bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Validating an infrared thermal switch as a novel access technology
Authors: Memarian Negar , Venetsanopoulos Anastasios , Chau Tom
Published: September 2022

Background
Recently, a novel single-switch access technology based on infrared thermography was proposed. The technology exploits the temperature differences between the inside and surrounding areas of the mouth as a switch trigger, thereby allowing voluntary switch activation upon mouth opening. However, for this technology to be clinically viable, it must be validated against a gold standard switch, such as a chin switch, that taps into the same voluntary motion.

Methods
In this study, we report an experiment designed to gauge the concurrent validity of the infrared thermal switch. Ten able-bodied adults participated in a series of 3 test sessions where they simultaneously used both an infrared thermal and conventional chin switch to perform multiple trials of a number identification task with visual, auditory and audiovisual stimuli. Participants also provided qualitative feedback about switch use. User performance with the two switches was quantified using an efficiency measure based on mutual information.

Results
User performance (p = 0.16) and response time (p = 0.25) with the infrared thermal switch were comparable to those of the gold standard. Users reported preference for the infrared thermal switch given its non-contact nature and robustness to changes in user posture.

Conclusions
Thermal infrared access technology appears to be a valid single switch alternative for individuals with disabilities who retain voluntary mouth opening and closing.
Breast cancer screening disparities among immigrant women by world region of origin: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada
Authors: Vahabi Mandana , Lofters Aisha , Kumar Matthew , Glazier Richard H.
Published: September 2022

Background

Breast cancer is one of the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Canada. Screening is the most promising approach in identification and treatment of the disease at early stage of its development. Research shows higher rate of breast cancer mortality among ethno-racial immigrant women despite their lower incidence which suggests disparities in mammography screening. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of appropriate mammography screening among immigrant and native borne women and determine predicators of low mammography screening.

Methods

We conducted secondary data analyses on Ontario linked social and health databases to determine the proportion of women who were screened during the two- year period of 2010-2012 among 1.4 million screening-eligible women living in urban centres in Ontario. We used multivariate Poisson regression to adjust for various socio-demographic, health care-related and migration related variables.

Results

64 % of eligible women were appropriately screened. Screening rates were lowest among new and recent immigrants compared to referent group (Canadian-born women and immigrant who arrived before 1985) (Adjusted Rate Ratio (ARR) (0.87, 95 % CI 0.85 -0.88 for new immigrants and 0.90, 95 % CI 0.89-0.91 for recent immigrants. Factors that were associated with lower rates of screening included living in low- income neighborhoods, having a male physician, having internationally- trained physician and not being enrolled in primary care patient enrolment models. Those not enrolled were 22 % less likely to be screened compared to those who were (ARR 0.78, 95 % CI 0.77-0.79).

Conclusion

To enhance immigrant women screening rates efforts should made to increase their access to primary care patient enrolment models and preferably female health professionals. Support should be provided to interventions that address screening barriers like language, acculturation limitations and knowledge deficit. Health professionals need to be educated and take an active role in offering screening guidelines during health encounters.
Turbo codes for multi-hop wireless sensor networks with decode-and-forward mechanism
Authors: Abughalieh Nashat , Steenhaut Kris , Nowé Ann , Anpalagan Alagan
Published: September 2022

Wireless channels are prone to many impairments, such as noise and fading. Weak channels between the nodes in
the wireless sensor network (WSN) can cause reception of erroneous packets. Retransmission mechanisms are mainly mused to tackle the problem of erroneous reception in WSN communication protocols. Weak channels can cause high number of retransmissions in order to deliver a packet correctly, which will consume high energy of both the transmitting and the receiving nodes. Error correcting codes (ECCs) can be used to reduce number of retransmissions, but most ECCs have complex decoding algorithms, which leads to high processing energy consumption at the receiving nodes in the WSN. In this paper, we present a low power consumption decode-and-forward approach for the multi-hop WSNs; a serial concatenation convolutional codes (SCCC) encoder is implemented at the source node while the complex iterative decoding algorithm is shifted to the sink (base station). The intermediate nodes run a Viterbi decoding algorithm to decode only the inner code of the SCCC encoder. We investigate the effect of changing constraint length of both the inner and the outer codes and the effect of changing encoding block size. We show that most packets can be decoded at the base station at low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) channels with the penalty of small energy loss in decoding the packet at the nodes in the network.
Review: Canadian Dreams
Authors: Johnston Nancy
Published: September 2022

Canadian Dreams. Edo van Belkom. Northern Dreamers: Interviews with Famous Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Writers. Out of This World Series #4. Ontario: Quarry, 1998. 254 pp. $19.95 CDA; $14.95 USA paper. Dist. in USA by InBook (800-243-0138). This collection of 22 interviews with Canadian sf, fantasy, and horror writers is the first of its kind, and as such it is a valuable guide to the genre in Canada. Edo van Belkom is a professional editor, author of horror fiction, and a Canadian Regional Director of the Science Fiction Writers of America. His familiarity with his interview subjects and the field in Canada is immediately evident. He can be forgiven, then, for the effusive claims he makes for these authors in his introduction. While not all of these writers are "pioneers, leaders, and supreme masters of their realms" of speculative fiction (8), as he suggests, they do represent the leading voices in Canadian speculative fiction. Indeed, most of those included have received international awards, critical and reader acclaim, and some commercial success 
Review [untitled]
Authors: Ferguson Susan
Published: September 2022

Book reviews of:

Finding a New Feminism: Rethinking the Woman Question for Liberal Democracy Pamela Grande Jensen, ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996, pp. ix, 246 

and

Feminist Interpretations of Mary Wollstonecraft Maria J. Falco, ed. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996, pp. xiv, 234.
Extreme Dependence in International Stock Markets
Authors: Ning Cathy
Published: September 2022

This paper investigates the structure and degree of extreme dependence in international equity markets using carefully selected tools from the theory of copulas. We examine both the static and dynamic dependence via unconditional and conditional copulas. We Önd signiÖcant asymmetric tail dependence in equity markets, with the overall larger lower tail dependence than upper tail dependence. Moreover, in Europe and East Asia but not in North America, the extreme dependence is time-varying in both its structure and degree. Our results also indicate a higher intra-continental than inter-continental tail dependence. Our Öndings have important implications in global risk management strategies. 
Term Structure Linkages Among the New EU Countries and the EMU
Authors: Koukouritakis Minoas , Michelis Leo
Published: September 2022

This paper uses cointegration and common trends techniques to investigate empirically the expectations hypothesis of the term structure of interest rates in the 10 new EU countries, and the 2 core EMU countries, France and Germany. By decomposing each term structure into its transitory and permanent components, we also analyze the possible short run and long run linkages among the term structures of these countries. The empirical results support the expectations theory of the term structure for all countries except Malta. Further, they point to both weak short run linkages and several strong long run linkages among the monetary policies of the 10 new EU and the core of the EMU. The group of the Central Europe and countries and Latvia are prominent in the latter case.
Real Wage Chronologies
Authors: Christofides Louis , Peng Amy Chen
Published: September 2022

We process information in a large number of Canadian wage contracts, signed over a period of several decades, to generate the long-run history of the real wage for each bargaining pair.  We term these hitherto unexamined histories ‘chronologies’. We are able to generate 1574 continuous real wage chronologies and we examine the evolution of the real wage in each case. We explore the influence of productivity growth, the labour relations record of the pair, the influence of industry and region as well as the initial wage on the growth of the real wage rate over the decades in the sample.  We also consider the relation between the mean and variance of the real wage contained in these chronologies.

JEL Classification:E31, J41, J50

Keywords: Wages, productivity, labour relations, compensating differentials, convergence
The Experiences of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women of Maternity Services in the UK
Authors: Drake Melissa , Wilson Lucy , Desai Ruchi , Atherton Benjamin
Published: September 2022

There is little research into Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women’s experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom. However, with 28.2% of lives births in England and Wales and almost 50% of live births in Birmingham being to non-UK born women in 2016, it is an important area to investigate as maternity care is such a crucial part of pregnancy and labour. The aim of this review is to assess these experiences and determine if they can be improved. A literature search took place for guidelines, systematic reviews, and primary evidence that were conducted in the UK, including women of ethnic minorities. Guideline searches were conducted through NICE, GMC, and SIGN, systematic reviews through NICE, Cochrane, and MEDLINE, and primary evidence through EMBASE, BMJ, MEDLINE, and PLoS. Each finding was then appraised using the appropriate AGREE II, CASP, and AXIS appraisal tools. We summarised the literature findings in Table 4 of this review. One guideline was found detailing advice on the needs of refugee and asylum-seeking women, as well as those with difficulty reading and speaking English. Searches also found 36 systematic reviews, of which one was included, and 1,091 primary studies were found, of which four were included (two qualitative and two cross-sectional). Both the systematic review and the four primary evidence studies showed that BAME women’s experiences were generally more negative and engagement with maternity services was poor. Some of the themes which emerged were poor communication, lack of respect for the culture, and lack of support. One study, however, did show that more recent migrants described their overall experiences as much more positive than migrants who had been in the UK longer. This review suggests that BAME women generally perceive their maternity care more negatively than White women. Specific areas that were highlighted for requiring improvement include poor communication and cultural insensitivity despite current guidelines. However, these guidelines do not sufficiently target the BAME group; with more research, these guidelines could be improved and adhered to so BAME women can experience the same level of care as White women in the UK.
Optimizing the Medical Resource Supply Chain During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Baghdad Hospitals using the Fuzzy Inference System (FIS)
Authors: Ansseif Ansseif A.latif , Dammak Abdelaziz
Published: September 2022

The importance of using scientific and quantitative methods in addressing contemporary problems, including the (Covid-19) pandemic, as these challenges and problems require everyone, especially those working in educational institutions and researchers, to support international and local efforts to reduce the impact of this pandemic by achieving optimal use of medical resources, for the supply chain of medical resources that includes (therapeutic protocol and medical supplies (; Thus, providing solutions, alternatives and logistical support that would absorb the significant increases in the number of injuries in light of the limited resources in the face of this pandemic. Hence, this research came to contribute to the local and international efforts to address this problem by presenting a package of ideas and solutions for how to achieve the optimal utilization of medical resources. In light of the inaccuracy and discrepancy in the available data by distributing those resources in a quantitative and thoughtful manner to achieve the goal for which it was set, as well as evaluating alternatives on the ground and ways to improve them with an indication of the future prospects for this problem is by applying one of the artificial intelligence techniques called the fuzzy inference system (FIS).
Marchesini, R. (2021). The Virus Paradigm. A Planetary Ecology of the Mind (S. De Sanctis, Trans.)
Authors: A Marca Pablo
Published: September 2022

Marchesini, R. (2021). The Virus Paradigm. A Planetary Ecology of the Mind (S. De Sanctis, Trans.)
Tidwell, C., & Soles, C. (Eds). (2021). Fear and Nature: Ecohorror Studies in the Anthropocene
Authors: Rahaman Tohidur
Published: September 2022

Tidwell, C., & Soles, C. (Eds). (2021). Fear and Nature: Ecohorror Studies in the Anthropocene. Penn State University Press. ISBN: 9780271090214
The Octopus and the Other: Capitalocene Contradictions in the Symbolic Order
Authors: Gray Kelly
Published: September 2022

This article exercises a Lacanian psychoanalytic intervention into ecocriticism through examining the contradictions of the Capitalocene within Frank Norris’s 1901 novel, The Octopus. Drawing upon Jason Moore’s dialectical framework in the Anthropocene or Capitalocene? Nature, History and the Crisis of Capitalism (2016) and Philip R. Polefrone’s “The Stock Ticker in the Garden: Frank Norris, American Literary Naturalism, and Capitalocene Aesthetics” (2020), this article examines the contradictory naturalization of capitalism in nature within the novel’s depiction of the wheat and railroad industries in California through the ideology of the Capitalocene. This article then analyzes the novel’s pairing of Angéle’s sexual assault with the industrial assault of the land. Read through a psychoanalytic framework, the assaults in the novel together illuminate how the search for the other in the novel effectively obscures the psychoanalytic understanding that “there is no big Other,” or the understanding that the Capitalist symbolic order is inherently contradictory.
Urban Ecosophy for a Post-Colonial Ecohumanism of the City
Authors: Sellier Dominique
Published: September 2022

Ecosophy traces its etymological roots to the ancient Greek wisdom (sophia) of the household (oïkos), and can be understood as a form of ethics to inhabit the earth. Reflecting on the current challenges of the city, like the relation to the nature, or the social and ethnic inequalities in the urban space and through the ecosophical gaze of Arne Næss and Felix Guattari allows us to address core issues of an urban ecosophy.  Within Næss ecosophy of the “self-realization”, the paper is pointing the link with his ontology of the relation with Gandhi´s insight on non-violence and the importance of the “sense of place” with the understanding and identification to the local environment. Guattari´s ecosophy as the paper will show, leads also to the concepts of relation and of the “Tout-monde” from the post-colonial thinker, and friend of him, Edouard Glissant. Furthermore, Stiegler´s concept of neguanthropocene and considering cities as “complex exorganisms” echoes Guattari´s urban ecosophy with the emergence of the “data city” performing a new kind of colonialism with data in the urban space. Finally, the essay will demonstrate how the urban ecosophy, as a practical ecosophy, in correspondence with ecohumanism, is proposing a decentring of humanism by considering the ecology in the city.  It makes then possible to reconcile a modernist philosophy of individual and collective emancipation and deployment of subjectivities in the city, the idea of universalism with a world citizenship, with an emerging philosophy of respect and ethic for the living.
Reshuffling Ethnic Composition of Cities by Migration in Syria
Authors: Dalaman Zeynep Banu , Lehimler Hüseyin Murat
Published: September 2022

In the literature, it is argued that the Arab Spring increased the motivation for democracy. According to those who support this idea, the Arab Spring started a conflict between the regimes and the citizens to bring democracy to the country. This expectation has turned into a Civil War in Syria, the conflicts that have been going on since 2011 have caused physical destruction in the country's cities, half of the population has become immigrants, and it has emerged as a result of the emergence of alternative governments to the regime and their taking certain cities and regions under local control. In this study, attention is drawn to the potential of a crisis in the Middle East that causes significant changes in almost every century, and the Arab Spring is considered to be a "trigger" rather than an "influencing". The trend of change triggered by the Arab Spring is the aim of ensuring the federalization of Syria on the scale of cities and regions. This hypothesis is examined in the context of urban forcibly displaced persons (IDP) mobility and the change in the population profiles of their cities.
Regulation of Educational and Labour Migration of Kazakhstan Youth Abroad
Authors: Iskakova Dariya , Abetova Zeinep , Jussibaliyeva Aruzhan , Iskakova Damira
Published: September 2022

Educational and labour migration is rather common among young people in Kazakhstan. However, there are some critical issues that warrant regularisation of youth migration for education. The systematic expansion of educational contacts of the Republic of Kazakhstan with other countries and the advantages of foreign education are explored in this research. The findings of the study could be useful in developing and revising government strategies, particularly relevant to the Youth Development Strategy in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the period until 2025-2030.
Echoes of Colour Discrimination in Refugee Protection Regime: The Experience of Africans Fleeing the Russia-Ukrainian War
Authors: Oyebamiji Sunday Israel , OYEBADE Olumide Oyewole , Cohen Jeffrey H. , Abraham David Okechukwu
Published: September 2022

After 71 years of commitment to the principles of the Refugee Convention and an obligation to protection; the international system faces challenges as socio-political, economic and security concerns become alibis that betray fidelity to the treaty and are manifest in discrimination and expulsions of asylum-seekers, migrants and refugees. Our paper examines this collapse and highlights themes of covert colour politics and discrimination vis-a-vis the Russia-Ukrainian war. Our methodology combines interviews, narratives and critical analyses as we document the ugly experiences of Africans fleeing the war zone and the denials of protection they face based on their skin colour. Our discussion raises concerns that cannot be ignored as conflicts escalate globally. Rather than embracing the hardline hostility confronting migrants and refugees, we argue for a reappraisal of the movers and their status not as a migration problem to be solved but as victims of a faulty international system that deserve attention.
Labour Integration of the EAEU Member States
Authors: Kapsultanova Zhanna , Lukhmanova Gulnar , Sarzhanov Taizhan , Toregozhina Meruyert , Shiganbayeva Nailya
Published: September 2022

The relevance of this article lies in the sheer volume of migration and the importance of integration within supranational associations of states in all its manifestations, including labour integration. The purpose of this study is to describe the issues of global labour integration in its various aspects, and its features in the EAEU. The main research methods are the historical method and the method of analysis. The article provides a brief analysis of modern processes of labour integration around the world, analyses the experience of some associations in this area, describes the processes of labour migration in the EAEU from different perspectives (economic, legal and others). The study will be useful for analysing trends in labour integration and migration in the world; for studying this issue in the EAEU and its member states.
Plasminogen activator-coated nanobubbles targeting cellbound β2-glycoprotein I as a novel thrombus-specific thrombolytic strategy
Authors: Macor Paolo , Durigutto Paolo , Argenziano Monica , Smith-Jackson Kate , Capolla Sara , Di Leonardo Valeria , Marchbank Kevin , Tolva Valerio Stefano , Semeraro Fabrizio , Ammollo Concetta T. , Colucci Mario , Cavalli Roberta , Meroni Pierluigi , Tedesco Francesco
Published: September 2022

β2-glycoprotein I (β2-GPI) is a serum protein widely recognized as the main target of antibodies present in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). β2-GPI binds to activated endothelial cells, platelets and leukocytes, key players in thrombus formation. We developed a new targeted thrombolytic agent consisting of nanobubbles (NB) coated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) and a recombinant antibody specific for cell-bound β2-GPI. The therapeutic efficacy of targeted NB was evaluated in vitro, using platelet-rich blood clots, and in vivo in three different animal models: i) thrombosis developed in a rat model of APS; ii) ferric chloride-induced mesenteric thrombosis in rats, and iii) thrombotic microangiopathy in a mouse model of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (C3-gain-of-function mice). Targeted NB bound preferentially to platelets and leukocytes within thrombi and to endothelial cells through β2-GPI expressed on activated cells. In vitro, rtPA-targeted NB (rtPA-tNB) induced greater lysis of platelet-rich blood clots than untargeted NB. In a rat model of APS, administration of rtPA-tNB caused rapid dissolution of thrombi and, unlike soluble rtPA that induced transient thrombolysis, prevented new thrombus formation. In a rat model of ferric chloride triggered thrombosis, rtPA-tNB, but not untargeted NB and free rtPA, induced rapid and persistent recanalization of occluded vessels. Finally, treatment of C3-gain-of-function mice with rtPA-tNB, that target β2-GPI deposited in kidney glomeruli, decreased fibrin deposition, and improved urinalysis data with a greater efficiency than untargeted NB. Our findings suggest that targeting cell-bound β2-GPI may represent an efficient and thrombus-specific thrombolytic strategy in both APS-related and APS-unrelated thrombotic conditions.
اعتماد جمهور مدينة بغداد على نشرات الاخبار بالقنوات الفضائية كمصدر للمعلومات
Authors: محمد عمار طاهر , سعيد شريف
Published: September 2022

ازدادت أهمية ودور النشرات الإخبارية في المجتمع بعد هيمنة التلفزيون على باقي وسائل الإعلام

الجماهيرية, ولاسيما بعد ظهور القنوات الفضائية وانتشار الأطباق اللاقطة بين أوساط الجمهور على نطاق واسع فضلا عن الدور الكبير الذي قدمته التكنولوجيا الحديثة في نقل ما يجري من أخبار وأحداث لحظة وقوعها عبر الأقمار الاصطناعية , الامر الذي أسهم بشكل كبير في تغيير واضح في مفهوم وقيم الأخبار, فقد صار البث المباشر(الحي) لما يتم تصويره من أحداث هو الأخبار ذاتها.

إن الجمهور يعتمد على التلفزيون لتحقيق أهداف عدة كالاخبار والتثقيف  والتعليم والترفيه كما يمثل مصدر مهم من مصادر المعلومات ولاسيما عن طريق نشراته الإخبارية, فكلما ازد اعتماد الجمهور على النشرات في الحصول على احتياجاته من المعلومات , يزداد الدور الذي َّ يؤديه في حياتهم اليومية ومن ثم يزداد تأثيره فيهم ولاسيما التأثيرات المعرفية.

وفي خضم التحولات والظروف الكبيرة التي مر بها العراق بعد عام (2003) والتي شهدت عدم الاستقرار السياسي والأمني, والتزايد الكبير في عدد وسائل الإعلام ولاسيما القنوات الفضائية سواء في العراق والعالم, أسهمت تلك العوامل في زيادة مساحة تأثير التلفزيون في حياة العراقيين عبر نشارته الإخبارية , التي جعلته من ًالظواهر التي تشكل حيزاً من اهتمامات الجمهور لما يقدمه من أخبار ومعلومات بشان الأحداث وتداعياتها.

ان تحديد وفهم العلاقة بين اعتماد الجمهور العراقي  وبالاخص جمهور  مدينة بغداد على نشارت الأخبار, يمثل دارسة لظاهرة جديدة غير معروفة النتائج في مجال الدارسات والبحوث التي تعنى في الاعتماد,  كونها تسلط الضوء على نقطة غاية في الأهمية تقوم بها النشرات  الإخبارية وتؤثر في شريحة كبيرة من العراقيين نتيجة اعتمادهم عليها, حيث يوفر بيانات ومعلومات للباحثين للانطلاق في دارسات وبحوث جديدة ترتكز على ما وفره هذا البحث من نتائج ولاسيما للباحثين في مجال الإعلام.
Meat processing and handling facilities in slaughterhouses of selected areas of Bangladesh
Authors: Alam MA , Hasan MT , Hossain MD , Ahemd S , Hoque SAM , Hossain MM , Rahman SME
Published: September 2022

The study was conducted to investigate the present status of meat processing facilities in different slaughterhouse of Bangladesh through field survey. The data was collected through interview schedule selecting 30 respondents (Butcher, Seller and Consumer) in Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur Division in Bangladesh. They were asked about knowledge of hygienic meat production, slaughterhouse environment, existing facilities, sanitation and waste management, opinion of the butcher, seller and consumers. It was obtained from the study indicating that approximately 75.63% of the animals were slaughtered at the abattoir. Only 5.8% of butchers (n=30) knew about the production of hygienic meat. Almost 100% of the abattoirs lacked hygiene and sanitation. Only 26.66% slaughtered carcasses were checked by veterinary surgeon where another 16.7% were checked by unskilled meat inspectors from the municipality. Only 23.33% of slaughterhouses were situated in environmentally friendly locations. Consumer perception revealed that only 3.33% of consumers have knowledge of meat hygiene. Meat is a great source of animal protein in our country but hygienic condition and facilities available in slaughterhouse were not satisfactory. Slaughterhouses both in rural or municipal areas were contaminated frequently and therefore meat and meat byproducts coming from such conditions often deteriorated through bacterial infection or contamination might be the cause of food poisoning or diseases in consumers.

Bangladesh Journal of Animal Science 51 (3): 115-121, 2022
Hubungan antara kemandirian belajar dengan hasil belajar matematika
Authors: Woi Maria Florentina , Prihatni Yuli
Published: September 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara kemandirian belajar dengan hasil belajar matematika siswa kelas VII SMPN 3 Berbah. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian kuantitatif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh kelas VII SMPN 3 Berbah yang berjumlah 4 kelas dengan total siswa sebanyak 127 orang. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 96 orang. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan simple random sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan angket dan dokumentasi. Uji hipotesis menggunakan uji korelasi product moment dengan bantuan SPSS 22.0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif yang signifikan antara kemandirian belajar dengan hasil belajar matematika siswa kelas VII SMPN 3 Berbah tahun ajaran 2017/2018 karena nilai sig (2-tailed) 0,023< 0,05. The relation between independent learning with the result of math studying Abstract The purpose of this research is to to find out the relation between independent study and the student’s result of Math studying at 7th grade SMPN 3 Berbah. This research is regarded as Quantitative research. The population of this particular research is the students of 7th grade SMPN 3 Berbah as a whole, which has 4 classes with the total of 127 students. The sample which is used in this research are as many as 96 students. The technique of retrieving the samples used in this research is called simple random sampling. The technique of collecting the data is the questionnaire and documentation. Hypothesis test using product moment test with SPSS 22.0. The result of this research reveals that It has been found that there is a positive relation which is significant between independent studying and the result of Math studying at 7th grade SMPN 3 Berbah in year 2017/2018 due to sig value (2-tailed) 0,023<0,05.
Pengaruh kebiasaan belajar, minat studi lanjut dan pemanfaatan internet terhadap prestasi hasil belajar siswa
Authors: Wuryani Wuryani , Mulyoto Mulyoto , Sunarto Sunarto
Published: September 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh: 1) kebiasaan belajar terhadap prestasi hasil belajar, 2) minat studi lanjut terhadap prestasi hasil belajar, 3) pemanfaatan internet terhadap prestasi hasil belajar, 4) kebiasaan belajar, minat studi lanjut, dan pemanfaatan internet  secara bersama-sama terhadap prestasi hasil belajar..Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) Kebiasaan belajar berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi hasil belajar peserta didik.  2) Minat studi lanjut berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi hasil belajar peserta didik. 3) Pemanfaatan internet tidak  berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi hasil belajar peserta didik. 4) Kebiasaan belajar, minat studi lanjut, dan pemanfaatan internet secara bersama-sama berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap prestasi hasil belajar peserta didik.  Konstribusi variabel kebiasaan belajar, minat studi lanjut, dan pemanfaatan internet terhadap prestasi hasil belajar sebesar sebesar 48,8 %. Influence of learning habits, interest study and internet use toward achievment of  learning result participants classifield  AbstractThis study aims to determine the effect of: 1) learning habits on the achievement of learning outcomes, 2) interest in advanced study on achievement of learning outcomes, 3) Internet utilization of achievement of learning outcomes, 4) study habits, interest in further study, and utilization of internet together same to the achievement of learning outcomes of students class XII IPA MAN 2 Kebumen The results showed that: 1) learning habits have a positive and significant impact on the achievement of learners' learning outcomes. 2) Interest in further studies have a positive and significant impact on achievement of learning outcomes of learners.  3) Utilization of the internet has no positive and significant impact on the achievement of learners' learning outcomes.  4) Habits of learning, interest in further study, and utilization of the internet together have a positive and significant impact on the achievement of learners learning outcomes.  Contribution of learning habit variable, interest of advanced study, and internet utilization to achievement of learning result equal to 48,8%.
Peningkatan motivasi belajar matematika melalui model think pair share materi trigonometri pada siswa
Authors: Soedarnadi Etyk Widjajanti
Published: September 2022

Pendidikan merupakan salah satu upaya dalam mencerdaskan kehidupan bangsa dan mengembangkan diri tiap individu. Pendidikan sangat diperlukan untuk mewujudkan pendidikan yang berkualitas. Peningkatan mutu pendidikan dapat dicapai dengan meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa, sehingga dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa.Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu: Meningkatkan motivasi belajar matematika pada siswa kelas XI dan Meningkatkan kualitas pembelajaran matematika melalui model pembelajaran TPS pada siswa kelas XI. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian tindakan kelas dalam bentuk kolaboratif. Peneliti berkolaborasi dengan Guru Matematika SMA Negeri 6 Yogyakarta. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan Pembelajaran matematika dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Think Pair Share (TPS) dapat meningkatkan motivasi belajar matematika peserta didik. Pembelajaran matematika dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipeThink Pair Share (TPS) menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pada keterlaksanaan pembelajaran baik pada aktivitas guru maupun aktivitas peserta didik. Pembelajaran matematika dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran kooperatif tipe Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pada hasil tes peserta didik.
COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Ebeveyn Görüşlerine Göre Okul Öncesi Dönem Çocuklarının Açık Hava Oyun Deneyimlerindeki Değişimler
Authors: Menteş Hazel Sıla , Sarıbaş Şule
Published: September 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı, okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının açık hava oyun deneyimlerinin COVID-19 pandemisi öncesi ve COVID-19 pandemi süreci ile karşılaştırılarak incelenmesidir. Çalışmanın örneklemini, Adana ilinde okul öncesi eğitim kurumuna devam eden 3-6 yaş grubunda bulunan çocukların ebeveynleri oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak, araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan “Pandemi Döneminde Çocukların Açık Hava Oyun Deneyimleri” anketi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen nicel veriler frekans ve yüzde alma tekniği kullanılarak analiz edilirken, nitel veriler içerik analizi yapılarak çözümlenmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda çocuklarının pandemi öncesine kıyasla açık havada belirgin bir şekilde daha az oyun oynadıkları, oyun alanlarının daraldığı ve akran etkileşimlerinin azaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Açık hava oyun deneyimleri sırasında çocukların çoğunlukla maske ve hijyene dikkat edebilirken, sosyal mesafeye dikkat edemedikleri görülmüştür. Ayrıca bulgular, ebeveynlerin açık hava oyun alanlarını birçok açıdan yetersiz bulduğunu ortaya koymuştur.  Pandemi sürecinde aile içi etkileşimin artması ve çocukların özbakım becerilerinin gelişmesi ise bu sürecin olumlu yönleri olarak değerlendirilmiştir.
Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin Yaşadıkları Duygu Durumlarının Mesleki Tükenmişlik Düzeylerini Yordama Gücü
Authors: Başar Tarık , Dilek Hasan , Polat Meltem , Macar Kübra
Published: September 2022

Bu araştırma, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin yaşadıkları duygu durumlarının onların mesleki tükenmişliklerini ne düzeyde yordadığını belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada bu amaç doğrultusunda, yordayıcı korelasyonel araştırma deseni kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu ise Kırşehir ve Nevşehir illerinde görev yapmakta olan 226 okul öncesi öğretmeni oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada “Maslach Tükenmişlik Envanteri-Eğitimci Formu” ve “Öğretmen Duygu Anketi” olmak üzere iki veri toplama aracından yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilerin analizinde ise Anova ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin düşük düzeyde mesleki tükenmişlik yaşadıkları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca öğretmenlerin “öfke”, “umutsuzluk”, “yorgunluk” gibi olumsuz duyguların aksine “mutluluk”, “gurur” ve “sevgi” gibi olumlu duyguları daha çok yaşadıkları tespit edilmiştir. Okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin yaşadıkları duygu durumlarının ise onların mesleki tükenmişlik düzeylerini anlamlı bir şekilde yordadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Kolb’un Yenilenen Öğrenme Stili Sınıflamasına İlişkin Bir İnceleme
Authors: Gencel İlke Evin , Erdoğan Mustafa
Published: September 2022

Kolb’un, deneyimsel öğrenme kuramının önemli bir boyutunu oluşturan öğrenme stilleri kavramı, öğrenen merkezli eğitim programlarının ve öğretim tasarımlarının geliştirilmesi sürecinde önemli bir unsurdur. Alanyazında yaygın olarak kullanılan Kolb’un Öğrenme Stilleri Envanteri, yerleştirme, özümseme, ayrıştırma ve değiştirme olmak üzere dört temel öğrenme stilini kapsayan yapıdan, deneysel ve klinik araştırma bulguları doğrultusunda, dokuz öğrenme stilini kapsayan bir yapıya dönüştürülmüştür. Bu çalışmanın temel amacı; deneyimsel öğrenme kuramına ilişkin güncel bilgilerin ve dokuz öğrenme stilinin belirlenme sürecinin paylaşılmasıdır. Bu amaçla betimsel tarama modelinde yapılandırılan çalışmada, Kolb’un Öğrenme Stilleri Envanteri, Deneyimsel Eğitim Merkezi’nin internet sitesi www.demturkey.com aracılığıyla, kolay örnekleme yöntemlerinden kısıtlamasız öz-seçimli yöntemle ulaşılan 1345 kişiye uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada, katılımcıların benimsediği öğrenme stillerinin başlatan, yapan, deneyimleyen, dengeleyen, yansıtan, imgeleyen, analiz eden, düşünen ve karar veren biçiminde sıralandığı, baskın öğrenme stilinin cinsiyet ve yaş değişkenlerine göre farklılıklar gösterdiği belirlenmiştir.
PENGARUH LATIHAN SHOOTING DENGAN METODE BEEF TERHADAP AKURASI FREE THROW SISWI EKSTRAKURIKULER BASKET SMK NEGERI 4 BANDAR LAMPUNG
Authors: Alamsyah Ichlasul Rizki , Mahfud Imam , Aguss Rachmi Marsheilla
Published: September 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui apakah ada pengaruh latihan shooting dengan metode beef terhadap akurasi free throw siswi ekstrakurikuler basket SMK Negeri 4 Bandar Lampung. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimen. Metode penelitian eksperimen termasuk dalam metode penelitian kuantitatif. eksperimen berarti mencoba, mencari, dan mengkonfirmasi. eksperimen adalah metode penelitian kuantitatif yang digunakan untuk mengetahui pengaruh variabel independen (treatment/perlakuan) terhadap variabel dependen (hasil) dalam kondisi yang terkendalikan. Kondisi dikendalikan agar tidak ada variabel lain. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah 15 orang siswi SMK Negeri 4 Bandar lampung yang mengikuti ekstrakurikuler bolabasket. Dikarenakan populasi terdiri dari 15 orang, maka pada penelitian ini menggunakan teknik total sampling dan menggunakan metode eksperimen one groups pretest posttest. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh yang signigikan latihan shooting dengan metode beef dengan hasil uji t hitung 9.909 > t tabel 1.761. Lalu terdapat perbedaan setelah diberikan perlakuan sebesar 2.13 yang sebelumnya 1.87 menjadi 4.00.
Mixed-Lineage Leukemia
Authors: Iriani Suci , Abdullah Agus Alim , Muhadi Darwati , Arif Mansyur
Published: September 2022

Introduction: Acute Leukemia with Mixed Lineage phenotype (MLL) is leukemia that consists of cells characterized by mixed lineage markers, both from myeloid and lymphoid cells. The incidence of this leukemia is only 2-5% of all acute leukemias and is considered to have a poor prognosis.Case Presentation: A seven-year-old girl was diagnosed with MLL. The results of immunophenotyping showed two blast populations with the expressions of CD33, CD34, HLA-DR, CD117, CD13, CD19, CD10, CD20, CyMPO, Cy CD79a, and morphological features of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Acute nonLymphocytic Leukemia (AnLL) on bone marrow aspiration. The BCR-ABL examination showed the detected BCR-ABL p210 (Major breakpoint), the majority of which was found in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients. There is no definite pathogenesis of BCR-ABL p210 (MBCR-ABL) in this patient. BCR-ABL can also present in 11–29% of ALL patients but is relatively rare in childhood ALL (1%–3%) and mostly expresses p190 (minor breakpoint (mBCR-ABL)). The p210 BCR-ABL transcript is detected in 30% of adults and 20% of childhood ALL patients with Philadelphia ALL. Conclusions: MLL with BCR-ABL p210 transcript is very rare in acute leukemia. Immunophenotyping tests can detect typical MLL profiles, and WHO has standardized the diagnosis for MLL.
Social media y el desarrollo de nuevos productos: Un acercamiento a la planeación de las pymes durante COVID-19
Authors: Garzón-Murillo Fanny , Villacís-Pazmiño Regina , Sánchez-Acosta Mayra
Published: September 2022

La táctica de desarrollar nuevos productos a través del uso de las redes sociales mediante la interacción con los clientes, se ha transformado en el accionar común por parte de las multinacionales. No obstante, para las pymes es un enfoque limitado, que ha ido tomando fuerza a raíz de la pandemia Covid-19, lo cual, ha influido en la participación activa de las pymes comerciales dentro del mercado digital. Por ello, se aplicó un modelo integrado de desarrollo de nuevos productos por medio de un análisis factorial para determinar los constructos que inciden positivamente en el uso de redes sociales para pymes. Los resultados revelaron que, los factores: tecnología, características, usabilidad y costo del producto, y empatía con el cliente si influyeron en la interacción integrada con las redes sociales, es decir, la percepción del producto en redes sociales por parte del cliente si es necesaria para la producción de nuevos productos. No obstante, el enfoque en la participación del cliente en las redes sociales no influyó. Esto surgió posiblemente por el desconocimiento de los beneficios que se puede obtener en las plataformas digitales. Se concluyó que, el estudio a través de los constructos implementados para el desarrollo de nuevos productos orientado hacia las pymes, contribuye a la factibilidad de uso de redes sociales para el crecimiento del negocio y a la recepción de percepciones de los clientes de forma rápida y sistemática.
hiper-personalización de servicios con relación al consumer engagement en el sector turístico de la provincia de Tungurahua
Authors: Jácome-Campos Adriana , Ballesteros-López Leonardo
Published: September 2022

La innovación de servicios en el sector turístico de manera personalizada era estimada como innecesaria, pues, el costo no era considerado como una inversión. Debido a ello, las empresas podían llegar a perder el 38% de sus clientes potenciales al no brindar experiencias personalizadas. El objetivo del estudio es evaluar el nivel de aplicación de la hiper-personalización de servicios con relación al consumer engagement en el sector turístico de la provincia de Tungurahua. La metodología que se utilizo fue cuantitativa, ya que, permitió la recopilación de información mediante un instrumento validado. La muestra de estudio fue de 347 personas catalogadas por la Población económicamente activa (PEA). El resultado demostró que las relaciones el modelo predice una relación positiva entre la hiper-personalización y el consumer engagement. Se concluye que, los clientes forman parte de la creación de servicios innovadores, siendo integrados como socios activos de la empresa.
papa y su consumo despúes de la pandemia en la ciudad de Riobamba, Ecuador
Authors: Lombeida-Burbano Daniel , Guerra-Flores Cristian , Vasco-Vasco Jorge , Endara-Garces Paula
Published: September 2022

En la ciudad de Riobamba se obtuvo información de la tendencia de compra antes y después de la pandemia causada por el Covid-19 que afectó tanto al sector que consume y el productor. Se desarrolló una investigación de carácter exploratorio, descriptivo y explicativo, en donde se integraron elementos cualitativos y cuantitativos en correspondencia con las tendencias actuales en el País. El muestreo estratificado que se utilizó sirvió para simbolizar a la población de estudio. En los resultados permitieron conocer que decrecieron las compras de productos agrícolas en especial de la papa, debido a la pandemia, como es de conocimiento las restricciones y medidas de seguridad al principio fueron estrictas, al paso del tiempo se adaptaron a los consumidores y la manera como realizaban sus compras. La mayoría de los habitantes de la ciudad de Riobamba se movilizaba en carro propio para la adquisición de productos, el mismo que decreció en su uso debido en esta época, por otro lado, se adquirió datos de la variedad de papas que se consumen, destacándose en los consumidores la papa chola. Sin duda estos datos ayudaran a que los productores puedan saber la dinámica de mercado para la comercialización de este tubérculo y proyectarse para su producción.
Controles operacionales para las auditorías gubernamentales realizadas al Gobierno Provincial de Manabí
Authors: Cedeño-Andrade Jorge , Bravo-Santana Verónica
Published: September 2022

La auditoría gubernamental es esencial para el desarrollo económico, la complejidad industrial y la globalización de la economía, ayudando a verificar y analizar el estricto cumplimiento de las recomendaciones producto de las auditorías anteriores, el trabajo se desarrolló con la finalidad de conocer los controles operacionales a través de la ejecución de la auditoría gubernamental, realizadas por el Gobierno Provincial de Manabí, a través del paradigma cualitativo haciendo énfasis en los informes de seguimiento y cumplimiento de las recomendaciones realizadas por la Dirección de Auditoría Interna en base a los exámenes especiales, en el cual se utilizó un diseño documental con fuentes primarias, leyes y reglamentos del Gobierno Provincial de Manabí junto con los informes aprobados encontrados en la Contraloría General del Estado, tomando como método aplicado el etnográfico el cual consistió en entrevistas a servidores inmersos en los procesos de auditorías y tiempo de control. En cuanto a las técnicas de recolección de información se desarrolló en base a las conclusiones y recomendaciones de los exámenes especiales e informes aprobado a lo cual el investigador toma como referencia la ponderación de rangos, cálculo de riesgo y niveles de confianza propuesta en el Manual General de Auditoría Gubernamental de la Contraloría General del Estado, se pudo obtener como resultado que la institución presente un nivel moderado en confianza y un nivel de riesgo bajo, pero aun así debe tomar precauciones en el área de Talento Humano, además no se realizan los respectivos seguimientos constantes que permita conocer las condiciones de la empresa.
Análisis evolutivo del estudio sobre el fenómeno de trata de persona un viaje desde la postura de Tomas Khun
Authors: Diaz-Tavera Rene , Ochatoma-Paravicino Félix , Mamani-Condori Eddy
Published: September 2022

El presente estudio aborda el tema de trata de personas constituido desde la evolución de la figura social de la esclavitud, por ello en el estudio se analizó la evolución del fenómeno trata de personas desde la postura de Thomas Kuhn. Ubicándose en la metodología del enfoque cualitativo de tipo de investigación básica. Donde se arribó a la conclusión de que la trata de personas desde la antigüedad tuvo un proceso evolutivo al ser aceptada como una práctica normal; sin embargo, con el pensamiento de la ilustración este paso a ser prohibida, es así en la actualidad los Estados sancionan esta practica al cosificar al ser humano como objeto sexual de interés económico.
Derecho a la salud mental y trastornos de la personalidad emergidos en el interno, establecimiento Penitenciario Puno, 2021
Authors: Coila-Pari Ruben , Humpiri-Nuñez Jimy , Mamani-Castro Thania
Published: September 2022

La intervención realizada por la autoridad estatal para la mejora de la condición en la prisión se ha visto superada por el constante crecimiento de la población penitenciaria, motivo por el cual que en la actualidad los centros penitenciarios siguen siendo un espacio atestado de individuos de manera insalubre con mayores problemas para el tratamiento médico y diversos aspectos que condiciona de manera desfavorable la vida del interno que se encuentra privado de libertad. Por lo que el objetivo del estudio es establecer la relación entre el derecho a la salud y el trastorno de la personalidad emergidos en el interno, establecimiento penitenciario Puno, 2021. La investigación corresponde al enfoque cuantitativo, método deductivo y la técnica aplicada es la encuesta e instrumento el cuestionario. Concluyendo que, existe una relación positiva significativa entre el derecho a la salud mental y el trastorno de la personalidad de los internos, y es altamente significativa, ya que en la prueba Correlación de Pearson es (0,839) positivo y encontrando un valor de significancia de 0,000, siendo p<0,05, por lo que se acepta la hipótesis alterna.