bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A psychoeducational intervention for teachers about bullying behavior prevention among secondary school students
Authors: El Fatah Wafaa Osman Abd , El-Maksoud Mona Mohamed Abd , Elkhalek Hanem Ahmed Abd
Published: June 2022

Background

Bullying among peers in schools is a significant public health problem that contributes to unhealthy outcomes for those who bully or are bullied.

Aim

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of a psychoeducational intervention for teachers about bullying behavior prevention among secondary school students.

Results

The present study shows that there is highly statistical significance between total intervention regarding bullying at school and total bullying perceptions post-psychoeducational intervention.

Conclusions

It is important for teachers to receive a psychoeducational intervention from time to time to help them teach students how to solve their problems that can redirect potentially negative or passive behaviors to positive problem-solving and leadership skills.
Autistic traits and obsessive-compulsive personality traits in OCD patients
Authors: Abd Elgawad A. , Elbatrawy A. , Shorub E. , Ramadan M. , Elkhatib H.
Published: June 2022

Background

Studies have reported a high prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in young people with obsessive-compulsive disorder with a negative effect on psychosocial functioning. However, the extent to which autism spectrum disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder traits overlap and by inference, the extent to which these separately classified Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders disorders five (obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, personality disorder, autism spectrum disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder) may share a nosological relationship has not so far been systematically investigated in clinical samples.

This study is done to detect the frequency of obsessive-compulsive personality traits and autistic traits in a sample of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Results

Results revealed that younger patients had significantly more severe and extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder scores. Moreover, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-II) and Autism Spectrum Quotient analysis revealed that younger patients had a significantly higher prevalence of personality traits and autistic traits respectively. Statistical significance as many patients with severe and extreme Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale showed criteria of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. No association of statistical significance was found between obsessive-compulsive disorder severity and autistic trait presence. On the contrary, statistical significance was found between autistic traits and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

Conclusions

There is the presence of comorbidity of obsessive-compulsive personality traits and autism spectrum traits in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Obsessive-compulsive personality traits prevalence in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients was higher than in autistic traits. Several factors of genetic predisposition, environmental factors like education and marital status, employment, and intrinsic factors as age of patients all exhibited a pivotal role in obsessive-compulsive disorder prevalence and severity.
Thermal and gastric stability of antimicrobial activity of juices and aqueous extracts prepared from common eligible herbs and traditional medicinal plants against Burkholderia pseudomallei and other enteric bacteria
Authors: Trinh Trung Thanh , Vu Tai Anh , Bui Linh Nguyen Hai , Nguyen Ha Viet , Nguyen Dzung Tuan Huu , Dang Nghiem Xuan , Le Tran Quyen Thi
Published: June 2022

Background

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a causative agent of melioidosis, a fatal infectious disease highly prevalent in the tropics where traditional medicinal plants are widely used for the treatment of various human ailments. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity of common eligible herbs and medicinal plants against B. pseudomallei. Thermal and gastric stability, antibacterial spectrum, bactericidal activity, and cell cytotoxicity were also tested to verify the possible usage of these plants in the treatment of melioidosis.

Results

Eighteen eligible herbs and twenty-one medicinal plants were collected. Herb juices and aqueous plant samples extracted at different temperatures were prepared for antibacterial testing. A higher proportion of aqueous plant extracts (17/21; 80.9%) against B. pseudomallei was observed, in comparison with that of herb juices (8/18; 44.5%). Two herb juices and twelve aqueous plant extracts were selected for further tests. The juices of A. sativum and A. tuberosum decreased their antimicrobial activity when treated at higher temperatures whereas the aqueous plant extracts increased their antimicrobial activity when prepared at 70 and 100 °C. The herb juices showed a broader spectrum of antimicrobial activity than the aqueous plant extracts. All samples showed less cytotoxicity on the HT29, HepG2, and HEK293 cell lines. At the 2× minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC), aqueous extracts of Blechnum orientale, Breynia fruticose, Psidium guajava, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, Rosa odorata, and Schima wallichii showed similar bactericidal activity to that of amoxicillin clavulanic acid. The antimicrobial activity of Mangifera indica, Punica granatum, and R. tomentosa remained under the stimulated gastric conditions.

Conclusion

Our data indicate that traditional medicinal plants prepared by decoction could be effectively used to treat melioidosis via the oral route. Further in vivo investigations are needed to explore other alternative therapies for the prevention and treatment of tested pathogenic bacterial species.
Convolutional equivalent layer for magnetic data processing
Authors: Takahashi Diego , Oliveira Jr. Vanderlei C. , Barbosa Valéria C. F.
Published: June 2022

We have developed a fast equivalent-layer method for processing large-scale magnetic data. We demonstrate that the sensitivity matrix associated with an equivalent layer of dipoles can be arranged to a block-Toeplitz Toeplitz-block (BTTB) structure for the case in which the observations and dipoles are aligned on a horizontal and regularly spaced grid. The product of a BTTB matrix and an arbitrary vector represents a discrete convolution and can be efficiently computed via 2D fast Fourier transform. In this case, the matrix-vector product uses only the elements forming the first column of the BTTB matrix and saves computational time and memory. Our convolutional equivalent-layer method uses this approach to compute the matrix-vector products in the iterative conjugate gradient algorithm with the purpose of estimating the physical-property distribution over the equivalent layer for large data sets. Synthetic tests of total-field anomaly data indicate a decrease in floating-point operations and computation runtime of our method compared to the classical approach of solving the least-squares normal equations via Cholesky decomposition. Faster results are obtained for millions of data, showing drastic decreases in computer memory usage and runtime and allowing for performances of magnetic data processing of large data sets on regular desktop computers. Our results also indicate that, compared to the classical Fourier approach, the magnetic data processing with our method requires a similar computation time but produces significantly smaller border effects without using any padding scheme and also is more robust to deal with data on irregularly spaced points or irregularly observation surfaces. A test with irregularly spaced field data over the Carajás Province, Brazil, confirms the efficiency of our method by estimating the physical-property distribution over the equivalent layer and computing the upward continuation.
The approximation for relative geometric spreading in the elastic vertical transversely isotropic medium
Authors: Xu Shibo , Stovas Alexey , Huang Xingguo
Published: June 2022

In seismic data processing, compensation for geometric spreading along the raypath is necessary. The accurate approximation of the relative geometric spreading is critical because the traveltime parameters in the approximation can be estimated from velocity analysis. Two approximation types (direct and indirect) are generalized based on the procedure to derive the explicit expression. We develop perturbation-based approximations of the relative geometric spreading for P and S waves with these two types in the elastic transversely isotropic media with a vertical symmetry axis (VTI). The rational approximation and the general moveout approximation counterparts are compared to verify the superiority of our approach. Our study compares the performance of direct and indirect approximations for optimal selection under different cases. In the numerical examples, we apply the error sensitivity in the layer depth, anellipticity value, and vertical velocity ratio. It is found that the P-wave case is much more accurate than the S-wave case, and the direct type obtains relatively higher accuracy than the indirect one. In addition, the perturbation coefficients for the acoustic VTI model are derived not only with a much simpler expression but also achieve a highly accurate result that is recommended for the P-wave seismic processing.
The Lower Devonian (Ovinparmian) reservoir: Prospects in the offshore part of the Timan-Pechora petroleum basin
Authors: Vilesov Aleksandr Petrovich , Zagranovskaya Dzhulia Egorovna , Rasskazova Svetlana Nikolaevna , Stepanova Valeria Sergeevna , Zakharova Oksana Aleksandrovna , Shashel Vadim Aleksandrovich
Published: June 2022

The offshore part of the Timan-Pechora petroleum basin is one of the most promising areas to search for new petroleum accumulations. The commercial potential of the Carboniferous-Lower Permian play has already been proven by exploratory drilling in the Dolginskoye uplift, whereas the Prirazlomnoye field has been in production since 2013. However, significant petroleum resources in this area may be confined to the Ordovician-Lower Devonian play. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the potential of the Lower Devonian (Ovinparmian) reservoirs within the Pechora Sea shelf based on new geologic and geophysical data. We identified multiple prospects within the Dolginsko-Papaninskaya structural zone and estimated its resources. The potential of the Lower Devonian within the study area is comparable with that of the Carboniferous-Lower Permian play. Based on the new 3D seismic data performed in three offshore license blocks, we identified several unconformities, where the Timanian-Sargaevian regional seal onlaps carbonate rocks of the Ovinparmian horizon (Lochkovian stage, Lower Devonian). We hypothesize that due to the Middle Devonian structural deformations, the Lower Devonian carbonate deposits have been exposed to subaerial erosion and surface and subsurface karst. Diagenetic alterations of the Ovinparmian sediments (i.e., dolomitization, dissolution, and fracturing) are favorable for the development of high-porosity reservoirs. In our study, we consider some sedimentation, diagenesis, and catagenesis models of the Ovinparmian carbonates. Furthermore, we designed an exploration program with a view to further study the Lower Devonian reservoirs.
A Three-Gene Signature Predicts Response to Selinexor in Multiple Myeloma
Authors: Restrepo Paula , Bhalla Sherry , Ghodke-Puranik Yogita , Aleman Adolfo , Leshchenko Violetta , Melnekoff David T. , Agte Sarita , Jiang Joy , Madduri Deepu , Richter Joshua , Richard Shambavi , Chari Ajai , Cho Hearn Jay , Jagannath Sundar , Walker Christopher J. , Landesman Yosef , Laganà Alessandro , Parekh Samir
Published: June 2022

PURPOSE

Selinexor is the first selective inhibitor of nuclear export to be approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM). Currently, there are no known genomic biomarkers or assays to help select MM patients at higher likelihood of response to selinexor. Here, we aimed to characterize the transcriptomic correlates of response to selinexor-based therapy.

METHODS

We performed RNA sequencing on CD138+ cells from the bone marrow of 100 patients with MM who participated in the BOSTON study, followed by differential gene expression and pathway analysis. Using the differentially expressed genes, we used cox proportional hazard models to identify a gene signature predictive of response to selinexor, followed by validation in external cohorts.

RESULTS

The three-gene signature predicts response to selinexor-based therapy in patients with MM in the BOSTON cohort. Then, we validated this gene signature in 64 patients from the STORM cohort of triple-class refractory MM and additionally in an external cohort of 35 patients treated in a real-world setting outside of clinical trials. We found that the signature tracks with both depth and duration of response, and it also validates in a different tumor type using a cohort of pretreatment tumors from patients with recurrent glioblastoma. Furthermore, the genes involved in the signature, WNT10A, DUSP1, and ETV7, reveal a potential mechanism through upregulated interferon-mediated apoptotic signaling that may prime tumors to respond to selinexor-based therapy.

CONCLUSION

In this study, we present a present a novel, three-gene expression signature that predicts selinexor response in MM. This signature has important clinical relevance as it could identify patients with cancer who are most likely to benefit from treatment with selinexor-based therapy.
The Changing Face of Drug-induced Adrenal Insufficiency in the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System
Authors: Raschi Emanuel , Fusaroli Michele , Massari Francesco , Mollica Veronica , Repaci Andrea , Ardizzoni Andrea , Poluzzi Elisabetta , Pagotto Uberto , Di Dalmazi Guido
Published: June 2022

Context

Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is a life-threatening condition complicating heterogeneous disorders across various disciplines, with challenging diagnosis and a notable drug-induced component.

Objective

This work aimed to describe the spectrum of drug-induced AI through adverse drug event reports received by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Methods

A retrospective disproportionality analysis reporting trends of drug-induced AI was conducted on the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) (> 15 000 000 reports since 2004). AE reports were extracted from FAERS over the past 2 decades. Interventions included cases containing any of the preferred terms in the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities describing AI, and signals of disproportionate reporting for drugs recorded in 10 or more cases as primary suspect.

Results

We identified 8496 cases of AI: 97.5% serious, 41.1% requiring hospitalization. AI showed an exponential increase throughout the years, with 5282 (62.2%) cases in 2015 to 2020. We identified 56 compounds associated with substantial disproportionality: glucocorticoids (N = 1971), monoclonal antibodies (N = 1644, of which N = 1330 were associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors—ICIs), hormone therapy (N = 291), anti-infectives (N = 252), drugs for hypercortisolism or adrenocortical cancer diagnosis/treatment (N = 169), and protein kinase inhibitors (N = 138). Cases of AI by glucocorticoids were stable in each 5-year period (22%-27%), whereas those by monoclonal antibodies, largely ICIs, peaked from 13% in 2010 to 2015 to 33% in 2015 to 2020.

Conclusion

We provide a comprehensive insight into the evolution of drug-induced AI, highlighting the heterogeneous spectrum of culprit drug classes and the emerging increased reporting of ICIs. We claim for the urgent identification of predictive factors for drug-induced AI, and the establishment of screening and educational protocols for patients and caregivers.
A Biphasic Pattern of Reproductive Hormones in Healthy Female Infants: The COPENHAGEN Minipuberty Study
Authors: Ljubicic Marie L , Busch Alexander S , Upners Emmie N , Fischer Margit B , Petersen Jørgen H , Raket Lars L , Frederiksen Hanne , Johannsen Trine H , Juul Anders , Hagen Casper P
Published: June 2022

Context

Minipuberty, a period of a transient activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in both sexes, enables evaluation of gonadal function in infants suspected of hypogonadism. However, female minipuberty remains poorly elucidated.

Objective

We aimed to establish continuous reference ranges for the most commonly used reproductive hormones and to evaluate the dynamics of the HPG axis in females aged 0 to 1 year.

Design

The COPENHAGEN Minipuberty Study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02784184), a longitudinal, prospective cohort study.

Setting

Healthy infants from Copenhagen.

Patients or Other Participants

A total of 98 healthy, term female infants followed with 6 examinations including venipuncture during the first year of life.

Intervention(s)

None.

Main Outcome Measure(s)

Serum concentrations of LH, FSH, inhibin B, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), and SHBG were quantified using highly sensitive methods in 266 serum samples.

Results

Reference ranges were established for LH, FSH, inhibin B, AMH, E1, E2, and SHBG. Two peaks were observed in normalized mean curves for all hormones. The first peaks were timed around postnatal days 15 to 27 followed by a general nadir for all hormones around days 58 to 92. The second peaks occurred around days 107 to 125 for inhibin B, AMH, E1, E2, and SHBG and days 164 to 165 for LH and FSH.

Conclusions

We present age-related, continuous reference ranges of the most commonly used reproductive hormones and present novel data revealing a biphasic and prolonged female minipuberty.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID

NCT02784184
Reductive Coupling of Benzofuran-2,3-diones with Ketones and Aldehydes by Low-Valent Titanium
Authors: Kise Naoki , Okada Kohei , Sakurai Toshihiko
Published: June 2022

The reductive coupling of 4-unsubstituted benzofuran-2,3-diones with ketones by Zn-TiCl4 in THF at 0 °C gave 3-hydoxy-3-(1-hydroxyalkyl)benzofuran-2(3H)-ones. The same reaction at 30 °C produced 3-alkylidenebenzofuran-2(3H)-ones. On the contrary, the reductive coupling of 4-substituted benzofuran-2,3-diones with ketones by Zn-TiCl4 in THF at 0 °C yielded 2-hydoxy-2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)benzofuran-3(2H)-ones. On the other hand, the same reaction with aldehydes at 0 °C and at 30 °C resulted in 3-hydoxy-3-(1-hydroxyalkyl)- and 3-alkylidenebenzofuran-2(3H)-ones, respectively, irrespective to the substituent at the 4-position in benzofuran-2,3-diones.
Procedural Approach to Ultrasound-Guided Geniculate Nerve Blockade for Knee Pain in Patients with OA
Authors: Henry Stephen , Best Thomas M. , Jose Jean , Tiu Timothy
Published: June 2022

Ultrasound-guided genicular nerve block can provide excellent pain control for patients with knee OA. This procedure has the advantage of providing sensory blockade with concomitant sparing of motor compromise, which is observed when the femoral and its lateral femoral cutaneous branches are blocked. Once the geniculate nerve of interest is identified, the operator can use ultrasound guidance to surround nerve fascicles with an injectate mixture of anesthetic and corticosteroid, yielding decreased pain sensation at the joint capsule. Given the role of the geniculate nerve in providing sensory innervation to the joint capsule and knee ligaments, blockade of this nerve can serve as a useful tool for managing patients with acute knee pain secondary to OA.
Accelerating Large-Scale-Structure data analyses by emulating Boltzmann solvers and Lagrangian Perturbation Theory
Authors: Arico' Giovanni , Angulo Raul , Zennaro Matteo
Published: June 2022

The linear matter power spectrum is an essential ingredient in all theoretical models for interpreting large-scale-structure observables. Although Boltzmann codes such as CLASS or CAMB are very efficient at computing the linear spectrum, the analysis of data usually requires 104-106 evaluations, which means this task can be the most computationally expensive aspect of data analysis. Here, we address this problem by building a neural network emulator that provides the linear theory (total and cold) matter power spectrum in about one millisecond with ≈0.2%(0.5%) accuracy over redshifts z ≤ 3 (z ≤ 9), and scales10-4 ≤ k [h Mpc-1] < 50. We train this emulator with more than 200,000 measurements, spanning a broad cosmological parameter space that includes massive neutrinos and dynamical dark energy. We show that the parameter range and accuracy of our emulator is enough to get unbiased cosmological constraints in the analysis of a Euclid-like weak lensing survey. Complementing this emulator, we train 15 other emulators for the cross-spectra of various linear fields in Eulerian space, as predicted by 2nd-order Lagrangian Perturbation theory, which can be used to accelerate perturbative bias descriptions of galaxy clustering. Our emulators are specially designed to be used in combination with emulators for the nonlinear matter power spectrum and for baryonic effects, all of which are publicly available at http://www.dipc.org/bacco.
Level of nurses’ knowledge concerning prevention of hospital-acquired infections in surgical wards
Authors: Sierpińska Lidia , Jaworski Sebastian
Published: June 2022

Introduction. Prevention of hospital-acquired infections in surgical wards is associated with a high level of nurses’ knowledge and skills in the area of the observance of procedures,  standards of prevention of infections, use of personal protection means, and isolation of patients infected with the alert pathogen.
Objective. The aim of the study was recognition of the level of knowledge concerning prevention of hospital-acquired infections among nursing staff in surgical wards.
Materials and Method. The study was conducted in 2021, and included 115 nurses employed in hospital wards in two hospitals. The research method was a diagnostic survey, the technique – a questionnaire, and the research tool – an author-constructed questionnaire.
Results. The majority of the examined nurses (68.0%) presented a ‘mediocre’ level of knowledge concerning hospital-acquired infections, while 38.9% - a ‘low’ level. More than     a half of the respondents (60.0%) knew the purpose for hygienic handwashing. Approximately ¾ of respondents knew that there is no necessity for using sterile gloves during procedures related with the risk of contact with blood or body fluids. The majority of nurses in the study (62.5%) had a deficit of knowledge about transient flora inhabiting the skin, and 1/3 of respondents had no established principles of observance of personal protection means. More than a half of nurses (65.2%) did not know the objective of isolation of patients infected with an alert pathogen. Nearly a half of respondents (47.8%) knew that standard isolation is applied in each patient, irrespective of the previous medical history taking. Almost 2/3 of respondents (64.3%) knew that isolations applied in infections transmitted through contact, by airborne-droplet and airborne-dust routes are the types of above-standard isolation.
Conclusions. The results of the study confirm the need for expanding the scope of knowledge about prevention of hospital-acquired infections, the time of hygienic and surgical  handwashing, as well as the principles of using personal protection means. The nurses presented a deficit of knowledge concerning transient flora of pathogenic microorganisms inhabiting the surface of the hands, and the principles of using personal protection means.  Nurses require the expansion of the scope of knowledge about the goal and principles of standard and above-standard isolation of patients infected with alert pathogen.
Assessing soil properties in various agroforestry lands in Kuningan District, West Java, Indonesia using Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS)
Authors: PURNAMA TEGUH JATI , WIJAYANTO NURHENI , WASIS BASUKI
Published: June 2022

Abstract. Purnama TJ, Wijayanto N, Wasis B. 2022. Assessing soil properties in various agroforestry lands in Kuningan District, West Java, Indonesia using Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS). Biodiversitas 23: 3012-3021. Land conversion from the forest into intensive agriculture and plantation causes soil degradation. Agroforestry is promoted as a win-win solution to land management that conserves and improves soil quality using a tree-based farming system. This study aimed to evaluate the physical soil quality of various land-use patterns, including agroforestry in Kuningan District, West Java. In doing so, we employed the Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure (VESS) method to be compared with laboratory analysis. Soil physical quality of seven land-use types was evaluated, namely natural forest, complex agroforestry of coffee, complex agroforestry of galangal, simple agroforestry of coffee, simple agroforestry of sweet potato, coffee monoculture and maize monoculture. The VESS technique was used to assess the quality of soil structure, whereas the conventional soil analysis method was used to determine soil bulk density and porosity. Other soil properties including soil organic carbon, cation-exchange capacity (CEC), pH, and soil macrofauna and mesofauna as well as dry litter weight, vegetation composition and individuals’ density were also obtained. The results of the VESS method (reflected as Sq value) revealed that the soil physical quality varied, ranging from Sq value of 1.16-3.1. Complex agroforestry of galangal had Sq value of 1.56 which was not significantly different from that of natural forest land (Sq 1.16), implying that both land uses had a similar physical soil quality. The VESS score and the soil property parameters have a reasonable correlation (r) (BD = 0.80, soil porosity = -0.80, SOC = -0.88, CEC = 0.89, diversity of fauna soil index = 0.82). This study shows that a multi-strata agroforestry system can be a strategy for recovering soil quality on degraded lands, and the VESS method can be used to analyze soil quality in these areas.
Genetic stability of melon (Cucumis melo L. cv. Meloni) based on inter-simple sequence repeat and phenotypic characteristics
Authors: YUSUF ADIB FAKHRUDDIN , WIBOWO WIKO ARIF , DARYONO BUDI SETIADI
Published: June 2022

Abstract. Yusuf AF, Wibowo WA, Daryono BS. 2022. Genetic stability of melon (Cucumis melo L. cv. Meloni) based on inter-simple sequence repeat and phenotypic characteristics. Biodiversitas 23: 3042-3049.A new cultivar must have a character that follows the official criteria of distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) as required for the grant of Plant Breeder Rights and official cultivar registration. Meloni is a new cultivar resulting from plant breeding by the Genetics and Breeding Laboratory of the Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada. Legality is needed in the form of plant variety protection (PVT)to protect the intellectual rights of researchers. Therefore, this study aims to identify morphological characters according to official criteria and validate molecular feelings by using molecular markers Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat. The results of morphological characterization showed that the distinctive character of the Meloni cultivar lies in the oval shape of the fruit, the skin of the fruit is creamy with a smooth texture without the net, and the flesh of the fruit is orange with a sweet taste. The differences in morphological characters of the Meloni cultivar cultivated at two locations differ in fruit weight, flesh thickness, fruit shelf life, and harvest age. Molecular identification resulted in a low similarity in the phenetic relationship, namely 35% against Sonya cultivars and 51% against Kirani and Kinanti cultivars. The Meloni cultivar's stability and uniformity analysis between the two locations (Bandung, West Java, and Sleman, Yogyakarta) yielded 76%. The difference in cultivation locations did not affect the level of stability and genetic uniformity of the Meloni cultivar.
Sensing On the Move
Authors: Tordzro Gameli Kodzo
Published: June 2022

This article is a presentation of, and reflection on the documentary film Music Across Borders. It draws on understandings from oral traditions of the Aŋlɔ-Eʋe language2 , storytelling and music making to discuss ways of making meaning of the everydayness of life in migration in the Global South. The article elucidates examples from the film to address the notion of the ‘multilocality’ of sensing and knowinglinked to concepts of wellness, inequality, and development in migration in the Global South. The article draws on indigenous knowledge and understanding in the Aŋlɔ-Eʋe language to explore the implications of migration on the self, the environment and technology with reference to the MIDEQ Hub’s focus on inequality and development. It illustrates how the film applies the musicality of language and music as language to communicate untranslatable understanding through intuition in the spaces of silence and of the moving body in migration. Processes of storying on screen, create transformative interaction and change which metaphors everyday life and its ‘processes of storying, sensing, and expressing with which people navigate their private and social spaces, including the physical virtual and technological spaces they inhabit with others on the move. Storying and storytelling methodologies used to produce Music Across Borders shed a light on artistic research as a point of synthesis for doing multidisciplinary research in contexts of South-South migration.
Strategies to reduce stigma and discrimination in sexual and reproductive healthcare settings: A mixed-methods systematic review
Authors: Bohren Meghan A. , Vazquez Corona Martha , Odiase Osamuedeme J. , Wilson Alyce N. , Sudhinaraset May , Diamond-Smith Nadia , Berryman Jim , Tunçalp Özge , Afulani Patience A.
Published: June 2022

Stigma and discrimination are fundamental causes of health inequities, and reflect privilege, power, and disadvantage within society. Experiences and impacts of stigma and discrimination are well-documented, but a critical gap remains on effective strategies to reduce stigma and discrimination in sexual and reproductive healthcare settings. We aimed to address this gap by conducting a mixed-methods systematic review and narrative synthesis to describe strategy types and characteristics, assess effectiveness, and synthesize key stakeholder experiences. We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, Global Health, and grey literature. We included quantitative and qualitative studies evaluating strategies to reduce stigma and discrimination in sexual and reproductive healthcare settings. We used an implementation-focused narrative synthesis approach, with four steps: 1) preliminary descriptive synthesis, 2) exploration of relationships between and across studies, 3) thematic analysis of qualitative evidence, and 4) model creation to map strategy aims and outcomes. Of 8,262 articles screened, we included 12 articles from 10 studies. Nine articles contributed quantitative data, and all measured health worker-reported outcomes, typically about awareness of stigma or if they acted in a stigmatizing way. Six articles contributed qualitative data, five were health worker perspectives post-implementation and showed favorable experiences of strategies and beliefs that strategies encouraged introspection and cultural humility. We mapped studies to levels where stigma can exist and be confronted and identified critical differences between levels of stigma strategies aimed to intervene on and evaluation approaches used. Important foundational work has described stigma and discrimination in sexual and reproductive healthcare settings, but limited interventional work has been conducted. Healthcare and policy interventions aiming to improve equity should consider intervening on and measuring stigma and discrimination-related outcomes. Efforts to address mistreatment will not be effective when stigma and discrimination persist. Our analysis and recommendations can inform future intervention design and implementation research to promote respectful, person-centered care for all.
La percepción del profesorado universitario sobre su colaboración con las instituciones patrimoniales en la enseñanza de la historia
Authors: Mesa Coronado María del Pilar
Published: June 2022

En este trabajo se presentan los resultados obtenidos sobre cómo es la relación y/o colaboración existente entre el profesorado universitario y las instituciones patrimoniales, especialmente, en el caso de los museos. La metodología empleada ha sido cuantitativa con un método cuantitativo no experimental de carácter descriptivo. Los participantes en el estudio han sido veintiséis docentes de tres departamentos de la Universidad de Murcia y el instrumento de investigación utilizado un cuestionario. Por último y respecto a los resultados obtenidos, estos permiten concluir que la relación universidad-instituciones patrimoniales está presente a través de las visitas didácticas, empleadas por la mayoría de este profesorado y llevadas a cabo generalmente en el museo, pero no se está aprovechando completamente su potencial.
Leptospirosis in rats and livestock in Bantul and Gunungkidul district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Authors: Sunaryo Sunaryo , Priyanto Dwi
Published: June 2022

Background and Aim: The animal reservoir of leptospirosis is comprised of both domestic and wild mammals, with rats known as the most important in the spread of the disease. The occurrence of this reservoir in residential areas increases the potential for leptospirosis transmission. This study aimed to investigate the type of reservoirs and estimate the prevalence of leptospirosis in rats and livestock animals in Bantul and Gunungkidul districts, Special Region of Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. Materials and Methods: This research utilized a cross-sectional study design. Rat trapping and livestock (cattle, goat, and sheep) blood surveys were conducted at four locations in each district. Samples of rat renal and livestock blood serum were examined using the polymerase chain reaction technique to determine the presence of Leptospira bacteria. The data were analyzed descriptively by describing the species of rats trapped, the types of cattle, and the prevalence of Leptospira in the sample. Results: The rat species infected with Leptospira in Bantul district consisted of Rattus tanezumi 4.8% (3/63); Rattus norvegicus 12.5% (2/16); Bandicota indica 28.6% (2/7); and Bandicota bengalensis 50.0% (1/2). No rats were found to be positive for Leptospira in Gunungkidul district. The prevalence of Leptospira in cattle was 63.64% (7/11) in Bantul district and 50.00% (8/16) in Gunungkidul district. In goats and sheep, the prevalence of Leptospira was 22.22% (2/9) in Bantul district and 45.16% (14/31) in Gunungkidul district. Conclusion: The potential exists for transmission of leptospirosis from rats and cattle in Bantul and Gunungkidul Districts. It is necessary to increase leptospirosis awareness. Community education, especially for livestock farmers, needs to be improved to prevent the transmission of leptospirosis from livestock.
Limitation of Water Footprint Sustainability Assessment: A Review
Authors: Ansorge Libor , Stejskalová Lada , Vološinová Dagmar , Dlabal Jiří
Published: June 2022

Water is nature resource that is essential for all life, for the functioning of ecosystems, and also for the human society. Sustainable use of water resource is important for sustainable development of human society. Water scarcity can lead to conflicts between different water users. Therefore, several sustainability assessment tools were developed in recent years. Water Footprint Sustainability Assessment, which is a part of Water Footprint Assessment methodology, is one of them. Each sustainability assessment tool has its own limitations. It is important to know these limitations because incorrect application of sustainability assessment can lead to erroneous or improper decisions. In this article, risks connected to the Water Footprint Sustainability Assessment are reviewed and discussed in several examples. Individual parts are focused on blue, green, and grey water sustainability assessment. The article contributes to the scientific debate on limits of Water Footprint Sustainability Assessment as the key element of everyday applications, identification of needs of future research and subsequent development of new or improved procedures of sustainability assessment in the framework of Water Footprint Assessment.

Keywords: volumetric water footprint; sustainability assessment; sustainable development; limitation of methodology
An Assessment of Orientation on Effective Natural Ventilation for Thermal Comfort in Primary School Classrooms in Enugu City, Nigeria
Authors: Mba Emeka J. , Sam-amobi Chinwe G. , Okeke Francis O.
Published: June 2022

The current harsh climatic and high thermal conditions observed across the globe due to climate change is a challenge for indoor thermal comfort in buildings. In most developing nation, educational buildings where formal teaching and learning is conducted are designed to function without mechanical ventilation in an attempt to save energy costs hence relying solely on Natural ventilation. However, the effects of orientation on effective natural ventilation in educational buildings in the hot-humid tropical environments have not been adequately explored. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of orientation of the classroom buildings with respect to cardinal and wind directions on effective natural ventilation desired for thermal comfort in buildings of public primary schools in the city of Enugu, Nigeria. It adopted a combination of experimental and descriptive survey research design. Instruments for data collection were two thermo-anemometer data logging device (AZ 9871) for determining both indoor and outdoor temperatures, wind velocities and relative humidity of classrooms of selected 60 public primary school building in the metropolis based on stratified sampling technique. Data analysis was done using linear regression analysis, the global coefficient of ventilation and building orientation standards. The research results showed that there was a correlation between classroom building orientations and effective natural ventilation coefficient and that the mean natural ventilation efficiency of 80% above the 60% global ventilation efficiency standard was achieved. In addition, orientation of classroom buildings in terms of inlet window planes to the dominant wind direction had positive significant effect on natural ventilation efficiency, invariably influencing the thermal comfort conditions of the investigated classrooms. The research concludes that adequate attention should be given to the orientation in classroom buildings especially in the hot humid tropical environments by architects and building designers to ensure thermal comfort is achieved for effective teaching and learning.

Keywords: Building orientation, Natural ventilation, Tropical environment, Classroom buildings, Thermal comfort
A Country of Bricks – How to Transform Waste into Viable Products for Construction
Authors: Tănașcu Constantin-Iulian , Costache Robert-Andrei , Vintilă Lorian Ovidiu
Published: June 2022

We live in complex times, in a world where the difference between rich and poor people is enormous. The distance between the two social categories increases from year to year, especially when in a certain year, events appear that can be included in the category of natural disasters and that have a very big impact on the security and well-being of the population. The study we propose considers two elements: an analysis of poor people, who do not have a stable shelter and who suffer greatly from it, but also a product we are working on and which could have a positive impact, both on them, as well as on the environment. The study we propose is based on data provided by EUROSTAT and the National Institute of Statistics (NSI), in order to determine the number and distribution of people who do not have a house or have a disused building in which they live. Based on the values ​​obtained in the period 2000-2019 we can determine, equally, the dynamics of declining population security (lack of housing or improper housing), as well as the positive impact on the environment, if this product will be implemented nationally. Attention must be focused on how to make the future product, brick. This attention is necessary because we use, in the construction of future bricks, raw material that may contain various bacteria that can, in turn, endanger the lives of the population, if the construction process is not checked at any time and if certain are not used. substances intended to destroy bacteria before the actual composition of the product and its assembly. On the one hand, the realization of this product will offer an extra chance in the fight against poverty by ensuring an optimal living environment. Building a house for people in the social category of poor people is a chance for them to start a new life. Every individual needs the security of a place to consider at home. On the other hand, the realization of this product has certain benefits for the environment. Based on the principle of the circular economy, the waste that currently pollutes most surfaces in Romania can be transformed into bricks and used to build houses or sell them to our neighbors. In this way, the quantities of waste stored in landfills can be reduced by up to 60-70%. At the end of the analysis and description of the product, we formulated certain courses of action in order to streamline the selective collection and increase the number of bricks, as well as certain courses of action that may be the basis of a future regional development strategy.

Keywords: Social Security, Circular economy, Ecology, Regional development
Innovative Methods of Assessing the Efficiency of Internet Communications of Enterprises
Authors: Tanasiichuk Alona , Kovalchuk Svitlana , Sokoliuk Kateryna , Sokoliuk Serhii , Liubokhynets Larysa , Sirenko Svitlana
Published: June 2022

There are a large number of marketing communication tools that can increase the competitiveness of the enterprise by representing the advantages of the enterprise or its product over competitors on the Internet market. The main forms of enterprise promotion on the Internet are the website of the enterprise, search engine marketing, external company`s activity on the Internet, brand promotion on the Internet, Rich-media. The Internet, as a platform for advertising, is ahead of other media in terms of growth. Therefore, assessing the efficiency of advertising, in particular Internet advertising, as a tool for enhancing the product competitiveness, is an important task for business specialists. In analysing the advertising activities of domestic enterprises, we see that tools such as print, television and radio advertising are less in demand among advertisers, while the volumes of Internet advertising are growing many times over. It is obvious that the pandemic crisis phenomenon caused by the covid-19 virus affected the working innovative methods of enterprises of all spheres and industries, many of them switched to remote work, separate from the consumer, and consumers physically distanced themselves for security purposes and began spending more time on the Internet and on social networks. The study improved the innovative methods of assessing the efficiency of the implementation of Internet communications using indicators "Objectives and key result - OKR", "Key performance indicators - KPI", "Key success indicators - KSI", "Balanced score cards - BSC", "Search distribution coefficient ","Net Promoter Score", "Number of subscribers/channels", "Share of valuable outputs" as criteria. The importance of assessing business process and effective functioning of key indicators is substantiated, its measurement requirements are determined. All indicators are considered over time in order to be able to justify their value, to track the change of indicators in the dynamics, as all indicators should stimulate the implementation of important actions for the enterprise.

Keywords: Internet marketing, Internet communications, methods of assessing the efficiency of Internet communication tools
The Impact of The Tax Revenue Structure on The Economic Growth of The Republic of Kosovo
Authors: Shabani Halit , Misiri Valdrin , Kilaj Duresa , Morina Fisnik
Published: June 2022

Purpose: This scientific paper aims to analyze the impact of the structure of tax revenues on economic growth in the Republic of Kosovo. Based on the fact that taxes are unavoidable obligations for natural and legal persons, then the purpose of this paper was to see how they affect the case of the Republic of Kosovo.

Methodology: The empirical data that have been analyzed in this study are mainly secondary data which have been collected from the data of annual reports published by the Tax Administration of Kosovo, the Central Bank and the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, while the part of the literature review is referring to studies by other authors who have studied and analyzed similar tax-related issues.

Findings: Based on this scientific research and empirical findings, we can conclude that the structure of tax revenues and tax policy reform at the end of 2015 has positively affected economic growth in the Republic of Kosovo for the analyzed period (2010-2020).

Practical implications: This scientific research will serve as a good scientific reference basis for the Government of the Republic of Kosovo that the proper reform of fiscal policies for the benefit of businesses and households will have a substantial impact on savings and investments. On the other hand, the impact of the revenue structure from raising taxes has a positive impact on economic growth. As an important scientific result, regular payment of taxes by taxpayers will contribute to filling the consolidated state budget. Their proper channeling will suffice to improve infrastructure and facilitate the lives of citizens through adequate provision of public goods.

Originality: This study presents real and consistent results regarding the conclusions for the analyzed period (2010-2020).

Keywords: tax structure, tax policy, economic growth, VAT
Ethics Education in Business Schools: Emerging Issues and Challenges
Authors: Bláha Jiří , Klimszová Slavomíra , Klimsza Lucjan
Published: June 2022

Ethical education is a perpetual learning process, lasting from childhood until the end of life. Human beings continually learn about ethical values, behavioural justification, and moral conscience, whether it is from the family, which is the basic and fundamental cell of society in its entirety, or from politics or one’s workplace. University students who prepare for an occupation with a high level of social responsibility have a chance to acquire knowledge about morality, ethics, and values. Managers and those studying management also need to consider ethics. Ethics education proves to be vital in various professions, and the learning process in this field could be more effective in the training programmes of those professions. Universities which offer management programmes include ethics education and teach the knowledge and skills of ethical behaviour, which students go on to practice in their respective workplaces. The question, however, is, “What does this school offer in ethics education?” The main goal of this article is to explore which areas of ethics in tertiary education in the Czech Republic are offered in management degrees, and how this is connected with true ethical leadership.

Keywords: Education, ethics, ethical leadership, management