bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MANAJEMEN PROGRAM IMAN DAN TAQWA (IMTAQ) SEBAGAI PENGUATAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER SISWA
Authors: Susiana Ina , Winaryo Slamet , Aprianto
Published: August 2022

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan Manajemen Program IMTAQ sebagai Ppenguatan Pendidikan Karakter Siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Pengumpulan data melalui: observasi, wawancara, dan studi dokumentasi. Sumber data meliputi: Kepala Sekolah, Koordinator Program IMTAQ, serta Guru dan Siswa. Analisis data melalui tahapan: pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa manajemen program IMTAQ telah terlaksana dan terorganisir dengan baik, mulai dari perencanaan program IMTAQ yang dilaksanakan secara terjadwal setiap awal tahun pelajaran; kemudian, dilakukan penetapan SK serta struktur organisasi koordinator program IMTAQ beserta anggotanya. Proses pengawasan dilakukan langsung oleh Kepala Sekolah yang berkoordinasi dengan koordinator program IMTAQ. Terkait dengan hambatan dalam manajemen program IMTAQ, secara keseluruhan dapat diatasi oleh pihak pengelola program IMTAQ dan sekolah; serta dampak dari adanya program IMTAQ di sekolah yakni memberikan perubahan yang signifikan bagi siswa terutama dalam sikap siswa yang menjadi lebih baik.
Abstract: This study aims to describe IMTAQ Program Management as Strengthening Student Character Education. This research is a qualitative research. Collecting data through: observation, interviews, and documentation studies. Data sources include: Principals, IMTAQ Program Coordinators, and Teachers and Students. Data analysis went through the stages: data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the management of the IMTAQ program had been implemented and well organized, starting from the planning of the IMTAQ program which was carried out on a scheduled basis at the beginning of the school year; then, the decision was made and the organizational structure of the IMTAQ program coordinator and its members was determined. The supervision process is carried out directly by the Principal in coordination with the IMTAQ program coordinator. Regarding the obstacles in the management of the IMTAQ program, overall IMTAQ program managers and schools can overcome them; and the impact of the IMTAQ program in schools, namely providing significant changes for students, especially in students' attitudes for the better.
Efectividad de la movilización del nervio mediano para la inhibición de los puntos gatillo latentes de la cintura escapular. Ensayo clínico piloto aleatorizado.
Authors: Garrido Santana Álvaro , De Bien Espinar Belinda , Arribas Huerta César , Colson Karine , Delaporte Latty , De la Rosa Díaz Irene
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: El objetivo principal fue conocer la efectividad de la movilización del nervio mediano sobre la inhibición de los puntos gatillo latentes de la cintura escapular.
Métodos: Ensayo clínico aleatorizado a doble ciego donde 20 participantes fueron aleatorizados en los dos grupos de estudio. El grupo experimental (n=11) recibió la técnica de movilización neural mientras que el grupo control (n=9) recibió un tratamiento ficticio mediante movilizaciones de muñeca. Los participantes del estudio fueron sujetos asintomáticos que presentaban puntos gatillo latentes en trapecio superior y/o en el pectoral mayor. Los sujetos debían tener entre 18 y 65 años y presentar puntos hipersensibles a la palpación alojados en una banda tensa palpable que evocase dolor referido, y presentar una respuesta de espasmo local a la palpación profunda de la banda tensa durante la exploración palpatoria. Fueron reclutados de las titulaciones del Centro Superior de Estudios Universitarios La Salle. Los participantes del grupo experimental (n=11), recibieron un tratamiento de movilización del nervio mediano, mientras que el grupo control (n=9), recibió una movilización de muñeca en una posición ficticia de tensión del nervio mediano sin provocar estrés neural. El tratamiento en los dos grupos consistió en 5 sesiones repartidas en 3 semanas. El estudio empezó en el mes de febrero 2019 y finalizó en abril 2019. La variable principal fue el umbral de dolor a la presión (UDP) y el umbral de tolerancia de dolor a la presión (UTDP) de los puntos gatillo miofasciales (PGM) latentes del trapecio superior y del pectoral mayor. Se realizaron tres mediciones: la primera antes del tratamiento, la segunda después del tratamiento y la última un mes después de la segunda evaluación.
Resultados: No se observaron cambios de UDP de aparición y de tolerancia entre el grupo experimental y control, pero se observaron cambios significativos en el UDP de tolerancia al nivel del pectoral mayor (p<0,045) y en el UDP de aparición del trapecio superior (p<0,008) en el grupo control.
Conclusión: Este estudio no ha permitido concluir si la movilización del nervio mediano es efectiva para favorecer la inhibición de puntos gatillo latentes en la cintura escapular. Son necesarios futuros estudios con un mayor tamaño muestra con un seguimiento a largo plazo para conocer la efectividad de la movilización neural.
Encuesta transversal sobre los procesos de cribaje de pie diabético y pie de riesgo en atención primaria
Authors: Arribas Cordero María Teresa , Fernández Pérez Juan Manuel , Levy Benasuly Ana Esther , Bernal Fernández Elena
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: El objetivo principal del presente estudio fue conocer la situación real de la atención del pie diabético y de riesgo en los centros sanitarios de Atención Primaria de España. Como objetivos secundarios, se estableció determinar si los profesionales de Atención Primaria identifican los procesos de cribado del pie diabético y de riesgo y, si los procesos de cribaje y diagnóstico, precisan implementar estrategias y acciones de mejora en su manejo.
Diseño: Estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal realizado mediante encuesta electrónica autocumplimentada, diseñada ad hoc a través de la aplicación Google Forms, integrada en la plataforma de Google.
Marco: Centros sanitarios de Atención Primaria en España.
Participantes: Médicos/as y enfermeras/os colegiados/as de Atención Primaria en España. Se obtuvo un tamaño muestral final de 328 encuestados.
Variables principales: Se midieron aspectos sociodemográficos y de formación; patologías tratadas; atención prestada por el profesional sanitario a los problemas y afecciones de los pies; procesos de cribado de la neuropatía periférica diabética; sistemas de clasificación de úlceras diabéticas; toma de muestras para cultivo microbiológico y antibiograma y opinión sobre la inclusión del podólogo en el Sistema Público de Salud.
Resultados: El 30,8% de los participantes nunca ha recibido formación en pie diabético. La duración de ésta es inferior a 10 horas en casi el 45,0% de los casos. El 57,9% desconoce los cuestionarios de signos y síntomas utilizados para la valoración de la neuropatía periférica diabética. El cuestionario de síntomas positivos, Neuropathy Symptoms Score es el más conocido. El 65,9% de los encuestados reconoce no aplicar ninguno.
Conclusión: Se observan déficits de formación relacionados con el nivel de identificación en los procesos de cribado en pie diabético y pie de riesgo. Es necesario implantar acciones de formación que mejoren y fortalezcan los conocimientos en el abordaje de estas entidades patológicas, en concreto los protocolos de cribado y diagnóstico con el fin de prevenir complicaciones y evitar o reducir las amputaciones en el miembro inferior.
New behavior report by Canthon virens (Mannerheim, 1829) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Southeastern Brazil
Authors: Oliveira Glauco C. S. , Henriques Nathália R. , Louzada Julio , Vieira Letícia
Published: August 2022

Canthon virens (Mannerheim, 1829) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) prey on leaf-cutting ants, using their body for provisioning larvae, as part of the reproductive behavior. Here, we report an observation of a new behavior of C. virens during the predation of Atta laevigata (Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Southeastern Brazil. We observed a C. virens rolling a fruit capsule of Eucalyptus sp., which may indicate an ant’s escape strategy from the predation.
A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Video Assisted Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Health Hazards of Using Mobile Phone Among School Going Children of Selected Schools of District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Authors: Anu Varma  , Shivani Thakur
Published: August 2022

Background: School going children represents a period of transition between childhood and adulthood. In recent years, adoption of mobile phones by school going children has been a global phenomenon. Several studies revealed that during use mobile phone and cordless phone emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation that can possibly cause cancer and long-term health issues. Therefore, children need awareness regarding health hazards of using mobile phone.Material and methods: A quantitative research approach and pre-experimental research design was adopted to conduct study. The non-probability purposive sampling technique were used to select 60 school going children of District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. A Self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess knowledge score. Analysis of collected data was done according to the objectives of the study and data analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: The mean pre-test knowledge score was 14.53 where 70% school going children were having moderately adequate knowledge, 25% were having inadequate knowledge and only 5% were having adequate knowledge. Whereas the mean post-test knowledge score was 20.77 where 55% were having adequate knowledge, 43.33% were having moderately adequate knowledge and only 1.67% having inadequate knowledge. Hence, results revealed that the post-test knowledge score (20.77) was significantly higher than pre-test (14.53) and obtained ‘t’ value has been found statistically very highly significant (8.458) at p<0.001 level of significance.Interpretation and conclusion: The study concluded that the video assisted teaching program was effective in improving the knowledge regarding health hazards of using mobile phone among school going children. As school going children were easily attracted toward video assisted teaching programme and show interest also.
The Experience of Giving Birth; Insights of Evaluation of Childbirth Satisfaction
Authors: Iris Gertner Moryossef  , Keren Or Chen
Published: August 2022

The importance of service as an added value different between organizations and improving customerconservation has motivated organizations to adopt models and instruments to improve service and enhancecustomer satisfaction. Based on the premise that “managing means assessing”, organizations have been investingin various tools aimed at assessing service, detecting service gaps, and identifying the central elements that affectcustomer satisfaction.The study characterized and compared two central tools for assessing satisfaction: the SERVICEQUALmodel, which examines the gaps in service in five different dimensions, and the PS3 model, which examines theeffect of three elements—Personal care, Physical surrounding, and Process technical—on women’s satisfactionwith childbirth care.The findings show that in both models, the dimension of personal touch, particularly empathy, accessibility,and reliability of the medical team, was the most meaningful parameter in determining the level of satisfactionand the service experience of the mother. Additionally, according to the SQ model, the tangibles of the servicealso carry an important role in the patient’s satisfaction during childbirth. In other words, better service in termsof the tangible elements of the process lead to higher satisfaction among the patients.
Exploring the Impact of the Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Interactive Experiences on Student Learning of Obstetrical Nursing
Authors: Pao Ju Chen  , Wei Kai Liou
Published: August 2022

Background: Virtual reality technology can improve traditional teaching methods by removing time and space constraints for learners, increasing learning interest, and promoting the potential for greater empathy and better communication skills in learners through immersion in the subjective experience of others from a first-person perspective.Methods: An immersive virtual reality obstetrical nursing learning system was constructed and applied to an obstetrical nursing curriculum. Qualitative interviews and feedback forms filled out by students were used to understand nursing students’ learning experiences and feelings about the application of VR interactive experiences to obstetrical nursing.Result: Most of the students found that the VR interactive experience could inspire empathy, enhance communication between patients and nurses, provide a stress-free learning environment, and increase interest and confidence in learning.Conclusion: The development of innovative VR learning materials will help students to overcome the constraints of time and space, and provide them with the opportunity to practice their skills in an immersive simulation should in-person classes be discontinued in response to emerging epidemics, thus facilitating learning continuity.
Effect of Mindsound Resonanace Technique (MSRT) on Working Memory Among High School Children in a Selectected High School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Authors: Puspanjali Senapati  , Dhanya VJ  , Shaswati Jena
Published: August 2022

Introduction: The school aged children are going through numerous stressors and anxiety in their life which could impact their academic performance. Yoga is an ancient science that has found useful in enhancing the children’s working memory ability. The main aim of the study to evaluate the effect of MSRT on working memory ability of high school students.Methodology: The Present study consisted of students divided into control group and experiment group. A quasi-experimental research design was used and purposive sampling technique were used to pick a total of 80 samples. Samples who met the inclusion criteria are categorized in to experimental group (n = 40) and Control group (n = 40), Self-structured socio demographic Performa and standardised Digit Span Test used to collect the data in selected High School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.Result: The study result showed a significant difference between the pre-test and post -test level of working memory after giving the intervention. There was significant association between Working memory ability with the selected demographic variable i.e., Age in year in both intervention and control group.Conclusion: The present study concluded that Mind sound Resonance Technique is effective to enhancing the working memory ability among high school students. Further study can be conducted with large sample and with the alternative technique to improve the working memory ability.
A dynamic 1/f noise protocol to assess visual attention without biasing perceptual processing
Authors: Hanning Nina M. , Deubel Heiner
Published: August 2022

Psychophysical paradigms measure visual attention via localized test items to which observers must react or whose features have to be discriminated. These items, however, potentially interfere with the intended measurement, as they bias observers’ spatial and temporal attention to their location and presentation time. Furthermore, visual sensitivity for conventional test items naturally decreases with retinal eccentricity, which prevents direct comparison of central and peripheral attention assessments. We developed a stimulus that overcomes these limitations. A brief oriented discrimination signal is seamlessly embedded into a continuously changing 1/f noise field, such that observers cannot anticipate potential test locations or times. Using our new protocol, we demonstrate that local orientation discrimination accuracy for 1/f filtered signals is largely independent of retinal eccentricity. Moreover, we show that items present in the visual field indeed shape the distribution of visual attention, suggesting that classical studies investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of visual attention via localized test items may have obtained a biased measure. We recommend our protocol as an efficient method to evaluate the behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of attentional orienting across space and time.
Penyuluhan Hidup Berkah Tanpa Riba Pada Jama’ah Muslim Pedesaan
Authors: Saepudin Ahmad
Published: August 2022

Hidup berkah merupakan bagian sangat diidamkan bagi umat muslim, keberkahan dapat dituju melalui bentuk ikhtiar dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan hidup jasmani yang dalam ikhtiarnya harus mengacu terhadap apa yang diperintahkan oleh Allah SWT. Salah satu untuk mencapai nilai hidup yang berkah seorang muslim dalam kegiatan mu’amalah harus berdasarkan Al-Qur’an, Hadits dan Ijma ulama, termasuk transaksi kegiatan mu’amalah harus keluar dari jalur bathil. Kegiatan transaksi yang bathil masih ditemukan pada muslim pedesaan Cibinong dan Jatimekar Jatiluhur Purwakarta, seperti pinjam-meminjam uang menggunakan jasa rentenir. Program PKM ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman materi tentang Riba, dimulai dari pengertian menurut para ahli ulama, dasar hukum riba, macam-macam atau jenis-jenis riba, alasan diharamkannya serta dampak riba bagi kehidupan. Metode PKM ini menggunakan pendekatan ceramah dan diskusi. Hasil PKM tentang penyuluhan hidup berkah tanpa riba kepada jamaah muslim pedesaan di Desa Cibinong dan Desa Jatimekar Kecamatan Jatiluhur Kabupaten Purwakarta berjalan dengan baik dan lancar, terlihat peserta sangat menikmati dan menyimak acara penyuluhan ini dengan baik, karena materi penyuluhan disampaikan dengan jelas dan lugas. Respon para jamaah majelis ta’lim juga baik, walaupun ada salah satu jamaah yang merasa tersinggung mengenai pinjaman rentenir, pada akhirnya jamaah tersebut mau hijrah atau meningggalkan praktek rentenir. Dengan adanya program penyuluhan ini masyarakat marasa tercerahkan khususnya masalah praktek ribawi yang jarang tersampaikan ditempat pengajian, dan jamaah majelis ta’lim juga mengetahui kita-kiat menggapai hidup berkah tanpa riba
HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN DENGAN PERILAKU SWAMEDIKASI PENYAKIT GASTRITIS PADA MAHASISWA KESEHATAN DAN NON KESEHATAN DI INDONESIA
Authors: Nasution Dinda Rahmadani , Dianingati Ragil Setia , Annisaa' Eva
Published: August 2022

Gastritis merupakan peningkatan produksi asam lambung sehingga terjadi iritasi lambung. Salah satu upaya pengobatan yang sering dilakukan adalah dengan mengobati diri sendiri (swamedikasi). Dalam melakukan swamedikasi terhadap gastritis membutuhkan pengetahuan yang baik agar swamedikasi dilakukan dengan baik dan benar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan tingkat pengetahuan dan perilaku swamedikasi pada mahasiswa dengan jenis bidang pendidikan kesehatan dan non kesehatan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan jenis potong lintang (cross sectional) dengan teknik pengambilan sampel 200 responden menggunakan teknik accidental sampling dari mahasiswa di Indonesia. Uji statistik menggunakan Uji Mann Whitney. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa tingkat pengetahuan swamedikasi gastritis pada mahasiswa kesehatan sebagian besar tergolong tinggi (61%) dan pada mahasiswa non kesehatan tergolong sedang (55%) sedangkan tingkat pengetahuan swamedikasi gastritis pada mahasiswa kesehatan sebagian cukup tergolong baik (67%) dan pada mahasiswa non kesehatan tergolong sedang (49%) serta terdapat perbedaan skor yang signifikan pengetahuan p 0.001 dan perilaku 0.046. Dapat disimpulkan dari penelitian ini bahwa tingkat pengetahuan dapat mempengaruhi perilaku swamedikasi gastritis.
Numerical Study of the AP/Al/HTPB Composite Solid Propellant based Combustion Process in a Small Retro Rocket Motor
Authors: Izzat Nazmi Mohd Yaacob  , Balbir Singh  , Norkhairunnisa Mazlan  , Ezanee Gires  , Adi Azriff Basri  , Osmera Ismail  , Nor Afizah Salleh  , Suraya Shahedi  , Kamarul Arifin Ahmad
Published: August 2022

A numerical investigation of the composite solid propellant-based Combustion Process is performed to characterize the combustion behavior of ammonium perchlorate and Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) propellants in a small retro rocket motor. In this analysis, the combustion process is carried out inside the chamber with 71% oxidizer, 15% aluminum, and 14% binder. The effects of using 15% aluminum, particularly focusing on the substantially increased burning rate and composition and sizes of combustion residues are studied. A small solid-propellant-based retro rocket motor with a C-D Nozzle is studied computationally. Consistency is maintained in the boundary conditions and dimensions of the nozzle. The results clearly show a decrease in the temperature, as there is a drop in pressure along the length of the nozzle. On the other hand, due to the energy conservation, the fluid velocity marks a significant increase along the length of the nozzle. This analysis provides an outline of the combustion for small solid rocket internal flow predictions. The computation results show that the combustor carries sustained combustion throughout the process, with a steep rise in temperature near the nozzle exit. There is also a significant decrease in density near the nozzle exit due to the temperature rise. The turbulent kinetic energy also plays a major role here.
Book Review: Henry, J.S., Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened. University of California Press. 2020
Authors: Dale Rick
Published: August 2022

There are myriad reasons why innocent people become the target of an investigation then charged and convicted of a crime, and ultimately sentenced to prison. Instances such as these stem from factors that include witness misidentifications, forensic errors, mislabeling of natural and accidental events like crimes, official misconduct resulting in false confessions, and innocents’ acceptance of plea-bargaining deals to circumvent the possibility of a much harsher prison sentence if convicted in a trial setting (Alschuler, 2015; Reichart, 2016; Shaw & Porter, 2015). These reasons are but a few of the mitigating factors that serve to convict the innocent or may even encourage them into accepting the blame for crimes that they did not commit; and at times, being charged with or accepting responsibility for crimes that never existed in the first place (Henry, 2020). In her book, Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened, Jessica S. Henry expounds upon
Liquidity risk, macroprudential regulation and bank performance: empirical evidence from Vietnamese commercial banks
Authors: Nguyen Minh Tri , Tran Tho Ngoc , Nguyen Tuan Huu
Published: August 2022

This paper attempts to cover the gap in the literature on the effects of liquidity risks and macroprudential policies on the performance of domestic banks in Vietnam. The two-way fixed effects and fixed effects generalized least squares methods are employed to analyze panel data from 31 Vietnamese commercial banks from 2006 to 2020. The results show that the liquid assets to total assets ratio has a positive effect on bank performance, which is measured by net interest margin. Stricter macroprudential regulations, which are represented by the short-term funding for mid-to-long-term loans ratio, improve domestic banks’ performance when taking the increase of foreign bank presence into account.
Edge-of-the-Multis: Evidence for a Transition in the Outer Architectures of Compact Multiplanet Systems
Authors: Millholland Sarah C. , He Matthias Y. , Zink Jon K.
Published: August 2022

Although the architectures of compact multiple-planet systems are well characterized, there has been little examination of their “outer edges,” or the locations of their outermost planets. Here we present evidence that the observed high-multiplicity Kepler systems truncate at smaller orbital periods than can be explained by geometric and detection biases alone. To show this, we considered the existence of hypothetical planets orbiting beyond the observed transiting planets with properties dictated by the “peas-in-a-pod” patterns of intrasystem radius and period ratio uniformity. We evaluated the detectability of these hypothetical planets using (1) a novel approach for estimating the mutual inclination dispersion of multitransiting systems based on transit chord length ratios, and (2) a model of transit probability and detection efficiency that accounts for the impacts of planet multiplicity on completeness. Under the assumption that the “peas-in-a-pod” patterns continue to larger orbital separations than observed, we find that ≳35% of Kepler compact multis should possess additional detected planets beyond the known planets, constituting a ∼7σ discrepancy with the lack of such detections. These results indicate that the outer (∼100–300 days) regions of compact multis experience a truncation (i.e., an “edge-of-the-multis”) or a significant breakdown of the “peas-in-a-pod” patterns, in the form of systematically smaller radii or larger period ratios. We outline future observations that can distinguish these possibilities, and we discuss implications for planet formation theories.
Early-time Ultraviolet Spectroscopy and Optical Follow-up Observations of the Type IIP Supernova 2021yja
Authors: Vasylyev Sergiy S. , Filippenko Alexei V. , Vogl Christian , Brink Thomas G. , Brown Peter J. , Jaeger Thomas de , Matheson Thomas , Gal-Yam Avishay , Mazzali Paolo A. , Modjaz Maryam , Patra Kishore C. , Rowe Micalyn , Smith Nathan , Van Dyk Schuyler D. , Williamson Marc , Yang Yi , Zheng WeiKang , deGraw Asia , Fox Ori D. , Gates Elinor L. , Jennings Connor , Rich R. Michael
Published: August 2022

We present three epochs of early-time ultraviolet (UV) and optical HST/STIS spectroscopy of the young, nearby Type IIP supernova (SN) 2021yja. We complement the HST data with two earlier epochs of Swift UVOT spectroscopy. The HST and Swift UVOT spectra are consistent with those of other well-studied Type IIP SNe. The UV spectra exhibit rapid cooling at early times, while less dramatic changes are seen in the optical. We also present Lick/KAIT optical photometry up to the late-time tail phase, showing a very long plateau and shallow decline compared with other SNe IIP. Our modeling of the UV spectrum with the TARDIS radiative transfer code produces a good fit for a high-velocity explosion, a low total extinction E(B − V) = 0.07 mag, and a subsolar metallicity. We do not find a significant contribution to the UV flux from an additional heating source, such as interaction with the circumstellar medium, consistent with the observed flat plateau. Furthermore, the velocity width of the Mg ii
λ2798 line is comparable to that of the hydrogen Balmer lines, suggesting that the UV emission is confined to a region close to the photosphere.
Cloud AI: A comparison of specimen image data extraction processes
Authors: Scott Ben
Published: August 2022

The Natural History Museum (NHM) of London has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise the 80 million specimens in its collection, releasing them through the NHM data portal and the global biodiversity research community. As part of the digitisation process, data is transcribed from specimen labels to capture the vital taxonomic and collection event data. Accurate human transcription is slow and the NHM, like many institutions, has been exploring machine learning (ML) for automated specimen analysis and label data capture. This process requires many different models, chained in series: semantic segmentation to identify specimen and label regions of interest; optical character recognition to identify text on labels; natural language processing to extract entities from the text.

As part of SYNTHESYS+, the NHM has been building the Specimen Data Refinery (SDR) (Smith et al. 2019) - a workflow engine for chaining ML models, each performing one atomic task in the data extraction process. The SDR is now in public beta, and we present evaluation metrics from our initial testing. Alongside the SDR project, the NHM has been exploring cloud-based artificial intelligence tools for specimen digitisation, using Google and Amazon technologies. We present an analysis of these different approaches, comparing the results from third-party AI services with models developed specifically for the biodiversity and natural history collection domains. With large corporates providing comparatively low-cost access to AI compute resources and models transferrable to many specimen image digitisation tasks, is developing bespoke solutions still required?
Evolution of GBIF's Taxonomic Backbone
Authors: Miller Joe
Published: August 2022

GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) is an international research data infrastructure that mediates data from various sources such as museum collections, citizen science observations and machine generated data such as camera trap and environmental DNA. Data shared with GBIF comes with a taxonomic identification—normally a Linnaean binomial. Large data flows are now coming to GBIF without formal names but are identified by informal species hypotheses, usually based on DNA sequence similarity to a curated reference library.

GBIF’s task is to integrate all this data in a repository that is accessible via a single taxonomic framework that integrates the various individual taxonomic practices. This made more challenging by idiosyncratic names that appear in GBIF-mediated datasets, which are not found in existing taxonomies. This taxonomy is known as the GBIF taxonomic backbone. GBIF is transitioning its infrastructure to build the backbone in the new ChecklistBank infrastructure so that GBIF can take advantage of the new tools the Catalogue of Life-GBIF partnership has built. This taxonomy will be more responsive to community input and will be able to integrate new knowledge at a much faster rate.
Assembly of Plant Taxonomic Lists through Catalogue of Life
Authors: Bánki Olaf
Published: August 2022

Plants are a relatively well curated and maintained taxonomic group. Despite all this taxonomic effort, it is not always clear for users of plant species information which authoritative taxonomic list to follow. Collaborations, such as between the World Flora Online consortium, International Plant Names Index (IPNI), Australian Plant Names Index (APNI), Catalogue of Life (COL), the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), and others may help the plant community move forward towards an encompassing global plant species resource. Over the past 20 years, COL has strived to assemble a global plant species list from various data sources published in the COL Checklist (Bánki et al. 2022). COL aspires to move towards having more plant taxonomic sectors being managed by active taxonomic communities. Through its new infrastructure, ChecklistBank, Catalogue of Life is on its way to provide additional services to publish, discover, compare and download different plant taxonomic data sources. COL is also working with partners such as PlaZi, Pensoft and Biodiversity Heritage Library to link plant species information with available digital literature. Such services could help users of plant information to better understand the overlap and differences between the various plant species data sources offered.
An overview of reviews of conservation flagships: evaluating fundraising ability and surrogate power
Authors: Lundberg Piia , Arponen Anni
Published: August 2022

The main role of flagship species in biodiversity conservation is to raise awareness and funds for conservation. Because of their marketing role, flagship species are often selected based on other than biodiversity related criteria, such as species charisma or aesthetic appeal. Nonetheless, funds raised through flagship species are often used to protect the species itself, making it important to evaluate the effectiveness of flagship species as conservation tools: For example, could superior fundraising ability outweigh the low biodiversity surrogate power of a flagship, justifying this ambivalent role in conservation? To assess flagship effectiveness from this dual perspective, we must synthesize evidence on a) the fundraising potential of flagship species vs. other conservation targets, such as ecosystems or biodiversity, and b) the biodiversity surrogate power of potential flagship taxa. We approached this broad topic through an overview of reviews on both subtopics. We found no evidence that charismatic flagship species were superior fundraisers over other conservation targets. In addition, studies evaluating the biodiversity surrogacy power of different taxa had mainly resulted in mixed findings, contesting the overall usefulness of the concept in conservation. The variability of study setups and methods made comparisons between studies difficult, highlighting the need to standardize future research (e.g., standardizing explanatory variables). Further possible reasons for lack of conclusive evidence on fundraising potential are the dominance of factors other than flagship identity (e.g., scope and conservation status) and differences in donor preferences. We recommend Environmental NGOs to develop and diversify their fundraising strategies based on best available knowledge, and rely less on mere species charisma.
Situating social work within disaster governance. Assessing the agency of social work as a bridging agent and its professionalization in disaster governance
Authors: Hollenbach Pia , Goetzoe Monika , de Silva Malith
Published: August 2022

The SARS-COV-2 pandemic created a serious shock and surprise to the disaster governance mechanisms in existence. Even the most advanced disaster governance systems in the world struggled to govern, respond, communicate risk and build resilience against the pandemic. The overall management – locally and globally- showed that relevant stakeholders such as social workers that work frontline but also within disaster management relevant fields, were not heart nor taken their potentials and knowledge into consideration to sustainably set up a disaster management and responds strategy. Applying a comparative multi-sited ethnographic approach, the study aims to highlight the potential agency of social work as a bridging agent to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of existing disaster governance and communication architecture and improve the resilience of communities to cope with the socio-ecological complexity of future disasters, similar to SARS-COV-2. Impact will be created in four main areas: (1) Actors in disaster governance will be educated using the new knowledge produced on contextualized disaster governance and communication strategies and impacts on community resilience; (2) Enhanced capacity and awareness of professional social work practitioners on their role/s as bridging agents within the disaster governance architecture to enhance disaster risk communication and community resilience; (3) Improved capacity for decision and policy-making and strengthened agency of social work in the field of disaster governance through the introduction of professional development training and the ToolKit SW2BRIDGE; and (4) Improved social work education at the university level through the introduction of a post-graduate programme on the application of social work in disasters.
Gordon Crook and the Wolf-Man
Authors: Stupples Peter
Published: August 2022

Gordon Crook (1921–2011) became a significant Wellington artist after his arrival in Aotearoa, New Zealand in 1972. He produced tapestries, prints and banners. In the 1980s, he turned from celebratory public works to more introverted, private imagery, particularly after acquiring a copy of Muriel Gardiner’s The Wolf-Man and Sigmund Freud. In Freud’s analysis of Sergei Pankeev (The Wolf-Man), Crook discovered a set of ideas that enabled him to explore his own infantile neurosis, the result of childhood traumas and his psycho-sexual difficulties in human relationships. The result was a major series of works (1990–91) embracing tapestries and black-and-white prints, two sets of which are in the collection of Te Papa. This paper is based upon Crook’s correspondence over the period of the development of his turn towards more introverted subject matter, as well as a close study of the relationship of Crook’s images to the text of Gardiner’s book.
Trajectory of Damage Accrual in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Based on Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors
Authors: Kallas Romy , Li Jessica , Goldman Daniel W. , Magder Laurence S. , Petri Michelle
Published: August 2022

Objective

The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index (SDI) is associated with increased healthcare costs and mortality. We compared the trajectory of total and individual damage items of the SDI in African American vs White ethnicities in a large prospective systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) cohort. We also estimated the association between ethnicity and individual damage items after adjusting for several socioeconomic factors.

Methods

Poisson regression was used to calculate the rate of damage per year for each organ. Cox regression modeling was used to determine the association between time to the individual damage item and ethnicity.

Results

We included 2436 patients: 42.9% African American, 57.1% White, and 92% female. There was a linear relationship between time since diagnosis and mean SDI score, with no plateau. Compared to White patients, African American patients had a faster total, renal, pulmonary, and skin damage accrual rate even after adjustment for differences in socioeconomic variables.

Conclusion

The linear increase in damage in both ethnicities over time is of particular concern. African American patients accrued more damage at a faster rate compared to White patients. For a few organs, higher rates of damage in African American patients was partially explained by socioeconomic differences, whereas for most organs, the difference persisted after adjustment for these factors.
Pediatric to Adult Transition Literature: Scoping Review and Rheumatology Research Prioritization Survey Results
Authors: Bitencourt Nicole , Lawson Erica , Bridges John , Carandang Kristine , Chintagunta Ela , Chiraseveenuprapund Peter , DeQuattro Kimberly , Goh Y. Ingrid , Lee Tzielan C. , Moore Katharine F. , Peterson Rosemary G. , Roberts Jordan E. , Ronis Tova , Sadun Rebecca E. , Smitherman Emily A. , Stringer Elizabeth , White Patience H. , Chang Joyce C.
Published: August 2022

The transition from pediatric to adult care is the focus of growing research. It is important to identify how to direct future research efforts for maximum effect. Our goals were to perform a scoping review of the transition literature, highlight gaps in transition research, and offer stakeholder guidance on the importance and feasibility of research questions designed to fill identified gaps. The transition literature on rheumatic diseases and other common pediatric-onset chronic diseases was grouped and summarized. Based on the findings, a survey was developed and disseminated to pediatric rheumatologists and young adults with rheumatic diseases as well as their caregivers. The transitional care needs of patients, healthcare teams, and caregivers is well described in the literature. While various transition readiness scales exist, no longitudinal posttransfer study confirms their predictive validity. Multiple outcome measures are used alone or in combination to define a successful transition or intervention. Multimodal interventions are most effective at improving transition-related outcomes. How broader health policy affects transition is poorly studied. Research questions that ranked highest for importance and feasibility included those related to identifying and tracking persons with psychosocial vulnerabilities or other risk factors for poor outcomes. Interventions surrounding improving self-efficacy and health literacy were also ranked highly. In contrast to healthcare teams (n = 107), young adults/caregivers (n = 23) prioritized research surrounding improved work, school, or social function. The relevant transition literature is summarized and future research questions prioritized, including the creation of processes to identify and support young adults vulnerable to poor outcomes.
The Effectiveness of a Critical Appraisal Skills Workshop 6 Months After Nurses' Participation
Authors: Chen Shu-Yu , Huang Chin-Yi , Chang Yuan-Ping , Huang Wan-Ting , Chang Shu-Chen
Published: August 2022

Background

The aim of this study was to explore whether nursing staff retained knowledge, self-confidence, and attitudes 6 months after participating in a critical appraisal skills workshop.

Method

A retrospective matched case-control study was conducted to ascertain the effects of this training on the ability to appraise literature.

Results

Mean scores on the critical appraisal knowledge test, self-confidence, and attitudes were significantly higher in the case group compared to the control group (
p
< .001,
p
< .05, and
p
= .031, respectively).

Conclusion

Six months after the workshop, critical appraisal knowledge, self-confidence, and attitudes remained improved among the nursing staff who participated. This indicates that the workshop was effective for learning and can be used for clinical training.

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J Contin Educ Nurs
. 2022;53(8):372–378.]
Pilot Testing of the Promoting Positive Care Interactions Intervention in Assisted Living
Authors: Paudel Anju , Galik Elizabeth , Resnick Barbara , Doran Kelly , Boltz Marie , Zhu Shijun
Published: August 2022

The current study aimed to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of the Promoting Positive Care Interactions (PPCI) intervention designed to establish positive care interactions between staff and residents in assisted living (AL) using an online approach. PPCI was implemented in one AL community using a single group pre-/posttest design; 17 care staff were recruited from the memory care unit. Delivery, receipt, and enactment of the PPCI were assessed for feasibility. Change in staff outcomes and facility outcomes were examined for preliminary efficacy. The four steps of the PPCI were implemented as intended with 100% staff exposure to education and considerable staff engagement in weekly mentoring sessions. Although there was an improvement in AL environment and policy, no significant changes were observed in staff outcomes. Future testing of the PPCI should include a longer timeline and explore a hybrid model that includes online education and in-person mentoring and coaching of staff to improve care interactions. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48
(8), 17–25.]
New convergence analysis of a class of smoothing Newton-type methods for second-order cone complementarity problem
Authors: Dong Li , Tang Jingyong
Published: August 2022

In this paper we propose a class of smoothing Newton-type methods for solving the second-order cone complementarity problem (SOCCP). The proposed method design is based on a special regularized Chen-Harker-Kanzow-Smale (CHKS) smoothing function. When the solution set of the SOCCP is nonempty, our method has the following convergence properties: (ⅰ) it generates a bounded iteration sequence; (ⅱ) the value of the merit function converges to zero; (ⅲ) any accumulation point of the generated iteration sequence is a solution of the SOCCP; (ⅳ) it has the local quadratic convergence rate under suitable assumptions. Some numerical results are reported.
Social Theories and Whole Personhood During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Dén-Nagy Ildikó
Published: August 2022

Owing to the introduction of social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, the separate entities of work and family condensed entirely into one physical space for many people. Diverse challenges started to arise within the household and people had to develop coping strategies without any previous experience of such an extreme situation. This chapter explores these problems from a theoretical point of view. First, it discusses the economic value of housework, which increased and became more complex and unequally distributed during the pandemic. It then provides insights into the conception of disembeddedness and work-life balance. Finally, the chapter comments on the moral and cultural aspects of the COVID-19-related public measures, which were launched to mitigate the social impact of the pandemic. The chapter pays particular attention to Karl Polanyi's economic sociology and to the research perspectives offered by his theories in this context.
Virtual Reality for Teacher Training
Authors: Cárdenas Miriela M. , Alvarez Ibis M. , Manero Borja , Romero-Hernández Alejandro
Published: August 2022

This chapter discusses the use of virtual reality (VR) in the training of preservice secondary education teachers in Spain as an integral part of their learning process. The authors propose some premises from which to design a training program to improve preservice teachers' communicative competence and their ability to manage conflict impacting the classroom climate. First, it explains the experiential and experimental potential of a virtual learning environment (VLE), its ability to create personalized virtual worlds, as well as the possibility to generate insightful instant feedback and feedforward. Finally, an example of a prototype scenario designed on this conceptual basis is provided. Furthermore, the chapter presents an overview of an educational proposal to implement this experiential immersive opportunity for preservice teachers to interact and manage disruptive situations in a safe and reliable environment conducive to the development of key communicative competences and strategies to turn conflict into a learning opportunity.
Toward Evacuation Training in Metaverse
Authors: Mitsuhara Hiroyuki , Shishibori Masami
Published: August 2022

Traditional evacuation training is ineffective as it does not simulate decision making against tough disaster situations. Therefore, evacuation training should be significantly enhanced to offer realistic simulated evacuation experiences, entailing decision making. A promising approach to the enhancement is to introduce virtual reality (VR) into evacuation training, and there have been numerous VR-based evacuation training systems. The authors launched the project Evacuation Training in Metaverse (ETM) considering the recent surge of interest in the metaverse as a VR extension. The ETM system is being developed based on the design principle: gathering numerous participants, pursuing high fidelity, and simulating a sudden earthquake. The ETM system transforms ordinary time to emergency time by creating a sudden earthquake, allowing participants to experience simulated earthquake evacuation in a high fidelity virtual world developed from an open-city model, photogrammetry, etc. The participants make decisions in the virtual world while being influenced by numerous others.
Green Sales
Authors: Değirmenci Bekir , Durmaz Yakup
Published: August 2022

In today's global world, issues such as environmental protection, environmental production, and environmental sales have begun to be paid attention to by consumers. Natural threats due to global warming in recent years and negative natural events such as earthquakes, flood disasters, extreme temperatures, and storms directly threaten human existence. Due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic in the years 2020-2021, significant changes have occurred in people's purchasing behaviors. For example, consumers have tended to buy natural products rather than artificial product preferences due to mass production. At the same time the individuals forming the society and environmental organizations and laws are of the opinion that one of the most important factors threatening the environment is production enterprises. For this reason, businesses have started to act more sensitively about environmentalism in their production and sales activities in order not to attract the reaction of society and environmental organizations.