bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nail specialist for introverted toenail care of the user awareness and preference analysis
Authors: Yoo Ji Eun
Published: February 2025

In the modern world, beauty has become increasingly common, and as it has developed as a means of improving the problems of one's own body, the beauty industry has become segmented, specialized, and diversified. Nail specialists are constantly researching correctable nail diseases, and one of them, introverted toenail management, is experiencing the treatment method and fear of pain when treated in a hospital, as well as discomfort caused by multiple rounds of outpatient treatment. Therefore, consumers who wish to correct ingrown toenails are reducing the need for effective correction methods that can alleviate the discomfort between procedures and relieve pain. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions and preferences of nail specialist users for ingrown toenail management to provide basic data to explore the development direction for ingrown toenail management. This study conducted a survey of 342 adult men and women nationwide of nail specialist users and conducted a frequency analysis to determine the awareness and preference of nail specialist users on ingrown toenail management The analysis found that 48.2 percent of the respondents said they knew what ingrown toenails were, but 31.6 percent said they knew how to treat (manage and improve) ingrown toenails, followed by 25.1 percent who did not.In the response to whether they knew that treating ingrown toenails in a hospital would slow recovery after surgery, 40.1% did not, and 27.5% did not respond to whether they knew that they could go about their daily lives immediately when administered by a nail specialist The highest was that there was still a lack of information on how to manage them, the place and the place. In the recommendation intention, 37.1% of the respondents answered in the affirmative response to the question of whether they would be willing to recommend a nail (introverted toenail) specialist if any of the people around them had ingrown toenails in the future. Therefore, it is likely that ingrown toenail management can be improved in nail specialists, and that there will be a lot of follow-up research in nail specialists that routine recovery is possible immediately after toenail care.
A Survey Based Study in the Convergence Insufficiency According to the Illuminance
Authors: Kim Kun Ju , Cha Jung Won
Published: February 2025

Although various changes in binocular vision can occur according to changes in illuminance, studies on this are lacking. Therefore, we want to check the degree of the convergence insufficiency phenomenon according to the brightness. Using the modified CISS questionnaire, 96 people were surveyed by examining whether they experienced any discomfort for near work in three different environments being normal, brighter and darker environments. The results were statistically analyzed using SPSS 23.0. There was statistically significant differences in 6 factors which eye strain (p=0.032), eye discomfort (p=0.007), drowsiness (p=0.000), slowing down of reading speed (p=0.002), eye pain (p=0.003), and blur or lack of focus (p=0.017). It shows that symptoms related to convergence insufficiency were somewhat relieved in a brighter environment when compared to a normal or darker environment.
Development of high functional colored contact lens material using amino silane
Authors: Park Hye-In , Shin Su-Mi , Sung A-Young
Published: February 2025

Recently, sunglasses and contact lenses of various colors have been used, and amino groups and silyl groups have been used in various fields by adjusting pH and improving dissolution, stability, and reactivity. For polymer polymerization, N-[3-(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ethylenediamine (NPED) with amino silyl groups was copolymerized together with a basic hydrogel material and a silicon hydrogel material, and basic physical properties such as water content, refractive index, oxygen permeability, and light transmittance were measured. Red and yellow colored lenses were manufactured in hydrogel materials to which NPED was added and silicon hydrogel materials, respectively, and UV protection was excellent. In addition, as the addition ratio of NPED increased, the refractive index and water content of each material showed different characteristics, and the oxygen permeability was improved in the silicon hydrogel material. Therefore, it is determined that the manufactured lens may be used as a material for beauty contact lenses having a coloring function and various functions.
A Study on the Manufacture and Physical Properties of Functional Hydrophilic Lens using pyridine with hydroxyl functional groups
Authors: Bang Seong-Hoon , Sung A-Young
Published: February 2025

Contact lenses, which were used along with glasses to correct the vision of ametropia, are now used as a tool for fashion and beauty, and contact lenses are widely worn regardless of gender or age group. However, many bacterial infectious diseases are also occurring, and the bacteria related to eye diseases are typically Escherichia coli, fungi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, etc., and these pathogenic bacteria cause ophthalmic diseases such as conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers, and so on. In this study, the antibacterial property of pyridine was introduced into hydrogel cosmetic contact lenses, and functional contact lenses were fabricated and their physical properties were compared.
An Exploratory Study on Customer Response and Management Methods in Skin Beauty Curriculum at Junior Colleges
Authors: Kim SoYi
Published: February 2025

From the late 1990s to the early 2000s in Korea, beauty became a discipline and beauty designerin order to cultivate innerwear, beauty education is also actively conducted in secondary and higher education institutions. College offers high-quality lectures with excellent faculty in terms of beauty technology, but it was insufficient for graduates majoring in skin beauty to respond to and manage customers, the most difficult part of their career. Therefore, in this study, an exploratory study was conducted on the curriculum of skin beauty among the beauty fields. Looking at previous studies, there have been many studies analyzing students' satisfaction and awareness, but there are insufficient qualitative studies to hear students' practical voices. Therefore, after reviewing and analyzing the literature on the skin beauty curriculum at a beauty college, two people majoring in skin beauty and working as skin care professionals were selected as research subjects to explore the skin beauty curriculum at a college. According to the results of the study, classes on customer response and customer management methods were conducted, but only once or twice during the period of enrollment, and were composed of curriculums that were not actually helpful. The most necessary subjects for the skin beauty curriculum for students are the Customer Response and Customer Management Act, which was most needed in the curriculum to communicate with customers and manage customers in the field.
A Study on the Perception, Usage and Gender Satisfa ction of Brazilian Waxing
Authors: Jang Young Ah
Published: February 2025

As interest in waxing increases, sites that compare waxing shops at a glance are emerging, and even self-waxing products and self-waxing methods are being promoted on SNS. Among waxing, 'Brazilian waxing' is the procedure with the largest number of keywords. Although there is speculation from previous studies that Brazilian waxing procedures will affect sexual satisfaction, there are no investigative studies on the hygienic factors and sexual satisfaction of Brazilian waxing. The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception and use of Brazilian waxing, the correlation between Brazilian waxing and hygienic factors, and the effect of Brazilian waxing on sexual satisfaction. It is to investigate the effectiveness of Brazilian waxing by conducting research on the perception and use status of Brazilian waxing, hygiene factors, and sexual satisfaction. To achieve the purpose of this study, 82 men and 228 women in their 20s and 30s who experienced Brazilian waxing were surveyed to analyze the perception, usage, and sexual satisfaction of Brazilian waxing, and then frequency analysis and correlation analysis were conducted with the SPSS program.
Studies have shown that both men and women have the highest hygienic reason for Brazilian waxing, and that waxing shops consider expertise the most to receive Brazilian waxing, and men prefer waxing shops, indicating that women prefer private beauty shops that can receive various care together. It was found that men had a relatively late maternal growth cycle compared to women, with 5 to 6 weeks for men and 3 to 4 weeks for women, and the effects were hygiene, health, and pleasant daily life. As a result of examining the correlation between Brazilian waxing and hygienic factors, both women and men showed a high correlation, which could be assumed that both men and women who experienced Brazilian waxing preferred Brazilian waxing as a hygienic factor. As a result of the hygiene factors of Brazilian waxing on sexual satisfaction, sexual intimacy increased, sexual life was satisfied, sexual pain decreased, the number of sexual intercourse with the opposite sex increased, and they were willing to recommend it to people around them. This study conducted a survey on the hygiene factors of Brazilian waxing on gender satisfaction in men and women in their 20s and 30s and can be used as objective data on the necessity and gender satisfaction of Brazilian waxing in waxing shops. In this study, women and men in their 20s and 30s were surveyed, but a survey of various age groups is needed, and the need for follow-up studies on gender satisfaction after couple Brazilian waxing procedures is raised.
Using colloidal silver ingredients Improvement effect on facial skin inflammatory acne
Authors: Park A Reum
Published: February 2025

Acne is frequently mentioned as a skin problem from teenagers to adults. As skin becomes sensitive due to inflammatory acne, preference for non-irritating natural ingredients for acne treatment is increasing. Accordingly, there is a need to confirm the effect of colloidal silver, known as a natural antibiotic, on improving inflammatory acne.
The purpose of this study was to determine facial skin moisture content and oil content. The purpose is to measure the amount of sebum secretion to determine the effectiveness of colloidal silver in improving inflammatory acne symptoms.
Among 8 women and men in their 30s who met the study subject selection criteria, colloidal silver ingredients were applied to the experimental group on the right side of the facial skin twice a day for 4 weeks, and basic cosmetics toner, lotion, and cream were applied to the left control group. The skin condition was measured using a skin diagnostic device for moisture content, oil content, and sebum secretion before and 4 weeks after the experiment.
As a result of the study, it was confirmed that the right experimental group to which the colloidal silver ingredient was applied had a significant difference in moisture content, oil content, and sebum secretion compared to the left control group to which basic cosmetic toner, lotion, and cream were applied.
Through this study, it was confirmed that colloidal silver ingredients are effective in reducing moisture content, oil content, and sebum secretion, which are the causes of inflammatory acne, and that colloidal silver ingredients are effective in improving the symptoms of inflammatory acne.
Kajian Tahlili Amal Al-Syaitan Perspektif Al-Qur’an Surah Al-Qasah Ayat 15
Authors: Rahman Arif , Abdillah Amir Yan
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap perbuatan setan (‘amal al-syaitan), dalam QS. al-Qasas/28: 15. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan bentuk penelitian pustaka. Pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pendekatan tafsir. Data yang digunakan adalah data primer yang bersumber dari al-Qur’an serta kitab-kitab tafsir dan data sekunder meliputi karya-karya yang terkait serta referensi lain yang dapat menunjang penelitian, kemudian diolah dan dianalisis dengan metode tahlili. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hakikat ‘amal al-syaitan dalam QS. al-Qasas/28:15 adalah segala bentuk perbuatan, baik itu dilakukan oleh manusia ataupun jin, yang di mana perbuatan tersebut mengandung kebencian serta permusuhan, dipandang tercela, menimbulkan keburukan, kedurhakaan, dan kekufuran sehingga membuat pelakunya menjauh dari kebenaran dan rahmat Allah swt. wujud ‘amal al-syaitan dalam QS. al-Qasas/28:15 yaitu emosi, ketergesaan dalam mengambil keputusan, dan pembunuhan.
Persepsi Masyarakat Desa Tambe Kecamatan Bolo Kabupaten Bima Terhadap Desain Masjid
Authors: Mursalin  , Rahman Arif
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap persepsi masyarakat desa Tambe kecamatan Bolo kabupaten Bima terhadap desain masjid  (suatu kajian terhadap Qs. al-Taubah/9: 107-108). Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif yang di sajikan secara deskriptif. Penelitian ini berlangsung bulan September sampai bulan Februari 2023. Sumber data primer dalam penelitian ini adalah tokoh-tokoh agama, penyuluh agama, tokoh pemuda dan masyarakat umum. Data sekunder meliputi buku, majalah, koran, televisi, radio serta karya tulis lainnya yang relevan. Metode pengumpulan data melaui observasi dan wawancara. Instrumen penelitian yang digunakan adalah kamera, perekam suara, pulpen, buku catatan. Analisis data dilakukan dengan cara kondensi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Bahwa masyarakat desa Tambe kecamatan Bolo kabupaten Bima, pada umumya tidak setuju dengan desain masjid yang menyerupai bangunan atau tempat ibadah agama lain, walaupun ada sebagian yang berpendapat bahwa terjadi pro dan kontra di media sosial namun tidak satupun yang peneliti wawancara yang setuju dengan desain masjid yang menyerupai bangunan agama lain. Dalam al-Qur’an tidak ada penjelasan secara khusus yang membahas tentang desain masjid secara spesifik, namun terdapat ayat yang menjelaskan masjid dhirar, yaitu dalam QS.al-Taubah/9:107-108.Tafsiran ayat-ayat tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa masjid dhirar dimaknai sebagai masjid yang didirikan dengan maksud membahayakan atau memberikan kemudaratan bagi kaum muslimin. Melihat dalam ayat tersebut tidak memberikan penjelasan secara khusus tentang bentuk masjid tetapi masjid itu cukup bersih dari najis dan menghadap kiblat. Sehingga orang merasa nyaman dalam beribadah atau menyembah tuhannya.
Tren Penelitian Sholat Dalam Bingkai Fiqih Ibadah Pada Pendidikan Islam Berdasrakan Data Google Scholar : Analisis Bibliomterik
Authors: Salam Abd
Published: February 2025

Sholat merupakan doa sebagai penghambaan diri hamba terhadap tuhanya sebagai perintah yang wajib dilaksanakan dan patut di taati oleh umat Islam hingga akhir hayat. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti merumuskan dua masalah yakni: 1.) Bagaimana Sholat dalam bingkai fiqih ibadah; 2.) Bagaimana Rukun sholat berdasarkan data google schoolar menggunakan analisis bibliomterik. Adapun metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kulalitatif, dan analisis yang digunakan peneliti menggunakan data google scholer lima tahun terkahir berdasarkan analisis bibliomterik.
Tharikh Al-Quran (Pengumpulan Al-Quran Pada Masa Rasulullah dan Sahabat)
Authors: Ismail Ismail , Basri Halima , Andi Andi
Published: February 2025

Salah satu aspek penting yang harus diketahui tentang Al-Qur’an yaitu mengenai proses  pengkodifikasian atau pembukuan Al-Qur’an pertama kali, atau biasa disebut dengan Jam’ul Qur’an. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana proses penulisan
Al-Qur’an yang terjadi pada masa Nabi maupun pengumpulan lembaran-lembaran AlQur’an pada masa sahabat. Penelitian ini bersifat library research dengan jenis penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan sejarah. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Jam’ul Qur’an adalah suatu proses mengumpulkan, menghimpun atau menyatukan Al-Qur’an. Pengumpulan Al-Qur’an ini dibagi menjadi dua yaitu; pengumpulan dalam dada lewat hafalan dan pengumpulan dalam arti penulisan dan pembukuan. Pada masa Nabi, pengumpulan Al-Qur’an lebih banyak dilakukan dengan menggunakan hafalan karena Nabi yang ummi dan pada saat itu belum memadainya alat tulis. Sedangkan pada masa sahabat pengumpulan Al-Qur’an terjadi secara bertahap, dimulai dari pengumpulan lembaran-lembaran Al-Qur’an yang ditulis pada pelepah kurma, kulit kayu dan lain-lain disusun menjadi mushaf al-Quran, kemudian penggandaan mushaf dikarenakan penyebaran wilayah islam yang makin luas, dan penyempurnaan penulisan Al-Qur’an guna memudahkan umat Islam di luar Arab dalam membacanya.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING WARM COMPRESSES AND BIRTHING BALLS ON THE ANXIETY LEVEL OF THE ACTIVE PHASE OF THE FIRST STAGE OF LABOR
Authors: Palimbo Adriana , Anisa Fadhiyah Noor , Handayani Lisda , Hasanah Uswatun
Published: February 2025

Background: Labor accompanied by pain reaches 90% of events; however, in developed countries, around 7-14% give birth without pain. Several attempts were made through non-pharmacological methods, including warm compresses and a birthing ball, to reduce anxiety into the active phase of the first stage of labor.
Objective: This study aims to analyse the effectiveness of warm compresses and birthing balls on the anxiety scale of women in labor during the active phase I.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study involved 30 primiparous women and multiparas with a gestational age of 36-40 weeks in the third trimester. Maternity mothers were divided into two groups. The first group obtained warm compresses, while the second group received warm compresses and birthing balls. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) was used before and after the intervention to measure labor pain.
Results: The independent t-test showed that warm compresses combined with the birthing ball were more effective in reducing anxiety levels than just warm compresses (p-value 0.030<0.05). The average score of respondents' anxiety after being given a warm compress was 48.60, and the average score of respondents' anxiety after being given a warm compress and birthing ball was 42.87.
Conclusion: The non-pharmacological method of using warm compresses with the birthing ball considerably reduces women's anxiety level in labor in the first active phase compared to only the single method of wUsarm compresses.
BREATHING TECHNIQUES AND WARM COMPRESSES AS THERAPY FOR ADAPTATION OF LABOR PAIN IN THE ACTIVE PHASE OF THE FIRST STAGE: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Palimbo Adriana , Anisa Fadhiyah Noor , Zulliati  , Mahdiyah Dede , Rahmah Lailatul
Published: February 2025

Background: The active phase of the first stage of labor creates unpleasant conditions due to sensory and emotional experiences from the interaction of physiological and psychological processes. Labor pain coincides with maternal adaptation to pain. Labor pain results in uncoordinated uterine contractions, which results in a prolonged duration of the first stage of labor and impaired fetal well-being.
Objective: This study aims to describe the application of a breathing technique model combined with warm compresses as an adaptation therapy for active phase I labor pain.
Methods: Selected articles within five years, from 2017 to 2021. Initial research search results on the topic included 150 articles from PubMed and Google Scholar, keyword PICOS(T). The final selection stage was based on the inclusion criteria of 23 articles and eliminating the outer domains of the nine articles. Article covering JBI's critical assessment and synthesised a total of fourteen.
Results: The findings of fourteen articles showed the average difference in pain scale and intensity before and after treatment. In addition to pain intensity, the results also show that pain can be adapted through these two methods, and provides a sense of comfort, reduces anxiety, and increases relaxation, especially in primigravid women.
Conclusion: Obstacles appear in the phase and if the woman is in an abnormal pregnancy condition. Skilled attendants and family social support were accommodating in the success of this experiment. Practical implications and recommendations are needed to consider the length of treatment time and materials for compressed bottles of rubber or glass bottles.
Effect of gymnastics elderly on the changes of osteoarthritis pain
Authors: Widodo Heriadi , Redjeki Dwi Sogi Sri , Mahdiyah Dede , Irawan Angga , Al Kahfi Rina
Published: February 2025

Background: Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disorder where there is a process of attenuation and disintegration of joint cartilage accompanied by bone growth and new cartilage in the joints. Patients with osteoarthritis occur at the age of 40-60 years; one of the roles of nurses in improving the quality of life of the elderly is to overcome health problems that commonly occur in the elderly. One of them is joint pain management due to osteoarthritis by using non-pharmacological therapy in the form of elderly exercises.
Objective: Identify the influence of elderly gymnastics on changes in osteoarthritis pain in social institutions Tresna Werdha Budi Sejahtera Banjarbaru.
Method: This study uses a quantitative method with experimental quasi with the research design used is a pretest-posttest one group design. Initial data collection before and after intervention.
Results: Respondents who experienced knee ostearthritis pain before elderly exercise can be seen that most respondents have characteristics of moderate pain. The biggest complaint presentation was experiencing moderate pain, which was 30 people (100%) on the first day. Wilcoxon test results found the quality of knee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly before and after a significant compress. This is based on the p-value of 0.000, which means that there is an influence of elderly gymnastics on the reduction in the quality of knee osteoarthritis pain in the elderly in social care institutions because there is prosperity in Banjarbaru.
Conclusion: There is a relationship between the effect of elderly gymnastic therapy to reduce osteoarthritis of knee pain suffered by the elderly.
Association of millennial parenting styles, dietary and the incidence of stunting
Authors: Silpia Nana , Palimbo Adriana , Lestari Yayuk Puji , Salmarini Desilestia Dwi
Published: February 2025

Background: In millennials, the parenting style and diet applied by parents to toddlers are still not optimal, thus increasing the risk of stunting. Millennial parents are those aged 20-39 years, born between 1980-2000. Poor diet is caused by irregular eating habits and inadequate nutritional intake, which leads to a deficiency of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in children.
Obyektif: Untuk mengetahui korelasi antara gaya pengasuhan milenial dan pola makan dengan kejadian stunting di Puskesmas Pekauman, Banjarmasin.
Metode: Menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan desain cross-sectional. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 127 orang tua dan balita, dengan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui instrumen kuesioner dan pemeriksaan antropometri, analisis hipotesis dengan uji Chi Square.
Hasil: Sebagian besar ibu berusia 20-30 tahun adalah 69,3% dan pendidikan terakhir mereka adalah sekolah menengah/SMK 60,6%. Usia balita sebagian besar 48-60 bulan 61,4% dengan jenis kelamin perempuan 50,4%. Gaya pengasuhan milenial berada dalam kategori suboptimal sebesar 61,4%, pola makan balita berada dalam kategori suboptimal sebesar 60,5% dan insiden stunting balita terbesar sebesar 64,6%. Hasil uji Chi kuadrat memiliki tingkat yang signifikan antara gaya pengasuhan milenial dan pola makan hingga kejadian stunting dengan p-value 0,000<0,05.
Kesimpulan: Gaya pengasuhan milenial dan diet balita terkait erat dengan stunting. Dianjurkan agar orang tua lebih rutin memeriksa tumbuh kembang anak, baik berat badan maupun tinggi badan di posyandu kesehatan terpadu untuk mencegah stunting.
Forskellige sammen? Etnisk diversitet, oplevelsen af inkluderende kultur og inkluderende ledelse på de danske gymnasier
Authors: Van Luttervelt Mads Pieter
Published: February 2025

Det danske samfund bliver mere mangfoldigt, hvilket kan udfordre sammenhængskraften. Derfor er det relevant at undersøge sammenhængen mellem diversitet og oplevelsen af en inkluderende kultur i den offentlige sektor. Baseret på data fra elever og lærere på 104 danske gymnasier undersøger artiklen sammenhængen mellem etnisk diversitet og oplevelsen af en inkluderende kultur, samt hvilken rolle inkluderende ledelse spiller herfor. Resultaterne indikerer en negativ sammenhæng mellem elevernes etniske diversitet og deres oplevelse af en inkluderende kultur blandt eleverne, men en positiv sammenhæng med lærernes oplevelse af en inkluderende kultur blandt lærerne. Lærernes og elevernes oplevelse af inkluderende kultur er ikke relateret til hinanden. Højere niveauer af inkluderende ledelse styrker denne sammenhæng for lærerne. Artiklen anbefaler yderligere undersøgelser med stærkere forskningsdesigns og mere sikre data.
Ledelse af demokratiske fællesskaber: kommunalpolitikernes motivation for at tage ansvar
Authors: Hansen Ane-Kathrine Lundberg , Bundgaard Laura , Andersen Lotte Bøgh , Pedersen Lene Holm
Published: February 2025

I en tid hvor medlemskabet af politiske partier er nede på 3 pct., er det væsentligt at undersøge, hvad der motiverer folk til at lede demokratiske fællesskaber. Der mangler imidlertid forskningsbaseret viden om, hvordan motivationsformen sense of community responsibility (SOC-R) er knyttet til kommunalpolitikernes politiske ledelsesadfærd. Med data fra undersøgelser af alle kommunalpolitikere i 2019 og 2023 belyser vi derfor sammenhængene over tid mellem hhv. SOC-R og to centrale elementer i ledelse af demokratiske fællesskaber: konsensusskabelse og visionsledelse. Analytisk anvender vi såvel fixed som random effects panelregressioner. Hovedresultatet er, at der er en svag positiv sammenhæng mellem SOC-R og visionsledelse, mens sammenhængen mellem SOC-R og konsensusskabelse er mere usikker. Det er derfor relevant at fortsætte forskningen i, hvordan rammerne for ledelse af demokratiske fællesskaber udformes, så politikernes engagement ikke udhules.
The right to access healthcare: Progressive realisation or regressive denial?
Authors: Dhai A
Published: February 2025

-
Los Procesos de Intervención Profesional en Trabajo Social Comunitario: Alternativas metodológicas
Authors: Cabrera Ruiz Isaac Iran , Fabré Machado Idalsis , Roque Doval Yamila , Riera Vázquez Celia Marta
Published: February 2025

El artículo tiene como objetivo proponer directrices teórico y metodológicas sobre los procesos de intervención profesional del trabajador social Las reflexiones que se ofrecen versan sobre la necesidad de revalorizar el papel de la ciencia en el Trabajo Social (como disciplina y como profesión) para desarrollar una praxis realmente emancipadora. Se defiende la tesis que el trabajo social comunitario se traduce en el tratamiento comunitario de problemáticas sociales lo cual significa la gestación de soluciones participativas fundadas en la simetría del vínculo facilitadas y estimuladas por el profesional en cualquier de sus espacios de intervención. En esta dirección la  intervención psicosocial constituye una alternativa en los procesos de intervención profesional del trabajador social centrado en las situaciones de malestar social desde la doble perspectiva de los factores estructurales y las vivencias subjetivas que las personas tienen de estas situaciones, para gestar cambios en esas situaciones sociales ya sea en un nivel psicológico específico (personal, interpersonal, grupal, masivo) y en un ámbito determinado (familiar, comunitario, institucional, social).
ПОВЕЉА КРАЉА СТЕФАНА ОСТОЈЕ ШИБЕНИКУ
Authors: Исаиловић Невен
Published: February 2025

Босански краљ Стефан Остоја, на молбу представника шибенске комуне Ивана Петровог Тавилића, Стјепана Матијевог и Ивана Мишиног Коњића, потврђује, од речи до речи, привилегијалну повељу великог војводе Хрвоја Вукчића Хрватинића и цетинског и клишког кнеза Иваниша Нелипчића којом су, у својству представника босанског краља, потврдили ранија права и повластице града Шибеника, посебно оне из времена угарског краља Лајоша, додајући им и нове привилегије и даровања. Хрвојева и Иванишова повеља унета је у целости (само без формула короборације и датума) у Остојину исправу, као трансумпт. Остојина повеља представља извршење потврде која је најављена исправом двојице његових заступника. Краљ повељу издаје уз сагласност својих барона, под градом Високим, и обећава да ће њене одредбе поштовати и он и његови наследници.
ШЕСТ ПОТВРДА О ДЕПОЗИТИМА ЈЕЛЕНЕ, ЖЕНЕ И ПОТОЊЕ УДОВИЦЕ ВЕЛИКОГ ВОЈВОДЕ САНДАЉА ХРАНИЋА КОСАЧЕ
Authors: Драгичевић Павле
Published: February 2025

У раду се анализира шест докумената насталих у Дубровнику, који свједоче о динамици пословних активности Јелене Лазаревић, супруге великог војводе Сандаља Хранића Косаче. Сачувано је пет дубровачких потврда о пријему Јелениног новца и накита у депозитни улог, као и јед- на потврда њеног посланика о исплати уложеног новца. Предмет детаљније анализе су спољашњи и унутрашњи дипломатички елементи свих потврда. У раду је такође дата транскрипција текстова свих докумената на старосрпском и превод на савремени српски језик.
Analysis of the effectiveness of seaports in the Far Eastern basin based on a stakeholder approach
Authors: Martinov Dmitrii Valer'evich , Mazelis Lev Solomonovich
Published: February 2025

The article examines current methodological issues of assessing the effectiveness of seaports in the Far Eastern basin, based on a stakeholder approach. Ports play a key role in global supply chains, ensuring economic growth, attracting investment and infrastructure development. However, traditional approaches to evaluating their effectiveness are insufficient, as they do not take into account the interests of various groups of stakeholders. The aim of the study is to develop a universal assessment tool that reflects the needs of all major stakeholder groups, taking into account their importance. Government and corporate reports are used to form the source database. The subject of the study is a methodology for the comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of seaports using a stakeholder approach. The object of the study is the seaports of the Russian Far Eastern basin, analyzed taking into account their impact on the economic, social and environmental aspects of regional development. The research methodology includes the formation of an integral performance indicator, which is a convolution of stakeholder performance indicators based on an analysis of various aspects of the port's activities and their impact on regional and national development. The novelty of the research lies in an integrated assessment approach that takes into account the interests of stakeholders and links the results with the concept of sustainable development. The findings highlight the importance of port operations not only for the economic and social growth of the region, but also for national security, given their strategic role in global supply chains. The results of the study show that the ports of Vladivostok and Vostochny are the leaders in efficiency, demonstrating consistently high performance in most categories. The ports of De-Kastri and Nikolaevsk-on-Amur turned out to be the least effective. The research results have a wide range of practical applications, both in terms of increasing the port's competitiveness, as well as for sustainable development and balanced growth in socio-economic and environmental contexts.
Objectifying Men: Gulliver’s Travels, Fantomina, and the Dildo in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Authors: Gill Andrea
Published: February 2025

Eighteenth-century literature is saturated with satires on the human body, especially the female body. This is most notable in the writings of men such as Jonathan Swift, Rochester (John Wilmot), and Samuel Pepys in which the authors depict the female body as being unclean and, in some cases, ugly or disproportionate. Women’s bodies were often objectified sexually as if currency and were used as social exchanges between men. Most notably, this occurs between the characters of The Country Wife. When the dildo was introduced to eighteenth-century England, women were able to take their sexuality into their own hands, literally, and men became fearful that women would no longer have need of them.
Umuganda: The Ultimate Nation-Building Project?
Authors: Barnhart Jaclyn
Published: February 2025

This research and presentation thereof considers the ritual umuganda in terms of its contribution to national identity. In doing so, I consider the history of the ritual, its transformation in purpose over time, and the accompanying sociological consequences of such purposes and transformations. The evidence in this case includes sociological analyses of the umuganda ritual itself; political speeches which underscore the type of popular mobilization contemporaneously undertaken and/or accomplished and its purpose for such; recent media articles relating to umuganda (written by both citizens and outsiders and by both those with affirmative and negative opinions concerning umuganda’s contribution to the Rwandan reconciliatory spirit and economy), as well as my own first-hand observation of and participation in umuganda. The available evidence demonstrates a strong correlation between participation in the ritual of umuganda and social and political mobilization in Rwanda’s earlier historical periods in which the state effectively delineated and managed a nation-building project. In conclusion, I argue that the effectiveness of the current umuganda ritual is largely unsuccessful in relation to nation-building, as it does not achieve a high degree of unified social or political mobilization within the Rwandan population that ultimately contributes to an identification with a single national identity.
Next Year in Jerusalem: Constructions of Israeli Nationalism in High Holiday Rituals
Authors: Caron Amelia
Published: February 2025

This article explores the intersection of nationalism and Jewish identity maintenance with High Holiday celebrations carried out in the Diaspora. Using directed interviews and participant observation, I took part in the rituals of Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) to uncover the way that American Jews and Israelis living in the Jewish Diaspora create and sustain a dialogue with their “traditional” homeland, Israel. However, the connections between Jews and this homeland have shifted dramatically in recent times. Although Israel encourages all persons of Jewish descent to immigrate to the Holy Land, a complex web of multiple nationalities and identities is at play in the lives of Jews who live in the Diaspora. Through religious rituals, members of the Jewish faith -- whether Orthodox, secular, or something in between -- develop and preserve a philosophy of a world Jewish identity with surprising results. Although the rituals themselves may be used to encourage solidarity with the state of Israel, individual Jews now find themselves re-negotiating their sense of belonging. As toasts of "Next year in Jerusalem!" are made, the complexities of national loyalty, ethnicity, and religious practice merge to form a question on the lips of many Jewish people: What is a Jew, and who decides?
Shifting Concerns: Punishment and Moral Decline in Puritan Essex County from 1636 to 1682
Authors: Pruett Jed
Published: February 2025

The second generation of Puritans in Massachusetts grew fearful for their future as their sons and daughters moved away from the strict morality of their parents. Historians have long accepted these fears as an accurate description of how morals changed in that period, pointing to the rise of mercantile, capitalist culture in late seventeenth century. This "declension model" helps us understand the general direction of changing morals and social patterns. By viewing changing legal sentencing for drunkenness and fornication from the 1630s to the 1680s as a window into the ethics of a community, we can see that this model only partially describes the moral trajectory of the community. Some of the religious and ethical decay that the older generation feared had long been present in Puritan culture.
Development of a robust HPTLC method for estimation of β-carotene in nano-formulated apricot extract
Authors: Rajpurohit Manisha , Patil Mrityunjaya , Khatib Nayeem
Published: February 2025

Fruits play a crucial role in our fight against diseases and disorders. Apricots are temperate fruits classified under the Rosaceae family. Fruits are rich in carotenoids, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids which contribute to color, taste, and nutritional value. Currently, no standardized high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) method exists for analyzing apricots. This study aimed to develop and validate a sensitive, specific, economical, reliable, and precise HPTLC method for quantifying β-carotene in apricot extract and its nano-formulation. Apricot nano-formulation was prepared, characterized, and quantified. In this method, a silica gel aluminum TLC plate was used as the stationary phase, and toluene: acetone in a ratio of 7:3v/v was used as the mobile phase. Analysis was performed at wavelength 448 nm. To ensure method reliability, validation was performed according to ICH guidelines. Prepared nano-formulation showed particle size 101.7 ± 0.12 nm, polydispersity index of 0.125, entrapment efficiency % of 78.6%, zeta potential −25mV, and transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed vesicles are smooth spherical in shape. Regression analysis demonstrated a good linear relationship (R² = 0.9935) within a 100–500 ng/band concentration range. The LOD and LOQ were found to be 22.05 ng/band and 66.82 ng/band, respectively. The validated HPTLC method was successfully applied for quantification of β-carotene in apricot nano-formulation. Hence, the developed HPTLC method would be an important tool in utilizing the quality control methods for herbal formulations.
Wound healing activity of herbal ointment containing ethanol leaves extracts of Memecylon species collected from a part of the Eastern Ghats Regions
Authors: Manjula R. Ratna , Thirumal M.
Published: February 2025

The study aimed to investigate the wound healing potentiality of a herbal ointment containing the ethanol leaves extract of Memecylon lushingtonii Gamble and Memecylon malabaricum Cogn. Single extracts and combined extracts were formulated into an ointment by using paraffin wax, lanolin, and petroleum jelly. A simple ointment base was used as control and overall compared with the marketed herbal ointment. Initially, dermal index and dermal irritation tests were performed for the extracts separately in rabbits. Then, all the formulations were applied once daily on the Wistar albino rats by excision wound creation. On the 20th day, ointment containing combined extracts showed satisfactory increases in wound contraction (3.14 ± 9.34*** mm2, p < 0.001) when compared with the marketed sample (standard, 6.39 ± 3.18*** mm2, p < 0.001) and control sample (97.72 ± 8.51*** mm2). Thereafter, percent wound closure also revealed a similar trend to the earlier result, where the control sample resulted in 33%, and the combined extract formulation showed 98% as compared to the standard (99%). Thereafter, a significant reduction in epithelialization period resulted from extracts in combination (13.28 ± 0.23**; significant: p < 0.01) than control (21.35 ± 0.14), but the value was a little less than that of standard (15.12 ± 0.20**; significant: p < 0.01 when compared with the control). Overall, the result concluded that the ointment of combined extracts showed satisfactory wound healing due to the presence of many bioactive compounds in the plant extracts especially polyphenolic compounds.
Sex differences in anaerobic performance in CrossFit® athletes: a comparison of three different all-out tests
Authors: Ponce-García Tomás , García-Romero Jerónimo , Carrasco-Fernández Laura , Castillo-Domínguez Alejandro , Benítez-Porres Javier
Published: February 2025

Background

Athletic performance can be influenced by various factors, including those related to biological sex. Various scientific disciplines have studied the observed differences in athletic performance between men and women. Moreover, anaerobic performance refers to the capacity of the human body to generate energy quickly and efficiently during high-intensity and short-duration activities. It is associated with the ability to perform explosive actions and the capacity for rapid recovery between repeated efforts. Anaerobic performance is a determining factor for performance in high-intensity sports and those with predominantly lower intensity but intermittent peaks of higher intensity. One high-intensity sport that has experienced exponential growth and attracts increasing numbers of participants yearly is commercially known as CrossFit® (CF). Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to determine the anaerobic performance differences between sexes in CF athletes in terms of absolute and relative values.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted over 2 weeks. Fifty CrossFit® athletes (25 men and 25 women) voluntarily participated in the study. They were subjected to body composition analysis and three maximal effort tests to measure anaerobic performance: a cycle ergometer test, a continuous jump test and a squat test.

Results

Significant differences were found in all the variables of absolute peak power and relative to body mass in the three tests. In values adjusted to lean and muscle mass, significant differences were only found in the cycle ergometer test but not in the other two. In mean power variables, significant differences were found in all the variables studied, except for the mean power adjusted to muscle mass in the squat test. In conclusion, this study’s results indicate that differences between sexes in absolute and relative peak powers measured in all tests evaluated are explained by the amount of lean and muscle mass. However, mean powers show significant differences in all variables except for the one related to muscle mass in the squat test.
THE FRENCH STANCE TOWARDS THE POLISH PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC FROM THE ELECTION OF FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND TO THE LIFTING OF MARTIAL LAW AS ASSESSED BY POLISH DIPLOMATS
Authors: GANCEWSKI Mateusz Piotr
Published: February 2025

This article aims to explain and assess how Polish diplomacy saw the French policy towards Poland from the beginning of the presidency of François Mitterrand to the suspension of martial law (1981–1982). It evaluates the reactions of the French state and the Socialist Party, the French Communist Party, and the French public opinion. The French state – adhering to the political principles of Charles de Gaulle – was faced with a real conundrum: what policy to pursue when it came to the Polish crisis? Conflicting interests made it act indecisively. Its policies and motives were all closely observed by the Polish diplomacy. This article further proves that Polish foreign policy, though not sovereign, was not ideologically driven (besides official declarations) as the assessment of the French foreign policy demonstrates.
HOW AUDITOR-ORIENTED EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AFFECTS INTERNAL AUDIT EFFECTIVENESS BY REDUCING ITS CONSTRAINTS
Authors: GRZESIAK Lena , ULRYCH Wojciech
Published: February 2025

This manuscript aims to determine how audit-oriented employee performance management (A-OEPM) practices influence internal audit effectiveness (IAE) mediated by internal audit constraints (IAC). The study was conducted in late 2021 by using a quantitative approach (CAWI method). In this type of practice, managers are not engaged in employee development, and they use management by objective method instead of EPM. They exclude team-oriented practices from the A-OEPM-IAE relations. Neither a job description tool nor a career development plan was used. Instead, only the practices that support up-to-date IA tasks and responsibilities are important for managerial decisions. The paper fills a gap in management literature by examining the relationships between A-OEPM, IAC, and IAE. In order to overcome the IAC, the A-OEPM could be a valuable tool to help both parties implement organizational changes necessary to achieve IAE.
DISAPPROVED GROUP BEHAVIORS WITHIN THE POLICE FORCE
Authors: MOCZUK Eugeniusz
Published: February 2025

The Police Force, as a social institution, is not immune to various types of socially unacceptable behavior. Such behavior includes social pathology, defined as negative social behaviors that violate a system of norms and values and have a destructive impact on society on a larger scale. This study analyzed selected dysfunctional behavior and group socio-pathological phenomena existing in the police environment, which breaks down group ties and harms society at large. The study discusses such issues as extreme behavior in a professional situation, lack of readiness to oppose illegal influence, and mobbing.
AGRICULTURE AS A UNIFER OF SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FACE OF FREE MARKET CHALLENGES
Authors: PRENDECKI Krzysztof
Published: February 2025

Individual stages of the implementation of sustainable development should be important to people in their drive toward effective production and economic goals. Successful implementation is vital to maintaining access to food. Sustainable development should ensure sufficient food supply for the population in various living conditions, maintain compliance with food health safety, and keep the needs of biodiversity into consideration. Over the last few decades, agriculture has undergone a huge change, and attention should be paid to the quality of food products, the fulfillment of conditions, and actions that must be taken at many stages of production and food trade in order to ensure an adequate human existence. A look at agriculture also allows us to see its multifunctionality in a changing global world. Ensuring food security, without violating ecological security, while maintaining elements of rural culture, presents significant challenges for national and global agrarianism. The neoliberal approach should also take into account not only the financial dimension but also the broader perspective of social responsibility.
ANALYSIS OF THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE LOCAL CURRENCY BY REPRESENTATIVES OF GENERATION Y
Authors: SOŁTYSIAK Mirosław , ZAJĄC Dariusz
Published: February 2025

The article analyzes the results of a survey that assesses the knowledge and attitude of Generation Y Polish representatives toward the functioning of the local currency. The empirical material consists of the results of surveys conducted among a group of 619 Polish residents belonging to Generation Y. The analysis of the survey results confirmed the research hypothesis, which assumes that despite the low level of knowledge of Generation Y representatives about the functioning of local currencies, their attitude towards such a means of payment allows us to conclude that the carrying out of a large-scale educational campaign may significantly impact the development of complementary currencies in Poland. The work is mainly directed at local government officials and local initiative groups that want to influence the development of local entrepreneurialism and increase the wealth of residents by introducing local currency into circulation.