Study on the Reliability and Accuracy of Scolioscope, a New Digital Scoliometer

Early detection of scoliosis with school screening and quick, easy, and reliable assessment of its progress are of paramount importance in the management of patients. There have been several tools described, with the most common being the analog scoliometer. Most recently, smartphone applications have entered this area with and without the use of sleeves for the device. There is no research that has evaluated the accuracy of measurements both left and right in either digital or analog devices. In this study, we evaluated the reliability and validity of a new digital scoliometer called the Scolioscope. Thirty subjects were included for the intra-rater reliability study. ICC values >0.9 were calculated both for same-day and between-day measurements. The device was highly accurate with an average difference from the ones set on the sine bar of 0.03° for right-side measurements and 0.18° for the left. These measurements suggest a highly accurate and reliable tool.

Development of a model and technology of access to documents in scientific and educational activities

The paper deals with general issues of organizing access to electronic documents in the framework of scientific and educational activities. Large volumes of already existing information, its continuous growth, the heterogeneous nature of storage and distribution, the lack of a unified way of working with it create many difficulties when using it. Awareness of these difficulties, qualitative changes in the field of information technology and telecommunications have led to the need to solve the problem of finding new approaches to the creation of repositories of information resources, their structure, and the development of tools necessary for users. Currently, such approaches are called “digital” or “electronic” libraries. According to the preliminary concept, an intelligent scientific and educational Internet resource will be an information system accessible via the Internet, providing systematization and integration of scientific knowledge, data, and information resources into a single information space, meaningful and effective access to them, as well as support for their use in solving various scientific and educational tasks. Another problem of the organization of effective information support for scientific and educational activities is that, due to its diversity and multidimensional nature, scientific and educational information resources are dispersed on remote pages of many sites and in distributed electronic libraries and archives. To solve this problem, it is necessary to solve the problem of bringing such resources related to one area of knowledge into a single information space, and also, no less important, to support their logical integrity. Without solving these two related tasks, it is impossible to solve the main task – to provide all participants of scientific and educational activities with meaningful access to integrated information resources and means of their analysis. The support of information systems in the field of scientific and educational activities is relevant, since the need for information always exists. In order to satisfy this need, it is necessary to organize access to various resources.

Acral Necrosis in a COVID-19-Infected Man Treated with Botulinum Toxin Type A

COVID-19 has been associated with acral ischemia and digital necrosis. Standard treatment of acral ischemia and digital or acral necrosis includes ongoing therapy with vasodilators and anticoagulants. However, these treatments are not always efficient to avoid the progression of necroses, which in the worst case can lead to amputation. Here, we report a case in which interdigital Botox^® (botulinum toxin type A) nerve cord injection stopped the progression of acral necroses arising from an underlying vasculopathy due to COVID-19. Moreover, Botox^® injection eliminated inflammation in the affected acral area within 2 weeks. This is the first case report to suggest Botox^® injection as a new and improving treatment for acral necroses due to COVID-19.

A STUDY OF LITERATURE: CRYPTOCURRENCY OF SYARIAH PERSPECTIVE

Cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency, which does not have a physical form like fiat money. This crypto currency can only be used through devices such as PCs, laptops, smartphones and other devices that are connected to the internet. There are several advantages in a crypto system that uses blockchain system, such as transaction security, convenience, speed and can be used across countries and continents, however cryptocurrency which is currently circulating also still have weaknesses, including there is no supervisory authority, even many countries have disagreements over the legality of this cryptocurrency. The debate about the pros and cons regarding to the use of cryptocurrency becomes dynamics among the experts including the scholars who have study from Islamic point of view. This research aims to examine the dynamics of using cryptocurrency from ushul fiqh point of view, where the methods which used in this research are al-qur'an, al-Hadith, Qiyas and Sad-Adzariyah. Basically the use of cryptocurrency is allowed to meet cetain conditions that is by removing batil elements as in Quran surah An-Nisa verse 29, those batil elements are gharar and mayshir. Moreover, cryptocurrency must also have clear legality in a country for security in their use.

Elements of digitalization in organization of traceability of poultry processing products

The paper provides data on the systematization of poultry processing products, highlighting the basic and specific principles of assigning products to homogeneous species and groups. The performed analysis made it possible to assign a digital or letter designation to each product classification feature. In the course of the research, the order of presentation of information about the properties of products was determined when compiling the name of the product, as well as in the composition of the alphanumeric code. Schemes for drawing up alphanumeric codes for general food products – slaughter products and processed products of poultry slaughter products – have been developed and presented.

Automatic Generation of Learning Objects Using Text Summarizer Based on Deep Learning Models

A learning object (LO) is an entity, digital or not, that can be used and reused or referenced during a technological support process for teaching and learning. Despite mainly being multimedia, with audio, video, text and images synchronized with each other, LOs can help disseminate knowledge even only in educational texts. However, creating these texts can be costly in time and effort, creating the need to seek new ways to generate this content. This article presents a solution for the generation of text-based LOs generated through summaries supported by Deep Learning models. The present work was evaluated in a supervised experiment in which volunteers rate computer educational texts generated by three types of summarizers. The results presented are positive and allow us to compare the performance of summaries as LO generators in text format. The findings also suggest that using post-processing in the output of models can improve the readability of generated content.

Glitch in Contemporary Video Art (Iranian Glitch Artists)

Glitch art is the use of digital or analog errors for cosmetic purposes by corrupting digital data or physical manipulation of electronic devices. What's called "glitch art" usually means visual bugs, whether in a still or moving image. It is difficult to classify and recognize a glitch. Primarily from a theoretical, scientific and non-artistic perspective, Glitch is the unexpected result of a malfunction. This artistic genre has influenced the art of video and has led to the interest of many video artists in this art genre, in this research, the works of video glitch of Iranian artists have been investigated and the techniques employed by the artist are described. In this regard, 6 samples of the works of different Iranian video glitch artists were selected and examined. According to the study, it can be concluded that Iranian video art artists have used this artistic genre in their works to express their intention and purpose.

Is mediated embodiment the response to embodied cognition?

Emerging technologies such as virtual reality and robots are evolving to increasingly integrate the user into the interface. During this temporary merge, users experience a digital or a robotic body of an avatar as their own. Embodied cognition sustains that the body and its interactions with the environment play an important role in cognition. I argue that the adoption of mediated embodiment technologies to explore cognitive development might substantially contribute to demonstrating the postulates of embodied cognition.

AR Guide for Food Allergic Consumers

Augmented reality is a technology where real life environment is enhanced by incorporating digital or virtual elements like images, graphics, 3D objects into it. Augmented reality is a growing and trending technology which can make interactions easier when incorporated into normal applications. The aim of this project is to create an augmented reality food guide for food allergic consumers to aid them in choosing allergen free foods. A person who wants to order food online or in restaurants doesn’t know whether it would be suitable for him to eat or not. Especially if they are allergic to certain foods, they have to be preventive and cautious in choosing the type of food they eat. This AR guide will aid them in choosing the suitable food for them in an augmented environment where a consumer can view food in three dimension view along with the necessary information about the food such as the key ingredients and the presence of any allergens that will be helpful in choosing the allergen free food.

Importancia de los referenciadores bibliográficos en la gestión de la información científica en tesistas universitarios

Gestionar la información científica en el proceso investigativo es un gran desafío para los tesistas universitarios debido a la dificultad de sistematizar y estructurar el exceso de información disponible en diferentes fuentes digitales o físicas. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la importancia de los referenciadores bibliográficos como herramienta tecnológica para la gestión de la información científica en tesistas universitarios. Se llevó a cabo una revisión bibliográfica sistemática realizando búsquedas en bases de datos electrónicas de artículos científicos publicados en revistas indexadas a Latindex Catálogo, Scielo y Scopus entre los años 2016 y 2020. Los resultados de la revisión describen las características, funcionalidades, aspectos y estudios principales sobre los beneficios que brindan los referenciadores bibliográficos para gestionar la información científica. Concluimos que funciones como la organización de la información, citación y referenciación bibliográfica y colaboración entre investigadores proporcionados por los referenciadores bibliográficos, constituyen recursos importantes para los tesistas universitarios. Managing scientific information in the research process is a great challenge for university thesis students due to the difficulty of systematizing and structuring the excess of information available in different digital or physical sources. The objective of the study was to analyze the importance of reference manager as a technological tool for the management of scientific information in university theses students. We carried out a systematic bibliographic review by searching electronic databases of scientific articles published in journals indexed to Latindex Catalog, Scielo and Scopus between the years 2016 and 2020. The results of the review describe the characteristics, functionalities, aspects and studies main ones on the benefits that reference manager provide to manage scientific information. We conclude that functions such as the organization of information, bibliographic citation and referencing, and collaboration between researchers provided by reference manager, constitute important resources for university thesis students.