bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social & Behavioural Problems among School Going Adolescents of Garhwal region of Uttarakhand
Authors: Prachi Kothari  , Srivastava Ashok K , Neha Sharma
Published: May 2021

Background: Mental health disorder is a major cause of impairment in youth aged between 9 to 17 years as one in every fifth youth has a mental disorder. In India, the prevalence of mental problems among adolescents is 14.3%. Objective: To find out the proportion of social and behavioural problems among adolescents and their association with the sociodemographic factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 150 school going adolescents (11-17years). All the study participants were recruited through non-probability sampling technique. Data was collected through Google Forms. For assessing the social and behavioural problems, Strength and Difficulty questionnaire (SDQ) was used. Result:  There were 76 (50.7%) males and 74 (49.3%) females in this study. 16% of school going children were categorized as “abnormal”, 12% as borderline and 72.% as normal for social and behavioural problems based on scores of SDQ. The findings have implications that gender do play a role in affecting mental health status.Conclusions: Mental health problems are one of the most common and highly prevalent disorders among adolescents in India. For addressing psycho-social problems among adolescents there is a dire need of counsellors. Training of parents as well as teachers should be conducted for timely intervention.
Awareness and utilisation of quitline among current tobacco users in a district in southern india
Authors: Mullapudi Somya , Kamath Veena G , Kulkarni Muralidhar M , Kamath Asha , Bhagawath Rohith , Nayak Radhika
Published: May 2021

Background: Tobacco use not only increases mortality, but also causes enormous burden to the Nation’s health and economy. The WHO -Framework Convention on Tobacco Control implemented “MPOWER”, comprising of an important entity of ‘offering help to tobacco users’ to quit. Quitline provides evidence-based treatment services to tobacco users and advertising those services has the potential to increase their utilisation. Objectives: Our objective was to assess the awareness and utilisation of the newly introduced quitline on tobacco packs among tobacco users. Materials and Methods: After obtaining Ethics Committee approval, this cross-sectional study was conducted from March-June 2019 in a purposive sample of tobacco users aged 18 years and above at the point of sale with prior informed consent. The questionnaire included questions on the users’ knowledge and utilisation of the quitline. Results: Most of the tobacco users (84.6 %) had not observed the quitline on tobacco pack. Amongst those who observed the quitline, 65.5% were smokers, while the smokeless tobacco users who comprised half of the study population were unaware of the quitline. More than 97% of illiterates were unaware of the quitline.  Only three tobacco users who were aware of quitline had tried using it. Conclusion: Most of the tobacco users had basic education but were not aware of the quitline on the tobacco packs and only a very few of them used the services, highlighting the need to increase its awareness for effective tobacco control.
Patients’ satisfaction survey on healthcare services among non-communicable disease patients at a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry
Authors: Rajagopal Anandaraj , Chellamuthu Lalithambigai , Dhasaram Premnath , Kavita Vasudevan  , Mathiyalagen Prakash
Published: May 2021

Background: Patient satisfaction is a scale to assess the services offered by the healthcare system. Patient’s feedback is necessary to identify problems that need to be resolved in improving health services. Aim & Objective: Keeping this in view, the present study is an initiative to estimate the patient’s satisfaction in service provision among NCD patients at a tertiary care hospital of Puducherry. Settings and Design: A Facility-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among NCD patients attending General medicine OPD of a tertiary care hospital of Puducherry between April-June 2019. Methods and Material: Assuming 50% satisfaction level among study participants and 5% non-response rate, the sample size was estimated as 404. The NCD register maintained at the General medicine OPD was considered as the sampling frame & systematic random sampling was applied, so that every 5th patient satisfying the inclusion criteria will be included. A standardized patient satisfaction questionnaire with 31-items (4 domains) which is validated for Indian setting (Cronbach’s alpha 0.96) was used. Statistical analysis used: Data capture was done using Epicollect-5 android application and analysed using SPSS version 16.0. Results: Among the 404 NCD patients, the mean age was 56 ± 11.8 (SD) years and 60.6% were females. One in four patients felt poor in reception, doctor-patient relationship and dispensary services. The overall satisfaction of study subjects categorized as good, satisfactory, poor was 6%, 86% and 8% respectively. Conclusions: Majority of the study participants were satisfied with the service provision of the health facility. Still, there is a scope for improvement in dispensary, doctor-patient relationship and registration services.
A Cross-Sectional Study on Gender Differences and Influence of Social Media Engagement on Breast Cancer Knowledge among Delhi-NCR Population in India
Authors: Sinha Nibha , Sharma Alka
Published: May 2021

Breast cancer is leading cause of death worldwide including India. Low awareness is one factor causing late diagnosis and eventually death in developing countries like India. Social media is being used for breast cancer awareness. This study aimed to investigate relationship between social media engagement and breast cancer knowledge and to examine gender differences. Cross sectional study was conducted in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). Pearson’s coefficient correlation test was conducted to examine social media engagement and breast cancer knowledge relationship. Independent t test was applied to find gender differences for social media engagement and breast cancer knowledge. Significant moderate correlation was found between social media engagement and breast cancer knowledge (p<.01). A gender difference was found for social media engagement and breast cancer knowledge (p<.05). Result justified that social media engagement is resulting in breast cancer awareness. Results also confirmed difference between male and female regarding social media engagement and breast cancer knowledge.
Innovative solutions to reform geriatric oral health in India: Alliance for healthy aging
Authors: Shigli Kamal , Nayak Sushma S , Nayak Prajna Pramod , Basavaraj Anita , M Shivasakthy
Published: May 2021

Geriatric population is showing an increasing trend, owing to the increased awareness as well as improved healthcare facilities and access. The aging Indian population of the modern-day has diverse and more complex dental needs, unlike the olden-days. Hence, the authors propose innovative strategies to cater to the dental needs of the increasing geriatric population in India. Barriers for provision of geriatric dental care in India are elucidated, which are lack of geriatric training, access problems and financial issues. Approaches to confront these barriers have been explained. The increasing and compounding dental needs of the aging Indian population requires multifaceted and contemporary strategies.
Tapping the Potential of Rice Research for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Lessons from Malaysia’s Public Research Institutions
Authors: Mohamad Noor Nur Hanis , Ng Boon Kwee , Abdul Hamid Mohd Johaary
Published: May 2021

This paper explores the achievements, implications and future potential of rice research to achieve sustainable agricultural development in Malaysia according to the Quadruple Helix Innovation Model. The case study on Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) reveals that there are three elements that drive food security and sustainable rice research and development – quality research by Public Research Institutions (PRIs), cooperative private firms in supporting national agricultural agenda and productive farmers in delivering high-yields farming. This paper claims that the presence of public-driven objectives in rice research is the crucial pivot in achieving national food security. The study also found that the cooperation from private firms is key in steering national agricultural agenda towards self-sustaining. The study also found the potential of civil society organisations (CSOs) to transform farmers into more active key players in sustainable agricultural development.
Between the concept of archive and the photographic status. Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida, some relations for the analysis of contemporary artistic practices.
Authors: Constantakos Melina
Published: May 2021

This paper propose to relate writings by Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida, in order to review some considerations on the archive paradigm in conjunction with the photographic status. Propose to rethink these notions and open some problems for the analysis of contemporary artistic practices that use photographic archives as a strategy for the appropriation and rereading of representations, experiences and historical meanings. Finally, there are also some intersections between these reflections and a series of Latin American contemporary projects that propose creating collections based on domestic archives photographs.
BUNCH NUMBER AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN ‘SAHEBI’ AND ‘HALAGHO’ GRAPES AFFECTED BY PRUNING INTENSITY AND CANE LENGTH
Authors: ISA Arji , ESMAEIL Fallahi , DAVOOD Bakhshi , MAHTAB Zonouri
Published: May 2021

Pruning methods can primarily affect grape production at various levels. Of the commonly affected features by pruning, the number of bunches has known to have a significant effect on the relation between the functions of assimilate sources and sinks. Further, fruitfulness can significantly be negatively influenced by shading. In this study, we aim to study the impact of 4, 6 and 8 buds per cane with pruning intensity as light, moderate and severely pruned and their interaction in the course two consecutive years, 2017 and 2018 in ‘Sahebi’ and ‘Halagho’ (both seeded red table grape cultivars). In 2018, lightly pruned ‘Halagho’ and having 8 buds per cane increased number of bunches by 54.00, which had the highest value. Results showed that there is apical buds bear more fruit by comparison to the buds with vegetative nature, 1 to 4 first buds. Based upon the outcomes of this study, it could be concluded that due to the stresses imposed by the pruning of the vines, therefore, the chemical compounds increases in order alleviate the negative aftermaths . In 2018, whole berry antioxidant activity in both cultivars was significantly lessened, and this decline was higher in ‘Saahebi’. The number of bunches was increased by increasing cane length or bud load/cane. Overall, the pruning program has an impactful role in bunch number as well as antioxidant activity and in the long-run on accumulated reserves, which makes choosing and applying a specific pruning method undeniably important. Thus, emphasize the importance of further research in this field.
A práxis axiológica do brincar baseado em temas geradores na educação em ciências
Authors: Santos Jefferson da Silva , Gehlen Simoni Tormöhlen
Published: May 2021

Pesquisadores em Educação em Ciências têm indicado a possibilidade do desenvolvimento de uma educação crítica desde a infância. Nesse sentido, foram utilizados os aportes teórico-metodológicos da pedagogia freireana, da filosofia dusseliana e da praxiologia axiológica patriciana para investigar a percepção de educadoras da Educação Infantil sobre a importância do brincar em práticas educativas promotoras de valores fundamentais à conscientização dos educandos no Ensino de Ciências. As informações obtidas de entrevistas com duas educadoras e dos diários dos pesquisadores foram analisadas mediante a Análise Textual Discursiva, com base nas categorias: Aspectos axiológicos do brincar baseado em conhecimentos de Ciências Naturais; Os valores em práticas educativas humanizadoras na Educação em Ciências para crianças. Dentre os resultados, foram identificados em atividades que envolveram brincadeiras, valores éticos, epistemológicos, hedonísticos e estéticos importantes no processo de humanização dos educandos, sinalizando que as dimensões axiológica e epistemológica são indissociáveis no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de Ciências.
Dimensões de credibilidade de afirmativas científicas e conhecimento funcional de natureza da ciência
Authors: Mendonça Paula Cristina Cardoso , Oliveira Thais Mara Anastácio , Almeida Beatriz Carvalho
Published: May 2021

Investigamos como licenciandos em Química mobilizam conhecimentos de Natureza da Ciência (NdC) de maneira funcional na análise de afirmativas científicas relacionadas a um caso contemporâneo sobre os Organismos Geneticamente Modificados. Adotamos como referencial teórico os itens de dimensão de credibilidade de afirmativas científicas de Allchin (2011). Elaboramos critérios para julgar a funcionalidade da análise: (a) foram criticamente examinadas as afirmativas científicas e as práticas relacionadas a elas, evitando a apresentação de conclusões precipitadas; (b) os dados científicos disponibilizados foram usados para fundamentar o posicionamento com evidências e (c) meras declarações de aspectos de NdC foram evitadas. A análise explorou o conhecimento de NdC dos licenciandos além da dimensão declarativa, porque identificamos a coerência do uso com a justificativa estabelecida pelo licenciando no seu posicionamento. Nesse sentido, julgamos que o trabalho apresenta contribuições a área ao tornar mais claro que possíveis critérios utilizar para avaliar os conhecimentos de NdC na perspectiva apontada por Allchin.
Diários de aprendizagem como ferramenta metacognitiva: análise dos registros produzidos por professores de física em formação inicial
Authors: Boszko Camila , Rosa Cleci Teresinha Werner da
Published: May 2021

Esta investigação buscou elucidações acerca da questão: que elementos metacognitivos se revelam favorecidos no momento em que licenciandos se valem dos diários como ferramenta de aprendizagem? São avaliadas situações pedagógicas como ativadoras do pensamento metacognitivo, com base na análise da presença da metacognição em registros semanais em diário de aprendizagem produzidos por oito licenciandos de Física. Com isso, são identificados os níveis reflexivos dos diários, confrontando-os com a expressividade de cada elemento metacognitivo presente nos textos. Os resultados inferem uma potencialidade metacognitiva dos diários, ainda que, essa reflexão não tenha abarcado os seis elementos do pensamento metacognitivo. O estudo sugere que, para contemplar evocações metacognitivas em sua plenitude, são necessárias formas orientativas, a fim de que seja superada a espontaneidade do processo em cada sujeito.
AVALIAÇÃO POSTURAL DE CRIANÇAS COM PARALISIA CEREBRAL NA POSIÇÃO SENTADA
Authors: Silva Lucineide Leni Do Nascimento , Do Nascimento Girlene Alves , Da Silva Laís Mirelle Batista , De Queiroz Samara Bacelar , Albuquerque Maria Déborah Monteiro
Published: May 2021

INTRODUÇÃO : A Paralisia Cerebral é um distúrbio caracterizado por comprometimento motor e postural, resultantes de lesões durante o parto ou durante os primeiros 2 anos de vida, que causam danos permanentes e não progressivos que afetam significativamente a postura sentada e o controle postural. Esses comprometimento acarretam em dificuldades de compensar inabilidades do sentar independente, consequentemente a criança não consegue diminuir a pressão, não apresenta suporte postural e não desenvolve as funções corporais, não conseguindo prevenir e controlar as deformidades. OBJETIVO : Este trabalho tem por objetivo entender como é realizada a avaliação postural de crianças com Paralisia Cerebral. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS : Trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica, realizada através de pesquisas de artigos publicados em bases de dados indexados nos idiomas português e inglês, com os seguintes descritores : "avaliação postural ", " crianças ", "equilíbrio ", "paralisia cerebral " e "posição sentada ". Os critérios de inclusão foram: artigos publicados entre 2015 A 2020. Os critérios de exclusão foram : estudos que foram realizados com crianças menores de dois anos de idade ou adultos, teses, dissertações, artigos de revisão, etc. RESULTADOS : Foram encontrados 31 artigos dos quais apenas 3 realizaram a avaliação do equilíbrio postural na posição sentada. Apesar de encontrarmos somente três estudos avaliando crianças na posição sentada foi demonstrado que as crianças que apresentam desenvolvimento típico têm melhor controle postural, quando comparadas a crianças com PC que podem promover seu equilíbrio baseados em intervenções específicas, até mesmo através do uso de plataformas de força. Estudos indicam que as alterações no sistema musculoesquelético como, deformidades articulares, encurtamentos , espasticidade, e o desequilíbrio muscular são capazes de interferir no controle postural de crianças com PC. CONCLUSÃO : A partir destas reflexões houve a constatação de que a dificuldade de manutenção do equilíbrio nesses indivíduos, proporcionando intervenções e tratamentos mais eficazes, adequando ou aprimorando o desempenho motor, postural e a qualidade de vida das crianças com PC.
Survey on Plant Disease Detection and Applied Smart Irrigation System
Authors:   Scholar (3rd year) Department of Computer Science and Engineering J D College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India., Baig Prof. M.M. , Bhujade Chitra ,   Scholar (3rd year) Department of Computer Science and Engineering J D College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India., Tambe Dikshita ,   Scholar (3rd year) Department of Computer Science and Engineering J D College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India., Mohinkar Harshada ,   Scholar (3rd year) Department of Computer Science and Engineering J D College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India., Tandekar Pratiksha ,   Scholar (3rd year) Department of Computer Science and Engineering J D College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India., mohurle Vanashri ,   Scholar (3rd year) Department of Computer Science and Engineering J D College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur, India.
Published: May 2021

In today’s era farmers have been facing many problems related to climate change, more production of crops. some times plants can become weak by some diseases, and farmers can not be aware of their plant’s growth. To check on the internet of things, the concept helps us to interconnect physical objects equipped with sensing, actuating, computing power and thus lends them the capability to collaborate on a task in unison remaining connected to the internet termed as the IoT. It is placed on the farm field and detects the disease and gives notification to farmers related to the disease on plant leaves and also suggests how to overcome that problem. Farmer also can know about climate conditions before a weak or 2 or 3 days. Wireless sensor network (WSNs) acquisition device, environment user-interfaces, and low-cost monitoring system for detecting the various disease in agriculture and farming domain use innovative of automatic learning decision support are proposed to manage the disease detection system. thus, in this paper, future the need to use technology in the agriculture field is easy to know about the climate condition before one month and the growth or health of the plant.
ФЕНОМЕН МАНЬЄРИЗМУ У МИСТЕЦТВІ ЄВРОПИ XVI – ПОЧАТКУ XVII СТ.: ДО ПИТАННЯ ПРО ПОХОДЖЕННЯ СТИЛЮ
Authors: ROMANENKOVA Julia
Published: May 2021

Дефініція «маньєризм» трактується в мистецтвознавстві по-різному, має різні тлумачення, відмінні за смисловим наповненням, від вузькоспроямваних до розширювальних. Систематизованих спроб експлікації до сьогодні у вітчизняному мистецтвознавстві, на жаль, дуже мало. Бібліографія з художньої культури Європи к. XV – І пол.               XVIІ ст. доволі багата, бо це матеріал, дуже плідний як для мистецтвознавчих, так і для культурологічних, філософських досліджень. Не дивлячись на те, що французьке, італійське та іспанське мистецтво цієї доби багаторазово ставало предметом уваги науковців, у переважній більшості випадків аналізувався корпус матеріалу доби Відродження. Але проблема маньєризму в художній культурі означеної доби ставилася в дослідженнях вкрай рідко, і більшою мірою це лише окремі статті. Доба, що йшла за Ренесансом і передувала бароко, – хронологічний відрізок, який є дуже значним для розуміння природи, характеру стильової тканини в мистецькому процесі наступних епох, принципу процесу стильоутворення взагалі, що без осягнення маньєризму неможливо. Цей мистецький феномен пережив своє друге народження в українській науці зовсім недавно, коли йому судилося бути відкритим глядачеві знову, оскільки з’явилися дослідники, які почали вивчати творчість маньєристів, забутих впродовж кількох століть. Але категорія «маньєризм» у працях вітчизняних науковців до сьогодні не була висвітлена в усіх можливих і необхідних аспектах, що і пояснює необхідність її поглибленого аналізу. Дефініція «маньєризм» пропонується дослідниками переважно як означення стилю або течії у художній культурі XVI ст. Але навіть хронологічні межі даного стильового феномену окреслити чітко неможливо, бо їх визначення перебуває в залежності від географічних меж аналізованого феномену. І далі трактування терміну «маньєризм» зазвичай не поширювалося, тоді як насправді він може бути застосований і до інших мистецьких явищ різних художньо-історичних епох, до кризових етапів майже кожної з них.
СИСТЕМНІ ЗМІНИ В ПІДГОТОВЦІ СТУДЕНТІВ ОСВІТНЬОЇ ПРОГРАМИ «РЕЖИСУРА» ТА ЇХ НАСЛІДКИ
Authors: IVAHNO Olexander
Published: May 2021

В Україні вже понад десять років запроваджується освітня реформа. Метою будь-якої реформи є докорінна зміна всіх усталених боків суспільного життя, в даному випадку – навчального процесу в системі підготовки студентів-режисерів. Шлях, який відкриває студентам освітня реформа, – наполеглива самостійна робота. Найцінніше, що отримували студент раніше, – це методологічні засади роботи з цехами. Режисер був ключовою фігурою, саме він ніс відповідальність за цей напрям роботи. Реальність «психологічного театру» була основою учбового процесу як для акторів, так і для режисерів. Світ змінився, і виховна функція сценічного мистецтва набула нової ваги. Без підготовчої роботи не дозволялось ні акторам, ні режисерам працювати з обраними текстами, драматургічним матеріалом.  Студентів готували до того, що сценічне мистецтво пов’язане з виробництвом, адже в театрі існують художня частина і виробнича. Перші чотири семестри навчання були цілком присвячені вивченню художніх особливостей сценічного мистецтва. На період навчання в театральній школі реальність «психологічного театру» ставала основою учбового процесу. Керівник режисерського курсу передавав учням свій досвід. Режисер – це індивідуальний феномен: неможливо прогнозувати, як швидко той чи інший студент засвоїть методологічні засади фаху і зможе працювати самостійно. У сучасні ВИШі приходять талановиті молоді люди, але без життєвого досвіду, необхідного для професії режисера. Тільки в Києві чотири заклади випускають режисерів. На жаль, лише невелика частка випускників буде спроможна стати режисерами. Основною метою статті є акцентувати увагу на проблемах сучасної освітньої реформи в галузі творчих спеціальностей, передусім – у підготовці режисерів. Проаналізовані головні актуальні проблеми сучасної системи підготовки режисерів, зроблений компаративний аналіз минулої та сучасної систем освіти.
АСОЦІАТИВНО-ОБРАЗНИЙ ЖИВОПИС ЯК САМОБУТНІЙ НАПРЯМ НЕФІГУРАТИВНОГО ОБРАЗОТВОРЧОГО МИСТЕЦТВА
Authors: GORBATENKO Liudmyla
Published: May 2021

Стаття є спробою визначення нового напрямку абстрактного живопису ХХI ст. із метою виявлення характерних особливостей у виконанні і сприйнятті асоціативно-образних колірних композицій. У ході роботи розглянуто основні етапи становлення та розвитку асоціативно-образного живопису. Проведено порівняльний аналіз асоціативно-образних колірних композицій і творів мистецтва оп-арту, які спираються на особливості візуального сприйняття. Порівняльний аналіз цих напрямів виявляє принципові відмінності, що полягають у відсутності у творах оп-арту художнього образу в гонитві за спецефектами ілюзорного сприйняття. Мистецтво оп-арту навмисно руйнує цілісність сприйняття дійсності, порушуючи психічну рівновагу глядача, в той час як асоціативно-образний живопис створює єдність образу, використовуючи універсальні закони всесвіту. Асоціативний художній образ створюється завдяки закономірній взаємодії двох енергетичних потоків, які символізують предмет - фон на рівні підсвідомості. Розвиток кольору може йти або в бік висвітлення, або в бік затемнення. Семантично перехід кольору в білий або чорний знаменує смерть кольору, повернення до витоків. Вихід за межі кольору означає в разі білого – перехід до вічного буття, а в разі чорного – до вічного небуття. При розробці художнього образу в асоціативно-образних композиціях використовуються рух кольору до ахроматики відповідно до задуму твору.

У результаті дослідження визначено закономірності створення асоціативно-образних колірних композицій як самостійних творів нефігуративного мистецтва, які будуються за універсальними законами гармонії, де дотримуються принцип дискретності, принцип безперервності, принцип полярності, принцип ритму, принцип «золотого перетину», принцип ієрархії, принцип єдності та цілісності. У підсумку, всі задіяні при побудові асоціативно-образних колірних композицій принципи та закономірності працюють на створення самобутнього асоціативного художнього образу. Асоціативно образні колірні композиції можуть успішно використовуватися в різних галузях дизайну й існувати як самостійні художні твори. Таким чином, асоціативно-образний живопис можна розглядати як самостійний напрям нефігуративного образотворчого мистецтва.
ЖОНГЛЮВАННЯ В СУЧАСНОМУ ЦИРКОВОМУ МИСТЕЦТВІ: ЗНАЧЕННЯ, ОСОБЛИВОСТІ
Authors: SHARYKOV Denys
Published: May 2021

У статті охарактеризовано специфіку викладання жонглювання як циркового жанру в умовах сьогодення. Визначається особливості формально-технічних засобів циркового жанру жонглювання, описані методи його втілення у сценічній репрезентації на цирковому манежі сьогодення. Надається короткий аналіз досліджень із даної проблематики в контексті історії та виконавства. Описується специфіка методичних особливостей жонглювання, яке сприяє розвитку координації, периферійного зору і контролю предметів, циркову техніку, яку використовують як елемент виховання акторської пластики та сценічного руху. Сучасна циркова культура у галузі жонглювання, спираючись на конкретні класичні методи та систему, збaгaчується нaслiдкaми взаємодії мистецтва з новітніми технологіями, матеріалами, формами. Це надає можливості молодим артистам цирку у галузі жонглювання здобути конкурентоспроможність на сучасних світових фестивалях і конкурсах.
Implementing community-based participatory research among African Americans with serious and persistent mental illness: A qualitative study
Authors: Sheehan Lindsay , Sonya Ballentine  , Lorenzo Washington  , Mark Canser  , John Connor  , Renee Jones  , Edward Laster  , Khalilah Muhammad  , Scott Noble  , Rhonda Smith  , Gary Walley  , Kundert Carla , Patrick Corrigan
Published: May 2021

Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an approach that involves community members in research, not as research participants, but as partners. However, few studies have examined CBPR projects conducted among African Americans with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI). This article focuses specifically on the Inspiring Change (IC) model, which includes a leadership trio comprised of an academic researcher, health service provider and an African American with lived experience of SPMI. Our purpose is to investigate how the IC model shapes not only how research is conducted but how research is understood and experienced by the community. We achieve this purpose by (1) describing an innovative CBPR model and pilot projects that involved African Americans with SPMI in all stages of the research project; and (2) presenting findings from qualitative interviews conducted with CBPR team members about strengths, challenges and leadership particular to this model of CBPR, an area rarely explored in CBPR literature.

With the guidance of an advisory board and the manualised IC curriculum, two CBPR teams initiated and conducted nine-month long research projects focusing on health disparities for African Americans with SPMI. Members of the two CBPR teams (n = 13), which included individuals with lived experience, service providers and researchers, completed qualitative interviews. Benefits of CBPR projects included opportunities to learn, a sense of purpose in helping others and increased trust of research participants. Challenges pertained to disorganisation of leadership, lack of transparency with compensation, time pressures and interpersonal conflicts. These challenges highlight the importance of preparing and supporting those from both academic and lived experience backgrounds in skills necessary to thrive in leadership roles for CBPR projects.
Prioritizing partnership: Critical steps towards relationship development for sustaining community-university partnerships
Authors: Baker Stephanie , Meletzke Ann
Published: May 2021

The increase in undergraduate programs in public health within liberal arts institutions in the United States creates an opportunity for community-engaged research with local public health organisations. This type of engagement is one way to connect community members, agency representatives, students, staff, and faculty around social justice organizing efforts that impact entire communities. Authentic relationships and partnerships can reduce real barriers to building bases of support for intervention development, local advocacy efforts, and policy change, to achieve a more just and equitable society.

This practice-based article describes key steps to partnership development between a private, engaged-teaching liberal arts institution and a local public health nonprofit located in central North Carolina. The partnership was formed to use community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches to address health equity. To create an authentic CBPR partnership, an intentional partnership development process took place with key steps that were integral to the formation. Structured learning experiences and mentorship provided by previously established CBPR partnerships were critical to partnership development. Shared capacity building experiences, consistent meetings and goal setting facilitated progress. This partnership has lasted since 2015 and continues to grow. Partnership development is an important foundational activity for CBPR and is feasible for local community organizations and undergraduate public health studies departments outside of Schools of Public Health.
Factors affecting the success of inventory control in the stores division of the eThekwini Municipality, Durban : a case study
Authors:   , Nzuza Zwelihle Wiseman
Published: May 2021

The Stores Division reportedly found it very difficult to control inventories as well as executing roles and responsibilities allocated in the section. The aims of this study were to identify factors affecting the success of inventory control and to assess strategies used by the Stores Division of the eThekwini Municipality in Durban to control inventory stocks. In order to arrive at the deep structure underpinning inventory control, three theoretical frameworks were used, i.e., stock diffusion theory, application control theory and inventory control in theory and practice. This case study was census, descriptive, cross-sectional and predominantly quantitative in nature with only two open-ended questions. The 57 questionnaires were administered by members of staff at the Stores and Procurement Divisions of the eThekwini Municipality in Durban. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and categorised according to themes. The IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 was used to determine statistical results. The findings of the study revealed that employees lack proper training and education and that there is poor inventory control planning, lack of staff communication and lack of procurement time management when processing inventory orders. Respondents also indicated that there are no common strategies in place to control inventories. The study recommends that the Stores Division should consider the levels of staff qualifications, provide more staff training, and improve inventory control planning; communication; time management, and instigate innovative strategies in order to eradicate growing costs of inventory stocks. Moreover, the internal control processes need to be mapped according to the various roles identified.
PEMBAGIAN HARTA WARISAN PADA MASYARAKAT ADAT DAYAK PAKPAK OLEH TEMENGGUNG ADAT MENURUT HUKUM ADAT DAYAK PAPAK DI DESA NANGA UNGAI KECAMATAN KAYAN HULU
Authors: Minarti Tri
Published: May 2021

Dayak Pakpak tribe is one of the Dayak tribes in Sintang regency, it is located at Nanga Ungai village, Kayan Hulu Subdistrict, whereas at there the distribution of inheritance uses a customary law until nowadays.The research discussion designed toward the performance distribution of inheritance on Dayak Pakpak community by the Temenggung adat which related to the Customary Law of Dayak Papak in Nanga Ungai Village, Kayan Hulu subdistrict.The approach used in this research is a Sociological Juridical Method. The approach is defined as problem analysis through legal research of factual facts in institution concerned or toward the community which covered as problems handled in the research.As results, the implementation of inheritance distribution on Dayak Pakpak community by the Temenggung adat are suitable with a customary law of Dayak Papak in Nanga Ungai Village, Kayan Hulu subdistrict, which is implementedby Temenggung with the beneficiary in accordance with the beneficiary’s orders for the period of his lifetime, as for the group who gets the inheritance biological child, wife/husband, parents (father/mother:only if the person concerned dies), grandchildren (in case the child is no longer there) and grand children (in case the grandchild is not there).In conclusion, according to the customary law of Dayak Papak in Nanga Ungai Village, Kayan Hulu District, it is carried out by Temenggung together with the heirs in accordance with the heir’s orders during his lifetime. The group who gets the inheritance Natural children, wife / husband, parents (father / mother if the person concerned dies), grandchildren (in this case the child is no longer there) and grandchildren (in this case the grandchild is not there). Then after, if there is a debate in those family mentioned in receiving the assets, it should be resolved by gathering together as means of talk for finding solution and the Head of Custom together with the Temenggung must be engaged.
Ecologia em foco
Authors:   Maria José  de Holanda Leite,   Andréa de Vasconcelos Freitas Pinto,   Vitória Maria Soares dos S. Carlos,   Yasmim Victória Santos Pereira,   Lucas Geovanne Vieira de Sá
Published: May 2021

Diante da frequente exploração, por meio de caça e manejo inadequado, muitos animais encontram-se extintos e em alerta de extinção, isso torna ainda mais necessário pesquisas e trabalhos que visam trazer a público o conhecimento sobre a importância de cada espécie para o bioma brasileiro. Os seguintes capítulos têm a intenção de promover de forma simples e suscinta a percepção do valor de cada animal presente na fauna brasileira, visando principalmente a conscientização sobre a caça e exploração ilegal, que ocorre desde a chegada dos portugueses ao brasil. Através de pesquisas e estudos da literatura ofertada aos autores podemos apresentar essas informações em conjunto, de forma clara e objetiva. Os conhecimentos aplicados nos capítulos desse livro irão promover aos leitores conhecimento sobre a ecologia de cada uma das sete espécies descritas no livro e um pouco da sua história e atual situação. Os autores dos capítulos, pelo esforço e dedicação em proporcionar esta obra por meio de uma vasta revisão de literatura, desde já, agradecem a Pantanal Editora pela disponibilidade e apoio em viabilizar a disposição desse material. Por último, esperamos que este e-book possa colaborar e auxiliar de alguma forma estudantes, pesquisadores e professores que estão em busca por conhecimento.
Poetic and musicl-structured features of national singing in the songs by the composer M. Eginbaev
Authors:   Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy (Almaty, Kazakhstan), Kyzeubay A.U. , Amirkhanov K.K. ,   Kazakh National Conservatory named after Kurmangazy (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Published: May 2021

This work was carried out as part of the science project «Performing art of Kazakhstan: the national style, traditions and role in the society transformation», No. AR 05135997. The article is intended to identify national poetic and musical structures in the songs of the composer M. Eginbaev. Using the analytical approach of structural methodology, the authors focus on the study of three popular songs of the composer: “Ush Arys”, “Sen Desem”, “Sagynysh nazy”, the subject of studies of which are mainly their structural features. The analysis shows that the formation of the compositional style was mainly influenced by the folk composers and folk songs of the Arka region
VIRTUAL DEPARTMENT AS THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION-METHODOLOGICAL SPACE OF SMART- LEARNING
Authors:   International University of Information Technologies (JSC MUIT),Almaty, Kazakhstan,, Uskenbaeva R.K. , Sharipov B.J. ,   International University of Information Technologies (JSC MUIT),Almaty, Kazakhstan,, Dzhussubaliyeva D.M. ,   Kazakh Ablaikhan University of International Relations and World Languages,Almaty, Kazakhstan
Published: May 2021

The article deals with the problems of higher education in the conditions of digitalization of the country's economy. Examples of the formation and development of SMART learning, as well as the creation of virtual departments, as a necessary condition for creating new specialties related to the digitalization of education are shown. The experience of creating a virtual Department and SMART training in MUIT is described. It is shown that the formation of SMART education leads to the cooperation of several universities in training personnel in accordance with the requirements of the digital society. Shown the possibility of creating new specialties corresponding to the digital society, such as "Computer science and the organization of digitalization of education" (Teacher of digitalization of education and the creation of digital educational resources), "Bioinformatics", "Digital agrosystems and complexes". The possibility of cooperation not only with universities, but also with research institutes for training personnel in new specialties, which will be in demand now. All these require from universities to rethink about educational programs and create virtual chairs.
INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO CAREER-GUIDANCE DIAGNOSTICS
Authors:   International University of Information Technologies, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Abdullayeva G.O.
Published: May 2021

The article presents the rationale for the need to introduce an innovative career guidance platform "profi.kz", with the help of which comprehensive career guidance diagnostics, counseling, and education are implemented. The author analyzes the results of a pilot survey of senior schoolchildren, during which significant professional areas were identified that correlate with the classifier of training areas in the Republic of Kazakhstan and indicators of motivational-need, intellectual, emotional-volitional, personal, social and communicative spheres of the interviewed senior students. Conclusions and prospects for further research work are formulated.
Comparison of Inorganic Chlorine in the Southern Hemispheric lowermost stratosphere during Late Winter 2019
Authors: Jesswein Markus , Bozem Heiko , Lachnitt Hans-Christoph , Hoor Peter , Wagenhäuser Thomas , Keber Timo , Schuck Tanja , Engel Andreas
Published: May 2021

Abstract. Inorganic chlorine (Cly) is the sum of the degradation products of long-lived chlorinated source gases. These include the reservoir species (HCl and ClONO2) and active chlorine species (i.e. ClOx). The active chlorine species drive catalytic cycles that deplete ozone in the polar winter stratosphere. This work presents calculations of inorganic chlorine (Cly) derived from chlorinated source gas measurements on board the High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft (HALO) during the Southern hemisphere Transport, Dynamic and Chemistry (SouthTRAC) campaign in late winter and early spring 2019. Results are compared to Cly of the Northern Hemisphere derived from measurements of the POLSTRACC-GW-LCYCLE-SALSA (PGS) campaign in the Arctic winter of 2015/2016. A scaled correlation was used for PGS data, since not all source gases were measured. Cly from a scaled correlation was compared to directly determined Cly and agreed well. An air mass classification based on in situ N2O measurements allocates the measurements to the vortex, the vortex boundary region, and mid-latitudes. Although the Antarctic vortex was weakened in 2019 compared to previous years, Cly reached 1687 ± 20 ppt at 385 K, therefore up to around 50 % of total chlorine could be found in inorganic form inside the Antarctic vortex, whereas only 15 % of total chlorine could be found in inorganic form in the southern mid-latitudes. In contrast, only 40 % of total chlorine could be found in inorganic form in the Arctic vortex during PGS and roughly 20 % in the northern mid-latitudes. Differences inside the respective vortex reaches up to 565 ppt more Cly in the Antarctic vortex 2019 than in the Arctic vortex 2016 (at comparable distance to the local tropopause). As far as is known, this is the first comparison of inorganic chlorine within the respective polar vortex. Based on the results of these two campaigns, the difference of Cly inside the respective vortex is significant and larger than reported inter annual variations.
Technical Note: Pyrolysis principles explain time-resolved organic aerosol release from biomass burning
Authors: Fawaz Mariam , Avery Anita , Onasch Timothy B. , Williams Leah R. , Bond Tami C.
Published: May 2021

Abstract. Emission of organic aerosol (OA) from wood combustion is not well constrained; understanding the governing factors of OA emissions would aid in explaining the reported variability. Pyrolysis of the wood during combustion is the process that produces and releases OA precursors. We performed controlled pyrolysis experiments at representative combustion conditions. The conditions changed were the temperature, wood length, wood moisture content, and wood type. The mass loss of the wood, the particle concentrations, and light gas concentrations were measured continuously. The experiments were repeatable as shown by a single experiment, performed nine times, in which the real-time particle concentration varied by a maximum of 20 %. Higher temperatures increased the mass loss rate and the released concentration of gases and particles. Large wood size had a lower yield of particles than the small size because of higher mass transfer resistance. Reactions outside the wood became important between 500 and 600 °C. Elevated moisture content reduced product formation because heat received was shared between pyrolysis reactions and moisture evaporation. The thermophysical properties, especially the thermal diffusivity, of wood controlled the difference in the mass loss rate and emission among seven wood types. This work demonstrates that OA emission from wood pyrolysis is a deterministic process that depends on transport phenomena.
New approach to evaluate satellite-derived XCO2 over oceans by integrating ship and aircraft observations
Authors: Müller Astrid , Tanimoto Hiroshi , Sugita Takafumi , Machida Toshinobu , Nakaoka Shin-ichiro , Patra Prabir K. , Laughner Joshua , Crisp David
Published: May 2021

Abstract. Satellite observations provide spatially resolved global
estimates of column-averaged mixing ratios of CO2 (XCO2) over the
Earth's surface. The accuracy of these datasets can be validated against
reliable standards in some areas, but other areas remain inaccessible. To
date, limited reference data over oceans hinder successful uncertainty
quantification or bias correction efforts and preclude reliable
conclusions about changes in the carbon cycle in some regions. Here, we
propose a new approach to analyze and evaluate seasonal, interannual, and
latitudinal variations of XCO2 over oceans by integrating cargo-ship
(Ship Of Opportunity – SOOP) and commercial aircraft (Comprehensive
Observation Network for Trace gases by Airliner – CONTRAIL) observations with the aid
of state-of-the art atmospheric chemistry-transport model calculations. The
consistency of the “observation-based column-averaged CO2” dataset
(obs. XCO2) with satellite estimates was analyzed over the western
Pacific between 2014 and 2017, and its utility as a reference dataset
evaluated. Our results demonstrate that the new dataset accurately captures
seasonal and interannual variations of CO2. Retrievals of XCO2
over the ocean from GOSAT (Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite: National Institute for Environmental Studies – NIES
v02.75; Atmospheric CO2 Observation from Space – ACOS v7.3) and OCO-2 (Orbiting Carbon Observatory,
v9r) observations show a negative bias of about 1 part per million (ppm) in
northern midlatitudes, which was attributed to measurement uncertainties of
the satellite observations. The NIES retrieval had higher consistency with
obs. XCO2 at midlatitudes as compared to the other retrievals. At low
latitudes, it shows many fewer valid data and high scatter, such that ACOS
and OCO-2 appear to provide a better representation of the carbon cycle. At
different times, the seasonal cycles of all three retrievals show positive
phase shifts of 1 month relative to the observation-based data. The study
indicates that even if the retrievals complement each other, remaining
uncertainties limit the accurate interpretation of spatiotemporal changes in
CO2 fluxes. A continuous long-term XCO2 dataset with wide
latitudinal coverage based on the new approach has great potential as a
robust reference dataset for XCO2 and can help to better understand
changes in the carbon cycle in response to climate change using satellite
observations.
An improved multivariable integrated evaluation method and tool (MVIETool) v1.0 for multimodel intercomparison
Authors: Zhang Meng-Zhuo , Xu Zhongfeng , Han Ying , Guo Weidong
Published: May 2021

Abstract. An evaluation of a model's overall performance in
simulating multiple fields is fundamental to model intercomparison and
development. A multivariable integrated evaluation (MVIE) method was
proposed previously based on a vector field evaluation (VFE) diagram, which
can provide quantitative and comprehensive evaluation on multiple fields. In
this study, we make further improvements to this method from the following
aspects. (1) We take area weighting into account in the definition of
statistics in the VFE diagram and MVIE method, which is particularly
important for a global evaluation. (2) We consider the combination of
multiple scalar fields and vector fields against multiple scalar fields
alone in the previous MVIE method. (3) A multivariable integrated skill
score (MISS) is proposed as a flexible index to measure a model's ability to
simulate multiple fields. Compared with the multivariable integrated
evaluation index (MIEI) proposed in the previous
study, MISS is a normalized index that can adjust the relative importance of
different aspects of model performance. (4) A simple-to-use and
straightforward tool, the Multivariable Integrated Evaluation Tool (MVIETool
version 1.0), is developed to facilitate an intercomparison of the
performance of various models. Users can use the tool coded either with the
open-source NCAR Command Language (NCL) or Python3 to calculate the MVIE
statistics and plotting. With the support of this tool, one can easily
evaluate model performance in terms of each individual variable and/or
multiple variables.