bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Improvisation of mental health: creating an interactive platform for the people during their daily commute in metropolitan cities
Authors: Rathi Sakshi , Bavishi Jhanvi , Goenka Juhi , Thakurta Arundhati Guha , Kumar Verma Indresh , Ali Sajana
Published: May 2023

Working and Mental health have usually been focused on in many research areas. But in this research paper, the time period of travelling from place to place for work or some other reasons has been implemented in regards to the mental health of the people. With the help of an artistic approach, an open platform is aimed to be formed for the people to interact, share and listen to each other's stories concerning mental health challenges by ignoring the stigmatised notion of the same. The methodology used comprised extensive secondary and primary research. The study was conducted mainly in Indian metropolitan cities. Distribution of surveys was conducted remotely on ‌mental health and the various perceptions of it, continuing with one-on-one interviews with a total of 16 volunteers from the three major target audience groups - artists, mental health professionals and mental health challengers. After receiving the results from the methodology tools, a device was created for interaction among the people who commute by metro trains. Through this device, tasks were given out for the users/travellers for them to perform during their commute with an end incentive attached to it.
Microbiological aspects of acute cholecystitis
Authors: Aksana Valchkevich , Regina Yanovich , Dzmitry Valchkevich
Published: May 2023

Currently, the bacteriocholism is increasingly mentioned among the etiological factors of the development of the biliary tract pathology, as well as postoperative complications during interventions on the organs of the hepatobiliary system. The frequency of aerobic bacteriocholism in acute cholecystitis is 50-98%, in chronic cholecystitis – 22-60%, in choledocholithiasis – 58-95%, in mechanical jaundice – 95%. In our investigation it was found that, regardless of the nature of the biliary tract lesion, enterococci were the dominant biliary cultures. Bacteriocholism is considered as a risk factor for the development of postoperative infectious complications. Thus, the role of bacteriocholism is currently beyond doubt as one of the significant factors of pathology of the biliary tract.
WPW syndrome: review of literature
Authors: Trivedi Jayesh , Jani Shail , Solanki Sagar , Piprani Farhan , Chaudhary Hardik , Rana Twinkle
Published: May 2023

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) disorder is a disorder where there is additional accessory electrical pathway in the heart. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is the commonest form of ventricular pre-excitation. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is not rare in the emergency department. Its early recognition and prompt treatment gives fast restoration to sinus rhythm. Early refer to cardiologist for electrophysiological study is necessary for early diagnosis and needed intervention. The patient with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) ECG design has much in the same way as patients with different conditions, like, long-QT disorder and Brugada disorder, because in sinus rhythm electrocardiogram (ECG) is different as compared to tachyarrthymic status of the same patient another differential with WPW syndrome will be LGL syndrome where delta wave will be absent
Older adult students with special educational needs in the university environment
Authors: Vernia Carrasco Ana M
Published: May 2023

The objective of this work is to reflect through the theoretical framework, and the experience in university teaching, on the Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the elderly and their access to the university. A brief review was made to find out if the universities had specific programs to serve the elderly with SEN who access the university. In addition, a didactic proposal is proposed, based on musical education, to attend to SEN, inclusion and attention to diversity in the elderly. On the other hand, the need for more rigorous musical training and education for future teachers is highlighted. In conclusion, it is recognized that there are no specific programs for SEN related to older people who access university. On the other hand, the training of future teachers regarding musical education and SEN is valued.
Coronary aneurysms associated with pediatric multisystemic inflammatory syndrome post COVID-19
Authors: Menéndez, Karen D , Fletcher Ely , Higueros Ángel , Guerrero Alan , Chuy Ana Lucía , Flores Bianka , Morales Estuardo
Published: May 2023

Among the clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 in pediatrics is the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which can have a presentation similar to incomplete or complete Kawasaki disease (KD).1,2 Next, will be presented the case of a 1 year 4-month-old female infant who developed a MIS-C as an incomplete KD associated with the appearance of coronary and anterior descending arteries aneurisms.
Carotid pseudoaneurysm: injection of fibrin adhesive, a simple treatment in Ecodoppler-guided hands
Authors: Yamil Ponce , Paola, Belsito Malaspina , Sandra Raznovich , Jeronimo Irigoyen
Published: May 2023

Carotid pseudoaneurysm is a statistically low probability pathology, but when it occurs it can even cause the patient's death, especially due to its complications (rupture, thrombosis and/or embolization). The main cause is iatrogenic, due to percutaneous catheterization for placement of a central line in the neck vessels. We present through a clinical case the importance of percutaneous treatment guided by echo-Doppler.
Modified shock index as a predictor of mortality in septic patients
Authors: Ojeda Edgar , Diaz Merwin , Hidalgo Kevin
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Sepsis and septic shock are medical emergencies that require immediate recognition and management. In order to stratify the severity of septic patients, it is necessary to have simple and rapid The modified shock index (MSI) considers valuable information related to cardiovascular and hemodynamic stability by integrating heart rate and mean blood pressure makes it an inclusive tool in the evaluation of septic patients. Objective: To determine the usefulness of the modified shock index as a predictor of mortality in septic patients at ICU admission. Methodology: Retrospective From January 01 to June 30, 2021, all patients admitted to intensive therapy under the diagnosis of sepsis from different sites were included. MSI values, epidemiological variables and site of infection were recorded at admission to intensive care unit.\ Results: 50 patients were analyzed where 52% had a modified shock index > 1.3, which when compared with the clinical characteristics, it was observed that the predominant gender was female with 28% p value 416, arterial hypertension with the 26% p value 0.170 was the predominant comorbidity, in terms of the site of infection, the lung with 22% p value 0.046 was the clinical characteristics with statistical significance since its p value < 0.05. The mean days of stay in the ICU was 5.65, 42% of patients with an index > 1.3 ended up dying, p value <0.001 Conclusion: In our study, the patients with modified shock index greater than 3 ended up dying mostly.
Differences between girls and boys based on basic psychomotor skills
Authors: Mijanovic Mihajlo
Published: May 2023

According to the aim of the research and the set hypotheses, the scientific methodology was consistently implemented with the application of adequate classical and neoclassical statistical methods and tests. Following the set hypotheses, the following conclusions can be drawn. The first hypothesis H1 assumes that boys will have better results than girls at the beginning of the school year (first measurement) and that these differences will be statistically significant at the Sig.≤.05 error level. One-factor analysis of variance "Anova" shows that there is a statistically significant difference between boys and girls in favor of boys (Chi-square=29.36, df=8, Sig.<.00). Statistically significant correlation with the discriminative function had variables: (SHR, BAH, SBJ and SAR). Tables 1&2. Differences between girls and boys were not established for the variables: (FTR, PLT, SUP and HIG). That there is a difference at the general level is confirmed by the centroid distance. In accordance with according to the results in Tables 3–6 as well as Graphs 1&2, hypothesis H1 remains valid, the probability of statistical error is less than 1%. The second hypothesis H2 assumes that even at the end of the school year (second measurement) boys will also have better results than their female peers, as well as that the difference will be statistically significant. Comparing the arithmetic means (Tables 1&2), it is evident that in the second measurement the results were better, as if on average the girls were slightly higher. Table 7 shows the results of the one-factor analysis of variance "Anova" and the statistical significance of the differences for each test, including body height. Values in Table 7 column Sig. shows and shows that there is no statistically significant difference between girls and boys in any test. There is a difference between the arithmetic means, but these differences are not large enough to be statistically significant. Discriminative coefficients: Eigen value .071, Shi-sque 6.16, centroid distance (.242:-.286) and finally Sig.=.63 confirm that the differences are not statistically significant. Considering the results of the research, hypothesis H2 can be rejected, noting that girls have improved more.
Photonic crystal fiber based automated system to diagnose silent killer
Authors: Sharma Sunil , Tharani Lokesh
Published: May 2023

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a lethal disease that is difficult to diagnose in its early stages. This is the reason it is deadly known as “The silent killer”. Traditional diagnostic methods are often invasive and can lead to misdiagnosis. The purpose of this manuscript is to propose photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) based artificial intelligence (AI) systems to materialize it as a promising tool for diagnosing pancreatic cancer. PCFs are optical fibers (OFs) that allow for the detection of light at high resolution and used to analyze the biochemical composition of tissues samples and feed the resulting data into an AI algorithm. The proposed system has the potential to significantly improve the early detection and diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, which lead to better outcomes. The Decision Tree (DT) model achieved an accuracy of 86.8%, a sensitivity of 81.6%, and a specificity of 90.3%. The Support Vector Machine (SVM) model achieved an accuracy of 90.9%, a sensitivity of 95.7%, and a specificity of 86.0%. The K-nearest neighbor (KNN) model achieved an accuracy of 90.8%, a sensitivity of 91.7%, and a specificity of 89.1%.
Family social climate and anxiety, depression and stress in university students in times of covid-19
Authors: Revollar Charles Portilla , Yañez Grishka Eyzaguirre , Sarmiento Paola Salinas
Published: May 2023

The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between the family social climate and the anxiety, depression, and stress experienced by university students in times of COVID-19. In this correlational and cross-sectional study, 199 university students. Were evaluated using a sociodemographic record, the family climate scale, and the depression, anxiety and stress scales. The results indicated that the dimensions of family development and stability are negatively and significantly correlated with depression, anxiety and stress (all p < .01 or less). Likewise, it was found that the family composition has different effects regarding the family climate and depression, anxiety and stress. It is concluded that the family social climate is negatively related to depression, anxiety and stress, with the dimensions of development and stability being the significant correlations.
Lifestyle and level of anxiety in the nursing staff of a second level Hospital in the municipality of San Gil in times of COVD-19
Authors: Nohora Tatiana Jaimes Valero , Ivan David Castañeda Amaya , Andrea Carolina Hernández García , Graciela Olarte Rueda
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Anxiety is a feeling in which symptoms such as anxiety, fear, restlessness are manifested that can interfere, for the most part, with life activities, I would say. One of the great factors with which it can be related is with the lifestyle that people lead since this defines how physical and mental health is carried. Objective: To determine the relationship between lifestyle and anxiety level in the nursing staff of a second-class hospital in the municipality of San Gil in times of COVID-19. Methods: A study of a quantitative-descriptive-correlational type was carried out in 60 nurses from the regional hospital of San Gil, including professional and auxiliary personnel, who worked from the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic to the present, the scale of generalized anxiety (GAD-7) and according to the data to those who showed anxiety, the lifestyle profile scale (FIFO-19) was applied. Results: Of the 60 nurses, 43.3% presented anxiety, 90% are women, the age range from 26 to 40 years of age with a percentage of 65%. Of the 43.3% of personnel who presented anxiety, 65.4% showed that they had an adequate lifestyle. Conclusions: All the nursing personnel, the sex that predominated the most was the female sex and in which the majority of anxiety was evidenced, the lifestyle is not related to the anxiety levels in the population.
A PRISM-teszt papír-ceruza változatának alkalmazása a krónikus gerinceredetű fájdalom vizsgálatában
Authors: Stoll Dániel Péter , Bolczár Szabolcs , Németh Luca , Bagdi Petra , Kovács Katalin Mária , Matuszka Balázs
Published: May 2023

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Elméleti háttér: A gerinceredetű krónikus fájdalom multidimenzionális, komplex élmény, amelynek mérésére önbeszámoló alapú és megfigyeléses standardizált vizsgáló eljárások egyaránt rendelkezésre állnak. A tesztek és tünetbecslő skálák előnye, hogy a fájdalomélmény meghatározói elkülönülten vizsgálhatók a segítségükkel, bár a felvételük időigényes és komplexitásuk miatt a kitöltésük nehézséget jelenthet, ezért ezek az eszközök a klinikumban csak korlátozottan használhatóak. Cél: Kutatásunkban azt vizsgáljuk, hogy a PRISM-teszt (Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure, Betegség és Szelf Képi Reprezentációs Vizsgálata) önkitöltéses papír–ceruza tesztként alkalmazva miként képes megragadni a fájdalomélmény különböző dimenzióit, így milyen előnyökkel járhat a használata a klinikai gyakorlatban. Módszerek: 104 krónikus gerinceredetű fájdalommal élő beteg vett részt a kutatásban, közülük 38 férfi és 66 nő, átlagéletkoruk 58 (SD = 15,75) év. Eredmények: A PRISM-teszt változói közül az Én-kör és a fájdalomkör közötti távolság (SIS), illetve a körök elhelyezkedése mentén létrehozott változók képesek voltak megragadni a fájdalom és a különböző pszichés tényezők közötti összefüggéseket, míg a fájdalmat szimbolizáló kör területe (IPM) erre nem volt alkalmas. A PRISM-teszttel nyerhető kvantitatív adatok alapján a SIS-érték szignifikáns, negatív irányú kapcsolatot mutat a fájdalomkatasztrofizációval (rs = –0,24; p = 0,023), a fájdalommal kapcsolatos tehetetlenséggel (rs = –0,27; p = 0,010), a fájdalomhoz fűződő munkával kapcsolatos mozgástól való félelemmel és elkerülő magatartással (rs = –0,21; p = 0,040), illetve a depresszió (rs = –0,43; p < 0,001) és az állapot- (rs = –0,35; p = 0,006), illetve vonásszorongás (rs = –0,23; p < 0,000) mértékével. Emellett szignifikáns különbség mutatkozott a fájdalom katasztrofizációja (Z = –2,432; U = 582,5; p = 0,015), a rumináció (Z = –2,249; U = 637,5; p = 0,025), a tehetetlenség (Z = –2,492; U = 577,5; p = 0,013), a munkával (Z = –2,404; U = 678,5; p = 0,016) és fizikai aktivitással (Z = –1,961; U = 772,5; p = 0,050) kapcsolatos, illetve összesített (Z = –2,399; U = 643,5; p = 0,016) félelem-elkerülési hiedelmek, illetve a depresszió (Z = –3,188; U = 640, p = 0,001) és a vonásszorongás (Z = –2,592; U = 656,5; p = 0,010) mértékében azok között, akiknek a fájdalomköre sértette az Én-kör határait és akiknek a fájdalom- és Én-köre kívül esett egymáson. Következtetések: A PRISM rajzteszt bizonyíthatóan képes megragadni a fájdalomélmény – kezelés szempontjából – releváns meghatározóit, így klinikailag hasznos vizsgáló eljárásnak tekinthető. Klinikai alkalmazhatóságával kapcsolatban beigazolódott, hogy az eszköz alkalmas azon betegek azonosítására, akik számára hasznos lehet átfogó pszichológiai vizsgálat a szomatikus kezelésüket megelőzően.
Az Etnikai Csoportok Identitása Kérdőív (MEIM-H) validálása és pszichometriai jellemzői magyarországi roma mintán
Authors: Szabó Tünde , Susánszky Éva , Lukács J. Ágnes , Danis Ildikó , Dávid Beáta
Published: May 2023

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Elméleti háttér: A Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) kérdőív az etnikai identitással kapcsolatos kutatások egyik leggyakrabban alkalmazott módszere. Cél: A tanulmányban bemutatjuk a MEIM 12 tételes változatának magyar fordítását (Etnikai Csoportok Identitása Kérdőív, MEIM-H), valamint a kérdőív validálása során szerzett eredményeket, összefüggéseket és néhány pszichometriai jellemzőt. Módszerek: Az elemzéshez használt adatfelvételt 2019-ben 574 fős, nem-reprezentatív hazai mintán a Kutatópont Kft. végezte. A megkérdezettek magukat roma nemzetiségűnek valló személyek, akik a három legnépesebb magyarországi roma/cigány csoporthoz tartoznak (romungro: 209, oláh: 194, beás: 171 fő). A kérdőívcsomagban a MEIM-H mellett a Reziliencia Skála (CD-RISC), a WHO Jól-lét Index (WBI), valamint az életminőség leírására és a minta demográfiai összetételére vonatkozó kérdések is szerepeltek. Eredmények: A MEIM-H faktorelemzése néhány módszertani kiegészítéssel igazolta (χ2(48) = 203,748; RMSEA = 0,076; NFI = 0,952; TLI = 0,948; CFI = 0,962) a kérdőív eredeti kétdimenziós szerkezetét. MEIM-H kérdőív belső konzisztenciája egydimenziós mérőeszközként kezelve kifogástalan volt (Cronbach-α = 0,92). Hasonlóan magas megbízhatósági adatokat mutat a két alskála, az Identitáskeresés (Cronbach-α = 0,93), és az Identitás megerősítés (Cronbach-α = 0,80) is. A MEIM-H egydimenziós értéke mérsékelt erősséggel, pozitívan korrelált a CD-RISC-pontszámaival (rs = 0,49; p < 0,001), de nem jelzett sem a WBI, sem az egészségi állapot itemeivel említésre méltó kapcsolatot. Ugyanakkor néhány szociodemográfiai tényező (iskolai végzettség, etnikai hovatartozás, lakóhely típusa és etnikai összetétele stb.) kategóriái között szignifikáns (p < 0,05) különbségeket találtunk a skálapontszámokban. Következtetések: Az eredmények alapján a MEIM kérdőív magyar változata (MEIM-H) érvényes és megbízható mérőeszköznek bizonyult a magyarországi romák körében.
A felnőtt magyar lakosság karaktererősségei – A Karaktererősségek Teszt magyar változatának (VIA-H) validálása
Authors: Zábó Virág , Oláh Attila , Vargha András
Published: May 2023

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Elméleti háttér: Az önmagát a boldogság és az emberi erősségek tudományaként definiáló pozitív pszichológia egyik legjelentősebb eredménye a karaktererősségek és erények rendszertanának megalkotása. Cél: Tanulmányunk célja megvizsgálni a Karaktererősségek Teszt 24 itemes, rövidített, felnőttekre kidolgozott, magyar változatának (VIA-H) reliabilitását és validitását, valamint e mérőeszköz mentális egészséggel és szociodemográfiai mutatókkal való kapcsolatát magyar mintán. Módszerek: Három önbeszámolós, kérdőíves, online keresztmetszeti vizsgálat részvevői (∑n = 10 911) kitöltötték a Karaktererősségek Teszt 24 itemes változatát, a Globális Jóllét Kérdőívet, a Diener-féle Virágzás Skálát, a Huppert-féle Virágzás Kérdőívet, a Pozitivitás Skálát és a Rövidített Pszichológiai Immunrendszer kérdőívet. Eredmények: Az összesített mintán elvégzett feltáró faktorelemzés négy faktor meglétét igazolta (sajátértékek: 10,82, 1,68, 1,21, 1,09; kumulatív magyarázott varianciaarány: 61,65%), úgymint: Emberiesség, Bölcsesség és tudás, Mértékletesség, valamint Spiritualitás és transzcendencia. A négy skála mindegyik vizsgálatban kiváló belső konzisztenciaértékeket mutatott (0,738 és 0,885 közötti Cronbach-α- és McDonald-ω-értékek). Az almintákon elvégzett konfirmatív faktorelemzések jó illeszkedést mutattak a feltáró faktorelemzés során nyert négyfaktoros modellhez. A skálák alacsonyabb diszkriminációs (43%-os egyedi rész), de kiváló tartalmi validitását sikerült igazolni (rS > 0,5). A válaszadók körében legmagasabbra értékelt erény az Emberiesség, míg a legkevésbé fontosnak tartott erény a Mértékletesség. A nők statisztikai értelemben kismértékben magasabb értékeket adtak az Emberiesség (d(3756,0) = –15,641, p < 0,001, Cohen-d = 0,378), valamint a Spiritualitás és transzcendencia erény skálákra (d(3900,9) = –12,394, p < 0,001, Cohen-d = 0,293), mint a férfiak. A Bölcsesség és tudás erény pozitív irányú kapcsolatot mutatott az iskolázottsági szinttel (rS = 0,211, p < 0,001). Az egyedül élőknél az Emberiesség erény alacsony szintje (M = 4,85, SD = 0,96; F(3; 9825) = 52,27, p < 0,001, η2 = 0,016) minden más csoporténál szignifikánsan (p < 0,001) alacsonyabb, a házasok átlaga (M = 5,14, SD = 0,78) pedig minden más csoporténál szignifikánsan (p < 0,001) nagyobb volt. Következtetések: A Karakterősségek Teszt rövidített felnőtt magyar változata (VIA-H) megbízható és érvényes mérőeszköznek bizonyult, amely alkalmas az erények és karaktererősségek rendszerének mérésére.
Reduced loss aversion in value-based decision-making and edge-centric functional connectivity in patients with internet gaming disorder
Authors: Hong Wei , Liang Peipeng , Pan Yu , Jin Jia , Luo Lijuan , Li Ying , Jin Chen , Lü Wanwan , Wang Min , Liu Yan , Chen Hui , Gou Huixing , Wei Wei , Ma Zhanyu , Tao Ran , Zha Rujing , Zhang Xiaochu
Published: May 2023

Background and aims

Impaired value-based decision-making is a feature of substance and behavioral addictions. Loss aversion is a core of value-based decision-making and its alteration plays an important role in addiction. However, few studies explored it in internet gaming disorder patients (IGD).

Methods

In this study, IGD patients (PIGD) and healthy controls (Con-PIGD) performed the Iowa gambling task (IGT), under functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We investigated group differences in loss aversion, brain functional networks of node-centric functional connectivity (nFC) and the overlapping community features of edge-centric functional connectivity (eFC) in IGT.

Results

PIGD performed worse with lower average net score in IGT. The computational model results showed that PIGD significantly reduced loss aversion. There was no group difference in nFC. However, there were significant group differences in the overlapping community features of eFC1. Furthermore, in Con-PIGD, loss aversion was positively correlated with the edge community proﬁle similarity of the edge2 between left IFG and right hippocampus at right caudate. This relationship was suppressed by response consistency3 in PIGD. In addition, reduced loss aversion was negatively correlated with the promoted bottom-to-up neuromodulation from the right hippocampus to the left IFG in PIGD.

Discussion and conclusions

The reduced loss aversion in value-based decision making and their related edge-centric functional connectivity support that the IGD showed the same value-based decision-making deficit as the substance use and other behavioral addictive disorders. These findings may have important significance for understanding the definition and mechanism of IGD in the future.
Global Salafism Study of Roel Meijer's Views
Authors: Syukri Syukri
Published: May 2023

This study aims to understand Roel Meijer's thoughts regarding Salafism, focusing on terms, doctrines, and their relation to politics and violence. Before 9/11, Salafism had not received significant attention from scholars. However, after this incident, Salafism and Wahhabism became important topics because they were related to political movements and violence in the name of religion. The method used in this study is Library Research with the Factual Historical Model, which examines the substance of the text that contains the thoughts and ideas of the figures as religious works as contained in the thoughts and works of the figures. Based on Roel Meijer's study, global Salafism originates from the inspiration of Wahhabism, founded by Muhammad bin 'Abd Wahab. Wahhabism has a doctrine of returning to the Koran and al-Hadith, purging monotheism from various polytheism, accepting ijtihad, and rejecting taqlid. The term "Salafi" refers to two groups: Salafi da'wah groups that are oriented towards improving individual, family, and community structures through da'wah and education, and Salafi groups that have the same goal but are politically inclined and tend to use violence, which is referred to as Salafi jihadis. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of Salafism, its doctrines, and its relation to politics and violence.
The Role of Elijah Muhammad to Spread Islām in Modern America : an Analysis of his Efforts and Approaches
Authors: Gambari Muhammad Aliyu , Hassan Muhammad Kannike
Published: May 2023

Based on the available materials and literature, Islām got to America as far back as 1530 when the early African Muslim slaves were taken to the land of America. Elijah Muhammad was one of the Muslim who works and struggled hard on how Islam would be spread and progress in America.  Later on, the Muslim Emigrants from various parts of the World also entered America around 19th Century. Hence, it's increasing the population and strengthening the growth of the religion of Islām in the area. The West particularly America known for her secularism, capitalism and extreme individualism with a political ideology not based on the recognition of the creator talk less of monotheism. From all indication, Islām continues to grow from strength to strength despite all odds in its way. Its therefore in the light of the above, the methodology adopted for this paper was historic and descriptive method in order to describe the nature of Islām in America and its practices among the black America and the emigrants during the early days of Islām. The paper concluded that Elijah Muhammad was a great revivalist, preacher and scholars in the spread of Islam in America.  Islām equally penetrated in one way and the other into the nook and cranny of America through the peaceful preaching among the Muslim slaves and the people of America.
Islam and Deviance in Türkiye
Authors: Ozbay Ozden , Bindik Sabuha
Published: May 2023

The goal of the present study is to explore the link between Islam and deviance using a sample of 1,596 young adults from a public university in Türkiye by employing multivariate statistical analyses. The core independent variables are importance of Islam and political identity (Islamic, nationalist, social democrat/Ataturkist, apolitic, and other). The dependent variables are life-time deviance (an index), cheating on exams, skipping school, cigarette use, alcohol use, carrying a weapon, beating up/hurting someone seriously, and internet crime. The findings indicate that Islam has inverse impacts on various deviant acts, and its effect is stronger for substance use than non-ascetic/secular deviant acts, independent of the control variables (age, gender, monthly total family income, deviant friends, failed courses, high certainty of punishment, high risk seeking, and high maternal control). In other words, importance of Islam is associated negatively with life-time deviance, cheating on exams, skipping school, cigarette use, alcohol use, carrying a weapon, beating up/hurting someone seriously, and internet crime. Islamic political identity, compared to social democratic/Ataturkist political identity, is negatively associated with life-time deviance, cheating on exams, cigarette use, alcohol use, and internet crime. In sum, religion is negatively related with deviant acts.
Lessons from the Protestant Reformation for Today’s Islamic World
Authors: Solomon Hussein , Klerk Rene de
Published: May 2023

The Muslim world is in crisis – politically, socially and economically – and Islam is in need of a reformation. Drawing on insights from the Protestant Reformation, this article argues that two of the major reasons for the success of the Protestant Reformation lay in the fact that dissident voices such as that of Martin Luther were protected and that developments like the printing press increased literacy thereby empowering ordinary people to read the Bible on their own without the Church serving as a mediator in conveying revelation to the masses. This helped to break the monopoly of the Catholic Church. At the same time, the printing press allowed the views of reformers to be disseminated to a wider audience creating widespread sympathies for the reformers given the excesses of the Church. Whilst the Muslim world shares many objective realities of the period leading to Europe’s Reformation, the reality is that reformers are provided with little protection from Muslim political elites and widespread illiteracy prevents reformist ideas from gaining traction to a wider audience.
Islamic Religious Identity in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan
Authors: Yusuf Jibrail Bin , Boletbekova Aikol , Buaben Jabal Muhammad , Shah Hassan Shakeel , Ayaz Muhammad
Published: May 2023

This paper assesses the state of Islam in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan. It examines the challenges Islam faces due to the diversity of ideologies bequeathed by the Soviet Union. Although Islam emerged as a dominant religious belief in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, due to the internal elements of secularism, Tengrism, and other indigenous ideologies, and the interpretation of Islamic lore coupled with the Soviet ideology of atheism, Islam remains syncretic with some loose extremism fuelled by home-grown socio-political factors and imported fundamentalism. It, therefore, concludes that the challenge to Islam and Islamic religious identity in contemporary Kyrgyzstan is a sort of ‘Muslimo-phobia’ rather than ‘Islamo-phobia’ because the challenge to Islam is clearly unleashed by the Muslims themselves and not the minority non-Muslim population.
II. Morphometry of wings of worker bees of the subspecies Apis mellifera mellifera L. (Polissya population of Zhytomyr region)
Authors: Galatyuk Oleksandr , Yarovets Volodymyr , Babenko Volodymyr , Cherevatov Volodymyr , Gutyj Bogdan , Grigorenko Andrii , Strilchuk Mykhailo , Stolyar Ihor
Published: May 2023

The uncontrolled spread of the subspecies A. m. carnica, A. m. ligustica, and A. m. caucasica has led to a reduction in the areas of pure "dark forest bees" populations belonging to the subspecies A. m. mellifera in their natural habitats within Ukraine. Due to the need to use dark forest bees in breeding, it became necessary to identify the locations of individual populations of bees belonging to the A. m. mellifera subspecies.

The purpose of the work is to create an accessible and at the same time complete methodology for classifying bee wing phenotypes, which would make it possible to determine the probable breed of worker bees, the type and degree of hybridization of the main breed with impurities, and to identify "purebred" bee families by the wing phenotype suitable for further breeding.

Material and methods of research: Using discriminant analysis of data, at the first stage of the study, 1500 wings of bee families were classified using 8 features: Ci, Dbi, Disc.sh, Pci, Ri, Сі.3, Сі.2, Сi.2.1, for which there was preliminary information about the possible belonging of the wing phenotype to the subspecies A. m. mellifera or its hybrids. At the second stage, additional 1212 wings of bee colonies were studied, about which there were doubts about their breed.

Results of research and discussion: The wings are reliably divided into four clusters, indicating the presence of four sufficiently distinct groups among the studied wings in terms of phenotype.

Conclusions and prospects for further research: A classification model has been created that allows for effective discrimination of the wings of working bees of bee colonies in Ukraine, the subspecies A. m. mellifera. Phenotypic values of indices of four Polissia micro-populations of bees, used as reference standards for possible hybridization detection, have been established, which can serve as standards in future research. Four colonies have been found, whose queens produce bees of the A. m. mellifera type of the Polissia population, and three colonies whose queens produce bees of the A. m. macedonica hybrid and can be used for further selection work
Some biological, behavioral and social aspects of the perfumery use in the Ukrainian population sample (Part 2. Education level associations)
Authors: Filiptsova Olga , Naboka Olga , Bobro Svitlana , Bashura Olexander , Osypenko Yuliia
Published: May 2023

The aim. The study represents a continuation of the previous one, and provide various aspects related to the use of perfumery, which can be characterized by certain associations with the education level of Ukrainian consumers. Factors that have direct or indirect biological and medical significance and, accordingly, may have a potential impact on the safety of the perfume products use by humans, were selected for the analysis.

Materials and methods. The analysis included information about 124 individuals living in Ukraine. The respondents answered the questions of the questionnaire developed regarding some aspects of the perfumery use. The Pearson chi-squared (χ2) test was used to analyze the relationships between qualitative characteristics.

Results and discussion. Most of the studied aspects related to the perfumes use demonstrate associations, caused by the dependence of the education level on age. The analysis revealed that individuals with any education most often (about half of the cases or more) choose a perfume based on its scent. The study showed that the majority of respondents believe that the price of a perfume depends on a combination of factors, namely the composition of the products, the brand and the cost of the packaging. More than 80 % of people, regardless of the education level, believe that the persistence of a perfume is definitely a sign of quality. The most common opinion among people of all education levels was that non-original perfumes can have a more negative effect on people's health than original products. The "lipstick effect" in relation to perfume products (demand for items of "affordable luxury" in times of economic crises and wars) was observed.

Conclusions. The study supplemented the previously found associations of age and some biological and behavioral aspects of perfume use among the population of Ukraine with data on the presence or absence of such associations in relation to the education level
Application of the right to suspension or complete or partial disclaimer of performance of the obligation in case of failure to fulfill the counter obligation by the counterpart
Authors: Skrypnyk Valentyna
Published: May 2023

The article is devoted to the application of the right to suspension or complete or partial refusal to perform the obligation in case of non-performance of the counter-obligation by the other party, which provided for in Part 3 of Art. 538 of the Civil Code of Ukraine.

The purpose of the article is to determine the scope and mechanism of application of the creditor's right to suspension or partial or complete refusal to perform in case of default by the debtor (to which obligations the right applies and the mechanism of its implementation).

The material for the study was the scientific works of classic civilians in the field of compulsory, as well as modern research of Ukrainian civilian scientists.

Research results. In the course of the article, the author clarifies which responsibilities should be considered reciprocal, distinction between conflicting and interdependent responsibilities. The author highlights the application of Part 3 of Art. 538 of the Civil Code of Ukraine in case of non-fulfillment by the buyer of the obligation to prepay for the goods. It is proven, that the norm of Part 3 of Art. 538 of the Civil Code of Ukraine may be applied in certain cases to unilateral transactions. The legal nature of the right to suspend or refuse to perform a duty in full or in part has been clarified: the author has concluded that this is the way to protect civil rights and interests. It is noted, that the law under investigation can be applied in case of non-fulfillment of a negative obligation by the other party.

At the end of the article the conclusions, made by the author as a result of the research, are stated. In particular, it is stated, that the right to suspend or refuse to perform an obligation is applied in obligations, in which the performance is not simultaneous, but provides for a certain procedure for the parties to perform their duties. The specified right can be applied in case of non-fulfillment by the other party of the obligation of the basic duty, non-fulfillment of the auxiliary duty does not give the right to suspension or refusal of performance of the duty by other party
Exploring the impact of stock theft in Dr. Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Municipality
Authors: Masuku Sandile Clement
Published: May 2023

In terms of human sustenance, agriculture is the cornerstone of South Africa as it provides food to all citizens. The rearing of livestock is an important economic activity. Our dependence on livestock for daily consumption cannot be overemphasized. In 2020, the total income, generated from the sale of livestock, amounts to about 5.16 billion USD. While cattle sales alone amounted to about 3.12 billion USD, live chickens and sheep sales were in the region of about 1.01 billion USD. Due to high yielding revenue for the country, the government cannot afford to complacent with fighting criminal activities, directed towards jeopardizing the economy, which is still reeling from the impact of the Covid 19 epidermic. The increase in stock theft cases in some of the provinces in the country, in particular Mpumalanga Province, is a cause for concern. This needs urgent intervention from all the stakeholders, involved in the fight against crime. This article examines the Factors contributing to an increasingly high rate of stock theft in Dr. Pixley ka Isaka Seme Municipality, Mpumalanga Province. The study employed a qualitative research approach that used semi-structured in-depth interviews to collect data. The sample consisted of 22 participants, selected through purposive sampling, who included farmers, herdsmen, Community Police Forum members, and community leaders. The study found that there are several factors contributing to a high rate of stock theft, among others are poverty, unemployment, and poor relationship between the South African Police Service, which as a result render community members reluctant to be involved in the fight against stock theft. It was also found, that there are no regular weekly or monthly meetings taking place. There are no awareness campaigns between the police and community members to discuss the stock theft trends in Dr. Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Municipality
Development of law for labor supervision and control in Ukraine
Authors: Terela Halyna
Published: May 2023

The study deals with the development of law for supervision and control in the field of labor in independent Ukraine to find out the condition for legal provision of supervision and control through the prism of normatively established terms, definitions, principles and taking into account the approaches, grounded in legal doctrine, regarding the social purpose of supervision and control institution in order to analyze the gaps and conflicts, ways to overcome them. To achieve the goal, we have defined the following tasks: to characterize the normative and legal acts of Ukraine directly or indirectly defining the key provisions that reveal the legal nature of supervision and control: concepts, purpose, task, scope, principles; find out the content and meaning for the provisions of ratified international and European acts regarding the features of supervision and control over compliance with labor law, the state of their implementation into national law; determine the possible options and justify the optimal one of them in terms of enshrining at the legislative level the specifics of the implementation of supervision (control) measures for compliance with labor law. There were used both general (dialectical) and general scientific (analysis and synthesis), as well as special-legal research methods (historical, hermeneutic, formal-legal, prognostic), based on the requirement of a comprehensive analysis of political and legal phenomena during the study research. Their totality made it possible determining the need to implement the norms of ILO Conventions No. 81 and No. 129 into national law and the implementation of the provisions, part six, article 2, the Law of Ukraine "On the basic principles of state supervision (control) in the sphere of economic activity", part four, article 19, the GK of Ukraine by actualizing the specifics of supervision (control) measures implementation enshrining for compliance with labor law at the legal level
Prognostic value of a level of decrease in mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and platelet large cell ratio (P-LCR) for major adverse cardiovascular events after myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation: an observational study
Authors: Bećirović Emir , Ljuca Kenana , Bećirović Minela , Ljuca Nadina , Bajrić Mugdim , Brkić Ammar , Ljuca Farid
Published: May 2023

The current study aimed to explore whether the level of decrease in platelet distribution width (PDW), platelet large cell ratio (P-LCR), and mean platelet volume (MPV) has prognostic value for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in acute myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation (NSTEMI) treated by clopidogrel. In this prospective observational cohort study, PDW, P-LCR, and MPV were determined on admission at the hospital and 24 hours after clopidogrel treatment in 170 non-STEMI patients. MACEs were assessed over a one-year follow-up period. Using the Cox regression test, a decrease in PDW showed a significant association with the incidence of MACEs (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.66-0.99, p=0.049) and overall survival rate (OR 0.95, 95% CI=0.91-0.99, p=0.016). Patients with a decrease in PDW<9.9% had a higher incidence of MACEs (OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.24-0.72, p=0.002) and a lower survival rate (OR 0.32, CI95%=0.12-0.90, p=0.03) than patients who had a decrease in PDW9.9%. In the Kaplan‒Meier analysis using log-rank test, patients who had a decrease in PDW<9.9% had an increased risk for MACEs (p=0.002) and lethal outcomes (p=0.002). However, a decrease in MPV or PLC-R did not have prognostic value. A decrease in PDW<9.9% measured 24 hours after clopidogrel treatment in NSTEMI patients has good prognostic value for determining the short-term risks of MACEs, possibly providing a better risk stratification of those patients.
Legal Protection for Tik Tok Shop Buyers: Comparison between China and Indonesia
Authors: Pratama Naufal Bagus , Deniesa Salsabilla
Published: May 2023

The nature and scale of e-commerce are constantly changing. In today's world, the concept of internet purchasing became ubiquitous. All the purchases that consumers make is safeguarded by a set of policies in the form of rules imposed in each country; thus, the evolution of consumer protection is also inextricable from global influences. The term consumer protection refers to an umbrella term that encompasses many different aspects of economic transactions. The relevance of the law rests in the fact that the regulation works to protect individuals and the rights they are entitled to. In spite of the significance they have, customers frequently find themselves victimized by unethical commercial activities. This article describes the proliferation of E-commerce and the legal protection of the e-consumers who conduct buying and selling transactions, particularly in the TikTok Shop platform. This normative legal research relies on secondary data and employs both statutory and comparative approach. The finding shows that China has established a new law to safeguard and maximize a healthy shopping environment on an e-commerce platform. On the other side, Indonesia has not had a specific regulation for e-commerce yet, accordingly the legal protection for Tik Tok Shop buyers relies to the existing law, namely the Law No. 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection.The nature and scale of e-commerce are constantly changing. In today's world, the concept of internet purchasing became ubiquitous. All the purchases that consumers make is safeguarded by a set of policies in the form of rules imposed in each country; thus, the evolution of consumer protection is also inextricable from global influences. The term consumer protection refers to an umbrella term that encompasses many different aspects of economic transactions. The relevance of the law rests in the fact that the regulation works to protect individuals and the rights they are entitled to. In spite of the significance they have, customers frequently find themselves victimized by unethical commercial activities. This article describes the proliferation of E-commerce and the legal protection of the e-consumers who conduct buying and selling transactions, particularly in the TikTok Shop platform. This normative legal research relies on secondary data and employs both statutory and comparative approach. The finding shows that China has established a new law to safeguard and maximize a healthy shopping environment on an e-commerce platform. On the other side, Indonesia has not had a specific regulation for e-commerce yet, accordingly the legal protection for Tik Tok Shop buyers relies to the existing law, namely the Law No. 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection.
The Implementation of Mutual Legal Assistance between Indonesia and Switzerland Regarding Asset Recovery
Authors: Prawira Muhammad Yudha , Alamsyah Fatra
Published: May 2023

Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (MLA) between Indonesia and Switzerland was ratified by the Indonesian government through the enactment of the Law Number 5 of 2020. It outlines the applicable legal framework for reciprocal legal assistance in criminal matters, including the trace of the proceeds of crimes. It is expected that this MLA may facilitate the process of returning assets from Switzerland to Indonesia. This article aims to discuss the implementation of the MLA between Indonesia and Switzerland in returning assets resulted from corruption which were especially stored in Swiss banks. This normative legal research employs both statutory and comparative approach. Analysis was made based on the study upon relevant legal materials, including national legislation, international regulations, and journal articles. It is found that the contribution of the MLA in regard to returning asset resulted from corruption is still minimum. The implementation of the MLA between Indonesia and Switzerland encountered obstacles and various resistance. More serious efforts are needed in order to achieve the main goal of the establishment of the MLA, namely asset recovery.