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Tata Niaga Hasil Budidaya Ikan Mas (Cyprinus carpio) di Kecamatan Pamijahan Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat
Authors: Reza M. , Danakusumah Edward
Published: July 2021

Ikan Mas (Cyprinus carpio) merupakan salah satu komoditi ikan konsumsi air tawar di Indonesia. Tata Niaga adalah kegiatan yang bertalian dengan penciptaan atau perubahan kegunaan daripada barang dan jasa, maka tata niaga termasuk kegiatan yang produktif. Daerah yang menjadi salah satu sentra produksi ikan Mas di Kabupaten Bogor adalah Kecamatan Pamijahan selain Kecamatan Ciseeng. Ikan yang diproduksi merupakan ikan ukuran konsumsi (300 – 700 g/ekor) hingga ukuran pemancing dengan bobot minimal 1,5 kg/ekor. Pemasaran di Kecamatan Pamijahan terdiri dari empat lembaga pemasaran dan menjadi tiga alur pemasaran. Alur pemasaran pertama ialah dari dari produsen lalu ke konsumen akhir sehingga tidak ada nilai marjin pemasaran. Nilai total marjin dari alur pemasaran kedua sebesar Rp.5.000 dan alur ke tiga sebesar Rp.5.500.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Economic Security of Enterprises
Authors: Kunz Waldemar
Published: July 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the course of change. Examples of rapid changes in some industries include remote working, the increased popularity of restaurant food delivery services, greater industry consolidation, moving supply chains back to national markets. Therefore, in order to maintain economic security, companies should quickly implement adaptive forms related to logistics management, available resources, or in relation to key strategic business areas. The time is coming for innovative companies which, thinking in a forward-looking, and also unconventional way, will conduct their business because only companies which will see the new trend related to the redefinition of existing business models in time can win against the competition. The following article shows the cause-and-effect relationship between the impact of the Covid19 pandemic on economic security and the prospects and challenges facing businesses today.
Social insurance knowledge: implications for education
Authors: Walczak Damian , Pieńkowska-Kamieniecka Sylwia , Schnabel Reinhold
Published: July 2021

As the increasing impact of financialization on our lives, an extensive awareness of insurance – an integral part of financial knowledge, proves ever more important. A conducted in Poland
survey shows that Poles, especially women, the less educated and those living in rural areas, have very limited knowledge about insurance. In order to increase this knowledge and financial awareness, the state should not only strive to provide a proper education, but also take actions to broaden the actual level of this knowledge and foster informed financial behaviour on the part of individuals.
In vitro acute inhalation toxicity for TiO2 (GST) using 3D human tissue model (EpiAirwayTM)
Authors: Jang Seong Yong , Park Myeong Kyu , Im Jae Min , Park Hae Sung , Seo Heung Sik , Park Hee Ju , Nah Sung Soon
Published: July 2021

The present study was performed to screen in vitro potential acute inhalation toxicity using an EpiAirwayTM tissue model (human tracheal/bronchial tissue) for the nano-sized titanium dioxide, GST manufactured as a photocatalyst through of sludge recycling and to compare with P-25 a commercialized photocatalytic material. According to the protocol provided by in vitro tissue manufacturer, the GST was exposure to the tissue for 3 hours in 450, 500, 650, 850 mg/mL concentration after preliminary dose range finding study and then tissue viability (%, IC75) was calculated using the MTT assay. Besides, the histopathological observation was performed to compare to the MTT assay. As a result of study, IC75 could not be confirmed at 850 mg/mL in both GST and P-25 and the grade was confirmed to be IC75> 600 mg/mL in vitro model tissue category. Therefore, it was considered that the GHS category could be classified as ‘No classification’ in screening method for potential acute inhalation toxicity. Also, not the morphological effects of epithelial cells in tissue model were observed compared with the vehicle control and histological findings were similar to the results of MTT Viability assay. Based on these results, the potential acute inhalation toxicity for GST produced through sludge recycling using in vitro tissue model inhalation toxicity showed that it could be non-hazardous substance. However, further study (in vivo study, etc.) is thought to be needed to ascertain whether GST is a toxic effect or safe.
Training health workers to provide person-centred maternal and newborn health care in Burkina Faso
Authors: Perkins Janet , Bargo Aminata , Capello Cecilia , Santarelli Carlo
Published: July 2021

Assuring the provision of person-centred care is critical in maternal and newborn health (MNH). As a component of the national strategy to improve MNH, Burkina Faso Ministry of Health, supported by Enfants du Monde, La Fondation pour le Développement Communautaire/Burkina Faso and UNFPA, is implementing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) framework for Working with Individuals, Families and Communities (IFC) to improve MNH. As a first step in district implementation, participatory community assessments were conducted. These assessments consistently revealed that poor interactions with healthcare providers posed one important barrier preventing women from seeking MNH services. In order to address this barrier, healthcare providers were trained to improve their interpersonal skills and in counselling women. During 2011-12 a total of 175 personnel were trained over a 5-day course developed using a WHO manual. The course was met with enthusiasm as providers expressed their need and desire for such training. Immediate post-test results revealed an impressive increase in knowledge and anecdotal evidence suggests that training has influenced provider’s behaviours in their interactions with women. In addition, health care providers are taking concrete action to build the capabilities of women to experience pregnancy and birth safely by engaging directly with communities.  While early findings are promising, an evaluation will be necessary to measure how the training has influenced practices, whether this translates into a shift of perceptions at community level and ultimately its contribution toward promoting person-centred care in Burkina Faso.
The Sixth Geneva Conference and Person-centered Health Research
Authors: Mezzich Juan E , Appleyard James , Botbol Michel , Ghebrehiwet Tesfa , Groves Joanna , Salloum Ihsan , Van Dulmen Sandra
Published: July 2021

The articulation of science and humanism has been from the outset one of the keystones of our programmatic initiative on person centered medicine. This involves the notion that the scientific method is what gives science its foundations and at the same time represents one of the principal strategies and tools to understand, formulate and intervene in crucial and paramount human concerns and activities such as health. A scientific approach to health and health care, from the perspective of person centered medicine, involves not only attending to organs and diseases (preferential topics in much of contemporary medicine), but more broadly to the whole field of human health, including ill health and positive health, within which organs and diseases are inscribed.
Introduction to Research on Positive Health Oriented Psychotherapy
Authors: Botbol Michel
Published: July 2021

This paper reviews a critical dilemma concerning research in psychiatry and mental health. This involves two contrasting positions. One privileges methodology in terms of evidence rigor. The other is dedicated to address real life situations in all their complexity and subtlety using the best methodology available for them. The paper then examines how studying positive mental health oriented care can be approached under the above mentioned dilemma. It then introduces and comments on three papers discussing and illustrating the issues involved.
Quick Screen to Detect Current and Future Substance Use Disorder in Adolescent Females
Authors: Kirisci Levent , Reynolds Maureen , Tartar Ralph
Published: July 2021

Background. Prevention of substance use disorder (SUD) is impeded by the large number, complexity and idiosyncratic configuration of etiological factors.  Effective prevention of SUD is feasible however when intervention resources are prioritized to individuals who are objectively determined high risk and tailored to their  specific characteristics and circumstances.Objective. This study had the aim of developing a rapid accurate screening instrument for determining current presence of and future risk for SUD. Methods. The sample consisted of 182 girls recruited when they were 10-12 years of age and tracked to 22 years of age.  From a large item pool the Drug Use Screening Inventory Quick Screen for Females (DQS-F) was derived consisting of the Substance Involvement Index and the Problem Severity Index.Results. The DQS for Females (DQS-F) has high sensitivity for identifying girls who currently qualify for SUD diagnosis.  Furthermore, accuracy of predicting future SUD with the DQS-F is in the good range at age 16 and in the very good range at age 19.Conclusions. Requiring only three minutes for administration on the Web the DQS-F is an efficient method for identifying girls requiring thorough assessment prior to implementing individualized intervention.
Curricular Journey on Ethics and Professionalism and its Impact on Students’ Attitudes
Authors: Caballero Martínez Fernando , Monge Diana , De Leonardo Cristina Garcia , Abengozar Ricardo , Perez-Miranda Juan
Published: July 2021

In traditional medical schools, patient contact is made through specialized clinical services that provide the students with a fragmented view of medicine, and ethical and professional issues are handled separately from clinical practice, in many cases as a theoretical debate unconnected to clinical reality. Under these conditions, it is difficult for future doctors to get a style of person-centered practice, combining both the scientific and humanistic aspects of the profession (relational and communication skills, professional attitudes and values, ethical criteria, etc).Currently there are no established guidelines on the most effective ways of supporting medical students to develop high standards of medical ethics and professionalism. Francisco de Vitoria University has developed its own curricular pathway to promote them. The curricular journey focuses on five main areas to support the development of ethics and professionalism in medical students: student selection, curriculum design, role modeling, new teaching and learning methods as well as assessment methods.The School of Medicine of Francisco de Vitoria University in Madrid, Spain, started its Medicine Degree in the the 2010-2011 academic year. The first cohort of 50 medical students, currently on the third academic year, has been following this medical ethics and professionalism pathway. Our experience confirms the idea of structuring a formal program in five main themes as a way of supporting the development of professionalism in medical students.
Parents as Teachers of Family-Centered Care in Pediatrics: Parents and Residents in Session
Authors: Low Christine , Forman Joel , Annunziato Rachel , Rubes Melissa , Bolbolian Taleen , Mezzich Juan , Shemesh Eyal
Published: July 2021

Objectives: Despite recommendations for practicing patient and family centered care (PFCC), there is no consensus about the best way to teach this approach, nor data about timing in medical training to introduce this concept. This study evaluated the feasibility of training with family faculty to improve medical trainees’ attitudes and knowledge regarding PFCC, and compared the effects of the same intervention on two levels of trainees. Methods: Participants completed a manual-driven training that included parents (“family faculty”) who described their perspective during their child’s hospital stay. Outcomes were evaluated in two domains: medical trainees’ attitudes and knowledge about PFCC. Results: Thirty pediatric residents and fifty-three medical students participated in training with seven and six family faculty members respectively. Mean scores on an Attitudes measure given to residents showed significant improvement after the session from 22.71 (SD=2.41) to 25.84 (SD=3.02), t = -6.92, p < .01. Knowledge scores also significantly improved from a mean of 1.86 (SD=1.01) to 3.14 (SD=0.93), t = -6.28, p < .01. For medical students, mean scores on the Attitudes measure significantly improved after the session from 20.26 (SD=3.77) to 22.15 (SD=4.74), t = -3.95, p < .01. There was no change in Knowledge score, 2.13 (SD=0.82) to 2.27 (SD=0.91), t = 1.55, p = 0.13. Conclusions: To our knowledge this is the first study that examined the timing of a structured intervention to improve PFCC. The concept of PFCC is taught effectively during the residency stage of medical training.
Examining Fidelity of Web-based Acceptance and Commitment Interventions for Women with Chronic Widespread Pain
Authors: Nes Andrea Aparecida Goncalves , Brembo Espen Andreas , Van Dulmen Sandra , Kristjánsdóttir Ólöf Birna , Wicksell Rikard , Eide Hilde
Published: July 2021

Objectives. To examine the protocol adherence to the theoretical background of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a RCT of a web-based intervention including e-diaries and written personalized feedback delivered via smartphone for persons with chronic widespread pain.Methods. The data consisted of 790 written feedback. A qualitative descriptive design on how ACT and other therapeutic processes were used in the feedback which was applied. The analysis was done with a feedback coding scheme developed employing a combination of an inductive and deductive approach.Results. The coded feedback messages reflected five of the six main ACT processes in addition to communication and motivation strategies. The degree of inter-rater reliability between the researchers coding the feedback, measured by Cohen’s kappa, was 0.790.Conclusions. Based on the level of adherence to ACT-principles the treatment integrity can be judged as high. The developed coding scheme can serve as a basis for coding written therapeutic feedback and thereby serve as a tool for a reliable assessment of the treatment fidelity in ACT based interventions delivered by internet.Practice Implications. Internet-delivered psychological interventions to support people with chronic conditions are increasingly common. Such interventions can be seen as person-centered therapeutic approaches. This study indicates that ACT can reliably be delivered in a written web-based format.
The CEPAMET Approach to Teaching Communication Skills to Medical Students
Authors: Brajkovic Lavorka
Published: July 2021

Person-centred medicine has seen an enthusiastic advancement in the last five years in Croatia.  Among other developments, a multitude of programs were introduced to the curriculum of the University of Zagreb School of Medicine at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, with the aim of perfecting the curriculum to reflect the concepts of person-centred medicine. The Centre for Palliative Medicine, Medical Ethics, and Communication Skills (CEPAMET) was founded as part of the University of Zagreb, School of Medicine.  It is within this centre that the education of students and healthcare professionals takes place on the topic of communication in medicine and the person-centred medical interview. Person-centred medicine relies on strong teamwork, and teamwork is a subject of interest of CEPAMET. The interdisciplinary team is one of the most widely accepted innovations in the delivery of health care and social services. It is important to identify the competencies related to effective teamwork within a health service workplace, such as interpersonal skills and professionalism, interactions with patients and family, and mentoring/teaching students.
Staff Perceptions of Implementation of a Team-Based Model of Patient-Centered Primary Care
Authors: LaVela Sherri L , Hill Jennifer N
Published: July 2021

Objectives. Patient-Aligned Care Teams (PACTs) aim to reorganize primary care by putting the patient at the center of the care team that includes family and health care staff; embodying patient-centered care (PCC). Team members share information, and work together in a synergistic, supportive way to provide optimal care based on mutually negotiated goals to meet patient needs. Our objective was to evaluate the process, barriers, and facilitators to implementing PACT as part of a VA quality improvement effort.Study Design/Methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, transcribed verbatim and analyzed with constant comparative techniques using constructs from implementation and organizational frameworks. Respondent demographic and position-level data were also collected. Data were collected in 2013.Results. A purposive sample of 35 key leaders and staff involved in implementing and/or participating in PACT at VA facilities participated. Implementation barriers included: failure to gain staff buy-in for PACT early on and to alleviate existing concerns about time and resources, incongruent performance measurement, and lack of defined role/responsibilities. Implementation facilitators included: training and engaging staff in PCC delivery and support for team-building.Conclusions. Team-based approaches to care have strong literature support; less is known about implementation. This study provides insight into the implementation of team-based care. Implementation of a team-based care model should include staff preparation and support (awareness, education, and encouragement) in advance. Once implemented, continued attention to team-building efforts and staff engagement are needed for sustainability. Healthcare organizations must understand and address multiple organizational factors to successfully implement team-based care that leads to systemic and sustainable PCC delivery.
Patterns of and Copying with Cyberbullying in Croatia
Authors: Flander Gordana Buljan , Stimac Domagoj , Bagaric Ella Selak , Vinscak Maks
Published: July 2021

Aims. Children’s online activities can result in serious consequences in their offline lives. Although Facebook is one of the biggest and most popular social networks in the world, there is little scientific research on cyberbullying via this social network because it is a new phenomenon. This study had the aim of examining children's behavior and experiences of violence on the Facebook social network. This seems to be the first research on cyberbullying on social networks in Croatia.Methods. Data presented in this paper were collected as part of an extensive research project conducted in 2013 by NGO Brave Phone and The Child Protection Center of Zagreb. The sample consisted of 1,489 children in Croatia aged 11 to 18 in rural and urban areas that completed the Scale of Victimization on Facebook and Scale of Committing Violence via Facebook.Results. Our results show that the average age when cyberbullying is most prevalent is between the ages of 15 and 16. In the overall sample, 12.1% of them experience abuse on Facebook, while 9.6% of them are abusive. The analysis of the children who were involved in  abuse on Facebook in any way, showed that 44.4% of them experienced abuse, 29.7% showed abusive behavior, while 25.9% of children both experienced abuse and were abusive on Facebook. Victims are mostly girls (60%), while boys commit cyberbullying more often (62%). Also,  58% of mixed cybervictims and cyberbullies are boys.Discussion. The results of prevalence of cyberbullying in our study are similar to those of previous population based studies. It is important to point out that although the prevalence of bullying was high; it is mostly a rare experience for the majority of children.Conclusions. Cyberbullying is a serious and growing problem and the academic community has to continue with the extensive research and development of practical prevention and intervention programs. Future research aimed at examining methods of coping with negative experiences on the Internet is necessary and there is a strong need for more research considering coping strategies of adolescents struggling with cyber victimization.
Research and Policy Synergism for Advancing People-centered Care in Thailand
Authors: Pongsupap Yongyuth
Published: July 2021

Thailand’s health system, dating back to the 1880s, was traditionally anchored in hospital medicine. Thus, when the family medicine concept was introduced in the 1980s, it was immediately perceived as relating to a hospital-based doctor without a specific specialization. Workforce is a crucial issue for the reform. Overall shortage of human resources is not the only issue. In each facility there should be staff fit to function. The question of human resources can indeed be tackled only when there is an agreement on what is expected from first line services that are close to the population.When the push for universal health coverage gained political momentum starting in Ayutthaya province, in the 1990s, primary care reform became necessary and urgent. It was within this context that person-centered care, family medicine, and community-based care finally made headway in Thailand’s hospital-centered medical culture.  A strategy which proved instrumental in facilitating the reforms was that of ‘demonstration’ and ‘diffusion’. The idea behind the ‘demonstration health centers’ was to develop and display the family practice concept in a few selected areas in order to stimulate interest and demand for primary health care towards person- and people-centered care [1,2].  When the universal coverage policy was adopted some years later, family practice as a cornerstone for health sector development had already proven its worth and was therefore taken up as a tested model of care.
Ninth Geneva Conference on Person Centered Medicine
Authors: College of Person Centered Medicine International
Published: July 2021

Ninth Geneva Conference on Person Centered Medicine:  Announcement  and Program Outline
A Postmodern View of Evidence-based Medicine (EBM)
Authors: Walsh Brian
Published: July 2021

Some readers of EBM believe they are ascertaining what really is the case. This is modern thinking, reflecting the enlightenment. This paper presents a postmodern approach: EBM is depicted as image. Some categories have collapsed into each other: there is no longer a clear dividing line between what suits the doctor and what suits the patient, or between EBM and medicine commercialization and capitalism, which gets little mention in a research paper. The postmodern self of the experimental subject or the patient is not depicted as stable, integrated and rational. This has implications, particularly for psychological medicine and for training of doctors. The complex results of complex studies are amalgamated through meta-analyses, and their presentation in multiply-edited papers in high-impact international journals enhances the image of EBM and verges into rhetoric. Even so, these ideas have been challenged: postmodern theorists have given up too soon on such struggles as justice. The eschewing of universal principles easily drifts into “anything goes”.
Patterns and Prospects for the Implementation of Person-Centered Primary Care and People-Centered Public Health
Authors: Appleyard James , Botbol Michel , Epperly Ted , Ghebrehiwet Tesfamicael , Grove Joanna , Mezzich Juan E. , Rawaf Salman , Salloum Ihsan M , Snaedal Jon , Van Dulmen Sandra
Published: July 2021

Primary care and public health have a shared goal of health improvement for each person and their populations. Public health isthe science and art of promoting health, preventing disease and prolonging life (adding life to years and years to life) through the organized efforts of society. Public health needs to be person- and people- centered taking into account the biomedical, social, cultural, psychological, and spiritual elements that are crucial to understanding the whole person and the community at large.This paper provides a review of the International College of Person Centred Medicine’s Declarations, which have formed a platform for the development of the ICPCM’s London Declaration on Primary Care and Public Health. Person-Centered Primary Health Care is by its very nature integrative by involving a broad knowledge of all sectors of health care and a strong understanding of community resources and other social determinants of health.Through trusted and healing relationships, a person-centered approach with people over time can achieve the required integration and coordination of care that leads to better health, effective health care and lower cost. Systems of care need to be built around primary care as the core foundational element to ensure that all people are seen and helped at the right time, by the right providers, for the right reasons, and in the right locations.  By integrating primary, secondary, tertiary, preventive, and end-of-life care, we will collectively produce healthier persons, healthier people, and healthier nations. The London Declaration sets out a 10-point plan to achieve this by establishing a shared goal of improvement in the health and well being of the population through person and people centered primary care and public health.
Reducing unplanned hospital admissions in Older people with high needs: a review of local practice in a small sample of primary care patients in an inner London borough.
Authors: Sinclair Harriet Selina Anne , Furey Alison
Published: July 2021

Background: Older people with complex health and social care needs are a growing group of people with high use of NHS and social services. In particular, this group account for a large number of unplanned hospital admissions a year.Aims: To evaluate the evidence base for preventing unplanned hospital admissions in this group, to identify their characteristics and to undertake a focussed local review of their primary care management.Methods: A literature review, a review of the Southwark CCG data risk stratification tool and a review of high risk patients and their management at a Southwark GP practice.Results: High risk patients have multiple comorbidities and are frequent users of healthcare services. Although there was in general good involvement with social care services, there were certain areas that could be improved upon. For instance, the referral of frequent fallers to falls services and provision of an older person’s annual health check both offer opportunities for primary prevention.Conclusions: An older person’s annual health check would ensure holistic assessment of their health and social care needs and could then be acted upon to ensure that there is the required level of support in place, including a personalised anticipatory care plan and attention to key preventative measures such as falls prevention, exercise, smoking cessation, medicines optimisation and sensory impairment.
The Perichoresis of the Trinity
Authors: Sansom Dennis L. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: July 2021

According to John Hare, a “moral gap” exists between the authority of a moral demand and our inability to do the moral demand. Only the authority of the moral demander can bridge the gap, but that requires the demander experience the obligations of the demand. Christian ethics has a way to explain how to bridge of the gap. Through the doctrine of the perichoresis of triune relationships, we see how the mutual indwelling of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit incorporates the human spirit into the inner-work of the triune relations, and thereby closes the moral gap.
O Futuro do Mercosul: Uma análise conjuntural a partir dos governos de Bolsonaro e Fernández
Authors: Pires Victor Domingues Ventura , Cossul Naiane Inez
Published: July 2021

A Declaração de Iguaçu, assinada a cerca de 35 anos pelos, então, presidentes José Sarney e Raúl Alfonsin fora um ponto de virada nas relações entre Brasil e Argentina, ao mesmo tempo que representara a pedra angular do que viria a ser o Mercado Comum do Sul (Mercosul). Todavia, em um contexto recente, as relações entre esses Estados, e a própria perspectiva do bloco mercosulino, parecem distantes do ímpeto de integração que estivera presente em Foz do Iguaçu. O artigo objetiva discorrer sobre o futuro do Mercosul a partir de uma análise conjuntural dos governos de Bolsonaro e Fernández. Para atingir o objetivo, a primeira seção apresenta um breve contexto histórico das relações entre o Brasil e a Argentina, bem como do próprio processo mercosulino, utilizando-se dos três momentos definidores das relações bilaterais dados por Candeas (2010). A segunda seção apresenta a Teoria da Dependência, ao mesmo tempo que se discute as dificuldades do processo mercosulino de se consolidar, aproveitando-se das bases desenvolvidas pela Teoria dos Ciclos Decisionais Induzidos por Crises, de Schmitter (1970). A terceira seção desenvolve os cenários prospectivos do Mercosul diante de uma liderança brasileira e, de igual forma, a partir de uma liderança argentina, ponderando a vertente concisa de Bolsonaro e a vertente conciliatória de Fernández. A pesquisa conduzida possui caráter qualitativo, exploratório, bibliográfico e prospectivo, a fim de sustentar a problemática desenvolvida, com o apoio de notícias, documentos oficiais, artigos científicos e de literatura especializada para embasar as análises e cenários desenvolvidos.
Relationship between enabling school structure, teachers' social network intentions and professional learning community
Authors: Sahin Fatih , Yenel Kubra
Published: July 2021

This study aims to determine the relationships between enabling school structure, teachers' social network intentions and the professional learning community. This study used a structural equation modelling approach to investigate the relationships and implemented the appropriate sampling method. Survey data were obtained from 302 teachers working in the capital city of Turkey. Results show that teachers' perceptions of enabling school structure and social networking intentions among their colleagues are high, and their evaluations of forming a professional learning community are relatively low. When we examined the relationships between variables, we found a positive and moderate relationship between the enabling school structure and teachers' social network intentions; a positive and high relationship between the enabling school structure and the professional learning community. However, a positive but low level of a significant relationship is found between teachers' social network intentions and the professional learning community. Another significant result of the study is that the social network intentions of teachers increase with the enabling school structure. With the increase in social network intentions, the tendency to form a professional learning community also increases. Some suggestions were made for researchers and school communities in the research, both on becoming professional learners and creating better social networks.
Technology based teaching and learning in junior high school
Authors: Boholano Helen , Cajes Roberto , Stewart Boholano
Published: July 2021

Integrating technology in teaching junior high school motivates, capacitates and prepares the 21st century learners in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The use of technology to enhance instruction enables the learners to be productive. This study ascertained the effectiveness of using technology in teaching Junior high school in the public schools. The study employed QUAN-QUAL methods for data gathering. The participants of the study were informed on the objectives of this study and their rights in the conduct of the study. To validate the data gathered, focus group discussion was conducted. Results revealed that the use of technology improves performance. Teachers' productivity skills and the ability to use technology were enhanced as they utilized ICT in instruction. Thus, the junior high school learners were technology literate and acquire the 21st century skills.
Investigation of the correlation between childhood trauma, psychological well-being, and altruistic fear of crime of mothers with children aged three to six years
Authors: Deles Bayram , Sarp Nilgun
Published: July 2021

Childhood is the period during which physical and mental development is extremely rapid from the first years of life. Furthermore, many basic factors affecting the future lives of individuals start to be shaped. The child's future life, psychological well-being, and quality of life are negatively affected by the exposure to unwanted situations by the family or the environment during this period. As a matter of fact, behavior patterns exhibited by individuals during adulthood are thought to be correlated with childhood traumas. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the altruistic fear of crime, psychological well-being, and childhood traumas among mothers with children aged three to six years. A cross-sectional correlation research design was used for this study. The sample of the study consisted of 214 volunteer mothers, whose children were attending a private preschool education institution in the city center of Gumushane province of Turkey during the 2019/2020 academic year. The research data were collected using "Personal Information Form", "Childhood Trauma Questionnaire", "Altruistic Fear of Crime Scale" and "Psychological Well-being Scale". Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, and correlation analysis. The results of the research showed that the age of the mothers, birth order, presence of any family member receiving psychological support, and marital satisfaction caused significant differences. Furthermore, scores obtained from "Personal Information Form", "Childhood Trauma Questionnaire", "Altruistic Fear of Crime" and "Psychological Well-being Scale" were found to be significantly correlated.
The relationship between secondary education students' digital addiction levels and their inquiry skills
Authors: Yildiz Ayla
Published: July 2021

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between high school students' digital addiction levels and their inquiry skills. The sample of the study consists of 319 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade high school students chosen by random sampling. Of these students studying in Sivas province schools of Turkey, two are Anatolian High School, and one is an Anatolian Imam Hatip (Religious) High School. 190 of the students are girls (59.6%), and 129 are boys (40.4%). Data were collected through the "Digital Addiction Scale (DAS)" developed by Dilci (2019) and the "Inquiry Skills Scale (ISS)" developed by Aldan Karademir and Saracaloglu (2013). In analyzing the data, the arithmetic mean and standard deviation values of the scores obtained from the scales were found, and Pearson's correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis tests were used. The study detected negative significant relationships, albeit low, between the DAS sub-dimensions of deprivation, impulsivity, underperformance, low self-perception, and social isolation and all the sub-dimensions of ISS (i.e. acquiring knowledge, controlling knowledge, and self-confidence). There was also a low negative significant relationship between the overall DAS and ISS scores of the high school students. Finally, digital addiction levels were determined to explain 5% of the variance in the high school students' inquiry skills.
Lesson study: Investigation of English teachers' planning behaviors and preparation activities for English tasks in social construction practice
Authors: Orhan Gökhan , Beyhan Ömer
Published: July 2021

The aim of the study is to identify and explain preparation activities of three English teachers in lesson study process. The English teachers dealt with activities such as setting objectives, building content, organizing classroom practices and identifying success criteria for learning objectives and reflection in three different lesson study cycles based on social constructivism for about 5 months. In this study, the single case study design was adopted. Criterion sampling method was used to determine the participants. The group-based activities of teachers were repeated in each research lesson at different subjects and different grades. Instead of preparing a new format of the existing lesson plan in each research lesson, the participants prepared new lesson plans for each research lesson. The data were obtained by class observation, camera recordings, interview, and document examination of the lesson plans. It was observed that the teachers made more qualified decisions in planning teaching tasks and there were positive changes in their planning skills and teaching practices in the process in lesson study cycle.
Investigation of regulatory role of collective teacher efficacy in the effect of job satisfaction and satisfaction with life on professional burnout
Authors: Aydoğmuş Mevlüt , Serçe Hüseyin
Published: July 2021

This study examined the effect of job satisfaction and satisfaction with life on perceptions of teachers' professional burnout and the regulatory role of collective teacher efficacy perception by conducting applied research on teachers who work in different educational settings. The measuring tools were "Maslach Burnout Inventory", "Short Form Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire", "Satisfaction with Life Scale" and "Collective Teacher Efficacy Scale". The findings of the research showed that: Teachers' perceptions of job satisfaction and satisfaction with life negatively affected their perceptions of professional burnout. Collective teacher efficacy had a regulatory effect on the relationship between satisfaction with life and professional burnout, and on the relationship between job satisfaction and professional burnout.
Investigation of the psychological resilience of teacher candidates in terms of sense of humor and life satisfaction
Authors: Tras Zeliha , Kabakci Büşra , Bilge Baltacı
Published: July 2021

The aim of this study is to examine the psychological resilience in teacher candidates in terms of sense of humor and life satisfaction. Correlational research model was used in the study. The dependent variable of the research is psychological resilience and independent variables are sense of humor and life satisfaction. The research was carried out on 427 teacher candidates between the ages of 18-27, 318 females (74.5%) and 109 males (25.5%). The Resilience Scale for Adults, The Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale, The Satisfaction with Life Scale and Personal Information Form were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics, independent groups t-test, variance analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical regression analysis were used to analyze the data. When the findings of the study are analyzed, it is seen that psychological resilience in terms of gender differs significantly in favor of female teacher candidates. A positive relationship was found between teacher candidates' psychological resilience and sense of humor. In addition, a positive relationship was found between psychological resilience and life satisfaction. Looking at the findings, it is seen that the variables of sense of humor and life satisfaction predict psychological resilience significantly. The findings were discussed according to the literature and various suggestions were presented.
Praksa kupovine dečijih igračaka iz ugla odraslih
Authors: Lazarević Milijana , Malović Marija
Published: July 2021

Ovaj rad bavi se istraživanjem praksi kupovine igračaka za decu kroz prizmu promišljanja o ulozi igračaka u učenju i razvoju dece i uticaju komercijalizacije detinjstva na ponudu i odabir igračaka kojima će se deca igrati sa fokusom na preispitivanje uloge odraslih u oblikovanju dečjeg okruženja za igru posredstvom igračaka. U radu je predstavljeno istraživanje eksplorativnog karaktera sprovedeno putem online ankete na uzorku od 112 učesnika sa ciljem sagledavanja i opisivanja prakse kupovine dečjih igračaka od strane odraslih. Istraživanje je tragalo za odgovorom na pitanje šta određuje praksu kupovine igračaka za decu, kao i koji su to elementi prakse kupovine igračaka za decu koji utiču na izbor prilikom kupovine. Rezultati pokazuju da odrasli često kupuju igračke za decu (60% učesnika istraživanja ih kupuje jednom u tri meseca ili češće). Kao najčešći povod za kupovinu igračaka izdvajaju se dečji rođendani. Iako odrasli kupuju igračke sa namerom da one dugo traju i da se nasleđuju (34%), u praksi se deca njima najčešće igraju par meseci (31%) ili tek neposredno nakon što igračku dobiju (25%). U potrazi za dobrom igračkom za decu odrasli tragaju za onom koja će na prvom mestu detetu biti zanimljiva, ali i onom koja će podržavati kreativni pristup igri i podsticati dečji razvoj i učenje.
Symbolism of plants in Serbian and Romanian intangible cultural heritage
Authors: Aleksandrović Marija , Prtljaga Jelena , Đorđev Ivana
Published: July 2021

The paper brings about the results of a research carried out within the project the Importance of Plants in Roma Culture, which on the one hand was dedicated to collecting of intangible cultural heritage of Roma on names of plants in Romani language and how they are used by Roma people in folk medicine, customs, religious celebrations, and, on the other hand to comparison between symbolic uses of certain plants in Serbian and Roma Culture. The research aim was to collect the names of plants in Roma language and to identify their use in folk medicine, customs, religious celebrations, as well as to compare the symbolism of certain plants in Serbian and Roma culture, i.e. to establish potential similarity of symbolism of plants in certain Roma ritual practice with the symbolism of plants in Serbian traditional culture through comparative analysis. For the purpose of the research, a number of students attending the program of first and second level of studies in Romani language at the Preschool Teacher Training College "Mihailo Palov" in Vrsac, supported by their mentors, according to the method of (semi-structured) interview collected data on names and symbolism of 38 different plants in Roma culture in Zabalj, Pirot, Jazak and Vrsac). Consulting relevant literature, the collected linguistic material was analyzed and classified, to be subsequently supported by theoretical impulses and findings of previous research. The obtained results, even though on the small scale sample, confirmed the assumptions that the symbolism of certain plants in Roma culture is similar of even the same in certain ritual practice as the symbolism of plants in the Serbian culture, as well as that certain names of plants are the same as those in majority of population (Serbs) Roma people live by. The research findings may serve as a starting point for more comprehensive research of the subject, as well as a motivation for further deeper research on intangible cultural heritage of Roma in Serbia. The research itself and the way it was conducted did certainly empowered the students, having provided them with the training on how to conduct a field interview, inspiring them to engage in further activities directed to preservation of Roma culture, as well as nurturing of multicultural dialogue, enriching the teaching material in a number of courses, especially within the program in Romani language.
How to become a constructivist teacher: The impact of philosophical thoughts on constructivist learning beliefs
Authors: Bardakci Salih , Cayci Karakose , Colkesen Alkis , Fatih Alkan
Published: July 2021

This study aimed at investigating the causal relationships among teachers' constructivist learning beliefs, philosophical beliefs regarding the learning process, epistemological beliefs regarding the nature of knowledge and learning, vocational development opportunities, and the importance attached to these opportunities. In this direction, the causal relationships among these variables were tested through structural equation modelling using the data obtained from teachers working at basic education schools in Turkey. Constructivist Learning Beliefs Scale, Educational Beliefs Scale, Professional Development Scale, and Epistemological Beliefs Scale were used as the data collection tools. The results showed that philosophical beliefs, epistemological beliefs, and thoughts on vocational development opportunities significantly predicted teachers' constructivist learning beliefs.
Conserved visual capacity of rats under red light
Authors: Nikbakht Nader , Diamond Mathew E
Published: July 2021

Recent studies examine the behavioral capacities of rats and mice with and without visual input, and the neuronal mechanisms underlying such capacities. These animals are assumed to be functionally blind under red light, an assumption that might originate in the fact that they are dichromats who possess ultraviolet and green cones, but not red cones. But the inability to see red as a color does not necessarily rule out form vision based on red light absorption. We measured Long-Evans rats’ capacity for visual form discrimination under red light of various wavelength bands. Upon viewing a black and white grating, they had to distinguish between two categories of orientation: horizontal and vertical. Psychometric curves plotting judged orientation versus angle demonstrate the conserved visual capacity of rats under red light. Investigations aiming to explore rodent physiological and behavioral functions in the absence of visual input should not assume red-light blindness.
Repurposing eflornithine to treat a patient with a rare ODC1 gain-of-function variant disease
Authors: Rajasekaran Surender , Bupp Caleb P , Leimanis-Laurens Mara , Shukla Ankit , Russell Christopher , Junewick Joseph , Gleason Emily , VanSickle Elizabeth A , Edgerly Yvonne , Wittmann Bryan M , Prokop Jeremy W , Bachmann André S
Published: July 2021

Background:

Polyamine levels are intricately controlled by biosynthetic, catabolic enzymes and antizymes. The complexity suggests that minute alterations in levels lead to profound abnormalities. We described the therapeutic course for a rare syndrome diagnosed by whole exome sequencing caused by gain-of-function variants in the C-terminus of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), characterized by neurological deficits and alopecia.

Methods:

N-acetylputrescine levels with other metabolites were measured using ultra-performance liquid chromatography paired with mass spectrometry and Z-scores established against a reference cohort of 866 children.

Results:

From previous studies and metabolic profiles, eflornithine was identified as potentially beneficial with therapy initiated on FDA approval. Eflornithine normalized polyamine levels without disrupting other pathways. She demonstrated remarkable improvement in both neurological symptoms and cortical architecture. She gained fine motor skills with the capacity to feed herself and sit with support.

Conclusions:

This work highlights the strategy of repurposing drugs to treat a rare disease.

Funding:

No external funding was received for this work.