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RELAÇÃO PROFESSOR-ALUNO: A IMPORTÂNCIA DA AFETIVIDADE NA EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Trierweiler Thais Elides
Published: March 2024

O presente trabalho analisa os benefícios do afeto na relação professor-aluno e os impactos na aprendizagem. Buscando entender se o afeto pode realmente auxiliar na educação dos alunos, se faz necessário tais pesquisas sobre abordagens afetivas, já que o afeto é entendido como ingrediente essencial para a criação de vínculos e aprendizado. Para a realização deste trabalho foi feita uma pesquisa de revisão bibliográfica no Google Acadêmico e na Biblioteca de Apoio Educacional da UNINTER, onde foram levantados os principais autores que com seus estudos chegaram à conclusão de que uma boa relação entre professor e aluno trazem resultados mais satisfatórios. Assim, fica evidente a importância do afeto em sala de aula, porque a qualidade da aprendizagem do aluno vai depender diretamente do tipo de relação que ele construir com o seu professor ou professora.
FROM COVID-19 TO A PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SPIRITUAL "CORONAVIRUS"
Authors: Moşin Octavian
Published: March 2024

Concerns and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the population can be overwhelming. The social distance, quarantine and self-isolation forced by the new coronavirus add complexity to the situation. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly changed the way people live their lives, bringing uncertainty and disruption to daily routines, economic pressures and social isolation. We are careful not to get sick and are unsure how long the pandemic will last and what will happen next. Over-information, rumors and misinformation can get the situation out of control. All this has negative effects on people's mental health.
PECULIARITIES OF THE COMPETENCE OF PRAGMATIC COMMUNICATION IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PROFESSIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Authors: Dimitriu Angela , Bîrnaz Nina
Published: March 2024

Professional competence includes the abilities to properly select, combine and use the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes necessary to successfully, effectively and efficiently perform the work or the learning tasks related to a particular profession. During the vocational education of students, the development of communication skills plays an important role.In the context of globalization, the competence of pragmatic communication in a foreign language is an imperative in the vocational development.This article conceptualizes the competence of pragmatic communication in a foreign language for students in vocational education, which includes three-dimensional aspects: the cognitive aspect/knowledge (Savoir), the praxiological aspect/skills (Savoir faire) and axiological aspect/values and attitudes (Savoir vivre) necessary for the efficient communication in a foreign language in the vocational field. In order to develop this competence, the subject of Applied English Language was included into the curriculum of vocational education (ISCED level 4) in the Republic of Moldova that offers students’ opportunities for professional growth at both national and international level.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND PASTORAL CARE OF YOUTH IN FRONT OF THE DEFIANCE OF TODAY'S WORLD
Authors: Arion Alexandru Corneliu
Published: March 2024

The contemporary paradigm of moral education is based on the combination of moral knowledge and moral action. At the same time, moral education consists in creating an appropriate environment for the interiorization of the components of social morality into the young's personality structure, leading to the implementation of proper moral conduct. The orientation of religious education to the concrete life of the people and to a more direct and more vivid link with Church services and especially the Divine Liturgy is a goal truly expected. This requires a closer connection between teachers, priests, and parishes, as well as outlining some educational partnerships between parishes and schools. From these permanent links, not only the Church would benefit, but also the school, and consequently, the Romanian society.
THE TRENDS OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY FOR AN ARCHITECTURE, A HEALTHY INTERIOR DESIGN, IMPLEMENTED THROUGH A HEALTHY ECO EDUCATION OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD
Authors: Munteanu Angela
Published: March 2024

In the contemporary period, we feel more and more the climate changes influenced by environmental pollution, so we need a conscious approach for the eco-healthy education of humanity. The article contains a theoretical study, which reflects the importance and possibilities of environmental education by teaching strategies and forms of collaboration through interdisciplinary projects in the community. The author reflects the role of the conscious approach on the consumption of natural resources, but also recycling, creative reuse through interior objects, student works, examples to follow in creating products. The tendencies of the contemporary society for architecture, a healthy interior design, were identified, implemented through a healthy eco-education in combination with the classic forms and methods of education of the future specialists. And the purpose of eco-education is for every person to feel directly and responsibly in actions to protect the environment for future generations. Following the awareness of environmental issues by society and taking action in the field of nature protection, the change in the situation can be achieved through eco-healthy education.
PECULIARITIES OF TEACHING DESIGN FOR MULTIGRADE CLASSES
Authors: Acatrinei Irina Roxana
Published: March 2024

Multigrade teaching means the teaching activity carried out simultaneously with two, three or four classes, depending on the number of students. The specificity of this type of teaching consists in the interweaving of two categories of activities, direct and indirect. These activities are designed and carried out according to the characteristics of the classes, specific competencies, the content of the school curricula, but according to the framework plan and the programs valid for non-multigrade classes.Teaching planning, regardless of its type, must be a useful working tool for teachers. This article aims to present the specifics of planning and teaching design in multigrade teaching, the factors influencing these actions and to analyze difficulties encountered and reported by teachers at this stage.The research data were collected following the application of a questionnaire for teachers from this kind of classes. 210 teachers answered, 140 from the elementary school and 70 from the secondary school, different specialties. We followed the collection and processing of data on the elaboration of additional didactic plans for multigrade teaching, the way of organizing the activity, the determining factors, the difficulties encountered during the planning, design and development of the teaching activity, the identification of remedial measures.
MORALS REGARDED FROM A RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Băbuţ Teodora Mirela
Published: March 2024

The first judgments of moral value appeared in close connection with religious doctrines from the beginning of history and have remained to this day major components of religiosity and, at the same time, important sources for the constitution of moral doctrines. From a religious point of view, morality has its origins in the great religions of the world, which constitute the "embryogenesis" of morality. It starts from a formative disposition, from the ability to react and act reasonably of a person in relation to another person, while faith implies choice and trust in divine revelation.Morality shows us how to relate to each other, being the bridge between religion and philosophy. From the moral teaching of Jesus Christ we deduce as a social motive the fact that every conduct of a man must accept the value of his fellow man, his own conduct before the others being always determined by the responsibility of each one towards God.Immanuel Kant presents morality from a metaphysical-religious point of view, admitting that no matter how much man struggles with the senses, he will not be able to subjugate them so as to achieve a harmony between matter, will and moral law, postulating in this sense. you feel three great contemplations: freedom of will, immortality of the soul, and the existence of God.
ORTHODOX HYMNS IN THE VESPERS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF SAINT MARTYR PHILOFTHEIA - WRITTEN BY SISTER MAGDALINA NICOLESCU (HIGHER EDUCATION CONSIDERATIONS)
Authors: Moldoveanu Cristina , Coroiu Petruţa Maria
Published: March 2024

This paper focuses on the creation of Sister Magdalina Nicolescu, who had a keen interest in psalm music in the Romanian church culture. In 1933 she was mother superior at Zamfira Monastery, and among her psalms there is the Service devoted to Saint Martyr Philoftheia, preserved in the Minei edition printed in 1873 by Cernica Monastery Press. The analysis of the text considers it a model for education highlighting spiritual education, not only the intellectual one. The hymns of the Vespers sooth the souls of those who pray, after the turmoil of the day, bringing them the inner peace of prayer, preparing them for the uplifting moment of Litia, the Blessing of the Bread, accompanied by specific hymns and leading to the hymns at the end of the Service, whose texts concentrate on the redeeming life and deeds of the celebrated saint.
STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE ONLINE TEACHING PROCESS DURING THE PANDEMIC. A CASE STUDY
Authors: Badea Mihaela , Presada Diana
Published: March 2024

The purpose of the paper is to find out students’ opinions about the effectiveness of the teaching process that took place during the academic year 2020-2021 under the pandemic circumstances. The basis of the present case study is represented by the surveys that students had to complete so that the university staff could quantify and assess the outcomes of the online teaching and learning academic practices during the pandemic. The results of the study served as an indicator of the quality and effectiveness of the online educational process.
THE PARABLES OF JESUS INTERPRETED BY SIMION MEHEDINȚI. THE ACTUALITY AND VALIDITY OF THEIR TEACHINGS
Authors: Bolocan Carmen Maria , Lungu Pavel
Published: March 2024

In the study we try to demonstrate, as much as possible, the actuality of the moral teachings transmitted in some of the parables from the Gospel in the interpretation of the great scholar Simion Mehedinți. The exegesis and explanations given by Simion Mehedinți in his volume Parabole și învățături din Evanghelie (Parables and Teachings from the Gospel) are so natural in their presentation that they can constitute an example of decoding the Gospel: simple, in point, easy to understand. This paper addresses especially to children who study religion in school. The author is aware of the fact that on the quality of the children today depends the quality of the society tomorrow. It appears as a certain handbook: its virtues and moral efficiency are confirmed by the eight editions that have been published and the author is a guarantee of seriousness, talent and dignity.
DEDUCTIBILITY AND ANALOGY IN THE STUDY OF SOME TRIANGLES (I) - general results
Authors: Vălcan Teodor Dumitru
Published: March 2024

In this paper we propose, using the relations of logical deductibility and the analogy method, to present some interesting results in the Geometry of the triangle. Thus, we consider a triangle ABC and three cevians, which intersect at point K and intersect the sides of the given triangle at points A, B and C, and the circle circumscribed to the triangle ABC in A1, B1 and C1. Then we will call the triangle ABC the triangle K-cevian attached to the triangle ABC and the point K, and the triangle A1B1C1 we will call the triangle K-circumcevian attached to the triangle ABC and the point K. Using the usual mathematical knowledge, valid in any triangle, we can obtain a series of very uninteresting geometric or trigonometric identities and inequalities, some of them very difficult to prove, synthetically. On the other hand, these new geometric or trigonometric relations introduced in certain derivable or only integrable functions, can lead to a series of identities or inequalities differential or integral, particularly interesting. The paper is exclusively for Didactics of Mathematics and is addressed, equally, to children, students and teachers eager to perform in this field of Mathematics or in Mathematics in general.
Consumo de frutas - verduras y estado nutricional en adjudicatarios del mercado municipal Gran Colombia de la ciudad de Loja
Authors: Montoya Jaramillo Veronica Luzmila , Vuele Sinche Mayra Elizabeth , Bermeo Condoy Kevin Efrén
Published: March 2024

La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) recomienda el consumo de 5 porciones diarias de frutas y verduras, debido a que contribuyen a la prevención de enfermedades cardiovasculares (hipertensión arterial, insuficiencia cardiaca) y algunos tipos de cánceres. El objetivo del Trabajo de Titulación consistió en determinar el consumo de frutas - verduras y el estado nutricional en los adjudicatarios del mercado municipal Gran Colombia de la ciudad de Loja. Fue un estudio relacional, de enfoque cuantitativo, cohorte transversal. La población estuvo constituida por 270 individuos. El instrumento para evaluar el estado nutricional fue el índice de masa corporal y para la cantidad de consumo de frutas y verduras se usó el cuestionario de la investigación científica “Consumption of fruits and vegetables among university students in Denmark”, traducido y adaptado a lo local. Los resultados del estudio mostraron que el 53,7% de los adjudicatarios ingerían 1 porción de frutas y verduras al día, el 43% mostró sobrepeso y el 26,3% obesidad grado I; más de la mitad de los participantes consumían las frutas crudas sin adiciones, un 63%; y las verduras como vegetales crudos, un 64,1%; el chi cuadrado determinó que no existió relación entre el consumo de frutas (0,067) y verduras (0,084) y el estado nutricional. Se concluye que los adjudicatarios no ingerían las porciones de frutas y verduras recomendadas por la OMS, más de la mitad de ellos mostraron sobrepeso y obesidad clase I, y en esta población no existió relación entre el consumo de frutas-verduras y estado nutricional.
Implementasi Algoritma FAST Corner Detection pada Media Pembelajaran Jenis-Jenis Tumbuhan Berbasis Augmented Reality
Authors: Lubis Andina Mei Vani , Saripurna Darjat , Haramaini Tasliyah
Published: March 2024

Pengembangan media pembelajaran merupakan hal yang sangat penting pada dunia pendidikan, karena proses belajar-mengajar terikat dengan bagaimana seorang guru menyampaikan ilmu kepada peserta didik dengan menggunakan media pembelajaran sebagai sarana penyampaian ilmu kepada para peserta didik menggunakan media pembelajaran sebagai bahan ajar memberikan kemudahan kepada guru agar ilmu yang ia berikan dapat tersampaikan dengan baik kepada peserta didik. Media pembelajaran berbasis augmented reality sudah mulai umum digunakan dalam dunia pendidikan, media belajar ini terus dikembangkan sehingga memberi banyak manfaat dalam dunia pendidikan dan media pembelajaran ini akan dibangun dengan menerapkan algoritma FAST Corner Detection dengan menggunakan metode marker based tracking. Media pembelajaran ini dapat diakses melalui smartphone android dan akan dijadikan sebagai alternatif bahan ajar oleh guru di SD Negeri 227 Simangambat.
Identifikasi Kendaraan Bermotor pada Dashcam Mobil Menggunakan Algoritma YOLO
Authors: Ramadhani Fanny , Satria Andy , Dewi Sri
Published: March 2024

Identifikasi kendaraan bermotor merupakan tugas penting dalam pengembangan teknologi keselamatan jalan raya dan pemantauan lalu lintas. Dalam konteks ini, kamera dashboard (dashcam) pada mobil menjadi platform yang relevan untuk memperoleh data visual yang diperlukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengimplementasikan algoritma You Only Look Once (YOLO) untuk mengidentifikasi kendaraan bermotor dalam rekaman video dari dashcam mobil. Metode ini memanfaatkan pendekatan deteksi objek berbasis deep learning yang memungkinkan deteksi objek secara real-time dengan tingkat keakuratan yang tinggi. Pada tahap pertama, dilakukan proses pengumpulan dan preprocessing dataset yang mencakup rekaman video dari dashcam mobil. Setelah itu, dilakukan pelatihan model YOLO menggunakan dataset yang telah disiapkan. Selama pelatihan, dilakukan proses optimisasi parameter untuk meningkatkan kinerja deteksi. Setelah model dilatih, dilakukan evaluasi menggunakan metrik seperti confusion matrix untuk mengevaluasi keakuratan deteksi. Hasil eksperimen menunjukkan bahwa algoritma YOLO berhasil mengidentifikasi kendaraan bermotor dengan tingkat keakuratan yang memuaskan dalam berbagai kondisi pencahayaan dan latar belakang jalan. Meskipun terdapat beberapa kendala seperti keakuratan yang menurun pada kondisi cahaya yang rendah, namun secara keseluruhan, implementasi algoritma YOLO pada dashcam mobil menunjukkan potensi besar untuk digunakan dalam aplikasi pemantauan lalu lintas dan keselamatan jalan raya. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi penting dalam pengembangan teknologi deteksi objek dalam konteks lalu lintas jalan raya menggunakan data visual dari dashcam mobil.
Critical Thinking of College Students: Inputs to Teacher Education Curriculum
Authors: Obias Peter Howard
Published: March 2024

This research aimed to find out the significance of critical thinking among third year college students of the Philippine Normal University. The study sought to answer the following questions: 1) what is the profile of the respondents' with regards to faculty, majorship and sex; and 2) what are the respondents' scores and levels on critical thinking. The following conclusions have been drawn on critical thinking: 1) Both faculty and sex in general are below average; 2) The significant findings are in the majorship and when combined with sex; 3) Only the male students of the Faculty of Education Sciences have an average level; 4) The Bachelor of Elementary Education majors are the highest with an average level; 5) The males of the Bachelor of Elementary Education are the highest with an above average level; and  6) The females of BS Psychology gained the highest with an average level.
Examining the Lives of Young Adults with Sudden Mobility Impairment: Inputs to Counselling
Authors: Cajaljal Germaine Claudette T. , Abulon Edna Luz R.
Published: March 2024

This study aims to gain deeper understanding  on the inner feelings, coping strategies and experiences of a  person who had sudden mobility impairment. Specifically, it focused  on how  the participants deal with life after  surviving a neurological disorder. Using thematic analysis, the research yielded that three  themes emerged from the verbatim  interview data: the participants who suffered  from neurological disorder not only struggle with physical adjustment but also face psychological and emotional turmoil; their condition created a major impact on how  they view their future; and significant people and religious  beliefs play an important role to the participants' recovery.  This study showed the importance of  strong emotional support  in their road to recovery and building a positive  self-concept. Counselling is recommended to possibly  reduce the barriers brought by their mobility impairment.
Green Growth and Beyond: The Influence of Environmental Practices, Financial Management, Market Access, and Digital Integration on the Resilience and Sustainability Business Practices of MSMEs in Indonesia
Authors: Joeliaty Joeliaty
Published: March 2024

This study looks into how market accessibility, digital integration, financial management, and environmental practices affect the sustainability and resilience of Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia. Data analysis is done using Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) in a quantitative manner using a sample of 274 MSMEs. The diversity of the sample with respect to industry sectors, geographic regions, and company sizes is demonstrated by descriptive statistics. The structural model findings show positive and substantial correlations between the elements under investigation and company resilience and sustainability, while the measurement model analysis validates the validity and reliability of the constructs. The results are stable, as supported by bootstrapping analysis, and the model fit indices show good predictive relevance. The findings are interpreted in the discussion, which also provides policymakers and business practitioners with useful insights. The study adds to our theoretical understanding of MSME dynamics and offers guidance on how to develop resilient and sustainable business practices.
Impact of Inoculation of Different Rhizobium Strains on Growth and Yield of Groundnut
Authors: Mohapatra Rajshri Rajlaxmi , Lenka Subrashini , Pradhan Tapan Kumar , Swain Chinmaya Kumar
Published: March 2024

A field experiment was conducted to study the “Impact of inoculation of different rhizobium strains on growth and yield of groundnut”. The experiment was designed with taking inoculation of different strains of rhizobium. Inoculation with rhizobium had significant impact on plant morphology, yield and yield attributing character over control. The inoculation of Rhizo5(DGR35) produced the maximum plant height/plant (48.1cm), highest number of branches/plant (5.80), numbers of leaves/plant (108.92) at harvest. Higher yield and yield attributing characters that is Hundred kernel weight (37.36 g/ha), Pod/plant (19.8), shelling percentage (73.13%), pod yield (1876 kg/ha), haulm yield (3706 kg/ha), with the harvest index (36.1) recorded in Rhizo5(DGR35) inoculation. Thus, kernel inoculation with Rhizo5(DGR35) recommended for higher productivity and profitability in kharif groundnut.
Study of Literature: The Role of Traditional Games as a Learning Media to Instill Character Education in Elementary School Students
Authors: Miratunnisah Miratunnisah
Published: March 2024

Traditional games are games owned by a group of people, where in these games they adhere to the norms and customs of the community passed down from their ancestors to the next generation. The aim of this research is to describe the role of traditional games as interactive learning media to instill character education in elementary school students. Character education contained in traditional games contains the values ​​of honesty, enthusiasm, good manners, responsibility, cooperation, discipline, hard work, helping each other, never giving up and so on. The methods used in this research are literature study, searching, analyzing and drawing conclusions. And the results obtained in this research show that traditional games can instill character education, for example religion, honesty, enthusiasm, good manners, responsibility, cooperation, discipline, sportsmanship, hard work, mutual help, never giving up and many more. Therefore, it is important to re-instill traditional games for children as a learning medium that can build good character in children
CLINICAL ASPECTS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE IN NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMAS IN OLDER AGE GROUPS
Authors: Юркин А.К. , Тыренко В.В. , Юркина Е.А.
Published: March 2024

В мире в последние годы отмечается неуклонный рост заболеваемости неходжкинскими лимфомами, особенно среди пациентов старших возрастных групп. В большинстве случаев это заболевание манифестирует поражением висцеральных или периферических лимфатических узлов, однако за последние десятилетия наблюдается увеличение числа пациентов экстранодальными неходжкинскими лимфомами, в том числе с поражением нервной системы. Кроме этого, вовлечение в патологический процесс невральных структур возможно и при системной лимфоме. Неврологические нарушения утяжеляют состояние этой категории больных, требуют своевременной ранней диагностики и риск-адаптированных подходов в лечении, учитывая наличие коморбидной патологии. Данная статья посвящена структуризации знаний поражения нервной системы при неходжкинских лимфомах относительно их эпидемиологии, клинических проявлений, особенностей терапии у пациентов старших возрастных групп.

In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the incidence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in the world, especially among patients of older age groups. In most cases, this disease manifests itself as a lesion of the visceral or peripheral lymph nodes, but over the past decades there has been an increase in the number of patients with extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, including those with damage to the nervous system. In addition, involvement of neural structures in the pathological process is also possible with systemic lymphoma. Neurological disorders aggravate the condition of this cohort of patients, require timely early diagnosis and risk-adjusted treatment approaches, taking into account the presence of comorbid pathology. This article is devoted to tructuring the knowledge of nervous system lesions in non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas regarding their epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and features therapy in patients of older age groups.
Introducing “opt out” organ donation in Switzerland: lessons from the UK experience
Authors: Parsons Jordan A.
Published: March 2024

No abstract available.
An economic evaluation of an early palliative care intervention among patients with advanced cancer
Authors: Maessen Maud , Fliedner Monica C. , Gahl Brigitta , Maier Marina , Aebersold Daniel M. , Zwahlen Susanne , Eychmüller Steffen
Published: March 2024

BACKGROUND: Early integration of palliative care into oncology care has shown positive effects on patient symptoms and quality of life. It may also reduce health care costs. However given the heterogeneity of settings and interventions and the lack of information on the minimally effective dose for influencing care utilisation and costs, it remains uncertain whether early palliative care reduces costs.
OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine whether an early palliative care intervention integrated in usual oncology care in a Swiss hospital setting reduced utilisation and costs of health care in the last month of life when compared with usual oncology care alone.
METHODS: We performed a cost-consequences analysis alongside a multicentre trial. We extracted costs from administrative health insurance data and health care utilisation from family caregiver surveys to compare two study arms: usual oncology care and usual oncology care plus the palliative care intervention. The intervention consisted of a single-structured, multiprofessional conversation with the patient about symptoms, end-of-life decisions, network building and support for carers (SENS). The early palliative care intervention was performed within 16 weeks of the diagnosis of a tumour stage not amenable or responsive to curative treatment.
RESULTS: We included 58 participants with advanced cancer in our economic evaluation study. Median overall health care costs in the last month of life were 7892 Swiss Francs (CHF) (interquartile range: CHF 5637–13,489) in the intervention arm and CHF 8492 [CHF 5411–12,012] in the control arm. The average total intervention treatment cost CHF 380 per patient. Integrating an early palliative care intervention into usual oncology care showed no significant difference in health care utilisation or overall health care costs between intervention and control arms (p = 0.98).
CONCLUSION: Although early palliative care is often presented as a cost-reducing care service, we could not show a significant effect of the SENS intervention on health care utilisation and costs in the last month of life. However, it may be that the intervention was not intensive enough, the timeframe too short or the study population too small for measurable effects. Patients appreciated the intervention. Single-structured early palliative care interventions are easy to implement in clinical practice and present low treatment costs. Further research about the economic impact of early palliative care should focus on extracting large, detailed cost databases showing potential shifts in cost and cost-effectiveness.
Clinical Trials. gov Identifier: NCT01983956
Penyuluhan Pemanfaatan dan Penggunaan Tanaman Laktagogue Pada Ibu Menyusui Di Desa Binaan ASI Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Karang Anyar Lampung Selatan
Authors: Sudarmi Sudarmi , Aliyanto Warjidin , Nurlaila Nurlaila , Trianingsih Indah
Published: March 2024

Pemberian ASI secara ekslusif kepada bayi sejak lahir sampai berusia 6 bulan dan meneruskan pemberian ASI sampai anak berusia dua tahun atau lebih termasuk dalam Resolusi World Health Assembly (WHA) No: 55.25 tahun2002 tentang Global Strategy on Infant and Young Child Feeding. Oleh karena itu dengan pengetahuan yang baik mengenai pemanfaatan dan penggunaan tanaman laktagogue pada ibu diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kualiatas dan kuantitas ASI yang pada akhirnya mempengaruhi kecukupan gizi pada bayi dan anak. Pengabdian masyarakat ini bertujuan meningkatkan pengetahuan pada Ibu Menyususi di Desa Binaan Tangguh ASI untuk dapat memanfaatkan penggunaan tanaman laktagogue dalam menunjang pemberian ASI Ekslusif. Metode yang digunakan meliputi penyuluhan tentang pemanfaatan dan penggunaan tanaman laktagogue. Hasil yang didapatkan adalah meningkatnya pengetahuan ibu menyusui tentang pemanfaatan dan penggunaan tanaman laktagogue untuk menunjang pemberian ASI Ekslusif. Diharapkan kegiatan serupa dapat terus dilakukan secara berkesinambungan sehingga pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai ASI Ekslusif khususnya ibu menyusui dapat meningkat, ibu dapat memanfaatkan tanaman laktagoue disekitarnya untuk menunjang pemberian ASI EKslusif.
Piloting a Supplemental Assessment Tool with Younger Residents of Long-Term Care
Authors: Samson Erin M. , Moody Elaine , Weeks Lori E.
Published: March 2024

Background
Young adults living with disabilities may sometimes end up in long-term care facilities which may not always meet their needs. Our project set out to pilot a supplemental assessment tool, a questionnaire to be used upon admission of younger adults into long-term care. We wanted the opinions of both staff and younger residents on what modifications may be needed in the implementation processes to ensure effectiveness of the tool.
Methods
This project followed a qualitative design, implementing a previously designed supplemental assessment tool with five staff members and seven younger residents of two long-term care homes in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Residents completed the questionnaire with members of staff involved in admissions. Each group participated in follow-up interviews regarding their thoughts on implementation of the tool. Responses were analyzed using the constructs of the Consolidated Framework in Implementation Research following direct content analysis methods.
Results
Feedback from residents and staff suggested that the tool could not be used as a one-size-fits-all solution but that flexibility in the format, content, and structure of the tool would be beneficial to ensure its utility in a variety of settings. Issues raised by staff and residents included, but were not limited to, accessibility of the intervention, the availability of resources, the format of the intervention and topics covered within it, and ensuring that processes for implementation are clearly defined.
Conclusions
Both staff and residents approved of the tool for use in the admissions process and agreed that it would enhance the admissions practices already in place.
A Pilot Study to Evaluate a New Hep-GRP Care Pathway to Improve Outcomes Among Canadian Older Adults with Liver Cirrhosis
Authors: Zhu Julie , Carr Frances , Sun Michael , Tian Peter , McLeod Magnus , De Coutere Sarah
Published: March 2024

Background
Older adults with cirrhosis have complex medical needs that are not satisfied by organ specific management. Interdisciplinary approach may mitigate comorbidity and improve patient satisfaction.
Methods
A pilot study consisted of dual specialist interdisciplinary referral pathway and mixed virtual care delivery model are prospectively evaluated in older adults (65 years and older) with cirrhosis during the COVID-19 pandemic between September and December 2022. Participant attitudes towards telemedicine were surveyed.
Results
68 participants with cirrhosis were consecutively assessed by hepatology. The mean age was 73 years. 39 (57%) screened positive for one or more geriatric syndrome(s). Comprehensive geriatric assessments were conducted via telemedicine in 18 participants, with additional referrals to physiotherapy and nutritional education. Compared to a historic cohort matched for age, sex, and Child-Pugh class, acute health service utilization measured by ER visits among those received dual specialist interdisciplinary consultation were lowered by 1.11 per patient at three-month follow up period (p = .0006, 95% CI 0.47–1.74). Majority participants (87.6%) preferred telemedicine or mixed method visits.
Conclusion
An interdisciplinary approach to older adults with cirrhosis will likely be beneficial, and routine screening for geriatric syndrome may lead to reduced acute health-care utilization in the short term. Telemedicine and virtual screening tools in seniors should be fully explored to improve access to care.
Thrive with a Hybrid Workplace
Authors: Ekelman Felice , Kantor Julie
Published: March 2024

Thrive with a Hybrid Workplace delivers expert guidance to maximize growth and minimize risk in a hybrid workplace.

In this books, Julie Kantor, a business psychologist, and Felice Ekelman, an employment attorney, deliver expert guidance to maximize growth and minimize risk in a hybrid workplace. With hybrid work, leaders need to ensure that employees are engaged, remote work is productive, and hybrid teams are collaborating, all within legal guidelines.

A hybrid workplace requires organizations and leaders to address issues that can be overlooked or avoided in a full-time in-office work arrangement. Leadership by 'walking down the hall' is no longer enough. Leadership is now to be approached with intentionality. Kantor and Ekelman identify the many challenges that require intentionality including new issues to become aware of and old issues that will need to be addressed differently in the hybrid workplace. This will begin with organizations defining a flexible approach to remote work that aligns with values and business needs. Then leaders need to be empowered to make decisions regarding how, where, and when work is done. These decisions include and impact achieving success, facilitating engagement, attracting, and retaining talent, clarifying roles and responsibilities, maximizing equity, minimizing bias, and establishing a culture in which employees can thrive.

For those companies who seek to be known as a "best in class" employer, Thrive is a must-read for leadership. Thrive is a resource leaders will turn to again and again for encouragement and advice.
SCOTUS and COVID
Authors: Houston Rachael , Johnson Timothy R. , Ringsmuth Eve M.
Published: March 2024

This book compares the volume and nature of online print and broadcast television coverage from major media outlets from all U.S. Supreme Court oral argument sessions during the October 2019, 2020, and 2021 Terms. The authors demonstrate that the move to livestreaming the Court’s oral argument sessions increased the frequency and depth of online print news media’s coverage in the short term but not in the long term. For both online print and broadcast outlets, their findings suggest that the benefits of increased transparency offered by livestreaming oral argument audio did not come with significant disadvantages for the Court in terms of long-term changes in its news media coverage.

The authors analysis provides timely evidence that speaks to the current, and ongoing, debate about public access to the Supreme Court. It also speaks to the likely consequences of permanently continuing the practice of livestreaming oral argument audio and sheds light on the ramifications of other potential expansions in transparency at the Supreme Court, such as livestreaming opinion announcement audio or providing live video coverage of the Court’s proceedings. This work speaks to the impact of increased access to oral arguments and the inner workings of government institutions more broadly. Indeed, the U.S. Supreme Court was not the only institution to grapple with the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities for unprecedented, and instantaneous, access to anyone, anywhere. Better understanding the implications of the Court’s decision to livestream audio from its proceedings provides leverage on the consequences of greater government transparency for news media coverage and, by extension, individuals’ exposure to, and interaction with, government more generally.
Simple Positive Play at the Library
Authors: Ilardi Jennifer
Published: March 2024

Simple Positive Play at the Library is about making creative, playful, and educational resources more accessible to young people and their families. Here is a story about the formation of the small non-profit organization Simple Positive Play in the driveway of a small town and its progress to operating in a building in Ferguson, Missouri. The theories that fuel its continued growth. The organization is inspired by libraries and the concept that youth public library workers can work with the community to design services.

Simple, positive play, as a concept, is about analyzing the resources available and using them to move an idea forward in manageable ways. The next step is to reflect upon those experiences in order to find small ways to improve the product or service with the input of users and stakeholders. Ways to do this include engaging in participatory design, engaging in the design thinking process and facilitating open-ended play experience. Beyond implementing programs, it is equally important to assess the impact these experiences provide for the community and share stories of successes and perceived failures.

The book:

Explores the nuance of the work done by youth public library workers

Considers a more participatory approach to designing library services

Encourages readers to recognize the benefits of open-ended exploration

The thousands of public libraries located throughout the United States are learning establishments embedded in communities. The focus on youth services looks different in each location and the professionals providing these services are just as eclectic. This book promotes the collaborative process inherent in providing quality youth services within a community and will prove to be insightful for current and future library professionals, in addition to families, community leaders, and educators.
Getting Great Sounds
Authors: Lubin Tom
Published: March 2024

Getting Great Sounds: The Microphone Book imparts microphone tips and tricks of the pros to make them available to any sound engineer or home studio enthusiast. It explains aspects of all kinds of microphones, how they work, and how to use them in session recording. A well-known recording engineer with decades of industry experience, Tom Lubin presents technical information in a friendly, straightforward, and easy-to-grasp way, based on real-life experiences.

This third edition includes a review of key practices at the end of chapters and a new section that provides an overview of microphone manufacturers you may not have heard of. There are now over one hundred and fifty companies making microphones for studio applications of one form or another, and most are small companies owned by people who are passionate about good sound. These companies feature high quality microphones, and many use classic designs with more affordable prices.

How to choose and use microphones was once a skill passed down from senior sound engineers to their assistants as they would listen and learn by observation. Today, few large studios have assistant engineers, and an overwhelming number of studios are operated by their owners who are often self-taught and lack the benefit of the big-studio tutelage. This book is your guide to understanding the ins and outs of microphones and music studio production.
Birth of Modern Facts
Authors: Cortada James W.
Published: March 2024

For over twenty years, James W. Cortada has pioneered research into how information shapes society. In this book he tells the story of how information evolved since the mid-nineteenth century. Cortada argues that information increased in quantity, became more specialized by discipline (e.g., mathematics, science, political science), and more organized. Information increased in volume due to a series of innovations, such as the electrification of communications and the development of computers, but also due to the organization of facts and knowledge by discipline, making it easier to manage and access. He looks at what major disciplines have done to shape the nature of modern information, devoting chapters to the most obvious ones. Cortada argues that understanding how some features of information evolved is useful for those who work in subjects that deal with their very construct and application, such as computer scientists and those exploring social media and, most recently, history. The Birth of Modern Facts builds on Cortada’s prior books examining how information became a central feature of modern society, most notably as a sequel to All the Facts: A History of Information in the United States since 1870 (OUP, 2016) and Building Blocks of Society: History, Information Ecosystems, and Infrastructures (R&L, 2021).
War Is Hell
Authors: Lummis Charles Douglas
Published: March 2024

War is Hell is a study of the philosophy of war and peace, ranging critically from ancient peace thinking to today. The author uses a Socratic method, focused on political philosophy rather than on cultural or psychological aspects of war and peace making. The book is not a treatise on ethics, but rather an analysis of some aspects of the nature of war and peace.

This book is a study of war – and by extension, peace – from the standpoint of political theory. For all those who think there is too much war, and to deal with that we need to search for new ways of thinking.
Boycott Theory and the Struggle for Palestine
Authors: Riemer Nick
Published: March 2024

The academic boycott of Israel, a branch of the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is one of the richest—and most divisive—topics in the politics of knowledge today. In Boycott Theory and the Struggle for Palestine, Nick Riemer addresses the most fundamental questions raised by the call to sever ties with Israeli universities, and offers fresh arguments for doing so. More than a narrow study of the boycott campaign, the book details how academic BDS relates to a range of live controversies in progressive politics on questions such as disruptive protest, silencing and free speech, the real-world consequences of intellectual work, the rise of the far right, and the nature of grassroots campaigning.

Written for open-minded readers, the book presents the fullest justification for the academic boycott yet given, considering BDS efforts on campuses around the world. The opening chapters explore the fundamentals of the academic boycott campaign, detailing the conditions on the ground in Palestinian and Israeli higher education and analyzing debates over the boycott and its adoption or resistance in the west. The later chapters contextualize the boycott with respect to broader questions about the links between theory and practice in political change. Directly rebutting the arguments of BDS’s opponents, Boycott Theory and the Struggle for Palestine demonstrates the political and intellectual soundness of a controversial and often misrepresented campaign. In defending an original view of the differences between reflecting on politics and doing it in the specific context of the liberation of Palestine, the book’s arguments will have a resonance for many wider debates beyond the context of either universities or the Middle East.
Until Our Lungs Give Out
Authors: Yancy George
Published: March 2024

A 2023 Library Journal Best Social Sciences Title

From Library Journal's Starred Review: "All readers stand to learn something from this compelling book."

Award-winning author, scholar, and social visionary George Yancy brings together the greatest minds of our time to speak truth to power and welcome everyone into a conversation about the pursuit of justice, equality, and peace.

This interwoven collection of searingly honest interviews with leading intellectuals includes conversations with Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler, Cornel West, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Peter McLaren. Each conversation bears witness to the weighty moment in which it was first conducted and presented by Truthout and Tikkun magazines while pointing to ramifications, future hurdles, and practical optimism for moving forward.

Learning how to speak about such topics as white supremacy and global whiteness, xenophobia, anti-BIPOC racism, fear of critical race theory, and the importance of Black feminist and trans perspectives, readers will be better able to join future conversations with their peers, those in power, and those who need to be empowered to change the status quo.
Reformed Theology from A to Z
Authors: McKim Donald K.
Published: March 2024

Reformed theology is one of the major Protestant theological traditions in the United States and Western Europe, one that includes various forms of Presbyterianism and dozens of other denominations, all deeply influenced by the Genevan reformer John Calvin. Reformed Theology from A to Z is an accessible presentation of 116 theological terms and how they are understood in Reformed theology. Each entry is approximately 300 words in length, giving a clear and succinct presentation of the meaning of the term along with its understanding and use in the tradition. Designed for pastors and students, the book includes an annotated bibliography for those seeking further study.
The Australian Gamble
Authors: Bleakley Paul
Published: March 2024

The Australian Gamble explores Jack Rooklyn’s role as a thread that connects some of the best-recognized characters, and most pivotal events, in Australian criminal history. It is a story that begins overseas, with the origins of the Bally poker machine company — a scandal-prone business with a name that was fated to be forever linked with Rooklyn’s. From humble origins in Al Capone’s Chicago, Bally rode the amusement game wave to become one of the biggest players in the gaming industry worldwide … a status that made it an attractive target for takeover by America’s Italian Mafia. Run out of Cuba on the heels of Castro’s communist revolution, ‘The Families’ were looking for new opportunities to expand their gaming ambitions, both in the desert mecca Las Vegas and (more quietly) through clandestinely sinking their hooks into a financially struggling Bally.
Hit
Authors: Walker Mary Edwards
Published: March 2024

The only woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for her service during the Civil War, Dr. Mary E. Walker (1832-1919) was a surgeon, a public lecturer, and an outspoken champion of women's rights. One of the first women in the country to be awarded a medical degree, she served as an assistant surgeon for the 52nd Ohio Infantry and was cited for valor in going behind enemy lines to attend to the sick. Though her early career was highly distinguished, her subsequent life became controversial and, in some respects, tragic. Always a woman of great independence, she publicly expressed strong opinions about the need for women's rights and harshly criticized prevailing patriarchal attitudes and the enforced subservience of women. After the war she published Hit, an enigmatically titled book in which she advanced her radical ideas on topics from love and marriage and dress reform to woman's suffrage and religion. With an insightful foreword by Walker specialist Mercedes Graf (professor of psychology, Governors State University, University Park, Illinois), this new edition of a little-known work by a pioneering feminist will be of great interest to anyone concerned about women's rights.