bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determinants of late-onset neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of Arba-Minch general hospital, southern Ethiopia
Authors: Aydiko Alemseged , Gultie Teklemariam , Fetene Abebe Gossa , Ginbeto Temesgen , Gendisha Ukke Gebresilasea
Published: December 2022

Introduction

Neonatal sepsis can be either early (<7 Days) or late-onset ≥7days) neonatal sepsis depending on the day of the occurrence. Despite the decrement in early onset neonatal sepsis, there is still an increment in late-onset neonatal sepsis. Ethiopian demography and health survey report showed an increment in neonatal mortality in 2019/20.

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess the determinants of late-onset neonatal sepsis among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Arba-Minch general hospital, southern Ethiopia.

Methods

An institution based study was conducted from March 1, 2021, to June 30, 2021 in Arba-Minch general hospital. Cases were neonates diagnosed with late-onset neonatal sepsis with their index mother chart and controls were neonates admitted with other diagnoses at the same period. Cases and controls were selected consecutively. Data extraction tool and interview which was developed by reviewing different kinds of literature was used to collect data. Data were entered by using Epi data version 3.1software and transformed to Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25 software for analysis. The binary logistic regression model was used to assess determinants and variables with a p-value <0.2 were transformed to multivariable logistic regression then, a p-value < 0.05 with 95% confidence interval were used to declare significant association with the outcome variable.

Result

A total of 180 subjects (60 cases and 120 controls) were included in this study. The mean age of neonates was 12.1 days with standard deviations of 4.3. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that; history of either sexually transmitted disease /urinary tract infection [AOR = 9.4; 95%CI(3.1–28.5)], being preterm (gestational age of <37 weeks) [AOR = 4.9; 95%CI (1.7–13.7)], use of endotracheal intubation/mechanical intubation [AOR = 8.3; 95%CI (1.8–26.4)]and either mixed types of infant feeding option or formula feeding before admission [AOR = 12.7; 95%CI(3.7–42.8)]were significantly associated with late-onset neonatal sepsis.

Conclusion and recommendations

This study revealed that antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum factors have shown an association with late-onset neonatal sepsis. It is recommended to strengthen counseling and advice to mothers with specific risk factors of late-onset neonatal sepsis.
Ectopic localization of CYP11B1 and CYP11B2-expressing cells in the normal human adrenal gland
Authors: Duparc Céline , Camponova Paméla , Roy Malanie , Lefebvre Hervé , Thomas Michaël
Published: December 2022

The sharp line of demarcation between zona glomerulosa (ZG) and zona fasciculata (ZF) has been recently challenged suggesting that this interface is no longer a compartment boundary. We have used immunohistochemical analyses to study the steroid 11β-hydroxylase (CYP11B1) and aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) pattern of expression and investigate the remodeling of the adrenal cortex in relation to aging. We analyzed human adrenal glands prepared from 47 kidney donors. No aldosterone-producing micronodules (APMs) were detectable in the younger donors aged between 22–39 but the functional ZG depicted by positive CYP11B2 staining demonstrated a lack of continuity. In contrast, the development of APMs was found in samples from individuals aged 40–70. Importantly, the progressive replacement of CYP11B2-expressing cells in the histological ZG by CYP11B1-expressing cells highlights the remodeling capacity of the adrenal cortex. In 70% of our samples, immunofluorescence studies revealed the presence of isolated or clusters of CYP11B2 positive cells in the ZF and zona reticularis. Our data emphasize that mineralocorticoid- and glucocorticoid-producing cells are distributed throughout the cortex and the medulla making the determination of the functional status of a cell or group of cells a unique tool in deciphering the changes occurring in adrenal gland particularly during aging. They also suggest that, in humans, steroidogenic cell phenotype defined by function is a stable feature and thus, the functional zonation might be not solely maintained by cell lineage conversion/migration.
Three-minute bench step exercise as a countermeasure for acute mental stress-induced arterial stiffening
Authors: Kume Daisuke , Nishiwaki Masato , Takahara Ryo , Hotta Norio
Published: December 2022

Acute mental stress (MS) induces a transient increase in arterial stiffness. We verified whether a single bout of bench step (BS) exercise for 3 minutes counteracts acute MS-induced arterial stiffening. Fifteen healthy young men (mean age, 21.7 ± 0.3 years) underwent two experimental trials: rest (RE) and exercise (EX) trials. Following a 5-minute MS task, the participants in the RE trial rested on a chair for 3 minutes (from 10 to 13 minutes after task cessation), whereas those in the EX trial performed the BS exercise for the same duration. The heart-brachial pulse wave velocity (PWV) (hbPWV), brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV), heart-ankle PWV (haPWV), and the cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) were measured at baseline and at 5 and 30 minutes after the task. In both trials, significant increases in hbPWV, haPWV, and CAVI occurred at 5 minutes after the task; these elevations persisted until 30 minutes after the task in the RE trial, but significantly decreased to baseline levels in the EX trial. baPWV was significantly elevated at 30 minutes after the task in the RE trial, but not in the EX trial. This study reveals that a 3-minute BS exercise offsets acute MS-induced arterial stiffening.
Canada as counter-environment: Canadian democracy in a digital world
Authors: Rose Phil
Published: December 2022

This article follows Innis, McLuhan and others in exploring the concept of space, but does so in relation to the survival and evolution of Canadian democracy within our emerging digital world. First considering the spatial implications of Canadian geography, the country’s constitution and institutions, along with the federal government’s spending power, it then considers those associated with economic staples and particularly how these affect our institutional infrastructure, especially in disturbing cases of ‘state capture’. Alongside identifying and addressing a number of concerns relating to digital space as now configured (and which will require fundamental reform), I also probe the concept of ‘inner space’ or interiority. I do this specifically in relation to its role as one of the most valuable resources of the digital age, not only in its commercial exploitation but also in terms of its defence: ultimately, in the service of mobilizing towards a more democratic culture. In demonstrating how Canada, following McLuhan, might function as a ‘counter-environment’ that makes the ‘world environment’ of the United States perceptible to its global occupants, I maintain that what we require is the exact same cultural remedy that Innis prescribed to counter the biases of the space-binding and time-annihilating electronic space of his own time. Namely, what is required is the retrieval of what Innis referred to as ‘oral tradition’, accompanied by the necessary and concomitant re-embedding of people within their local communities.
The Reconstruction of the Crystal Easels at the São Paulo Museum of Art and the Canonization of a Decolonial Expography
Authors: Corrêa Amélia Siegel
Published: December 2022

In 2015, the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) opened the exhibition Picture Gallery in Transformation using the exhibit display format designed by the museum’s architect, the Italo-Brazilian Lina Bo Bardi. The crystal easels, as they became known, were conceived to converse with the building’s architecture, yet had disappeared from the museum’s second floor for almost two decades, replaced by traditional hanging methods. The purpose of this article is to examine the various reasons behind the removal of Bo Bardi’s expography and the controversies that have contributed to a new valuation of the crystal easels. Through an analysis of the reconstruction of MASP’s permanent collection, the technical and conceptual changes that guided it, and the curatorial discourses that reconstituted its permanent displays, I argue that the characteristics of Bo Bardi’s easels contribute to the decolonial programme of the new MASP management.
Okwui Enwezor: The Art of Curating, Jane Chin Davidson and Alpesh Kantilal Patel (eds)
Authors: Konieczny Joseph
Published: December 2022

Review of: Okwui Enwezor: The Art of Curating, Jane Chin Davidson and Alpesh Kantilal Patel (eds)

Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art, 48, May 2021, 152 pp.,

ISSN: 1478-0211-60, $27.00 USD
Curriculum and assessment in popular music education
Authors: Isbell Daniel S.
Published: December 2022

In this article, I examine how curriculum and assessment in popular music can be organized and delivered in valid and authentic ways in both school and university settings. This discussion focuses on how popular musicians learn, what they do as independent musicians on a regular basis and how this is contrasted with traditional models of music instruction and assessment in schools. I describe the three stages of backward curricular design and address formative, summative and negotiated assessments in detail. This discussion is supported with examples of assessment tools currently being used in selected popular music programmes in diverse school settings around the world.
End of the line: An exploration into the creation and challenges of infertility poetry
Authors: Doyle Betty
Published: December 2022

Infertility is an aspect of motherhood that is ‘Other’ and is broadly met with silence by the wider western society and its pronatalist culture. The silence surrounding infertility impacts our individual, mutual and cultural understandings of motherhood, as this silence arises from its taboo nature. Speaking up about any aspect of motherhood that is not typical is still treated as taboo, and the experiences of ‘atypical’ mothers, such as those who have experienced infertility, are still side-lined. The taboo nature of infertility, coupled with the grief and absence that define it, all contribute to the silence that surrounds it. This article is in the form of a lyric essay that combines my own poetry about infertility and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) with a broader critical analysis about the challenges of writing about infertility. I intersperse my own infertility poetry with a close textual analysis of infertility poetry composed by contemporary western women poets, such as Kerry Priest, Gerrie Fellows and Julia Copus. This close reading highlights the poetics employed by these writers that recreate, reformulate and reinvent writing about infertility, and motherhood more broadly. Alongside my own poetry, I include a self-reflection that highlights how my poems challenge and resist the conventional approaches to performing maternity. This self-reflection also details how I utilized poetics to both present and represent the silence and absence of infertility’s ‘non-event’, and give it presence and language.
A journey following childbirth trauma
Authors: Pitchford Claire
Published: December 2022

Back in 2015 I gave birth to my first child and had a complicated birth and postnatal experience. I suffered birth trauma and I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when my baby was eight months old. Whilst I mostly dealt with the mental and physical difficulties of PTSD with therapy, what I was not prepared for nor do I think I’ll fully get over, was the effect the investigation report into my birth had on my mental well-being. Writing became part of my therapy. In fact, my therapist prescribed it as ‘homework’ at the time. I had not written creatively prior to this and I didn’t understand how writing would benefit my well-being positively. What I learned along the course of my therapy was the power the written word has in healing a hurt and damaged soul. I maintained a blog and could see my healing progress as time moved on.

Therapy for me has since finished but I still try to write when I can. I do this often around my child’s birthday as I struggle most with memories from the time of birth. I write when I feel emotionally overwhelmed and I feel a release in this process. Whilst I do not think my pieces are award winning, each holds a period of time when my emotions ran high and to me, they have become precious notes capturing the rawness unique to my experiences and where others may also find some comfort in that they’re not alone.

I will share some of these pieces with you. Dedicated to anyone who has suffered birth trauma or from the effects of poor communication and lack of acknowledgement around psychological harm, this is for you.
Art herstory and my interrupted bath
Authors: Lightman Sarah
Published: December 2022

A visual conversation through art herstory and mothering, made during the first lockdown of 2020. Faced with a lack of private space, the author locks herself in the bath and discusses paintings from the past as she grapples to make art when her son wants her full attention.
Disrupted or sustained? Chinese international students’ perceptions of transnational hybrid learning amid politics and pandemic
Authors: Yu Jing , Li Xiaoyuan , Zhou Wendy Weile
Published: December 2022

Impacted by the global COVID-19 crisis and its sociopolitical shockwaves, pre-existing physical mobility patterns and traditional study-abroad experiences have been thoroughly disrupted and transformed. US higher education institutions have utilized the practices of transnational hybrid learning to sustain the quality and progress of international higher education. This article focuses on a study programme that integrates online and offline learning in Shanghai, China, coordinated by a non-profit international higher education exchange agency in partnership with eight US universities and one Chinese university from August 2020 to June 2021. Through semi-structured interviews with 32 Chinese students, this article finds that transnational hybrid learning offers students greater geographical and time flexibility, room for self-paced learning and controls on health risks while ensuring face-to-face interactions and physical activities. In addition, the localization of international education might motivate Chinese students to consider their career development that balances their interests and career prospects in response to political and economic uncertainties. However, the communication and learning gaps, weakened intercultural communication, sustained sociocultural alienation and contradictions of two sociocultural contexts render the overall programme experience less desirable. In sum, this article identifies the potential of virtual mobility beyond geographical and policy constraints in transforming and reimagining the practices of transnational higher education in a post-pandemic world.
Component degradation and system deterioration: An overview of early termination of PV-DG microgrid system
Authors: Atmaja Tinton Dwi , Said Dalila Mat , Idrus Sevia Mahdaliza , Fudholi Ahmad , Ahmad Nasarudin , Andriani Dian , Rajani Ahmad , Mirsaeidi Sohrab , Abimanyu Haznan
Published: December 2022

Degradation of components and system failure within the microgrid system is deteriorating the performance of electrification. The aim of this study is to discuss the relationship and connections between issues resulting from degradation and deterioration in the microgrid system, in addition to introducing the prominent impacts which may eventually lead to the premature termination of the microgrid system. This study explored the microgrid degradation and deterioration issues within four microgrid sections: generation section, storage section, transmission section, and distribution section. Subsequently, this study analyzes, derives, and classifies all emerging issues into four types of prominent impacts. The degradation and deterioration invoked many component performance issues into four main damaging outcomes, namely (i) deteriorated transmission line yielded issues regarding expected energy not achieved; (ii) energy deficit and unpredicted blackout come after the depth of discharge (DOD) reduction and invoke a loss of power supply; (iii) a shorter battery life cycle, shorter transformer lifespan, and decreased DG lifetime concluded as a shorter microgrid life expectancy; and (iv) rapid microgridbroke down and the crash of the key component inadvertently fastened the time to failure and gave rise to the early failure of a microgrid system. It is envisaged that the discussion in this study can provide useful mapped information for the researcher, stakeholder, operator, and other parties for thoroughly addressing various degradation and deterioration issues and anticipating the early termination of the microgrid system.
Long-term forecasting for growth of electricity load based on customer sectors
Authors: Sujito Sujito , Hadi Ridho Riski , Gumilar Langlang , Syah Abdullah Iskandar , Falah Moh. Zainul , Duy Tran Huy
Published: December 2022

The availability of electrical energy is an important issue. Along with the growth of the human population, electrical energy also increases. This study addresses problems in the operation of the electric power system. One of the problems that occur is the power imbalance due to scale growth between demand and generation. Alternative countermeasures that can be done are to prepare for the possibility that will occur in the future or what we are familiar with forecasting. Forecasting using the multiple linear regression method with this research variable assumes the household sector, business, industry, and public sectors, and is considered by the influence of population, gross regional domestic product, and District Minimum Wage. In forecasting, it is necessary to evaluate the accuracy using mean absolute percentage error (MAPE). MAPE evaluation results show a value of 0.142 % in the household sector, 0.085 % in the business sector, 1.983 % in the industrial sector, and 0.131 % in the total customer sector.
Strength of threaded connections additively produced from polymeric materials
Authors: Dziubek Tomasz , Budzik Grzegorz , Kawalec Andrzej , Dębski Mariusz , Turek Paweł , Oleksy Mariusz , Paszkiewicz Andrzej , Poliński Przemysław , Kochmański Łukasz , Kiełbicki Mateusz , Józwik Jerzy , Kuric Ivan , Cebulski Józef
Published: December 2022

The article presents the results of strength tests of screw-nut threaded connections made of polymeric materials such as: ABS, PLA, PET-G and RGD720. In order to make physical models, three 3D printing techniques were used: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), and PolyJet. The tests took into account the stresses caused by the axial force generated when the bolt is screwed into the nut or other structural element. Due to the complexity of the issue, the presented studies are only a starting point for further research.
Estudio de Caso en un Entrenador de Baloncesto mediante una intervención a Distancia utilizando el Modelo de Coaching Motivacional “La Jirafa de Cantón”
Authors: Mañez De Paúl Vicent Manuel , Peris-Delcampo David , Cantón Chirivella Enrique
Published: December 2022

El presente trabajo es un estudio de caso único con un entrenador de baloncesto de 22 años en categorías de formación. Se ha utilizado una metodología propia de los estudios de caso de diseño A-B (línea base más medición tras la intervención), con sesión de seguimiento posterior. Se establece la línea base con datos cuantitativos recogidos en los cuestionarios de Escala de Autoeficacia General de Schwarzer y Bassler, Bienestar Psicológico de Ryff, Escala Autoestima de Rosenberg, Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida de Diener y Escala de Liderazgo en el Deporte adaptada a entrenadores (LSS-3) y diferentes elementos cualitativos de análisis. Se utilizó el modelo de coaching motivacional “La Jirafa de Catón” mediante un protocolo de intervención diseñado específicamente para ello. Todo el procedimiento se llevó a cabo a distancia, mediante medios de comunicación telemáticos. Los resultados obtenidos muestran una eficacia de la intervención a distancia, reflejados en el aumento de las puntuaciones del sujeto en las variables autoeficacia general, autoestima, las dimensiones autonomía y dominio del entorno pertenecientes a la escala de bienestar psicológico y un gran aumento de la dimensión entrenamiento e instrucción de la escala de liderazgo en el deporte para entrenadores, además de impresiones cualitativas favorables a la eficacia de la intervención.
Physiological responses of seven varieties of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] to salt stress
Authors: Khalid Naila , Saeed Ahsan
Published: December 2022

In agriculture, salinity is one of the most significant abiotic stresses that plants confront and harms agricultural productivity, physiological, growth and development processes. In the present study, there were 7 different varieties of soybean (Ajmeri, William-82, D.A, PSC-60, Rawal-1, NARC-1 and NARC-2,) were tested under NaCl concentration level (0 mM and 150 mM) to determine their physiological performance under control and experimental conditions. The present investigation aimed to select salt tolerant varieties. Under salt stress, different varieties have differed significantly in the biological yield, chlorophyll contents, antioxidant activity and ionic concentrations. The results showed that among the seven varieties evaluated NARC-1 and NARC-2 are producing higher biological yield and antioxidant activity than others under 150 mM NaCl. NARC-1 and NARC-2 under 150 mM NaCl concentration produced significantly higher biomass in comparison with other varieties and similarly enhance the antioxidant activity by decreasing the catalase activity. The relative water content (RWC) of plants was measured 15, 30, 45 and 60 days after the treatment was applied, as well as at harvest time, along with the grain yield and characters related to yield. The 7 different soybean varieties tested showed significant differences in grain yield and yield-associated characters when exposed to NaCl salinity. The salinity had a greater impact on Ajmeri and William than on NARC-1 and NARC-2. Under salt stress, the grain yield of the NaRC-1 and NARC-2 varieties was 70% and 65% respectively, while the yields of the Ajmeri and William varieties were 41% and 38% respectively. The salinity-induced decrease in grain yield was traced to fewer pods per plant, fewer seeds per pod and a lighter weight per 100 grains. However, the number of pods per plant was most affected compared to the other characters. It was also observed that Na+ ion concentrations were elevated in the shoot under salt stress in all varieties. However, NARC-1 and NARC-2 showed low salt concentration in shoot as compared to other varieties. SDS-PAGE revealed significant variations in the protein profile of seedling soybean varieties. NARC-1 and NARC-2 have shown a unique banding pattern under salt stress with a molecular weight of 60 and 130 kDa. The results indicate that salinity (NaCl) triggered an antioxidant response in tolerant varieties (NARC-1 and NARC-2) of Glycine max (L.). This study suggested that both varieties have more capability and appropriate survival under salt stress as compared to other varieties.
Powstanie Abbasydów i jego następstwa w ujęciu Teofanesa Wyznawcy. Część I
Authors: Cecota Błażej
Published: December 2022

Artykuł jest próbą interpretacji informacji wybranych przez Teofanesa Wyznawcy na temat przejęcia władzy w muzułmańskim kalifacie przez dynastię Abbasydów. W bizantyńskiej debacie naukowej ostatnich dziesięcioleci na temat Chronografii dominował spór o tzw. wschodnie źródła, w szczególności dotyczący Teofila z Edessy i rzekomych źródeł arabskich. W świetle tej bardzo ważnej dyskusji znika jednak kwestia pracy, jaką sam Teofanes Wyznawca (lub zespół współpracujących z nim osób i Jerzy Synkelos, w kontekście doboru materiałów) włożył w tworzenie tej kroniki. Jakie elementy narracji chciał podkreślić, jak ją prowadził, co chciał zasugerować swoim czytelnikom. Zdaniem autora tego tekstu, dobrym przykładem pracy selekcyjnej dokonanej przez Teofanesa są te elementy narracji, które dotyczą powstania i przejęcia władzy przez Abbasydów. Teofanes z pewnością nie był „zwolennikiem” Umajjadów, co widać zwłaszcza w opisie panowania Marwana, ale negatywnie odnosi się do tego, jak Abbasydzi przejęli władzę – kwestionuje ich legitymizację, przedstawiając jako ludzi, którzy pozwolili na rabunki i morderstwa dokonywane przez niższe klasy. Tymi zagadnieniami, a także pewnymi elementami związanymi z możliwymi interpretacjami religijnymi zająłem się w pierwszej, prezentowanej tutaj, części pracy. W drugiej przedstawię elementy narracji Teofanesa, które zdają się sugerować, iż wraz z przejęciem władzy przez Abbasydów widział on pewien zmierzch muzułmańskiego państwa w ogóle.
Nationalstereotype im Kulturvergleich: Deutschland im niederländischen und russischen Fremdsprachenunterricht an Schulen und Universitäten
Authors: Boonen Ute  K. , Wesche Jörg , Awater Pia
Published: December 2022

Stereotypes, prejudices, hostile images and clichés are different forms of self-images and images of others. This paper establishes stereotypes as a scalable concept to distinguish them from other forms of fixed attributions. It features a comparison of national stereotypes about Germany, the Germans and the German language from a Dutch and Russian perspective and discusses the use of stereotypes in foreign language teaching, which are aimed at culturally reflective learning.
Supporting young L2 English learners with word recognition: design of early reading materials
Authors: Ellis Melanie
Published: December 2022

This theoretical article presents a case for a new approach to the teaching of word recognition in English as a foreign language to young learners in Polish early years education, arguing that there is a need for greater attention to explicit instruction in alphabetic principles, selected phonics and decoding skills. Research in first language (L1) English and foreign language (L2) development of word recognition skills is outlined. Differences between the orthographies of Polish and English are highlighted. Approaches used in L1 early reading instruction are contrasted with those commonly applied in L2 settings. The need for more explicit instruction is rationalized on the basis of a brief description of impressions from 20 hours of classroom observation. The second part of the paper presents some principles for the design of materials to introduce alphabetic principles of English and elements of phonics to support word recognition, with examples. The ability to recognize words rapidly and with ease is a key skill, which, unless mastered early, could potentially have a negative impact on the whole of a child’s language education.
Perspektywa poznawcza w badaniach ruchów społecznych: przypadek ruchów na rzecz sprawiedliwości klimatycznej
Authors: Pluciński Przemysław
Published: December 2022

Łagodzenie i adaptacja do zmian klimatu to dwa krytyczne wyzwania cywilizacyjne, wobec których staje wiele podmiotów społecznych. Celem artykułu jest analiza fenomenu polskich ruchów społecznych na rzecz sprawiedliwości klimatycznej za pomocą „podejścia poznawczego”, wprowadzonego i rozwijanego przez Rona Eyermana i Andrew Jamisona. Artykuł podejmuje dwa główne problemy. Po pierwsze, zawiera rekonstrukcję konceptualno-metodologicznych ram dla badań nad aktywizmem na rzecz sprawiedliwości klimatycznej. Po drugie, prezentuje wstępne rozpoznanie uniwersów poznawczych i praktyk polskich ruchów na rzecz sprawiedliwości klimatycznej, opierając się na desk research oraz badaniach opartych na 30 wywiadach pogłębionych przeprowa dzonych w trzech polskich miastach (Poznań, Wrocław, Warszawa). Artykuł wskazuje również na luki badawcze, identyfikując przede wszystkim potrzebę większego zaangażowania nauk społecznych w działania na rzecz łagodzenia zmian klimatu, w tym otwarcia środowiska akademickiego na perspektywy oddolne.
Kalendarz rolniczy Ḡaylāna w tunezyjskiej kulturze ludowej – między mitem a rzeczywistością: próba analizy socjolingwistycznej
Authors: Oueslati Jamila
Published: December 2022

The aim of this article is to shed light on selected sociolinguistic aspects of one of Tunisian most important agricultural heritage, the agricultural calendar. In Tunisia’s cultural heritage, there is a legend about Ḡaylana, its calendar and the way the agricultural year is divided. Tunisians for generations have believed that the shepherd Ḡaylān created the first agricultural calendar known throughout North Africa as ‘ḥsāb Ḡaylān’ ( (حساب غيلان [Ḡaylān’s calendar], ‘il-yawmiyya il-filāḥiyya’ ( اليومية الفلاحية ) [agricaltural calendar] also called ‘il-yawmiyya il-ʽarbī’ ( اليومية العربي ) [Arabic calendar]. The language spoken by Tunisian farmers on a daily basis is full of words and expressions that are hard to find in the language of city dwellers who perceive time according to the solar (Gregorian) calendar. This makes it possible to speak of a Tunisian agricultural dictionary. Everyday language, customs and work of farmers are closely related to the passing of the year. This cycle gives rhythm to the lives of the older generation of Tunisians. The research material that has been collected confirms the richness of the agricultural dictionary, and the analytical and comparative research shows the specificity of agricultural vocabulary, as it is difficult to analyze their language and cultural and social levels separately.
A probability distribution of dependencies in interlanguage
Authors: Hao Yuxin , Wang Xuelin , Bin Shuai , Liu Haitao
Published: December 2022

The diversity of syntactic units in second language has attracted much scholarly attention. Most existing studies on syntactic diversity have focused on only a small number of syntactic structures, and it is difficult to find studies that consider the full range of syntactic dependencies present in the dataset. Based on a syntactic annotated interlanguage corpus that we constructed, this paper is a quantitative study of dependencies in English-speaking Chinese learners’ interlanguage across proficiency levels. We fit the frequency distributions of dependency type, word class (both as dependent and governor), verb as a governor, and noun as a dependent with a modified right-truncated Zipf-Alekseev distribution and Zipf’s law. Our findings show that: (1) from the mathematical model, interlanguage followed distributional regularities like natural languages in terms of the syntactic structure distribution; (2) most of the determination coefficients’R2were high, indicating that the investigated distributions in interlanguage fit the distributional law finding in natural languages. This also demonstrated that both interlanguages and natural languages consistently conform to the law of linguistic diversity and uniformity; (3) the dependency relation distribution parametersaandbmanifest the developmental trend of L2 learners’ proficiency levels, demonstrating that the parameters had universal applicability in reflecting interlanguage proficiency.
Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and adverse reproductive outcomes in women: current status and future perspectives
Authors: Rafiee Ata , Hoseini Mohammad , Akbari Sadaf , Mahabee-Gittens E. Melinda
Published: December 2022

Objectives

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous, toxic environmental chemicals that can cause adverse reproductive health effects. The objectives of this mini-review are to highlight the adverse reproductive outcomes due to PAH exposure with the main focus on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and premature ovarian failure (POF) and to provide perspectives on future research needs.

Content

We reviewed studies that have reported the adverse reproductive outcomes associated with PAHs exposures in women through a comprehensive search of bibliographic databases and gray literature sources. In addition, potentially modifiable sources of exposure to PAHs and associated reproductive outcomes were also investigated.

A total of 232 papers were retrieved through a comprehensive search of bibliographic databases, out of which three studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in the review. Results showed that exposure to PAHs is associated with adverse reproductive outcomes defined as PCOS, POF, and reproductive hormone imbalance. Sources of PAH exposure associated with adverse reproductive outcomes include active and passive tobacco smoking, specific cooking methods, and pesticides.

Outlook

Future studies are warranted to examine the mechanisms by which PAHs result in adverse reproductive endpoints in women. Further, environmental exposures that are potentially modifiable such as exposure to tobacco smoke, may contribute to PAH exposure, and these exposures should be targeted in future policies and interventions.
Analysis of Students' Scientific Literacy Skill in terms of Gender Using Science Teaching Materials Discovery Model Assisted by PhET Simulation
Authors: Bahtiar B. , Ibrahim I. , Maimun M.
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to analyze scientific literacy skills in terms of gender using discovery model science teaching materials assisted by PhET simulation. This study is a one-group pretest and posttest design and an experimental. This research was conducted at MTs Hidayatullah Mataram in class IXA students in three meetings for 80 minutes each. The material used is static electricity which consists of five sub materials, namely static electricity, atoms, electric charge, Coulomb's law, and electroscope. The collection method of the scientific literacy test is in the form of multiple-choice with the indicators of being to explain scientific phenomena, scientific discoveries, and statements, and use scientific data and evidence. Prior to use, a feasibility test was carried out. The results of the item analysis show that people have a good level of adjustment, reliability, and difficulty level. The research found that: (1) female and male students had different scientific literacy skills, where the scientific literacy skill of female students was higher (80) than male students (77.95); (2) there were three sub-materials dominated by female students, namely the sub-materials of electrical charge, Coulomb's Law, and electroscope; (3) there are two sub-materials of static electricity which are dominated by male students, namely the sub-materials of static electricity and atoms; (4) in the average percentage of the indicator of explaining phenomena scientifically and interpreting data and evidence scientifically, female students are higher than male students; and (5) the average percentage of evaluating and designing scientific statements is higher for male students than female students. Suggestions for teachers are to pay attention to the roles of female and male students in the learning process so that the abilities of female and male students are not much different.
ANALISIS DEGRADASI KETERAMPILAN SOSIAL SISWA KELAS VIII DI MTS QUR’AN KISARAN
Authors: Sinaga Ikke Nurjanah , Casmini Casmini
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis degradasi keterampilan sosial pada siswa kelas VIII di MTs Qur’an Kisaran. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif deskriptif. Data penelitian diperoleh dari observasi dan wawancara. Sample yang digunakan sebanyak 12 orang siswa kelas VIII yang terindikasi mengalami degradasi keterampilan sosial dan 2 orang informan yakni guru bimbingan konseling. Sedangkan analisis data dengan melakukan data reduction (mereduksi data). Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa degradasi keterampilan sosial siswa kelas VIII MTs Qur’an Kisaran diketahui berbagai jenis, seperti siswa menggunakan bahasa tidak sopan, menggunakan nada bicara tinggi ketika berkomunikasi dan berinteraksi, tidak mampu menerima kritik dan saran, sulit menghargai pendapat orang lain, terlihat pasif ketika kegiatan belajr mengajar (KBM), terisolir dari siswa lain.
Samsun’da Kitap Kafelerin Ürün Pazarlama Stratejilerinde İç Mekân Tasarımı ve Estetiğin Etkisi
Authors: Odabaş Hüseyin , Donbay Uğur
Published: December 2022

Çalışmada temel olarak kitap kafelerin bilgi ve belge yönetimi disiplini içerisindeki yeri incelenmekte ve bu işletmelerin sahip olduğu tasarım ve estetik unsurları değerlendirilmektedir. İşletmecilerin kitap kafelerde sergiledikleri mimari organizasyon yapıları ve pazarlama stratejilerinin keşfedilebilmesi için derinlemesine görüşme tekniğinden yararlanılmıştır. Müşterilerin kitap kafelerin tasarım ve estetik sunumlarından beklentilerinin ölçülebilmesi ve işletmecilerin pazarlama stratejileriyle kıyaslanabilmesi için ise anket tekniğine başvurulmuştur. Çalışmanın evrenini Samsun il merkezinde hizmet vermekte olan kitap kafeler ve müşterileri oluşturmaktadır. Örneklem olarak bu kentte işletilmekte olan Cingöz Kütüphane (Cingöz), Eflatun Kitap Kafe (Eflatun) ve Holmes Book Cafe (Holmes) isimli kitap kafelerin işletmecileri ve müşterileri seçilmiştir. Bu mekânları kullanan 204 kişiye uygulanan anket sonucunda bireylerin tercih noktasındaki belirleyici faktörlerin sessizlik ve rahatlık olduğu; rahatlık hissinin ise iç tasarımın bireyde uyandırdığı estetik algıdan kaynaklandığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca mekândaki aromatik kokuların bireylerin çalışma motivasyonuna katkı sağladığına dair önemli bulgular elde edilmiştir. Kitap kafe işletmelerinin tasarım ve estetik bütünlüğünü yakalayarak kurguladıkları mimari organizasyonlarını bir pazarlama stratejisine çeviren işletme sahiplerinin bakış açılarını dile getirmesi yönüyle çalışma alanyazına değer katacaktır. Çalışma, müşterilerin iç mekân tasarımında estetiğin önemli bir etken olduğunu vurgulamaları bakımından da önemli bulgulara sahiptir. Alan araştırması sırasında kitap kafe türlerinin zincir kitap kafeler, bağımsız kitap kafeler, kıraathaneler ve kütüphane kafeler şeklinde pek çok türünün olduğunun ortaya çıkması, bu çalışmanın ortaya koyduğu önemli bulgulardan biridir.
Russian Town Museums and Cultures of Memory
Authors: Mazur Lyudmila , Gramatchikova Natalya , Pryamikova Elena , Veselkova Natalya
Published: December 2022

This article is devoted to the theoretical and methodological problematisation of the role played by museums in the formation of memory cultures in small towns. The authors refer to materials from field expeditions (2021–2022) in ten Russian towns selected based on their geographical location, origin, age, and other parameters. The museum network is usually analysed regarding larger cultural centres but this concept applies to smaller towns, where, in addition to local history museums, there are museums of educational organisations and enterprises, art, memorial, and thematic museums. The article proposes a definition of the concept of a culture of memory and develops and describes a typology that includes scientific, memorial, and folklore types of “museum” culture, which realise various approaches to the preservation and formation of the memory of the past. The authors employ various research techniques to study memorisation practices. They use the database on museums of small towns created as part of the project for structural and functional analysis, which makes it possible to present a picture of the country as a whole. Stationary and mobile interviews with town residents clarify the description of museum practices.
A Study on the Relationship between the Sensitivity Characteristics of Teachers in Schools with Physical Disabilities and Teaching and Learning Methods
Authors: Yoo Jangkun , Kim Hyejin , Choi Hyunsuk ,   The Korean Society of Special Education
Published: December 2022

This research study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the sensitivity of teachers in schools with physical disabilities and methods of teaching and learning. Data were analyzed for 236 teachers at schools with physical disabilities. Sensitivity consisted of five different domains: quick response, accurate understanding, excellence of acceptance and expression, interaction, and method of teaching and learning. A total of 39 questions were presented within the questionnaire. First, it was found that the higher the educational background and experience of teachers in schools with physical disabilities, the higher the sensitivity. Second, the main background variables affecting the teaching and learning methods of teachers in schools with physical disabilities were teaching experience and final educational background. Third, there was a high correlation between the sensitivity factors and teaching and learning methods of teachers in schools with physical disabilities. The results of this study suggest that the sensitivity of teachers in schools with disabilities is a major factor influencing teaching and learning methods.
The Effects Health Self-Advocacy Program with School-Home Connection on Health Care and Self-Determination in Students With Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Lee Suk-Hyang , Kang Ha-Nul , Kim Soyeon ,   The Korean Society of Special Education
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study is to develop the health self-advocacy program with school-home connection for students with developmental disabilities and investigate its effects on knowledge, behavior, and goal-attainment regarding health care, as well as its impact on self-determination in students with developmental disabilities. For this purpose, 14 high school students with developmental disabilities and the students’ parents, and four special education teachers participated in this study. The health self-advocacy program with school-home connection, which consisted of 15 sessions that included basic and advanced lessons per each health care domain, was implemented for five months using one-group pretest-posttest design. After the program was terminated, the differences between the pre-test and post-test on dependent variables were analyzed to examine the effects of the program. The results of the analysis showed that the program had statistically positive effects on health knowledge and health promotion behavior; furthermore, 93% of the students met their health care goals at a higher than expected level. In addition, the program had positive effects on promoting self-determination rated by the students. However, there were no statistically significant differences in self-determination rated by the parents and teachers. This study confirmed that the health self-advocacy program with school-home connection was effective in promoting health care and self-determination in students with developmental disabilities along with a necessity for future study to enhance health self-advocacy.
The Effects of Middle School Transition Support Program Reflecting the Characteristics of ASD on Students’ Self-Efficacy, School Adjustment and Mothers’ Parenting Stress in Middle School Transition
Authors: Hong Kyoung , Lee SoHyun ,   The Korean Society of Special Education
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a middle school transition support program that reflects the characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) for students with ASD and their mothers. The participants in this study consisted of 20 pairs(10 pairs as the experimental groups and 10 pairs as the control groups) of mothers and students with ASD in the sixth grade of elementary school who were about to enter a general middle school. This transition support program contains the general support required for a middle school transition, as well as the specific support reflecting the characteristics of ASD. Furthermore, it is a 15-session program that consists of six topics. This program is structured to support students with ASD and their mothers through both group and individual activities according to the topic. To examine the effect of this intervention, the self-efficacy and school adjustment of students with ASD, and mothers’ parenting stress in middle school transition were both measured and analyzed using an independent sample t-test. Results show that there were statistically significant differences in the pre-post changes of the students’ self-efficacy and mothers’ parenting stress in middle school transition between the experimental and control groups. However, the school adjustment of students in the experimental group revealed no statistically significant differences. Based on the results of this study, the impact of the middle school transition support program reflecting the characteristics of ASD, as well the significance of the study, are discussed along with limitations and suggestions for follow-up studies.
Perceived Stress and Psychological Well-Being in Adult Individuals during COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Coping Strategies
Authors: ŞAHAN Birsen , KARADEMİR Çağla
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study was to explore the role of coping strategies in the relationship between adult individuals’ perceived stress levels and their psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study data was collected by administering the measurement tools to 259 adult individuals between May 1, 2020, and May 30, 2020, the dates when the quarantine measures were strictly implemented in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Perceived Stress Scale, the COPE Inventory, and Psychological Well-Being Scale were used for data collection. The model created to determine the direct and indirect relationships between the study variables was tested with path analysis. According to the analysis, the model has a good fit with the data (χ2=43.554, p=.126>.05, df=34, χ2/sd=1.281, RMSEA=.033, SRMR=.0358, CFI=.993, TLI=.964), and perceived stress was significantly predicted by some of the coping strategies and psychological well-being. In addition, coping strategies had a mediating effect between perceived stress and psychological well-being. The findings showed that while stress is a trigger factor that supports new personal development for some, it can have a compelling effect on others. The way stress is perceived and the coping strategies employed as a result affect the well-being of individuals.
Türkçeyi Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğrenenlerin Çevrim İçi Öğrenme Sürecinde Öz Düzenleme Becerileri
Authors: İLTAR Latif , ÇELİK Mehmet Emre
Published: December 2022

Bu araştırmada Türkçeyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenenlerin çevrim içi öğrenme sürecinde öz düzenleme becerilerinin çeşitli değişkenler bağlamında incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Öğrenicilerin çevrim içi öz düzenleme becerisi düzeyleri ile cinsiyet, eğitim, yaş, kur düzeyi, akademik başarı puanı arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Araştırma, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Dil Eğitimi Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezinde öğrenim gören ve çevrim içi anket formuna gönüllü olarak katılan lise, lisans ve lisansüstü öğrenim derecelerine sahip 42’si kadın 84’ü erkek toplam 126 öğrenici ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veri toplama aracında; kişisel bilgi soruları ve Öz-Düzenlemeli Çevrim içi Öğrenme Ölçeği yer almaktadır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre Türkçeyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen öğrenicilerin öz düzenlemeli çevrim içi öğrenme stratejilerini kullanma eğilimleri ortalaması genel olarak iyidir (X̄= 4,96). Araştırma sonucuna göre kadın öğrenicilerin çevrim içi öz düzenleme beceri eğilimleri erkeklere oranla yüksek bulunmuşsa da bu anlamlı bir farklılık değildir. Araştırmanın sonunda elde edilen araştırma bulgularından hareketle öğrenicilerin çevrim içi öz düzenleme becerilerinin geliştirilebilmesi için öğreticilere yardımcı olabileceği düşünülen birtakım önerilerde bulunulmuştur.