bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Good Governance for Efficient Public Services Responsive and Transparent
Authors: Widanti Ni Putu Tirka
Published: August 2022

AbstractThe provision of goods, services, and administrative services by public service providers is one example of how the implementation of public services by the state is an attempt to meet the fundamental requirements and uphold the civil rights of all citizens. A conceptual framework for improving the ideology, paradigm, culture, and management of a government in order to achieve high performance is called "good governance." The existence of cultural constraints within the bureaucracy is the factor that has the greatest impact on the quality of public services. In addition, there is a component in the behavior of the apparatus that does not reflect the behavior of serving but, on the other hand, tends to show the behavior of wanting to be served. This component is known as the "wanting to be served factor." The purpose of this research is to investigate how effective governance can contribute to the delivery of public services that are also responsive, open, and efficient. In this investigation, a qualitative strategy is combined with a descriptive research approach. The findings of the study indicate that the implementation of good governance in the improvement of public services can be carried out in accordance with the principles of efficiency, responsiveness, and transparency.Keywords: Public Service, Good Governance, Efficient, Responsive, Transparent. AbstrakPenyediaan barang, jasa, dan pelayanan administrasi oleh penyelenggara pelayanan publik merupakan salah satu contoh bagaimana penyelenggaraan pelayanan publik oleh negara merupakan upaya untuk memenuhi kebutuhan dasar dan menjunjung tinggi hak-hak sipil seluruh warga negara. Kerangka konseptual untuk meningkatkan ideologi, paradigma, budaya, dan manajemen suatu pemerintahan untuk mencapai kinerja yang tinggi disebut “pemerintahan yang baik”. Adanya kendala budaya dalam birokrasi merupakan faktor yang paling besar pengaruhnya terhadap kualitas pelayanan publik. Selain itu, terdapat komponen perilaku aparatur yang tidak mencerminkan perilaku melayani tetapi sebaliknya cenderung menunjukkan perilaku ingin dilayani. Komponen ini dikenal sebagai "faktor ingin dilayani". Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menyelidiki bagaimana pemerintahan yang efektif dapat berkontribusi pada pemberian layanan publik yang juga responsif, terbuka, dan efisien. Dalam penelitian ini, strategi kualitatif dipadukan dengan pendekatan penelitian deskriptif. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penerapan good governance dalam peningkatan pelayanan publik dapat dilaksanakan sesuai dengan prinsip efisiensi, daya tanggap, dan transparansi.Kata Kunci: Pelayanan Publik, Good Governance, Efisien, Responsif, Transparan.
Implementasi Kebijakan Pembuatan Desa Anti Politik Uang oleh Bawaslu Kabupaten Kendal
Authors: Muqsith Ahmad , Subono Nur Imam
Published: August 2022

Abstrak Politik uang adalah musuh besar dalam proses demokratisasi. Menjamurnya praktik politik uang akan mengurangi kualitas demokrasi dan menciderai integritas proses politik elektoral. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis implementasi kebijakan pembuatan Desa Anti Politik Uang (DAPU) Bawaslu Kendal. Penelitian bersifat kualitatif dengan menggunakan metode pemeriksaan sosial. Pengumpulan data primer dilakukan melalui wawancara secara mendalam terhadap jajaran Bawaslu Kendal dan Panwaslu Kecamatan Patean, Pejabat Pengelola Informasi dan Dokumentasi (PPID) Bawaslu Jawa Tengah dan Bawaslu Kendal. Sementara data sekunder berasal dari Bawaslu Provinsi Jawa Tengah dan Bawaslu Kabupaten Kendal. Penelitian ini menemukan fakta bahwa program Bawaslu Kendal ini cukup berhasil menekan praktik politik uang untuk tidak terjadi di desa yang dijadikan program DAPU. Tetapi kebijakan ini juga berpotensi berjalan normatif saat proses penentuan desa tidak menggunakan variabel rekam jejak kasus politik uang yang pernah terjadi di desa tujuan program DAPU. Keberhasilan penekanan praktik politik uang harus diikuti sosialisasi melalui media sosial sehingga mampu memicu naiknya partisipasi masyarakat secara aktif. Dengan demikian bisa membantu percepatan peningkatan jumlah dan sekaligus pemerataan DAPU di wilayah Kabupaten Kendal. Kata Kunci: Bawaslu, Desa, Anti Politik Uang. Abstract Money politics is a big enemy in the democratization process. The proliferation of money political practices will reduce the quality of democracy and harm the integrity of the electoral political process. This study aims to analyze the implementation of the policy of making the Anti-Money Politics Village (DAPU) of the Kendal Bawaslu. The research is qualitative using the social examination method. Primary data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews with the ranks of the Kendal Bawaslu and Panwaslu in Patean District, the Information Management and Documentation Officer (PPID) of the Central Java Bawaslu and the Kendal Bawaslu. Meanwhile, secondary data came from Bawaslu of Central Java Province and Bawaslu of Kendal Regency. This study found the fact that the Kendal Bawaslu program was quite successful in suppressing the practice of money politics from happening in the villages that were used as the DAPU program. However, this policy also has the potential to run normatively when the village determination process does not use the variable track record of money politics cases that have occurred in the DAPU program destination villages. The success of emphasizing the practice of money politics must be followed by socialization through social media so that it can trigger an increase in active public participation. Thus, it can help accelerate the increase in the number and at the same time the distribution of DAPU in the Kendal Regency area. Keywords: Bawaslu, Village, Anti-Money Politics.
PENGETAHUAN ORANGTUA TENTANG PAPARAN GAWAI TERHADAP ANAK USIA DINI
Authors: Denisa Hana , Witjaksono Arief , Subekti Trisno
Published: August 2022

Latar Belakang : Teknologi informasi dan komunikasi semakin mengalami kemajuan yang sangat pesat serta semakin canggih. Penggunaan gawai pada anak dengan posisi layar gawai dekat dengan mata sering anak lakukan, kebiasaan menatap layar terlalu dekat memiliki andil yang sangat besar terhadap masalah mata pada anak. Orang tua beranggapan bahwa gawai dapat dijadikan media hiburan sebagai pengganti orang tua dalam menemani anak untuk bermain. Tujuan : Tujuan Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan orangtua terhadap paparan gawai sejak dini.

Metodelogi : Penelitian ini termasuk kedalam penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan waktu Cross Sectional. Instrumen penelitian ini menggunakan metode pengumpulan data dengan membagikan kuesioner kepada 75 responden.

Hasil : Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa tingkat pengetahuan orangtua terhadap dampak negatif penggunaa gawai termasuk dalam kategori cukup sebesar 45.3%, untuk tingkat pengetahuan orangtua terhadap dampak positif penggunaan gawai termasuk dalam kategori kurang sebesar 65.3%, untuk tingkat pengetahuan orangtua terhadap penggunaan gawai termasuk dalam kategori cukup sebesar 44%.
The Impact of Parents’ Emotional Expression on Their Children with Specific Learning Disorders: The Role of Parental Educational Counseling Program
Authors: Al-Safory Ola , Hussein Hoda Abdo , Mowafy Maha Abdul Rahman , Sarhan Mai Diaa
Published: August 2022

Background: According to the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, the fifth edition (DSM-5), specific learning disorders (SLDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders that share common features of persistent difficulty in learning key academic skills like reading, writing, or mathematics. Some children in different countries worldwide suffer from various forms of SLDs, which can be highly frustrating for a schoolchild, especially if associated with high (negative) parents' emotional expression (PEE).Aim: This study aimed to identify the relation between PEE and anxiety in children with SLD, and evaluate the effect of a parental educational counselling program (PECP) on the emotional expressions (EE) of parents and anxiety in children with SLD.Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 140 children with SLD and their parents at the Helwan University Educational Hospital's Learning Disability Unit (LDU) in Cairo, Egypt. The emotional expression scale (EES) of parents and Taylor manifest anxiety scale (TMAS) of children were used, and children's serum cortisol levels were measured as an anxiety marker. TMAS and EES were repeated after the conduction of 10 sessions of PECP. Serum cortisol samples were taken before PECP.Results: The study was revealed that more than half (60%) of studied children are suffered from morbid anxiety, and 80% of their parents practised high EE. Cortisol levels were significantly higher in children with severe& morbid anxiety, and in children whose parents practised high EE (P<0.001). After applying PECP, scores of TMAS demonstrated a significant drop from 33.06±10.4 to 25.85±10.4, and scores of EES showed a significant drop from 61.31±16.84 to 36.51±13.89. Conclusions: There was a statistically significant positive correlation between scores of TMAS& EES before and after PECP (r=0.533) and (r=0.309), respectively, proving the presence of a direct impact of PEE on the anxiety of studied children with SLDs.
Benthic species assemblages change through a freshwater cavern-type cenote in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Authors: Angyal Dorottya , Cohuo Sergio , Castro-Pérez José Manuel , Mascaró Maite , Rosas Carlos
Published: August 2022

We studied benthic assemblages through X-Batún, a continental freshwater cenote and its associated submerged cave located in San Antonio Mulix (Yucatán, Mexico). Using cave diving techniques, we collected sediment samples at four zones of the system. We extracted and counted individuals of benthic species in three replicates of 5 grams of wet sediment at each site. The biological composition was integrated by 15 species from eight higher taxonomic groups. Non-metric multidimensional scaling distinguished four assemblages that coincided with surface, open water, cavern and cave zones. ANOSIM test revealed significant differences between the assemblages. In the deeper zones of the cenote characterized by twilight and total darkness, Ostracoda and Gastropoda show the highest diversity and abundance, with practical absence in surface sediments. This pattern may suggest ecological interactions with chemosynthetic bacterial activity. Surface shows an assemblage typical of epigean environments. Environmental variables along the cenote varied little from the upper layers to bottom. Linear correlation and detrended canonical analysis revealed that light is the main driver of benthic species assemblages. Temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen exert higher influence at individual biological benthic assemblage in X-Batún.
Étude comparative des besoins des patients transplantés ou en attente d’une transplantation d’organes et des représentations que se font les infirmières de ces besoins
Authors: Baert Chantal , Cocula Nadine , Delran Jean , Faubel Éric , Foucaud Carine , Martins Vanessa
Published: August 2022

La littérature a démontré que l’information, l’éducation et le soutien avaient un effet bénéfique sur le vécu du processus de transplantation, pour les patients et leur famille. Dans notre pratique quotidienne, nous sommes confrontés en permanence à des demandes d’information et à des réajustements psychologiques de la part de nos patients. Les besoins de cette population correspondent-ils aux représentations des soignants? Notre cadre théorique s’appuie sur les théories de Maslow et de Callista Roy, sur le concept de représentations sociales selon Moscovici et sur les étapes du processus de transplantation. Pour conduire cette étude, nous avons utilisé un questionnaire, remis aux patients des différentes phases de la greffe et aux infirmier (e) s des services concernés par la transplantation. Les résultats ont montré une concordance entre les deux populations, il existe cependant une dispersion concernant certains items. L’élaboration d’un programme d’information et d’éducation permettra une amélioration de la qualité des soins grâce à une connaissance adaptée des besoins des patients greffés.
Validation française de l’échelle de fatigue révisée de Piper
Authors: Gledhill Jane A. , Rodary Chantal , Mahé Cedric , Laizet Céline
Published: August 2022

La fatigue est l’effet secondaire le plus fréquemment observé au cours de la maladie cancéreuse et de ses traitements. La recherche infirmière en France dans ce domaine est freinée par l’absence d’un outil d’évaluation de la fatigue en langue française. Pour combler ce manque nous avons donc entrepris la traduction et la validation de l’Échelle de Fatigue de Piper (PFS). Cet outil permet d’orienter la prise en charge de la fatigue chez les patients en fonction des caractéristiques prédominantes de leur fatigue et aussi d’évaluer l’efficacité des actions spécifiques entreprises par le patient et/ou proposées par le personnel soignant. La version révisée de la PFS (PIPER et al 1998) mesure 4 dimensions de la fatigue (comportementale/sévérité, affective, sensorielle, cognitive/humeur) et comprend 22 items, présentés sous forme d’une échelle numérique. L’échelle est auto-administrée. L’outil a été traduit en utilisant un processus de traduction/retraduction. La validité de contenu et de concordance de la traduction a été testée chez 20 sujets bilingues en bonne santé afin d’étudier la concordance entre les 2 versions. La version française modifiée fut ensuite complétée par 229 patients atteints de tumeurs solides cancéreuses et en cours de traitement par chimio-radio-immuno- ou hormonothérapie. La fiabilité de l’échelle est bonne (α de Cronbach entre 0.85 et 0.92). La validité intra-dimension est très bonne. En revanche, l’analyse factorielle démontre que 3 items sont insuffisamment discriminants. Par ailleurs, la structure factorielle diffère légèrement de celle de la version américaine, 5 facteurs au lieu de 4 ayant été mis en évidence, les 4 éme et 5 éme facteurs de la version française correspondant au facteur 4 de la version anglaise. La validité externe, évaluée à l’aide de 2 outils, (une échelle visuelle analogue (EVA) 0–10 et l’index de performance de l’OMS), démontre qu’il existe une forte liaison entre le score global du PFS, le score OMS et le score EVA. Nous proposons un modèle de PFS avec 5 dimensions et comprenant 22 items, afin d’améliorer la performance de la version française comparativement au modèle original de 4 dimensions de la PFS. La traduction de 2 items a été légèrement modifiée afin de réduire une ambiguïté. Les résultats globaux de cette première étude sont satisfaisants. La performance de l’échelle devrait être encore améliorée par les quelques modifications que nous avons apportées. Nous sommes actuellement en train de tester l’échelle sur une population homogène et d’évaluer la sensibilité au changement au cours du temps de l’outil. Ceci devrait nous permettre d’établir la version française finale de l’Échelle de Fatigue de Piper.
Étudiants en soins infirmiers de deuxième année. Crise identitaire : « La mise à l’épreuve des motivations »
Authors: Boittin Isabelle
Published: August 2022

Guidés par des aspirations, les étudiants en soins infirmiers s’engagent en formation avec une représentation idéalisée de la profession, que les expériences qu’ils seront appelés à connaître au long de leur cursus vont progressivement modifier. La formation initiale des infirmières repose sur une organisation pédagogique par alternance, qui permet la confrontation à une palette de figures identitaires. Ce processus de socialisation engagé sur les trois ans d’études est marqué par une période de crise en deuxième année. Il s’agit d’une crise identitaire qui se traduit par une transformation des motivations. L’analyse montre qu’elle est structurelle. L’entrée en deuxième année se caractérise chez l’étudiant par l’installation dans la dualité entre le modèle idéal et le modèle réel. Elle est le résultat d’un an d’expériences et de savoirs qui remettent en question ses représentations, ses croyances, et l’oriente vers une nouvelle conception de soi et du monde. Cette prise de conscience d’une incongruité, ce choc de la réalité est suivi d’une « installation dans l’inauthentique » . Ce conflit propre à la deuxième année s’avère nécessaire, sinon la transformation identitaire serait compromise. Lorsque l’étudiant se trouve engagé dans une formation qui ne contribue pas à la réalisation de ses aspirations et le met en porte-à-faux vis à vis de son modèle de référence, l’issue possible est l’absentéisme ou l’opposition. La gestion de cette crise identitaire et du processus motivationnel sous-tend une reconsidération, en qualité de formateur, de nos manières de penser et d’agir. Sommes-nous réellement préparés à gérer cette crise ? Disposons-nous des champs théoriques adaptés à la résolution de ce conflit cognitif ?
Évaluation de la satisfaction des infirmiers(-ères) : développement et validation d’un nouvel outil d’analyse
Authors: Berney Véronique , Marazzi Alfio , Wasserfallen Jean-Blaise
Published: August 2022

Un nouvel instrument d’analyse de satisfaction des infirmiers(ères) a été développé et validé sur deux types de services de soins généraux et de soins intensifs du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois en Suisse. Un questionnaire a été élaboré en identifiant les variables liées aux caractéristiques du travail de l’infirmier(ère) et les variables personnelles de l’employé(ée) influençant son niveau de satisfaction. En identifiant les sources de satisfaction et d’insatisfaction il a été ainsi possible de proposer des recommandations et des actions correctives permettant d’améliorer le niveau de satisfaction global du personnel soignant.
La profession infirmière sous payée : mythe ou réalité
Authors: Rombaut Philippe
Published: August 2022

L’originalité de cette recherche réside dans son objet, le salaire des infirmières/iers. Sujet régulièrement évoqué chez les professionnels mais rarement abordé dans la littérature. Les concepts de salaires et de salariés y sont abordés, puis, à travers la littérature, sont recensés les données salariales de 1845 à 1945. L’étude des rémunérations du personnel infirmier du secteur public de 1945 – 2001 débute par la reconstitution des grilles salariales. Continue par une analyse interne des rémunérations. Se poursuit par une comparaison avec d’une part les salariés du secteur privé et semi-public et d’autre part avec les instituteurs. Ce travail apporte de nombreuses données objectives sur l’aspect salarial de cette profession et soulève de nombreuses interrogations sur les origines des revalorisations.
Atoxigenic-based technology for biocontrol of aflatoxin in maize and groundnuts for Tanzania
Authors: Mahuku G. , Mauro A. , Pallangyo B. , Nsami E. , Boni S.B. , Koyano E. , Mponda O. , Ortega-Beltran A. , Atehnkeng J. , Aquiline F. , Samuel R. , Njela J. , Cotty P.J. , Bandyopadhyay R.
Published: August 2022

Application of biocontrol products containing atoxigenic isolates ofAspergillus flavus to reduce aflatoxin content in crops is an effective strategy for managing aflatoxin in several regions throughout the world. We report the development and validation of two aflatoxin biocontrol products, Aflasafe TZ01 and Aflasafe TZ02, for use in maize and groundnut in Tanzania, a country frequently affected by aflatoxin contamination. Each product contains four atoxigenicA. flavus genotypes native and widely distributed in Tanzania. Efficacy tests on maize and groundnut were conducted over two years and in four regions of Tanzania where aflatoxin contamination is prevalent. Application of both products significantly (P<0.05) reduced aflatoxin levels in maize and groundnut in both years and in all districts. No differences were observed in totalAspergillus sectionFlavi population in treated and untreated fields, revealing that application of the biocontrol products do not alter overallAspergillus populations in the environment. The results indicate that both products are effective tools for aflatoxin mitigation in groundnut and maize. The products were officially registered in 2018. Currently, there are scale-out and-up efforts of aflatoxin biocontrol products in Tanzania through a private sector company that is making the products available to farmers. Protecting maize and groundnut from aflatoxin contamination in Tanzania can result in health, income, and trade benefits.
Magnetic and gravity characteristics of the Thelon and Taltson orogens, northern Canada: tectonic implications
Authors: Thomas M D
Published: August 2022

Differences of opinion concerning the relationship between the Thelon tectonic zone and the Taltson magmatic zone, as to whether they are individual tectonic elements or two independent elements, have generated various plate tectonic models explaining their
creation. Magnetic and gravity signatures indicate that they are separate entities and that the Thelon tectonic zone and the Great Slave Lake shear zone form a single element. Adopting the single-element concept and available age dates, a temporally evolving plate tectonic model of Slave-Rae
interaction is presented. At 2350 Ma, an Archean supercontinent rifted along the eastern and southern margins of the Slave Craton. Subsequent ocean closure, apparently diachronous, began with subduction at 2070 Ma in the northern Thelon tectonic zone, followed by subduction under the Great Slave
Lake shear zone at 2051 Ma. Subduction related to closure of an ocean between the Buffalo Head terrane and the Rae Craton initiated under the Taltson magmatic zone at 1986 Ma, at which time subduction continued along the Thelon tectonic zone. At 1970 Ma, collision in the northern Thelon tectonic
zone is evidenced in the Kilohigok Basin. From 1957 to 1920 Ma, plutonism was active in the Taltson magmatic zone, Great Slave Lake shear zone, and southern Thelon tectonic zone. The plutonism terminated in the northern Thelon tectonic zone at 1950 Ma, but it resumed at 1910 Ma and continued until
1880 Ma. The East Arm Basin witnessed igneous activity as early as 2046 Ma, though this took place more continuously from 1928 to 1861 Ma; some igneous rocks bear subduction-related trace element signatures. These signatures, and the presence of northwest-verging nappes, may signify collision with
the Great Slave Lake shear zone as a result of southeastward subduction, completing closure between the Slave and Rae cratons.
Neuroendocrine Tumor in a Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Authors: Albsheer Khalid , Alhassan Ahmed Shahda Mohamed , Sibira Rayan M , Habas Elmukhtar M. AB.
Published: August 2022

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are epithelial neoplasms with predominant neuroendocrine differentiation, potentially arising from anywhere along the alimentary tract. We report a case of NET in a patient living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLWH). A 58-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of dry cough, loose motions, and fatigue; he had unintended weight loss ongoing during the past 4 months. Examination is significant for hepatomegaly (20 cm). On evaluation, a diagnosis of both HIV/AIDS and metastatic NET of gastrointestinal origin was confirmed. The chronic antigenic stimulation, cytokine dysregulation, and inflammation observed in PLWH are believed to influence the development of variety of malignancy. Hence, a high index of suspicion for neoplasms in HIV/AIDS (PLWH) regardless of their viral load or immunosuppression status is necessity when presented with red flag malignancies, especially with the overlapping symptoms of AIDS and the constitutional symptoms of cancers.
The Effect of Information Presentation Order on Residents' Diagnostic Accuracy of Online Simulated Patients With Chest Pain
Authors: Tio René A. , Carvalho Filho Marco A. , de Menezes Mota Marcos F. , Santanchè André , Mamede Sílvia
Published: August 2022

Background

Physicians may receive diagnostic information in different orders, and there is a lack of empirical evidence that the order of presentation may influence clinical reasoning.

Objective

We investigated whether diagnostic accuracy of chest pain cases is influenced by the order of presentation of the history and electrocardiogram (EKG) to cardiology residents.

Methods

We conducted an experimental study during a resident training in 2019. Twelve clinical cases were presented in 2 diagnostic rounds. Residents were randomly allocated to seeing the EKG first (EKGF) or the history first (HF). The mean diagnostic accuracy scores (range 0-1) and confidence level (0-100) in each diagnostic round and time needed to make the diagnosis were evaluated.

Results

The final diagnostic accuracy was higher than the initial in both groups. After the first round, diagnostic accuracy was higher in HF (n=24) than in EKGF (n=28). Time taken to judge the history was comparable in both groups. Time taken to judge the EKG was shorter in HF (40±11 vs 64±13 seconds; P<.01). Time invested in the second round was significantly correlated with changing the initial diagnosis. A significant difference was observed in confidence ratings after the initial diagnosis, with EKGF reporting less confidence relative to HF.

Conclusions

The order in which history and EKG are presented influences the clinical reasoning process.
“We've Really Built Something”: Why Family Medicine Program Directors Stay in Their Positions—A Qualitative Study
Authors: Fernald Douglas H. , Hester Christina M. , Brown Steven R.
Published: August 2022

Background

Program directors (PDs) are essential to more than 12 000 residency and fellowship programs accredited in the United States. Short PD tenure may affect overall program quality. Reasons why PDs leave the position are multifactorial, and little is known about the reasons why PDs stay in the position.

Objective

The authors explored factors related to retention and why family medicine PDs have stayed in their positions long term.

Methods

This was a qualitative study of PDs in their roles for 12 or more years drawn from a national sample of family medicine residency PDs. Interviews with semi-structured and structured questions about long-term PD experience were conducted in October and November 2020. Multiple cycles of comparative coding and code network analysis produced constructs describing reasons why some PDs stay in the position long term.

Results

Among 17 respondents with a mean tenure of 17.4 years, 3 interrelated constructs consistently emerged that supported PDs: developing the program, support systems, and job rewards. Program development reinforces internal and external support systems and enhances experiencing rewards of the job. Strong support systems enable further program development and job rewards.

Conclusions

Family medicine residency PDs who have been in the role 12 or more years continuously work to develop the program, benefit from strong internal and external support systems, and describe many important rewards of the position that help sustain them in the role.
Awareness of medical emergencies and preparedness of undergraduate clinical dental students in a tertiary institution in Nigeria
Authors: M Okoh , W Efimueh
Published: August 2022

Background : Medical emergency can be described as an unwanted, unexpected reaction or complication which usually requires immediate attention or intervention. Aim: This study aims to assess awareness and preparedness for medical emergencies amongst undergraduate clinical dental students at the University of Benin, Nigeria.Materials and Methods : A descriptive cross-sectional study involving all clinical dental students in the School of Dentistry, University of Benin. The questionnaire was divided into three main sections: Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents; Selfassessed medical emergency preparedness among the respondents; Self-evaluation of knowledge of specific medical procedures about medical emergencies.Results : The age of the respondents ranged from 19 to 31 years, with a mean age of 24.49 ± 3.1 years. A higher proportion of the respondents were male (47; 72.3%). Seventy-two percent of students adequately assessed the patient’s medical history, but only 40.0% regularly used medical Pro-forma to obtain the patients' health history. About 41.5% of the students had poor knowledge about medical emergencies, while 43.1% had adequate knowledge. Only 15.4% of the students had good knowledge.Conclusion : The study showed that only 15.4% of the students had good knowledge of handling medical emergencies, although 69.2% of the dental students specified good emergency preparedness. The findings point to a deficiency in the dental students’ curriculum regarding medical emergencies, which makes them inadequately prepared to handle them. This emphasizes the need for a review of clinical dental students’ curricula to introduce the management of medical emergencies.
A retrospective study on ameloblastoma presentations to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Authors: D. A Karim , E Ackom , J Abu-Sakyi , F Adu-Ababio
Published: August 2022

Introduction : Ameloblastoma is the second most common benign odontogenic tumor, and only odontoma outnumbers it in reported frequency of occurrence.Aim : This study reviewed all ameloblastoma cases reported to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital from 2016 to 2018.Methodology : This was a retrospective descriptive study involving reviewing medical records of all Ameloblastoma cases diagnosed within the study period at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of KATH. A data collection sheet was used for data collection that covered patients’ demographics, location of the lesion, radiographic presentation, histological report, and treatment.Results : Thirty-four (34) diagnosed cases of ameloblastoma were recorded within the study period, giving an average of eleven cases (11.3) annually. The mean age of patients was 32.0 years with a male: female ratio of 1:1. All the cases reviewed were located within the mandible, with none in the maxilla. Twenty-four (70.6%) of them were found in the body of the mandible. Multilocular radiolucency is the joint radiographic presentation (24, 71%). Plexiform was the common histological variant (12, 35.3%). Thirty-two (32, 91.2%) patients were treated by resection with wide margins. There was no incidence of recurrence recorded.Conclusions : The results of this study indicate that Ameloblastoma cases in Ghana have similar clinicopathological presentations as commonly reported in the literature.
Root canal filling removal during endodontic retreatment - a survey of Ghanaian dentists
Authors: P.  C Ampofo , R. Y Goka , A. B Konadu , T.  A Ndanu , S. E Ankoh
Published: August 2022

Background : Endodontic treatment aims to thoroughly clean and shape the root canal system to rid it of any infected pulpal tissue or bacteria and to provide a three-dimensional hermetic seal to the root canal system to prevent re-infection. Despite the high rates of success of endodontic treatment, failures do occur, and these may be attributed to the persistence of bacteria in the root canal system, lack of a hermetic seal during obturation, inadequate condensation of gutta-percha, inadequate cleaning and shaping of the canal, coronal leakage or the presence of unidentified accessory canals.For successful endodontic retreatment to occur, all traces of the root filling material (gutta-percha and the sealant) must be removed from the canal walls to enable access to the apical third of the root canal system to be regained. Removal of gutta-percha can be carried out by thermal, laser, chemical, and mechanical techniques or a combination of the above.General Aim : To determine which instruments and solvents Ghanaian dentists use to remove gutta-percha during endodontic retreatment.Methodology : A cross-sectional study was done by giving out a structured questionnaire at a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) event held for dentists. Simple descriptive statistics were used together with Chi-square (χ2) and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tests. The chosen level of significance was set at p < 0.05. Unanswered questions were treated as missing values.Results : A total of 64 dental practitioners were surveyed in this study. 32 out of 63(50.8%) respondents performed 2-4 root canal treatments (RCTs) per week, and 49 out of 62(79.0%) performed 0-1% of re-RCTs per week. 59 out of 62(95.2%) practitioners used hand files during root canal treatment. 44 out of 57(77.2 %) practitioners used hand files in combination with solvents, Gates Glidden burs, and barbed broaches during endodontic retreatment. Eucalyptol was the most used solvent during endodontic retreatment, accounting for 31 out of 39(79.5%) positive responses by practitioners.Conclusion : Most Ghanaian dentists use hand files (K-files-54.3%) with solvents (Eucalyptol-79.5%) in the removal of gutta-percha during endodontic retreatment.
The pattern of mandibular resections in a Nigerian tertiary hospital: a 10-year experience
Authors: B. E Ekaniyere , B. D Saheeb , P. E Egbor
Published: August 2022

Background : Previous reports have shown that conservative resection is mostly performed in developed countries, where patients report early for treatment, unlike in developing countries.Aim : To describe the pattern of surgical resections of the mandible at a tertiary health facility in Southern Nigeria.Materials and Methods : A retrospective study was designed to study the pattern and document the patients that had surgical resections of the mandible from January 2005 to July 2020 at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Collected data were age, gender, level of education, place of residence, occupation, tobacco use, and alcohol consumption. Other data collected were the type of lesions, type of resections performed, type of reconstruction, and treatment complications. Crosstabulations were performed with Pearson's chi-square test. All statistics were performed with SPSS version 21(IBM corps, Armonk, New York, US). A P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.Results : The data of 189 patients were collected. The age range was 15-70 years, with a mean age and standard deviation of 44.7±14.9 years. More males (63.5%) than females (36.5%). Disarticulation prevalence, segmental and marginal resections were 64.0%, 27.5%, and 8.50%, respectively. One hundred and seventy-six cases (79.4%) had no complications, 8(4.20%) had wound dehiscence, 2(1.00%) with surgical site infection, and plate exposure in 3(1.60%) cases.Conclusion : The prevalence of mandibular resection was high, with the vast majority being disarticulation resection. Disarticulation resection was significantly common among alcoholics and patients that had odontogenic keratocyst.
Community Based Flood Risk Management Approach in Northeastern Uganda
Authors: Wambede Muhamud Nabalegwa , Tweheyo Robert
Published: August 2022

This study was conducted in the Amuria district of Northeastern Uganda. The aim of the study was to assessthe performance of Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) approach in mitigating disastereffects in the area. The objectives were to assess the effectiveness of community preparedness, response, andrecovery efforts in mitigating disasters in the study area. Aberilela and Wera sub-counties were purposivelyselected, and two parishes were chosen from each of the two sub counties based on their vulnerability to flooddisasters. A sample of 300 household heads were randomly selected. Methods of data collection includedquestionnaires, in-depth interviews with key informants, focus group discussions, observation, and documentsreview. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics and triangulated with thematic analysisof the data from interviews and field observations. Results from the study indicate that the CMDRR approachhad performed well despite some shortcomings. The approach had been able to prepare the community bytraining them in disaster management activities, developing hazard prone maps, disaster plans, establishedeffective rescue measures and other response measures for the affected communities. However, it had failedin building capacity among the communities to stock essential services including food, early warning systemsand in detecting and predicting disaster as well as building gender and age balanced capacity in thecommunities. Overall, the performance of CMDRR committees in Amurai and particularly Abarilela andWera sub-counties was above average. The study recommends that government should adopt this approachand replicate it in other disaster-prone areas for effective disaster management.
Community Perceptions on the Ramifications of Mono-use Plastic Shopping Bags and Bottles Consumption on the Environment in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania
Authors: Malipula Mrisho Mbegu , Theodory Theobald Frank
Published: August 2022

Tanzania, as it is the case for many countries in the world, is suffering from increased mono-use plasticshopping bags and bottles besieged into the environment. This article explores the social perceptions of monouseplastic shopping bags and bottles consumptions and the potential that those perceptions offer in mitigatingthe negative environmental impacts associated with their use. The article is a result of a mixed methodresearch design that mainly relied on interviews, focus group discussion and household survey withMorogoro inhabitants. The fundamental argument of this article is that local communities in MorogoroMunicipal Council perceive excessive use of mono-use plastic shopping bags and bottles negatively due totheir dilapidating environmental impacts. As such, they recommend environmentally friendly choices likegreater use of multi-use plastic shopping bags and bottles to substitute excessive use of mono-use plasticshopping bags and bottles for curbing the environmental impacts. Equally, restrictions on usage of mono-useplastic shopping bags coupled with voluntary actions aimed at reducing the same were deemed vital forsustaining negative effects of said plastic materials in and on the environment.
Suprimento de nitrogênio, estado nutricional, produção e qualidade da borracha de árvores de Hevea brasiliensis
Authors: Luiz William Gutieli Gouveia , Mesquita Geisa Lima , Souza Felipe Oliveira , Martins Marcos Leandro , Gimenez Juliana Iassia , Zambrosi Fernando César Bachiega
Published: August 2022

Objetivou-se estudar os efeitos do N sobre concentração de nutrientes nas folhas, produção e qualidade da borracha, e relacionar as respostas com o estado nutricional de árvores de Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. na estação de crescimento anterior. O trabalho foi conduzido em área comercial, situada no município de Barbosa, SP, utilizando árvores com 12 anos de plantio e no primeiro ano de sangria. Os tratamentos corresponderam, além do controle, à fertilização com N na dose recomendada (50 kg ha-1) e em excesso (100 e 200 kg ha-1), com avaliação do estado nutricional das árvores, a produção e a qualidade de borracha. Os resultados revelaram efeito linear decrescente das doses de N sobre a produtividade das árvores. Adicionalmente, a aplicação 200 kg ha-1 de N afetou a qualidade do produto, devido à diminuição da resistência mecânica da borracha. Em função das doses de N, houve aumento na concentração foliar de N, P e K, mas redução de Ca. Conclui-se que a análise foliar poderia ser uma ferramenta auxiliar para definir doses adequadas de adubação nitrogenada para a cultura da seringueira no início da fase produtiva, evitando-se efeitos negativos do desequilíbrio nutricional sobre a performance produtiva e a qualidade da borracha.
ANALISIS TINGKAT MINAT MASYARAKAT EKAS BUANA TERHADAP OLAHAN BUAH LAMUN (Enhalus acoroides) DI DESA EKAS BUANA KABUPATEN LOMBOK TIMUR
Authors: VIRA DITA  , MOHAMMAD SUBHAN
Published: August 2022

ABSTRAK

Lamun merupakan tumbuhan berkeping tunggal (Monokotil) yang mempunyai akar rimpang (rhizoma), daun, bunga, dan buah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat minat masyarakat Desa Ekas Buana terhadap olahan buah lamun (Enhalus acoroides). Metode yang digunakan adalah metode metode observasi, ekperimen dan kuesioner. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada tanggal 1 September sampai 25 Oktober 2021 di Desa Ekas Buana Kabupaten Lombok Timur.

Untuk menguji tingkat minat masyarakat Ekas Buana terhadap olahan buah lamun dalam penelitian ini dengan mengunakan uji skor (scoring test). Berdasarkan hasil uji organoleftik menunjukan bahwa responden terhadap olahan fillus buah lamun memberikan pengaruh berbeda nyata pada rasa, kerenyahan, dan aroma. Perlakuan terbaik berdasarkan penilaian responden adalah p3, pada rasa dengan nilai 4,73, kerenyahan dengan nilai 4,75, dan aroma dengan nilai 4,93.

 

Kata Kunci: Tingkat Minat;Olahan Lamun; Pare Mas; Lombok Timur.

 

ABSTRACT

Seagrass is a monocot plant that has rhizome roots, leaves, flowers and fruit. This study aims to determine the level of interest of the people of Ekas Buana Village towards processed seagrass (Enhalus acoroides). The method used is the method of observation, experimentation and questionnaires. This research was conducted from September 1 to October 25, 2021 in Ekas Buana Village, East Lombok Regency.

To test the level of interest of the people of Ekas Buana towards processed seagrass in this study using a scoring test. Based on the results of the organoleftic test, it showed that respondents to processed seagrass fillus had significantly different effects on taste, crispness, and aroma. The best treatment based on the respondent's assessment is p3, on taste with a value of 4.73, crispness with a value of 4.75, and aroma with a value of 4.93.

Keywords: Interest Level;Seagrass Processed; Pare Mas; East Lombok
A Review Study on Health Informatics in Histopathology images using
Deep Learning
Authors: P M D Ali Khan  , Venkatesan Selvam
Published: August 2022

With a huge inundation of multimodality information, the job of information examination in health
informatics has developed quickly somewhat recently. This has additionally incited increasing interests
in the age of insightful, information driven models in view of Artificial Intelligence in health
informatics. Deep learning, a method with its establishment in counterfeit brain organizations, is arising
lately as a strong device for machine learning, promising to reshape the future of computerized
reasoning. Fast upgrades in computational power, quick information stockpiling, and parallelization
have likewise contributed to the quick take-up of the innovation notwithstanding its prescient power
and capacity to create consequently operation significant level elements and semantic translation from
the input information. This paper presents an exhaustive up-to-date audit of exploration utilizing deep
learning in health informatics, giving a basic examination of the relative legitimacy, also, expected
entanglements of the procedure as well as its future standpoint. The paper mostly centers around key
utilizations of deep learning in the fields of translational bioinformatics, clinical imaging, unavoidable
detecting, clinical informatics, what's more, general health issues.
Use of Red Mud as An Inferior Building Material
Authors: Saliq Bashir  , Sukhdeep Singh  , Muzafar Ahmad Kouchay
Published: August 2022

Aluminum's usage as a steel and wood alternative has resulted in rapid growth for the aluminium
sector. Aluminum manufacturing leaves behind red mud as a byproduct. Red mud leftovers amount
to 1 to 2 tonnes of dry weight each tonne of aluminium produced. The main aim of the study is Use
of Red Mud as an Inferior Building Material. A computational approach and an experimental
investigation of red mud are both included in the current work. Investigation of morphology, chemical
composition, and mineralogy and geotechnical properties of red mud as a subgrade material is the
experimental approach. It is concluded that red mud as a subgrade building material is investigated
in this research using laboratory geotechnical testing, model footing tests, and FE modelling.
An High Accuracy Lung Cancer Detection System Using MRMR
Method
Authors: Samarjeet kar  , S.Venkatesan  , vasantha swaminathan
Published: August 2022

Lung cancer is one of the main cause of the death and health issue in many countries with 5-year survival
rate of only10–16%. In this project we use machine learning algorithms to diagnose a cancer and start
treatment in early stages.
MRMR method and decision tree algorithms to predict the high accuracy of the cancer. In this project
we use scikit-learn libraries like sklearn and pandas to predict and classify the dataset of the lung cancer
patients. Slicing the dataset and feature scaling options are used to train the dataset. After that we use
confusion matrix , f1 score and accuracy score to predict the accuracy of the result.Success obtained was
99.51% with 200 features provided by MRMR.
In the dataset lung cancer.csv the result attributes which have 0 value which represent person have no
lung cancer and 1 value represents person have lung cancer. These researchers then performed the 10-
fold cross-validation for model evaluation.IOT arduino UNO is interfaced with WIFI module to collect
the data. wifi sensor is connected with various IOT sensor to obtain the information of the patient like
temp, BP, Pulse rate..Using wifi module patient data is transfer to doctor to protect the patient in early
stages.
Characteristics of Fishery Industry MSMEs in Takalar Regency that are Resistant to Interferences in Uncertainty Era
Authors: Syamsari Syamsari , Maarif M Syamsul , Anggraeni Elisa , Amanah Siti
Published: August 2022

Research Business resilience in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) is limited in number, especially resilience in facing disturbances in an era of uncertainty. The need for research on business resilience is even higher for SMEs in the fisheries sector in developing countries. MSME business resilience needs to be maintained and improved to get sustainability so that it continues contributing to the economy. The purpose of this study is to find the characteristics of the fisheries sector MSMEs in Takalar Regency which have high resilience to face disturbances in the era of uncertainty. The research location is in Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and carried out from August to October 2021. This study uses a descriptive analysis method supported by data from in-depth interviews and questionnaires filled out by 100 MSME entrepreneurs who have run fishing businesses for more than five years. The results of study show that high school graduates dominate the characteristics of MSMEs that have high resilience, the age of the business is more than five years, families dominate the MSME workforce, simple organizational structure, the sources of business capital are a diverse, productive response to disturbances dan have a good performance namely generating wealth that supports resilience and supports the sustainability of MSMEs