bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sanal Gerçeklik (VR) Yaklaşımıyla Geliştirilen Dijital Oyun Uygulamasının Doğruluk Analizi
Authors: DURGUD Doğukan , BAL Yüksel , AYDIN Hakan
Published: December 2022

Sanal Gerçeklik (SG) ortamı sanal dünyayı gerçek hayatta deneyimlemeyi çeşitli kurgular ile birleştirerek kurgulanmış ya da simüle edilmiş ortama kullanıcıların katılmasını sağlayan teknolojiler bütünüdür. Günümüzde SG teknolojisinin üç boyutlu ortamın da sunduğu gerçeklik sayesinde pek çok farklı alan yanında bilgisayar oyun sektöründe de giderek artan oranlarda kendine yer edindiği görülmektedir. Bilgisayar oyunları görsel geri bildirim oluşturmak için bir kullanıcı arayüzü ile insan etkileşimini içeren donanım ve yazılımlardan oluşan elektronik oyunlardır. Bu oyunlarında SG teknolojisinin tercih edilmesi ve kullanılması durumunun arkasında esasen bu teknolojinin dijital oyunların daha gerçekçi olmalarını sağlamaları ve böylelikle görsel açıdan bu oyunların eğlendirici yönünü arttırmaları yatmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Android ortamında UNITY 3D simülatöründe SG tabanlı olarak bir bilgisayar oyunun (VR-GAME) geliştirilerek doğruluk analizinin yapılması amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında 7 (yedi) adet deney gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu deneylerde oyuncular VR-GAME oyununu oynarken sanal ortamda gerçekleşen olayların SG teknoloji ile başarıyla gerçekleştirildiği doğrulanmıştır. Bu araştırmanın bilgisayar oyunlarındaki davranışın sanal ortamda ve SG teknolojisi ile simüle edilmesinin ortaya konulması ve yeni bilgisayar oyun modellerinin SG tabanlı olarak geliştirilmesi açısından SG çalışma alanına katkı sağlayacağı değerlendirilmektedir.
mirada a factores económicos y demográficos asociados a la violencia de género en Puerto Rico
Authors: Silva Martínez Elithet , Cardenas Iris , Vazquez Pagan Janice , Rivera Rodríguez Hilda
Published: December 2022

La violencia de género ha sido ampliamente considerada como un asunto urgente que atender desde los derechos humanos y la justicia social. A pesar de que se han investigado sus diversas manifestaciones, poco se ha indagado sobre los factores económicos que inciden en la violencia de género, y en especial el abuso económico. En este artículo se presenta un análisis centrado en el problema de abuso económico contra las mujeres en Puerto Rico. Este estudio utiliza datos de referencia de 146 sobrevivientes de violencia de género que participaron en un estudio amplio con mujeres en Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico, analizando específicamente datos de la muestra de mujeres que residían en Puerto Rico y que completaron una encuesta en español. Además, se analiza desde el trabajo social feminista la realidad de las mujeres que sobreviven abuso económico por parte de sus parejas o exparejas y se ofrecen recomendaciones de acción en las distintas dimensiones del trabajo con víctimas sobrevivientes de violencia de género y el abuso económico.
Resúmenes Tesis de Maestría de la Escuela Graduada de Trabajo Social Beatriz Lassalle 2021 - 2022
Authors: Rodríguez Ramírez Jannette
Published: December 2022

Resúmenes de las tesis de maestría de la Escuela Graduada de Trabajo Social Beatris Lassalle de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras, presentadas en diciembre 2021 y mayo 2022.
The impact of the temperature and humidity state of the road on heat and mass transfer in winter
Authors: Sarsembayeva Assel , Collins Philip , Saginov Zamir , Mussakhanova Saltanat
Published: December 2022

Sharp diurnal temperature fluctuations in Astana, Kazakhstan, in winter, as well as freezing up to 2 or more meters leading to the destruction of the roadway, especially during the spring thaw, prompted a detailed study of the state of roads. In this work, the temperature and humidity of the highway structure layers were monitored in winter, and the mass transfer of water in the gaseous state due to the negative pressure of cryosuction in the frozen layers was also considered. It was determined that mass transfer of water in the form of steam 1.44 10⁻⁴ g/h per 1 dm3 of soil at temperature fluctuations of -5-8 °C. The rate of vapor passage towards the freezing front in the soil was 0.467 m/h. The freezing of the ground base continued for 132 days in the winter period of 2021-2022 in Astana with the formation of 456.72 g of ice due to the migration of water in a gaseous state in every 1 m3 of soil, which increases the humidity by 40 % or more and significantly reduces the bearing road capacity during the spring thaw. As a solution to the problem of water migration in the form of steam, it is proposed to introduce an additional layer of vapour barrier over the soil base at a depth of -60 cm.
Pendidikan Luar Sekolah dalam Kerangka Pendidikan Sepanjang Hayat
Authors: AF M Alwi , Nurfadilah Khoirunnisa , Hilman Cecep
Published: December 2022

Kegiatan Pendidikan Luar Sekolah yang mencakup pendidikan informal, non formal dan berfungsi menjadi mitra pendidikan formal merupakan perwujudan Pendidikan Sepanjang Hayat. Tulisan ini menggunakan studi literatur sebagai pendekatan penelitiannya.3Mengelaborasi secara sistematis tentang Pendidikan luar sekolah, pendidikan sepanjang hayat, pendidikan formal, nonformal dan informal yang bersumber dari jurnal, buku dan penelitian guna mengetahui tentang Pendidikan Luar Sekolah dalam kerangka pendidikan sepanjang hayat. Sebagai bagian dari sistem pendidikan nasional Indonesia, konsep belajar sepanjang hayat diterjemahkan dalam berbagai kebijakan dan program.3Secara konkrit konsep tersebut diwujudkan dalam bentuk pendidikan nonformal dan informal yang merupakan upaya bersama dari seluruh komponen pemerintah dan masyarakat yang dilakukan secara terencana dan sistematis agar peserta didik dapat mengembangkan kekuatan spiritual keagamaan.
The Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schema and Problematic Mobile Phone Use Among Adolescent Female
Authors: YAĞMUR Büşra , ARICAK Osman
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between early maladaptive schemas (EMS) and problematic mobile phone use among adolescents. To collect data, the Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form-3 (YSQ-SF3) and Mobile-phone Addiction Questionnaire were given to 103 female students (between 16 and 20 years of age) studying at a high school in Diyarbakır. Results showed that there was a positive and significant correlation between five schema domains and three sub-dimensions of the mobile phone addiction questionnaire. All schemas except punitiveness and total score of mobile phone addiction were significantly correlated. Furthermore, path analysis (SEM) indicated that some schema domains have had significant effects on sub-dimensions of the mobile phone addiction questionnaire. For example, impaired autonomy and performance have had a positive effect on lack of control, impaired limits have a positive effect on tolerance and unrelenting standards have had a positive effect on tolerance and abstinence.
CONCRETE MIX DESIGN USING ABRAMS AND BOLOMEY METHODS
Authors: Abdelgader Salem , Kurpinska Marzena , Khatib Jamal , Abdelgader Hakim
Published: December 2022

This research studied concrete design methods. To design concrete using two methods, including the Abrams law and the modified Bolomey method. Concrete with assumed compressive strength 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 MPa was researched. The research was conducted in the laboratory using two types of samples: cubic 15x15x15cm for compressive strength tests and cylinders ϕ-15cm, h-30cm for the splitting strength tests using the Brazilian method. The analysis of the cement content in the composition of 1m3 of the mixture showed very large differences depending on the calculation method used. The cement content calculated according to the Abrams method ranged from 180 kg/m3 (25MPa) to 497 kg/m3 (45MPa) depending on the class and determined according to the Bolomey method from 286 kg/m3 (25MPa) to 983 kg/m3 (45MPa). Significant differences were shown in the concrete strength test. The obtained test results can be the basis for future modifications of the concrete design methods, taking into account additives and admixtures, and can be the basis for the application of artificial neural networks (ANN) to design the composition of concrete.
Contrataciones públicas. ¿Qué pasa cuando el Estado no paga a tiempo?
Authors: Ascencios Balbin Karina , Quevedo Gallardo Carlos , Velarde Bazán Carlo Mario
Published: December 2022

La problemática relacionada a la contratación pública ha centrado su interés en las primeras etapas del proceso, es decir, desde los actos preparatorios hasta la ejecución contractual. Sin embargo, es necesario comprender el ciclo completo. Por ese motivo, en el presente caso abordamos la problemática que ocurre en la última etapa de este proceso: el trámite de pago y el retraso que algunos proveedores públicos enfrentan. Es un intento de ponernos del otro lado del mostrador para visibilizar la afectación que esto ocasiona en las expectativas de los proveedores, en la imagen del Estado como contratante que demanda buenos proveedores de bienes y servicios, así como el riesgo de corrupción que se genera. En esa línea, se conocerá la propuesta de innovación ¡Yo sí cumplo! que fue presentada por un grupo de trabajo de servidores civiles del Organismo Supervisor de las Contrataciones del Estado (OSCE) durante su participación en el Programa de Innovación para la Transformación del Estado dictado por la Escuela Nacional de Administración Pública (ENAP).
Citizens and their Guests
Authors: Duff Antony
Published: December 2022

Citizens and their Guests

This brief editorial considers the significance of citizenship; the dangers of an exclusionary attitude towards non-citizens; the cosmopolitan response to such dangers, which denies any intrinsic significance to citizenship; and an alternative response that preserves the significance of citizenship as a matter of belonging to a genuine political community, but that also takes seriously both the need to welcome new citizens, and the status of non-citizens as guests.
De trias als doctrine, als praktijk en als regels van het politieke spel
Authors: Yan Wendy
Published: December 2022

De trias als doctrine, als praktijk en als regels van het politieke spel

De doctrine van de trias politica is een van de meest bekende en meest besproken concepten in de literatuur over staatsinrichting. Toch kan het sterk verschillen welke betekenis er in het wetenschappelijk discours aan de trias politica wordt gegeven en hoe macht en machtsuitoefening binnen deze kaders kunnen worden gekanaliseerd en gereguleerd. In deze multidisciplinaire verkenning van dit concept worden drie betekenissen van ‘trias politica’ onderscheiden: (1) de trias als doctrine, (2) de trias als positiefrechtelijke praktijk en (3) de trias als een set regels van het politieke spel. Deze drie betekenissen weerspiegelen elk een eigen component in het onderzoek naar de trias, respectievelijk: normatief, beschrijvend en verklarend. In deze bijdrage wordt gekeken naar de mogelijkheden om in interdisciplinair onderzoek de drie betekenissen van de trias politica zorgvuldig te gebruiken en te combineren.
Maksymilian Del Mar’s Artefacts of Legal Inquiry
Authors: Alfaro Altamirano Adriana
Published: December 2022

Maksymilian Del Mar’s Artefacts of Legal Inquiry. Some reflections

This contribution explores Maksymilian Del Mar’s Artefacts of Legal Inquiry by posing several questions and an objection. First, I celebrate the role that Del Mar awards for hesitation and experimentation in adjudication, but I question, at the same time, whether it can backfire regarding the accountability to which judges and legislators are subjected. Next, I wonder about the author’s position with regards to the dangers of affective participation in the law, as well as regarding the obstacles to true listening in adjudication. Then, I address Del Mar’s proposal to use of ‘figures’ in legal inquiry, and ask whether that can somehow imply that we, in turn, approach the defendants’ character in problematic ways. Finally, this contribution ends with an objection to Del Mar’s approach to the cognitive theory of language, and specifically with respect to metaphors, in legal studies.
Imagining Law
Authors: Del Mar Maksymilian
Published: December 2022

Imagining Law. Conversing, Listening, Feeling, Hesitating

This contribution is a response to four comments on Artefacts of Legal Inquiry (2020) by Adriana Alfaro Altamirano, Iris van Domselaar, Claudio Michelon, and Greg Walker. It discusses four themes by way of response to each commentator: conversing, listening, feeling, and hesitating.
A Theory of Global Law and its Fault Lines
Authors: Suami Takao , Kondo Keisuke , Daidouji Ryuya , Ejima Akiko , Negishi Yota , Ohno Yusuke , Yamamoto Hajime , Lindahl Hans
Published: December 2022

A Theory of Global Law and its Fault Lines

This contribution engages the perspectival character of globalization processes as these play out in law and politics. In an interview which brings together a group of Japanese scholars and Hans Lindahl, the participants identify and discuss how Lindahl’s phenomenologically inspired theory of (global) legal ordering might shed light on the similarities and differences which inform Japanese and Western perspectives when theorizing globalization processes.
СТРАТЕГІЯ РОЗВИТКУ БРЕНДУ РОБОТОДАВЦЯ ПІД ЧАС ВІЙНИ ТА В ПОВОЄННИЙ ЧАС
Authors: Джулай Марина , Сичова Анастасія , Безус Алла , Сичова Ніна
Published: December 2022

Узагальнено різні підходи науковців до визначення понять «бренд роботодавця» та «стратегія розвитку бренду роботодавця». Визначено основні принципи формування стратегії розвитку бренду роботодавця в сучасному вітчизняному бізнес-середовищі під час війни. Війна в Україні суттєво змінила підходи компаній до управління розвитком бренду роботодавця. Фокус на підтримці людей є черговим підтвердженням глобального тренду на людиноцентричність. Дії компаній, спрямовані на допомогу персоналу, громадам і суспільству в цілому, є віддзеркаленням роботи з розвитку бренду роботодавця, що безумовно надаватиме компанії стратегічну перевагу на ринку праці у перспективі.Проаналізовано результати власного дослідження – опитування молоді без досвіду та з досвідом роботи на предмет змін у ставленні респондентів до бренду роботодавця під час війни (1003 респонденти). Для аналізу результатів опитування використано методи статистики. Побудовано рейтинг першої п’ятірки факторів вибору роботодавця під час війни в країні. Виявлено основні зміни в поведінці більшості респондентів: розвивають нові навички та отримують знання для нової роботи. Недостатня кількість вакансій або взагалі їх відсутність є найбільшими труднощами в пошуку роботи. Запропоновано рекомендації з розробки Employer Value Proposition з урахуванням тенденцій ринку на прикладі компанії Unilever. Обґрунтовано ключові елементи механізму формування й реалізації стратегії розвитку бренду роботодавця в Україні під час війни.Запропоновано методику оптимального розподілу ресурсів (і трудових, і фінансових), об’єктивно обмежених під час війни.Це дослідження є актуальним, оскільки в науковій сфері недостатньо уваги приділено питанням формування й реалізації стратегії розвитку бренду роботодавця під час війни. Ці дані можуть бути використані HR-агенціями, HR-відділами міжнародних та національних компаній. Результати дослідження допоможуть сформувати ціннісну пропозицію та розробити стратегію розвитку бренду роботодавця під час війни.
FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT PREDICATES OF SECURITY OF HOTEL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Mazaraki Anatolіі , Melnychenko Svitlana , Bovsh Liudmila , Tkachuk Tetiana , Zikiі Nataliia , Romanchuk Liudmyla
Published: December 2022

The article examines the level of safety of investments in hotel real estate, and also develops general recommendations regarding its provision. It is noted that the safety of investments is an integral concept, and its achievement of optimal indicators forms the investment attractiveness of the micro- and macroeconomic environment. It was found that the investment potential of hotel real estate has been decreasing since 2019 due to unavoidable factors, in particular, the coronavirus pandemic and large-scale military aggression on the territory of Ukraine, which caused significant risks of financial capital losses.A negative forecast regarding the level of investment attractiveness of the hotel sector was found, verified on the basis of the method of scanning horizon, which is aggravated by the uncertainty of the war timeframe and the impossibility of predicting the scale of the destruction of social and tourist infrastructure.Globalization and digitalization of all aspects of the economy make it possible to form priority directions for the formation of safe relations regarding the investment of hotel projects adapted to the new conditions of the national economy. The relevant factors determining the conditions of investment in hotel real estate were worked out by the method of scanning the horizon.Therefore, this study aims to assess the conditions and risks of an investment in hotel real estate and to develop potential innovative models of interaction between the investor and the recipient of the investment (a subject of the hotel business), which will increase the attractiveness of hotel real estate for investment. The relevance of the above provisions is confirmed by the prospects of restoration of the hotel business after the end of martial law in Ukraine.
ЦИФРОВІ ТЕХНОЛОГІЇ ТА ДИДЖИТАЛ-МАРКЕТИНГ: НОВІ МОЖЛИВОСТІ ДЛЯ ТУРИСТИЧНОГО Й ГОТЕЛЬНО-РЕСТОРАННОГО БІЗНЕСУ
Authors: Балацька Наталія , Радкевич Лариса , Робул Юрій , Вдовічена Ольга , Стренковська Анна
Published: December 2022

Туристичний та гостинний бізнес за останні роки зазнав суттєвого впливу соціокультурного характеру. Процеси глобалізації в економіці та адаптація економіки до змін, пов’язаних із пандемією COVID-19 та переорієнтацією потоків туристів і мандрівників стали пріоритетними проблемами науково-економічного дискурсу сучасності. Постала потреба в актуалізації інструментів, які здатні мінімізувати негативний вплив на економіку в цілому та на туристичний і готельно-ресторанний бізнес зокрема. Такими елементами стали цифрові технології та диджитал-маркетинг, які мають необхідний потенціал для реалізації стратегій розвитку бізнесу. Метою наукової статті є аналіз ефективної маркетингової стратегії для туристичної та готельно-ресторанної індустрії, яка ґрунтується на цифрових ресурсах. Ключовими елементами диджиталізації є: пошукова оптимізація (Search Engine Optimization – SEO), маркетинг у соціальних мережах (Social Media Marketing – SMM), пошуковий маркетинг (Search Engine Marketing – SEM), маркетинг упливу (Influencer Marketing), контент-маркетинг (Content Marketing), цифрова реклама (Digital Advertising). Актуальним є аналіз принципів диджиталізації в кластері маркетингу туристичної та готельно-ресторанної сфери економіки. Завдання статті полягають у визначенні балансу організаційних, логістичних, фінансових, виробничих та підприємницьких особливостей реалізації економічних стратегій розвитку туризму в цифровому середовищі. Результатом дослідження є формування принципів маркетингової активності в сфері туризму, відпочинку та розваг у сучасній цифровій економіці: інтерактивності, динамічності, доступності, гнучкості, оперативності. Інформація та комунікація в цифровому маркетингу постають не лише форматом економічної активності, а й видозмінюють змістові елементи економічного простору. ІКТ-кластер визначає нові можливості для економічної активності за нових (почасти несприятливих) соціокультурних умов. Пандемія COVID-19 зумовила неоднозначні процеси в маркетингових елементах туризму та дозвілля. З одного боку – відбулася стрімка переорієнтація маркетингових стратегій на цифровий формат роботи; з іншого боку – після послаблення пандемічних обмежень розкрилися протиріччя між інноваційним цифровим маркетингом та традиційними ринковими елементами. Отже, цифрові технології та диджитал-маркетинг продемонстрували свою потрібність та ефективність у реальному секторі економіки в період економічної нестабільності. Перспективи дослідження полягають у вироблені методологічних та практично орієнтованих настанов для утвердження цифрового кластера в туристичному та гостинному бізнесі як фундаментального складника (а не ситуативного, тимчасового чи альтернативного елемента).
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS IN THE WORLD TRADE SYSTEM: BENEFITS AND MODELS
Authors: Tsygankova Tetiana , Yatsenko Olha , Tananaiko Tetiana , Solodkovska Ganna , Olefirenko Viktoria , Ishchenko Anna
Published: December 2022

It is indicated that one of the characteristic features of the modern trade system is the rapid growth of the number of regional trade agreements, which, in turn, causes asymmetry in the dominance of regional cross-border trade rules over multilateral ones. The main advantages for countries from participating in regional trade agreements have been identified: the possibility of excluding "vulnerable sectors" from the agreement; the ability to independently choose partners in negotiations; the use of the principle of "reciprocity" is more effective compared to the World Trade Organization, the possibility of forming the image of a regional leader; within the framework of such agreements, it is possible to carry out "experimental application" of certain new measures in the field of trade, which, if successfully tested, can be tried to be applied in general mode; the possibility of attracting more foreign investments by developing countries that are not regional leaders. After examining the degree of involvement of countries in concluding regional trade agreements for the presence of regional asymmetries, a significant difference was identified from the maximum involvement of the countries of the European region (on average 33.2 agreements per country) and the countries of Africa (2.7) and the Middle East (3.9). It is proposed that one of the vectors of the development of Ukraine's foreign economic policy should be the expansion of the scope of current and future regional trade agreements to the sphere of services, e-commerce and investments, given the potential, their compliance with the global trends of the trading system, as well as the ability of Ukraine to become a significant player in a number of markets for services and trade in digital products, taking into account the availability of an up-to-date legal framework on these issues. It was determined that 50% of Ukraine's commodity exports during 2016-2021 took place within the framework of the preferential regime provided for by key free trade agreements. According to the results of the proposed forecast of such exports for the period 2021-2023, using the method of time series analysis, it was confirmed that the corresponding dependence will only grow (export volumes within the framework of free trade agreements will grow by 3 percent annually, while total exports by 2%).
An Analysis of Bylaws of Christian School Corporations in Japan: The Impact of Christianity on Organizational Governance
Authors: ITO Akihiro
Published: December 2022

Keywords: bylaws; governance structure; Christian school corporations; university; Japan

This study investigated the effects of Christianity-related (CR) words in bylaws on governance structures in Christian school corporations (CSCs) that established higher education institutions, such as private universities, in Japan. Governance structures in religious school corporations in Japan are characterized by the specific religion. Therefore, CR words in CSCs’ bylaws are powerful clues to identify the characteristics of their governance structures. This study examined the bylaws of three Protestant Christian CSCs in Japan: Tohoku Gakuin, Kwansei Gakuin, and Seinan Gakuin. The numbers and percentages of Christian directors, councilors, and auditors were also assessed. The results indicated that (1) Tohoku Gakuin and Kwansei Gakuin do not mention any Christian denominations, whereas Seinan Gakuin does; (2) Kwansei Gakuin does not have a Christian code for directors, whereas Tohoku Gakuin and Seinan Gakuin do; (3) all CSCs have a Christian code for councilors; (4) the lowest percentage of Christians on the board of directors is 54.5% for Tohoku Gakuin, 0% for Kwansei Gakuin, and 62.5% for Seinan Gakuin; (5) the lowest percentage of Christians on the board of councilors is 52.1% for Tohoku Gakuin, 15.4% for Kwansei Gakuin, and 54.3% for Seinan Gakuin; and (6) the lowest percentage of Christians among auditors is 0% for Tohoku Gakuin, 0% for Kwansei Gakuin, and 50% for Seinan Gakuin. Moreover, Kwansei Gakuin employs a governance system that suppresses director voting by Christian councilors, whereas, Christian councilors of Tohoku Gakuin and Seinan Gakuin encourage Christian director voting. Based on the findings, directions for further research are discussed.
Evaluation of Patient Safety Culture Perceptions of Nurses Working in University Hospitals in Turkey
Authors: DİLMEN Belgin , TALAS Melek Serpil
Published: December 2022

ABSTRACT: Ensuring patient safety is an important home section that shows health care services in all health facilities. Nurses are the most important health professionals in establishing and maintaining patient safety in health care packages.

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the patient safety culture evaluations and examination criteria of the staff working in university hospitals.

METHODS: This study was conducted with 420 cross-sectional images working in three university hospitals. The research data were collected using the Nurses' question formula to hide their introductory information and patient safety status, and the Patient Safety Culture Hospital Questionnaire. Genetic statistics, t-test, Mann Whitney U test, analysis of variance and Kruskall-Wallis test were used to evaluate the data.

RESULTS: In the study, the overall score of the Patient Safety Culture Hospital Questionnaire (PSCHQ) of the pictures was 43.3%. It was found that the sub-dimension of PSCHQ with the highest positive response percentage was “team work within the units (68.5%)”, and the sub-dimensions that were determined as tests and whose dimensions were required first were “staffing (26.9%)”, “hospital interventions and (28.3%)” and “error reporting rate (29.4%)” and “open breakdown of communication (37%)”. In the study, the difference between the women (46.56±22.64) and the configuration (35.71±26.73) “HSPSC-comprehensive perception of security” sub-dimension positive response percentage average was maintained as closed (p=0.027). The difference between the mean percentage of positive responses belonging to the "HSPSC-error reporting rate" sub-dimension of male administrators (45.24±45.55) and female administrators (28.23±39.92) was obtained as the extent of difference (p=0.037). According to the education level of the nurses, the sub-dimension of “HSPSC-report of errors” sub-dimension positive response percentages was found to be the difference between the groups (p=0.021).

CONCLUSION: These results show that in ensuring and maintaining patient safety, they should primarily take responsibility at the administrative level and create a permanent patient safety culture in the health care stages.
Multiple congenital hemangioma in the scrotal area: case report
Authors: Fernández de Jiménez Tita , Jiménez Fernández Roberto Carlos , Auza-Santiváñez Jhossmar Cristians
Published: December 2022

Congenital hemangiomas are vascular tumors, which are classified as rapidly involuted and non-involuted. They mainly affect the Caucasian population, the distribution by sex is not significant. In most cases no treatment is required due to involution, however, when this is not the case the clinical picture of a hemangioma may be associated with complications such as: ulcers, soft tissue destruction, neoformations even with infection of the injured tissue. The present case report presents a 7-month-old patient with multiple congenital hemangiomas of non-involutive type that led to a process of ulceration with subsequent superinfection in the scrotal area involving soft tissue. The treatment was clinical and surgical, a selective beta-blocker was used, with a favorable prognosis of the patient
Bachelor of Science in Nursing faculty perceptions of distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Hernández Silvina Soledad , Méndez Patricia Graciela , Sosa Liliana Rosa , Flores Marcela Anahí , Rodríguez Mónica Andrea , Canova-Barrios Carlos Jesús
Published: December 2022

Introduction: the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the modality of in-person learning, forcing people to migrate to virtuality abruptly with scarce or null previous training, which makes it necessary to analyze the perception held by professors and their satisfaction as regards the development of activities in this format.
Objective: identify the perception held by Nursing Degree professors at the University Institute of the Argentinean Federal Police of Buenos Aires Autonomous City, Argentina and their satisfaction as regards virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study was designed. The sample was made up of 23 professors (71,87 % of the target population) who answered an instrument composed of 21 questions with choices of closed answers.
Results: the average age was 52,00 years (DE: 10); 87 % were women, 79,9 % have children, 56,5 % are professors teaching third-year subjects of the syllabus, and they have a degree; 65,2 % of them mentioned that the main difficulty they found regarding virtuality was the resistance put up by students to turn on their cameras and 43,5 % perceives the grades obtained in virtuality to be equivalent to those in in-person learning. Those having a postgraduate qualification (p:0,005) and those wishing to continue with virtual activities after the isolation (p:0,041) were found to have higher levels of satisfaction.
Conclusions: an average level of satisfaction with virtual learning was found, and professors generally hold positive perceptions. Most of them wished to continue with this modality once the COVID-19 pandemic was over
Lise Öğrencilerinde Tanrı Algısı, İnsani Değerler ve Öz-Yeterlik: Uygulamalı Bir Manevi Danışmanlık Çalışması
Authors: NİYAZİBEYOĞLU Tuğrul
Published: December 2022

Çalışmanın amacı ergenlerin değerler konusunda farkındalık düzeylerini belirlemek, belirlenen gereksinimlere yönelik manevi güçlenme/bakım içerikleri oluşturmak ve ergenlere yönelik gerçekleştirilen bu içeriklerin Tanrı algısı, insani değerler ve öz-yeterlik düzeyi üzerindeki etkisinin değerlendirilmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu Ankara ili Keçiören ilçesinde bulunan Atatürk Anadolu İmam Hatip Lisesi gönüllü 10. sınıf öğrencilerinden 30 deney grubu ve 30 kontrol grubu olmak üzere toplamda 60 öğrenci oluşturmuştur. Değerler konusunda farkındalık düzeylerini saptamak için keşifsel desenin kuralları uygulanmış ve fenomenolojik araştırma metodu izlenmiştir. Bu dönemde öğrencilerle ikili görüşmeler yapılmış, alan yazın incelenmiş ve alan uzmanlarının görüşlerine başvurulmuştur. Katılımcıların gereksinimlerine göre hazırlanan manevi güçlenme/bakım programı tema odaklı grup toplantıları ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. 15 hafta uygulanan tema odaklı grup toplantılarından sonra öğrencilerle tekrar ikili görüşmeler yapılmıştır. 15 hafta olarak sürdürülen çalışmada tema odaklı grup toplantılarının konuları ise şunlardır; niyet, olumlu bakış açısı, şükür, sabır ve tahammül, dua, tevekkül, kendini bilme ve sorumluluk, özgüven ve dürüstlük, başarı, azim ve hırs, dostluk ve saygı, Allah algısı, denge, hoşgörü ve barış. Her hafta web tabanlı olarak gerçekleştirilen tema odaklı grup toplantılarının içerikleri 6 başlıktan oluşmaktadır. Giriş bölümünde katılımcılara değerin tanımı yapılmıştır. İçerik sunumunda ise değerin kapsamlı anlatımı yapılmıştır. Kıssadan hisse bölümü ile de değere yönelik bir kıssa paylaşılmıştır. Metaforlaştırma kısmında ise değer somutlaştırılarak anlaşılması amaçlanmıştır. Kalıcılığı sağlama bölümünde katılımcılardan haftanın değerini hayatlarında uygulamaları istenmiştir. Sonuçta manevi güçlenme/bakım programının öğrencilerin değerler konusunda farkındalık düzeylerini artırdığına ulaşılmıştır. Değer Odaklı Manevi Güçlenme/Bakım programının Tanrı algısı, insani değerler ve öz-yeterlik düzeylerine olan etkisini tespit etmek için hem deney hem de kontrol gruplarına ön test, son test ve izleme testi uygulanmıştır. Manevi güçlenme/bakım programına katılan deney grubu katılımcılarının Tanrı algısı, insani değerler ve öz-yeterlik puanlarının pozitif yönde arttığı tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak ergenlerin değerler konusunda farkındalık düzeyleri belirlenmiş, oluşturulan manevi güçlenme/bakım programının içerikleri ergenlerin hem değerler farkındalıklarını yükselttiğine hem de onların Tanrı algısı, insani değerler ve öz-yeterlik düzeylerini artırdığına ulaşılmıştır.
Airport terminal flow simulation: impact analysis of self-service check-in technologies usage past and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Gürsoy Niyazi Cem , Ateş Savaş
Published: December 2022

Check-in is the process that passengers wait for the most before their flight. Waiting times of passengers will vary depending on the number of counters at the airport, the number of self-service facilities, and whether passengers benefit from online/mobile check-in technologies. As a result of the measures taken at airports with the Covid-19 pandemic, check-in processing times have been prolonged. In this study, Esenboğa airport domestic departure check-in operations are simulated with the ARENA-TRIAL simulation program. The developed scenarios were simulated at peak hours. Initially, it was determined that the number of employees and facilities should be increased to keep the service level at standards during the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to the optimum number of facilities obtained. Secondly, it was determined that the time spent by passengers for check-in processes increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, it has been observed that the placement of the optimum number of self-bag drop facilities at the airport reduced the average waiting time required for the check-in processes of passengers in the period before and during Covid 19. Finally, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the airport queue density has increased dramatically.
Ekip çizelgeleme problemi: Filyasyon ekibi çizelgeleme
Authors: Koçak Müberra , Calku Feyzanur , Gündaş Merve , Poyraz Zümra , Yazıcı Emre , Alakaş Hacı Mehmet
Published: December 2022

Teknik alanda yıllardır kullanılan filyasyon kelimesi pandemi sürecinde sıkça kullanılarak günlük hayatımızda yerini almıştır. Filyasyon, bulaşıcı hastalık görüldüğünde koruma ve kontrol önlemlerinin alınması amacı ile hastalığı taşıyan kişinin tespiti ve temas ettiği herkesin o hastalık açısından taranması için yapılan bütün çalışmalardır. Pandemi sürecinde yürütülen filyasyon çalışmaları ile pandemi seyrinin kontrol altına alınması amaçlanmaktadır. Bu süreçte iş yükü en çok artan meslek gruplarının başında filyasyon ekipleri gelmektedir. Bu sürecin en az hasarla en kısa zamanda atlatılabilmesi, filyasyon çalışmalarının etkili ve doğru bir biçimde yürütülebilmesi ve filyasyon ekibinde görev alan personellerin hem kişisel yaşamlarını hem de vermiş oldukları sağlık hizmetini verimli bir şekilde devam ettirebilmek için etkin bir ekip çizelgesine ihtiyaç vardır. Yapılan çalışmada, Kırıkkale iline bağlı bir ilçede yürütülen filyasyon çalışmalarında görev alan 15 personelin çizelgelenmesi ele alınmıştır. Oluşturulan matematiksel modelde iki hedef kısıtı bulunmaktadır. Birinci hedef kısıtı: Tüm personellerin çalıştıkları toplam gün sayısı birbirine eşit olmalıdır. İkinci hedef kısıtı: Her personelin hafta sonu çalıştıkları toplam gün sayısı birbirine eşit olmalıdır. Matematiksel model ILOG CPLEX Studio IDE optimizasyon paket programına ilgili verilerin girilmesi ile çözülmüştür. Elde edilen çözümde amaç fonksiyonu değeri 3 olarak bulunmuştur. Mümkün olduğunca adil ve dengeli bir çizelge elde edilmiştir.
A LOOK AT PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING AND ITS CHALLENGES IN POST-SOVIET KYRGYZSTAN AND TURKEY
Authors: ENTERİEVA Mirgül
Published: December 2022

The study aimed to compare and identify the similarities, differences and challenges in pre-service teacher training practices implemented in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey within the scope of university admission requirements, educational processes, teaching experience, evaluation processes and to develop specific recommendations. For this purpose, a comparative research method and the qualitative document analysis method were employed. In line with the purpose of the research, a literature survey was conducted. An analysis was performed in the context of literature survey. Accordingly, some differences, similarities and related challenges were determined in some practices between Turkey and Kyrgyzstan were determined. Based on the results of the study, some suggestions were presented on the practices of teacher training in Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.Keywords: Comparison, teacher, Turkey
Effects of both hip and traditional strengthening exercises on early outcomes post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Authors: Moubarak Ezzat El Sayed , Dawood Reem , Abdelmonem Asmaa , Seyam Mohamed K , Abdulrahman Radwa S
Published: December 2022

Background. Lower extremity muscles weakness occur after the reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACLR), specifically the hip muscles. The literature suggests that decreased hip strength which results from ACLR can lead to biomechanical changes in lower extremity. Objective. The aim of the current study was to assess effects of adding hip strengthening exercises with traditional strengthening exercises on early outcomes after ACLR. Materials and methods. Randomized controlled study was conducted on 50 male participants with primary unilateral ACLR, they were tested pre-operative and after 12 weeks postoperative; for pain intensity by visual analog scale (VAS), side to side difference knee extension limitation range of motion (ROM) by goniometer, and lower extremity function tests by side-to-side single-leg hop test and 10-yards test. They were assigned into two groups; group A (hip strengthening exercises with traditional strengthening exercises) and group B (traditional strengthening exercises only). Both groups received the treatment 3 sessions/week for 12 weeks. Results. The results of independent t-test showed that there were significant improvements (p < 0.05) in all variables (pain intensity, side to side difference knee extension limitation ROM, side-to-side single-leg hop test and 10-yards test) in both groups with superiority of group A. Conclusion. Adding of hip strengthening exercises to traditional strengthening exercises were effective on early outcomes post ACLR.
EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT STAGES ON SOIL CARBON AND NITROGEN STOCKS OF SESSILE OAK (Quercus petrea (Matt.) Liebl): A CASE STUDY OF TAŞKÖPRÜ, KASTAMONU
Authors: SAVACI Gamze , AKTAŞ TÜMER Gülay
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to determine the effects of four different development stages of sessile oak (Quercus petrea (Matt.) Liebl) stands on soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) stocks in northwest Turkey. According to the diameter at breast height (dbh), sessile oak stands were classified into four development stages namely: a development stage (<8cm), b development stage (8 to 19.9 cm), c development stage (20 to 35.9 cm) and d development stage (36 to 51.9 cm). Soil samples were taken from three different soil depths (0-10, 10-20, and 20-30 cm). Total 72 soil samples were collected from all development stages. Forest floor litters were also sampled from each development stage. Results showed that soil organic carbon varied significantly between the four development stages (R2=0.714, p=0.000) with the highest stocks under the d development stage (55.0 Mg ha-1) and the lowest under the b development stage (10.6 Mg ha-1). Total N stock was highest under the a development stage (3.39 Mg ha-1), whereas it was lowest under the b development stage (1.18 Mg ha-1). About 71% of SOC was deposited in the upper 30 cm of the soil. The forest floor litter also varied between the four development stages with the highest values under the b development stage and the lowest under the a development stage. As a result, the results of the study indicated that sessile oaks can play a significant role in storing organic carbon and nitrogen in the soil. On the other hand, amounts of SOC and TN stocks can be significantly varied according to stand development stages.
Effects of Shielding Gases on the Weldability of Laser Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel
Authors: Kwak Yeonho , Lee Seung Hwan , Kang Minjung
Published: December 2022

In laser welding of austenitic stainless steels, shielding gases have great potential for improving the mechanical properties of the welds, suppressing plasma plumes, and stabilizing the keyhole. Previous studies have shown that shielding gases can alter the weld geometry and microstructural constituents of the welds. Disturbances of laser beam absorption by laser-induced plasma can be controlled through shielding gas parameters such as the shielding gas composition, flow rate, and supplying direction. In addition, surface-active elements added to the shielding gas can alter the behavior of the molten pool. In this paper, previous studies are reviewed to assess the shielding gas effects on the characteristics of laser-welded austenitic stainless steel. The activated mechanism of molten pool flow by additional surface tension active elements is also discussed.
In silico detection and characterization of novel virulence proteins of the emerging poultry pathogen Gallibacterium anatis
Authors: Rajapaksha L. G. T. G , Gunasekara C. W. R , Alwis P. S. D
Published: December 2022

The pathogen Gallibacterium anatis has caused heavy economic losses for commercial poultry farms around the world. However, despite its importance, the functions of its hypothetical proteins (HPs) have been poorly characterized. The present study analyzed the functions and structures of HPs obtained from Gallibacterium anatis (NCTC11413) using various bioinformatics tools. Initially, all the functions of HPs were predicted using the VICMpred tool, and the physicochemical properties of the identified virulence proteins were then analyzed using Expasy's ProtParam server. A virulence protein (WP_013745346.1) that can act as a potential drug target was further analyzed for its secondary structure, followed by homology modeling and three-dimensional (3D) structure determination using the Swiss-Model and Phyre2 servers. The quality assessment and validation of the 3D model were conducted using ERRAT, Verify3D, and PROCHECK programs. The functional and phylogenetic analysis was conducted using ProFunc, STRING, KEGG servers, and MEGA software. The bioinformatics analysis revealed 201 HPs related to cellular processes (n = 119), metabolism (n = 61), virulence (n = 11), and information/storage molecules (n = 10). Among the virulence proteins, three were detected as drug targets and six as vaccine targets. The characterized virulence protein WP_013745346.1 is proven to be stable, a drug target, and an enzyme related to the citrate cycle in the present pathogen. This enzyme was also found to facilitate other metabolic pathways, the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites, and the biosynthesis of amino acids.
The relationship of E-selectin single-nucleotide polymorphisms with breast cancer in Iraqi Arab women
Authors: Zakariya Bilal Fadıl , Almohaidi Asmaa M. Salih , Şimşek Seçil Akilli , Al-Waysi Safaa A. , Al-Dabbagh Wijdan H. , Kamal Areege Mustafa
Published: December 2022

Breast cancer (BC) is a significant threat to female health, with both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. It is essential to monitor patients regularly and to raise population awareness. Increasing research also suggests that E-selectin (SELE) may increase tumor angiogenesis and the development of cancer. This study investigated SELE single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the following positions: rs5367T/C, rs5368C/T, rs5362T/G, and rs5362T/C. Using polymerase chain reaction, significant differences in allele and genotype frequencies were found between BC patients and controls. Position rs5368 was associated with an increased risk of BC for the CT and TT genotypes, with odds ratios (ORs) of 16.3 and 6.90 (Fisher probability=0.0001, p = 0.05). Women with the T allele had a 19.3-fold higher incidence of BC, while allele C may be a protective allele against BC (OR, 0.05). Heterozygous genotypes at rs5367, rs5362, and rs5362 were significantly more common in BC patients, with ORs of 5.70, 4.50, and 3.80, respectively. These SNPs may be associated with the risk of BC, because the frequency of mutant alleles was significantly higher in patients (OR: 4.26, 3.83, and 4.30, respectively) than in controls (OR: 0.23, 0.30, and 0.20, respectively). These SNPs may be considered a common genotype in the Iraqi population, with the wild-type allele having a protective fraction and the mutant allele having an environmental fraction. The results also revealed a 2-fold increase in gene expression in BC patients compared to controls, with a significant effect (p = 0.02). This study's findings confirm the importance of SELE polymorphisms in cancer risk prediction.
Beta-Meta: a meta-analysis application considering heterogeneity among genome-wide association studies
Authors: Kim Gyungbu , Lee Yoonsuk , Park Jeong Ho , Kim Dongmin , Lee Wonseok
Published: December 2022

Many packages for a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been developed to discover genetic variants. Although variations across studies must be considered, there are not many currently-accessible packages that estimate between-study heterogeneity. Thus, we propose a python based application called Beta-Meta which can easily process a meta-analysis by automatically selecting between a fixed effects and a random effects model based on heterogeneity. Beta-Meta implements flexible input data manipulation to allow multiple meta-analyses of different genotype-phenotype associations in a single process. It provides a step-by-step meta-analysis of GWAS for each association in the following order: heterogeneity test, two different calculations of an effect size and a p-value based on heterogeneity, and the Benjamini-Hochberg p-value adjustment. These methods enable users to validate the results of individual studies with greater statistical power and better estimation precision. We elaborate on these and illustrate them with examples from several studies of infertility-related disorders.
Development of reverse-transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for point-of-care testing of human influenza virus subtypes H1N1 and H3N2
Authors: Kang Ji-Soo , Seo Mi-Ran , Chung Yeun-Jun
Published: December 2022

Influenza A virus (IAV) is the most widespread pathogen causing human respiratory infections. Although polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–based methods are currently the most commonly used tools for IAV detection, PCR is not ideal for point-of-care testing. In this study, we aimed to develop a more rapid and sensitive method than PCR-based tools to detect IAV using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) technology. We designed reverse-transcriptional (RT)–LAMP primers targeting the hemagglutinin gene. RNAs from reference H1N1 and H3N2 showed specific RT-LAMP signals with the designed primers. We optimized the reaction conditions and developed universal reaction conditions for both LAMP assays. Under these conditions, the detection limit was 50 copies for both RT-LAMP assays. There was no non-specific signal to 19 non-IAV respiratory viruses, such as influenza B virus, coronaviruses, and respiratory syncytial viruses. Regarding the reaction time, a positive signal was detected within 25 minutes after starting the reaction. In conclusion, our RT-LAMP assay has high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of the H1 and H3 subtypes, making it suitable for point-of-care IAV testing.