bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Managerial Strategies for Proper Handling of Workshop Tools by Building Technology Education Students in Rivers State
Authors: P.C. Okwelle , B.K. Adiela
Published: November 2022

The study investigated the managerial strategies for proper handling of workshop tools by building technology education students in Rivers State. Specifically, the study sought to investigate planning, organising, co-coordinating and controlling strategies for proper handling of workshop tools by building technology education students in Rivers State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 21 lecturers and 12 workshop attendants in state and federal institutions which encompassed Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port-Harcourt and Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku. The population was manageable and hence the entire population was used for the study. Therefore, no sampling method was adopted. The objectives were formulated, answered and tested at a .05 level of significance. The instrument used for the study was a survey questionnaire. The instrument was face validated by two Vocational Technology Education lectures at Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt, and it was tested for reliability using the Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient method. A reliability value of .82 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while the t-test statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses. The study found among others that planning out the required logical steps for students on the usage of workshop tools, arranging for proper integration of workshop tools in students' practical section, organising safety procedures for students on the usage of workshop tools, organising requisite guideline for students towards the handling of workshop tools. Co-ordinating students to secure workshop tools properly during practical activities, co-ordinating students to maintain a cordial relationship in handling workshop tools, controlling students to be violent free when handling tools in the workshop and overseeing students to avoid anxiety in the use of workshop tools are managerial strategies for proper handling of workshop tools by building technology education students in Rivers State. Therefore, it was recommended that educators of building technology should ensure that the required logical steps concerning general workshop tools management are assured because it will help in giving out requisite guidelines for practical activities.
COMPARAÇÃO ENTRE DOIS ACESSOS CIRÚRGICOS PARA A RETIRADA DE AUTÓGENOS NA RECONSTRUÇÃO DO LCA
Authors: Sousa Giovanna Azevedo , Fernandes Thiago Moita , Da Silva Aridênio Dayvid , Hissa Fellipe Braga , Dos Santos Adrissia Jeovana Almeida Pereira
Published: November 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: A reabilitação pós-reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior (LCA) é objeto de estudo constante da traumatologia, com impasses significativos como a disestesia peri-incisional após cirurgia reconstrutiva com autoenxertos tendíneos. OBJETIVO: Comparar a segurança do acesso vertical e oblíquo na retirada dos tendões flexores (grácil e semitendíneo) no que diz respeito à preservação funcional sensitiva do ramo infrapatelar do nervo safeno (RIPNS), de forma a aferir qual a melhor opção técnica para garantir o bem-estar dos pacientes após a cirurgia. MÉTODOS: Com o levantamento bibliográfico, realizado através das plataformas SciELO e MEDLINE/PubMed, foram buscadas produções científicas entre os anos 2000 e 2022 com a combinação dos descritores “disestesia”, “reconstrução do LCA” e “incisão cirúrgica”, sendo encontrados 23 artigos. Desses, apenas 10 se enquadraram no objetivo deste trabalho, por descreverem a anatomia do RIPNS e/ou relatarem estudos de casos correlacionados. RESULTADOS: A comparação entre as incisões se mostrou mais favorável à oblíqua, que apresentou, significativamente, uma incidência menor de alterações sensitivas locais no pós-operatório de reconstrução do LCA, chegando a ser até 5 vezes mais preventiva de disestesia. DISCUSSÃO: Muitos estudiosos buscam novas maneiras de realizar a coleta dos autógenos do tendão dos flexores, não só discutindo qual a melhor via de acesso, mas também a posição e angulação do joelho no momento da operação e qual o melhor tendão a ser retirado, por exemplo, demonstrando a imprescindibilidade de diminuir as chances de lesões iatrogênicas nesse procedimento, de forma a melhorar a recuperação após a cirurgia. CONCLUSÃO: A incisão oblíqua parece ser o melhor procedimento cirúrgico para a retirada de autógenos na reconstrução do LCA, por respeitar mais a anatomia do RIPNS, de forma a permitir que a satisfação do paciente aumente, os riscos de lesões iatrogênicas diminuam e o pós-operatório seja de maior qualidade.
DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UMA PLATAFORMA PARA AUXÍLIO EM TRATAMENTO DE TENOSSINOVITE ESTENOSANTE
Authors: Rocha Francisco Vinicius Teles , Silva Ana Lourdes dos Reis , Carvalho Maria Eduarda dos Santos , Leite Carla Maria de Carvalho
Published: November 2022

devido a um processo inflamatório crônico dos tendões flexores na região da base dos dedos, com uma diminuição da amplitude de seus movimentos articulares dos dedos. Para medir a evolução dos pacientes, o goniômetro digital pode ser usado, porém não é uma ferramenta precisa, os dados coletados podem diferir quando o processo de medição de um determinado paciente é realizado por mais de um profissional. OBJETIVO: Neste sentido, buscou-se uma solução através da aplicação de robótica, na qual se propõe um protótipo equipado com sensores para capturar o grau de flexão dos dedos, fazendo a leitura da angulação simultânea de todos os dedos das mãos, buscando assim, através de um jogo, proporcionar sessões de reabilitação, buscando reduzir a taxa de abandono. MÉTODOS: Desenvolveu-se uma plataforma composta por uma luva que captura o movimento detodos os dedos, uma interface gráfica instalada em um computador com diferentes níveis de dificuldade e um sistema que captura o movimento da articulação dos dedos gerando dados, estes dados serão computados em gráficos. E funciona com base na mudança do ângulo dos sensores flexíveis, o que resulta em uma consequente variação em sua resistência. RESULTADOS:.Esperou-se dos testes a correspondência entre a flexão das falanges e o movimento na interface interativa. Estes testes verificaram o bom funcionamento do sistema e calibração dos sensores na luva para cada usuário que utilizará esta ferramenta, permitindo a construção de gráficos com os valores máximos e mínimos das angulações. CONCLUSÃO: De acordo com o que foi apresentado, a plataforma proporciona uma automatização da fisioterapia tornando o tratamento mais estimulante. A força deste protótipo é que os pacientes poderão acompanhar visualmente seu tratamento, através de uma interface interativa.
Percepções de estudantes da saúde sobre um projeto de extensão interprofissional em inovação no combate à COVID-19
Authors: Oliveira Carime Caroline Magalhães , Ramalho Rafaela Souza Albuquerque Lima , Da Silva Thais Carine Lisboa , Gomes Neciula de Paula Carneiro Porto
Published: November 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: A extensão universitária é uma ferramenta que permite a difusão de conhecimentos extramuros institucionais, proporcionando formação profissional, social e pessoal do estudante através da interprofissionalidade durante a prática de educação em saúde e a pesquisa em inovação tecnológica, as quais potencializam estratégias para o enfrentamento de desafios complexos no cuidado integral à saúde, sobretudo em situações de ameaça global, como a vivenciada na pandemia da COVID-19. OBJETIVO: Analisar as perspectivas dos estudantes da área de saúde sobre os impactos em um projeto que envolve ensino-pesquisa-extensão, durante o combate a pandemia da COVID-19. MÉTODOS: Estudo qualitativo, aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa, sob o CAAE de número 34812620430015569, com a participação de 11 estudantes de uma instituição de ensino superior em saúde. Sob a técnica de grupo focal, foi utilizado um roteiro com 8 perguntas abordando questões sobre educação e prática interprofissional colaborativa dentro do projeto. Após transcrição das gravações ocorreu a análise categórica das falas dos participantes. RESULTADOS: Emergiram 5 categorias temáticas envolvendo o combate a pandemia, acerca do protagonismo estudantil, vivência interprofissional, desenvolvimento de competências interprofissionais, combate às fake news e pesquisa científica em inovação em saúde. CONCLUSÃO: As novas dinâmicas experimentadas disparam a necessidade de um olhar inovador frente aos desafios na formação de profissionais da saúde, com mecanismos que reforcem o ensino vinculado à extensão universitária, à produção científica e às práticas colaborativas interprofissionais, baseadas em evidências, sobretudo quando relacionadas à COVID-19.
FITOTERAPIA NO MANEJO DA FIBROMIALGIA: UMA REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Torres Larissa Ivna da Costa , Domingues Mariana Nascimento , De Vasconcelos Juliana Araújo , Alencar Isabelle Bruna Menezes Ferreira , Sá Kellen Miranda
Published: November 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: A fibromialgia (FM) é uma síndrome caracterizada por dor musculoesquelética crônica generalizada, frequentemente associada a sono não reparador, rigidez, fadiga, dificuldade cognitiva e sofrimento psicológico, sendo o segundo distúrbio mais comum observado em consultórios reumatológicos. Entretanto, muitos pacientes não respondem satisfatoriamente aos recursos convencionais ou apresentam efeitos colaterais consistentes associados a esses medicamentos em uso prolongado. Desta forma, muitos recorrem a Medicina Complementar e Alternativa como terapia auxiliar. A fitoterapia tem grande importância neste meio, pois as plantas medicinais são uma porta para o desenvolvimento de novos recursos terapêuticos para a FM. OBJETIVO: avaliar o potencial da fitoterapia como terapia complementar no alívio dos sintomas da FM. MÉTODOS: Para realização da presente revisão os artigos foram buscados nas bases de dados Scielo, Pubmed, Scopus e ScienceDirect utilizando os descritores: Fibromyalgia, Phytotherapy, Plant medicinal, Fibromialgia e Terapia complementar, o operador booleano foi o “AND”. Foram selecionados 6 artigos após passarem pelos critérios de exclusão. RESULTADOS: Alguns estudos verificaram a frequência com que os pacientes com FM faziam uso da MCA, mostrando que essas práticas vêm se tornando mais comum entre eles e a fitoterapia se encontra presente. Também foram elaborados ensaios clínicos com as plantas Ocimum basilicum e Annona muricata L. em camundongos, e ambos mostraram ser eficazes na redução da dor e melhora da fadiga. Um ensaio randomizado utilizando Panax ginseng em pacientes, comparando os resultados com um grupo placebo e outro tratado com amitriptilina, mostrou que não houveram muitas diferenças entre eles, apresentando uma distinção apenas na melhoria da fadiga, a qual ocorreu mais rapidamente no grupo tratado com Panax ginseng. CONCLUSÃO: Foi observado que a fitoterapia tem um potencial efeito terapêutico no alívio dos sintomas da FM, entretanto há uma necessidade de realizar mais ensaios clínicos para determinar a eficácia das plantas medicinais para este fim.
Kenaf-Coir based hybrid nano-composite: an analytical and representative volume element analysis
Authors: Parashar Shikha , Chawla V. K.
Published: November 2022

The increasing demand for good and improved polymeric composites has led to a surge in the number of researches on hybrid composites, strengthened and enforced with the natural fibres. This paper mainly analyses and presents the attributes of hybrid composites made from natural fibres and carbon nano-tube (CNT) nanoparticles. A novel hybrid composite considered in this research includes kenaf and coir fibres with CNT nanoparticles embedded in an epoxy matrix. The proposed hybrid nanocomposite’s elastic features are calculated by using different analytical models like Chamis, Mori-Tanaka, Nielson elastic models etc and also with the help of Representative Volume Element Analysis (RVE). The content of fibre volume is varied in four different samples and it is found that upon varying the content of fibre volume, the mechanical properties like longitudinal modulus and transverse modulus got affected. The results evaluated from different analytical models are observed to be in good agreement with each other and also with the results of RVE analysis.
ASSESSMENT OF THE BIOACCUMULATION OF MICROPLASTICS IN THE BLACK SEA MUSSEL Mytilus galloprovincialis L., 1819
Authors:   Department of Biology, Faculty of natural sciences, Shumen University, Bulgaria., Ibryamova Sevginar , Toschkova Stephany ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of natural sciences, Shumen University, Bulgaria., Bachvarova Darina Ch. ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of natural sciences, Shumen University, Bulgaria., Lyatif Aysel ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of natural sciences, Shumen University, Bulgaria., Stanachkova Elitca ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of natural sciences, Shumen University, Bulgaria., Ivanov Radoslav ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of natural sciences, Shumen University, Bulgaria., Natchev Nikolay ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of natural sciences, Shumen University, Bulgaria., Ignatova-Ivanova Tsveteslava ,   Department of Biology, Faculty of natural sciences, Shumen University, Bulgaria.
Published: November 2022

The accumulation of microplastics in the world oceans is one of the main global problems of the modern world. The Black Sea is the main source of seafood for people from several countries, including Bulgaria. The pollution of the Black sea is a result of various factors, especially anthropogenic. The aim of this study was to determine the presence and accumulation of microplastics in the Black Sea mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis L., 1819, harvested from different locations along the northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Within each microplastic morphological group, three size classes were recognized: 100-200 μm, 25-100 μm, and ≤ 25 μm. Microplastics were found in the soft tissues of all studied specimens but in a different ratio of pellets, fibers and fragments. Generally, the pellets were the most often registered particles, followed by irregularly-shaped fragments, whereas fibers were less numerous. The dominant part of the isolated plastics are made of polyethylene (PE), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Our results pointed out serious pollution with plastic particles in the Bulgarian Black Sea aquatory, which in the future may seriously affect the health of the mussel population and also human health.
Kualitas Pelayanan Biro Konsultasi Keluarga Sakinah Masjid Alfalah Surabaya
Authors: Musyanto Moch Herma , Qisom Shobikhul , Alfath Abdullah Azzam
Published: November 2022

Kualitas pelayanan di sebuah lembaga penting dilakukan dalam meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan, sehingga dapat menimbulkan rasa puas serta kepercayaan terhadap lembaga. Terutama pada organisasi nirlaba kualitas pelayanan bermanfaat untuk memuaskan pelanggan dalam jangka waktu yang panjang. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan tentang Kualitas Pelayanan Biro Konsultasi dan Konseling Keluarga Sakinah di Masjid Al-Falah Surabaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan studi kasus yang dilaksanakan di Masjid Al-Falah Surabaya. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa berdasarkan aspek Tangible (Bukti fisik), Reliability (Keandalan), Responsiviness (Ketanggapan), Assurance (Jaminan), Emphaty (Empati) pada Konsultasi Keluarga Sakinah di Masjid Al-Falah Surabaya secara keseluruhan sudah sesuai dengan ekspetasi pelanggan dalam pelayanannya. Hasil penelitian ini dapat digunakan sebagai pertimbangan bagi segenap pengurus Masjid Al-Falah Surabaya untuk mempertahankan serta meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan pada Biro Konsultasi Keluarga Sakinah, sehingga program masjid akan menjadi lebih baik lagi.Kata kunci : Kualitas pelayanan, Manajemen, Masjid
Millenial Netiquette In Doing Muamalah And Warding Off Hoaxes On Social Media Based On MUI Fatwa Number 24 Of 2017
Authors: Senja Puput Yanita , Yuliar Ade , Husen Fathurrohman
Published: November 2022

MUI Fatwa Number 24 of 2017 contains The Laws and Guidelines for Doing Muamalah Through Social Media. The MUI Fatwa can be applied to social networking ethics (netiquette). The millennial generation has excellent power in countering hoax narratives. The research purpose was to determine netiquette of the millennial generation in doing muamalah and warding off hoax in social media based on MUI Fatwa. The design of this study is qualitative research using an online qualitative survey. Netiquette as a guideline based on the MUI Fatwa focuses on discussing guidelines for doing muamalah on social media and creating and disseminating related content/information in countering hoaxes by the millennial generation from the four existing guidelines. Millennial's netiquette in doingÂ muamalahÂ on social media should be done properly and correctly, not violating the Shari'a and regulations (MUI Fatwa and others), and responding well to each other's content. The content shared is positive and not a hoax. Millennials sort out contents that will be disseminated on social media by studying, understanding, confirming, then following. The netiquette for millennials in warding off hoaxes is to ensure that the content is appropriately verified, helpful, not provocative and does not contain hoaxes, slander, backbiting, bullying, gossip, and other forbidden things. Millennials avoid spreading hoax content on social media by limiting accounts, avoiding and discontinuing, seeking truth from trusted sources, following the Indonesia Anti Hoax page, reporting harmful content through content complaints websites, or directly using the block and report features on social media. If this is not possible, they choose to remain silent, skip, and not share that hoax content.Â
Beyond Eloquence and on to Centrality: A new paradigm in planning supratentorial brain surgery
Authors: Sughrue Michael
Published: November 2022

This webinar focuses on connectomics and how to make neurosurgery safer.
Quasicentral modulus as a noncommutative nonlinear condenser capacity
Authors: Voiculescu Dan-Virgil
Published: November 2022

The quasicentral modulus is key in many questions about normed ideal perturbations of n-tuples of operators. I have extended the definition to that of a condenser quasicentral modulus and I will point out a noncommutative analogy with condenser capacity in nonlinear potential theory.
The short term effects of structural reforms and institutional improvements in OECD economies
Authors: Mavrogiannis Christos , Tagkalakis Athanasios
Published: November 2022

Using a panel of 37 OECD countries over the period 1990–2019, we examine the short to medium term effect of structural reforms and governance or institutional improvements on growth. Employing an updated OECD dataset on product and labor market regulation and governance indicators for the World Bank and after controlling for the endogeneity of reforms via the augmented inverse probability weighting (AIPW) method we find that it is governance or institutional improvements (such as on government effectiveness, regulatory quality and rule of law) that have positive growth effects on real GDP in most cases. Labour market reforms do have positive growth effects under specific conditions, i.e., at times of recession, better governance, low indebtedness, low trade openness, high employment rate and tight monetary policy. Product market reforms have negative growth effects at most times and states considered. However, we find that, countries with better governance quality and deregulated labour market can reap significant benefits from them.
The end of the Western rule in the world and the Asian century
Authors:   4th grade student of Department of Administration and Diplomacy, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Paktia University, writer, analyst of political and international affairs. Paul Alam, Logar, Afghanistan., Fazli Aziz Ahmad
Published: November 2022

The 20th century was called the era of the American government, and finally, after the Cold War, Russia was isolated, and the United States remained as a new power and presented its new doctrines to the world. However, the current decade of the 21st century will be considered the title of competition for world leadership and the emergence of a new international order, When Russia will attack Georgia and thus question the world's unipolarity for the first time. Under the support of two agreements, the West filed a complaint against Syria in the United Nations, one of which was about economic sanctions against Syria and the other was related to the attack on Syria. But the events in Ukraine and Taiwan will hit the fact that the world is no longer unipolar and America is not the only superpower in the world. In addition, Russia, China, India, South Africa and Brazil have become an economic bloc known as BRICS. After the Second World War, the world enjoyed relative peace, but the ongoing developments in Russia in the military sector and China in the economic sector, as well as the ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia, China and Taiwan, at the regional and international level. The formation of strong economic and military alliances such as BRICS and Shanghai has threatened the existing international system and relative peace, and eventually power will be transferred to Asia, so Asian states and nations should prepare themselves for this. . It absorbs power.
Az Országos Mentőszolgálat dolgozóinak dohányzási szokásai és leszokási szándéka
Authors: Vincze Ádám , Joó Tamás , Pénzes Melinda
Published: November 2022

Az Országos Mentőszolgálatnál (OMSZ) a mentésben és egyéb támogató munkakörökben dolgozó munkavállalók dohányzási- és nikotinhasználati szokásairól és leszokási szándékáról jelenleg nem állnak rendelkezésre pontos információk. Mindezek feltárása érdekében keresztmetszeti, kényelmi mintavételen alapuló, elektronikus kérdőívcsomag online kitöltésével zajló vizsgálatot végeztünk az OMSZ munkavállalói körében 2022. májusban. Szociodemográfiai változók mellett a jelenlegi (elmúlt 30 nap) legjellemzőbb dohányzási/nikotinhasználati mintázatokat, a leszokási szándékot, a leszokási segítség igénybevételének szándékát és a leszokást segítő lehetőségek igénybevételének szándékát vizsgáltuk. A mintában (n=381, férfi: 74,8%) 40,1% volt a jelenleg dohányzók vagy nikotinos terméket használók aránya, akik a legfiatalabb (20–29 éves) korcsoportban (50,9%), illetve a mentőápolók/mentőtechnikusok (49,7%), mentőgépkocsi-vezetők (37,8%) és mentőtisztek (33,3%) körében voltak nagyobb arányban jelen. Az e-cigaretta és a hevített dohánytermékek (HDT) kizárólagos használata a legfiatalabb korcsoportban elterjedtebb. A munkavégzés jellege szerint kizárólag e-cigarettát a mentőgépkocsi-vezetők használtak a legnagyobb arányban (8,1%), kizárólag HDT-t szintén ők (13,5%) illetve a mentőápolók/mentőtechnikusok (13,2%) használtak, míg a kettős/többes használat ugyancsak az utóbbi munkakörben dolgozókra volt leginkább jellemző (13,7%). A válaszadók kétharmada szeretne leszokni a dohány-/nikotinhasználatról, egyharmaduk pedig 1 éven belül. A kettős/többes használók 36,8%-a, míg a kizárólag HDT-t használók közel 27,9%-a igényelne segítséget a leszokáshoz. Leszokást segítő lehetőségeket a jelenleg dohányzó/nikotinos terméket használó válaszadók legfeljebb tizede próbálna ki, a módszereket illetően legnagyobb arányban az okostelefonos applikációkat és a nikotinpótló terápia gyógyszereit próbálnák ki. A kivonuló mentődolgozók körében kedvezőtlen dohányzási és/vagy nikotinos termék használati prevalenciákat és magas leszokási szándékot azonosítottunk. A prehospitális betegellátás dinamikus igényeinek ellátása érdekében fontos lenne a mentődolgozók dohányzási és egyéb életmódi rizikómagatartásának rendszeres monitorozása, valamint célzott munkahelyi egészségfejlesztő programok tervezése és megvalósítása.
A triázs minőségének felmérése klinikai audittal a Magyar Honvédség Egészségügyi Központ Honvédkórház Sürgősségi Centrumában
Authors: Norbert Pasek , Sinka Lászlóné Adamik Erika
Published: November 2022

Az utóbbi időszakban a betegforgalom jelentős növekedése tendenciává vált az intézményi sürgősségi ellátásban mind hazai, mind pedig nemzetközi viszonylatban. A sürgősségi betegosztályozás, a triázs – mint az állapotfelméréssel nyert adatok birtokában a besorolási szabályrendszernek megfelelő döntéshozatal – betegbiztonságra és szervezésre gyakorolt jelentősége ezzel párhuzamosan szintén egyre nő. Jelen dolgozatban a Magyar Honvédség Egészségügyi Központ Honvédkórház Sürgősségi Centrumában a triázs minőségének helyi szintű felmérésére, illetve a fejlesztés főbb irányainak meghatározására alkalmas módszer kialakítását mutatjuk be. A leírás során kitérünk a projektszemlélettel elvégzett tervezési fázisra, a klinikai audit módszerével végrehajtott adatgyűjtés és elemzés lépéseire, az indikátorok és mutatók meghatározására, a vizsgálattal nyert néhány részeredmény ismertetésére, illetve ezek vártnál alacsonyabb eredményei esetén az azokhoz vezető okok és a lehetséges megoldások vázolására. Tapasztalataink megerősítették, hogy a belső klinikai audit módszere teljes mértékben alkalmas a triázs minőségének felmérése, ugyanakkor arra is rávilágítottak, hogy a módszer egyes elemeinek alkalmazását mindig a helyi viszonyok figyelembevételével, az azokhoz való alkalmazkodással kell megtenni. A dolgozatban leírt, a triázs minőségének felmérésére létrehozott módszer alkalmas arra, hogy meghatározott időközönként felmérést végezzünk, illetve ezek eredményeit összevethessük, amely elengedhetetlen feltétele a triázs minőségfejlesztését célzó folyamatnak.
EMPIRICAL FINDINGS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION AND CO2 EMISSIONS IN TRANSFORMATION ECONOMIES
Authors:   Afyon Kocatepe University, 03200 Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye, TEKBAS Murat
Published: November 2022

In order to contribute to the ongoing discussions on the environment-economy relationship, the relationship between renewable energy consumption, export diversification, economic growth and CO2 emission in the countries considered as transformation economies was investigated in the period between 1997 and 2014 in the current study. In the study, IPS, LLC unit root tests, Pedroni and Kao cointegration tests, and FMOLS and DOLS coefficient estimation methods, which are frequently used in the literature, were used. As a result of the analyses, it was concluded that renewable energy consumption, economic growth and export diversification have negative effects on CO2 emissions, while trade openness has a positive effect. In the Dumitrescu-Hurlin causality test results, a bidirectional causality relationship was found between renewable energy production and trade openness and CO2 emissions. Within the scope of these results, it is considered important to implement incentive policies for export diversification and renewable energy production in countries of transformation economy. Given the positive effect of trade openness on CO2 emissions, it is considered necessary to reduce the share of sectors polluting the environment in trade and to increase the share of sectors that do not have a negative impact on the environment.
A REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT FOR CENTRAL ASIA?
Authors:   University of Adelaide, 5005 Adelaide, Australia, POMFRET R.
Published: November 2022

Regionalism in Central Asia has attracted much attention but little action. This paper argues that, as the countries accept WTO trade law as the baseline, the time is ripe for agreeing on trade rules that go beyond the WTO, with a focus on areas especially relevant to Central Asia. A modern trade agreement should not follow 20th century patterns of aiming for a customs union or free trade area; with low tariffs such preferential tariff arrangements are of little value. More important is to agree on areas where WTO rules are inadequate or non-existent, such as sanitary and phytosanitary measures and digitalization. For the framework for such an agreement, Central Asian countries can benefit from existing best practice, agreements with a chapter structure that permits focus on the most relevant areas while leaving more contentious areas for future negotiations.
FLYING DEER AND SUN GODS (PREHISTORIC SOCIETIES IN CENTRAL ASIAN ROCK ART)
Authors:   Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Turkish-Kazakh University, 050004 Almaty, Kazakhstan, ZHAILYBAYEV Daulet
Published: November 2022

Johannes Reckel, Merle Schatz. Flying Deer and Sun Gods (Prehistoric Societies in Central Asian Rock Art). Nunnerich-Asmus Verlag and Media. 2022. pp. 400.
A systematic review on hepatoprotective potential of grape and polyphenolic compounds: molecular mechanism and future prospective
Authors: Khan Shabina , Ibrahim Mohammad
Published: November 2022

The hepatoprotective potential of grape and polyphenols has been scientifically well demonstrated in several experimental studies. However, there is no systematic review performed on their hepatoprotective activity. Based on scientific evidence, the goal of this systematic review was to describe and make inferences on the therapeutic advantages of grape and polyphenols against various chemical hepatotoxicities. Grape and polyphenols from preclinical and clinical studies were included for the online search utilising electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Springer Nature, and Google Scholar. The searched words and terms were: “Hepatotoxicity” OR “Hepatoprotective” OR “Liver injury” AND “Hepatotoxic drug” AND “Grape” OR “Grapefruit” OR “Grape seed” OR “Grape peels” OR “Bioactive compounds” OR “Polyphenols” AND “Preclinical studies” OR “Clinical studies”. A total of sixty-five studies were included based on the rigorous inclusion and exclusion criteria. The systematic review revealed that grape and polyphenolic compounds could significantly alleviate hepatic markers (ALP, ALT and AST), antioxidant status (CAT, GPx, GSH and SOD), hepatic anti-inflammatory status (TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, COX-2, and NF-κB pathways) and apoptosis markers [caspase-3 (CASP) and caspase-9] in chemical induced-hepatotoxicity. Furthermore, improvements in the structural, functional, and physiological characteristics of the liver were observed after treatment with grape and polyphenols, reflecting modulation in the cellular and molecular alterations. Conclusively, this study supports the therapeutic potential of grape and polyphenols for the management of hepatotoxicity in various conditions based on available scientific evidence.
Rezension von: Scheifele, Max, Aus der Waldgeschichte des Schwarzwaldes
Authors: Grub Heiner , Scheifele Max
Published: November 2022

Max Scheifele: Aus der Waldgeschichte des Schwarzwaldes. Die Trift von Brenn- und Kohlholz. Wenn Grenzsteine reden. DRW-Verlag Wembrenner Leinfelden-Echterdingen 2004, 336 Seiten mit 145 Abbildungen und 9 Tabellen. Broschiert € 39,90. ISBN 3-87181-010-X
Monitoring of Student Enrolment Campaign through Data Analytics Tools
Authors:   University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Gaftandzhieva Silvia , Doneva Rositsa ,   University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Bliznakov Milen ,   University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”
Published: November 2022

The market for new students is highly competitive. For this reason, higher education institutions (HEIs) can no longer rely on traditional strategies to hit enrolment goals. HEIs leadership must leverage new approaches, tools and skills to optimize the enrolment process, monitor the student enrolment campaign and improve marketing strategies to attract suitable students for future campaigns. This paper proposes a solution that facilitates and optimizes these processes. It introduces a model for monitoring student enrolment campaigns and a prototype of a correspondent software tool StEnrAnalyst, designed for the needs of different stakeholder groups (top and middle management, responsible bodies for student enrolment campaigns). StEnrAnalyst allows them to monitor the student enrolment campaign, generate reports for candidate students and enrolled student and make timely data-driven decisions to improve the process of applying and enrolling new students. Experiments with the model and StEnrAnalyst are conducted based on the information infrastructure of a typical Bulgarian university.
Sobrevida, excepción y testimonio
Authors: Lampasona Julieta
Published: November 2022

Las reflexiones que aquí se presentan se desprenden de una investigación doctoral, que hizo foco en la experiencia singular de la (propia) desaparición y posterior sobrevida a los Centros Clandestinos de Detención (CCD) en la Argentina (1975-1983). A partir de considerar que la producción de desapariciones seguidas de liberación supuso un modo específico, sistemático y no marginal de desaparición, en este escrito profundizo en las conceptualizaciones de Giorgio Agamben sobre los campos de concentración nazis y el problema de la excepción con el objetivo de reflexionar en torno de las pertinencias y tensiones que suscitan para el abordaje de la figura de los y las sobrevivientes de los CCD en Argentina. Haciendo foco en los desarrollos sobre la estructura de la excepción y la noción de testigo, sostengo que si la primera nos permite aproximar a las dinámicas singulares del poder desaparecedor (aquellas que remiten a la producción conjunta y sistemática de desaparecidos y de sobrevivientes), las consideraciones en torno del sobreviviente como “testigo por delegación” obliteran aspectos sustantivos del sujeto de la sobrevida y su testimonio.
The Effect of Social Media Interactive Messaging on Customer Loyalty of Commercial Banks in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Authors:   Kisii University, Mageto Geoffrey
Published: November 2022

Social media interactive messaging is rapidly becoming a major marketing practice in the corporate world. Modern organizations are recognizing the interactive nature of social media platforms as breaker of barriers that initially limited customer-company interactions. Commercial banks have not been left behind in the intensified journey of using social media platforms to interact with customers in real-time and use it a s tool to inspire customer loyalty. However, existing literature has not empirically established if adopting the social media interactive messaging can significantly customer loyalty of commercial banks in Kenya. Moreover, some banking organizations have not fully optimized interactive messaging feature of the social networking sites to inspire customer loyalty. The current study investigated the effect of social media interactive messaging on customer loyalty of commercial banks in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study was underpinned by the honeycomb model and the technology acceptance model. A primary research methodology was applied. A closed-ended questionnaire was administered to random sample of 384 commercial bank customers. Data collected was coded and entered into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study results revealed that social media interactive messaging has a significant positive effect on customer loyalty of commercial banks in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study recommends that commercial banks in Kenya improve the ease of use of their social media pages to inspire customer usage for communications. Keywords: Social media, interactive messaging, commercial banks, Nairobi City County.
Morbidity, Mortality Patterns and Factors Associated With Mortality among Neonates Admitted in Wajir County Referral Hospital
Authors:   Wajir County Referral Hospital, Sheikh Daud Abdi
Published: November 2022

Background: Neonatal morbidity and mortality is a global burden despite management measures that has been developed. Approximately 75% of all newborn deaths occur in the first week of life. In 2018 alone, around 2.5 million neonates died globally as a result of preventable causes such as prematurity, complications at birth, infections, and congenital abnormalities. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine neonatal morbidity and mortality patterns, and factors associated with mortality among neonates admitted in Wajir County Referral Hospital. Methodology: A hospital-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among all neonates admitted to the New Born Unit of the WCRH from 01 January 2019 to 31 December 2020. A consecutive sampling technique based on the inclusion criteria was used. A data abstraction tool was used to extract data from the medical records of neonates admitted to the New Born Unit of the hospital.  Results: A total of 615 neonates were included in the study. There were 336 (54.6%) male and 279 (45.4%) female neonates. Almost all the deliveries 566 (92.0%) were performed at the health facility with a minority of about 49 (8%) delivered at home. The home deliveries and referrals admissions from tertiary hospitals together were 66 (10.7%). Neonatal morbidity included birth asphyxia 335 (54.5%), neonatal sepsis 144 (23.4%), 57 (9.3%) meconium aspiration syndrome and 52 (8.5%) low birth weight/preterm. Overall mortality in 2019 at the health facility was 45 (12.97%) and in 2020, 35 (13.06%) presenting no significant difference. The deaths that occurred in the first 24 hours of life was 36 (45%). Bivariate and multivariate analysis produced a significant association between the factors associated with neonatal mortality. The multivariate analysis with day of admission (OR 2.872, 95% CI 1.293, 6.375), Sex, (OR 1.02, 95% CI 1.0.627, 1.66) and Birth weight, (OR 0.936, 95% CI 0.423, 2.068) at p<0.05. The logistic regression model was statistically significant, χ2(7) = 20.770, p <0.001. The model explained 27% (Nagelkerke R2) of the variance in discharge outcome and correctly classified 87% of cases. The male gender were 1.02 times more likely to die than females while the place of delivery was 0.572 times likely to result in death. Conclusions: Birth asphyxia was found to be the leading cause of admission, followed by neonatal sepsis and meconium aspiration syndrome respectively. The leading cause of death was birth asphyxia and neonatal sepsis. The mortality rate at the facility was 13%. Neonatal fatality of the newborns admitted to NBU is high in Wajir County. Since majority of the deaths are from preventable causes, this offers chances to improve newborn survival. Key Words: Morbidity, Mortality, Neonates, Asphyxia
Subversion, Subservience, and Property in The Magic Bean and Iranian Fairy Tales Written in 1960–1980
Authors: Pashaee Roshanak
Published: November 2022

This essay compares conceptions of property and ownership in an important Iranian adaptation of “Jack and the Beanstalk” with its English canonical versions. It proposes that these conceptions are inflected differently in the Iranian adaptation in response to the sociopolitical context of the Islamic Revolution of Iran (1978–1979). For support, examples from other Iranian fairy tales, newspapers, and speeches of prominent revolutionary figures of the time have been provided. Finally, it examines whether these conceptions are subversive or subservient to the dominant ideology.
Published Collections as the Sources of Ballad Tunes Sung by an Enthusiast in Japan
Authors: Mitsui Tōru
Published: November 2022

This article is in dialogue with a topic raised in the “Sound Reviews” section in the Winter 2009 issue of the Journal of American Folklore by Graham Blair. Blair points out that quite a few of the ballad tunes recorded on two CDs by Tōru Mitsui in 2006 were taken from American and British folk song anthologies that included written musical notation. This article traces the sources found in the early 1960s in Japan, and shows that for these ballads to travel great distances required an insatiable quest for their published sources combined with sufficient musical literacy.
The Impact of International Trade Structure on the Environment and Countermeasures
Authors: Wu Tao , Ning Sarula , Wang Honglin , Zhou Yixuan
Published: November 2022

The structure of international trade has a significant impact on the environment, so effective measures should be taken to control the environmental pollution caused by international trade. Therefore, it is necessary to do a good job in the research on the impact of international trade structure on the environment. This paper chooses international trade as the starting point, analyzes the influence of international trade structure on domestic ecological environment, and gives some countermeasures in combination with specific conditions, so as to realize ecological environment protection on the basis of promoting the development of international trade and avoid the old road of sacrificing the environment for economic development. It is hoped that the relevant discussion in this paper can provide reference for similar research.
Research on the Impact Mechanism of Fiscal and Tax Policies on Carbon Emissions under the Dual Carbon Goals
Authors: Li Ziyi , Zhou Zejiong
Published: November 2022

It is of great significance to study the impact mechanism of fiscal and tax policies on China's carbon emissions under the double-carbon target to promote China's green development. Based on the carbon emission panel data of 30 provinces in China except Tibet, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan from 2010 to 2019, and based on the system GMM model, this paper analyzes the impact mechanism of fiscal and tax policies on China's carbon emissions. The research shows that there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between financial expenditure and carbon emissions, that is, with the increase of financial expenditure, carbon emissions show a trend of first rising and then declining. Tax revenue has the effect of restraining carbon emissions, but the effect is limited. Based on this, this paper puts forward suggestions on the improvement of fiscal and tax policies and the expansion of the implementation path from the perspective of "dual carbon".
TATA CARA PERPANJANGAN SERTIFIKAT KONSTRUKSI KAPAL PADA KANTOR KSOP (KESYAHBANDARAN DAN OTORITA PELABUHAN) KELAS I DUMAI OLEH PT.WASAKA INDONESIA JAYA DUMAI
Authors: Lilis Lilis , Sari Siregar Nurmalia , Abdullah Putra
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui lebih dekat bagaimana proses pengurusan perpanjangan sertifikat konstruksi kapal pada kantor KSOP (Kesyahbandaran dan Otoritas Pelabuhan) Kelas I Dumai oleh PT. Wasaka Indonesia Jaya Dumai. Konstruksi kapal merupakan proses pembangunan kapal di galangan kapal yang didahului oleh desain dan dilanjutkan dengan pembangunan konstruksi kapal yang diawali dengan peletakan lunas, dilanjutkan dengan konstruksi rangka gading-gading, geladak, anjungan, kulit kapal. Sertifikat konstruksi kapal merupakan salah satu surat penting yang harus dimiliki oleh pemilik perusahaan angkutan laut. Sertifikat konstruksi ini dikeluarkan oleh Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Laut untuk kapal yang telah memenuhi persyaratan material, konstruksi, bangunan, permesinan dan pelistrikan, stabilitas, dan elektronika kapal berdasarkan hasil pengujian dan pemeriksaan.Masa berlaku sertifikat Keselamatan Konstruksi adalah 1 tahun, (masa berlaku akan menjadi 5 tahun dengan melaksanakan annual survey dan di-endorst). Annual Survey adalah survey yang dilakukan secara umum, terhadap struktur peralatan, system penyambungan dan penataan, sedangkan di endorst  adalah di cap atau ditanda tangani oleh suatu Lembaga yang memeriksa sertifikat tersebut. Tata cara perpanjangan sertifikat konstruksi kapal dimulai dari surat permohonan dari pemohon serta menyampaikan kepada kepala kantor KSOP, memverifikasi persyaratan dokumen, mendisposisikan kepada Marine Inspector, meneliti Keabsahan Dokumen, melaksanakan Pemeriksaan Kapal dan membuat Laporan PMR kepada kepala sesi, memverifikasi keabsahan dokumen, hasil pemeriksaan, dan memproses penerbitan surat/ dokumen kapal, menyetujui dan menandatangani surat/ dokumen, menerima slip setoran, membuat nomor surat dan mendistribusikan kepada pemohon.
PENGURUSAN PERPANJANGAN SERTIFIKAT CONSTRUCTION,SERTIFIKAT EQUIPMENT, DAN RADIO KAPAL TB.MEDELIN SIGNAL DIKANTOR KESYAHBANDARAN UTAMA BELAWAN PADA PT.MULTI JAYA SAMUDERA BELAWAN
Authors: Yusnidah Yusnidah , Kita Deliani Meriah , Irwana Ema
Published: November 2022

Penelitian ini dibuat untuk mengetahui bagaimana cara yang dilakukan dalam pengurusan perpanjangan sertifikat kapal TB. Medelin Signal yang sudah habis masa aktifnya dan di perbaharui guna memenuhi kebijakan, standar, norma, pedoman, keriteria, dan prosedur serta bimbingan teknis, evaluasi dan pelaporan dibidang kelaikan kapal, pengukuran pendaftaran dan kebangsaan kapal, nautis, teknis, dan radio kapal, pencemaran dan manajemen keselamatan kapal dan kepelautan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan penelitian ini yaitu metode observasi lapangan (field observation method) dan metode pendekatan perpustakaan (library approach method). Hasil pembahasan yaitu Belum adanya sistem aplikasi secara online yang memudahkan dan mempercepat kegiatan pelayanan dalam perpanjangan sertifikat. Dalam pengurusan penerbitan sertifikat keselamatan kapal pada direktorat perkapalan dan kepelautan yaitu sering terjadi maintenance atau gangguan jaringan pada penerbitan sertifikat keselamatan sehingga menyebabkan keterlambatan pelayanan dalam hal proses perpanjangan sertifikat
UPAYA PENCEGAHAN PENCEMARAN MINYAK PADA SAAT PROSES PELAKSANAAN TANK CLEANING DI ATAS KAPAL MT.ALPHA
Authors: Ginting Suratni
Published: November 2022

International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers and Terminals (Chapter 9, 2000: 91-95), dalam buku panduan ISGOTT tentang Pedoman dalam pelaksanaan pencucian tangki muat (tank cleaning) dijelaskan bahwa dalam pembersihan ruang muat terdapat beberapa tindakan pencegahan yang harus diikuti, yaitu diantaranya sebelum membersihkan dasar tangki (tank bottom) maka terlebih dahulu tangki dibilas dengan air laut dan di pompa hingga kering, sistem pipa termasuk pipa-pipa muatan, jalur jalur pergantian harus pula disiram dengan air yang disalurkan ke ruang muat untuk mengeluarkan air kotor, untuk memastikan sistem pipa sudah bersih,disamping itu berguna mengurangi konsetrasi gas di tangki. Sebelum mencuci ruang muat haruslah diberi ventilasi untuk mengurangi konsentrasi gas atmosfer menjadi atau kurang dari batas minimal pembakaran.Selama penulis bekerja di MT.ALPHA,masih dijumpai beberapa ABK yang belum memahami tentang prosesdur kerja baik ABK yang sudah lama bekerja maupun ABK yang baru joint di kapal tersebut. Menurut pengamatan penulis  hal ini dikarenakan a) Kurangnya alat yang memadai untuk melakukan transfer sisa minyak pencucian b) Rendahnya Pengetahuan ABK dalam melaksanakan tugas tank cleaning c) Kurangnya Familiarisasi ABK tentang prosedur penggunaan peralatan pencegahan pencemaran di atas kapal MT.Alpha. Setelah penulis mengadakan pengamatan, Untuk mengatasi masalah pencemaran adapun yang diambil alternatifnya adalah sebagai berikut : a) Melakukan familiarisasi dan latihan bagi ABK dalam penggunaan peralatan pencemaran minyak di atas kapal b) Memberikan motivasi terhadap dalam penerapan prosedur pencegahan pencemaran di atas kapal dan Melakukan pengawasan terhadap ABK dalam pelaksanaan  prosedur pada saat tank cleaning.