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Neutrosophic Sets And Systems, Vol. 45,2021, Florentin Smarandache, Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Said Broumi

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Promoting Health For Aging Caregivers In Transition, Adriana A. Garcia

Theoretical Foundation in Advanced Practice Nursing

No abstract provided.

Neutrosophic Statistics Applied In Social Science, Adrián Alejandro Alvaracín Jarrín, David Santiago Proaño Tamayo, Salomón Alejandro Montecé Giler, Juan Carlos Arandia Zambrano, Dante Manuel Macazana

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

"Obesity is a chronic, non-contagious disease to which attention has been paid worldwide at all times, but current studies are focused on childhood and adolescent obesity after the Covid-19 pandemic. The reason lies in the fact that the younger the child, the greater the risk of developing complications during his life. That is why it is established as a problem to be analyzed from various points of view. Consequently, this study aims to develop a causal analysis of the determinants of childhood and adolescent obesity in post-COVID-19 Ecuador using Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps from a hermeneutical point of view. The authors …

Design Of A Model For The Evaluation Of Social Projects Using Neutrosophic Ahp And Topsis, Bayron Pinda Guanolema, Luis German Castro Morales, Dailin Peña Suárez, Mario Javier Cabezas Arellano

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Projects are responses to identified problems. So a thorough analysis to detect the problem is extremely important in project management. There are countless types of projects depending on their purpose, content among other issues. Among these, those related to content and social development stand out due to the current context. In the development of this research, the characteristics of a project in a general sense are detailed and it is specified in those related to social programs, taking into account the current situation in the world, mainly influenced by the economic crisis and the Covid 19 pandemic. The foundations for …

Neutrosophy To Enrich Legal Opinion Mining, Wilson Eduardo Castro Sánchez, Paul Alejandro Centeno Maldonado, Diego Xavier Chamorro Valencia, Danilo Santiago Alvarado Ibarra, Anthony Rafael Sotolongo León

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The main characteristics of legal research lie in its complex operation and the articulation between science, technology, politics, and law. This is why it is claimed that the technology helps experts in processing information resulting from the sources of a legal investigation. Furthermore, the data mining process offers statistical techniques and pattern recognition and trend identification in the stored information. In this way, it facilitates its study and offers a significant contribution to the speed and efficiency required by today's users. Therefore, the main objective of the research is to develop a simple method for mining legal opinions enriched with …

Phenomenological Hermeneutical Method And Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps In The Causal Analysis Of Transgressions Against The Homeless, Alex Javier Peñafiel Palacios, Jesús Estupiñán Ricardo, Iyo Alexis Cruz Piza, Marcia Esther España Herrería

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The homeless are a social group that does not have a profession, job, basic rights, or a house to live in, and have been excluded by society. In Quito, Ecuador, especially in the center, it is common to see people living on the street without a roof or a dwelling to live in. They are referred to by society as the excluded population, marginalized, homeless, among other terms. Living on the street does not imply having to be a victim of aggression, but there are more demonstrations of this type of behavior every day. There are several organizations designed to …

Neutrosophic Matrix Games To Solve Project Management Conflicts, Roberto Carlos Jiménez Martínez, César Elías Paucar Paucar, José Ignacio Cruz Arboleda, Miguel Ángel Guambo Llerena, Erick González Caballero

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

A project is an effort made by a group of actors during a certain period to obtain a product, service, or result. Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to plan and execute activities to achieve the project requirements. Project management implies the need for negotiation between the parties because there may be a contradiction between the parties involved, that is, e.g. between the one who provides the knowledge or goods and the client who receives the final product or knowledge. That is why we propose a neutrosophic solution to manage the contradictions in the negotiation …

Neutrosophic Analysis Of The Origin Of Domestic Violence, Julio César De Jesús Arrias Añez, Fernando Caicedo Bandera, Luis Ramiro Ayala Ayala, Juan Carlos Nevárez Moncayo, Maura De La Caridad Salabarría Roig

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

In Ecuador, domestic violence is the government’s priority as this affects the emotional balance of the injured people, leading them to the appearance of behavioral alterations. Therefore, any physical or psychological aggression damages the family nucleus. In the Constitution of the Republic of 2008, the right to personal integrity was established. However, there is still a social ignorance of the main elements that originate it and its effects on society. The incidence of violence against women, children, and adolescents reaches alarming global and national levels. According to the World Health Organization, 35% of women worldwide have been victims of physical …

A Novel Evaluative Method Of The Subject “Education And Society” Of The Autonomous University Of The Andes, Ecuador, Based On Plithogenic Numbers, Raúl Comas Rodríguez, Sharon Dinarza Álvarez Gómez, Edgar Ramón Arredondo Domínguez, Lisenia Karina Baque Villanueva,, Karina Pérez Teruel

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The subject “Education and Society” is part of the syllabus of the “Basic Education” program of the Autonomous University of the Andes, Ecuador. This subject has the complexity of linking different aspects of society, some of them not free from contradictions among themselves, and imprecision and uncertainties in assessing students’ performance. For this reason, the concepts and aspects to be evaluated on this subject are represented through the use of plithogenic numbers. Plithogenic sets were defined to model concepts arising from the dynamic interaction among other simpler ones, which may have contradictions with each other and include neutralities or indeterminacies. …

Neutrosophic Statistical Analysis Of Arthrofibrosis Of The Knee Rehabilitation, Sara Guerrón Enríquez, Zuly Ribel Nazate Chugá, Ruth Isabel Tavera, María Clemencia Villareal Gel, Darvin Manuel Ramírez Guerra

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This research aims at deepening the validation of knee arthrofibrosis rehabilitation techniques. It begins with a bibliographic review and an initial diagnosis that justifies the need to investigate these issues, and aspects that give consistency to them. We designed both a pre-test and a post-test, where the patient is physically examined, as well as a questionnaire is applied about the degree of pain or degree of independence. In the study we proposed to the patients to answer questions about the pain degree in form of intervals rather than single values, this allows us to assess most accurately what patients feel, …

Case-Based Legal Reasoning And Inductive Reasoning: Determination Of The Input Parameters Using Neutrosophic Ahp, Edwin Bolívar Prado Calderón, Mario Aguilar Martínez, Tania Tupamara Camargo Martínez, Lola Ximena Cangas Oña

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

An Expert System as Case-Based Reasoning with the interaction of inductive reasoning is useful in predicting and evaluating domains that are difficult to formalize as is the case of the legal one. Since in this domain, a subjective environment is presented where the parties have contradictory points of view. Despite the multiple advantages of its implementation, the design of this type of system presents certain difficulties in establishing which are the predictive attributes that allow determining the similarity between a past situation and the current one, since they are mostly based on Boolean expressions. Which is in contradiction with the …

Model For The Diagnosis Of Autism Based On Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps, Lester Noel Reyes Salgado, Miguel Eduardo Ramos Argilagos, Alberto Sánchez Garrido, Alex Ramón Valencia Herrera, Salah Hasan Saleh Al-Subhi

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Autism spectrum disorders are diverse conditions characterized by some degree of difficulty in social interaction and communication, atypical patterns of activity and behavior, and unusual reactions to sensations. ASDs do not have a single known cause, scientists do not know the exact causes of their development, and it is believed that they are associated with a combination of several factors. The present study was carried out with 42 cases diagnosed with any of the subclasses of autism established by the DSM-V and included patients between 18 months and four years old, from 4 provinces of Ecuador, to determine the main …

Legal Causal Reasoning. Cause-Effect Analysis Using A Neutrosophic Environment, José Rodolfo Calle Santander, Rously Atencio González, Alipio Cadena Posso, Wilson René Paredes Navarrete

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Causal reasoning is implicit in all areas of human life, which is why it is strongly applied within the legal framework. This is valid in both criminal and civil proceedings. For the construction of legal causal models, moral reasoning and understanding of the subject are required. It is a process that implies subjectivity and neutrality. Therefore, it is intended to illustrate the usefulness of causal analysis techniques for decision-making in the dynamics of legal reasoning in a neutrosophic environment given the subjectivity of the process. For that purpose, the methods applicable to this research will be enunciated and will be …

Neutrosophic K-Means For The Analysis Of Earthquake Data In Ecuador, Jesús Estupiñán Ricardo, Jorge Juan Domínguez Menéndez, Ignacio Fernando Barcos Arias, Jorge Manuel Macías Bermúdez, Noel Moreno Lemus

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The occurrence of earthquakes may have catastrophic and devastating consequences for the inhabitants of the place where they occur. Some regions are characterized by the high frequency of this type of natural phenomenon. Such is the case of Ecuador, a country with a high seismic index due to its location in a subduction zone between the Pacific Plate and the South American Plate. Predictions in the behavior of earthquakes are a way of prevention that allows taking measures according to vulnerability. Although it is difficult to accurately predict the occurrence of an earthquake, there are dissimilar types of analysis to …

Neutrosophic Statistic For Exploratory Analysis Of The Data Provided By The Publications In The Social Sciences, Merck Milko Benavides Benalcázar, Bolívar David Narváez Montenegro, María José Calderón Velásquez, Jaime Rodrigo Cadena Morillo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

In the 21st century, several investigations related to society have focused on studies of the Social Sciences. The problems that affect the population are reflected in issues of the rights of women, children, and adolescents. Several authors have reflected their support against domestic violence, femicide, labor exploitation, the evaluation and modification of laws. The present study with the use of exploratory analysis and neutrosophic statistics seeks to define the most debated issues in the Social Sciences and each person's life with society. It should be noted that segments of society such as indigenous people and mestizos are aggravated by discrimination …

Method For Recommending Custody To Minors Based On Parental Responsibility Using A Neutrosophic Cognitive Map, Denisse Elizabeth Huera Castro, Marcelo Raúl Dávila Castillo, Eugenio Javier Escobar Gonzáles, Milton Rodrigo Hidalgo Ruiz

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Children and adolescents under custody are a phenomenon that occurs daily in the country. Many homes are disorganized because parents abandon their children and leave them in the hands of guardians, who do not take good care of children and adolescents, usually being victims, having consequences in their behavior due to lack of the proper protection of their children parents. These children and adolescents are sometimes victims of violent situations, that is, the rights of children and adolescents are violated. It is necessary to analyze the use of neutrosophic cognitive maps on this problem to determine and characterize the variable …

Measuring Legal And Socioeconomic Effect Of The Declared Debtors Usign The Ahp Technique In A Neutrosophic Framework, Jesús Estupiñán Ricardo, Zoila Mireya Mariscal Rosado, Esther Karina Castro Pataron, Verónica Yesenia Valencia Vargas

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

For the development of a business and its inherent economic requirements, the owners usually have to accept bank commitments that turn them into debtors. Many times situations may occur that make it impossible to deal with these debts, so insolvency must be declared, a process that has adverse effects on both the debtors and their families and employees. The current economically precarious situation in Ecuador has led to an increase in this kind of problem. Due to the affectation observed in the canton of Pastaza. The authors of this paper have a special interest in studying this phenomenon, which comprises …

Neutrosophic Multicriteria Methods And Pestel Analysis For The Evaluation Of Informal Trade Impact, Oscar Roberto Espinoza Lastra, Luis Eduardo Álvarez Gómez, Dina Angélica Ipiales Espín, Beatriz Elizabeth Ramírez Rodríguez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

In towns where social phenomena such as poverty, migration and unemployment prevail, the informal market acquires special relevance, as is the case in Ecuador. The country has currently experienced a rise in this market, for example in the province of Pastaza, City of Puyo, where the Mariscal Market is located. In this market, most people are engaged in informal trade. A situation that has a negative impact on the economy and therefore requires an analysis which, due to the nature of the phenomenon, requires the intervention of multicriteria methods for its evaluation and decision-making. That is why this research aims …

Selection Of Criteria For The Prioritization Of Information Technology Services In A Neutrosophic Environment, Luis Javier Molina Chalacan, Marco Antonio Checa Cabrera, Luz Marina Aguirre Paz, Robert Vinicio Lalama Flores, Arlen Martín Rabelo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Nowadays, the provision of quality service should be the main goal of service companies. Those that provide information technology services have a greater challenge since technology is rapidly updating and pleasing customers in an enjoyable way is essential. The selection of certain criteria that allow prioritizing which client an information technology service is provided to, allows optimizing the working time of developers and technicians depending on the type of service demanded. Therefore, the objective of this work is to determine what criteria are necessary to develop software that allows prioritizing information technology services. We applied the Saaty AHP multicriteria method …

Neutrosophic Analysis Of The Educational Orientation To The Diabetic Patient That Reflects Its Impact On The Quality Of Life, Ronelsys Martínez Martínez, Elizabeth Cristina Mayorga Aldaz, Olga Pampin Copa, Kenia Peñafiel Jaramillo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This investigation is founded on the premise of the need to carry out a neutrosophic analysis of the educational orientation of the diabetic patient, which shows its impact on quality of life. To deal with the subject, it relies on an educational guide. We used a questionnaire consisting of seven questions to investigate the state of knowledge on diabetes in a sample of 210 diabetic patients. We defined a scale, where patients can answer in the form of intervals, such that we obtain as accurately as possible the patients’ opinions. We processed the data utilizing Neutrosophic Statistics, which extends statistical …

Neutrosophic Sets And Systems, {Special Issue: Impact Of Neutrosophic Scientific Publication In Latin American Context}, Vol. 44, 2021, Florentin Smarandache, Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Maikel Leyva Vazquez, Said Broumi

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Experiences And Perceptions Of People Living With Narcolepsy, Teresa Sellstrom

Nursing ETDs

The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences and perceptions of persons living with narcolepsy from their perspective. An anonymous, online survey that included both open-ended and structured questions was administered to adults with narcolepsy with or without cataplexy (N = 72; 65 F) recruited through the auspices of the Narcolepsy Network (NN). A total of 69 participants responded to at least one open-ended question about experiences of diagnosis, treatment, and living with the condition. An Interpretive Description approach was used to analyze open ended responses. The major themes included serious medical issues (e.g., misdiagnosis and difficulties with …

Financial Hardship And Health Related Quality Of Life Among Older Latinos With Chronic Diseases, Frances R Nedjat-Haiem, Tamara Cadet, Humberto Parada, Tessa Jones, Elvira E Jimenez, Beti Thompson, Kristen J Wells, Shiraz I Mishra

Pediatrics Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Financial hardship influences health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of older adults. However, little is known about the relationship between financial hardship and HRQoL among vulnerable populations.

OBJECTIVE: We examined the associations between financial hardship and HRQoL among older Latinos living with chronic disease, including cancer.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 68 Latinos (age range 50-87) with one or more chronic health conditions who participated in a pilot randomized clinical trial. Participants responded to 11 financial hardship questions. We used factor analysis to explore constructs of financial hardship. HRQoL was assessed using the 27-item Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G). …

Overcoming The Limitations Of 'Accident' As A Manner Of Death For Drug Overdose Mortality: Case For A Death Certificate Checkbox, Ian R H Rockett, Eric D. Caine, Hilary S. Connery, Kurt B. Nolte

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Collectively, the epidemic increases in the United States of opioid-related deaths and suicides during the first two decades of the 21st century have exposed shortcomings in current forensic and epidemiological approaches for determining and codifying manner of death-a vital function fulfilled by medical examiners, coroners and nosologists-the foundation for the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), an incident-based surveillance system providing individual-level information on decedent characteristics, manner, cause and circumstances of suicide, homicide and other violent injury deaths. Drug intoxication deaths are generally classified as 'accidents' or unintentional, a fundamental mischaracterisation; most arose from repetitive self-harm behaviours related to substance …

Coalition For Prisoners' Rights Newsletter, Vol. 46-C, No. 8, Coalition For Prisoners' Rights

Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletters

Anniversaries

George Jackson's Struggle & Death

Attica Prison Uprising

En Apoyo A Cuba

Wall City Nuestra Msion - producida por: San Quentin News escrito por prisioneros - avanzando en la justicia

Intensive Management Unit Challenge

Diversity Accepted: Pride Celebration

UC Davis Books to Prisoners [as published in The Fire Inside of the CCWP, #64]

CA Coalition for Women Prisoners

Framing The Guides Transforming Libguides Creation Through Conceptual Integration With The Acrl Framework, Brooke Duffy, Kelleen Maluski, Gina Levitan

Publications

This chapter will discuss how one small liberal arts school utilized the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, a year after it was filed, to build LibGuides as they adopted the software for the first time. The goal being to create guides that would not simply be topical lists of resources but conceptual starting points for discipline-specific research that also integrated the ACRL Framework. As work on the guides continued and staffing transitions occurred the intention to utilize guides as instructional tools was solidified so that they could be used as a way to introduce threshold concepts in …

Examining Self-Care Practices From A Sytemic Perspective: Understanding The Lived Experiences Of Hispanic Female Counselors In Rural New Mexico, Melissa C. Henry

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) explored the experiences of Hispanic female counselors in rural New Mexico conceptualization and practice of self-care and wellness. The aim of the study was to understand the systemic, environmental, and cultural factors that reinforce and prevent resilience and wellness. Data consisted of two interviews: one structured hour-long demographic interview and one semi-structured hour-long interview related to the participant’s experience of identity, professional counseling, and self-care. Participants included 9 Hispanic women practicing professional counseling and living in various rural communities in New Mexico. Six main themes identified systemic, environmental, and cultural strengths and barriers for participants …

Management Of Early Pregnancy Loss In Rural And Urban New Mexico, Anwar Jackson

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Early pregnancy loss (EPL) is a common pregnancy condition that can be easily and effectively managed. However, there is limited data on the availability of management options, particularly in rural areas. Issues concerning limited data on early pregnancy loss management were analyzed in three ways. A literature review was performed exploring the role midwives play in EPL care. Findings from this review were written in the form of a review article. Original research was then conducted exploring differences in EPL care provision between rural and urban New Mexico. This research consisted of a questionnaire given to clinicians practicing in rural …

Goal Orientation, Regulation Of Motivation, And Academic Achievement In Pharmacy Students, Krystal L. Ward

Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

This study examined goal orientation in Doctor of Pharmacy Students and its relationship with regulation of motivation and academic achievement. Research questions included: 1) Do student cohorts (first-year, second-year, and third-year students) differ in their initial goal orientation? Do students’ goal orientation vary across time (from fall to spring)? 2) How does change in goal orientation impact changes in regulation of motivation? 3) How does change in goal orientation impact changes in academic achievement? 4) Which factor, regulation of motivation or academic achievement, has the strongest relationship with goal orientation?

178 participants completed survey instruments in the fall and spring …

The Efficacy Of Brief Attitudinal Familism And Body Image Interventions On Diet And Exercise Self-Monitoring Adherence In Hispanic/Latinx Women, Kelsey Nicole Serier

Psychology ETDs

Addressing health disparities in overweight/obesity is a key public health issue. Research supports the efficacy of behavioral weight loss (BWL) interventions, however, adherence to these interventions is often low, which negatively impacts outcomes. The efficacy of BWL interventions is consistently lower among communities of color. Thus, there is a strong need to design and test interventions that are culturally sensitive and address predictors of BWL adherence in diverse groups. Previous research suggests that for Hispanic/Latinx women with overweight/obesity, attitudinal familism (“family comes first”) and body dissatisfaction were informative in predicting BWL adherence. The current study builds on this previous research …