bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of Comorbidities in COVID-19 Patients
Authors: Kunasegran Durga Darshene , Gengatharan Kohila , Logeswaran Rani Thanuja , Subramaniam Viknesuwary , Naik Durgadas Govind
Published: May 2023

Coronaviruses are known to cause fatal diseases like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and recently recognised coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). It is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a single-stranded RNA virus. This review is done to study the clinical presentation, comorbid conditions in COVID-19 patients. The relevant articles were searched in PubMed, Science direct and special issues in JAMA, and the New England Journal of Medicine. Only selected papers were used for data extraction and synthesis. The exact source of current pandemic of Covid-19 is not known. The main clinical symptoms include fever, dry cough, myalgia, dyspnoea. Other symptoms presented are headache, malaise, chills/rigor and diarrhoea. The mortality rate was high in above 60 years of age with the comorbid conditions. The data analysis revealed varied mortality rates in different regions. The mortality rate of COVID-19 has been highest among elderly individuals with the comorbid conditions.
Service Quality towards Customer Satisfaction, Case Study
Authors: Mohd Sani Mohd Sulaimi , Abd Halek Muhammad Syamil , Haji Zainul Nur Hanifa
Published: May 2023

Since 20th century, the Korean wave has been a phenomenon globally and it has also spread through Malaysia in terms of culture, music, fashion and also food. Study shows that Malaysian is attracted towards Korean cuisine which increases the demand of Korean cuisine. As result, numerous of new business opportunities have raised. Sopoong, IOI City Mall, Putrajaya is one of the top and thriving Korean cuisine restaurant with more than five branches all over Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley area. The aims of this study are to help the food establishment to improve their service quality and subsequently increase the customer satisfaction, and also could help any other organizations that are interrelated to this research. This research is also purposely to determine the relationship of service quality with customer satisfaction focused at Sopoong, IOI City Mall, Putrajaya. The researchers used the service quality dimension (SERVQUAL) such as tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy to find the relationship with customer satisfaction as the main idea. This study is a quantitative study conducted to tracks the seasonal trends or phenomena related to the issue. For this research, survey questionnaire was used as data collection method and three hundred and one (301) questionnaires were distributed to respondent at Sopoong, IOI City Mall, Putrajaya. The data collected are analysed by using descriptive and correlation analysis by using IBM-SPSS software. The findings of this study show that the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction is availabl
Upshot of Coffee Consumption on Blood Pressure in Frequent and Non-frequent Drinkers among Healthy Population in Rural and Urban Area of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Authors: Julius Audrey , Selamat Neni Widiasmoro , Ibadillah Ismail Siti Zulaikha
Published: May 2023

The upshot of blood pressure relies on the quantity and frequency of caffeine intake and on the rate of caffeine metabolism. This study aimed to investigate the effect of coffee consumption on blood pressure among frequent and non-frequent drinkers in rural and urban area of Kota Kinabalu. A total of 168 participants (Mean age = 26.52 ± 6.33 years; female = 50%; weight = 61.35 ± 12.52 kg; height = 163.37±7.70 cm; diploma holder = 45.2%) were recruited. Questionnaires consisting of socio-demography (5 items), caffeine intake frequency (2 items) and knowledge on coffee, blood pressure and effect to human health (10 items) were distributed. Blood pressure (BP) was taken before coffee consumption and after 30th, 60th, 90th and 120th minutes. SPSS version 24 were employed for statistical analysis. Frequent drinkers displayed significantly higher BP on the 90th (p=0.015) and 120th (p<0.001) respectively after intervention compared to non-frequent drinkers. Significant upshot of BP was detected among frequent drinkers between 0th and 30th minutes (p<0.001), 30th and 60th minute (p<0.001), 60th and 90th minute (p=0.002), 90th and 120th minute (p<0.001). Subsequently, only urban participants reported significant increase in BP between 0th and 30th minute (p<0.001), 30th and 60th minute (p<0.001), 60th and 90th minute (p<0.001), 90th and 120th minute (p<0.001). Both rural and urban population possessed moderate knowledge (5.85 ± 1.91 vs 5.71 ± 1.73). This research ratifies that frequent caffeine intake elevated higher BP. This finding provided elementary evidence supporting that coffee intake is not advisable by hypertension patients
Binocular Vision and Associate Symptoms in Among MSU Students
Authors: Subramaniam Pungkothai , Azman Nahdiyah
Published: May 2023

Binocular depth perception and stereopsis are two important visual perceptual skills that produce healthy binocular vision. In addition, those who perform extended periods of close vision work, such as reading or the prolonged use of computers, are more likely to report the associated symptoms. The aim of the research was to study the relationship between normal binocular vision and associated symptoms based on COVD – QOL questionnaire score. The questionnaire consists of 19 items divided by accommodation, binocularity, orientation, and perception. A score of 20 or more is considered as symptomatic. Majority of 60% (30 students) of students have a total score of 20 or more for the questionnaire. Mostly answered column with the highest score is related to accommodation and binocularity (score of 3 and 4). There is no significant correlation between binocular vision tests and associated symptoms in the sample of MSU students
Refractive Errors among Urban Poor Population in Shah Alam, Selangor:
Authors: Awg Isa Mohd Zaki , Abdullah Azarina , Yacob Zurin Ferdawani , Sari Mohd Ferdaus , Nordin Fairuz Mohd , Othman Amalina , Rahmat Baqiatul’ Sabiqi ‘Asffi , Ismail Siti ‘Aisyah , Dass Subhadeep , Amiruddin Maryam , Azman Nahdiyah
Published: May 2023

International Association of Prevention Blindness (IAPB) reported 1.1 billion people worldwide live with vision loss. Ninety percent of vision loss is treatable or preventable. Management and Science University (MSU) prevention of blindness project (POB) is an outreach community project providing eye care accessibility to underserved communities. This paper aimed to report the prevalence of refractive errors among the urban poor population in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. A total of 433 participants were involved in a cross-sectional study. Spherical equivalent (SE) of 0.50 D in the worse eye is considered refractive errors, which SE of >-0.50 D is myopia, and SE of >050 D as hyperopia. Low myopia was defined as SE less than -3.00 D; moderate myopia is defined as SE between -3.00 to -5.99 D, and high myopia is defined as SE -6.00 D and above. Astigmatism is considered as cylindrical refraction greater than 0.50D in either eye. Anisometropia is defined as differences SE of 1D of equal with or greater between two eyes Myopia in one eye and hyperopia in the fellow eye SE difference than 0.50D is considered antimetropia. Presbyopia is defined as near vision worse than N6 at 40cm when best-corrected distance visual acuity was better than 6/12. Out of 433 participants were recruited, 242 (55.68%) were male, and 191 (44.32%) were female and a mean age of 55.97(SD = 10.55). For types of refractive errors, 28.41% participants were presbyopia, 28.18% were myopia, 14.78% were hyperopia, 24.94% were emmetropia, 3.70% were antimetropia, and 54.04% were astigmatism. Most of the reported myopia cases have low myopia (79.51%), followed by moderate myopia (13.12%) and high myopia (7.38%). Approximately 75.06% of the population studied were affected by refractive errors and significantly associated with age. This study suggests a need for interventions to allevaiate refractive errors in urban poor areas and other communities affected by providing access and affordable eye care services.
Web-Based Primary Eye Care Analyzer for future Tele-Eye Health Care System
Authors: Zainuddin Zuhaira Ilyana , Teok Aik Kevin Loo , Helmi Rabab Alayham Abbas , Awg Isa Mohd Zaki
Published: May 2023

Primary eye care (PEC) is a vital component in the primary health care system. It includes the promotion of eye health, the prevention, and the treatment of eye conditions that may lead to visual impairment and blindness. Early detection of vision problems provides early intervention and proper rehabilitation of those who are already visually impaired or blind. This study aimed to provide helps to eye care practitioners to aid early diagnosis and to do the calculation of refraction error, simulation, and analysis of prescription for the patients. The Tele-eye health web-based program consists of a primary eye care system, practitioner modules, and patient modules to assist a simulation for patient care, training, health promotion, educational purposes, reporting, and future research. This web-based Tele-eye health program for primary eye care analyzer allows eye care practitioners and optometrists to aid for early diagnosis of eye and vision problems and use for future telemedicine practice.
The Effect Of Streptomycin And Clindamycin On Dnase I Activity On The Quality Of Dna Of Salivary Origin
Authors: Rohmah Hamimatur , Zulham Zulham
Published: May 2023

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) contains genetic material with all an individual’s information. Saliva has the potential to be a good source of human DNA. When compared to blood sampling, saliva is easier to collect and the collection process is non-invasive. However, human DNA collected from saliva has the potential to be degraded due to deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity in saliva. DNase activity can be inhibited by antibiotics, such as aminoglycoside antibiotics and lincomycin derivatives. This study aimed to determine the effect of streptomycin and clindamycin on DNAse I activity against the quality of human genomic DNA from saliva. The sampling technique was that samples were collected from 9 subjects with each subject flowing into a saliva pot. Before saliva collection, subjects were asked to rinse their mouth with a solution of chlorhexidine gargle (Listerin™) for 30 seconds, then the samples were divided into four groups. The average concentration of DNA extracted from the spin-column method was 32.91 g/mL (7.10-99.45 g/mL) while the average purity was 1.813 g/mL (1.639-2.043 g/mL). With clindamycin treatment, PCR was able to amplify the human NOTCH2 gene (~704 bp) while various concentrations of streptomycin produced multiple bands of ~100 bp. The concentration of 3.2 mM clindamycin effectively inhibits DNAse I activity and can amplify the human NOTCH2 gene while streptomycin cannot protect.
WOMEN'S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION UNDER THE BRAZILIAN MILITARY DICTATORSHIP (1964-1985)
Authors: Sousa Amanda Oliveira de , Santos Jahyra Helena Pequeno dos , Cabral Rafael Lamera Giesta
Published: May 2023

This study questions how the Brazilian Military Dictatorship (1964-1985) articulated its structures around violations of women's political liberties, considering the relations between hierarchies of gender and military regimes' authoritarianism. The main goal is to investigate in what forms this specific repression occurred while demonstrating its distinctive elements. To this end, legal-historical research was conducted, based on both bibliography and documental sources. Through the research carried out, records of events and testimonies related to women's political performance during the period were analyzed. Initially, we discuss the institutionalization process of repression through institutional acts and its effects on women's political participation. Then, we approach the ways found by women to act in this scenario politically. Finally, in the last section, we work on the materialization of dictatorial violence against political activists and its specific features. It was possible to understand that the repression of women's political participation was expressed in meeting opponents' persecution with gendered violence and potentialized through this connection.
Bildungskrise: Bildungspolitik in Deutschland verfestigt soziale Ungleichheit
Authors: Schröder Angela , Krüger Detlef
Published: May 2023

In modernen Gesellschaften sind die Chancen der Lebensgestaltung für die überwiegende Zahl der Menschen von ihren erreichten formalen Bildungsabschlüssen abhängig. Die Bildungskrise, in der sich unser Land befindet, droht vielen Kindern das Erreichen dieser Abschlüsse zu erschweren und ihnen damit entscheidende Lebenschancen zu nehmen.
Wohlfahrtsverbände als Arbeitgeber: Wohlfahrt auch für die Mitarbeitenden?
Authors: Schneiders Katrin
Published: May 2023

Die Wohlfahrtsverbände haben sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten zu wichtigen Arbeitgebern in Deutschland entwickelt. Mit über zwei Millionen Beschäftigten gehören sie neben der öffentlichen Hand zu den wichtigsten Arbeitgebern nicht nur innerhalb des Sozialsektors, sondern spielen auch im Vergleich zu anderen Branchen eine zentrale arbeitsmarktpolitische Rolle.
Seeing (through) the Struggle Sessions
Authors: He Belinda Q.
Published: May 2023

The chapter is based on a book project that explores the complex interrelation between photographic/cinematic media vis-à-vis criminal justice and violence in the experiences of Chinese socialism. The case study examines the image of struggle sessions (often called pidouhui, gatherings for mass denunciation, in which those labelled as class enemies were identified, accused, shamed, or tormented in public) in both archival and recycled forms, as well as its enduring reproduction and global circulation. This chapter looks at how the knowledge of struggle sessions has been (re)produced and transformed in images being lost and found though border-crossing film and media practices, which has shaped the need for us to rethink the question of recycling and circulation as central to intersecting histories of socialist imagery and global cinema. The chapter also seeks to offer a non-Western response to the recent and lively debates about archival access, violence, witnessing, and the ethics of spectatorship.
Screening Politics in Hong Kong
Authors: Lee Joseph Tse-Hei
Published: May 2023

This chapter negotiates the art of representing crisis and the crisis of representation as shown in the visual and discursive modes of cinematic portrayals of Hong Kong’s political change in the post-1997 era. Through a closer look at Ten Years (Shi nian , dir. Kwok Zune, Fei-Pang Wong, Jevons Au, Kwun-Wai Chow, Ka-Leung Ng, 2015) and independent documentaries on young Umbrella protesters such as Lesson in Dissent (dir. Matthew Torne, 2014), Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (dir. Joe Piscatella, 2017) and Lost in the Fumes (Dihou tiangao , dir. Nora Lam, 2017), this study argues that these films reframe social and political upheavals and youth activism in historical perspective and bend various genres aesthetically. Carving out their niche audience at community screening events and international film festivals, both local and foreign filmmakers employ cinema as a powerful tool of political critique, re-evaluating the different forms of Chinese dominance over the postcolonial city.
Sticks, Not Carrots
Authors: Chu Katherine
Published: May 2023

This chapter examines the potency of China’s notion of soft power and applies it to the Chinese film industry. While tracing the genesis of reform within the Chinese film industry from a historical perspective, this chapter first discusses the term “soft power,” coined by Joseph S. Nye in 1992. Second, the chapter investigates how the Chinese government institutionalized its film industry in dealing with domestic audiences and, to a lesser extent, foreign audiences. In this regard, this chapter will examine a host of questions. For instance, why did the Beijing government embrace and promote soft power through the film industry? Does it work? What were the reasons behind the film industry’s reform as an integral component of China’s soft-power diplomacy?
Conclusion
Authors: Yu Leqi
Published: May 2023

This book concludes with an alternative interpretation of Xia Yong’s art. By closely examining Xia’s calligraphic inscriptions on jiehua, this chapter explains how Xia Yong considered the relationship of texts to images and why he selected these literary sources. It also complements our discussion about modularity and addresses the issues of workshop practice, potential buyers, and art markets that existed for the late-Yuan jiehua in the Jiangnan area.
Pemanfaatan Lingkungan Sekolah sebagai Media Pembelajaran untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Mata Pelajaran Geografi Siswa Kelas XI IPS-1 SMA Negeri 6 Mataram
Authors: Sriwidiastuti Putut
Published: May 2023

The aims of this study were to find out: 1) Improving the learning outcomes of class XI IPS-1 students at SMA Negeri 6 Mataram in the subject of Geography by using learning media in the school environment for the 2022/2023 school year; 2) Improving the learning activities of class XI IPS-1 students of SMA Negeri 6 Mataram during the learning process in Geography subject by using school environment learning media. This research method uses Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subjects of this study were all 33 students in class XI IPS-1 at SMA Negeri 6 Mataram in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. The instruments used were: observation sheets of teacher and student activities and the rubric of student creativity using percentage analysis. Based on the results of the data analysis, it was found that: Utilization of the school environment as a learning medium in the Geography subject, the subject matter of flora and fauna in Indonesia and the world can improve student learning outcomes for class XI IPS-1 SMA Negeri 6 Mataram. This is evidenced by the research data for two cycles. Prior to the research, the percentage of completeness of student learning outcomes only reached 36.36%. In cycle I, student learning outcomes increased to 69.70% and in cycle II it reached 93.94%. Utilization of the school environment as a learning medium can also increase student activity during the learning process. Student activity in cycle I and cycle II reached 62% and 88%, respectively. Thus, from the description above, it can be concluded that the use of the school environment as a learning medium can improve learning outcomes in the Geography subject for Class XI IPS-1 SMA Negeri 6 Mataram Odd Semester in the Academic Year 2022/2023 and it can be said to be successful.
Upaya Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Kimia Materi Struktur Atom melalui Model Discovery Learning Siswa Kelas X-5 SMA Negeri 6 Mataram
Authors: Husniarti Baiq Sri Ayu
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine the increase in learning outcomes in Chemistry on the subject of atomic structure through the Discovery Learning model for Class X-5 students of SMA Negeri 6 Mataram in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. This research method uses Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subjects of this study were all 32 students in class X-5 at SMA Negeri 6 Mataram in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 academic year. The instruments used were: observation sheets of teacher and student activities and the rubric of student creativity using percentage analysis. Based on the results of data analysis, it was obtained that: the Discovery Learning model can improve student learning outcomes in class X-5 Mataram 6 Public High School in the odd semester of the 2022/2023 school year. In the initial conditions, students who have completeness in learning Chemistry are 15 students or if the percentage is 46.88%. In the first cycle stage, there were 25 students or if the percentage was 78.13%, this proved an increase of 13.25% from the initial conditions. Then in the second cycle of students who are in complete learning Chemistry, there are 32 students or 87.50%. This proves an increase of 9.37% from cycle II.
Data visualization tool for student dropouts in Tanzania
Authors:   , Kayanda Angelika Mark
Published: May 2023

Education is a crucial sector and key component of many governments’ agenda. Despite that, students dropout has been among the persisting challenges in education, being experienced from basic education levels to colleges and universities. This work presents a study on data visualization in education and a glimpse of data visualization in other domains, and suggests a web based data visualization tool for student dropouts in Tanzania, targeting primary and secondary schools. It also presents users’ feedback regarding the developed web-based tool. This study collected data from the Government Basic Statistics Portal and the President’s Office - Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG). Rapid prototyping was employed to develop the proposed web-based data visualization tool for interactive visualization of the prepared data. Moreover, focus group discussions and questionnaires were used to gather feedback from the users, whereby majority agreed that data visualization is useful for understanding data and providing insights for reporting and decision making. Most users further agreed that the developed tool was easy to use, useful and recommendable. The various challenges that came up during the course of this study enlightens on the need for sound data collection practices and the need for good visualization literacy. The results from this study will be beneficial for decision makers in education domain by providing a wide range of options to visually compare and observe variations in the student dropouts trends, thus facilitating informed decisions. Moreover, this study will be useful source of information for further research in dropout prediction and modelling.
Option pricing using jump diffusion model: a case of stock markets of selected east African countries
Authors:   , Kimaro Novat
Published: May 2023

The stock price is characterized by several features which can only be captured by the best model. To investigate this the Merton's jump-diffusion model was developed and applied to the selected stocks of three East African communit y countries’ stock markets. The daily closing stock prices of the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange over a period of five (5) years from 1 st July, 2013 to 1 st July, 2018 were analyzed. The objective of this analysis was to investigate how best the developed model do price options when the stock price features of three East African stock markets are incorporated into the model. The Merton's jump-diffusion model was employed as a stochastic differential equation. While the Maximum Likelihood Estimation method was used to estimate the optimal model parameters and implemented with MATLAB. For comparison purpose, the researcher estimated the parameters of the Black- Scholes model. The empirical results show that the Merton Jump Diffusion gives realistic option price values for the selected stocks due to the incorporation of the compound Poison process. On the other hand, the selected stocks from all three markets exhibit several jumps as it was evidenced from non-zero values of jump intensities (lambda). Also, the log-returns density of Merton reveals the presence of volatility and leptokurtic features due to the presence of both negative and positive skewness and excessive kurtosis values. Keywords: Kurtosis, Options, Leptokurtic.
Modeling the effect of storm-water flow on sewer system leakage
Authors:   , Baseka Sifa Yohana
Published: May 2023

The storm-water overflow on manhole is numerically solved in this study. To produce a real representation of storm overflow, the Navier-Stokes equations were used. Turbulence flow was modelled using the standard k-epsilon turbulence model together with the volume of fluid method for phase surface tracking. The open-source fluid dynamics tool OpenFOAM 5.0 was used for solving the model and the visualization tool, paraview 5.4.0, was used for processing the solution data. The convergence test was performed at three different mesh sizes. The numerical solution was independent of mesh sizes. The risen storm-water column inside a manhole exerts a non-uniform pressure on the manhole cover. The non-uniform pressure distribution leads to different uplifting forces at manhole cover areas. However, the global uplifting force remains constant as long as the storm-water overflow is happening on the manhole. The overflow intensity is on manhole, and areas opposite to the outlet pipe give the highest intensity of the leaking storm-water. The rate of storm-water column rise inside a manhole is reduced by the use of manholes with larger width (or diameters) and pipes of larger diameters.
Gerhard’s Cultural Milieu: An Explorer and a Survivor
Authors: Adkins Monty
Published: May 2023

This chapter discusses the duality at the heart of Gerhard’s exile in England –the desire to pursue advanced compositional exploration and the need to survive as a freelance composer. The chapter draws on Hansard, the parliamentary record to provide a detailed understanding of the political milieu Gerhard encountered on his arrival as an exile in England in 1939. It situates Gerhard within the wider émigé community demonstrating how he remained an ‘outsider’ both in terms of his pro-Modernist aesthetic vision as well as his decision to remain a freelance composer rather than seek an academic position. Gerhard’s alignment with European Modernism, particularly from the early 1950s onwards, is discussed with reference to his association with Glock and the agenda he pursued at the BBC and the implications of this in the post-Glock era. At the heart of the chapter is an investigation of the wide range of influences on Gerhard’s work using DNA in Reflection (1963) as a case study. The chapter presents the first in-depth contextual study of this work–highlighting the duality of the composer’s radical experiments in electronic music and the commercial imperatives of an exiled composer through the release of ‘cues’ from this work as library music.
National Identity and Spanish Republican Exile
Authors: Lough Francis
Published: May 2023

This chapter explores the problematic nature of the notion of national identity with specific reference to the ideological and cultural movements that have shaped Spanish history and lay behind the deep divisions which resulted in the Spanish Civil War. It argues that even though any image or idea of national identity is based on an imagined sense of unity, no such unity emerged in Spain in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It contrasts the imposition of a consciously constructed idea of national identity imposed on the country by the Francoist regime after the Civil War with the difficulties faced by Spanish Republicans in their attempt to create a new national identity in Spain in the 1930s and in exile, and their continued marginalisation from Spanish society after their reincorporation into Spanish cultural life with the creation of a new democratic state after the death of Franco in 1975.
Roberto Gerhard’s First Decade of Exile (1939–1949): Rootlessness and Survival
Authors: Andrés Leticia Sánchez de
Published: May 2023

Gerhard’s first decade of exile was a hard period in his life. It was full of economic difficulties, health problems, and feelings of isolation and rootlessness. Nevertheless, he kept his commitment to the Catalan cause. In fact, Gerhard was always coherent in his ideology and his aesthetic tendencies, renouncing neither his Catalan identity nor his Catalanism, even during the continued struggle for Catalonia during his exile in England. This chapter shows that Roberto Gerhard’s exile was not planned. It demonstrates the uncertainty of the first months in exile, his difficult adaptation to England, his activities on behalf of Catalanism, and his role in the reactivation of the Catalan section of the ISCM. The chapter also focuses on Gerhard’s compositions during this period.
Del cuidado humano al cuidado del ambiente
Authors: Caballero Muñoz Erika , Alves Pereira Vilmar
Published: May 2023

El objetivo principal de esta teorización es reflexionar sobre el cuidado humano, a partir de la identificación de la crisis paradigmática y los cambios requeridos del paso de un modelo biomédico a uno transformador basado en la ciencia del cuidado humano. La metodología fue un estudio teórico de reflexión amparado en la teoría del cuidado humano y la teoría ecológica cosmocena. Los principales resultados dan cuenta de que los modelos de compresión ontológica amplían la visión del cuidado humano de la salud a una visión que involucra una comprensión del cuidado del ambiente, son una importante contribución al campo de las ciencias humanas y de la salud que puede servir para orientar nuevas formas de ser y actuar.  Se concluye que es en el concepto de alfabetización ontológica unitaria donde las enfermeras y enfermeros poseen competencias que implican conciencia, formas de ser reflexivas e intencionales que conducen a la curación y plenitud de pacientes, familiar, colegas y el ambiente. En el área de salud, comprender la necesidad de un cambio hacia filosofías de cuidado, permite ir hacia paradigma generadores de salud.
Can the European Union be a “Change Master” in the Climate Change–Defenсe Nexus?
Authors: Panayotova Monika
Published: May 2023

This article examines the “climate change – defence” nexus in order to identify opportunities for unlocking the EU's potential as a “change master” in a complex world. The paper aims, on the one hand, to showcase the Union as a “multidimensional power” with a unique toolkit for action and, on the other hand, to explore the EU's capacity to be a “change agent” in the green transition and the defence sector's involvement in it. A 'multidimensional power' is defined as a combination of aspects and tools of – soft, economic, normative, military, transformative, smart and tranquil powers. By implementing the Moss Kanter's innovative approach from the theory of change and exploring the numerous documents and initiatives generated by the European institutions in the last three years, the publication seeks to answer to what extent the Union has the capabilities to be a "master of change", namely to adapt to the environment and to identify new opportunities, threats and ideas; to use kaleidoscopic thinking; to communicate a clear vision and inspire others, to create coalitions, to work through teams, not to be discouraged by obstacles and to recognise everyone's contribution. As a result, it is concluded that while the Union has all the prerequisites to be a “change master” on climate change and defence issues, this potential is not yet unlocked, as: on the one hand, there is an imbalance between high proactivity by the European institutions and moderate caution in implementation by the Member States, and on the other hand, communication deficits exist regarding the EU's global green transformation efforts and investments. The sooner it is realised globally that the time is changing us, but we are changing it too, the sooner action will be taken on both the environmental footprint and the defence sector's contribution to climate emergency issues.
Ралф Кадуърт и неговата роля в историята на моралната философия през ранната модерна епоха
Authors: Hristov Hristo
Published: May 2023

Sarah Hutton, renowned scholar of Ralph Cudworth’s philosophy in the present day, notes that Cudworth himself has constructed a conception of the human mind that lies at the root of most fully developed philosophical psychology that a representative of Seventeenth-Century Cambridge Platonists has ever endowed in the terms of his own intellectual heritage. Cudworth had turned his attention to the philosophical tradition of Platonism, especially to the Plotinus’ Enneads, to have developed the same philosophical psychology distinguished by its notion of the soul like self-determining entity having many faculties: intellectual, vital, and moral. On account of this state of affairs Hutton presumes that it is rightfully to think Cudworth undoubtedly to have carried out real theory of mind that has yielded explanations about discernible experience in relation to the human mental states. Hutton rightly thinks on account of that statement that the definitions of the essence of the soul Plotinus has presented in his Enneads, IV, are substantial part of Cudworth’s philosophical psychology that places emphasis on the notion of the soul like self-determining and ruling entity in the realm of mental processes in human vital experience. That soul according to Cudworth can in the same time sympathize with the phenomena of this experience. Here I propose discussion on these issues. I posit that Cudworth had relied on his notion of the soul when he had developed his own epistemology in relation to the conception of morality and freewill that he had been working out. Accordingly I maintain that the moral philosophy of Cudworth within this frame of reference has had its influence on the further development of the moral philosophy in Britain.
Икономическият морализъм на Бенджамин Франклин и духът на американския капитализъм
Authors: Dimitrova Ani
Published: May 2023

Benjamin Franklin brought forward the principles of natural law and morality as the main element in judging the particular acts of human behavior and which of his actions are right or wrong, good or harmful to others around them. His view of democratic citizenship is at the heart of creating a democratic society in which questions of the citizenship, the federalism, the constitutional government, the role of civil association, and religious freedom are freely debated. He introduced the rationality in the actions, and the skepticism in planning and implementation, not only in politics but also in life as at the base of the pyramid of prescriptions stand virtues as a manifestation of high intelligence. He was the statesman at the heart of the formation of the young American nation's mentality, and some of his thoughts gave rise to the most powerful economy in the world. For many, Franklin is in many ways an exceptional historiographical case, encompassing the global emergence of political economy and at the same time codifying a typically capitalist ethos.
Pengaruh Penambahan Aspal Terhadap Stabilitas Marshall Pada Material Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Di Ruas Jalan Jenderal Sudirmal–Rijali Kota Ambon
Authors: Masri Yumin , C. Siahaya Vera Th. , Istia Penina T
Published: May 2023

Penanganan kerusakan jalan  dengan cara pembongkaran lapis permukaan jalan lama dengan alat Cold Milling Machine (CMM) untuk memperbaiki nilai daerah permukaan jalan. Tujuan penelitian mengevaluasi karakteristik aspal beton pada campuran panas dengan menggunakan kembali material Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) hasil dari ekstraksi dan menambahkan material  yang baru berupa agregat dan Aspal Pen 60/70 sehingga dapat menghasilkan campuran dengan kinerja yang baik. Metode eksperimen, dimana kegiatan penelitian dilakukan di laboratorium dan jenis pengujian yaitu pengujian Marshall untuk mendapatkan nilai stabilitas dan flow. Cara pengujian untuk mendapatkan nilai stabilitas dan flow yaitu dengan membaca nilai arloji pada alat Marshall. Pengujian yang akan dilakukan mengacu pada Spesifikasi Bina Marga 2018. Hasil dari penelitian diperoleh nilai karakteristik campuran beraspal daur ulang AC-WC dengan penggunaan material Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) 20% dan penambahan aspal Pen 60/70. Berdasarkan hasil analisis terhadap penggunaan material RAP 20% dengan formulasi batu pecah 10/20 = 19,10%, batu pecah 5/10 = 32%, pasir = 20%, abu batu 8,9% dan lima variasi kadar aspal Pen 60/70 diperoleh nilai Kadar Aspal Optimum (KAO) = 6%. Karakteristik campuran dengan pengunaan RAP 20% dengan niai rata – rata yang di peroleh yaitu nilai VIM = 4,28%, nilai VMA = 15,89%, nilai VFB = 72,91%, nilai stabilitas marshall = 1.067,43 kg, nilai flow =3.56 mm, nilai marshall Quotient = 301,91 kg/mm dan memenuhi batas spesifikasi Bina Marga 2018 untuk campuran laston AC-WC.
Digital tools in education
Authors: Dancsa Daniel , Štempeľová Iveta , Takáč Ondrej , Annuš Norbert
Published: May 2023

Over the past decades, the demands placed on education systems have changed. Workers in the labour market need certain competences such as technical, methodological, social and personal competences. The aim of education today is to create a new educational paradigm that prepares the workforce of the future for the new challenges. This change is accompanied by the introduction of new didactic concepts such as blended learning, which combines the advantages of face-to-face and online learning with the use of digital teaching tools that can help develop the desired competences. The pandemic has led to a huge and rapid increase in the use of digital tools in education, which has necessitated the development of guidelines for their use. Therefore, the aim of this work is to present the digital tools that have been introduced into education and that require the development of digital competences by students and teachers, thus enabling teachers and managers of educational institutions to take advantage of the use of digital tools in the post-pandemic renewed situation.
Biografía Tushar Kanti Das Roy
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL), Das Roy Tushar Kanti
Published: May 2023

Tushar K. Das Roy (1936- ), es originario de la India y ha pasado su vida y carrera profesional como investigador científico y tecnólogo en Alemania, Grecia y México. Su experiencia en la industria por más de 30 años le permite destacar entre los profesores universitarios por sus contribuciones prácticas de desarrollo y aplicaciones tecnológicas en el campo de la cerámica estructural, a través del desarrollo de proyectos de investigación en conjunto con estudiantes de pregrado, maestría. y doctorado, y con financiamiento tanto de la industria privada como del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) en México.
The relationship between domestic and international law in accordance with the Constitution of Montenegro
Authors: Rajović Miloš
Published: May 2023

The relationship between domestic (state) law, or more precisely domestic laws, and international law is one of the most complex and dynamic issues, both in foro interno and in foro externo, resulting in different and numerous theoretical and practical solutions. Beginning with basic theoretical starting points (monism and dualism), through comparative constitutional practice, this paper seeks to provide a detailed analysis of the provisions of the Constitution of Montenegro from 2007 concerning the relationship between domestic and international law, especially Article 9. Opting for a monistic approach with a relative primacy of international law, the Montenegrin Constitution prescribes that international treaties and generally accepted rules of international law are an integral part of the internal order. The analysis of the Constitution in the manner of de lege lata pointed out some basic errors and shortcomings of the positive legal solution of the relationship between domestic and international law found in Article 9, and resulted in a proposed correction in the manner of de lege ferenda, with the aim of reducing the potential international legal responsibility of Montenegro.
Domestic violence between felony and misdemeanour law of the Republic of Srpska
Authors: Sladić Ljubana
Published: May 2023

Since May 2020, a new legal solution which treats domestic violence exclusively as a felony has been in force as part of the legislature of the Republic of Srpska. In this article, the author argues against the exclusive treatment of domestic violence as a felony by pointing out that it should also be treated as a misdemeanour but with a clear dividing line. This article presents the results of research conducted to establish the attitudes of judicial bodies concerning the felonization of domestic violence and also present the statistical data from the Basic Court in Bijeljina in connection with this crime. By interpreting the results of the survey, it was concluded that the participants were familiar with the new legal solution regarding the felonization of domestic violence and the consequences that such solutions produce in practice. The majority of them are of the view that the solution that treats domestic violence exclusively as a felony is not beneficial nor is it beneficial for the court to issue urgent/protective measures in misdemeanour procedures. Instead, the court should issue such measures in felony procedures. Also, the participants agree that there has been no increase in the number of prison sentences nor a more stringent penal policy with regard to the perpetrators of domestic violence, and they agree that these individuals typically receive suspended sentences, which is supported by the abovementioned statistical data.
Making sense: digital kindergarten during Covid-19 lockdown
Authors: Purešević Dragana , Mitranić Nevena
Published: May 2023

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially during the period of lockdown, great changes in education have occurred, and preschool education has not remained an exception. The biggest change in education during lockdown was the switch from live contact to a digital context in which learning took place. On the one hand, this has led to a large number of studies that have included perspectives of the system, families, and teachers, and their perceptions about education during the lockdown, but on the other hand, there was a very small number of studies which were focused on the perspective of children, and none of them included the perspective of preschool children. In this paper, we mapped all recognized (non)sense of the digital learning experience in kindergarten during the 52 days of COVID-19 lockdown in Serbia. Thirteen children from different parts of Serbia were co-researchers in this paper, and they were consulted about some specific topics such as activities that were realized and how relationships with peers and educators were established in a digital environment. We strived to establish the connections with possible reasons for the lack of meaning and relevance of digital learning not just for children but for all actors in contemporary education by using a postqualitative approach to data interpretation.
Student attitudes to the factors that determine the success of online teaching and the acquisition of professional skills in accounting subjects during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Jovanović Dejan , Fedajev Aleksandra , Janković-Perić Marina
Published: May 2023

Transition to online teaching is the best approach to coping and overcoming the difficult situation that universities all over the world are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it will have the least possible negative effects on students' education and the development of professional skills. Based on the above, the primary objective of the paper is to identify the factors that influence the effectiveness of acquiring professional skills in accounting subjects in online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as factors that determine the success of online teaching based on students' views. The research was conducted on a sample of 373 students from universities in Kragujevac, Belgrade, Novi Sad and Niš. Students who attended online classes in at least one accounting subject were surveyed. In the methodological sense, the analysis of the collected data was based on the application of descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and multiple regression. The research results indicate that the factors determining the success of online teaching are the adequacy, availability, and autonomy of information and communication technologies (ICT); Internet connection, advantage and simplicity of ICT use; communication with the teacher; the readiness and competence of teachers; the impact of the pandemic; online teaching flexibility and student-perceived satisfaction. In addition, it was identified that student-perceived satisfaction has the greatest impact on the development of professional skills in the accounting subject, followed by the effects of the pandemic and the adaptability of online teaching
Saúde e sociedade
Authors: Sampaio Jose Jackson , Coutinho Sampaio Lima Israel , Nunes Roberta
Published: May 2023

O estudo buscou compreender como Estado e Sociedade, de modo democrático, interagem em mútua implicância a qual precisa ser pensada como histórica, em devir; processual, continuamente contraditória; e complexa, por interdeterminação e interdependência. Trata-se de um ensaio teórico, amparado na literatura e das discussões prévias do Grupo de Pesquisa Vida e Trabalho, vinculado ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Estadual do Ceará. Os resultados apontam para a importância de estudos mais globais, que se utilizem da Dialética e da Teoria da Complexidade, a fim de orientar os recortes de pesquisa para que não se percam na fragmentação técnica. Na relação Sociedade e Saúde, percebe-se que os desafios são grandes, diante das dinâmicas entre sociedade-cultura-economia-política, pois tais campos se implicam por interdeterminação e interdependência entre as partes que compõem o todo, mas não totaliza sem as relações. A construção do acesso e do direito igualitário e equânime à saúde, no Brasil, sofre vitórias e perdas constantes, em retrocessos e meias voltas que tendem a prejudicar a construção social da saúde enquanto direito humano e bem universal.
Participação social na política de saúde mental
Authors: Pires Ronaldo Rodrigues , Ferreira Glaucirene Siebra Moura , Alencar Alexsandro Batista de , Sampaio José Jackson Coelho
Published: May 2023

A participação social é um requisito fundamental para a construção de uma política de saúde mental alinhada com os ideais do Movimento Brasileiro de Reforma Psiquiátrica e da Luta Antimanicomial. Por isso, uma reflexão sobre os modos de operacionalização desta participação necessita ser desenvolvida para aperfeiçoá-la e reforçá-la como instrumento de garantia da saúde mental como um direito humano. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar um panorama da literatura científica sobre a participação social na política de saúde mental brasileira, buscando identificar os principais problemas encontrados na sua efetivação e as possibilidades de superação destes obstáculos. Utilizamos o método da revisão integrativa para reunir a produção sobre esta questão. Os resultados encontrados indicam a necessidade de instituir processos avaliativos que fortaleçam e qualifiquem as experiências formais e informais de participação de usuários, familiares e trabalhadores, para que ela ganhe maior potência na tomada de decisões da política de saúde mental como um todo e no cotidiano dos serviços de saúde.
Transtornos de personalidade na literatura
Authors: Moura Fé Nilson de
Published: May 2023

Conferência apresentada durante a X ª Jornada de Saúde Mental e Cidadania de Quixadá, realizada nos dias 5 e 6 de dezembro de 2002.
Recent Advance in Understanding Vitamin D in Postpartum Depression
Authors:   Barnard College, Columbia University, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY10027, USA, Chai Yilin
Published: May 2023

Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a prevalent mental disorder that affects approximately 20% women after giving birth worldwide. The common PPD symptoms include loss of appetite, suicidal thoughts, withdrawal from loved ones and babies. PPD not only affects mothers’ mental health but also results in mother-infant attachment and bonding problems. Though the exact PPD etiology remains poorly understood, cumulative studies have demonstrated that vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy is associated with PPD, and vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy greatly reduces PPD. This article specifically reviews the recent studies in the relationship between vitamin D3 deficiency and PPD, vitamin D3 treatment for PPD prevention, and the potential mechanisms by which vitamin D3 deficiency results in PPD.