bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis Pemikiran Kepercayaan dan Kehidupan Masyarakat terhadap Penularan Pandemi COVID-19 dari Pandangan Pemimpin Agama di Tiga Wilayah, Thailand Selatan
Authors: Tamphu Sainee , Muadchim Maytiya , Wilairat Wilaiwan , Madadam Sareeya
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pemikiran kepercayaan dan kehidupan masyarakat terhadap penularan pandemi COVID-19 berdasarkan pandangan pemimpin agama di tiga wilayah Thailand Selatan untuk mencari pola pedoman yang terbaik bagi masyarakat di dalam daerah-daerah tersebut. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian yang didesain dengan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara mendalam yang melibatkan pemimpin agama Islam di tiga wilayah Thailand Selatan sebagai informan. Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh dan  menyebabkan banyaknya masyarakat di tiga wilayah ini  banyak terinfeksi COVID-19 adalah (1) faktor kebudayaan yang sangat berpengaruh terhadap kehidupan masyarakat dan (2) faktor organisasi yang dalam faktor ini ditemukan bahwa pemimpin agama sangat berperan penting dan berpengaruh terhadap kehidupan atau kepercayaan masyarakat melebihi kepercayaan masyarakat terhadap kebijakan pemerintah. Peneliti merekomendasikan bahwa penyelesaian dalam mengatasi suatu keadaan di tiga wilayah merupakan peran pemimpin agama karena akan lebih dipercayai masyarakat.   Kata Kunci: pemikiran, kepercayaan, kehidupan masyarakat, penularan pandemi COVID-19, pemimpin agama, tiga wilayah Thailand Selatan
TRANSFORMASI FOLKLORE DHUKUTAN MENJADI FILM DOKUMENTER: SEBUAH INSPIRASI DI ERA INDUSTRI KREATIF
Authors: Wirajaya Asep Yudha
Published: January 2023

Abstract: Dhukutan is one of the folklore treasures of the Lawu Highlands community which still exists and is commemorated to this day. So far, the Dhukutan folklore has been able to raise the name of the Nglurah area as a tourist destination with artifacts in the form of Menggung Temple and its rich flora as well as souvenirs for tourists. However, in the midst of the never-ending storm of the COVID-19 pandemic, the idea began to appear to package the traditional dhukutan ceremony into digital form. By packaging in a documentary film format, Dhukutan folklore is expected to be able to raise and introduce the local wisdom of the Tawangmangu community. Thus, packaging folklore into a documentary film will be a challenge for young creators and filmmakers. Given the steep and sloped shooting location. In addition, the Dhukutan ceremony itself takes 3 days and 4 nights. Of course, all of this needs to be carefully considered for the prospective producers who will handle the Dhukutan documentary. However, at least the presence of a Dhukutan documentary will enrich and give its color to the film industry in Indonesia.
NILAI PRAGMATIS MASYARAKAT PAPUA DALAM TRADISI LISAN INSOS DAN KONAYO
Authors: Malawat Insum , Hengki H , Akhiruddin A
Published: January 2023

The title of this research is Papuan’s Pragmatic value in folklore Insos and Konayo. It is based on some factors, those are preservation effort to protect Papuan Folklore that becomes marginalized, to protect the identity of the owner, to protect culture treasure of the nation, to preserve it to be a local wisdom media. This research aims to describe Papuan’s ideology that contains pragmatics value in verbal prose Insos and Konayo. This is a content analysis of qualitative research. Verbal folklore and literature pragmatics are theories used in this research. Based on the result of the analysis concluded that the Papuan keep tightly their traditions. Those traditions contain massage and promises from their ancestors. The traditions contain sacral values that ties their society in customary law, natural law, and social law. Verbal tradition preservation reflects love feeling and thanksgiving to their ancestors. The pragmatic value that contains in Insos and Konayo is education value that shows the obedience to the customary law. The function of education value in both of the stories is to become a self-introspection tool. Breaking a customary law can risk themself or can risk the lawbreaker rule. Customary low preservation is the key to create peace and balance life in the world.
KEPERCAYAAN LOKAL DALAM MANTRA DAYAK BAKUMPAI DI KALIMANTAN SELATAN
Authors: Yulianto Agus
Published: January 2023

Abstract: This study aims to find out the forms of local beliefs contained in the Bakumpai mantra and the correlation of these local beliefs with the lives of the Bakumpai people today. The problem in this study is how are the forms of local beliefs contained in the Dayak Bakumpai mantra and whether there is a correlation between these local beliefs and the current life of the Bakumpai Dayak community. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method with literature study techniques. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be seen that the local beliefs contained in the Bakumpai mantra include: belief in the existence of crocodile stealth; belief in the existence of ancestral spirits that they can still contact; belief in the existence of ethereal beings; belief in the existence of ghosts; and belief in spells that can lure the opposite sex.
SELF-OBJECTIFICATION AND BODY SHAME: A STUDY ABOUT APPEARANCE ANXIETY AMONG PAKISTANI STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS
Authors: Naqi Sundas , Iqbal Nazia , Gull Anum
Published: January 2023

Abstract

Objectives. The presented study was aimed to examine self-objectification and body shame in relation to appearance anxiety among college students participating in sports (N=300).

Method. The sample included students of Rawalpindi and Islamabad colleges including both sectors government and private colleges as well as both genders, male (N=150) and female college students (N=150). The self-objectification was assessed through The Surveillance subscale of Objectified Body Consciousness Scale (McKinley & Hyde, 1996), appearance anxiety through Appearance Anxiety Scale brief version (Dion, Dion & Keelan, 1990) and body shame with the help of Body Shame Subscale, of Objectified Body Consciousness Scale (McKinely & Hyde, 1996).

Results. The study found significant positive correlation between self-objectification and body shame, self-objectification and appearance anxiety. The body shame and appearance anxiety were also found to be positively related with each other. The self-objectification was also found to be predictor of body shame and appearance anxiety among the respondents.

Conclusion. The findings indicate that experiencing self-objectification is directly linked with body shame and appearance anxiety. The study would be helpful in examining self-objectification, appearance anxiety and body shame on other samples.

Keywords: Self-objectification, Appearance Anxiety, Body Shame
HUBUNGAN POLA ASUH ORANG TUA DENGAN PERILAKU SEKSUAL REMAJA DI SMPN 2 LUBUK ALUNG
Authors: ELIZA ELIZA
Published: January 2023

Sexual behavior in adolescents can have a detrimental impact on the development and health of adolescents. Based on a survey (SKRRI) it was found that 10% of adolescents aged 15-19 years had given birth to their first child. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between parenting style and adolescent sexual behavior at SMPN 2 Lubuk Alung in 2022. The research design used a correlational research design in the form of cross sectional. The population is 140 students with a sampling technique that is simple random sampling, with a total sample of 40 students. The research was carried out from May-August 2022 using a randomized questionnaire distribution technique. Data were analyzed univariately using the frequency distribution and bivariate analysis using the Chi Square test with a confidence level of 95% ? < 0.005. The results showed that there were 15 respondents (37.5%) democratic parenting styles, 21 respondents (52.5%) authoritarian parenting styles. As many as 27 respondents (67.5%) were at risk of sexual behavior and 13 respondents (32.5%) were not at risk. There is a relationship between parenting style and adolescent sexual behavior (P = 0.003). It is hoped that parents will maintain good relations with children so that children feel safe and comfortable at home and it is hoped that parents will not consider it a taboo in talking about sexual education for children.
ABSTRAKPerilaku seksual pada remaja dapat menimbulkan dampak yang merugikan pada perkembangan dan kesehatan remaja. Berdasarkan survei (SKRRI) didapatkan 10% remaja berumur 15-19 tahun pernah melahirkan anak pertama. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan pola asuh orang tua dengan perilaku seksual remaja di SMPN 2 Lubuk Alung tahun 2022. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan penelitian korelasional berupa cross sectional. Populasi berjumlah 140 siswa dengan teknik pengambilan sampel yaitu simple random sampling, dengan jumlah sampel 40 siswa. Penelitian dilaksanakan dari Mei-Agustus 2022 dengan teknik penyebaran angket dengan secara acak. Data dianalisi secara univariat mengunakan distribusi frekuensi dan analisis bivariat menggunakan uji Chi Square dengan tingkat kepercayaan 95 % ?< 0,005. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pola asuh demokratis sebanyak 15 responden (37,5%), pola asuh otoriter sebanyak 21 responden (52,5%). Sebanyak 27 responden (67,5%) remaja berisiko berperilaku seksual dan tidak berisiko sebanyak 13 responden (32,5%). Terdapat hubungan pola asuh orang tua dengan perilaku seksual remaja (P= 0,003). Diharapkan kepada orang tua untuk tetap menjaga hubungan baik dengan anak agar anak merasa aman dan nyaman berada di rumah dan di harapkan orang tua tidak menganggap tabu dalam membicarakan tentang pendidikan seksual terhadap anak.
Analysis of flood warning and evacuation efficiency by comparing damage and life-loss estimates with real consequences related to the São Francisco tailings dam failure in Brazil
Authors: Silva André Felipe Rocha , Eleutério Julian Cardoso
Published: January 2023

Abstract. Using mathematical modelling and computer simulations, economic damages and life loss estimates are results that, when prospectively designed based on the comparison of different flood alert scenarios that can be implemented, provide important insights for the elaboration of more robust alerts and the most effective emergency planning. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the use of flood damage and life loss models in floods caused by tailings dams through the application of these models in the real case of the São Francisco dam failure, which occurred in January 2007 in the city of Miraí, in Brazil. The models applied showed agreement with the actual damage observed, and the impact of different lower efficient alert systems showed more catastrophic scenarios in terms of loss of life. The results of this work indicate the potential benefits of using these consequences in risk assessment and may help the brazilian and international legislation on dam safety in new regulations.
- PERAN PARA PIHAK DALAM PENGELOLAAN HUTAN LINDUNG PULAU TARAKAN UPTD KPH TARAKAN KALIMANTAN UTARA
Authors: Zarta Rasyid
Published: January 2023

Keberadaan Hutan Lindung Pulau Tarakan memegang peranan yang sangat penting bagi keberlangsungan hidup masyarakat Kota Tarakan terkhusus kaitannya dengan sumber penyediaan air baku. Pada sisi lain, tekanan terhadap HLPT juga terus terjadi.  Diperlukan  keseriusan  dan kerjasama para pihak untuk tetap menjaga eksistensi HLPT.  Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis peran para pihak (baik individu, kelompok, atau Lembaga) dalam kaitannya dengan keseluruhan elemen pengelolaan Hutan Lindung Pulau Tarakan (HLPT). Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik wawancara, observasi dan studi dokumentasi. Teridentifikasi 24 para pihak (stakeholders) yang berperan berdasarkan pengaruh dan kepentingannya dalam pengelolaan HLPT. Institusi kehutanan yaitu UPTD KPH Tarakan, Dinas Kehutanan Provinsi Kaltara, BPKH Wilayah IV Samarinda, BPDAS Mahakam Berau BPSKL Wilayah Kalimantan merupakan pemain kunci (key actors) yang memiliki pengaruh/kewenangan (power) dan kepedulian/kepentingan (interest) tinggi terhadap pengelolaan HLPT. Sedangkan PDAM Kota Tarakan dan masyarakat Kota Tarakan merupakan para pihak primer  (primary actors) yang memiliki kepentingan tinggi terhadap HLPT namun memiliki pengaruh yang rendah. dan selebihnya para pihak lain adalah pendukung (secondary actors).
Շրջանաձև տնտեսության զարգացման համաշխարհային փորձը և Հայաստանում ներդրման նախադրյալները / Global Experience of Circular Economy Development and Prerequisites of Investment in Armenia
Authors: AVETISYAN SAMVEL , HARUTYUNYAN GHARIB , SALNAZARYAN GAYANE , AVETISYAN ASHOT , HARUTYUNYAN MARIAM
Published: January 2023

In the Republic
of Armenia, production based on the principle of circular
economy (CC) or closed-loop economy is not widely used.
Meanwhile, especially in the last decade, the principles of the
circular economy are widely applied in several countries of the
world and practical steps are being taken towards the transition
from a linear economy to a closed-loop economy. The scientific
community together with the progressive representatives of the
business sphere claim that the future is with the development of
the circular economy. It is quite convincing, because the circular
economy's resource-efficient approaches, environmental and
social advantages are fully in line with the UN Sustainable
Development Challenges and the requirements of a smart
economy. As a starting point, we prefer to study the international
experience of the circular economy, legal and economic
regulation structures and legislative foundations by comparing
them with the Armenian reality, so as to identify the existing
prerequisites and the problems that require solutions.
Beyond the duties of a bishop – Pavel Gojdič, Righteous among the Nations
Authors: Borza Peter
Published: January 2023

The State of Israel awarded the Greek Catholic Bishop Pavel Gojdič the title of Righteous Among the Nations in 2007. In the critical years 1939-1945, he publicallyly stood up for the persecuted Jews and saved many from death. The study focuses on the analysis of his personality and attitudes to the Slovak Jewish community. It reveals his way of thinking and the specific examples which show us how it was manifested in relation to the persecuted. The study also contains the attitude of the Slovak elites towards the bishop and his activities in Slovakia.
Description of the church and monastery of the Order of the Discalced Carmelite brothers in Berdyczów during the general inspection by Michał Pałucki, general inspector of the Kyiv Diocese in 1786. Source edition
Authors: Marosz Magdalena
Published: January 2023

The construction of the monastery of Immaculate Conception of BVM in Berdyczów was completed in 1642, but the warfare and conflicts with the founder’s heirs led to the destruction of convent buildings, and forced the Carmelites to leave Berdyczów several times. They permanently returned to the convent in the early 18th century, and rebuilt both the church and the monastery according to new architectural assumptions. The convent became an important religious, scientific, and cultural centre, while also holding a military function. In 1866, the monastery was dissolved pursuant to the dissolution decree issued two years earlier. Buildings from the time have not been preserved in their original shape, and there is no trace of the furniture. After the dissolution, the archives were scattered, and have been preserved in a small part only. Nevertheless, these few preserved archive documents allow us today to, at least partly, reconstruct the appearance, location, and furniture of both the church and the monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Berdyczów. Description of the church and monastery of the Order of the Discalced Carmelite brothers in Berdyczów during the general inspection by Michał Pałucki, general inspector of the Kyiv Diocese in 1786 is one of the preserved sources presenting such information (about the foundation, furniture, and architecture of the monastery and the church, its relics, epitaphs, and tombstones at the church, as well as the printing shop). It also provides lots of other information referring to material and religious matters of the convent, as well as religious brotherhoods operating there, including the list of monks residing at the convent in 1786. This publication is limited to editing of just the part of the source providing information about the appearance and furniture of the church and the monastery, thus wishing to recall what has, unfortunately, been irreversibly lot from our material cultural heritage.
Memoirs of Fr. Adolf Trusewicz’s CM pastoral work
Authors: Marecki Józef
Published: January 2023

Fr Adolf Trusewicz CM (1919-2001) – a priest from the Congregation of the Mission (priest 1945), born in Stare Troki (Senieji Trakai), after World War II, he did not exercise the right of “expatriation” to = post-Yalta Poland and, with the consent of his superiors, remained on his native land to serve the local Catholics – mostly Poles – as a priest in the difficult realities of militant atheism, that characterised the Soviet Union. Due to illness, he was forced to leave Lithuania in 1995 and live in Krakow under the care of his religious confreres. From the pages of these memoirs emerges a living Church with many everyday problems with which Catholic priests were confronted. This is also a document showing the determination of Poles, attached to their native land, Catholic and national traditions, and caring about the preservation of their own identity. This is also a picture of many priests and their exceptional dedication to God and people who, risking their own safety, health and life, brought hope, support, help and a good word to everyone, irrespective of their political or religious views
Bakuchiol - a plant-based retinol. The review article
Authors:   Faculty of Health Sciences, Wroclaw Medical University, Wysocka Marta
Published: January 2023

Bakuchiol is a plant-derived substance that is more and more used by cosmetics manufacturers as an ingredient of anti-aging preparations. The aim of the article was to compare the structure and action of bakuchiol to retinol, as well as to present its effect on the skin based on already published research. Due to its properties, bakuchiol becomes an alternative ingredient to retinol, hence is also known as vegetable retinol.
Vibration massage in cellulite reduction and body modelling
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Haracz Paulina
Published: January 2023

Lipodystrophy is a skin disorder of a multifactorial background. It mostly appears in women aged 31-39, on the thighs and buttocks. There are many cellulite therapies, however, to be satisfactory, multidirectional action is necessary. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of vibration massage, based on a survey conducted among 120 women who underwent vibrotherapy treatments. Vibration massage is a non-invasive method of body shaping. Its effectiveness in reducing body fat and cellulite is often visible after several treatments. The very promising effects of the therapy are the subject of further research.
Perancangan dan Implementasi VLAN dengan VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) di PT. Citra Solusi Pratama
Authors: Salam Rudi , Jenih Jenih
Published: January 2023

Penggunaan jaringan Local Area Network (LAN) yaitu PT. Citra Solusi Pratama. Namun dalam implementasinya terdapat beberapa permasalahan terkait dengan penggunaan pada jaringan tersebut, seperti kurangnnya sebuah manajemen, konfigurasi keamanan dan kebijakan keamanan (security policy). Maka dibutuhkan analisis dan perancangan untuk pengembangan jaringan yang lebih baik dari segi performa dan keamanan, salah satunya menggunakan konsep Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN).Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) dapat diimplementasikan pada jaringan LAN untuk segmentasi jaingan sehingga dapat meningkatkan efensiensi performa jaringan dan keamanan dengan menggunakan Access Control List. Pengembangan jaringan dilakukan dengan berdasarkan pada keadaan jaringan di PT. Citra Solusi Pratama (exsiting) menggunakan metode NDLC (Network Development Life Cycle) yaitu mencakup analysis, Design, Simulation, Implementation, Monitoring, dan Manangement. Penggunaan VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) akan memudahkan network administrator dalam mengelola VLAN.Kata kunci : Network, keamanan, Virtual
Rancang Bangun Aplikasi E-Arsip Surat Masuk dan Keluar Berbasis Website Pada Balai Besar Pelatihan Dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa, Daerah Tertinggal Dan Transmigrasi Jakarta
Authors: Khoirin Ahmad Miftaqul , Sugiarso Tony
Published: January 2023

Pengarsipan surat masuk dan keluar pada Balai Besar Pelatihan dan Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa, Daerah Tertinggal dan Transmigrasi Jakarta belum terkomputerisasi sehingga memerlukan banyak waktu pada proses pencarian data, pembuatan laporan dan berkas rentan hilang atau rusak untuk itu perlu adanya rancang bangun aplikasi e-arsip surat masuk dan keluar berbasis website sehingga efektif dan efisien. Metodologi penelitian ini mengumpulkan data terlebih dahulu. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui wawancara, observasi, dan studi pustaka. Untuk tahap selanjutnya yaitu pengembangan sistem menggunakan metode Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)  dengan Model Waterfall. Aplikasi E-Arsip Surat yang dibangun sangat membantu staf administrasi dalam pengarsipan surat masuk dan keluar sehingga dapat mempercepat proses pencarian data dan pembuatan laporan surat masuk maupun surat keluar.Kata Kunci : surat, arsip, administrasi ,Website
Perancangan Jaringan LAN Menggunakan Metode HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol)di PT.Citra Solusi Pratama
Authors: Khoirul Anam Ahmad , Nurhastuti Tiwi
Published: January 2023

Kebutuhan komunikasi saat ini sangat penting seiring dengan kemajuan dan perkembangan teknologi komunikasi data yang semakin canggih yang menjadi permasalahan adalah perlunya suatu layanan internet yang bersifat main backup, untuk mengoptimalkan jaringan internal, perlu menggunakan metode HSRP pada router cisco, karena apabila ISP utama tidak berfungsi maka akan dialihkan ke ISP backup. Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) adalah sebuah protokol standar CISCO yang menetapkan sebuah router yang secara otomatis mengambil alih jika router yang lain gagal. Dalam HSRP di setting dua status router yaitu aktif dan standby. Router standby baru digunakan jika router aktifnya gagal. Dalam konfigurasi HSRP ada dua status router yaitu active dan standby. Sebuah router akan secara otomatis mengambil alih jika router yang lain gagal, dan jaringan tidak langsung terputus. Serta perbaikan jaringan tidak harus dilakukan sesaat setelah terjadi gangguan pada ISP main, karena ISP backup akan menggantikan fungsi ISP main Ketika down.Kata kunci : Jaringan, cisco, Router
Pengembangan Prototipe Desain User Interface & User Experience (UI/UX) Pada Aplikasi OSS URINDO Menggunakan FIGMA
Authors: Okty Dea Pratama Mada , Suwarni Suwarni
Published: January 2023

Tujuan dari penulisan ini adalah Perancangan prototipe desain User Interface & User Experience (UI/UX) pada aplikasi OSS URINDO menggunakan Figma. Hasil akhir dari perancangan prototipe ini adalah untuk membuat suatu rancangan protitipe dari aplikasi OSS URINDO yang digunakan sebagai acuan suatu desain program aplikasi yang akan dibuat. Dengan adanya perancangan prototipe ini, diharapkan dapat mempermudah bagi pengembang aplikasi agar dapat membuat suatu program aplikasi sesuai dengan rancangan sistem prototipe yang telah ada. Semua hal yang diperlukan dalam mendesain suatu tampilan agar terlihat lebih menarik seperti penggunaan Font huruf, Layout, alur kerja suatu sistem, penggunaan warna, hingga fungsi menu dapat dibuat dalam prototipe ini. Tools atau software yang digunakan dalam pembuatan prototipe ini menggunaan Figma.Kata kunci: User Interface, User Experience, (UI/UX), Prototipe, Software, Tools, dan Desain.
Educational Meaning of Young People’s Experience of Participation in ‘Youth Space Support Project’ in Jeju
Authors:   The Korean Society for Lifelong Education, Shin Hyo Joo , Kim Min Ho
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this study is to analyze what educational meaning the participation in the ‘Youth Space Support Project’ supervised by Jeju-do has for young people in Jeju, where the policy for youth problems such as youth unemployment, avoidance of marriage and childbirth, etc. has emerged as a new contemporary issue. To this end, it attempts to examine what motivated them to participate in the project, what and how experience from it and what a meaning they provided to their experiences. To give answers to such questions, it conducted a literature review regarding the ‘Youth Space Support Project,’ in-depth interviews with 10 young people in their 20s to 39 in Jeju, who had experience of participating in it, and the participant observation on the ‘Jeju Youth Center’ project. The interviews including a preliminary survey had been conducted 25 times from Oct., 2018 to Apr., 2020. The findings show that young people in Jeju participated in the project from several motivations such as ‘autonomous space utilization,’ ‘self-development,’ ‘security of funding,’ ‘donation of talents,’ etc., and experienced ‘teaching what they know,’ ‘learning what they want to learn’ and ‘meeting many people’ by using methods such as ‘alone/in groups,’ ‘new persons/familiar persons’ and ‘steadily/temporarily.’ By participating in this project, they share several educational meanings, including ‘opportunities to find out their abilities,’ ‘feeling for ripening’ and ‘time to share learning beyond building rapport.’ In conclusion, the ‘Youth Space Support Project,’ a kind of high-grade alternative education contributed to the young generation’s lifelong learning.
Benign fibroepithelial polyp of ureter masquerading as upper tract urothelial carcinoma: A management conundrum
Authors:   Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India., Singh Anshuman , Chawla Arun ,   Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India., Choudhary Anupam ,   Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India., V Reddy Bommireddy ,   Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
Published: January 2023

Upper tract Urothelial Cell Carcinomas (UTUCs) account for only 5–7% of urothelial carcinomas. Of these only 25% are located in the ureter. The imaging characteristics of these tumors can mimic certain benign entities like fibroepithelial polyps. The gold standard treatment for invasive upper tract urothelial carcinomas, regardless of the tumor’s location in the UUT, is Radical Nephroureterectomy (RNU) with excision of a bladder cuff. We describe the case of a patient with postoperatively detected benign fibroepithelial polyp who presented with symptoms and findings mimicking features of an UTUC. In cases where the preoperative diagnosis is in doubt, which can be the case with ureteric fibroepithelial polyps, surgical treatment should be to attempt complete excision of the tumor with renal preservation to prevent unnecessary nephrectomy.
Prevalence of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress in military health personnel in training exposed to COVID-19
Authors: Robles-Villagómez María Alejandra , Díaz-Castro Lina , Vázquez-Guzmán Miguel Antonio
Published: January 2023

Objective

The COVID-19 health crisis triggered an increase in prevalence of psychological distress in health personnel in training. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress in health personnel who have cared for patients with COVID-19.

Method

A cross-sectional study was carried out, from March to September 2021, among health personnel enrolled in some medical specialty of the Military Graduate School of Health. Symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress were measured, as well as associated demographic factors.

Results

A study sample of 170 health personnel in training were surveyed online; 76% reported being a doctor and 24% were nurses, 54% were female sex, 52% in the age group between 30 and 39 years, most with single marital status and no children. Of the participating health personnel, we found prevalence’s of 30% anxiety, 34% depression, and 6% post-traumatic stress. When performing Pearson’s correlation, it was found that variables such as infected family member, number of times infected, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), were significantly associated with the total of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) score.

Conclusion

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant psychological impact, manifesting itself in the form of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress in military health personnel in training. Therefore, it is of great importance to detect at least this psychic discomfort from the pandemic in front-line personnel, so that decision-makers in health policies address them as priority problems for health personnel.
Assessment of the efficiency of agricultural land use in the semi-arid area in Ninh Thuan province
Authors:   Faculty of Land and Real Estate Management, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Ngo Thuy M. , Le Triet M. ,   Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Nguyen Loi K. ,   Ninh Thuan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Ninh Thuan, Vietnam, Luong Quang T.
Published: January 2023

The agricultural land use in the semi-arid area has been defined as the semi-arid area of 99,089 ha, of which the agricultural land use type is 34,368 ha and the remaining area is forest land, nonagricultural land rivers, streams and unused land. Based on the results of the household survey (450 households), this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of agricultural land use on three factors: economic, social and environmental. Combining the effectiveness of the selected land use types, the land use types of fruit trees, maize-mungbean, and grass had a sustainable development status compared to other types of land use. Based on the assessment of agricultural land use efficiency, the proposal for agricultural land use and solutions to improving the efficiency of agricultural land use in the semi-arid region of Ninh Thuan province was as follows: 2,116 ha of one-crop rice to be converted to maize and mungbean cultivation; 698 ha of one-crop rice to be converted to one-crop rice and one-crop corn; increasing 337 ha for the growing of fruit trees (apples and grapes) and increasing the area of land used to grow grass for livestock.
The Status of Muslim Women in Higher Education in the Post-Sachar Scenario: Initiatives, Achievements and Challenges
Authors: Dr. Sayyada Begum
Published: January 2023

The government must provide a platform for equitable a participation and inclusive growth. First of all, creating sufficient awareness about various existing facilities, schemes and programmes is very important. Affirmative action to address the serious issue needs to be undertaken. Considering the gravity of the situation, a Constitution amendment may become necessary to provide justice to the religious minorities who are suffering because of the constitutional discrimination against them. Muslims being as backward as SCs/ STs are not getting the benefits of reservation simply because of their religious identity. The present paper The Status of Muslim Women in Higher Education in the Post-Sachar Scenario: Initiatives, Achievements and Challenges argues that this issue needs to be given due consideration so that reservation can be extended to Muslims like any other community.
Recasting Dalit Experience through Graphic Biography: A Critical Analysis of Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability
Authors: Dr. Shamsudheen MK
Published: January 2023

This paper provides a critical analysis of Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability, a graphic biography on the experiences of caste discrimination and resistance that Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar recorded in his autobiographical illustrations, and CNN hailed this book as being among the top five political comic books. Unlike other biographies, which often address those enthusiastic about Dr Ambedkar and his anti-cast struggle. The Bhimayana Provides critical insight into the negligence and caste-ridden mind of the Indian psyche towards the architect of the Indian constitution. This graphic biography also provides a dint to educate non-Dalit who seems to ignore the contributions and drudgeries of Dr Ambedkar.
Mahasweta Devi: The Voice of Dalits and Tribal People
Authors: Dr. Sunil Kumar Dwivedi
Published: January 2023

Writing is a mirror that reflects social recorded, financial and political occasions refracted through nonexistent or anecdotal domains of public sayings. Strangely, in such accounts, writing additionally mirrors the irregular characteristics or complexities that exist in social as well as individual connections. Like many other European writers, Indians also have launched a war against such political, social and economic exploitations of the oppressors. As people know that women are more kind enough by heart, that’s why they have explored the various social evils and maladies that are continuously ruining the lives of the marginalized people in the form of caste, creed and religion. Apart from writing about feminism and gender discrimination, they have also dealt with the other grave issues that destroy the lives of these marginalized outcastes. Their works reveal the true picture of the contemporary society where innocence is exploited through the corrupted ideas of human beings in this man-made society. The present research paper has tried to explore the plight of Dalits and Tribals in the works of Mahasweta Devi, one of the great marginal voices in Indian English Literature.
Passion with Profession: Exploring John Keats as a Poet-Physician
Authors: Dr. Mirza Sibtain Beg
Published: January 2023

Poetry has played pivot in healthcare system of the world as an alternative to medicine to heal the mental anguish of the readers.as well as the writers. It has immense impact on healing of the hurts of the readers. The power and potential of the poetry in palliative and hospice care is well proven. It has proven a panacea to both the patient and physicians in an ebullient way. The poetic therapy has been used by the experts in psychiatry to heal the angst, anguish, hurts of the minds of the people. Through poetry, mental health and peace of mind can be maintained with pace immeasurable. The waves of passion that runs through poet’s sensibility, soothes the senses of the readers. Poetry reading, writing and listening casts good therapeutic effects. Poetry provides peace, calmness, and tranquilly to the minds of the readers by elevating mood in distress and duress. Studies show that poetry therapy has proven a boon to patients suffering from serious ailments and to augment their emotional resilience and brings joy in their life. Our brains are electrified with rhyme and rhythm of the poetry to give emotional reaction to joy and sadness both. Like sweet melody of music, poetry heals our emotional hurts. The metaphors embellish the poetic lines with magical brilliance, and they glitter with astute meaning and message. Diction plays a very emphatic role in discerning poet’s leanings. Reflection, perception and attachment are interwoven in diction so inextricably that they turn poet’s mouthpiece, and roar and rave with perfect resonance to poetic experiences. The paper, however, pinpoints poetry’s indefinable role to heal mental stress, trauma, and agony and to maintain good mental health well.  We will examine some poetic utterances of great romantic poet and physician John Keats and its therapeutic effects. We will also observe how the John Keats’ poetry radiates beams of healing and can play multifaceted role in healthcare.
PDCA循環問卷之信效度初步分析
Authors: 郭倵強 郭倵強
Published: January 2023

本研究自「Plan（計畫）、Do（執行）、Check（檢核）和Action（行動），簡稱為PDCA循環」之理論基礎概念與操作性定義，發展一套客觀且適合教育工作主管在檢視自我任務進度之評量問卷，並進行統計檢驗分析，其效度檢定各向度之α值從.660至.743；整體問卷之信度α值更高達.912。本研究以81名國中小學校之主管職為受試樣本，結果亦顯示「PDCA循環評量」問卷具有不錯的構念效度，同時也具有良好的內部一致性信度。整體來說，「PDCA循環評量」問卷具有良好的信效度，且係有實用價值的評量工具。依據研究結論，建議後續研究可以質化研究進行深度訪談，探索國內國中、小學校主管在行政與管理工作經驗上的規劃或以驗證性因素分析進一步驗證本問卷的因素結構。

 

 This study adopted the basic concepts and operational definitions of the Plan, Do, Check, and Action (PDCA) questionnaire to develop an objective questionnaire suitable for educational supervisors to self-examine their task progress. According to statistical test analysis, in the validity test, the Cronbach’s α of each dimension ranged from .660 to .743; regarding reliability, the Cronbach’s α value of the overall questionnaire was .912. In total, 81 primary and secondary school supervisors were included in this study. The results demonstrated that the questionnaire has high construct validity and internal consistency, and the questionnaire is a practical evaluation tool. Follow-up studies should conduct qualitative research and in-depth interviews, explore the administrative and management experience of primary and secondary school supervisors, and verify the questionnaire’s structure through confirmatory factor analysis.

 
新冠肺炎疫情下餐飲外送平台訂餐體驗、生活型態與顧客滿意度之研究
Authors: 郭德賓 郭德賓 , 賴思樺 賴思樺
Published: January 2023

2020因COVID-19的衝擊下，宅經濟在台灣迅速崛起，消費者為了避免人與人之接觸，紛紛使用外送平台訂餐，因此外送平台成為疫情下不可或缺的訂餐工具。本研究以「Ubereats」及「Foodpanda」兩間外送平台之消費者為對象進行實證研究，發現：（1）影響消費者使用外送平台之主要因素，可以歸納為「餐食品質」、「使用介面」、「行銷優惠」及「服務品質」四個訂餐體驗，對顧客滿意度均有顯著影響效果，其中以「餐食品質」的影響最大，其次是「使用介面」與「行銷優惠」，「服務品質」影響最小。（2）消費者在使用不同外送平台訂餐時，顧客滿意度並無顯著差異。（3）不同人口統計變數的消費者，在顧客滿意度並無顯著差異。（4）以消費者之「活動」、「興趣」及「意見」三個生活型態構面進行市場區隔，發現不同市場區隔的消費者，在顧客滿意度上有顯著差異，「自主御宅型」的顧客滿意度，顯著高於「被動隨和型」，是餐飲外送平台的主要目標客群。

 

In 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19, the stay-at-home economy has risen rapidly in Taiwan. In order to avoid human-to-human contact, consumers have used delivery platforms to order meals. Therefore, delivery platforms have become an indispensable tool for ordering meals during the epidemic. This study conducts an empirical study on consumers of two delivery platforms, “Ubereats” and “Foodpanda”, and finds that: (1) The main factors affecting consumers’ use of delivery platforms can be summarized as "food quality", "User Interface", "Marketing Offers" and "Service Quality". The four meal ordering experiences all have a significant impact on customer satisfaction, among which the "food quality" has the greatest impact, followed by "User Interface" and "Marketing Offers", "service Quality" impact is minimal. (2) When consumers use different delivery platforms to order food, there is no significant difference in customer satisfaction. (3) Consumers with different demographic variables have no significant difference in customer satisfaction. (4) Market segmentation is carried out based on the three lifestyle dimensions of consumers’ “activities”, “interests” and “opinions”. The customer satisfaction of "Autonomous otaku type" is significantly higher than that of "passive easy-going type", which is the main target customer group of food delivery platforms.

 
防疫保單之亂對台灣產物保險業股價的影響
Authors: 高子荃 高子荃
Published: January 2023

本文採用事件研究法來檢驗防疫保單之亂對產物保險業股價的影響。本文定義兩個重要事件，一為2022年4月7日疫情指揮中心首次提出「從清零走向與病毒共存」的政策宣告，二為現金增資宣告。實證結果發現從清零走向與病毒共存之宣告存在正向效果，隱含經濟活動即將復甦，投資人已提前反應並持續看好至事件發生後第四天才收斂。收斂原因係事件發生後第五天投資人明確接收到「理賠從寬認定」的訊號並反應在股價上產生顯著超常負報酬。第二現金增資宣告效果對於擁有產物保險子公司之金控公司不存在，未引起恐慌。但對於專營再保險的公司以及大股東為汽車製造業的公司而言，現金增資宣告存在負向效果，但很快收斂。本文實證結果將有助分析未來類防疫保單出現時防疫政策改變對股價的影響，及作為未來投資決策參考方向。

 

This paper uses the event study to test the impact of the pandemic policy storm on the stock price of Taiwan property insurance industry. This study defines two important events, one is the policy announcement that the Epidemic Command Center first proposed “from zero to coexist with the virus” on April 7, 2022, and the second is the announcement of seasoned equity offerings. Empirical results found that there is a positive effect from the declaration of clearing to coexistence with the virus, implying that economic activities are about to recover, and investors have reacted in advance and continued to be optimistic until the fourth day after the event. The reason for the convergence is that on the fifth day after the event, the investor clearly received the signal of "claims leniency determination" and reflected a significant abnormal negative return on the stock price. The effect of the second seasoned equity offerings announcement does not exist for the financial holding company that owns a product insurance subsidiary, which does not cause panic. However, for companies specializing in reinsurance and companies whose major shareholders are in the automobile manufacturing industry, the seasoned equity offerings announced that there is a negative effect exists, but it will soon subside. The empirical results of this paper will help analyze the impact of changes in pandemic policies on stock prices when future pandemic policies appear, and serve as a reference direction for future investment decisions.

 
Can National Development Banks Help Alleviate the Shortage of Patient Investment Capital in Africa? Evidence from Bank-Level Panel Data
Authors: Ndikumana Léonce , Naidoo Karmen , Perez Francisco
Published: January 2023

National development banks remain an important part of modern financial systems in developed as well as developing countries. They play an important role in providing long-term financing and countercyclical financing during financial and economic crises. In this context, this article aims to provide empirical evidence of the role of national development banks in Africa in providing medium-term and long-term credit and their performance in managing resources, using bank-level data from selected countries and the BankFocus database (maintained by Fitch and Bureau Van Dijk). The empirical results show that while national development banks do not lend more relative to commercial banks, they outperform the latter in focusing on medium-term and long-term loans, which is consistent with their mandate. The results further confirm that national development banks incur more risk, resulting in relatively higher nonperforming loan ratios. As expected, national development banks are not more profitable than commercial banks in general, but they do perform better when they are located in countries with relatively more developed financial systems. The results are similar for public banks. The evidence suggests that strengthening the lending capacity of national development banks would significantly help alleviate the shortage of patient investment capital; i.e., medium-term and long-term credit in African economies. The article discusses policy implications and proposes some avenues for further research.
New Framework for Multidimensional Environmental Well-being for Sustainable Development
Authors: Adu Kwaku , Puthenkalam John Joseph , Kwaben Antwi Effah
Published: January 2023

This study seeks to develop a Multidimensional Environmental Well-Being Criteria (MEWC) using the censored achievement approach, specifically the Alkire-Foster counting methodology. Its overall objective is to use MEWC to measure the multiple environmental deprivations. It provides a comparison of empirical evidence of the existing monetary and multidimensional poverty index (MPI) measures and the proposed MEWC. The MEWC is composed of three indicators: crop productivity, level of perceived environmental knowledge, and agricultural and extension education. For empirical analysis, the authros randomly sample 376 households from 20 communities in the Abuakwa North and South municipalities in Ghana. The empirical analysis is divided in two parts: part one provides information on existing well-being parameters such as income/poverty metrics (upper and lower poverty lines) and multidimensional poverty index (MPI); and the second part analyzes the fieldwork element related to the three identified indicators of environmental wellbeing and its implications for sustainable development for the selected regions in Ghana, and how it could be applied to other municipalities/districts and other countries. The incidence and severity of environmental deprivation, robustness checks, and statistical inference are also analyzed. Results show that MEWC for the two municipalities in Ghana is 0.46 or 46%, which represents the proportion of deprivations that the multi-environmentally poor in the sampled communities experience, as a share of the multi-environmental deprivations that would be experienced if all persons were multi-environmentally poor and deprived in all the dimensions of multiple environmental poverty. From a policy perspective, MEWC could be used to track the sustainable development goals targeting the poor and to design policies and strategies that address the inter-twined environmental deprivations of the poor. The MEWC could also contribute to addressing the technical problems emanating from the multidimensionality of the concept of poverty.
The Atlas of Brazilian Digital Literature
Authors: Rocha Rejane
Published: January 2023

The Atlas of Brazilian Digital Literature is the first and the only digital archive of digital literature in Brazil to date. It reunites the documentation (taxonomic description, images, videos, interviews with the authors, and critical fortune) of 150 works and counting. This article reports the challenges related to the construction and maintenance of the Atlas, which led to the formation of the Brazilian Digital Literature Observatory, a research group dedicated to follow and critically analyze the production of Brazilian digital literature, to propose alternatives for its preservation, and to discuss the changes in the literary system at a time when print culture and digital culture coexist.
A New Feminist Consciousness in Conceição Evaristo and Gloria Anzaldúa
Authors: Amarillas Amaya Evelyn
Published: January 2023

This essay analyzes the Mestizo consciousness in Borderlands: The New Mestiza, by Chicana writer Gloria Anzaldúa, together with the short story “Olhos d’Agua” by the Afro-Brazilian writer Conceição Evaristo. In both works, there is an attempt to return to the indigenous tradition as a way of opposing Western male domination. Both writers, belonging to historically marginalized social groups and finding themselves in the middle of two cultures, take elements from precolonial cultures in their texts to propose a decolonized new way of understanding the world.
Masking “My Face,” Unmasking “My Soul”: Bert Williams’s Double Consciousness, Carnivalesque Inversion, and Nobodiness
Authors: Zhang Jia
Published: January 2023

Known as the representative figure of black minstrelsy, Bert Williams’s revolutionary success on Broadway and in the Ziegfeld Follies created a landmark opportunity for black voices to be heard in high-profile setting in a white world. The performance most notably preferred by his white audiences was Williams’s minstrel song “Nobody,” which from Williams’s perspective was also an irreplaceable piece. Visually echoing his minstrel song, Williams’s cakewalk performance success in the 1890s laid the basis for the song’s popularity. Both the song and Williams’s carnivalesque performance blurred the color line and transcended black minstrel stereotypes by taking African Americans’ voices in the Jim Crow and lynching eras into serious consideration. However, though black minstrelsy has been largely misunderstood as exclusively racial stereotypes, what Bakhtin describes as the permeating carnivalesque inversion in black minstrel performance helps sharpen and clarify the double consciousness ideology between the burnt cork blackened face mask and the soul of black minstrel performers.