bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
HAPİSHANENİN AKADEMİYE YANSIMASI: HAPİSHANE KONULU ÇALIŞMALARIN BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ VE İLETİŞİM ODAKLI HAPİSHANE ÇALIŞMALARI
Authors: SAYGIN Arda Umut
Published: March 2023

Sosyolojik bir gerçek olan hapishanelerin ne derece akademik ilgi gördüğünü sorgulayan bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de hapishane konusunda yazılmış olan lisansüstü tezlerin ve makalelerin bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle incelenerek genel eğilimlerinin tespit edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Tez ve makale başlıklarının içerisinde “hapishane”, “cezaevi” ve “ceza infaz kurumu” kelimelerinin bulunduğu çalışmaların analizinin yapıldığı bu çalışmada Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK) Ulusal Tez Merkezi’nden ulaşılabilen 184 lisansüstü tez; Dergi Park veri tabanından ulaşılabilen 64 makale incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın yürütüldüğü 184 lisansüstü tez, yapıldıkları yıla, üniversiteye, enstitüye, anabilim dalına, yazıldığı dile, çalışma alanlarına, araştırma yöntemi ve veri toplama tekniğine gibi çeşitli kategorilere göre incelenmiştir. 64 makale ise yine yazıldıkları dile, yıla, yayınlandıkları dergilerin alanına, yazar sayısına ve unvanına, araştırma yöntemi ve veri toplama tekniği gibi çeşitli kategorilere göre incelenmiştir. İnceleme neticesinde tezlerin genellikle Türkçe dilinde, yüksek lisans seviyesinde, sosyal bilimler alanında yer alan sosyoloji, tarih, psikoloji, anabilim dallarında çalışıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Mahkûm psikolojisi, hapishane tarihi, hapishane sosyolojisi ise en çok çalışılan konular olarak belirlenmiştir. Makalelerin ise yine Türkçe dilinde, sosyal bilimler alanındaki dergilerde, hapishane tarihi ve hapishane edebiyatı konularında nitel yöntemlerden yararlanarak yazıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, çalışmada iletişim fakültesi çatısı altında yazılan tezler ve iletişim temalı akademik dergilerde yayınlanan makaleler ayrıca incelenmiştir.
Bacterial Cholecystitis and Cholangiohepatitis in Common Marmosets (Callithrix Jacchus)
Authors: Powers Sarah J , Castell Natalie , Vistein Rachel , Kalloo Anthony N , Izzi Jessica M , Gabrielson Kathleen L
Published: March 2023

The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), a New World NHP, has emerged as important animal model in multiple areas of translational biomedical research. The quality of translational research in marmosets depends on early diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of their spontaneous
diseases. Here, we characterize an outbreak of infectious cholangiohepatitis that affected 7 adult common marmosets in a single building over a 10-mo period. Marmosets presented for acute onset of lethargy, dull mentation, weight loss, dehydration, hyporexia, and hypothermia. Blood chemistries
at presentation revealed markedly elevated hepatic and biliary enzymes, but mild neutrophilia was detected in only 1 of the 7. Affected marmosets were unresponsive to rigorous treatment and died or were euthanized within 48 h of presentation. Gross and histopathologic examinations revealed
severe, necrosuppurative cholangiohepatitis and proliferative cholecystitis with bacterial colonies and an absence of gallstones. Perimortem and postmortem cultures revealed single or dual isolates of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Other postmortem findings included
bile duct hyperplasia, periportal hepatitis, bile peritonitis, ulcerative gastroenteritis, and typhlitis. Environmental contamination of water supply equipment with Pseudomonas spp. was identified as the source of infection, but pathogenesis remains unclear. This type of severe, infectious
cholangiohepatitis with proliferative cholecystitis with Pseudomonas spp. had not been reported previously in marmosets, and we identified and here describe several contributing factors in addition to contaminated drinking water.
Влияние симментальских быков на селекционно-генетические и продуктивные особенности коров-первотелок
Authors: Анисимова Екатерина Ивановна
Published: March 2023

Дана оценка быков-производителей симментальской породы по качеству потомства с использованием разных методов. Объектом исследований являлись чистопородные животные стада племенного репродуктора Саратовской области. Оценка быков методом «дочери – матери» показала, что бык Абриз отнесен к категориям А1 по удою и Б3 по жирномолочности, бык Модный — к категории А3 по удою. Наиболее высокоценным улучшателем по удою из всех производителей линии Резвого является бык Абриз. При оценке быков методом продуктивности дочерей бык Ангар по удою дочерей отнесен к категории А1, по жирномолочности — к категории Б3. Коэффициенты корреляции (r) между удоем и жирностью молока довольно различны как по величине, так и по направлению связи. У препотентных быков r между матерями и дочерьми находился в пределах от –0,5 до 0,10. За 3-ю лактацию r = –0,24 по удою и r = 0,59 по жиру наиболее точно отражает взаимосвязь между матерями и дочерьми. Для последующей работы по совершенствованию симментальских коров линий Резвого и Флориана, по пригодности к машинному доению, является характеристика их по основным показателям вымени в сопоставлении со стадом. Общая оценка вымени в баллах составила по коровам линии Резвого — 18,9, Флориана — 19,4, по стаду — 18,9. Длина передних сосков у коров линии Резвого равна 8,7 см, линии Флориана — 9,0 см.
Effects of Father’s Absence on Child Growth and Development During Early Years
Authors: Editor.JECCE
Published: March 2023

Presence of both mother and father are crucial for optimum emotional,spiritual and physical development of children. The main purpose of thisstudy was to explore mother perceptions regarding the effects of father’sabsence on child growth and development. The qualitative approach wasused to explore this phenomenon with mothers of 1 to 8 years oldchildren, where father was absent since last six months. Two focus groupdiscussions and five In-depth interviews were conducted in three middleclass communities of Karachi, Pakistan. Each FGD involved 10 motherswho were recruited through purposive sampling and consented toparticipate. Findings of the current study have been categorized into fourmain themes as father's role in child development, Problems mothersface while nurturing their children and the support systems of mothersand family. Study concluded that physical absent of father contributed innegative outcome on child emotional, social, psychological and physicaldevelopment. Mother experienced stress and depression while handlingmany responsibilities on everyday lives. Girl child and boy child bothsuffers equally and need their father presence in social and academicactivities and daily life. While making programs for holistic childdevelopment policy maker should consider this issue.
Effects of Violence Shown in Media on Children: A Study of Parent’s Perspective
Authors: Editor JECCE
Published: March 2023

Violence mediated programs play a decisive role in cultivating viciousattitudes among children which are damaging the actions of children andtheir ways of life. This research was designed to investigate the effects ofthe violent contents shown on media in changing the children’s attitudes.The Researchers applied survey method by quantitatively analyzing therespondent’s views about their children’s habits of watching televisionand playing video games on computer by using Likert scale for gettingan in-depth understanding of behavioral changing which are caused byviolent based contents in media. Cultivation theory was applied forrecognizing the effects of violent based TV contents on children by usingbobo doll experiment. The population of the study was the mothers ofthose children between 4-12 years from district Gujrat. Total 100mothers were selected as a sample by using stratified random samplingtechnique. The strata were made based on the status of women wherehalf of the women were selected as the house wives and half of themwere selected as working women. The results of this study show that theaggressive and violent based contents on television and video gameshave extremely negative effects on the attitudes of the children.
Situational Analysis of Early Childhood Education in Pakistan: Challenges and Solutions
Authors: Editor.JECCE
Published: March 2023

Present paper is aimed to provide a critical inquiry of Early ChildhoodEducation (ECE) in Pakistan. It particularly encompassed the beginningof ECE in Pakistan and move towards present day challenges in this area.Objectives of the study were to analyze the development of earlychildhood education in Pakistan, to highlight the challenges faced indevelopment of early childhood education in Pakistan and to recommendpractical solutions for the development of early childhood education inPakistan by emphasizing its importance. The study adopted qualitativeresearch design. Data were collected from the recorded facts in form ofdocumentation available on early childhood education. DocumentAnalysis was conducted which includes reports and studies on ECE inPakistan. It was concluded that at present status of ECE in Pakistan is notup to mark, Pakistan is struggling to cope with the present challenges ofpoverty, lack of awareness, weakness of policy makers, untrainedteachers and budgetary issues. It is recommended that stakeholdersincluding public institutes, NGO’s, private sector, religious scholars andparents may perform their role by collaborating with each other toimprove ECE in Pakistan. An independent ECE policy and trainedteachers are main ingredients.
A Qualitative Study on Adequate Sleep in Preschool Children – Can We Sleep on it?
Authors: Editor JECCE
Published: March 2023

Sleep is a significant marker of physical and psychological health. Thepresent research was undertaken to explore perceptions of parents,teachers and pediatricians about preschool children’s sleep patterns,habits, and problems from urban Karachi, Pakistan. A qualitativeresearch approach was employed; data collection methods were FocusGroup Discussion (FGDs) and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). Thethemes identified were children’s sleep patterns, sleep environment,sleep rituals, distractions, sleep problems, the impact of inadequate sleep,and recommendations to improve. Emergent themes were inconsistencyof rules from parents, lack of opportunities for outdoor physical activity,different kinds of stresses, social and cultural events happening late atnight, having TV/technology in the bedroom, and effects of inadequatesleep on parents’ lives. The findings provided compelling indications toeducate parents on the importance of sleep and its effects on health,development, school performance, behavior, and similar needs.Participants recommended that this could be effectively done withsupport from schools and healthcare facilities. Screen time was found tohave a huge negative impact on children’s sleep. An important findingwas that socialization is important, but it should not forsake children’sbedtime. It is crucial for parents as well as every member of the societyto be cognizant of children’s bedtime schedules while planning andorganizing gatherings and events
Webinar Geofisika
Authors: SIANTURI HERY LEO
Published: March 2023

Untuk mencegah terjadinya bencana alam perlu dilakukan diskusi tentang potensi sumber daya alam dan dampak yang mungkin ditimbulkannya.
The impact of COVID-19 on household energy consumption in England and Wales from April 2020 – March 2022
Authors: Zapata-Webborn Ellen , McKenna Eoghan James , Pullinger Martin , Cheshire Callum , Masters Harry , Whittaker Alex , Few Jessica , Elam Simon , Oreszczyn Tadeusz
Published: March 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people lived, worked, and studied around the world, with direct consequences for domestic energy use. This study assesses the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns in the first two years of the pandemic on household electricity and gas use in England and Wales. Using data for 508 (electricity) and 326 (gas) homes, elastic net regression, neural network and extreme gradient boosting predictive models were trained and tested on pre-pandemic data. The most accurate model for each household was used to create counterfactuals (predictions in the absence of COVID-19) against which observed pandemic energy use was compared. Median monthly model error (CV(RMSE)) was 3.86% (electricity) and 3.19% (gas) and bias (NMBE) was 0.21% (electricity) and -0.10% (gas). Our analysis showed that on average (electricity; gas) consumption increased by (7.8%; 5.7%) in year 1 of the pandemic and by (2.2%; 0.2%) in year 2. The greatest increases were in the winter lockdown (January – March 2021) by 11.6% and 9.0% for electricity and gas, respectively. At the start of 2022 electricity use remained 2.0% higher while gas use was around 1.9% lower than predicted. Households with children showed the greatest increase in electricity consumption during lockdowns, followed by those with adults in work. Wealthier households increased their electricity consumption by more than the less wealthy and continued to use more than predicted throughout the two-year period while the less wealthy returned to pre-pandemic or lower consumption from summer 2021. Low dwelling efficiency was associated with a greater increase in energy consumption during the pandemic. Additionally, this study shows the value of different machine learning techniques for counterfactual modelling at the individual-dwelling level, and our approach can be used to robustly estimate the impact of other events and interventions.
Testing emotional understanding of ChatGPT: Interview with ChatGPT
Authors: uludag kadir
Published: March 2023

‘’Testing emotional understanding of ChatGPT: Interview with ChatGPT.’’CommentaryAbstractBackground:The emotional development of chatbots refers to the ability of these artificial intelligence (AI) programs to understand and respond appropriately to complex human emotions. This field integrates natural language processing, sentiment analysis, and machine learning algorithms to recognize and interpret emotional cues expressed in text or speech. Emotional development in chatbots aims to create more engaging, empathetic, and supportive user interactions, leading to a more positive user experience. Future research in this area will focus on enhancing the emotional intelligence of chatbots and creating more natural and spontaneous dialogues between chatbots and humans.Methods:We have asked ChatGPT how to deal with some psychological issues as a chatbot. Then, we analyzed and compared the answers. We have asked eight essential questions to understand its capability to interpret texts psychologically.Results: ChatGPT can support individuals psychologically. However, his recommendations may be repetitive and irrelevant. Therefore, ChatGPT can psychologically help people but cannot replace professional psychotherapists. Also, ChatGPT likes to repeat that the program lacks emotion.Conclusion:As an AI language model, ChatGPT does not have emotions. However, it can recognize emotions in human language and respond appropriately. ChatGPT can support individuals psychologically. However, his recommendations may be repetitive and irrelevant.
‘Bunch of Grapes’ at the Occipital Lobe with 3.8ppm Singlet Peak on MRS: A Case of Tuberculoma
Authors: Dechavez Ariza Joy A. , Navarro Jose C.
Published: March 2023

Intracranial tuberculomas can cause a variety of symptoms which may include headache, vomiting, hemiparesis and seizures. These lesions are often misdiagnosed as neoplasms and radiographic findings are still non-specific2. We report a case of a 28 year old male presenting at the emergency room with blurred vision on both eyes with a 3 year history of recurrent seizures described as having sudden bright flashes of light on the right eye which was then associated with twitching of the right eyelid followed by stiffening of the right upper extremity, head veering to the right with associated loss of consciousness. Initial contrast MRI revealed multiple rim-enhancing lesions at the left occipital area with 3.8ppm singlet peak on MRS. This case highlights the need for high index of clinical suspicion for intracranial tuberculoma in an endemic area with an uncommon radiologic finding seen in contrast MRI.
Troops on the Front Line of a Health Battle: Filipino Nurses’ Lived Experiences in the Pandemic
Authors: Ricardo IV R. Bunghanoy , Lemana Henry E.
Published: March 2023

The deadly pandemic spread due to infections with the Coronavirus (COVID-19). It has a disproportionately large effect on healthcare workers and presents unique challenges for this vital sector of society. As a result, the pandemic has heightened public awareness of the dangers that nurses face around the world. This study aimed at exploring the lived experiences of five purposively selected nurses in a public hospital in the southern Philippines. The phenomenological inquiry brought out themes encompassing (1) putting up with occupational stress, (2) reconfiguring personal and social time, and (3) coping with the situation’s gravity. These themes have been fleshed out to capture deeper meanings in the experiences of nurses during the health crisis in which they are deemed to be crucial front liners. The study concludes that while the nurses’ quality of life has been impacted due to the unprecedented situation, they remain committed to their profession. The study then implies that the government should be more responsive to the needs of the nurses and that support and assistance in their practice of the nursing profession amid the pandemic be provided substantially. Implications for hospital administrators and future researchers are also offered.
The Effect of Preferential Nucleation Sites on the Distribution of Secondary Mineral Precipitates
Authors: Masoudi Mohammad , Nooraiepour Mohammad , Hellevang Helge
Published: March 2023

In the process of mineral nucleation and growth, substrate surface properties and substrate types introduce favorable areas where nucleation events are more likely to occur. The preferential sites for mineral nucleation exist because of the lower interfacial free energy between the precipitating phase and the substrate. In this work, we used a pore-scale Lattice Boltzmann (LB)-based reactive transport model incorporated with the developed probabilistic nucleation model in our previous works to investigate the role of the interfacial free energy between the nucleating phase and the substrate on the nucleation and growth of secondary minerals. We also used Shannon entropy to assess the spatial randomness and the evolution path of the systems as solid phases form. The results showed that the developed model can accurately capture the selective behavior of nucleation processes in the presence of preferential sites. The simulation results demonstrate the importance of using a probabilistic nucleation model to capture the correct physics of this phenomenon. It is also concluded that the probabilistic nucleation models are more relevant in environments with longer induction times.
Crowdsourcing air temperature data for the evaluation of the urban microscale model PALM—a case study in central Europe
Authors: van der Linden Lara , Hogan Patrick , Maronga Björn , Hagemann Rowell , Bechtel Benjamin
Published: March 2023

In summertime and during heat events the urban heat island can negatively impact public health in urban areas. In the context of climate change, climate adaptation receives more attention in urban planning. Microscale urban climate modelling can identify risk areas and evaluate adaptation strategies. Concurrently, evaluating the model results with observational data is essential. So far, model evaluation is mostly limited to short-term field campaigns or a small number of stations. This study uses novel crowdsourcing data from Netatmo citizen weather stations (CWS) to evaluate the urban microscale model PALM for a hot day (Tmax ≥ 30 °C) in Bochum in western Germany with anticyclonic atmospheric conditions. Urban-rural air temperature differences are represented by the model. A quality control procedure is applied to the crowdsourced data prior to evaluation. The comparison between the model and the crowdsourced air temperature data reveals a good model performance with a high coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.86 to 0.88 and a root mean squared error (RMSE) around 2 K. Model accuracy shows a temporal pattern and night-time air temperatures during the night are underestimated by the model, likely due to unresolved cloud cover. The crowdsourced air temperature data proved valuable for model evaluation due to the high number of stations within urban areas. Nevertheless, weaknesses related to data quality such as radiation errors must be considered during model evaluation and only the information derived from multiple stations is suitable for model evaluation. The procedure presented here can easily be transferred to planning processes as the model and the crowdsourced air temperature data are freely available. This can contribute to making informed decisions for climate adaptation in urban areas.
Student and Faculty Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in Student Writing
Authors: Hostetter Autumn , Call Natalie , Frazier Grace , James Tristan , Linnertz Cassandra , Nestle Elizabeth , Tucci Miaflora
Published: March 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can write poetry and news articles that go undetected by human readers. Can students use AI to write college assignments that go undetected by their professors? Past and current perceptions of AI in education have differed; while some people view AI as a tool, others view it as a threat to learning. We surveyed 83 students and 82 faculty, providing them with 4 writing samples, 3 generated by undergraduate students and 1 generated by the AI-chatbot, ChatGPT-3. We found that neither faculty nor students could detect AI-generated writing at above chance levels. Faculty and students had similar opinions on the ethicality of various uses of AI technology and how much these uses are likely to compromise learning. Faculty reported a high level of concern regarding the potential effects that AI could have on their pedagogical practices. Prior experience with ChatGPT-3 and analyzing the structure and organization of the response was found to improve detection ability in faculty, suggesting that increased exposure and domain-specific analysis may be beneficial in the detection of AI in students’ writing.
Are chimpanzees Futurists? Effects of motion lines and motion blur on the judgments of global motion direction in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Authors: Tomonaga Masaki , Imura Tomoko
Published: March 2023

Based on the invention and development of photography and movie in the 19th century, schools of contemporary art, such as Futurism, have emerged that express the dynamism of motion in painting. Painting techniques such as multiple stroboscopic images, motion blur, and motion lines are culturally-based, but the biological basis of their perception has also been intensively investigated recently. Then what are the evolutionary origins of such pictorial representations of motion? Do nonhuman animals also have sensitivity to such representations? To address this question, we examined the effects of motion blur and motion lines on the judgments of global motion directions in chimpanzees. The results showed that the motion lines biased the chimpanzees' judgments toward the direction of motion implied by them, whereas the effect of the motion blur was either absent or weak (Experiment 1). In Experiment 2, we manipulated the length and number of motion lines to examine the effect of "speed" and "distance" in addition to the motion direction implied by the motion lines. The results showed that the effect of motion lines became stronger as the length and the number of lines increased within a specific range. These results indicate that the motion lines also imply the direction of motion in chimpanzees and provide a clue to the evolutionary basis for the pictorial representations of motion.
‘‘My mother did not have civil rights under the law’: race categories, past oppression, and negotiating positions on Critical Race Theory’.
Authors: Sambaraju Rahul
Published: March 2023

What is the relevance of historic oppression of racial groups for contemporary rights and entitlements? In this paper, I examine how racial group membership is constructed and oriented to as implying historical oppression and its relevance for contemporary interracial relations in the form of supporting or opposing Critical Race Theory (CRT) teaching in the US public school system. I examine debates and discussions on CRT televised in the American news media using discursive psychological approaches. Findings show that race categories are used to, first, negotiate rights and entitlements to discuss and support or oppose CRT in schools. Second, race categories are used to justify opposition to CRT. In both case, race categories are used to implicate historical racial oppression and its current salience. Race categories are treated to implicate normative claims to knowledge, experience, and entitlements proceeding from historical racial oppression in the US. These findings are discussed in relation to work in discursive psychology on race and racism and CRT itself.
Orchestrating productive classroom talk in Swiss second grade mathematics classrooms
Authors: Rüede Christian
Published: March 2023

Productive classroom talks provide learning opportunities to construct and negotiate meaningcollaboratively. To support the orchestration of productive classroom talk, teachers can use productive talkmoves. Positive relations between the number of productive talk moves, discourse quality, and learning successhave been demonstrated, but mostly at the secondary school level and in English-speaking countries. There arevery few findings from elementary school in German-speaking countries. Therefore, we analyzed classroom talkin mathematics classes in elementary schools in Switzerland (n = 22 second grade classes). The dataset includedrecordings of mathematics lessons as well as students’ pretest and posttest performance in mathematics. Theresults show that teachers varied in their use of productive talk moves and that some talk moves such asreasoning moves were preferred, depending on the teacher. In addition, the number of productive talk moves waspositively related to both the number of justifications students provided and their learning success. Implicationsfor the use of productive classroom talk in elementary school mathematics lessons are discussed.
Global musical diversity is largely independent of linguistic and genetic histories
Authors: Passmore Sam , Wood Anna , Barbieri Chiara , Shilton Dor , Daikoku Hideo , Atkinson Quentin , Savage Patrick E.
Published: March 2023

Music is a universal yet diverse cultural trait transmitted between generations. The extent to which global musical diversity traces cultural and demographic history, however, is unresolved. Using a global musical dataset of 5,242 songs from 719 societies, we identify five axes of musical diversity and show that music contains geographical and historical structure analogous to linguistic and genetic diversity. After creating a matched dataset of musical, genetic, and linguistic data spanning 121 societies containing 981 songs, 1,296 individual genetic profiles, and 121 languages, we show that global musical similarities are only weakly and inconsistently related to linguistic or genetic histories, with some regional exceptions such as within Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Our results suggest that global musical traditions are largely distinct from some non-musical aspects of human history.
Is General Anesthesia Modulated By The Viscosity and Volume of ISF?
Authors: Esen Ersin
Published: March 2023

The cause of anesthesia is still unknown, despite the excessive usage and the perfection of its application. The multifactorial nature of the phenomenon and the failure of many theories thus far have consolidated the belief that there is no unifying hypothesis. We think otherwise. The physical aspects of anesthesia lead us to a single cause. We regard anesthesia as the cessation of the dynamic structural connectivity of the brain. This perspective reveals the viscosity and volume of ISF as the main factors that modulate anesthesia. We formulate our theory as a set of hypotheses that form a consistent basis. We try to back up each hypothesis with the available knowledge and we make some speculative extrapolations in order to create a complete framework. We clearly point out the open issues that need further observation and discuss the ways for verification. In the end, if viscosity and volume of ISF are the main factors modulating anesthesia, as we conjectured, its consequences will not be limited to the very concept of anesthesia but will reach to understanding of the mechanisms of memory formation, analgesia, and consciousness. Surprisingly, it can also shed light on a seemingly unrelated phenomenon: epilepsy, which can be considered a dual case of anesthesia.
Growth Promoting Effect of Endophytic Bacteria Bacillus subtilis From Leaves of Vanda cristata and Its Potential Impact on In vitro Growth of Orchid
Authors: Chand Krishna , Shah Sujit , Pant Bijaya
Published: March 2023

The orchids are well known for their microbial association. Bacillus subtilis has great diversity in Vanda cristata which is regarded as a potential growth enhancer for the development of plants. The isolation of its strain was confirmed as Bacillus subtilis by morphological and molecular sequencing of DNA. The isolate was tested for indole acetic acid (IAA) estimation, ammonia production and phosphate solubilization in qualitative and quantitative manners. Its growth-promoting activities were tested on in vitro-raised plantlets of Cymbidium aloifolium. B. subtilis synthesized the IAA with and without a precursor (tryptophan). A more amount of auxin was found by using more amount of tryptophan. During the qualitative test for ammonia and phosphate solubilization, both compounds were synthesized by B. subtilis, which was further confirmed by the quantification method. Further, B. subtilis was used as a biotic elicitor in the in-vitro mass propagation of C. aloifolium. The development of root and shoot was found significant in the tryptophan-treated elicitor than the other compared medium combination. This study concludes that B. subtilis can be used as a biological elicitor to promote the in vitro growth of C. aloifolium and puts the spectrum on microbial relationships with orchid species.
Lipids: A Key Regulatory Hub in Plant Stress Adaptation
Authors: Naguib Deyala M. , Regmi Kishor
Published: March 2023

The plants exert rapid responses to environmental stresses to adapt with the stress. Plants respond in many ways to different abiotic and biotic stresses. The first cellular component to sense stress signals is cell membrane. Cell membrane is a biological membrane, and its main constituents are Lipids that can sense conditions outside the cell. Remodeling of cellular membrane lipids is one of the critical mechanisms in the plant cells to withstand stresses. Lipids play a critical role in triggering and regulating cellular hormonal signaling cascades. There is a close correlation between ABA-dependent signaling and lipid metabolic pathways to maintain the integrity and the viability of cellular membranes. Phosphatidic acid, lysophospholipid, inositol phosphate, fatty acid, oxylipins, diacylglycerol, and sphingolipid are considered as the signaling molecules. Lipids also act as a stress reliever to lower the negative effects of stress. This review highlights the key regulatory roles of lipids in plant adaptation against the environmental stresses.
Using Evaluative Information Sensibly: The Enduring Contributions of John Mayne
Authors: Nielsen Steffen Bohni , Lemire Sebastian , Montague Steve
Published: March 2023

In this concluding article, we take stock of the diverse and stimulating contributions comprising this special issue. Using concept mapping, we identify eight evaluation themes and concepts central to John Mayne’s collective work: evaluation utilization, results-based management, organizational learning, accountability, evaluation culture, contribution analysis, theory-based evaluation, and causation. The overarching contribution story is that John’s work served to bridge the gaps between evaluation practice and theory; to promote cross-disciplinary synergies across program evaluation, performance auditing, and monitoring; and to translate central themes in evaluation into a cogent system for using evaluative information more sensibly. In so doing, John left a significant institutional and academic legacy in evaluation and in results-based management.
Benefits of Combined Upper Body Exercise and Compression Therapy for Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review
Authors: Al Onazi Mona M. , Campbell Kristin L. , Mackey John R. , McNeely Margaret L.
Published: March 2023

Purpose:

This systematic review aimed to examine the benefit of combined upper body exercise and compression therapy for breast cancer related lymphedema.

Method:

Electronic searches were performed in Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, and PEDRO. We included randomized and controlled clinical trials that examined the effect of upper body exercise with use of compression therapy on arm lymphedema. Where data were available, effect sizes were calculated. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. The quality of evidence was rated using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE).

Results:

Of 444 studies, 11 met all inclusion criteria. Two cross-over trials examined single bouts of upper body exercise with or without compression, three intervention trials examined non-resisted upper body exercise and compression, and six intervention trials examined upper body resistance exercise and compression. Only two studies reported statistically significant benefit from the combined intervention for arm lymphedema volume. Seven studies provided adequate data to allow for calculation of effect size; however, heterogeneity precluded pooling of data. The quality of evidence was moderate in intervention trials comparing combined upper body exercise and compression to standard care ( n = 1) or to exercise alone ( n = 1). For all other trials the grade of evidence was low, with quality ratings downgraded due to small sample sizes and/or high or unclear risk of bias.

Conclusions:

No clear conclusions could be made regarding the benefit of combined upper body exercise and compression for breast cancer related lymphedema. Further high-quality trials are warranted.
Identifying Outdoor Winter Walking Programmes and Resources for Older Adults: A Scoping Review of the Grey Literature
Authors: Barclay Ruth , Mbabaali Sophia , Akinrolie Olayinka , Chan Hong , Loewen Hal , Ripat Jacquie , Salbach Nancy , Scheller Chelsea , Sylvestre Gina , Webber Sandra
Published: March 2023

Purpose:

The objective was to synthesize outdoor winter walking programmes and resources for older adults, identified as a priority by the Winter Walk team comprised of older adults and researchers and trainees from the rehabilitation and geography sciences.

Method:

A scoping review of web-based grey literature was conducted. Teams of two reviewers independently assessed eligibility and extracted data. Web-based resources were included if their content dealt with adults ≥65 years of age; an outdoor winter walking programme, intervention, or general resource; and was written in English.

Results:

Twenty-seven website resources were eligible and included in the review. Resources were from Canada or the United States and included information provided by government, non-profit organizations, media, and businesses. All resources focused on some aspect of winter walking safety and only one mentioned a winter walking programme.

Conclusions:

Web-based resources for outdoor winter walking were synthesized to assist older adults and clinicians with access to safe outdoor winter walking information.
A Snapshot of Hip and Knee Replacement Rehabilitation Care Across Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey Using an Online Clinician Quality Indicator Questionnaire
Authors: Westby Marie D. , Lalande Jean-Francois , Koehn Cheryl , Johal Niall
Published: March 2023

Purpose:

To determine usability, feasibility, and reliability of an online questionnaire to assess clinicians’ adherence to 10 postacute rehabilitation quality indicators (QIs) for total hip (THR) and knee replacement (TKR) and explore current rehabilitation practices across Canada.

Method:

Following usability testing with clinicians in BC and Quebec, we recruited rehabilitation clinicians across Canada to complete the online survey. Respondents rated adherence (past 3 months), importance, and feasibility for 10 QIs. We resent the survey 2–3 weeks later (test–retest reliability).

Results:

Based on usability testing, we made minor changes in wording, altered response options, and created a French language version. In total, 238 clinicians completed all or parts of the English ( n = 123) and French ( n = 115) questionnaires. Respondents mostly practiced in the public sector (88%) and outpatient settings (42%). On average, clinicians met (“always” or “often” response) 23.3% (SD 13.7%, 95% CI 21.1, 25.4) of THR and 25.5% (SD 15.1%, 95% CI 23.0, 27.9) of TKR indicators. There were mixed views on the importance and feasibility of the QIs. Varied rehabilitation formats, duration, and dosage were described.

Conclusion:

Canadian rehabilitation clinicians report low overall adherence to THR and TKR rehabilitation QIs and differing rehabilitation approaches and models of care.
The Macroeconomic and Socioeconomic Effects of Structural Reforms in Latin America
and the Caribbean
Authors: David Antonio C. , Komatsuzaki Takuji , Pienknagura Samuel
Published: March 2023

This paper estimates the macroeconomic effects of market-oriented reforms in Latin
America and the Caribbean using the IMF Structural Reform database. We find that large
changes in the reform index have positive effects on GDP that exceed 2 percent after
five years. Furthermore, reforms boost employment, investment, exports, and imports and
reduce export concentration, in addition to favoring tradable sectors. The evidence on
the effects of reforms on business confidence is mixed, and the effects on total factor
productivity are positive, but less precisely estimated. Nonetheless, our results also
indicate that the effects of reforms have not been uniform across different segments of
the population. Our results are robust to the use of an instrumental variables approach
that exploits regional waves of reform to deal with endogeneity concerns. These findings
bring to the forefront the need to consider accompanying policies to ensure that reforms
promote inclusive growth.
Effects of Job Referrals on Labor Market Outcomes in Brazil
Authors: O’Leary Christopher , Cravo Túlio , Sierra Ana Cristina , Justino Leandro
Published: March 2023

This paper is the first to use program administrative data from Brazil’s National
Employment System (SINE) to assess the impact of SINE job interview referrals on labor
market outcomes. We use data from a five-year period (2012–16) to evaluate the impact of
SINE job referrals on reemployment, time until reemployment, job tenure, and wage rates.
Causal impact estimates based on propensity score matching suggest that a SINE job
interview referral increases the probability of finding a job within three months of the
referral and reduces the number of months needed to find reemployment, the average job
tenure of the next job, and the reemployment wage. Subgroup analysis suggests that SINE
is particularly effective at helping less educated workers find work in a timely
fashion. Finally, the evidence suggests that the self-service online labor exchange is
less effective than the in-person job interview referrals provided at SINE
offices.
Do Payroll Tax Breaks Stimulate Formality? Evidence from Colombia’s Reform
Authors: Kugler Adriana D. , Kugler Maurice D. , Herrera-Prada Luis O.
Published: March 2023

Alternative work arrangements have grown rapidly around the world. In Latin
America, these alternative work arrangements have long been part of the labor market and
have continued to grow. The informal sector grew rapidly in Latin America over the past
few decades comprising up to half of the working population in many countries. Some
attribute the growth in alternative work arrangements and informality to regulations and
taxes, while others argue that it is precisely the lack of enforcement of regulations
that allows unprotected employment arrangements to flourish. We examine whether reducing
taxes associated with employment stimulates formal sector employment. We exploit the
fact that the tax reform introduced in Colombia in 2012 affected only certain types of
workers and not others. In particular, workers earning less than ten times the minimum
wage and self-employed workers with more than two employees experienced a reduction of
payroll taxes of 13.5 percent between 2013 and 2014. We use the Colombian household
surveys, social security records and the monthly manufacturing sample to conduct
difference-in-differences analyses of the reform. We find evidence of increased formal
employment for the affected groups after the reform using all three data sets. We find
that the probability of formal employment and the likelihood of transitioning into
registered employment increased for the affected groups after the reform. We also find
that the level and share of permanent employment relative to temporary employment grew
after the reform for those earnings less than ten times the minimum wage. The results
are greatest for those in smaller firms and for those earnings close to the minimum
wage.
JEL Codes: H2, J2, J24, and J31
Are Daily Financial Data Useful for Forecasting GDP? Evidence from Mexico
Authors: Gómez-Zamudio Luis M. , Ibarra Raúl
Published: March 2023

This article evaluates the use of financial data sampled at high frequencies to
improve short-term forecasts of quarterly GDP for Mexico. The model uses both quarterly
and daily sampling frequencies while remaining parsimonious. In particular, the mixed
data sampling (MIDAS) regression model is employed to deal with the multi-frequency
problem. To preserve parsimony, factor analysis and forecast combination techniques are
used to summarize the information contained in a data set containing 392 daily financial
series. Our findings suggest that the MIDAS model incorporating daily financial data
leads to improvements in quarterly forecasts of GDP growth over traditional models that
either rely only on quarterly macroeconomic data or average daily frequency data. The
evidence suggests that this methodology improves the forecasts for the Mexican GDP
notwithstanding its higher volatility relative to that of developed countries.
Furthermore, we explore the ability of the MIDAS model to provide forecast updates for
GDP growth (nowcasting).
JEL Classifications: C22, C53, E37
Comunicação e inclusão: novos usos da língua para uma linguagem neutra
Authors: Paiva Ariane Parente , Mabiala Joel Mateus Cabeia
Published: March 2023

Em forma de ensaio, faz-se uma reflexão atualizada sobre os processos sociais, culturais e políticos que surgem e têm impactado a comunicação em português nas formas oral e escrita. São processos que nascem especialmente sob o propósito de fortalecer a comunicação e gerar melhores resultados de inclusão e equidade, a exemplo dos sentimentos gerados e, em função deles, das novas apropriações e novos usos da língua para uma linguagem neutra de gênero. Numa perspectiva atualizada, que não se limita às normas gramaticais convencionais consolidadas no estudo do português, identificam-se outras formas de reconhecer e usar a língua, como algo vivo, em movimento, em que se atenta ao domínio e legitimação de formas de se comunicar e de promover uma maior socialização. Descrevem-se aqui quais são esses novos processos e seus elementos agentes de comunicação, desapegados da regra formal da língua, como se processam atualmente, sendo de um lado, aceitos e legitimados por diferentes grupos sociais (media, social media, organizações e empresas privadas e públicas, escola e universidade), de outro lado, questionados e criticados por pais, educadores, estudiosos da língua e até grupos políticos.
Pendidikan Kesehatan Menggunakan Video Edukatif terhadap Pencegahan Kegawatdaruratan Kehamilan Akibat Infeksi Saluran Kemih
Authors: Ulaa Mar'atun , Cahya Ningrum Windy Astuti , Kurniati Mareta
Published: March 2023

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of health education in preventing emergency pregnancy due to urinary tract infections at Muhammadiyah Hospital Palembang. This research method is a quantitative research using Quasi Experiment research with a non-equivalent pretest-posttest non-control group design. The results showed that of 29 respondents, 57% were aged 18-25 years, 55% had nulliparous parity status, 66% had last education SMA/SMK, and 38% were homemakers. Statistical test results found that p-value 0.000 <0.05. In conclusion, health education on the prevention of emergency pregnancy is effective in increasing respondents' knowledge.

 

Keywords: UTI, Emergency Pregnancy, Health Education
Pemodelan Poisson dan Binomial Negatif untuk Menganalisa Faktor Penyebab Angka Kejadian Abses Gusi
Authors: Fauziah Neni Fikri
Published: March 2023

This research aims to analyze the comparison of Poisson and Binomial Negative modeling to the causative factors of gum abscess incidence in West Java. The research methods used are Poisson Regression and Binomial Negative. Predictors of this research are the habit of eating sweet foods (X1), the habit of consumption of sugary drinks (X2), the habit of never going to a dental medical personnel (X3). The results of the study obtained AIC values in negative binomial models smaller than in the Poisson regression model. In negative Binomial regression modeling, variables in the habit of eating sweet foods have a positive and significant effect on the incidence rate of Gingivitis in West Java with a value of CI 95%.

 

Keywords: Regression, Binomial Negative, Poisson, Gum Abscess, Gingivitis
Pengetahuan dan Sikap terhadap Perilaku Penerapan Protokol Kesehatan untuk Pencegahan COVID-19 bagi Pelaku Pasar
Authors: Yusrawati Yusrawati , Hayati Mawar
Published: March 2023

This study aims to analyze the relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards the behavior of traditional market participants regarding the prevention of the spread of the COVID-19 virus at the Lhokseumawe City Market Center. The research design used in this study is a cross-sectional study. The results showed that most of the respondents' knowledge was in the sound and good category, as many as 82 (68.3%), and the respondents' attitudes were mainly in the excellent and sufficient class, as many as 68 (56.7%). Most of the respondent's behavior was in an outstanding category, with as many as 53 (51.0%). In conclusion, there is a relationship between knowledge and attitudes towards traditional market players regarding preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus at the Lhokseumawe City Market Center.

 

Keywords: Market participants, Knowledge, Behavior, Health Protocol, Attitude
Pemberian Terapi Musik dalam Mengurangi Nyeri Pasien Kanker
Authors: Puspitasari Monika Rini , Waluyo Agung
Published: March 2023

This study aims to evaluate in the literature whether music therapy can reduce pain in cancer patients. This research method uses an online search for library sources limited to 2016-2021. The databases used include EBSCO, Sage, and Pubmed in English. The results obtained are five research articles analyzed. The results showed that music therapy could be used in pain management in patients with cancer pain. In conclusion, music therapy can help reduce the pain scale that is felt to increase the comfort and quality of life of cancer patients so that the sufferer's quality of life will improve.

 

Keywords: Cancer, Music Therapy, Pain