bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sociodemographic Profile, Health Conditions, and Burden of Informal Caregivers of Older Adults in Brazil During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional, Exploratory, Noninterventional, Descriptive Study
Authors: Ferreira Pâmela Moraes , Gomes Mateus Cunha , de Araujo Lucianne Nascimento , Oliveira Tainá Sayuri Onuma de , Ferreira Glenda , Aben-Athar Cintia , da Silva Silvio Eder Dias , Cruz Ramos Aline M P , Rodrigues Diego Pereira , Sousa Fabianne
Published: October 2023

Background

Demographic changes in the world population have resulted in an increasingly aging society, with a progressive increase in the number of people in situations of dependence, who require assistance from family members to meet their basic needs. Caring for older adults involves performing diverse activities, resulting in reduced free time and tiredness, and fulfilling the demands and expectations related to personal, family, physical, and social life, consequently compromising the quality of life of the caregiver. In this context, the informal caregiver of hospitalized older adults emerges as the focus of attention.

Objective

The aim of this study was to describe the sociodemographic profile, health conditions, and burden of informal caregivers of older adults admitted to a university hospital in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic period.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study that was conducted with 25 informal caregivers of hospitalized older adults in a university hospital in Brazil between August and September 2022. Three instruments were applied: Caregiver Burden Inventory, sociodemographic questionnaire, and health conditions questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 28.0. Descriptive (frequency and percentage) and inferential analyses were performed using 2-sided Student t test with 95% CIs.

Results

Of the 25 interviewees, 18 (72%) were females, 17 (46%) were married or in a stable union, 14 (56%) completed secondary education, and 11 (44%) lived with the older adults who needed care. The average age of the participants was 44 (SD 12.8) years. Regarding their health conditions, most caregivers self-reported it as good (12/25, 48%). They provided care to their father or mother older than 70 years (14/25, 56%). The Caregiver Burden Inventory analysis showed that the caregivers were the most negatively impacted in the domains of personal life overload (mean 10.8, SD 3.46; P=.047) and physical overload (mean 10.6, SD 2.32; P=.02).

Conclusions

In recent years, there has been an increase in the burden on informal caregivers of hospitalized older adults in Brazil, thereby impacting their personal and physical lives. The findings of our study show that health care professionals should be trained to promote health guidelines and actions to improve the personal and physical lives of the caregiver population in Brazil.
Efficacy of a Smartphone App in Enhancing Medication Adherence and Accuracy in Individuals With Schizophrenia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Chen Huan Hwa , Hsu Hsin Tien , Lin Pei Chao , Chen Chin-Yin , Hsieh Hsiu Fen , Ko Chih Hung
Published: October 2023

Background

Poor medication adherence or inaccuracy in taking prescribed medications plays an important role in the recurrence or worsening of psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, and the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their medication adherence with exacerbated symptoms or relapse. The use of mobile health services increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their role in improving mental health is becoming clearer.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the effectiveness of a smartphone app (MedAdhere) on medication adherence and accuracy among patients with schizophrenia and to measure their psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functions.

Methods

In this 12-week experimental study, participants were provided interventions with the MedAdhere app, and data were collected between June 2021 and September 2022. A total of 105 participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control groups. We used the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale and Mini-Mental State Examination to measure the participants’ psychiatric symptoms and cognitive functions. Generalized estimating equations were used for data analysis.

Results

A total of 94 participants met the inclusion criteria and completed the protocol, and the medication adherence rate of the experimental group was 94.72% (2785/2940) during the intervention. Psychotic symptoms (positive, negative, and general psychopathology symptoms) and cognitive functions (memory, language, and executive function) were significantly improved in the experimental group compared to the control group after the intervention.

Conclusions

The MedAdhere app effectively and significantly improved medication adherence and, thereby, the psychiatric symptoms of patients with schizophrenia. This artificial intelligence assisted app could be extended to all patients who need to be reminded to take medication on schedule.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05892120; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05892120
Analysis of Mathematical Communication Ability on Problem-Solving Pythagoras Theorem Viewed From Students' Cognitive Style
Authors: Maslakha Diniya Qori' , Cholily Yus Mochamad , Zukhrufurrohmah
Published: October 2023

This research is motivated by the fact that students' mathematical communication skills still need to be improved. This study aims to describe students' written and oral mathematical communication abilities toward solving the Pythagorean theorem problem in terms of field-dependent and field-independent cognitive styles in class VIII-B at SMP Al-Islam Krian. This type of research is qualitative research with a descriptive method. Subjects in this study were taken using a purposive sampling technique after carrying out the GEFT test in class VIII-B of 2 students, each based on field-independent and field-dependent cognitive styles. The instruments prepared in this study were the GEFT test, a mathematical communication skills test, and an oral examination. Based on the analysis of the answer sheets for the mathematical communication ability test and the oral test, it was concluded that students with field-independent cognitive styles have good written or oral mathematical communication skills. This can be seen from students' ability to write down and convey information, solve problems coherently, systematically, and transparently, and draw conclusions correctly. Students with field-dependent cognitive styles need better mathematical communication skills. This can be seen from the ability of students who need help to correctly write down and convey information, problem-solving ideas coherently, systematically, and clearly, as well as conclusions
Statistical Literacy: A Preliminary Research to Identify Student's Level in Solving AKM Problems Based on Watson Category
Authors: Setio Agus , Baiduri Baiduri
Published: October 2023

Literacy is essential in preparing for 21st-century life and the significant data era. At the very least, people need the ability to process, analyze, read, and use the data to make decisions. This ability is known as statistical literacy. The students' statistical literacy must be diagnosed well for appropriate learning improvements. This study is qualitative research with a quantitative descriptive approach; the instruments used are AKM (Asesmen et al. - Minimum Competence Assessment) problems and Watson's statistical literacy category. The respondents were 187 students from six schools with different statuses (three state and three private schools) with different abilities (two high-level schools, two medium-level schools, and two low-level schools). The results obtained: there are no students at level 1; 3.07% of students are at level 2; 8.82% 0f students at level 3; 14.84% of students are at level 4; 55.61% of students are at level 5, and 17.65% of students gain level 6. Based on the result, it is evident that the students' statistical literacy spread to several levels. Most of the students are in level 5, and a few can gain the sixth level, but still, there are several students at the third level, even the second level. Those data can be used as preliminary data to improve statistical learning methods and teaching materials and for further research, especially about why and how to increase students' statistical literacy
Unbiasing time-dependent Variational Monte Carlo by projected quantum evolution
Authors: Sinibaldi Alessandro , Giuliani Clemens , Carleo Giuseppe , Vicentini Filippo
Published: October 2023

We analyze the accuracy and sample complexity of variational Monte Carlo approaches to simulate the dynamics of many-body quantum systems classically. By systematically studying the relevant stochastic estimators, we are able to: (i) prove that the most used scheme, the time-dependent Variational Monte Carlo (tVMC), is affected by a systematic statistical bias or exponential sample complexity when the wave function contains some (possibly approximate) zeros, an important case for fermionic systems and quantum information protocols; (ii) show that a different scheme based on the solution of an optimization problem at each time step is free from such problems; (iii) improve the sample complexity of this latter approach by several orders of magnitude with respect to previous proofs of concept. Finally, we apply our advancements to study the high-entanglement phase in a protocol of non-Clifford unitary dynamics with local random measurements in 2D, first benchmarking on small spin lattices and then extending to large systems.
Thermal State Preparation via Rounding Promises
Authors: Rall Patrick , Wang Chunhao , Wocjan Pawel
Published: October 2023

A promising avenue for the preparation of Gibbs states on a quantum computer is to simulate the physical thermalization process. The Davies generator describes the dynamics of an open quantum system that is in contact with a heat bath. Crucially, it does not require simulation of the heat bath itself, only the system we hope to thermalize. Using the state-of-the-art techniques for quantum simulation of the Lindblad equation, we devise a technique for the preparation of Gibbs states via thermalization as specified by the Davies generator.
In doing so, we encounter a severe technical challenge: implementation of the Davies generator demands the ability to estimate the energy of the system unambiguously. That is, each energy of the system must be deterministically mapped to a unique estimate. Previous work showed that this is only possible if the system satisfies an unphysical 'rounding promise' assumption. We solve this problem by engineering a random ensemble of rounding promises that simultaneously solves three problems: First, each rounding promise admits preparation of a 'promised' thermal state via a Davies generator. Second, these Davies generators have a similar mixing time as the ideal Davies generator. Third, the average of these promised thermal states approximates the ideal thermal state.
Reading and Library in the Russian Literary Tradition (From a Landowner’s Estate to the Dacha of the Soviet Period)
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Skorokhodov Maxim V.
Published: October 2023

A personal or family library is an indispensable and significant element of an educated person’s life. Of particular value are writers’ libraries, which are formed both by buying new publications and by receiving books as a gift, and usually with friendly inscriptions. The study of a writer’s library helps to clarify the author’s reading circle and identify possible influences. Gift inscriptions help to determine the level of relationship. Interest in books, reading circle, possibility to understand and discuss the readings are important characteristics of literary characters. The article examines the legacy of N. V. Gogol, I. S. Turgenev, L. N. Tolstoy, B. K. Zaitsev, K. G. Paustovsky, M. M. Prishvin and A. T. Tvardovsky. The analysis shows that the literary tradition of homestead and dacha reading and library collecting, which was formed in the 19th century, was developed in the works of the 20th century authors.
A. N. Ostrovsky’s Work with Ancient Russian Sources in Two Versions of the Drama “Kozma Zakharyich Minin, Sukhoruk”
Authors:   Moscow Pedagogical State University, Trofimova Nina V.
Published: October 2023

The problem of Old Russian sources’ using in historical dramas by A. N. Ostrovsky has been raised many times in literary studies. However, the works devoted to the study of the changes made in the second version of the play “Kozma Zakharyich Minin, Sukhoruk” did not include an analysis of differences in the approach to ancient Russian materials. The article provides the comparative analysis of playwright versions in terms of the use of facts, images, stylistic means dating back to the Russian medieval monuments. The analysis of the texts led to the conclusions that about the reducing the number of historical facts and of direct arrangments of Old Russian texts, therefore, the sequence and the details of the narration decreased in the second version. The monologues of the characters reflecting the religious views of the Middle Ages were removed, so the ideological and psychological motivation of character’s actions became weaker. The love line, nonexistent in the sources, became consistent and complete. The role of some fictional characters associated with the Old Russian tradition has changed. As a result, in the second version the personal destinies of historical and fictional characters came to the fore instead of the epoch-making events of the 17th century. Rearranging of the accents changed the genre of the play: from a “dramatic chronicle” it turned into a historical drama.
Lie algebra classification, conservation laws and invariant solutions for the a particular case of the generalized Levinson-Smith equation
Authors: Acevedo Agudelo Yeisson Alexis , Loaiza Ossa Gabriel Ignacio , Londoño Duque Oscar Mario , García Hernández Danilo A.
Published: October 2023

In this study, we examine a specific instance of the generalized Levinson-Smith equation, which is linked to the Liènard equation and holds significant importance from the perspectives of physics, mathematics, and engineering. This underlying equation has practical applications in mechanics and nonlinear dynamics and has been extensively explored in the qualitative scheme. Our approach involves applying the Lie group method to this equation. By doing so, we derive the optimal generating operators for the system that pertain to the specific instance of the generalized Levinson-Smith equation. These operators are then used to define all invariant solutions associated with the equation. In addition, we demonstrate the variational symmetries and corresponding conservation laws using Noether's theorem. Finally, we categorize the Lie algebra related to the given equation.
Selected Farming Systems for Improving Crop Production and RainWater Productivity in Semi-Arid Zone, Sudan
Authors: Elhag Muna M
Published: October 2023

The problem of water shortages for rainfed agricultural production is due to low rainfall and uneven distribution throughout the rainy season makes rainfed agriculture a highly risk enterprise. Appropriate farming systems and soil conservation measures are the only opportunity to reduce the high risk of crops yield losses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of three farming systems; Conventional Farming (CF), Conservation Agriculture (CA), and in-field rain Water Harvesting (WH); on the yield and water productivity of sorghum, sesame and cowpea crops. Field experiments were conducted in semi-arid area of Sennar State, Sudan for two consecutive seasons (2015 and 2016). Three different planting machines were used. The CA recorded higher crop yield for sorghum (2594 kg/ha) followed by in-field rainwater Harvesting (WH) which gave 2362 kg/ha, while CF has the lowest crop yield (2072 kg/ha). For the sesame crop the WH gave the highest crop yield (740kg/ ha) followed by CA (718 kg/ha) and the lowest crop yield was obtained by CF (602 kg/ha). The highest cowpea crop yield was obtained by WH (927.kg/ha) followed by CA farming system (847 kg/ha) and the lowest crop yield was obtained by CF (785kg/ha). The CA farming system recorded the highest water productivity for sorghum (1.081 kg/m3) compared to the WH and CF, while the WH farming system recorded the highest water productivity (0.32 and 0.366 kg/m3) for sesame and cowpea respectively compared to the CA and CF. WH is best recommended farming system in semi-arid areas and CA the best recommended practice where annual rainfall is relatively high.
WALKING AND RUNNING IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR IMPACT ON BRAIN HEALTH AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION
Authors:   Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Tretyakova V. D.
Published: October 2023

A sedentary lifestyle can be called an epidemic of the XXI century. Meanwhile, there are a large number of scientific studies proving that the lack of physical activity can lead to serious malfunctions in the functioning of all body systems, including the nervous system. Disturbance in the structure and functioning of the brain leads to a deterioration in cognitive functions and an increase in the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. On the other hand, a moderately high level of physical activity can improve the functioning of the brain and increase the structural and cognitive reserve, which will help the nervous system to adapt to age-related changes effectively. Walking and running are one of the most common types of exercise, and can be present even in the lives of people who are not involved in sports activities. It has been shown that even low-intensity walking can contribute to cognitive improvements for people of any age and gender. Moderate-intensity running, in particular endurance running, also has a positive effect on the structure and functioning of the brain. The main effects of walking and running relate primarily to memory and executive functions, which is true for both humans and animals.
Morfología y citogenética de nemátodos Rhabditida parasitando arañas y escorpiones en Argentina
Authors: Camino Nora B. , Rodríguez-Gil Sergio , Reboredo Guillermo R. , González Sandra E.
Published: October 2023

El hallazgo de nematodos en arañas y escorpiones, fruto de habituales y sistemáticos de muestreos manuales de arácnidos en la ciudad de La Plata, Argentina, reveló la presencia de ejemplares del orden Rhabditda. Este estudio tiene como objetivo comunicar la presencia de nematodos en el grupo arácnidos, del cual hay escasos y limitados antecedentes.  Uno de los nematodos hallados pertenece al género Rhabditis Dujardin, 1845, de carácter saprófito, caracterizado por llevar en el esófago un hongo que al matar al hospedador lo degrada para poder alimentarse. Este se halló en la cavidad general del cuerpo de la araña Dysdera crocata Koch, 1838. El mismo se caracteriza por tener la cutícula fina, papilas labiales cerradas, estoma largo, sin dientes, esófago con bulbo medio con valva y bulbo basal valvado, vulva media, apéndice caudal corto y cónico. Se describe la división mitótica y se aporta información acerca de la morfología de los cromosomas. Se realizó un estudio citogenético de los Rhabditis, los mismos mostraron poseer cinco cromosomas, de los cuales 2 son más grandes, en metafase, son acro-telocéntricos. El otro género hallado es Cruznema (Artigas, 1927) Dougherty, 1953, parásito del intestino del escorpión Tityus carrilloi Ojanguren-Affilastro, Kochalka, Guerrero-Orellana, Garcete-Barrett, De Roodt, Borges & Ceccarelli, 2021, caracterizado por tener una cutícula con estrías longitudinales y anillos transversales, boca rodeada de seis  labios bien separados, estoma cuticularizado, largo y con tres dientes bien desarrollado, esófago con un bulbo medio fuerte y musculoso y un bulbo basal valvado, hembra con un ovario prodélfico, vulva posterior a la mitad de la longitud del cuerpo, apéndice caudal corto y cónico.
STUDENTS’ ANXIETY IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: ONLINE VERSUS ON-SITE CLASSROOMS
Authors: Mouffok Khadidja , Hamzaoui-Elachachi Hafida , Omari Fatima Zohra Imane
Published: October 2023

As the world continued to grapple with the pandemic of COVID-19, Algerian universities had enforced a transition to a blended teaching approach, requiring both teachers and students to adapt. Accordingly, third-year Licence chemistry students received online and on-site lectures among which English for Specific Purposes lectures. This sudden transition from face-to-face to online teaching had an effect on university students namely at the emotional level which led this research to investigate the impact of both modes of course delivery on students’ affective filter specifically anxiety. A correlational research design was used to understand the relationship between anxiety and the learning environment. Two anxiety tests on online and on-site learning were administered to 16 chemistry students receiving English for Specific Purposes courses. Thus, the current research findings revealed that there is no significant difference in the students’ levels of anxiety whether learning online or in the traditional classroom. These findings necessitate future implications of applying practical techniques and strategies to reduce anxiety in both learning environments to create a suitable and supportive atmosphere that works for better comprehensible input for university students.
TINDAK TUTUR ILOKUSI DALAM FILM MIRACLE IN CELL NO.7 KARYA HANUNG BRAMANTYO: KAJIAN PRAGMANTIK
Authors: Nirmalasari Intia Prananda , Ibrahim Nini
Published: October 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan bentuk tindak tutur ilokusi yang terdapat dalam Film Miracle in Cell No.7 karya Hanung Bramantyo. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode analisis deskriptif. Data di dapatkan melalui tuturan ilokusi yang dituturkan para pemeran film. Sumber data penelitian ini berupa kata atau kalimat dalam dialog film. Teknik pengumpulan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan teknik simak dan catat. Kemudian peneliti menggunakan teknik analisis data dari Miles dan Huberman yaitu dengan cara mereduksi data, menyajikan data, dan memberikan kesimpulan pada hasil penelitian. Penelitian ini memperoleh sebanyak 45 jenis data tindak tutur ilokusi berupa tindak asertif, direktif, komisif, ekspresif, dan deklaratif penelitian ini. Peneliti menyimpulkan jenis tindak tutur ekspresif sebagai jenis tindak tutur ilokusi yang paling dominan muncul pada penelitian ini.
KALIMAT IMPERATIF DALAM BAHASA BATAK TOBA DESA MELA KECAMATAN TAPIAN NAULI KABUPATEN TAPANULI TENGAH
Authors: Astri Nanda Dwi , Sinambela Polma Juliati , Purba Ayu Yohana
Published: October 2023

Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Pendekatan kualitatif yang dimaksud adalah pendekatan yang menggunakan deskripsi dengan menguraikan suatu gambaran data dalam bentuk kata-kata tertulis ataupun lisan mengenai peristiwa yang terjadi. Tujuan peneliti ini berfungsi untuk menambah pengetahuan dan menambah wawasan tentang kalimat perintah di dalam Bahasa daerah Batak Toba. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini melalui narasumber atau masyarakat yang berada di Desa Mela dengan menggunakan bahasa Batak Toba. Teknik analisis data penelitian ini dengan cara observasi (pengamatan), wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang diteliti terdapat kalimat imperatif dalam Bahasa Batak Toba yang mengandung maksud perintah, ajakan, menasehati, permintaan, dan harapan.
A Proposed Merging Methods of Digital Elevation Model Based on Artificial Neural Network and Interpolation Techniques for Improved Accuracy
Authors: Alemam Mustafa K. , YONG Bin , Sani-Mohammed Abubakar
Published: October 2023

The digital elevation model (DEM) is one of the most critical sources of terrain elevations, which are essential in various geoscience applications. Most of these applications need precise elevations, which are available at a high cost. Thus, sources like the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEM are frequently accessible to all users but with low accuracy. Consequently, many studies have tried to improve the accuracy of DEMs acquired from these free sources. Importantly, using the SRTM DEM is not recommended for an area that partly contains high-accuracy data. Thus, there is a need for a merging technique to produce a merged DEM of the whole area with improved accuracy. In recent years, advancements in geographic information systems (GIS) have improved data analysis by providing tools for applying merging techniques (like the minimum, maximum, last, first, mean, and blend (conventional methods)) to improve DEMs. In this article, DEM merging methods based on artificial neural network (ANN) and interpolation techniques are proposed. The methods are compared with other existing methods in commercial GIS software. The kriging, inverse distance weighted (IDW), and spline interpolation methods were considered for this investigation. The essential step for achieving the merging stage is the correction surface generation, which is used for modifying the SRTM DEM. Moreover, two cases were taken into consideration, i.e., the zeros border and the H border. The findings show that the proposed DEM merging methods (PDMMs) improved the accuracy of the SRTM DEM more than the conventional methods (CDMMs). The findings further show that the PDMMs of the H border achieved higher accuracy than the PDMMs of the zeros border, while kriging outperformed the other interpolation methods in both cases. The ANN outperformed all methods with the highest accuracy. Its improvements in the zeros and H border respectively reached 22.38% and 75.73% in elevation, 34.67% and 54.83% in the slope, and 40.28% and 52.22% in the aspect. Therefore, this approach would be cost-effective, especially in critical engineering projects.
Existence Of A Latent Developmental Program: Revisiting The Universal Genome Model Of Evolution Of Metazoa
Authors: Sherman Michael Y.
Published: October 2023

In 2007, I published a hypothesis about mechanisms of evolution of large taxonomic groups of the Kingdom Animalia, which was based on advances in paleontology genome analysis, genetics and embryology that are difficult to understand within Darwinian intuition. According to this model that I called a Universal Genome hypothesis: (a) the Universal Genome that encodes major developmental programs essential for various phyla of Metazoa emerged in a unicellular or a primitive multicellular common ancestral organism shortly before the Cambrian period; (b) The Metazoan phyla, all having similar gene sets, are nonetheless very morphologically distinct because each utilize specific combinations of developmental programs. A highly counterintuitive prediction of this idea, which strictly dissociates it from the classical evolutionary model, is that latent developmental programs should exist in genomes of lower Metazoan taxa. These latent programs control the development of organs and other morphologies that would emerge in evolutionary higher taxa. Potentially such programs could be activated by mutations or application of signaling molecules, and thus be revealed in lower taxa. A paper on the embryology of fins published in the Cell journal provides an evidence for existence of such a latent developmental program. Here I comment of this discovery and its implication in our understanding of evolution.
Total quality management as a key step to healthcare transformation; the Saudi experience
Authors: Samarkandy Manal , Al-Askar Eman , Al-Senani Fahmi , Al-Katheri Mufareh
Published: October 2023

Total quality management (TQM) is a comprehensive approach to healthcare management that emphasizes continuous improvement in service quality through stakeholder engagement. In Saudi Arabia, a new model of care (MoC) was introduced aimed at elevating healthcare quality across different care levels. This MoC comprises six care systems and service layers, integrating clinical governance to ensure ongoing improvements in service quality. The integrated clinical care pathway (ICCP) functions as a customizable disease management pathway tailored to the unique needs of each health cluster. Within the ICCP, a robust quality management program has been implemented, covering quality planning, control, and improvement practices. This program fosters a culture of knowledge exchange and continuous learning, ensuring that changes within the healthcare system are grounded in scientific principles and subject to ongoing assessment. To ensure the success of ICCPs and fulfill their objectives, the Health Holding Company (Health Co.) partnered with the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI). This collaboration aims to enhance the capacity and capabilities of quality improvement teams within ICCPs, driving MoC transformation, inspiring an innovation and improvement culture, and facilitating knowledge and expertise exchange. The primary goal of the quality improvement program is to enhance population health by addressing prevalent risk factors for chronic diseases improving the quality of life through enhancing all healthcare pathways. It seeks to bridge the gap between current healthcare practices and best practices, utilizing improvement coaches (ICs) and advisors to promote effective teamwork. Initially implemented in Saudi Arabia's Al-Hasa region, the TQM program within ICCPs underwent a feedback-gathering workshop. This collaborative effort involved input from ICs and cluster leadership, focusing on various program aspects. The collected feedback aims to further refine and enhance the program for widespread implementation throughout the Kingdom. This review focuses on TQM as a critical step in healthcare transformation, highlighting the Saudi Arabian experience.
Juego “Empresalera”, diseñado para fortalecer áreas administrativas
Authors: Rojas López Miguel David , Jerez Jiménez Yalid Adriana , Morales Barbosa Rubén Esneyder
Published: October 2023

Actualmente, las organizaciones entienden que el conocimiento es ventaja competitiva, por esto, invierten en sistematización y protección adecuada, estas son conocedoras de que es el activo intangible más importante y costoso que tienen. El recurso humano dentro de las organizaciones juega un papel muy importante, porque son estos los que dieron origen a la creación, desarrollo y transformación del conocimiento, es notorio el interés de los trabajadores por dominar el conocimiento de un área específica, porque saben que este les dará el dominio sobre las demás áreas empresariales que dependan de ella.
Este artículo se centra en el diseño de un juego serio basado en conocimiento previo de las diferentes áreas organizacionales con el fin de reforzar conceptos, involucrando el trabajo en equipo en la elección de la mejor alternativa para tomar una decisión a diferentes situaciones planteadas.
Posteriormente este juego será aplicado a un grupo de estudiantes de posgrado pertenecientes a la Facultad de Minas de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y se presentarán las conclusiones pertinentes.
Nota editorial
Authors: Henao Restrepo Darío
Published: October 2023

Director: Dario Henao
Del amor, la pederastia y otros crímenes literarios: América Vicuña y las niñas de García Márquez
Authors: V. Celis Nadia
Published: October 2023

Los escritores son poderosos. Su palabra juega con nuestras dudas y certezas, dirige, enreda. Como todo gran escritor, nuestro Nobel es, sin duda, un gran seductor, un mago que nos deslumbra, en particular a los caribeños, colombianos y latinoamericanos, por su maestría para reproducir no sólo la historia sino la realidad más íntima de nuestros pueblos; porque nos vemos en sus libros ante un espejo que nos Magnifica, nos hace interesantes, graciosos, dignos de la mirada universal, aún desde nuestras miserias.
La narrativa colombiana de la segunda mitad del siglo XX con el tema de la violencia política
Authors: Lora-Garcés Marta Cecilia
Published: October 2023

La narrativa con el tema de la violencia política de la segunda mitad del siglo XX ha sido una constante en el mundo de las letras colombianas, en contraposición con la aseveración de algunos analistas de las ciencias sociales que consideran que ha habido un déficit de “capacidad expresiva” para representar simbólicamente el conflicto interno armado que vive el país.
Otras lecturas sobre el Teatro americano
Authors: Alzate Cuervo Liliana
Published: October 2023

El teatro hispanoamericano en esencia puede considerarse como un hecho cultural plurietnico y multicultural, entre lo indígena, lo negro, lo criollo y lo español. Sin embargo su análisis ha sido a través de un pensamiento criollo, que en general invisibiliza la voz y la visión del otro, sustentando sus argumentaciones desde una mirada europeizante.
Sobre las políticas de los cuerpos y las emociones para la construcción del proyecto de nación en la novela María de Jorge Isaacs (1868) y en la prensa* de 1900 a 1920
Authors: Vejarano Soto Elizabeth
Published: October 2023

Los cuerpos de hombres y mujeres que se dirigen hacia la modernidad en Colombia, desde finales del siglo XIX, empiezan a ser enmarcados en un orden estético, que promueve subjetividades afables a una identidad nacional moderna. Este orden estético implica unas políticas para la conducta de los cuerpos y la apariencia de los mismos, que crean una gramática corporal, donde las formas debían aportarle a la semántica del progreso. Estudiaremos las políticas corporales (políticasde rostrificación y conformación de cuerpos – nación), el diseño de la interioridad y concluiremos con las marcas que dejan vestuarios habitables de la condición social; todo lo anterior en la novela María de Jorge Isaacs y algunos artículos de prensa ubicados entre 1900 y 1920.
THE MECHANISM OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES’ DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF ENSURING ECONOMIC SECURITY IN THE VIEW OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY DIGITALIZATION
Authors:   Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, Popelo Olha , Samoilovych Oleksandr ,   Chernihiv Polytechnic National University
Published: October 2023

The article examines the role of digital technologies in the adaptive management of the develop-ment of industrial enterprises in the context of ensuring economic security. Elements of adaptive man-agement of the development of industrial enterprises, external and internal factors are given. The au-thors refer to external factors as economic aspects, political and legal environment, scientific and technical environment and progress, competitive environment, etc., and to internal factors -the level of development of innovation and investment activity, quality management and marketing, coordination of adaptation processes and actions with the strategy of an industrial enterprise etc. It was found that the adaptability of industrial enterprises under the conditions of ensuring economic security during the implementation of digital technologies requires economically justified, effective organizational and technical approaches and solutions in relation to the set goals, as well as the activation of innovation and investment processes. It has been proven that the permanent changes in the external environment in recent decades lead to changes in the tactical and strategic orientations of the functioning of industrial enterprises, which requires quick perception and understanding, as well as an operational reaction to them. It has been determined that adaptability to external changes and the accumulation of practical experience regard-ing flexibility in managing the development of industrial enterprises in the context ofensuring economic security can be considered a modern scientific trend.It has been investigated that the mechanism of adaptive management of the development of in-dustrial enterprises is aimed at ensuring the economic security of industrial enterprises inthe conditions of strengthening digitalization processes and allows using the advantages of the market conditions of the functioning of the economic system and maximum consideration of the interests of industrial enter-prises. It is noted that the adaptivemechanism of development management is an element of the man-agement system of an industrial enterprise, which contributes to influencing the factors that depend on the efficiency and effectiveness of the enterprise as a factor of ensuring economic security in the era of digitalization of the national economy.
Palp sensory structures in adult caddisflies of the suborder Annulipalpia (Trichoptera): a scanning electron microscopy study
Authors:   Department of Entomology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia, Ivanov V.D. , Abu Diiak K.T. ,   Department of Entomology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia, Melnitsky S.I. ,   Department of Entomology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia, Valuyskiy M.Yu. ,   Department of Entomology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
Published: October 2023

Sensory structures and their patterns are investigated by scanning electron microscopy in 38 species representing ten families of the suborder Annuli-palpia (Trichoptera). Palp sensilla comprise seven types: long trichoid, chaetoid, campaniform, mushroom-like pseudoplacoid, petaloid, thick basiconic, and thin basiconic sensilla. Comparative analysis suggests the presence of family-specific patterns of the palp sensory surfaces. Palp sensilla and their sensory patterns persist in the instances of partial palp reduction. Considerations on the evolution trends, functionality, and taxonomic importance of palp sensory structures are provided.
S. Yu. Saprykin. Tile stamps of Bosporus»  // Proceedings of the Faculty  of History of Moscow State University. Ser. II.  Historical reearch (112).   M — Spb., 2020. — 320 p.
Authors: Ковальчук А. В. .
Published: October 2023

The article is a brief review on the book «Tile stamps of Bosporus» published by S. Yu. Saprykin in 2020 and devoted to the tile stamps seen in the context of the social and political history of Cimmerian Bosporus. The review gives a concise summary and analysis of the book’s content, offers some critical assessment.
Who was buried in the Melek-Chesmenski Tumulus?
Authors: Суриков И. Е. .
Published: October 2023

The tumulus in question belongs to the group of Bosporan royal tombs. The author suggests that, first, one of Paerisades I’s sons, who was named Gorgippus and died in 330es B.C. as a child, was buried in this tumulus; and, second, in 300es B.C. another Paerisades’ son, Satyrus II, who became the king after his father’s death but soon perished in a civil war, was also buried there.
Archaeological research in the area of the village  of 3rd Samostroy in the city of Kerch
Authors: Бейлин Д. В. , Рукавишникова И. В. , Волошинов А.  А.
Published: October 2023

In 2018, the archaeological expedition of the Institute of Archeology of Crimea of the Russian Academy of Sciences explored three small sections on the territory of the railroad located along the railway bed between the village of 3rd Samostroy and the Kerch Metallurgical Plant named after P. L. Voykov in the north‑eastern part of the city of Kerch. This area is of great archaeological interest and is very densely saturated with archaeological sites. Three sites were investigated: «Necropolis «Krasnaya Kerch‑1», «Burial ground «Krasnaya Kerch‑2», «Burial ground «Krasnaya Kerch‑3». On the investigated area of the «Krasnaya Kerch‑2» burial site, 8 burial complexes were identified, represented by seven earth graves, five of which were carved into the mainland limestone rock and a stone box containing several buried individuals. The necropolis dates back to the 4th–3rd centuries BC. In addition to the burial complexes, a building complex was cleared in the eastern part of the excavation, part of which was carved into the mainland limestone rock (former quarry), and part of which was built from sawn limestone stones stacked on cement mortar. The remains of the building can date back to the first half of the 20th century. During further research at the burial ground «Krasnaya Kerch‑3», a construction complex was discovered, which we interpreted as a burial complex, which was destroyed in the process of economic development of the territory during the construction of a railway track, or the construction of which was not completed. A grave carved into the rock mass was also discovered. The archaeological material found during excavations dates back to the 3rd century BC – II century AD.
Genre Metamorphoses of Modern Chinese Ballet
Authors: Huiyu Zhang
Published: October 2023

The article discusses genre metamorphoses of modern Chinese ballet. The author notes that the genre of Chinese ballet has undergone signifi cant changes in its relatively short history. Currently, there is a tendency to rethink classical works of opera and cinema in the choreographic aspect. One of the brightest examples of the new ballet genre was the ballet “Raise the Red Lantern”, which is the focus of this study.
Theodor Leschetizky as Pianist and Composer
Authors: Smirnova Marina V. , Sheludko Anna E.
Published: October 2023

The paper is devoted to the piano pieces and the characteristics of the performing style of Theodore Leschetizky, the head of the large piano school of the 20th century. It is emphasised that the composer’s miniatures are very original, refl ect the atmosphere of the era, have considerable artistic value and can certainly arouse interest among modern audiences, which is proven by artistic experiments undertaken today. The article analyses the problems facing modern performers of Leschetizky’s piano pieces.
Site-Selective Olefin Functionalization Simplifies the Synthesis of Eudesmane Sesquiterpenes
Authors: PANIGRAHI ASHUTOSH , PULUKURI KIRAN KUMAR
Published: October 2023

Late-stage site-specific functionalization of olefins is an underutilized tool in the total synthesis of natural products. Herein, we disclose a short synthesis of oxidized eudesmanes through a site-selective olefin functionalization strategy. To implement this strategy, we synthesized a common intermediate embodying two olefins and hydroxy-carrying eudesmane core via an asymmetric tandem Michael addition and Aldol reaction, and Au(I)-catalyzed Alder-ene reaction. The late-stage site-selective olefin hydrogenation and epoxidation techniques were employed for synthesizing nine eudesmane congeners without using protecting groups. This work demonstrates the efficacy of site-selective olefin functionalization strategy in enhancing the accessibility of complex terpenes and their analogs.
Assessing the Electronic and Optical Properties of Lanthanum Diselenide: a computational study
Authors: Huo Lanjing , Savory Christopher
Published: October 2023

The lanthanide polychalcogenides are a diverse family of compounds with numerous tuneable properties, but only recently has stoichiometric LaSe2 been proposed as a hole transport material. Clarification over its electronic, optical and transport properties is necessary for its future development as a functional material -- in this work, we perform hybrid Density Functional Theory calculations to examine and assess these properties. We find that LaSe2 has strongly anisotropic hole transport properties due to the valence band maximum comprising pi antibonding interactions in Se-Se dimers, and a resultant 2 order of magnitude difference in predicted mobilities. An indirect gap together with forbidden electronic transitions is predicted to lead to a delayed onset of optical absorption, making LaSe2 a strong candidate for an IR-transparent hole conducting material.
CRUSHED CONCRETE AS ADSORPTIVE MATERIAL FOR REMOVAL OF PHOSPHATE IONS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
Authors: Genetie Abetu Arega , Befekadu Kebede Adisu
Published: October 2023

The contamination of surface and groundwater with phosphate originating from industrial, agricultural and household wastewater remains a serious environmental issue in low-income countries. Currently, demolished concrete is mainly recycled as aggregate for reconstruction and conventional wastewater treatment systems for removing phosphate are expensive and complex. In this study, we were aiming at testing crushed concrete as an efficient adsorbent for the removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions, obtained from the demolition of construction site. It can reduce pollution and landfill disposal by converting construction waste into valuable products and an alternative solution for phosphate removal. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted using phosphate solutions to examine the adsorption kinetic as well as equilibrium conditions. Results show that the phosphate adsorption of all absorbents follows the adsorption isotherms with a varying phosphate concentration from 3 mg/L to 18 mg/L, and the adsorption isotherms data are fitted well by Langmuir equation as compared with the Freundlich isotherm. The maximum phosphate adsorption (97.67 %) was obtained at a contact time of 120 min, an initial phosphate concentration of 10 mg/L, and a solution pH of 4. The pseudo second-order equation describes the experimental data has good agreement, with a correlation value of R2 = 0.99. The results obtained indicate that the environmentally available crushed concrete have a good adsorptive capacity for phosphate and shall be considered in future studies as test materials for phosphate removal from water in technical-scale experiment.
ADSORPTIVE CAPACITY OF COFFEE HUSK IN THE REMOVAL OF CHROMIUM (VI) AND ZINK (II) FROM TANNERY EFFLUENT: KINETICS AND EQUILIBRIUM STUDIES
Authors: Abdissa Desalegn , Abeto Temesgen , Mekonnen Yigezu , Beyene Dejene
Published: October 2023

Tannery wastewater is the most challenging due to the complex toxic pollutants it releases into the environment. Similarly, coffee husk from coffee processing operations pollutes the environment. The use of coffee husk to remove hexavalent chromium (VI) and Zink (II)from tannery wastewater solves pollution problems due to untreated tannery wastewater and coffee husk. A batch adsorption process was conducted to determine chromium (VI) and Zink (II)adsorptive capacity of waste coffee husk to treat tannery wastewater. The effects of adsorbent dose (0.2-2.4 g/L), contact time (20- 60 min), agitation speed (50-250 rpm), and pH value (2-8) on the adsorptive capacity of coffee husk on the removal of hexavalent chromium (VI) & zinc (II) from tannery wastewater were studied. Using 2.4 g/L adsorbent dose, 250 rpm agitation speed, 60 min contact time, and pH value of 2, a maximum Cr(VI) removal capacity of coffee husk was 83%. The maximum Zn(II) removal capacity of coffee husk was found to be 79% at an adsorbent dose of 2.4 g/L, 60 min contact time, pH 7, and agitation speed of 250 rpm. Therefore, it can be concluded that coffee husk achieved significant removal of hexavalent chromium (VI) and zinc (II) from tannery wastewater.