bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Perceived external prestige
Authors: Muchlis Nurmiati , Semmaila Baharuddin , Amir Haeril
Published: August 2022

This study aims to measure the accuracy of nursing meta-perception on the prestige of the hospital based on customers (perceived external prestige). The research was conducted at five locations; Hospitals A, B, C, D and E in Makassar City. The locations of the study were determined by the trend of the turnover rate at those five hospitals in the last three years. The population was nurses with non-permanent status (freelance, honorary, contract, and intern permanent) for all hospitals as many as 214 people. As a control on the assessment of the accuracy of nurses' meta perception, a survey was conducted on customers at each study site. In general, there is a similar perception between nurses and customers, although the nurse's perceived value is higher than customers. This means that nurses have high optimism than the actual customer's perceptions. There was no correlation between nurses’ perceived external prestige with customers' opinions. Therefore, the hospital should always be active and continuous in seeking information needs and desires of the customer in an effort to provide the best service.
Enhancement of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of flavonoid primuletin in DSS induced colitis in C57BL/6 mice
Authors: Gupta Manish Kumar , Kalathil Khairunnisa , Rajinikanth B
Published: August 2022

Background: Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a syndrome comprising of Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease characterized by rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, progressive weight loss and rarely infections. There are lot of drugs like corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, antibiotics to treat the disease, yet no effective treatment for the disease is available apart from treating symptomatically. Flavonoids especially Primuletin was selected as test drug to prove its anti-ulcerative colitis activity and to establish it as an effective drug for treating IBD. Materials and methods: The in-vitro activity of Primuletin was investigated against RAW 246.7 cell lines in DMEM medium. The in-vitro cytotoxicity of the drug was estimated using MTT assay and the in-vitro estimation of inflammatory markers (TNFα, IL-6) was performed using indirect Elisa. Acute oral toxicity studies were performed to determine the toxicity of Primuletin in swiss albino mice. In-vivo anti-ulcerative colitis activity of Primuletin was investigated in DSS induced IBD in C57BL/6 and the results were compared with the standard drug. Results: Primuletin treatment significantly lowered the inflammatory markers in-vitro. In DSS Primuletin treatment significantly prevented drastic variations in the body weight of mice.
Formulation and characterization of Wrightia Tinctoria loaded zinc oxide nanoparticles by green synthesis
Authors: Immanuel Jeremiah , Damodharan N. , Reddy Bheemireddy Naga Rajesh
Published: August 2022

In the recent years, nanotechnology has become an important research field of modern material sciences. Green synthesis has garnered wide interest due to its inherent features like rapidity, eco-friendly and cost effectiveness. Zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using Wrightia Tinctoria leaf extract using sol-gel method. The formation of Zinc oxide nanoparticles is confirmed by FTIR. The characterization of the formulated nanoparticles was done by X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies showed the crystalline nature and revealed the purity of Zinc oxide nanoparticles. The morphological studies Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) the shape of the nanoparticles can be identified. The zinc oxide nanoparticles were found to be rod-shaped on Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The in-vitro antibacterial activity showed that the Wrightia tinctoria loaded zinc oxide nanoparticles were found to act against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
review on phytochemical and pharmacological, medicinal properties of holy basil (Ocimum sanctum L.)
Authors: Sen Krishnendu , Goyal Mohit , Mukopadayay Sayantan
Published: August 2022

Ocimum sanctum Linn. commonly referred to as Holy Basil or Tulsi is an Ayurvedic herb of Southeast Asia with extended records of traditional use. The culinary, medicinal, and industrial importance of this plant brought about to explore its chemical and pharmacological residences. right here, we offer a comprehensive assessment of medical findings of O. sanctum chemical materials and their related anticancer, antioxidant, antistress, γ-irradiation protection, antidiabetic and antileishmanicidal sports. more than 60 chemicals have been said from O. sanctum, inclusive of phenolics, flavonoids, phenylpropanoids, terpenoids, fatty acid derivatives, crucial oil, constant oil, and steroids. The pharmacological sports of O. sanctum compounds replicate their medicinal significance and inside the standardization of medicinal merchandise. This compilation could be useful in the improvement of recent active principles and nutraceuticals within the vicinity of drug resistance and rising persistent sickness vectors.Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) member of the family (Lamiaceae) is the mostgood-sized medicinal flower cited in Ayurvedic creative writing for itsmedicinal and non-secular houses. the foundation, seeds, and leaves are majorly used due toits therapeutically housed.
E-learning in communicative competence
Authors: Zevallos de las Casas Luisa Inés , Rodríguez Barboza Jhonny Richard , Castañeda Sánchez Magda Isabel , Venegas Mejía Valia Luz
Published: August 2022

Background: Oral expression as a linguistic skill is part of the communicative approach, being necessary the implementation of communicative activities. In terms of its linguistic manifestation, the nature of oral expression has three components: phonological, lexical and morphosyntactic. Objective: To know the levels of communicative competence in English oral production in university students in times of pandemic using E-lerning. Methodology: The study was conducted under the quantitative approach, positivist paradigm, non-experimental cross-sectional design, descriptive method; the sample consisted of 155 students of a private university of intermediate level of English language. Results: In the levels of communicative competence in oral production of English, 74.2% of the 155 respondents were found at the low level; 25.2% presented an average level and 0.5%, an excellent level; in each of the dimensions, the low level was the predominant one. This research provides useful and timely information about the design and inclusion of a proposal of communicative strategies -as a methodological resource- to facilitate the learning of English as a second language in students.
Scientific attitude of secondary school teachers of Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh
Authors: Tantry Firdoos Ahmad , Jan Tasleema
Published: August 2022

The primary objective of this investigation is to find out the scientific attitude of secondary school teachers of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The study is descriptive- survey in nature. The method of stratified random sampling was used to select a sample size of 600 secondary school teachers, with 300 teachers from each UT. The data was collected from different secondary school teachers by using Scientific Attitude scale (2006) standardized and developed by Shailaja Bhagwat. The data were examined with the help of percentage, mean, S.D. and t-test. The descriptive analysis of this research showed that 3.66% of Jammu & Kashmir and 2.33% of Ladakhi secondary school teachers have very high scientific attitude. 11.00% of secondary school teachers of Jammu & Kashmir and 7.00% of Ladakhi secondary school teachers were found to have a high scientific attitude. The data further revealed that majority i.e., 63.00% of secondary school teachers in Jammu & Kashmir and 64.33% of secondary school teachers in Ladakh were found to have a moderate scientific attitude. 21.00% of Jammu & Kashmir secondary school teachers and 24.66% of Ladakh secondary school teachers was discovered to have a low level of scientific attitude.
role of IL-35 and IL-22 in patients with allergic rhinitis and their correlation with severity of disease in Najaf province
Authors: Al-Saeedi Esraa , Shukur Wasan , Jaleel Safa Zuhair
Published: August 2022

Introduction: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a non-infectious disorder of the upper respiratory system that is recognized by nasal obstruction, nasal itching, sneezing, and rhinorrhea induced by inhaled allergens and involves mucosal inflammation. Despite various medicines are available to manage AR but not all have been shown to be effective in all patients, and thus necessitating the development of innovative therapeutics. Objectives: This study was designed to measure the serum levels of IL-22 and IL-35 in Allergic Rhinitis patients and assessing their correlation with disease severity. Materials and Methods: This study included 48 patients with AR and 42 healthy controls. IL-35 and IL-22 were measured using ELAISA kits while the Allergic sensitization of patients was demonstrated by measuring IgE and Eosinophil count. Severity scores of AR patients were calculated using ARIA's recommendations for Total Nasal Symptoms Score (TNSS). The AR patients were divided into three groups based on these scores: mild (n=16), moderate (n=12), and severe (n=20). Results: Serum levels of IL-35 and IL-22 were compared between AR patients and control group: IL-22 was indicated as higher (P=0.0001) in AR patients while the levels of IL-35 detected an inverse result as being lower (P=0.037) in AR patients than control group.
Estimation the level of zonulin, antioxidant factors and some biochemical parameters in renal failure patients
Authors: Shaker Sabreen Abduljabar , Ali Basim M. , Audah Furqan Moein
Published: August 2022

The kidneys are important organs similar in shape to beans located on both sides of the spine and their function is to filter water and toxic substances from the blood. The kidneys, like other members of the human body, are exposed to failure due to many factors that ultimately lead to kidney damage. About five millimeters of one hundred samples from dialysis patients were kept in test tubes designated for this purpose, where the samples were stored at appropriate temperature until the required number was completed, the same measures were also taken on the healthy group, which numbered fifty samples, and their ages were approximately equal to the ages of the dialysis patients. As for the results of the current research, it was proved that there was a significant increase in the levels of zonulin and the capacity of total antioxidants, urea, creatinine and glucose in dialysis patients compared to the control group. As for glutathione, there is no significant change.
Preparation, spectroscopic characterization and study of biological activity as anticancer of some compounds using a new azo-Schiff base ligand (N,N,O) derived from 2-amino-5-methyl thiazol
Authors: AL-Adilee Khalid Jawad Kadhim , Hassan Haider Mahdi
Published: August 2022

The biological activity of the Co(III) complex of azo-Schiff bases derived from 2-amino-5-methylthiazole azo-Schiff bases was studied. Elementary examines, attractive instant volumes, spectroscopy (IR, electronic, 1 H NMR, and XRD), then thermogravimetric investigations described the azo-Schiff bases and their mineral complexes. For the cobalt complex, an octahedral geometry has been proposed. Thermal and infrared data of the mineral complexes confirmed the presence of the collected water. Schiff bases and mineral complexes have been tested for their anti-cancer properties
Isolation Trichomonas tenax and study of the relationship between parasite prevalence and periodontal disease and diabetes in Nineveh Governorate /Iraq
Authors: Nuaimi Ban Nzar
Published: August 2022

The current study included the collection and examination of 286 samples taken in the form of swabs from the periodontal pocket from people with periodontal disease, distributed among 186 samples from the auditors of the periodontal diseases branch of the Teaching Hospital at the College of Dentistry/University of Mosul, some outpatient clinics for dentists, and 100 samples from health centers in Tal Afar and Sinjar districts. Affiliated to Nineveh Governorate to investigate the parasite Trichomonas tenax, where the total infection rate was 0.07% and the percentage was higher in males .09% than in females 5.22%. The highest infection rate appeared in the age group 49-59 years, reaching 14.06%. Infection with oral diseases such as inflammation and bleeding of the gums had a clear effect on the presence of the parasite T. tenax, where a clear significant effect was observed in the high rate of infection, which amounted to 8.33% among people with gum disease, compared to the rate of infection among people without gum disease, which amounted to 2.86%, and it showed The results showed that the presence of dental plaque and the layer of calcifications had a significant and clear effect on increasing the parasite infection rate,.....
Assessment of outcome of regenerative endodontics for treatment of periapical lesions
Authors: Jadhav Madhura A. , Handa Aishwarya , Mundhe Darshana , Gavali Neelam , Gaikwad Ashwini Avinash , Hegde Pauravi
Published: August 2022

Background: Three key elements are essential for performing REPs: stem cells, scaffolds, and activators. The present study was conducted to assess outcome of regenerative endodontics for treatment of periapical lesions. Materials & Methods: 40 patients with mature incisors, canines, or mandibular premolars showing pulp necrosis and apical periodontitis were divided into group I (REP) and conventional root canal treatment (ENDO) group II. Calcium hydroxide medication was used, and the cavity was sealed. 3 weeks later, patients were treated following their assigned protocol of ENDO or REP. Clinical follow-up examinations were performed at 6 months and 12 months. Results: At 6 months, success was seen in 20 teeth in group I and 18 in group II and failure in 2 in group II. At 12 months, success was seen in 20 in each group. The mean height (mm) at 6 months was 2.5 and 2.8 in group I and II, at 12 months was 1.6 and 1.9. Anterior-posterior dimension at 6 months was 2.6 and 2.7 and at 12 months was 1.8 and 2.2. Mesiodistal dimension at 6 months was 3.1 and 2.5 and at 12 months was 1.8 and 2.1 in group I and II respectively.
Factors affecting the oral health behavior of Indian married women
Authors: Tiwari Manoj , Sharma Mayank , Sharma Pratibha , Choudhary Kartik , Awasthi Nitin , Bedwal Neha
Published: August 2022

With an objective to better understand differences in oral health related behavior and practices of working and non working, this study was conducted. Duration of the study was three months, from August 2021 to October 2021 and it was conducted in Department of Periodontics, Mansovar Dental College and Research Center, Bhopal (M.P.), India. A questionnaire based survey was conducted amongst 300 married female participants aged 18 years or more (111 working women and 189 non-working women). The samples were heterogeneous group from different occupation and economic status. None of the participants in the present study was found to have good oral hygiene and more than 50.0% of the patients were having poor oral hygiene. It is an observation which needs attention. It was hence concluded that the oral health related behavior of the working and non-working married woman differ significantly.
Conceptualisation of psycholinguistics strategies
Authors: Sankar G. , Karunakaran T. , Babu M. Suresh , Raa M. Richard Robert
Published: August 2022

English is taught as a second language at every stage of education in all states of India and has been accepted as the main medium of instruction in higher education. With the changing indispensable role of English, the teaching of English in India is in a deplorable state. The history of English language teaching unfolds authoritative precedents for the ideas mentioned. The different teaching methods of foreign languages are actually aimed to teach certain language skills. Each method depends on a theory of language teaching and learning and various psycholinguistics strategies applied to the acquisition of second and third language has become a prominent phenomenon in the last few decades. Yet there is paucity in the third language acquisition. The psycholinguistics strategies are used by few experts to teach second or third language. In this realm the cognitive method is used to acquire the language. The psycholinguistics principles bring out how one perceives the language and produces that particular language is important. While acquiring a third language from the medium of second language there is transference of second language rather than the first language to third language.
Exploring the art of screen printing asphaltum for etching on medals and trophies for the indigenous metal art industry
Authors: Fening, P.A. Fening, P.A. , Adala, C. E. Adala, C. E. , Agyei, I. K. Agyei, I. K. , Obuobi, J. Obuobi, J.
Published: August 2022

Etching remains a primeval craft used to produce interesting images on metal surfaces. The mode of applying resists onto these surfaces presents a challenge for metalsmiths in the indigenous metal art industry to achieve accuracy, precision and details. Recent studies have outlined improved resist application methods developed in the industrial sector as compared to the indigenous metal art industry. This studio practice research explores screen printing as an alternative method to print asphaltum onto metal surfaces for etching. Experimentation at the studio and chemistry laboratory aided in achieving the preparatory stages or variables like ideal consistency of the resist, ratio of acid to water for etching, the mesh count for screen printing the resist and the best squeegee type to use. Relevant results from the studio experiments proved the possibility of screen printing asphaltum which match the viscosity of toothpaste onto the surface of a metal for etching.
El uso de materiales audiovisuales para desarrollar la competencia oral en el idioma inglés
Authors: Cárcamo Villarreyna Mareyling Tamara , Centeno Valdivia Karla Patricia
Published: August 2022

El proceso de enseñanza del idioma inglés en primaria en Nicaragua tuvo su primer paso en 2018. La enseñanza del inglés fue el inicio de una estrategia orientada por el Ministerio de Educación (MINED) a brindar mejores oportunidades de crecimiento en el campo lingüístico a las nuevas generaciones. Debido a este avance en la educación, se realizó el presente proyecto, el cual es un estudio cualitativo que describe el uso de materiales audiovisuales para el desarrollo de la competencia oral en el idioma inglés en educación primaria con estudiantes de segundo grado. Además, este proyecto propone estrategias que faciliten el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje para el docente y los estudiantes, quienes quieran profundizar en la creación e implementación de nuevas estrategias que enriquezcan la enseñanza del inglés a nivel de educación primaria.
SEMENTES RECALCITRANTES: UM APANHADO
Authors: Ohse Silvana
Published: August 2022

A percepção de que as sementes apresentavam diferenças em seus teores de água quando desligadas da planta-mãe, e consequentemente, variações no período de manutenção da viabilidade retoma ao início da agricultura, quando povos ao redor do mundo passaram a ter que produzir alimento em decorrência do crescimento populacional, deixando de ser exclusivamente extrativistas. No entanto, somente na década de 70 do século XX é que tais sementes passaram a receber diferentes designações. Denominou-se sementes ortodoxas aquelas liberadas da planta-mãe com baixos teores de água, tolerando a dessecação, podendo assim, manter a viabilidade por períodos mais longos de armazenamento, e recalcitrantes aquelas liberadas da planta-mãe com altos teores de água, não suportando desidratações significativas, ou seja, tendo sua viabilidade abreviada com a redução do teor de água, restringindo o período de armazenamento. Na década de 80 criou-se a categoria das intermediárias, e na de 90 estabeleceu-se um gradiente entre as categorias ortodoxas e recalcitrantes. A partir de então, o número de pesquisas sobre o tema foi crescente, bem como a preocupação com a manutenção de germoplasma. No século 21, alguns especialistas da área consideraram que as sementes recalcitrantes poderiam ser simplismente chamadas de “sementes imaturas dispersas”, e que o ideal para ampliar o período de armazenamento, mantendo a viabilidade, seria que essas sementes pudessem completar a maturação enquanto ligadas à planta-mãe. Sem embargo, na atualidade, acredita-se que a única opção viável para a conservação a longo prazo de germoplasma de espécies produtoras de sementes recalcitrantes, além da conservação in situ, é a criopreservação, não de sementes intactas, mas de embriões e eixos embrionários excisados.
PERFIL DE ALTERAÇÕES NO HEMOGRAMA DE PACIENTESHIV/AIDS EM TRATAMENTO ANTIRRETROVIRAL
Authors: Latansio de Oliveira Thais , Moreira Fernandes Alan , ROSSI GUARIENTI BRUNO
Published: August 2022

O vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV) é um retrovírus classificado na subfamília dos Lentiviridae e é também uma doença sexualmente transmissível. O HIV ataca o sistema imunológico, o qual é responsável pela defesa do organismo, atingindo os Linfócitos T CD4. O tratamento consiste na  interação de inibidores e representa atualmente a forma mais eficaz na diminuição da carga viral plasmática de RNA-HIV-1. A terapia antirretroviral é fundamental para quem convive com o HIV, porém estudos vem demonstrando que o uso dos fármacos podem induzir a efeitos colaterais. Sendo assim o objetivo deste trabalho foicorrelacionar alteraçõesno hemograma com o tipo de antirretroviral utilizado.Para tanto, foram analisados 50 hemogramas de pacientes HIV/AIDS maiores de 18 anos que fazem uso da terapia há pelo menos 6 meses. Os parâmetros avaliados foram hemoglobina, VCM, contagem total de leucócitos, contagem relativa de linfócitos e contagem de plaquetas. Além disso foi verificada a medicação utilizada pelo paciente e posteriormente realizada correlação entre os dados coletados. Das alterações encontradas a mais prevalente foi a linfocitose com 64% seguida por macrocitose 12%,leucopenia 10%, microcitose 8%, plaquetopenia 8% e a menos prevalente foi a anemia verificada em 6% dos hemogramas avaliados. Não foi verificada correlação significativa entre as alterações hematológicas e os medicamentos utilizados, no entanto, as alterações encontradas estão descritas na literatura e podem estar relacionadas a outras causas.Verifica-se assim a necessidade de mais estudos a cerca do tema para melhorar as condições dos pacientes que fazem uso da terapia antirretroviral.
Estudios multidisciplinarios sobre gestión turística
Authors: Magaña Carrillo Irma , Amaya Molinar Carlos Mario , Jiménez Olivera Vicente Alejandro
Published: August 2022

La aparición en el mundo del virus SARS-CoV-2, causante de la enfermedad COVID-19, afectó drásticamente a la actividad turística y, por consiguiente, limitó las posibilidades de realizar investigación de manera directa en los objetos de estudio, así como la producción de conocimiento científico. Es por ello que la presente publicación representa un logro importante al asumir la crisis sanitaria actual y a pesar de las dificultades, poder presentar estudios sobre el turismo abordados desde diversas disciplinas. El contenido del libro se agrupa en tres apartados para este tema de investigación: el turismo y la gestión de destinos turísticos, el turismo y la cultura, el turismo y la gastronomía. A su vez, cada capítulo que conforma los apartados es resultado de investigaciones realizadas en territorio nacional desde diferentes enfoques. El estudio multidisciplinario de la gestión del turismo permite contar con esta publicación con resultados de investigaciones hechas acerca de la percepción de imagen del destino turístico en México por parte de turistas chinos, sistemas de información, redes de confianza, la revalorización histórica-cultural y el teatro en el turismo, sólo por mencionar algunos.
The Value of Connectivity: Evolution of Global Shipping Services Networks and the Dynamics of Global Value Chains
Authors: Li Dongxin , Liu Sheng
Published: August 2022

With the rapid development of economic globalization, international shipping is playing a more critical role in global economic activities. The original port facilities and service capacity are difficult to adapt to the new situation of international shipping development. How to speed up the construction of interconnected global shipping service network has become an important global issue. Based on the data of shipping services networks and the global value chain of major economies, this paper discusses the impact of global shipping services networks on the dynamics of global value chain of an economy. The empirical result shows that the improving global shipping services network can help to significantly promote the labor division of global value chain. The sub sample test shows that the promoting effect is more significant in the samples of developed economies compared with developing economies. The global shipping services networks can promote the upgrading of global value chain by the channels increasing human capital accumulation and enhancing innovation ability. It is necessary to expand maritime channel, improve inter-modal channel, strengthen shipping service cooperation mechanism between different ports, and build up interconnected and efficient international shipping service networks.
The Effect of Online Prescription Drug Monitoring on Opioid Prescription Habits After Elective Single-level Lumbar Fusion
Authors: Siegel Nicholas , Lambrechts Mark J. , Minetos Paul , Karamian Brian A. , Nourie Blake , Curran John , Wang Jasmine , Canseco Jose A. , Woods Barrett I. , Kaye David , Hilibrand Alan S. , Kepler Christopher K. , Vaccaro Alexander R. , Schroeder Gregory D.
Published: August 2022

Introduction:

The United States opioid epidemic is a well-documented crisis stemming from increased prescriptions of narcotics. Online prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are a potential resource to mitigate narcotic misuse by tracking controlled substance prescriptions. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate opioid prescription trends after implementation of an online PDMP in patients who underwent single-level lumbar fusion.

Methods:

Patients who underwent a single-level lumbar fusion between August 27, 2017, and August 31, 2020, were identified and placed categorically into one of two cohorts: an “early adoption” cohort, September 1, 2017, to August 31, 2018, and a “late adoption” cohort, September 1, 2019, to August 31, 2020. This allowed for a 1-year washout period after Pennsylvania PDMP implementation on August 26, 2016. Opioid use data were obtained by searching for each patient in the state government's online PDMP and recording data from the year before and the year after the patient's procedure.

Results:

No significant difference was observed in preoperative opioid prescriptions between the early and late adoption cohorts. The late adoption group independently predicted decreased postoperative opioid prescriptions (β, 0.78; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.65 to 0.93; P = 0.007), opioid prescribers (β, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.72 to 0.90; P < 0.001), pharmacies used (β, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.83 to 0.97; P = 0.006), opioid pills (β, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.50 to 0.74; P < 0.001), days of opioid prescription (β, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.45 to 0.72; P < 0.001), and morphine milligram equivalents prescribed (β, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.43 to 0.66; P < 0.001).

Conclusions:

PDMP implementation was associated with decreased postoperative opioid prescription patterns but not preoperative opioid prescribing behaviors.

Levels of evidence:

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Türk Sağlık Sisteminde İhtiyaç Duyulan Yeni Nesil Sağlık Reformları
Authors: EKE Erdal , DEMİR Muazez , ÇAM Sıddıka , ERDEM Ramazan
Published: August 2022

Türk sağlık sisteminde 2000’li yılların başında Sağlıkta Dönüşüm Programı ile birlikte başlayan köklü değişim ve dönüşümlerin üzerinden 20 yıla yakın zaman geçmiş, bu süre zarfında yeni uygulamaları sistem test etmiştir. Yine bu sürede Türkiye’de ve dünyada sağlık sistemlerini etkileyecek önemli değişimler yaşanmıştır. Sağlık sisteminin dinamik yapısı sebebiyle sağlık reformları belli zamanlarda gündeme gelmektedir. Bu araştırmada, sağlık yönetimi alanında çalışan akademisyenlerin görüşleri çerçevesinde Türk sağlık sisteminde ihtiyaç duyulan yeni nesil sağlık reformu alanları tespit edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formlarıyla katılımcılara Türk sağlık sisteminin sorunları ve bu sorunları çözmek için hangi alanlarda reform yapılması gerektiği sorulmuştur. Bu kapsamda Türkiye’deki üniversitelerde çalışan 50 akademisyene ulaşılmış ve katılımcıların görüşleri tematik analize tabi tutulmuştur. Katılımcıların %94’ü sağlık sisteminin reforma ihtiyacı olduğunu belirtmiştir. Ortaya konulan sorunlardan hareketle reform alanları belli temalar altında toplanmış ve bu temalar üst başlıklarla ilişkilendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak Türk sağlık sisteminde sağlık reformu ihtiyacı bulunmaktadır ve bu ihtiyaçlar yönetim ve örgütlenme, hizmet sunumu, ekonomi ve finansman, insan kaynakları ve mevzuat başlıkları altında toplanmıştır.
Molecular identification of Halophilic Microorganisms producing Exo-Halozymes by a culture-dependent approach from the North Sinai Solar saltern
Authors: Elshafey Naglaa , Elkashef Aya , Hamedo Hend , Mansour Mohamed
Published: August 2022

Solar salterns are an ideal model for extreme environments since they contain a halophilic microorganisms that must adapt to these conditions. In North Sinai, these environments have not gotten much attention. However, the focus of our investigation was on the salterns' waters and saline soil. The study of this microflora showed that it had a lot of different shapes, functions, and ways of using energy. The molecular analysis provided us with a phylogenetic relationship that included Aspergillus isolates as well as archaeal isolates from the genera Haloarcula, Haloferex, and Halobacterium, and also bacteria related to Halomonas and Brevibacillus. The majority of isolates expressed hydrolytic enzymes at high salt concentrations. Finally, the North Sinai Solar Saltern is rich in halophilic populations that produce industrial hydrolytic enzymes.
Histological and physiological determinants of hypothyroidism in patients and its relationship with lipid profile
Authors: Hashim Adil , Harbi Sawsam , Burhan Mariam , MAWLAH YASIR , Hadi Ameer
Published: August 2022

Hypothyroidism is a disorder in which the thyroid gland does not generate enough thyroid hormone to keep the body operating correctly. Low thyroid hormone levels make it difficult for cells in the body to acquire enough thyroid hormone, causing the body's processes to slow down. There are various reasons why autoimmune illness and radiation therapy are so prevalent. Thyroiditis is caused by too much or too little iodine. Because lipids are hydrophobic (insoluble in water), they cannot transport fats like cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides through the bloodstream on their own. Instead, they bind to proteins to produce lipoproteins, which carry fats such as cholesterol triglycerides, and phospholipids throughout the body. The EIA technique was utilized to assess the levels of triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxin (T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in 25 patients and 25 healthy people in this study. The study found that hypothyroidism patients have higher TSH levels than healthy controls, while their T3 and T4 levels are lower than healthy controls. There is also a considerable rise when hypothyroidism patients were compared to healthy controls, there was a significant increase in the mean levels of all lipids except for high-density lipoprotein (HDL). We concluded that the TSH levels in hypothyroidism patients were significantly higher than in the control group, in addition, these patients have an abnormal lipid profile, with significantly higher levels of TC, TG, LDL, and VLDL.Atherosclerosis can result as a result of this. Because it carries cholesterol and other lipids from artery walls to the liver, it is known as a lipid transporter. HDL is known as the "good" cholesterol. A greater HDL level is linked to a lower risk of atherosclerosis.
قوة الجاذبية التربوية في التربيـــــــة الإسلاميــــــة
Authors: الخدري د. بندر ناصر يحيى
Published: August 2022

هدفت الدراسة الى بيان فلسفة دلالة قوة الجاذبية التربوية بالتربية الإسلامية عمومًا، وبينت فلسفة قوة الارتباط التربوي، وقوة حجية الفكر التربوي، وقوة الجاذبية الأسلوبية للتربية، واستخدمت المنهج الوصفي التحليلي لتحقيق أهدافها، وفق خطوات البحث وإجراءاته العلمية، وتوصلت الى أبرز النتائج الآتية:1-قوة الجاذبية التربوية لأصول التربية المنهجية والبشرية والمادية مرتكز استدامة البناء والنفوذ والانتشار التربوي، لا تقوم إلا بتكامل وترادف قوة الارتباط، وحجية الفكر، والجاذبية الأسلوبية لمنظومة التربية.2- ترتكز مقومات بنية قوة الارتباط التربوية بقوة الارتباط بالرعاية الإلهية، وقوة الارتباط العقلي بالمنهج، وقوة الارتباط الوجداني بالجماعة التربوية، وبأركان منظومة التربية.3- قوة حجية الفكر التربوي يما يحقق المصالح الإنسانية، ويورث الحكمة التربوية، ويحقق الإقناع والرأي التربوي الصائب.4- قوة الجاذبية التربية تبدو ملامحها في امتلاك المؤثرات الجاذبة لاهتمامات الناس، واستمالة قلوبهم إلى أصول التربية البشرية والمنهجية والميدانية. 5- تتحقق المكاسب التربوية بقدر توافر مقومات الجاذبية التربوية، وتحصل الخسائر التربوية بقدر تدني درجات عوامل الجاذبية لأصول التربية البشرية والمنهجية والمادية.
Improving Student Understanding of Academic Assessment Vocabulary Words Using Visual Cues: A Collaborative Effort
Authors: Soper Kim , Geske Jenenne A. , Bronner Liliana , Godfrey Maurice
Published: August 2022

Many students have difficulty understanding terms from the academic register such as “analyze,” “discuss,” and “compare.” This issue may be exacerbated for some Native American students, especially those who live on reservations with limited exposure to mainstream cultures. In this community-based participatory research project, academic investigators partnered with educators and community members from Native communities in Nebraska and South Dakota to expand students’ academic vocabulary and improve student achievement. Together, we formed a team in which community members collaborated with academic investigators to develop word-wall cards incorporating dual-coding theory—that is, combining visual and verbal cues—to help students understand academic vocabulary words. Paivio’s dual-coding theory postulates that verbal and visual information are encoded in separate but interconnected pathways and that concepts encoded via both pathways are more easily remembered. Accordingly, presenting information using multiple mediums, such as graphs, photographs, or demonstrations, may enhance learning. These cards were shared with community educators who used them in their classrooms. We present evidence that incorporating these multimodal tools into classrooms may improve students’ understanding of academic vocabulary. Through this partnership, educators in Native American communities were able to represent their lived experiences. Teachers and administrators in Native American and non-Native classrooms could easily partner with other experts to incorporate similar innovations in their own schools and classrooms.
Arap Dilinde 'Edatların Anlamı' Sorunu
Authors: HACIBEKİROĞLU Abdullah
Published: August 2022

Arap dili gramercileri, geleneksel kelime tasnifinde isim ve fiili kendi başına anlamlı, edatları (hurûfü’l-meânî/anlam harfleri) ise tek başına anlamsız dil birimleri olarak değerlendirmişlerdir. Bu yaklaşım Türkçe dahil olmak üzere pek çok dilde genellikle kabul edilmiştir. Buna göre edatlar kendi başına anlamı olmayan ve dilbilgisel görevler üstlenen sözcüklerdir. Ancak bu genel kanaatin aksine bazı Arap dilciler edatların tek başına iken de anlamlı olduğunu iddia etmişlerdir. Edatın tek başına anlamlı olduğu görüşü bir tarafa bırakıldığında hem Arap ve Türk dilciler hem de çağdaş dönem dilbilimciler kullanım/bağlam olmaksızın edatın anlam kazanmayacağını belirtmişlerdir. Anlamsız/boş kelime olarak görülen edatlar sözdizimine girmedikçe bir anlam kazanamazlar. Aslında edat için koşulan bu şart diğer kelime türleri (isim, fiil) için de geçerlidir. Bu çalışmada Arap nahivcilerin edatın anlamlı veya anlamsız bir dil unsuru olup olmadığı yönündeki değerlendirmeleri ele alınmıştır. Yanı sıra Türkçe ve çağdaş dilbilimde bu konuya nasıl yaklaşıldığına da değinilmiştir. Edatın tek başına iken bir mânayı gösterip göstermediği hususu özellikle dilcilerin edat tanımı üzerinden ele alınmıştır.
Worldview Theory and its relation to Islam and Muslim İdentity
Authors: ALTINTAŞ Mustafa Cabir
Published: August 2022

Since the 18th century to the present, the concept of worldview has been used in various forms by various writers and extensively in several fields of academic disciplines. The article provides a brief historical overview of its usage in the discipline and demonstrates how worldview has been perceived differently over time. It presents the evolution of the concept, its essential characteristics, worldviews frameworks, Muslim worldviews, and the identity formation of young Muslims. Thus, it provides a detailed, overview of how the concept has been understood in the core disciplines, particularly in Islam and Western culture, and most relevant for Muslim identity. The Worldview Theory has been popular in the West but has not yet found a proper place in the Turkish context. This study aims to remedy the lack of the concept of worldview in the current literature. Nevertheless, exploring the Muslim identity is important. The meaning of identity is defined with Tariq Ramadan’s four foundational pillars. These four aspects provide a sufficient idea of the basics of Muslim identity, individual and social, in a particular area of the world. Regarding this, religion and religious education have attempted to respond to the challenges faced by many young people seeking to find a worldview that holds the promise of a meaningful life. Thus, the religious worldview dimension of life is significant and is given special attention in this article. This paper is concerned to be one of the few attempts to discuss a need for professional care in dealing with the development of worldview and identity relations.
Correlated Electronic and Opto-magnetic Properties of Cobalt Doped GaN
Authors: Usman Zahid , Ahmad Waseem
Published: August 2022

The effect of cobalt doping on the electronic, magnetic and optical properties of GaN has been investigated using density functional theory (DFT) first-principles calculations within the framework of generalized gradient approximation suggested by Perdew-Burke Ernzerhof and ultrasoft pseudopotential. The electronic band structure of cobalt (Co) doped GaN turns into half metallic rather than semiconducting in its pure form and reduces significantly too. The values of magnetic moment at Co and nitrogen (N) sites are 0.8 μB and 0.12 μB, respectively. The effect of the increase in Co concentration results in reduced spin-polarization and the Co magnetic moment itself. According to phenomenological band structure model, the p-d repulsion increases with increasing Co concentration, which subsequently lowers the spin-polarization and hence the d-d coupling increases due to possible charge transfer between Co t2d and ed states. The Co d-Dos diagram for various doping concentrations exhibits more broadened t2d levels, thus predicting the increase in stability with increase in dopant concentration. The coupling between Co atoms is ferromagnetic, mediated through neighboring Ga and N atoms. The absorption edge of Co-doped GaN manifests a red shift with the increase in doping concentration. These findings are in good agreement with the experimental results. We predict that a lower concentration of cobalt-doped GaN is appropriate for spintronic applications.
Kulturaktiviteter, performans och hälsa
Authors: Drakos Georg
Published: August 2022

Hur  kan  kulturaktiviteter  komplettera  den  vanliga  vården  när  det  gäller  att  förbättra  människors  hälsa?  En  uppföljande  studie  av  en  försöksverksamhet,  ”Rehabilitering  med  kultur”,  i  Stockholm  betonar  att  kulturaktiviteter kan komplettera, men inte ersätta, sjukvård och rehabilitering. Grundläggande är att olika kunskapsparadigm – studier av mätbara effekter samt kvalitativa studier av de omätbara ges utrymme sida vid sida. I den kvalitativa studien diskuteras mötet mellan två perspektiv. Det ena är performansorienterat och  innebär  att  uppmärksamma  människors  framträdanden.  Det  andra  perspektivet  gäller  vad  vi  menar  med hälsa. Förståelsen av hälsa utgår från ett begrepp som tar fasta på människors handlingsförmåga och välbefinnande som det mest användbara i sammanhanget. I artikeln presenteras en performansorienterad modell, som kan tillämpas för att synliggöra hur människor kan mobilisera och ta vara på sina egna resurser.
Peroxydisulfate Co-Treatment with MnOx-Loaded Biochar for COD Removal from Automobile Service Station Wastewater
Authors: Suwannarat Glinsukol , Pattanagulanan Kunlasatree , Rueangsukhon Chonlada , Nasingthong Panatda , Chaiyaraksa Chompoonut
Published: August 2022

This research was aimed at recycling agricultural waste and treating synthetic automobile service station wastewater. Wastewater was synthesized to two levels of COD concentration: 702 mg/L (WW-A) and 7,054 mg/L (WW-B). In the treatment process, 100 mM sodium peroxydisulfate with MnOx-loaded biochar (MnOx-Biochar) was applied. The MnOx-Biochar was produced by dipping corn cob biochar in 40 mM manganese sulfate followed by pyrolyzed at 600°C. The surface area, pore volume, pore size, and pH value at the zero-point charge of MnOx-Biochar were 130 m2/g, 0.044 cm3/g, 1.02 nm, and 7.05, respectively. From the FTIR spectrogram, a peak assignable to Mn-O was observed. The results showed that the initial pH of the wastewater did not affect the treatment efficiency. The optimum MnOx-Biochar dosage was 2 g/L. Equilibrium was reached within 120 min of reaction. During the first 15 min, the treatment rate constants (k) of the WW-A and WW-B treatment were 0.0647 min-1 and 0.0349 min-1, respectively. After 15 min, the k values of the WW-A and WW-B treatments were reduced to 0.0242 min-1 and 0.0094 min-1, respectively. The overall treatment efficiencies of the low COD wastewater (WW-A) and high COD wastewater (WW-B) were 97% and 78%, respectively. The treatment mechanisms involved both adsorption and oxidation. The adsorption efficiencies of the WW-A and WW-B treatments were 36% and 18%, respectively.
Tribal Morality and the Ethical Other: The Tension between Modern Moral Aspirations and Evolved Moral Dispositions
Authors: Wright Charles
Published: August 2022

Scholars concerned with dialogical understanding and the negotiation of fundamental ethical disagreement in pluralistic modern societies have drawn attention to the intimate relationship among dialogue, perspective taking and mutual understanding. However, while these capacities endure as modern moral ideals, evolutionary biological accounts of social cooperation and social scientific investigations of human behaviour both suggest that humankind’s ideals may have outstripped its evolved moral sensibilities. While these sensibilities are well suited to maintaining co-operative relations among members of the same social group, in the case of outsiders, the propensity is instead to withdraw moral recognition and to treat the outsider as a thing. This essay first considers twentieth and twenty-first century scholars’ attention to the relationships among dialogue, perspective taking and mutual understanding, noting this work’s trajectory towards a robust endorsement of perspective taking as an essential feature of dialogical and intercultural understanding. It then turns to the work of evolutionary biologists and social scientists, whose research into the tribal character of human morality explains why dialogue with, and taking the perspective of, members of different groups is so hard. The essay finishes by reviewing findings from a particular research tradition in social psychology: intergroup contact theory. This has identified the conditions under which people’s evolved propensity to show favouritism
The Buberian Dialogical Man as a Struggler in the Field of Existential Choice
Authors: Daniely Dvora Lederman
Published: August 2022

In this paper, I draw on my experiences as facilitator of a seven-week intergroup dialogue on race to explore the role of dialogue as a tool for racial reconciliation, particularly in the context of domestic U.S. race relations. Additionally, I examine and raise questions about the cultural frameworks and assumptions that shape dialogue processes and methodologies: is the dialogue framework (as a conflict resolution tool) inherently racialised? How are power imbalances addressed in a dialogue setting, and how do these power imbalances influence opportunities for racial reconciliation? I posit that the dialogue framework has been constructed through a culturally/racially biased lens that privileges ‘White Talk’ characteristics, and does not adequately address power imbalances. As power imbalances are not effectively addressed in a dialogue setting, opportunities for genuine and comprehensive racial reconciliation (as defined by leading reconciliation scholars) are limited. Ultimately, I argue that dialogue alone is not enough to reach a genuine and sustainable process for racial reconciliation. Mechanisms to address structural inequality and power disparities at the societal level must be in place together with the interpersonal reconciliation that takes place within dialogue settings.
The Principles of the Construction of the “Other” in Fethullah Gülen’s Thought
Authors: Koca Özgür
Published: August 2022

The Hizmet (Gülen) Movement is a transnational phenomenon. In the last two decades, the participants of the movement have managed to establish a large number of educational institutes, interfaith and intercultural dialogue centres, humanitarian aid organizations, media institutions, and business associations functioning around the globe. The Hizmet movement is to date an evidently admirable faith inspired movement interacting with diverse religious traditions, secular ideologies, and cultures in more than 150 countries. Questions arise here: what motivates and enables the participants of the Hizmet Movement to engage with the religious, cultural, and ideological “Other” so successfully? How do they perceive the Other? And how do they justify their construction of the Other in relation to their faith? To help answer these questions, this article aims to provide a preliminary research on and critical analysis of how Fethullah Gülen, the inspirer of the Hizmet Movement, constructs the Other in his writings.
Studying Dialogue – Some Reflections
Authors: Kelly Ute
Published: August 2022

In this paper, I would like to share some thoughts provoked by the idea of establishing ‘dialogue studies’ as a distinct academic field, as suggested in the inaugural call for contributions to the new journal. These are not meant to be exhaustive of all the relevant questions that could be considered under this heading. I do not, for example, consider the question of disciplinary contributions or boundaries. My emphasis, rather, is on questions to do with ethos and coherence. In particular, I am interested in exploring the possibility, and the challenges, of cultivating a dialogic approach to the study of dialogue itself. My reflections begin with a look at the tendency, within academia, to privilege debate as a form of communication and the question of whether we might conceive a ]ournal of Dialogue Studies as a forum for a different kind of exchange. I then reflect on some of the difficulties of studying dialogue itself, particularly where this involves outside observers. The final section raises some issues around ‘studying dialogue’ in relation to teaching, learning and assessment. My overall intention here is to share some current, tentative thoughts in the hope that this contributes to a dialogue on the idea, and perhaps the practice, of ‘dialogue studies’.