bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Serum Levels of IL-21, IL-23 and 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine in Pediatric Severe Pneumonia Cases
Authors: BAYRAKTAR Nihayet , GÜZELÇİÇEK Ahmet , ÖZTÜRK Ali , BAYRAKTAR Mehmet , ERDOĞDU Hamza
Published: October 2023

Background: Pneumonia causes the majority of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) cases. The microbes that cause pneumonia are very diverse. In addition to DNA, RNA viruses, Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria cause two types of cytokine imbalances, anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory. It can also influence the progno-sis of sepsis and other infectious diseases. This study aims to search for 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), IL-21, IL-23, and c-reactive protein (CRP) and compare cytokine levels. It is also to determine if Pediatric pneumonia patients CRP and cytokine levels correlate with results.
Materials and Methods: In the study, blood was drawn from approximately 43 pediatric pneumonia patients and 43 healthy controls who came to the pediatric clinic to investigate serum IL-21, IL-23, 8-OHdG, and CRP levels. The levels of biomarkers were determined by ELISA method. Serum CRP levels were measured using the ATELLICA IM Analyzer.
Results: Serum CRP, 8-OHdG, IL-21 and IL-23 levels were significantly higher in the pediatric pneumonia patient group than in the control group.
Conclusions: Increased serum IL-21, IL-23, 8-OHdG and CRP expression in pediatric pneumonia patients is a poten-tial determinant suggesting that IL-21, IL-23-related cytokines may play a role in endothelial cell activation reported in patients. Increased 8-OHdG oxidative stress is more pronounced in patients without pediatric pneumonia while pro inflammatory cytokines are higher in pediatric pneumonia patients. However, it is used as a possible therapeu-tic target to reduce inflammation. Further study on the impact of these findings on comorbidities with larger num-ber test size is needed
Çocuklarda D Vitamini Profilaksisini Etkileyen Faktörler
Authors: KILIÇ Fedli Emre , KÜÇÜKKELEPÇE Osman , TANRIVERDİ Hüseyin , ÖZ Erdoğan , BOSTAN Yusuf Emre , ALMIŞ Habip
Published: October 2023

Amaç: D vitamini yağda çözünen vücudumuzda özellikle kemik ve iskelet sisteminde kalsiyum ve fosfor dengesinin sağlanmasında önemli rolü olan bir vitamindir. Özellikle güneşten zengin bölgelerdeki insanlarda normal veya yüksek olması gerekirken, Türkiye gibi gelişmekte olan ülkelerde D vitamini düzeyinin düşük olduğu bilinmektedir. Türkiye’de D vitamini profilaksisi Sağlık Bakanlığı tarafından 12 aya kadar düzenli verilmesi önerilmektedir. Ama çocuk polikliniklerine başvuran hastaların bir kısmının D vitamini profilaksisine uymadığını gözlemledik. Bu çalışmanın amacı D vitamini profilaksisine uymayan çocukları saptayarak profilaksiye uymama nedenlerini belirleyip, D vitamini profilaksisini daha etkin kullanmalarını sağlamaktır.
Materyal ve metod: Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları polikliniğine başvuran 0-12 ay yaş aralığında çocuklar değerlendirilmiş, toplam 405 çocuğun ebeveynine anket uygulanmıştır. Analizler SPSS 26 paket programında değerlendirilmiştir. Gruplar arası kategorik değişkenlerin karşılaştırılmasında ki-kare analizi uygulanmıştır. Analizlerde istatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p<0,05 olarak kabul edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Ebeveynlerin %90,9’u bebeklerine düzenli şekilde, %6,4’ü düzenli olmayan şekilde D vitamini kullanmaktayken %2,7’si hiç kullanmamaktadır. Ebeveynlerin %77,3’ü çocuklarına doğumdan sonra 15-30 gün içinde D vitamini kullanmaya başlamıştır. Ebeveynlerin %98,5’ine bir hekim tarafından çocuklara D vitamini kullanımı önerilmiştir. Çocuklarına D vitamini hiç kullanmayan ebeveynlerden 7’si kullanmak için erken olduğunu, 1’i bebeğin fontanelinin küçük olduğu için kullanmadığını belirtmiştir. Düzenli kullanmayan ebeveynlerden 10’u yan etki nedeniyle, 5’i ihmal ettiği için ve 4’ü vitamin bittiği için kullanmayı bıraktığını belirtmiştir. Annenin iş durumu, anne ile babanın eğitimi ve ailenin aylık gelirine göre D vitamini kullanımı istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık göstermemiştir. Bir hekim tarafından bebeğin D vitamini kullanılması önerilen ebeveynlerin %92,0’si önerilmeyenlerin ise %16,7’si D vitamini kullanmıştır (p<0,001)
Sonuç: Çalışmamızda D vitamini sağlık çalışanları tarafından yüksek oranda önerilmiş ve kullanım oranı da aynı şekilde yüksek olmasına rağmen bir kesim ebeveynin D vitaminini bebeklere ya hiç kullanmadığı ya da düzenli kullanmadığı tespit edilmiştir. D vitaminin yan etkileri, ebeveynleri ihmali ve D vitamini başlamak için erken olduğunu düşünmek gibi sebepler D vitaminin kullanılmamasına sebep olmuştur. Hekimlerin D vitamini profilaksisini önermelerinin etkin olduğu ve bu nedenle hekimlerin profilaksiyi daha sık vurgulaması gerektiği önerilmektedir.
MODEL FOR ESTIMATING INCOME-LINKED LIFE EXPECTANCY IN WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Authors: Ogwumu David Onah , Ataribu Ovuzonye Samue , Emmanuel Osas Samuel , Ganiyu Ajileye , Ogwumu Isaiah , Ikape Ruth Omagbu
Published: October 2023

A model for the life expectancy of West African nations is proposed in this paper using the regression analysis approach. The model shows how income is the major determining factor in the calculation of the life expectancy of individual citizens of West African countries. The model predictions were validated by using the sourced data, as the absolute difference between the model predictions and the sourced data was small with a high correlation between them. A variable sensitivity analysis was conducted using the model which indicated that the income variable of the citizens was the most sensitive variable. It is recommended that the income of every nation must be given priority when targeting areas of life expectancy intervention and improvement projects. This can be followed by the quality of health, unemployment rate and the economic status of the nation, respectively. The model optimisation confirmed that life expectancy of a nation could attain both low and high values depending on the policies/efforts of the government of that nation.
Shulhu Concept Analysis for Appropriate Product Dispute Resolution in Sharia Financing
Authors: Lubis Rahmat Husein , Aprilia Vera
Published: October 2023

This study focuses on how the pattern of sharia economic dispute resolution that occurs in the right sharia financing products BTPN Syariah MMS Siabu. Researchers want to examine how the pattern of dispute resolution can be resolved. The researcher wants to examine the factors that cause the dispute and analyze it with the shulh concept in the Compilation of Sharia Economic Law at the research locus. This research is qualitative research where the type of empirical legal research. The data analysis technique in this research, namely by collecting data, then directing the data, then it will be presented in the form of a narrative conclusion. The conclusion from this study is that the factors that cause this dispute occur because when providing data on prospective customers there is no transparency, dishonesty of information, then problems with economic conditions, and the circumstances of the customer's family are appropriate for the sharia financing. Then for the pattern that is the right product for Islamic financing in a non-litigation way, namely with a warning system, withdrawing deposit funds, account officers going to the floor, and follow-up analysis. Whereas the method of settlement pattern for BTPN Syariah MMS Siabu's sharia financing products is by the principle of shulh murabaha in the Compliance for Sharia Economic Law, which gives a message of peace by the principles of Islamic teachings if there is a dispute it must be amicable.
UN DISCOURSE AND ITS FEATURES
Authors: KUCHIMOVA Nilufar
Published: October 2023

At the current stage of the development of linguistics, the focus of attention of scientists working in various fields is language identity in all its styles and forms. The need for communicative practice to focus on its optimization and identification of the factors that represent the success of communication has predetermined the growing interest in discourse and its components. This article focuses on identifying the distinctive features of the official UN discourse. The theoretical framework of discourse analysis includes various fields of social sciences such as sociology, psychology, linguistics, media and political science. Each of these fields uses discourse analysis based on its own perspective and scientific methods and creates its rules for discourse analysis. The need for communicative practice to focus on its optimization and identification of the factors that represent the success of communication has predetermined the growing interest in discourse and its components.. This article, respectively, focuses on identifying the distinctive features of the official UN discourse.
Inventory and Dynamics of Fish Landings from Small-Scale Maritime Fisheries at the Fishing Port of the San-Pédro’s Port (South-West, Côte d'Ivoire)
Authors: Jean-Renaud Allouko , Gustave Aliko N’guessan , Armand Kressou , Christ Lago Wapeguy Alain , Yves Bony Kotchi
Published: October 2023

Knowledge of the fish fauna in Ivorian waters is of concern to both scientists and those responsible for developing the fishing industry. Indeed, the increasing intensification of the exploitation of fishery resources is raising real risks of regression and disappearance of certain species. With this in mind, a survey of fishing activities was carried out in the fishing port of San-Pédro between July and December 2021. The aim of this study was to take stock of the dynamics of fish landings from small-scale fishing in this fishing port. Sampling of landed fish was carried out between 08:00 and 12:00 in the morning in two campaigns according to the two seasons that prevail in the region, by visual differentiation in plastic containers followed by counting. Identification was carried out using the appropriate keys. The conservation status and vulnerability of the various specimens were determined according to IUCN criteria version 2023. The inventory showed that a total of 55 species of fish from 32 families and 14 orders were landed during the two study periods. These catches were dominated by the order Perciformes, which was the most diverse (56.36% of species) and the most preponderant (61.29% of individuals). Oceanodromous species dominated the catches during the long rainy season. On the other hand, benthic species were the most common during the long dry season. Thunnus albacares was the most abundant during the long dry season, while Sardinella aurita (26.8%) dominated during the long rainy season. The analysis of conservation status and vulnerability showed that 18 species of fish landed were of biological interest for conservation. The presence of endangered species such as Rhinobatos cemiculus means that fishermen need to be made more aware of the problem and their catches need to be monitored more closely in order to protect them.
Metastatic Malignant Struma Ovarii in a Nulliparous Patient: A Case Report
Authors: Ijdda S. , Ali Z. Ait Si , Rafi S. , Mghari G. El , Ansari N. EL
Published: October 2023

Introduction: Malignant struma ovarii is a rare tumor, Due its rarity treatments and follow-up approaches are not clearly standardized. Case Presentation: we present a case of a 29 -year-old, nulliparous woman with metastatic malignant struma ovarii revealed by abnormal vaginal bleeding and abdominal-pelvic pain. After surgical resection, the patient had complementary radioiodine therapy (131I) after total thyroidectomy. She received a treatment dose of 100 mCi of 131I followed by post-therapy whole-body scintigraphy. Discussion: Histological diagnosis of malignant struma ovarii is similar to that of well differentiated thyroid carcinoma. there are no guidelines regarding the management of this type of cancer. After surgical resection of malignant struma ovarii, adjuvant therapy with thyroidectomy followed by radioactive 131 I therapy and suppressive thyroxine therapy is suggested. The same follow-up as thyroid cancer is commonly adopted, with abdomino-pelvic evaluation. Conclusion: Large clinical studies are needed to standardize the care of patients with malignant struma ovarii.
Isolated Conjunctival Lichen Planus: A Diagnostic Challenge
Authors: Hakim Imane , Naji Chadia , Aboudourib Maryem , Amal Said , Hocar Ouafa
Published: October 2023

Lichen planus is a common inflammatory autoimmune disease of unknown etiology that commonly affects the skin and mucous membranes. Isolated conjunctival lichen planus is an exceptional condition that most commonly involves the eyelids, conjunctiva, and cornea, leading to severe scarring, and is clinically indiscernable from other causes of cicatricial conjunctivitis.
Intersexuality: The Role of Political Elite in Recognizing, Respecting, Protecting and Affirming Persons Born with Intersex Variations’ Human and Citizenship Rights in Tanzania
Authors: Kamazima Switbert Rwechungura
Published: October 2023

Intersex’ is an umbrella for persons born with variations of sex characteristics which may not correspond with societal and medical expected ‘male’ or ‘female’ bodies. Persons with intersex variations, therefore, are born with physical or biological characteristics that do not fit the typical definition for ‘male’ or ‘female’. In this paper I establish that there is no vivacious evidence that the Tanzania Government has taken stern measures to end discrimination against persons born with intersex variations in the country, and to ensure the right of bodily integrity, physical autonomy and self-determination as per demands and calls by The UN Human Rights Declarations and Resolutions, The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 1993, The Malta Declaration, 2013, the World Intersex Fora (that took place between 2011 and 2017), The Public Statement by the African Intersex Movement, 2017, and The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 2023. Incontestably, awareness of intersex conditions and persons born with intersex variations’ human and citizenship rights is increasing among this population group, researchers, parents/guardians, activists and in the media in this country. Increase of awareness is likely to come with increasing revolt, which may provide the impetus for legal reform. The Tanzania government, therefore, ought not to wait for this ignominy to surface — rather should act now to end cosmetic and harmful surgeries and protect vulnerable infants and children born with intersex variations in this country.
Abundance and Diversity of Pleurotus Species and Host Trees for Sustainable Management in Ngel-Nyaki Montane Forest Ecosystem
Authors: EB Febnteh , GM Anjah , TR Kinge , TF Ambebe
Published: October 2023

Abundance and diversity of Pleurotus species (Oyester mushroom) and host trees for sustainable management in Ngel-Nyaki montane forest was conducted with the view to examine how abundant and diverse are Pleurotus species and their host trees in Ngel-Nyaki montane forest. A preliminary survey across the montane forest was carried out using opportunistic sampling protocol. Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index (SWDI) was used to determined Pleurotus and host trees diversity. The species richness of the Pleurotus species and host trees spotted was determined as well as species evenness. SWDI for Pleurotus species was 1.15 and that of host trees was 0.74; species richness was 0.026 and 0.0125; while species evenness was 0.248 and 0.189 respectively. The Pleurotus species observed at Ngel-Nyaki montane forest were Pleurotus pulmonarius, P. ostreatus, P. djamor and P. eryngii and Polyschias fulva, Anthonata noldeae, and Ficus lutea as host respectively. Mushroom in general including Pleurotus species serves as a source of food and income for many locals as well as urban dwellers. Pleurotus host trees play important role in the survival of Pleurotus and also function as source of fuelwood, medicine, timber, global warming fight. Government, conservation societies as well as stakeholders should sponsor training workshops for the locals on how to raise mushroom farms in order to reduce their over dependence on the wild for services of Pleurotus and host trees.
Compliance with Burns Treatment Protocol by Nurses at Kabwe Central Hospital, Kabwe, Zambia
Authors: Munjili Bwalya , Mukwato Patricia , Musenge Emmanuel , Hankombo Wanda
Published: October 2023

Background: Annually, burns result in more than 7.1 million injuries and more than 250,000 deaths, with the vast majority being in low and middle income countries. In Zambia, at Kabwe Central Hospital, burn trauma is one of the commonest causes of trauma admissions in surgical wards. To mitigate the trend, Ministry of Health distributed infection prevention and control guidelines and emphasized on the need to manage all patients with burns in accordance with national guidelines. Main Objective: To assess the level of compliance with Burns treatment protocol by nurses at Kabwe Central Hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study design was used in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain data from 60 nurses and 55 nurses observed using an observational checklist. Convenient sampling was used to recruit nurses for the study. Results: Findings showed that observed compliance to burns treatment protocol is very low and stood at 51%. This was despite high knowledge, good management support and positive attitudes expressed by the majority nurses. This can be attributed to rare availability of most medical surgical supplies at the institution. Conclusion and Recommendations: The findings suggests the need of the hospital to improve on the supply of resources to the burns units as most nurses reported resource inadequacy in the management of burns. There is also need of building an ideal burns unit.
A. MacIntyre’s Views on Animal Rationality: A Response to the Relativist Challenge
Authors: Mendonsa Sherel Jeevan
Published: October 2023

Alasdair MacIntyre is considered one of the most prominent moral philosophers in the contemporary period. Nevertheless, some authors criticize his views on practical rationality as being relativistic. Though there have been authors who have defended MacIntyre through various arguments, none of these authors has referred to one of his later works, namely, Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues (DRA) for addressing the relativist challenge. The paper aims to fill this lacuna.  Thus, the principal question to which the paper responds is: Can the views discussed in DRA contribute toward addressing the relativist challenge raised against MacIntyre? Accordingly, through various arguments, the paper demonstrates that MacIntyre’s views on animal rationality, vulnerability, and dependence as well as those concerning the virtues of care and misericordia as discussed in DRA contribute their mite toward addressing the relativist challenge raised against him.

Abstrak

Alasdair MacIntyre merupakan salah satu pakar filsafat moral terkemuka di era kontemporer. Namun, beberapa pemikir menuduh konsepnya tentang rasionalitas praktis bersifat relativistis. Meski banyak penulis lain telah berusaha membela posisi MacIntyre, tidak satu pun dari mereka mendasarkan diri pada karya MacIntyre yang lebih mutakhir, y.i. Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues (DRA). Makalah ini berusaha untuk mengisi kekosongan tersebut. Maka, pertanyaan utama tulisan ini ialah apakah gagasan-gagasan yang dikembangkan MacIntyre di dalam DRA dapat dipakai untuk menghadapi tuduhan relativisme terhadapnya. Artikel ini hendak menunjukkan bahwa konsep-konsep yang dikemukakan di dalam DRA, seperti “rasionalitas hewani” (animal rationality), kerapuhan, ketergantungan, kepedulian, dan belarasa (misericordia) dapat dipergunakan untuk menangkis tuduhan bahwa MacIntyre jatuh kedalam relativisme.

Kata-kata Kunci: Alasdair MacIntyre, rasionalitas praktis, relativismemoral, rasionalitas hewani, kerapuhan, kepedulian
Desenvolvendo-se com a capoeira na escola: revisão sistemática
Authors: Alencar Paulo Carvalho de , Fernandes Maria da Conceição Rodrigues Vasconcelos , Vasconcelos Fabiana de Andrade Ferreira , Nascimento Marcos Antonio do
Published: October 2023

INTRODUÇÃO: A capoeira nasceu da ânsia do negro por liberdade, e sua história está atrelada fortemente com o período do Brasil colônia. Os negros, com o passar do tempo, foram percebendo a necessidade de elaborar uma forma de se manterem protegidos. Hoje em dia, a capoeira faz parte dos conteúdos a ser trabalhados na educação física escolar, e assim como qualquer outro esporte, tem a função de desenvolver a cultura corporal do movimento e auxiliar no desenvolvimento das habilidades motoras.OBJETIVO: Analisar por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura, a contribuição da capoeira para o desenvolvimento das habilidades motoras dos educandos no contexto escolar.MÉTODOS: Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática em estudos publicados em língua portuguesa, utilizando a metodologia PRISMA, nas seguintes bases de dados: Scielo, BVS e Google acadêmico, que abordem as temáticas de capoeira e desenvolvimento das habilidades motoras. Para isso, realizou-se uma análise com o intuito de atingir o objetivo da pesquisa, a partir das seguintes palavras-chaves: capoeira, educação física, desenvolvimento motor, habilidades motoras e escola.RESULTADOS: Ao realizar a busca nas bases de dados, foram encontrados 1.121 estudos: sendo 10 na Scielo, 17 na BVS e 1.094 no Google Acadêmico. Após submeter aos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, foram incluídos na revisão 5 estudos, sendo três na educação física escolar e dois na Associação de Pais Amigos e dos Excepcionais.CONCLUSÃO: a prática da capoeira evidencia ser eficaz, pois trabalha uma grande variedade de movimentos que contribuem para o desenvolvimento das habilidades motoras dos praticantes.
Plano de Trabalho Docente: estudo com os professores das ciências exatas no litoral do Paraná
Authors: Alberti Eliane do Rocio , Machado Guilherme Sippel , Feiges Maria Madselva Ferreira
Published: October 2023

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo apresentar as peculiaridades e as alternâncias referentes ao Plano de Trabalho Docente (PTD), previsto no artigo 13 da Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação LDB nº 9.394 de 1996, elaborado por 24 professores das áreas das ciências exatas, em cinco colégios estaduais da região do litoral do Paraná. Como aparato teórico estudo, escolhemos Freire, Saviani, Luckesi, Vasconcellos, entre outros, que defendem que as mudanças sociais acontecem em consonância com as forças dinâmicas internas da sociedade e, em consequência, são produto das relações de produção. A metodologia de pesquisa se pautou em uma pesquisa bibliográfica e aplicação de questionário para os professores, no segundo semestre do ano de 2021, durante a pandemia da Covid-19. Isso favoreceu a ampliação das políticas educacionais do estado do Paraná, configuradas na gestão de resultados, que legitima intervenções de natureza centralizada e reduz a autonomia do professor com base no uso de plataformas.  Além disso, os achados revelam uma série de situações relacionadas à elaboração e ao desenvolvimento do PTD, como por exemplo: visão reducionista por parte dos docentes, sobrecarga de trabalho, padronização de planos, transferência de protagonismo do professor para um especialista da educação, no que se refere à feitura do plano, o que presume prejuízos na qualidade social da aprendizagem dos estudantes da educação básica, entre outros.
Abstract
This work aims to present the singularities and alternations concerning the Teaching Work Plan (TWP), according to 13th article of Education Guidelines and Bases Law n. 9,394 of 1996. The TWP has been prepared by 24 exact sciences teachers in 05 state schools in the coastal region of Paraná state. As a theoretical apparatus for this study, we selected Freire, Saviani, Luckesi, Vasconcellos, among others. They argue that social changes occur in line with the internal dynamic forces of society. Consequently, they are product of society's production relations. The methodology was based on bibliographical research and the application of a questionnaire to teachers, in the second half of 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic. This promoted the expansion of educational policies in the state of Paraná adjusted in management of results.This legitimizes centralized nature interventions and reduces teacher autonomy based on the use of platforms. Furthermore, the results reveal situations related to the planning and development of the TWP, such as: reductionist vision by teachers, overload work, standardization of plans, transfer of protagonism from the teacher to an education specialist for creating the plan -  this presumes losses in social quality of learning for basic education students, among others.
Rancang Bangun Sistem Informasi Manajemen Arsip Kerja Sama Pada PT. Kelola Teknologi Informasi
Authors: Firmansyah Dody , Ernawati Siti
Published: October 2023

Currently, in the globalization era, sophisticated technology, and one of them is a website-based information system used as information management tools using the internet. Hence by using web-based information system, not only simplifies and speeds up the work but also saves time and cost. The one example of the problem that the authors take is the design of the cooperation archive management information system at PT. Kelola Teknologi Informasi which is still manual, that the company staff organizes archives and documentation in computer folders and recapitulates in the number processing application (Excel). This study was conducted to build a website-based archive management information system. The system development Model used is Waterfall. The tests carried out are website performance and security tests. Performance testing results show that the website performs the desired functions with fast response times. While the results of website security testing using Quttera found that there was no malicious content detected and declared clean. With this information system makes it easier for archive and documentation systems to be accessed online by anyone and anywhere who has access.
Academic Writing Instruction for Creole-Influenced Students
Authors: Milson-Whyte Vivette
Published: October 2023

Academic Writing Instruction for Creole-Influenced Students embraces the interconnections of language use in society, language teaching in schools, and writing in higher education. In it, Vivette Milson-Whyte draws on discourse analysis of archival materials and data gathered from questionnaires and interviews with past and current writing specialists and on comparison/contrast analysis of Jamaican and US and UK teaching and scholarship in rhetoric and composition/academic writing/literacy in English to provide an in-depth survey of over six decades of instruction in written discourse offered to Creole-influenced Jamaican students – students who are influenced by Jamaica’s Creole language but who are not all Creole-speaking – on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies. This first full-length book to examine the history of writing instruction and attitudes to it in the Creole-influenced Jamaican higher education context is grounded in current scholarship on language difference and writing. Given its highly comparative nature, its comprehensive examination of curricular practices that can be adapted in other institutions and its practical suggestions for dismantling writing myths and adopting a progressive view of writing, Academic Writing Instruction invites academics and administrators at the University of the West Indies and other universities and policymakers in education in Jamaica to reflect on how Creole-influenced students do language, what academic writing is, how it is learned, what an academic community is, and who gets admitted into it and how. Milson-Whyte’s work will also be of use to scholars and graduate students, teachers and teachers-in-training in applied linguistics, contrastive rhetoric, (English) language education, literacy, rhetoric, and composition or writing studies as well as general readers with an interest in international trends in postsecondary education or in how writing works.
MUSIC AS AN ERGOGENIC RESOURCE: THE INFLUENCE OF MUSIC ON PERFORMANCE DURING THE PRACTICE OF STRENGTH TRAINING AND AEROBIC TRAINING
Authors: Gomes de Lima Lucas Gleydson , Do Nascimento Emanuel Moita , Silva Soares Ethel Machergiany Silva Soares , Fernandes Fonseca Sandra Celina , Alves Guerra Tiago Vicente , Da Silva Alves Uânia , De Almeida Thiago Gadelha
Published: October 2023

O objetivo desta pesquisa é verificar se a utilização de músicas preferidas e não preferidas durante o exercício, independente do estilo musical, poderiam influenciar no desempenho físico de praticantes do treinamento de força e do treinamento aeróbico. Este é um estudo de corte transversal, sendo uma pesquisa de campo com caráter quantitativo seguindo um modelo de estudo descritivo, para análise estatística utilizou-se para a verificação da normalidade da distribuição de dados o teste de Shapiro-Wilk e o teste F ANOVA one-way foi utilizado para fazer análise da variância das médias variáveis e foi adotado valor para diferenças estatísticas significativas (P≤0,05). Os resultados mostraram que ouve diferença estatisticamente significativa positiva (F=7,72; p= 0,01) no desempenho físico quando aplicado músicas preferidas no treinamento de força em exercício Leg press quando comparado a realização destes sem uso de música. Quanto ao treinamento aeróbico, não foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas (F=3,34) no desempenho físico quando os exercícios são realizados sobre audição de músicas preferidas, não preferidas e sem audição de músicas.
Defects Detection in PCB Images by Clustering, Rotation and Distributed Cumulative Histogram
Authors: Melnyk Roman , Kvit Roman
Published: October 2023

The K-means clustering of pixels intensity to segment the PCB image to a binary form, hierarchical clustering and separation of elements on the PCB image, flood-filling of chains for their comparison with the reference ones, three methods of determination of the turn angle for alignment of the board, subtraction formulas, algorithms to rotate the image to its normal position, algorithms to build the image of the distributed cumulative histogram are considered in this paper.
Topological Vector Spaces Derived From Topological Hypervector Spaces
Authors: Ameri Reza , Hamidi M. , Samadifam A.
Published: October 2023

We introduce topological hypervector spaces on a topological field, in the sense of Tallini, and study some basic properties of this hyperspaces. In this regards we study the relationship between the topology on a hypervector spaces and its complete part. In particular we show that if every open subset of a topological hypervector space is a complete part then its fundamental vector space induced is a topological vector space. Finally, we study the quotient space of topological hypervector spaces and the derived topological space of a topological hypervector space with respect its fundamental relegation.
Does the Physical Attractiveness of Instagram Influencers Affect Moroccan Consumer Behavior? A Dyadic Analysis: Influencer vs. Consumer
Authors: Margom Imane , Amar Mohammed Ben
Published: October 2023

The phenomenon of social network influencers has become vital in the advertising world, so the main objective of this study is to determine the effect of the physical attractiveness of influencers on the attitude and purchase intention of Moroccan consumers on Instagram, based on a comparative analysis between the opinions of influencers and consumers on the subject. We opted for a qualitative study, in the form of semidirective interviews, with two groups of ten people each, which consist of 10 highly followed influencers in Morocco and 10 Moroccan consumers, with particular specificities, to obtain relevant results. The results of the present research show that the physical attractiveness of the influencer has a positive effect on the attitude and purchase intention of Moroccan consumers, nevertheless, its effect remains limited depending on the nature of the endorsed product. In addition, we were able to identify negative effects reported by both groups of interviewees, illustrating that the influencer’s physical attractiveness can be detrimental to the mental and psychological health of Moroccan consumers, provoking a harmful and destructive comparison to their selfesteem. Today’s consumer needs a human reference, real feedback, and proximity to the product, hence the integration of all the elements specific to humans, while also considering their imperfections and defects.
Metaphtonymic Projections in Digital Multimodal Discourse
Authors:   Tambov State Technical University, Voyakina Elena Yu.
Published: October 2023

This article analyses metaphtonymic projections implemented by small plot-based discursive forms in digital multimodal discourse. The research is carried out within the framework of the cognitivediscursive and anthropocentric scientific paradigms. This paper is relevant due to the wide distribution of the analysed discursive forms based on metaphtonymy in digital multimodal discourse and, accordingly, due to the need to study these forms in terms of their involvement in the interpretation of digital and objective reality and exerting a pragmatic impact on the recipient. The material for the analysis includes 250 small plot-based discursive forms, the most frequent being Internet memes selected from Russianand English-language sources of new media using the continuous sampling method. Based on the empirical material analysed, the most productive metaphtonymic projections were identified according to the multimodal metaphtonymy classification suggested by P. Pérez Sobrino. It was established that the most productive metaphtonymic projections in small plot-based discursive forms are parallel metonymic narrowing in the source and target domains of the metaphor and metaphtonymic scenarios. In addition, the study found that the metaphtonymic method of conceptual integration is a complex cognitive mechanism involved in the formation of plots, whose recognition requires a cognitive load associated with the decoding of components embedded in them. Interpretation of metaphtonymically organized discursive forms is provided by the cognitive process of comprehending the semantics of multicode structures of these discursive forms belonging to different semiotic systems, which are conditioned by contextual connections. Further research is seen in the analysis of the tropical organization of digital multimodal discourse with the identification of the most stable trope combinations.
ANALISIS PENGARUH PERKEMBANGAN PASAR UANG TERHADAP HARGA SAHAM PERBANKAN INDONESIA
Authors: Rizka Rizka , Hamid Abdul , Mutia Ratna , Paramida Cici
Published: October 2023

Penelitian ini berjudul Analisis Pengaruh Pasar Uang terhadap Harga Saham pada Perbankan di Indonesia. Adapun yang menjadi tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pasar uang tehadap harga saham dan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor apa saja yang mempengaruhi perkembangan pasar uang terhadap harga saham perbankan di Indonesia. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah 124 perbankan dan sampel dalam penlitian ini sebanyak 10% yaitu 19 perbankan yang datanya di ambil dari kantor cabang IDX (PT Bursa Efek Indonesia) lueng bata Banda Aceh. Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dengan tinjauan langsung ke kantor cabang IDX, teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara mempelajari buku, jurnal dan penelitian terdahulu. Metode analisis dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan regresi linear sederhana. Pengujian hipotesis menggunakan Uji-t. Adapun hasil Uji-t variabel pasar uang mengetahui hubungan danpengaruh pasar uang (X) dan harga saham (Y), dapat diketahui bahwa untuk hasil perhitungan uji-t tersebut pada taraf signifikan ? = 0,05, maka diperoleh nilai thitung = 5,059 dimana ttabel = 2,10982. Dengan demikian thitung ttabel yang membuktikan bahwa hipotesis penelitian yang menyatakan bahwa terdapat pengaruh antara pasar uang dan harga saham perbankan di Indonesia dapat diterima
PERKEMBANGAN DANA OTONOMI KHUSUS ACEH 2008-2019
Authors: Adnan Adnan
Published: October 2023

Landasan hukum dana otonomi khusus Aceh adalah Undang-Undang No. 11 Tahun 2006 yaitu tentang Pemerintah Aceh. Dana otonomi khusus Aceh merupakan dana Pemerintah Pusat yang diberikan kepada Pemerintah Aceh sebagai sumber penerimaan yang dimasukkan ke dalam Anggaran Pendapatan Belanja Aceh (APBA). Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu kajian Pustaka dengan mengumpulkan dokumen yang berkenaan dengan dana otonomi khusus Aceh. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa selama 12 tahun dana otonomi khusus Aceh sudah ditransfer sebanyak Rp. 73,326 Triliun oleh pemerintah pusat dengan rata-rata Rp. 6,110 Triliun per tahun. Kontribusi dana otonomi khusus Aceh terhadap APBA rata-rata sebesar 51,57% setiap tahun yang berarti bahwa APBA memiliki ketergantungan yang sangat besar terhadap dana otonomi khusus dari pemerintah pusat.
ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN PENDAPATAN ASLI DAERAH DALAM MEMBIAYAI BELANJA DAERAH DI KABUPATEN NAGAN RAYA TAHUN 2016-2020
Authors: Maidar Maidar , Noviana Erlyta
Published: October 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kemampuan pendapatan asli daerah dalam membiayai belanja daerah di Kabupaten Nagan Raya Tahun 2016-2020 serta membandingkan selama tahun 2016-2020. Metode analisis yang akan digunakan adalah metode analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rasio kemampuan keuangan daerah Kabupaten Nagan Raya bahwa pada tahun 2016, 2018 dan tahun 2019 dengan kriteria kurang mampu, sedangkan pada tahun 2017 dan 2020 dengan kriteria sangat kurang mampu. Rasio kemandirian keuangan daerah Kabupaten Nagan Raya bahwa pada tahun 2016, 2018, 2019 dan 2020 dengan tingkat kemamdirian rendah, selanjutanya pada tahun 2017 dengan tingkat kemandirian rendah sekali. Rasio efisiensi belanja Kabupaten Nagan Raya pada tahun 2016 efisien, pada tahun 2017 sampai dengan tahun 2019 cukup efisien. Sedangkan pada tahun 2020 realisasi belanja dengan tingkat rasio efisiensi belanja Kabupaten Nagan Raya kurang efisien
PENGARUH KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN, KEBIJAKAN UTANG DAN PROFITABILITAS TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN PADA PERUSAHAAN SUBSEKTOR MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE 2019-2021
Authors: Elviza Elviza , AR Mulyadi , Wiranda Arifma Retzha
Published: October 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis apakah kebijakan dividen, kebijakan utang dan profitabilitas berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan pada perusahaan subsektor makanan dan minuman di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2019-2021 baik secara simultan maupun secara parsial. Populasi penelitian ini berjumlah 10 perusahaan makanan dan minuman, dengan total 30 populasi yang dijadikan pengamatan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik kuantitatif yang diperoleh melalui situs resmi www.idx.co.id. Metode pengujian yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linear berganda. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan kebijakan dividen, kebijakan utang dan profitabilitas berpengaruh terhadap nilai perusahaan. Secara parsial kebijakan dividen berpengaruh negatif terhadap nilai perusahaan, secara parsial kebijakan utang berpengaruh positif terhadap nilai perusahaan dan secara parsial profitabilitas juga berpengaruh positif terhadap nilai perusahaan. Nilai Adjusted R-Square (Adjused R2) dalam penelitian ini sebesar 0,173 hal ini berarti 17,3% variasi nilai perusahaan dapat dijelaskan kebijakan dividen, kebijakan utang dan profitabilitas, sedangkan sisanya dipengaruhi oleh variabel bebas lain di luar penelitian ini.
Implementación SGSST- ISO 45001:2018 para la Reducción de Accidentes en una MyPE del Sector Construcción, Trujillo 2023
Authors: Aybar Gonzales Luciana , Garcia Calvo Juan Enrique
Published: October 2023

El objetivo principal de la investigación fue determinar en qué medida la implementación de la Norma OHSMS-ISO 45001:2018 reduce la accidentabilidad en una Mype del sector construcción, Trujillo 2023. El enfoque de la investigación fue con metodología aplicada y diseño experimental, se propuso la solución de un problema práctico a través de la implementación del SGSST, y la intervención con evaluaciones pre y post-test. La población y la muestra estuvieron compuestas por 24 registros semanales de accidentes laborales (de las 12 semanas preprueba de enero a marzo y de las 12 semanas posteriores a la prueba de mayo a julio de 2023) en una MyPE del sector de la construcción. A partir de la muestra se determinaron las 12 medias pareadas (pretest y postest). Para la recolección de datos se utilizaron técnicas de observación y análisis documental y como instrumentos: Lista de Verificación y Hojas de Registro de Accidentes; y el análisis estadístico con el software SPSS, determinó que la intervención redujo la accidentabilidad en un 91,87%. Concluyendo que la implementación OHSMS-ISO 45001:2018 reduce la tasa de accidentabilidad en una MyPE del sector construcción, Trujillo 2023.
La acción Constitucional de Acceso a la Información Pública y su Reparación Integral, en la Legislación Ecuatoriana
Authors: Ontaneda Zúñiga Andrea Elizabeth , Orellana Izurieta William Gabriel
Published: October 2023

En esta investigación, nos enfocamos en analizar la Acción Constitucional de Acceso a la Información Pública y su correspondiente reparación integral, tal como está contemplada en la legislación ecuatoriana. Durante este estudio, evaluamos la disponibilidad, eficiencia y eficacia de los mecanismos destinados a la reparación integral en casos de vulneración del derecho de acceso a la información pública. También examinamos detenidamente la jurisprudencia relevante en este ámbito y exploramos los impactos de la acción constitucional de acceso a la información pública en el contexto de Ecuador. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que la legislación ecuatoriana establece de manera clara el derecho de acceso a la información pública y los procedimientos de reparación integral en caso de que se viole este derecho. Sin embargo, existe una brecha significativa entre la teoría y la práctica en la aplicación de estas disposiciones, esta falta de coherencia puede dar lugar a que las personas afectadas no reciban una compensación adecuada por la violación de sus derechos. Este estudio resalta la relevancia de las garantías jurisdiccionales en Ecuador y su papel fundamental en la defensa de los derechos constitucionales. Fortalecer la implementación efectiva de estas disposiciones es esencial para garantizar que los derechos fundamentales.
Manifestaciones Orales en Pacientes con Virus del Papiloma Humano (HPV), Revisión de la Literatura
Authors: Cabezas Peñafiel Patricia , Pazmiño Dávalos Diego Marcelo , Vallejo Izquierdo Luis Alberto
Published: October 2023

Objetivo: conocer las características y manifestaciones del HPV en la cavidad bucal, a través de la revisión bibliográfica en base de datos como PubMed y SciElo comprendida entre los años 2017 a 2022 para determinar un tratamiento eficaz. Introducción: el virus del papiloma humano (HPV), es encasillado como una enfermedad de transmisión sexual, responsable de varias lesiones hiperplásicas, verrugosas y papilares de la piel y células epiteliales de las mucosas. La mayoría de las enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS) van a tener repercusiones en la cavidad oral y es por esto que el odontólogo debe tener el conocimiento necesario para poder determinar un tratamiento o un plan de prevención ante estas manifestaciones. Metodología: se realizó una investigación, llevando a cabo una búsqueda en bases de datos científicos como lo son PubMed, Elsevier y SciElo. Desarrollo: el HPV puede acarrear en la cavidad bucal dos tipos de lesiones que pueden ser lesiones benignas o malignas que van a estar ligadas con el genotipo de la infección, de igual manera el HPV tiene genotipos de bajo riesgo, las cepas más comunes son HPV-6 y 11, y los de alto riesgo,  las cepas más frecuentes son HPV-16 y 18 que son los más oncogénicos. Conclusiones: el genotipo HPV-13 es especifico en la mucosa oral y causa una lesión benigna conocida como la enfermedad de Heck.
Uso de Técnicas Split Crest con Expansores y Aproach Modificado para la Colocación de Implantes Dentales en Maxilares Atróficos. Reporte de Caso Clínico
Authors: Tapia Aguirre Ariel Leonardo , Aguirre Balseca. Guillermo Mauricio , Vallejo Izquierdo. Luis Alberto
Published: October 2023

La técnica Split Crest en maxilares atróficos es una de las opciones al momento de rehabilitar un paciente que no puede adaptarse a prótesis totales, esta técnica consiste en la división del reborde alveolar mediante una técnica quirúrgica muy bien sustentada, en este caso se realizó una modificación a la técnica y se usó dos técnicas diferentes en el mismo paciente, en el primer cuadrante se realizó solamente la modificación de la técnica quirúrgica, la teoría nos dice que debemos crear una especie de plataforma en el reborde alveolar retirando hueso alveolar que está demasiado delgado, al realiza resta técnica ya tenemos una muy buena proporción de reborde alveolar pero la modificación de este estudio propone realizar un biselado a 45 grados después de aplanar el reborde alveolar teniendo el doble de reborde aproximadamente para colocar los implantes, por otro lado en el segundo cuadrante se hizo una técnica Split Crest habitual en el cual se separó mediante una fresa el reborde alveolar y se usó expansores para separar las tablas óseas. Al concluir el estudio se pudo determinar que la modificación realizada es muy eficiente y nos dio buenos resultados, reduciendo la morbilidad, al tener dos técnicas diferentes en el mismo paciente pudimos ver cómo evolucionan las dos técnicas al mismo tiempo, llegando a la conclusión que ambas técnicas funcionan están muy bien sustentadas y proporcionan resultados muy predecibles a lo largo del tratamiento, logrando rehabilitar de la mejor forma al paciente.
The Tabanidae (Diptera) of the Greek islands and Cyprus: An annotated checklist with remarks on ecology, zoogeography, and new records on the East Mediterranean fauna
Authors: Müller Günter C. , Prozorov Alexey M. , Traore Mohamed M. , Revay Edita E. , Hogsette Jerome A. , Kline Daniel , Chaskopoulou Alexandra , Prozorova Tatiana A. , Volkova Julia S. , Diarra Rabiatou A. , Petrányi Gergely , Schneider Tom , Beck Robert H.-T. , Ignatev Nikolai , Yakovlev Roman V. , Cui Liwang , Schlein Yosef
Published: October 2023

The horse-fly fauna of the East Mediterranean is poorly known and, in some geographical areas, has not been studied for decades. The present study summarizes the results of tabanid collections performed over 30 years in the Greek islands (the Cyclades, Dodecanese, North Aegean and Crete) and Cyprus. In total, 18 species were known from the study territory. The present study reports an additional 10 species. Previously, only 1 horsefly species was known from the Dodecanese islands, 1 from the North Aegean islands, and 2 from the Cyclades. This study has raised the number of species to 6, 7, and 9, respectively. The combined taxa for the three island groups have increased from 4 to 17 species. Specifically, the number of species has increased from 3 to 7 in Crete and from 11 to 19 in Cyprus. Additionally, we report 1 new record from the Greek mainland, 1 from the Levantine region, 2 from Lebanon, and 2 from Israel. Four Afrotropical–Palearctic vector species: Atylotus agrestis (Wiedemann, 1828); Tabanus gratus Löw, 1858b; Tabanus sufis Jaennicke, 1867; and Tabanus taeniola Palisot de Beauvois, 1806; are recorded for the first time from Cyprus, and A. agrestis from southern Italy. Their status as invasive species in Europe is discussed, the four species are illustrated.