bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Oddziaływanie olejku cyprysowego (Cupressi aetheroleum) na bakterie mikroaerofilne
Authors: Kędzia Anna , Hołderna-Kędzia Elżbieta
Published: January 2024

Introduction. The evergreen cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.) belongs to the cypress family (Cupressaceae). It is considered a medicinal plant, and extracts from leaves, fruits and seeds are used in many ailments. The essential oil obtained from young twigs and cones of evergreen cypress contains, among others: α-pinene, δ3-carene, limonene, α-terpinene, β-myrcene, cedrol, β-pinene, δ-caryophyllene and β-caryophyllene, has antimicrobial activity and is recommended for external use. Aim. Testing the activity of cypress oil against microaerophilic bacteria occurring in the oral cavity. Material and methods. The microaerophilic bacteria for the study were isolated from the oral cavity They belonged to the species: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Campylobacter sputorum, Eikenella corrodens and Rothia dentocariosa. The date obtained 5 reference strains to. The susceptibility (MIC) was determined by means plate dilution technique in Brucella agar. The concentrations of cypress oil (Avicenna-oil, Wrocław) were: 5.0, 7.5, 10.0, 15.0 and 20.0 mg/ml. The inoculums containing 105 microorganisms in 1 ml were seeded with Steers replicator. Incubation performed in microaerophilic conditions in anaerobic jar with CAMPY Pak, BBL and standards strains in anaerobic atmosphere in anaerobic jars, in 37°C for 48 hours. The MIC was interpreted as the lowest concentration of cypress oil that completely inhibited the growth of tested microaerophilic bacteria. Results. The results indicated that the cypress oil was the most active in concentrations ≤ 5.0-7.5 mg/ml against 42% tested bacteria. Another concentrations in ranges 10.0-15.0 mg/ml was inhibited growth 26% strains. But 32% strains were susceptible on concentration 20.0 mg/ml and more. Tested cypress oil was the most active against strains from genus Rothia dentocariosa (MIC < 5.0-7.5 mg/ml). The genus Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans was the lowest sensitive. The growth of this strains was inhibited in concentrations in ranges 5.0-≥ 2.0 mg/ml. Cypress oil was the most active at concentrations < 5.0-7.5 mg/ml against 47% of the assessed microaerophilic bacteria. Concentrations in the range of 10.0-15.0 mg/ml inhibited the growth of 26% of microorganisms. In contrast, 32% of the strains were sensitive to concentrations of 20.0 mg/ml and more. The tested cypress oil showed the highest activity against strains of the Rothia dentocariosa species (MIC < 5.0-7.5 mg/ml). Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans was characterized by the lowest sensitivity. The growth of these bacteria was inhibited by concentrations of 5.0-≥ 20.0 mg/ml. Conclusions. Cypress oil was characterized by moderate activity against the tested bacteria growing in microaerophilic conditions, and the strains of the Rothia dentocariosa species showed the highest sensitivity to this oil.
Prozdrowotne właściwości larw barciaka większego Galleria mellonella L.
Authors: Hołderna-Kędzia Elżbieta , Kędzia Bogdan
Published: January 2024

The larvae of the greater moth (Galleria mellonella L.), also known as the wax fluke, are the largest bee-keeping pest that feeds on beeswax. For supplementation purposes, mainly 10% and 20% ethanol extracts from fresh larvae are prepared, which contain free amino acids, nucleotides and nucleosides, carbohydrates, proteins, fatty acids, bioelements, vitamins, enzymes. The extracts show numerous biological properties: cardiotropic, neuroprotective, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, they increase the function of the immune system, preventing infections with pathogenic microorganisms (bacteria, viruses), frequent especially in spring and autumn. The ability to increase the body’s resistance to physical and mental stress factors, and to increase mental performance, can be used, especially in weakened and convalescent people, also in children. Greater moth larvae are widely used in immunological, biological and genetic research. They also digest hardly biodegradable polyethylene.
Uncertainty Propagation in a Simplified Integrated Thermal Management System
Authors: Panasyuk George Y. , Yerkes Kirk L.
Published: January 2024

An integrated generic plate model that describes single-phase transport combining heat acquisition and rejection regimes is investigated. Transient processes and input uncertainty propagation impacting temperature variations in this simplified, dimensionless integrated thermal management system are discussed. The heat acquisition plate is surface-heated on one side, with the heat being conducted into a liquid. The heated liquid is assumed to be adiabatically advected to the heat rejection plate. Convection boundary conditions are considered for both plates. The range of mean values of dimensionless input parameters, such as the Biot and Prandtl numbers, is determined by the choice of a particular plate metal and flowing liquid, and their stochastic nature is described by the Gaussian distributions. Adiabatic solutions for the dimensionless temperature variations in the plates are obtained for different temperatures and Reynolds numbers. As is shown, even an assumed small standard deviation for the input parameters may result in a drastic increase in the stochastic spread in the temperature variation in the heat rejection plate. Unlike the temperature variation across the acquisition plate, the temperature variation profile for the heat rejection plate is sensitive to the temperature of the incoming liquid and heat input at the acquisition plate.
Interaction Effects of Self-Control and Multidimensional Moral Factors on Cyberbullying: Partial Validation of the Situational Action Theory(SAT)
Authors:   The Korean Association of Criminal Psychology, Lee Seung Jun , Kwack Dea Gyung
Published: January 2024

This study aimed to validate the essential mental processes, namely the perception-choice process and the moral filter, in the PEA model within the Situational Action Theory(SAT). To achieve this, the study examined the effects of low self-control and various dimensions of morality on cyberbullying among a total of 5,151 adolescents. The analysis revealed that low self-control and all moral factors significantly influenced cyberbullying. Concerning interaction effects, only moral rule interacted with self-control, impacting cyberbullying. Additionally, the effect of self-control varied depending on the level of moral rule, supporting the role of the moral filter and perception-choice process. Despite limitations in the secondary data and methodology, this study empirically explored the seldom-studied Situational Action Theory(SAT) in the domestic context, contributing to experiential research and providing policy implications by emphasizing the importance of moral rule.
The impact of college students majoring in non-commissioned officer majors on their career decision-making level.
Authors:   The Korean Association of Criminal Psychology, Lee Ji Yeon , Park Sang Ho , Joo Seong Bhin
Published: January 2024

College students majoring in non-commissioned officers are equipped with the military knowledge and skills necessary for the military, and are commissioned as non-commissioned officers or transferred to one of the Korea Army Academy at Yeongcheon to choose a career as an officer and grow into key talents who will lead the military of the future.
In general, college students choose their major by collecting various information, taking into account their aptitude, interests, popularity, and social awareness of the major. However, in the case of students majoring in non-commissioned officer majors, they choose their major based on external factors, such as parental recommendation and job stability, rather than their own, and as a result, they are unable to adapt to college life or give up midway.
Therefore, in order to solve these problems, students need to clearly set goals for their future career. It is most important to understand the direction of college education and major design that can provide military expertise, and to establish a career plan for the future.
For the purpose of this research direction, we would like to conduct an empirical analysis of the impact of college students majoring in non-commissioned officer majors' motivation for choosing a major on their career decision level.
For the purpose of this research direction, we would like to conduct an empirical analysis of the impact of college students majoring in non-commissioned officer majors' motivation for choosing a major on their career decision level.
A Study on the Utilization Community Policing to the Decentralized Police System
Authors:   The Korean Association of Criminal Psychology, Jeong Duke-Young
Published: January 2024

The Korean Police System had changed from the National Police System to the Decentralized Police System. Unlike other countries, the affairs are divided into national police affairs, investigation affairs, and autonomous affairs, and the status of police officer has not the local official but the national public official. A precedent study in Korea and foreign cases analyzed that police activities in community relations had a positive effect on at least community public order satisfaction and public order status resolution, and suggested a direction when current police activities were combined with community policing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to suggest an efficient activation strategy of community policing by based on cases of community policing activities conducted in foreign countries. As a result of this study, the direction of the current decentralized police activities is obscured, and the reflection of regional characteristic is insufficient. In addition, enforcement of outward decentralized police activities and promotion of decentralized police activities is insufficient.
Evaluation of Crime Safety in Dalseo-gu Park in Daegu
Authors:   The Korean Association of Criminal Psychology, Ryu Jun Hyuk
Published: January 2024

A well-established park can contribute a lot to the physical activity and mental health of citizens by increasing the use of the park by citizens, but a poorly-established park can make users feel isolated, and furthermore, it can provide opportunities for crime and unwanted activities. Recent violent crimes in parks have raised many questions about the safety of citizens from crimes in parks. Therefore, this study conducted a study for the purpose of evaluating whether parks are safe from crime in parks in Dalseo-gu, Daegu. While previous studies introduced small samples and technical research methods, this study selected 90 parks and attempted a quantitative evaluation by introducing factor analysis methods in the evaluation method. Specifically, this study presented the 10 parks that received the lowest evaluation in the seven principles by performing factor analysis based on the evaluation criteria of the seven principles of CPTED (natural surveillance, electrical surveillance, mechanical surveillance, activity support, natural access control, and maintenance). Based on these evaluation results, this study presents various policy proposals necessary for local governments, including parks, to make parks safer from crime.
The Effect of Adolescents' Negative Self-awareness and Neglect of Parents on Suicide Accidents
Authors:   The Korean Association of Criminal Psychology, Seong Gyeong-Joo , Ha Chae Hyun
Published: January 2024

Thepurposeofthisstudywastoconfirmtheinfluenceofnegativeself-awarenessandparentalneglectasvariablesfor individualandfamilyfactorsasriskfactorsforpredictingadolescentsuicide.Tothisend,datafromthe2020ChildandYouth HumanRightsPaneloftheKoreaYouthPolicyInstitutewereused,andatotalof5,669middleandhighschoolstudents, excludingmissingvalues,wereusedforanalysis.Basicstatisticalanalysis,correlationanalysis,andlogisticregressionanalysis wereconductedasanalysismethods.Themainresultsoftheanalysisareasfollows.First,adolescents'negativeself-awareness andparentalneglectdirectlyaffectsuicidalthoughts.Second,itwasconfirmedthatadolescents'negativeself-awarenesshada greaterinfluenceonsuicidalthoughts.Basedontheseresults,itisintendedtobeusedaspolicyevidenceforsuicidepreventionof adolescentsandbasicdataforthedevelopmentofsuicidepreventionprogramsandpsychologicalcounselinginclinicalsettings.
Police officers' negative perception of citizen and depolicing: The mediating effect of perceived danger from negative attitude
Authors:   The Korean Association of Criminal Psychology, Kwak Hyounggon , Kim Sung-Hwan , Jung Eui-Rom
Published: January 2024

This study examined whether frontline officers' negative perception of citizens affects depolicing. Furthermore, we tried to understand specific mechanism through perceived risk, which explain how negative perception of citizen dampen police activities. In other words, the current study investigated whether the perceived risk plays a mediating role in the relationship between negative perception of citizen and depolicing. Using survey data from 327 frontline officers, this study estimates an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model with robust standard errors. The results indicated that officers' negative perception of citizen was closely associated with increase in the perceived risk. In addition, officers' negative perception of citizen affected depolicing indirectly through the perceived danger rather than directly affecting the deplicing. The implications and limitations of the current study were discussed based on these results
Effective application frequency of selected plant extracts on potato growth and yield parameters
Authors: Mutimawurugo Marie Chantal , Wagara Isabel Nyokabi , Ogweno Joshua Otieno , Nyalala Samuel
Published: January 2024

Few researches studied the effect of plant extracts on potato growth and yield performance. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of three application frequencies (weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly) of methanol and water extracts from tobacco, wild marigold or garlic at 50 mg mL-1 on potato growth and yield parameters under field conditions over two growing seasons (A and B) in Rwanda. The results revealed that the weekly application of methanol extract from tobacco or wild marigold at 50 mg mL-1 led to a delayed 50% potato sprouting when compared to methanol extract from garlic and water extracts from tobacco, wild marigold or garlic. Furthermore, the weekly application of methanol extract from tobacco showed a delay in 50% flowering similar to positive control (1% Copper oxychloride) than other treatments. The weekly and bi-weekly applications of methanol extract from tobacco or wild marigold at 50 mg mL-1 resulted in higher total yield than controls. No significant effect of growing season was observed in number of days to 50 % sprouting and number of main stems per plant. Though, season B led to delayed 50% flowering, taller plants and higher total yield than season A. From this study, it is concluded that weekly or bi-weekly application of methanol extract from tobacco and wild marigold at 50 mg mL-1 can significantly improve potato growth and yield and can be recommended in sustainable horticultural production
Transitory Sensitivity in Automatic Chemical Kinetic Mechanism Analysis
Authors: Johnson Matthew S. , McGill Charles J. , Green William H.
Published: January 2024

Detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms are necessary for resolving many important chemical processes. As the field has advanced, kineticists have become interested in constructing progressively larger kinetic mechanisms to model increasingly complex chemical processes. These large kinetic mechanisms prove incredibly difficult to refine and time-consuming to interpret. Traditional sensitivity analysis on a large mechanism can range from inconvenient to practically impossible without special techniques to reduce the computational cost. We first present a new time-local sensitivity analysis we term transitory sensitivity analysis. Transitory sensitivity analysis is demonstrated in an example to accurately identify traditionally sensitive reactions at an 18,000x speed up over traditional sensitivities. By fusing transitory sensitivity analysis with more traditional time-local branching, pathway and cluster analyses, we develop an algorithm for efficient automatic mechanism analysis. This automatic mechanism analysis at a time point is able to identify the reactions a target is most sensitive to using transitory sensitivity analysis and then propose hypotheses why the reaction might be sensitive using branching, pathway, and cluster analyses. We implement these algorithms within the Reaction Mechanism Simulator (RMS) package, which enables us to report the the automatic mechanism analysis results in highly readable text format and in molecular flux diagrams.
Assessment of Anharmonicities in Clusters: Developing and Validating a Minimum-Information Partition Function
Authors: Halonen Roope
Published: January 2024

Precise thermodynamic calculations are essential for understanding the dynamics of cluster systems and new particle formation. However, the widely employed harmonic statistical mechanical approach often falls short in terms of accuracy. In this study, we present an improved statistical model that incorporates vibrational anharmonicity via a novel partition function that requires only one additional system-specific input parameter. In addition to considering vibrational aspects, we also account for anharmonicity related to the configurational space. The role of anharmonicities is thoroughly examined in the case of general clusters, where the complete sets of conformers, mechanically stable spatial arrangements, are known up to clusters composed of 14 monomers. By performing consistent Monte Carlo simulations on these systems, we benchmark the statistical model's efficacy in reproducing key thermodynamic properties (formation free energy and potential energy) in the classical limit. The model exhibits exceptional alignment with simulations, accurately reproducing free energies within a precision of 2kT and reliably capturing cluster melting temperatures. Furthermore, we demonstrate the significance and applicability of the model by reproducing thermodynamic barriers in homogeneous gas-phase nucleation of larger clusters. The transferability of our developed approach extends to more complex molecular systems and bears relevance for atmospheric multicomponent clusters, in particular.
Expedient Synthesis of Antiviral Drug Molnupiravir from D-Ribose and Cytosine
Authors: Chakraborty Saptashwa , Sutar Yogesh , Prasad Kameshwar , Rajput Jayashree , Hotha Srinivas
Published: January 2024

Molnupiravir, an approved antiviral drug for treating SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, presents a critical need for a concise and sustainable synthesis from readily available raw materials due to its potential high demand. Herein, we report a cost-effective scalable synthetic route for the API by exploiting mild N-glycosylation conditions utilizing metal-free activation of an alkynyl carbonate donor. The overall yield is increased up to 48% using minimum purification and sequential one-pot reaction.
Complexity from simplicity: intramolecular meta-thermocycloadditions of benzene rings via Wheland intermediates
Authors: Liu Shupeng , Xu Tianyi , Liu Yuting , Wang Youliang
Published: January 2024

Dearomative cycloadditions are powerful synthetic transformations utilizing aromatic compounds for cycloaddition reactions1-4. Diverse complex three-dimensional architectures could be built upon the flat land of aromatic compounds. In addition, such transformations are atom- and step-economical and, thus, have been widely applied to the preparations of complex biologically relevant compounds5-7. For the ubiquitous and most studied yet challenging benzene ring systems8, ortho- and para-cycloadditions are feasible both photochemically and thermally, while the meta-cycloadditions are still limited to the photochemical processes from the 1960s9,10. Herein, we have realized the meta-thermocycloadditions of benzene rings in an intramolecular fashion. The reaction was proposed to proceed via [4π+2π] cycloadditions of Wheland intermediates from the electrophilic dearomatization of benzene rings. A broad spectrum of readily available C(sp2)-rich aniline-tethered enynes were transformed into C(sp3)-rich 3D complex polycyclic architectures simply by stirring in TFA. Moreover, the reaction could be performed in gram-scales and the products could be diversely elaborated.
How do spin-scaled double hybrids designed for excitation energies perform for noncovalent excited-state interactions? An investigation on aromatic excimer models
Authors: Hancock Amy C. , Giudici Erica , Goerigk Lars
Published: January 2024

Time-dependent double hybrids with spin-component or spin-opposite scaling to their second-order pertur- bative correlation correction have demonstrated competitive robustness in the computation of electronic excitation energies. Some of the most robust are those recently published by our group [M. Casanova-Páez, L. Goerigk, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2021, 20, 5165]. So far, their implementation has not allowed correctly calculating their ground-state total energies. Herein, we define their correct spin-scaled ground-state energy expressions which enables us to test our methods on the noncovalent excited-state interaction energies of four aromatic excimers. A range of 22 double hybrids with and without spin scaling are compared to the reasonably accurate wavefunction reference from our previous work [A. C. Hancock, L. Goerigk, RSC Adv. 2023, 13, 35964]. The impact of spin scaling is highly dependent on the underlying functional expression, however, the smallest overall errors belong to spin-scaled functionals with range separation: SCS- and SOS-ωPBEPP86, and SCS-RSX-QIDH. We additionally determine parameters for DFT-D3(BJ)/D4 ground-state dispersion corrections of these functionals, which reduce errors in most cases. We highlight the importance of dispersion corrections for even the most robust TD-DFT methods and the inability of ground-state based corrections to completely capture dispersion effects for excited-state interaction energies.
The Direct β-C(sp3)–H Fluorination of Carboxylic Acids
Authors: Mal Sourjya , Jurk Friedrich , Hiesinger Kerstin , van Gemmeren Manuel
Published: January 2024

Due to their widespread applications fluorine-containing compounds have become indispensable in various areas of our everyday lives. The ever-increasing demand for complex fluorinated molecules has raised a significant interest to develop new synthetic methodologies that selectively introduce fluorine into molecular scaffolds. While functional group interconversion approaches are well-established in this regard, their reliance on pre-installed reactive handles has encouraged organic chemists to investigate new strategies to enable a direct conversion of inert C–H bonds into C–F bonds. Transition-metal-catalyzed fluorination reactions have been recognized as a promising tool in this context, but fundamental challenges, such as the very high energetic barriers associated with the formation of C–F bonds by reductive elimination, amongst other reasons, remain to be addressed systematically. Arguably, research towards new concepts in fluorination chemistry should be conducted with substrates that are of immediate utility and imply a generalizability of the respective strategies. Carboxylic acids, owing to their versatile synthetic utility in organic synthesis and their comparably challenging use in C–H activation ideally fulfill these criteria. Herein, we here report a protocol that for the first time enables the β-C(sp3)–H fluorination of free carboxylic acids. The rational design of the oxidizing reagent proved to be crucial in establishing the protocol and introduces a new dimension to the rational design of synthetic methods in the field of C–H activation. The reported protocol gives access to a wide range of fluorinated carboxylic acids without the need to introduce an exogenous directing group.
أثر مؤشرات الحوكمة في النمو الاقتصادي "العراق حالة دراسية للمدة (2002-2020)
Authors: عبد القادر كلثوم
Published: January 2024

يعد تجسيد أبعاد الحوكمة أمرا ضروريا لبناء حكم قائم على العدل والشفافية يؤدي في نهاية المطاف إلى تحقيق الاستقرار السياسي الذي يمكن من خلاله محاربة الفساد وسوء التنظيم، فتطبيق آلية ومؤشرات الحوكمة يعني ضمان الاستقرار الاقتصادي. عليه كان الهدف الرئيسي من الدراسة الحالية هو قياس أثر مؤشرات الحوكمة على النمو الاقتصادي في العراق، خلال المدة (2002-2020). وذلك بتقدير معادلة الانحدار المتعدد وباستخدام طريقة المربعات الصغرى العادية.  وقد توصل البحث الى أن معامل حد تصحيح الخطأ جاء معنوياً وسالباً حيث بلغ ( (-0.156، مما يعني أنه يتم تصحيح ما نسبته (%15.6 ) خلال الفصل الواحد(*) من اختلالات توازن النمو الاقتصادي في الأجل الطويل. كما أظهرت نتائج التقدير أن جميع مؤشرات الحوكمة كنت ذات تأثير معنوي وسالب على النمو الاقتصادي العراقي خلال مدة البحث، وجميعها كانت مخالفة للمنطوق الاقتصادي، باستثناء مؤشر والسيطرة على الفساد فقد أظهرت النتائج أنه يؤثر سلباً ومعنوياً في النمو الاقتصادي. عليه تم تقديم عدد من المقترحات منها: - القيام بإجراء إصلاحات مؤسساتية معمقة تشمل جميع المؤسسات الاقتصادية والسياسية من اجل محاربة الفساد والقضاء عليه. -ضرورة توفير الادارات الكفؤة لكي تمارس الرقابة وبفعالية على جميع القطاعات الاقتصادية. -خلق بيئة اجتماعية ومؤسساتية تدعم مؤشرات الحوكمة، وتعمل على تهيئة المناخ والأرضية المناسبة للقيام بالنشاط الاقتصادي.
Medical Student Study of Rural Health Concerns, Community Determinants and Whole Person Care
Authors: Harper Andrew , Sanders Kiera , Edwards Kahla , Billah Tasfeen , Corbett Tessa , Irvine Lucy
Published: January 2024

Background: Following a short rural health placement in the second year of medical school five students opted, as an extra-curricular activity, to conduct an exploratory research project into the wellbeing and health concerns of rural residents in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia. The project was conducted in collaboration with the local shires. The aim was to document, analyse and understand the health concerns and experience of rural residents.
Methods: A phenomenological research approach was employed. Seventeen rural residents selected by the shires, and four key informants responded to open-ended interviews. Their narratives were subjected to a thematic analysis.
Results: The narratives described a wide range of health concerns relating to health services, mental illness, transportation, accommodation, marginalisation of the community, bureaucratisation of administration, community fragmentation and the desire for community partnerships. Frustration and inconvenience from community factors were associated with anxiety, depression, isolation, and loss of wellbeing.
Discussion: The respondents described a dysfunctional and under resourced local rural community. They defined numerous health concerns related to deficiencies in community cohesion and integration. They illustrated how whole person health involving prevention, acute and chronic treatment and aged care are all impacted by rural community circumstances. The narratives highlight the need for community development at the population level and for community context to be a principal focus in the clinical practice of whole person care in rural communities.
Into the looking glass on cultural and religious competent care: optimizing healthcare for Haredi individuals with mental illness
Authors: Rohr Eliana , Whitley Rob
Published: January 2024

Previous research has shown that minority groups tend to underuse healthcare services. One community whose experiences remain particularly under-researched in the Western world is Haredi Jews- a diverse group of individuals committed to traditional Talmudic and Halakhah teachings and observances.  This presentation aims to enhance participants' understanding of mental health-seeking behaviours and challenges faced by Haredi individuals. We conducted a qualitative study that involved in-depth interviews with 24 adults who identified as Haredi and used mental health services, as well as informal consultations with local rabbis and community leaders. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis techniques. Analysis revealed several important themes, including:   (1) Strength of religious practices, community, and relationship with God as a factor determining mental well-being.   (2) Implications of devotion to religion within the patient-physician encounter.   (3) Stigma and acknowledged lack of awareness surrounding mental health in Haredi communities. These themes will be explored in the presentation, which will aim to bring light to participants’ lived experiences. We hope to address the proverbial "elephant in the room" often ignored or overlooked, as encountered by Haredi community members and their interactions with the healthcare system. We will present the unique strengths and challenges related to mental health encountered by Haredi Jews in our study, while discussing potential measures that can produce better health outcomes and culturally sensitive care for Haredi individuals.
Anatomy of the elephant in Quebec family practice
Authors: Yaffe Mark
Published: January 2024

Background

Whole person care has been a foundation of the modern practice of family medicine, and therefore one might expect that such an approach by family practitioners   would evolve and mature over time. Some of these clinicians, however, currently question their ability to provide such holistic care because of external factors they perceive as negative, and over which they have little or no control.

Objectives

This presentation will explore perceived inhibiting factors affecting family doctors ability to provide whole person care within the publicly-funded health care system of the Canadian province of Quebec.

Method

The presenter, an academic and clinician scientist with forty-four years of   experience practicing family medicine, will present personal perspectives, along with those gathered informally from a broad cadre of colleagues working in different settings. Using the idiom of “elephant in the room” to identify problems or obstacles that may not be voiced, this talk will start with consideration of elephant anatomy as being comprised of thirteen distinct anatomical parts that contribute to a functional whole. An analogy will be developed in which thirteen distinct factors are presented as likely impeding or discouraging whole person care by family physicians.

Conclusion

Some agendas and policies of health care planners and administrators, either alone or collectively, and intentionally or unintentionally, may decrease opportunity or ability of family physicians to provide whole person care.
“I get to know them as a whole person”: family physician stories of proximity to patients experiencing social inequity
Authors: Molinaro Monica , Shen Katrina , Agarwal Gina , Inglis Gabrielle , Vanstone Meredith
Published: January 2024

Canadians’ health outcomes are inextricably tied to social inequities. While family medicine is aptly situated to provide care that addresses social factors through longitudinal knowledge of patients and their contexts, family physicians have come under increased pressure to do more for their patients with less time and resources due to financial and resource demands within primary care.

Nursing scholar Ruth Malone has argued that remaining proximal, or close to patients, is a form of resistance to these demands. Using a critical narrative methodology, we conducted 36 interviews with 20 family physicians working with persons experiencing health needs related to social inequity in Ontario, Canada, whose stories expressed and expanded upon Malone’s proximity. Notions of proximity were invoked through descriptions of the role of family physicians in: i) generating physical proximity based on the patients’ needs for more time, space, and care; ii) developing narrative proximity through storytelling over time, both between colleagues and patient communities; and iii) engaging in moral proximity, or recognizing the vulnerabilities of their patients, by going “above and beyond” in their care and advocacy roles inspired by the needs of their patients.

The findings add theoretical depth to proximity, extending this conceptualization into a new clinical context. These stories also complement current health services and health policy research that advocates for collaborative primary care approaches, as elements of these approaches are conducive to establishing proximity with patients who need care the most.
Why the hermeneutic wager
Authors: Hovey Richard B.
Published: January 2024

While progressing through my ongoing cancer treatments, in particular the reflection or re-reflections guided by Richard Kearney’s hermeneutic wager. I prefer a wager over the traditional cancer metaphors because it replaces the blatant harshness of a battle in a war. I am not saying in any way of form to be a passive observer during one’s cancer treatment journey, but to replace the winner-looser paradigm with carnage associated with war, shrapnel dismembered bodies unrecognizable to themselves and others. This does not mean that I am not standing up to and confronting cancer with vigor and intensity.

The wager offers dignity during participation where all the “cards” are delt from both the cancer and the treatments with the integrity of the whole person who is living with cancer with their healthcare team and family play together as a community to successfully support the wager’s cause. The wager is respectful and addresses the risks involved and is fully c  onscientious of outcomes as an unpredictable event. This wager is comprised of five reflections and/or conversations to engage in that I have adapted to learn about living with cancer and its treatments. The hermeneutic wager has five points of reflection: imagination, humility, commitment, discernment, and hospitality. These will be used to provide examples of how to offer insight into one’s experiences. Through these kinds of reflections on cancer, uncertainty can help us develop wings for the journey into the unknown uncertainty that often a diagnosis of cancer requires.
Managing Estranged Relationships at the End of Life
Authors: Ingram Cory , Siska Martha
Published: January 2024

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Proximate analysis and antioxidant activities of four popular Chinese Lamiaceae
herbs in Malaysia
Authors: Yii I.C.Y. , Rosdi R.A. , Wan Ishak W.R.
Published: January 2024

Chinese herbal plants are known to be among the promising sources of variety of essential
nutrients and antioxidant constituents. The objective of this study was to evaluate four
Chinese herbs from the family of Lamiaceae which are popular in Malaysia; Plectranthus
amboinicus, Vitex negundo, Salvia miltiorrhiza and Scutellaria baicalensis, on their
proximate compositions, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC) and
antioxidant activities; DPPH and FRAP assays. Results showed that these herbs were
relatively significant different from each other for their proximate compositions, TPC,
TFC and antioxidant activities. Apparently, P. amboinicus has higher levels of ash
(21.46±0.16%) and dietary fibre (41.24±1.25%) while V. negundo contained the highest
crude fibre (19.41±1.98%) than the rest of the samples. Salvia miltiorrhiza consisted of
high TPC (105.90±3.37 mg GAE/g), TFC (241.55±55.15 mg QE/g), DPPH radical
scavenging activities (IC50: 169.10±14.17 µg/mL) and FRAP (103.09±2.84 µg FeSO4/g).
Overall, the imported herb of S. miltiorrhiza is a potent natural antioxidant source with
extremely low fat content to fight against oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species.
More studies on the Lamiaceae family plant should be performed to determine more
potential bioactivity which is beneficial to human health.
Evaluation of the industrial quality of Moroccan durum, soft and red wheat
landraces
Authors: El Houssni I. , Zahidi A. , Amallah L. , Khedid K. , Hassikou R.
Published: January 2024

Wheat landraces are a treasure trove of genetic resources in Morocco and are very
appreciated by farmers for their excellent grain quality. Therefore, an evaluation of the
industrial quality of wheat landraces is necessary. The objective of this study was to
determine the physico-chemical properties of three species of Moroccan wheat landraces
(durum, soft and red) in order to evaluate the technological quality and to deduce the
industrial value. For this purpose, seventy-five samples of the three species were collected
from Moroccan farmers during the 2019-2020 agricultural season. The analyses concerned
dimensional and physico-chemical characteristics, such as the 1000-kernel weight,
specific weight, moisture, total ash and carotenoid pigment content. The results of the
dimensional characterization showed that the three species have distinct physical
structures. The agro-morphological characterization revealed exceptional values for red
wheat. The moisture content recorded was lower than the maximum limit set by
international standards (14.5%). The determination of the total ash content indicates that
red wheat (3.25±0.64%) is ashier than durum (2.23±0.42%) and soft wheat (2.11±0.68%).
The carotenoid pigment content recorded in red wheat (9.11±1.60 ppm) exceeds that of
durum wheat (7.54±1.21 ppm), while soft wheat is low in carotenoid pigment (1.19±1.13
ppm). The results revealed that the three examined species meet the quality requirements
of the semolina and the milling industries. This finding will promote national wheat
production to reach international standards.
EMPOWERMENT OF PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION THROUGH COOPERATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING (ITCPS) MODEL IN LIVING OF CLASSIFICATION MATERIALS
Authors: Prasadityo Bayu Rizki , Masykuri Mohammad , Utami Budi
Published: January 2024

Problem-solving is a thinking skill related to how students can find a solution to a problem. Problem-solving skills play an essential role in forming a person who is responsible for decisions taken and faces challenges. This study aims to determine the effect of the Investigations Through Cooperative Problem Solving (ITCPS) model on empowering problem-solving skills in the Classification of Living Things material. This study used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design. This research was conducted in semester 1 at one of Junior High School in Karanganyar. Random sampling technique to determine control class and experimental class in seventh grade students namely 7B and 7C. Data collection used a problem-solving skills test instrument and limited interviews. Analysis used independent sample t-test using SPSS software and N-Gain Score. The results showed that the ITCPS learning model affected empowering problem-solving skills with a Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000 <0.05 and the N-Gain Score test of 53.18 (medium increase). This research implies that the ITCPS learning model with group-based problem investigation can empower problem-solving skills.
Multiculturalidad, género y edad: Tres retos para la nueva vivienda colectiva europea
Authors: Guajardo-Fajardo Cruz Alfonso
Published: January 2024

Partiendo de la denuncia que los “estudios culturales” han hecho de la forma de producir vivienda en los últimos años, este artículo reflexiona sobre tres retos para el proyecto de vivienda colectiva contemporánea europea. En primer lugar, se analiza cómo la vivienda colectiva debe responder a la creciente multiculturalidad de nuestra sociedad; posteriormente se trata la cuestión de la perspectiva de género en la arquitectura de la vivienda y, por último, se toma la edad como factor determinante para el diseño de las nuevas viviendas. El objetivo es plantear algunas de las oportunidades y limitaciones que surgen al abordar el proyecto de vivienda desde estas tres perspectivas. Como parte de esa reflexión, este artículo analiza cinco proyectos contemporáneos que abordan estas temáticas. Se concluye con la idea de que se deben seguir buscando nuevas fórmulas para dar respuesta a los retos que la multiculturalidad, el género y la edad plantean a la arquitectura residencial europea.
Vandkunsten. Co-vivienda danesa
Authors: Ferrer Forés Jaime J.
Published: January 2024

Frente a los grandes desarrollos de vivienda masiva en las periferias urbanas, el colectivo danés Vandkunsten concibe, en las postrimerías de la década de los sesenta, pioneras comunidades residenciales cooperativas de baja altura y alta densidad en Tinggården, Herfølge (1971-1978), Hedelyngen en Herlev (1981), Trudeslund en Birkerød (1979-1981), Fuglsangpark, Farum (1981-1983), Hesselbo, Værløse (1983-1984) y Jystrup Savværk (1983-1984) que promueven la participación de los residentes en el proceso de proyecto y la vida en comunidad. Estas agrupaciones experimentales dan forma a la vida colectiva de un modo que trasciende la mera agregación o apilamiento de viviendas conjugando intimidad, sociabilidad, flexibilidad, compromiso medioambiental y autosuficiencia energética. Los proyectos de Vandkunsten son un constructo social que propicia una urdimbre comunitaria en una arquitectura de bordes blandos y texturas industriales y vernáculas que acogen una vida compartida y cooperativa.
JACQUES LUCAN - Habiter. Ville et architecture
Authors: Montaner Josep Maria
Published: January 2024

Jacques LucanHabiter. Ville et architectureLausanne: Editorial EPFL PRESS/Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, 2021. 404 pp. Tapa blanda. Idioma: francés. 37,50 €ISBN: 978-2-88915-406-7
STEFANO CATUCCI, FEDERICO DE MATTEIS (eds.) - The Affective City. Spaces, Atmospheres and Practices in Changing Urban Territories
Authors: Frediani Daniele
Published: January 2024

Stefano Catucci, Federico De Matteis (eds.)The Affective City. Spaces, Atmospheres and Practices in Changing Urban TerritoriesSiracusa: Lettera Ventidue, 2021. 352 pp. Softcover. Language: English. 20,00 €ISBN: 9788862425308
YURI SLEZKINE - La casa eterna. Saga de la Revolución rusa
Authors: Oyón José Luis
Published: January 2024

Yuri SlezkineLa casa eterna. Saga de la Revolución rusaBarcelona: Acantilado, 2021. 1.628 pp. Tapa blanda. Idioma: español (traducción de Miguel Temprano García del original inglés The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution, Princeton University Press, 2017). 46,00 €ISBN: 978-84-18370-22-9
Competencias pedagógicas, sociales y digitales docentes en entornos virtuales: Modelo educativo para instituciones superiores de enseñanza de las Fuerzas Armadas de Paraguay
Authors: Gayoso Palacio Esteban
Published: January 2024

Este artículo pretende analizar la realidad actual del modelo educativo para instituciones superiores de enseñanza de las Fuerzas Armadas del Paraguay, en cuanto a la demanda en la educación a distancia. En ese sentido, este estudio se basó en la determinación de las competencias docentes en la educación superior virtual, considerando que es de suma importancia resaltar la utilidad de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones en el mundo educativo luego del uso masivo de la educación superior. Cabe mencionar que se ha impulsado en las sociedades actuales entre gobiernos e instituciones educativas de todos los niveles desarrollar políticas que promuevan el uso de la tecnología y así enriquecer el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje-evaluación. El desarrollo de competencias didácticas y comunicativas (para el desarrollo de actividades teórico-prácticas, creativas y basadas en la experimentación), competencias sociales y de innovación (para desarrollar propuestas que mediante el empleo de las TIC permitan que el alumnado se enfrente a la resolución de problemas, para la construcción de conocimiento fomentando la reflexión y el pensamiento crítico) y competencias evaluativas para la evaluación de nuevas propuestas educativas son algunas ventajas de las competencias digitales utilizadas por los docentes. Existe, en estos tiempos, la necesidad de crear nuevos modelos educativos para responder a las demandas en la educación a distancia con el fin de enseñar a los estudiantes a aprender y a desarrollar una serie de competencias orientadas a la toma de decisiones, la cual obliga a optimizar recursos tecnológicos y conocimientos en esta modalidad para su ejecución.
Assistance in Financial Management for SMEs in the Gresik Region
Authors: Rusdiyanto Rusdiyanto , Setyorini Haryati , Suharto Suharto , Syamlan Adiba Fuad , Pramitasari Dini Ayu , Ulum Bustanul , Burhan Umar , Sundari Sri , Syafii Mochamad , Hasanah Anisaul , Tuharea Firdaus Indrajaya , Ilham Rachmad
Published: January 2024

In an era where micro, small, and medium-sized businesses are developing and growing, proficiency in SMEs' financial reporting management is becoming increasingly important. This expansion is not unrelated to Indonesia's micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) growth, which is primarily concentrated in the Greek district and keeps growing every year. The supporting activities and training management of the financial report presentation of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises SMEs in the village of Semampir, Cerme district of Gresik, are described in this article. This course aims to assist SMEs (micro, small, and medium-sized businesses) in becoming more proficient in handling financial reporting. The recording of financial transactions about cash inputs and cash outputs, the division of personal and corporate finances, financial protection, and financial planning are the four key topics covered in the supporting and training materials. In SMEs
THE LAST CENSORS. VLADIVOSTOK INSPECTORATE FOR THE PRESS IN 1906-1917
Authors:   Far Eastern Federal University, Agapov Vadim L.
Published: January 2024

The article is based on unpublished documents of the Russian State Military Historical Archive (Moscow): fond 15762 “Vladivostok Military Censorship Station 1914–1917”, the Russian State Historical Archive (St. Petersburg): fond 776 “Main Directorate of Press Affairs” (files on the service of the Vladivostok press inspector N.V. Dufour and his deputy A.N. Zankovsky). Petersburg): fond 776 “Main Directorate for Press Affairs” (files on the service of Vladivostok Press Inspector N.V. Dufour and his deputy A.N. Zankovsky), Russian State Historical Archive of the Far East (Vladivostok): fond 24 “Vladivostok Press Inspector”. It shows the formation, financing and activities of the Vladivostok Press Inspectorate in 1906–1917 and gives a characterization of key staff members. Special attention is paid to the relations of Inspector N.V. Dufour with the reporting to him press and the administration of Primorsky Region. It is concluded that the inspector strove for cooperation between the authorities and the loyal periodicals. Enforcing strict observance of the law and regulations on the editorial offices of newspapers, inspector he tried to protect the media from unwarranted persecution on the part of the authorities, believing that unjustified punishment only excited the society against the government. Because of that, he often clashed with military governors and vice-governors. Such a policy failed during World War I, when the press inspectorate became a body for transmitting circulars to newspaper editors circulars on prohibition of covering certain topics in the press. As throughout the country, that gradually led to the loss of opportunities for dialogue and the loss of government control over the content of periodical press