bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Characteristics of effective instruction and student engagement: A case study of two exemplary Florida agriculture teachers
Authors: Gilbert Casey , Easterly III R. G. , Bunch J. C. , Galindo Sebastian , Dossett Jason
Published: January 2023

Student disengagement has been an ongoing problem for educators in the United States. Engaging students is critical to ensuring students see the value of their education. The purpose of this exemplar case study was to understand how effective teaching impacts student engagement of high school agriculture students in Florida. Two Florida agriculture teachers, identified as exemplary agriculture teachers, and 22 students served as participants. Three methods of data collection were involved in this study: teacher interviews, student focus groups, and teacher observations. The top five characteristics of effective teaching described by Rosenshine and Furst (1971) were used as a priori themes for the data analysis. These characteristics were clarity, variety, enthusiasm, business and/or task-oriented behaviors, and student opportunity to learn criterion material. The teachers used all five of the characteristics to engage students. Students reported high levels of engagement and positive feelings about class. Further studies should be conducted to replicate the study with a larger group of exemplary agriculture teachers. The study recommends that teacher educators considering teaching pre-service teachers how to demonstrate the characteristics of effective instruction to impact engagement. We recommend agriculture teachers consider reflecting on their use of the characteristics of effective instruction.
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENDAFTARAN TANAH SISTEMATIK LENGKAP (PTSL) DI BADAN PERTANAHAN KABUPATEN JEMBER
Authors: Darmotannyono Zaenal , Susanto Hadi , Mulyani Sri
Published: January 2023

Kebijakan Percepatan Pelaksanaan Pendaftaran Tanah Sistematis Lengkap (PTSL) yang dilakukan oleh Pemerintah berdasarkan Peraturan Menteri Agraria No 1 Tahun 2017 umumnya merupakan suatu kegiatan pendaftaran tanah untuk pertama kali yang dilakukan secara serentak yang meliputi semua obyek pendaftaran tanah yang belum didaftar dalam satu wilayah desa/kelurahan atau nama lainnya yang setingkat dengan itu dalam rangka memberikan jaminan kepastian hukum dan perlindungan hukum hak atas tanah rakyat secara adil dan merata. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik analisis deskriptif yang menggambarkan fenomena sesungguhnya dari kejadian di lapangan dengan pendekatan teori Merilee S Grindle yang mengemukakan keberhasilan suatu kebijakan dipengaruhi oleh variable isi kebijakan (content of policy) dan lingkungan kebijakan (contex of policy). Teknik pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah Wawancara, Observasi dan Dokumentasi yang terkait dengan Pendaftaran Tanah Sistematis Lengkap (PTSL).Implementasi kebijakan Percepatan Pelaksanaan Pendaftaran Tanah Sistematis Lengkap (PTSL) oleh Badan Pertanahan Nasional Kabupaten Jember berjalan dengan baik walaupun sumber daya manusia atau tenaga pelaksana di lapangan masih kurang secara kuantitas. Sehingga implementor dilapangan harus bekerja dengan beban kerja yang tidak sesuai.
The Effects of A Community-based Health Program on Adolescents’ Smoking Prevention – A Quasi-Experimental Study
Authors: Mardhiah  , Teuku Tahlil  , Darmawati
Published: January 2023

Background: Tobacco Smoking is considerably high among adolescents in Indonesia, indicating the potential proportion of tobacco smoking effects experienced by young Indonesians in the future and the need of program interventions to halt the tendency. This study aims to investigate effects of a community-based health promotion intervention on smoking prevention among Indonesians’ adolescents.Methods: The quasi-experimental study with a pre-and-posttest control group design involved 104 adolescents aged between 12 to 14 years. The adolescents were convieniently assigned into one intervention (55 adolescents) or a control group group (49 adolescents), with participants in the intervention group received four health promotion sessions using smoking prevention videos for one month. Effects of the intervention were measured by a questionnaire at one week before and after the intervention completed and then analyzed by an approprite data analysis technique.Results: After the intervention completion, there was a significant positive effect of the community-based health promotion intervenstion program in improving adolescents tobacco smoking knowledge, attitude, intention and behavior (p = <0.001).Conclusion: Community-based health promotion program provides positive impact on adolescents smoking prevention and therefore should be considered as one of stretegies for tobacco smoking prevention program.
Cervical Pap Smear Abnormalities among Women with Diabetics Versus Non Diabetics Women at Omdurman Military Hospital, Sudan
Authors: Mona Omar Adam  , Abd El monim Bashir Yagoub  , Aisha Mohamed Adam  , Hammad Ali Fadlalmola
Published: January 2023

Background: Cervical cancer is a common cancer in the world, Pap smear and human papilloma virus test are used for early detection and follow up of cervical cellular changes and cervical cancer, but here in Sudan they are still poorly used. Diabetes and cancer share some risk factors and they have both been found to happen in the same patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate abnormal pap smears from diabetics and non-diabetics.Methods: this is a case-control hospital base study, (109) cases and (109) controls, the patients who requested pap smear during study period and who matched the characteristics of the study. Controls are diabetes-free, but they have another complains because of which the pap smear is requested like genital infection complaints or gynecological complaints, cases have diabetes plus the infection or gynecological complaints because of which the pap smear is requested.Results:(74.3%) of the cases showed abnormal results (positive), (47.6%) of them Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance and Atypical Glandular Cells of Undetermined Significance, (26.7%) of them inflammation and infection. (22.9%) of the controls showed positive results (4.6%) of them Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance and Atypical Glandular cells of Undetermined Significance, (18.3%) of them signs of inflammation and infection signs. (25.7%) of the cases have had negative pap results for intraepithelial lesion, malignancy, or infections while (77.1%) of control.Conclusions: there is association between diabetes mellitus and abnormal finding of pap smear test and controlling of diabetes mellitus is important issue affecting pap smear findings. also, diabetes increases liability of diabetic women to get infections and cervical cellular changes.
Nuevos avances farmacologicos y no farmacologicos en diabetes tipo 1, revision de las nuevas fronteras y retos en una enfermedad endocrina compleja
Authors: Theran león Juan Sebastián , Dulcey Sarmiento Luis Andrés , Esteban Badillo Laura Yibeth , Nariño Anaya Stephania Julieth , Maiguel Cardenas Roberto Carlos , Trujillo Ávila Herly Ximena
Published: January 2023

La diabetes tipo 1 (DT1) es causada por la destrucción autoinmune de las células β productoras de insulina ubicadas en el páncreas endocrino en áreas conocidas como islotes de Langerhans. El estándar de atención actual para la DT1 es la terapia de reemplazo de insulina exógena. Los desarrollos recientes en este campo incluyen el sistema híbrido de circuito cerrado para la administración de insulina regulada e insulinas de acción prolongada. Los estudios clínicos sobre predicción y prevención de complicaciones asociadas a la diabetes han demostrado la importancia del tratamiento temprano y el control de la glucosa para reducir el riesgo de desarrollar complicaciones diabéticas. El trasplante de islotes primarios ofrece un enfoque eficaz para el tratamiento de pacientes con DT1. Sin embargo, esta estrategia se ve obstaculizada por desafíos como la disponibilidad limitada de islotes, la muerte extensa de las células de los islotes, y mal injerto vascular de los islotes después del trasplante. En consecuencia, actualmente se están realizando esfuerzos considerables para mejorar la eficiencia del trasplante de islotes mediante el aprovechamiento de las acciones beneficiosas de las células madre. Esta revisión brindará una descripción general de las opciones terapéuticas actualmente disponibles para la DT1 y analizará la creciente evidencia que respalda el uso de enfoques con células madre para mejorar los resultados terapeuticos
INFLUENCE OF FORMAL NUTRITION EDUCATION ON PURCHASE AND CONSUMPTION OF PACKAGED SNACKS
Authors: Kanabur Vaijayanthi , R K Swathi
Published: January 2023

Consumption of packaged snacks has become a regular habit among youngsters. Heavy advertisements, taste, easy availability, attractive packaging, convenience, decline in snacks prepared at home, changing lifestyle and affordability have driven the consumption of packaged snacks. This study is an attempt to understand the influence of formal nutrition education on purchasing and consumption behaviour among female young adults (N=120). Random sampling technique was used to select the subjects. Purchasing behaviour was analysed in terms of use of food labels and consumption pattern in terms of frequency of consumption of different snacks. Eleven brands of snacks with 216 different variations available in Bangalore market were selected based on availability. Majority of the subjects in both the groups felt that labels were useful to know the different brands, quality, to select a suitable product, understand the product and to avoid expired foods. But there was no significant difference in the purchasing consumption behaviour with respect to packed snacks between the two groups studied.
TRENDS IN CIRCULATION SERVICES OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Authors: Pandya Chintan , Boricha Shilpa
Published: January 2023

Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the current practices of circulation service and its’ effectiveness in the University libraries. Design: The present study has applied the descriptive research method using literature analysis along with structured questionnaire as a part of primary data collection tools. The research sample was 27 university libraries spread in different domain and ownerships such as government funded and private universities. Findings: The finding of the study revealed that the majority of the university libraries are extensively using technology for circulation such as barcodes, QR codes, 26% universities libraries are having RFID systems and self-circulation kiosks. Originality: The preliminary investigation and research gap based on the review of literature has revealed that no attempts have been made to study the circulation services and methods comprehensively in the university libraries of Gujarat state, however, it is seen that very a few studies have been conducted on different aspects of circulation service in India. University libraries in Gujarat are using different library software and universities are offering different courses in a variety of domains
SURROGACY LAWS IN INDIA: THE SURROGACY (REGULATION) ACT 2021 & THE ASSISTED EPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (REGULATION) ACT, 2021 – AN ANALYSIS
Authors: Hasani Sunny Sureshkumar
Published: January 2023

'Mother' is a word that every married woman wants to hear. But due to physical disability in the couple, some are not able to get this happiness. Due to which, along with mental stress, under social pressure, the married woman starts seeing this disability as an emotional and social stigma. In surrogacy, an agreement is made between a woman and a couple seeking a child. Under this, the legal parents of the child born out of this pregnancy are only those couples who have done surrogacy. The surrogate mother is given money to take care of herself during pregnancy and for medical needs so that she can take care of herself during pregnancy. There was no law regulating Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technology and it was regulated through guidelines. Through this research paper, you will get the answer of all the questions related to laws in India relating to surrogacy.
Gender Role Conflict and Male Nursing Students' Academic and Program Success
Authors: Kellett Peter , O'Lynn Chad Ellis , Herakova Liliana L. , O'Connor Tom
Published: January 2023

Background:

Despite calls to increase the proportion of men in nursing, little change has occurred, and anecdotal accounts suggest poor retention of men in nursing programs. This study explored the role that gender role conflict (GRC) may play in men's academic success.

Method:

Men in a large nursing program (
n
= 123) in the United States were surveyed to explore their GRC upon entry to their nursing program and then again 1 and 2 years later. GRC results, academic test scores, and indicators of program success were analyzed to explore GRC patterns over time and the influence of GRC on academic and program outcomes.

Results:

GRC did not significantly influence most measures of academic success, program completion, or NCLEX-RN results.

Conclusion:

GRC does not appear to influence academic or program success; however, additional research is needed.

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J Nurs Educ
. 2023;62(1):42–46.]
Evaluation of river water quality in a tropical South Sumatra wetland during COVID-19 pandemic period
Authors: Rendana Muhammad , Yandriani  , Izzudin Muhammad , Lestari Mona , Fattullah Muhammad Ilham , Maulana Jimmy Aldian
Published: January 2023

The COVID-19 outbreak affected the world badly in this 21st century leading to the closure of all types of anthropogenic activities. It is declared that there was an environmental betterment in names of water quality and air quality during the COVID-19 period. In this study, we analyzed the improvement in water quality by evaluating the suspended particulate matter (SPM) using the remote sensing technique in a tropical South Sumatra wetland i.e., Musi River in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia. The SPM values were estimated from Landsat 8 images Level-2 product. A quantitative and spatial analyses of before (20th May 2019), during (22nd May 2020), and after COVID-19 (28th May 2022) periods were also calculated. Results revealed that the mean SPM values during COVID-19 period (4.56 mg/L) were lower than that before COVID-19 period (8.33 mg/L). Surprisingly, SPM showed an increase of 54% in SPM values after COVID-19 period, compared with during COVID-19 period. The role of human activities including industrial and domestic wastes during the restriction period was the main reason for alteration of pollution loads in the river. Outputs of this study can be used to arrange policies for the sustainable management of aquatic environments and water resources.
Design basis for Arctic infrastructure facilities
Authors: Myrmel Liv Brita Hætta , Gudmestad Ove T
Published: January 2023

A discussion related to the selection of a proper design basis for Arctic infrastructure facilities is presented. The design basis, which must be sufficiently robust to ensure safe operations of the facilities during their planned lifetime, should include relevant information available from the local and indigenous people of the area. The need to properly document all data and assumptions made when preparing the design basis is highlighted, and it is emphasized that, in the case of the upgrading of the facilities, all new data collected must be included in the database. Documentation of all updating is necessary and must be available to all involved during maintenance activities and for possible later upgrading of the facilities. This database must be available digitally, as access to the basics for the design may be of particular concern in the sparsely populated Arctic region, where the distribution of paper copies takes a long time, particularly in the case of emergency situations. Therefore, this database must be protected from cyberattacks. A "Plan B" is needed to ensure that a backup of the fully updated design basis documents, as well as documentation of the "as built" facilities, is available at any time.
The modeling and analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic with vaccination and isolation: a case study of Italy
Authors: Sheng Yujie , Cui Jing-An , Guo Songbai
Published: January 2023

The global spread of COVID-19 has not been effectively controlled. It poses a significant threat to public health and global economic development. This paper uses a mathematical model with vaccination and isolation treatment to study the transmission dynamics of COVID-19. In this paper, some basic properties of the model are analyzed. The control reproduction number of the model is calculated and the stability of the disease-free and endemic equilibria is analyzed. The parameters of the model are obtained by fitting the number of cases that were detected as positive for the virus, dead, and recovered between January 20 and June 20, 2021, in Italy. We found that vaccination better controlled the number of symptomatic infections. A sensitivity analysis of the control reproduction number has been performed. Numerical simulations demonstrate that reducing the contact rate of the population and increasing the isolation rate of the population are effective non-pharmaceutical control measures. We found that if the isolation rate of the population is reduced, a short-term decrease in the number of isolated individuals can lead to the disease not being controlled at a later stage. The analysis and simulations in this paper may provide some helpful suggestions for preventing and controlling COVID-19.
Multistage information transmission with voluntary monetary transfers
Authors: Sadakane Hitoshi
Published: January 2023

We analyze a cheap‐talk model in which an informed sender and an uninformed receiver engage in a finite‐period communication before the receiver chooses a project. During the communication phase, the sender sends a message in each period, and the receiver then voluntarily pays money for the message. As in the canonical cheap‐talk model, all the equilibria are interval partitional; in our setting, however, the set of equilibrium partitions becomes larger. We show that the multistage information transmission with voluntary monetary transfers can improve welfare if the receiver cares more about the decision and the sender cares more about money or if the ex post sender–receiver incentive conflict over the project choice is small. We derive a multistage information elicitation mechanism without commitment that can be more beneficial to the receiver than a broad class of other communication protocols (e.g., mediation and arbitration).
Stable matching: An integer programming approach
Authors: Huang Chao
Published: January 2023

This paper develops an integer programming approach to two‐sided many‐to‐one matching by investigating stable integral matchings of a fictitious market where each worker is divisible. We show that a stable matching exists in a discrete matching market when the firms' preference profile satisfies a total unimodularity condition that is compatible with various forms of complementarities. We provide a class of firms' preference profiles that satisfy this condition.
Préalables à la collecte : le Queyras
Authors: Lapacherie Jean-Gérard
Published: January 2023

Les meubles et objets sculptés conservés dans les musées de Gap, Grenoble, Genève, au musée des Arts et Traditions populaires et, de 1920 à 1981, à Aiguilles sont innombrables. Ils ont été fabriqués dans le Queyras entre le xvie et la fin du xixe siècle. Sont connus les noms des collectionneurs, des enquêteurs, des brocanteurs, les villages d’où proviennent ces objets, parfois les noms de ceux qui les ont fabriqués. Des hypothèses (art populaire, traditionnel, rustique, alpin, queyrassin) ont été avancées. La connaissance est établie. Or, avant qu’ils n’entrent dans des collections, ces meubles et objets avaient une place et une fonction dans un univers réglé. Des familles ont aliéné, parfois à vil prix, des biens patrimoniaux : c’est ce phénomène de dépossession qui fait l’objet de cet article. À partir de 1850, une grave crise affecte le Queyras ; la vallée se vide de ses habitants ; l’immobilier perd toute valeur. Ce qui a rendu possibles les collectes, c’est la lente disparition d’une civilisation vieille de plusieurs siècles.
Using Critical Reflection to Deepen and Assess Graduate Student Learning
Authors: Sweet Sequetta F.
Published: January 2023

Graduate educators are tasked with helping students connect theory to operationalized learning and practice. This connection represents the learning that graduate students must bring to the workplace to recognize the relevance of their education. Thus, graduate educators must be diligent in designing viable pedagogies in graduate programs that evoke deepened learning that can be translated into action in the workplace to meet the call by organizations. This chapter reviews critical reflection practices and their use as viable assessment mechanisms for student learning outcomes in graduate programs. The teaching styles required by graduate educators to successfully implement these critical reflection learning designs are also examined. The review and examination are conducted through the lens of transformative learning theory, a learning orientation grounded in constructivism and adult learning that occurs when the learner experiences a shift in beliefs, perspectives, attitudes, habits, and actions.
L’ologramma ricorsivo dinamico per una topica del relazionale in psicoanalisi
Authors: Lenti Gabriele
Published: January 2023

In questo lavoro propongo l’idea di una extraterritorialità dell’Inconscio, o ectopia, ciò significa che l’Inconscio non è interamente contenuto nei limiti dello spazio individuale. Inoltre, descrivo la dinamica interattiva tra l’Inconscio del campo analitico e quello individuale fornendo un quadro legato allo spazio-tempo interpsichico e transpsichico. Tale spazio-tempo individua sia una dimensione sincronica che una diacronica dei contenuti e delle difese (qualità) presenti nel campo. Lo spazio-tempo ectopico di un soggetto si estende così per costituirsi in uno comune che condivide con altri soggetti. Questo è l’aspetto cocostruito invocato dalle teorie relazionali in psicoanalisi, infatti, come afferma Webster, l’unità integrante è il risultato di unità diverse rapportate tra di loro in maniera nuova. Questo fatto si manifesta nei sistemi complessi che non presentano una unità originaria semplice e indivisibile, elementare ma una natura omogenea dal punto di vista del tutto e un’unità paradossale, molteplice e diversificata se osservata partendo dalle parti. È l’unità necessaria mente-corpo della sistemica relazionale invocata da Gregory Bateson sulla quale si fonda la nuova epistemologia. La topica di ciascun soggetto non è solo proiettata nel gruppo, è assimilata alle topiche di altri soggetti e contribuisce a costruire uno spazio-tempo comune. Il carattere dell’Inconscio è così ectopico, eterotopico, eterogeneo e politopico; si manifesta oltre che nell’intrapsichico anche negli altri spazio-tempo psichici del campo. In tal modo viene superata la metapsicologia classica dell’apparato individuale che non risulta sufficiente né per definire il dispiegamento delle qualità dell’Inconscio né per individuare la sua natura interattiva.
Replica al caso clinico: Com’è profondo il male. Complessità e opportunità nella clinica con MSNA: un caso clinico
Authors: Ciardi Alessandro
Published: January 2023

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Aspetti cognitivi, emotivi e psico-educativi dell’epilessia in età evolutiva: revisione della letteratura e prospettive future
Authors: Valorio Patrizia , Giribone Simona , Manfredi Valentina , Franscini Monica , Pepoli Antonio , Sterpone Rossella , Vercellino Fabiana , Cremonte Maurizio
Published: January 2023

Le conseguenze a livello cognitivo, psicologico, comportamentale e sociale dell’epilessia in età evolutiva hanno un ruolo importante nell’inquadramento diagnostico, nel monitoraggio e nella predisposizione di interventi successivi. Nel presente lavoro viene effettuata una panoramica delle principali caratteristiche cognitive e psicologiche dei bambini e adolescenti con epilessia, con particolare riferimento alla valutazione neuropsicologica e psico-comportamentale effettuata presso l’SSD di Psicologia di questa Azienda Ospedaliera. Tale lavoro si inserisce all’interno di un continuum, con un richiamo alle radici scientifiche e cliniche da cui il gruppo di lavoro ha preso l’avvio, verso prospettive future di assessment e intervento, con denominatore comune il concetto di una presa in carico globale del soggetto e della sua famiglia.
L’infermiere esperto in procurement: ruolo nell’Azienda Ospedaliera di Alessandria
Authors: Millitarì Roberto , Bolgeo Tatiana , Di Matteo Roberta , Gardalini Menada , Scialla Maurizio , Nuovo Tiziana , Bonato Valeria , De Angelis Mara Lucia , Maconi Antonio
Published: January 2023

Background: Tra le numerose figure professionali che partecipano al complesso e articolato processo di prelievo e trapianto di organi e tessuti, è sempre più presente la figura infermieristica. Ogni anno la Regione Piemonte trasmette alle singole aziende ospedaliere gli obiettivi in merito a donazioni e trapianti. L’obiettivo è quello di creare una procedura operativa aziendale per la corretta gestione del processo di donazione di cornee. Metodi. A novembre 2020 l'Azienda Ospedaliera ha nominato l'Infermiere Esperto in Procurement; Tra le sue funzioni e attività spiccano la sensibilizzazione e la formazione del personale dei reparti di degenza in materia di donazione di cornee. Risultati: La formazione è stata avviata nei vari reparti tramite degli incontri di gruppo; inoltre, è stato divulgato un Documento a Validità Aziendale (DVA 109/21) con l'intento di scandire le modalità del processo uniformando e semplificando le procedure. Conclusioni: La figura infermieristica diventa sempre più presente nel processo di donazione e trapianti. L'Infermiere Esperto in Procurement, grazie all'esperienza e alle competenze acquisite, gestisce collaborando con il gruppo di coordinamento l'intero processo di procurement di organi e tessuti.
Isolation and Identification of Tersakan Stream (Amasya, Suluova TÜRKİYE) Cyanobacteria and Investigation of the Presence of the Microcystin-LR
Authors: Celikoglu Emine , Yilmaz Cankilic Meral , Idil Onder
Published: January 2023

Cyanobacteria are a concern worldwide due to their blooms and the toxins they produce. The aim of this study is to reveal the cyanobacterial diversity of Tersakan Stream and toxin analysis. For these purpose, water samples were taken from Tersakan Stream in 2018 and cyanobacterial diversity was determined by culture-dependent and independent methods. PCR amplification of microcystin genes (McyB and McyE) and Microcystin-LR (L:Leucine, R: Arginine) (MC-LR) analysis in water sample was performed. While 10 different Cyanobacteria were identified by light microscopy examination and 16S rRNA + ITS sequence, less diversity was revealed by culture-independent methods. Sequences of the isolates were associated with Pseudanabaena lonchoides, Leptolyngbya sp, Toxifilum sp, Cylindrospermum moravicum, Nostoc sp, Oscillatoria sp, Synechocystis sp, Synechococcus sp, Cyanobacterium aponinum and Cyanobium sp. Culture-independent sequences were associated with Microcytis sp, Nostoc sp, Cyanobium sp, Dolichospermum sp, Anabaena sp, Leptolyngbya sp and Uncultured cyanobacterium. Microcystin analysis was performed by both molecular and analytical methods. PCR results of McyB and McyE genes supported the HPLC-DAD analysis result. 0.467 μg L-1 microcystin LR was detected in Tersakan Stream by HPLC-DAD analysis. Although the microcystin concentration is low, Tersakan Stream is an important area to be monitored with its eutrophic character and cyanobacterial diversity.
Long-term Variations in the Black Sea Population of Smooth Scallop, Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bivalvia: Pectinidae): A Review
Authors: Revkov Nikolai , Revkova Tatiana
Published: January 2023

Data on the presence and characteristics of smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber (Linnaeus, 1758) aggregations in various parts of the Black Sea shelf (BSS) have been subjected to a retrospective analysis. The waters of the northern (Crimean coast), eastern (Central and North Caucasian), and Anatolian sectors of BSS can be considered the most favorable habitats for smooth scallop, where massive beds of this species were found in the first half of the 20th century. However, no such data are available for the northwestern and western BSS, where freshwater discharges from the Danube, Dniester, and Dnieper form a permanent zone of lower water salinity. The period of decline in the Black Sea scallop population recorded in the 1970s–1990s generally coincided with the well known ecological crisis due to the anthropogenic eutrophication of the Black Sea in the second half of the 20th century. In the late 2000s and the 2010s, the scallop beds in the Crimean BSS showed a tendency to recover, which may be associated with the general improvement of the ecological condition of the Black Sea basin. A similar recovery of scallop beds is expected to occur in the eastern (North and Central Caucasian) and southern BSS, but has not yet been recorded. The results obtained suggest a possibility of downgrading the conservation status of this species in the Red Data Books of the City of Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea from the `species declining in abundance` to the `species recovering in abundance and distribution`.
Editors' note regarding Li (2016) and Brosig (2009)
Authors: ALA editors
Published: January 2023

On 13 June 2020 we have received Brosig's email stating that the examples (1a), (1b) and (2) in paper

Li, W. (2016). Adjective distribution in Modern Mongolian. Acta Linguistica Asiatica, 6(2), 9-22.

resemble examples (20), (59) and (60) of the paper

Brosig, B. (2009). Depictives and resultatives in Modern Khalkh Mongolian. Hokkaidō gengo bunka kenkyū, 7, 71-101.

The ALA journal invites all its readers to pay attention to both of the above papers for their reference.
Foreword
Authors: Editors
Published: January 2023

The new calendar year brings a new winter issue. We are pleased to announce that the issue boasts a selection of articles which mainly focus on Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. This is the emerging long-term focus of our journal though, of course, we will continue to be accessible to outstanding submissions concerning the wider East Asian linguistic field in the future as with the two articles on Akeanon phonology and Hindi-English coroneologisms in this issue.
The articles in English are wrapped up with two phonological topics and further include second-language acquisition, pragmatics, and word formation. The final article deals with translation challenges and is written in Slovene. 
The issue opens with the article “Preference for Deletion vs. Epenthesis in Japanese Phonological Adaptations: Lexical Stratification and Input Medium” in which SHOJI Shinichi investigated phonological adaptation of non-loan words in Japanese and their preference for either deletion or epenthesis.
The following is the article entitled “Correlations Between Proposed Orthoepic Competence Descriptors and Japanese Language Ability” by ITO Hideaki. In it, the author proved the correlation by analyzing online tests and self-assessment questionnaires and categorized learners of the Japanese language into different skill levels.
Mateja PETROVČIČ in her article “Chinese Idioms: Stepping Into L2 Student’s Shoes” overviews the status of Chinese idioms chengyu in foreign language education, stresses their importance, and offers practical suggestions as to which aspects of teaching idioms should be taken under consideration.
The next article “Coroneologisms and Word Formation Processes in Hindi-English Codemixed Words” was written by Md. Tauseef QAMAR, Md. Arfeen ZEESHAN, Juhi YASMEEN, and Sanket PATHAK. It investigated coroneologisms and word-formation processes in Hindi-English code-mixed words and came to the conclusion that compounding, affixation, blending, and reduplication appear mainly as a result of compounding and borrowing.
“A Synchronic and Historical Look at Akeanon Phonology” is the article by Philip RENTILLO and Ruchie Mark D. POTOTANON, which provides a review and reevaluation of a reflex of the proto-Bisayan *l and *-d- as well Akeanon phonology in general based on synchronic distribution, dialectology, historical accounts, and acoustic analysis.
Last but not least is the Slovene article “The Role of Translation in Understanding the Literature of the Korean Minority in the United States: Analysis of the Translation of Chang-rae Lee’s Novel Native Speaker” written by Byoung Yoong KANG. In the article, the author examined the role of the language in the original and translation, further revealed some problems arising from the translation, and reinterpreted the meaning of Koreanness in Korean literature.
 
Editors and Editorial board wish the regular and new readers of the ALA journal a pleasant read full of inspiration, and a rise of new research ideas inspired by these papers.
Foreword
Authors: Board Editorial
Published: January 2023

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                      Marcel Loboda

Waves

Sleepless the waters,their waves laying eyes on you.Sounds inflame your heart.

                     Marcel Loboda                     (translation Nina Golob)

 

In the days of summer season openings, we are pleased to announce a new ALA issue, the second this year. Warm congratulation goes to all the authors, and feelings of gratitude go to the editorial board and all the involved. We sincerely hope that the seven research articles inflame your critical thinking just like the sounds of sleepless summer waves may inflame your hearts.

Editors and Editorial Board wish the regular and new readers of the ALA journal a pleasant read full of inspiration.

                                  Editorial board
Hotel Guest’s Main Preferences in Hotel Online Booking: Pleasure or Usability
Authors: Tuti Meylani , Saputra Teguh
Published: January 2023

Digital marketing has become a mainstay for consumers to make purchases; one factor supporting it is that consumers can easily find information about the products. This research aimed to find out the influence of hedonic and utilitarianism on e-Loyalty through Trust. The population of this research is repeat guests who had reserved the hotel room more than twice. The analysis used descriptive and quantitative analysis by analyzing data using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result of the research showed that Hedonic and Utilitarian have a significant influence on trust. Hedonic gives significant influence towards e-loyalty, whereas Utilitarian does not give significant influence towards e-loyalty. Finally, trust gives significant value to e-loyalty. Hedonic and Utilitarian give indirect influence to e-loyalty. Based on these findings, the writer provided critical managerial implications that the hotel should focus on the website's content to help consumers find the information quickly and make them enjoy and grow their willingness to book and stay at the hotel.
The Limits of Rural Tourism in COVID-19 South Africa: Perceptions from ‘Left Behind’ Rural Spaces
Authors: Rogerson Christian , Sixaba Zinzi
Published: January 2023

Shifting consumer travel preferences in the COVID-19 environment open potential new opportunities for rural tourism. This paper examines the challenges facing the development of rural tourism in a ‘left behind’ peripheral rural space in Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, Eastern Cape. 20 detailed qualitative interviews with key tourism stakeholders, mainly tourism businesses, are analysed. The key findings point to the structural constraints and limits on rural tourism in many parts of South Africa from the shortcomings of local government. The core constraints upon maximising local tourism assets surround the performance of local government, its inadequate provision and maintenance of local infrastructure (especially roads) as well as of service delivery issues.
Factors Influencing Outbound Medical Tourism: India as the Preferred Destination for Nigerians
Authors: Joseph Oluyemi , Ntombana Luvuyo , Sibanda Francis
Published: January 2023

This study explored the factors, responsible for the exodus of Nigerians to India for medical tourism. We employed a qualitative approach and the information was retrieved from 50 participants, using an in-depth interview method. The study found factors that were responsible for this drive are as follows: Cheaper cost of treatments and procedures, referrals of doctors, aggressive marketing of agents, top-notch healthcare services, access to human organs, preference of treatment sponsors, assurance of visas, immediate healthcare services, the expertise of Indians in kidney transplant and quick turnaround time. This was the first qualitative study of its kind on the factors, responsible for the exodus of Nigerians to India for medical tourism, and it provides an insight into what the country stands to lose in terms of income. Additionally, emulating the success story of India may, in turn, assist in turning around the dwindling health system in Nigeria.
Honor Dei as a learning of the need to appreciate God’s servants in the Church
Authors: Harianto GP , Metekohy Benjamin , Sahertian Novita , Ming David
Published: January 2023

Servants of God who serve in the Church use world standards to manage the church. This research sought to find answers regarding the characteristics of honor Dei (God's honor), service learning in the Church, and honor Dei as learning the need for respect from the Servant of God in the Church. This study used literature research and its findings were: (1) Honor Dei comes from God. Ministers of the faith must honor God in what you do. John 14:21 says, “Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me.” The values of God's honor: grace from God, purity of Faith, teaching love, and preaching the Gospel. So the value of Dei's honorarium must become a curriculum in the church. (2) Service learning in the Church means ecclesiastical learning to see the behavior or character of the association of believers in God's deeds. (3) Learning honor Dei as learning the need for respect from God's servants is not serving in the church with the objective of gaining worldly honor but one is rather is obliged to live out God's honor within himself or herself: (a) learning the lifestyle of the purity of faith of God's servants. (b) learning the honorary lifestyle of God's servants in teaching love, (c) learning the honorary lifestyle of God's servants in church service, and (d) learning the honorary lifestyle of God's servants as preachers of the Gospel. The implications are that with the formulation of honor Dei learning, God's servant in managing the church use God's touch of honor and can become an example for the spiritual growth of the congregation by doing certain things and living a certain way that is pleasing to God. This means inter alia, learning the honorary lifestyle of God's servants in teaching love; learning the honorary lifestyle of God's servants in church service; learning the honorary lifestyle of God's servants as preachers of the Holy Gospel.
Development of metaphorical production in learner language
Authors: Nacey Susan Lee
Published: January 2023

This article details a longitudinal corpus-based exploration into the development of metaphorical production of L2 learners of English. The study tracks the progress of five secondary school pupils aged 13-17 in Norway, with the data consisting of texts written for end-of-semester exams: two texts per pupil over four consecutive academic years.

The overall goal is to shed light on how metaphorical production changes as pupils progress through different semesters and grades in their school careers. To do so, three subordinate aims are addressed. First, the study investigates how metaphor density varies over time, both for the group of pupils and for the individuals. In this regard, patterns for open-class versus closed-class metaphors across grade levels are also compared, to identify whether there is any particular level at which the use of the former overtakes the latter, as has been uncovered in previous research. A second aim is to examine the distribution of metaphor clusters over time, since clusters have been found to serve important discoursal functions and might therefore be expected to increase with improved proficiency over time. The third aim is to focus more closely on the identified metaphor clusters to explore the functions they serve in the written discourse of these language learners.
Kötülük kavramının sinemadaki temsilinin felsefi boyutunun Nokta filmi bağlamında değerlendirilmesi
Authors: AKMEŞE DEMİR Zuhal
Published: January 2023

Kötülük, birçok düşünür tarafından ele alınmış bir kavramdır. Tarihsel süreç içerisinde teologlar, filozoflar, sosyologlar tarafından tartışıldığı gibi sıradan insanlar için de bir tartışma, düşünme ve uğraş konusu olmuştur. Varoluş serüveni içerisinde insanoğlu, kötülüğün kaynağı ve nedenlerini anlama ve anlamlandırma çabasını sürdürmüştür. Bu çaba ve arayış bütün sanat formlarında kendisine yer bulmuştur. Çalışmada, insanoğlunun varoluşundan itibaren üzerinde tartıştığı ve felsefenin de temel tartışma konularından biri olan iyilik ve kötülük ilişkisi odağa alınmıştır. Nokta (Derviş Zaim, 2008) filminde geçmişte işlediği suç yüzünden azap çeken ve çektiği vicdan azabından kurtulmaya çalışan bir adamın hikayesi anlatılmaktadır. Film ana karakterin vicdan muhasebesi üzerinden suç ve ceza ekseninde ilerler. Nokta filminin anlatısı, kötülük bağlamında metinsel analiz tekniğinden yararlanılarak başkarakterin serüveni ekseninde betimsel kişilik analizi yöntemiyle film karakterlerinin eylem ve söylemlerine ışık tutan psikolojik motivasyon ve süreçler çözümlenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda, sinemasal temsil bağlamında filmde iyilik ve kötülüğün teolojik ve felsefi sunumuna dair açıklayıcı bir çerçeve oluşturulmaya çalışılmıştır.
Uso de bioestimulante na produção de mudas recipientizadas de batata-doce (Ipomea batatas)
Authors: Nogueira Mirian , Cruz Iarla Marques da , Santos Edeilton Borges dos , Santos Paloma Andrade , Aquino César Fernandes
Published: January 2023

A recipientização de mudas assegura a obtenção de mudas com maior celeridade e com qualidade fitossanitária. O uso de bioestimulantes favorece o rápido enraizamento e produção da parte aérea da muda. Objetivou-se avaliar a influência de bioestimulante Stimulate® na produção de mudas de duas cultivares de batata-doce recipientizadas. O experimento seguiu um delineamento em blocos inteiramente casualizados em esquema fatorial 2 x 3 com 5 repetições. Os fatores foram constituídos por duas cultivares de batata-doce (Polpa Beterraba e Rubissol) e três formas de tratamento das estacas (imersão em água por quatro dias consecutivos, imersão em solução de bioestimulante para enraizamento, Stimulate® na concentração 10 mL/L por 30 minutos, e plantio direto sem nenhum tipo de imersão em qualquer solução) cultivadas em bandejas de polietileno expandido com 72 células. As cultivares de batata doce responderam positivamente ao uso do bioestimulante Stimulate® para a produção de mudas, com destaque para a Rubissol. As mudas recipientizadas e tratadas com o bioestimulante Stimulate® já estão aptas para serem transplantadas para o campo a partir de 45 DAP. A aplicação de bioestimulante Stimulate® promoveu um melhor enraizamento, produção de parte aérea e acúmulo de massa de matéria seca total em mudas recipientizadas de batata-doce.
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE BASED DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUE FOR IMAGE SEGMENATION OF BRAIN MRI
Authors: SAHIK FAREEDA  , K PRASAD BABU
Published: January 2023

In this work, a fully automated system for brain region segmentation by using Human intelligence based deep learning technique is proposed. Deep learning technique is most popular state of the art method in recent applications. There are two stages involved the pre-processing and segmentation via Convolutional Neural Network (CNN).The MRI image with noise is used as an input image. MRI images are collected from publicly available database Open Access Series of Image Studies (OASIS). Three layers are used in this network, which is used to segment the brain region. The MR images are first given to pre-processing step to enhance the quality of image for segmentation. In this work, Non Local Mean Filter is used for image denoising which calculates weighted average of pixels and finding similarity with the target pixel. The denoised image is given as an input of CNN. Brain region segmentation by deep learning involves feature extraction. CNN learns features directly from an image and no handcrafted features are needed. The method consists of three steps such as input data generation, construction of model and learning the parameter. So, a compact representation from the image as image patches are given as input data to the multilayer convolutional neural network. The supervised deep network consists of three layers. Input image is given to the input layer, it predict the label from input layer. In every hidden layer one convolutional layer and one pooling layer is Present. Convolutional layer compute a dot product of the weights, input, and add a bias term. In this work 4 training images and 1 testing images in ages from the database are used. CNN is trained iteratively with representative input patterns along with target label. The execution of the CNN gives high exactness in the scope of 94% to 96%.
Pathways To Impact: Collaborating Toward an Energy Access Framework
Authors: Dutt Anamika , Suresh Varsha , Chen Chen
Published: January 2023

This guidebook elaborates on the process of developing a campaign-level collaborative framework with IKEA Foundation grantee partners who worked on various projects under the Good Cause Campaign (GCC). This framework is constructed to help explain how energy access interventions can impact developmental outcomes such as poverty reduction, improved educational attainment, better livelihood, and health services. It provides a way to monitor and evaluate the steps along the way to both developmental and humanitarian impacts.
The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction between Perceived Organizational Politics, Job Stress, Role Conflict, and Turnover Intention: A Covid-19 Perspective
Authors: Shahid Muhammad Naeem , Khan Ali Junaid , Bakar Abou , Bashir Furrukh
Published: January 2023

The ability of educational institutions to survive is based on the dedication and competence of their academic staff. However, the breakout of COVID-19 has spread the entire world's school system into alarm. particularly in emerging nations such as Pakistan. This pandemic causes nonpayment of salaries, putting teachers through a stressful period that increases the likelihood of turnover. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the mediation role of job satisfaction and the influence of perceived organisational politics, job stress, and role conflict on turnover intention in the context of COVID-19 among university teachers. A cross-sectional survey has been used for data collection from 280 permanent faculty members from universities in Pakistan. The study utilized partial least squares as a tool for hypothesis testing and analysis. The findings of the study revealed that perceived organisational politics, job stress, and the role of conflict have a substantial positive effect on turnover intention. Moreover, perceived organisational politics, job stress, and the role of conflict harm job satisfaction. The results of an indirect effect, however, show that job satisfaction mediates the relationship between the role of conflict and turnover intention, and the results for mediation between perceived organisational politics, job satisfaction, and turnover intention are insignificant. These findings showed that to reduce the turnover intention of faculty members, institutions need to institutionalise policies to reduce the negative perception, stress, and role conflict of teachers and boost the level of their satisfaction.