bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dilemma of African Higher Education Global Partnership on MDGS and SDGs
Authors: Ongiti Orpha
Published: January 2024

Purpose: The concept of global partnership in higher education (GPHE) in relation to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) is a debatable topic in the 21st century. GPHE seldom addressed the MDGs and SDGs. Yet, global GPHE is expected to be a panacea to achieving MDGs and SDGs. The purpose of this study was to determine the kind of global partnerships (GP) existing in some selected accredited universities in the East Africa Community (EAC[1]) and whether they addressed the MDGs and SDGs.

Methodology: The Human Capital Theory guided the study purporting that investing in higher education produces a workforce to address global common challenges. Secondary data was collected from five accredited universities’ websites, hence analyzed thematically.

Findings: The results revealed that the majority (80%) of the universities were engaged in student/faculty exchange (80%), joint research (100%), scholarships (100%), capacity building/training (100%); and that their partnerships barely addressed MDGs and SDGs.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: It is recommended that GPHE should incorporate the component of SDGs in their memorandum of understanding (MoU). Likewise, the EAC may consider establishing a body—EAC Global Partnership Association—to monitor and evaluate the implementation of global partnerships geared towards the achievement of SDGs. Overall, this study contributes to the implementation of SDGs by providing empirical evidence, insights, and recommendations for advancing GPHE to produce qualified and skilled workforce to transform the world. This study may trigger researchers to collect primary data to determine the extent to which GPHE includes and produces personnel for the achievement of SDGs.
Understanding the Factors that Influence Financial Literacy in Small Businesses: Evidence from Bangladesh
Authors: Islam Md. Saidul , Akash Md. , Farhan Shake , Jahid Md Jahidul Islam , Ovi Md.Omit Hasan
Published: January 2024

The goal of this study is to examine the factors that influence the general financial literacy, specific financial literacy, and total financial literacy of Micro and Small businesses entrepreneurs. The data for the study was gathered from 402 Responders across three districts in Bangladesh. By using the ordered logit model, the results reveal that the age of the entrepreneur has a positive and significant impact on the different types of financial literacy for the MSEs in Bangladesh. Furthermore, the study found that micro and small-service enterprises have a considerably higher level of financial literacy than their manufacturing counterparts. Additionally, the findings indicate that entrepreneurs with higher levels of education have significantly higher levels of financial literacy across all categories. The gross profit ratio of the enterprise is identified as the most influential factor affecting the financial literacy of entrepreneurs. The study shows that the higher the gross profit ratio of the firm, the significantly higher the level of financial literacy in all three categories for entrepreneurs. The study recommends that companies should allocate a portion of their profits toward educating their employees to improve their financial literacy. The government should also support MSEs by providing assistance to improve the financial literacy of the firms.
Comparative Evaluation of Facial Paradigms for Devanagari Script-Based P300 Speller: Preliminary Findings
Authors: Bhandari Vibha , Londhe Narendra D. , Kshirsagar Ghanahshyam B.
Published: January 2024

Display paradigm design and brain signal decoding are two important stages in design of any brain computer interface (BCI) device including speller system. Conventional grey to white intensification in display paradigm limits the usability of existing Devanagari-script based P300 speller (DSP3S). Few studies suggest that the use of familiar face improves visual evoked potential. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of facial paradigms on further improving the usability of DSP3S. Authors investigated three facial paradigms based on the smiley-face, famous face and family face for DSP3S. The three facial paradigms are evaluated based on their effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. Effectiveness was measured using classification performance and amplitude difference waveform. Whereas efficiency and satisfaction were measured using NASA-TLX, VAS-F scale and SUS respectively. The obtained results showed that using the proposed family face intensification, efficiency and satisfaction could be improved. However no significant difference was observed for effectiveness among three display paradigms. In this study, apart from investigating usability of three display paradigm authors also propose brain signal decoding using morphological filtering and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost). Finally, the study concludes that the design of display paradigms using different intensification pattern affect usability of speller system and should be taken into consideration.
 
Received: 31 July 2023 | Revised: 20 December 2023 | Accepted: 29 December 2023
 
Conflicts of Interest
Narendra D. Londhe is an Editorial Board Member for Journal of Data Science and Intelligent Systems, and was not involved in the editorial review or the decision to publish this article. The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
 
Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are not publicly available due to privacy concerns. Data available on request from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
 
Author Contribution Statement
Vibha Bhandari: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Investigation, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Visualization. Narendra D. Londhe: Resources, Writing - review & editing, Supervision, Project administration. Ghanahshyam B. Kshirsagar: Validation, Formal analysis, Writing - review & editing.
Perfil hematológico de pacientes de hanseníase com episódios reacionais de eritema nodoso
Authors: Freitas Telma Cristina de , Fleury Raul Negrão
Published: January 2024

Neste trabalho foram avaliados os parâmetros hematológicos de dezoito pacientes com eritema nodoso hansênico.(ENH). Oito desses pacientes tiveram ENH intenso e moderado e dez pacientes tiveram ENH leve. Os resultados mostraram que os pacientes com ENH intenso e moderado, tiveram alterações significativas nos resultados hematológicos: deficiência de ferro, um tempo aumentado de lise de euglobulina e hiperfibrinogenemia. Contudo, nenhuma alteração foi observada nos outros parâmetros estudados (tempo de protrombina, corpos de Heinz e produtos de degradação do fibrinogênio) em todos os casos de ENH.
Manejo clínico das diferentes formas de comprometimento da Neuropatia Hanseniana
Authors: Garbino José Antonio
Published: January 2024

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Aplicação do teste Elisa anti-PGL-1 em localidade com alta endemicidade de hanseníase na região norte do estado de São Paulo
Authors: Brasil Mitie Tada L.R.F. , Oliveira Luiz Roberto de , Melo Carmen Silvia de , Nakamura Paulo Mutuko , Rimoli Nelly S. , Cavalari Filho Sérgio , Oliveira Márcia B. , Gattás Vera L. , Gonçalves Otília S. J. , Rotta Osmar
Published: January 2024

Testes sorológicos para diagnóstico de hanseníase utilizando o antígeno glicolipídeo fenólico-1 (PGL-1) abriram várias possibilidades para o estudo do comportamento epidemiológico dessa doença. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar os resultados da aplicação do teste Elisa anti-PGL-1 em uma comunidade urbana com alta endemicidade de hanseníase no estado de São Paulo. Nela se conseguiu, na época do estudo, coeficientes de detecção e prevalência de 27,1 e 167,2 casos por 10.000 habitantes, respectivamente. Foram recenseados 8.491 residentes na área urbana e destes 6.666 foram avaliados com o teste Elisa IgM anti-PGL1. A sorologia se revelou positiva em 9,0% da população geral, sendo que, para as mulheres, a taxa de positividade encontrada foi de 10,1 % e para os homens de 7,6%. A soropositividade observada entre as mulheres foi maior em quase todas as faixas de idade, exceto na de 50 anos e mais. Entre os doentes registrados a taxa de soropositividade foi de 22,6%. A alta proporção de pessoas clinicamente sadias com sorologia positiva pode indicar infecção subclínica. Algumas questões não puderam ser respondidas neste estudo: quais destes indivíduos poderão vir a manifestar a doença e em quanto tempo. Falta avaliar a sorologia em situação de média e baixa endemia. A baixa sensibilidade do teste prejudica sua adoção indiscriminada para diagnóstico na rotina dos programas de controle. Concluiu-se,entretanto, por não descartá-lo como objeto de pesquisa, aprimorando sua sensibilidade, especificidade e tornando-o de baixo custo. Desse modo, poder-se-ia dispor de mais um instrumento nas atividades do controle e eliminação da hanseníase.
CONDITIONING FACTORS AND PROCESSES THAT PROMOTE THE RETREAT OF SEA CLIFFS ON THE SOUTH COAST OF THE STATE OF BAHIA, BRAZIL / FATORES CONDICIONANTES E PROCESSOS QUE PROMOVEM O RECUO DAS FALÉSIAS NO LITORAL SUL DO ESTADO DA BAHIA, BRASIL
Authors: CÉSAR UCHOA DE LIMA CARLOS , PINHEIRO MAIA RUBSON
Published: January 2024

Este trabalho objetiva identificar os fatores que condicionam a erosão das falésias no litoral sul do Estado da Bahia. Durante os trabalhos de campo foram descritos os aspectos litológicos e estruturais, tais como, falhas e juntas, grau de laterização e diagênese, e aspectos geomorfológicos como declividade e níveis de dissecação. Ficou constatado que a friabilidade das rochas e a frequência de fraquezas estruturais são os principais fatores condicionantes de erosão. Em contrapartida, o grau de cimentação por sílica e por óxido de Fe de algumas litofácies promovem maior resistência, originando tômbolos e terraços de abrasão. Esses fatores, associados com as elevadas taxas de precipitação, a ação das ondas durante as marés altas e praias estreitas, sem a presença de bermas, determinam a dinâmica erosiva nas falésias, que ocorrem comumente por queda de blocos e por deslizamentos de terra.
Conversion Rate of Abstracts Presented at the Société Internationale d’Urologie into Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Authors: Virk Amandeep , Leslie Scott , Ahmadi Nariman , Thanigasalam Ruban , Doeuk Norbert , Woo Henry
Published: January 2024

ObjectivesThe objective of this study was to determine the publication rate of abstracts presented at the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) Congress and to analyse the characteristics associated with conversion to publication.MethodsAll abstracts from the 36th Congress of the Société Internationale d’Urologie were identified from the published 2016 abstract book. A PubMed search was performed using key words and author names to identify published journal articles corresponding with the presented abstracts.ResultsThe conversion rate of presented abstracts to publication by April 2022 was 30.73% (224 of 729). Many abstracts were published prior to presentation (35.27%, 79 of 224). The average time to publication of abstracts published post presentation was 16.88 months. The majority of abstracts were presented in urology-specific journals (66.96%, 150 of 224). Publishing journals had an average impact factor of 3.068 with Urology (18 of 224) and Worl d Journal of Urology (8 of 224) being the most common journals. Moderated ePosters had the highest conversion rate to publication (39.59%), whilst Unmoderated Videos had the lowest (11.32%). The abstract book assigned presentation topic groups to the moderated ePoster category; the most published abstract topic was sexual function (68.75%, 11 of 16).ConclusionsThe conversion rate of abstracts presented at the SIU to publications in peer-reviewed journals has shown improvement since previous reports; however, it remains lower than the rates associated with other major urological conferences. Almost 70% of presented abstracts do not convert to publication and this should be considered when incorporating abstract findings into clinical practice.
Comparing the Diagnostic Performance of Micro- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Versus Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Targeted Biopsy in the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Cotter Finín , Perera Sachin , Sathianathen Niranjan , Lawrentschuk Nathan , Murphy Declan , Bolton Damien
Published: January 2024

Background Micro-ultrasound is a novel, high-resolution imaging modality that aims to improve the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis compared with TRUS-guided biopsy. While traditional ultrasound systems operate at 8 to 12 MHz, micro-ultrasound operates at 29 MHz, allowing enhanced recognition of microstructures with 300% higher resolution. Micro-ultrasound can potentially identify and target in real-time suspicious lesions, improving sensitivity and the negative predictive value for clinically significant prostate cancer. It may be a low-cost alternative to multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) in the detection of prostate cancer. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed comparing the diagnostic performance of microultrasound- guided prostate biopsies with mpMRI-targeted prostate biopsies in the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer. PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were searched to identify relevant studies published up to July 2022. Results A total of 15 studies were included for the systematic review, with 12 of those studies being included for the meta-analysis. The pooled sensitivity and specificity for micro-ultrasound-guided biopsies detecting clinically significant prostate cancer were 89% (95% CI 83 to 93) and 31% (95% CI 23 to 40) respectively (I2 = 0%). In comparison, the pooled sensitivity and specificity for mpMRI-targeted biopsies detecting clinically significant prostate cancer were 86% (95% CI 73 to 93) and 32% (95% CI 18 to 50) respectively (I2 = 16%). There was no statistically significant difference in the sensitivity or specificity between micro-ultrasound and mpMRI. Subgroup analysis found no difference in MRI subgroups based on blinding (P = 0.383). Conclusion Micro-ultrasound-guided biopsies are comparable to mpMRI targeted biopsies with no difference in the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer between the 2 modalities. Large, multicentre, prospective studies are required to further substantiate the use of micro-ultrasound as an alternative to or in conjunction with mpMRI in the detection of prostate cancer.
A New Method of Building Patients’ Health-Awareness in Uro-Oncology
Authors: Nalej Pawel , Sosnowski Roman , Debowska Malgorzata , Michalski Wojciech , Demkow Tomasz
Published: January 2024

BackgroundDespite vast scientific evidence supporting health-awareness in the prevention and treatment outcome of cancer, studies comparing the effectiveness of different educational methods in in raising patients’ health-awareness are lacking.ObjectivesWe present and evaluate a new patients’ decision-making aid—an educational method based on staging mock medical appointments at a urological office.Materials and MethodsFour different “real-life scenarios” addressing prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancers were prepared and played out by health professionals. The participants (n = 181) who observed the scenes were asked to fill in a questionnaire prepared by the authors. Results were then analysed statistically; P-value < 0.05 was considered significant.ResultsA statistically significant difference was found in assessing the intelligibility of the presented material depending on the participants’ level of education and where they lived (eg, village, town, city). According to 95% of the participants, the educational method provided during our meeting contributed to a significant increase in their knowledge of cancer. Moreover, 89% expressed their need for further education.ConclusionBuilding patients’ health-awareness by health professionals is important and may influence therapy outcome. The effectiveness and perception of our method by patients require further research and evaluation; however, the presented results seem promising.
The Effectiveness of a Criteria-Led Discharge Initiative on the Length of Stay of Patients Who Underwent a Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
Authors: Saad Jeremy , Shanmugasundaram Ramesh , Canagasingham Bertram , Ferguson Richard , Goolam Ahmed , Khadra Mohamed , Ko Raymod , McCombie Steve P. , Reddy Sumeet , Roberts Matthew J. , Thangasamy Isaac , Varol Celi , Zhong Wenjie , Arianayagam Mohan
Published: January 2024

ObjectivesTo determine the impact of a criteria-led discharge initiative (CLD) on the hospital length of stay of patients undergoing a robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP).MethodsThis is a cohort study of prospectively collected data completed at a major tertiary hospital from December 2017 to August 2020. The CLD initiative consists of 4 criteria: clinical haemodynamic stability (heart rate < 100 beats/minute, systolic blood pressure > 100mmHg), a drain output of less than 50 mL, flatulence or bowel movement, and the ability to tolerate an oral diet. The primary outcome was hospital length of stay for patients before and after the introduction of CLD.ResultsOne hundred men undergoing RALP before the implementation of the CLD initiative were compared to 118 men undergoing RALP following the implementation of CLD. The patients had similar baseline demographic features. There was a significant difference found in hospital LOS with the pre-CLD group LOS (mean = 1.8 days, SE = 0.12) being longer than the LOS in the post-CLD group (mean = 1.4 days, SE = 0.09, P = 0.015). There were no significant between-group differences in the proportion of patients discharged on the first postoperative day and the 30-day readmission rate.ConclusionWithin our study population, we have demonstrated that the introduction of CLD was associated with reduced hospital LOS with no increase in adverse events. These findings support the need for the development of CLD in other conditions.
Assessment of the Effectiveness of M&E System in Chicken Farming Projects in Samia Sub County, Busia County, Kenya
Authors: Makokha Caroline Stella , Hellen Dr. Kamwele
Published: January 2024

Monitoring and Evaluation as an integral practice in project management cycle assesses progress against set objectives for informed decision making. However, minimal focus has been given to the M&E system effectiveness in chicken farming project. The study sought to assess the effectiveness of M&E system in chicken farming projects in Samia sub County, Busia County in Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to determine the effect of technical capacity, to assess the effect of budgetary allocation and to examine the effect of stakeholders involvement on Effectiveness of M&E system in chicken farming projects. The study adopted Resource Based View Theory while descriptive survey design, questionnaire, interview guide and FGDs were used for collecting quantitative and qualitative data from a sample of 82 participants out of 794 for descriptive statistics. Findings showed that 78.56% of the respondents were of the opinion that Technical Capacity has a strong effect on M&E system; 76.46% were of the opinion that Budgetary Allocation moderately affected M&E system while 80.4% were of the opinion that Stakeholder involvement had a strong effect on M&E system in chicken farming projects. The study concluded that budgetary allocation, technical capacity and stakeholder involvement have a significant effect on Effectiveness of M&E in projects. It is therefore recommended that, stakeholders should be integrated in the M&E process and continuous capacity building on technical M&E skills done while the budgetary allocation unit should be autonomous. Further research should assess the effect of ICT integration on effectiveness of M&E system in projects.
Investigation of brucellosis cases in and around Yozgat Province
Authors: Felek Duygu , Çınar Canberk
Published: January 2024

Aims: Brucellosis causes a zoonotic infectious disease that is very common in our country as well as around the whole world. Infected individuals most frequently present with nonspecific symptoms such as fever, chills, malaise, and generalized body pain. Therefore, it is very difficult to diagnose. When diagnosis and treatment are delayed, it causes serious complications. It can cause pictures with high mortality, such as epididymoorchitis, endocarditis, hepatitis, neurobrucellosis, and pancytopenia. The first approach to treatment is rest. Antibiotics with intracellular bactericidal action should be used in combination due to resistance development.
Methods: 136 individuals with serum titers who were diagnosed with brucellosis by serological tests and who applied to our hospital between 2017-2022 were included in the study. The patient files were analyzed to evaluate the complaints of these individuals, their Brucella ELISA titers, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotranspherase (ALT), C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) values, if any, at the time of diagnosis, the treatments they received, and the response to the treatment.
Results: The first complaints of 136 patients who were diagnosed with brucellosis by serological tests were the most common; Joint pain was present in 48 (35.29%), widespread body pain in 26 (19.11%), and fever in 18 (13.23%). Sacroiliitis in 5 (3.67%), gonarthrosis in 4 (2.94%), bursitis in 4 (2.94%), discitis in 3 (2.2), and psoriasis in 1 of the patients’ abscess (0.73%) was detected. R=0.28 in the same direction between the first titers recognized by the patients and ALT; the same direction between titer and LDH R=0.30; the same ratio between titer and CRP is R=0.45; and there is a correlation coefficient of R=0.26 between titer and sediment in the same direction. It is important to take these correlation coefficients statistically (p<0.05). Accordingly, these values also change when it titrates. But it is weakened weights as a measure of relationship.
Conclusion: Although fever comes to mind first in Brucellosis, it was observed that the first complaint of individuals in our study was complicated surgery, and fever ranked third. For this reason, Brucellosis should be approached with suspicion, since it is endemic in individuals presenting with non-specific complaints. It is widely present between serum titer and ESR, and C-reactive protein as markers of inflammation. In individuals with high vibration and inflammation markers, controlled caution should be exercised. Even treatment times can be changed.
Hand hygiene beliefs and practices and five indications-oriented hand hygiene observation results among healthcare professionals: a retrospective study
Authors: Soy Furkan , Çakır Ayşe Didem , Cevheroğlu Seda , Pehlivan Ozan
Published: January 2024

Aim: The present study attempted to retrospectively depict hand hygiene beliefs and practices and five indications-oriented hand hygiene observation results among physicians and nurses employed in the internal, surgical, emergency, and intensive care units of a district state hospital.
Methods: While the target population consists of healthcare professionals deployed in the internal, surgical, emergency, and intensive care units of a district hospital (n = 426), we carried out this study with 122 nurses and 53 physicians (n = 175). We collected the data using a demographic information form, the Hand Hygiene Beliefs Scale (HHBS), and Hand Hygiene Practices Inventory (HHPI).
Results: The findings revealed the participants’ mean scores to be 93.05±13.08 on the HHBS (61.86±9.01 on the hand hygiene importance subscale and 27.18±5.31 on the hand hygiene beliefs subscale) and 68.04±5.01 on the HHPI. We also considered a total of 1,228 notes from hand hygiene observations. While 78.25% of these observations were found to comply with hand hygiene standards, 59.55% (n = 159) of 267 observations regarding non-compliance with hygiene rules were realized to be linked with improper gloves use.
Conclusion: Overall, the participating healthcare professionals adopted firmer hand hygiene beliefs and practices, which may be thanks to the achievement of relevant in-service training and the effective planning of the infection control committee. Yet, most of the hygiene non-compliance could be attributed to improper gloves use.
KHẢO SÁT ĐẶC ĐIỂM LÂM SÀNG, CẬN LÂM SÀNG VÀ KHẢ NĂNG PHỤC HỒI THÍNH LỰC Ở TRẺ ĐIẾC BẨM SINH SAU PHẪU THUẬT CẤY ĐIỆN CỰC ỐC TAI
Authors: Hoàng Thị Phương , Võ Thị Bích Thủy , Bùi Thùy Linh , Hoàng Anh Tuấn , Hoàng Anh Hà
Published: January 2024

Mục tiêu nghiên cứu: Khảo sát các đặc điểm lâm sàng, cận lâm sàng và sự phục hồi thính giác ở trẻ điếc bẩm sinh sau cấy điện cực ốc tai. Thiết kế nghiên cứu: Mô tả từng ca. Phương pháp: Khảo sát các đặc điểm lâm sàng, cận lâm sàng và khả năng phục hồi thính giác của trẻ qua đánh giá trường tự do và 6 âm ling. Kết quả: Chúng tôi nghiên cứu 30 trẻ điếc bẩm sinh đã phẫu thuật cấy điện cực ốc tai tại bệnh viện TWQĐ 108 và một số bệnh viện ở thành phố Hà Nội từ 11/2018 đến 11/2022 gồm 16 trẻ nam và 14 trẻ nữ. Độ tuổi được chẩn đoán nghe kém đều dưới 36 tháng tuổi. Độ tuổi phẫu thuật từ 12 tháng tới 58 tháng tuổi, trong đó đa số trẻ cấy điện cực ốc tai từ 12 đến 36 tháng (76,67%). Có 15 trường hợp (50%) sinh sống ở Hà Nội, còn lại ở các tỉnh giáp Hà Nội. Số trẻ được cấy một tai là 28/30 trẻ (93,33%). Số trẻ được cấy hai tai là 2/30 trẻ (6,67%). Đánh giá thính lực sau phẫu thuật bằng test đo trường tự do (FF) có 20/30 trường hợp (66,67%) có kết quả ngưỡng nghe đạt được về vùng ngôn ngữ với kết quả tốt nhất là 15 dB, kém nhất là 30 dB. Kết luận: Sau một năm cấy điện cực ốc tai, nhận thấy có sự cải thiện đáng kể về khả năng phân biệt 6 âm ling và thính lực đo ở trường tự do khi đeo máy ở tất cả trẻ có xu hướng tăng về gần bình thường.
كتاب النقد الأدبي للصف السادس الاعدادي (دراسة تحليلية في ضوء مهارات التفكير الاستدلالي)
Authors: مسلم عبد الحمزة حسين التميمي أ.د. عصام حسن أحمد الدليمي
Published: January 2024

This study was conducted at Al-Qadisiyah University - College of Education, and aimed to analyze the content of the Literary Criticism book according to the skills of inferential thinking. The researcher adopted the descriptive analytical approach to achieve the goal of the current study, as the study community was concerned with the content of the literary criticism book for the sixth grade of middle school, the literary section for the academic year (2021-2022), after excluding the introduction, discussions, and indexes. The number of analyzed pages reached (57) pages after The researcher excluded the discussion at the end of the chapter, the index, and the introduction. Accordingly, the researcher worked on building a tool consisting of three main skills: the induction skill and it has four sub-skills, the deduction skill also has four sub-skills, and the deduction skill consists of four sub-skills, and after identifying the theoretical frameworks of the tool represented by determining the goal of building the tool (the questionnaire) to analyze The content, and defining the topic to be measured and specific to the study, which is a statement of the availability or lack of inferential thinking skills in the specific book, and then we formulate paragraphs (analysis tool) and this formulation is in the initial form, then conduct an exploratory analysis that ensures honesty and stability, and on that the formulation of paragraphs was conducted The analysis tool in its final form and then the final procedural application of the analysis after the data is unloaded and analyzed statistically, and by using the (Holstey) equation to find the values of the stability coefficients to
36-72 Aylık Çocukların Ebeveynlerinin Babasavar Annelik Düzeyleriyle Anne-Babanın Çocuğa Yönelik İlgisi Arasındaki İlişki
Authors: İnce Emre , Ozdemir Beceren Burcu
Published: January 2024

Bu araştırmanın amacı, 36-72 aylık çocukları olan ebeveynlerin babasavar annelik düzeyleri ile ebeveynlerin çocuklarına olan ilgileri arasındaki ilişkiyi ortaya çıkarmaktır. Bunu başarmak amacıyla ebeveynlerin babasavar annelik düzeyleri ile okul öncesi çocuklarına olan ilgileri arasındaki bağlantıyı incelemek amacıyla ilişkisel tarama modeli adı verilen nicel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya okul öncesi eğitimde 4-6 yaş arası çocuğu olan ebeveynler (412 anne ve 412 babadan oluşan) katılmıştır. Veriler “Demografik Bilgi Formu”, “Babasavar Annelik Ölçeği” ve “Çocuğa Yönelik Anne-Baba İlgisi Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. İstatistiksel analiz hem parametrik hem de parametrik olmayan testlerin uygulanması yoluyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analizin bulguları, "Geleneksel Annelik" konusunda kızların lehine anlamlı bir fark ortaya çıkardı. "Geleneksel Annelik" ile "Babasavar Annelik" karşılaştırıldığında ilk ve orta öğrenimini tamamlamış anneler lehine istatistiksel olarak dikkat çekici bir fark ortaya çıkmaktadır. Bu farklılık annelerin eğitim düzeyine bağlıdır.
Symmetrical L-slots Reconfigurable Triple band Antenna for Mutiband Applications
Authors: Fertas Fouad , Fertas Khelil , Mouloud CHALLAL
Published: January 2024

This paper introduces a novel compact reconfigurable antenna that utilizes monopole technology and tunable frequencies through switch control. The antenna is fed by a coplanar waveguide (CPW) and features a unique patch design with two L-shaped slots and integrated switches. This inventive design enables remarkable reconfigurability, allowing the antenna to operate within the frequency ranges of [3.8-3.93 GHz], [5.05-5.3 GHz], and [7-7.5 GHz]. These frequency ranges are strategically chosen to align with specific application requirements. The antenna also boasts an almost omnidirectional radiation pattern. The experimental outcomes highlight the efficacy of the proposed antenna, which occupies a compact footprint of 34x35.4 mm², making it particularly well-suited for applications requiring multiband functionality.

Keywords: CPW-fed, multiband antenna, reconfigurable.
Frequency-Dependent Shear Wave Attenuation along the Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye
Authors: Izgi Gizem , Eken Tuna , Gaebler Peter , Eken-Kaya Tülay , Taymaz Tuncay
Published: January 2024

Abstract. The Central Anatolian Plateau with its volcanic provinces represents a broad transition zone between the compressional deformation in the east and the extensional regime in the west. The Central Anatolian Fault Zone separates the Kırşehir Block in the north and the Anatolide-Tauride block in the south within the plateau. A proper understanding of physical properties such as seismic attenuation in the crustal volume of this region can provide hints toward the possible source for the geodynamic events in the past and present that likely leads to the observed deformation. To model intrinsic and scattering attenuation separately, we perform a non-empirical coda wave modeling approach in which a fitting process between observed and synthetic coda wave envelopes is performed for each earthquake in multiple frequency bands. Here acoustic radiative transfer theory assuming multiple isotropic scattering was utilized for the forward modeling of the synthetic coda-wave envelopes of local earthquakes. Our findings generally highlight the prominent nature of intrinsic attenuation over scattering attenuation implying the presence of thick volcanic rocks with relatively high attenuation values beneath Central Anatolia. In overall the spatial distribution of the attenuation at varying frequencies marks the Kırşehir Massif distinctively with its considerable high attenuating character. Our findings together with early seismological and geo-electrical models suggest a possible partial melt beneath the most of Central Anatolian Volcanic Province and resultant zones of elevated fluid rich content exhibit high and dominant intrinsic attenuation. To the southeast, a gradual decrease in the observed attenuation coincides with the Central Tauride Mountains where high altitude is considered to be evolved following the slab break-off and resulting mantle upwelling.
An increase in the spatial extent of European floods over the last 70 years
Authors: Fang Beijing , Bevacqua Emanuele , Rakovec Oldrich , Zscheischler Jakob
Published: January 2024

Abstract. Floods regularly cause substantial damage worldwide. Changing flood characteristics, for instance due to climate change, pose challenges to flood risk management. The spatial extent of floods is an important indicator for potential impacts, as consequences of widespread floods are particularly difficult to mitigate. The highly uneven station distribution in space and time, however, limits the ability to quantify changes in flood characteristics, and in particular flood extent, over large regions. Here we use observation-driven routed runoff simulations over the last 70 years in Europe from a state-of-the-art hydrological model (mHM) to identify large spatio-temporally connected flood events. Our identified spatio-temporal flood events compare well against an independent flood impact database. We find that flood extents increase by 11.3 % on average across Europe. This increase occurs over most of Europe, except for parts of eastern Europe (e.g., Ukraine, Belarus) and southern Europe (e.g., Spain). Over northern Europe, the increase in flood extent is mainly driven by the overall increase in flood magnitude caused by increasing precipitation and snowmelt. In contrast, the increasing trend in flood extent over central Europe can be attributed to an increase in the spatial extent of heavy precipitation. Overall, our study illustrates the opportunities of combining long-term consistent regional runoff simulations with a spatio-temporal flood detection algorithm to identify large-scale trends in key flood characteristics and their drivers. The identified change in flood extent poses challenges to flood control and water resource management.
Estimating the uncertainty of the greenhouse gas emission accounts in Global Multi-Regional Input-Output analysis
Authors: Schulte Simon , Jakobs Arthur , Pauliuk Stefan
Published: January 2024

Abstract. Global multi-regional input-output (GMRIO) analysis is the standard tool to calculate consumption-based carbon accounts at the macro level. Recent inter-database comparisons have exposed discrepancies in GMRIO-based results, pinpointing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission accounts as the primary source of variation. A few studies have delved into the robustness of GHG emission accounts, using Monte-Carlo simulations to understand how uncertainty from raw data propagates to the final GHG emission accounts. However, these studies often make simplistic assumptions about raw data uncertainty and ignore correlations between disaggregated variables. Here, we compile GHG emission accounts for the year 2015 according to the resolution of EXIOBASE v3, covering CO2, CH4 and N2O emissions. We propagate uncertainty from the raw data, namely the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and EDGAR inventories, to the GHG emission accounts, and then further to the GHG footprints. We address both limitations from previous studies. First, instead of making simplistic assumptions, we utilise authoritative raw data uncertainty estimates from the National Inventory Reports (NIR) submitted to the UNFCCC and a recent study on uncertainty of the EDGAR emission inventory. Second, we account for inherent correlations due to data disaggregation by sampling from a Dirichlet distribution. Our results show a median coefficient of variation (CV) for GHG emission accounts at the country level of 4 % for CO2, 12 % for CH4, and 33 % for N2O. For CO2, smaller economies with significant international aviation or shipping sectors show CVs as high as 94 %, as seen in Malta. At the sector level, uncertainties are higher, with median CVs of 94 % for CO2, 100 % for CH4, and 113 % for N2O. Overall, uncertainty decreases when propagated from GHG emission accounts to GHG footprints, likely due to the cancelling out effects caused by the distribution of emissions and their uncertainties across global supply chains. Our GHG emission accounts generally align with official EXIOBASE emission accounts and OECD data at the country level, though discrepancies at the sectoral level give cause for further examination. We provide our GHG emission accounts with associated uncertainties and correlations at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10041196 (Schulte et al. 2023) to complement the official EXIOBASE emission accounts for users interested in estimating the uncertainties of their results.
ZJU-AERO V0.5: An Accurate and Efficient Radar Operator Designed for CMA-GFS/MESO with Capability of Simulating Non-spherical Hydrometeors
Authors: Xie Hejun , Bi Lei , Han Wei
Published: January 2024

Abstract. In this study, we present a new forward polarimetric radar operator called the Accurate and Efficient Radar Operator designed by ZheJiang University (ZJU-AERO). This operator was designed to interface with the numerical weather prediction (NWP) model of the global forecast system/regional mesoscale model of the China Meteorology Administration (CMA-GFS/MESO). The main objective of developing this observation operator was to assimilate observations from the Precipitation Measurement Radar (PMR) and ground-based radar’s polarimetric radar variables, excluding the Doppler variables. To calculate the hydrometeor optical properties of ZJU-AERO, we utilized the invariant-imbedding T-matrix (IITM) method, which can handle non-spherical and inhomogeneous hydrometeor particles in the atmosphere. The optical database of ZJU-AERO was designed with a multi-layered architecture to ensure the flexibility in hydrometeor morphology and orientation specifications, while maintaining operational efficiency. In this work, we elaborate on the design concepts, physical basis, and hydrometeor specifications of ZJU-AERO. Additionally, we present a case study demonstrating the application of ZJU-AERO in simulating radar observations of Typhoon Haishen.
Assessment of tropospheric ozone products from downscaled CAMS reanalysis and CAMS daily forecast using urban air quality monitoring stations in Iran
Authors: Kaffashzadeh Najmeh , Aliakbari Bidokhti Abbas Ali
Published: January 2024

Abstract. Tropospheric ozone time series consist of the effects of various scales of motion, from meso to large timescales, which is often challenging for global models to capture. This study uses two global datasets, namely the reanalysis and daily forecast of the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS), to assess the capability of these prodcuts in presenting ozone’s features on regional scales. We obtained 17 relevant meteorological and several pollutant species, such as O3, CO, NOx, etc., from CAMS. Furthermore, we employ in situ measured ozone at 27 urban stations over Iran for the year 2020. We decompose the datasets into three spectral components, i.e., short (S), medium (M), and long (L) terms. To cope with the scaling issue between the measured data and the CAMS’ products, we downscale the datasets using a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network. We only evaluate the S and M terms of the models against those of the observed datasets for all stations. Results show correlation coefficients larger than 0.7 for S and about 0.95 for M in both models. It turns out that both datasets demonstrate more correspondence precision for the M component than that for the S. The performance of the models varies across cities, for example, the highest error is for areas with high emissions of O3 precursors. The robustness of the results is confirmed by performing an additional downscaling method.
Water cycle changes in Czechia: a multi-source water budget perspective
Authors: Vargas Godoy Mijael Rodrigo , Markonis Yannis , Rakovec Oldrich , Jenicek Michal , Dutta Riya , Pradhan Rajani Kumar , Bešťáková Zuzana , Kyselý Jan , Juras Roman , Papalexiou Simon Michael , Hanel Martin
Published: January 2024

Abstract. The water cycle in Czechia has been observed to be changing in recent years, with precipitation and evapotranspiration rates exhibiting a trend of acceleration. However, the spatial patterns of such changes remain poorly understood due to the heterogeneous network of ground observations. This study relied on multiple state-of-the-art reanalyses and hydrological modeling. Herein, we propose a novel method for benchmarking hydroclimatic data fusion based on water cycle budget closure. We ranked water cycle budget closure of 96 different combinations for precipitation, evapotranspiration, and runoff using CRU TS v4.06, E-OBS, ERA5-Land, mHM, NCEP/NCAR R1, PREC/L, and TerraClimate. Then, we used the best-ranked data to describe changes in the water cycle in Czechia over the last 60 years. We determined that Czechia is undergoing water cycle acceleration, evinced by increased atmospheric water fluxes. However, the increase in annual total precipitation is not as pronounced nor as consistent as evapotranspiration, resulting in an overall decrease in the runoff. Furthermore, non-parametric bootstrapping revealed that only evapotranspiration changes are statistically significant at the annual scale. At higher frequencies, we identified significant spatial heterogeneity when assessing the water cycle budget at a seasonal scale. Interestingly, the most significant temporal changes in Czechia occur during spring, while the spatial pattern of the change in median values stems from summer changes in the water cycle, which are the seasons within the months with statistically significant changes.
أثر القيادة الإدارية على الثقافة التنظيمية (دراسة ميدانية على المنظمات الصناعية بمدينة الرياض في المملكة العربية السعودية)
Authors:   دكتوراه في إدارة الأعمال، كلية إدارة الأعمال، جامعة لينكولن، ماليزيا, الكويليت خالد , غوش ابهيجيت ,   دكتوراه في إدارة الأعمال، كلية إدارة الأعمال، جامعة لينكولن، ماليزيا, شمسي محمد ,   دكتوراه في إدارة الأعمال، جامعة بورغوني، ديجون، فرنسا
Published: January 2024

هدفت الدراسة إلى معرفة أثر القيادة الإدارية على الثقافة التنظيمية: دراسة ميدانية على المنظمات الصناعية بمدينة الرياض في المملكة العربية السعودية. وتنبع أهميتها كونها واحدة من الدراسات المحلية القليلة التي تبحث في أثر القيادة الإدارية على الثقافة التنظيمية داخل المنظمات الصناعية في المملكة العربية السعودية. تم الاعتماد في هذه الدراسة على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي. وتكون مجتمع الدراسة من المديرين ورؤساء الأقسام العاملين في المنظمات الصناعية بمدينة الرياض، ولأن مجتمع الدراسة كبير جدًا لذلك اعتمد الباحث على العينة الملائمة التي يمكن الوصول إليهم عن طريق توزيع الاستبيان لأفراد المجتمع وبلغ عددهم العينة (115) مفردة صالحة للتحليل ومن ثم جرى تحليلها بمجموعة من الأساليب الإحصائية باستخدام برنامج (SPSS). توصلت الدراسة إلى مجموعة من النتائج أهمها وجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية للقيادة الإدارية (القيادة الأوتوقراطية، القيادة الديمقراطية، القيادة المتساهلة) على الثقافة التنظيمية داخل المنظمات الصناعية في مدينة الرياض عند مستوى دلالة معنوية (α≤0.05)، حيث توصلت الدراسة إلى وجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية للقيادة الديمقراطية وللقيادة المتساهلة على الثقافة التنظيمية داخل المنظمات الصناعية في مدينة الرياض عند مستوى دلالة معنوية (α≤0.05)، وعدم وجود أثر ذو دلالة إحصائية للقيادة الأوتوقراطية على الثقافة التنظيمية. وأوصت الدراسة بعدة توصيات منها العمل على خلق ثقافة تنظيمية تكون أساسا لدعم وتعزيز القائد بين العاملين داخل المنظمة وضرورة أن تفهم القيادة الإدارية أبعاد ومكونات الثقافة التنظيمية باعتبارها الوسط البيئي الذي تعيش فيه المنظمات.
Lost in transcription
Authors: Boksasp Unni
Published: January 2024

This article focuses on the transcription of vocal folk music in Norway, and furthermore on how such transcriptions are used and interpreted. It could be stated that notation, as we know it today, is not fully feasible for use in folk music. Nevertheless, this is today the most common and widespread written notation method both for documentation, research and training in folk music. The article asks whether today’s notation is an adequate model for transcribing folk songs, and further what consequences it may have for the genre if the transcriptions do not render a sufficiently nuanced picture of the sounding material. The analyses are based on an empirical material taken from a review of eleven sheet music samples, with vocal transcriptions from the last forty years. In addition, they build on an overall study of the tradition for writing down folk music in general, and discussions related to this. The study shows that the vocal collections are largely characterized by simplified transcriptions, with few genre-­specific features noted in the transcriptions. Through various findings, a need is outlined to develop the written language in order to better adapt the transcriptions to the expression of the genre. Through linguistic and sociological theories, the topic is discussed with a focus on different power perspectives.
Implementation of the Project to Strengthening the Pancasila Student Profiles in Kindergartens in Pemalang Regency
Authors: Safitri Rusi Novi , Pranoto Yuli Kurniawati Sugiyo , Setiawan Deni
Published: January 2024

The independent curriculum is a new curriculum in which there are co-curricular activities, namely implementing projects to strengthen the profile of Pancasila students by emphasizing the process of children's activities to stimulate the character of Pancasila in their lives. The purpose of the study is to describe the implementation of the project to strengthen the profile of Pancasila students in PAUD. The method used in this research is qualitative with a case study approach. This research was used to obtain information on the project's implementation process to strengthen the profile of Pancasila students in kindergarten through activities with the theme "I Love Indonesia" commemorating Independence Day in school activities. Data are obtained through triangulation of interviews, observations, document studies, and field notes. Research subjects of schools, teachers, and children aged 5-6 years in several kindergartens in Pemalang Regency. The results showed that schools implementing project activities to strengthen the profile of Pancasila students in kindergarten are still experiencing an adjustment stage in learning because teachers still have difficulties in making and designing teaching modules and learning activities in schools. The character of faith, cooperation, and creativity is stimulated in the project to strengthen the profile of Pancasila students on the topic of commemorating the Indonesian Independence Day. During the evaluation of the implementation of the Pancasila student profile strengthening project, there were supporting and inhibiting factors. Then, educators have an effort to implement learning activities to implement the Pancasila student profile.

Keywords: independent curriculum, Pancasila student profile strengthening project, early childhood
First report of Kurthia gibsonii in the digestive system of Apis mellifera in an indigenous community in the south of Mexico
Authors: Francisco Lopez David , Romero Ramírez Yanet , Rodríguez Barrera Miguel Ángel , Ramírez Peralta Arturo , León Rodríguez Renato , Orbe Díaz Diana Iveth , Patricio Hernández Alberto , Forero Forero Angela Victoria , Toribio Jiménez Jeiry
Published: January 2024

The insect digestive system is an outstanding niche for recognizing and understanding features and interactions with unique microbiota. Apis melliferaplay an important role in honey production and pollination, but their populations have decreased over time, so their study and comprehension are vital. Specimens were collected to study the culturable microbiota of the digestive system in an indigenous community in southern Mexico. Digestive samples of bees from four apiaries were randomly analyzed and cultured, and Gram-positive bacilli were identified through conventional biochemical tests and with molecular markers. Kurthia gibsoniiwas identified in 7.5% (6/80) of the cases, and the sequences obtained were reported in GenBank. This is the first report of K. gibsoniiin the digestive system of bees in apiaries in southern Mexico.