bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Competencias en la educación superior para el desarrollo global apoyados en teorías de aprendizaje contemporáneas
Authors: Coy Castiblanco Diana Carolina , Cuchia Galindo Edgar Armando
Published: July 2023

En este mundo globalizado, es importante hablar de la internacionalización del currículo, por lo cual se debe pasar de la disciplina a la interdisciplinariedad, ya que en esta última se reconocen ámbitos multiculturales, por esto se hace necesario la implementación de la formación por competencias en la educación superior especialmente en América Latina y Colombia, indagar sobre su estructura y aplicación en aspectos como formación, perfiles profesionales y laborales, oportunidades de empleo, currículo, práctica docente, sistema evaluativo entre otros a considerar. Colombia tiene grandes desafíos en educación para superar el atraso en el que se encuentra a nivel global y que se evidenció en tiempos de pandemia, en consecuencia, los programas de educación superior basados en competencias posibilitan formar una nueva generación de profesionales competentes.
Paciente Femenino de 25 Años De Edad con Síndrome Mielodisplásico Denominado Anemia Refractaria con Exceso de Blastos-1 (AREB-1). Presentación de Caso y Revisión
Authors: Peña Sotomayor Melissa Maritza , Criollo Asencio Andrés Gerardo , Benítez Bano Paula Fernanda , Moria Figueroa Darío Gabriel , Peña Jiménez Nixon Ronaldo
Published: July 2023

El síndrome mielodisplásico con exceso de blastos es un tipo raro de síndrome mielodisplásico (MDS). En este tipo de MDS, el número de formas muy tempranas de células sanguíneas (blastos) aumenta en la médula ósea y/o la sangre. También hay un bajo número de al menos un tipo de célula sanguínea. La Anemia Refractaria con Exceso de Blast-1 (AREB-1) uno o más tipos de células son bajos en la sangre y aparecen anormales en la médula ósea. El número de blastos en la médula ósea es mayor, pero sigue siendo inferior al 10%. El riesgo de que la AREB-1 se convierta en leucemia mieloide aguda es de aproximadamente un 25%. En el tratamiento se puede usar transfusiones de sangre o fármacos para ayudar con los síntomas y brindar cuidados paliativos para las personas con síndrome mielodisplásico. La única cura es el trasplante de células madre Descripción del caso: Paciente femenino de 25 años, refiere que hace aproximadamente 10 días y sin causa aparente presenta adenopatías cervicales no dolorosas a la palpación, se realizan estudios complementarios los cuales evidencian Síndrome mielodisplásico.
Reconociendo la importancia del dolor crónico, desde la teoría de la compuerta, pasando por la neuromatriz, hasta la educación en neurociencias del dolor(PNE)
Authors: Ruiz Gaviria Neider , Martinez Ayola Agustin
Published: July 2023

El dolor crónico es una epidemia del siglo XXI   que plantea múltiples retos tanto a nivel científico-médico como económico, la carga de gastos en salud y determinantes en salud secundaria a estos son de gran importancia para los sistemas sanitarios de todo el mundo. Un inicio para comenzar a despejar este panorama es la intervención del manejo del dolor desde las neurociencias. Desde que salió a la luz la” teoría de las compuertas" de Melzack y Wall en 1965. Posteriormente apareció la "teoría de la neuromatrix" permitió integrar elementos pueden alterar la forma en que reacciona el sistema nervioso central y prolongar el dolor crónico.  Se empieza a conocer la importancia de la plasticidad neuronal. Por último, se reconoce la importancia de la educación en neurociencia del dolor en el tratamiento del dolor crónico. Se prevé que la investigación futura compare con otras intervenciones y evalúe los efectos de esta educación a largo plazo. Se realizó una investigación exhaustiva en las bases de datos científicas:  Science Direct, PubMed, Scielo, Elsevier, Springer, Oxford Academic, Dialnet.
Analisis Pengaruh Fraud Pentagon Terhadap Fraudulent Financial Reporting Menggunakan Beneish Model
Authors: Novianti Dwi Reski Marham , Habbe Abdul Hamid , Nirwana Nirwana
Published: July 2023

This study discusses the analysis of the influence of Pentagon Fraud on Fraudulent Financial Reporting using the Beneish Model. Pentagon fraud is an independent variable in this study. Proxies that can be used for this research include pressure which is proxied by financial targets and financial stability. Opportunity (opportunity) which is proxied by ineffective monitoring and quality of external auditors. Rationalization (Rationalization) which is proxied by change in auditor and auditor's opinion. Capability which is proxied by the change of the company's directors. Arrogance is proxied by the frequent number of CEO's picture and CEO politician. The dependent variable uses Fraudulent Financial Reporting which is measured using the Beneish Model. This model uses 8 (eight) calculation ratios, namely, Days Sales in Receivable Index (DSRI), Gross Margin Index (GMI), Asset Quality Index (AQI), Sales Growth Index (SGI), Depreciation Index (DEPI), Sales and General Administration Expenses Index (SGAI), Leverage Index (LVGI), and Total Accrual (TATA). The object of research is a company that is included in the LQ-45 index for the 2019-2020 period listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), the sample taken for the study is 33 companies based on the Purposive Sampling method. The results of this study are (1) Financial stability (ACHANGE) has a significant effect on Fraudulent Financial Reporting. (2) Financial target (ROA), Ineffective Monitoring (BDOUT), Quality of external auditor (KAE), Change in auditor (AUDCHANGE), Opinion auditor (AO), Change in Board of Director (DCHANGE), Frequent number of CEO's picture (CEOPIC) and Politicians (OSHIP) have no significant effect on Fraudulent Financial Reporting.
Pengaruh Perencanaan Pajak, Kebijakan Dividen & Kepemilikan Institusional Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan
Authors: Talhah Nurasmih
Published: July 2023

This study aims to identify & analyze the impact of tax planning, dividend policy & corporate ownership on the business cost of manufacturing companies in the food and beverage sub-sector traded on the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the period of 2017. -2020. The data collection uses secondary data from financial reports available at www.idx.co.id and shares a total of 104 data for the period 2017-2020 of manufacturing companies in the Indonesian Stock Exchange-listed food and beverage sub-sector. observations. . The samples taken were 36 observations. The results of the study of data variables were tested against the classical hypothesis in the form of the normality hypothesis, the multicollinearity hypothesis and the heteroscedasticity hypothesis. The data analysis method uses multiple linear regression and hypothesis testing, after the data is collected, the data is analyzed using multiple linear regression and hypothesis testing, after the data is collected, the data is analyzed Use the Statistics Product and Service Solution (SPSS) version 21 program. The results of the survey show that the tax plan asa, measured by the effective tax rate (ETR), has a negative impact on corporate value with little impact. Dividend policies measured using the Dividend Payment Rate (DPR) have a significant positive impact on a company's value. Institusional Ownership (INST) has a positive impact on corporate value (PBV).
Service Excellent dan Kualitas Produk : Sebuah Kajian Tentang Loyalitas Nasabah
Authors: Fatimah Sitti , Abdullah Salma , Amniar Nurul Hifdziyah
Published: July 2023

Penelitian  ini  memiliki tujuan  untuk  mengetahui  pengaruh  secara  parsial  dan simultan antara Service excellent dan kualitas produk terhadap loyalitas nasabah.. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif, Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data primer. Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah sebanyak 219 pegawai IAIN Bone yang telah menjadi nasabah Bank Muamalat Cabang pembantu Bone, dan sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 142 pegawai dengan menggunakan rumus slovin. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah analisis regresi linear  berganda. Penelitian ini menggunakan bantuan software pengolahan data SPSS 24.0. Hasil yang diperoleh pada analisis secara parsial menjelaskan bahwa Service excellent berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap loyalitas, sedangkan secara parsial hasil yang di dapatkan adalah kualitas produk berpengaruh signifikan terhadap loyalitas nasabah pada Bank Muamalat Indonesia Cabang Pembantu Bone. Adapun hasil analisis secara simultan di peroleh hasil bahwa Service excellent dan kualitas produk berpengaruh signifikan terhadap loyalitas nasabah sebesar 64,4%.
Sebuah Studi Tentang Peran Tingkat Pendidikan Dan Motivasi Kerja Terhadap Prestasi Pegawai
Authors: Anwar Ramlan
Published: July 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menguji dan mengalisis pengaruh secara parsial dari variabel tingkat pendidikan dan motivasi kerja terhadap variabel prestasi pegawai yang dimana penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan populasi penelitian seluruh pegawai negeri sipil (PNS) yang bekerja pada instansi Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Dan Tata Ruang Provinsi Selawesi Selatan sebanyak 250 pegawai dan populasinya sebanyak 71 pegawai dengan metode analisis regresi linear berganda menggunakan aplikasi SPSS. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa variabel tingkat pendidikan berpengaruh positif signifikan terhadap pretasi pegawai, variabel motivasi kerja berpengaruh negatif tidak signifikan terhadap prestasi pegawai.
RENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM – A CASE REPORT FROM KP
Authors: Nasim Omer , Rustam Zainab , Khan Zubair Ahmed , Ahmad Jamil
Published: July 2023

Renal artery aneurysm (RAA) is a rare lesion and occurs in less than 1% of the population. There are multiple available treatment options which depend on the type of aneurysm and the timely diagnoses of the condition. Understanding these options is important; endovascular techniques, renal auto-transplantation and nephrectomy maybe indicated.  A case of RAA in the left renal artery which was surgically treated with radical nephrectomy because of the nature of the presentation which was an emergency and was managed swiftly to save the patient’s life.
A new species of Typhlomyrmex from Colombia, re-description of the worker of T. clavicornis Emery, description of the worker of T. prolatus Brown, and key of known species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Authors: Fernández Fernando , Fiorentino Gianpiero , Castro Daniel
Published: July 2023

Typhlomyrmex
Mayr is a genus of small and cryptic ants of the subfamily Ectatomminae. Here, we provide taxonomic notes on the ants of the genus Typhlomyrmex Mayr from Colombia, along with the description of Typhlomyrmex encantosp. nov. based on the worker caste, and the re-description / description of the worker caste of T. clavicornis Emery and T. prolatus Brown. Finally, we offer a key for the known species of Typhlomyrmex, and distribution maps for the three species this study focuses on.
“O português é uma arma para nós”: educação linguística intercultural em enquadre de guerra
Authors: Marques do Nascimento André
Published: July 2023

Neste trabalho, (re)constituo o percurso praxiológico do que chamo de educação linguística intercultural com engajamento decolonial em enquadre de guerra. Neste sentido, apresento as concepções que fundamentam o curso de (omitido para avaliação às cegas), que defende em sua proposta político-pedagógica a contextualização de toda práxis educativa nas dinâmicas das vidas das comunidades indígenas. Articulo, assim, as concepções de interculturalidade crítica, transdisciplinaridade e decolonialidade com pontos de referência para o enquadre de guerra na educação linguística intercultural. Neste percurso, delineio uma definição situada de educação linguística intercultural com engajamento decolonial, fundada em alternativas teórico-analíticas que problematizam concepções moderno/coloniais de “língua” e geram outras possibilidades de pensar sobre linguagem e ensino. Posiciono essa compreensão num enquadre de guerra, assumindo-o como o que melhor caracteriza as relações pretéritas e contemporâneas entre indígenas e não indígenas no Brasil e, principalmente, como potencial gerador de efeitos epistemológicos e pedagógicos. Por fim, apresento uma experiência pedagógica desenvolvida num momento em que a pandemia de covid-19 e o ensino remoto emergencial se tornaram dimensões críticas da guerra enfrentada por estudantes indígenas e seus povos.
Palavras-chave: educação linguística intercultural; engajamento decolonial; enquadre de guerra.
Ensino de português brasileiro como língua adicional numa perspectiva decolonial
Authors: Almeida Guimarães Miley Antonia
Published: July 2023

O fato de não termos ainda conseguido nos desvencilhar de uma ideologia que cultua uma norma-padrão anacrônica demonstra como as nossas concepções de língua seguem impregnadas de colonialidade. Procuramos demonstrar aqui que a ideologia da norma curta (Faraco, 2004, 2008, 2015b) é um dos nossos expoentes do padrão de poder colonial (Quijano, 2000, 2005), devendo, portanto, ser identificada, delimitada, para que possa assim ser enfrentada. Propomos desprendê-la do nosso ensino de português língua adicional (PLA) por meio da extensão dos contínuos de Bortoni-Ricardo (2004, 2005) ao âmbito, trazendo a sócio-história de formação do português brasileiro à sala de aula de PLA (o conhecimento das causas) e proporcionando como modelo de referência linguística a fala de quem se encontra às margens.
Palavras-chave: colonialidade; sociolinguística aplicada à educação; português língua adicional.
A atenção conferida ao segmento racional negro no exame CELPE-BRAS: apagamentos e problematizações
Authors: Moraes Robson
Published: July 2023

Este artigo é fruto de uma pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa e documental, e apresenta resultados parciais de investigações sobre à atenção dada ao segmento negro nos conteúdos dos Elementos Provocadores - EPs da prova oral do CELPE-Bras. A amostragem da investigação é formada por 20 EPs, da edição do exame de 2004.1. Para o levantamento dos dados, foi realizada a escolha de conteúdos textuais dos EPs com o fito de verificar se eles abordam questões relativas às relações étnico-raciais. Caso existindo indícios de tais elementos, nota-se também se as perguntas dos roteiros de interação relativas aos EPs selecionados espelham a diversidade étnico-cultural do país. De outra forma, se apresentam a pluralidade cultural brasileira de forma distorcida ou se tais questões são invisibilizadas. Além de se explorar como a cultura afro-brasileira é exposta, busca-se interrogá-la nos conteúdos desses materiais. São versados na investigação categorias como: língua/linguagem, cultura, raça, fenótipo, branquitude e racismos. A partir do que é recomendado pela lei 10.639/2003, este escrito pretende contribuir para os estudos do cenário de ensino de português para estrangeiros com vistas a enfatizar a pertinência da diversidade étnico-racial brasileira como parte constituinte do campo de ensino e aprendizagem de português. Por fim, os resultados apontam que enquanto as questões referentes ao segmento racial negro recebem pouquíssima atenção, as questões relativas a branquitude é supervalorizada nos materiais apreciados.
Palavras-Chave:  Exame Celpe-Bras;  Segmento racial negro;  Racismo.
Formative Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education
Authors: Sánchez-Tarazaga Lucía , Ribés Aida Sanahuja , Esteve-Mon Francesc M.
Published: July 2023

The aim of this paper is to analyze the conception and use of formative assessment and feedback by faculty teachers in the context of a training course held at a Spanish university. Open-response data from 42 faculty teachers were analyzed using an inductively derived coding framework and thematic analysis. Analysis was organized around four main themes: 1) faculty teachers' beliefs about assessment, 2) main barriers or constraints that hinder feedback implementation, 3) associated benefits and 4) integration of digital technology to enrich formative assessment. The main results show different conceptions and myths about assessment and feedback, as well as a number of barriers to implementation. Furthermore, the training provided reveals that faculty teachers regard the feedback process, enhanced by digital tools, as beneficial.
Internal Coherence Between Methodology and Assessment
Authors: Garcimartín Carla Fernández , Nieto Teresa Fuentes , López-Pastor Víctor Manuel , Hortigüela-Alcalá David , Soria Miriam Molina , Pascual-Arias Cristina
Published: July 2023

The aim of this chapter was to check the importance of the curricular alignment between the teaching methodology and the assessment system used, specifically between the use of tutored learning projects (TLP) and formative and shared-assessment (FandSA) systems, in terms of student participation in assessment. The assessment of students and lecturers on student participation in the FandSA processes is studied when they are associated with active learning methodologies such as TLP. The study sample consisted of 256 students and lecturers from higher education. The results obtained show a high level of satisfaction with the experience of good practice in developing TLP in groups and taking part in the assessment process. One of the advantages found is that student involvement in their learning was high, and an increase was observed in all the subjects. The main disadvantage that the students indicated was the high workload involved.
The Assessment of Emotional Education in the Training of Social Educators
Authors: Castro Juan Lirio , Bernáldez Luis Medina , Ortega Sergio J Fernández , Martínez Esther Portal
Published: July 2023

In this chapter the authors try to delve into the relationship between emotional education and social education in the context of higher education. To do this, the theoretical framework has been developed by referring to the interest of emotional education, as well as the importance of emotional competencies, within the educational work of the 21st century. In this way, the research carried out to know this relationship more in depth is justified, on the one hand, contemplating the perceptions of students and teachers from a questionnaire that raises the perceptions about the importance of this relationship and, on the other hand, identifying the content on education and emotional management in the educational programs of bachelor's degrees in social education at the Spanish universities, highlighting the importance of competencies assessment. The results are discussed with other studies and contributions on emotional education in socio-educational intervention, thus achieving the aims of the research.
Preparing Science Teachers for Tomorrow With Transversal Competencies
Authors: Sheffield Rachel S. , Koul Rekha
Published: July 2023

The education system necessitates preparing today's children for the needs of tomorrow, and more so in our changing society educated by a schooling system that is agile and flexible in preparing students for jobs yet to be invented. Education systems may no longer be required to teach students content, and instead need to focus on giving students skills to curate information and demonstrate their capacity to be critical and creative thinkers, problem solvers, communicators, and collaborators. Moreover, these skills will be predominantly useful for knowledge acquisition and the creation of science subjects. Are we preparing students for this new world of ever-increasing demands for knowledge? Are we creating thinkers and active learners? This chapter determines how we can create learners who can demonstrate these transversal competencies and substantiates our claims based on research findings where authors searched beyond ‘knowledge concepts' and sought to create more agile and flexible science learners who are prepared for some of the challenges posed by the 4th Industrial revolution.
Artificial Neural Network Approach in Design of Queueing Models
Authors: Yuvarani C. , Vijayalakshmi C.
Published: July 2023

Queues are encountered in many different fields in day-to-day life. Waiting in queue for service is unpleasant and annoying for the customer. Many researchers developed advanced queueing models to minimise the waiting time of customers in the line. But it is not easy to forecast the waiting time of a customer in an advanced queueing system as it involves more complexity. Artificial neural networks can be applied to simulate the queueing system so that the difficulties encountered by using the classical approach can be overcome. In this chapter, trained neural network is used for predicting the waiting time of each customer. Also, an attempt has been made to provide sufficient information about the work done on queues using machine learning, and an ANN model is developed in order to simulate M/M/S queueing model.
Classification of Parkinson's Disease Based on Machine Learning
Authors: Dash Puspita , Pani Susil
Published: July 2023

In recent years, brain-related illnesses like Parkinson's disease have gained increasing attention due to the economic strain caused by healthcare expenses associated with these diseases in developed nations. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects nerve cells responsible for producing dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain. A recent study utilized the recursive feature elimination (RFE) algorithm in four academic papers to select features and apply machine learning techniques. These techniques included direct and indirect separation methods, as well as decision tree and potential separator approaches. The study evaluated the performance of each category using five selected features identified through the RFE approach. Notably, the indirect category, specifically random forest and bagging cart, demonstrated excellent performance with an accuracy of 96.93% and 97.43%, respectively. This analysis aids physicians in effectively classifying neurodegenerative diseases by utilizing gait symptoms to differentiate them from healthy individuals.
Optimal Cryptographic Approach Based on Secure Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms and Classical Algorithms
Authors: Raju R. , Kalaiselvi N.
Published: July 2023

Quantum computing is an incipient and exhilarating field of future computing. Classical computers nowadays are susceptible to security threats and attacks. Security is a major concern in communication and data exchange. The existing encryption technologies that use a shared key are thought to be the most dependable means of secure key generation and distribution. The most popular cryptographic algorithm, RSA Algorithm, has been cracked by a quantum computer utilizing Shor's algorithm. Quantum teleportation is an impeccable way by which information and cryptographic keys can be exchanged securely by building potent quantum circuits. This can obviate information from sniffed or interpreted as quantum computing works predicated on the principle of skepticism. This chapter aims at developing an unbreakable secure cryptographic quantum network utilizing quantum circuits for seamless data exchange in virtual networks.
Reflections on the African Print Media
Authors: Okocha Desmond Onyemechi , Akpe Samuel
Published: July 2023

This study set out to revisit some of the early newspapers in Africa and their relevance to anti-colonial struggle. It examined their audacious confrontation of the colonial masters, what guided their militant approach, and why such nationalistic tendencies are lacking in the post-independent journalism. The key objectives were to locate the influence of nationalistic ideology on the performance of the pre-independence newspapers. Anchored on the twin theories of agenda setting and social responsibility roles of the media, the study adopted the qualitative data collection method, with the library as its main source of data source. Findings showed that what is lacking in the modern African media are well articulated national ideologies from which the media could draw inspiration in their practices. The study recommends well-articulated national ideologies without which the media will have no foundation for their individual missions that would help reinvent the lost nationalistic zeal.
Socio-Religious Norms of Pakistan
Authors: Qaddos Maira
Published: July 2023

A huge percentage of females act as stay-at-home women in Pakistan. In this chapter, an attempt is made to explore how stay-at-home women are offering their contributions towards society and why their role is underestimated by their families and society. According to the socio-religious norms of Pakistani society, women are assigned the role of homemakers as their foremost responsibility is to take care of their husband and children. For understanding the region-based norms, various interpretations of rulings of Islam offered by highly acknowledged scholars are analyzed. Moreover, many stay-at-home women and their families are interviewed for understanding their schedules and duties and to get to know what their families think about their role. It is concluded that there is a need to educate the people about the gendered roles defined by their religion which doesn't restrict women from becoming a part of practical labor workforce but at the same time does not underestimate the role of stay-at-home women in shaping the society.
Green Marketing
Authors: Ranjith Nandana , Preethi D. , Krishna Prasath S.
Published: July 2023

Green marketing research is becoming more and more well-liked in academia and business. Both companies and customers today recognize the value of eco-friendly products due to increased awareness of how companies respond to various factors contributing to environmental degradation. One should understand the meaning, opportunities, and threats associated with green marketing to harness the benefits of green marketing. This book chapter aims to explore various aspects of green marketing, including its evolution throughout the years, opportunities, threats, the future of green marketing, etc. To sum up, this chapter aims to gain an in-depth understanding of green marketing and how companies could use it to their advantage. Successful implementation will be possible only if associated threats are carefully analyzed and understood. Therefore, a part of this chapter will be dedicated to understanding the threats associated with green marketing strategies.
Governance and Public Protest
Authors: Ogundare Yemi Daniel
Published: July 2023

This chapter examines governance and public protest: exercising democratic accountability in Lebanon. Governance and public protest are constant political phenomena among different countries of the world. This shows that the institution of state has failed to perform. The political administrations were not meeting public needs. The chapter's source of data collection relied on secondary sources, which are the existing literature and online papers. This chapter identifies the causes and the implication of public protest. The conclusion shows that protest is one of the instruments of ensuring democratic accountability in developing countries, even when democratic accountability is not a political culture of some developing countries of the world.
Parties Without Ideology
Authors: Ojibara Isa Ishaq
Published: July 2023

This study is an in-depth analysis of the role of political parties in Nigeria's democratic process. The chapter examines the lack of strong ideologies among Nigeria's political parties and the impact this has on policy-making and democratic governance. Through a critical review of existing literature and empirical data, the author explores the historical and political context that has shaped the evolution of political parties in Nigeria, and the consequences of their weak ideological orientation. The article aims to provide insight into the challenges facing Nigeria's democratic system and offers recommendations for strengthening the country's political parties and democratic institutions.
Trade of Proportional Representation and Party Systems in South Africa
Authors: Umoh Samuel U.
Published: July 2023

The chapter examines the proportional representation and party system in a democratic state. A proportional representation system (PR) is prevalent in representative democracies to elect members of parliament (MP). South Africa adopted PR in 1994 in its first democratic election to elect MPs to the National Assembly. Given this context, the chapter discusses how proportional representation strengthens or undermines South Africa's democracy, the likelihood of single-party majority victories, and the 2021 'Zuma must fall protest' to zoom in accountability of government officials. Methodologically, the chapter is a qualitative study with triangulated data from interviews, observation of plenary debates, news, minutes of the Parliament, Hansard, minutes of select and standing committees, and Parliamentary speeches. Findings suggest limited accountability between MPs and voters because the closed-list system gives excessive influence to party leaders and lacks incentives for MPs to represent specific geographic areas.
Electoral Security and Electoral Violence in Nigeria's Fourth Republic 1999-2022
Authors: Yusuf Musibau Isola , Amao Abdulrazaq Idowu , Ambali Abdulrauf
Published: July 2023

Electoral security is essential to election administration in any political system. The insecurity triggered propelled by proliferation of arms and weapons leads to electoral insecurity, and eventually electoral violence. This study set out to examine the relationship between arms proliferation and electoral violence in Nigeria's Fourth Republic. The study used mixed method; for the primary source of data, a well-structured questionnaire and closed ended interview were conducted. A total of 1200 questionnaires were administered in three states (Oyo, Rivers, and Kaduna States) in three different geo-political zones in Nigeria. And a total of forty-five interviewees/people were interviewed in the three states. The interview was face to face and well-structured. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of data analysis was used. The study uses three theories and adopted conflict theory. The study finds out that there is a significant relationship between electoral security and electoral violence in Nigeria.
Intra- and Inter-Political Party Crises in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
Authors: Amao Abdulrazaq Idowu , Ambali Abdulrauf
Published: July 2023

Political parties across the globe represent a significant avenue through which difference among individuals and groups in democratic societies are resolved. However, the history of political parties' activities since 1999 are replete with so much crisis that rather than furthering democratic ethos, have indeed become stumbling blocks to attainment of stable democratic order. The research employs mixed method by drawing data from both primary and secondary sources of data, by primary data interview, specifically key informant interview, was employed (KII) while secondary data was obtained from internet surfing, journal articles, newspapers, magazines, and textbooks. The chapter finds out that all these political parties have failed to reconcile their differences amicably. The chapter also recommends that political parties in Nigeria in particular and the modern world in general are expected to resolve internal disputes (intra-party) and disputes between and among parties (inter-party) within the democratic process.
Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Digital Marketing
Authors: Juddoo Suraj
Published: July 2023

This chapter examines the drivers for the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in digital marketing and the challenges that organizations face while implementing AI-based marketing strategies. The chapter begins with an overview of the potential applications connected with using AI in digital marketing, including automation. It then explores the key drivers for the adoption of AI in digital marketing. This chapter also provides a framework for greater adoption of AI in digital marketing. The framework has many well-known components relative to other known AI frameworks but is focused upon digital marketing. The chapter discusses the challenges that organizations face when implementing AI-based marketing strategies. The chapter also explores the potential risks associated with using AI in digital marketing, including algorithmic bias and the risk of over-reliance on AI. Overall, this chapter provides insights into the drivers and challenges of using AI in digital marketing and offers recommendations for organizations looking to implement AI-based marketing strategies.
Mixed Reality in Confronting Consumer Security and Privacy Issues in Digital Marketing
Authors: Dube Mercy , Musungwini Samuel , Mudzimba Edward , Watyoka Noreen
Published: July 2023

The developments in technology have presented many opportunities as well as threats to businesses in interacting with their customers. Mixed reality (MR) technology is one of those disruptive technological developments that many organizations have taken advantage of in order to enhance interaction with consumers. Consumers are not always eager to interact with organizations through the internet due to security and privacy concerns associated with the use of the internet. On the other hand, mixed reality technologies combine the physical and digital worlds allowing better interaction with consumers. Mixed reality technology allows effective consumer interaction, improved consumer experiences and enhanced engagement. There are however challenges associated with the use of mixed reality technologies which include costs, privacy, and security issues; hence, the adoption of these technologies in developed countries is minimal. It can be recommended that there is a need for companies to invest in infrastructure that promotes the full implementation of mixed reality technologies.
Helping Students Make the Most of Business Simulations
Authors: Tams Stefan
Published: July 2023

Serious games are increasingly used by business educators to improve learning outcomes. Student enjoyment is a major factor in these outcomes, for the learning effectiveness of serious games depends in large part on the enjoyment that students experience when playing them. The literature on serious games has shown that there is a link between performance and enjoyment: students who perform well when they play serious games derive greater enjoyment from them. However, the way to help students perform better remains unclear. This chapter examines a mediation model for the relationship between computer game experience, computer game self-efficacy, student enjoyment in learning contexts with computer games, and the improvement of the gaming performance of students. The findings point to four ways for educators to help students develop computer game experience and computer game self-efficacy and improve their learning outcomes.
Sociological (Re)search Games
Authors: Andrade Pedro
Published: July 2023

A Research Game is a new genre of serious game, which allows everyone to do research while playing. It is illustrated here via a case study of sociological research using a Sociological (Re)search Game, conducted in an art museum. As for a summary of the content structure, the chapter includes: firstly, an introduction, that informs about the history of this game main pre-projects and versions, in three interconnected phases; secondly, a section establishes some foundations for development of a Sociological (Re)search Game; and three other sections discuss what regards the decision process when playing the game and, at the same time, researching: ‘what to decide,' including the core contents and its subjacent story within the game; ‘why to decide,' which introduces the player to some basic sociological knowledge, mainly some ideas on art processes within a museum, where the game action occurs; and ‘how to decide,' which guides the player to learn some simple methods, in order to better play, but also to learn how to research within a scientific sociological project.
SPR1NG Controller
Authors: Henriques J. Tomás
Published: July 2023

A new bimanual interface for kinesthetic manipulation of virtual and real objects, designed as a controller for game-based applications, training-simulations, VR/AR, and mechatronics is presented. The interface combines haptic force feedback with hand- and wrist-driven motion, and biometric feedback, being built around a spring placed between two handles. Its design introduces new degrees of freedom (DOF) in spatial motion control, and features a new hands-linked paradigm, where the spring embodies the physicality of the virtual or real object to be manipulated. The user of the SPR1NG Controller feels as if he/she is actually holding and manipulating three-dimensional objects, where changes in the shape of the spring are intuitively translated into the motion and physical modification of those objects. An example of a serious game software application, Shape Fitter, is described to showcase the new interface and its ability to foster creative game design that promotes decision-making.
Unraveling the Chemistry of Curcumin for Colon Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Authors: Sivalingam Nageswaran , Ulaganathan Thennavan , Jayakumar Ganshyam , Venkatt Siddarth , Balakumar Aadhavan , Sritharan Sruthi
Published: July 2023

Colorectal cancer is the leading cause of mortality. Several studies are focused on understanding the molecular mechanism to develop potential therapeutics to enhance patient health standards. Curcumin is a bioactive component derived from Curcuma Longa implicated with a spectrum of anticancer properties such as antioxidants. It has been proposed to possess promising features in suppressing colon cancer proliferation. However, the pharmacokinetics studies denote that curcumin lacks bioavailability at the target site which leads to systemic metabolism and excretion. So, studies were diverted towards eliciting the importance of structural units and modifying curcumin conformation to improve the anti-cancer effect and bioavailability. Curcumin and its analogues were employed in clinical trials as a cotreatment group to alleviate the side effects of traditional chemotherapy. Here the authors review the recent trends in the usage of curcumin in colorectal cancer and emphasis relevant studies to update the current status of therapeutics.
Intervention Effect of Exercise and Diet on Immunity Under the Coronavirus Pandemic
Authors: Gao Licheng , Zhao Yawen
Published: July 2023

In the context of the global pandemic, enhancing immunity is an important way to defeat the virus. This article analyzes the immune system and immune function of the body and proposes to intervene in the function of the immune system through diet and various intensities of exercise. Research has shown that doing less intensive exercise can improve the impact of negative emotions, thereby enhancing the immune system. Long-term high-intensity exercise can suppress immune function. In the event of a disease outbreak, the immune system can be strengthened by providing adequate nutrition. The most important thing is that the human body should have sufficient high-quality protein. Firstly, protein is the material foundation for maintaining health. Secondly, the human body needs to consume more vitamin A. Thirdly, we mainly eat trace elements such as iron, zinc, and selenium. Fourthly, there must be more biologically active foods. At the same time, it is important to ensure sufficient sleep, a good mood, and exercise.
Banking System Incidents Analysis Using Knowledge Graph
Authors: Kang Wenhao , Cheung Chi Fai
Published: July 2023

Risk incidents in the banks' systems have caused significant social impacts and economic losses. This study proposes a risk incident knowledge modeling and analysis approach based on the knowledge graphs to realize the effective integration and continuous accumulation of incident knowledge. The authors are the first to analyze the advantages of knowledge graphs in risk incident knowledge integration for the bank's core system. Moreover, they study and compare the related field's state-of-the-art models (including CRF, BiLSTM, BiLSTM-CRF, BERT-BiLSTM-CRF). This paper proposes an improved Bert-BiLSTM-CRF model to perform entity recognition which replaces “individual word mask and training” with “full word mask and training” targeted to solve the problem of low accuracy in the extraction of incident text entities in the banking system. Experiments on 1000 banking system incident material show that the improved Bert-BiLSTM-CRF model outperforms the state-of-the-art models based on the comparison of recall (R), precision (P), and F1-measure, with a 2%-9% improvement in the F1-measure.
The Evaluation Algorithm of English Teaching Ability Based on Big Data Fuzzy K-Means Clustering
Authors: Qin Lili , Zhong Weixuan , Davis Hugh C.
Published: July 2023

In response to the problem of inaccurate classification of big data information in traditional English teaching ability evaluation algorithms, this paper proposes an English teaching ability estimation algorithm based on big data fuzzy K-means clustering. Firstly, the article establishes a constraint parameter index analysis model. Secondly, quantitative recursive analysis is used to evaluate the capabilities of big data information models and achieve entropy feature extraction of capability constrained feature information. Finally, by integrating big data information fusion and K-means clustering algorithm, the article achieves clustering and integration of indicator parameters for English teaching ability, prepares corresponding teaching resource allocation plans, and evaluates English teaching ability. The experimental results show that using this method to evaluate English teaching ability has good information fusion analysis ability and improves the accuracy of teaching ability evaluation and the efficiency of teaching resource application.
RECONHECENDO TOCAS FÓSSEIS DA ESTIVAÇÃO DE PEIXES PULMONADOS (SARCOPTERYGII, DIPNOI): ICNOTAXONOMIA E PALEOAMBIENTE
Authors: Teofilo-Guedes Gabriel , Silva Márcio Luiz da , Batezelli Alessandro , Souza Marcos Magalhães de
Published: July 2023

Recognizing lungfish (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) estivation burrows: ichnotaxonomy and paleoenvironment. Lungfishes first appeared on Earth around 350 million years ago in freshwater environments from Gondwana, since when they suffered harsh adaptations through the geological time, among which, the aestivation capability. Such a behavior keeps preserved in the geological record along the eras and the fossil burrows own a high potential for environmental inferences. From so much we developed this work aiming to (i) gather the records once published on this theme, (ii) to discuss the adopted standard by the authors for interpreting the burrows and their burrowers, and (iii) to discuss the paleoenvironmental significance of the lungfish burrows presenting a model of its probable occurrence in the landscape context. For such a purpose, we made the literature review searching for terms related to the theme, in different basis and pages of scientific journals. We have found 35 articles reporting new occurrences of lungfish burrows, besides uncertain or refuted records, according to ichnotaxonomical parameters. A large proportion of the papers inform about sedimentary facies and paleoenvironmental conditions. Essentially, the records occur in areas of shallow rivers and lakes of a semiarid to subtropical climate, with seasonal humidity variations, but also in coastal environments. Still, from the presented publications, we consider lungfish aestivation burrows to be safe paleoenvironmental indicators. Keywords: lungfish; aestivation; ichnofossils; ichnotaxonomy; floodplains; semiarid.
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Management of Shoshin Beriberi in Perioperative Period in Young Adult
Authors: Kshirsagar Sujit J. , Kute Shivaji , Bhalerao Pradnya M.
Published: July 2023

Thiamine deficiency presents as dry and wet beriberi. Wet beriberi is a complication of the cardiovascular system. Acute form of wet beriberi known as Shoshin beriberi is an acute presentation of cardiogenic shock which is rapidly reversed with thiamine administration. Here we present successful management of intraoperative acute decompensated heart failure, probably due to thiamine deficiency.
Comparison of Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain with Ejection Fraction as a Predictor for Peri-operative IABP Insertion in Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Pilot Study
Authors: Kumar Sanjeev , Malik Vishwas , Chauhan Sandeep , Das Devishree , Hote Milind P. , Devagourou V.
Published: July 2023

Background:

Prophylactic use of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) mainly depends on left ventricular (LV) systolic function. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a robust prognostic parameter for LV strain. It has proved to be more sensitive than LV ejection fraction (EF) as a measure of LV systolic function and is a strong predictor of outcome.

Aim:

To determine whether GLS can be used as a reliable marker and its cut-off value for IABP insertion in patients undergoing elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG).

Settings and Design:

A prospective observational clinical study which included 100 adult patients scheduled for elective OPCABG.

Materials and Methods:

Two-dimensional (2D) speckle tracking echocardiography (STE)-estimated GLS was computed and compared with LV EF measured by three dimensional (3D) echocardiography for the insertion of IABP. The intensive care unit (ICU) parameters were correlated with echocardiographic parameters to predict early post-operative outcome.

Results:

IABP insertion correlates better with GLS (post-revascularization > pre-revascularization) than with 3D LV EF. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed the highest area under the curve (AUC, 0.972) with a cut-off value of > -9.8% for GLS compared to 3D LV EF (AUC, 0.938) with a cut-off value of ≤ 44%. ICU parameters show better correlation with E/e’> GLS > WMSI than 3D LV EF.

Conclusion:

GLS is a better predictor of IABP insertion compared to 3D LV EF in patients undergoing OPCABG.
Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Cardiac Surgeries- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Nair Abhijit , Saxena Praveen , Borkar Nitin , Rangaiah Manamohan , Arora Nishant , Mohanty Prasanta Kumar
Published: July 2023

Ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block (ESPB) has been used in many studies for providing opioid-sparing analgesia after various cardiac surgeries. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to assess the efficacy of ESPB in cardiac surgeries. We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and Google Scholar to identify the studies in which ESPB was compared with the control group/sham block in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries. The primary outcomes were postoperative opioid consumption and postoperative pain scores. The secondary outcomes were intraoperative opioid consumption, ventilation time, time to the first mobilization, length of ICU and hospital stay, and adverse events. Out of 607 studies identified, 16 studies (n = 1110 patients) fulfilled inclusion criteria and were used for qualitative and quantitative analysis. Although, 24-hr opioid consumption were comparable in both groups group (MD, −18.74; 95% CI, −46.85 to 9.36, P = 0.16), the 48-hr opioid consumption was significantly less in ESPB group than control ((MD, −11.01; 95% CI, −19.98 to −−2.04, P = 0.02). The pain scores at various time intervals and intraoperative opioid consumption were significantly less in ESPB group. Moreover, duration of ventilation, time to the first mobilization, and length of ICU and hospital were also less in ESPB group (P < 0.00001, P < 0.00001, P < 0.00001, and P < 0.0001, respectively). This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated that ESPB provides opioid-sparing perioperative analgesia, facilitates early extubation and mobilization, leads to early discharge from ICU and hospital, and has lesser pruritus when compared to control in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries.