bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of oral drug adherence in patients with oncological pain in Pernambuco reference hospital
Authors: SILVA Dayseanne B. , CRUZ Juvanier R. , SILVA Narcisa C.
Published: September 2020

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the profile of patients with cancer pain using oral opioids, to evaluate the therapeutic adherence of these patients and to identify the factors associated with it. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study carried out at the Pharmacy of the Hospital de Câncer de Pernambuco, from March to September 2019. Each patient were selected for convenience and were interviewed once, and the Medicines Evaluation Questionnaire (BMQ) was used to determine adherence and FACS for determine the socioeconomic, demographic and clinical profile. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. Results: In total, 46 patients were interviewed, aged between 19 and 82 years, 59% did not have complete elementary school, 74% had family income equal or less than 1 minimum wage and 71% classified as non-adherent, with the domain “recall screen” the most scored (84%). Patients using controlled-release medications (p = 0.0000352) and with higher levels of education (p = 0.016) obtain better adherence results in the BMQ questionnaire. Conclusions: Through the study it was possible to identify a high incidence of patients not adhering to drug therapy and their socioeconomic profile, highlighting the need for political and institutional interventions. Due to the scarcity of publications, further studies are needed to determine adherence factors in patients with cancer pain.
Medication reconciliation in orthopedic and neurological patients in a public hospital
Authors: EIDELWEIN Cássia R. , SANCHES Andréia C. , CALDEIRA Luciane F.
Published: September 2020

Objective: To evaluate the discrepancies found by the clinical pharmacy service during medication reconciliations in patients hospitalized for orthopedics and neurology in a university hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive and retrospective study was carried out from January to June 2018 with the patients followed-up by the clinical pharmacy service (orthopedics and neurology). Data was collected through medical charts and pharmacotherapeutic follow-up forms. The differences between the list of medications that the patient was using at home and the prescription from the hospital was classified as a discrepancy (justified or unjustified). Medical acceptance of the pharmaceutical interventions was assessed. The medications involved in the discrepancies were classified according to the ATC classification in its 1st level. Descriptive statistics was performed using the Excel program and Pearson’s chi-square test. Results: Of the 939 medications used by the patients, 673 (71.7%) presented discrepancies and in 371 (55.1%), unjustified discrepancies were found. Of the 507 patients included in the study, 154 (30.4%) presented at least one medication error. In 96.8% of the cases, the pharmaceutical interventions were performed, and acceptability was 30.6%, avoiding 110 errors. Medication omission was the most common type of discrepancy and the medical group most frequently involved was the cardiovascular system. Conclusions: Medication errors in admission to the orthopedics and neurology sectors are frequent, but they can be identified and solved through medication reconciliation, with professional clinical pharmacists able to perform it, collaborating for the safety of the patients.
Conversion of intravenous to oral antibiotic therapy in an adult intensive care unit
Authors: LOCATELLI Deise L. , BLATT Carine R. , WERLANG Maria C.
Published: September 2020

Objective: To identify the possibility of alteration of intravenous (IV) to oral (PO) therapy for ampicillin/sulbactam and cefuroxime in adult patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs), and to describe the profile and consumption of antimicrobials prescribed for these patients. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective documentary study based on the analysis of electronic prescriptions and data from the electronic medical record of patients admitted to adult intensive care units in two hospitals, from July to August 2019. The consumption of antimicrobials was measured using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical/Daily Defined Dose (ATC/DDD) methodology per 100 beds-day. Results: Of the patients admitted to the study units, 23 (5.5%) received ampicillin/sulbactam or cefuroxime; the time of the ampicillin/sulbactam treatment was 7.25 (±2.07) days and, with cefuroxime, 8 (±1.73) days; 3 (13%) of the patients followed were eligible to switch therapy or sequential therapy, there was no physician acceptance of the conversion recommendation. The highest consumption was observed in the penicillins therapeutic group (112.5 DDD/100 beds-day) and meropenem drug (68.8 DDD/100 beds-day). Conclusions: Antimicrobial use is high in ICUs, which can be related to the clinical complexity and to the microbiological profile of the patients. The practice of converting IV antibiotic therapy to PO in critically ill patients was not present in this study; however, its use can contribute to patient safety.
Antimicrobial switch therapy in pediatric patients hospitalized by uncomplicated community-acquired pneumonia
Authors: MORALES-JUNIOR Ronaldo , BARRIENTOS Anna C. , SCALCO Raquel M. , FEVEREIRO Aline G. , ABRAMOVICI Sulim , CAMPIONI Camila C.
Published: September 2020

Objective: To evaluate the duration of intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy and the practice of switch therapy to oral in the treatment of children aged 2 months to 5 years with uncomplicated severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in a pediatric public hospital. Methods: Retrospective, observational and cross-sectional study in which patients who started IV ampicillin treatment were selected. The patients were classified as “eligible” or “ineligible” to undergo switch therapy after 48 and 72 hours of hospitalization according to clinical criteria. Patients with length of stay <or ≥7 days were compared regarding demographic characteristics and antibiotic therapy, considering p <0.05 significant. Results: Eighty-six patients were evaluated, aged 14.4 (IQR: 10.8-22.7) months. The duration of IV therapy was 4 (IQR: 3-6) days; 56% of patients were classified as eligible for switch therapy within 48h and 74% as eligible within 72h. However, only 19 cases (22%) underwent switch therapy at the appropriate time. The main reason for the transition was the accidental loss of venous access (61%). The group with length of stay <7 days had a higher rate of switch and, consequently, shorter IV therapy duration (p <0.01). Conclusion: The switch therapy in the first 48 to 72 hours is not routinely used in the clinical practice in patients hospitalized with CAP. The findings warn of the need for institutional initiatives on this practice, aiming at improving the quality of care with shorter IV therapy duration and impact on length of hospital stay.
Yarı kurak iklim koşullarında yetiştirilen silaj mısır çeşitlerinin bazı agronomi ve kalite özelliklerinin incelenmesi
Authors: TAŞ Timuçin , UÇAK Ali
Published: September 2020

Bu çalışma 2017-2018 yılları arasında GAP Tarımsal Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğüne bağlı araştırma istasyonunda silajlık mısır çeşitlerinin bazı agronomi ve kalite özelliklerini belirlemek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Araştırma tesadüf blokları deneme desenine göre dört tekerrürlü olarak yürütülmüştür. Denemede 15 adet orta geçci (FAO 650-700) hibrit mısır çeşidi kullanılmıştır. İki yıllık ortalamalar göre; silajlık mısır çeşitlerinde, agronomi ve silaj kalite özellikleri bakımından istatistiki olarak önemli farklılıklar bulunmuştur. Sonuçlara göre, yeşil yaprak oranı (YYO), % 16.95 – 27.64, yeşil koçan oranı (YKO), % 31.39 – 41.67, yeşil sap oranı (YSO), % 30.69 – 49.69, bitki boyu (BB), 255.48 – 326.54 cm, silaj verimi (SV), 51.99 – 84.56 t/ha-1, ham protein oranı (HPO), % 6.29 – 11.25, sindirilebilir kuru madde oranı (SKMO), % 59.00 – 71.14 ve kuru madde verimi (KMV), 10.27 – 26.15 t/ha-1 değerleri arasında belirlenmiştir. Yapılan korelasyon analizinde, bütün parametreler arasında % 1 düzeyinde önemli ilişkiler saptanmıştır. Bütün çeşitlerin SKMO ve HPO gibi kalite özeliklerinin kabul edilir sınırlarda olduğu tespit edilmiştir. SASA-151 çeşidinin çalışmanın tüm parametrelerinde iyi performans gösterdiği ve ekonomik olarak değerlendirilebileceği belirlenmiştir.
Suggested administrative management on green purchasing behavior in Vietnam
Authors: Giao Ha Nam Khanh
Published: September 2020

This research aims at examining factors affecting green purchasing behaviour in Vietnam, by interviewing 297 consumers who are over 18 at the beginning of 2018. Cronbach’s Alpha, exploratory factor analysing and linear multiple regressioning were used. The results show that there are three main factors affecting green purchasing behaviour in Vietnam, arranged by reducing the importance: (1) green promotion activities, (2) information sources, and (3) price of green products. This is one of the first researches in Vietnam about this topic, and the research reveals some suggestions for businesses and governmental administrations to enhance green purchasing behaviour.
Sistem Pendidikan Nasional Dalam Pembelajaran
Authors: ALAM SYAMSUL , Arsyam Muhammad
Published: September 2020

Artikel Ini akan membuat beberapa penjelasan dari pendidikan seperti sistem pendidikan Nasional, fungsi dan tujuan pendidikan,Visi dan misi pendudukan nasional,jalur, jenjang,dan jenis program pendidikan, pendidikan formal,non formal, informal,dan upaya pengembangan sistem nasional. artikel ini dibuat semata-mata hanyalah sebuah tugas yang di berikan oleh dosen dan sebagai perantara kepada teman teman untuk mendapatkan ilmu.penjelasan selanjutnya akan di jelaskan di bawah ini.
SPARQLGPViz: SPARQL Graph Pattern Visualization
Authors: Aryan Peb Ruswono , Ekaputra Fajar Juang
Published: September 2020

We present SPARQLGPViz, a tool to visualize graph pat-terns in a SPARQL Query. The initial implementation of this tool dis-plays exemplary SPARQL query using visual representation to identifythe variables and their relationship for didactic purposes (i.e. teachinghow to query using SPARQL).
Pandangan Hukum dan Kesehatan Terhadap Aborsi dan Euthanasia
Authors: Dewa Ananda Dharmawan Kustia
Published: September 2020

, tidak jarang pula terjadi kontradiksi, karena tidak mungkin melihat pengertian aborsi tanpa mempertimbangkan sudut lainnya, menurut penganut sistem etika deontologi, aborsi adalah suatu pembunuhan yang tidak bisa dibenarkan dari sudut moral, apapun alasannya, sebaliknya penganut sistem etika teologi akan berpendirian bahwa aborsi bisa saja dilakukan, tergantung alasan dan akibat apa yang akan ditimbulkannnya, sedangkan Euthanasia berasal dari bahasa Yunani, yaitu eu dan thanatos. Kata euberarti baik, dan thanatos berarti mati. Maksudnya adalah mengakhiri hidupdengan cara yang mudah tanpa rasa sakit.
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Published: September 2020

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Seluk Beluk Metode Analisis Social Returns on Investment
Authors: syam muhammad alvin arkananta
Published: September 2020

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ANALISIS SWOT SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA KRISTEN DI PAPUA
Authors: Wenda Yowenus
Published: September 2020

Sumber Daya Manusia adalah faktor yang sangat penting dalam suatu organisasi. Apapun bentuk serta tujuannya, organisasi dibuat berdasarkan berbagai visi untuk kepentingan manusia dan dalam pelaksanaan misinya dikelola dan diurus oleh manusia. Manusia merupakan faktor strategis dalam semua kegiatan institusi/organisasi. Maka itu organisasi harus memberikan peluang dan kesempatan sebesar-besarnya pada setiap manusia (generasi muda) untuk meningkatkan potensi dan kemampuan yang dimilkinya baik melalui pendidikan, pelatihan, pembinaan rohani maupun program-program pengembangan lainnya yang berkaitan dengan pengembangan moral dan keimanan. Agar lebih memberikan hasil yang optimal dalam pengelolaan, pengembangan dan pemberdayaan sumber daya manusia harus dilakukan secara terarah dan terencana. Oleh karena itu dalam makalah ini akan menjelaskan kekuatan, kelemahan, keunggulan dan ancaman pengembangan sumberdaya manusia Kristen di berbagai bidan yang ada baik Pendidikan, agama, pemerintah, kesehatan dan ekonomi.
Lahan, Air dan Pembangunan di Kec. Marioriwawo
Authors: Nurfatimah Nurfatimah
Published: September 2020

AbstrakPenelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui kondisi daya dukung lingkungan di kec. Marioriwawo Kab. Soppeng Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Analisis daya dukung lahan bangunan/permukiman dan daya dukung air digunakan sebagai analisis pada penelitian ini, yang mengacu pada Permen LH No. 17 Tahun 2009. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai daya dukung lingkungan sesesar 78.15 yaitu DDL > 3 maka dapat disimpulkan kondisi daya dukung lingkungan di Kec. Marioriwawo masuk dalam ketegori aman/baik berdasarkan hasil perhitungan yakni 70% daya dukung lahan bangunan dengan nilai 108,30 ha dan 40% daya dukung air dengan nilai 5.86 m3/tahunan.Kata Kunci: Daya Dukung, Lahan, Air, Lingkungan.
Entrepreneurial Behavior dan Aspek-Aspek Pentingnya
Authors: Winatha Arvin
Published: September 2020

Entrepreneuial Orientation / Orientasi Kewirausahaan sering disebut sebagai pembuatan strategi kewirausahaan, dan telah dicirikan sebagai atribut gaya manajemen yang mendukung perubahan dan mendukung kegiatan yang berkaitan dengan pemanfaatan berbagai bentuk inovasi, pengembangan produk / layanan baru dan penciptaan nilai pelanggan yang unggul. Dalam menjelaskan Open Innovation ada 4 variabel yang berperan . selain itu dalam risk governance juga ada 4 hal latent yang digunakan untuk mengukur tingkat pengelolaan resiko yang terdiri dari risk-taking behavior, firm performance, pricing capability, dan information technological turbulence
“Allah perjanjian dan janji Sinai serta makna “kerajaan imam” pada Keluaran 19:1-25”
Authors: Dewa Ananda Dharmawan Kustia , Lumingkewas Marthin Steven
Published: September 2020

Janji Sinai diberikan YHWH pada sesaat Israel telah keluar dari tanah Mesir. Peristiwa ini tercatat pada kitab Keluaran (Kitab Perjanjian). Salah satu dari perjanjian yang dicatat pada kitab Keluaran adalah pernjanjian Sinai. Tujuan dari perjanjian tersebut diuraikan dalam 19:4-6, serta memilih umat Israel sebagai umat tebusan. Menurut Agusto Almeida didalam papernya menuliskan bahwa Perjanjian Sinai juga memanifestasikan diri YHWH kepada umat Israel pada waktu itu. Sehingga peristiwa perjanjian YHWH di gunung Sinai mengandung berbagai makna teologis dialamnya.
Anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep patterns & associated factors among Bangladeshi wage earners during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Sultana Mst. Sadia , Khan Abid Hasan , Hossain Sahadat , Ansar Adnan , Sikder Tajuddin , Hasan M Tasdik
Published: September 2020

Introduction:The economic vulnarability imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic induces stress on mental health of wage earnes in Bangladesh which is largely unexplored. This evidence gap was addressed in this study aiming to evaluate the mental health difficulties among Bangladeshi wage earners by assessing the associated factors influencing anxiety, depressive symptoms and sleep patterns.Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted through online survey, a total of 707 individual Bangladeshi wage earners were enrolled in between 20 May 2020 and 30 May 2020. The questionnaire had sections on sociodemographic information, COVID-19 related information, & sleep duration; PHQ-9 & GAD-7 scales to assess depressive symptoms & anxiety, respectively. STATA version 14.1 program was used to carry out all the analyses. Results:The study revealed that anxiety and depressive symptoms among wage earners differed by gender, educational status, occupation, total monthly income (p ≤0.01). Fear of COVID-19 when working outside during the pandemic situation was inextricably linked with anxiety (AOR=2.08; 95% CI:1.42-3.04) and depressive symptoms (AOR=1.51; 95% CI= 1.04-2.20) among wage-earners. Participants who stayed at home for longer duration (>60 days) were more likely to have elevated anxiety and depressive symptoms (p≤ 0.05). Regarding sleep pattern, longer home stay during COVID-19 pandemic increased duration of sleep (β=0.70; 95% CI: 0.30 to 1.10) and respondents who were responsible to financially support their family experienced significantly decreased duration of sleep (β= -0.68; 95% CI: -1.18 to -0.20).Conclusions:The results of this study provided novel evidence on psychological difficulties among Bangladeshi wage earners which calls for an in-depth & longitudinal evaluation and immediate low intensity psychosocial interventions.
Moving beyond DSM5 and ICD11: Acoustic Analysis for Psychological Stress on Daily-Wage Workers in India during COVID19
Authors: Agarwal Ajay
Published: September 2020

Aim: To observe psychological stress in the acoustic samples of daily-wage workers belonging to different states in IndiaMethod: The study was based on the observations obtained from prior work on detecting psychoacoustic detectors of psychological stress. Acoustic samples were obtained from interviews conducted by NDTV over a period of March-May 2020. Spectrogram and Fundamental Frequency variations were used to identify psychological stressResults: Stark differences existed in mean fundamental frequency plots by daily-wage workers and non-stressed individuals. Distinct density variations were also observed in the acoustic samples between the two groups.Conclusion: Psychoacoustic detectors of psychological stress were confirmed in the acoustic samples of daily wage-workers, concluding that daily-wage workers are under dire psychological stress and are susceptible to stress-related disorders.Keywords: psychological stress, acoustic variations, daily-wage workers
Fear of Self in Eating Disorders
Authors: Wilson Samantha
Published: September 2020

Fear of self has been proposed as a transdiagnostic construct, playing a role in not only obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but in related disorders as well. In this article, empirical support for the association between eating disorders (EDs) and the fear of self will be reviewed. Support for the fear of self in EDs will be contextualized within the theory of possible selves, self-discrepancy theory, and motivation frameworks. Most of the research that will be presented pertains to a feared overweight self. The relevance of broadening the scope of feared self-domains attributed to EDs beyond weight to include those pertaining to character will be advocated. Furthermore, risk factors theorized to lead to the development and investment in a feared self in OCD are examined and evidence for their applicability to EDs is presented. Treatment strategies targeting self-concept and the fear of self in EDs are also described, highlighting the clinical relevance of integrating this construct into the conceptualization of EDs. Finally, recommendations for future research are proposed.
Personal wisdom development involves suffering: Experimental Validation
Authors: Sharma Ankita
Published: September 2020

Personal growth occurs with life experiences and most importantly handling and reflecting on negative life experiences teaches us more (Mickler & Staudinger, 2008; Staudinger & Gluck, 2011). The distinction between personal and general wisdom is based on the differences in the development process and happiness-satisfaction distinction. This article argues that personal wisdom development involves pain and suffering (Staudinger & Kunzmann, 2005) yet feels more satisfying in retrospect. The wisdom literature so far is focused on understanding the concept which is majorly correlational, and recommendations are to study the idea experimentally so the concept can be brought to the intervention arena. Therefore, the present study attempts to explore, 'the effect of personality disposition (emotional regulation, reflectiveness, openness to experiences and action orientation) in decision making and affect handling (regret handling) as an indicator of wisdom. Precisely, 1) if people with different personality disposition differ in the choices, exploring the alternatives and handling regret in the face of failure; 2) if people with higher action orientation chose a risky option and if this choice results into failure how do they handle and finally, 3) does personality disposition predict regret handling. The objective was explored by applying SAWS questionnaire, Action Orientation questionnaire, and share the market task. The results suggested that openness to experience, and preoccupation vs. disengagement, hesitation vs. initiative dimension of action orientation significantly influences choice-making and comparatively less regret experience. Additionally, individual high on openness and action orientation explore more alternative, choose risky options and report less regret if faced with failure. The common explanation for less regret after failure may revolve around the theme of 'at least I tried'. The mediator regression analysis suggested that the individuals with initiative tendencies regret less, similarly, people with an openness to experience also regret less than their counterparts. However, individuals with high initiatives and openness to experience regret more in comparison to people with only openness or initiative tendencies. This experimental evidence confirms the observation that individuals who are open to different experiences and take specific actions to try new things will face more ups and downs and experience more regret.
The hearing-aid our society needs: CogEpiCrim can help us hear the muffled screams
Authors: Agarwal Ajay
Published: September 2020

The current state of research in fields of criminology, psychology, sociology, law, etc. focuses primarily on the act of understanding crime from the aspect of the criminal. As a result, an excessive volume of literature is filled with theories defining the action, the reasons behind it, and the possible circumstances that led to it. Ironically, the act of the person is given more attention than the thought of the act that plagued the person. It becomes painfully eminent in stating the need to shift the narrative from – punishing the crime to treating the criminal thought. As a result, it becomes blatantly obvious without an iota of doubt, that such a systemic ignorance for the psychological profiling of sexual offenders becomes a vector for increasing rates of rape and other sexual crimes in India.
Retrospective Economic Judgments Predict Individual-Level Changes in Vote Preference in the US
Authors: Bai Hui , Federico Christopher
Published: September 2020

While many studies have investigated what predicts citizens’ vote preferences, little is known about what predicts change in citizens’ vote preferences over time. This paper focuses on the role of judgments about national economy in the recent past (i.e., “sociotropic economic retrospections”). Two longitudinal studies show that sociotropic economic retrospections (along with partisanship, ideology, and whether incumbent is running for re-election) at a given time point predict within-person changes in vote choice over time. Furthermore, cross-lagged panel analyses found that sociotropic economic retrospections and political preferences may have reciprocal effects on each other, so sociotropic economic retrospections predict changes in vote preference even when the reverse path is controlled for. Together, these results illustrate the temporal dimension of economic voting by suggesting that sociotropic economic retrospections not only predict votes at single points in time, but also individual-level shifts in vote preference over time. As such, sociotropic economic retrospections relate to vote preference in a more dynamic fashion than past literature suggests.
Patient and Employee Experiences in Healthcare: Research Insights
Authors: Bennett Michele
Published: September 2020

Experiences drive loyalty, satisfaction, and advocacy, and the experiences that patients, caregivers, and employees in healthcare can be explicitly measured and correlated with important outcomes for the industry and the organizations that deliver care. As the industry strives to embrace patient-centered medicine, especially now in complex times, experiences are being tested and are more important than ever to realize improved patient quality of care and employee focus on patient outcomes. In addition to the findings of our research in patient and employee experience, this paper highlights insights from other industries that can be leveraged in healthcare to set a new bar in experiences that drive the outcomes that matter.
Wer ist in Deutschland willkommen? Eine Vignettenanalyse zur Akzeptanz von Einwanderern
Authors: Czymara Christian S. , Schmidt-Catran Alexander
Published: September 2020

Germany is currently experiencing a huge inflow of migrants. In this vignette study, we analyze how much different kinds of migrants are accepted in Germany. We investigate three different rights for migrants: the right to stay in Germany, the right to work in Germany and the right to receive social benefits. Our results show that people who flee from political persecution are much more accepted compared to migrants who come because of economic reasons. This is particularly true for the right to receive social benefits. On the other hand, our results suggest that there is a strong preference for high-skilled and culturally non-distant migrants. Concerns regarding individual competition on the job market seem to play only a minor role.
Shifts of Cohesion in Subtitling from English into Arabic: A Corpus-Based Study on Explicitation of Reference, Substitution, and Ellipsis
Authors: Moud Halima , Bekkouche Mohamed Salah
Published: September 2020

Over the last decades, explicitation has been gaining ground in translation studies, especially after the formulation of Blum-Kulka’s explicitation hypothesis in 1986. The present study aims to investigate explicitation in subtitling from English into Arabic by examining three cohesive devices i.e., reference, substitution, and ellipsis. For the purpose of this study, a parallel corpus was elaborated, consisting of fifteen TED-Ed lessons. The research material is one hour and four minutes, and the total word count of the parallel corpus is 17,491 words. The data collection and analysis were conducted manually. Instances of explicitation of cohesive devices were detected and categorized according to their nature i.e., reference, substitution, or ellipsis based on the model of cohesion proposed by Halliday and Hasan (1976). The findings of the study indicate that instances of explicitation of the three cohesive devices were observed in the corpus under investigation. The findings also show a high percentage of reference-based explicitation (75.86%) followed by substitution-based explicitation (13.79%) and ellipsis-based explicitation (10.34%). Further investigation could be made to generalize the results using a larger corpus, exploring explicitation of other linguistic features, and including different genre of AVT products.
A Gendered Pandemic: Childcare, Homeschooling, and Parents’ Employment During COVID-19
Authors: Petts Richard , Carlson Daniel L. , Pepin Joanna R.
Published: September 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected employment, particularly for mothers. Many believe that the loss of childcare and homeschooling requirements are key contributors to this trend, but previous work has been unable to test these hypotheses due to data limitations. This study uses novel data from 989 partnered, US parents to empirically examine whether the loss of childcare and new homeschooling demands are associated with employment outcomes early in the pandemic. We also consider whether the division of childcare prior to the pandemic is associated with parents’ employment. For parents with young children, the loss of full-time childcare was associated with an increased risk of unemployment for mothers but not fathers. Yet, father involvement in childcare substantially buffered against negative employment outcomes for mothers of young children. For parents with school-age children, participation in homeschooling was associated with adverse employment outcomes for mothers but not fathers. Overall, this study provides empirical support for the current discourse on gender differences in employment during the pandemic and also highlights the role fathers can play in buffering against reduced labor force participation among mothers.
Teaching Translation through the Implementation of Expressive Utterances Translation Technique in Disney’s Aladdin Movie 2019
Authors: Anwar Farrah Zakiyah , Haryanti Dwi , Thoyibi Muhammad
Published: September 2020

Communication's purpose is delivered when the intention of the speaker or writer is accepted and understood by the readers and listeners. People have their way of delivering ideas explicitly or implicitly in the communication process. Therefore, comprehending techniques of translation becomes influential in building meaningful connections and enhance students’ competence in the translation. However, students believe that translation is tiring and boring, which makes the students' ability in translation low. The research aims are to analyze translation techniques in Disney’s Aladdin (2019) focused on the use of expressive utterances and how to implement the techniques in teaching translation. Through a descriptive qualitative method, the writers analyzed the data by selecting, identifying, classifying, describing the data, and from the results, draw conclusions. The data were analyzed by using Searle’s (1969) speech act theory. The results showed that there are seven kinds of expressive utterances translation techniques used in Disney’s Aladdin (2019), such as linguistics compression, established equivalence, literal translation, reduction, amplification, modulation, and calque. Implementing translation techniques in teaching translation can increase sensitivity into language, gain more extensive insights about cultures, and enable in producing better translation quality. Furthermore, teaching translation techniques becomes significant in developing students’ critical thinking to present ideas into target language appropriately. This research will give information concerning the use of translation techniques and how to apply them in translation teaching. Further research can replace the media for translation techniques learning.
National Identity as the Arena of Constellations of Nationalism and De-Nationalism in American Dystopian Novels
Authors: Sriastuti Anna
Published: September 2020

This study aims to dismantle how national identity becomes the arena of a constellation of Nationalism and de-nationalism in some dystopian fiction. The national identity described as a factor forming Nationalism is one of the fields of Nationalism and de-nationalism that always appears in American dystopian novels. A mutually beneficial two-way relationship between the state and the people is essential to build state nationalism. The fading of Nationalism as a result from government’s opressions was revealed by Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Westerfeld’s Uglies, Collins’s The Hunger Games, and Roth’s Divergent. The main problem of this article is to find out how the national identity becomes the arena of constellations between Nationalism and de-nationalism. The significance of this study is to reveal the Nationalism and de-nationalism through the constellations of national identity through American dystopian novels. Using Derrida’s deconstruction theory, the constellations appear in binary opposition as follows: country versus people; ruler versus society; regulation or oppression versus freedom; power versus weakness; independence versus dependence; intelligence versus stupidity; manipulative party versus receptive party; and global versus local. The main finding of this analysis in that the oppression and totalitarianism of the Government have eroded people’s identity, which turns the sense of Nationalism to de-Nationalism.
Preliminary results of the first lithic raw material survey in the piedmont zones of Kazakhstan
Authors: Namen Abay , Cuthbertson Patrick , Varis Aristeidis , Schmidt Patrick , Taimagambetov Zhaken , Iovita Radu
Published: September 2020

The study of raw materials focuses on different aspects of hominin behaviour such as mobility strategies, land-use patterns and raw material transfer. They were comprehensively studied in the Palaeolithic of Europe and Africa. However, systematic studies of raw material sourcing have not been undertaken for the Palaeolithic of Kazakhstan, such surveys being embedded in reconnaissance works aimed at discovering new Palaeolithic sites. Our study presents preliminary results of the first lithic raw material survey in Kazakhstan. The study is based on outcrop surveying, collecting and sampling of potential sources of raw materials, and on a substantial literature review. The current study distinguishes the geographic patterns of land-use and their correlation with the lithic assemblages from stratified sites. Here, we describe primary and secondary sources of raw materials, and compare them macroscopically with the assemblages of stone tools. The survey results show a heterogeneous distribution of raw materials throughout the study regions. Macroscopic observations of lithic assemblages, and data extracted from literature suggest that hominins primarily selected locally occurring raw materials. Additionally, regional difference in the utilisation of a particular type of raw material which can be observed through the macroscopic examination of the lithic collections are confirmed by survey results.
Feminism’s Last Frontier in the Quest for Social Theory: American Stand-up in the Age of Political Correctness
Authors: Bennaa Youcef , Senouci Faiza Meberbeche
Published: September 2020

The socio-cultural status of stand-up comedians allowed them to comment with impunity on sensitive social issues, giving them the ability to normalize and abnormalize certain societal behaviors and beliefs. This Foucaultian social tool attracted the use of many historically disenfranchised groups on the merits of sexuality and race. Feminists noted a gender discrepancy in pay and appearance in the hierarchy of this industry and attributed it to systemic flaws, not just with the industry but with humor’s theoretical and conceptual structures. The aim of this research work is to assess the impact of their ideological quest for a new theory of humor on the integrity of American stand-up comedy. The application of Peterson’s “Political Correctness Game” framework suggests that there are possible ulterior motives behind calls to change the foundational structure of American stand-up. The problem that this paper attempts to address is whether calls for inclusivity in the framework of intersectionality theory in humor can be characterized as a legitimate call to limit, what the feminist labeled, as acts of hubris and humiliation against victimized minorities? Or are these calls permeating into dangerous social and even legal territories, where comedians’ rhetoric is regulated and their artistic freedom is infringed upon? This paper contended that feminist calls for a new theory of humor derived from intersectionality lens would only create “echo chambers” of already like-minded individuals, rather than exerting social change through the subaltern social power that can be generated from stand-up humor.
Translating the Ant's, the Hoopoe's, and the Beast's Speeches:Arabic/English/French Concerning Chapter 27 of the Holy Qur'an
Authors: Hamid Abdel Rahman Adam
Published: September 2020

This article uses an analytical descriptive approach to develop its main question: do insects, birds and animals speak? Its central aim is to point out the shortcomings that may arise from the translations of the Qur’anic Verses (Ayahs). This has a significant impact on learning foreign languages through translation, and that linguistic studies on animal’s, and birds’ words have to continue. However, the present study isn’t based on experimental laboratory research seeking to analyze their means of communication. The author tries to suggest a reading and linguistic methods that may enhance and provide guidance for the process of the interpretation of the meanings of such Verses or Ayahs. He also attempts to facilitate their understanding when translated into English/French. The study finds out that literal translation develops shortcomings in the rendering of similar Verses, into English and, or French. Another item related to the findings is that in the translations of pronouns the author, sometimes uses parentheses to clarify the meaning. The study recommends the using of specific translation techniques and authentic Islamic books of explanations and commentary while interpreting the Qur’anic Verses. Further studies on the mentioned species' communication recommended to clarify the animal words. The study concludes that the translation methods help in the delimitation of the problems of translation of the language of insects, birds, and animals mentioned in the Holy Qur'an.
Impact of Fire on Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Bricks Containing Calcium Carbide Residue
Authors: Rahmawati Cut , Meliyana Meliyana , Thufaila Ibnu , Muhtadin Muhtadin , Faisal Muhammad
Published: September 2020

Calcium carbide residue is an unutilized by-product. It contains high calcium and can be used to produce cementitious. The variation of Calcium carbide residue used is 0%, 5%, and 15%. This study focused on the reduction of the cement used and lightweight bricks resistance toward the fire condition. Moreover, the tests were carried out by examining the compressive strength before and after lightweight bricks burned, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The result showed a decrease of compressive strength on 10% and 15% carbide variation. At the combustion temperature of 250 °C, micro-cracking occurred at 0% and 5% carbide specimens, while not only cracking but also spalling and crazing were at the specimens with 10% carbide. The 5% variation of calcium carbide residue can increase the compressive strength and endurance at 250 °C. At the higher temperature, the compressive strength was decreased, and the material was damaged. IR-spectroscopy test results showed that 5% carbide composition achieved the highest compressive strength because the amount of H2O2 used reacts with CaO.
Distance Education
Authors: Da Costa Fabio , Gonzalez Inayara , Pelissari Anderson , Azzari Vitor
Published: September 2020

Current changes in the socioeconomic variables in which both public and private universities interact require them to manage their image to attract and satisfy their students. Added to this, new technologies are affecting education, increasing the supply and relevance of distance learning in the university structure. Given that, this research aimed to understand which individual factors cause significant differences in perceived university image. This study is a descriptive field research. We collected the data with a survey and analysed the results using factor analyses, t-tests, and linear regression. We found that gender, age, income, and length of interaction between the students and the organization do not influence the overall image. However, the exact sciences students presented a different perception of the researched institutions. Given the results, we concluded that perceived image can be seen as a momentary picture. The study indicates the image as a multidimensional construct. This construct is most expressively associated with intangible aspects.
Digital games, cognitive skills, and motivation:
Authors: Ramos Daniela , Anastácio Bruna Santana , Silva Gleice Assunção da , Venturieri Clarissa , Stange Naomi , Martins Maria Eduarda de Oliveira
Published: September 2020

In addition to entertainment, games have been recognized as enhancers of cognition and associated with increased motivation in the school learning context. The possibility of immersion and active player participation is considered a distinguished aspects of game design. Therefore, this study proposed the application of Brain School’s digital games using tablets during a school year, with weekly interventions of 50 minutes in a class of the second year of elementary school. Twenty-five students were analyzed with an average of eight years old. At the end of the interventions, the evaluation was carried out through individual interviews. The results revealed that most of children felt motivated to participate in the games activities. However, there was no association between level of motivation and cognitive skills investigated (attention and problem solving), nor between preferred games and cognitive skills trained. However, qualitative data showed that children liked using games and acknowledged that the activity contributed with the exercise of their abilities. In general, this research contributed to reinforcing the importance of the diversification of methodological strategies which include the use of digital games in education.
Biomass Yield, Nitrogen Content and Uptake, And Nutritive Value of Alfalfa Co-Inoculated with Plant-Growth Promoting Bacteria
Authors: Soares Filho Cecilio Viega , Silva Leonardo Aurélio , Boregio Jaqueline Silva , Hungria Mariangela , Moreira Adônis , Nogueira Marco Antônio
Published: September 2020

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) has high forage yield potential, protein quality, palatability, and digestibility, and low seasonality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of strains of Sinorhizobium meliloti and Azospirillum brasilense on the nutritive content, bromatological composition (crude protein [CP], neutral detergent fiber [NDF], acid detergent fiber [ADF], and in vitro digestibility of dry weight [IVDDW]), and shoot dry weight (SDW), relative chlorophyll index (RCI), number of tillers (NT), plant height (PH), and root dry weight (RDW) and volume (RV), of alfalfa grown in a Typic Ultisol. The experiment consisted of eight combinations of plant-growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). The treatments were as follows: T1:non-inoculated control without N-fertilizer (NI); T2: NI + N-fertilizer, and inoculated with T3: Sinorhizobium (=Ensifer) meliloti SEMIA 116 + N-fertilizer; T4: S. meliloti SEMIA 116 + A. brasilense Ab-V5 + Ab-V6 + N-fertilizer; T5: S. meliloti SEMIA 134 + N-fertilizer; T6: S. meliloti SEMIA 134 + co-inoculation + N-fertilizer; T7: S. meliloti SEMIA 135 + N-fertilizer; and T8: S. meliloti SEMIA 135 + co-inoculation + N-fertilizer. S. meliloti strains are used in commercial inoculants for the alfalfa, and A. brasilense for several non-legumes and legumes in Brazil. The experiment was performed for three successive cuts under greenhouse conditions. Application of N-fertilization increases the production cost, making alfalfa cultivation unviable. Inoculation with three strains of Sinorhizobium meliloti highly promoted alfalfa growth, considering several parameters, including PH, RCI, NT, SDW and RDW, nutritive value, and with an emphasis on RV, and total N content and total N accumulated in shoots and roots. No further increases were observed with the co-inoculation with the PGPB A. brasilense. Studies in field and greenhouse conditions are necessary to verify the benefits of the use of PGPB in the cultivation of alfalfa.
Perspectives of Teacher Trainees’ Preparedness and Adoption on Integration of ICT in Public Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya
Authors: Omariba Alice
Published: September 2020

This study was concerned with perspectives of student teacher trainees’ preparedness and adoption on integration of ICTs in public teacher training colleges. Effective preparedness and adoption on integration of ICTs contributes greatly to the quality of education delivered in an instructional process. The rationale was based on the view that properly designed and integrated ICTs add value to teaching and learning environment on which contact hours are limited. The curriculum needs academic standards and the development of digital age skills for the 21st century learners to fit in the global job market. The findings revealed that there was a significant relationship. However, preparedness on integration of ICTs was at an infant stage. The study also revealed that the training is only offering pedagogy, content, knowledge but not the technology which make integration a reality in the classroom setting. Inadequate infrastructure to enhance integration and that the student teacher trainees revealed lack policy that will help adoption on integration of ICTs in teaching learning process.
Student Demographic Factors on Perception of The Influence of Guidance and Counselling and School Adjustment in Keiyo North Sub-County, Kenya.
Authors: Kiptala Wilson , Kipruto John , Kanus Evelyn
Published: September 2020

The purpose of the study was to investigate student demographic factors on perception of the influence of guidance and counseling and school adjustment in Keiyo North Sub-County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to determine gender type and students’ perceptions on the influence of guidance and counselling on school adjustment, school type and students’ perceptions on the influence of guidance and counselling on school adjustment and class level and students’ perceptions on the influence of guidance and counselling services on their overall school adjustment. The study was guided by the self-perception theory. The ontology was pragmatism and the epistemology was realism. The research method was mixed method. The research design was ex post-facto, random sampling and stratified techniques were applied. A sample of 21 schools and 367 out of the 8001 students in the sub-county secondary schools were selected. A further, 16 participants were purposively selected (one from each class level of the type of school). Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data. The hypotheses were tested at a significance level of 0.05. The qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The major finding of the study was that female students had a higher mean perception (3.6391, SD .06308) than the male students (3.4000 SD .07159). The study concluded that consistency and competence in provision of guidance and counselling services is wanting in secondary schools in the sub-county. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that since there exists’ significant differences in demographic factors on students’ perceptions on the influence of guidance and counselling on their school adjustment, there was need to address the challenges and shortcomings that exist in the provision of guidance and counselling, and encourage the male students to participate in guidance and counselling activities.