bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Patient safety improvement in the gastroenterology department: An action research
Authors: Sadeghi Amir , Masjedi Arani Abbas , Karami Khaman Hosna , Qadimi Arezoo , Ghafouri Raziyeh
Published: August 2023

Background

Patient safety is a global concern. Safe and effective care can shorten hospital stays and prevent or minimize unintentional harm to patients. Therefore, it is necessary to continuously monitor and improve patient safety in all medical environments. This study is aimed at improving patient safety in gastroenterology departments.

Methods

The study was carried out as action research. The participants were patients, nurses and doctors of the gastroenterology department of Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital in Tehran in 2021–2022. Data were collected using questionnaires (medication adherence tool, patient education effectiveness evaluation checklist, and medication evidence-based checklist), individual interviews and focus groups. The quantitative data analysis was done using SPSS (v.20) and qualitative data analysis was done through content analysis method using MAXQDA analytic pro 2022 software.

Results

The majority of errors were related to medication and the patient’s fault due to their lack of education and prevention strategy were active supervision, modification of clinical processes, improvement of patient education, and promotion of error reporting culture. The findings of the research showed that the presence of an active supervisor led to the identification and prevention of more errors (P<0.01). Regarding the improvement of clinical processes, elimination of reworks can increase satisfaction in nurses (P<0.01). In terms of patient education, the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.01); however, the mean medication adherence score was significantly different (P<0.01).

Conclusion

The improvement strategies of patient safety in Gastroenterology department included the modification of ward monitoring processes, improving/modification clinical processes, improvement of patient education, and development of error reporting culture. Identifying inappropriate processes and adjusting them based on the opinion of the stakeholders, proper patient education regarding self-care, careful monitoring using appropriate checklists, and presence of a supervisor in the departments can be effective in reducing the incidence rate. A comprehensive error reporting program provides an opportunity for employees to report errors.
Racial discrimination, self-efficacy, and oral health behaviours in adolescents
Authors: Bohlouli Sanaz , Dolatabadi Samin , Bohlouli Babak , Amin Maryam
Published: August 2023

To examine the mediation effect of discrimination on the association of self-efficacy and oral health behaviours among adolescents. A cross sectional study of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years who were recruited from the University outpatient dental clinic were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of: demographics (12 items), oral health behaviours (7 items), general self-efficacy (10 items) and self-efficacy for self-care (SESS, 15 items). Perceived discrimination was assessed if the adolescent had ever been treated unfairly based on their race. Perceived discrimination was assessed if the adolescent had ever been treated unfairly based on their race. Using pathway analyses, the relationship between oral health behaviours, self-efficacy, and discrimination was explored. Mediation and hierarchal logistic regression analyses were conducted. Of 252 participants, mean (SD) age was 14 (1.8) years old. 60% were female, 81% were born in Canada, 56% identified themselves as White, and 20% perceived discrimination. Mean score of all task-specific self-efficacies were significantly different within respective oral health behaviour categories (P-value <0.001). Of demographics, age and ethnicity (White) were significantly associated with discrimination (OR = 1.25: 95% CI; 1.06–1.48 and OR = 0.29: 95% CI; 0.15–0.55, respectively). Perceived discrimination was positively associated with higher sugar consumption and mediate the association between diet self-efficacy and adolescent’s dietary behaviour. Significant mediation effect of perceived discrimination on the association of diet specific self-efficacy and diet oral health behaviour was observed. Oral health behaviours were self-reported which may have influenced the results.
Association between affective temperaments and psychosomatic symptoms in women with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Authors: Stanić Gordana , Marinković Snežana , Milin Lazović Jelena , Ignjatović Ristić Dragana
Published: August 2023

Background

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is a prevalent autoimmune disease of thyroid gland with a shared immunological mechanism with mood disorders. Affective temperament (AT) is a biologically determined personality trait that has been linked to mood disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the association between dominant AT and levels of psychosomatic symptoms in women newly diagnosed with HT in comparison to clinically healthy subjects.

Methods

The observational cross-sectional study with nested case control study was involving 146 consecutive participants, who were divided into three groups. The two study groups consisted of women with HT (73), including 49 with hypothyroid HT and 24 with euthyroid HT, and the third group was a control group of healthy participants (73). The Serbian version of the TEMPS-A was utilized to assess AT, while the 4DSQ was used to measure psychosomatic symptoms.

Results

The results showed that hyperthymic AT was dominant in all examined groups. The groups with HT differed from the control group in terms of depressive and cyclothymic AT. Furthermore, the study found higher levels of psychosomatic symptoms in the group with HT compared to the control group, with significant differences in distress (p = 0.005) and somatization (p = 0.023) levels. All AT was associated with levels of psychosomatic symptoms in subjects with hypothyroid HT. In contrast, in subjects with euthyroid HT, the association was only found between depressive and cyclothymic AT with distress and depression levels, as well as between somatization and cyclothymic AT. No association was found between AT and anxiety levels in subjects with euthyroid HT.

Conclusion

The research found differences between study groups in the association between AT and levels of psychosomatic symptoms. Further research with a larger sample size is necessary to more clearly define the associations between affective temperaments and psychosomatic symptoms in women with euthyroid and hypothyroid HT.
Photodynamic inactivation of multidrug-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in municipal wastewater by tetracationic porphyrin and violet-blue light: The impact of wastewater constituents
Authors: Mušković Martina , Planinić Matej , Crepulja Antonela , Lušić Marko , Glad Marin , Lončarić Martin , Malatesti Nela , Gobin Ivana
Published: August 2023

There is an increasing need to discover effective methods for treating municipal wastewater and addressing the threat of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of bacteria spreading into the environment and drinking water. Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) that combines a photosensitiser and light in the presence of oxygen to generate singlet oxygen and other reactive species, which in turn react with a range of biomolecules, including the oxidation of bacterial genetic material, may be a way to stop the spread of antibiotic-resistant genes. The effect of 5,10,15,20-(pyridinium-3-yl)porphyrin tetrachloride (TMPyP3) without light, and after activation with violet-blue light (VBL) (394 nm; 20 mW/cm2), on MDR strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and K. pneumoniae OXA-48 in tap water and municipal wastewater was investigated. High toxicity (~2 μM) of TMPyP3 was shown in the dark on both strains of K. pneumoniae in tap water, while on P. aeruginosa toxicity in the dark was low (50 μM) and the PDI effect was significant (1.562 μM). However, in wastewater, the toxicity of TMPyP3 without photoactivation was much lower (12.5–100 μM), and the PDI effect was significant for all three bacterial strains, already after 10 min of irradiation with VBL (1.562–6.25 μM). In the same concentrations, or even lower, an anti-adhesion effect was shown, suggesting the possibility of application in biofilm control. By studying the kinetics of photoinactivation, it was found that with 1,562 μM of TMPyP3 it is possible to achieve the complete destruction of all three bacteria after 60 min of irradiation with VBL. This study confirmed the importance of studying the impact of water constituents on the properties and PDI effect of the applied photosensitiser, as well as checking the sensitivity of targeted bacteria to light of a certain wavelength, in conditions as close as possible to those in the intended application, to adjust all parameters and perfect the method.
Long term prophylactic anticoagulation for portal vein thrombosis after splenectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Liao Zheng , Wang Zixiang , Su Chenguang , Pei Yinxuan , Li Weiwei , Liu Jinlong
Published: August 2023

Aim

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the anticoagulants for the prevention of portal vein system thrombosis (PVST) in patients with cirrhosis after splenectomy and explore the optimal time of anticoagulant administration.

Methods

A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, Embase and China Biology Medicine disc (CBM)databases, so as to screen out studies comparing the prognoses between cirrhotic post-splenectomy patients treated with and without anticoagulants. The parameters that were analyzed included the incidence of PVST and postoperative bleeding.

Results

With a total of 592 subjects, we included 8 studies (6 observational and 2 randomized trials) that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. We found that the incidence of PVST was significantly lower in the anticoagulation group during the first 6 months of anticoagulant administration. And the largest difference in the incidence of PVST between the anticoagulation and control groups was observed at 3 months (odds ratio 0.17(0.11~0.27); P = 0.767; I2 = 0.0%) and 6 months (OR = 0.21(0.11~0.40); P = 0.714; I2 = 0.0%) postoperatively. The incidence of bleeding was not significantly higher in the anticoagulation group (odds ratio 0.71 (0.30~1.71); P = 0.580; I2 = 0.0%).

Conclusion

Low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and warfarin can decrease the incidence of PVST in post-splenectomy cirrhotic patients without an increased risk of bleeding. And the optimal use time of warfarin is 6 months after splenectomy.
Lineage and loss: Practising a traditional art in changing times
Authors: Davies Grahame
Published: August 2023

Born in a family of mixed linguistic heritage in a industrial village in north-east Wales, Grahame Davies found himself – thanks to a crucial meeting with a charismatic teacher – learning his poetic craft in the Welsh-speaking tradition. While working as a journalist in newspapers and later in broadcasting, he became one of his country’s most prominent poets and authors, later developing an international reputation as a librettist for classical composers. In this piece he reflects on the transmission mechanisms of individual and communal creativity, the varying status of poets in Welsh and English-language culture, the challenges and opportunities of working in joint artistic and professional enterprises, and on the delicate, but often hugely rewarding, process of working with audiences and with those who commission artistic works.
From illustrating poems to creating a picture book: Creative collaborations with Italian author Anna Travagliati, Italian artist Serena Della Bona and US translator and editor Bristin Scalzo Jones
Authors: Travagliati Anna
Published: August 2023

In this article, author Anna Travagliati explores her creative collaborations with artist Serena Della Bona and translator and editor Bristin Scalzo Jones, in the form of summaries of two projects: Presagi | Omens: A Collection of Illustrated Poetry in Italian and in English (2021), whose English translation was carried out by Jones, and their latest project, the picture book La Cavaliera e la Notturna | The Knightess and the Nocturne, an original story which reinterprets the familiar fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. A large part of the article consists of interviews conducted by the author with Serena Della Bona and Bristin Scalzo Jones, who detail their respective backgrounds, interests, professional practices and their views on collaboration and on creating picture books for a young adult and adult readership. These interviews centre feminist collaboration in both content and form, in so far as they allow this article to push back against masculine individualistic conceptions of authorship by providing a polyphony of female voices, spoken in their own words. The article is accompanied by two appendices which provide examples from both Omens and The Knightess and the Nocturne.
The glamour of grammar: Some thoughts about words on the page
Authors: Wynne-Jones Tim
Published: August 2023

The words grammar and glamour come from the same Scots root, meaning the ability to beguile. For this author, there was nothing beguiling about the study of grammar in grade school. I needed to make it my own, to internalize it, recognize its power to create a sense of rhythmic assurance on the page, breath air into the actual stuff of narrative. The article includes a potted history of the development of grammar to illustrate how it helps bridge the gap between spoken language and its appearance on the page; the development of a flexible mechanism for formal patterning that is limber enough to roll with the punches if you care to use it creatively. To stop the action in any number of subtle ways, make a reader hesitate, or make the story race forward – to hold the reader in narrative thrall. This is the beguilement of grammar.
EDITORIAL
Authors: Seligman Laura
Published: August 2023

Editorial do nº 10, volume 1
Testimonios de regulación situada: Combinación y alternancia de formatos curriculares en escuelas agrotécnicas de Córdoba, Argentina
Authors: Maturo Yanina Débora , Belmonte María de los Ángeles
Published: August 2023

Este artículo expone resultados de un estudio descriptivo e interpretativo sobre los procesos de regulación del espacio de la Práctica Profesionalizante en escuelas técnicas con Orientación Agropecuaria de la ciudad de Córdoba. La investigación, de corte cualitativo, se basó en el estudio de casos, en donde se seleccionaron tres Institutos Provinciales de Educación Agraria (IPEA). La indagación se focalizó en el Ciclo Orientado de la especialidad en Técnico Agropecuario, a fin de describir y analizar las especificidades que adquirió el proceso de recontextualización de la normativa que regula el espacio de la Práctica Profesionalizante. Los resultados dan cuenta de un proceso complejo de traducción de los instrumentos normativos en las escuelas estudiadas, en donde entran en tensión las prescripciones ministeriales con las posibilidades concretas que poseen las escuelas para responder a los requerimientos de la política educativa. Esto genera al interior de cada institución una singularidad de respuestas en torno a la forma de organizar y garantizar la oferta educativa.
Mundane technologies of educational policy consultancy: Presentations and interpretive control
Authors: Nasir Khizar , Nespor Jan
Published: August 2023

This conceptual article examines how consultants use a mundane policy device, the powerpoint presentation, to manage education policy relations between international lenders and education ministries in the global South. The article theorizes presentations as socio-material assemblages that combine consultants, software, visualization conventions, presentation styles, and participant structures in ways that enable consultants to control public interpretations of program evidence. Our analysis is a “constitutive argument” (Pacewicz, 2022) about how to conceptualize presentations. We draw evidence from diverse sources including published accounts by consultants, descriptions of presentations in corporate settings, internet discussions of slide construction, online archives of slides, and data from semi-structured interviews with 12 current or former members of a education ministry in a South Asian country. We argue that consultants use mundane presentation technologies to establish closed interpretive spaces in which they can control interpretation by rendering project information in visually coded forms and structuring interaction through language ideologies and participant structures that ritualize presentation discourse. We close by highlighting implications of these arguments and noting lacunae in our account to be addressed in further research.
High-temperature corrosion behavior of S30432 in high-efficiency ultra-supercritical boiler burning low-alkali and high-sulfur coal
Authors: Liu Yugang , Liu Yinhe , Mo Chunhong , Ran Shenming , Yin Chaoqiang
Published: August 2023

In this study, the resistance of S30432 to low-alkali coal ash corrosion in a high-efficiency USC boiler was investigated. Currently, S30432 is widely used in the high-temperature superheater and reheater of boilers burning low-alkali and high-sulfur coal. During the experiment, S30432 coated with low-alkali coal ash were fixed in a high-temperature tubular reactor, and hot gas at 650 °C and 700 °C containing SO2 passed over the specimens for 2000 h. Then the specimens were tested by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive spectroscopy. It was found that S30432 specimens mainly underwent high-temperature oxidation. For the gas temperature of 700 °C and SO2 volume concentration of 0.35 %, the sulfidation reaction occurred and the weight change was only 1.08 mg cm−2. The results show that there is no obvious high-temperature corrosion after three years of operation of a 700 MW 620 °C boiler. The results are in contrast with the high-alkali coal ash corrosion resistance of S30432. It is concluded that S30432 can meet the requirements of a high-efficiency USC boiler burning low-alkali and high-sulfur coal.
Indoor air quality control using lab scale air purifier tower
Authors: Patel Ratnesh Kumar , Singh Atul Pratap , Shankar Ravi , Khare Prateek , Thakur Amit Kumar , Gole Vitthal L.
Published: August 2023

Population and industrialization growth is the major reason for the indoor air quality depletion. So, air quality control in sensitive area is needed to avoid air pollution-based hazards. Small economical air pollutant controlling equipment may be helpful in indoor air quality control. Present work covers the performance study of lab scale air purifier tower, 37 × 37 × 140 cm3 (LSAPT) for the removal of PM2.5, PM10 and TVOC from the polluted air in a control volume (75 m3). LSAPT follow 3 step pollutants removal procedure in which coarse particles are separated by prefilter and the fine particles are separated with the help of negative ioniser and activated carbon beds. More than 99 % of percentage of PM2.5, PM10 and TVOC removal are achieved within 100 s for initial pollutants loading of PM2.5: 1000 μg/m3 & PM10: 1000 μg/m3 and TVOC: 7.2 mg/m3 respectively. The assessment study suggests the proposed lab scale air purifier tower can be used continuously up to 10–15 days without much variation in pollutants removal efficacy. Approximately 7700 ₹ (92.40 US$) is used as installation cost and 30 ₹/hr (0.36 US$/hr) is used as consumable energy cost.
Impact of fat types on the visual, textural, and sensory properties of Nanberenji (a traditional gluten-free cookie)
Authors: Heydari Ali , Mohebbi Mohebbat , Ghaitaranpour Arash
Published: August 2023

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of various fat types (Bakery fat, Ghee, and Olive oil) on visual characteristics, baking behavior, textural, and sensory properties of a traditional gluten-free rice-based cookie (Nanberenji). The ability of image analysis for measuring some quality properties of prepared samples were also assessed. The obtained data demonstrated that the dough prepared with bakery and olive oil had maximum and minimum hardness values, respectively. However, after baking, the samples prepared with olive oil showed the highest hardness, meaningfully. The given outputs from image processing depicted that cookie prepared with bakery fat (NBF) and samples prepared with olive oil (NOO) had the highest and lowest surface color uniformity, respectively. Over baking time, the intensity and changes in the behavior of image textural features of NG and NBF samples were the same, while NOO samples showed a different behavior. Based on sensory analysis results, olive oil, as a healthy unsaturated fat, is advised to be used in the formulation of Nanberenji to produce a gluten-free cookie with a desirable texture, color, and flavor.
Examining interlanguage pragmatics from a relevance-theoretic perspective: Challenges in L2 production
Authors: Marcet Erika , Sasamoto Ryoko
Published: August 2023

This paper explores three pragmatic challenges that learners of Japanese as L2 encountered during their study abroad programs and work placements in Japan. These challenges are examined within the framework of Relevance Theory. Research on interlanguage pragmatics of L2 Japanese is limited in scope, as studies mostly focus on speech acts and other sociolinguistic and interactional strategies. As a result, researchers have yet to formally establish how learners of Japanese have difficulties in regard to their production of meaning. This study draws on open-ended questionnaires, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions to determine the pragmatic competence of L2 students across two Irish universities. The study demonstrates that learners have difficulties with processing both linguistic encoding and phenomena that involve inference. That is, learners’ inability to activate their pragmatic competence hinders their ability to produce communicative acts. Findings lend support to the need to enhance pragmatic competence among L2 learners through specific cognitive processes. This paper also contributes to the need for interlanguage pragmatics to be pursued in conjunction with current developments in Relevance Theory. It is argued that ideas developed within Relevance Theory can be particularly beneficial to the teaching and learning of pragmatic competence in the L2 classroom.
Nonlinear-finite-element analysis of reactive powder concrete columns subjected to eccentric compressive load
Authors: Al-Fadhli Suaad Khaleel
Published: August 2023

Studies on the behavior of reactive powder concrete (RPC) columns under eccentric loading are limited. The effect of materials used in manufacturing these RPC columns has not yet been investigated. This research aimed to perform a nonlinear-finite-element analysis to determine the load-carrying capacity and displacement of RPC columns made of different RPC mixes and subjected to various loading eccentricities. This research investigates two types of parameters. The first parameter is the column’s geometric parameters (the heightLand the load eccentricity distancee). The second is the RPC material parameter (regarding the silica fume or fly ash used as pozzolanic material and the type of fibers used, whether steel or glass fiber). Results indicate that eccentric-loaded slender columns exhibit much less load-carrying capacity than the corresponding short columns. The 2 m-long columns with eccentricity ratioe/t= 0.2 resulted in a 65% average reduction in the ultimate load (Pu) compared to the corresponding 1 m-long columns. Using fly ash as a pozzolanic material instead of silica fume reduces the ultimate load (Pu) of an RPC column by an average of 60%. Using glass fibers instead of steel fibers also reduced Pu by 50%. The average percentage increase in the maximum vertical deflection (Δymax) of the short column (L= 1 m) is found in the range of 18–31% for eccentricity ratioe/t= 0.1 but 45–69% fore/t= 0.2. In contrast, for a slender column (L= 2 m), the percentage increase in Δymaxis in the range of 10–30% for bothe/t= 0.1 and 0.2.
Crystal structure of [N(E),N′(E)]-N,N′-(1,4-phenylenedimethylidyne)bis-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-4-amine di-methanol solvate, C18H20N6·2(CH3OH)
Authors: Fujisawa Kiyoshi , Ageishi Keigo , Harakuni Seigo , Tiekink Edward R. T.
Published: August 2023

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Feuerbach and Kierkegaard on Sin as Infinite Qualitative Difference
Authors: Demjaha Dritëro , Li Elizabeth X.
Published: August 2023

By contextualising the striking similarities in Feuerbach and Kierkegaard’s conceptions of sin as infinite qualitative difference, and the related question of the individual and the species as a shared response to the Hegelian Entzweiung, this article seeks to offer a new framework for understanding Feuerbach’s critique of Christian theology and of Kierkegaard’s famous articulation of the infinite qualitative difference as simultaneously ontological, hamartiological, and soteriological. It argues that Kierkegaard offers a modification of the Feuerbachian account to argue against Feuerbach’s conclusion that the Christian doctrine of sin negates qualitative differences between individual humans, and to conversely affirm that sin differentiates not just God and humans, but each single individual too. Kierkegaard might be said to at once uphold Feuerbach’s critique of Hegelian theology, while inverting Feuerbach’s anti-theological programme by harnessing the ambiguities that appear in Feuerbach’s account of sin. It is thereby shown how both Feuerbach and Kierkegaard make use of Hegelian logic, both through their formal application of the concepts of quality and quantity, as well as their creative appropriation of the notion of Entzweiung.
Connecting Bureaucratic Structures to Forest Loss
Authors: Sommer Jamie M. , Restivo Michael , Shandra John M.
Published: August 2023

In this article, we link ideas from Evans concerning embedded autonomy to forest loss. In doing so, we hypothesize that higher levels of meritocratic hiring, firing, and promotion decisions in a government’s bureaucracy should correspond to less forest loss in low- and middle-income nations. We test this hypothesis by analyzing data from 78 low- and middle-income nations with ordinary least squares regression and two-stage instrumental variable regression models. We find support for the hypothesis across a variety of model specifications, which include other factors that have been linked to forest loss. We conclude by discussing the theoretical, methodological, and policy implications of the study.
Edtorial
Authors: Engelbrecht Lambert K
Published: August 2023

The third edition of 2023 presents a collection of eight articles that delve into four central themes: role players in social work, the interface of Covid-19, gender-based violence, and child rights. The articles engage with diverse challenges and dynamics within the social work landscape, contributing to the advancement of theory and practice in both local and global contexts. In this editorial, we provide an overview of the themes and the contributions each article makes to the broader discourse.
CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY CHILD AND YOUTH CARE WORKERS IN CHILD AND YOUTH CARE CENTRES WORKING WITH CHILDREN
Authors: Mhizha Ropafadzai , Nhedzi Abyshey
Published: August 2023

This article explores the challenges of child and youth care workers (CYCWs) working with children. Children and young people exhibiting attachment and behavioural difficulties present a significant challenge for parents, child and youth care workers, and society. This article reports on qualitative in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with 16 CYCWs and the data were subjected to thematical analysis. The findings indicate that CYCWs involved in child welfare experience not only a lack of recognition but also conflict, overwork and other negative job characteristics that affect their caring responsibilities, given the complexity and demanding roles of working with children. The study addresses issues not discussed in the literature that affect CYCWs, including organisational and profession-related challenges. A lack of detailed information sharing with other human service professionals threatens the viability and sustainability of the professional care service and remains a challenge. Keywords: child and youth care workers, child and youth care centres, children, South Africa
PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS REGARDING THE ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT (ABCD) APPROACH: A SOUTH AFRICAN STUDY
Authors: Nel Hanna , Mansvelt Natalie , Shugu Yolisa
Published: August 2023

Asset-based community-driven development (ABCD) has gained momentum in social work education over the last ten years. This mix-method study presents students’ perceptions of the relevance and application of ABCD in social work education at two universities in South Africa. The students perceived ABCD as a relevant approach that shifts community members from a deficit orientation focused on lack and needs to one in which people utilise their assets and take ownership of their own future. However, students experienced challenges in facilitating community members’ movement from being passive recipients of services and benefits to seeing themselves as change agents driving their own development. The results are intended to contribute to curricular and pedagogical improvements. Keywords: asset-based community-driven development (ABCD), problem-based approach, social work education, social work students
Sharing Intergenerational Food Stories on the Land and Online to Engage Mi’kmaw Children in Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Authors: Bujold Renee , Fox Ann , Fox Ann , Martin Debbie , Martin Debbie , Paul Clifford , Paul Clifford
Published: August 2023

Introduction: Within Indigenous cultures, stories about food and health have been shared on the land because the land, air, water, and ice are where food naturally grows and exists. Yet, Indigenous children are increasingly using online technologies to gather knowledge and share stories with their communities. Objectives: Through analyzing a storytelling session led by a Mi’kmaw Knowledge Keeper, this paper explores how land-based learning can come together with online technology to engage children in Indigenous food sovereignty. Methods: This study is situated within an intergenerational Mi’kmaw foods project called the Land2Lab Project and is guided by Two-Eyed Seeing and decolonial theory. We used narrative inquiry to explore a Knowledge Keeper’s storytelling session that was conducted with 14 Mi’kmaw children. Results: Through this study we learned that we can prioritize Mi’kmaw knowledge both on the land and online. Yet, spending time on the land intergenerationally learning about Mi’kmaw foodways is imperative to maintaining Mi’kmaw food knowledge and engaging children in Indigenous food sovereignty. Conclusion/Discussion: While online technology may seem paradoxical to land-based learning, some elements of intergenerational storytelling can happen online and on the land, and both can be used to support the protection of Mi’kmaw knowledge systems, foodways, and health for future generations.
Reconciliation Through Co-Learning: A Dietetic Intern’s Journey With the Two-Eyed Seeing Program
Authors: Churchill Megan , Blackett Florence , Sylliboy Ann , Marshall Albert , Grant Shannan
Published: August 2023

The Two-Eyed Seeing Program is a Mount Saint Vincent University-based program that partners with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities and programs to promote, decolonize, and indigenize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through summer camps for Indigenous youth. In the summer of 2022, Megan Churchill, a settler, was the dietetic intern with the Two-Eyed Seeing Program. The commentary shares her experiences throughout the dietetic internship placement, including meeting with Elder Dr. Albert Marshall. Throughout Megan’s dietetic internship placement, she noticed that Indigenous Knowledge and values are rarely incorporated into university STEM education; therefore, this commentary advocates for Indigenous studies and knowledge to be made mandatory in university settings.
Frailty in Older Populations of Arabic-Speaking Countries: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Authors: Aly Amany , Kendall Stephanie J. , MacKnight Chris , Theou Olga , Grandy Scott A.
Published: August 2023

Introduction: With the globally aging population, the impact of frailty is expected to increase, and frailty has come into focus as a challenging manifestation of aging. Although frailty has been thoroughly investigated in developed countries, it has been understudied in developing countries. Like other countries worldwide, Arabic-speaking countries (ASCs) are experiencing an increase in the aging population; thus, the risk of frailty increases, and it becomes imperative to address the limitations of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of frailty in this area of the world.Objective: This protocol describes a scoping review that will investigate what is known about frailty in older adults living in ASCs. The aim is to synthesize and map the literature addressing the concept of frailty, its association with other geriatric conditions, and measurement tools used to identify or assess frailty among this subpopulation in this part of the world.Methods: This review will employ Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines (JBI). Studies considered for this review must involve the concept of frailty among older adults living in the Arabic-speaking world. Conclusion/Discussion: This scoping review protocol outlines the specific methodologies to improve the overall quality of the finalized scoping review. The finalized scoping review will present an overview of the current literature on frailty in older adults living in ASCs and summarize the knowledge gaps in frailty assessment and interventions.
Facilitating Equitable Subacute-to-Home Transitions for Patients Receiving Palliative and/or End-of-Life Care: A Literature Review
Authors: McCoy Madeline , Al Hafi Ladees , Downar Ariane , Shorting Taylor , Kehoe MacLeod Krystal , Bush Shirley H. , Wills Aria , Lalumière Geneviève , Rice Jill , Isenberg Sarina R.
Published: August 2023

Introduction: As people in subacute facilities approach the end of life, the focus of their care often shifts to comfort as they seek to return home. Interventions that aim to improve hospital-to-home transitions do not generally focus on subacute care. Objective: To summarize the existing literature on subacute-to-home transitions for individuals receiving palliative care near the end of life, and to explore whether these interventions are targeted toward marginalized groups to improve their transition experience. Methods: We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, HealthSTAR, and Cochrane Library electronic databases using terms related to end of life, palliative care, and transitions from subacute facilities to home. We identified 896 records and included 29 articles, 11 of which were intervention articles. We searched the 11 intervention articles for equity stratifiers. Results: Of the 29 included articles, four addressed transitions for end-of-life populations, three discussed family caregiver perspectives, and 11 were intervention studies, including regular home visit follow-ups, individualized transition care plans, and an individualized intervention with an advanced practice nurse. Subacute-to-home interventions showed positive outcomes such as reduced risk of hospital readmissions, reduced length of stays, and improved functional status. However, study limitations included small sample sizes, inconsistent definitions of outcomes, and incompletion due to COVID-19. No studies focused on marginalized groups. Conclusion/Discussion: While there was some literature supporting targeted interventions for subacute-to-home transitions for those receiving palliative care or end-of-life care, the included interventions did not target marginalized groups. Further research in these areas is required.
Organizational and Institutional Initiatives for the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Black Nurses in the Canadian Healthcare System: A Rapid Review Protocol
Authors: Jefferies Keisha , Carson Andrea , Sim Meaghan , Boulos Leah , Sampalli Tara , Tomblin Murphy Gail
Published: August 2023

Introduction: In response to protests for racial justice, several organizations and institutions have made public declarations denouncing anti-Black racism. One prominent sector emphasizing their commitment to addressing anti-Black racism is health care—more specifically, nursing. To address anti-Black racism, many Canadian organizations and institutions have announced initiatives to recruit, retain, and support the advancement of Black nurses. Our team is interested in charting these initiatives to inform future policy and program decisions related to the recruitment, retention, and advancement of Black nurses. Objective: The objective of this review is to identify and chart evidence of organizational and institutional initiatives related to the recruitment, retention, and advancement of Black nurses in Canada. Inclusion criteria: This rapid review will include sources focused on Black nurses in Canada. Further, this review is focused on the organizational or institutional initiatives that support or facilitate aspects of recruitment, retention, or advancement of Black nurses in the workforce in Canada. Methods: A comprehensive search, developed in collaboration with a library scientist, will be used to locate peer-reviewed and grey literature from select databases and repositories. Databases will be searched from time of inception, and language will be restricted to English and French sources. Title and abstract screening as well as full-text review will each be completed by two independent reviewers. Sources will be included if they meet the inclusion criteria for the population, concept, and context. Data will be extracted by two reviewers using an extraction tool. Data will be reviewed and consolidated before being presented narratively and visually.Protocol Registration: The protocol has been registered with Open Science Framework (OSF) on March 1st, 2023.
Evaluating the inclusion of Inuvialuktun place names in online maps
Authors: Simpkin Sarah
Published: August 2023

Place names, also known as toponyms, are a fundamental part of our cultural and geographical environment. Like many Indigenous groups, Inuvialuit in what is now northwestern Canada use place names to describe the landscape, guide and warn travellers, and convey important cultural information (Hart 2011, 9). Many efforts are underway to document, restore and promote the use of Indigenous toponyms in Canada, including their submission to provincial and territorial naming authorities (Inuit Heritage Trust 2016). A related means of raising the profile of Inuvialuit place names is their inclusion on maps that are readily accessible to the public. In their ten calls to action for natural science researchers working in Canada, Wong et al. (2020) underscore the need for Indigenous place names to be incorporated, with permission, in maps and text associated with scientific research to recognize the stories and Indigenous Knowledge behind the names (777). This paper is a step in addressing this call to action by presenting the results of an analysis of Inuvialuktun-language place names in the Tuktoyaktuk area. The analysis examines how readily the names are identified in official, and popular non-official sources and discusses implications for promoting Indigenous Knowledge more broadly.
Cartoon-Style Poster Maps of Trans Continental Cartographers Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
Authors: Stevens Rhys
Published: August 2023

This article provides information about the stylized poster maps created in the late 1960s and early 1970s by Trans Continental Cartographers Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. These maps, which depicted cities across Canada and the United States, contained pictorial views of popular landmarks, buildings and places of interest. The restaurants, shops, stores and other attractions portrayed often paid an advertising fee to be represented on Trans Continental’s “city character maps,” which were drawn in a quirky and humorous cartoon style at an enlarged scale.
Misplacement of stress by Sophomore and Junior Jordanian Students Case Study: The University of Jordan/ Aqaba
Authors: Darwish Manar Abu , Ramahi Raed Al- , Smaihyeen Mheel Al , Shamayleh Tamadur Al- , ALmomni Emran , Orainat Lama'a Mahmoud Al-
Published: August 2023

Stress is considered one of the most essential speech tools used by English speakers to communicate meaning. Some English speakers, especially non-native speakers of English encounter difficulties in assigning stress accurately. Therefore, this study purports to explore the effect of native language (L1) stress properties on the second language, i.e., EFL, which is the study of English by persons who reside in regions where it is not the primary language of communication. To gather the data of the study a descriptive qualitative method is used. The study's population is the second and third-year English department students for the academic year 2022_2023.The sample of the study included 30 male and female students. The researchers designed an oral test to collect the data of the study through asking the student to pronounce words to observe where the students place stress on the words. The findings showed that there were statistically significant disparities among the students in placing stress on words, due to their gender, and their level of university study experience. One of the most important findings that the students transfer the stress rules from their mother tongue language. This study also showed that it is possible to predict Arabic word stress placement from the word's syllabic structure. Additionally, the findings showed Jordanian students have difficulty placing word stress on the right syllable. The misplacement in assigning stress to the correct place in words is attributed to the influence of the mother tongue and students' lack of awareness of the importance of stress in the English language. This study is distinguished study because it developed a model in the importance of assigning stress in English words. The findings of this study suggest that further studies in the reasons of misplacement of stress could be conducted to clarify the main reasons for misplacement of stress among non-native speakers of English.
Gross Motor Skills in Early Grade Students: A Bibliometric Study
Authors: Rojas Yesica Rosario Felices- , Teves Selene del Carmen Alcantara- , Revatta Andrea Angelica Donayre- , Chacaltana María del Carmen Ayala- , Arones Herlinda Liliana Vásquez- , Mejia Nathaly Rosmery Gomez-
Published: August 2023

Gross motor skills refer to fundamental motor skills such as running, walking, crawling, jumping and catching. This domain requires adequate coordination of muscular, skeletal and nervous system activity. The objective was to perform a bibliometric analysis of the literature indexed in Scopus on gross motor skills in students of the initial level, between 2003 and 2023. Methodologically, it was a quantitative bibliometric study. The scientific production indicators were generated from 498 documents selected from Scopus using keywords in English ("gossip", "motor", "skills", "childhood"). From 2016 to 2022, published papers increased (66.1%), indicating a growing interest in the subject of study. The United States is the country with the most scientific production (21.3%; n=157), and the University of Wollongong in Australia, has the most publications (n=21). The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health published 24 papers, while the most cited was Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology with 707 citations, with author Goodway, J.D. (n=10 papers) being the most cited (n=682). From the studies analyzed, it is concluded that the early stages of a child's life are vital for the growth of gross motor skills, which in turn fosters the acquisition of knowledge, independence and confidence. Consequently, early learners can benefit from physical activity, as it helps them refine their motor skills by giving them the opportunity to work on balance, control and coordination.
Simulation of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Process in Heat Exchangers in Petroleum Industries
Authors: Rasul Hardi Abdulla M. , Barzanjy Mohammed Jawdat , Aljeware Hazim Abed Mohammed
Published: August 2023

Heat exchangers are very useful equipment in a wide range of industries, therefore ?the analysis of the internal flow in them is very important. In this study, a heat exchanger is modeled to solve the flow and temperature field. Three ?turbulence models have been tested for first and second order discretization using ?two different mesh densities, and the results are as follows. The effects of different parameters on the internal conditions of the converter have ?been simulated. The temperature changes decrease in proportion to the reduction of ?the heat transfer coefficient in viscous fluids, and the Reynolds number is greater ?than the Parantel number. For the tube with constant wall temperature and shell inlet, the heat transfer ?coefficient, pressure drop values and heat transfer rate are obtained. In another part, it is shown that the stabilization time of the fluid temperature has a ?direct relationship with the heat capacity of the pipes, and that the performance of ?the tubular heat exchanger with spiral walls is better than that of segmental walls. The intermittent temperature input has been investigated. It has been shown that ?the other flux will fluctuate with the same frequency, which it also proved our ? theoretical results.
A dictionary of locutons from liturgical books by protopriest A. I. Nevostruev
Authors: Davydenkova Maria , Demidova Sofia , Kaluzhnina Nadezhda , Strievskaya Maria , Strievskaya Olga
Published: August 2023

The Dictionary of words from liturgical books” by Archpriest A. Nevostruev which was completed in the middle of the XIXth century and has never been published can be regarded both as a significant achievement of Church Slavonic studies and a unique lexicographic source. The manuscript can be found in Russian State Library. The manuscript’s conditions predetermined the necessity of complex preliminary research and editorial efforts. The significance of the planned study is in introduction of the text previously almost unavailable to linguists. The manuscript’s orthography and grammar reflecting the linguistic views of that time can be of great interest for those who specialize in the history of linguistic studies. The article contains second part of materiel on “P” letter. The content features of the dictionary’s publishing, the list of sources, the list of abbreviations and symbols are described in detail in the previous editions of the “PSTGU Review” serie “Philology”. Besids, all previous editions and the lists of abbreviations with the list of sources separately can be found on web-site of PSTGU