bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Optimal Duration for Supervised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Stress Urinary Incontinence Women: A Prospective Study
Authors:   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Hakim Surahman , Mistivani Ira ,   Department Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Tambunan David ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Santoso Budi Iman ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Djusad Sushkan ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Priyatini Tyas ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Moegni Fernandi ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Meutia Alfa Putri ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia., Pratama Kurniawan Andrew ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Published: June 2023

Objectives: We evaluated the optimal duration of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in stress urinary incontinence (SUI) patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital from November 2018 to June 2019. We recruited 55 subjects diagnosed with SUI based on the questionnaire for urinary incontinence diagnosis (QUID) score >4 and more than 2 grams of 1-hour pad test. Considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, we taught and supervised them for PFMT and evaluated them every four weeks to observe the urogenital distress inventory-6 (UDI-6), incontinence impact questionnaire-7 (IIQ-7), 1-hour pad test, and perineometer score. We used the Wilcoxon test to evaluate the improvement at a significance level of P<0.05. Results: Our subjects were mostly obese (65%), 30-55 years old (60%), and had >2 children (90%). There were improvements in UDI-6 and IIQ-7 for every four weeks up to 12 weeks of PFMT (P<0.05, 95% CI). Pelvic floor muscle strength only improved significantly (P=0.001 and P=0.006, respectively) after eight weeks of PFMT. Also, the 1-hour pad test score decreased significantly after four weeks of training (P<0.001). Discussion: SUI distress and symptoms decrease after four weeks of Kegel exercises and continue to improve until 12 weeks of therapy. However, the 1-hour pad test reaches clinical and statistical significance during the first month of exercise with no further improvement clinically. Pelvic floor muscle strength increased significantly after eight weeks of training.
Women, Sexual Harassment, and Coping Strategies: A Descriptive Analysis
Authors:   Department of Women and Family Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran., Mirhosseini Zahra , Pakdel Parisa ,   Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran., Ebrahimi Marzieh ,   Department of Women and Family Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
Published: June 2023

Objectives: Sexual harassment is one of the most common workplace issues that female employees may experience. The issue is especially severe for women working in a healthcare setting due to factors, such as unequal hierarchical power, night shifts, and a significant volume of visitors, etc. This study sought to characterize and categorize responses to and causes of acute sexual harassment. Methods: Thirty-nine hospital employees who had experienced sexual harassment were selected for in-depth interviews as part of a qualitative study designed to collect data. Results: The responses were categorized chronologically as pre-, during-, and post-harassment. Preventive strategies were the most notable pre-harassment responses, whereas, during harassment, diffusion, denial, avoidance, and behavioral changes were the most significant responses. Nonetheless, since diffusion, avoidance, non-disclosure, and non-reporting could result in the persistence of the harassment, the post-harassment strategies shed light on the factors that determined the victims' failure to disclose sexual harassment. Discussion: Although women experience sexual harassment in healthcare settings, they typically refrain from reporting it and respond passively to such situations. Formal and informal organizational support for the harassed women can empower them to resist harassers and report their conduct in hospital settings.
Use of ICT tools and academic performance of students in the Professional Schools of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the Technological National University of Lima Sur, 2023 [Uso de herramientas TIC y rendimiento académico de los estudiantes en las las Escuelas Profesionales de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica de la Universidad Nacional Tecnológica de Lima Sur, 2023]
Authors: Reyes Narváez Ronald Juven , Apolín Montes Luis Adolfo , Lirión Rodriguez Isaura Ruth , Sánchez Pérez María del Carmen , Valderrama Romero Antonio Salomón , Taipe Cancho Mario Humberto , Vega Ronquillo Manuel , Vergara Moncada Raúl Jesús , González Lucero Juan Roosevelt , Huanri Pastrana Josmell  Romualdo
Published: June 2023

The objective of the study was to determine if there is a significant correlation between the use of ICT tools and academic performance. For this reason, research on the use of ICT tools to improve academic performance in higher education was carried out. The type of research is applied, being the level of descriptive and correlational research. The research was cross-sectional; since the survey was carried out only once using the technique of the questionnaire and notes. The sample is simple random 57 students enrolled in the 2023 semester, which constitute the study. It is shown that of the total number of respondents, the medium level predominates, that is, represented by 34.0% (59.65) perceives that the use of ICT tools occupies, 22.81% (13) at the high level. The average of those surveyed towards the application of the use of ICT tools is favorable. Being the most repeated value 3 (favorable). More than 50% of those surveyed are above 2.9474, that is, they have a favorable attitude. On average the subjects are located at 3.0000 (favorable). Likewise, 1.27365 scale units deviate from the average. A minimum score of 1 and a maximum of 5 was observed. Finally, it is concluded that there is an adequate significant relationship between the use of ICT and the academic performance of university students, due to a moderate correlation of 0.785.
HOAX: How perceived authority of information sources affects students’ likeliness to disseminate misinformation
Authors: Abdel-Jawad Camille
Published: June 2023

This study seeks to understand how students interact with social media and information sharing, as well as how perceived authority impacts their habits using a mixed-methods survey approach. The changing landscape of misinformation on social media has called into question what role students perception of authority has in the spread of misinformation among undergraduate students. Previous research has surveyed students on their information sharing behaviors, but has yet to broach the specific consequences of information being spread by a perceived authority. The findings from this study indicate that students rely on traditional forms of authority (such as doctors, police officers), but there is also a relationship between the emotional tone of information sources and certain aspects of students’ evaluations of source authority, such as being “verified” on traditional social media platforms. This study has implications for teaching information literacy to undergraduates.
DiMarco, D. and Ruppert, T. (Eds.). (2022). Avian Aesthetics in Literature and Culture: Birds and Humans in the Popular Imagination.
Authors: Kvangraven Endre Harvold
Published: June 2023

DiMarco, D. and Ruppert, T. (Eds.). (2022). Avian Aesthetics in Literature and Culture: Birds and Humans in the Popular Imagination. Lexington Books. 262 pages. ISBN: 9781666901825 (e-book) ISBN: 9781666901818 (hardback)
Parham, J. (Ed.) (2021). The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene.
Authors: Interdonato Roberto
Published: June 2023

Parham, J. (Ed.) (2021). The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Anthropocene. Cambridge University Press.
A Virtue Ethic for the Earth
Authors: De Groot Wouter T. , Knippenberg Luuk
Published: June 2023

Discussions and practices for biodiversity and the environment are associated predominantly with duty ethics, which spell out the do’s and don’ts of good behavior. Virtue ethics offer an alternative that is much more inspirational, provided we do not reduce it to a mere enumeration of environmental virtues. Moreover, a virtue ethic is truly humanistic, in that it builds on inborn human capacities rather than on external sources of morality. Grounded in the classic Greek account of virtue ethics and in interaction with medieval and modern visions, this paper articulates a virtue ethic for the Earth. Accessible to a broad audience, we address the foundational concepts of nature-inclusive telos, eudaimonia, virtues and friendship, and connect these with social-scientific research findings. This elucidates how the virtues, sometimes supported by moral exemplars, work in lives that include nature in their flourishing. A virtue ethic for the Earth, we think, can be helpful for policy making but most of all act as a platform for people to become more inspired, courageous and effective friends of nature and the planet as a whole.
Bloom, Lisa E., (2022) Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics: Artists Reimagine the Arctic and Antarctic.
Authors: Patranobish Paromita
Published: June 2023

This review critically examines Lisa E. Bloom's Climate Change and the New Polar Aesthetics (2022) by studying the book’s key methodological and analytical approaches to contemporary visual art on the poles. I locate Bloom's work as part of a larger discourse on Ice Humanities and highlight her own contribution to the field by focusing on the book's reconfiguration of critical environmentalism through intersectional feminist, indigenous, and transnational frameworks. The review also discusses the dual role of aesthetics in both shaping hegemonic perceptions of the poles and in articulating strategies for their subversion.
Visual Media, Macro Photography, and Exponential Imagination: Scalar Views in Ecohumanism
Authors: Ulmer Jasmine Brooke
Published: June 2023

This brief essay engages with environmental stewardship and scale in the Anthropocene. Taking inspiration from Kees Boeke’s illustrated children’s book Cosmic View: The Universe in 40 Jumps and Charles and Ray Eames’s Powers of Ten—a short film based on Boeke’s book—this photo essay illustrates how, through the production of eco-art, the practice of macro photography can suggest the presence of worlds within one’s world. Creative engagements are offered so that children and adults, who must all live through and contend with the Anthropocene, might appreciate notions of environmental scale, particularly in relation to our ecological footprints over time. In so doing, visual media such as illustrated books, films, and macro photography encourage sustainability on a larger scale than humanity has yet to imagine.
The Thermo-Entropic Limits of Security in Capital’s Militaristic Death Drive: A Note on Robert Biel’s Entropy of Capitalism
Authors: King Robert Drury
Published: June 2023

This commentary to Robert Biel’s book, The Entropy of Capitalism, defines the tasks of international security on the terms of a systems theory that asks how the system reproduces itself. The matter, energy, and information that go into its successful reproduction are also ecological challenges to this very system because the processes that generate the order of the system are the same processes that generate an entropy for the system that it must confront. The system confronts its own waste and the manner in which it does so, on Biel’s account, establishes its pathways of future development, including the ways in which the system is constrained. The commentary reaches beyond Biel’s framework by deepening his understanding of the structural embeddedness of capitalist development, including its surveillance stage, but it ends by defending Biel against his critics. Critics of Biel’s preference for low-input strategies of future development run astray, I suggest, in their neglect of Biel’s core insights into how an analysis of entropy is so essential to an understanding how the capitalist system works.
Riccardo Moratto, Nicoletta Pesaro, and Di-kai Chao. (Eds.). (2022). Ecocriticism and Chinese Literature: Imagined Landscapes and Real Lived Spaces.
Authors: Enescu Ioana Clara
Published: June 2023

Riccardo Moratto, Nicoletta Pesaro, and Di-kai Chao. (Eds.). (2022). Ecocriticism and Chinese Literature: Imagined Landscapes and Real Lived Spaces. Routledge. DOI: 10.4324/9781003212317. ISBN: 978-1-003-21231-7 (ebk)
In Search of a Pathographical Ecopoetics: A Study of Elizabeth Tova Bailey’s The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Authors: Sarkar Jayjit , Sarkar Anik
Published: June 2023

What connects a pathography (an illness narrative) with the school of ecopoetics is poiesis: the Greek for “the act of creation”. Pathographical ecopoetics is “creation-with” the natural surroundings during illness. As opposed to Thoreau’s Walden where we find an autobiographical account of one’s relationship with nature, in pathographical ecopoetics the same relationship is unfolded through pathos (the Greek for “pain”) and disease. Illness as a method helps in bracketing out our pre-reflective involvement with the natural surroundings and paves the way for newer ways of understanding nature. As opposed to various other intersections between medicine and ecology, like ecopsychology, ecotherapy or green cure, there is a sense of Keatsian spontaneity and aesthetic wonder in pathographical ecopoetics. Elizabeth Tova Bailey’s The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (2010) is one such account. Her debilitating illness, with “severe neurological symptoms”, brings her close to an unremarkable wild snail. Her world starts to get entwined with the world of the snail. The work is a curious admixture of illness memoir, biology, art, environmentalism, and more importantly a deep sense of compassion and empathy for the natural surroundings.
The paper will explore the concept of ecopoetics with the help of Bailey’s pathographical account. The Sound of the Wild Snail Eating as a pathographical ecopoetics is away from the techno-scientific gaze of not only modern medicine but modernity in general. Bailey’s world of illness finds effortless connections with the world of the wild snail: her spatial and temporal confinement is attuned to that of the spatio-temporality of the snail. Both the worlds posit a challenge to the speed and “homogeneous, empty time” of modernity. Both the worlds keep the enchantment and mysteriousness of the natural world alive. In general, the work provides an alternative space in the metanarrative of 21st century modernity and techno-capitalism.
“Isn’t Self-destruction Coded into Us, Programmed into Each Cell?”
Authors: Kosonen Heidi
Published: June 2023

As both a novel (VanderMeer, 2014) and cinematic adaptation (Garland, 2018), Annihilation has engaged posthumanist and ecocritical scholars seeking to answer to the demand for art forms to participate in the renegotiation of the grand narratives feeding the ongoing environmental crisis and chipping away at the liveability of Planet Earth. In my reading of Alex Garland’s film, I discuss how its depiction of death adds to these discussions by challenging the human exceptionalism built into meaning-making processes, which have situated humans as above “nature,” including death, by defining human life as more valuable than all other life. As an umbrella term covering these varied processes, I discuss biopower, which seeks to regulate life by forbidding death in humans and denying life to other kind of life forms. I locate Annihilation within films that make use of the cinematic mode of ecohorror, exploring human fears and anxieties relating to death and “monstrous nature” with an ecocritical twist. I employ film analysis and draw theoretically on thanatological and posthumanist discussions, as I reflect on the kind of understanding of death that arises in Annihilation and centre on the discussion of self-destruction and suicide in discussing the human character Josie’s death in relation to the film’s non-human actant, The Shimmer.
The governance structure of Turkish-controlled Afrin
Authors: McKeever AK
Published: June 2023

Since March 2018 Turkey and allied Syrian actors have controlled the Afrin region of northern Syria. The subsequent five years have been marked by acts of criminality and infighting incidents between the dozens of Turkish-backed militias in the region, an insurgency campaign, acts of terrorism, and dramatic demographic changes to the detriment of the region’s indigenous Kurdish population. This paper examines and outlines the Turkish-installed local governance structure, highlighting the relationships between Syrian civil and military actors and the various Turkish institutions present, what effects this regime has had on the region’s security situation, and it relates to broader Turkish policy within Syria.
GLOBALIZATION TRENDS INFLUENCE ON THE INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL ECONOMIES
Authors: Fedotova T. A. , Kudentsova M. V.
Published: June 2023

Objective. The objective of the article is the determination of trends and forecasting the impact of globalization trends on the innovative development of national economies.

Methods. In the process of the research, the following general scientific methods are applied: comparison, generalization, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, concretization, systematization.

Results. It is determined that innovation and creativity are becoming the main success factors of national economic systems. And the strategic management of innovations is the most important task of the company's anti-crisis policy. The reasons for the low level of innovative activity are the shortcomings of the regulatory and legal framework, the high cost of attracting credit funds, the lack of a strategic vision of the future development of the company's activities by the managers of the enterprises. The problem is also the low level of budgetary financing of innovative developments, the lack of incentives from the state for enterprises. Investments in new technologies are providing higher returns than the industry average, and the structure of the economy is also changing. Legal, ethical, aesthetic and moral standards are dynamically changing. The level of education and health care is increasing. Also, the spread of innovations connects various socio-economic subjects into a single entity. One of the factors of increasing the competitiveness and efficiency of the economy at all its levels is the introduction of innovations. The innovation policy of a state should provide for the stimulation of innovation at the state and regional levels, involvement in global innovation networks, investment in research and development, improvement of the regulatory and legal environment, determination of priorities for innovation development at the state and regional levels etc. Globalization opens up opportunities to overcome the technological gap and introduce innovations to increase the competitiveness of the national economy. The main trends of the impact of globalization aspects of development on the innovative development of national economies are determined. The asymmetry of the innovative development of national economies in the conditions of globalization is studied. The reasons for the low level of innovation activity of national economies are established. The important tasks of the state innovation policy and the effective mechanisms and promising trends of the development of the innovative economies of the world are determined. The following effective mechanisms and promising trends in the development of the world's innovative economies are defined: digitization and digitalization, the use of digital technologies for optimizing business processes; robotics as a response to global demographic changes, consisting of an aging population and an increase in the burden on the employed part of humanity; renewable energy; convergence of technologies and knowledge; virtualization of the world and artificial intelligence.
DIGITALIZATION OF BANKING SECTOR AND DEVELOPMENT OF FINTECH MARKET IN UKRAINE
Authors: Yelisieieva O. K. , Peretiatko A. I.
Published: June 2023

Objective. The objectiveof the study is to analyze the state of the FinTech industry as well as the trend towards the emergence of neobanks and digitalization of classical banks in the Ukrainian banking sector; to determine the impact of FinTech companies on the institutional transformation of financial markets, especially in terms of their interaction with existing financial institutions, as well as to review the actions of the NBU as a market regulator.

Methods. To achieve the defined goal and solve the set tasks, a system of general scientific research methods is used, namely: methods of theoretical generalization of induction, comparison, graphical and tabular — to clarify the problematic aspects of FinTech development in Ukraine and illustrate the analysis of the digitalization processes of the domestic banking sector; abstract-logical method — to summarize the results of the study and identify priority areas and tools for further development of FinTech and neobanks in Ukraine.

Results. It is established that the fintech business and digitalization of the banking sector is at the stage of active development, which is manifested in the increase in the number of fintech com­panies and the expansion of their activities, as well as the transition of banks to online services. And the beginning of Monobank’s activity became the starting point for neobanks in Ukraine. One of the main catalysts for the transition to online services by banks is the introduction of the “Diia” and “BankID” service, which allows financial institutions to verify customers online. In order to control and legally regulate fintech companies, the NBU has developed a “Strategy for the Devel­opment of Fintech in Ukraine until 2025”. The formation of fintech companies and neobanks in Ukraine is facilitated by certain prerequisites: the creation of adequate infrastructure; the forma­tion of a favorable legislative and regulatory environment; ensuring access to capital and invest­ment; the availability of a sufficient level of qualifications and innovative potential of employees.
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK: CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
Authors: Kozhukhova T. V. , Bocharova Yu. H. , Ishchenko O. V. , Fedotova T. A.
Published: June 2023

Objective. The objective of the article is to establish the features of the policy of the European Central Bank in the field of climate change.

Methods. In the research process, the following general scientific methods and methods of cognition are applied: methods of scientific abstraction, analysis and synthesis (to study the impact of climate change on the economy and the financial sector), systemic generalization (to systematize risks associated with climate change, determine the measures of central banks regarding minimization of the negative effects of climate change, determination of features of the policy of the European Central Bank in the field of climate change).

Results. Based on the results of the conducted research, the impact of climate change on the economy and the financial sector is considered, and climate risks affecting the financial sector are identified (physical risks arising from climate-related hazards that can reduce the value of financial assets and/or increase liabilities), risks of the transition to "green" energy (due to policy changes regarding mitigation and adaptation to climate change, as well as market sentiment and technology changes that may affect the value of financial assets and liabilities), liability risks (due to liability entities for damages related to environmental damage that they may cause); measures to minimize the negative effects of climate change are defined (preliminary determination of climate risks in financial contracts, effective distribution of risks through insurance and reinsurance, assessment of the impact of a natural disaster on inflationary pressure, adjustment of monetary policy if necessary; use of more reliable quantitative assessments based on detailed impact analysis climate risks at the individual sector level; governments announcing a clear and predictable plan for future tightening of carbon policy; central banks incorporating climate variables into their macroeconomic models); the specifics of the European Central Bank's policy in the field of climate change are established (the presence of a strong normative and legal support of the policy in the field of climate change, which covers the monetary policy strategy, the action plan on climate change, the climate agenda with defined strategic priorities and measures; the presence of strategic goals and priorities in the field of climate change, which consist in managing and mitigating financial risks associated with climate change and assessing its economic impact, promoting stable financing to support an orderly transition to a low-carbon economy, sharing the experience of the ECB).
PENGELOLAAN UNSI (SANGGAR BUDAYA) DALAM TRADISI PERTUNJUKAN SENI DENDANG SERAWAI, BENGKULU
Authors: Lubis Bustanuddin , Yoesoef Mohamad , Pudentia
Published: June 2023

The goal to be achieved in the discussion of this article is the management of unsi in the tradition of performing seni dendang Serawai in Bengkulu. The process of maintaining an oral tradition is more related to the performance of the tradition than to the presence of traditional performers. Currently, the tradition of performing seni dendang is performed by a cultural unit formed independently by the community. Unsi, as actors and executors of performances, certainly experience a management process in their organizational management. Based on the results of observations in the fields of Seluma Regency and South Bengkulu Regency, it turns out that most of the unsi do not yet have good and healthy management. The research method used is qualitative, with direct interview data collection techniques and field research. The results of the study found that there were internal and external factors that became obstacles in the development of unsi in performances seni dendang. Internal factors relate to the performance seni dendang itself, while external factors relate to the supporters of the performance seni dendang. Paying attention to the role and function of unsi is one of the important keys to caring for the tradition of seni dendang Serawai .
Anais do II Colóquio da Pós-Graduação do IF Goiano - Campus Urutaí
Authors: Dias Herbert Júnior , Silva Anderson Rodrigo da
Published: June 2023

A Pós-Graduação Profissional é um segmento cada vez mais relevante quando se trata de capacitação técnico-científica e pesquisa aplicada. É considerando isso que a Diretoria de Pós-Graduação, Pesquisa e Inovação do Instituto Federal Goiano - Campus Urutaí promove entre os dias 13 e 16 de junho de 2023 o II Colóquio da Pós-Graduação do IF Goiano - Campus Urutaí (II CoPU), evento cunhado sobre a premissa do compartilhamento de experiências e soluções, técnico-científicas ou de gestão, por docentes, discentes e profissionais de diferentes áreas do conhecimento. Nesta segunda edição do evento, totalmente presencial e gratuita, são propostas atividades específicas e amplas no âmbito dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Proteção de Plantas, Conservação de Recursos Naturais do Cerrado, e Ensino para a Educação Básica. Estes Programas de Pós-Graduação realizaram em paralelo ao II CoPU, eventos anuais de base técnico-científica. O V Simpósio em Proteção de Plantas (V SPP) traz integração e atualização de conteúdos técnico-científicos aplicados, principalmente, ao manejo de insetos-pragas, doenças, nematoides e plantas daninhas na agricultura. O VII Workshop de Conservação de Recursos Naturais do Cerrado (VII WCRNC) propõe renovadas reflexões sobre práticas que resultem em conservação e restauração da biodiversidade e serviços ecossistêmicos do Cerrado. Nesta edição do evento há especial foco no desenvolvimento de produtos técnicos e tecnológicos impactantes. O IV Seminário de Pesquisa em Ensino para a Educação Básica (IV SPEEB) promove a divulgação de estudos desenvolvidos para melhoria em processos de ensino na Educação Básica brasileira, por meio de trabalhos conduzidos por discentes, docentes e comunidade externa.
Tree community structure in a reserve area at the Federal Goiano Institute – Rio Verde Campus
Authors: Silva Amanda Candida , Pires Mirian Greci Marques Cordeiro , Marques Ariani Silva , Dias Rodrigo de Oliveira , Barbosa Araly Belo , Menino Gisele Cristina de Oliveira
Published: June 2023

The Cerrado Biome is the second largest biome in Brazil, it has a rich diversity of fauna and flora, it no longer has its original coverage, even the protected reserves suffer from anthropic actions and invasive plants and animals. In addition, the cerrado has a diversity of habitats and numerous plant species that are at risk of extinction. Therefore, tools such as a floristic survey and a phytosociological study are used to study degraded areas that suffer from anthropic action and modified fragments. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate the floristic composition and structure of the shrub-tree community in a reserve area located at Instituto Federal Goiano. Fifteen systematized plots of 20x20m were established, spaced 10m apart and distributed in four transects, totaling 0.6 ha of sampling. All tree individuals with CAP ≥ 10 cm were numbered using aluminum plates. Circumference measurements were obtained using a tape measure and height was estimated. Classic phytosociological parameters were calculated. A total of 618 individuals distributed in 21 families and 41 species were sampled. Six individuals were not identified. The Shannon diversity index was 2.56 and the Pielou evenness was 0.69. It is concluded that the diversity of species found within the plots is much lower than it should be, with low species variability and the distribution of individuals is disproportionate.
Prospects and challenges for the domestic market of PVC profiles in the era of sanctions
Authors:   Melke company, Plastic Windows company, Petyushin V.A.
Published: June 2023

Import substitution has become our reality today. The Russian industry has a chance to “start all over again” by becoming independent, launching completely Russian production. Vladimir Petyushin, the founder and owner of Melke, a manufacturer of PVC window profiles, tells how the vacant niches are occupied by companies with fully Russian production.
El talento humano y la ventaja competitiva de las organizaciones
Authors: Salazar Vázquez Flor Isabel , Pesantez Molina Wilson Geovanny , Quinteros Cortázar Marcos Patricio , Sánchez Salazar Paola Margoth
Published: June 2023

El talento humano es el recurso más crítico para el éxito o fracaso en una organización porque es la mayor fuente de ventaja competitiva. Por ello, el objetivo de la investigación fue analizar los desafíos y perspectivas del talento humano para la ventaja competitiva de las organizaciones. Fue desarrollado bajo una modalidad revisión teórica bibliográfica, desde lo cualitativo, de tipo documental hermenéutica. Donde se relacionaron las variables, talento humano y la ventaja competitiva. Se obtuvo como resultado que el conocimiento creado o adquirido por el talento humano es para compartirlo organizacionalmente, entonces, es necesario transferirlo, ubicarlo y aplicarlo apropiadamente para generar innovación y creatividad, nuevas metodologías o hacer cambios ágiles en las organizaciones. De este modo, la contrastación teórica reveló una coherente y firme relación entre el talento humano y la ventaja competitiva; es decir, no hay ventaja competitiva si no se aprovecha estratégicamente el talento
Emergencia educativa: bases conceptuales para entender la problemática de la educación básica
Authors: Polanco Tintaya Avelina Nazaria , Camilo García William , Zegarra Hidalgo David Adán
Published: June 2023

La educación es un derecho humano fundamental; por lo tanto, resulta lógico que todas las personas puedan acceder a ella en condiciones de igualdad y con las mismas oportunidades. El objetivo de estudio fue analizar desde una perspectiva conceptual la problemática de la educación básica en Perú durante el COVID-19. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica, estableciendo los criterios de inclusión, artículos originales o de revisión, libros físicos o digitales, idioma español e inglés, años 2020-2022 y documentos citables; además, se abordaron los motores de búsqueda Scopus, SciELO, Wos y Google Académico. Se concluyó que la educación básica en tiempos de pandemia, pasó de ser un derecho fundamental a un derecho sin equidad, justicia e inclusión para muchos estudiantes, lo cual requiere un cambio en el sistema de educación peruano, orientado a disminuir o erradicar las desigualdades y así brindar una educación para todos inclusiva e igualitaria.
Emprendimiento digital en estudiantes de educación superior
Authors: Flores Oré Blanca Rosario
Published: June 2023

El emprendimiento es la piedra angular que mueve la economía de un país, para ello, los emprendedores recurren a diversos recursos tecnológicos digitales. En este contexto se analiza el emprendimiento digital que desarrollan los estudiantes de educación superior. Para ello se desarrolló una revisión sistemática usando PRISMA, donde se identificaron inicialmente 5870 artículos científicos de los últimos 7 años en bibliotecas virtuales y bases de datos de Scopus, EBSCO, ProQuest y Scielo, donde se simplificó a 12 artículos acerca de emprendimiento digital. Finalmente se pudo concluir que las concepciones de los estudiantes de educación superior no son uniformes respecto el emprendimiento digital, algunos resaltan el aspecto empresarial, mientras que otros identifican que la dimensión empresarial viene asociada con una dimensión social paralela. Así mismo, se determinó que las principales barreras o dificultades que presentan los estudiantes de educación superior para emprender digitalmente son el financiamiento y las habilidades siendo esta última en este caso la más fácil de superar.
Aula invertida en el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje en Educación Superior
Authors: Argüello Melo Marjorie
Published: June 2023

Las TIC apoyan el quehacer educativo, fomenta en los estudiantes el trabajo autónomo y su interacción social, mediante redes sociales y ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje. Por ello, el objetivo del estudio es analizar los fundamentos teóricos del Aula Invertida como herramienta para mejorar el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica amparado en las categorías del Aula Invertida en educación superior, fundamentos y metodologías. Como referente se revisaron articulos de revistas, tesis, libros, entre otras fuentes bibliográficas. Se pudo concluir que una debilidad que presenta el aula invertida es que el estudiante asista sin revisión y entendimiento previo del tema; las metodologías buscan dar un giro a las clases tradicionales para que los estudiantes tengan un rol activo y manejen las nuevas tecnologías. Se procura promover la implementación de Aula Invertida en el ámbito educativo superior, considerando beneficios de incorporarla para que favorezca el quehacer docente y para los estudiantes.
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program
Authors: Breece Carolyn , Sagili Ramesh
Published: June 2023

The Oregon Master Beekeeper Program has been educating beekeepers since 2012. We surveyed program participants to evaluate the effectiveness of the training on beekeeping knowledge, confidence, and community involvement. The survey results showed positive changes in beekeepers, especially due to hands-on training by volunteer mentors, an integral component of the program. We also found areas for program improvement, such as providing more local contact with volunteers and addressing mentor-mentee scheduling issues. The insights gleaned from our survey could be used by those involved with other master beekeeper programs or similar Extension programs to strengthen educational offerings.
Assisting Food Processors with Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance
Authors: Overdiep Jacques , Shaw Angela
Published: June 2023

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Human Food Audit Checklist was developed as a tool for assisting food processors with implementation of FSMA. This 70-page checklist incorporates Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1 Subparts H (Registration of Food Facilities) and O (Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food) and 21 CFR 117 (Preventive Controls for Human Food Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls and Current Good Manufacturing Practices) with hints, comments, and definitions. The checklist was reviewed by Food and Drug Administration experts and food company personnel to validate its usefulness. It can be modified to fit any food processor or regulation.
Assessing New England Family Forest Owners' Invasive Insect Awareness
Authors: Simoes Jody , Lindsay Marla , Butler Brett , Kittredge David , Thompson Jonathan , Orwig David
Published: June 2023

Family forest owners in the United States have underscored the need for forest insect pest (FIP) information, and numerous Extension programs have been developed to meet pest information needs. We developed the Pest Awareness Index to illustrate the heterogeneity of familiarity, knowledge, and experience regarding three FIPs (hemlock woolly adelgid, emerald ash borer, Asian long-horned beetle) in four New England states. Using mail survey data of family forest owners, we calculated an index from three components and provided comparisons based on region and actual insect presence. The differences in the index across these domains have implications for measurement and delivery of Extension programs.
Goat Yoga: Preliminary Implications for Health, Agriculture, and 4-H
Authors: Balis Laura , Marshall Chance , Malcolm Alix , Harden Samantha
Published: June 2023

Goat yoga, an event that combines yoga and interactions with goats, may serve as a cross-initiative program that can promote both health and agriculture. This article describes the potential impact of goat yoga and the results of a pilot program. Adult attendees of the pilot event completed a questionnaire assessing knowledge of and intentions to be involved with yoga, goats, and 4-H. Participants increased their knowledge of each area and indicated intentions to use goat products and to visit the goat barn at the county fair. Future work is needed to establish effects of goat yoga within Extension, and, if successful, embed these practices at a large scale.
Monkeypox: A review of a zoonotic disease of global public health concern
Authors: Tajudeen Yusuf Amuda , Oladipo Habeebullah Jayeola , Muili Abdulbasit Opeyemi , Ikebuaso Joy Ginika
Published: June 2023

Background: The rising circulation of the monkeypox virus while the COVID-19 is still ongoing in non-endemic countries is a significant global health threat. In this article, we have discussed the epidemiology, aetiology, and pathogenesis of the monkeypox virus to provide our current knowledge of the disease. Also, we discussed the ongoing efforts of the international health organizations to curtail the present epidemic and we finally provide recommendations for early detection and response. Methods: We did a rapid literature search on PubMed, EMBASE, World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other trusted databases for recent articles (1958-2022) published in English—focusing on the outbreaks of monkeypox disease, epidemiology, pathogenesis, aetiology, prevention, and control in endemic and non-endemic countries. Keywords such as "Monkeypox", "Monkeypox virus", "Poxviridae", "Orthopoxvirus", "Smallpox", and "Smallpox Vaccine" were considered in our search based on MESH medical subject headings. Results: Our review highlights four important findings. First, a cumulative of 1285 monkeypox cases have been documented and reported by the WHO in non-endemic countries as of June 8, 2022. Second, international travel contributes to the increase in cases in non-endemic countries. Third, the origin of the outbreak, the pattern of transmission, and the risk of infections is not fully understood. Fourth, there is an ongoing effort by the WHO, CDC, and other international health organization to control the spread of the monkeypox disease. Conclusion: Our findings underline the need to reassess research priorities on the origin, transmission pattern, and risk factors for infection of monkeypox. Also, we provide recommendations under the One Health spectrum to prevent further spread of the disease.
The perils of boarding: A call to achieve parity in the delivery of acute psychiatric services for children with COVID-19
Authors: Jawed Aysha , Boro-Hernandez Rachel
Published: June 2023

Boarding across pediatric healthcare systems is on the rise during the pandemic. Children with positive COVID-19 test results awaiting psychiatric placements in the emergency department or medical unit settings are at increased risk for decompensation with unmet psychiatric needs during a time of crisis marked by vulnerability. There is scant literature unveiling best practices on delivery of care for these patients to achieve acute crisis stabilization. Recent studies have uncovered substantial increases in mental health disorders among children during the pandemic compared to previous incidence and prevalence rates prior to the pandemic. From the published literature, two healthcare systems have initiated long-term planning, development, and implementation of biodome psychiatric units for patients with COVID-19 in need of acute crisis stabilization services. We sampled 100 acute inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric programs to discern their post-COVID positive clearance policies for admission. Findings were mixed among days of quarantine required, symptomology, covid-designated spaces vs. self-isolated rooms for psychiatric treatment, number of COVID negative retests, and additional considerations. We also review a range of considerations and recommendations for clinical practice and the health system in achieving parity in mental health care for these patients which in turn could contribute towards mitigating the rising global mental health crisis. Furthermore, increasing access to acute psychiatric services for these patients will also contribute towards the larger goal of the World Health Organization, Sustainable Developmental Goals of the United Nations, and Healthy People 2030 in increasing accessibility, quality and equity of mental health care for individuals on both global and national frontiers.
Access to medicines through global health diplomacy
Authors: Chattu Vijay Kumar , Singh Bawa , Pattanshetty Sanjay , Reddy Srikanth
Published: June 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO) emphasizes that equitable access to safe and affordable medicines is vital to attaining the highest possible standard of health by all. Ensuring equitable access to medicines (ATM) is also a key narrative of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as SDG 3.8 specifies "access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all" as a central component of universal health coverage (UHC). The SDG 3.b emphasizes the need to develop medicines to address persistent treatment gaps. However, around 2 billion people globally have no access to essential medicines, particularly in lower- and middle-income countries. The states’ recognition of health as a human right obligates them to ensure access to timely, acceptable, affordable health care. While ATM is inherent in minimizing the treatment gaps, global health diplomacy (GHD) contributes to addressing these gaps and fulfilling the state’s embracement of health as a human right.
An exploration into the challenges of managing the COVID-19 pandemic in mass education centers in Iran: A qualitative content analysis
Authors: Mahmoudi Hosein , Faizi Fakhrudin , Rahimi Abolfazl , Zandi Shirdel
Published: June 2023

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Iran’s mass education centers, which house a large number of trainees, encountered numerous difficulties in managing the disease. Understanding these challenges can help manage future pandemics. This study was conducted to explore the challenges of managing the COVID-19 pandemic in mass education centers in Iran. Methods: In this qualitative study, we used a qualitative content analysis of data collected from June to October 2022 in eight mass education centers in Iran. Semi-structured interviews (n=19) were used for data collection. Results: Four main themes and eleven subthemes were identified: The essence of dormitory life (Subthemes included: "The high population density in the dormitory", "Public toilets" and, Interprovincial travel), the inflexibility of the profession (Subthemes included: "Inapplicable health protocols" and, "Inflexible rules and regulations"), Negligence (Subthemes included: "Not adhering to health protocols", "Non acceptance of illness", and "High-risk taking"), and Weakness of health-care platform (Subthemes included: "shortage of healthcare facilities", "Lack of specialized personnel", and "The uni-dimensional aspect of healthcare services"). Conclusion: We identified several challenges that made the handling of COVID-19 difficult in Iran’s centers for mass education. These findings can help future research in addressing the challenges and designing adaptable plans for pandemic management in mass education centers.
Improved portable generator performance with bio-ethanol fuel and its impact on bio-sustainability
Authors: Ramya Sri Katuri , Sambandam Padmanabhan , Boopathi Balaji , James Raj Deepak , Kader Ekhlas Edan
Published: June 2023

Clean air, renewable energy, climate change, safe environments, and the opportunity to live in a healthy community are just a few of the many issues that fall under the umbrella of environmental sustainability. The creation of bioenergy and biomaterials has the potential to retain the energy-environment relationship while simultaneously fostering cleaner, lower-carbon settings. Scientists are investigating renewable energy sources like ethanol to enhance sustainability and the planet›s health. Fuel ethanol is a feasible alternative to gasoline since it has a lower carbon footprint and a higher energy density. This research summarizes ethanol›s potential as a bio-sustainable fuel option for portable generators in India. Bio-ethanol testing was done on a portable generator with an ethanol-gasoline blend, and the findings are presented in this study. Compared to using standard gasoline, the results show 9% to 25% increased thermal efficiency and 6% to 28% decreased fuel usage. The results showed a decrease of 6%–23% in carbon monoxide and 3%–11% in unburned hydrocarbon emissions.