bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Promoting University Teacher Resilience through Teaching Philosophy Development
Authors: McCormack Coralie , Schönwetter Dieter J. , Ruge Gesa , Kennelly Robert
Published: June 2023

Teaching in today’s complex and competitive university environment has become increasingly demanding as teachers try to respond to the stress and burnout negatively impacting their work performance. In this environment, it is more important than ever that university teachers build resilience to overcome stress and burnout and continue a career-long commitment to teaching effectiveness. The initial phase of this research systematically identified 39 empirical studies of school teacher resilience, and seven studies of university teacher resilience, to identify key resilience-building factors. The second phase, in-depth interviews, probed nine Australian and seven Canadian university teaching Fellows about their writing of their teaching philosophy. A close review of the outcomes of each phase prompted recognition of the similarity of resilience-building factors reported in the resilience literature and the benefits of developing a teaching philosophy reported by the university teaching Fellows. The similarities suggest that the benefits of developing a teaching philosophy could contribute to building university teacher resilience.
Growth and Goals Module: A Course-Integrated Open Education Resource to Help Students Increase their Learning Skills
Authors: O'Connor Emily , Roy Kevin , O’Hagan Fergal , Campbell Brown Elizabeth , Richard Gisèle , Walsh Ellyssa , Flynn Alison
Published: June 2023

We developed and launched an online, course-integrated module called Growth & Goals aimed to help students better develop evidence-based learning skills. The module focuses on five main concepts: self-regulated learning, goal-setting, metacognition, mindfulness, and mindsets (growth and fixed continuum). Growth & Goals is an open education resource available for download at no cost to any educator through FlynnResearchGroup.com/GrowthGoals. The module is available in both French and English and can be customized to any university course. The module addresses the aforementioned concepts through a combination of text and videos, with interspersed interactive activities that students use to develop their learning skills. Growth & Goals is intended to help students effectively manage the challenges they may encounter as they progress through their postsecondary academic career and beyond and become more proficient learners. Since 2017, the module has been implemented in more than 15 university courses and has been used by over 8000 students. The preliminary evaluation of Growth & Goals has been largely positive, indicating that the module has been well received by both students and educators and that it successfully guides students in learning the module’s concepts.
Empregabilidade	na indústria 4.0
Authors: França Janaína da Silva , Costa Denis Honorato
Published: June 2023

A empregabilidade é a capacidade de ser empregável, ou permanecer ou nele, levando-se em conta as exigências de qualificações, habilidades e conhecimentos ofertadas pelo mercado de trabalho, levando em consideração habilidades individuai (atitudes, interesses, motivos, expectativas) e circunstâncias do mercado de trabalho (ofertas de emprego e serviços) de acordo com a exigências de qualificações, habilidades e conhecimentos, levando em consideração o atual sistema inovador de oportunidade da revolução 4.0. O objetivo é incentivar e conscientizar que com a educação continuada e o conhecimento de novas tecnologias aumentam as chances de empregabilidade para a indústria 4.0. Foram realizadas busca por material científico relacionado a empregabilidade, por meio de bases de dados como: Pubmed e Google Acadêmico. Foram selecionados artigos e livros com texto disponível na íntegra que tivessem relação com o tema proposto, escritos em português ou inglês e publicados nos últimos 2 anos, visto que não há uma vasta literatura sobre o assunto a ponto de nos restringir a artigos mais novos. Após leitura inicial dos resumos, 17 artigos foram selecionados para leitura na integra e compor o corpo estrutural dessa revisão literatura. Consideramos que a empregabilidade é um tema constante, que se modifica em tempos acompanhando a evolução tecnológica e novas tendências do mercado, inclusive profissões, é de grande importância que as pessoas se atentem as atualizações e renovem sempre que possível seu portfólio educacional.
Implicações da pandemia do SARS-CoV-2 nas internações por doenças do aparelho respiratório no estado do Paraná
Authors: Santos Cairo Vinícius Weber , Lunardi Gabriela Engers , Franco Cassio
Published: June 2023

Este estudo trouxe as implicações da pandemia do SARS-CoV-2 nas doenças do aparelho respiratório – destaque a tuberculose, DPOC, asma, bronquiolite e Pneumonia – especialmente como elas se comportaram nos diferentes meses da pandemia e sua relação com as medidas adotas pela OMS e Ministério da Saúde no combate ao coronavírus. O achado final foi um comparativo dos dois anos anteriores com os dois anos iniciais da pandemia. Diante disso, abordou-se nesse estudo como a pandemia modificou o cenário das doenças respiratórias mais comuns no estado do Paraná, visto a redução no número de internamentos no período analisado. Para isso, foi coletado dados na plataforma Data SUS, a respeito da disposição de internamentos por doenças do aparelho respiratório no estado do Paraná, durante os anos de 2018 a 2021. Sendo observado diminuição de 43,8% de internações do ano 2020 se comparado a 2019, observa-se também menor média mensal no ano de 2021, sendo 31,6% menor do que ao ano anterior. Analisando os dados, foi posto que o impacto na redução das internações se deve a múltiplos fatores, e que as suas implicações ainda são método de estudo.
Metodologías para apoyar la implementación, en el municipio de Évora (Portugal), de políticas de prevención y protección social dirigidas a las Personas Sin Hogar: una experiencia de investigación-acción colaborativa entre la sociedad civil y la universidad
Authors: Baltazar Maria  da  Saudade , Olímpio dos Santos Marcos
Published: June 2023

Resumen. El artículo tiene la intención de presentar para la apreciación y el debate, un conjunto de metodologías de investigación-acción, con el fin de apoyar las medidas de prevención y protección social cuando se trabaja con grupos vulnerables, a saber, las personas sin hogar. A partir de una experiencia entre la universidad y la sociedad civil, se destacan las prácticas colaborativas y las competencias que deben movilizar los profesionales que intervienen en estos públicos en el municipio de Évora (Portugal). Se pretende dotar a los profesionales de conocimientos con miras a cualificar su trabajo con grupos vulnerables, en un contexto de producción integrada de saberes y prácticas entre académicos y técnicos que desarrollan trabajos de intervención para personas sin hogar.
Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Sosyal, Durumluk ve Sürekli Kaygı Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: EREN BANA Perihan , ROZANT REİSYAN Rakel
Published: June 2023

Özet

Bu çalışma, İstanbul’da bir vakıf üniversitesinde öğrenim görmekte olan üniversite öğrencilerinin sosyal, durumluk ve sürekli kaygı düzeylerini değerlendirmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma 161 üniversite öğrencisinin katılımıyla; Spielberger Durumluk ve Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği ile Liebowitz Sosyal Kaygı Ölçeği kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yüksek güvenilirlik değerlerine sahip olan ölçekler (SKÖ:0,87; DSKÖ: 0,93) için faktör analizi ve faktör ortalama değerleri alınarak gruplar arası karşılaştırmalar SPSS 24.0 ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda artan ebeveyn eğitim düzeyinin durumluk ve sürekli kaygı düzeyinde olumlu yönde farklılaşma oluşturduğu, düşük ebeveyn eğitim düzeyinin ise sosyal kaygının alt boyutlarında farklılaşmalar oluşturduğu görülmektedir. Ayrıca durumluk kaygının bir etkisi bulunmamakla birlikte, sürekli kaygının sosyal kaygıyı toplam 0,29 oranında yordadığı da elde edilen önemli bulgular arasındadır.
NEW CONTINUUM OF OPTIONS VOLATILITY SMILE; Modification, Verification and Its Application
Authors: Shafi Khuram , Shad Shafqat Ali , Latif Natasha , Idrees Zahra , Bashir Butt Muhammad Saqib
Published: June 2023

This functional exploration inspects the instability smile patters and its determinants for file choices. To survey the determinants that cause the grin design, we utilized Dumas et al. (1998) equation which gave us the best fitted suggested instability. So, it tends to be utilized in three distinct models, for example, Black et al. (1973), Heston (1993) and the MSV model to concentrate on the grin shape. This paper means to summing up the various methodologies in deciding the suggested unpredictability for the choices. Considering point-by-point writing on the guess strategies, a mathematical methodology is made sense of. This paper gives a survey of: (1) the improvement of the choice estimating model by Black et al. (1973), and the resulting changes of this model after 1987 (2) the experimental confirmation of each of the three models; and (3) uses of these models to really look at the examples of grin among various business sectors. We infer that there exists a positive connection between suggested instability and cash ness and the unpredictability grin is less lopsided for call choices. Likewise, the chance to termination for a choice and authentic unpredictability are the significant determinant.
LONGEVITY AND LIFETIME PERFORMANCE OF COWS IN THE UE AGRARIAN COMPLEX ZHDANOVICHI
Authors:   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Pavlova T.V. , Naumenkova A.V. ,   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
Published: June 2023

The dynamics and reasons for disposal of cows from the herd in the UE Agrarian complex Zhdanovichi, as well as the effect of paratypical factors on longevity and lifetime performance in cows were studied. Before the fifth lactation, approximately 94% of cows are disposed before having reached their maximum productivity. The major body of the animals is removed from the herd due to limb diseases and injuries (33.7%), as well as due to the digestive system diseases (30.4%). The average length of production survival of cows was 2.2 lactations, the period of the peak milk yield per cow is up to 3-4 lactations. It was established that with an increase in the milk yield per cow for the first lactation, the length of production survival of a cow decreases, but the milk yield per 1 day of life, lactation, and average lactation increase. Lifetime milk performance and length of production survival in cows increase slightly as the age of the first insemination grows, whereas the milk yield per day of life and 1 day of lactation decrease.
BLOOD CONTENT OF INTERFERON-TAU, PROGESTERONE AND CORTISOL IN COWS WHEN USING TAUTIN FOR THE PREVENTION OF EMBRYONIC MORTALITY
Authors:   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Savchenko L.V. , Mikhalev V.I. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Sashnina L.Yu. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy
Published: June 2023

The article presents the material on studying the blood content of interferon-tau, progesterone and cortisol in cows when using the drug tautin. The use of tautin twice at a dose of 10.0 ml provides an increase in the level of interferon-tau by 8.2 times on days 15-17 after insemination, compared with the initial value, which is by 23.8-38.6% higher than after its single application and by 70.7% - than in intact animals. The pregnancy after a double administration of tautin proceeds against the background of an increased content of progesterone and cortisol, the level of which is higher by 36.9-62.7% and 41.1-52.5%, respectively, which contributes to the preservation of gestation and provides optimal conditions for the nutrition of the developing embryo.
EFFICACY OF A NEW DRUG BASED ON GM-CSF FOR THE TREATMENT OF COWS WITH FOLLICULAR CYSTS
Authors:   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Mikhalev V.I. , Skorikov V.N. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Sashnina L.Yu. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Morgunova V.I. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy
Published: June 2023

The article presents the material on studying the efficacy of the new drug proovulin for the treatment of cows with follicular cysts. It was established that the double administration of proovulin, containing granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), at a dose of 10.0 ml with an interval of 4 days, is accompanied by an efficacy of 83.3% that is by 3.3-8.3% higher, compared to the dose of proovulin of 5.0 ml and surfagon, while reducing the period from calving to fertilization by 18.9-35.7 days and the fertilization rate - by 0.29-0.45. The restoration of the functional activity of the genital gonads in cows with follicular cysts when using proovulin occurs against the background of the normalization of their hormonal-cytokine profile that is manifested by an increase in progesterone production by 10.0 times, which leads to a decrease in the level of TNFα by 20.1%, as well as the concentration of IL-1β - by 18.9%.
EFFICACY OF PROAUTOVAK APPLICATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF POSTPARTUM MASTITIS IN COWS
Authors:   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Pavlenko O.B. , Zimnikov V.I. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Sashnina L.Yu. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy, Chusova G.G. ,   FSBSI All-Russian Veterinary Research Institute of Pathology, Pharmacology and Therapy
Published: June 2023

The article presents the results of the effect of proautovak on the morphological and biochemical blood indicators of cows. The prophylactic effect of the application of this drug has been noted, which is expressed in a decrease in the intensity of lipid and protein peroxidation processes, endogenous intoxication phenomena while increasing local protection factors, activating an antioxidant system, which clinically manifested itself by a decrease in the incidence of mastitis in cows in the postpartum period.
EFFICIENCY OF SELECTION OF SOWS FOR THE BREEDING GROUP USING SOW REPRODUCTIVE QUALITIES SCORING, AND THE MAIN HERD SOW RANKING ASSOCIATED WITH PRO-LIFICACY INDICES IN BREEDING TARGETED FOR PROLIFICACY
Authors:   Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine, Doylidov V.A. , Kaspirovich D.A. ,   Polessky State University, Volkova E.M. ,   Polessky State University
Published: June 2023

The article features the results of the comparative efficiency evaluation of breeding indices: Sow reproductive qualities scoring and The main herd sow ranking associated with prolificacy. The indices are used to assess reproductive qualities in sows of maternal breeds when breeding for prolificacy. It was found that, regardless of the breed attribute, the sows selected for the breeding group using the index The main herd sow ranking associated with prolificacy were characterized by a significantly higher value of the breeding differential by prolificacy, with sustainability at rather a high level of other reproductive qualities. The results allow to recommend the selection of sows into the breeding group using the index The main herd sow ranking associated with prolificacy as more effective in target breeding for prolificacy.
ALAT PERAJANG SINGKONG DENGAN SISTEM SERUT UNTUK USAHA RUMAHAN DI DERAH KAMPAK, JAWA TIMUR
Authors: Susilowati Sri Endah , Sumardiyanto Didit , Hidayat Fajri , Sinaga Muktar , Saidah Andi
Published: June 2023

Perancangan alat pengiris singkong dengan sistem serut ini bertujuan untuk memberikan alternatif bagi usaha kecil/industri rumah tangga untuk mengatasi masalah pencacahan, terutama pada pencacahan bahan baku dengan sifat keras seperti singkong.  Home Industry penghasil keripik singkong ( termasuk UKM) yang ada di Desa Kampak saat ini masih banyak masyarakat yang menggunakan cara pemotongan sederhana – alat potong manual yang membutuhkan banyak tenaga dan waktu. Cara lain untuk meningkatkan efisiensi dan produktivitas adalah dengan membangun mesin perajang singkong dengan sistem serut. Pembuatan mesin ini diawali dengan perancangan mekanisme penggerak pisau menggunakan sistem serut. Perhitungan dimulai dengan menentukan besarnya gaya pada elemen mekanik yang digunakan, besarnya daya motor yang digunakan, dan besarnya daya yang dihasilkan oleh mesin perajang. Mesin perajang singkong dengan system serut ini mempunyai data spesifikasi sebagai berikut : Ukuran, Panjang 960 mm, lebar 550 mm, tinggi 700 mm dan berat 70 kg. Mesin menggunakan motor listrik 1 fasa, dengan daya 1 hp, kecepatan putar  1400 rpm. Kapasitas produksi penyerutan  sekitar 2400 irisan/jam.
Challenges Affecting Strategy Implementation at the Food Reserve Agency in Zambia
Authors: Mazhambe Zivanai , Mukololo Musiwa
Published: June 2023

The purpose of this study was to conduct an examination of the challenges affecting the implementation of strategies at the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in Zambia. The study utilized an explanatory sequential mixed method design and involved data collection from 58 management employees selected through stratified and simple random sampling, as well as four key informants selected purposively. The research utilized a survey questionnaire and semi-structured interview guide for data collection. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse quantitative data in SPSS version 26, while N-vivo 12 was utilized to analyse the qualitative data through content analysis. The study's results indicate that FRA faces various internal and external challenges that limit its ability to implement strategies successfully. These challenges comprise government funding, policy/political factors, stakeholders, environmental factors, economic factors, technological factors, disease outbreaks, industrial competition, legal factors, and social factors. Among these challenges, lack of financial resources was the most significant internal challenge encountered during strategy implementation at FRA.
40 años de un Estatuto de derechos hacia las personas consumidoras
Authors: Moner Fernano
Published: June 2023

40 años desde la aprobación del Estatuto de Autonomía de nuestra Comunitat, un
documento con el que, al amparo de la Constitución de 1978, se inició el proceso de
descentralización del estado español, reconociendo competencias y derechos a los
diferentes territorios de nuestro país, en este caso, a nuestra Comunitat.
Este, nuestro primer estatuto de Autonomía fue el resultado de un arduo trabajo de
los partidos políticos de la época, que consiguieron consensuar un documento que
persiste en el tiempo (con las modificaciones pertinentes que comentaremos), y que
en sus inicios costo mucho el poder aprobarlo, no por las vías rápidas y fáciles sino por
otras vías más complicadas y lentas que no permitieron estar entre los primeros
estatutos autonómicos
Ten years of research on bioactive peptides in Brazil: a scientometric analysis
Authors: SILVA Edson Flávio Teixeira da , BARBOSA Maria Alane Pereira , MARINHO Thayná Alícia de Figueirêdo , LIMA Gleidson Costa , SANTOS Wellington Leal dos , ESPINDOLA Maria Tamires Alves , SOARES Larice Bruna Ferreira , GOMES José Erick Galindo , MOREIRA Keila Aparecida
Published: June 2023

Peptides are biomolecules composed of amino acids linked through peptide bonds present in proteins. These peptides may have biological activities associated with their secondary structure, especially when released from the original protein sequence. The prospect of these biomolecules is the subject of study and research in various sectors, including the food and pharmaceutical industries. This is due to the possibility of using them as substitutes for traditionally marketed drugs, especially those with restrictive legislation on their use, or losing their effectiveness. A scientometric analysis of studies published from 2011 to 2021 by Brazilian researchers demonstrated the growing interest in basic research involving bioactive peptides from numerous protein sources, including food-based and agro-industrial residues. The antioxidant activity, followed by the antimicrobial potential, has been the most studied property of these biomolecules. Several other activities such as anxiolytic, anti-adipogenic, anticoagulant, anticonvulsant, antisclerotic, and cytoregulatory actions have been reported in a limited number of studies, highlighting the potential application of these biomolecules in the development of new products.
A Comprehensive Review on the Potential Effect of Silicon Fertilizer and its Significance for Agriculture
Authors: Munir Fatin Diana Abdul , Sulaiman Zulkefly , Ahmad Khairulmazmi , Samad Mohd Yusoff Abd , Ariffin Mohd Rizal , Salisu Monsuru Adekunle
Published: June 2023

Silicon (Si) is one of the most prevalent elements in the Plant’s crust which is mostly made up of silicates. Si is not regarded as needed for plant growth and development; nonetheless, there is growing evidence in the literature that this metalloid is advantageous to plants, particularly when plants are under stress. Silicon (Si) is notoriously difficult to eradicate from the nutritional substrate of plants, it has been impossible to demonstrate that plants cannot finish their life cycles without Silicon. Nevertheless, plants get advantages from the presence of Silicon, and it has been shown that Si may boost the plant's resistance to both biotic and abiotic challenges, providing the plant with protection and stability. By analyzing the data that is currently accessible in the published research, this investigation will explore the positive impact of silicon on plant growth. Si transporters are responsible for mediating the movement of Silicon, which is taken up in silicic acid. The amorphous SiO2 structures known as phytolites are generated inside the plant. The decomposition of plants results in the return of phytolites to the soil, which in turn results in the return of Silicon to the soil, where subsequent generations of plants can take it up. Many other kinds of proteins work in concert with Si to protect plants from various pathogens. These data indicate that Silicon must be classified as a necessary plant nutrient rather than just a helpful one. In this study, we highlight the function of Silicon in the soil as well as in plants, particularly with a focus on micronutrients, metabolites, Si fertilizer, crop quality, Prophylactic effects from crop diseases, phytolites, and their importance, the role of Silicon in plant roots, the role of Silicon in plant protection, stabilization, and enhancing plant health and performances, and the role of Silicon in phytolites.
تأثير الخصوصيات الفونولوجية للغة العربية في سعة ذاكرة العمل التوازي بين الكلفة المعرفية والكلفة الإجرائية
Authors: البرنوصي حسبية الطايفي
Published: June 2023

يهدف هذا البحث إلى معرفة ما إذا كان لعدد السيرورات الإجرائية التي تتحقق عبرها ظواهر المماثلة الصامتية أي تأثير في سعة ذاكرة العمل، الذي عبرنا عنه بالتوازي (كلفة معرفية // كلفة إجرائية). توسلت، للنظر في مدى التوازي بين الكلفة المعرفية والكلفة الإجرائية، باختبار القراءة لتقييم سعة ذاكرة العمل الفونولوجية لدى عينة من مائة (100) فرد من تلاميذ القسم السادس ابتدائي، وقياس سرعة نطق كل مفحوص، باستعمال برنامج Audacity المعلومياتي، إبّان قراءته لقائمة من ثمان جمل، أسرع ما يمكن، مع احترام الشكل، وعلامات الإعراب. وتم تقسيم البحث إلى تأطير نظري للموضوع، ودراسة تجريبية لاختبار العلاقات بين متغيراته، وذيل بخلاصات واستنتاجات. وتوصل إلى وجود تفاوت بين سيرورات ثلاث مجموعات من ظواهر المماثلة الصامتية، المتمايزة من حيث عدد إجراءات تحققها، في مقدار الدعم الذي توفره السعة التخزينية لذاكرة العمل (نقصد ههنا مكون الحلقة الفونولوجية) أثناء اشتغالها باللغة العربية؛ إذ إن ظواهر المماثلة الصامتية ثلاثية الإجراءات هي أكثر دعما للسعة التخزينية لذاكرة العمل، تليها السيرورات بإجراءين اثنين، ثم بإجراء واحد.
جماليات المكان في سنن الترمذي دراسة بلاغية
Authors: القحطاني جميلة بنت سعيد بن علي
Published: June 2023

يهدف هذا البحث إلى الكشف عن السياقات البلاغية الجمالية (للمكان)، في البيان النبوي، وبيان بلاغتها في ظل وجود هذه السياقات، وإلى بيان الدلالات البلاغية التي تكمن وراء التعبير بالمكان، وتكشف عن سر إتقانها في سنن الترمذي، ويتكون من مقدمة وتمهيد وأربعة محاور، تطرق المحور الأول إلى بلاغة التعبير بالمكان في سياق تحديد أماكن العبادة. وناقش المحور الثاني بلاغة التعبير بالجنة في سياق الترغيب بالعبادات. وركز المحور الثالث إلى بلاغة التعبير بالنار وجهنم في سياق الترغيب في العبادات، وفي سياق العذاب. وعمل المحور الرابع على دراسة بلاغة التعبير بالأماكن في سياق بيان أنواع العذاب في النار، وأنواع النعيم في الجنة. وتوصل البحث إلى أن الجمال لا يقتصر على ما هو جميل وحسن فحسب، بل يتعدى ذلك ويشمل ما هو قبيح، فالأثر الذي تتركه النار في النفس أثر إيجابي فهي تحث على الابتعاد عما نُهي عنه، إذ إن المخاطب يستفيد ويكون لها أثر غير سلبي عليه. ودقة النسق وحسن الترتيب في الحديث النبوي أبرز جمالية المكان فمرة يبدأ به، ومرة يختم به، ومرة يبني عليه الحدث حسب السياق والغرض. وأن من جماليات المكان وصف مكان داخل مكان فيتمثل المشهد وكأنه حي أمام المتلقي، مما يستثير حواسه ويؤثر فيه.
La participación ciudadana como política sostenible en la vivienda social del Ecuador: caso de estudio reasentamiento de Picoazá
Authors:   Universidad Técnica de Manabí. Instituto de Posgrado, Av. Urbina y Che Guevara, Portoviejo, Ecuador., Rodríguez-Loor Jhinson Jesús , Torres-Quezada Jefferson ,   Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Vargas Machuca, Cuenca, Ecuador.
Published: June 2023

En los últimos años en Ecuador se ha hablado mucho de la participación ciudadana en las diferentes instancias del acontecer social. Sin embargo, en muchos casos ha quedado en una simple retórica en donde el ciudadano común es un simple espectador de las decisiones y políticas de Estado. En este artículo se analiza el impacto que tiene un proyecto con participación ciudadana en la sostenibilidad de este tomando como caso de estudio el reasentamiento de Picoazá en Portoviejo. El estudio evalúa un reasentamiento de viviendas con tres etapas diferentes y con tres grupos de familias que fueron reubicadas al encontrarse la mayoría de ellas en zonas de riesgo. El grupo de familias de la primera etapa pasaron por un proceso de involucramiento desde el diagnóstico, socialización del diseño de las viviendas donde se incluyó su aporte en el diseño de los espacios públicos que comparten en la actualidad. Los otros dos grupos fueron reubicados sin una previa socialización del proyecto y además sin considerar los vínculos familiares o de vecindad.
Accuracy of 23 Equations for Estimating LDL Cholesterol in a Clinical Laboratory Database of 5,051,467 Patients
Authors: Samuel Christeen , Park Jihwan , Sajja Aparna , Michos Erin D. , Blumenthal Roger S. , Jones Steven R. , Martin Seth S.
Published: June 2023

Background: Alternatives to the Friedewald low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) equation have been proposed.
Objective: To compare the accuracy of available LDL-C equations with ultracentrifugation measurement.
Methods: We used the second harvest of the Very Large Database of Lipids (VLDbL), which is a population-representative convenience sample of adult and pediatric patients (N = 5,051,467) with clinical lipid measurements obtained via the vertical auto profile (VAP) ultracentrifugation method between October 1, 2015 and June 30, 2019. We performed a systematic literature review to identify available LDL-C equations and compared their accuracy according to guideline-based classification. We also compared the equations by their median error versus ultracentrifugation. We evaluated LDL-C equations overall and stratified by age, sex, fasting status, and triglyceride levels, as well as in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, inflammation, and thyroid dysfunction.
Results: Analyzing 23 identified LDL-C equations in 5,051,467 patients (mean±SD age, 56±16 years; 53.3% women), the Martin/Hopkins equation most accurately classified LDL-C to the correct category (89.6%), followed by the Sampson (86.3%), Chen (84.4%), Puavilai (84.1%), Delong (83.3%), and Friedewald (83.2%) equations. The other 17 equations were less accurate than Friedewald, with accuracy as low as 35.1%. The median error of equations ranged from –10.8 to 18.7 mg/dL, and was best optimized using the Martin/Hopkins equation (0.3, IQR–1.6 to 2.4 mg/dL). The Martin/Hopkins equation had the highest accuracy after stratifying by age, sex, fasting status, triglyceride levels, and clinical subgroups. In addition, one in five patients who had Friedewald LDL-C <70 mg/dL, and almost half of the patients with Friedewald LDL-C <70 mg/dL and triglyceride levels 150–399 mg/dL, had LDL-C correctly reclassified to >70 mg/dL by the Martin/Hopkins equation.
Conclusions: Most proposed alternatives to the Friedewald equation worsen LDL-C accuracy, and their use could introduce unintended disparities in clinical care. The Martin/Hopkins equation demonstrated the highest LDL-C accuracy overall and across subgroups.
Prospects of integrated medicine as a future problem solver
Authors: Khan Mohammad Rafiq
Published: June 2023

Many medical drugs extensively cause side effects and their prices are out of reach of the common man particularly of that from the developing countries. Thus the major objectives of this article are choice of appropriate drugs from all medical fields after due research-based rationalization, down-costing of prices of drugs to qualify their use at poor country’s level and elimination of antagonism between the practitioners from different fields: mainstream, naturopathy, homeopathy, electronic gem therapy, traditional medicine, etc. Requisite secondary data was collected from the published literature on different fields of medicine, while the primary data based on self and other’s empirical experience, was computed recalling self- witnessed medical treatment cases and interviews of the experts from different fields. The data were then sorted, processed and interpreted; the results were reported as descriptive research. The results did impress to believe that nature is equipped with extensive cures of diseases from which the humanity is suffering and thus the research should be focused on the use of medicinal seeds and herbs to rationalize their use as antibacterial agents in particular and others in general. Many substances, if taken, in crude form, may undergo certain biochemical reactions more energetically and effectively to cure the ailing parts of the living body, rays scattered through a prismatic structure of diamonds can have soothing and energizing effects on body joints to relieve them from pain and so on. All the fields of medicine do have significant potential for eradication of a large number of diseases. It may be in the interest of humanity all over the globe to develop a strategy to pick what is the best in all of them for use to cure ailing humanity. To achieve better results, it is in the general interest of medical practice to merge all the fields to develop a synthesized system that may be called "Integrated Medicine”.
Establishment of quality control protocols and antioxidant activity of Urtica dioica L.
Authors: Joshi Bhuwan Chandra , Uniyal Sushmita .
Published: June 2023

The present work establishes the pharmacognostic characters for the correct identification and quality control of Urtica dioica L., which is a species found commonly in the Himalayas. It is a folklore medicine, used for the treatment of many diseases. The pharmacognostic studies that were carried out included organoleptic, microscopy, physicochemical, fluorescence analysis, phytochemical evaluations, antioxidant and TLC fingerprinting. The microscopic studies showed the general characteristic of leaf. Physicochemical investigation performed for the total ash, acid insoluble ash, and water soluble ash showed the result 7.91±0.17%, 1.40±0.11% and 3.63±0.15% w/w, respectively. The alcohol and water soluble extractives values of the plant material were 18.53±0.42% w/w and 21.32±0.61% w/w, respectively. The phytochemical investigation revealed the presence of various phytochemical groups. The ethyl acetate extract of U. dioica has showed most significant free radical scavenging activity with IC50 of 82.56±0.11 µg/mL. The pharmacognostic characters of U. dioica established in this study may help in the pharmacopoeial standard for the identification and standardization.
Noble prize to Artemisinin discovery: A boost for traditional knowledge-based innovations
Authors: Kasote Deepak
Published: June 2023

On 5th October 2015, Youyou Tu has been awarded Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura for her valuable discovery on the antimalarial drug, artemisinin (Fig. 1). This Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine had some distinct importance, especially because of nearly after 50 years’ Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute recognized the scientific contribution of one such a scientist, who believed on traditional herbal medicine and invented wonderful drug of all time ‘artemisinin’. The whole journey of Youyou Tu about artemisinin discovery was really an inspiring story and ideal for researchers who are intended to carry out traditional medicine guided drug discovery research in future.
A pilot study to evaluate the efficacy of a selected treatment module for Vaatkantak with special reference to Agnikarma
Authors: Joshi Sudhir , Pandya Ashutosh R.
Published: June 2023

Vaatkantak, vis a vis calcaneal spur/ plantar fasciitis, is a common problem affecting the quality of life of people. A specific treatment plan was adopted for its treatment in the present study and the results were evaluated. Agnikarma, an external application of lepa guti and internal usage of guggulu and kupilu were selected for the pacification of Vata Dosha. The duration of treatment was kept for one and a half month. Agnikarma was done on weekly basis. A total of 10 subjects were selected for the present study. The treatment protocol-module of the present study was found highly effective in curing Vaatkantak as marked improvement was seen in all patients.
SINGLE-DOSE KETOROLAC AND PETHIDINE IN ACUTE POSTOPERATIVE PAIN: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Ma’bud Tasia
Published: June 2023

Background: According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is a sensory and emotional condition associated with tissue damage. The effectiveness of postoperative pain management facilitates patients' recovery by minimizing acute pain while facilitating their transition back to normal activities. Severe and persistent postoperative pain is reported by 2-10% of adult patients. The lack of pain evaluating methods or intervention guidelines presents a challenge for managing pain. These procedures might be helpful in improving therapy to provide a better reduction of pain.

Aim: This study aims to determine whether single-dose ketorolac and pethidine effectively treat immediate postoperative pain.

Methods: The study met the PRISMA 2020 guidelines by self-evaluating to ensure compliance with the rules and regulations. The investigators' aimed to make the investigation using as recent information as feasible. Publications from 2013 to 2023 were included in the identification plans using various online reference databases, including Pubmed and SagePub. Paper reviews, previously published works, and incomplete articles are excluded from consideration.

Result: The PubMed record provided 43 articles, while SagePub retrieved 23 publications. In 2013, PubMed provided 14 research papers, and SagePub provided 3 papers. We collected 10 papers, 7 from PubMed and 3 from SagePub. We selected 5 research studies that fulfilled our requirements.

Conclusion: According to several studies, Ketorolac injection has shown to be an effective analgesic for patients undergoing various surgical procedures.
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EVALUATION OF NEONATAL SEPSIS DIAGNOSIS USING INTERLEUKINS
Authors: Adrianne Samantha
Published: June 2023

Aim: This study aims to summarize and evaluate the diagnostic potential and accuracy of interleukins (ILs) level as a diagnostic marker for neonatal sepsis.

Methods: A systematic search strategy was conducted across several electronic reference databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar) and included articles published between 2019–2023. Duplicate publications, review articles, and incomplete articles were excluded.

Results: Database searches identified a total of 19553 articles. Of these, 100 articles passed the screening process, resulting in 20 articles for full-text assessment. Among them, 11 articles did not evaluate the outcome of interest. Hence, we found 9 appropriate studies included. The ILs reported include IL-6, IL-10, IL-18, and IL-27, with the most common reported was IL-6.

Conclusion: Current evidences supports the potential predictive utility of ILs level, especially IL-6, as a potential diagnostic marker for detecting neonatal sepsis. To determine the precise predictive efficacy of the marker, well-designed prospective studies had to be conducted due to the methodological variability and variation of the implemented thresholds.
AKILLI KENTLERDE AKILLI ÇEVRE UYGULAMALARI: KASHIWANOHA (JAPONYA) VE ANTALYA
Authors: ORTAÇEŞME Veli , ATİK Meryem , MUHAMMETOGLU Habib
Published: June 2023

Akıllı Kent, kentlerin kaynaklarını daha etkin kullanmayı ve kent sakinlerine daha iyi hizmet sunmayı sağlayan bir modernleşme çabasıdır. Bu çalışmada akıllı kent uygulaması bağlamında dünyadaki iyi uygulamalardan birisi olan Japonya’nın Kashiwanoha kentindeki akıllı uygulamalar incelenmiş; Antalya kentinde başlatılan akıllı kent uygulamaları analiz edilmiş; her iki kentteki akıllı kent uygulamaları karşılaştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın yöntemi akıllı çevre bileşenlerinin sınıflandırılmasına, her bileşen konusundaki akıllı uygulamaların incelenmesine ve Antalya için “akıllı çevre” modelinin önerilmesine dayanmaktadır. Çalışma sonucunda, Japonya’da akıllı çevre uygulamalarının oldukça üst düzeyde olduğu, ülkemizde ve Antalya’da ise henüz başlangıç aşamasında olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Kashiwanoha’nın akıllı kent bağlamında en başarılı uygulama örneklerinden biri olmasının arkasındaki en önemli etmenin kamu, özel sektör ve üniversite işbirliği olduğu görülmüştür. Antalya’da akıllı kent uygulamaları için Kashiwanoha Kentsel Tasarım Merkezi benzeri, ayrı bütçesi olan ve karar alma süreçlerinde bağımsız bir kuruluşun oluşturulması önerilmiştir.
Perkembangan Pemerian Unsur Nahuan Adalah dan Ialah
Authors: Ramli Norhasliza , Ab. Hamid Norfazila
Published: June 2023

Kata pemeri dalam bahasa Melayu yang diiktiraf dalam buku tatabahasa pegangan negara hanya adalah dan ialah. Walaupun, ada ahli bahasa yang mengatakan bahawa unsur nahuan ‘merupakan’ ialah kata pemeri juga, tetapi pendapat tersebut disangkal oleh ahli bahasa yang berlainan aliran tatabahasa. Sungguhpun begitu, dalam penulisan ini hanya akan menyentuh dan memaparkan perbincangan daripada kajian-kajian tentang adalah dan ialah yang dipelopori oleh sarjana juga ahli bahasa tersohor negara. Hasil pemaparan maklumat dalam penulisan ini boleh dijadikan panduan dan pedoman bagi peminat pencinta nahu bahasa Melayu untuk melakukan kajian mendatang yang lebih autentik, berwibawa dan berpada penghuraiannya untuk tatapan generasi terkemudian.
Keberkesanan Modul Pengajaran Durus Al Lughah Al-'Arabiyyah Li Ghayri Al-Natiqina Biha (Pelajaran-Pelajaran Bahasa Arab Untuk Bukan Penutur Arab) Terhadap Pelajar Pemula Bahasa Arab Kolej UNITI Kota Bharu
Authors: Hussin Muhammad Hafizuddin , Awang Ali Mohammad Amnan , Abdul Rahim Abdul Hadi
Published: June 2023

Penggunaan modul bahasa Arab yang betul amat penting dalam pencapaian keseluruhan pelajar dan pembelajaran bahasa Arab itu sendiri. Penggunaan modul yang betul boleh mendatangkan kesan yang positif terhadap pelajar seperti menambah minat dan pemahaman mereka. Kajian ini dilaksanakan terhadap 60 orang pelajar Kolej UNITI Kota Bharu yang merupakan pelajar diploma yang mengambil mata pelajaran Bahasa Arab. Kajian ini bertujuan mengenal pasti minat pelajar terhadap bahasa Arab, menguji keberkesanan Modul Pengajaran Durus Al Lughah Al-'Arabiyyah Li Ghayri Al-Natiqina Biha, dan bagi mengetahui sama ada sikap pelajar terhadap frasa sandaran dan adjektif mempengaruhi pencapaian pelajar. Kajian menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif menggunakan analisis deskriptif dan inferensi. Data kuantitatif dikumpulkan menerusi set soal selidik berkaitan minat pelajar terhadap bahasa Arab dan sikap pelajar terhadap Frasa Sandaran (Idhafah) dan Frasa Adjektif (Naat) Dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa peratusan minat pelajar terhadap bahasa Arab adalah pada tahap tinggi, iaitu melebihi 50% pada setiap soalan. Selain itu, dapatan bagi Ujian-t menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan antara ujian pasca antara kumpulan eksperimen yang menggunakan modul PDLA dengan kumpulan kawalan yang menggunakan pendekatan tradisional, iaitu pada nilai t=-2.786, p < .05. Analisis regresi pula dijalankan bagi mengenal pasti kesan sikap pelajar terhadap Frasa Sandaran (Idhafah) dan Frasa Adjektif (Naat) dengan pencapaian pelajar. Hasil keputusan membuktikan pencapaian bahasa Arab dipengaruhi oleh sikap pelajar terhadap Frasa Sandaran (Idhafah) dan Frasa Adjektif (Naat) dengan nilai r 0.618. Justeru itu, faktor sikap pelajar terhadap Frasa Sandaran (Idhafah) dan Frasa Adjektif(Naat) memainkan peranan yang penting dalam pembelajaran bahasa Arab dan mampu memberikan kesan positif terhadap penguasaan bahasa Arab pelajar.
الدراسة الوصفية في كتاب المجموع شرح المهذب للإمام النووي
Authors: Hussin Md Noor
Published: June 2023

كتاب المجموع شرح المهذب من أهم مؤلفات الإمام النووي في الفقه. وقد بذل الإمام جهداً كبيراً في هذا التأليف، حتى انتقل إلى جوار ربه قبل أن يتم التأليف. وقد أصبح الكتاب مرجعاً مهماً في الأحكام الشرعية. وهذا الكتاب القيّم لا يناقش مسائل الأحكام الشرعية فقط، بل يشير أيضاً إلى العلوم الأخرى تتعلق بها، ومن ضمنها اللغة العربية.  ولذلك، تهدف المقالة إلى دراسة هذا الكتاب دراسة وصفية، وتتناول منهج الإمام في الكتاب، ومحتوياته، كما تركز المقالة على مصادره اللغوية والنحوية. وتدل المقالة على مكانة الكتاب الراقية كما تشير أيضاً إلى كثرة ورود المصادر اللغوية فيه إضافة على المصادر الأخرى.
The 2022-23 Social Protests and theDelegitimizationof the Islamic Republic
Authors: Khosrokhavar Farhad
Published: June 2023

The movement that shook Iran from September 2022 to March 2023 carries with it major anthropological and sociological innovations. Women, for the first time, are the promoters of the movement, not just a supplement to men. The movement combines two types of demands: existential (the appropriation of women's bodies by themselves through the rejection of the compulsory veil) and political (the end of the dictatorship and the establishment of political pluralism). The movement also creates for the first time the conditions for an inclusive ethnicity that proclaims the unity of Iran while respecting its ethnic and religious diversity. The movement targeted the theocratic state which had become hyper-repressive and totalitarian. Without organization and leadership, the movement has not been able to overthrow the Islamic State, but it has revealed its major crisis and illegitimacy.
POLITENESS STRATEGIES PERFORMED IN PIERS MORGAN AND DONALD TRUMP INTERVIEW
Authors: Martisa Ela , Asraf Asraf , Aso La
Published: June 2023

This research aims to describe politeness strategies performed by Piers Morgan and Donald Trump in an interview held on the 25th of January 2018  at the World Economy Forum in Davos, Switzerland. It is used the theory of politeness strategies proposed by Brown and Levinson (1987). This research employs a descriptive qualitative method by taking the transcription of the interview. The data analysis reported that the participants of the interview employed positive and negative politeness strategies to save one another’s faces. The result of the research shows that the participants of the interview attempt to decrease and keep the social distance between them through positive and negative politeness strategies. As a journalist, Piers Morgan tries to handle the conversation to run smoothly. He employs more negative politeness strategies than Donald Trump who has higher social status as the President of the USA. In this event, powerless participants need to be more polite than powerful participants.
THE REFLECTIONS OF MATERNAL PASSIONS AS ASSERTED IN Y. B. MANGUNWIJAYA’S MBAH BENGUK
Authors: Yuliastuti Anicleta , Pujimahanani Cahyaningsih , Pasopati Rommel Utungga
Published: June 2023

Today, the discourse of feminism pays more attention to correlations between women, motherhood, and society rather than trying to make women equal to men. Julia Kristeva explains maternal passion as motherhood’s characteristic that relates to the biological state of the sacred womb and the sociological aspect of having children. Mbah Benguk in Y. B. Mangunwijaya’s work tells about a grandmother who takes care of her two disabled grandchildren left by their mother. Mangunwijaya does not attack feminism, yet he underlines the crucial role of the mother. The question is; how is maternal passion reflected in Y. B. Mangunwijaya’s Mbah Benguk? Using the qualitative method, cultural concepts are used to explain the relations between Mangunwijaya’s story and Kristeva’s perspectives. Tensions between biological concepts of woman and sociological ideas of the mother are contradicted. Being a mother shows more passion than emotion as seen in children’s language as a reflection of their mother. Motherhood is the sublimation of a woman’s desire for her children. In conclusion, the story of Mangunwijaya is enriched through Kristeva’s perspective, especially in how a woman should be present as the maternal passion of the womb and the caregiver to her children.
Development of an Android Based Home Automation System
Authors: Okomba Nnamdi , ESAN Adebimpe , OMODUNBI Bolaji , SOBOWALE Adedayo , ADANIGBO Opeyemi
Published: June 2023

As automation technology keeps advancing, the future of modern homes is continually changing from manual system into automatic ones that include remote control process. A Conventional means of accessing home electronic appliances is rigid and demands user presence to attend to different locations of such appliances before they can be used, this can be stressful for the elderly, the cripples, and provides limited ease of operation for everyone. The need for wireless communication function of the home appliances becomes very important in order to increase the flexibility of accessing them remotely by a user. Accessing and control of electronic devices and appliances used at home through a remote process is the main purpose for the development of a portable home automation system using app that is based on an android phone. ESP8266 microcontroller was interfaced to a servo motor that controls door movement and also to an AC bulb through a relay at the signal receiver end of the system. An MIT application inventor platform was used to build a mobile app on an android phone at the signal transmitter end of the system; this enables the transmission of on and off signals to the receiver end through Wi-Fi connection to access the connected loads (door and lamp). The hardware and software architecture of the developed home automation system was described in this paper. Implementation of a prototype of the designed system was carried out after which the system was tested on hardware as it yields expected results.