bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analisis Tingkat Kecemasan Terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Tenaga Kesehatan Pada Era Pandemi Covid-19 Di Kota Depok
Authors: Istanti Novita Dwi
Published: March 2023

Selama pandemic Covid-19, tenaga kesehatan mengalami cemas terkait pekerjaan yang dapat menyebabkan pengaruh terhadap kepuasan bekerja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk analisis tingkat kecemasan dan tingkat kepuasan kerja tenaga kesehatan yang bekerja di rumah sakit selama pandemic Covid-19. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian potong lintang dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Survei online dilakukan dari Juli â€“ Oktober 2021. Sebanyak 153 responden dari rumah sakit di Kota Depok. Analisis data menggunakan statistik deskriptif. Tingkat kepuasan kerja tenaga kesehatan selama masa pandemic Covid-19 sebesar 73,1% dan tingkat kecemasan tenaga kesehatan dengan indikasi adanya masalah psikologis sebesar 67% dan inidikasi adanya gejala Post Trauma Stress Disorder (PTSD) sebesar 76%. Simpulan dan saran yang dapat diberikan yaitu tingkat kecemasan berdampak pada kepuasan kerja tenaga kesehatan pada masa pandemic Covid-19. Melayani pasien Covid-19 dapat memprediksi status kesehatan psikologis tenaga kesehatan.
Covid-19 Influence on Travelers/ Commuters' Attitude towards Taxi Services in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alam Mohammad Zulfeequar
Published: March 2023

With COVID-19, significant life events can alter how individuals perceive and employ transportation systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted people's lives for a considerable time and may impact how people see travel and use transportation services. Due to the COVID-19 pandemics' severe physiological and psychological effects and ongoing financial difficulties, critical personnel must continue traveling for necessary tasks. The main aim of this study was to explore the use of taxi services after the Covid 19 pandemic perceived by travelers and commuters. To analyze the factors that influenced how people behave while using taxis for necessary travel during the COVID-19 restrictions imposed in Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and other Saudi Arabian cities. Between October 30 and December 15, 2021, 524 Saudi travelers participated in the online questionnaire assessment. Respondents' attitudes, perceptions, and attentiveness regarding taxi services after the lockdown were measured using a categorical scale. Statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS-20 version and the Chi-Square, Phi, and Cramer's V tests to analyze were applied. The results of this study revealed how the COVID-19 outbreak caused some people to rethink their travel. This allows behavior-change approaches to target motives, challenges, and attitudes about changing travel options.
LEXpander: Applying colexification networks to automated lexicon expansion
Authors: Di Natale Anna , Garcia David
Published: March 2023

Recent approaches to text analysis from social media and other corpora rely on word lists to detect topics, measure meaning, or to select relevant documents. These lists are often generated by applying computational lexicon expansion methods to small, manually curated sets of seed words. Despite the wide use of this approach, we still lack an exhaustive comparative analysis of the performance of lexicon expansion methods and how they can be improved with additional linguistic data. In this work, we present LEXpander, a method for lexicon expansion that leverages novel data on colexification, i.e., semantic networks connecting words with multiple meanings according to shared senses. We evaluate LEXpander in a benchmark including widely used methods for lexicon expansion based on word embedding models and synonym networks. We find that LEXpander outperforms existing approaches in terms of both precision and the trade-off between precision and recall of generated word lists in a variety of tests. Our benchmark includes several linguistic categories, as words relating to the financial area or to the concept of friendship, and sentiment variables in English and German. We also show that the expanded word lists constitute a high-performing text analysis method in application cases to various English corpora. This way, LEXpander poses a systematic automated solution to expand short lists of words into exhaustive and accurate word lists that can closely approximate word lists generated by experts in psychology and linguistics.
Nyctocalos tunjuharii (Bignoniaceae), a new species from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Authors: Berhaman A.
Published: March 2023

Nyctocalos tunjuharii (Bignoniaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Mt Kallang, Tenom, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. It is distinguished from N. cuspidatus by its longer, linear calyx teeth, shorter corolla tube and included stamens that reachless
than half the length of the upper dilated part of the corolla tube. This species is restricted to an area near Mt Kallang, Tenom, Sabah. A preliminary conservation status assessment is presented and a key to the Malesian taxa is provided.
Analysis of problematic issues of the implementation of modern methods and technologies in the organization of an effective management system
Authors: LEONOV B. , KHLAN V. , KOVALCHUK S.
Published: March 2023

The article highlights the problematic issues of implementation of modern methods and technologies in the organization of an effective command and control system.
Victims of terrorism: victimological aspect
Authors: LEONOV B. , VASYLYSHYN V. , PYRIH S.
Published: March 2023

The article highlights victimologic aspect of the victims of terrorism.
Update of the legislation of Ukraine on issues of ensuring the information law and order
Authors: HALYNSKA K.
Published: March 2023

The article is devoted to the determination of means  of update of legislation on the issues of providing the information law and order. The problems of modern legislation are determined. The necessity of its modernization is accented. Suggestions and recommendations on its improvement are formulated.
Information and psychological operations of the Soviet special services in the 1920s: theoretical and historical and legal aspects
Authors: VRONSKA T.
Published: March 2023

The article provides theoretical and historical overview of the period od 1920s and analysis of the individual provisions of regulations of Soviet intelligence and conceptual views of some theorists with regard to use of different methods of information and psychological operations in intelligence and counterintelligence activities.
Personal data protection in the field of the Internet of Things
Authors: BARANOV O. , BRYZHKO V.
Published: March 2023

About the legal problems of personal data protection in a sphere of the Internet of Things in the conditions of forming the information industry of electronic and digital technologies and information resources.
Criminological analysis of threats in the sphere of protection of state secrets
Authors: SEMENIUK O.
Published: March 2023

This article presents the analysis of the external and internal threats in the sphere of protection of state secret, distinguishes sources and carriers of such threats, considers motivation of illegal activity to the detriment of Ukraine and mechanisms of its formation.
Modern basics of personal data protection in European legal acts (p. 45-57)
Authors: BRYZHKO V.
Published: March 2023

About the modern state of international legal standards and prospects of personal data protection under the conditions of development of information society.
Liability of the parties under the bank account agreement
Authors: RUDIUK O.
Published: March 2023

The article deals with issues and features of liability under the contract of bank account. Author analyzes the types of responsibility for the contract under consideration.
Legal problems of "electronic democracy"
Authors: BARANOV O.
Published: March 2023

The article explores a promising form of democracy based on the use of information computer technologies, substantiates the definitions of the basic terms “information society”, “democracy”, “electronic democracy”, analyzes the main legal problems of the development of e-democracy.
Development directions of the "e-parliament" system in Ukraine
Authors: DOROHYKH S.
Published: March 2023

The use and development of e-parliament in Ukraine.
The evolution of scientific views on the provision of activities for the protection of state secrets
Authors: SEMENIUK O.
Published: March 2023

The article highlights the historical aspects of theoretical development of state secret security issues in their connection with the original provisions of the regulations and established practice; substantiates the necessity of a comprehensive study of the problem.
A system of basic terms as a basis for improving legislation in the field of legal regulation of information interaction in local self-government
Authors: DUBNIAK M.
Published: March 2023

В статье выяснены особенности понимания некоторых базовых категорий информационного права в их прикладном применении к определенной предметной области – местному самоуправлению и сформулированы дефиниции терминов “информационное взаимодействие”, “информационный продукт”, “инструмент информационного взаимодействия”. Обоснована необходимость наличия взаимосогласованной системы терминов как условия формирования предложений по внесению изменений в законодательство и предложен макет законопроекта о правовом регулировании информационного взаимодействия в процессе принятия решений на местном уровне с объяснением содержания конкретных правовых норм и подходов к их формированию.
Defining the concept of personal data as a legal category: modern problems and solutions
Authors: DIAKOVSKYI O.
Published: March 2023

This article examines a question of concept of the personal information as legal category, research of this concept taking into account the regulatory and legal acts of Ukraine, international agreements and conventions is carried out. Bringing the proper changes in the mechanism of personal data protection in Ukraine is offered.
The Internet of Things (IoT): legal issues in the application of smart contracts
Authors: BARANOV O.
Published: March 2023

The analysis of using so-called smart contracts, which have become widespread in recent years. The definition of the term “smart contract” is given, some classification is offered for them. A comparative analysis of traditional and smart contracts in the part of legal regulation of their application was conducted. The article formulates legal problems of the theoretical and practical direction, which are a significant barrier to the use of smart contracts in the context of widespread use of Internet of Things, some solutions have been suggested for them.
Artificial intelligence as a subject of crime
Authors: RADUTNYI O.
Published: March 2023

The article deals with the possibility of recognition for the artificial intelligence (electronic person) as a subject of criminal and legal relations and as a subject of a crime, potential information and other threats on the part of the artificial intelligence, maintaining control over it, link between information security and studies of artificial intelligence and their results.
War crimes: legal regulation and ways to improve the criminal legislation of Ukraine
Authors: OVCHINNIKOV R.
Published: March 2023

The article will interpret the concept of a war crime, the types of these crimes and the responsibility for their commission. The views of different scholars on the legal regulation of criminal legislation on this topic are analyzed and ways of improvement are considered. The attention is also concentrated on the problems of the application of criminal law in relation to war crimes.
Implementing the creation of comics using information and communication technologies to enhance reading and writing skills strengthening the autonomous learning of the 11-2 section at marco tulio salazar nocturnal high school during the second Quarter of
Authors: Jiménez Zuñiga Ingrid
Published: March 2023

The instruction of the four English skills was affected by the interruption of face-to-face classes during the pandemic and the lack of strategies to adequately assume virtuality. Given the situation, different investigations have shown that reading and writing have been the least developed skills in virtual reality. This research focused on the impact that the creation of comics using information and communication technologies and the autonomous learning of adult students from a night high school located in Costa Rica had on improving their reading and writing skills. The creation of comics was implemented as a new strategy to analyze the scope of the use of technologies in the learning process considering its role in current life. Autonomy was analyzed during the study using selected instrumentation to evaluate the actions carried out by the students before and after the implementation of the activities, as well as the improvement of reading and writing. The results obtained showed an improvement that went beyond reading and writing skills, the use of ICT and autonomy were positively affected, in addition to demonstrating that all the elements used worked complementing each other in the same strategy.
Necesidades de formación continua del profesorado de educación básica para el diseño de programas de posgrado
Authors: Mata Ríos David , Vera Martínez J. Félix , Esparza Guzmán Jaime , Rosas Oliva Juan Carlos
Published: March 2023

Estudio exploratorio con enfoque cuantitativo en el que se identifican las necesidades de formación continua de docentes de educación básica: preescolar, primaria y secundaria, a fin de diseñar una propuesta de posgrado pertinente y contextualizada. El objetivo principal se basa en el diagnóstico de necesidades de formación sentidas por el profesorado para el diseño e implementación de programas educativos de formación continua, a partir de las áreas de oportunidad expresadas por los profesores en servicio de la región norte del estado de Zacatecas, México, en contraste con las competencias profesionales para el ejercicio de la docencia. Para la recogida de información se utilizó un instrumento de cuestionario con escala tipo Likert, conformado por 48 ítems en seis categorías de análisis: necesidades de formación continua, docencia y mejora continua, investigación educativa, ética profesional, uso didáctico de TIC´s e inglés. Este estudio muestra un diagnóstico de las necesidades de formación más sentidas por los docentes en servicio, a partir de las cuales las Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES) podrían fundamentar sus propuestas de programas de formación continua.
La unión entre las artes y la educación universitaria, un cambio en el aprendizaje
Authors: Velázquez Hernández Jorge Arturo , Rivera Aguilar Ricardo , Romero Zepeda Marcela
Published: March 2023

En la presente investigación se realiza un estudio cuantitativo y descriptivo dentro de la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro Campus San Juan del Río donde se plantea la hipótesis de la unión entre las artes y la educación universitaria en los Programas Educativos de las diversas Facultades que se encuentran en la Institución para mejorar al aprendizaje de los educandos. El universo de estudio está conformado por 24 estudiantes de la Facultad de Artes, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales y la Facultad de Ingeniería, todos ellos de diversas edades, género y semestre. Se consideró una muestra de conveniencia donde se utilizó el 100% de los educandos por ser un número reducido. Se estudian las variables de artes, educación y aprendizaje dentro de la Universidad. La información se recoge de forma manual mediante la aplicación de encuestas para conocer los resultados arrojados del instrumento de investigación, y con ello, poder vislumbrar el impacto que tienen las artes y plantear la hipótesis de colocar a las artes dentro de los Programas Educativos (PE) de las diferentes Facultades para mejorar el aprendizaje de los educandos.
Evaluación del porcentaje de micorrización en pinus pseudostrobus lindl establecido en áreas degradadas adicionando carbón vegetal
Authors: Cuevas-Suárez Carlos , Osorio Anahí Atanasio , Martínez-Maldonado Cesar E , Ortiz-Rodríguez Lilia
Published: March 2023

Los hábitats forestales muestran cambios significativos en sus funciones como ecosistema debido a las alteraciones antropogénicas, causando sequias y deterioro de los suelos forestales, lo cual ha obligado a generar alternativas para rehabilitar y restaurar estas zonas, el uso de micorrizas y planta de la especie ideal pueden generar efectos favorables en su adaptabilidad a superficies degradadas proporcionando un mayor flujo de nutrientes y retención de agua, adicionando carbón vegetal se ha mejorado su productividad y vigorosidad de la planta. En el presente trabajo se estableció un ensayo de 2 tratamientos y un testigo, en áreas deforestadas y degradadas con la especie Pinus pseudostrobus Lindl, empleando carbón vegetal como parte del sustrato y adicionando Suillus granulatus en un tratamiento y (Boletus sp, Amanita sp, y Cantharellus cibarius) en otro, como agentes formadores de ectomicorriza. Durante el experimento se evaluó la sobrevivencia y el porcentaje de micorrización, caracterizándolas morfológicamente. Los resultados obtenidos en el experimento los dos tratamientos muestran que la adición de carbón vegetal tiende a retener mayor humedad a diferencia de las que no se les adiciono, esto hace suponer que tuvo repercusión  importante en la sobrevivencia y en el porcentaje de la asociación simbiótica, el tratamiento variedad de hongos con dosis de carbon vegetal ½ muestra mejor respuesta en porcentajes de micorrización 68%, seguido del tratamiento de Suillus granulatus 55.5%, respecto al testigo 26.5%.
Hidrodesoxigenación catalítica: uso de compuestos derivados de biomasa para la generación de biocombustibles
Authors: Guevara Martínez Santiago José , Alvarado Flores José Juan , Arroyo Albiter Manuel , Escutia Gutiérrez Rebeca , Rico Cerda José Luis
Published: March 2023

En este estudio se examinó la importancia del proceso de hidrodesoxigenación (HDO), el cual nos permite obtener moléculas con el potencial calorífico necesario para ser útiles como biocombustibles, ejemplo de ello es la molécula de fenol, predominante en las mezclas remanentes de procesos de licuefacción celulósica. Se estandarizó el proceso utilizando catalizadores trimetálicos NiMoW soportados en Al2O3 el cual se basa en dos vías; la hidrogenación directa del anillo aromático, seguido de la escisión del enlace Csp3-O y la escisión directa por desoxigenación del enlace Csp2-O de la molécula, ambas rutas se llevan a cabo simultáneamente generando como productos de reacción: moléculas como: benceno, ciclohexano, ciclohexeno, metilciclopentano, cilohexanona y ciclohexanol. Este tipo de catalizadores presentan una conversión de hasta el 92% de moléculas oxigenadas como el fenol, mostrando propiedades texturales deseables (área superficial, distribución y tamaño de poro), lo cual permite una mayor interacción en la mezcla de reacción, favoreciendo la conversión, proporcionando una alternativa prometedora para procesos de purificación de moléculas oxigenadas que provee la naturaleza para la optimización de obtención de biocombustibles.
The Differential Assembly History of the Centers and Outskirts of Main-sequence Galaxies at z ∼ 2.3
Authors: Cutler Sam E. , Giavalisco Mauro , Ji Zhiyuan , Cheng Yingjie
Published: March 2023

We present a study of spatially resolved star formation histories (SFHs) for 60 z ∼ 2.3 main-sequence, star-forming galaxies selected from the MOSDEF spectroscopic survey in the GOODS-N field, with median stellar mass

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A new species of Sedum (Crassulaceae) from Mount Danxia in Guangdong, China
Authors: Huang Yan-Shuang , Meng Kai-Kai , Sun Yuan-Yuan , Chen Zai-Xiong , Fan Qiang
Published: March 2023

Sedum jinglanii, a new species of Crassulaceae from Mount Danxia in Guangdong, China, is described and illustrated. Phylogenetic analysis based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nrDNA suggests that the new species belongs to S. sect. Sedum sensu Fu and Ohba (2001) in the “Flora of China”, and is sister to a clade comprising S. alfredi and S. emarginatum with high support values (SH-aLRT = 84, UFBS = 95) but is distantly related to S. baileyi. The new species is morphologically similar to S. alfredi but it can be distinguished from the latter in its opposite leaves (vs. alternate leaves), its usually wider leaves (0.4–1.2 cm vs. 0.2–0.6 cm), its usually shorter petals (3.4–4.5 mm vs. 4–6 mm), its shorter nectar scales (0.4–0.5 mm vs. 0.5–1 mm), its shorter carpels (1.5–2.6 mm vs. 4–5 mm), and its shorter styles (0.6–0.9 mm vs. 1–2 mm). The new species can be easily distinguished from S. emarginatum which both have opposite leaves by its short, erect or ascending rhizome (vs. long and prostrate rhizome in the latter), shorter petals (3.4–4.5 mm vs. 6–8 mm) and shorter carpels (1.5–2.6 mm vs. 4–5 mm). It can also be easily distinguished from S. baileyi by its short, erect or ascending rhizome (vs. long and prostrate rhizome) and its shorter style (0.6–0.9 mm vs. 1–1.5 mm).
A new species of Gracixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from northwestern Vietnam
Authors: Tran Tung Thanh , Pham Anh Van , Le Minh Duc , Nguyen Nam Hai , Ziegler Thomas , Pham Cuong The
Published: March 2023

A new species of small tree frog is described from northwestern Vietnam based on morphological differences and molecular divergence. Gracixalus truongisp. nov. is distinguishable from its congeners and other small rhacophorid species on the basis of a combination of the following characters: size relatively small, SVL 32.2–33.1 mm in males, 37.6–39.3 mm in females; head slightly wider than long; vomerine teeth absent; snout round and long RL/SVL 0.17–0.19 in males, 0.16–0.17 in females; spines on upper eyelid absent; supratympanic fold distinct; tympanum distinct; dorsal skin smooth; throat smooth and venter granular; tibiotarsal projection absent; webbing of fingers rudimentary, toes with moderately developed webbing; dorsum moss-green, with an inverse Y-shaped dark green marking extended from interorbital region to posterior region of dorsum; external vocal sac absent in males; males with a nuptial pad on finger I. In the molecular analyses, the new species has no clear sister taxon and is at least 4.5% divergent from other congeners based on a fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene.
Chapitre 7. Repenser la communauté virtuelle avec Michel Henry
Authors: Zgheib Nancy
Published: March 2023

Cet article présente une approche phénoménologique de la société virtuelle. Michel Henry a fondé une approche phénoménologique de la communauté vivante ainsi qu’une approche critique de la technique et du progrès technologique. Celles-ci nous permettent de mettre en question la possibilité de maintenir des rapports intersubjectifs au sein d’une société virtuelle avec la disparition sociale des corps à la suite de la crise sanitaire. Il n’y a ni être-avec ni être-en-commun désincarné. Toute relation intersubjective exige une présence charnelle vivante.
Liberté, Union européenne, OTAN : la société ukrainienne a fait son choix
Authors: Haran Olexiy , Burkovskyi Petro , Cadenza Academic translations
Published: March 2023

La résistance ukrainienne s’inscrit dans un temps long, ouvert par l’indépendance de 1991 et confirmé en 2014. Une tendance continue a rapproché très largement l’opinion du pays de l’UE puis de l’OTAN, la conduisant à chercher une véritable séparation avec la Russie et surtout avec son héritage historique soviétique. Accélérant des processus déjà en cours, l’Ukraine entend sortir de la guerre comme une véritable démocratie européenne.
Révolution et contre-révolution au Soudan
Authors: Brachet Eliott , Domingues dos Santos Elisa
Published: March 2023

Fin 2018, les Soudanais se soulèvent contre leurs dirigeants. Ce mouvement de protestation aboutit à la destitution d’Omar al-Bachir en avril 2019. Le processus de transition qui s’enclenche ne peut aboutir, le pouvoir civil ne parvenant pas à prendre l’ascendant sur les militaires. Ces derniers reprennent complètement le contrôle des institutions après le coup d’État d’octobre 2021. Les Comités de résistance poursuivent la contestation, tandis que les conservateurs remontent en puissance.
Afrique : le retour de la faim ?
Authors: Brun Matthieu
Published: March 2023

La part de la population mondiale touchée par la faim augmente depuis 2019, particulièrement en Afrique. C’est en Afrique centrale que l’insécurité alimentaire est la plus élevée du monde. L’aggravation de la pauvreté, la guerre d’Ukraine qui affecte les exportations de blé et d’engrais à destination d’Afrique, ainsi que les effets du réchauffement climatique annoncent des difficultés croissantes. La mobilisation internationale doit remettre la paysannerie au cœur des changements africains.
L’Allemagne et le « changement d’époque »
Authors: Lucas Hans-Dieter
Published: March 2023

L’agression russe de février 2022 a bouleversé la vision que, depuis 1989, l’Allemagne s’était forgée de sa place en Europe et de ses rapports au monde. Le long héritage des relations avec Moscou s’écroulait. Le changement d’époque contraignait à tout revoir : les moyens de la défense nationale et européenne, l’approvisionnement énergétique, les rapports avec d’autres partenaires comme la Chine. Le tout en réaffirmant la nécessité d’une Europe géopolitique et le caractère central de l’Alliance transatlantique.
Il mio ricordo di Andrée TABOURET-KELLER
Authors: Telmon Tullio
Published: March 2023

Cette contribution retrace mes différentes rencontres personnelles et mes affinités scientifiques avec la célèbre sociolinguiste strasbourgeoise, en soulignant en même temps ses qualités humaines, sa très large préparation multidisciplinaire, et la fermeté de ses principes, aussi bien dans le domaine scientifique que civil ou politique.
Research Design and Methods in Social Sciences Research
Authors: Gupta Kavita
Published: March 2023

A research design is a deliberate, well-organized technique that a researcher follows when conducting a scientific study. It is the coexistence of previously identified elements with any additional knowledge or data that leads to a reasonable end result. In simpler terms, research design is a glue that keeps the research endeavor together. The present chapter focuses on quantitative research design, qualitative research design and mixed method design. This chapter will help the budding researcher to have a deeper understanding of research designs therein enabling the researcher to utilize them for their purpose of research.
Writing a Literature Review
Authors: Wickrama Thulitha , Merten Michael J. , Perera Nuwanthi Tharaka
Published: March 2023

A literature review is a summary of existing literature on topics of interest to the study. It provides proof of a gap in the literature that must be filled by the current study. Having a thorough literature review is the first step in planning a new research project. There are several critical reasons for writing a literature review. First, it is to identify the practical problem. Second, it is to identify the theoretical problem. The researcher should examine the literature about the problem area; both the theoretical literature and research literature. This helps to identify specific research purposes, questions, or testable hypotheses. Published research often makes specific suggestions for future research in the last section of their articles. This chapter on the literature review will provide a step-by-step method to write an effective literature review.
Analytical Hierarchical Process in Decision Making
Authors: Jayawardena Sanath , Gopura R. A. R. C.
Published: March 2023

In the introduction, what decision making is and the significance of the decision making was introduced. Few popular decision-making techniques were listed out and three rational techniques were discussed in a nutshell. Then Professor Saaty's seminal work, Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) was described, starting with the evolution of AHP and moving towards its practice through a four-step process. The AHP generates weights on a relative ratio scale with an input of measurements on a standard scale and due to the normalization process linearity of the results was destroyed. Finally, the four-step analytical hierarchical process was illustrated through an example of the selection of a job. During the progression, outcomes of the key theoretical aspects have been touched on without providing proof.
Simple Guide to Conduct Qualitative Research Using Grounded Theory Method
Authors: Amaradasa Ranasinghe M. W.
Published: March 2023

Conducting qualitative research is an art. A skilled artist produces a high-quality piece of artwork using experience, tools, and intrinsic attributes developed over the years. In the same manner, a qualitative researcher produces a high-quality piece of research. Novice researchers need to gradually develop understanding and practice the fundamentals of qualitative research. In this context, the current chapter provides guided practical sessions, and research problems for experimentation and to improve their research capabilities. Conceptual sessions address interview technologies, recording tools, transcribing standards, coding, memoing, categorizing, and development of themes, which are the fundamentals in the grounded theory approach. The guided practical sessions that are selected carefully to make the targeted research group more comfortable and familiar with the coding process focus on the application of grounded theory approach for researchers to get a better understanding of concepts while clearing potential doubts in applications.
Doctrinal Legal Research
Authors: Shukla Gaurav
Published: March 2023

This chapter is an attempt to provide a basic understanding to law researchers of doctrinal legal research. The chapter is drafted in such a manner that it will give a systematic approach to acquainted with the doctrinal legal research. It includes the brief historical background, purpose, and steps to conduct doctrinal legal research, tools that are used, advantages and limitations, and summing up with a conclusion. The author has tried his best effort to give all the relevant tools, however, there were limitations due to the huge expansion of information and technology, e.g. social media. These limitations restrain the author to stick to more traditional tools of research.
Basics of Research Report Writing for Behavioural Science Students and Emerging Scholars
Authors: Bassey Bassey Asuquo , Owan Valentine Joseph
Published: March 2023

This chapter is written with behavioural science students and emerging scholars in mind. Behavioural science in this context includes but is not limited to management sciences, social sciences, psychology, education, and any discipline that deals with human actions. The chapter is written to sharpen the knowledge and skills of students in these areas in writing a good quality research report (at advanced undergraduate level), thesis, or dissertation (at postgraduate level). The chapter has valuable hints that will guide behavioural science students and emerging scholars in writing good quality research reports, theses, or dissertations. The hints will also be helpful for supervisors and mentors in guiding and assessing their student's work. A research project, thesis, or dissertation is essential for graduation from tertiary institutions. The need, therefore, to write good quality research reports requires that students possess the necessary knowledge and skills in writing.
Publishing
Authors: Merten Michael J. , Terrell Amanda
Published: March 2023

This chapter will provide valuable information to readers about several important issues in the publishing process. This chapter will concentrate on issues specific to: (1) selecting the appropriate journal for a manuscript; (2) writing effective abstracts that convey the main points of a manuscript; and (3) effectively addressing issues and comments raised during the peer review process. This chapter will discuss the importance of identifying a potential journal early in the writing process and reassessing goodness of fit once the manuscript is complete. Additionally, this chapter suggests ways to construct effective abstracts that provide an accurate picture of what the paper is about, which allows readers to determine whether or not they are interested in reading the article further. Lastly, this chapter will provide step-by-step instruction for researchers to effectively address comments that journal reviewers have provided, including the importance of addressing all comments thoroughly and the organization and presentation of the authors' comments in response to the reviewers.
Adoption and Usage of Over-the-Top Entertainment Services
Authors: Vaidya Himanshu , Fernandes Semila , Panda Rajesh
Published: March 2023

Over-the-top (OTT) is the name of media entertainment services delivered over the internet, bypassing traditional mediums. The consumer preference for OTT entertainment platforms is increasing at a fast rate and is showing promising signs for the future, so it is important to understand the extent of existing literature. This study is a thematic literature review undertaken to identify and highlight key themes related to the adoption and usage of OTT entertainment services. It includes a thorough literature review of 94 research articles sampled systematically. This study will highlight the widely researched themes and the lesser-focused areas of study within the realm of over-the-top entertainment adoption and usage. Adoption and usage of OTT entertainment services, the shift in the medium of consumption, and the impact of OTT entertainment services on related technologies are some of the primary themes identified in the study. This study will provide critical insights and valuable knowledge to industry players and guide academicians for future research opportunities.
Emotion Analysis and Opinion Monitoring of Social Network Users Under Deep Convolutional Neural Network
Authors: Miao Ruomu
Published: March 2023

With the development of the internet, the user behavior and emotional characteristics behind social networks have attracted scholars' attention. Meanwhile, identifying user emotion can promote the development of mobile communication technology and network intelligence industrialization. Based on this, this work explores the emotions of social network users and discusses the public comments on the speeches through the speeches of social network users. After 100 times of training, F1 of the BiLSTM algorithm can reach 97.32%, and after 100 times of training, its function loss can be reduced to 1.33%, which can reduce the impact of function loss on emotion recognition. The exploration is of great significance for analyzing the emotional behavior of social network users and provides a reference for the intelligent and systematic development of internet social model as well as the information management.
Teledermatopathology on the ADOI platform and beyond
Authors: Massone Cesare , Perasole Antonio , Naldi Luigi
Published: March 2023

In September 2021 on the platform of the Italian Association of Hospital Dermatologists (ADOI; https://www.adoi.it/) a monthly on-line live session of teledermatopathology was started involving collegial discussion among experienced Italian pathologists about challenging melanocytic tumors using the virtual microscope [...].
Comparison between intravenous dexmedetomidine and nitroglycerin infusions for induced hypotension in patients undergoing vertebral fixation surgeries
Authors: Khalifa Mostafa K. , Ammar Ramadan A.E. , Elshafie Ahmed M.A.
Published: March 2023

Background

In vertebral fixation surgeries, patients lose a lot of blood during the course of surgery. This could result in severe patient complications during and after surgery. This also makes surgical visualization in the bloody field difficult and the duration of surgery more prolonged. With the new anesthetic agents, drugs, and monitoring techniques, this problem has been addressed. Controlled hypotension is defined as a reduction in systolic blood pressure to 80–90 mmHg, a reduction of mean arterial pressure (MAP) to 60–70 mmHg or by 30% of the baseline. Controlled hypotension is a commonly used technique to limit blood loss and improve visualization of the operative field during vertebral fixation surgery.

Objective

To compare the effects of intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine (DEX) and nitroglycerin (NTG) on intraoperative hemodynamics, amount of blood loss, speed of recovery from hypotension after cessation of infusion, and postoperative complications.

Subjective

This study was carried out on 50 adult patients of both sexes, American Society of Anesthesiologists I and II, admitted to Alexandria Main University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery for elective spinal fixation surgeries (by the same surgical team) under general anesthesia.

Results

The results of the present study showed that arterial blood pressure in group I DEX at baseline (before induction of anesthesia) was 87.32±6.11 and increases significantly after 10 min from 20 to 80 min. The MAP was significantly decreased in group I at 90 min till the end of follow-up; there was no significant change in MAP from the baseline, while in group II ‘NTG.’ Comparing the two studied groups regarding MAP at different periods of follow-up, it was found that there was no significant difference between the two groups regarding MAP all over the period of follow-up.

Conclusion

NTG and DEX could induce hypotension, but DEX showed a more favorable hemodynamic profile as regards blood pressure and heart rate. DEX also showed a shorter duration of surgery with less blood loss and less blood transfusion.
Effects of single preoperative oral pregabalin administration on postoperative hyperalgesia and opioid consumption after total abdominal hysterectomy
Authors: Omar Sherif Y. , Afifi Monir K. , Abd Elhady Mohamed M. , Elkader Mahmoud Ahmed A.
Published: March 2023

Background

The objective of this randomized double blind study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative single oral dose of pregabalin 150 mg on pain sensitivity, postoperative hyperalgsia and opioid consumption after total abdominal hysterectomy.

Purpose

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative single oral dose of pregabalin on pain sensitivity, postoperative hyperalgsia and opioid consumption after total abdominal hysterectomy.

Patients and methods

Sixty female patients were randomly categorized into two equal groups (30 patients each): group I, patients received pregabalin 150 mg orally, 1 h before induction of anaesthesia. Group II, patients received a matching placebo orally, 1 h before induction of anaesthesia, then evaluation of postoperative analgesia by visual analogue scale score, postoperative hyperalgesia using von Frey filaments and opioid consumption for 24 h was carried out.

Conclusion

From the primary endpoints assessed in this work, one can declare that usage of pregabalin in a dose of 150 mg, was more effective in reducing hemodynamic changes, postoperative pain intensity, hyperalgesia and analgesic consumption in comparison with a placebo as pre-emptive analgesia, when neither doses caused respiratory depression or sedation or PONV, but found also to significantly increase postoperative side effects including dizziness and somnolence as a secondary endpoint assessed.
The use of ketorolac as an adjuvant in the superficial cervical plexus block
Authors: Soliman Fouad I. , Hassan Ahmed H. , Mahmoud Mohammed A. , Refaie Bahaa M.
Published: March 2023

Background

Thyroidectomy operation is considered a common operation done nowadays. Pain after thyroidectomy is moderate to severe in some patients. Many techniques are used to provide analgesia and to avoid opioid adverse effects such as local wound infiltration, and regional anesthesia techniques like bilateral superficial cervical plexus block (BSCPB), alone or in combination with deep cervical plexus block.

Patients and methods

In this prospective, randomized, and double-blind study, 46 patients were randomly allocated into two equal groups (23 in each group): the bupivacaine group (group B) received BSCPB with 10 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine and 1 ml normal saline on each side and the bupivacaine ketorolac group (group BK) received 10 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine and 1 ml ketorolac (15 mg) on each side. The first-time supplemental analgesia needed postoperatively was our primary outcome. Secondary outcomes include total analgesic consumption, visual analog score, patient satisfaction, and adverse effects.

Results

visual analog score at 8, 16, and 24 h and total ketorolac requirements were significantly lower (P=0.001 and 0.02, respectively), whereas the time to first rescue analgesic requirement was significantly longer in group BK when compared with group B (P=0.001). The frequency of nausea and vomiting was not statistically significant with less incidence in group BK compared with group B. Throat pain frequency was significantly less in group BK (P=0.05). Patient satisfaction was statistically significant in group BK (P=0.03).

Conclusion

Adding ketorolac to bupivacaine in BSCPB improved the control of pain, increased the pain-free period, decreased postoperative analgesic needs, and decreased adverse effects.
Evaluation of changes in Mallampati class in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgeries in the prone position
Authors: Singha Dheeraj , Kattimani Milind Masuta , Kanwar Manjeet , Bhandari Shyam , Singh Jai
Published: March 2023

Background:

Positioning of patients during surgery, whether prone or head down, can lead to airway edema which, in turn, may lead to a difficult airway, and enhanced chances for reintubation. We aimed to assess and evaluate modified Mallampati class (MMC) change in patients scheduled for lumbar spine surgery in the prone position.

Materials and Methods:

This prospective observational study included 80 patients scheduled for lumbar spine surgery. The MMC was assessed up to 48 h postoperatively. The time taken by the patients in the postoperative period for MMC class to revert to preoperative value and airway complications, if any, was noted. Other parameters observed were surgical duration, intraoperative fluids used, and blood loss to look for any significant correlation with changes in MMC.

Results:

MMC increase by one grade was observed in 73 patients (91%). MMC in 54 patients (74%) returned to baseline within 18 h, in 12 patients (16%) it took 24 h, and in the remaining 7 patients (10%) the time taken was 36 h.

Conclusion:

It was concluded and established by this study that the MMC declined by one grade and reverted to baseline value within 36 h. This change in MMC necessitates extra caution to be adopted during the postoperative period as surgery in a prone position may predispose to an increased risk of encountering difficult reintubation. The change in MMC was not significantly correlated to intraoperative variables like duration of surgery, amount of intraoperative fluid given, and blood loss.
Formulating interprofessional anesthesiology and operating room clinical management pathway during COVID-19 pandemic using experiential learning theory in a university hospital in Saudi Arabia
Authors: Bahaziq Wadeeah , Noaman Nada , AlHazmi Abeer , Tayeb Baraa , Boker Abdulaziz M. A.
Published: March 2023

As the number of COVID-19 cases is rapidly increasing internationally, management, recommendations and guidelines of COVID-19 are rapidly evolving and changing. Formulating local clinical management policies among institutions adopting these recommendations is vital to staff as well as the patients’ safety. Also, training multidisciplinary teams on these policies is an important, yet challenging, part of the process. The purpose of this paper is to present the process that has been followed to formulate COVID-19-specific response anesthesiology and operating room (OR) policies at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, by applying David A. Kolb's experiential learning theory during simulation-based training. This project had a total of six simulation-based sessions (four simulation scenarios and two clinical drills) designed to test the efficacy and efficiency of the then current practice in the hospital, facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative data analysis was completed using qualitative thematic data analysis. To apply experiential Kolb's theory, session's checklist (two raters per session), outcomes, and participants’ feedback to develop and improve clinical management pathway in the department were used. The 12 reports and participants’ feedback highlighted three main areas for improvement. These are Personal Protective Equipment implementation, team dynamics, and airway management. This process then guided in creating a new understanding of the multidisciplinary clinical management pathway, in addition to enhancing viability of the current practice and clinical management guidelines and protocols, which were already established and adapted at the hospital before the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The alignment with Kolb's experiential theory helped formulate anesthesiology and OR effective clinical management pathway has been demonstrated. Applying experiential learning theory by a clinical institute using interprofessional, multidisciplinary simulations and clinical drills can guide the process of formulating clinical management pathways during pandemic outbreaks.