bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Indicators of quality condition of soils as a basis for rational use of land
Authors: Tykhenko O. , Shamchuk A.
Published: September 2022

The study of specific indicators of soil cover and their impact on land productivity is an important task for the formation of rational use of land resources. The aim of the work was to assess the condition of soils and find the optimal fertility parameters of a particular soil in the natural agricultural region. This is very important not only for the study of ways of rational land use, but also for ensuring the fiscal purposes of the cadastre, as the main territorial unit of monetary valuation of agricultural land is a natural agricultural region. This study describes the state of soils through the relationship of specific fertility indicators and the corresponding production opportunities for their use in agriculture. Correlation-regression analysis was performed, which showed that minimum tillage is preferred, as it has a moderate, strong and very strong correlation between phosphate and other soil fertility indicators. To assess the various methods of land use, it is necessary to select parameters for assessing the state of land quality. To this aim, a set of parameters of specific soil and their changes under the influence of different technologies for growing crops was analyzed. In particular, the influence of phosphate regime indicators on winter wheat yield was established. Ways of rational land use have been developed on the basis of soil fertility indicators, which are typical for a specific natural-agricultural area.The results of the work can be used in the development of a set of measures for the rational use of land. The prospect of further research is to develop a set of indicators for land quality.
The concept of land resource potential in the economic economy
Authors: Chumachenko O. , Kryvoviaz Y. , Ostapenko V.
Published: September 2022

The article analyzes the conceptual and terminological support in the field of economics of nature management and environmental protection. The need for an in-depth etymological study of the terminological apparatus related to the concept of "land resource potential", namely the concepts of "resource", "potential", "land" in terms of increasing competition among businesses for resources and markets for manufactured products. In this regard, a significant amount of bibliographic and electronic Internet sources, both foreign and domestic authors and researchers. The role of resource potential in the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine is substantiated and determined. The author's interpretation of the concept of "land resource potential" as a set of land, labor, material and economic resources, endowed with the potential for the development of productive forces and characterized by indispensability in the production of dependent and territorially spheres of production. The generalization of concepts is carried out and the mathematical interpretation of the concept "land resource potential" is offered. The establishment of classification features is substantiated and the species classification of resources is carried out. In the course of the research the functional properties of land resource potential were identified and generalized. The role of land resources as one of the main ones in the structure of the nature management system is determined.
K-Means Clustering dan Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Dalam Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN) Untuk Klasifikasi Data Multivariat
Authors: Hayqal Hayqal Hazmi Qastari , Oni Soesanto  , Yuana Sukmawaty
Published: September 2022

Pada penelitian ini dilakukan uji simulasi data berskala besar sehingga diperlukan metode yang handal untuk permasalahan klasifikasi salah satunya adalah Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN). Untuk training data RBFNN menggunakan struktur khusus yang melibatkan dimensi tinggi pada hidden layer. Dengan struktur RBFNN yang khusus tersebut maka seringkali menimbulkan permasalahan karena hidden layernya terlalu besar, sehingga diperlukan penambahan metode penyederhaan jaringan seperti PCA dan K-Means Clustering. Metode PCA digunakan untuk mereduksi dimensi input pada RBFNN sedangkan metode K-Means Clustering digunakan untuk penentuan inisialisasi center awal pada RBFNN. Pada hasil percobaan metode PCA dihasilkan komponen utama ke-1 dan ke-2 dengan masing-masing mewakili 55.2288% dan 27.3108% dari seluruh variabilitas, secara kumulatif kedua komponen utama menyatakan sebesar 82.5396% dan hasil percobaan perulangan iterasi di metode penelitian ini didapatkan hasil rata-rata proses akurasi PC dan Klas terbaik berada pada PC-2 Klas-3 dengan akurasi di atas 90% untuk proses training dan testing dengan akurasi kesalahan klasifikasi di bawah 10%.
A new species of Loxosomella from the White Sea (Entoprocta: Tetrigidae)
Authors: Bagrov S.V. , Slyusarev G.S.
Published: September 2022

A new species of Entoprocta, Loxosomella marisalbi sp. n., from the White Sea is described and compared with L. nordgaardi (Ryland, 1961). The distinctions between these species are discussed.
It’s Complicated
Authors: Bucur Maria
Published: September 2022

Kristen Ghodsee, Why Women Have Better Sex under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence, New York: Hachette, 2018, 356 pp, $17.99 (paperback), ISBN 9781645036364

Kateřina Lišková, Sexual Liberation, Socialist Style: Communist Czechoslovakia and the Science of Desire, 1945–1989, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018, 293 pp, $31.99 (paperback), ISBN 9781108341332

Agnieszka Kościańska, Gender, Pleasure, and Violence: The Construction of Expert Knowledge of Sexuality in Poland, Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2021, 268 pp, $42.00 (paperback), ISBN 9780253053091

Agnieszka Kościańska, To See a Moose: The History of Polish Sex Education, New York: Berghahn, 2021, 354 pp, $145.00 (hardback), ISBN 9781800730601

Anita Kurimay, Queer Budapest, 1871–1961, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020, 336 pp, $32.50 (paperback), ISBN 9780226705798
Síndrome de Percheron: reporte de caso
Authors: María Monroy  , Vanessa Campozano  , José Vergara
Published: September 2022

Introducción: La vascularización del tálamo fue descrita por Percheron en el siglo XX. La irrigación del tálamo proviene principalmente de las conexiones que establecen la arteria carótida interna y la arteria basilar, es decir, circulación vascular cerebral anterior y posterior. La arteria de Percheron, ante situaciones de isquemia, ocasiona lesión en el tálamo con injuria bilateral. Objetivo: Analizar caso clínico propuesto, literatura médica y evidencia científica actual relacionada. Metodología: Reporte descriptivo de un paciente de 45 años, ingresado en el Hospital General Guasmo Sur, Ecuador. Cuadro clínico de 20 horas de evolución previa al ingreso, caracterizado por deterioro del sensorio, se realizan neuroimágenes, compatibles con isquemia bitalámica, y revisión bibliográfica en la literatura mundial. Resultados: En TAC de cerebro inicial se visualiza imagen hipodensa bilateral en región talámica. En RMN evidencia lesiones en área de tálamo, hiperintensidad en Flair (Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery), T2 y DW (diffusion), hipointensidad en T1 y ADC (Apparent Diffusion Coefficient). Paciente cursa GOS (Glasgow Outcome Scale) 3 PTS. Discusión: Las lesiones bitalámicas son infrecuentes, la prevalencia oscila del 0,1 % al 0,6 %. Cabe destacar la relevancia diagnóstica, la mayor parte de ellas corresponde a un origen embólico. Conclusión: Cuadro clínico compatible con la tríada clásica de Percheron, que consiste en: parálisis vertical de la mirada, alteración cognitiva, coma. Los estudios de neuroimagen permiten dilucidar el infarto talámico paramediano, síndrome de Percheron.
Üst gastrointestinal endoskopilerinde tespit edilen poliplerin özelliklerinin histopatolojik tipleri ile ilişkileri
Authors: CAPOGLU Recayi , GÖNÜLLÜ Emre , BAYHAN Zulfu , DEMİR Hakan , YİĞİT Merve , AKA Umur , SABUNCU Emre
Published: September 2022

Giriş ve Amaç: Üst GİS maligniteleri dünyada ve ülkemizde sık görülen kanserlerdendir ve poliplerden gelişebilmektedirler. Bizde poliplerin ünitemizdeki prevalansını, endoskopik ve histolojik özelliklerini ortaya koymayı amaçladık Materyal metod: Tek merkezli retrospektif çalışmamıza, mart 2016 ile nisan 2022 tarihleri arasında hastanemiz genel cerrahi endoskopi ünitesinde yapılan gastroskopi işleminde polip saptanan 18 yaş ve üzerindeki erişkin hastalar dahil edildi, Hastaların gastroskopi raporları incelenerek yaş, cinsiyet, gastroskopi yapılma nedeni, polip sayısı, poliplerin midedeki lokalizasyonu, polipektomi yöntemleri kaydedildi. Bulgular Çalışmamıza mart 2016 ile nisan 2022 tarihleri arasında yapılan toplam 11.643 üst GİS endoskopisinde, polip saptanan 262 hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların 180 (%68,7)’inde tek bir polip, 82 (%31,3)’sinde ise multiple polipler saptandı. Yaşları 21 ve 86 aralığında olan toplam 262 hastanın yaş ortalaması 57.6 ± 13.1 idi. Hastaların 152’si (%58) kadın ve 110’u (%42) erkekti, yaş ortalamaları arasında anlamlı farklılık yoktu . Toplam 230 (%87,8) hastada forceps tekniği ile polipektomi yapılırken, 32 (%12,2) hastada ise snare polipektomi yapıldı. Snare tekniğinin, forceps tekniğine kıyasla daha büyük boyutlu poliplerin çıkarılmasında tercih edildiği gözlendi. Sonuç: Çalışmamızda değerlendirilen üst GIS endoskopilerindeki polip saptanma oranı literatür ile uyumlu olarak yaklaşık %2 idi. En sık saptanan türler hiperplastik polip ve fundik gland polipiydi. Endoskopik olarak bazen poliplerin birbirinden ayırt edilmesi zor olabildiğinden özellikle boyutları büyük olan polipler güvenli bir şekilde polipektomi ile alınmalıdır.
Pathological and Therapeutic Advances in Parkinson’s Disease: Mitochondria in the Interplay
Authors: Naren Padmashri , Cholkar Anjali , Kamble Suchita , Khan Sabiya Samim , Srivastava Saurabh , Madan Jitender , Mehra Neelesh , Tiwari Vinod , Singh Shashi Bala , Khatri Dharmendra Kumar
Published: September 2022

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative illness majorly affecting the population between the ages of 55 to 65 years. Progressive dopaminergic neuronal loss and the collective assemblage of misfolded alpha-synuclein in the substantia nigra, remain notable neuro-pathological hallmarks of the disease. Multitudes of mechanistic pathways have been proposed in attempts to unravel the pathogenesis of PD but still, it remains elusive. The convergence of PD pathology is found in organelle dysfunction where mitochondria remain a major contributor. Mitochondrial processes like bioenergetics, mitochondrial dynamics, and mitophagy are under strict regulation by the mitochondrial genome and nuclear genome. These processes aggravate neurodegenerative activities upon alteration through neuroinflammation, oxidative damage, apoptosis, and proteostatic stress. Therefore, the mitochondria have grabbed a central position in the patho-mechanistic exploration of neurodegenerative diseases like PD. The management of PD remains a challenge to physicians to date, due to the variable therapeutic response of patients and the limitation of conventional chemical agents which only offer symptomatic relief with minimal to no disease-modifying effect. This review describes the patho-mechanistic pathways involved in PD not only limited to protein dyshomeostasis and oxidative stress, but explicit attention has been drawn to exploring mechanisms like organelle dysfunction, primarily mitochondria and mitochondrial genome influence, while delineating the newer exploratory targets such as GBA1, GLP, LRRK2, and miRNAs and therapeutic agents targeting them.
Seroprevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Ante-Natal Clinic at Federal Teaching Hospital Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Authors: Enitan Seyi Samson
Published: September 2022

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in pregnancy, especially in the first trimester often  lead to congenital abnormalities and is associated with serious complications, such as microcephaly, mental retardation, spastic paralysis, hepatosplenomegaly, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, deafness, and optic nerve atrophy leading to blindness in infants. These conditions are threats to accomplishing the sustainable developmental goal three (_To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages_) as there are not deliberate measures put in place to track and manage the virus in Ido-Ekiti and environs. This present study evaluated the seroprevalence of the virus among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Federal Teaching Hospital Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.

METHOD: A total of one hundred and sixteen (116) pregnant women were examined in this study. The subjects were administered a structured questionnaire to obtain demographic and risk data. Five millimeters (5 ml) of blood samples were collected from consenting subjects to obtain sera which were analyzed for the presence of CMV IgG and IgM antibodies using Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Avidity testing was also carried out using ELISA.

RESULTS: Results obtained from this study showed prevalence of 87.9% and 7.8% for IgG and IgM respectively. Samples that tested positive for both IgG and IgM were 6.0%. These samples were examined for avidity to evaluate strength of the IgG antibodies. Those with avidity index >35% were 28.6% showing IgG antibody predominance, while those with avidity index < or equal to 35% were 71.4% indicating that IgM was the predominant antibody. A significant (p<0.05) number of the pregnant women recorded the presence of IgG and IgM antibody to the virus. There was no statistical significance (p>0.05) difference between the prevalence of CMV IgG antibody across age ranges, number of pregnancies, miscarriages, marital status, trimester, still birth and transfusion.

CONCLUSION: With the information provided in this study, there is need for the adoption of CMV screening into the antenatal profile tests, more public awareness of the virus to educate the general public especially women on how it is acquired and contributing factors like personal and community hygiene as preventive approaches to avert future consequences.

_KEYWORDS: Cytomegalovirus, Immunoglobulin, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Women. _
Acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination at different hypothetical efficacy and safety levels in Nigeria.
Authors: Akele Richard , Enitan Seyi Samson , Adejumo Esther , Durosinmi Abiodun , Ezigbo Eyiuche , Itodo Grace , Abdulsalam Adedeji Abimbola , Dada Michael Olugbamila , Edafetanure-Ibeh Okeoghene Marcel , Oyedoyin Oyekan Ifeoluwa , Yelpoji Polit Umanka , Idoko Abah Michael , Opeyemi Ogunwola Oluwatosin , Nmesomachi Ogbuji Sylvia , Okafor Edwin Nkemjika , Oyekale Adesola Oyekunle
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND:  Vaccination efforts against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be hampered by vaccine hesitancy. This study assessed the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination at different hypothetical efficacy and safety levels in Nigeria. METHODS: This web-based study was conducted among a selected Nigerian population between the month of February and May, 2021 using an online self-administered structured questionnaire hosted by Survey Monkey. WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook were used to disseminate the invitation to take the poll. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 25 with level of significance set at P<0.05. RESULT: The finding of this study revealed that a larger proportion of the participants were males (53.9%), within the age group of 31-40 years (25.6%), and earn an average income of less than $500 per month. Individuals between the ages of 21 and 30 years and 31 to 40 years showed the highest levels of acceptability for the COVID-19 vaccine at 95% efficacy and 5% adverse effects. Older age group (>51 years and above) had the least vaccine acceptance rate (3.3%) at 75% vaccine efficacy and 20% side effect. Respondents who held the belief that vaccinations are essential for their health had higher chance to accept COVID-19 vaccine with OR: 0.76; 50%CI (0.00-0.00), OR: 6.31; 95%CI (0.000-0.000), OR: 1.23; 95%CI (0.193-7.860) and OR: 0.696; 95%CI (0.048-10.047) based on religion, occurrence of diabetes, Pulmonary disease and Hypertension, respectively. CONCLUSION: The results of this research indicate that vaccine acceptance rates are negatively correlated with participants' ages.

_KEY WORDS: Acceptance, COVID-19, Efficacy, Nigeria, safety, Vaccine. _
A Comparative Study of Montelukast and Salbutamol in Bronchial Asthma
Authors: Ghosh Rajesh , Chakraborty Arindam , Pramanik Swarupashis , Bhattacharyya Ananya
Published: September 2022

Current asthma drug therapy is highly effective, having evolved from naturally occurring substances via logical pharmaceutical developments. Pharmacology has played an important role in the development of asthma drugs, and several key experimental findings have been published in this journal. Understanding the pharmacology of effective drug therapies has also taught us a lot about the mechanisms underlying asthma. 2-Adrenoceptor agonists, which evolved from catecholamines in the adrenal medulla, are the most effective bronchodilators, whereas corticosteroids, which evolved from catecholamines in the adrenal cortex, are by far the most effective controllers of the underlying inflammatory process in the airways. A combination inhaler containing a long-acting 2-agonist and a corticosteroid - an improved form of adrenal gland extract - is the current "gold standard" of asthma therapy.
Theophylline, a dietary methyl xanthine, and chromoglycate, a plant-derived substance, have both been widely utilized in the treatment of asthma, but their molecular mechanisms are still unknown. Pharmacology has been crucial in enhancing natural products to create effective, long-lasting, and secure asthma medications, but it has faced difficulties in developing new classes of anti-asthma treatments. Leukotriene antagonists, the only brand-new type of anti-asthma therapy established in the previous 30 years, are less efficient than currently available medications. Corticosteroids are less successful than new, more focused medicines that target particular cytokines, but more focused medications run the risk of having side effects that may not be tolerable. Pharmacology, not molecular genetics, appears to be the most likely direction for future advancements in asthma treatment.
Complicações e recidivas de amputações não traumáticas no pé diabético
Authors: Boas Paloma Costa Vilas , Oliveira Letícia Santos Alves de , Figueiredo Maria Eduarda Leão Dias Leite e , Marques Carolina Cronemberger Cruz , Carvalho Manuela Mancini
Published: September 2022

Uma das complicações mais impactantes do diabetes mellitus (DM) é o pé diabético, que ocorre tanto em pacientes diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (DM1) quanto em diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2). Este é um processo crônico relacionado a diversos fatores que acarretam o surgimento de úlcera nos pés. Ademais, infecções no pé diabético são de difícil controle, tornando a amputação uma possibilidade real, devendo esta, portanto, ser discutida antecipadamente com o paciente. Nesse contexto, o presente artigo, tem como questão norteadora: quais as principais complicações relacionadas a recidiva de amputações não traumáticas em pacientes com presença do pé diabético? Portanto, o objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever e evidenciar as principais complicações, recidiva e necessidade de reabordagem cirúrgica em pacientes diabetes mellitus (DM) com presença do pé diabético. Como metodologia, realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica do tipo integrativa com abordagem qualitativa de caráter retrospectivo. Como resultados, os estudos originais demonstraram o grau de repercussão das amputações e a dependência individual elevada daqueles que são submetidos ao procedimento de amputação. Além disso, alguns outros estudos puderam propor medidas assistenciais para a redução de desfechos indesejados. Ademais, de acordo com os estudos e com a literatura vigente, é possível reafirmar o quão oneroso é para o Sistema de saúde as complicações do diabetes, uma vez que os custos com internações, tratamento, manejo e a prevenção do pé diabético são altos. Por fim, concluiu-se que muitas das complicações pós-cirúrgicas estão relacionadas ao nível de dependência do membro amputado, destacando a importância da prevenção desta complicação, além de infecção pós-operatória, necrose e trombose venosa profunda.
Critical Success Factors for Inclusive Talent Management in Malaysia
Authors: Darmalinggam Darshana , Kaliannan Maniam
Published: September 2022

There are two perspectives to talent management (TM) practices, exclusivity and inclusivity. The limelight, however, has been on the widely practised exclusive TM approach through development of high potentials. As part of the 12th Malaysian Plan, the social reengineering goal seeks to attain an inclusive nation. Thus, this paper sets out to outline propositions and a framework on critical success factors (CSFs) of TM followed by potential research questions for future researches. This paper sets out to explore the under-researched area of inclusive TM by studying its critical success factors (CSFs) that would enable applicability in Malaysia by means of an inclusive talent development plan. In doing so, the stakeholder, resource-based view and ability, motivation and opportunity theories can be synchronously utilised. As a result, four CSFs to inclusive talent development were identified, inclusive TM as a priority, the presence of multiple contingent inclusive employee valuation propositions, the need for strategic recruitment passages, and the ability to generate and develop inclusive talents’ knowledge, skills, and abilities. For Malaysia’s government and respective bodies to realise the goal of their inclusivity targets, they need to recognise CSFs of inclusive TM best practices primarily in relation to talent development.
Drag Reduction on car side mirrors with the implementation of camera modules
Authors: Hasan Mahmud , Yokota Jeffrey
Published: September 2022

The greatest obstacle in the acceleration of a car through air is aerodynamic drag. With this increased drag is the expenditure of fuel. About 50-60% of a vehicles’ total fuel energy is lost to overcome adverse aerodynamic forces. However, with the increase of fuel prices, many solutions have surfaced. One of these solutions are the implementation of camera modules to replace bulky traditional side mirrors. For this report, a thorough analysis was conducted into the aerodynamic benefits of these newly proposed camera modules in comparison to the conventional solid state mirrors. Specifically, one conventional side mirror along with two newly proposed camera module’s were studied in this thesis report. For this analysis, the overall drag of each module was found using CFD simulation under turbulent conditions at 60 km/h using the Realized K- method. The drag and Cd values found for the conventional side mirror were 3.985 N and 0.38 respectively. The values found for the two camera modules, Models B and C, were 0.526 N and 0.857 N. Their Cd values were found to be 0.312 and 0.365. This shows a potential of the drag reduction of the side mirror by almost 87% if the switch was made to the newer technology. This value also agreed with the prediction by Honda on their technology which has stated a possible drag reduction for this part by up to 90%. However, when observing the bigger picture, it became evident that although this drag reduction is significant for locally, it simply is not enough to make a big impact on the drag reduction of the entire vehicle. With a maximum decrease in the total vehicle drag found to to be only 4%, the reduction in the fuel consumption of the vehicle would only decrease by 0.2 gallons per mile. On the other hand, improvements in parts such as the car rims or the underbelly of the car can result in fuel improvements of upwards of 12%-25%. For this reason, it can be concluded that automobile manufacturers research other possible solutions to reduce the vehicle drag such as with the redesign of the underbelly of the car or wheel arches and rims.
Atypical Presentation of Shiga Toxin Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (STEC-HUS)
Authors:   Paediatric Service, Children’s and Women’s Health Department, Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora, Évora, Portugal, Marques Inês , Figueiredo Leonor ,   Paediatric Service, Children’s and Women’s Health Department, Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora, Évora, Portugal, Pataca Isabel ,   Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal, Pereira Gabriela ,   Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal, Estrada João ,   Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal, Baptista Rute ,   Paediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal
Published: September 2022

Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection is the most common cause of haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in children. It should be noted that 5% of STEC-HUS patients have no prodromal diarrhoea, while it may be present in up to 30% of atypical HUS (aHUS) cases. In patients at risk for aHUS, STEC infection may act as a trigger rather than playing a causative role. Presently, eculizumab is the first-line therapy for children presenting with aHUS, whereas treatment of children with STEC-HUS is mainly supportive. We report the case of a child with STEC-HUS who had a severe presentation, requiring renal replacement therapy in the acute phase and surgical treatment for a colonic stricture that arose as a late extra-renal complication of the disease. We aim to review the diagnostic workup of children presenting with HUS, stressing the resources available in our setting. In Portugal, O157 E. coli isolation medium is widely available in clinical laboratories. Non-O157 STEC identification requires specific testing, which is increasingly relevant as non-O157 STEC is becoming a more common cause of STEC-HUS than serogroup O157. The National Health Institute Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) has the capacity to identify verotoxin genes and to proceed to verotxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) pathogenicity assessment using multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Fresh stool samples must be obtained early in the disease course to be sent for culture in O157 E. coli isolation medium and for non-O157 E. coli identification assays.
Nemes Nagy József – Pálné Kovács Ilona (szerk.) (2022): A regionalizmus az elmélettől a gyakorlatig Illés Ivánra emlékezve 80. születésnapja alkalmából (IDResearch Kft / Publlikon kiadó)
Authors: Orosz Dániel
Published: September 2022

Ezzel a könyvismertetővel emlékezik a Miskolci Egyetem Világ-és Regionális Gazdaságtan Intézete Illés Iván Professzor Úrra, aki 2001 és 2009 között tevékenykedett Intézetünkben kezdetben egyetemi docensként, majd 2004. szeptember 1-től egyetemi tanárként. A regionalizmus, mint tudományterület kérdései mindig aktuális témát szolgáltatnak kutatók, hallgatók, területfejlesztéssel foglalkozó szakemberek, és az olvasók számára egyaránt. A gazdaságtudományban az elmúlt néhány évtizedben a tér, a térbeliség felértékelődésével egyre fontosabb szerepet játszik a regionális tudomány, jól szemlélteti ezt, hogy szinte mindegyik hazai egyetemen létrejöttek a kutatóműhelyek. A Magyar Regionális Tudományi Társaság révén országos tudományos társasággal, továbbá az MTA IX. osztályán belül önálló bizottsággal működik a regionális tudomány. Azoknak az olvasóknak, akik érdeklődnek a regionális politika és tudomány aktuális témakörei iránt, a gazdaságfejlesztéstől a környezetvédelemig, valamint az intézményektől a finanszírozásig ajánlom a Nemes Nagy József és Pálné Kovács Ilona szerkesztésében 2022-ben megjelent „A Regionalizmus az elmélettől a gyakorlatig” című könyvet. A kötet megírását Illés Iván élete, a regionális tudomány területén végzett kimagasló munkája, és az alkalom, hogy 2022-ben lenne nyolcvan éves motiválta.
Saber Ambiental del Pueblo Uros del Lago Titicaca, Puno (Perú)
Authors: Gómez-Arteta Indira , Escobar-Mamani Fortunato
Published: September 2022

Interpretar el saber ambiental y los conocimientos tradicionales practicados por los pueblos indígenas es prioritario para contribuir al desarrollo sostenible. El estudio exploró presupuestos de saber ambiental y mecanismos de uso racional y conservación de la biodiversidad de los habitantes de las islas flotantes de los Uros, asentadas en la bahía del lago Titicaca de Puno (Perú). Se recopiló información mediante encuestas y entrevistas en profundidad, acerca de los conocimientos, actitudes y expectativas del pueblo Uros, considerando dos ejes: uso racional de los recursos y conservación del entorno natural del lago. Los resultados muestran que la coexistencia de los Uros y el lago se rige por los principios de armonía y reciprocidad, bajo la concepción de unidad; el 88% de encuestados sostiene que las prácticas tradicionales del cuidado de espacios acuáticos les han permitido vivir por generaciones; por ello, mantener el equilibrio ecológico es fundamental para seguir conviviendo en armonía. Se concluye que el lago, para los Uros, es un ente viviente, que provee recursos y requiere cuidado y conservación. Esta concepción debe ser considerada en el proceso de formulación de políticas públicas de uso racional y conservación de la diversidad biológica y cultural de los pueblos.
СТАН КОМУНІКАТИВНОЇ ФУНКЦІЇ ДІТЕЙ З ТРУДНОЩАМИ У НАВЧАННІ
Authors: Яковлева Світлана Дмитрівна , Майор Вікторія Федорівна
Published: September 2022

У статті представлено результати діагностики стану сформованості комунікативної функції у дітей з труднощами у навчанні початкової ланки школи з метою корекції проблем. Метою дослідження виступає виокремлення комунікативних навичок з метою корекції недоліків їх сформованості. У дослідженні застосований метод з’ясування змістових характеристик комунікативної діяльності, її діагностики та методів корекційного впливу. Результати. Встановлено, що стан комунікативної функції у дітей з труднощами у навчанні несформований відповідно до нормативного розвитку, що відображається на навчальному процесі дітей цієї категорії. З метою формування необхідно здійснювати як диференційований, так і індивідуальний підхід, що сприятиме покращенню стану комунікативної функції та мисленнєвого процесу. Для формування комунікативних умінь і навичок у програму для 1–4 класів спеціальної школи вводиться курс «Усне (розмовне) мовлення», який можна використовувати під час роботи з дітьми у інклюзивно-реабілітаційних центрах з діагнозом затримка психічного розвитку. До його завдань входить процес оволодіння розмовним мовленням на основі корекції всіх складників мовленнєвого акту: допомогти дітям осмислити й узагальнити наявний у них мовленнєвий досвід, покращити такі якісні характеристики усного мовлення, як звуковимова, темп, дикція, інтонація, виразність; підвищити в них загальну культуру мовленнєвої комунікації і спілкування. Висновок. Діти з порушеннями у навчанні відстають від своїх однолітків за комунікативною діяльністю. У процесі формування навичок соціальної взаємодії в учнів молодшого шкільного віку необхідно здійснювати як диференційований, так і індивідуальний підхід, пов’язаний з глибиною інтелектуальної недорозвиненості конкретної дитини, рівнем її розумової та фізичної працездатності та емоційно-вольової сфери. Необхідно проводити заняття, на яких робиться наголос на комунікативну функцію мовлення, прагматику та семантику мовлення, встановлювати правила ведення розмови, враховувати паралінгвістичний аспект, який включає у себе кінестетику, проксеміку, вокалістику.
ВІКОВІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ПЕРЕЖИВАННЯ ТРАВМ ВІЙНИ: ІНТЕГРАТИВНИЙ ПІДХІД
Authors: Кузікова Світлана Борисівна , Зливков Валерій Лавтентійович , Лукомська Світлана Олексіївна
Published: September 2022

Статтю присвячено проблемі інтегративного підходу до визначення особливостей переживання множинних травм російсько-української війни. Мета статті – емпіричне вивчення вікових особливостей переживання травм війни в контексті інтеграції психологічних знань про особистість у кризових ситуаціях. Методи дослідження: Госпітальна шкала тривоги і депресії (HADS, A.S. Zigmond і R.P. Snaith, 1983, адаптація А.В. Андрущенко, 2003), опитувальник симптомів ПТСР PCL-5 (F.W. Weathers, B. T. Litz, T. M. Keane, 2013), опитувальник реакцій горювання (HGRC, N. S. Hogan, 2001), опитувальник соціальної підтримки (ISS, N. S. Hogan, L. A. Schmidt, 2016). У даному дослідженні ми порівняли травми війни осіб віком від 13 до 70 років, які перебували в зоні активних бойових дій, залишали її шляхом внутрішньої міграції та були у своїх містах і селищах у тимчасовій окупації (Київська, Сумська, Харківська області України), всього у дослідженні взяли участь 328 осіб. Результати дослідження: досліджуваним незалежно від віку властиві такі травми війни, як відокремленість від членів сім’ї, численні смерті членів родини і друзів, зруйновані будинки та смерть домашніх тварин; найбільше травми війни вплинули на систему цінностей та переконань підлітків та молоді, які чи не вперше в житті стикнулися з неконтрольованим світом, звідси ми можемо констатувати наявність моральної травми, за відсутності симптомів ПТСР. Існують негативні статистично значущі кореляції соціальної підтримки з показниками PCL-5, зокрема уникнення та інтрузій, а також з симптомами депресії Госпітальної шкали HADS. Висновки: у всіх учасників дослідження наявні травмівні події, які зумовлюють роздратованість, підвищену збудливість, проблеми зі сном та з харчовою поведінкою, однак не призводять до посттравматичних розладів; переважна більшість досліджуваних віком до 50 років мобілізовані для подальшої боротьби за перемогу, симптоми ПТСР у них виражені несуттєво, так само як і провина, гнів, відчай, що супроводжують травмівні втрати, натомість, особи старші 50 років важко адаптуються до нового місця проживання, більше прив’язані до своїх будинків і домашніх господарств, розлука з якими супроводжується у них відчаєм і панічними реакціями.
Pola Asuh Balita Stunting Usia 24-59 Bulan Pada Masa Pandemi COVID-19
Authors: Fauziah Siti Nur , Dewi Sartika Ratu Ayu , Saputra Hermawan
Published: September 2022

Indonesia termasuk salah satu negara dengan “tiga beban malnutrisi”, sebelum adanya pandemi COVID-19. Tujuh juta anak di Indonesia mengalami stunting. Sebagian dari total ibu hamil mengalami anemia. Stunting dapat terjadi akibat pola asuh balita yang tidak sesuai dan pola makan balita yang tidak seimbang. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pola asuh terhadap balita stunting usia 24-59 bulan pada masa pandemi COVID-19 di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kecamatan terpilih Kota Depok Jawa Barat Tahun 2020. Penelitian dilakukan di wilayah Puskesmas Kecamatan Pengasinan, yaitu Kelurahan Pengasinan dan Bedahan. Pelaksanaan penelitian ini mulai bulan Juli-Agustus tahun 2020. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa masih banyak ibu balita yang kurang tepat dalam hal pola asuh balita. Mulai dari kurangnya pemahaman tekait ASI Eksklusif dan MPASI, pentingnya imunisasi dasar lengkap, vitamin A, dan praktik pemberian makan serta kurang tepatnya pola pemberian makan pada balita. Selain itu praktik pelayanan kesehatan di Puskesmas Pengasinan sudah cukup baik selama masa pandemi stunting tetapi pelayanan kesehatan khusus balita stunting dianggap kurang karena selamapandemi tidak ada pelayanan kesehatan khusus yang diterima balita stunting. Diharapkan untuk mengevaluasi kinerja kader-kader posyandu. Selain itu, nakes juga perlu memberikan mentoring dan coaching pada kader, sehingga meningkatkan kapasitas kader posyandu.
Efektivitas Edukasi Penggunaan Pasta Gigi yang Mengandung Fluoride terhadap Peningkatan Pengetahuan Ibu tentang Kesehatan Mulut
Authors: Kurnia Puji , Rahmi Eni , Nofika Reni , Setiawan Yudi , Yemima Eunike
Published: September 2022

Kombinasi antara menyikat gigi yang bertujuan membersihkan plak secara mekanis dengan penggunaan pasta gigi mengandung ion fluor yang memengaruhi proses demineralisasi dan remineralisasi dapat mencegah karies. Anak berusia di bawah 8 tahun masih membutuhkan bimbingan dari orang tua terutama ibu dalam proses menyikat gigi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi efektivitas edukasi penggunaan pasta gigi yang mengandung fluoride terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan ibu tentang kesehatan mulut anak. Penelitian ini mengumpulkan subyek penelitian berjumlah 25 subyek dari 32 subyek awal, terdiri dari guru SMKN 1 Batanghari Jambi yang merupakan seorang ibu. Subyek dievaluasi secara daring dengan 8 butir closed ended question saat pre-test (20 Juni 2021) dan post-test (21 Juni 2021). Uji statistik menggunakan pre-test dan post-test dengan SPSS. Uji indeks gain score dilakukan untuk menentukan tingkat efektivitas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat peningkatan rata-rata pengetahuan responden antara sebelum (5,16±1,930) dan setelah (5,64 ± 1,800) pemberian edukasi penggunaan pasta gigi yang mengandung fluoride. Nilai efektivitas yaitu 0,2 (g<0,3). Edukasi kepada ibu memberikan pengaruh positif namun nilai efektivitasnya rendah.
Efektivitas Edukasi Penggunaan Pasta Gigi Zinc Kepada Guru TK Mengunakan Metode Teledentsistry di Masa Pandemi COVID-19
Authors: Setiawan Yudi , Sumantri Dedi , Aulia Rahmi Khairani , Kurnia Puji , Putri Wulandani Liza , Putri Dyana , Iqbal M.
Published: September 2022

Pandemi COVID-19 memiliki dampak terhadap masyarakat, pengetahuan dalam pencegahan penyebaran diperlukan agar dapat mengurangi tertularnya COVID-19. Oleh karena penerapan physical distancing, metode edukasi secara daring dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas edukasi penggunaan pasta gigi zinc kepada guru TK menggunakan metode teledentistry di masa pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode cross-sectional yang dilakukan pada guru TK se-Kecamatan Lubuk Basung yang telah memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi. Kuisioner dengan 10 pertanyaan tertutup diberikan kepada populasi yang berjumlah 53 orang sebelum intervensi, kemudian dilakukan intervensi berupa edukasi secara daring dan dilakukan pengisian kuisioner kembali. Nilai 1 diberikan jika jawaban benar dan 0 jika jawaban salah. Statistika deskriptif dan perangkat lunak PSPP digunakan untuk menganalisa data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan rerata pengetahuan yang signifikan antara sebelum (17,98±2,274) dan sesudah (19,49±1,265) pemberian edukasi penggunaan pasta gigi zinc kepada guru TK mengunakan metode teledentsistry (Pv=0,000). Berdasarkan uji gain score diperoleh hasil sebesar 0,75, disimpulkan edukasi penggunaan pasta gigi zinc kepada guru TK menggunakan metode teledentistry terbukti  memiliki efektifitas tinggi.
Pengaruh Dukungan Keluarga dan Religiusitas terhadap Kecemasan Pasien Kanker
Authors: Reza Muhammad , Abubakar Al Yasa’ , Ahmad Anwar
Published: September 2022

Kecemasan pasien kanker merupakan suatu keadaan yang dialami pasien terhadap penyakit yang dideritanya, apabila keadaan kecemasan pasien ini tidak diantisipasi, maka akan membuat ketidaknyamanan pasien dan selalu merasa cemas atas penyakit yang dideritanya. Tujuan penelitian ini menguji apakah dukungan keluarga dan religiusitas berpengaruh terhadap kecemasan pasien kanker secara parsial dan simultan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional study. Populasi dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 81 orang, sedangkan teknik pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan menggunakan semua populasi dimasukkan ke dalam pengamatan penelitian. Alat pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan kuisioner, sedangkan uji statistik yang digunakan analisis Uji F dan Uji T. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan baik secara parsial maupun simultan adanya hubungan antara dukungan keluarga (Pv=0,024) dan religiusitas (Pv=0,001) terhadap kecemasan pasien kanker di RSUD dr Zainoel Abidin Banda Aceh. Disarankan bagi keluarga senantiasa memberikan motivasi terhadap anggota keluarganya yang menderita sakit melalui dukungan emosional, adanya dukungan penghargaan, materi dan informasi.
Prevalensi dan Faktor Risiko Carpal Tunnel Syndrome pada Perawat
Authors: Kurniaputri Gotha Aprilia , Pinzon Rizaldy Taslim , Veronica Vanessa , Pramudita Esdras Ardi
Published: September 2022

Perawat melakukan tindakan-tindakan yang sebagian besar menggunakan aktivitas tangan berlebih seperti penekanan pada pompa tensimeter, pengetikan dengan komputer dan pendorongan plunger syringe sehingga berisiko mengalami carpal tunnel syndrome. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur prevalensi dan mengevaluasi faktor risiko carpal tunnel syndrome (usia, jenis kelamin, lama bekerja, jabatan, mencuci baju, olahraga dan berkendara) pada perawat di Rumah Sakit Bethesda Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional-analitik dengan desain potong lintang yang dilakukan di rumah sakit Bethesda, Yogyakarta, Indonesia pada Bulan Oktober sampai November 2017. Pengambilan data dilakukan dengan pengisian kuisioner dan pemeriksaan Phalen dan Tinel pada pergelangan tangan. Analisis chi-square digunakan untuk membandingkan variabel kategorik dan independent T-test dilakukan untuk membandingkan variabel numerik. Terdapat 90 perawat yang terdiri dari 21 laki-laki dan 69 perempuan yang berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Kejadian carpal tunnel syndrome didapatkan pada 16,7% perawat dan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara mencuci baju dengan kejadian carpal tunnel syndrome (Pv=0,001; OR=6,333). Tidak ada hubungan signifikan antara jenis kelamin, lama bekerja, jabatan, olahraga, dan berkendara dengan carpal tunnel syndrome.
Pengembangan Standar Operasional Prosedur (SOP) Penerapan Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Bundle (VAPb) di Ruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Rumah Sakit
Authors: Erawati Tri Astuti , Hartono Risky Kusuma
Published: September 2022

Keberhasilan pelaksanaan ventilator associated pneumonia bundle  (VAPb) oleh dokter, perawat dan tenaga Kesehatan lain di ICU tergantung adanya Standar Operasional Prosedur (SOP) penerapan Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Bundle (VAPb). Penerapan VAPb di Ruang ICU Rumah Sakit telah dilaksanakan dan didokumentasikan  ke dalam flow sheet tetapi hanya tertulis prosedur VAPb untuk dokter, untuk perawat belum tertulis dalam kesatuan prosedur VAPb dan SOP VAPb belum ada. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan penerapan VAPb ke dalam SOP penerapan VAPb diruang ICU Rumah Sakit. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian  deskriptif analisis kualitatif yang dilakukan di ruang ICU Rumah Sakit pada bulan Januari 2021. Dalam penelitian ini, data dan informasi didapat dari informan yang dipilih secara purposive. Teknik pengumpulan data primer dengan cara wawancara mendalam (In-depth interview). Penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa pengembangan SOP penerapan VAPb yang diperlukan oleh Rumah Sakit sebanyak 7 SOP, yaitu 3 SOP yang dikembangkan dan 4 SOP yang di buat baru. Pengembangan SOP penerapan VAPb yang dibuat dapat dijadikan pedoman penerapan VAPb pada pasien terpasang ventilator sehingga dapat mengurangi angka kejadian VAP di ruang ICU.
UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CEREBRAL DOMINANCE AND LEARNING STYLES: THE MEDIATION OF CHRONOTYPES
Authors: Tongal Ayşegül , Dağyar Miray
Published: September 2022

Learning styles, cerebral dominance and chronotypes are among the factors that have been determined to be effective on individuals’ learning. It is stated in the literature that these three variables are interrelated or affect each other. Therefore, the aim of the study is to determine the extent to which students’ cerebral dominance predicts their learning styles and whether chronotypes have an effect on this level of prediction as a moderating variable. In the research, the “Morningness-Eveningness Stability Scale improved” (MESSI), the “Kolb Learning Style Inventory” (KLSI) and the “Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument” (HBDI) were used as data collection tools. The selection of upper-secondary schools included in the sample was made in a district of Antalya province with the convenience sampling method. The sample of 593 students who agreed to respond to the scale was formed from 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students studying at these upper-secondary schools in the 2021-2022 academic year. According to the analysis results of the structural equation model (SEM) obtained in the study, it was concluded that there were significant positive correlations between learning styles and the sub-dimensions of cerebral dominance; however, chronotypes did not significantly mediate the determined correlations. The findings of this study may provide implications for determining learning styles, which have proven effects on student performance in the teaching-learning process, and, by establishing relationships between individuals’ brain structures and chronotypes, the characteristics that direct learning preferences.
Keywords: cerebral dominance, chronotypes, learning styles, structural equation model, upper-secondary school
Estrategias para el desarrollo de las habilidades directivas en la agencia de viajes Havanatur Celimar
Authors: Alonso Remedios Frandiel , Márquez Hernández Inara Esther , Rodríguez Deler Thalía , Velastegui López Luis Efraín
Published: September 2022

Los cambios y dinámicas que caracterizan el contexto actual precisan que las empresas cuenten con recursos humanos altamente calificados en su especialidad. En Cuba, se hace necesario un estudio profundo en las entidades y en especial de las pertenecientes al sector turístico, relacionado con la capacitación de los directivos cubanos y el desarrollo de sus habilidades. Tal es el caso de la agencia Havanatur Celimar, en la cual se pudo comprobar que sus directivos y reservas muestran signos de no prestarles la debida atención que precisa el desarrollo de las habilidades directivas. La presente ponencia tiene como objetivo proponer estrategias para el desarrollo de las habilidades directivas en los cuadros de la agencia de viajes Havanatur Celimar. Para ello se utilizó un procedimiento de elaboración propia a partir de diferentes metodologías consultadas sobre el tema y una serie de métodos, técnicas y herramientas que permitieron la realización de un análisis integral de los principales elementos determinantes de la gestión de habilidades y competencias de los directivos. Como principales resultados se identificaron las brechas existentes en el desarrollo de habilidades directivas en la agencia objeto de estudio, y se propusieron una serie de estrategias en aras de lograr una mayor capacitación de los directivos de la entidad. Esto permitirá contribuir a la consolidación de una adecuada cultura organizacional entre el personal de la agencia, lo que incidirá de forma positiva en su gestión y resultados finales.