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Black holes formations and dark fabric distortions
Get PDFIn this work, we attempt to construct some novel solutions of a gravity mystery with several theories for a Gravitation namely: Newton\u27s Theory of Gravitation, Einstein\u27s Theory of the Gravitation, Dark Matter and Dark Energy Theory, Braneworld Gravity, Quantum Gravity, and the Cosmic Fabric Gravitation Theory. For this purpose, we use some mathematical equations, and MATLAB Program to draw the shape of a gravity as a dark fabric distortions in a three dimensions. In the investigation, showing the discrepancies between the solutions of Gravitation mystery which obtained in past theories, and the new solutions of a gravity obtained by using different methods in present time by using the technology and modify the concept of a gravity. Furthermore, the Cosmic Fabric Gravity draws the Geometry of a Gravitation to a better understanding of the characteristics of a Gravitation in the present research work. The Gravity is acting directly on the Formation, Structure, and Evolution of a different types of the celestial objects. Dark Fabric was curved and distorted differently under the stress of a Planet, Stars, and Black holes
“International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Did They Succeed to Decrease Falsified Financial Statements and Improve Auditors’ Quality? Financial Evidence from Australia, Germany, Greece and the UK”
Get PDFThis project relates to the creative accounting practices that seem to exist even after the official adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in 2005. IFRS is a set of unique, high-quality standards that aim to increase the transparency and comparability of information in firms’ financial statements. However, there are indications that, under certain circumstances, firms have used earnings management to gain competitive advantage. Earnings management, or the deliberate misstatement of earnings figures, is a form of fraud. It is an important issue because firms that use such techniques disorientate investors and market participants, and increase market imbalances. Many studies have focused on the connection between earnings management and IFRS, provoking three core questions. Would it have been better for countries to apply their own national GAAP? Do earnings management decrease after IFRS? What are the motives behind earnings management? Extending these questions, the study aims to analyse if falsified statements have been declined after IFRS, to examine the extent that individual standards impact on earnings management, and to specify the role of auditors against earnings management. It involves quantitative analysis of secondary numerical data, for the years 2004-2009 focusing on the Australian, German, Greek, and UK stock markets. The findings reveal that IFRS has not succeeded in eliminating falsified statements entirely, but it proves that IFRS managed to improve the quality of smaller auditors. Overall, this study contributes to theory by exploring additional tools and motives for earnings management. It is thus of interest to both academics and market professionals
Flight Delay Prediction Using Deep Learning and Conversational Voice-Based Agents
Get PDFAirlines are critical today for carrying people and commodities on time. Any delay in the schedule of these planes can potentially disrupt the business and trade of thousands of employees at any given time. Therefore, precise flight delay prediction is beneficial for the aviation industry and passenger travel. Recent research has focused on using artificial intelligence algorithms to predict the possibility of flight delays. Earlier prediction algorithms were designed for a specific air route or airfield. Many present flight delay prediction algorithms rely on tiny samples and are challenging to understand, allowing almost no room for machine learning implementation. This research study develops a flight delay prediction system by analyzing data from domestic flights inside the United States of America. The proposed models learn about the factors that cause flight delays and cancellations and the link between departure and arrival delays
Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Zingiber officinale Roscoe in Northern Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Get PDFThe ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) was introduced in Brazil in the 16th century and is currently cultivated for commercial purposes and for own consumption, in urban and rural backyards. Although the species reproduces vegetatively, the exchange of rhizomes among gardeners contributes to the maintenance of the genetic variability of the species, since they carry out the selection of genotypes adapted to the soil and climate conditions of the cultivation areas. Studies on the variability of ginger cultivated in Brazil are scarce, therefore this study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity and population structure, using ISSR molecular markers, of 245 ginger specimens cultivated in rural and urban backyards of twenty municipalities (populations) in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The ISSR primer set used was classified as moderately informative and it amplified a total of 105 fragments, of which 97.60% showed polymorphism, indicating the existence of genetic variability. The genetic diversity assessment separated the 245 specimens into 30 hierarchical groups. Group 1 was the most representative (72%), containing specimens from all populations sampled. The population-level assessment allocated 18 populations in a single group, while the populations of Apiacás and Peixoto de Azevedo formed exclusive groups. The Molecular Variance Analysis revealed that the genetic variation found within populations (76.58%) is greater than that found among populations (23.42%), which indicates a process of fixing of alleles and genetic structuring. The Bayesian analysis identified only two distinct genetic groups and some populations sampled showed a predominance of one of the groups, which evidences the process of genetic structuring. According to the genetic distance of Nei (h) and the Shannon Index (I), Apiacás was the population that presented the greatest genetic diversity, while Matupá was characterized as the population with less diversity.
The genetic diversity found indicates that the cultivation, handling and selection performed by gardeners, as well as the exchange of rhizomes for propagation, are important factors for the conservation of the genetic diversity of the species. We also concluded that backyards are a source of genetic resources for programs that aim to identify traits of interest and promote the cultivation of the species in Brazil
Refractive Errors Among Children at the Teaching Hospital of Bouaké (Central Côte d’Ivoire), from 2012 to 2016
Get PDFPurpose: Contribute to a better understanding of refractive errors (or ametropias) among children in Côte d’Ivoire, at the epidemiological and clinical levels.
Material and methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional descriptive study of medical records of children aged from 0 to 15 years received in ophthalmology consultation from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2016. Whatever the reason for consultation, the clinical examination highlighted an error in the refraction. Out of a total of 3,568 cases, 435 were selected.
Results: The average age of patients was 12 years ± 0.6 (samples of 5- and 15-years extreme values) and children aged from 12 to 15 years represented 66.21% (n = 288). There was a female predominance with 65.29% (n = 284) and 98.39% of them were students (n = 428). The personal history of wearing corrective lenses was found in 4.83% (n = 21) while the family history of wearing corrective lenses was found in 3.91% of cases (n = 17). The most frequent reason for consultation was reduced visual acuity, but this represented only 17.45% of the reasons for consultation. It was followed by photophobia (15.10%), and headaches (13, 50%). All patients had benefited from an objective refraction study by automatic refractometry before optical correction, with documented evidence of cycloplegia with 0.5% Cyclopentolate in 53.8% of cases (n = 234).
The refractive errors had a frequency of 12.2% and astigmatism, all forms combined (simple, compound, mixed), was present in 49.42% of patients (n = 215), followed by hyperopia with 33.1% (n = 144) and myopia with 17.47% (n = 76). Refractive errors were classified as low in 96.55% of cases (n = 420) and strabismus was among 4 children, or 0.92% of the population under study. All these ametropias had benefited from an optical correction by glasses.
Conclusion: Reducing the prevalence of uncorrected ametropia among children requires systematic screening, especially in schools. However, the low representation of children of preschool or out-of-school age contributes to an underestimation of the real prevalence of refractive errors in our conditions
Indirections as Verbal Mode of Communication in Gurene
Get PDFThe primary aim of this paper is to identify and assess the various types of indirections used by Gurene speakers for verbal communication and the roles that indirections play in the language. Indirections are generally used as verbal mode of communication in many languages. Speakers of various languages use indirections for distinct purposes; hence the conventions in which indirections are used vary across different languages. Figurative expressions are used in place of indirections in many languages including the English language for aesthetic value and other purposes. The most widely held view is that African languages use a lot of proverbs in speech. Conceivably, African languages rather use indirections. Ghanaian culture as in many African cultures obligates individuals and institutions to use indirections in speech in a manner that conforms to societal norms. The functional linguistics theory framework is adopted in the paper. The Discourse Research Design was used, and the Pragmatic Linguistics Method applied for gathering and analyzing both primary and secondary data. The findings revealed different types of indirections that play several distinct verbal communication roles comprising eschewing linguistics taboos, applying cultural communication norms, and for performing traditional, social, economic and political activities regarding verbal communication in the language. Though indirections are most cherished and valued because of their positive effects, the paper proved that some indirections exhibit negative impact. Hence, we recommend that the use of indirections that have adverse effects should be eschewed
Efficacy of Apitherapy for Skin Regeneration
Get PDFIn daily routine, skin may be exposed to diverse severity showing wounds and burns which heal at different rate. This variation in dermal recovery and regeneration rate indirectly indicates the physiological factors which function to reestablish internal normal state of the body. To speed up the process of skin healing, several cost effective local produce based boosters are utilized for treatment of dermal burns and injuries. In this regard, honey bee products are preferred as alternative than side effects inducing anthropogenic medicines. Apitherapy (bee therapy) is the broad-spectrum pharmaceutical appliance of honey, propolis, bee pollen, royal jelly, bee wax, bee venom and bee bread which are commonly obtained products from honey bees and are considered as ideal skin healers due to their suitable biochemical composition, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and other supportive qualities. Thus, further research efforts are required for better apiculture techniques and dose optimization of these bee products to replace many hazardous antibiotics and other synthetic drugs
Giving Meaning to the Meaningless- Exploring Perceptions of Parents That Have Lost Their Children
Get PDFLosing a child is one of the worst and most painful experiences that an individual can experience. Researches have been focused lately on meaning-making processes considering this process as crucial in coping with grief This study aimed to explore how parents give meaning to the death of their child. The study was conducted in Albania. A convenient sample was used for participants to take part in the study. Twenty in-depth interviews were conducted with parents who have lost a child. The parents interviewed have lost their children starting from 2 to 15 years ago. Deaths occurred due to different causes such as car accidents, terminal illnesses, heart attacks etc. After coding the interviews, themes were identified and further explored by the researcher. Several themes and sub-themes were identified including regrets and guilt, God’s will and coping through religion, continuing bonds and relationship with death. The study confirmed some of the main findings of the previous studies on meaning making and grief. Parents who lack meaning in the death of their child showed also features of complicated bereavement and a higher tendency toward regrets and guilt. The study suggests that in an attempt to find meaning, often parents get involved in rumination states where regrets and guilt are the most prevalent feelings. The study also explored the relationship of the bereaved parents with death and noted that this relationship changes. In some of the cases of more severe and complicated grief, suicide was seriously considered during the first phases of grief.  
Increased Severity of COVID-19 In Obese Patients: a Meta-analysis
Get PDFThe purpose of this research is to investigate the role of obesity in the pathogenesis of severe COVID?19 infection. The relation between obesity and severe COVID-19 has not been completely recorded. PUBMED, Cochrane Clinical trials database, Google Scholar and MEDLINE were used to search for literature. Comprehensive Meta-analysis software and Excel were used to analyze data. The retrospective cohort study examined the correlation between BMI and in patients accepted in intensive care for COVID-19. Nine studies were chosen with a total of 340,811 patients were selected. Patients with a severe COVID-19 cases had varying pooled odds ratios based on BMI; for BMI of 25-29.9 kg/m2 1.24 (random; 95% CI: 1.03-1.48; p = 0.374; I2 =0.000), for BMI of 30-34.9 kg/m2 2.01 (random; 95% CI: 1.41-2.88; p = 0.041; I2 = 59.942) and for BMI of ?35 kg/m2 2.16 (random; 95% CI: 1.61-2.89; p = 0.172; I2 = 43.242). These studies also showed a linear increase in percentage of severe COVID-19 cases based on increasing BMI. The present study indicates a high frequency of obesity among patients accepted in intensive care for COVID-19. Disease severity escalates with Body mass index (BMI). Obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19 severity. Awareness of this severity is needed to be spread widely so as to curtail overweight or obesity
A Review: Dermal Ailments Causing Microbiota
Get PDFThough skin is protective shield of body still it is prone to not only wounds, burns but also to microbial invasion which may be mainly due to bacteria, fungi or various strains of viruses. Frequently reported dermal ailments are acne, measles, psoriasis, impetigo, cellulitis, molluscum contagiosum, tinea capitis, tinea pedis, atopic dermatitis, chronic wounds, ring worm, scabies, and onychomycosis which have broad spectrum pathophysiological effects. There are several root causes of the onset of development of infectious skin microbiota but major ones are intake of improper diet and lack of personal hygiene awareness and practice. To control these skin microbial diseases further research is required to find out low cost healthy food alternatives and programmed public awareness related to personal hygiene.