bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Regulating crime prevention design into consumer products: Learning the lessons from electronic vehicle immobilisation
Authors: Brown Rick
Published: February 2024

Despite significant reductions in recent years, acquisitive property crime remains the single largest crime category, with over 700,000 offences recorded annually by police in Australia. There is potential to further reduce the scale of such offending and the subsequent costs to society by focusing attention on the design of frequently stolen consumer products in order to reduce their vulnerability to theft. While there is a variety of ways of engaging with manufacturers, government regulation may ultimately be required if other approaches prove unsuccessful. This paper examines the lessons that can be learned as a result of the regulation of motor manufacturers to install electronic immobilisers on all new cars from July 2001, which has contributed to significant reductions in vehicle crime over the past decade. Eight generic lessons for future regulation of crime prevention design in consumer products are outlined. These lessons should assist policymakers to identify how the costs incurred by the criminal justice system in dealing with acquisitive property crime could be shifted to manufacturers, who arguably contribute to the problem by the way they design and market their consumer products.
Exploitation of Indonesian trafficked men, women and children and implications for support
Authors: Lyneham Samantha , Joudo Larsen Jacqueline
Published: February 2024

Protecting and providing support to victims is a central component of the international and Australian response to combat trafficking in persons. The complex and diverse nature of people trafficking means that victims may experience a range of exploitative conditions across a variety of commercial and domestic settings. In this paper, the support needs of trafficking victims are considered through analysis of their experiences of exploitation and abuse, as contained in the International Organization for Migration’s Indonesia Counter-Trafficking Module database. The complexity and diversity of trafficking and exploitative experiences is reflected in the supports and assistance needs of trafficked persons that appear equally diverse and complex. Clearly, support services must tailor their responses to individual circumstances and needs, and respond using a multifaceted, victim-centred approach. While analysing the experiences of trafficked persons can assist in developing appropriate support services, evaluative research is the next step in ensuring the effectiveness of the supports provided.
Sentencing scammers: Law and practice
Authors: Bartels Lorana
Published: February 2024

Consumer fraud costs Australians almost $1b a year and most of this fraud involves scams in which individuals are persuaded to part with an upfront, or advance, fee, with the promise of large financial or other gain in the future. In this paper, consideration is given to the sentencing issues that apply in cases of this nature. In particular, the author examines the application of the key sentencing purposes, such as deterrence and rehabilitation, and the sentencing principles applied by courts, such as the proportionality principle, and the challenges that may arise in this context. Key sentencing factors often cited in aggravation or mitigation are also reviewed, before an examination of some of the issues relating to specific sentencing options is undertaken. This paper goes some way in providing a brief analysis of sentencing practices. However, further research is required to better explore how sentencers respond to consumer fraud matters.
An Empirical Investigation of Featural Similarity in Wh-islands
Authors: Villata Sandra , Franck Julie
Published: February 2024

According to the most recent version of Relativized Minimality, the ungrammaticality of weak islands is the result of featural similarity between elements in an intervention configuration. The theory posits that only features triggering movement have the potential to induce intervention effects leading to ungrammaticality. However, recent advancements in the theory have extended the set of features claimed to generate intervention effects to encompass lexical restriction. This theoretical move encounters several empirical challenges. In this paper, we address this question in 3 acceptability judgment experiments in French. We explore how featural similarity influences acceptability judgments across both wh-islands and minimally different grammatical structures, that-clauses extraction, focusing on three distinct features: (i) the feature associated with question operators, (ii) lexical restriction, both anticipated to show intervention effects according to the most recent version of Relativized Minimality, and (iii) animacy, which is not expected to show such effects. Results indicate that featural similarity in lexical restriction and animacy exerts a mild influence on acceptability ratings in both islands and grammatical structures, contrary to what predicted by Relativized Minimality, while similarity in the feature associated with question operators exerts a strong influence. We propose an empirically motivated account that restricts the set of features relevant to grammar-based effects à la Relativized Minimality to core syntactic features triggering movement, and groups together the milder effects arising from similarity in other linguistic features, like lexical restriction and animacy, as resulting from similarity-based interference in memory.
An overview on vitamin D status and associated factors in Saudi Arabia Elderly Population
Authors: Amira H. Mahmoud
Published: February 2024

Worldwide, nearly one billion individuals are suffering from vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency, which is mostly high among the elderly population. It remains a major health problem in Saudi Arabia. Despite having sunny weather most of the year, exposure to sunlight is inadequate due to traditional clothing style that covers almost the whole body, indoor activities especially among elderly. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of various health problems including falls, Factures, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, dementia, depression, and cancer Several studies have investigated the prevalence of hypovitaminosis-D and various associated factors among elderly in kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among elderly population in Saudi Arabia and it remains a vital heath problem. Educational interventions are needed to increase awareness about the importance of vitamin D and to promote healthy life style habits that would be effective as preventive measures for vitamin D deficiency in elderly. Integration of vitamin D testing in the primary health care centers and regular monitoring of serum levels would be helpful in developing supplementation programs that would in turn result in overall reduction of this health problem.
Still here: Doing things differently, working with a VCSE partner, primary care service, library and La Trobe University Australia to pilot and establish a service for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Authors: Allen Chris , Simpson Katie , Smith Nicky
Published: February 2024

A Dementia strategy group met regularly over a year, comprising carers, professionals and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) groups, and gathered views of patients which led to the identification of gaps in service provision. People with MCI described feeling lost in a system between primary care, memory clinic and VCSE and felt that once they had been diagnosed that they were ‘abandoned’ as there was not a pathway for people with their diagnosis. A pilot was established to run a group for people with MCI by psychology, primary care and Age UK Berkshire and with the intention of the VCSE group running the group in the future if the pilot was successful. The six session MCI group used material developed and evaluated in Australia, the La Trobe and Caulfield Hospital Memory group programme (LaTCH memory group) which was supplemented with lifestyle change advice. Results showed significantly greater use of memory strategies post group, and the groups were liked and valued by participants. The pilot showed the benefit of working across agencies and with carers and patients to both identify and meet gaps in service provision.
The Influence of Self-Regulation, Resilience, and Family Environment on Mathematics Learning Outcomes of Junior High School Students in Serang City, Indonesia
Authors: Nabilah Syifa , Syamsuri Syamsuri , Pujiastuti Heni
Published: February 2024

This study aimed to identify and analyze self-regulation that mediates the influence of resilience and family environment on students' mathematics learning outcomes. This descriptive research uses the method of explanatory survey with a quantitative approach. The variables in this study were mathematics learning outcomes (Y), resilience (X1), family environment (X2), and self-regulation (Z). Learning outcomes are the dependent variable (endogenous variable). At the same time, resilience and family environment are independent variables (exogenous variable), and self-regulation is a mediating variable (intervening variable) with questionnaires and observations to collect data. This study's population was all class VII students at State Middle School in Serang City, while the sample was randomly selected from as many as 332 students. The collected data is then analyzed using a structural equation model. The results of this study indicate that (i) there is a significant effect of resilience on mathematics learning outcomes, (ii) there is a significant effect of the family environment on student learning outcomes, (iii) there is a significant effect of self-regulation ability on mathematics learning outcomes (iv) there is a significant effect of resilience on students' abilities self-regulation (v) there is a significant influence of the family environment on self-regulation abilities (vi) there is a significant effect of resilience on student learning outcomes through self-regulation abilities (vii) there is a significant influence of the family environment on student learning outcomes through self-regulation abilities (viii) there is a significant influence resilience, family environment, and ability to self-regulate on mathematics learning outcomes. The results of this study imply that the concepts of resilience, family environment, and self-regulation are relevant and can estimate student learning outcomes.
Mathematics Concepts in Making Kites as a Tool in Ethno-STEM Based Learning
Authors: Risnanosanti Risnanosanti , Ristontowi Ristontowi , Ramadianti Winda
Published: February 2024

Kite is a traditional game with many mathematical concepts, making them applicable in ethno-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)-based learning. Therefore, this research explores the mathematical concepts inherent in kite flying related to ethnomathematics and STEM education. This research employs a qualitative exploratory approach. Data are collected through three methods: documentation, observation, and interviews. After collecting data, a descriptive analysis is conducted, including data reduction, presentation, and verification. Based on the data analysis, the mathematical concepts in kite-making include geometry, measurement, area and perimeter calculations, ratios and scales, patterns and symmetry, and arithmetic. Kite-making can be applied in ethno-STEM-based mathematics learning as it aligns with the current curriculum and adheres to STEM learning principles. Therefore, kite-making can serve as a tool for mathematics education, making learning more meaningful, enjoyable, interactive, and contextual. This research exploration suggests that numerous mathematical concepts can be further examined in ethno-STEM-based learning. Additionally, this research highlights the connection between mathematics and the socio-cultural context.
The Utilization of Local Wisdom-based Interactive Digital Module to Improve Students’ Critical Thinking Skills
Authors: Syahfitri Jayanti
Published: February 2024

Local wisdom-based interactive digital module is an alternative teaching material developed to provide students with meaningful learning and experiences. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Local wisdom-based interactive digital module on students' critical thinking skills. This study applied a quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design involving 74 students who were divided into two groups, namely the experimental group and the control group. Learning in the experimental class used local wisdom-based interactive digital module, while learning in the control class used conventional teaching materials such as publishers' printed books. The results of the prerequisite test analysis show that the data are normally distributed and homogeneous. Furthermore, the data were analyzed through an independent sample t-test, which explained that applying Local wisdom-based interactive digital module could significantly improve students' critical thinking skills for all indicators. Module with attractive display innovations equipped with pictures, videos, audiovisuals, and quizzes in presenting content and local wisdom can stimulate students' motivation, curiosity, and analytical and evaluation skills to train the use of students' critical thinking skills in learning.
Challenges for Middle School Science Teachers in Assessing Scientific Inquiry Skills: A Thematic Analysis
Authors: Kusuma Mobinta , Wilujeng Insih , Susongko Purwo
Published: February 2024

Science learning assessment has always been challenging for science middle school teachers, especially when assessing students' scientific inquiry skills, which are essential to the science learning process. The study aims to highlight the challenges teachers confront when assessing high school pupils' capacity for scientific inquiry. It is a qualitative phenomenological study using thematic analysis techniques. Five middle school science teachers from junior high schools in Central Java participated in this study. Utilizing interviewing approaches, data was gathered. Using Clark Braun's thematic analysis methodologies, data analysis is carried out in four steps: (1) identifying the data, (2) performing coding, (3) creating themes, and (4) reviewing and defining the themes. This study shows that both internal and external factors might affect teachers' ability to undertake scientific inquiry research. The issue of obstacles teachers confront from the perspectives of students and learning systems is summarized by external variables. The researchers advised science teachers to engage in active, ongoing competence development to help them overcome challenges in evaluating scientific inquiries.
Analysis of Teachers' Needs for Interactive e-Module to Train Critical Thinking Skills in the Merdeka Curriculum Era
Authors: Agusningtyas Dwi , Erika Farah , Qadar Riskan
Published: February 2024

Integrating interactive e-module to train critical thinking skills in the Merdeka Curriculum era relies heavily on needs analysis. The Merdeka Curriculum requires a holistic and applicable approach to teaching, utilizing the STEM approach as one of its foundations to achieve this goal. The research consists of three stages: planning, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Using a descriptive quantitative research method, the researchers collected data from 28 teachers through questionnaires, interviews with five teachers, and document studies. The research focuses on chemistry and ICT teachers who teach in SMA/MA Balikpapan. The objective is to identify students' learning difficulties with atomic structure material and nanomaterial advantages and teachers' needs for interactive e-module and readiness to use them. The study's results indicate that, according to a recent study, 77% of teachers believe that students struggle with the material, while 81% of teachers require interactive media to aid in teaching. Additionally, 83% of teachers are prepared to use interactive media and help students overcome obstacles. These findings offer valuable insights into how teachers can better facilitate STEM-based learning in the Merdeka Curriculum era. Thus, this research can contribute to developing more adaptive interactive e-module, promoting students' critical thinking skills, and supporting the vision of the Merdeka Curriculum in creating relevant and contextualized learning in the era of science and technology development.
Therapeutic Administration of Trichuris Suis Ova as Alternative Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: A Mini-Review
Authors: DA Pollard
Published: February 2024

Autoimmune disorders like Multiple Sclerosis (MS), rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease occur when your body’s mounts a response to itself. Genetic predisposition is responsible for some of the response, while environmental factors contribute as well. Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease that impacts the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. There is an inverse correlation of exposure to helminths with prevalence of MS in helminth-endemic countries. This may be due to the alteration with the immunological response to antigens that accompanies the exposure to helminths. With the different molecules secreted by helminths that enhance tolerance in the human immune system to survive, interest in these secretory molecules for developing novel treatments against autoimmune diseases grew. There has been focus on Trichuris Suis Ova (TSO), eggs of a porcine helminth, as biologic for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The results for TSO-based therapies as treatment for MS have been promising, in addition to these therapies being safe and well tolerated. However, there have been some contrasting reports with clinical outcomes. Therapeutic administration of T. suis ova or other products of this helminth as alternative treatment of multiple sclerosis should be further studied and thus provide enhancements in these immunotherapies.
A inclusão da pessoa com deficiência no ensino superior: possibilidades e desafios no acesso e permanência
Authors: Macêdo Cleuza Rezende , De Freitas Cinara Aline , Teixeira Luciana Almeida Silva
Published: February 2024

O presente trabalho investiga o processo de acesso e permanência de estudantes com deficiência no curso de Medicina. Assim, realizamos um resgate histórico das pessoas com deficiência e destacamos cinco fases: exclusão; institucionalização; segregação; integração e fase da inclusão. O objetivo desta pesquisa consiste em buscar, a partir dos relatos dos participantes da pesquisa, um panorama sobre os processos de inclusão vivenciados na universidade e em compreender o processo histórico da educação inclusiva. A metodologia deste estudo ancora-se numa pesquisa qualitativa exploratória e foi desenvolvida a partir da dissertação de Mestrado em Educação da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), intitulada: “A inclusão no ensino superior: um estudo sobre as necessidades educacionais especiais de estudantes no curso de Medicina”. Tivemos, como base teórica, Mantoan (2003); Capellini e Fonseca (2017); Stainback e Stainback (1999), Glat, Pletsch e Fontes (2007), entre outros. Perpassamos pelos documentos oficiais que norteiam a educação brasileira: Constituição Federal de 1988, Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional – LDB 9394/96 e a Lei Brasileira de Inclusão – LBI 13.146/2015, o Programa Incluir desenvolvido pelas Secretarias de Educação Superior (SESU) do Ministério da Educação (MEC), trouxeram para a pesquisa a perspectiva do direito à educação em todos os níveis e modalidades de ensino. Os resultados encontrados apontam que é necessário consolidar as políticas de inclusão. O processo inclusivo pleno não é uma tarefa fácil, é necessário que haja uma estruturação progressiva e uma mudança significativa no universo acadêmico e na concepção que o movimento inclusivo propõe.
The Movement of a Musical Work. Ernst Krenek's Opus 20 in the Interwar Years
Authors: Larsson Lindal Johan
Published: February 2024

The idealistic musical work concept is the idea that pieces of music exist beyond space and time. Having emerged in Western art music, this concept has not had an easy time co-existing with musical practices around the world. To show the discrepancies and consistencies of the musical work concept vis-à-vis everyday practice, the book The Movement of a Musical Work. Ernst Krenek’s Opus 20 in the Interwar Years sets out to explore the making of one single musical work and its movement in and with people, objects, time, and space. Set amid 1920s social circles of European­ modern music or New Music, the book focuses entirely on the Third String Quartet, op. 20 by Austrian composer Ernst Krenek.
The range set of zero for harmonic mappings of the unit disk with sectorial boundary normalization
Authors: Partyka Dariusz , Zając Józef
Published: February 2024

Given a family \(\mathcal F\) of all complex-valued functions in a domain \(\Omega\subset\hat{\mathbb{C}}\), the authors introduce the range set \(RS_{\mathcal F}(A)\) of a set \(A\subset\Omega\) under the class in question, i.e. the set of all \(w\in\Bbb C\) such that \(w\in F(A)\) for a certain \(F\in\mathcal F\). Let \(T_1,T_2,T_3\) be closed arcs contained in the unit circle \(\Bbb T\) of the same length \(2\pi/3\) and covering \(\Bbb T\). The paper deals with the range set \(RS_{\mathcal F}(\{0\})\), where \(\mathcal F\) is the class of all complex-valued harmonic functions \(F\) of the unit disk \(\Bbb D\) into itself satisfying the following sectorial condition: For each \(k\in\{1,2,3\}\) and for almost every \(z\in T_k\) the radial limit \(F^*(z)\) of the function \(F\) at the point \(z\) belongs to the angular sector determined by the convex hull spanned by the origin and arc \(T_k\). In 2014 the authors proved that for any \(F\in\mathcal F\),
\(|F(z)|\le\frac{4}{3}-\frac{2}{\pi}\arctan\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{1+2|z|}\right), \quad z\in\Bbb D\),
 
by which \(|F(0)|\le 2/3\). This implies that \(RS_{\mathcal F}(\{0\})\) is a subset of the closed disk of radius 2/3 and centred at the origin. In the paper the range set \(RS_{\mathcal F}(\{0\})\) is precisely determined.
Strategi Efektif untuk Menyelesaikan Masalah Akibat Keberagaman melalui Sikap Toleransi di SMPN 11 Mataram
Authors: Laili Hikmatul , Hasannah Mauizatun , Lestari Dia , Pradana Maerawan Yoga , Lilhamdi M. Riki , Herianto Edy
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran yang obyektif dan menyeluruh tentang: a) Apa saja strategi yang digunakan guru PPKn untuk menanamkan sikap toleran di SMP 11 Mataram? b) Faktor-faktor apa saja yang dapat menumbuhkan sikap toleransi peserta didik di SMPN 11 Mataram? c) Apa hasil yang dicapai melalui sikap toleran yang ditanamkan pada siswa SMPN 11 Mataram? d) Bagaimana guru   mengevaluasi terkait penerapan sikap toleransi di SMPN 11 Mataram? Penelitian ini adalah penelitian lapangan, yaitu mempelajari tempat terjadinya peristiwa-peristiwa yang menjadi pokok penelitian, untuk kemudian memperoleh informasi langsung dan terkini mengenai permasalahan. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan jenis deskriptif yang mencakup interpretasi data yang diperoleh di lapangan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan: 1) Strategi guru dalam menumbuhkan sikap toleran pada siswa SMPN 11 Mataram adalah menerapkan rasa cinta kasih, pembiasaan menghormati orang lain, mengembangkan saling bekerjasama dan menyelenggarakan program sabtu budaya; 2) Faktor yang dapat menumbuhkan sikap toleran di kalangan siswa yaitu kesadaran diri, kemampuan berkomunikasi, sosial, tekonologi dan pendidikan; 3) Hasil yang diperoleh dari sikap toleran di SMPN 11 Mataram adalah dapat membantu mengurangi konflik dan peningkatan kerja sama; 4) Evaluasi penerapan toleransi di SMPN 11 Mataram dapat dilakukan dengan menggunakan berbagai strategi yang melibatkan berbagai pemangku kepentingan, yaitu siswa, guru, dan staf sekolah yaitu, pemantauan perilaku dan berkolaborasi dengan orang tua.
Manajemen Pendidikan Karakter di Pondok Pesantren At Tadzkir Majalengka dalam Menghasilkan Santri yang Berprestasi
Authors: Komara Endang , Farhan Asep Khomeiny , Fatah Abdul , Ichwan Rusindra
Published: February 2024

Pendidikan merupakan proses dalam membentuk karakter peserta didik agar menjadi manusi yang baik dan unggul. Fungsi Pendidikan adalah membangun manusia yang beriman dan bertaqwa, baik berprilaku sesuai nilai-nilai agama dan peraturan perundang-undangan yang berlaku. Pendidikan karakter perlu ditanamkan sejak dini kepada para peserta, karena Pendidikan karakter adalah awal bagi peserta didik dalam mengenal, memahami, dan menerapkan akhlak dan karakter yang baik dalam bersikap dan berprilaku yang sesuai dengan nilai-nilai agama. Penelitian ini dilakukan di pondok pesantren At tadzkir Majalengka, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi manajemen Pendidikan karakter di pondok pesantren At tadzikr Majalengka. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa perencanaan Pendidikan karakter di pondok pesantren At Tadzikr Majalengka sudah menghasilkan rencana yang matang dalam membuat suatu pelaksanaan tentang Pendidikan karakter di pondok pesantren At Tadzikr Majalengka. Berbagai macam kegiatan keagamaan yang telah dilakukan oleh pondok pesantren telah terbukti menghasilkan para santri, yang berprestasi, hal ini ditunjukan dengan berbagai prestasi yang telah diraih oleh para santri pondok pesantren At tadzikr Majalengka, yang telah menjuarai berbagai lomba kegiatan keagamaan baik di tingkat kabupaten, Provinsi, Nasional, bahkan Internasional.
Pembekalan Moderasi Beragama Generasi Muda Di BLKK Ponpes Qur’any Bulurejo Jombang
Authors: Mustofa Ali , Indana Nurul , Rahman Hakim Arif
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this community service activity is to equip young people who take part in training at BLKK Qur'any with additional content, namely religious moderation. This community service uses the Participatory Action Research approach or commonly abbreviated as PAR. The stages of implementing the service, namely preparation, implementation, and evaluation. The results of the service showed that a more comprehensive understanding was obtained in BLKK students about religious moderation provided through lectures, and learning media. The results of training and debriefing on religious moderation are generally quite significant and show a positive relationship, but more towards a humanist attitude. However, it is this humanist attitude that can lead them to be tolerant and moderate. With the attitude of religious tolerance religious tolerance in children, it will prepare children as the next generation of the nation to have an attitude of mutual respect, respect for differences, and live the freedom of rights in choosing each other's beliefs. choose each other's beliefs.
Nutrition knowledge and attitudes of street food handlers in Mangaung Metro Municipality in free state, South Africa
Authors: LETUKA PONTSO JOYCE
Published: February 2024

Nutritious and safe food is essential for good health. However not all food handlers especially in the street food trade know how to or are willing to prepare nutritiously balanced meals. Many non-communicable diseases are associated with poor diets, this therefore implies that habitual consumers of street vended foods could be at risk. This study therefore aimed to analyze the nutrition knowledge and attitudes of street food handlers as well as the food types sold. The study followed a cross-sectional, quantitative design using a peer reviewed questionnaire to obtain street food handler demographics, nutrition knowledge, attitudes and food types sold. Questionnaires were administered to 100 food vendors (June–August 2022) with more females (57%) than males (43%) in the sample. The nutrition knowledge responses given by vendors are indicative of a satisfactory knowledge level. None of the participants scored below 33% (i.e., ≤5/15). The vendors had positive attitudes towards nutrition. However, the meals they sold such as fat cakes and processed meats, were mostly fat and energy dense, and these have a potential to cause health issues such obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Studies on nutrition knowledge especially among this demographic are significantly fewer, and no other study of this kind has been conducted in the Free State.
Exploring the mediating role of student commitment in the relationship between life satisfaction and general well-being in university students
Authors: Yıldırım Murat , Olcay Zeynep Feride , Akın Güfte Caner , Taşdemir Derya Çevik
Published: February 2024

Recently, the educational approaches in Turkey were rapidly transformed, shifting to hybrid education under official directives. The shift, initially from traditional to distance education and then to a hybrid model, significantly impacted the well-being of university students who had already been affected by the challenges posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and faced further social and psychological consequences. The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of student commitment in the relationship between life satisfaction and general well-being in university students. Employing a snowball sampling method, conducted an online survey to gather data from students. The students were instructed to complete self-report questionnaires related to their commitment to university, life satisfaction, and well-being. Participants were 416 university students from two foundations and one public university in Turkey. In the first stage of the study, the construct validity of the measurement model was tested by conducting validity and reliability analyses on an item and factor basis. In the second stage, structural equation model analysis was applied and the fit values of the tested model were reported. The results showed that student commitment to higher education plays a partially mediating role in the relationship between life satisfaction and general well-being. The results suggest the significance of cultivating conditions that not only bolster life satisfaction but also promote university commitment, thereby enhancing the overall well-being of university students.
Born this way or formed this way? Distal personality traits and proximal self-efficacy of Malaysian students and their academic performance
Authors: Toh Seong-Yuen , Yasmin Fakhra , Tehseen Shehnaz , Poulova Petra , Haider Syed Arslan , Andrews Elizabeth , Sinnappan Punitha , Mahendra Rayhan Zaky
Published: February 2024

It has been acknowledged that academic performance has important consequences in one’s career, thus, a better understanding of both distal and proximal predictors deserves consideration. Based on social cognitive theory, this study contributes to the limited research investigating the academic performance of university students in Malaysia using the trait model which considers the mediation of self-efficacy (proximal characteristic) in the relationship between student personality (distal trait) and academic performance (outcomes). In a sample of 264 participants, self-efficacy positively relates to academic performance and positively mediated effects of all traits (except neuroticism) on academic performance. Contrary to past research, conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness do not exert direct effects on academic achievement but instead through self-efficacy. Openness to experience turned out to be the strongest predictor pointing to a need for in-depth investigations into this dimension and for more complex model incorporating other proximal attributes in predicting academic performance in future research.
Optimizing organizational success: Matching the right position with the right person
Authors: Alharbi Ameen
Published: February 2024

The purpose of this study is to identify the core capabilities required of Information Technology workers working in IT firms. Personal competencies, technical competencies, job-related competencies, interpersonal competencies, knowledge level competencies, and management competencies were all employed in the study, and they are all linked to IT employees’ performance and help them thrive in their jobs. The existing study is primary in nature and involves retrieval of responses from IT employees through structured questionnaire ranged from 1–5 Likert scale. The sample size of the study is 176 respondents using purposive random sampling techniques. The study ‘s findings imply that in order to get a competitive advantage in the business industry, every individual in the company should be involved in improving productivity and efficiency at work. Similarly, the firm faces a difficult task in retaining people and persuading them to stay current in their fields of expertise or critical performance areas. As a result, competency mapping will aid the organisation in finding the expected skills of each employee in relation to the jobʼs actual skill set. Specific training initiatives to overcome the skill shortfall of IT employees should be taken based on the identified gaps.
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography to evaluate changes in trabecular lower jawbone microstructure caused by bone loss and antiresorptive treatment
Authors: Avendaño María E , Bonanno Marina S , Coronel Estefanía M , Marotte Clarisa , Zeni Susana N , Davison Mario R
Published: February 2024

For decades, conventional histomorphometry has been the gold standard for analyzing trabecular bone microarchitecture. In recent years, micro-computed tomography (μCT) devices have been validated and are now considered the gold standard for quantifying bone microstructure. Aim: The aim of this preliminary report is to evaluate the usefulness of CBCT to assess trabecular mandible microstructural properties in normal ewes and to compare the quantitative changes associated with ovariectomy and antiresorptive treatment. Material and Method: Twelve adult Corriedale ewes (n=4/group) aged 3-4 years were divided into 3 groups and studied for 28 months. Eight ewes were ovariectomized (OVX) and divided into OVX and OVX+ZOL groups (n=4/group) which were treated as follows, by jugular injection: OVX received saline solution and OVX+ZOL received zoledronate (Zol) (Gador SA, CABA, Argentina) (4 mg/month). Another four ewes were subjected to sham surgery (SHAM group) and received saline solution. Results: Densitometry showed that jaw mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) were significantly lower in OVX than in SHAM and OVX+ZOL ewes; no difference was observed between OVX+ ZOL and SHAM groups. CBCT analysis showed that bone volume (BV/TV%); trabecular thickness (TbTh); connectivity density (CD) and anisotropy degree (AD) were significantly lower, and trabecular spacing (TbSp), significantly higher in OVX than in SHAM ewes. AD was significantly higher and TbSp significantly lower in OVX+ZOL than in OVX groups. BV/TV%, TbTh and CD showed a clear tendency to being higher in OVX+ZOL than in OVX groups. No statistical difference was observed between OVX+ZOL and SHAM ewes. CBCT in a nondestructive, fast, very precise procedure for measuring bone morphometric indices without biopsies, which are not indicated for morphometric evaluation in osteoporosis. Conclusions: The current study demonstrated the potential of the high-resolution CBCT imaging to assess in vivo quantitative bone morphometry and bone quality of lower jaw cancellous bone under normal conditions and to differentiate changes associated with excessive bone loss induced by estrogen withdrawal and antiresorptive intervention.
Juice concentration using juice electrolysis generated by solar cells of solar panel
Authors:   Electromagnetic Impulse Inc., North York, ON, Canada, Shoikhedbrod Michael
Published: February 2024

Juice concentrates are made by extracting water from freshly squeezed juice. Extracting water from fresh juice today is done by evaporation, freezing of the water, or using diaphragms. During evaporating, freshly squeezed juice is heated in a vacuum below the boiling point to preserve all its beneficial substances. When water freezes, it is removed by cold. When using diaphragms, freshly squeezed juice is passed through a membrane with tiny cells, as a result of which water penetrates through the membrane, and large molecules of freshly squeezed juice concentrate are deposited on the membrane. All these methods of concentrating freshly squeezed juice require large economic costs. The article presents the concentration of fresh juice, using electrolysis of the aqueous component of fresh juice, generated by direct electric current from a solar cell of a solar panel, leading to the formation of negatively charged microdispersed electrolytic hydrogen bubbles and the production of high-quality fresh juice concentrate by flotation of microsolid components of fresh juice with these bubbles. In the process of freshly squeezed juice concentration, water is not removed from the juice, but itself ensures that a high-quality foamy juice concentrate is obtained in an electroflotator-concentrator simply, quickly, and economically (without the cost of electricity).
ANALYSIS OF THE STUDIES MADE IN THE FIELD OF DISASTER LOGISTICS BY BIBLIOMETRIC METHOD
Authors: YURTTAŞ Aziz , DESTE Mustafa , YILDIRIM Turgay
Published: February 2024

In this work, studies conducted in the area of "Disaster Logistics" in the Scopus database between 2018 and 2023 have been analyzed using the bibliometric method. For this aim, 3.855 article types belonging to the said 5 years have been obtained in the "Scopus" database. The data obtained has been analyzed using the “Biblioshiny” interface of the R-Studio (Version: 4.1.3) program. Additionally, VOSviewer (Version: 1.6.18) program has been used to envisage the data. With the bibliometric analysis method, studies conducted by years and the distribution of these studies by country have been examined. In addition to these, the most used keywords, the journals that have done the most works, the authors that have done the most works, the organizations that have done the most works, the most cited countries, and the most cited articles have been shown. As a result of the analysis, it has been understood that the "Disaster Logistics" themed studies scanned in the "Scopus" database have been mostly carried out in 2022 and that the majority of participants have from the USA. In addition, it has been seen that the authors gave more importance to working collaboratively in this theme.
EVOLUÇÃO DA COVID-19 NA CIDADE DE ITABAIANA, SERGIPE E SEU PAPEL NA DISSEMINAÇÃO DA DOENÇA NA REGIÃO
Authors: Barbosa Abraão de Jesus , Oliveira Renan Santos , Santos Hélder Lima , Barreto Rafael de Jesus Barbosa , De Siqueira Celia Gomes
Published: February 2024

Após o decreto da pandemia pela Organização Mundial de Saúde em 2020, foram propostas diversas medidas de biossegurança para conter a disseminação do vírus. No Brasil foi estabelecido pelo governo que cada unidade federativa e seus municípios teriam autonomia para decidir como se dariam as medidas restritivas para contenção à disseminação, gerando diferentes cenários pandêmicos no país. Neste estudo os objetivos foram avaliar os casos de Covid-19 no cenário nacional e, em particular, a evolução da doença na cidade de Itabaiana, Sergipe. Para realizar o estudo foram utilizados dados sobre Covid-19 do Ministério da Saúde. A prevalência de casos de Covid-19 em 22 de abril de 2023 foi calculada, segundo as regiões geográficas brasileiras. Dados sobre a evolução dos casos de Covid-19 na cidade de Itabaiana foram levantados e comparados com a evolução de casos ocorridos no Estado de Sergipe. A incidência de casos foi avaliada e os dados foram comparados. Os resultados mostraram que no Nordeste ocorreram 19,2% dos casos, a região com menor incidência de casos de Covid-19, com base no cálculo de prevalência. Por outro lado, no Estado de Sergipe a prevalência de casos foi 22,9% maior que a prevalência registrada no Nordeste. Na cidade de Itabaiana, SE, o estudo evolutivo mostrou que a incidência de Covid-19 nas semanas epidemiológicas de maior pico foi maior do que a incidência observada no Estado de Sergipe. Os resultados sugerem que a cidade de Itabaiana, por sua natureza comercial, pode ter servido de porta de entrada para para a doença no Estado, principalmente devido ao afrouxamento da fiscalização das medidas de biossegurança na área comercial da cidade, evidenciando a necessidade de fortalecimento da educação científica e em saúde.
COMPREENSÃO E PRÁTICA DA FISIOTERAPIA NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE: DESAFIOS PARA A INTEGRALIDADE DO CUIDADO
Authors: Tédde Claudia , Nonato Ana Carolina , De Castro Rosane Michelli , Higa Elza de Fátima Ribeiro
Published: February 2024

Objetivo: analisar a compreensão e a prática do fisioterapeuta da Atenção Primária à Saúde quanto ao desenvolvimento do cuidado na perspectiva da integralidade. Método: pesquisa qualiquantitativa fundamentada nos pressupostos da Teoria das Representações Sociais. Participaram 16 fisioterapeutas da rede pública de um município do interior paulista, por meio de entrevista semiestruturada com quatro perguntas abertas e os dados analisados pela Técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo. Resultados: sobre a compreensão da integralidade surgiram quatro idéias centrais (IC); sobre a prática três IC; quanto às facilidades e dificuldades seis IC e de sugestões duas IC. Considerações Finais: Foi constatado que, embora haja um movimento de transformação, ainda há necessidade de se avançar na produção desse cuidado, tendo em vista, a melhoria da assistência fisioterapêutica como preconizam o SUS e as DCN.
RADIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GIANT HEMANGIOMA WITH ATYPICAL ENHANCEMENT PATTERN ON IMAGING STUDIES: A CASE REPORT
Authors: Dias Ana Tânia Pereira , Marques Maíssa Torres , Do Nascimento Sidrayton Pereira , Sá Héllen Vivianny Barros da Silva , De Lima Mayara , Lucas Maria Clara Marques , Miranda Gabrielle Araujo de Abreu , Lopes Laíce Araújo , Dos Santos Sandemax Pereira , Cardoso Esther Miranda , Alencar Maria Laura de Souza , Alencar Larissa Mayara de Souza
Published: February 2024

Hemangiomas are considered the most common benign liver tumors, have vascular origin and in the vast majority of cases are asymptomatic. Its prevalence is estimated to be 1.4 to 20% in the general population. Objective: To present the case of a 37-year-old patient, who despite having a giant hepatic hemangioma, remained under conservative treatment, without the need for surgical intervention. Case report: Female patient, 37 years old, comes to the service for an MRI after accidentally discovering a liver nodule through an abdominal ultrasound. The patient denied the presence of any type of symptom. The imaging examination revealed a giant hemangioma, measuring 14x8cmx8cm in its longest axis. Conclusion: Even given the situation described, there are no consistent reasons in the literature for performing surgeries with preventive intent. The patient continues to be monitored by a specific team with no surgical proposal to date.
THE ROLE OF THE NURSING PROFESSIONAL IN CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM
Authors: Cordeiro Raize Nascimento , Alves Silvana Ferreira de Sousa , Ribeiro Nicolly Sousa Nunes
Published: February 2024

The Autism Spectrum Developmental Disorder can be configured as repetitive and whose characteristics are varied from verbal and non-verbal severity, social interaction and the presence of stereotyped and similar behaviors. Nursing professionals can observe children's behavior, through consultations to analyze growth and development, can also help parents by providing support and informing them about the challenges they will face, as well as elucidating the help procedures they will use to care for a child autistic.  Considering the importance and relevance of the theme, the objective of this study was to describe how nursing care for children with autism spectrum disorder occurs. The research was carried out through a narrative literature review, the searches were carried out between the months of February and March 2022, with searches in the SCIELO, BVS and LILACS databases, through the descriptors Autism Disorder, Child Autism and Nursing, being found 87 articles, which 23 were used in this research. The results obtained show that the nurse has a crucial role from diagnosis to early intervention of the autistic child.
Caracterización del control interno de las micro y pequeñas empresas del sector comercio del Perú: Caso ferretería y multiservicios San Rafael S.A.C.– Casma, 2023.
Authors:   Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Yaipen Ayasta Yessenia Pricila
Published: February 2024

El control interno es un factor clave en las empresas que buscan controlar sus operaciones financieras y operativas para obtener el máximo rendimiento de sus inversiones; a pesar de la importancia de dicha herramienta las pequeñas y medianas empresas no cuentan con el control interno adecuado, debido a que gran parte de ellas son empresas familiares, careciendo de conocimientos sobre gestión empresarial; situación que no es ajena a la empresa en estudio puesto que el gerente desconoce de la importancia y la implementación de un sistema de control interno que permita obtener los resultados de manera veraz y confiable; por ende se planteó el siguiente objetivo: Determinar las características del control interno y financiamiento de las micro y pequeñas empresas del sector comercio del Perú: Caso Ferretería y Multiservicios San Rafael S.A.C.– Casma, 2023.
Propuestas de mejora a la gestión tributaria y al control interno de la micro empresa del sector comercio, caso Corporación Sahory R.D. E.I.R.L.- Huaraz, 2023.
Authors:   Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, Nuñez Rosas Mirela Pilar
Published: February 2024

Como sabemos en la actualidad las Mype tienen muchas dificultades con el control interno es por eso que les conlleva a no rendir y cumplir sus metas al final de un periodo como se desea, motivo por el cual se recurre a la falta de cumplimiento tributaria de muchas Mypes que no logran cumplir sus metas; es por eso que se planteó el siguiente objetivo general: Identificar las propuestas de mejora a la gestión Tributaria y al control interno de la microempresa del sector comercio, caso Corporación Sahory R.D. E.I.R.L.- Huaraz, 2023. En esta investigación se utilizó una metodología de tipo cualitativo – correlacional, con un nivel descriptivo y tuvo un diseño no experimental – descriptivo – bibliográfico - documental, se utilizó como instrumento la técnica de la encuesta con un cuestionario con preguntas cerradas donde se obtuvo como resultado la empresa corporación Sahory R.D. E.I.R.L. no cuenta con control interno. Finalmente se concluyó: se recomienda a la empresa implementar el sistema de control interno en las diferentes áreas de la empresa.