bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Relationships between Leader Creativity Expectations, Intrinsic Motivation, and Creative Performance
Authors: Adil Muhammad Shahnawaz , Ab Hamid Kamal Bin
Published: March 2019

Objective: The objectives of this conceptual paper are two folds: to propose and argue a) the direct relationship between leader creativity expectations and creative performance; and b) the mediating role of intrinsic motivation between leader creativity expectations and creative performance.  Design: Drawing upon Pygmalion effect, Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation, and componential theory of creativity, two propositions are suggested.  Findings: It is proposed that there will be a positive relationship between leader creativity expectations and creative performance. In addition, the authors also make the case that intrinsic motivation will mediate the relationship between leader creativity expectations and creative performance.  Originality: The significant original contribution of this article is that it suggests a theoretical relationship of Pygmalion effect with Herzberg’s two-factor theory of motivation and componential theory of creativity to propose a new conceptual framework. In addition, this paper extends our knowledge regarding the pertinent role of leader creativity expectations in stimulating the divergent thinking process of people in the workplace.  Policy Implications: This article attempts to provide a clear guideline to both practitioners and academicians to better explore the relationship between expectations and employee creativity. The proposed framework may be applied in various social contexts such as healthcare, education, creative advertising, research and development, hospitality and new business incubation.
Sharī‘ah Analysis of Acquisition of House Financing Portfolio
Authors: Shahzad Muhammad Asghar , Saeed Syed Kashif , Ehsan Asim
Published: March 2019

Purpose - The Objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive scenario of the Acquisition of House Financing transaction taken place between Bank Islami and Citi Bank during 2010 in the light of Sharī’ah guidelines. The purpose of this whole complex transaction was to acquire Citi Banks house financing portfolio. The successful completion of such a transaction is an important milestone for Islamic Banking. The complete understanding of such transactions is of prime importance for Islamic banking academia. 
Findings - The study concludes that the transaction based on Hawalah (assignment of debt) and Wakalah Lil Qabz (recovery agency) is very complex and intelligently designed to conduct these transactions. 
Policy Implications - This study will enable the policymakers, Sharī’ah Advisors, and bankers to explore new avenues for investment in Islamic Banking Institutions. This study will also enable academicians and research students to conduct research for product development in related areas with conventional banks. The complete understanding of such transactions is of prime importance for the product development department of Islamic Banks.
Trombólise no serviço pré-hospitalar móvel de emergência em ví­timas de infarto agudo do miocárdio
Authors: De Lima Maria Solange Moreira , Dantas Rodrigo Assis Neves , Dantas Daniele Vieira , Coutinho Isabelle Cristina Braga , De Oliveira Sara Porfí­rio , Da Costa Jaciana Medeiros , De Freitas Sara Cynthia , Ribeiro Maria do Carmo de Oliveira
Published: March 2019

Objetivo: Descrever o perfil das publicações sobre o uso da terapia fibrinolí­tica no paciente diagnosticado com infarto agudo do miocárdio nos serviços pré-hospitalares móveis de emergência. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, descritiva, exploratória, de abordagem quantitativa, realizada através da pesquisa nas bases de dados da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), especificamente a Scielo, Lilacs e Medline, no perí­odo de dezembro 2016 e janeiro de 2017, por meio dos descritores em ciências da saúde elegidos. Após o refinamento, foram selecionados 06 artigos que se enquadraram nos critérios de inclusão. Resultados: Todas as publicações selecionadas destacaram os benefí­cios do uso da terapia fibrinolí­tica na abordagem pré-hospitalar. Porém, apesar dos estudos disponí­veis evidenciarem a eficácia da terapia fibrinolí­tica precoce, seu uso no Brasil ainda é bastante reservado. A trombólise pré-hospitalar é uma medida viável e potencial para a redução do tempo de reperfusão, mas ainda não é uma realidade difundida em nosso contexto. Conclusão: Faz-se necessário que essa temática seja discutida e difundida entre os serviços de saúde, como também é necessária a implantação do trabalho em rede para que todos trabalhem por um só objetivo, o de promover um atendimento eficiente e de qualidade.Palavras-chave: terapia trombolí­tica, infarto do miocárdio, assistência pré-hospitalar.
Efeitos do toque terapêutico na cicatrização da pele
Authors: De Souza André Luiz Thomaz , Caliari Juliano de Souza , Biazzin Karen , Gonçalves Jamila Souza , Carminatte Deise Aparecida
Published: March 2019

Objetivo: Buscar evidências sobre os efeitos do toque terapêutico na cicatrização da pele. Métodos: Revisão integrativa da literatura conduzida por meio de buscas por estudos que retratassem os efeitos do toque terapêutico na cicatrização da pele em pesquisas in vivo, in vitro e clí­nica. As buscas foram realizadas em bases de dados nacionais e internacionais por meio dos descritores controlados: Toque terapêutico, Toque de cura e não controlado: Imposição das mãos. Resultados: Foram incluí­dos nesta revisão cinco estudos que retratavam os efeitos do toque terapêutico na cicatrização da pele. Os estudos destacam-se principalmente por serem de cunho experimental com modelo animal e revelam efeitos favoráveis ao uso do toque terapêutico na cicatrização da pele. Conclusão: O toque terapêutico representa uma intervenção de enfermagem em potencial para ser utilizada no tratamento complementar para a cicatrização da pele. Contudo, são necessárias mais evidências cientí­ficas que comprovem seus benefí­cios para esta finalidade.Palavras-chave: toque terapêutico, cicatrização, pele, Enfermagem.
Percepções do enfermeiro intensivista frente í morte encefálica e í doação de órgãos
Authors: De Souza Manuella Fernanda , Bento Jéssica Caxias , Milagres Clarice Santana
Published: March 2019

A morte encefálica (ME) representa a ausência de funcionamento cerebral, no qual há inexistência de atividade elétrica na região do encéfalo e o paciente somente consegue sobreviver devido a meios artificiais, permanecendo com a função cardiorrespiratória intacta temporariamente. O enfermeiro tem importante papel na identificação, notificação e captação de órgãos de pacientes com este diagnóstico, atuando na comunicação com a famí­lia para que eles possam decidir sobre aceitar ou recusar a doação de órgãos. Objetivo: Verificar a percepção dos enfermeiros intensivistas diante da morte encefálica e da doação de órgãos. Métodos: Pesquisa qualitativa convergente assistencial, realizada em um hospital público no interior do Estado de São Paulo. Foram selecionados enfermeiros intensivistas que atuam neste setor de Unidade de Terapia Intensiva adulto. Para a pesquisa, foi realizada uma entrevista com questões norteadoras discursivas, e, posteriormente, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo de Bardin. Nesta proposta, a categorização foi utilizada e empregada a representatividade. Resultados: Da análise das transcrições das entrevistas obtidas emergiram três categorias temáticas: percepção dos enfermeiros para lidar com a morte; preparo do enfermeiro intensivista sobre a morte e seus critérios de definição; e processo de trabalho do enfermeiro na efetividade do processo de doação de órgãos para transplante. Conclusão: O presente estudo proporcionou a percepção do enfermeiro intensivista diante da morte encefálica e da doação de órgãos. O processo de trabalho deste profissional consta, entre diversas atividades, realizar uma assistência de qualidade ao indiví­duo em ME, reconhecer os sinais e sintomas da ME, realizar os cuidados ao corpo e, por fim abordar os familiares de forma empática e humana, assim como orientá-los, sobre a doação de órgãos. Diante desta última ação, o êxito de um futuro transplante pode ser possí­vel.Palavras-chave: morte encefálica, transplantes, unidades de terapia intensiva.Â Â
Prevenção e cuidados frente às complicações mamárias relacionadas í amamentação na atenção primária í saúde
Authors: Oliveira Ana Kelly da Silva , Branco July Grassiely de Oliveira , Costa Francisca Bertilia Chaves , Dos Santos Maria Solange Nogueira , Freire Francisca de Fátima dos Santos
Published: March 2019

Objetivo: Descrever a experiência de ações educativas relacionadas a prevenção e cuidados frente as complicações mamárias referentes ao processo de amamentação. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de natureza qualitativa, relato de experiência, a partir da vivência da estratégia de educação em saúde com puérperas acompanhadas pela Estratégia Saúde da Famí­lia localizada em um municí­pio do Ceará, que oferece campo de estágio para um curso de graduação em Enfermagem. A experiência ocorreu durante estágio curricular do Supervisionado I, 9° perí­odo do curso de Enfermagem, nos meses de agosto a outubro de 2017. Resultados: Durante os três meses de estágio, as puérperas foram avaliadas e orientadas na consulta de enfermagem e em atividades de educação em saúde, sendo possí­vel fornecer orientações acerca do aleitamento materno e suas possí­veis complicações. Conclusão: Para que se tenha sucesso no que tange a amamentação, faz-se necessário o empoderamento da mulher, bem como um adequado manejo das complicações. Neste sentido o enfermeiro deve facilitar o desenvolvimento das habilidades maternas, por intermédio de orientações, bem como acompanhar e incentivar essas mulheres a participarem de grupos e apoio fornecidos pela Estratégia Saúde da Famí­lia desde a gestação.Palavras-chave: aleitamento materno, cuidados de enfermagem, perí­odo pós-parto.
Sí­ndrome do intestino curto
Authors: Ornellas Ana Clara Ribeiro , Silva Bruna Santoni , Calixto Larissa Tayná da Silva , Batista Tayná Oliveira , Tapia Carmen Elisa Villalobos
Published: March 2019

A Sí­ndrome do Intestino Curto consiste em uma falência do intestino por perda parcial ou total do intestino caracterizada pela incompetência do organismo em manter o controle hidroeletrolí­tico e calórico-proteico com dieta ingerida por via oral. Objetiva-se identificar na literatura a ação do enfermeiro, assim como a importância do trabalho multiprofissional para a obtenção de bons resultados no plano terapêutico. Trata-se de estudo descritivo do tipo observacional, as informações foram obtidas por meio de revisão do prontuário e entrevista com o acompanhante da criança. Resultados: Foram realizadas as etapas do Processo de Enfermagem, detalhando a ação da equipe de enfermagem. Devido ao tratamento complexo e delicado, conclui-se que o enfermeiro deve agir de forma holí­stica e estabelecer ví­nculo com pacientes e familiares, além da sua relação com a equipe multidisciplinar, a fim de que o plano terapêutico estabeleça uma assistência eficaz, visando a melhor qualidade de vida do paciente e famí­lia.Palavras-chave: sí­ndrome do intestino curto, nutrição parenteral, processo de enfermagem.
Doulas voluntárias em uma maternidade escola na Região dos Campos Gerais: a visão dos profissionais
Authors: Wosniak Thiane Cristina , Ravelli Ana Paula Xavier , Padilha Brenda Cristiny , Szczerepa Mariana Faria , Dalazoana Laryssa de Col , Cabral Luciane Patricia Andreani
Published: March 2019

O parto sempre foi assistido por mulheres parteiras, mas com o avanço da tecnologia, perderam espaço para os médicos. Atualmente surge a doula, a mulher retorna ao cenário do parto e nascimento como doula, com a função de acompanhar a mulher em trabalho de parto, prestando apoio fí­sico e psicológico. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar o conhecimento dos profissionais de saúde atuantes em uma maternidade/centro obstétrico de um hospital escola na região dos Campos Gerais do Paraná, sobre o papel das doulas voluntárias enquanto equipe interprofissional. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, prospectivo, de abordagem quantitativa. Quarenta e nove profissionais participaram do estudo, respondendo um questionário com afirmativas de acordo com a escala de Likert. A faixa etária prevalente foi a de 31 a 40 anos (51%); sexo feminino (100%); técnicos de enfermagem (83,7%); tempo de formação profissional â‰¥ 2 anos (97,9%); tempo de atuação na instituição â‰¥ 1 ano (77,6%) e nunca terem trabalhado com doulas em outras instituições (91,7%). Notou-se que os profissionais têm conhecimento de que a doula não é membro da equipe de enfermagem, porém, o conhecimento sobre os benefí­cios das práticas da doula e da sua atuação é deficitária.Palavras-chave: doulas, parto humanizado, equipe enfermagem, enfermagem.
Trajetória e atuação profissional das enfermeiras da região oeste de Santa Catarina: um resgate histórico
Authors: Vendruscolo Carine , Maffissoni André Lucas , Pértille Fabiane , Da Silva Júlia Ruth , Silva Kátia Jamile , Zochhe Denise Antunes de Azambuja , Adamy Edlamar Kátia , Durand Michelle Kuntz , Rodrigues Otí­lia Cristina
Published: March 2019

Revisitar a história é movimento importante para resgatar fatos e acontecimentos que marcaram a construção de uma profissão. O presente estudo, de natureza histórico-social, teve como objetivo conhecer as trajetórias históricas das enfermeiras do Oeste Catarinense por meio de suas narrativas. Os dados foram produzidos mediante entrevistas com quatro enfermeiras entre os anos 2016 e 2017. As informações foram analisadas utilizando-se da análise temática para estudos qualitativos. Os resultados revelaram três categorias: a) primeiro contato com a profissão: desafios regionais, valorização profissional e iní­cio da trajetória; b) mudanças, motivações e construção da identidade profissional; e c) dirigindo-se para as boas práticas de enfermagem: uma constante busca pelo conhecimento. As dificuldades e motivações vivenciadas pelas enfermeiras impulsionaram a transformação da realidade do cuidado de enfermagem, sobretudo, relacionado às oportunidades de trabalho, valorização e qualificação profissional. Conhecer as condições e elementos que compuseram essa história foi fundamental para compreender a realidade da profissão nos dias atuais e projetar um futuro comprometido com a qualificação dos enfermeiros.Palavras-chave: enfermagem, escolas de enfermagem, história da enfermagem, narrativas pessoais.
Conhecimento de enfermeiros sobre os diferentes estágios clí­nicos da sepse: estudo descritivo
Authors: Areal Yara Gouvea , Toledo Luana Vieira , De Souza Cristiane Chaves , Moreira Tiago Ricardo , Domingos Camila Santana , Salgado Patrí­cia de Oliveira
Published: March 2019

Introdução: A Sepse é definida como uma resposta sistêmica a uma doença infecciosa, cuja incidência vem aumentando entre os indiví­duos. Para os pacientes sépticos uma adequada assistência de enfermagem, baseada em conhecimento e habilidades técnico-cientí­ficas, possui um papel fundamental na evolução positiva do quadro clí­nico. Objetivo: Identificar o conhecimento de enfermeiros sobre os diferentes estágios clí­nicos da sepse. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, realizado entre março e maio de 2017 com enfermeiros de uma unidade hospitalar da Zona da Mata Mineira. Os dados foram coletados utilizando questionário semiestruturado com questões no formato de caso clí­nico abordando o conhecimento dos diferentes estágios clí­nicos da sepse e a identificação dos seus sinais e sintomas. Utilizou-se estatí­stica descritiva para análise dos dados. Resultados: Dos 23 enfermeiros entrevistados, 19 (82,6%) afirmaram ter conhecimento moderado sobre a temática. Em relação ao papel da faculdade na troca de conhecimentos, 15 (65,2%) enfermeiros alegaram que pouco conhecimento foi adquirido enquanto graduandos. Apenas 10 (43,5%) enfermeiros identificaram corretamente algum dos casos clí­nicos relacionado í  sepse. Conclusão: Há dificuldade na aplicabilidade clí­nica dos conceitos da sepse e seus estágios clí­nicos pelos enfermeiros, o que contribui para um atraso na identificação precoce dos casos e piora do prognóstico.Palavras-chave: sepse, enfermagem, conhecimento, saúde pública.
Antibiotic sensitivity and resistant pattern of bacteria isolated from table eggs of commercial layers considering food safety issue
Authors: Islam Mahfuzul , Sabrin Mirza Synthia , Kabir Md Hazzaz Bin , Aftabuzzaman Md
Published: March 2019

The present study was carried out during the period of June 2016 to June 2017 to evaluate the antibiotic sensitivity and resistant pattern of bacteria isolated from table eggs of commercial layers considering food safety issue. A total of 200 egg samples (100 for egg shell surface and 100 for egg content) were collected from different retail markets of Dhaka city in sterile polythene bags in a view to prevent extraneous contamination and transported to the laboratory immediate after collection using icebox. The samples were inoculated onto nutrient broth and nutrient agar plates aerobically at 37°Cfor isolation. The isolated organisms were identified based on staining, motility, colony morphology and biochemical tests. The isolated bacteria were also subjected to characterize their antibiotic sensitivity. About 74% egg samples (148 out of 200 samples) were positive for microbial contamination. Among them 100 (100 %) samples had their shells contaminated with microbes of different genera; however, only 48 (48%) growths were observed from the egg contents. The major contaminants are Escherichia coli (34.64%), Coagulase positive Staphylococcus (24.29%), Salmonella spp. (20.71%) followed by Coagulase negative Staphylococcus (10%), Pseudomonas spp. (6.43%) and Bacillus spp. (3.93%). The isolated bacteria E. coli, Coagulase positive Staphylococcus, Salmonella spp. and Pseudomonas spp. showed their greatest sensitivity against ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone and azithromycin whereas resistant against tetracycline, amoxicillin and ampicillin. There is potential for these antibiotic-resistant bacteria to be transferred to humans through contaminated eggs and are of public health concern from food safety point of view.

Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. December 2018, 4(4): 323-329
Occurrence of enteric parasites and their risk factors among the female inhabitants of lower socioeconomic groups in Dhaka city
Authors: Karim Mt Tahmina , Khanum Hamida , Musa Sharmin
Published: March 2019

The present study was conducted to investigate the intestinal parasites. A total of 900 female inhabitants of lower socioeconomic groups in Dhaka city were examined during Sep 2013 to Aug 2015, prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infestation was 66.22% and 26 parasite species were identified, of which ten species were protozoans, six cestodes, four trematodes and six nematodes. Prevalence of nematoda was the highest (57.55%), then cestode (38.67%), protozoa (19.22%) and lowest was found in trematode (4.11%). Entamoeba histolytica (10.44%) indicates severe faecal contamination among protozoan parasites, while in cestodes Hymenolepis nana (22.78%), in trematodes Fasciolopsis buski (2.11%) and in nematodes Ascaris lumbricoides (38%) were highly prevalent. In twelve study areas, the highest prevalence was found in Kamrangichar (87.5%) and children of age group 1-15 years (75.65%) were mostly affected by intestinal parasite.

Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. December 2018, 4(4): 343-350
Status of anthelmintic resistance of gastrointestinal nematodes in organized sheep and goat farms
Authors: Islam Saiful , Dey Anita Rani , Akter Shirin , Biswas Hiranmoy , Talukder Md Hasanuzzaman , Alam Mohammad Zahangir
Published: March 2019

Anthelmintic resistance has become a global problem that threatens livestock production worldwide. The present study was investigated the status of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes of small ruminants in two organized sheep and goat farms in two different areas of Bangladesh by fecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) for albendazole, levamisole and ivermectin. In each farms, naturally infected animals were divided into four groups of 10 animals. Fecal samples from each group were collected on day 0 and day 14 of post treatment to measure the eggs per gram of feces (EPG). The fecal samples of each group before and after treatment were also considered for culture to identify resistant parasite. In case of organized sheep farm, the result of FECRT of albendazole was 90.17, 95% confidence with upper and lower limit was 97.82 and 55.68, respectively. The result of FECRT of levamisole and ivermectin was 98.25 and 96.77, 95% confidence with upper and lower limit was 99.79, 85.12 and 99.11, 88.31, respectively. In case of organized goat farm, the result of FECRT of albendazole was 100, 95% confidence with upper and lower limit was 0 and 0, respectively. The result of FECRT of levamisole and ivermectin was 97.99 and 100, 95% confidence with upper and lower limit was 99.59, 90.28 and 0, 0 respectively. The results revealed that gastrointestinal nematodes were found to be resistant to albendazole in organized sheep farm and suspected to be resistant to levamisole and ivermectin. In organized goat farms, the GI nematodes found to be susceptible to all anthelmintics used for this study. Coproculture revealed that Haemonchus spp. were resistant parasite in sheep farm. This seems to be the first documentation of anthelmintic resistance against GI nematodes in organized sheep and goat farms in Bangladesh. Appropriate measures need to be taken to overcome the situation.

Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. December 2018, 4(4): 378-382
Retraction Notice for "Preconception Care through Religious Leaders in Bangladesh - A Novel Approach"
Authors: Rahman Md Rezwanur
Published: March 2019

On 18th March 2019 the Editorial Board of Delta Medical College Journal agreed to retract the Editorial 'Preconception Care through Religious Leaders in Bangladesh – A Novel Approach’ published in Delta Medical College Journal, Vol.6(2) pages 59-61 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/dmcj.v6i2.38212) as the authors had already committed it for publication elsewhere. This error is regretted, and we apologise for any inconvenience.
The perceived role of innovation platforms in addressing the agricultural value chain collective problems: an empirical application of transaction cost theory
Authors: Turyahikayo W , Matsiko FB , Okiror JJ , Obaa BB , Hanf JH
Published: March 2019

Agricultural innovation platforms are increasingly seen as a panacea for mitigating the agricultural value chain challenges through enabling the co-evolution of different elements in the innovation process. A number of previous studies on IPs show processes for their formation and contribution to innovations. Very few studies have attempted to investigate the perceived benefits from platforms as important determinants for actor participation. Using a sample of 319 randomly selected farmers from one innovation platform in Uganda, it was established that the uncertain markets for the agricultural output, sources of inputs and agricultural information were perceived to be the key motivators for the formation of the platform. The study found a positive significant relationship between transaction cost challenges of environmental uncertainty and structural embeddedness (p<0.01) and frequency of interaction and structural embeddedness (p<0.05). On the other hand, environmental uncertainty, asset specificity and frequency of interactions were significantly correlated with relational embeddedness (p<0.05). However, the complexity of tasks in the value chain was not significantly correlated with structural and relational embeddedness (p≥0.05). It therefore means that to ensure effective participation and implementation of platform activities, efforts ought to be placed on fulfilling the platform’s promise as a forum for mitigation of transaction cost challenges such as inadequate markets for both output and inputs, customized products and inputs and lack of valuable agricultural information.

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 8 (2): 1-12, December, 2018
Farmers’ acceptance of insects as an alternative protein source in poultry feeds
Authors: Sebatta C , Ssepuuya G , Sikahwa E , Mugisha J , Diiro G , Sengendo M , Fuuna P , Fiaboe KKM , Nakimbugwe D
Published: March 2019

The research aimed at assessing the perceptions and willingness of poultry farmers, feed traders and processors to use insects as a source of protein ingredient in poultry feed. The research used a cross-sectional design and a structured questionnaire to collect quantitative data from 287 poultry farmers and 71 feed traders from 3 culturally diverse regions in Uganda. The study findings revealed that majority of the farmers mixed their own poultry feed. Willingness to use insects in poultry feeds was expressed by over 70% of the farmers, feed traders and processors, indicating a strong potential demand for insect-based feeds. However, some poultry farmers doubted the possibility of acquiring insects (rearing/harvesting) in large enough quantities and the consumers’ acceptance of poultry products from birds raised on insect-based feed. Nonetheless, there is a high potential for adoption of insects for use as poultry feed if they can be produced in sustainable quantities that ensure the viability of poultry farming and the feed processing businesses.

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 8 (2): 32-41, December, 2018
Long run relationship between economic growth, export, population and investment of Ethiopia
Authors: Leta M , Zemedkun L
Published: March 2019

The objective of this study is to examine the long-run relationship between economic growth, population, export, and investment in Ethiopia using annual data collected from the World development indicator, and FAOSTAT for 18 years from 1990-2007 E.C. Co integration and Granger Causality test. Stationary properties of the data and the order of integration of the data were tested using the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test. Variables were non-stationary at levels but stationary in first differences. The long-run effects of Population, export and investment on Economic growth indicated that these variables are positively related to economic growth and statistically significant at 1% level.

Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. & Tech. 8 (2): 61-69, December, 2018
DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTION OF DAILY STRESSORS AMONG RESIDENTS OF ARKHANGELSK AND SAINT PETERSBURG
Authors: Golovey L A , Murtazina I R , Strizhitskaya O Yu , Simonova N N
Published: March 2019

Aim: to study daily stress (DS) in adults by gender and city of residence. Methods: the study involved 334 adults aged 20-60, 158 subjects from Arkhangelsk, 176 - from St.-Petersburg. Instruments: Inventory of daily stressors, Scale of Perceived Stress-10 (FWS) and the survey. Results revealed high level of DS in all studied domains. Professional domain was the most stressful (М = 27,23 for Arkhangelsk and М = 26,07 fro St.-Petersburg). We identified a greater amount of DS in all domains, higher levels of stress (М = 16,8; SD = 5,09) and perceived stress (М = 31,2; SD = 5,46) in women compared to men (М = 13,7; SD = 4,74 и М = 28,3; SD = 5,58). In men, the most stressful were the professional (М = 23,69; SD = 22,74), financial domain (М = 17,02; SD = 21,00), the domain of interpersonal communication (М = 14,87; SD = 18,98) and the domain of the external environment problems (М = 15,05; SD = 15,01); for women - professional (М = 28,29; SD = 21,92), emotional, personal (М = 27,58; SD = 27,48) and economic domains (М = 22,71; SD = 24,57). The differences were found in a larger number of stressors in the domain of family interaction and household needs for Arkhangelsk; and more stressful financial, emotional and personal domains and domain of the external environment - for St.-Petersburg. Conclusions: comparison of the DS showed that for Arkhangelsk domains of family interaction and household were more stressful, while for St.-Petersburg financial problems, environmental problems and a sense of loneliness were more urgent. The correlation analysis showed that individual psychological features play an important role in the perception of stressors. The further directions of the research in this field should be focused on the comparison of stressors with the parameters of psychophysiological and personal functioning.
Fluid Flow Characteristics for a Diverging-Converging Magnetohydrodynamic Electric Current Configuration
Authors: Onyejekwe Okey Oseloka
Published: March 2019

The effects of variations in flow field due to the presence of electromagnetic rotational forces on a transient incompressible and electrically conducting fluid flow are sought. These variations result from interactions between the electric currents with a nonuniform magnetic field. The governing equations are coupled and nonlinear and are discretized using the finite difference technique. Numerical results illustrating the development of secondary flows by the rotational electromagnetic force field are displayed, as well as the effects on the streamline axial velocity profiles by the magnetic pressure number and the flow Reynolds numbers.
Some new Pascal sequence spaces
Authors: Polat Harun
Published: March 2019

The main purpose of the present paper is to study of some new Pascal sequence spaces $p_{\infty }$, $p_{c}$ and $p_{0}$. New Pascal sequence spaces $p_{\infty }$, $p_{c}$ and $p_{0}$ are found as $BK$-spaces and it is proved that the spaces $% p_{\infty }$, $p_{c}$ and $p_{0}~$are linearly isomorphic to the spaces $% l_{\infty }$, $c\ $and $c_{0}$ respectively. Afterward, $\alpha $-, $\beta $% -~and $\gamma $-duals of these spaces $p_{c}$ and $p_{0}$ are computed and their bases are consructed. Finally, matrix the classes $(p_{c}:l_{p})$ and $% (p_{c}:c)$ have been characterized.
Existence and Iteration of Monotone Positive Solution for a Fourth-Order Nonlinear Boundary Value Problem
Authors: HABİB Djourdem , BENAİCHA Slimane , BOUTERAA Noureddine
Published: March 2019

This paper is concerned with the following fourth-order three-point boundary value problem BVP \[ u^{\left(4\right)}\left(t\right)=f\left(t,u\left(t\right)\right),\quad t\in\left[0,1\right], \] \[ u'\left(0\right)=u''\left(0\right)=u\left(1\right)=0,\;u'''\left(\eta\right)+\alpha u\left(0\right)=0, \] where $f\in C\left(\left[0,1\right]\times\left[0,+\infty\right),\left[0,+\infty\right)\right)$ , $\alpha\in\left[0,6\right)$ and $\eta\in\left[\frac{2}{3},1\right)$. Although corresponding Green\textquoteright s function is sign-changing, we still obtain the existence of monotone positive solution under some suitable conditions on $f$ by applying iterative method. An example is also given to illustrate the main results.
Existence and Stability of Solutions of Katugampola-Caputo Type Implicit Fractional Differential Equations with Impulses
Authors: JANAKİ M. , KANAGARAJAN K. , ELSAYED E. M.
Published: March 2019

This paper investigates the existence and Ulam stability of solutions for impulsive nonlinear fractional implicit differential equations with finite delay via Katugampola fractional derivative in Caputo sense. Our results are based on some standard fixed point theorems. Some examples are presented to illustrate the main results.
Qualitative Behavior of Two Rational Difference Equations
Authors: ALMATRAFİ Mohammed , ELSAYED E. M. , ALZAHRANİ Faris
Published: March 2019

Obtaining the exact solutions of most rational recursive equations is sophisticated sometimes. Therefore, a considerable number of nonlinear difference equations is often investigated by studying the qualitative behavior of the governing forms of these equations. The prime purpose of this work is to analyse the equilibria, local stability, global stability character, boundedness character and the solution behavior of the following fourth order fractional difference equations: $$ x_{n+1}=\frac{\alpha x_{n}x_{n-3}}{\beta x_{n-3}-\gamma x_{n-2}},\ \ \ \ x_{n+1}=\frac{\alpha x_{n}x_{n-3}}{-\beta x_{n-3}+\gamma x_{n-2}},\ \ \ n=0,1,..., $$ where the constants $\alpha ,\ \beta ,\ \gamma \in %TCIMACRO{\U{211d} }% %BeginExpansion \mathbb{R} %EndExpansion ^{+}$ and the initial values $x_{-3},\ x_{-2},\ x_{-1}$\ and $x_{0}$ are required to be arbitrary non zero real numbers. Furthermore, some numerical figures will be obviously shown in this paper.
$\mathcal{I}$-Cesaro Summability of a Sequence of Order $\alpha$ of Random Variables in Probability
Authors: KİŞİ Ömer , GÜLER Erhan
Published: March 2019

In this paper, we define four types of convergence of a sequence of random variables, namely, $\mathcal{I}$-statistical convergence of order $ \alpha $, $\mathcal{I}$-lacunary statistical convergence of order $\alpha $, strongly $\mathcal{I}$-lacunary convergence of order $\alpha $ and strongly $ \mathcal{I}$-Cesaro summability of order $\alpha $ in probability where $ 0<\alpha <1$. We establish the connection between these notions.
Norm-Attainability and Range-Kernel Orthogonality of Elementary Operators
Authors: OKELO Bernard
Published: March 2019

Various aspects of elementary operators have been characterized by many mathematicians. In this paper, we consider norm-attainability and orthogonality of these operators in Banach spaces. Characterizations and generalizations of norm-attainability and orthogonality are given in details. We first give necessary and sufficient conditions for norm-attainability of Hilbert space operators then we give results on orthogonality of the range and the kernel of elementary operators when they are implemented by norm-attainable operators in Banach spaces.
Mixed-Type Functional Differential Equations: A $C_{0}$-Semigroup Approach
Authors: MÁRMOL Luis Gerardo , VANEGAS Carmen Judith
Published: March 2019

In this paper we study certain systems of mixed-type functional differential equations, from the point of view of the $C_{0}$-semigroup theory. In general, this type of equations are not well-posed as initial value problems. But there are also cases where a unique differentiable solution exists. For these cases and in order to achieve our goal, we first rewrite the system as a classical Cauchy problem in a suitable Banach space. Second, we introduce the associated semigroup and its infinitesimal generator and prove important properties of these operators. As an application, we use the results to characterize the null controllability for those systems, where the control $u$ is constrained to lie in a non-empty compact convex subset $\Om{}$ of $\R^n$.
Fixed Point Sets of Multivalued Contractions and Stability Analysis
Authors: METİYA Nikhilesh , CHOUDHURY Binayak S. , KUNDU Sunirmal
Published: March 2019

In this paper we derive a fixed point result for a multivalued generalized almost contraction which contains several rational terms through a six variables function and a four variables function. The space is assumed to satisfy some regularity conditions. In another part of the paper we establish stability results for fixed point sets of these contractions. The corresponding singlevalued case is also discussed. The results are obtained without any assumption of continuity. There are two illustrative examples.
A metaheuristic optimization algorithm for multimodal benchmark function in a GPU architecture
Authors: MROGİNSKİ Javier Luis , CASTRO Hugo Guillermo
Published: March 2019

It is well known that the numerical solution of evolutionary systems and problems based on topological design requires a high computational power. In the last years, many parallel algorithms have been developed in order to improve its performance. Among them, genetic algorithms (GAs) are one of the most popular metaheuristic algorithms inspired by Darwin's evolution theory. From the High Performance Computing (HPC) point of view, the CUDA environment is probably the parallel computing platform and programming model that more heyday has had in recent years, mainly due to the low acquisition cost of graphics processing units (GPUs) compared to a cluster with similar functional characteristics. Consequently, the number of GPU-CUDAs present in the top 500 fastest supercomputers in the world is constantly growing. In this paper, a numerical algorithm developed in the NVIDIA CUDA platform capable of solving classical optimization functions usually employed as benchmarks is presented. The obtained results demonstrate that GPUs are a valuable tool for acceleration of GAs and may enable its use in much complex problems. Also, a sensitivity analysis is carried out in order to show the relative weight of each GA operator in the whole computational cost of the algorithm.
Pengembangan dan Pelatihan Perpajakan Games Edukasi Perpajakan Untuk Meningkatkan Kesadaran Pajak Early Tax Payer
Authors: Sukowidyanti Asmoro Priandhita , Nurlaily Ferina , Aini Edlyn Khurotul
Published: March 2019

The education and socialization of taxation provided early on is a government investment that benefits can be felt in the future. Based on this background, we developed a 3-dimensional tax education game that is used to provide additional knowledge and understanding to elementary school-level children on the importance of taxes so that they can ultimately raise awareness to pay taxes in the future. The method used is to hold discussions with partners, develop 3D educational games applications, carry out training on tax education games, and evaluate the results of training implementation. The training activities were carried out in 3 (three) Elementary Schools namely SD Negeri Experiment 1 Malang SD Negeri Rampal 1 Celaket Malang, and SD Negeri Model Malang. The results of the training showed that tax education games are effective in increasing tax knowledge and awareness. This can be seen from the increase in the quality of understanding related to taxation based on the Pre Test of 79.05% and increased after Post Test to be 86, 62%.
Validity and reliability of a Lithuanian physical education teachers’ self-efficacy scale toward inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorders
Authors: Selickaitė Dovilė , Hutzler Yeshayahu , Block Martin E. , Rėklaitienė Diana
Published: March 2019

Background. Teacher’s perceptions of Self-efficacy (SE) have been suggested as an important factor in the
successful inclusion of students with special educational needs. The purposes of this study were (a) to investigate the
validity and reliability of the instrument of physical education teachers’ self-efficacy toward the inclusion of students
with Autism Spectrum Disorders (PESEISD-A), using a Lithuanian physical education (PE) teachers’ sample, and
(b) to assess relationships between SE scale and subscales.
Methods. The English version of the instrument was translated into Lithuanian using the back-translation
technique. The participants were 368 PE teachers working in Lithuanian schools (152 males and 216 females),
aged between 24 and 65 years (M = 47.09; SD = 9.06). The content and construct validity of the instrument were
supported.
Results. The results of the factor analysis indicated a one-factor solution for the scale’s SE. Cronbach’s alpha
reliability of SE scale and all other subscales was high (α > .93). Test-retest correlation analysis showed a satisfactory
coefficient. In this study, positive and significant relationships between SE scale, mastery experience, vicarious
experience, social persuasion, physiological state, behaviour, and perceived challenges subscales were determined
(p < .01).
Conclusions. The Lithuanian version of the PESEISD-A appears to be a valid and reliable instrument, enabling
future research on Lithuanian PE teachers.
“What is worse than death?”: experience of critical events among physicians
Authors: Antinienė Dalia , Kaklauskaitė Žydrūnė
Published: March 2019

Background. It is noticeable that doctors’ avoidant behavior while dealing with emotional consequences of
critical events not only lowers physician’s quality of sleep (Kahn, Sheppes, & Sadeh, 2013), brings them less
satisfaction with the results of their work (Gleichgerrcht & Decety, 2013), but also worsens medical care as they
provide poorer services related to the patient (Austin Saylor, & Finley, 2017; Meier, Back, & Morrison, 2001). The
lack of scientific publications shows that this topic is underresearched and relevant. The purpose of the study is to
reveal physicians’ experience of critical events.
Methods. Five practicing physicians of anesthesiology-reanimatology and surgery participated in the qualitative
part of the research. The data was collected using semi-structured interview and processed using inductive thematic
Braun & Clarke (2006) analysis.
Results. Qualitative analysis revealed the complicated experiences in a physician’s workplace, which doctors
described as: taking responsibilities in the presence of a patient’s death, the risk of burnout and negative emotions
experienced after a critical event. The analysis also emerged techniques used in dealing with emotions after critical
events and consequences of the latter in one’s personal life.
Conclusions. The study revealed that physicians in their work environment come across difficulties such as
risk of burnout, balancing between formal and informal communication with patients and emotional strain which is
caused by facing a patient’s death. Doctors tend to cope with negative emotions that emerge during critical events
using various methods, but the most elucidated technique was the avoidance to deal with emotions. Analysis also
revealed that experiences, gained through medics’ work, modify their attitude towards life and death and change the
emotional connection between a physician and his relatives.
Düzenli pilates egzersizi yapan kadınlar ile sedanter kadınlarda Y denge testi performansının karşılaştırılması
Authors: ATEŞ Bahar , ÖZTÜRK Mehmet
Published: March 2019

AMAÇ: Bu
çalışma ile düzenli olarak pilates egzersizi yapan kadınlar ile düzenli bir
egzersiz programına katılmayan kadınların Y Denge Testi (YBT) performanslarının
karşılaştırılması amaçladı.

GEREÇ VE
YÖNTEM: Çalışmada, en az 1 yıl düzenli olarak pilates egzersizi yapan 28 kadın,
Pilates Grubunu (PG) ve düzenli olarak bir egzersiz programına katılmayan 34
kadın ise Kontrol Grubunu (KG) oluşturdu.            Her
katılımcının yaş, boy, kilo, baskın bacak ve bacak uzunlukları ölçümleri
alındı. Y BalanceTestTM (YBT) platformu kullanılarak katılımcıların,
anterior (ANT), posteromeaial (PM) ve posteriolateral (PM) olmak üzere 3 yönde
uzanma mesafeleri ölçüldü. Elde edilen puanların her yön için (ANT, PM ve PL) ortalama
değerleri ve bacak uzunluk değerlerine göre normalize değerlerine ulaşıldı ve ANT,
PM ve PL puanların ortalaması alınarak ortalama puan değeri (COMP) hesaplandı.

BULGULAR:
PG’nun ANT, PM ve PL yönlerde KG’na oranla daha yüksek puanlara sahip oldukları
belirlendi. Bu farklılıklar özellikle ANT ve PM yönlerde p<0,005 düzeyinde
istatistiksel açından anlamlılık oluşturdu. COMP puanlarında PG’nun KG’na
oranla daha yüksek puanlara sahip olduğu ancak sadece sağ bacak uzanma
değerinde bu farkın anlamlılık oluşturduğu gözlemlendi. Sağ ve sol bacak uzanma
değerleri ortalama farklarının ise KG’nda PG’na oranla daha fazla olduğu
görüldü. Özellikle PM yönünde 5,2 ± 4,9 gibi yüksek bir değer gözlemlendi.

SONUÇ: Sonuç
olarak, düzenli yapılan pilates egzersizlerinin kadınlarda dinamik postüral
kontrol üzerine olumlu etkileri olduğu söylenebilir. Ayrıca, elde edilen
veriler ve ilgili literatür kapsamında, spor yapan kadınlarda uygulanan YBT
çalışmalarının düzenli egzersiz yapmayan kadınlarda da egzersiz programlarına
katılım öncesi tarama, yaralanma tahmini gibi amaçlarla uygulanması
önerilmektedir.
Perang Armagedon
Authors: Laras Lanny
Published: March 2019

The Armageddon will be the site of gathering of armies for a battle during end times, variously interpreted as either or symbolic location. The term is also used a generic sense to refer to end of the world scenario. According to the Bible, Jesus will return to earth and defeat the Antichrist, the False prophet and Satan the Devil in the Battle of Armageddon. Then Satan will be put into the “bottomless pit” or abyss for 1,000 years, knows as the Millennium.
MODEL EDUKASI ANTENATAL CARE DAN PERSIAPAN LAKTASI DI PUSKESMAS BATUSUYA KECAMATAN SINDUE TOMBUSABORA KABUPATEN DONGGALA
Authors: Tampake Rina
Published: March 2019

ABSTRACT This research aims to determine the effect of educational models using booklets on changes in knowledge and attitudes of pregnant mother about antenatal care and lactation preparation in the Batusuya Health Center working area, Sindue Tombusabora District, Donggala Regency. The method of this research are quasi-experimental non-randomized pre and posttest only control design. The independent variable are an educational model using antenatal care booklets and lactation preparation, while the dependent variable are the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about antenatal care and lactation preparation. The sample is 75 pregnant women with a sampling technique that is purposive sampling. The data analysis technique used is paired sample t-test. The results of this research indicate that there are effects of the educational model using booklets on the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about antenatal care and lactation preparation in Batusuya Health Center, Donggala District Sindue Tombusabora in 2017. It is showed by the p-value pre test post on each each variable that is smaller than the significance level of 0.05, namely knowledge of 0,000 and attitude of 0,000 (p <0,05). The mean score obtained after the intervention was greater than before intervention on the knowledge variable (15,840> 6,480) and attitude (70,800> 37,493). These results indicate that the educational model using booklets can increase the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about antenatal care and lactation preparation.Keywords : Educational model, Booklet, Antenatal Care
Experimental or empirical anthropology!?
Authors: Nikitin Maxim
Published: March 2019

The author presents his arguments to the critics of the new conception of the experimental anthropology. The author considers experimental anthropology as potential way to get verified results of studies.
Key words: experimental anthropology, interdisciplinarity, empirical anthropology, anthropological speed.
Integration of Genetic and Reproductive Counseling with Psychotherapy: Considerations Through a Case
Authors: Monros Eugenia , Junyent Assumpta
Published: March 2019

The main objective of this article is to invite clinical psychologists and psychotherapists to penetrate the world of rare genetic diseases and think over the emotional and psychosocial impact they have on the individual.  Beyond the informative act of genetic counseling, both those affected and their families often need a deep psychotherapeutic process to overcome the traumatic aspects and grief which are often associated with the disease.  From an integrative look, the process should also include the bio-psycho-social support to promote access to health and associative resources.  In short, the patient and/or the family need to be helped to rebuild and re-tell their life in a more autonomous and healthy way.  A clinical case is presented to illustrate the need to include psychotherapy into genetic counseling.
El Modelo de Asimilación como un Modelo Integrador sobre el Cambio Terapéutico
Authors: Caro Gabalda Isabel , Pérez Ruiz Sergio , Vañó Restituto
Published: March 2019

Este trabajo se centra en el modelo de asimilación de experiencias problemáticas. Dicho modelo es un modelo de corte integrador que nos permite estudiar el proceso de cambio en cualquier enfoque terapéutico y con diversos tipos de pacientes y sujetos. Por ello, expondremos, en primer lugar, los principales conceptos y características del modelo, como por ejemplo, qué significa asimilar, el concepto de voz y de voz no dominante y voz dominante, junto con la descripción de la Escala de Asimilación de Experiencias Problemáticas. A continuación, se describirán los resultados más destacados alcanzados en tres áreas principales: el estudio del proceso de cambio en pacientes; el proceso irregular y dentado de asimilación y el papel que tiene el terapeuta en dicho proceso. Esta última cuestión se relaciona con el concepto de responsividad y con el concepto de integración asimilativa.