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Awareness, Attitudes and Perceptions of Safety among Slum Residents in Nairobi, Kenya
Authors: Wa Teresia John Ndikaru
Published: May 2022

The mushrooming informal settlements in the urban areas is a 21st-century reality that is common in developing economies such as Kenya. The growth of slums is an indictment of the influx of an increasing number of youth people into urban areas in search of better ways of earning a living. The towns and cities, however, cannot cope with this rapid expansion, thereby condemning a significant proportion of the urban poor into the informal settlements. This study examined the awareness, attitude, and perception of the slum residents in Nairobi, Kenya. The study focused on Kibera, Korogocho, Mathare, and Mukuru slums. The study included residents aged 18 years and above whose participation in the study was determined using systematic random sampling. A total of 659 respondents were involved in completing a survey with the help of the researcher. The data were analysed with the aid of the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) software, adopting the descriptive analysis method, and the results were presented using tables. The findings indicated that the living conditions of the residents in these informal settlements were deplorable, a factor that contributed to the crime incidents in the area. The residents had average education levels, most of them were unemployed and considered the economy as their greatest problem, with unemployment being associated with criminality. The residents were fearful of crime happening in their vicinity, though they noted that the rates of criminality had decreased and they expected it to go down in the next year. The residents identified early evening as the peak hour for criminal activity and that they were likely to be victimized outside their homes, even though a significant number of crimes also happened at their homes. The study recommendation sensitization of residents through programs such as workshops targeting distinct groups and the establishment of community radio. The study also recommended the establishment of land tenures in the settlement to facilitate the upgrading of the housing and amenities infrastructure, therefore eliminating environmental factors encouraging criminality.
Comparison of TRIAD+EKF and TRIAD+UKF Algorithms for Nanosatellite Attitude Estimation
Authors: Gokcay Mehmet Asim , Hajiyev Chingiz
Published: May 2022

Two most commonly used sensors on nanosatellites are magnetometer and sun sensor. In this paper, magnetometer and sun sensor measurements are combined gyro measurements to produce enhanced attitude estimation. Tri-Axial Attitude Determination (TRIAD) algorithm is used with Kalman filter to form a complete attitude filter. Sun sensor and magnetometer measurements are selected as inputs to TRIAD algorithm and output is fed to Kalman filter as a measurement. Two different Kalman filters, extended and unscented, are used with TRIAD algorithm. A comparison is given between performances of both Kalman filter.
Los factores de competitividad: el efecto grupo
Authors: González Fidalgo Eduardo
Published: May 2022

Este trabajo analiza la importancia del grupo estratégico como factor determinante de la rentabilidad empresarial. El grupo estratégico puede considerarse como un nivel de análisis intermedio entre la industria, compuesto por empresas que siguen una misma aproximación estratégica en su actividad. De este modo, al igual que las barreras de entrada y los mecanismos aislantes se basan en la existencia de factores estructurales del sector y en competencias distintivas de las empresas, respectivamente, los grupos estratégicos quedan protegidos de la competencia exterior por barreras a la movilidad,basadas en la existencia de unas competencias específicas de cada grupo estratégico. El trabajo analiza la naturaleza de los tres tipos de competencia que dan lugar a tasas de rentabilidad por encima de lo normal. Asimismo, se revisan los hallazgos más importantes de la literatura empírica a la hora de establecer la existencia e importancia relativa del efecto grupo.
La calidad asistencial: concepto y medida
Authors: Villegas Periñán María del Mar , Rosa Díaz Isabel María
Published: May 2022

En este trabajo presentamos las aportaciones más significativas relativas al concepto de calidad asistencial y los elementos o atributos que la definen. Para ello hemos realizado una rigurosa revisión bibliográfica. Abordamos la calidad como un concepto multidimensional que varía en función del enfoque adoptado y de la distinta preponderancia dada a cada una de las dimensiones genéricas por los tres grupos implicados en la asistencia: profesionales, usuarios y Administración. Hacemos especial hincapié en la calidad asistencial desde la perspectiva del paciente como pilar fundamental de la filosofía de gestión de la calidad total aplicada en el mundo sanitario.
Un análisis de las dimensiones de la gestión ambiental en los servicios hoteleros
Authors: Céspedes Lorente José , De Burgos Jiménez Jerónimo
Published: May 2022

Este trabajo analiza el carácter multidimensional de la gestión ambiental de la empresa, y de los hoteles en particular. Realizamos una revisión de la literatura y clasificaciones sobre gestión ambiental (tanto genérica como específica de hoteles) para elaborar una escala de medida. Se utilizan 305 cuestionarios postales completos para identificar y confirmar la presencia de dos dimensiones subyacentes: gestión ambiental mínima y avanzada. Posteriormente, se evalúa su fiabilidad y validez y se discuten los resultados.
Condicionantes humanos y de gestión en la implantación y desarrollo de las tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación. Una aplicación al sector de distribución farmacéutica
Authors: Bruque Cámara Sebastián , Hernández Ortiz Mª Jesús , Vargas Sánchez Alfonso
Published: May 2022

El presente estudio aporta nueva luz a las interacciones que se producen entre los intangibles humanos y de gestión y el elemento tecnológico en las empresas. Para ello, hemos elaborado un análisis empírico aplicado al sector de distribución farmacéutica en 10 provincias españolas. Los resultados demuestran que existen algunos recursos intangibles que ejercen una función protagonista en el desarrollo efectivo de las tecnologías de la información y de las comunicaciones en las organizaciones, lo que permite construir las consiguientes implicaciones desde el punto de vista teórico y de gestión.
Influencia del tamaño y del sector en la revelación del desglose de la cifra de negocios en las cuentas anuales
Authors: Lorca Fernández Pedro , De Andrés Suárez Javier , Rodríguez Enríquez Eduardo , Gutiérrez Carrero Jairo
Published: May 2022

El presente trabajo se inserta en una línea de investigación que ha sido objeto de gran interés por la literatura económica, como es la revelación de información voluntaria por parte de la empresa. En concreto, se analiza la incidencia que tiene el tamaño empresarial y el sector de actividad sobre la revelación del desglose de la cifra de negocios, información que en principio es obligatoria, pero que existen sencillos mecanismos para hacerla voluntaria argumentando que puede afectar a la posición competitiva de la empresa. Para ello se acude a las empresas cotizadas en el mercado continuo español.
Sistemas de logística inversa en la empresa
Authors: Bañegil Palacios Tomás M. , Rubio Lacoba Sergio
Published: May 2022

La gestión de los productos que finalizan su vida útil es un problema que acapara cada vez mayor atención por parte de investigadores, empresas, consumidores y administraciones públicas. La legislación actual señala a los fabricantes como responsables últimos de los residuos generados por el consumo de sus productos y les requiere la puesta en práctica de mecanismos capaces de recuperar y gestionar adecuadamente estos productos fuera de uso. En este trabajo se describen diferentes sistemas que pueden ser utilizados por las empresas para recuperar los productos fuera de uso y reincorporarlos a la cadena de suministro, de manera que la empresa pueda obtener con ello un beneficio económico y la sociedad un beneficio medioambiental.
Implantación gradual de la responsabilidad social corporativa (RSC) en las empresas: dimensiones de avance y papel de la acreditación progresiva
Authors: Durán Heras Alicia , Durán Heras Alfonso , Giraldo Casado Esmeralda
Published: May 2022

La implantación y acreditación escalonada, progresiva, es altamente valorada por las empresas y organizaciones que se han propuesto adoptar Sistemas de Gestión de la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (RSC). En este artículo se aporta un enfoque multidimensional y continuo de la RSC que clarifica la idea de la progresividad. Asímismo, se resalta la importancia de la verificación externa y los requisitos que debe cumplir para que las políticas de RSC añadan valor.
La gestión del conocimiento en los equipos globales de desarrollo
Authors: Miranda González Francisco Javier , Sanguino Galván Ramón
Published: May 2022

La base de la supervivencia de las empresas para enfrentarse a este nuevo ambiente reside en el reconocimiento de la importancia de un nuevo recurso: el conocimiento El propósito del presente trabajo es analizar los principales problemas asociados a la dirección del conocimiento en equipos globales de desarrollo. Concretamente nos centraremos en el proceso de transferencia de conocimiento en organizaciones que basan su proceso de desarrollo de nuevos productos en equipos globales, diferenciando entre los problemas que surgen al transferir los conocimientos dentro del equipo de los derivados de las transferencias entre distintos equipos de la misma o de distintas organizaciones.
Ofertas en Internet de Copias Pictóricas: Un Método de Evaluación Aplicado al Mercado Electrónico
Authors: Pareja Arenillas Paloma , Ballestero Enrique
Published: May 2022

Este artículo propone una metodología para valorar copias de pintura hechas a mano por artistas generalmente anónimos y de desigual calidad. El método se basa en un reciente modelo multicriterio y se aplica a un caso estudio en ambiente real, con tres empresas transnacionales que operan con venta electrónica.
Industry 4.0 (I4.0) Based Virtual Organization Model for the Coordination of Sustainable Textile Supply Chain
Authors: Kumar Patanjal , Sharma Dheeraj , Pandey Peeyush
Published: May 2022

The lack of attention on the forward and backward supply chain issues, i.e., the transparency between supply chain agents, information sharing, resource deployment, workforce knowledge, waste reduction, cost efficiency, and resource management are the major problems of textile supply chain. The coordination of forward and backward supply chain becomes difficult due to the players' self-interest and firmographics. It becomes much complicated when we consider the triple bottom line of sustainability (TBLS) in the supply chain. Therefore, in this paper, we propose an Industry 4.0 (I4.0) based virtual organization model for the coordination of the forward and backward supply chain. The results obtained through virtual organization model are also compared with the centralized supply chain and traditional cost-sharing contract. The results reveal that virtual organization model can perform better than the price only contract and it will be help firms in achieving greater sustainability with respect to traditional contract mechanisms.
Economic Freedom, Capital, and Growth: Evidence from the States
Authors: Ihlenfeld Sarah , Hall Joshua C. , Zhou Yang
Published: May 2022

Hall et al. (2010) develop a growth model where the allocation and productivity of human and physical capital depend on the quality of institutions in a country. We apply their model to the US states from 1980 to 2000. Using the Economic Freedom of North America as our measure of institutional quality, we find evidence that increases in human capital lead to increases in output per worker only in states with average EFNA scores above 5.91. Physical capital, unlike in the cross-country case, always has a positive effect on output per worker.
Why and When Do Leaders Express Humility? Leader Expressed Humility as Psycho-Social Signaling
Authors: Manix Kelly G.
Published: May 2022

Humble leadership has generated immense research interest. Yet, little is understood regarding why or when leaders may choose to express humility to their followers. Drawing upon self-determination and signaling theories, this conceptual research seeks to explain why some leaders display humble behaviors toward their followers more than other leaders. Needs for relatedness and competence are proposed as antecedents of humble expressions. Leader optimism is proposed as a moderator of this relationship. I contend leaders sustain expressions of humility to signal their values of relatedness and growth to followers and to encourage humble behaviors among them for mutually beneficial outcomes. Optimism is presented as a contingency variable that may explain additional variance in leader expressions of humility. Theoretical and managerial implications are presented as well as directions for future research.
APEUTIC AND TACTICAL APPROACHES I N ACUTE COMPLICATIONS OF MALIGNANT STOMACH TUMORS
Authors: Prudnikova O. , Ivanchov P. , Peresh Y. , Sydorenko V. , Zaplavsky A.
Published: May 2022

The aim of the research was combines the concept of combating complications of malignant tumors of the stomach and their consequences with a radical treatment process, defined by oncological standards.

Materials and methods. The study included 766 patients with acute complications of malignant gastric tumors who were treated at the Kyiv city Center for gastrointestinal bleeding from 2006 to 2020. Among patients, 754 (98,4 %) were treated for malignant gastric tumors complicated by bleeding, 12 (1,6 %) were treated for perforated tumors.

Results and discussion. A total of 361 of 766 patients underwent surgery in the two study periods, with a total operative activity of 47,0 %. Radical surgical interventions in the first period were urgently performed 40 (51,9 %), in the second period — 12 (15,6 %), non-radical in the first period — 37 (48,1 %), in the second — 10 (13,0 %). Early-delayed radical surgical interventions in the first period were performed 75 (26,4 %) patients, in the second — 145 (51,0 %), early-delayed non-radical: in the first period — 26 (9,2 %), in the second — 38 (13,4 %). Thus, we received an increase of almost 30,0 % in the second period of surgical interventions performed in the early deferred period and, as a result, a statistically significant (p˂0,05) increase in the number of radical surgical interventions in the second period (almost twice — up to 70,7 %). The total postoperative mortality was 6,1 % and statistically significantly (p˂0,05) decreased twice in the second period, compared with the first — 8,3 % and 4,4 %, respectively.

Conclusions. The frequency of emergency surgeries has been reduced by almost 2 times, and early deferred surgery (almost 80,0 %) has increased the proportion of radical surgeries to 70,7 % with D2 lymph node dissection by all cancer standards in 72,0 % of cases.
Meminimalisir Bahaya Bullying Melalui Bimbingan Klasikal pada Siswa VIII SMP Negeri 7 Telaga Biru
Authors: Soleman Fauziah
Published: May 2022

Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini Apakah Bimbingan Klasikal dapat meminimalisir Bahaya Bullying pada Siswa VIII SMP Negeri 7 Telaga Biru?. Adapun tujuan penelitian ini Untuk Meminimalisir Bahaya Bullying pada Siswa VIII SMP Negeri 7 Telaga Biru melalui Bimbingan Klasikal. Hasil analisis data menunjukan ada peningkatan perilaku baik siswa dari siklus ke siklus. Hal tersebut ditunjukan oleh analisis perilaku siswa pada setiap siklus. Pada siklus I Dari 26 orang keseluruhan jumlah siswa, terdapat 18 orang siswa yang yang memperoleh nilai 75 keatas (perilaku baik) atau sebanyak 69,2%. Pada siklus II sudah mengalami peningkatan yakni dari 26 orang keseluruhan jumlah siswa, yang memperoleh nilai 75 ke atas (Perilaku baik) berjumlah 25 orang atau 96%. Simpulan dari Penelitian ini adalah bimbingan klasikal ternyata dapat Meminimalisir Bahaya Bullying pada Siswa VIII SMP Negeri 7 Telaga Biru.
Implementasi Sistem Penjaminan Mutu Internal Di Era Merdeka Belajar
Authors: Mulyasa E. , Aryani Wiwik Dyah
Published: May 2022

Sistem Penjaminan mutu pendidikan tinggi merupakan masalah penting yang sedang hangat dibicarakan, bahkan menjadi agenda utama dalam akreditasi, sehingga perlu dikelola secara profesional. Penelitian ini bertujuan menemukan dan mendeskripsikan implementasi sistem penjaminan mutu internal di era merdeka belajar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa implementasi sistem penjaminan mutu internal di era merdeka belajar pada Perguruan Tinggi Swasta di Kota Bandung, yang berkaitan dengan penetapan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi, pengendalian, dan peningkatan (PEPP) telah menghasilkan perbaikan secara berkesinambungan. Hal tersebut ditemukan dalam laporan tahunan tentang evaluasi diri yang dijadikan dasar dalam pengembangan rencana strategis, rencana operasional, rencana induk pengembangan, rencana anggaran dan rencana kerja tahunan, namun belum merupakan kesatuan yang utuh. Oleh karena itu direkomendasikan kepada berbagai pihak antara lain bagi Perguruan Tinggi Swasta, agar menggunakan pendekatan sistem sebagai landasan berpikir, cara mengelola, dan cara menganalisis kehidupan lembaga secara utuh
Aerva lanata; A cure or a cause for kidney diseases; A brief overview
Authors: Uluwaduge Deepthi Inoka
Published: May 2022

At present the phyto-preparations are widely used in clinical practice and among them Aerva lanata (A. lanata) is commonly known as “Polpala” in Sinhalese, which is prescribed to alleviate kidney diseases in Complementary and Ayurvedic Medicine (CAM). The infusion of the plant extract has resolved urolithiasis and has induced diuresis in patients relying on CAM therapy. Scientific data supports this traditional claim. However, a controversy exists that the prolong use of the plant material may cause renal damage. Scientific literature also does not put forth the negative effects of using a long-term basis, though the dried plant preparations are readily available in the form of herbal tea in many countries. Therefore, this overview is a compilation of both the beneficial and detrimental effects of the use of plant material as a treatment in kidney diseases. Evaluation of the current literature supports the belief of nephrotoxicity in long term administration over its reported nephroprotection. Thus, the author reports that people who tend to self-medicate with A. lanata should be vigilant due to its possible adverse effects.
Raymond Devos, du plaisir dans lalangue à la pratique de l’interprétation
Authors: Dureuil Simon
Published: May 2022

Dans cet article, nous revenons sur l’usage de la langue tel qu’il est pratiqué par Raymond Devos. En effet, l’humoriste, en venant s’inscrire au carrefour de la poésie et de l’humour, joue sur les effets de réel du langage. Ainsi, par ses jeux de mots, ses célèbres syllepses et par l’utilisation de l’homophonie, il travaille hors sens, ou plutôt vient offrir par la manipulation de la motérialité un autre sens. Nous allons donc dégager la dimension charnelle de son écriture qui traite avant tout de lalangue, avant de montrer une certaine similitude entre son œuvre et la pratique psychanalytique et plus particulièrement l’interprétation.
Psychologie et marxisme : enjeux et perspectives à partir d’Henri Wallon
Authors: Lépinat Benoit
Published: May 2022

En explorant quelques aspects importants de la psychologie d’Henri Wallon, on montre comment s’articulent chez lui la psychogenèse individuelle et le milieu social ainsi que l’importance du modèle dialectique hérité de Marx pour penser cette articulation. Cela nous conduit à évoquer les prolongements des idées de Wallon chez d’autres penseurs français, psychologues et philosophes.
L’Église après le « Rapport Sauvé »
Authors: Rouet Albert
Published: May 2022

Le rapport de la commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l’Église catholique de France souligne qu’une « crise systémique » frappe cette institution. Le système qui a promu ces abus remonte très haut dans l’histoire. Il est aujourd’hui à bout de souffle. Le changer est d’une urgence manifeste. S’appuyant sur la conception de l’apôtre Paul, l’auteur de cet article avance, à « titre strictement personnel », cinq propositions pour modifier le mode de fonctionnement de l’Église.
La gravure au Petit Palais, espace de respiration et d’inspiration
Authors: Marrière Sandrine
Published: May 2022

Partant du constat que la majorité des personnes accompagnées au CATTP n’étaient pas en mesure de se saisir des opportunités culturelles à disposition et ce malgré un intérêt marqué, nous avons ouvert un champ possible de création dans un espace extérieur, tout en assurant un cadre suffisamment contenant et rassurant afin que leur production puisse émerger. Nous relatons cette expérience riche tant humainement qu’artistiquement dans l’atelier de gravure au Petit Palais.
Back to Basics
Authors: Bachelot Carole , Haegel Florence
Published: May 2022

Cet article revient sur la contribution de Daniel Gaxie à la sociologie des partis et du militantisme, « Économie des partis et rétributions du militantisme » ( Revue française de science politique , 27 [1], février 1977, p. 123-154). Il propose de centrer l’analyse sur la dimension professionnelle des rétributions offertes par les partis. En s’appuyant sur la littérature française et internationale, il fournit des éléments empiriques confirmant la centralité de la distribution des postes pour comprendre aujourd’hui l’économie des partis politiques. Cette réflexion invite ainsi à réinterroger la distinction partiellement brouillée entre permanents, militants et professionnels ainsi que les effets sur la distribution des postes de la forte indexation des partis politiques aux cycles électoraux.
Agroécologie
Authors: Rosset Peter , Martinez-Torres Maria Elena , Polet François
Published: May 2022

Forgée dans le processus de « dialogue des savoirs » en cours au sein de l’internationale paysanne, la notion d’agroécologie promue par la Via Campesina est bien plus qu’une adaptation écologique des pratiques productives. Axe majeur de la souveraineté alimentaire, elle contribue à la réappropriation des territoires matériels et immatériels conquis par les acteurs de l’agrobusiness et à leur reconfiguration en « territoires paysans ».
Agroécologie
Authors: Zuluaga Sánchez Gloria Patricia , Cárdenas Solís Sonia Irene , Les associations colombiennes AMOY,  , Vereecken Anne , Polet François
Published: May 2022

Les partisans de l’agroécologie tendent à négliger le rôle fondamental de l’inégalité de genre dans la crise écologique. Or, plusieurs expériences colombiennes centrées à l’origine sur des enjeux pratiques de subsistance démontrent combien le succès de cette approche est tributaire de la reconnaissance du rôle différencié des femmes dans les sphères productive et reproductive.
Agroécologie
Authors: Altieri Miguel A. , Funes-Monzote Fernando R. , Polet François
Published: May 2022

L’expansion de l’agroécologie et de l’agriculture paysanne a permis à Cuba d’améliorer sensiblement son niveau d’autosuffisance alimentaire en peu d’années. Mais les autorités soutiennent aussi le développement de l’agriculture industrielle et transgénique. Cette ambivalence n’est pas viable. La quête de souverainetés alimentaire, énergétique et technologique plaide pour une adhésion politique claire au paradigme de l’agroécologie.
L’urgence écologique vue du Sud
Authors: Amougou Thierry
Published: May 2022

Le privilège de « penser climat » et de se mobiliser pour lui est inégalement réparti entre le Nord et le Sud. Entre les émissions d’opulence des riches et les émissions de survie des pauvres, l’histoire du capitalisme et de l’exploitation coloniale enfante aujourd’hui l’hégémonie technoscientifique du « climat global » à sauver, et son inverse, le climato-scepticisme. L’urgence écologique est celle des favorisés et pas de ses premières victimes.
Fuir l’Amérique centrale
Authors: del Rosario Gramajo Bauer Lizbeth , Couëdel Françoise
Published: May 2022

Dans le corridor de migration reliant l’Amérique centrale et l’Amérique du Nord, les Hondurien·nes, les Salvadorien·nes et les Guatémaltèques prédominent largement. La violence, la précarité et le regroupement familial sont les principaux motifs au départ. Mais ce sont les « caravanes » de migrant·es et la séparation des familles à la frontière des États-Unis qui ont révélé au monde, ces dernières années, un modèle massif d’exclusion sociale.
Fuir l’Amérique centrale
Authors: Prunier Delphine Marie , Salazar Sergio , Cappelle Célia
Published: May 2022

En Amérique centrale, la crise sanitaire a mis en exergue les modes de gouvernance des frontières, mais aussi les profondes inégalités socioéconomiques qui structurent l’organisation territoriale et nourrissent les mobilités intra et interrégionales. Entre les mesures d’endiguement des migrant·es et le renforcement d’un mode de développement basé sur la main-d’œuvre bon marché, la pandémie accentue les lignes de fracture et les asymétries.
Engaging Nursing Students in Quality Improvement: Teaching Safe Medication Administration
Authors: Wagner Elissa A.
Published: May 2022

Background:

Safety and reduction of errors during medication administration is a prominent focus in nursing and nursing education. Developing simulated medication administration experiences that include opportunities for nursing students to manage interruptions in a realistic environment can help improved critical thinking and reasoning for safe administration practices.

Method:

Sophomore nursing students voluntarily participated in a quality improvement project examining nursing management of interruptions during medication administration. Students observed medication administration activities for episodes of interruptions and conducted surveys in a real-time format that encouraged decision-making dialogue.

Results:

After the project, student learning outcomes included improved identification of interruptions, prioritization, critical reasoning skills, and development of management techniques for better safety.

Conclusion:

Incorporating real-world experiences that allow nursing students to identify and manage interruptions during medication administration foster development of critical thinking and interruption management techniques.

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J Nurs Educ
. 2022;61(5):268–271.]
Nursing Faculties' Perceptions of Integrating Theory and Practice to Develop Professional Competence
Authors: Letterstål Anna , Källestedt Marie-Louise Södersved , Widarsson Margareta , Asp Margareta
Published: May 2022

Background:

Nursing faculties' perceptions influence nursing education. This article describes how nursing faculty perceive nursing students' development of professional competence by integrating theory and practice, and by examining how this context influences this integration.

Method:

With a phenomenographic approach, interviews were conducted with nine participants and analyzed into qualitatively different categories of description.

Results:

The integration of theoretical and practical knowledge is perceived as a challenge or as naturally intertwined in the entire education, focusing mainly on individual prerequisites for learning. Perceptions of a common mission create coherence for students. Evident learning structures are needed, and there is a perceived discrepancy between nurses' competence and expectations in health care.

Conclusion:

If the theory and practice gap could be perceived as a driving force for continuous learning, it could become an incentive for closer collaboration by creating structures for competence development that include individuals, teams, and organizations.

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J Nurs Educ
. 2022;61(5):236–241.]
Cultural Competence of Mental Health Nurses in Israel
Authors: Segalovich Jenny , Dahan Sagit , Levi Galit , Segev Ronen
Published: May 2022

Israel's diverse culture presents challenges to the nation's health care system; lack of culturally appropriate care adversely affects overall quality of care. Therefore, cultural competence needs strengthening, especially among mental health nurses, for whom communication is the essence of treatment. The current study aimed to examine and evaluate the degree of cultural competence of mental health nurses in Israel. We sought to determine whether demographic variables, such as age, sex, and other characteristics, have effects on cultural competence. This study used a structured self-report questionnaire to survey 107 Israeli mental health nurses about their perceptions of their own cultural competence. Most participants attributed great importance to sociocultural aspects of patient care (mean score = 4,
SD
= 0.628) and were knowledgeable, but a majority (mean score = 3,
SD
= 0.83) reported difficulties implementing their knowledge during treatment. Cultural knowledge and awareness correlated with personal characteristics, such as sex and country of origin. There were gaps between cultural knowledge and the ability to apply existing knowledge in practice. A need exists not only for ongoing training in and maintenance of cultural knowledge, but also for tools to implement culturally appropriate care. [
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 60
(11), 33–39.]
Artificial coral reefs as a localised approach to increase fish biodiversity and abundance along the North Bali coastline
Authors: Boakes Zach , Hall Alice E , Jones Georgia CA , Prasetijo Rahmadi , Stafford Richard , Yahya Yunaldi
Published: May 2022

Coral reefs face worldwide decline from threats such as climate change, destructive fishing practices, overfishing and pollution. Artificial reefs have shown potential as a method to mitigate localised habitat loss and biodiversity decline on degraded coral reefs. The health of coral reefs in Indonesia and their associated faunal populations have displayed a downward trend in recent decades, and community-managed non-government organisations have started using artificial reefs to restore local degraded reef habitats. In this study, we demonstrate how locally-managed NGOs and communities in north Bali, Indonesia have implemented artificial reef projects, and assess the associated benefits to biodiversity. Using Remote Underwater Video (RUV) over a 3 month period in north Bali, fish assemblages on two artificial reefs of different ages (new and mature) were compared to two nearby natural habitats: degraded sand flats and relatively healthy coral reefs. When compared with a nearby degraded sand habitat, both artificial reefs displayed a significantly higher number of species, which for the mature artificial reef was not statistically different to a nearby coral reef. Community structure was also compared, again showing similarity between artificial reefs and natural coral reefs, but differing in a few species, including specific damselfish and wrasse. This study is one of few which highlight the potential of artificial reef habitat enhancement in Indonesia, and suggests that these structures can provide ecologically equivalent mobile faunal communities to a natural reef on a localised scale. As such, well designed projects may be able to provide some local ecosystem services lost from degraded coral reefs, and become an important focus for coastal communities.
Multiple solutions for a fractional p-Kirchhoff equation with critical growth and low order perturbations
Authors: Chen Zusheng , Suo Hongmin , Lei Jun
Published: May 2022

In this article, we deal with the following fractional $ p $-Kirchhoff type equation

   \begin{document}$ \begin{equation*} \begin{cases} M\left( \int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}}\int_{\mathbb{R}^{N}}\frac{|u(x)-u(y)|^p}{|x-y|^{N+ps}}dxdy\right)(-\Delta)_p^su=\frac{|u|^{p_\alpha^*-2}u}{|x|^\alpha}+\frac{\lambda}{|x|^\beta} , &\rm \mathrm{in}\ \ \Omega, \\ u>0, &\rm \mathrm{in}\ \ \Omega, \\ u=0, &\rm \mathrm{in}\ \ \mathbb{R}^N\backslash \Omega, \end{cases} \end{equation*} $\end{document}

where $ \Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^N $ is a smooth bounded domain containing $ 0 $, $ (-\Delta)_p^s $ denotes the fractional $ p $-Laplacian, $ M(t)=a+bt^{k-1} $ for $ t\geq0 $ and $ k>1 $, $ a, b>0 $, $ \lambda>0 $ is a parameter, $ 0<s<1 $, $ 0\leq\alpha<ps<N $, $ \frac{N(p-2)+ps}{p-1}<\beta<\frac{N(p_\alpha^*-1)+\alpha}{p_\alpha^*} $, $ 1
Les villes du passé face à leur environnement
Authors: Fouache Eric
Published: May 2022

L’avènement des villes s’est produit au Moyen Orient autour de 3000 av J.-C. L’approche géoarchéologique permet d’étudier les dynamiques environnementales en relation avec l’archéologie et donc de reconstituer les risques urbains anciens. L’enjeu de ces recherches pour une meilleure compréhension des risques actuels, pour l’aménagement, mais aussi pour la mémoire patrimoniale de ces recherches est primordial. Les villes ont de tout temps été sensibles aux cataclysmes et aux risques naturels mais ont aussi fait émerger par leurs aménagements et la coexistence de groupes humains denses des risques spécifiques.
Real-Time Cyber-Physical System for Healthcare Monitoring in COVID-19
Authors: Talmele Girish , Shrawankar Urmila
Published: May 2022

The Cyber Physical System (CPS) is used to integrate physical processes with computation and communication. Recent advances in internet of things; cloud computing and machine learning is making cyber physical system an emerging technology in healthcare system. This paper present real time cyber physical system framework for healthcare monitoring system plays major role in pandemics such as Covid-19. The system processes real time patient’s critical data such as blood sugar, blood pressure, temperature used to save life of patients. The real time processing done at the sensor node using real time tasks scheduling. The sensor node data get analyze on fog nodes taking time critical actions. The healthcare data then send using Kafka real time streaming using Kafka pipeline. The processing of healthcare data using Spark in real time done at Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) on cloud .
Potential Green Gains From the Integration of Economies
Authors: Shen Zhiyang , Zhou Yiqiao , Bai Kaixuan , Zhai Kun
Published: May 2022

The integration of economies always attracts much attention from policymakers and researchers. This paper introduces a novel approach to evaluate potential economic and environmental gains from integrating economies. Based on aggregate production technology and directional distance functions, we regard all decision-making units as a whole, allowing free resource reallocation among units. The level of resource misallocation is identified by a structural measure, which is obtained by the difference between overall potential improvement and individual technical inefficiency. Taking China as an empirical example, possible economic output expansions are estimated at 43.2% and 10.1% under convex and nonconvex production technologies, respectively; potential pollution reductions are around 28.4% and 5.1% under convex and nonconvex production technologies, respectively. A significant disparity of structural inefficiencies is detected, indicating a high level of resource misallocation in China. Economic cooperation is vital to promote potential green gains for all provinces in China.
Evaluating the Agricultural Carbon Shadow Price in Countries along the Belt and Road Initiative
Authors: Wang Rongbo , Li Tianxiang , Zhu Jing
Published: May 2022

Agriculture is considered a sector with an essential contribution to carbon emissions in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. This paper innovatively uses the by-production process to analyze the agricultural carbon shadow price (CSP) and agricultural production performance in the BRI countries. The results show that the agricultural CSP for the countries has a decreasing trend. However, the agricultural CSP varies significantly across regions, highest in China and India and lowest in Russia and CEE countries. This study provides more detailed and comprehensive insights into sustainable agricultural development in the BRI regions. The BRI countries need to improve agricultural production efficiency to reduce carbon emissions and strengthen international cooperation in agriculture.
Urban Family Migration and Economic Livelihoods of Migrants in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Authors: Manel D. P. K
Published: May 2022

Globally, there are numerous types of migrations in the internal migration process. Most of the internal migration studies have focused on individual migration than family or household level migration and their social and economic livelihoods. Therefore, this study explores the reasons for urban family migration and their status of economic livelihoods. The study uses the quantitative method to gather information and utilizes data from the Population and Housing Census, 2012 in Sri Lanka and primary data collected in 2015-2016 from the Municipal Council and Urban Council areas in the Colombo district in Sri Lanka. The unit of analysis is the migrant household. The Chi-square test and Contingency Coefficient were applied to examine the factors which influence family migration to urban areas and their economic livelihoods in the destination areas. A composite index was constructed using the PCA method to analyse the quantitative data. The findings of the study reveal that approximately two-thirds (60.79%) of families have migrated to urban areas in the Colombo district due to their children’s educational attainments. The majority of migrant families in the study have migrated due to easy access to non-agricultural employment opportunities, good education facilities, public services and opportunities to utilize other infrastructure facilities available in the urban locations The findings may assist policymakers and planners to implement new policies or making necessary changes to existing policies so as to reduce the urban migration in highly urbanized areas in the capital city of the country.
Economic Analysis of Drip Irrigation for Coconut (Cocos nucifera) – A Case Study in North Western Province, Sri Lanka
Authors: Gunathilake H. A. W. S. , Jayasinghe V. S. B.
Published: May 2022

This research was conducted to help coconut farmers in making decisions regarding investments in Drip Irrigation Systems (DIS). It provides an economic rationale for investing in DIS. The paper examined the economic worth of investment in DIS in North Western Province. The data were collected from 13 coconut estates using a pre-tested questionnaire, direct observation, field visits and personal interviews. Three different project evaluation criteria; Net Present Value (NPV), Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) were used to determine the worth to invest in the DIS. Cost of production and benefits were calculated in the present value using discounting factor at an interest of 12%. Differential rates of interest rates (6%, 8%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) were assumed to represent the opportunity cost of capital. There are some leading drip irrigation design companies in Sri Lanka, accordingly, the fixed cost for one acre of coconut land varies from Rs.70, 000.00 to Rs.146, 666.00. Almost all selected estates have recorded a positive NPV (Rs.21,322.48 to Rs.968,457.17), BCR over one (1.03 to 3.61) and IRR greater than the selected interest rate (17% to 47.2%) reflecting the economic viability of the investment. The sensitivity analysis has also confirmed that almost all selected estates have a positive NPV and BCR over one under three different scenarios. It can be concluded that the economic viability of drip irrigation technology is very high and is capable of generating a sufficient return to pay back the capital investment within one to three years.
Employees Perception towards Job Security during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study among Private Sector Employees in Sri Lanka
Authors: Weerasinghe T. W. M. K. K. , Silva K. N. N. , Sewwandi T. A. D.
Published: May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unusual conflicts all over the world in every industry. Containment measures, which are being adapted to reduce the spread of the virus, have threatened the general perception of employees’ job security. This study is aimed at evaluating job security perception among private-sector employees in Sri Lanka during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka, has faced several strict containment measures such as lockdowns and travel restrictions. Based on the objective, an online questionnaire was circulated among the respondents via email and social media. Snowballing sampling was used as the sampling technique, and finally, 100 responses were collected. Three measures were used to assess job security perceptions: threats to the overall job, threats to job features, and powerlessness. The collected data were analysed descriptively and statistically. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to evaluate the impact of socio-demographic characteristics on perceived job security before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender was the only factor that had an impact as a threat to the total job during the COVID-19 pandemic, and there were no other socio-demographic variables that significantly impacted job security before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spearman correlation was used to analyse the correlation between socio-demographic variables and job security perception measures. There was a weak negative correlation with the type of employment and threats to the total job (-0.243) before the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a weak positive correlation between gender and the threats to the total job (0.207) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the ordinal paired observations between groups, including job security perception measurements before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the selected job security perception measurements, threats to the total and powerlessness have significantly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the factors that have to be considered by private sector companies in Sri Lanka during similar kinds of pandemic situations in the future to enhance job security issues among their employees.
Cyclooxygenase-Derived Prostaglandin E2 Drives IL-1–Independent Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guérin–Triggered Skin Dendritic Cell Migration to Draining Lymph Node
Authors: Krmeská Veronika , Aggio Juliana Bernardi , Nylén Susanne , Wowk Pryscilla Fanini , Rothfuchs Antonio Gigliotti
Published: May 2022

Inoculation of Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in the skin mobilizes local dendritic cells (DC) to the draining lymph node (dLN) in a process that remains incompletely understood. In this study, a mouse model of BCG skin infection was used to investigate mechanisms of skin DC migration to dLNs. We found enhanced transcription of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and production of COX-derived PGE2 early after BCG infection in skin. Animals treated with antagonists for COX or the PGE2 receptors EP2 and EP4 displayed a marked reduction in the entry of skin DCs and BCG to dLNs, uncovering an important contribution of COX-derived PGE2 in this migration process. In addition, live BCG bacilli were needed to invoke DC migration through this COX-PGE2 pathway. Having previously shown that IL-1R partially regulates BCG-induced relocation of skin DCs to dLNs, we investigated whether PGE2 release was under control of IL-1. Interestingly, IL-1R ligands IL-1α/β were not required for early transcription of COX-2 or production of PGE2 in BCG-infected skin, suggesting that the DC migration-promoting role of PGE2 is independent of IL-1α/β in our model. In DC adoptive transfer experiments, EP2/EP4, but not IL-1R, was needed on the moving DCs for full-fledged migration, supporting different modes of action for PGE2 and IL-1α/β. In summary, our data highlight an important role for PGE2 in guiding DCs to dLNs in an IL-1–independent manner.
Evaluation of Public-Health Risk of Heavy Metals Contaminants and Physicochemical Parameters in Adulteration Palm Oil Commonly Consumed in Calabar, Nigeria
Authors: Ekpo G.I. , Eteng O.E. , Ukeme E. , Ekwu M. , Bassey S. , Uboh F.
Published: May 2022

Edible palm oil has been the parity of the human diet from generation to generation and has contributed both to nutrition and health. These studies investigated some selected heavy metals and physicochemical parameters in palm oil. Eleven (11) samples of ready-consumed edible palm oil were bought randomly from the selected market in calabar metropolis. The samples were digested with 25ml of concentrated H2SO4, for heavy metals analysis using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The physiochemical parameters in selected markets include the following FFA, IV, PV, and protein content were also analyzed using standard methods. The results showed that FFA value range from 9.26 to 12%, Iodine value range from 45.78 to 21.40 MgKOH/g, Peroxide value range from 3.60 to 0.03 Meq/kg, and protein content ranges from 0.06 to 0.2 mg were significantly (p<0.05) higher in some markets in comparison to the control. The results of heavy metals showed that Zn 8.06±0.06, Cd 1.01±0.05, N 1.00±0.00, C 125.91±0.09, Pb 9.30±0.07 Cobalt, Lead zinc were above the detectable limit of the WHO standard while Cd and Ni were within the permissibility limit. The results obtained from this study indicate that the palm oil sold in calabar metropolis may cause a public health risk if proper monitoring is not maintained by regulatory agencies. Thus, there is a need for improved screening of our local processed palm oil from the time of production to the time of consumption.
Prevalence, Sociodemograhic Characteristics and Substance Abuse among Young Persons in Edo State, Nigeria
Authors: Uwaibi N.E. , Omozuwa E.S. , Agbonrofo-Eboigbe G.E.
Published: May 2022

Substance Abuse among youths is a major public health challenge globally. Complications associated with drug abuse include psychiatric disorders, sexual violence, drug dependence and criminal tendencies. The study set out to determine the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics associated with Substance abuse among the young in Edo State, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study design and multi-stage sampling technique was used with a structured interviewer administered questionnaire among 412 study respondents who gave informed consent. All relevant data such as socio-demographic information, substance abuse was collected and analyzed using SPSS 23. The mean age (SD) of the study subjects was 19.03(3.09) years. The age group with the highest use of drugs was 19-22 years. Among drug abusers, male subjects (10.8%) had a higher rate of substance use compared to females (6.2%). In all, 29(8.3%) of the respondents satisfied the criteria for defining substance abuse. Cannabis was the most named substance abused accounting for 86 (20.9%) followed by alcohol and tramadol respectively (19.7% and 11.2%). Alcohol was the most commonly abused substance accounting for 17(58.6%). This was closely followed by Tramadol 41.4%. 52.4% of the respondents had no knowledge about the definition of substance abuse. About 32.3% of the subjects got information about Substance abuse from friends. The commonest reason for illegal drug use was peer influence which accounted for 50% of the respondents. Majority of the substance abusers (62.5%) who continued to abuse drugs did so because of the euphoric feeling they got from its use. Alcohol is still the most commonly abused substance among young persons in our environment as shown in this study and all effort be made the relevance authorities to control the illicit use of this substance in our society.