bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of hypogonadism in type 2 diabetes mellitus associated with or without obesity: An observational study
Authors: Ghosh Arup , Jana Suvendu , Ghosh Snehasis , Debnath Anjan , Karmakar Partha Sarathi , Haldar Purba
Published: August 2024

Hypogonadism is associated with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus & obesity in a substantial/sizeable number of men. But studies on prevalence of hypogonadism, major cause of low testosterone in diabetes and/or obesity are very scanty. Recognition of prevalence of hypogonadism in diabetic & obese population could be a very important determinant for proper management with better outcome & wellbeing.

the study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hypogonadism in adult men with diabetes mellitus with or without obesity & to assess the impact of diabetes & increased Body Mass Index on development of hypogonadism in adult males.

: For operational purpose blood levels of testosterone & gonadotrophins (FSH & LH) were determined in diabetic & obese individuals & also in age matched controls. Detailed history, clinical examination & biochemical investigation helped to exclude other causes of hypogonadism, while anonymous questionnaire based on “The Saint Louis University Androgen Deficiency in Aging Males (ADAM) Questionnaire” & biochemical examination viz. sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) & total testosterone in serum were used to detect presence of hypogonadism in the cases & controls.

Prevalence of hypogonadism in diabetic subjects was 24.07%, whereas in age matched control population it was only 5.5%. In our study the subjects who had > 10 years duration of diabetes had increased prevalence of hypogonadism (66.6%). The study also revealed that increased age is associated with increased prevalence of hypogonadism. Subjects who were > 50 years old were associated with increased prevalence of hypogonadism (36.6%). It was also observed that obese or overweight person had increased prevalence of hypogonadism.

Prevalence of hypogonadism is significantly more in diabetic subjects & increased duration of diabetes is associated with increased prevalence of hypogonadism. It was also found that in addition to diabetes, persons who were obese or overweight had increased prevalence of hypogonadism.
Learner’s perceptions on teaching curriculum in community medicine
Authors: Bariya Bhavesh , Solanky Priti , Chavda Nilesh
Published: August 2024

Poor learning attitude of undergraduate students makes them less confident in applying public health principles later in life as a professional. To address this problem, perceptions of the learners, at the receiving end of the curriculum, were taken to improve current teaching curriculum in community medicine.

: To identify the perceptions and expectations of learners towards Community Medicine curriculum and to compare these with the existing curriculum.

A cross sectional study was conducted by administering self-filled semi-structured questionnaire to the third MBBS phase I students. Majority of the questions were open ended to elicit students’ responses in their own words. Performa contained questions like preferred method of teaching various topics, reasons for preferring particular method, desired changes in curriculum and examination pattern etc.

One third of the students (33.6%) reported they were not satisfied with current teaching methodology. Least interesting method of teaching reported by students was lecture (51.5%). Reasons were- less interesting, no interaction with students, long monotonous presentations etc. One fourth of the students (25.74%) wanted more interactive methods of teaching in the form of group discussions, role play etc. Changes needed in curriculum were- modification in timing of teaching biostatistics and internal examination (from second to third year), inclusion of MCQs in lectures and examinations, more frequent examinations in third, revision classes after syllabus completion etc.

Satisfaction of the students is poor with current teaching pattern and they expect more interactive methods of teaching along with increased faculty-student interaction.
Utility of reticulocyte haemoglobin content (CHr) in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia in adult females
Authors: Wilkinson Anne , Desai Apara Sanjay , Akhtar Shamim
Published: August 2024

Iron deficiency anaemia is the most common nutritional deficiency to affect people of all age groups. It is frequently detected only in the late stages of the disease by haemoglobin estimates, peripheral smear and iron investigations. Reticulocyte haemoglobin content [CHr] is the newer parameter detected by most haematology analyzers, which is useful in detecting iron deficiency anaemia in the early stages, even before the development of symptoms of anaemia.

Role of CHr in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia. Aim – To evaluate the role of reticulocyte hemoglobin content in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia in adult females. Settings and Design: Cross-sectional study at tertiary care hospital.

A 2year observational cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital, after Institutional Ethics Committee approval. Total 76 cases were selected in the study after informed consent. 48 were taken as test samples with hemoglobin level less than 10gm% and 28 were taken as controls with hemoglobin level more than 10gm%. EDTA samples were collected, and their complete blood count (CBC) was analyzed on a 5-part haematology analyzer, followed by analysis of the same sample on the retic mode to determine reticulocyte parameters. The mean, standard deviation and p value were used to evaluate the data

Out of the total 76 patients, 48 were controls and 28 were test cases. Mean Hb in the test group was 7.27 gm% whereas mean Hb in the control group was 12.8gm%. As per the CHr cut-off value obtained by the ROC curve, the mean value for CHr was 22.12 pg in the test group and 27.3pg in the control group. Using the t-test, CHr had a strong positive correlation with the RBC indices.

The correlation of the CHr with haematological indicators used to detect iron deficiency anaemia was analyzed in the current study. CHr values in the test group (Hb 10gm%) were significantly lower than in the control group (p 0.05). Significant positive associations were found between CHr and several RBC parameters.
A cross sectional study on subclinical hypothyroidism in adults in thanjavur medical college
Authors: C Sundararajan , Vetrivel S , P Arun , K Sruthi
Published: August 2024

Subclinical hypothyroidism is a very common disorder with prevalence ranging from 1–10% of the, mostly adult, population, with the highest rate of about 26% in elderly women. Clinically subclinical hypothyroidism manifests as dyslipidemia, heart disorders, and neurological disorders and mental problems, and several many cross-sectional studies have also postulated that it confers an increased risk of atherosclerosis

Adults above 18 years of age attending Medical outpatient clinic of Thanjavur medical college and hospital from the period of January 2019 to January 2020 were included in the cross sectional study. The sample included about 218 adults whom were selected randomly.

Adults with a known thyroid disorder, previously treated for thyroid disorder, patients having clinical infectious disease and adults with comorbidities of Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Coronary artery disease,and chronic kidney diseases were excluded.

Our study shows a prevalence rate of 12.4 % for subclinical hypothyroidism in elderly. Considering those observations our study demonstrated most of the patients (30.4%) with subclinical hypothyroidism showed symptoms of thyroid hormone deficiency among which fatigability(32.3%) and constipation (31.3%) were the most frequently seen. the study showed a significant raise in autoimmunity in elderly women with subclinical hypothyroidism compared with other controls.

Subclinical hypothyroidism, a common condition, is prevalent in 12.4% of the population, with higher rates in females and elderly women, and is characterized by fatigability and constipation.
Revisión sistemática sobre la innovación en clústeres turísticos
Authors: Pérez Cárdenas Ximena Carolina , Paredes Castellanos Eugenio
Published: August 2024

La consolidación de clústeres turísticos y la innovación en los territorios generan un aporte fundamental para el desarrollo económico y social sostenible, permitiendo involucrar al gobierno, ciudadanos, pequeñas, medianas y grandes empresas. El objetivo principal del estudio es indagar, analizar y sintetizar las contribuciones más significativas sobre el clúster turístico y su relación con la innovación en el periodo 2012-2022. Para el desarrollo metodológico, se empleó el método PRISMA, que facilita la selección de artículos en bases de datos científicas para la revisión sistemática de la literatura. El estudio analizó 38 artículos de revisión sobre clúster turístico e innovación de las bases de datos Scopus y Web of Science (WOS). Como resultado principal, se identificaron aspectos como: capital social, colaboración y cooperación, sostenibilidad, transferencia de conocimiento, competitividad, desarrollo turístico, turismo patrimonial y cultural, partes interesadas y redes, destacados en la revisión sobre innovación en clústeres turísticos. Se concluye que la innovación es parte esencial de los clústeres turísticos, ya que permite que las empresas, mediante disciplina y nuevas ideas, obtengan mejores resultados socioeconómicos.
Mapping Turns: From the Linguistic Model to the “Metaphysics of Presence”
Authors: Briukhovetska Olga
Published: August 2024

The proliferation of turns in recent decades makes it necessary to map them in a more comprehensive way than an intentionally chaotic list a la Borgesian Chinese encyclopedia (an example of such an intentionally disordered list is presented by British sociologist Mark Carrigan, who called for the turn to end all turns). The article takes a non-skeptical view of the proliferation of turns and identifies certain patterns behind the seemingly chaotic swarm of turns. The article takes as its starting point the mapping of cultural turns as an extension of the linguistic turn by the German anthropologist Doris Bachmann-Medick. To refine this mapping, we identify a pattern of movement from the linguistic model (by which we refer, following Jim McGuigan, to the generalization of the concept of verbal language based on structural linguistics) to the rehabilitation of presence (here we use somewhat polemically the term “metaphysics of presence”, a hobgoblin from the heyday of postmodernism). Our main case is a visual turn initiated in 1994 by the American scholar W. J. T. Mitchell and the German scholar Gottfried Böhm, who, independently of each other, began to talk about the image in a way that was quite different from previous visual scholars who saw images as an inferior version of verbal language. On the contrary, Mitchell and Böhm called for the liberation of images from the tyranny of language and rehabilitated their excessive presence. The movement toward a “metaphysics of presence” is not limited by the visual turn. Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht’s Production of Presence (2003) is one of many examples of this tendency. We suggest that identifying a number of recent turns in negative terms as “anti-linguistic” turns (in other words, by what they turn from rather than what they turn to) helps to organize the seemingly chaotic proliferation of turns in recent decades. The article calls for a non-skeptical attitude toward the proliferation of turns, suggesting that the work of mapping helps to avoid falling prey to the latest intellectual fashion, which is not necessarily better (or worse) than that of the past.
Cultural Specificity of the European Novel on the Periphery: Sophie von La Roche and Pietro Chiari
Authors: Danchenko Mariia
Published: August 2024

The article explores the eighteenth-century novels of Germany and Italy defined as the countries of European periphery, as cultural and stylistic phenomenon. The study focuses on the difference in perception and reflection of English and French novelistic tradition, expressed in the novelistic tropes, clichés and plots, which were adapted by German and Italian authors from English and French novels. The objective of the research is to highlight the specificity of the novel of European periphery as cultural phenomenon, distinct and distant from the headline stylistic and cultural trends. The new themes and ideological points risen by German and Italian authors, who acted as the outsiders of the mainstream European literature, are also investigated. The research revolves around the study of one of the first German psychological novels, “Geschichte des Fräuleins von Sternheim” (“The History of Lady Sophia Sternheim”) (1771) by Sophie von La Roche, and Pietro Chiari’s “La Filosofessa Italiana” (“The Italian Philosophess”) (1753), the first attempt in the genre of Italian novel, both investigated as brought in the context of the fundamental monuments of European literature of the 18th century.
Expansion of the Female Leaders’ Rights and Prerogatives in Magic Worlds of Fantastic Beasts and Beings
Authors: Sobutskyi Mykhailo
Published: August 2024

The article is devoted to detecting and tracing the phenomenon of female leadership through the latest evolution of such a mass culture genre as fantasy. We are interested in explicating the means of the obvious and necessary growth and expansion of rights and prerogatives given to female leaders in the fantasy films, serials and books during the last decades, as well as their impact on the life of our society and its cultural practices.An especial attention was paid to the serial products of the years 2021 and 2022. This study had to take into account the article by Elizabeth Turello, published in 2021. Regardless of the fact that our predecessor does not mention women as leaders but rather simply stresses their active role in the development of the plot, we believed ourselves obliged to concentrate first of all on the visual material which appeared after the date of publication of the above mentioned article.Texts (in a broad sense of the term, verbal and visual) taken into account range from prequels of the “Game of Thrones” and “Lord of the Rings” to such a vivid parody as “Wednesday” (one should also mention “Harry Potter” as well as the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”). This material was selected with the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches in order to match criteria of representative value. We also included in our analysis two books of Portuguese provenance written somewhat earlier, 2002 and 2004, which allow us to illustrate the depth of contamination and intermingling of the motifs as recognizable signs proper to the magic worlds of fantasy.The possibility of a positive impact of an increasing role of female leadership in the creative fantasy world on gender role patterns in the real life is taken into account in the article as well.
The Colour of the Neutral According to R. Barthes (on the Example of H. Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights” and D. Boudinet’s “Polaroid”)
Authors: Doroshenko Anfisa
Published: August 2024

Interpretations of visual objects by means of Barthesian methodology and conceptual apparatus are striking in the way researchers eventually become preoccupied with his “The Neutral” course. In analysing the problem of colour, colourless, chromatic, and achromatic it is important not to overlook Barthes’s understanding of neutrality and the whole range of concepts and quasi-concepts associated with it.There are numerous practical and applicable studies of grisaille. Georges Didi-Huberman, as well as other researchers, have provided surveys of grisaille with a broad phenomenological and metaphorical scope. However, grisaille is still controversial and unstable in its definition, which allows us to continue the exploration of this phenomenon in a more ambiguous, provocative, and innovative way.Grisaille denotes gradations and manifests itself in different degrees, levels, aspects, genres across a wide variety of cases. This article examines Boudinet’s and Bosch’s artworks as such cases, outlining the key features that allow us to place these objects in the same field of interpretation. The article identifies the similarities between the two works of art. Boudinet’s “photographic writing”, and especially his “Polaroid”, like Bosch’s exterior panels of “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” are nuanced spaces of timelessness, and illegibility. Both work with distancing and the realm of the intimate. It is also determined what role both objects of analysis play in the issue of neutrality and the concept of nuance.The central component of this study is a commentary on the seminar, which is part of “The Neutral” course. By referring to the most recent commentaries and relevant research, we would like to show how the topic of colour invites us to rethink, challenge, renew and restructure our knowledge of neutrality. This applies not only to Barthes’s ideas but also, considering the context, to the material and allegorical shades of grey that tint our everyday lives.
Engine Power as Quantitative Measure of Transport Tax Economic Basis
Authors:   Postgraduate Student of the Department of Financial Law of the Law Faculty of the Lomonosov Moscow State Universit, Avakyan Kamo A.
Published: August 2024

From the legal positions of the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation the author derives an approach to the understanding of the economic basis of transport tax, from which the highest courts and tax authorities proceed. The article substantiates that the levying of transport tax on the basis of engine power does not correspond to the economic basis of transport tax and violates the principle of equal tax burden. The author concludes that the transport tax needs to be reformed and outlines a possible vector of such reforms.
Legal Regulation of Economic Sovereignty of a Modern State
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of Theory of State and Law of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University, Tanimov Oleg V. , Arnautova Aleksandra A. ,   Lecturer of the Department of Theory of State and Law of the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
Published: August 2024

The article examines the legal foundations of economic sovereignty. Using the example of stimulating the development of the information technology industry, measures aimed at strengthening the economic sovereignty of the Russian Federation are considered, as well as methods of their legal registration: regulatory (rules of law established in regulatory legal acts), non-regulatory (methodological recommendations, directives). The conclusion is formulated that the economic well-being of the country is initial for the formation of state sovereignty.
Peculiarities of Application of Legal Design Technology in the Organization of Interaction Between Public Authorities and Civil Society Institutions
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of State, Municipal and Corporate Management of the Ryazan State Radio, Savitskaya Olga G.
Published: August 2024

The article examines the features of the use of legal design technologies in modern rule-making in order to ensure the implementation of the main forms of direct democracy and the involvement of civil society institutions in the process of making and executing public decisions. In the course of the research, the author proposed new approaches to the definition of the concept of legal design, its methodology and forms of reflection in regulatory legal acts. In order to ensure a high level of legal understanding and enforcement, to increase the legal awareness and legal culture of citizens, it is proposed to use legal design technologies in the construction of municipal legal acts regulating the main forms of participation of institutions in public administration.
Public Control: "Second Wind" (to the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Federal Law on the Fundamentals of Public Control in the Russian Federation)
Authors:   Professor of the Department of Public Law of Russia and Foreign Countries of the Mari State University, Mikheeva Tatyana N.
Published: August 2024

After legislative regulation in 2014 public control confidently occupied a niche in the palette of civil society, subjects of public control were formed everywhere, and forms of its implementation were tested. We are analyzes the norms of the law that make difficulties in its use. As a society's tool in assessing the activities of public authorities, control should be accessible and understandable to any citizen without legal knowledge. Therefore, the author has made proposals for a modification existing norms and justified deeper transformations of this institute, based on the use of digital technologies. At the same time, further constitutionalization of public control as an important democratic element of Russian society is not excluded.
The Formation of a Constitutional Framework for Civil Society: Constitutional Projects of the 1990s in the Context of the 2020 Constitutional Reform
Authors:   Postgraduate Student of the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law of the Law Faculty, Bagiryan Georgy A.
Published: August 2024

Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, adopted in 2020 and mentioning civil society institutions, indicated the urgency of returning to the historical discussion about the need to include provisions on civil society in the text of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The article presents the main theses of the historical discussion that unfolded within the framework of the Constitutional Commission and the arguments about the importance of taking into account this experience.
POLITIK HUKUM PERLINDUNGAN PEREMPUAN PEKERJA DOMESTIK DI INDONESIA
Authors: Wardani Amnesti Sheila Kusuma
Published: August 2024

Pekerja Domestik merupakan pekerja dengan tingkat perlindungan paling minimal dalam dewasa ini. Adanya Undang-Undang Ketenagakerjaan serta Undang-Undang Cipta Kerje belum mampu memenuhi perlindungan terhadap pekerja domestic. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian yuridis normative, dengan pendekatan perundang-undangan. Hasil penelitian ini mengungkapkan pentingnya pengesahan RUU Perlindungan Pekerja Rumah Tangga sebagai upaya menekan angka pelanggaran hak-hak terhadap para pekerja domestic. RUU Perlindungan Pekerja Rumah Tangga ini merupakan regulasi yang cukup responsive berdasarkan kebutuhan dan tuntutan dari banyaknya pelanggaran hak para pekerja rumah tangga. Diharapkan para dengan lahirnya RUU Perlindungan Pekerja Rumah Tangga para penyedia lapangan kerja rumah tangga lebih taat dan patuh dalam kolaborasi dengan pemangku kebijakan dan para penegak hukum guna menciptakan lingkungan pekerjaan domestic yang lebih kondusif. Artikel ini diharapkan mampu memberi kontribusi dalam pengembangan hukum ketenagakerjaan dan perlindungan tenaga kerja.
Life of Children in the Workplace
Authors: CLARISSA
Published: August 2024

The Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South-Eastern Asia (CLARISSA) programme uses Action Research (AR) to understand the dynamics which drive the worst forms of child labour (WFCL), and to generate participatory innovations which help to shift these underlying dynamics and mitigate their worst effects. Through 13 Action Research Groups (ARGs) in Bangladesh and 12 groups in Nepal, the programme is generating a rich understanding – particularly through children’s lived experiences – of the complex underlying drivers of harmful work and working children and their employers are themselves defining, piloting and evaluating their own innovative actions that aim to increase children’s options to avoid WFCL. This group worked on the theme 'Life of children in the workplace'.
Resiliência em tempos de pandemia: Um estudo longitudinal dos índices de sustentabilidade da Bolsa de Valores Brasileira
Authors: Bastos Marcos Filho Lima , Gomes Clandia Maffini , Perlin Ana Paula , Kneipp Jordana Marques
Published: August 2024

Contextualização: A pandemia da COVID-19 se constituiu uma forte ameaça à vida humana e à sociedade, com reflexos significativos no mercado de capitais. A originalidade e a importância do estudo residem na proposta, ainda não realizada, de avaliar o comportamento longitudinal da cotação de três dos principais índices de sustentabilidade da Bolsa de Valores brasileira. Revelando o potencial de oferecer valiosos insights sobre a associação entre o desempenho de investimentos sustentáveis e períodos de crises sanitárias e econômicas.
Objetivo: O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar o comportamento longitudinal da cotação de índices de sustentabilidade da B3 S.A. antes, durante e após a COVID-19. Os índices estudados foram o Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial (ISE), Índice de Carbono Eficiente (ICO2) e o Índice Great Place to Work (IGPTW). Os índices de sustentabilidade da Bolsa de Valores Brasileira avaliam e classificam empresas com base em práticas baseadas em um ou mais pilares da pauta sustentável, com vista a promover investimentos responsáveis. Eles incentivam a transparência e a adoção de melhores práticas de sustentabilidade corporativa.
Método: A pesquisa teve caráter descritivo, abordagem quantitativa e fonte de dados documental. A técnica utilizada foi a Anova de Medidas Repetidas (Anova – MR).
Resultados: Os resultados evidenciaram diferenças estatisticamente significativas na cotação dos três índices no transcorrer do tempo analisado, desta forma, havendo confirmação da H1. Enquanto a H2 foi parcialmente confirmada, vez que o ISE e IGPTW apresentaram um desempenho positivo na comparação da cotação média entre os períodos pré e pós-pandemia.
Conclusões: Um desempenho superior na cotação média de dois dos três índices estudados no primeiro ano de pandemia em comparação com o período pré-pandêmico, bem como, de um modo geral, ao considerar a análise longitudinal de todo o período estudado, pode demonstrar certa resiliência dos índices de sustentabilidade frente à períodos de crise.
GENDER DIVERSITY OF EXECUTIVE, INTERNAL CONTROL, INSTITUTIONAL OWNERSHIP, FIRM SIZE AND TAX AVOIDANCE: AN INTERACTIVE EFFECTS BUSINESS STRATEGY
Authors: Mardjono Enny Susilowati
Published: August 2024

ABSTRACTBusiness strategy is crucial for companies to improve performance and map business opportunities and challenges to achieve maximum profits. This research aims to analyze the influence of gender diversity of executives, internal control, institutional ownership, and firm size on tax avoidance. An empirical study on manufacturing companies listed on the IDX for 2019 – 2023. This research contributes by considering the business strategy carried out by the company, which allows it to increase company profits. The number of data samples in this study was 41 manufacturing companies, and the total number of observations was 205. This research shows that gender diversity and institutional ownership do not affect tax avoidance. However, the gender diversity of executives and internal control influences tax avoidance. The results provide further insight into how companies use business strategies by considering executive gender diversity, internal control institutional ownership, and firm size to increase the effectiveness of tax avoidance.Keywords: Firm Size; Gender Diversity; Institutional Ownership; Internal Control; Tax Avoidance
ABSTRAKStrategi bisnis sangat penting bagi perusahaan untuk meningkatkan kinerja dan memetakan peluang dan tantangan bisnis untuk mencapai keuntungan maksimal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh gender diversity of executives, internal control, dan institutional ownership, firm size pada tax avoidance. Studi empiris pada perusahaan pertambangan yang terdaftar di BEI periode 2019-2023. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi dengan mempertimbangkan strategi bisnis yang dilakukan perusahaan yang memungkinkan dapat meningkatkan keuntungan perusahaan. Jumlah sampel data dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 41 perusahaan manufaktur dan jumlah observasi sebanyak 205. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa gender diversity, dan institutional ownership tidak berpengaruh terhadap tax avoidance. Namun, internal control dan firm size mempengaruhi tax avoidance. Hasilnya memberikan wawasan lebih lanjut tentang bagaimana perusahaan menggunakan strategi bisnis dengan mempertimbangkan gender eksekutif, pengendalian internal, kepemilikan institusional dan ukuran perusahaan untuk meningkatkan efektivitas penghindaran pajak.Kata Kunci: Gender Diversity; Kepemilikan Institusional; Pengendalian Internal; Penghindaran Pajak; Ukuran Perusahaan
Sociodemographics, oral health literacy, and caries experience related to daily performance among adolescents
Authors: Rachmawati Yuanita Lely , Pratamawari Dyah Nawang Palupi , Balbeid Merlya , Sutanti Viranda
Published: August 2024

Low health literacy in adolescents can negatively impact their health status and quality of life. Objective: This study aims to verify the impact of sociodemographics, caries experience and oral health literacy (OHL) on the quality of life among adolescents aged 11–12. Methods: A cross-sectional study with a cluster sampling design was conducted on public elementary schools in a district of Batu City in January 2020. Self-administered questionnaires regarding sociodemographics, OHL, and child-oral impact on daily performance (C-OIDP) were administered to respondents. Caries examinations were performed by three independent examiners using the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMF-T) index after informed consent was received. The data was analyzed with a comparative test and logistic regression with a significance level of < 0.05. Results: 346 students followed the study, with a response rate of 92.22%. The majority of parents were not college-educated. 71.1% of respondents were 12 years old, 85.3% had caries, and 55.3% had a high total OHL score. There was a significant difference between low- and high-quality daily performance in the OHL score and caries experience categories (p=0.006 and p=0.008, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that the fathers’ education, caries experience, and OHL were associated with the quality of daily performance. Conclusions: Health literacy, caries experience, and parental education contribute to the quality of adolescents’ daily performance. Adolescents with few caries and high OHL have a better quality of daily performance.
Evaluation of the maxillary and mandibular implant failure rate in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Authors: Moravej Asal , Mousavi Elnaz , Azizi Amir , Amiri Ali , Sameie Ayda
Published: August 2024

Aim: The present study evaluated maxillary and mandibular implant failure rates in patients with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Methods: All articles published in international databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, ISI Web of knowledge, and Embase between 2016 to July 2022 are included. 95% confidence interval on odds ratio and mean differences were done with a fixed effect model. Meta-analysis data collected from selected studies were performed using Stata/MP.V17 software. Results: In the initial review, duplicate studies were eliminated, abstracts of 1311 studies were reviewed, two authors reviewed the full text of 243 studies, and finally, 37 studies were selected. The odds ratio of implant failure rate between diabetic and non-diabetic patients was 5.31 (OR, 95% CI 5.06, 5.56; p=00). The mean difference in marginal bone loss between diabetic and nondiabetic patients was 1.63 (MD, 95% CI 0.89, 2.37; p=0.00). Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, the survival rate of implants in patients with diabetes was lower than in non-diabetic patients. Also, marginal bone loss was higher in patients with diabetes than in non-diabetic patients.
The Influence of Islamophobia on Violence Against Muslims in India
Authors: Anam Syaiful , Mar'atun Chairanil , Hidayat Alfian
Published: August 2024

Following the 9/11 attacks, there has been an increase in Islamophobia. The wave of Islamophobia is not only found in European countries but also grows in Asian countries, including India. India has long been the location of a great, developing world civilization. The Hindu-Muslim conflict shaped India's rise to independence. Since the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, India has indicated that it will become a Hindu-centric country that increasingly marginalizes Muslim minorities. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Islamophobia on violence against Muslims in India during the reign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to understand the form of multidimensional violence and the causes of the development of Islamophobia. This study shows that there is an influence of Islamophobia on the continuity of violence in Indian society, especially involving Hindu and Muslim groups. Islamophobia is also manifested through multidimensional violence, such as direct violence, structural violence, and cultural violence. The presence of Hindutva ideology, the influence of right-wing groups, and Indian media all contribute to the growth of Islamophobia in India.
Perception of z generation on halal brand personality in Indonesia
Authors: Kumala Nafa Indah , Ali Dini Salmiyah
Published: August 2024

The growth of various halal industry sectors around the world is increasing year by year. However, halal fashion as the third rank still has a fairly slow growth compared to the Islamic finance sector and halal food as the first and second-ranked halal industry sectors. Indonesia, with the largest number of Muslims in the world, will certainly feel the impact and benefit from this growth. This research aims to the Z generation's perception of halal brand personality in Indonesia using the concept of halal brand personality from Ahmad (2015) which is adopted from Aaker's theory (1997) and contains 5 dimensions: purity, excitement, safety, sophistication, and righteousness. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method and the data collection using focused group discussions with 7 SOKA's Instagram followers and product users. The result showed that purity is perceived as pure and friendly, excitement as up-to-date, safety as feeling safe, sophistication as high-class, and righteousness as spiritual.
Tikanga-informed considerations for Māori gender diversity
Authors: Berryman-Kamp Maia ,   Victoria University of Wellington
Published: August 2024

Māori research is increasingly recognising the diversity of Māori, and no area displays this internal variation more than academic considerations of Māori gender diversity and takatāpui, which are slowly but significantly rising. While researchers have focused significantly on unearthing the diversity and realities of Māori sexuality, gender diversity has been largely overlooked. This research proposes that there is a tikanga-informed basis for current Māori expressions of gender diversity and explores the early imposition of colonial gender roles onto Māori, the principles that informed gender diversity and fluidity for Māori before these colonial roles, and the traditional narratives that may have gender diversity woven into them. By collating a series of considerations regarding Māori gender diversity, this research lays a foundation for future researchers in this area to build from, and opens up new considerations of how tikanga and gender are connected to one another in modern Māori cultures.
PRACTICE THEORY A framework for enabling Vision Mātauranga in science, technology and innovation
Authors:   University of Otago, Amoamo Maria , Ruckstuhl Katharina
Published: August 2024

The science policy framework Vision Mātauranga (VM) was launched in 2005 by the former Ministry of Research Science and Technology (MoRST) with the aim of unlocking the science and innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people through “distinctive R&D” (MoRST, 2007, p. 4). Plenty of literature theorises why mātauranga Māori is necessary for innovation, but the how, or practice, of implementing VM in a meaningful way is unresolved and under-researched. In this article, we look to practice theory to identify constituent and interdependent elements that are required to form, change or embed the VM policy practice aim of distinctive R&D activities. To do this, we examine Māori discourses in published literature over the past 10 years. We then analyse key themes from the literature using Shove et al.’s (2012) three-element model of materials, competences and meanings to show the practice of VM requires improved integrative work reliant on the “carrying” of interdependent elements between different practices that either enable or constrain VM policy. We suggest that practice theory provides a tool to establish VM as normal practice and shape the trajectory of VM practice necessary to meet the scale of science, innovation and technology in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Pungawerewere Pukumahi - A research paradigm for within Te Ao Māori
Authors:   University of Otago, Davies Deborah Tania , Mackintosh Rochelle
Published: August 2024

Te Pūngāwerewere Pukumahi has been designed as a unified approach for research in Te Ao Māori that is applicable to all disciplines. It has been developed to guide researchers in creating a culturally safe space within which to undertake research collaboratively. While there are many excellent Māori research frameworks, we felt there was something missing: an all-encompassing research paradigm that embraces the underpinning values of Te Ao Māori. The identified values, our pou, consist of mātauranga, mana, manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, whakawhanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga, kotahitanga and rangatiratanga, with mauri at their heart and foundation. Our pūngāwerewere pukumahi, our industrious spider (the researcher), strategically weaves its research web, interacting, connecting and maintaining all pou through whakapapa. Our hope is that using Te Pūngāwerewere Pukumahi framework will help to broaden and strengthen the elements of research in Te Ao Māori.
COMMUNICATING MĀORI HEALTH AND WELLBEING Platforms for voice and (re)connecting with whenua through māra kai practices
Authors:   Massey University, Elers Christine Ngā Hau
Published: August 2024

This manuscript presents a communication framework embedded in whakapapa. It highlights the experiences of whānau Māori as they discuss the factors that impact their health and wellbeing. It also explores how they deal with socioeconomic challenges, which are contextualised in relation to the whenua, associated ancestral place names and kinship ties. The opening of discursive spaces provides platforms for voice, and led to the establishment of māra kai on ancestral whenua and the (re) clamation of Indigenous knowledge and place names in Feilding, Manawatū. Māra kai are positioned here as a site for decolonising health and wellbeing meanings, generating conversations in the Feilding community to disrupt colonial narratives that threaten Māori health and wellbeing. Reclaiming māra kai practices through connecting with ancestral land and nurturing whanaungatanga constitutes an intergenerational approach to Māori health and wellbeing, expressed through a whakapapa-based communication framework.
Modernizações de contrastes. Duas avenidas em Belém entre 1930 E 1938:
Authors: George Bruno de Araújo Lima  , Celma de Nazaré Chaves de Souza Pont Vidal
Published: August 2024

O objetivo deste artigo é discutir a dinâmica de modernização das avenidas Presidente Vargas e Almirante Barroso a partir da construção de novos edifícios entre os anos de 1930 e 1938. Posto isso, a escolha do recorte espacial se justifica na centralidade de ambas as vias para a modernização. Outrossim, o recorte temporal adotado, 1930-1938, visa compreender como a instabilidade política dos primeiros 8 anos da Era Vargas, influenciou as ações de modernização, uma vez que o Estado, aliado à ação particular de empresários, é o principal agente de modernização. No intuito de elaborar esse estudo, utilizou-se a metodologia histórico interpretativa, com pesquisa hemerográfica, documental e bibliográfica. A partir do que foi discutido, conclui-se que a modernização obedece a gradientes topológicos, sociais e culturais referenciados em uma ideia de modernização que nega realidades locais em nome de uma modernidade centrada em referências externas à região amazônica.
Pengaruh celebrity worship dan penggunaan paylater terhadap perilaku impulsive buying pada penggemar K-Pop
Authors: Islamiyati Nadia Fajar , Susantun Indah
Published: August 2024

Purpose –This research aims to analyze the influence of celebrity worship, paylater payment methods on the impulse buying behavior of K-Pop fans.
Methods – This research uses primary data and was obtained through a survey. The sample was selected from K-Pop fans who are on the Twitter application and are paylater users, and have purchased K-Pop merchandise. The analysis method uses multiple linear regression.
Findings – The results of the research show that celebrity worship has an effect on K-Pop fans' impulse buying in consuming K-Pop merchandise, while paylater payment methods have no effect on K-Pop fans' impulse buying in consuming K-Pop merchandise.
Implication – To avoid impulse buying behavior, self-regulation or good self-management of admiration for idols is needed to avoid excessive obsession.
Originality –This research refers to several previous studies. This research focuses on the consumption behavior of K-Pop fans who use payments via paylater.
 
Abstrak
Tujuan – Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pengaruh celebrity worship, metode pembayaran paylater terhadap perilaku impulse buying penggemar K-Pop.
Metode – Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dan diperoleh melalui survei. Sampel dipilih dari penggemar K-Pop yang berada diaplikasi twitter dan merupakan pengguna paylater, serta pernah membeli merchandise K-Pop. Metode analisis menggunakan regresi linier berganda.
Temuan – Hasil penelitian menujukkan bahwa celebrity worship berpengaruh terhadap impulse buying penggemar K-Pop dalam konsumsi merchandise K-Pop, sedang metode pembayaran paylater tidak berpengaruh terhadap terhadap impulse buying penggemar K-Pop dalam konsumsi merchandise K-Pop.
Implikasi – Untuk menghindari perilaku Impulse buying, maka diperlukan regulasi diri atau mengatur diri yang baik akan kekaguman terhadap idola agar terhindar dari obsesi berlebihan.
Orisinalitas – Penelitian ini mengacu pada beberapa penelitian sebelumnya. Penelitian ini memfokuskan pada perilaku konsumsi penggemar K-Pop yang menggunakan pembayaran melalui paylater.
Hydrogen production via dehydrogenation of alcohols using ruthenium hexamethylenetetramine complex
Authors: Devi Preeti , Muthaiah Senthilkumar
Published: August 2024

Being a zero-carbon source, the hydrogen economy is considered to be better than the fuel economy as it produces only water vapor even after complete combustion. Still, it suffers from two major drawbacks, namely (1) the production of green hydrogen from sustainable resources and (2) the storage and transportation of hydrogen. The use of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) such as alcohols, amines, etc. has been found to be a better and more secure way to store and transport hydrogen. Catalytic hydrogenation and dehydrogenation of LOHCs using transition metal complexes are known as the best methods to load and unload hydrogen for storage and transportation. Here, in this article, we show the amount of hydrogen produced during the catalytic dehydrogenation of LOHCs like alcohols using a very simple and cheap gas burette method. The dehydrogenative oxidation of alcohols was done using a well-defined [Ru(p-cym)HMTA]Cl2 complex with a catalyst loading of 0.5 mol%. Hydrogen estimation was done for different alcohol substrates. A comparison was made between theoretical and experimental yields of the released hydrogen.
Cage fish farm causes the homogenization of wild fish diets of different sizes
Authors: Kliemann Bruna Caroline Kotz , Garves José Daniel Soler , Pagliarini Cibele Diogo , Delariva Rosilene Luciana , Silveira Rosicleire Verissimo , Ramos Igor Paiva
Published: August 2024

We evaluated the influences of cage fish farm on the individual diet of Geophagus sveni, a wild species nonnative to the Paraná river basin, and hypothesized that, in areas where there are no cage fish farms (CT), differences in feeding occur between larger and smaller individuals. In addition, in cage fish farm areas (CF), there are no differences in feeding between smaller and larger individuals due to the consumption of pelleted feed. For this, we evaluated the stomach contents of individuals of different body sizes sampled in CT and CF areas. We observed significant differences in diet between larger and smaller individuals only in the CT area, corroborated by positive and negative relationships between food items and standard length. In the CF area, we observed pelleted feed consumption by individuals of different sizes and only positive relationships between food items and standard length. Thus, the cage fish farms interfered with the consumption of natural food resources, promoting a more homogeneous diet among smaller and larger individuals. In this context, because of the importance of trophic segregation for intrapopulation coexistence and population stability, this homogenization can promote an imbalance in population dynamics.
USING SENTINEL-2 IMAGE FOR MANGROVE HEALTH ANALYSIS IN BAKAU KECIL VILLAGE, MEMPAWAH DISTRICT, WEST KALIMANTAN
Authors: Purwanto Ajun , Paiman Paiman
Published: August 2024

This study aims to determine 1) The index of mangrove plant vegetation density, and 2) the state of the mangrove plants in the village of Bakau Kecil. Transforming the NDVI was the method employed in this study. The canopy density model can be applied using NDVI. The degree of vegetation canopy density was correlated with the intensity of greenness. The outcomes demonstrated that NDVI values ranged from -1 to 0.32, indicating sparse vegetation density, 0.33 to 0.42, indicating medium density values, and 0.43 to 1, indicating dense density values. One can categorize the condition of the mangrove vegetation based on the NDVI index value, which is shown above. Based on a vegetation index value of 0.43 - 1, which indicates very good health, mangrove vegetation can be considered to be in excellent condition. The mangrove vegetation is in good health (vegetation value 0.33-0.42, Moderate), and the vegetation is in poor health (vegetation value -1-0.32, Rare), according to the vegetation index. Mangrove health is very good, with a pixel area percentage of 68.88 percent; good health has a pixel area percentage of 23.98 percent; and poor health has a pixel area percentage of 7.14 percent. 
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING, TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION, AND pH OF HOT SPRINGS IN PADANG GANTING, TANAH DATAR, WEST SUMATRA: A PRELIMINARY STUDY
Authors: Algifari Arif , Ardiansyah Wahyudi , Ramadhan Ilham Gilang
Published: August 2024

This preliminary study explores the hot springs in Padang Ganting, Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, at coordinates 00°34'8.404" S - 100°42'45.716" E and 0°31'26.431" S - 100°45'27.598" E. The research was conducted using geological and geochemical methods in the geothermal field. The collected data includes coordinates of the area, temperature, and pH of the hot springs. The results show a pH distribution ranges from 6 to 7 at several points of the hot springs, with slightly brackish characteristics, and the temperature of the hot springs ranges from 41°C to 51°C. The immature meteoric hot springs originate from the granite formation, indicating the possibility of magma intrusion to the surface, possibly caused by the oroclinal shear segment in the upper part of the Ombilin basin. This study provides a basis for further geological investigations into the geothermal potential and prospects for further development in the geothermal field, contributing to understanding the geological processes in the region.