bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fra Ovidio e Brunetto, nel fiume del tempo
Authors: Ciccuto Marcello
Published: June 2021

This article attempts to show how Dante Alighieri, in defining the image of humankind as inspired by values of innocence and harmony in an earthly paradise, draws a condition of defective beatitude just before a burst of even superior joy. So in the aim of outlining a beatitudo huius vitae still valid for a Christian Eden, the poet appeals to the text of Ovid’s Fasti through which in many occurrences he is building a harmonic image of human living that, in the shadow of forebears’ sin, only a future intervention of Grace will dispose for Dante’s words. Through exact allusive quotations, Dante opposes to the absolute time of Eden the idea of an imperfect time, tied to the pattern of an all-human knowledge, which Dante himself connected to the teaching and character of Brunetto Latini.
A Theater of Documentation
Authors: Climenhaga Lily
Published: June 2021

In this critical introduction, Lily Climenhaga offers an overview of the work and career of director Milo Rau. Climenhaga looks at Rau’s work across his career, beginning with early projects as a playwright working with director Simone Eisenring, through the creation of his company, the International Institute of Political Murder (iipm), and on to his work at ntgent where Rau has served as artistic director since 2018. Climenhaga identifies many of Rau’s collaborators and artistic inspirations, as well as the criticism of his practices. While all of Rau’s work is political, Climenhaga places the pieces into four distinct categories—reenactment, recollection, reactment, and reclassification—each of which allows for a kind of questioning of and engagement with history and the present.
A Liar’s Epistemology
Authors: Zehner Brett
Published: June 2021

This methodologically important essay aims to trace a genealogical account of Herbert Simon’s media philosophy and to contest the histories of artificial intelligence that overlook the organizational capacities of computational models. As Simon’s work demonstrates, humans’ subjection to large-scale organizations and divisions of labor is at the heart of artificial intelligence. As such, questions of procedures are key to understanding the power assumed by institutions wielding artificial intelligence. Most media-historical accounts of the development of contemporary artificial intelligence stem from the work of Warren S. McCulloch and Walter Pitts, especially the 1943 essay “A Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity.” Yet Simon’s revenge is perhaps that reinforcement learning systems adopt his prescriptive approach to algorithmic procedures. Computer scientists criticized Simon for the performative nature of his artificially intelligent systems, mainly for his positivism, but he defended his positivism based on his belief that symbolic computation could stand in for any reality and in fact shape that reality. Simon was not looking to actually re-create human intelligence; he was using coercion, bad faith, and fraud as tactical weapons in the reordering of human decision-making. Artificial intelligence was the perfect medium for his explorations.
PEDAGOGICAL POTENTIAL OF MASS MEDIA IN THE EDUCATION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Hramova Margarita
Published: June 2021

The introduction actualizes the urgent need to use the pedagogical potential of the mass media in the education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation in continuing education with the use of hermeneutical and situational approaches.

The purpose of this article is to substantiate the need to organize the education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation using the pedagogical potential of the mass media.

In the main part of the article, approaches to the definition of "pedagogical potential of the media" are considered. The works of Soviet-Russian and foreign teachers who investigated the phenomenon of "pedagogical potential of the media" and its influence on a person, including an employee of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation, are studied.

The article considers the aspect of the information and propaganda work of the Department of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the context of the organization of educational work on the development of the personality of a police officer using hermeneutical and situational approaches.
Efficient Method of Estimating the Finite Population Mean Based on Two Auxiliary Variables in the Presence of Non-Response Under Stratified Sampling
Authors: Singh Housila P. , Nigam Pragati
Published: June 2021

This article addresses the problem of estimating the population mean using information on two auxiliary variables in presence of non-response on study variable only under stratified random sampling. A class of estimators has been defined. We have derived the bias and mean squared error up to first order of approximation. Optimum conditions are obtained in which the suggested class of estimators has minimum mean squared error. In addition to Chaudhury et al. (2009) estimator, many estimators can be identified as a member of the suggested class of estimators. It has been shown that the suggested class of estimators is better than the Chaudhury et al. (2009) estimator and other estimators. Results of the present study are supported through numerical illustration.
THE ROLE OF NUTRITION IN FRAILTY: AN OVERVIEW
Authors: GOISSER S. , GUYONNET S. , VOLKERT D.
Published: June 2021

Inadequate nutritional intake is an important modifiable risk factor for frailty. Existing evidence supports the importance of adequate dietary quantity and especially quality to ensure sufficient intakes of energy, protein and micronutrients. However, to date no nutritional intervention or supplementation concept has emerged as being effective for the prevention or treatment of frailty. Further research, including specifically the group of frail older persons and those at risk of frailty, and focussing on functional benefits as an outcome, is needed to allow definite recommendations for optimal diet, i.e. food and nutrient intakes, for this population. This article aims to give a short overview on current knowledge concerning the role of nutrition for the prevention and treatment of frailty, while providing readers with references giving an overview for further reading.
DISSEMINATING A CLINICALLY EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAM TO PRESERVE MOBILITY IN A COMMUNITY SETTING FOR OLDER ADULTS
Authors: LAUSSEN J. , KOWALESKI C. , MARTIN K. , HICKEY C. , FIELDING R.A. , REID K.F.
Published: June 2021

Background: As the population of older adults continues to increase, the dissemination of strategies to maintain independence of older persons is of critical public health importance. Recent large-scale clinical trial evidence has definitively shown intervention of moderate-intensity physical activity (PA) reduces major mobility disability in at-risk older adults. However, it remains unknown whether structured PA interventions, with demonstrated efficacy in controlled, clinical environments, can be successfully disseminated into community settings to benefit wider populations of older adults. Objective: To assess the dissemination of an evidence-based PA program for older adults by evaluating program participation and its impact on mobility, strength and quality of life. Setting: An urban senior center. Participants: Fifty older adults (71.2 ± 8 years aged; BMI: 30.1 ± 7 kg/m2). Intervention: Average of 8.0 ± 1.8 months of participation in the Fit-4-Life Program, a community-based PA and nutrition counseling intervention. Measurements: Mobility (Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)), self-reported physical activity (CHAMPS questionnaire), leg strength, grip strength, and quality of life (Quality of Well-Being Self-Administered (QWB-SA) scale) were assessed at baseline and follow-up. Results: Mean attendance was 55.8%. Fourteen participants were lost to follow-up. Those who dropped-out engaged in less PA at baseline (78 ± 108 mins/wk) compared to those who completed follow-up (203 ± 177 mins/wk, P=0.01). Participants exhibited sustained increases of PA (65 ± 153 mins/wk, P= 0.08), and there were meaningful improvements in SPPB (0.5 ± 0.2, P< 0.01), knee extensor strength (2.6 ± 4.4 kg, P< 0.01) and QWB-SA (0.04 ± 0.09, P= 0.05). Conclusion: The dissemination of a clinically efficacious PA intervention into a community-based setting can improve mobility, strength and quality of life for older adults. This knowledge may be helpful for the design and implementation of larger-scale PA intervention studies designed to preserve mobility in older adults within community-based settings.
Some characterizations of property of trans-Sasakian 3-manifolds
Authors: Zhao Yan
Published: June 2021

In this paper, we obtain some characterizations on the Reeb vector field for a trans-Sasakian manifold to be proper.
Global exponential periodicity and stability of neural network models with generalized piecewise constant delay
Authors: Chiu Kuo-Shou , Córdova-Lepe Fernando
Published: June 2021

In this paper, the global exponential stability and periodicity are investigated for delayed neural network models with continuous coefficients and piecewise constant delay of generalized type. The sufficient condition for the existence and uniqueness of periodic solutions of the model is established by applying Banach’s fixed point theorem and the successive approximations method. By constructing suitable differential inequalities with generalized piecewise constant delay, some sufficient conditions for the global exponential stability of the model are obtained. Typical numerical examples with simulations are utilized to illustrate the validity and improvement in less conservatism of the theoretical results. This paper ends with a brief conclusion.
Milk yield and composition in dairy cows with post-partum disorders
Authors: Bondan C. , Folchini J.A. , Guimarães L. , Noro M. , Zanella R. , Alves L. P , Fontaneli R.S , Gonzalez F.
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the impact of different post-partum disorders on milk yield and composition. One hundred and fifteen Holstein cows from a commercial dairy farm located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil were monitored up to 62 days post-partum. During this period, body condition score evaluation and animal clinical examination were conducted. Percentages of fat, protein, and lactose, as well as somatic cells score, were determined in milk samples. The AST activity and concentrations of NEFA, calcium, and BHBA, were analyzed in blood samples. The occurrence of clinical disorders was identified in 30 (26%) cows. Subclinical disorders were identified in 64 (56%) cows. Only 21 (18%) cows did not suffer any kind of disorder within the studied period. In this study, no significant differences were found in milk production, protein, and somatic cell count in clinical, subclinical, and healthy cows. Milk fat and the fat: protein quotient (F:P) were higher in cows with clinical disorders and the 6 to 21 days in milk, and lactose were lower in cows with clinical disorders and the 22 to 42 days in milk (P<0.05).
Moringa Oleifera: an alternative ingredient to improve the egg quality of Japanese quail
Authors: Garcia R.G. , Gandra E.R.S. , Burbarelli M.F.C. , Valentim J.K. , Felix G.A. , Lopes B.A. , Bacha F.B. , Melo C.M.F. , Silva J.P. , Komiyama C.M. , Caldara F.R.
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT This study aims to evaluate effects of inclusion of moringa in Japanese quail diets on laying performance, egg quality, blood parameters, serum biochemical profile, and behavior. One hundred and forty-four Japanese quails, approximately 35-d-old, were distributed in a completely randomized design with four treatments and six replications. Treatments were diet inclusion of 0, 2, 4 and 6% of dried and ground moringa leaves. The inclusion of moringa in diets reduces the quadratic feed intake up to the level of 1.20%, increases weight of eggs with a quadratic behavior up to 3.80%, and linearly increases yolk weight. Yolk color changes with higher levels of inclusion of moringa and resulted in more intense colors. The biochemical profile of quails changed slightly but remains within the normal range. The inclusion of 4% of moringa in diets increases alkaline phosphatase. Regarding cholesterol and triglycerides, diet with 6% moringa inclusion was lower when compared to the others. The behavior of laying quails does not change due to inclusion of moringa in diets. Up to 3.83% of Moringa oleifera can be included in Japanese quail diet to improve egg quality without compromising performance, biochemical profile, blood parameters and behavior.
Organic copper, iron, manganese and zinc: digestibility, production parameters and egg quality of layers
Authors: Crosara F.S.G. , Santos S.K.A. , Silva L.S.S. , Carvalho G.L. , Litz F.H. , Fernandes E.A.
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT This study examined the replacement of the inorganic minerals (IM) Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn with their organic form (OM) in the diet of 67-week-old Dekalb White laying hens by comparing digestibility, production and egg quality. The experiment involved 240 birds, with 48 birds used per treatment and 12 per replicate. Isoenergetic and isonutrient diets were supplemented with 8mg Cu, 50mg Fe, 70mg Mn and 50mg Zn per kilogram of diet from an inorganic premix (IM100), from an organic premix (OM100), or the latter at the decreasing inclusion levels of 65% (OM65), 45% (OM45) and 35% (OM35). The following variables were evaluated: production, eggs per housed bird (EHB), viability, egg weight and mass, cracked and lost eggs, digestibility and egg physicochemical traits. Birds fed OM35 and OM45 showed lower production rates, and organic minerals provided the highest egg weights, regardless of their inclusion level. Accordingly, egg mass was similar between IM100, OM45 and OM35, and highest values were obtained with OM100 and OM65. Source or level had no influence on digestibility or egg quality. Supplementation with 2.8mg Cu, 17.5mg Fe, 24.5m g Mn and 17.5mg Zn per kilogram of diet (OM35) in the last third of the laying cycle provided relevant economic production indices (EHB, viability, egg weight or mass).
Allogenic platelet-rich plasma in induced ulcers in rat’s cornea
Authors: Gandolfi M.G. , Brandão C.V.S. , Pellizon C.H. , Hirota I.N. , Barros R. , Hussein A.C.B. , Merlini N.B. , Takahira R.K. , Mesquita L.R.
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT The objective in this study was to evaluate the clinic effect of applying allogenic platelet-rich plasma (PRP) heated or not, for treating cornea ulcers, including the dosage of PDGF-BB in the cornea. The ulcers were induced, standardizing the left eye from 81 rats (Ratus norvegicus, albinus variety), assigned randomly into three groups (N=27): control group (CG) which did not receive any topic treatment; heated PRP group (GA) and PRP group (GP), which received topical treatment every eight hours for five days. Each group underwent evaluation at 24 hours (M1), three days (M3) and five days (M5). The clinical exam evaluated the opacity, vascularization and corneal repair. The corneal PDGF-BB was dosed through the ELISA method. The corneal opacity was decreased in PRP-treated animals (GA and GP) and corneal repair time reduced when compared to CG at M1 and M5. Furthermore, GP showed greater vascularization at M3 compared to M1. Applied allogenic PRP eye drops, heated or not, speed up corneal healing, and reduce corneal repair time. However, the corneal PDGF concentration was not altered in any of the treatments.
Anthelmintic resistance in Creole horses in the South of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Authors: Lignon J.S. , Gonçalves N.F. , Cunha L.L. , Antunes T.A. , Leão M.S. , Camassola J.L.T. , Pellegrin T.G. , Ripoll P.K. , Pappen F.G. , Pinto D.M.
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to evaluate the antiparasitic resistance against horse nematodes in the South of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The results concerning the tests of anthelmintic efficacy on horses, stored in the database of the Parasitic Diseases Study Group (GEEP) - Veterinary Faculty, at the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), were carried out in the laboratory from 2018 to 2019. Stool samples were received from farms with breeding of adult female and male Criollo horses naturally infected, located in municipalities in the country’s southern region. The antiparasitic agents tested were Triclorfon + Fenbendazole, Closantel + Albendazole, Ivermectin + Praziquantel, Fenbendazole, Ivermectin, Doramectin, Mebendazole and Moxidectin. Techniques such as Gordon and Whitlock, Coproculture and Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test were performed. Of all the antiparasitic drugs tested, it was observed that only treatments with Ivermectin 2% showed desired values. The observed results indicate that resistance to macrocyclic lactones is usual in equine parasites in this Brazilian region, despite the results with isolated Ivermectin.
Librarians Innovatıon in the Federal Universities in Nigeria
Authors: Ogunmodede Thomas
Published: June 2021

The demand for new types of services from the users, change in technology application in university libraries, and inadequate budgetary provision faced by libraries has made innovation a necessity rather than a mere consideration by librarians in Nigerian universities. Innovation has become a veritable means of survival in the face of challenges facing library and librarians across the globe. The quest to channel information to library patrons spurred the creation of several innovative services that has facilitated the link between traditional library information services and emerging technological application. Therefore this paper investigated the innovation by librarians in federal universities in Nigeria.The respondents’ age was 40.58 ± 2.30 years and 59.1% were males. Respondents’ qualification were Master’s degree (62.7%), Bachelor’s degree (18.1%), Ph.D’s degree (13.5%), and M.Phil degree (5.6%). 654 librarians from the 40 federal universities in Nigeria formed the population of study and were enumerated. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. 79.2% respondents filled and returned the questionnaire. The result shows that the level of innovation by the librarians in the federal universities is high ( =86.60).Different innovation strategies were employed by the librarians to market library products and services of their work place.Significant difference exists in the innovation of the librarians based on the universities. Therefore, library administrators should create conducive atmosphere where innovative ideas can be promoted and rewarded among the librarians.
Success Factors in the Internalisation of Export Companies in Colombia
Authors: Escandón-Barbosa Diana , Ochoa Adriana Estrada
Published: June 2021

Export success is one of the key aspect of economic growth of a country because it is the principle means of specialising, developing economies of scale, accessing new technologies and attracting foreign investment. For this reason, the significance of this topic has encouraged scientists to investigate the main factors that play a part in the development and application of successful export strategies. This article analyses the export success of Colombian businesses from the behaviour of variables at the business and sectoral levels. The research aims to characterise the relevant conditions affecting the entry of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the foreign market, which can be useful for business owners who are in the process of internationalisation; they can also be considered as an instrument for developing policies promoting exports from Colombia. A multilevel model is estimated for a sample of Colombian businesses. We examined international experience, export commitment and export strategy as business factors that positively influence export success, as well as export assistance programmes, networks, tariff legislation, sector size and innovation as sectoral factors. It was concluded that the export destination, the country’s conditions and regulations should be examined before the beginning of the export process. However, Colombian exporters usually choose international destinations without such an analysis. In addition, government support through programmes and tariff legislation leads to greater business dynamism, favours entry into new markets and helps compensate negative results of international destinations.
Stability of some essential B-spectra of pencil operators and application
Authors: Ben Ali A. , Boudhief M. , Moalla N.
Published: June 2021

In this paper, we give some results on the essential B-spectra of a linear operator pencil, which are used to determine the essential B-spectra of an integro-differential operator with abstract boundary conditions in the Banach space Lp([−a, a] × [−1, 1]), p ≥ 1 and a > 0.
Ancient solutions of the homogeneous Ricci flow on flag manifolds
Authors: Anastassiou S. , Chrysikos I.
Published: June 2021

For any flag manifold M=G/K of a compact simple Lie group G we describe non-collapsing ancient invariant solutions of the homogeneous unnormalized Ricci flow. Such solutions emerge from an invariant Einstein metric on M, and by [13] they must develop a Type I singularity in their extinction finite time, and also to the past. To illustrate the situation we engage ourselves with the global study of the dynamical system induced by the unnormalized Ricci flow on any flag manifold M=G/K with second Betti number b2(M) = 1, for a generic initial invariant metric. We describe the corresponding dynamical systems and present non-collapsed ancient solutions, whose α-limit set consists of fixed points at infinity of MG. Based on the Poincaré compactification method, we show that these fixed points correspond to invariant Einstein metrics and we study their stability properties, illuminating thus the structure of the system’s phase space.
Girit Müslümanlarının İskân Yerlerinde Karşılaştıkları Kültürel Uyum ve Toplumsal Kabul Sorunu: Ana Dilde Yabancılık
Authors: MENEKŞE Metin
Published: June 2021

Bu çalışmada, XIX. yüzyıl sonunda zorunlu göçe; 1923 yılında Türkiye ile Yunanistan arasında yapılan antlaşma gereğince de mübadeleye tabi tutulan Giritli Müslümanların iskân edildikleri yeni topraklarında karşılaştıkları uyum sorunu üzerinde durulmuştur. Bu anlamda özellikle sosyokültürel hayatta uyumu zorlaştıran dil meselesi üzerine odaklanılmıştır. Nitekim Girit’te gündelik hayatta yaygın olarak Rumca konuşan Müslümanlar, Türkçeyi çok az bildiklerinden veya hiç bilmediklerinden yeni topraklarında kendilerini ifade etmekte güçlük çekmişlerdir. Bu durum onların, görevlilerle ve özellikle de yeni komşularıyla sorun yaşamalarına neden olmuştur. Girit’te “Türkler dışarı!” sözlerine muhatap olurlarken, yeni topraklarında “yarım gâvur”, “gâvur tohumu!” gibi sözlerle itham edilmişlerdir. Bu süreçte toplumsal kabulün, sosyal bütünleşmenin sağlanamaması onlar için şartları daha da zorlaştırmıştır. Neticede bu çalışmayla hem zorunlu göç döneminde hem de mübadele sürecinde gelen Giritli Müslümanların karşılaştıkları dil sorununun, uyum sürecinde toplumsal kabul üzerindeki etkisi ele alınmıştır. Bunu yaparken de arşiv belgeleri, kaynak eserler, gazeteler, seyahatnameler, hatıratlar, edebi metinler ve araştırma eserler kullanılmıştır.
Biga Halk Müziği Kültürü; Kültürel Kaynaşmanın Müzikal Yansıması
Authors: CANBAY Alaattin
Published: June 2021

Biga, Çanakkale’nin bir ilçesi olmasının yanında, Biga yarımadası olarak demografik yapısı, kültürel zenginliği ve çeşitliliği anlamında renkli bir yapıdadır. Bu özellik doğal olarak halk müziği kültürü içinde türkü ve ezgilerine de yansımış böylece bir yandan Kuzey Ege-Güney Marmara-Trakya-Balkan etkileşimi içinde yöreye münhasır bir müzik kültürünü meydana getirmiştir. Biga’da yaşamakta olan yerleşik halkla birlikte, tarihi süreç içinde yaşanan iskan politikalarıyla yöreye gelen Çerkes, Pomak, Boşnak ve Yerli/Manav toplulukların halk müziği kültürü ve bu kültürün oluşturduğu ortak repertuvar, müzikal olarak çeşitlilik göstermesi yanında, kültürel unsurların karşılıklı hoşgörü ve işbirliği içinde birarada yaşamaları ile sosyo-kültürel yapıya farklı bir anlam katmaktadır .
Silifke Arkeoloji Müzesi’nden Bir Grup Bizans Kurşun Mühürü
Authors: ALTINOLUK Zeynep Sencan
Published: June 2021

Bu makalede Silifke Arkeoloji Müzesi koleksiyonunda yer alan, MS 6.-11. yüzyıllara tarihlenen yayımlanmamış yirmi altı Bizans kurşun mührü ele alınmaktadır. Müze koleksiyonunda elli civarında mühür bulunmaktadır. Çalışma dışında bırakılan mühürlerin yakın zamanda yayımlanması planlanmaktadır. Silifke Müzesi koleksiyonu, coğrafi olarak bulunduğu alanı büyük ölçüde yansıtmaktadır. Mühürlerinin tarihlenmesi, mühürlerdeki görev ve unvanların niteliği, Seleukeia’nın 6.-11. yüzyıllardaki tarihiyle uyum içindedir. Bu çalışmayla, Bizans prosopografyasına eklenecek bölgeye ait yeni isim ve ünvanlar belirmiştir.
Presas subálveas enterradas en el lecho de ramblas del Sureste de España
Authors: Gómez-Espín José María
Published: June 2021

En medios áridos y semiáridos como el Sureste de la Península Ibérica, para captar las aguas de subálveos de ramblas, se utilizan sistemas combinados de galería y presa enterrada. Son complejos hidráulicos que obtienen recursos de caudal variable, pero de gran calidad. Solo se pueden obtener aquellos caudales que tras las precipitaciones quedan acumulados en los depósitos de arenas y gravas de los lechos fluviales, recursos que se renuevan tras cada episodio de precipitaciones. En el borde septentrional de la Depresión Prelitoral se mantienen en activo el complejo hidráulico de la rambla de Béjar y los de Los Cotes-Cegarras y Caño-Contracaño en la rambla de Nogalte. Son sistemas locales que aprovechan los freáticos  próximos a la superficie para generar recursos propios de agua en medios secos, mereciendo ser conservados como modelos de interés ante escenarios de cambio climático.
Lisboa, Uma cidade à mingua de água
Authors: Bruno Bárbara Silvia
Published: June 2021

Neste artigo analisaremos o processo de crescimento do abastecimento de água em Lisboa, entre 1890 e 1913, identificando zonas da cidade que foram privilegiadas e o ritmo do investimento. Com base na historiografia produzida, procuraremos realizar uma análise metodológica e crítica dos dados fornecidos pelos Recenciamentos da População deste período, do 1º Inquérito às Condições de Habitação das Famílias e dos Relatórios e Atas da Direção da Companhia das Águas de Lisboa relativos ao investimento anual na rede, os quais permitem analisar a implementação da infraestrutura de abastecimento junto do centro comercial e político da cidade e das novas áreas de expansão. A recensão dos valores levanta-nos assim a questão: quais os critérios que estiveram subjacentes ao crescimento da rede. Ao longo deste paper pretendemos contribuir para a história institucional da Companhia das Águas de Lisboa ajudando a reforçar a ideia da importância desta empresa no meio social da época.
Karakteristik dan Profil Asam Lemak Kombinasi Minyak Ikan Patin dan Minyak Hati Ikan Hiu
Authors: Noor M Lamudin , Diharmi Andarini , Karnila Rahman
Published: June 2021

Minyak ikan patin mengandung kadar asam lemak omega-9, tetapi rendah asam lemak omega 3 Minyak hati ikan hiu memiliki kandungan asam lemak omega 3 relatif tinggi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan karakteristik dan sifat kimia minyak ikan patin dan profil asam lemak kombinasi minyak ikan patin dengan hati kan hiu. Metode penelitian eksperimen dengan melakukan ekstraksi lemak perut ikan patin secara dry rendering dihasilkan minyak kasar dan dimurnikan. Minyak ikan patin murni dilakukan pencampuran dengan minyak hati ikan hiu. dengan perbandingan 1:1, 2:1 dan 2:1. Parameter analisis terdiri atas karakteristik kimia (bilangan asam lemak bebas (ALB),bilangan  asam, peroksida, iod,  p-anisidin, penyabunan, total oksida/totox), dan profil asam lemak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kombinasi  minyak patin dan hati ikan hiu dihasilkan karakteristik kimia terdiri atas asam lemak bebas sebesar 1,59-2,19%, bilangan asam 2,86-3,00 mg KOH/g, peroksida 15,50-18,32 meq/kg, iod 63,46-84,42 gI2/100g), p-anisidin 21,53-24,16, penyabunan 142,21-162,28 mg KOH/g dan TOTOX 53,33-69,43. Hasil analisis komposisi asam lemak jenuh (saturated fatty acid/SAFA) dihasilkan  asam palmitat tertinggi,  asam lemak tak jenuh tunggal  (mono unsaturated fatty acid/MUFA)  asam oleat,  dan asam lemak tak jenuh ganda (polyunsaturated fatty acid/PUFA)  asam linoleat. Hasil analisis karakteristik kimia kombinasi  minyak ikan patin dan hati ikan hiu sesuai dengan standar IFOMA. Kombinasi minyak hati ikan hiu dan ikan patin dengan perbandingan (2:1) dihasilkan kandungan omega 3 dan omega 6 sebesar 2,59 % dan 29,75%.
Tradisi Palang Pintu masyarakat Betawi dalam konteks budaya Islam
Authors: Wibowo Riyan Anugerah , Ayundasari Lutfiah
Published: June 2021

Writing this article aims to find out about the tradition of the Palang Pintu Mayarakat Betawi community in the context of Islamic culture. The method used is descriptive qualitative research. Many people in Indonesia already know about various traditions that are spread in various regions. One such tradition is the doorstop which comes from the Betawi tradition. The doorstop has become a mandatory tradition in Betawi community grooming events. The Betawi community is a society that upholds the value of diversity and equality of both local and foreign people without distinguishing the ethnicity and culture from which they come. Palang Pintu is a Betawi culture in one of the traditional wedding processions and over time it is used for weddings and welcoming guests. Islamic values ​​contained in it make this tradition have elements of Islamic culture which until now is still a tradition for some Betawi people based on the description above, the author takes the formulas: 1) Explaining the Background of the Cross Door Tradition, 2) Explaining the Process of Implementing the Cross Tradition door, 3) explain the traditional values ​​of the doorstop.

Penulisan artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tentang tradisi Palang pintu Mayarakat Betawi dalam konteks budaya Islam.metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian Kualitatif deskriptif. Banyak orang di Indonesia sudah tahu tentang berbagai tradisi yang tersebar di berbagai wilayah. Salah satu tradisi tersebut adalah Palang pintu yang berasal dari adat Betawi. Palang pintu menjadi suatu tradisi yang wajib dalam acara mantenan masyarakat Betawi. Masyarakat Betawi adalah masyarakat yang dimana menjunjung tinggi nilai keberagaman dan kesamaan sesama etnis baik lokal maupun mancanegara tanpa membedakan suku dan budaya dari mana mereka berasal Palang Pintu adalah suatu kebudayaan khas Betawi dalam salah satu prosesi adat pernikahan dan pada seiringnya waktu digunakan untuk pernikahan dan penyambutan tamu. Nilai-nilai islami yang terkandung di dalamnya menjadikan tradisi tersebut memiliki unsur kebudayaan islam yang sampai saat ini masih menjadi tradisi bagi sebagian masyarakat betawi. Berdasarkan uraian diatas, penulis mengambil rumusan: 1) Menjelaskan Latar belakang Tradisi Palang Pintu, 2) Menjelaskan Proses Pelaksanaan Tradisi Palang pintu, 3) Menjelaskan Nilai-Nilai Tradisi Palang pintu.
Toledo Naloxone Outreach Program: Patient and Health Care Professional Student Education
Authors: Petrak Alex , Zona Luke , Eyck Jeni Ten , Karamchandani Manish , Singh Tanvir
Published: June 2021

Background: In 2016, Ohio was home to 2 of the top 10 cities with opioid overdoses in the United States. Dayton ranked first, and Toledo held the tenth slot. In response to the opioid epidemic, the Toledo Naloxone Outreach Program (TNOP) was developed to provide naloxone to underserved patients at a student-run free clinic.Methods: The TNOP takes place weekly at 2 locations in the greater Toledo area. Patients are asked to fill out an anonymous survey and given a brief training session by a health care professional student. Patients are then sent home with a free naloxone kit. Additionally, health care professional students were surveyed on their confidence of acquiring a substance use history and knowledge of local services for patients and family members of those experiencing addiction during the "train the trainer" event. The health care professional student survey utilized a 1-5 Likert scale and was analyzed using paired student t tests.Results: Survey results from patients indicate that a majority had not received nalox one prior to the training, indicating the service was expanding access to an otherwise underserved population. Results from the survey administered before and after health care professional student training sessions reflect a significant increase in confidence eliciting a substance abuse history and providing patients and/or family members with addiction resources in the community.Conclusion: The TNOP has provided the community of Toledo with 2 additional outreach locations for receiving free naloxone kits with proper education. Currently, TNOP is in the process of expanding the outreach program to additional student-run free clinics in Ohio.
A Geographic Perspective on Opioid Misuse: Substance Abuse Treatment Deserts in Southwestern Ohio
Authors: Lowe Linnea , Brokamp Cole , Rasnick Erika , Hall Eric S. , Acquavita Shauna
Published: June 2021

Background: The opioid crisis is one of the most pressing public health issues facing Ohio, with an impact uneven-ly distributed across the state. This work examined geographical barriers to substance abuse treatment in southwestern Ohio through examining geographical areas with limited access to substance abuse treatment services and identifying substance abuse treatment deserts. Methods: The study domain included the 13 counties in the Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Service's Cincinnati region. Publicly available substance use disorders treatment data were collected from government agency resources, pharmaceutical websites, and web searches. Substance abuse treatment deserts were defined as areas in the 13-county study area that were not within a 15-minute drive from a treatment center. Results: We found large portions of the study region that were considered a substance abuse treatment desert for methadone and naltrexone/buprenorphine clinics, behavioral health treatment centers, and both medicated assisted treatment (MAT) and behavioral health treatment combined. Out of the 2 017 337 total persons living in the 13-county study area, 17% (n = 342 872) live in a desert for all MAT and behavioral treatment. Similarly, 19.7% (n = 396 581) live in a desert for naltrexone/buprenorphine treatment, 60.9% (n = 1 227 560) live in a desert for methadone treatment, and 19.7% (n = 396 581) live in a desert for behavioral health treatment. Conclusion: We successfully defined substance abuse treatment deserts in southwestern Ohio, which will be useful for future research to determine its association with opioid-related health outcomes. This resource is publicly available online (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4011051).
User Acceptance Level of and Attitudes towards Telemedicine in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Abdool Shaikha , Abdallah Sherief , Akhlaq Suhair , Abdul Razzak Hira
Published: June 2021

Objectives: This study aimed to examine acceptance levels of and attitudes towards telemedicine among users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and assess associations between perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), attitudes towards use (ATU) and behavioural intention of use (BIU) in relation to telemedicine technology. Methods: This cross-sectional study used a simple random sampling design to obtain an appropriate sample from throughout the UAE. The technology acceptance model (TAM) and Rogers’ diffusion of innovations (DOI) theory were applied as the conceptual basis for this study. An Arabic/English version of the questionnaire was distributed via email to physicians and nurses, members of the public (including patients), healthcare directors and information technology professionals. Data were collected from 1st March to 30th August 2019 and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: A total of 330 participants were included (response rate: 85.7%). BIU and PU were considered important elements of TAM in the adoption of telemedicine services compared to the other variables. The association between PEOU (beta = 0.033, P = 0.692), PU (beta = 0.034; P = 0.679) and ATU (beta = 0.055; P = 0.421) in relation to telemedicine were positive but not significant. However, BIU was found to be a strong significant predictor of actual usage (beta = 0.224; P = 0.003). Conclusion: This study confirms TAM’s applicability in the adoption of telemedicine services in the UAE. The results show that users’ perceptions were significantly related to their behavioural intention to use telemedicine. Factors influencing telemedicine technology are likely to vary as technology acceptance in other geographical areas may differ from the sample presented here.

Keywords: Telemedicine; Patient Acceptance of Healthcare; Attitude; Behaviour; Intention; United Arab Emirates.
Medical Students’ Insights Towards Patient Safety
Authors: Alshahrani Saeed , Alswaidan Ahmad , Alkharaan Ala , Alfawzan Abdulrahman , Alshahrani Aysha , Masuadi Emad , Alshahrani Awad
Published: June 2021

Objectives: This study aimed to explore Saudi Arabian medical students’ perceptions of patient safety. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September 2019. The Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ III) was used to explore undergraduate medical students’ attitudes towards and knowledge of PS. The main outcomes measured were the APSQ III’s nine domains. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and students’ attitudes were communicated as mean scores ± standard deviations. Results: A total of 301 participants were included in this study (response rate: 85.75%). Six domains reflected a positive attitude while three domains showed a neutral attitude. The domain of ‘team functioning’ had the highest mean score (5.8) followed by ‘working hours as a cause of error’ (5.6) and ‘error inevitability’ (5.4). There was a significant difference between gender in the domain ‘patient involvement in reducing error’ (P = 0.012) and ‘importance of patient safety (PS) in the curriculum’ (P = 0.001). In addition, the ‘importance of PS in the curriculum’ domain was significantly different across different age groups (P = 0.039). Conclusion: Medical students were highly interested in PS and recommended implementing a comprehensive undergraduate PS programme to fulfil their educational needs.

Keywords: Undergraduate Medical Education; Patient Safety; Medical Errors; Attitude; Medical Students; Medical Ethics; Patient Care; Saudi Arabia.
Efficacy of Laser Auricular Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation
Authors: Yavagal Puja C , L Nagesh
Published: June 2021

Objectives: The aim of the current study was to compare urinary cotinine levels, nicotine dependence and physical effects related to smoking in smokers before and after laser auricular acupuncture, psychological counselling and a combination of laser treatment with counselling. Methods: This study was carried out from February to July 2019 in India. A total of 60 smokers were randomly allocated to three interventional groups. Urinary cotinine levels, nicotine dependence and physical effects due to smoking were evaluated using NicAlert strips (Nymox Pharmaceutical Corp., Quebec, Canada) the Fagerström questionnaire and a visual analogue scale, respectively, at baseline and one month post-intervention. Pearson’s chi-square, Kruskal Wallis analysis of variance and Wilcoxon sign rank tests were used for statistical analyses. Results: There was a significant reduction in urinary cotinine levels and nicotine dependence and significant improvement in behaviour and physical effects related to smoking in all groups post-intervention (P <0.05). Reduction in nicotine dependence was significantly higher in the laser group (4.4 ± 1.66) compared to other groups (P <0.01). Reduction in urinary cotinine levels was highest in the laser with counselling group (0.85 ± 0.3) compared to the other groups. There was a significant reduction in irritability, headache, craving for smoking, tiredness and anxiety as well as a substantial increase in calmness, unpleasant taste of smoking, the ability to concentrate and appetite in the laser auricular acupuncture group compared to the other groups (P <0.01) Conclusion: Laser auricular acupuncture alone and in combination with psychological counselling can reduce nicotine dependence among smokers.

Keywords: Auricular Acupuncture; Laser; Nicotine; Tobacco Dependence; India.
Left Ventricle Intramuscular Haemangioma
Authors: Al Umairi Rashid S , Sabek Said
Published: June 2021

Cardiac haemangiomas are rare cardiac tumours that are usually asymptomatic and detected incidentally while imaging the heart with echocardiogram. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a non-ionising imaging modality that allows the diagnosis of cardiac haemangiomas prior to surgery. We report a 36-year old male patient who was referred to the Adult Cardiology Clinic at the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2006 with a history of a left ventricle mass detected on echocardiogram. Further assessment of the mass by CMR revealed that the mass within the left ventricle apical septum contained features that were consistent with a cardiac haemangioma. Due to the surgical risk of ventricular septal defect and the stability of the mass, the patient was managed conservatively and upon followup the patient’s condition remained stable.

Keywords: Heart Neoplasms; Hemangioma; Heart, Neoplasm; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Cardiovascular; Left Ventricle; Coronary Angiography; Case Report; Oman.
Pulmonary Function Test Outcomes in Adult Omani Patients
Authors: Al Jabri Anan , Al Hinai Ruqaiya , Balaji Ruth , Al Harrasi Sharifa , Jaju Deepali S , Al Rajaibi Hajar
Published: June 2021

Objectives: This study aimed to document the distribution of PFT outcomes among adult Omani patients. There is limited information regarding the distribution of pulmonary diseases (PD) in Oman. Pulmonary function test (PFT) outcome patterns could indicate an indirect distribution of PD. Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January to December 2015 at a tertiary hospital in Oman. A total of 1,118 adults referred for PFTs during this period were included. Results: There were 605 (54.1%) female and 513 (45.9%) male patients. The mean age of the patients was 47.11 ± 18.1 years. Most patients underwent spirometry with reversibility (36.8%) or full lung function testing with reversibility (29.7%). Among the 1,064 patients with conclusive PFT outcomes, 39.9% had normal findings, 26.1% had obstructive defects, 19.6% demonstrated restrictive defects and 10.6% had mixed obstructive/restrictive defects. Conclusion: This study generated important preliminary data regarding PFT outcomes (defects) in Omani patients.

Keywords: Pulmonary Function Tests; Spirometry; Pulmonary Diseases; Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Oman.
HASAN ONAT’IN DANIŞMANLIĞINDA ALEVİLİK-BEKTAŞİLİKLE İLGİLİ YAPILAN LİSANSÜSTÜ TEZLERİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: TEBER Ömer Faruk , KAPLAN Doğan
Published: June 2021

Hasan Onat, Kur’an, Sünnet ve Müslümanların on dört asırlık birikimleri gibi ortak bir kaynağa sahip olan İslamî ilimlerin her birinin sahih bilgiye ulaşmak konusunda disiplinler arası işbirliği içerisinde çalışması gerektiğini savunur. O, İslam dünyasının terakkisini de kurumsallaşmış kadim İslam düşünce geleneklerinin yeniden yorumlanmasına bağlayan çok yönlü bir ilim adamıdır.

İlimden gidilmeyen yolun sonunun karanlık olacağını düşünen bir İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi araştırmacısı olarak Onat’ın çalışma yaptığı konulardan biri de Alevilik-Bektaşilik olmuştur. Bu konuda, keyfi Alevilik inşalarının önüne geçilebilmesi için Aleviliğin tarihsel sürecinin açık bir şekilde ortaya konarak bilimsel açıdan incelenmesi gerektiğine inanır. Zira geçmişte yaşanan olaylar anlaşılmadan şimdinin ve geleceğin anlaşılması mümkün değildir. Ona göre İslam Mezhepleri Tarihi Anabilim Dalı, hem metodik açıdan hem de konunun tarihsel arka planının incelenebilmesi için Alevilik-Bektaşilik konusunun çalışılabileceği en önemli disiplinlerden birisidir.

Bu makalede Hasan Onat’ın danışmanlığında Alevilik-Bektaşilik ile ilgili tamamlanmış lisansüstü tezleri ve onun Alevilik Bektaşilik çalışmalarına katkısı analiz edilecektir.
Teoretyczne i metodyczne aspekty wyznaczania indeksów cen na rynku mieszkaniowym
Authors: Trojanek Radosław
Published: June 2021

In the book, an attempt was made to catalogue knowledge concerning the importance of research into the dynamics of housing prices for social and economic development. The analysis of the experience of countries with well-developed real estate markets in the aspect of building price indexes was carried out. Based on original databases of asking and transaction prices, price indexes were built, which were then subjected to numerous resistance tests. The aims of these research tasks were as follows: 1) to examine the quality of offers for sale as a source of information about changes in the real estate market, 2) to find out whether the repeat sales method can be used for building price indexes and to critically assess this method in terms of the stability of the obtained results, 3) to analyze hedonic methods and indicate the preferred one in terms of the ratio of the quality of results to how time-consuming and cost-intensive it is to build such indexes, 4) to establish the importance of methods and sources of information for building price indexes in different time horizons, 5) to identify how important it is for the fluctuation of price indexes if the cooperative property right to a flat is not taken into account. In order to perform the research tasks and accomplish the goals scopes of the work were defined. The subject followed the aim of the study and refers to prices in the secondary housing market, encompassing both the property right and cooperative property right to a flat or house. The broad scope concerns the discussion in the general part, being narrowed down to the secondary market of flats located in multi-family and single-family buildings. The time scope covers the years 2000-2015, which is connected to the range of empirical studies carried out. They focused both on actual transactions and on offers of flats for sale. On this basis, we built databases which served as the starting point for further analyses. The study involved transactions and offers in the area of Poznan.