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Optimizing Vgg16 Deep Learning Model With Enhanced Hunger Games Search For Logo Classification, Mohammed Hussain, Thaer Thaher, Mohamed Basel Almourad, Majdi Mafarja

All Works

Accurate classification of logos is a challenging task in image recognition due to variations in logo size, orientation, and background complexity. Deep learning models, such as VGG16, have demonstrated promising results in handling such tasks. However, their performance is highly dependent on optimal hyperparameter settings, whose fine-tuning is both labor-intensive and time-consuming. Swarm intelligence algorithms have been widely adopted to solve many highly nonlinear, multimodal problems and have succeeded significantly. The Hunger Games Search (HGS) is a recent swarm intelligence algorithm that has shown good performance across various applications. However, the standard HGS still faces limitations, such as restricted population …

State Of Utah, Plaintiff And Appellee V. Jessica Buck, Defendant And Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

ON DIRECT APPEAL FROM A SENTENCE JUDGMENT COMMITMENT ENTERED BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE JEREMIAH HUMES OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR CARBON COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH

K. ANDREW FITZGERALD, Attorney for Appellant

Monetary Policy Uncertainty And Agricultural Climate Risk: Does The Agricultural Kuznets Curve Exist?, Chien-Chiang Lee, Farzan Yahya, Md Reza Sultanuzzaman

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

This study explores the impact of Monetary Policy Uncertainty (MPU) on Agricultural Climate Risk (AGCR) in China, particularly in light of recent climate vulnerabilities in the agricultural sector, highlighted by recent floods. Using balanced panel data from 31 provinces between 2010 and 2022, diagnostic tests confirm cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity, and the Westerlund cointegration test indicates a long-term relationship among variables. Results from generalized panel quantile regression show that MPU positively affects AGCR, especially at lower quantiles, but this effect can be moderated by agricultural insurance. The findings also confirm an agricultural Kuznets curve, where agricultural productivity initially increases …

Liquid-Cooled Thermoelectric Modules: Potential For Efficient Water Harvesting Through Air Condensation, Bowo Yuli Prasetyo, Aindri Yuliane, Parisya Premiera Rosulindo, Fujen Wang

Makara Journal of Technology

Water is one of the essential natural resources for the sustaining life of all beings on this planet. In general, groundwater is used to meet daily needs, although the availability of this water source becomes a major concern, particularly in some areas with limited access to it. Air condensation is a solution for providing water in such areas. This study aims to explore the potential of utilizing the thermoelectric technology as an alternative solution for water provision. An experiment is conducted using a system consisting of single liquid-cooled thermoelectric cooling devices/modules (TECs). Three types/variants of TECs with different cooling capacities …

Design Modeling And Cfd Simulation Of Parallel Plate–Fin Heat Sink Under Natural Convection, Tue Duy Nguyen, An Van Vo, Tam Thanh Bui

Makara Journal of Technology

The lifetime of electronic devices strongly depends on the junction temperature. Heat sinks are a good choice for dissipating heat because of their enhanced heat transfer areas. Plate–fin heat sinks are commonly used for electronic components because of their simple construction. Recently, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, such as Ansys Fluent and OpenFOAM, has been widely used and has provided effective results. Autodesk CFD is a powerful simulation tool; however, its use in heat sink research remains relatively uncommon. In this study, two plate–fin heat sinks with heights of 30 and 50 mm were first designed using heat transfer equations …

Walled Gardens & Forbidden Apples: Software Access Amid Antimonopoly Resurgence, Jake A. Evinger

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

As consumer technology markets mature, one must question why the ways we use our devices are so restrictive. Some landmark legal cases, such as Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple, Inc., have sought to address that question. Additionally, regulators have recognized the need for better software distribution. The European Union recently forced Apple to open its iPhone to third-party application stores via the Digital Markets Act. The Department of Justice attacked the closed nature of the iPhone. This shift in sentiments, however, is not restricted to smartphones and will become more critical as emerging technologies vie for consumer attention. Almost every …

Regulating Uncertainty: Loot Boxes In The Gaming Metaverse, Anthony Chen

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Loot boxes are an increasingly widespread monetization model in video games that utilize random chance when dispensing items. Their implementation and use may result in significant harm to consumers. At the same time, loot boxes confer many benefits to game companies and gamers that should factor into their regulation. These harms and benefits may not be apparent at first glance, so it is necessary to consider loot boxes contextually within their game and the broader community to have a proper holistic analysis of their effects. Their unique and varying design makes them a challenge to place within a single established …

Surgical Delay-Associated Mortality Risk Varies By Subtype In Loco-Regional Breast Cancer Patients In Seer-Medicare, Macall Leslie Salewon, Rashmi Pathak, William Dooley, Ronald Squires, Hallgeir Rui, Inna Chervoneva, Takemi Tanaka

Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Substantial evidence supports that delay of surgery after breast cancer diagnosis is associated with increased mortality risk, leading to the introduction of a new Commission on Cancer quality measure for receipt of surgery within 60 days of diagnosis for non-neoadjuvant patients. Breast cancer subtype is a critical prognostic factor and determines treatment options; however, it remains unknown whether surgical delay-associated breast cancer-specific mortality (BCSM) risk differs by subtype. This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess whether the impact of delayed surgery on survival varies by subtype (hormone [HR] + /HER2 -, HR -/HER2 -, and HER2 +) in patients with …

Cultivating Compassion: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation Of Empathy Among Medical Undergraduate Students, Anchu R Nath, Ishika Jindal, Nayanabai Shabadi, Sunil Kumar D

Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND: Empathy plays a crucial role in medical practice, profoundly affecting patient outcomes and treatment. Understanding the factors that influence empathy among medical students can help in developing strategies to enhance empathetic skills during medical training. This study aims to evaluate the correlates of empathy among medical undergraduate students using an epidemiological cross-sectional design.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 270 medical undergraduate students from various academic years at JSS Medical College for four months (September 2023-December 2023). Convenient sampling was used to select study participants. Participants completed a standardized empathy questionnaire, the Jefferson Scale …

Editorial (Climate Change, Economic Growth And Macroeconomic Sustainability Bmeb China Special Issue), Yoga Affandi, Solikin M. Juhro, Paresh Kumar Narayan

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

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How Does Climate Risk Affect Employment Adjustment? Firm-Level Evidence From China, Dongmin Kong, Zihan Xiong, Ni Qin

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

In recent years, global climate risk has been on the rise, with extreme weather and climate-related events becoming more frequent and severe, garnering increased attention. We explore the impact of climate risk on employment adjustments using a dataset of small, medium and micro enterprises in China. Our findings indicate that as climate risk increases, employment adjustment rates increase, net employment growth rates decrease, and job destruction intensifies. These results remain robust in tests for endogeneity and robustness tests. Specifically, extreme weather events impact companies’ factories and production facilities, increasing operating costs and affecting overall production and sales. As a result, …

Impact Of Covid-19 On International Trade, Paresh Kumar Narayan, Chun Ping Chang, Xin-Xin Zhao

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

Using a global monthly unbalanced panel dataset of 70 countries from January 2020 to May 2023, we first examine the impact of COVID-19 on global trade. The empirical results show a detrimental impact of COVID-19 on countries’ foreign trade, which persists over six months. We evaluate the robustness of our findings by employing an alternative dependent variable and different estimators. Our main findings hold and two features of our results standout: first, that COVID-19 hurt international trade more for non-Asian countries; and second, that sectoral sensitivity to COVID-19 was heterogenous. These results have important policy implications.

Cheaper Is Better? Evidence From China Fund Expense And Performance, Yezhou Sha, Jianwu Yi

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

The expense of mutual fund sustained a substantial growth in recent years, but do the expense of fund genuinely contribute to the fund performance? We examine the relation between the expense of Chinese actively managed equity funds and their performance. We show that the expense has a negative effect on the excess return of funds, which is consistent with the well-established negative relation from previous research of the mutual fund in U.S. In subsequent heterogeneity analysis, we also find that the fund’s return volatility strengthens the negative effects, whereas its age and size did not. After further analysis and additional …

Unravelling Dynamics And Connectedness: Distinguishing The Influence Of Sustainable Finance And Artificial Intelligence On Energy Sustainability In China, Chi Wei Su, Meng Qin

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

This article examines the significant roles of sustainable finance and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in advancing China’s energy sustainability by employing the TVP-VAR-SV model to track dynamic interactions among the Green Bond Index (GBI), New Economy Index (NEI), and Energy-related Uncertainty Index (EUI). Findings indicate that both GBI and NEI reduce EUI, with GBI exerting a stronger influence due to its direct link to sustainable finance, underscoring its role in mitigating energy market uncertainties. EUI, however, negatively affects GBI, revealing that high energy uncertainty may impede sustainable finance progress. Interestingly, EUI has a mixed effect on NEI, suggesting that energy uncertainties …

A Vygotskian Perspective On Multicultural Education: A Social-Based Learning Process In The Minangkabau Community, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Isnarmi Moeis, Junaidi Indrawadi, Zaenuddin Hudi Prasojo, Fatmariza Fatmariza, Rika Febriani

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

Multicultural education and local wisdom function as crucial social assets in promoting unity within diverse societies. Indonesia, a country rich in ethnic diversity, possesses abundant local wisdom, particularly within the Minangkabau community of West Sumatra. This study examines the integration of Minangkabau local wisdom into the core elements of multicultural education, focusing on areas such as cultural awareness, sensitivity, cross-cultural communication, critical thinking, reflection, and cultural competence. Grounded in Vygotsky’s theory of learning as a process of social and cultural adaptation, this research adopts a qualitative methodology, utilizing in-depth interviews and focus group discussions for data collection. The analysis, carried …

The Contemporary Tax Journal Volume 13, No. 2 – Winter 2024

The Contemporary Tax Journal

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The 40th Annual Tei-Sjsu High Tech Tax Institute Conference On Nov. 4-5, 2024: Ai In The Corporate Tax Department - Let’S See It!, Raymond Clark

The Contemporary Tax Journal

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The 40th Annual Tei-Sjsu High Tech Tax Institute Conference On Nov 4-5, 2024: The Future Of The Corporate Tax Department, Cynthia Flores

The Contemporary Tax Journal

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Promotion Of Overall Health During The Adolescent Period For Adolescent Girls Through Teaching Program – A Quasi-Experimental Study, Anusuya V. Prabhu Mrs., Sangeetha Priyadarshini, Mamatha Shivananda Pai Dr., Yashoda Sathish Dr.

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Background

Adolescence, characterized by physical, psychological, and behavioral transformations, often elicits varied responses from girls. Adequate data can aid them in navigating these changes effectively. The study aimed to assess adolescent girls' understanding of puberty, psychological transitions, reproductive health, and the importance of a balanced diet during this developmental stage.

Method:

In this quasi-experimental investigation, purposive sampling was utilized to gather data. The study comprised 184 teenage girls aged between 10 and 19, with 92 participants assigned to both the intervention and control groups. Data were collected using a pre-designed questionnaire consisting of thirty-one questions aimed at assessing knowledge of …

Global Standards And Protocols For Oral Care In Pediatric Cancer Patients: Systematic Review Protocol, Meghna Pandit, Baby S. Nayak, Vasudeva K. Bhat, Suneel C. Mundkur, Judith A. Noronha, Sridhar N

Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences

Introduction Childhood cancer is a global health challenge, with over 275,000 cases annually among individuals under 19 years. Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy lead to significant oral complications, including mucositis, xerostomia, and infections, adversely affecting treatment adherence and quality of life. Effective oral care is essential for mitigating these complications, particularly in resource-limited settings like India.

Objectives This systematic review aims to identify, assess, and summarize global guidelines and protocols for oral care in pediatric cancer patients, focusing on the prevention and management of oral complications during treatment.

Methods The protocol adheres to PRISMA-P guidelines and is …

Amplifying Ratego Stories And Knowledges: A Co-Research Initiative With Young Mothers In Social Movements In East Africa, Deborah Mrema, Patricia Nudi Orawo, Lydia Otieno, Juhi Jha, Joseph Kalisa, Serge Nyirinkwaya

The Qualitative Report

Young mothers can be negatively affected by dominant and degrading cultural narratives; their stories of resistance and activism are often rendered invisible in broader social contexts. Informed by collective narrative practice methodologies, we undertook a counter-storytelling research project to elicit and acknowledge the stories of survival and sustenance of young mothers in social movements responding to sexual and gender-based violence in East Africa. We facilitated storytelling circles, incorporating various story and knowledges collection methods. Our approach involved documenting collective experiences and counter-narratives, exchanging stories between communities, and inviting young mothers to respond to other participants’ stories. The telling and retelling …

Combining Direct Black Hole Mass Measurements And Spatially Resolved Stellar Kinematics To Calibrate The Mbh–Σ⋆ Relation Of Active Galaxies, Nico Winkel, Vardha N. Bennert, Raymond P. Remigio, Tommaso Treu, Knud Jahnke, Vivian U, Aaron J. Barth, Matthew Malkan, Bernd Husemann, Xuheng Ding

Physics

The origin of the tight scaling relation between the mass of supermassive black holes (SMBHs; MBH) and their host-galaxy properties remains unclear. Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) probe phases of ongoing SMBH growth and offer the only opportunity to measure MBH beyond the local Universe. However, determining an AGN's host galaxy's stellar velocity dispersion, σ⋆, and its galaxy dynamical mass, Mdyn, is complicated by AGN contamination, aperture effects, and different host-galaxy morphologies. We select a sample of AGNs for which MBH has been independently determined to high accuracy by state-of-the-art techniques: dynamical modeling of the reverberation …

Artificial Intolerance: The Disparate Impact Of Ai In Housing, Kaitlin Carroll

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

From the intentional displacement of Native Americans to the racially motivated redlining of cities across the country, housing discrimination has always been an issue in the United States. Congress enacted the 1968 Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) to eradicate the rampant discriminatory practices present in housing decision-making. Since its enactment, courts have interpreted §§ 3604 and 3605 to not only hold housing providers directly responsible for their own policies, but have also applied this interpretation to a wide range of entities that provide housing- related services. Additionally, because not all biases are intentional, or even recognizable at a cursory glance, the …

From Hell To Heaven: How Climate Risks Hurt The Poor And Climate Finance Heals Them, Dr. Kangyin Dong, Congyu Zhao, Xiucheng Dong

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

This study explores the global impact of climate finance on wealth and income inequality, utilizing the IV-GMM model to capture nuanced relationships. Key findings indicate that climate finance effectively reduces both forms of inequality, benefiting low-income populations and suggesting it as a viable tool for inequality reduction. Notably, the impact of climate finance is asymmetric: countries with lower initial inequality levels experience more pronounced benefits, while the effect lessens as inequality increases. Additionally, climate risks—represented by natural disasters— worsen inequality, underscoring climate finance’s dual role in directly reducing inequality and indirectly mitigating disaster impacts. These insights offer valuable policy implications, …

Macroeconomic Risks Of Carbon Emission Constraints, Yuzhe Huang, Changchun Pan

Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking

Green and low-carbon transformation is an inevitable trend for protecting the climate and ecology while achieving stable economic development. To actively and prudently achieve carbon emission targets, the government will further implement robust policy measures to support the development of a green and low-carbon economy. However, there are risks associated with the implementation strength and frequency of future carbon emission constraint policies, which could impact different market economic entities and cause macroeconomic fluctuations. This paper analyzes the transmission mechanism of the risks associated with carbon emission constraint policies, and examines their impact on the macroeconomy. We find that the risks …

Dampak Faktor Ekonomi Dan Non Ekonomi Terhadap Jumlah Anak Di Indonesia: Analisis Data Demographic Health Survey 2017, Maysarah Qonita Munthe, Nasywa Nayifa Salsabila, Achmad Kautsar

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Indonesia has a large population, with a declining annual growth trend. Economic and non-economic factors contribute to the desired number of children. This study uses the latest data from the 2017 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) to analyze the relationship between these factors and the desired number of children. A logit model is employed to evaluate the probability of having more than two children.The findings indicate that higher economic status is associated with a lower likelihood of having more than two children. Women in the middle economic group are 7.1% less likely to have more than two children compared to …

Evaluasi Ekonomi Total Hip Arthroplasty Protokol Enhance Recovery After Surgery Dibandingkan Konvensional Di Rsup Fatmawati Jakarta, Hanna Elisabet Lumbangaol, Mardiati Nadjib

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common orthopedic procedure performed to replace damaged hip joints with prostheses. The demand for this procedure is expected to rise in the future. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) has been introduced as an evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach aimed at optimizing postoperative recovery and reducing hospital length of stay. This study aims to evaluate the costs and effectiveness, including hospital stay duration and surgical success rates, of THA using the ERAS protocol compared to conventional approaches. This cross-sectional study involved data collection from healthcare providers between January 2020 and May 2023. The analysis showed that both …

Efisiensi Biaya Dalam Perawatan Stroke Non-Hemoragik: Studi Kasus Di Rumah Sakit Islam Sunan Kudus, Chusnul Mubarok, Chriswardani Suryawati, Puji Harto

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Stroke is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally, with over 12 million new cases each year. In Indonesia, the prevalence of stroke increased from 8.3% in 2007 to 12.1% in 2013, with the age group of 55-64 years recording the highest prevalence. This study aims to analyse the actual costs of non-hemorrhagic stroke care for patients under the National Health Insurance (JKN) at the Islamic Hospital of Sunan Kudus using the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) method. A descriptive quantitative method was applied, collecting data from hospitalised non-hemorrhagic stroke patients during 2023. The results showed a discrepancy between …

The Role Of Social Health Insurance In Achieving Universal Health Coverage In Asia: A Systematic Review, Afaf Jauhar, Mardiati Nadjib

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) aims to ensure that all individuals have access to essential health services without financial hardship. Social Health Insurance (SHI) is critical in achieving this goal, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This systematic review explores the role of SHI systems in advancing UHC across 14 Asian countries, focusing on healthcare access, financial protection, and equity. A comprehensive search across PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect identified 768 articles, and 37 studies were selected after screening, following the PRISMA guidelines. The chosen studies cover countries with varying SHI models across Asia. The findings reveal that high-income countries such as …

Transition To Enteral Triazole Antifungal Therapy For Pediatric Invasive Candidiasis: Secondary Analysis Of A Multicenter Cohort Study Conducted By The Pediatric Fungal Network, Martha Avilés-Robles, Surabhi B Vora, David M Berman, Tanvi S Sharma, Lillian Sung, Elio Castagnola, Debra L Palazzi, Lara Danziger-Isakov, Dwight E Yin, Emmanuel Roilides, Gabriela Maron, Alison C Tribble, Pere Soler-Palacin, Eduardo López-Medina, José Romero, Kiran Belani, Antonio C Arrieta, Fabianne Carlesse, Dawn Nolt, Natasha Halasa, Daniel Dulek, Sujatha Rajan, William J Muller, Monica I Ardura, Alice Pong, Blanca E Gonzalez, Christine M Salvatore, Anna R Huppler, Catherine Aftandilian, Mark J Abzug, Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Michael Green, Irja Lutsar, Elizabeth D Knackstedt, Sarah K Johnson, William J Steinbach, Brian T Fisher, Rachel L Wattier

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Of 319 children with invasive candidiasis, 67 (21%) transitioned from intravenous to enteral antifungal therapy. Eight (12%) transitioned back to intravenous antifungal therapy, one due to perceived treatment failure defined by clinical progression or worsening. Global treatment response at study completion was successful in 66 participants who transitioned to enteral therapy.