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Reconstruction of Five-Fold Patterns with the Concept of Key Length
Authors: Sahin Hatice Busra , Broutin Menekse Seden Tapan
Published: September 2022

Art, architecture, music and literature, which are thought to be far from mathematics, contain complex mathematics. The fact that Anatolian lands hosted many civilizations throughout history provided cultural richness including the relationship between mathematics and art and created Anatolian culture. Geometric patterns are frequently encountered in artistic and architectural works in Anatolian culture. Geometric patterns existing in Anatolian culture vary according to their fold. In this research, five-fold patterns have been explained mathematically by introducing the ‘Key Length’ concept. We developed a system that reconstructs an existing Islamic Geometric Pattern in the context of the girih mode that we presented verbally and visually in eleven steps. In addition, we introduced to the literature the concept of ‘Key Length’ which is used in the drawing process.
Clinical impact of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy in patients with recurrent implantation failure in Vitro fertilization cycles. A retrospective study.
Authors: Almohammadi Abdulla , Choucair Fadi , Burjaq Hasan
Published: September 2022

Hypothesis and aimsWe hypothesize that adverse reproductive history such as infertile couple with RIF associated with low embryo euploidy rate and hence poor outcome in IVF treatment compared to infertile couples with non-RIF and fertile couples with a normal implantation potential. Participants: Patients undergoing IVF treatment using preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A).Exposure: RIF diagnosed patients (three previous failed IVF attempts) Comparison: (a) Non-RIF and (b) fertile couple undergoing PGT-A eg. For family inherited disease.Outcome: Euploidy rate, Implantation rates (sac/embryo transferred), sustained implantation rates (fetal cardiac activity at 8 weeks/embryo transferred), ongoing pregnancy rates (PRs) (beyond 8 weeks), and live birth rate per ET.
Analisa Pengaruh Al-Qawaid Al-Ushuliyyah Dan Fiqhiyyah Terhadap Perbedaan Pendapat Dalam Fiqih (Kasus Hukuman Untuk Tindak Pidana Korupsi)
Authors: Ahmad Jumal
Published: September 2022

Salah satu fenomena yang sangat memprihatinkan dalam kehidupan masyarakat dan bangsa Indonesia pada beberapa dekade terakhir ini ialah maraknya korupsi. Korupsi, telah menempatkan Indonesia pada jajaran negara terkorup di dunia. Kenyataan ini merupakan suatu ironi, apabila dikaitkan dengan keberadaan Indonesia sebagai negara berpenduduk muslim terbesar di dunia. Bahkan, umat Islam negeri ini dikenal sebagai muslim yang paling bersemangat dalam melaksanakan upacara ritual keagamaan (ibadah). Masjid dan mushala ada di mana-mana. Adalah suatu hal yang naif apabila kenyataan ironis di atas ditimpakan kepada Islam sebagai agama yang dianut oleh mayoritas penduduk. Islam datang untuk membebaskan dan memerangi sistem ketidakadilan bukan malah untuk melegalisasi praktek-praktek yang melahirkan eksploitasi dan ketidakadilan. Untuk itu perlu kerja keras untuk memperkenalkan konsep Islam dalam segala aspek kehidupan termasuk dalam masalah konsep korupsi. Makalah ini bertujuan menalar lebih jauh tentang aturan normatif korupsi di Indonesia dalam tinjauan Hukum Pidana Islam dengan melihat sisi dalil Al-Quran, hadits dan penerapan kaidah ushul dan fiqihnya.
Time to talk: Multiple sources of variability in caregiver verbal engagement during everyday activities in English- and Spanish-speaking families in the U.S
Authors: Bang Janet Y , Mora Arlyn , Munévar Mónica , Fernald Anne , Marchman Virginia A.
Published: September 2022

Caregivers vary in how often and in what ways they engage verbally with their child, and this variation is associated with positive child outcomes (Hart & Risley, 1995). Does this variation reflect the activities (e.g., play, book sharing) in which caregivers and children engage? Or, is variation in verbal engagement a stable feature of children’s learning environments regardless of what activities occur? We sampled daylong LENA audio-recordings in English- (n = 45) and Spanish-speaking (n = 45) families with 24-month-old children in the U.S., transcribing the six densest 10-min segments of speech directed to target children (tCDS) per family. On average, caregivers spent ~50% of time engaged in child-centered activities (e.g., book sharing, play), ~20% in adult-centered activities (e.g., cooking), and ~30% not engaging verbally with the target child (non-tCDS). Caregivers were more likely to imitate/expand on their children’s utterances during all child- than adult-centered activities. Book sharing, occurring in only ~50% of families, was associated with longer utterances (MLUw) and more responses than adult-centered activities. Children who experienced more minutes in child-centered activities, especially book sharing, heard significantly more total words than children who experienced fewer minutes in child-centered activities. In families without book sharing, time in other child- and adult-centered activities was associated with more total words. Adult-centered activities tended to be more lexically diverse than other child-centered activities. Evidence for moderate stability within families was found in word tokens and mean utterance length. These results highlight that variation in features of child-directed speech derives from multiple sources.
Intersubjective Roots of Pretend Play
Authors: Fantasia Valentina , Nomikou Iris
Published: September 2022

Pretend play has been studied in great depth in the past four decades, yielding an increasingly rich body of evidence and conjectures about the evolutionary, cognitive, social and linguistic competence acquired by young children through make-believe activities. In the current work, we drew connections between symbolic play and early forms of infants’ humorous initiatives, such as clowning and teasing, shedding light on the similarities between some of their constitutive aspects. To do so, we endorsed an intersubjective and socio-cultural stance which allowed expanding our current understanding of, and reflections on the roots of pretend play and its development, from something happening inside individuals to the relation it contributes to create between individuals and their social and cultural environments. Above all, we suggest that what these earlier and later forms of symbolic actions have in common is mostly their interpretative dimension: they are spaces in which infants and children can construct and explore different kinds of realities with meaningful others. We then consider the implications for theories of symbol formation and language development.
Verbal Working Memory Encodes Phonological and Semantic Information Differently
Authors: Kowialiewski Benjamin , Krasnoff Julia , Mizrak Eda , Oberauer Klaus
Published: September 2022

Working memory (WM) is often tested through immediate serial recall of word lists. Performance in such tasks is negatively influenced by phonological similarity: People more often get the order of words wrong when they are phonologically similar to each other (e.g., cat, fat, mat). This phonological-similarity effect shows that phonology plays an important role for the representation of serial order in these tasks. By contrast, semantic similarity usually does not impact performance negatively. To resolve and understand this discrepancy, we tested the effects of phonological and semantic similarity for the retention of positional information in WM. Across six experiments (all Ns = 60 young adults), we manipulated between-item semantic and phonological similarity in tasks requiring participants to form and maintain new item-context bindings in WM. Participants were asked to retrieve items from their context, or the contexts from their item. For both retrieval directions, phonological similarity impaired WM for item-context bindings across all experiments. Semantic similarity did not. These results demonstrate that WM encodes phonological and semantic information differently. We propose a WM model accounting for semantic-similarity effects in WM, in which semantic knowledge supports WM through activated long-term memory.
Meat and interpersonal motives: The case of self-enhancement
Authors: Vonk Roos , Weiper Maike L. V.
Published: September 2022

Meat eaters have a more hierarchical, less egalitarian view at the world than vegetarians. This can be manifested in social dominance orientation, at the intergroup level, but also at the interspecies level, yielding more empathy with nonhuman animals, and at the interpersonal level. We examined if interpersonal motives in human–human relationships and empathy with people are associated with frequency of meat eating, using a cross-sectional survey (N = 580). For the motives power and affiliation, no significant relationships emerged, but the self-enhancement motive was positively related to the number of days that participants ate meat. This predicted additional variance over and above variables at the intergroup and interspecies level, such as social dominance orientation and human-animal continuity. Empathy with people was negatively related to meat consumption, but this was explained by its correlation with empathy with animals. Discussion focuses on the importance of the self-enhancement motive in attachment to meat, the symbol of human superiority, as well as resistance to meat refusers.
The black box as a control for payoff-based learning in economic games
Authors: Burton-Chellew Maxwell , West Stuart
Published: September 2022

The black box method was developed as an ‘asocial control’ to measure the potential role of payoff-based learning in social dilemmas [1]. Players must decide how many virtual coins they want to input into a virtual black box that will provide uncertain returns. But in truth, they are playing with each other in a repeated social game. By ‘black boxing’ the game’s social aspects and payoffs, the method creates a population of self-interested but ignorant or confused individuals that must learn the games payoffs. This provides a behaviourally measured null hypothesis for testing social behaviours, as opposed to the idealized and stringent predictions of rational self-interested agents (Homo economicus). However, a potential problem is that participants can unwittingly affect other participants. Here we test a solution to this problem, in a range of public goods games, by making participants interact, unknowingly, with simulated players (‘computerized black box’). We find no significant differences in rates of learning between the original and the computerized black box. These results, along with the fact that simulated agents can be programmed to behave in different ways, mean that the computerized black box has great potential for studying how individuals learn under different environments in social dilemmas.
Boundary Integrationism and its Subject: Shifts and Continuities in the EU Framework on Migrant Integration
Authors: Dodevska Iva
Published: September 2022

The European Union emerged as an important actor in debates on ‘migrant integration’, yet remains understudied. This paper critically maps the EU Framework on migrant integration, outlining the ruptures and continuities that have shaped EU’s approach to ‘diversity governance’ in the past three decades. I propose a typology of the (sometimes opposing) discourses that converge in the EU migrant integration policy, differentiating between neoliberal, egalitarian (welfarist), securitarian and boundary integrationism. I argue that while the early predominantly welfarist and neoliberal discourse on integration was only vaguely interested in questions of values and identity, the recent reformulation of the EU’s integrationist strategy represents a break from universalist ideas of a ‘European community’. In particular, the Commission under von der Leyen adopted a more nativist and securitarian discourse that frames ‘integration’ as a wager in an alleged civilizationist clash between the liberal and the ‘illiberal’ world. I argue that the rising importance of adherence to liberal values as a proxy for ‘integration’, the reinvention of ‘European values’ as cultural values springing from the Judeo-Christian liberal tradition, and drawing new boundaries around the subject of integration are three developments that amount to an important shift in the European Union’s migration and integration agenda.
Effect of Storage Materials and Duration on Quality of Rice Seed
Authors: Bista Mamata , Ghimire Prakash , Khanal Dipak , Khatri Narayan , Marasini Sima
Published: September 2022

Storage loss of rice seed in terms of quality parameters is higher in Nepal due to lack of information about the effect of storage materials. Laboratory experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of storage materials and storage period on quality parameters of rice seed (Oryza sativa L. cv., Bahuguni dhan-1). Rice seed was stored in seven storage materials (metal bin, plastic bin, super grain bag, PICS bag, plastic bag with jute sack, jute sack and earthen pot) in Completely Randomized Design with three replications at the Seed Laboratory of National Wheat Research Program, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi, Nepal from March to July, 2021. Seed moisture content and germination percentage were recorded before storage and after one, three and five months of storage. The population of two insect pests rice weevil and maize weevil was recorded after five months of storage. The result revealed that all the seed quality parameters under study were significantly influenced by storage materials. PICS bag followed by super grain bag was found to be superior in terms of seed moisture content, germination percentage and seed health throughout the storage period. Seed in the indigenous storage materials (earthen pot and jute sack) lost their quality significantly throughout the storage period.  Future research strategies should focus on seed quality study under several indigenous storage materials found in Rupandehi district of Nepal.
Participatory Evaluation of Herbicides in Wheat in Western Terai, Nepal
Authors: Yadav Mathura , Pandey Bisheswor Prasad , Khatri Narayan , Chaurasiya Vishnu Prasad
Published: September 2022

The yield losses due to weeds vary depending on the weed species, their density and environmental factors. For controlling weeds in wheat, the farmers rely on herbicides due to cost and time effectiveness. Keeping these facts in view a field experiment was conducted to identify appropriate herbicides for controlling weeds in wheat. The experiment was carried out at three locations of Kapilvastu, Rupandehi and Nawalparasi during 2016/17 and 2017/18. Pendimethalin 30 EC, Sulfosulfuron 30 g a.i ha-1 and control treatments were evaluated in the field of six farmers in an area of 330 m2 for each treatment and were replicated six times. Wheat variety Tilottama was planted in the experiment. The fertilizer was applied at the rate of 100:50:50 N: P2O5: K2O kg ha-1. Weed populations were recorded at 30, 60 and 90 days after sowing in an area of 0.25 m-2 at three spots of each treatment and growth, yield attributes and yield data of wheat were collected and data were analyzed using Genstat statistical package. In 2016/17 Pendimethalin 1 kg a.i. ha-1 and Sulsosulfuron @ 25 g a.i. ha-1 and control (no herbicide spray) treatments were significantly difference for plant height, spike m-2 and grain yield but not significant for spike length and 1000 grains weight at Bimiha, Bhagdari and Nadawa sites.  Both herbicides were found effective in controlling weed population.  Whereas in 2017/18 Pendimethalin 30 EC. 1 kg a.i. ha-1 as pre-emergence and sulfosulfuron 30 g a.i. ha-1 as post emergence herbicides were found effective to suppress weed population. Plant height, spike length and 1000 grains weight variables were not significant but spikes m-2 and grains yield were significant Based on the pooled  results it could be concluded that Pendimethalin 1 kg a.i. ha-1 and Sulsosulfuron @ 25 g a.i. ha-1 herbicides were found effective in controlling weed population and increased yield attributes and yield in wheat crop over weedy check.
Bridging the Yield Gaps of Major Cereals through Agronomic Interventions in Nepal
Authors: Karki Tika Bahadur , Neupane Reshama , Bhattarai Rajendra Kumar , Chaulagain Bhimsen , Kaduwal Sangita , Gyawaly Pankaj , Das Soni Kumari , Shrestha Jiban
Published: September 2022

Agricultural production is due to the exploitation of soil, water and energy. The objective of this review work was to identify the yield gap of major crops viz. rice, maize, wheat, and finger millet and their causes. An attempt has been made to suggest the potential agronomical interventions that reduce the yield gaps. Rice, wheat, and finger millet yields in all agro-ecological zones are declining, although yield trends of maize were reported to have increased in the Terai due to the increased use of hybrids. The yield gap can be minimized with assured irrigation and appropriate agronomic practices such as the use of the quality seed, timely planting with appropriate establishment methods, timely intercultural operations, soil fertility, moisture, weeds, diseases, insect pests and post-harvest management along with growing high-yielding and stable genotypes resilient to climate change. It is obvious that there must be a strong interaction between plant breeding and agronomy for enhanced crop production. Therefore, some of the potential agronomical technologies that contribute to increase the crop yields thereby reduce the yield gaps have been discussed in this article.
Correlation between the Guyon Canal Syndrome and the Forward Head Posture in Prolonged Smartphone Users
Authors: Shinde Sandeep , Vaidya Akhilesh , Bhore Prachiti Rajan
Published: September 2022

Introduction: From youth to the eldest, smartphones have become an essential gadget of life. Neutral head posture plays an important role in our day-to-day activities as it is responsible for stability. Although smartphones have made our lives easier, they tend to increase the number of complaints related to the cervical spine, hand complex, wrist, and elbow pain as a result of their excessive use. This might result in various faulty postural adaptations, which can greatly contribute to the increased risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Also, its prolonged use can lead to forwarding head posture (FHP), which can be accompanied by Guyon Canal Syndrome (GCS). This study aimed to find and determine the correlation between Guyon canal syndrome and forward head posture in prolonged smartphone users.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that consisted of 80 college subjects who were selected based on the criterion for selection. The data that was collected included, demographic details, smartphone usage characteristics, the severity of pain, presence of FHP, and mechanosensitivity of the ulnar nerve. Statistical analysis was done using a non-parametric test. Spearman’s correlation coefficient test was used.
Results: The results of this study among the 80 prolonged smartphone users showed that 42 users (52.5%) were in the age group of 18–21, and 38 users (47.5%) were found to be in the age group of 22–25.  Most of them were right-handed i.e., 61 (76%), while 19 (24%) were left-handed. In BMI, normal-weighing subjects (18.5-24.9) were 48 (60%) and overweight subjects were 32 (40%). Mean + SD of Smartphone Addiction Scale, Visual Analogue Scale, Upper Limb Tension Test and Occiput to Wall Distance was 29.99 + 6.50, 1.48 + 0.86, 0.73 + 0.45, and 2.78 + 0.96, respectively. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was shown to have a moderately positive correlation between both SAS and VAS (r = 0.36, p = 0.0010), SAS and ULTT (r = 0.14, p = 0.022), and SAS and OWD (r = 0.17, p = 0.013). Linear regression was used to check the correlation and significance between FHP and GCS, where the r value was (0.27) and the p-value was 0.0177, which was found to be statistically significant.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, we found that there was a positive correlation between forwarding head posture and Guyon canal syndrome in prolonged smartphone users. FHP can give rise to moderate pressure on the ulnar nerve, which mainly supplies the fifth finger of the hand, causing Guyon Canal Syndrome.  Hence, we can conclude that in subjects with prolonged usage of smartphones, FHP can further progress and these subjects may have the tendency to develop GCS.
Particles and fragments in unused disposable face masks: A microscopic analysis
Authors: Scholkmann Felix
Published: September 2022

Introduction: In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments mandated the wearing of face masks by law. New research shows that these masks contain and release microplastics.
Methods: In the present work, five samples of surgical masks were examined microscopically for the presence of particles and fragments. The masks were purchased from two of the largest supermarket chains in Switzerland.
Results: Particles and fragments were found on the fiber surfaces in the inner layer of all face masks examined. The size of these objects varied in the range of about 2-40 µm, with dark spots and particles on the fibers having a smaller diameter than the more transparent fragments.
Conclusions: In this work, it was shown that particles and fragments in the micrometer range can be found on the inside of commercially available surgical face masks purchased in supermarkets in Switzerland. The health significance of the presence of particles and fragments in the micrometer range as demonstrated by the current investigation of surgical face masks needs to be further investigated.
INTERPRETATION ON THE TEXT OF APOSTOLIC TRADITION ARTICLE 41 AND THE IMPLICATION FOR TOGETHERNESS
Authors: Hasibuan Ricky Pramono , Fangidae Tony Wiyaret
Published: September 2022

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This article interprets a text of The Apostolic Tradition, a 3rd century Church Order containing rules for ordination, communion, cateÂ­chism and baptism, as well as daily prayers. Studies of this ancient text were still very few in Indonesia, and mostly concerned with the part of the communion. In this article, the author will examine daily prayer, speciÂ­fically the text of Apostolic Tradition 41:1-4 on the dawn prayer. The passage instructed that the congregation must gather every morning to listen to the teachings and perform communal prayer. This research starÂ­ted from fact that there were few daily prayer celebrations in Indonesian churches, especially communal morning prayer. This study employed qualitative study design through literature studies and hermeneutics. The author argues that the communal dawn prayer in the Apostolic Tradition is relevant to be developed in Indonesian context.
Keywords: dawn prayer, congregation, Apostolic Tradition
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Artikel ini akan mengulas tentang The Apostolic Tradition atau Tradisi Apostolik, sebuah Tata Gereja Kuno abad ketiga yang berisi aturan tentang penahbisan, perjamuan, katekisasi dan baptisan, serta ibadah harian. Studi tentang teks kuno ini masih sangat minim di Indonesia, dan kajian-kajian seputar Tradisi Apostolik lebih banyak memÂ­bahas tentang perjamuan. Dalam artikel ini, penulis akan membahas tentang ibadah harian, secara khusus teks Tradisi Apostolik 41:1-4 tentang doa fajar. Di dalam teks tersebut diinstruksikan agar umat setiap subuh bersekutu untuk mendengarkan pengajaran dan melaksanakan doa berjeÂ­maÂ­ah. Studi ini beÂ­rangÂ­kat dari fenomena minimnya ibadah harian di Indonesia, apalagi doa pagi berjamaah. Metode penulisan artikel ini menggunakan kaidah kualiÂ­tataif, melalui studi literatur dan hermeneutika. Penulis berargumen bahwa keberjamaahan doa fajar dalam Tradisi AposÂ­tolik relevan untuk dikemÂ­bangkan dalam ibadah harian di Indonesia.
Â Kata kunci: Doa Fajar, Keberjemaahan, Tradisi Apostolik
Wpływ stosunków z państwami ościennymi oraz wybranymi organizacjami międzynarodowymi na kształt systemu politycznego Angoli w latach 1975–2002
Authors:   Pedagogical University of National Education Commission in Cracow, Żądło Łukasz
Published: September 2022

The main goal of this paper is to present the relationships between Angola and neighbouring states and show how those relationships influenced the development of Angolan state structure. This will allow for presenting a set of political, social, and economic interdependencies between Angola and its neighbours. This, in turn, will serve to verify the hypothesis that Angola as a state has become a stabilizer of security in the region. An important aspect that also influenced the shape of the political system, and was therefore also taken into account, is Angola’s relations with international organizations such as the United Nations, Comecon, and the Organization of African Unity. The period that has been analyzed is 1975–2002, that is, from the regaining of independence to the end of the civil war in Angola. This period was chosen because of its crucial nature for the history of modern Angola: it was then that the foundations for the present Angolan state were shaped in practice, and the process itself also influenced all the states of the region. The political system of Angola formed under the influence of wars, including civil wars, which also determined the relationship that Angola has today with its neighbours, who took an active part in those wars. The paper also considers the relationship that Angola’s major political parties of the period had with neighbouring states and the political groupings that were active there, and the involvement of those states in the events of Angola’s civil war. Aspects of the Cold War are also covered, in particular the division of influence between the USSR, Cuba, China, and the USA. The methodology that was used in the creation of the paper is the analysis of historical written sources and newspaper and scientific articles.
Choroby jako czynnik ekspansji europejskiej w Afryce Południowej w XVIII w.
Authors:   University of Warsaw, Historical Faculty, Leśniewski Michał
Published: September 2022

The goal of this paper is to offer a presentation of the role of contagious diseases as a factor supporting or blocking European overseas expansion, using the example of the Cape Colony up to the end of the eighteenth century. South Africa is a useful example, as it shows both the role of diseases brought by Europeans in facilitating their expansion in the region and the significance of the lack of African diseases such as malaria or trypanosomiasis for the development of European settlement there. In this way, the paper also shows the role of those diseases in hindering European penetration of other parts of Africa.
New world of work – new challenges
Authors:   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Varadinov Maria José , Marques Gastão ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, José Ana ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Guerra Cristina ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Cardoso Luis ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre
Published: September 2022

In an ever-changing world, people and organizations face a growing number of threats with increasing levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. To face this reality, managers and specialists need to be armed with a set of soft and technical skills inherent to their jobs and positions. Th is reality is recognized by OECD, UNESCO, and others, with Higher Education Institutions increasingly embracing Social Responsibility concerns, job market views, new generation learning styles, and student perspectives on career planning.
Conclusions and further research
Authors:   Department of Economics Marco Biagi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Balboni Bernardo , Cardoso Luis ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Dosi Clio ,   Department of Management, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Guerci Eric ,   University of the Côte d'Azur, Guerra Cristina ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Jakieła Jacek ,   Rzeszów University of Technology, José Ana ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Lozzi Roberta ,   Department of Management, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Marques Gastão ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Świętoniowska Joanna ,   University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów, Varadinov Maria José ,   Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Vignoli Matteo ,   Department of Management, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Vordou Eleni ,   University of the Côte d'Azur, Wójcik Joanna ,   University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów
Published: September 2022

This book provides university administrators, professors, and career specialists with a comprehensive introduction to the BE(A)ST (BE Aware Student) approach. The BE(A)ST approach aims at enhancing students’ awareness of personalized career development, fostering a connection between their professional identity, beliefs, and actions to support career awareness. With the BE(A)ST approach, we provide a solution to improve the alignment between the career and the life of our students. The Personalized Career Development (PCD) course based on the BE(A)ST approach and described in this book is the result of three research programs focused on the development of the method and on its adaptation, scientific validation, and dissemination.
Methodology usage
Authors:   University of the Côte d'Azur, Guerci Eric , Vordou Eleni ,   University of the Côte d'Azur
Published: September 2022

In order to help higher education institutions to better support students’ career choices, we introduce a set of 21 tools and techniques to assist students in the four stages of Self-Reflection, Professional Identity Definition, Career Scenarios Exploration, and Career Prototyping and Testing. These tools are a part of the BE(A)ST approach that can be implemented in four course formats (detailed in Chapter 5) by educational institutions, career professionals, professors, as well as the corporate world. In the second stage, we present the student profiles and their distinct needs, as well as the questionnaire to classify the students and off er personalized counseling. Indeed, we have developed a detailed, personalized path for each student profile, proposing tools to meet their specific needs.
Analisis Kualitas Jaringan Wi-Fi di Lantai 7 Gedung Menara USM Menggunakan Ekahau Site Survey
Authors: Fatakhunnaim Aziz , Ari Endang Jayati , Puri Muliandhi
Published: September 2022

Teknologi Wi-Fi merupakan sebuah media penghantar komunikasi data tanpa kabel yang bisa digunakan untuk komunikasi atau mentransfer data dengan kemampuan yang sangat cepat. Hal ini dikarenakan teknologi Wi-Fi dapat meningkatkan mobilitas pengguna serta dapat mengatasi keterbatasan dari teknologi jaringan komputer yang menggunakan media kabel. Penelitian ini memiliki tujuan untuk menganalisis dan merencanakan jumlah dan penempatan access point. Proses pengambilan data awal performansi kualitas jaringan menggunakan metode walktest. Parameter pengambilan data menggunakan Signal Strength, Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), Throughput, dan Data Rate. Model propagasi COST-231 Multiwall digunakan untuk menghitung link budget, jari-jari access point dan pathloss agar mendapatkan jumlah access point yang optimal. Hasil dari perhitungan selanjutnya disimulasikan menggunakan perangkat lunak Ekahau Site Survey untuk mengetahui performansi kualitas jaringan Wi-Fi yang sudah dirancang. Berdasarkan perhitungan didapatkan total 16 buah access point digunakan mendapatkan performansi kualitas jaringan yang optimal. Hasil simulasi berdasarkan penambahan access point mendapatkan hasil yang lebih optimal dengan nilai signal strength > -45 dBm sebesar 56,4%.
School Health Services in the United Arab Emirates: Exploration of an Effective Way to Provide Primary Healthcare for Children and Young People
Authors: Al-Yateem Nabeel , Azizur Rahman Syed , Arsyad Subu Muhammad
Published: September 2022

Consistent with international trends, health service authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have acknowledged the importance of refocusing healthcare services to reflect more responsive, primary, and preventive care approaches, especially in services for children and adolescents. The UAE has well-established school health services, which represent an ideal avenue to support this service delivery transformation. However, the opportunity to achieve this service transformation has not yet been fully realized. Current school health services in the UAE may need strengthening to better contribute to the changes needed to focus on prevention and health promotion. Studies that assessed components of these UAE school health services identified various gaps, such as human resources, capacity gaps within service providers, and the lack of a framework focused on prevention and promotion services. These gaps need to be addressed to ensure comprehensive and quality services are provided for the target group.
Seasonality of Completed Suicides in Adolescents Under the Age of 18 years in Michigan During 2000-2015
Authors: Hryciuk Alexandra , Molla Azizur , Bacon-Baguley Theresa , Hartl Brian , Niemchick Karen
Published: September 2022

In Michigan, the increase in adolescent suicide is above the national average. Literature identifies that adolescent suicide increases at the beginning of the school calendar suggesting seasonality of suicide deaths based on the school calendar. The purpose of this study was to analyze seasonality of adolescent suicide in Michigan. Six hundred ninety one suicide death records of adolescents 5-17 years of age between 2000 and 2015 were obtained from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Vital Statistics Unit. Yearly, monthly, and weekly frequencies were plotted, along with frequency of age using times series analysis. Frequencies of suicide deaths increased, with peak events occurring October 23rd-29th. Suicide deaths were lower when school was not in session, June through August. Data also revealed an increase in younger children completing suicide between the years 2000 and 2015. Findings strongly indicated a pattern of adolescent suicide related to the school calendar.
Understanding The Clinical Aggression Against Emergency Nurses: A Narrative review
Authors: Diabat Osama
Published: September 2022

Workplace aggression is a significant problem in the region and internationally. Aggression behaviors against health care  professionals in the emergency departments have become very frequent and risky. Emergency nurses are the most at-risk group  among all the professionals who have to manage patients’ aggression or violence. Emergency nurses should practice and deliver  nursing care in a positive, therapeutic, and safe environment. Hospital management and nursing administration should provide emergency nurses with the required training on aggression management strategies to ensure their safety. Most of the current  aggression training programs and guidelines concentrate on physical management and crisis intervention. There is deficiency of  the specialized aggression training programs that concentrate on the de-escalation and pre-escalation preventive strategies .
Attitude Towards COVID-19 Vaccination among Nurses Working in UAE
Authors: Al Tamimi Abdalrahman , Al Nusair Hussam , Al-Yateem Nabeel , Ayesh Hanaa , Noronha Shyna , Dinesh Deepthy
Published: September 2022

Background: The world is in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 vaccine has been framed as the ultimate solution needed to end the pandemic. Its success has been challenged by individuals who choose to delay or refuse vaccines. Healthcare professional’s intention to use and to recommend the vaccine to their patients is pivotal to the uptake of vaccines by the public and the success of vaccination campaigns, this mater highly depends on their acceptability of vaccines and attitudes towards it in the first place. Objectives: The study assessed the acceptability of and the attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine among nurses in UAE hospitals. The study also identified the reasons for COVID-19 vaccination rejection and the association between vaccination acceptability and selected variables like gender, years of experience and presence of comorbidities. Study design: Cross sectional design. Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination and the attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination was assessed using pre-validated checklist among nurses in various hospitals across UAE. Results: Among 607 nurses, despite the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, only approximately 79 % of the nurses in the current study accepted to get COVID-19 vaccines. Also, only 36.7% of the nurses who participated in the study had positive attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination during the study period (February – April 2021). Conclusion: While healthcare professionals are expected to practice based on scientific evidence and guide their patients accordingly, proportion of them seems to be affected by misleading non-scientific social media information. Correction measures such as scientific educational programs Should be implemented to re educate healthcare professionals about the importance of following and practicing in an evidence informed approach.
The Power of Scripture: Political Biblicism in the Early Stuart Monarchy between Representation and Subversion
Authors: Pečar Andreas
Published: September 2022

In England, from the Reformation era to the outbreak of the Civil War, religious authority contributed to popular political discourse in ways that significantly shaped the legitimacy of the monarchy as a form of rule as well as the monarch’s ability to act politically. The Power of Scripture casts aside parochial conceptualizations of that authority’s origins and explores the far-reaching consequences of political biblicism. It shows how arguments, narratives, and norms taken from Biblical scripture not only directly contributed to national religious politics but also left lasting effects on the socio-political development of Stuart England.
Aortic Perfusion only in Liver Sampling
Authors:   Department of General Surgery CF2 Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, LUNGU Vasile , POPESCU Irinel ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: September 2022

In the 1990s a sampling team from the Surgery Department of Saint Luc Clinic in Louvain Brussels, published a study showing that single aortic infusion is as safe as classic, standard infusion (aortic and portal) but the attempt was not fully accepted. Also, some recent studies recommend the safe use of single aortic infusions in the case of multiple organ sampling from the brain-dead donor. In order to test the effectiveness of this method we made a retrospective study between 2017 and 2019 at the Center for General Surgery and Liver Transplantation of the Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest, Romania. First of all, we performed a comparative analysis between the single aortic sampling group and the group in which we used the standard sampling. We also analyzed the impact of singular aortic sampling on cases with anatomical arterial variants.
Characteristics of Anemia in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Authors:   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, BOBIRCA Anca , FLORESCU Anca-Teodora ,   Department of Rheumatology, Dr. I. Cantacuzino Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ALEXANDRU Cristina ,   Department of Rheumatology, Dr. I. Cantacuzino Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, BOBIRCA Florin-Teodor ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, MARINESCU Dan ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, MUSETESCU Anca ,   Department of Rheumatology, Dr. I. Cantacuzino Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, BOJINCA Mihai ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, ANCUTA Ioan ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: September 2022

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory, chronic and systemic disease that primarily affects the synovial joints. Anemia is a common extra-articular manifestation in the absence of an effective treatment. The main mechanisms involved include shortening the lifespan of erythrocytes, inadequate bone marrow and abnormalities in iron metabolism. Eighty-eight patients over 18 years with definite diagnosis of rheumatoid were included in this study. The prevalence, respectively the characteristics of anemia were analyzed, together with demographic data, the type of symptoms, the type of comorbidities, the hematological indices and treatments. The mean age of the study population was 65.31 ± 12.57 years. Treat to target was achieved in one third of the patients (36.4%). The prevalence of anemia was 55% with higher prevalence in males (57%) than females (50%). Anemia was associated with higher disease activity (p=0.036). Out of the anemic patients, 7.14% had megaloblastic anemia, 40.48% had anemia of chronic disease and 21.43% suffered from iron deficiency anemia. Microcytic normochromic and normocytic hypochromic patterns can have mixed causes, belonging to both iron-pathophysiological processes and chronic inflammation. The prevalence of anemia at the 1-year check-up was 29.44% and the percentage of patients who achieved treat-to-target goals increased from 36.40% to 40.90%. The majority (48.80%) did not prove to have anemia neither at admission nor at follow-up. The results of the study suggest that anemic patients tend to have a higher level of RA activity, therefore screening for anemic syndrome should be part of the management of these patients, in an effort to establish the best therapeutic conduct.
CT Scans Imaging of Human Ethmoid Sinuses and Gross Anatomical Dissection: a Descriptive, Projective, Comparative, and Dimensional Study
Authors:   Department of Human Anatomy, Tikrit University College of Medicine, Tikrit, Iraq, ABDALLA Mohammad Ahmad , HUSSIEN Rana Zahim ,   Salah Aldeen General Hospital, Salah Aldeen Health Directorate, Tikrit, Iraq
Published: September 2022

Introduction: The ethmoid air sinus can subdivide into several air cells, which are separated from each other by thin, incomplete bony septa resulting in the formation of three groups of air cells (anterior, middle, and posterior cells). Methods: A randomized sample of 360 human individuals, including 110 cadavers with another 250 CT scan cases, was achieved from February 2020 to November 2021. Results: The agger nasi was the most common type of cell demonstrated by 81.8% in cadaveric cases and 94% in CT cases. The frontal bulla cell presents just above the ethmoidal bulla and may produce convexity on the frontal sinus floor. Its prevalence was 10.9% in cadaveric cases and 22.8% in CT cases. The suprabullar cell is on top of bulla ethmoidalis and represents 7.3% of cadaveric cases and 14.8% of CT cases. Concha bullosa presents as a comprehensive pneumatization in the middle turbinate. Its prevalence was 34.5% in cadaveric cases and 44% in CT cases. The Haller cell reveals as a pneumatized air-filled cell shown at the lower medial side of the orbit. It was in 29% of cadaveric cases and 42% of CT cases. In addition, the sphenoethmoid (Onodi) cell is a posterior ethmoidal cell with a prevalence of 41.8% in cadaveric and 64% in CT cases. Conclusion: This study described the morphologic anatomy of each ethmoid sinus and compared its dimensions by gross anatomy with CT scanning in different age groups. This yields clues to understanding the variations in human races and ethnic groups
Impact of Educational Interventions on the Awareness Regarding Hospital Infection Control Practices Among the Medical Students
Authors:   Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India, MEHTA Abhishek , GUPTA Abha ,   Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India, TRIPATH Kiran ,   Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India, BANSAL Himanshi ,   Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India
Published: September 2022

Background: More than 1.4 million people all over the world are suffering from infections acquired during hospital stays . Awareness regarding infection prevention and control techniques are important to reduce the burden of such infections, ensuring better quality healthcare. Infection control education is a core component of infection control programs. Objectives: To assess the knowledge and awareness of Medical students in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Central India and to evaluate the impact of educational interventions in eliminating any existing gaps in the same. Methods: This interventional study based on self-administered questionnaires (Google forms) involved fifty medical Students who were administered a pre-structured validated questionnaire as pre-test and post-test before and after an induction training program on infection prevention & control measures. The impact of the educational intervention was evaluated by determining the learning gain. Result: The study reveals a highly significant improvement in knowledge levels after training sessions (p<0.0001). Before training most of the study subjects (68%) showed poor levels of knowledge, 22% exhibited moderate levels while only 10% were found to have good levels of knowledge. After training 36% of trainees showed good levels of knowledge, 40% exhibited moderate levels while only 24% were left with poor knowledge. Conclusion: While evaluating the impact of training in this study, we have found a statistically significant absolute learning gain and a medium level of class average normalized learning gain. These findings prove the effectiveness of such targeted training sessions as an important strategic tool in preventing healthcare-associated infections.
The Relationship of Some Biochemical Markers with Inflammatory Prognosis in COVID-19 Patients
Authors:   Salah Aldeen General Hospital, Salah Aldeen Health Directorate, Tikrit, Iraq, HUSSEIN Sura Zahim ,   Clinical Biochemistry Unit, Salah Aldeen Health Directorate, Tikrit, Iraq
Published: September 2022

Background and objectives: For COVID-19 patients who need effective management, it is necessary to identify the laboratory biomarkers of progression approaching morbidity and mortality. This study aims to demonstrate numerous biochemical tests that seriously afflicted individuals. Such as ferritin, Interleukin-6 (IL6), D-dimer, Uric acid (UA), Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been proposed as disease biomarkers. Materials and methods: Blood samples were collected from 30 healthy individuals. In addition, other 60 patients confirmed by RT-PCR as COVID-19 positive after 3 to 5 days followed up with them every five days for fifteen days from the beginning of symptoms for the above parameters. All patients attended Isolated Hospital in Tikrit City / Iraq from February to June 2021. Results: Ferritin, D-dimer, IL6, CRP, LDH, and UA gradually increased to the maximum mean (1138±782.7, 1155±400.42, 23.28±4.73, 104.86±53.69, 424.91±95.4 and 5.94±1.765.94±1.76) respectively after (8-10) days and return to normal range after 15 days. Conclusion: There is a significant association of these parameters with inflammatory prognosis in COVID-19 patients.
Transverse and Sigmoid Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated with Nephrotic Syndrome
Authors:   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania, CROITORU Anca , BALGRADEAN Mihaela ,   “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: September 2022

A 6 years old female diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome developed, during her first admission in the hospital, sinus transvers thrombosis. At first it was considered a complication of the disease, but later it was proved that she had hereditary thrombophilia. The major symptom in this case was persistent headache.
Decolourization of textile dyes and textile industry effluent in a fixed bed biofilm reactor using native microorganisms
Authors:   University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, Madhushika Gimhani , Ariyadasa Thilini ,   University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, Gunawardena Sanja ,   University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Published: September 2022

Textile and apparel industry plays a huge role in the Sri Lankan industrial sector, accounting more than 40% of export earnings in the country. Textile wet processing produces large volumes of coloured effluents which have potential to cause negative impacts on environment and various adverse health effects if not properly treated.