bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pemahaman Masyarakat Desa Sebauk Terhadap Undang-Undang Informasi Transaksi Elektronik
Authors: Hendri Jon , Ako Ambo
Published: June 2020

The birth of Law Number 11 the Year 2008 concerning Electronic Transaction Information has a broad impact on the development of the community, of course, this has become a lesson for the public to not be ensnared by criminal acts. The purpose of this research is to find out about the understanding of village communities as the Information Law on Electrochemical Transactions. The results of the research of the authors found that the level of understanding of the people of Sebauk Village, Bengkalis District was lacking in the Information and Electronic Transaction Law. Of the 87 respondents, there were 69 respondents or 79% answered lack of understanding, 14 respondents or 16% answered did not understand at all, 4 respondents or 5% answered understood about the Information and Electronic Transaction Law and the rest no respondents showed an understanding of the Act -The law.
Pemasaran Digital Dalam Kewirausahaan
Authors: Hendarsyah Decky
Published: June 2020

This paper aims to discuss the concepts and new ideas, opportunities and challenges of digital marketing in entrepreneurship. After discussion, it was found that digital marketing has a very close relationship with entrepreneurship, where both items have the same target. Then digital marketing is part of entrepreneurial activities. Digital marketing has huge opportunities in the development of the business world from now until in the future where the target market has been transformed into a digital platform. While the challenges that must be faced by the business world when implementing digital marketing are readiness in terms of human resources and financial resources in supporting digital marketing activities.
Efektifitas Zakat Produktif Terhadap Pengentasan Tingkat Kemiskinan Studi Kasus BAZNAS Kabupaten Bengkalis
Authors: Wahyuningsih Sri
Published: June 2020

This research aims to determine how effective productive zakat is in alleviating poverty levels and targeting accuracy. Then to determine the effect of the empowerment of productive zakat on the recipient of productive zakat from the Bengkalis District National Amil Zakat Board. This research is quantitative and descriptive research. The results of this research found that the development of a business that has been carried out by 100 mustahik recipients of productive zakat has no effect on the social status of the recipient of zakat, this is due to the lack of intensive assistance and the limited knowledge and human resource management, as well as not being targeted in terms of distribution productive zakat. So that the effectiveness of productive zakat on the Bengkalis District National Amil Zakat Board does not significantly influence poverty alleviation.
Pengaruh Kualitas Layanan Terhadap Tingkat Kepuasan Masyarakat Pada Kantor Imigrasi Bengkalis
Authors: Junery Muhammad Fadhil , Asyira Nur
Published: June 2020

This research aims to determine the immigration office services providing services to the community and how much influence the quality of immigration office services on the level of community satisfaction. This research uses a descriptive quantitative method. The population in this research amounted to 21613 people. While sampling uses the Slovin formula with convenience sampling technique so that a sample of 100 people is obtained. Data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, documentation, questionnaires and literature studies. The results of this research are that the service at the Bengkalis Immigration Office has been well fulfilled based on the determination of the central government. Then the service quality of Bengkalis Immigration Office has a significant effect on the level of community satisfaction with a percentage of influence of 68.6% and the remaining 31.4% is influenced by other variables.
Performance Evaluation of Lead Acid Battery -Backup Power System of Solar Hybrid Power Plant
Authors: Adera Bayew , Sahu Omprakash
Published: June 2020

This work is concentrated on determining and evaluating the performance of the lead
acid battery energy storage system of the solar hybrid power plant existing at Bahir
Dar University. Evaluating the performance of solar battery energy storage system and
other integrated units in a stand-alone or grid connected solar power plants having
prominent significance and contribution with respect to adapting and utilizing the
indispensable solar power (PV) technology in Ethiopia. The battery performance
evaluation was done by analyzing the long day performance data of the battery backup
unit and by carrying out experimental discharging operation. The battery backup unit
performance evaluation was done by analyzing the long day performance, the battery
efficiency, charging factor, depth of discharge and capacity of the battery. The results
shows that the battery was charged without being discharged a number of times. This
can be the result of loss energy by self-discharge of the battery, or wrong setting in
recording of input output values or failure of the Xtender inverter charger RCC -
02/03 recording, displaying and control units..
Appraisal of The Control 0f Industrial Policies to the Digital Economy: Proof from Tanzania
Authors: Sansa Nuhu
Published: June 2020

Recent in Tanzania evidence show that the rapid technology advancement resulted to the
high and significant contribution to the Gross domestic product and economic
development. Allude to that fact; the interrogation of policy infrastructure particularly
industrial policies to pilot the digital economy is inescapable. The contemporary study is
determined to explore the control of industrial policies to the digital economy specifically
macroeconomic digital variables employed by the study (Information and Technology
Gross Domestic Product and Population Using Internet) during the period from 2010 to
2017 in Tanzania. With respect to that, simple regression model is applied to inquire into
the control of industrial policies to the digital economy in Tanzania during the period from
2010 to 2017. Ascribable to the sparseness of data, the only data accessible for the study
during the period from 2010 to 2017 were gathered from the World Bank and the Bank Of
Tanzania Annual Reports. Straight to investigate the control of industrial policies to the
digital economy in Tanzania during the period from 2010 to 2017, industrial policies were
represented by the economic openness which be positioned independent variable, while
Information and Technology Gross Domestic Product and Population Using Internet were
dependent variables in the study. The information discovered in the study was in actual
fact catching the attention. Information discovered as a result of the exploration shows that
the relationship between economic openness and all digital macroeconomic variable
applied by the study (Information and Technology Gross Domestic Product and Population
Using Internet) is Negative and meaningless. To such a degree industrial policies had no
control to the digital economy during the period from 2010 to 2017 in Tanzania.
Sexual and Erotic Transgression Through Aesthetic History: A Study of Algernon Charles Swinburne
Authors: Ford Ronny
Published: June 2020

This article examines the relationship between Algernon Charles Swinburne’s poetic writing and history, especially in regards to how he explores sexual transgressions. The article begins with how aestheticism works in tangent with history to further these transgressions within a historical context and especially within the realm of Victorian Christianity. Next, Swinburne’s medieval aesthetics in “The Leper” will be analyzed in regards specifically necrophilia and the taking care of a leper, and how the writing of this poem was both a condemnation of Christianity and an accidental upholding of it. The violent homoeroticism and monstrous femininity of “Anactoria” are also looked at in reference to a classical history and how he tried and failed to use homoeroticism to his advantage in attempting to transgress against Victorian ideals. Finally, an examination of the relationship between Swinburne’s writing and history will conclude that Swinburne damned his own pre-Raphaelite/aesthetic movement as well as the Decadence movement that came after by accidentally associating these sexual and gender oriented transgressions with aestheticism.
Epic on an American Scale: Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio
Authors: Messick Tiffany
Published: June 2020

In this article I examine the link between ancient Greek epic and American Midwestern Agrarianism. Specifically, I examine how Greek and Roman epic influenced Modernism as evidenced in one of the earliest Modernist works, Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio. I find that Anderson employs many epic elements to convey the link between the two empires and emphasize the epic nature of the collapse of American Agrarianism.
Effect of Dynamic Viscosity on Nanofiber Diameters and Electrical Conductivity of Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers Doped Nano-Cu Particles
Authors: MPUKUTA Olivier , DİNCER Kevser , ÖZAYTEKİN İlkay
Published: June 2020

In this study, pure polyacrylonitrile nanofibers in the diameter range of 200-500 nm and PAN / Cu composite nanofibers in 200-600 nm diameter range were produced at applied voltage of 15 kV. The distribution of fiber diameters, the dynamic viscosities of the solutions and the electrical conductivity (EC) of the produced fibers have been examined as a function of copper nanoparticles content (1%, 3% and 5% by weight). Results showed that the dynamic viscosity of the electrospinning solution is an important parameter on the nanofiber morphology as well as on the nanofiber diameter distribution. Taken together, the data analysis showed that the highest EC value was 38x10-2 S/cm, which was obtained from nanofibers produced by electrospinning solution containing %1 Cu nanoparticle having a dynamic viscosity value of 577.7 mPa.s. The addition of Cu nanoparticles increased the EC of pure PAN nanofibers by a factor of 2.37. In addition, further analysis of pure PAN nanofibers and %1 Cu/PAN nanofibers have been performed by XRD, contact angle and TGA devices. Results showed that the TGA degradation curves of both pure PAN and Cu-based PAN nanofibers presented the same behavior. In DSC analysis, the glass transition temperature of pure PAN nanofibers was observed at 112 °C, while no glass transition temperature was observed for PAN nanofibers containing 1% Cu.
2008 KÜRESEL FİNANS KRİZİ SONRASI YÜKSELEN TİCARİ KORUMACILIK VE G-20 ÜLKELERİ
Authors: CENGİZ Orhan
Published: June 2020

2008 küresel finans krizinden hemen sonra toplanan G-20 zirvesinde küresel ekonominin daralma tehlikesine karşı ülkelerin bireysel ticari korumacılıktan kaçınmaları yönünde karar alınmıştır; fakat bu karar uygulamada çok fazla karşılık bulmamış özellikle dünya ekonomisinin en büyük ülkeleri korumacı ticaret politikalarını çok sık biçimde kullanmaya başlamıştır. Dolayısıyla bu çalışmada 2009-2017 dönemi verileriyle G-20 ülkeleri için sabit etkiler panel data tahmincisi kullanılarak zarar verici ticari müdahalelerinin Gayri Safi Yurtiçi Hasıla (GSYİH) üzerindeki etkisi test edilmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre ülkelerin zarar verici müdahaleleri GSYİH üzerinde anlamlı ve negatif etkiye sahipken serbestleştirici müdahalelerin GSYİH üzerindeki etkisi ise anlamsız çıkmıştır.
CONSTRUÇÃO DE UM AQUECEDOR SOLAR E O ENSINO – APRENDIZADO DE GEOGRAFIA
Authors: Gonçalves Lima Viviane , Fonseca Soares Pêgo Lauriane , Eugênia Félix R. Moreira Maria
Published: June 2020

A construção do aquecedor solar foi uma atividade desenvolvida dentro do Programa Institucional de Bolsa de Iniciação à Docência – PIBID na Escola Estadual Levi Peres Durães com o objetivo de proporcionar aos acadêmicos do curso de licenciatura em Geografia a vivência da prática docente e trabalhar a teoria de sala de aula de forma participativa e interativa. A metodologia utilizada foi a apresentação de conceitos, como sustentabilidade, enquanto os alunos montavam o aquecedor solar com a reutilização de materiais. Resultado foi apresentado pelos alunos na feira de ciências, onde se tornaram instrutores dos conceitos aplicados.
ÍNDICE RELATIVO DE QUALIDADE DE VIDA DA REGIÃO GEOGRÁFICA INTERMEDIÁRIA DO NORTE DE MINAS GERAIS/MG
Authors: De Souza Silva Junia
Published: June 2020

Analisar o desenvolvimento de uma região colabora para realizações e aperfeiçoamento de políticas públicas que sejam engajadas nas especificidades de individual de cada área. Através de dados secundários disponibilizados pelo IBGE no Censo de 2010, esta pesquisa se atentou a construir o Índice Relativo de Qualidade de Vida (IRQV) dos municípios da região geográfica intermediária do Norte de Minas Gerais/MG anteriormente denominada por Mesorregião do Norte de Minas Gerais/MG. Através das variáveis e optando pela realização da análise fatorial para estudar a corelação entre estas, foi possível verificar que o município de Montes Claros apresenta um índice maior de desenvolvimento que os demais municípios do conglomerado. Em contraponto, o município de São João das Missões apresentou o pior índice entre os oitenta e nove municípios componentes deste estudo. Revela-se ainda que há a necessidade de outros estudos regionais para verificação da continuidade em crescimento regional, uma vez que há uma lacuna temporal de dez anos desde a última realização do Censo brasileiro.
Acceso, usos y problemas en la educación virtual: una aproximación a las experiencias de estudiantes y docentes durante la cuarentena obligatoria en Argentina
Authors: Hernández Andrés
Published: June 2020

El presente artículo se propone reconstruir un estado de situación a partir de las experiencias y representaciones de docentes y estudiantes, durante el período de cuarentena obligatoria, en el contexto de la pandemia mundial por Covid-19. A partir de ello se intenta contribuir a profundizar el debate acerca de las transformaciones y problemáticas emergentes que están teniendo lugar en el marco de la llamada educación virtual, prestando especial atención al actual escenario que se abre a la par de la implementación de políticas de confinamiento o aislamiento preventivo. Se espera que una lectura como esta, en clave de acceso, usos y problemas permita seguir de cerca las desigualdades que afectan a los países de nuestra región.
Programa estratégico nacional para la correcta gestión de los residuos en México
Authors: Medina Peñaloza Sergio Javier
Published: June 2020

En este artículo se realiza un análisis documental de los principales instrumentos normativos en materia de gestión de los residuos a nivel internacional. Al respecto se exploran algunas de las prácticas en Italia, Noruega y Suecia; se comenta la situación actual de las políticas de gestión de los residuos en México; asimismo, de manera general, se identifican las principales causas por las que actualmente México carece de un programa estratégico nacional para la aplicación de la legislación existente, que permita el ejercicio práctico de los derechos y obligaciones inherentes, y se señalan las afectaciones fundamentales en el ambiente; finalmente, se plantea la necesidad de contar con un programa estratégico nacional para la adecuada gestión de los residuos en favor del uso racional y el desarrollo social sostenible.
Jóvenes, autoritarismo y “movida rock” en la transición uruguaya (1980-1989)
Authors: Sosa Cabrera Álvaro
Published: June 2020

Este trabajo propone una aproximación inicial a las características de la democracia posdictatorial uruguaya a la luz de las herencias del período de facto y las nuevas formas autoritarias que se configuraron, haciendo énfasis en el impacto que el autoritarismo posdictatorial tuvo en los jóvenes y la manera como estos canalizaron sus denuncias, articularon su resistencia y organizaron propuestas alternativas a través de un importante repertorio de acciones político-culturales, donde la música rock jugó un papel central. Metodológicamente se ha realizado un análisis de la bibliografía producida en el Uruguay sobre la temática, así como también de trabajos significativos a nivel regional, se ha trabajado además con el contenido de varias piezas musicales que conforman el repertorio de importantes grupos de rock uruguayo de la época.
Musculoskeletal manifestations of Lyme borreliosis – a review
Authors: Udziela Sebastian , Biesiada Grażyna , Osiewicz Magdalena , Michalak Mateusz , Stażyk Katarzyna , Garlicki Aleksander , Czepiel Jacek
Published: June 2020

Lyme borreliosis (LB) is a zoonotic disease caused by Gram-negative bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The majority of reported cases of LB originate in the northern hemisphere, mostly in the US and Europe. One of the typical manifestations of LB are musculoskeletal symptoms; they may appear in any of the three LB stages. The diagnosis is based on clinical manifestations and confirmed by serological tests. One course of antibiotic therapy is sufficient for LB to dissipate in most cases, although for some patients, the symptoms subside gradually even after completion of therapy. Patients who have been demonstrated to have specific antibodies but are symptomless should not be treated. In instances where the advised treatment proved to be unsuccessful, patients should be referred to rheumatologist for additional diagnostics. The goal of this review is to update physicians on current scientific knowledge on musculoskeletal manifestations of LB.
The influence of Atlantic climate variability on the long-term development of Mediterranean cold-water coral mounds (Alboran Sea, Melilla Mound Field)
Authors: Fentimen Robin , Feenstra Eline , Rüggeberg Andres , Hall Efraim , Rime Valentin , Vennemann Torsten , Hajdas Irka , Rosso Antonietta , Van Rooij David , Adatte Thierry , Vogel Hendrik , Frank Norbert , Krengel Thomas , Foubert Anneleen
Published: June 2020

Abstract. This study provides a detailed reconstruction of climatic events affecting a cold-water coral mound located within the East Melilla Coral Province (Southeast Alboran Sea) over the last 300 ky. Based on benthic foraminiferal assemblages, macrofaunal quantification, grain size analysis, sediment geochemistry, and foraminiferal stable isotope compositions, a reconstruction of environmental conditions prevailing in the region is proposed. The variations in planktonic and benthic δ18O values indicate that cold-water coral mound formation follows global climatic variability. Cold-water corals develop during both interglacial and glacial periods, although interglacial conditions would have allowed better proliferation. Environmental conditions during glacial periods, particularly during the Last Glacial Maximum, appear to better suit the ecological requirements of the erect cheilostome bryozoan Buskea dichotoma. Benthic foraminiferal assemblages suggest that high organic carbon flux characterized interglacial periods. Results from this study imply that increased influence of warm and moist Atlantic air masses during interglacial periods led to increased fluvial discharge, providing nutrients for cold-water corals. Important interglacial Atlantic Water mass inflow further promoted strong Alboran Gyres, and thus mixing between surface and intermediate water masses. Increased turbulence and nutrient supply would have hence provided suitable conditions for coral development. In contrast, benthic foraminiferal assemblages and grain size distributions suggest that the benthic environment received less organic matter during glacial periods, whilst bottom flow velocity was reduced in comparison to interglacial periods. During glacial periods, arid continental conditions combined to more stratified water masses caused a dwindling of coral communities in the southeastern Alboran Sea, although aeolian dust input may have allowed these to survive. In contrast to Northeast Atlantic counterparts, coral mound build-up in the southeastern Alboran Sea occurs during glacial as well as during interglacial periods and at very low aggradation rates (between 1 and 9 cm ky−1). We propose that Buskea dichotoma plays an important role in long-term mound formation at the East Melilla Coral Province, noticeably during glacial periods.
Revisiting Late Pleistocene glacier dynamics north-west of the Feldberg, southern Black Forest, Germany
Authors: Hofmann Felix Martin , Rauscher Florian , McCreary William , Bischoff Jan-Paul , Preusser Frank
Published: June 2020

Abstract. The southern Black Forest was temporarily covered by a
∼1000 km2 large ice cap during the Late Pleistocene.
However, during the last glaciation maximum in the Alps the atmospheric
circulation over Europe was presumably characterised by the advection of
humid air masses from the Mediterranean Sea. As a consequence, the ice cap
of the Black Forest was likely in a leeward position due to its location
north of the Alps. This raises the question of whether it reached its last
maximum extent simultaneously with the glaciers in the Alps. As modern
dating techniques have hitherto not been applied to the southern Black
Forest, the timing of the last local glaciation maximum remains poorly
constrained. As a first step towards an independent regional glacier
chronology, we present a critical re-examination of glacial landforms in the
area north-west of the highest summit of the Black Forest (Feldberg,
1493 m a.s.l.). It relies on both the analysis of remote sensing data and field
mapping. The review of previous studies highlights important disagreements
regarding the location of ice-marginal positions and their correlation. In
addition, our findings challenge earlier studies on the glaciation of the
Black Forest: some previously described ice-marginal positions could not be
confirmed, whereas some of the newly identified moraines are described for
the first time. This highlights the need for detailed geomorphological
investigations prior to the application of geochronological methods. A
multi-ridged series of terminal moraines in one of the studied valleys,
Sankt Wilhelmer Tal, is proposed as the main target for future dating. Due
to discrepancies with earlier studies, future efforts should reinvestigate
other key areas related to the last glaciation of the southern Black Forest.
The application of new distribution in determining extreme hydrologic events such as floods
Authors: Gruss Łukasz , Pollert Jr. Jaroslav , Pollert Sr. Jaroslav , Wiatkowski Mirosław , Czaban Stanisław
Published: June 2020

Abstract. In hydrology, statistics of extremes play an important role in the use of time series analysis as well as in planning, design and operation of hydrotechnical structures and water systems. In particular, probability distributions are used to estimate and forecast floods. However, in order to use distributions, the data must be random, with a change-point and should not have a trend. Unfortunately, the data being analyzed are not independent, which is very often due to the anthropogenic impact, among other factors. In situations where various processes generate rainfall and floods in river basins, the use of mixed distributions is recommended. However, an accurate estimation of multiple parameters derived from a mixture of distributions can be difficult, which is the biggest disadvantage of this approach. Therefore, as an alternative, we propose a new extension of the GEV distribution – the Dual Gamma Generalized Extreme Value Distribution (GGEV) developed by Nascimento, Bourguignony and Leão (2016). We compared this distribution with selected 3-parameter distributions: Pearson type III, Log-Normal, Weibull and Generalized Extreme Value. In addition, various methods of estimating 3-parameter distributions were used. As a case study, rivers from Poland and the Czech Republic were investigated, because this has a significant impact on water management in the Upper Oder basin due to the strategic water reservoirs and other hydrotechnical constructions, either existing or planned. Currently, there are no clearly indicated distributions for the Upper Oder basin. Therefore, our aim was to approximate them. Two methods were used, namely the Annual Maximum (AM) and the Peaks Over Threshold (POT). In the latter case, two methods for determining the threshold were used, namely: the Mean of the Annual Maximum River Flows (MAMRF) and the Hill plot. Hence, the basic 3-parameter Weibull distribution, with parameters estimated using the modified method of moments and the maximum likelihood estimation, yielded a better fit to the observation series in the AM and POT methods. For the AM and POT (MAMRF, Hill plot) methods, the GGEV turned out to be the best-fitted distribution according to the Mean Absolute Relative Error (MARE). The GGEV distribution can be used as an alternative to mixed distributions in various samples, both homogeneous and heterogeneous. This distribution turned out to be the best fit especially for the sample whose independence is affected by the presence of a GGEV water reservoir.
On Violence and Vulnerability in a Pandemic
Authors: Bernard-Donals Michael
Published: June 2020

Pandemics and plagues function rhetorically, by doing violence to the structures of discourse, sociality, hospitality, and mutual engagement that characterize ethical human interaction. They infect us, as rhetorical subjects, and reorient our capacity for engagement. The coronavirus's “novelty” renders it uncertain as to how long it will last or who will be infected next; the near-uniform response to it has been a forced distance of ourselves from others and a displacement from our itineraries and our locations. Through COVID-19 we are learning that pandemic does violence to our sense of place, to how we think of respite, and has highlighted our sense of vulnerability in the midst of others.
On a Different Scale: Movement(s) in a Pandemic
Authors: Burgess Sarah K.
Published: June 2020

This essay walks through the ways the pandemic structures and limits our movement in cities. It suggests that our well-worn tropes for walking, in this moment, shore up the power of the state over individual bodies. To imagine the possibility of how bodily movement might resist this power, the essay turns to a rhetorical conception of scale.
Utopia and Crisis
Authors: Happe Kelly E.
Published: June 2020

This essay thinks through the relationship between dystopia and utopia, in particular, how the constellation of past and present in radical demands amid state and economic violence (what Weinbaum calls black feminism's philosophy of history) is that which creates “crisis”—an estrangement from the present, a reclaiming of past insurgency, and the possibilities for other worlds.
The Human Problem (Part 1)
Authors: Muckelbauer John
Published: June 2020

The essay dramatizes the strategic movement of thinking/writing through the question “What is human?” as a series of modulations in style.
The Suicidal State: In Advance of an American Requiem
Authors: Murray Stuart J.
Published: June 2020

Written in late March 2020 in the early days of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, this essay represents a contingent reflection on the American pandemic response, mourning in anticipation of what would soon surely unfold. I argue that the State's long-standing sacrificial economies have in this moment culminated in a suicidal State. The term is Foucault's, appearing in a controversial lecture on biopolitics, Nazism, and “biological racism.” Despite Foucault's problematic treatment of racism, I suggest that some aspects of this discourse might nevertheless be apropos in our context. The U.S. pandemic response is racism's suicidal State legacy writ large: an extension and retooling of historically racist infrastructures deployed (once again, again) in racialized domains (as more recent reports evidence), but in this moment also across biosocial inequities and vulnerabilities marked by differential fungibilities other than race.
Language in Limbo: Being Suspended between Consolation and Control
Authors: Nethersole Reingard
Published: June 2020

Forced by the COVID-19 pandemic into lockdown during intercontinental travels, the author finds herself in limbo. With help from literary precedents such as Dante, Boccaccio, and Defoe supported by a brief interrogation of contemporary utterances surrounding the master trope “virus,” she claims a chiasmic relation between the concepts “consolation” and “control.”
Exploring the Knowledge Levels, Attitudes and Beliefs of Patients’ Relatives Towards Organ Donation in the Intensive Care Units of Two Majors Hospitals in Trinidad
Authors: Onuoha Philip , Ramdeen-Mootoo Gloria , Edwards Ria , Gobin Rita , McConney Dionne , Greene-Nicholas Alicea , Ramoo Dianne , Young Vanessa
Published: June 2020

Purpose: To ascertain the Knowledge levels, Attitudes and Beliefs towards Organ Donation by Relatives of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit at two Tertiary Care Hospitals in Trinidad.

Methods: A quantitative descriptive study in which the researchers’-designed and pretested self-administered questionnaire was used on a sample of 133 randomly selected patients’ relatives from two main intensive care hospitals units of Trinidad. The respondents were requested to give their consent after necessary ethical approval was received. Data entry was done manually but the analysis was done with the SPSS version 12 programme. Results were presented as frequencies.

Results: Demographic characteristics indicate that most were females, of African ethnicity, and Christianity as their main religion. The majority of participants had high level of knowledge (69.2%) while 57.9% of them had unfavourable attitude towards organ donation. Most (86.5%) had positive belief. It also showed that the respondents’ knowledge towards organ donation is significantly related to their age and religion, (P≤, 0.05) while their attitudes are significantly related to their gender and ethnicity (p≤0.05). Their belief is only significantly associated with their marital status.

Discussion: The findings of the study were compared with previous studies and the researchers showed how the relevant theories that guided the study were used to explain the findings.

Conclusion: Based on the findings, the researchers made a number of recommendations particularly related to public education in attempt to address the attitudes of the public related to organ donation in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Development of Village Health Volunteers’ Competencies for Tuberculosis Care in Trang Province, Thailand
Authors: Choowong Jiraporn , Sawatdee Duangjai , Maneechote Penjan , Tulyakul Phatcharapon
Published: June 2020

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern resulting in high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, despite treatment having been available for over 50 years. It remains a crucial health problem in Thailand. This study aimed to develop a program for building tuberculosis (TB) care competencies of village health volunteers (VHVs) and to examine its effects on the outcomes of care for TB patients.

METHODS: The competency development program (CDP) was developed based on the principles of empowerment and community-based TB care. Forty VHVs in two villages of Khoglor sub-district, Trang, Thailand were recruited. Participants were classified into control and experimental groups equally (n=20) by using a matched pair technique.

RESULTS: The results showed that the mean scores of TB knowledge, attitude towards TB care, and TB care skills in the experimental group at the baseline and post-intervention were significantly different (p < 0.05). The mean scores of TB knowledge, attitude towards TB care, and TB care skills in the experimental and control groups at the baseline were not different. However, the scores of these three competencies at the post-intervention were significantly higher in the experimental group, compared to the control group (p < .05).

CONCLUSION: Per the findings of the study, healthcare professionals should incorporate the principles of empowerment and community-based TB care in TB training programs in order to enhance TB care competencies of community health volunteers.
Discovering the Relationships Between Perceived Emotional Value, City and Friend Attachment, School ID, WOM and Educational Satisfaction: A Structural Research for University Students
Authors: Köse Hüseyin , Özgen Caner
Published: June 2020

Rapid transformations in higher education in recent years have made deeper researches about student-university relationship mandatory. Regarding the subject, Anderson, Sullivan, and Swidler (1993) stated that students who are the consumers of universities will have very important benefits for higher education institutions in determining the factors related to education satisfaction. So, the aim of this research is designed to determine the relationships between university students’ satisfaction with education, the emotional value they perceive, school identity, city attachment and positive WOM behavior. For the relevant purpose, 366 university students were reached online. The empirical data obtained were analyzed with a two-step approach (measurement and structural) in line with the basic methodological principles of SEM. Acceptance of all hypotheses created within the scope of the structural model proved empirical relationships between the related structures. The research has provided new perspectives to the ongoing discussions in the related literature by proving the direct or indirect effects of structures such as city attachment, emotional value, and school identity on university satisfaction. The results provided tips for professionals in the field to create educational satisfaction.
Investigating Attitudes of Sports Science Faculty Students Towards Scientific Research
Authors: Erduğan Fuat
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Sports science faculty students towards scientific research. The sample of this study consisted of 360 Sports science faculty students receiving pedagogical formation at Trakya, Iğdır, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Siirt, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University in Turkey. A demographic features form developed by researcher for determining the demographical features of participants and the ‘Scale of Attitudes towards Scientific Research’ developed by Korkmaz, Şahin, and Yeşil (2011) were used as a data collection tool. For the comparison of quantitative continuous data between two independent groups’ t-test, and for the comparison of quantitative data between groups a One Way Anova test was used for data analysis. As a complementary Post-hoc analysis; the Tukey test was used to determine the differences after the Anova test. As a result, Sports science faculty students were determined to have different attitudes towards scientific research in terms of several variables. However, participants who wanted to become an academician were determined to have positive attitudes towards scientific research and researchers.
Effectiveness of Flipped Learning: Improving Pre-Service Teachers’ Prowess in Producing Videos
Authors: Almutairi Faisal M. , Almodaires Abdullah A. , Zeyab Alaa J.
Published: June 2020

In the current study, the aim is to determine the effectiveness of flipped learning approach in developing pre-service teachers’ skills and knowledge in creating and editing digital videos. Furthermore, the approach was evaluated through the theoretical lens of constructivism and experiential learning.

This research was conducted within a workshop course for six weeks period during the summer semester of the 2018-2019 academic year at a teacher training college in Kuwait. In the study, pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental design with control group was applied. The experiment involved applying a flipped learning approach to the experimental group while the courses were carried out using traditional lectures in the control group. A questionnaire was also administered to the experimental group to acquire feedback on the effectiveness of flipped learning activity. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U Test and Wilcoxon Sign Test were used in the analysis of the quantitative data.

The results obtained from Mann Whitney U Test and Wilcoxon Sign Test suggests that there is no significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the experimental group and the control group. Descriptive data also demonstrated that the use of the flipped learning method in the curriculum had significantly increased the skill levels and knowledge of the experimental group pre-service teachers. The study recommends that care should be taken when structuring courses in pre-service teachers’ education when applying flipped learning.
Vaccinatie van jonge kinderen: vrijwillig of (soms) toch verplicht?
Authors: Legemaate J.
Published: June 2020

Vaccinatie van jonge kinderen: vrijwillig of (soms) toch verplicht?

Van oudsher is in Nederland het vaccinatiebeleid bij jonge kinderen gebaseerd op vrijwilligheid. Onder meer naar aanleiding van een dalende vaccinatiegraad wordt er in toenemende mate voor gepleit in het vaccinatiebeleid elementen met een verplicht karakter op te nemen. Dit zien we ook terug in een wetsvoorstel dat de Tweede Kamer in februari 2020 aanvaardde. In deze bijdrage wordt de discussie over vrijwillig versus verplicht in kaart gebracht en besproken.
De rechtsontwikkeling in het tuchtrecht: van kindermishandeling tot euthanasie
Authors: Kastelein W.R.
Published: June 2020

De rechtsontwikkeling in het tuchtrecht: van kindermishandeling tot euthanasie

Deze bijdrage behandelt de tuchtrechtelijke jurisprudentie in het licht van het debat dat Jos Dute vele malen voerde over de rechtsontwikkeling in het tuchtrecht in de zorg en de rol en positie van het Centraal Tuchtcollege. Daarbij wordt aandacht geschonken aan de recente tuchtrechtelijke jurisprudentie, onder andere inzake euthanasie bij dementie in het licht van de conclusie van de PG bij de Hoge Raad.
History of household member with tuberculosis or related death in newly diagnosed patients in India
Authors: Shewade H. D. , Gupta V. , Satyanarayana S. , Chadha S. S. , Pandurangan S. , Mohanty S. , Kumar A. M. V.
Published: June 2020

Among new smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients aged 15 years from marginalised populations in India, one in four had a history of a household member with TB and one in 10 had a TB-related death in the household. This contribution of household transmission to overall TB
transmission provides evidence for a potential population-level benefit of TB preventive treatment for all household contacts (without active TB). Females with TB had a significantly higher household TB exposure than males. Targeted TB preventive treatment (if implemented in a phased manner)
among female household contacts may be explored after considering other factors.
Brains after hours: shift work’s impact on the effectiveness of employees’ cognitive abilities
Authors: Nowak Kamila
Published: June 2020

Various sources point out that shift work (especially night shifts) has a negative influence on peoples’ health and their everyday functioning. This article strives to start a discussion about the current state of knowledge on the impact of shift work on workers’ cognitive functioning, on the basis of studies, which used objective diagnostic methods. It also covers individual differences in tolerance to shift work and prevention of cognitive impairments due to shift work.
Anxiety and stress – how do policemen deal with it? Original research results
Authors: Kardasz Zofia , Lorens Justyna
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate anxiety as a status quo, either as a personality trait, a level of stress, and how to deal with it in Criminal Police and Prevention and Traffic. Assumptions about the purpose of the study indicated a higher level of anxiety and stress in Criminal Police officers. These hypotheses were based on the character of uniform work of a given Branch. The nature of this specialization is influenced by the environmental conditions of work, the dynamics of change, the presence of criminogenic factors and the responsibility of the tasks aimed at combating crime. The greater the presence of risk factors, the better should be the countermeasures. These assumptions were confirmed because Criminal Police officers showed task-oriented problem-solving and tensions. This gives you the ability to be effective and effective in your occupation and prevent burnout.
Forms of employment and attitudes to work in selected construction companies
Authors: Myjak Teresa
Published: June 2020

This article discusses forms of employment and attitudes towards work measured with internal motivation to work, job satisfaction and loyalty of employees towards the organization. Primary identity (gender, age), secondary identity (residence, education) and organizational identity (occupied position, work experience) were considered in studying the behavior of people in the organization in the context of the form of employment (on the basis of the present research). This article is based on selected literature of the subject and part of own research carried out from 2012 to 2014 in the Małopolskie voivodeship in enterprises operating in the public sector in the construction industry.
Evaluation of operating theatre nurses’ knowledge on radiological protection: original research results
Authors: Kunecka Danuta , Antkowiak Klaudia
Published: June 2020

A nursing job is closely associated with a risk of exposure to a number of harmful factors. Every workplace has its own distinctive features which may result in a specific kind of occupational exposure. An operating theatre is a highly technical place, where irradiation constitutes one of the risks. Fluoroscopy is often used in surgery, because of technological development, which brings not only benefits, but also an extraordinary risk of medical staff being exposed to radiation. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate operating theatre nurses’ knowledge on ionizing radiation and the principles of protection against radiation. A diagnostic survey was used as a method of analysis, in which an original questionnaire was applied as an expertise tool. The study involved 45 nurses employed in an operating theatre. The results indicate that the knowledge of the nurses on radiological protection is at a medium level. Moreover, it turned out that there is a trend indicating that with the length of service in the operating theatre not only does the level of knowledge in the field of radiological protection increase, but more importantly, it has impact on the nurses’ experience at complying with common principles of protection against radiation and at using personal protective equipment.
Evaluation of forearm and wrist posture in a dental hygienist's occupational activities
Authors: Ćwirzeń Waldemar , Wagner Leopold
Published: June 2020

The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of exposure of 210 dental hygienists to forearms and wrists overloading. The study was based on a Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) questionnaire. The results showed that 42.4% and 43.35% of respondents adopted a strenuous working posture of the right and left forearm, respectively. Strenuous inclination of the right and left wrist was reported by 37.1% and 43.8% of respondents, respectively. Additional twisting and lateral deviation of wrists was reported by 83.8% and 84.3% of respondents for the right and left wrist respectively. The results confirm the premise that dental hygienists are at a high risk of overloading their forearms and wrists. Therefore, there is an urgent need to implement preventive measures and to carry out periodic check-ups.
Working, but poor. Selected aspects of the working poor phenomenon in Europe – a taxonomic analysis
Authors: Cymbranowicz Katarzyna
Published: June 2020

The article addresses the problem of working people who struggle with poverty. It analyses the phenomenon of the working poor with a taxonomic analysis in which the subjective scope was limited to selected European countries (especially EU Member States and EFTA), and the time scope limited to recent years (2005-2016). The aim of this article is to present the relation between work and poverty on European labour markets, including a clarification of the level and structure of the working poor. In order to achieve this research goal, we used the results of the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions and we carried out comparable statistical analyses using information from the Eurostat database. On the basis of the results it can be concluded that the phenomenon of the working poor exists in Europe and in the future it may become more prevalent and pose a serious challenge for European labour markets.
Life-course perspective and the ageing of the workforce in the context of public policy
Authors: Dobrzyńska Magdalena
Published: June 2020

Demographic changes in European societies influence the ageing of the workforce and changes in career paths of workers in the European Union. Member States and EU agencies take various actions to counteract the negative consequences of the ageing of the workforce. This article discusses the importance and practical application of the life-course perspective in the activities of EU agencies. Its first part outlines the problem of the ageing of the workforce . Next, the article presents the life-course perspective as a theoretical concept in social policy and its relevance to the concept of ageing. Then, the article describes the legal basis, the programme and the activities undertaken by four EU agencies. The summary predicts future trends in public policies towards the ageing of the workforce together with arguments in favour of the need for a holistic approach.
Exploring the Role of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Multimorbidity
Authors: Simões Daniela , Lucas Raquel
Published: June 2020

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) frequently aggregate due to shared pathophysiological mechanisms, either as sequential steps in the same causal pathway or as common results of the same exposures, leading to a high prevalence of disease co-occurrence, a phenomenon known as multimorbidity. Multimorbidity is a patient-centered concept where all morbidities are regarded of equal importance irrespective of whether they started before or after any other disease in question. Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are among the most prevalent groups of NCDs, and probably due to their high incidence and low case fatality, they are highly susceptible to multimorbidity. Complex patients, such as some of those with multimorbidity, are nowadays the norm, implying a growing concern that clinical practice guidelines fail to adequately address the care of complex patients. The ramifications of suffering from multimorbidity unfold for each patient, within their social, educational, cultural, behavioral, economic, and environmental contexts, which in turn affect disease management.
Emerging Drug Therapies for Mesothelioma
Authors: B. Oien Derek , Chien Jeremy , Molina Julian , Shridhar Viji
Published: June 2020

The systemic chemotherapy combination of cisplatin and pemetrexed has been the mesothelioma standard of care for well over a decade. This regimen has only achieved a disappointing overall median survival of about 1 year. Improved survival has been reported when systemic chemotherapy is combined with surgery and radiotherapy, and for using localized chemotherapy in some cases. The choice of mesothelioma treatment often depends on the anatomical location, histologic subtype, and disease progression. Several experimental drugs have also been investigated in mesothelioma, often with limited positive results that maintain the reputation of mesothelioma as a graveyard for drug development. This chapter will review the use of drug treatment in mesothelioma and highlight emerging experimental drug therapies in clinical trials. Experimental drugs for mesothelioma include inhibitors for checkpoints, epidermal growth factor, AXL, focal adhesion kinase, vascular endothelial growth factor, poly-ADP-ribose-polymerase, and hippo signaling.