bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Descriptive Mapping of Road Traffic Accidents Reported to Red Crescent, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alslamah Thamer , Alsofayan Yousef Mohammad , Almazroa Monerah Abdullah , Alannaz Sultan Mousa , Abalkhail Adil , Shaik Riyaz Ahamed , Shakil Ahmad Mohammad , Almutairi Abdulaziz Badar , Alghuyaythat Waleed Khalid Z
Published: November 2021

Introduction: Traffic accidents continue to have serious health and economic consequences all around the globe. Despite significant efforts to enhance road safety, the number of traffic accidents has continuously risen over the past three decades. Objective: This current study was conducted to determine the cause, injuries, and management problems of road traffic accidents, so that they may be addressed to enhance patient care and reduce morbidity and mortality. Method: The descriptive study used retrospective record-based data from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority from the duration of 2016-2020. Information collected included: age, sex, incidence by area, frequency in city limits, type of incidence, source of information about the incidence, and distribution of nationality. Results: The study revealed that males suffered more accidents (88.5%) than females (11.5%). When we observed these incidences in various areas of Saudi Arabia, it was found that the capital city of Riyadh (21.4%) had the highest incidences, followed by Makkah (15.2%). Conclusion: The scope of the issue of traffic accidents, as well as the resulting loss of human and economic resources, is immense. To address this issue, a national plan must be implemented. The main focus should be on accident prevention, which should be accomplished via health education. Keywords: Accident, Saudi Arabia, Road Traffic, Red Crescent, Survey
The Impact of The Covid-19 Pandemic on Investor Risk Tendency: The Case of Turkey
Authors: Kaya Abdulkadir
Published: November 2021

Introduction and Aim: It is an important issue that what kind of changes occur in the risks that people face in the face of emerging problems and the role of people in possible pandemics in the last twenty years and in the future. The solution of the problems that arise in the control and management of these risks attracts the attention of many researchers. In this study, the causality effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on risk appetites representing the attitudes and behaviors of securities investors. Materials and Methods: In the study; To represent the pandemic, weekly time series data of the number of COVID-19 cases (COVID) and the Risk Appetite index (RISK) announced by the Central Registry Agency for the period 30.03.2019-30.08.2021 were used. In order to determine the causality relationship, the Hatemi-J Causality test was performed. Results: It was determined that the negative shocks of the COVID variable were a cause of the positive shocks of the RISK variable at a statistical significance level of 1%. Conclusion and Suggestions: The effect of the pandemic process on the investment decisions of the investors is reduced, with the expectation that the economy and financial markets will improve, positively affecting the behavior and risk perceptions of the investors, and this expectation causes the investment behavior and risk appetite to increase. can be expressed. Keywords: COVID-19, Risk appetite, Pandemic, Hatemi-J
Efecto del cadmio sobre la germinación y crecimiento de los mangles: Rhizophora mangle, Hilairanthus germinans y Conocarpus erectus
Authors: Villavicencio Bedor Nelson José , Pernía Santos Beatriz
Published: November 2021

Los manglares pueden ser afectados por contaminantes que el ser humano genera al ser liberadosen las aguas residuales, éstos se transportan a través de los ríos, siendo los metales pesados los quehan recibido una mayor atención debido a que poseen una alta toxicidad y no son biodegradables.Entre los metales pesados contaminantes que afectan a los ecosistemas marinos costeros tenemosal cadmio, este es considerado como uno de los más dañinos debido al grado de toxicidad,solubilidad y capacidad de concentrarse e incorporarse en la red trófica. Con lo anteriormentemencionado, es de suma importancia determinar el efecto que posee el Cd en la germinacióny crecimiento en diferentes especies de mangles, como: Rhizophora mangle, Hilairanthusgerminans y Conocarpus erectus. Se obtuvo un total de 1.176 hipocótilos y propágulos, éstosfueron esterilizados y sometidos a concentraciones realistas de Cd de 0.25, 0.50, 1, 2, 4 y 8ppm, usando agua destilada como testigo positivo. Los estímulos de crecimiento en longitud delhipocótilo no presentaron diferencias significativas entre las concentraciones estudiadas de Cd. Lalongitud de la radícula en concentraciones mayores de Cd presentó valores nulos de crecimiento.Los valores de porcentaje de germinación en las distintas concentraciones de Cd en las especiesestudiadas se presentaron significativamente menores al testigo. Finalmente, el IIF demostró queen todas las concentraciones de Cd se presentó toxicidad. Se puede concluir que el Cd es tóxicopara Rhizophora mangle, Hilairanthus germinans y Conocarpus erectus en niveles permitidos enla normativa ambiental ecuatoriana vigente, por lo que se recomienda reducir el límite máximopermisible de toxicidad de Cd en Ecuador.
Idiomas como un área significativa para la calidad universitaria
Authors: Novikova Olga , Suárez Franco Juan Camilo , Giraldo Castro Daniel , Romero Díaz Carmen Helena , Gómez Torres Walter Darién
Published: November 2021

Este libro busca dar a conocer una serie de acciones, medidas, estrategias y determinaciones que se han materializado en el seno del Área de Idiomas del Tecnológico de Antioquia - Institución Universitaria, justamente para que sean de conocimiento de la comunidad académica nacional e internacional y que puedan ser replicadas y/o adaptadas en aras del mejoramiento de los procesos formativos de otros espacios académicos y de dicha lengua
Aksi Peduli COVID-19 Berupa Sosialisasi dan Gerakan Vaksinasi sebagai Adaptasi Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka ITKES Muhammadiyah Sidrap Bersama Lawan COVID
Authors: Hasriani St. , Sukarta Asmah , Sunandra Sunandra , Rusdiana Rusdiana
Published: November 2021

Pandemi COVID-19 telah menyebar dan menimbulkan dampak yang sangat signifikan pada seluruh aspek bidang aktivitas masyarakat di Indonesia yaitu ekonomi, kesehatan, sosial dan budaya. Beberapa upaya, strategi dan kebijakan telah dilakukan oleh pemerintah untuk mencegah dan mengurangi penyebaran COVID-19.  Vaksinasi COVID-19 merupakan salah satu upaya pemerintah Indonesia dalam menangani masalah COVID-19 bertujuan untuk menciptakan herd immunity. Munculnya berbagai isu terkait efek samping vaksinasi sehingga banyak masyarakat yang ragu bahkan menolak melakukan vaksinasi, walaupun sudah teruji aman dan halal. Sosialisasi dan pemberian vaksinasi COVID-19 dipusatkan di ITKES Muhammadiyah Sidrap. Strategi pengabdian masyarakat ini menggunakan metode sosialisasi dan pemberian vaksinasi. Hasil pengabdian masyarakat ini memberikan kesadaran kepada masyarakat tentang tujuan vaksinasi dan peserta vaksinasi mendukung kegiatan ini dan sangat antusias untuk mendapatkan vaksinasi.
Penyuluhan tentang Pemanfaatan Media Digital Marketing dalam Penyampaian Informasi sebagai Wujud Pelayanan Prima pada Anggota Yayasan Pundi Rakyat Jakarta Pusat
Authors: Susilowati Susilowati , Giantika Gan Gan , Munanjar Azwar , Utomo Ichsan Widi
Published: November 2021

Sebuah organisasi non profit yang mempunyai orientasi tidak untuk memperoleh keuntungan juga membutuhkan suatu kecepatan di dalam melakukan pelayanan yang sangat baik pada para pemangku kepentingan di dalam organisasi tersebut. Sehingga sangat dirasakan tepat untuk mengadakan suatu penyuluhan pada Yayasan Pundi Rakyat dalam menyampaikan informasi semua kegiatan yang dilakukan yayasan tersebut agar dapat diketahui mayarakat ataupun mitra mereka.  Pelaksanaan dalam pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan dengan tahapan Persiapan, Pelaksanaan Kegiatan, dan memonitoring serta mengevaluasi dan tahapan terakhir adalah pelaksanaan kegiatannya. Pelaksanaan dilakukan secara online menggunakan Zoom Cloud Meeting. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh dari Pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat  adalah dengan penyuluhan ini dapat dijadikan sebagai edukasi dalam memberikan manfaat yang baik untuk anggota Yayasan Pundi Rakyat dan sesuai dengan apa yang dibutuhkan oleh mereka untuk melakukan penyebaran informasi kegiatan yang dilakukan oleh Yayasan Pundi Rakyat agar dapat diketahui oleh masyarakat atapun mitra mereka dalam penyumbang dana atau donatur dan juga calon dari para donatur baru sebagai wujud pelayanan yang prima dengan menggunakan memanfaatkan media digital marketing.
Pendampingan Siswa SMKN 02 Bengkulu Tengah dalam Upaya Pemanfaatan Media Penyimpanan Berbasis Cloud
Authors: Suranti Dewi , Yupianti Yupianti , Nurwita Syisva , Candiago Satrio , Hardianto Pardi
Published: November 2021

Perkembangan teknologi ini membuat semua aktifitas yang dilakukan lebih cepat, mudah dan semua informasi yang yang tersebar sangat berlimpah yang dengan sangat mudah dapat kita akses. Salah satu pemanfaatan perkembangan yang dapat mempermudah pekerjaan teknologi yang sedang berkembang saat ini adalah cloud computing. Data yang disimpan pada cloud storage akan dapat diakses dimana saja serta kapanpun. Namun berdasarkan hasil observasi dan wawancara yang dilakukan ke mita pengabdian diperoleh informasi bahwa sebagian siswa belum memahami penggunaan, pengoperasian media penyimpanan berbasis online dalam kehidupan. Kegiatan pengabdian dilakukan dengan metode ceramah, pendampingan dan praktik langsung yang bertujuan untuk memberikan Knowledge kepada peserta didik dalam pemanfaatan media penyimpanan berbasis cloud yang sangat bermanfaat guna meningkatkan pengetahuan, pemahaman dalam pemanfaatan media penyimpanan berbasis cloud yang berguna di dalam dunia pendidikan dan kehidupan sehari-hari. Pelaksanaan kegiatan berlangsung dengan baik dan lancar serta kegiatan pengabdian ini dapat berjalan sesuai dengan rencana kegiatan. Hasil kegiatan ini memberikan banyak manfaat bagi siswa-siswi SMK N 02 Bengkulu Tengah dalam upaya pemanfaatan media penyimpanan berbasis cloud. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi disimpulkan bahwa peserta kegiatan sangat tertarik mengikuti pendampingan guna menambah wawasan tentang media penyimpanan berbasis cloud yang sangat dibutuhkan di dalam era revolusi industri.
DETERMINANTS OF MSME COMPETITIVENESS IN ACEH PROVINCE
Authors: Akhyar Chairil , Ikramuddin Ikramuddin , Yusuf Iis Em. , Mariyudi Mariyudi
Published: November 2021

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are one of the drivers of national economic growth, because of their ability to absorb workers equal to 95% with a total investment of 60.4%. This study aims to examine the effect of capital capability, empowerment, and product innovation on the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises. And the role of product innovation as a mediating variable in the indirect influence between the coaching program and capital on the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises in Aceh. Study designs a Quantitative Research. This research was conducted on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. The population in this study were micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The research sample was determined by purposive sampling, with a sample size of 272 SMEs. While the data analysis tool usesStructural Equation Modeling (SEM) Amos to test the effect between exogenous variables and endogenous variables. Pdirect effect test found that capital has no effect on product innovation by -0.035, P-Value 0.754 (Not supported H1). Empowerment has a significant effect on product innovation by 0.249, p-value 0.030 (Supported H2). Capital has a significant effect on the competitiveness of SMEs by 0.220, p-vale 0.014 (Supported H3). Empowerment has a significant effect on MSME competitiveness by 0.542, and p-value 0.000 (Supported H4), and product innovation has a significant effect on MSME competitiveness by 0.274 and p-value 0.000 (supported H5). To test the indirect effect using the Sobel test calculator, it was found that product innovation variables were able to partially mediate the relationship between capital and empowerment on the competitiveness of SMEs. The results of the study indicate that the Empowerment and Product Innovation variables have a significant effect on the competitiveness of MSMEs both directly and indirectly, except for the Capital variable which is found to be insignificant to Product Innovation. Finally, the researcher concludes that the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises in Aceh is determined by the factors of capital capability, empowerment program and product innovation.
SACRED RIVERS: ENERGY RESOURCES AND PEOPLE’S POWER
Authors: Visvanathan Susan
Published: November 2021

This paper is concerned with the way energy requirements in the last three decades have seen a response from local communities who wish to express their love and longing for traditional occupations. Agriculture is a multi-faceted representation, and riverine civilisations have epitomised the relation between land, labour and production not just as a relation with technology and culture, but also in terms of the symbols of the sacred. With large scale over utilisation of resources and a lack of vision, the rivers are polluted. People’s movements draw on the work of scientists and those working in the Arts, including the Humanities and the Social Sciences to draw attention to the way in which petitions and protests communicate that politics is not merely about imposing ‘the good vision from above’ but is an interplay between the political, the legal, the socio-religious, the secular and the economic. In a democracy, politics is essentially about dialogue, and the rate of industrialisation may well be mediated by the power of the greens and environment movements, which have learnt their lessons from genocide of peasantry and tribals, and the mass exploitation of the resources of nature. The Sociologist attempts to document some of the shifts and evolving positions in this ongoing debate in India.
“MACEDONIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (MOC)” IN FORMER YUGOSLAV STATE
Authors: Nikolic Marko , Dimitrijević Duško
Published: November 2021

After World War II, multi-religious and multi-national socialist Yugoslavia faced the need to resolve the complex national issue or actually to bring it into accord and make closer to the internal, but also to the international goals and interests of the Yugoslav state. Its atheistic-secularist nature basically conditioned its relationship to the religious communities in the state, whose “potentials” should be controlled, directed and used in a desirable way. The state, actually, supported the secular (non-church) principle by which every nation should have its own Church, striving in time directly, consistently and firmly to exert influence on its application in practice as such. Taking such activities, it disregarded the church reasons and needs, what particularly made a negative impact on the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC). The Roman Catholic Church (RCC), as the second church (religious) community in the country by the number of its believers, recognised that its interests coincided with such endeavours and activities of the state. It discretely supported the political process of gaining of “autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church” (MOC).
ATTITUDES ABOUT SOCIO-MORAL ISSUES AMONG RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR YOUTH
Authors: E. Smith Lauren , R. Olson Laura
Published: November 2021

Recent headlines suggest that Americans, and American youth in particular, are growing more liberal in their attitudes about social and moral issues. Do these trends suggest that the oft discussed “culture wars” are nearing an end? We examine this possibility by asking whether younger generations of religious and secular Americans do indeed espouse more liberal attitudes about sociomoral issues than their counterparts in older generations. We focus specifically on differences within and across religious groups in attitudes about four issues: abortion, same-sex marriage, stem cell research, and the environment. We are especially interested in comparing generational differences in attitudes about high profile, “old-line” wedge issues (abortion and same-sex marriage) in the culture wars with newer, lower profile issues (stem cell research and the environment). Using the 2008 National Annenberg Election Survey, we find that religious youth are generally not more liberal than older religious individuals.
POLITICS OF POLYGAMOUS PEOPLE: HOW A MINORITY RELIGION CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND RELIGION AND POLITICS IN AMERICA
Authors: A. Engbers Trent
Published: November 2021

When Texas State Troopers invaded the Yearning for Zion Ranch occupied by polygamist Mormon’s in 2008, it was the third major raid in American history. Yet, fundamentalist Mormons represent a small and little understood element of the American religious landscape. Nonetheless their struggles in America represent the evolving conflicts between politics and private religious life. This study introduces the doctrine of plural marriage as understood by Fundamentalist Mormons and uses it as a case study to consider five aspects of the relationship between religions and politics in America. This includes a discussion of when government chooses to intervene in the practice of religious groups and the responses of those groups to government involvement, the impact of the federal system on religious actors, the dynamic justifications given for involvement and the constant tension between public concerns and private devotion.
IMMIGRATION REFORM AS A MORAL QUESTION: ELITE AND NON-ELITE EVANGELICAL ATTITUDES OF IMMIGRATION REFORM IN THE U.S.A
Authors: Kaftan Joanna
Published: November 2021

The main goal of this paper is to examine how Evangelicals talk about the topic of immigration in the U.S.A. in an online forum. This investigation centers on an analysis of the twenty-nine magazine articles and online blogs from the magazine Christianity Today addressing immigration between January 2007 - September 2012 as well as the four hundred ninety five written online comments in response to these articles. The examination illustrates that while the responses to the articles demonstrated a range of opinion, the percentage of readers’ comments sympathetic towards undocumented immigrants has increased since 2009. Respondents questioned the authority and statements of elites. Nevertheless, the majority of posters showed respect for the other commentators and acknowledged differences of opinion and interpretation within the online context.
THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE ALLIANCE OF THRONE AND ALTAR REVISITED?
Authors: Kratochvíl Petr , Doležal Tomáš
Published: November 2021

Starting from the assumption that the resurgence of the political influence of religion also affects the European continent, the article explores the interactions between the Roman Catholic Church and the European Union, focussing mainly on their mutual ideational influences. The study is divided into three parts: In the first, it analyses a substantial corpus of EU documents, trying to identify explicit references to Christianity and the religious inspiration of the integration process in them. Following from this, the second section identifies the key loci where the religious language used by the Church can be translated into the secular language used by EU policy-makers. In particular, we focus on the institutions which were set up specifically to foster the dialogue between the Church and the EU or to present the Church´s views to EU officials. Finally, after an analysis of the EU´s discourse on religion and the Catholic bodies dealing with the EU, we assess the overlap of the fundamental value-orientations of the two institutions. The main question the study addresses here is whether the discursive and institutional interactions between the RCC and the EU are supported by a deeper agreement between the Church´s and the Union´s fundamental values concerning the preferred political order.
CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM POPULATION AND FIRST USE OF FORCE BY STATES, 1946 – 2001
Authors: Brown Davis
Published: November 2021

A variety of domestic characteristics of states affect their propensities to armed conflict, including power, regime type, wealth, and economic strength (in addition to the dyadic characteristics of power differential, alliances, proximity, and the peace-learning process). Compared to these, religion is an understudied characteristic. Religions instill norms and ethics for the use of force just as secular ideologies often do. These war ethics influence the propensities to armed conflict of the states whose people and leadership adhere to those religions. Whether religious war ethics raise or lower those propensities depends on how permissive or restrictive they are. I show the empirical effect of those religious war ethics, working through states’ populations, on states’ probabilities to initiate armed conflicts against other states. The Christian war ethic is more restrictive and Christian populations are negatively correlated with states’ propensities to resort to force. The Islamic war ethic is more permissive and Muslim populations are positively correlated. The effect of religion is often strong and statistically significant, even after introducing conventional controls
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE FACE OF THE EUROPEANIZATION OF POLISH POLICY OF EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION. THE CASE OF THE CAHVIO CONVENTION
Authors: Burgoński Piotr
Published: November 2021

This article shall analyse the attitude of the Catholic Church towards the process of Europeanization of Polish policy of equality and non-discrimination. It shall be an analysis of a single case, i.e. the debate around Poland’s adoption of the CAHVIO Convention of the Council of Europe. These analyses shall seek the answer to the question of how the Catholic Church sees the process of Europeanization of equality and anti-discrimination policy in Poland. Whether it supports it or opposes it. What role does it want to play in this process? How is the Church and its attitude towards Europeanization perceived by other participants of the public debate and how does this affect the ability of the Church to control the process of Europeanization? The theoretical approach used in the research shall be the paradigm of the public sphere and Europeanization. Methods and techniques of discourse analysis shall be applied as well.
IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE FORESTS WITHIN POTENTIAL NATURA 2000 HABITATS: CASE STUDY VRANICA MOUNTAIN
Authors: Bećirović Dženan , Brajić Amila , Marić Bruno , Delić Sabina , Pezdevšek Malovrh Špela , Avdibegović Mersudin
Published: November 2021

UDK: 630*9:502.1(234.422 Vranica)

Nature conservation and sustainable management of forest resources become more important in Bosnia and Herzegovina, driven by the accession process toward the European Union as well as other international processes directed toward responsible management of forest resources. The forest certification has been widely adopted in the forestry sector and it implies meeting the sustainable forest management standard, whereas identification and proper management of high conservation value forests are one of the basic requirements. The NATURA 2000 ecological network is to become an important driver of reforms in the field of nature protection and forestry sector, due to the designation of new sites in forest area, which are under the responsibility of forestry institutions. This paper illustrates the scientific understanding of identification and management processes related to high conservation value forests that were proposed within potential NATURA 2000 habitats. The paper is based on analysis of main guiding principles for site designation and the role of the cross-sectoral approach applied identification and management of sites with high conservation value attributes. The case study research design was selected focusing on the Vranica Mountain due to recent activities implemented in this site. The in-depth face-to-face interviewing was used to collect qualitative data containing the key stakeholders' attitudes regarding the harmonization of NATURA 2000 habitats with the high conservation value forests – (HCVF), as well as the involvement of stakeholders in the processes of cross-sectoral cooperation. Results of this paper can be useful for the key forest and nature protection policy-makers, as well as to those responsible for managing of protected areas, or other stakeholders directly or indirectly involved in the process of identification and management of HCVFs and NATURA 2000 sites. Harmonisation of guiding principles and cross-sectoral cooperation during the identification and management of HCVFs and NATURA 2000 forest habitats enables the proper implementation of conservation and management measures based on sustainable forest management activities.
Amarakaeri: Connecting Biodiversity | Conectando la Biodiversidad
Authors: Dallmeier Francisco , Bravo Adriana , Tweddle Michael
Published: November 2021

This digital monograph is made available by the publisher. Print copies
are available for purchase through our distributor, Penguin Random House and on Amazon.com

Highlighting
the enormous biodiversity of the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve (ACR) and the
critical role this protected area plays in the conservation of Madre de Dios,
in southeastern Peru, with more than 1,700 vivid photographs, Amarakaeri: Connecting Biodiversity offers
readers a glimpse into the extensive research conducted by scholars from the
Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and their Peruvian
counterparts. For three years, scientists and local experts had the
extraordinary opportunity to collect data at the premontane forests of the ACR to
determine potential impacts of an exploratory gas platform on selected animal
and plant groups. Amarakaeri also portrays
the main threats to the ACR and presents a vision for the region’s future.

Destacando la
enorme biodiversidad de la Reserva Comunal de Amarakaeri (RCA) y el papel
crítico que esta área protegida juega en la conservación de Madre de Dios, en
el sureste de Perú, Amarakaeri: Conectando
la Biodiversidad ofrece a los lectores una mirada rápida a la extensa investigación
realizada por académicos del Smithsonian National Zoo y del Conservation Biology Institute junto con sus homólogos peruanos. Durante
tres años, los científicos y expertos locales tuvieron la extraordinaria oportunidad
de compilar datos en los bosques premontanos de la RCA para determinar los
posibles impactos de una plataforma exploratoria de gas en grupos seleccionados
de animales y plantas. Amarakaeri además
retrata las principales amenazas a la reserva y presenta una visión para el
futuro de la región.
The perception of Jerzy Kukuczka among the French alpine community through the press media (1979-1989)
Authors: Malé Arthur
Published: November 2021

In order to understand the perception of Jerzy Kukuczka by the mountaineering community, this study focuses on the receptivity of his exploits in the French culture during his period of activity (1979-1989). As an emblematic actor of international alpinism during the 1980’s, J. Kukuczka contributed with the Polish climbers of the golden generation to establishing new standards of diffi culty in the Himalayas. While his achievements remain internationally known, no study has looked at the way his expeditions have been portrayed in the media. It emerges that the image left by the character is that of an ice warrior resistant to pain. J. Kukuczka embodies the man of the people who, thanks to his willpower, managed to emancipate himself from his condition as a miner to reach the summits. The spectacle of his competition with Reinhold Messner contributed to his fame: his innovative itineraries underline a performative aim where the mountain becomes a place of sporting confrontation.
Cardiorenal Syndrome in Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy
Authors: Shutov Evgeny , Filatova Natalia
Published: November 2021

In this chapter authors discusses cardiorenal relationships in patients with renal replacement therapy (RRT) which are considered as a separate type of cardiorenal syndrome (CRS). Frequency and severity of CRS in patients on dialysis are correlated with quantity of years of the dialysis treatment; depend on quality of dialysis regimen and level of residual renal function. RRT-associated cardiac pathology are including left ventricular hypertrophy, ischemic cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure, coronary atherosclerosis and calcinosis, severe arrhythmias. The article analyzes role of malnutrition and dialysis-induced cachexia, bio-incompatibility of dialysis membranes, oxidative stress and inflammation, arterio-venous fistula, decrease of residual renal function in the development of dialysis-induced CRS. The review examines the mechanisms of progressive myocardial ischemia induced by dialysis: myocardial stunning, hemodialysis-induced hypotension, uremic small vessel disease. Prevention of dialysis-induced CRS includes a choice of the optimal RRT method (peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis), соntrol of dialysis regimen, residual renal function, biocompatibility of membrane, inflammatory markers, body mass index, serum level albumin, phosphate, calcium, parathyroid hormone, fibroblast growth factor-23. Electrocardiogram, ultrasonic monitoring and coronarography reveals indications for соnservative cardioprotective therapy and angioplasty interventions, including coronary artery bypass surgery and cardiac pacemaker implantation, in patients with dialysis-induced CRS.
Psychometric Evaluation of the Child Sensory Profile 2 (CSP2) Among Children with Dyslexia
Authors: Estaki Mahnaz , Dehghan Ameneh , Mahmoudi Kojidi Ebrahim , Mirzakhany Navid
Published: November 2021

Background: Sensory integration is a necessary skill for acquiring reading skills because it strongly depends on the rapid and strong relation between written and verbal symbols. There is no standardized test for Iranian children with dyslexia to investigate their sensory processing problems. Therefore, understanding the validity and reliability of the child sensory profile 2 (CSP2) would be essential for a detailed assessment of sensory impairments in dyslexic children. Objectives: The current research aimed to establish the internal consistency, factor analysis, and convergent validity of the Persian version of CSP2 in children with dyslexia. Methods: The sample of this study included 200 dyslexic children aged 6 to 12 years who were referred to learning disabilities centers in Qom from September 2019 to February 2020 by using the multistage sampling method. To collect data, the CSP2 questionnaire and the dyslexia test (NEMA) were used. The factor structure was assessed by confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency of the CSP2 was examined by using Cronbach’s alpha. Convergent validity was assessed by examining the relationship between CSP2 and NEMA. Results: Internal consistency was obtained as 0.89, 0.92, 0.77, and 0.94 for the four subscales of sensory processing, namely registration, seeking, sensitivity, and avoiding, respectively. The result of confirmatory factor analysis gained support for Dunn's four-factor model. Total scores of NEMA were correlated with the scores of CSP2 subscales (seeking, avoiding, sensitivity, and registration). Conclusions: The Persian version of the Child Sensory Profile 2 is a valid (via confirmatory factor analysis and convergent validity) and reliable (via internal consistency) tool for assessing sensory processing in children with dyslexia.
Comparing the Effects of Two Cream Formulations, Henna (Lawsonia inermis) and Clotrimazole, on Vaginal Candidiasis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Yaralizadeh Masumeh , Abedi Parvin , Nezamivand Chegini Salimeh , Yaralizadeh Maryam , Hormozie Laila , Hejazi Zahra Alsadat , Ghanbari Saeed
Published: November 2021

Background: Vaginal candidiasis is the most prevalent infection among reproductive-aged women. The current treatment for this disorder includes azole compounds. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of two creams, henna (Lawsonia inermis) and clotrimazole, on vaginal candidiasis. Methods: In this trial, 80 women with vaginal candidiasis were recruited and randomly assigned into two groups to receive either henna (n = 40) or clotrimazole (n = 40) for one week. The ethanol extract of henna was prepared. Vaginal discharge was cultured, and vaginal pH, colony formation, lactobacillus formation, and vaginitis subjective symptoms were evaluated before and one, two, and four weeks after the intervention. The chi-square test, independent t-test, and generalized estimating equations were used for analyzing the data using SPSS version 22. Results: After four weeks of the intervention, almost 90% of the women in the henna group declared no burning sensation, itching, discharge, irritation, or dyspareunia, while only 45%, 5%, 37.5%, 52.5%, and 27.5% of the participants in the clotrimazole group did not have these symptoms, respectively (P < 0.001). The means (SD) of colony formation were 290.85 (47.35) and 265.12 (37.46) in the henna and clotrimazole groups, respectively, at the baseline, which reduced to zero and 25.45 (25.09) in the 4th week of the intervention (P = 0.001). Compared with the clotrimazole group, there was a significant increase in the mean of lactobacillus formation and a significant decrease in vaginal pH in the henna group (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Henna vaginal cream could significantly reduce the symptoms of vaginal candidiasis, such as burning sensation, itching, discharge, irritation, and dyspareunia. Also, it could decrease colony formation and vaginal pH and increase lactobacillus formation.
Virginia Woolf's "Ontoethics" in Her Late Oeuvre from the Perspective of Alfred North Whitehead's Philosophy of Organism
Authors: Krajickova Veronika ,   The Center for Process Studies
Published: November 2021

In "A Sketch of the Past," Virginia Woolf introduces her personal philosophy, her own ontology, based on the idea that all human and nonhuman beings are interconnected in a single work of art. This idea is foregrounded in her novels The Waves, Between the Acts, and the pacifist manifesto Three Guineas, where Woolf fully develops her "ontoethics," which consists in ontological interconnection of human beings and recognition of value of every human and nonhuman being. This article discusses this universal relationality via Alfred North Whitehead's philosophy of organism, which emphasizes the interrelatedness of all constituents of reality and solidarity that springs from this ontological bond.
A ‘teoria da renda da Floresta’ como complemento à ‘teoria da renda do Solo’ para a análise econômica de ativos florestais
Authors: Dobner Júnior Mário
Published: November 2021

Análises econômicas de projetos florestais são tradicionalmente baseadas em indicadores financeiros – obtidos a partir da construção de fluxos de caixa descontados. Nesse contexto, merece destaque a ‘teoria da renda do Solo – trS’, também chamada de valor esperado da terra – VET. Em contraposição a esta, surgiu a ‘teoria da renda da Floresta – trF’. Foi objetivo do presente estudo apresentar a trF como complemento à trS no contexto de plantações de Pinus taeda no sul do Brasil. A abordagem apresentada pela trF permite avaliar a gestão do ativo florestal por uma outra perspectiva, dando maior ênfase à capacidade do ativo em gerar riqueza de forma sustentável. Conclui-se que a trF é uma abordagem interessante e complementar à trS. De acordo com a trF, plantios de Pinus taeda regulados ou próximos à regulação, com o objetivo de maximizar o retorno econômico de forma sustentada, devem considerar ciclos de produção >30 anos. O manejo multiprodutos apresenta resultado econômico duas vezes superior ao pulpwood, independentemente da duração do ciclo de produção (16-30 anos). O emprego da trF de forma complementar às análises tradicionais, com fluxos de caixa descontados, reforçam a viabilidade de estratégias de manejo multiprodutos com ciclos de produção mais longos que os comumente utilizados.
Infecção cruzada de Colletotrichum nymphaeae e reação de cultivares de nogueira-pecã
Authors: Savian Lucas Graciolli , Rabuske Jéssica Emilia , Walker Clair , Sarzi Janaina Silva , Rolim Jessica Mengue , Quevedo Alexsandra Cezimbra , Muniz Marlove Fátima Brião
Published: November 2021

Juglans regia e Carya illinoinensis, ambas da família Juglandaceae, são espécies de nogueiras conhecidas mundialmente pela produção das chamadas nozes, com crescente expansão da área cultivada na América do Sul. Entretanto, nos últimos anos houve aumento da incidência de doenças nessas espécies, o que compromete a rentabilidade dos cultivos e a qualidade do produto. Colletotrichum nymphaeae foi recentemente identificado no Brasil causando danos em frutos de Juglans regia. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o potencial de infecção cruzada de C. nymphaeae, isolado de frutos sintomáticos de Juglans regia, em folíolos e frutos de cultivares de Carya illinoinensis. Para isso, discos de meio de cultura contendo estruturas do patógeno foram depositados sobre folíolos e frutos de seis e três cultivares de Carya illinoinensis, respectivamente. Colletotrichum nymphaeae mostrou-se patogênico tanto em folíolos como em frutos de todas as cultivares avaliadas, sendo que as maiores lesões em folíolos foram observadas nas cultivares ‘Barton’, ‘Melhorada’ e ‘Imperial’, enquanto que a cultivar ‘Shawnee’ demonstrou menor suscetibilidade ao patógeno. Nos frutos, a cultivar ‘Imperial’ mostrou-se mais suscetível ao patógeno, já que apresentou as maiores lesões.
The principle of satisfyingthe living and social needs of the employeein the company's sources of lawwith respect to parenthood
Authors:   University of Warsaw, Walczak Krzysztof , Godlewska-Bujok Barbara ,   University of Warsaw
Published: November 2021

The monograph, appreciated by specialists in the fields of social policy and labour law, introduces a new area of knowledge in the field of labour law and allows for an empirical assessment of the types of policies applied by enterprises in the area of parental benefits. The approach proposed by the authors allows us to assess the expected path of changes in the regulation of this sphere of employment relations. The combination of various research perspectives with the relevance of this research and its social significance can constitute a contribution to the development of legal and other social sciences and help in the practice of business management.
La citation comme source de renseignements métalangagiers dans l’article scientifique
Authors: Collet Tanja
Published: November 2021

La citation remplit de nombreuses fonctions dans l’article scientifique. Outre sa fonction première, qui consiste à indiquer qu’une réflexion a été empruntée à un autre auteur, elle réalise au moins deux autres objectifs. Elle signale, d’une part, que l’article qui la contient entretient des rapports dialogiques avec un ensemble de textes antérieurs. De l’autre, elle cherche, en établissant des liens avec des travaux antérieurs, à augmenter la force de persuasion de l’article dans lequel elle s’insère. La citation peut, par ailleurs, avoir un autre objectif, qui est, cependant, beaucoup moins étudié. En effet, elle peut viser à rehausser l’efficacité et la précision du langage utilisé pour exprimer le contenu de l’article. La citation retrace et analyse, dans ce cas, des emplois antérieurs d’un terme souvent afin d’en préciser le sens. Ce type de citation, que nous nommons marqueur sémantique (Collet 2016, 2018), se repère, entre autres, dans les articles en sciences humaines et sociales. Notre but est de présenter les types de renseignements métalangagiers ou sémantiques qu’une telle citation est susceptible de contenir. Nous nous servirons à cette fin de données tirées d’un corpus couvrant plusieurs disciplines en sciences humaines et sociales, notamment la linguistique, la psychologie, la sociologie et l’histoire. Nous démontrerons également par une analyse quantitative que le recours aux marqueurs sémantiques est bien établi au sein des domaines susmentionnés.
Using machine learning analysis to interpret the relationship between music emotion and lyric features
Authors: Xu Liang , Sun Zaoyi , Wen Xin , Huang Zhengxi , Chao Chi-ju , Xu Liuchang
Published: November 2021

Melody and lyrics, reflecting two unique human cognitive abilities, are usually combined in music to convey emotions. Although psychologists and computer scientists have made considerable progress in revealing the association between musical structure and the perceived emotions of music, the features of lyrics are relatively less discussed. Using linguistic inquiry and word count (LIWC) technology to extract lyric features in 2,372 Chinese songs, this study investigated the effects of LIWC-based lyric features on the perceived arousal and valence of music. First, correlation analysis shows that, for example, the perceived arousal of music was positively correlated with the total number of lyric words and the mean number of words per sentence and was negatively correlated with the proportion of words related to the past and insight. The perceived valence of music was negatively correlated with the proportion of negative emotion words. Second, we used audio and lyric features as inputs to construct music emotion recognition (MER) models. The performance of random forest regressions reveals that, for the recognition models of perceived valence, adding lyric features can significantly improve the prediction effect of the model using audio features only; for the recognition models of perceived arousal, lyric features are almost useless. Finally, by calculating the feature importance to interpret the MER models, we observed that the audio features played a decisive role in the recognition models of both perceived arousal and perceived valence. Unlike the uselessness of the lyric features in the arousal recognition model, several lyric features, such as the usage frequency of words related to sadness, positive emotions, and tentativeness, played important roles in the valence recognition model.
The Framework of Action for Teachers in Integration Classes at Secondary Level on the Example of Reading/Writing Difficulties – A (Re-) Constructionist Educational Research
Authors: Paudel Florentine
Published: November 2021

Background: Reading/writing difficulties are embedded in a broad discourse that is related to dyslexia. Therefore, this discourse serves as the basis for the presented study. Because of the results from the scientific community, one of the questions of this study is of possible interdependencies or differences to the pedagogical discourse of teachers. Teachers in Austria, where the study was conducted, are confronted with those scientific findings. The term reading/writing difficulties in the Austrian context refers to the criticism of the discrepancy criterion and is used there in the pedagogical context. Furthermore, this contribution assumes that teachers construct their framework of action. Linked to this is an epistemological perspective on social constructivism.

Aim: The aim of this piece of research is to reconstruct the framework of action for teachers in integration classes at secondary level. In integration classes in Austria can teach up to three teachers. In this context, the question arises as to how these human resources are used by three teachers (teacher for German, the special education needs teacher and the support teacher) regarding reading/writing difficulties.

Methodology: Methodologically, the work is based on reconstructive social research according to Bohnsack. Associated with this is theory formation from the data material. The narrative-based interviews (n=8) were evaluated using the documentary method. The reconstructed action framework enables a differentiated presentation of the orientations and options for action of teachers in integration classes at secondary level.

Results: In conclusion, different options of action in connection with difficulties in reading/writing are discussed due to the orientation framework. Regarding the question of possible interdependencies or differences to the pedagogical discourse of teachers, the study shows that the statements made by the teachers are only partially compatible with current findings of the scientific discourse.
To Evaluate Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Natural Family Planning Method and Associated Factors among Reproductive Age Group of Women’s at Jimma Town, Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia
Authors: Bagilkar Vinod V. , Lamba Dheeraj , Moren Rebecca , Mehertab Markos , George Rinu J.
Published: November 2021

Background: The high fertility rate leading to the rapid growth of country’s population is a major hindrance towards the development of a nation. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest fertility rate in the world, which is further promoted by the low utilization of contraceptive methods. Yet, many communities claim to have natural methods of family planning that pre-date the introduction of modern contraceptives, implying that contraception is a culturally acceptable norm.

Objective: To Evaluate the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Natural family planning among reproductive age women of Jimma town, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Methods: Across sectional community based quantitative study was done in Jimma town, among reproductive age group women from February to March; 2020. A total of3 99 sample size is calculated using single population proportion formula with a proportion (P) of 50 %.Systematic random sampling technique issued to draw the study participants among the target population. The data was collected using structured questionnaire adapted from similar and the tools modified to fit the local context. The collected data was tallied and analyzed by using scientific calculator.

Results: From the total of 399 respondents who responded the questionnaire Majority, 90% of women in Jimma town had a good level of knowledge of natural family planning methods. A positive attitude towards natural family planning methods was seen in (68%) of the respondents.

Conclusion: A fair level of knowledge of natural family planning methods is seen among reproductive women in Jimma town, yet differences in knowledge of specific natural family planning methods exist. Therefore, physicians and other health care providers‟ limited knowledge of and experience with Natural family planning methods inhibits broader use as reproductive age women reported getting information about NFFP methods from health providers and friends, therefore, their level of knowledge will depend largely on the   information received.