bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An improved ant colony algorithm for integrating global path planning and local obstacle avoidance for mobile robot in dynamic environment
Authors: Gong Chikun , Yang Yuhang , Yuan Lipeng , Wang Jiaxin
Published: August 2022

To improve the path optimization effect and search efficiency of ant colony optimization (ACO), an improved ant colony algorithm is proposed. A collar path is generated based on the known environmental information to avoid the blindness search at early planning. The effect of the ending point and the turning point is introduced to improve the heuristic information for high search efficiency. The adaptive adjustment of the pheromone intensity value is introduced to optimize the pheromone updating strategy. A variety of control strategies for updating the parameters are given to balance the convergence and global search ability. Then, the improved obstacle avoidance strategies are proposed for dynamic obstacles of different shapes and motion states, which overcome the shortcomings of existing obstacle avoidance strategies. Compared with other improved algorithms in different simulation environments, the results show that the algorithm in this paper is more effective and robust in complicated and large environments. On the other hand, the comparison with other obstacle avoidance strategies in a dynamic environment shows that the strategies designed in this paper have higher path quality after local obstacle avoidance, lower requirements for sensor performance, and higher safety.
Transformation of Albanian Higher Education Through the Accreditation Process
Authors: Miço Heliona
Published: August 2022

Higher education in Albania has undergone major transformations after the signing of the Bologna Declaration. Among many changes, new mechanisms such as the accreditation process became part of the higher education system. The chapter examines the impact, added value, and challenges of the accreditation process of higher education institutions in Albania towards the Europeanization path. The chapter discusses the relevance of accreditation as a way of assuring quality at higher education, highlighting the paramount moments and the issues encountered along the way. The chapter is highlighting the need for scrupulous accreditation process by increasing accountability, transparency, and professionalism of higher education institutions. The conclusions will help to understand the importance of accreditation process as the assessment of the realization of standards in the field of higher education and will contribute to the improvement of mechanisms to ensure the quality of higher education institutions in Albania.
Accreditation and Higher Education
Authors: Musendekwa Menard , Chipika Charles Govero , Podzo Barbra Zvisinei
Published: August 2022

The chapter assumes a case approach of one developing nation that boosts of a total of 20 universities affiliated to one national accreditation body. Its content is thus qualitatively developed on the basis of related literature review. The authors seek to clarify and provide rationale for accreditation in higher education, paying much tribute to prerequisites for accreditation that should promote harmonisation of educational programmes through adoption of minimum bodies of knowledge (MBKs). The essence of harmonisation is enhancement of local, regional, and international recognition of qualifications so as to promote mobility and employability of would-be employees and employers in this global village characterised by the need to celebrate human diversity.
Contextual Word2Vec Model for Understanding Chinese Out of Vocabularies on Online Social Media
Authors: Gu JiaKai , Li  , Vo Nam D. , Jung Jason J.
Published: August 2022

In this chapter, the authors propose to use contextual Word2Vec model for understanding OOV (out of vocabulary). The OOV is extracted by using left-right entropy and point information entropy. They choose to use Word2Vec to construct the word vector space and CBOW (continuous bag of words) to obtain the contextual information of the words. If there is a word that has similar contextual information to the OOV, the word can be used to understand the OOV. They chose the Weibo corpus as the dataset for the experiments. The results show that the proposed model achieves 97.10% accuracy, which is better than Skip-Gram by 8.53%.
Implementation of a nursing rehabilitation model to improve quality of life of patients with hand burns: A randomized clinical trial
Authors: Seyedoshohadaee Mahnaz , Ghezeljeh Tahereh Najafi , Samimi Rogayeh , Haghani Shima , Sargolzaei Mohammad Sadegh
Published: August 2022

Burn is known as a life-threatening event in people’s lives, causing numerous physical, psychological, and social harms and negatively affecting patients’ quality of lives. This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a nursing rehabilitation model in improving the quality of life of people with hand burns. This was a randomized clinical trial conducted on 60 burn patients admitted to the Shahid Motahari Hospital, Burn Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran in 2021. The patients were randomly allocated into two groups of intervention and control (n = 30 per group). The participants of the intervention group received a 5-week nursing rehabilitation program in two phases: at the acute phase (admission) and the recovery phase (before discharge). Data were collected using the Burns Specific Health Scale Brief (BSHS-B) questionnaire before each phase. The quality of life (Qol) - was significantly different comparing the two groups before the intervention (p = 0.042). Covariance analysis showed that after the intervention, the mean quality of life score was significantly higher in the intervention than the control group, indicating a better Qol in the recent group (p <0.001). In the control group, the mean score of Qol was not significantly different before and after the intervention; however, this difference was statistically significant in the intervention group (p = 0.001). The implementation of the nursing rehabilitation model improved the Qol of patients with hand burns. So, this model seems to be an appropriate and effective strategy to accelerate the rehabilitation of patients with hand burns and their return to society.
Satellite observations for detection of dust from mining activities in a caribou habitat, Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Authors: White H P , Chen W , Leblanc S
G
Published: August 2022

Diamond mining via open pit mining has been ongoing within the Tlicho region of the Northwest Territories for several decades, which includes the habitat range of the Bathurst Caribou Herd. This has led to the importance of quantitative characterization of the
Zone Of Influence (ZOI), where resource development activities may be influencing the natural behaviour of the caribou herd in the tundra environment. As part of better defining and understanding the ZOI in this region, an initiative to evaluate the potential of detecting and mapping mine waste rock
dust in the surrounding environment is explored. This dust has been shown to coat foliage near roads, influencing the acidity levels of the surficial soil layer and impacting the foliage distribution. To this end, field spectrometry was acquired at various distances from road ways. Satellite imagery
from the Proba-1 CHRIS hyperspectral sensor and the multi-spectral Sentinel-2a system were also acquired of the region. This presentation presents the initial spectral analysis pursued to evaluate the potential to remotely spectrally detect waste rock dust material used in road construction in the
surrounding tundra vegetation. Initial analysis of the Proba-1 CHRIS hyperspectral imagery shows spectral indicators of fugitive dust and waste rock easily detects the road and suggests detectable dust concentration above ambient up to a distance of under 1km from the road.
Quelques pistes pour améliorer les usages de l'implication mathématique en début d'université
Authors: Durand-Guerrier Viviane , Mesnil Zoé
Published: August 2022

Fresh university students face from the very beginning the need to study and develop by themselves more and more complex reasoning and proofs, which they had little opportunity to make in their secondary studies, including in the scientific tracks. In this article, we focus on the notion of implication. We first come back to the main known difficulties; then we present theoretical tools allowing to foresee and analyze these difficulties. Based on our practice as teachers in undergraduate mathematics and by research in didactics of mathematics, we consider that for the teaching of notions of logic it is necessary to find a balance between a formal approach, which is known to be not effective, and an approach that would eliminate the formal aspects which is also known to be not effective. Then, we will propose activities aiming explicitly to work on aspects related to the notion of implication, while mentioning opportunities for reinvest the knowledge developed during these activities in the teaching and learning of other concepts.
Challenges related to the teaching of mathematics in higher education today
Authors: Grenier-Boley Nicolas , Sabra Hussein , Nyssen Louise , Romo-Vázquez Avenilde , Durand-Guerrier Viviane
Published: August 2022

Parmi les recherches en didactique des mathématiques consacrées à l’enseignement supérieur, ondistingue deux types d’initiatives : celles qui favorisent le développement des résultats de rechercheet celles qui promeuvent les réflexions sur l’enseignement des mathématiques. Dans les deux cas, desdidacticien.ne.s des mathématiques et des chercheur.e.s en mathématiques ont joué un rôle moteur,et parfois conjoint. En retraçant quelques éléments liés à l’histoire de ces initiatives, nous verronscomment la création de la revue EpiDEMES (Épijournal de Didactique et Epistémologie desMathématiques pour l’Enseignement Supérieur) se positionne dans la continuité des efforts entrepris.
Critical Conscience for Construction of Knowledge in Mathematics Education
Authors: Acharya Bed Raj , Belbase Shashidhar , Panthi Ram Krishna , Khanal Bishnu , Kshetree Mukunda Prakash , Dawadi Shiva Datta
Published: August 2022

The process of constructing knowledge in mathematics education is critical in developing it as a discipline with an impact on the field of teaching, learning, and assessment based on theory and practice. How do mathematics educators perceive the processes of knowledge construction in mathematics education? It may have an implication in the methods of teaching, learning, and researching to enrich this discipline. In this context, the purpose of this study was to explore the Nepali mathematics educators’ perspectives on critical conscience for the construction of knowledge in mathematics education. The research participants were five university-level mathematics educators who participated in in-depth interviews on critical conscience in mathematics education. The qualitative thematic analysis of the interview data unveiled four major thematic groups in terms of four idiographic passes– culture, communication, collaboration, and context (4Cs); discourse, dedication, deliberation, and development (4Ds); equity, engagement, elaboration, and extension (4Es); and formation, fusion, frame of reference, and faculty of cognition (4Fs). The thematic interpretations of critical conscience may portray the paradigmatic assumptions of ontological, epistemological, and axiological primacy of mathematics education from the participants’ views. Policy and pedagogical implications of the themes have been discussed.
Analysis of Digital and Technological Competencies of University Students
Authors: Koyuncuoglu Deniz
Published: August 2022

This study aims to examine the digital and technological competencies of university students studying at different faculties. In this context, digital and technological competencies of university students were examined based on the comparative relational screening model according to gender, class and academic achievement variables. The participants of the study are 373 students studying at different faculties of Dokuz Eylül University, Düzce University, Kırklareli University and Necmettin Erbakan University. Data were collected through digital competence and technological competence scales. The findings showed that the digital competence and technological competence of university students were high in some dimensions and moderate in some dimensions. In addition, the digital competencies and technological competencies of university students differed in terms of grade level and achievement status. On the other hand, no significant difference was found in the digital competencies and technological competencies of the participants with regard to gender. Finally, a significant positive relationship was found between the digital competencies and technological competencies of the participating university students.
Science Mapping for Nutrition Education in Sports Recovery Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Bahri Samsul , Adnyana I Ketut , Hasan Muhamad Fahmi , Ray Hamidie Ronald Daniel , Paramitha Sandey Tantra
Published: August 2022

This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the literature on sports nutrition as recovery published between 1964 and 2022. This study illustrates the structure and trends in sports nutrition publications by using scientific mapping and analyzing publication performance. This study identified the contributions of authors, journals, countries, and widely cited articles. While there was no massive expansion in the first year of publication, the results show that high growth emerged in the 2010s. Several countries have made significant contributions to recovery research in sports nutrition. European countries account for the majority of publications on this subject. Latin American and Asian countries are also keeping an eye on the study's growth. Another finding is that various multidisciplinary publishers publish articles about sports nutrition. The International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, on the other hand, is the journal that publishes the most articles. Burke L.M. has established himself as a prolific writer in this field, producing many documents and total citations. Several keywords have large nodes associated with their frequency of occurrence. The keyword relationship provides information about the relationship between keywords frequently appearing in one study. Visualizations of research trends are presented to provide an up-to-date reference guide for academics, revealing critical research gaps and potential research avenues for future studies to advance the discipline's consolidation.
Impact of Online Learning on Gifted Students
Authors: Alshehri Abdullah Hamoud Abdullah
Published: August 2022

This paper presents the findings from a study conducted to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent school closures on the wellbeing of gifted students and their attitudes towards online (distance) learning. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic circumstances on the parents of gifted children was also explored in this study. Data collection was via semi-structured interviews with gifted students (n = 25) and parents of gifted students (n = 10). This study found that school closures and home isolation resulted in gifted students and their parents experienced a heightened sense of burdened and an increase in the tension within the family. Additionally, changes in the psychological wellbeing of the gifted students were observed. COVID-19 has had a significant disruptive effect on the routines of gifted students, restricting their capacity to move freely and causing them to experience adverse outcomes including sleeping difficulties, loneliness, lack of motivation, and a sense of helplessness. Gifted students also reported generally negative attitude towards online learning, describing it as inadequate, inefficient, and limited in its opportunities to promote student interaction and discussion. This paper also includes suggestions on how support for gifted students can be improved to help them to achieve to their potential both during and after the pandemic.
WOVe: Incorporating Word Order in GloVe Word Embeddings
Authors: Ibrahim Mohammed Salah , Gauch Susan , Gerth Tyler , Cox Brandon
Published: August 2022

Word vector representations open up new opportunities to extract useful information from unstructured text. Defining a word as a vector made it easy for the machine learning algorithms to understand a text and extract information from. Word vector representations have been used in many applications such word synonyms, word analogy, syntactic parsing, and many others. GloVe, based on word contexts and matrix vectorization, is an effective vector-learning algorithm. It improves on previous vector-learning algorithms. However, the GloVe model fails to explicitly consider the order in which words appear within their contexts. In this paper, multiple methods of incorporating word order in GloVe word embeddings are proposed. Experimental results show that our Word Order Vector (WOVe) word embeddings approach outperforms unmodified GloVe on the natural language tasks of analogy completion and word similarity. WOVe with direct concatenation slightly outperformed GloVe on the word similarity task, increasing average rank by 2%.  However, it greatly improved on the GloVe baseline on a word analogy task, achieving an average 36.34% improvement in accuracy.
Integrated Assessments of K-12 Students’ Science and Literacy Knowledge
Authors: Cesljarev Claire , Akerson Valarie
Published: August 2022

Incorporating literacy instruction in science is a beneficial practice that uses interdisciplinary strategies to address connections between language arts and science. Interdisciplinary curricular approaches in education are common expectations for science teachers and there are increasingly more mandates for embedding literacy into science curricula. This interdisciplinary program requires the teachers to apply a common methodology and language to instruction. While ideas for lessons and strategies for incorporation of literacy in science are plentiful, the field falls short in providing guidance on assessment of proficiencies in the literacy embedded science instruction. Therefore, it is critical that teachers receive support in creating common learning goals and assessments to ensure appropriate alignment of interdisciplinary curricula. The purpose of this project is to explore the problem that elementary teachers have with assessment when implementing interdisciplinary science and literacy instruction. The project has practical implications for teachers at the primary and secondary level where many times it is easier to teach only one subject, and sometimes teachers have not had training in teaching both subjects. Additionally, even if teaching interdisciplinary science and literacy is done, it is difficult to assess both subjects in one assessment tool. Therefore it is necessary to determine how teachers can not only design the assessment tools, but use them to identify student learning in both literacy and science instruction. This manuscript will provide our analysis of interdisciplinary teaching and assessment strategies, and a compilation of effective assessment strategies that will be useful for other teachers involved in incorporating literacy curricula into science instruction.
Encouraging Creative Ideas in the Engineering Design Process for Science Classes
Authors: Oguz Unver Ayse , Okulu Hasan Zuhtu
Published: August 2022

One of the most challenging tasks for teachers in projects is to develop creative ideas. Due to the linear system perspective of education, fostering students' creativity is restricted. However, engineering design and scientific process skills that comprise creativity have an iterative structure. An iterative process-oriented education enables students to engage with questions. First, the current study includes a theoretical framework for the nature of engineering design and its transfer to classroom practices. Second, it provides examples of design-based activities that will contribute to the development of the engineering habits of the mind for teachers. In the study, a design of a future living environment activity that can be planned as a long-term student project is introduced. Then, a student design report and a design evaluation rubric for teachers are shared. In this section, engineering design-based projects are demonstrated in detail. These projects are based on the “One Item, One Material” project idea development strategy proposed by the authors. It is considered that such activities, which are carried out with the understanding of simple–complex science, can trigger the enthusiasm of discovery in students’ minds.
Investigation of Sustainable Development Awareness Levels of Social Studies Teacher Candidates
Authors: Akman Ozkan , Karaaslan Huseyin , Bayram Fatma Ozge
Published: August 2022

The fact that the social studies course has an intense content for sustainable development makes it important to reveal the awareness of social studies teacher candidates on this issue. From this point of view, in this study, it was tried to determine the sustainable development awareness levels of social studies teacher candidates in terms of various variables. The study group of the research conducted in the survey model consists of 304 social studies teacher candidates studying at different universities in the fall semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. The Sustainable Development Awareness Scale developed by Atmaca, Kiray and Pehlivan (2019) was used as a data collection tool in the research. The Cronbach Alpha value of this scale, which consists of social sustainability, environmental sustainability and economic sustainability sub-dimensions, was calculated as .91. In the analysis of the data, tests such as Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis H were used as well as descriptive statistics. As a result of the research, it was determined that the scores of female participants in both social and environmental sustainability dimensions and the overall scale were higher than men. For all other analyzed variables, no significant difference was determined for both the dimensions of the scale and the overall scale. Based on the findings obtained from the research, various suggestions were presented based on the examination of the gender-related difference in other studies.
What Happened During COVID-19? Instructional Setting as a Predictor of Students’ Academic Achievement
Authors: Perkins William , Akpanudo Usenime Moses
Published: August 2022

Our goal in the current study was to identify the degree to which instructional setting (remote versus traditional) predicted students’ academic achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic. A matched sample of data from 194 undergraduate students who were continuously enrolled at a private university in the southeastern United States from the spring semester of 2020 through the spring semester of 2021 was selected for this study. Data from students enrolled remotely across 37 majors were matched by sex, enrollment status, and Spring 2020 GPA. Our findings showed that neither instructional setting, students’ sex, nor the number of hours they attempted were important predictors of students’ academic performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Furthermore, the academic performance of students enrolled remotely on average remained unchanged from Spring 2020 through Spring 2021. Incidentally, our results revealed that the preceding academic performance was the only important predictor of students' academic achievement during this period. This finding confirms former research on the role that previous performance plays in the academic performance of undergraduate students.
Use of the PREPARE Tool to Increase Completion Rates of Advance Care Planning Documentation
Authors:   , Thompson Janella
Published: August 2022

Practice Problem: One in three adults aged 55 and older admitted to the hospital lack advance care planning. Patients without advance care planning may not receive treatment that reflects their personal values, wishes, and preferences PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was in adults 65 years or older (P), how does the implementation of a patient-centered web-based advance planning tool kit (I) compared to the usual practice of addressing advance care planning (C), affect the completion rate of advance care planning documentation (O) within 10 weeks (T). Evidence: The current evidence has demonstrated that advanced care planning promotes patient-centered care by ensuring patients’ personal preferences regarding medical care are understood. Patients that receive care that is consistent with their personal preferences decrease the burden of family members having to make difficult healthcare decisions when patients are unable to make decisions for themselves. The benefits of advance care planning also extended to the healthcare team by reducing the costs associated with expensive treatments and hospitalizations. Intervention: The intervention utilized the PREPARE Tool to educate participants on advanced care planning. The tool was easily accessible on the internet which provide the steps required for completing an advance directive. Outcome: The project results demonstrated that the implemented web-based PREPARE tool increased the completion of advance care planning. Conclusion: The goal of this change project was to increase awareness and the completion of advanced care directives. To ensure patients remained at the center of care, the PREPARE too was utilized to provide education on advance care planning to participants in the community resulting in a significant increase in completed advanced directives.
La Tecnología de la Información y la Comunicación en el Desarrollo de la Gestión Educativa
Authors: Vásquez Luzón Raquel , Reyes Alcequiez Kelvison
Published: August 2022

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar el uso de la Tecnología de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) en el desarrollo de la gestión educativa en los centros educativos del nivel secundario, determinando dentro de este análisis el nivel de capacitación sobre el uso de la tecnología y los instrumentos de evaluación para supervisar y dar seguimiento a los docentes. La metodología empleada estuvo bajo el paradigma cuantitativo. El tipo de investigación fue de campo, ya que los datos fueron recogidos en la escuela seleccionada. El diseño fue descriptivo, pues a través de los resultados se realizó la caracterización de la aplicación de las TIC por el equipo de gestión, una población de 10 docentes y 3 del equipo de gestión. Como conclusión se señalan la falta de capacitación continua en la utilización de la TIC y el poco conocimiento de plataformas virtuales para supervisar y dar seguimiento.
JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS ON MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF HOUSE WIRES
Authors: Manojkumar P  , Dr.K.Boopathi  , N Prithiviraj  , D S Gokul Raja
Published: August 2022

The objective of this project is to analysis of hazards in the process of house wire manufacturing in VGuard industries limited Coimbatore for the purpose of improving safety in the workplace and promoting
safety culture among the workers. Manufacturing process involves cold wire drawing process, copper
cable bunching process, Insulation process, testing and material handling process all of this process
having its own significant hazards. By using the Job safety analysis technique, the analysis was carriedout
and the study is submitted as a report to V-Guard industries limited Coimbatore. Here the proposed
practical solution in the sequence of Elimination, Substitution, Engineering control, Administrative
control, and Personal Protective Equipment using the observation form Job Safety Analysis worksheet
A Roomy Survey of Image Filtering Techniques
Authors: Feroza Mirajkar  , Vinay C Warad  , Asra Sarwath
Published: August 2022

Filtering is most important and critical task to exquisite information from the noisy image
and can be used in different and diverse engineering problems such as signal processing, image processing(like edge detection, object identification, brightness, contrast etc) , electronic, physics electronic, etc. Filters are used for de-blurring and smoothing in image processing and analysis,. In addition with the help of the filters some details which are clear and fair in the original image will be blurred and the ultimate final image will be enhanced. In this paper we present different types filtering techniques and have simulated some of them in Matlab.
Neuropsicología de las funciones ejecutivas
Authors: Lepe Grajeda Jackelline del Rosario , Franco Garzo Elvis Romeo , De la Cruz Sierra Vilma Ester
Published: August 2022

OBJETIVO: describir las funciones ejecutivas desde la perspectiva neuropsicológica. METODO: construcción teórica a partir de revisión bibliográfica. RESULTADOS: se demostraron las características neuropsicológicas del córtex prefrontal y sus implicaciones en el desarrollo de las funciones ejecutivas, alteraciones y trastornos asociados. CONCLUSIÓN: el lóbulo frontal del cerebro humano, específicamente el área prefrontal, es la encargada de la planificación del comportamiento y las funciones más complejas como lo son las funciones ejecutivas.
Field reversal DC machine braking with DCM drive
Authors:   University of Kragujevac, Faculty od Technical Sciences, Serbia, Blagojević Veljko , Rosić Marko
Published: August 2022

This paper gives a detailed description of implementation of braking by field reversal at laboratory setup of DC machine with modern Siemens DCM drive. The main focus of the paper is implementation of braking procedure of the DC machine using field reversal through didactic approach suited to students of electrical engineering within the course of the electric drives at Faculty of Technical Sciences Čačak. The laboratory test bench allows students to upgrade parts of the setup and test different operation regimes of DC and AC machines, as well as gaining experience of tuning and optimization of the overall motor-load system.
The Efficiency of Capsaicin in Chilli on Antibacterial Activity of Salmonella
Authors:   Department of Science and Mathematics, Triam Udom Suksa School, Bangkok, Thailand, Peeyananjarassri Supassara
Published: August 2022

This research aimed to study the extraction of capsaicin from Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens fruits by the reflux extraction method and its ability to inhibit the growth of salmonella bacteria. Material and method: Capsaicin from Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens fruits were extracted by reflux method using acetone as a solvent. Then, the acetone was separated from the extracts by a rotary evaporator, taken the extracts for measure the absorbance and tested for inhibiting the growth of Salmonella bacteria. Each group of 3 samples were prepared. The control group is a 100µL solution containing Salmonella at a concentration of 1:1000, mixed with 900 µL of saline. Experimental groups were the plates mixed with Salmonella and the extracts. All plates were incubated for 24 hours at 35.5 °C. and counted bacterial colonies as the number of bacteria colonies forming units (CFUs). Results: Revealed the light absorbance of the extracts from the Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens was in the same range as the absorbance of pure capsaicin. To test the ability to inhibit the growth of Salmonella bacteria, the average number of Salmonella colonies was 134 CFUs in the control group, and the experimental groups with the capsaicin from both chilli peppers did not find the number of Salmonella colonies. Conclusion: The extracts of Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens fruits had capsaicin. The substances obtained from the extracts of both peppers were able to inhibit the growth of Salmonella with no difference in effectiveness.
Cephalometric Evaluation of Changes in Tongue Position, Posture and Pharyngeal Airway Dimensions Following Treatment of Angle’s Class 1 Bimaxillary Proclination
Authors:   College of Dental Sciences & Research Affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS), Madhavan Pooja
Published: August 2022

Objectives:The aim of the study is to determine and correlate the effects of anterior teeth retraction on tongue position, posture and pharyngeal airway dimensions, in Angle’s Class 1 bimaxillary dentoalveolar proclination cases treated with all first premolar extraction. Materials and Methods:Pre and post treatment lateral cephalogram of fifteen Class I bimaxillary dentoalveolar proclination patients in the age group of 15-25years treated orthodontically as maximum anchorage cases with Preadjusted Edgewise Appliances (MBT prescription) and extraction of all first premolars were compared. Results:Tongue position analysis showed significant decrease in tg1: 2.2 +/- 1.52 mm (p = 0.001) and TGL: 4.2 +/- 3.877 mm (p = 0.001). Tongue posture analysis showed a significant decrease in Point 1: 1.48 +/- 1.92 mm (p=0.028), Point 2: 1.44 +/- 1.46 mm (p=0.008) and Point 5: 1.92 +/- 2.45 mm (p=0.026).Pharyngeal airway analysis showed significant increase in PNS-Ad1: 1.2 +/- 1.69 mm (p=0.016) while V-LPW: 2.0 +/- 3.047 mm (p=0.023) was decreased. No significant correlation was found between changes in total tongue length and velopharyngeal and glossopharyngeal airway. Conclusions:A significant reduction in the total tongue length particularly in the posterior region was observed after retraction. Also there was a reduction in the distance between root of the tongue and uvula, dorsum of the tongue and the roof of mouth in the posterior and anterior part of palate respectively. There was an increase in the lower nasopharyngeal airway and a decrease in the hypopharyngeal airway.
The Conflict of South China Sea and Impact on Indonesia’s National Interest
Authors:   Magister of Law, Universitas Diponegoro Indonesia, Farida Qurotul ‘Aini Septi
Published: August 2022

The South China Sea is a strategic water area and abundant in natural resources. China's historical claims and activities in the South China Sea have given rise to territorial disputes between China and countries around the South China Sea. Disputes over the territorial waters of the South China Sea are a challenge for regional stability, including Indonesia. This dispute poses a threat to the defense of the sovereignty of the Indonesian state because the contested location is near the Indonesian border, namely the territorial waters of the Natuna Islands. This paper uses a normative juridical approach which uses secondary data with descriptive analytical and qualitative research specifications. The results of this study concluded that the cause of conflict in the waters of the South China Sea is because each country has its interests to be realized to benefit from the conflict that occurs and for Indonesia as a mediating country it can continue to be maintained throughout the conflict in the waters of the South China Sea relating to the archipelago, security, and guaranteeing the freedom of international shipping and most importantly the national interest of Indonesia is not harmed, especially in protecting the country's sovereign territory, namely the territorial waters of the Natuna Islands.
Mastery of Reading Skills in Malay Language among Preschool Children during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges for Teachers
Authors:   Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Pendidikan Islam, Ali Norsita
Published: August 2022

The new norms of education during the COVID-19 pandemic caused many to worry that year one children would not be able to master reading skills. This study aims to identify the mastery of Malay language reading skills among preschool children from the perception of teachers and explore the challenges faced by preschool teachers when conducting teaching and facilitation at home (TFH). This qualitative study uses a case study method by interviewing four participants consisting of preschool teachers and teachers teaching year one pupils. The research participants were selected using the purposive sampling method. The interview protocol was self -administered by the researcher and data were collected through audio recording equipment by telephone conversations. Interview transcripts were analyzed thematically. The results of the analysis found that the majority of six-year-old children in preschool have not yet mastered reading skills in preparation for year one of primary school. Teachers have no satisfaction in teaching online and face many challenges to apply reading skills among children. The challenge is that teachers find it difficult to teach children in a ‘one to one’ manner and the children’s constant absence in class made it difficult to help them. Teachers had to allocate a large amount of time and had to seek the cooperation of parents to overcome this problem. This study also suggests that there are appropriate methods, books or equipment that can help engage children in learning to read.
The Implementation of Child-Friendly City Policy by the Local Community in Depok, Indonesia
Authors:   Universitas Nasional, Jl. Sawo Manila Pejaten Barat, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta, Indonesia, M. Kesos Dr. Jeanne Noveline Tedja,
Published: August 2022

Child-Friendly City (CFC) is a policy develops by Government to ensure the fulfillment of child’s rights. The policy was born as a follow-up action to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and is an attempt by the Government to improve child welfare. Depok City in West Java, Indonesia is one of the cities who committed to implement this policy since 2010. The research is a policy study that analyzes the interpretation of CFC policy within the local community (RW). This research uses a qualitative approach and based on its benefits is social policy research. The knowledge gained as a result of a social policy research can be used for particularly beneficial for disadvantaged populations, which in this study are children. In implementing the CFC policy in the RW community, the author analyzes the dynamics of the implementation of a Child-Friendly RW, which is then divided into two cases. In the first case, the community has three variables that have been identified, namely: the quality of the community, community assets attached to the community, and the existence of a change agent. These three variables make motivations come from within the community which give rise to initiatives that lead to high community participation and manifest in various activities of fulfilling children's rights, which then has an impact on behavior change in the community. These three variables were not found in the second case of child-friendly RW, where the people in the community was passive so that there was no change in behavior in children or the community in general. As a recommendation, the authors encourage the community to increase its awareness towards current issues happens in the neighborhood, and the public policies that have great benefits for the community. In addition, the community must also proactively broaden their horizons by accessing the latest information from media.
Amazigh Language in Education Policy and Planning in Morocco: Effects of the Gap between Macro and Micro Levels of Planning
Authors:   1PhD candidate, Laboratory of Languages, Literatures and Translations, Faculty of Arts & Humanities Mohammedia, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco, ICHOU Abderazaq
Published: August 2022

It has been almost two decades now since the Amazigh language has been integrated in the Moroccan education system. Morocco decided, after the King Mohammed the sixth famous speech in Ajdir in 2001, to make Amazigh language officially taught in Moroccan schools. Amazigh language started as a school subject in 317 primary schools in 2003, with the hope of covering all the Moroccan schools in 2010. However, the reality nowadays is completely the opposite. Even after another decade Amazigh language covers only 5% of Moroccan schools. This state of fact shows that there is a wide gap between official discourse at the macro level about the Amazigh educational policy and the implementation of this policy at the micro level. The objective of this paper is to investigate the manifestations and effects of the gap between macro and micro levels of language policy and planning concerning Amazigh language in Moroccan education system. The central questions that this paper is trying to answer are the following: i) how is the gap between macro and micro levels of language policy manifested in the Amazigh education policy? ii) How does this gap affect the status of the Amazigh language in Moroccan primary schools? To achieve the focal objective and answer the central questions of this paper, first we will analyze the vision of the policymakers at the macro level to enact the full integration of the Amazigh language in Moroccan schools. Second, to tackle the implementation part of the Amazigh education policy at the micro level, a questionnaire is addressed to Amazigh language teachers at primary schools. The focus of the questionnaire is twofold: a) have a clear image of the situation of Amazigh language at the micro level. b) Derive the challenges that hamper the implementation of the macro level policies at the micro level.
Shariah Financing Model on Salt Mini Plant UTM in Order to Increase Production and Income Numbers
Authors:   Faculty of Economics and Bussiness, University Of Trunojoyo Madura, Sambharakreshna Yudhanta
Published: August 2022

The purpose of this study is to provide an alternative model of Islamic financing to the salt business, namely the Mini Plant of Salt UTM. The existence of a shariah financing system that applies the principle of profit sharing allows the Mini Plant of Salt UTM and the publick to access capital through shariah financial institutions and also gain knowledge and reference in accessing capital to fund salt production activities. Data collection techniques were carried out using direct observation and interviews with the manager of the Mini Plant of Salt UTM, the Padelegan village apparatus, and the Islamic financial institution BMT NU Mandiri and BMT Sidogiri Pamekasan branch. The results of data analysis show that the Mini Plant of Salt UTM has developed a salt innovation that has been prototyped into food salt and non-food salt. Other research results found that the activities carried out by the UTM Salt Mini Plant until now have focused on research activities regarding salt. However, the Mini Plant of Salt UTM has not carried out salt processing on the available salt ponds land in the Padegelan village, Pademawu Pamekasan so that it has not been able to generate salt production and income for the Mini Plant of Salt UTM. The Mini Plant of Salt UTM has capital constraints in carrying out salt processing where the source of funds only comes from the University's DIPA. In an effort to overcome the funding problem, the Mini Plant of Salt UTM can use an alternative sharia financing with a mudharabah contract. This contract applies the concept of profit sharing to distribute profits. The provisions of sharia financing with mudharabah contracts can be implemented if the customer already has business activities that result in buying and selling transactions (current production activities)
The Effect of Appendicular Peritonitis on the Reproductive Function of Girls
Authors:   MD, DcS, head of the department of pediatric surgery №1, Yusupov Shukhrat Abdurasulovich ,   2-clinic of Samarkand State Medical University Samarkand State Medical University, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Published: August 2022

After surgery for gangrenous - perforated appendicitis, miscarriage occurs in 11%, infertility in 62% of cases. The aim of the study was to develop an algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of reproductive dysfunction in women who underwent common appendicular peritonitis in childhood. 154 girls aged 3 to 15 years were examined. The results showed that various pathologies from the reproductive system (ovarian failure, inflammatory processes, tubal peritoneal infertility) were diagnosed in 47 (30,5%) patients, while more than half of them 28 (59,6%) did not show any complaints and pathology was identified during the examination. The developed algorithm allows for timely diagnosis and treatment of complications of reproductive function in girls after suffering from diffuse appendicular peritonitis.
Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Impact of Awareness Program on Practice Regarding Bio-Medical Waste Management among Staff Nurses at Selected Hospital Kashmir
Authors:   M. Sc in Community Health Nursing, Sheikh Masood Ahmad , Aazmeen Shabana ,   Ph. D Research Scholar Nursing, Nursing Tutor Kashmir University South Campus, Paddar Uzma ,   M. Sc in Child Health Nursing, Kaur Kirandeep ,   M. Sc in Medical Surgical Nursing, Associate Professsor Sarawati Institute of Nursing Roopnagar
Published: August 2022

The aim of this study is to provide adequate awareness on practice among staff nurses regarding bio-medical waste management. Biomedical Wastes are those potential hazardous materials, consisting of solids, liquids, articles, sharps, and laboratory waste which pose a grave danger to the health of humans as well as other living organisms and in some cases, it may be lethal too. It is extremely important that the waste must be properly managed and disposed of safely so as to prevent outbreak of infections to general public and in health care settings in a society. According to the Ministry of Environment and Forests gross generation of biomedical waste in India is 4, 05,702 kg/day of which only 2, 91,983 kg/day is disposed, which means that almost 28% of the wastes is left untreated. The medical personals are more to get infection if not properly categorized and managed. Therefore, On the basis of these views a study was conducted to assess the impact of awareness program on practice regarding bio -medical waste management among staff nurses at selected hospital of Kashmir. For which 50 subjects were selected by purposive sampling technique. After data collection observational checklist was used to assess the practice among subjects. The data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics by using chi-square and t-test. The findings revealed that the mean posttest practice level score (15.80), standard deviation 1.979, was significantly higher than mean pretest practice level score 13.96, standard deviation 3.319 among study subjects which indicated that observational checklist was highly effective in enhancing the practice among staff nurses at mean difference 1.84. The study also concluded that there were statistically no significant association between demographic variables (p=0.000) of staff nurses with their pre-test practice scores at 0.05 level of significance
Two Case Reports about Prostatitis and Penile Edema as Allergic Reaction to Pfizer-Biontech Covid19 Vaccine
Authors:   Medical Director in Urology at the Western Hospital Unit “San Pio” in Castellaneta (Via del Mercato,1 , Castellaneta, Italy) and Resident of Urology at the University of Bari at the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico di Bari (Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11 , Bari, Italy), Rinaldi Marco , Lena Sebastiano Di ,   Chief of Urology at the Western Hospital Unit “San Pio” in Castellaneta (Via del Mercato,1, Castellaneta, Italy)
Published: August 2022

Penile edema is a condition of fluid accumulation in the intracellular spaces of the penile soft tissues, often associated with sexually transmitted diseases, but can have different causes, such as allergic reactions [1,2]. Prostatitis is an inflammatory condition of the prostate which is classified by the NIH as acute bacterial prostatitis, chronic bacterial prostatitis, chronic non bacterial prostatitis-Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) and asymptomatic prostatitis [3]. There are also described, in the scientific literature, cases of allergic prostatitis [4]. We report the clinical case of a prostatitis and penile edema as allergic reaction to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID19 vaccine for which there is still insufficient scientific literature
limites para a vida na biosfera terrestre
Authors: Horvath Jorge Ernesto
Published: August 2022

Apresentamos neste artigo um panorama dos limites físicos que os organismos vivos podem suportar para se desenvolver, em termos de temperatura, pressão, acidez e outros parâmetros importantes. Discutimos também a recente avaliação quantitativa das biomassas de cada grupo e a questão dos organismos quimioautotróficos.