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The Impact of Islamic Microcredit on Economic Development of Women in Somalia
Authors: Hilif Mohamud Dahir , Kulmie Dayah Abdi , Osman Burhan Mohamed
Published: July 2024

Islamic financial institutions are obliged to adhere to Shari’ah principles, which promote ethical financial transactions. These institutions prioritize not only their business concerns but also strive towards broader socio-economic development objectives. Microcredit services play a crucial role in facilitating the achievement of these goals and aligning with the overarching Shari’ah objectives. The purpose of this research is to scrutinize the impact of Islamic microcredit on the economic advancement of women in Somalia. To explore the correlation between microcredit provision and women’s economic progression, a correlational research design was selected as an appropriate approach. Primary data collected from 135 respondents were then subject to analysis using SPSS software. Substantive evidence emerged suggesting a substantial positive association between microcredit services and women’s economic development. Consequently, our findings demonstrate that both microcredit provision and overall economic progress exhibit statistically significant positive effects on the economic advancement experienced by women within Somalia. The research findings suggest that a higher degree of adoption of microcredit services has the potential to enhance women’s financial status, self-assurance, and improve their chances for uplifting themselves from poverty. Consequently, these outcomes can contribute to the overall progress and well-being of society as a whole.
Demand-Side Determinants of Billing Efficiency in India: A Panel GMM Approach
Authors: Behera Upendra Nath , Mohanty Asit Ranjan , Routray Swastik
Published: July 2024

The power sector’s efficiency is paramount in a country such as India, where electricity consumption and access have been tantamount to economic growth. The study investigates whether Billing Efficiency is affected by Per Capita GSDP. A panel has been constructed using data from 17 major states from 2011-12 to 2021-22. The results, obtained using the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) regression, suggest that Billing Efficiency increases when there is an increase in Per Capita GSDP. People’s affinity to evade paying the bill decreased when their incomes rose. Per Capita Consumption of Power, which the study considered the control variable, exhibited no impact on Billing Efficiency. Estimates indicate an increase of Rs. 10,000 per annum in Per Capita GSDP will increase Billing Efficiency by 0.31%. High-income states showed higher billing efficiency; the intuitive opposite was true for low-income states. As best practice, long-term investment in infrastructure can be a robust solution to reduce the leakages in Input Energy gradually.
Patent Prospecting: Maping of Patent Applications Filings for the Fertilizer Product as Green Technology Over the Last Decade
Authors: Silva Franchi Rosângela Aparecida da , Salgado Eduardo Gomes
Published: July 2024

This study aims to carry out patent prospecting for the fertilizer product. The justification for such a proposal lies in the relevance and application of the information that patent documents can provide about an invention.  Furthermore, it considers the current scenario of Brazil’s dependence on the import of fertilizers, bearing in mind its position in the global agribusiness. To this end, the study develops a refined analysis of patent applications in the DERWENT database with code C05F of the IPC Green Inventory of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), following a time frame between 1986 and the 2010 and 2023 period. Among the main results, the study shows that the technological information in patent documents can be helpful to Brazil’s development of eco-friendly technologies. To corroborate this statement, there are 6,337 inventions with IPC code C05F that have not been filed in the country that can be analysed, studied, and used since they have not been patented in its territory. By pointing out the exponential evolution of patent filing requests with code C05F from WIPO’s IPC Green Inventory in the world, the study shows that China is the country with the highest number of patent filing requests with that code, via PCT (n=6,476 requests). On the other hand, the analysis shows that, excluding China, Brazil ranks 5th in the number of patent filings (n=45). However, compared to Russia (n=153) and South Korea (n=143), the number of requests is significantly lower. The study also shows that Brazil has filed significantly fewer patent applications for code C05F in WIPO’s IPC Green Inventory per year when compared to other countries, with less than five filings in the period, highlighting the discrepancy between the country´s need to consume the fertilizer product and its presence in global agribusiness. In conclusion, this patent prospection highlights the importance of research into environmentally sustainable technologies, especially when it comes to Brazilian agribusiness, as well as demonstrating that there is a lot of technology that can be used in Brazil at zero cost, taking into account the information contained in the patent documents worldwide.
The Nested Knowledge System of TPACK: A Case Study on Physics Teachers' Educational Resource Selection and Integration
Authors: Chazbeck Bassel , Ayoubi Zalpha
Published: July 2024

The aim of this research is to explore the system of knowledge of the Lebanese secondary physics teachers that affects the selection and integration of educational resources. This teachers' knowledge was studied through their pedagogical and technological pedagogical content knowledge (PCK and TPCK) concerning instructional strategies, students understanding, curricula, and curriculum materials, including technology that is mobilized in their practice. For this aim, a qualitative approach was employed, and four physics teachers purposefully selected from four secondary schools participated in this study. Classroom observations and interviews were used as research data collection tools. The data analysis revealed that the system of the different teachers' knowledge studied in this research could be seen as a whole, while one system of knowledge was highly related to another. This study, hence, called these consistent knowledge systems "nested knowledge system." This study also showed that this "nested knowledge system" determines teachers' didactical decisions in general and influences the selection and integration of resources in particular. It also revealed that misconceptions are persistent and cannot be changed easily. Moreover, the context of the teaching-learning process reshapes the teacher's knowledge about students' understanding, which is the only knowledge that shows inconsistency between intended and operational practice. In addition, it showed that teachers' knowledge about students' understanding (PCK/U) has a significant effect on teachers' knowledge about curricula and instructional strategies (TPACK/C & TPACK/S).
METABOLIC SYNDROME: LITERATURE ANALYSIS
Authors: Vazira Ashrabova ,   Researcher, Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Yunusobod/19, Yunus ota, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Saidamir Saidov ,   Professor, Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Yunusobod/19, Yunus ota, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Published: July 2024

MetS is a significant public health concern due to its association with severe health outcomes. Early identification and comprehensive management of MetS components are crucial in reducing the global burden of this syndrome. Further research is needed to refine diagnostic criteria, understand the underlying mechanisms, and develop more effective prevention and treatment strategies. The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of illnesses that together better predict a person's risk of cardiovascular disease than any one of the illnesses alone. Human MetS risk is influenced by a combination of environmental and genetic variables. As MetS is a complex disorder with a startlingly high incidence rate these days, developing suitable experimental animal models that closely resemble the illness state in people is essential to resolving the challenges associated with assessing the pathophysiology of MetS in humans. The objective of this study is to provide an overview of the pathophysiology of dietary, genetic, and pharmaceutical models of metabolic syndrome. We will also go over the applicability, advantages, and disadvantages of various animal models. Despite the establishment of many animal models of MetS, more research on.
Apport des explorations tomodensitométriques crânio-encéphaliques non traumatiques de l’enfant dans les CHU de la ville de Ouagadougou : à propos de 574 cas
Authors: Pakisba Ali OUEDRAOGO , OUEDRAOGO Astrid-Nina  , SOMÉ Milckisédek Judickael  , SANDWIDI Téegwendé François Moïse
Published: July 2024

Objectif : montrer l’apport des explorations tomodensitométriques cranio-encéphaliques de l’enfant dans un contexte non traumatique.
Matériels et Méthode : Il s’est agi d’une étude transversale descriptive effectuée sur une période de 12 mois dans les services d’imagerie médicale des quatre CHU de la ville de Ouagadougou. Elle a porté sur l’analyse des comptes rendus des examens tomodensitométriques cranio-encéphaliques réalisés chez les enfants de 0 à 15 ans pour une cause non traumatique.
Résultats : 574 comptes rendus ont été inclus dans notre étude. La prédominance était masculine avec un sex ratio de 1,26. La moyenne d’âge des patients était de 28 ± 33,81 mois avec des extrêmes de 0 jours et de 14 ans. Les indications les plus fréquentes étaient le retard psychomoteur, les troubles neurologiques et les convulsions dans respectivement 31,10%, 21,91% et 19,26% des cas. Les TDM étaient pathologiques dans 78,40% des cas. Les lésions tomodensitométriques les plus fréquentes étaient l’atrophie cérébrale (46,44%), l’hydrocéphalie (24%) et des séquelles anoxo-ischémiques (10%).
Conclusion : Grâce à sa plus grande disponibilité dans les CHU de Ouagadougou que l’IRM et à son accessibilité du fait de la gratuité des soins pour les enfants de 0-5 ans, la TDM se révèle être un outil diagnostique dans les affections cranio-encéphaliques non traumatiques pédiatriques dans notre contexte. Un plaidoyer pour une meilleure disponibilité et accessibilité à l’IRM permettrait aux enfants de pouvoir bénéficier de son innocuité et de son efficacité.
Sharia Marketing in Business: Paradigm, Ethics and Implementation of Islamic Principles
Authors: Hidayat Chaerul , Rini Ariza  , Aan Fadillah  , Muhammad Reza  , Amali
Published: July 2024

Marketing is the main focus for companies in their efforts to develop and maintain their business. This article reviews in detail the concept of marketing in a general context and sharia marketing. Sharia marketing emphasizes Islamic moral principles such as faith, khalifah, balance, and justice, which form the basis for the strategy, tactics, values, and image of Islamic marketing. In addition, in practice, Islamic marketing also includes aspects of spirituality, considering competition as a partner to spur creativity. Specific characteristics of Islamic marketing include unity, faith, balance, justice, freedom of will, and benevolence. Islamic marketing ethics emphasize integrity, honesty, and good service. It is hoped that by applying these principles, companies can create a healthy business environment and provide benefits for all parties involved
Semiotics Performance in The Poem “Tentang Mata” and “Tentang Mata Pula” By W.S. Rendra
Authors: Padmasari Arumtyas Puspitaning , Nensy Megawati Simanjuntak  , Victor MTL Tobing
Published: July 2024

Literary works are created to be enjoyed and appreciated by society. The formulation of the research argues about the language style, vocabulary, and intended meaning of the poem “Tentang Mata” and “Tentang Mata Pula” by W.S. Rendra. This research is to obtain a clear picture of the poem “Tentang Mata” and “Tentang Mata Pula” through a stylistic approach. The benefits of this research contribute to the development of linguistics applied and linguistic analysis from literary works, provide insight to scholars on how to conduct linguistic analysis of literary works, and become alternative teaching materials for language and literature teachers. The research approach uses a descriptive qualitative method in literature in line with stylistics. The research data were analyzed using data collection techniques involving the steps of data identification, data classification, and deductive data interpretation. The results of the research describe the conditions and situations that occurred in 1998, with the emergence of many connotative words in raising the issue of fate and living conditions, from poverty. In addition, it is presented that society itself is only chasing dreams by creating conditions and situations that are already disproportionate
Is the Church Untruth?
Authors: Lumbanbatu Kornelius
Published: July 2024

This study seeks to enrich the contemporary discourse of the thought of Søren Kierkegaard by positing an analysis of the ecclesiology of the New Testament according to the Danish thinker’s critique of the crowd. Through a literature study on both topics, I try to indicate whether Kierkegaard would consider the church untruth based on its similarity to his depiction of the crowd. Such a literature study is delineated in a three-segmented explanation, each focusing on Kierkegaard’s view of the crowd, the New Testament portrayal of the church, and the intersections between the two. Eventually, I conclude that Kierkegaard would indeed perceive the church as an embodiment of the crowd and consider it untruth. Such a conclusion demands further study on the validity of Kierkegaard’s understanding of Christ, as it confirms the potential aporia that haunts his critique of the crowd when read in light of the New Testament ecclesiology.
Heritage, reinterpretation or imitation? – contemporary inspirations from traditional soft limestone architecture in the Uniejów region
Authors: Gorączko Marcin , Gorączko Aleksandra
Published: July 2024

This paper focuses on the possibility of the continuity of traditional values through the architecture’s formal, constructional, and plastic character, based on the analyses of a dozen or so buildings from the Uniejów region in the central part of Poland. A common feature of these structures constructed over the last 20 years was the use of soft limestone. The authors aimed to determine whether and to what extent these structures are consistent with regional rural architecture. In the analyzed area, from the second half of the 19th century to the end of the 1960s, construction based on locally exploited deposits of limestone developed dynamically, unusually in terms of materials for this part of the country. The analysis in this article covered primarily such features of the objects as the area of origin of the stone material, its purpose, the stonemasonry techniques used, the functional program of the object, and its architectural features. The article also discusses whether such contemporary architectural implementations can contribute to the popularization of abandoned stone material in the region and, at the same time, result in more effective protection of traditional construction made of local stone. It is an example of disappearing architectural heritage due to ongoing modernization or demolition
The influence of internal hydrophobization on the characteristics and durability of the cement-based materials
Authors: Materak Kalina , Wieczorek Alicja , Kacprzak Agata , Koniorczyk Marcin
Published: July 2024

The presented study examined the effectiveness of internal hydrophobization and its impact on the basic properties of cement-based materials such as paste, mortar, and concrete. The obtained results clearly indicate that, in addition to a significant reduction of the capillary water absorption, internal hydrophobization also improves the durability of the material and provides protection against water also in case of cyclic freezing and thawing. Internal hydrophobization using an organosilicon admixture based on triethoxyoctylsilane also ensured an increase in the contact angle for water to over 90 and limited moisture sorption in the material. Moreover, the presented results indicate the interactions of the organosilicon compound with cement, which can be observed as changes in the amount of heat released during cement hydration, impact on the microstructure of the mortar, and a decrease in the compressive strength of the mortar and concrete. Nevertheless, internal hydrophobization by organosilicon compounds such as triethoxyoctylsilane is an effective and efficient method of protecting porous cementitious materials against water and moisture, even during cyclical exposure to negative temperatures
Determination of flexural stiffness of composite timber beams using DIC and wavelet transform of deflection lines
Authors: Perkowski Zbigniew , Czabak Mariusz , Bujňáková Petra , Wyrwał Jerzy
Published: July 2024

The article presents an experiment of four-point bending of timber I-beams, the deflections of which were measured using digital image correlation (DIC). The deflection functions were subjected to a wavelet transform operation, which used the second derivative of the Gaussian distribution to determine the curvature of the beams’ axis. On this basis, the distribution of flexural stiffness of the elements was estimated, showing the potential usefulness of the DIC technique in production control and laboratory testing of prefabricated timber elements. The limitations of the proposed research method related to the need to perform numerical integration operations on discrete experimental data subject to measurement errors are also presented
Numerical analysis of the effect of bar anchorage length on bond behavior in pull-out test
Authors: Burdziński Marcin , Niedostatkiewicz Maciej
Published: July 2024

This paper presents a numerical simulations of a pull-out test conducted using ABAQUS software. The purpose of the simulations was to evaluate the effect of anchorage length on the bond behavior of ribbed bars in this test, based on the experiments performed. The interaction at the bar-concrete interface was modeled using a contact cohesive surface and calibrated bond-slip curves obtained from experiments. Material models were defined using mechanical parameters obtained from in-house tests on concrete and steel. The analysis shows that the bond behavior is significantly influenced by the anchorage length. Numerical simulation results demonstrate excellent convergence with laboratory tests, both in terms of the bond-slip curve and material behavior
Modeling and strength validation of a building partition in frame construction
Authors: Gołębiowski Łukasz , Teodorczyk Michał , Fedorczyk Zbigniew , Piekarczuk Artur
Published: July 2024

The article presents experimental research and numerical analysis of a building partition in frame construction. The subject of the analysis were sections of the building partition consisting of cold-bent steel profiles and plasterboard cladding. The experiment was carried out using a four-point bending test and recording a continuous load-displacement curve until failure. Next, a computational model based on the finite element method was developed to simulate the experiment. The results from the experimental tests were then compared with that obtained from the numerical analysis. The validation of the numerical model demonstrated a high level of agreement in terms of load-displacement characteristics. The use of numerical analyses provides an alternative to time-consuming experimental tests for estimating displacements of building partitions in frame construction
Optimization of rural environment through drainage system modernization: analysis of investment feasibility indicator in the modernization of drainage ditches on former agricultural lands
Authors: Kacprzak Paweł
Published: July 2024

The benefits of installing pipes and drainage manholes, as well as covering open drainage ditches in built-up areas, have been listed in the report. A cost-effectiveness indicator for the investment, taking into account proprietary weighting coefficients, has been presented, which can be used as a formal argument determining the need for modernization of existing solutions in built-up areas. The indicator serves as an objective tool in the decision-making process at the municipal level. Modernization involving the installation of pipes and covering ditches, which previously served agricultural purposes, leads to an improvement in spatial order in a given area and also contributes to the protection of the natural environment through proper water management in former agricultural areas
Experimental investigation of prestressed beam made from ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete
Authors: Urban Tadeusz , Gołdyn Michał , Krawczyk Łukasz
Published: July 2024

The paper presents experimental results prestressed beam made of high-strength fiber reinforced concrete. The I-shaped beam with a height of 0.2 m and a length of 2.8 m was tested in a four-point scheme until the bending load capacity was achieved. The element was prestressed with one tendon Y1860S7 with a diameter of 12.5. The fiber reinforced concrete was made with KrampeHarex DM12.5/0.175 fibers. Concrete was tested in compression (fc ≈ 110 MPa) and in tension, checking the resistance in both the splitting test (fct,sp ≈ 17.5 MPa) and the three-point bending test (fct,fl ≈ 11.9 MPa). After fabrication and prestressing of the beam, changes in strains on the element's surface were observed for 19 days, after which destructive test was conducted. During the test deflections and deformations of the element were recorded. The failure was as a result of bending and followed yielding of the prestressing strand and the subsequent formation of one localised crack. The calculation of the load carrying capacity in the light of the SIA 2052 standard, assuming the elasto-plastic material model of the fibre reinforced concrete, showed good agreement with the experimental results
Review of didactic methodologies at the academic level in the context of BIM
Authors: Borkowski Andrzej , Zdzieszyńska Natalia , Szóstak Mariusz
Published: July 2024

The article addresses the issue of BIM education at the academic level in Poland and provides an overview of modern methodologies for teaching BIM-related subjects. With the reports of neuroscience and the development of modern technologies, there is a need to take a new direction in student-oriented academic education, in which the main goal will be to prepare graduates for life, work and meet the challenges of a rapidly changing reality. It is necessary to introduce new forms and techniques of education focusing on the concept of deep learning and based on the latest knowledge in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, pedagogy and artificial intelligence. Authentic teaching creativity on the part of the teacher can only come from full awareness of the numerous strategies available and making a thoughtful choice among them of reliable knowledge of their impact on students
Control Interno y gestión administrativa en una entidad pública
Authors: Escobar-García Martha Cecilia , Loor-Escobar Gary Alejandro , Loor-Escobar Gary Eduardo
Published: July 2024

El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la relación entre el Control Interno y la Gestión Administrativa del Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal del cantón Chone. La investigación fue de campo, cuantitativa y correlacional. La población estuvo conformada por 20 funcionarios. Se aplicó un cuestionario para recolección de información. Los resultados muestran que existe relación significativa entre el control interno y la gestión administrativa del GAD Municipal del cantón Chone. La relación equilibrada entre control interno y gestión administrativa fortalece la capacidad de la organización para adaptarse a cambios y desafíos emergentes de manera ágil y efectiva. Se concluyó que el control interno establece los procesos y procedimientos para garantizar la eficiencia y efectividad del uso de recursos; y, la gestión administrativa se encarga de implementar y supervisar dichos procesos. El control interno y la gestión administrativa se complementan de manera fundamental para asegurar la sostenibilidad de una organización.
Metodología de control para la gestión de mantenimiento de alumbrado público en el cantón Machala
Authors: Olmedo-López Pablo Ignacio , Loor-Castillo Guillermo Antonio
Published: July 2024

La investigación pretende proponer una metodología de control para la gestión de mantenimiento del sistema de alumbrado público, mediante la integración de métodos básicos que garantizan la elevación de la confiabilidad, calidad, economía e imagen ambiental del sistema en el cantón Machala. Se parte del método deductivo que permitió el análisis del problema, el examen de las teorías generales relacionadas con la iluminación pública y los métodos para el mantenimiento periódico del sistema, la discusión de los resultados y llegar a conclusiones precisas sobre el tema estudiado. Se aplican las técnicas de observación y el análisis documental. En los resultados se exponen los criterios generales que demuestran la viabilidad del mantenimiento técnico integrado para el control del alumbrado público. Se concluye que el alumbrado público es un sistema complejo que desempeña un papel clave para la seguridad de la movilidad humana, del transporte y un elemento de imagen social para el territorio, por lo que se requiere la adopción de una metodología integrada de mantenimiento periódico, que asegure su confiabilidad, calidad y la introducción de nuevas tecnologías económicas de bajo impacto ambiental.
Social Morality and Absolute Morality within The Framework of Bergsonian Metaphysical Vitalism
Authors: Cucu Marius , Lența Oana
Published: July 2024

Social moral obligation, its automatism and false faces, declarative and regulatory laws, the individual and social ego, collective solidarity and the pulsation of creative emotion, intelligent and instinctual society, open and closed social dynamics, Divinity as a transcendent religious reference point and Reason as the limit of moral-philosophical endeavors - all these concepts and themes are just a few of the major subjects that crystallize Bergsonian vitalism's conception, a conception that cannot be identified with religious forms of metaphysical approach but clearly approaches the scenario of thought and experience proposed by these forms. This text attempts to capture such a similarity and dialectical interplay between the concepts evoked above.
L’adaptation de la réception sur X (Twitter)
Authors: Ali Bouzekri
Published: July 2024

This article provides, first, a description then an analysis of the overall framework of a communication situation on X/Twitter. By opting for an analysis according to the model of seetings of Brown and Fraser, we identify the contours of the notion of reception as a component of the more developed diagram of communication. Apart from the particularities marking computer-mediated communications, the analysis we carried out allows us to dissect the context and reveals how reception must be adapted to interaction on Twitter.
Problema publicului restrâns din muzeele de artă din România
Authors: Dinu Mirela
Published: July 2024

Museums in Romania face a limited number of visitors, which, although increasing in recent years, still remains small in relation to the frequency of cultural audiences in other European countries. This situation occurs because Romanian museums are still operating in a different social reality from the current one; they have not synchronized with contemporary society, which is eager for entertainment and sensational. They face financial and legislative difficulties, outdated concepts that cannot be easily changed without competent and specialized personnel. Today, museums are making efforts to diminish the elitist preconception and become part of a wider community. Although there are often discussions about the lack of audience in art museums in Romania, visible efforts are being made to attract them through various methods. It remains to be seen how many acts of culture are carried out in Romania, as it is important to know in the present research if this would be a fair number in relation to the number of museum institutions and their possibilities. The objective of this research is to identify and analyze the key factors contributing to the limited audience and to define the profile of the Romanian cultural consumer.
Sustainability in Federal Universities: An analysis based on management reports
Authors: Neto José Alves dos Santos , Tesser Daniel Poletto
Published: July 2024

This study examines the integration of sustainability in Brazilian federal universities based on the analysis of 2022 management reports. In the current global scenario, the integration of environmental and social sustainability into the policies of higher education institutions is crucial. Brazil's federal universities play a vital role in nurturing leaders and producing knowledge that can positively influence society and the environment. This study questions how these institutions are incorporating sustainability into their management strategies, contributing to a more sustainable future. The study aims to analyze how Brazilian federal universities approach sustainability in their activities and decisions, using the 2022 management reports as a basis. The research is descriptive in nature and involved the selection of 12 recently created federal universities, whose 2022 management reports were analyzed. Content analysis was performed in two stages: coding and interpretation. The actions described in the reports were categorized into themes related to sustainability, including education, planning, control, technology, infrastructure, collective applicability, and administrative actions. Of the 12 reports analyzed, 8 universities demonstrated a commitment to sustainability, dedicating specific chapters to this theme. The economic dimension was the one that presented the most actions, with 78 initiatives identified, reflecting a conscious strategy to ensure financial and operational sustainability. The analysis reveals that Brazilian federal universities are increasingly integrating sustainability into their operations and management. Economic initiatives stand out as fundamental for the viability of institutions, promoting a virtuous cycle of sustainable development.
Spatial distribution of patients with pressure injuries treated at a teaching hospital
Authors: Isabella Adriana Paula Jordão , Olímpio Aloísio , Torres João Pedro Santos , Aragão Neylor Rodrigo Oliveira , Santos Gleyce Kelly de Brito Brasileiro , Limax Lidiane Souza , Ribeiro Filho Alfredo , Muniz Claudia Cristina Soares , Pitanga Fernanda Sebastiana Mendes , Musse Juliana de Oliveira , Ocon Carlos Alberto , Menezes João Carlos de Andrade , Capeloa Cristina Nunes , Douradinho Christian , Dos Reis Maria José , Marreira Marcelo , Braga Cristina
Published: July 2024

Introduction: Pressure injury (PI) is characterized by pressure exerted mainly on bony prominences, or even related to the use of medical devices. As epidemiological aspects are still scarce in the country, it is appropriate to produce studies that delimit the information for a better characterization of this public health problem, with extraterritorial dimensions. Geoprocessing is a revolutionary technology that encompasses the most diverse disciplines, data, equipment, analysis and interpretations from certain locations and geographic data, thus obtaining maps and/or spreadsheets with information relevant to that particular region that, when used in the health area, allows the identification and mapping of risks and injuries that affect the population. Objective: To demonstrate the technical experience of spatial demarcation and geoprocessing of patients with pressure injuries treated at a teaching hospital in the state of Sergipe. Method: A descriptive epidemiological study was carried out from a data sheet of patients with pressure injuries treated by the Skin Care Service team of a teaching hospital in Sergipe, between 2018 and 2022. Georeferencing and geoprocessing were developed in conjunction with Google Maps and Google Earth software. Results: The study sample consisted of 215 patients with pressure injuries (PI) in which the age group that stood out was the elderly (54.8%), followed by adults (40.0%). It is noted, in the spatial representation, that most of the patients with PL were residents of Greater Aracaju (n=130), followed by the East of Sergipe (n=23) and Central Agreste (n=18). Most of the LPs were acquired prior to admission to the institution studied (55.8%), while the others (44.2%) appeared during the hospital stay. Conclusion: In view of the analysis presented, it was possible to verify that most patients affected by PLs are men and elderly, and that the Greater Aracaju regional was the one that stood out the most because it concentrated most of the patients with PL, whether pre-existing or acquired at hospitalization.
Activity of ethyl acetate extracts of marine-derived fungi against active and hypoxia-induced dormant Mycobacterium
Authors: Azhari Muhammad , Litanjuasari Atik Pereztia , Singgih Marlia , Arai Masayoshi , Handayani Dian , Artasasta Muh. Ade , Julianti Elin
Published: July 2024

Context: Tuberculosis requires long therapy (6-9 months) to eradicate the tubercles from the body completely. This is partly caused by the ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to induce a dormant state that exhibits a resistant phenotype against recent antituberculosis. Hence, alternative compounds are required, especially the ones that are active against both active and dormant Mycobacterium. Marine-derived fungi are known to be a prolific source of bioactive secondary metabolites. Aims: To evaluate the isolated fungi from marine resources and investigate their antimycobacterial activity in aerobic and hypoxic conditions. Methods: The research included marine sources sampling, isolation of fungi, fermentation, and screening for antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis in aerobic conditions. The chosen fungi isolates were continued with molecular identification and further investigation against hypoxic-induced dormant M. smegmatis. The antimycobacterial activity is determined using the microdilution method and visualization by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Results: As many as 49 fungi were successfully isolated from 40 marine samples, with two fungi exhibiting promising results, namely FSPL 3 (identified as Aspergillus ostianus) and FSB 34 (identified as Aspergillus flavus). The highest activity was shown by A. ostianus media ethyl acetate extracts, with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 6.25 µg/mL against active and dormant M. smegmatis, followed by A. ostianus biomass and A. flavus media ethyl acetate extracts with the MIC of 25 µg/mL against both active and dormant M. smegmatis. Conclusions: The ethyl acetate extracts of A. ostianus media showed prospective activity to investigate further the active compounds as anti-dormant mycobacterial.
Need Analysis of Primary School Promotion Media
Authors: Rumsant Fayra Adzanie , Helmanto Fachri , Ichsan Muhammad
Published: July 2024

Background:  In an increasingly competitive world of education, the importance of school promotion is increasingly felt. Schools must be able to compete to attract prospective students and parents.
Purpose: This research aims to determine the needs of schools in carrying out promotions.
Design and methods: This study used qualitative research methods. Needs analysis is based on the Hutchinson & Waters model which focuses on aspects necessities, lacks, and wants. Interviews were conducted with four PPDB administrators including teachers, PPDB Chair, and School Administrative Staff. The analysis technique used is thematic analysis, while validation is carried out using member checking.
Results: The results of the study show that schools need promotions in printed form. With this, schools can achieve their promotional goals in a more widespread and efficient manner.
German Art of the 19th Century through the Lens of The Greek Literary Magazine Kleiō (Clio): Academic Formalism Versus Modernism
Authors: Chrysovitsanou Vasiliki , Palaiologou Christina
Published: July 2024

We examine the work of 19th-century German painters as presented in the Greek-language magazine Kleiō published in Germany in the late 19th century. Through an extensive catalogue of paintings, the article highlights the themes that preoccupied German painters during this period. It places particular emphasis on their approach, aesthetic preferences, the decisive role played by the Academies of Fine Arts, and their attitudes towards the modern movements developing in France during the 19th century. It explores the reasons for which Kleiō magazine promoted academic German painting to its Greek readership. It reports the particularly close relations between Greece and Germany during this period and the fact that many Greek painters completed their studies at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. Since for most of the 19th century, Germany was deeply influenced by the achievements of ancient Greek art, many German painters opposed modernism, instead upholding what they perceived to be the values and ideals of classical antiquity integrating them into German art
Online Dating in The U.S. During This Politically Divided Time: Association Among Political Affiliation, Gender Role Beliefs, And Partner Preferences
Authors: T. Gresh James , Iwasaki Michiko , Betz Diana , M. Lating Jeffrey , Elad Raiannamei
Published: July 2024

While there has been a surge in popularity of online dating, the current polarized political climate in the U.S. may influence how online daters select a desired partner. The present study examined the relation between political affiliation, partner preferences, and gender beliefs with a sample of 373 online dating users. Democrats (n = 196) showed stronger preference for an intimate partner of the same party compared to Republicans (n = 90). Democrats (particularly women) also identified that having a different political affiliation as a deal-breaker more so than Republicans. Regarding gender role beliefs, Republicans (particularly men) showed significantly higher traditional gender role beliefs than Democrats. However, gender-based differences were not observed among Democrats; both Democratic men and women showed equally less traditional gender role beliefs compared to Republican women and men. Implications for dating prospects, particularly for Republican men, are discussed.
Poetics of Intracellular and Extracellular Water: A Biophysical Consideration of Black Feminist Thought
Authors: Loken NingLi
Published: July 2024

Poetics is the articulation of aliveness to the extent that it may be written (Quashie, 2021). It is the approximated space that engages the figuring of one’s existence in relationality. This rhetoric of being and belonging in relationality supposes that individualism is death in a world that opposes life (Quashie, 2021). Aliveness is the possibility that movement might happen, the force of an alive being. When informed by the forces of fear and degradation, one may be faced with a choice to accept or refuse. In the act of refusing, the potential for something more than the world’s divisions hangs in the air. The world is full of fluid existence--being. In the Western scheme of hierarchy and subordination, the categorical devaluation of some beings over others is dictated by the dominant and empowered (Wilkerson, 2020; Wynter, 2003). Poetry poses another way, even the possibility of becoming and undoing (Quashie, 2021). Philosopher Sylvia Wynter suggests that the world needs a new universal way of being, a mode of experiencing in which every form of life is beholden to one another (Wynter & Scott, 2000). Through linguistic loopholes and words of world-making, poetics is the development of theory (Gumbs, 2020). It is an investigation of what is possible and might be.
Peningkatan Pendapatan Kelompok Tani Dengan Pemanfaatan Teknologi Hidroponik Berbasis IoT Pada Kelompok Tani Mekar Ayu Desa Sei Mencirim Deli Serdang
Authors: Noviandri Dian , Hermawan Indra , Indrawati Asmah
Published: July 2024

Pengabdian Masyarakat bertujuan meningkatan pendapatan kelompok tani dengan pembuatan hidroponik berbasis IoT, Kelompok Tani Mekar Ayu Desa Sei Mencirim selama ini mengandalkan pertanian  holtikultura dengan menggunakan lahan pertanian yang sangat bergantung pada alam dan pengendalian hama dengan menyemprot anti hama yang mengakibatkan hasil panen terkontaminasi dengan zat anti hama tersebut. Kelompok tani belum memanfaatkan lahan-lahan kosong sekitar perumahan anggota kelompok yang dapat dibuat berbagai usaha yang dapat meningkatkan pendapatan anggotanya, pelatihan pembuatan hidroponik, penyemaian bibit kangkung dan pakcoi. Permasalahannya belum ada hidroponik padahal lahan untuk tempat peletakan hidroponik banyak di rumah-rumah anggota kelompok tani, selama ini kelompok tani mengandalkan lahan pertanian, pengetahuan penyemaian bibit. Solusi pelatiahan pembuatan hidroponik berbasis IoT dan pelatihan penyemaian serta pengendalian hama hingga panen tiba.
Critical Analysis of Donald G. Bloesch’s Theological Method and its Implication to Doctrinal Formulation
Authors: Mwita Alexander , Masfa Gabriel
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Donald G. Bloesch, an evangelical scholar introduces a methodology that employs divine revelation as the primary source for theological investigation in which believing precedes understanding. This method raises three questions: 1) How does Bloesch view scriptural authority in theological investigation? 2) what hermeneutical principle does Bloesch apply to his divine revelation method? 3) how does Bloesch’s method of divine revelation affect doctrinal formation? In response to these questions, this paper aimed to critically analyze Bloesch’s theological method and its implication to doctrinal formulation. The paper followed descriptive and critical analysis methodologies in four sections: Theological background of Donald Bloesch; analysis of Bloesch’s theological method; critical evaluation of Bloesch’s theological method, views of Scriptures, and hermeneutical principle; and implications of Bloesch’s theological method to doctrinal formulation. In response to the questions, this study unveils that Bloesch does not allow Scriptures to communicate God’s message, but he uses Scriptures to confirm conceptualized belief. Based on this belief, he formulated historical-pneumatic hermeneutics, a principle that solely depends on divine revelation. Based on Bloesch’s methodology, doctrinal formulation is affected because it does not rely exclusively on scriptural authority but rather on conceptualized faith.
Luther’s Use of the Law as Contrasted with Calvin’s
Authors: Tchamba Augustin
Published: July 2024

Abstract
Both Luther and Calvin were important figures during the Reformation; their theologies—especially their understanding of the Law—had and continue to significantly impact the shaping of theological thought. How did these two reformers understand the concept of the Law? Given Luther and Calvin’s position on double predestination, what is the usefulness of the Law as applied in the life of the believer? Their understanding of the Law categorizes some believers beyond the reach of grace and infringes on the doctrine of righteousness by faith alone. Luther advocates for two uses of the Law, while Calvin contends for a third use. Contrary to the belief that they were far apart in their interpretation of the Law, this article argues that Luther and Calvin were aligned in their understanding of the Law as applied to the believer’s life than we could predict. What impact would the use of the Law have on the believers if they were predestined as elect or reprobate before applying it? Such understanding impedes the believers’ expression of their faith and consequently challenges the biblical understanding of righteousness by faith alone.
Multiple myeloma incidence, mortality, and prevalence estimates and projections, Australia, 1982–2043: a statistical modelling study
Authors: Luo Qingwei , Jenkin Deanne , Weber Marianne F , Steinberg Julia , White Kate , Irving Adam , Rillstone Hannah , Kelly Anna , Canfell Karen , Feletto Eleonora
Published: July 2024

Objectives

To examine changes in multiple myeloma incidence and mortality rates during 1982–2018, and to estimate its incidence, mortality, and prevalence for 2019–2043.

Study design

Population‐based statistical modelling study; analysis of and projections based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare multiple myeloma incidence, mortality, and survival data.

Setting

Australia, 1982–2018 (historical data) and projections to 2043.

Main outcome measures

Changes in multiple myeloma incidence and mortality rates, 1982–2018, determined by joinpoint regression analysis (age‐standardised to 2021 Australian population); projection of rates to 2043 based on age–period–cohort models; estimated 5‐ and 30‐year prevalence of multiple myeloma (modified counting method).

Results

The incidence of multiple myeloma increased during 1982–2018 (eg, annual percentage change [APC], 2006–2018, 1.9%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.7–2.2%), but the mortality rate declined during 1990–2018 (APC, –0.4%; 95% CI, –0.5% to –0.2%). The age‐standardised incidence rate was projected to increase by 14.9% during 2018–2043, from 8.7 in 2018 to 10.0 (95% CI, 9.4–10.7) new cases per 100 000 population in 2043; the mortality rate was projected to decline by 27.5%, from 4.0 to 2.9 (95% CI, 2.6–3.3) deaths per 100 000 population. The annual number of people newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma was estimated to increase by 89.2%, from 2120 in 2018 to 4012 in 2043; the number of deaths from multiple myeloma was projected to increase by 31.7%, from 979 to 1289. The number of people living with multiple myeloma up to 30 years after initial diagnosis was projected to increase by 163%, from 10 288 in 2018 to 27 093 in 2043, including 13 019 people (48.1%) diagnosed during the preceding five years.

Conclusion

Although the decline in the mortality rate was projected to continue, the projected increases in the incidence and prevalence of multiple myeloma in Australia over the next 25 years indicate that investment in prevention and early detection research, and planning for prolonged treatment and care, are needed.