bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La administración de progesterona o sus derivados en fase folicular. Bases y protocolos de administración
Authors:   Hospital Universitario Doce de Octubre, Carrera Roig María , Domínguez Arroyo José Antonio ,   IERA, Segura González Carmen ,   UR Moncloa
Published: November 2020

Desde el año 2015, se han publicado varios trabajos sobre el uso de un gestágeno para prevenir picos prematuros de LH en lugar de un análogo de la GnRH durante la estimulación ovárica, el PPOS. Para determinar su eficacia y seguridad se ha llevado a cabo una revisión sistemática de la literatura con metaanálisis de 12 estudios que lo comparan con el protocolo convencional con agonistas o antagonistas. En el metaanálisis se ha encontrado que el PPOS es similar al protocolo estándar en número de ovocitos y embriones de buena calidad, aunque la estimulación es un poco más larga y se requieren dosis superiores de gonadotropinas. No hay más cancelaciones ni más riesgo de hiperestimulación. Cuando se utilizan ovocitos de la propia paciente la probabilidad de embarazo y nacido vivo es más alta que con el protocolo estándar, aunque este efecto no se observa con ovocitos de donante.
Otras modalidades de soporte de fase lútea diferentes a la progesterona
Authors:   AVANTIA, Fontes Jiménez Juan , Altmäe Signe ,   Universidad de Granada, Sánchez Ruiz Rocío ,   Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
Published: November 2020

La fase lútea tiene una complejidad mayor de lo que hemos considerado hasta este momento y su soporte no debería limitarse únicamente a la administración de P sobre un endometrio previamente proliferado por la acción de los estrógenos. El progreso científico ha mejorado las herramientas disponibles para estudiarla permitiéndonos evolucionar desde la ecografía hasta las «ómicas». Aunque, a día de hoy, todavía nos situemos en la receptividad de la transcriptómica, deberíamos avanzar hacia la secretómica. El estudio del proceso inflamatorio del estroma endometrial mediado por factores secundarios a la P es responsable del fenómeno inmunitario que finalmente permitirá la implantación o no del blastocisto. Estrógenos, agonistas de la GnRH, hCG, antibióticos y antiinflamatorios, GH, letrozol e inmunomoduladores podrían ser algunas de las modalidades de soporte distintas de la P que ayudarían a conseguir una fase lútea hecha a medida para mejorar los resultados reproductivos de nuestras pacientes.
Monitorización de la progesterona en fase lútea. Claves para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de las pacientes con deficiencia de progesterona en ciclos sustituidos
Authors:   IVIRMA Valencia, Labarta Demur Elena , Rodríguez Varela Cristina ,   Fundación IVI
Published: November 2020

El soporte de fase lútea en tratamientos de reproduccion asistida ha incitado un interés creciente en los últimos años, puesto que se ha observado que existe una correlación entre los niveles de P en sangre y las tasas de éxito de embarazo, y ello ofrece la posibilidad de realizar un ajuste en la dosis, la ruta o el tipo de progesterona administrada con el fin de optimizar los resultados. El objetivo es ofrecer un soporte adecuado que permita favorecer la implantacion embrionaria y, una vez acontecida esta, prevenir posibles pérdidas gestacionales y partos prematuros. En este capítulo se hará una revisión de la evidencia existente hasta la fecha sobre el impacto de la progesterona sérica en las tasas de embarazo, qué perfil de pacientes tiene mayor predisposición a presentar una progesterona baja el día de la transferencia y cómo llevar a cabo un tratamiento para asegurar un correcto soporte de fase lútea.
Serendipity versus proactive search of elusive species - the Encounter Predictability Scorecard (EPS), a new customizable tool for field researchers
Authors: Brizio Cesare , Tormen Nicola , Ruzzier Enrico
Published: November 2020

Since field research requires a lot of effort, time, economic and resource investment, it necessitates fact-based tools for a sound preliminary evaluation of the actual possibility to achieve its objective. Such a tool, the Encounter Predictability Scorecard (EPS), is here described for the first time. The rediscovery of the endemic Orthopteran Uromenus annae proved that field research is performed under strong biases including blind faith in previous scientific literature, and expectations about the biology and ecology of the target species. U. annae escaped field researches in the documented localities, and was rediscovered serendipitously in two new unrelated locations. This casts doubt on the capacity of field researchers to assess, even in general terms, the possibility of success of field expeditions. We conceived a method inspired by the performance management tools from the world of corporate strategy: scorecards. The most famous among closed-choice, qualitative-quantitative checklists, is the Balanced Scorecard, based on original work from the late 1980’s. We adapted those methods to the constraints of field research, and field-tested in a retrospective way for the search of U. annae. The EPS is freely available as a digital spreadsheet, and can be tested and customised at any time. Although in its infancy, the EPS looks like a promising operational tool to help saving time and money, and to identify which objectives and organizational setups are more promising. Besides providing a clearer, more rational basis for operational decisions, the straightforward compilation of an EPS may also mitigate the impact of cognitive biases.
Dragonfly assemblages in four Mediterranean wetlands of Samos Island, Greece (Odonata)
Authors: Kalfayan Mathias , Taylor Jan R. E.
Published: November 2020

Dragonflies (Odonata) are considered to be valuable indicators of hydroecosystems. This study reports the composition of the dragonfly assemblages in four wetlands of Samos Island, Greece, in a geographic area especially vulnerable to climate change where a trend towards a drier climate has been observed in the last decades. Dragonfly assemblages have not yet been studied on Samos. The analysis based on the number of different species and their autochthony revealed clear differences among the wetlands. The eutrophic Glyfada Lake, despite its variable hydrology resulting from drought – the seasonal decrease in water availability – harboured the largest diversity of dragonflies, larger than the oligotrophic Mesokampos Lake. The assemblage of the spring and rivulet at Mytilini, although also influenced by drought, had its own set of species of high autochthony. The seasonal brackish lake and marsh of Psili Ammos had the lowest number of species and was dominated by one very abundant breeding species. Drought was the main factor affecting the number and composition of species. The collected data create a reference for the future monitoring of trends in the composition of odonatofauna under the changing climate of Samos Island.
A multicentre study of the trend of adverse events during outpatient anaesthesia in Switzerland during 2000–2016
Authors: Laaboub Nermine , Savidan Anita , Pittet Valérie , Faouzi Mohammed , Burnand Bernard , Taffé Patrick
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND
Over the last three decades, the use of outpatient surgery has been steadily increasing. Simultaneously, there has been an inciting movement to measure and improve healthcare quality and safety. Nevertheless, anaesthesia-related morbidity remains significant. We aimed to evaluate the incidence of intraoperative adverse events (IAEs) occurring during outpatient surgery.

METHODS
We used data from the Anaesthesia Databank Switzerland (ADS), a voluntary register. We assessed the overall and specific incidence of IAEs, according to a predefined list of technical, cardiovascular, organisational, respiratory, and general incidents in Switzerland between 2000 and 2016. Primary and secondary outcomes were modelled using multi-level logistic regression analysis, and the time trend on the probabilities of events was assessed.

RESULTS
Between 2000 and 2016, 289,948 outpatient anaesthesia procedures were performed. During this period, the estimated probability of overall intraoperative adverse events decreased from 10.8% to 6.3%, and from 2.3% to 1.4% for technical incidents, from 3.0% to 2.2% for cardiovascular, from 1.6% to 1.3% for organisational, from 0.9% to 0.7% for general, and from 1.1% to 0.7% for respiratory incidents.

CONCLUSIONS
The occurrence of intraoperative adverse events in ambulatory anaesthesia has continuously decreased between 2000 and 2016. This trend is essentially attributable to a reduction in the incidence of technical, cardiovascular and organisational events.
A Soft Target Threat and Risk Methodology Application
Authors: Cajkova N.
Published: November 2020

This article is focused on a Soft Target Risk application and Threat Analysis Methodology at the Faculty of Applied Informatics in Zlin. The terrorist attacks are one of the biggest security problems in the modern world. Attacks are often against Soft Targets which are places, that are typical of a high concentration of people and in the same time a low level of security. As a Soft Target we can imagine shopping centers, airport terminals, sporting arenas, airport terminals, public meetings, schools, cinemas, religious events, etc. This paper focuses of the security analysis of the Faculty of Applied Informatics (Soft Target) and its preventive safety measures.
At the Edge of the World of Islam: Ibn Baṭṭūṭa in the Malay Archipelago
Authors: Iankovskaia Aglaia
Published: November 2020

The article focuses on Ibn Baṭṭūṭa’s account of his journey through the Malay Archipelago in the 1340s, which is remarkable in so far as it captures the region at the early stages of Islamisation, when the first Muslim sultanates emerged in North Sumatra. It describes the Arab traveller’s encounters with both Muslim and still Hindu-Buddhist inhabitants of the region, drawing the image of a frontier of the world of Islam. The article discusses the narrative techniques used in the travelogue and Ibn Baṭṭūṭa’s perceptions of the cultural border between Muslim and non-Muslim parts of the archipelago. As the author tries to demonstrate, this barrier is represented in the text as the one between the cosmopolitan but familiar Islamic world and the exoticised space beyond, and it appears to be more imagined than actually experienced, since the account seems to be largely shaped by the general narrative paradigm of the travelogue.
Dual-Enrolled Students' Perception of the Effect of Classroom Environment on Educational Experience
Authors: Burns Heath , Lewis Beth
Published: November 2020

The researchers investigate the perceptions of dually-enrolled high school students. The researchers concentrate on the actual and perceived impact of the facility on the instructional benefits of the course. Additionally, the researchers explore the impact of combining high school and college students in a common classroom working with identical curriculum. Through critical inquiry the researchers provide a forum for dually-enrolled learners to articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the dual-enrollment model in which they participate.
A contribuição do jogo no desenvolvimento motor da criança com Transtorno do Espectro Autista
Authors: Vieira Douglas Alencar , Costa Louise Santos da , Monteiro-Santos Roseane
Published: November 2020

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a contribuição do jogo no desenvolvimento motor da criança com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA), sendo efetivado por meio de pesquisa de campo, descritiva, mista, com uma criança com autismo do sexo masculino, 5 anos de idade, no município de Tucuruí/Pará. Para a avaliação do desenvolvimento da coordenação motora foi utilizado o teste KTK. Todas as habilidades motoras investigadas nos testes apresentaram melhoras individuais significativas e quanto à evolução geral mostraram um progresso considerável (∆%=34,06%), evidenciando que o jogo influenciou no desenvolvimento motor da criança com TEA analisada. As atividades expostas se mostraram eficazes para a criança estudada e podem ser desenvolvidas em diversos contextos e possibilidades pelo professor de Educação Física, dependendo do objetivo almejado e do local em que se encontre, mas, com um planejamento eficiente e cuidadoso dos jogos que serão aplicados.
Transición Educativa hacia la Formación Inicial y Continua: Del Magisterio al Bachillerato
Authors: Marroquín Miranda Dunia Marcela
Published: November 2020

La investigación se realizó sobre la transición educativa de las Escuelas Normales tradicionales, Instituto Normal para Varones de Oriente (INVO) e Instituto Normal para Señoritas de Oriente (INSO) con el cese de la carrera Magisterio de Educación Primaria e implementación-inicio del Bachillerado en Ciencias y Letras con orientación en Educación, del municipio de Chiquimula hacia la formación inicial y continua. La metodología utilizada: diseño de la investigación cualitativa, alcance descriptivo, método estudio de casos, técnicas entrevistas, grupos de discusión, grupos focales y como instrumento guía de entrevista. La población de estudio abarcó a los estudiantes del Bachillerato en Ciencias y Letras con orientación en Educación inscritos en los institutos en mención, docentes, autoridades, padres de familia y líderes comunitarios del municipio de Chiquimula. Se trabajó de forma censal con el cien por ciento de los estudiantes inscritos en cuarto y quinto Bachillerato, cien por ciento de los docentes, autoridades educativas, patronatos de cada centro educativo, líderes comunitarios La investigación se desarrolló tomando los años del 2015 al 2018. Los resultados muestran que tanto alumnos, padres y madres de familia, docentes, autoridades y líderes de la sociedad civil manifiestan su sentir unos a favor y otros en contra de esa transición educativa con desavenencias, inconformidades, huelgas de alumnos y docentes, deteniendo lo incontenible. Han pasado tres años, se han graduado las primeras cohortes, según reporte del Ministerio de Educación oscila entre 3,500 a 4,000 los estudiantes inscritos cada año en los bachilleratos de las escuelas normales. Con esto el Ministerio de Educación dio cumplimiento a una de las políticas educativas de los años 2012-2016, fortaleciendo la formación inicial, evaluación y gestión del Recurso Humano del Sistema Educativo Nacional y colocándose así al mismo nivel de los países centroamericanos y latinoamericanos en relación a la formación inicial y continua.
El estudiante trabajador del Departamento de Arte – FAHUSAC
Authors: Arias Lara Carlos Alberto
Published: November 2020

El presente artículo titulado, “El estudiante trabajador del Departamento de Arte -FAHUSAC”, describe la problemática académica y laboral que tiene el estudiante de área artística (Música y plástica).  Se evidencia que existe un 44% de estudiantes que la relación laboral que realizan no corresponde con la carrera que estudian por lo cual su situación académica se ve afectada.  Se hizo la investigación con el objetivo de determinar la relación entre la actividad laboral y el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes del Departamento de Arte de la Facultad de Humanidades de la universidad de San Carlos Guatemala. El estudio tuvo un enfoque mixto con un alcance correlacional.  Como técnica para recopilar información se aplicó una encuesta y entrevistas con grupos focales.  Se tomaron como informantes para aplicar la encuesta, 347 estudiantes; para los grupos focales, 47. Los principales resultados evidenciaron que un 44% de estudiantes indicaron que la relación laboral que realizan no corresponde con la carrera que estudian.  Asimismo, se comprueba que gradualmente, en el avance de la carrera, la mayoría de estudiantes del Departamento de Arte, un 86 %, tienen una relación laboral. Se concluye, en consecuencia, que existe una significativa correlación entre la actividad laboral y el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes del Departamento de Arte de la Facultad de Humanidades de la USAC.  Para los datos del rendimiento, se tomó el promedio general; para la actividad laboral, se aplicó la encuesta que permitió indagar sobre el hecho de que laboraban o no laboraban.
¿Se Debe Considerar la Afectación Neurológica en la Infección Por SARS-CoV-2?
Authors: Sáenz-López Jose David , Tatis-Villamizar Keyner , Romero-González Leyder
Published: November 2020

Se ha especulado sobre la afectación neurológica en la infección por COVID-19, a pesar de ser un virus con predilección por el epitelio respiratorio. Por consiguiente, la forma en que afecta al sistema nervioso central (SNC) no está bien dilucidado, puesto que las hipótesis existentes se basan en datos extrapolados de otros coronavirus. Sin embargo, cabe resaltar que el mecanismo infeccioso del SARS-CoV-2 (Figura 1) podría afectar directa o indirectamente, lo que plantea la pregunta si realmente compromete el SNC o solo las funciones neurológicas.
Efectos del ajedrez en el funcionamiento neuropsicológico infantil de la memoria de trabajo y la planificación.
Authors: Sandoval-Tipán Luis , Ramos-Galarza Carlos
Published: November 2020

Introducción. El ajedrez es un deporte y juego que beneficia en la etapa infantil a distintas capacidades cognitivas por sus acciones de movimiento de piezas, reglas de juego, toma de decisiones y resolución de problemas. Objetivo. En este artículo se reporta una investigación que analiza el beneficio del ajedrez en la memoria de trabajo y planificación de niños y niñas entre 7 y 11 años (Medad = 9.00, DE = 1.08). Método. El diseño seguido es de un estudio de tipo transversal comparativo con 30 niños ajedrecistas vs. 30 niños no ajedrecistas. Resultados. Se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en las comparaciones entre los grupos en: Laberinto de Porteus t(58)=2.38, p=.02, d=.30; ENFEN t(58)= 3.53, p=.001, d=.42, Senderos en color t(58)= 2.26, p=.03, d=.28 y Prueba de Anillas t(58)= 2.35, p=.02, d=.29. En el cuestionario de observación clínica dirigido a los padres, no se encontraron diferencias significativas. Discusión. La práctica de ajedrez genera un impacto positivo en favor del desempeño de las funciones ejecutivas de planificación y memoria de trabajo. Se discuten los resultados en torno a investigaciones previas y subrayando el impacto positivo que produce la actividad de ajedrez en la memoria de trabajo y la planificación.
Calidad de vida en pacientes con enfermedad cerebrovascular evaluados en un hospital venezolano.
Authors: Hernández Elvira , Salazar Juan
Published: November 2020

Objetivo: Determinar la calidad de vida relacionada a la salud (CVRS), en los pacientes con enfermedad cerebrovascular (ECV) que acudieron al Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital General del Sur “Dr. Pedro Iturbe” en Maracaibo, Venezuela. Materiales y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de tipo descriptivo y transversal, con un diseño no experimental. La muestra estuvo representada por los primeros 80 pacientes con un primer evento de ECV evaluados en la consulta externa del mencionado hospital; para valorar la CVRS se utilizó la Escala de Calidad de Vida para el Ictus. Resultados: De los sujetos evaluados el 53,8% fueron mujeres, el promedio general de edad fue 60,7±9,4 años. El ictus isquémico fue el más frecuente, mientras que el 67,5% de los sujetos evaluados mostro algún grado de afectación en su CVRS, cuya mayor proporción fue de afectación moderada (36,3%) y afectación leve (27,5%). Conclusión: No se evidenciaron diferencias en la CVRS según tipo de ictus presentado, pese a que en la evaluación general la mayoría reportó una afectación leve a moderada de la calidad de vida, el análisis por dominio muestra una mayor afectación en las funciones sociales, actividades básicas y problemas físicos.
Adrenoleucodistrofia Ligada al Cromosoma X: Patrón de Desmielinización Mesencéfalo-Ponto-Cerebelosa.
Authors: González-Velasco Gemma , Reguera-Acuña Antía , González-Antón Celia , Menéndez-González Manuel
Published: November 2020

La ADL-X es una enfermedad peroxisomal causada por mutaciones en el gen ABCD1. Se caracteriza por la acumulación de ácidos grasos de cadenas muy largas en diversos tejidos, entre ellos, la sustancia blanca del sistema nervioso central. Se han descrito diversos fenotipos clínicos, sin clara correlación con el genotipo subyacente. Además, se han descrito distintos patrones de desmielinización, en función de las regiones cerebrales afectadas. Una de las más infrecuentes es la afectación exclusiva de sustancia blanca en fosa craneal posterior (troncoencéfalo y cerebelo) sin afectación hemisférica cerebral.
CARACTERÍSTICAS DE AGUAJES ARTIFICIALES Y SU RELACIÓN CON EL USO POR LA FAUNA SILVESTRE EN COAHUILA, MÉXICO
Authors: Ovalle-Rivera Norma Alejandra , Tarango-Arámbula Luis Antonio , Lozano-Cavazos Eloy Alejandro , Martínez-Montoya Juan Felipe , Olmos-Oropeza Genaro , González-Saldívar Fernando , Ugalde-Lezama Saúl
Published: November 2020

Con el fin de proveer agua a las especies de fauna silvestre de interés cinegético, la construcción de aguajes artificiales inició en las décadas de 1940 y 1950 por agencias estatales y federales de los Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, para su construcción y establecimiento no se consideran todos los factores que incrementen su uso por la fauna silvestre. El objetivo de este estudio fue relacionar la frecuencia del uso de los aguajes artificiales por la fauna silvestre con sus características físicas, temperatura, humedad relativa del área, calidad del agua y características de la vegetación circundante a éstos en la UMA Rancho San Juan, Monclova, Coahuila, México. En este estudio, aunque se considera que la localidad del agua, la temperatura y humedad son importantes, las características de la vegetación aledaña a los aguajes, es la que más influye en su uso por la fauna silvestre. La frecuencia de uso de los aguajes por la fauna silvestre se registró con cámaras trampa (HC500 HyperFire Semi-Covert IR de Reconyx, Wisconsin, USA). Para conocer cuáles de las variables estudiadas se asociaron más con la frecuencia de visitas se realizó una prueba de coeficiente de regresión Poisson en el software R-Studio, y para una visualización gráfica de esta asociación se realizó un análisis de correspondencias múltiples en el software Xlstat. Las especies que más utilizaron los aguajes fueron venado cola blanca (Odocoileus virginianus, 32.8%), mapache (Procyon lotor, 18.9%) y pecarí (Pecari tajacu, 8.29%). De las 57 variables evaluadas, 11 se asociaron más con la frecuencia de visitas a los aguajes. El análisis de correspondencias múltiples identificó que el ancho del bordo de aguaje de 1 a 10 cm y la presencia frecuente de Vachellia farnesiana fueron las variables más relacionadas con la categoría de frecuencia de visitas alta. Estos resultados pueden ser utiles para entender mejor el uso de aguajes artificiales por la fauna silvestre y aumentar la probabilidad de su uso.
Lack of association of HFE gene polymorphism with high body iron status in Pakistani patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Jibran Sualeh Muhammad  , Najmul Islam  , Naseema Mehboobali  , Khalida Iqbal  , Iqbal Azam  , Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
Published: November 2020

Abstract

Objective: Aims of this study was to investigate the relationship of 3 common polymorphisms in the HFE gene (C282Y, H63D and S65C) with high body iron status in a population of Pakistani patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and to explore if there is any novel mutation in HFE gene in a sample of Pakistani subjects with type 2 DM.

Methods: In a case-control design, 200 healthy controls and 200 consecutive adult subjects with type 2 DM (both gender; age range of 30-70 years) were enrolled with informed consent. Their serum samples were analyzed for body iron status (ratio of concentration of soluble transferrin receptor to ferritin concentration). DNA from blood was screened for HFE gene polymorphisms via polymerase chain reaction, followed by restriction fragment length polymorphism or via Sanger sequencing to identify any novel mutation(s) in HFE gene.  

Results: We found that there was lack of any association between HFE polymorphism and body iron status in Pakistani subjects with type 2 DM and healthy controls. H63D was the most common polymorphism found in this population.  Single base substitution of G nucleotide instead of C at the codon position 187 in the HFE gene exon 2 was discovered in one subject with DM. There was also a lack of association between D allele (variant allele of H63D) and type 2 DM. A significant relationship was found between CG genotype and abnormal albuminuria in subjects with type 2 DM (p = 0.036). Continuous...
A Conceptual Paper on Organizational Stressors Among Higher Education Deans
Authors: Huan Zhi Alfred Chan , Malek Mohd Dahlan Hj , Bahari Ferlis
Published: November 2020

This is a conceptual paper to study the effects of organizational stressors that may impede the psychological, physiological and behavioral-interpersonal wellbeing of an organizational member. The study reviews literatures on what effects will general stress alter and degrade the psychological, physiological and behavioral-interpersonal wellbeing of an individual exposed to stressors. The final part of this study’s analysis is what constitutes as organizational stressors among studies that focuses specifically on higher education deans. The factors outlined in the paper were analyzed using the theoretical framework of Managerial Stress Cycle (Gmelch, 1991) and Administrative Stress Index (Gmelch, 1982). A conceptual integrative model was developed in regard to these two frameworks. Both these models are appropriate for this inquiry because, it allows the reader to understand what are the effects of organizational stressors towards psychological and physiological health and its consequences. A number of databases such as ebcohost, springer link, science direct, Jstor and emerald were used to acquire literature on the topics. Conclusions from the literature states that health ailments stemming from stressors are evident and may function as a catalyst towards more dangerous diseases. Higher education dean’s experiences with organizational stressors also seem to be evolving, incorporating new contemporary issues not seen in the past.
Involvement and Challenges of School Guidance and Counselling Teacher Towards Special Needs Students
Authors: Bali Norafifah , Othman Mohamad Hashim
Published: November 2020

Implementation of guidance and counselling services in schools requires School Guidance and Counselling Teachers (SGCT) to provide this services to all students, whether the mainstream students or Special Needs Students (SNT), as outlined in the Buku Rekod Perkhidmatan Bimbingan dan Kaunseling (Guidance and Counselling Services Record Book). This situation has challenged SGCT especially in meeting the specific needs of SNT. This raises questions regarding the involvement of SGCT in providing guidance and counselling services especially to SNT as well as challenges faced in implementing such services. Therefore, a qualitative study has been conducted to answer the questions. This study involved six SGCT who serve in schools that adopt the Integrated Special Education Program or the Inclusive Education Program. Semi-structured interview questions have been used to obtain relevant information. The finding of this study shows that there are direct and indirect SGCT's involvements with SNT. While the challenges that GBKS face in carrying out guidance and counselling services are divided into three themes, namely the challenges characterized by SGCT, challenges characterized by SNT and challenges characterized by the Organization. The findings of this study can provide information on the implementation of guidance and counselling services to SNT and can be used as an improvement of the existing guidelines to increase the involvement of SGCT in providing guidance and counselling services especially to SNT.
An Emotional Intelligence and Religious Orientation among Volunteers and Non- Volunteers in Malaysia
Authors: Md Nawi Nurul Hudani , Megat Ahmad Puteri Hayati
Published: November 2020

An investigation into the characteristics of volunteers is important to understand why people volunteer. From an applied point of view, these understanding can help to better manage and retain the volunteers in voluntary organizations. The present study compared volunteers and non-volunteers in Sabah using a cross-sectional survey method. Questionnaire packet consisting of measures of religious orientation, and emotional intelligence were self-administered by the respondents. One hundred and sixty eight of them were volunteers and one hundred and eight were non-volunteers. Findings showed that there was no significant difference between volunteers and non-volunteers in term of emotional intelligence (t=-0.13 p>0.05). However, both aspects in religious orientation i.e. Intrinsic Religious Orientation (t=3.96, p<0.05) and Extrinsic-Personal Orientation (t=3.74, p< 0.05) showed that there were significant differences between volunteers and non-volunteers. Moreover, the result showed that volunteers have low mean score for both aspect in religious orientation namely Intrinsic Orientation (mean=19.19, SD: 2.32) and Extrinsic–Personal Orientation (mean=7.83, SD: 1.68) compared to non-volunteers (mean=20.29, SD: 2.06) and (mean=8.44, SD: 1.01). It showed that, mostly volunteers reported less personal gain from embracing religion. The results was also indicated that volunteers can be distinguished from non-volunteers in term of religious orientation. On a practical note, the assessment of EI in voluntary workers could possibly assist in enhancing the human resource management plan especially in training development. Excellent management of this unique group of workers can lead to the success of voluntary organizations in delivering huge benefits to the society.
Contextual Social Interaction and Persuasive Strategy: Vital Facets of Older Adults' Interpersonal Relationship in Institutional Residence
Authors: Winarni Endah Dwi
Published: November 2020

This study discusses the dynamic of older adults’ interpersonal relationship in institutional residence. Several similar studies tended to analyze benefits of interpersonal relationship for older adults in institutional residence, types of social interaction between older adults in institutional residence, and common conversations between older adults in institutional residence. Those studies did not explore the ways to stimulate associative social interaction of older adults in institutional residence. Whereas, those ways are meaningful due to both older adults’ body and mental functions have degenerated, so it makes them vulnerable to interact. Therefore, this study aims to fill that lack. This study argues the older adults’ interpersonal relationship in institutional residence should be elaborated by contextual social interaction and persuasive strategy complementarily. This study uses a qualitative approach and conducted a case study at Jiwa Baru social protection residence, Garut, Indonesia. The finding is showed there are three context that form social interaction of older adults in institutional residence, namely personal instruments, structure, and culture; then, by understanding the process of social interaction was formed, can be formulized persuasive strategy to stimulate associative social interaction of older adults in institutional residence, e.g, persuaded by a closest friend, provide both a suitable assistance and care, create an interactive culture, and build a sense of community.
Improving the Life of Former Female Migrant Domestic Workers
Authors: Tandos Rosita
Published: November 2020

Some studies exploring the life of migrant domestic workers found that the main factor that push Indonesian migrant domestic workers is experiencing severe economic condition (Raharto, 2000; Silvey, 2004; Pitoyo, 2007). The poor economic condition forces women and girls to be domestic workers. Additionally, cultural value of patriarchy puts a responsibility for women at domestic area influencing the women’s ability to fill the demand of the domestic workers in overseas. This paper addresses the main topic of enhancing protection and empowerment for Indonesian female migrant domestic workers by specifically exploring the issues after working in overseas. The study exploring the life of former migrant domestic workers from Bondan village of Indramayu district using qualitative method. The informants of the study were the workers who just finished their work contract, staying at the moment in the village waiting for the next call or deciding to stop working in overseas. The number of participants was 40 women (n=40), joining focus-group discussions and in-depth interviews. The theoretical frameworks used in the study consist of human capabilities approach, feminist perspective, and social work theories of empowering individual, family, and community. Then, the discussion covers three main points: first, discussion of the theories applied in the study; second, the life of transnational domestic workers of examining abusive conditions; third, developing future practices to empowering the workers; and fourth, a part of the paper provides conclusion to whole points discussed.
The Role of Students as Agent of Change in Empowering Micro Enterprises
Authors: Ahmad Faizal , Rahayu Ety
Published: November 2020

Some studies can confirmed that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) represent themselves as highly significant collective actors of developments in all geographic contexts. Although the studies that see contributions of university in the MSME empowerment is still minimal and less comprehensive. As an intellectual actor, the university has a wide range of areas of expertise that can be exploited more broadly to the community than to the extent of classroom learning. And through a intensive, specific and distinctive assistance model, this study would like to explore what and how the role of students as a representation of the university as well as a agent of change in empowering micro enterprises. The method used in this study is a qualitative by interviewing some informants in the Community Development Program 2017 initiated by the University of Prasetiya Mulya which is directly related to the process of empowering micro enterprises. This study found some of the dominant and specific roles such as educators, researchers and evaluators. Coupled with several empowerment roles such as building relationships and consensus as well as providing technical assistance related to some aspects in business management. As well as other common roles that appear in the assistance process like enablers, motivators, facilitators, initiators, and brokers. With a live-in model in business partners’ house adopted by the Community Development Program, students have many opportunities and roles to explore methods of enhancing the capacity of business partners through intensive assistance and practical learning in developing a business.
Social Work Intervention with Women Offenders: A Pathway to Prevent Recidivism
Authors: Honawar Mangala
Published: November 2020

Literature has consistently shown that women offenders often have unique needs compared to men primarily due to their role as primary care givers within the family structure. The challenges and needs of women offenders vis-à-vis their vulnerabilities, biases against them, discriminations at various levels and of various kinds in the society and several such factors demand both a professional and a holistic approach towards preventing recidivism among them. Over a period, there has been a growing need for specialized interventions for various populations of people in conflict with law. For example, there is a growing area of intervention for specific categories such as juvenile offenders, young offenders, etc. The statistics on crime show an increasing involvement of women in crime and an emerging need to deal with the issue differently than the existing approach of the Criminal Justice System. It is in this context that professional social workers have an important role to play in prison settings, particularly in the context of women, their vulnerabilities and their involvement in crime. They can intervene during crucial phases such as when the women enter the prison for the first time, during their under-trial detention, conviction period and also provide family related services, health and mental health support and counseling, educational support, facilitate skill development, and job placement in addition to monitoring prison conditions. Social work intervention holds the potential to prevent recidivism among women offenders.
Relationship Completion in Palliative Care Music Therapy: Clinical Case Example-Part 1
Authors: Clements-Cortes Amy
Published: November 2020

The following case study represents an example of music therapy research in palliative care with a focus on relationship completion. This case of ‘Bill’, presents one of the four participant’s experience in the research study on relationship completion in palliative care. The results of Bill’s case are presented in Part II of this paper.(1) Bill received 30 individual music therapy sessions provided at three levels of practice.(2) The music therapy techniques utilized included: song choice; lyric discussion and analysis; songwriting, singing and playing pre-composed songs; life review; and song dedication. Bill’s wife (a study co-participant) also joined in the music therapy sessions towards the end of the process.
Relationship Completion in Palliative Care Music Therapy: Clinical Case Research Overview and Results-Part 2
Authors: Clements-Cortes Amy
Published: November 2020

Part I 1 of this paper presented the clinical case of Bill: a participant in the research study investigating the role of relationships completion in palliative care music therapy. Part II presents a brief overview of the research study, and the results of Bill’s case (one of the four primary participants). The study sought to answer the primary question: What is the experience of a dying person engaged in a specific music therapy treatment program intended to facilitate relationship completion? The investigation was a phenomenological qualitative inquiry that included multiple data sources analysed through a process coding of the data and identifying themes.
I am still alive
Authors: Clements-Cortes Amy
Published: November 2020

I am still alive is a poem based on the experience of a dying woman in palliative care.
Music Related Sensibilities in Trauma Treatment: An interview with Janina Fisher
Authors: Rossetti Andrew , Fisher Janina , Pranjic Marija
Published: November 2020

Janina Fisher PhD has collaborated with many of the pillars in the field of trauma theory and treatment – including Judith Herman, Bessel van der Kolk, and Pat Ogden – and she is a pioneering force and innovator in her own right. A prominent clinician and consultant, Dr. Fisher is a licensed clinical psychologist and instructor at the Trauma Center, an outpatient clinic and research center founded by Bessel van der Kolk. The opportunity to interview Dr. Fisher stemmed from her participation in the conference Trauma Theory & Treatment: Somatosensorial Implications of Resilience, hosted by the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. The conference lectures included mental healthcare professionals ranging from a broad spectrum of disciplines, with a strong showing of music therapists with specialties in trauma treatment with diverse populations. As conference co-chair I took the opportunity to interview Dr. Fisher, who graciously agreed to sit down with me and answer some questions. As a music psychotherapist whose work centers on pre-emptive strategies in fragile hospital populations such as newly diagnosed cancer patients receiving radiation therapy, her in-depth and thoughtful responses to my probing questions offered unique insight.  At various junctures, I provide some commentary to contextualize some of the salient themes. Her comments expand upon the growth and ‘interdisciplinarization’ of the evolving field of trauma. We are indeed fortunate to have her share her knowledge and expertise on its inner workings and perspectives within these pages. The following is a candid exchange in which Dr. Fisher provides insight not only on her ideas on the neurobiological nature of trauma, but also how musical concepts, and her own musical training in her youth informs her clinical approach in working with victims of emotional trauma. I am grateful to Marija Pranjic for transcribing the interview.  Keywords: Trauma, PTSD, Music Therapy, Dissociation, Safety
Clinical music study quality assessment scale (Musiquas) 1st edition
Authors: Jaschke Artur , Eggermont Laura HP , Uhlig Sylka , Scherder Erik
Published: November 2020

Publications in scientific journals have extensively used assessment scales to address methodological quality.  So far there is no scale which assesses the quality of studies in the vast amount of music related sciences.The clinical music study quality assessment scale (Musiquas) addresses this issue providing a 10-point rating scale. Studies are assessed on four general categories: Selection, Control criteria, Exposure and Outcome.Musiquas is based on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the quality of studies in meta-analyses and attuned by the authors to fit the demand of quality assessment in the wide array of clinical music studies.A three round Delphi procedure as well as open online commentaries contributed to the creation of the assessment scale presented here.Conclusively, this scale will contribute to higher quality methodologies in systematic reviews and meta analyses in music sciences and intervention research.
The Myth of Schubert’s Syphilis: A Critical Approach
Authors: Cybulska Eva Maria
Published: November 2020

This is a critical examination of the diagnosis of syphilis in Schubert's case, a diagnosis for which there has never ben any medical evidence. It was a cnjecture made by an art historian at the begining of the twentieth century that has since been uncritically repeated by subsequent biographers and commentators. This is an attempt to challenge it from the epistemological point of view. At the time of Schubert's death, not only were there no tests for this condition, but even its pathogen, Treponema Pallidum, had not yet been isolated. The composer's nonsepcific, multi-system signs and symptoms are compatible with many conditions not yet identified in his time.
Part 1: Community Music Therapy and El Sistema: Addressing the Empowerment Needs of Individuals and Communities Facing Socioeconomic Marginalization
Authors: Cierniak Virginia Eulacio
Published: November 2020

Music is an accessible tool for positive change within people and societies, even in places facing socioeconomic marginalization due to poverty, discrimination, and lack of access to resources. Social capital has to do with the resources and networks available within society, which may help confront issues faced by individuals and communities. Community Music Therapy (CoMT) and the music education movement known as El Sistema both utilize music—understood as social capital—to address social justice. The purpose of this study was to comparatively examine the ways in which CoMT and El Sistema programs may address the empowerment needs of individuals and communities facing socioeconomic marginalization and suggest how these two approaches may be able to work synergistically to achieve their shared goals. Its findings reveal many parallels and divergence between El Sistema and CoMT in terms of the role of the music, program structure, social justice goals, outcomes, music education practice, areas of intersection, existing scholarly research, and criticisms each has received.
Part 2: Community Music Therapy and El Sistema: A Multiple Case Design Study Reflecting Music's Empowerment in Marginalized Communities
Authors: Cierniak Virginia Eulacio
Published: November 2020

Music is an accessible tool that has been used to foster change within people and societies, even in those places facing socioeconomic marginalization due to poverty, discrimination, and lack of access to resources. Social capital has to do with the resources and networks available within a society, which may help confront issues faced by individuals and communities. Community Music Therapy (CoMT) and the music education movement known as El Sistema* both utilize music—understood as social capital—to address social justice. Part I of this article defines CoMT and examines the purpose and goals of CoMT and El Sistema comparatively, and the ways in which their programs may address the empowerment needs of individuals and communities facing socioeconomic marginalization. Part II reviews the findings of a study that leads toward a suggestion of how these two approaches may be able to work synergistically to achieve their shared goals. Findings reveal many parallels and divergences between El Sistema and CoMT which may be useful in advancing change. This article defines the role of the music, program structure, social justice goals, outcomes, music education practice, areas of intersection, existing scholarly research, and criticisms each has received, in an effort to further advance the understanding and possibilities music’s influence may have on society.
Science and Politics in the New Year
Authors: Spintge Ralph , Loewy Joanne V.
Published: November 2020

These days it is extremely hard for science editors to withstand from making political statements. The globe itself, the world we know, is under fire. The science community is struggling to find answers to those multiple threats endangering our species.
Discerning the ‘Well’ of Wellness
Authors: Loewy Joanne V , Spintge Ralph
Published: November 2020

A few years ago I was invited to participate in a ‘hack-a-thon’ that took place in a tech workspace setting in NYC....
Characteristics of music to improve the quality of sleep
Authors: Yamasato Ami , Kondo Mayu , Hoshino Shunya , Kikuchi Jun , Okino Shigeki , Yamamoto Kenji
Published: November 2020

Background: Several studies on the effects of music on sleep disorders have demonstrated that music listening can improve sleep quality in patients with sleep disorders. To our knowledge, nevertheless, none of them have elucidated the characteristics of such music itself.Objective: The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the characteristics of the types of music that improve sleep quality.Methods: In twenty five tracks used in the previous study, we calculated four analysis indicators: scaling exponent of the spectrum of melody's zero-crossings, redundancy of note values, density of notes and tempo.Results: The characteristics of music to improve sleep quality were slow tempo, small change of rhythm, and moderate pitch variation of melody. Based on the results derived from cluster analysis, the music pieces studied were largely categorized into 3 groups. A comparison of these 3 groups showed no significant differences with respect to the scaling exponent of the melody and the density of notes, whereas it showed significant differences with respect to the redundancy of note values and tempo.Conclusions: Our study revealed several characteristics of the types of music that improve sleep quality. The identification of these characteristics contributes to providing personalized music therapy to patients.
Music Playing a Role in Medical Interoperability
Authors: Klein Jessica , Burdick Kendall
Published: November 2020

This article is a literary metanalysis that defines interoperability and how it applies to music in medicine. Interoperability is of growing importance in the increasingly high-tech medical world whose machines, monitors, and devices more often than not utilize acoustic alarms. Additionally, this article expands the understanding of interoperability to one that includes the integration of music such as music therapy with clinical medicine. Despite barriers pertaining to cost and infrastructure, the future of medicine is even brighter with the continued application of interoperability regarding music.