bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Наукометрические показатели в оценке российских университетов: обзор исследований
Authors: Губа Катерина Сергеевна
Published: February 2022

В российской науке количественные показатели применяются для решения многих управленческих задач. По мере широкого внедрения показателей исследователи стали анализировать большие массивы публикаций с тем, чтобы оценить эффекты от их применения. В этой статье анализируется: а) для решения каких задач вводились метрики, б) какие изменения они обусловили в университетском найме и продвижении, в) какие стратегии публикационного роста оказались доминирующими. Обзор эмпирических исследований позволяет не только задокументировать рост научной результативности российских университетов, но также выявить основные стратегии этого роста – увеличение коллабораций, включая множественные аффилиации, и статьи в хищнических журналах. В статье перечисляются лакуны, которые могут стать фокусом внимания исследователей. Количественные данные будут полезны не только для оценки результативности, но и для понимания изменений во внутренних процессах университетов. Фокус только на цифрах о научной результативности не вполне достаточен, чтобы ответить на вопрос, произошла ли трансформация академических организаций. Другое возможное направление  – применение продвинутых инструментов анализа цитатных данных с тем, чтобы более точно интерпретировать обнаруженные паттерны. Наконец, гораздо меньше известно об эффектах применения показателей за пределами оценки университетов, так как исследователи в основном анализируют результативность Проекта 5-100.
От восприятия перемен – к изменению социального поведения
Authors: Константиновский Давид Львович , Попова Екатерина Сергеевна
Published: February 2022

Статья посвящена анализу изменений в образовательных и профессиональных траекториях как молодого, так и более старших поколений. Рассмотрение эмпирических материалов предваряет краткий обзор поисков, предпринимаемых в этом направлении. Авторское исследование основано на интервью с респондентами разных возрастов, которые ретроспективно оценивают свой жизненный опыт. Наиболее существенной характеристикой анализируемых биографий является нелинейность образовательных и профессиональных траекторий, связанная с отношением респондентов к социальной мобильности и неравенству в доступности образования. Респондент склонялся к одному из видов реакции на специфику личной ситуации – стратегии стабильности либо стратегии мобильности, а модель социального поведения определяла его проактивность. Разнообразие и гибкость выбора дальнейшего пути в значительной степени становились возможны благодаря относительной открытости отечественной системы профессионального образования. Предлагается метафора «квест» применительно к образовательным и профессиональным траекториям, подчеркивающая необходимость на каждом этапе их формирования распознавать новые обстоятельства реальности и решать возникающие при этом задачи. Характер рассматриваемых изменений указывает на то, что они могут не только повлечь за собой перемены в сфере образования, но и иметь последствия для формирования человеческого капитала, а также определят новый мейнстрим в социологии образования.
Digital measurement of nasal resonance in the adult Polish population
Authors: Krasnodębska Paulina , Nikiel Katarzyna , Będziński Wojciech , Milewska Marzena , Szkiełkowska Agata , Miaśkiewicz Beata
Published: March 2022

Wstęp

Nosowanie to subiektywne odczucie nieprawidłowej wartości rezonansu nosowego w mowie. Miarą obiektywną nosowania jest nosowość wyrażająca stosunek rezonansu nosowego do łącznej wartości rezonansu nosowego i ustnego.

Cel

Celem pracy był pomiar na nazometrze cyfrowym udziału rezonansu nosowego podczas artykulacji w populacji zdrowych dorosłych Polaków. Kolejnym celem było sprawdzenie, czy opracowane w przeszłości testy artykulacyjne do oceny rezonansu nosowego mogą być stosowane na nowoczesnych urządzeniach cyfrowych.

Materiał i metody

Materiał w pracy stanowiło 45 osób z prawidłowo rozwiniętą mową, prawidłowym słuchem oraz brakiem odchyleń w badaniu otolaryngologiczno-foniatrycznym. Pacjentów badano testami językowymi opracowanymi przez Gąsiorka. Użyto testu I, III i VII.

Wyniki

Średnie wyniki nosowości (śrN) podczas pierwszego testu zawierającego samogłoski (śrNI) w całej grupie badanej wyniosły 18,6% (SD 8,8%); testu zawierającego zdania (śrNIII) – 14,7% (SD 4,1%); podczas czytania tekstu śrNVII – 11,9% (SD 3,8%). Analiza statystyczna nie wykazała istotnych różnic pomiędzy płcią a wynikami uzyskanymi w każdym z testów.

Wnioski

Wykazano, że opracowane i wykorzystywane do tej pory testy językowe można zastosować na nowoczesnych urządzeniach cyfrowych. Autorzy rekomendują zastosowanie zróżnicowanych testów językowych dla dzieci i osób dorosłych.
KURUMSAL İLETİŞİMDE SOSYAL MEDYA KULLANIMI: CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI İLETİŞİM BAŞKANLIĞI ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Ömer Cenap , TAŞCIOĞLU Raci
Published: February 2022

Toplumsal bir varlık olan insanın ilk önce kendi istek ve ihtiyaçlarını gidermek ve hemen ardından, başka insanlarla ilişkilerini sağlamak adına kullandığı bir yol olan iletişim, uygulama açısından bakıldığında insanlık tarihi kadar eskiye dayanmaktadır. İletişimin bu denli eskilere kadar dayanmasının yanı sıra günümüzde teknolojik gelişmelere paralel olarak bir değişim ve gelişim göstermiştir. Bu gelişim neticesinde iletişim teknolojik bir boyut kazanmış olup, teknolojik araçlarla iç içe girmiştir. Bu ilişki neticesinde, sosyal medya gibi uygulamaları iletişime başka bir boyut kazandırmış ve bir değer katmıştır. Günümüzde resmi kurumların büyük bir çoğunluğu bu sosyal medya uygulamalarını kullanmaktadır. Bu bağlamda doğrudan bir “İletişim” görevi olan Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı da en çok kullanılan ve en yaygın olan sosyal medya uygulamalarını aktif bir şekilde kullanmaktadır. Yapılan bu çalışmada da Kurumsal iletişimde sosyal medyanın önemine binaen, Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı’nın sosyal medya hesapları içerik analizi yöntemi ile incelenmiş olup, bu platformlardaki paylaşım, beğeni, takipçi vb. konularındaki sayısal veriler ortaya çıkarılmış, hesapların kullanım sıklığı, yapılan paylaşımların içeriklerinin daha çok hangi türde olduğu ve hangi sosyal medya uygulamasının daha çok tercih edildiği tespit edilmiştir. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın araştırma soruları olan; Kurumsal iletişimde sosyal medyanın önemi nedir? Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı hangi sosyal medya uygulamalarını kullanmaktadır? Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı’nın kullanmış olduğu sosyal medya uygulamalarında ne sıklıkla paylaşım yapılmaktadır? Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı hangi sosyal medya uygulamasını daha çok tercih etmektedir? Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Başkanlığı’nın sosyal medya paylaşımları daha çok hangi içerik türündedir? sorularına cevaplar aranmıştır.
CHALLENGES OF TEACHING ENGLISH ONLINE DURING THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI REGION SCHOOLS)
Authors: JANOVA Gulnara , MURVANIDZE Maka
Published: February 2022

The article deals with the problems created during the online learning of English during the Covid 19 pandemic in Georgia. The reasarch was conducted with English language teachers in Samtskhe-Javakheti region. The article discusses all the joint steps taken by the Government of Georgia and the Ministry of Education that have become necessary. Among them is a remarkable project such as "Teleskola". The report highlights the ongoing processes in the world during the pandemic. We also talk about the experience of many countries around the world when they had to "switch to emergency distance learning" with the closure of schools.The study identifies all the challenges and issues faced by English language teachers in Samtskhe-Javakheti. In addition to the fact that the region is multiethnic, it is noteworthy that teachers from both urban and rural minority schools participated in the study. The results of the challenges arising during the online English language teaching in Samtskhe-Javakheti schools are presented in details. All indicators are calculated as a percentage with statistical accuracy. The aim of the survey is to show what challenges English language teachers faced in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region (Georgia) during the pandemic (2020-2021 school year), the methods and strategies they used in their online teaching, and their experiences that helped them to overcome their difficulties.Teaching languages during a pandemic requires teachers' creativity as students in the 21st century need to be critical thinkers, creative, sociable, collaborative, tolerant. To achieve this, a teacher must combine four key skills to teach students language and master with the 21st century skills. The article also includes some basic tips that a teacher can follow when creating an "emergency distance learning".The current situation has shown us that neither the state nor the teacher should stop thinking, caring and planning the learning process. An online teaching format cannot completely change the benefits of face-to-face teaching, however, a better-prepared teacher's lesson is a prerequisite for a better day.
Data normalisation of RT-qPCR data for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater v1
Authors: Roberts Adrian , Fang Zhou , Mayer Claus-Dieter , Frantsuzova Anastasia , J Cameron Graeme , C T Scorza Livia
Published: March 2022

After obtaining the raw measurements as gene copies per litre using RT-qPCR, a normalisation process is required prior to reporting the data as RNA copies per person. This is because the concentration of viral RNA in wastewater is affected by both the population of the catchment area at each waterworks, as well as the amount of flow into the works. For example, an area with heavy rainfall will have high volumes of fluid flow, which will dilute RNA values. Therefore, parameters such as the flow volume of wastewater and population size are used to overcome this bias. Unfortunately, the flow data are not always accessible for all sites. Three methods were developed by Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) to estimate the flow for the normalization process, depending on data availability: 1. Normalisation using ammonia concentration to estimate flow; 2. Normalisation using flow historical average (when data for method 1 are not available); 3. Normalisation using predicted ammonia to estimate flow (when data for methods 1 and 2 are not available). For all methods, the normalised outputs were reported as a daily value of RNA copies per person. These methods are described separately in this protocol. For other methodologies involving SARS-CoV-2 quantification in wastewater, such as viral RNA isolation and RT-qPCR, please refer to: dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bzv5p686 (RNA extraction from wastewater for detection of SARS-CoV-2) dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bzwap7ae (RT-qPCR for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater)
PCR with Q5® High-Fidelity 2X Master Mix - CHEM 384/584 v1
Authors: England Biolabs New
Published: February 2022

The Q5 High-Fidelity 2X Master Mix offers robust, high-fidelity performance in a convenient master mix format. The Q5 High- Fidelity 2X Master Mix features a high-fidelity, thermostable DNA polymerase with 3´→ 5´ exonuclease activity, fused to a processivity-enhancing Sso7d domain to support robust DNA amplification. With an error rate ~280-fold lower than that of Taq DNA Polymerase, Q5 High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase is ideal for cloning and can be used for long or difficult amplicons. The convenient master mix formulation is supplied at a 2X concentration. The mix contains dNTPs, Mg++ and a proprietary broad-use buffer requiring only the addition of primers and DNA template for robust amplification regardless of GC content. When used at the recommended 1X final concentration, the Q5 High-Fidelity Master Mix contains 2 mM Mg++. Q5 High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase is unlike typical, lower fidelity PCR enzymes. To determine the optimal annealing temperatures for a given set of primers, use of the NEB TmCalculator is highly recommended.
[RETRACTED] Lofi CBD gummies reviews - Scam or legit 2022 v1
Authors: not provided lofigummiesreviews
Published: February 2022

[RETRACTED]

Lofi CBD gummies reviews - Scam or legit 2022
Open Field v1
Authors: Geertsma Haley
Published: March 2022

This protocol is used to test mice in the Open Field behavioural test.
[RETRACTED] Uly CBD Gummies - Reduce anxiety with improved better sleepless [Reviews 2022] v1
Authors: CBD Gummies Uly
Published: March 2022

[RETRACTED]

Uly CBD Gummies - Reduce anxiety with improved better sleepless [Reviews 2022]
[RETRACTED] How And Why Uly CBD Gummies Not Giving You Expected Results?? v1
Authors: not provided redeinashtopa
Published: March 2022

[RETRACTED]

https://dietaryhealthsupplement.blogspot.com/2022/02/uly-cbd-gummies.html
Center for Social-Psychological Partnership “Three Whales” as a Subject of the Regional Innovation System “University — Future Teacher — Preschool Educational Organization”
Authors: Maiorova T.E. , Savchina M.D.
Published: March 2022

The article considers the University as the core of the formation and development of a regional innovation system that implements the innovative vector of development of the region and the country as a whole. In modern Russian society, including in education, problems related to the ecology of the child’s personality, with the processes of his socialization and individualization in the socio-cultural space are being updated. Concerning to this, changes in the socio-cultural conditions of the higher education system appears. There is a need not only to expand and deepen the professional competence of the teaching staff, but also to strengthen professional knowledge, practice-oriented orientation of students as future specialists. The article substantiates the need to create a Center for social-psychological partnership “Three Whales” as a single integral subject of innovative development of the system “university — future teacher — preschool educational organization” on the basis of the University. The main goal of the Center “Three Whales” is to improve the psychological culture of the subjects of the system “university — future teacher — preschool educational organization”. Primary psychological prevention is a priority area of its work.
The Practice of Developing Inclusive Education in the Lyceum No. 11, the City of Shakhty
Authors: Yasinovskaya I.N. , Manukyan A.A.
Published: March 2022

The article provides data on the creation of an “inclusive culture”. The education of children with disabilities, and their social adaptation is one of the priority issues of Russian education. The legislation of the Russian Federation in accordance with the fundamental international documents in the field of education provides for the principles of equal rights to education for children in this category. Inclusive education means creating conditions for the joint education of children with disabilities and their healthy peers. “The main task is to create an educational environment within the framework of modernization of Russian education in general, ensuring the availability of quality education for all people with disabilities, taking into account the peculiarities of their psychophysical development and health status”. The National Educational Initiative “Our New School” formulated the basic principle of inclusive education: “A new school is a school for all”. The purpose and meaning of inclusive education of children with disabilities in a mass comprehensive school is the full development and self-realization of children with certain disorders, the development of a general educational program, the most important social skills along with their peers, taking into account their individual typological characteristics in cognitive, physical, emotional-volitional development.
Characterization of PfCoq10 and its use in exploring the Plasmodium falciparum mitochondrial proteome
Authors:   , Jenkins Bethany Joy , Vaidya Akhil B.
Published: March 2022

The Plasmodium mitochondrion is essential throughout the span of the parasite lifecycle, and is a validated target for antimalarial drugs; however, several key metabolic pathways are diminished in the asexual stages, and genetic studies have demonstrated that several critical functions such as the tricarboxylic acid cycle are expendable. While some of these biosynthetic and metabolic pathways have been characterized, little is known about the mitochondria proteome as a whole, including components of import/export, maintenance, and regulation. We have characterized PfCoq10, which complements a Saccharomyces cerevisiae coq10 null allele. ScCoq10 is a mitochondrial ubiquinone-binding protein; its gene deletion results in respiration deficiency without inhibiting the synthesis of ubiquinone (CoQ), suggesting that the Coq10 protein is critical for the delivery of CoQ to the site(s) of respiration. Because CoQ is essential to the parasite and employed during mitochondrial electron transport and pyrimidine biosynthesis, we sought to determine PfCoq10's role in the mitochondria, and in delivery of antimalarials. PfCoq10 is predominantly expressed in trophozoite-stage parasites, and localizes to the parasite mitochondrion. While CoQ has some structural similarity to the antimalarial drug atovaquone, our data suggests that PfCoq10 does not functionally interact with atovaquone. To determine how PfCoq10 may be involved in essential mitochondrial pathways, we utilized the promiscuous prokaryotic biotin ligase, BirA*, which non-discriminately biotinylates proteins in its immediate vicinity. Parasites expressing a PfCoq10-BirA* fusion display a unique profile of biotinylation primarily localized within the mitochondria, and these proteins were extracted from parasites and identified by mass spectrometry. Over 300 proteins were detected at significant levels among three PfCoq10-BirA* samples, and 150 of these were detected in two or more samples. Of the 79 proteins detected in all three, over 70% are predicted or confirmed to be mitochondrial, and include components of metabolic pathways, translation machinery, chaperones, and degradation systems, some of which were previously not confirmed to be mitochondrial. We are additionally using BirA* fused to the mitochondrial targeting sequence of HSP60 to explore the mitochondrial proteome in specific stages of the parasite lifecycle to aid in the characterization of new and important elements in this essential organelle.
Associations Between Fine Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Health in Nepal
Authors:   , Joshi Rennie , Michael Yvonne L
Published: March 2022

The 2020 Environmental Performance Index ranked Nepal 178th out of 180 countries in terms of air quality, just ahead of India and Pakistan. The Global Burden of Disease reported that exposure to ambient particulate matter caused about 4.14 million deaths, making it the sixth leading risk factor for mortality in 2019. Literature on the relationship between fine particulate matter and cardiovascular health in Nepal is lacking. This dissertation describes the status of cardiovascular health in Nepal using a representative sample and examines the association between fine particulate matter and cardiometabolic risk factors: fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, and blood pressure.
Data Scientist Careers: Applied Orientation for the Beginners
Authors: Pasupuleti Mahesh Babu
Published: February 2022

A data scientist's job is making sense of complex, unstructured data that comes from a variety of sources, including smart devices, social media feeds, and emails, and that doesn't cleanly fit into a database structure. According to the findings of this study, Data Scientists require programming, mathematics, and database abilities, all of which may be learned by self-study or through formal education. Companies looking to hire a Data Science team must be aware of the wide range of tasks that Data Scientists may fill, as well as the need for soft skills such as storytelling and connection building in addition to technical abilities and knowledge. The interpretation emphasizes that high school students interested in pursuing a career in Data Science should learn programming, mathematics, databases, and, most importantly, exercise their newfound knowledge. The study's findings centered on data scientists as analytical specialists who employ their expertise in both technology and social science to discover patterns and manage data. The solutions to business difficulties are discovered via the use of industry expertise, contextual awareness, and skepticism of current assumptions.
“She is Always Doing the Work"
Authors: Bishop Christine
Published: February 2022

Marianismo is a term that refers to the prioritization of Latina mothers in regard to their children and families. In defining as such, this term acknowledges how selfless Latina mothers are. This study utilized an adapted version of Narrative Analysis to explore the insights of Latino adolescent mentees when it comes to their experiences living with a single mother. Specifically, the participants’ narratives included their highly positive relationships with their mothers who exhibit many admirable qualities, they spoke about their varying relationships with their biological fathers, and they also discussed helpful, supportive father figures (i.e., natural mentors) in their lives. The Discussion section relates the study’s findings to Attachment Theory and Social LeMarianismo refers to the prioritization of Latina mothers concerning their children and families. This term acknowledges the selflessness of Latina mothers. This study explored the perceptions of thirteen Latino adolescent participants following their experiences of being raised by a single mother. To study this relationship, an adapted version of Narrative Analysis was used. While the analysis focused on participants’ relationships with their mothers, relationships with their biological fathers and other father figures (i.e., natural mentors) in their lives were explored. The study’s findings are contextualized through the lens of attachment theory, social learning theory, and the relevant literature. This study shines light on the important impact of mothers and natural mentors on the lives of Latino male adolescents. Social workers from varying professional domains who are working with Latino families can take the marianismo cultural value into account in their own interactions and services with their clients. Additionally, just as the Latino adolescents in this study were keenly aware of their mothers’ many positive values, strengths, and contributions to their lives, it is vital for social workers to do the same. arning theory, as well as relevant literature. This study shines light on the great impacts that mothers and natural mentors can have on Latino male adolescents.
“I Remember When Donald Trump Was Elected. It Broke a lot of Refugees’ Hearts”
Authors: Funk Mallory , Shaw Stacey
Published: February 2022

Recent U.S. refugee policy and political rhetoric have sanctioned anti-refugee sentiment, fostering beliefs of refugees as other, threatening, or less than. Following the transition into the Trump administration, interviews with 88 refugees resettled long-term in the U.S. were conducted to examine the impact of the post-2016 political climate. Major themes included feelings of uncertainty regarding refugee status and stability, changes in perception of U.S. citizenship, and a sense of unwelcome. The harmful effects of political environments must be recognized in order to appropriately support refugee communities through social service programming and advocacy. Social workers can elevate refugee voices while working to improve resettlement services and enhance supportive social policy. Increased attention to refugee perspectives may facilitate understanding and decrease stigma moving forward in a new political era.
“Don’t Shame Me; Walk with Me”
Authors: Barsky Allan , Spadola Christine
Published: February 2022

Although prior research has explored the types of sanctions imposed by regulatory boards on social workers for licensing violations, empirical investigations surrounding the impact of sanctions on social workers is limited. This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of 13 licensed social workers who participated in licensing investigations and received sanctions by a state licensing board for violating state laws, rules, or ethical standards. The researchers used a phenomenological approach to analyze the interviews and identify common themes. Participants described the impact of the investigation process and sanctions on their emotional well-being, reputation, finances, and careers. They also expressed concerns about the potential impact on their clients. Participants’ recommendations for licensing boards include greater use of corrective actions rather than relying on punitive measures, avoiding suspensions, and a more strategic use of supervision and consultation.
“It Probably Hurt More Than It Helped”
Authors: Nightingale Sarah
Published: February 2022

Sexual assault in the college context disproportionately impacts lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students. Title IX law requires that college campuses have a mechanism in place to respond to reports of sexual assault, and professional social workers are often embedded throughout this process as advocates on-campus and in the community. This study explores the experience and perceptions of LGBTQ survivors with the Title IX reporting process. A sample of 409 LGBTQ survivors of college sexual assault were recruited via social media. Results of bivariate analysis indicate that LGBTQ survivors who reported had less trust in college officials and a more negative perception of the reporting climate than those who did not. Further thematic analysis suggests that students who reported faced issues related to mandatory reporting policies and accountability in sanctioning. To improve the experience of survivors with reporting sexual assault to college officials, social workers can advocate for transparency at the institutional level and less stringent mandatory reporting policies.
Leveling the Playing Field
Authors: Holcomb Dana
Published: February 2022

Despite the numerous benefits of formal mentorship for all faculty, it remains underutilized within the academy. Specifically, this lack of critical support leaves historically marginalized groups, particularly women, underrepresented minorities, as well as part-time, intermittent, adjunct, or non-tenure track faculty, to struggle with navigating the challenging climate of higher education. To counter these inherent power differentials, this article asserts that formal mentorship is the responsibility of social work educators. This article presents a conceptual framework that integrates Relational Cultural Theory (RCT), the National Association of Social Work (NASW) Code of Ethics’ core values, and the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) as a mechanism to support faculty through formal mentorship practices. This article advocates for an amendment to the EPAS to include formal faculty mentorship within accredited programs.
Bilingual Court Professionals’ Perceptions of Their Language Skills
Authors: Isabel Logan  , Lirio K. Negroni
Published: February 2022

Bilingual professionals are considered an asset in the workplace. However, bilingual professionals at times perceive their language skills as a liability. This paper examined bilingual professionals’ perceptions of their language skills and the factors that influence their views. Focus groups were used to capture the perspectives of 15 bilingual professionals who speak English and Spanish and work in a court system in the eastern region of the United States. Findings reveal challenges rooted in discrimination that convert bilingual professionals’ perceptions of their language skills from an asset to a liability. Participants highlight unfair practices affecting Limited English Proficiency (LEP) clients. These practices force bilingual professionals to become protectors and gatekeepers to prevent adverse outcomes and provide access to services in the court and across social service systems. Ultimately, bilingual professionals’ perceptions of their language skills depended on how others used their language skills in the workplace. To support bilingual professionals and provide quality services to LEP clients, social work administrators must evaluate structural supports and provide training specific to the cultural aspect of language for all employees.
Applying Social Work Values to Practice in Sport
Authors: Beasley Lauren , Newman Tarkington J. , Hardin Robin
Published: February 2022

Social workers are beginning to be hired in collegiate athletic departments to meet the holistic needs of student-athletes. The limited research that has examined social work practice in sport has not explicitly explored ways in which social work values manifest in practice. The current study explored how the values of the social work profession are applied when providing mental and behavioral health services in collegiate athletics. Using a qualitative design, nine licensed social workers employed in athletic departments were interviewed. Data were deductively coded using the NASW (2017) Code of Ethics’ six values: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. Social workers recognized student-athletes as a vulnerable population, worked on social justice issues, placed an emphasis on the diversity of student-athletes, built relationships with both student-athletes and sport staff, and advocated for social work values in athletics. They also called for more opportunities to increase knowledge of social work practice in sport settings. Results support the need for social work programs to prepare students for careers in sport through efforts such as offering elective courses related to social work practice in sport and providing sport-specific practicum opportunities.
Avoiding One and Done
Authors: Kennedy Teri
Published: February 2022

This article presents the development of the Kennedy Model of Sustainability (Kennedy Model), a research-based model of sustainability, and its subsequent application to interprofessional practice and education (IPE) initiatives. The national mixed methods, multiple case study of Geriatric Education Centers that led to the development of the model and resulting four core components of sustainability and related strategies is described. The model is discussed in the context of implementation science and the know-do gap and applied to an IPE initiative and center. Finally, implications for further research are presented including opportunities to incorporate the model as a valuable tool in implementation science. Application of the Kennedy Model to IPE initiatives has provided opportunities for model testing, supporting the model’s core components, and providing additional strategies to foster sustainability of IPE initiatives.
Community Inclusion for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Authors: Presnell Jade , Keesler John
Published: February 2022

Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are isolated and lack meaningful opportunities to participate and develop social networks within their communities. Sharing membership with a community that fosters connection and belonging is essential to well-being. As a human rights profession, social work is uniquely situated to overcome the macro barriers that prevent full community inclusion for people with IDD. However, the experiences and needs of those with IDD have largely been left out of the profession’s discourse on diversity and oppression. This article presents a call-to-action for social work to engage in strategies and solutions to resolve macro barriers to community inclusion, to dismantle the injustices that people with IDD continue to experience, and to move the promise of community inclusion from rhetoric to reality. Social workers can promote community inclusion for people with IDD through a variety of approaches, including using a human rights-based framework, aligning with person-centered planning, fostering evidence-based practices, using participatory action research, increasing disability content in social work curricula, and engaging in community action and advocacy.
COVID-19 Pandemic Situation in Kenya: A Data Driven SEIR Model
Authors: Kiarie Joyce , Mwalili Samuel , Mbogo Rachel
Published: March 2022

Background: COVID-19 disease has persisted since it was declared a global pandemic by the World health organization (WHO) in February 2020. Kenya had notified a total of 203,213 cases, reported 3,931 deaths by July 26, 2021. Currently, Kenya is experiencing the fourth wave of the pandemic that is driven by the delta variant which has become dominant in the country. Non-pharmaceutical and vaccination interventions have been ongoing in the country. With the emergence of new variants, it’s challenging to know the future of the pandemic and its effects on the healthcare systems, vaccination plans, public readiness, and social behavior. To attain realistic predictions, data-driven modeling approaches are paramount. The goal of this study was to model COVID-19 cases in Kenya using the already available data to estimate parameters Methods: An SEIR compartmental model was developed to predict the daily new cases, severe, critically ill, and death cases of COVID-19. The model had 8 compartments containing sub-populations of: Susceptible, Exposed, Symptomatic Infectious, Asymptomatic Infectious, Hospitalized, Intensive Care Unit, Deaths and Recovered. The model equations were then solved to obtain the number of cases that would be infected on a daily basis beginning March 14th to July 2021. Results: The results demonstrated evidence of three peaks, first in mid July 2020, second in mid-October 2020 and third in early March of 2021. The number of daily cases in wave 1 was 1128 then increased to 1344 in the second wave and finally a decline was observed in wave 3 with 1057 number of daily of infections. The number of severely, critical and deaths followed a similar pattern. This therefore means that with the absence of herd immunity in the general human population, relaxation of the mitigation measures will eventually result to progression of COVID-19 cases. Conclusion: Increased vigilance on the COVID-19 curve is indispensable. Continued interventions such as testing, social distancing measures, vaccination, and health facilities preparedness are imperative to ensure that new infections are isolated in real-time. Use of real time data to estimate the pandemic trends is a more realistic way of informing new and appropriate interventions amidst the ongoing pandemic.
Inference of Onset Age of Preclinical State and Sojourn Time for Breast Cancer
Authors: Wu Donfeng , Kim Seongho
Published: March 2022

Aims: Accurate estimation of the three key parameters (sensitivity, time duration in disease-free state and sojourn time in preclinical state) in cancer screening are critical. Likelihood method with a new link function was applied to the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP) breast cancer screening data, to estimate the onset age of preclinical state and the sojourn time in the preclinical state for breast cancer. Materials and Methods: A new link function to model sensitivity as a function of time in the preclinical state and the sojourn time was adopted. Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations were used to obtain posterior samples and make inference on the three key parameters. Maximum likelihood estimate was also used for comparison. Results: The onset age of the preclinical state has a wide range for breast cancer; the peak onset age was 65.07 years (95% credible interval [C.I.], 55.76 to 73.02). The mean sojourn time was 2.00 years (95% C.I., 0.85 to 2.95). The 95 % C.I. for the sojourn time was 0.16 to 5.53 years. Sensitivity at onset of the preclinical state was 0.75 (95% C.I., 0.54 to 0.88); and sensitivity at the end of the preclinical state was 0.84 (95% C.I., 0.67 to 0.88). Conclusion: The HIP study was the oldest breast cancer mass screening. The estimates reflect key parameters in those days with lower screening sensitivity. However, it is helpful to know other parameters in the planning for future breast cancer screening.
Alcohol exacerbated nitroxidative stress in brain of diabetic rats: An ameliorative role of green tea
Authors: Varadacharyulu NCh , Swarnalatha K , Fareeda Begum S , Mohan Chandra M , Ramaiah Ch. Venkata
Published: March 2022

Alcohol abuse and diabetes exist in many populations as comorbities. Alcoholism and diabetes can induce wide spectrum of effects on central nervous system. This study focussed on, the impact of nitroxidative stress in alcohol treated diabetic rats and to evaluate the possible protective effect of aqueous extract of green tea (GTE).

Male albino Wistar rats aged of 8 weeks were made diabetic with steptozotocin (STZ) and treated with at 5 g/kg b.w/day (20% v/v) alcohol for sixty days.

Alongside enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS) levels and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression were found to be increased and activities of antioxidant enzymes were decreased in the brain of alcohol treated diabetic rats. When the alcohol was administered to the diabetic rats, it is difficult to know whether the observed changes are independent or overlapping effects. Increased expression of mRNAs of Bcl, Bax, and TNF-α, IL-6, Caspase-3, and COX2 genes suggest that they may have functional significance about alcohol intoxication.

This study provided information that, green tea catechin, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) has a therapeutic effect and thus ameliorate the effect of alcohol in diabetic condition.
Large Comparative Study of Recent Computational Approach in Automatic Hate Speech Detection
Authors: Shishah Wesam , Maulana Fajri Ricky
Published: February 2022

Social media has become a constant in our everyday life. However, its steady growth has increased the hate speech and hostile content problem. To curb this, hate speech detection and recognition is required, but it is faced to two major challenges - laws and enforcement, and automatic computerized hate speech detection. Although many studies are already implemented in detecting hate content, many of these are done in a single setting showing a single dataset in comparison to machine learning or deep learning models. Thus, there is no comparison between previous approaches and recent inventions such as transformer model. Therefore, in this work we explored and compared recent advanced approaches in automatic hate speech detection. Our aim is to analyze the influence different approaches in detecting hate content and its applicability in the real world. Several experiments were conducted on eight real hate speech datasets from recent studies. We present the results of each comparison which shows that the recent transformer model approach is able to outmatch many of the previous hate speech recognition models by significant G-Means and F1 scores. To the author’s knowledge, this paper is the first attempt to present a large comparative study of approaches in hate speech detection.
Random Forest Regression to Predict Catalyst Deactivation in Industrial Catalytic Process
Authors: Hafi Hanif Wisnu , E Gunawan Fergyanto
Published: February 2022

Catalyst deactivation has become a great concern in an industry with heterogenous catalystbased production. An accurate model to predict catalyst performance is needed to optimize the maintenance schedule, avoid an unplanned shutdown, and ensure reliable operation. This research work applies a machine learning model to predict catalyst deactivation based on actual data from relevant multitube-reactor sensors. The product conversion is a crucial indicator of the catalyst performance degradation over time. Random forest regression (RFR) algorithm is chosen to construct the model. Hyperparameter tuning is applied and shows improvement over the default model. The result showed that the RFR model could predict the conversion as a time series function. The feature importance analysis shows the most influencing factor and facilitates the model interpretation.
The Extraction of Near-Shore Bathymetry using Sentinel-2A Satellite Imagery: Algorithms and Their Modifications
Authors: Sukmono Abdi , Aji Sentanu , Janu Amarrohman Fauzi , Bashit Nurhadi , Rangga Saputra Lutfi
Published: February 2022

Satellite-Derived Bathymetry (SDB) is one of the solution technologies for medium-scale bathymetry mapping in large areas. Various basic algorithms for bathymetry extraction with SDB have been developed. However, they require study and modification for different satellite imageries and different regional characteristics. In this study, the researchers explore three basic SDB algorithms which are often used, namely the Lyzenga algorithm, the Stumpf algorithm, and the Van Hengel & Spitzer (VHS) algorithm. These three algorithms are modified using the multilinear regression method with the ‘average if’ function to find out the in-situ depth using Sentinel-2A satellite imagery. These three algorithms can estimate the depth of shallow water bathymetry effectively up to a depth of 20 m. The accuracy test on the extraction results of the modification of the three basic algorithms proves to be able to increase the accuracy of the SDB depth estimation in the depth range of 0 – 20 m to an accuracy of 1.888 m for the Lyzenga algorithm, 2.093 m for the Stumpf algorithm, and 2.868 m for the VHS algorithm.
Study of Amplifier Operating Point to Improve Phonocardiogram Signal Representation in a Custom-made Electronic Stethoscope
Authors: Astono Juli , Kuswanto Heru , Sumarna Sumarna , Brams Dwandaru Wipsar Sunu
Published: February 2022

The performance of a custom-made electronic stethoscope needs to be improved through a study on the operating point of the amplifier. The aim of this study is to analyse the composition and content of the frequency components contained in the phonocardiogram signal by spectral extraction. The output is a voltage signal that represents the heart rate. The operating point of the amplifier is varied. The signal is recorded on a laptop and analysed. The results show that the operating point produces a balanced swing signal. Hence, the amplifier’s operating point does not affect the component spectrum in the recorded signal.
Impact of Roadside Advertising Structures on Traffic Safety
Authors: Dacić Suada , Kosovac Amel , Omerhodžić Adnan
Published: February 2022

The focus of research presented in this paper is quantification of the relationship between the traffic safety and roadside advertising structures along a selected road in urban environment. In order to determine correlation, statistical analysis of traffic safety indicators was performed. Then identificcation of characteristics of advertising structures and analysis was done by using multi-criteria evaluation in order to determine their impact on driver distraction. Determination of driver distraction was performed by testing the drivers in real traffic conditions, using specialized measuring equipment. The indicators derived from the research were then analyzed using the methods of regression analysis, and safety.
Application of a Six-Step Bionic Strategy for Achieving Product Segmentation
Authors: Angeleska Elena , Vasilevski Kristijan , Mircheski Ile , Sidorenko Sofija
Published: February 2022

In this paper, the six-step strategy for bionic inspiration in industrial design and engineering is improved with involvement of an additional tool - functional decomposition. The improved strategy is explained through a design case study. The case study uses a “bottom-up” approach for identifying the key functionalities of the dandelion flower which is recognized as a unique natural phenomenon. Those functionalities are then redefined in a technical manner and used for designing a solar street light with the goal to achieve unique aesthetics and segmentation (modularity). Тhe presented tools for systematization of gathered bionic information can help make the bionic product development processes more efficient.
Social Customer Relationship Management: A Process Model Approach to Develop a Closer Relationship Between Customer and Company
Authors: Kassem Gamal , Asfoura Evan , Willi Hart Stefan , Althuwaini Sulaiman
Published: February 2022

With the rise of social networks, blogs and other platforms, where people meet and exchange ideas, the opportunity arises not only to address a group of customers but also to address potential customers individually and directly. Social CRM plays here an important role. Social Customer Relationship Management is using social and media services, techniques, and technology that enable an organization to engage with their customers. Thus, Social CRMs offer companies the chance not only to establish a direct contact with the customer to get a close relationship, but also to collect important information about the customer. This paper analyzes the classical model of social CRM process and presents a new process model idea. The model will provide processes to develop close and intense relationship between customers and companies.
The Textbook Dilemma: Digital or Print? Evidence from a Selected US University
Authors: Chavali Kavita , R. Gundala Raghava
Published: February 2022

The increasing price of textbooks impacts students of higher education in the world. E-textbooks are becoming popular among students at all levels of education, especially at the university level. There is a shift in students reading habits and preferences towards e-textbooks. This growing trend has encouraged researchers to gather information about students' experiences, attitudes, and perceptions regarding using e-textbooks and their impact on the learning process. This study surveys undergraduate students in a small mid-western university in the USA. Data is collected from students studying four different colleges. A total of 346 questionnaires were collected. The findings revealed that 34.39% of the current users in the total sample do not want to use e-textbooks in the future. The predominant factors influencing the adoption of e-textbooks over print textbooks are cost, learning and engagement in interactive exercises, convenience, and flexibility. The study suggests some initiatives that educators, technology experts, designers, and universities can take for more students to adopt a digital version of textbooks to solve the problem of affordability.
Characterization of Anxiety Towards Mathematics in Middle School Students: Empirical Evidence
Authors: García-Santillán Arturo , Navarro-Ibarra Lizzeth , Tejada-Peña Esmeralda
Published: February 2022

The study focuses on determining the level of anxiety towards mathematics in middle school students. A total of 202 students were surveyed. The main finding obtained is the factorial structure, which is made up of three factors that explain 79% of the total variance of the phenomenon under study (Mathcourse .893; Mathtest .890 and Mathtask .884) which is represented by an eigenvalue (2,371). Finally, it was found that there is a difference in relation to gender in two factors Mathtest (F = 14.282) and Mathtasks (F = 4.004).