bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A educação ambiental impactando o ensino fundamental da Escola Estadual Governador Clóvis Salgado por meio da reciclagem de lixo
Authors: Oliveira Bisinoto Cássia Maria
Published: December 2022

Este trabalho relata a experiência obtida no projeto de Extensão A Educação Ambiental impactando o Ensino Fundamental da Escola Estadual "Governador Clóvis Salgadoï¿½ï¿½? através da Reciclagem de Lixo com propósito da enfatização da importância da Preservação Ambiental, evidenciando o despertar da consciência cidadã junto aos alunos das séries iniciais do Ensino Fundamental da Escola Estadual "Governador Clóvis Salgadoï¿½ï¿½?, em Ituiutaba-MG. O projeto contou com a participação dos estudantes de Ensino Fundamental, professores, Prefeitura Municipal de Ituiutaba através do programa "Ituiutaba Reciclaï¿½ï¿½?, técnicos e agrônomos da Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural do Estado de Minas Gerais - EMATER-MG, Técnicos-Administrativos da Faculdade de Ciências Integradas do Pontal- FACIP e o bolsista do PIEEX/UFU/FACIP - através de palestras, atividades práticas de reciclagem de lixo, painéis demonstrativos, concurso de redações referentes ao tema, entre outros. Com as atividades propostas foi possível fazer com que os alunos pudessem ser instigados a adotarem novas atitudes e práticas referentes à conscientização ambiental e à formação do cidadão como um todo.
Uma aula diferente de Climatologia
Authors: Rosa de Sousa Romário
Published: December 2022

Este trabalho teve como objetivo principal auxiliar o aprendizado do tempo e do clima, com aulas teóricas e práticas para os professores e alunos de 5º e 6º anos (ensino fundamental e médio), utilizando-se como ferramenta pedagógica uma Estação Meteorológica de propriedade do 5º DISME/INMET, instalada na cidade de Ituiutaba, MG. A metodologia utilizada para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho pautou-se em oito etapas distintas. Inicialmente realizou-se o cadastramento do projeto na Pró-reitoria de Extensão e Cultura, e em seguida efetivou-se a divulgação do projeto junto a comunidade. Foi proporcionado aos participantes do projeto um mini-curso e posteriormente desenvolveu-se uma oficina pedagógica, da qual foi a fabricação de aparelhos como: pluviômetro, psicrômetro, barômetro, simulador de vórtice, confeccionados a partir da utilização de garrafas pets e sucatas. O agendamento das visitas na estação teve como parte fundamental para que se ocorrerem às visitações na estação. Para termos uma avaliação do projeto foi aplicado um questionário avaliativo. Participaram do projeto "A Climatologia vai às escolas", aproximadamente 570 pessoas no ano de 2009. Desse total 365 disseram que o projeto está excelente; 165 ótimo; 45 bom; regular 0 e ruim 0. Os aparelhos mais apreciados na Estação Meteorológica foram o heliógrafo; tanque classe A e o pluviômetro.
Monitoria orientada
Authors: Amorim dos Anjos Queiroz Carla Regina , Da Silva Rosiane Maria
Published: December 2022

Estudos em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento têm defendido a proposta do estudo por meio da interação social entre pares menos experientes e mais experientes. O presente trabalho objetivou incentivar a monitoria entre alunos (80 participantes do Ensino Médio) com a mediação da professora de Química e da psicóloga escolar. O trabalho foi desenvolvido com a formação de pares de alunos monitores e monitorados. Foram realizadas orientações para motivar o cumprimento dos estudos em pares (monitoria). Após as avaliações aplicou-se um questionário estruturado para avaliar se os alunos realizaram ou não a monitoria e os motivos responsáveis pelos resultados obtidos. Com a análise dos dados, verificou-se que o esforço, o estudo sistemático dos alunos e cooperação entre alunos foram fatores principais para sucesso nas notas. Os resultados indicaram que a mediação do estudo, somados à dedicação do aluno, facilitaram a aprendizagem
A LEI 10.639/2003 e a I Semana da Consciência Negra do Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Morrinhos: um relato de experiência
Authors: Oliveira Sírley Cristina , Cardoso Machado Valeriê
Published: December 2022

O presente texto tem como propósito apresentar um relato de experiência sobre a I Semana da Consciência Negra realizada no Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Morrinhos em novembro de 2007. O objetivo maior desta Semana foi efetivar a legalidade da Lei 10.639/2003 que prevê a inclusão da história e da cultura afro-brasileira nos currículos e programas das escolas do País
Mídia impressa jornal: uma análise da indisciplina escolar
Authors: Duarte Queiroz Antônia Márcia , Ferreira de Oliveira Carvalho Marilene
Published: December 2022

O intuito desse trabalho é demonstrar as contribuições da mídia impressa-jornal na prática pedagógica, na busca de soluções para problemas de indisciplina escolar. Esta dificulta a relação entre a comunidade escolar de modo geral e ocorre com freqÃ¼ência nas instituições de ensino brasileiras. Assim, busca-se uma reflexão a partir da produção de um jornal na sala de aula, quando os alunos são conduzidos a expor suas opiniões sobre a problemática indisciplina escolar e como esta interfere no processo ensino e aprendizagem. Nesse sentido, apresenta-se um breve histórico sobre a história da mídia impressa no mundo e no Brasil. A partir desses pressupostos é possível perceber a importância desse instrumento para divulgação de informações e troca de conhecimentos entre a sociedade. Essas contribuições foram demonstradas por meio de um jornal mural produzido pelos alunos do 5º ano do ensino fundamental da Escola Municipal Professora Ãurea Paula de Souza, Salinas/Minas Gerais. Na culminância da prática pedagógica divulgaram suas opiniões sobre a indisciplina escolar e, além disso, foram capazes de contribuir com algumas sugestões para diminuir ou até mesmo evitar a indisciplina freqÃ¼ente nas escolas.
Mulher, Igreja e Educação Popular: a libertação de mulheres nas comunidades ribeirinhas do litoral sul paulista na primeira metade do século XX
Authors: Busko Paula Simone
Published: December 2022

Este artigo sobre Mulher, Igreja e Educação Popular, na década de 30 até o início da década de 50, dialoga acerca da origem cultural e religiosa dessas mulheres, de suas práticas e costumes, revelando comportamentos e os caminhos traçados por todos os participantes destas ações na busca de uma libertação.
A educação de jovens e adultos em movimento: a alfabetização como possibilidade de uma ação emancipatória no MST
Authors: Santos Jose Ronaldo da Silva , Silva Eric Fabiano
Published: December 2022

A análise das relações entre a Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA), o trabalho e a exclusão social nos leva a um permanente olhar destes processos em duas direções fundamentais. Por um lado é necessário estarmos atentos às contraditórias transformações que precarizam a vida de milhões de seres humanos, negando-lhes os direitos mais básicos como educação, saúde, moradia, acesso a terra, dentre outros processos de desumanização a que são submetidos os sujeitos sociais. Por outro lado, manifestam-se intensas lutas pelos direitos humanos e manifestações de mobilização coletiva, vindas dos excluídos e oprimidos nos movimentos sociais e das experiências de lutas democráticas pela emancipação humana. No presente estudo, pretendemos fazer um estudo acerca da EJA, em uma perspectiva de transformação social no contexto do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra - MST, traçando, assim, um paralelo com o trato e a dinâmica que a EJA assume no contexto do mundo globalizado, enfocando possibilidades e experiências de educação em uma perspectiva popular, experiências essas ocorridas em momentos distintos e geograficamente escassos na sociedade brasileira, localizados principalmente no contexto de movimentos sociais de luta pela terra e de resistência no campo.
Segregação e exclusão em bairros periféricos no capitalismo mundial
Authors: Paula Sandra Leila de
Published: December 2022

Estas reflexões são fruto de um trabalho de pós doutorado que se propôs a um estudo comparativo acerca das relações centro/periferia em dois países (Brasil e Portugal), nas cidades de Ribeirão Preto (Brasil) e Porto (Portugal), em espaços sociais periféricos e violentos das duas cidades, o bairro periférico do Ipiranga (Ribeirão Preto/Brasil) e o bairro social do Lagarteiro (Porto/Portugal). Utilizou-se o referencial teórico de Robert Kurz, Pierre Bordieu e Milton Santos para análise dos espaços sociais de exclusão, no intuito de analisar e compreender a organização desses espaços, em suas características e imbricações, identidades e diversidades, especificidades e generalidades, em suas relações e espaços específicos, de maneira a apreender suas vidas, seu quotidiano, de modo mais aproximado e qualitativo (aprofundado) possível, abarcando a organização desses espaços econômicos, sociais e culturais internos, bem como em sua dinâmica interna/ampliada; entre centro e periferia do capitalismo mundial. Para tal, uma pesquisa empírica foi realizada nos dois espaços, com a utilização de dados quantitativos coletados em relatórios portugueses, dados da Secretaria do Bem Estar Social no Brasil e do Serviço de Ação Social em Portugal, entrevistas com os moradores dos bairros em estudo, bem como a coleta de material iconográfico nos bairros trabalhados.
Analisis Minat Penggunaan pada Fitur Pembelian Mobile Banking BSI: Pendekatan TAM dan TPB
Authors: Sodik Fajar , Nur Zaida Alifia , Zulmiati Khusnul
Published: December 2022

Research Aims: Today's rapid technological development is a means for the banking industry to increase digital transactions. Bank Syariah Indonesia as one of the banking industries that was formed from the merger of three state-owned Islamic banks has also begun to develop a digital financial transaction system through its mobile banking services. In this study, the focus of the researcher refers to the purchase feature where the feature is already widely known and used by the wider community. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that influence the interest in using the purchase feature through the acceptance of the technology used in service mobile banking BSI's.

Design/methodology/approach: The method used in this study is a quantitative method. Data collection was done by distributing questionnaires to respondents using purposive sampling technique. Respondents in this study were students and the general public who were both customers and users of mobile banking BSI's. The data analysis technique was carried out using the technique Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)through the Warp PLS 5.0 analysis tool.

Reseach Findings: The results of the SEM analysis show that there is good interest in customers who use the purchase feature of mobile banking BSI's. The existence of this feature also makes it easier for customers to carry out each financial transaction and increases effectiveness and productivity.

Research limitation and implication: The implications of this research are expected to be input for practitioners who take part in the Islamic banking industry to improve service quality to meet customer needs in terms of digital financial transactions.
Analisis Pengaruh Green Banking Terhadap Profitabilitas Bank Umum Syariah Indonesia
Authors: Anggraini Sindi , Muhammad Iqbal Fasa
Published: December 2022

Research Aims: Islamic commercial banks are Islamic banks which in their activities provide services in payment traffic. Islamic commercial banks can operate as foreign exchange banks and non-foreign exchange banks. Foreign exchange bank is a bank that can carry out transactions abroad or related to foreign currencies as a whole, such as transfers abroad, collections abroad, opening letters of credit and so on. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of green banking on the profitability of Islamic commercial banks in Indonesia and the concept of green banking in an Islamic perspective.
Design/methodology/approach: This type of research is quantitative with a descriptive statistical approach, the research methodology used in this study is the method of documentation and literature study.
Research Findings: The results of the study show that green banking has a positive effect on the profitability of Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia. In the Islamic perspective, all Green Banking Indicators are in accordance with the Islamic perspective as well as the reinforcing arguments about protecting nature and preventing natural damage.
Keywords: Green Banking, profitibalitas, Bank Umum Syariah.
Implikasi Literasi Asuransi Syariah Terhadap Tingkat Kooperatif, Komitmen, dan Loyalitas Nasabah
Authors: Wati Lina
Published: December 2022

Research Aims: The purpose of the study was to determine literacy regarding sharia insurance and its relationship with the level of cooperation, commitment and loyalty to insurance companies.
Design/methodology/approach: The approach used in this research is quantitative associative, with data analysis of Descriptive Statistics and Partial Least Square (PLS). This study uses the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) which is a matter of motivation and reason for a person in choosing and taking action, and what are the implications for a person's cooperative attitude, commitment and loyalty. The sample criteria required are as follows: people who use sharia insurance, people who have not used sharia insurance, people who are at least 20 years old with the assumption that respondents are capable of providing answers independently.
Research Findings: Based on the test results, the literacy level of sharia insurance has positive and significant implications for cooperative attitudes, commitment, and loyalty to both customers and non-customers.
Research limitation and implication: The implication is to find out how much influence literacy has in encouraging someone to choose to use sharia insurance.
Keywords: Sharia Insurance, Literacy, Cooperative, Commitment, and Loyalty
Wie urbane Gewerbegebiete den natürlichen Klimaschutz stärken
Authors: Valentin Anke
Published: December 2022

Ob Gewerbegebiete verbaut und unattraktiv oder interessant und klimagerecht sind, liegt in der Hand von Kommunen und Unternehmen. Das bundesweite Netzwerk Gewerbegebiete im Wandel, das aus dem gleichnamigen Projekt im Rahmen des Förderschwerpunkts Sozial-ökologische
Forschung entstanden ist, zeigt Wege auf, wie Industriegebiete an Qualität gewinnen, naturbasierte Lösungen dem Klimaschutz dienen und Kooperationen zwischen Unternehmen gefördert werden können.
Die Anfänge der Zeitschrift Raumforschung und Raumordnung (RuR) – 1936 bis 1944. Zeit- und Ungeist im Umbruch
Authors: Strubelt Wendelin
Published: December 2022

This paper is based on intensive study of the contents of the journal “Raumforschung und Raumordnung” (RuR) – from its first publication in 1936 to its (temporary) discontinuation in 1944. It was the forum for the new scientific and political thoughts and reflections that were formed in this field during the Nazi era and was supported by the institutions in charge of its publication: the “Reich Association for Spatial Research” (RAG) and the “Reich Agency for Spatial Planning” (RfR). The aim of the paper is to uncover which social developments and accompanying intellectual groundwork from the time before 1933 the authors were able to build upon, both positively and negatively, and which expositions paid tribute to the (malevolent) spirit of the times and the goals of the Nazi regime. The contradiction between professional competence and intellectual subservience to the Nazi regime, or even the perversion of professionality, is revealed in the career behaviour of academics and practitioners, almost all of whom were born around 1900. Their activities after 1945 and their future careers are mentioned but are not the subject of this paper.
DELLALOĞLU’NUN MODERNLEŞME VE MODERNLİK TARTIŞMASINDAN ERGÜDER YOLDAŞ’IN MÜZİĞİNE BAKMAK
Authors: DEMİR İsa
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışma Dellaloğlu’nun modernleşme ve modernlik tartışmaları ekseninde Ergüder Yoldaş’ın fikirlerini ve müziğini anlamaya yönelik bir girişimdir. Modernleşme deneyimi, modern olana ait ögelerin transferini benimserken geleneksel olanın inkârını barındırabilmektedir. Modernlik deneyimi ise kabaca, bugünü ve yeniyi inşa ederken geleneksel olanın bugüne çağırılması ve yeniden yorumlanması olarak tanımlanabilir. Müziğe modernlik deneyimi perspektifinden baktığımızdaysa geleneksel müziğin çağdaş müzikal birikimle bütünleştirilmesi sürecini görebiliriz. Ergüder Yoldaş, Türk Klasik Mûsikîsi ve Halk Müziğini Batı Klasik Müziği, Rock ve Pop ile bütünleştirmeyi başarmış avangart (öncü) bir figürdür. Yoldaş, geleneksel müziğe ve edebiyata ilgisi nedeniyle modernleşmeci perspektif tarafından “modern olmamakla” itham edilmiş, “gelenekçiler” ise onun Batıcı-modernist yönünü görmeyi tercih etmemiştir. Bu anlamda Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar ile aynı kaderi paylaşmaktadır. Araştırmanın amacı çerçevesinde Yoldaş ile yapılmış röportajlara, Yoldaş’ın müzik albümlerine, yakınları ile yapılmış söyleşilere, Yoldaş üzerine yazılmış metinlere ve Türk modernleşmesi ile ilgili literatüre bakılarak onun düşünce dünyası ele alınmıştır.
KALKINMA PLANLARINDA KADIN: AMAÇ MI? ARAÇ MI?
Authors: TEKELİ Seda , ŞAHYAR AKDEMİR Duru
Published: December 2022

Her ne kadar gündeme gelişi iktisadi konular çerçevesinde olsa da kalkınma kavramı ve sürdürülebilir kalkınma hedefi günümüzde çok boyutlu bir konu halini almıştır. Sürdürülebilir kalkınma, kalkınma konusunun tek boyutlu olarak ele alınması neticesinde ortaya çıkan sorunların bertaraf edilebilmesi için önerilen ve kalkınmanın sürekliliği, devamlılığı anlamına gelen bir kavramdır. Kalkınmanın sürdürülebilir bir şekilde devam etmesi birçok unsura bağlıdır. Birleşmiş Milletler tarafından sürdürülebilir kalkınma hedefleri kısaca 17 başlık altında toplanmaktadır. Bu başlıklar, alt başlıkları ile birlikte incelendiğinde söz konusu hedeflere ulaşmak için dezavantajlı gruplar lehine hak temelli sosyal politika uygulamalarının önemi görülmektedir. Bu çerçevede çalışma sürdürülebilir kalkınma ve dezavantajlı gruplar özelinde kalkınma ve kadın ilişkisine hak temelli yaklaşmakta ve bu eksende kalkınma planlarında dezavantajlı grup olarak kadınlara yönelen uygulamaları tespit etmeyi ve değerlendirmeyi hedeflemektedir.
Sagittal balance of the cervical spine in children older than 4 years: what is the norm?
Authors: Glukhov D. A. , Zorin V. I. , Maltseva Ya. A. , Mushkin A. Yu.
Published: December 2022

Objective. To search for normal parameters of the sagittal balance of the cervical spine in children, to analyze their dynamics in different periods of childhood, and to compare them with the norm given for the adult population.Material and Methods. To assess the parameters of the sagittal balance of the cervical spine, radiographs were selected that were initially evaluated by radiologists as a variant of the norm. The final sample consisted of 73 radiographs of 44 girls and 29 boys aged 4 to 17 years.Digital radiographs were used to evaluate the 10 most common parameters presented in publications: the angular values of Oc–C2, C2–C7, C7S, Th1S, TIA, NT, CeT, CrT, SCA, as well as the cSVA distance measured in mm. The measurements were carried out independently by 3 specialists working with pediatric patients: an orthopedic surgeon (experience up to 5 years), an orthopedic surgeon (experience more than 15 years), and a radiologist specializing in skeletal pathology (experience more than 5 years). The obtained results weresubjected to statistical processing.Results. Using multivariate analysis of variance, the presence of a statistically significant difference in age was revealed only for cSVA, gender differences were revealed for 6 out of 10 parameters. Most of the parameters showed good and satisfactory agreement between specialists.A very strong correlation was established between the parameters C7S and Th1S, which correlates with the adjacent position of the vertebrae.The C2–C7 and SCA parameters have a strong positive correlation with each other, the CeT parameter is strongly negatively correlated with both of them. The TIA has a strong negative correlation with SCA and a moderate positive correlation with NT, CeT, C7S, and Th1S. The cSVA and CrT values strongly correlate only with each other. Comparison of the obtained parameters of the sagittal balancein children with the data in scientific publications on the adult population revealed statistically significant differences in the values of 6 out of 10 of them.Conclusion. The age norms of the main parameters of the sagittal balance for children, and their gender differences were determined. Their difference from the normal parameters of the adult population was established, which requires that these features be taken into accountin clinical practice.
The use of MRI in the study of patients with idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review of the literature
Authors: Sergeenko O. M. , Savin D. M. , Molotkov Yu. V. , Saifutdinov M. S.
Published: December 2022

Objective. To analyze the frequency of hidden neuraxial pathology in idiopathic scoliosis (IS), to substantiate the need for MRI in IS and to identify promising areas for the use of MRI in the examination of patients with IS.Material and Methods. The literature review was carried out using the PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Of the 780 papers on the research topic, 65 were selected after removing duplicates and checking for inclusion/exclusion criteria. As a result, 49 original studies were included in the analysis. Level of evidence – II.Results. According to modern literature, the main direction of using MRI in idiopathic scoliosis is the search for predictors of latent pathology of the spinal cord and craniovertebral junction. The frequency of neuraxial pathology in idiopathic scoliosis is 8 % for adolescent IS and 16 % for early IS. The main predictors of neuraxial pathology are male sex, early age of deformity onset, left-sided thoracic curve and thoracic hyperkyphosis. MRI in IS may be a useful addition to radiological diagnostic methods to identify risk factors and to study degenerative changes in the spine.Conclusion. MRI of the spine should be performed in the early stages of IS to detect latent spinal cord tethering. In type I Chiari anomalies, there is a possibility that early neurosurgery can prevent the development of scoliosis. The main signs of latent neuraxial pathology in IS are early progression of spinal deformity, left-sided thoracic curve, male gender and thoracic kyphosis over 40° according to Cobb.MRI can be used as an effective non-invasive tool in research aimed at identifying risk factors for IS, including helping to track early degeneration of intervertebral discs.
Treatment of patients with degenerative deformities of the lumbar spine using MIS technologies: analysis of 5-year results
Authors: Vasilenko I. I. , Evsyukov A. V. , Ryabykh S. O. , Amelina E. V. , Kubetsky Yu. E. , Garipov I. I. , Rzaev J. A.
Published: December 2022

Objective. To analyze the results of the use of minimally invasive technologies in the treatment of patients with degenerative deformity of the lumbar spine.

Material and Methods. Design: Single-center, non-randomized continuous retrospective cohort study. The level of evidence is 3b (UK Oxford, version 2009). A total of 57 patients (10 men and 47 women) were operated for degenerative scoliosis of the lumbar spine using minimally invasive techniques. The quality of life indicators using ODI, SF-36, VAS, as well as linear and angulometric parameters of the spine were studied.

Results. The age of patients ranged from 37 to 81 years (62/62 [55; 67], hereinafter the data format is mean/median [1; 3rd quartile]). In the postoperative period, patients operated on with MIS techniques showed a statistically significant decrease in pain by 4.3/4.0 [3; 6] points in the lumbar spine, and by 4.3/4.0 [3; 6] points in the legs. Quality of life indicators according to ODI improved by 24/23 [19;  29], and the level of functional adaptation according to the SF-36 questionnaire – by 18/18 [14; 21] in terms of physical parameters and by 18/20 [16; 23] in terms of mental parameters. The deformity angle in the frontal plane according to Cobb decreased by 12.9°/13.0° [10°; 17°], lumbar lordosis changed by 3.3°/2.0° [-1°; 7°], segmental angle L4–S1 – by 1.0°/0.0° [-5°; 7°], and SVA changed by -7.5/-2.0 [-29; 15] mm. As a result of minimally invasive surgical intervention, a good clinical result was obtained in correcting the scoliotic deformity angle from 17.5°/16.0° [11°; 22°] to 4.6°/4.0° [1°; 7°].

Conclusion. The study showed the effectiveness of minimally invasive surgical treatment of degenerative scoliosis of the lumbar spine with short-segment fixation, which allowed obtaining satisfactory clinical results in 93 % of cases with a minimum number of complications (7 %).
Minimal clinically important difference as a method for assessing the effectiveness of spinal surgery using scales and questionnaires: non-systematic literature review
Authors: Leonova O. N. , Baikov E. S. , Krutko A. V.
Published: December 2022

Objective. To analyze the literature data and to present recommendations on the use of the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in the practice of spinal surgeon-researcher.

Material and Methods. The article is a non-systematic review of the literature. A search was performed for sources, which describe the calculation and analysis of the MCID parameter on a cohort of patients with degenerative spinal diseases in the PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Further, the analysis of the literature was carried out on the application of MCID to assess the effectiveness of surgical treatment.

Results. The MCID parameter is illustrated for the most common clinical scales used to assess the effectiveness of treatment in spinal surgery, with their detailed description and discussion of their benefits and drawbacks. The specific MCID values for cervical and lumbar pathologies, first of all degenerative ones, and follow-up periods, which can be used in assessing the results of the treatment, as well as in planning prospective comparative studies are presented.

Conclusion. The MCID parameter is required for sample size calculation and for the analysis of treatment outcomes. The MCID reflects not just the change in the baseline indicator, but also the clinical significance for the patient.
Triggers of Workplace Violence in Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Ayasreh Ibrahim , Hayajneh Ferial , Al Awamleh Rana , ALBashtawy Mohammed , Al-Khawaldeh Abdullah
Published: December 2022

Background: Workplace violence has become an alarming phenomenon facing healthcare systems worldwide. Emergency nurses were the most victimized from workplace violence incidents. There is a crucial need for conducting qualitative research addressing the unique contextual factors associated with workplace violence against emergency nurses in Jordan.Purpose: This study aimed to explore circumstances that Jordanian emergency nurses, who were victims of workplace violence from clients and/or their relatives, perceive as provocative for workplace violence events.Methods: A qualitative phenomenological method was used. Purposive sampling was utilized to recruit participants (n=15), who were victims of workplace violence, and working in eight emergency departments distributed over all regions of Jordan. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted. All interviews were recorded and transcribed into Arabic. The Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to manually analyse the gathered data. Member checking, prolonged engagement with data, stepwise replication, and personal journaling were used to enhance the rigor of the study.Results: Findings of this study resulted in four superordinate themes that represents the main individual, social, and organisational factors contributing to workplace violence in Jordanian emergency departments. These themes include aggressors’ misconceptions and misbehaviours with four subordinate themes, inappropriate Jordanian social customs with two subordinate themes, organisational circumstances of emergency department with two subordinate themes, and escalator nurses with three subordinate themes.Conclusion: This study highlighted how specific social, cultural, legal, and administrative aspects of Jordanian society were inappropriately employed so as to lead to spread of the workplace violence. This study has provided insight into the need for change at personal level of emergency nurses, social level of Jordanian public, and organizational level of hospital administration and environment in order to mitigate workplace violence incidence in emergency departments.
Measures of Nursing Environment Multidimensionality and Patient Centricity Using Importance-Performance Map Analysis
Authors: Andy Andy , El-Hamzah Salsabilla Maula Zalfa , Antonio Ferdi
Published: December 2022

Background: The nursing environment has become a consideration for an organization in improving service quality, especially in the implementation of patient-centred care. The various dimensions make it necessary to know which sectors need to be prioritized. However, there is still limited research that is more specific in linking the dimensions to become more operational.  Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between nursing environment dimensions and patient centricity through the Importance-Performance Map Analysis (IPMA).Methods: A quantitative survey with a cross-sectional approach was conducted in June 2022 to test the conceptual framework on the population obtained from non-managerial inpatient nurses who worked for above two years in a general hospital in East Java, Indonesia. The constructs were measured using a set of indicators in The Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) and Patient Centricity. During the data collection, a total sampling technique was performed, resulting in 89 respondents being acquired. The data were analyzed through partial least squared structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM).Results:  At the construct level, the mean total effect and performance were 0.192 and 56.302, respectively. From the IPMA chart, it was found that the construct in the right lower quadrant with the largest total effect value but not having adequate performance was nursing manager ability (total effect: 0.294, performance: 34.563), making it a construct with the highest importance and requiring priority for improvement among all dimensions.Conclusion: The nursing environment dimensions have to get attention to achieve patient centricity in inpatient ward nurses, where nursing manager ability is the dimension that has the most vulnerable performance. Leadership development is needed for the head nurse of the inpatient unit to strengthen the ability to lead and change the culture in nurturing subordinates so that kinship between nursing professionals can be established.
Perceived Stress, Sexual and Marital Satisfaction among Married Healthcare Workers in Nigeria
Authors: Olatubi Matthew Idowu , Olayinka Olamide , Oyediran Olufemi Oyebanji , Ademuyiwa Grace Oluwaranti , Dosunmu Taiwo Omotayo
Published: December 2022

Background: Marital and sexual satisfaction are essential for conjugal bliss and harmony. However, stress in the workplace can influence sexual and marital satisfaction of couples. There is dearth of information about level of sexual and marital satisfaction among healthcare workers in Nigeria, as well as the connections between stress, sexual and marital satisfaction among healthcare workers.  Purpose: This study assessed inter-relationship between perceived stress, sexual and marital satisfaction among married healthcare workers.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study adopted a quantitative approach among 150 consented healthcare workers recruited using a simple random sampling technique. Instruments for data collection included the Perceived Stress Scale, Enrich Marital Satisfaction questionnaire and Pinney Sexual Satisfaction Inventory. The Pearson correlation was used to ascertain relationships and linear regression was done to predict influence of one variable on the other.Results: Perceived level of stress of the healthcare workers was low [16.9(0.001)] and mean sexual satisfaction (SS) was poor [78.93(23.68)]. Also, 49.3% were found to be the dissatisfied maritally. Perceived stress showed a positive correlation with marital satisfaction (MS) (r=0.48, p<0.01). However, stress negatively correlated with participants’ SS with partners (r=-0.51, p<0.01). Similarly, general SS positively correlated with MS (r=0.32, p<0.01). Predictors of MS included perceived stress (β=0.614, p=0.01), age differences with spouse (β=0.30, p=0.01), number of children (β=-0.24, p=0.01), and family type (β=-0.21, p=0.05).Conclusion: Only half of the participants in this study are maritally satisfied. Marital satisfaction increases with sexual satisfaction. Stress is correlated with reduced sexual satisfaction of the participant, and as number of children increases, marital satisfaction reduces. Couples should be encouraged to give birth to moderate number of children to improve marital satisfaction.
Developing a Neural Network Based Fault Prediction Tool for a Solar Power Plant in Uganda
Authors: Nansamba Salmah , Harb Hadi
Published: December 2022

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are one of the fastest growing renewable energy technologies and plenty of research has been and continues to be carried out in this domain. Maximization of solar PV power plant production, efficiency and return on investment can only be achieved by having adequate and effective maintenance systems in place. Of the various maintenance schemes, predictive maintenance is popular for its effectiveness and minimization of resource wastage. Maintenance activities are scheduled based on the real time condition of the system with priority being given to the system components with the highest likelihood of failure. A good predictive maintenance system is based on the premise of being able to anticipate faults before they occur. In this study therefore, a fault prediction tool for a solar plant in Uganda is proposed. The hybrid tool is developed using both feed forward and long short term memory neural networks for power prediction, in conjunction with a mean chart statistical process control tool for final fault prediction. Results from the study demonstrate that the feed forward and long short term memory neural network modules of the proposed tool attain mean absolute errors of 4.2% and 6.9% respectively for power production predictions. The fault prediction capability of the tool is tested under both normal and abnormal operating conditions. Results show that the tool satisfactorily discriminates against the fault and non-fault conditions thereby achieving successful solar PV system fault prediction.
Sejmowe mowy popisowe Kazimierza Nestora Sapiehy. Inspiracje antyczną myślą retoryczną
Authors: Gonera Marzena
Published: December 2022

The article describes selected poetry by the Pomeranian diplomat Jurga Valentin Winther (1578–1623), which can be included in the inter–genre category of ‘poesis artificiosa’. The works discussed include: anagram, chronogram, acrostic, palindrome, ‘versus concordans’, emblem, labyrinth. The poetic repertoire of Winther clearly shows that while writing, he readily experimented with form, and his searches and innovations sometimes elude genology.
Developments in classroom-based research on L2 writing
Authors: Lee Icy
Published: December 2022

This paper reviews and reflects on developments in classroom-based research on second or foreign language (L2) writing from 2001 to 2020, based on scholarship drawn from the Journal of Second Language Writing, the flagship journal of the field. The review covers a total of 75 classroom-based studies and examines the major research themes and key findings under three research strands: (1) students and student learning of writing; (2) teachers and teaching of writing; and (3) classroom assessment and feedback, as well as the key theories and research methodologies adopted in extant classroom-based studies on L2 writing. The article ends with a discussion of the practical implications arising from the review, as well as potential research gaps that inform future directions for L2 writing classroom-based research. By providing a state-of-the-art review of developments in classroom-based research on L2 writing, this article contributes to a nuanced understanding of salient issues about learning, teaching and assessment of writing that take place in naturalistic classroom contexts, with relevant implications for both L2 writing practitioners and researchers.
The effects of using cognitive discourse functions to instruct 4th-year children on report writing in a CLIL science class
Authors: Roca de Larios Julio , Coyle Yvette , García Vanessa
Published: December 2022

The present study analyzed how a group of young Spanish-speaking English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in a content and language integrated learning (CLIL) science class responded to an instructional unit integrating attention to functional language and an inquiry-oriented approach to science. Working in cooperation with the researchers, a year 4 primary school teacher implemented a teaching sequence on levers with 48 9-10-year-olds over three weeks. The sequence, which was intended to raise the children’s awareness of the demands involved in understanding (content goals) and expressing as written reports (rhetorical goals) how levers work, scaffolded their activity from item-based writing to the production of full texts. On completing the unit, each child independently wrote a report on levers, all of which were analyzed from the perspective of cognitive discourse functions and ideational meaning. The results of these analyses are discussed in terms of their significance for CLIL writing with young learners.
Роль языковых средств при описании польско-российских отношений в текстах, посвященных теме Катыни (на материале „Газеты Выборча” за период 1989–1999 гг.)
Authors: Lukianov Dmitrii
Published: December 2022

In order to form a certain image, media employ various linguistic means, such as metaphors, comparative structures, etc. Based on the material from “Gazeta Wyborcza” concerning the topic of the Katyn massacre, the present study attempts to reconstruct the image of Polish-Russian relations and decide what role the linguistic means used in the articles play in creating the discussed phenomenon. As a result the author concludes that there are two points of view about Russia presented in “Gazeta Wyborcza”. On the one hand, Russia is a criminal country and a debtor that cannot fulfil its obligations. On the other hand, Russia is a state that is open for cooperation and capable of helping. There are also two different points of view about the Polish-Russian relationships. As stated by some experts, Polish-Russian relations in the analyzed period are characterized as negative. According to the other opinions (prior to the 2022 war), these relations are getting better and perhaps will continue to improve.
„Чаемое будущее” и „идти вперед” – категория будущего в научном творчестве Михаила Михайловича Бахтина
Authors: Szubin Roman
Published: December 2022

In the article the scientific works of Mikhail Bakhtin are considered as one text with its own single metaplot. The motive of moving forward (“going forward”) is analyzed and treated as the basis of Bakhtin’s progressive outlook, his hopes for the future and for the dialogue in the Great Time. Attention is drawn to a specific period of the Russian thinker’s intellectual life, that is associated with the departure from the ideas of solipsism. The concept of “I – others” is considered a turning point and is compared with the Copernican revolution, which is carried out in the philosophical worldview of a Russian scientist and then transferred to the studies of the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky. It reveals, in particular, the philosopher’s gradual departure from individual reality and his approach towards personalism. The future for Bakhtin is a creative, active category that determines the present. At the same time it is noted that the forward movement as expressed by the Russian thinker is ambivalent and associated with the turn to the past and the source. Along the way the concepts of memory, the curvature of progress, the idea of historical inversion, etc. are also studied. Besides, Bakhtin’s criticism of the Enlightenment idea of progress, Western rationalism and humanism are mentioned. In this regard Bakhtin’s concept of the rebirth acquires great importance, in which, under the influence of movement towards the future, the past is updated.
Value-added utilization of coal fly ash and recycled polyvinyl chloride in door or window sub-frame composites
Authors: Li Zhaoshuai , Wang Guxia , Yan Jun , Qian Yongqiang , Guo Shengwei , Liu Yuan , Li Dan
Published: December 2022

Comprehensive utilization of coal fly ashes (CFA) solid waste is a worldwide urgent issue. In China, tens of millions of tons of CFA are un-utilized and stored or discarded in landfills per year, causing a significant waste of resources and a serious environmental hazard. Herein, we developed a new process to reuse CFA and recycled polyvinyl chloride (r-PVC) to produce door or window sub-frame (DWSF) composite materials, realized CFA and r-PVC trash to treasure. In this process, aluminate-modified CFA mixing with r-PVC and other additives obtain a mixture, subsequently extruding into pellets, re-extrusion, cooling, shaping, hauling, and cutting to DWSF materials. The mechanical properties of these are excellent and meet the National Standards, with static bending and tensile strengths of 33 and 13.6 MPa, respectively, and a hardness of 89.2 HRR. Compared with the traditional CaCO3-based DWSF, our CFA-based DWSFs have higher competitive both from the perspective of “carbon neutrality” and production costs. More strikingly, this process is simple, robust, and easy to industrialize, which allows large-scale, value-added utilization of CFA.
Genealogy, Immanent Critique and Forms of Life: A Path for Decolonial Studies
Authors: Santos James William , Sobottka Emil Albert
Published: December 2022

This article argues for a viable genealogical approach within critical theory that could settle the questions regarding normative viability of such critique. Then, the implications of the normative inheritance implied lead to the pairing of Jaeggi’s conceptualization and critique of forms of life with Rosa’s dual diagnosis of (late) modernity through the structural lenses of genealogy as tridimensional endeavor posed by Saar. In the end, the final argument is that a genealogical critique in these terms could be the next step towards the revitalization of decolonial studies and a path for direct political action.
Performance signature of transceiver communication system based on the cascade uniform fiber Bragg grating devices
Authors: Rashed Ahmed Nabih Zaki , Dasi Swathi , Sujaro Lakkepogu , Ahammad Shaik Hasane , Hossain Md. Amzad , Esmail Yassin
Published: December 2022

This paper presented the high performance signature of transceiver fiber system based on cascade uniform fiber Bragg grating devices. This model has a data rate of 20 Gb/s extended along optical fiber length of 10 km that amplified with an optical EDFA amplifiers at 5 m length. The presented study clarified max. Q of 20.33 compared to the previous models at the value of 8.66. The electrical visualizer measured the total power at the receiver that is 9.564 dBm at the previous model and 23.347 dBm at the presented model. Therefore the total power at the receiver increased by 2.44 times at the presented model and the max. Q also upgraded by 2.96 times at the presented model.
A novel approach towards the designing of WDM-FSO system incorporating three SOPs and its performance analysis under different geographical regions of India
Authors: Sachdeva Shippu , Sindhwani Manoj , Kaur Simarpreet , Kumar Abhishek , Adhikari Manoj Singh
Published: December 2022

Free space optical (FSO) communication is a propitious technology and emerged as a quintessential candidate for fifth-generation (5G) networks. Inter-channel crosstalk and high cost in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) systems are predominant limitations. Therefore, in this work, a 180 Gbps WDM-FSO system is proposed by incorporating three different states of polarizations (SOPs) as SOP 0°, SOP 45°, and SOP 90° for the first time. Moreover, the proposed system is investigated in different geographical regions of India such as hilly, desert, coastal, and plain regions. Moreover, the effects of different SOPs on the system are also evaluated in terms of the Q factor and results revealed that SOP 0° performed best in the desert region.
Active verbs with inanimate, text-denoting subjects in Polish and English abstracts of research articles in linguistics
Authors: Wiraszka Łukasz
Published: December 2022

This article is concerned with “abstract rhetors”, i.e. inanimate nouns used as subjects of active verbs, in Polish and English academic texts. The few existing studies that deal with abstract rhetors in Polish indicate that their use is limited in comparison with English in both quantitative and qualitative terms. However, no suggestions have been offered so far as to the potential factors that may underlie these limitations, especially with regard to the qualitative differences. Focusing on a special type of abstract rhetors, namely active verbs used with text-denoting subjects, the article offers a comparable corpus-based analysis of Polish and English abstracts of research articles in linguistics with a view to determining their frequencies and shedding some light on the possible causes of the limited use of the structure in Polish. The results show that the use of active verbs with nouns referring to the abstracted article or its part is more than twice less frequent in Polish than in English, with considerable differences between the types of verbs employed in such contexts in the two languages. Three factors are proposed as potentially affecting the compatibility of the Polish verb with an inanimate, text-denoting noun: the type of agency, the supported metaphor/metonymy for the research article, and verb aspect/telicity.
ŠVEDIJOS SPECIFIKA IR POLITINĖ PADĖTIS 2018 M. BEI 2022 M. RIKSDAGO RINKIMŲ LAIKOTARPIU
Authors: Guogis Arvydas
Published: December 2022

The Swedish Social Democratic Party has held power in Sweden most years for a whole century. For many years, it held it in coalition with other left-wing parties, proposing the general course of democratic functional socialist ideology, regular measures to strengthen the welfare state, a benevolent immigration policy, and a peaceful foreign policy, by mediating between west and east, and also north and south. Social Democrat activities were often carried out clearly and with predictability, with great hopes of counteracting future economic, social, political and cultural challenges. When too many of these challenges appeared in public and foreign policy, the ‘social democratic arsenal’ vanished, and less preventive measures appeared to counteract the cataclysms. The radical Sweden Democrats Party rushed into the political arena, and became the third party after the 2018 Riksdag election, and the second party after the 2022 Riksdag election. The Sweden Democrats proposed not only widening and deepening the welfare state’s programmes, and strengthening punishments for crime, but also a strict anti-immigration policy, primarily a racist anti-immigration policy towards newcomers from the Middle East and Africa. Other right-wing parties viewed the programme and the activities of the Sweden Democrats with reservation, but they had to form a coalition with four right-wing parties in order to win the Riksdag elections. After a right-wing victory in the 2022 election, Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the Moderates, attained the right to form a government on behalf of a coalition between the Moderates, the Sweden Democrats, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals. The political situation in Sweden before and after the 2018 and 2022 Riksdag elections is presented in the article, together with the political crisis between these two elections, as well as the results of the 2018 and 2022 elections. In the article, the author uses the descriptive analytical method, together with synthesis and some evaluations of the Riksdag elections.