bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ДОСВІД РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ ЕКСПЕРИМЕНТУ З ПІДГОТОВКИ ЗДОБУВАЧІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ ІІІ РІВНЯ (PHD) ЗА СПЕЦІАЛЬНІСТЮ 281 «ПУБЛІЧНЕ УПРАВЛІННЯ ТА АДМІНІСТРУВАННЯ» В НАВЧАЛЬНО-НАУКОВОМУ ІНСТИТУТІ ДЕРЖАВНОГО УПРАВЛІННЯ НТУ «ДНІПРОВСЬКА ПОЛІТЕХНІКА»
Authors: Липовська Наталія Анатоліївна , Хожило Ірина Іванівна
Published: May 2022

У статті висвітлено досвід реалізації експерименту з підготовки здобувачів вищої освіти ІІІ рівня (PhD) в навчально-науковому інституті державного управління НТУ «Дніпровська політехніка» за спеціальністю 281 «Публічне управління та адміністрування». Акцентовано, що в Україні з 2016 року у вищих навчальних закладах (наукових установах) запроваджено нову, європейську модель підготовки наукових кадрів вищого ступеня, а саме докторів філософії (PhD). Організаційно-правовою основою реалізації цієї моделі є ліцензування освітньо-наукових програм, яке здійснює Національне агентство забезпечення якості вищої освіти. Доведено, що навчально-науковий інститут державного управління НТУ «Дніпровська політехніка» має значний досвід у підготовці наукових кадрів вищого рівня в галузі науки «Державне управління» (з 2004 р. по т.ч.). В інституті функціонувала спеціалізована вчена рада К 08.866.01 з правом прийняття до захисту кандидатських дисертацій (2004–2018 рр.); спеціалізована вчена рада Д 08.866.01 з правом прийняття до захисту кандидатських та докторських дисертацій (2016–2021 рр.). З 2016 року інститут розпочав підготовку наукових кадрів за спеціальністю 281 «Публічне управління та адміністрування». За період дії експерименту з підготовки здобувачів вищої освіти ІІІ рівня (PhD) в інституті було підготовлено та захищено в разових спеціалізованих радах 14 докторів філософії. Основні напрямки наукових інтересів здобувачів вищої освіти ІІІ рівня формуються навколо пріоритетних проблем у сфері публічноуправлінської діяльності, зокрема таких як адаптація системи державного управління та державної служби до стандартів ЄС; управління інноваційним розвитком; стратегічний менеджмент в державному управлінні; антикризове управління в державному секторі; лідерство в державному управлінні; управління державними фінансами; державне управління соціогуманітарним розвитком та ін. Доведено, що в умовах перезавантаження системи публічного управління актуальність освітньо-наукової спеціальності «Публічне управління та адміністрування» не викликає сумнівів, адже вона забезпечує підготовку нової генерації управлінців, молодих, ініціативних, озброєних сучасними вміннями та навичками як до професійної діяльності в органах публічної влади, так і здатних до науково-дослідної та науково-педагогічної роботи. Визначено сильні та слабкі сторони системи підготовки докторів філософії в Навчально-науковому інституті державного управління НТУ «Дніпровська політехніка» з метою визначення перспектив подальшого розвитку та удосконалення цієї системи в умовах регіонального та національного ринку освітніх послуг.
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction: Bridging mitigation and adaptation for community resilience
Authors: C. Sneddon Alison
Published: May 2022

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (eco-DRR) is emerging as an approach to disaster risk reduction which bridges mitigation and adaptation, protecting communities from the impacts of disasters in the short term while building long term resilience by addressing both hazards and vulnerability to them. Wide-ranging experience of implementing eco-DRR initiatives in different contexts and to address different hazards highlights the importance of key considerations on which there is extensive consensus across the literature. Firstly, eco-DRR must be appropriate to the context, necessitating knowledge about the ecosystem, the capacity of the community to sustain it, and the role of hybrid solutions combining eco-DRR with grey engineering solutions. Secondly, meaningful community engagement is vital to the success of eco-DRR. Working with the communities involved is of key importance to ensure the eco-DRR initiative is appropriate, sustainable, and strengthened by local knowledge and expertise. Finally, the benefits of eco-DRR initiatives may take considerable time to be visible. Commitment to long term programming and funding, and ensuring that short-term benefits are realised by the community while the longer term benefits accrue, are essential. These considerations provide useful guidance to the design and delivery of eco-DRR. The literature also highlights priority gaps in the global body of knowledge which future research and learning should work to address: firstly, a need to develop a base of evidence as well as evidence-based standard of practice and guidance, and secondly, a need to understand the relationship between eco-DRR and gender and social inclusion, which is a major gap in the current body of knowledge.
Evaluation of the in vitro fungicidal activity of the dynamized essential oil of Aloysia polystachya before and after freezing
Authors: Nader Talita , Henrique Camila Yamasita , Leonel Alexandre Henrique , Pereira Ana Maria Soares
Published: May 2022

Background: The method of preserving substances of natural origin should not only maintain the microbiological safety of the product but also the integrity of its therapeutic potential. Essential oils obtained from plants are complex mixtures of substances and it is suggested to keep them under refrigeration for better conservation. On the other hand, homeopathic mother tincture prepared from plant is kept at room temperature. Aim: This work aimed to evaluate if the freezing process changes the in vitro antifungal activity potential of the homeopathic preparation Aloysia polystachya 1CH against Candida albicans. Methodology: The inoculum of C. albicans ATCC 10231 was cultivated in culture médium Sabouroud (Himedia®), standardized on a spectrometer and distributed in a 96-well plate. Then, A. polystachya 1CH was added to the wells, prepared according to the Brazilian Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (FHB, 3rd edition) from A. polystachya essencial oil. An aliquot of this homeopathic preparation was frozen and after 40 days it was submitted to the same methodology for evaluation of the antifungal activity. After incubation, the plates were read with triphenyltetrazolic (TTC) (Vetec®). Results and discussion: The results of the in vitro evaluation showed that the freezing process retained the antifungal activity of the dynamized essential oil of A. polystachya 1CH against C. albicans. Conclusion: Under the conditions evaluated in this study, the freezing method presented as a viable method of conservation of dynamized plant material.
Macrophage activity regulation by high dilution of aspirin and its possible mechanism
Authors: Von Ancken Adalberto , Eizayaga Francisco Xavier , Bonamin Leoni Villano
Published: May 2022

Background: Under LPS-stimulus, platelets can activate macrophages by a cell-to-cell contact or through cytokine degranulation. Rebound effects of anti-thrombotic agents, such as prostanoids and COX inhibitors can lead to thrombosis, infarct, and stroke. Aspirin has been prescribed for decades due to its powerful antiplatelet action, but it is also related to paradoxical effects such as withdrawal syndrome peaks, resistance, and thrombogenesis. Ultra-diluted aspirin can also produce the same effect in one hour, regardless of Cox-2, by still unknown pathways. Antithrombotic effects of aspirin are also reversed by its high dilutions. Aims: This study aims to characterize the effects of aspirin 15cH on macrophages challenged with LPS, a Cox-2 activator. Methodology: RAW 264.7 macrophages were sown in 24 wells plates using R10 medium, boosted with 1μg/ml LPS, and treated with aspirin 15 cH and controls. The activity was evaluated after 24 hours. Supernatants were evaluated for cytokines, nitric oxide, and dielectric oscillations, through solvatochromic dyes (Cartwright’s method). Results and discussion: macrophage spreading was increased by aspirin 15 cH, an LPS-like effect. Paradoxically, a significant reduction of this effect was noted when both, LPS and aspirin 15 cH, were added. Succussed water reversed the effect of LPS, leading to TNF (p<0.05) production close to baseline levels. Also, the single treatment with succussed water inhibited IL-10 production (p<0.05), but aspirin 200 µg/mL (positive control) highly increased it (p<0.0001), showing the validity of the model. Nitric oxide production was strengthened by LPS presence (p<0.0001), as expected, but partially downregulated after treatment with aspirin 200 µg/mL, water and succussed water. A pilot study with solvatochromic dyes showed no significant difference among treatments. Conclusion: The main data suggest that aspirin 15 cH increases macrophage activity but presents a paradoxal effect when mixed with LPS. On the other hand, succussed water itself has modulatory effects on macrophages.
Practical teaching of pathophysiology to LAFFH at the IPD outpatient clinic of FMP/FASE: Historical Report
Authors: Martins Cláudio Hansel , Sperduto Victor Tito , Bernardo Roberta Malher , Pires Thaís Ferreira do Espírito Santo , Varricchio Marcia Cristina Braga Nunes
Published: May 2022

Background: Undergraduate students of UNIFASE/FMP, through the Academic League of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology (Liga Acadêmica de Fisiologia e Fisiopatologia Humana - LAFFH), participate in a supervised internship to outpatient at the Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Service of FMP/FASE, authorized by Clinical Direction (October 2018). Patients received conventional therapy in addition to complementary therapy with Homeopathy, for external use for cleaning skin lesions and modulating inflammatory responses, whose mechanisms of action are already described in the scientific literature and authorized by ANVISA. Aims: Make approach of undergraduate students to Homeopathic pathophysiology. Methodology: The supervised clinical internship of LAFFH students is in two service rooms with 6 students in each, based on prior appointment due to spontaneous demand, with medical records registered by the IPD outpatient service secretary. Outpatient clinical care addresses the pathophysiology and miasms of the symptoms and signs of neglected chronic parasitic diseases prevalent in our country, identified by anamnesis and physical examination. They are correlated to biological activities in plant chemistry classes, besides official homeopathic pharmacopoeia.  So, it was adopted the external use of HUD Ledum palustre 6ch for the cleansing of skin lesions with torpid evolution at IPD. Results and discussion: Two patients with edema and varicose ulcers were treated with the ointment offered. Edema extension which was +++/4+ to both patients diminished to +/4+ in 30 days of interval. Indeed, ulcers remained at the same shape and size, but their bases were cleaned, without purulence. Novel clinical sessions did not occur because of social distancing needed. Conclusion: It has been developed a positive perception among patients and students about the action of homeopathic remedies. The practical teaching activity initiated encourages students in clinical reasoning about complementary therapeutic association with Homeopathy for patients whose evolution is below the expected prognosis with conventional therapy. Project of clinical observation will be elaborated to research ethics committee.
Viscum album L. homeopathic mother tinctures: Metabolome and antitumor activity
Authors: Melo Michelle Nonato de Oliveira , Oliveira Adriana Passos , Garrett Rafael , Zancan Patrícia , Ochioni Alan Clavelland , Grazi Mirio , Ramm Hartmut , Jaeger Tim , Baumgartner Stephan , Holandino Carla
Published: May 2022

Background: Viscum album L. is a semi-parasitic plant with antitumor activity attributed to the aqueous extracts. However, European V. album ethanolic extracts (VAE) have also demonstrated in vitro activity in tumor models. Aims: Evaluate the metabolic profiles of fifty VAE harvested during summer and winter seasons and their antitumor activity through 2D and 3D models. Methodology: VAE were prepared by maceration from: V. album subsp. album growing on Malus domestica, Quercus sp.     and Ulmus sp.; V. album subsp. austriacum from Pinus sylvestris; V. album subsp. abietis from Abies alba. Chemical analyses were performed through liquid chromatography coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) was performed in the Metaboanalyst 4.0. The antitumor potential of the selected VAE was evaluated in 2D and 3D models (MDA-MB-231 cancer cells) by MTT, crystal violet and glycolytic pathway analysis. Results and discussion: The first 3 principal components in PLS-DA explained 60% and 40% of data variation in positive and negative modes respectively. Three groups were formed and showed chemical similarity among V. album subspecies. The compounds responsible for group separation were tentatively identified as: pinobankasin or naringenin hexoside; isorhamnetin-3-hexoside, meglutol and different amino acids. The summer VAE at 0.5% v/v induced higher cytotoxic damage than the winter preparations, and Abies alba and Quercus sp. VAE promoted 49% and 42% reduction of tumor viability in 3D model (72h incubation), respectively. MDA-MB-231 glycolytic pathway in 2D model showed a decrease in the glucose consumption and extracellular lactate production. Also, PFK (6- phosphofructo-1-kinase) and PK (Pyruvate kinase) activities were inhibited by Abies alba and Quercus sp. VAE at 48h of incubation. Conclusion: VAE extracts showed different metabolomes and the glycolytic pathway should be an important target involved in the inhibition of tumor growth by these extracts.
Organic carbon burial by river meandering partially offsets bank erosion carbon fluxes in a discontinuous permafrost floodplain
Authors: Douglas Madison M. , Li Gen K. , Fischer Woodward W. , Rowland Joel C. , Kemeny Preston C. , West A. Joshua , Schwenk Jon , Piliouras Anastasia P. , Chadwick Austin J. , Lamb Michael P.
Published: May 2022

Abstract. Arctic river systems erode permafrost in their banks and mobilize particulate organic carbon (OC). Meandering rivers can entrain particulate OC from permafrost many meters below the depth of annual thaw, potentially enabling the production of greenhouse gases. However, the amount and fate of permafrost OC that is mobilized by river erosion is uncertain. To constrain OC fluxes due to riverbank erosion and deposition, we collected
riverbank and floodplain sediment samples along the Koyukuk River, which
meanders through discontinuous permafrost in the Yukon River watershed,
Alaska, USA, with an average migration rate of 0.52 m yr−1. We measured sediment total OC (TOC) content, radiocarbon activity, water content, bulk density, grain size, and floodplain stratigraphy. Radiocarbon activity and TOC content were higher in samples dominated by silt as compared to sand, which we used to map OC content onto floodplain stratigraphy and estimate carbon fluxes due to river meandering. Results showed that the Koyukuk River erodes and re-deposits a substantial flux of OC each year due to its depth and high migration rate, generating a combined OC flux of a similar magnitude to the floodplain net ecological productivity. However, sediment being eroded from cutbanks and deposited as point bars had similar OC stocks (mean ± 1 SD of 125.3±13.1 kg OC m−2 in cutbanks versus 114.0±15.7 kg OC m−2 in point bars) whether or not the banks
contained permafrost. We also observed radiocarbon-depleted biospheric OC in both cutbanks and permafrost-free point bars. These results indicate that a substantial fraction of aged biospheric OC that is liberated from
floodplains by bank erosion is subsequently re-deposited in point bars rather than being oxidized. The process of aging, erosion, and re-deposition of floodplain organic material may be intrinsic to river–floodplain dynamics, regardless of permafrost content.
Marine heatwaves in the Arabian Sea
Authors: Chatterjee Abhisek , Anil Gouri , Shenoy Lakshmi R.
Published: May 2022

Abstract. Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged warm sea condition events
that can have a destructive impact on marine ecosystems. The documentation
of MHWs and assessment of their impacts is largely confined to a few
regional seas or to global mean studies. The north Indian Ocean received
almost no attention in this regard despite the fact that this ocean basin,
particularly the Arabian Sea, has been warming at the most rapid pace among the
other tropical basins in recent decades. This study shows the
characteristics of MHW events for the Arabian Sea during 1982–2019. Our
analysis shows that the duration (frequency) of MHWs exhibits a rapidly
increasing trend of ∼20 d per decade (1.5–2 events per decade) in
the northern Arabian Sea and the southeastern Arabian Sea close to the west
coast of India, which is a multifold increase in MHW days (frequency)
from the 80s. Notably, since the beginning of the satellite record, the
years 2010 and 2016 have exhibited the maximum number of heatwave days when more
than 75 % of days of the pre-monsoon and summer monsoon season experience
heatwaves. The accelerated trend of the heatwave days is found to be driven
by the rapid rise in the mean sea surface temperature (SST) of the Arabian Sea in the recent decade.
Moreover, longer heatwave days are also associated with dominant climate
modes. Among them, the Indian Ocean Basin Mode via the decaying phase of El Niño is the most influential mode contributing to more than 70 %–80 %
of observed heatwave days in this basin. Further analysis of the most
prolonged observed heatwave during April–June 2010 indicates that surface
heat flux associated with the weaker latent heat loss and the shallow mixed
layer was the primary cause of this event. Further, we note that the
pre-monsoon cyclonic storms in the Arabian Sea often contribute to the
waning of such heatwaves in the basin.
Potential effect of wetting agents added to agricultural sprays on the stability of soil aggregates
Authors: Kintl Antonín , Vlček Vítězslav , Brtnický Martin , Nedělník Jan , Elbl Jakub
Published: May 2022

Abstract. A potential effect of adjuvants/wetting agents added to
the spray mixture on the water stability of soil aggregates (WSA) in
agricultural soil was studied. Nine sites were chosen in the Czech Republic.
Each site was mapped using representative soil pits (depth min. 1.3 m). A
total of 54 mixed samples were collected from topsoil horizons on the
selected sites. The samples were exposed to the action of four different
types of wetting agents (organosilicone wetting agent; methyl ester of
rapeseed oil; mixture of methyl ester palmitic and oleic acids; isodecyl
alcohol ethoxylate), which are the most common wetting agents used in
agriculture in the Czech Republic. WSA was determined before and after the
addition of wetting agents (WA). Initial WSA values were at the same level
in a majority of sampling points. Two sites were an exception, on which
Haplic Luvisols and Relictistagnic Fluvisols occurred. These soil types
featured the lowest WSA values. After the addition of WA across the sampling
points, average WSA values exhibited a demonstrable trend: WSA of control
sample (without the WA application) was at all times higher than in samples
with the addition of WA. If the measured WSA values are compared in terms of
overall means, it is evident that the control variant always exhibited the
highest WSA value (on average 44.04  %) and the variants with the
application of WA showed always WSA values lower by min. 16 %. The worst
effect on WSA was that of wetting agents whose basic component was methyl
ester of rapeseed. These wetting agents caused a decrease in WSA by more
than 50 %. All soil samples were also analysed for basic soil parameters
(glomalin, oxidizable carbon – Cox, pH, Na, P, Ca, K, Mg) in order to
determine their potential influence on aggregate stability and to possibly eliminate the
negative impact of WA. In this respect, only a significant influence of Cox
content on WSA was recorded, which positively correlated with the stability
of soil aggregates.
Time in Afrofuturism, Classroom Time, and Carceral Time
Authors: W. Walters Wendy
Published: May 2022

This essay describes teaching Afrofuturism in a small liberal arts college and a state prison, during the time of the pandemic. Questions about time are central to Afrofuturist literature, art, and scholarship, and the altered timeframes of both COVID and incarceration are placed into dialogue in this piece.
Speaking Back to the Neoliberal Community College
Authors: Schnee Emily
Published: May 2022

This article explores the complexities and contradictions of neoliberal policy reforms on fifteen Black and Latino male community college students who participated in a qualitative, longitudinal study at Urban Community College. Though the conventional wisdom on community colleges assumes that more and better neoliberal policies will lead to improved outcomes and greater equity for educationally disenfranchised students, this study illustrates how the policies that are at the heart of the college completion agenda, such as continuous full-time enrollment, on-time graduation, and guided curricular pathways, were implicated in the study participants’ academic challenges.
Black Women and the Pandemic Imagination: Pedagogy as a Rehearsal of Hope During Covid-19
Authors: Brown Kimberly Nichele
Published: May 2022

This article discusses Brown’s use of Afrofuturism and critical pedagogy in her creation of the class, Black Women and the Pandemic Imagination (BWPI), which she taught in Spring 2021 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Brown explains her implementation of precarious pedagogy to attend to the affective needs of students struggling under the effect of Covid-19. She discusses how the analytics of Afrofuturism and critical pedagogy provide strategies for combating white supremacy and for promoting social justice. Brown demonstrates how reading theoretical works by black women about cataclysmic moments (i.e., the apocalypse, contagions, pandemics and even the Middle Passage), as well as studying representations of black women during these moments provides an opportunity for students to “rehearse hope.” Brown sees BWPI as a course premised on Black Lives Matter and committed to black futurity – “there are black people in the future.” Through BWPI, she hoped to ignite the radical imagination of her students, thereby empowering them to think about creating a more equitable future.
Experiencing the complexity of reality before graduation
Authors:   Örebro University, Svensson Elisabeth
Published: May 2022

The curriculum for undergraduate students offers not only basic statistics courses but also optional courses regarding statistical methods for times series, modelling, epidemiology, econometrics and other topics potentially useful in a statistician’s career. This means that the students believe that they will get a comprehensive statistical toolbox for solving a variety of real life problems after graduation. But can they use the tools in a complex reality? The aim is to present the use of inter-disciplinary statistical problem solving courses for introducing the complexity of reality to statistics students before graduation. Experiences of the discordance between students’ theoretical and practical skills regarding statistical description, analysis and understanding will be given.
Making statistics meaningful: the merits of a competence-based approach
Authors:   Open Universiteit Nederland, Van Buuren Hans
Published: May 2022

The rather poor students’ performances and the reluctance of students to attend courses were the motives for a project that entails the redesign of conventional statistics courses, into courses designed according to the characteristics of a competence-based approach that integrates research methods, statistics and psychology subjects into holistic authentic tasks throughout the psychology curriculum. This paper presents the findings of the first redesigned course. The competence-based course resulted, compared to the conventional course, into higher students’ performance and higher scores on learning competences, attitudes and motivation.
What type of students prefer what components of a blended learning environment? A cluster-analytic investigation
Authors:   Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Maastricht University, Tempelaar Dirk , Rienties Bart ,   Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Maastricht University, Schim van der Loeff Sybrand ,   Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Maastricht University
Published: May 2022

In the teaching of introductory statistics to first year students economics and business, the Maastricht University uses a blended learning environment that allows students to design a individualized environment by attuning available learning tools to personal preferences. The blended learning environment consists of tutorials based on the problem-based learning principle, lectures, independent learning and an electronic learning environment based upon knowledge space theory: ALEKS. Usage of only the first component is required; the usage of other components can be set according to individual preferences. In this study, we will focus on the intensity of the use of the electronic learning environment ALEKS and investigate the relationship between this and student learning dispositions in a cluster analytic study. Data of about 4650 students taking this course are used. This study aims to contribute on the topic ‘development of tools to improve students’learning of statistics’.
One small step for a pupil - one giant leap for citizens
Authors:   Durham University, Nicholson James , Ridgway Jim ,   Durham University, McCusker Sean ,   Durham University
Published: May 2022

OECD has launched its Global Project that aims to develop new measures of the nature and progress of societies and to increase the capability of citizens to understand and use this information. We contend that this needs to be accompanied by a developing programme at school level to equip the next generation to understand relationships in complex data. This paper looks at the current uses of data within the UK curriculum and identifies some barriers to change. We show examples of tasks which offer opportunities for students to work with real, relevant, complex data in ways which develop sought after generic employment skills,such as collaborative working, communication and integration of ICT skills. We believe that this research has important implications for the statistical literacy of both the next generation of citizens and the current adult population.
Estrategias de mercadeo en asociaciones agropecuarias colombianas
Authors: Serrano Ana , Tiuzo Sandra , Martínez Martha
Published: May 2022

Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo analizar las estrategias de mercadeo en asociaciones del sector agropecuario, enfocadas en: la identificación de los productos, el ciclo de vida, los atributos, las estrategias de precio, publicidad, plaza o distribución y canales de comercialización. Se implementó una metodología cualitativa, teórica documental, aplicada a dos asociaciones en la provincia del Sugamuxi y Tundama del Departamento de Boyacá, Colombia. Como resultado se identificaron en el análisis las falencias más representativas que exhibe el sector agropecuario, lo cual requiere el fortalecimiento de los canales de distribución, publicidad y precios. Se concluyó que es importante que las estrategias de mercadeo pueden mejorar la imagen de los productos agropecuarios y del mismo modo la competitividad de éste sector económico.
Fidelización y retención de clientes en una empresa líder de telecomunicaciones en Perú
Authors: Abarca Sánchez Yasser , Barreto Rivera Urpi , Barreto Jara Orlando , Díaz Ugarte Jorge Luis
Published: May 2022

Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación entre la fidelización y la retención a través de un análisis factorial exploratorio, con la técnica de reducción de dimensiones y un análisis de regresión lineal múltiple para presentar la relación entre estas variables en una empresa líder de telecomunicaciones en el Perú. La investigación se aplica, con un enfoque cuantitativo, correlacional y con un diseño transversal no experimental. La población está representada por una muestra de 147 consumidores que pertenecen a la empresa líder en telecomunicaciones de Perú. La información se recogió mediante un cuestionario en línea. Los resultados muestran que existe una fuerte relación entre la fidelidad de los consumidores y la retención con una R=0,656. Se concluye que la empresa se debe enfocar en mejorar sus tecnologías de información y comunicaciones, la experiencia y las recompensas ofrecidas, para una mejor retención de los consumidores.
Prácticas de gestión de conocimiento en empresas colombianas: percepciones de directivos
Authors: Rosero Sarasty Oscar Martin , Riascos Erazo Sandra Cristina , Martínez Álvaro Enríquez
Published: May 2022

El objetivo de esta investigación fue conocer la percepción de directivos empresariales respecto a la importancia e incidencia de diversas prácticas organizacionales para la gestión del conocimiento. Se efectuó un estudio cuantitativo con datos de un cuestionario tipo likert que consulta sobre Prácticas de Gestión de Conocimiento GC agrupadas en cinco dimensiones: Personas, Conocimiento, Organización, Gestión y Tecnología. Mediante Análisis de Correspondencias Múltiples se establecieron indicadores y un ranking para el conjunto de empresas. Los resultados indican escasa variación entre las dimensiones, sin embargo, las prácticas de gestión de conocimiento vinculadas a conocimiento, gestión y tecnología evidencian mayores niveles de valoración respecto a relevancia e incidencia en la gestión de conocimiento. Se concluyó la importancia de profundizar en la incidencia de aspectos de liderazgo, cultura organizacional, estructura social y política y especialmente sobre la relación entre gestión de conocimiento e Innovación.
Gerencia en los indicadores del Entorno laboral Saludable en Latinoamérica. Revisión exploratoria
Authors: López Laverde Jessica , Mejía Arias Nicolás , Pérez Viveros Darío , Selada Aguirre Isabel Cristina
Published: May 2022

La implementación y gerencia del modelo de Entorno Laboral Saludable ELS, enunciado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), se desarrolla de manera diferente en cada país, en este sentido, se requiere realizar una revisión exploratoria sobre la gerencia los indicadores del Entorno Laboral Saludable en Latinoamérica. Para esto, se efectuó una revisión de documentos indexados en inglés, español y portugués, entre los años 2016 al 2021, relacionados con estudios descriptivos, de intervención, y revisiones literarias. El análisis se basó en la revisión de los cuatro indicadores que fundamentan la gerencia del modelo de ELS propuesto por la OMS. Como resultado se identifica una diferencia marcada en cuanto a la producción literaria en Brasil frente al resto de Latinoamérica. Se concluye con la verificación de lo enunciado por la OMS respecto de la tendencia en Latinoamérica de gerenciar sus esfuerzos en dos áreas específicas: Salud y Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo, con énfasis en el lugar de trabajo, el desarrollo normativo y promoción de ambientes de trabajo y de salud.
Determinants of Livestock Herd Size in Mixed Cropping Zone of Punjab-Pakistan
Authors: Saeed Rashed , Kamran Muhammad Asif , Qasim Muhammad , Naheed Sobia , Mahmood Irfan
Published: May 2022

Pakistan is considered as an agricultural country dominated by smallholder farmers. The size of the land, livestock, and labor force have paramount importance for the livelihood of resource-poor farmers. The present study was designed to determine the factors affecting the size of the livestock, i.e., the flock size of large ruminant buffaloes and cows. A cross-sectional data set collected randomly from 150 respondents from three districts of the mixed cropping zone of Central Punjab was used to address the study's objectives. Regression estimates revealed that family labor for attending animals, length of lactation, total healthcare expenditures, small land holding, and the geographic district factors significantly affected the herd size of buffaloes and cows. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the implementation of health care systems is one of the crucial factors in building the herd size, mainly through reducing mortality rates, improving the length of lactation, and other aspects of animal well-being. Similarly, the benefits of government livestock policies should reach the grassroot level to retain and use domestic family labor, not as a norm but to engage in the livestock sector for earning their incomes.
Errors and complications in the treatment of patients with primary tumors of the lower limb long bones by the Ilizarov method
Authors: Balaev P. I. , Borzunov D. Yu.
Published: May 2022

Based on the analysis of the treatment results of 133 patients with primary tumors of the lower limb long tubular bones, we describe the errors and complications of the Ilizarov method. We identified and analyzed the main groups of errors (organizational, tactical, and technical) and studied the treatment complications associated with them. These complications are not accompanied by significant anatomical and functional disorders, in the vast majority are treated by conservative measures and do not lead to the necessity to stop osteosynthesis. Systematization of errors and related complications determines a set of therapeutic and preventive measures for their prevention, while providing a more effective and high-quality rehabilitation of patients, reducing the time of hospital treatment of patients with tumor pathology of the long tubular bones.
Reasons for hip revision artroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Udintseva M. Yu. , Kutepov S. M.
Published: May 2022

Hip arthroplasty (THA) is a frequently performed operation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which can significantly improve the quality of life of this category of patients. In order to determine the main reasons and peculiarities of revision surgeries in patients with RA, this study was conducted. We analyzed 10 medical charts of the patients with RA who underwent revision surgery in Ekaterinburg Regional Clinical Hospital #1 from 2007 till 2021. We used clinical, radiological and statistical methods. Harris scale was used to assess the function of the hip joint. The leading cause of revision interventions was aseptic instability of component. The result of revisions was considered good in six cases, satisfactory in one case, and unsatisfactory in three cases. The peculiarities of the course and drug therapy of RA explain the leading role of aseptic instability among the causes of revision THA in patients with RA. A significant proportion of satisfactory and unsatisfactory outcomes of revision interventions require both the improvement in endoprosthesis designs and new materials with improved osseointegrative characteristics for bone grafting.
Provision of specialized medical care to trauma patients in an urban multidisciplinary hospital
Authors: Antoniadi Yu. V.
Published: May 2022

The paper presents an analysis of the provision of specialized trauma care to trauma patients using the example of the trauma hospital of an urban multidisciplinary hospital for the period from 2017 to 2019, describing the algorithm for providing specialized medical care to trauma patients at the hospital stage implemented in clinical practice. Implementation of the developed algorithm for providing specialized care to patients with trauma allows us to significantly reduce the length of hospital stay, decrease the average bed-day rates in trauma departments, increase surgical activity, and reduce postoperative mortality in the trauma hospital.
Transliterating in Time and Space
Authors: Weekes Brendan
Published: May 2022

Trans-languaging emerges in multilingual educational settings when students communicate across their native and codified languages effortlessly. The pandemic has revealed how that although the mother tongue can complement the codified language context in a classroom, indigenous minority languages remain marginalised in the online world. Trans-languaging is now rendered into text online and speech automatically via deep learning. Google translate allows users to quickly translate an unlimited number of characters into another language if those languages have a large online database. However, not all languages enjoy this status.‘Transliterating’ captures the practices that emerge in digital space as solutions for reading and writing in multilingual and multi-script societies. Transliterating has no limit apart from digital resources (data). Indeed, these practices are codified in formal teaching of literacy in Japanese classrooms and observed in educational contexts in India. In Africa, transliterating is a less formal but effective grassroots approach to teaching literacy in multilingual settings without access to any digital resources. The result is transliterating nurtures local language expertise by valorizing local practices and local knowledge. It therefore maximizes bilingual ability. For instance, a teacher can develop a lesson plan using an alphabet and translate the text instantly into another language used as the medium of instruction and delivered in any geographic location in the world. This allows students to use each their native language for assessment and thus adds fairness to the online learning environment. Transliterating also enables students excluded by non-native language-literacy such as adopted and fostered children, in-married women, refugees, and economic migrants and also generates cultural and linguistic ‘meta-linguistic awareness’ based on innovative teaching.
Health Technology Assessment in Tanzania: Capacity and experience of HTA committee members
Authors: Surgey Gavin , Mori Amani T , Baltussen Rob
Published: May 2022

Background

Tanzania established a Health Technology Assessment Committee in recognition of the increasing role of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to achieve universal health coverage. The committee has the mandate to develop recommendations on the reimbursement of technologies for decision-makers. It is widely recognized that there are challenges to the technical capacity and human resource availability of HTA, including that of decision-making committees. Committee members need to combine scientific and social judgments vis-a-vis the technology under evaluation. This paper reports on a self-administered survey among committee members to assess their capacity for the tasks at hand.

Methods

A survey was developed and sent to all members of the HTA committee in Tanzania. Responses were analyzed, and key themes explored.

Results

Out of 20 committee members, 15 members completed the survey (response rate 75%). Committee members were primarily government employees who were qualified and well-experienced in clinical medicine. However, they were less qualified and experienced in HTA and expressed low confidence in this subject matter.

Conclusions

The results indicate the type of evidence an advisory committee can reasonably be expected to understand and handle. It can also guide future capacity-strengthening activities and programmes, and serve as a baseline for measuring the impact of these programmes.
Cevap Yüzey Yöntemi Kullanılarak Eosin Sarısının Renksizleştirilmesi için Aloe Vera Destekli Gümüş Katalizörün Araştırılması
Authors: YILMAZ Şakir
Published: May 2022

Eosin sarısı (ES) genellikle hem insan sağlığı hem de çevre için toksik bir boyadır. Bu çalışmada Aloe vera destekli gümüş (Ag/AV) katalizörü sodyum borohidrür (NaBH4) indirgeme yöntemi ile sentezlenmiştir. Sentezlenen malzeme, bir anyonik boya olan ES’nin renk gideriminde potansiyel katalizör olarak kullanılmıştır. Başlangıç ES konsantrasyonu (Co), zaman ve katalizör miktarı, NaBH4 varlığında ES renk giderimi üzerindeki etkileri araştırıldı ve proses koşulları, cevap yüzey yöntemi (response surface methodology – RSM) kullanılarak optimize edildi. Optimizasyon analizinden, 10.96 mg/L Co, 73.50 s süre ve 0.78 mg/mL katalizör miktarında %84.99’luk maksimum ES renksizleştirme verimliliği elde edildi. Ayrıca, kinetik çalışmalar, NaBH4 varlığında Ag/AV üzerinde ES’nin renksizleştirmesinin, yalancı ikinci dereceden bir kinetik modeli takip ettiğini göstermiştir. Termodinamik çalışmalar, ES renk giderme işleminin ekzotermik ve kendiliğinden olduğunu göstermiştir. Sonuç olarak hazırlanan katalizörün ES gibi organik kirleticilerin renksizleştirilmesinde verimli bir şekilde kullanılabileceği sonucuna varılabilir.
A rare cause of hemobilia: Metastatic melanoma of the gallbladder
Authors: L Chandrananth Meera , Cullinan Mark
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Gallbladder melanoma is an extremely rare entity, even more so in living patients, as many remain asymptomatic. Patients usually present with symptoms resembling acute cholecystitis, however here we present a case of metastatic melanoma of the gallbladder presenting with hemobilia.
Case Report: An 82-year-old lady with a history of skin cancer excisions, including melanoma, many years ago, presented with anemia of unknown origin. A computed tomography (CT) scan was performed, demonstrating a gallbladder mass and hemobilia. She successfully underwent open cholecystectomy, partial liver resection, and lymph node dissection, which on histopathology, demonstrated metastatic melanoma. She remains disease free eight months later.
Conclusion: Although melanoma of the gallbladder is rare, in patients with a past history of melanoma, a high index of suspicion should be maintained if there are concerning signs, such as anemia, without a clear cause. With early identification and surgical intervention, a patient’s survival rate can be optimized.
Challenge of Globalisation to the Muslim Ummah: Religious Extremism and the Need for Middle Path (Wasat)
Authors: Muhammad Adil Iqbal and Shaikh Abdul Mabud
Published: May 2022

Globalisation is a process that encompasses regional hegemonic expansion and culture standardisation through technology, capitalism and world politics. By causing inequality and exploitation, globalisation, due to its economic and political components, has indirectly contributed in the spread of Islamic extremism, which is at most reactionary in nature. The pretext of neo-liberal agenda, which is being implemented through globalisation, has remained one of the primary motivations for repeated Western invasions and interventions in Islamic countries. In the post-9/11 world, unprecedented scrutiny of Islam and the Muslims, other than the massive scale of deaths and bloodsheds, around the globe began to emerge as a dominating theme. The vilification of the Muslim world and the religion itself suggests that the West has failed to live up to its liberal ideals and is ruling the world with double standards. Today, the religious extremism itself amidst the forces of globalisation remains few of the fundamental challenges facing the Muslim Ummah. The assertion that Islamic extremism is a response to Western political and economic domination is mostly rejected by many Western and Muslim scholars as a mere political discourse. There remains a need for academic and intellectual emphasis on this issue in order to enlighten the Muslim masses for better understanding, particularly in the age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This study analysed the extent of challenges posed by Islamic extremism and the evolving trends of globalisation, being shaped by the contradictory approach of the West, to Islamic civilisation. To navigate the complexities and turbulence of the present times, it maps out a middle path (Wasat) for the Muslim Ummah.
Politics of Economic Corridors in South Asia
Authors: Areeba Arif
Published: May 2022

Rise of Asia has necessitated the greater interconnection and economic integration around the globe. The scope of development is not limited to a nation or a particular region only, in fact, it is taking place across nations as well as regions and sub-regions in Asia. The concept of ‘Economic Corridor’ is used to explain this phenomenon of connectivity. Economic corridors work as a catalyst for regional integration and a driver for inclusive growth by bringing underdeveloped regions into the upward growth trajectory. South Asia is characterised with booming economic growth while economic corridors are playing the role of a catalyst for regional and economic integration. However, such corridors are also creating many political challenges in the region. Hostility among the regional states is a critical factor. In this background, this paper analyses the shaping of economic corridors along regional transport routes and tries to address this question as to how industrial expansion and assortment can bring vibrant change in the region. Moreover, the role of economic corridors is being discussed as a key factor for regional integration in South Asia. The paper also addresses the key political challenges in the implementation of these networks. While discussing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIMEC) are the main focus of this paper.
UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN MEMBACA, MENULIS DAN MENGHITUNG MELALUI REMEDIAL TEACHING BAGI ANAK TUNAGRAHITA RINGAN DI WISMA PAULO 6 YAYASAN BHAKTI LUHUR MALANG
Authors: Wahyuni Sri , Muliati Florentina
Published: May 2022

Anak tunagrahita ringan adalah anak tunagrahita yang tidak mampu mengikuti  program sekolah biasa tetapi ia masih memiliki kemampuan yang dapat dikembangkan melalui pendidikan khusus. Remedial Teaching adalah suatu layanan pendidikan atau suatu bentuk program pembelajaran yang dilaksanakan dengan perlakuan khusus yang diberikan guru pada siswa yang mengalami kesulitan dan hambatan dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar sehingga siswa tersebut mencapai standar kompetensi yang telah ditentukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah remedial teaching dapat meningkatkan kemampuan membaca menulis dan menghitung bagi anak tunagrahita ringan di Wisma Paulo 6 Yayasan Bhakti Luhur Malang. Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif, dengan subjek 2 orang anak tunagrahita ringan. Metode yang digunakan adalah observasi partisipan penuh. Sedangkan analisa data dilakukan dengan membandingkan tes awal dan tes akhir. Sesuai dengan tujuan upaya meningatkan kemampuan membaca menulis dan menghitung bagi anak tunagrahita ringan maka diperoleh hasil sebagai berikut: untuk responden MZ latihan membaca nilai pre testnya 5 nilai post tesnya 8, jadi ada kemajuan 3 poin. Untuk latihan menulis nilai pre tesnya 5 dan nilai post tesnya 9, jadi ada kemajuan 4 poin. Untuk latihan menghitung nilai pre tesnya 5 dan hasil post tesnya sebesar 8 jadi ada kemajuan 3 poin.  Untuk responden AG latihan membaca nilai pre tesnya 5 dan nilai post tesnya 9 jadi ada kemajuan 4 poin. Untuk latihan menulis nilai pre tesnya 5 dan nilai post tesnya 9, jadi ada kemajuan 4 poin. Untuk latihan menghitung nilai pre tesnya dan hasil post tesnya 8 jadi ada kemajuan 3 poin.
O gerencialismo na escola: desafios à discricionariedade docente
Authors: Guimarães Tereza , Mota Pamela , Félix Rosângela , Borde Amanda
Published: May 2022

Por ocasião da 40ª Reunião Nacional da ANPEd (2021), propusemos uma discussão acerca da influência do gerencialismo na discricionariedade docente e, a partir de tal estudo, ampliamos a discussão que ora se configura, objetivando discutir as relações entre o gerencialismo e o espaço discricionário docente. O cenário político que atravessa nossa discussão é a crise do capitalismo dos últimos anos do século XX, culminando na implementação de um modelo de administração pública gerencial, a partir de 1995, na tentativa de substituição à administração burocrática. Nossa discussão evidencia o gerencialismo na educação, relacionando-o ao espaço discricionário do professor, frente aos imperativos da Nova Gestão Pública (NGP). Para isso, utilizamos a revisão da literatura e encontramos na teoria de Lispky (1980) - Street-level Bureaucracy – o alicerce para o debate sobre o professor como burocrata de nível de rua. Concluímos que a discricionariedade docente encontra seus espaços ainda que em meio a panorama de aumento da regulamentação e as restrições à sua prática.