bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Vibration Signal Analysis Under Varying Machine Speed Using Spectral Correlation
Authors:   University of Basrah, Matrood Mohanad , Alsalaet Jaafar ,   University of Basrah
Published: August 2024

Monitoring the health of rotating machinery is essential to ensure system safety, achieve cost savings, and enhance overall reliability. The requirement for a reliable and clear method of identifying defects has prompted the development of several monitoring techniques. They utilize vibration, measurement of the motor's current signature, and acoustic emission data in the process of condition monitoring. The MFS (machinery fault simulator) equipment was used to determine bearing faults using vibration signal analysis. MFS conducts simulations and investigations of many bearing issues, including those occurring in the inner race, outer race, and balls. An accelerometer (type B & K 4366) was connected to a data acquisition device (IDAC-6C) to record vibration signals under different operating conditions. Furthermore, a tachometer equipped with an LCD display is employed to measure the rotational speed. Four types of defects in ball bearing (Koyo 1205C3 type) were studied, the slot in outer race with size 0.196 mm, the slot in inner race with size 0.191 mm, in ball with size 0.196 mm in additional to compound defect. In this paper, spectral correlation technique was employed to detect defects in ball bearings running at varying speed, along with spectral coherence and the corresponding Enhanced Envelope Spectrum (EES) in frequency-order domain and order-order domain. The results show that the adopted methods, that are used to analyze the real vibration signals for diagnosis the defected ball bearings, are suitable, accurate and less processing time for varying speed. The processing time of the FastACP method used to analyze the signals in order- order domain is less than that of the adopted method in the frequency-order domain for any defect type. Overall, using the FastACP method in the order-order domain significantly reduced processing time by approximately 27% compared to the adopted method in the frequency-order domain under varying speed conditions.
‘Challenging but ultimately rewarding’ — lived experiences of Deep End Northern Ireland GPs: a qualitative study
Authors: Butler Daniel , O’Donovan Diarmuid , Johnston Jenny , Hart Nigel
Published: August 2024

Background

Living in socioeconomically deprived areas is associated with shorter lives and worse health. GPs working in these areas face additional challenges compared with those in more affluent locations.

Aim

To establish GPs’ motivation for working in these areas, to discover the challenges that GPs face, and to gain insights from GPs on potential improvements and changes.

Design and setting

An interpretative phenomenological analysis was undertaken of GPs’ lived experiences of working in the most socioeconomically deprived practices in Northern Ireland (NI), which is the most deprived country within the UK.

Method

Interviews were carried out with nine GPs to find out the challenges facing them, why they work in a Deep End area, and what suggestions, ideas, and solutions they have to improve patient care and GP experience at NI’s Deep End.

Results

The challenges related to wider health service failures including the increased demand on GPs and feelings of powerlessness. Patient population challenges included ‘missingness’, late or crisis presentations, alongside the clinical difficulties of a highly ‘medicalised’ patient population, as well as the high prevalence of mental health problems. However, GPs choose to work in Deep End areas because the environments were seen as clinically stimulating and rewarding, as well as giving them feelings of belonging and fulfilling a duty to ‘their’ area. Improvements focused on providing more flexible access, increased mental health provision, and future training and recruitment, particularly around widening participation in medical school.

Conclusion

Improving the environmental conditions, empowering individuals, and investing in communities are essential factors to achieving health. The current model of providing reactionary acute care is leading to GPs experiencing powerlessness and feelings of helplessness at the Deep End.
Türkçede Benzetme (Asimilasyon) Türleri
Authors: Ersöz Serpil
Published: August 2024

Evrensel bir ses olayı olan benzetme, çok genel olarak bir söz zincirindeki seslerin birbirlerini etkilemesi ve bunun sonucunda da etkileşime giren sesin ya da seslerin değişmesi olarak açıklanabilir. Türkçedeki bütün gramer kitaplarında mutlaka ele alınan konulardan biridir. Yapılan uygulamalı çalışmalarda da pek çok benzetme örneğine rastlanmakta ve tespit edilen örnekler mevcut sınıflandırmalar temelinde incelenmektedir.
Ağız araştırmaları gibi uygulamalı çalışmalarda elde edilen veriler, mevcut tanımların ve sınıflandırmaların geliştirilmesini zorunlu kılmaktadır. Makale kapsamında öncelikle benzetme ve benzeşme terimlerine değinilmiş, ikisinin birbirinden farklı ses olaylarını gösterdiği belirtilmiştir. Ardından da Osman Nedim Tuna’nın yaptığı sınıflandırma esasında yeni verileri de kapsayacak bir sınıflandırma oluşturulmaya çalışılmıştır. Buna göre; 1. Ses Türüne Göre (ünlü, ünsüz, ünlü-ünsüz benzetmeleri), 2.Fonetik Özelliklerine Göre (ötümlülük, süreklilik, artlık, damak, dudak … vb benzetmesi), 3. Benzetmenin Uzaklığına Göre (yakın, uzak), 4. Benzetmenin Derecesine Göre (tam, yarı), 5. Benzetmenin Yönüne Göre (tek yönlü, çift yönlü), 6. Benzetmenin Kalıcılığına Göre (kalıcı, geçici), 7. Benzetmenin Cümledeki Yerine Göre (kelime içinde, kelimeler arasında) ve 8. Bağıntılı Benzetme olmak üzere 8 grup oluşturulmuştur.
Impacto da pandemia de COVID-19 na saúde mental dos profissionais de saúde: uma revisão sistemática de artigos recentes
Authors: Silva Mateus Julio Garcia da , Baldanza Beatriz Ramalho Moreira , Portes Gustavo Cosendey , Muzzy Leonardo Alves , Oliveira Maurycia Lima de , Scalla Ronaldo Cascelli Schelb
Published: August 2024

Introdução: A Síndrome de Burnout tem ganhado destaque entre os profissionais de saúde. A desorganização provocada pela pandemia realçou a necessidade de uma nova perspectiva sobre a saúde mental desses profissionais, que desempenham um papel crucial na sociedade. Revisão Bibliográfica: Os artigos selecionados foram organizados em uma tabela para melhor visualização e compreensão dos dados. Dentre os estudos incluídos, é relevante destacar aqueles com amostras mais amplas, resultados correlacionados a diversos fatores e aqueles que abordam o cenário brasileiro. Metodologia: Realizou-se uma busca bibliográfica de artigos pertinentes ao tema. As bases de dados PubMed e SciELO foram consultadas. A pesquisa foi conduzida por meio da combinação dos seguintes descritores: "burnout", "COVID-19", "profissionais de saúde", "médicos" e "enfermeiros". Foram considerados artigos em inglês e português, publicados nos últimos 12 meses, ou seja, de 2021 a 2021. Resultados: As análises dos estudos reforçam que as principais repercussões na saúde mental dos profissionais de saúde estão ligadas predominantemente à Síndrome de Burnout. Além disso, também se destacam questões como depressão, insônia, ansiedade, angústia e distúrbios do sono. Discussão: Os artigos selecionados apresentam uma ampla gama de fatores que afetam diretamente a saúde mental dos profissionais de saúde que estão na linha de frente no combate à COVID-19. Estes profissionais lidam diariamente com desafios complexos, como a falta de recursos materiais, a gravidade variada da doença, protocolos emergentes, carga de trabalho intensificada e, infelizmente, a frequente ocorrência de óbitos de pacientes no contexto da pandemia. Conclusão: Emerge da análise que os profissionais de saúde que estão na linha de frente durante a pandemia do coronavírus enfrentam situações extremamente estressantes. Isso resulta em um aumento significativo de preocupações, carga de trabalho, ansiedade e depressão, à medida que lidam com um alto número de mortes e jornadas de trabalho prolongadas.
Taxonomic Revision and Morphometric Analysis of Gamochaeta (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae)
Authors: Freire Susana E. , Grossi Mariana A. , Bayón Néstor D. , Monti Claudia , Iharlegui Laura , Migoya María A.
Published: August 2024

Gamochaeta Wedd. (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) is a New World genus with a center of diversity in South America. The genus is characterized by capitula usually arranged in spikes or headlike clusters; pistillate florets outnumbering the bisexual florets; truncate style branches with apical sweeping trichomes; pappus bristles connate at the base into a ring that falls as a unit; and achenes with usually globose twin trichomes. We present here the first morphometric analysis of this genus. Based upon these results, 53 species are recognized, and two are newly synonymized: G. neuquensis Cabrera under the name G. chamissonis (DC.) Cabrera, and G. impatiens G. L. Nesom under the name G. americana (Mill.) Wedd. A lectotype is newly designated for Gnaphalium spiciforme Sch. Bip. The occurrence in southern Argentina of Gamochaeta procumbens (Phil.) Cabrera is reported for the first time, and G. standleyi (Steyerm.) G. L. Nesom is new for Colombia. One species, Gamochaeta thouarsii (Spreng.) Anderb., is treated as dubious. A key to the species is provided, as well as morphological descriptions, synonymy, distribution and habitat information, distinguishing characters, taxonomic affinities, distribution maps, illustrations of the species, and additional material examined.
The Risks of Bail in Brazil: The Figure of the Guarantor from the Perspective of the Brazilian Supreme Court in Cases Involving Family Property
Authors: da Silva Alexandra de Oliveira
Published: August 2024

The purpose of this article is to examine the legal and jurisprudential treatment of guarantors of rental contracts of a residential and commercial nature. The examination of the legal effects arising from the decision to act as guarantor is also sought. To this end, it is mentioned that there is, within the framework of normative infrakonstitutional, express command of safeguarding the family good, institute whose bias is the preservation of the fundamental right to housing, human and social right, positivized in article 6 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Brazil. This legal backing derives from the intrinsic relationship between adequate housing and the right to life and the dignity of the human person. On the other hand, it has to be said that the legislation itself which makes the debtor's property unbinding, excludes the guarantor. And, since the bail is a personal guarantee, as a rule, provided free of charge, there is a profound divergence of understanding among the members of the highest court in Brazil about the constitutionality of the seizure of family property of the tenant of the lease contract.
Safeguarding the Future: Child Protection and the Prevention of Child Marriages in Indonesia
Authors: Wang Shuai
Published: August 2024

Child protection is an issue in Indonesia, which has a varied cultural heritage and has experienced economic downturns. According to Arliman (2017), Indonesia has created policies, efforts, and governmental and non-governmental organizations to ensure Children's protection and wellness. The nation's legal structure consists of global and across-the-country conventions, which disclose the relevance of the initiatives placed by the federal government to protect and safeguard Children's' lawful rights. According to Vaitla et al. (2017), the focus has been on securing wellness and constitutional freedoms, specifically in the problem of early marriages. The country's decision to promote child protection through fundamental laws such as the constitution originates from the implications for the future and children's health. Olojede et al. (2020) reveal numerous problems in managing children's issues, such as forced marriage, denying their basic civil liberties, and gender-based violence. Despite the federal government's efforts, numerous difficulties proceed and remain prevalent in different Indonesian areas and regions.
HEART RATE FEATURES WHILE PLAYING IN VIRTUAL REALITY IN MEN AND WOMEN: A PILOT EXPERIMENT
Authors: Зуева К.И. , Зайцева И.О. , Демарева В.А.
Published: August 2024

Статья посвящена изучению динамики сердечного ритма при игре в виртуальной реальности (VR). Выборку составили три женщины и трое мужчин в возрасте 18-36 лет, которые в разные дни проходили четыре VR-игры, общее количество проанализированных сессий составило 24. Выявлено, что длительность RR-интервалов у мужчин меньше, чем у женщин как до VR-игр, так и в течение всего эксперимента. Также обнаружено, что длительность RR-интервалов в VR-игре, по сравнению с фоновой записью до игры, менее всего изменяется в случае, если аватаром выступает сам человек.

The article is devoted to the study of heart rate dynamics while playing in virtual reality (VR). The sample consisted of three women and three men aged 18-36 years, who played four VR games on different days, the total number of sessions analyzed was 24. It was found that the duration of RR-intervals in men was shorter than in women, both before the VR-games and during the entire experiment. It was also found that the duration of RR intervals in a VR game, compared to the background recording before the game, changed the least when the avatar was the participant himself.
FEATURES OF ADAPTATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES OF RUSSIA
Authors: Бартош О.П.
Published: August 2024

Психическое здоровье подрастающего поколения - одна из самых насущных проблем нашего времени. Выборка исследования состояла из 2000 школьников в возрасте 7-16 лет. Мы использовали стандартизированные методы психологии. Были использованы следующие психотерапевтические вмешательства: когнитивно-поведенческий тренинг, биологическую обратную связь, арт- и песочную терапию. Психологический профиль сильно тревожных детей и подростков существенно отличается от сверстников с низкой и умеренной тревожностью. Исследования показали, что использование любых психотехник является эффективными способами, снижающими тревожность школьников, улучшающими функцию внимания и их эмоциональное состояние.

The mental health of the younger generation is one of the most pressing problems of our time. The study sample consisted of 2,000 schoolchildren aged 7-16 years. We used standardized methods of psychology. We used the following psychotherapeutic interventions: cognitive behavioral training, biofeedback, art- and sand therapy. The psychological profile of highly anxious children and adolescents significantly differs from peers with low and moderate anxiety. Studies have shown that the use of any psychotechnics are effective ways that reduce the anxiety of schoolchildren, improve the function of attention and their emotional state.
EFFECT OF RADIOTHERAPY ON HEART RATE REGULATION IN CANCER PATIENTS
Authors: Корытова Л.И. , Симонова О.Н. , Резункова О.П.
Published: August 2024

Развитие сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний (ССЗ) относится к наиболее частым побочным эффектам при лечении пациентов с онкопатологией в результате токсического влияния противоопухолевого лечения на функцию и строение сердца или в результате ускоренного развития ССЗ при уже имеющихся сердечно-сосудистых факторах риска. Исследовалась вариабельность сердечного ритма больных со злокачественными новообразованиями до лечения и во время лучевой терапии. Опухолевый процесс вызывает снижение уровня функционального состояния и адаптационных резервов. Лучевая терапия вызывает ещё большее снижение уровня функционального состояния и активации адаптивных системных реакций с последующим развитием реакции дезадаптации.

The development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is one of the most frequent side effects in the treatment of patients with cancer as a result of the toxic effect of anticancer treatment on the function and structure of the heart or as a result of the accelerated development of CVD with existing cardiovascular risk factors. We studied the heart rate variability of patients with malignant neoplasms before and during radiation therapy. The tumor process causes a decrease in the level of the functional state and adaptive reserves. Radiation therapy causes an even greater decrease in the level of the functional state and activation of adaptive systemic reactions, followed by the development of a maladjustment reaction.
TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE ASPECTS OF STUDYING THE COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIOR OF THE BILINGUALS *
Authors: Буралова Р.А.
Published: August 2024

Билингвизм в современном многоязычном открытом мире является не только неизбежным явлением, но и необходимым по многим причинам, что делает этот феномен точкой пересечения интересов научных парадигм, рассматривающих конкретные аспекты бытия “говорящего человека” в многомерном коммуникативном пространстве. На сегодняшний день социологические, психологические, лингвопедагогические и другие аспекты билингвизма уже получили свое обоснование и реализацию в формате многочисленных исследований, включая его философскую интерпретацию, что вполне логично, поскольку билингвизм-это не только возможность взаимодействия этносов и культур, но и возможность расширения потенциала, средств вербализации мышления. Ключевые слова билингвизм, вербализации мышления, психологические аспекты.

Bilingualism in the modern multilingual open world is not only an inevitable phenomenon, but also necessary for many reasons, which makes this phenomenon a point of intersection of the interests of scientific paradigms that address particular aspects of being a “talking man” in a multidimensional communicative space. To date, sociological, psychological, linguistic and pedagogical and other aspects of bilingualism have already received their substantiation and implementation in the format of numerous studies, including its philosophical interpretation, which is quite logical, since bilingualism is not only the possibility of interaction between ethnic groups and cultures, but also the possibility of expanding the potential, means of verbalization of thinking.
CONSTITUTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS' SELF-ASSESSMENT OF LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
Authors: Каменская В.Г.
Published: August 2024

.Исследование позволило доказать тесную связь самооценок лидерских способностей и амбиций с наследственно детерминированным конституциональным фактором, степенью юности, который в предыдущих работах изучался главным образом как детерминанта интеллектуальных ресурсов. В социально однородной выборке студентов (n=100) с помощью кранометрических измерений были сформированы три подгруппы студентов с различнымювенильным индексом у девочек и мальчиков. Эти выборки существенно различались по степени развития социального интеллекта, который как у девочек, так и у мальчиков.

The study made it possible to prove the close relations of self-assessments of leadership capabilities and ambitions with a hereditarily determined constitutional factor, the degree of juvenility, which in previous works studied mainly as a determinant of intellectual resources. In a socially homogeneous sample of students (n=100), three subgroups of students with different juvenile index in girls and boys were formed using cranometric measurements. These samples significantly differed in the degree of development of social intelligence, which both girls and boys with a high juvenile index had maximum values compared with average and low juvenile peers. Leadership ambitions most pronounced, on the contrary, in low juvenile students. Factor analysis confirmed the close negative links of leadership ambitions with the degree of juvenile and the level of development of social intelligence, while general and nonverbal intelligence did not show such relations. Thus, it can be concluded that in the student environment, the positions of the leader are most often occupied by boys and girls with a low or average level of juvenile with normative intellectual development.
Аbout nonidentical "human essence" and "human nature"
Authors: Меньчиков Г.П.
Published: August 2024

В работе рассматривается мысль, что в классической и неклассической типах философии, в силу отождествления природы и сущности человека, преобладания в них абсолютистского миропонимания, к человеку проектировался и осуществлялся функцио-нальный подход. В неоклассическом типе философии, в силу иного некреационистского мировоззрения, расставания с Абсолютом, различения "сущности человека" и "природы человека", начинает осуществляться внефункциональное понимание и определение сущности человека, которое выявляет его онтологическую уникальность. Последняя проявляется через константные признаки сущности человека, причем признаки реалисти-ческие, родовые и не повторяющиеся пока больше ни у кого в достижимом человечеству космосе и в мироздании. Доказывается, что человек живое существо, но не животное, а главной причиной онтологической уникальности человека является его и в нём принципиально иная детерминация. Если жизнь животного определяется инстинктами и средой, то у человека они влияют, но не определяют его жизнь. Определяющими и пропитывающими все другие, как показывают исследования, оказываются экзистенциальные детерминации (особенно смысл жизни как таковой, смысл человеческой жизни), причём у любого человека - неосознаваемо и осознаваемо. Когда у животного всё состоялось, у человека всё только начинается. Основной оппонирующий вывод статьи: человек в своей сущности есть никакое не животное, не биосоциальное существо, как это принято утверждать и интерпретировать сегодня, а уникальное культурное существо или субъект-объект культуры, каждый - в меру достижимого и возможного.

In order to clarify what the man as a human being is, the author of the present article carries out a comparative analysis of the human essence in three types of philosophical worldview: classical, non classical and neoclassical. The neoclassical one is characterized by a gap between human essence and human nature. Human essence is not reduced to animal nature, eliminating unforgivable attitude of the man to other humans and to himself. This is all based on a radically different determination. While animal essence is determined by the instinct and environment, humans, despite being influenced, are not determined. The defining determinations penetrating all the others, consciously or unconsciously, are those existential (especially reason for being). When an animal is satisfied the man has just started.
PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF ANXIETY IN YOUTH WITH CYBERADDITION DEPENDING ON GENDER
Authors: Халфина Р.Р.
Published: August 2024

В статье рассмотрены вопросы особенностей проявления тревожности у молодёжи с кибераддикцией в зависимости от гендерных различий. Установлены гендерные предпочтения в играх: респонденты женского пола предпочитают более спокойные и размеренные игры, не требующие активных и быстрых действий и не содержащие соревновательного момента с другими игроками, мужчины же, напротив, преобладают в играх таких жанров, которые характеризуются быстротой действий, насилием, военным уклоном, включающие игрока в роль персонажа.

The article deals with the issues of the features of the manifestation of anxiety in young people with cyber addiction, depending on gender differences. Gender preferences in games have been established: female respondents prefer more calm and measured games that do not require active and quick actions and do not contain a competitive moment with other players, while men, on the contrary, predominate in games of such genres that are characterized by speed of action, violence, military bias, including the player in the role of the character.
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICIENCY OF AUDITORY-SPEECH REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN
Authors: Королёва И.В.
Published: August 2024

Современные средства слухопротезирования (слуховые аппараты, кохлеарные и стволомозговые импланты) обеспечивают возможность восприятия акустических неречевых и речевых сигналов пациентам с различной этиологией и степенью тугоухости. Однако эффективность слухоречевой реабилитации варьирует у разных пациентов, особенно у детей. В работе разрабатывались методические подходы к оценке эффективности слухоречевой реабилитации детей с выраженной тугоухостью, использующих слуховые аппараты и кохлеарные импланты. Для оценки восстановления слуховой функции использовался комплекс русскоязычных тестов "Методика оценки слухоречевого развития детей с нарушениями слуха" (на базе батареи тестов EARS, Med-El), а также опросники для родителей/педагогов, позволяющие оперативно получить интегральную оценку уровня развития и использования ребёнком слуха и речи в ежедневных ситуациях. При оценке эффективности реабилитации детей с нарушением слуха предлагается выделять: 1) составляющие, связанные со слухопротезированием как медицинской технологией восстановления слуховой функции в качестве сенсорнокогнитивной системы; 2) составляющие, связанные с качеством жизни ребёнка и его семьи. Обсуждаются результаты апробации предложенных подходов и методов оценки эффективности слухоречевой реабилитации детей с нарушенным слухом.

Modern hearing systems (hearing aids, cochlear and brainstem implants) provide the ability to perceive acoustic non-speech and speech signals to patients with different etiology and degree of hearing loss. However, the results of rehabilitation vary in different patients, especially children. The study developed methodological approaches to assessing the effectiveness of auditory and speech rehabilitation of children with severe hearing loss using hearing aids and cochlear implants. To assess the development of auditory processing in child, a set of Russian-language tests "Assessment of the auditory-speech development of children with hearing impairments" (based on the battery of tests EARS, Med-El). The questionnaires for parents / teachers, allowing to obtain an integral assessment of child’s development and use of listening skills and speech in everyday situations were used as well. It is proposed to distinguish 2 components for the assessment of the efficiency of the rehabilitation of children with hearing loss: 1) the components associated with hearing systems as a medical technology for the restoration of hearing function as a sensorycognitive system, 2) the components associated with the quality of life of the child and his family. The results of approbation of the proposed approaches and methods for assessing the effectiveness of auditory-speech rehabilitation in children with hearing impairments are discussed.
Mold Development Risk Assessment in the Inner Side of a Building Envelope Under Varying Climate Conditions
Authors: Türk Bahar
Published: August 2024

Mold infestation in buildings can arise due to favorable growth conditions for mold fungi, posing significant health risks and structural damage. This research aims to understand the complex transient building physics processes influencing mold development, focusing on the influence of physical building variables on the transient humidity and temperature behavior of building components in various climates. The study utilizes WUFI, a hydro-thermal simulation software, to assess mold risk in an exterior wall design. The results indicate that a broadly applicable approach can effectively guide safe design practices. The goal is to predict mold development on building materials during the design stage and minimize the risk of mold growth throughout the materials' service life.
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (TQM) ENABLERS AND STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION MODEL FOR MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Authors: Abdullah Azizan
Published: August 2024

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contributed significantly to the Malaysian economy with 99% of business establishment. The contribution of SMEs to the GDP increased to 38.4% in 2022 as compare to 37.4% in 2021. They employed 7.32 million workers or 47.8% share to Malaysia employment and contributing substantial amount of RM580.4 billion or 38.4% in 2022 to the Malaysian GDP as compare to 2021 with RM520 billion or 37.4% (DOSM, 2023). Services and manufacturing sectors uphold their position as the main contributors to SMEs’ GDP, accounting for an 84.6% per cent share. The transformation and sustaining of the competitiveness of the service and manufacturing sector were among the major factors in determining the pace of economic activity for Malaysia. Therefore, strategies of the Twelfth (12th.) Malaysia Plan (2021-2025) was specifically designed to help the development of SME businesses to be more competitive in the market. Through an extensive literature review and interviews with academic experts in the field of TQM, the objectives of this study were designed to identify the enablers of successful TQM implementation, to determine what are the most contributing enablers as a result of TQM implementation and established strategic models engaged by Malaysian SME businesses. The self-administered questionnaire distributed to Malaysian SMEs to gain a general understanding of TQM implementation from the perspective of senior business managers. The finding indicates four enablers significantly contributed to the performance of organizations that includes customer focus, people's involvement, leadership and continuous improvement. As such it is reflected the importance to reinforce the role of management as systems designers in designing effective systems that are capable of sustaining levels of high performance.
Avaliação da literatura sobre as estratégias na captação das águas pluviais para fins não potáveis
Authors: Silva Silvanete Severino da , Lima Rosiane de Lourdes Silva de , Rocha Tereza Amelia Lopes Cizenando Guedes , Paiva Marcella Vianna Cabral , Silva José Roberto Lopes da
Published: August 2024

O uso da água proveniente da chuva é uma tecnologia milenar, porém faltam incentivos técnicos e legais para adequações, principalmente, em unidades públicas e/ou privadas com grandes áreas de telhado. Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar e comunicar os resultados e suas eventuais implicações a respeito dos sistemas de captação e o aproveitamento de água das chuvas. A natureza da pesquisa é do tipo aplicada, uma vez que busca levantar dados atualizados acerca de aplicações e tecnologias utilizadas no aproveitamento das águas provenientes das chuvas. De natureza explicativa e procedimentos do tipo bibliográficos, complementada por revisão sistemática. A busca sistemática foi realizada de 25 de maio a 13 de julho de 2024, com a utilização de filtros em bibliotecas virtuais e bases de dados disponíveis na internet. Utilizaram-se as plataformas de pesquisa SciELO, Science Direct, Google Acadêmico e Capes, publicados em periódicos renomados dos últimos seis anos. Foram utilizadas as seguintes linhas (strings) de busca: água das chuvas; captação com águas pluviais; aproveitamento de águas; e tecnologias para águas de chuvas. Apesar do aproveitamento oriundo das águas de chuvas ser uma prática intuitiva, notou-se que os estudos estão se constituindo na análise de viabilidade técnica e/ou econômica, provavelmente, por falta de investimentos públicos e privados para essa demanda científica. Os estudos referentes ao aproveitamento das águas pluviais ainda são incipientes no sentido de monitoramento efetivo dos sistemas de captação, não sendo observadas pesquisas no desenvolvimento de protótipos e/ou reservatórios tecnológicos para larga escala comercial.
The Impacts of Social Network Sites:
Authors: Sajeeb Sarker
Published: August 2024

Connectivity is considered as one of the most desired preconditions of development in a world of technologies developed so far. Communicating using technology is important here. Social Network Sites (SNSs) enhance communication widely as they allow people to stay connected altogether. SNSs are something that create networks and bind societies together by bringing parts of a society together and bridging them. That is what these networks are supposedly doing. As ‘human cannot not communicate’ and ‘man cannot live alone’, this is why these sites are attracting people, and getting more and more popular day by day. Studies conducted worldwide indicate that people not ‘plugged into’ a social network feel ‘out of the loop’. But there are incidents out there that question the ‘all good’ ideas about these sites. Are social networks really making people ‘more social’? Are these sites all good? – These are the questions now experts are raising and examining throughout the world. There arises the question: what measures should be taken to settle that problem most effectively? – These are the concerns of this essay.
A Comparative Study Of Importance Between Phonological Awareness And Phonics For Reading Skill Development
Authors: Mohammed Shamsul Hoque
Published: August 2024

Both Phonological awareness and Phonics contribute to developing the reading skill of a learner. But there are subtle differences between the technical forces of the two. The Paper attempts a comprehensive study of comparison between the potential of the foremost devices and reach the final point in order to establish the thesis that Phonics plays a more crucial role in developing the reading skill than Phonological awareness does. A conclusive decision has been drawn after a critical and analytical study of the two that place one over the other in importance, namely Phonics precedes the Phonological Awareness in developing the reading skill.
YOUTH ON THE MOVE:
Authors: Robert W. Vaagan
Published: August 2024

Media is going through a massive change globally as an impact of burgeoning information and telecommunication technology. Increased global ICT penetration and media convergence are posing new challenges to media organizations, news desks and staff. In this backdrop tertiary educational institutions need to calibrate their study programs to reflect these developments. This paper highlights how four institutions in the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey and Norway are developing their study programs in Media and Communication Studies and in Journalism Studies to meet some of these challenges.
LFS AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO TEACHING:
Authors: Binoy Barman
Published: August 2024

In recent times a tremendous emphasis has been laid worldwide on the use of technology in teaching. As far as teaching English as a second or foreign language (ESL/EFL) is concerned, a good number of teaching methods based on information technology have emerged, e.g. Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and Network-Based Language Teaching (NBLT). Learning Feedback System (LFS), alternatively called Social Web, has been developed by Daffodil International University in order to increase interaction between teachers and students of all courses through the use of technology. The interaction is mostly off-campus and may be round the clock. In LFS the teachers assign various tasks, which the students complete as per instruction. This LFS has added a new dimension in the mode of interactive teaching and has proved useful to the teachers who are using it to improve students’ reading and writing skills in terms of composition, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. This paper attempts to explore various aspects of LFS focusing on its operation and benefits and the extent of its effectiveness in developing students’ writing and reading skills. A survey, which has been conducted among the teachers and students on the usefulness of LFS, reveals that majority of students and teachers like the system and find it useful as far as students’ reading and creative writing abilities are concerned. And, the benefits of LFS will outweigh its limitations if the recommendations prescribed in the study are followed for the betterment of the teachers and students, and overall the teaching-learning system.
REDEFINING MEDIA:
Authors: Biplab Loha Choudhury
Published: August 2024

This article, based on changing trend of “mediamorphosis”, discusses an institutional viewpoint on media. It elaborates why a new definition to solve the problems of law making, drawing communication and media position in the state and society, and to liberate its users from the notion of single technology dominance in regulations is the need of the hour. It proposes that media may be envisaged as a process institution for transforming information into knowledge for the audience by creation and enlargement of message through instruments of process and delivery.
Manifestações Cutâneas no Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnóstico Precoce
Authors: Bezerra Leite Nunes Maria Vitória , Nunes Silva Rabelo Amanda , Quirino da Silva Sâmia , Checon Moreira Luiza , Albuquerque Oliveira Larissa , Freitas Régia , De Oliveira Perobelli Matheus , Quintão Zacarias Siqueira Evelyn Odete , Cortes Drubi Luciano , Ramalho da Cruz Patricia , Mendes Xavier Vagner , Corrêa Torres Raíssa
Published: August 2024

Objetivo: Revisar e discutir as principais alterações dermatológicas associadas ao diabetes mellitus (DM) e sua potencial utilidade como marcadores para diagnóstico precoce da doença. Metodologia: Foi realizada uma revisão da literatura utilizando a base de dados PubMed, focando em artigos publicados na última década. Os termos de busca incluíram "diabetes mellitus," "cutaneous manifestations," "skin disorders," "pre-diabetes," "diabetic dermatopathy," "acanthosis nigricans," "granuloma annulare," e "necrobiosis lipoidica." Os critérios de inclusão abrangeram artigos em inglês ou português detalhando manifestações cutâneas específicas relacionadas ao DM e pré-diabetes. Critérios de exclusão incluíram estudos com comorbidades, estudos em animais e aqueles com metodologia inadequada. Resultados: A revisão destacou que as manifestações cutâneas do DM e da síndrome metabólica (MetS) compartilham mecanismos etiopatogênicos comuns. A identificação precoce dessas condições, como prurido, necrobiose lipoídica e acantose nigricans, é crucial para o manejo adequado do DM. Complicações infecciosas, particularmente infecções bacterianas agudas da pele, também foram significativas. A importância de reconhecer sinais cutâneos para diagnóstico precoce e tratamento eficaz foi enfatizada. Conclusão: As manifestações dermatológicas são vitais no manejo do DM, com implicações significativas para o diagnóstico precoce e tratamento. Aumentar a conscientização entre os profissionais de saúde é essencial para melhorar os desfechos dos pacientes e reduzir a morbidade e mortalidade associadas ao DM.
Principais complicações dos esquemas de revascularização do tecido cardíaco em indivíduos que sofreram infarto agudo do miocárdio
Authors: Félix Vitória Pimentel Martins , Domingos Leonardo Tavares , Matos João Paulo Abdallah , Silva Alexia Beatriz da , Domingos Lucas Tavares , Alves Gustavo Louçana da Costa Araújo , Almeida Arthur de Lima Ramires , Chehab Luiza de Jesus , Cabral Débora Dias , Silva Juliane Carvalho Moreira da , Lima Marina Silva Camarço , Magalhães Isadora Dantas Carvalho , Silva Maria Victória de Andrade e , Filho Willian Guimarães Santos de Carvalho
Published: August 2024

O artigo possui como objetivo identificar as principais complicações, listadas em literatura, em pacientes após os esquemas de revascularização do miocárdio. E como objetivo secundário, expor os principais conceitos sobre as Doenças Arteriais Coronarianas (DACs). Trata-se de uma revisão narrativa de caráter crítico e analítico, na  pesquisa  sobre  os principais  conceitos  no  que tange às complicações da CRM, além dos aspectos essenciais de diagnóstico e tratamento. Foi  realizada  uma  revisão  de  artigos  nas  bases  de  dados   Scientific  Electronic  Library  Online (SciELO) e PubMed, com os seguintes Descritores em Ciências  da  Saúde  (DeCS): Doença coronariana; Infarto agudo do miocárdio; Revascularização. As Doenças Cardiovasculares (DCVs) constituem a principal causa de mortalidade global e têm o potencial de provocar danos significativos e irreversíveis, como limitações físicas e dependência, que afetam diretamente a qualidade de vida dos pacientes.Em síntese, o estudo permitiu identificar e entender as complicações enfrentadas por pacientes que passaram por IAM e foram submetidos a diferentes métodos de revascularização cardíaca como tratamento. As complicações observadas incluem fibrilação atrial, morte súbita, arritmias ventriculares, insuficiência cardíaca, infecções, novos episódios de infarto, além de AVC e eventos hemorrágicos que podem levar à morte pós-operatória.
Meningioma selar, hemianopsia homônima bitemporal e manejo do hipopituitarismo anterior
Authors: Silva Romulo Sousa da , Mattos Pedro Henrique Nascimento , Vitor Mirelly Alves , Moreira Letícia Rocha , Cordeiro Gustavo Del Campo , Egger Pedro Augusto Rizzo , Pinheiro Maria Fernanda Inocente Messias , Bitencourt Caio Álvares , Oliveira Mariana Quirino de , Silva Rithiele Souza , Santos Beatriz de Castro Barbosa dos , Oliveira Davi Balica de , Pires Wesley Soares , Silva Vanessa Hallich França da
Published: August 2024

O meningioma selar é um tipo de tumor intracraniano que se origina nas células das meninges, em específico na região da sela túrcica, onde se localiza a hipófise Embora os meningiomas sejam, em sua maioria, tumores benignos e de crescimento lento, sua localização na região selar pode resultar em efeitos clínicos significativos devido à compressão das estruturas adjacentes, incluindo a hipófise, o quiasma óptico, os nervos cranianos e os vasos sanguíneos (como ramos da carótida)
Clinicamente, pacientes com esse quadro podem apresentar sintomas como cefaléia, distúrbios visuais (como hemianopsia bitemporal), disfunção hipofisária (hipopituitarismo), e, em casos raros, diabetes insipidus O diagnóstico é geralmente realizado por meio de exames complementares, como a ressonância magnética (RMN), pois permite a avaliação detalhada do tamanho, extensão e relação do tumor com as estruturas adjacentes 
O manejo do meningioma selar depende de vários fatores, incluindo o tamanho do tumor, a presença de sintomas e a idade do paciente. A ressecção cirúrgica é a abordagem de escolha, especialmente para tumores que causam compressão significativa ou disfunção visual A cirurgia pode ser realizada por via transesfenoidal ou por craniotomia. Em casos onde a cirurgia completa não é possível ou quando o tumor recidiva, a radioterapia adjuvante pode ser uma opção
O prognóstico costuma ser favorável, contudo a proximidade com estruturas críticas e o risco de complicações cirúrgicas fazem do manejo desses tumores um desafio clínico A monitorização a longo prazo é essencial para detectar recidivas e gerenciar complicações tardias, como a insuficiência hipofisária
Os impactos do cigarro eletrônico no sistema cardiovascular Uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Silva George Vinícius Lima da , Rocha Maria Cecília Pimentel Leite , Reis Marina Rosado Kalume , Costa Isabel Karoline de Sousa Carvalho , Ferreira Larissa Mendes Rodrigues , Oliveira Raissa Carvalho de , Resende Izabelle Alves de , Júnior Francisco de Assis Cosme , Lustosa Pollyana Soares , Coelho Fátima Luísa Sousa
Published: August 2024

Introdução: Fumar, uma principal causa evitável de doenças cardiovasculares, persiste apesar da redução nas taxas de tabagismo. Os cigarros eletrônicos (CE) surgem como alternativa, porém sua crescente popularidade gera preocupações devido à falta de dados sobre seus verdadeiros impactos na saúde. A troca para CE levanta questões sobre potenciais benefícios à saúde. Metodologia: Os dados foram obtidos por uma revisão sistemática da literatura, usando MEDLINE e Scopus, de 2019 a fevereiro de 2024. Foram selecionados estudos em inglês sobre os impactos cardiovasculares do uso de cigarros eletrônicos, excluindo outros sistemas orgânicos e tipos específicos de documentos. Resultados e discussão: As pesquisas indicam que os cigarros eletrônicos geram uma resposta simpática semelhante à dos cigarros tradicionais (CT), aumentando a pressão arterial e a frequência cardíaca. A exposição ao vapor de CE com nicotina está relacionada ao aumento da trombogenicidade e à alteração na função microvascular. Mudanças na função vascular são observadas após a transição de fumantes para CE, indicando benefícios potenciais, embora sejam necessárias investigações de longo prazo. Estudos epidemiológicos sugerem uma redução nos desfechos respiratórios em ex-fumantes que usam CE, mas não há diferenças significativas nos desfechos cardiovasculares. A inalação de vapor de CE pode resultar em alterações nos marcadores vasculares, indicando efeitos adversos, mas a cessação do tabagismo pode levar a melhorias na função vascular. Mais pesquisas são necessárias para avaliar abrangentemente os riscos e benefícios dos CE comparados aos métodos convencionais de cessação do tabagismo. Conclusão: A inalação de vapor de CE, especialmente com nicotina, aumenta a atividade nervosa simpática, pressão arterial e frequência cardíaca. Embora possa melhorar a função vascular a curto prazo, os efeitos a longo prazo na saúde cardiovascular são incertos. A cessação do tabagismo ainda é a melhor estratégia
Ahmedi Hani Anadolu Lisesinde Öğretmenler Arasında Okul İklim Algısı
Authors: Demir Mehmet Zahit , Deniz Özgür , İnan Demir Ümmühan Seçil
Published: August 2024

Bu çalışmada, Diyarbakır Ahmedi Hani Anadolu Lisesi’nde görev yapan öğretmenler arasında okul iklimi algısının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla tesadüfi yöntemlerle ve gönüllülük esaslı seçilen 30 öğretmen ile görüşme yapılmıştır. Görüşme formunda 7 farklı görüşme sorusu sorularak; öğretmenler arasında okul iklim algısı, öğretmenlerin okul yönetimi, meslektaşları, öğrenciler ve velilerle olan ilişkileri ve okul müdürünün tutumlarına dair görüşleri saptanmaya çalışılmıştır. Yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi kullanılarak elde edilen veriler, içerik analizi tekniği ile yorumlanmıştır.
Rare abnormality of pyramidal tract and oligospermia as a presenting sign of nemaline myopathies: A case report
Authors: Liu Yuxin , Liu Shengyang , Yao Sheng , Yuan Yun , Qi Xiaokun , Sun Chenjing
Published: August 2024

Nemaline myopathies constitute a significant portion of congenital or structural myopathies. It is characterized by typically non-progressive or slowly progressive generalized muscle weakness. However, abnormalities of the pyramidal tract are uncommon. To investigate the relevant clinical, pathological, and genetic characteristics, we gathered clinical data from a patient with nemaline myopathy with motor neuron disease and oligospermia, which were confirmed by muscle pathology examination and gene sequencing. This report describes a 35-year-old Chinese male who had been experiencing limb weakness, primarily in the lower limbs, since childhood. He occasionally stumbled while walking, faced difficulties climbing stairs and mountains, exhibited poorer walking and running abilities compared to his peers, and easily felt fatigued, though relieved after resting. Oligospermia was diagnosed in adulthood. He was initially diagnosed with motor neuron disease, most likely Kennedy disease. Nemaline myopathy was definitively diagnosed through muscle pathology examination and gene sequencing conducted at our institution. This case report underscores the importance of considering a diagnosis of nemaline myopathy in cases where pyramidal tract damage and oligospermia, though exceedingly rare, coexist.