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Unpacking the Paradox of Student-Involvement Quality Promotion Nexus: Knowing Where to Draw the Line and Implications Thereof
Authors:   Lecturer and Researcher- Gwanda State University, Filabusi, Zimbabwe, Ncube Mthuthukisi
Published: January 2022

Student-involvement in higher-education is necessary for quality-assurance outcomes, yet such involvement also threatens attainment of quality assured, presenting the paradox of higher-education (HE) systems. With the massification of enrolment-figures across the HE sector has been the need to balance HEI and student-centred perspectives. The notion of students as co-producers, consumers, and products of HEI processes creates discord in the quality assurance arena. Contradictory problems manifest when the producer must satisfy the consumer and audit quality of the products, yet students are all of these. This article explored the extent to which student-involvement fosters quality as well as sets parameters beyond which such participation cannot be done without compromising quality-assurance and desired academic-success. The artile drew a line for student-involvement and quality- assurance as double-barreled and sometimes paradoxical, contradictory pursuits. Data elicited from two HEIs in Zimbabwe using the questionnaire method and analysed using Microsoft Excel package generated descriptive frequencies and related graphs and charts to present findings. Documents were analysed using thematic content analysis to glean for relevant secondary data. Student-involvement is marred by unclear parameters at the three confluences of ‘students as co-producers’; ‘students as consumers’; and ‘students as products’ of HEI quality-assurance processes students should participate in, consume, and be products of. Derolling is thus necessary for students to function in various capacities as as co-producers, consumers, or as products. Students as ‘co-producers’ cannot be expected to produce themselves through ‘students as products’, neither can they be ‘consumers’ themselves while being the ‘product’ to be consumed by industry and communities through employment and innovation. The National Assembly should address contradictions through amending HEI-establishing Acts to cede policy making powers to the University Councilsacting jointly with senior management of universities. As co-producers, students involvement should be unlimited at governance levels (by different HEI students) while as consumers (within particular HEIs), student involvement should be limited to lower rungs at consumer level to avoid contradictions that potentially compromise quality. As HEI products, students should be limited to Alumni activities as main function should clearly differentiate among the various roles when crafting HEI policies that foster student involvement.
The Arrangements for Implementation of State Administrative Courts Decisions in Indonesia Based on Justice Value
Authors:   Faculty of Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Indonesia, Wahyuningsih Sri Endah
Published: January 2022

In the Indonesian constitution it is stated that the State of Indonesia is a state of law, this is evidenced by the existence of a State Administrative Court which aims to prevent abuse of the authority of public officials, but the implementation of the PTUN decisions does not yet have firmness because there is no coercive effort for public officials who are declared wrong in implementing the policy. The purpose of this study is to analyze and explain the regulations as well as the execution of the decisions of the State Administrative Court that apply in Indonesia and analyze the weaknesses that affect the execution of the decisions of the State Administrative Court. The method in this is non-doctrinal, using primary data obtained by conducting interviews and secondary data by conducting a literature study, the results of the research are then analyzed using qualitative descriptive methods. Because Law Number 51 of 2009 concerning the State Administrative Court confirms not to carry out the execution of the PTUN decision. The weakness lies in the legal substance of Article 97 number (9) of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 51 of 2009 concerning the State Administrative Court, which has not regulated threats to officials who do not carry out the provisions as stated in the decision of the State Administrative Court. And the weakness in Article 116 has not regulated the amount of forced money sanctions. While the legal structure factor is the absence of further legal remedies because the implementation of the PTUN decision depends on the awareness of the relevant officials. These weaknesses have led to a loss of public confidence in the PTUN decision, so it is necessary to reconstruct Article 97 point (9) and Article 116 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 51 of 2009 concerning the State Administrative Court.
The Acquisition of Verbs by Amharic Speaking Children
Authors:   Department of Foreign Language and Literature, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Alamirew Fikre Diress
Published: January 2022

The study describes the acquisition of verb by typically developing Amharic-speaking children. It recruitedcross-sectional research design to gather the speeches’ data from thirty-two children using picture description, spontaneous elicitation, and story-tellingtasks. Thedata were audio- recorded, transcribed using IPA, and analyzed. The result showed that most ofAmharic speakingchildren’s verbs appeared as single utterances. Verbs such as progressive, pastand imperfective were predominantly frequent in such a way; especially past and imperfective verbs appeared potentially meaningful simple sentence without overt subject and object.Similarly, auxiliary verbs, as a linking or helping verb, they had a consistent occurrence and most of the childrensimple SOVsentences were guided by auxiliaries. Moreover, the perfective, imperatives, and gerund verbs had a significant representation. However, passives were the least and they were not even detected in some children’s speeches. The result alsoconfirmed, that progressive, past and auxiliary verbs had a leading place followed by imperfective. Children also varied in their choice of verbs while describing things, expressing ideas, and narrating events. Some children used a certain verbs monotonously but others weremore selective andstraightforward to the point. In this regard, olderage (4;5and 5;0years) girls had better performance. The distribution of verbs, in type and frequency also portrayed that how some verbs more salient than others. In sum, the progressive and past verbs were likely acquired earlier than others. However, verbs like passives seemingly need time. This implies that the order of verb acquisition differs cross linguistically due to the nature of derivational and inflectional morphology that children are able to acquire first.
Non-Military Defense Against Covid-19 in Bali Indonesia
Authors:   Repoblic Indonesia of Defense University, Kawasan IPSC Sentul, Sukahati, Kec. Citeureup, Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat 16810, Budiantara Ketut
Published: January 2022

The importance of strengthening non-military defense capabilities in the province of Bali as a result of the threat of the Covid-19 virus is motivated by the importance of maintaining national defense from various non-military threats, such as ideological, political, economic, socio-cultural threats, terrorism, drugs and public safety such as the spread of the Covid-19 virus. . The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the province of Bali is still high where as of June 9, 2021, it was recorded that the cumulative number of cases was 47,581 people, 45,630 people recovered (95.90%), and 1,514 people died (3.18%), 437 active cases. people (0.92%), with the highest number of sufferers in Denpasar City with an accumulation of 15,032 sufferers. The spread of the Covid-19 virus in Bali has reduced economic growth and people's income in the tourism aspect. From these conditions, questions can be drawn about how the level of non-military Defense capability is to deal with the threat of the Covid-19 virus, alternative priorities and strategies for strengthening non-military Defense capabilities. By using quantitative research methods on non-military defense capabilities in policy/regulatory aspects (3.6), early awareness (3.9), state defense (3.9), technological capability (3.7) and budgetary support (3.5 ). To support the strengthening of non-military defense capabilities, it is necessary to formulate appropriate policies and establish non-military threat countermeasures institutions. The strategic step that needs to be taken is to increase the ability to analyze various potential threats in order to provide appropriate data analysis to deal with various potential military threats. As a suggestion, government action is needed to support increased national awareness to prevent risks from non-military threats.
Infinito, indeterminado o no existe: ¿qué dicen los estudiantes?
Authors:   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Herrera de la Piedra Sebastián Francisco , Ramos Rodríguez Elisabeth ,   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Published: January 2022

En distintos contextos de la matemática se pueden encontrar expresiones como a/o o 0/0. En textos escolares, las respuestas sobre el significado de estas expresiones se mencionan en términos de indefinición, no existe o no hay posibilidad de resolver ¿cuál es su acepción correcta?El presente reporte tiene como objetivo indagar si el hecho de que estudiantes interpreten como indeterminada aquellas expresiones fraccionarias donde al valorizar resulta que el divisor es 0, es un buen candidato a fenómeno. La investigación se lleva a cabo bajo un enfoque cualitativo, en la que se desarrolla un estudio de tipo descriptivo e interpretativo, aplicando un test a estudiantes de primer año de una universidad chilena. Los hallazgos evidencias que los estudiantes estudiados no asocian necesariamente a indeterminado cuando obtienen expresiones de la forma a/0. Además, ellos demuestran una deficiente habilidad de argumentación matemática y no comprenden que las estas expresiones no están definidas en el conjunto de los números reales, lo que se condice con las dificultades históricas que se han tenido con estas expresiones.
Capacidad de innovación y su influencia en la responsabilidad social del sector acuicultura y pesca en el Valle del Cauca
Authors:   Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali, Valencia Rodríguez Marino , González-Cabo Verena ,   Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali, Bonilla Betancourt Luis Ferney ,   Universidad de San Buenaventura Cali, Mosquera Mosquera Omaira ,   Universidad Libre Cali
Published: January 2022

En la gestión de las organizaciones la capacidad de innovación debe trascender desde la creación de productos o servicios, a una práctica social, que contribuya al progreso de las comunidades, como una fuerza determinante en el desarrollo de nuevas realidades y actividades de responsabilidad social con los grupos de interés y las próximas generaciones. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo examinar la relación entre la capacidad de innovación y su influencia en la responsabilidad social empresarial en el sector acuicultura y pesca en el Valle del Cauca. Metodológicamente se abordó desde el enfoque cualitativo y el alcance del estudio es de carácter exploratorio y descriptivo. Las fuentes primarias-directas constituyen la revisión de la literatura especializada y otros documentos del sector; las fuentes de información se complementaron con datos recolectados a través del cuestionario a las asociaciones. Los resultados exponen nuevas realidades que requieren un cambio de acción por parte de las asociaciones, tanto desde el enfoque de la responsabilidad social, como desde la capacidad de innovación que impulsen un cambio estructural que favorezca la diversificación socioeconómica y la conservación ambiental del territorio. Se concluye que hay un mayor conocimiento sobre el tema de responsabilidad social, pero es complejo lograr una integración con las capacidades de innovación y desarrollo tecnológico, cuando en estas hay debilidades en su manejo y comprensión por parte del sector.
Industria 4.0 como herramienta en la agricultura de precisión—monitoreo y control de producción agrícola: Una síntesis de la literatura
Authors:   TecNM / ITS de Purísima del Rincón, Montiel Rosales Aarón , Montalvo Romero Nayeli ,   TecNM / ITS de Purísima del Rincón, Purroy Vásquez Rubén ,   TecNM / ITS de Zongolica, Fernández Lambert Gregorio ,   TecNM / ITS de Misantla
Published: January 2022

Las diversas medidas derivadas por la Declaratoria de Emergencia Sanitaria de aislamiento social y permanencia en casa por el COVID-19, han cambiado el ritmo y forma en la que se desenvuelven los procesos productivos. Es la cadena agroalimentaria, uno de estos sectores productivos que también ha sido afectada y que a pesar de ello no se ha detenido. En México, se considera que el 54% de la producción de alimentos recae en los pequeños productores de baja escala y que son generadores del 80% del empleo. Sí bien es cierto que no se ha detenido dicha cadena de valor también esta actividad productiva está sufriendo los estragos derivados del COVID-19, e.g., reducción de ingresos; aunado a esto, las United Nations considera que para el 2050 se tendrá que alimentar alrededor de 9 mil millones de personas, y que, la dietética de las personas está cambiando. Estos grandes desafíos a los que se enfrenta la producción agrícola rural de baja escala ponen en riesgo la seguridad alimentaria. Ahora bien, por la misma naturaleza del producto —perecedero— se requiere un minucioso seguimiento y control durante todo el proceso del cultivo, que garantice un producto de calidad. El presente artículo analiza e identifica las principales tecnologías de la Industria 4.0, que se emplean en la Agricultura de Precisión, desde una revisión de diferentes documentos de los últimos 5 años en base de datos como Scopus, Google Scholar, páginas web institucionales y repositorios científicos. El estudio realizado arroja que la Agricultura de Precisión, es posible mediante un monitoreo y control de los cultivos, y esto se logra con apoyo de la I4.0. Por lo que, la I4.0, provee herramientas inteligentes y que en tiempo real poseen la capacidad de procesar información compleja, convirtiéndose en un gran aliado del agro-productor a baja escala en el post-COVID-19.
Condiciones comportamentales que facilitan la innovación empresarial
Authors:   Fundación Universitaria María Cano, Vélez Salamanca Juan Andrés , Serna Gómez Humberto ,   Fundación Universitaria María Cano
Published: January 2022

Identificar como las capacidades organizacionales relacionadas con gestión humana y el comportamiento personal favorecen los espacios de innovación empresarial es el objetivo de este documento. Para ello, en la ruta metodológica se abordó desde un enfoque mixto, es decir cuantitativo y cualitativo, la muestra por conveniencia fue la utilizada para aplicar un cuestionario estilo Likert, donde a partir de describir, contrastar y analizar los indicadores propuestos de desarrollo de la cultura organizacional de innovación se llegó a un resultado que permitió inferir la importancia de los colaboradores en el desarrollo de una cultura innovadora, así como la respuesta personal a sus promotores o desarrolladores de innovaciones. En la delimitación de la ruta de trabajo, se propuso conocer mediante una indagación documental los factores asociados a la generación de una cultura de la innovación, así como; los elementos individuales para aportar y desarrollar innovación en la empresa, llegando con esto a determinar los resultados de las indagaciones realizadas y por último las conclusiones donde se permitió considerar la importancia de tener alineada una cultura empresarial hacia la innovación, así como la determinación e importancia del factor del comportamiento humano que apunta a innovar, más como una elección personal que como una imposición.
Influencia de factores nutricionales en el rendimiento académico de estudiantes de la media académica de la institución educativa Román Chica Olaya, LoricaColombia
Authors:   Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana, Castro Verona Christian David , Rincón Gil Lucrecia ,   Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana, Heredia Peña Martha Liliana ,   Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana
Published: January 2022

La nutrición es uno de los componentes más importantes para el desarrollo de un organismo por lo que incide de forma directa en los procesos académicos de los estudiantes. El presente estudio se llevó a cabo en la Institución Educativa Román Chica Olaya, municipio de Lorica en el Departamento de Córdoba Colombia, con el objetivo de determinar los factores nutricionales más relevantes que inciden en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de grado 11°, en aras de fortalecer su aprendizaje. Esta investigación se enmarcó en el enfoque cualitativo y como método se utilizó la Investigación Acción (IA). Para la ejecución de este proyecto se tomó como referencia una muestra de 60 estudiantes a los cuales se les aplicó mediciones antropométricas tales como talla, peso, índice de masa corporal (IMC) y sexo. Así mismo, se implementó una entrevista semiestructurada organizada en categorías y una encuesta sociodemográfica mediante la cual se pudo encontrar que la mayor parte de los estudiantes presentaron un IMC normal, aunque un subgrupo se ubicó entre las categorías de bajo y alto peso, los cuales coincidieron con aquellos que presentaron dificultades en su rendimiento académico. De igual forma, se logró identificar que los estudiantes no consumen alimentos de manera balanceada, teniendo en cuenta sus necesidades nutricionales, algunos por desconocimiento y otros por no poseer los recursos económicos para adquirir los alimentos necesarios. Es así, como se evidencia que la inadecuada nutrición incide en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes y por ello, se requieren estrategias que involucren a la institución educativa y a las entidades gubernamentales para resolver dicha situación.
Reflexiones sobre la elaboración del informe final de las tesis de doctorado en Ciencias Pedagógicas
Authors:   Universidad Católica Luis Amigó, Chirinos Araque Yamarú del Valle , González Fernández Zaida ,   Universidad de Sancti Spíritus José Martí Pérez, Fernández Caballero Zuyen ,   Universidad de Sancti Spíritus José Martí Pérez, Cancio Lorenzo Edeberto ,   Unidad de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación, Padilla García Oliurca ,   Universidad de Sancti Spíritus José Martí Pérez
Published: January 2022

El trabajo se realiza con el objetivo de exponer una serie de reflexiones sobre los principales problemas detectados en la redacción del informe final de investigación, que constituyen temas de debate entre la comunidad científica en aras del perfeccionamiento del proceso de formación de los doctorandos, en esta etapa del proceso investigativo. Estas constituyen desafíos para tutores, oponentes y demás miembros de los tribunales, en el momento de revisión y evaluación de los informes de tesis, tanto en las pre-defensas como en las defensas. En la investigación se enunciarán los problemas con sus posibles causas y las interrogantes claves que debe realizarse el doctorando y su tutor en la elaboración de esta parte del informe. La metodología empleada consiste en una sistematización de experiencias, donde se parte del proceso vivido por los autores como miembros de los tribunales evaluadores para la obtención del grado científico de Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación, la cual se enmarca en el enfoque cualitativo de la investigación basada en la concepción de Jara (2019). Para la obtención de la información se aplicaron diversos métodos, entre los que se destacan el análisis de documentos, la entrevista en profundidad y la observación participante. Entre los principales hallazgos se destaca el hecho de que el análisis realizado a las problemáticas presentadas en la etapa de elaboración del informe final permite orientar, tanto a los doctorandos como a tutores, para el perfeccionamiento de este importante paso del proceso investigativo. Lograr calidad en la construcción del informe permite una mayor comprensión del problema a resolver, facilita la socialización de los resultados parciales y finales y le otorga rigor científico al texto escrito.
Acompañamiento pedagógico y las competencias básicas en los docentes de educación superior
Authors:   Universidad Católica Sedes Sapientiae, Arias Rimari Eliana María , Rojas Gutiérrez William Jesús ,   Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista SAC
Published: January 2022

La presente investigación relaciona las variables del acompañamiento pedagógico con sus dimensiones perspectiva personal, perspectiva aliocéntrica y perspectiva mentorista y las Competencias básicas docentes con sus dimensiones competencia comunicativa, competencia para evaluar y competencia para innovar. El objetivo general fue determinar la relación que existe entre el acompañamiento pedagógico y el desarrollo de las competencias básicas en los docentes de educación superior. La investigación fue desarrollada con un diseño cuantitativo, ya que utilizó para la recolección de datos la técnica de la encuesta, que tiene como finalidad comprobar la hipótesis teniendo como base la medición numérica y se consideró el análisis estadístico, el alcance fue correlacional, debido a que se pretende establecer la relación existente entre ambas variables. El muestreo probabilístico, se aplicó fórmula, quedando conformada la muestra por 18 docentes. La confiabilidad se obtuvo a través del método del Alfa de Crombach, se obtuvo como resultado el valor de 0,7 de confiabilidad del instrumento. Se concluyó que existe una relación significativa entre el acompañamiento pedagógico y las competencias básicas en los docentes universitarios.
Metateoría curricular y sus implicaciones en la investigación educativa. Una incursión en la región latinoamericana
Authors:   Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (UNICIT), Lacayo Héctor Antonio , Guarnizo Vargas Claudia Marcela ,   Fundación Universitaria Cafam (Unicafam), Salas Hernández José Isaías ,   Fundación Universitaria Cafam (Unicafam), Rivas Manzanares Norma del Rosario ,   Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (UNICIT), Mejía Flores José Dagoberto ,   Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología (UNICIT)
Published: January 2022

La investigación presenta una aproximación al problema de la falta de crítica teórica en la investigación que sustenta la construcción de currículo de educación superior en América Latina, que incide en la falta de pertinencia de la praxis formativa con respecto a las necesidades sociales de la región. Se plantea como propósito explorar en los planteamientos de investigadores Latinoamericanos el papel de la metateoría curricular en investigaciones, para generar propuestas innovadoras de currículo que superen la dicotomía teoría-práctica y promuevan la formación de profesionales de acuerdo con las necesidades de la región en el siglo XXI. El estudio es una investigación libre no financiada, motivada por el interés de los autores de abrir el debate sobre metateoría curricular en las líneas de investigación en currículo del postgrado en educación en línea, en los que participan como profesores, de UNICAFAM Y UNITEC como universidades privadas con red de cooperación entre Nicaragua y Colombia. Mediante metodología cualitativa documental se analizan los casos de dos investigaciones realizadas por autores latinoamericanos que realizan análisis metateórico curricular para cuestionar los enfoques curriculares eficientista técnico y de competencias, y generar propuestas de currículo transdisciplinario el caso venezolano, y de currículo neosistémico el caso colombiano. El análisis arroja como resultado la importancia de la metateoría como proceso permanente en la investigación curricular, en la dinámica de conocimiento para generar proyectos educativos pertinentes. Las propuestas de los casos estudiados se consideran avances de investigación curricular que también deben ser sometidas a revisión de metateoría curricular, desde diversas perspectivas epistemológicas, en el transitar latinoamericano para superar el colonialismo académico y encontrar nuevos abordajes epistémicos acordes con las diferencias culturales de esta región.
Corporate Governance, Political Connections, and Earnings Management
Authors: Sari Ni Nyoman Iin Purnama , Rustiarini Ni Wayan , Dewi Ni Putu Shinta
Published: January 2022

This study aims to examine the effect of corporate governance and political connection on earnings management. The corporate governance variable was reviewed using four proxies: bonus compensation, institutional ownership, independent commissioners, and financial expertise of audit committees. The study was conducted on 183 manufacturing companies on the Indonesian Stock Exchange for three research periods, namely 2017-2019. This study uses multiple linear regression to test the research hypotheses. The results prove that bonus compensation improves earnings management, while institutional ownership is proven to reduce earnings management. However, the other three variables, namely independent board of commissioners, financial expertise of audit committee, and political connections, do not affect earnings management practices.
Management of Occupational Health and Safety During The Covid-19 Epidemic : Facts and Challenges
Authors: Ekasari Wahyuni Diah , Suharnomo Suharnomo , Utami Intiyas
Published: January 2022

The Covid-19 epidemic has resulted in drastic changes as well as losses for the business world. This causes various companies to carry out occupational safety and health procedures for their employees. The purpose of this research is to dig deeper and understand the policies for managing occupational health and safety during the Covid-19 virus epidemic, implementation, challenges, and solutions. The number of informants in this study was ten people, including five subject informants and five triangulation informants. Data analysis was performed using qualitative data analysis methods with the critical phenomenology approach of the Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen model. The results of the analysis show that the management of occupational health and safety during the Covid-19 epidemic at the Rembang post office by implementing the 5M health protocol, namely wearing a mask, washing hands, social distancing, stay away from crowds, and reducing mobility has been carried out properly according to with a Circular from the Ministry of Manpower number B.5/51/AS.0202/I/2020, so as not to cause the spread of the Covid-19 virus cluster in the work environment of the Rembang branch Post office.
Ownership-Retention and The Value of Indonesian Initial Public Offering (IPO) Firms in 2013-2016
Authors: Hendrawaty Ernie , Adlina Syifa Fadiah
Published: January 2022

The study investigates information asymmetry between security issuers and other market participants. Investors and entrepreneurs require reliable information about the firms. Therefore, it is crucial to examine how the top management information can be communicated to other market participants. The empirical implications of the model are tested on the set of 28 of 89 Indonesian firms that made an initial public offering in 2013-2016. The asymmetry problem is most significant when a firm makes a first public issue. Furthermore, the study explains the number of shares retained by the entrepreneur as a signal of IPO firm value.  The test results are generally consistent with the signaling model's predictions, while the role of the controlling variables does not support the firm value.

Keywords: Ownership-Retention, Firm Value, Initial Public Offering, IPO

 
Translation and validation of stroke impact scale-16 in Urdu for Pakistan
Authors: Ahmed Umair , Hossein Karimi  , Syed Amir Gilani  , Ashfaq Ahmad
Published: January 2022

Objective: To translate and validate the Urdu version of stroke impact scale-16 for Pakistani society.
Method: The prospective cohort study was conducted from February 2018 to February 2020 after approval from the ethics review board of The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan, and copmprised patients with mild to moderate strokewho were recruited from five public and two private hospitals of the Punjab province. Established guidelines were followed to translate the Stroke Impact Scale-16. The patients were concurrently evaluated on Barthel Index, Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement, Modified Rivermead Mobility Index, Modified Rankin Scale, Short Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to assess the validity of Stroke Impact Scale-16, and spearmen correlation coefficient was used to determine the correlation among the scales. Analysis of variance was employed to determine the discriminant validity. Intraclass correlation coefficient, weighted kappa, Cronbach’s alpha and item-total correlation were calculated to establish the stability and consistency of Stroke Impact Scale-16. Data was analysed using SPSS 25.
Results: Of the 90 patients, 50(55.5%) were females and 40(45.5%) were males. The subjects were aged 50-80 years. The correlation of Stroke Impact Scale-16 was strong with the established tools and ranged from 0.78 to 0.91. The discriminant validity was also significant (p<.001) across all Modified Rankin Scale levels. The Intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.94 and Cronbach’s alpha was 0.91 for test-retest reliability and internal consistency, respectively.
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Developing consensus on content & format of e-portfolio for MHPE students: a Delphi study
Authors: Ambreen Ansar  , Yasmeen Rahila , Mushtaq Rizvi Robina
Published: January 2022

Objectives: To build a consensus on portfolio framework for master’s in health professional education students and document programme learning outcomes, tasks for students related to each outcome, and the pieces of evidence regarding the completion of each task.
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Digital technologies in management of chronic pain- a systematic review
Authors: Hussain Afshan , Husna Haroon  , Ashfaq Ahmed  , Syed Amir Gilani
Published: January 2022

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of digital health technologies in the management of chronic pain.
Methods: The systematic review comprised search for randomised controlled trials and controlled clinical trials involving patients with chronic pain published between 2010 and 2020. The search was conducted on PubMed, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, National Centre for Biotechnology Information, and National Library of Medicine databases. Risk bias tool was used to evaluate the biasness in the studies and Pedro scale was used to assess the quality of the included articles.
Results: Of the 33 articles fully assessed, 14(42.42%) were analysed. All the studies analysed were randomised controlled trials and scored 6-10 on the Pedro scale which showed high quality of methodology. The studies typically reported statistically significant benefits of digital health technologies in the management of chronic pain. One of the main benefits was enhanced pain coping skills of the patients. Additionally, majority of the studies included increased adherence to exercise as an essential advantage.
Conclusion: All the studies analysed reported favourable conclusions regarding the use of digital intervention for chronic pain management.
Key Words: Chronic pain, Digital intervention, Health technologies, Pain management, Randomised controlled trial.
Características epidemiológicas de receptores de trasplante cardiaco en el Perú, 2010-2020
Authors: Polo Lecca Gracia del Carmen , Soplopuco Palacios Franz Ronald , Alarco León Walter Alberto , Aguirre Zurita Oscar Nelson , Aguilar Carranza Cristian , Villarroel Villa Ruth Eneida , Prado Gómez Tommy Leonel , Tapia Leonardo José Luis , Lescano Alva Miguel Ángel , Robles Velarde Víctor Justo , Morón Castro Julio Alberto , Donayre Moquillaza Yulma , Colque Rojas Teresa , Palma Ortecho Luis Javier , Gálvez Caballero David Germán
Published: January 2022

Objetivo. Evaluar las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, quirúrgicas, patológicas y desenlaces en el seguimiento de los pacientes receptores de trasplante cardiaco en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular durante 2010-2020. Materiales y métodos. Estudio retrospectivo descriptivo de pacientes sometidos a trasplante cardiaco en un centro de referencia nacional, se describen las características clínicas, quirúrgicas, de laboratorio, de patología y la supervivencia de los pacientes hasta los 10 años de seguimiento. Resultados. Ochenta y seis pacientes fueron trasplantados en 10 años, la mediana de edad fue de 41 años (RIQ 28-56), con predominancia de varones (66,3%). Las tres primeras causas de indicación de trasplante cardiaco fueron: cardiomiopatía dilatada (48,9%), cardiopatía isquémica (17,4%) y miocarditis (6,9%). El tiempo de isquemia total fue de 160 min (RIQ 129,7-233,5). La sobrevida al año, cinco y diez años fue de 84,8%, 73,6% y 65,7%, respectivamente. La principal causa de muerte fue la infecciosa (39,1%) y de origen desconocido (26%). Conclusiones. La principal etiología de la insuficiencia cardiaca en el receptor de trasplante cardiaco en el Perú, en los últimos años, fue la cardiomiopatía dilatada no isquémica. Se observa que la tasa de sobrevida fue similar a la de registros internacionales; sin embargo, la tasa de mortalidad de causa infecciosa y muerte de origen desconocido es alta, lo cual plantea un desafío en el manejo de los pacientes postrasplante.
Çevrimiçi Ortamlarda Öğrenim Gören Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Bilişim Etiğine Yönelik İmge ve Algıları: Bir Metafor Analizi
Authors: ELÇİÇEK Mithat
Published: January 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı zorunlu uzaktan eğitim kapsamında (Covid-19 Pandemisi) çevrimiçi ortamlarda öğrenim gören üniversite öğrencilerinin bilişim etiğine yönelik metaforik imge ve algılarını incelemektir. Bu amaçla, üniversite öğrencilerinin bilişim etiğine yükledikleri metaforik imge ve algılarının incelendiği bu çalışma nitel olgubilim (fenomenoloji) çalışması olarak desenlenmiştir. Çalışmada verilerin toplanıp yorumlanması sürecinde metafor analizinden faydalanılmıştır. Çalışma 2020-2021 eğitim öğretim yılında Türkiye’nin doğusunda bulunan bir devlet üniversitesinde toplam 85 üniversite öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma verileri çevrimiçi olarak oluşturulan “Metafor Formu” aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmada olumlu metafor grubunda tamamlayıcı, destekleyici, düzenleyici, motive edici ve yarar sağlayıcı temaları ortaya çıkmıştır. Olumsuz metafor grubunda ise belirsiz, zorunlu ve sınırlayıcı temaları ortaya çıkmıştır. Çalışma sonucuna göre araştırma bulguları ve literatürdeki çalışmalar ışığında ileride yapılacak araştırmalara kaynaklık etmesi açısından bir dizi öneride bulunulmuştur.
The Changing Kazakh Literature From the Soviet Era to the Independence Period in Kazakhstan
Authors:   Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, KINACI BARAN Cemile
Published: January 2022

Literature in the Soviet Union was an instrument to embed socialism and build Soviet society. The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the supreme authority that shaped the literary process. During the Soviet era, especially after the establishment of the Soviet Writers' Union in 1934 and the determination of socialist realism as the primary art method of Soviet literature, literature was incurred entirely under the control of the Soviet ideology. A period has begun in which the authors produced works as “directed” by orders and instructions of the Soviet administration, instead of making literary production freely. Even though there were various historical breaks and relative moderation in the Soviet administration from time to time, this situation continued until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It is possible to entitle this period "national literature" period when looking at the ongoing process since 1991. The Kazakh literature works, which developed from 1991 to the present, dealt with Kazakh national, religious, and moral values damaged during the Soviet period and glorified those values, drew attention to them. It is seen that the issues which were impossible to mention or forbidden in the Soviet era and some historical truths were brought up. There is a permanent national rise in Kazakh literature from the first years of the independence period. It is observed that Kazakh national identity, which was repressed and tried to be erased during the Soviet era, is built upon the literature today. In this article, the literary process of Kazakh literature as experienced in the Soviet era and the Independence period has been discussed. The point where the Kazakh literature has come from the past to the present, has been put forward.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Authors:   Department of Marketing and International Economic Relations, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, România, PLATONA (ELENES) Iulia
Published: January 2022

The german continental model of corporate governance is long term oriented satisfying the different interest of stakeholders-the state, the employees, the society in general and the anglo-saxon model is short term oriented to the purpose of creating value for the shareholders of the company. The research and development objective are corelated with the objective of german model of stakeholder value or of the objective of the anglo-saxon model of shareholder value. We use Eurostat data for European countries for regression analysis to find the relation between gross domestic product as measure of economic growth with the general expenditure for research and development for businness, goverment and academia. We analyse if fixed effects or random effects are more appropriate for our model. The regression analysis shows that the fixed effects model fitts better to our research model.
An Attempt to Standardize Swarna Makshika - A Mineral Drug of Ayurveda
Authors: Pandey Prem Shankar
Published: January 2022

Swarna Makshika(SM) is a brassy golden yellowish mineral with chemical composition of CuFeS2 (chalcopyrite). This deals with the mineralogical characterization of SM following the standards of classical as well as contemporary references. SM is widely used in therapeutics, in the form of Bhamsa to treat diseases such as Kasa (cough), Kushta (disease of skin), Pandu (anaemia), Prameha(diabetes), Jeernajwara (chronic fever), Rajyakshama (tuberculosis), Arsa (haemorraids) and various other diseases. It is thus necessary to validate and establish those properties on the basis of contemporary knowledge for the selection of genuine sample because raw drug standardization plays a vital role in assessing final drug for better therapeutic effects. For this study, the sample of SM was collected from Ayurvedic pharmacy, Banaras Hindu University and authenticated by the subject expert. The identification, physical verification, physical properties and mineralogical description of SM were conducted as mentioned in the Ayurvedic classic texts, Ayurvedic Pharmacopoea of India and Electron Probe Micro Analysis (EPMA) study. The results showed that SM is chalcopyrite (Copper and Iron disulphide) with metallic luster, brassy golden yellow, resembles a tetrahedron crystal habit, brittle tenacity and conchoidal fracture. All these physical properties of mineral chalcopyrite are very well match with the acceptable characteristics of SM as described in Ayurvedic classics.
Krumi (Microorganisms) in Ayurveda- A critical review
Authors: Deogade Meena Shamrao , Kethamakka Shiva Rama Prasad
Published: January 2022

The microorganism or bacteria and their role in the cause of several infectious diseases have been recognized and elaborated in Ayurveda since Vedic period. There are many references relating to bacteria in ancient literature such as Rigveda, Atharveda, Shatapatha Bramhana etc. Krimi, Rakshas, Pishacha, Apsara, etc. terms are used for microorganisms and several types of microorganism have been recognized and described in Vedic literature. Some organisms are visible and macroscopic (Drishya) and some are of microscopic (adrishya). They may originate either inside or outside of body. They have identified for primary seat of infection (vesa) and secondary seat of infection (parivesa) in the body. Ayurveda recommended four methods to destroy microorganisms; viz. refraining, disentangling, removing and fumigating. This paper attempts to review the Vedic and Ayurveda understanding of the microbes is essential here to follow the contemporary knowledge for recognition and development of microbiological science in Ayurveda.
Predicting Formal Verification Resource Needs (Computation Time and Memory) through Machine Learning
Authors: Twigg Jason , Torkelson Erik , Mansouri Nazanin
Published: January 2022

This paper presents an application of Machine Learning (ML) for estimating the resource requirements (time and memory) for formal verification of digital systems. Formal Verification has become the main bottleneck in the digital design process. As designs grow in size, the verification cost exponentially increases. Some verification efforts fail when the cost of the verification is too large. The most common failures are due to state explosion problem when memory runs out or when verification does not meet time constraints and cannot complete within the given time. For this reason, having an estimation of the computation resources beforehand can be valuable. In this work, a neural network is used to predict the formal verification cost for a diverse collection of designs. Experiments with a large variety of Verilog benchmarks have been conducted. In each experiment, the specific features of a given design are extracted, the design is synthesized and formally verified, and the verification time and memory usage are recorded. The neural network then uses this data to learn the correlation between design features and verification cost. A genetic algorithm experimented with different neural network designs to determine an appropriate framework. The experimental results confirm that the developed neural network can predict the resource requirements and memory usage with reasonable accuracy.
Digital health in de cardiovasculaire preventie en revalidatie
Authors: Falter M. , Scherrenberg M. , Dendale P.
Published: January 2022

Digital health in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation

In recent years, digital health has found its way into clinical practice. In cardiology, there is a shift from providing care in the hospital to providing care at the patient’s home, i.e. a shift from intramural to extramural care. This article offers an overview of the current use of digital health technologies in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. Important steps towards implementation are discussed. Finally, a future vision for digital health within cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention is outlined, in which the technology is integrated in a digitally enhanced healthcare system. Through digital technology, a strong network can be built between all lines of care. To overcome personal, technological and legal barriers, technological development must take place in dialogue with patients and healthcare providers. In the future, thanks to digital technology, a high-quality, affordable, personalised healthcare could be delivered in a highly human, patient-centered way.
RADIOSURGERY FOR MULTIPLE BRAIN METASTASES IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER – PARADIGM SHIFT
Authors: LARANJA Andre , GOMES Dora , CONDE Sofia , AGUIAR Artur , ROLIM Luisa , CARVALHO Luísa , PIRES Andreia ,   Department of External Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Porto, Portugal,   Department of External Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Porto, Portugal,   Department of External Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Porto, Portugal,   Department of External Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Porto, Portugal,   Department of Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Coimbra, Portugal,   Department of External Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Porto, Portugal,   Department of External Radiotherapy, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Porto, Portugal
Published: January 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a case of multiple brain metastases treated with LINAC-based radiosurgery (SRS). Materials and methods: Case report and a summary review of pertinent literature regarding SRS for multiple brain metastases. Results / Case Study: This case presents a patient with non- small cell lung cancer diagnosed with nine brain metastases who was treated with SRS. During follow-up, all brain lesions showed complete response with minimal impact on the patient’s quality of life.
OSTEOSARCOMA OF THE SKULL: A RARE CLINICAL CONDITION
Authors: A Lasseini , MK Aliyu , JI Nasiru , BB Shehu
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Osteosarcoma is an uncommon malignant bone tumour that may rarely involve the skull bones. We report two cases of skull tumours that had surgical excision and histopathology confirmed osteosarcoma.
Refined Pythagorean Fuzzy Sets: Properties, Set-Theoretic Operations and Axiomatic Results
Authors: Saeed Muhammad , Ahmad Muhammad Rayees , Rahman Atiqe Ur
Published: January 2022

Refined Pythagorean fuzzy set is the generalization of fuzzy set, intuitionistic fuzzy set, Pythagorean fuzzy set, refined fuzzy set, and refined intuitionistic fuzzy set as it not only bears the characteristics of these models but also addresses their limitations for real-life scenarios with sub-grades corresponding to membership and non-memberships grades. In order to equip the existing literature with conceptual framework of refined Pythagorean fuzzy sets, essential properties, set-theoretic operations, and axiomatic results are characterized with the help of numerical examples.
 
Received: 22 December 2021 | Revised: 22 January 2022 | Accepted: 25 January 2022
 
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.
Similarity-Distance Decision-Making Technique and its Applications via Intuitionistic Fuzzy Pairs
Authors: Ejegwa Paul Augustine , Agbetayo Johnson Mobolaji
Published: January 2022

The idea of intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs) is a reasonable soft computing construct for resolving ambiguity and vagueness encountered in decision-making situations. Cases such as pattern recognition, diagnostic analysis, etc., have been explored based on intuitionistic fuzzy pairs via similarity-distance measures. Many similarity and distance techniques have been proposed and used to solve decision-making situations. Though the existing similarity measures and their distance counterparts are somewhat significant, they possess some weakness in terms of accuracy and their alignments with the concept of IFSs, which needed to be strengthened to enhance reliable outputs. As a consequent, this paper introduces a novel similarity-distance technique with better performance rating. A comparative analysis is presented to showcase the advantages of the novel similarity-distance over similar existing approaches. Some attributes of the similarity-distance technique are presented. Furthermore, the applications of the novel similarity-distance technique in sundry decision-making situations are explored.
 
Received: 8 December 2021 | Revised: 14 January 2022 | Accepted: 15 January 2022
 
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to this work.