bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lessons from the Framing Contest over UK Shale Development
Authors: Williams Laurence
Published: February 2023

The framing of shale gas development has received widespread attention, especially in the UK, United States, and throughout Europe. However, little has been said about what lessons can be learned from the shale development case about the role of language in use in the construction, contestation and closure of environmental problems. This article teases out and clarifies the subtle variations in the way the concept of the “frame” has been interpreted and operationalized; puts forward an analysis of the difficulty of achieving discursive closure in the UK shale development policy debate; and identifies possible implications of the failure of the “bridging fuel” argument for environmental discourse more broadly, asking in particular if this failure represents a challenge to ecological modernization or its continuation.
MODEL PENERAPAN SISTEM OTOMASI DALAM MENINGKATKAN SISTEM LAYANAN SIRKULASI DI PERPUSTAKAAN STAIN MAJENE
Authors: Abidin Saenal , Sudirman Sulfakhmi
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini membahas tentang model penerapan sistem otomasi dalam meningkatkan sistem layanan sirkulasi di Perpustakaan STAIN Majene. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui  bagaimana model penerapan sistem otomasi di Perpustakaan STAIN Majene, untuk mengetahui bagaimana peningkatan sistem layanan sirkulasi melalui otomasi dan untuk mengetahui kendala yang dihadapi dalam proses otomasi layanan sirkulasi. Dalam penelitian ini, menggunakan jenis penelitian bersifat deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model penerapan sistem otomasi di Perpustakaan STAIN Majene menggunakan aplikasi SLiMS (Senayan Library Management System) dengan Versi 8.3.1. Adapun peningkatan dalam layanan sirklasi melalui sistem otomasi seperti kecepatan dalam pelayanan, informasi peminjaman tercatat dengan baik, dan kemudahan dalam kinerja pustakawan dan pemustaka.
PENGGUNAAN DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION OLEH PERPUSTAKAAN AKADEMIK DI INDONESIA
Authors: Dethan Stanley , Mayesti Nina
Published: February 2023

Pustakawan di Indonesia sering berasumsi bahwa sistem klasifikasi yang paling banyak digunakan di perpustakaan akademik di Indonesia adalah Sistem Klasifikasi Desimal Dewey (DDC), namun asumsi tersebut belum didasari oleh data statistik yang valid. Untuk memberikan data statistik yang valid, peneliti mensurvei 100 perpustakaan akademik terbaik di Indonesia melalui katalog daring (OPAC). Temuan menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan Dewey masih menjadi pilihan utama di Indonesia. Penemuan ini bertolak belakang dengan penelitian sebelumnya yang dilakukan di Amerika Serikat, Inggris dan Turki. Mayoritas Perpustakaan Akademik di Amerika, Inggris dan Turki telah meninggalkan sistem klasifikasi DDC dan memilih beralih ke sistem Library of Congress Classification (LCC). Informasi ini diharapkan dapat membantu mendukung keputusan reklasifikasi perpustakaan akademik.
TANTANGAN PEGAWAI DALAM MENGATASI HAMBATAN PENGELOLAAN ARSIP VITAL PADA DEPARTEMEN UMUM KANTOR PUSAT PT PELABUHAN INDONESIA (PERSERO) REGIONAL IV
Authors: Abidin Saenal , Pattah Sitti Husaebah , T Arsil
Published: February 2023

ABSTRAK:Penelitian ini membahas tentang pengelolaan arsip vital pada Departemen Umum Kantor Pusat PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional IV. Adapun rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah tentang mengapa pengelolaan arsip vital belum optimal?, Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah jenis penelitian deskriptif pendekatan kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan observasi langsung dan wawancara terhadap informan serta melakukan keabsahan data dengan waktu dan sumber. Informan dalam penelian ini terdiri dari 4 orang yang merupakan pegawai tetap di bagian Departemen Umum Kantor Pusat PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional IV. Adapun hasil penelitian terkait dengan pengelolaan arsip vital di Departemen Umum Kantor Pusat PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional IV adalah penyebab pengelolaan arsip vital di Departemen Umum Kantor Pusat PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) Regional IV belum optimal disebabkan pengelolaannya yaitu sebagai berikut: yaitu ruang penyimpanan yang mulai padat, sementara temu kembali arsip vital yang terkadang membutuhkan waktu cukup lama, selanjutnya pemeliharaan arsip vital belum terdapat waktu yang dirutinkan untuk melakukan perawatan, dan belum pernah dilakukan penyusutan.
Atividades práticas no Ensino de Ciências por meio da metodologia de projetos com a temática “qualidade da água”
Authors: Rosa Maria Fabiana Sousa , Souza Ronilson Freitas de
Published: February 2023

Este guia didático foi escrito por professores. Assim como você, sabemos das dificuldades que todo educador enfrenta para despertar o interesse, a curiosidade e o engajamento dos estudantes durante as aulas de Ciências. Dessa maneira, o produto educacional gerado da Dissertação de Mestrado intitulada “APRENDIZAGEM BASEADA EM PROJETOS NO ENSINO DE CIÊNCIAS: UMA EXPERIÊNCIA PEDAGÓGICA POR MEIO DO ESTUDO DA QUALIDADE DA ÁGUA” do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação e Ensino de Ciências na Amazônia da Universidade do Estado do Pará, tem como objetivo propor caminhos para que você e seus estudantes consigam desenvolver juntos atividades envolvendo as metodologias ativas, nos diversos contextos educacionais, e construam as suas próprias narrativas. Entendemos que a educação é um processo contínuo de construção coletiva de conhecimentos, habilidades e competências, destacando-se o educador e estudantes como protagonistas deste espaço escolar. Dessa forma, o guia didático descreve uma experiência pedagógica com a temática “qualidade da água” por meio da metodologia de projetos. A sequência didática foi adaptada da Aprendizagem Baseada em Projetos (ABP) de William Bender com os pressupostos freireanos que contém seis etapas, voltada para estudantes do 9º ano. Este guia é para você, professor(a), que compartilha a responsabilidade com o processo de ensino e aprendizagem por meio de metodologias alternativas, que reconhece as necessidades dos educandos e visa traçar estratégias que possam promover o ensino inovador para a educação emancipatória.
Hybrids of Uniform Test and Sequential Uniform Designs with "Intersection" Method for Multi-Objective Optimization
Authors: Zheng Maosheng , Teng Haipeng , Wang Yi
Published: February 2023

For multi-objective optimization under condition of complicated objective function, the data processing in the evaluation is sometime tediously long, special algorithm is needed to be adopted. Since the remarkable features of uniform distribution of test points within the test domain and the small number of tests, fully representative of each point, and easy to perform regression analysis, the uniform test design method is hybrid with the “intersection” method for multi-objective optimization to simplify the complicated data process in evaluation first. Furthermore, the "intersection" multi-objective optimization methodology is combined with sequential uniform design so as to get a more precise approximation for solving multi-objective optimization problem, the procedure for searching optimum of the “intersection“ multi-objective optimization methodology with sequential uniform design algorithm is put forward. A multi-objective optimization of linear programming problem with three variables is taken as our example, which involves a maximum for one objective and a minimum for another objective. The result for applying the novel approach to the example indicates the effectiveness of current hybrids.
Analisis Kebutuhan Mahasiswa pada Pembelajaran Menulis Feature
Authors: Mana Lira Hayu Afdetis , Harti Laspida
Published: February 2023

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kebutuhan mahasiswa dalam hal materi pembelajaran menulis kreatif khususnya menulis feature yang lebih lengkap dan bimbingan dari dosen untuk menghasilkan feature yang lebih baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kebutuhan siswa dalam pembelajaran menulis kreatif, khususnya menulis feature di Universitas PGRI Sumatera Barat. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia semester ganjil 2021/2022 yang mengambil mata kuliah menulis kreatif. Sampel penelitian ini adalah sesi C yang terdiri dari 38 siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner berdasarkan: (1) kebutuhan mahasiswa (needs) terhadap pembelajaran menulis feature, (2) kekurangan atau kelemahan mahasiswa (lacks) dalam pembelajaran menulis feature, dan (3) keinginan atau harapan mahasiswa (wants) terkait pembelajaran menulis feature. Kuesioner diisi oleh siswa pada google form dan disebarkan melalui grup WhatsApp (WA). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kebutuhan siswa untuk pengajaran menulis feature adalah: (1) sebagian besar siswa membutuhkan kebebasan dalam menentukan topik feature dengan persentase 63%, (2) sebagian besar siswa sangat membutuhkan konsep lengkap penulisan feature dengan persentase 76%, (3) sebagian besar mahasiswa membutuhkan bimbingan dosen dalam menulis feature dengan persentase 72%, (4) sebagian besar mahasiswa menginginkan lebih banyak materi tentang feature dengan persentase 85%. Kesimpulannya, dapat dinyatakan bahwa siswa membutuhkan informasi yang lebih detail tentang pembelajaran penulisan feature untuk mendapatkan pemahaman yang mendalam.
First Attempts at Undoing the Consequences of Violating the Rule of Law in 1944–1956
Authors: Stanowska Maria
Published: February 2023

The article discusses initiatives taken in the mid-1950s to examine the state of the rule of law in 1944–1956 in courts, prosecutor’s offices, Polish Army Intelligence Service and public security authorities. Attention is given primarily to the Report of the Mazur (Wasilewski) Commission, which was established as a result of an agreement between the Minister of Justice, the Minister of National Defence, and the Prosecutor General. The Commission’s task was to determine the extent of violations of the rule of law by the Supreme Military Court, the Supreme Military Prosecutor’s Office and the Military Intelligence Service. The article discusses in detail the manifestations of violations of the rule of law disclosed by the Commission, often criminal in character, as well as the specific conclusions with proposals of a variety of consequences for the people guilty of violating the rule of law in the aforementioned authorities. The Report findings are presented against the background of the rehabilitation proceedings conducted with respect to the victims of the alleged ‘conspiracy in the army’. Also discussed are the works of two other Commissions dealing with the examination of violations of the rule of law in general courts and prosecutor’s offices. The Prosecutor General established a Commission for examining the state of the rule of law in the Prosecutor General’s Office and in the Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw, while the Minister of Justice set up a Commission for examining the work of the so-called secret sections operating in 1950–1954 at the Ministry of Justice, in the Court of Appeal and the Voivodeship Court in Warsaw. I also present the results of the first criminal trials conducted against public security and Military Intelligence Service officers guilty of the application of inadmissible and unauthorized methods in the course of investigation.
Criminal Mediation in the Law of the Argentine Republic
Authors: Osuchowska Marta
Published: February 2023

Mediation in criminal cases in Argentina is a mechanism governed by provincial law. Although this procedure has not been introduced in all regions, increasingly more provinces see the advantages of this procedure in resolving conflicts between the parties. Differences in provincial legislation provoke scholarly arguments concerning violations of constitutional guarantees. Despite theoretical concerns, it is appreciated in practice that criminal mediation is a time-effective measure, promoting pro-active approach of the parties to the conflict, which has a positive impact on the society as a whole.
Family Justice in Poland: An Outline of the Problem Situation and the Optimum Reform Direction
Authors: Słyk Jerzy
Published: February 2023

The paper discusses the development and functioning of the family justice system in Poland and the necessary legislative amendments in this area. At the outset, the author describes the most efficient mechanisms for the protection of family rights, pointing to judicial protection as the most appropriate option as compared to administrative law measures. Next, the discussion moves on to the origins and evolution of legislative measures that created the family justice system. At this point, legal changes that undermine the original structural concept of family justice are noted. An outline of proposals for family justice reform, made by the community of family judges, is also presented. The findings presented in the paper serve as a basis both for the identification of the key areas in need of legislative amendments and for the definition of a framework for reform proposals.
Immunitet versus przeszukanie w postępowaniu karnym
Authors: Wielec Marcin
Published: February 2023

The question of a search in criminal proceedings is a multi-faceted one. It is an activity that strongly interferes with the personal, professional, public and private sphere of an individual. Hence the question of possible admissibility, reasons and effects of a search. A search is an act of evidence, a search, which is aimed at finding evidence or persons of significance for criminal proceedings. It is interesting to note that searches are carried out by the procedural authorities in relation to places associated with a person enjoying immunity. This problem will be analysed on the basis of the pattern of admissibility of a search carried out on a person with immunity connected with e.g. the office of the President of the Supreme Chamber of Control.
Liver-Specific Polygenic Risk Score Is Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis
Authors: Panyard Daniel J. , Deming Yuetiva K. , Darst Burcu F. , Van Hulle Carol A. , Zetterberg Henrik , Blennow Kaj , Kollmorgen Gwendlyn , Suridjan Ivonne , Carlsson Cynthia M. , Johnson Sterling C. , Asthana Sanjay , Engelman Corinne D. , Lu Qiongshi
Published: February 2023

Background: Our understanding of the pathophysiology underlying Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has benefited from genomic analyses, including those that leverage polygenic risk score (PRS) models of disease. The use of functional annotation has been able to improve the power of genomic models. Objective: We sought to leverage genomic functional annotations to build tissue-specific AD PRS models and study their relationship with AD and its biomarkers. Methods: We built 13 tissue-specific AD PRS and studied the scores’ relationships with AD diagnosis, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid, CSF tau, and other CSF biomarkers in two longitudinal cohort studies of AD. Results: The AD PRS model that was most predictive of AD diagnosis (even without APOE) was the liver AD PRS: n = 1,115; odds ratio = 2.15 (1.67–2.78), p = 3.62×10–9. The liver AD PRS was also statistically significantly associated with cerebrospinal fluid biomarker evidence of amyloid-β (Aβ42:Aβ40 ratio, p = 3.53×10–6) and the phosphorylated tau:amyloid-β ratio (p = 1.45×10–5). Conclusion: These findings provide further evidence of the role of the liver-functional genome in AD and the benefits of incorporating functional annotation into genomic research.
Association of Influenza Vaccination and Dementia Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies
Authors: Sun Huimin , Liu Min , Liu Jue
Published: February 2023

Background: Dementia is a critical global public health problem. Previous cohort studies have found that influenza vaccination can decrease the risk of dementia. Objective: This meta-analysis aimed to systematically examine the relationship between influenza vaccination and dementia risk. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, medRxiv, and bioRxiv for studies investigating dementia risk based on influenza vaccination status, up to September 14, 2022. Relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were pooled in the meta-analysis. Subgroup analyses and sensitivity analyses were conducted as well. Results: Of the 4,087 articles initially reviewed, 6 cohort studies were included in the final meta-analysis, and all eligible studies were at low risk of bias. There were 2,087,195 participants without dementia at baseline (mean age: 61.8–75.5 years, 57.05% males), and 149,804 (7.18%) cases of dementia occurred during 4.00–13.00 years of follow-up. Pooled analysis of adjusted RRs found that influenza vaccination could reduce dementia risk by 31% (RR = 0.69, 95% CI: 0.57–0.83). Subgroup analyses showed that in the study with a mean age of 75–80 years or 75%–100% males, the association was generally weakened compared with studies with a mean age of 60–75 years or 25%–50% males. The results were stable in the sensitivity analyses, and no publication bias was observed. Conclusion: Influenza vaccination in older adults was markedly associated with a decreased risk of dementia. More mechanistic studies and epidemiological studies are needed to clarify the association between influenza vaccination and decreased dementia risk.
Similarity measure-based three-way decisions in Pythagorean fuzzy information systems and its application in FANETs
Authors: Zhou Jia-Jia , Zhu Yi-An , Li Lian , Shi Xian-Chen
Published: February 2023

The existing researchers generalize the decision-theoretic rough sets (DTRSs) model from the viewpoint of the cost function, whether the information system is complete, and so on. Few of them consider multiple different strategies to rank the expected losses. Furthermore, under the circumstance of Pythagorean fuzzy, we can’t directly define the partition of the objects set by employing equivalence relation, there is a need for constructing the general binary relation. Aiming at these problems, in present paper, we propose the similarity measure-based three-way decisions (3WD) in Pythagorean fuzzy information systems, both the binary relation and the similarity neighborhood are induced by similarity measure between objects. Each object has its own losses, different strategies are designed to rank the expected losses. Further, the similarity measure-based DTRSs dealing with crisp concept and the similarity measure-based Pythagorean fuzzy DTRSs dealing with Pythagorean fuzzy concept are developed to establish the three regions of similarity measure-based 3WD. Finally, the proposed models are used to make decisions for classifying the network nodes of flying ad-hoc networks (FANETs) into normal nodes also called safe nodes, suspicious nodes, and malicious nodes also called unsafe nodes under the evaluation of Pythagorean fuzzy information.
A further study on generalized neighborhood systems-based pessimistic rough sets
Authors: Shi Zhengqi , Xie Shurui , Li Lingqiang
Published: February 2023

The generalized neighborhood system-based rough set is an important extension of Pawlak’s rough set. The rough sets based on generalized neighborhood systems include two basic models: optimistic and pessimistic rough sets. In this paper, we give a further study on pessimistic rough sets. At first, to regain some properties of Pawlak’s rough sets that are lost in pessimistic rough sets, we introduce the mediate, transitive, positive (negative) alliance conditions for generalized neighborhood systems. At second, some approximation operators generated by special generalized neighborhood systems are characterized, which include serial, reflexive, symmetric, mediate, transitive, and negative alliance generalized neighborhood systems and their combinations (e.g. reflexive and transitive). At third, we discuss the topologies generated by the upper and lower approximation operators of the pessimistic rough sets. Finally, combining practical examples, we apply pessimistic rough sets to rule extraction of incomplete information systems. Particularly, we prove that different decision rules can be obtained when different neighborhood systems are chosen. This enables decision makers to choose decisions based on personal preferences.
Image semantic learning method based on social heterogeneous graph networks1
Authors: Cui Wanqiu , Wang Dawei , Feng Wengang
Published: February 2023

Image semantic learning techniques are crucial for image understanding and classification. In social networks, image data is widely disseminated thanks to convenient acquisition and intuitive expression characteristics. However, due to the freedom of users to publish information, the image has apparent context dependence and semantic fuzziness, which brings difficulties to image representation learning. Fortunately, social attributes such as hashtags carry rich semantic relations, which can be conducive to understanding the meaning of images. Therefore, this paper proposes a new method named Social Heterogeneous Graph Networks (SHGN) for image semantic learning in social networks. First, a heterogeneous graph is built to expand image semantic relations by social attributes. Then the consistent semantic space is reconstructed through cross-media feature alignment. Finally, an image semantic extended learning network is designed to capture and integrate the social semantics and visual feature, which obtains a rich semantic representation of images from a social context. The experiments demonstrate that SHGN can achieve efficient image representation, and favorably against many baseline algorithms.
Research on overall energy consumption optimization method for data center based on deep reinforcement learning
Authors: Simin Wang , Lulu Qin , Chunmiao Ma , Weiguo Wu
Published: February 2023

With the rapid development of cloud computing, there are more and more large-scale data centers, which makes the energy management of data centers more complex. In order to achieve better energy-saving effect, it is necessary to solve the problems of concurrent management and interdependence of IT, refrigeration, storage, and network equipment. Reinforcement learning learns by interacting with the environment, which is a good way to realize the independent management of the data center. In this paper, a overall energy consumption method for data center based on deep reinforcement learning is proposed to achieve collaborative energy saving of data center task scheduling and refrigeration equipment. A new multi-agent architecture is proposed to separate the training process from the execution process, simplify the interaction process during system operation and improve the operation effect. In the deep learning stage, a hybrid deep Q network algorithm is proposed to optimize the joint action value function of the data center and obtain the optimal strategy. Experiments show that compared with other reinforcement learning methods, our method can not only reduce the energy consumption of the data center, but also reduce the frequency of hot spots.
GRA method for probabilistic simplified neutrosophic MADM and application to talent training quality evaluation of segmented education
Authors: Liu Chang
Published: February 2023

The “3 + 2” segmented training between higher vocational colleges and applied undergraduate courses has opened up the rising channel of vocational education from junior college level to undergraduate level, and promoted the organic connection between higher vocational colleges and Universities of Applied Sciences. It is one of the important ways to establish a modern vocational education system. Exploring the monitoring mechanism of talent training quality is an important measure to ensure the achievement of the segmented training goal, and it is a necessary condition to successfully train high-quality skilled applied talents. The talent training quality evaluation of segmented education is viewed as multiple attribute decision-making (MADM) issue. In this paper, an extended probabilistic simplified neutrosophic number GRA (PSNN-GRA) method is established for talent training quality evaluation of segmented education. The PSNN-GRA method integrated with CRITIC method in probabilistic simplified neutrosophic sets (PSNSs) circumstance is applied to rank the optional alternatives and a numerical example for talent training quality evaluation of segmented education is used to proof the newly proposed method’s practicability along with the comparison with other methods. The results display that the approach is uncomplicated, valid and simple to compute.
Combating discrimination in the field of employment: Analysis of ECtHR practices
Authors: Sokolov Volodymyr , Sevriukov Denys G. , Rudyak Vladimira O. , Dmytro Mykolaiets , Tarakan Yuliya I.
Published: February 2023

BACKGROUND: EU law states that protection against discrimination arising in employment and employment extends to all grounds provided for by non-discrimination directives adopted in 2000. The scientists have found that the level of discrimination has significant differences depending on the country, as well as in relation to different minority groups. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has consolidated the status of an influential international court and by its decisions can affect the field of employment and at the moment plays the role of an extremely important figure in the development of human rights in Europe and abroad. OBJECTIVE: The main purpose of this research is to study the practice of ECtHR to combat discrimination in employment and employment relations, because today discrimination, despite its ban at the national and international levels, remains in almost all spheres of public life and hinders the provision of equal rights. In its case-law, the Court has developed arguments concerning the direct protection of human rights, its fundamental freedoms, where discrimination is prohibited in all spheres of public relations. METHODS: The main method of research was a historical, legal, theoretical and comparative analysis of ECtHR practice. RESULTS: The previous allocation of discrimination in this area on the basis of race and gender was significantly expanded by issues of gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, which is caused by the development of social relations in the labor market. CONCLUSION: The article highlights measures aimed at combating and predisposing discrimination in the field of employment.
Violencia filio – parental: una revisión sistemática de la literatura
Authors: Contreras Sáez Milton , Fresno Rodríguez Andrés , Hernández González Osvaldo
Published: February 2023

La Violencia Filio-Parental (VFP) puede ser descrita como comportamientos agresivos que dirige un niño/adolescente hacia sus cuidadores. La literatura que ha abordado la VFP evidencia divergencias respecto a su conceptualización, a las variables asociadas, y la utilización de distintas aproximacionesmetodológicas. Con el propósito de responder a esta necesidad, el objetivo de este artículo fue realizar una revisión de las investigaciones que han abordado explícitamente la VFP. Mediante la aplicación de un protocolo basado en PRISMA, se identificaron 121 publicaciones en bases de datos WoS, Scopus, Proquest y Scielo, donde finalmente 27 fueron analizados. Los resultados indican una diversidad deconceptualizaciones de VFP. En las variables asociadas, se evidencian factores psicológicos del adolescente, variables contextuales relacionadas con los cuidadores y sociodemográficos. La aproximación metodológica predominante es cuantitativa. Los resultados muestran la necesidad de enriquecer la conceptualización de la VFP y contar con un marco comprensivo para abordar su complejidad.
Psicoterapia en tiempos de pandemia COVID-19 en Argentina: Factores asociados con el uso de telepsicología durante el aislamiento social
Authors: Fontao María Isabel , Casari Leandro Martín , Piorno Natalia , Taborda Alejandra Ruth
Published: February 2023

En Argentina, el aislamiento social para reducir la propagación del coronavirus (COVID-19) produjo un impacto sobre la práctica de la psicoterapia. Objetivo: Describir factores asociados con el uso de tecnologías de la comunicación en la psicoterapia durante el aislamiento social. Procedimiento: Se realizó una encuesta en línea entre profesionales, totalizando una muestra de 978 casos. Resultados: 77.7% de los encuestados utilizaron atención no-presencial por primera vez a partir del inicio del aislamiento social; 62.6% atienden la mitad o más de sus pacientes en modalidad no-presencial. Se detectaron relaciones significativas entre uso de la psicoterapia no-presencial y diversos factores que caracterizan la práctica psicoterapéutica, pero se trata de efectos débiles. El uso de la atención no-presencial está asociado con interrupciones del tratamiento y modificaciones en el nivel de ingresos. Conclusiones: Los cambios drásticos en la prática psicoterapéutica durante el aislamiento social requieren ser estudiados en profundidad.
Instrumentos de identificação do Envelhecimento Bem-Sucedido em pesquisas com Idosos Ativos: uma revisão sistemática
Authors: Alexandre Fabiana Maria , De Paula Ana Caroline , Da Fonseca-Silva Cinthia Fernanda , De Albuquerque Luís Rogério , De Lima Pastre Tais Glauce Fernandes , De Oliveira Valdomiro , Vagetti Gislaine Cristina
Published: February 2023

O presente estudo apresentou por meio de uma pesquisa, quais instrumentos podem identificar o envelhecimento bem-sucedido em idosos ativos. A metodologia utilizada foi a revisão sistemática, os descritores buscados com o auxílio dos localizadores DeCS, MeSH e Thesaurus, foram: idoso, envelhecimento, envelhecimento bem-sucedido, envelhecimento ativo e atividade física, em português, inglês e espanhol, nas bases de dados Science Direct, PubMed/MedLine, PSYCinfo, ERIC, Periódicos CAPES, Scopus e Web of Science utilizando os operadores booleanos “AND” e “OR”. Foram selecionados seis artigos para a análise, sendo dois artigos da Coreia do Sul, dois dos Estados Unidos da América e mais dois da Espanha, é possível identificar o envelhecimento bem-sucedido dos idosos ativos em relação aos que não realizam atividade. Assim pode-se evidenciar a necessidade de uma velhice ativa, com a realização de atividade que gerem satisfação, proporcionando independência e saúde independente que sejam atividades físicas ou de lazer, mostrando-se uma importante aliada no envelhecimento.
Análisis de tiempos hasta que se produce un error de concordancia en cuatro estudiantes italianos de ELE
Authors: Marafioti Pablo Ezequiel
Published: February 2023

Se consideran diferentes factores intervinientes en la producción de concordancia plural en cuatro aprendices italianos de ELE, en un estudio de caso longitudinal, utilizando un análisis de tiempo hasta el evento “error de concordancia”. Se aplicó un modelo de eventos de errores múltiples y otro de riesgos competitivos. Se categorizaron cuatro tipos de errores: género, -e- epentética, plural, mixto. Se hallaron efectos significativos para los siguientes factores: (i) ‘determinantes’ (adjetivos posesivos, indefinidos, demostrativos, interrogativos, exclamativos) y ‘adjetivos’ (calificativos, numerales, ordinales); (ii) sustantivos animados; (iii) concordancias en donde se podía aplicar la estrategia de poner plural en “-os” en plurales italianos terminados en “-i”; (iv) en aquellas donde se podía aplicar la estrategia de poner plural en “-es” con palabras italianas singulares terminados en “-e”; (v) con palabras cuyas desinencias tenían similitud media o baja con las del italiano; (vi) con sustantivos familiares y/o frecuentes; (vii) instancias con TYPES  más frecuentes.
Principals’ Administrative Behaviour in Nigerian Secondary Schools: Challenges and Remedies
Authors: Suleiman Yusuf , Ishola Mustapha Adam , Lukman Adetunji
Published: February 2023

The principal administrative behavior serves as a motivator whose effectiveness in school business requires focus and commitment. Actualizing the organization goal often poses severe challenge toadministrators. This paper is therefore designed to examine the various challenges facing principals’ administrative behavior in Nigerian secondary schools. The paper focuses on concept of principal administrative behavior, school principals’ tasks in the realization of educational aims, factors hindering principals’ administrative behavior in school administration, relevance of principals’ administrative behavior in school administration. Based on this, it was recommended that conferences, seminars and workshops and other staff development programs should be sponsored by the government to serve as motivational strategies for secondary school principals. Also, persistent change in educational policies should be guided against by the government to ensure consistency in educational system.Government should endeavor to provide to schools the educational resources which will improve principals’ administrative behavior effectively and efficiently.
Proposing an integrated decision-making model to enhance the employee-oriented built environment in urban green buildings: A Review
Authors: Abeyrathna Wasudha , John Gayanthi Krishani Perera , Jayasinghe Rohantha , Ariyarathna R.I.S. , Hendawitharana Manuja Promodya , Halwaturaa Rangika U. , Kaklauskas Arturas , Arooz F. Rizna , Perera A. Shehan
Published: February 2023

Integrating building technology systems into urban green buildings is an emerging building movement in developed countries to create a paradigm of a human-oriented built environment inside the workspaces. This paper thrives on aiming at the conversion of green buildings to smart-green facilities initiated to develop an employee-oriented built environment in urban office green buildings using decision-making models. The study identifies the factors affecting employee satisfaction as building-related factors, non-building-related factors, Multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and Structural equation model (SEM) through a comprehensive literature review. Extensive bibliographic research has been driven for 21 years to understand the relationship between decision-making models and employee satisfaction in green office buildings. This paper provides an overall ideology of the impact of green office buildings and the conversion to buildings focusing on employee satisfaction. The study concludes by introducing an integrated MCDA and SEM method to create a lesser complex hybrid decision-making model to create an improved employee-friendly built environment.
Demand for Basketball: A Comparison of the WNBA and NBA
Authors: Agha Nola , Berri David
Published: February 2023

Abstract: There is considerable discussion regarding interest in women’s basketball, with critics often comparing the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). This comparison is problematic because the WNBA is in an early growth phase while the NBA organizational life cycle position is far more mature. We investigate whether the demand features of early growth leagues are similar by comparing attendance data from the 8th-21st seasons of the WNBA with attendance from the same point in NBA history and the current NBA. We find the factors that affect demand in the WNBA are uniquely different than the NBA in both size and significance in either period; thus, it is inappropriate to compare the two leagues.
Report a case of cutaneous and visceral canine leishmaniasis from Queretaro, Mexico
Authors:   Centro de Enseñanza, Investigación y Extensión en Producción Animal en Altiplano (CEIEPAA), Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Querétaro., Chávez-Gris Gilberto , García-Sánchez Leticia Carolina , Hernández-Reyes Ana Laura , Maldonado-Castro Edith , Torres-Ramos Erika ,   Pet Center. Querétaro, Garcés-Juárez Claudia , Becker Ingeborg ,   Laboratorio de Inmunoparasitología. Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México., Berzunza-Cruz Miriam , Villa-O'Dogherty Andrés ,   Laboratorio de Helmintología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México., Cañeda-Guzmán Isabel Cristina
Published: February 2023

Leishmania infantum is the causal agent of cutaneous and visceral canine leishmaniasis, a disease widely described in Europe and Latin America. This study describes a case of a canine Canary mastiff breed, born in Mexico that was referred to consult by an alopecic lesion and generalized lymph adenomegaly. Diagnosis of leishmaniasis was established by impression smears of the lesion that showed amastigotes within macrophages. Due to the poor body condition of the animal, euthanasia and necropsy were conducted and samples taken from skin, lymph nodes, liver, kidney, and spleen to perform histological and molecular analysis. In skin, spleen and kidney granulomatous lesions were observed showing amastigotes of Leishmania. The diagnosis of L. infantum was confirmed by using molecular tools. The report of this case suggests the potential risk of this disease in a non-endemic region from Mexico.
Presentación atípica de Leishmaniasis cutánea en paciente con trasplante renal: enfoque y manejo a partir de un reporte de caso
Authors:   Departamento de Nefrología y Medicina Interna. Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Hospital Universitario San José. Bogotá. Colombia, Torres Rodolfo , Rosselli Carlos , Maricely Reina , Vasquez-Londoño Anderson , Hernández Mónica , Núñez Edwin
Published: February 2023

La leishmaniasis es una zoonosis adquirida por la picadura de un flebótomo hembra, que introduce los promastigotes de leishmania al torrente sanguíneo. La leishmaniasis, variedad cutánea, es una entidad rara después del trasplante de órgano sólido. Las manifestaciones clínicas están determinadas por la inmunidad del huésped, y van desde una forma localizada a una diseminada. Se han identificado a la fecha, varios géneros de flebotomíneos, siendo, Phlebotomus (Viejo Mundo) y Lutzomyia (Nuevo Mundo) los más importantes para la transmisión de Leishmania spp. El diagnóstico requiere demostración del parásito en una muestra obtenida de una lesión sospechosa utilizando métodos como PCR, tinción de Giemsa, cultivo, entre otros. El manejo de la leishmaniasis depende de la presentación y causa subyacente. Se presenta un caso de leishmaniasis cutánea asociado a trasplante renal, destacando los aspectos de su clínica, manifestaciones, hallazgos histopatológicos, resultado y tratamiento.
Ze słoweńskiego Prekmurja na Łużyce. O pewnym artyście-malarzu
Authors: Kłos Zdzisław
Published: February 2023

O Trstenjaku – „malarzu Łużyc”
Езикът на комунистическата пропаганда за Възродителния процес (въз основа на материали в помощ на агитаторите, докладчиците и лекторите)
Authors: Eftimova Andreana
Published: February 2023

Целта на изследването е да установи пропагандните стратегии на комунистическия режим при публичното огласяване на събитията, известни като Възродителен процес. Анализира се езикът на текстовете от бюлетин с материали в помощ на агитаторите, докладчиците и лекторите, публикуван през м. април 1985 г. Извеждат се две основни пропагандни стратегии, които са осъществени чрез различни лингвостилистични похвати. Текстовете от Бюлетина контролират общественото съзнание, като манипулират представянето на възродителния процес като назряло събитие на просветление и ново раждане чрез възстановяване на имената и връщането към българския род.
„Песни от катуна“: Дебютът на Усин Керим като легитимация на „ромското присъствие“ в българската литература от епохата на НРБ
Authors: Dojnov Plamen
Published: February 2023

Статията разглежда дебютната стихосбирка на Усин Керим „Песни от катуна” (1955) като пример за литературна легитимация на ромския етнос в българската тоталитарна среда през 50-те години на ХХ век. Разгледан е успехът на този дебют сред критиката и сред читателите, съпътстван от институционалното порицание на поета като „пияница“ и „скандалджия“. В контекста на асимилационната политика на БКП спрямо „циганското малцинство“ Усин Керим е избран за една от културните емблеми на своя етнос  – млад автор на ромска поезия, създавана на български език, вписваща се в новата социалистическа култура. Подчертан е образният фундамент на Усин-Керимовата лирика (легендарният свят на ромските приказки, възпяването на ромската романтична виталност и на циганската чест), но вече в перспективата на модернизационния скок чрез преодоляването на изостаналостта на циганите-чергари и включването им в организирани трудови делници в името на „единната социалистическа народност“ и Родина. Книгата „Песни от катуна“ превръща лирическия герой на Усин Керим във фигура на успеха – еталон за ромската общност в НРБ, неин лирически говорител, утвърждаващ идеите за нов интегритет под егидата на „социалистическия патриотизъм“.
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PARTICULATE MATTER USING LOW COST SENSOR: A CASE STUDY OF ABUJA AND KANO, NIGERIA
Authors: Meseke N. O. , Akpootu D. O. , Falaiye O. A. , Targema T. V.
Published: February 2023

Inhaling excessive amounts of Particulate Matter (PM) which can be blown over great distances by the wind and then settle in the ground, water, or in the air we breathe, can be hazardous to both sensitive and non-sensitive persons. The study investigates the mass concentration of particulate matter (PM) in Kano and Abuja. Utilizing a purple air sensor, PM1.0, PM2.5, and PM10.0 were all examined along with some climatic variables including temperature and relative humidity. In Kano and Abuja, monitoring took place between January 2021 and December 2021. Results indicate that the monthly PM exceeds the WHO 24-hour limit for the two locations. When the standard limit of the Air Quality Index (AQI) is taken into consideration, the mean value of PM2.5 shows that the air quality in both locations is dangerous for sensitive persons, such as those who have respiratory ailments while the mean value of PM10.0 shows that the air quality in both locations was moderate for both sensitive and non- sensitive person. The results in this study suggests that government should enhance its current air quality regulations and install new air quality sensors in sufficient locations in Nigeria so that additional research may be done on such regions. The results of a Pearson correlation analysis show that PMs and relative humidity have substantial negative correlations indicating that as relative humidity rises in either locations, PMs mass concentration would decrease as well. A relatively high correlation existed between PMs and temperature for both locations.
DETERMINATION OF THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS, SATURATION AND UNSATURATION OF SOME BRANDED AND UNBRANDED VEGETABLE OILS SOLD IN SABO MARKET, KADUNA STATE BY FOURIER TRANSFORMED INFRARED (FTIR) ANALYSIS
Authors: Babatunde O. A. , Umoru P. E.
Published: February 2023

The present study determined the physicochemical parameters, saturation and unsaturation of twenty-four branded and unbranded vegetable oils sold in Sabo Market, Kaduna State by Fourier Transformed Infrared Analysis (FTIR) analysis. The branded vegetable oils were (U1 - U13), U14- U17 = unbranded vegetable oils; U18- U19 = branded palm oils; U20- U24 = unbranded palm oils. Percentage moisture content, colour, odour and rancidity were the physicochemical parameters analysed. The percentage moisture content was found to be within the ranges of 0.00 – 0. 33%. Higher moisture content was observed in samples U13 and U24. The colours and odour are in line with the standard of SON except for sample U22 which had an objectionable odour. There were records of rancidity in four (4) vegetable oils U1, U5, U16 and U17 and two (2) palm oils, U20 and U22 analyzed. The FTIR analysis indicated that there is unsaturated C-H stretching vibration peak of carbon chain at 3006 and 3648 cm-1 for the unheated samples. In comparison, peaks attributable to the presence of an aromatic group was not identified in samples U5 and U15 but was identified in H5 and H15 respectively. There was an increase in the peaks of sample U5 from 3008 and 2925 cm-1 to 3853 and 3646 cm-1 in sample H5.   Heating of edible oils at smoke point changes the composition of the oil slightly by the formation of new additional compounds.
PREVALENCE OF URINAR SCHISTOSOMIASIS AMONG PUPILS ATTENDING ANGWAN LAMBU PRIMARY SCHOOL, KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Abdullahi Mairiga , Ramatu M. A.
Published: February 2023

This research aims to investigate the prevalence of urinary tract schistosomiasis among pupils of Angwan Lambu Primary School in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State conducted from June to September 2021. One hundred and fifty (150) urine samples were collected from the pupils and brought to the laboratory for parasitological examination of schistosome eggs using sedimentation method. The overall prevalence of schistosomiasis was 23(15.33%). The prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis was significantly higher (P > 0.05) in male 15(10%) than the female 8(5%). There was no significant association (P > 0.05) in the prevalence of urinary infection between genders and age.  The results of the study showed highest prevalence in age group 7-9 (6%) followed by age group 10-12 (5%) while the lowest prevalence was observed among age group 4-6 (2%) which revealed the prevalence of S. haematobium in the study area. Therefore, periodic chemotherapy of the affected populations with praziquantel, improved health education, provision of portable water, adequate sanitation and control of fresh water snails will reduce the risk of morbidity and disease transmission in the area
CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF TWO STAGED THREE BLADED SAVONIUS VERTICAL AXIS WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM
Authors: Ohaji Denis E. , Musa M. , Momoh M. , Akpootu D. O. , Bello G.
Published: February 2023

This study is intended to increase the rotor performance of the Savonius wind rotor, by increasing the numbers of blades of the already existing two blades Savonius vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to three which was designed to increase the Savonius wind rotor performance. Two stage three bladed wind turbine system has been designed and constructed. The system was made up of six split drums which were welded together to form a concave shape to capture wind from all directions, with a shaft to pass through the midst of the welded drums which was then mounted on a tower of about 15 m high, which in turn will cause the rotor to rotate. This was then connected to a 12 V Generator. The wind turbine converts the kinetic energy available in the wind to produce electricity, using the Generator with output power of 60 W. The results obtained showed that the system was able to accept wind from any direction and commenced rotation as soon as the wind speed of 3.3 m/s (cut in) was available at the site. The minimum and maximum power outputs of 5.14 W and 13.34 W, corresponding to wind speeds of 7.2 m/s and 9.4.5 m/s were recorded respectively. Similarly, for a rotation per minute of 811 rpm a voltage of 7.14 V was generated. Hence for a two stages three blades Savonius the performance was 12.2 %, as against a single stage two blades Savonius whose performance was 7%, a deviation of 5.2 %.