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SEMI-DRY PRESSED WALL MATERIALS BASED ON GRANULAR LIMESTONE WASTE FROM STONE MINING
Authors: Makarova E. , Elkina I. , Fedorkin S. , Alimov O.
Published: September 2024

this article is devoted to the study of the processes of granulation of raw materials mixtures from limestone waste of stone mining and Portland cement and the production of wall materials based on them by semi-dry pressing. The optimal humidity-time parameters of the manufacture of granules were determined, laboratory samples of wall materials from granular mixtures with different contents of Portland cement were made. It was found that the compressive strength of samples from granulated raw materials exceeds the strength of samples from non-granulated raw materials by 3-12%.
Subject of research: semi-dry pressed wall materials based on granular limestone waste from stone mining
Materials and methods: Nummilite limestone waste from the Skalistoe deposit (Crimea) and Portland cement PC 500 DO from the Novorossiysk Cement Plant were used for the study. The physical and mechanical properties of the prototypes were determined by standard methods.
Results: Experiments have shown that the compressive strength of samples made from granules containing 5-15% Portland cement and 85-95% of stone mining waste exceeds the strength of samples from non-granulated raw materials by 3-12%.
Conclusions: The use of granular limestone waste from stone mining as the main component for the production of wall materials by semi-dry pressing makes it possible to increase their strength characteristics. The addition of Portland cement in certain proportions (5-15%) improves the strength characteristics of materials. Further research can be aimed at optimizing the composition of materials, studying their durability and adapting the production process to industrial scales.
UNCUFFING HANDICAPS AND FLOURISHING: MAPPING THE TRAUMA AND THE TRIUMPH OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND A COMMUNITY IN FIRDAUS KANGA’S TRYING TO GROW
Authors: Chandrasekharan Nair Anup , Somraj Anej
Published: September 2024

Firdaus Kanga’s Trying to Grow encapsulates the story of an individual and a community living an embattled existence but showing enough grit, tenacity and resilience to take \adversity head on and survive. The Parsees like the osteogenesis imperfeacta stricken Daryus Kotwal, affectionately called Brit by his sister Dolly, because of his brittle bones, are slowly dying out with their population dipping to less than a lac. Both Daryus and his community are handicapped in more ways than one and are desperately in search of a panacea for their woes.
भगवान् विष्णु के चरण कमलों में अभिव्यक्त प्रतीक
Authors: Kumari Aakansha
Published: September 2024

त्रिमूर्ति स्वरूपों में से एक भगवान् विष्णु जिन्हें सम्पूर्ण सृष्टि में यज्ञ के ध्वनित स्वरुप में माना जाता है जिसके फलस्वरूप ही सर्वत्र विश्व का पालन एवं संचालन सतत् रूप में चलायमान होता है । इन्हीं भगवान् विष्णु के सौन्दर्यात्मक स्वरूपों की गणना का वर्णन विविध ग्रंथों में दृश्यमान होता है जिसके फलस्वरूप यह देखा जा सकता है कि इन्हें सृष्टि को सुचारू रूप से संचालित करने वाले विविध तत्वों के समतुल्य देखा जाता है । इसके अतिरिक्त इन्हीं विवेचनाओं में भगवान् विष्णु के चरणों के महिमा का वर्णन करते हुए उसमें अंकित प्रतीकों को भी व्यक्त किया गया है जिनकी पूजा-अर्चना देवी लक्ष्मी के माध्यम से भक्ति पूर्वक एवं निष्ठावान रूप में की जाती रही है इसके अनुरूप भगवान् विष्णु के दायें एवं बाएं चरण कमलों में विविध प्रतीकों के स्वरूपों को देखा जा सकता है, यथा- क्रम सं. -भगवान् विष्णु के चरण कमल-अंकित प्रतीक1. दायें चरण- जौ, चक्र, कमल, उध्र्व-रेखा, अंकुश, ध्वज, छत्र, वज्र, स्वास्तिक, अन्तःकोण, जम्बूफल 2. बाया चरण- शंख, आकाश, धनुष, गौपद ;गाय का खुरद्ध, कलश, त्रिकोण, अद्र्ध.चद्र, मत्स्यउक्त वर्णित प्रतीको द्वारा संसार में विद्यमान विविध स्वरूपों को देखा जा सकता है जिसका वर्णन इस शोध पत्र में करने का प्रयास किया गया है।
Science Literacy Support for Improving Students Argumentation Skills
Authors: Irawan Laura Alden Litha Miranda , Suyono Suyono
Published: September 2024

This study explores the impact of science literacy on improving students' argumentation skills at SMA Negeri 21 Surabaya during the 2023/2024 academic year, within the context of the "Merdeka Belajar" initiative and 21st-century competencies. This quantitative correlational research involved 60 students from classes XI-2 and XI-10, selected using purposive sampling techniques. Based on Toulmin's argument model and the PISA science literacy framework, data was collected through science literacy tests and argumentation skill assessments. Data analysis using Minitab 18 revealed a significant positive correlation between science literacy and argumentation skills, with p < 0.05 and correlation coefficients of 0.710 for class XI-2 and 0.926 for class XI-10. These findings support the hypothesis that enhancing science literacy can improve students' argumentation skills. This study highlights the importance of integrating argumentation skills into science education to enhance science literacy and recommends developing a curriculum that supports argumentation practices to improve students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Composition of Environmental Parameters in Aquatic Sediments in West Sumatra
Authors: Handayani Suci , Zulkarnaini Zulkarnaini , Komala Puti Sri
Published: September 2024

This study aims to identify the factors influencing environmental parameters in water and sediment and evaluate their impacts on ecosystems and biota, thereby providing a scientific basis for effective and sustainable water resource management. Measurements were conducted at 10 natural ecosystem locations comprising rivers, beaches, estuaries, and lakes in West Sumatra. The parameters measured in the water were temperature, pH, DO, and salinity, while in the sediment, pH, TOC, ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and sulfate were measured. The results of the environmental parameter analysis in the water were Temperature (26.3 ± 0.65°C), pH (7.62 ± 0.43), DO (4.5 ± 0.81 mg/L), and Salinity (13.78 ± 13.95 ppt). In the sediment, the results were pH (6.74 ± 0.86), TOC (1.49 ± 0.29%), Ammonium (12.95 ± 5.34 mg/L), Nitrite (76.33 ± 34.26 mg/L), Nitrate (31.60 ± 5.25 mg/L), Phosphate (29.5 ± 20.37 mg/L), and Sulfate (29.46 ± 8.23 mg/L). Overall, the factors affecting water and sediment parameters are biological activity, land input, and anthropogenic contaminants. The ability of sediment to accumulate and absorb particles and chemicals is one of the factors causing the high concentration of environmental parameters in sediment
The Effect of the Problem Based Learning Model on Students' Problem-Solving Ability and Scientific Attitude
Authors: Handayani Sri , Suyanta Suyanta
Published: September 2024

This study aims to analyze significant differences in problem-solving skills and scientific attitudes between students who learn using the Problem Based Learning model and students who learn using the Discovery Learning model and determine the effective contribution of learning using the PBL model developed to students' problem-solving skills and scientific attitudes simultaneously. This research approach uses a quantitative research approach with a quasi-experimental method. The research population is 5 classes of students in grade XI MIPA Malinau for the 2023/2024 academic year. The sample was determined by random sampling technique against the class. Based on the random results, class XI MIPA1 was selected as a group of students using the Problem Based Learning learning model and class XI Mipa 3 using the Discovery Learning learning model. Data on problem-solving ability were collected by tests, while scientific attitudes were collected by questionnaires. The data was analyzed by One way Multivariate. The results of the study showed that: (1) there was a significant difference in problem-solving ability and scientific attitude between students who learned with the Problem Based Learning model and students who learned with  the Discovery Learning model; (2) the effective contribution of learning using the PBL model to problem-solving ability and scientific attitude simultaneously was 0.46 or 46.1%.
Atypical Anti-GBM with ANCA Vasculitis- A Rarest of the Rare Entity: Index Case from Eastern India
Authors: Gopambuj Singh Rathod , Atanu Pal , Pallavi Mahato , Aakash Roy , Debroop Sengupta , Muzzamil Ahmad
Published: September 2024

Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody glomerulonephritis is an extremely rare glomerular disease. Around 90% of the patients are positive for serum anti-GBM antibodies while up to 10% can be negative. In such patients, only a kidney biopsy can reveal the anti-GBM disease it is then labeled as an atypical anti-GBM disease. Though anti-GBM disease can be associated with Anti Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) positivity, it is extremely rare to find atypical anti-GBM with ANCA positivity so much so that till now there are very few such cases reported from across the world. The case presented here is one such case where the patient presented with adult-onset nephrotic syndrome features with active urinary sediments and mildly deranged renal function. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) ANCA was positive and it was considered ANCA-associated crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) but after the renal biopsy the picture was of anti-GBM disease. She was treated with pulse methylprednisolone but her creatinine increased in the meantime and considering anti-GBM she was put on Plasma Exchange (PLEX). She received 5 sessions of PLEX after which her renal function improved. She was also planned for Rituximab which could not be given due to local infection. As there are no protocols for treating such cases because of the extremely rare nature of the presentation, this case will increase the understanding of such presentations for the clinicians. This will help to plan for building the approach for such cases.
I Am Your Dust
Authors: Drucker Bar-Am Gali
Published: September 2024

978-0-253-04515-7, 978-0253059796, 978-0814348963
Are You Dancing?
Authors: Miller Rebecca
Published: September 2024

Acknowledgments1. Introduction: Remembering the Showbands, Documenting Popular Music2. "The Archbishop's Quadrille": The Church, The State, Dance Bands, and Céilís, 1925 to 19553. Origins: "The Band That Does the Show"4. "Traveling Jukeboxes": Imitation, Translation, and Irishness5. "Blarney Sounds": Making and Marketing the Showband Industry6. Builders, Promoters, Managers, and Priests: Profiles of Showband Entrepreneurs7. "Aching the Notes" and Challenging the Industry: Negotiating Gender on the Showband Stage8. Hucklebucking Across the Waters: Irish Showbands in Diaspora9. The End of the Showband EraReferencesIndex
The Grounds of Gaming
Authors: Taylor Nicholas
Published: September 2024

9781479818396 ; 9781476671390 ; 9780816552290
Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace
Authors: Eisenberg Laura
Published: September 2024

List of MapsPreface to the Third EditionList of AbbreviationsIntroduction: Historical Patterns: Bad Habits Are Hard to BreakPart 1. The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Beginnings1. Hot Wars and a Cold Peace: The Camp David Peace Process, 1977-19792. Mission Impossible: The 1983 Israel-Lebanon Agreement3. Premature Peacemaking: The 1987 Hussein-Peres London DocumentPart 2. The Arab-Israeli Peace Process: Madrid and After4. Setting the Peace Table: The Madrid Conference, 19915. Out of the Shadows and into the Light: The Jordanian-Israeli Peace Process, 1993-19946. Falling Short of the Heights: Israel and Syria, 1991-2011Part 3. The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process7. The Oslo Breakthrough, 1993-19968. Oslo Collapses, 1995-20009. Camp David II and Taba: Oslo's Last Chance, 2000-200110. Attempts to Salvage the Two-State Solution, 2001-201611. The Abraham Accords: Israel, Palestine and Arab-Israeli "Normalization" after 2020Conclusion: A Perpetual Peace ProcessEpilogue: The October 7, 2023 Hamas Attack and Israel's War against Hamas in GazaNotesBibliographyIndexOnline Appendices
From Siberian Prisoner to Dinosaur Egg Detective
Authors: Lockley Martin
Published: September 2024

978-147981839, 978-1476671390, 978-0816552290
Queer Slashers
Authors: Marra Peter
Published: September 2024

Peter Marra is Assistant Professor of Teaching in English and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at Wayne State University.
Glocalized Security
Authors: Bah Abu
Published: September 2024

1. Introduction: Glocalized Security and the Conundrums of Peace and Security, by Abu Bakarr Bah2. Contemporary Nationalisms and Conceptions of National Security: Military Power and the Reshaping of International Security, by Abu Bakarr Bah3. Taliban's Return, Terrorism, and Regional Security Policy Convergence on Afghanistan, by Haqmal Daudzai and Farooq Yousaf4. Prestige Seeking and International Commitments: Turkey's Involvement in the Nagorno-Karabakh War, by Ünsal Sığrı and Taha Kalaycı5. Kenya's Collective Security Approach in a Glocalized Security Environment in Somalia, by Francis Onditi and James Yuko6. Shi'ism as Ideological Vector: International and Domestic Security in Iranian Foreign Policy in Iraq, by Massimo Ramaioli7. Communal Conflicts and Radicalization into Non-Jihadi Violent Extremism in Nigeria: The Case of Southern Kaduna, by Gbemisola Abdul-Jelil Animasawun8. The Yam Between Two Boulders: India, China, and the Glocalization of Contention in Nepal, by Ches Thurber9. Conclusion: Glocalized Security, Intersectionality, and a Sociology of International Peace and Security, by Abu Bakarr BahIndex
Periodical Famines
Authors: Janssen Lindsay
Published: September 2024

Lindsay Janssen is Assistant Professor at the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Radboud University. She is editor (with Marguérite Corporaal, Christopher Cusack, and Ruud van den Beuken) of Global Legacies of the Great Irish Famine: Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives; (with Christian Noack and Vincent Comerford) of Holodomor and Gorta Mór: Histories, Memories and Representations of Famine in Ukraine and Ireland; and (with Marguérite Corporaal and Christopher Cusack) of Recollecting Hunger: An Anthology.
Popular Music Will Not Save Us
Authors: Richerme Lauren
Published: September 2024

PrefaceAcknowledgments1. An Introduction to Capitalism and Music Education2. Will Popular Music Save Us? Limitations of Relevance and Flexibility3. Affective Flows and Ethical Commitments4. Thriving within Capitalism: From Competition to Monopolization5. Surviving Capitalist Alienation through Playful Composing6. Resisting Capitalist Material Inequities through Dialogic Witnessing7. Challenging Capitalist Material Inequities through Response-able Disruptions8. Reconsidering Popular Music Making: Choosing Hopeful AdventuresBibliographyIndex
Deep Cosmopolitanism
Authors: Lowthorp Leah
Published: September 2024

Recognized as India's first UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of humanity, Kutiyattam Sanskrit theater is the world's oldest continuously performed theater with its first performances dating back to the tenth century CE. Deep Cosmopolitanism explores the extraordinary past and present of this centuries-old theater.Deep Cosmopolitanism illustrates how the Kutiyattam Sanskrit theater has encountered multiple forms of cosmopolitanism over the course of its thousand-year history. Exploring how Kutiyattam artists create meaning out of their deep past through everyday narratives and reflections, author Leah Lowthorp traces the art's cosmopolitan encounters over time, from the ancient Sanskrit cosmopolis to Muslim sultans, British colonialists, Communist politics, and UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. In so doing, Lowthorp fundamentally rethinks the notion of cosmopolitanism from a non-Western perspective with premodern roots and offers a critique of the colonialist undertones of how international heritage organizations like UNESCO conceptualize peoples and traditions around the world.Diving into an ethnographic exploration that considers Kutiyattam's multiple cosmopolitanisms over a period of 1,000 years, Deep Cosmopolitanism offers a model for decolonizing modernity and challenges us to rethink what it means to be cosmopolitan, traditional, and modern in the world today.
Teraanga Republic
Authors: Riley Emily
Published: September 2024

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsNotes on Wolof Orthography and TranslationNotes on Ethics and NamingPolitical Parties and Organizations AbbreviationsIntroduction: Welcome to the Land of Teraanga1. One Wedding and a Funeral: Social Reproduction and the Gendering of Teraanga2. Sénégalaisement and the Politics of Personality3. From Associations to Parliament: Development Politics and ParitéBiographies of the Women of the Teraanga Republic4. Patronas and Hustlers: Women's Associations and Patrona-Client Networks5. Good Women, Good Deeds: Religious Identity and Political Ambition6. Political Economies of Teraanga7. Is Senegal Ready for a Female President?Epilogue: Is the Future Female?GlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
Animal, Vegetal, Marginal
Authors: Jacobs Joela
Published: September 2024

Joela Jacobs is Assistant Professor of German Studies at the University of Arizona. Her research engages with plants, animals, the environment, Jewish identity, science, gender, and sexuality in Germanophone literature and culture since the nineteenth century. She cofounded and maintains the Literary and Cultural Plant Studies Network.
Society of the Righteous
Authors: Wortmann Kimberly
Published: September 2024

9780691259673 ; 9781009254281 ; 9781474486491
Guide to the Aria Repertoire, Volume II
Authors: Clark Mark
Published: September 2024

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionSection I: SopranoSection II: Mezzo-SopranoSection III: TenorSection IV: Baritone and BassIndex
The Tribal Challenge
Authors: Yahel Havatzelet
Published: September 2024

Drawing on a wealth of ethnographic and historical sources, Havatzelet Yahel offers an engaging and sometimes surprising history of Israel's policy toward Bedouin tribalism in the Negev desert in southern Israel. The study opens with a detailed look at the 1940s and 1950s in the region, which shaped the relationship between Israel and the Bedouin, most notably Israel's effort to accommodate tribalism in collaboration with the sheikhs. The story then shifts to the next stage in Israel's policymaking under the Military Administration in the 1960s and early 1970s. Although various forces were at work to break down tribal life, especially the hardship of prolonged droughts, nevertheless the pro-tribal policy won out in the end. Today, Israel's policy toward the Bedouin focuses more on traditional tribal norms, rather than promoting democratic individuals values.
On the Deities of Samothrace
Authors: Schelling F. W. J.
Published: September 2024

9781438493008 ; 9780190069124 ; 9781474451284
Urban Republican Mayor
Authors: Ballard Greg
Published: September 2024

A midwestern urban Republican mayor reveals the success of his moderate approach to governing.Throughout his eight years as mayor of Indianapolis, Greg Ballard did what he thought was right, looking out for the long-term health of his city with political implications being the last of considerations. This included a pointed critique of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act signed by then governor Mike Pence. Relying on his well-trained and efficient staff, he ensured that the city moved aggressively forward with little political interference. Never taking a poll to see which way the winds were blowing, Ballard was not a normal politician. He was a Marine who had traveled the world, been to war, and had returned to his hometown to serve again. Ballard was that rarity in American politics, an urban Republican, moderate in views and practical in governing, and always completely dedicated to his city.Thoughtful and brimming with insights, Greg Ballard's inspirational story offers a compelling blueprint for American politics going forward.
Towards a Person-Centered Care Model Among Community Mental Health Services
Authors: Galea Michael , Mallia Nathalie
Published: September 2024

Mental illness is widespread among adults and remains the foremost cause of years lived with disability. Despite its importance, there is a scarcity of research on person-centered care (PCC) from the viewpoints of mental health service users, particularly within clinical community mental health services. This study sought to investigate the potential for enhancing PCC through the lived experiences of individuals with mental health conditions who use local community mental health clinics (CMHC) in Malta. The goal was to obtain a thorough understanding of the current landscape, evaluate its strengths and weaknesses, and identify strategies for evolving the system towards a more PCC-focused model.
A qualitative research design was utilized, following the principles of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as described by Smith et al. (2009). Ten participants from Malta, including six women, who frequently visit CMHCs, were recruited through intermediaries. Each participant took part in a one-hour semi-structured interview, conducted at a mutually convenient time and location. These sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim for subsequent analysis.
The analysis identified three main themes: Quality care, emotional support, and partnership and collaborative care, each comprising various sub-themes.  The study illuminated both the strengths and shortcomings of the existing system and their implications for a PCC-oriented healthcare approach. While our findings reaffirm research on the critical role of empathy in care and other relevant factors, results also indicate that cultural factors in Malta, such as strong family ties, significantly influence the delivery of person-centered care (PCC), which may be relevant for other small communities. Furthermore, the research offers healthcare professionals (HCPs) a chance for ongoing professional development in accordance with the latest PCC principles.
Ergonomic design of paddy irrigation covers to increase agricultural productivity
Authors: Nurhayati Rauf  , Ahmad Padhil  , Muh. Yusril Ihsan
Published: September 2024

The use of conventional galengan in rice fields in Rumpa'e hamlet, Telle Village, Ajangale District. Bone is still made from soil, banana trees and bamboo as raw materials for making galengan. This is easy for damage to occur because the soil is not dense and is not effective in making galengan, thus hampering the irrigation process system between rice fields. Therefore, the aim of this research is to design a rice irrigation cover design that is not easily damaged and makes the irrigation process system between rice fields easier. This research uses the method QFD (Quality Function Deployment)So there are 9 statements produced based on the results of interviews with farmers, these 9 statements have been classified based on the interests and needs of farmers. Based on the results of this research, it is possible to design a rice irrigation cover design based on the results of QFD data processing that is not easily damaged using various types of raw materials.(Stainless steel) and is efficient in the manufacturing process, making it easier for farmers in the process of using it because it uses a sliding system.
Interaction Between Physical Performance and Health Metrics in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Authors: Çevik Saldıran Tülay , Kara İlke , Kutlutürk Seval , Durgun Mehmet
Published: September 2024

Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the potential correlation between physical performance and health metrics in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA), while also comparing variations in health metrics (such as obesity, hypoxia, quality of life, etc.) and physical performance across different severities of OSA.
Material and Methods: Eighty-four participants undergoing polysomnography with the suspected presence of OSAS were included. Participants completed the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), 36-Item Short Form (SF-36), Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale (HADS) questionnaires. Physical performance was assessed using the 30-Second Sit-to-Stand Test (30CST). Participants were categorized into two groups to compare health metrics based on the severity of OSA.
Results: Body mass index, neck circumference, ESS scores, hypoxia levels, emotional well-being, and energy levels of SF-36, differed statistically according to the severity of OSA. While there was no correlation between 30CST scores and social functioning (r=.125, p=.290), all other SF-36 subheadings and 30CST were significantly correlated (p
Impact of Yoga Intervention on Physical Fitness Parameters in Preadolescent Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Bağkur Melis , Günay Erkan , Yerlikaya Tuba , Öniz Adile
Published: September 2024

Purpose: This study aims to assess the impact of yoga on physical fitness among healthy primary school children using a randomized control design.
Material and Methods: A total of 52 children, aged 8-13, were randomly assigned to either the Yoga Group (n = 27, mean age = 10.48 ± 1.25 years) or the Control Group (n = 25, mean age = 11.20 ± 1.50 years). The participants underwent evaluation using the EUROFIT Test Battery as the primary outcome measure The Yoga Group engaged in 45-minute yoga sessions twice a week for a duration of 10 weeks, while the Control Group received no intervention. Outcome assessments were repeated at the conclusion of the 10-week intervention period.
Results: Significantly positive enhancements were observed in the Yoga Group across various components of the EUROFIT Test Battery, including balance, speed, flexibility, muscle endurance, and cardiovascular endurance.
Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that yoga interventions contribute to improvements in physical fitness among preadolescent children. Consequently, incorporating yoga exercises into the school curriculum is recommended, given their efficacy, minimal resource requirements, and positive impact on sports readiness.
Do sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (sglt-2) inhibitors affect lower urinary tract, sleep and quality of life in people with type 2 diabetes?
Authors: Güngör Semiz Gökçen , Sarıkaya Ege , Arayıcı Mehmet Emin , Bozkurt Ozan , Yener Serkan , Demir Tevfik
Published: September 2024

Purpose: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are primarily preferred in patients with type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this paper was to elucidate the effects of SGLT-2 inhibitor use on patients' voiding habits, sleep, and quality of life.
Methods: Our study involved patients with type 2 diabetes who had an SGLT2 inhibitor added to their current treatment. The frequency of day-night urination, lower urinary tract symptoms, sleep and quality of life were assessed both prior to initiation of the treatment and during subsequent 1st and 3rd months.
Results: The study included 38 women and 34 men. At the third month after SGLT-2 inhibitor had been added, there was a significant decrease in HbA1c, triglyceride and microalbumin levels (p
Pengaruh Bauran Pemasaran (7P) Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan Pada Salon Murti Jepara
Authors: Agus Susanti
Published: September 2024

Salon Murti is a beauty salon located in Guyangan Village, RT 1 RW 5, South District, Kamdowo Field, Bangsri District, Jepara Regency, Central Java. Salon Murti has a line of business: beauty salon, hair care, facial care and bridal make-up. Mrs. Sri Murti is the owner of Salon Murti. Salon Murti, even though it is located in a village, can develop rapidly. The development of the bridal makeup studio and beauty salon is supported by Mrs. Sri Murti's ability to develop salons using the Marketing Mix (7P) marketing strategy, namely product, price, place, promotion, people or HR. (People), Physical appearance (Physical Evidence), 2 Process (Process) in providing satisfaction to customers. Mrs. Murti always tries to develop her salon business, including by developing a place. Salon Murti is trying to develop its product services by opening a beauty salon service business, hair care, facial care and bridal make-up. The place is developed for the convenience of customers. Both for waiting rooms and treatment rooms, Salon Murti The aim of this research is to test and analyze the effect of the marketing mix (7P) on customer satisfaction at Salon Murti Jepara.
ANALISIS KEPUTUSAN INVESTASI SAHAM GENERASI MILENIAL DI KOTA DENPASAR
Authors: Ni Putu Yuliana Ria Sawitri
Published: September 2024

Tujuan peneltian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh literasi keuangan dan pendapatan terhadap keputusan investasi. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik purposive sampling dengan penentuan jumlah sampel dapat dilakukan dengan cara perhitungan statistik yaitu dengan menggunakan Rumus Slovin. Maka besar sampel pada penelitian ini sebanyak 100 investor saham generasi milenial di Kota Denpasar. Teknik analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif serta teknik analisis yang digunakan untuk memecahkan masalah penelitian ini adalah regresi linier berganda.
Hasil analisis yang dilakukan menunjukkan bahwa: a) literasi keuangan berpengaruh posiif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan investasi pada generasi milenial di Kota Denpasar, b) persepsi resiko berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan investasi pada generasi milenial di Kota Denpasar dan c) literasi keuangan dan persepsi resiko bberpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan investasi pada generasi milenial di Kota Denpasar.
Peculiarities of structural synthesis of radar information processing algorithms during multi-frequency observation
Authors:   A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy, 197198, Russia, Saint-Petersburg, Zhdanovskaya str., 13, Yastrebkov A.B. , Kozev S.G. ,   A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy, 197198, Russia, Saint-Petersburg, Zhdanovskaya str., 13
Published: September 2024

Setting and solving the problem of structural synthesis of the algorithm for detecting and measuring parameters of mobile objects against the background of correlated interference and noise in multi-frequency radar surveillance systems based on multibeam digital antenna arrays are considered. The processing algorithm is synthesized under the assumption of Gaussian observation statistics with separate spatial and temporal characteristics of signals and interference. As part of the study, a phenomenological model of the radar situation was developed, adequate to the formation of observations in multi-frequency space-time signal processing systems against the background of correlated interference and noise. On its basis, a structure of an optimal, in terms of Bayesian quality criteria, algorithm for detecting a multi-part signal at the outputs of multipath digital antenna arrays is obtained. On the basis of the adaptive Bayesian approach, ways of solving the problem of detecting and measuring parameters of mobile objects in conditions of multi-frequency observations with parametric a priori uncertainty about interference characteristics are determined. Recommendations on selection of adaptive algorithms for radar information processing in case of non-stationary observations are given. The results of structural synthesis make it possible to present processing in the form of a multichannel system in space, time and radial speed. Sufficient statistics on the set of radiation frequencies are accumulated. This view opens up a wide range of possibilities for using parallel computing systems. It is shown that the obtained algorithms can serve as the basis for detecting the beginning of maneuvering of an observation object at the stage of primary processing of radar information.
Arbitrary random variables and Wiman's inequality for analytic functions in the unit disc
Authors: Kuryliak A. O. , Kuryliak M. R. , Trusevych O. M.
Published: September 2024

We consider the class $\mathcal{A}(\varphi,\beta)$ of random analytic functions in the unit disk $\mathbb{C}=\{z\colon |z|<1\}$ of the form
$f(z,\omega)=f(z,\omega_1,\omega_2)=\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty}
R_n(\omega_1)\xi_n(\omega_2)a_nz^n,$
where
$a_n\in\mathbb{C}\colon
\lim\limits_{n\to+\infty}\sqrt[n]{|a_n|}=1,$
$\big(R_n(\omega)\big)$ is the Rademacher sequence,
$\big(\xi_n(\omega)\big)$ is a sequence of complex-valued random variables (denote by $\Delta_{\varphi}$) such that there exists a constant $\beta>0$ and a function
$\varphi(N,\beta)\colon\mathbb{N}\times\mathbb{R}_+\to[1;+\infty)$ non-decreasing by $N$ and $\beta$ for which
 
$\displaystyle 
\Bigl(\mathbf{E}\Bigl(\max_{0\leq n\leq N}|\xi_n|^{\beta}\Bigl)\Bigl)^{1/\beta}\asymp\varphi(N,\beta),\ \ N\to+\infty,\ \
\alpha=\varlimsup_{N\to+\infty}\frac{\ln\varphi(N,\beta)}{\ln N}<+\infty,$
 
$\displaystyle 
(\exists \gamma>0)(\exists n_0\in\mathbb{N})\colon \sup\{ \mathbf{E}|\xi_n|^{-\gamma}\colon\ n\geq n_0\}<+\infty.$
 
By $\mathcal{A}_1(\varphi,\beta)$ we denote the class of random analytic functions in $\mathbb{D}$ of the form $f(z,\omega)=\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty}
\xi_n(\omega)a_nz^n,$ where
a sequence $\big(\xi_n(\omega)\big)\in\Delta_\varphi$ and, in particular, may be not sub-gaussian and not independent. In the paper, there are proved the following statements: Let $\delta>0.$
 
1) Theorem 3: For $f\in\mathcal{A}(\varphi,\beta)$
there exist $r_0(\omega)>0$, a set $E(\delta)\subset(0;1)$ of finite logarithmic measure such that for all $r\in(r_0(\omega);1)\backslash E$
we have with probability $p\in(0;1)$
 
$\displaystyle 
M_f(r,\omega)
\leq\frac{\mu_f(r)}{(1-p)^{1/\beta}}\varphi(N(r),\beta)\Big((1-r)^{-2}\cdot
\ln\frac{\mu_f(r)\varphi(N(r),\beta)}{(1-p)(1-r)}\Big)^{1/4+\delta}.
$
 
2) Theorem 4: For a function $f\in\mathcal{A}_1(\varphi,\beta)$
there exist $r_0(\omega)>0$, a set $E(\delta)\subset(0;1)$ of finite logarithmic measure such that for all $r\in(r_0(\omega);1)\backslash E$
we get with probability $p\in(0;1)$
 
$\displaystyle
M_f(r,\omega)
\leq\frac{\mu_f(r)}{(1-p)^{1/\beta}}\varphi(N(r),\beta)\Big((1-r)^{-2}\cdot
\ln\frac{\mu_f(r)\varphi(N(r),\beta)}{(1-p)(1-r)}\Big)^{1/2+\delta}.
$
ELEMEN-ELEMEN YANG MEMPENGARUHI NILAI PERUSAHAAN PADA PERUSAHAAN SEKTOR BARANG KONSUMSI
Authors: Purwanti Purwanti , Sari Petty Aprilia , Suhariyanto Suhariyanto
Published: September 2024

This study aims to find out empirically how the elements or factors of intangible assets, company size, funding decisions and profitability on increasing firm value. The presence of company value is very important because it is a good and bad picture of the state of a company and can be considered by potential investors before investing their funds in one company. The better to produce good company value, it is important for companies to explore possible fundamental factors that will have an impact on company value. The population used in this study are manufacturing companies in the consumer goods sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2015-2019 period. The sampling technique in this study used purposive sampling method. Based on predetermined criteria obtained 9 companies. The method used in analyzing the data is using panel data regression with the help of Eviews version 9 which includes: descriptive statistics, model feasibility test, Chow test, Hausman test, Langrange multiplier test and coefficient of determination. The results of this study indicate that partially intangible assets and profitability have a significant effect on firm value, while firm size, funding decisions have no significant effect on profit growth.
CONHECIMENTO DE ENFERMEIROS DA ALTA COMPLEXIDADE SOBRE VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES
Authors: Alves Santos Edite Beatriz , Araújo Bezerra Kalyne , Nóbrega Igor de Sousa , Gomes Medeiros Tamires Paula , Nascimento de Araújo-Monteiro Gleicy Karine , Clemente dos Santos-Rodrigues Renata , De Castro Marcolino Emanuella
Published: September 2024

Objetivo: analisar o nível de conhecimento e a prática profissional de enfermeiros da alta complexidade sobre violência contra crianças e adolescentes, antes e após intervenção educativa. Método: estudo observacional, do tipo transversal, desenvolvido com 44 enfermeiros. A intervenção ocorreu individualmente através de vídeo explicativo. Aplicou-se um questionário do tipo antes e depois, visando dimensionar a eficácia da intervenção. Os dados foram tabulados e analisados no Statistical Package for the Social Science, mediante estatística descritiva e inferencial (Teste de Wilcoxon para amostras pareadas e Teste de Correlação de Spearman). Resultados: verificou-se melhora estatisticamente significativa entre as variáveis conhecimento sobre a temática, estatuto da criança e do adolescente, aptidão para discussão do tema, encaminhamento da vítima, consulta de enfermagem e receio de abordar a situação. Conclusão: o nível de conhecimento dos enfermeiros se apresentou melhor após intervenção educativa, reforçando a imprescindibilidade de medidas educacionais no combate à violência contra a criança e ao adolescente.
Tip2 Diyabetes Mellitus Tanılı Hastaların Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tedavi Kullanma Durumunun Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Alkan Burcu , Emre Nilüfer , Gökcüoğlu Sevgi , Özşahin Aysun , Edirne Tamer
Published: September 2024

Amaç: Araştırmada Denizli’de üçüncü basamak sağlık kuruluşuna başvuran tip 2 diyabetes mellitus hastalarının geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedavi kullanımına ilişkin tutum ve davranışlarını belirlemek amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı niteliktedir. Araştırmanın verileri 2020 Kasım-2021 Mayıs tarihleri arasında Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi endokrinoloji polikliniğine gelen, araştırma için gönüllü olan 183 tip 2 diyabetes mellitus hastalarının katılımıyla toplanmıştır. Verileri toplamak için 27 sorudan oluşan anket kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedavi tavsiyelerinin en çok aile, komşu gibi yakın çevreden aldığı ve bu tavsiyelerin de en çok tarçın, aloe vera, çörek otu olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Tip 2 diyabetes mellitus hastalarının geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedaviyi kullanma nedenleri sorgulandığında %55,6 oranında hastalığın ilerlemesini engellemek, %37,8 oranında tamamen iyileşmeyi istemek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedavi kullanan ve kullanmayan hastaların cinsiyet, yaşadığı yer, gelir, eğitim ve medeni durumu gibi sosyo-demografik özellikleri, diyabet yılı, kullandığı ilaç türü, ilaç, egzersiz ve diyet uyum durumları, HbA1c ≤7 ile 7< olanlar arasında fark olmadığı görülmüştür.
Sonuç ve Öneriler: Geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedavi kullanımının tip 2 diyabetes mellitus hastalarında yaygın olduğu görülmüştür. Diyabet hastalarının geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedaviyi etkin ve güvenilir bir şekilde kullanımını sağlamak açısından sağlık profesyonellerinin bu alanda yeterli ve gerekli bilgiye sahip olmaları aynı zamanda modern tıbbın yanında geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedaviye de gereken önemi vererek uygulamaları oldukça önem taşımaktadır.
Birinci Basamak Sağlık Çalışanları İçin Ahlaki Sıkıntı Ölçeği ve Kısaltılmış Hastane Etik İklim Ölçeği'nin Türkçe Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
Authors: Doğan Meltem , Balcı Sibel , Akpınar Aslıhan
Published: September 2024

Amaç: Yoğun bakım ve diğer sağlık çalışanlarının ahlaki sıkıntılarını ve etik iklim algılarını ele alan literatür geniş kapsamlıdır, ancak birinci basamak sağlık hizmeti çalışanları ile ilgili az sayıda çalışma bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, aile hekimleri ve aile sağlığı çalışanlarının ahlaki sıkıntısını ve kurumlarına karşı etik iklim algılarını belirlemek için Epstein ve diğerleri tarafından 2019'da geliştirilen Ahlaki Sıkıntı Ölçeği-Sağlık Çalışanları (ASÖ-SÇ-TR) ile Olson tarafından geliştirilen ve Hamric ve arkadaşları tarafından kısaltılan Hastane Etik İklim Ölçeği'nin (HEİÖ-K-TR) geçerlilik-güvenilirlik çalışmasını yapmaktır.
Yöntem: Metodolojik araştırma türünde olan araştırma; İstanbul ilinde Kasım 2021-Haziran 2022 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada dil geçerliliği uyumu sağlanmıştır. Ölçeğin yapı geçerliği doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile, iç tutarlılık güvenirliği ise “Cronbach alfa güvenirlik katsayısı” ile değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmanın karşılaştırılması orijinal ölçek ve aynı ölçeklerin kullanıldığı çalışmalar ile yapılmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmada toplam 270 katılımcı yer aldı. Katılımcıların 209’u kadın (%77,4), 61’i erkek (%22,6) olup; 121’i hekim (%44,9), 72’i ebe (%26,6), 69’u hemşire (%25,5), ve 8’i diğer sağlık aile sağlığı çalışanından (%3) oluşmaktaydı. Ahlaki Sıkıntı Ölçeği-Sağlık Çalışanları (ASÖ-SÇ-TR) ölçeğinin toplam güvenirlik alfa katsayısı 0,931 olarak bulundu. Kısaltılmış hastane Etik İklim (HEİÖ-K-TR) ölçeğinin toplam güvenirlik alfa katsayısı 0,935 olarak bulundu. ASÖ-SÇ-TR ve alt boyutları ile HEİÖ-K-TR arasında düşük düzeyde ters ilişki olduğu görüldü. ASÖ-SÇ-TR puan değeri artarken HEİÖ-K-TR puan değeri düştü.
Sonuç: Ahlaki Sıkıntı Ölçeği-Sağlık Çalışanları (ASÖ-SÇ-TR) ve Kısaltılmış Hastane Etik İklim Ölçeği (HEİÖ-K-TR) birinci basamak sağlık profesyonelleri için uygun bir ölçme aracıdır. Bundan sonraki yapılacak çalışmalar için veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılabilir.
Erken Adölesan Dönemde Evlendirilmiş Dört Kadının: Geçmişten Geleceğe Otoetnografik Yolculuğu
Authors: Çabuk Güngör
Published: September 2024

Amaç: Erken adösesan dönemde, 10-14 yaş aralığında evlendirilmiş ve bu evliliğinin üzerinden yıllar geçmiş olan kadınların, geçmişten günümüze içinde bulundukları durumu sosyal, kültürel ve geleneksel değerler başta olmak üzere çeşitli yönleriyle anlayıp ortaya koyabilmektir.
Yöntem: Nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden, anlatı araştırması- otoetnografik desen ve amaçlı örnekleme tekniği kullanılmıştır. Kartopu örnekleme yöntemi ile erken adölesan dönemde evlendirilmiş ve üzerinden en az 21 ve en fazla 59 yıl geçmiş dört kadınla, 01-10 Nisan 2024 tarihleri arasında görüşülmüştür. Araştırmanın analizinde kronolojik yaklaşım tekniği kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların evlendirilme öyküleri, birbirlerinden farklı, ancak her biri önemli sorunlar içermektedir. Sorunları önemli kılan, ailelerin kalıp yargılarıdır. Katılımcıların zorluklarla başlayan evlilikleri, zorluklarla devam etmiştir. Yaşadıkları sorunları anlamlandırmakta zorlanmışlardır. Katılımcılar evlilik dışı hamilik, küçük yaşta babasız kalma, kaçırılma, annesi tarafından red edilme gibi ciddi olaylar yaşamış; güçlü bir şekilde desteklenmeleri gerekirken evlendirilerek başka travmatik sorunlar yaşamalarına neden olunmuştur.
Sonuç: Katılımcılar adına alınan evlenme kararı geri dönüşü olmayan ciddi sorunların yaşanmasına neden olmuş, onların gelişim ve eğitim hakları ellerinden alınmış, aile içerisindeki sorumlulukları artmış, yoksulluk içerisinde çocuklarını büyütmüş, söz sahibi olamamış; dolayısıyla aile içerisinde ve sosyal hayatta güçsüz kalmışlardır.
Alıç (Crataegus): Sağlık İçin Doğanın Küçük Mucizesi!
Authors: Yurt Emine , Toprak Kadriye
Published: September 2024

Alıç bitkisinden elde edilen meyve, yapraklar ve çiçekler, içerdiği biyoaktif bileşenlerinin sağlık üzerine olumlu etkileri sayesinde geleneksel tıp uygulamalarında yüzyıllardır kullanılmaktadır. Alıç; Asya, Avrupa, Afrika ve Amerika’da yetişebilen, tür çeşitliliği açısından zengin bir bitkidir. Alıcın türü ve yetiştiği coğrafi bölge, kimyasal bileşiminde etkili olmaktadır. Bu bitkinin meyve, yaprak ve çiçek kısmından elde edilen ekstraktlar çeşitli biyoaktif bileşenler içermektedir. Alıç bitkisinden 300’den fazla kimyasal bileşen izole edilmiştir. Bitkinin temel kimyasal bileşenleri flavonoidler ve organik asitlerdir. İçeriğinde bulunan bu biyoaktif bileşenlerin, hastalıklardan korunmada ve tedavide faydalı olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Dünyadaki ölüm nedenlerinin başında gelen kardiyovasküler hastalıkların tedavisinde ve önlenmesinde alıç ekstraktının yararlı etkileri gösterilmiştir. Yapılan çalışmalarda, alıç ekstraktının GLUT4 ekspresyonu ile hücreye glukoz girişini arttırdığı belirtilmiştir. Dolayısıyla Diabetes mellitus (DM)’ün tedavisinde ve komplikasyonlarının azaltılmasında kullanılabileceği öne sürülmüştür. Yapılan in-vitro ve in-vivo çalışmalarda alıcın; anti-oksidan, anti-mikrobiyal, anti-hipertansif, anti-kanserojenik vb. etkileri gösterilmiştir. Alıç tüketiminin, ilaçların etkisini güçlendirebileceği ya da engelleyebileceği göz önünde bulundurularak, ilaç kullanan kişilerin, alıcı hekim kontrolünde tüketmesi önerilmektedir. Bu derlemede amaç alıç bitkisinin kimyasal bileşenleri ile potansiyel faydaları hakkında bilgi vermek, terapötik formülasyonların ve gıda uygulamalarının geliştirilmesine katkı sunmaktır.
Evaluation of Attitudes and Behaviors of General and Pediatric Dentists in Türkiye Towards Pediatric Patients: A Survey Study
Authors: Özbek Özge , Aksu Seçkin , Bayrak Şule
Published: September 2024

Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate general and pediatric dentists' attitudes and behaviors toward pediatric patients in Türkiye.
Method: This cross-sectional survey was conducted between October 2019 and February 2020. The questionnaire form consists of multiple-choice and open-ended questions. Standard descriptive statistics were conducted. A chi-square test was used to compare the groups.
Findings: General dentists exhibit limited utilization of radiography procedures, tend to prescribe fluoride tablets more frequently, while also demonstrating infrequent application of placeholders and child prostheses (p
Time-Invariant Variables’ Time-Varying Effects: Misinterpretations of the Fixed-Effects Model in Sociological Research
Authors: Ren Chunhui , Allison Paul
Published: September 2024

A popular statistical approach in sociological research, the fixed-effects regression model is known for its ability to produce unbiased coefficients by adjusting for unobserved time-invariant individual heterogeneity. This ability, however, is contingent on an often-overlooked assumption that time-invariant variables must not have time-varying effects, which, otherwise, would interfere in the process of coefficient estimation, leading to misinterpretations of the findings. Demonstrating with case studies, we intend to explain and clarify two types of such misinterpretations: (1) time-invariant variables’ time-varying effects, when measured in the model, are mistaken as time-invariant variables’ unbiased coefficient estimates; (2) time-invariant variables’ time-varying effects, when unmeasured in the model, confound coefficient estimates for time-varying variables.
Xdas: a Python Framework for Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Authors: Trabattoni Alister , Baillet Marie , van den Ende Martijn , Rivet Diane , Stutzman Eleonore , Strumia Claudio , Biagioli Francesco
Published: September 2024

Xdas is a Python library designed to manipulate Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) data. It provides a unified abstraction for reading any DAS file format into a standardized Python object, streamlining data handling across different acquisition systems. To address the challenge of massive, multi-file datasets, Xdas aggregates data chunks into virtually contiguous arrays organized by instrument and acquisition. This structure allows for efficient spatial and temporal slicing while minimizing overhead. To enable scalable offline processing of massive DAS datasets, Xdas process data in manageable chunks. To ensure processing continuity, Xdas uses a stateful pipes-and-filters architecture. Most Xdas operations are multithreaded by default to take full advantage of multicore systems. This approach also enables real-time data processing. Its built-in network streaming capabilities allow Xdas to be deployed on DAS instruments for custom, real-time workflows at the point of data generation. At its core, Xdas uses a labeled N-dimensional array structure that encapsulates both data values and coordinate metadata and can be used to handle any kind of dataset (not just time-space DAS records). This data model adheres to the established standards provided by the NetCDF4/HDF5 formats and the Climate and Forecast (CF) conventions. Designed to mirror the APIs of popular libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, and Xarray, Xdas minimizes the learning curve for new users. Its modular and extensible design means that adding support for a new file format or integrating a processing function typically requires less than ten lines of code.