bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Poverty Elevation Amidst Poverty Alleviation Programmes In Nigeria
Authors: Obiwuru Chidera Rex
Published: April 2020

Purpose of the study: Nigerian government has pursued myriads of poverty alleviation programmes for the ultimate purpose of mitigating poverty in the country. However, amidst the programmes, poverty still rabidly refused to get mitigated. Thus, the objectives of this study would be (a) to pinpoint some capital reasons for the persistence of extreme poverty in the country; and (b) to provide some panaceas to the issue. However, before this, the study would look at some poverty alleviation programmes in Nigeria.

Methodology: This is exploratory research that is based on secondary research method. Data used were generated from textbooks, online newspapers, journal articles, organizational reports, etc.

Findings: Findings of this study demonstrate that erraticness of programmes/policies, corruption and mismanagement, hypocrisy on the part of World Bank and IMF, imitation of other countries’ policies without proper consideration of the peculiarities of the Nigerian society/system, political deception and interference, etc. are responsible for the mushrooming of poverty in Nigeria even in the midst of poverty alleviation programmes.

Application: This study will be of great help to Nigerian potentates/leaders and organizations who sincerely want to tackle the issue of poverty in the country. It will enable them to see the reasons for the unsuccessfulness of past and present poverty alleviation programmes in the country and the way out.

Novelty/Originality: The study will be highly useful to students, lecturers and future researchers in the field of political science, mainly in Nigeria. For future researchers, particularly, the study will serve as a springboard for further research on the hindrances to the success of poverty alleviation programmes in the country.
Physical Asset Management Practices And Quality Service Delivery In Local Governments In Mid North Sub-Region Of Uganda
Authors: Obicci Peter Adoko
Published: April 2020

Purpose of the study: Amidst soaring use of excellent physical assets, there is a less clear understanding of their weight on service delivery. Drawing on the contention that quality services delivery relies on excellent physical assets, the study aimed to establish how physical asset management practices affect quality service delivery in local governments in the mid-north sub-region of Uganda.

Methodology: The study used a cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach. A sample of 131 respondents was targeted and obtained using simple random and purposive sampling of physical asset managers in local governments. Collected data using a self-administered questionnaire was analyzed quantitatively (descriptive and inferential statistics) using Statistical Program for Social Scientists (SPSS Ver. 23).

Main Findings: Findings revealed that there was a positive correlation between physical asset management practices (rho.506) and quality service delivery. Accordingly, it was concluded that physical asset management practices, measured in terms of lifecycle planning, risk management, information management and performance management significantly affected quality service delivery in local governments in the mid-north sub-region of Uganda.

Research limitations/implications: The study used a quantitative approach in two local governments with probable missed out on qualitative aspects aside difficulty in generalizability. However, it enlightens theoreticians and practitioners in ensuring proper execution of physical asset management practices in engineering, infrastructure, estate, finance and above all public procurement; for the provision of quality services desired and expected by the different stakeholders.

Novelty/Originality of this study: This study parallels those in developed countries which reveal that success in quality service delivery is a result of using excellent physical assets. However, in developing countries studies are nearly nonexistent. Essentially, there is a paucity of research addressing the subject creating a need to study and systematically document elevation of delivery of quality services using excellent physical assets.
Duty Of Confidentiality In Arbitration Process In Ethiopia
Authors: Ayalew Negesse Asnake
Published: April 2020

Purpose of the study: the study aims to pinpoint the status of arbitration confidentiality in Ethiopia.

Methodology:  Data were collected through document review and interviews of professionals who were selected purposively since they have a direct relation with the arbitration cases.

Finding: The finding of this research shows that the legal basis, scopes, application, and limitations of duty of confidentiality are full of debate.

Application: the Ethiopian parliament should enact new arbitration laws by taking a lesson from the New Zealand Arbitration Act and WIPO arbitration rules. Disputing parties should fill these gaps through their confidentiality contractual. The Court control and support to arbitration proceedings should be limited and confidential. Any person publication of arbitral awards should be without the identity of disputing parties.

Novelty: even if arbitration has many benefits, its application is low in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study may use as reference material for students’, disputing parties, and also the input for police and lawmakers
Strengthening Nigeria-India Intelligence Cooperation: Much To Do In Fighting Boko Haram
Authors: Abubakar Ghazali Bello
Published: April 2020

Purpose of the study: This paper examines the span period of time that has passed since when terrorist group, loosely known as Boko Haram otherwise Jama'at ahlus-Sunnah lid-Da'awat wal-Jihad (the people committed to the teaching of Prophet, for provocation and Jihad), launched atrocities against innocent civilians mainly in the dominant Muslim northeast Nigeria as an ostensible process of paving the way for the implementation of Shari'ah law in the country.

Methodology:  Qualitative data analysis is applied to conduct this research. Books, journals, and research reports compiled on Boko Haram atrocities were consulted as sources of information. The Indo-Nigeria bilateral ties on the economy and intelligence guide this research to the conclusion.

Finding: On one side, this study concludes that the fertile ground of the ongoing crisis is championed by the rampant poverty, disparity in the distribution of wealth, and a high rate of illiteracy. While in the other, it finalizes that the long-term experience India has on terrorist-related activities within its territories equip her to develop soft landing-approaches that hold various attacks carried out by the insurgents so much undermined. It nevertheless, finalizes that the alleged relationship between the sect and some top political elites and even some higher-ranking security officers began against a backdrop of faceless insurgents. However, Nigeria's domestic pressures, including poverty, illiteracy, religio-tribalism as well as regional sentimentalism, among other factors that bolster the heavyweight size and bulky of the insurgency in the region.

Application: This work is most usefully crucial for both students and readers those that develop an interest in African Studies, International Relations, and Conflict resolution as well.

Novelty/Originality: Boko Haram claims that waging war against the current leadership of Nigeria seized by corrupt individuals and forged Muslims is obligatory. As India faces similar threats and thus passes through experience of dealing with terror insurgents, this paper aims at exploring how India and Nigeria can multiply efforts to fighting the Boko Haram sect.
Methodical Aspects of Evaluation of Financial Architecture of Economy
Authors: Halushchak Iryna , Kuzheliev Mykhailo , Melnyk Viktor , Myhovych Tetiana , Zhytar Maksym
Published: April 2020

The article describes the effectiveness of financial architecture as one of the key aspects of sustainable economic growth and national prosperity, and therefore the methods and models of evaluating financial architecture as an object of study are becoming increasingly relevant. The created methodology is based on the concept of developing an architecture for evaluating financial architecture as the aggregate methods for evaluating the performance of financial systems, whose institutional matrix is financial architecture. The study of methodological aspects of financial architecture valuation substantiates the necessity of applying the concept of financial architecture evaluation, which is based on the basic assumptions for determining: the object of valuation, the typology of financial architecture for the purpose of evaluation, the nature of the indicators used, the interpretation of the results of valuation. The methodological approach to the evaluation of the financial architecture of the national economy is proposed to be based on four main components, such as: financial development, financial institutions, financial markets and financial stability, with an appropriate set of indicators, which will allow to form a comprehensive approach to the evaluation of the national financial architecture have been created.
Dolphin`s (tursiops truncatus) kinematics adaptation during location search and detection of objects with variability of their coordinates
Authors: Zaytseva K , Korolev V , Akhi A , Krivchenko A , Butyrskiy V
Published: April 2020

We studied dolphin`s kinematics during location search and detection of the objects in wa-ter column, at the bottom and hidden by marine sediments. We developed structural schema and mathematical model for task complexity. Results show high probability of object detection re-gardless of its location as compared to technical sonar systems.
Corruption as a threat to the national security of the Russian Federation
Authors: Shedij M. , Solovyov I. , Ivanov V.
Published: April 2020

The article analyses corruption as a systemic threat to the security not only of the individual and society, but also of the State as a whole. At the current stage of the development of Russian society, the importance of anti-corruption policies in the context of national security is increasing many times as a multilevel system ensuring efficiency, competitiveness, economic independence, stability, sustainable development and progress of domestic society.
Current geopolitical information confrontation between the West and Russia
Authors: Muza D , Artamonov V
Published: April 2020

The article offers an analysis of the organization of total Russophobia, as the main direction of the geopolitical information confrontation between the West and Russia.

It is shown that at all levels and stages of design and impact: the general strategy – strategy – tactics – method, the West implements a system of myths. Particular emphasis in the analysis is placed on destructive Russophobic myths. Attention is drawn to the main pillars of sovereignty and information resistance.
Modern geopolitical challenges to russia's economic security: institutional factors and historical continuity
Authors: Rabkin S
Published: April 2020

Using the main elements of the institutional analysis methodology, the author considers the impact of geopolitical factors on Russia's economic security. Based on historical and economic analysis, it is concluded that the decisions of the Crimean (Yalta) and Potsdam (1945) conferences that defined the contours of the multipolar model of the modern world should be followed. As a counteraction to the geopolitical challenges to the economic security of the Russian Federation in a multipolar world, it is proposed to consider the issues of spatial development as an institutional basis for the formation of a future model of global security.
Indebtedness of the population of the Russian Federation: problems and solutions
Authors: Palashenkov B , Matveev Vladimir
Published: April 2020

The article reflects the problem of creditworthiness of the population of Russia. It talks about possible solutions and what has already been done by the Central Bank. The statistics of recent years and its changes are given. The conclusion about the need to finalize new draft laws in order to further develop effective law enforcement practice is formulated
The political economy: terms and definitions
Authors: Tarkhanov O
Published: April 2020

Based on the analysis of the definitions of categories of political economy adopted so far, the article shows that the further development of political economy as a science can be facilitated by bringing the concepts of these categories to definitions that exclude dualistic, casuistic and non-essential interpretation. Clarifications of definitions of economic categories that can contribute to a better understanding of the essence of the phenomena occurring in the economic and social organism are given.
EVALUATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE OF PARENTS HAVING CHILDREN WITH SENSORY DISABILITIES
Authors: Batool Hifsa
Published: April 2020

The quality of parent’s life is an essential component for the
development of healthy atmosphere for the rehabilitation of children with
sensory disabilities. The study attempted to evaluate quality of parent’s life
having children with sensory disabilities. It is a descriptive study in nature.
Population of study is parents of children with sensory disabilities living in
Faisalabad. Sample of N=200 children with sensory disabilities (n=100
parents of visually impaired children and n=100 of parents of hearing
impaired children) is selected through Convenient sampling technique.
Parental age is 25-55 years and children age is among 6-15 years. Quality
of life BREF is used as instrument of study. Data collected through
instrument clearly demonstrated that parents who have children with
sensory disabilities have low quality of life as 95% parents responded at
neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. it is found out that there is no significant
difference in the quality of life of the parents on the basis of gender (mother
and father), age groups ( 26-55) and on the basis of category of disability of
child. It is concluded that parents having children with sensory disabilities
have low quality of life and their relation with the child, their age or
category of the child’s disability does not influence parents differently so
school administration should arrange workshops and seminars that bring
positive wellbeing of the parents having children with sensory disabilities.
On the basis of the findings of current study, it is strongly recommended that
Parents should visit special schools of their children to keep in touch with
the strengths and weaknesses of their child. And Governmental policies
makers should bring in further legislation to support family in regard to
healthcare for family members with a sensory disability.
WEAK STATE INSTITUTIONS AND INSURGENCY ORIGIN IN IRAQ: A CASE STUDY OF MALIKI’S ERA
Authors: Khan Muqaddas
Published: April 2020

Emergence of Islamic State (IS) in Iraq has forged havoc in country. Unlike other radicalist groups, IS is the product of socio-political and institutional nuisance, rather to be ignited by ethno-religious fracas. This paper is aimed to analyse the relationship between state institutions and society; how weak state institutions facilitate the genesis of insurgency; and how the institutional malaise created grounds for insurgency to infiltrate in Iraq? The American intervention of Iraq eroded the state vital institutions. Henceforth, the democratic transition under Maliki’s administration, despite of establishing national unity, hatched ethno-sectarian cleavage in society. Maliki’s proclivities of centralization and immature culture of political parties in running the affairs of parliament alienated the Sunni community in Iraq. Moreover, the American perception of Sunni community under Saddam Hussein further inflamed the communal discord. Such bias culminated mass exodus on the pattern of communal and sectarian bases from Bagdad to other regions of the country. Once, the ground was set for resentment against other sects, ethnicities and state, then it was easy for radicalist groups to exploit the deprived communities accordingly.
Photocatalytic deaminative benzylation and alkylation of tetrahydroisoquinolines with N-alkylpyrydinium salts
Authors: Schönbauer David , Sambiagio Carlo , Noël Timothy , Schnürch Michael
Published: April 2020

A ruthenium-catalyzed photoredox coupling of substituted N-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs) and different bench-stable pyridinium salts was successfully developed to give fast access to 1-benzyl-THIQs. Furthermore, secondary alkyl and allyl groups were also successfully introduced via the same method. Additionally, the typically applied N-phenyl group in the THIQ substrate could be replaced by the cleavable p-methoxyphenyl (PMP) group and successful N-deprotection was demonstrated.
PHYTOPLANKTON OF ŠASKO LAKE AND THE FIRST RECORD OF INVASIVE TOXIN-PRODUCING CYANOBACTERIUM CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII (WOLOSZYNSKA) SEENAYYA ET SUBBA RAJU, 1972 IN MONTENEGRO
Authors: Rakočević Jelena
Published: April 2020

Shallow lakes are specific aquatic systems sensitive to eutrophication, due to the constant exchange of nutrients between sediments and water column and less capacity to buffer external nutrient loading. The aim of this work was to analyze phytoplankton community in Šasko Lake after the gap of almost 40 years. A total of 88 phytoplankton taxa belonging to seven divisions were identified in Šasko Lake during the warm period of year (spring and summer) in 2016. Phytoplankton composition and abundance didn’t show spatial heterogeneity, due to the small surface of the lake and wind action, but seasonal differences were observed. Spring period characterized numerical dominance of B and E functional groups of phytoplankton (codons), while summer period characterized higher species diversity and abundance in comparison to spring and dominance of B, P, Sn and H1 codons. Results showed significant increase in phytoplankton abundance (for about two orders of magnitude) as well as the increased percentage share of cyanobacteria in comparison to former investigations. Besides, for the first time, invasive, potentially toxic cyanobacteria Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenaya & Subba-Raju was recorded in Montenegro.
ON THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE WATER MITES PIONA INFLATA SOKOLOW, 1927 (ACARI, HYDRACHNIDIA: PIONIDAE)
Authors: Tuzovskij Petr V.
Published: April 2020

The aim of the paper is to study the morphology male and female of Piona inflata Sokolow, 1927 (Acari, Hydrachnidia: Pionidae) and discuss of the taxonomic status of this water mite.
NEW RECORDS OF SOME RARE MAYFLIES (INSECTA, EPHEMEROPTERA) FROM UKRAINE
Authors: Martynov Alexander V.
Published: April 2020

Palingenia fuliginosa (Georgi, 1802) and Isonychia ignota (Walker, 1853) are reliably recorded in Ukraine for the first time. New localities where larvae of Brachycercus harrisella Curtis, 1834, Siphlonurus aestivalis Eaton, 1903 and Metreletus balcanicus (Ulmer, 1920) develop in Ukraine were registered. Baetopus (Raptobaetopus) tenellus (Albarda, 1878) is given for Ukraine for the first time. Investigated microhabitats of these species are shortly described. Main factors influencing the abundance of P. fuliginosa in detected habitats are discussed. Isonychia ignota, P. fuliginosa and M. balcanicus are recommended to be included in the next edition of the Red Data Book of Ukraine.
Sociedad del Conocimiento
Authors: Mujica Ruth
Published: April 2020

La noción de sociedad del conocimiento es una innovación de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones, donde el incremento en las transferencias de la información modificó en muchos sentidos la forma en que desarrollan muchas actividades en la sociedad moderna. Fue utilizada por primera vez por el filósofo de la gestión empresarial Drucker, cuyas ideas fueron decisivas en la creación de la Corporación moderna, quien previamente había acuñado el término "trabajador del conocimiento" y hoy es considerado el padre del management como disciplina.
An Analysis of Teachers’ Strategy in Teaching Listening
Authors: Kasim Nazla Ainun , Luwiti Sri Rumiyatiningsih
Published: April 2020

Listening is the ways of picking up the information delivered by others in daily life, and also is the most important elements in studying foreign language. Several people have, however, problem in listening because they think that listening is the hardest skill to be mastered. To solve this barrier, teachers carry a big responsibility in their classroom. Teachers need to encourage students’ participation through preparing an interesting strategy during listening instruction in order to attract students’ attention to take part actively in listening. This study attempted to investigate the strategy used by teacher in teaching listening. Richard’s theory of listening strategy to include bottom-up and top-down was applied. Through utilizing qualitative descriptive analysis, this study involved three listening lecturers of English Department of Universitas Negeri Gorontalo where they were observed and interviewed. The analysis of data revealed that teachers used mostly top-down process activities in listening class.
Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Melalui Pembelajaran Kooperatif Model Think-Pair-Share
Authors: Rahman Rusni
Published: April 2020

Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah apakah pembelajaran kooperatif model Think-Pair-Share dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa kelas XI TKJ SMK Negeri I Bolango Selatan pada mata pelajaran IPA Biologi? Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMK Negeri I Bolango Selatan pada siswa kelas XI TKJ yang berjumlah 25 siswa. Tujuan yang ingin dicapai dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pembelajaran model Think-Pair-Share dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran IPA Biologi. Prosedur penelitian ini terdiri dari dua siklus. Teknik pengumpulan data difokuskan melalui observasi guru dan siswa. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada siklus I jumlah siswa yang tuntas 14 orang (56%) sedangkan hasil pada siklus II 21 orang yang telah mencapai kriteria ketuntasan minimal (88%). Ini membuktikan bahwa pembelajaran kooperatif model think–pair–share dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran PKBP (Pendidikan Kewirausahaan Berbasis Pengalaman) Dalam Meningkatkan Minat Belajar Bisnis
Authors: Podungge Batsir
Published: April 2020

Learning model that not only provides insight into the knowledge of concepts only. However, it also provides a real experience that will build skills through a real assignment of entrepreneurship. The result of this research is after applying the Learning Model PKBP (Experience-Based Entrepreneurship Education), students' interest in business learning can increase. While on the second cycle consisting of planning, observation, and reflection action. In this second cycle, the implementation of learning model of PKBP (Experience-Based Entrepreneurship Education), similar to that applied in cycle I, there is only slight difference in this cycle 2 on teaching materials. And the results of the learning model that has been implemented shows an increase in Student Learning Interest of Class XII ATR SMK Negeri Model Gorontalo Tahun Teaching 2016/2017.
Pendidikan Masyarakat Pada Pertunjukan Turunani Dalam Upacara Adat Gorontalo
Authors: Karlan La Ode , Rahmat Abdul , Mirnawati Mira
Published: April 2020

Turunani yang dihadirkan dalam berbagai upacara adat peralihan masyarakat Desa Kramat, Kecamatan Tapa, memiliki perbedaan dari aspek kebentukannya, seperti: pada upacara adat aqiqah, khitanan, dan pernikahan. Sehingga muncul pertanyaan bagaimana bentuk pertunjukan turunani dalam berbagai upacara adat peralihan tersebut, dan alasan-alasan apa saja sehingga turunani dapat dihadirkan dalam upacara adat tersebut. Sehingga, dalam penelitian ini ditemukan bentuk secara musikal seperti teknik permainan pola tabuhan 3, 7, dan 9 yang digunakan pada prosesi upacara adat dalam konteks tertentu, dengan lantunan syair yang bermakna pembinaan moral, pembentukan ahlak, dan peningkatan kualitas keimanan dan ketaqwaan kepada Allah SWT, melalui sanjungan dan puji-pujian kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW menurut ajaran agama islam, sehingga menjadi pegangan hidup yang kokoh bagi masyarakat khususnya di Desa Kramat. Dengan demikian, terkait dengan maksud-maksud tersebut, maka fungsi turunani ditemukan 4 fungsi yang melingkupi kehadirannya dalam berbagai upacara adat peralihan yakni: Turunani sebagai fungsi Hiburan, sebagai fungsi komunikatif, sebagai fungsi yang berkaitan dengan norma sosial, dan turunani sebagai fungsi kesinambungan budaya.
Dampak Tunjangan Profesi Terhadap Motivasi Kerja Guru SMA di Kota Gorontalo Provinsi Gorontalo
Authors: Himran Mohammad Fadli A. , Alam Heldy Vanni
Published: April 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak tunjangan profesi terhadap motivasi kerja guru SMA Negeri di Kota Gorontalo Provinsi Gorontalo.Jenis penelitian survei dengan metode kuantitatif. Populasi penelitian ini adalah guru PNS SMA Negeri di Kota Gorontalo yang berjumlah 215 orang.Jumlah sampel 140 orang guru yang diambil dengan menggunakan Rumus Slovin.Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan teknik analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi linear sederhana. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dan analisis data, maka diperoleh persamaan regresi Ŷ= 19,668 + 0,627X yang berarti bahwa setiap terjadi perubahan pada satu-satuan variabel tunjangan profesi, maka akan diikuti oleh perubahan sebesar 0,627 atau 62,7% satuan pada varibel motivasi kerja guru.Hasil penelitian menunjukan pula bahwa tunjangan profesi memiliki dampak positif terhadap meningkatnya motivasi kerja guru SMA Negeri di Kota Gorontalosebesar 36,2%.Dengan demikian, hipotesis penelitian dapat diterima.
Penerapan Model Pembelajaran Kontekstual Dalam Upaya Meningkatkan Hasil di Kabupaten Muna
Authors: Roda La Ode
Published: April 2020

Penelitian ini di latar belakangi Model pembelajaran konvensional diduga merupakan salah satu penyebab rendahnya hasil belajar IPS siswa kelas VI SD Negeri 4 Tongkuno Kecamatan Tongkuno Kabupaten Muna. Hasil observasi menunjukkan bahwa siswa cenderung bersikap pasif karena selama pembelajaran berlangsung interaksi guru dan siswa sangat kurang. Berdasarkan latar belakang di atas, maka rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah “apakah penerapan model pembelajaran kontekstual dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar IPS siswa kelas VI SD Negeri 4 Tongkuno Kecamatan Tongkuno Kabupaten Muna?” Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar IPS siswa melalui penerapan model pembelajaran kontekstual kelas VI SD Negeri 4 Tongkuno Kecamatan Tongkuno Kabupaten Muna. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SD Negeri 4 Tongkuno yang terletak di kecamatan Tongkuno Kabupaten Muna, pada semester genap tahun pelajaran 2014/2015. Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa-siswi kelas VI dengan jumlah siswa sebanyak 21 orang terdiri dari 11 orang laki-laki dan 10 orang perempuan. Hasil penelitian menujukan Penerapan model pembelajaran kontekstual dapat meningkatkan aktivitas belajar siswa pada mata pelajaran IPS materi pokok Gejala Alam Di Indonesia di SD Negeri 4 Tongkuno . Persentase ketuntasan aktivitas belajar siswa pada siklus I sebesar 70,83% dan siklus II sebesar 95,83%. Hal ini menunjukkan terjadi peningkatan pada siklus II sebesar 25% dari siklus I dan telah mencapai indikator kinerja yang telah ditetapkan.
Primer Dismenore ve Kişilik
Authors: YAŞAR Öznur , YILDIRIM Dilek , TURHAN Selda
Published: April 2020

Amaç: Araştırma primer dismenore ile kişilik özellikleri arasında ilişkinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç yöntem: Araştırmaya üniversite hastanesinde çalışan 115 gönüllü sağlık personeli dahil edilmiştir. Araştırma kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı nitelikte araştırmadır. Veriler birey tanılama formu, görsel kıyaslama ölçeği ve Cervantes kişilik ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmada gebelik yaşama durumunun primer dismenoreyi azalttığı, sigara içme, aile öyküsünde dismenoreye sahip olma ve kişilik özellikleri ile primer dismenore arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunmamıştır. Primer dismenore ile başetmede ilaç kullanımının yüksek olduğu (%62.6) tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Primer dismenorenin kişilik özelliklerinden etkilenmediği, primer dismenorede ilaç kullanımının yüksek olması sebebiyle kadınlara primer dismenore fizyolojisi ve ağrıyla başetmede medikal tedaviler dışında tamamlayıcı tedaviler konusunda danışmanlık verilmesi gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır. Anahtar kelimeler: ağrı; dismenore; kişilik
DAA-Based Treatment for HIV–HCV-Coinfected Patients: Analysis of Factors of Sustained Virological Response in a Real-Life Study
Authors: Alessio Loredana , Onorato Lorenzo , Sangiovanni Vincenzo , Borrelli Francesco , Manzillo Elio , Esposito Vincenzo , Simeone Filomena , Martini Salvatore , Capoluongo Nicolina , Leone Sebastiano , Filippo Giovanni Di , D'Abbraccio Maurizio , Aprea Lucia , Megna Angelo Salomone , Milano Eugenio , Rizzo Viviana , Saracino Annalisa , Coppola Nicola
Published: April 2020

Background

The aim of the present study was to evaluate in HIV-infected patients treated with a direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA)-based regimen the variables associated with sustained virological response (SVR) and the trend in biochemical parameters and clinical events during and after DAA regimen.

Methods

We performed a multicentre retrospective cohort study, enrolling all 243 HIV–HCV-coinfected adult patients treated with DAAs between January 2015 and December 2018 in one of the nine participating Infectious Disease Centers in southern Italy, eight in Campania and one in Apulia.

Results

Of the 243 patients enrolled, 233 (95.9%) obtained an SVR at 12 weeks (SVR12). Of the 10 patients with non-SVR, 7 were tested for NS3, NS5A and NS5B resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) by sequencing analysis and 6 showed at least 1 major RAS in 1 HCV region (all in NS5A, 2 in NS5B and 1 in NS3). Comparing the 233 patients achieving SVR and the 10 non-achievers, no variable was independently associated with non-SVR. During and after DAA regimen, no modification in the biochemical parameters and clinical events was observed; however, the serum cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels showed an increase (from 159 ±41.3 mg/dl at baseline to 174 ±44.5 mg/dl at week 12 after stopping treatment, P<0.001, and from 92 ±34.6 mg/dl to 109.4 ±73.7 mg/dl, P=0.002, respectively).

Conclusions

The treatment with DAAs led to a high SVR12 rate in HIV–HCV-coinfected subjects, irrespective of epidemiological, clinical or virological characteristics. However, the DAA regimen was associated with an increase in total- and LDL-cholesterol, to be taken into account in the management of HIV infection
Produire des médicaments en Afrique subsaharienne à l’heure de la santé globale. Le cas des antipaludiques au Ghana
Authors: Pourraz Jessica
Published: April 2020

Le paludisme constitue un problème majeur de santé publique au Ghana, qui dépend du soutien des programmes de santé globale pour la distribution des traitements. Ils conditionnent leurs financements à l’achat de médicaments à la qualité certifiée par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé, label dont les firmes ghanéennes ne bénéficient pas faute de moyens, les laissant en marge des marchés. Le Ghana, avec le soutien d’autres partenaires, tente néanmoins de mettre en œuvre une politique de soutien à la production locale de médicaments afin de favoriser l’accès à des produits de qualité. À travers l’analyse des dispositifs de distribution d’antipaludiques, cet article propose d’interroger les effets des politiques de santé globale sur la politique industrielle pharmaceutique au Ghana.
Osteochondroma in the Lumbar Intraspinal Canal Causing Nerve Root Compression
Authors: Xu Jun , Xu Chao-rui , Wu Hong , Pan Hai-le , Tian Jun
Published: April 2020

Osteochondromas, which are benign bone tumors that usually develop on long bones, tubular bones, are rarely found in the spine. If they are located in the spinal canal, they may cause nerve root or spinal cord compression, which is a rare but potentially catastrophic manifestation of osteochondromas. In this article, we report a case of a 38-year-old man who presented with low back pain, paresthesia, and weakness of the right lower extremity aggravating gradually for 5 months. No family history of this disease can be traced. The L4-L5 level computed tomography scan showed an abnormal bony protrusion arising from the right interior wall of L5 right lamina toward the intraspinal canal. The protrusion compressed the L5 nerve root severely. T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the same level revealed that the L5 nerve root and spinal dura mater were notably compressed by the intraspinal extradural exostosis attached to the right lamina of L5. Considering differential diagnosis, lumbar facet synovial cysts must be excluded as they can also cause myeloradiculopathy with the similar mechanism. The tumor, approximately 6×7×11 mm, was identified after laminectomy of the L5 laminae. Postoperative histopathologic examination confirmed our hypothesis of benign osteochondroma. Postoperatively, the patient recovered rapidly in neurological function and was free of symptoms. Surgery is essential to this rare case. Computed tomography and MRI are helpful for the preoperatively precise indication of tumor extent and its relationships with the adjacent.
The Dilemma of the Wedding Band
Authors: Stein Daniel T. , Pankovich-Wargula Alanna L.
Published: April 2020

The postoperative infection rate in procedures where no ring is worn, and those where a plain metal wedding band is worn under the glove was studied retrospectively. From January 1998 through June 2002, 2127 surgeries were performed by the lead author (D.T.S.), the first 2 years without a wedding band and the next 2 years with a simple platinum wedding band worn under the glove. Attention was paid to sliding the ring proximal and distal on the finger, ensuring scrub solution was under the ring and that the area of skin below the ring was cleansed. Twenty-two postoperative infections were recorded in 2127 surgeries. This is a postoperative infection rate of 1.0%, and >1 (0.449) postoperative infection per month. The “no ring” group totaled 987 cases with an infection rate 1.6%; the “ring” group revealed an infection rate of 0.53% in 1140 cases. Previous studies of jewelry in the operating room do not discuss the type of wedding ring worn, nor do they demonstrate an increased infection rate with wearing jewelry. This study suggests that there is no correlation between wearing a plain wedding band under the surgical glove and an increase in postoperative infections. The crevices and cuticle of the fingers and nails may provide more significant infection risk than a plain metal wedding band. This is a level III retrospective cohort study.
1150 Kyphoplasties Over 7 Years: Indications, Techniques, and Intraoperative Complications
Authors: McArthur Nicholas , Kasperk Christian , Baier Martin , Tanner Michael , Gritzbach Bernd , Schoierer Oliver , Rothfischer Wolfram , Krohmer Gerhard , Hillmeier Jochen , Kock Hans-Jürgen , Meeder Peter Jürgen , Huber Franz-Xaver
Published: April 2020

In our cohort of 555 patients with a total of 1150 vertebral fractures treated with kyphoplasty we performed a 30-day postoperative analysis of cement leakage, neurological symptoms, pulmonary embolism, and infections. In our department, 22% of kyphoplasties were performed with calcium phosphate cement and the remainder with polymethylmethacrylate. All patients were initially assessed by an interdisciplinary kyphoplasty colloquium, composed of consultants in traumatology, radiology, and endocrinology. Indications included fresh traumatic vertebral fractures; painful sintered osteoporotic vertebrae; osteolysis and painful vertebral body collapse caused by multiple myelomas; and lymphomas and pathological fractures due to metastases of malignant tumors (prostate cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and malignant melanoma) or benign vertebral tumors (hemangioma).

Contraindications included patients with instability of the posterior wall and/or pedicles, an infection of the fractured vertebra, a severe hemorrhagic diathesis, known allergies to the cements, pregnancy, and ASA score of 4. The standard postoperative computed tomography scan of the kyphoplasty-treated vertebrae revealed a dorsal cement leakage in 38 vertebrae representing 3.3% of all levels. A permanent monoparesis of the left leg, 2 cases of temporary neurological deficits, 2 cases of hemorrhage, and 1 asymptomatic pulmonary embolism were observed as postoperative complications. We observed no complications relating to polymethylmethacrylate described in the literature. By careful interdisciplinary indication setting and a standardized treatment model, kyphoplasty presents a safe and effective procedure for the treatment of various vertebral fractures.
Staffing Characteristics, Turnover Rates, and Quality of Resident Care in Nursing Facilities
Authors: Collier Eric , Harrington Charlene
Published: April 2020

Despite substantial spending and considerable regulatory oversight, the quality of care provided to residents in the nation's nursing facilities is inadequate, and strategies to address this problem are needed. Staffing characteristics are important predictors of quality in nursing facilities, and the relationship between staffing and various quality measures fluctuates across studies and in analyses that account for the effects of market, resident, and organizational characteristics. However and even with such variations, it is has generally been concluded that higher staffing levels, less turnover, and higher retention rates are associated with an array of improved resident and facility outcomes. This article synthesizes literature, including published reports, expert opinion, and peer reviewed studies, on staffing levels, turnover, and quality of care in nursing homes. The findings were used to develop three staffing interventions that need to be further evaluated in an effort to improve the quality of care in nursing facilities.
Care of Nursing Home Residents by Advanced Practice Nurses: A Review of the Literature
Authors: Bakerjian Debra
Published: April 2020

The complexity of care in nursing homes has steadily increased during the past several years. Many nursing homes now provide care for both short-stay and long-stay patients who range in age from young to very old. At the same time, there has been a shortage of primary care physicians to provide care while nursing homes have been under intense scrutiny and pressure to improve the quality of care provided. Advanced practice nurses (APNs) are increasingly evident members of the nursing home workforce, providing both primary care to individual residents in collaboration with physicians and consultative services to nursing homes. This article reviews the research that documents the relationship between APNs and improved quality of care and begins a discussion of what constitutes APN best practices in the nursing home setting.
Best Practices in Implementing and Sustaining Quality of Care: A Review of the Quality Improvement Literature
Authors: Compas Carol , Hopkins Kimberly A. , Townsley Elaine
Published: April 2020

A literature review was undertaken to explore both published and unpublished quality improvement studies, projects, and initiatives that strived to develop more efficient systems to support an infrastructure for nursing home quality of care. The review included a search of all available, full-text published literature from 1997 to 2007 available from PubMed, CINAHL, and MEDLINE. The methods used by the researchers were varied, and this article identified several primary findings: the use of a specific, measurable mission or goal statement; the use of multidepartmental and multidisciplinary involvement; the need for further education and resource materials; the use of a reward/incentive program; the need for internal and external stakeholders to be identified along with a project champion; and the process of feedback and outcome measurement. This article summarizes the findings from the review and offers key recommendations that are supported for improving quality of care and sustaining quality gains.
Everyday Excellence: A Framework for Professional Nursing Practice in Long-Term Care
Authors: Lyons Stacie Salsbury , Specht Janet P. , Karlman Susan E. , Maas Meridean L.
Published: April 2020

RNs make measurable contributions to the health and wellness of individuals living in nursing homes. However, most nursing homes do not employ adequate numbers of professional nurses with specialized training in the nursing care of older adults to positively affect resident outcomes. As a result, many people never receive excellent geriatric nursing while living in a long-term care facility. Nurses have introduced various professional practice models into health care institutions as tools for leading nursing practice, improving client outcomes, and achieving organizational goals. Problematically, few professional practice models have been implemented in nursing homes. This article introduces an evidence-based framework for professional nursing practice in long-term care. The Everyday Excellence framework is based on eight guiding principles: Valuing, Envisioning, Peopling, Securing, Learning, Empowering, Leading, and Advancing Excellence. Future research will evaluate the usefulness of this framework for professional nursing practice.
Threat Detection in Cyber Security Using Data Mining and Machine Learning Techniques
Authors: Gasu Daniel Kobla
Published: April 2020

The internet has become an indispensable resource for exchanging information among users, devices, and organizations. However, the use of the internet also exposes these entities to myriad cyber-attacks that may result in devastating outcomes if appropriate measures are not implemented to mitigate the risks. Currently, intrusion detection and threat detection schemes still face a number of challenges including low detection rates, high rates of false alarms, adversarial resilience, and big data issues. This chapter describes a focused literature survey of machine learning (ML) and data mining (DM) methods for cyber analytics in support of intrusion detection and cyber-attack detection. Key literature on ML and DM methods for intrusion detection is described. ML and DM methods and approaches such as support vector machine, random forest, and artificial neural networks, among others, with their variations, are surveyed, compared, and contrasted. Selected papers were indexed, read, and summarized in a tabular format.
Resisting Exotic Puppetry
Authors: Lavallee Lynn F.
Published: April 2020

Indigenous women have increasingly taken up leadership roles in the academy, particularly in the time of truth and reconciliation within the Canadian context. While the institutions are keen to promote Indigenous leadership, spaces are carved out, yet there is a surge of resignations, firing, and toxic work environments. This chapter will delve into the colonial patriarchy and misogyny that intersects with Indigeneity within academic institutions. The notion of these carved out spacing being stages of performance and the exotic puppetry that often plays out particularly for Indigenous women will be underscored.
RAP: REINVENÇÃO DO SUJEITO E DA CIDADE
Authors: Hinkel Jaison , Maheirie Kátia
Published: April 2020

Este artigo problematiza as relações entre apropriação musical do Rap, cidade e (re)invenção do sujeito, perguntando se (e como) estas relações podem engendrar novas formas do sujeito agir no mundo desde de uma perspectiva estética, possibilitando a (re)invenção de si e de suas relações com a cidade. Para tanto, realizamos a imersão no contexto de pesquisa com viés etnográfico, por isso optamos por circular pela cidade, participar de eventos de hip-hop e shows de rap, escutar músicas, apreciar graffitis, assistir videoclipes, ler diferentes materiais (livros, revistas, jornais e publicações da internet). Como procedimento de pesquisa, realizamos entrevistas e observações com 11 jovens atuantes na cena hip-hop local e procedemos uma análise do discurso fundamentados em Vigotski, Bakhtin e outros autores, segundo uma perspectiva sócio-histórica. Os resultados indicam que, mediante sua relação com o rap,os jovens recolocam em pauta as maneiras de viver em Blumenau, onde a cidade deixa de ser o lugar do consenso germânico e passa a viver o dissenso, em prol da afirmação de uma pluralidade de modos de ser blumenauense, contrapondo o discurso homogeneizador teuto-brasileiro à diversidade cultural brasileira.
INTERAÇÕES DE BEBÊS EM ACOLHIMENTO FAMILIAR E INSTITUCIONAL: DOIS ESTUDOS EXPLORATÓRIOS
Authors: Moura Gabriella Garcia , Amorim Kátia de Souza
Published: April 2020

Partindo de pressupostos histórico-culturais e sociointeracionistas, que entendem as interações do bebê com seus cuidadores como pilares sobre os quais se estruturam e se desenvolvem complexas funções do psiquismo humano, buscou-se investigar como se constituem as interações de bebês em programas de acolhimento familiar e institucional. Para tanto, foram realizados estudos exploratórios e longitudinais por meio de três videogravações mensais, com dois bebês: um em acolhimento familiar acompanhado de um a três meses de idade; e uma em acolhimento institucional, de três a cinco meses. Categorias de observação foram quantificadas. Resultados apontaram os cuidados básicos como eixos condutores das interações em ambos os contextos, embora na família acolhedora houve maior amplitude e sobreposição de outros tipos de enredos interativos. Discutiu-se o modo como os campos interativos dos bebês se configuraram em articulação com elementos de natureza histórica e semiótica, que se atualizaram nas situações. A importância da formação dos cuidadores quanto ao importante papel das interações e mediação foram sinalizadas, bem como as limitações do estudo e necessidade de novas investigações com amostras maiores.
SATISFAÇÃO DE VIDA E APOSENTADORIA: UM ESTUDO COM MÉTODOS MISTOS
Authors: Boehs Samantha de Toledo Martins , Silva Narbal , Bardagi Marucia Patta
Published: April 2020

Apesar da qualidade e relevância dos estudos desenvolvidos a partir do uso dos métodos de pesquisa qualitativo e quantitativo, a utilização combinada dos dois métodos surge como uma possibilidade de compensação das fraquezas de cada um deles, gerando complementariedade na análise, descrição e interpretação dos dados. O presente artigo, cujo objetivo foi abordar o tema satisfação de vida na aposentadoria, por meio da utilização do método misto sequencial explanatório, foi realizado com 89 aposentados de uma empresa multinacional, cuja filial no Brasil está localizada na cidade de Curitiba/PR. Para a coleta dos dados quantitativos foi utilizado um questionário biossociodemográfico e de carreira, seguido pela aplicação da escala de satisfação de vida. Para o levantamento dos dados qualitativos foi realizada uma entrevista semiestruturada com a aplicação da técnica da trajetória socioprofissional adaptada pelos autores para os propósitos desta pesquisa. Para a análise dos dados foram utilizadas técnicas de estatística descritiva e inferencial, na etapa quantitativa enquanto que na qualitativa, os conteúdos foram compreendidos e classificados pela utilização da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados apontaram que houve divergências no uso dos métodos quantitativo e qualitativo tanto no que se refere à influência da participação no programa de preparação na satisfação de vida quanto em relação à voluntariedade/involuntariedade da decisão. Houve diferenças também nos níveis de satisfação de vida de acordo com os motivos pelos quais as pessoas retornavam ao trabalho após a aposentadoria. A utilização do método misto propiciou melhor exploração dos dados coletados, o que enriqueceu a análise dos resultados.