bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Strategi pemasaran produk hasil perikanan dalam pengembangan UMKM di Desa Bedono, Demak
Authors: Maerani Ira Alia , Putri Tiara Feniarti , Aurrelia Siti Nur , Indriyanto Tri , Aji Syahrul
Published: August 2023

Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) merupakan suatu usaha yang berperan penting dalam perekonomian nasional. Pada saat ini UMKM gencar dijalankan di berbagai daerah di Indonesia. Salah satu daerah yang menjalankan usaha tersebut adalah Desa Bedono, Kecamatan Sayung, Kabupaten Demak. di sana banyak terdapat UMKM yang didirikan, salah satunya pada bidang hasil perikanan yaitu kerang. Produk hasil olahan kerang memiliki potensi dari nilai gizi maupun ekonomi, namun penerapan strategi pemasaran yang dilakukan oleh UMKM Desa Bedono belum optimal sehingga distribusinya masih terbatas dan belum dikenal masyarakat secara luas. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah untuk memberikan pengetahuan bagaimana pengembangan pemasaran produk hasil perikanan pada UMKM Desa Bedono melalui program Kuliah Kerja Nyata. Metode kegiatan dimulai dari tahap persiapan, sosialisasi, pendampingan, serta monitoring dan evaluasi. Hasil kegiatan yang telah dilakukan adalah meningkatnya wawasan ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi mitra terkait pemasaran, meningkatnya keterampilan dan kreatifitas mitra dalam melakukan pemasaran dengan menerapkan prinsip 4P: product (produk berupa barang/jasa), price (harga), promotion (promosi), dan place (tempat), serta meningkatnya hasil penjualan dan pendapatan mitra UMKM Desa Bedono. Setelah kegiatan terlaksana, UMKM Desa Bedono kini menjadi produktif kembali dan terjadi peningkatan pendapatan dalam upaya mendukung pengembangan potensi sumber daya laut.
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play a crucial role in the national economy. Nowadays, MSMEs are being aggressively pursued in various regions of Indonesia. One of the areas that run such businesses is Bedono Village, Sayung District, Demak Regency. There are many MSMEs established there, one of which is in the field of shellfish processing. The processed shellfish products have potential in terms of nutritional and economic value, but the marketing strategies implemented by MSMEs in Bedono Village have not been optimal, resulting in limited distribution and lack of public awareness. The purpose of this program is to provide knowledge on how to develop the marketing of fishery products in MSMEs in Bedono Village through a Real Work Lecture program. The program's activities begin with preparation, socialization, assistance, as well as monitoring and evaluation stages. The results of the program include an increase in the knowledge of science and technology related to marketing, improvement in the skills and creativity of partners in marketing by applying the principles of the 4Ps: product, price, promotion, and place, as well as an increase in sales and income of the MSME partners in Bedono Village. After the program's implementation, MSMEs in Bedono Village have become productive again, and there has been an increase in income to support the development of marine resource potential.
Pendampingan peningkatan kemampuan berbicara bahasa Inggris melalui teknik dubbing film
Authors: Mega Mulianing Maharani  , Hidayati Nani , Ekaningsih Nur , Lutfiah Siti Zakiyatul
Published: August 2023

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk memberikan pelatihan dalam upaya peningkatan kemampuan berbicara Bahasa Inggris siswa melalui teknik dubbing film. Responden yang terlibat merupakan siswa di salah satu pondok pesantren di Kota Semarang. Ada 12 santri putri yang terlibat dalam kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini. Dengan menggunakan film berdurasi pendek dalam Bahasa Inggris tanpa audio, tim pengabdian kepada masyarakat mengambil data sulih suara atau dubbing siswa. Siswa mempraktikkan sulih suara sesuai dengan karakter yang ada di dalam film. Sulih suara direkam untuk dapat dianalisis. Dari hasil analisis yang diperoleh, dapat disimpulkan bahwa teknik sulih suara (dubbing) film dapat dijadikan alternatif untuk membantu siswa dalam berbicara Bahasa Inggris. Kegiatan semacam ini dapat menjadi alternatif yang menarik dan menyenangkan dalam pembelajaran berbicara Bahasa Inggris untuk diterapkan di sekolah-sekolah jenjang menengah, baik tingkat SMP maupun SMA di Indonesia.
This community service activity is carried out with the aim of providing training in an effort to improve students' English speaking skills through film dubbing techniques. The respondents involved were students at one of the Islamic boarding schools in the city of Semarang. There are 12 female students involved in this community service activity. By using short films in English without audio, the community service team collected student dubbing data. Students practice dubbing according to the characters in the film. Voiceovers are recorded for analysis. From the analysis results obtained, it can be concluded that film dubbing techniques can be used as an alternative to assist students in speaking English. Activities like this can be an interesting and fun alternative in learning to speak English to be implemented in secondary level schools, both junior and senior high schools in Indonesia.
LEAN SIX SIGMA METHODOLOGY TO REDUCE EXCESS WASTAGE IN A BRICKYARD: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Flores Juan Carlos Quiroz , Varas IF , Ali Ahad
Published: August 2023

Peruvian companies’ craft brick stands currently experience significant growth in sales. Thus brickyards seek to reduce the amount of waste to increase productivity and reduce cost overruns. In this study, the problem that has the greatest economic impact on a brick company is the excessive amount of waste. For this reason, the implementation of a model based on the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology is proposed, applying Poka Yoke, Jidoka, Standardised Work, and Just in Time in order to reduce the number of defective bricks and cost overruns. The research project focused on the tambourine brick, the type whose percentage of generated waste is the highest in the production batch. To do this, the current situation was analysed; the main causes of the problem were identified and measured; and then Lean Six Sigma tools were used to attack the root cause. Finally, the proposed design reduced overheated bricks by 2.36%, wet bricks by 2.01%, and poorly stacked bricks by 1.8%, obtaining a 6.92% reduction in shrinkage and increasing the level of Six Sigma to 3.9, which contributed to the reduction of losses in the brickyard. Keywords: Lean Six Sigma, Poka Yoke, Jidoka, Standardized Work, brickyard, waste
Development of Two-component Systems on the Bases of Silyl Terminated Prepolymers and Epoxy Groups Containing Compounds, Characterization of their Mechanical, Adhesive and Rheological Properties
Authors:   , Bērziņš Ritvars
Published: August 2023

The Thesis summarizes the most important studies and information on the history of development and application of adhesives and sealants in various industries. Synthesis methods, rheological, mechanical and adhesive properties of various silyl-terminated prepolymers and epoxy resins are described, as well as application possibilities in various industries. In the experimental part of the work, model systems of two-component compositions containing silyl-terminated prepolymers and epoxy resins were created and studied, which were formed by mixtures of polymers, catalysts and compatibilizers, as well as real systems, which additionally contained plasticizers, fillers and other additives (drying agent, adhesion promoter). The obtained results showed that by using an effective system of compatibilizers, the tensile strength can be increased up to 300 %.
The Matrix of Poetry: James Schuyler’s Diary
Authors: Wiśniewski Mikołaj
Published: August 2023

In his essay Mikołaj Wiśniewski presents an unpublished 1962 diary entry and two chapters from an unfinished novel found by the author when conducting research in the James Schuyler archive of the Mandeville Special Collections Library at UCSD. Wiśniewski goes on to show how Schuyler experimented with the diary form long before he started keeping a diary in the late 1960s (the published Diary of James Schuyler starts with 1967) and how the practice always served him as a starting point or “training ground” for other projects, be it a novel or the late long poems of the 1970s and 1980s. The author also comments on Schuyler’s poetics of the quotidian and the boring, contrasting it with Frank O’Hara’s focus on moments of exceptional emotional and perceptual intensity.
The Influence of Health Information Orientation, E-Health Literacy, and Anxiety on Health Behavior among Parents with School Age Children: Focusing on MERS Prevention Behavior
Authors: Kim Kyoungja , Lee Insook
Published: August 2023

This study was conducted in order to examine how health information orientation, e-health literacy, and anxiety influence MERS-related health behavior in parents with school age children. A total of 146 subjects living in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do were used as valid data. According to the results, the parents’ socio-economic status such as education level and monthly income level, health information orientation, e-health literacy, and MERS-related anxiety explained about 15.4% of variance in MERS infection prevention behavior. In particular, e-health literacy and anxiety about MERS infection in themselves and their families were found to be the most influential factors. Based on these findings, interventions should be designed to manage people’s e-health literacy and anxiety in response to the outbreak of an unknown infectious disease like MERS.
Improving Glycemic Control among Incarcerated Men
Authors: Ranson Paula Kelly , Outland Lauren
Published: August 2023

In the California state prison environment, many diabetic inmates have poor glycemic control and are at risk for complications which include heart disease, retinopathy, renal failure and peripheral vascular disease. An established program permitted diabetic inmates to carry a glucometer and perform their own blood glucose finger sticks. As a quality improvement process, in addition to allowing inmates to carry a glucometer one institution developed an individualized interdisciplinary educational program. The purpose of this report is to summarize a Quality Improvement project assessing the addition of a health promotion educational program, and to retrospectively compare existing data to determine if such a program might improve glycemic control among participating inmates. In a prison setting where no dietary modification is provided, it is important to identify strategies which have been shown to promote glycemic control in this population. Additionally, with the increasing incidence of diabetes taking both an economic and human toll, successful glycemic control strategies should be incorporated into the design of care models.
Health Care in Ghana: A Study of Health Care Opinion Leadership
Authors: South-Winter Carole , Dai Wenqian , Porter Jeanette A.
Published: August 2023

Ghana is a developing sub-Saharan country in West Africa and it struggles with delivering health care within the universal health system. The primary barrier to medical care is the lack of access. The government of Ghana subsidizes universal health insurance for all of its citizens, but lacks technology, workforce, and more importantly access to sanitation and clean running water. Access to health care remains a challenge in Ghana, especially in rural areas. In this research, we studied opinion leadership for health care in Ghana using two surveys conducted in May, 2014. Student investigators administered a survey to explore who was identified as the health care opinion leaders by local community members. The respondents were asked to rank seven categories of health care providers by how often they spoke to the health care provider about their health, from most often to least often , including medical doctors, chemical sellers, herbalists, prayer camps, family members, midwives and shrines or voodoo priests. The study surveyed 157 respondents from local community members, including 51 people in cities, 65 people in rural villages and 41 people in Kpanla, a remote isolated island on Lake Volta. Student investigators also gave a self-designating survey to 61 health care providers to measure their health care opinion leadership. The results of these two surveys were consistent. Local community residents preferred to talk to medical doctors about their health care when medical doctors were accessible. Health care providers’ responses to the self-designating opinion leadership survey supported their strong opinion leadership for health care.
Indonesian Nursing Students in Caring Behavior
Authors: Nursalam  , Wijaya Andri , Bakar Abu , Efendi Ferry
Published: August 2023

Background:

Caring behavior in nursing education is essential as this is the first stage for students to learn about the most significant values and essence of their profession. Application on thecaring behavior of nursing students is influenced by various factors.

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of individual, psychological, and organizational factors on the caring behavior of nursing students in internship program.

Methods:

Design used in this study was descriptive analytic with cross-sectional approach. The population was Regular Nursing Students of Internship Program in Faculty of Nursing Airlangga University. The total sample was 26 respondents, taken according to inclusion criteria. The independent variables in this study: GPA, personality, motivation, and workload. The dependent variable was caring behavior. Data were collected by using modified questionnaires for independent variables and observation checklist for caring behavior, modified of Middle Range of Caring Theory Swanson. Data were analyzed by using multiple linear regression bylevel of significance p <0.05.

Results:

The result showed that caring behavior was influence by GPA (p=0.003), extraversion (p=0.045), conscientiousness (p=0.005), need for achievement (p=0.008), need for affiliation (p=0.007), need for power (p=0.012), and workload (p=0.001).

Conclusion:

Workload was the most dominant factors that influence caring behavior in nursing students. Initial recognition intervention is needed to introduce students with internship situation. Empowers faculty member to excel as clinical educator on this stage will helpful for student.
Leadership Strategies to Reduce Risks for Nurse Night Shift Workers
Authors: Hughes Vickie
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this systematic review is to identify leadership strategies to help mitigate risks associated with nurse night shift work. An electronic literature search for “Strategies to reduce risks for nurse night shift workers” was conducted using Pubmed, CINAHL, and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition databases. Inclusion criteria used was English language, full text available, and published dates between January 1, 2005 and May 1, 2015. Based on the search criteria a total of 107 articles were identified. Abstracts for the articles were reviewed for relevance and duplicate citations removed for a total of 16 studies being included in the review. Several strategies were identified that helped increase transparency and control of shift scheduling. One idea was the utilization of open-shift management technology to allow staff to volunteer for open shifts within a multi-site healthcare system. This idea fit well with the self-scheduling model. The literature indicated that that level of control over schedule contributed to improved health and sense of well-being for shift workers. The individual factor of hardiness was found to have protective effects for shift work tolerance. Furthermore, specific guidelines for fatigue management and practice guidelines for shift management standards help reduce risk for staff and patients. Education for staff regarding health risks, sleep management, and circadian approaches were addressed as leadership responsibilities. Other shift work strategies that produced positive outcomes focused on the rate, duration, and direction of rotating shifts.
Future of Tele-echocardiography
Authors: Balasingam M , Sivalingam B.
Published: August 2023

Telemedicine is defined as the ‘delivery of health care and sharing of medical knowledge over a distance using telecommunication systems’. Echocardiography is often used to diagnose and exclude important cardiac diagnoses in adults and children. Evolving telemedicine technology has boosted access to echocardiography and has created a network that offers many possibilities for clinical, research and teaching activities. The two primary modes of telemedicine practise are ‘ store and forward’ and ‘real time’ videoconferencing. Using these technologies, relevant, up-to-date scientific information is instantly available for analysis and interaction. Studies have also shown these to be accurate, cost effective, improves patient care, enhances echocardiography quality and sonographer proficiency and promotes practice expansion.

The growing use of technology such as smart phones, laptops and computer tablets as well as newer technologies like cloud computing, picture archiving computer systems (PACS) and the standardization of medical images (DICOM) has fuelled the now accelerating specific demands for tele-echocardiography. However, all these are not without challenges and obstacles. Some of these include lack of standardization of telemedicine components, confusing medico-legal and licensure issues, privacy/confidentiality, poor reimbursement, training issues as well as attitude and acceptance.

These issues need to be addressed by all those involved in medical practice. Clinicians must work with sonographers, medical IT experts, hospital management and hospital physicists as well as manufacturers and insurance companies to ensure that the new system is integrated as an extra function within ultrasound consoles. National and international societies such as the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) could play a role in bringing everyone together and define the necessary training programmes. In conclusion, the revolution in digital technology is rapidly changing the world of telecommunications. Tele-echocardiography has a bright future to become an integrated part of our clinical available echocardiographic tool set – in a matter of time.
Enhancing neural collaborative filtering using hybrid feature selection for recommendation
Authors: Drammeh Baboucarr , Li Hui
Published: August 2023

The past decade has seen substantial growth in online transactions. Accordingly, many professionals and researchers utilize deep learning models to design and develop recommender systems to suit the needs of online personal services. These systems can model the interactions between users and items. However, existing approaches focus on either modeling global or local item correlation and rarely consider both cases, thus failing to represent user-item correlation very well. Therefore, this article proposes a deep collaborative recommendation system based on a convolutional neural network with an outer product matrix and a hybrid feature selection module to capture local and global higher-order interaction between users and items. Moreover, we incorporated the weights of generalized matrix factorization to optimize the overall network performance and prevent overfitting. Finally, we conducted extensive experiments on two real-world datasets with different sparsity to confirm that our proposed approach outperforms the baseline methods we have used in the experiment.
Structural modeling and analysis of fuel cell: a graph-theoretic approach
Authors: Saha Rajeev Kumar , Kumar Raman , Dev Nikhil , Kumar Rajender , Kumar Raman , Del Toro Raul M. , Haber Sofía , Naranjo José E.
Published: August 2023

A fuel cell, an energy conversion system, needs analysis for its performance at the design and off-design point conditions during its real-time operation. System performance evaluation with logical methodology is helpful in decision-making while considering efficiency and cross-correlated parameters in fuel cells. This work presents an overview and categorization of different fuel cells, leading to the developing of a method combining graph theory and matrix method for analyzing fuel cell system structure to make more informed decisions. The fuel cell system is divided into four interdependent sub-systems. The methodology developed in this work consists of a series of steps comprised of digraph representation, matrix representation, and permanent function representation. A mathematical model is evaluated quantitatively to produce a performance index numerical value. With the aid of case studies, the proposed methodology is explained, and the advantages of the proposed method are corroborated.
Prediction of PM2.5 concentration based on the CEEMDAN-RLMD-BiLSTM-LEC model
Authors: Guo Qiao , Zhang Haoyu , Zhang Yuhao , Jiang Xuchu
Published: August 2023

Air quality has emerged as a critical concern in recent years, with the concentration of PM2.5 recognized as a vital index for assessing it. The accuracy of predicting PM2.5 concentrations holds significant value for effective air quality monitoring and management. In response to this, a combined model comprising CEEMDAN-RLMD-BiLSTM-LEC has been introduced, analyzed, and compared against various other models. The combined decomposition method effectively underlines the fundamental characteristics of the data compared to individual decomposition techniques. Additionally, local error correction (LEC) efficiently addresses the issue of prediction errors induced by excessive disturbances. The empirical results of nine steps indicate that the combined CEEMDAN-RLMD-BiLSTM-LEC model outperforms single prediction models such as RLMD and CEEMDAN, reducing MAE, RMSE, and SAMPE by 36.16%, 28.63%, 45.27% and 16.31%, 6.15%, 37.76%, respectively. Moreover, the inclusion of LEC in the model further diminishes MAE, RMSE, and SMAPE by 20.69%, 7.15%, and 44.65%, respectively, exhibiting commendable performance in generalization experiments. These findings demonstrate that the combined CEEMDAN-RLMD-BiLSTM-LEC model offers high predictive accuracy and robustness, effectively handling noisy data predictions and severe local variations. With its wide applicability, this model emerges as a potent tool for addressing various related challenges in the field.
Factores vinculados con la aceptación de la violencia en educación secundaria en México
Authors:   Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (México), Pedroza Zuniga Luis Horacio , Gómez-Monarrez César ,   Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Educativo (IIDE), Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (México), Rodríguez Figueroa Héctor Manuel ,   Universidad Iberoamericana León (México)
Published: August 2023

La violencia es un problema de las sociedades democráticas, pues pone en peligro la vigencia de los derechos humanos fundamentales. En las últimas décadas, México se ha caracterizado por tener una alta incidencia de violencia directa, estructural y cultural. Este artículo identifica los principales factores que promueven e inhiben la aceptación de la violencia entre estudiantes de secundaria en México. Mediante un modelo de regresión jerárquica lineal, se analizan los datos recopilados en el International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) 2016 de una muestra de más de cinco mil estudiantes del país. Los resultados indicaron que una menor aprobación del uso de la violencia está asociada con que los estudiantes participen en procesos deliberativos, así como tener empatía, tolerancia a la diversidad y confianza en las instituciones cívicas. Por el contrario, una mayor aprobación de la violencia se vinculó con desobediencia de la ley, aprobación de la corrupción y participación en actividades ilegales. Se discute sobre el rol de la escuela y las acciones que podría tomar para reducir la aprobación del uso de la violencia, como promover la inclusión, la empatía, la tolerancia y el respeto de los derechos.
Ciudadanías y degradación ambiental en y desde la escolaridad. Un estudio desde las miradas de estudiantes del nivel secundario en el partido de San Martín, Buenos Aires
Authors:   Universidad Nacional de San Martín (Argentina), Minchala Carlos , Langer Eduardo ,   Universidad Nacional de San Martín (Argentina)
Published: August 2023

El artículo busca describir las formas que tienen los y las jóvenes de vivir la ciudadanía en relación con las condiciones de degradación ambiental (Curutchet et al., 2012) en el partido de San Martín, provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina). La hipótesis que se propone desarrollar es que los sujetos problematizan los efectos de la hiperurbanización (Janoschka & Sequera, 2014a) tales como las situaciones de precariedad (Butler, 2010), pobreza y deterioro ambiental, a la vez producen deseos y luchas que funcionan como contraconductas (Foucault, 2006) o líneas de fuga (Deleuze & Guattari, 2010) ante los procesos de desigualdad social. Para ello, se trabajará con registros producto de la elaboración de un proyecto con estudiantes de 17 y 18 años de un sexto año de una escuela secundaria emplazada en un barrio popular, realizado en el marco de una actividad de extensión universitaria durante 2021. Los resultados muestran que los y las estudiantes ponen en cuestión las condiciones ambientales de sus barrios que afectan sus derechos como ciudadanos/as, entre ellos el de la escolaridad.
Estructura flexible para programas mixtos: marcos de madera masiva para la construcción en mediana altura mediante uniones y ensambles
Authors:   ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Escuela de Arquitectura, Pedro Mercado Rodríguez
Published: August 2023

La presente investigación trata sobre la construcción de una estructura flexible en madera con énfasis en uniones y ensambles, tanto en madera aserrada como en madera masiva. Para dar vida a una edificación de siete a ocho pisos estructurada mediante un sistema de marcos que permita flexibilidad en los diferentes programas que alberga. Mediante un edificio se realizará el sistema de marcos de madera laminada con losas de CLT y un zócalo y núcleo de hormigón armado, además de madera de raulí. Esto se realizará mediante estudio de casos, pruebas en terreno y utilización de software para el cálculo de las estructuras. Emplazado en un distrito emplazado en la ciudad de Talca, a los pies del Río Claro y extendiéndose al poniente hasta el regimiento N.º 16. El proyecto además posee diferentes programas, tales como vivienda, comercio, oficinas, servicios, etc. con énfasis en tener a la naturaleza como elemento dominante, manteniendo coherencia con el entorno, articulando los mundos que enfrentan al predio.
Modular multilevel converter under unbalanced inter-cluster power operation: a comprehensive analysis of current and voltage requirements
Authors:   ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Escuela de Ingeniería, Salvadores Viertel Tomás
Published: August 2023

Los conversores de potencia realizan labores cruciales que permiten y estimulan la electrificación de la sociedad moderna. Entre ellos, el Conversor Modular Multinivel (MMC) ha realizado recientemente importantes aportes en campos como la transmisión de energía, y tiene mucho más que ofrecer. El MMC puede integrarse con un Sistema de Energía Distribuido (DES) para ampliar sus funcionalidades y llevar a cabo múltiples tareas simultáneas. Por ejemplo, un MMC integrado con un sistema de almacenamiento de energía en baterías (BESS) puede interconectar redes ac y dc prestando servicios como contrarrestar la variabilidad e intermitencia de fuentes de energía renovables. Sin embargo, un DES puede inducir desbalances de potencia dentro del MMC, lo que afecta a las corrientes y voltajes internos del conversor. Investigaciones han suscitado preocupación por de este fenomeno, pero aún no se ha desvelado todo su alcance, comportamiento e implicaciones en diferentes aplicaciones MMC-DES. Esta tesis formula ecuaciones que modelan los efectos de desbalances de potencia inter-cluster en MMCs. Para ello, introduce un conjunto de métricas que representan los desbalances y sus efectos. Propone una representación matemática de los DES basada en sus capacidades de desbalance y analiza el estres que podrían ejercer a un MMC. Esto se lleva a cabo para múltiples modos de operación de un MMC-DES. Las ecuaciones y métricas desarrolladas en esta tesis permiten evaluar rápidamente posibles aplicaciones de MMC-DES en cuanto a los requisitos de corriente y voltaje del MMC. Provee herramientas para comparar la conveniencia del MMC y topologías similares para aplicaciones con integración de DES. Las ecuaciones del modelo de desbalance desarrolladas son validadas mediante experimentos y simulaciones que las evalúan en diversas condiciones y puntos de operación.
Nigerian Athletes’ Previous Training, Practice and Current Knowledge of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Authors: Onyeaso Adedamola O. , Woji-Nyeche Smith O. , Woji-Nyeche Chibuotam O. , Onyeaso Chukwudi O.
Published: August 2023

Background /Aim: The public health burden of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and the need to increase the rates of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in communities including the world of sports cannot be overemphasized. The study aimed at assessing the level of previous training, practice and present knowledge of bystander CPR among Nigerian athletes.

Methods: A national cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey of Nigerian athletes was carried out involving 25 different sporting events. The participants at the 21st National Sports Festival that held at Delta State, Nigeria filled the questionnaire, which was continued after the festival at some of their various states. The final data was analysed with the SPSS Version 25, using both descriptive and chi-square statistics, as well as one-sample t-test. The significance level was set at P < .05.

Results: In all, 419 athletes participated in the study - 278 (66.3%) males and 141(33.7%) females with age range of 11- 49 years and mean age of 23.43 + 5.66 (SD). On average, 67.86% of the athletes had never had any previous bystander CPR training while 55.73% never practiced the procedure. Significantly more of the athletes never had CPR bystander training before this study (P = .000), as well as no previous practice (P = .0000), which did not significantly differ between contact and non-contact sports athletes. Significantly more of them had poor bystander CPR theoretical knowledge (P = .000) that did not vary significantly between contact and non-contact sports athletes, with average of only 27.23% of the athletes giving  correct answers.

Conclusion: The study has revealed significantly low previous training, practice and poor knowledge of bystander CPR among Nigerian athletes. There is urgent need for organised, sustainable bystander CPR training facilities for Nigerian athletes.
When the Artist Studio is Alive, Art is Alive: Empowering Art Educators and Students through Live Studio Practice
Authors: Ankyiah Francis , Kpodo Cyril , Amo-Broni Robert , Mathew Asare Donkor
Published: August 2023

Art education plays a vital role in developing artistic talent and nurturing creativity. However, the challenges facing art education in many developing countries, including Ghana, are significant. Traditional teaching methods, lack of resources, and cultural and social factors are barriers to the development of high-quality art education programmes and the cultivation of artistic talent. This qualitative study uses textual analysis to explore the potential of live studio practice as a solution to the challenges facing art education in Ghana. With regards to duration, investigation time frame falls between 2012 and 2023. The analysis of selected texts related to art education in Ghana reveals several key themes and patterns related to the challenges facing art education in Ghana and the potential of live studio practice to promote practical skills development, creativity, community engagement, professional skills development, and cultural exchange. The findings of this study disclose that policymakers, educators, and practitioners in the field of art education in Ghana does not prioritize the factor of the development of policies and practices that promote the development of high-quality art education programmes and the cultivation of artistic talent in Ghana through the use of live studio practice. In terms of suitable spaces for the critical artistic studio practical aspects, it is uneasy to have comfortable dwellings for the consistent practical works. These factors donate the hindrance of potentials in the amateur artists. This study contributes to the ongoing debate about the future of art education in Ghana and provides insights into the potential of live studio practice as a solution to the challenges facing art education in Ghana and other developing countries.
On Some New Properties for the Gamma Functions
Authors: Demiri Ilir , Shaini Bilall , Rexhepi Shpetim , Iseni Egzona
Published: August 2023

In this paper will be presented some new properties in form of the inequalities related to gamma function, product  of two gamma functions and some of them will be presented in the form of infinite series and limit where are included the Euler number and the Euler-Mascheroni constant.
Effect of Nitrogen and Zinc on Growth and Yield of Cowpea
Authors: Narendra Rodda , C. Umesha , Bhargav Sabbavarapu , Venkatesh Chappidi , Goud Saikiran
Published: August 2023

The field trail titled “Effect of Nitrogen and Zinc on growth and yield of Cowpea” was conducted during Zaid, 2022 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Naini Agriculture institute, SHUATS, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The soil of experimental field was sandy loamy in texture, nearly neutral in a soil reaction (pH 7.8) low in organic carbon (0.62), available nitogen (225 kg/ha), available phosphorus (38.2 kg/ha) and available potassium (240.7 kg/ha). The experiment was carried out in Randomized Block Design with nine treatments each replicated thrice. The treatments combination are T1: N-20 kg/ha + Zn-10 kg/ha, T2: N-20 kg/ha + Zn-20 kg/ha, T3: N-20 kg/ha + Zn-30 kg/ha, T4: N-30 kg/ha + Zn-10 kg/ha, T5: N-30 kg/ha + Zn-20 kg/ha, T6: N-30 kg/ha + Zn-30 kg/ha, T7: N-40 kg/ha + Zn- 10 kg/ha, T8: N-40 kg/ha + Zn-20 kg/ha and T9: N-40 kg/ha + Zn-30 kg/ha. Results revealed thatcombined application of Nitrogen 30 kg/ha along with Zinc 30 kg/ha significantly Higher plant height (51.39 cm), number of branches/plant (4.80), dry weight (16.60 g), number of pods/plant (10.60), number of Seeds/pod (5.47), seed index (100.80 g), seed yield (1.30t/ha), stover yield (1.73 t/ha). And also higher economics viz., higher gross returns (1,01,380.00 INR/ha), net returns (67,812.00 INR/ha) and B:C ratio (2.02).
Effect of Different Sowing Dates and Planting Distance on Growth, Yield and Quality of China Aster (Callistephus chinensis L.)
Authors: Singh Aman , Topno Samir E. , Kerketta Anita
Published: August 2023

The present investigation was carried out to find out the best planting time and spacing in terms of growth and flower yield and quality of China aster during Rabi season 2022. The research was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design, which had nine treatments replicated thrice. The dates of sowing were kept in the month of October at an interval of one week i.e., 2nd, 9th and 16th having different planting distance (30x20 cm, 30x30 cm, 30x40 cm). This experiment reviled that that Treatment T1 in which seed were sown in 1st week of October having planting distance of 30 x 20 cm performed best in with respect to growth, flower yield and quality of China aster.
Effect of Different Levels of Nitrogen and Seed Treatment on Growth and Yield of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana L.)
Authors: K. Gangothri , C. Umesha , Venkatesh Chappidi
Published: August 2023

A field experiment was conducted during Zaid 2023 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P) to determine the “Effect of Different levels of Nitrogen and Seed treatment on growth and yield of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.)”. The soil of experimental plot was sandy loam in texture, nearly neutral in soil reaction (pH 7.8), low in organic carbon (0.62%), available nitrogen (225 kg/ha), available phosphorus (38.2 kg/ha) and available potassium (240.7 kg/ha). The treatments consisted of three levels of [Nitrogen 40 kg/ha, 50 kg/ha, 60kg/ha] and three types of Bio-fertilizers [Azospirillum 2 g/kg, Pseudomonas fluorescens 6 g/kg, Azotobacter 3 g/kg] as seed treatment, whose effect is observed in finger millet. The results revealed that the treatment with application of Nitrogen 60 kg/ha + Azospirillum 2 g/kg recorded higher plant height (86.27 cm), number of tillers/plant (8.67/plant), plant dry weight (23.41 g/plant), higher test weight (2.92 g), number of fingers/plant (5.67), number of ear heads/plant (3.32), number of grains/fingers (114.14), grain yield (2,635.65 kg/ha), straw yield (4,883.10 kg/ha) and Harvest index (35.05%).

The economics viz., maximum gross returns (1,05,426.00 INR/ha), net returns (67,577.00 INR/ha) and B:C (1.78) was also recorded in treatment 7 [Nitrogen 60 kg/ha + Azospirillum 2 g/kg] as compared to other treatments.
Response of Gibberellic Acid and Corm Division on Floral Attributes of Gladiolus
Authors: Maurya Ragini , Singh Anil K.
Published: August 2023

This study was conducted to assess the response of Gibberellic acid and corm division on floral attributes of gladiolus cv. Punjab Dawn at Horticulture Research Farm of Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India during two consecutive year (2017-2019). The treatments comprised of growth regulators with two concentration i.e. GA3 100 ppm and 200 ppm including control (distilled water) and corms which are cut having 1bud, 2 buds and 3 buds and whole corm having 4 buds, 5 buds and 6 buds. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design and three replications. The flowering characteristics of Gladiolus are mainly affected by higher concentration of GA3 (200 ppm) as well as whole corm under natural climatic condition. Regarding flowering parameters, it was found that GA3 200 ppm and whole corm i.e. 4 bud, 5 bud and 6 bud influence the quality and quantity parameters, viz. days to spike emergence, days to colour show, days to opening of florets, days to open florets without withering of basal floret, number of florets per spike, longevity of spike, length of spike and rachis (cm) and diameter of florets (cm) as compared to other treatments of GA3 100 ppm and control (distilled water)  and cut corms which have 1 bud, 2 buds and 3 buds.
A Review of Policy Analysis: Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia’s Mental Health Policy
Authors: Alghamdi Nadia Alhamd , Dunn Kirsty , Cairns Deborah , Melville Craig A.
Published: August 2023

This study employs the Walt and Gilson Policy Triangle Method to analyse the mental health policy in Saudi Arabia and explore the position of gender equality within the content context, process and development of mental health. Four relevant articles were reviewed, focusing on policy development, legislation, human rights, financing, organisational integration, and women's mental health challenges. The national mental health policy in Saudi Arabia highlights access to care, quality of services, awareness, prevention, and family support, with 4% of the healthcare budget allocated to mental health services. However, gender-specific needs and experiences of women may need to be adequately addressed. Contextual factors such as cultural norms, religious beliefs, and gender segregation shape mental health policy in Saudi Arabia. The process of policy development involves collaboration between the Ministry of Health and various stakeholders, incorporating international guidelines. The study also underlines the Transformational Plan of Saudi Vision 2030 and its influence on mental health policy. However, gender equality actions are not explicitly addressed in the current policies. The research shows the need for comprehensive policy improvements to ensure gender equality in mental health care and provide appropriate support for women's mental health needs in Saudi Arabia.
Muvalaplin, an Oral Small Molecule Inhibitor of Lipoprotein(a) Formation
Authors: Nicholls Stephen J. , Nissen Steven E. , Fleming Cynthia , Urva Shweta , Suico Jeffrey , Berg Paul H. , Linnebjerg Helle , Ruotolo Giacomo , Turner P. Kellie , Michael Laura F.
Published: August 2023

Importance

Lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is associated with atherosclerotic disease and aortic stenosis. Lp(a) forms by bonding between apolipoprotein(a) (apo[a]) and apo B100. Muvalaplin is an orally administered small molecule that inhibits Lp(a) formation by blocking the apo(a)-apo B100interaction while avoiding interaction with a homologous protein, plasminogen.

Objective

To determine the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamic effects of muvalaplin.

Design, Setting, and Participants

This phase 1 randomized, double-blind, parallel-design study enrolled 114 participants (55 assigned to a single-ascending dose; 59 assigned to a multiple-ascending dose group) at 1 site in the Netherlands.

Interventions

The single ascending dose treatment evaluated the effect of a single dose of muvalaplin ranging from 1 mg to 800 mg or placebo taken by healthy participants with any Lp(a) level. The multiple ascending dose treatment evaluated the effect of taking daily doses of muvalaplin (30 mg to 800 mg) or placebo for 14 days in patients with Lp(a) levels of 30 mg/dL or higher.

Main Outcomes and Measures

Outcomes included safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and exploratory pharmacodynamic biomarkers.

Results

Among 114 randomized (55 in the single ascending dose group: mean [SD] age, 29 [10] years, 35 females [64%], 2 American Indian or Alaska Native [4%], 50 White [91%], 3 multiracial [5%]; 59 in the multiple ascending dose group: mean [SD] age 32 [15] years; 34 females [58%]; 3 American Indian or Alaska Native [5%], 6 Black [10%], 47 White [80%], 3 multiracial [5%]), 105 completed the trial. Muvalaplin was not associated with tolerability concerns or clinically significant adverse effects. Oral doses of 30 mg to 800 mg for 14 days resulted in increasing muvalaplin plasma concentrations and half-life ranging from 70 to 414 hours. Muvalaplin lowered Lp(a) plasma levels within 24 hours after the first dose, with further Lp(a) reduction on repeated dosing. Maximum placebo-adjusted Lp(a) reduction was 63% to 65%, resulting in Lp(a) plasma levels less than 50 mg/dL in 93% of participants, with similar effects at daily doses of 100 mg or more. No clinically significant changes in plasminogen levels or activity were observed.

Conclusion

Muvalaplin, a selective small molecule inhibitor of Lp(a) formation, was not associated with tolerability concerns and lowered Lp(a) levels up to 65% following daily administration for 14 days. Longer and larger trials will be required to further evaluate safety, tolerability, and effect of muvalaplin on Lp(a) levels and cardiovascular outcomes.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT04472676
Chest Pain in Children
Authors: O’Meara Daniel
Published: August 2023

This Patient Page describes common causes for chest pain in children, heart-related causes of chest pain, and what an evaluation with a pediatric cardiologist migh tlook like.
Religious Exemptions, Public Health, and School Vaccination Requirements
Authors: Yang Y. Tony , Olick Robert S. , Shaw Jana
Published: August 2023

This Viewpoint examines 2 recent cases that encapsulate the debate on religious exemptions to school vaccination requirements and further argues against these exemptions for schoolchildren.
Chimaeridae: Introduction
Authors: Ferrando Sara , Gallus Lorenzo , Aicardi Stefano , Amaroli Andrea , Vacchi Marino
Published: August 2023

The extant holocephalans are represented by Chimaeriformes, containing three families: Chimaeridae, Rhinochimaeridae, and Callorhinchidae. The family Chimaeridae, i.e. commonly shortnose chimaeras, ratfishes, and ghost sharks, comprises 43 species belonging to two genera,Chimaera(20 species) andHydrolagus(23 species). All the species are marine, inhabiting all the world's oceans with the exception of Arctic and Antarctic waters, ranging from near‐shore surface waters to deeper than 2000 m.
Multilayer Perceptrons: An Introduction
Authors: Yi Bongsoo , Li Yao , Lee Thomas C. M.
Published: August 2023

Deep neural networks have been widely and successfully employed in various fields, such as computer vision, natural language processing, and healthcare. An important and fundamental building block for these deep neural networks is multilayer perceptrons (MLPs). This article reviews the mathematical definition of an MLP and describes the algorithm for estimating its parameters. It also applies an MLP to a well‐known handwritten digit dataset and discusses various factors one should consider when using MLPs.
Spike‐and‐Slab Priors and Their Applications
Authors: Louzada Francisco , Ferreira Paulo H. , Nascimento Diego C.
Published: August 2023

Over the last decades, high‐dimensional datasets, notably with largep, smalln, have become commonplace in a wide range of applications in several fields, such as medicine, genomics, ecology, astronomy, finance, image processing, and social networks. At the same time, Bayesian variable selection methods have experienced substantial development. Specifically, the spike‐and‐slab mixture priors have been an important tool for most high‐dimensional variable selection and shrinkage methods in the Bayesian framework. Thus, in this article, we briefly review discrete and continuous spike‐and‐slab priors in linear settings, as well as their extensions to a wide variety of statistical problems. Our focus, however, will be on the variable selection and parameter estimation in linear regression models with compositional covariates via the spike‐and‐slab LASSO procedure.
Data Analytics for Organizational Development – Unleashing the Potential of Your Data
Authors: Kaufmann Uwe H. , Tan Amy B.C.
Published: August 2023

Until not so long ago, data analytics was a niche field primarily reserved for researchers and analysts in academia or selected organizations where data processing was a critical function. Today, data are available about virtually every aspect of organizational activity. This shift presents exciting opportunities to leverage on data analytics to support organizational development in numerous ways. Moreover, this shift also necessitates that organizations develop data analytics competencies among their staff, extending their roles and responsibilities towards using data in their daily activities. It demands that managers have a working knowledge of fundamental analytics concepts for descriptive and predictive analytics such as hypothesis testing and regression analysis, as well as an understanding of the phases a typical data analytics task needs to go through.