bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Inpatient violence in a psychiatric hospital in the middle of the pandemic: clinical and community health aspects
Authors: Bellman Val , Thai David , Chinthalapally Anisha , Russell Nina , Saleem Shazia
Published: March 2022

Healthcare workers are at a high risk of violence all over the world. The hostility toward nurses, physicians, and hospital staff has reached the point that it can be considered a public health problem. In this paper, we focus on the harassment, aggression, and violence that many healthcare workers have encountered while treating unstable psychiatric patients in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. We present a case with a history of violence toward mental health workers, review psychopathological and clinical aspects, and discuss how both the COVID-19 pandemic and current challenges in psychiatric hospital settings increase the frequency and severity of these attacks and how this affects the team on inpatient psychiatric units. We used the CARE guidelines to provide the most accurate and transparent information about the patient and relevant psychosocial aspects. We also pooled more than 20 unique sources to cover all aspects of violent behaviors in all psychiatric settings for all age groups. We concluded that a lack of nursing staff, the mental burden imposed by difficult patients, and poor communication between team members are some of the factors contributing to patient violence. An incomplete understanding of the problem creates barriers to change on both personal and systematic levels. Constant violence and abuse against healthcare workers cause stress, decreased productivity, and work dissatisfaction. To improve the safety of healthcare professionals, especially in inpatient psychiatric settings, several system-based changes should be implemented.
Confinement of FRP concrete columns: Review of design guidelines and comparison with experimental results
Authors: Salesa A. , Esteban L.M. , Barris C.
Published: March 2022

A regulatory framework is required to ensure the correct design of Fibre-Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) increasingly being used as an externally-bonded strengthening system on concrete columns. Several design guidelines on the confinement of FRP concrete have been developed over the past few years worldwide, each proposing a different approach, resulting in different predictions. This study aims to evaluate and compare nine international design guidelines used to predict the compressive strength of confined concrete in FRP-strengthened concrete columns and weigh them against experimental results. The results of this investigation reveal that the predictions from the guidelines on the compressive strengthening of FRP-confined concrete are generally suitable for circular columns, with the ACI-440 and CNR-DT 200 guideline predictions being two of the most accurate. Nevertheless, the guidelines generally tend to overestimate the load-carrying capacity for the compressive strength of FRP-confined concrete in non-circular columns, for which further experimental work using large-scale specimens is required.
Le Flambeau et les ombres
Authors: Musitelli Pierre
Published: March 2022

Formé à Milan aux côtés de son frère Pietro et de Cesare Beccaria, Alessandro Verri achève sa vie à Rome, au lendemain de la chute de l’Empire. L’impertinent publiciste de l’« Académie des Coups de poing » a fait le deuil des Lumières comme formation de l’opinion publique et s’est rallié au conservatisme de l’aristocratie cardinalice puis aux thèses de la contre-révolution. En un siècle éclairé, qui est celui des âmes énergiques, rien ne lui paraît plus redoutable que la « philosophie aux ailes d’Icare » des Encyclopédistes. Traducteur de Shakespeare et d’Homère, tragédien éphémère et admirateur d’Alfieri, il explore les territoires nouveaux de l’esthétique romanesque, puisant dans l’Antiquité et dans sa réélaboration moderne, le néoclassicisme, les éléments d’une poétique capable de redonner ordre et harmonie à un monde troublé. Le jeune homme des Lumières est devenu l’homme des ombres et des sépulcres, le défenseur du trône et de l’autel, mais aussi le précurseur du « réveil » linguistique et littéraire au cœur du futur Risorgimento politique de la Péninsule. Cette étonnante parabole intellectuelle, qui traverse plus d’un demi-siècle d’histoire italienne, partagée entre Milan et Rome, est reconstituée à partir d’une analyse des œuvres publiées et inédites de Verri, et de sa correspondance.
A cultura e a promoção da democracia: recomendações da Carta do Porto Santo para os museus
Authors: Brighenti Sara Barriga
Published: March 2022

A Carta do Porto Santo (2021) é um documento programático que tem o nome da ilha onde foi apresentado, uma região ultraperiférica europeia, assumida como centro de irradiação de propostas de política cultural e educativa. Esta Carta Europeia pretende ser um farol para orientar as práticas e os discursos dos governos, instituições e cidadãos, com o propósito de remover os obstáculos à participação cultural, tornando-a o mais ampla possível, desta forma reforçando a relevância dos direitos culturais das pessoas. A Carta do Porto Santo reflete sobre o papel que os sectores da cultura, artes, património e educação desempenham na promoção da democracia. O teor do documento aborda questões que promovem o papel da cultura para a saúde da democracia; a diferença entre democratização e democracia cultural; a centralidade dos territórios digitais; a inter-relação entre cultura e educação. Contém 37 recomendações que propõem formas de incentivar as autoridades europeias, as instituições culturais e os cidadãos a implementar a democracia cultural, através da partilha do poder que detêm e da promoção dos direitos culturais dos cidadãos. Este ensaio segue a visão da Carta e propõe uma reflexão sobre as implicações do modelo de democracia cultural para os museus, indicando modos de “ser” e de “fazer” o museu enquanto lugar e instrumento de cidadania cultural, para que com ele cada cidadão e cada comunidade possa escolher participar e assumir a responsabilidade pelo horizonte cultural de todos.
Cumulative Stress Debriefings to Combat Compassion Fatigue in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Arbios Danielle , Srivastava Julia , Gray Emily , Murray Paula , Ward Jessica
Published: March 2022

Background

Nurses working in pediatric intensive care units report high levels of compassion fatigue from exposure to critical and traumatic events. Cumulative stress debriefings can reduce compassion fatigue.

Objective

To evaluate the use of cumulative stress debriefings to alleviate symptoms of compassion fatigue and promote job satisfaction in nurses.

Methods

In this quality improvement study, a survey modified from the Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 was distributed to pediatric intensive care unit nurses at a large, tertiary, freestanding children’s hospital on the US West Coast to measure compassion fatigue and job satisfaction. The survey revealed widespread symptoms of compassion fatigue. Subsequently, monthly 1-hour cumulative stress debriefing sessions were initiated in the pediatric intensive care unit. Between 149 and 168 nurses were eligible to participate across time points. Interprofessional team members were trained and paired to facilitate the debriefings. Follow-up surveys were distributed at 6, 9, and 12 months after implementation of the intervention.

Results

Survey response rates ranged from 22.6% to 49.7%, with responses declining over time. Nurses who attended 1 or more cumulative stress debriefings reported fewer symptoms of compassion fatigue and negative personal effects from work and were less likely to consider leaving their current position and the nursing profession. Results indicated a high level of acceptability of the intervention, with nearly 90% of participants at 9 and 12 months indicating that they were likely to attend a future session.

Conclusion

Initiation of cumulative stress debriefings may reduce compassion fatigue and improve job satisfaction in nurses.
Governance, democracy and accountability from a network governance perspective within the city of Ekurhuleni
Authors: Patience Jerome J. , Nel Danielle
Published: March 2022

Background: Local government as the sphere of government that directly impacts the lives of communities must create a milieu of interacting with communities in terms of planning, execution and the monitoring and evaluation of the success or failure of its programmes. Local government has a moral and a legislative duty to involve communities thereby extending and deepening democratic and accountable government processes.Aim: This study aimed to analyse how democratic and accountable governance can assist in creating sustainable processes of involvement of its communities. Local government is government’s main contributor to the socio-economic growth and development, not only of a country but more so, its people. The article emphasises improvement in the current processes of community involvement in strategic planning and the execution of such plans in general and at the city of Ekurhuleni (COE) in particular. It further aims to indicate to the city that its processes are not taking into account communities’ feelings of self-worth, humanity and identity.Setting: Within the COE, situated in the Gauteng province of South Africa (SA).Methods: The study followed a qualitative approach in terms of the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) and the network governance theory served as the theoretical framework.Results: The findings indicate that communities and community bodies who are to serve as actors in collaboration with the city in their planning and execution processes experience alienation from council, councillors and even ward committees and their members. Community actors are of the opinion that councillors only know them during their election campaigns, and when elections have come and gone, councillors are gone as well.Conclusion: Recommendations include that when dealing with community affairs there should be no political party affiliation and that councillors must know that communication is a two-way tool that should benefit all parties. Councillors are to commit themselves to the improvement of community members’ lives and socio-economic upliftment.
Is medication administration in the elderly influenced by nurses’ demographics in South Africa?
Authors: Nicholson Emerentia C. , Damons Anneleen
Published: March 2022

Background: Globally, nurses are increasingly employed post-retirement, with task-shifting to nurses with lower competencies, a lack of knowledge being a barrier, all of which could lead to medication errors.Aim: To describe the impact of nurses’ age, experience, training, and skill mix on the medication administration processes in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).Setting: Nurses (N=123) working in 28 LTCFs in the Western Cape province, South Africa.Methods: A quantitative non-experimental, cross-sectional descriptive design was used. The LTCFs were divided into funded (state-subsidised) and private (for profit) facilities using a stratified sampling method and each stratum thereafter randomised to obtain equal samples from each stratum. Self-administered questionnaires with close-ended statements were used, and statistical software (SPSS version 27) to perform descriptive and inferential analyses.Results: Respondents, (27%), had more than nine years of experience, with 15.8% aged 61-70 years; and 3.5% aged 71-80 years. Some were ‘very inexperienced’ in computer use (29.3%), 35% received medication training longer than five years ago, and n=28 nurses administered medication outside their scope of practice. The highest sources of job pressure were an increase in workloads (75.6%), being under stress (42.3%), and being overworked (39.0%).Conclusion: The aging nursing workforce, although experienced, found the job demands, paperwork, and technology barriers. Outdated training and delegating medication administration to lower categories of nurses can lead to medication errors.Contribution: This study’s findings can serve as a guideline for creating succession plans, recruiting procedures, development, and training of nurses, and improving clinical practices.
The role of public participation in disaster risk reduction initiatives: The case of Katlehong township
Authors: Nkombi Ziyanda , Wentink Gideon J.
Published: March 2022

Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has become a policy priority worldwide and in line with this trend, the South African Disaster Management Act and National Disaster Management Framework prioritise DRR in efforts to build resilient communities with local municipalities being required to develop their own Disaster Management Frameworks. The problem is that public participation is treated as of secondary importance yet international agreements such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) actively promote public participation in DRR. A bottom-up approach is the most effective in ensuring successful DRR initiatives at the local level because communities take ownership of these initiatives and gain a better understanding of their risks. Community-based disaster risk reduction originated in the paradigm shift away from the traditional disaster management approach, moving away from reactive responses in the top-down approach in disaster risk management to more proactive responses. This research study explored approaches used for public participation to ensure successful DRR initiatives in Katlehong township. The study is exploratory and descriptive, having used qualitative and quantitative research approaches, which included questionnaires and interviews. The results gleaned from the data suggested that the role of public participation in DRR initiatives is ineffective in Katlehong township because of the reluctance of stakeholders to participate in DRR. Accordingly, it was recommended that the municipality host stakeholder sessions where stakeholders are informed about the role of the centre and about their own role in DRR. Such stakeholder sessions should assist in resolving issues such as confusion about the stakeholders’ roles in DRR and help to obtain buy-in from all the stakeholders.
Stakeholders’ involvement in service delivery at eDumbe Municipality
Authors: Zwane Zweliknona , Matsiliza Noluthando S.
Published: March 2022

Background: Stakeholders have diverse interests in the provision of public services; hence, they support municipalities in responding to communities’ basic needs by engaging them in decision-making and in offering development support.Aim: This article aims at assessing stakeholders’ engagement in service provision at eDumbe Municipality, in Kwazulu-Natal. The main objective was to improve service provision and development at eDumbe local area.Setting: eDumbe municipal area is the study location where data were collected by researchers.Methods: A qualitative approach was employed to collect and analyse data, using the case study design.Results: It has emerged that resource management, socio-economic factors and governance issues are barriers in successfully achieving stakeholders’ full support in service delivery.Conclusion: This study demonstrated dynamics of limited stakeholders’ engagement at eDumbe. It is recommended that municipality must improve its relations and strategies for engaging stakeholders to improve their participation in service provision. Findings from this study contribute to the existing knowledge of participatory democracy in South Africa.
A ‘game of dressings’: Strategies for wound management in primary health care
Authors: Giaquinto-Cilliers Maria G.C. , Nair Arun , Von Pressentin Klaus B. , Coetzee Francois , Saeed Hamid
Published: March 2022

Wound care management and the dressing of wounds represent some of the most basic services offered in primary health care facilities across Southern Africa. Clinicians should have a basic understanding of the processes of wound healing and wound bed preparation to match the ideal cost-effective dressing to the particular type of wound to be managed. In the ‘kingdom of wounds’, the authors use a popular analogy and propose the best five strategies for the clinician in choosing the right management option in the ‘game of dressings’.
Determinants of emerging technologies adoption in the South African financial sector
Authors: Matsepe Nkhulang T. , Van der Lingen Elma
Published: March 2022

Purpose: The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) enables firms to leverage various emerging technologies to reduce operating costs, improve business efficiencies and gain competitive advantage. This article uncovers the determinants influencing emerging technology adoption, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and distributed ledger technologies (DLT), in South African (SA) financial services firms.Design/methodology/approach: Seventeen technology experts from the SA banking, insurance, financial technology and financial regulation and compliance sectors were interviewed. A semi-structured interview was used to conduct one-on-one interviews, followed by a focus group interview. Qualitative data were analysed using a thematic network analysis.Findings/results: The results revealed that the determinants – adopter traits, technology usability, industry characteristics, organisational leadership and organisational characteristics – were influential towards technology adoption. It is suggested that the new model could be strengthened further by incorporating a new construct, leadership diversity, which had not been previously proposed in the literature.Practical implications: By understanding the influential adoption determinants, leaders can take bold, calculated risks in adopting AI, cloud computing and DLT. However, the importance, prior to adopting these technologies, of clearly understanding the need for them, and their business benefits is also emphasised.Originality/value: Research on the adoption of AI, cloud computing and DLT in the SA financial sector is limited. This article leverages the models of the diffusion of innovations (DOI), the technology–organisation–environment (TOE) and the technology readiness index (TRI) to propose a new model that illustrates technology adoption in the SA financial sector at individual and firm levels.
Litigation and social mobilisation for early childhood development during COVID-19 and beyond
Authors: Ally Nurina , Parker Rubeena , Peacock Tess N.
Published: March 2022

Background: Litigation has been utilised to advance a range of socio-economic rights in post-apartheid South Africa, including the right to basic education. Nonetheless, there has not been significant litigation or sustained broad-based mobilisation around issues impacting the early childhood development (ECD) sector in the democratic era. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, however, saw some ECD stakeholders turning to the courts to advocate for their survival, as well as to mobilise and advocate for sector reforms.Aim: This article aimed to critically reflect on the role of litigation and social mobilisation in advancing the right to ECD during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.Setting: The article assesses two South African cases with national implications.Methods: The article critically assesses two South African cases relating to ECD during the pandemic. At the time of writing, these were the only South African judgements specifically relating to the impact of COVID-19 on the ECD sector.Results: The two cases played an important role in: (1) reopening the ECD sector during the pandemic; and (2) making efforts to ensure that the sector could remain open. However, the cases were not based on a holistic rights-based approach to ECD, which remains an area for further development.Conclusion: The article concludes that litigation may play a significant role in advancing children’s rights to ECD, particularly as a complement to broader social mobilisation strategies. The cases highlight the (1) need and potential for building a holistic rights-based foundation of ECD jurisprudence post the pandemic; and (2) strategic use of litigation interventions as part of broader mobilisation strategies.
Water shortages in Beaufort West: Lessons learnt and applied during the 2009–2011 and 2017–2019 droughts
Authors: Visser Wessel P.
Published: March 2022

Increasing and prolonged droughts have become a feature of the South African environmental landscape. This article investigates the sustainability of water procurement to the town of Beaufort West and the reasons for the town’s water provision crises during the droughts of 2009–2011 and 2017–2019. Emergency measures were implemented to alleviate the serious water shortages during these droughts. Data to illustrate population increases and precipitation decreases, which impacted on the town’s water resources, were collected from census records of Statistics South Africa and the Department of Water and Sanitation, respectively. A number of risk factors contributed to the town’s water crises, for example, unsustainable water extraction at times of serious droughts, poor water monitoring, metering and attention to leakages, an expansion of informal settlements within the municipal boundaries of Beaufort West, as well as annual rainfall patterns that became increasingly unpredictable. The article concludes that water resource development had not kept pace with demand; therefore water infrastructure should be built with enough capacity to cope with regular dry periods. Equilibrium should be reached between the water expectations of the community and the water availability to avoid future social instability in water-stressed towns such as Beaufort West. Rainfall data indicate that precipitation patterns in the arid regions of South Africa are decreasing; therefore the water shortage experience of Beaufort West during the recent droughts serves as a clear and present warning that rural towns in these regions should seek and implement alternative water augmentation strategies timeously.
Spatial distribution and geometric characteristics of landslides with special reference to geological units in the area of Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Authors:   Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, Croatia, Bostjančić Iris , Avanić Radovan ,   Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, Croatia, Frangen Tihomir ,   Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, Croatia, Pavić Mirja ,   Croatian Geological Survey, Zagreb, Croatia
Published: March 2022

A preliminary analysis of landslide spatial distribution and their geometric characteristics is presented for the area of Slavonski Brod, located in the northeastern part of Croatia and belonging to the Pannonian Basin System. A landslide inventory for the study area of 55.1 km2 is accomplished for the first time, based on the visual interpretation of a high resolution LiDAR digital terrain model. In total, 854 landslide polygons are delineated, corresponding to an average density of 15.5 landslides per square kilometre. The average landslide area is 839 m2, and most of the landslides can be classified as small landslides (76 %). The spatial relationship between landslides and geological units is analysed and expressed as a landslide index. The Late Pannonian sands with silts and gravel interlayers and Pliocene clay, sands, gravels, and coal are determined as the units that are most susceptible to landslide processes. The majority of landslides (85 %) are concentrated within these two units, for which a detailed analysis is performed, determining the morphometric parameters (slope and relief) and drainage network. The parameters’ classes that create favourable preconditions to slope instabilities are defined, based on the landslide density within individual classes. Besides, the geometric characteristics of landslides (size and shape) within these two units are compared. The results serve as the basis for further investigations. They help to foresee the area of future landslides through landslide susceptibility maps, and offer a better understanding of the influence of fluvial-denudation and slope processes on recent landscape evolution and form.
The contribution of geochemical and mineralogical characterization of iron slags in provenance studies in the Podravina region, NE Croatia
Authors:   Faculty of Mining Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Brenko Tomislav , Karavidović Tena ,   The Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia, Borojević Šoštarić Sibila ,   Faculty of Mining Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia, Sekelj Ivančan Tajana ,   The Institute of Archaeology, Zagreb, Croatia
Published: March 2022

Archaeological excavations in the Podravina region led to discovery of sites with traces of bloomery iron production during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages. Mineralogical analysis of the slags recognized fayalite as the main mineral phase, while geochemical analysis confirmed high Fe contents, typical for bloomery iron smelting. Based on the previously established occurrences of bog iron ores in the study area, provenance studies were carried out using trace and rare earth elements to create a geochemical signature. Similar shapes and patterns of bog iron ores and iron slag signatures imply a genetic connection between the ore and the slag, as well as variation related to the temporal and spatial context of both slags and ores.
Microbial biofilm formation on silicone nasal splints: optimal time for splint removal
Authors: Acar Mustafa , Catli Tolgahan , Dag Ilknur , San Turhan , Cingi Cemal
Published: March 2022

Objectives: Biofilms are sessile communities associated with persistent infections and are resistant to conventional therapeutic strategies. They survive on the surface of various inorganic medical devices and cause serious medical problems. Methods: We recruited 25 patients who underwent nasal surgery between January and May 2013. All patients received silicone splints at the conclusion of the procedure. Pieces of the splints were collected 48, 72 and 96 h post-surgery and prepared for scanning electron microscopy evaluation to assess biofilm formation. Results: Biofilm was observed in 3, 14 and 25 of the 25 samples at 48, 72 and 96 h, respectively. The differences in the proportions of the samples with biofilm formation at each time point (48, 72, and 96 h) were statistically significant. Conclusion: Our data demonstrated that biofilm formation on silicone splints increases significantly after 48 h following placement. Although packing may reduce complications, surgeons must consider the potential hazards of packing materials, such as biofilm formation at 48 h post-surgery.
IFRD1 gene polymorphisms are associated with nasal polyposis in cystic fibrosis patients
Authors: Baldan A. , Lo Presti A.R. , Belpinati F. , Castellani C. , Bettin M.D. , Xumerle L. , Pignatti P.R. , Malerba G. , Bombieri C.
Published: March 2022

Background: Nasal polyposis (NP) is an inflammatory disease of the upper nasal airways frequently present in CF patients. Interferon-Related Developmental Regulator 1 (IFRD1) gene was reported as a possible modifier of CF lung disease severity. Three IFRD1 SNPs were analyzed to investigate a possible effect on the development of NP in CF patients. Methods and patients: The DNA of 143 patients with CF (40 with and 103 without NP) was purified from peripheral blood samples. IFRD1 SNPs (rs7817, rs3807213, rs6968084) were genotyped by restriction enzyme analysis. Results: The T allele of the common polymorphisms rs7817 and the rs7817-rs3807213 haplotype were associated with NP (p = 0.002 and 0.004, respectively). Conclusions: These results showed the association of the IFRD1-rs7817 polymorphism with NP in CF patients.
Ahli Waris Pengganti Di Indonesia Dengan Historisitasnya
Authors: Alhabsyi Muhamad Sauki , Subeitan Syahrul Mubarak
Published: March 2022

The case of inherition is one of the areas specifically regulated in Islamic law, both the determination of who is entitled (dzawil furudh, ashabah, and dzawil arham) and the details of the number of divisions in the Qur'an. However, with the times came problems and issues of "contemporary" heirs including the issue of replacement heirs. In the books of fiqh or books written by Islamic jurists do not recognize the designation of a replacement heir or the change of position of a replacement heir (plaatvervulling) as mentioned in Article 185 compilation of Islamic law. This is a deconstruction of public opinion in Islamic inherited law. This research then highlights the historical aspect of the presence of Surrogate Heirs in inheritance law in Indonesia, using a library research model with historical deepening of the application of a law.
PRODUK PEMBIAYAAN PINJAM SAMBIL SIMPAN UANG (PISANG) BPRS BAHARI BERKESAN KOTA TERNATE: UPAYA PENINGKATAN EKONOMI UMMAT
Authors: Harly Risdan , Syaifuddin Syaifuddin
Published: March 2022

The purpose of the research is to find out and analyze, how the application of mudharabah agreements in the financing of Borrow While Saving Money (PISANG) at PT. PBRS Bahari Berkesan Kota Ternate, to find out and analyze, how the Role of Borrowing Products While Saving Money (PISANG) to empower efforts to improve the economy of the ummah. The research method used is a type of descriptive qualitative research. The results of the study showed the implementation of mudharabah agreements with the financing of Loan While Saving Money (PISANG) products by Bank BPRS Bahari Berkesan in Ternate City, running optimally because, many communities have been successful to improve their economies both short, medium and long term and banks are able to provide an understanding of the Islamic economic system in using Mudharabah agreements with profit sharing systems between banks and customers.
Betonarme Dairesel Kolonların Kesme Dayanımı ile Deformasyon Kapasite Modellerinin Araştırılması
Authors: FOROUGHİ Saeid , YÜKSEL Bahadır
Published: March 2022

Göçme öncesi sismik performans seviyesinde, kesmeye maruz betonarme kolonların yatay yük ve eksenel yük taşıma kapasitelerindeki azalmayı ve bu davranışların tüm yapıya etkilerini modellemeye ve tahmin etmeye ihtiyaç vardır. Kesme dayanımı ile deformasyon kapasite davranışlarının incelenmesi için farklı beton basınç dayanımı, eksenel yük seviyesi ve spiral donatı oranlarında betonarme dairesel kolon modelleri tasarlanmıştır. Tasarlanan betonarme kolonların kesme davranışı ile deformasyon kapasiteleri, ASCE/SEI 41 (2017) ve araştırmacılar tarafından önerilen modellere göre araştırılmıştır. Betonarme kolonların moment-eğrilik ilişkilerinden elde edilen karakteristik değerlere göre elastik, plastik ve toplam yer değiştirme değerleri hesaplanarak yer değiştirme süneklik ilişkileri incelenmiştir. Betonarme kolonlar için analizlerden elde edilen kesme dayanımlarının eksenel yük seviyesi, beton basınç dayanımı, spiral donatı oranı ve yer değiştirme süneklik değerlerinden etkilendiği görülmektedir.
Gestión y control de inventario en pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) como herramienta de información para la toma de decisiones en tiempos de crisis
Authors: Durán Acosta Martín , Calles Montijo Fernando , Zolano Sánchez María
Published: March 2022

Esta investigación, por su diseño, es de tipo descriptivo y exploratorio y su objetivo es determinar, a partir de la apreciación que tienen los gerentes o responsables del control de almacén dentro de las pymes, la importancia de implementar un sistema de control de inventarios, como una herramienta de gestión que permite ofrecer información oportuna y veraz para una toma de decisiones efectiva que garantice la rentabilidad. Los resultados obtenidos en la investigación muestran que el empresario pyme es consciente de que la calidad de los sistemas de control de inventarios que tiene actualmente en sus negocios es de mala calidad, debido a que no cuenta con información oportuna que les ayude a generar estrategias para enfrentar de forma eficiente la nueva normalidad. En conclusión, los sistemas de control de almacen es una herramienta que cuenta con información en tiempo real, lo que permitirá a la empresa tomar decisiones efectivas, ahorrando tiempo y costos de manera sostenible.
Industrial Applications of Fourier Transform In Engineering Field
Authors: Chaudhari Nikita Kishor , Lokhande Amol D , Kothawade MeghaKishor
Published: March 2022

Fourier Transform is valuable in the investigation of arrangement of fractional differential condition to address introductory initial boundary value problems. A Fourier Transform when applied to partial differential equation decreases the quantity of free factors by one. We utilize Fourier Transform in signal &image processing. It is additionally valuable in PDAs, LTI framework and circuit investigation. Fourier transform in different applications has expanded in recent years. This transform is one of the easiest change among the other change strategy utilized in science. The time utilization is lesser because of this strategy. It has immense use in power dissemination framework,
mechanical framework, enterprises and remote organizations. Chiefly in power dispersion framework, it is the moderation of force quality unsettling influence required quick, precise and high commotion invulnerable technique. This paper has huge of its applications in the fields of clinical science and the utilization of it in the cell phone. In
mobile phone, the Fourier transform utilizes the sign handling structures and the creation of the cell phone. This paper incorporates the meaning of Fourier transform and it properties through which the arrangement of the issue will be simpler than anticipated. The Fourier transform is very significant for the cutting edge world for the simpler arrangement of the issues. This paper audit the strength of Fourier transform, in ongoing year interest of this strategy and its utilization in various field and their applications.
Comprehensive Study on Smart Materials Used In 4D Printing Technology Applications Review
Authors: Kabhilesh G , Rishab Gupta , Ankit Kumar Mishra , Sinu Damodaran , Sneha V Iyer , K Pradeep
Published: March 2022

The current world encounters a huge application in additive manufacturing. One of the recent technologies branched from additive engineering is 4D printing technologies. The notion of 4D printing technology became a huge success because of its ability to change and reform. This ability helps to manipulate materials at micro and nano levels. This itself finds a lot of opportunities in the forefront industries like engineering, space technology, biomedical etc. Innovation of these novel materials and the modification of the manufacturing entities still pose a great challenge in the form of a blind wall. In this paper we have reviewed the smart materials like ceramics, hydrogels, smart metal alloys.
This paper also incorporates the survey of smart materials and multi-materials along with its applications. We have also learned about the limitations of these materials which lead to the conclusion of the paper that includes information
about the scope for exploration in this pitch.
“Experimental and FEA Investigation of V Shape Spring with Materials”
Authors: Pavan S Baravkar , Amol D Lokhande
Published: March 2022

The Automobile Industry has shown keen interest for replacement of steel leaf spring with that of progressive rate spring unit, since that has good part loading and minor to maximum shock absorption properties. In this paper we have outline on the new mechanism for progressive rate spring. The main leaf spring and V- shape strip
spring model is created by modeling software like Pro-E. The dimensions of an existing conventional steel leaf spring of a light commercial vehicle are taken for modeling. And the structural analysis of both springs is carried via finite element analysis using ANSYS-12 software. Result shows that, the V-shape strip spring has Total deflection 16.93 %
& Strain energy 38.20 % more than steel leaf Spring for partly loading. It also shows equivalent von- misses stresses for both spring. It is observed that the V- shape strip spring is great under part loading i.e. minimum loading action and main leaf spring is superior for maximum loading condition so that the whole unit of this progressive rate spring is best suitable for carrying export quality fruit from farm to wear house or customer market and mini ambulance vehicle. All material used in this unit is easily available, so it commercially adopted in automotive mini trailer manufacturer. Also it
has less complexity and economically advantageous for middle class farmer.
Patient Betrayal: The Corruption of Healthcare, Informed Consent and the Physician-Patient Relationship
Authors:   MD, Ob/Gyn & Maternal Fetal Medicine, Gulf Breeze, FL, Thorp James A. , Renz Thomas ,   JD, Freemont, OH, Northrup Christiane ,   MD, Ob/Gyn, Women’s Health and Wellness, VT, Lively Charles ,   MD, Ob/Gyn, Odessa, TX, Breggin Peter ,   MD, Psychiatry, Ithaca, NY, Bartlett Richard ,   MD, Emergency Medicine, Midland, TX
Published: March 2022

The purpose of this study is: first, to review disciplinary threats made to healthcare professionals by their governing bodies in the US; and second, to review medical literature for complications related to the COVID-19 vaccines and data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), particularly those related to pregnant women and women of reproductive age. The authors also aim to bring attention to the populace, healthcare workers, and healthcare administrators that illegal and unconstitutional gag orders have been placed on all healthcare workers in the US, and to alert everyone that no healthcare worker can be trusted since they are under a gag order which renders informed consent null and void. It is our intent to put governing bodies of healthcare workers on notice that they will be held accountable and lay legal groundwork for possible Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) violations, collusion, and fraud. These potential criminal acts, exposed in a court of law, can pierce legal immunity of Big Pharma and others, and pierce any perceived immunity given to hospitals and organizations via the CARES ACT.
Implementasi Media Pembelajaran Vlog Materi Dakwah Pada Mahasiswa Berdasarkan Aspek Keterampilan Berbahasa
Authors: Romli Triputra Dedi , Yuli Kurniawan Prasetyo
Published: March 2022

Media pembelajaran pada era revolusi industri 4.0 dituntut untuk berorientasi pada IT. Dosen harus menyadari bahwa penggunaan media pada era sekarang mempengaruhi pencapaian pembelajaran. Salah satu media pembelajaran yang dapat digunakan yaitu media vlog. Media vlog dipilih karena dapat menjadikan mahasiswa lebih aktif dan kreatif dalam penggunaannya. Terlebih dalam materi dakwah, mahasiswa mampu memanfaatkan sebuah handphone dimanapun berada sesuai dengan topik yang akan dibicarakan atau realitas yang ada. Sehingga dalam materi dakwah sangat tepat digunakan media vlog sebagai media pembelajaran. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk memaparkan hasil pembelajaran menggunakan media vlog pada materi dakwah serta menguji keefektifan media vlog dalam materi dakwah berdasarkan aspek keterampilan berbahasa. Metode yang digunakan yaitu metode ekseprimen dengan desain postest only control group design. Hasil penelitian ini yaitu bahwa nilai rata-rata mahasiswa dalam materi dakwah dilhat dari aspek keterampilan berbahasa yaitu mendapatkan nilai 83. Sedangkan pada kelas kontrol mendapatkan nilai rata-rata 78. Kemudian berdasarkan uji T bahwa media vlog dinyatakan efektif digunakan dalam materi dakwah. Oleh karena itu, media vlog sangat penting digunakan khususnya dalam materi dakwah karena sudah terbukti efektif.
Pengaruh Model Cooperative Tipe TGT Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Matematika Siswa Kelas IV
Authors: Yuliyanti Novi , Sunarsih Diah
Published: March 2022

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi masih rendahnya kemampuan berpikir kritis siswa kelas IV terhadap pelajaran matematika. Hal ini ditunjukan dengan hasil ulangan harian matematika hanya memperoleh ketuntasan klasikal 43,80%. Berkaitan dengan permasalahan tersebut, perlu adanya proses perbaikan dalam proses pembelajaran matematika di sekolah dasar, dimana model pembelajaran cooperative tipe TGT dianggap paling tepat dalam pembeajaran matematika karena menciptakan suasana belajar yang menyenangkan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kemampuan berpikir kritis antara siswa yang diberikan model pembelajaran Cooperative Tipe TGT dengan siswa yang diberi model pembelajaran konvensional pada pembelajaran matematika siswa kelas IV SDN 1 Dukuhtengah.  Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Quasi Experimental dengan desain penelitian  Nonequivalent Control Group Design. Subjek populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas IV SDN 1 Dukuhtengah yang berjumlah 60 siswa. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan instrument soal tes berbentuk Essay  yang terdiri dari 10 soal yang valid dan reliabel. Pengujian hipotesis potest dari hasil uji t diperoleh   2,53 ˃  2,08, maka dapat disimpulakan bahwa terdapat berbedaan kemampuan berpikir kritis yang signifikan antara siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran Cooperative tipe TGT dengan siswa yang menggunakan model pembelajaran konvensional.
MONTESSORI METHOD FOR STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN YOUNG CHILDREN / MÉTODO MONTESSORI PARA EL FORTALECIMIENTO DE LAS HABILIDADES DE COMUNICACIÓN EN INGLÉS COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA EN NIÑOS PEQUEÑOS
Authors: Caballero Ronnye Zambrano , Vera Macias Yulixa Yamileth , Villafuerte-Holguín Jhonny
Published: March 2022

This work aims to strengthen the communication skills in English as a Foreign Language of young children in Ecuadorian elementary schools. It used the action research method and a combination of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The sample consists of 10 children of the second grade of elementary school and their parents. All they have permanent residence in the province of Manabi, Ecuador. The researcher team designed an educational intervention based on the Montessori Methodology to improve participants’ communication skills in English as a Foreign Language. The educational intervention lasted 6 months and used the contains of the second grade of the elementary education curriculum of Ecuador. The instruments used for data collection were in-deep interviews, class observation, and the vocabulary acquisition test of Windi (2017). The results showed that all participants improved in 3-4 points their scores of English communication skills from pre-test in comparison to post-test. It concluded that 100% of young children that participated in this research improved their communication skills in English as a Foreign Language when supported the instruction with Montessori Methodology.
 

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo fortalecer las habilidades de comunicación en inglés como lengua extranjera de los niños pequeños en las escuelas primarias ecuatorianas. Utilizó el método de investigación de acción y una combinación de enfoques de investigación cualitativos y cuantitativos. La muestra está compuesta por 10 niños del segundo grado de primaria y sus padres. Todos ellos tienen residencia permanente en la provincia de Manabí, Ecuador. El equipo de investigadores diseñó una intervención educativa basada en la Metodología Montessori para mejorar las habilidades comunicativas de los participantes en inglés como lengua extranjera. La intervención educativa tuvo una duración de 6 meses y utilizó los contenidos del segundo grado del currículo de educación básica del Ecuador. Los instrumentos utilizados para la recolección de datos fueron entrevistas en profundidad, observación de clases y la prueba de adquisición de vocabulario de Wendi (2017). Los resultados mostraron que todos los participantes mejoraron en 3-4 puntos sus puntajes de habilidades de comunicación en inglés desde la prueba previa en comparación con la prueba posterior. Se concluyó que el 100% de los niños pequeños que participaron en esta investigación mejoraron sus habilidades comunicativas en inglés como lengua extranjera cuando se apoyó en la instrucción con la Metodología Montessori.

 

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THE CONTRIBUTION OF PERCEIVED COLLECTIVE EFFICACY BELIEFS AND INTERPERSONAL EMOTION REGULATION TO TURKISH EFL TEACHERS’ JOB STRESS
Authors: Eginli Ilknur , Mutlu Aynur Kesen
Published: March 2022

The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between perceived job stress and a specific set of predictor variables among the selected university preparatory school EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers in Turkey. To comprehensively analyze the issue of perceived job stress, interpersonal emotion regulation, and teacher collective efficacy used as variables. The sample consisted of 48 EFL teachers in various Turkish university preparatory schools. It was hypothesized that high levels of teacher collective efficacy beliefs would be a negative predictor of perceived stress among the EFL teachers. A negative relationship was also predicted between interpersonal emotion regulation and perceived job stress levels among the selected teachers. The research hypotheses were tested using data collected through surveys. While the relationship between EFL teachers’ collective efficacy beliefs and interpersonal emotion regulation was significant, their perceived job stress and interpersonal emotion regulation were negatively related, but the association was not strong enough to reach a significant level. The results of the study indicated that demographic variables such as age, and the years of language teaching experience did not have any significant effect on teachers’ collective self-efficacy belief, perceived job stress, and interpersonal emotion regulation of the selected Turkish EFL Instructors in university preparatory programs. The study highlighted the fact that enhancing EFL teachers’ collective efficacy belief would reduce the tension teachers experience in the form of stress and would improve their emotion regulation skills.
 

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EXAMINATION OF OSTRACISM AND INTERNET ADDICTION IN GIFTED STUDENTS ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE VARIABLES
Authors: Bağriaçik Belgin , Yaman Yavuz
Published: March 2022

In this study, the aim is to examine the ostracism and internet addiction of gifted high school students according to multiple variables. The research group of this study constitutes 190 gifted high school students aged between 14 and 18 students in 21 provinces of Turkey in the 2021-2022 Autumn term selected through purposive sampling. In this study, the correlational survey model, which is a quantitative research method, was used. Data was gathered with the use of the Ostracism Experience Scale for Adolescents (Mercan, 2016) and the Internet Addiction Scale for Adolescents. The data was analyzed using SPSS 25.0. A test of normalcy was implemented on the data. In data showing normal distribution frequency distributions, t-tests and Anova tests were used, and to determine the significance of the significant results Cohen d and Eta squared significance tests were used. As a result of the study the ostracism and internet addiction of gifted students revealed no significance between owning a smartphone, education, mother-father work conditions but showed medium level significance in age, gender, mother-father education levels.
 

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OLDER WOMEN'S VIEWS ON THEIR PARTICIPATION IN A BLENDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM USING FB ROOM PLATFORM
Authors: Kanakaris Venetis , Pavlis-Korres Maria
Published: March 2022

Several studies have found that elderly people have a difficulty in using social media platforms and smartphone apps due to a number of barriers that discourage them from engaging with technology. This study presents older women’s views regarding a two-month blended (synchronous and asynchronous) learning course on using apps and social media on smartphones in their daily life. The design of the educational course was based on older adult women’s needs. The findings of the qualitative research indicate that older people’s educational needs are better met when they participate in an asynchronous e-learning environment, where they are given the opportunity to proceed at their own pace. Moreover, the results suggest that designers and educators can incorporate video tutorials (narration and subtitles) in the learning programs as an effective educational mean and use Facebook as a learning platform so as to engage learners and facilitate communication between educators and learners.