bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Application of Microorganisms as Biofactories to Produce Biogenic Nanoparticles
for Environmental Cleanup: Currents Advances and Challenges
Authors: Anani Osikemekha Anthony , Inobeme Abel , Osarenotor Osayomwanbo , Olisaka Frances Ngozi , Aidonojie Paul Atagamen , Olatunji Emmanuel Olusegun , Habib Aishatu Idris
Published: December 2022

Recently, there has been a significant increase in the rate and amount of pollutant discharge into the environment. This is extremely worrisome to the human population, especially as it is envisaged to reach 10 billion in the next 40 years. The traditional methods applied for pollutant abatement and recycling exhibit inefficiency and environmental unfriendliness because they cannot effectively transform these pollutants into non-noxious states. Recently, microorganisms and nano-based materials are emerging as highly efficient and eco-friendly alternatives for managing, reducing, and decontaminating pollutant wastes or effluents in the environment. The biosynthesis of these materials has motivated research into developing cheaper, green, and more sustainable yeast, algae, fungi, and bacteria-biogenic nanoparticles, which could be used to clean up heavily contaminated environments. This review evaluates the application of microorganisms (yeast, algae, fungi, and bacteria) with nanomaterials as biogenic nanoparticles to clean up environmental pollutants. The environmental and health hazards associated with the fate of the biogenic nanoparticles, and some legal regulations, are also highlighted. The commercialization of nanomaterials and their possible global application are also documented. Future recommendations were proffered.
Common Risky Sexual Behaviours Among Men Who Have Sex with Men using A Modified Delphi Technique
Authors: Malefo Matshidiso A. , Mokgatle Mathilda Mpata , Ayo-Yusuf Olalekan A.
Published: December 2022

Background:

The objective of this study is to obtain consensus for identifying sexual risk behaviors that are relevant among men who have sex with men (MSM), specifically in the context of Tshwane North, South Africa, in order to guide the development of a risk reduction intervention.

Methods:

The Delphi technique was employed to establish the top ten behaviours that are described as high risk by experts in sexual practices. The setting was a specialised clinic rendering health services to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. A sample of n=14 MSM participated in the panel interview and they were divided into three groups. The panel rated risky sexual behaviour according to a 10-point scale, with 1–3 signifying low-risk sexual behaviours, 4–6 signifying medium risk and 7–10 signifying high-risk sexual behaviours.

Results:

The mean age was 26.8 years old, with a standard deviation of 4. The initial list prioritised the 10 high-risk sexual behaviours as both receptive and insertive anal sex, having multiple partners, sex with a partner of unknown HIV status, sex with an HIV-positive partner without a condom, group sex, both receptive and insertive oral sex, sex without a condom, sex under the influence of alcohol, performing and receiving rimming, and sharing sex toys.

Conclusion:

The final list ranked the top ten risky sexual behaviours for MSM. It could be of use when counselling MSM during their healthcare visits about risk reduction to mitigate HIV acquisition.
Garcinia mangostana Pericarp Extracts and α-Mangostin in Hair Care :
An Insight into their Potential as Functional Ingredients and the Biological
Properties
Authors: Chew Yik-Ling , Sang Sze-Huey , Akuwoah Gabriel Akyirem , Liew Kai-Bin
Published: December 2022

Haircare products with botanical origins and the absence of highly allergenic chemicals,
such as parabens, petrochemicals, and silicones, have been considered more skin-friendly and ecofriendly
to the environment. Recently, there has been a growing demand for these natural hair care
products. Besides the perceived health benefits, many users also believe these botanical origin ingredients
are generally milder, non-toxic, natural, and less likely to disrupt the hair and scalp's natural
pH and oil balance. Garcinia mangostana has been known for centuries in traditional Asian medicine.
α-Mangostin is the major xanthone present in G. mangostana. It exists abundantly in the fruit
pericarp. Numerous activities have been reported on this plant and α-mangostin in hair care and
scalp maintenance. Our review is the first to highlight the potential of G. mangostana pericarp and
α-mangostin and the activities emphasized in hair care. This review thoroughly discussed five essential
activities: antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hair rejuvenation (hair growth), and
tanning.
PSGWO: An Energy-efficient Framework in IoT Based on Swarm
Intelligence
Authors: Simran  , Singh Yashwant , Rana Bharti
Published: December 2022

Background:

Internet-of-things (IoT) has been developed for use in a variety of fields in recent years. The IoT network is embedded with numerous sensors that can sense data directly from the environment. The network's sensing components function as sources, observing environmental occurrences and sending important data to the appropriate data centers. When the sensors detect the stated development, they send the data to a central station. On the other hand, sensors have limited processing, energy, transmission, and memory capacities, which might have a detrimental influence on the system.

Objectives:

We have suggested an energy-efficient framework based on Swarm Intelligence in IoT. The idea behind using Swarm Intelligence is the probabilistic-based global search phenomena that suit well for IoT networks because of the randomization of nodes. Our framework considers the prominent metaheuristic concepts responsible for the overall performance of the IoT network. Our current research is based on lowering sensor energy consumption in IoT networks, resulting in a longer network lifetime.

Methods:

This study selects the most appropriate potential node in the IoT network to make it energy-efficient. It suggests a technique combining PSO's exploitation capabilities with the GWO's exploration capabilities to avoid local minima problems and convergence issues. The proposed method PSGWO is compared with the traditional PSO, GWO, Hybrid WSO-SA, and HABC-MBOA algorithms based on several performance metrics in our research study.

Results:

The results of our tests reveal that this hybrid strategy beats all other ways tested, and the energy consumption rate of the proposed framework is decreased by 23.8% in the case of PSO, 20.2% in the case of GWO, 31.5% in the case of hybrid WSO-SA, and 29.6% in the case of HABC-MBOA, respectively.

Conclusion:

In this study, several performance parameters, including energy consumption, network lifetime, live nodes, temperature, and throughput, are taken into account to choose the best potential node for the IoT network. Using various simulations, the performance of the proposed algorithm was evaluated and compared to the metaheuristic techniques. Moreover, PSGWO is found to be improved, and the energy consumption rate is decreased.
Novel Glucose Biosensor Based on Citrullus Colocynthis and Urtica Dioica
Authors: Mahheidari Naimeh , Rashidiani Jamal , Akbariqomi Mostafa , Eskandari Khadijeh , Banaei Aghdas
Published: December 2022

Background:

Determination of glucose is crucial in chemical, biological, and clinical samples, food processing, and fermentation. Despite 50 years of reports on biosensor technology development, it is still important to research new glucose biosensors.

Objective:

The main purpose of this study is to design and build a simple and effective glucose bio-sensor based on Citrullus colocynthis and Urtica dioica.

Methods:

In this study, the carbon paste electrodes of Citrullus colocynthis and Urtica dioica were prepared and connected to the LCR meter by copper wire, and then the glucose was injected into solution in various concentrations, and capacitance changes were recorded in the LCR meter pro-portional to concentration changes of glucose in electrode surface. Also, glucose was detected by other methods such as impedance, optical density reader, and UV-Vis spectroscopy.

Results:

Biosensors with electrodes modified with Citrullus colocynthis and Urtica dioica respond-ed rapidly and with glucose sensitivity in the linear concentration range of 1.2-11.2 μg / ml and 2.5-15 μg / ml, respectively.

Conclusions:

Citrullus colocynthis and Urtica dioica are good candidates for glucose detection as plant tissue. Also, producing and purifying plant extracts makes it possible to miniaturize the glu-cose biosensor with greater sensitivity.
Emzirme Sürecindeki Annelerin Beden İmajı ve Algılanan Stres Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: AYRAN Gülsün , KARAHAN YILMAZ Sevil
Published: December 2022

Giriş: Bu araştırma 0-6 aylık bebeği olan emzirme sürecindeki annelerin beden imajı ve algılanan stres düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Kesitsel ilişki arayıcı nitelikte olan bu çalışma, çocuk polikliniğine muayene için gelen 0-6 aylık bebeği olan 406 anne ile yapılmıştır. Veriler soru formu, Algılanan Stres Ölçeği ve Beden Algısı Ölçeğinden oluşan anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde; yüzdelik, ortalamalar, Independent Samples T-test, One-way ANOVA testi ve korelasyon analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan annelerin yaş grupları, eğitim durumu, iş durumu, gelir durumu, çocuk sayısı, aile tipi ve Beden Kütle İndeksi sınıflandırması ile Algılanan Stres Ölçeği puanlarının ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Yaş grupları, eğitim durumu, iş durumu, gelir durumu, çocuk sayısı, aile tipi, Beden Kitle İndeksi sınıflandırması ve herhangi bir diyet uygulama durumu ile Beden Algısı Ölçeği puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olduğu bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Sadece anne sütü ile besleme süresinin beden algısı (r=0.26) ile pozitif yönde zayıf düzeyde ve algılanan stres ile (r=0.27) negatif yönde zayıf düzeyde ilişkili olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Sonuç: Annelerin algıladıkları stres düzeyi arttıkça beden algısı ve bebeklerini sadece anne sütü ile besleme süresinin azaldığı saptanmıştır.
The Effect of Hand-Washing and Nutrition Education Given to Women with Chronic Diseases Living in Rural Areas During the Covid-19 Pandemic-Randomized Controlled Study
Authors: UÇAN YAMAÇ Sabriye , TERKEŞ Nurten
Published: December 2022

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of handwashing and nutrition education given to women with chronic diseases living in rural areas during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The research is a randomized controlled study and its population consists of women over the age of 18 with at least one chronic disease registered in a Family Health Center of a District in Turkey. A total of 90 women were included in the study, 45 of which were drawn among the volunteers for each group. Hand washing and nutrition training were given to the intervention group, and the questionnaires were filled out again after 3 months. Only routine follow-ups were performed in the control group. For collecting the research data, the Descriptive Information Form, the Social Hand-Washing Knowledge Form, and the Nutritional Knowledge Level Scale for Adults prepared by the researchers by scanning the literature were used. Results: By the groups, the educational status, having children, smoking, alcohol use, monthly income, and working status of the cases do not show a statistically significant difference (p> 0.05) and it is seen that both groups are homogeneous. The mean age of women in the intervention group was 54.67±8.17 years, and the mean age of women in the control group was 57.18±9.88 years. The post-training scores of the intervention group in the Social Hand-Washing Knowledge Form and Food Choice were found to be significantly high compared to the cases of the control group (p=0.001; p<0.01). Conclusion: The training given to the women in rural areas created a significant benefit for them to have the appropriate food choices and hand-washing behaviours. More studies are needed to examine the effects of these interventions (ClinicalTrials.gov-Identifier Number: NCT04957017).
Aile Hekimliği Uygulamasını Daha Az Tercih Eden Kişilerin Uygulama Hakkındaki Bilgilerinin Değerlendirilmesi: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Fatma Nur , ÖNER Can , CETİN Huseyin , ŞİMŞEK Engin Ersin
Published: December 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı herhangi bir aile sağlığı birimine (ASB) kayıtlı olan ve aile sağlığı merkezlerini, hastaneye göre daha az kullanan kişilerin aile hekimliği uygulaması hakkındaki haberdarlıklarının tespit edilmesidir. Materyal ve Metot: Kesitsel desende olan çalışmanın evrenini herhangi bir aile hekimine kayıtlı olup yıllık sağlık kuruluşu başvuruları içinde birinci basamak sağlık kuruluşuna başvuru oranı %33 (1/3) ve altı olan 18 yaş üstü kişiler oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcılara; sosyodemografik bilgiler, sağlık hizmeti alma tercihi ve aile hekimliği uygulaması bilgi düzeyi ölçme anketi yüz yüze görüşme tekniği ile uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma gebe ve lohusalar hariç 489 kişi ile yürütülmüştür. Katılımcıların en fazla haberdar oldukları uygulamalar teşhis amaçlı muayene yapılması (%83,0); hastaların sevk edilmesi (%81,2) ve tetkik hizmeti (%79,3)’dir. Bununla birlikte katılımcıların haberdar oldukları diğer uygulamalar periyodik sağlık muayenesi yapılması (%18,8), diyet ihtiyacı olan hastaya diyet reçete edebilme (%18,0) kanser taramaları (%55,2)’dır. Katılımcılar aile hekimliğinde yanık (%66,9),fizyoterapi (%74,0), ağız ve diş sağlığı hizmetleri (%84,3), diyetisyen hizmetleri (%54,8) ve görüntüleme hizmetleri (%79,8) verilmediğini biliyordu. Sonuç: Katılımcıların cevapları değerlendirildiğinde kişilerin aile hekimliği uygulaması hakkındaki bilgisi orta-iyi düzeyde olmakla beraber bilinirliği çok düşük düzeyde kalan uygulamalar mevcut olduğu görülmüştür. Kişilerin hizmet talebini artırmayı sağlayacağı için aile hekimliği uygulaması hakkında bilgi eksikliğinin giderilmesi konusunda çalışmalar yapılmalıdır.
Kadınların Algıladıkları Sosyal Desteğin Annelik Fonksiyonu ile İlişkisinin İncelenmesi
Authors: GÜLBETEKİN Eda , ÖZDEMİR GÖKMEN Öznur
Published: December 2022

Amaç: Çalışma, kadınların doğum sonu dönemde algıladıkları sosyal desteğin annelik fonksiyonu ile ilişkisini incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışma, Temmuz-Ağustos 2021 tarihleri arasında Iğdır ilinde bir aile sağlığı merkezine kayıtlı doğum sonu 6-10 haftalık dönem içerisinde olan 416 kadın üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma verilerinin değerlendirilmesinde, tanımlayıcı istatistiksel metotların yanı sıra Mann Whitney U testi, Kruskal Wallis testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışma grubunda yer alan kadınların yaş ortalaması 27,78 ± 4,305 olup, Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeğinden aldıkları toplam puan 55,03±14,577, Barkin Annelik Fonksiyonu Ölçeğinden aldıkları toplam puan 67,38±13,180 olarak bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Doğum sonu dönemde kadınların algıladıkları sosyal desteğin annelik fonksiyonu ile ilişkisini incelemek amacıyla yapılmış çalışmada, kadınların algıladıkları sosyal desteğin ve annelik fonksiyonunun aile tipi, gelir durumu, bebek bakımı ve desteği ile yaşa göre farklılık gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Ayrıca verilerin değerlendirilmesi sonucunda Barkin Annelik Fonksiyon Ölçeği ile Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek Ölçeği arasındaki ilişkinin, pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Effect of Neural Therapy on Cervical Discopathy-Related Chronic Neck Pain
Authors: BAŞHAN İbrahim , YAŞA ÖZTÜRK Gülşah
Published: December 2022

Introduction: To investigate how 1% procaine injection therapy, one of the neural therapeutic agents, affects neck disability and pain intensity in patients who have cervical discopathies that are causing chronic neck pain and/or functional limitations Methods: The records of 58 patients diagnosed with cervical discopathy were examined. The Range of Motion values, Neck Disability Questionnaire and Visual Analog Scale scores were compared at baseline and one month after neural therapy. The results of cervical magnetic resonance imaging were analyzed, and the mean scores were compared between the protrusion and bulging. P values of <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: A statistically significant increase was observed in Range of Motion values after NT in all movements of the neck and the decrease in the mean Visual Analog Scale and Neck Disability Index scores after neural therapy were found to be statistically significant in both the protrusion and bulging groups. Conclusion: This is the first study providing evidence of the effects of neural therapy on neck pain severity and neck disability in adult patients with cervical discopathies (protrusion and bulging) presenting with chronic neck pain resistant to medical treatment, who had not yet made a surgical decision.
The Effect of The Internet on Adolescents: A Mixed-Method Study
Authors: AKGÜL GÜNDOĞDU Nurcan , SELÇUK TOSUN Alime , YILDIZ İlknur , TEMEL MERT Zeynep
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Internet addiction has developed into a major public health issue as a result of technological improvements. The aim of this study is to determine their views on the effects of the internet on adolescents with problematic internet use and to examine the level of internet addiction of adolescents. Methods: This is a mixed-method- study. The total sample size was 349 secondary school students. The study interview group consisted of 60 students. Data were collected through the focus group method. Descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis were used in the quantitative data analysis while thematic analysis was used in the qualitative data analysis. Results: The mean total score of internet addiction for all students wa 35.63 (4.44). The students with a mean internet score of <30 had a mean score of 19.03 (5.66), and the students with a mean internet score of ≥30 had a mean score of 22.17 (8.49). Three main themes were identified, which were 'path to problematic internet use', 'impacts of internet', and 'safe internet'. Conclusions: From the perspective of the children regarding the three themes in this study, the internet was found to be beneficial for accessing information. However, the results also showed that children were exposed to risks on the internet. Within the context of the study results, nurses can determine the factors causing uncontrolled access to the internet among children. Moreover, interventions can be planned in accordance with the needs.
The Relationship between Fear of Childbirth and the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy among Young Unmarried Women
Authors: GÜNEY Esra , KARATAŞ OKYAY Esra , UÇAR Tuba
Published: December 2022

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between fear of childbirth among young unmarried women and their desire to avoid pregnancy. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out using a web-based survey shared with young unmarried women through young unmarried women’s groups on social media and communication platforms (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, etc.). The sample of the study consisted of 551 women who voluntarily agreed to fill out the survey. To collect the data, a Personal Information Form, the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy (DAP) Scale, and the Childbirth Fear - Prior to Pregnancy Scale (CF-PPS) were used. Results: According to the results of the study, there was a positive, weak, and statistically significant relationship between CF-PPS and DAP (p<0.001). It was found that the participants had moderate levels of fear of childbirth and moderate levels of desire to avoid pregnancy. Additionally, it was determined that the fear of childbirth and desire to avoid pregnancy levels of the participants who were not working and those who were at or over the age of 24 were the lowest, and the fear of childbirth and desire to avoid pregnancy levels of the participants who had not witnessed/watched childbirth before and those who did not envision their labor were high. Conclusions: Consequently, it was determined that women who experience the fear of childbirth may display behaviors of avoiding pregnancy. Accordingly, it may be argued that reducing the childbirth fear levels of young unmarried women is highly important for their experience of healthy pregnancies. Thus, it is recommended to provide effective counseling for young unmarried women regarding pregnancy and childbirth.
Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde Obezite İle İlgili Önyargının ve Sağlıklı Beslenmeye İlişkin Tutumun Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: MENGİ ÇELİK Özge , DURAN Sedef
Published: December 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi öğrencilerinde sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutumun ve obezite ile ilişkili önyargının değerlendirilmesi ve bazı faktörler ile ilişkilendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu araştırma, Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesinde öğrenim gören 440 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. Anket formu aracılığıyla bireylerin demografik özellikleri (cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim görülen sınıfın derecesi), antropometrik ölçümleri (vücut ağırlığı, boy uzunluğu), obezite ile ilişkili önyargıları ve sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutumları sorgulanmıştır. Bulgular: Bireylerin %9.5’i obeziteye karşı önyargısız, %69.1’i önyargıya eğilimli ve %21.4’ü obeziteye karşı önyargılıdır. Obezite Önyargı Ölçeği (GAMS-27) toplam puanı açısından cinsiyetler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Bireylerin %1.4’ü düşük, %15.0’ı orta, %71.4’ü yüksek ve %12.3’ü ideal düzeyde yüksek sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutuma sahipti. Sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutum ölçeği toplam puanı ile yaş ve eğitim görülen sınıf derecesi arasında pozitif yönde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı korelasyon saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutum ölçeği toplam puanı ve alt faktör puanları ile GAMS-27 toplam puanı arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı korelasyon saptanmamıştır (p>0.05). Sonuç: Öğrencilerin büyük çoğunluğu yüksek düzeyde sağlıklı beslenme tutumuna sahiptir. Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinde obezite ile ilişkili önyargının yüksek oranda görüldüğü saptanmıştır. Obez bireyler ile karşılaşma olasılığı yüksek olan bu sağlık mesleği grubunun, obez bireylere karşı önyargısız olması, bu bireylerde alınan sağlık hizmetinin aksamaması ve sürdürülmesi açısından önem taşımaktadır. Geleceğin doktorları olan tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinde yeni çalışmalar yapılarak bu iki önemli konu üzerinde daha fazla durulmalıdır.
Using Google Docs as A Collaborative Writing Medium For Empowering Senior High School Students' Writing Skills
Authors:   Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Putri Dinda Purna , Trisusana Anis ,   Universitas Negeri Surabaya
Published: December 2022

This study investigates the effect of using Google Docs online learning media in conjunction with collaborative writing strategies on high school students' writing skills. The study took place at Surabaya's high schools, with 16 tenth-grade students participating. The research is a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest and posttest design. The study's design involved only one class in the treatment of Google Docs media in collaborative writing. The first research question focused on implementing Google Docs and collaborative writing activities in the learning process conducted by a teacher and students. The findings were determined from observational sheets. Further research findings for the second research question, which were derived from students’ pre-test and post-test scores, were examined using t-tests and presented quantitatively. Additionally, questionnaires were used to determine students' perceptions of the use of Google Docs as a collaborative medium in their writing studies. According to research findings, students' scores improved significantly following treatment compared to their pre-treatment scores. Cohen's d was used to determine the magnitude of the effects created by this study, and it was discovered that the effects were quite significant. The results for the second research question indicated that the learning process was done successfully. Students' attitudes towards the treatment also showed that most groups performed well during the activity. Furthermore, the third research question results indicated that the combination of Google Docs and collaborative writing methods elicited favorable responses from students. Thus, collaborative writing strategies utilizing Google Docs as a medium can assist Senior High School students in writing more effectively.
MOTIVATION BY INDONESIAN EFL HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS: A COMPARISON OF ORPHAN AND NON ORPHAN LEARNERS
Authors:   Universitas Brawijaya, Az Zahrah, Rachell Fattama , Sahirrudin Sahirrudin ,   Universitas Brawijaya, Chojimah Nurul ,   Universitas Brawijaya
Published: December 2022

Motivation has been considered the most contributing factor to the success of language learning. Motivation has some factors that affect the high or low scale of the motivation. Parents' support, for instance, claimed that parents involve the students' motivation, then what if the students who do not have parents or called as the orphan? This study scrutinizes the comparison of the orphan and non orphan student’s motivation. The design of this study was quantitative design, in which the study examined the difference between orphan and non-orphan students in terms of motivation in learning English as measured by questionnaire response scores. An Independent t-test was computed to answer research question. The participants involved in this study were a hundred students from the secondary level, including junior high school (n=66) and senior high school (n=34) participating in this study fifty (n=50) the students were orphans, and fifty (n=50) others were non-orphan. The result of the research question demonstrates that non-orphan Indonesian EFL learners had higher individual motivation and social motivation in learning English compared to orphan learners for individual motivation and social motivation. Since, the orphan has a lower motivation, the reasons for that phenomenon can be a potential further study.
“Like, Subscribe, and Share”: Students' Views on Using YouTube Videos to Improve Their English Vocabulary
Authors:   Universitas Brawijaya, Setyonyoto, Harris A.* , Ratri Devinta Puspita ,   Universitas Brawijaya, Utmawati, Rifa. ,   Universitas Brawijaya
Published: December 2022

In the effort of learning speaking at school, oftentimes students should face difficulty to master the skill. Many EFL students struggle to speak in English because they have insufficient vocabulary to express their opinion. Hence, improving vocabulary has become one of the many focuses for teachers in teaching English. Oftentimes, teachers use YouTube as a media to improve students’ vocabulary. This paper aims to investigate and describe deeper insights on students’ perspective on using YouTube videos to improve vocabulary in speaking English. Employing a descriptive qualitative method, an open-ended questionnaire administered to 103 senior high school students. The result of the study showed that the majority of the students admitted that they have a positive perspective in using YouTube as a media to improve their vocabulary. Nevertheless, some students also prefer to learn vocabulary from the teachers in the usual classroom settings.
EFL LEARNERS’ MORPHOLOGICAL AWARENESS AND LEXICAL KNOWLEDGE (A CORRELATIONAL STUDY)
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Russia, Andrean Syahsurya Muhammad
Published: December 2022

Lexis or vocabulary is one of the important components of the language. Without knowing the vocabulary, learners of a language cannot be able to understand the language itself because vocabulary establishes the frame of language. It is important for learners to enhance their lexical knowledge. Morphological awareness has significant role on the lexical knowledge. This study aims to find out the correlation between morphological awareness and lexical knowledge among Indonesian EFL learners who possess Indonesian language as their first language. Indonesian is an agglutinative language which relies much on prefix and suffix. This study employs quantitative approach with correlation statistics design. The participants of this study are 89 first-year students of English Language Education Program Universitas Brawijaya. The findings revealed that the majority of the participants are in the medium level of morphological awareness and lexical knowledge. The findings show that there is a significant correlation between morphological awareness and lexical knowledge with .842 correlation degrees. Learners with high morphological awareness will have high lexical knowledge. The relationship applies in Indonesian EFL learners who possess Indonesian language as their first language that belongs to agglutinative language which contains several morphemes per word. It is suggested for the future researchers to look greater depth into morphological awareness and lexical knowledge in causal relationship.
Development of An Algorithm for Slippage-Induced Motion Artifacts Reduction in Video-Nystagmography
Authors: Lee Yerin , Seo Young Joon , Yang Sejung
Published: December 2022

Objectives: The slippage of the video-nystagmography devices causes motion artifacts in the trajectory of the pupil and thus results in distortion in the nystagmus waveform. In this study, the moving average was proposed to reduce slippage-induced motion artifacts from the real-world data obtained in the field.Methods: The dataset consists of an infrared video of positional tests performed on eight patients with a lateral semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The trajectories of the pupil were obtained from the video with binarization, morphological operation, and elliptical fitting algorithm. The acquired data was observed and the section where the slippage occurred was labeled by an otolaryngologist. The moving average with windows of various lengths was calculated and subtracted from the original signal and evaluated to find the most adequate parameter to reduce the motion artifact.Results: The period of nystagmus in the given data was found to be ranged from 0.01 to 4 seconds. The slippages that appeared in the data can be categorized into fast and slow slippages. The length, distance, and speed of trajectories in the slippage ranges were also measured to find the characteristics of the motion artifact in video-nystagmography data. The shape of the nystagmus waveform was preserved, and the motion artifacts were reduced in both types of slippages when the length of the window in moving average was set to 1 second.Conclusions: The algorithm developed in this study is expected to minimize errors caused by slippage when developing a diagnostic algorithm that can assist clinicians.
A study of place-based literary experience: Focusing on museum education
Authors:   Korean Language & Literature, Woo Shinyoung
Published: December 2022

This study aims to design a place-based literary experience centered on literature museum education through theoretical and practical exploration of the place-based literary experience. To this end, literature research on the concept of place-based literature education (PBE), theoretical research on placeability in literary experiences, and program case studies of overseas literature museums based on place-based education were adopted as research methodologies. This article aims to define the concept of place-based literary experience as follows. It is an experience that makes certain places in the community a source of literary sense and learning, experiences the overlapping of places in the work, places in the real space, and interpreted and imagined places, and ultimately engages deeply in local literature, culture, and issues through these literary places. In addition, the characteristics of these literary experiences were explored by dividing them into three categories: sensory, multilayer, and collective, and examples of place-based literary experiences of overseas literature museums were analyzed according to the category. Activities and application plans for each category of sensitivity, multilayer, and collectivity were proposed.
A Study on Kim In-hoo’s ｢the 28th number of ‘Eoam Japyeong｣during the period of Jeomam Village in Sunchang
Authors:   Korean Language & Literature, REN YU-NAN
Published: December 2022

After the death of the race, Haseo Kim In-hoo left his government post at the age of 36 and returned to his hometown after a short five-year retirement life, concentrating on his studies and fostering younger students. Social politics at that time caused great disappointment to Kim In-hoo, but he did not stay there and worked in literature at Sunchang Jeomam Village to fulfill his bigger dream. Hunmongjae is a lecture space built by Haseo Kim In-hoo in 1548 to train his juniors after entering Jeomam Village with his family. For Haseo, this place was as meaningful as Pilamseowon Confucian Academy in Jangseong, but unfortunately, there are very few records of Hunmongjae. In this article, based on the rare records, we examined how Kim In-hoo built Hunmongjae in Sunchang and conducted lectures, and analyzed several poems that correspond to three of the 28 works of Eoam Japyeong. Kim In-hoo understood filial piety as the foundation of humanity, and said that filial piety toward parents in human life is the most desperate of the ethics set by heaven. After Kim In-hoo stepped down from his government post, he tried to support his parents by serving them in nature. While he was serving as a government official, he expressed his gratitude to heaven for the health of his parents in his hometown through poetry. The love of nature has become a disease beyond appreciation to Kim In-hoo. The disease of attachment to nature was naturally expressed in poetry. While the body was actually suffering from the disease, it was unable to shake off the mind of natural prostitution, so it was expressed in poetry that it was only looking forward to getting better. For Kim In-hoo, the disease that misses nature was also a cure for overcoming the disease of the body. After Kim In-hoo returned to his hometown, he attached his heart to nature and imitated his feelings into plum blossoms to reveal his pure heart and portray a fairy tale in nature. It was recognized that cultivating and singing plum blossoms in nature is a way to cultivate the mind and body, and it was intended to form a poetic image of natural objects. This is the characteristic element of Kim In-hoo's work, which he sang while living a leisurely life away from nature. As a representative poet of Honam Poetry, Kim In-hoo created natural poems such as “Sosaewon 48 Young” and “Myeonangjeong 30 Young.” In particular, “Eoam Japyeong,” which reveals his life as it is in nature awareness, and “Chilgye 10yeong,” show the extraordinary and high artistry of poetry writing. In Jeomam Village, Kim In-hoo tried to enjoy the customs of nature by learning the logic of heaven in nature, away from the many party disputes that had made him difficult. Kim In-hoo's achievements in various literary works in Jeomam Village show this aspect well.
A Study on the Statement of Religious Leaders in the COVID-19 Crisis
Authors:   Korean Language & Literature, Yang Myung-hee
Published: December 2022

This paper analyzes the contents of seven statements of religious leaders published in the COVID-19 crisis from the perspective of disaster humanities. The summary of the analysis are as follows. First, all statements recognized and defined COVID-19 as a disaster and crisis. Second, as a response to COVID-19 they prioritized cooperation with government policies and emphasized religious response methods, namely helping and praying for their neighbors. Third, in the message to believers and officials(priests, monks, pastors, and etc.), the request for religious life occupies the main content, and tried to give the belief that COVID-19 can be overcomed. Fourth, the attitudes toward the government are mostly positive, and only Protestant pastoral letters show a negative attitude towards strong preventive measures such as the closure of religious facilities. Each religious statement uses the vocabulary of the religion in greetings, titles, and year marks. The closing remarks of all the statements end with asking for prayers to overcome COVID-19. In the end, it can be said that the biggest content characteristic of religious discourse is that humans, who are weak beings, pray to the absolute being in the face of disaster.
Regeneración y conservación del bosque comunitario, el caso de Chichila, Guerrero
Authors: Valencia Negrete Mauricio , Castillo Santiago Miguel Angel , Bello Baltazar Eduardo , Vásquez Sánchez Miguel Ángel
Published: December 2022

A pesar de que a escala global se han estudiado las causas del cambio de uso de suelo, localmente existen pocos estudios detallados. En este trabajo se estudiaron los cambios de cobertura y uso de suelo de una comunidad agraria en Guerrero, México, en un periodo de 24 años. Se emplearon imágenes satelitales y ortofotos para elaborar mapas de vegetación y usos de suelo de alta resolución de los años 1995, 2009 y 2019. Adicionalmente se realizaron entrevistas a actores clave y se acopiaron y analizaron estadísticas productivas para identificar las causas del cambio en el uso del suelo. En los primeros años (1995–2009), se registró un aumento de la cobertura forestal de 259 ha (5.3%) y una disminución en la agricultura de 145 ha (3%). En la última etapa (2009–2019) la cobertura forestal aumentó 56 ha (1.2%) y la clase agricultura disminuyó 59 ha (1.2%). La recuperación de la cobertura forestal estuvo relacionada con un par de factores concomitantes, tales como el abandono de tierras agrícolas debido a la migración y el fortalecimiento de las reglas de acceso a los recursos forestales, este último en buena medida fue motivado por los beneficios obtenidos de la provisión de servicios ambientales hidrológicos de los bosques comunitarios.
Ecuaciones alométricas aditivas para estimar biomasa aérea y concentración de carbono de Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sarg.
Authors: Cuevas Cruz Juan Carlos , Aquino Ramírez Martín , Kú Chalé Ramón de la Cruz , Morales Sosa Isidro Javier
Published: December 2022

Las ecuaciones alométricas específicas son una herramienta clave para estimar la biomasa aérea total y por componente y el carbono de los bosques tropicales. El objetivo de este estudio fue ajustar modelos alométricos para estimar la biomasa aérea y por componente estructural de árboles de Piscidia piscipula en una selva mediana subperennifolia de Escárcega, Campeche, México. A través de un muestreo destructivo de 17 individuos de distintas categorías diamétricas (5 cm a 55 cm) se obtuvieron muestras de fuste, ramas y ramillas con hojas para determinar su peso seco. Se ajustaron dos sistemas de ecuaciones no lineales utilizando al diámetro normal (Dn) y la altura total (AT) como variables predictoras con el método generalizado de momentos. La propiedad de aditividad fue asegurada al definir a la biomasa aérea total como la suma de las estimaciones de la biomasa de cada componente estructural del árbol. La concentración de carbono expresado como porcentaje de la biomasa fue determinada en cada componente. El sistema de ecuaciones alométricas basado en el modelo y=e [-b0+b1ln (Dn)+b2ln (AT)] mostró los mejores estadísticos de ajuste y explicó más de 89% de la variabilidad de la biomasa de los componentes y total del árbol. En P. piscipula, la mayor proporción de biomasa se concentró principalmente en el fuste (60.4%), luego en las ramas (36.8%) y finalmente las ramillas con hojas (2.7%). La concentración de carbono promedio fue de 49.9% ± 0.48%. Las ecuaciones alométricas generadas proporcionan estimaciones confiables de biomasa que garantizan la aditividad entre los componentes estructurales de P. piscipula.
Diversidad arbórea y carbono almacenado en selvas bajo manejo forestal comunitario en Yucatán, México
Authors: Hurtado-Torres María Camila , Dupuy-Rada Juan Manuel , Montañez-Escalante Patricia , Jiménez-Osornio Juan
Published: December 2022

El manejo forestal comunitario sustentable favorece la economía de las comunidades rurales sin comprometer la capacidad de regeneración ni los servicios ecosistémicos que brindan las selvas, como el almacenamiento de carbono. Esta actividad ha sido ampliamente documentada en la Península de Yucatán, pero escasamente evaluada en el estado de Yucatán. En esta investigación se hizo una comparación de composición arbórea, estructura, diversidad y carbono almacenado en la biomasa aérea en tres áreas de selva mediana subcaducifolia con diferente tiempo de regeneración después de un aprovechamiento forestal en el ejido San Agustín (AAF1, AAF10 y AAF+50 años). En cada una se establecieron dos conglomerados conformados por cuatro parcelas circulares de 400 m2, en las que se identificaron y midieron (diámetro y altura) todos los árboles de diámetro mayor o igual a 7.5 cm. Se analizó la distribución de tamaños de los árboles, la diversidad de especies, su valor de importancia relativo y la biomasa aérea (a partir de ecuaciones alométricas). La especie más dominante fue Bursera simaruba y el AAF+50 presentó la menor dominancia. La distribución de clases diamétricas no varió entre las áreas de aprovechamiento y mostró un patrón de J invertida, lo cual sugiere un alto potencial de regeneración. La diversidad tampoco varió entre las áreas de aprovechamiento, mientras que el carbono almacenado en la biomasa aérea sí, siendo mayor en el AAF+50 (65.2 t /ha). Los resultados indican que el plan de manejo establecido por el ejido no ha afectado la diversidad arbórea ni su potencial de regeneración y permite un alto almacenamiento de carbono.
Relación entre la vegetación ribereña arbórea remanente y los rasgos de la red fluvial en arroyos de cabecera
Authors: Flores-Díaz Adriana Carolina , Martínez-Cruz Juan
Published: December 2022

Estudiar la vegetación ribereña permite comprender los patrones de diversidad florística a lo largo de la red fluvial y, dado el nivel de transformación que presentan, es necesario generar conocimiento que guíe su recuperación. Este trabajo caracterizó la vegetación arbórea ribereña remanente en 30 sitios ubicados en arroyos de la Reserva de la Biósfera Mariposa Monarca, a partir de la descripción de la estructura, la riqueza de especies y su contexto geográfico (elevación, precipitación, orden hidrológico y cubierta del suelo), e identificó las especies potencialmente invasoras. La elevación de los sitios mostró estar asociada con la precipitación, el orden hidrológico y la cubierta del suelo que es atravesada por los arroyos. Se registraron 56 especies, principalmente arbóreas, cuya densidad y altura se incrementó con la elevación. Entre las especies con mayor valor de importancia estuvieron Roldana angulifolia, Cestrum fulvescens, Ilex tolucana, Alnus acuminata, Buddleja cordata y Fraxinus udhei. Surgieron cuatro grupos fisonómicos en función del número de especies, géneros y familias, número de ramas, así como de número, altura y diámetro de los individuos. Se encontró un alto recambio de especies entre los sitios principalmente con los ubicados a mayor elevación. La presencia de especies potencialmente invasoras mostró estar asociada con la densidad de individuos, con el índice de diversidad de Shannon (H´) y con rasgos geográficos como la elevación y el orden hidrológico. Las riberas analizadas muestran intervención humana, siendo necesario distinguir los impactos de la alteración en el caudal de aquellos asociados al cambio de cubierta del suelo.
La Misión Unidimensional Integrada de las Naciones Unidas para la Estabilización en la República Centroafricana (MINUSCA)
Authors: Sandoval Moreno Camila , Montenegro Ibáñez Sebastián Felipe , Trujillo González Andrea del Pilar
Published: December 2022

Las operaciones de mantenimiento de paz se han convertido en estrategias y procesos desde la imposición de la legitimidad, la distribución de ayudas humanitarias y la manutención de efectivos militares en las zonas afectadas. El semillero desarrollado por los alféreces de la Escuela Militar de Cadetes José María Córdova concentra esta investigación en identificar los motivos, consecuencias y funciones que cumple el Ejército Nacional de Colombia en las misiones de paz realizadas por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) en distintas partes del mundo, resaltando la destreza de sus miembros al enfrentarse a los retos de las zonas de conflagración y crisis, e identificando, de esta manera, los múltiples tipos de misiones de paz en los que la nación tiene participación.
Una propuesta para el estudio en la pertinencia de la formación en relaciones internacionales en las Fuerzas Militares de Colombia, Brasil y México
Authors: Erazo Patiño Lorena Andrea , Cujabante Villamil Ximena Andrea , Solis Guevara Delia , Obando José Miguel
Published: December 2022

La Escuela Militar de Cadetes General José María Córdova, y su Facultad de Relaciones Internacionales, encuentra la necesidad de revisar el currículo de cara a los contextos actuales, para robustecer los esfuerzos en favor del desarrollo institucional y las agendas de cooperación internacional. Esta investigación permite realizar una reflexión curricular, que contribuye a los procesos para continuar con la alta calidad del Programa de Relaciones Internacionales, y le da herramientas al Ejército Nacional para orientar la misionalidad de la Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales (DIRIE) junto con la modernización de la fuerza. Además, permite hacer una revisión comparada sobre la pertinencia en la formación en relaciones internacionales (RRII) de oficiales de los ejércitos de Colombia, Brasil y México, pues estos dos últimos han tenido un mayor desarrollo de la disciplina, ya que cuentan con un alto número de Programas de Relaciones Internacionales, tanto de pregrado como de posgrado.
From Civic Space to the Internet: Legislating rights to peaceful assembly during pandemic
Authors: Mohd Saufi Nadia Nabila , Kamaruddin Saslina , Wan Rosli Wan Rosalili , Mohamad Ani Munirah , Ahmad Nadzriah
Published: December 2022

With the social distancing measures implemented during Pandemic Covid 19, many peaceful assemblies have attempted to restructure, equip, and empower themselves creatively for online gathering. This incident emphasises the importance of digital tools, such as the Internet and ICTs, in exercising online rights to peaceful assembly and association. Given the above, this article attempts to deliberate on transforming rights to the peaceful assembly from offline to online and the legal challenges attached. The authors argue that the right to peaceful assembly and association is vital to ensuring enhanced transparency and accountability in implementing human rightsÂ  policies within countries.
Palliative care for hospitalized children: perception of the nursing team
Authors: Almeida Bruna Yorrana Ferraz , Tiensoli Sabrina Daros , Oliveira Suelen Rosa de
Published: December 2022

Objective: to understand the perception of the nursing team of an intensive care unit and pediatric hospitalization about palliative care for hospitalized children. Methods: a descriptive, qualitative study was conducted with a large hospital pediatric intensive care and hospitalization unit's nursing team. Fourteen nursing professionals participated in the study, including nurses, technicians, and nursing assistants. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and treated under content analysis. Results: The interpretative analysis of the interviews allowed the construction of three categories:"The knowledge of the nursing team about palliative care in pediatrics", "The challenges of the nursing team in performing palliative care in pediatrics", and "The benefits of palliative care in pediatric care from the perspective of the nursing team". Conclusions: The lack of knowledge and training of nursing professionals on palliative care are factors that can hamper their implementation and consolidation process in units that care for children with no possibility of cure, in addition to favoring decisions to be under the responsibility of the medical category, compromising the role of the multidisciplinary team and depriving patients of the benefits of palliative care.