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ДЕПОНИРОВАНИЕ НОТАРИУСОМ ДВИЖИМОГО ИМУЩЕСТВА
Authors: Бердегулова Л.А. , Баранова Е.С.
Published: March 2023

Статья посвящена исследованию особенностей депонирования нотариусом движимого имущества. Особое значение нотариального депонирования имущества заключается в применения его как средства, обеспечивающего надлежащее исполнение обязательств гражданско-правового характера. Нотариус выступает в качестве гаранта, обеспечивающего своевременную и надлежащую передачу имущества кредитору, что делает гражданский оборот более стабильным и устойчивым.

The article is devoted to the study of the features of depositing movable property by a notary. The special significance of the notarial deposit of property lies in its use as a means to ensure the proper fulfillment of obligations of a civil nature. The notary acts as a guarantor ensuring the timely and proper transfer of property to the creditor, which makes the civil turnover more stable.
Textura-emplazamiento en Foucault
Authors: Campillos Morón Luis Ángel
Published: March 2023

Desde el marco del llamado giro espacial, el presente trabajo reflexiona sobre los diferentes espacios en la filosofía de Foucault. Nos centraremos en el estudio del emplazamiento y sus principales consecuencias políticas. Tomaremos diferentes conceptos foucaultianos, como el de utopía-heterotopía y llevaremos su crítica hasta el capitalismo actual. Nuestro principal objetivo es el desvelamiento de todo sistema impositivo de corte autoritario y la construcción de espacios verdaderamente democráticos, siempre en busca de modos de habitar activos.
Modalidad en «Doctrina de la esencia» (Ciencia de la lógica) de Hegel
Authors: Roig Herrero Rodrigo
Published: March 2023

En Ciencia de la lógica, Hegel finaliza la lógica objetiva con un largo estudio de las categorías modales (realidad, necesidad y posibilidad). Nuestra propuesta es que tal estudio hay que entenderlo en confrontación directa con la situación dejada por Kant en los principios del entendimiento puro de KrV. Para defender tal tesis expondremos, en primer lugar, la exposición kantiana del problema; en segundo lugar, el desarrollo de la lógica de la esencia dentro de la obra; y, por último, la nueva interpretación que propone Hegel de las categorías modales.
Gorgias y el logos como pharmakon
Authors: Velázquez Becerril César Arturo
Published: March 2023

El artículo se propone indagar en la concepción de la «realidad» que tiene la sofística, como referente fundamental para entender mejor su propuesta crítica ante el avance que en esa época está teniendo la «filosofía dogmática» de tipo metafísica. En particular centrando el análisis en la invectiva que al respecto realiza Gorgias de Leontinos en los fragmentos conservados de dos de sus obras fundamentales: el tratado De lo que no es o de la naturaleza y el discurso Encomio de Helena. Aquí se considera que esta es una posible ruta que permite reconstruir parte de su sediciosa propuesta filosófica.
El núcleo fundamental que impulsa la reflexión gorgiana es la infranqueable distancia que separa la concepción de una supuesta «realidad en sí» del pensamiento y lenguaje; ante esta prerrogativa es factible entender el poder que le atribuye al logos para influir en las almas y acciones de los seres humanos, pero también en la capacidad del discurso para «hacer diciendo»; en este sentido perfila su perspectiva extrema de que las palabras estrictamente humanas en su fuerza performativa hacen factible «crear la realidad».
Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of cardiovascular risk factor management in selected Asian countries
Authors: Yeh Eric J , Grigolon Ruth Bartelli , Rodrigues Sarah Ramalho , A Bueno Ana Paula
Published: March 2023

Aim:There is a need to understand the management status of hypertension, dyslipidemia/hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes mellitus in the Asia–Pacific region (APAC).Methods:We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to summarize the awareness, treatment, and/or control rates of these risk factors in adults across 11 APAC countries/regions.Results:We included 138 studies. Individuals with dyslipidemia had the lowest pooled rates compared with those with other risk factors. Levels of awareness with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia were comparable. Individuals with hypercholesterolemia had a statistically lower pooled treatment rate but a higher pooled control rate than those with hypertension.Conclusion:The management of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes mellitus was suboptimal in these 11 countries/regions.
Prevalence and quality of life of secondary school students with acne vulgaris in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Bin Abdulrahman Khalid A. , Almudawi Mohammed Abdullah , Alhazani Saud Turki , Alshehri Fahad Shaker , Almodeth Khaled Abdulsalam , Alanazi Ali Thabet
Published: March 2023

Background: Acne vulgaris is one of the most common dermal medical conditions that affect adolescents and young adults. The psychosocial impacts of acne appear in terms of social, vocational, and academic performance. This study aimed to determine the self-reported prevalence of acne and its repercussions on the quality of life of high and secondary school pupils in Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among secondary and high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study was conducted among 901 students from different schools in the Riyadh region who were randomly included using a questionnaire distributed online. The Cardiff Acne Disability Index was used to assess the quality of life of acne students. After collecting the data, MS Excel was used for data entry, cleaning, and coding. SPSS version 23 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) was used for data analysis. Results: The prevalence of acne among students was 57.4 %. According to the Cardiff Acne Disability Index, 19.4 % of patients with acne had a high disability, 40.1 % had a moderate disability, and 40.5 % had a low disability. The index score in this study ranged from 0 (16 patients showed a score of zero with a percentage of 3.1%) to 15 (16 patients showed a score of 15 with a percentage of 3.1%) with a mean score of 6.15 (standard deviation=3.79). Conclusion: This study confirmed the results of previous studies that acne causes quality of life disabilities among school-age students. Our study showed a high prevalence of acne among students with a more significant negative impact than previous studies. Keywords: Acne vulgaris, teens, quality of life, Saudi Arabia
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of healthcare providers towards chest physiotherapy for COVID-19 patients at Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alghamdi Wael , Osman Osman Babiker , Mudawi AbdAllah Ibrahim , Ahmed Waled AM
Published: March 2023

Background: The knowledge, attitude, and practice of health professionals in Covid-19 medical centers are considered as the cornerstone for improvement of Covid-19 patients. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the healthcare professionals in chest physiotherapy for COVID-19 patients. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study; it was conducted among healthcare professionals working at ICUs at King Fahad Hospital and Prince Meshari Hospital, in Al-Baha Region, Saudi Arabia. A convenient sampling technique was used to collect data using a questionnaire about knowledge attitude and practice toward chest physiotherapy for COVID-19 patients which was adopted from a previously validated questionnaire. A specific coding for knowledge, attitude and practice was used to calculate the overall scores. Data was analyzed using SPSS software. Results: Among 34 of healthcare providers working at King Fahad Hospital (44.1%) and Prince Meshari Hospital (55.9%), it was shown that 82.4% of healthcare providers have adequate knowledge, 91.2% have positive attitude and 70.6% have appropriate practice towards COVID-19 physiotherapy in ICUs. A significant relationship was reported between marital status of healthcare providers and adequate knowledge (p=0.39), where singles and divorced participants have 100% adequate knowledge compared to married workers. It was also reported that knowledge significantly enhances levels of attitude and practice of healthcare providers by 0.609 and 0.61 respectively. Furthermore, their attitude affects positively the level of practice by 0.572. Conclusions: This study highlighted that majority of healthcare providers (physiotherapists, nurses or medical) are knowledgeable; they also have positive attitude and appropriate practices about COVID-19 physiotherapy management in ICUs at Al-Baha governmental hospitals. Keywords: knowledge, attitude, practice, healthcare professionals, COVID-19, physiotherapy.
Obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19 infection in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Aljuaid Mohammed , Rawaf Salman , Alnajjar Farrah K. , Alshaik Mashael K. , Saleh Yasmeen , Al Otair Hadil AK
Published: March 2023

Background: Obesity is a global health hazard that has recently been linked to adverse clinical outcomes of COVID-19 infection. Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the obesity risk factors among hospitalized COVID-19 patients and their influence on the clinical outcomes of the disease Methods: This is a retrospective observational cohort study of COVID-19 patients admitted to one tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia from May to July 2020. Patients’ demographics, comorbidities and clinical manifestations were collected from the medical records. The clinical outcomes were compared between patients with different categories of body mass index (BMI). Results: Out of 260 patients who were included in the study, 41.6% were obese. Compared to those patients with normal and overweight BMI, obese patients with COVID-19 were more likely to have hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic lung disease and heart failure. Pneumonia (81.1%), ARDS (80.8%), mechanical ventilation (80%), acute kidney injury (74.2%) and heart failure (86.7%) were more prevalent in patients who were either overweight or obese. More than 50% of the patients admitted to the intensive care unit were either overweight or obese, representing nearly 55% of the mortalities. On an average, the BMI of females (32.2 ± 8.3 kg/m²), was significantly higher than males (28.3 ± 5.1 kg/m²), (P<0.01) and with higher BMI, the chance of having hypertension increases by threefold (P<0.01). Conclusion: Obesity is very common among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, particularly females. Obese patients were more likely to have cardiovascular risk factors and adverse clinical outcomes. Keywords: COVID-19, Obesity, BMI, Risk factors, Outcome
Zum Begriff der persönlichen Integrität im Jugendschutz
Authors: Krause Torsten , Kretschmann Yola , Yacob Aaron
Published: March 2023

Der Gesetzgeber hat mit der Novellierung des Jugendschutzgesetzes den Rechtsbegriff der persönlichen Integrität neu in das Jugendschutzgesetz eingeführt. Der Text unterbreitet ein Verständnis des Schutzziels, welches anhand der Reformbegründung sowie weiterer Entwicklungen im Themenfeld hergeleitet wird.
Application of Urine Metabolomics as a Marker in Health and Disease
Authors: Joseph Pellissery Abraham , Gopika Vinayamohan Poonam , Susan Viju Leya , Joseph Divya , Venkitanarayanan Kumar
Published: March 2023

Advances in metabolomics research have yielded an avenue for utilizing this laboratory-based modality as a platform for clinical diagnosis, identification of novel biomarkers, and longitudinally monitoring the health status of individuals from normal physiological and pathophysiological perspectives. This chapter provides insight on the application of urinalysis in health and disease from the standpoint of deciphering a larger span of metabolite and biomarker identification using metabolomics, specifically focusing on infectious diseases, oncology, metabolic, and inflammatory diseases in humans.
Nestátní právo v oblasti mezinárodního obchodu aneb ke konceptu Lex Mercatoria 21. století
Authors: Rozehnalová Naděžda , Grodl Lukáš , Valdhans Jiří , Kyselovská Tereza , Provazník Patrik , Hodermarský Jan , Malachta Radovan , Kadlec Jan
Published: March 2023

Soft law in international trade, and to an extent in similar international relations, is subject to certain paradoxes. The lex mercatoria doctrine divides the academic community, not only as to the conceptual question but also the implications in terms of the relevant applicable law to the potential dispute. However, the case is different for respective individual non-state rules. Their existence is accepted and highly valued both in terms of their use in contracting and formulation of the contract’s content, as well as in court or arbitral tribunal decision-making. The impending fundamental discrepancy is the degree of conceptualism in the evaluation of each of the non-state rules and their subsequent transposition into a coherent doctrine that seeks to compete with the existing private international law concepts. Lex mercatoria, or the transnational law of international trade (as a more appropriate name would perhaps be for a concept detached from national laws), has emerged in strong interaction with international practice. The emergence was, and still is, both spontaneous and unwritten, as well as formulated in various legal rules. Such rules’ essential characteristics are their familiarity, applicability, and actual usage in international trade practice. However, in all forms, they originate outside the regular legislative process. It is precisely this deficit of proper law-making that, among other things, can be used against the very existence of the lex mercatoria doctrine. The question is no longer “whether” lex mercatoria exists. The rules, at least in their soft law form, do exist, are identifiable, and are commonly applied. They are observably used in the contracting practice and decision-making. The question is instead “when” and “under what conditions” is the lex mercatoria applied. This book presents two fundamental concepts of understanding the non-state rules, as they appear in the field of international trade –integrative and transnational.
Programming 1 and sustainability
Authors: Castro Rabal Jorge , Cortadella Jordi , Gabarró Vallès Joaquim , Garcia Pujol Albert , Vidal López Eva María
Published: March 2023

Computer programming is an essential skill for today's engineers, and sustainability plays a role of growing interest in any of the design phases of an engineering project. The fundamentals of sustainability, with basic concepts such as "carbon intensity", must be covered in any engineering curriculum. We propose a basic computer programming course in which the lab sessions incorporate exercises related to the computation of environmental impacts. For instance, an exercise might request the computation of the carbon footprint of the lab sessions during a whole year. Lab sessions use an automatic evaluation server, so called Jutge.org that assesses about the correctness of the programs submitted by the students. New exercises concerning sustainability topics are included in the Jutge.org course. The course involves the effort of a multidisciplinary team. First, lecturers on basic programming are required. An expert on automatic evaluation of computer programs is essential to prepare the statements and the test sets of the proposed exercises. Finally, the advice of economists and sustainability experts is crucial to guarantee judicious conclusions are drawn from each exercise. Forming a team with this profile is a challenging task. Our Computer Science (CS) department lectures basic programming courses to more than 1700 students/year. The success of this approach could bring a substantial social impact in our ecosystem.
Verbos de percepción visual en la determinación derivativa de los idiomas ruso y español
Authors: Noskova Anna , Fatkhutdinova Venera
Published: March 2023

En el artículo se presentan los resultados del estudio sobre el espacio derivativo y semántico de los verbos de percepción visual rusos y españoles. Como objeto del análisis comparativo se presentaron las palabras derivadas de la base de los verbos смотреть / mirar, es decir, su estructura semántica y su función nominativa. La actualidad del estudio se basa en el hecho de que forma parte de uno de los ejes de mejores perspectivas de análisis comparativo, relacionado con la descripción de la capacidad derivativa de las distintas partes de la oración y de los grupos léxicos y semánticos. El trabajo demuestra por primera vez que el proceso de determinación derivativa de los verbos de percepción visual se puede observar mediante el análisis de la semántica de las unidades nominativas de la misma familia de palabras que forman la "familia léxica". El estudio del sistema de familias léxicas, su descripción estructural y semántica y la creación de una teoría general de la familia léxica no pueden realizarse sin un análisis comparativo de estas unidades en idiomas tipológicamente distantes.

Los resultados del estudio contribuirán al desarrollo de la derivatología comparativa y de la metodología de análisis interlingüístico de las distintas unidades del sistema derivativo.
Use of a new artificial vagina without a liner reduced sperm motility in a stallion
Authors: Sanchez-Rodriguez Ana , Hall Sabrina , Mauk Page , Klabnik-Bradford Jessica , Pinto Carlos , Hayden Shelby , Whitlock Brian , Prado Tulio
Published: March 2023

A 24 year old Tennessee Walking Horse stallion was presented at beginning of breeding season for a sudden decrease in sperm motility noticed 1 hour after semen was collected with a new artificial vagina. Stallion was healthy and previous breeding soundness examinations indicated no signs of subfertility. Collection procedure, processing temperature, semen extender addition, and seminal plasma exclusion were examined as possible causes. None identified the reason for reduced motility. When the same artificial vagina, with or without a liner, was used to collect semen from this stallion and 2 other stallions, sperm motility increased for all 3 stallions when a liner was used. Therefore, the new artificial vagina was regarded as the cause of decreased sperm motility.
Art of measuring progesterone: understanding immunoassays
Authors: Schooley Elizabeth , Bilbrough Graham , Glavan Tiffany
Published: March 2023

Measurement of progesterone has become an essential component of canine reproductive medicine. Reliable measurement of steroid hormones is challenging. In veterinary medicine, we depend on immunoassays to determine concentrations of circulating progesterone. Immunoassay is the general term for a diagnostic technique that relies on antibodies to detect a compound within a biologic sample. There are several types of immunoassays available, which have innate differences. Therefore, to correctly apply the results to a clinical scenario, it is essential for the practicing veterinarian to understand the method they are utilizing. Data from development of a new in-house progesterone test are reviewed and a variety of immunoassay methods, assay validation, and future trends within diagnostic industry are discussed. Understanding these principles will help the clinician choose an assay which will best suit their diagnostic needs.
Use of chain écraseur for removal of retained abdominal testis in a bull
Authors: Yepez Pablo , Hall Sabrina , Grippo Agustina , Prado Tulio
Published: March 2023

Banteng bullA 4 year old Banteng bull was presented to the University of Tennessee for a routine castration. On physical examination, it was determined that the bull’s right testis had not descended and thus was deemed cryptorchid. Right testis was not palpable in the inguinal canal nor visible via ultrasonography of caudal abdomen. Due to the likelihood that the testis was located in the abdomen, surgery under general anesthesia was elected. Because of its location close to right kidney, manual removal became difficult. An écraseur was successfully utilized to remove the retained testis.
Steps toward the generation of ovarian somatic cells from pluripotent stem cells
Authors: Bothun Alisha , Woods Dori
Published: March 2023

The generation of functional gametes, both eggs and sperm, from murine pluripotent stem cell (PSC) sources, has set the stage for the eventual use of this emerging technology in other species. With the field enthusiastically embracing this eventuality, in particular for animal conservation efforts, there are a number of key factors to consider regarding the applicability of these methods across species, particularly with regard to the generation of eggs. To date, published studies point to the need for fetal somatic tissue and primitive granulosa cells to serve as a niche for the growth and maturation of oocytes generated from PSCs. In practice, the need for such tissue represents a major limitation when attempting to apply this to species in which access to fetal ovaries is limited or unethical. To circumvent this, we and others have derived methods to generate ovarian granulosa cells from PSCs, albeit with low yield. Herein we present an update on the status of generating early stage granulosa cells from PSCs, and provide evidence for improvements based on a stepwise, 2-dimensional protocol for the directed differentiation of human PSCs.
The Role of Internal Marketing on Employees Behaviour A Mediated Moderated Model
Authors: Qummar Muhammad Hamza , Awan Ibrahim Mumtaz , Azam Muhammad Waqar , Malik Nida
Published: March 2023

Since the increasing interest of the firms has depicted internal marketing strategies as one of the most prominent trends influencing the organisation, mainly literature has focused on HR-related practice and their influence on employee behaviour. Therefore, the current study fills the gap by applying internal marketing strategies to investigate employees' organisational citizenship behaviour. The study identifies a specific relationship between internal marketing and organisational citizenship behaviour through the mediating role of employees’ organisational commitment to the banking sector. The moderating role of employee collectivism has also been investigated in the present study. The data was collected from 469 employees through convenient sampling from the banking sector of Pakistan. The results have been achieved through structural equation modelling) using AMOS software. The results indicate that internal marketing has a significant and positive influence on the employee’s organisational citizenship behaviour through mediating role of organisational commitment. Moreover, the moderating role of collectivism also significantly influences employee’s organisational citizenship behaviour. This study also contributes to understanding internal marketing, employee organisational commitment and citizenship behaviour. Lastly, limitations and future suggestions have also been discussed at the end of the study.
Islamic Finance in Malaysia
Authors: Türkan Yavuz , Kılıç Gökmen
Published: March 2023

The following questions are answered. 4.1. Which Islamic Financial Instruments Have Been Approved In Malaysia? 4.2. Where Do Malaysia Stand In the Islamic Fintech Landscape? 4.3. Describe The Historical Development of Sukuk In Malaysia And Its Contribution to the Economy 4.4. Could You Please Provide Details About Takaful Insurance In Malaysia? 4.5. What is the Status of Islamic Finance and Banking Education In Malaysia? 4.6. What Level is the Contribution of Islamic Finance Instruments Used In Malaysia to the Country’s Economy
General Information About the Malaysian Economy
Authors: Çeliker Fuat
Published: March 2023

Malaysia, a developing and growing Asian country, has many economic dynamics. This study, which holds a general perspective on the Malaysian economy, has revealed the pros and cons of the Malaysian economy in many respects. In the study, the Malaysian economy was discussed over five questions. These questions are; Could You Give Information About Malaysia’s Macroeconomic Data?, Could You Specify Malaysia’s Sources of Income?, Could You Specify the Import and Export Structure of Malaysia?, How Does Malaysia’s Central Bank Operate?, and What is the Position Malaysia Holds in Global Economy?
Investigation of the Death Effects of Four Different Chemotherapeutic Agents on Breast Cancer Cell Lines under the Microscope
Authors: Yılmaz Bahar
Published: March 2023

Cancer is usually called continuous and fast growing tumor cells. It is a disease characterized by uncontrolled growth and metastasis by activation of oncogenes, epigenetic modifications, inactivation of tumor suppressors. Treatments are based on researched methods with the aim of minimizing tumor progression, recurrence and mortality. Generally, many treatment methods are applied, especially chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgical methods. Cytotoxic chemotherapy is most commonly used. Since these chemotherapies target all body cells, they can damage some healthy cells as well as cancer cells. Investigation of the harmful effects of the existing chemotherapy drugs used during the treatment on the cells has an impact on the development of many anticancer agents. Cells die by external influences or by suicide in a controlled manner. There are many reasons for these effects. The drug or drug active ingredient can cause the cell cycle and prevent the cell from multiplying, causing its death. In the same way, it can lead to death of the cell by affecting protein synthesis. In this study, the death effects of four different drug molecules and chemotherapeutic agents on breast cancer (MCF-7) cells were investigated. The effects of death on cells were compared under the microscope. The drug molecules have the ability to induce apoptosis in endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes through the activation of cardiomyopathy, p53 protein, and reactive oxygen species. The structures of the incubated drug-effect cells were examined under the microscope. In general, it has been observed that drug molecules trigger apoptosis, that is, controlled cell death in cancer cells.
The RE-AIM Evaluation of the Evidence-Based Multiple Drug Treatment Program in Taiwan District
Authors: Yang Shu-Lung , Tai Shen-Feng , Wu Tzu-Hao , Wang Ting-Ya
Published: March 2023

This study employs the RE-AIM based 360-degree feedback analysis to examine the scientific evidence-based drug treatment program implemented by the Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice, in Taiwan to ensure the program quality and effective resource allocation and to help improve the effectiveness of the treatment. Also, the study results were expected to strengthen the possibility of drug addicts successfully returning to society, achieving the goal of preventing recidivism and reshaping the meaningful life for drug offenders. Based on the outcomes of qualitative interviews, focus groups, pre- and post-measurement scores, case manager's work survey questionnaires, and official statistics analysis for the year 2020-2021, this study attempts to complete the goal through the RE-AIM model analysis. In terms of Reach dimension, the study finds that the proportion of drug-administering cases that completed professional treatment before release from prison has been increasing year by year; in terms of Effectiveness dimension, regardless of the scale scores, the subjective feelings of the clients encountered or the official statistics, we find that the positive impacts on the case (behavior change and self-understanding), and there is still room for improvement in reducing impulsive of drug offenders, curriculum design and recidivism rate; in terms of Adoption dimension, besides to practical workers, colleagues in other departments in the organization also intervened in the plan to some extent, but there is still room for improvement in the horizontal connection and integration of various units; in terms of Implementation dimension, the service and investment time of the first-line practitioners are in agreement with the core values of the Evidence-Based Drug Treatment Program; in terms of Maintenance dimension, data on recidivism out of prison shows that the treatment courses have continuous effects for the case intervention. Besides, it also indicates that the Agency of Corrections and Ministry of Justice will not only keep promoting this treatment program but also continue to improve it and see the "Scientific Evidence-based Drug Treatment program" as the organization's regular service. Finally, the research findings provided suggestions for curriculum planning, resource allocation, treatment execution, and practical work aids.
The Drug Addiction Treatment System in China: Promises and Controversies
Authors: Liu Tzu-Hsuan , Li Spencer De , Xiong Ruoshan
Published: March 2023

This paper provides an overview of the drug addiction treatment system in China, including its history, underlying principles, structure, and operations. The system consists of three key components: voluntary drug treatment, community-based treatment, and compulsory isolated treatment, with the last one as the most predominant form of treatment assigned to drug users with a heightened risk for antisocial behavior. The system adopts the model of actuarial justice and uses risk assessment to categorize drug users for effective management and control. The main objectives of the treatment programs are to maintain social order and promote social stability by subjecting drug users to continuous supervision and monitoring. With the exceptions of several developed regions, the governments throughout the country have not been able to provide adequate treatment services that meet drug users’ needs for community reintegration. However, despite the challenges it faces, the system has demonstrated the potential of addressing serious problems related to drug addiction.
Curriculum reform in pre-university education in Albania
Authors: PAPAJANI Adrian
Published: March 2023

The study aims to provide a concise overview of the progress of the process of curriculum reform in pre-university education in general, the achievements and problems identified after 1991.After some initial corrections, the pre-university education curriculum changed but they did not follow the same philosophy at different levels of education, which affected the coherence of the changes. In the early 2000s, experts identified the main challenges related to improving the situation in this system. They were: a. national curriculum reform; and b. creating a stable and efficient structure for the professional development of teachers working in pre-university education. The new curricular framework would indicate the directions in which the country’s education system needed to be developed to meet its intended educational policies. But the curricular reform of upper secondary education in 2010 did not follow the same curricular philosophy and approach as the curricular reform of basic education in 2004. Although this reform aimed at aligning with new trends in competency-based curriculum development, it did not managed to realize a curriculum that reflected the development of competencies in all aspects. The basic education curriculum reform in 2013 tried to offer a new curriculum, but despite the efforts made, it failed to develop a competency-based curriculum. The Strategy for the Development of Pre-University Education 2014-2020 envisages a broad and competency-based conception of the curriculum. This important development complemented a shortcoming identified in the process of reforming Pre-University Education until 2013. Defining key 8 POLIS / No. 20, 2021 POLIS / No. 20, 2021 9 competencies, expressed through learning outcomes, as well as defining criteria for assessing outcomes provide the conditions for opportunities to equal education for all students, for accurate assessment of the quality of education offered at national or local level, for fair assessment of the level of student achievement, etc.
Focusing on Eye Contact: Interpersonal Communication among Students at Eastern Mediterranean University
Authors: MARKO Erisela , GOUNAILI Kamin
Published: March 2023

This study aims to find out the factors that affect eye contact decoding which gives different meanings to different people. Eye contact is the only common language in the world and feature of non-verbal communication which is a branch of interpersonal communication. It is as old as humanity and common in our everyday lives but is hardly researched in communication studies. Qualitative methodology has been chosen and carried out among the students at the Eastern Mediterranean University in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. In this university, approximately 14000 students study. They constitute the population of the study. They come from 60 different countries. Data were collected from three different levels. The first one is semi-structured interviews with students from twenty one to thirty years old. The participants are from different countries like Albania, Turkey, Iran, and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Nigeria and Cameroon. The second method is focus group interviews. Ten people participated in these sessions: Five of them are males and five are females, from nineteen to twenty nine years old and all these students are from different cities of Turkey. The results show that eye contact is an important language of interpersonal communication. It can communicate a variety of attitudes such as anger, love, sadness, happiness as facial expression in different situations. On the whole, from both research that we conducted with students of Eastern Mediterranean University and field notes the researcher kept, how to decode the many possible elements and understanding the discourses of eye contact are closely are tied to cultural, ethnic, gender, relationship, media, situation and other factors.
Penggunaan Permainan Ular Tangga Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Matematika
Authors: Ismawati Haris  , Nurjannah
Published: March 2023

Matematika memainkan peran penting dalam semua bidang ilmu pengetahuan. Namun, pentingnya matematika dalam pendidikan tidak sesuai dengan pandangan siswa bahwa matematika adalah mata pelajaran yang mengerikan karena sulit dipahami, tidak menarik, dan membosankan. Penggunaan permainan ular tangga sebagai media pembelajaran, diharapkan mampu mengurangi atau menghilangkan anggapan negatif siswa terhadap matematika terutama kepada siswa SDN No. 196 Managasa, Desa Lamatti Riaja, Kecamatan Bulupoddo yang merupakan salah satu objek dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media pembelajaran ular tangga matematika dapat meningkatkan motivasi belajar siswa dilihat dari perbedaan yang cukup signifikan antara rerata hasil angket motivasi awal sebesar 2.15 dengan hasil angket motivasi akhir sebesar 3.28. Peningkatan hasil belajar ini disebabkan oleh proses belajar dilakukan sambil bermain sehingga siswa merasa bahwa proses pembelajaran tidak membosankan  mampu meningkatkan kemampuan berhitung siswa.
CRIMINAL ACTION DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM AT THE POLICE OFFICE
Authors: Sulistiyanto  , Chen B Zhao  , Redo Reza , YJ Shin
Published: March 2023

The Indonesian National Police (POLRI) is a law enforcement security apparatus always ready to serve all people who need help and protection from all crimes. The Abung Semuli sector, located on Jalan Semuli Raya, Abung Semuli District, North Lampung Regency, Indonesia, serves people who need assistance. Criminal data processing in the Abung Semuli sector has not yet used computer technology as a tool. It is still recorded in the crime data book in processing criminal and civil data. Still stored in a form that makes it difficult to find data and make reports on criminal data. The proposed criminal data information system functions to report the list of members, list of articles, and reports of criminal acts. In the process of searching for data and reports, it can produce accurate information
AGRICULTURAL AND PLANTATION PRODUCT MARKETING INFORMATION SYSTEM
Authors: Ade Nisa Refitasari  , Hilda Dwi Yunita  , Yodhi Yuniarthe
Published: March 2023

The agricultural and plantation sectors play a key part in Indonesia's economic development. This is because the majority of Indonesians continue to rely on this industry for their lives, particularly as a provider of basics. Farmers in Marga Agung Village, Jati Agung District, South Lampung are one example. Currently, farmers purchase and sell agricultural products through agents, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers who rely on the conventional marketing system, resulting in a number of issues, such as the difficulty of selling suitable agricultural products. These agricultural products are getting more expensive in Indonesia, both in the eyes of customers and due to farmers' meager profit margins. Consequently, a WEB-based marketing system was developed utilizing a design methodology that employs the UML Tool. The objective and benefits of building this website are to promote agricultural and plantation products, to facilitate the purchase and sale of agricultural and plantation products by farmers, and to facilitate the acquisition of agricultural and plantation products by consumers.
UPAYA EDUKASI PENCEGAHAN BULLYING PADA SISWA SMPN 1 ENAM LINGKUNG DI KABUPATEN PADANG PARIAMAN
Authors: Nurmala Hayati  , Fadhilla Yusri
Published: March 2023

Kekerasan didalam dunia Pendidikan sangatlah banyak dan suatu hal yang fakta yang sudah sering sekali terjadi di lingkungan Pendidikan atau sekolah. upaya pencegahan bullying pada siswa smpn 1 enam lingkung. Salah satu yang tampak yaitu pada permasalahan bullying terhadap remaja, banyknya remaja yang melakukan pembulian terhadap temannya contohnya anak-anak smpn 1 enam lingkung yaitu kelas lX(Sembilan) melakukan pembulian atau pemerasan kepada siswa kelas Vll (tujuh). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk upaya pencegahan bullying pada siswa di Desa Sarang Gagak Kecamatan Enam Lingkung, Kabupaten Padang Pariaman. Jenis penelitian ini yaitu kualitatif deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan penulis yaitu wawancara dan observasi. Hasil penelitian peneliti memberikan pengetahuan tentang membangun karakter anak, peneliti juga memberikan penerangan atau penjelasan tentang sikap terbuka pada siswa agar siswa terbuka kepada guru dan orang tua, peneliti memberikan penjelasan mengenai menjalin persahabatan dan percaya diri agar siswa lebih percaya diri dan tidak terjadinya pembullying. menunjukkan bahwa perilaku bullying yang ditemukan di lokasi penelitian berupa bullying verbal dan bullying relasional. Upaya pencegahan bullying dilakukan secara terpadu dengan melibatkan peran guru, siswa, serta orangtua.
Diagnosis of cancer of the cervix by targeting VPAC receptors on exfoliated cervical cells
Authors: Nerli Rajendra B. , Vinchurkar Kumar , Kalloli Mahesh , Rangrez Shadab , Ghagane Shridhar C. , Thakur Madhukar L.
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Cervical cancer is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in women. Screening for cervical cancer reduces mortality through early detection and treatment. The success of the screening for cervical cancer has been largely attributed to the use of Pap smear (Papanicolaou). The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of detecting cervical cancer by targeting genomic VPAC receptors and compare the results with those of Pap-test.

Material and Methods: Women ≥40 years of age underwent routine screening for cervical cancer. The cellular material obtained from the cervix was gently smeared on a clean glass slide. The slides were then stained according to Papanicolaou’s technique. Similarly, another set of prepared smears were used for VPAC receptor detection. Histopathological examination of the cervical biopsy was done and the results of all three tests were compared.

Results: A total of 114 women attending the Gynaecology outpatient department of our hospital were included in the study. Histopathological examination (HPR) of the cervical biopsy revealed that 25 patients had cervical cancer and the remaining 89 were negative for cervical cancer. The Pap smear gave positivity for malignant cells in 20 (80%) of cases reconfirmed on HPR. The false positive rate and false negative rates were 4.5% and 20%, respectively. The VPAC receptors were positive in 23 (92%) of the 25 cases with cancer of the cervix. The false positive and false negative rates were 2.2% and 8%, respectively.

Conclusions: Diagnosis of cancer of the cervix can be reliably made by targeting the genomic VPAC receptors. The test is simple to perform, reliable, reproducible and with minimal false positivity having a higher diagnostic accuracy.
Heterogeneity of inflation processes in European monetary union
Authors: Popović Svetlana , Janković Irena , Lukić Velimir
Published: March 2023

Paper analyses the extent to which inflation processes in Eurozone member countries are heterogeneous. Eurozone is composed of 19 different countries, are they similar enough to share the common currency? Significant heterogeneity of inflation processes makes the management of common monetary policy very complicated, since it poses contradicting demands, so it will not suit all members. Growing inflation has been very significant problem in the world since the beginning of 2021 and events in the first quarter of 2022 brought even higher, unprecedented rise in inflation rates. How might that influence the management of common monetary policy? Should we fear of new debt crisis in EMU? It was expected that Monetary union will support the integration of labor, product and capital markets, which will further reduce the heterogeneity of inflation processes. Literature review showed significant achievement in inflation convergence when comparing period before and after the advent of Monetary union, however problems occurred in later stages. Our analysis indicates significant departure of inflation process in majority of member countries from EMU average and among themselves. There is no statistically significant convergence of inflation rates, while there is a unit root in the series of standard deviations of inflation differentials. Coefficient of variations shows large differences in inflation rates in a single period, variability of inflation between members is very high, and variations of inflation seem insufficiently correlated. Inflation rates show significant persistence measured by autocorrelation coefficients, and there are differences among member countries showing that their inflation transmission processes differ.
Validity of the assumption of continuity of operations to compile financial statements of companies in the period of Covid-19
Authors: Vučković Dejana , Savić Bojan , Radić Siniša
Published: March 2023

The subject of the research is testing the risk of bankruptcy and assessing the validity of the assumption of going concern to compile financial reports of selected companies in the food industry during the period of Covid-19. The analysis included five companies each from different sectors of food and beverage production, which operate in the territory of the Republic of Serbia. For bankruptcy risk, testing selected companies used the Z-score model created by Edward Altman in 1993, which was adapted to developing countries. The research period includes 2019 and 2020. Data for the preparation of the paper were taken from financial reports, notes to financial reports and auditor's reports published on the website of the Serbian Business Registry Agency. The research results show that the Covid-19 pandemic affected the operations of companies in the food industry and caused the need for a more cautious assessment of the assumption of continuity of operations to compile the company's financial reports by managers and auditors. The research also established that different companies within the same sector can be affected with different intensities, hence it is not possible to isolate the production sector within the food industry that is more significantly exposed to the consequences of the pandemic.
Determining the Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the financial system of Serbia
Authors: Adžić Slobodan , Milunović Marijana , Vuković Adrijana , Marković Nenad
Published: March 2023

The coronavirus disease has induced financial stress by destabilizing national economies, financial capital markets, financial management, financial markets, and commodity prices. The aim of the authors is to determine the impact of COVID-19 on the financial system of Serbia. For the purposes of this exploratory study, the authors developed a research scale "Impact of COVID-19 on Financial System" and conducted a quantitative survey () to understand and explain the problems and perspectives of the finance industry during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall result of the success of the measures taken during the pandemic leads us to the conclusion that the financial sector in Serbia managed to survive during the pandemic with great efforts. The financial industry preserved its position mainly due to the successful digitalization and online banking transition. The authors concluded that the financial system in Serbia was efficient and sustainable during the COVID-19 pandemic and that the Serbian financial system could maintain its strong position even after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Innovative capacity as a driving force of national competitiveness
Authors: Domazet Ivana , Marjanović Darko , Beraha Isidora , Ahmetagić Deniz
Published: March 2023

Each national economy has specific characteristics that determine its innovative capabilities to a greater or lesser extent. National innovation capacity can be a source of prosperity and growth for the national economy. Measuring national innovation capacity is very important because it provides knowledge about the dynamics of inventions in economic activities. By measuring the innovative capacity of the economy, indicators are obtained that are significant for the creation of development policy and are an important element in evaluating the success of its implementation. The connection between innovation and competitive advantage is direct and positive because the innovative capacities of companies can create, support, and make sustainable competitiveness both in the domestic and foreign markets. This paper aims to determine whether there is a relationship between national innovative capacity and competitiveness. To allow for data mutual comparability and generalization, the research included four countries: Serbia and three neighboring European Union member countries (Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania). The evaluation was conducted using statistical data from international databases (WEF, INSEAD, and WIPO) covering 2008 to 2018. The findings indicate a positive relationship between a country's competitiveness and innovative capacity, as measured by the Global Innovation Index and the Global Competitiveness Index. In the cases of Serbia and Bulgaria, there was a strong correlation between national competitiveness and the country's innovation index. In Hungary and Romania, on the other hand, the correlation coefficient is low. The paper's originality is reflected in the analysis and comparison of the innovation capacities four Eastern European countries (Serbia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania), which are rarely the subject of research in innovation.