bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Unique botanical value on Atacora Mountains: reasons for the creation of new conservation areas in Benin
Authors: Ouachinou Jéronime Marie-Ange Sènami , Dassou Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice , Djidohokpin Donald , Salako Kolawolé Valère , Adjiré Clément , Adomou Aristide Cossi , Assédé Emeline P. S. , Wala K. , Yédomonhan Hounnankpon , Tossou Monique , Neuenschwander Peter , Sinsin Brice
Published: July 2022

Background and aims- Atacora Mountains (AMs) are a geo-morphologically, ecologically and floristically important ecosystem in Benin. Unfortunately, nearly entire the area remains without official protection. Considering the high pressure on the flora and vegetation during last decades, identification of suitable conservation areas at finer scale is needed. This work present a checklist of plant species found in the six site covered by Atacora Mountains, assess distribution of the special plants (endemic, nearly endemic, exclusive and threatened) and identify diversity centres and priority conservation area.

Material and methods- Inventories were conducted in six sites covered by the AMs from August 2017 to March 2019. The phytosociological method of Braun-Blanquet was applied. A total of 129 plots of 900 m² for mature individuals, and subplots of 5 x 5 m for regenerations were performed. The map of AMs was digitised using ArcGIS 9.3 and grid cells based on mileage were used to assess the spatial patterns of special species.

Key results- In total, 827 plant species belonging to 464 genera and 105 families of which 55 special species were recorded. The highest numbers of the special species were distributed throughout the study area except in Toucountouna and Kérou sites. Using distribution and taxonomic richness in special taxa as model system, three biodiversity centers and one top conservation priority site (Boukoumbé) were identified.

Conclusion- The identified areas of AMs can form the basis for defining habitats with priority conservation in this ecosystem. It is therefore important to preserve the remaining plant populations in situ to create an environment in which they can increase to levels beyond an imminent danger of extinction.
Global and Regional IUCN Red List Assessments: 13
Authors: Orsenigo Simone , Cambria Salvatore , Khabibullaev Bekhruz S. , Shomurodov Khabibullo F. , Tavilla Gianmarco , Troia Angelo , Fenu Giuseppe
Published: July 2022

In this contribution, the conservation status assessment of two vascular plants according to IUCN categories and criteria are presented. It includes the global assessment of Isoëtes todaroana Troìa & Raimondo and Moluccella bucharica (B.Fedtsch.) Ryding.
Scalability of genetic biocontrols for eradicating invasive alien mammals
Authors: Birand Aysegul , Cassey Phillip , Ross Joshua V. , Thomas Paul Q. , Prowse Thomas A. A.
Published: July 2022

CRISPR-based gene drives offer novel solutions for controlling invasive alien species, which could ultimately extend eradication efforts to continental scales. Gene drives for suppressing invasive alien vertebrates are now under development. Using a landscape-scale individual-based model, we present the first estimates of times to eradication for long-lived alien mammals. We show that demography and life-history traits interact to determine the scalability of gene drives for vertebrate pest eradication. Notably, optimism around eradicating smaller-bodied pests (rodents and rabbits) with gene-drive technologies does not easily translate into eradication of larger-bodied alien species (cats and foxes).
La pulsion de mort, la compulsion de répétition et quelques couloirs vers le changement psychique
Authors: Sebek Michael
Published: July 2022

Dans cet article, je voudrais démontrer l’utilité clinique de la deuxième et révolutionnaire théorie des pulsions : la pulsion de vie et la pulsion de mort. Je décris succinctement le concept de pulsion de mort comme une force psychique conduisant à une déconstruction, une fragmentation, une dissolution, un désinvestissement du soi et de l’objet, une baisse de la vitalité pour arriver à une agonie psychique paralysant le self et l’objet. La déliaison de Freud et la désobjectalisation de Green sont des processus psychiques conduisant aux états décrits plus haut. Quelques variations des pulsions de vie et de mort ainsi que certaines répétions compulsives sont illustrées dans des séances avec un patient qui présente des agonies psychiques (absence d’émotions et de désirs), un self et des objets paralysés ainsi que des répétitions compulsives dénuées de sens. Le but principal de cet article est d’explorer les interventions porteuses de vie quand le traitement est bloqué dans des impasses causées par l’influence de la pulsion de mort. Je comprends ces interventions comme facilitant la pulsion de vie. Elles sont nommées de différentes manières selon leur auteur : récupération (Alvarez), réanimation (Šebek), objet qui anime (Director), réhabilitation (Fonagy, Target), nouveau départ, (Balint), naissance (Borgogno).
Au-delà des controverses entre méthodes herméneutique et expérimentale : argument pour un modèle psychanalytique de recherche clinique empirique en conditions naturelles
Authors: Jiménez Juan Pablo , Altimir Carolina
Published: July 2022

Cet article est consacré à la question des conditions permettant un dialogue interdisciplinaire constructif entre d’une part la théorie et la pratique psychanalytiques et d’autre part la recherche neuroscientifique centrée sur le concept de processus psychanalytique. La première partie est une évocation de la controverse actuelle entre la psychanalyse et la recherche scientifique et le passage en revue des propositions que les différentes disciplines (comme la recherche contrôlée en cours de psychothérapie et de psychanalyse, la théorie de l’attachement et la relation mère-enfant précoce, les neurosciences) ont avancé dans le cadre de la théorie psychanalytique. Les divergences entre ces recherches scientifiques et les éléments fondamentaux du modèle psychanalytique seront mises en évidence, telles que la dimension dyadique de l’expérience de la cure ainsi que l’imbrication des niveaux conscients et inconscients de l’expérience analytique. L’article conclut en posant les bases d’un nouveau programme de recherche en psychanalyse pour tenter de réduire l’écart entre ces différents modèles.
In the maze of media education: The TESEO toolkit
Authors: Di Paola Lorenzo
Published: July 2022

L’Union européenne attache une grande importance aux connaissances et aux méthodologies des sciences numériques pour relever les défis éducatifs complexes de l’avenir. Les sciences sociales sont considérées comme un ensemble de connaissances essentiel pour orienter la transformation des environnements d’apprentissage déclenchée par la profonde médiatisation de la culture et de la vie quotidienne. Cet article décrit le processus théorique et organisationnel développé conjointement par les groupes de recherche des partenaires du projet – dans le cadre du projet « TESEO – Arianna’s Strands in the Digital Age » – pour la mise en œuvre d’une Toolkit, qui est une plateforme éducative offrant des outils technologiques pour l’éducation non formelle.
Performing the role of media educator. Performative tools for media literacy from the TESEO project
Authors: Del Gaudio Vincenzo
Published: July 2022

Notre réflexion entend examiner, sous une forme préliminaire, la portée théorique et pratique de l’utilisation des outils dérivés du théâtre et de la performance pour les pratiques éducatives de l’éducateur aux médias, telle que cette figure a émergé de la recherche du projet européen Erasmus +  Teseo. Fili di Arianna nell’era digitale . Ce travail, partant de quelques hypothèses théoriques de base, vise à exposer quelques pratiques utiles pour l’éducation aux médias et les nouveaux défis de l’éducation numérique.
The hypersurveillance society: The paradox of digital Korea
Authors: Choi Hangsub
Published: July 2022

La société numérique évolue d’une société de surveillance en une société d’hypersurveillance, et ce sous trois rapports. Premièrement, comme la valeur de la sécurité est devenue plus importante que celle de la liberté en raison de la pandémie de Covid, les individus tendent davantage à accepter la surveillance de l’État qu’à la critiquer. De plus, en particulier dans une société coréenne où la notion même de justice sociale est en crise, les citoyens exigent plus de surveillance envers les personnes dont elles considèrent que les conduites les mettent en danger. Deuxièmement, comme de nombreux appareils et applications de surveillance sont intégrés dans les smartphones, le nombre de « Small Brothers » surveillant d’autres personnes augmente rapidement, conduisant à un modèle de société où tout le monde peut surveiller tout le monde. Enfin, les goûts, les intérêts et les comportements des consommateurs étant tous numérisés et surveillés par les entreprises numériques qui utilisent ces données personnelles pour pousser à la consommation en continu, on vit également dans un capitalisme de surveillance.
Design and validation of an assessment rubric of relevant competencies for employability
Authors: Sánchez Ramírez José Manuel , Íñigo Mendoza Victoria , Marcano Lárez Beatriz , Romero-García Carmen
Published: July 2022

This article highlights the importance of promoting relevant competencies for employability in vocational training students, while considering the demands of the globalized world. The objective was to design and validate an assessment rubric of relevant competencies for employability. Seven competencies were selected: problem-solving, teamwork, adaptive capacity, communication, creativity, leadership and decision-making. A rubric was designed in which three command levels were established: low, medium and high, along with their respective indicators. A content validation process was also used by means of expert judgement. Ten (10) expert judges were selected to carry out a quantitative and qualitative validation in three stages and the indicators were modified until Aiken’s V coefficients of ≥ 0.80 (p= 0.05) were obtained for all indicators of the established competencies. It is concluded that the rubric is valid enough to assess relevant competencies for employability in vocational training students.
Understanding sex differences in the allergic immune response to food
Authors: Vininski McKenna S. , Rajput Sunanda , Hobbs Nicholas J. , Dolence Joseph J.
Published: July 2022

Food allergies are of great public health concern due to their rising prevalence. Our understanding of how the immune system reacts to food remains incomplete. Allergic responses vary between individuals with food allergies. This variability could be caused by genetic, environmental, hormonal, or metabolic factors that impact immune responses mounted against allergens found in foods. Peanut (PN) allergy is one of the most severe and persistent of food allergies, warranting examination into how sensitization occurs to drive IgE-mediated allergic reactions. In recent years, much has been learned about the mechanisms behind the initiation of IgE-mediated food allergies, but additional questions remain. One unresolved issue is whether sex hormones impact the development of food allergies. Sex differences are known to exist in other allergic diseases, so this poses the question about whether the same phenomenon is occurring in food allergies. Studies show that females exhibit a higher prevalence of atopic conditions, such as allergic asthma and eczema, relative to males. Discovering such sex differences in allergic diseases provide a basis for investigating the mechanisms of how hormones influence the development of IgE-mediated reactions to foods. Analysis of existing food allergy demographics found that they occur more frequently in male children and adult females, which is comparable to allergic asthma. This paper reviews existing allergic mechanisms, sensitization routes, as well as how sex hormones may play a role in how the immune system reacts to common food allergens such as PN.
“Leisure Life Satisfaction:” Will It Have a Beneficial Impact on Depression Among Older Adults in Community Care Settings in Korea?
Authors: Kim Il-Ho , Kim Cheong-Seok
Published: July 2022

Objectives: While the risk of depression is expected to substantially increase among older adults receiving community care, leisure life satisfaction can be regarded as a key component in enhancing the mental health of those receiving community care. However, it is not yet known whether community care utilization increases the risk of depression, or what role is played by leisure life satisfaction in these settings. This study investigated the relationship between community care utilization and depression, as well as the main effect and the moderating role of leisure life satisfaction on the link between community care utilization and depression among older adults.Methods: This study, using the 2019 Korean Welfare Panel Survey, conducted multiple regression analysis on data from 4494 elderly people aged 65 years or older.Results: After controlling for potential covariates, older community care recipients were more likely to report symptoms of depression than those who did not receive community care. Meanwhile, leisure life satisfaction was negatively associated with depression in older adults. The test for interaction between community care utilization and leisure life satisfaction revealed that leisure life satisfaction significantly attenuated the link between depression and community care utilization.Conclusions: The findings of this study imply that leisure life satisfaction could play a meaningful role in improving the mental health of older adults receiving community care. Welfare policies affecting older adults should consider leisure life satisfaction as an important resource for reducing depression in community care settings.
Permanent‐income inequality
Authors: Abbott Brant , Gallipoli Giovanni
Published: July 2022

Through certainty equivalent consumption (CE) measures, we show that dispersion of current earnings, expenditures, and net worth overstate welfare inequality. This is largely due to the unaccounted value of future earnings, which we call human wealth. The latter mitigates permanent‐income inequality, though its influence is diminished by the growing importance of assets in lifetime wealth. Average expenditures and CE inequality roughly doubled between 1983 and 2016 and, to weigh these offsetting forces, we decompose aggregate welfare changes into contributions from the level and dispersion of consumption, as well as uncertainty and demographic composition. Rising inequality has offset about 1/4 of the welfare gains from higher consumption, with most of the losses accruing after 2000.
ENFRENTAMENTOS NA PANDEMIA DE COVID-19
Authors: Pacífico Marsiel
Published: July 2022

Esse artigo objetiva apresentar as dificuldades encontradas pelo grupo acadêmico da Licenciatura em Geografia da UEMS/Jardim em meio à pandemia Covid-19. Impactados por fatores sociais, culturais, políticos e tecnológicos, o curso encontra dificuldades para o estabelecimento de uma prática pedagógica, quer em sua profundidade, quer em seu alcance. Nesse sentido narram-se as principais dificuldades encontradas, explicitando os processos e os apontamentos constituídos pelo colegiado do curso na resolução das mesmas. Para tanto utiliza-se do estudo de caso como metodologia de pesquisa. Como resultado observa-se que, embora superados alguns obstáculos, a comunidade acadêmica ainda encontra dificuldades significativas para o desenvolvimento do calendário acadêmico.
Hydropneumothorax in a patient with COVID-19
Authors: Babu P. Suresh , Krishna C. Manoj , Pradeep M. , Kiran M. Uday , Bharghav P. , Kumar V. Kiran , Kumar M. Pradeep , Rajesh B. , Himaja S. , Lakshmi Aishwarya P , Lakshmi A.Y. , Ram R.
Published: July 2022

Pneumothorax had been reported in a few patients COVID-19. However, the significance and frequency of this association remains unclear. We report a 42-year-old man with COVID-19 disease who presented with left-sided hydropneumothorax. We managed the patient with intercostal tube drainage underwater seal, oxygen inhalation, injections remedesivir, dexamethasone, and ceftriaxone. The repeat computerised tomography scan of chest after 10 days revealed reduction in the left hydropneumothorax; no features suggestive of COVID-19 viral pneumoniawre evident.
A Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess the Knowledge of Nurses Regarding Acute Kidney Injury in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi
Authors: Rajora Manju Ak , Choudhary Mamta , Gahlain Savita
Published: July 2022

Background:

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is growing as a serious manifestation of multiple etiologies globally. As majority of the admitted patients are in direct contact with nurses, nurses have a pivotal role in the early detection and management of AKI. Nurses must possess knowledge and information about AKI for its early detection and management.

Aim:

This study aimed to assess knowledge of nurses regarding AKI.

Materials and Methods:

This cross-sectional descriptive survey was carried out in the emergency department and outpatient departments of selected hospital, New Delhi, over a period of 5 months. Eligibility criteria for inclusion included nurses working in the emergency department and outpatient departments, who can understand or read either English or Hindi language; and were willing to participate in the study. Two hundred and forty-five nurses were recruited as study samples using total enumerative sampling technique.

Results:

The results of the study revealed that majority 77.1% of the subjects had good knowledge regarding AKI and only 22.9% of participants had poor knowledge regarding AKI. Majority (i.e., 69.4%, 64.1%, 77.1%, and 84.1%) of nurses were familiar with causes of prerenal failure, the various modalities of treatment of AKI, cases that require dialysis, and complications of AKI, respectively. However, only 20.4% of subjects were aware of RIFLE criteria for AKI.

Conclusion:

The study identified that most of the nurses carry good knowledge regarding AKI, however, still knowledge is lacking in few important aspects pertaining to assessment and management of AKI, which needs to be considered by nursing administrators while planning in-service and continuing education for nurses.
Applications of essential oils in medical field: progression of publications in PubMed database
Authors: Benameur NEHAR
Published: July 2022

The research and the application of natural substances such as essential oils in medical field knew a progression around the world. The purpose of our work is to study the evolution of research publications on essential oils in the medical field. This study is conducted by using the PubMed database in a period from 1945 to 2018. Our results show a number of 12619 worldwide publications on essential oils in the medical field since 1945, the number of which began with a dozen of publications and reached a peak of 819 publications in 2016. The sub domains concern 6905 in dietary supplements, 4775 in toxicology, 1796 in veterinary science, 1629 publications in the field of cancer, 39 on AIDS. 4536 bearing on the animal species and 3095 on the human species. The majority of these publications are journal articles. Overall, we counted 101 publications in Tunisia, 85 in Turkey, 54 in Algeria; 51 in Egypt; 39 in Morocco, 37 in Spain, 31 in France and 12 in Germany. In Algeria, publications based on PubMed were started in 2008 with 24 publications in the last five years.
Antihemolytic and antioxidant activities of aerial parts extracts of Zygophyllum album L. and Globularia alypum L. from Algeria
Authors: Khaoula OUFFAI  , Rachid AZZI  , Fayza ABBOOU  , Farid Boucif LAHFA
Published: July 2022

The main intrest of this study was to evaluate the antihemolytic and the antioxidant activities of the aqueous extracts of Globularia alypum and Zygophyllum album prepared by three different methods:  decoction, infusion and maceration. Phytochemical tests, total phenolic, flavonoid and tannins contents of the different aqueous extracts were determined. DPPH radical scavenging assay and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) were employed for the evaluation of the antioxidant activity. Whereas, the antihemolytic activity was carried out by the evaluation of the protective effect of the various prepared extracts on red blood cells against the radical attack induced by 2,2′-azobis(2-amidinopropane) di-hydrochloride (AAPH). The aqueous extract of Globularia alypum prepared by decoction showed the highest level of total phenolic contents (196.52± 10.76 µg GAE/mg Extract). These findings confirmed the remarkably antioxidant properties of this plant with DPPH scavenging activity and FRAP test. A concentration of 160 µg/ml of this extract showed a protective effect against hemolysis induced by AAPH radical. Hence, Zygophyllum album extracts demonstrated lower level of total phenolic contents (30.41 ± 2.01 µg GAE/mg Extract) and lower antioxidant and antihemolytic activities. Globularia alypum extracts presented a powerful antioxidant and antihemolytic activities especially for the decoction extract whereas Zygophyllum album revealed a weaker protective effect except its maceration extract.
Simulation of thermal power plant source contribution to ambient air concentration in Cam Pha City, Quang Ninh province using AERMOD dispersion model
Authors: Tran Quan Anh , Nguyen Ngoc Hong Thi , Nguyen Phi Quoc , Nguyen Anh Mai ,   Faculty of Environment, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam  Faculty of Environment, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam
Published: July 2022

Cam Pha, the home of three major thermal power plants including Cam Pha, Mong Duong I and Mong Duong II, is one of the most important industrial cities in the North of Vietnam. Air pollution due to stacks emission is the biggest problem threatening Cam Pha City's sustainable development. In this study, the AERMOD modeling system was used to evaluate the impact of the stack emission by the thermal power plants on the ambient atmospheric environment. The maximum 1-HR, 24-HR, 99th percentile and annual average concentrations of TSP, SO2 and NO2 were simulated within the 40x40 km domain of 100x100 m grid spacing with the hourly meteorological data taken from 2018 to 2020. Air dispersion simulation is performed on the observed background gas concentration of the everyday environment. Hourly emission data of 10 primary stack sources of 3 factory groups were used as input data. The simulated spatial distribution of gases indicates the strong fluence of the mountainous topography on the dispersion of stack emission. Results also revealed that the maximum short-term stack emission at ground-level concentrations of SO2 and NO2 are much higher than the national standard, thus raising the risk of severe pollution. TSP pollution is less severe than SO2 and NO2 but still at a dangerous level. Since Cam Pha locates by the East Sea with the prevailing wind is heading northeast and east directions. The annual average concentrations of these pollutants indicate that the high terrain areas at the south and northwest of Cam Pha City, which block the flow of the stack emission, are the most affected regions by exhausted gases from industrial stacks.
Farklı LED Işık Kaynaklarının Dunaliella salina Teodoresco (Chlorophyceae) Büyüme ve Pigment İçeriğine Etkisi
Authors: BENAS Koray , AK İlknur
Published: July 2022

Bu çalışmada Ayvalık (Balıkesir) tuz üretim tesisinden izole edilen yeşil alglerden D. salina Teodoresco’nın kırmızı, mavi, sarı LED (Light Emitting Diode) ışık kaynakları kullanılarak Değiştirilmiş Johnson (DJ) ortamında yetiştiriciliği yapılmıştır. Deneme gruplarının büyüme hızı, pigment ve yağ içeriklerinde meydana gelen değişimler izlenmiştir. Denemeler süresince en yüksek hücre sayısı ve büyüme hızı kırmızı LED lamba altında sırasıyla 335,3 x 104 hc ml-1 ve 4,30 gün-1 olarak elde edilmiştir. Dunaliella salina hücrelerinin en yüksek klorofil a ve β-karoten içerikleri sırasıyla 10,70 ve 3,49 mg l-1 olarak kontrol grubunda tespit edilmiştir. En yüksek ham yağ içeriği ise, sarı LED lamba uygulamasında %18 olarak bulunmuştur. Yapılan çalışma sonucunda LED lambaların D. salina’nın büyümesi ve biyokimyasal kompozisyonu üzerine olumlu etkilerinin olduğu saptanmıştır.
Substance Abuse: An Overview
Authors: khan Mursalim , Bajwan Deepika , Subashini S.P
Published: July 2022

Substance or illicit drug use is a not kidding general medical condition influencing normally teenagers and youthful grown-ups. It influences males and females both. It is the significant wellspring of violations in youth and wellbeing related issues in numerous networks. It hurts unborn infants and annihilates families. As shown by the demonstrative and measurable manual of mental issue “the fundamental component of substance abuse jumble is a group of mental, social and physiological side effects demonstrating the singular keeps on utilizing the substance in spite of critical substance related issues”. Substances that are mishandled are numerous and incorporate liquor, tobacco/nicotine, caffeine, marijuana, inhalants, narcotics, tranquilizers, hostile to nervousness and hypnotics, psychostimulants like cocaine, amphetamine, methamphethamine and stimulants.
Smart Car Parking System Using Arduino UNO
Authors: Aijaz S Mohammed , Obulesu B , Nivas Kotipalli , Kumar Yadav T Pavan , Bharath Katta Sai , Premnath Golla
Published: July 2022

Due to the availability of technology and basic necessities, smart cities are now increasingly populated. In order to inspect, monitor, and signal the availability of parking spaces or slots in crowded regions, we presented a smart parking system that entails the deployment of an IOT module on-site. This project combines IOT with a coordinated framework for an effective and simple method of parking the auto-mobiles without having to look for open spaces. The main intention of this Smart Parking system is to comprise the IOT module which is utilized for signaling the driver of vehicle and mainly its condition of accessibility of single parking spot or place. The project also includes a perspective on the engineering of the framework from an abnormal state. At its conclusion, the project analyses the framework's operation in the form of a usage case that supports the viability of the suggested show. The Arduino Uno and Ultrasonic Range Detection Sensor are used to visually identify the vacant slots. Vehicle drivers can locate the open spot in the parking lot by measuring the distance using ultrasonic sensors. It can reduce the amount of time spent seeking and make it very easy for the driver to find the spot. As soon as a parking space in the parking lot is discovered to be unoccupied, ultrasonic sensors are used to identify it, which results in a further report. Programming the Arduino Uno, sensors, and other components enabled us to accomplish this. The main foremost inspiration of this idea is to minimize the clog of vehicles in urban areas effectively. In the daily newspapers, we have seen many articles with respect to the vehicles stopping issues and parking place issues all over India and mainly in the cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and numerous metropolitan urban areas. In a recent study, many researchers have found that for one year, the vehicles like cars and bikes are consuming approximately 186823. 5 liters of fuel and releasing almost 825 tons of carbon dioxide. Everyone is responsible for this so, the aimless driving should come to an end in the parking areas where this project is highly suitable to save the nature and parking problems all over the world.
Community Self-Reliance of Rural Tourism in Indonesia: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Authors: Hutagalung Husen , Purwana Dedi , Suhud Usep , Mukminin Amirul , Hamidah Hamidah , Rahayu Nurti
Published: July 2022

Community-based tourism villages have now become a worldwide concern because of their tremendous impact on strengthening the empowerment of local communities as well as on enhancing social responsibility in a sustainable manner. This study aims to explore the meaning of self-reliance in tourism village communities since it is a key indicator of the progress of community-based tourism villages. This study adopted a qualitative approach with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to investigate the meaning of people's experiences from inter-subjective activities in a double-hermeneutic process between researchers and people who experience them. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight (8) research subjects from the tourism village community. This study demonstrates the meaning of community self-reliance in terms of (1) community self-assurance; (2) integrity; (3) community commitment; (4) community resilience; (5) sustainability. This study is limited to residents of the Pentingsari tourism village in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This village rests on simplicity and a natural setting, as well as the community's self-reliance, resulting in an exemplary of a self-sustained tourist village in Indonesia.
Exposing the Mythology of Balance and the Ecology of Graduate Student Mother Resilience in COVID-19
Authors: Oldham Carolyn , Bradley Kelly
Published: July 2022

While the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the once marginalized conversation of academia’s gendered imbalance of opportunity, discussion of its impact on graduate student mothers has remained absent. Resilience has been cited as key to overcoming in the pandemic era with little discussion of how its conceptualization continues to marginalize females in the academy. Our phenomenological study explores graduate student mothers’ conceptualizations of balance, failure, success, and resilience using a family resilience framework which acknowledges the multiple identities to which they may avow and contexts in which they may operate. Employing an ecological conceptual framework, we engaged nine graduate student mothers and their children in focus groups and analyzed data using a constructivist grounded theory approach. Our research found that many graduate student mothers’ definitions of success led them to delay qualifying exams and comps during the pandemic. Our exploration of the ecology of our participants’ resilience during quarantine begins the generation of a new graduate student mother resilience theory in which the ability to overcome adversity is rooted in celebration, gratitude, collaborative problem-solving, connection, and flexibility. We recommend continued development of this new theory and provide insight into the supports higher education can offer to address the leaky academic pipeline.
Mixed Methods Research in Special Education in Turkey: Learning from Researcher Experiences in Graduate Thesis
Authors: Çelik Seçil , Doğan Murat
Published: July 2022

As a relatively young approach, mixed methods research (MMR) is a highly practical method to employ in special education due to its challenges and gains for the researchers. In this qualitative study, our aim is to explore the experiences and opinions of the researchers who completed their graduate thesis studies via MMR in special education in Turkey. We depended on hermeneutic (interpretive) phenomenological design and conducted focus group discussions with eight participants. Inductive thematic analysis has yielded four themes: (1) discovering the nature of MMR, (2) the reasons to opt for MMR, (3) the experience in conducting MMR, and (4) suggestions. The findings have revealed that understanding the mixed paradigm is a challenging task which requires a change in the mindset of researcher. Its strong functional features for special education have directed researchers towards MMR. However, many challenges raise the question: “to what extent do studies meet the MMR quality standards?” The limitations we observed in the theses have indicated that the quality standards are not adequately reflected. The relatively new nature of the method, researchers’ lack of knowledge and experience, and insufficient support from the supervisor were the sources of the challenges according to our findings. We can say that there is also a need for studies discussing the implementation of the method in special education and for guidelines that will plot a route.
Utilização de resinas de troca iônica para redução de sólidos totais e turbidez
Authors: Costa Ellen Deniane Jacinto , Santos Elisa Norberto Ferreira , Tomas Melo Claudia Maria
Published: July 2022

A sustentabilidade é um conceito de aplicação crescente pelo qual se buscam soluções que equilibrem os aspectos econômico, social e ambiental. As empresas buscam por inovações e estratégias que visam o desenvolvimento de metodologias que usem e gerem a menor quantidade de materiais tóxicos e/ou inflamáveis, minimizando os riscos através do controle dos processos e diminuindo os gastos com tratamento de resíduos. O aumento da produção industrial tem proporcionado a geração elevada de efluentes aquosos contaminados com íons de metais pesados que devam ser tratados antes de serem descartadas no meio ambiente. O processo de troca iônica é um sistema eficiente na remoção de íons de metais pesados de meios aquosos, sendo possível atingir o limite estabelecido pela legislação. O processo de troca iônica representa uma alternativa viável para a indústria de alimentos, devido sua capacidade de remoção de compostos químicos indesejados em alimentos que podem causar alterações de cor, sabor e turbidez. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar uma pesquisa bibliográfica visando evidenciar as possíveis utilizações de resinas de troca iônica em diferentes processos, tais como tratamento de água bruta, produção de cachaça, entre outros, tendo como  foco  verificar alterações em relação ao pH, redução de sólidos totais e redução de  turbidez após filtração em resinas. Os resultados obtidos nesta pesquisa demonstram o grande potencial para a utilização de resinas de troca iônica com objetivo de redução de sólidos totais e turbidez em diferentes tipos de aplicações e processos industriais.
Classification Heart Diseases Base on Heart Sound Using Backpropagation Algorithm
Authors: Setyawan Agus , Arifin Fatchul
Published: July 2022

Heart sounds have a special pattern that can indicate a person's heart condition. An abnormal heart will produce a characteristic sound that is often called a murmur ( Sitinjak , 2008). Murmurs are caused by various things that can indicate a person's heart condition. From these murmurs can be known the types of abnormalities experienced by patients. In this study, cardiac abnormalities that can be identified are aortic stenosis (as), mitral regurgitation (mr), mitral valve prolapse (mvp), mitral stenosis (ms), and normal. The data used for training as many as 1000 heart sound files consisting of 200 files each for each heart abnormality.Data in the form of heart rate sound samples with the format. Wav. The program was created using the Artificial Neural Network method to identify the five types of cardiac abnormalities. The training method is created using the traingdx function provided in the Neural Network Toolbox on MATLAB. Based on the results of the training can be obtained a validity value of 97,7%.
Design of Environmentally Friendly Air Conditioning System Based on Thermo Electric Peltier Tec1-12706
Authors: Sujiwa Akbar
Published: July 2022

Environmentally friendly problems have been widely studied in scientific journals, one of which is the use of gases that can damage the environment in a variety of cooling devices such as refrigerators and air conditioners (AC). In the past two decades, most of the refrigeration engines were still using Chloro Fluoro Carbons (CFC) gas, which had been researched in fact could damage the ozone layer. One alternative is to use freon gas to replace CFC gas as a component of air conditioning. Until now, CFC gas has been completely replaced by freon gas in the use of household appliances. But the use of this gas still has a bad side, especially for humans, when it inhaled in a certain amount can cause death. Therefore, in this study an air conditioning device with a main component was designed using thermoelectric TEC1-12706 which utilizes the Peltier effect in producing cold temperatures. This device is able to cooling a room with dimension 12 m2 in the interval of time 120 minutes to a temperature of 28.1 °C.
Initial Design of Dual-Axis Solar Tracker to Increase Efficiency of Monocrystalline Solar Panel Using Fuzzy Logic Method
Authors: Halim Levin
Published: July 2022

Fossils and mines become the main sources for producing the electricity in Indonesia. Due to availability of the sources, the price gets higher and it has a bad impact to the environment. Therefore, we need a new source to produce the electricity. A solar energy can be a solution, it has an unlimited availability and it’s eco-friendly. Solar panel can be a media to convert sun energy to electrical energy. Solar panel will be more efficient if the face of the panel always facing toward the sun. In this research, a panel will be designed so it can always move towards the sun movement. Fuzzy logic method will be use to the tracking method because it can increase the efficiency higher. Fuzzy logic systems consist of 4 input and 2 output. The inputs are based on each LDR sensor and the output is the motor on each axis. Based on the calculation horizontal has a 0,73% error and the vertical has 0,41%.
التقنيات الرقمية وانعكاساتها على النظم الاتصالية بالمؤسسات الإعلامية السودانية
دراسة وصفية تحليلية بالتطبيق على وكالة السودان للأنباء (سونا) في الفترة من 2020-2021
Authors: محمد محمد العوض , عثمان هيثم عبد الرحيم
Published: July 2022

أسهمت التقنيات الرقمية في تفعيل العمليات الاتصالية بالمؤسسات وتنوع المضامين الاتصالية وتعدد تقنياتها مدعومة بتقنيات الحاسوب وبرامجه مما أتاح فرص الجودة والدقة والسرعة مع غياب المواكبة القانونية وتحديات البنية التحتية الرقمية لمواكبة التحديثات المستمرة وتأثيراتها على العمليات الإدارية وظهور نظم وأنواع اتصالية جديدة تكون متسقة مع التوصيف والتوظيف للتقنيات المستحدثة.
وتندرج الدراسة لمناقشة تأثير المتغيرات على الاتصال المؤسسي وقضايا سعة المواعين وتعدد مسارات الاتصال المنتقل من التقليدية الى الحداثة والسرعة والعالمية وحتمية المواكبة المستمرة.
وتنبع أهمية الدراسة بتوضيح الفرص التي توفرها التقنيات للاتصال المؤسسي وتحسس مهددات التحديث المستمر للتقنيات الاتصالية وقضايا البنية التحتية والمواكبة البشرية نحو اتصالات مؤسسية تصل لأهدافها بسرعة وجودة.
ويرجع سبب اختيار هذا الموضوع للاتجاهات المستقبلية للمؤسسات الرامية للإفادة من إمكانيات التقنيات الاتصالية للوصول لأهدافها والتواصل مع جمهورها ومتغيرات النظم الاتصالية ونظرياتها.
وتهدف الدراسة للتعرف على المقدرات التقنية الاتصالية لدعم المؤسسات وإبراز النظم الاتصالية المستحدثة المتوازية وديناميكيتها مع تطور التقنيات واستشراف مستقبل الاتصال الرقمي والوقوف على التحديات في التدريب والتمويل لتوفير البنيات التقنية المتجددة على مستوى العتاد والبرامج والأجيال الاتصالية وتعقيدات استخدام التقنيات كتحديات البنى التحتية وتأمين المحتوى وإمكانات الاتصالات التطبيقية الرقابية والمهارية.
وما يضفي على هذه الدراسة أصالة تركيزها على الجوانب المختلفة للتقنيات الاتصالية بالمؤسسات على غرار الدراسات التي كانت في مجملها ذات طابع إداري وأخرى ذات طابع اتصالي وهي تتناول التقنيات التي تتطور ويتجدد البحث في مجالها ومواكبته.
انتهج المنهج الوصفي التحليلي خلال تناول المستحدثات التقنية واستخداماتها الاتصالية بالمؤسسات وتسخيرها وصولا لأهداف المؤسسة وجمهورها.
وقد طرحنا سؤال ما انعكاسات التقنيات الرقمية على النظم الاتصالية بالمؤسسات الإعلامية السودانية وعلى وجه الخصوص وكالة السودان للأنباء (سونا)
الكلمات المفتاحية: التقنية؛ النظم الاتصالية؛ المؤسسة الإعلامية
رؤية النخبة الإعلامية في السعودية لدور تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي في الحد من تأثير الأخبار الكاذبة على منصات الإعلام الاجتماعي
Authors: الذيابي شاكر بن علي
Published: July 2022

تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على رؤية النخبة الإعلامية في المملكة العربية السعودية لدور تقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي وخوارزمياته في الحد من الأخبار الكاذبة على منصات الإعلام الاجتماعي، في ضوء الخبرة والممارسة الإعلامية والأكاديمية والتعامل مع مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي كمصدر للمعلومات والأخبار للكثيرين منهم في العمل الإعلامي اليومي. اعتمدت الدراسة على المنهج الكمي المسحي في الحصول على النتائج المطلوبة الذي يُعد أكثر المناهج المستخدمة في مجال البحوث الوصفية وطبقت الدراسة على عينة قوامها 65 مفردة من النخبة الإعلامية في السعودية. ونتج عن هذه الدراسة وجود علاقة ذات دلالة إحصائية بين درجة تعرض النخبة الإعلامية السعودية للأخبار الكاذبة في منصات التواصل الاجتماعي وإدراكهم لمساهمة الذكاء الاصطناعي في الحد من انتشار الأخبار الكاذبة كما بينت الدراسة العديد من العوامل التي تساهم في انتشار الأخبار الكاذبة في منصات التواصل الاجتماعي لدى النخبة الإعلامية. وجاء ضمن توصيات الدراسة ضرورة تطبيق تقنيات التعلم الآلي الهجين والشبكات العصبية للكشف عن الأخبار الكاذبة ومواجهة الأخبار الكاذبة والمعلومات المضللة على وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي وتكثيف البحث العلمي والنشر للباحثين في هذا المجال والتدريب المهني للعاملين في مجالات الإعلام حول توظيف أدوات الذكاء الاصطناعي في المؤسسات الإعلامية.

الكلمات المفتاحية: النخبة الإعلامية، الذكاء الاصطناعي، الأخبار الكاذبة
An Exploration of Distributive and Interactional Justice as Predictors of Workplace Spirituality of School Teachers
Authors: Aslam Muhammad , Qayyum Abdul , Sarwar Muhammad
Published: July 2022

Fairness is essential factor that increase the workplace spirituality of teachers at workplace. This study is aim to exploration of distributive and interactional justice as predictors of workplace spirituality of school teachers in Pakistani context. This study was a quantitative research and causal-comparative research design was applied. The respondents of this study were 760 (405 male and 355 female) teachers of schools. According to purpose of this study and review of related literature distributive justice and interactional justice scales and Workplace Spirituality Scale (WPS) were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 version software and descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis techniques were applied. The results indicated that distributive and interactional justice were positive and significant predictors of workplace spirituality of teachers. Moreover, interactional justice was a higher predictor of workplace spirituality then distributive justice in Pakistani context. It was recommended that the administration of schools improve the practices of interactional and distributive justice among teachers because these were the positive and significant predictors of workplace spirituality among teachers.
Improving the accuracy of localization of unmanned vehicles based on an electronic terrain map
Authors: Kryukov Yuri A. , Teryaev Lev N. , Bobikov Stanislav A.
Published: July 2022

The article uses an algorithm for applying the probability algorithm for the occurrence of unmanned vehicles based on the use of a system for ROS robotic devices. As part of the study, the task was set to determine the exact position of an object (robotic vehicle), which, without special use of tools, was placed inaccurately in the GPS assembly. The task posed in the search was solved using ROS by creating a three-dimensional map of the area and refining the data using GPS using an algorithm.
DETERMINANTS OF INSURANCE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Authors:   Department of Finance, Faculty of Management Sciences, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, Tajudeen Kolapo, Funso
Published: July 2022

Insurance market in Nigeria like other developing African countries have remained small, less pervasive, and underdeveloped with evidence from the abysmally low density and penetration rates. These casts doubt on insurance sector development in Nigeria to question whether the issues are related to dynamics in macroeconomics, demographic, and institutional factors affect the sector. The determinants of insurance sector development in Nigeria for the period 1987 to 2020 follows a multiple regression framework through ARDLbounds cointegrationtesting. The Error Correction Model (ECM) results show the speed-of-adjustment to equilibrium-level following a short-term distortion had negative coefficients of0.02725;p=0.000<0.01and 1.08206; p=0.014<0.05 for non-life insurance density and penetration, respectively.Non-life insurance demand is positive and significantly influenced by trade openness, real interest rates, population growth, and financial development in the long run, according to long-term estimates. Non-life insurance premiums are reduced by inflation and the age of the population. This study recommends that GDP per capita be grown further through quick investment and social spending, greater exports, and a decrease in unemployment, while interest rates and inflation levels should be checked (monitored) through monetary policy activities of the apex financial institution.
Law Enforcement Disparity in Giving Rehabilitation for Narcotics Users
Authors:   Faculty of Law, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta
Published: July 2022

The problem of drug abuse is currently a frightening specter. Prevention of drug abuse is aimed at fortifying the community so that they are not involved in drug abuse. The target is people who have never been involved with narcotics abuse so as not to become abusers, and not become dealers. Rehabilitation of narcotics abusers and addicts with the aim of curing the ill condition of narcotics dependence on abusers and addicts to recover from drug dependence. The rights of citizens are human rights that are protected and guaranteed by the state, but in reality, in the process of imposing criminal charges, especially in cases of drug abuse, there have been disparities.
Curriculum design principles for developing a module in medical education
Authors:   Professor and HOD, Department of Pharmacology, SUTAMS, Trivandrum, Kerala, India, Remesh Ambili
Published: July 2022

Curriculum, the crux of the whole educational process has its impact on health professional programs as well as healthcare need of the society. It is intended to bring about changes in learners in four domains. Curriculum design is a complex process which needs meticulous planning and extensive conceptual frameworks. Several categories of adult learning theories link intricately with curriculum development. There is increasing relevance and accountability to curricular development for the medical educators.
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy - A Case Report
Authors:   One Brooklyn Health: Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn NY, Dolkar Tsering , Nway Nway ,   Saba University School of Medicine
Published: July 2022

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), formerly called "arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy" (ARVD/ARVC), is a myocardial structural abnormality disease with clinical presentation of cardiac arrhythmia. It is characterized by the replacement of the myocardium with fibrofatty tissue. In 2010, Marcus et al. proposed revised criteria based on the original Task Force Criteria 1994. We present a case of a young African American male who met two major criteria for definite diagnosis of ARVC: Electrocardiogram (EKG) major criteria and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) major criteria. The patient had early transition inverted t waves in lead V1-V4, and MRI showed Right Ventricle (RV) dyskinesia with RV Ejection Fraction (EF) < 40%, both satisfying the two major criteria required for definitive diagnosis of ARVC
Khat (Catha Edulis) Plant Abuse in Saudi Arabia
Authors:   Associate Professor of Toxicology, Department of Forensic Science, King Fahd Security College, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, AL-Ahmadi Tareq
Published: July 2022

Background: The khat (Catha edulis) shrub is cultivated in both the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa. The citizens of this region have carried the tradition of chewing khat leaves since the 15th century. This plant is a natural stimulant which contains two main substances, cathine and cathinone, which cause excitement, euphoria, and loss of appetite. Moreover, the khat trade is considered a source of income within countries of these regions. However, khat holds both benefits and negative aspects for mankind, society, and the environment. This article focuses on the issue of khat smuggling to Saudi Arabia, which has increased over between 2010 and 2016 according to the recent statistics.