bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Dysphagia Improvement Using Acupuncture Therapy: A Systematic Review
Authors:   Medical Surgical Nursing Department, College of Science and Technology, Sembilanbelas November University, Kolaka, Indonesia., Siagian Heriviyatno.J , Rusmimpong Rusmimpong ,   Health Polytechnic of Jambi, Jambi, Indonesia., Sukurni Sukurni ,   Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical, Haluoleo University, Kendari, Indonesia., Arimaswati Arimaswati ,   Department of Medical, Faculty of Medical, Haluoleo University, Kendari, Indonesia., Alifariki La Ode ,   Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medical, Haluoleo University, Kendari, Indonesia.
Published: August 2023

Background: Dysphagia is a common complication in patients with stroke. Although the research on acupuncture treatment of dysphagia has stepped up, the results are still inconsistent. In this review, we intend to answer the potential of acupuncture in treating dysphagia in stroke patients and which acupuncture points are the most promising for treating dysphagia. Methods: We used PRISMA (the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis) 2020 guidelines in conducting this review. A literature search was performed in four databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane, and Willey online library) to find eligible randomized controlled studies that assessed the effect of acupuncture in post-stroke dysphagia. The search time is from 2010 to 2022. Study quality was assessed using the critical appraisal skills program (CASP), and the risk of bias was evaluated by the RoB software, version 2 (risk-of-bias tool). The data were analyzed thematically. Results: A systematic electronic search identified 1409 publications through forward and backward searching of relevant papers. The full-text screening was conducted on 777 articles. A total of 681 articles failed to meet eligibility criteria at this stage, and only 6 articles were finally eligible for further analysis. The results showed that compared with rehabilitation, acupuncture significantly improved dysphagia in post-stroke patients. Gallbladder (GB) 20 is often used as an acupoint. In addition, the frequency and duration of treatment also contributed to a more significant increase in dysphagia improvement. Conclusion: Acupuncture could effectively improve dysphagia in post-stroke patients, and acupuncture combined with rehabilitation has a better effect.
Papilomatoses Pseudo-Carcinomatosas (Pseudo-Epitheliomatous Papilomatosis)
Authors: Neves René Garrido , Mendonça Ana Maria Nunes , Nascimento Leninha Valério do , Pereira Júnior Antonio Carlos , Castro Onofre Ferreira de , Schettini Antonio Pedro
Published: August 2023

Os autores fazem o relato de três casos clínicos: Papilomatose florida, Epitelioma cuniculatum e Condiloma gigante de Buschke e Lowenstein, considerados como representativos de três entidades que compõem o grupo das Papilomatoses pseudo-carcinomatosas. São favoráveis à conceituação de Papilomatose pseudo-carcinomatosas apoiando-se na semelhança clínica, histopatológica, evolutiva e da terapêutica a ser instituída. Discutem, ainda, a dificuldade do diagnóstico histológico destas lesões que, algumas vezes, só podem ser definidas em estudos repetidos.
Carcínoma Primitivo do Fígado: Aspectos Históricos e Estudo de 45 Casos
Authors: Ribeiro Cândido de Oliveira
Published: August 2023

O estudo do Prof. Cândido de Oliveira Ribeiro, do Departamento de Patologia do Hospital Mario Kroeff, aponta os aspectos históricos e análise de 45 casos sobre carcinoma primitivo do fígado
Resistência da Pseudomonas Aeruginosa à Carbenicilina. Avaliação do Teste de Difusão em Placa
Authors: Bermudez Luiz Eduardo , Braz Neto Eduardo , Vidal Eraldo
Published: August 2023

Neste estudo, examinamos a relação entre a sensibilidade encontrada à carbenicilina no antibiograma realizado pelo método de difusão em placa e no realizado pelo método de diluições progressivas, a fim de confirmar o alto grau de resistência observada no Hospital.
Controle de Infecção Hospitalar. Experiência de Dois Anos
Authors: Bermudez Luiz Eduardo , Vidal Eraldo , Panza Mario , Velasco Eduardo , Nascimento Márcio Cesar , Vaz Anne Marie Medeiros
Published: August 2023

Nesta revisão nós deveremos discutir alguns conceitos gerais no que diz respeito a infecções hospitalares, e tentaremos reforçar os papéis do estudo epidemiológico, da Comissão de Infecção e das técnicas de isolamento, três aspectos vitais nos programas de controle e prevenção das infecções hospitalares. A maioria dos trabalhos indicam que 5 a 10% dos pacientes internados em hospitais gerais poderão desenvolver uma infecção hospitalar.1,2 No Hospital do Instituto Nacional de Câncer, com uma população de doentes com câncer, 7,7% do total de pacientes internados em 1982 desenvolveram infecção hospitalar. Aproximadamente, 25% das infecções foram respiratórias, 36% foram cirúrgicas, 15% urinárias e 11% septicemias.3 Aquelas infecções que ocorrem após a alta, como abscessos cirúrgicos tardios e hepatite B, são frequentemente perdidas para o seguimento e portanto não estão incluídas nesta estatística.
Aplicação da Laranja de Acridina. Método Auxiliar Comparativo em Estudos de Fluorescência
Authors: Kastner M. R. Q. , Schettino A. M. S.
Published: August 2023

Foi realizado um estudo por microscopia de fluorescência de biópsias de pacientes portadores de neoplasia maligna de mama, utilizando-se como técnica de coloração o método da laranja de acridina em cortes criostáticos. Os dados apresentados neste trabalho demonstram que as células malignas são identificadas facilmente e de modo rápido e portanto, este método pode ser de grande utilidade para o especialista experiente em morfologia celular. Por outro lado, o estudo da coloração e da fluorescência da estrutura celular pode dar melhor indicação das modificações sofridas pelos ácidos nucleicos nas células tumorais. Conclui-se, que este método é muito importante para caracterizar a percentagem de células cancerosas que podem também apresentar fluorescência devido à presença de marcadores biológicos específicos do câncer.
Metástases do Melanoma Maligno para o Tubo Digestivo. Alguns Aspectos Clínico-Radiológicos
Authors: Matushita João Paulo K. , Koch Hilton Augusto , Azevedo Carolina Maria de
Published: August 2023

Os autores discutem os aspectos clínico-radiológicos das lesões metastáticas de melanomas malignos ao longo do tubo digestivo.
Síndrome da Sela Vazia
Authors: Azevedo Carolina Maria de , Gomes Sérgio de Paula , Matushita João Paulo , Koch Hilton A.
Published: August 2023

A síndrome da sela vazia é bastante rara. Os autores observaram um caso, surgido durante a neuroadenólise de um paciente apresentando previamente a suspeita radiológica de aumento selar.
Meningite por Listeria Monocytogenes em um Caso de Doença de Hodgkin
Authors: Bermudez Luiz Eduardo , Velasco Eduardo , Carriço Maria Kadma S. , Panza Mario , Vidal Eraldo
Published: August 2023

A Listeria monocytogenes constitui uma importante causa de bacteriemia e meningite em pacientes imunossuprimidos1,2,3. Trata-se de um bacilo gram-positivo, que cresce facilmente na maioria dos meios de cultura. Ganhou seu nome devido à sua habilidade de produzir importante monocitose em coelhos. A maioria dos casos de infecção por Listeria monocytogenes têm sido reportados em pacientes imunossuprimidos, principalmente naqueles com diminuição da imunidade celular, resultante da presença de doença maligna linforreticular ou em uso de drogas quimioterápicas. Neste trabalho, nós descreveremos um caso de meningite por Listeria monocytogenes, ocorrido em nosso hospital, em um paciente com Doença de Hodgkin. Fazemos uma revisão da literatura e discutimos a eficácia dos esquemas terapêuticos empregados.
ДІЛОВА АКТИВНІСТЬ ПАСАЖИРСЬКИХ АВІАКОМПАНІЙ УКРАЇНИ ТА ШЛЯХИ ЗРОСТАННЯ ЇХ ІНСТИТУЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ КОНКУРЕНТОСПРОМОЖНОСТІ
Authors: Михальченко Олексій
Published: August 2023

У статті проведено оцінку ділової активності пасажирських авіакомпаній України з метою зростання їх інституціональної конкурентоспроможності на основі аналізу динаміки і структури обсягу перевезень пасажирів авіаційним транспортом протягом 2011-2021 років. Встановлено зростання загального обсягу перевезень на чверть на фоні скорочення внутрішніх авіарейсів і збільшення міжнародних, а також превалювання останніх. Обсяг перевезень пасажирів за внутрішніми і міжнародними авіарейсами формалізовано за двома етапами: перший (2011-2019) – скорочення та зростання, другий етап (2020-2021) – різке скорочення (через обмеження, пов’язані з СOVID-19.) та повільне зростання. Окреслену динаміку формалізовано побудованими поліноміальними функціями. За результатами оцінки середньорічної питомої ваги вітчизняних авіакомпаній у пасажирообороті аеропортів доведено їх недостатню конкурентоспроможність, особливо на внутрішньому ринку. Статистично показано, що міжнародні пасажирські перевезення є більш привабливими для вітчизняних авіаперевізників, а ринок перевезень має високу концентрацію. Систематизовано чинники позитивного впливу на ділову активність авіакомпаній та шляхи їх активізації.
ОЦІНКА СИСТЕМИ УПРАВЛІННЯ ПЕРСОНАЛОМ У ПІДПРИЄМСТВІ В УМОВАХ НЕСТІЙКОЇ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ СИТУАЦІЇ В КРАЇНІ
Authors: Махмудов Ханлар , Чухліб Владислав
Published: August 2023

У статті проаналізовано систему управління персоналом в підприємстві за умов нестійкої економічної ситуації в країні, обґрунтовано важливість удосконалення роботи з працівниками для зниження рівня тривожності та підвищення стресостійкості. Досліджено зміни в трудовому законодавстві в Україні в умовах війни. Здійснено детальну характеристику структуризації цілей системи менеджменту персоналу за рівнями та описано пріоритетні питання з управління трудовими ресурсами. Проведено оцінку ефективності управління персоналом, встановлено, що в підприємстві не в повній мірі використовують наявний потенціал робітників та працівників апарату управління. Розроблено пропозиції щодо зростання продуктивності праці персоналу в умовах нестійкої економічної ситуації в країні за рахунок удосконалення системи мотивації, навчання та підвищення професійної підготовки працівників, активізації їх творчої діяльності, що дозволить підвищити рівень ефективності функціонування підприємства, створить фундамент для майбутнього розвитку.
АНАЛІЗ ВЗАЄМОЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ ПОКАЗНИКІВ ФІЗИЧНОЇ ПІДГОТОВЛЕНОСТІ ПІД ЧАС НАВЧАННЯ МАЙБУТНІХ ВІЙСЬКОВИХ ФАХІВЦІВ
Authors: Овчарук І. С. , Сидорченко К. М. , Ткачук Р. М. , Ворона В. В.
Published: August 2023

Спеціальна фізична підготовленість офіцерів Збройних сил України формується під час навчання у військових вищих навчальних закладах. З метою пошуку шляхів покращення навчального процесу вивчались показники фізичної підготовленості в курсантів військових вищих навчальних закладів. У роботі використовувались офіційні результати тестування курсантів на кожному курсі навчання. Досліджувалась динаміка взаємозалежності результатів виконання фізичних вправ, що використовуються для оцінювання фізичної підготовленості курсантів військових вищих навчальних закладів. Зафіксована різноспрямованість динаміки коефіцієнтів кореляції між результатами тестування. Установлено вплив навчання техніки виконання тестових вправ на 5-річну динаміку коефіцієнтів.
Impact of behavioral health education interventions on knowledge, adherence to treatment, and quality of life of patients with heart failure: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Hoang Van Cuong , Dang Tran Ngoc , Nguyen Do Nguyen , To Gia Kien
Published: August 2023

Heart failure (HF) is a common chronic disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. Besides HF treatments aimed to improve patients’ quality of life and health status, health education interventions for behavioral changes ensuring their adherence to treatment are very important. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of behavioral health education interventions on knowledge, treatment adherence, and quality of life of patients with HF.

This was a randomized controlled trial. A total of 330 patients were selected and randomly distributed into intervention and control groups (n = 165 per group). Data were collected at the time points before the intervention and three months after the intervention using the Dutch Heart Failure Knowledge Scale (DHFKS), Revised Heart Failure Compliance Scale (RHFCS), and quality of life (EQ-5D-5L v2.1, Vietnamese version).

There were no significant differences between the two groups in HF knowledge or quality of life at baseline. After three months of health education intervention, intervention group significant increase to 1.68 times (95%CI: 1.05 – 2.69; p=0.03) in overall HF knowledge; 1.91 times (95%CI: 1.25 – 2.92; p=0.003) in general HF knowledge and 1.59 times (95%CI: 1.03 – 2.45; p=0.038) in behavior of exercise when compare to control group. However, the quality of life did not change significantly after the intervention.

Although the health education intervention had no impact on the quality of life of patients with HF, it was effective in improving their HF knowledge and treatment adherence.
Improving Research of Children Using a Rights-Based Approach: A Case Study of Some Psychological Research about Socioeconomic Status
Authors: Collins Tara
Published: August 2023

Socioeconomic status (SES) and other social determinants of health are “identified as top priorities for action” in research [Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children (CCRC), 2011, p. 42]. Consequently, SES is increasingly popular in some psychological and neuroscience research in order to expand upon understanding of its relationship to child development. In sum, this research demonstrates: “Growing up in a family with low SES is associated with substantially worse health and impaired psychological well-being, and impaired cognitive and emotional development throughout the lifespan” (Hackman et al., 2010, p. 651). Expanding the SES focus to include consideration of child rights (CR) in the research process, structure, and results would advance better understanding of children and improve research about them.

This brief article inquires: how would CR assist research about children by psychologists interested in neuroscience and SES? In short, children have human rights, which involve “the right to be properly researched” (Knowing Children, 2010). Indeed, Steinmetz (2010), p. 12 states that all our knowledge about how “abnormal child development” adversely affects the child’s brain structure and capacity can be ultimately traced back to the disrespect of his/her rights. As such, CR should inform efforts related to researching the relationship between SES and neuroscience.

This brief commentary recognizes SES includes “occupations and thus the underlying levels of education and resulting incomes of the adult members of a household” (Johnson et al., 2007, p. 526). First, this article describes a child RBA (CRBA). Then, a CRBA frames analysis of some recent neuroscience and SES research and review articles before concluding.
Fostering global dialogue: Conceptualisations of children's rights to participation and protection
Authors: Collins Tara , Rizzini Irene , Mayhew Amanda
Published: August 2023

The children's rights and child protection sectors are at a critical juncture: will they evolve to reflect and respond to changing conceptualisations in the 21st century or will they continue to reproduce 19th- and 20th-century preoccupations with saving child victims? Informed by systematic reviews of the English- and Latin American academic literature in Spanish and Portuguese and key informant interviews with international stakeholders, this paper fosters global dialogue with some Global South and Global North perspectives about the interconnections of children's rights. It explores current conceptualisations of child participation and protection, and concludes that children's rights will only progress after recognition of limitations inherent to current conceptualisations.
Respecting the principle of best interests of the child in Canadian monitoring
Authors: Collins Tara
Published: August 2023

This paper considers the relationship between the procedural concern of monitoring international child rights and the general principle of best interests of the child. Canadian monitoring processes to determine the situation of child rights are analysed using the best interests principle as a lens. It is argued that despite the importance of the best interests principle in relation to monitoring, many Canadian actors or processes continue to reflect their priorities, preoccupations or authority—despite their limitations— because they know best or have authority to do so. This approach mirrors the traditional, outdated understanding of best interests of the child principle. In contrast, the best interests of the child principle in child rights sense demands recognition, reorientation and commitment to progress so that monitoring is guided and influenced by child rights. The paper concludes with a number of recommendations to advance the best interests principle in monitoring.
Global Child Forum Corporate Guide: Children’s Participation: How to involve children in decision-making
Authors: Collins Tara
Published: August 2023

About this guide

Welcome to Global Child Forum´s guide on children’s participation in business, aimed at businesses that are either already engaged in, or are considering, involving children in their decision-making processes. Involving children and youth – whether through focus groups or formal employment – teaches them to exercise their rights to participate and speak up. Businesses also benefit from the active participation of children: they have fresh, unique viewpoints and perspectives that may not be offered by adults.

This guide was created in consultation with corporate leaders in children’s participation in business, leading researchers in this field, as well as children and young people . The guide could be seen as a next step after using the “The Workbook – how to implement a children’s rights perspective”.

Who is it for?

This guide is primarily directed to sustainability teams within multinational corporations with an interest in advancing children’s rights in business. The guide can also be useful to smaller companies who wish to involve children. The guide is aimed both at industries that directly engage with children as consumers as well as industries that do not directly sell or market their products to children.

What does this guide contain?

Concrete advice on how and when to include children in business decision-making

Guidance how to get started

Guidance how to take action

Company examples: eg. IKEA and Telia

Tips for other resources
Contested and (un)realized capabilities of wellbeing in rural places in Canada: Contemplating immigrants’ realities
Authors: Rishworth Andrea , Dean Jennifer , Wilson Kathi , Edge Sara , Ghassemi Effat
Published: August 2023

Rural relocation of immigrants in Canada has recently been touted as a way to support community wellbeing by mitigating the socioeconomic impacts of population decline common in many rural areas, while also fostering the wellbeing of immigrants through the provision of services, resources and support systems for ‘successful’ integration. Yet, discussions of rural resettlement often assume resource provision will effectively enable the successful flourishing of immigrants, eliding more complicated questions of social hierarchies, systemic obstacles, and the qualities of places that may enable or constrain flourishing wellbeing generative lives. Drawing on geographies of health, migration and development literatures, this paper examines the links between lived realities, capabilities, and rural places as immigrants contemplate resettlement outside of urban areas in Ontario. Based on data from focus groups with immigrants (n = 50) we reveal how rural places can (in)directly affect the conversion of individual skills and resources, some with potentially wellbeing generative realities, while others with degenerative dynamics of illbeing. We contend that immigrants’ contemplations and resettlement decisions eschew simple notions of choice, but are more complex and contradictory, shaped by competing wellbeing desires, uncertain place-based realities and temporal dynamics that operate at a variety of scales. Revealing immigrants’ contested capabilities underscores how place-based realities can create landscapes of uneven opportunities, rights and freedoms to attain wellbeing. The article concludes that future geographic research on health-migration-human development intersections should engage with contested capabilities by illuminating how places and their policies mediate settlement choices and the inequalities that surround them.
Double Burden of Rural Migration in Canada? Considering the Social Determinants of Health Related to Immigrant Settlement Outside the Cosmopolis
Authors: Patel Asiya , Dean Jennifer , Edge Sara , Wilson Kathi , Ghassemi Effat
Published: August 2023

There is a large and growing body of research acknowledging the existence of health disparities between foreign-born and native-born populations in many high immigrant-receiving countries. Significant attention has been paid to the role of physical and social environments in the changing health status of immigrants over time. However, very limited attention has been given to these issues within the context of rural geographies, despite global evidence that immigrants are increasingly settling outside of traditional gateway cities and into rural communities. This paper presents the results of a scoping review aimed at assessing the state of knowledge on the health impacts of immigrant migration into rural communities in Canada. Guided by Arksey and O'Malley's scoping protocol, we conduct a review of academic literature in Canada related to rural migration. A total of 25 articles met inclusion criteria which included access to the social determinants of health. Findings identified a paucity of research directly connecting rural settlement to health but the literature did emphasize five distinct social determinants of health for rural residing immigrants: social inclusion, culturally-appropriate services, gender, employment, and housing. This paper concludes with an identification of research gaps and opportunities for future research into whether rural-residing immigrants face a double burden with respect to health inequity.
Towards equitable & resilient post-pandemic urban food systems: The role of community-based organizations
Authors: Regnier-Davies Jenelle , Edge Sara , Yu Melanie Hoi Man , Nasr Joe , Austin Nicole , Daley Ashante , Koc Mustafa
Published: August 2023

In early March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged as a global health emergency. Among the many crises that emerged with the onset of the pandemic, COVID-19 has magnified existing weaknesses of global food supply chains and the purchasing power of consumers leading to vulnerabilities in food system resiliency. In Canada and elsewhere, job losses, restricted mobility, and vaccine mandates raise questions about who is capable of or responsible for ensuring food security and food system resilience during times of crises (Béné et al., 2016; O'Hara & Toussaint, 2021). Before the COVID-19 global pandemic, food insecurity was already a severe public health problem in Canada, affecting over 4 million people (Tarasuk & Mitchell, 2020). In Toronto, Canada's largest and most diverse urban region, roughly one in five residents experienced food insecurity pre-pandemic (Tarasuk & Mitchell, 2020). COVID-19 has magnified and further compromised the food security of vulnerable groups, including those living in poverty, those with pre-existing health conditions, the elderly, Indigenous peoples, newcomers, refugees and other racialized minorities (Blay-Palmer et al., 2016; Dachner & Tarasuk, 2017; Gray et al., 2020).
An analysis of the sample size requirements for acceptable statistical power in water quality monitoring for improvement detection
Authors: Wellen Christopher , Van Cappellen Philippe , Gospodyn Larissa , Thomas Janis L. , Mohamed Mohamed N.
Published: August 2023

Many water quality managers seek to demonstrate reductions in pollutants after a remedial program or policy change of some sort is implemented, but there is little information in the literature to help guide the extent of water quality sampling that is required to be confident that a change has occurred. Statistical power refers to the likelihood of avoiding a Type II error in hypothesis testing. It is critical to examine statistical power levels to ensure results are not unduly influenced by insufficient quantity of data. This study presents the first published record, to the best of our knowledge, on sample size requirements to achieve acceptable levels of statistical power in hypothesis testing of annual water quality (nutrients) in streams. We examined 13 temperate agricultural watersheds spanning a gradient of size from 11 to 16,000 km2 using data synthesized from long-term flow and water quality records. We found that achieving commonly accepted levels of statistical power (0.8) after reductions of 20% in load or flow-weighted mean concentration (FWMC) required an inordinate quantity of data (50–250 years for load, 10–120 years for FWMC), while achieving statistical power of 0.8 after reductions of 80% of load or FWMC required very little data (2–4 years for FWMC, 2–7 years for load). Load reductions of 40% required a range of 8–50 years of data depending on analyte, while FWMC reductions of 40% required 3–10 years of total phosphorus (TP) data, 5–25 years for soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP), and 2–6 years for nitrate (NO3). We examined relationships among times to achieve statistical power and a number of common landscape descriptors (discharge, baseflow index, basin size, concentration-discharge slope) and found no discernable relationships for either TP or SRP, whereas catchments with higher baseflow indices were found to have lower data requirements for achieving statistical power of 0.8 for NO3. We also show through subsampling experiments that higher frequency sampling tended to reduce data requirements to achieve acceptable statistical power, though these gains diminish as the sample frequency increases. The information presented will help those tasked with watershed monitoring to design appropriate sampling regimes to ensure adequate data are obtained to detect change.

 
Trends and legacy of freshwater salinization: untangling over 50 years of stream chloride monitoring
Authors: Mazumder Bhaswati , Wellen Christopher , Kaltenecker Georgina , Sorichetti Ryan J , Oswald Claire
Published: August 2023

Excessive use of road salts to maintain safe winter travel conditions leads to increasing chloride (Cl) concentrations in streams, damaging the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems. Long-term increasing stream Cl trends are generally attributed to increases in urban land cover, however recent research shows that even relatively rural streams can retain Cl and exceed water quality guidelines in summer after road salting has stopped. Untangling the relative influences of long-term changes in streamflow and urban growth on Cl trends is critical for making informed decisions about road salt management. The portion of Cl trends not explained by changes in streamflow or urban growth could be due to changes in road salt application rates and/or legacy Cl in groundwater that is slowly making its way to streams. This study assessed seasonal, long-term stream Cl trends across the Province of Ontario, Canada, where urbanization accelerated and road salt management plans started to develop since early 2000s. We compared stream Cl trends over salting and non-salting seasons with urban growth estimates from two independent time periods, 1965–1995 and 2002–2018. For a subset of sites with sufficient flow data in the periods analyzed, we parsed the seasonal trends into flow and management trend components. We found that most of the variance in the management trend component in the winter salting season could be explained by urbanization, while about half of it could be explained in the summer non-salting season. We further analyzed Cl estimates in low-flow conditions to explore the extent of subsurface contributions to Cl trends, and concluded with a summary of challenges and recommendations for future studies on road salt legacy in streams.
The influence of mining on hydrology and solute transport in the Elk Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Authors: Wellen Christopher , Shatilla Nadine J , Carey Sean K
Published: August 2023

Previous research has established that surface mining affects downstream water quality. However, there remains limited information and understanding about the interaction of hydrology and geochemistry in surface mined areas. This paper presents an analysis of a multi-year dataset of geochemistry across a gradient of surface mining in an alpine environment. This work formed part of an R&D program examining the influence of mining on hydrological and water quality responses in the Elk Valley, British Columbia, Canada, aimed at informing effective management responses. Results indicate that water from waste rock dumps has a consistent ionic profile that is distinct from reference catchments. The export of weathering solutes did increase with the degree of mine affected area, and was consistently limited more strongly by transport capacity than by supply. Geographical location of waste rock within the catchment (headwaters or outlet) did not affect chemical concentrations or the timing with which chemically distinct waters reported to basin outlets. The dominance of transport capacity over source as limiting to solute export highlights the importance of limiting water input to waste rock piles. However, results strongly suggest that lateral water inputs do not mobilize significant amounts of weathering solutes.
Mineral Composition of Rare Element Enriched Rock Bodies from the Bükk Mts., NE Hungary
Authors: Balassa Csilla , Kristály Ferenc , Németh Norbert
Published: August 2023

A rare earth (REE) and further rare element (Zr, Nb, Th, Ta) enrichment was found recently within the CriticEl project in 2016. Due to continuing studies, now we know about several enriched rock bodies from the SE and NE part of the Bükk Mts. The enrichment was caused by metasomatic processes, during which fluids penetrated through the rock bodies, causing chemical and mineralogical changes. The enriched rock bodies are Triassic metavolcanics and siliciclastic metasedimentary rocks. The protoliths consist of quartz, feldspars (albite and potassic feldspars), phyllosilicates (various micas and chlorites) and calcite, and in minor quantities Fe- and Ti-oxides, fluorapatite and titanite. The characteristic metasomatic minerals are monazite-(Ce), zircon and Nb-bearing Tioxide. Based on our data, micas and potassic feldspars were generated at least partly during the rare element mineralization process, while titanite, chlorite and albite were consumed. Apatite and Ti-oxides were decomposed and formed. The original mineral composition had a strong influence on the rate and mode of alteration.
Investigation of Landfill Saturation Based on Periodic Aerial Photogrammetric Measurements
Authors: Eke Zoltán , Havasi István
Published: August 2023

The actuality of the study of saturation in Hungarian landfills is indisputable; its research is definitely justified. In our paper, we undertake this task based on the periodic drone geodetic surveys of the landfill of a medium-population city in Hungary. After evaluating the results of each survey, the expected date of landfill saturation is determined by us, and possibilities for its further specification are also examined.
Improvement of Seismic Sections and Well Logs for Joint Geophysical Interpretation
Authors: Kiss Viktória , Szabó Norbert Péter , Takács Ernő
Published: August 2023

Seismic and well-logging data are useful for comparison and then integratation for a comprehensive geophysical interpretation. In the course of this work, seismic results were compared with well-logging geophysical data and profiles for more reliable evaluation of groundwater formations in the Tokaj region, north-east Hungary. The seismic results and profiles were obtained by the Common Reflection Surface (CRS) stacking technique. This is an advantageous stacking technique that is expected to greatly improve seismic profiles. In connection with this, we also examined some well-logging geophysical profiles so that we can improve later results. By comparing and examining the two types of sections together, we provide a basis for various method developments that improve the sections. Thus, the aim is to fill in the missing data, so that the well-logging and seismic sections can be examined together as accurately as possible in order to gain a more accurate picture of the subsurface formations. It is important to determine the lithology and petrophysical characteristics using well logs. The section replacement the improvement of the units is done using machine learning-based and inversion methods such as factor analysis or cluster analysis. An important outcome in the application of geophysical inversion methods is that the results of different methods can be jointly interpreted and this can significantly increase the reliability of the results. The application of these methods and their development is expected to reduce uncertainty and ambiguity and to increase the accuracy of the sections.
Penggunaan Media Digital (Website) Dalam Pengolahan Data Cuti Karyawan
Authors: Mayang Sari Meri , Apriani Desy , Supriatna Yayat , Ariyansyah Alfazri
Published: August 2023

Sistem informasi pengolahan data cuti karyawan saat ini masih menerapkan sistem semi komputerisasi (Microsoft excel) untuk pencatatan hasil pengolahan data cuti menggunakan form yang dicetak dengan kertas A4. Banyak permasalahan yang ditimbulkan dari sistem yang berjalan ini antaranya waktu yang cukup lama dalam membuat laporan. Dari ermasalahan diatas maka diperlukan suatu sistem yang dapat mempermudah dalam pembuatan laporan sehingga tidak memakan waktu yang lama.dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode analisis PIECES dan black box sebagai metode pengujiannya. Untuk memudahkan dalam merancang tampilan menggunakan tool Mock Up. Dengan adanya sistem ini diharpak mampu memudahkan dalam proses pengajuan cuti, penginputan hasil pengajuan cuti, dan menyediakan informasi yang up to date
Tác động của thương mại quốc tế và vốn đầu tư nước ngoài (FDI) đến thu nhập của người lao động trong doanh nghiệp tại các địa phương Việt Nam
Authors: Nguyễn Hoàng Việt , Phan Thu Trang
Published: August 2023

Bài viết nghiên cứu tác động của thương mại quốc tế và đầu tư trực tiếp nước ngoài (FDI) đến thu nhập bình quân của người lao động trong doanh nghiệp ở cấp độ địa phương tại Việt Nam. Kết quả nghiên cứu trong giai đoạn 2010 – 2021 chỉ ra rằng, giá trị xuất khẩu của địa phương, số lượng dự án FDI lũy kế còn hoạt động và đóng góp của khối FDI vào GDP địa phương có tác động tích cực đến thu nhập của người lao động; ngược lại, số vốn FDI đăng ký lũy kế và tốc độ tăng trưởng kinh tế có tác động tiêu cực; trong khi, giá trị nhập khẩu của địa phương và số lượng người lao động trong khối FDI không có tác động đến thu nhập của người lao động trong doanh nghiệp tại địa phương. Trên cơ sở đó, để nâng cao thu nhập bình quân của người lao động, bài viết đề xuất cần tập trung thúc đẩy xuất khẩu và thu hút các dự án FDI một cách có chọn lọc các dự án có hiệu quả tại các địa phương Việt Nam trong thời gian tới.
Central Bank COVID-19 Policy and Equities Market Sensitivity in Europe and the U.S.
Authors: Hütteroth Alexander
Published: August 2023

With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve (Fed) as well as the European Central Bank (ECB) have pursued a very expansionary monetary policy to mitigate potential economic impacts. In 2022, inflation fears caused bond yields to rise significantly, and the prevailing academic view is that this environment has a negative impact on stock market performance and high-growth stocks in particular. In this paper the performance of stock markets STOXX Europe 600 and S&P 500 is analysed in relation to the central bank policy from 2020 to 2022. The assumption is that the outperformance of single sectors was due to interest rates and a mean-reversion process will occur in 2022. The results of the paper show no significant correlation between interest rates and sector outperformance but between both indices. On this basis, further research on individual sectors, stocks, and other possible variables such as inflation is recommended.
Islamic Trade Financing and Poverty Mitigation: An Econometric Estimation Informing Islamic Development Bank Member Countries Considering Their Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Authors: Sennanda Musa , Mutunzi Kitunzi Ahmed , Kasigwa Gerald , Kintu Ismail
Published: August 2023

This paper is an analysis of the empirical effect of entrepreneurial ecosystems on the relationship between Islamic Trade financing (TF) and poverty trends in the context of Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) member countries. The study is an empirical analysis seeking to find out whether there is a statistical effect of the entrepreneurial ecosystems, measured as Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI) scores, on the relationship between the Islamic Trade Financing dollar amounts by the IsDB (TF) and the GNI Per Capita, PPP, of all Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) member countries for the years 2009 to 2019. The research is designed as a desk-top longitudinal, correlation, employing the linear dynamic panel data GMM model as an estimator of the empirical relationships between the key variables of the study. The study results show that there is a significant positive relationship between the TF dollar amounts from the IsDB and the GNI Per capita, PPP, and that the ascending entrepreneurial ecosystem positively affects this relationship in the IsDB member countries. Therefore, countries that receive higher Islamic Trade Financing dollar amounts from the IsDB (IF), generally have more GNI Per capita, PPP (less poverty) than their counterparts, but ascending entrepreneurial ecosystem levels raises this positive relationship. It is, therefore, recommendable for IsDB member countries and all other interested countries to formulate policies that facilitate Islamic Trade financing to mitigate poverty and improve their entrepreneurial ecosystems for economic progress. This paper develops policy conversations that guide political discourse on policy topics of poverty mitigation and their relation to financing trade following Islamic products and services, while improving the entrepreneurial environment, thus generating information on policy choices of an Islamic financing nature.
The Role of the Nurul Hayat Gresik Amil Zakat Institute (Laz) in Empowering Rural Communities During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Hamzah Rabani Muhammad , Yasin Ach.
Published: August 2023

The spread of the pandemic-19 has resulted in the increasing of poor residents in Gresik Regency and East Java Province, up to 2021 (gresikkab.bps.go.id and jatim.bps.go.id). seeing the magnitude impact  of the Covid-19  in all aspect, efforts are needed concrete solutions  that can solve these problems in the form of empowerment village community (Aprilianto, et al,  2021). This problem requires support from institutions referred to Lembaga Amil Zakat (LAZ) Nurul Hayat (Rohmah, 2021). This institution is an that collect Zakat, Infaq, and Shadaqah (SIZ) funds f rom the community (muzakki) and redistributed to the community (mustahiq) according to islamic law.  The purpose of this research is to find out of the role of Lembaga Amil Zakat Nurul Hayat Gresik institution in empowering village communities during the pandemic covid-19.  This research is a descriptive qualitative techniques of taking the subject using purposive sampling. Data collection techniques from interviews, observations, and documentations.  The results of this study indicate that the existance of LAZ Nurul Hayat Gresik empowerment program has made the community more advanced and developed in their socio-economic field, the village community feels that they have gained more scientific insight related to entrepreneurship practices. The empowerment program from LAZ Nurul Hayat: namely Ternak Desa Sejahtera (TDS) program, and Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) program.
The Effect of Project Based Learning on Digital Literacy Skills and Conceptual Understanding in an Online-Based Flipped Classroom Environment
Authors: Surur Miftahus , Dian Nurtjahyani Supiana , Agusti Agusti , Yana Indah
Published: August 2023

The purpose of this study was to determine  the effect of project-based learning on digital literacy skills and concept understanding in an online-basedflipped classroom environment. Methods used by researchers quantitative research methods. The methodological steps used by researchers are. First, researchers designed a learning design that is in accordance with the concept of PBL and online-based flipped classrooms. The research location is at STKIP PGRI Situbondo. For the population and research sample, researchers used a saturated sample of 105 students. Next, the data will be collected using test instruments. Instrument trials include: validity, reliability, difficulty, and differentiating power and continue with hypothesis testing. The results of this study are based on the results of the analysis and discussion of Project-Based Learning (PBL) learning methods that affect digital literacy skills and concept understanding in an online-based flipped classroom environment   with a score of 0. 02 and 0. 03 < 0.05 then it can be concluded that there is an influence of variable X on variables Y1 and Y2. These findings also prove temporarily that  PBL is suitable for use in learning through the digital  world, in accordance with the main purpose of PBL whichprioritizes constructivist learning which involves the use of classical  and digital  books and activities in the field.
Historical isolates of dolphin morbillivirus: origin and new data
Authors: Van Bressem MF , Raga JA , Domingo M , Duignan P
Published: August 2023

Dolphin morbillivirus (DMV) was isolated in striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba from the Mediterranean Sea stranded along the coast of Spain during a lethal epidemic that killed thousands of individuals in 1990-1992. Though some of these isolates (MUC, 16A and the reference strain) have been extensively characterised, details on their origin were not reported in the literature, and records for these isolates are often difficult to trace and are, sometimes, erroneous. Here, we provide unpublished biological and histopathological data for these isolates, summarize the literature on their characterization and make suggestions for future studies.
Evidence of likely foraging by pygmy blue whales in the Timor Trough during the late austral winter and early austral spring
Authors: IGhBurton C , Bouchet PJ , Gill P , Marley SA
Published: August 2023

Understanding the behavioural context of wildlife movement patterns is imperative to the conservation of migratory species like cetaceans. The traditional model of baleen whale migration entails uninterrupted journeys performed throughout extended periods of fasting, during which individuals sustain the enormous costs of travelling from the poles to the tropics only from energy reserves acquired prior to departure. However, this ‘feast and famine’ paradigm is being challenged by increasing observations of supplemental feeding events along whale migratory routes. In this context, identifying the location of migratory stopovers is key to managing cetacean populations, particularly in data-poor ecosystems subject to changing ocean conditions. We report on likely foraging activity by migrant pygmy blue whales Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda in the Timor Trough (ca. 9.5° S, 126° E), a deep-water habitat south of the species’ presumed breeding grounds. Using photo-identification and generalised additive modelling, we analysed visual sightings collected aboard seismic vessels operating off Timor-Leste in 2007-2008 and demonstrate that (1) whales engage in surface behaviours suggestive of active feeding, (2) some individuals remain within the region for more than 1 d, and (3) whale presence is significantly associated with predictably high chlorophyll a concentrations. Despite previous efforts to examine pygmy blue whale movements at low latitudes using long-term satellite telemetry, knowledge of the species’ behavioural ecology in the tropics remains limited. Our results lend support to previously untested hypotheses about the possible use of the Timor Trough as a foraging site by eastern Indian Ocean pygmy blue whales during the late austral winter and early austral spring.
Uptake of excess phosphate at low inorganic N:P ratio in a coastal sea afflicted with eutrophication
Authors: Vanharanta M , Spilling K
Published: August 2023

Following the spring bloom in the northern Baltic Sea, nitrogen limits phytoplankton growth and there is typically a residual phosphate concentration (>0.2 µmol l-1) remaining that is often assumed to induce the recurring blooms of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. However, these cyanobacterial blooms typically occur 2-3 mo later during the summer, when the phosphate concentration has been depleted, and it is unclear what organisms take up the excess phosphate. We studied the removal potential of excess phosphate (0.55 µmol l-1) at different temperatures (10, 13, 16°C) and with or without nitrogen addition in an indoor 20 l tank experiment. In addition, we followed the element pools and plankton community composition. As expected, the phosphate uptake rate was up to 3-fold faster in nitrogen-amended than non-amended tanks, but complete drawdown of phosphate also occurred under severe nitrogen limitation. The uptake ratio of dissolved inorganic nitrogen to phosphorus was 4.6, which is substantially lower than the Redfield ratio (16) and indicates excessive phosphate removal potential relative to nitrogen. A large part of the excess phosphate ended up in the particulate pool, which has a higher potential to sink out from the surface. The nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria Nodularia spumigena grew close to summer bloom concentrations only in the highest experimental temperature. However, the combined biovolume of all 3 major bloom-forming cyanobacteria accounted for only 5.3% of the total autotropic biovolume, and their potential phosphate uptake was calculated to be <3% of the excess phosphate available at the beginning of the study. Therefore, our results demonstrate that the contribution of filamentous cyanobacteria to the removal of excess phosphate is small.
Obesity, Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Potential Common Mechanisms
Authors: Kuneš J , Hojná S , Mráziková L , Montezano A , Touyz RM , Maletínská L
Published: August 2023

The worldwide increase in the incidence of obesity and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, e.g. Alzheimer's disease, is related to many factors, including an unhealthy lifestyle and aging populations. However, the interconnection between these diseases is not entirely clear, and it is unknown whether common mechanisms underlie these conditions. Moreover, there are currently no fully effective therapies for obesity and neurodegeneration. While there has been extensive research in preclinical models addressing these issues, the experimental findings have not been translated to the clinic. Another challenge relates to the time of onset of individual diseases, which may not be easily identified, since there are no specific indicators or biomarkers that define disease onset. Hence knowing when to commence preventive treatment is unclear. This is especially pertinent in neurodegenerative diseases, where the onset of the disease may be subtle and occur decades before the signs and symptoms manifest. In metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, the risk may occur in-utero, in line with the concept of fetal programming. This review provides a brief overview of the link between obesity, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases and discusses potential common mechanisms including the role of the gut microbiome.