bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pregnancy and vestibular challenges: A narrative review
Authors: Melissa Castillo-Bustamante  , Andrea Moreno-Tobón  , María Del Mar Tamayo Calle  , Jorge Madrigal
Published: April 2023

Pregnancy includes several physical, hormonal, and psychological changes from conception to labor. The vestibular system is also affected during this life cycle and several challenges in patients who present vertigo or vestibular disorders during this time still being unregistered and there is a lack of information about how the vestibular system is affected during pregnancy, clinical and physiological correlation, and the expected results of vestibular testing in this population. Herein, we performed a review of expected physiological, clinical and vestibular testing results in pregnant patients to get the deepest understanding of the vestibular phenomenon during this time.
Financial strategy dynamics and university sustainability in a depressed economy: Evidence of Nigerian University
Authors: Ifeanyi Joseph Ugwulali  , Adewale Joshua Adejuwon  , Dele Jacob Ojomolade
Published: April 2023

Universities contributions to human resource development is contingent on financing capabilities to be able to compete globally and proffer economic solutions to national issues. This study examines financial strategy dynamics and private university sustainability in a depressed economy: evidence from Nigeria. The population of study comprises the 36 private universities in southwest Nigeria as at 31st December 2021. Six universities having over ten years’ operating experience form the sample size, this is to be able to adjudge the financial sustainability of the universities. Seventy-two (72) questionnaire were distributed, out of which 62 (86%) were returned and analysed by multiple regression method. The results showed that university environment, dependable leader, organizational culture, networking and public relations impact positively on university sustainability as the t-test is greater than the p value at 5% significance level (t-test = 0,320, 6.933, 0.120, 0.300 and 1.114 respectively); while financial strategy has no impact on university sustainability, with t-test (-0.026) less than the p-value. Private university should provide robust university environment, dependable leader, organizational culture, networking and public relations that drive capabilities that can source external funds in form of grants, donations, universities’ collaboration initiative for cross-stimulating ideas in the deployment of advanced technology; innovation and creativity into lecture delivery and seminars to serve as competitive advantages. Inadequate funding will cripple universities sustainability and technological advancement reducing academic value and quality.
Cultura, letramento e comunidade indígena truká primeiros estudos críticos sobre as práticas de letramento de professoras índias
Authors: Gomes Katia Maria Rodrigues , Santos Cosme Batista dos
Published: April 2023

Cada vez mais a comunidade indígena está firmando a identidade através de práticas de letramento. Com a comunidade Truká não é diferente, apropriando-se da sua cultura através das histórias contadas pelos mais velhos, as professoras indígenas residentes na Ilha da Assunção, em Cabrobó - PE, no Vale do São Francisco registram as narrativas contadas pela sua gente e lançam em 2007, o livro “No Reinoda Assunção, Reina Truká”. História que explora as culturas híbridas daquele povo que vem sendo passada de geração a geração, evidenciando o quanto essa tradição cultural serve para empoderar uma sociedade que vivia à margem, bem como serviu para preservar, fortalecer e afirmar a identidade.
Da leitura ao longo do caminho das palavras
Authors: Rodrigues Felipe Fanuel Xavier
Published: April 2023

Assumindo a possibilidade de a literatura se tornar sua própria teoria, este artigo é resultado de um processo de leitura que mantém vivo o texto literário. Se a leitura pode ser questionada filosoficamente, diante do pouco que se pode levar daquilo que se lê, então o gesto de ler se revela indefinido por se tratar de um constante caminho de volta às palavras. Percorre-se aqui o caminho das letras da escritora afro-brasileira Mãe Beata de Yemonjá e da autora afro-americana Maya Angelou. Considera-se a relação entre leitura e autoria, suavizando os limites entre uma e outra. Aprende-se com a literatura, dando lhe a seriedade característica de uma leitura disposta a ruminar aquelas palavras que as autoras decidiram, em seu processo criativo, cuidar, levar para casa, pastorear.
Pembinaan Kemampuan Berbicara di Depan Umum bagi Guru SD Muhammadiyah Jonggol
Authors: Surya Awang , Sholih Hilman
Published: April 2023

Guru adalah ujung tombak sebuah lembaga pendidikan. Maju mundurnya sebuah lembaga pendidikan ditentukan oleh peran guru. Dari observas dan wawancara yang dilakukan dengan Kepala Sekolah SD Muhammadiyah Jonggol, didapatkan informasi bahwa sebagian besar guru tidak memiliki kemampuan berbicara di depan umum yang mumpuni. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, maka perlu diadakan kegiatan pembinaan kemampuan berbicara di depan umum bagi guru sangat penting bagi guru-guru SD Muhammadiyah Jonggol. Metode pelaksanaan kegiatan ini adalah dengan metode penyuluhan. Tahapan kegiatan adalah  pra pelaksanaan, pelaksanaan dan tahapan evaluasi. Secara teknis diberikan pemaparan teori terkait kemampuan berbicara di depan umum dan selanjutnya peserta melakukan praktik. Usai penyuluhan peserta diberikan tugas dan bimbingan untuk membuat naskah pidato dengan tema yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan di sekolah. Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang telah dilakukan meningkatkan kemampuan berbicara di depan umum para peserta.  Dari jawaban kuesioner peserta terdapat peningkatan pemahaman materi kriteria pembicara yang baik dari sebelumnya 20% tidak memahami dan 80% level biasa meningkat menjadi 40% memahami dan 60% sangat memahami. Ketika dilakukan praktik semua peserta berhasil mengatasi kendala tidak percaya diri saat tampil. Dari hasil membuat tugas menyusun naskah hasilnya cukup bagus, dengan nilai rata-rata 77,5 dari skala 100.
DIRECT COST OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANAGEMENT OF DEFINITIVE COLOSTOMY IN A SPECIALIZED SERVICE
Authors: Alonso Claudiomiro da Silva , Borges Eline Lima , Ruas André Monteiro Lima , Garcia Taysa de Fatima
Published: April 2023

Objectives: To identify the direct cost of a specialized service with the use of collection equipment and adjuvants and to compare it with the simulated cost of intestinal self-irrigation in people with permanent colostomy. Method: Descriptive-exploratory study conducted through a quantitative approach in the form of multiple-case studies. The convenience sample consisted of 22 participants registered in a specialized service in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data collection was carried out in medical records from January 2019 to January 2020. Results: Among the participants, 59.1% had complications related to the ostomy and peristomal skin. Regarding collector/adjuvant equipment, the cost ranged from R$2,340.00 to R$5,535.00, average cost of R$4,050.01, and sample standard deviation of R$770.31.The average direct cost with colostomy self-irrigation was R$ 3,793.44. Conclusion: Theaverage direct cost of collection/adjuvant equipment was higher than that of colostomy self-irrigation, impacted by the presence of complications and the value of the colostomy protector.
Pengaruh Model Pembelajran Team Quiz dan Media Berbasis ICT untuk Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Matematika Siswa
Authors: Harahap Hotna Sarida , Juyanti Eva
Published: April 2023

Minat belajar siswa adalah hal yang sangat penting dalam proses pembelajaran karena dari minat belajar dapat menentukan berhasil atau tidaknya suatu proses pembelajaran. Dalam penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat pengaruh minat belajar siswa dengan menggunakan Model Pembelajaran Team Quiz di SMK Kesehatan Imelda. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Quasi Eksperimen. Populasi yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa SMK swasta Imelda. Sampel yang dipilih ialah siswa kelas X-1 dan X-2. Desain Penelitian ini menggunakan kelas Eksperimen dan kelas kontrol, dilakukan tes pada kedua sampel dengan tes yang sama. Tes dalam penelitian ini berbentuk essay sebanyak sepuluh soal. Instrumen pengumpulan data yaitu dengan memberikan tes kepada siswa kelas eksperimen dan kelas control. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwasanya terdapat pengaruh model pembelajaran Team Quiz dalam meningkatkan minat belajar siswa SMK Kesehatan Imelda. Dikatakan minat belajar meningkat dapat ditunjukkan dengan nilai rata- rata Pre-Test untuk kelas eksperimen sebesar 21,94 sedangkan untuk kelas kontrol rata- rata sebesar 16,83. Untuk nilai rata- rata post-test pada kelas eksperimen yang diterapkan dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran Team Quiz sebesar 38,28 Sedangkan kelas kontrol yang diterapkan dengan model pembelajaran konvensional rata- rata sebesar 31,94. Pada df = 36 dan taraf signifikan = 0,05% diperoleh ttabel = 0,329 dan thitung = 0,933. Karena thitung > ttabel (0,933 > 0,329) maka H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Disimpulkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh model pembelajaran Team Quiz dalam meningkatkan minat belajar matematika siswa kelas X siswa SMK Kesehatan Imelda Ritonga Rantauprapat.
Differential expression of BUB1B in cancer of the cervix.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: April 2023

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) (1-3); the transcriptional features that distinguish the gene expression programs of HPV-induced cancers from that of cancers resulting from non-viral abrogation of tumor suppression remain incompletely defined. We mined published microarray datasets (4, 5) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with the most common type of cervical cancer, cervical squamous cell carcinoma. We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding BUB1 mitotic checkpoint serine/threonine kinase B, BUB1B, when comparing tumor tissue from the human cervix to the tissue of origin. BUB1B mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the cervix as compared to normal tissues from the cervix. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of BUB1B in tumors of the cervix was correlated with recurrence-free survival in patients with cervical cancer. BUB1B expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of cancer of the cervix in humans.
VRM-FRAME: Brief Presentation of the Design & Implementation of a Virtual Museum Framework
Authors: Komianos Vasileios
Published: April 2023

Despite the growing interest on virtual museum exhibitions and the availability of easy-to-use platforms it appears that these solutions are not able to support custom interactions. Given the aforementioned, the need for a framework that can support custom virtual museum exhibitions arises and its design and implementation characteristics are briefly presented here.
PENYELESAIAN HADIS MUKHTALIF TENTANG PENYAKIT YANG TERTULAR, JUNUB DAN ZIARAH KUBUR
Authors: Lutfiani Adelia
Published: April 2023

Hadis merupakan sumber utama pedoman hidup setelah al-Qur’an. Berdasarkan faktanya tidak semua hadis bersumber dari Rasulullah, pasal ini dilihat dari konteks sejarah perkembangannya. Sejarah hadis diawali dengan sedikit periwayat baik secara perkataan maupun catatan, oleh sebab itu banyaknya muncul hadis-hadis palsu. Dalam menyelesaikan masalah ini, para muhadditsin menyeleksi hadis ditinjau dari segi sanad dan segi matannya agar dapat diketahui kebenaran hadis-hadis tersebut bersumber dari Rasulullah atau tidak. Dalam pembelajaran hadis terdapat pula hadis-hadis yang bertentangan baik bertentangan pada isi matan hadis atau perbedaan paham mengenai isi matan hadis. Hadis kontradiktif seringkali kita jumpai, berdasarkan sejarahnya perbedaan dalam riwayat hadis terjadi bahkan pada masa hidup Nabi Saw, sebab para sahabat sudah meriwayatkan hadis dari beliau. Meski Rasulullah Saw sudah memberikan arahan secara langsung kepada para sahabat dalam berbagai persoalan, namun tidak selalu semua sahabat mendengar atau mengingat dengan sempurna semua kejadian atau pembicaraan Nabi. Pada masa tabi’in, setelah wafatnya Rasulullah Saw, periwayatan hadis dari kalangan sahabat di saksikan mereka yang hidup pada masa setelah sahabat. Di zaman ini, banyak muncul hadis yang kontradiktif antara para sahabat dan tabi’in. Kemudian dengan berkembangnya ilmu hadis, para ulama mulai menyadari akan pentingnya mengkodifikasi hadis dengan menyeleksi hadis ditinjau dari segi sanad dan matan nya hingga dapat menguji keaslian hadis dan dapat dibedakan antara hadis sahih dan hadis dha’if.Kontradiktif pada hadis pula bisa disebabkan oleh perbedaan metode perawi hadis, terkadang terdapat beberapa perawi yang hanya memfokuskan pada sempurna nya sanad saja ketimbang matan sementara yang lain lebih fokus pada sempurna nya teks hadis. Tidak hanya itu, perbedaan ucapan, tulisan dan penyebutan nama dan tempat dapat menimbulkan perdebatan antara hadis yang beselisih paham.Dengan demikian, para ulama ahli hadis telah berupaya besar dalam mengevaluasi hadis yang bertentangan dengan beberapa cara penyelesaiannya, oleh sebab itu dengan adanya artikel ini akan ditelaah lebih dalam tentang hadis bertentangan atau mukhtalif al-hadis dan metode penyelesaiannya.
Basic English: A Module for Indonesian EFL Tutor and Learner
Authors: Sardi Ahmed
Published: April 2023

This module is created in order to assist Indonesian EFL tutors or teachers and learners to study basic English. The lessons are authentically designed for those require to study English for the first time or known as learning English from zero. This module was created and developed by an English tutors, Ahmed Sardi and Friends, since they taught English in English short course for University students who learnt English as a foreign language.
Differential expression of RFC4 in cancer of the cervix.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: April 2023

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) (1-3); the transcriptional features that distinguish the gene expression programs of HPV-induced cancers from that of cancers resulting from non-viral abrogation of tumor suppression remain incompletely defined. We mined published microarray datasets (4, 5) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with the most common type of cervical cancer, cervical squamous cell carcinoma. We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding replication factor C subunit 4, RFC4, when comparing tumor tissue from the human cervix to the tissue of origin. RFC4 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the cervix as compared to normal tissues from the cervix. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of RFC4 in tumors of the cervix was correlated with overall survival in patients with cervical cancer. RFC4 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of cancer of the cervix in humans.
Masalah Pajak Yang Semakin Kompleks Dan Dampaknya Terhadap Perusahaan: Ringkasan Penelitian Terkait Dampak Penghindaran Pajak Terhadap Perusahaan.
Authors: Handoko Jennifer Tavania
Published: April 2023

Penulisan artikel ini ditulis dengan tujuan untuk menumbuhkan kesadaran tentang maraknya penghindaran pajak. Sebagai komponen penting dalam kelangsungan sebuah negara menjadi negara dengan kesejahteraan masyarakat yang baik, tindak pidana yang berhubungan dengan penghindaran pajak ini harus ditindaklanjuti dengan baik. Dalam artikel ini, pembaca diharapkan dapat terbantu dalam melihat tanda-tanda penghindaran pajak. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode review of literature pada beberapa paper yang ditulis oleh Hari Hananto juga beberapa penulis lain. Penulis menggunakan alat bantu berupa ChatGPT dalam melakukan penulisan artikel dengan tujuan mempermudah penulis dalam melakukan pencarian ide-ide baru.
Women Combating Drought: A study on micro-finance in desert communities
Authors: Sharma Neetu , Tyagi Prakash
Published: April 2023

The rural community of the Thar Desert, which remains constantly vulnerable to drought, requires a robust drought preparedness strategy encompassing the solutions for the financial susceptibilities. Evidence and experience from the field have indicated the dexterity of micro-finance to deal with such situations and make the community drought-resilient. With the creation of Self Help Groups of women, and thetechnical and monetary support provided to them, women and consequently households and communities are moving towards drought-proofing, especially infinancial terms, by venturing into alternative vocations and developing rural entrepreneurship. This has also contributed to making the community recognizethe role of women entrepreneurs in financial security at the household level and their potential role in the community and society.
Differential expression of CDK1 in cancer of the cervix.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: April 2023

Almost all cervical cancers are caused by infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs) (1-3); the transcriptional features that distinguish the gene expression programs of HPV-induced cancers from that of cancers resulting from non-viral abrogation of tumor suppression remain incompletely defined. We mined published microarray datasets (4, 5) to determine in an unbiased fashion and at the level of the transcriptome genes most differentially expressed in the primary tumors of patients with the most common type of cervical cancer, cervical squamous cell carcinoma. We found significant differential expression of the gene encoding cyclin-dependent kinase 1, CDK1, when comparing tumor tissue from the human cervix to the tissue of origin. CDK1 mRNA was present at significantly higher quantities in tumors of the cervix as compared to normal tissues from the cervix. Analysis of human survival data revealed that expression of CDK1 in tumors of the cervix was correlated with overall survival in patients with cervical cancer. CDK1 expression changes may be important for the initiation or progression of cancer of the cervix in humans.
Large language models could change the future of behavioral healthcare: A proposal for responsible development and evaluation
Authors: Stade Elizabeth Cameron , Stirman Shannon Wiltsey , Ungar Lyle H , Boland Cody L. , Schwartz H. Andrew , Yaden David Bryce , Sedoc João , DeRubeis Robert , Willer Robb , Eichstaedt johannes Christopher
Published: April 2023

Large language models (LLMs) such as Open AI’s GPT-3 and -4 (which power ChatGPT) and Google’s PaLM, built on artificial intelligence, hold immense potential to support, augment, or even eventually fully automate psychotherapy. Enthusiasm about such applications is mounting in the field as well as industry. These developments promise to address insufficient mental healthcare system capacity and scale individual access to personalized treatments. However, clinical psychology is an uncommonly high stakes application domain for AI systems, as responsible and evidence-based therapy requires nuanced expertise. This paper provides a roadmap for the ambitious yet responsible application of clinical LLMs in psychotherapy. First, a technical overview of clinical LLMs is presented. Second, the stages of integration of LLMs into psychotherapy are discussed while highlighting parallels to the development of autonomous vehicle technology. Third, potential applications of LLMs in clinical care, training, and research are discussed, highlighting areas of risk given the complex nature of psychotherapy. Fourth, recommendations for the responsible development and evaluation of clinical LLMs are provided, which include centering clinical science, involving robust interdisciplinary collaboration, and attending to issues like assessment, risk detection, transparency, and bias. Lastly, a vision is outlined for how LLMs might enable a new generation of studies of evidence-based interventions at scale, and how these studies may challenge assumptions about psychotherapy.
Response Bias is Genetically Biased: Another argument for Kagan’s Philippic against Questionnaires in Developmental Psychology
Authors: Runze Jana , van IJzendoorn Marinus H.
Published: April 2023

One of the Trio of Concerns of Jerome Kagan (2007) was the frequent use of questionnaires in developmental psychology and related disciplines. His main reasons were the minimal overlap between (self-) reported and observed phenotypes, the ambiguity of items, and systematic socio-economic status disparities in responding. We wondered whether genetic differences would also influence response bias in case of ambiguous or even absurd items triggering an acquiescence bias to agree with whatever impossible content of the question. We examined the genetic predisposition for the acquiescence response bias in 257 families with twins. Both parents and twins completed a modified Wildman Symptoms Questionnaire and provided salivary DNA samples. From published Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) we derived polygenic score (PGS) algorithms for indicators of socio-economic status (educational attainment and income) and for IQ, which were applied to the GWAS results of our participants’ DNA. The twins (N = 514 children, 55% monozygotic pairs) were on average 7.92 years old (SD = 0.66), 51.6% were female. The primary parents were on average 40.48 years old (SD = 4.66), 91% were female. In 90% of the families, both parents were born in the Netherlands and 91% were from a middle or higher socio-economic background. Higher polygenic scores for educational attainment and income but not for IQ predicted less acquiescence response bias in parents and children. In addition to Kagan’s reasons for his concerns about questionnaires we found a genetic predisposition to response bias triggered by the ambiguous form of questions and answers.
How should uncertainty about upcoming painful procedures be communicated? An experimental study into highly uncertain pain predictions
Authors: Myronenko Anastasiia , van der Velde Pien , Derksen Suzanne M.J.C. , Peerdeman Kaya
Published: April 2023

Objective: Uncertainty is unavoidable in medical settings. Finding an optimal way to communicate uncertainty may improve doctor-patient communication and, consequently, patients’ health outcomes. Methods: In our exploratory study, healthy participants (n=30) were repeatedly presented with three highly uncertain pain predictions communicated by a hypothetical doctor. A direct statement of high uncertainty (“I don’t know”) was compared to more indirect predictions (social prediction: “It varies widely among people”; range prediction: “… not painful at all to very highly painful”). These were followed by individually calibrated electrical stimuli of non-, moderately, or very highly painful intensity.Results: The direct expression of uncertainty led to the most intense pain sensation (for moderately painful stimuli only), lowest and most certain pain expectations, lowest trust in the hypothetical doctor, and lowest feeling of being well-informed, especially as compared to the social prediction. No differential effects on anxiety were observed.Conclusions: Expressing high uncertainty indirectly, with reference to the common experiences of others, may be beneficial for optimizing pain experiences and enhancing patients’ trust in a medical professional when dealing with uncertainty. Practice Implications: Our findings inform on how high uncertainty could be best communicated in clinical practice, pointing to advantages of indirect communication.
Wie geht Frieden/-spädagogik? Überlegungen im Horizont der Nachhaltigkeitsagenda
Authors: Lang-Wojtasik Gregor
Published: April 2023

Frieden, Gewaltfreiheit und Friedenspädagogik hängen eng zusammen, wenn es um pädagogisch-didaktische Optionen zukunftsfähiger Nachhaltigkeit geht. Einfach klingende Fragen nach Verständnissen und Optionen des Friedens, der Gewaltfreiheit und Friedenspädagogik, werden im Kontext der aktuellen europäischen Kriegssituation und Debatten um die Sustainable Development Goals als Friedensagenda sowie Anschlussmöglichkeiten an Global Citizenship Education diskutiert.
Zeitenwende? Anregungen für eine Friedenspädagogik in Zeiten des Krieges
Authors: Jäger Uli
Published: April 2023

Der Angriffskrieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine und die damit einhergehenden kontroversen, oft polarisierenden Diskussionen im eigenen Land stellen die Friedenspädagogik vor neue Herausforderungen. Angesagt sind Selbstreflexion und das gemeinsame Entwickeln von neuen Ansätzen, aber auch die Besinnung auf bewährte Methoden. Dazu gehört die Orientierung am Leitwert Frieden sowie das systematische Zusammendenken von individuellen, gesellschaftlichen und internationalen Aspekten. Neben möglichen Maßnahmen zur Förderung von Friedens-, Dialog- und Konflikttransformationsprozessen wird die gemeinsame Erarbeitung eines Curriculums für Friedensbildung vorgeschlagen.
Professionelle Reflexivität in friedenspädagogischen Lernprozessen. Skizzenhafte Überlegungen zur Selbstreflexionskompetenz von Friedenspädagog/-innen in Kriegs- und Krisenzeiten
Authors: Frieters-Reermann Norbert
Published: April 2023

Der militärische Angriff Russlands auf die Ukraine impliziert die Chance, eine vernachlässigte Perspektive der Friedensbildung stärker in den Blick zu nehmen: Die Rolle der pädagogischen Fachkräfte, die friedenspädagogische Bildungsprozesse gestalten, deren professionelle Reflexivität und wie sie sich und ihr Denken und Handeln angesichts des Krieges beobachten und reflektieren.
Schulpartnerschaften im Nord-Süd-Kontext: Fallstudie einer deutsch-senegalesischen Schulpartnerschaft
Authors: Adick Christel
Published: April 2023

Wenn Einzelschulen über nationale Grenzen hinweg miteinander kooperieren, so firmieren solche Arrangements meist als internationale Schulpartnerschaften; diese dienen, allgemein gesagt, der Erziehung zum Frieden und zur internationalen Verständigung. Schulpartnerschaften im Nord-Süd-Kontext zeichnen sich dabei durch Besonderheiten aus: Sie sind aufgrund von Ungleichheiten des Nord-Süd-Gefälles (z.B. finanzielle Ressourcen, Visa-Auflagen) neben den allgemeinen Motiven der Begegnung und des Austausches häufig mit karitativen Arrangements wie Spenden und Patenschaften zugunsten der Partnerschule in einem sogenannten Entwicklungs- oder Schwellenland verbunden. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird in der folgenden kriterienorientierten Fallstudie die empirisch vorfindliche Praxis einer deutsch-senegalesischen Schulpartnerschaft auf der Folie vorliegender Postulate zu Schulpartnerschaften im Nord-Süd-Kontext mittels einer Analyse vorliegender Projektdokumente und Interviews von Schlüsselpersonen rekonstruiert.
Effect of firm specific factors and reinsurance on performance of Nepalese Insurance Companies
Authors: Wosti Narayan , Pradhan Sumit
Published: April 2023

This study examines the effect of firm specific factors and reinsurance on performance of Nepalese insurance companies. Return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) are the dependent variables. The selected independent variables are firm size, liquidity, assets tangibility, net claim ratio, net commission ratio and ratio of ceded reinsurance. The study is based on secondary data of 16 insurance companies with 124 observations for the period from 2013/14 to 2020/21. The data are collected from the annual reports of the selected insurance companies and annual report published by Rastriya Beema Samiti. The regression models are estimated to test the significance and effect of firm specific factors and reinsurance on performance of Nepalese insurance companies.
Impact of Capital Market on GDP Growth in Nepal
Authors: Bhandari Khimananda
Published: April 2023

This study explores the connection between the capital market and Nepal's GDP growth from 1994 to 2002. The study examines how capital market performance affects the GDP growth of Nepal. The ARDL approach was used to examine the capital market's long-term effect on economic growth. To this extent, variables like market capitalization, gross fixed capital formation as investment, broad money supply, the NEPSE Index, the number of listed companies in NEPSE, and recurring expenditures were used in the system, affecting GDP growth. According to the study,  the correlation shows the presence of a strong linkage between the capital market and GDP growth in Nepal. Findings show that the capital market has a significant influence on GDP growth. Negative and significant error correction terms indicate how quickly shocks and equilibrium are corrected. Some of the variables are insignificant in the short and long run, indicating the presence of structural and institutional lacks in Nepal's capital markets.
Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on FDI in Nepal
Authors: Regmi Krishna Kumar
Published: April 2023

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Aid is an essential source of economic development for developing countries. However, FDI depends on the economic environment, as do other development assistance depends on the country’s foreign diplomacy and relation. The study aims to find the impact of Covid-19 on FDI,inflow and other barriers for receiving FDI commitment in Nepal. The study is descriptive and analytical. Secondary data are used in the study. The Covid-19 pandemic has reduced FDI commitments funds as envisioned. However, pandemic is not the only barrier of investment commitment. Still, there are barriers such as business environment, poor infrastructure, lack of skilled human resource, political transitions, weak governance, natural calamities, and tax slab which are critical in Nepal. Although FDI in Nepal was in an upward trajectory till 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced it as the primary economic development source of Nepal.
Effects of Public Debt on Economic Growth of Nepal
Authors: Sapkota Piamber
Published: April 2023

This study aims to analyze the effect of public debt dividing into internal and external debt on economic growth rate of Nepal using time series data from 1990 – 2021 A.D. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model is employed to investigate the effect as well as long – run and short – run relationship between economic growth and public debt. It is found that in long run, effect of internal debt upon the economic growth rate of Nepal is negative. Similarly, the long run effect of external debt upon the economic growth rate is positive and significant. The short run effect analysis result also shows that effect of external debt upon economic growth rate is positive. It indicates that effect of external debt upon economic growth rate is consistent in both long-run and short-run.  Furthermore, the results show that there is also the long run relationship between the economic growth rate (i.e. RGDPgr) and internal debt, external debt. Similarly, the result of ECM analysis shows that there is also short-run relationship between economic growth rate and internal debt, external debt. Moreover, there is not found strong effect of public debt on economic growth of Nepal.
External debt and Economic Growth of Nepal
Authors: Adhikari Saurav
Published: April 2023

This paper examines the effect of external debt and economic growth of Nepal over the period of 1978-2020.The external debt of Nepal has been significantly increasing during the study period. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of external debt  on economic growth of Nepal by ARDL model. Descriptive and analytical research design has been used by using secondary data. The finding of the study concluded Balance of payment has  positively significantly impact on the growth in GDP respectively at 5% level of significance. Total external debt and Total reserves haspositive insignificant effect economic growth respectively. The findings of this study revealed that increase in balance of payment increases the growth of the economy of Nepal. The optimal use of external debt should be for national growth in order to expand the size of the market, improve the skill and productivity of workers, decrease geographic fragmentation, and boost the profitability of private investment to increase the GDP of the country.
Growth performance of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) on the basis of formulated feeds supply
Authors: Niroula Monisha , Shrestha Jay Narayan , Subba Bharat Raj
Published: April 2023

Growth of fishes, a sole production of aquaculture, depends upon the physico-chemical parameters of the pond as well as quality and quantity of supplementary feed supplied. This study was carried out from 6th May to 20th June, 2017 on eight glass aquaria (47cm x 31cm x 32cm) at a rate of 25 fries per aquarium providing formulated feeds with different protein levels i.e. 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% and 50% as well as commercial feed as control. The highest and lowest body weight gain were 26.03g (diet with protein level 40%) and 15.77g (diet with protein level 25%) respectively. Similarly, the highest and lowest growth rate (g/day) and body weight gain (%) were (0.57 and 0.35) and 410.6 and 128.6) respectively. The highest mortality (28%) was seen in a diet with protein level 25% and lowest (Nil) in a diet with protein level 50%. The highest average weight gain (13.65g) was observed in first fifteen days at diet 40% protein level and lowest (4.01g) was seen in 16th to 30th days at diet with 25% protein level. There was no significance difference between average body weight gain and physico-chemical factors (pH, DO and temperature). The better growth performance of C. carpio was seen in a diet with 40% protein level. So, it is recommended for fishermen to obtain maximum production in aquaculture. Further study especially about growth in relation to formulated diet up to table size and effects of micronutrients in diet on growth performance of C. carpio is recommended for other researchers.
Solid waste management in Belbari Municipality, Morang, Province 1, Nepal
Authors: Adhikari Ram Chandra
Published: April 2023

The study was done from January to June of 2018 in Belbari Municipality with the aim to estimate the total waste production, quantity of biodegradable and non-biodegradable, some parameters of solid waste and to detect the common methods adopted in waste management and the relation of economic level in waste production and relation of the education level of people and their ideas or degree of satisfaction for the existing management system. Direct fieldwork was done for the quantification and sorting of the wastes. pH was tested according to Pathak (2017). The temperature was measured according to Daniel (1987) and moisture content by the method of Trautmann (1996). The total waste from Belbari Municipality produced per day was 17.500 tons. The waste contained 62.83% biodegradable and 37.17% nonbiodegradable. The moisture content of dumped wastes was 66.64%, the temperature was 3.33°C, higher than the atmosphere. The average pH of all months was 5.05. On the basis of Chi-square test, there was no relation between the economic level and type of wastes (Biodegradable and non-biodegradable) (p>0.05). The most of the respondents (48.5%) revealed that they manage the waste by dumping with cattle dung. On the basis of the Chi-square test, there was no relation between education level and opinion on the demand for new waste management project (p>0.05).
Gender Representations in Social Studies Textbooks at Grade Three and Four
Authors: Budhathoki Mahendra Kumar
Published: April 2023

This study explored the gender roles of text characters and the messages given at grade three and four social studies textbooks of the community school of Nepal.The study further explored the gender representations of text characters in the textbooks through exploratory qualitative method; the verbal data noted from the textbooks were analysed through content analysis. The textbooks of grade three and four social studies were purposively selected because they have recently been reconstructed. The major findings are that the textbooks are the depiction of patriarchal traditionalgender bias mind-sets and the dominance of men over women. Men and women are portrayed in traditional gender bias occupations: strong, prestigious, intelligent and leading works are provided to male characters, and weak, subsidiary, subordinate, less prestigious and household chores are determined to women in the textbooks. The male-dominated family structures portrayed in the textbooks may not eliminate gender inequality, and reinforce male-dominated society in Nepal. Curriculum designers and textbook writers must reconsider the equal gender representations in the children’s textbooks to construct a positive effect on children’s gender perceptions while revising and/or producing new textbooks in future.
An Indigenous Approach of Educational Leadership in Magar Community
Authors: Danai Rudra Prasad , Bhandari Laxmi Prasad , Aryal Shiva , Reshmi Magar Dhan Bahadur
Published: April 2023

This article is based on ethnographic study of the indigenous approach to educational leadership in formal and informal schooling in the Magar Community of Palpa. The study led ahead through a qualitative ethnographic study design that follows an interpretive approach. The population for this research was selected on the basis of judgmental sampling design. The tools we used for data collection was an interview, observation, and review of secondary source of data. We interviewed the three leaders of three Bhejas known also as Dhukuryas to understand how they provide educational leadership to their people in the modern context. The study found that the Magar community of people living in these parts of the country since a thousand years ago have their distinct, popular way of socio-cultural education leadership. This also concluded that the unique cultural leadership of these people is democratic, participative, honorary, based on system and values, and united. Chiefly, this study reports that the Magar community, as the indigenous people of Nepal have been practicing educational leadership culture that supports a new generation of people learning the culture, religion, language, society, and formal education management.
Use of ICT in Mathematics Classroom: Situation, Purpose, and Challenges
Authors: Pandeya Yam Prasad
Published: April 2023

The use of Information, and Communication, Technology (ICT) has been a unavoidable tool in the teaching/learning (T/L) process. This article explores the latest situation of practicing ICT in mathematics classrooms along with the challenges being faced in the T/L process. A descriptive survey design under the quantitative method was adopted in this study. The population of the study was all mathematics teachers of Sindhuli district and the teachers who were connected through social media were considered as a sample. Google online survey form was used as the tool for data collection.Collected data were analyzed using a table, percentage, weighted mean, ANOVA, and t-test. The result of this study showed most teachers are using ICT to up-to-date knowledge, enhance teaching skills to obtain teaching resources and additional instructional materials. Similarly, it is found that teachers are using ICT to set out question papers for different tests, assignments, and examinations. Lack of ICT materials and inadequate knowledge and skills for an operating system in thelack of training opportunities were found to be the foremost challenges tothe use of ICT in mathematics teaching.
Manipulating Figures of Speech for Politicizing Relationship: A Study of Rhetoric in Nepalese Banking Slogans
Authors: Lamichhane Yog Raj
Published: April 2023

Short and glittering phrases of brand slogans aim to create a long-lasting memory related to the brand. Because of the omnipresence of such slogans in advertising, they have substantial effects on customers. Aiming to investigate the rhetorical strategies and politics of the slogans, this qualitative study has rhetorically analyzed all 28 brand slogans of commercial banks from Nepal, employing an interpretive method. It has adopted the theoretical framework of James H. Leigh, which mainly divides rhetoric into schemes and tropes further splitting them into 41 figures of speech. The study has identified the politics of nationality, intimacy, association, place, togetherness, language, and culture through the rhetorical analysis of the selected slogans. Moreover, the leading rhetorical devices in the slogans seem to enhance the politics of association, drawing the customers’ attention with alluring music and heightening their sense of intimacy with striking, memorable, and emotional effects with the slogans. The study supports expanding the knowledge regardingrhetorical culture in marketing communication. Integrating the responses of the customers and the developers of the slogans and incorporating the slogans from various sectors in further studies may strengthen the argument related to the politics of rhetoric on brand slogans.
Situating Community Archives Along the Continuum of Community-Engaged Archival Praxis: Autonomy, Independence, and the Archival Impulse
Authors: Mattock Lindsay Kistler , Bettine Aiden M.
Published: April 2023

Community archives is a widely used concept in both archival scholarship and the archival profession, yet, to date the concept lacks a clear and consistent definition. In attempts to increase inclusivity in the community archives paradigm, scholars have refused to offer a strict definition for the term, resulting in the conflation of community archives and community-based archival practices occurring in institutional repositories. This article reviews the definitions offered in the growing body of community archives literature and offers a reframing of the umbrella concept of community archives through the lens of community engagement. In applying the principles of Arstein’s Ladder, a framework that describes the level of citizen engagement in public planning projects, the authors offer the Continuum of Community-Engaged Archival Praxis that articulates the distinction between community archives and other archival practices that fall on a spectrum of community-based archival projects. Returning to earlier definitions of community archives that center on the autonomy of the community, they ground community archives in the concept of the archival impulse as a means for identifying the impetus of a community-engaged archival project and the directionality of the control over the archives. The continuum and impulse provide a means for disambiguating the myriad concepts that fall under the moniker of “community” and for more clearly defining the relationship between institutional repositories and the communities that they seek to engage.
Validity and Reliability of Knowledge and Behavioral Questionnaire about Weight Loss Diet in Teenage Girls
Authors: Amalia Diva , Andayani Tri Rejeki , Anantanyu Sapja
Published: April 2023

Background: The choice of diet method by teenage girl can be influenced by the knowledge.Methods: This study aimsto determining the validity and reliability of the knowledge and diet behavior questionnaire. The subject of this research is 30 female students. Data analysis of the validity using analysis of difficulty levels, differentiating power, distractor analysis, discrimination test and Lawshe’s Content Validity Ratio (CVR) analysis. The reliability test using Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient test.Results: The results showed that 24 items of knowledge questions were declaired valid and 15 items in the diet behavior questionnaire were declared valid.The reliability test of the questionnaire for knowledge and diet behavior was declared reliable with result 0,877 and 0,858.Conclusions: The validity and reliability test of the instrument have proven that the instrument of diet knowledge and behavior has good validity and reliability values.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 07 No. 02 April’23 Page: 133-138
Priorities and Values in Accountability Programs
Authors: Nagy Philip , van Barneveld Christina , Demeris Henk
Published: April 2023

Abstract: The authors examine relationships among three principal elements of educational accountability: assessment of achievement, collection of educational indicators, and setting of educational policy, using a Venn diagram to portray interactions among the three. Their main argument rests on the importance of understanding value perspectives in accountability. Because different value positions are largely unexamined, important data remain uncollected, and much that is collected remains underanalyzed. As a consequence, important issues remain unaddressed, and accountability fails to serve the needs of education.
Managing Evaluataion: Responding to Common Problems with a 10-Step Process
Authors: Compton Donald W. , Baizerman Michael , Roholt Ross VeLure
Published: April 2023

Abstract: There is now a clear choice of frameworks for managing program evaluation—the managing of one or more studies or the managing of an evaluation capacity building structure and process. This is a distinction with a difference, and this article conceptualizes that difference and shows how the two frameworks understand three problems common to program evaluation: (a) lack of systematic integration within a larger program improvement process, (b) difficulty in finding an appropriate evaluator, and (c) lack of appropriate conceptualization prior to the inception of the evaluation study. Two practice-based approaches to these problems are presented and interpreted using the two frameworks. These frameworks show clear distinctions and differences between the two managerial approaches. These are practice-tested approaches developed over 30 years of doing and managing evaluations in an evaluation unit in the United States, where there are seemingly clear differences with Canada in at least the public sector and in practices around stakeholder participation in relation to use practices. Our experience shows that program managers and managers of program evaluation services have clear choices in how they manage program evaluation in the public and nonprofit sectors across public health and other human services, and these choices have implications for organizational development, managing an evaluation unit, and interorganizational relations.
CORRECTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE AS A FACTOR IN THE SUCCESSFUL PRESERVATION OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Authors: Kurakovskaia Tat'iana Borisovna , Baranova Galina Anatol'evna , Nosonova Irina Nikolaevna
Published: April 2023

Abstract: the article reveals the concepts of correctional and developmental educational environment, emotional and mental health, describes the atmosphere created in the MBOU "TSO No. 44" in the educational building No. 3 "Fairy Tale", which combines familiar and extraordinary elements in aesthetic design with the aim of developing, training pupils with special educational needs