bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of family physicians’ anxiety during the COVID-19 process: provincial example from Turkey
Authors: Yazicioglu Bahadir , Oruc Muhammet Ali , Ozdemir Sule
Published: December 2022

Background

In the natural progression of COVID-19, recovery usually takes months in most cases. Comprehensive evaluation of underlying complications requires a holistic approach as in primary health care, which creates additional workload and stress for family physicians.

Methods

The descriptive-cross-sectional study was carried out in 226 family physicians in Samsun, Turkey. Ethical permissions were obtained to conduct the study. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scale was used as data collection tool.

Results

214 physicians were included in the study. The majority of the participants in the study were female. Most of the family physicians were not specialist physicians. Most of them were married. The majority of family physicians do not smoke and did not have any chronic diseases. The trait anxiety score of the physicians was 43.40 ± 8.50, and the situational anxiety score was 48.09 ± 11.55. The correlation between trait anxiety and situational anxiety was positive and significant. Gender difference did not make a significant difference on anxiety. Anxiety was significantly higher in patients with chronic disease. Marital status, having a child, and a history of COVID disease do not have a significant effect on anxiety.

Conclusion

At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, the greatest struggle was given in secondary and tertiary healthcare institutions. In the following process, this burden shifted to primary health care institutions. This situation has increased the workload and stress of family physicians working in primary care. Therefore, it also increased perceived anxiety. Individuals with high trait anxiety scores have higher state anxiety scores.
NEB mutations disrupt the super-relaxed state of myosin and remodel the muscle metabolic proteome in nemaline myopathy
Authors: Ranu Natasha , Laitila Jenni , Dugdale Hannah F. , Mariano Jennifer , Kolb Justin S. , Wallgren-Pettersson Carina , Witting Nanna , Vissing John , Vilchez Juan Jesus , Fiorillo Chiara , Zanoteli Edmar , Auranen Mari , Jokela Manu , Tasca Giorgio , Claeys Kristl G. , Voermans Nicol C. , Palmio Johanna , Huovinen Sanna , Moggio Maurizio , Beck Thomas Nyegaard , Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos Aikaterini , Granzier Henk , Ochala Julien
Published: December 2022

Nemaline myopathy (NM) is one of the most common non-dystrophic genetic muscle disorders. NM is often associated with mutations in the NEB gene. Even though the exact NEB-NM pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear, histological analyses of patients’ muscle biopsies often reveal unexplained accumulation of glycogen and abnormally shaped mitochondria. Hence, the aim of the present study was to define the exact molecular and cellular cascade of events that would lead to potential changes in muscle energetics in NEB-NM. For that, we applied a wide range of biophysical and cell biology assays on skeletal muscle fibres from NM patients as well as untargeted proteomics analyses on isolated myofibres from a muscle-specific nebulin‐deficient mouse model. Unexpectedly, we found that the myosin stabilizing conformational state, known as super-relaxed state, was significantly impaired, inducing an increase in the energy (ATP) consumption of resting muscle fibres from NEB-NM patients when compared with controls or with other forms of genetic/rare, acquired NM. This destabilization of the myosin super-relaxed state had dynamic consequences as we observed a remodeling of the metabolic proteome in muscle fibres from nebulin‐deficient mice. Altogether, our findings explain some of the hitherto obscure hallmarks of NM, including the appearance of abnormal energy proteins and suggest potential beneficial effects of drugs targeting myosin activity/conformations for NEB-NM.
Investigating high permeable zones in non-volcanic geothermal systems using lineament analysis and fault fracture density (FFD): northern Konawe Regency, Indonesia
Authors: Arrofi Daffa , Abu-Mahfouz Israa S. , Prayudi Sinatrya Diko
Published: December 2022

Indonesia has high geothermal potential comprising 40% of the world’s potential geothermal energy, volcanic and non-volcanic systems. Volcanic systems have witnessed more exploration activities for geothermal resources compared to non-volcanic systems. A high potential non-volcanic system in Indonesia is located in the northern part of Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi. Previous research had identified surface temperature anomaly (high temperature) and some surface manifestations for this area, specifically in the northeast part of Wawolesea. However, the source of surface manifestations and permeable zones as an implication of a good reservoir are still unknown. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the permeable zones and geothermal potential in the non-volcanic geothermal system of north Wawolesea by applying lineaments analysis and the fault fracture density (FFD) method. A total of 1694 major and minor lineaments were manually delineated using ArcGIS based on Digital Elevation Model Nasional (DEMNAS). FFD map and rose diagrams displayed the orientation of all lineaments and structures with the major lineaments trending NNE–SSW, whereas the minor lineaments showed irregular distribution and orientation. Field measurements also show the same azimuth orientation for the mapped fractures. Five zones were characterized by high FFD values (2.81–4.54 km/km2). One of the extensively fractured zones (Zone C) is located between Meluhu and Lembo, covering an area of around 19.39 km2. This area is interpreted to be highly permeable and suggestive of a recharge area that contributes to surface manifestation in the Wawolesea. Therefore, the area between Meluhu and Lembo in the northern part of Konawe shows high geothermal potential due to its planar morphology and high FFD values. This study allows an improved understanding of how fracture geometry, distribution and density control the permeability in geothermal reservoirs.
Managerial practices and school efficiency: a data envelopment analysis across OECD and MENA countries using TIMSS 2019 data
Authors: Bhutoria Aditi , Aljabri Nayyaf
Published: December 2022

School-level inefficiencies and mismanagement can have serious repercussions for human resource development and labor market outcomes. This paper investigates the extent and consequences of existing technical inefficiency of schools with respect to their resource- and people-management aspects at a cross-country level across Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. It employs a non-radial Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) alongside a second stage Tobit regression model using datasets in the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2019. The analysis covers 5164 schools across 26 countries. In the first stage of DEA analysis, it is evident that technical inefficiencies exist similarly across schools of both OECD and MENA nations, irrespective of the method used for efficiency calculation. While availability of educational resources is a necessary condition for improving learning outcomes, it is surely not sufficient. In the second stage of the Tobit regression, the model confirms that improved utilization of the existing resources through better educational management systems can yield higher cognitive achievement at the school-level. The empirical findings also reveal that discipline maintained within the student body at school is one of the most important and significant factors associated with higher school level input- and output-efficiency across both MENA and OECD regions. Moreover, different aspects of people management, particularly target setting, student as well as teacher motivation, and parental involvement in school management are found to be positively associated with school-level technical efficiency across the two regions, albeit in varying degrees. Overall, educational management policies should shift focus from solely providing higher quantity of resources to improving the technical efficiency of schools through enhanced school-level management, by encouraging disciplinary action, as well as by supporting stakeholder incentives that foster motivation and participation.
Adherence to methotrexate and associated factors considering social desirability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a multicenter cross-sectional study
Authors: Yajima Nobuyuki , Kawaguchi Takashi , Takahashi Ryo , Nishiwaki Hiroki , Toyoshima Yoichi , Oh Koei , Odai Tsuyoshi , Kanai Takayuki , Morisky Donald E. , Yamaguchi Takuhiro , Kasama Tsuyoshi
Published: December 2022

Background

Assessing medication adherence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is clinically significant as low adherence is associated with high disease activity. Self-reported medication adherence surveys have been shown to have problems with overestimation of adherence due to social desirability bias. However, no MTX adherence studies adjusted for social desirability have been conducted to date. This study aimed to evaluate adherence to MTX and perform an investigatory search for factors associated with MTX adherence including social desirability.

Methods

This cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted among adult RA patients consuming oral MTX for ≥ 3 months. We examined the distribution of MTX adherence, according to the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Social desirability was using the Social Desirability Scale (SDS). Furthermore, an exploratory factor analysis involving social desirability was examined to identify factors associated with MTX adherence using linear regression analysis. To deal with missing values, we used multiple imputations with chained equations methods.

Results

A total of 165 RA patients were enrolled. The median age was 64 years, and 86.1% were women. Based on the MMAS-8, low, medium, and high adherences were noted in 12.1%, 60.0%, and 27.9% of participants, respectively. High social desirability (coefficient, 0.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.05–0.23; p < 0.05) and high age (coefficient per 10 years, 0.16; 95% CI, 0.01–0.03; p < 0.05) were associated with high MTX adherence, whereas full-time work was negatively associated with high MTX adherence (coefficient, -0.50; 95% CI, -0.95–-0.05; p < 0.05).

Conclusions

A large proportion of patients with RA do not take MTX as prescribed. High social desirability, high educational level, and non-full-time work may be associated with high MTX adherence. Physicians should confirm MTX adherence before switching or adding disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs in cases of uncontrolled disease activity.
The evaluation of the analgesic effect of intraperitoneal bupivacaine versus bupivacaine with neostigmine on postoperative pain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled double-blinded study
Authors: Arafa Mohamed S. , Ahmed Hassan Mohamed , Elnabawy Abdelrahman Bakr , Kassem Sara Farouk
Published: December 2022

Background

This study aimed to compare the duration of postoperative analgesia using intraperitoneal bupivacaine plus neostigmine or bupivacaine alone. In this randomized controlled trial, we included 56 adult patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy operation. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups bupivacaine group (B group) who received 50 ml bupivacaine 0.25% alone and bupivacaine-neostigmine group (BN group) who received 500 μg neostigmine added to 50 ml bupivacaine 0.25%. The study drug was instilled intraperitoneal according to group allocation before the start of the surgery. Primary outcome was the duration of analgesia. Other outcome included total dose of postoperative analgesic consumption and postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Results

Patients in BN group showed longer duration of analgesia after surgery and longer time for 1st analgesic dose than the patients in B group. Total dose of postoperative pethidine and the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting were lower in number in the BN group than in the B group.

Conclusions

Intraperitoneal instillation of neostigmine as an adjunct to bupivacaine in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy increased the duration of postoperative analgesia. Also, it might reduce postoperative pain and analgesic requirements as compared to bupivacaine 0.25% alone.

Trial registration

Name of the registry: Clinical trial

Clinical Trial registration number: NCT04244097

Date of registration: 28 January 2020

URL of trial registry record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04244097
Determination of regulatory motifs and pathogenicity of intronic variants of GNPTAB, GNPTG, and NAGPA genes in individuals with stuttering
Authors: Sylvester Charles , Kundapur Rajesh , Maruthy Santosh
Published: December 2022

Background

Stuttering is a fluency disorder typically characterized by part-word repetitions, voiced or voiceless sound prolongations, and broken words. Evidence suggests that 1% of the world population stutters. Compelling evidence from past research suggests that stuttering is caused by non-synonymous coding sites. This study evaluates the intronic regions ofGNPTAB, GNPTG,andNAGPAgenes for possible pathogenicity of intronic variants from unrelated non-syndromic stutterers in a cohort of the south Indian population.

Results

High-throughput sequencing revealed 41 intronic variants. Computational tool Reg-SNP Intron identified three intronic variants rs11110995 A>G, rs11830792 A>G, and rs1001171 T>A of having a plausible pathogenic impact which was identified in 37.9%, 26.5%, and 59.4% of stutterers, respectively. RegulomeDB identified the regulatory motifs and susceptible loci of the intronic variants.

Conclusions

This study imparts the identification, association, and interpretation of pathogenicity and regulatory significance of the intronic variants in the context of the noncoding DNA elements. Future work is warranted to better understand the role of the intronic variants in a larger cohort of stutterers, and a cohort of fluent controls would be valuable.
Effect of Mannan-rich fraction supplementation on commercial broiler intestinum tenue and cecum microbiota
Authors: Leigh Robert J. , Corrigan Aoife , Murphy Richard A. , Walsh Fiona
Published: December 2022

Background

The broiler gastrointestinal microbiome is a potent flock performance modulator yet may also serve as a reservoir for pathogen entry into the food chain. The goal of this project was to characterise the effect of mannan rich fraction (MRF) supplementation on microbiome diversity and composition of the intestinum tenue and cecum of commercial broilers. This study also aimed to address some of the intrinsic biases that exist in microbiome studies which arise due to the extensive disparity in 16S rRNA gene copy numbers between bacterial species and due to large intersample variation.

Results

We observed a divergent yet rich microbiome structure between different anatomical sites and observed the explicit effect MRF supplementation had on community structure, diversity, and pathogen modulation. Birds supplemented with MRF displayed significantly higher species richness in the cecum and significantly different bacterial community composition in each gastrointestinal (GI) tract section. Supplemented birds had lower levels of the zoonotic pathogens Escherichia coli and Clostridioides difficile across all three intestinum tenue sites highlighting the potential of MRF supplementation in maintaining food chain integrity. Higher levels of probiotic genera (eg. Lactobacillus and Blautia) were also noted in the MRF supplemented birds. Following MRF supplementation, the cecum displayed higher relative abundances of both short chain fatty acid (SFCA) synthesising bacteria and SCFA concentrations.

Conclusions

Mannan rich fraction addition has been observed to reduce the bioburden of pathogens in broilers and to promote greater intestinal tract microbial biodiversity. This study is the first, to our knowledge, to investigate the effect of mannan-rich fraction supplementation on the microbiome associated with different GI tract anatomical geographies. In addition to this novelty, this study also exploited machine learning and biostatistical techniques to correct the intrinsic biases associated with microbiome community studies to enable a more robust understanding of community structure.
Model Prediksi Kualitas Udara dengan Support Vector Machines dengan Optimasi Hyperparameter GridSearch CV
Authors: Toha Ahmad , Purwono Purwono , Gata Windu
Published: December 2022

Air pollution continues to increase in Jakarta. The city ranks 12th in the world as the capital of a country with high levels of pollution. The Jakarta Environmental Service requires processing air quality data generated by the Air Quality Monitoring Station in order to produce valuable information as a decision-making tool. This data processing can be processed with data mining techniques to seek new knowledge from the database so as to find valid, useful and easy-to-learn patterns. The SVM data mining classification model is proposed in this study. Our contribution in this research is to create a classification model with SVM with new techniques, namely improvements in data processing to perform hyperparameter tuning. We saw that previous researchers only pursued high accuracy scores. In contrast to previous studies, we used the gridsearch cv hyperparameter optimization technique on the SVM classification model. The kernel polynomial with 2 degrees is the best parameter recommendation from the grid search cv technique. The accuracy before optimization is 73,31%, while after optimization is 94,8%. This shows an increase in accuracy of 3.2% after applying the grid search cv method to the classification of air quality monitoring using the SVM model
Pencemaran udara terus meningkat di Jakarta. Kota ini menempati urutan ke 12 di dunia sebagai ibukota negara dengan tingkat polusi tinggi. Dinas Lingkungan Hidup Jakarta memerlukan pengolahan data-data kualitas udara yang dihasilkan oleh Stasiun Pemantauan Kualitas Udara agar menghasilkan informasi berharga sebagai alat pengambil keputusan. Pengolahan data ini dapat diproses dengan teknik data mining untuk mencari pengetahuan baru dari basis data sehingga menemukan pola-pola yang valid, bermanfaat dan dapat dipelajari dengan mudah. Model klasifikasi data mining SVM diusulkan dalam penelitian ini. Kontribusi kami dalam penelitian ini adalah membuat model klasifikasi dengan SVM dengan teknik baru yaitu perbaikan dalam pemrosesan data hingga melakukan hyperparameter tuning. Kami melihat para peneliti sebelumnya hanya mengejar nilai akurasi yang tinggi. Berbeda dengan penelitian sebelumnya, kami menggunakan teknik optimasi hiperparameter gridsearch cv pada model klasifikasi SVM. Polinomial kernel dengan 2 derajat merupakan rekomendasi parameter terbaik dari teknik grid search cv. Akurasi sebelum optimasi adalah 73,31%, sedangkan setelah optimasi adalah 94,8%. Hal ini menunjukkan peningkatan akurasi sebesar 21,5% setelah menerapkan metode grid search cv pada klasifikasi pemantauan kualitas udara menggunakan model SVM.
Reimagining care discourses through a feminist ethics of care: analysing Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality
Authors: Loughnane Cliona , Edwards Claire
Published: December 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore stark gendered care inequalities and the inadequacy of care provision across states. This article presents a feminist-ethics-of-care-informed discourse analysis of the representation of care that emerged at the Irish Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality – an innovative government-created citizen deliberation process. It identifies how care was represented as a ‘problem’ of both gender inequality and the market, and uncovers key silences, which ignored care as a universal need of all citizens and the significance of care networks to sustaining caring. We propose the necessity of ethics-of-care-based understandings to address post-pandemic care challenges.
The flow interrupted: A preface
Authors: Jiang Jiehong
Published: December 2022

This preface sets a brief background to introduce transcultural dialogues, or the flow, between Chinese contemporary art and the international world. This flow has been interrupted significantly by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, whilst new strategies and art diplomacies are to be developed.
A globális kormányzás szükségszerűsége és lehetséges modellje egy policentrikus rendszerben : The Necessity of Global Governance in a Polycentric System and Its Possible Model
Authors:   Budapesti Gazdasági Egyetem, Marosán György
Published: December 2022

A cikk a kormányzás történelmileg változó intézményrendszerének evolúcióját elemezi. Megmutatja, hogy a kicsiny, egalitárius törzsek mindenki számára nyitott döntéshozatala – a közösség méreteinek, az egyenlőtlenségnek és a szervezet komplexitásának növekedésével– szükségszerűen átalakul az államok hierarchikus struktúrába szervezett centralizált kormányzásává. A szuverén államok alkotta nemzetközi rendszer az elmúlt évtizedekben alapvető változáson ment keresztül. Fokozatosan komplex és szorosan csatolt rendszerré vált. Ennek következtében a nemzetközi viszonyok és kapcsolatok rendezésére szolgáló intézmények egyre kevésbé voltak képesek a zavarokat enyhítésére. Ez a globális rendszer súlyosbodó válságaighoz vezetett. A problémák forrása a világ állapotából fakadó kihívásokhoz képest a rendelkezésre álló kormányzási eszközök elégtelenek. A cikk felrajzolja a világunkra ma jellemző un. policentrikus döntési rendszer eredetét. Megállapítja, hogy a globális kormányzás megalapozható, a világ hosszútávú fejlődését felrajzoló globális modellel. Egy ilyen modell alkalmas lehet, hogy iránymutatásával rávezesse és rávegye az országokat, a globális vállalatokat és a globális közlegelők döntéshozóit az egész emberiség érdekeinek követésére.
Posibilidades de un nuevo conflicto por el liderazgo regional en la puerta meridional europea
Authors: Suñer Marzari Ricard
Published: December 2022

En el sur de Europa lleva décadas barruntándose una tensión geopolítica que podría desencadenar el conflicto en una zona de especial importancia para el Viejo Continente y para España. La enemistad entre Marruecos y Argelia se forjó después de su independencia colonial por la delimitación de la frontera, y ha seguido fomentándose a nivel gubernamental por el liderazgo regional. Esta animadversión entre ambos ejecutivos sin embargo no se corresponde en el nivel social, pues el pueblo marroquí y el argelino se reconocen como hermanos. En el análisis del enfrentamiento entre ambos por el trono del área Sahel-Magreb se diferencian dos tendencias: mientras Marruecos parece evolucionar y desarrollarse firme y constantemente, Argelia padece una tormenta a nivel político, económico y de seguridad que le impide desarrollarse. El ascenso marroquí ha cosechado un importante éxito en el último año gracias al buen quehacer de su diplomacia. Habrá que permanecer atentos al progreso, dado que su impacto en Europa y la geopolítica mundial va más allá de lo esperado.
Reconceptualising ‘caring’ in e-tutor-student interactions during the Covid-19 pandemic in an ODeL university in South Africa
Authors:   UNISA, Shange Thembeka
Published: December 2022

In South Africa and elsewhere, the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 and the lockdown regulations forced both academics and students to adapt to a new reality of fully online modules and assessments. This catapulted relations in higher education into the spotlight. The concern of this paper is how e-tutors in an Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) university in South Africa have enacted care in online interaction with the students during this period. Available research focuses on online interaction; however, there is a paucity when it comes to care cultivated by e-tutors on students to increase online interactions during the covid-19 pandemic. Through the lens of Relational Care, this paper seeks to reconceptualise care during e-tutor-student interaction in one of the English modules at a mega South African ODeL university. Data were collected through a survey completed by e-tutors (n = 8) and lecturers (n = 4) of one of the English modules at this university. Through content analysis, patterns and categories emanating from the data were extracted. Findings indicated that e-tutors and lecturers had minimal understanding of how to enact care in this environment during the covid-19 pandemic. Future research should focus on how to manage student online interaction in an OdeL environment during crises.
Decoloniality, Language and Literacy: Conversations with Teacher Educators
Authors:   University of Bath, O'Milligan Lizzi
Published: December 2022

Thisedited collection sets outto counter hegemonic and monolingual education and language practices, both in teacher education programmes and the schooling system where these trainee teachers will work. It developed from conversations between teacher educators at University of Cape Town during the student protest movements between 2015 and 2017, which called for both free and decolonized education(a focus of many articles in this journal;see, for example, Shay, et al., 2016; Sebidi & Morreira, 2017; Hlatshwayo, 2021). A deep sense of dialogue, reflexivity,and activism permeate the contributions, encouraging the reader to feel part of ongoing conversations for thiscollective and decolonial endeavour. Another real strength of the book comes in the inclusion of a variety of unconventional contributions, with interviews, reflections, visual essays,and poems alongside more traditional book chapters that include multimodal and multilingual data. This is entirely coherent with the decolonial praxis modelled throughout the book and points to new ways that we can allpush at the boundaries of what is considered academic writingto enable epistemic justice.
President's Paragaphs: HASTI’s Preservice Teacher Scholarship:
Authors: Hootman Stacy
Published: December 2022

The author utilized HASTI's Preservice Teacher Scholarship to bring their science methods students to the annual HASTI conference.  Results were overwhelmingly positive.  The author encourages all science educators to share HASTI's annual conference with any preservice or beginning teachers to help get them connected to a group of dedicated science educators and to help develop their commitment to professional development and sense of professional identity.
HASTI Solar Eclipse Ad-Hoc Committee notes: Looking safely forward to April 2024
Authors: Harris Tina
Published: December 2022

Your HASTI Solar Eclipse Committee met October 19, 2022 to discuss the role HASTI should play in disseminating information to our membership about the April 2024 Solar Eclipse.  Here are the notes from the meeting.
HASTI/ICTM 2023 Conference Update
Authors: Butler David
Published: December 2022

The HASTI/ICTM Conference will be held February 12-14, 2023 at the Marriott East, Indianapolis.  This year's theme is "Opening Doors to the Future."
HASTI Affiliate Update: Environmental Education Association of Indiana
Authors: Sharp Megan
Published: December 2022

Updates from one of the HASTI affliate organizations.
HASTI Affiliate Update: Indiana Association of Biology Teachers
Authors: Little Terry Kim
Published: December 2022

Updates from one of the HASTI Affiliate organizations.
Pomen pandemije covida-19 za duševno zdravje medicinskih sester in zdravnikov:
Authors: Višič Uroš , Sočan Maja
Published: December 2022

Uvod: Pandemijo covid-19 povezujemo s povečanim tveganjem za posttravmatsko stresno motnjo pri zdravstvenih delavcih. Namen sistematičnega pregleda literature je prepoznati vpliv pandemije covida-19 na duševno zdravje v tej populaciji.Metode: Uporabljen je bil sistematičen pregled literature. Iskanje je potekalo od novembra 2020 do januarja 2021. Vključene so bile naslednje iskalne zbirke podatkov: Pubmed, Ebsco, Ovid in Google Scholar. Pri iskanju so bile uporabljene kombinacije ključnih besed: samopodoba, strah, preventiva, medicinske sestre, zdravniki. Uporabili smo diagram PRISMA za prikaz poteka pregleda literature. Tematska analiza je potekala na način kodiranja  rezultatov.Rezultati: Iz celotnega iskalnega niza več tisoč člankov  smo v končno analizo prenesli štirinajst člankov. Prevalenca anksioznosti med zdravstvenimi delavci je 12,3–35,6 %. Zdravstveni delavci moškega spola so imeli bistveno blažje simptome tesnobe kot ženske. Stopnja tesnobe je bila višja v zdravstveni negi, vendar so bili pri moških manj izraziti simptomi tesnobe kot pri ženskah.Diskusija in zaključek: Pandemija covid-19 je povzročila duševne obremenitve zdravstvenih delavcev. Za obvladovanje duševnega zdravja pri medicinskih sestrah in zdravnikih je treba vključiti preventivne psihoedukativne ukrepe, kot sta briefing in teambuilding.
Prepričanja in implementacija na dokazih podprte prakse med visokošolsko izobraženimi medicinskimi sestrami in zdravstveniki (2. del)
Authors: Skela-Savič Brigita , Lobe Bojana , Bole Urban
Published: December 2022

Uvod: Zaposleni v zdravstveni negi še vedno niso dovolj opolnomočeni s kompetencami o dokazih podprti praksi.  Namen raziskave je bil prepoznati dejavnike, ki oblikujejo  prepričanja in tudi implementacijo na dokazih podprte prakse medicinskih sester na vseh ravneh zdravstvenega varstva v Sloveniji.Metode: Izvedena je bila presečna raziskava. Uporabljeni sta bili dve lestvici, in sicer »Evidenced based practice Beliefs Scale and the Implementation Scale«. Sodelovalo je 1014 visokošolsko izobraženih medicinskih sester in zdravstvenikov z vseh treh nivojev zdravstvenega varstva. Podatke smo obdelali z opisnimi, eksplorativnimi in eksplikativnimi statističnimi metodami.Rezultati: O raziskovanju na področju zdravstva se je  izobraževalo n = 325 (38,8 %) anketirancev, o dokazih podprti praksi n = 280 (34 %) anketirancev. Pozitivna prepričanja o dokazih podprte prakse pojasnijo samoocena znanja o dokazih podprti praksi (β = 0,249) in raziskovanju (β = 0,162), leta zaposlitve (β = –0,124), zadovoljstvo z delom (β = 0,117), izobraževanje o dokazih podprti praksi (β = 0,092) in izobrazba strokovni magisterij (β = 0,077). Pogostejšo implementacijo pojasnijo pozitivna prepričanja o dokazih podprte prakse (β = 0,306) in  zaposlitev v zdravstvenem domu (β = 0,132). Diskusija in zaključek: Pomanjkanje znanja o raziskovanju in dokazih podprte prakse se pokažeta kot najtrdnejša napovedna dejavnika za razvoj prepričanj, medtem ko so pozitivna prepričanja trden napovednik za pogostejšo implementacijo na dokazih podprte prakse. Karierni razvoj medicinskih sester in zdravstvenikov na primarni ravni, ki je osredinjen na prevzem novih nalog, se pokaže kot pomemben dejavnik implementacije na dokazih podprte prakse med vključenimi v raziskavo.
Pemanfaatan Media Online Sebagai Sumber Bahan Ajar Mata Kuliah Dokkai Sakubun Shokyu
Authors: Asrini Dwi Puji , Setiawati Ai Sumirah
Published: December 2022

The purpose of learning Dokkai Sakubun, is no longer just being able to read and understand vocabulary, kanji, bunkei, hyogen and also use them in sentences. Along with its development, this course aims to make students able to apply the knowledge gained from reading activities into writing that can be expressed in everyday life. In this digital era, teachers can take advantage of all the information available in cyberspace as a source of teaching materials. This research is a descriptive study with the aim of utilizing online media as a source of teaching materials in the Dokkai Sakubun Shokyu Course and compiling teaching materials with sources from online media. This research method is descriptive qualitative, with data collection techniques in the form of questionnaires and direct observation. Questionnaires were given to determine students' perceptions of the use of teaching language sources from online media in learning Dokkai Sakubun Shokyu. Direct observations were made to strengthen the results of the questionnaire regarding the benefits of media in learning and compiling learning materials. The results showed that online media can be used as a source of teaching materials in the Dokkai Sakubun Shokyu Course. Teaching materials are selected based on predetermined topics in the form of videos sourced from YouTube, leaflets, famlets, brochures, tickets, restaurant menus, conversations in email or chat  and so on, then arranged in the form of handouts.
Pemaknaan Onomatope dalam Manga “Yotsubato” Chapter 3 Karya Kiyohiko Azuma
Authors: Wibawati Nurrohmah Putri , Andika Alya Nadya Putri , Graciano Auctio , Khodijah Maulida
Published: December 2022

Penggunaan onomatope Bahasa Jepang pada suatu manga atau komik Jepang adalah hal yang wajar dan sering dijumpai. Dengan melakukan translasi makna dan padanannya dalam Bahasa Indonesia, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penggunaan onomatope yang terdapat dalam manga Yotsubato chapter 3 karya Kiyohiko Azuma, sehingga dapat diketahui jenis onomatope apa yang digunakan dalam manga tersebut. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif yang kemudian dilanjutkan pengumpulan data dengan teknik simak catat. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah ditemukannya banyak penggunaan onomatope dan beragam jenis onomatope yang digunakan dalam manga Yotsubato chapter 3 karya Kiyohiko Azuma tersebut yakni meliputi giongo, giseigo, giyougo dan gijougo.
Majas Dalam Lirik Lagu Answer Karya Bump of Chicken: Kajian Stilistika
Authors: Anindyana Ni Luh Yunda , Sudipa Made Henra Dwikarmawan
Published: December 2022

This research discusses the figure of speech in the lyrics of the song Answer by Bump of Chicken. The data used is obtained from the lyrics of the song by Bump of Chicken with the title Answer. The purpose of this research is to analyze the figure of speech and meaning contained in the lyrics of the song Answer. The theory used in the research is the stylistic theory of Burhan Nurgiyantoro (2019). The method and technique of data collection used is the literature study method while the data collection technique uses listening and recording techniques. The data analysis method used is descriptive method with qualitative techniques. The method of presenting the results of data analysis uses informal methods. The result of this research is 1 hyperbole, 1 personification, 1 metaphor, 2 similes, 1 repetition, and 1 allegory.
Kdo tu mluvil o vítězství? Osm cvičení ve filosofické rezignaci
Authors: Matějčková Tereza
Published: December 2022

Traditional cultures have exercises which teach people discipline. Even modern philosophers, Hegel, Nietzsche and Kierkegaard paid special attention to striving for spirituality, although outside religious frameworks. However, if we are to grow, we should relax the relationship to ourselves. Hence the notion of resignation. A resigned will is not weak, it is able to resist itself and others. Such resignation is a man’s defense against becoming a mere element in a sequence of events. Art, philosophy, and mainly freedom all lie in the ability to create distance. In her most recent book, Tereza Matějčková offers more than a history of a notion or a thematic reading of the legacy of respected thinkers – a fresh view of a newly asked question of self-acceptance and growth.
Data Journalism in Africa: A Systematic Review
Authors: Sackey Rainbow , Asiamah Elizabeth Owusu , Osei- Mensah Belinda
Published: December 2022

This study examines the state of Data Journalism scholarship within the African context. The analysis is based on 11 published academic articles retrieved from, Google Scholar, and Sage, ResearchGate and Taylor&Francis and a content analysis process obtained from the existing literature. The review reveals that most of the data journalism research on the African continent is empirical and qualitative in nature. More so, the majority of the studies focused on the practice of data-driven journalism by journalists in print newsrooms. This systematic review is a significant contribution to data journalism research in literature. It serves as the first attempt to aggregate the corpus of literature on data journalism within the African context. It specifically exposes scholars to the focus of the current studies on the phenomenon, the theories and methods that have been employed as well as the gaps that are yet to be explored by researchers on the phenomenon.
Implementing Markovian models for extendible Marshall–Olkin distributions
Authors: Sloot Henrik
Published: December 2022

We derive a novel stochastic representation of exchangeable Marshall–Olkin distributions based on their death-counting processes. We show that these processes are Markov. Furthermore, we provide a numerically stable approximation of their infinitesimal generator matrices in the extendible case. This approach uses integral representations of Bernstein functions to calculate the generator’s first row, and then uses a recursion to calculate the remaining rows. Combining the Markov representation with the numerically stable approximation of corresponding generators allows us to sample extendible Marshall–Olkin distributions with a flexible simulation algorithm derived from known Markov sampling strategies. Finally, we benchmark an implementation of this Markov-based simulation algorithm against alternative simulation algorithms based on the Lévy frailty model, the Arnold model, and the exogenous shock model.
Reifegradmodelle im Forschungsdatenmanagement – IT-Prozessoptimierung im Wissenschaftsbetrieb
Authors: Lehmann Anna , Odebrecht Carolin
Published: December 2022

Kontinuierliche Veränderungen des institutionellen Forschungsdatenmanagements stellen dienstleistende Einrichtungen an Hochschulen vor die Herausforderung, ihre Services zu professionalisieren. In einer vergleichenden Analyse wird herausgearbeitet, welche Reifegradmodelle in welchem Maße dafür geeignet sind. Für diesen Vergleich werden Analysekriterien entwickelt, die gleichermaßen das Forschungsdatenmanagement sowie das IT-Service Management in den Betrachtungsmittelpunkt stellen. Abschließend werden herausgearbeitete Vorteile und entdeckte Interferenzen der Modelle diskutiert.
On the reciprocal sum of the fourth power of Fibonacci numbers
Authors: Hwang WonTae , Park Jong-Do , Song Kyunghwan
Published: December 2022

Letfn{f}_{n}be thennth Fibonacci number withf1=f2=1{f}_{1}={f}_{2}=1. Recently, the exact values of∑k=n∞1fks−1⌊{\left({\sum }_{k=n}^{\infty }\frac{1}{{f}_{k}^{s}}\right)}^{-1}⌋have been obtained only fors=1,2s=1,2, where⌊x⌋\lfloor x\rflooris the floor function. It has been an open problem fors≥3s\ge 3. In this article, we consider the case ofs=4s=4and show that∑k=n∞1fk4−1=fn4−fn−14+2(−1)n5f2n−1−n+25,⌊{\left(\mathop{\sum }\limits_{k=n}^{\infty }\frac{1}{{f}_{k}^{4}}\right)}^{-1}⌋={f}_{n}^{4}-{f}_{n-1}^{4}+\frac{2{\left(-1)}^{n}}{5}{f}_{2n-1}-\left\{\frac{n+2}{5}\right\},where{x}≔x−⌊x⌋\left\{x\right\}:= x-\lfloor x\rfloor.
Code switching in Grade 11 students of UM Peñaplata College
Authors: Enriquez Clares Fe , Candido Glyza , Abing Nicole Fletcher , Bucog Franlo , Bacatan Jovenil
Published: December 2022

This study aimed to discover the code switching found in impromptu speeches of the Grade 11 students of UM Peñaplata College. Specifically, the study sought to determine and describe the common words used in code switching in the impromptu speeches of the Grade 11 students and to analyze the types and functions of the common words they code switched. Since there have been no studies related to CS in the Island Garden City of Samal, the researchers are urged to conduct this kind of research. In addition to this, the researchers also want to know the role of CS in the academe since English language proficiency is highly necessary especially in an English classroom. The participants of this study are from UM Peñaplata College, specifically the Grade 11 Senior High School students. Among the 78 respondents, there were 67 purposively selected which were subjected to Textual Analysis. Analysis revealed four most common code-switching words committed in impromptu speeches. These are ahm, ah, kanang, and ay. The types of these code-switching words are intersentential, intra-sentential, intra-word, and tag-switching. Also, the functions of these code-switched words are fillers, hesitations, discourse markers, literary translation, and repetition of words. With these, language educators should continuously find strategies to suit the ever-changing nature of the curriculum and handle the weakness evident in the teaching of the English language.
Investigating an EFL pre-service teacher’s reflections during school teaching practice
Authors: Walida Sherlyvia Zeyana , Murtafi’ah Banatul
Published: December 2022

Studies examining the reflective teaching practice of pre-service teachers in the context of EFL are still under-discussed as in Indonesia. Therefore, to fill this void, this study was conducted to identify the reflection of EFL pre-service teachers during teaching practice at schools. In practicing teaching, pre-service teachers face several challenges such as factors that influence the success of prospective teachers in teaching practice, lack of evaluation, and problem-solving in the classrooms with students. Therefore, through this research, the researchers try to examine the reflective teaching practice of an EFL pre-service teacher. This is a qualitative study using thematic analysis to analyse the data. The data were gathered from interviews and teaching journals. The finding shows that during the teaching practice, the participant’s experiences were reflected through five dimensions, i.e., philosophy, principles, theory, practice, and beyond practice. Overall, the results show that the participant’s beyond reflection remained the same with what she did in practice, and the themes that have been revealed from her reflections including the need to do a lot of preparation, having a variety of alternatives to minimize problems in the classroom, and the importance of students' success in understanding the material. The findings, therefore, are expected to provide insight to other EFL pre-service teachers to have reflective practices while conducting teaching practice.
How does an online writing for publication group promote reflective practice? Voices from two EFL lecturers
Authors: Kholili Achmad , Lubis Arif Husein
Published: December 2022

Reflective practice has been a prominent issue on English language teaching since it involves a deliberate action to improve one’s professional knowledge, skills, and awareness. One way to encourage reflective practice for EFL teachers is to form an online academic group. The current study examines how the discussion in an online academic writing for publication group promotes reflective thinking. This study involved two EFL teachers who participated and learned academic writing in a weekly online meeting on WhatsApp to reflect on their study. The online group discussion was recorded and coded according to the topics they talked about in the group. The topics served as a measure of critical reflectivity. Findings indicated that the EFL teachers talked over and studied academic writing in terms of how to prepare an eligible manuscript for international publication. They also discussed the problems or issues they encountered during writing a research article for publication. The issues were concerned with the research topics, writing an introduction section, difficulties in reporting the research method and procedure, and the use of academic words in their writing, to mention a few. Those issues have an implication to the difficulty in preparing an eligible manuscript and in publishing their articles This study calls for further initiations to develop reflective practice of Indonesian EFL lecturers through a series of intensive academic writing for publication purposes workshops. The foci of the workshops can address the issues on developing each section of the research article or selecting academic words suitable for writing the paper so that the process of undergoing the international publication can be less demanding.
Hedonism Among Students: How Does Education Respond to This Phenomenon?
Authors: Untara Bernadinus Krida Estu , Ahnjong Byeol
Published: December 2022

Some university students still doing hedonism things that if they do hedonism continuously, there will be risk case for them, so many university students that are feeling sorry and regret it. Other than that, hedonism thing can make “don’t worry, if there are much money, case closed” mental for all university student. This will be dangerous for our future life, because university students is “agent of change” for future. With Pancasila, author hope that all that values included in Pancasila can make a positive influence for university student to be “frugal”. Other than that, with Pancasila, author hope that hedonisme thing that people do didn’t make Pancasila value be ruined
Serum Galectin-3 in Hepatitis C Virus Infection Declines after Successful Virus Eradication by Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy
Authors: Weigand Kilian , Peschel Georg , Grimm Jonathan , Müller Martina , Buechler Christa
Published: December 2022

Background and Aims: Serum galectin-3 is regarded as an inflammatory marker in patients with chronic liver diseases. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with higher levels of inflammatory molecules which ameliorate by efficient treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). The aim of this study was to compare serum galectin-3 levels between HCV patients before treatment with DAAs and at the time of sustained virologic response at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12).

Methods: Hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus-negative HCV infected patients not treated with HCV therapies before were recruited at the University Hospital of Regensburg. Galectin-3 was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the serum of patients with chronic HCV infection, before treatment initializing, at four and twelve weeks after the start of DAA therapy and at SVR12. Associations of serum galectin-3 with C-reactive protein (CRP), leukocyte count and measures of liver disease severity were analyzed. Liver fibrosis was assessed by acoustic radiation force impulse, the aspartate aminotransferase/platelet ratio index, and the fibrosis-4 score.

Results: In the serum of 81 HCV patients, galectin-3 did not correlate with viral load, viral genotype, CRP, leukocyte count, or the model for end stage liver disease score. Therapy with DAAs effectively diminished viral load within four weeks in all patients. The median value of the serum galectin-3 was 3.0 (Q1:2.0, Q3:4.0) ng/ml before therapy and declined to 2.4 (Q1: 1.7, Q3: 3.4) ng/ml at SVR12 (p<0.001; paired samples of 67 patients). At SVR12, serum galectin-3 was not correlated with CRP (r=0.057, p=0.646) or leu-kocyte count (r=0.222, p=0.071) and did not change with increasing fibrosis stage. The associations between serum galectin-3 and body mass index, liver steatosis or diabetes could not be observed.

Conclusions: Elimination of HCV by DAA treatment lowered serum galectin-3 compared to the pre-treatment levels suggesting that HCV infection causes an increase of this immune-regulatory protein.