bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intramuros: experiencias, emociones y afectos en la Andalucía Barroca. Monjas “amistadas” y monjas “enamoradas”
Authors: Candau Chacón María Luisa
Published: July 2024

Alors que le Concile de Trente touchait à sa fin, les couvents féminins de l’Archevêché de Séville connurent des troubles liés à la vie affective des religieuses. Les normes patriarcales et les stratégies familiales forgeaient le destin de maintes femmes, qui, si elles étaient entrées au couvent contre leur gré, disposaient de peu de ressources pour s’adapter. Ces circonstances s’ajoutant aux problèmes liés à l’acceptation d’une clôture rigide, dont elles n’avaient pas toujours pris la mesure en prononçant leurs vœux, provoquèrent, non seulement, des attitudes de rébellion active mais aussi des phénomènes de « fuite émotionnelle », exutoires affectifs qui n’entendaient pas forcément s’ériger contre les normes. Les échappatoires étaient variées : certaines religieuses se laissaient aller à des « amitiés particulières » avec leurs sœurs de profession, d’autres prenaient des libertés (plus ou moins grandes) avec ceux que l’on désignait du nom de « galants » ou « dévots de religieuses ». Nous aborderons la question en gardant à l’esprit que nous pénétrons dans un monde restreint, dont les sources ecclésiastiques et des procès de la juridiction diocésaine ont capturé la trace.
Soñar en la cárcel. La Liberación de san Pedro interpretada por los pintores en el siglo XVII
Authors: Vincent-Cassy Cécile
Published: July 2024

La délivrance de saint Pierre est un épisode bien plus rare dans la peinture espagnole que dans la peinture italienne, marquée par l’interprétation que Rafael Sanzio en a donné dans la chambre d’Héliodore (Vatican). Sa rareté a incité les peintres à faire de leurs compositions des morceaux de bravoure, à faire montre de leur capacité à traiter ce que la délivrance, en son instant, induit en termes émotionnels et formels. L’expression de la surprise, l’obscurité rompue, le percement de la lumière angélique dans un intérieur carcélaire, l’échange non verbal entre saint Pierre et l’ange, sont autant de sujets que Roelas, dans un unicum sévillan de 1612, puis Ribera répondant à une commande du milieu de la Cour en 1639, ont importé d’Italie. Alonso Cano, Antonio de Pereda et enfin Francisco Rizi ont rivalisé d’invention pour affronter l’épisode qui a octroyé à l’apôtre Pierre son statut de père de l’Église.
Des ténèbres à la lumière : Jean de la Croix dans la prison des Carmes mitigés de Tolède (1577-1578). Les enjeux du récit biographique
Authors: Civil Pierre
Published: July 2024

L'expérience carcérale de Jean de la Croix dans le Couvent des Carmes de Tolède est indissociable de l'élaboration d'une création littéraire reconnue comme l'un des sommets de la poésie mystique universelle. L'épisode de la prison, vécu dans la douleur et l'abandon, est avant tout un récit construit a posteriori dans les stratégies de "récupération" de la figure polémique de l'intransigeant réformateur. Cette mythification de la détention et de l'évasion du prisonnier est patente dans les écrits hagiographiques et les vies en images qui précédèrent la canonisation en 1726. Elles ont ouvert la voie à de multiples lectures interprétatives parmi lesquelles celle qui fait du sombre cachot le lieu privilégié d'une liberté intérieure dans une prison qui ne serait alors qu'extérieure, offerte à une salvatrice sublimation spirituelle et qu'un renversement de perspectives conduit jusqu'à l'union divine.
Arbres et pouvoir : privatisations et processus de territorialisation étatique des forêts en Côte d'Ivoire
Authors: Dieng Ndèye Sokhna , Karsenty Alain , Komena Boniface
Published: July 2024

En 2018, la Côte d’Ivoire a décidé de transformer ses forêts classées, largement occupées par des planteurs de cacao, en Agroforêts Classées, autorisant l'agriculture sous forme d’agroforesterie. Des entreprises peuvent en devenir concessionnaires. Cette privatisation de la gestion est un désaveu de l’institution en charge des forêts classées, mais ne représente pas un retrait ou une perte de pouvoir de l'État, qui tente de reprendre le contrôle de ces espaces à travers des intermédiaires privés.
Amazing Cityscapes and Contextualized Reading in Zoe Wicomb's ‘You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town’
Authors: Cingal Guillaume
Published: July 2024

The aim of this paper is to show how the journey through the suburbs and the city centre of Cape Town of the main protagonist and focalizer of the eponymous story, Sallie Smit, can be perceived differently by a reader who knows the actual topography of the place and by the uninformed reader. Besides, as in many postcolonial texts, the knowledge of the socio-historical background of the story is essential, as is illustrated through the study of the very rich metaphor ‘Desire is a Tsafendas tapeworm’, which is likely to be misconstrued by a reader who, solely interested in stylistics, would disregard the historical reference. As a result, textuality is viewed as the complex blending (or conflation) of contextual, extratextual and stylistic elements.
Back and Forth… from Text to Performance Open and Spoken Texts or the Practice of (Un)Writing in Aboriginal Poetry
Authors: Castro Estelle
Published: July 2024

This article explores how intentions of, and invitations to, decolonization are implicated in the elaboration and transformation of orality, storytelling, and of the text in Aboriginal poetry. It examines the strategies deployed when the text lives on the page and leaves the page through performance, and pays particular attention to poems written by Romaine Moreton and Kerry-Reed Gilbert.
Variations on ‘The Drover’s Wife’: a Textual, Contextual, Extra-Textual Interplay
Authors: Selles Colette
Published: July 2024

Henry Lawson’s short story ‘The Drover’s Wife’, published in 1892, has become an Australian classic. It has been followed by a series of extra-textual and textual variations which all address, sometimes reconsider or subvert the tradition. The aim of this paper is to analyze the interplay between some of these variations, the original text and the Australian cultural context.
Mapping Global Contexts in Salman Rushdie’s The Ground beneath her Feet and Fury
Authors: Léonard Cécile
Published: July 2024

This paper delineates the turn, in Rushdie’s oeuvre, towards the systematic representation of globalized contexts starting with The Ground beneath her Feet and Fury. Both novels have a global setting – India, the Pacific, Mexico, Great Britain, New York – which may be read as the starting point of a Jamesonian ‘aesthetic of cognitive mapping’ to make sense of the global world. Rushdie does so through the recurrent themes of icons and cacophony that allow him to weave images and sounds into the textual material. Extra-textual forms take over the traditional devices of storytelling in order to represent a global contemporary world characterized by immediacy, speed and ubiquity.
Research on Coral Cultivation and Base Stone Material
Authors: Xin Jiang , Yang Hao Yuan , Cao Shu Ping
Published: July 2024

Due to climate and environmental changes, the coral reef ecosystem has undergone severe degradation, leading to widespread bleaching, coral death, and a significant decline in live coral coverage. As a result, coral cultivation has become an urgent task, and the establishment of horticultural nurseries and the implementation of sexual reproduction for coral transplantation have emerged as crucial methods to address the scarcity of coral sources for transplantation. However, the selection of suitable attachment stones remains a challenge, as it significantly impacts the survival rates of transplanted corals. It is essential to choose appropriate base stones that not only align with the restoration of the original environment but also offer economic viability. The South China Sea coastline is abundant in sandstone, which possesses dense structure, large blocks, high porosity, and excellent water absorption characteristics, making it an ideal choice as a base stone for coral cultivation. Furthermore, these base stones can be shaped into familiar story scenes or characters, allowing for the creation of underwater coral gardens that serve as both a means of sustainable funding and a platform for scientific popularization and aesthetic education.By integrating these elements, a coral restoration and cultivation system can be developed, promoting a sustainable model that combines science education, aesthetic appreciation, and self-sustaining financial resources. This holistic approach not only addresses the pressing need for coral cultivation but also contributes to the preservation and revitalization of coral reef ecosystems.
Compression Failure Model of Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials
Authors: Wang Dan Yong , Wei Hua Zhen , Li Shu Hu , Xing Wen Fang
Published: July 2024

Due to the complex compression failure process of fiber composite materials, especially the direct bearing situation of the composite material end face, it is quite difficult to accurately predict it. At present, the design of composite material compression performance mainly considers a large safety factor, and a compression failure assessment method that can meet the needs of reliable engineering applications is still a challenge and a key issue that the engineering community urgently needs to solve. This article reviews the widely studied shear type buckling model, extensional type buckling model, matrix strain failure theoretical model, matrix shear failure theoretical model, interlayer shear failure theoretical model, elastic micro buckling model, plastic micro buckling model, three parameter model, fiber microbuckling finite element model and ply mesobuckling finite element model of fiber reinforced composite materials that have been publicly published in recent years, which were analyzed and summarized, providing reference for further in-depth research in the future.
Reconfiguration of Higher Education Teaching Buildings Based on Spatial Adaptability
Authors: Su Ping , Wang Zi Xuan , Jiang Lu
Published: July 2024

With the increasing popularity of new teaching modes such as self-directed learning, contemporary higher education teaching buildings must adapt to more diversified and dynamic usage needs in terms of function and space. Based on the method of spatial adaptability, as well as behavioral characteristics of self-directed learning, we analyze the typical "rigid" spatial mode and its spatial adaptability problems in the existing higher education teaching buildings through the evaluation of higher education cases. We propose the "flexible" spatial mode for the transformation of contemporary higher education teaching buildings from the perspective of improving spatial adaptability; we discuss the main spatial reconfiguration features at three levels: Campus Space, Architectural Space, and Support System.
Inflammasomes at the Foundation of Inflammatory Cell Death Complexes
Authors: Tweedell Rebecca E , Kanneganti Thirumala-Devi
Published: July 2024

This Pillars of Immunology article is a commentary on “The Inflammasome: A Molecular Platform Triggering Activation of Inflammatory Caspases and Processing of proIL-β,” a pivotal article written by F. Martinon, K. Burns, and J. Tschopp, published in Molecular Cell in 2002. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1097-2765(02)00599-3.
Determinants of birth weight and length: an analysis of the 2020 mothers' cohort register data
Authors: Mulyo Gurid Pramintarto Eko , Putri Denira Kusuma , Sudja Aryani , Moviana Yenny , Gumilar Mulus , Nurhidayah Umi , Isdiany Nitta
Published: July 2024

A woman's nutritional status significantly impacts the qualities of the baby she delivers, as assessed by the baby's weight and length at birth. This study aimed to identify factors influencing birth weight and length using a retrospective case-control design with secondary data collected from the mothers' cohort register at the Community Health Center in 2020-2021. The study included 100 samples, comprising 25 cases and 75 controls. Several determinants of birth weight and length were examined: the mother's age (OR=4.1, 95% CI 1.41-12.0), weight gain during pregnancy (OR=3.6, 95% CI 1.051-12.553), mid-upper arm circumference (OR=2.9, 95% CI 1.061-8.220), hemoglobin level (OR=4.711, 95% CI 1.57-14.11), and iron supplement intake (OR=1.837, 95% CI 0.600-5.624), with hemoglobin level identified as the most influential factor on birth qualities. Mothers with less than normal hemoglobin levels have a 4.7 times higher risk of delivering babies of lower weight and length than mothers with normal hemoglobin levels. The impact of low hemoglobin in pregnant women includes reduced oxygen supply for both the mother and fetus, resulting in low birth weight, child anemia, premature birth, and child mortality. Given these significant effects, it is crucial to establish standards for health services in Indonesia, ensuring that pregnant women with low hemoglobin receive comprehensive care aligned with Indonesia's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) standards.
Human rights and medicine
Authors: Sgreccia Elio
Published: July 2024

Not available.
The ethical aspects of homosexuality
Authors: Cassani Massimo
Published: July 2024

To question the moral aspect and meaning of a given behavior is to question the degree of freedom contained and expressed in it. And by freedom I mean here not only the possibility of doing what one wishes, but, much more profoundly, of building oneself up, of maturing in accordance with one's being, one's dignity and vocation as a man. That is, true freedom consists in succeeding in self-actualization in accordance with one's own nature, in being more and more and better men.
The natural philosophy of freedom and pain
Authors: Zatti Mario
Published: July 2024

Not available.
Risk Factors for Patellofemoral Pain in the Military: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Authors: Rocha Emannuel Alcides Bezerra , Costa de Assis Sanderson Josć , Maia Dean Felipe Maciel , Barbosa Germanna de Medeiros , Neto Leonidas de Oliveira , Silva Rodrigo Scattone
Published: July 2024

Background

The main cause for attrition of military training is musculoskeletal injuries to the knee, such as patellofemoral pain (PFP).

Objective

The purpose of this systematic review was to identify which factors increase the risk of occurrence of PFP in military personnel.

Study Design

Systematic review with meta-analysis.

Data Sources

Searches were performed in Medline/PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, Scopus, and OpenGray.

Study Selection

We included studies that were prospective cohorts including military personnel and had at least one variable assessing a risk factor for PFP.

Data Extraction

Extraction was performed by the same two independent evaluators and the data was separated between the military personnel who developed PFP and those who did not.

Data Synthesis

Meta-analyses were performed using standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and the levels of recommendation were determined.

Results

From 11 articles, this review grouped 7,518 military personnel, of which 572 developed PFP, characterizing a prevalence of 7.61%. We found moderate evidence that isokinetic knee extensor weakness predicts PFP in the military (SMD -0.69, 95%CI -1.02, -0.35). A higher frontal plane knee projection angle (FPKPA) during single-leg squat was also identified as a risk factor for PFP in this population (SMD 0.55, 95%CI 0.14, 0.97) with moderate level of evidence. We found moderate evidence that sex, body mass index, isometric knee extensors strength, and isokinetic knee flexors strength do not predict PFP in military personnel. Finally, there is strong evidence that age and body mass do not predict PFP in this population.

Conclusions

Deficits in isokinetic knee extensor strength and a greater FPKPA are risk factors for PFP in military personnel. Since these are modifiable factors, these aspects should be considered in injury prevention interventions in the military.
Some notes on regional history research
Authors: Henning C.G.
Published: July 2024

Although rich in regional history South Africa compared with the U.S.A., has rather neglected this national heritage. Thus placed of regional historical interest are still not appropriately indicated and important events of the past are falling into oblivion. Regional history is, however, a fertile and rewarding field of research, in which the investigator is bound to come across innumerable difficulties, some of which are discussed here.
Beaufort-Wes: 'n Oorsig van die geskiedenis van die dorp en distrik
Authors: Marais J.J.
Published: July 2024

The expansion of the settlement to the north-east in the course of the eighteenth century led to the proclamation of the Beaufort district in 1818. The principal town of the district, the present Beaufort West, was established on the farm Hooyvlakte and was the first municipality in South Africa (1837). From the beginning it was the centre of the educational, church and commercial life of this district, where sheep-farming was the most prominent activity. Today it is the largest town in the central Karoo and is also an important railway centre.
Dorpstigting in die Oranje-Vrystaat: 1854-1864
Authors: Moll J.C.
Published: July 2024

Of the nine Orange Free State towns which were accorded the status of towns between 1854 and 1864, eight came into being without the approval of the Volksraad. The first ordinance on local government did not contain any procedures for the establishment of towns but merely laid down directives according to which existing towns were to be administered. However, the vigorous growth of the new state made it necessary to establish new towns for which, in addition to religious considerations, there were also demographic, geographic and economic reasons.
The Victoria history of the counties of England
Authors: Pugh Ralph B.
Published: July 2024

Professor Pugh, who has been Editor of this History since 1949 and who is retiring in September this year, here describes the aims and achievements of this world-famous series since its inception in 1899. It is, he explains, a work designed to narrate encyclopaedically the history of the English counties on a basis of original research. He shows how the various county 'sets' are organized and what steps are taken to co-ordinate the work of different local editors throughout the country so as to secure a high and uniform degree of technical proficiency. He argues that English topographical techniques can profitably be studied by other countries who may wish to initiate regional historical studies.
Regional Historical Societies
Authors: Van Heerden Marié
Published: July 2024

No abstract available.
West Street Durban 1977 (1)
Authors: Ferreira Philna
Published: July 2024

West Street is the official main road of Durban. Some of the smaller buildings in it are so old-world in appearance that they might well have been part of any average Karoo town, although by contrast there are also imposing structures representing the stark International Style. The Baroque town hall and the Neo-Classical post office have already been declared national monuments, and buildings typical of the innovation at the turn of the century should surely be protected from the demolishers. The Indian complex in Grey Street adds to the street front both further variety and that hint of mystery which the traditions of one population group always have for others.
Antitumor, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activity of spirulina against 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene-induced mammary cancer
Authors: Hamdy Soha M. , Mostafa Asmaa A. , El-Sahra Doaa G. , El-Azma Marwa H. , Abdel-Wahhab Khaled G.
Published: July 2024

Background

Breast cancer is the most abundant malignancies worldwide; however, its current therapies encounter drug resistance or exhibit numerous side effects. Marine and freshwater algal biomasses, such as spirulina, are rich with many biological active components.

Objective

The main objective of the current study was to investigate the therapeutic, antioxidant, and immune-modulating efficiency of spirulina on breast tumor modelled female rats, especially through the inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinases/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin pathway.

Materials and methods

7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary cancer rats were ingested with spirulina (500 mg/kg/day) for 6 weeks, then blood and tissue samples of normal and spirulina-treated cancer rats were obtained and tested for biochemical, immunological, and histopathological assessments.

Cancer model is used in this experiment.

Results

The results showed that spirulina is rich in phenolic compounds that have high scavenger activity and reducing power reflecting the antioxidant potential of spirulina. Treatment of DMBA-induced mammary cancer rats with spirulina resulted in improvement in mammary oxidative stress status that was distorted due to DMBA administration; meanwhile, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and reduced glutathione values were elevated significantly coupled with a marked drop in nitric oxide and malondialdehyde levels. In addition, spirulina boosts the immune-modulating response against tumor as the serum proinflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha, interlukin-1 beta, and interlukin-6) were markedly downregulated, and associated with inhibition of Akt and mammalian target of rapamycin pathway; this in turn suppress the tumor proliferation and progression. Furthermore, the prognosis of the treatment was indicated by the clear reduction of serum cancer antigen 15.3 level accompanied by elevation in serum level of the apoptotic biomarkers (caspase-3 and CD4) inferring the upregulation of tumor suppressor genes. Similarly, spirulina ameliorated lipid profile and the biochemical markers of hepatorenal functions (alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, urea, and creatinine) that were disturbed by DMBA; therefore, it has a positive impact on the body health. These biochemical improvements were associated with a notable improvement in the histological architecture of the mammary tissue.

Conclusion

In conclusion, spirulina has proved considerable antitumor, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities against DMBA-induced mammary cancer.
Challenges and Barriers Faced by People with TB and Healthcare Workers Providing TB Care and Management – A Qualitative Study
Authors: Suseendar S. , Goel Akhil Dhanesh , Baskaran T. Pritish , Rehana V. R. , Bhardwaj Pankaj , Gupta Manoj Kumar , Srikanth S. , Saurabh Suman
Published: July 2024

Background:

In tuberculosis (TB) care and management, there are practical challenges existing at the patient-provider level leading to implementation barriers at the primary care level.

Objectives:

The objective of the study is to explore the challenges and barriers faced by people with TB and health-care workers in TB care and management.

Materials and Methods:

This study was done as a part of a community intervention study between November 2021 and December 2022. Twenty interviews were taken with treatment for TB (n = 7) and health-care personnel (n = 13). Health-care personnel include nursing staff, medical officers, laboratory technicians, community health workers, and medical personnel from tertiary care hospital. Participants were recruited across all levels of health-care systems. Interviews were carried out in the Hindi language, audio recorded, and translated to English. Participants were asked about their experiences of challenges and barriers faced during TB care and management. Qualitative data were coded, and thematic analysis was done manually.

Results:

The challenges and barriers at the level of people with TB were issues with communication between providers and people with TB, out-of-pocket expenditure, poor adherence to medicines, lack of proper diet, gender issues, and stigma. The challenges and barriers at the level of health-care providers were a lack of infrastructure and logistics, lack of awareness, COVID-19-related issues, lack of workforce, and technical issues.

Conclusion:

Communication between providers and people with TB must be improved to improve the drug adherence and satisfaction of the end user. Proper funding must be provided for the TB programs. People with TB must be counseled properly regarding the free health care services available near their homes to prevent out-of-pocket expenditure. These will help in fast-tracking the elimination of TB.
COVID-19 and the Medical Devices in India: Trade for a Resilient Health System
Authors: Jha Ravinder , Saun Diwas , Gupta Indrani
Published: July 2024

Background:

The medical devices industry plays a critical role in public health and requires attention in research and policy. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a lack of resilience in areas of drugs and vaccines but also in medical products.

Objectives:

The study analyzes India’s strengths and weaknesses in the trade of medical devices and identifies specific devices where India can attain self-sufficiency and areas where trade is still beneficial.

Materials and Methods:

A set of critical products traded during the COVID-19 pandemic were identified from the World Integrated Trade Solution website at the 6-digit Harmonized System code level. A detailed analysis of exports and imports of medical products at disaggregated 8-digit codes was carried out.

Results:

During the pandemic, India had a trade surplus in some low-technology-based products such as suture needles, catheters, and cannulae along with X-ray apparatus and electrocardiographs among the medium-tech products. The imports of high-tech devices like in vitro diagnostics almost doubled to meet the surge in demand. The requirement of pulse oximeters, ventilators, and other monitoring devices jumped, and their imports reported an 800% increase from $134 million in 2019–2020 to $1162 million in 2021–2022. Most of India’s imports of medical devices come from the top five exporting countries, with the share of the USA and China at 39%–40%.

Conclusion:

There is a need to expand the manufacturing capacity of surgical instruments, consumables and disposables, apart from some high-tech products. The public health care facilities should procure domestically manufactured medical devices and trade with neighbouring countries to reduce import concentration must be prioritised.
“My Health, My Right:” There Is More to It than Meets the Eye
Authors: Dasgupta Rajib , Baru Rama
Published: July 2024

The WHO’s World Health Day 2024 slogan, “My health, my right,” has been unpacked through the lens of an evolving social epidemiological understanding. The operative part of the theme merely reiterates international positions that have been established for a long and is unable to adequately incorporate advances in the understanding of the central role that structural determinants play in the production of ill-health. Given the urgency of addressing Sustainable Development Goal and Universal Health Coverage goals, the reduction of health inequities through the promotion of social justice is as much a governance imperative as moral.
A review on the crisis of antibiotic resistance and the strategies to combat resistance
Authors: Niveda S. , Rahiman O. M. Fasalu , Sreenadh P. K. , Prasanth M. L. Lal
Published: July 2024

The discovery of antibiotics has caused a huge impact on the history of the entire health-care system. The irrational and excessive use of antibiotics has become futile and has given rise to another serious issue known as antibiotic resistance, which is now a threat to the health-care sector. Due to this, millions of deaths are occurring worldwide every year as infections are becoming difficult to treat as a result of resistance to the antibiotics that are used to treat them. Thus, the confidence of the global health-care system is ruined. The WHO has recognized antibiotic resistance as a serious issue that needs to be addressed and has declared tackling it a high priority. Even though complete eradication of antibiotic resistance is not possible, the spread and the incidence of resistance can be reduced by taking adequate measures. Combating antimicrobial resistance is, therefore, a prime need of the and various strategies have been adopted globally. This article primarily focuses on the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance, the mechanisms of resistance, various reasons that contribute to it, and the strategies adopted to combat the global crisis. Here, we have reviewed articles on antibiotic resistance from scientific websites such as PubMed Central, NCBI, Science Direct, and Google Scholar, and the strategies have been taken from the official website of the WHO, Indian Council of Medical Research, and the guidelines issued on this by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India and Government of Kerala.
Prevalence of transfusion-transmitted infection and reactive donor response rate in a tertiary care hospital in South India: A retrospective observational study
Authors: Simon Kingsley , Alphones Kevin , Priyadharshini B. Gayathri
Published: July 2024

Background:

Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) are a serious problem to our blood centers as they necessitate utilization of massive resources and labor to detect and remove infected blood donations and also turn out to be a source of great distress to the patients recieving blood components and the doctors treating them. The main diseases that are made mandatory by the government to be screened are hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and syphilis. Adding to this, India does not have a centralized donor notification system to notify the donors of their TTI positivity status causing the blood centers to be blind and not having a system to verify the credentials of donors making sure they were not tested positive in other centers in the country.

Materials and Methods:

We have done a retrospective study that aimed to analyze blood center samples and look for the number of TTI positivity in our donations and compare with the total number of donations during the period of January 2016 to March 2023. The data was collected from the blood donor questionnaire and data was put up in an Excel sheet which was later analyzed on the Statistical P program.

Results:

During the study period, 14,257 donors donated blood. Of which 11,674 (83%) were voluntary donors and 2413 (17%) were replacement donors. About 98.7% were male donors. Among the total donors, 182 (1.27%) were positive for transfusion-transmitted infections. Among the 182 serology-positive donors, 179 (98.3%) were males and 3 (1.7%) were females. Among the 14,257 donors, 160 (1.12%) were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), 2 (0.014%) for HCV, 2 (0.014%) for HIV, and 18 (0.126%) for syphilis. Among the 182 positive TTI, 160 (87.9%) donors were positive for HBsAg, 18 (9.9%) were positive for syphilis, 2 (1.1%) donors with HIV, and 2 (1.1%) with HCV positivity. Among the 182 donors positive for TTI, 81 (44.5%) donors had donated previously in various hospitals and they were not aware of their positive status.

Conclusion:

This study mainly aims to bring awareness to the problems that blood centers face in TTI from having to screen every sample to independently verifying donors making sure that they have never tested positive for TTI and counseling them on further tests and referrals.
Mối quan hệ giữa giao tiếp nhóm, xung đột nhóm và thành quả nhóm trong các dự án xây dựng
Authors: Loan Nguyễn Thúy Quỳnh , Chí Nguyễn Vương , Cung Trịnh Xuân
Published: July 2024

Mục tiêu của bài báo là đo lường mối quan hệ giữa giao tiếp nhóm, xung đột nhóm và thành quả nhóm trong các dự án xây dựng. Mô hình nghiên cứu gồm 03 nhóm nhân tố: giao tiếp nhóm (tần suất giao tiếp, giao tiếp hiệu quả, giao tiếp chính thức và giao tiếp không chính thức), xung đột nhóm (nhiệm vụ, quy trình và mối quan hệ), và thành quả nhóm dự án với 13 giả thuyết. Nghiên cứu đã khảo sát 236 mẫu hợp lệ. Đối tượng khảo sát là người có kinh nghiệm tham gia trong các nhóm dự án xây dựng. Mô hình được kiểm định bằng phương pháp mô hình cấu trúc tuyến tính (SEM - Structural Equation Modeling). Kết quả có 12 trong 13 giả thuyết được ủng hộ. Các nhân tố giao tiếp có ảnh hưởng cả tích cực lẫn tiêu cực đến các xung đột nhóm. Các xung đột nhóm ảnh hưởng đến thành quả nhóm, trong đó xung đột nhiệm vụ thúc đẩy thành quả nhóm trong khi xung đột quy trình và mối quan hệ làm giảm thành quả nhóm. Nghiên cứu này là tham khảo có giá trị cho các nhà quản lý dự án xây dựng nhằm hạn chế các xung đột không mong muốn giữa các nhóm để cải thiện thành quả nhóm dự án.
Mercadotecnia de servicios y satisfacción del huésped en la hotelería. Revisión de literatura
Authors: Monroy-Ceseña Mauro Alejandro , Cruz-Chávez Plácido Roberto , Trujillo-Narváez Rivera Wilbur Sócrates
Published: July 2024

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo identificar los principales factores que se han estudiado acerca de la mercadotecnia de servicios y la satisfacción del huésped en la hotelería a través de una revisión de la literatura durante el periodo 2003 a 2023. La ruta de investigación que se consideró fue de orden cualitativo, ya que, se trató primero de descubrir y refinar preguntas de investigación hasta identificar los principales componentes alrededor de las variables de estudio usando la base de datos a través de la plataforma LENS. ORG, y, el uso de la herramienta VOSviewer para realizar redes bibliométricas. Se identificaron dos clústeres que, a través una red bibliométrica dirigida hacia la incidencia de la mercadotecnia en el ámbito hotelero con énfasis en la industria de la hospitalidad se distinguieron los principales componentes de estudio. Se puede afirmar que, al vincular de forma efectiva el componente de incidencia a los recursos humanos hacia las metas y objetivos organizacionales, así también, como hacia la adaptación de la cultura organizacional prevaleciente, las personas pueden ser reclutados, desarrollados, alentados y retenidos para obtener una ventaja competitiva; por lo tanto, el éxito a nivel estratégico y táctico de una empresa inmersa en la industria hotelera.
Evaluación del Síndrome Burnout de Maslach en docentes del Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial de una Institución de Enseñanza Superior de Aguascalientes, México
Authors: Rodríguez-González Marcela , Chávez-Salazar Gabriela , Jiménez Raúl
Published: July 2024

Investigación con el objetivo de identificar y valorar los comportamientos del Síndrome en docentes de Ingeniería Industrial (departamento) de una Institución de Enseñanza Superior. Se identificó el problema de que no existían evaluaciones previas para identificar oportunidades de mejora en la salud mental y el ambiente laboral de la plantilla docente. Se aplicó un cuestionario basado en Maslach, et. al; (1986) y Seisdedos, (1997) que está diseñado con 22 ítems, para la variable síndrome de Burnout, que mide 3 subvariables: agotamiento emocional (9 ítems), despersonalización (5 ítems) y Realización personal (8 ítems), los cuales responden a una escala tipo Likert de seis puntos. El estudio fue cuantitativo de tipo descriptivo transversal (Hernández, et. al; 2010). Para la aplicación a una muestra de n=31 docentes. Se encontró que la subescala con menor valor es: Realización personal (37.35) y los comportamientos con más prioridad a atender son: Me enfrento muy bien con los problemas que me presentan mis alumnos = 4.03 (Maslach, et. al; 1986), Puedo entender con facilidad lo que piensan mis alumnos = 4.23 (Maslach, et. al; 1986) y Me encuentro con mucha vitalidad = 4.55 (Maslach, et. al; 1986). La institución realizará un análisis de los comportamientos y causas para prevenir y una propuesta para la mejora de los índices estudiados.
Simülasyona Dayalı Hemşirelik Oryantasyon Eğitiminin Çalışan Memnuniyetine Ve Çalışanın Kendine Olan Güvenine Etkisi
Authors: Koç Aslan Saliha , Kitapçıoğlu Dilek , Küçük Semra , Özkol Saygı Hülya
Published: July 2024

Giriş: Simülasyona dayalı eğitimlerin etkinliğinin değerlendirilmesinde, simülasyon eğitimi sonrası memnuniyet ve özgüven düzeylerinin belirlenmesi önemlidir.

Amaç: Simülasyona dayalı hemşirelik oryantasyon eğitiminin hemşirelerin memnuniyetine ve hemşirenin kendine olan güvenine etkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı retrospektif tipte olan bu çalışmada 2018-2019 yıllarında gerçekleştirilen oryantasyon eğitimi alan 313 hemşireye anket gönderildi ve ankete yanıt veren 209 hemşire ile çalışma gerçekleştirildi. Veriler, 9 sorudan oluşan bireysel özellikler formu ve 13 sorudan oluşan “Öğrenci Memnuniyeti ve Öğrenmede Kendine Güven Ölçeği” ile toplandı. Anketler katılımcılara elektronik posta yoluyla gönderildi.

Bulgular: Simülasyonda kullanılan öğretim yöntemleri yararlı ve etkiliydi (4.43 ± 0.676) maddesi en yüksek ortalamaya sahip olup, en fazla olumlu yanıtın verildiği memnuniyet ölçeği maddesi olarak belirlendi. Ölçeğin memnuniyet alt boyut puanı: (Min: 5- Max: 25), kendine güven alt boyut puanı (Min: 18- Max: 40) olup, ölçeğin toplam puanı (Min: 23- Max: 65) ‘tir.

Sonuç: Simülasyona dayalı hemşirelik eğitimi hemşirelerin kendilerine olan güvenlerini ve memnuniyetini artırmaktadır.
Artificial Intelligence in Accounting And Finance
Authors: Gopika S.S
Published: July 2024

The intelligence of computers or software, as opposed to the intellect of living things, mainly people, is known as artificial intelligence (AI). It is a branch of computer science that focuses on creating and researching intelligent machines. These devices could be referred to as AIs. Artificial Intelligence is widely applied in government, industry, and academia. Advanced web search engines like Google Search, recommendation systems used by YouTube, Amazon, and Netflix, human speech-based interaction like Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa, self-driving cars like Waymo, generative and creative tools like ChatGPT and AI art, and superhuman play and analysis in strategy games like chess and Go are a few high-profile applications. In the fields of finance and accounting, artificial intelligence has had a big impact. In reality, because they save time and offer deep insights, AI-enabled finance and accounting systems are the means for businesses to remain successful competitors in a market that is becoming more and more competitive.
Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Education Benefits and Challenges
Authors: S Jiji
Published: July 2024

As today’s world is developing in all aspects of human abilities, it is also reflecting in all areas where humans can reach. But these developments in no way should harm the natural existence of humans through their job or earning capacity. When Artificial Intelligence (AI) was initially brought into public, there was a major question about the job security of millions of peoples as AI and robotics in combination may replace a wide range of employees from their current job. Similar scenarios exist in the case of education sector also, as in future the teachers or professors may be replaced by AI leaded robotic teachers. It has several advantages and disadvantages in Education sector. This paper deals with an analysis of the impact of AI in Education sector.
Intervenciones psicológicas basadas en resiliencia para el riesgo suicida: una revisión sistemática
Authors: Llanos Guachi Mayarlyn Aracely , Vargas Espín Alba Del Pilar
Published: July 2024

El problema del suicidio ha impulsado la búsqueda estrategias preventivas, destacando las intervenciones en resiliencia como un enfoque prometedor para el bienestar mental. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la eficacia de las intervenciones psicológicas basadas en resiliencia para el riesgo suicida, mediante la valoración de riesgo de sesgo, esquematización de evidencia y análisis de las puntuaciones pre y post intervención. La revisión sistemática se realizó con 4 artículos que fueron seleccionados con metodología PRISMA. Los resultados muestran un bajo riesgo de sesgo en la mayoría de los estudios, con algunas excepciones. La diversidad de las intervenciones de cada estudio se reflejó en las estrategias, número de sesiones, estratificación de los participantes, variables e instrumentos utilizados. Sin embargo, se observa evidencia de su efectividad para reducir la conducta suicida y mejorar la salud mental. No obstante, es crucial avanzar hacia la estandarización de estas intervenciones.
Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y la capacidad física de los pacientes
Authors: Briones Tannia , Sumba Veronica , Mesa Isabel
Published: July 2024

La Enfermedad Obstructiva Pulmonar crónica es una patología crónica-degenerativa, prevenible y tratable caracterizada en pacientes con manifestaciones clínicas persistentes a nivel respiratorio, limitando el flujo aéreo. Las actividades físicas se convierten en un tratamiento no farmacológico que ayuda a los pacientes con (EPOC) a mejorar su calidad de vida, reduciendo su sintomatología y aumenta su capacidad Física. En la mitología se hizo una revisión bibliográfica descriptiva de artículos científicos basados en el tema de estudio, los artículos revisados se publicaron en el año 2019-2024 que contestaron las preguntas de investigación. Los resultados dieron como la prevalencia fue de 13.7% en adultos debido a factores asociados entre ellos la edad y el sexo, que son los más primordiales, afectando la capacidad física y disminuyendo su calidad de vida, por lo que el 57.41% son de sexo masculino, mientras que las de sexo femenino tienen un porcentaje de 51.25%. Existe una variedad de clasificaciones que la dividen según la capacidad que tenga el paciente de realizar sus actividades debido a que la mayoría presentan algunas comorbilidades que afecta la realización de estas, entre las más comunes están la insuficiencia cardiaca y la HTA. Para concluir el personal de enfermería cumple un papel importante brindando los cuidados basados en su autocuidado, en la cual, su rol debe basarse en educar al paciente y a la familia sobre el manejo de su salud, por lo que, pretende mejorar su capacidad física mediante el ejercicio.
LIBRO BLANCO SOBRE METODOLOGÍAS INNOVADORAS DE FORMACIÓN EN LA ADMINISTRACIÓN PUBLICA (VOL II): 15 casos de éxito, 10 recursos y 20 herramientas para la Innovación Docente.
Authors:   INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE ADMINISTRACIÓN PÚBLICA
Published: July 2024

Se analizan diversas metodologías para mejorar la formación en la Administración Pública.
LEY DE RÉGIMEN JURÍDICO DEL SECTOR PÚBLICO: Ley 40/2015, de 1 de octubre. Edición anotada, concordada y comentada.
Authors: FERNÁNDEZ SCAGLIUSI MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES
Published: July 2024

La Ley 40/2015, de 1 de octubre, regula el Régimen Jurídico de las Administraciones Públicas. En ella se recogen las disposiciones que disciplinan el sector público institucional. Asistimos a la regulación ad intra del funcionamiento de cada Administración y de las relaciones entre ellas.
PLAN DE FORMACIÓN 2017. INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE ADMINISTRACIÓN PÚBLICA
Authors:   INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE ADMINISTRACIÓN PÚBLICA
Published: July 2024

Plan de Formación 201 del Instituto Andaluz de Administración Pública.
LEGISLACIÓN DE ANDALUCÍA SOBRE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA EN SALUD.
Authors: FERNÁNDEZ RAMOS SEVERIANO , PÉREZ MONGUIÓ JOSÉ MARÍA
Published: July 2024

Se aborda la docencia y la investigación en materia de salud de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía, al amparo de las competencias más genéricas reconocidas en estos ámbitos en los artículos 52 al 54 de la Ley Orgánica 7/2007, de 19 de marzo, de reforma del Estatuto, en cuya virtud es competencia exclusiva de la Comunidad Autónoma "la investigación con fines terapéuticos, sin perjuicio de la coordinación general del Estado sobre estas materias".
LEGISLACIÓN DE CRISIS Y SU INCIDENCIA EN EL ESTADO DE LAS AUTONOMÍAS: Actas de las XVI Jornadas de Estudio del Gabinete Jurídico de la Junta de Andalucía
Authors: FAYA BARRIO ANTONIO LUIS
Published: July 2024

La presente publicación es fruto del proceso de análisis y reflexión en el seno de las XVI Jornadas de estudio del Gabinete Jurídico de la Junta de Andalucía que se celebraron en Sevilla, en el aulario del Instituto Andaluz de Administración Pública, en noviembre de 2014. En dichas jornadas, se estudió y debatió una propuesta de un nuevo modelo territorial del Estado surgida de las medidas adoptadas en el maraco o con fundamento en la situación económica actual.
ANALISIS SWOT DALAM MENENTUKAN STRATEGI PEMASARAN JASA PENDIDIKAN DI MI AL-WATHONIYAH 22 BEKASI
Authors: Rahayu Puji , Nurhasanah Siti
Published: July 2024

The research purposes (1) to identify and describe the data regarding the marketing strategy of education only by MI Al-Wathoniyah 22 Bekasi (2) to describe the SWOT analysis of the marketing strategy for the education services of MI Al-Wathoniyah 22 Bekasi. The method used in conducting this research is a qualitative method. Research data collection is interviews, observations, and document studies. The data analysis technique used is data reduction, data presentation, and finally drawing conclusions. The results show that MI Al-Wathoniyah 22 Bekasi has implemented a marketing strategy for educational services based on market determination, market position and 7p mix. The school has programs that are the flagship of this school so that enthusiasts from the community are quite enthusiastic and the programs owned by the school are an attraction in itself. Not all schools have superior programs owned by MI Al-Wathoniyah 22 Bekasi. The services provided by schools to users of educational services are also quite good. The cooperation that exists between the school, students, and guardians of students is well established so that educational services in schools can run well. MI Al-Wathoniyah 22 Bekasi should further improve its promotional mix by utilizing all existing facilities to be able to attract service customers, attracting enthusiasts not only focusing on quantity but also paying attention to quality. In this way, the achievements of the school will increase even more.
ANALYSIS OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE TERRITORY OF THE MUNICIPALITY/CITY OF PRNJAVOR FOR THE PERIOD 2012-2023
Authors: Usorac Boris
Published: July 2024

Traffic accidents, depending on the consequences they cause, have a direct or indirect impact on all spheres of life in the local community. In this regard, it is important to conduct regular analyzes of traffic accidents, compare the results obtained from those analyses, and to draw lessons from these comparisons, find adequate solutions and implement them in the everyday traffic environment for the purpose of improving traffic functioning and preventing traffic accidents. In this paper, the data obtained by the Prnjavor Police Station on the number of traffic accidents in the territory of the Municipality of Prnjavor (now the City of Prnjavor) (Prnjavor Police Station, No.: 13-2/01-053.2-249/23 from 05.10.2023.), their character and consequences in the period from 2012 to 2023 were analyzed, the data obtained were analyzed and compared with data at the level of the Republic of Srpska (according to the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska and the Traffic Safety Agency of the Republic of Srpska) (Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Srpska, 2012-2022; Traffic Safety Agency of the Republic of Srpska, 2022.). At the end, conclusions were drawn and measures proposed to improve traffic safety in the territory of the City of Prnjavor.