bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Procedimientos para establecer y mantener una cría del gusano cogollero Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) en condiciones de laboratorio
Authors: Sierra-Ruíz María de la Luz , García-Rodríguez Yolanda M. , Torres-Martínez Rafael , Delgado-Lamas Guillermo , Espinosa-García Francisco J.
Published: December 2022

Objetivo. Presentar un procedimiento de bajo costo para la cría y mantenimiento de S. frugiperda en condiciones de laboratorio para obtener material biológico óptimo para fines de investigación. Materiales y métodos. Estos procedimientos se basan en el documento del Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT) “Técnicas eficientes para la crianza masiva e infestación de insectos en la selección de plantas hospedantes para resistencia al gusano cogollero”, nuestra experiencia en la cría del gusano, y en la literatura publicada. Resultados. Se describen los procedimientos para la colecta en campo del pie de cría y las medidas de cuidado para la cría en cada fase del ciclo biológico del gusano cogollero S. frugiperda. En varios casos se ajustaron o mejoraron los métodos publicados, también se comentan varios problemas que se presentan en la cría y la manera de evitarlos; además, se incluye el procedimiento para regular la densidad de la población de la cría y las técnicas utilizadas para obtener larvas en tercer estadio, el cual normalmente se utiliza en los trabajos de investigación por ser la etapa óptima para el control de daños en los cultivos ocasionados por este insecto. Con los procedimientos presentados se puede obtener 85% de supervivencia a la etapa adulta. Conclusión. Se cumplió el objetivo.
“Holding Court”: The Real Renaissance Contribution of John Isaacs
Authors: Rayl Susan
Published: December 2022

John Isaacs learned to play basketball while growing up in Harlem, New York. He gained top honors on his high school team and played professionally for the famed New York Renaissance, assisting in their 1939 “World” title. During World War II, Isaacs played for several professional basketball teams, including the 1943 champion Washington Bears. Following his basketball career, Isaacs worked full time as a clerk for New York Life Insurance during the day and at the Boys and Girls Club in the evening in the Bronx. Isaacs dedicated his life to the youth of New York City over the next fifty years, serving as a mentor and counselor, endorsing education through basketball, and teaching the history of the professional game. This brief biography of John Isaacs’ life highlights his early fight against racism while on the road with the Rens, his work with youth, and his quest for the retirement of Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton’s jersey.
86° 10’ 54” W, 39° 46’ 1” N: Using Geographic Information Systems to Document Historic Sporting Landscapes
Authors: Baas Christopher , Gibson Angela
Published: December 2022

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide the ability to georeference, or link, historic maps and photographs to current digital map images. The technology allows researchers of historic sporting landscapes to document change, assemble predictive models that identify potential archaeological sites, and more accurately interpret historic sites. This article examines the historic locations of baseball parks in Indianapolis, Indiana, and uses Washington Park to demonstrate GIS methods. Constructed in 1905 and site of the first Negro National League game in 1920, the park was demolished in the mid 1930s. Its landscape had changed so dramatically that no feature of the park can be recognized. The precision of GIS applications allowed the identification of several of the park’s features, including the key location of home plate (86° 10’ 54” W, 39° 46’ 1” N). As a result, several public history interpretive features and programs are being implemented to commemorate this unique landmark of the city’s sports history.
(Writing Myself into) Betty White’s Stories: (De)constructing Narratives of/through Feminist Sport History Research
Authors: Adams Carly
Published: December 2022

In this paper I explore the complexities of feminist sport history research, oral history, and my role as the researcher through an interview encounter I shared with Elizabeth (Betty) White who, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, represented the Thorold and Hamilton, Ontario, athletic clubs in a variety of events. She also competed as part of the Canadian team at the 1934 British Empire Games and the 1934 Women’s World Games. In this paper, I write myself into the oral history process. I aim to interrogate the potentials, challenges, and messiness of oral history research and explore how I influence(d), enable(d), and at times, constrain(ed) the (de)construction of narratives. I call for a more complex understanding of the researching self and reflexivity in oral sport history research.
Arnaldo Guinle, Fluminense Football Club, and the Economics of Early International Sport in Rio
Authors: Malaia Santos João Manuel Casquinha
Published: December 2022

Notwithstanding the fact that Brazil is about to host two mega-sporting events, the 2014 Football World Cup and the 2016 Olympic games, local economic historians have yet to take sports seriously. As part of a project to correct this oversight, I analyze the social economics of two early sports competitions hosted by Brazil, the South American Football Championship in 1919 and the South American Games in 1922. I highlight the financing of the infrastructure for the two events and the connections with Arnaldo Guinle, a member of one of the most important and richest families in Brazil and president of the Fluminense Futebol Club that steered the two competitions. I argue that in the economic detail of this financing we can learn important lessons relating to the hosting of contemporary mega-sporting events in Brazil.
Football and Arab-American Muslim Identities in Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football
Authors: Ingle Zachary
Published: December 2022

Rashid Ghazi’s Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football (2011) addresses the Fordson High School football team in Dearborn, Michigan, a team composed of almost entirely of Arab-American Muslims. Ghazi tackles subjects such as being Arab-American in a post-9/11 world, how players practice and play games while fasting during Ramadan, and how a predominantly Muslim school navigates matters of church and state. This essay reads Ghazi’s little-seen documentary as an entry point to discuss the history of Arab Americans in sports.
The Panama Cannonball’s Transnational Ties: Migrants, Sport, and Belonging in the Interwar Greater Caribbean
Authors: Putnam Lara
Published: December 2022

The interwar years saw the creation of a circum-Caribbean migratory sphere, linking British colonial sending societies like Jamaica and Barbados to receiving societies from Panama to Cuba to the Dominican Republic to the United States. The overlapping circulation of migrants and media created transnational social fields within which sport practice and sport fandom helped build face-to-face and imagined communities alike. For the several hundred thousand British Caribbean emigrants and their children who by the late 1920s resided abroad, cricket and boxing were especially central. The study of sport among interwar British Caribbean migrants reveals overlapping transnational ties that created microcultures of sporting excellence. In this mobile and interconnected world, sport became a critical realm for the expression of nested loyalties to parish, to class, to island, to empire, and to the collective they called “Our People,” that is, “the Negro Race,” worldwide.
To Play or Not to Play: The 1942 College Football Discontinuance Controversy at Mississippi State College
Authors: Watkins James
Published: December 2022

This article examines the 1942 attempt by the trustees to discontinue the Athletics Department, especially the football program, at Mississippi State College. Sources include archival records of the correspondence between college officials, as well as student publications, newspapers, trustee board minutes, and state legislature records. The trustees expressed doubts that football could remain financially self-sustaining during World War II. The paper argues that Mississippi State’s president and Athletic Department employees convinced the trustees that college football should be played during 1942 since it could remain self-sustaining and would make positive contributions to the war effort. This debate in college sport history provides an example of how college administrators successfully retained institutional autonomy by justifying college sport through its educational value when faced with the ethical dilemma of whether to maintain athletics during World War II.
China’s narrative of the fight against COVID-19: a case study of the representation of social actors in China Keywords
Authors: Bertulessi Chiara
Published: December 2022

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese political leadership has devoted substantial efforts to shape, through media and institutional discourses, a specific narrative of its response to the crisis, framing it as a fight in which the Chinese people, under the leadership of Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party, promptly came together to defeat the virus.

The present paper examines this dominant narrative focusing on the Chinese language section on the fight against COVID-19 of the multilingual online platform China Keywords, a project run by State and Party-affiliated institutions. Drawing on the theoretical background and analytical tools from Critical Discourse Studies, the paper provides an analysis of the discursive representation of social actors constructed by this tool. The analysis shows how different discursive strategies employed to represent specific social actors contribute to reinforce the constitutive elements of the Chinese leadership’s dominant narrative of the events of early 2020. Moreover, the paper argues that the section of China Keywords on the topic should be understood as one of the products of the multifaceted institutional efforts to “tell China’s Covid-19 story well,” both domestically and internationally.
Pollenia rudis y otros califóridos (Diptera: Calliphoridae) capturados en el oriente del municipio de Torreón, Coahuila, México
Authors: García-Espinoza Fabián , Hernández-Rodríguez Sergio , Valdés-Perezgasga Ma. Teresa , López-Hernández Javier , Hernández-Hernández Vicente , Salazar-Flores Cecilia
Published: December 2022

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue estudiar la dipterofauna asociada a las palmas W. robusta y ampliar el conocimiento sobre la taxonomía, hábitos y distribución de moscas de la familia Calliphoridae. Durante la primavera de 2018, se llevaron a cabo muestreos en palmas sanas, enfermas y muertas en la parte oriente de la ciudad de Torreón, Coahuila. El monitoreo se realizó mediante la colocación de 15 trampas con etanol al 70%. Se colectaron en total 51 individuos; de los cuales, el 65% pertenecieron a la familia Calliphoridae (33 especímenes), 25% a la familia Sarcophagidae (13 especímenes), el 4% a la familia Anthomyiidae y  6% no fueron identificadas. Se documentó por primera vez en el municipio de Torreón la presencia de Pollenia rudis Fabricius y Phormia regina Meigen, ambas especies pertenecientes a la familia Calliphoridae.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54167/tecnociencia.v14i3.745
Studies on leguminous crops in mulberry for additional income to marginal farmers under irrigated conditions in Doon Valley
Authors: Singh P. , Singh B. , Chakrabarti S. , Khan M.
Published: December 2022

A study was conducted to work out the effects of leguminous crops with Mulberry in Doon valley under irrigated conditions. The work was conducted for three consecutive years (2001-2003) in S-146 variety of Mulberry plantation. The leguminous crops (Moong and Lentil) were sown in the space available in between the Mulberry rows. The data on returns from intercrops and silk worm rearing on the leaves were collected and compiled. It revealed that from one hectare Mulberry plantation with intercropping Rs. 77251.34 can be earned. However, the total returns from one hectare plantation without intercropping and from sole intercropping were recorded as Rs. 48933.00 and Rs. 49533.00 respectively. The varieties of Moong and Lentil sown were Pant. Moong-2 and D.P.L. -62 respectively. By this study it can be concluded that it is profitable to grow short duration leguminous crops in the space available in between the rows of Mulberry fetching thereby an additional income. The experimental plot was having slightly acidic soil (pH 6.8). The available N, P, K in upper layers were recorded as 440 kg, 38 kg, and 448 kg/ha respectively.
Mapping on Interval Complex Neutrosophic Soft Sets
Authors:   Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia;Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq, Al-Sharqi Faisal Al ,   Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia,   Preparatory Year Deanship, King Faisal University, Hofuf 31982, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, Ahmad Abd Ghafur , Al-Quran Ashraf Al
Published: December 2022

The neutrosophic idea is a fertile environment adaptable to different mathematical tools. This paper aims to introduce the mapping of complex interval neutrosophic soft sets (MI-CNSSs). Further, the images and inverse images of complex interval neutrosophic soft sets and their properties are explored. These will be supported by concrete examples, and this paper will present some theorems about complex interval neutrosophic soft images and inverse images.
Controle de validade da cláusula cross default no ordenamento jurídico brasileiro
Authors: Konder Carlos Nelson
Published: December 2022

O artigo aborda a figura da cláusula de cross default , por vezes referida como “inadimplemento cruzado”, que é bastante praticada no cenário internacional e vem sendo cada vez mais utilizada em contratos internos. Diante da incipiente discussão doutrinária e dos poucos precedentes jurisprudenciais, analisa-se a validade dessa cláusula, tendo especialmente em vista que o efeito que ela efetivamente produz não é necessariamente aquele por ela preconizado. Propõe-se que o exame de sua validade leve em conta a disparidade eventualmente existente entre as partes, bem como a proporcionalidade entre seu pressuposto e seus efeitos.
Negation In Nepali Complex Predicates
Authors: Chetry Sourabh , Barbora Madhumita
Published: December 2022

This paper aims to discuss some properties and characteristics of complex predicates with reference to negation in Nepali. The paper will analyze how negation works with compound verb and serial verb constructions in Nepali. It will also discuss compound verbs like N+V along with V+V structure and analyze the conjunctive participle marker in certain construction. We will also look into the agreement system of negative compound verbs where certain agreement feature gets attached to the negation marker. In this paper we will enquire the condition of negation marker occurring as both prefix and suffix in Nepali serial verbs. We will also try to show how negative polarity items occur in Nepali complex predicate configuration. This paper is a descriptive account of the negative constructions in Nepali complex predicates. Theoretical account is outside the scope of this paper.
Էթնիկ դասակարգման սկզբունքները՝ ըստ 1926 թ. առաջին համամիութենական մարդահամարի (Խորհրդային Հայաստանի օրինակով)
Authors: Հարությունյան Անուշ
Published: December 2022

Перепись является важным источником точной информации о населении государства. Первая всесоюзная перепись населения в СССР была проведена в 1926 году. По принципам определения национального состава населения эта перепись отличалась как от предыдущей, так и от последующих переписей, руководствуясь исключительно принципом самоопределения. В результате по всему СССР была зарегистрирована 191 народность. Однако трудности возникали также при регистрации некоторых этнических групп. Например, более 6000 человек, проживавших в Агбабском районе северо-западной части Советской Армении, идентировали себя как персы, но дебаты в Центральном статистическом управлении привели к переименованию их в карапапахи. А прописанные в других местах персы причислялись к тюркам в том случае, когда теория переписи запретила всякое переделывание показаний опрашиваемых. Вскоре после этого, в 1939 году, карапапахи считались азербайджанцами, хотя они совершенно не были связаны с азербайджанским государством, где в 1920–30 гг. активно проводился процесс национального строительства. The census is an important source of accurate information about the population of a state. The first All-Union census in the USSR was held in 1926. This census differed from both previous and subsequent censuses in the principles used to determine the national composition of the population guided solely by the principle of self-determination. As a result, 191 nationalities were registered throughout the USSR. However, difficulties have also arisen in registering some ethnic groups. For example, over 6000 people living in the Aghbaba region of the northwestern part of the Soviet Armenia identified themselves as Persians, but debates in the Central Statistical Department led to their renaming as Karapapakhs. The Persians registered elsewhere were counted as Turks in tha case when census theory forbade any redistribution of interviewers testimony. Shortly after that, in 1939, the Karapapakhs were considered to be Azerbaijani though they were not at all connected with the state of Azerbaijan where from 1920 to 1930 the process of national building was actively carried out.
First Light Curve Modelling Of Eclipsing Binary Systems V1264 Cas, V0664 Lac ANDGSC 0199-2035
Authors: Alenazi M. S. , Elkhateeb M. M.
Published: December 2022

Photometric analysis for the newly discovered systems V1264 Cas, V0664 Lac and GSC 0199-2035
were carried out using the most recent version of the Wilson-Devinney binary star modeling code
(WD) based on model atmospheres by Kurucz. Accepted models revealed physical parameters use
to adopt the spectral type of the components of the studied systems. Locations of the systems on
the theoretical mass-luminosity and mass-radius relations revealed good fit for all the systems
components except for the secondary components of the systems; V1264 Cas and GSC 0199-2035
where they lie above the TAMS track.
The Mediating Effect of Work Ethics on the Relationship Between Authentic Leadership of School Heads and Task Performance of Public School Teachers
Authors: Ricaplaza Mary Concepcion B , Quines Lyndon A
Published: December 2022

The utmost objective of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of work ethics on authentic leadership of school heads and task performance of teachers among the 310 public elementary school teacher-respondents in Magsaysay South and North districts, Division of Davao del Sur. This study used a descriptive correlation technique in a non-experimental design. The statistical tools used were mean, Person r, and path analysis using AMOS. Research instruments on work ethics, authentic leadership and task performance which underwent content validation were used as sources of data. Numerical data revealed that the level of authentic leadership of school heads was rated high. Similarly, the level of task performance of teachers was rated high. Likewise, the level of work ethics of teachers was rated high. Moreover, utilizing Pearson r, results revealed that there are significant relationships between authentic leadership and task performance, work ethics and task performance and authentic leadership and task performance. Utilizing path analysis, the results of the study revealed that there is partial mediation on effect of work ethics on the relationship between authentic leadership and task performance. Subsequently, it is significantly pointed out that about 36.9 percent of the total effect of work ethics on the task performance and about 63.1 percent of the total effect is either direct or mediated by other variables not included in the model. This implies that authentic leadership influences work ethics which in turn influences task performance.
Towards Building a Speech Recognition System for Quranic Recitations: A Pilot Study Involving Female Reciters.
Authors: Issa Suhad , Ayyoub Mahmoud , Khaleel Osama , Elmitwally Nouh
Published: December 2022

This paper is the first step in an effort toward building automatic speech recognition (ASR) system for Quranic recitations that caters specifically to female reciters. To function properly, ASR systems require a huge amount of data for training. Surprisingly, the data readily available for Quranic recitations suffer from major limitations. Specifically, the currently available audio recordings of Quran recitations have massive volume, but they are mostly done by male reciters (who have dedicated most of their lives to perfecting their recitation skills) using professional and expensive equipment. Such proficiency in the training data (along with the fact that the reciters come from a specific demographic group; adult males) will most likely lead to some bias in the resulting model and limit their ability to process input from other groups, such as non-/semi-professionals, females or children. This work aims at empirically exploring this shortcoming. To do so, we create a first-of-its-kind (to the best of our knowledge) benchmark dataset called the Quran recitations by females and males (QRFAM) dataset. QRFAM is a relatively big dataset of audio recordings made by male and female reciters from different age groups and proficiency levels. After creating the dataset, we experiment on it by building ASR systems based on one of the most popular open-source ASR models, which is the celebrated DeepSpeech model from Mozilla. The speaker-independent end-to-end models, that we produce, are evaluated using word error rate (WER). Despite DeepSpeech’s known flexibility and prowess (which is shown when trained and tested on recitations from the same group), the models trained on the recitations of one group could not recognize most of the recitations done by the other groups in the testing phase. This shows that there is still a long way to go in order to produce an ASR system that can be used by anyone and the first step is to build and expand the resources needed for this such as QRFAM. Hopefully, our work will be the first step in this direction and it will inspire the community to take more interest in this problem.
An Adaptive Real-Time Technique for Harmonics Estimation Using Adaptive Radial Basis Function Neural Network
Authors: Almaita Eyad
Published: December 2022

In this paper, a neural networks algorithm based on adaptive radial basis function (ARBF) is used to decompose the grid current drawn by nonlinear load, and the fundamental and harmonic components are estimated. The learning rate – considered as one of the most important parameters that govern the performance of the ARBF network - is investigated as well to reduce the system total error. Two methodologies are proposed to improve the estimation of the fundamental component of highly nonlinear current signal. One is based on fast Fourier transform (FFT) and the other is based on least mean square error (LMSE). The error between the reference signal and the reproduced signal (the sum of estimated fundamental and harmonic signals) is chosen as performance index. The obtained results unveil that both methodologies can be effective in enhancing the system accuracy, and that the proposed algorithm can provide better performance compared to the conventional RBF network.
Ethical sensitivity of Emergency department employees and their views and knowledge levels on Palliative Care
Authors: l Medi , Basol Nursah , Gocmen Aydanur
Published: December 2022

Patients in need of Palliative Care (PC) often receive medical help from Emergency departments (ER) and sometimes due to healthcare system-related issues the time spent at the ER exceeds the expectations. In order to provide effective care, ER employees should have sufficient knowledge and skills about end-of-life care and PC in ER. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge levels of ER employees on PC, in addition to their educational background and their approach to PC and its possible relation with ethical sensitivity. The present study is a cross-sectional and descriptive study consisting of 100 emergency service employees working in the city centers of Tokat and Kayseri between August 2017 and May 2019. The data were collected using a questionnaire form containing sociodemographic characteristics of the ER employees and their views on PC in addition to the Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire (ESQ). The sample of the study consisted of 100 ER workers; 52 (52%) female and 48 (48%) male. The mean age was 32.16±7.91 years. It was determined that the vast majority of the participants (63%) had not received PC training before. While the average score regarding knowledge levels on PC was found to be 49.10±8.25, the average total score of the Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire was found to be 78.73±20.97. The participants had a higher ethical sensitivity and moderate knowledge levels about PC. There was no significant difference in the total ESQ scores of the ER employees according to the variables of “gender, education, occupation, palliative knowledge and in-service education in the institution” (p>0.05). In order to raise awareness of PC, there is a need for pre-graduation PC training and in-service training after graduation. These practices should be repeated at certain intervals to keep the knowledge up-to-date.
Evaluation of vitamin D, vitamin B12 and Hemoglobin HbA1c levels in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Yucel Kamile , Bayir Berna , Yildirim Hatice
Published: December 2022

We aimed to evaluate the Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 and Hemoglobin A1c Levels in patients with T1DM. This study is a retrospective cross-sectional study. We classified patients as <7.0% (good glycemic control) and ≥7% (poor glycemic control) based on HbA1c levels. Moreover, we divided the patients into four groups based on serum vitamin D concentrations. This study included 468 patients (257 females and 211 males) with T1DM. The present study revealed that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children with T1DM was very high (49.57%). We found that the vitamin D, vitamin B12, ferritin, HGB and RBC levels were significantly lower in women than in men. The overall prevalence of poor glycemic control was 6.4%. When the groups we divided according to HbA1c levels were compared; we found that the fasting blood glucose and vitamin B12 were significantly lower, while insulin and Mg levels were significantly higher in the good glycemic control group compared to the poor glycemic control group. We found that as vitamin D increases, HbA1c, insulin and creatinine levels decrease, and vitamin B12 levels increases. The negative correlation of vitamin D levels with insulin levels (r:-0.320, p<0.01) and HbA1c levels (r:-0.187, p<0.01) was statistically significant . Our findings showed that, keeping the vitamin D levels high in T1DM patients is important in regulation of glycemic control. Considering the frequency of pernicious anemia in patients with T1DM, it is important to follow vitamin D, vitamin B12 and HbA1c levels in these patients.
The role of the presence of fragmented QRS in predicting disease severity in patients with pulmonary hypertension
Authors: Kus Gorkem , Erkal Zehra , Bayar Nermin , Cagirci Goksel , Arslan Sakir
Published: December 2022

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a malignant pulmonary vascular disease primarily caused by increased pulmonary vascular resistance, which leads to right ventricular hypertrophy, fibrosis, right heart failure and death. Fragmented QRS (fQRS) indicates non-homogeneous ventricular activity caused by myocardial fibrosis. This study aims to investigate the importance of fQRS in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and to determine the role of the presence of fQRS in indicating the severity of the disease. The study included 94 (85 patient group 1 PH and 9 patient group 4 PH) patients. The patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of fQRS in their surface electrocardiography (ECG). The patients' laboratory, transthoracic echocardiography, and right heart catheterization parameters were compared between the two groups . FQRS was detected in 55 (58%) patients, and the mean age of these patients was 51.8±18.0, and 29.1% of them were male. Systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) measured by transthoracic echocardiography (p<0.001), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) (p<0.001) and mean, diastolic, systolic PAP (p=0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001) measured by right heart catheterization were found to be higher in patients with fQRS presence in their surface ECGs. Moreover, fQRS was found to be of high significance in predicting PVR. (95% CI 2.147-6.182; p<0.001). In conclusion, when evaluating patients with pulmonary hypertension, it will be helpful in our clinical practice to assume that patients with fQRS on surface ECG are more affected hemodynamically and to start combination therapy early or follow up on these patients at shorter intervals.
Effects of rigid high gas-permeable contact lens wear on progression in patient with keratoconus
Authors: Yilmaz Tolga , Yilmaz Ahu , Altin Feyza , Ozcelik Ferah
Published: December 2022

Wearing Rigid High Gas-Permeable Contact Lens (RGPCL) is a primary method of vision rehabilitation in keratoconus eyes. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of using RGPCL on the topographical variations at the keratoconus progress. All patients had undergone ophthalmic examination including corneal topography, and their medical history and keratoconus characteristics were documented. Fifty-one eyes of those who wore RGPCL without any problems and 42 eyes of those who did not wear any lenses were evaluated retrospectively. It was accepted that the follow-up period was terminated when patients received any treatment or change lenses. The mean follow-ups were 36.5±12.7 and 38.4±14.6 months in the control and lens-wearing samples, respectively. The changes in topographic indices were compared from the baseline to the final visit. The difference between spectacle-best corrected visual acuity was not significant in both groups from baseline to final visit (p>0.05). In the RGPCL wearing group, apical keratometric power ( Kmax ) increased from mean 51.86±3.70 diopter (D) to 52.54±3.85 D at the sagittal map in the following period, but this difference was not significant (p>0.05). Similarly, in the control group, Kmax increased from mean 52.14±2.51 D to 52.94±3.02 D, and this difference was not significant (p>0.05). Lens-wearing and control group mean keratometry values increased from 47.36±1.7 D and 47.17±1.65 D to 47.94±2.05 D and 47.74±1.76 D, respectively (p>0.05). Pachymetry at the thinnest corneal point decreased significantly in both groups from baseline to final visit (p=0.008, p=0.01). In conclusion, the comfortable usage of RGPCL has no effect on the progression of keratoconus.
Evaluation of blood ethyl alcohol levels in the emergency service: The case of Şırnak province
Authors: roglu Veysel , Ibrahimoglu Suna
Published: December 2022

It is known that drinking and driving is an important factor causing traffic accidents and this situation affects every part of the society. The data for which ethyl alcohol was requested from the şırnak state hospital automation system between 01/01/2020 and 01/07/2022 will be analyzed statistically. Demographic characteristics and ethyl alcohol results of patients admitted to the emergency department were obtained from the hospital information management system. 90.8% of the 306 requests are male and 9.2% are female. 50.7% of the requests are from young people between the ages of 18–29 and 5.9% are under the age of 18. When the cases were evaluated according to age, traffic accidents took first place among individuals between the ages of 18-29. In the evaluation of the cases according to gender, traffic accidents were found to be higher in males, and we found it statistically significant (p=0.016). When the cases were evaluated according to their ethyl alcohol levels, it was seen that 284 out of 306 people were below 50 ml/dL. It was determined that 191 people applied as a result of a traffic accident, but they were not alcoholics, and it was found to be statistically significant (P<0.001). It is important that the study has the first remarkable findings for the province of Şırnak. We tried to make predictions by looking at the data we obtained from this study. In this study, the majority of which are traffic accident claims, young adults and men are in the majority. However, it is noteworthy that traffic accidents do not occur due to alcohol, but traffic rules are not followed.
Estimating fire following earthquake risk for Wellington City, New Zealand
Authors: Scheele Finn , Lukovic Biljana , Moratalla Jose , Dunant Alexandre , Horspool Nick
Published: December 2022

Fire following earthquake (FFE) is a significant hazard in urban areas subject to high seismicity. Wellington City has many characteristics that make it susceptible to ignitions and fire spread. These include proximity to major active faults, closely spaced timber-clad buildings, vulnerable water and gas infrastructure, frequent high winds and challenging access for emergency services. We modelled the ignitions, fire spread and suppression for five earthquake sources. Uncertainty in ground motions, the number and location of ignitions, weather conditions and firefighting capacity were accounted for. The mean loss per burn zone (area burnt due to ignition and fire spread) is $46m without fire suppression, indicating the potential property damage avoided by controlling the fire spread. The mean total loss for earthquake scenarios ranges from $0.28b for the Wairau Fault through to $3.17b for a Hikurangi Subduction Zone scenario, including the influence of fire suppression. Wind speed has a strong influence on the potential losses for each simulation and is a more significant factor than the number of ignitions for evaluating losses. Areas in Wellington City of relatively high risk are identified, which may inform risk mitigation strategies. The models may be applied to other urban areas.
Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Hydroxyapatite from Waste Egg Shells for Orthopedic and Dental Applications
Authors: Raza Syed Shehzad , Manzoor Muhammad Umar , Hussain Faraz , Ahmad Tahir , Riaz Fahad
Published: December 2022

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is a type of material that is widely used in orthopedic and dentistry as a bio-coating of implants for improvement in its osteointegration with bone tissue. HAp was processed and synthesized by a precipitation technique by utilizing a biological means eggshell. The synthesis technique involved the calcination of eggshell powder to obtain calcium oxide and then its titration at a controlled flow rate with phosphoric acid. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-Ray diffraction (XRD) investigations were carried out to confirm the formation of HAp. Whereas, the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) demonstrated the shape and structure of the as-synthesized nanohydroxyapatite powder. The obtained results correlate with the literature. It was observed that the HAp formed was highly crystalline and all the peaks corresponded with HAp based on the standard XRD pattern of HAp (JCDPS card no. 09-432). It was clear from the small peaks that some Tri-Calcium Phosphate was also formed along with the hydroxyapatite. Very less crystallinity can be seen in the SEM micrograph of the eggshell. The nHAp formed was subjected to thermal treatment in a controlled environment. The thermal treatment resulted in improved crystallinity and refined grain size. It is noted that higher surface area biogenic HAp with highly interconnected nanoparticles will be useful in bone morphogenesis during bone surgery.
Synthesis and characterization of potassium silicate fertilizer using fly ashes of bituminous and sub-bituminous and lignite coal
Authors: Imran Muhammad , Shahzad Khurram , Munir Shahid , Wasim Muhammad , Hussnain Ali
Published: December 2022

Present study focuses on coal fly ash, a waste acquired from coal power plants for the synthesis of potassium based fertilizer by means of coal fly ash and lignite with simple blending of KOH and adding small amount of citric acid. Lignite and two types of fly ash bituminous and sub-bituminous were utilized for the formulation of fertilizer. X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed the occurrence quartz and oxides of potassium in all fly ashes. XRD pattern also exhibited the orthoclase, mullite and zeolite as major compounds in fertilizer which were made from sub-bituminous ash. K2O, P2O5 and N were determined as essential compounds in sub-bituminous through using wet analysis. However, major presence of humic acid and organic matter were observed in lignite through wet analysis. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy also confirmed the occurrence of humic acid in the form of carboxylic group in lignite and bituminous. Surface Mean Diameter measured by sieve analysis showed that particle size of sub-bituminous ash was smaller than others that most appropriate for synthesis of potassium silicate fertilizer.
Kamu Diplomasisinde Post-Truth: Bir Meydan Okuma Olarak Dezenformasyon
Authors: EKŞİ Muharrem
Published: December 2022

Bu araştırmada post-truth (hakikat sonrası) durum ve dezenformasyon sorunsalı temelinde kamu diplomasisinin dönüşümü, karşılaştığı meydan okumalar ve bunlara nasıl cevap verdiği analiz edilerek tartışılacaktır. Bu çerçevede makalenin temel araştırma sorusu, hakikat sonrası durumun ve yeni bilişim aktörlerinin kamu diplomasisini nasıl etkilediği, nasıl bir dönüşüme zorladığı ve bu bağlamda dezenformasyon sorunsalının nasıl bir meydan okuma oluşturduğu ve buna karşı kamu diplomasisinin nasıl cevap verdiği şeklinde belirlenmiştir. Yöntem olarak iki düzeyli analiz tercih edilerek birinci analiz düzeyinde hakikat sonrası durum ve dijital toplum, kamu diplomasisinin dönüştüğü sistemin yapısı olarak incelenecektir. Bu analiz düzeyinde Gramsci’nin interregnum kavramı temelinde mevcut uluslararası sistemin ölemediği ve bu nedenle de yenisinin kurulamadığı varsayımı üzerinden belirsizlik sisteminde hakikat sonrası durum, sosyal medya toplumu ve bunların temelinde tarihte hiç olmadığı kadar bir meydan okuma olarak yükselen dezenformasyon sorunsalının sistemik bağlamı analiz edilecektir. İkinci analiz düzeyinde hakikat sonrası durumda ve dezenformasyon sorunsalının ana aktörleri olarak bilişim aktörleri üzerinden kamu diplomasisinin dönüşümü ve meydan okumaları tartışılacaktır. Bu bağlamda makalenin temel argümanı olarak, 2000’li yıllardan günümüze hakikat sonrası durum ve sosyal medya toplumunun kamu diplomasisini dönüştürdüğü diğer taraftan dezenformasyon ve onun bilişim aktörlerinin kamu diplomasisine bir meydan okuma olarak yükseldiği ileri sürülmüştür. Kamu diplomasisinin sosyal medya toplumunun hakikat sonrası durumuna, dezenformasyonla mücadele ve krizi yönetimi halini alarak cevap verdiği tartışılmıştır.
HUBUNGAN TINGKAT RELIGIUSITAS DENGAN TINGKAT DEPRESI PADA MAHASISWA KOS SARJANA KEPERAWATAN SEKOLAH TINGGI ILMU KESEHATAN IMMANUEL BANDUNG
Authors: Siagan Ira Oktavia , Agustin Abia Meylvilinda
Published: December 2022

Mahasiswa yang tinggal di kos dengan pengalaman emosional yang beranekaragam rentan mengalami masalah psikologis. Tingkat religiusitas yang baik membantu mahasiswa berserah terhadap Tuhan atas segala masalah kehidupan yang dialami sehingga bisa mencegah terjadinya depresi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat religiusitas dengan tingkat depresi pada mahasiswa Sarjana keperawatan Sekolah  Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Immanuel Bandung yang kos. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif Deskriptif Korelasi dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Responden dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 55 mahasiswa yang diperoleh dengan menggunakan teknik purpossive sampling. Analisa data dalam penelitian ini univariat dan bivariat menggunakan Sperman Rank. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah instrumen skala religiusitas yang dimodifikasi dan Hamilton Depression Rate Scale (HDRS). Hasil penelitian ini yaitu tingkat religiusitas pada mahasiswa sarjana keperawatan STIKI Bandung yang kos menunjukkan (63,6%) dengan tingkat religiusitas tinggi, (36,4%) dengan tingkat religiusitas sedang, dan mahasiswa dengan tingkat religiusitas rendah (0%), selanjutnya didapatkan bahwa tingkat depresi pada mahasiswa sarjana keperawatan STIKI Bandung yang kos menunjukkan (30,9%) dengan tingkat depresi normal, tingkat depresi rendah (25,5%), tingkat depresi sedang (10,9%), tingkat depresi berat (7,3%), dan tingkat depresi sangat berat (25,5%). Signifikansi dalam penelitian ini sebesar 0,045 (<0,05) dan Correlation coefficient adalah -0,271. Dengan demikian, dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat religiusitas dengan tingkat depresi pada mahasiswa sarjana keperawatan STIKI Bandung yang kos. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian disarankan agar STIKI Bandung tetap memantau kondisi psikologis mahasiswa dengan kegiatan-kegiatan yang membangun tingkat religiusitas mahasiswa menjadi lebih baik agar terhindar dari depresi.
Cumplimiento de prácticas preventivas y detección de factores de riesgo en la población adulta de Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires y Provincia de Buenos Aires.
Authors: Valdez Pascual , Milione Hugo , Panigadi Christián , Diaz Andrea , Lourtau Gabriela , Berardi Claudio , Elmo Mario , Lartigue Fabiana
Published: December 2022

Objetivos: Determinar cumplimiento de prácticas preventivas adecuadas y realización de prácticas inadecuadas. Detectar factores de riesgo para problemas de salud.
Material y métodos: En julio de 2019 se encuestaron 1057 personas mayores de 15 años en un muestreo accidental, en CABA y GBA, a los que se les preguntó sobre factores socio  demográficos y aspectos vinculados al proceso  salud-enfermedad-atención.
Resultados: Las prácticas preventivas adecuadas se indicaron en un rango de 8% a 66%. Consejos  sobre alimentación saludable y actividad física fueron los más recibidos (66% y 62% respectivamente); sin embargo, ambas se  cumplieron solo en el 13% y 33%. Las vacunas de calendario tuvieron un rango de cumplimiento entre 47% y 73% siendo las respiratorias las de mayor incumplimiento (rango 12-14%). Las  prácticas inadecuadas tuvieron un rango de realización del 28% al 62%. Las más relevantes fueron la rutina de laboratorio (58%), la evaluación prostática (62%) y la ecografía transvaginal (41%). El PAP se realizó en el 61%. Las enfermedades que representan factores de riesgo vascular tuvieron una prevalencia del 12 al 25%, con cifras de hasta 25% de desconocimiento; el 60% a 75% se testeó valores de tensión arterial, glucemia y colesterol. En cuanto a los hábitos tóxicos el 19% fumó con una mediana de 9.5 cigarrillos diarios y el 10% tuvo consumo alcohólico regular de riesgo y el 23 % un consumo episódico excesivo.
Conclusiones: El rango de cumplimiento de  prácticas adecuadas fue amplio; sin embargo, también se comprobó un rango amplio en varias prácticas inadecuadas. La cifra de cumplimiento de testeo de factores de riesgo vascular fue adecuada.
Relevamiento demográfico-ocupacional y problemáticas en la formación del personal de enfermería del subsector público del partido de La Matanza.
Authors: Moreira Silvana Karina , Surbano-Rodriguez Valeria Beatriz
Published: December 2022

Objetivos: Identificar las características demográfico-ocupacionales y la problemática de la formación del personal de  enfermería del subsector público del partido de La Matanza entre los años 2017-2018.
Materiales y métodos: Se utilizó un diseño de investigación cuanti-cualitativo, transversal, no experimental, con triangulación metodológica (entrevistas y encuestas). La muestra fue no probabilística por conveniencia.
Resultados: Se trabajó sobre un total de 123 unidades. El género femenino representó el 80,24% (n=94) y el masculino el 18,80% (n=22), con una media de edad de 39,62 años y el 49,59% (n=61) eran enfermeros. La antigüedad laboral media fue de 10,40 años y el 70,49% (n=86) trabajaba hasta 40 horas por semana. El 78,15% (n=93) contaba con ingresos por debajo de la canasta básica familiar. Con respecto a la capacitación, el 76,03% (n=92) participó en algún tipo de programa en los últimos tres años, a pesar de que el 73,50% (n=86) manifestó dificultades para la formación continua; las principales dificultades fueron ocupaciones familiares o personales y problemas económicos.
Conclusión: La caracterización demográfica responde mayoritariamente a la encontrada en otras fuentes. Las principales diferencias son menor edad y mayor nivel de formación. A fin de ofrecer capacitación continua acorde a las necesidades del personal de enfermería, se concluye que resulta relevante conocer los temas de interés, el tipo de formación que prefieren y las dificultades de acceso a la misma.
Penguatan Moderasi Beragama Melalui Implementasi Pendidikan Multikultural pada Pendidikan Sekolah Dasar
Authors: Putri Shely Nasya , Budiman Arif
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang ilmu secara teoritik dengan menggunakan metode kepustakaan yang bertujuan untuk memberikan wawasan tentang penguatan moderasi beragama melalui implementasi pendidikan multikultural pada Pendidikan sekolah dasar. Hal ini penting karena moderasi beragama merupakan sebuah sikap yang berprinsip pada tidak dibenarkan mempunyai pandangan ekstrem atau radikal. Implementasi nilai moderasi beragama dicirikan dengan tidak memandang sesuatu dari satu sisi pandangan saja, melainkan harus mencari titik tengah, karena itu menjadi dasar umat beragama dalam mewujudkan keharmonisan dan kenyamanan dalam berhubungan. Guna mewujudkan penguatan moderasi beragam tersebut, maka pendidikan multikultural memiliki peran yang sangat strategis terutama pada Pendidikan sekolah dasar. Hal ini bertujuan untuk mewujudkan warga negara yang memiliki wawasan tentang moderasi beragama serta kemampuan untuk mengaplikasikannya dalam kehidupan berbangsa sedari dini.

Kata Kunci: moderasi beragama, pendidikan multikultural, sekolah dasar
Authors: Fadhila Irwan , Movitaria Mega Adyna
Published: December 2022

Meningkatnya harga kebutuhan bahan pokok saat ini menjadi 2 kali lipat dari harga sebelumnya. Dimana harga sebelumnya seharga Rp 40.000/kg menjadi Rp 100.000/kg. Tujuan dilakukan penelitian ini itu mengetahui dampak dari meningkatnya harga kebutuhan bahan pokok pada masyarakat. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa berkurangnya kesejahteraan masyarakat disebabkan oleh harga kebutuhan bahan pokok yang meningkat serta ketidakmampuannya  masyarakat dalam daya beli kebutuhan bahan pokok Dipasar Limau Purut.
MENDEFINISIKAN KEMBALI “MONEY POLITICS” SEBAGAI TRANSAKSI PEMILU DALAM PENGAWASAN PEMILU DI INDONESIA
Authors: Sanopaka Endri
Published: December 2022

Praktek “Money Politics” menjadi lebih mengemuka dalam setiap pemilihan electoral, baik itu pemilihan umum legislatif maupun pemilihan kepala daerah. Peran badan pengawas Pemilu seperti dikerdilkan hanya untuk mengawasi sesuatu yang abstrak bernama “Money Politics”. Konsep “Money Politics” yang diterjemahkan menjadi Politik Uang perlu di didefinisikan kembali secara konseptual, karena Politik Uang menjadi Kata Benda yang sempit diterjemahkan terbatas pada pemberian berupa uang atau bentuk lainnya dalam rangka mempengaruhi pemilih yang membentuk sebuah relasi Patron-Clients. Artikel ini ingin menawarkan sebuah pemahaman konseptual dari “Politik Uang” menjadi “Uang Politik” dalam praktek transaksi pemilu agar laporan atas pelanggaran pemilu kepada Badan Pengawas Pemilu tidak abstrak dan melemahkan alat bukti yang telah dimiliki. Kasus Pemilihan Umum dan Pemilihan Presiden Tahun 2019 menjadi ilustrasi dalam menguraikan praktek transaksi pemilu dengan menggunakan uang politik.