bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Investigation of Preschool Teachers’ Attitude towards the Teaching Profession
Authors: Vu Hien Thi Thanh , Vu Truong Vuong , Vu Van Thi , Mai Son Quang , Lam Trang Ho Thuc
Published: November 2022

One's perspective on a chosen line of work is the most important factor that affects the caliber of one’s professional activities and the degree to which success is achieved in the career. If someone has a positive attitude toward the work that they do, they will be more motivated to work harder at their job and complete their tasks in a timely manner. Preschool education is the first stage of formal instruction that a child might complete as part of its participation in the national education system. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance for preschool instructors to keep a positive attitude toward the field in which they are working. Preschool teaching is a very important job. The purpose of this study is to analyze the perspective that pre-school teachers in Vietnam have towards the field in which they work. The authors of the study carried out a survey in the Central Highlands, asking preschool teachers to rate themselves on one of three separate scales, whereas school administrators rated themselves on just one scale. 347 preschool teachers and 18 managers from establishments that employ preschool instructors participated in the study. Despite the challenging socio-economic conditions, the vast majority of the preschool instructors who took part in the research were found to have a positive attitude about their work. This was the case even if they were working in low-income areas.
Effects of Family Background and Entrepreneurship Competition on Students’ Entrepreneurial Intention in China
Authors: Li Jing , Nair Subadrah Madhawa , Wider Walton
Published: November 2022

The Chinese society has paid greater attention to college students’ entrepreneurship since 2015 when colleges and universities first introduced entrepreneurship education. How to improve the entrepreneurial intention of college students and find the factors that affect the entrepreneurial intention of students are major research topics of many studies. Entrepreneurship is a kind of social activity, and the relationship between entrepreneurship and environment is essentially the relationship between people and society. Previous studies have found that environments make a great impact on students’ entrepreneurial intentions. The purpose of this study was to find out two important components in college environment and family environment, namely, the impact of participation in entrepreneurship competition and family entrepreneurship background on entrepreneurial intention of higher vocational college students. A descriptive design was used in this quantitative study. The samples were collected from 400 higher vocational students of Guangdong Polytechnic Science and Technology in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China. The findings of this study showed that students who participated in entrepreneurship competition had better personal attitude towards entrepreneurship, higher views of social norms in entrepreneurship and stronger intention to start their own business than who did not participate. Students from families with entrepreneurial background had higher views of social norms in entrepreneurship and stronger entrepreneurial intention than those without families with entrepreneurial background. This study has crucial practical implication as it suggests that both colleges and families need to create more suitable environment to stimulate students’ entrepreneurial intention.
Game-theoretic p-Laplace operator involving the gradient
Authors: Razani Abdolrahman
Published: November 2022

The game-theoretic p-Laplacian operator is a version of classical variational p-Laplacian which is in connection with stochastic games called Tug-of-War with noise. The existence of positive singular and Holder continuous solutions of the game-theoretic p-Laplace operator involving the gradient in a small C2 perturbation of the unit ball in Rn are proved. Finally, a more case problem is introduced.
Yakubovich's theorem for impulsive differential equations with piecewise constant argument of generalized type
Authors: Chiu Kuo-Shou
Published: November 2022

The main goal of our paper is to obtain sufficient conditions for the asymptotic equivalence of a linear differential system and a quasilinear system of impulsive differential equations with piecewise constant argument of generalized type, in short IDEPCAG. A deviating argument is of the advanced and delayed type. As an auxiliary result, the structure of the set of solutions of the quasilinear system is specified. Several examples are also given to show the feasibility of results.
Using fuzzy-rough set evaluation for feature selection and Naive Bayes to classify the Parkinson disease
Authors: Lanbaran Naiyer Mohammadi , Celik Ercan , Kotan Özgür
Published: November 2022

Feature selection is one of the issues in machine learning as well as statistical pattern recognition. This is important in many fields (such as classification) because there are many features in these areas, many of which are either unused or have little information load. Not eliminating these features does not make a problem in terms of information, but it does increase the computational burden for the intended application. Besides, it causes to store of so much useless information along with useful data. A problem for machine learning research occurs when there are many possible features with few attributes of training data. One way is to first specify the best attributes for prediction and then to classify features based on a measure of their dependence. In this study, the Fuzzy- Rough subset evaluation has been used to take features in core of similar features. Fuzzy-rough set-based feature selection (FS) has been demonstrated to be extremely advantageous at reducing dataset size but has various problems that yield it unproductive for big datasets. Fuzzy- Rough subset evaluation algorithm indicates that the techniques greatly decrease dimensionality while keeping classification accuracy. This paper considers classifying attributes by using fuzzy set similarity measures as well as the dependency degree as a relatedness measure. Here we use Artificial Neural Network, Naive Bayes as classifiers, and the performance of these techniques are compared by accuracy, precision, recall, and F-measure metrics.
Learning While Working:
Authors: Tatel Corey E. , Lyndgaard Sibley F. , Kanfer Ruth , Melkers Julia E.
Published: November 2022

As the demand for lifelong learning increases, many working adults have turned to online graduate education in order to update their skillsets and pursue advanced credentials. Simultaneously, the volume of data available to educators and scholars interested in online learning continues to rise. This study seeks to extend learning analytics applications typically oriented toward understanding student interaction with course content, instructors, and peers to the program level in order to gain insight into the ways in which adult learners manage their learning progress over multiple courses and multiple semesters. Using optimal matching analysis, we identify four distinct profiles of course enrollment behaviour among 1,801 successful graduates of an online master’s program that differ with respect to course load, semesters off, and graduation speed. We found that profiles differed significantly as a function of age and knowledge background, but not with respect to gender, ethnicity, or previous academic performance. Findings indicate the utility of expanding learning analytics focused on the micro-level of analysis to the macro-level of analysis and the utility of grounding learning analytics applications geared toward adult learners in a lifespan development perspective. Implications for program design and educational interventions are discussed.
O “mundo cão” e a tropa de elite: a discriminação da violência sagrada e da violência profana
Authors: Figueira Leonardo Corrêa , Albuquerque Marcos Alexandre dos Santos
Published: November 2022

No presente artigo apresentamos uma análise do longa-metragem Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010), do diretor José Padilha, a partir dos conceitos de “violência profana” e violência sagrada”. Mais especificamente, trata-se de uma análise que almeja estabelecer os pormenores de como o enredo da obra em questão discrimina determinadas personagens entre aquelas que, por se tratarem de indivíduos “éticos” ou “moralmente corretos”, podem (ou mesmo devem) deter posse/levar à cabo uma violência de caráter sagrado, e aquelas que, sendo “corruptas” ou “imorais”, se encontram no âmbito de uma violência de caráter profano. Em outras palavras, temos uma discriminação entre uma violência correta/exaltável/justificada e uma violência condenável/incorreta/injustificável. Fato que leva esta análise a abordar as tramas da presente obra tanto no sentido de esclarecer até que ponto ela apresenta uma relação “moralista” entre determinados atores do cotidiano nacional (quais sejam, a mídia tradicional, a polícia responsável pela segurança pública, e as Forças Armadas) e o combate ao advento de um cenário sócio-político-cultural propício à ascensão e expansão de grupos milicianos quanto no sentido de indicar o possível risco simbólico que a elaboração das ditas tramas apresenta para a poliarquia brasileira. Qual seja, o de oferecer uma justificativa “moralista” para violações de direitos em nome da defesa da própria democracia.Palavras-chave: BOPE, Milícias, Mundo Cão, Violência Profana, Violência Sagrada.
papel da imprensa escrita na defesa do programa de desestatização do Governo Figueiredo (1979-1985)
Authors: Almeida Valesca de Souza
Published: November 2022

A mídia desempenhou papel significativo na legitimação de propostas econômicas, políticas ou sociais no Brasil do século XX. Este trabalho tem como objetivo demonstrar a atuação da grande  imprensa escrita na divulgação e defesa entusiasta do programa de desestatização de empresas colocado em prática pelo último governo da ditadura militar, do general João Baptista Figueiredo. O posicionamento estimulador de tal projeto foi importante na tentativa de construir consensos no sentido da aceitação do diagnóstico através do qual se entende que, para melhorar a economia, seria fundamental diminuir os gastos e enxugar o Estado. Iniciada ainda na ditadura, a defesa destes ideais avançou depois da transição política e pode ser compreendida como uma continuidade entre os regimes.
Socialni položaj posameznikov v presoji Evropskega sodišča za človekove pravice
Authors: Bošnjak Marko , Vilfan Vospernik Ana
Published: November 2022

Članek predstavlja razvoj presoje Evropskega sodišča za človekove pravice («ESČP«) na področju socialnih pravic, s predstavitvijo izbranih sodnih odločitev. Evropska konvencija o človekovih pravicah in njeni Protokoli tradicionalno varujejo državljanske in politične pravice ter socialnih pravic izrecno ne omenjajo. Od sodbe Airey proti Irski pa je ESČP, z uporabo interpretativnih metod in tehnik (predvsem načela efektivne interpretacije, evolutivne razlage, negativnih in pozitivnih obveznosti države, evropskega soglasja in vpetosti Konvencije v mednarodno pravo), postopoma širilo obseg varovanja socialnih pravic. Do precejšnjega razvoja je prišlo skozi presojo ESČP, predvsem v okviru 2. člena (Nitecki proti Poljski in Panaitescu proti Romuniji), 3. člena (Pančenko proti Latviji, Larioshina proti Rusiji in Budina proti Rusiji), 6. člena (Feldbrugge proti Nizozemski, Deumeland proti Nemčiji, ter Schuler-Zgraggen proti Švici, 8. člena (Lakatus proti Švici ter Hudorović in drugi proti Sloveniji) ter 1. člena Prvega Protokola (Stec in drugi proti Združenemu kraljestvu, Béláné Nagy proti Madžarski, in Fábián proti Madžarski), obravnavanimi samostojno ali skupaj s prepovedjo diskriminacije po 14. členu Konvencije (Konstanin Markin proti Rusiji, Andrle proti Češki republiki, Gaygusuz proti Avstriji, Koua Poirrez proti Franciji in Andrejeva proti Latviji).
Kolektivne pogodbe kot instrument za zmanjševanje tveganja revščine delavcev
Authors: Kresal Šoltes Katarina
Published: November 2022

Kolektivne pogodbe kot oblika avtonomnega urejanja pravnih razmerij s strani samih udeležencev teh razmerij so posebnost delovnega prava. Pravnozgodovinsko so potrjene kot eden ključnih instrumentov za zmanjševanje prekarnosti in revščine delavcev. Kolektivna pogajanja naslavljajo izziv neenake pogodbene moči delavca in delodajalca. Pravica delavcev do sindikalnega združevanja in kolektivnega pogajanja delavcem omogoča sklenitev kolektivne pogodbe, s katero se uredijo plača in drugi pogoji dela kot pravno obvezujoči minimalni standardi, ki se morajo upoštevati pri sklepanju pogodb o zaposlitvi na individualni ravni. Da imajo države z večjim deležem delavcev, za katere veljajo kolektivne pogodbe, višje plače in manjše plačne razlike, izpostavlja tudi Evropska komisija v pravnih podlagah za sprejem najnovejšega predloga direktive EU o ustreznih minimalnih plačah. Zato je treba spodbujati sistem kolektivnega pogajanja v javnem in zasebnem sektorju in ga prilagajati spremembam v sferi dela ter kritično opozoriti na primere omejevanja pravice do kolektivnega pogajanja.
Osebni stečaj z odpustom obveznosti kot potencialni instrument za boj proti revščini
Authors: Cepec Jaka
Published: November 2022

Avtor v članku skuša analizirati vlogo osebnega stečaja in odpusta obveznosti kot potencialnega instrumenta za boj proti revščini. V prvem delu članka je pozornost zato namenjena predstavitvi postopka osebnega stečaja in odpusta obveznosti, v drugem delu avtor predstavi temeljna vprašanja povezana s tveganjem revščine, v zadnjem delu pa avtor s pomočjo sinteze skuša pojasniti kako bi lahko postopek osebnega stečaja in odpusta obveznosti pomagal posameznih skupinah prebivalstva, ki so najbolj izpostavljena tveganju revščine. Avtor zaključuje, da ob pomanjkanju širše empirične študije o »povprečnem prebivalcu«, ki se znajde v postopku osebnega stečaja, ni mogoče nedvoumno oceniti vloge osebnega stečaja pri boju z revščino in je zato mnenja, da je ob odsotnosti empiričnih dokazov, mogoča zgolj pavšalna ocena, da postopek osebnega stečaja ne igra pomembne vloge pri boju z revščino.
Stanovanjska revščina med starejšimi v Sloveniji v luči tveganj socialne zaščite in vključenosti
Authors: Starček Simon , Gerbec Franci
Published: November 2022

Eden od osrednjih izzivov na področju socialne zaščite in vključenosti je, med drugim, vsem skupinam prebivalcev s socialnoekonomskimi ranljivostmi zagotoviti dostop do primernih in cenovno dostopnih stanovanj ter preprečevati porast stanovanjske revščine. Ta ima pomemben vpliv na posameznikovo fizično in duševno zdravje, položaj posameznika v družbenih odnosih ter s tem na kakovost življenja. Prepoznano je, da Slovenija znatno zaostaja v svojih zmožnostih reševanja stanovanjskih potreb, hkrati pa se sooča s primanjkljajem stanovanj in tudi razvitih inštrumentov stanovanjske politike. Med starejšo populacijo je prepoznana visoka raven tveganja stanovanjske prikrajšanosti. Avtorja obravnavata stanovanjske izzive starejših in skozi hierarhične modele analizirata s stanovanji povezane dejavnike vpliva na stopnjo tveganja revščine v Sloveniji. Poznavanje stanja stanovanjske revščine in njenega vpliva na revščino in socialno izključenost lahko pomembno prispeva na zasnovo ukrepov za učinkovitejše obvladovanje tveganj na obravnavanem področju ter ponuja nova spoznanja o možnih načinih oblikovanja, tudi k starejšim usmerjene stanovanjske politike v prihodnje.
Oportunidad de los procedimientos del revisor de calidad e incidencia en auditoría
Authors: Eyzaguirre Quispe David
Published: November 2022

Hoy, más que nunca, tiene fundamental importancia la revisión del control de calidad de la auditoría. De esta manera, la estrategia del Consejo de Normas Internacionales de Auditoría y Aseguramiento (IAASB) para 2020-2023 y su plan de trabajo para 2020-2021 establecen como uno de sus objetivos que las Normas Internacionales constituyan la base para el desarrollo de los encargos en un marco de alta calidad. Al respecto, el objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar, a detalle, las actividades del revisor del control de calidad, a fin de proponer los criterios que permitan determinar los momentos más oportunos, en cada etapa de la auditoría, en los que se deben aplicar los procedimientos de revisión. Este objetivo es fundamental, pues coadyuvará con la calidad del encargo. Por ello, dichos criterios serían revisados periódicamente mediante futuras investigaciones. La investigación es de tipo aplicada y de nivel descriptivo. La metodología considera como población a veinte firmas peruanas de auditoría del ranking 2022 de la prestigiosa agencia Leaders League, de la que se considera una muestra no probabilística de siete firmas, en las que se aplicó una encuesta. De esta manera, se confirmaron los criterios propuestos, así como su incidencia en la calidad del encargo.
Comercio internacional Colombia - Perú: una perspectiva empresarial desde la integración económica
Authors: García Suárez Giovanna , Valencia González Catherine
Published: November 2022

En treinta años de relaciones comerciales entre Colombia y Perú en el marco de sus distintos procesos de integración, este articulo tuvo como objetivo analizar las empresas colombianas que dinamizan el comercio bilateral con Perú. El estudio revela las empresas y los principales bienes comercializados. Se desarrolló desde la perspectiva teórica de integración económica y el concepto de comercio Sur-Sur, a través de un método preponderantemente cuantitativo, con 300.692 datos obtenidos de la interfaz del Sistema Estadístico Nacional (SEN) alimentado por la Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) durante los últimos cinco años. Se obtuvieron 24.651 operaciones de exportación y 18.305 operaciones de importación. Dentro de los hallazgos, se categorizan las empresas colombianas que más exportan, las que más importan y las que tienen mayor volumen de comercio. La industria con mayor participación empresarial es el sector de Higiene y Cuidado Personal, que posiciona cinco empresas de las diez con mayor volumen comercial con intercambios significativos en aceites esenciales, preparaciones químicas, y manufacturas de plástico y papel. Con respecto a su tamaño, se encontró que el 100% corresponde a grandes empresas multinacionales, con más de cincuenta años en el mercado. De las diez empresas más representativas, dos son peruanas; dos, colombianas; cuatro, estadounidenses; y dos, europeas.
Effect of Feeding Fermented Rice Bran by Rumen Liquor on the Growth Performance of Broiler Chickens
Authors: Alam Muhammad Ashiqul , Khan Md. Shahidur Rahman , Islam Khan Md. Shaiful
Published: November 2022

Background: Broiler feedstuff as Rice bran (RB) is a by-product of rice industry. Using RB in broiler chicken diets is not common, especially in broiler chicken production systems due to limitations like higher content of fiber and lower availability of micronutrients. Fermentation of RB by rumen inoculate would improve the nutritive value and further inclusion of urea as a non-protein nitrogenous substance would increase the microbial population using nitrogen generated from urea. Methods: RB was fermented anaerobically without or with urea (2.0%) by rumen inoculates for 48 hours. Three isonitrogenous (22.75% CP) and isocaloric (3164 kcal/kg) diets contained 7.0% RB, 7.0% fermented RB (FRB) and 7.0% urea (2.0%) added fermented RB (UFRB) formulated. The total number of 90-day old unsexed broiler chicks distributed in 03 groups considering 30 replicate birds in each. Result: True protein content increased in FRB (16.45%) and UFRB (16.85%) in comparison to RB group (16.27%). Final body weight of RB, FRB and UFRB groups 1129, 1152 and 1190 g/bird. Feed intake 1884, 1828 and 1924 g/bird respectively for RB, FRB and UFRB groups. Feed conversion ratio 1.75, 1.66 and 1.69 for RB, FRB and UFRB groups respectively. Dressing Percentage of Carcass yield is higher in UFRB (73%) than in FRB (70%). No mortality occurred in any groups during the experiment. So, it may be concluded that inclusion of fermented rice bran by rumen inoculate increase the performance of broiler but urea (2.0%) added to fermented rice bran by rumen inoculate shows better growth performance and carcass yield of broiler.
Molecular Epidemiology of Fowl Adenovirus (FAdV) from Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH) Incidences from Indian Broilers Revealed the Prevalence of Serotypes of FAdV-D and E
Authors: Shankar Karnam Shiv , Priyanka E. , Mathivanan B. , Kumar B. Piruthiviraj , Mukhopadhayay S.K. , Mondal Samiran , Kannaki T.R.
Published: November 2022

Background: Inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) caused by Fowl adeno virus (FAdV), is a re-emerging threat to broilers causing considerable economic loss to poultry industry worldwide. Methods: The present study investigated the IBH outbreaks in commercial broiler flocks from different regions of India between 2019- and 2021 and identified the serotypes associated with it by molecular characterization of hexon gene of FAdV strains. Result: 42 out of 98 flocks affected with IBH tested FAdV positive by PCR. Phylogenetic analysis grouped these strains into three serotypes; 25 strains (67.56%) were clustered with FAdV-11 serotype, 11 strains (29.72%) with FAdV-8b serotype and one strain with FAdV-8a (2.70%). Three serotypes FAdV-11, 8a and 8b of species D and E are currently circulating in Indian broilers. The present study indicates the need for continuous surveillance of FAdV and provides useful information for devising vaccination strategies for effective control of IBH in chickens.
Correlation and Path Analysis Studies of Pod Yield and its Component Traits in Mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] Genotypes
Authors: . Anita , Kumhar S.R. , Kumar Anil , . Suchitra , Kulheri Anil , Shekhawat Pooja Kanwar , Yadav Giradhari Lal
Published: November 2022

Background: Mungbean is an important pulse crop grown in India. The mungbean is an excellent source of protein (27%) and its essential amino acid comparable with that of soybean and kidney bean. Estimates of correlation coefficient are useful in identifying the component traits which can be used for yield improvement of mungbean. Path coefficient analysis provides a thorough understanding of contribution of various characters by partitioning the correlation coefficient into components of direct and indirect effects. This study aimed to quantify the relationship and contributions of various traits to seed yield. Methods: The present investigation was undertaken to assess the correlation and path analysis on yield and its components in 38 genotypes of mungbean. The genotypes were raised in randomized block design with three replications during Kharif 2019 at Agricultural Research Station Farm, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Result: The experimental results showed that positive correlation and positive direct effect on seed yield were observed for plant height, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod and 100 seed weight. Therefore these traits can be used for mungbean improvement program as well as developing high yielding varieties of mungbean.
Growth Performance and Metabolic Changes in Susceptible Mung Bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] during Interaction with Rhizoctonia solani and Trichoderma virens
Authors: Inayati A. , Aini L.Q. , Yusnawan E.
Published: November 2022

Background: Mung bean is susceptible to Rhizoctonia solani infection. Applications of beneficial microorganisms such as Trichoderma are promising for controlling pathogens and promoting plant growth. Methods: This study investigated growth performance and metabolic changes in mung bean seedlings during interaction with R. solani and Trichoderma virens using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Result: Mung bean infected by R. solani caused root rot and wilting. T. virens treatment reduced the disease severity in infected seedlings and promoted mung bean growth. Seventy-eight metabolites were identified in root extracts and dominated by sugars and fatty acids. The sugars, fatty acids and organic acids were significant metabolite groups that changed in response to pathogen infection and/or T. virens treatment. Five metabolic pathways particularly pyruvate metabolism, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, sulfur metabolism, citrate cycle (TCA cycle) and phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis altered significantly based on a metabolic pathway analysis. Acetic acid and aconitine had important roles in mung bean response to R. solani infection and/or T. virens treatment.
Effect of Soil Type on the Nutritional Quality of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L) in Burkina Faso
Authors: Hama-Ba Fatoumata , Kaboré Roland , Kaboré Roger , Dicko Mamoudou H.
Published: November 2022

Background: Groundnut is an important food crop in West Africa. It is an oilseed that provides food and nutritional security for many populations. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of different soil types on the nutritional quality of groundnut. Methods: This study was done in the village of Lebda located in the Centre-North region of Burkina Faso. The methodology consisted of collecting groundnut seeds of the SH 470 P variety from fourteen farmers according to three types of soil and determining macronutrient and mineral contents. Result: Analyses of variance showed significant differences between soil types for fat, carbohydrate and iron content. Clay soils showed high fat contents, 46.6%±6.3 g/100 g dry matter. While gravelly soils showed peanut seeds with high carbohydrate contents, 18.8±1.9 g/100 g of dry matter. Iron content varied from 1.9±0.5 mg/100 g dry matter on sandy soils to 2.46±0.39 mg/100 g dry matter on clay soils.
SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ MESLEK MEMNUNİYETLERİNİN MESLEKİ BAĞLILIKLARI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: BOLU İLİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: ÖZCAN Murat , GÜLDEMİR Ali , GÜNLÜK Mehmet
Published: November 2022

Sağlık sistemi içerisinde yoğun ve özverili bir şekilde görev yapan sağlık çalışanlarının meslekten memnun olmalarına etki eden en önemli faktörlerinden biri de mesleğe olan bağlılıklarıdır. Bu çalışma, sağlık çalışanlarının mesleğe bağlılıklarının meslek memnuniyetleri üzerindeki etkisini ölçmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma, Bolu ilinde kamu ve özel hastaneler ile sağlık kurumlarında görev yapan 208 sağlık çalışanı üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın uygulama bölümünde kullanılan veriler Google Docs yoluyla uygulanan anket formuyla toplanmıştır. Araştırma modelinde yer alan hipotezleri test etmek için gerçekleştirilen Kısmi En Küçük Kareler-Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (PLS-SEM) analizi sonucunda, mesleğe duygusal bağlılık (β = 0,584; p
Exploring the Gaps, Barriers and Challenges to the Implementation of Interventions for Child Survivors of Intimate Femicide: A Case Study of Mochudi, Botswana
Authors: Okatch Dorothy , Nthomang K. , Jankey O.
Published: November 2022

Background: This paper is a product of a Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a master’s degree in Social Work in 2017. The main objective of the study was to explore the gaps, barriers and challenges to the implementation of interventions for child survivors of intimate femicide (IF) in Mochudi, Botswana.Methods: The study utilized a qualitative exploratory design. In-depth interviews were conducted among 15 service providers that provide services to child survivors of IF. Thematic content analysis was employed to analyse the data.Findings: This study found that there were no interventions currently being implemented that specifically addresses the needs of the child survivors of intimate femicide. A number of challenges were identified, including; (i) service providers lack of knowledge, skills and competencies to provide services to child survivors of IF, shortage of referral systems, lack of knowledge on the existence of a network of services that exist in the community (iii) lack of collaboration and coordinated efforts by the service providers (iv) inadequate professionalised services offered to child survivors by different organisations.Conclusions and recommendations: That the “best interest of the child” be the guiding principle in provision of services to child survivors. That service providers receive professional training, parental support and coordination of services be promoted to assist child survivors.
Participatory as everyday life: from creativity-based initiative to the production of networked space in Southeast Asian cities
Authors: Habibi Zaki
Published: November 2022

The notion of creative city has been extensively discussed both in academic debate as well as public discourse, including on Asian context. However, a tendency to study only on strategic government policies in relation to this matter has led many multidimensional aspects being left behind. One of these important aspects is the creativity-based activities initiated and conducted by local groups, communities, or collectives on a daily basis apart from so-called the official city programmes. This paper that derives from participatory paradigm takes into account this kind of practice, and seek the meanings of participatory culture as everyday life in urban context. The participatory initiatives discussed inÂ this paper as the empirical cases are â€œTobucil & Klabsâ€ in Bandung, Indonesia and the street arts in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Considering the current context that participation is getting more mediated (Livingstone, 2013), I employ digital ethnography and documentary photography as the methodological standpoints to understand the digital media practices â€“ i.e. online engagement â€“ that also intertwine with the offline engagement in these two particular cases. I argue, the creativity-based initiatives in these two Southeast Asian cities lead to new insight in understanding media and creativity in current Asia. Additionally, informed by the work of Henri Lefebvre on â€œsocial spaceâ€ and developed it further, I also argue that this certain participatory culture lead to the production of networked space in relation to city identities. This could contribute in forming a new theoretical model in understanding the interplay between media, participation, and urban cultures in digital era.Keywords: City identity, creativity; digital ethnography; digital media; documentary photography; everyday life; networked space; participation; Southeast Asia.
Robert Darnton: Human Networks in the Book Sea of Pre-Revolutionary France
Authors: Kozlov S. V.
Published: November 2022

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Chemometrics of the Environment: Hydrochemical Characterization of Groundwater in Lioua plain (North Africa) using Time Series and Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Authors: Athamena Ali , Gaagai Aissam , Aouissi Hani Amir , Burlakovs Juris , Bencedira Selma , Zekker Ivar , Krauklis Andrey E.
Published: November 2022

Drinking water quality is a major concern, especially in African countries. This manuscript aims to analyze the chemical composition of Lioua’s groundwater in order to determine the geological processes influencing the chemical elements' composition and origin. Therefore, chemometrics techniques such as multivariate statistical analysis (MSA) and time series methods (TSM) are used. Indeed, MSA includes a component analysis (PCA) and a cluster analysis (CA), while au-tocorrelation analysis (AA) supplemented by simple spectral density analysis (SDA) is used for TMS. PCA displays three main factors explaining a total variance (TV) of 85.01 %. Factors 1, 2, and 3 are 68.72%, 11.96%, and 8.89 % of TV, respectively. In the CA, three groups were controlled by TDS and EC. G1 reveals a close association between SO42−, K+, Ca2+, and TDS; G2 reveals a close association between Na+, Cl−, Mg2+, and EC; G3 shows the dissociation of bicarbonates HCO3− and NO3− from other chemical elements. AA shows a linear interrelationship of EC, Mg2+, Na+, K+, Cl−, and SO42−. However, NO3− and HCO3− indicate uncorrelated characteristics with other parameters. For SDA, the correlograms of Mg2+, Na+, K+, Cl−, and SO42− have a similar trend with EC. None-theless, pH, Ca2+, HCO3− and NO3− exhibit multiple peaks related to the presence of several dis-tinct cyclic mechanisms. The methods enabled the authors to conclude that the geochemical processes influencing the chemical composition are: (i) dissolution of evaporated mineral depos-its, (ii) water-rock interaction, and (iii) evaporation process. In addition, Groundwater exhibits two bipolar characteristics, one recorded with negative and positive charges on pH and Ca+ and another recorded only with negative charges on HCO3− and NO3−. On the other hand, SO42-, K+, Ca2+, and TDS are the major predominant elements in the groundwater’s chemical composition. The major participation of salts and chlorides is in the electrical conductivity of water. The dominance of the lithological factor in the overall mineralization of the Plio-Quaternary surface aquifer waters. The origins of HCO3− and NO3− are different. Indeed, carbonated for HCO3- has a carbonate origin, whereas NO3– has an anthropogenic origin. The salinity was affected by Mg2+, SO42-, Cl-, Na+, K+, and EC. Ca2+, HCO3− and NO3− are resulted from human activity fertilizers, the carbonate facies outcrops, and domestic sewage.
Proposals for Surmounting Sensor Noises
Authors: Pittella Andre , Sands Timothy
Published: November 2022

Classical and optimal control architectures for motion mechanics with fusion of noisy sensors use different algorithms and calculations to perform and control any number of physical demands, to varying degrees of accuracy, precision, and cost. Their performances are tested for the purpose of comparison through the means of a Monte Carlo simulation that simulates how different parameters might vary under noise, representing real-world imperfect sensors. We find that improvements in one figure of merit often come at a cost in the performance in the others, especially depending on the presence of noise in the system sensors. If sensor noise is negligible, open-loop optimal control performs the best. However, in the overpowering presence of sensor noise, using a control law inversion patching filter performs as the best replacement, but has significant computational strain.
The Influence of Project Work Approach on College Students’ Interest in Programming at the Private Universities in Ghana
Authors: Ampofo Isaac Atta Senior , Ampofo Isaac Atta Junior
Published: November 2022

Failure rates have become a global problem as university students studying computer programming grow worldwide. Students' interest has been linked to learning skills that require metacognition and critical thinking, which are essential for studying computer programming efficiently. As a result, the project work approach in studying computer programming combines knowledge of technology with soft skills. Project work is best suited for complicated problem-solving tactics and teamwork creatively. The study used quantitative methodology and a descriptive design survey to evaluate the project work approach's influence on college students’ interest in programming. The study's participants were Christian Service University computer science students. A total of 420 students were enrolled in the study, with a sample size of 368. Inferential and descriptive statistics were applied to analyze the data received from the respondents. The study found that standalone systems were the highest factor in the project work given to students. The study revealed that project work could make students interested in programming. The study concluded that project work has a favorable and considerable impact on college students' programming interests.
IMPACT OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH ON LIFE EXPECTENCE IN THE IRKUTSK REGION
Authors:   Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russia, Gaidarov G.M. , Alekseevskaya T.I. ,   Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russia, Sofronov O.Yu. ,   Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russia, Kindrat D.O. ,   Irkutsk State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Irkutsk, Russia
Published: November 2022

Significance. The study on life expectancy of the population and its impact on the indicator of the leading causes of death is an important stage in the assessment and forecasting of socio-economic processes in individual administrative-territorial entities. Analysis of the dynamics in the indicator of average life expectancy provides the necessary information for developing an evidence-based demographic policy in the subject of the Russian Federation. Purpose of the study: to identify and explore the potential for increasing average life expectancy in the Irkutsk region. Material and methods. A continuous method was used to observe deaths by sex, age group, cause of death for 2005, 2010, 2019 in the Irkutsk region. We used methodology that included the indirect method of constructing tables of average life expectancy (ALE) or survival tables. We determined intensive indicators of mortality by class of causes and by individual nosological form. Based on the decomposition method we carried out calculations of ALE and the elimination reserve of the number of years of increase in life, subject to a 50% decrease in mortality rate with regard to classes 2,9,20 of the International Classification of Diseases No. 10 revision. Results. Dynamics in life expectancy among male and female population demonstrate the following: increase in life expectancy at birth among males equals to 6.6 years, and 4.2 years in females. Accordingly, the gap in life expectancy between women and men has narrowed from 14.2 years to 11.8 years. Assessment of the contribution of individual causes of death to the overall mortality and life expectancy among males and females shows that the following three classes play the leading role: diseases of the circulatory system, neoplasms, and external causes of death. Calculation of the demographic gain (elimination reserve) shows that the class of diseases of diseases of the circulatory system is of highest significance for increasing life expectancy, while control over cerebrovascular diseases and acute myocardial infarction makes the highest contribution to increasing life expectance in the Irkutsk region Conclusion. The presented results made it possible to study age and gender characteristics of the most important demographic indicator of average life expectancy in male and female population. They are an important component in the development and substantiation of scientific programs aimed at improving demographic situation in the region.
COMMERCIAL MEDICINE IN RUSSIA: DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND DEMAND FACTORS
Authors:   Vladivostok State University, Vladivostok, Russia, Krasova E.V. , Sverchkova A.D. ,   Vladivostok State University, Vladivostok, Russia
Published: November 2022

Significance. Commercial medicine is a rather young branch of the Russian national economy. In our days its development forms a wide interdisciplinary discussion environment for scientists and practitioners. The basic areas for research include dynamics in commercial medicine development under the Russian economic and social conditions, factors and type of demand for paid medical services, correlation between budget and commercial medicine, as well as a social aspect of healthcare commercialization, manifested through quality of life, access to medical care, etc. A comprehensive and objective analysis of the development trends and demand for commercial medical services is especially relevant in view of meeting the national strategic objectives for healthcare development and social well-being assurance. Purpose of the study is to identify development trends and substantiate main demand factors for commercial medical services in Russia in 2005-2021. Material and methods: data from the Russian Federal State Statistics Service, data from some medical institutions, materials from specialized media publications. The study used methods of logical and statistical analysis. Results. The authors have studied dynamics and structure of medical organizations by ownership; analyzed social statistics related to paid medical services, demographic statistics of commercial enterprises in healthcare; examined basic performance characteristics of the largest private medical institutions in Russia; identified and analyzed the most important demand factors for commercial medicine. Conclusion. Russia is currently witnessing an active development of commercial medicine as an individual area of activity, which is characterized by sustainable positive dynamics in a number of indicators, by significant structural changes, capital accumulation, strengthening of market positions, and increased influence on the social sphere. The above-mentioned suggests a growing demand for paid medical services, the main factor of which, according to the authors’ opinion, is increased legal and institutional opportunities for paid service delivery by both private and public medical institutions, their active focus on non-gratuitous nature of care delivery.
Marketplace Application Analysis And Design Of Paid Software And Web-Based Shareware Services
Authors: Widianto Yonatan , Budhi Robby Kurniawan , Cornelius Kevin
Published: November 2022

In this digital era, many people do shopping online. The ease of application facilities offered is a consideration for people doing business transactions, especially during the Covid-19 period. Along with these changing trends, many business actors are also implementing their marketing strategies through various media such as social media, e-commerce, or marketplaces in order to continue to contribute to business income. This electronic marketing strategy makes it possible to market targeted offerings and in turn, build stronger customer loyalty. Like the Marketplace, paid software and shareware products have specific features. This study aims to analyze and design a marketplace application for paid software services and shareware. Applications are developed using the Waterfall method, through analysis, design, coding, testing, and system maintenance. The analysis and design use standard object-oriented tools with the Unified Modeling Language (UML) model. Model Document diagram contains Use case Diagrams, Class Diagrams, and Sequence Diagrams. The results of this study are in the form of an overview of needs analysis and application design as a reference in making applications for transactions in the marketplace.
Factores asociados a estancia hospitalaria prolongada en pacientes neuroquirúrgicos atendidos en el servicio de emergencia del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, 2020
Authors:   , Alferez Sucso Jhonattan Pierre
Published: November 2022

Objetivos del estudio: Determinar los factores asociados a estancia hospitalaria prolongada en pacientes neuroquirúrgicos atendidos en el servicio de emergencia del Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza, 2020. Metodología: Investigación observacional, analítica de caso-control y retrospectiva. La población la conformarán todos los pacientes adultos neuroquirúrgicos que ingresaron a emergencia no COVID-19 del “Hospital Nacional Arzobispo Loayza (HNAL)” entre enero a diciembre de 2020, los cuales conformarán dos grupos: grupo caso “pacientes neuroquirúrgicos con estancias prolongadas” y grupo control “pacientes neuroquirúrgicos sin estancias prolongadas”. Las variables serán la estancia hospitalaria prolongada y factores asociados. Para determinar los factores asociados se aplicará la prueba Chi-Cuadrado.
Circular RNA hsa_circ_0007444 inhibits ovarian cancer progression through miR-23a-3p/DICER1 axis
Authors: Zhang Min , Sun Yu , Xu Hanzi , Shi Yaqian , Shen Rong , Teng Fang , Xu Juan , Jia Xuemei
Published: November 2022

Background: Ovarian cancer is the second leading cause of death in women with gynecological malignancy in China. Circular RNAs are a class of noncoding regulatory RNAs reported to be involved in cancer development and progression. Previous studies, including our own, have indicated that hsa_circ_0007444 is downregulated in ovarian cancer tissues. This study aims to elucidate the function and mechanism of hsa_circ_0007444 in ovarian cancer progression.
Methods: The expression of hsa_circ_0007444 is determined by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Cell proliferation, invasion, migration and apoptosis are examined by cell counting-kit 8 (CCK-8), transwell, and flow cytometry assays. Tumor growth and metastasis are assessed in vivo using Balb/c nude mouse xenograft model and tail vein injection model. And the mechanism of action of hsa_circ_0007444 is analyzed by RNA-binding protein immunoprecipitation (RIP), luciferase reporter and rescue assays.
Results: Hsa_circ_0007444 is downregulated in ovarian cancer cell lines compared with normal ovarian epithelial cell line. Gain- and loss-of-function results indicate that hsa_circ_0007444 inhibits cell proliferation, invasion, migration and increases cell apoptosis of ovarian cancer cells in vitro and inhibits the tumor growth and lung metastasis in vivo. Additionally, the results of the bioinformatics analysis, RIP, luciferase reporter and rescue assays confirm that hsa_circ_0007444 can interact with AGO2 and sponge the microRNA miR-23a-3p, thereby upregulating DICER1expression, which is an important tumor suppressor in ovarian cancer.
Conclusions: Hsa_circ_0007444 can inhibit ovarian cancer progression through the hsa_circ_0007444/miR-23a-3p/DICER1 axis.
Determinants of health facility delivery among reproductive age women in low and middle income countries; evidence from most recent demographic health survey: Application of multilevel binary logistic regression model
Authors: Asmare Abebew Aklog , Agmas Yitateku Adugna
Published: November 2022

Background
High prevalence of maternal mortality in LMICs has been attributed to the low patronage of antenatal care and health facility delivery. Childbirth at health facilities is one of the safest ways to prevent maternal morbidity and mortality. The study aims to identify the determinants of health facility of delivery among reproductive age women in LMICs.
Methods
A total weighted sample of 329,721 women who gave birth during the study period was included in the study. Intra-class Correlation Coefficient, Median Odds Ratio, Proportional Change in Variance, AIC, BIC, and deviance were used for model fitness and comparison. Multilevel multivariable logistic regression model was fitted to identify determinants of health facility delivery in LMICs. Adjusted Odds Ratio with its 95% Confidence Interval was used to declare significant determinants of health facility delivery.
Results
The overall prevalence of health facility delivery was 67.6% and this ranged from 19.6% in Chad to 99.8% in Armenia. In the Multilevel multivariable logistic regression model; age less than 20 (AOR = 0.958; 95%CI: 0.928–0.990), age 20 to 34 (AOR = 0.986; 95%CI: 0.957–1.015), rural women (AOR = 0.668; 95%ci: 0.489–0.913), primary educated women (AOR = 1.545; 95%CI: 1.511–1.583), secondary educated women (AOR = 2.145; 95%CI: 2.087–2.206), higher educated women (AOR = 3.362; 95%CI: 3.167–3.570), middle wealth index (AOR = 1.894; 95%CI: 1.859–1.930), rich wealth index (AOR = 2.012; 95%CI: 1.563–2.123), having media exposure (AOR = 1.311; 95%CI: 1.287–1.336), had 4 and more antenatal care visit (AOR = 2.402; 95%CI: 2.360–2.446), unemployed women (AOR = 0.844; 95%CI: 0.843–0.846), and being Western Africa resident (AOR = 0.103; 95%CI: 0.058–0.181) were significantly associated with health facility delivery.
Conclusion
Maternal age, place of residence, maternal education level, family size, number of children, wealth index, marital status, and antenatal care visits were significant determinants of health facility delivery in LMICs. These findings will be useful for the government and stakeholders in planning, designing, and implementing appropriate interventions.