bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Modern approaches to ensure the welfare of productive animals
Authors: Veremchuk Ya. Yu.
Published: June 2023

Animal welfare is a multifaceted issue of international and state policy, which requires a socio-economic, religious, and cultural approach, must consider international trade features, and must correspond to the vector of development of modern society. The new global plans and challenges of the animal protection community are to help feed the world healthily and sustainably that takes face the needs of people and is safe for animals. The protection and provision of animal welfare depend on the species differences of agricultural and productive animals, which are determined by physiological, biochemical, and behavioral factors, as well as on the differences between climatic zones, which are analyzed in the article. Modern animal husbandry systems must meet the latest knowledge about stress and be based on the science of ethology, comply with the concept of the “Five freedoms” of the welfare of productive animals, based on which a system of clear standards of animal welfare has been developed and implemented as a component of national and international public policy, commerce, and trade. However, animal welfare science continues to develop and deepen our understanding of the interaction between humankind and agricultural species by integrating ethological, physiological, and biochemical methods, methods of assessing the genotype, and its interaction with the environment into the systems for assessing the quality of animal welfare. The assessment includes measuring the artificial impact of farm conditions, microclimate, etc., on the general animal’s welfare and the interaction between individuals in the middle of a limited population. An important factor that has affected animal welfare recently is the restrictions introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected feed supply chains, animal transportation, and limited access to high-quality veterinary services. In recent years, Ukraine has been actively implementing the international experience of animal welfare regulation into domestic legal acts. It continues harmonizing with the European Union's legal system, which covers animals' welfare during their keeping, transportation, and slaughter. A key element on the way to the practical application of the principles of animal welfare is the training of specialists – doctors of veterinary medicine, who would be aware of the importance and necessity of such approaches in their daily professional activities.
Identification of the skin microbiota of healthy dogs and those with pyoderma
Authors: Stroich V. V. , Horiuk Y. V.
Published: June 2023

Among the diseases of dogs, pyoderma is a frequent reason for referral to veterinary clinics. To effectively treat pyoderma and develop new strategies for preventing this disease, it is necessary to study the causes of formation and the conditions for the manifestation of pathogenic properties in causative agents. The purpose of the study will be to identify the microbiota isolated from the healthy skin of dogs and those with pyoderma. Washes were collected from the skin of various areas in clinically healthy dogs and dogs with pyoderma. The material was sown on selective media for the isolation of specific genera of microorganisms; after cultivation, pure cultures were identified according to the methods generally accepted in microbiological practice (cultural, tinctorial, morphological, and biochemical tests), according to Bergi's determinant. In addition, the following test systems were used: “STAPHY-test 16”, “En-coccus-test 36”, and “NEFERM test-24”. It was established that coagulase-negative and coagulase-positive species of staphylococci belong to the representatives of the autochthonous microbiota of the skin of clinically healthy dogs, which are isolated from different areas in 100 and 60–68.5 % of cases, respectively—the coagulase-positive species S. pseudintermedius and the coagulase-variable species S. schleiferi subsp. Coagulants occupy up to 65 % of the central niche, and СNS accounts for up to 30 % of all identified staphylococci. The causative agent of pyoderma in monoculture was S. pseudintermedius in 85.8 % of cases. In 57.1 % of cases, association with pyoderma was represented by СPS and Escherichia coli, and microbial association with СPS and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected 4.0 times less often – 14.3 % of cases. In 28.6 % of cases, microbial associations included СPS, Proteus in combination with intestinal or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. On the share of coagulase-positive staphylococci S. pseudintermedius, S. aureus, and coagulase-variable subspecies S. schleiferi subsp. Coagulants account for the central part of the staphylococcal microbiota (93.1 %), identified from inflammatory skin foci in pyoderma. At the same time, the species S. pseudintermedius significantly prevailed over other species; in particular, its share accounted for 78.4 % of the staphylococci isolated, which is 16.0 times more than S. aureus and 8.0 times more than S schleiferi subsp. coagulants So, in the etiology and pathogenesis of pyoderma in dogs, a significant role is played by СPS, in particular, the species S. pseudintermedius.
Components of physicochemical properties and chemical composition of mus-cle tissue of young pigs of different growth intensities, the level of their pheno-typic consolidation, and correlation
Authors: Khalak V. I. , Gutyj B. V. , Voloshchuk V. M. , Guta Z. A. , Verbelchuk T. V. , Ilchenko M. O.
Published: June 2023

The work presents the results of the study of some biochemical indicators of blood serum, physicochemical properties, and chemical composition of muscle tissue of young pigs of the large white breed and the calculation of correlations between the main quantitative characteristics. The work was carried out in the agricultural formations of the Dnipropetrovsk region, the research center for biosafety and environmental control of agricultural resources of the Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University, LLC “Globynskyi Myasokbinat” of the Poltava region, the zootechnical analysis laboratory of the Institute of Pig Breeding and Agro-industrial Production of the National Academy of Sciences and the animal husbandry laboratory of the state institution “Institute of Grain Crops of NAAS”. Studies of the fattening and meat qualities of young pigs of the large white breed show that the animals of the controlled population belong to the elite class by the age of reaching a live weight of 100 kg. This indicator in the animals of the experimental group ranges from 167 to 188 days. It was established that the number of samples of the longest back muscle of high quality according to the indicator “moisture retention capacity” is 12.0 %, “fat content” – 16.0%, “tenderness” – 12% and “color intensity” – 16%. A high level of phenotypic consolidation was established in the animals of the II experimental group (the age of reaching a live weight of 100 kg is 177–188 days) according to the content of total moisture (K1 = +0.458, K2 = +0.456), air-dry matter (K1 = +0.492, K2 = +0.500), ash (K1 = +0.527, K2 = +0.534), fat (K1 = +0.559, K2 = +0.518) and calcium (K1 = +0.385, K2 = +0.415). Reliable correlations were established between the following pairs of traits: moisture-holding capacity × protein content (r = -0.484, tr = 2.65), age at which live weight reached 100 kg × calcium (Ca) content (r = -0.392, tr = 2,15), age of reaching a live weight of 100 kg × moisture retention capacity (r = +0.447, tr = 2.40), age of reaching a live weight of 100 kg × loss during heat treatment (r = -0.390, tr = 2.14). This indicates the effectiveness of using the indicator “age of reaching 100 kg live weight, days” for early prediction of calcium (Ca), moisture retention capacity, and loss of muscle tissue during heat treatment in young pigs of the large white breed.
Pendampingan Belajar Melalui Metode Permainan Edukatif untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Literasi Sains Siwa Sekolah Dasar di Kelurahan Habaring Hurung
Authors: Annisa Nur , Hujjatusnaini Noor
Published: June 2023

Kemampuan literasi sains di Indonesia tergolong rendah dibandingkan negara lain, salah satunya dikarena kurang bijaknya memanfaatkan teknologi informatif sebagai sumber belajar, yang umumnya justru dimanfaatkan untuk kegiatan yang tidak produktif. Hal ini mempengaruhi ketuntasan literasi pendidika.n formal anak di usia produktif di Kelurahan Habaring Hurung. Tujuan program pendampingan belajar ini agar diperolehnya peningkatan kemampuan literasi sains melalui permainan edukatif siswa sekolah dasar siswa kelas III SDN 1 Habaring Hurung Kota Palangka Raya. Kegiatan dilakukan dengan metode action research melalui permainan edukatif yang melibatkan siswa sebagai subjek kegiatan. Berdasarkan hasil observasi dan penilaian yang telah dilakukan terdapat peningkatan terhadap kemampuan sains siswa, dibuktikan dengan peningkatan skor pada setiap indikator penilaian kemampuan sains. Skor paling besar terdapat pada indikator mampu menjelaskan kejadian sains dalam permainan edukatif yaitu dengan skor 54. Hasil kegiatan pendamingan ini menunjukkan peningkatan kemampuan sains siswa kelas III SDN 1 Habaring Hurung yang harus dipublikasikan dan didesiminasikan, dengan harapan dapat dijadikan bahan referensi untuk studi sejenis lebih lanjut.
Pelatihan Penggunaan Media Pembelajaran 3D Ular Tangga pada Anak Siswa Kelas IV SD di Desa Gabusbanaran Tembelang Jombang
Authors: Waslah Waslah , Husna Nayla Zahroh Al , Khoiroh Muhimmatul , K Imro Atuzzakiyatul
Published: June 2023

Pada kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat mitranya adalah Sekolah Dasar Gabusbanaran Berdasarkan hasil analisis situasi, muncul permasalahan yang perlu diselesaikan berkaitan dengan rencana kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat ini untuk mitra adalah Permasalahan pokok yang didapati yakni kurangnya media pembelajaran dalam proses belajar mengajar. Dan tujuannya adalah memfasilitasi pembelajaran siswa dalam belajar dan melatih kerjasama tim antar siswa. Adapun metode yang di gunakan pelaksanaan adalah Community Based Research adalah salah satu model pelatihan terkini yang melibatkan masyarakat sebagai mitra kerja. Pelatihan berbasis masyarakat adalah pelatihan yang menerapkan pendekatan kolaboratif. dan seluruh masyarakat. Dalam hal ini, mitra kerja kami adalah SD Gabusbanaran, khususnya siswa kelas IV.dan hasil nya adalah memberikan ilmu pengetahuan kepada peserta didik melalui proses pembelajaran bermain sambil belajar, menciptakan lingkungan belajar yang menarik dan menyenangkan, Menarik perhatian peserta didik, sehingga membangkitkan minat, motivasi, aktivitas dan kreativitas belajar peserta didik, memudahkan peserta didik dalam belajar karena dibantu dengan gambar yang ada dalam permainan ular tangga, media ular tangga ini sangat efektif untuk mengulang pelajaran yang telah diberikan, membantu peserta didik berfikir secara individu maupun kelompok dan belajar bekerja sama.
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Pembelajaran Tajwid Berbantuan Buku Saku untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Membaca Al-Quran Santri TPQ
Authors: Satiti Wisnu Siwi , Khotimah Khusnul , Hidayatulloh Faisol , Ruri N Nadya , Ganistan Yazmir , Alamsyah Bayu
Published: June 2023

Pemahaman terhadap Alquran merupakan hal utama bagi setiap muslim. Pemahaman menjadi lengkap setelah diikuti dengan pengamalan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Guna memperoleh pemahaman, hal pertama yang harus dimiliki setiap muslim adalah kemampuan membaca Alquran secara benar. Membaca Alquran tentunya tidak terlepas dari ilmu tajwid. Salah satu upaya pendidikan Alquran di Indonesia yaitu dengan diadakannya Taman Pendidikan Alquran (TPA/TPQ). Sistem pembelajaran Alquran di TPQ pada umumnya bersifat tutor dan pendampingan langsung one-to-one. Untuk meningkatkan efektivitas pembelajaran Alquran dapat digunakan alat bantu berupa media pembelajaran berupa buku saku tajwid. Kegiatan nyata yang dapat dilakukan yaitu kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat. bentuk sosialisai dan penggunaan buku saku tajwid dalam pembelajaran Alquran. Kegiatan pengabdian ini dilaksanakan dengan mitra beberapa TPQ di Desa Kalikejambon, yaitu TPQ Al-Ihsan, Al-Irsyad, Baitul Utsman, Baitul Muttaqin, Ar-Roudhoh, dan TPQ Al-Muntoha. Pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat mengadopsi metode Participatory Action Research (PAR). Hasil kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan pembelajaran dengan menggunakan buku saku menjadi lebih jelas, menyenangkan dan menarik bagi anak-anak (santri). Selain itu, penggunaan buku saku tajwid menjadikan pembelajaran lebih efisien, dan penyusunan materi yang singkat dan jelas pada buku saku telah meningkatkan kualitas hasil belajar anak-anak (santri).
Energy Literacies
Authors: Schleser Max , Leontini Justin , Wheeler Melissa
Published: June 2023

In October 2022, A/P Justin Leontini (Dept. of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering) and A/P Max Schleser (Dept. of Film, Games and Animation) ran a mobile storytelling workshop with a regional primary school in Victoria, Australia. Pupils learned digital storytelling and rookie smartphone filmmaking basics to engage in a discussion about energy. The co-created (Auguiste 2020) mobile stories are part of the development of an Energy Literacy Community Toolkit, which is developed by Schleser, Wheeler, Leontini  and the Social Innovation Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology for Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliance in connection with the Donald & Tarnagulla Microgrid Feasibility & Demonstration study. This study is supported by Centre for New Energy Technologies (C4NET) and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (CVGA 2022) in Victoria, Australia.
This research creation project Where does Power come from? illustrates the Community Engagement: Donald and Tarnagulla Microgrid Feasibility Study project’s process and the co-created understanding for the next generation of power end-users. The research objective was to develop a community voice in the microgrid feasibility study. The co-created mobile stories are developed with an interest-based model (McCosker et al. 2018). Through understanding the communities’ perspectives and perceptions, this research worked with micro, horizontal hierarchies and ‘open space’ storytelling approaches (Zimmermann and De Michiel 2018, 2, 33 and 31). The theoretical underpinning draws upon a legacy of community arts (Dunn and Leeson 1997) and activism notion of ‘nothing about us without us’ (Charlton 2000). The co-created method enables to develop an understanding about particular thematic through applying a community point of view or language to develop a resource for the community.
Mobile story making (Schleser 2018) is a conversation starter. The pupil’s, their parents, neighbours and other community members will ‘like’ these videos because they are featured in these stories (Gondry 2008). The project shifts the conversation to the heart of the community and provides new community engagement touch points. Understanding local community needs such as reliability, cost and self-sufficiency is a key element in setting up a community microgrid.
Rural and regional communities tend to be at the end of the grid or have long distribution lines, leading to quality deterioration of the electricity supply. These communities and their businesses are seeking a balance of reliable, sustainable and low-cost electricity tailored to their needs (C4Net 2022).
Radical Restorative Justice of The People's CDC
Authors: Shafer Leah
Published: June 2023

Four days before the 2022 State of the Union address, the CDC made a change to the risk-prevention pandemic map of the United States that changed the color of the map from red to green. Before the change, the CDC worked with guidelines that identified a substantially high risk as 50 cases per 100,000 people. After the change, the low risk category became 200 cases per 100,000 - a significant diminution of the calculation. As the People’s CDC notes, “The resulting shift from a red map to a green one reflected no real reduction in transmission risk. It was a resort to rhetoric: an effort to craft a success story that would explain away hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and the continued threat the virus poses.”
The People’s CDC, a collaborative of volunteer health experts who offer policy recommendations and guidance around COVID-19 issues, reframes the official US responses to the global health crisis by disseminating critical information via social media. On their website People’s CDC identify their collaborative project: “working alongside community organizations, we are building collective power and centering equity as we work together to end the pandemic.”  
In this presentation, I situate the equity-focused work of the People’s CDC within restorative justice and world building movements. Using their “layered, collective, and equitable” social media publications as a guide, I employ recent research on collective action to analyze the ways that the People’s CDC resists the hegemonic inequities embedded in state run public health systems and corporate mass media by redeploying and rewriting the rhetorical strategies of those systems. I argue that the People’s CDC’s ethos of care and collaboration is employing restorative world building practices as a response to global crisis. As they say, “We must urgently create a new normal in which commitment to community care drives policy and behavior. This charge requires sustained and collective action.”
Tech for Collaboration
Authors: Shehwar Shahreen
Published: June 2023

The utilization of Indigenous Knowledge in natural resource management frameworks, including environmental assessments, is increasingly being recognized as an important asset by the environmental community. This is because Indigenous Knowledge, which has been developed over generations by Indigenous communities, can lead to the development of more effective and equitable resource management practices that are aligned with local needs, cultural values, and ecological knowledge. At the same time, Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PGIS) are also emerging as a valuable tool for storing and mobilizing information towards natural resource management. Considering shifts in the environmental community around natural resource management and the use of IK, and the potential of PGIS, the incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge into PGIS raises important ethical questions regarding knowledge ownership and sharing, and there are challenges and limitations to implementing Indigenous Knowledge-based PGIS platforms.
This research paper seeks to explore the application of Indigenous Knowledge in natural resource management through a scoping review or relevant literature, including case studies of PGIS platforms used by Indigenous communities, both in Canada and abroad. The paper addresses the following key questions:

How can Indigenous Knowledge be applied towards natural resource management frameworks and environmental assessments?
How can Indigenous knowledge be stored and mobilised within PGIS platforms for future generations?
What are the challenges and limitations surrounding the implementation of Indigenous Knowledge within PGIS platforms in natural resource management?
What are the ethics surrounding Indigenous Knowledge-based PGIS platforms?

The paper reveals that integrating Indigenous Knowledge into natural resource management frameworks can lead to sustainable management practices. The paper also demonstrates that PGIS platforms have the potential to facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration among communities, but their implementation requires careful considerations of the challenges and limitations associated within Indigenous Knowledge-based systems. Balancing the need to share knowledge across communities with protecting intellectual property rights and the cultural significance of Indigenous Knowledge is crucial. The implementation of PGIS platforms also requires significant technological infrastructure and skills, requiring significant human resources, which can be challenging for Indigenous communities with limited resources.
Crafting Attention in Immersive and Interactive Practices
Authors: Çam Reşat Fuat , Behlil Melis
Published: June 2023

This creation is part of the ongoing project “Positioning the Audience in Cinematic Virtual Reality”, supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. The project engages with the attentional and corporeal resonance between spectators and visual experiences in participatory and immersive practices. In the continuing first phase of the project, we are designing and producing a VR creation that will then enable us to conduct audience research to focus on the attention practices of the viewers in the second phase. Hence, as a critical research-creation project it has two complementary and symmetrical foci that employ both theory and practice, and that are intertwined with one another. In tandem with making an interactive and photorealistic (cinematic) VR film where spectator crafts the very narrative unfolding by voluntary and involuntary attentional participation in a given scene, we are also developing a conceptual framework on how immersive and interactive technologies are conditioned by the freedom given to the spectator. As interdisciplinary project it brings together researchers from film studies, new media studies and psychology to develop a holistic understanding on the attention of spectator in moving image technologies.
In making, instead of using game-based interactivity technologies enabled by the controllers, the VR film uses gaze detection techniques and the attentional economy of the spectator as active defining element of the narrative unfolding. Combining both the bottom-up and the top-down attentional procedures it allows spectators to craft a circular experience and aims to problematize the craft of the spectator. In theory it aims to develop an historical and critical understanding of visual practices where spectator is the active producer of the optical experience in certain media ecology including technologies from proto-cinematic devices to the post-cinematic media constellation comprising video games, Virtual Reality etc. Therefore we aim to problematize and rend sensible the craft and the autonomy of the viewer by combining conventional academic research practices with artistic experimentation. The creation undertaken in the first phase of the research is aimed to result in multiple  alternative designs, which will form the basis of our presentation at IFM2023.
Polyphonic Documentary
Authors: Odorico Stefano , Aston Judith
Published: June 2023

This research creation presentation aims to showcase and stimulate discussion on our last round of creative practice interactive interventions developed within the ongoing collaborative and co creative project called: “Polyphonic Documentary” (www.polyphonicdocumentary.com).

Working as practice-based researchers and through creative practices, we argue that self-reflexivity is a key requirement for decolonizing the mind and the way in which we construct and tell stories (Aston, Odorico 2022). Our interest here is in considering how the interactive documentary form, through the use of interactive storytelling authoring tools, can facilitate this process. 

Our project looks at the factual digital storytelling practice of interactive documentary through the lens of polyphony. We use the concept of polyphony as a research approach and method which encourages us to embrace complexity and plurality, and to respect different perspectives and points of view within a context of care.
Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Slum Children of Dhaka City: Comparison of Two Coprological Methods
Authors: Hosna Asmaul , Khanum Hamida
Published: June 2023

The present study aimed to measure the prevalence of intestinal parasites among children with gastrointestinal tract infections from different slum areas of Dhaka. Furthermore, a comparison was made of the accuracy of direct smear (DS) and formol-ether concentration (FEC) techniques in the detection of infection. The overall prevalence of parasitic infection was 72.46% with a combined method. By direct smear, 2 species of protozoa (11.59%), 2 species of cestode (5.07%) and 4 species of nematode (18.12%) parasites were detected whereas by formol – ether concentration method, 5 species of protozoa (28.26%), 1 species of Trematode (1.44%), 2 species of cestode (17.39%) and 5 species of nematode (79.71%) parasites were detected. By direct smear (DS) and formol-ether concentration (FEC) the prevalence of intestinal parasites was 42% and 58% respectively. Ascaris lumbricoides was the most common parasite detected by both formol-ether concentration (37.68%) and direct smear method (7.97%). A statistically significant association (P < 0.001) was found between the test methods, age groups and months with parasitic infection. Direct smear showed less sensitivity than formol-ether concentration technique (100%). The diagnostic performance of formol-ether technique for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites in slum children was remarkably higher as related to direct smear in the present study. Therefore, the DS and FEC combined techniques should be used as routine investigative techniques for the identification of intestinal parasites. Henceforth, it is advantageous to use the formol-ether method to complement the direct smear method.
Bangladesh J. Zool. 50(3): 353-361, 2022
In vitro and Ex vivo Analysis of Pitavastatin-Loaded Liposomes for the Treatment of Hyperlipidemia
Authors: Delwar Salma , Islam Swarnali , Al Mamun Md Elias , Akter Nasrin , Dewan Irin
Published: June 2023

Pitavastatin is a BCS class II drug with low solubility and high permeability. So, the purpose of the study was to develop and characterize pitavastatin-loaded liposomes to achieve sustained release of the drug by increasing the solubility as well as bioavailability in treating hyperlipidemia. All formulations were prepared using the ether injection method (EIM) to determine the effect of three independent factors lecithin, cholesterol, and chitosan/PEG-6000 on two dependent variables of percent drug entrapment efficiency (% DEE) and percent cumulative drug release (% CDR) at low (-1) and high (+1) levels, respectively. The prepared liposomes were analyzed using various techniques, including percent DEE, percent CDR, FTIR, S0EM, and zeta potential. After 8 hours of dissolution, the lowest and highest drug releases were 78.01 and 88.70 percent, 68.12 and 80.19 percent, and 66.22 and 78.91 percent, for FCH-4 and FCH-2, FLE-1 and FLE-3, and FPEG-4 and FPEG-3, respectively. Additionally, permeability experiments were conducted by in vitro and ex vivo methods. The particle size of liposomes was between 3.51 μm to 4.19 μm that gave evidence of the formation of uni-lamellar vesicles. The release kinetics were investigated using a variety of mathematical models. SEM and FTIR analyses indicated that liposomes have a spherical and smooth surface with no interaction between medications and excipients. Comparative in vitro and ex vivo studies demonstrated that pitavastatin calcium-loaded liposomes may be viable for patients with hyperlipidemia due to their enhanced solubility and bioavailability.
Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 22(1): 43-54, 2023 (June)
A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Dispensing Practice and its Determinants from the Retailers’ Perspective in Rural Areas of Gazipur
Authors: Ahsan Tamim , Lira Dilshad Noor , Islam Md Samiul , Alam Md Mahbubul , Shamsur Rouf Abu Shara
Published: June 2023

Being the de facto primary healthcare contacts in rural Bangladesh, retail pharmacy shops (RPSs) influence the medication usage by the people. Therefore, identifying dispensing activities of RPSs can be a key indicator of medicine use. The aim of the current study is to explore the drug dispensing practice of retail pharmacists in the rural areas of Gazipur district. A cross-sectional study was designed to find out drug dispensing practice of analgesic, antipyretic, Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), sedative & hypnotic, ED and multivitamin drugs, assess determinants impacting the practice, and acceptance level of retailers’ suggestions. Forty seven RPSs were selected by random sampling out of 92 in rural areas of Gazipur Sadar from the list of registered allopathic RPSs by the Directorate General Drug Administration (DGDA). Dispensers were interviewed with structured validated questionnaire and data was analyzed using ‘Microsoft Office Excel 2016’. Diclofen, Napa extra, Rivotril, Seclo, Niagra and Filwel Gold were reported to be as the highest dispensed brands at that time. The lowest dispensed brands were found to be Apeclo, Zerin, Relaxen, Procap, Adegra and Biovit Gold. Among determinants impacting dispensing practice, ‘prescriber’s choice’ dominated most in Multivitamin (94%), Sedative & Hypnotic (87%), and Analgesic (77%) groups. ‘Dispenser’s choice’ emerged as a primary determinant in the ED drug group (62%) which is alarming. Moreover, an unlicensed foreign brand, Senegra was found to be dispensed in many drugstores. Buyer’s choice (self-medication) was more remarkable in Antipyretic (38%) and GERD drugs (21%). Although only a few of the reported drugs were over-the-counter (OTC), almost all drugs were being dispensed without prescriptions. As per retailers’ perception, buyers did not seem to be much affected by medicine price (72%) indicating that studied drugs’ price is affordable. A total of 66% dispensers were found to suggest an alternative brand in the absence of a sought brand (brand-substitution) implying to the fact that untrained dispensers may potentially influence drug choice and 77% claimed that buyers usually accept their suggestions which is of no surprise considering the reality of our medication buy-sale practice. Retailers’ perspective might be a great tool to understand drug usage scenario on the ground. Effective regulatory and social initiatives can be devised accordingly to strengthen the rational dispensing and use of medicine.
Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 22(1): 55-63, 2023 (June)
Biological Investigations of Three Marine Algae Enteromorpha intestinalis, Rhizoclonium riparium and Ceratophyllum demersum Collected from the Bay of Bengal
Authors: Biswas Md Hanif , Bahar Nasiba Binte , Sharmin Nahid , Raihan Shiekh Zahir , Halder Shimul , Islam Mir Shariful , Muhit Md Abdul
Published: June 2023

The ocean consists of versatile domain of lives which can be exploited for human health benefits because of diversified secondary metabolites. Seaweeds, generally called macroalgae, are commonly found in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal. But none of them were investigated properly for their biological activities. Hence, this study was performed to investigate the antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and membrane stabilizing activities along with total phenolic content of the crude methanolic extract of three seaweeds namely, Enteromorpha intestinalis, Rhizoclonium riparium and Ceratophyllum demersum using standard protocols. Among the methanolic extracts of three seaweeds, C. demersum (52.09 ± 1.30 mg of GAE) was found to have the highest phenolic content, followed by E. intestinalis (35.98 ± 1.27 mg of GAE) and then R. riparium (29.94 ± 0.54 mg of GAE). The extractives of these seaweeds also showed promising antioxidant and membrane stabilizing properties compared to the standard. E. intestinalis extract displayed greater reducing power with increasing concentration (EC50 value 7.70 ± 0.27 μg/ml). The same seaweed E. intestinalis was found to have significant free radical (DPPH) scavenging potential (IC50 value 23.46 ± 0.54 μg/ml) compared to the reference standard ascorbic acid (IC50 value 5.76 ±0.13 μg/ml). However, the findings of antimicrobial activity test demonstrated mild antibacterial effects of these seaweeds against Escherichia coli and Aspergillus niger and none of these seaweeds exhibited cytotoxicity when tested against HeLa cell line. These findings will aid in future studies attempting to explore medicinal and therapeutic agents from these readily available seaweeds of Bangladesh.
Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 22(1): 81-87, 2023 (June)
Implicación de la logística inversa en la sostenibilidad del sector textil: una revisión sistemática
Authors: González-Castillo Natalia Sofía , Núñez-Rodríguez Jairo , Ramírez-Rojas Marlon Stiven
Published: June 2023

La logística inversa es un proceso dentro de la cadena de suministro que media una solución para evitar el deterioro del medio ambiente; como también, el aprovechamiento de procesos productivos y abastecimiento de mercados ante el exceso de inventario, devoluciones, reacondicionamientos, entre otras. Con el fin de que puedan ser reutilizados para generar valor nuevamente ante una adecuada gestión de planeación, ejecución y control. La presente investigación pretende revisar la relación existente entre la logística inversa con el impacto ambiental que esta tiene en la industria textil y cómo con la implementación de prácticas innovadoras permiten recuperar o extender el valor del producto o material. La revisión sistemática se desarrolla con la metodología Tranfield con 25 documentos seleccionados de bases de datos (Scopus y Web of Science), donde se analizaron mediante fichas de declaración de STROBE, los diferentes enfoques de logística inversa (estratégico, operativo y de soporte). Como resultado se obtuvo la síntesis de prácticas empleadas en esta industria, lo que provee una guía de referenciación y práctica para ser incorporadas dentro de la industria textil colombiana.
Estrategia didáctica de diseño artístico para el desarrollo del pensamiento geométrico espacial
Authors: Rodríguez-López Ana María , Hernández-Molina Albert Eduardo , Merchán-Merchán Martha Andrea
Published: June 2023

La presente investigación está enmarcada en el proceso de enseñanza del diseño a partir de una estrategia didáctica basada en la resolución de problemas, lo cual conduce al desarrollo del pensamiento geométrico espacial. La pesquisa es de enfoque cualitativa y alcance aplicativo con una población de 16 estudiantes. Las pruebas de entrada y de salida fueron diseñadas siguiendo las habilidades de comprensión de la geometría de Hoffer y los niveles de enseñanza de la geometría de Van Hiele con el fin de identificar conceptos geométricos. Una vez obtenidos los resultados, se pudo concluir que el desarrollo del pensamiento geométrico espacial se puede generar por la interacción entre el entorno, el individuo y las geometrías en actividades diarias para permitir así que el estudiante pueda estar inmerso en situaciones de aprendizaje en el cual resuelva problemas creativos de diseño artístico.
Estudio descriptivo sobre el bienestar psicológico en estudiantes universitarios en contexto de pandemia por COVID-19
Authors: Marín Medina Claudio , Jorquera Silva Yasna , Rojas Alarcón Patricia
Published: June 2023

La pandemia por la COVID-19 y las medidas sanitarias implantadas han forzado cambios en los estilos de vida de las personas, cuestión que ha generado efectos adversos en la salud mental. Los estudiantes universitarios no han estado exentos de ello. El objetivo del estudio es determinar el grado de bienestar psicológico de una población de estudiantes universitarios de Chile en el contexto de pandemia. La investigación tiene un enfoque cuantitativo con un alcance descriptivo y un diseño no experimental transversal. Se aplicó la escala de bienestar psicológico de Ryff a una muestra de 377 estudiantes de diversas facultades de una universidad. Los resultados indican que las dimensiones mejores evaluadas fueron “crecimiento personal” y “propósito en la vida”. Se concluye que los estudiantes presentan medianos a altos niveles de bienestar psicológico; además, no se evidencian diferencias importantes en la percepción de bienestar psicológico por sexo, aunque sí por facultad de origen.
Transformación Digital para la Gestión del Conocimiento en la Práctica: Estudio de Caso en el Sector Público
Authors: Corzo-Morales Yesica Xiomara , Serrano-Durán Giobani , Santos Nicholas
Published: June 2023

En su proceso de transformación digital la Unidad de Planeación Minero-Energética (UPME) ha venido consolidando esfuerzos para optimizar sus procesos y mejorar la gestión del conocimiento en su portafolio de planes, programas y proyectos. Este documento presentó como objetivo ilustrar el contraste entre la teoría de gestión del conocimiento y la práctica empresarial, en el marco de la gestión pública. El diseño de estudio se desarrolló bajo un enfoque cualitativo descriptivo, utilizando la metodología para estudios de caso. Se contempló la consolidación de teorías y experiencias prácticas organizacionales y su integración con los sistemas de información. Los resultados sugieren la estructuración del conocimiento organizacional como una fuente principal de ventajas competitivas. No obstante, el conocimiento debe estar organizado y estandarizado para alcanzar los objetivos estratégicos de una entidad; de modo que es necesario contar con procesos de gestión del conocimiento, además de facilitadores como tecnologías de la información y mecanismos de control. Se concluyó que la gestión, la organización y el liderazgo juegan un papel fundamental en estas prácticas
Caracterización de proyectos de grado de diseño industrial de la universidad de investigación y desarrollo
Authors: Villamizar Sarmiento Hernán Alonso
Published: June 2023

El proyecto propone detectar relaciones entre los lineamientos mesocurriculares vigentes del programa de diseño industrial de la UDI y los proyectos de grado entregados por sus estudiantes de 2015 al 2020. Mediante la recopilación de los proyectos de grado de diseño industrial entregados a biblioteca, la identificación y registro de sus características relevantes, se genera una base de datos en archivo digital que permite realizar análisis cuantitativo (estadísticos y bibliométricos) y que además proporciona la posibilidad de mantener continuamente alimentada. El resultado del proyecto permite aprovechar un recurso intelectual almacenado por la universidad, para obtener información relevante, como tendencias disciplinares de los estudiantes, indicadores de métodos utilizados, tipos de productos obtenidos, campos de aplicación, entre otros, que respalde la toma de decisiones dentro del grupo de investigación TRESDÉ, del programa académico de Diseño Industrial y de los estudiantes al momento de elegir tema para su trabajo de grado
El peritaje contable y la investigación fiscal por lavado de activos en el Perú
Authors: Ponce-Maluquish Luisa
Published: June 2023

Objetivo: Determinar la relación del peritaje contable con la investigación fiscal por lavado de activos en el Perú.

Método: La investigación fue de tipo aplicada, no experimental, cuantitativa, correlacional y transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 63 profesionales de justicia (34 peritos contables y 29 fiscales (adjunto y titular). El procedimiento técnico de recojo fue la encuesta, con el cuestionario como instrumento. El análisis se desarrolló por medio del análisis descriptivo y bivariado, usando la prueba de Correlación de Spearman.

Resultados: Se evidenció que el peritaje contable tiene una relación significativa con la investigación fiscal por lavado de activos (rho=0.824; p=0.000). Además, las dimensiones identificación de hechos económicos para la obtención de juicios de valor (rho=0.617; p=0.000), control sobre el contenido del informe pericial (rho=0.704; p=0.000) y la valoración del informe pericial contable (rho=0.682; p=0.000) están relacionados significativamente con la investigación fiscal por lavado de activos. Sin embargo, la planificación del procedimiento del acto pericial contable (rho=0.221; p=0.082) no está relacionada significativamente con la investigación fiscal por lavado de activos.

Conclusión: El peritaje contable tiene una relación significativa fuerte y positiva en la investigación fiscal por lavado de activos en el Perú.
Maternal Practices of Korean Healthcare Workers in Germany
Authors: Ahn Yonson
Published: June 2023

In the framework of the former West German government’s “guest worker”
(Gastarbeiter) recruitment policy between 1955 and 1973, more than 11,000 South Korean nurses and nurse assistants moved to Germany to work in medical or nursing institutions to fill a gap in the provision of healthcare services as “guest workers.” Drawing on personal accounts, the current empirical study explores mothering practices primarily between the 1960s and 1990s in the families of Korean migrant healthcare workers who resided in Germany over the course of their working lives and/or returned to Korea. This study charts the manner in which these migrant mothers navigated and balanced competing social discourses around mothering that emerged from the different cultural and historical backgrounds in a new host society. The concepts around mothering consist of the ideology of “intensive mothering,” the Confucian ideal of “wise mother and good wife,” and the German notion of the “raven mother.” Special attention is
paid to the way in which mothering is negotiated and experienced by migrant mothers in gendered family roles over the time—the period from childhood to adulthood—spent in the host country. Various practices and strategies for childcare arrangements and education in sustaining a migrant family in the host country are discussed. Another salient question to explore is the manner in which the migrants’ ethnic culture and values inform their ethno-specific mothering practices. In this respect, the demands and aspirations of cross-cultural mothering to raise children with dual-cultural competence in both the culture of origin and that of destination are explored
Youth and Down Syndrome: A Canadian Practice of Inclusion, Communication and Creative Arts
Authors: Le Vatte Lynn
Published: June 2023

This Participant Action Research Project (PAR) was a collaborative & qualitative research project which explored creative and visual arts as a method for social inclusion and communication. Six youth with Down syndrome (DS) from Nova Scotia were participants. This active participation within a creative and visual arts modality explored and share individual experiences from participation in a social inclusion project during the COVID- 19 lockdown period. Youth experienced community song writing, creative dance, photo collage, and photo voice sessions as a mode of expressive communication.
NUTRITIONAL STATUS SCREENING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN IN LELEDE VILLAGE
Authors: Hasan Syaidatussalihah
Published: June 2023

Stunting is problem of chronic malnutrition caused by a lack of nutrition for a long time, resulting in impaired growth in children, namely the child's height is lower or shorter (dwarf) than the standard age. From the results of interviews with several mothers who have school-age children in Lelede Village, it is known that there is not much exposure to stunting. So that some of them concluded that children who are shorter than their age are a genetic factor so they do not require further treatment. Therefore, the purpose of this community service activity is to invite parents to play a role in preventing stunting to improve the health status of their children. Based on existing data, an overview of nutritional status based on height/age shows that the number of children with short stature is 20%, the number of children with normal stature is 78%, while the total number of children with tall stature is only 2%. Furthermore, the description of nutritional status based on BMI/U shows that 12% of children have undernourished status, 76% of children with normal nutritional status, 8% of children with overweight nutritional status, while 4% of children with obese nutritional status.
EDUKASI DAN SKRINING ANEMIA PADA IBU HAMIL SEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN KEJADIAN ANEMIA PADA MASA KEHAMILAN
Authors: Desyani Ariza  , Andi Maya Kesrianti  , Amirah  , Ika Nurfajri Mentari
Published: June 2023

Kebutuhan akan zat besi yang tinggi dan nutrisi yang tepat pada saat hamil sangat diperlukan guna mencegah anemia terjadi pada kasus kehamilan. Kejadian anemia menjadi salah satu masalah kesehatan di negara berkembang dan sangat erat hubungannya dengan terjadinya peningkatan angka kematian ibu dan bayi, bayi yang dilahirkan dengan berat badan lahir rendah serta masih banyak efek lainnya yang merugikan karena anemia. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah untuk memberikan edukasi sekaligus skrining dan pemeriksaan kesehatan bagi ibu hamil guna mencegah terjadinya anemia pada masa kehamilan. Metode pada kegiatan ini yaitu diawali dengan penyuluhan edukasi tentang anemia pada ibu hamil melalui presentasi dan juga sesi tanya jawab seputaran anemia. Setelah edukasi dilanjutkan dengan dilakukannya pemeriksaan Hb guna menskrining ataupun mendeteksi anemia pada ibu hamil. Mitra dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah Puskesmas TinggiMoncong yang terletak di Kota Malino yang merupakan bagian dari Kabupaten Gowa. Peserta kegiatan terdiri dari 37 orang ibu hamil dan dari hasil pemeriksaan Hb ditemukan sebanyak 5 ibu hamil dengan kadar Hb yang rendah dengan rata-rata dibawah 11 gr%. Hasil yang diperoleh dari kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah ibu hamil mendapatkan edukasi tentang anemia dan juga mendapatkan pelayanan kesehatan dengan pemeriksaan Hb. Tujuan akhir yang terpenting dari kegiatan ini adalah upaya dalam pencegahan kejadian anemia pada ibu hamil melalui kegiatan penyuluhan edukasi dan skrining pemeriksaan kesehatan terlaksana dengan baik.
Estimation of horizontal running power using foot-worn inertial measurement units
Authors: Apte Salil , Falbriard Mathieu , Meyer Frédéric , Millet Grégoire P. , Gremeaux Vincent , Aminian Kamiar
Published: June 2023

Feedback of power during running is a promising tool for training and determining pacing strategies. However, current power estimation methods show low validity and are not customized for running on different slopes. To address this issue, we developed three machine-learning models to estimate peak horizontal power for level, uphill, and downhill running using gait spatiotemporal parameters, accelerometer, and gyroscope signals extracted from foot-worn IMUs. The prediction was compared to reference horizontal power obtained during running on a treadmill with an embedded force plate. For each model, we trained an elastic net and a neural network and validated it with a dataset of 34 active adults across a range of speeds and slopes. For the uphill and level running, the concentric phase of the gait cycle was considered, and the neural network model led to the lowest error (median ± interquartile range) of 1.7% ± 12.5% and 3.2% ± 13.4%, respectively. The eccentric phase was considered relevant for downhill running, wherein the elastic net model provided the lowest error of 1.8% ± 14.1%. Results showed a similar performance across a range of different speed/slope running conditions. The findings highlighted the potential of using interpretable biomechanical features in machine learning models for the estimating horizontal power. The simplicity of the models makes them suitable for implementation on embedded systems with limited processing and energy storage capacity. The proposed method meets the requirements for applications needing accurate near real-time feedback and complements existing gait analysis algorithms based on foot-worn IMUs.