bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Penyembuhan Luka Perineum pada Ibu Nifas di Puskesmas Batua Kota Makassar
Authors: Husnul Khatimah  , Sitti Nurul Hikma Saleh
Published: July 2022

Ruptur perineum (luka perineum) merupakan suatu keadaan dimana terputusnya kontuinitas jaringan perineum yang terjadi hampir pada semua persalinan pertama dan tidak jarang juga pada semua persalinan berikutnya. Keadaan ini bila tidak ditangani dengan baik bisa terjadi infeksi dan perdarahan yang dapat mengakibatkan tingginya morbiditas dan mortalitas ibu Infeksi nifas seperti sepsis, masih merupakan penyebab utama kematian ibu di negara berkembang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan penyembuhan luka perineum pada ibu nifas. Jenis penelitian Cross-Sectional Study. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada bulan April-Juni 2016. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua Ibu nifas yang mengalami rupture perineum yang di rawat di Puskesmas Batua Kota Makassar. Cara pengambilan sampel adalah dengan menggunakan Accidental sampling yaitu tehnik pengambilan sampel yang dilakukan yang mengambil sampel yang ada pada saat dilakukan penelitian. Tehnik pengambilan data dengan cara mengobservasi secara langsung dan melalui Kuesioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara personal hygiene denga penyembuhan luka perineum dimana nilai p = 0,001 yang berarti H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara Mobilisasi Dini denga penyembuhan luka perineum dimana nilai p = 0,000 yang berarti H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara Umur dengan penyembuhan luka perineum dimana nilai p = 0,000 yang berarti H0 ditolak dan Ha diterima. Diharapkan kepada Bidan untuk memberikan informasi tentang pentingnya menjaga personal hygiene, melakukan mobilisasi dan memperhatikan umur selama masa nifas.
Emprendizaje en los salones de clase universitarios en pandemia: una experiencia basada en la creatividad y las TIC
Authors: Guajala-Michay María-Magdalena , Sarango Franklin-Estuardo
Published: July 2022

La actual situación económica deteriorada por la pandemia, ha llevado a pensar en un enfoque orientado a generar ideas creativas desde el aula virtual de clase en la que cada alumno fue cultivando su espíritu emprendedor y amplió su visión al momento de ofrecer una solución innovadora a un problema específico, complementando además su formación académica con el desarrollo de la competencia de trabajo en equipo para la obtención de diversos prototipos, aprovechando los conocimientos impartidos en las clases para aprender a tomar la iniciativa de emprender. En esta propuesta se trabajó con estudiantes de 2 asignaturas de la carrera de Artes Visuales de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, se usó el método experimental, el Aprendizaje Basado en Proyectos (ABP) y Design Thinking. Los resultados tangibles, obtenidos en esta propuesta han sido generados por cada uno de los estudiantes que participaron de este proyecto, en el cual se pudo analizar estrategias y nuevas posibilidades de trabajar en cadena para un proyecto común, por este motivo se hace énfasis en las estrategias que apoyaron al desarrollo de sus competencias y la motivación que generó en ellos el aplicar lo aprendido en las clases para la construcción de las evidencias.
Effect Of Organizational Commitment, Leadership, And Compensation On Employee Performance at PT Trustlog Total Solusindo Surabaya
Authors: Utomo M. Wahjudi , B. Setiadi Pompong , Rahayu Sri
Published: July 2022

This study examines the effect of organizational commitment, leadership, and compensation on employee performance. The sample in this study were 40 employees at PT Tustlog Total Solusindo in Surabaya. The analytical tool used is multiple linear regression. The results showed that simultaneously the variables of organizational commitment, leadership and compensation had an effect on employee performance, while partially leadership and compensation variables had a positive effect on employee performance, while the organizational commitment variable had no effect on employee performance at PT Trustlog Total Solusindo Surabaya. And the most dominant variable in its influence on employee performance is the leadership variable
Solving the non-linear multi-index transportation problems with genetic algorithms
Authors:   Moldova State University, Pașa Tatiana
Published: July 2022

In this paper we study the non-linear multi-index transporta\-tion problem with concave cost functions. We solved the non-linear transportation problem on a network with 5 indices (NTPN5I) described by sources, destinations, intermediate nodes, types of products, and types of transport, that is formulated as a non-linear transportation problem on a network with 3 indices (NTPN3I) described by arcs, types of products, and types of transport. We propose a genetic algorithm for solving the large-scale problems in reasonable amount of time, which was proven by the various tests shown in this paper. The convergence theorem of the algorithm is formulated and proved. The algorithm was implemented in Wolfram Language and tested in Wolfram Mathematica.
Inovasi Layanan Gerai Investasi Pangkalan Cari Izin Bagi Nelayan Sebagai Langkah Percepatan/ Akselerasi Terhadap Kegiatan Yang Bersifat Normatif Pada Kota Tegal
Authors: Asrori Asrori
Published: July 2022

Penelitian ini adalah tentang inovasi dalam bidang pelayanan publik yaitu perizinan. Penelitian ini relevan dan menarik untuk dibahas karena inovasi yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah daerah Kota Tegal yaitu Inovasi Pangkalan Cari Izin Bagi Nelayan  dimana Layanan Gerai Perizinan ini merupakan langkah percepatan pelaksanaan layanan perizinan. Dengan adanya dampak positif yang ditimbulkan maka kegiatan ini dapat di replikasi dan dapat dikembangkan menyesuaikan kebutuhan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu pada daerah yang telah melakukan kebijakan atau inovasi dalam bidang pelayanan publik khususnya perizinan. Sedangkan sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah inovasi yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah Kota Tegal bernama inovasi Pangkalan Cari Izin Bagi Nelayan sebagai langkah percepatan/ akselerasi terhadap kegiatan yang bersifat normatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dengan adanya inovasi Pangkalan Cari Izin Bagi Nelayan  dapat meningkatkan pelayanan perizinan kepada masyarakat khususnya bagi nelayan di pesisir pantai utara Jawa (Brebes-Tegal-Pemalang) untuk mendapatkan dokumen perizinan kapal yang mudah, murah dan efisien. Selain itu, memperpendek rantai birokrasi pelayanan perizinan. Inovasi ini berhasil mencapai tujuan yang telah dirancang, dimana tujuan dari kegiatan inovasi ini adalah mengintensifkan koordinasi antar instansi teknis di tingkat provinsi dengan kota, mendekatkan unit layanan dengan lokasi pemohon izin, meminimalisasi ruang gerak perantara/calo pengurusan perizinan, dan memberikan pengamanan terhadap dokumen perizinan kapal.
Opportunities and Challenges of Online Teaching and Learning during COVID-19 Lockdown from Faculty’s and Students’ Perspective at Women Medical & Dental College Abbottabad
Authors: Bint-e-Khurshid Shumaita
Published: July 2022

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic originated in Wuhan, China, and it rapidly spread across the globe halting all activities and confining everyone indoors. Almost all matters were limited to computer screens and the internet, including education. All the schools, colleges and universities resorted to online learning and teaching. This transition from traditional to online learning has occurred in almost all the educational institutions in Pakistan. E-learning brought many opportunities like safety from contracting COVID-19, time conservation and comfort of home. Challenges such as poor internet connection, inadequate experience with online study platforms and lack of motivation for students and teachers also came forward. The study concluded that 88.5% of students and 60% of faculty members preferred physical classes because of lack of focus and internet connectivity issues. 40% of the faculty faced internet connectivity issues, and 28% faced lack of participation as the main challenge. 74% of faculty members were familiar with MS Teams, while 26% were not. 65% of students did not find their level of assessment to be the same as it was in physical classes. Secondly, the opportunity for faculty was that 60% of the teachers found online teaching helpful in their financial stability during COVID-19. For students, the ability to continue their education despite the pandemic was the biggest advantage.
A Study on the Role of the Busan Port Police on Counter-Terrorism
Authors:   The Korean Society of Private Security, Jun Hun-Doo , Joo Seong-Bhin
Published: July 2022

The Busan Port Police Organization conducts guidance and supervision about Registered Security Guard which conducts security screening of the carry-on items of passengers using international passenger ships and cruise ships at the International Passenger Terminal of Busan Port. And the Busan Port Police has been continuously carrying out activities to prevent terrorism in Busan Port by concentrating all its capabilities through preventive policing such as inspection of vulnerable places such as Busan Port North Port, Gamcheon Port, Dadae Port, and New Port, and patrol of Busan Port. In addition, the Busan Port Police has been developing police awards only for advanced external matters, such as conducting active lifesaving on cruise ships targeting Koreans and foreigners, and this has been an opportunity to highlight the roles and activities of the Busan Port Police.
This study started from the point of view that the Busan Port Police should play an important role in counter-terrorism and that it is necessary to devise continuous countermeasures. In other words, it is necessary to examine the activities of the Busan Port Police to make Busan Port safe from terrorism before the COVID-19 pandemic, and also, the Port Police should play an important role in counter-terrorism after the COVID-19 pandemic.
To this end, the necessity of an organization to efficiently carry out search tasks at airports and seaports, and to take charge of airport and port security and foreign affairs activities was mentioned. In other words, it is necessary to review ways to establish and operate the ‘International Airport/Port Police Headquarters (tentative name)’, a new police organization for unified and integrated management within the National Police Agency.
Outcome of Pregnancy and Maternal Weight in Women Living in Coastal and Continental Croatia
Authors: Russo Andrea , Čagalj Marin , Jerončić Tomić Iris , Poljak Nikola , Radica Viviana , Kljaić Zlatko , Mulić Rosanda , Banjari Ines , Roje Damir
Published: July 2022

Pregnancy outcomes are under the influence of maternal characteristics and environmental factors, diet being the most important. The benefits of the Mediterranean diet on all health indicators, including pregnancy, are well documented, placing at the top of the world’s healthiest diets. The aim was to investigate whether pregnant women living in the Mediterranean part of Croatia have better pregnancy outcomes in comparison to women living in the continental region. Observational longitudinal study was conducted in two Croatia’s regions: continental (city of Osijek and surrounding area) and coastal (city of Split and surrounding area). Even though women for the coastal region gained more weight during pregnancy (p=0.048) and prolonged gestation (p<0.001), maternal nutritional status has a higher influence on offspring’s nutritional status at delivery among women from the continental region. The incidence of pregnancy disorders (p<0.001) is higher among women from the continental region. Maternal weight prior to delivery was associated with caesarean section in both regions. Despite an unfavorable maternal nutritional status, both prior and during gestation and prolonged gestation, offspring’s nutritional status is better in the Mediterranean part of Croatia.
Korelacija bakterija Lactobacillus u slini i OHI, PI, GI i PBI indeksa u trudnica
Authors: Behluli Edon , Temaj Gazmend , Behluli Mirsada , Kamberi Anila , Dragidella Donika , Kamberi Blerim
Published: July 2022

Pregnancy is a completely new physiological condition that stimulates important protective forces of the future mother. The changes that occur in the body of the pregnant woman are hormonal, biochemical, anatomical, and histological which are manifested in the functions of all organs. This study included 66 pregnant women in their first pregnancy living in Pristina or coming from nearby places in Kosovo. It aimed at dermining the Oral Hygiene Index (OHI), Plaque Index (PI), Gingival index (GI) and Index of interdental gingival bleeding (PBI) in pregnant women in the first and third trimester of pregnancy. The amount of Lactobacillus in saliva was determined by the diagnostic test of CRT-bacteria. The results show that OHI value in the third trimester of pregnancy for (p = 0.000) was significantly higher than the value in the first trimester; IDP value in the third trimester of pregnancy for (p=0.000) was significantly higher than the first trimester value; GI value in the third trimester of pregnancy was significantly higher than in the first trimester p<0.01(p=0.006); PBI value in the third trimester of pregnancy was significantly higher than in the first trimester (p=0.000). A weak positive correlation was obtained between the OHI index and Lactobacillus in pregnant women in the first and third trimesters (p> 0.05). The correlation between IDP and the value Lactobacillus in pregnant women in the first and third trimesters showed a weak positive value (p> 0.05). The correlation between GI and the value of Lactobacillus in pregnant women in the first and third trimester showed a weak negative insignificant correlation for Spearman Rank Order R = –0.05 and p> 0.05. The results obtained from this study pointed at small differences in the examined parameters which are very important for early detection and timely prevention.
Two-point Compression Ultrasound Technique Risks Missing Isolated Femoral Vein DVTs
Authors: Tabbut Matthew , Ebersole Nate , Icken Lauren , Jones Robert , Gramer Diane
Published: July 2022

Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common vascular problem seen in the emergency department (ED) and is commonly identified using ultrasound performed by a vascular lab, the radiology department, or at the point of care. Previous studies have assessed the utility of a two-point vs sequential technique to identify the presence of a thrombus. One particular study reported a concerning rate of isolated femoral vein thrombi that would be missed by a two-point technique.

Objectives: In this study we sought to determine whether the two-point technique misses isolated femoral vein thrombi.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients who had a new diagnosis of DVT in the ED diagnosed with vascular lab, radiology, or point-of-care ultrasound to assess for the presence and rate of thrombi that would be missed using a two-point scanning technique.

Results: We included in our study 356 patients with a diagnosis of new DVT. In our population, 21 (5.9%; 0.95 confidence interval: 3.7%, 8.9%) patients were identified with thrombi isolated to the femoral vein.Conclusion: The two-point technique for lower extremity vascular ultrasound is insufficient for ruling out proximal DVTs in ED patients.
Clue Cells on Vaginal Wet Preparation Are Not Associated with Urinary Tract Infections or Positive Urine Cultures
Authors: Sheele Johnathan Michael , Mead-Harvey Carolyn , Hodgson Nicole
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Clue cells result from aberrant vaginal microflora and are associated with an increased vaginal pH, which can allow colonization of uropathogens in the vaginal introitus, increasing the risk for urinary tract infections (UTI). We sought to determine whether clue cells on vaginal wet preparation in the emergency department (ED) are associated with emergency physician diagnoses of UTIs and positive urine cultures.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis examining a dataset of women (≥18 years of age) who received both a genital wet preparation and urine testing in the ED. Both chi-square and multivariable regression analysis were performed.

Results: We analyzed 14,952 encounters. On both univariable and multivariable analyses, emergency physicians diagnosed significantly fewer clue cell-positive women with a UTI (10.9% diagnosed with UTI vs 13.1% without UTI) (P <.001). Women with clue cells on vaginal wet preparation were not more likely to have a positive urine culture or have a urine culture growing Escherichia coli. Pregnant women with clue cells on vaginal wet preparation were not more likely to have a UTI or have a positive urine culture.

Conclusion: Emergency physicians diagnosed significantly fewer women with UTIs when they found clue cells on vaginal wet preparation. Clue cells on vaginal wet preparation were not associated with an increased likelihood of a positive urine culture or having E. coli growing in the urine.
Pediatric Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasonography: A Narrative Review
Authors: Rizvi Munaza Batool , Rabiner Joni
Published: July 2022

Point-of-care lung ultrasonography is an evidence-based application that may play a vital role in the care of critically ill pediatric patients. Lung ultrasonography has the advantage of being available at the patient’s bedside with results superior to chest radiography and comparable to chest computed tomography for most lung pathologies. It has a steep learning curve. It can be readily performed in both advanced healthcare systems and resource-scarce settings. The purpose of this review is to discuss the basic principles of lung ultrasonography and its applications in the evaluation and treatment of critically ill pediatric patients.
Implementing a Novel Statewide Network to Support Emergency Department-initiated Buprenorphine Treatment
Authors: Clemency Brian , Hoopsick Rachel , Burnett Susan , Kahn Linda , Lynch Joshua
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including buprenorphine, represent an evidence-based treatment that supports long-term recovery and reduces risk of overdose death. Patients in crisis from opioid use disorder (OUD) often seek care from emergency departments (ED). The New York Medication for Addiction Treatment and Electronic Referrals (MATTERS) network is designed to support ED-initiated buprenorphine and urgent referrals to long-term care for patients suffering from OUD.

Methods: Using the PRECEDE-PROCEED implementation science framework, we provide an overview of the creation of the MATTERS network in Western New York. We also include an explanation of how the network was designed and launched as a response to the opioid epidemic. Finally, we analyzed the program’s outputs and outcomes, thus far, as it continues to grow across the state.

Results: The New York MATTERS network was created and implemented in 2019 with a single hospital referring patients with OUD to three local clinics. In the social assessment and situational analysis phase, we describe the opioid epidemic and available resources in the region at the outset of the program. In the epidemiological assessment phase, we quantify the epidemic on the state and regional levels. In the educational and ecological assessment, we review local ED practices and resources. In the administrative and policy assessment and intervention alignment phase, the program’s unique framework is reviewed. In the piloting phase, we describe the initial deployment of New York MATTERS. Finally, in the process evaluation phase, we depict the early lessons we learned. By the beginning of 2021, the New York MATTERS network included 35 hospitals that refer to 47 clinics throughout New York State.

Conclusion: The New York MATTERS network provides a structured approach to reduce barriers to ED-initiated buprenorphine and urgent referral to long-term care. An implementation framework provides a structured means of evaluating this best practice model.
An Intensive Approach to Improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in an Academic Emergency Department
Authors: Young Pamela , Pinto Dorcas Boahema , Asher Shellie , DeSanctis Sara , Gardner Karen , Geary Sean , Long Heather , Pelesz Jennifer , Peltier David , Thibodeau Lorraine , Pauze Denis
Published: July 2022

A healthcare workforce that demonstrates cultural competence and humility while reflecting the diversity of the surrounding community has the potential to significantly benefit the patient population it serves. In this context and given numerous societal influences and the events of 2020, the leadership of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Albany Medical Center recognized the need to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in multiple areas. These included premedical education, medical education, postgraduate medical education, faculty development, staff satisfaction, and patient care. The department formed a DEI taskforce that developed an ongoing, multipronged, interdisciplinary approach to address these important aspects of our work and clinical environment with the goals of improving staff wellbeing, reducing burnout, and promoting the health of our community. Our experience is shared here to illustrate how a small, dedicated team can implement a variety of DEI initiatives quickly and with relatively little cost at a large academic medical center.
Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccination Among EMS Personnel
Authors: Hubble Michael , Renkiewicz Ginny , Hunter Sandy , Kearns Randy
Published: July 2022

Introduction: Unvaccinated emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are at increased risk of contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and potentially transmitting the virus to their families, coworkers, and patients. Effective vaccines for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus exist; however, vaccination rates among EMS professionals remain largely unknown. Consequently, we sought to document vaccination rates of EMS professionals and identify predictors of vaccination uptake.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of North Carolina EMS professionals after the COVID-19 vaccines were widely available. The survey assessed vaccination status as well as beliefs regarding COVID-19 illness and vaccine effectiveness. Prediction of vaccine uptake was modeled using logistic regression.

Results: A total of 860 EMS professionals completed the survey, of whom 74.7% reported receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. Most respondents believed that COVID-19 is a serious threat to the population, that they are personally at higher risk of infection, that vaccine side effects are outweighed by illness prevention, and the vaccine is safe and effective. Despite this, only 18.7% supported mandatory vaccination for EMS professionals. Statistically significant differences were observed between the vaccinated and unvaccinated groups regarding vaccine safety and effectiveness, recall of employer vaccine recommendation, perceived risk of infection, degree of threat to the population, and trust in government to take actions to limit the spread of disease. Unvaccinated respondents cited reasons such as belief in personal health and natural immunity as protectors against infection, concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness, inadequate vaccine knowledge, and lack of an employer mandate for declining the vaccine. Predictors of vaccination included belief in vaccine safety (odds ratio [OR] 5.5, P=<0.001) and effectiveness (OR 4.6, P=<0.001); importance of vaccination to protect patients (OR 15.5, P=<0.001); perceived personal risk of infection (OR 1.8, P=0.04); previous receipt of influenza vaccine (OR 2.5, P=0.003); and sufficient knowledge to make an informed decision about vaccination (OR 2.4, P=0.024).

Conclusion: In this survey of EMS professionals, over a quarter remained unvaccinated for COVID-19. Given the identified predictors of vaccine acceptance, EMS systems should focus on countering misinformation through employee educational campaigns as well as on developing policies regarding workforce immunization requirements.
Stuck in the ‘Grey Zone’: fsQCA of Post-Communist Semi-Democracies
Authors: Kramer Zachary
Published: July 2022

This study investigates the determinants of semi-democracy as a distinct but under-researched outcome among 12 of the 29 European and post-Soviet post-communist states. Institutional theory’s limitations in explaining enduring semi-democracy suggest other approaches may offer new insights, specifically realist international relations theory, given the concentration of unresolved conflicts, asymmetrical trade dependencies on regional powers, and revolutionary overthrows of government among the 12 semi-democracies. The study uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, incorporating both established institutional and novel power-relational conditions drawn from realist IR theory, finding that 10 of the cases fit four explanatory patterns, which suggest that institutional conditions do matter for democratization but are intertwined with and subordinated to realist conditions.
Populist Conspiracy Theories in the 2016 US Presidential Election. A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of Conspiratorial Demonization
Authors: Sawyer Patrick
Published: July 2022

This study focuses on the consequences of conspiracy theories on voter behaviour. I argue that conspiracism is not simply a tendency of populist movements but also holds instrumental value; the candidates and supporters can use conspiracy theories to demonize their opponents, thus resulting in a lower tendency of voters to cast their ballot for them. Given the lack of detailed data concerning adherence to certain conspiracy theories, search aggregate data concerning interest in the conspiracy theory from Google Trends was taken in order to overcome this. Taking the case of Donald Trump’s 2016 Presidential campaign, the utilization of a multi-level regression model demonstrates that voters were less likely to vote for Clinton in states where interest in the anti-Clinton conspiracy theory was highest, testifying to a ‘demonization’ effect. The anti-Clinton conspiracy theories, which included allegations of high-level corruption and plots by political and financial elites, were shown to be effective on lower-income, lower-educated voter cohorts, and members of the white working-class, but not ideological conservatives. These results imply that spreading conspiracy theories finds the most success when it targets those groups which were not necessarily inclined to support a certain candidate from the outset.
Condiciones de sostenibilidad de la ciudad compacta: análisis de superficies expuestas a la radiación y sombras arrojadas en la Ciudad de Mendoza
Authors: Ganem Carolina , Balter Julieta , Coch Roura Helena
Published: July 2022

¿Podemos decir que toda ciudad compacta es una ciudad sostenible? ¿Cuáles son los parámetros que definen a una ciudad compacta sostenible? El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar las características de la ciudad compacta tal y como está creciendo hoy mediante el estudio en profundidad de una ciudad en plena densificación, la ciudad de Mendoza en la República Argentina. Se parte del estudio de los diferentes códigos de edificación vigentes desde su fundación y las restricciones y oportunidades que plantea cada uno. Asimismo, se analiza el impacto que producen en la ciudad los edificios en altura resultantes, en particular en lo relativo al análisis de superficies expuestas a la radiación solar incidente y a sombras arrojadas hacia el entorno inmediato.
Mapping the realms of the soldiers: cartographies of military landscapes in Skopje and Bitola
Authors: Stilinović Mladen , Cattoor Bieke , De Meulder Bruno
Published: July 2022

This paper presents the process and the results of a cartographic exploration on the interactions
between the military and the civil society. It features two interrelated study-cases : the cities of
Skopje and Bitola, both characterised by consequent periods of war and strong army presence.
Frequent and often abrupt changes of occupying military power combined with the local effects
of ever-evolving military strategy, altogether having a dramatic impact upon their urban
landscapes and the overall territorial settings.
The proposed method of exploration includes the study and processing of archival sources as
well as the creation of novel interpretative maps. The former includes a critical analysis of
historical and contemporary cartographies, taking into account the specific agency of mapping
and its embedded politics. As for the later, two series of eight maps each are created, offering a
diachronic as well as a synchronic reading of the history of the local militarised landscapes.
Through the simultaneous deconstruction of archival maps and the construction of interpretative
maps, the research approaches the interaction of the military and the city in a twofold way: on
the one hand revealing process of appropriation through the act of mapping -in which the
specific agency of the military plays a significant role, and on the other hand constructing a
palimpsests of urban and territorial army-related narratives that enables the formation and
transmission of the city's memory.
Mina: the city of tents origination and development
Authors: Imam Ayman , Alamoudi Mohammad
Published: July 2022

The city of Mina in Saudi Arabia, or “tent city” as it is known, is one of the most important annual
assembly areas for Muslims from all over the world to perform the fifth pillar of Islam, the
pilgrimage (Hajj). During early times, only few thousand pilgrims used to come to perform the
Hajj.
Recently, Because of the improvements in the social, economic and security-related spheres on
the local regional and international planes, the number of pilgrims gradually began to increase.
However, during the last few Hajj seasons, the number of pilgrims has reached nearly two
millions. This vast number of pilgrims in a limited geographic area always creates a variety of
problems that open different issues and topics to investigate. In response of this increase, the
local authorities of Makkah has developed and urbanized Mina during the years before, the
most of those developments were in last two decades.
The objective of this paper is to document the history of the urban development of Mina during
the past until now especially last tow decades. The paper will be divided into three parts: the
first explains the origination and goals of the Hajj and what are the devotional works the pilgrims
perform during the week of Hajj. The second shows the urban development that occurred in
Mina and what were the main factors and reasons those have influenced on these
developments. And the third will be a general discussion about the current situation of Mina and
its unique urban form.
Between virtuality and reality: remarks about perception of city architecture
Authors: Skaza Maciej
Published: July 2022

In the contemporary reality the term "diversity" has become the basic feature that characterizes both creation and perception of the surrounding world. Trying to describe the city as the place to live of the half of the Earth's population faces the same problem that occurs during attempts to define styles or tendencies in architecture, urbanism or each other area of human activity. Therefore it is not possible to indicate one model of the contemporary city, and to determine its appropriate scale, structure and function. Considering complexity of contemporaneity, it’s multi–layering and a variety of possible reference points (named here "perception"), the only element which can be identified as prevalent in discussion about the city is man. Developing space in our cities is followed by the continuous development of the parallel virtual world. Perhaps it is still too early to name it "virtual reality", comprehended in the way in which we perceive the reality around us. It doesn’t change the fact, that fragments of electronic space, acting as digital memory, change our perception of architecture and cities. Currently the technology development affects Homo Sapiens much more than other factors in the environment where we live. One can ask, whether this new reality won’t entirely replace the need of direct contact with the real world. The city and its architecture is perceived through electronic prostheses. The surrounding world ceases to be perceived in a natural way and images of images become objects of human perception. The intention of these considerations is not to answer these questions, but to focus attention on problems arising from the change of perceiving architecture.
Image of a Hanseatic city in the latest Polish architectural solutions
Authors: Węcławowicz-Gyurkovich Ewa
Published: July 2022

The problem of the reconstruction of centres of Polish towns and cities after the destructions of the World War II evoke discussions even today. Over the first years after the war, in numerous cases the centres of historical cities and towns were lost; in the place of former market squares and networks of streets with tenements crowned with endwall trims, randomly dispersed concrete blocks of flats were erected, in order to satisfy urgent housing demands. The situation changed after 1980, when in Elbląg, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Kołobrzeg, a rule was adopted according to which the peripheral development of city quarters was to be recreated, restoring tenements located in historical plots of land, but contemporary in style, maintaining the silhouettes and sizes from years before. It is also possible to observe other activities in the solutions of the latest public utility buildings, which - often by using a sophisticated intellectual play - restore the climate and character of cities remembered and known from the past centuries. In the west and north of Europe there are many towns and cities, predominantly ports, which used to be members of Hansa. The organisation of Hansa, the origins of which reach back to the Middle Ages, associated a number of cities which could decide about the provision of goods to cities within a specific territory, and secure markets for products manufactured in them. Thanks to that, cities that belonged to Hansa were developing more rapidly and effectively, and the beginnings of their development within the territory of Germany and in the Baltic states date back to the 13th and 14th centuries. The peak period of the development of Hanseatic cities, where merchants were engaged in free trade with people from European countries, fell in the 14th and 15th centuries, but already in the 17th century there was a complete decline of Hansa, resulting from the occurrence of competition in the form of associations of Dutch and English cities, as well as the Scandinavian ones. From amongst Polish towns and cities, members of Hansa were e.g. Szczecin, Gdańsk, Kołobrzeg, Elbląg, as well as Cracow. In 1980 an association of partner cities of North Europe, dubbed a New Hansa, was established, the objective of which is to attract attention to the common development of tourism and trade. Nowadays, this New Hansa associates over a hundred cities, similarly to what once was in the medieval Hansa. Numerous Polish cities faced the problem of reconstruction after the destruction of the World War II. The effects varied. By adopting the programme of satisfying predominantly housing demands in the 1960s and 1970s, historical old towns in dozens of cities from amongst nearly 2 hundred destroyed by warfare of the World War II in the north and west of Poland were lost forever. Today we can still encounter ruins of Gothic churches in Głogów or Gubin, where in the place of a market square and tenements of townsmen, randomly located rows of typical four- or five-storey blocks of flats have been erected.
La ciudad (informal)
Authors: Pesoa Marcilla Melisa
Published: July 2022

Desde mediados del siglo XX se han incrementado notablemente los estudios sobre la ciudad informal, abarcando cada vez más casos y más aspectos de la informalidad. En este número de QRU presentamos contribuciones que ex- ploran diferentes costados de la informalidad en América Latina y que versan sobre tres grandes dimensiones: morfología, actores y estrategias. Por esta razón, hemos agrupado las contribuciones en tres partes: las que tienen que ver con cuestiones morfológicas, las que hacen más hincapié en los actores y algunas reflexiones sobre actuaciones en barrios informales.
Ciudad muro: urbanizaciones cerradas vs. desarrollo urbano sustentable en el corredor sur de la región metropolitana de Buenos Aires
Authors: Giusti Mariana
Published: July 2022

Existe una profunda contradicción y un preocupante atraso o anacronismo entre la discusión global en

“desarrollo y urbanismo sustentable” y los modelos de urbanización promovidos por el sector privado en

Argentina. Mientras en el ámbito académico y de la gestión de otros conglomerados urbanos se plantea la

necesidad de revertir estos modelos, la creación de urbanizaciones cerradas en el territorio nacional

aumenta, no solo en ámbitos metropolitanos sino también en rurales y semi-rurales. En ámbitos

metropolitanos, vinculadas por autopistas a grandes centros urbanos, generan importantes problemas de

fragmentación espacial y fomentan la segregación social. Involucrando, además, espacios de valor

paisajístico y ambiental, comprometiendo las posibilidades de planificación de una estructura territorial

racional, sustentable, ecológica, y a largo plazo. Este trabajo describe el desarrollo de estos modelos en el

corredor sur del conurbano bonaerense, haciendo hincapié en la relación de estos con áreas de valor

paisajístico y ambiental.

There is a deep contradiction and a worrying delay or anachronism between global discussion on

"sustainable and urban development" and development models promoted by the private sector in Argentina.

While in the academic and other cities's urban management areas the need of reversion of these models is

discussed, the creation of gated communities in the country increases, not only in metropolitan areas but

also in rural and semi-rural areas. In metropolitan areas, its location, asociated by highways to main urban

centers, creates significant spatial fragmentation issues and encourages social segregation. Areas with

landscape and environmental value are also involved, hindering the chances of planning a long term

territorial structure, rational, sustainable and ecological. This article describes the development of these

models along the south corridor of Buenos Aires's suburban area, emphasizing the relationship between the

development of these models and areas with landscape and environmental value.
The family Cretapsychidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, with descriptions of two new species
Authors: Wichard Wilfried , Espeland Marianne
Published: July 2022

The Cretaceous family Cretapsychidae Wichard, 2021 belongs to the superfamily Sericostomatoidea Stephens, 1836 and is characterized by the five-segmented maxillary palps, with the second segment being the longest and the following three segments becoming successively smaller, and the tibial spur formula 2/2/4. In addition, the wing venation is characterized by apical forks II, III, and V in the forewings and forks I, III, and V in the hindwings. The two newly described species (C. kachini sp. nov. and C. myanmari sp. nov.) extend the genus Cretapsyche Wichard, Neumann, Müller & Wang, 2018 to six extinct species, all of which were found in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber from Kachin State, Myanmar.
Isolamento social no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19: um diálogo entre a biopolítica e a criminologia crítica
Authors: Rossi Renan Alarcon , Silveira Suzana Maria Loureiro , Mastrodi Josué
Published: July 2022

Esta pesquisa propõe refletir sobre as políticas de isolamento social, decorrentes do quadro de Emergência de Saúde Pública de Importância Internacional causado pela pandemia do COVID-19, como formas capazes de implicar em um controle social mais intenso a um grupo social específico. Parte-se do pressuposto de que processos de criminalização não necessariamente alcançam os comportamentos mais agressivos, pois o que determina a criminalização é uma correlação de forças políticas (em se falando nos setores liberais e conservadores) e econômicas. Utiliza-se a metodologia dialógica, que busca a construção de conhecimento compartilhado por meio do uso de fontes interdisciplinares do saber, a proposta desta pesquisa é analisar a medida de isolamento social a partir de discussões entre a biopolítica e a criminologia crítica, refletindo sobre a quem é endereçada a proteção do isolamento social e uma eventual criminalização do descumprimento das medidas públicas.
A psicanálise e a angústia da pandemia - a linguagem - o sintoma - a repetição
Authors: Sparano Maria Cristina de Távora
Published: July 2022

Este artigo trata o tema da pandemia do vírus Covid 19 na perspectiva da psicanálise lacaniana nos seus três registros: simbólico, real e imaginário. Para fins de transmissão usaremos a topologia e referências aos matemas através da lógica da psicanálise.
Govorna kultura u nastavi srpskog jezika
Authors: Vesić Ljubica
Published: July 2022

The paper looks at the status of speech culture instruction in the lower grades of elementary school. Given that some teaching content related to speech culture is aimed at adoption and development of speech culture, the main goal of this paper is to determine the level of representation of this language area in grammar textbooks for elementary school that are currently in use. It was therefore necessary to identify when exactly pupils encounter this type of content for the first time, how this teaching segment is approached in grammar textbooks and reference books for elementary school, and how this area is treated in the classroom, namely, what exercises and tasks are used to improve pupils' communication skills from the perspective of speech culture. The author of the paper analyzed Serbian language textbooks for the lower grades of elementary school and selected the teaching units and exercises related to speech culture, including proper pronunciation, accent, and intonation. It was important to establish the level of representation of these areas in the textbooks, given that phonetics and accentology are taught in the higher grades, while intonation is not covered at all. Different exercises can be used to develop speech culture of pupils in the lower grades of elementary school. Bearing this in mind, the author, relying on the research and relevant literature, offers a possible solution for teaching speech culture.
Presenting the selection of innovative approaches taken in physical activities in the pre-school period
Authors: Jelovčan Giuliana , Volmut Tadeja
Published: July 2022

The society's expectations towards preschool teachers are high, which is why their role is becoming more complex, requiring a higher level of professionalism. Recently, experts have been highlighting innovative approaches in different areas of teaching. Pre-school teachers are the holders of initiative and ideas, must be creative, self-initiative, responsible, autonomous and professionally competent. Last but not least, they must be innovative, that is, having the will, the knowledge and the ability to use and realise a good idea. Therefore, pre-school teachers need to be trained, educated and acquainted with various aspects of teaching physical activity. With the acquired knowledge and experience teachers can express their creativity in the field of movement as well. The problem of our research is to determine whether pre-school teachers use innovative approaches to physical activity in kindergarten. The aim of our reearch is to use the questionnaire to establish whether and what kind of innovations are used by the pre-school teachers in providing physical activity. The sample is non-random and has been intentionally selected. 115 pre-school teachers (of these 5 males) from 12 Slovenian regions decided to participate in the research. The average age of men is 29.6 and of women 42.1. There are 32 teachers who are employed in the first age group, 65 teachers in the second age group and 18 teachers in the combined class. We found that pre-school teachers with higher education less frequently plan physical activities in the playroom (rho = -0.18; p = 0.050), and that there are more outdoor activities (rho = 0.22; p = 0.018). In addition, teachers who work with the first age group perform outdoor activities more frequently than the teachers who teach in the second age group. From the analysis of the obtained data, we find that pre-school teachers prefer choosing the proposed curriculum contents and activities than innovative approach. Namely, the curriculum represents the professional basis for work process in kindergarten and introduces the possibilities of how to achieve the intertwined goals from different fields of learning. We find that preschool teachers do not distinguish between the concept of innovative approach and creativity, as well as between the activities from the field of movement that are listed in the curriculum for kindergartens. Therefore, it is useful to provide training for preschool teachers to learn the differences between the mentioned concepts. The latter can be checked with a questionnaire at the end of the training.
Digital media and self-learning: The role of the library
Authors: Ember Kristina
Published: July 2022

The paper is about a role of digital media in developing a new culture of learning and the possibilities of connecting education with libraries as places of universal knowledge that are increasingly accessible through the internet. The first part of the paper deals with the acknowledgement of traditional teaching beginning with guided learning, through major transformations in the education system, to the introduction of a new culture of learning where self-learning is promoted. The teacher appears to be a mentor while students are active participants in accessing information and acquiring new knowledge. They are getting used to lifelong learning by using digital media which have incentive role in encouraging independent learning. It is necessary to incorporate digital media in children's education from the earliest age, and all the way through education, as well as in professional education of young people and in the education of older people to encourage self learning and life long learning. The second part reveals the role of libraries in information and media literacy of students, which is extremely important for self-learning. In earlier decades, literacy ment learning to read and write and involved comprehension of content while today literacy is using of contemporary media and skills to seek and select information. The role of library in developing a new literacy lies upon its transformation from traditional to information centar which offers e books, all kinds of information and also free points to use internet.
The significance of music-pedagogical work of Zorislava M. Vasiljević for music education in lower elementary school grades
Authors: Ilić Miona
Published: July 2022

Zorislava M. Vasiljević (1923-2009) dedicated her professional path to noticing the deficiencies, to pursuing adequate scientific conformations and solutions, as well as to finding the appropriate procedures which can be used in working on the music literacy in Serbia. On that path, her guidance was the thought of her father, Miodrag A. Vasiljević (1903-1963). She improved and complemented his idea with important segments of other methods, thus forming a unique Combined functional method. This paper concerns the life of Zorislava Vasiljević, the Combined functional method with all its characteristics in the field of melody and rhythm, together with the impact that the life's work of Zorislava Vasiljević has had on the curriculum of Music Education in the first to fourth grades. With a desire to talk about the significance of her music-pedagogical work for Music Education in Lower Elementary School Grades, we had to consider her author's textbook literature, done with a lot of effort, as an unavoidable segment. Among the textbooks written by Professor Zorislava Vasiljević, the special attention was given to her publication Music Primer.