bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Determinants of Women's Education Level in West Java: Impact of Economic Conditions or Discriminative Policies?
Authors: Mulyati Sri , Indraswari Indraswari , Pratikto Rulyusa
Published: May 2022

Various studies have shown that poor households with economic disruption have to choose their priorities. In such circumstances, expenses on girls’ education tend to be sacrificed. On the other hand, the emergence of public policies which discriminate against women and minority groups threatens to reduce women’s educational participation due to the psychological pressure and stigma they experience in educational institutions. This phenomenon is part of the reason why women’s educational participation in Indonesia is lower than men. This research applied a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate and compare the impact of discriminative policies and economic conditions on women’s education. Quantitative methods were conducted using a panel data regression model, while qualitative methods were conducted through content analysis. This study’s results showed that: a) discriminative policies were barriers to women’s rights for education; b) discriminative policies and economic variables had a significant influence on women at primary education level (elementary-junior high school) and at secondary education level (senior high school); c) regional income and expenditure had a significant effect on women’s education at primary and secondary education levels, but had no effect at post-secondary (university) education level; and d) economic and discriminative policy variables had no effect on women’s education at post-secondary (university) level.
Keywords: discriminatory policy, economy, women’s education level
Information Technology Preparedness in Indonesia's Future Capital Area
Authors: Suryanto Adi , Nurdin Nurliah , Sutrisno Edy , Reza Izzul Fatchu
Published: May 2022

The Indonesian capital, DKI Jakarta, will be replaced by Penajam Paser Utara in East Kalimantan, according to the Central Government. Penajam Paser Utara is divided into four districts and thirty villages. The majority of these villages use information technology (information technology), such as websites, to report on village fund applications. However, none of the villages have used information technology to promote the development of the villages’ natural resources potential. Faced with the prospect of becoming Indonesia’s capital, a concerted effort must be made to engage with information technology in order to support the country’s economic development. According to the findings of this study, information technology has only been used to create village fund reports. However, most village functions such as providing certificates for births, marriages, deaths and homes are still reported manually. Penajam Paser Utara public officials have not yet maximized the use of the information technology system to serve the community. Furthermore, no natural resources have been promoted in the village office so that the villagers can earn more money than they did before the introduction of information technology.
Keywords: information technology, village development, economic gain and localities
A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Indonesian Governance
Authors: Kristin Monim Oktovina Hanani , Tokan Alvianita Constantina , Ayu Agnes Resti , Rachmawati Tutik , Parulian Simanjuntak Jeremia Gom Gom
Published: May 2022

This paper is a bibliometric analysis aimed at understanding and analyzing the evolution of Indonesian governance publications. SINTA and Google Scholar were used to find articles from academic journals, which were then organized in Publish or Perish and Mendeley. The year of publication, the institution or educational institution that published, the name of the publication, the name of the author of the article, and citations from the authors who published the articles on governance in Indonesia were all used to analyze 772 articles from academic journals. VOSviewer was used to visualize the collected articles. We thereby produced co-occurrence visualizations that show how the publications are related to one another. For all articles on Indonesian governance published since 2001, nine clusters of interrelationships were discovered. According to our findings, Indonesian governance research is mostly focused on efforts to achieve good governance through public services. The topic of collaboration with stakeholders outside the government, on the other hand, is still missing. As a result, we recommend that this subject be investigated further.
Keywords: Indonesian governance, bibliometric analysis, publication of governance in Indonesia
Do Civil Servants' Perceptions of the Implementation of a Merit System Influence the Personal Growth Initiative?
Authors: Putra Anhar Dana , Mannayong Jumalia
Published: May 2022

This study aimed to examine the influence of civil servants’ perceptions about the implementation of a merit system on this personal growth initiative of the Regional Civil Service Agency of South Sulawesi province. The data were obtained using two questionnaires, namely the personal growth initiative scale and the perception scale. The research used quantitative methods and linear regression. The results of the study indicated that the perceptions of the merit system implementation had a significant influence on the personal growth initiative of the Regional Civil Service Agency employees. It was found that the magnitude of the effect of perceptions about the merit system implementation on the personal growth initiative was 0.341.
Keywords: personal growth initiative, merit system, civil servants
The Center Cannot Hold
Authors: Coleman Simon
Published: May 2022

This chapter argues that a new analytical trope has entered pilgrimage studies since around 2000, within and beyond Anglophone literatures: that of the Camino, based on the pathways leading across Europe to Santiago de Compostela. It notes that much of the literature on the Camino focuses on questions of authenticity and self-realization and thus bypasses more institutional dimensions of the pilgrimage. The chapter also argues that social scientists have focused on specific dimensions of the Camino to the exclusion of others because such dimensions resonate with certain political, cultural, and ethical assumptions, including diversity, post-secularity, and temporary self-denial. The conclusion states that communitas, contestation and Camino provide a trio of powerful tropes yet fail to demonstrate how pilgrimage articulates with other forms of mobility, such as migration.
The Foundation of the Transnational Adoption Movement
Authors: Chung Soojin
Published: May 2022

Chapter one examines one of the key precursors of the transnational adoption movement: the child sponsorship programs established by Robert Pierce and Everett Swanson. Unsettled by the calamity of the war, Robert Pierce and Everett Swanson founded World Vision and the Everett Swanson Evangelistic Association (now Compassion International) in 1950 and 1952, respectively, to meet the needs of orphans during the Korean War. These two pillars of orphan care ministry introduced the new concept of virtually adopting underprivileged children by sending financial support each month. This practice became an important foundation of the adoption movement and played a crucial role in awakening the evangelical social conscience.
Mother of Transracial Adoption
Authors: Chung Soojin
Published: May 2022

Chapter three explores Pearl Buck’s anti-racist propaganda and her sharp criticisms of American hypocrisy. Pearl Buck fiercely opposed racial and religious matching, a philosophy that governed non-relative adoption during the early twentieth century. Matching required adoptive parents to match the potential adoptees in terms of race, physical resemblance, religious background, and intellectual capacity. Pearl Buck was a Presbyterian missionary and a prolific writer who wrote countless articles and essays critical of racial matching. Moreover, she was an avid supporter of global friendship and unity who argued that adoption could foster world friendship. The chapter examines Buck’s prose and explores how she dismantled the resistance to transracial adoption that was prevalent at the time. The chapter also expounds on her primary motivations for promoting transnational and transracial adoption: her advocacy of American political and moral responsibility, her personal connections and motherhood; and her mission of global friendship and unity. If the Holts spoke to an evangelical audience, Buck popularized transnational adoption beyond the Christian niche and across America.
Helen Doss’s The Family Nobody Wanted
Authors: Chung Soojin
Published: May 2022

Chapter four covers Helen Doss, who, in 1954, published The Family Nobody Wanted, the first book to offer a first-person transnational adoption narrative. With this book, Doss essentially translated the ideas of Pearl Buck into narrative form. The book was the most popular firsthand account to emphasize how God’s love triumphed over cultural and racial differences. Helen and Carl Doss, a Methodist minister, adopted twelve children from various countries, acquiring the title “United Nations Family.” This chapter expounds on Doss’s narratives and traces a distinct theology of adoption and theology of belonging—a theology based on the divine love and image of God. It also examines how the Doss family became the archetype of an ideal multicultural family that maintained its American identity. Although Pearl Buck and Helen Doss had the same goals of dismantling racial prejudice and demonstrating how God’s love triumphed over racial injustice, their methodologies differed. While Pearl Buck actively criticized the American public through her prose, Helen Doss illustrated racism’s ungodliness and irrationality through stories.
On the Front Lines
Authors: Edwards Korie Little , Oyakawa Michelle
Published: May 2022

This chapter tells the story of how Ohio black religious leaders mobilized the black vote. Developing an effective frame was a key part of the process. After the 2010 midterm elections, Republicans used their power to influence voting access in states across the country. Ohio was no exception. Ohio’s Republican secretary of state pursued changes to voting access that would severely restrict early voting. This proved to be a misstep. Black religious leaders seized on this misstep and deployed a frame that motivated action among black Christians. However, the frame, while effective, was at its core about protecting the legacy of the civil rights movement, not about undoing modern-day racist structures or discrimination.
The General, the Warrior, and the Protégé
Authors: Edwards Korie Little , Oyakawa Michelle
Published: May 2022

Several people in the Ohio black religious leader network stand out among their peers as people who matter. This chapter highlights three because they count in distinct and particular ways. Particularly relevant is their strong sense of connection to and responsibility for the legacy of the civil rights movement and their firm commitment to social justice. Collectively, their stories offer a glimpse into where the black church has been, where it has attempted to go, and where it may be headed in the future, especially when it comes to social and political matters.
Introduction
Authors: Whelehan Niall
Published: May 2022

The introduction sets out the rationale, methodology, and historiographical context for this book. It explores the historical context of the Irish Land War and the depth of the crisis in 1879, and how emigrants responded to it. It situates the Land League and Ladies’ Land League in the wider context of radical and leftist politics in the late nineteenth century, and examines the role of Henry George in linking the different transnational lives and networks under investigation in this book.
Peter O’Leary, Land Nationalization, and Visitors to Ireland during the Land War
Authors: Whelehan Niall
Published: May 2022

Peter O’Leary was a London-based trade unionist and emigrant who returned frequently to Ireland. Along with Henry George, he was among the many visitors to Ireland during the Land War who sought to internationalize the campaign and strengthen ties with wider networks of trade unionism, socialism, and women’s rights. Their activities reveal some of the external influences within Ireland during the Land War. O’Leary consciously sought to understand Irish problems in an international context and traveled extensively in North America, aiming to strengthen links between Irish communities across the Atlantic. He was primarily concerned with the conditions of rural Irish laborers and championed land nationalization as the only solution that would address their plight. This earned him the designation of “radical,” but his activism also engaged with many moderate reform causes including temperance, sanitation reform, and assisted emigration. His encounters in North America shaped contradictory views of land dispossession, and he believed that Irish emigrants should settle on indigenous lands.
Thomas Ainge Devyr and the “Great Truth”
Authors: Whelehan Niall
Published: May 2022

Thomas Ainge Devyr arguably embodied the figure of the nineteenth-century transatlantic radical. Born in 1810, his long career linked the Irish land question, English Chartism, and American agrarian radicalism, and he claimed to be an early advocate of the land theories advanced by the Land League. During the Land War, associations with Devyr contributed to the Irish World circle’s belief that they were advancing a well-established tradition of agrarian reform, on both sides of the Atlantic, rather than something entirely new or untested. Devyr’s positions also frequently stood in contrast to many Land Leaguers, and he struggled to accommodate Irish nationalism within his reformist worldview. He also took a narrow view of the abolitionist movement and attacked its leaders. A surprisingly neglected figure, Devyr’s life offers a distinctive perspective on the ideological alliances and the tensions within the land reform movement and with wider social causes in the nineteenth century.
Introduction
Authors: Farber David
Published: May 2022

Over the past fifty years, the United States government has spent over a trillion dollars fighting a “War on Drugs.” This massive budgetary expenditure and concomitant commitment to a fiercely punitive treatment of illegal drug users and sellers represents a major inflection point in Americans’ much longer campaign against the distribution and use of cocaine, cannabis, heroin, and a number of other targeted intoxicants. As this collection demonstrates, the scope, strategy, and tactics of that extraordinarily costly and punitive war have changed over time.
Cultivating Cannabis, Excepting Cannabis
Authors: Polson Michael
Published: May 2022

Cannabis is often framed as an exception to the War on Drugs. Legalization would simply remove “soft drugs” from prohibition while leaving the rest of the drug war apparatus in place. This “cannabis exceptionalism,” however, elides the centrality of cannabis in the global drug war. This chapter outlines the pivotal role of cannabis in global prohibition and how its supply-side tactics produced a modern, global, and illegalized peasantry. Relying on ethnographic data from California, this chapter illuminates the “exceptional” factors that shaped cultivation in the United States, leading toward the surprising advancement of legalization at the heart of the drug war empire. Despite its benefits, US legalization now marks US cannabis as an exception in a still-global drug war, perpetrated by the US, with consequences for illegalized farmers and market actors worldwide. A holistic perspective on (US) legalization thus requires a “de-prohibition” politics at a scale equal to that of the sweeping, global War on Drugs.
Uniwersytet trzeciego wieku – uczy, integruje i aktywizuje
Authors: Palma Agnieszka
Published: May 2022

Głównym celem artykułu jest przedstawienie i przybliżenie instytucji, jaką jest uniwersytet trzeciego wieku, zwrócenie uwagi na jego funkcje edukacyjną, integracyjną i aktywizującą w życiu osób starszych, a także określenie stojących przed nim wyzwań w obliczu nasilającego się procesu starzenia się społeczeństwa. Zachodzące zmiany demograficzne wpływają na zwiększenie zainteresowania tematyką osób starszych i starzenia się społeczeństwa, ale przede wszystkim skłaniają do jak największej aktywizacji osób starszych poprzez umożliwianie im kontaktów z rówieśnikami, zaspokajanie potrzeby samorozwoju, kształcenia się, a przede wszystkim zdobywania nowych umiejętności. Taką możliwość dają osobom starszym uniwersytety trzeciego wieku. Ich dynamiczny rozwój w Polsce i pozytywne zmiany, jakie niosą one zarówno dla samych seniorów, jak i dla społeczności lokalnych, przysłaniają problemy, z jakimi mierzą się one w codziennej działalności.
Morska przestrzeń turystyczna
Authors: Butowski Leszek
Published: May 2022

Celem artykułu jest charakterystyka i wyjaśnienie procesów zmian zachodzących w obrębie akwenów morskich (wraz z bezpośrednio przylegającymi do nich strefami wybrzeży) jako obszarów spełniających kryteria współczesnej przestrzeni turystycznej. Przedstawiono ewolucję przestrzeni morskiej w kierunku wykształcenia się morskiej przestrzeni turystycznej, wyróżniono i scharakteryzowano typy morskiej przestrzeni turystycznej (w skali globalnej) ze względu na rodzaje turystyki żeglarskiej. Omówiono jej główne uwarunkowania geograficzno-strukturalne oraz formy zagospodarowania (ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem stref przybrzeżnych). W sensie przestrzennym analiza objęła także obszary nadmorskie, ale tylko jako tereny związane funkcjonalnie z akwenami morskimi. Całość analizy została przeprowadzona z perspektywy morskiej turystyki żeglarskiej.
The Key Issues of Polish Penal Law
Authors: Indecki Krzysztof , Jurewicz Justyna
Published: May 2022

The book gives a view on the principles of Polish penal law. It consists of two parts which are divided due to the topics: general and special part of penal law. The authors present the commentary to the main institutions of Polish Penal Code. They show the most important provisions in the background of the doctrine and jurisprudence. The book is addressed both to the foreigners and the Poles who needs to improve their English in law.
Signaling for Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants: A Review
Authors: Singh Mandeep , Nara Usha , Kumar Antul , Jaswal Chandan
Published: May 2022

Plants copiously rely on intense sensitivity recognition and acclimation mechanisms to cope against various environmental perturbations. Abiotic stresses such as water availability (drought or flooding), salinity, nutrient stress and metal stress aregrievous threatto the global agriculture as they hinder the crop plant to attain its whole genetic potential resulting in the notable yield loss. Signal transduction networks validate the plants in stress signal perception accompanied by transduction than finally inception of the response. Stress signal transduction and its perception is hugely decisive step to conquer these environmental obstacles for the better growth and survival of the crop plant. This review emphasizes on various pathways namely hormone signaling and their cross talk, ROS signaling, ABA signaling, Ion homeostasis, MAPK pathways, SOS signaling and transcriptional factors (TFs). Peculiarly, in future recent biotechnological innovations will help in understanding the gene function and ingress to whole genome sequences provide new guidance for crop refinement.
Effects of S-Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride on the Expression of Mucin 2 and Relevant Growth Factors in Piglet Jejunal Epithelial Cells
Authors: Yang J.P. , Li X.F. , Yan P.P. , Wang X.L. , Li R. , Guo M.Y. , Xue T.T. , Sun J.B. , Xiang R.P. , Jiang D.F.
Published: May 2022

Background: Intestinal health of livestock and poultry is the basis of their body health. Different expression of growth factors is important cause of intestinal dysfunction, which further induced the illness of livestock and poultry. S-Methylmethionine Sulfonium Chloride (SMMSC) is also the main metabolite of methionine in animals. However, there are few studies exploring the relationship between SMMSC and intestinal epithelial growth factors. Methods: Piglet jejunal epithelial cells IPEC-J2 were treated with different concentrations of SMMSC at 0.1, 0.5 and 1 mM for 24 h respectively. Then real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blotting (WB) were employed to detect the expression of Mucin-2 (MUC2), epidermal growth factor (EGF), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β1), glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Result: The results showed that 0.5 and 1 mM of SMMSC could stimulate the expression of MUC2, EGF, GLP-2 and IGF-1 while inhibit the expression of TGF-β1 in both mRNA and protein level (p less than 0.05). It is of great significance to repair intestinal mucosa injury, maintain intestinal mucosa barrier and promote intestinal development.
Advancing Nursing Science and Practice in Unison
Authors: Kennedy Patrick , Cameron Patricia , Munyan Kristen
Published: May 2022

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to explore the strengths of collaborative Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) research drawing on the assets of the complementary skill sets, explore examples of current DNP/PhD collaborations, and provide a model for building these partnerships.

Design

A DNP and PhD collaboration was examined through case analysis. Courtney and Neiheisel’s model was used as a framework to examine the development, implementation, and evaluation of DNP and PhD collaboration.

Methods

The DNP/PhD collaboration phases were examined using Tuckman’s five-stage model for high-performance team development.

Conclusion

Doctoral-prepared nurses must understand each other’s background and education to facilitate combined contributions. This exemplar demonstrates the effectiveness of a synergistic relationship in a DNP/PhD collaboration.

Clinical Relevance

A collaborative partnership between DNP and PhD nurses creates a practice environment that helps discover, integrate, apply knowledge, and communicate and disseminate it. This same collaborative effort between the two roles has been shown to reduce practice gaps while ultimately improving patient outcomes.
The Associations Between Gang Membership and Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: Findings From a Nationally Representative Study
Authors: Franchino-Olsen Hannabeth , Martin Sandra L.
Published: May 2022

Adolescent gang membership has been proposed as a risk factor that creates individual-level vulnerability for domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) and/or a context in which DMST may occur. This study investigates the gang membership-DMST association using data from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, a nationally representative sample of adolescents in the United States (n= 12,605). Bivariate results found gang-involved minors had 4.39 greater odds of experiencing DMST compared to non-gang-involved peers. Multivariable results found gang membership, violence victimization, delinquency, and certain demographic characteristics to be significantly associated with DMST. These findings emphasize the need to consider the context in an adolescent’s life beyond DMST when designing policies and programs, and highlight the need for additional research into the gang membership-DMST association.
„Az összeomlás után újraéledő magyar nemzet egyik első bizalommal és életerővel telt megmozdulása” : A Magyar Statisztikai Szemle 1923. évi megalapítása és működése 1948-ig
Authors: Horváth Balázs
Published: May 2022

A tanulmány a Magyar Királyi Központi Statisztikai Hivatal 1923-ban alapított tudományos folyóirata, a Magyar Statisztikai Szemle működésének kezdeti, 1948-ig tartó időszakát mutatja be. A történeti előzmények tárgyalása mellett ismerteti a folyóirat számára meghatározott célokat és feladatokat, megvalósításuk eredményességét, valamint azokat a nehézségeket, amelyekkel a szerkesztőség a vizsgált időszakban szembesült. A szerző az 1923 és 1948 között megjelent írásokat három ismérv szerint csoportosítja; a kategorizálás alapján összeállított táblázatokat a tanulmány Függeléke közli. A dolgozatot a Magyar Statisztikai Szemle, illetve két angolszász folyóirat, a Journal of the Royal Statistical Society (a Brit Királyi Statisztikai Társaság folyóirata) és a Journal of the American Statistical Association (az Amerikai Statisztikai Társaság folyóirata) összevetése zárja.
Valószínűségszámítás és statisztika
Authors: Hunyadi László
Published: May 2022

Könyvszemle: Kehl Dániel [2021]: Valószínűségszámítás és statisztika. Pécsi Tudományegyetem Közgazdasági Kar. Pécs.
Cryptopoetics of Russian literature of modern times
Authors:   nstitute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the  Russian Academy of Sciences, Kibalnik Sergey A. ,   Saint Petersburg State University, Gyöngyösi Mária ,   Eötvös Loránd University
Published: May 2022

In February 2022, the International Russian-Hungarian Research seminar “Cryptopoetics of New Russian Literature” was held online at the Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The eight reports of the seminar touched upon such issues as the essence and boundaries of cryptopoetics as a discipline, its scientific apparatus (problems of terminology), methods for creating and deciphering cryptographic texts, sources of cryptography and their relationship with literary text, as well as addressing and verification of cryptography. Theoretical approaches to cryptopoetics were illustrated with examples from different periods in the history of modern Russian literature and different types of literature. During the round table that followed, more detailed presentations on the same topic followed.
Impact of Budget Deficit Financing on Money Supply in Nigeria
Authors: Onyedibe Francis Chukwudi , Uzonwanne Maria Chinecherem , Chidinma Mbah Catherine
Published: May 2022

This study empirically investigated the impact of budget deficit financing on money supply in Nigeria. The study is modeled using a framework of Keynesian theory of budget deficit financing and Richadian Equivalent hypothesis. Due to the homogeneity of macroeconomic variables, it adopted a vector error correction mechanism (VECM) which shows the existence of long run relationship between money supply and indicators of financing budget deficit. The general findings revealed that external source of financing budget deficit; internal source of financing budget deficit as well as debt servicing has a significant effect on money supply for the period under review in the Nigerian context. Base on these findings, the study recommended that external and internal source of financing budget deficit should be encouraged for effective and increased economic stability in Nigeria and not for political reasons. It should be properly channeled to productive sector of the economy that enhances economic stability.
Life design counselling with a learner from a vocational school setting
Authors: Ruiters S-E. , Maree J. G.
Published: May 2022

This article reports on the usefulness of life design counselling for a learner from a vocational school (learner with intellectual impairment) when making post school decisions. Vocational and/or career research and reporting on people with intellectual disability/impairment, especially in the South African education context, is limited and infrequent. A purposively sampled, single, intervention case study was utilised. Data generation and analysis were approached simultaneously. The intervention uncovered career/vocational themes significant to the participant. These themes highlighted the meaning he attributed to work and his role and purpose in the world of work. The intervention also proved effective in cultivating his self- and career-efficacy and adaptability. Post intervention, the participant more confidently pursued his passion and was able to identify and utilise resources more definitely. Further, longitudinal research with groups of people with different kinds of impairment from vocational school settings is needed to further examine the value of the intervention described here.
Les filières animales françaises face à la pandémie de Covid-19
Authors: CHATELLIER Vincent , CADUDAL François , CHOTTEAU Philippe , DUFLOT Boris , HEYDEMANN Pascale
Published: May 2022

Cet article propose une analyse de la situation économique de plusieurs filières animales (lait de vache, viande bovine, viande porcine, viande de volailles et secteur équin) en France, deux années après le début de la pandémie de Covid-19. En partant des dernières données statistiques disponibles sur la période 2020 à 2021 et tout en tenant compte des trajectoires historiques, il cherche à mettre en évidence en quoi cette crise a eu des implications sur la production, les prix, la consommation, les échanges extérieurs et, dans le cas du secteur équin, les différentes activités (paris hippiques, centres équestres…). La production de biens agricoles a été globalement peu impactée par la crise sanitaire car les agriculteurs ont continué à produire, en dépit parfois de certaines difficultés, telles que le manque de main d’œuvre, les pertes temporaires de débouchés, etc. Face à une modification importante de la structure de la demande (augmentation des produits achetés par les ménages au détriment de ceux privilégiés dans la restauration hors domicile), aux mesures soudaines imposées par l’État et aux difficultés parfois rencontrées pour maintenir les effectifs de salariés, les acteurs de la transformation ont été capables de s’adapter rapidement pour permettre de fournir aux consommateurs les biens demandés. Les flux d’échanges ont, eux aussi, été perturbés en 2020, avant de repartir à la hausse en 2021, selon des tendances finalement assez conformes à celles précédant la crise. Sous l’influence, d’une part, de la hausse du prix de l’énergie (avant même la guerre en Ukraine qui a débuté le 24 février 2022) et, d’autre part, de la fluctuation des importations de la Chine sur les marchés mondiaux de produits animaux, les prix à la production ont augmenté fin 2021 et début 2022, mais cette hausse est contrebalancée par une forte augmentation des coûts de production. Dans le secteur équin, les pertes de chiffre d’affaires ont été temporairement importantes en raison de l’interaction de ce secteur avec le public. Après le choc de 2020, et moyennant une adaptation des acteurs de la filière, les activités reprennent progressivement.
Dijital Paylaşım Ekonomisi Platformlarının Sürdürülebilirlik Bağlamında İncelenmesi
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Esra , ARIKAN Özgür Uğur
Published: May 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışma, gelişen internet ve bilgi teknolojisi ile birlikte hem tüketiciler hem de firmalar için önemli bir pazaryeri haline gelen dijital paylaşım ekonomisi platformlarının, ekonomik, çevresel ve sosyal sürdürülebilirlik ile ilişkisini küresel örnek uygulamaları inceleyerek ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır.
Tasarım/Yöntem: Günümüzde ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde aktif olarak faaliyet gösteren dijital paylaşım ekonomisi platformları, ilgili tarafların kimler olduğuna ve kar amacı güdüp gütmemelerine bağlı olarak sınıflandırılmış, bu platformların iş modelleri ve sürdürülebilirlik ile ilişkileri ayrıntılı olarak incelenmiştir.
Bulgular: İnceleme sonucunda bu platformların aşırı kaynak kullanımını azaltarak sürdürülebilirliğe ve verimliliğe katkıda bulunduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca ülkemizde kar amacı gütmeyen işletmeden tüketiciye (B2C) kategorisindeki platformların görece daha az sayıda olduğu gözlemlenmiştir.
Sınırlılıklar: Paylaşım ekonomisinin sadece dijital platformlar bağlamında incelenmesi araştırmanın temel sınırlılığını oluşturmaktadır.
Özgünlük/Değer: Bu çalışma, ülkemizde yeni yaygınlaşmaya başlayan ve sürdürülebilirliğe katkısı olan dijital paylaşım ekonomisi platformlarının, uluslararası uygulamalar örnek alınarak yaygınlaştırılması ve geliştirilmesi için öneriler sunması açısından literatüre katkı sağlamaktadır. Dolayısı ile dijital paylaşım platformları bağlamında hem araştırmacılara hem de uygulayıcılara yeni bir bakış açısı sunulması, bu çalışmanın en temel katkısıdır.
Recognition of emotions in the elderly through facial expressions: Emotions biofeedback as a therapy support tool
Authors: Torcate Arianne Sarmento , de Santana Maíra Araújo , Gomes Juliana Carneiro , Nunes Ingrid Bruno , Fonseca Flávio Secco , Moreno Giselle Magalhães Machado , Santos Wellington Pinheiro dos
Published: May 2022

Purpose: Data provided by the World Health Organization indicate that the number of people aged 60 years or more in the world population is gradually increasing. Moreover, projections clarify that in 2030 there will be 1.4 billion elderly people and 2.1 billion in 2050. Along with the natural aging process of any human being, changes in perception and cognition can cause damage that contributes to elderly people having difficulties both to recognize and to express emotions through the face. Few researches in the literature address the recognition of emotions in elderly, whether they are affected by dementia processes or not. In consequence of this, few databases are made available for carrying out work and experiments. Not being able to express and recognize emotions through the face can contribute to the elderly having difficulties in communicating important messages, which may even compromise their physical integrity.Methods: Therefore, this work aims to develop an application for Emotion Recognition in the elderly through Facial Expressions. For this, we first used Haar cascade Frontal Face for face detection and implemented a Convolutional Neural Network to classify emotions, using FER2013 database for training, validation and testing. In a second part of the methodology, in order to assess the performance of the algorithm in this context, we applied the developed model to recognize emotions in static images of elderly people.Results: As a result, the accuracy achieved by the developed model was 0.6375. From the images tested, for 52.63% of them the model was able to detect the face and identify some emotion. On the other hand, in 47.37% of the images, the model had difficulty both in detecting the face and in identifying emotions.Conclusion: Finally, the findings and discussions exposed in this work are promising, we also found and shared limitations and related them to our goals for future works. The possibility of developing intelligent systems that support emotion recognition in elderly population emerges as a valuable tool, representing an alternative to promote not only quality of life for the elderly themselves, but also for the entire support network around them.
Improving Healthcare Transition of Young Adults with Chronic Diseases at The Ottawa Hospital: a cross-sectional study assessing the patient’s perspective on current practices
Authors: Fulcher Jill , Malcolm Janine , Keely Erin , Murthy Sanjay , McCurdy Jeffrey , Chin Melanie , Aaron Shawn D. , Gaudet Ena , Cabral Antonio , McConville Eilish , Mack Johnathan , Toupin Melissa , Ramsay Timothy , Bredeson Christopher , Wells Philip
Published: May 2022

Background: Transfer of young adults (YAs) with chronic diseases from pediatric- to adult hospital-based care is a major life event for this vulnerable group of patients. Inadequate preparation of the YAs and poorly planned transition of care are associated with subsequent treatment non-adherence, discontinuity of care and poor long-term outcomes. A formalized structured process for HCT has been demonstrated to improve patient experience and optimize subsequent engagement with adult healthcare and is now recommended as standard of care. Implementation of this approach is however suboptimal at a global level and practices vary within institutes and between specialties. We recognized this issue at the Ottawa Hospital (TOH) and sought to explore the impact of differences in approaches to HCT from the YA’s perspective. We assessed and compared patient experience of HCT in specialties with and without a structured HCT program with the aim of gaining insight into gaps in care to facilitate reforming current practices and optimizing care. Methods: YAs aged 18 to 25 years (n=175) who had transitioned into five adult specialties at TOH volunteered for this study. A self-care assessment survey and two feedback surveys were customized from the Got TransitionTM HCT measurement resources. Responses of those YAs attending clinics with (n=93) and without (n=82) a structured HCT program were assessed and compared.Results: YAs who transitioned into clinics with structured HCT reported better medical knowledge and practical skills for independent use of the healthcare system compared to YAs who attended clinics without a formal HCT process. This group reported a greater level of involvement in preparation for HCT by their pediatric health-care providers and better education and provision of practical information by their adult healthcare team compared to the YAs attending clinics without a formal HCT process. Conclusions: Results demonstrate superior health knowledge and healthcare usage skills in YAs attending clinics with structured HCT programs and support the benefit of establishing a structured approach to HCT across all specialties caring for transitioned YAs at TOH. By identifying strengths and gaps in current practices, this study has provided a basis to drive institutional reform to improve quality of care for this vulnerable patient population.
Association of Lung Function With Benzene, Toluene and Xylenes (Btx) in End-exhaled Air in Gas Station Attendants
Authors: Warnakulasuriya Tania , Medagoda Kushan , Amarasiri Lakmali , Wadasinghe Dilesha , Kottahachchi Dulani , Luke Dunya , Ariyawansa Janaki , Rathnayake Prasanna , Dissanayake Tharuka , Fernando Sudeera , Werdt Laurie , Ediriweera Dileepa , Wickramasinghe Rajitha , Silva Deepthi C , Devanarayana Niranga Manjuri , Scheepers Paul T.J.
Published: May 2022

Background - Gas station attendants are exposed to benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX) from fuels. The aim was to study the association between this exposure and spirometry parameters in gas station attendants and office workers as controls.Method – In 44 male gas station attendants and 38 office workers in the Gampaha district of Sri Lanka spirometry was performed according to the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society (ATS). Pre- and post-shift end-exhaled air samples were collected from a subset of both study groups and analysed for BTX by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.Results – Among gas station attendants (n = 20) median pre-/post-shift exhaled air concentrations (ng/L) were: benzene 11.23/21.05; toluene 10.39/22.19; m/p-xylene 1.62/2.45; o-xylene 1.01/1.45. For controls (n = 11) these values were (ng/L): 9.47/12.04, 3.13/4.00, 1.52/1.25 and 0.50/0.48, respectively. The peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and %-predicted PEFR were significantly lower among gas station attendants compared to controls (p < 0.012). The % predicted FVC and FEV1/FVC ratio were not different but in gas station attendants benzene in post-shift samples was associated with %-predicted FVC (Spearman’s correlation coefficient of -0.469, p = 0.037). In addition, the %-predicted FVC was lower in gas station attendants working ≥ 5 years compared to those who worked < 5 years. In controls a distinct pattern was observed, indicating a moderate to strong association of post-shift toluene and m/p-xylenes with all lung function parameter but not benzene. These results were adjusted for smoking. Air pollutants other than BTX may have contributed to explaining our findings.Conclusion – Overall, we did not observe changes to the lung function of clinical relevance that can be explained by occupational exposure to BTX. In gas station attendants we observed obstructive responses in spirometry that were most pronounced for the level of work-related benzene exposure and also associated with duration of employment. In office workers (as controls) a distinct pattern of associations with BTX exposure was observed, indicating a moderate to strong association of the exposure level of toluene and m/p-xylenes with all lung function parameters.
Does the fear of covid-19 transmission affect hospital attendance in Cameroon?
Authors: Nanfosso Roger Tsafack , Tadadjeu Sosson
Published: May 2022

Utilization of health services during COVID-19 is an important policy for improving health outcomes. However, demand-side barriers to health care are as important as supply-side factors in deterring patients from seeking care during this health crisis. This paper takes a fresh look and contributes to the literature by focuses on a demand-side factor, the fear of Covid-19 infection. We use data from the Coronavirus Impact Assessment Survey conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and compiled data from the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 newsletter in Cameroon. These data show that 61.2% of respondents were using hospitals less during the health crisis. The results of the Probit regressions show that concern about the Covid-19 pandemic reduces the likelihood of attending hospitals. However, this result is heterogeneous by sector of activity and the place of residence of the respondents. The reduction of outings and the suspension of jobs also explain the low hospital attendance during this crisis. Based on these results, we encourage the massive sensitization of communities in using formal health care in strict compliance with the measures to fight the pandemic.
MYBL2 regulates de novo purine synthesis by transcriptionally activating IMPDH1 in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Authors: Zhao Jun-Zhang , Wang Wei , Liu Tao , Zhang Lei , Lin De-Zheng , Yao Jia-Yin , Peng Xiang , Jin Gang , Ma Tian-Tian , Gao Jin-Bo , Huang Fang , Nie Jun , Lv Qing
Published: May 2022

Background: Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer, alteration of nucleotide metabolism of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not well-understood. MYBL2 regulates cell cycle progression and hepatocarcinogenesis, its role in metabolic regulation remains elusive. Patients and methods: Copy number, mRNA and protein level of MYBL2 and IMPDH1 were analyzed in HCC, and correlated with patient survival. Chromatin Immunoprecipitation sequence (Chip-seq) and Chromatin Immunoprecipitation quantitative polymerase chain reaction (ChIP-qPCR) were used to explore the relationship between MYBL2 and IMPDH1. Metabolomics were used to analyze how MYBL2 affected purine metabolism. The regulating effect of MYBL2 in HCC was further validated in vivo using xenograft models. Results: The Results showed that copy-number alterations of MYBL2 occur in about 10% of human HCC. Expression of MYBL2, IMPDH1, or combination of both were significantly upregulated and associated with poor prognosis in HCC. Correlation, ChIP-seq and ChIP-qPCR analysis revealed that MYBL2 activates transcription of IMPDH1, while knock-out of MYBL2 retarded IMPDH1 expression and inhibited proliferation of HCC cells. Metabolomic analysis post knocking-out of MYBL2 demonstrated that it was essential in de novo purine synthesis, especially guanine nucleotides. In vivo analysis using xenograft tumors also revealed MYBL2 regulated purine synthesis by regulating IMPDH1, and thus, influencing tumor progression. Conclusion: MYBL2 is a key regulator of purine synthesis and promotes HCC progression by transcriptionally activating IMPDH1, it could be a potential candidate for targeted therapy for HCC.
Prevention and screening during the COVID-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from the BETTER WISE project
Authors: Sopcak Nicolette , Wong Melanie , Fernandes Carolina , Ofosu Daniel , Khalil Ielaf , Manca Donna
Published: May 2022

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic challenged healthcare systems worldwide and disrupted primary care, particularly prevention, screening, and lifestyle counselling. BETTER WISE is a comprehensive and structured approach that proactively addresses cancer and chronic disease prevention and screening (CCDPS), including cancer survivorship and screening for poverty and lifestyle risks for patients aged 40 to 65. Patients from 13 primary care clinics (urban, rural, and remote) in Alberta, Ontario, and Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada were invited for a 1-hour visit with a prevention practitioner (PP), a member of the primary care team with specialized training in CCDPS to provide patients an overview of eligible screening and assist with lifestyle counselling. This qualitative sub-study describes how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted BETTER WISE in a constantly changing medical landscape.Methods: We conducted 17 focus groups and 48 key informant interviews with a total of 132 primary care providers (PPs, physicians, allied health professionals, and clinic staff) over three different data points to better understand their perspectives on the BETTER WISE project. We also received 585 patient feedback forms of the 1,005 patients who agreed to participate in the study. We also collected field notes and memos and employed thematic analysis using a constant comparative method focused on the impact of the pandemic on BETTER WISE.Results: We identified four themes related to how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the BETTER WISE study: 1) Switch of in-person visits to visits over the phone; 2) Lack of access to preventive care and delays of screening tests; 3) Changes in primary care providers’ availability and priorities; 4) Impact of the pandemic on patients’ and primary care providers’ mental health.Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic had and, at the time of writing, continues to have an impact on primary care, particularly on prevention, screening, and lifestyle counselling. Despite structural and procedural challenges throughout different waves of the pandemic, the primary care clinics participating in BETTER WISE were able to complete the study. Our results underscore the importance of the role of primary care providers in adapting to changing circumstances and support of patients in these challenging times.Trial registration: This qualitative study is a sub-component of the BETTER WISE pragmatic, cRCT, trial registration ISRCTN21333761 (date of registration 19/12/2016)
Size-Dependent Adsorption Performance of ZnO Nanoclusters for Drug Delivery Applications
Authors: Kurban Mustafa , Muz İskender
Published: May 2022

We have investigated the size-dependent adsorption performance of ZnO nanoclusters (NCs) as drug delivery carriers for the first time. Our results show that the adsorption energy of the favipiravir drug on the ZnO NCs is predicted in the range of -26.69 kcal/mol and − 34.27 kcal/mol. The adsorption energy (-34.27 kcal/mol) between (ZnO)18 NC and the favipiravir is energetically desirable and more favorable than the other interactions. The size of ZnO NCs and the position of the favipiravir on the ZnO NCs cause a decrease in the energy gap, which makes the charge-transfer process easier. The bonds between O – Zn, N – Zn and F – Zn atoms exhibit dual covalent and ionic natures. The non-covalent interaction analysis shows that the strongest H-bonds are observed near NH2 within the favipiravir molecule. Finally, the acquired results show that the interaction of ZnO NCs with the favipiravir anticancer drug can have the potential as drug delivery carriers.