bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Perkins INfrared Exosatellite Survey (PINES) I. Survey Overview, Reduction Pipeline, and Early Results
Authors: Tamburo Patrick , Muirhead Philip S. , McCarthy Allison M. , Hart Murdock , Gracia David , Vos Johanna M. , Bardalez Gagliuffi Daniella C. , Faherty Jacqueline , Theissen Christopher , Agol Eric , Skinner Julie N. , Sagear Sheila
Published: May 2022

We describe the Perkins INfrared Exosatellite Survey (PINES), a near-infrared photometric search for short-period transiting planets and moons around a sample of 393 spectroscopically confirmed L- and T-type dwarfs. PINES is performed with Boston University’s 1.8 m Perkins Telescope Observatory, located on Anderson Mesa, Arizona. We discuss the observational strategy of the survey, which was designed to optimize the number of expected transit detections, and describe custom automated observing procedures for performing PINES observations. We detail the steps of the PINES Analysis Toolkit (PAT), software that is used to create light curves from PINES images. We assess the impact of second-order extinction due to changing precipitable water vapor on our observations and find that the magnitude of this effect is minimized in Mauna Kea Observatories J band. We demonstrate the validity of PAT through the recovery of a transit of WASP-2 b and known variable brown dwarfs, and use it to identify a new variable L/T transition object: the T2 dwarf WISE J045746.08-020719.2. We report on the measured photometric precision of the survey and use it to estimate our transit-detection sensitivity. We find that for our median brightness targets, assuming contributions from white noise only, we are sensitive to the detection of 2.5 R
⊕ planets and larger. PINES will test whether the increase in sub-Neptune-sized planet occurrence with decreasing host mass continues into the L- and T-dwarf regime.
The Complexity of the Cetus Stream Unveiled from the Fusion of STREAMFINDER and StarGO
Authors: Yuan Zhen , Malhan Khyati , Sestito Federico , Ibata Rodrigo A. , Martin Nicolas F. , Chang Jiang , Li Ting S. , Caffau Elisabetta , Bonifacio Piercarlo , Bellazzini Michele , Huang Yang , Voggel Karina , Longeard Nicolas , Arentsen Anke , Doliva-Dolinsky Amandine , Navarro Julio , Famaey Benoit , Starkenburg Else , Aguado David S.
Published: May 2022

We combine the power of two stream-searching tools, STREAMFINDER and StarGO applied to the Gaia EDR3 data, to detect stellar debris belonging to the Cetus stream system that forms a complex, nearly polar structure around the Milky Way. In this work, we find the southern extensions of the northern Cetus stream as the Palca stream and a new southern stream, which overlap on the sky but have different distances. These two stream wraps extend over more than ∼100° on the sky (−60° < δ < +40°). The current N-body model of the system reproduces both as two wraps in the trailing arm. We also show that the Cetus system is confidently associated with the Triangulum/Pisces, Willka Yaku, and the recently discovered C-20 streams. The association with the ATLAS-Aliqa Uma stream is much weaker. All of these stellar debris are very metal-poor, comparable to the average metallicity of the southern Cetus stream with [Fe/H] = −2.17 ± 0.20. The estimated stellar mass of the Cetus progenitor is at least 105.6
M
⊙, compatible with Ursa Minor or Draco dwarf galaxies. The associated globular cluster with similar stellar mass, NGC 5824 very possibly was accreted in the same group infall. The multi-wrap Cetus stream is a perfect example of a dwarf galaxy that has undergone several periods of stripping, leaving behind debris at multiple locations in the halo. The full characterization of such systems is crucial to unravel the history of the assembly of the Milky Way, and importantly, to provide nearby fossils to study ancient low-mass dwarf galaxies.
Environmental Health-based Educational Policies at Public Junior High School 1 Karanganyar, Central Java, Indonesia as an Independent Adiwiyata School
Authors: Shobahiya Mahasri , Arifin Syamsul , Nurhakim Moh. , Haris Abdul
Published: May 2022

BACKGROUND: Adiwiyata is a program for Indonesian schools to encourage environmental-friendliness and ecological awareness. Public Junior High School 1 Karanganyar is a school in Central Java Province that won the Independent Adiwiyata School award. AIM: This research aims to describe: (1) The environmentally friendly policies, (2) the curriculum model of Islamic Religion Education subject that have ecologic orientation, (3) the participative-based school activities that color the construction of the Islamic Religion Education subject that have ecologic orientation, and (4) the management of facilities and infrastructure that support the construction of the Islamic Religion Education subject that have ecologic orientation in Public Junior High School 1 Karanganyar. METHODS: This study uses the method of constructivism paradigm. This descriptive research uses the qualitative approach. RESULT AND DISCUSSION: The environmentally-friendly school policies encompass the Curriculum of Educational Unit Level and the School Budget and Activity Plans, which contain efforts of environmental preservation. Results show that these policies are also contained in the vision of the Public Junior High School 1 Karanganyar, namely, “To create a generation that is religious, intelligent, have good character, and environmentally-friendly.” The curriculum model contains policies on environmental preservation. CONCLUSION: The participative-based school activities in PJHS 1 Karanganyar are supported by all school components, including in the form of partnerships. The management of the facilities and infrastructure that support ecologic orientation is quite good. Some educative slogans and posters contain ecologic messages put up in strategic places. There are green open spaces, a canteen that reduces plastic usage, and waste management facilities.
Placental Growth Factor-soluble FMS-like Tyrosine Kinase-1 Ratio in Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder: Case Control Study
Authors: Lumbanraja Sarma , Yaznil M. Rizki , Siahaan Andre M. , Bancin Berry E. P. , Ananda Dizalia
Published: May 2022

AIM: The aim of the study was to assess the ratio of placental growth factor (PLGF)/soluble FMSlike tyrosine kinase (sFLT-1) as a marker for in placenta accreta spectrum disorder stage.

METHODS: We enrolled 50 participants in this study, 25 participants diagnosed with placenta accreta spectrum disorder and 25 participants with normal pregnancy as controls. Diagnosis is based on ultrasonographic criteria from the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG) for spectrum disorders of placenta accreta. Up to 3 cc peripheral venous blood was taken before cesarean section to measured PLGF and sFlt-1 level by ELISA. All data then analyze using SPSS version 26.

RESULTS: In this study, we found that the levels of sFlt-1 in the placenta accreta group (Placenta accreta spectrum stage 0/1/2) were 1711 (136.87) pg/ml, 1474 (122.88) pg/ml, and 1417 (125.45) pg/ml each. This level was higher than the control group of 1246 (98) pg/ml (p = 0.004). In measuring PLGF levels, we found that PLGF levels in the control group were lower than those in the placenta accreta group (PAS 0/1/2) with levels of 404 (33.12) pg/ml, 612 (48.96) pg/ml, 805 (53.48) pg/ml, and 785 (53.64) pg/ml, respectively. We found a correlation between placenta accreta spectrum staging with sFlt-1 levels (r = 0.27 and p = 0.015) and PLGF levels (r = 0.6646 and p = 0.001). Ratio of sFlt-1/PLGF with cutoff point 1.8 has sensitivity 97% and specificity 67% (Area under the curve (AUC) 0.784).

CONCLUSIONS: There is a correlation between sFlt-1 and PLGF levels with placenta accreta staging based on PAS score. sFlt-1/PLGF ratio can be considered as a predictor of placenta accreta to help establish the diagnosis of placenta accreta.
Relationship of Troponin I with Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio and Serum Amyloid A in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Authors: Limijadi Edward Kurnia Setiawan , Lovita Inggrid , Budiwijono Imam , Setyadi Ariosta , Utami Sulistiyati Bayu , Puruhito Buwono , Sofia Sefri Noventi
Published: May 2022

Abstract
Introduction: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death in the world. Acute myocardial infarction can initiate an acute inflammatory process by inducing pro-inflammatory cytokines at the cellular level measured by NLR, at the biomolecular level characterized by SAA production in liver. The relationship of elevated troponin I levels as a marker of myocardial necrosis with NLR and SAA as inflammatory markers need further discussion. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between cardiac necrosis markers and inflammatory parameters in ACS.
Methods: An analytic observational study with a cross-sectional approach was conducted from March to May 2019. This study involved 32 patients with ACS at the Emergency Department of Dr.Kariadi Hospital, with the onset of attacks of 4-6 hours which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Examination of troponin I level was done using the ELFA method, NLR value was measured using a hematology analyzer, and SAA level was measured using the ELISA method. Statistical test was done using Spearman correlation. Value of p < 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The median (min-max) of troponin I, NLR, and SAA values were 0.617 (0.001-40,000) μg/L, 4.92 (1.38-18.16) and 40.454 (5.879-66.059) μg/ml, respectively. The correlation of troponin I level with NLR and SAA were r=0.180, p=0.243 and r=0.655, p=0.000.
Conclusions: There was a significant positive moderate relationship between troponin I level and SAA which could be used as a marker of acute inflammation in ACS, whereas cell inflammation marker of NLR did not provide a significant meaning.
Keywords: ACS, NLR, SAA, troponin
The Difference Coagulopathy Factor and Interleukin-6 between Survival and Non-survival Patients COVID-19
Authors: Putra Yoshua Arif , Mutiara Mutiara
Published: May 2022

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in coagulopathy and an increase in inflammatory responses. Numerous studies have shown a significant difference in interleukin levels and coagulopathy parameters such as platelet, aPTT, PT, and D- dimer between survivor and non-survivor patient COVID-19.
Aim: The purpose of this study is to compare the age, coagulopathy characteristics, and interleukin-6 levels of non-survival versus survival patients. COVID-19.
Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted on COVID-19 patients. The diagnostic criteria are based on the Indonesian Ministry of Health's recommendations. The patient's blood was analyzed in the hospital's central laboratory. Patients are classified into two groups based on their likelihood of surviving: non-survival and survival. SPSS version 22 was used to analyze the data.
Results: A total of 557 patients with COVID-19 were included in this study. Patients were categorized into 146 non-survival and 411 survival subgroups. There was a significant difference in the mean age, coagulopathy parameters, and interleukin-6 expect platelets between non-survival and survival outcomes in COVID-19 patients.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated a statistically significant difference in PT, aPTT, D-Dimer, and interleukin-6 levels between the non-survival and survival groups of COVID-19.
A comprehensive checklist of the deciduous photinia genus Pourthiaea (Maleae, Rosaceae), with emphasis on their validity and typification
Authors: Lou Yi-Lei , Ma Dai-Kun , Jin Ze-Tao , Liu Bin-Bin
Published: May 2022

Due to the complicated evolutionary history in Pourthiaea, one hundred and two taxa have been described since 1784, and ninety-one of them are legally and validly published taxa, six are naked names, and five are superfluous names. After comprehensively and critically evaluating, 215 names have been published, including new combinations, new status, and new names; this may be due to the controversial taxonomic position of Pourthiaea in the apple tribe, Maleae. We herein provided a taxonomic checklist of Pourthiaea for further taxonomic and evolutionary studies. We also lectotypified four taxa: Stranvaesia digyna, Photinia amphidoxa var. stylosa, P. glabra var. fokienensis, and Viburnum komarovii.
New and little-known ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Bulgaria
Authors: Lapeva-Gjonova Albena , Borowiec Lech
Published: May 2022

Many faunistic studies on the myrmecofauna of Bulgaria have been carried out and about 180 ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from 43 genera and six subfamilies have been discovered as a result. Although the Bulgarian ant fauna is considered to be relatively well studied, the finding of unrecorded species continues, especially amongst the rare social parasites and the species with a more southern distribution in the Balkans.

The current study presents data on 11 ant species recorded for the first time in Bulgaria (Messor hellenius Agosti & Collingwood, 1987, M. mcarthuri Steiner et al., 2018, Crematogaster ionia Forel, 1911, Monomorium monomorium Bolton, 1987, Temnothorax aeolius (Forel, 1911), T. cf. exilis ( form darii Forel, 1911), T. finzii (Menozzi, 1925), T. rogeri Emery, 1869, Tetramorium cf. punicum, Plagiolepis xene Stärcke, 1936 and Lasius reginae Faber, 1967), as well as new locality data on 15 rarely found species. Some of the species, such as Hypoponera eduardi (Forel, 1894), Strumigenys argiola (Emery, 1869), Temnothorax graecus (Forel, 1911), Tetramorium diomedeum Emery, 1908, Camponotus ionius Emery, 1920 and C. tergestinus Müller, 1921, have been known so far only from a single locality in Bulgaria.

The dataset of all records presented in this work was published separately through Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF, https://doi.org/10.15468/mngbzp).
A new species and new records of Solanum (Solanaceae) from Colombia
Authors: Tovar Juan David , Giacomin Leandro Lacerda
Published: May 2022

We describe a new species of the Geminata clade of Solanum from Colombia and provide new distributional records for two additional Solanum species, recorded here for the first time in Colombia. Solanum bohsii J.D. Tovar, sp. nov. is morphologically similar to S. chlamydogynum Bitter from Venezuela of the Solanum sessile species group (Geminata clade). These two species can be distinguished by trichome morphology, as well as colour and density of the indumentum. In addition, we report new range expansions into Colombia for two species: S. tanysepalum S.Knapp (Geminata clade) known previously only from Venezuela and S. verecundum M.Nee (Brevantherum clade) from Ecuador and Peru.
Comparing intraregional trends of demographic development in the Russian Near North (on the example of Arkhangelsk, Vologda, and Kostroma Oblasts)
Authors: Mokrensky Denis N.
Published: May 2022

The article compares intraregional trends in demographic development of the old-developed territories of the Russian Near North: Arkhangelsk, Vologda, and Kostroma Oblasts. The author identifies trends in the fertility, mortality, and migration in 2011—2019 basing on the statistical indicators characterizing the demographic situation in municipal entities and urban districts of the old-developed areas in these regions. A comparative analysis of the demographic dynamic in the three regions confirmed the well-known conclusions about depopulation, urbanization, and migration loss in most municipalities. Steady depopulation was observed in medium-sized and small cities, including in municipal centers, where the inflow of population from the nearest periphery is decreasing. The further away from Moscow the region is, the higher the growth rate of the urban population and the rate of decline in the rural population.
Une femme dirigeante a-t-elle le droit d’être drôle au travail ? Humour et leadership au féminin
Authors: Codello Pénélope , Patry Catherine
Published: May 2022

Cet article analyse l’usage de l’humour par les femmes dirigeantes sur leur lieu de travail. La revue de la littérature montre que les femmes subissent, dans ce domaine comme dans bien d’autres, un double standard : ce qui est perçu comme valorisant pour un homme est parfois perçu comme dévalorisant pour une femme. Afin d’analyser comment les femmes dirigeantes utilisent l’humour sur leur lieu de travail, nous avons réalisé 13 entretiens approfondis avec des femmes dirigeantes. Nos résultats enrichissent la littérature en montrant la diversité des usages de l’humour par les femmes dirigeantes sur leur lieu de travail. Certaines se l’interdisent strictement. La plupart l’utilisent en étant extrêmement attentives à la situation dans laquelle elles se trouvent. Toutefois, quelques-unes affirment l’utiliser volontiers. Ces résultats permettent d’identifier les conditions qui rendent possible l’usage de l’humour par les femmes dirigeantes sur leur lieu de travail.
Hopf bifurcation for a predator-prey model with age structure and ratio-dependent response function incorporating a prey refuge
Authors: Chen Tongtong , Chu Jixun
Published: May 2022

In this paper, a predator-prey model with age structure and ratio-dependent response function incorporating a prey refuge is investigated. The model is formulated as an abstract non-densely defined Cauchy problem and a sufficient condition for the existence of the positive age-related equilibrium is given. Then using the integral semigroup theory and the Hopf bifurcation theory for semilinear equations with non-dense domain, it is shown that Hopf bifurcation occurs at the positive age-related equilibrium. Numerical simulations are performed to validate theoretical results and sensitivity analyses are presented. The results show that the prey refuge has a stabilizing effect, that is, the prey refuge is an important factor to maintain the balance between prey and predator population.
Smoluchowski–Kramers approximation with state dependent damping and highly random oscillation
Authors: Lv Yan , Wang Wei
Published: May 2022

The small mass limit (Smoluchowski–Kramers approximation) of class systems of ordinary differential equations describing motions of small mass particle with state dependent friction and high oscillation is derived by a diffusion approximation approach. In the small mass limit, due to the state dependent damping, one additional term appears in the limit equation, which leads to a stochastic differential equation (SDE) as the highly random oscillation appears as a multiplicative white noise.
MICRO ACTIVE CATHETERS AND EMBOLIZATION TECHNIQUES: A BRIEF REVIEW BASED ON DESIGN AND WORKING EFFICACY
Authors: Dey Suman , Mishra Ruby , Mohapatra Manoranjan , Sabut Sukant
Published: May 2022

Micro catheters are thin-walled devices gaining pivotal importance in the field of micro invasive surgeries. The need for an efficient design of a micro catheter with the enhancement of its prime characteristics like-kink resistance, lower bending response, increased perumbular capacities, etc., has been the key parameters for research among biomedical engineers. The article highlights the nuances in the technology in the fabrication of micro active catheters and the procedure and necessity of embolization in the process of catheterization. Efficacies of different designs of micro active catheters were studied based on a variety of clinical data trials by several researchers and doctors. Superior materials capable of enhancing the torque efficacy of the device like auxetic materials and their effect on bending angles were studied. Clinical trials were undertaken based on various designs and approaches for the device and the critical characteristics were studied. The micro active catheter with guide-wire shows maximum bending angle and considerable torque making it ideal for micro invasive procedures in constricted as well as divergent blood vessels.
Efficiency of Artificial Reefs for Local Communities Over Time
Authors: Ramos Jorge H. P. , Santos Miguel Neves dos
Published: May 2022

Half a century ago it was thought that artificial reefs (AR) would be the solution to numerous problems. After the disappearance of this panacea, people started to think about AR more from the point of view of their efficiency and usefulness. However, some issues persist. Will it be possible some time after the reef deployment to reach the goals initially outlined by the proponents? It is very important to get answers to this and other questions to know about the efficiency of reef deployment. However, answers to these questions are not always easy to obtain. The AR are submerged, often difficult to access, and the resources available for research are generally scarce and very well delimited in time. In this chapter, the authors approach the case study of artificial reefs deployed off the Algarve coast in the south of Portugal over time. The focus will be on the contribution of reef structures to human activities at economic and social levels, which in some ways have benefited from these improvements on the seabed.
Impacts of Artificial Reefs on Artisanal Fishers
Authors: Silva Lima Juliano , Zalmon Ilana R.
Published: May 2022

The aim of this chapter is to report the perception of artisanal fishers regarding long-term implementation impacts of artificial reefs in the northern coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data was collected through 60 interviews with local and regional artisanal fishers. The fishers stated an increase in fish abundance and species richness around the reef complex and consider it very important for local fisheries due to its ability to attract commercial species. These findings were clearly supported by their positive perception regarding the installation of reef balls and how these structures have benefited the local and regional fishing community over time (>25 years). In addition, the data confirms that the presence of different species in the reef complex is due to an increase of consolidated and stable substrate, which provides several types of prey and habitat for recruitment and shelter.
Artificial Reef Applications for Diving Tourism
Authors: Özgül Aytaç , Lök Altan
Published: May 2022

Diving tourism has been very popular in the world and Turkey. In addition to reasons such as seeking hobbies and socializing, marine biodiversity, natural reefs, wrecks, and corals cause more and more people to dive every day. In many regions in Turkey, which has many underwater riches, diving is prohibited for reasons such as archaeological and military zones and natural reserves. Therefore, alternative diving points have been created for diving tourism by using artificial reefs in recent years. Within the scope of 35 artificial wreck reefs, in which diving tourism has been carried out in Turkey, 3000 amphoras, many thematic sculptures, 22 ships, 9 planes, and 1 tank were launched. While decommissioned vehicles were used in the first years, underwater parks with different themes have been created in recent years. In this study, artificial wreck reefs in Turkey were examined, and the permit process, the structures, and the interests of divers were evaluated. In addition, mistakes made in material and location selection and interactions with other sectors are also discussed.
Becoming Together
Authors: Kneeland Jillian M. , Kent Chelsea Rae , Glaws Andrea LeMahieu , Moore Dan
Published: May 2022

For teachers who exit the classroom to enter higher education, leaving can be heart wrenching and to many, unthinkable and unknowable. Consequently, in seeking change, such as the authors of the stories collected here, they do so to position themselves in ways that allow them to transform educational systems by contributing research-based understandings and offering new and unique ways to challenge the status quo. The authors hope that in sharing their stories they can also develop their own understandings of self as becoming researchers and teacher educators. This collective process shows the criticality of being able to lean on each other to actualize our goals of conducting humanizing education research that centers social justice teaching and results in action-oriented change. A departure from what the academy might expect, the narratives are honest and written with whole hearts as the authors provide insight into who they have been, how they are connected, and who they are becoming.
Black Women Scholars in Academia
Authors: Samuels Shalander , Wilkerson Amanda
Published: May 2022

Education emphasizes the importance of mentorship in K-20 spaces, concerning the success of instructional scholars. In one regard, when mentorship is disaggregated by race, White scholars are often privileged to receive consistent, organized mentorship to professionally maneuver through instructional pipelines. In another regard, Black scholars, specifically Black women scholars, do not receive the same level of mentorship support as their White counterparts. The notion that approaches to mentorship can differ based on race and or gender can become a destructive form of microinvalidation. This narrative centers Black female scholars' journeys regarding their ethnographic mentoring experiences. Thus, the authors of this work define and describe mentoring using microinvalidation as a conceptual lens to frame their experiences. Further, recommendations are provided for mentoring frameworks that might encourage the academy to reimagine mentoring processes for Black female instructional scholars.
Change From Within
Authors: Chajed Avanti
Published: May 2022

The author reflects on her own journey through academia and the moments in which change has and has not happened throughout her time as a doctoral student to understand what foundations are needed for transformational change in society and the implications of these implications on academia. Though this process of reflection, the author argues that the bedrock of societal transformation is change that begins within and through experience. These experiences allow for the individual to embody the radical ideas needed within their bodies and selves. The chapter ends with the argument that only when such transformation is internalized and becomes part of one's own identity can there be change in society more broadly.
The Reluctant Impostor
Authors: DeHart Jason D.
Published: May 2022

This chapter recounts in both personal and pedagogical terms the journey of the author from a teenager who dropped out of high school to a young person who earned a GED. The pedagogical story then continues to trace the path to the author's beginning as a middle grades educator and, ultimately, as a scholar who has earned a PhD and now serves as a teacher educator. The chapter draws upon narrative methodology, as well as self-study, to examine this transformation alongside relevant research literature. The author includes reflections from journal notes, accounts drawn from family interviews and photographs, and notes from former teacher/mentors in the process. Final conclusions speak to imagine new possibilities for a range of pathways to success in the educational system, and a centering of the power of literacy to empower a person in their lives.
Unexpected Journey Into Academia
Authors: Tham Sarah
Published: May 2022

There is much to be gained from narratives and stories. This author's perspective on transitioning from K-12 classrooms to higher education classrooms is one of many stories out there. The author acknowledges the experiences of others making the transition. The author wants to inform, educate, quicken, and inspire others in the unexpected journey into academia. There is much hope that the author's story will provide a collective body of knowledge, reflections, and experiences to aid others in similar trajectories. This story is of a Christian woman of Chinese descent in academia. It offers a human side of academia, extrapolating the struggles and joy of making that transition.
Teachers, Teaching, Teacher Educators, Teaching Education
Authors: Zenkov Kristien G.
Published: May 2022

As a full professor of education—a teacher of teachers serving primarily in a university-based teacher educator capacity—the author has long been aware of the tenuous nature of our standing in the academy. He recalls learning from his first doctoral advisor of the conversion of “normal schools” to colleges of education. And of the case that had to be made that the field of teacher education was on par with all others in terms of intellectual rigor and impactful scholarship. We were not just teachers teaching teachers. This historical phenomenon was just one of the realities that has contributed to what he long ago recognized would be a career-long case of his own “Imposter Syndrome.” But it's also the structural reason that, even after more than two decades of what anyone scanning his vita would characterize as a very successful academic career, his transition from K-12 to higher education is still a work in progress, one that he wrestles with daily, and one that he proposes might be made complete for his and all of his teacher educator and teacher colleagues with a reframing of our shared profession.
Identity Exploration as a Tool to Enhance Academic Engagement and Growth
Authors: Hadid Jessica
Published: May 2022

Disenfranchised students often develop identity systems that are incompatible with their sense of academic competence and growth, undermining engagement with and persistence in secondary education. This chapter describes a classroom-based approach to enhancing literacy-related task engagement through students' identity exploration and development. The program was designed to address the unique needs of high school students from historically marginalized backgrounds but can be modified for other grade levels and populations. The program presented here guides practitioners and education specialists to integrate a sociocultural approach to identity negotiation within existing curricula. Beyond enhancing task engagement, identity work in classroom settings has the potential to build student agency and wellbeing and increase the likelihood that students will develop academic identities such as reader and writer.
Motivating and Supporting Academic Achievement in STEM Through Culturally Relevant Literacy Practices
Authors: Franks A. Dean , Wan Anna
Published: May 2022

Motivation and support for academic achievement within STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education is essential as the related fields expand to include more and more jobs. This chapter aims to provide a new theoretical framework for STEM education focused on UDL, student motivation, and culturally relevant literacy practices as a way to increase diversity in STEM fields that expands to include people of color, people with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Authors explain a new theoretical framework that will enhance STEM motivation and support academic achievement through the use of culturally responsive literacy practices and provide examples of how to engage students using the new theoretical framework in the classroom.
The Indicators of the Corporate Social Responsibility
Authors: Asdiou Abdelkarim , Mokhtari Bouchaib
Published: May 2022

The objective of the present paper is to propose an explanatory model identifying the determinants of the recourse to the CSR indicators and spotting the real motivation of companies to use them: for efficiency or a concern for legitimacy towards stakeholders? To carry out this research, the researchers have chosen a qualitative methodology by analysing eight cases of companies labelled CSR. The researchers try to show that the use of CSR indicators obeys to two different but complementary theoretical frameworks. The contingent theory explains the architecture of management control systems according to the “technical environment” of the company that seeks greater efficiency. Whereas in the neo-institutional perspective, the use of CSR indicators can be explained by the “social and institutional environment” in which the enterprise, seeking greater legitimacy, evolves. Through the combination of these two theoretical frameworks, this paper provides an academic basis for future studies which envisage testing the model through a quantitative study.
Pedagogy in a Potentially Hostile Online Environment
Authors: Williams Lynne , Fudge Tamara Phillips
Published: May 2022

Student-on-student bullying in brick and mortar schools is unfortunately commonplace and has been the subject of research for many years. Alongside the growth of online learning, there has been a corresponding growth in cyberbullying, not only in the student-on-student category, but also student-on-teacher. This new form of bullying can be devastating for the target because, unlike the traditional form of bullying where interactions take place face to face, cyberbullying incorporates email, social media, and texts, which allows the aggression to spread rapidly across a potentially vast range of communication outlets, thus magnifying the effect. Given the potential for significant harm to instructors who are at risk of being targeted by an aggrieved or angry student, more research needs to be done concerning student to teacher cyberbullying. This chapter will examine various cases of student to teacher cyberbullying as well as the role that gender plays in online bullying and end with recommendations for prevention or recourse on the part of the targeted instructor.
Individual, Social, and Occupational Effects of Cyberbullying During Adolescence
Authors: Yurdakul Yeşim , Beyazıt Utku , Bütün Ayhan Aynur
Published: May 2022

Technological developments enable adolescents to establish crowded peer groups through communication over extensive social networks that are difficult to supervise. However, inappropriate and unsupervised use of information and communication technologies can make adolescents the target of behaviors related to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying and victimization have severe negative effects on individuals' social, academic, and emotional lives. The negative effects of cyberbullying can be experienced more intensely during adolescence as a result of the changes occurring in the cognitive developmental field. The cyberbullying experienced in adolescence is also a predictor of bullying behaviors in social relations and professional lives as adults. The effects of bullying behaviors in adulthood can be an indication of the long-term effects of cyberbullying. Taking this as the starting point, this chapter aims to examine the types, prevalence, short and long-term effects of cyberbullying behaviors during adolescence.
Green Synthesis Technology (GST)
Authors: Mungali Manjul , Kumar Amit , Malik Nisha
Published: May 2022

Nanotechnology offers new materials and applications that will benefit society, yet there is growing concern about the potential health and environmental impacts of the production and use of nanoscale products. Although hundreds of studies of nanomaterial hazards have been reported, in green nanotechnology, nanomaterials or nanoparticles are synthesized or developed by biological approaches, such as biogenesis (biosynthesis) that has vast applications in the biomedical, food, and agricultural fields. Additionally, green nanotechnology offers many potential benefits, such as the enhancement of biomedical diagnostics, improved food quality and safety, reduction of agricultural inputs, and enrichment of nanoscale nutrient absorption from the soil. The green synthesis method, which is an alternative to chemical and physical methods, provides an eco-friendly way of synthesizing nanoparticles as this method does not require costly, harmful, and toxic chemicals.
Sustainable Agriculture Through Organic Farming
Authors: Kumar Permod , Singh Raj , Rani Anju , Kumar Amit , Shukla Gyanika
Published: May 2022

The chapter deals with the concept of organic farming as an effective way to promote sustainable agriculture worldwide. The mordent approaches of conventional farming uses chemical pesticides and fertilizers that affect the environment adversely by increasing population and diminishing soil fertility and quality. In such a situation, organic farming may be proved as a significant approach to restore the environmental condition and nutrition security for the purpose of survival. There is a need of raking awareness and research in the area of organic farming to develop a cheap and eco-friendly approach for sustainable agriculture.
Co-Creation of Destination Image and Food Tourism of the Emerging Economies
Authors: Hashim Rahmat , Jamaluddin Mohd Raziff
Published: May 2022

The changing foodscape in society has redefined the role of food beyond the biological needs for survival. Food has always played an essential role in travel experiences; nevertheless, the concept of visiting a place just for its food is claimed to be a recent phenomenon. With the break-out of the COVID-19 pandemic, food tourism and branding have been affected worldwide, including Malaysia. Based on the literature review related to food tourism during the pandemic period, this chapter attempts to contribute to the food tourism literature by combining the concept of co-creation and image building. The Malaysian tourism industry needs to be transformational to continue playing a vital role in the economy in the endemic period. Food tourism that combines cultural and heritage, experience, and sustainable aspects co-created between relevant parties will become the critical success factor to educate and offer a meaningful experience to tourists in terms of heritage and traditional food.
Creating Access for Students
Authors: Wiser Jessie L.
Published: May 2022

The role of social workers within the public education setting is often ambiguous, which makes building relational trust with school counselors difficult. However, their professional values and ethics are closely related, and their jobs often overlap. The ambiguity within the role of school social workers can cause school counselors to feel encroached upon when social workers perform their assigned duties. This discord can limit a school's ability to provide quality access to services for children and their families. Marginalized student populations absorb this most, as they are typically already experiencing a deficiency in services in their community. This chapter will discuss current perspectives and theories used by school social workers, barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration, and solutions to resolve barriers in order to better meet the needs of marginalized populations. Also, this chapter will examine why collaboration is imperative to meet student social and emotional needs and have case studies for districts that have successfully implemented models of collaboration.
An Expanded Framework of Factors Influencing Career Choice
Authors: Mohammed Jamil Mohammad Izzuddin
Published: May 2022

Studies on career choice are crucial, and the earliest iteration of career choice framework is the three-dimensional framework that is composed to determine the underlying concepts of intrinsic, extrinsic, and interpersonal factors behind a career. However, most frameworks in literature does not consider the public and private sectors as a variable impacting career choice. Recent studies have shown that perceived work in the public sector or the private sector may alter factors influencing career choice. This is imperative as every economy is divided into two sectors. Private and public sector organisations have varying objectives, and a study is needed in order to study their effect on career choice. Therefore, the objective of this chapter is to propose a new, updated framework studying factors influencing career choice, whereby the two dimensions of public and private sector will be added as part of the framework of career choice. This chapter also specifies the items under intrinsic, extrinsic, and interpersonal factors.
Making Smarter Museums Through New Technologies
Authors: Sepe Fabiana , Marzullo Marialuisa
Published: May 2022

Smart technologies have a significant potential to impact people's behaviours thanks to their ability to increase access to different resources and the ability to influence technology-based encounters. The objective of this chapter is to deepen the theme of smart technologies in the museum environment, to describe the elements and the main dimensions capable of impacting both visitors' perception and overall experience. The authors analyze the use of smart technologies to 1) increase people's knowledge and skills in providing intelligent service in cultural heritage and 2) promote the involvement of visitors and improve their experience. Findings show that visitors increasingly lose the role of passive users to play an active role in the co-production of museum experiences. Smart museums lead to cognitive and engaging learning, touching, feeling, and experiencing different emotions, encouraging a return to the museum, inviting to learn, and shaping one's personal experience.
Epidemiology of Organ Failure Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic Surge Conditions
Authors: Brogan James , Fazzari Melissa , Philips Kaitlyn , Aasman Boudewijn , Mirhaji Parsa , Gong Michelle Ng
Published: May 2022

Background

Understanding the distribution of organ failure before and during the COVID-19 pandemic surge can provide a deeper understanding of how the pandemic strained health care systems and affected outcomes.

Objective

To assess the distribution of organ failure in 3 New York City hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of adult admissions across hospitals from February 1, 2020, through May 31, 2020, was conducted. The cohort was stratified into those admitted before March 17, 2020 (prepandemic) and those admitted on or after that date (SARS-CoV-2–positive and non–SARS-CoV-2). Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores were computed every 2 hours for each admission.

Results

A total of 1 794 975 scores were computed for 20 704 admissions. Before and during the pandemic, renal failure was the most common type of organ failure at admission and respiratory failure was the most common type of hospital-onset organ failure. The SARS-CoV-2–positive group showed a 231% increase in respiratory failure compared with the prepandemic group. More than 65% of hospital-onset organ failure in the prepandemic group and 83% of hospital-onset respiratory failure in the SARS-CoV-2–positive group occurred outside intensive care units. The SARS-CoV-2–positive group showed a 341% increase in multiorgan failure compared with the prepandemic group. Compared with the prepandemic and non–SARS-CoV-2 patients, SARS-CoV-2–positive patients had significantly higher mortality for the same admission and maximum organ failure score.

Conclusion

Most hospital-onset organ failure began outside intensive care units, with a marked increase in multiorgan failure during pandemic surge conditions and greater hospital mortality for the severity of organ failure.
Sellar spine: A rare Bony variant of the Sella Turcica
Authors: Metelo-Liquito Luke D. , Buthelezi Thandi E.
Published: May 2022

A sellar spine is a rare osseous projection from the dorsum sellae, resulting in variable compression of sellar and suprasellar structures and varied clinical presentations. CT is the diagnostic modality of choice, while variable signal intensity on MRI may mimic a pituitary microadenoma. A patient presented with hypoprolactinaemia and puerperal alactogenesis due to a sellar spine diagnosed on CT Brain. Neurosurgical and endocrine review and pituitary MRI were recommended with subsequent loss to follow-up.
Christian faith and science: Efforts to encounter the Christian faith and science in the work of Alister E. McGrath
Authors: Pandiangan Tumpal , Sindoro Pujiastuti Liza , Santoso Agus , Santoso Juli , Putrawan Bobby Kurnia
Published: May 2022

This study aims to present an effort for an encounter between Christian faith and science in Alister E. McGrath’s thinking. The process of encountering both Christian faith and science is mediated by Christian natural theology. Christian natural theology is the result of rethinking conventional natural theology by McGrath. This is carried out because the meaning of conventional natural theology as an interface of Christian faith and science is not in accordance with Christian faith. The efforts to encounter Christian faith and science through conventional natural theology are something that is not possible, because conventional natural theology is denoted as pure theology centred on the rationality of scientific thought alone. In this article, we will show how Christian natural theology as a result of thinking by McGrath can be a medium for an encounter between Christian faith and science. The analysis of this article is generally based on the writings of McGrath, which are only partially reconciled with the views of several other theologies. Data collection was carried out through a literature study and described descriptively. The result of the research is a description of the encounter between Christian faith and science mediated by Christian natural theology. McGrath established Christian natural theology on observations in critical reality, Christian history and the word of God (Gn 1 and 2), allowing the human intellect to have a strong relationship with the order and beauty of nature that God created. This is the reason why the encounter between Christian faith and science based on McGrath’s concept of thought is more likely to reveal the truth in the reality of the Christian faith’s life.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This study recommends that efforts be made to identify faith, science and natural theology in the work of Alister E. McGrath. This article has contributed to highlighting natural theology, which is still under long discussion, especially in the context of the Christian faith and the ambiguity of nature, which is also important in various disciplines, including theology, natural science and science.
Custodiol-HTK Solution Vs. Conventional Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection During Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Following Recent ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Authors: Saber Walaa Ahmed , El-Ghannam Mohamed , Mubarak Yasser Shaban , Mahdy Hesham Hassan , Khorshid Ramy Mohamed Reda
Published: May 2022

Background:

Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK), Bretschneider's, or Custodiol is an intracellular crystalloid cardioplegic solution which is claimed to offer single shot cardioplegia for myocardial protection during complex cardiac procedures for up to 3 h. We aimed to compare the clinical outcome of early coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using blood cardioplegia vs. Custodiol solution for myocardial protection in patients with recent ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Materials and Methods:

This prospective comparative study included 100 patients with recent STEMI who underwent early CABG at our institution between January 2019 and December 2020. The patients were divided into two groups: group A (n = 50) received blood cardioplegia and group B (n = 50) received Custodiol-HTK crystalloid cardioplegia.

Results:

There were non-significant differences in postoperative mortality and complication rates between both the groups except for significantly higher proportion of post-operative arrythmias after Custodiol cardioplegia (26% vs. 8%, P = 0.01). Custodiol was associated with significantly lower levels of blood troponin and higher levels of blood lactate for 6 h after CABG. Custodiol results in significantly shorter durations of mechanical ventilation (11.98 ± 4.03 vs. 18.28 ± 8.84 h, P < 0.001) and intensive care unit (ICU) stay (70.04 ± 14.80 vs. 80.20 ± 19.91 h, P = 0.01), with non-significantly shorter duration of post-operative hospital stay (7.98 ± 2.76 vs. 9.24 ± 3.41 days, P = 0.06).

Conclusion:

Custodiol as a single shot without interruption of the operative technique offers shorter durations of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay than blood cardioplegia, with more acceptable levels of post-operative troponin in high-risk patients who underwent early CABG for recent STEMI.