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Over the years, cybercriminals have become more sophisticated in manipulating network users. Malware is a popular tool they use to exploit victims, targeting valuable assets such as identities and credit cards in the realm of digital technology. Cybersecurity professionals are consistently innovating to detect malicious activities. Machine learning (ML) algorithms are now a leading method for rapidly identifying unseen malware, offering efficiency and intelligence beyond traditional approaches. In fact, attackers like to see the victims suffer from damage caused by malware. Malware can destroy devices and networks. Additionally, hackers can blackmail individuals and organizations to obtain money through ransomware. Therefore, the aim of this research is developing a new model that has the capability of detecting malwares that are targeting Windows operating systems (OS) through enhancing an existing model by deploying several ML algorithms which are extreme gradient boosting (XGB) and random forest (RF). In addition, the swarm optimization and ML applied to portable executable (SOMLAP) dataset applied in the portable executable (PE) is used for training data and testing these learning algorithms. The result achieved by XGB and RF hybrid technique accuracy was 0.966, precision 0.990 and recall was 0.918. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Human-snake conflicts are common worldwide, often resulting in snakebites. Snakebite envenoming causes over 125,000 deaths and 400,000 permanent disabilities worldwide every year. India alone accounts for an average of ~58,000 annual snakebite-induced deaths. As human developments rapidly expand into suburban and rural areas, snakes are being displaced and incidences of residents finding snakes within their dwellings are increasing. Most people have an innate fear of snakes, compounded by centuries of negative influence from culture and mythology manifesting in people often attempting to kill snakes. Snake rescuers are volunteers who remove and relocate snakes to safe areas. This is a risky job that poses potentially fatal implications if bitten. These volunteers mostly receive no financial compensation for their time or transportation costs, but they choose to do it for their love of snakes, conservation, and for the altruistic nature of helping others. Snake rescuers often receive no formal training and are unfunded resulting in removing snakes improperly without adequate safety equipment or the required skill set to safely complete the task. Therefore, it is critical to determine their challenges and requirements to promote the safe rescue of snakes while protecting human lives. Methodology/Principal findings: In this study, we developed an online questionnaire and interviewed 152 snake rescuers in Tamil Nadu, India following written informed consent to determine their challenges and needs for rescuing snakes safely. The results demonstrate that most rescuers are males, and they conduct snake rescues for varying lengths of time. They mostly receive no formal training and are bitten by snakes. They spend their own money on the purchase of snake-handling equipment and on treatments if bitten or injured during a rescue. Conclusions/Significance: The rescuers highlighted the urgent need for formal training, safety equipment and standard protocols for rescuing snakes in Tamil Nadu. Overall, this study demonstrates that snake rescuing should be appropriately regulated by the authorities, in particular the Wildlife Division of State Forest Departments in India, and formal training along with necessary equipment, medical insurance and appropriate recognition should be provided to them to safely remove snakes from human dwellings and manage the safety of both snakes and humans. They can also act as educators to disseminate information about the preventive and first aid measures for snakebites as well as the ecological importance of snakes. Author summary: Snakebite envenoming is a high-priority neglected tropical disease that largely affects poor, rural communities living in developing countries. Human-snake conflicts are a key trigger for snakebites, and they occur mainly due to urbanisation and the rise in pest populations leads to the migration of snakes into human-dominated environments. The removal of snakes and release of them into safe habitats is critical in mitigating the snakebite crisis and saving snakes. Snake rescuers play important roles in saving snakes and humans by safely removing snakes and often educating communities about the dangers of snakes and appropriate dos and don'ts for snakebites. However, they face numerous challenges in rescuing snakes and most of their issues have not been brought to the attention of relevant authorities. In this study, we interviewed 152 snake rescuers in Tamil Nadu and highlighted their experiences, challenges and requirements in performing this task. The data demonstrate that most rescuers need certified training, recognition and identity cards from the government authorities, financial support for purchasing snake handling equipment and medical insurance for treatments if bitten by snakes and encouragement for them to be educators for snake conservation and snakebite mitigation. This study highlights the key challenges in rescuing snakes and appropriate recommendations to promote the safe rescue of snakes and the peaceful coexistence of snakes and humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Young women worldwide face problems like unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Providing sexual and reproductive health education to young women in low- and middle-income countries is a priority. It is unknown if using digital health interventions to deliver health education is effective in resource-constrained settings. Methods: We conducted an interventional trial among young women in the low–middle-income country of Lesotho to test the impact of the conversational agent system ("Nthabi") designed to deliver sexual and reproductive health information on either a smartphone or tablet for up to 6 weeks. We measured participant's knowledge before and after the discussion of family planning, folic acid use, and healthy eating. The main outcome measure was a change in knowledge among participants in these three topic areas. The number of correct pre- and post-test responses was compared using generalized linear models that directly estimated the proportions and percentages of correct responses. Results: We recruited 172 young women (mean age 22.5 years, 91% unmarried, 69% completed high school, 23% unemployed, 66% students) to use Nthabi on a mobile phone (11.6%) or loaned tablet device (88.4%). The mean number of interactions with Nthabi was 8.6. Family planning was chosen to be discussed by 82 of the 172 participants (52.2%), and of those, 49 (31.2%) completed the content on this topic, and 26 (16.6) completed the post-test. For the 11 questions about family planning, the total percent of correct responses increased from 85.5% (796 total responses) on the pre-test to 89.9% (320 responses) on the post-test (p = 0.0233). Folic acid use was chosen to be discussed by 74 (47.1%) of 172 participants, and of those, 27 (17.7%) completed the content on this topic, and all 27 (17.7%) completed the post-test. For the 5 questions about folic acid use, the total percent of correct responses was 45.3% (181 total responses) on the pre-test and 71.6% (111 responses) on the post-test (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: The Nthabi conversational agent system increased knowledge of family planning methods and folic acid use among young women in Lesotho. Digital health interventions like Nthabi have the potential to offer new ways to deliver reproductive health information. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov registration April 20, 2020; ID: NCT04354168. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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To correct credential photos like ID cards and bank cards for both saving the storage space and improving their quality, it usually needs to detect their corresponding border lines. Prevailing line-detection methods can be applied to detect the border lines,while they may also detect many other lines which are not border lines (denoted as non-border lines later) and lead to both lower efficiency and worse accuracy. This paper presents a wireframe-detection based method (WDBM) by combining with a line detection method based on the concept of "discrimination value", for correcting credential photos like ID cards and bank cards. It can automatically discard many non-border lines and quickly find the correct border lines. Experimental results show that the WDBM can recognize part of lines that the prevailing line-detection methods do not recognize, and the WDBM can also achieve a better PSNR by refining the accuracy of the detected lines. In a word, both efficiency and accuracy of the WDBM are improved by comparing with prevailing line-detection methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dental age estimation is extensively employed in forensic medicine practice. However, the accuracy of conventional methods fails to satisfy the need for precision, particularly when estimating the age of adults. Herein, we propose an approach for age estimation utilizing orthopantomograms (OPGs). We propose a new dental dataset comprising OPGs of 27,957 individuals (16,383 females and 11,574 males), covering an age range from newborn to 93 years. The age annotations were meticulously verified using ID card details. Considering the distinct nature of dental data, we analyzed various neural network components to accurately estimate age, such as optimal network depth, convolution kernel size, multi-branch architecture, and early layer feature reuse. Building upon the exploration of distinctive characteristics, we further employed the widely recognized method to identify models for dental age prediction. Consequently, we discovered two sets of models: one exhibiting superior performance, and the other being lightweight. The proposed approaches, namely AGENet and AGE-SPOS, demonstrated remarkable superiority and effectiveness in our experimental results. The proposed models, AGENet and AGE-SPOS, showed exceptional effectiveness in our experiments. AGENet outperformed other CNN models significantly by achieving outstanding results. Compared to Inception-v4, with the mean absolute error (MAE) of 1.70 and 20.46 B FLOPs, our AGENet reduced the FLOPs by 2.7×. The lightweight model, AGE-SPOS, achieved an MAE of 1.80 years with only 0.95 B FLOPs, surpassing MobileNetV2 by 0.18 years while utilizing fewer computational operations. In summary, we employed an effective DNN searching method for forensic age estimation, and our methodology and findings hold significant implications for age estimation with oral imaging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There are various new-age crime rackets reported with the help of digital technology and such cases are routinely investigated by the police and digital forensics analysts. In the course of investigation of different rackets such as Aadhaar card, ATM card, PAN card, ration card, voter identity card, passport, fake Indian currency note, various electronic gadgets such as mobile phones, laptops, desktops, biometric scanners, GPS devices, SIM cards, portable skimmers and hi-tech printers are usually taken from the fraudsters for digital forensics analysis. In one case, some Aadhaar cards, mobile phones, laptops, SIM cards and memory card were seized from some suspected airline passengers by the law enforcement agency. All the key probe elements were received for digital forensics examination. In this paper, we propose a digital forensics model for decoding a distorted QR code and specialized Android app used in the creation of fake Aadhaar cards. This model comprised a new algorithm to decode QR codes and recovery of background data including resources associated with the QR code. The proposed model was tested with a QR code retrieved from a suspect's laptop and Aadhaar card document. The Android app used for preparation of fake Aadhaar card was analyzed in our model and also checked in a mobile phone to verify data generated through the app. The result of the analysis detects fake Aadhaar cards. Further, examination of mobile phones and laptops revealed various technical data, supporting link evidence for preparing disputed fake Aadhaar cards for ID proof. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With business process optimization, technological advancement, equipment capability enhancement, and other means, the Railway Passenger Service Department in China is consistently working to improve the efficiency and convenience of passenger entry and exit procedures at railway stations. Concerning passengers' checkout, not only conventional identification approaches based on manual control, identification card, and magnetic thermal paper ticket are supported, but also a recent contactless identification process based on face recognition is applied in some stations. To further improve the contactless identification ability for checkout, an advanced contactless checkout process based on gait-augmented face recognition is innovatively put forward, in which a weakly-supervised body segmentation network named Dwsegnet and an improved GaitSet model are proposed. Through comparison with various models, the effectiveness of both Dwsegnet and the improved GaitSet is validated. Specifically, the contactless identification rate of gait-augmented face recognition is improved by 2.31% when compared to single-modal face recognition, which demonstrates the superiority of the proposed process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Phone numbers are globally unique identifiers that are extensively utilized in online service registration processes of verifying a user's identity. They are issued by mobile network operators (MNO) during the customer onboarding process, after performing a know-your-customer (KYC) process. In an increasing number of countries, regulatory bodies prescribe MNOs to verify customers' identities by checking their national identity cards card during the KYC process, making the digital identity associated with a phone number trustworthy and valuable. However, MNOs do not capitalize on customers' digital identities for anything other than offering connectivity. This paper explores how MNOs can empower their customers with trustworthy digital identities, referred to as TelcoIDs, that the customers are free to utilize for all sorts of online services. To be compliant with the latest privacy-preserving principles of the Self-sovereign Identity paradigm, a decentralized identity management system that is commonly operated and governed by different MNOs, serves as the technical foundation for TelcoIDs. The proposed concept has the potential to not only add value for customers of MNOs but also to create a new business opportunity for MNOs in the role of trustful identity providers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (DEC) remains a significant zoonotic etiological agent causing diarrhea leading to fatalities in both humans and animals. This study aimed to assess the pathotypes, phylogroups, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of DEC isolates obtained from pet dogs and analyze their interrelationships. Two hundred E. coli isolates were collected from rectal swab samples of 40 diarrheic and 40 apparently clinically healthy (non-diarrheic) pet dogs puppies aged between 1-6 months, between January and June 2023. After E. coli isolation using classical conventional methods, their identification was performed phenotypically using the BD Phoenix 100 automatic microbiology system and confirmed genotypically using PCR. Pathotypes (EHEC, EPEC, ETEC, EIEC) and phylogenetic groups (A, B1, B2, C, D, E, F, Clade 1) of isolates were investigated via multiplex PCR. Resistance profiles to 19 antibiotics belonging to ten antimicrobial families were determined using the BD Phoenix 100 automated microbiology system with NMIC/ID 400 Gram negative identification cards. The relationship between the clinical status of the sampled dogs (diarrheic and healthy) and the antibiotic resistance profiles, multi-drug resistance (MDR), pathotypes, and phylogroups of E. coli isolates was analyzed using the Chi-square (χ2) test. Pathotyping revealed that all E. coli isolates belonged to EHEC (47.2%), EPEC (34.5%), ETEC (12.8%), and EIEC (5.5%) pathotypes, while phylogenetic analysis indicated that the isolates were distributed among filogroups B2 and C (23.7%), D (20.0%), B1 (12.7%), E (9.0%), F (3.6%), and A (1.8%). Antibiotic susceptibility test results revealed that 78.2% of isolates exhibited MDR. Significant statistical associations were observed between the clinical status of dogs and resistance to ampicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, ciprofloxacin and tigecycline. However, no significant statistical relationship was found between multi-drug resistance profiles, pathotypes and phylogroups of the isolates. The presence of virulence genes specific to DEC pathotypes in canine isolates indicated that apparently healthy pet dogs could serve as a potential source of human infections, similar to diarrheic dogs. The presence of diverse phylogroups highlights the population diversity of E. coli, while the high prevalence of multi-drug resistant isolates underscores the necessity for careful antibiotic selection in the treatment and control of infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The smart classroom is a fully automated classroom where repetitive tasks, including attendance registration, are automatically performed. Due to recent advances in artificial intelligence, traditional attendance registration methods have become challenging. These methods require significant time and effort to complete the process. Therefore, researchers have sought alternative ways to accomplish attendance registration. These methods include identification cards, radio frequency, or biometric systems. However, all of these methods have faced challenges in safety, accuracy, effort, time, and cost. The development of digital image processing techniques, specifically face recognition technology, has enabled automated attendance registration. Face recognition technology is considered the most suitable for this process due to its ability to recognize multiple faces simultaneously. This study developed an integrated attendance registration system based on the YOLOv7 algorithm, which extracts features and recognizes students' faces using a specially collected database of 31 students from Mustansiriyah University. A comparative study was conducted by applying the YOLOv7 algorithm, a machine learning algorithm, and a combined machine learning and deep learning algorithm. The proposed method achieved an accuracy of up to 100%. A comparison with previous studies demonstrated that the proposed method is promising and reliable for automating attendance registration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper deals with how Justice and Development Party (AKP) governments navigated the politics of household indebtedness in Turkey and utilized it towards the 2023 elections. It argues that household debt is a political tool with positive and negative consequences for incumbent governments. Households have been able to access debt instruments such as credit cards, consumer credit, car loans, and mortgages in Turkey since the onset of financialisation in the 2000s. AKP governments have benefited from the micro-level household wealth/debt accumulation as well as its macro-level economic implications for the construction-led, credit-dependent economic growth model. On the other hand, household debt has had destructive societal consequences such as bankruptcies, divorces, and suicides that became commonplace in the opposition narratives. Pinpointing the responsibility for indebtedness among households, financial system, regulatory agencies, and government, as well as devising policy solutions, has become a political struggle in the months leading up to the 2023 elections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the great unanswered questions of the Commonwealth Constitution is whether the House of Representatives and Senate are equal or whether one ultimately has more power than the other. The Whitlam Labor government elected in 1972 faced a Senate elected in 1967 and 1970. Despite Senate obstruction, Whitlam proceeded with an ambitious legislative programme through 1973 and into 1974. By April 1974, six bills appeared to provide a "trigger" for the use of the Section 57 deadlock resolution procedure in the Constitution. Section 57 provides that if a bill has been twice passed by the House of Representatives and twice rejected by the Senate, the Governor‐General can dissolve both houses and an election is held. If the government is returned and wishes to proceed with the trigger bills, it can again pass them through the House and if they are again rejected by the Senate, the Governor‐General can convene a joint sitting of the two houses at which, if the bill is approved by an absolute majority, it is deemed to be passed. Major obstruction in the Senate, including a threat by the Opposition to block supply, led Whitlam to seek a double dissolution, hoping to gain a majority in both houses or, failing that, the opportunity to pass the trigger bills at a joint sitting. The ensuing election saw the return of the Whitlam government in the House but continuing to lack a majority in the Senate. This led to the only joint sitting in federal history, in which all six trigger bills were passed. But there was a constitutional sting in the tail when the Petroleum and Minerals Authority Act was subsequently found by the High Court not to have been validly passed. This case is argued to have made s57 potentially unworkable. The 1974 double dissolution stands in stark contrast to the 1975 double dissolution, which is argued here to be its "Evil Twin." There have been three further double dissolutions since 1975: 1983, 1987, and 2016, but no more joint sittings. In 1987, there was set to be a joint sitting on the proposal for an identity card, but this was thwarted on a technicality. So the 1974 double dissolution achieved the objective of breaking a deadlock but at the cost of revealing a way for a determined Senate to make s57 unworkable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The issuance of birth certificates for the child population in Banten Province has reached the specified target, where out of 2,923,089 child population who have birth certificates as many as 2,905,894 residents or equivalent to 99.41%. However, this is not matched by the issuance of Child Identity Cards, the percentage of coverage is still very low, only reaches 29.78% of the entire child population who already has a birth certificate. The purpose of the research is to find out, analyze, and explain the implementation of the child identity card, and the determinant factors that determine and construct an effective Child Identity Card policy implementation model in Serang Regency, Banten Province. This research uses the theory of policy implementation put forward by Hamdi (2014) with the dimensions of productivity, linearity, and efficiency. Determinant factors that influence policy implementation are policy substance, implementing officer behavior, network interaction, target group participation, and resources. The research method used is qualitative research with a descriptive approach. Data collection techniques were carried out through interviews, observation, and documentation. The results showed that the implementation of the Child Identity Card policy in Serang Regency was not optimal. This is evidenced by the realization of the Child Identity Card in Serang Regency of 41.58%. Determinant factors affecting the implementation of the Child Identity Card policy in Serang Regency: the consistency of the derivation of content/specifications are in line with national policy, the learning ability of the need for support from the central, provincial and district/city governments in implementing the policy, cooperation between implementers of the Child Identity Card policy implementation has not gone well, and the participation of target groups is not optimal and even tends to conflict with government policy. To improve policy implementation, the ZEMI Model (Zoning, Efficiency, Modernization, and Innovation) of Child Identity Card Policy Implementation in Serang Regency, Banten Province is constructed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dispendukcapil Cirebon Regency launched the SINTREN (Integrated Population Information System) website in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, data synchronization issues arose due to the SIAK system migration, making SINTREN inaccessible. It was relaunched on April 2, 2023, with improvements. This study evaluates SINTREN's digital service innovation and identifies implementation challenges. Using a qualitative approach with interviews, observations, literature studies, and documentation, the analysis is based on Rogers' (2003) five indicators: Relative Advantage, Suitability, Complexity, Likelihood of Trying, and Observability. Results show that while SINTREN facilitates population document management, its use remains suboptimal due to poor community reception. Challenges include technological illiteracy, hesitance to input personal data, network issues, the need for physical visits to obtain ID cards, and inadequate socialization efforts. Despite these benefits, SINTREN faces complexity, suitability, and Observation issues. Dispendukcapil is addressing these by introducing new innovations for village devices to enhance population administration services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To analyze the antibiotic resistance profile, virulence genes, and molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) strains isolated in skin and soft tissue infections at the First Affiliated Hospital, Gannan Medical University, to better understand the molecular epidemiological characteristics of S. aureus. Methods: In 2023, 65 S. aureus strains were isolated from patients with skin and soft tissue infections. Strain identification and susceptibility tests were performed using VITEK 2 and gram-positive bacteria identification cards. DNA was extracted using a DNA extraction kit, and all genes were amplified using polymerase chain reaction. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was used for molecular typing. Results: In this study, of the 65 S. aureus strains were tested for their susceptibility to 16 antibiotics, the highest resistance rate to penicillin G was 95.4%. None of the staphylococcal isolates showed resistance to ceftaroline, daptomycin, linezolid, tigecycline, teicoplanin, or vancomycin. fnbA was the most prevalent virulence gene (100%) in S. aureus strains isolated in skin and soft tissue infections, followed by arcA (98.5%). Statistical analyses showed that the resistance rates of methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates to various antibiotics were significantly higher than those of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolates. Fifty sequence types (STs), including 44 new ones, were identified by MLST. Conclusion: In this study, the high resistance rate to penicillin G and the high carrying rate of virulence gene fnbA and arcA of S.aureus were determine, and 44 new STs were identified, which may be associated with the geographical location of southern Jiangxi and local trends in antibiotic use. The study of the clonal lineage and evolutionary relationships of S. aureus in these regions may help in understanding the molecular epidemiology and provide the experimental basis for pathogenic bacteria prevention and treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes the problem of duplicate registration in the database of refugees in Kenya, which has led to Kenyan citizens being at risk of statelessness. It is estimated that over 40,000 Kenyans have fallen victim to this duplication, which prevents them from obtaining a national identification card and fully enjoying their rights. The causes of this duplication include the voluntary registration of some Kenyan communities in the refugee database to access aid, as well as the registration of children born to refugee fathers and Kenyan mothers. This situation has resulted in limitations on freedom of movement and access to government services and socio-economic opportunities for the affected individuals. The Kenyan government has issued an ultimatum to UNHCR to design a plan for the closure of the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps. The article discusses the issue of duplicate registration in Kenya and the actions taken to address it. The NGO Haki na Sheria has filed an appeal to halt the repatriation process for victims of duplicate registration. The Kenyan Data Protection Act and the establishment of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner are mentioned. The Kenyan government has been conducting review processes to resolve the problem, and a plan for socio-economic inclusion has been designed for both refugee and host communities. The article highlights the importance of raising awareness about data security and the risks of duplicate registration. [Extracted from the article]

The significance of an inclusive financial system is widely acknowledged in the policy community, and it is now a top priority in many nations, including Ethiopia. This study aimed to analyze the elements that affect financial inclusion in rural areas and how to increase it among customers and residents of Gambella People's National Regional State in Ethiopia. The population was condensed to include only the staff of the Gambella Saving and Credit Institution in Gambella town. The study employed primary data, and STATA 13 and the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) 23 were used to analyze the data. Data were collected in the form of descriptive and inferential statistics. The study discovered that characteristics that affect financial inclusion had statistically significant and positive relationships with sex, marital status, religion, degree of education, service quality, income, and trust in financial services. However, the proximity to a financial institution's branch and a resident's ID card had a detrimental impact on the characteristics that influence financial inclusion. The report also suggests managers and decision-makers at the Oromia Credit and Saving Association should take great care in how they carry out their duties and consistently seek to inspire and raise awareness among the people by emphasizing the value and benefits of being financially integrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Baduy people of the Banten Province in Western Java are one of many peoples that make up the larger Sundanese ethnic group in Indonesia. The life of the Baduy Dalam (the Inner Baduy people) is interestingly bound to their customary rules and norms including those regulating their naming system. This research discusses the Baduy naming system which has a unique concept of naming a child using part of his/her parents' byname. In the research, 493 people and their bynames were selected from a total population of 1,202. The names were collected from the Family ID Cards of those living in three Baduy Dalam villages -- Cibeo, Cikeusik, and Cikartawana. The study also utilized interviews with informants who have considerable knowledge about the bynames of the Baduy people. These interviews were conducted to see when and how the names of Ayah, Ambu, Ki, and Ni were formed. In Baduy tradition, parents are called Ayah (male) and Ambu (female) followed by the name of their child. Similarly, grandparents are called Ki (male) or Ni (female) followed by their grandchild's name. It is not always the first child or a male child whose name is taken for his/her parents' or grandparents' byname. The choice is taken based on agreement among family members. The research was informed by the study of personal names known as anthroponomastics, and more specifically, by Eva Brylla's anthroponomastic theory of the byname (Brylla, 2018). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the significance of business cards in the professional world, with a focus on their relevance for students navigating their career paths. Business cards are seen as a tangible representation of one's professional identity and a convenient way to exchange contact information. They are also viewed as a tool for networking and meaningful conversations. The article showcases examples of student assignments, highlighting their unique and creative approaches to designing business cards. It emphasizes the importance of embracing diverse perspectives and empowering students to leverage their individual strengths. The article references various sources, including articles on personal branding, career success, the evolution of artists, and the use of IoT technology in collaborative learning analysis. These sources offer diverse perspectives on these topics and can be valuable for library patrons conducting research in these areas. [Extracted from the article]

This research have two purposes: 1. to learn and explain the quality analysis of licensing management through the Online Single Submission Risk Based Approach (OSS-RBA) system at Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu Kabupaten Maluku Tengah and 2. to know and explain what the supportive and impeding factors in the management of licences through the Online Single Submission Risk Based Approach (OSS - RBA) at Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu Kabupaten Maluku Tengah. The method used in this research is qualitative with a descriptive approach, using five dimensions of quality according to Parasuraman, Zeithaml, and Berry: tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. In this research, there were 22 respondents, consisting of 7 (seven) officers at Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu Kabupaten Maluku Tengah and 15 entrepreneurs (14 UMK and 1 non-UMK). In this research, data collection techniques are carried out with observations, structured interviews, and documentation. Based on the results of the quality analysis of licensing management through the Online Single Submission Risk Based Approach (OSS-RBA) system at Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu Kabupaten Maluku Tengah. The researcher concluded the following categories of results: 1. tangibles with a good category; 2. reliability with a good category; 3. responsiveness with an excellent category; 4. assurance with an excellent category; and 5. empathy with an excellent category. In addition, there are factors that support the process of licensing management through this OSS-RBA system: ease of requirements, accessibility, rapidity of handling time, and fee/cost setting. While the factors that hinder the process of licensing management through this OSS-RBA system are: network and system connections, compliance with requirements, has not made changes to the AHU for the enterprise/AHU blocked, the entrepreneur forgot their OSS access rights, incorrectly entered KBLI, still exists the brokering practice, Identity Card Number (NIK) and Taxpayer Identification Number (NPWP) having problems and invalid. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unlike most immigration policy areas amidst Brexit, the government's 'hostile environment' approach has changed little since 2014, despite it making no measurable impact on the migration statistics the government prioritises, while landing it in hot water over the Windrush scandal. Why does the hostile environment nevertheless persist? Despite its strong association with today's Conservatives, the hostile environment extends a decades‐long trend of deepening various social systems' involvement in UK immigration control, creating increasing problems when long‐settled immigrants face suspicion at vulnerable life stages. Yet, the hostile environment provides a way to pursue legitimacy in immigration control given the UK state's particular limitations and pressures: it demonstrates action against 'illegal immigration', avoids revealing earlier control lapses and averts difficult reforms, like national identification cards, to monitor the population more thoroughly. The risks of this approach have only increased as Brexit has unsettled migration statuses, yet the hostile environment will likely remain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Women presenting with abnormal uterine bleeding needs careful and thorough assessment including ultrasound examination of endometrium and histopathological assessment of the endometrial tissues. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the rate and the factors associated with inadequate endometrial tissues after endometrial sampling using MedGyn® pipette among Bhutanese women at the colposcopy clinic, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Bhutan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the colposcopy clinic, JDWNRH, Thimphu between October, 2021 and March, 2022. Women included in this study underwent endometrial sampling using MedGyn® pipette without anesthesia as an office procedure. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and results extracted into a structured pro forma. The histopathology reports were extracted from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, JDWNRH using the unique Bhutanese citizenship identity card number of the study participants. Results: Inadequate endometrial tissues were noted in 27% (33 out of 122 cases). Among 89 patients with an adequate endometrial tissue, histologic results were normal in 30 (33.7%), benign pathology in 22 (24.7%), atrophy in 10 (8.2%), and hyperplasia in 27 (30.3%). In a univariate analysis, menopausal state (OR 1.6, 95% CI 0.708–3.765), overweight and obese (OR 1.6 95% CI 0.640–3.945), unemployed (OR 1.7, 95% CI 0.674–1.140), nulliparous (OR 1.7, 95% CI 0.183–15.816), primipara (OR 5.1, 95% CI 0.635–40.905) and use of hormonal contraception (OR 2.1, 95% CI 0.449–10.049) were associated with increased risk of inadequate endometrial tissues. On multivariate regression analysis, nulliparity (OR 1.1, 95% CI 0.101–12.061), overweight and obesity (OR 1.4, 95% CI 0.490–3.917), use of hormonal contraceptives (OR 2.2, 95% CI 0.347–13.889), and junior surgeons (OR 1.1, 95%CI 0.463–2.443) were found to be associated with inadequate endometrial tissues. However, the above associations were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The rate of inadequate endometrial tissue following endometrial sampling using MedGyn® pipette was 27.0%. Factors associated with an increased risk of inadequate endometrial tissue after endometrial sampling were menopausal state, overweight and obese, unemployed, nulliparous, primipara and use of hormonal contraception. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Natural and human-provoked disasters pose serious health risks to children, particularly children and youth with special healthcare needs, including many cardiology patients. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides preparedness recommendations for families, but little is known about recommendation adherence. Caregivers of children seen in a pediatric cardiology clinic network were recruited to complete an electronic survey. Participants self-reported child medical history and their household's implementation of AAP recommended disaster preparedness items. Families received a link to AAP resources and a child ID card. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with Fisher's exact and Wilcoxon rank sum tests. 320 caregivers participated in the study, of whom 124 (38.8%) indicated that their child has a diagnosed cardiac condition, and 150 (46.9%) indicated that their child had special healthcare needs. The average preparedness item completion rate was 70.7% for household preparedness, 40.1% for reunification preparedness, and 26.3% for community preparedness. Households of children with medical needs had similar rates of preparedness compared to overall rates. Of all respondents, 27.8% previously received disaster preparedness resources, 67.7% would like resources on discussing disaster preparedness, and 93.0% intend to talk with their household about disaster preparedness after completing the survey. These results demonstrate a gap between AAP recommendations and household-level disaster preparedness, including patients with cardiac conditions and those with special healthcare needs. Families expressed that they were interested in getting resources for disaster preparedness. Pediatric cardiologists may consider asking about disaster preparedness and providing disaster preparedness resources tailored to the needs of their patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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It is important for children to be sensitive to environmental issues from an early age and to develop this sensitivity. In this context, there have been practices and discussions on environmental inquiry since the late 1970s when philosophy with children emerged. In this study, 4 of the illustrated children's books with the theme of environment that can be used in the field of environmental philosophy, within the scope of philosophy applications for children, were handled with the document analysis and content analysis methods within scope of qualitative research design. In the selection of this books in the study, criteria such as the possibility of making philosophical inquiries the use of which have been scientifically suggested or used in various studies, and the fact that they have gained intellectual popularity by being translated into many languages in the world have been determined. Philosophical questions were formed by listing the themes and topics, concepts, values and problem situations in the selected books by the researchers, and philosophical identity cards were prepared for each book. In the following stage of the study, quotations with philosophical thinking features in the books were symbolized through the target original sentences in the books. In the last stage, the sentences in the books that encourage children to philosophize were evaluated through content analysis. The aim of the study is to provide children with a critical and questioning approach to environmental problems by creating suggestions for educators who will benefit from children books in their philosophy studies with children. At this point, it was concluded that the illustrated children's book examined-within the scope of philosophy with children-are important resources in raising awareness about environmental problems to children and even adults. In terms of the results of the content analysis, it is seen that the children's books contain thoughtprovoking sentences that encourage children to protect the environment and are suitable for philosophy studies with children. According to the results of the study, it is recommended that the philosophical identity cards prepared for children's books be used in educational practices with families and teachers and in P4C workshops. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents a theoretical–methodological experience that combines a card game and a game jam in Minecraft to re-imagine cities. A game jam workshop was designed for the City and Science Biennial 2021 held in Barcelona with three central components: (1) the identification of urban space problems in the chosen environment, (2) the co-creation of stories about the future and improvements for the city areas using speculative storytelling techniques based on cards, and finally (3) the creation and modelling of urban spaces and the resulting actions in the Minecraft environment, in which the participants are both designers and players. This experience is an original combination of game jam methodologies and research in the field of digital and non-digital storytelling. The results show that adding the speculative narrative dynamic in the form of a card game to the co-designing of an environment in a video game world generates a creative methodological environment that allows participants of different ages to become involved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lupin species provide essential nutrients and bioactive compounds. Within pulses, they have one of the highest contents of proteins and fibers and are among the poorest in carbohydrates. The Mediterranean region is an important cradle area of the origin and domestication of cultivated white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). In this work, we present the characterization of 19 white lupin landraces collected from several sites in southern Italy, characterized by different pedoclimatic conditions. The protein contents and electrophoretic patterns, total polyphenols, phytic acid, lipids and phosphorous content, and reducing and anti-tryptic activities have been determined for each landrace. The relationships of the compositional characteristics, the area of origin of landraces and between compositional characteristics and thermo-pluviometric trends that occurred in the genotype comparison field during the two-year period between 2019 and 2020 are compared and discussed. From a nutritional point of view, some of the analyzed landraces differ from the commercial reference. The panel of molecular analyses performed can help in building an identity card for the grain to rapidly identify those varieties with the desired characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses a Multiagent System architecture and its supporting concepts and technical implementation for food-producing systems. The Food and Beverages industry is in dire need of embracing more advanced industrial digitization practices to be able to meet immediate sustainability requirements. One such challenge is improving and optimizing resource utilization. A more rationalized use of raw materials, production processes and machinery is a key aspect of the latter. At the same time, food is still produced, in many instances, in a very traditional way, particularly when it comes to ingredient selection. The architecture introduced in this paper has the ambition of articulating the supply and demand of food products based in the technical characteristics of food (e.g., composition, nutritional content and value, processing efficiency, and taste profiles) instead of the more traditional characteristics. To that end, the paper introduces, among other key concepts, the notion of the Digital Food Identity Card as an active digital document that stores such technical information and the notion of Dynamic Recipe as an active software entity with the dynamic capability of adjusting production parameters in a recipe to market conditions, as well as coordinating the resources included in the execution of a industrial food recipe. Both concepts are modeled as agents and part of the proposed architecture. Finally, the paper provides a formal grammar for a domain specific language, that can be used by human specialists to define a dynamic recipe and be simultaneously interpreted by Dynamic Recipe Agents to enact the behaviours previously described. The domain specific language is an integral part of the architecture, together with the agent-based formulation, and an important link in creating an effectively data-oriented way of articulating different stake-holder concerns. The proposed solution is informed by requirements elicited within domain experts and sustainability targets that food-producing companies currently must adhere to. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sulforaphane (SFN) is one of the hydrolysates of glucosinolates (GSLs), primarily derived from Brassica vegetables like broccoli. In clinical therapy, SFN has been proven to display antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the antimicrobial effects and mechanism of SFN against plant pathogens need to be further elucidated, which limits its application in agriculture. In this study, the genetic factors involved in SFN biosynthesis in 33 B. oleracea varieties were explored. The finding showed that besides the genetic background of different B. oleracea varieties, myrosinase and ESP genes play important roles in affecting SFN content. Subsequently, the molecular identification cards of these 33 B. oleracea varieties were constructed to rapidly assess their SFN biosynthetic ability. Furthermore, an optimized protocol for SFN extraction using low-cost broccoli curds was established, yielding SFN-enriched extracts (SFN-ee) containing up to 628.44 μg/g DW of SFN. The antimicrobial activity assay confirmed that SFN-ee obtained here remarkably inhibit the proliferation of nine tested microorganisms including four plant pathogens by destroying their membrane integrity. Additionally, the data demonstrated that exogenous application of SFN-ee could also induce ROS accumulation in broccoli leaves. These results indicated that SFN-ee should play a dual role in defense against plant pathogens by directly killing pathogenic cells and activating the ROS signaling pathway. These findings provide new evidence for the antimicrobial effect and mechanism of SFN against plant pathogens, and suggest that SFN-ee can be used as a natural plant antimicrobial agent for crop protection and food preservation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although some influential officials saw value in it during peacetime, 1950s British governments decided to allow the national register and identity card wartime scheme to lapse without replacement. Scholars have not satisfactorily explained why they did so. This article argues that neither the surveillance imperatives for tracking citizens nor 'joined-up government' aspirations for service integration nor the limits of analogue systems were the decisive considerations. The article draws upon a very extensive study of the full range of files from all the departments of state involved in the decision-making process in Whitehall in the post-war years, to reconstruct in much greater detail than has been attempted before, just what the main considerations were and how the inter-departmental battles were fought over them, which resulted in the discontinuation of the wartime scheme and the decision to reject subsequent proposals to introduce a fresh one. In particular, it traces the crucial role of financial as well as of organisational imperatives, which are neglected in the standard surveillance, welfare improvement and technological explanations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction Maximizing patient satisfaction is now a significant focus in many outpatient orthopedic clinics as it has been shown to affect many facets of healthcare. With this quality improvement study, we sought to determine the areas of the longest patient wait time during their clinical encounter and evaluate the effect of an identification card system on those times. We hypothesized that utilizing an identification card system would expedite the time patients spend in the clinic and decrease wait times. Methods This quality improvement study was conducted in an orthopedic hand surgery clinic within a military treatment facility. Pre-intervention and intervention data collection consisted of a time sheet that was filled out by surgeons and clinic staff as the patient progressed through their appointment. The intervention consisted of a card system to track the patient throughout their encounter and mark their order in the queue. Results There were a total of 130 patients in the pre-intervention group and 113 in the intervention group. Compared with the pre-intervention group, the intervention group patients had significantly less time from check-in to being roomed by the clinic staff with a mean of 13 ± 13  vs. 21 ± 19 minutes in the pre-intervention group (P  < .001). In the pre-intervention cohort, the average clinic encounter was 66 ± 38 minutes compared to 57 ± 35 minutes in the intervention cohort, which was not statistically significant (P  = .112). The time spent with the orthopedic surgeon and occupational therapists increased in the intervention group. Conclusion We provided a simple way to decrease patient wait times and increase time with the healthcare team, utilizing our existing clinic space. Time with the orthopedic surgeon significantly increased because of our intervention, while the overall clinic time trended down. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]