bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Financial Solidarity or Autonomy? How Gendered Wealth and Income Inequalities Influence Couples’ Money Management
Authors: Althaber Agnieszka , Leuze Kathrin , Künzel Ramona
Published: January 2023

It is well established that women have lower income and wealth levels than men. These inequalities are most pronounced within heterosexual couples and grow once partners get married and have children. Nevertheless, equality in controlling money within couples is highly valued and might ameliorate women’s disadvantages in income and wealth ownership. Previous research has focused on explaining gender wealth inequalities at the household level; less is known about the possible consequences of these inequalities on how couples manage their money. In this article, we investigate how income and wealth inequalities among couples are associated with joint or independent money management. In theoretical terms, we perceive money management systems as representing two different norms of reciprocity within couples for buffering income and wealth inequalities between partners, depending on the transferability of resources and their institutional regulation. We apply pooled logistic regression models to data from the German Socio‐Economic Panel Study. Our findings confirm that income and wealth are relevant but have opposite associations with couples’ money management strategies. While couples with unequal income constellations tend to pool their money, couples with unequal wealth constellations manage their money independently. Accordingly, couples seem to use labour income to buffer gender inequalities by sharing resources, thereby following the norm of partnership solidarity. In contrast, gender wealth inequalities are reproduced by keeping resources separate, thus representing the norm of financial autonomy.
BOUNDEDNESS OF PSEUDO-DIFFERENTIAL OPERATORS ON WEIGHTED HARDY SPACES AND VARIABLE EXPONENTS HARDY LOCAL MORREY SPACES
Authors: CONGO Mohamed , OUEDRAOGO Marie Françoise
Published: January 2023

In this paper, we use the atomic decomposition to establish the boundedness of pseudo-differential operators belonging to Hörmander class on weighted Hardy spaces $H^p(\omega)$ and on variable exponents Hardy local Morrey spaces $HLM_{p(\cdot)}^{u(\cdot)}$.
A Mixed Methods Analysis of Patient Utilization and Trust of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Authors: LaShell Alexandra K. , Musey Paul , Alexander Andreia , Glober Nancy
Published: January 2023

Background: Little is known regarding patients’ decisions to come to the emergency department (ED) via emergency medical services (EMS) versus privately owned vehicle (POV) and no studies have investigated patients’ trust of the EMS system as it varies by race.
Methods: Patients who came to one urban, academic ED were given a mixed methods survey at bedside. Qualitative data identified patient reasoning for utilization of EMS versus POV. Quantitative data included patient demographics, medical and social history, and two validated scales to assess trust and perceived empathy of EMS providers (the Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale and the Jefferson Scale of Patient Perception of Physician Empathy). Descriptive statistics showed characteristics of patients who came in via EMS versus POV and an unpaired t-test described the difference in EMS trust as it varied by race.
Results: Qualitative: Patients who came via EMS reported lack of access to a POV, inability to drive, and the inability to move secondary to the chief presenting medical complaint. Patients who came in via POV based their selection on speed, high cost of EMS transport, the ability to drive themselves safely, or lack of perceived emergency. Quantitative: 9/23 (39.1%) patients utilized EMS transport and 14/23 (60.9%) utilized POV. 56.5% of patients were Black and 39.1% were White. Of those who came in by EMS, only 5/9 (55.5%) felt they had an immediate threat to life, organ or body function. The Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale indicated that Black patients had less trust in the EMS system than White patients (p=0.04), while the Jefferson Scale of Patient Perception of Physician Empathy demonstrated no significant difference (p=0.60).
Conclusion and Potential Impact: Hopefully, this data will inform policy makers attempting to make the emergency care system accessible to all patients and provide appropriate non-emergent options for optimal medical care.
To study the qualities and rules of drinking water to keep individual healthy
Authors: Shisode Nileema R.
Published: January 2023

Water is life if we follow proper rules of water consumption it acts like nectar, but if we didn’t follow proper rules of drinking water it may cause or increase many diseases to prove as a poison. In this article with the help of ayurved samhitas, I had tried to elaborate good habits of drinking water. I had tried to set rules for water intake. In samhitas, detail properties of water, cold water, hot water, boiled water, coconut water, early morning water intake, water intake by nose are given. Also in day to day life how we should consume water what are its effect all this is narrated in detail. This article will give new perspective to clinicians as well as patients about rules and benefits of good water intake habits; and will help to prevent disease by simple adoptable method.
Homeopathy as a saviour for urolithiasis: A narrative review shading light on pathophysiology of renal stones and homeopathy drugs
Authors: Mohod Priya
Published: January 2023

Kidney stone disease is a crystal concretion formed generally within the kidneys. It is an accumulative urological disorder of human health, affecting about 12% of the world population. Higher risk of kidney failure which has been associated with end stage renal failure. Calcium oxalate, which forms at Randall's plaque on the renal papillary surfaces, is the most common type of kidney stone. Stone formation is highly prevalent, with rates of up to 14.8% and increasing, and a recurrence rate of up to 50% within the first 5 years of the initial stone incident. The formation of the stone is a complex process which results from numerous physiochemical events such as, super saturation, nucleation, growth, aggregation, and retention of urinary stone constituents within tubular cells. Several therapies are being performed for kidney stone treatment, including thiazide diuretics, allopurinol, painkillers, dietary changes, shock-wave treatment, ureterenooscopic and percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and ureterenooscopic and percutaneous nephrolithotomy in severe cases. However, the side effects that these treatments possess and reoccurrence of the disease have motivated researchers to search for better and safer options. Homeopathic drugs as well as several medicinal plants display antiurolithiatic activity and thus perform an important role in treatment of kidney stone disease. Therefore, the present review thereby wants to bring to the attention the wonderful results that homeopathy is offering in cases of urolithiasis in a very non-invasive and economical way which is not yet popularized.
Effect of ‘Meditation technique’ on work performance and work of head of departments at a dedicated COVID-19 tertiary care hospital: A prospective, interventional, single blind, randomized control study
Authors: Gawali Vijay Kumar , Sankhe Ajay Prabhakar , Shanbhag Vivekanand , Kadam Rajesh , Muley Praveen
Published: January 2023

Mindfulness-based programs were shown to promote relaxation, and improve work performance. We evaluated the effect of an indigenous meditation technique in the work performance of Heads of Departments (HODs) in our institute.

We carried out a prospective, interventional, single centre, single blinded, randomized controlled, study to evaluate the effect of meditation technique on work performance and acceptability (among employees) of HODs working in a dedicated COVID-19 tertiary care hospital. We also recruited employees from each of the Departments for obtaining their feedback. A validated feedback evaluation questionnaire was used for assessing the outcomes at baseline, and on days 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Twenty HODs of either gender aged between 36 to 58 Years, with atleast 5 years of experience as Heads leading the respective teams were recruited. One-hundred employees aged between 21 to 58 years reporting at least for one year reporting to those HODs were recruited. The mean (SD) feedback score of the employees in the control arm was 22.98(7.2) while in the interventional arm, it was 21.82 (6.4) and was not statistically significant (p=0.28). On all the follow-up days, the scores were significantly higher in the interventional group compared to control arm. Similarly, in the interventional group, the scores were significantly higher on all the follow-up days compared to baseline while it was not statistically significant in the control group.

We observed a significant improvement in the work performance of HODs as evaluated by their respective employees through the meditation technique that consisted of breathing exercise and chanting the Studies are needed exploring the effects in different units and for long term.
African naturopathic education: Ghana’s model using competency-based curriculum
Authors: Obu Raphael Nyarkotey , Bluwey Lawrencia Aggrey
Published: January 2023

Despite the over 62 years of Naturopathy’s existence in the Ghanaian jurisdiction, no single tertiary program in Naturopathy or Complementary and Alternative Medicine is taught. The practice has not been streamlined and properly structured. Those who engage in the Naturopathic trade mostly receive their education through correspondence from unrecognized and unaccredited foreign schools that teach a limited aspect of naturopathy.

: Following the development and approval of two Naturopathic programs; The Higher National Diploma (HND) for training Naturopaths and Bachelor of Technology in Naturopathy and Holistic Medicine, a 5-year program for Naturopathic Physicians, this paper provides a critical evaluation of the curricula approved by the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) in Ghana.

This paper employs a sequential two-stage qualitative process. In phase one, the two curricula were submitted to the World Naturopathic Federation (WNF) Canada, for evaluation. Phase two involved a document analysis using the curriculum recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Naturopathic Federation (WNF), and the South African Naturopathic curriculum. An in-depth evaluation and comparison with the Ghanaian program were conducted, together with abstracted WNF responses which were then analyzed thematically.

After the necessary recommendations by WNF were adopted. The two Ghanaian curricula met the international standard. The recommendations also strengthened the mandatory general area of competence in Naturopathic training. The Ghanaian Bachelor’s in Naturopathy has total clock hours of 5,979, which surpasses the South African degree in Naturopathy(5,950) clock hours.

The Ghanaian naturopathic mandatory and elective subjects in the curricula meet the international standards. Issues raised by World Naturopathic Federations (WNF) were all addressed to strengthen the program.
Prevalence of anaemia and factors influencing anaemia among school going adolscents in urban and rural area of a North Karnataka: A comparitive study
Authors: Patil Manjula S , Sinha Sweta , Halki Sunanda , Sharma Shubham Mohan
Published: January 2023

Adolescents are defined as the age group between 10-19 years according to WHO.During adolescence; anaemia is prevalent in both girls and boys indicating that they need higher nutritional requirement for their rapid physical, mental growth and development.

To estimate the prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors among rural and urban school going adolescents in North Karnataka.

An observational study was conducted among the school going adolescents (10-19 years) studying in Government schools in rural and urban field practice area. All the Government schools were included in sampling frame and students were selected using simple random sampling technique. Anthropometric measurements and laboratory test were done. Haemoglobin estimation using Sahli’s method. Data was entered in MS Excel and analysed using SPSS v22. Statistical measures used were percentage, chi square test as test of significance and was evaluated at 95% confidence level (p <0.05).

Total prevalence of anaemia among adolescents was 80.28%, more in rural adolescents (88.88%) compared to urban (71.67%). Maximum prevalence was of moderate anaemia 193 (53.61%) more in rural 63.89% compared to urban area 43.33%.

Maximum prevalence was of moderate anaemia in both the areas which was more in girls compared to boys.
Reflexiones sobre la moda
Authors: Toro-Zambrano María Cristina
Published: January 2023

La filosofía tiene una tarea fundamental que es dialogar y pensar sobre algo particular, la moda es uno de ellos; tiene un tiempo, un espacio y un lugar en el que se despliega, en la base de su estructura está la exclusión social y tiene como fin la hiperrealidad. Esto es posible analizarlo bajo la mira de distintos autores como Walter Benjamin, Georg Simmel, Jean Baudrillard, los cuales me permiten visibilizar algunos elementos de la moda que perduran en el modo en el que vivimos cotidianamente.
Aspectos fenomenológicos en la teoría del conocimiento de Thomas Hobbes como génesis del estado civil
Authors: Calle-Zapata Mauricio
Published: January 2023

El presente texto desea dar cuenta, a partir de aquellos aspectos fenomenológicos de la teoría del conocimiento de Thomas Hobbes, el fundamentoy justificación de la génesis del Estado civil. Sin lugar a dudas, serán la percepción o la intuición, lo sensible, la imaginación o la memoria, el lenguaje, el movimiento, el cómputo, el deseo, el miedo, entre otros, lo que lleva al sujeto a comprender su propia naturaleza y a partir de ella, a pactar con otros sujetos cediendo sus derechos naturales a un tercero para dar fin al estado de naturaleza y poder conservar su vida y vivir en paz.
Harmonisation of System of National Accounts with Accounting
Authors:   Kazakh-British Technical University, Belgibaeva K.K.
Published: January 2023

The article deals with methodological issues of accounting and the System of National Accounts (SNA), United Nations, 2008. A comparison of the two accounting systems on the basis of determining their conceptual bases: subject, object, unit of account, purpose and objectives of accounting, the institutional nature, tools, users of information. The capabilities for the harmonization of macro-statistic accounting with accounting.
Número actual
Authors: Revista La
Published: January 2023

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Advancing Ethics within Public Administration
Authors: Romanelli Mauro
Published: January 2023

As agents of change between communities and organization, public managers help advancing ethics within public organizations. Rethinking the importance of ethics within public organizations helps to strengthen public managers as supporters of commitment and motivation at work of employees, and enablers of public values within society. Public managers help to drive public organizations towards future, promoting ethical behaviours and public values that contribute to maintaining public trust and improving democratic life. Rediscovering the value and practice of ethics enables the organisational dimension, leading to public managers as facilitators of collaborative processes that involve the citizenry and the community. Today, driving effective ethics-led public administration relies on the role of public managers as proactive supporters of ethical and socially responsible behaviours at work, within public administration and within society, driving the conduits that open up to shaping shared pathways for value creation and building wealthy communities and public spaces.
Ethics and Consumer Financial Behaviour in the Banking System Savings Programme
Authors: Oprisan Oana , Condrea Elena , Dumitrache (Serbanescu) Ana-Maria
Published: January 2023

Saving is an important part of many people's lives. Most often a person saves to buy a house, a new car, a holiday in a place they haven't visited or for unexpected situations. To have a balanced financial life it is essential to save, as it reduces stress or other problems that may arise in everyday life. The main reasons why a person saves are emergencies, having loans we want to cover in advance and goods we can't buy with our regular income. The best way to protect savings is not to keep the money in the house, but to open a savings deposit at a bank. The truth is that when money is in the house we are more tempted to spend it and so the whole process of saving takes a turn. In this paper I propose to address a topical issue of particular importance to the savings process in the banking system. Thus, we will show an analysis of the evolution and highlight the trends that have taken place in the context of inflation, certain microeconomic factors, but also in the context of the economy at the national level. We have also captured the moments when events at the national level have had a direct and visible impact on deposits in the banking system.
Etichal Issues of Digitalization in Healthcare Organizations
Authors: Pătru (Grigorie) Larisa , Pătru Ciprian Laurenţiu
Published: January 2023

The healthcare sector is being transformed by the digitalization as it revolutionizes the way medical services are delivered. In this context, healthcare organizations are forced to reinvent themselves. Under the pressure generated by the covid-19 pandemic, the accelerated digitization of the public and private medical entities is considered a solution. The advantages of digital transformation are facilitating access to care, improving quality and better financial performance. However, in this process, ethical problems also arise. In this article our goal is to identify the primary ethical issues faced by medical organizations. The finding of the article represents a tool for health professionals who are concerned about the ethical aspects that appear in the provision of medical services, especially when they share medical data with patients or with other health organizations.
The Development of the Administrative Capacity versus Citizens` Opinion in Romania
Authors: Chiriţă Otilia , Călin Raluca , Călin George
Published: January 2023

The public sector has a fundamental role in ensuring long-term prosperity thus a deficient mechanism of public administration can have a negative impact on unique market, innovation and investment functioning. In European states, actions were initiated and implemented meant to stimulate the performance of the administrations. The way of public sector capacity development differs for each state of European Union; some of them are able to reconsider the basics of the administrative system, while others are considering mechanisms for achieving and quantifying performance in the public system. The Romanian public administration is developing its entire capacity with support of local and central institution, by developing and implementing projects able to reduce bureaucracy and being a real support for citizens. In this context, quantifying the projects` results in comparison with citizens` opinion represents a useful analyse which can offer a better framework of public administration system development. The most recent and relevant indicators which can be taken in consideration in order to evaluate the administrative capacity are the digitalization systems created in the last period and citizens ‘opinion about the progress in administration by their last interaction with public institutions. Thus, the main goal of this article was to evaluate the efficiency of EU funds spending on projects with digitalization component versus citizens` opinion about the improvement of administrative services.
Dog Rose Oil Extract as a Potential Green Corrosion Inhibitor
Authors: Fuchs-Godec Regina
Published: January 2023

The inhibitory effect of the hydrophobic layer on the surface of copper in an acidic medium was studied by the classical potentiodynamic method and the impedance spectroscopy method. The hydrophobic character of the copper surface was achieved by immersing the sample in ethanolic octadecanoic acid with and without the addition of dog rose oil extract. The selected concentrations of the added dog rose oil extract were 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 wt% in 0.05 molL-1 alcoholic solution of octadecanoic acid. Based on electrochemical measurements, an inhibition effect of ≈ 65% was obtained when the surface was modified by immersion in ethanolic octadecanoic acid only. With the addition of dog rose oil extract, this value increased to over 90%, depending on the concentration of dog rose oil extract added.
Microwave Irradiation of Alkali-activated Metakaolin Slurry
Authors: Horvat Barbara , Mušič Branka , Pavlin Majda , Ducman Vilma
Published: January 2023

The building and civil engineering industry generates more than 40% of man-caused carbon emissions, consumes a lot of energy just to produce building materials, generates a large amount of waste through construction and demolition, and consumes a large amount of natural resources. One of the possible solutions is to use alkali-activated materials, which can use waste instead of raw materials and are produced at lower temperatures, with less energy consumption and in less time than traditional building products. All of this lowers the carbon footprint, which could be further reduced by the timely-short implementation of microwave irradiation in the early stages of alkali-activation synthesis. Therefore, metakaolin activated with Na-water glass in a theoretically optimal ratio was irradiated with microwaves of 2.45 GHz at powers of 100 W and 1000 W for 1 min, and compared to non-irradiated reference cured only at room conditions. Samples prepared at higher power, i.e., 1000 W, solidified completely and foamed. TG-DTA was performed on all samples in the early stages of curing, mechanical strengths were measured on 3 and 28-day-old samples, and leaching tests on aged samples.
Catalyzed Degradation of Polyethylene Terephthalate
Authors: Samsa Žiga , Pečar Darja , Goršek Andreja
Published: January 2023

In this research catalyzed degradation of polyethylene terephthalate was performed. For that purpose, ZSM-5 zeolite was synthesized as an acid catalyst. For its characterization N2 adsorption, scanning electron microscopy, NH3 temperature programmed desorption, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic light scattering, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were utilized. Degradation reactions were performed in high pressure crucibles using differential scanning calorimeter at different temperatures (200, 250 and 300) °C and time intervals (2.5, 5, 10 and 15) min. Samples were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography coupled with UV-VIS detector. The results revealed that the highest conversion was achieved at 300 °C and 10 min. The analysis of obtained results showed that despite the differences in conversions being not as high as expected, reactions with the catalyst were slightly more effective than without it. For the future work, we plan to finetune the synthesis procedure to obtain more active catalyst. And for the upgrade of the study the kinetic analysis of the reaction will be conducted.
Optymizm a skłonności do ryzyka inwestorów indywidualnych
Authors: Keller Jakub , Radke Michał
Published: January 2023

Pojawienie się finansów behawioralnych wstrząsnęło klasyczną teorią finansów, która zakładała racjonalność uczestników rynku kapitałowego. Negacje zachowań finansowych zanegowały racjonalność uczestników rynku i rozwinęły teorię, że na decyzje wpływają błędy psychologiczne. Do wymienianych w literaturze błędów psychologicznych należą np. nadmierny optymizm, nadmierna pewność siebie, mentalna rachunkowość, ale również wiele innych skrzywień poznawczych, które wpływają na osądy i decyzje inwestorów.
Podstawowym celem zaprezentowanego w artykule badania było oszacowanie zależności pomiędzy poziomem optymizmu a stosunkiem do ryzyka inwestorów indywidualnych. Autorzy przebadali 1057 aktywnych inwestorów indywidualnych w Polsce w celu oszacowania poziomu i rozkładu ich optymizmu. Dodatkowym celem była analiza związku między optymizmem a stosunkiem do ryzyka, płcią oraz kilkoma zmiennymi społeczno‑demograficznymi, takimi jak wiek, poziom wykształcenia, miejsce zamieszkania, doświadczenie inwestycyjne. Badanie przeprowadzono za pomocą ankiety złożonej z kwestionariusza Life Orientation Test (LOT‑R), kwestionariusza związanego z ryzykiem oraz metryki zawierającej pytania o cechy społeczno‑demograficzne próby, takie jak płeć, wiek, doświadczenie inwestycyjne, wykształcenie, miejsce zamieszkania.
Badania pokazują, że inwestorzy indywidualni w Polsce wykazują przeciętny poziom optymizmu i pozytywnej orientacji. Średni wynik testu LOT‑R wyniósł 15,72, a mediana 16 punktów. Istnieje istotny związek między punktami LOT‑R a płcią (mężczyźni są nieco bardziej optymistyczni), ale relacja jest zdecydowanie słaba. Należy również stwierdzić, że nie udowodniono, iż zmienna „postawa_do_ryzyka” ma znaczący związek z testem LOT‑R, podobnie jak inne badane cechy socjodemograficzne. Wyjątkowość proponowanego tekstu polega na tym, że odnosi się on do identyfikacji optymistów w procesach analitycznych, podczas gdy większość tekstów poruszających problem nadmiernego optymizmu od razu skupia się na pomiarze błędów wynikających z niego.
Obraz miłości małżeńskiej w eklodze Acon Giovanniego Pontana
Authors: Raczyńska Alicja
Published: January 2023

Acon is one of the six eclogues written by Giovanni Pontano, one of the most remarkable humanists of the Italian Quattrocento. In this work, the author presents an image of conjugal love by the usage of a bucolic context, a model of shepherd love and some myths from Ovid’s Meta- morphoses. He also refers to some facts from his own biography (marriage with Adriana Sassone). The pastoral figures who speak in the eclogue Acon are Petasillus and Saliuncus. They reminisce their master Meliseus (Pontano’s alter ego) who used to sing beautiful songs for his beloved wife Ariadna. The topics of those songs were the period of engagement, the first days of marriage and the pain caused by the separation of the spouses.
Recenzja książki Grzegorza Kotłowskiego i Elżbiety Starek, Łacińskie inskrypcje w kościołach Gdańska. Bazylika Mariacka, Pelplin 2013, Wydawnictwo „Bernardinumn”, ss. 105
Authors: Hartleb-Kropidło Barbara
Published: January 2023

Auctores eius libri, Grzegorz Kotłowski et Elżbieta Starek, omnes inscriptiones (numero 31) imprimis XVII saeculo p. Chr. n. confectas, quae in Basilica Minore Gedani inveniuntur (etiam in adiunctis photographiis) demonstrant. Maxima eorum pars ad vitam et activitatem nobilissimorum civium urbis Gedani pertinet, qui saepe magistratus publicos ac alia munera, e.g. magistrorum vel sacerdotum gerebant, et in gravibus politicis atque religiosis eventibus versati sunt. Magna cum diligentia ac artis epigraphicae linguae que Latinae scientia Auctores omnes inscriptiones in linguam Polonicam transferunt et necessarias notas de personis in inscriptionibus commemoratis praecipue de eorum activitatibus addunt. Hoc in modo hic liber qui de historia urbis Gedani et eius civium activitatibus narrat pro hominibus philologiae studiosis, historiae ac aliarum disciplinarum peritis perutilis certe ostendebitur.
Substance Use and Violence Victimization Among Women: A Review of Relevant Literature
Authors: Victor Grant , Hedden-Clayton Bethany
Published: January 2023

A review of the recent scientific literature on the relationship between substance use and violence victimization among women in the United States is presented. Systematic review methodology adhered to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses guidelines. In total, 15 studies were identified that met inclusion criteria. There is substantial evidence suggesting substance use (e.g., severity of use, types of substances used) is associated with women’s violent victimization histories. Evidence suggests that women are uniquely situated in illicit drug markets and other illicit economies in a manner that increases their risk for violent victimization. The strengths and shortcomings of current theoretical explanations of substance use and violence victimization are discussed, as well as considerations for future research and interventions.
A 10-Year Epidemiologic Overview of Firearm Injuries in Southern West Virginia
Authors: Lasky Tiffany , Jarrouj Aous , Samanta Damayanti
Published: January 2023

The firearm mortality rate in West Virginia (WV) increased over the past four years and is currently 50% higher than the national rate. These alarming statistics, combined with the urban-to-rural shift in firearm injuries, prompted this 10-year epidemiologic overview. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the current study stands alone as the only report of its kind on firearm injuries in the rural setting of southern WV. Firearm injuries were common in White males within the age range of 20–49 years. Assault, which is typically identified as an urban problem, was found to be the most common injury in the study population. In our data series, injury severity score was the strongest predictor of mortality, followed by self-inflicted cause of injury and trauma to the neck/head region.
Efficacité Économique des Systèmes de Production du Riz en Basfonds dans la Commune de Malanville, au Nord-Benin
Authors: Abikou Jérôme Michel , Gouwakinou Josué Yisségnon , Sero Inoussa Chabi , Yabi Jacob Afouda
Published: January 2023

Compte tenu de l’importance socioéconomique et alimentaire du riz, les producteurs utilisent plusieurs systèmes de production pour mieux assurer la compétitivité de leurs exploitations. La présente étude vise à analyser l’efficacité économique des systèmes de production du riz en bas-fonds. Un échantillon de 283 producteurs a été constitué de façon aléatoire. L’approche stochastique des frontières de production et de coût a permis d’une part d’estimer et de décomposer l’efficacité économique en ces deux composantes (efficacité technique et efficacité allocative). Les analyses ont été faites grâce au logiciel d’analyse STATA 14.1. Les résultats montrent que les efficacités diffèrent d’un cycle de production à l’autre d’une part et d’un système de production à l’autre. Ainsi, le système de production GSP2 est plus efficace en production pluviale 0,39(±0,01) et en décrue 0,41(±0,07) alors que le système GSP1 est plus efficace en production de contre saison 0,68(±0,09) face aux autres systèmes. Le renforcement du dispositif d’accompagnement des producteurs pourrait permettre aux producteurs de mieux assurer la compétitivité de leurs exploitations à travers le choix d’un système de production plus efficace.
Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Church Health: A Survey of Selected Denominational Churches in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Authors: Muthuku Mwongeli , Oginde David , Chiroma Nathan
Published: January 2023

The subject of church health and its deteriorating condition has taken center-stage in leadership discourse across the world. A decline in the health of a church has negative implications not only on its sustainability but also on the wider society owing to the role of the church as the moral custodian of society. An argument has been advanced in extant scholarship that transformational leadership is suitable for guiding religious organizations. However, most studies on this front take focus almost exclusively on the numerical health aspect of the organizations. The aim of the present study was to estimate the differential effect of transformational leadership on spiritual health and economic health in addition to numerical health of selected churches in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The target population comprised members of selected denominational churches from which a sample size of 330 members was drawn. The participants filled out the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and the Natural Church Development tools. Data analysis was done using SPSS. Results showed that the four transformational leadership dimensions explained 40% of numerical health metric, 56.9% of economic health metric, and for 50.2% of spiritual health metric. Conclusion was drawn that transformational leadership had positive but differential effect on church health dimensions. The study has affirmed the relevance of transformational leadership for enhancing numeric, economic and spiritual health of the church in Kenya. However, in as much as the effect sizes were large, a substantial share of church health metrics still remained unexplained, thereby providing grounds for continued empirical enquiry.
La Femme et l’Avenir de l’Afrique Subsaharienne (à Mes Soeurs et Frères)
Authors: Armand-Privat Pillah Niali
Published: January 2023

Le passé de l’Afrique renferme des femmes d’exception. Mais leur nombre, aussi bien hier qu’aujourd’hui, est tellement insignifiant au regard de celui des hommes qu’il y a lieu de se demander comment remédier à cet avatar afin que la gente féminine actuelle progresse plus vite que les hommes et rattrape son retard vis-à-vis de ceux-ci. À ce sujet, il convient de faire comprendre à tous, comme le souligne Locke, que l’homme n’est pas plus intelligent et sage que la femme parce que ce n’est pas le sexe qui détermine le sort des êtres humains mais, entre autres, le milieu et les initiatives individuelles et collectives. L’instruction des femmes est impérative afin qu’elles rivalisent entre elles mais aussi avec les hommes dans tous les secteurs d’activités. Ce qui influencera l’augmentation des cadres africains et accélérera l’émergence de leur continent. Cet important changement ne rimera nullement avec l’abandon des travaux champêtres, la vente au marché, les tâches ménagères, etc., par les personnes du sexe féminin mais leur modernisation car l’absence de celles-ci de ces différents travaux signifiera la chute de l’État, sa paupérisation et celle des gouvernés. Ce risque démontre que les femmes ont du prix aux yeux de la démocratie et du développement. L’Avenir de l’Afrique dépendra donc aussi bien de ses fils que de ses filles mais surtout de la place et du rôle révolutionnaires de celles-ci dans son organisation théorique et pratique.
Cartographie et Modélisation de l’Érosion Hydrique dans le Bassin-versant de Ogo (Nord-est du Sénégal) par Approche Statistique Bivariée de la Valeur Informative et Ratio de Fréquence
Authors: Dia Amadou Tidiane
Published: January 2023

Le bassin versant de Ogo connait par des contraintes climatiques, écologiques fortes et changeantes. La dynamique de dégradation actuelle est de plus en plus marquée par une intensification de l’érosion hydrique. C’est dans cette perspective que le présent travail a été réalisé dans le but de mesurer la vulnérabilité du bassin versant de Ogo face à cette morphodynamique. Pour ce faire nous avons adopté parmi de nombreuses méthodologies disponibles dans les revues scientifiques comme la théorique de l’évidence, la logistique régression, le processus de l’analyse hiérarchique (AHP), la méthode bivariée dont le ratio de fréquence et la valeur informative qui fait d’office de méthode de référence dans la présente étude. Dans l’application de cette méthode, nous avons procédé par le recensement des différents paramètres d’entrés dont les différents facteurs causatifs à l’érosion hydrique et la cartographie d’inventaire des différentes formes d’érosion recensé dans le bassin versant de Ogo. Ces données ont été traiter, stocker et analyser dans un logiciel du système d’information géographique afin de rendre l’application assez souple. La susceptibilité à l’érosion hydrique dans le bassin-versant de Ogo ayant été appréhendé par la méthode de la valeur informative a montré que : le bassin versant de Ogo est très vulnérable à l’érosion hydrique, chose confirmer par l’approche descriptive des différentes formes d’érosions par la cartographie d’inventaire. Les classes de susceptibilité sont reparties de très faible, faible, moyenne, forte et très fortes. La classe forte occupe 30,45% de surface de susceptibilité tandis que la classe très forte occupe 20,28% par rapport à l’ensemble de la zone étudiée et la classe moyenne occupe 27,89%. Les résultats obtenus par la cartographie de la susceptibilité dudit bassin face à l’érosion hydrique ont été soumis à la validation par l’analyse de la courbe de ROC. Suite au croisement des données de l’inventaire sur la carte de susceptibilité, les surfaces des pixels pondérées obtenues sont déterminées par le calcul des Area under curver qui communique une information sur le taux de réussite ou d’échec de la méthode. Un taux inférieur ou égale à 60% signifie l’échec de la méthodologie par la non précision des résultats obtenue par contre un taux supérieur ou égale à 70% signifie un taux de précision de la méthode réussit. Le taux obtenu est de 78 %, révélant ainsi un bon résultat.
Physical Agents and Therapeutic Modalities: Main Concepts Implicated in Physiotherapy Treatment Prescription and Into Advanced Physical Therapy Practice
Authors: Argenis Gustavo , Juárez Sandra
Published: January 2023

Background: physical agents and therapeutic modalities; two concepts that there is no agreement on their definitions. This leads to a complex phenomena of cognitive construction about what the Physiotherapist are qualified, and required to do. Purpose: to know about the context, conceptualization and updating of both terms. Methods: an electronic search was carried out in the most pertinent databases (PEDro, PubMed, ClinicalKey and OTSeeker). The search strategy was performed in three languages (English, Spanish, and Portuguese), based on preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses methodology (PRISMA). The keywords used for the search were “Physical Agents” AND “Physiotherapy”; “Therapeutic Modalities” AND “Physiotherapy”. Subsequently, an advanced filtering was carried out through the Scale for the Assessment of Narrative Review Articles (SANRA). Results: in PubMed there was a result of 8665 studies displayed but only 3 were accepted; in PEDro only 53 results were obtained, 1 of them was accepted and 1 was eliminated because it was repeated. In ClinicalKey there were a total of 1012 results but none were accepted, and in OTSeeker no search results were founded. On the other hand, there were 15 bibliographies that was aviability and were accessed, which only 5 of them met the inclusion criteria. Conclusions: findings shows a serious issue in terms of conceptualizing what a physiotherapist must do on its professional practice. It could be assumed that they may be two concepts that do not put forward a certain importance from the academic, scientific and/or clinical practice perspective.
Diversité et Dynamique des Cestodes chez Clarias Anguillaris au Burkina Faso
Authors: Sinare Yamba , Boungou Magloire , Gneme Awa , Oueda Adama
Published: January 2023

Les cestodes sont des vers plats parasites à cycles complexes dont les vertébrés constituent les hôtes définitifs. Les poissons sont les hôtes potentiels de cestodes qui sont souvent responsables de perturbations de fonctionnement chez leur hôte occasionnant d’autres maladies qui peuvent entrainer des pertes économiques dans les étangs d’élevages. Cette étude se donne pour objectif de suivre l’évolution de l’infection par les cestodes chez les poissons dans la région du Plateau central. Des spécimens vivants de Clarias anguillaris ont été achetés auprès des pêcheurs au niveau des débarcadères et transportés au Laboratoire de Biologie et Ecologie Animales de l’Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo. Les poissons sont maintenus vivant dans un bac contenant de l’eau du site. La méthode classique a été utilisée pour la récolte des cestodes. Au total, 6 espèces de cestodes appartenant à trois familles (Bothriocephallidae, Lytocestidae et Proteocephalidae) ont été récotés. Les espèces rencontrées étaient Tetracampos ciliotheca, Lytocestoides sp, monobothrioides connintoning, Protéocephalus membranacei, Proteocephalus sp1 et Proteocephalus sp2. La famille des Bothriocephalidae était la plus dominante. T. ciliotheca était le cestode qui dominait en nombre et en prévalence dans les périodes étudiées. Plus de la moitié des poissons examinés étaient infectés par T. ciliotheca. C’est un parasite très répandu et connu chez les poissons du genre Clarias.
Aspects in the Development of Critical Thinking in Asian EFL Higher Education: A Critical Review
Authors: Soe Thiri , Eto Hiroyuki
Published: January 2023

Critical thinking is one of the most demanded skills for educational goals, job security, and problem solving in the lifelong process of 21st - century learners. Thus, various specialised courses in education have adopted approaches that integrate critical thinking throughout the curriculum. From the perspective of English language teaching, teachers, researchers, and syllabus writers are committed to the development of learners’ language acquisition through critical thinking as a language pedagogical approach. Empirical studies have frequently demonstrated a high positive correlation between leaners’ critical thinking skills and their language proficiency gains. However, in the Asian EFL context of higher education, the practice of critical thinking skills in language classrooms is not yet well supported widely. In order to clarify the essential place of critical thinking in EFL education, through the insightful discussion on the relevant literature background, this critical review of the literature suggests ways to improve English language teaching that incorporate critical thinking in three major areas: (1) language teaching instructional strategies that incorporate critical thinking, (2) language teaching materials that incorporate critical thinking, and (3) pedagogical content knowledge about critical thinking skills for language teachers. Therefore, this study aims to raise awareness among teachers, researchers, educational scholars, and regional and national authorities in the Asian EFL higher education context about the representation of critical thinking in language programs and teacher training in the roadmap for future English language education.
Influence of polymer modification of complex fertilizer on the efficiency of phosphorus and potassium use by winter wheat on the southern chernozem
Authors: Bamatov I. M. , Vasilyeva N. A. , Vladimirov A. A. , Vasiliev T. A. , Perevertin K. A.
Published: January 2023

In modern conditions of unprecedented challenges, an alternative to the technological degradation of fertilizer application systems can be the development of original forms of long-acting fertilizers. Despite significant progress in the adaptation of progressive systems of agrochemical impacts, the use of traditional forms of mineral fertilizers does not allow using the full potential of the introduced nutrients, since the processes of incomplete denitrification, immobilization and leaching (leaching) of the main macronutrients (NPK), along with the action of urease, lead to unproductive loss of nutrients in the soil. In addition to economic losses, there are negative environmental consequences – eutrophication of water bodies, emission of greenhouse gases. The studies were carried out in 2022 under production conditions in the Kursk district of the Stavropol Territory on the farm of “StavAgroCom” on southern carbonate chernozem. As a modifier of mineral fertilizers, one of the most common synthetic polymers, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), was used. The polymer consumption rate was 3, 5 and 7 kg per 1 ton of fertilizer. Yield growth was positively correlated with the dose of polymer in the fertilizer. The analysis of soil properties was carried out by the method of principal components. The resulting clustering in the coordinates of the first two components (in total they explain 65% of the data variation) shows significant differences in soil properties under different experimental options. To assess the efficiency of the use of nutrients depending on the dose of the polymer, a differential indicator was proposed – the additional efficiency of the use of nutrients (E). It was estimated from the increase in yield relative to the zero dose of the polymer per unit reduction in the concentration of this element in the soil according to the proposed formula. It is shown that the polymer use in fertilizer gives a statistically significant increase in the efficiency of phosphorus and potassium use by winter wheat.
Representasi Kecantikan pada Iklan Somethinc x Lifni Sanders 2020
Authors: Malahayati Nurul , Islamiyati Rosi , Mizwar Hasyim Nanang
Published: January 2023

Kajian ini menyoal tentang representasi kecantikan pada iklan Somethinc x Lifni Sanders 2020.  Di tengah fenomena iklan produk kecantikan menawarkan standar kecantikan dengan orientasi kecantikan fisik, berbeda dengan iklan produk Somethinc. Model analisis semiotika Charles Sanders Pierce yakni triangle meaning digunakan untuk mendefiniskan tanda yaitu representamen, objek dan Interpretan yang difokuskan pada visual gambar dan bahasa teks. Kajian diharapkan mampu mengeksplorasi representasi kecantikan dalam iklan tersebut. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kecantikan pada iklan Somethinc x Lifni Sanders 2020  direpresentasikan dengan kepercayaan diri dan tidak menghiraukan penilaian orang lain. Sebagai anugerah Tuhan sejak perempuan dilahirkan maka kecantikan tidak didasarkan pada warna kulit, jenis rambut dan lain-lain. Kecantikan juga didefinisikan menjadi dirinya sendiri dan mereka yang berjiwa sosial.
Analisis Framing Berita Fatwa MUI tentang Vaksin Covid-19 Jenis AstraZeneca di Media Online Kompas.com dan iNews.id Edisi Maret 2021
Authors: Azizah Nurul
Published: January 2023

Abstrak

Analisis framing adalah suatu pendekatan untuk melihat bagaimana realitas dibingkai oleh media. Kegiatan analisis framing yang peneliti lakukan yaitu terhadap berita-berita terkait fatwa MUI tentang vaksin AstraZeneca di media online Kompas.com dan iNews.id edisi Maret 2021 menggunakan model framing Robert N. Entman. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) Mengetahui framing berita fatwa MUI tentang vaksin AstraZeneca di media online Kompas.com dan iNews.id edisi Maret 2021, (2) mengetahui perbedaan frame yang terjadi di antara kedua media tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif interpretatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan Kompas.com mengframe berita seakan-akan khalayak ditekan untuk harus berpartisipasi dalam program vaksin AstraZeneca, sedangkan frame berita yang disajikan iNews.id yaitu menyampaikan kepada khalayak bahwa vaksin AstraZeneca bermanfaat. Tanpa adanya penekanan frame yang khusus seperti yang dilakukan Kompas.com.
Dakwah Majelis Taklim Tajul Muhajirin Dalam Meningkatkan Spiritualitas Masyarakat Omben Sampang
Authors: Halimatus Nur , Munawwarah Zubadatul
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dakwah yang dilakukan oleh majelis Tajul Muhajirin, serta bagaiman prilaku jamaah (mad’u) dalam pengaplikasikan materi dakwah, yang dilakukan oleh majelis dalam upaya meningkatkan Spiritualitasmasyarakat desa Omben kabupaten Sampang. Keberhasilan dakwah yaitu mampu membawa jamaah (mad’u) mencapai kesadaran sepiritualnya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dangan pengumpulan data melalu observasi non partisapan dan wawancara mendalam. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa majelis Tajul Muhajirin melakukan dakwah dengan beberapa pendekatan dengan mempertimbangkan metode sebagai strategi dakwahnya. dan hasilnya terbilang efektif. Hal ini dilihat dari sisi kualitas keagamaan, secara sepiritual mayoritas jamaah mengaku mengalami perubahan, seperti meninggalkan perbuatan- perbuatan dosa, melaksanakan kewajiban sholat, puasa dan beramal sholeh serta perubahan kualitas hidup yang lebih positif dari yang buruk menjadi baik, dari yang baik menjadi lebih baik.