bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Detection of Hazardous Contaminants in Ground Water Resources: An Alarming Situation for Public Health in Karachi, Pakistan
Authors: Razzaq Syeda Saima
Published: December 2020

Due to industrialization and over population, surface water resources are out of reach from many people so consumption of ground water is the only choice to overcome the water scarcity. Naturally, ground water is one of the significant and potable water resource but some geographical conditions and anthropogenic activities deteriorate the water quality and make it objectionable for drinking. This study was conducted to evaluate the ground water quality of Karachi, Pakistan. For this, 42 ground water samples were collected from different districts of Karachi and analyzed their physicochemical and microbiological characteristics and compared with both international (WHO) and national (SEQS) drinking water standards. Observations of the study declared that overall contamination (physicochemical and microbial) in the ground water samples of different districts of Karachi was as follow West (21%), South (20%), Central (17%), Malir (16%), Korangi (14%) and East (12%). Physical assessment of the study area declared that pH and turbidity of the ground water samples varies in the range of (6.54-7.9) and (0-1.01 NTU) which exist in the standard prescribed limit. Whereas, detection of chemical contaminants particularly TDS (457-12090 mg/L), hardness (118.8-3645 mg/L) and chloride (190-4918 mg/L) content in most of the samples were also exceed from the prescribed limit. Additionally, arsenic was abundantly present ranging from 3.52-13.63 mg/L in all collected samples of Karachi city while the concentration of cadmium (range: 0.0005-0.5012 mg/L) and lead (range: 0.201-1.817 mg/L) were also high in few samples, from the permissible limit of drinking water. Microbial contamination was also detected in which coliforms were present in the range of 0-150 CFU/100mL, which also unfit the water quality. This deteriorated ground water quality of Karachi can be improved by maintenance of proper sanitary conditions of the communities and implementation of water treatments, otherwise consumption of such water may develop serious health related consequences in the consumers.
Growth and Yield of Various Soy Varieties (Glycine max L. Merr.) on Drought Stress
Authors:   Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Rusmana Rusmana , Ningsih Eltis Panca ,   Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Justika Amelia ,   Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa
Published: December 2020

Soybeans become a source of plant protein and an essensial food ingredient in Indonesia. Extreme climate change causes weather changes; the impact is a long dry season which results in drought. Efforts to deal with drought stress are carried out using drought-tolerant soybean varieties that drop of production can be suppressed. The purpose of the study is to study growth responses for several different soybean varieties with drought-stricken conditions. The research was conducted from October 2019 to January 2020 at the Green House Agroecotechnology Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Banten. Factorial randomized block design method was then used which consists of two factors and three repetition. The first factor were that the Varieties consists of V1: Argo mulyo variety; V2: Deja 2 and V3 varieties: Dena varieties. The second factor was drought percentage comprising k1: 100% ATT (Groundwater Available); k2: 80% ATT, k3: 60% ATT and k4: 40% ATT. The results showed that differences in varieties and drought stress did not significantly affect the growth and yield of soybean crops. Argo Mulyo varieties are superior to drought stress compared to Deja 2 and Dena varieties from the weight of 100 seeds. No interaction of different soybeans varieties treatment and drought stress on all observation parameters.
The Hisperica Famina as an Ars Poetica
Authors: Gerbrandy Piet S.
Published: December 2020

Hitherto the group of seventh-century texts and fragments known as Hisperica famina has defied interpretation. Following suggestions made by a.o. Andy Orchard, I propose to read the A-text as an ambitious piece of literature, in which linguistic competition, hilarious though it may be, is seen as a tool to cope with the anxieties of living in an inhospitable world. After offering a new perspective on the text’s dialogic structure, suggesting that the narrator is an Englishman recalling his student years in Ireland, I read the descriptions of sea and fire as metapoetical symbols and the final section on a cattle raid as an allegory. Subsequently, I pay attention to irony and self-mockery, to conclude that the text is not only about words and grammar but has literary, social, and existential value as well.
Using Structural Equation Modeling to Evaluate Tourists’ Revisit Intention toward Ecotourism Sites
Authors: Zhang Heng , Nguyen-Dinh Nam , Pan Zhi-Wei
Published: December 2020

This study aims to clarify the relationship between three behaviours toward ecotourism sites include “ecotourism attitude,” “ecotourism experience,” and “revisit intention.” The structural equation modeling was used to evaluate how the attitude of ecotourism and the visit experience impact the tourists’ revisit intention. The analysis indicated that three constructs logically are suitable for the research direction after the test of the validity of measurement models. The structural model revealed that both “ecotourism attitude” and “ecotourism experience” positively influence “revisit intention.” Especially, “experience” also plays as a mediator, which causes the indirect effect of ecotourism attitude on revisit intention.
Keywords: Ecotourism attitude; Ecotourism experience; Revisit intention.
eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2459.
MARKOV MODEL TABANLI ÇİFT ENSTRUMANLI MÜZİK BESTELEME
Authors: KILIÇ Muratcan , TÜRKMEN H. İrem
Published: December 2020

Müzik, tarih boyunca insan eliyle üretilen tonlar dizilimi olarak gerçeklenmiştir. Son altmış yılda müziğin otomatik olarak bilgisayarlar yardımıyla bestelenmesi ile ilgili çalışmalar yapılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, müziğin otomatik olarak üretilmesinde Markov süreci yaklaşımının kullanıldığı özgün bir müzik besteleme sistemi, EMERSON, sunulmuştur. EMERSON’ın insan yapımı müziklerin performansına ne kadar yaklaşabileceğinin tahlili yapılmıştır. Bunun için önerilen sistemde literatürdeki diğer çalışmalardan farklı olarak iki enstrümanlı parçalar üretilmiştir. Birinci enstrümanın eğitiminde bir insan yapımı beste, ikinci enstrümanın eğitiminde birinci enstrümanın müzik sekansı kullanılmıştır. Üretilen müziklerin performansı anket yoluyla ölçülmüştür. Anketin Turing testi kısmında %43.32 oranında başarı oranı, beğeni testinde ise 10 üzerinden ortalama 5.62 puan elde edilmiştir.
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY OPTIMUM TILT ANGLE AND ORIENTATION WITH MULTI-OBJECTIVE CONSIDERATION
Authors: DURUSU Ali , ERDUMAN Ali , YILDIZ Fikret
Published: December 2020

Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system converts sunlight to electricity and referred as one of promising system for production of a renewable energy resources. Tilt angle and orientation have important effect on PV output. Positioning of PV system using tilt angle and orientation, therefore, according to path of radiation of sunlight is very critical to obtain more efficient energy conversion from PV panels. In this study, determination of optimum tilt angle and orientation studied for a grid-connected hybrid wind-PV-battery system. Firstly, general calculations of PV completed using a numerical method as follow: annual solar radiation (Wh/m2), annual energy production using radiation and temperature (Wh/m2), energy production using radiation, temperature and wind speed (Wh/m2). Secondly, cost of electricity for a grid-connected wind-PV-battery hybrid systems ($/year) depending on solar radiation, weather conditions and electricity market data were obtained using numerical method. It founded that optimum tilt angle varied between 26° - 27° for first three scenario and for the last case is 9°. As for orientation, it changed from south to west for all cases. Moreover, it seems that results of this study might be a reference and preliminary study for scientist and researcher/engineers to simplify designing and evaluating PV system.
DONATILI ŞEV YAKININA OTURAN ŞERİT TEMEL DAVRANIŞININ SAYISAL İNCELEMESİ
Authors: EMİRLER Buse
Published: December 2020

Bu çalışmada, şev yakınına oturan şerit temeller ile ilgili taşıma gücü ve stabilite analizleri yapılmıştır. Örnek deneysel model doğrultusunda, şevli kum zemin yüzeyine yerleştirilen B=0.07m genişliğinde bir şerit temel, şev tepesinden farklı mesafe oranlarında düşey yüke maruz bırakılmıştır. Analizlerde donatı kullanımının da taşıma gücüne ve güvenlik katsayısına olan etkileri incelenmiştir. Sayısal analizler, sonlu eleman yöntemine dayalı PLAXIS 3D bilgisayar programı kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Taşıma gücünün belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılan sayısal analizlerden elde edilen sonuçlar, literatürde yer alan deneylerle karşılaştırılmış ve üç boyutlu sayısal analizin taşıma gücünü tahminindeki başarısı araştırılmıştır. Temelin şev tepesinden uzaklığının ve donatı kullanımının güvenlik katsayısına olan etkisi ise parametrik olarak çalışılmıştır. Deney ve sayısal analizden elde edilen taşıma gücü sonuçlarının oldukça uyumlu olduğu görülmüş ve sonrasında yapılan parametrik çalışmada, temelin şev tepesine olan uzaklığının artması ve donatı kullanılması ile güvenlik katsayısının arttığı belirlenmiştir.
Integrating User-Centered Design and Behavioral Science to Design a Mobile Intervention for Obesity and Binge Eating: Mixed Methods Analysis
Authors: Graham Andrea K , Munson Sean A , Reddy Madhu , Neubert Sarah W , Green Emilie A , Chang Angela , Spring Bonnie , Mohr David C , Wildes Jennifer E
Published: December 2020

Background

Accounting for how end users engage with technologies is imperative for designing an efficacious mobile behavioral intervention.

Objective

This mixed methods analysis examined the translational potential of user-centered design and basic behavioral science to inform the design of a new mobile intervention for obesity and binge eating.

Methods

A total of 22 adults (7/22, 32% non-Hispanic White; 8/22, 36% male) with self-reported obesity and recurrent binge eating (≥12 episodes in 3 months) who were interested in losing weight and reducing binge eating completed a prototyping design activity over 1 week. Leveraging evidence from behavioral economics on choice architecture, participants chose treatment strategies from 20 options (aligned with treatment targets composing a theoretical model of the relation between binge eating and weight) to demonstrate which strategies and treatment targets are relevant to end users. The process by which participants selected and implemented strategies and their change in outcomes were analyzed.

Results

Although prompted to select one strategy, participants selected between 1 and 3 strategies, citing perceived achievability, helpfulness, or relevance as selection reasons. Over the week, all practiced a strategy at least once; 82% (18/22) struggled with implementation, and 23% (5/22) added a new strategy. Several themes emerged on successes and challenges with implementation, yielding design implications for supporting users in behavior change. In postexperiment reflections, 82% (18/22) indicated the strategy was helpful, and 86% (19/22) planned to continue use. One-week average within-subject changes in weight (–2.2 [SD –5.0] pounds) and binge eating (–1.6 [SD –1.8] episodes) indicated small clinical improvement.

Conclusions

Applying user-centered design and basic behavioral science yielded design insights to incorporate personalization through user choice with guidance, which may enhance engagement with and potential efficacy of digital health interventions.
Using a Scenario-Based Approach to Teaching Professionalism to Medical Students: Course Description and Evaluation (Preprint)
Authors: Ashcroft James , Warren Patrick , Weatherby Thomas , Barclay Stephen , Kemp Laurence , Davies Richard Justin , Hook Catherine Elizabeth , Fistein Elizabeth , Soilleux Elizabeth
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND

Doctors play a key role in individuals’ lives undergoing a holistic integration into local communities. To maintain public trust, it is essential that professional values are upheld by both doctors and medical students. We aimed to ensure that students appreciated these professional obligations during the 3-year science-based, preclinical course with limited patient contact.

OBJECTIVE

We developed a short scenario-based approach to teaching professionalism to first-year students undertaking a medical course with a 3-year science-based, preclinical component. We aimed to evaluate, both quantitatively and qualitatively, student perceptions of the experience and impact of the course.

METHODS

An interactive professionalism course entitled Entry to the Profession was designed for preclinical first-year medical students. Two scenario-based sessions were created and evaluated using established professionalism guidance and expert consensus. Quantitative and qualitative feedback on course implementation and development of professionalism were gathered using Likert-type 5-point scales and debrief following course completion.

RESULTS

A total of 70 students completed the Entry to the Profession course over a 2-year period. Feedback regarding session materials and logistics ranged from 4.16 (SD 0.93; appropriateness of scenarios) to 4.66 (SD 0.61; environment of sessions). Feedback pertaining to professionalism knowledge and behaviors ranged from 3.11 (SD 0.99; need for professionalism) to 4.78 (SD 0.42; relevance of professionalism). Qualitative feedback revealed that a small group format in a relaxed, open environment facilitated discussion of the major concepts of professionalism.

CONCLUSIONS

Entry to the Profession employed an innovative approach to introducing first-year medical students to complex professionalism concepts. Future longitudinal investigations should aim to explore its impact at various stages of preclinical, clinical, and postgraduate training.
Development of an mHealth App for Patients With Psoriasis Undergoing Biological Treatment: Participatory Design Study (Preprint)
Authors: Trettin Bettina , Danbjørg Dorthe Boe , Andersen Flemming , Feldman Steven , Agerskov Hanne
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND

In Denmark, patients with psoriasis undergoing biological treatment have regular follow-ups, typically every 3 months. This may pose a challenge for patients who live far away from the hospital. Mobile health (mHealth) is a promising and reliable tool for the long-term management of patients with psoriasis undergoing biological treatment because the disease course can be properly monitored. Despite recent developments in mHealth, the full potential of teledermatology remains to be tapped by newer, more attractive forms of services focused on patients’ needs.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to design and develop an mHealth app to support the self-management of patients with psoriasis using a participatory design.

METHODS

Using participatory design, we conducted 1 future workshop, 4 mock-up workshops, and 1 prototype test with patients and health care professionals to co-design a prototype. The process was iterative to ensure that all stakeholders would provide input into the design and outcome; this approach enabled continuous revision of the prototype until an acceptable solution was agreed upon. Data were analyzed according to the steps—plan, act, observe, and reflect—in the methodology of participatory design.

RESULTS

Health care professionals and patients emphasized the importance of a more patient-centered approach, focusing on the communication and maintenance of relationships. Patients perceived consultations to be impersonal and repetitive and wanted the opportunity to contribute to the agenda while attending a consultation. Patients also stated they would prefer not to attend visits in person every 3 months. On the basis of these findings, we designed an mHealth app that could replace in-person visits and support patients at in-person visits. Video consultations, self-monitoring, and registration of patient-reported outcome data were embedded in the app.

CONCLUSIONS

Using participatory design facilitated mutual learning and democratic processes that gave end users a significant influence over the solution. Despite the advantages of using participatory design in developing mHealth solutions, organizational conditions may still represent a barrier to the optimization of solutions.
Appropriate levels of government intervention to incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: a modeling study in OECD countries (Preprint)
Authors: Ahn Hyunmin , Choi Min Hyuk , Jang Haebong , Jeong Seok Hoon , Park Quehn
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND

Government intervention is one of the most important methods for controlling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

OBJECTIVE

Using the stringency index (SI) from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker, we aimed to identify appropriate levels of government intervention by country and to analyze quantitatively and qualitatively the effectiveness of government interventions for mitigating COVID-19 incidence in OECD countries.

METHODS

We obtained the controllable stringency index (CSI) from each country’s data through the decision tree method and used two models to determine the significance and effectiveness of the CSI by estimating changes in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19. In the first model, all COVID-19 data from each country was merged into a dataset.

RESULTS

Daily changes (gradient) in the number of confirmed cases decreased by 2.9% (95% confidence interval (CI), 2.9% to 2.9%; p < .001) for every 1.0 increase in SI based on the CSI. In logistic regression analysis, an SI higher than the CSI was related to lower numbers of daily confirmed cases (odds ratio (OR), 6.757; 95% CI, 5.618 to 8.130; p < .001) in the country model, and the average difference between daily SI and CSI was negatively correlated with the average gradient of the number of confirmed cases (β = -.017; 95% CI, -.026 to -.008; p < .001) across different countries. The CSI was associated with regions determined by the World Health Organization (WHO) (West-Pacific to Europe, β = 17.267; 95% CI, 8.120 to 26.414; p = .001 and West-Pacific to America, β = 28.318; 95% CI, 13.849 to 42.787; p < .001) together with average annual temperature (β = 1.493; 95% CI, .674 to 2.312; p = .001).

CONCLUSIONS

This study suggests that the appropriate level of government intervention for each country expressed as the CSI and the difference between the appropriate level and the actual level of SI might show a quantitative increase or decrease in the number of COVID-19 patients. Maintaining a SI above the CSI has the potential to decrease COVID-19 incidence in OECD countries. Considering the impact of government intervention on society and the economy, it may be more efficient to maintain levels of government intervention above appropriate levels per specific parameters than to implement higher levels of intervention. The findings may support political decisions and research methods in current or future waves of the pandemic.
Impact of COVID-19 on pornography use: evidence from big data analyses (Preprint)
Authors: Lau Way K.W. , Chan Randolph C.H. , Ngan Lionel H.M. , Wu Willian K.K. , Lau Benson W.M.
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to radical changes in social distancing awareness and affected social relationship. Due to the large-scale lockdown, home quarantine and maintaining social distance, it was anticipated that sexual activities would be severely impacted. In contrast, retrospective self-report studies showed that pornography use and autoerotism increased during the pandemic.

OBJECTIVE

The current study used big-data databases available on internet to investigate factors that modulated the pornography use under the pandemic.

METHODS

Daily relative search volume (RSV) data from Google Trends spanning from 24th Feb, 2020 to 13th Jul, 2020 were extracted. Traffic data of Pornhub was extracted from the website Pornhub Insights, spanning from 24th Feb, 2020 to 13th Jul, 2020. The parameter is defined as ‘percent change in traffic compared to an average day in 2019’. Number of daily new case of COVID-19 was extracted from database on Our World in Data.

RESULTS

Google Trends showed that the relative search volume (RSV) for pornography increased after late March 2020, which was dated close to the announcement of the pandemic by the World Health Organization. The number of daily new cases of COVID-19 was positively correlated with the traffic of Pornhub, a popular pornography website, and the RSV of ‘pornography’. Moderation analysis demonstrated a significant main effect of daily new case of COVID-19 and the RSV of ‘social distancing’
in predicting Pornhub traffic / RSV of ‘pornography’. Furthermore, the RSV of ‘social distancing’ significantly moderated the relationship between daily new cases and Pornhub traffic / RSV of ‘pornography’. A stronger COVID-pornography use association was observed in heightened social distancing awareness.

CONCLUSIONS

To conclude, increased pornography consumption during the pandemic was identified, which was associated with the severity of the pandemic. Social distancing awareness may be a key factor influencing interest and use of pornography. Further studies on the changes in sexual desire, and birth-rate control are worthwhile since the long-term public health may be affected by the changes in sexual behaviour during the pandemic.
Мониторинг основных показателей стоматологической помощи в Украине за 2019 год
Authors: Mazur I.P. , Vakhnenko O.M.
Published: December 2020

В статье представлен анализ результатов государственных и отраслевых статистических отчетов стоматологических учреждений здравоохранения, которые были поданы в государственное учреждение «Центр медицинской статистики Министерства здравоохранения Украины» в 2019 году. По состоянию на 1 января 2020 в Украине стоматологическую помощь населению Украины предоставляли 24 622 врача стоматологического профиля и 1008 зубных врачей в 6278 учреждениях различных форм собственности. В статье представлена структура, обеспеченность и укомплектованность стоматологическими кадрами в Украине. Представлены основные показатели системы оказания стоматологической помощи как в коммунальных, так и в частных учреждениях. Представлен сравнительный анализ с основными показателями стоматологической помощи за 2018 год. Уменьшается количество проведенных плановых осмотров полости рта и увеличивается количество злокачественных новообразований, особенно запущенных форм.
Нестероидные противовоспалительные препараты при болевом синдроме в стоматологической практике — оптимальный выбор патогенетической терапии
Authors: Mazur I.P.
Published: December 2020

В статье рассмотрена одна из наиболее актуальных проблем не только в стоматологии, но и в медицине в целом — проблема боли. Подробно описана классификация болевых синдромов в стоматологической практике, рассмотрены причины и патогенетические аспекты болевого синдрома, а также проанализированы преимущества и недостатки выбора нестероидных противовоспалительных препаратов при лечении соматогенных болевых синдромов.
Evolution of public administration in the post-Soviet. Turkmenistan
Authors:   Academy of public service under the President of Turkmenistan, ANNAMURADOV ALYM K. , MUKHAMMETBERDIEV OVEZDURDY B. ,   Academy of public service under the President of Turkmenistan, HAITOV MURAD O. ,   Academy of public service under the President of Turkmenistan
Published: December 2020

The article examines the formation of the statehood of modern Turkmenistan through the prism of historical changes that have occurred in the post-Soviet countries. It is noted that after 1991 all former republics of the USSR built new independent states on a fundamentally different basis – interaction between government and society. The authors emphasize that the establishment of trust between the state as an institution and citizens is possible under certain conditions, among which a special place is occupied by a clear organization of civil service and the professionalism of civil servants. The measures that have already been implemented and are being taken by the leadership of Turkmenistan at the present time to solve these problems are considered. It is noted that Turkmenistan acts within the framework and in accordance with the key world-class standards regarding the requirements for the organization of civil service. The measures taken in the country to combat corruption are analyzed.
Mother's Knowledge About Dental Health With Carrying Events In Children In Public Elementary School 1 Saleppa, Banggae District
Authors: Al-Hijrah Muh Fauzar , Armidayanti Armidayanti
Published: December 2020

Dental caries attacks all people, all ages, both men and women, all tribes, races and at all levels of social status. The World Health Organization (WHO) survey in 2013 said that as many as 87% of school-age children around the world and most adults had suffered from dental caries. According to the Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) in 2013, the prevalence of dental caries in children aged 5-9 years 28.9%, up from 2007 amounted to 21.6%. Dental and oral health services for elementary school children and the same level in Majene Regency were not optimally implemented in 2017 the percentage of students examined was 53.5% and those who received care were only 20% of the number that should be treated. This study aims to identify the relationship of maternal knowledge about dental health with caries incidence in children. This research uses observational research with cross sectional approach that connects independent variables with dependent variables at the same time. The total population in this study was 65 parents (mothers) students, and the sampling technique used was total sampling. Research Results From the Chi Squaredi test results obtained value ρ = 0,000 where the value of ρ is less than 0.05 which means there is a meaningful relationship between the knowledge of mother with caries incidence in children. It is suggested to mothers to seek more information about maintaining oral health and giving good food for dental health and it is hoped that the school will organize a School Dental Health Effort to pay more attention to the oral health of children
Risk of Environmental Factors and Efforts to Eliminate Mosquito Nest with Dengue Fever in The Working Area of The Kamonji Health Center
Authors: Rau Muhammad Jusman , Banilai Puti Andalusia Sarigando
Published: December 2020

Dengue High Fever (DHF) is a contagious health problem in tropical areas like Indonesia. Palu city has the highest cases of DHF that is 600 cases (Incidence Rate 166,2/100.000 population) and there are 9 people died. Incidence of DHF in the working area of Kamonji public health center are 106 cases. Factors that cause DHF in this working area are environment and behavior of community. The study aimsis determine risk factors of environment and eradication of mosquito nests efforts in the working area of Kamonji Public Health Center. This type of research is case-control approach and the sample taken from Total Sampling technique which amounts to 86 respondents with a ratio 1:1. Data analysis was performed using univariate and bivariate at 95% confidence level (α=0,05) which shows that precenses of larvae in breeding place (OR=0,334) and drain water containers (OR=0,237) are protective factors. Another result shows that presences of mosquito in resting place (OR=3,654), close water containers (OR=4,032), the use of abate (OR=3,048) and the use of anti-mosquito drugs (OR=4,909) are risk factors of incidence of DHF in working area of Kamonji public health center. The efforts to prevent incidence of DHF is implement eradication of mosquito nest so that the environment around the house still clean and has no chance for become breeding place of Aedes aegypti.
Factors Relating To Safety Riding Behaviors In Students Of Senior High School 5 Palu
Authors: Salmawati Lusia , Puspita Shinta Widya
Published: December 2020

Traffic accidents are still a global problem today. Traffic accidents are the main cause of death for all age groups dominated by adolescents. The number of traffic accident cases in Indonesia reached 108,871 incidents with details of which 25,511 people died. Accident data in Central Sulawesi during 2016 reached 1,889 incidents, with 420 dead, 1,076 serious injuries and 2,042 minor injuries. The city of Palu is in order no. 1 with traffic accidents 308 cases with losses of up to 616 million rupiah. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors associated with safety riding behavior. This type of research is quantitative with a Cross Sectional Study approach, sampling using the Proportional Stratified Random Sampling method. The number of samples in this study were 84 respondents. The data were collected using a questionnaire with a Guttman scale. The data obtained were analyzed statistically using the Chi-Square test. The results showed that there was no relationship between knowledge (p = 0.95), while there was a relationship between attitude (p = 0.008), SIM ownership (p = 0.003), and safety riding behavior. To prevent traffic accidents, it is necessary to provide an understanding of Safety Riding, guide traffic discipline, invite them to complete driving licenses, familiarize children with using PPE, and provide motivation to always prioritize safety in driving.
1616: The Secrets and Passions of William Shakespeare
Authors: Gareth Somers
Published: December 2020

This is a practice research account of some of the research questions, processes and findings underpinning the performance text of “1616: The Secrets and Passions of William Shakespeare”, a one-man play about the life of William Shakespeare (written 2013-15, performed 2015-16, published 2016). The exposition includes the full playtext, a video trailer for the performance, and a discussion of the primary sources and themes investigated during the research and writing process.
Impact of anxiety, stress and depression related to COVID-19 pandemic on the course of hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency
Authors: Karabacak Deniz Eyice , demir semra , Yeğit Osman Ozan , Can Ali , Terzioğlu Kadriye , Erdoğdu Derya , Olgac Muge , coskun raif , Çolakoğlu Bahauddin , Büyüköztürk Suna , Gelincik Aslı
Published: December 2020

Background: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) attacks can be provoked with
psychological factors. The aim of this study was to assess the effects
of anxiety, depression and stress related to COVID-19 pandemic on
disease activity of HAE patients during the quarantine period (QP) and
the return to normal period (RTNP). Methods: This prospective study was
conducted between March 2020 and September 2020 in four allergy centres.
Demographic, clinical features and mental health status were evaluated
in QP (from March to the beginning of June) and RTNP (from June to the
beginning of September) was applied by the government. The 10-point
visual analogue scale (VAS10) was used to define the severity of HAE
attacks. Depression-Anxiety- Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) and Fear of
Covid-19 (FC-19) scales were performed to assess mental health status.
Results: 139 HAE patients were included in the study. In QP, median
attack numbers and median VAS10 scores were 5 (min-max: 0-45) and 6
(min-max: 0-10), respectively. HAE attack numbers, DASS-21 stress,
anxiety, depression and total DASS-21 scores, as well as FC-19 scores
were higher in QP than RTNP (p= 0.001, p <0,001, p = 0,001, p
<0,001, p <0.001, p<0.001, respectively).
However, there was no difference in attack severity scores between the
two periods (p>0.05). Conclusions: This study revealed that
the restriction measures during Covid-19 outbreak causes an increase in
the number of HAE attacks in relation to anxiety, depression, stress and
fear of Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, it is important to provide
psychological support to HAE patients during the pandemic.
Redo Robotic-Assisted Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement in a Patient with Mitral Annular Calcification
Authors: Frey Andrew , West James , Lewis Clifton , Ahmed Mustafa , Eudailey Kyle , Vardas Panos
Published: December 2020

Mitral valve replacement in the setting of mitral annular calcification
(MAC) remains a surgical challenge fraught with several known
complications. We present an innovative and hybrid approach involving
robotic-assisted deployment of a SAPIEN S3 (Edwards Lifesciences,
Irvine, CA) in the mitral position of a patient with severe MAC in the
setting of previous sternotomy for aortic valve replacement. The robotic
platform allowed avoidance of redo sternotomy, paravalvular leaks
adjustment through excellent visualization from the right chest, and
better assessment of the risk of left ventricular outflow tract
obstruction. This report serves as an alternative technique for the
management of mitral valve surgery associated with MAC in the era of
transcatheter and minimally-invasive cardiac operations.
The adhan in the Bosniak population in Serbia
Authors: Niksic Naka
Published: December 2020

The adhan (?the call to ritual prayer?) originated in Mecca in the seventh
century, when it was, by order and instruction of the prophet Muhammad, for
the first time, in an exceptionally lovely voice, melodiously performed by
Bilal ibn Rebbah, also known as Bilal the Ethiopian. Over time, it became
the symbol of testifying to the belief that there is only one god, Allah,
and that Muhammad his prophet calls to Islam, as a sign of establishing
power over a newly-conquered territory. With the spreading of Islam, the
practice of salat, and thus the adhan, has been performed today, in addition
to the salat, it is also performed when ritually naming newborns. In the
areas which are dominantly inhabited by the Bosniaks in Serbia it still
continues to be performed from the beginning of the 15th century. Viewed
from the aspect of music, during the performance of an adhan we note the
prevalence of various melodious patterns, depending on whether the Turkish
or Arabic religious school predominates. The aim of this paper is to point
at the importance and role of the adhan in the culture of Bosniaks, and thus
argue for its inclusion in the school curricula for music education teaching
in elementary and high schools. For this purpose, I use the existing
scholarship on this topic recordings of interlocutors, ethnomusicological
recordings of performances, as well as the analysis of curricula. I hope
that this research will provide a contribute to expanding knowledge of the
role of adhan among Bosniaks and understanding this form of Islamic
spiritual music.
All that turban-folk: Orientalism and neo-folk music in Serbia
Authors: Sentevska Irena
Published: December 2020

In this paper I look at the ?oriental controversy? of the neo-folk music in
Serbia, focusing on the changes in the perception of the longstanding
Serbian-Bosnian ensemble Juzni vetar (Southern Wind) in the academic
circles, media and various segments of the music industry. The affirmative
attitude towards the performers and music legacy of Juzni vetar, which has
in recent years gradually entered the media from the alternative
(non-commercial) music and art circles, may be observed in the context of
the contemporary globalized music industry which constantly challenges
orientalist assumptions and divisions between East and West. The key turning
point in this process is the newly-embraced understanding of Juzni vetar
(and ?turban-folk? in general) as part of Serbia?s cultural heritage. Using
a representative sample of academic and media comments, in this paper I shed
some light on the shifts in the reception of Juzni vetar primarily as an
indication of the wider changes in the reception of the Ottoman legacy and
contemporary influences of the ?Orient? in the contemporary Serbian culture,
not excluding the wider context of Southeastern Europe.
Miten roskan lukeminen laajentaa kirjallisuuden opetuksen mahdollisuuksia?
Authors: Koponen Päivi
Published: December 2020

Vaikka kestävän kehityksen tavoitteet ovat keskeinen osa nykyisiä opetussuunnitelmauudistuksia, hakevat ympäristöpedagogiset käytännöt yhä monessa oppiaineessa muotoaan. Tarkastelen peruskoulun ja lukion äidinkielen ja kirjallisuuden oppiaineen sisällä tapahtuvan kirjallisuuden opetuksen ympäristöpedagogisia mahdollisuuksia. Tuon 2000-luvun filosofisen ja ihmistieteellisen tutkimuksen materiaalisen käänteen vuoropuheluun monilukutaidon pedagogiikan kanssa. Aineistonani luen Rachel Hope Allisonin "mykkää” sarjakuvaromaania I’m not a plastic bag, joka kuvaa ihmisperäisen jätteen päätymistä Tyyneen valtamereen. Alkaa ekologisten muutosten ketju, jossa pelkästään ihmisen toiminta ei ole maailmaa muuttavaa; myös ei-inhimillinen toimii ja tuottaa toimijuutta. Tavoitteenani on tuoda kirjallisuuden opetuksen käyttöön tietoa siitä, miten ei-inhimillistä, materiaalista ja vaikeasti kielen tasolla tulkittavaa toimijuutta on mahdollista lukea. Tuloksia on mahdollista hyödyntää ympäristöpedagogisen kirjallisuuden opetuksen kehittämisessä.

 

How reading waste expands the possibilities of literature teaching? “Non-interpretable” matter and its reading in the development of environmental pedagogy literature teaching

Abstract

Although education for sustainable development is a key part of current curriculum reforms, many subjects do not yet have enough environmental pedagogy practices. I study how environmental pedagogy can be put into practice in compulsory basic education and general upper secondary school literature teaching within the subject of Finnish language and literature. I want to bring the material turn within 21st century philosophical and humanistic research into a dialogue with multiliteracy/multiliteracies pedagogy. I read Rachel Hope Allison’s “mute” graphic novel I’m not a plastic bag, which represents human waste ending up in the Pacific Ocean. A chain of ecological changes begins, in which human activity alone is not changing the world; also non-human acts and produces agency. My aim is to bring forth an understanding of how non-human, material and linguistically difficult-to-interpret agency can be read within literature teaching. The results can be used in developing environmental pedagogy literature teaching.

Keywords: Material turn, multiliteracy/multiliteracies, environmental pedagogy literature teaching
Social hållbarhet och scientific literacy i flerspråkiga naturvetenskapsklassrum
Authors: Vuorenpää Sari , Wolff Lili-Ann , Sjöblom Pia
Published: December 2020

Den här artikeln fokuserar på social hållbarhet som undervisningspraxis, inte som undervisningsinnehåll, närmare bestämt hur den naturvetenskapliga undervisningen kan förverkligas på ett socialt hållbart sätt. Forskningsfrågan är hur lärare som undervisar i naturvetenskaper kan erbjuda elever mer likvärdiga förutsättningar att utveckla scientific literacy. Vi sökte svaret med stöd av klassrumsobservationer i Finland och Sverige. I resultatet utkristalliserade sig särskilt fyra kategorier med relevans för social hållbarhet i undervisningen: språkanvändning, konkretisering, tidsanvändning och uppmuntran till elevinitiativ. Ett likvärdigt lärande i naturvetenskaper kräver en didaktik där målmedvetet språkbruk sammanflätas med konkreta lärandesituationer utan tidspress. Det är även ett lärande där elevinitiativ tillvaratas.

 

Social sustainability and scientific literacy in multilingual science classrooms

Abstract

The focus of this article is social sustainability as a teaching practice, not as teaching content. Specifically, the concern is how to realize science teaching in a socially sustainable way. The research question is how science teachers could offer students equal opportunities to develop scientific literacy. We have searched for answers through classroom observations in Finland and Sweden. The analysis revealed four categories with relevance to social sustainability teaching practice: language use, tangibility, time use, and encouragement of student initiatives. Equal science learning requires teaching methods that include purposeful use of language in practical learning situations without time pressure. It is also the teaching that supports student initiatives.

Keywords: social sustainability, sustainability education, subject language, scientific literacy, science education
BRICS-T ÜLKELERİNDE DOĞRUDAN VE DOLAYLI YATIRIMLARIN EKONOMİK BÜYÜMEYE ETKİSİ
Authors: KAMACI Ahmet , RAZ MOHAMMAD Ahmad Saber
Published: December 2020

Küreselleşmeyle beraber hız kazanan sermaye transferleri doğrudan ve dolaylı yatırımlar şeklinde ülkelere gelmektedir. Gelen bu yatırımlar ülke ekonomilerini canlandırarak üretim ve milli gelir artışı sağlamıştır. Ciddi büyüme oranlarıyla tüm dünya ülkelerinin ilgisini çeken BRICS ülkeleri yükselen piyasa ekonomilerinin başarılı bir aktörüdür. Özellikle 2050’de ABD ve Japonya ile beraber BRIC ülkelerinin G-6’yı oluşturacağı tahmini, bu ülkelerle ilgili çalışmaları da hızlandırmıştır.
Bu çalışmanın amacı, BRICS-T ülkelerinde doğrudan ve dolaylı yatırımların ekonomik büyümeye etkisini incelemektir. 1999-2018 dönemine ait verilerde yatay kesit bağımlılığı tespit edildiğinden dolayı, 2.nesil panel birim kök testleriyle serilerin durağanlığı test edilmiştir. Farklı derecede durağan çıkan serilere ARDL modeli uygulanarak değişkenler arasındaki kısa ve uzun dönemli ilişki sınanmıştır. ARDL modeli sonuçlarına göre, kısa dönem katsayıları anlamsızdır. Uzun dönemde ise, doğrudan yatırımlardaki 1 birimlik artış ekonomik büyümeyi 1,164 birim; dolaylı yatırımlardaki 1 birimlik artış ise ekonomik büyümeyi 0,172 birim arttırmaktadır.
Is The SARS-CoV2 Evolved in Human Being: A prospective Genetic Analysis
Authors: Dimonte Salvatore , Jamal Jalal Paywast , Abdulrahman Ahmad Hiwa , Bakr Karim Safa , Ahmed Hama Soor Taib , Ibrahim Ali Salar , Babakir-Mina Muhammed , Greco Francesco
Published: December 2020

COVID-19 is the deadly respiratory disease of the century caused by new type unknown origin Coronavirus. The recent effort of the word researchers is toward finding the origin of the virus. The current study investigated the extent of molecular similarity and divergence between SARS-CoV2 and other related Coronavirus. An attempt has been made to investigate the epidemiological study of this new contagious virus using molecular biology techniques. The phylogenetic trees for all human coronaviruses with the novel Coronavirus have been built using a several complete amino acid sequences of the four known structural proteins, S (spike), E (envelope), M (membrane), and N (nucleocapsid). The result of the study revealed that the SARS-CoV2 is related to human SARS-CoV isolated from different countries very cloely, especially those strains recovered from China in recent times, 2020. The evolutionary changes observed in the inserted 23 amino acids in the RNA binding domain (RBD) of the coronvirus spike glycoprotein which cannot be detected in any other human coronavirus. Moreover, the 2019-nCoV is not closely related to other alpha, beta and gamma human Coronavirus, including MERS-CoV. The current study concluded that 2019-nCoV is more likely believed to originated from SARS-CoV. The probability is more vital to be originated from the strain isolated in China in 2020, which is coincident with the spraed of COVID-19 in the same country. The phyloepidemiologic analyses suggested that the coronaviruses are circulating in human hosts evolving gradually by times in response to the different environment stimuli facing the virus inside the host in different geographical areas. Furthermore, the analysis showed the flow of transmission, and evolutionary changes of SARS-CoV2 which may be directed from the transmission of SARS-CoV from human to Bat and Pangolin then jumped to human again in the crowded market Wuhan city in China.
The impact of remittances on household poverty
Authors:   University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Iyemifokhae Ohiomoje
Published: December 2020

In 2015, the inflow of international remittances to Nigeria stood at $20.5 billion (World Bank, 2016). This represents 3.5% of the global flow and 58.5% of the Sub-Saharan Africa’s estimate. In spite of this increased flow, household poverty has remained pervasive in Nigeria. Previous studies have focused on the impact that aggregate remittances have on household poverty without considering the roles of the different types of remittances (cash, food and other remittances) on household poverty in Nigeria. This study was, therefore, designed to analyse the impact of the various types of remittances on household poverty across the rural and urban areas and the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. The study was premised on consumption theory which incorporates remittances as a form of income that affects household consumption. The methodology was similar to that of Mukherjee and Benson (2003). In this study, the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) was used to estimate the mean of the per capita expenditures (which were compared with the absolute poverty line) of remittance-receiving households against households, community and regional profiles. Probit regression was used as robustness checks on the OLS estimates. In order to examine the effect of endogeneity, the Heckman’s two-stage estimation technique was deployed. The impact of aggregate, cash, food and other remittances on household poverty are chequered in rural, urban and across the six geo-political zones. These impacts are felt strongly in the rural and urban areas as well as in the North Central, South East and South West zones than in other geo-political zones of Nigeria.
Specific development of additional professional professional programs taking into account the target audience
Authors: Tarasova A. E.
Published: December 2020

The article deals with the design and development of additional professional programs. The article focuses on the problems of document preparation and the content of training. The author considers one of the conditions for attracting students to additional professional education in the framework of the development of a higher educational organization’s economic independence. The author determines the possibilities of coordinating an additional professional program for students of different specialties with professional standards.
Institutional factors of the formation of a research direction on the problems of continuous medical education presented by publications in leading world scientific journals
Authors: Morgun А. N. , Prirodova O. F. , Nikishina V. B.
Published: December 2020

Institutional factors (organizations, authors, countries, journals) of the development of a research direction on the problems of continuous medical education are analyzed on the material of the array of publications in leading world medical scientific journals indexed by the Web of Science information platform on the topic of continuous education over the past 45 years. A comparative scientometric characteristic of the institutional factors in the development of the direction is given. The bibliometric mapping method identifies leaders on these factors which determine the main trends in research on continuous medical education. Conclusions about the locations of the main institutional factors that shape the direction of research are made. Possible areas for continuing bibliometric research in continuous medical education are identified.