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Same-Sex Marriage in the United States
Authors: Pierceson Jason
Published: March 2024

Same-sex marriage has become one of the defining social issues in contemporary U.S. politics. State court decisions finding in favor of same-sex relationship equality claims have been central to the issue’s ascent from nowhere to near the top of the national political agenda. Same-Sex Marriage in the United States tells the story of the legal and cultural shift, its backlash, and how it has evolved over the past 15 years.

There is a clear story of jurisprudential evolution with regards to same-sex marriage from Hawaii, through Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and, remarkably, Iowa in 2009. This book aids in a classroom examination of the legal, political, and social developments surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage in the United States. While books about same-sex marriage have proliferated in recent years, few, if any, have provided a clear and comprehensive account of the litigation for same-sex marriage, and its successes and failures, as this book does.
The Myth of Sex Addiction
Authors: Ley David J.
Published: March 2024

The media today is filled with powerful men in trouble for their sexual behaviors, and invariably, they are diagnosed as sexual addicts. Since Adam first hid his nakedness from God and pointed the finger at Eve, men have struggled to take responsibility for their sexuality. Over the past three decades, these behaviors have come to reflect not a moral failing, but instead, evidence of an ill-defined disease, that of “sexual addiction.” The concept of sexual addiction is a controversial one because it is based on questionable research and subjective moral judgments. Labeling these behaviors as sex addiction asserts a false, dangerous myth that undermines personal responsibility. Not only does this epidemic of sex addiction excuses mislabel male sexuality as dangerous and unhealthy, but it destroys our ability to hold people accountable for their behaviors. By labeling males as weak and powerless before the onslaught and churning tide of lust, we take away those things that men should live up to: personal responsibility; integrity; self-control; independence; accountability; self-motivation; honor; respect for self and others.

In The Myth of Sex Addiction, Ley presents the history and questionable science underlying this alleged disorder, exposing the moral and cultural judgments that are embedded in the concept, as well as the significant economic factors that drive the label of sex addiction in clinical practice and the popular media. Ley outlines how this label represents a social attack on many forms of sexuality—male sexuality in particular—as well as presenting the difficulty this label creates in holding people responsible for their sexual behaviors. Going against current assumptions and trends, Ley debunks the idea that sex addiction is real, or at least that it is as widespread as it appears to be. Instead, he suggests that the high-sex behaviors of some men is something that has been tacitly condoned for countless years and is only now labeled as a disorder as men are being held accountable to the same rules that have been applied to women. He suggests we should expect men to take responsibility for sexual choices, rather than supporting an approach that labels male sexual desire as a "demonic force" that must be resisted, feared, treated, and exorcised.
North Korea
Authors: Kwon Heonik , Chung Byung-Ho
Published: March 2024

This timely, pathbreaking study of North Korea’s political history and culture sheds invaluable light on the country’s unique leadership continuity and succession. Leading scholars Heonik Kwon and Byung-Ho Chung begin by tracing Kim Il Sung’s rise to power during the Cold War. They show how his successor, his eldest son, Kim Jong Il, sponsored the production of revolutionary art to unleash a public political culture that would consolidate Kim’s charismatic power and his own hereditary authority. The result was the birth of a powerful modern theater state that sustains North Korean leaders’ sovereignty now to a third generation. In defiance of the instability to which so many revolutionary states eventually succumb, the durability of charismatic politics in North Korea defines its exceptional place in modern history.

Kwon and Chung make an innovative contribution to comparative socialism and postsocialism as well as to the anthropology of the state. Their pioneering work is essential for all readers interested in understanding North Korea’s past and future, the destiny of charismatic power in modern politics, the role of art in enabling this power.
A World Recast
Authors: Serfaty Simon
Published: March 2024

The end of the unipolar moment completes the passing of a Western era that was prolonged for half a century when the United States took over for a defeated and exhausted group of European states after World War II. Distinguished scholar Simon Serfaty vigorously argues that while it is possible, and even desirable, to acknowledge the passing of the Western era, it is exaggerated to present it as an irreversible decline of the West relative to an irresistible rise of the Rest. Rather, he shows that the unfolding post-Western moment will be messy. In addition to the United States and the states of Europe as a Union, the new cast of significant powers will involve a dozen or more countries: emerging powers like China and India, postimperial powers such as Japan and Russia, new influentials like Brazil and Turkey, pivot states like Egypt and Pakistan, nuisance states like Iran, failed or failing states like North Korea and Sudan, and others. Echoes of a Sarajevo moment played out this time in the greater Middle East, the new global Balkans for the twenty-first century. But Serfaty convincingly contends that even during a zero-polar moment of geopolitical transition, American power remains superior, and thus indispensable though no longer decisive; Western power stands on top and thus is inescapable though no longer exclusive; and even as the Rest gains broadly in stature and reach it is unlikely to achieve preponderance any time soon. This powerful and provocative book should be read by all who share a deep concern for the future of America—and a recast world.
The Armageddon Letters
Authors: Blight James G. , Lang janet M.
Published: March 2024

In October, 1962, the Cuban missile crisis brought human civilization to the brink of destruction. On the 50th anniversary of the most dangerous confrontation of the nuclear era, two of the leading experts on the crisis recreate the drama of those tumultuous days as experienced by the leaders of the three countries directly involved: U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and Cuban President Fidel Castro. Organized around the letters exchanged among the leaders as the crisis developed and augmented with many personal details of the circumstances under which they were written, considered, and received, Blight and Lang poignantly document the rapidly shifting physical and psychological realities faced in Washington, Moscow, and Havana. The result is a revolving stage that allows the reader to experience the Cuban missile crisis as never before—through the eyes of each leader as they move through the crisis. The Armageddon Letters: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis transports the reader back to October 1962, telling a story as gripping as any fictional apocalyptic novel.
Right-Wing Resurgence
Authors: Johnson Daryl
Published: March 2024

In 2008 there were 149 militia groups in the United States. In 2009, that number more than tripled to 512, and now there are nearly 600. In Right Wing Resurgence, author Daryl Johnson offers a detailed account of the growth of right wing extremism and militias in the United States and the ever-increasing threat they pose. The author is an acknowledged expert in this area and has been an intelligence analyst working for several federal agencies for nearly 20 years. The book is also a first-hand, insider’s account of the DHS Right Wing Extremism report from the person who wrote it. It is a truthful depiction of the facts, circumstances, and events leading up to the leak of this official intelligence assessment.

The leak and its aftermath have had an adverse effect on homeland security. Because of its alleged mishandling of the situation, the Department’s reputation has declined in the intelligence and law enforcement communities and the analytical integrity of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis was undermined. Most importantly, the nation’s security has been compromised during a critical time when a significant domestic terrorist threat is growing. This book is replete with case studies and interviews with leaders which reveal their agendas, how they recruit, and how they operate around the country. It presents a comprehensive account of an ever-growing security concern at a time when this threat is only beginning to be realized, and is still largely ignored in many circles.
The Encyclicals of John Paul II
Authors: Spinello Richard A.
Published: March 2024

Pope John Paul II was the second longest serving pope in history and the longest serving pope of the last century. His presence was influential not only to Catholics, but also throughout the world. The Encyclicals of John Paul II is the first book to focus in depth on the pope’s fourteen encyclicals, through which he communicated many of the key themes of his papacy.

The first part of the book includes helpful background information—a brief biographical sketch of John Paul II’s life, his intellectual formation, and central theological themes of his papacy, including some of the major controversies of the 20th century. The first section of the book also provides invaluable background on the nature of an encyclical, including the history of this papal document.

The second part of the book provides a thorough commentary on these encyclicals. The encyclicals are grouped by theme, introduced individually, and analyzed to trace broad themes through John Paul II’s work and theology. The Encyclicals of John Paul II provides an important discussion of these key documents from John Paul II’s papacy.
When the United States Invaded Russia
Authors: Richard Carl J.
Published: March 2024

In a little-known episode at the height of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson dispatched thousands of American soldiers to Siberia. Carl J. Richard convincingly shows that Wilson’s original intent was to enable Czechs and anti-Bolshevik Russians to rebuild the Eastern Front against the Central Powers. But Wilson continued the intervention for a year and a half after the armistice in order to overthrow the Bolsheviks and to prevent the Japanese from absorbing eastern Siberia. As Wilson and the Allies failed to formulate a successful Russian policy at the Paris Peace Conference, American doughboys suffered great hardships on the bleak plains of Siberia.

Richard argues that Wilson’s Siberian intervention ironically strengthened the Bolshevik regime it was intended to topple. Its tragic legacy can be found in the seeds of World War II—which began with an alliance between Germany and the Soviet Union, the two nations most aggrieved by Allied treatment after World War I—and in the Cold War, a forty-five year period in which the world held its collective breath over the possibility of nuclear annihilation.

One of the earliest U.S. counterinsurgency campaigns outside the Western Hemisphere, the Siberian intervention was a harbinger of policies to come. Richard notes that it teaches invaluable lessons about the extreme difficulties inherent in interventions and about the absolute need to secure widespread support on the ground if such campaigns are to achieve success, knowledge that U.S. policymakers tragically ignored in Vietnam and have later struggled to implement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law
Authors: Bouchet-Saulnier Françoise
Published: March 2024

Now in a comprehensively updated edition, this indispensable handbook analyzes how international humanitarian law has evolved in the face of these many new challenges. Central concerns include the war on terror, new forms of armed conflict and humanitarian action, the emergence of international criminal justice, and the reshaping of fundamental rules and consensus in a multipolar world. ThePractical Guide to Humanitarian Law provides the precise meaning and content for over 200 terms such as terrorism, refugee, genocide, armed conflict, protection, peacekeeping, torture, and private military companies—words that the media has introduced into everyday conversation, yet whose legal and political meanings are often obscure. The Guide definitively explains the terms, concepts, and rules of humanitarian law in accessible and reader-friendly alphabetical entries. Written from the perspective of victims and those who provide assistance to them, the Guide outlines the dangers, spells out the law, and points the way toward dealing with violations of the law.

Entries are complemented by analysis of the decisions of relevant courts; detailed bibliographic references; addresses, phone numbers, and Internet links to the organizations presented; a thematic index; and an up-to-date list of the status of ratification of more than thirty international conventions and treaties concerning humanitarian law, human rights, refugee law, and international criminal law. This unprecedented work is an invaluable reference for policy makers and opinion leaders, students, relief workers, and members of humanitarian organizations.

Published in cooperation with Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.
Made Men
Authors: Nicaso Antonio , Danesi Marcel
Published: March 2024

The novel The Godfather (1969) and the movie of the same name (1972) entrenched the myth of the Mafiosi as valiant knights, men of honor, and defenders of the traditional concept of family. As a result of this movie and other popular portrayals, the image of mobsters as “men of honor and tradition” has become iconic throughout America. Yet the truth of the matter belies this more noble image. The Mafia is a ruthless organization. Their concept of family is a twisted one. But viewed through the lens of popular culture, it is often difficult to separate the fiction from the reality. Made Men demystifies this image by dismantling the code of honor that Mafiosi live by, including its attendant symbols, rituals, and the lifestyle that it demands.

Since the end of World War II, the Mafia in Italy and America has undergone major changes, which are charted by the authors through the present day. Nicaso and Danesi also consider all kinds of related organizations, not only the Italian ones, including the Yakuza, the Triads, and the Russian Mafia. The authors look at organized criminal culture in general, attempting to explain why its symbols, rituals, and practices continue to draw people in, both as literal members, or as consumers of the pop culture that glorifies them. This story traces and decodes the origins, history and success of the mafia in the U.S., bringing a better, and more accurate understanding of this ultimately brutal, violent, and corrupting “family business.” It is a story that has rarely been told in this way, but which is believed, nonetheless, important to tell.
The Great Powers and Poland
Authors: Karski Jan
Published: March 2024

This definitive study provides a comprehensive diplomatic history of Poland during the most seminal period in its existence, when its destiny lay in the hands of France, Great Britain, and the United States. Although sovereign in principle, Poland was little more than an object of the Great Powers’ politics and rapidly changing relationships from the end of WWI to the end of WWII. Focusing on the shifting policies of the Great Powers toward Poland from the Treaty of Versailles to Yalta, the book ends with Poland’s tragic abandonment by the West into the hands of the Soviet Union. Enriched by unique anecdotal and archival material, this book will be essential reading for all those seeking to understand Poland’s role in twentieth-century history.
Surviving Parental Alienation
Authors: Baker, PhD Amy J.L. , Fine, LCSW Paul R.
Published: March 2024

Half of all marriages end, and, when they do, most parents hope to achieve a “good divorce” in which they can amicably raise their children with their former spouse. Unfortunately, about 20% of divorces are high-conflict, involving frequent visits to court, allegations of abuse, and chronic disagreements regarding parenting schedules.

In response to this conflict, some children become aligned with one parent against the other – even a parent who has done nothing to warrant the hostile rejection of their formerly loving children. These “targeted” parents suffer from the loss of time with their children, the pain of watching their children become distant, even cruel, and the uncertainty of not knowing if and when their children will come back to them. These parents are on a painful journey with an uncertain outcome. Surviving Parental Alienation fills the tremendous need for concrete help for these parents.

Too often parental alienation stories that are shared by word of mouth, on the internet, or in books depict unending pain and frightening outcomes. Surviving Parental Alienation provides true stories and information about parents who have reconnected with their lost and stolen children, and offers better insight and understanding into what exactly parental alienation is and how to handle it.

Targeted parents are desperate to be understood and to find cause for hope, even as they search for answers. Surviving Parental Alienation is where they can start to find this hope.
The Cost Effectiveness of Newborn Hearing Screening Program: New Approach of Iran Ministry of Health and Medical Education in 2022
Authors: Moradi-Joo Ehsan , Barouni Mohsen , Mahmoudian Saeid , Vali Lila
Published: March 2024

Background: In Iran’s newborn hearing screening (NHS) program, OAE and AABR are administered to early identify hearing impairment in the primary health care (PHC) system. Objectives: The aim of this study was to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of this program integrated into Iran's health system. Methods: We examined the cost-effectiveness of AABR and OAE screening procedures in infants less than 1 month old. TreeAge 2022 software was used for cost-effective modeling. In this study, QoL and QALY were considered as the outcome measures. To evaluate the robustness of the modeling results, we used one-way sensitivity analysis. A ± 20% variation was utilized to determine target variables and estimate the costs per identification. Results: In 2022, a total of 1,106,072 babies were born in Iran, of whom 1,006,293 underwent hearing impairment screening (coverage rate: 90.97%). Overall, 3,359 of the newborns screened were diagnosed with hearing problems, indicating a mean prevalence of 3.3 per 1000 births. The ICER was equal to 3297.2 US PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) per QALY. According to our results, the dominant cost-effective strategy for hearing impairment screening was OAE plus AABR. After 1000 iterations, the second cost-effective strategy was found to be OAE alone, according to Monte Carlo simulation modeling. Conclusions: In this study, we evaluated the cost-effectiveness of the NHS program for detecting hearing impairment in over a million births in Iran. A two-step screening approach, including OAE and AABR, was found to be the dominant cost-effective strategy to identify newborns with hearing impairment.
Study of the Influence of Hydrothermal Treatment Parameters on the Properties of Lightweight Silicate Bricks Using Aluminosilicate Microspheres and Substandard Clay Rocks
Authors: Volodchenko A.A.
Published: March 2024

This article investigates the influence of various parameters of hydrothermal treatment on the properties of lightweight silicate bricks obtained using substandard clay raw materials, construction lime and aluminosilicate microspheres. It was found that it is possible to obtain products with the required performance characteristics at a minimum hydrothermal treatment pressure of 0.2 MPa. With an increase in pressure to 0.4 MPa, it is possible to reduce the time of isothermal exposure while maintaining the required properties, which helps to reduce the energy intensity of production. The optimal amount of CaO depends on the specific parameters of hydrothermal treatment. So in order to achieve maximum strength indicators, the content of CaO is 10 wt. % at a pressure of 0.2 MPa and 15 wt. % at a pressure of 0.4 MPa, respectively. The addition of aluminosilicate microspheres makes it possible to significantly reduce the average density and obtain a lightweight silicate brick with this indicator from 930 to 1610 kg /m3. The rational time of isothermal exposure, ensuring the formation of a cementing compound of optimal composition, and as a result, obtaining a material with high physical and mechanical properties at a pressure of 0.2 MPa is 8 hours, and at a pressure of 0.4 MPa is 6 hours. Mathematical models are proposed for the selection and optimization of lightweight silicate brick compositions based on construction lime, substandard clay rocks and aluminosilicate microspheres.
Dry mixes on gypsum and mixed bases in the construction of low-rise residential buildings using 3D printing technology
Authors: Kuznetsov D.V. , Klyuev S.V. , Ryazanov A.N. , Sinitsin D.A. , Pudovkin A.N. , Kobeleva E.V. , Nedoseko I.V.
Published: March 2024

3D-printed building construction technology is developing in most countries, such as France, China, Russia and others, and the dry mixes and equipment used are being improved. The development of 3D-printing construction technology is dictated by its many advantages: architectural diversity, speed and automation of the technological process of construction of buildings and structures with a noticeable reduction in the cost of production. However, there are a number of problems of this technology that are waiting for optimal solutions. The paper proposes solutions to two such problems: firstly, the choice of mixture with gypsum and gypsum-cement binders, ensuring the continuity of the 3D printing process of the building and allowing the construction of buildings up to three floors with sufficient safety margin, high seismic stability, as well as with good heat and noise insulation; secondly, the design of buildings with a rational structural and technological solution of the roof and floor, allowing the interface of these structures with load-bearing printed walls. Different compositions of dry mixes were tested in a series of field tests of large-sized wall blocks made with the use of a construction 3D-printer and filled with especially light porous expanded claydite, expanded clay concrete or heat-insulating foam gypsum with subsequent testing on press equipment of increased load-carrying capacity (with determination of bearing capacity and deformability of the large-sized block). When designing low-rise buildings, erected by additive technology, as an optimal design of floors, it is proposed to use frame-monolithic beam structures made of metal thin-walled steel galvanized profiles, filled with foam gypsum mix, providing heat and noise insulation and covered with a thin layer of high-strength self-leveling gypsum mix, providing the necessary structural strength of the floor and, accordingly, the minimum load on the foundation.
The Case of Abortion is a Problem its Legalization in Territory of Timor-Leste (2024).
Authors: de Jesus Acácio
Published: March 2024

Introduction: The main objective of this article is to approach the case of abortion with the form or manner in general and the modalities of pregnancy existing in Timor-Leste. Thus, the unsuccessful case is determined as the interruption of the pregnant woman with the destruction of the product of conception of human intercourse. The case of abortion can be classified into two models, such as spontaneous and instigated abortion. Objective: For what will be analyzed and examined about abortion or undue abortion is the problem of its legalisation which does not yet exist in the context of law and institution in Timor-Leste. Methodology: We used the deductive methodology in this composition and elaboration, because all research investigations are done through the library and other references were consulted in international articles and on the internet as a means of supporting and assisting in the study. Discussion: In the terms applied of spontaneous and when abortion happens naturally and induction is when the pregnant woman is interrupted by the will of the woman or mother. For many, the possibility of taking care of themselves is not fully supported by the legal system and the Catholic religion. For this reason, each place has its own process and seeks to solve it in a way that is more appropriate to the environment in which it lives, not forgetting or forgetting that the laws are the same tools of implementation. Thus, this study is to discuss and understand the legal aspects of the legality of abortion according to the Penal Codes and Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (CRDTL) to be valid and considered in the legal framework accordingly. Conclusion: The criminalization of abortion is historically related to social, political, religious and economic interests depending on the time and location, in addition to being adequate with the cultural understanding of what it is to be a woman, the meaning of pregnancy and the baby, in a public health condition cited by (Tilman CB & Acácio J., 2024).
RESPONSE OF PIGEONPEA TO ZINC SULPHATE AND POTASSIUM UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS IN WESTERN MANDALS OF CHITTOOR DISTRICT
Authors: Sahaja Deva  , M. Mallikarjun  , R. Prasanna  Lakshmi  , M. K. Jyosthna
Published: March 2024

On-Farm Trials (OFTs) on yield enhancement in pigeonpea through basal application of Potassium and Zinc Sulphate were conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalikiri under rainfed conditions in selected areas of Chittoor district between 2017-18 and 2019-20 in field of five farmers in 2.0 ha during each year. Soil type was sandy loams. Treatments comprised Basal application of Zinc Sulphate (25 kg ha-1) + MOP (60 kg ha-1) + Nitrogen (20 kg ha-1), Phosphorus (50 kg ha-1) as Technology Option 1 and Basal application of FYM @ 20 q ac-1 as farmers practice. In TO1 Nitrogen @ 20 kg ha-1, Phosphorus @ 50 kg ha-1, Potash @ 60 kg ha-1 and Zinc Sulphate @ 25 kg ha-1 were applied to pigeonpea. In TO2 (Farmers practice) FYM @ 20 q ac-1 was applied.Yield attributes viz., number of pods per plant (223), 100 seed weight (11.1 g), yield (4.2 q ha-1) and B: C ratio (1.1) were significantly higher in case of treatment plot compared to check plot with number of pods per plant (194.3), 100 seed weight (9.2 g), yield (3.3 q ha-1) and B: C ratio (1.0)
Prescribing antimicrobials effectively in Dentistry; Resources to support the role of the dentist in antimicrobial stewardship
Authors: Ryan Callum , Foran Roisin
Published: March 2024

Background

The discovery of antibiotics revolutionised modern medicine and extended the average human lifespan by 23 years.1 Antimicrobial resistance threatens to reverse the progress that has been made. In 2019, there were 4.95 million deaths globally associated with drug-resistant bacterial infections.2 That figure may rise to as many as 50 million by 2050, making this an unprecedented global public health problem.3

The threat of a post-antibiotic era has prompted the publication of Ireland’s One Health National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2021-2025).4 This National Action Plan advocates for the judicious use of antimicrobials to limit any unintended consequences and antimicrobial resistance. This is commonly known as Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Antibiotic resistance is largely driven by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in people, animals and in the environment.4 Dentists are responsible for approximately 10% of antibiotic prescribing in humans globally.5 With several international studies of dental antibiotic prescribing demonstrating that overprescribing occurs frequently5, dentists have an opportunity to contribute significantly to slowing the development and spread of antibiotic resistance by optimising prescribing. This article aims to show how dentists can support good antimicrobial stewardship in their practice.
Unlocking urban regeneration projects: A case study of Royal Railway Station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Authors: Santoro Carlo
Published: March 2024

Drawing on theories that encourage compact urban patterns and propose walkable and transit-oriented developments, the article argues that the creation of calibrated pilot projects embedded in the neighborhood grain have the potential to stimulate cultural changes and promote practices that encourage the conceptualization of more sustainable and equitable cities in Southeast Asia. In this context, the article presents the case of the renovation of the old railway station terminal in Phnom Penh (the capital of Cambodia). The building is located in an area that forms a central node in the overall urban structure and could serve as a driving force for the activities of the emerging Central Business District, insisting on the western edge of the historic European quarter designed during the French Protectorate period in the early 20th century. Although small in scale, this initial regeneration and conversion of the building into a place capable of hosting more diverse activities can be seen as the first phase of a larger multimodal hub that, combined with a public park, would provide the city with the vital green infrastructure needed to support recent transformations, taking into account not only public interests but also the various private stakeholders.
Improvement of Organizational Measures for Detection and Diagnosing of Tuberculous Infection and Tuberculosis in Adolescents in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Authors: Eralieva L. T. , Serikbaeva K. S. , Rakisheva A. S. , Bekbenbetova Z. S. , Prikhodchenko O. G.
Published: March 2024

The objective:to improve organizational measures for detection and diagnosing of tuberculous infection and tuberculosis in adolescents in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Subjects and Methods.Screening was conducted among 27,648 adolescents aged 15-17 years from regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan with a high burden of tuberculosis. It was planned to use TRA tests and fluorography in parallel, while local doctors, district and school nurses, and nurses in vaccination rooms were preliminary trained by pediatric phthisiologists to perform the test, evaluate its results and monitor manifestations of adverse events (AEs) caused by TRA test.

Results.27,648 adolescents (aged 15-17 years) were given TRA test. No adverse events were observed during TRA skin test. Latent tuberculous infection was diagnosed in 320 (1.2%) adolescents. During further examination, 10 patients were diagnosed with drug susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis with no bacillary excretion. Based on the study results, to detect LTBI and tuberculosis in adolescents, in addition to fluorography examination, it is necessary to use TRA skin test with in the groups facing a high risk of tuberculosis.
Divorce Due To Apostasy (Study of Differing Decisions in Religious Courts)
Authors: Muniroh Ahdaniah Dzurrotul , Sa’adah Sri Lumatus , Faisol Muhammad
Published: March 2024

The case of divorce due to apostasy is a civil case that is not directly regulated in Indonesian legislation. Therefore, there are differing decisions in cases of divorce due to apostasy. In the divorce case No. 0333/pdt.G/2013/PA.Bdw, with the reason of the husband's apostasy, the court issued a decision of talak bain sughra, while in the divorce case No. 3/pdt.G/2019/PA.Bky, with the same reason, the court issued a decision of fasakh. The research method used is a normative method with a statutory approach. The researcher employs descriptive analysis in discussing relevant theoretical studies related to divorce due to apostasy. The findings of this research are: 1) the legal considerations of the judges in the cases No. 0333/pdt.G/2013/PA.Bdw and No. 3/pdt.G/2019/PA.Bky were not appropriate and should have referred to KHI article 116 letter k. 2) the judges' decisions in the cases No. 0333/pdt.G/2013/PA.Bdw and No. 3/pdt.G/2019/PA.Bky were in accordance with the maqasid shariah in terms of preserving religion because both decisions terminated the marriage bond, either through talak bain sughra or through fasakh.
Effect of Nutritious Plant Extracts on Broiler Chicken Development and Bacterial Microorganisms
Authors: Mahdi Saleh Abed Alwahed , Atallah Aqeel H. , UIaiwi Ghufran Hassan
Published: March 2024

This study examined the effects of 10% and 20% ginger and pomegranate peel extract on broiler chicken development and bacterial microbes. The experiment employed one-day-old male broiler chicks. In a totally randomized design, these hens were assigned to five nutrition treatment groups: 1. Control (base diet), 2. Pomegranate peel extract (10%, 20%), 4. Ginger extract (10%), 5. Ginger extract (20%). Each group had unlimited access to its diet for 5 weeks. The College of Agriculture of the esteemed University of Kerbala undertook this experiment. The extracts had antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant components, reducing harmful microorganisms and improving animal and human health. Plant extracts also improved development, boosted good bacteria, and decreased harmful bacteria. This implies that poultry diets might benefit from ginger and pomegranate peels.
Online Shopping in India: A Cross-Cultural Study of Paradigm Shift in Tier II Cities
Authors: Shah Faize Ali , Tandon Vanshika
Published: March 2024

Online merchandizing environment has become fiercely competitive aiming for profoundly understanding consumers’ persona that fascinates them to shop online. The current study has been construed to comprehend this. First, differential role of consumer demographics in creating awareness and affecting online shopping on cross-cultural design is scrutinized. Then, relationships between consumer satisfaction and factors affecting consumer buying behaviour have been explored. After conducting KMO and Bartlett’s Test of Sphericity, bivariate analysis has examined the effect of factors affecting online shopping on consumer behaviour of 400 respondents belonging to four urbanized cities of India, through t-test and one way ANOVA. Subsequently, the impact of factors affecting consumer buying behaviour on consumer satisfaction has been investigated by linear regression analysis. Findings suggest age affects online consumer awareness with no differential role of consumer demographics in the effect of factors affecting online shopping cross-culturally. Next part highlights two factors- family influence (motivational factor) and trend (perceptional factor) establishing strong relationships with online consumer satisfaction. This study aids marketing managers and researchers to scrutinize how age affects present-day online consumer awareness. The non-effective differential role of online consumer demographics on a cross-cultural design can aid in marketing strategy formulation for investigating novel relationships between factors affecting consumer satisfaction. It is striking that age affects present-day online consumer awareness without any differential role of consumer demographics, cross-culturally. Moreover, the impact of family influence and trend on consumer satisfaction is leading towards transformational consumer buying behaviour patterns needing recognition which is the researchers’ contribution to extant literature.
Tính toán lượng nước tháo khô khi xây dựng khu phức hợp Happy Project trên địa bàn quận Tây Hồ, Hà Nội
Authors: Nguyễn Văn Đản , Hoàng Văn Duy , Nguyễn Huy Long
Published: March 2024

Groundwater is unfavorable for construction activities, so groundwater dewatering or freezing needs to be carried out. The Happy complex is located in Tay Ho District, Hanoi city. The complex is to be constructed with 47 stations which are evenly distributed over a construction area of 10,000 m2 in the depth from 12.1 to 18.25 m below the ground surface. It is required to dewater groundwater to have the groundwater level to be 1.5 m lower the bottom of the stations. Vertical groundwater wells have been selected for the.
The determination of groundwater pumping rates for the dewatering had been carried out by numerical modeling. GMS10.3.2 software had been used to model the groundwater flow using the MODFLOW modul. The modeling area is expanded to cover the construction site with dimensions of 370m x 420m. The grid cells are 4m x 4m. The groundwater pumping rates were determined by solving forward analysis of different options to select the optimal solution, which includes 29 pumping wells with the same well pumping rate of 1,040 m3/day. The lowered groundwater levels at all the construction stations have met the requirement.
Pemberdayaan Warga Uptown melalui Pengembangan Talenta, Komunikasi yang Efektif, dan Manajemen Keuangan Keluarga
Authors: Ekhsan Muhamad , Badrianto Yuan , Parulian Parulian , Juariah Siti
Published: March 2024

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat bertema Pemberdayaan Warga Uptown melalui Pengembangan Talenta, Komunikasi yang Efektif, dan Manajemen Keuangan Keluarga merupakan sebuah program intervensi yang dirancang untuk mengatasi permasalahan sosial ekonomi yang dihadapi oleh masyarakat Uptown. Program ini fokus pada tiga aspek utama: pengembangan talenta, peningkatan kemampuan komunikasi yang efektif, dan penguatan manajemen keuangan keluarga. Dalam aspek pengembangan talenta, program ini menyediakan peluang bagi individu untuk mengidentifikasi dan mengasah kemampuan khusus mereka, memperluas akses terhadap sumber daya pendidikan dan peluang ekonomi. Pada segmen komunikasi yang efektif, kegiatan ini mengedepankan pentingnya keterampilan komunikasi dalam membangun hubungan interpersonal yang harmonis dan produktif, baik dalam lingkup keluarga maupun masyarakat. Terakhir, dalam konteks manajemen keuangan keluarga, program ini mengajarkan prinsip-prinsip dasar literasi keuangan, perencanaan dan penganggaran keuangan, serta strategi pengelolaan risiko dan investasi untuk kesejahteraan jangka panjang. Kegiatan pengabdian ini diharapkan dapat membantu warga Uptown dalam menghadapi tantangan hidup sehari-hari dengan lebih baik, melalui pemberdayaan diri sendiri dan pengembangan komunitas yang berkelanjutan. Dengan pendekatan yang komprehensif dan partisipatif, program ini berupaya untuk menciptakan dampak positif yang signifikan terhadap kesejahteraan individu dan masyarakat Uptown secara keseluruhan.
Analisis Pengaruh Rasio Keuangan terhadap perubahan Laba pada Perusahaan manufaktur di Indonesia
Authors: Desiana Indah Nuraini  , Sunita Dasman  , Azzah Muaribah Nabhan
Published: March 2024

Pengguna laporan keuangan memerlukan informasi keuangan perusahaan untuk menganalisis kinerja keuangan perusahaan tersebut. Rasio keuangan dapat digunakan sebagai alat untuk menentukan perubahan laba di masa depan. Penelitian ini berfokus pada kegunaan  rasio keuangan dalam mengidentifikasi pertumbuhan pendapatan di masa depan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan apakah current  ratio,  debt  to  equity ratio, net profit margin, dantotal asset turnover sangat berdampak pada pertumbuhan laba. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah 130 perusahaan dalam industri barang konsumsi yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia dari 2017 hingga 2021. Sampel dipilih menggunakan metode purposive sampling.  Menggunakan tehnik analisa regresi linier berganda untuk menganalisis data. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa variabel net profit margin dan total turnover aset tidak memengaruhi perubahan laba barang konsumsi. Sebaliknya, variabel current ratio dan debt to equity ratio memengaruhi perubahan laba barang konsumsi.
Nuevos registros y notas sobre la historia natural del paujil colombiano Crax alberti al nororiente de la Cordillera Central Colombiana
Authors: Ochoa-Quintero Jose Manuel , Melo-Vásquez Isabel , Palacio-Vieira Juan Alejandro , Patiño Ángela Maria
Published: March 2024

El pavón colombiano Crax alberti (Cracidae) es una especie endémica y en peligro crítico de extinción; la información disponible sobre la especie es escasa y es prioritario para su conservación actualizar el conocimiento sobre su distribución y situación. Presentamos aquí 33 registros de C. alberti y observaciones sobre su historia natural llevadas a cabo durante enero y febrero 1999, diciembre 2000 y enero 2001 en la zona nororiental de la Cordillera Central de los Andes, departamento de Antioquia, Colombia. Durante la época reproductiva, las vocalizaciones de “pujido” de los machos representaron la forma más efectiva de detectar la especie. También obtuvimos información local sobre la presencia, hábitos y creencias sobre la especie en diferentes zonas. Corroboramos la existencia de C. alberti en los municipios de Puerto Berrío y Remedios, y obtuvimos nuevos registros para los de Maceo y Anorí. Los bosques donde encontramos C. alberti poseen alta diversidad y heterogeneidad vegetal; los fragmentos de bosque más pequeños donde lo registramos tenían extensiones de unas 300 ha. Dos nidos encontrados en bosques secundarios, aparentemente los primeros descritos para la especie, eran plataformas no muy elaboradas con gran cantidad de lianas. La especie es conocida por los habitantes locales y sin duda puede ser utilizada como bandera para la conservación de los últimos remanentes de bosque en esta región.
Preferencia de hábitat por Capito hypoleucus, ave colombiana endémica y amenazada
Authors: Laverde-R Oscar , Múnera-R. Claudia , Renjifo Luis Miguel
Published: March 2024

Evaluamos la preferencia de hábitat por Capito hypoleucus usando como indicador la densidad poblacional del ave. Con este fin seguimos un enfoque jerárquico de diferentes escalas de respuesta de la especie, basados en datos obtenidos en la Serranía de Las Quinchas en el valle del Magdalena en Colombia, complementados por registros de la especie a lo largo de su distribución. Medimos la abundancia de la especie en la parte más alta de la Serranía y en el piedemonte de la misma. En cada una de estas altitudes comparamos su abundancia en bosques primarios y secundarios, relacionando la abundancia con características estructurales y florísticas de la vegetación. Encontramos que el barbudo prefiere bosques con poca intervención por encima de los 1000 m de altitud. La variable más relacionada con la abundancia del ave fue la incidencia de epífitas. Este patrón podría reflejar una relación directa con las epífitas por su oferta alimenticia o una respuesta a variables que no fueron medidas como parte del estudio, notablemente la nubosidad. Dentro del género Capito las especies más emparentadas con C. hypoleucus comparten esta afinidad por bosques montanos de mediana elevación y altos niveles de epifitismo, mientras que especies de otros clados son principalmente especies de selvas de tierras bajas.
Composición y estructura de una comunidad de aves en un área suburbana en el suroccidente colombiano
Authors: Rivera-Gutiérrez Héctor Fabio
Published: March 2024

Entre mayo y noviembre de 2001 estudié la composición y la estructura de una comunidad de aves en una mancha de ocho hectáreas de bosque secundario temprano cerca de la ciudad de Cali al suroccidente de Colombia. Registré 114 especies, de las cuales 75 fueron residentes permanentes, 26 transeúntes ocasionales y 13 migratorias transcontinentales. Las familias más representadas en porcentaje de especies y densidad relativa fueron Tyrannidae, Fringillidae y Thraupidae. También detecté evidencias de reproducción en 36 especies. Determiné que la composición de la comunidad de aves tiene similitud entre 0.292 y 0.446 (de acuerdo con el estimador de Jaccard) con las avifaunas de varias localidades de vegetación natural a elevaciones similares en la región y entre 0.366 y 0.558 con inventarios del área urbana de Cali. Encontré cinco especies que no habían sido registradas en trabajos previos para el municipio de Cali y 22 especies cuya distribución original incluía el valle geográfico del río Cauca, donde antes era abundante el bosque seco tropical, un hábitat particularmente amenazado en Colombia. Aún las manchas de bosque secundario como la de este estudio, establecidas por regeneración natural a partir de situaciones degradadas, contribuyen significativamente a la conservación de la biodiversidad en la vecindad inmediata de centros urbanos y pueden constituirse, además, en valiosos elementos para la educación ambiental.
Battling cultural bias within hate speech detection: An experimental correlation analysis
Authors: Bhattacharya Shlok , Kanzinger Jean
Published: March 2024

Hate speech detection systems have become essential in the advancing digital world. They limit the dissemination of hateful and offensive language online. However, the machine learning algorithms that provide the basis for these systems struggle to identify hate speech versus clean speech within a cultural context, allowing the growth of cultural bias. Though previous methods had aimed to mitigate the cultural bias of a machine learning model, we attempted to find a new understanding with regard to cultural bias. This study sought to determine a correlation between increasing the amount of cultural speech used to train the machine learning model and the model’s cultural bias when classifying hate speech and clean speech. Additionally, we hypothesized that increasing the cultural weight of a training dataset would mitigate the cultural bias. To test this hypothesis, we created a unique method named Categorial Weighted Training (CaWT), derived from multiple other methods of previous researchers, to identify a correlation. CaWT involved the creation of multiple culturally-weighted training datasets and training a machine learning algorithm against them. From this, the results illustrated minimal correlation between the cultural weight of a training dataset and the model’s performance on cultural speech. However, a significant negative correlation exists between the cultural weight and the model’s performance on non-cultural speech. This implies that increasing the cultural weight does not affect the model’s cultural bias but decreases the model’s performance on non-cultural speech, suggesting that a lower cultural weight is ideal within the limitations of our research.
Model of Factors Influencing Glycemic Control Behavior among Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus A1
Authors: Phadungyotee Vorrapun , Phumonsakul Srisamorn , Chansatitporn Natkamol , Piaseu Noppawan
Published: March 2024

Gestational diabetes mellitus is glucose intolerance during pregnancy, increasing health risk in the mothers, feti, and subsequent children. Understanding the factors influencing glycemic control behaviors is necessary to control plasma glucose levels. This study developed and tested the Model of Factors Influencing Glycemic Control Behavior among Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus A1. The Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a conceptual framework to guide the study. The participants were 252 pregnant women with the condition from two tertiary hospitals in Thailand, and whose blood glucose could be controlled by exercise and diet. Data were collected using a demographic data form and five scales on attitude, subjective norm, belief in self-control behavior, intention, and glycemic control behavior. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS version 18.0 and the Mplus statistical package version 7.0.
Results showed that the modified model fitted with the empirical data and accounted for 51.8% of the variance of glycemic control behavior. Intention and belief in self-control behavior directly affected glycemic control behavior. Attitude, subjective norm and belief in self-control behavior indirectly affected glycemic control behavior via intention. Among these factors, intention had the most substantial effect on glycemic control behavior. These findings suggest that nursing interventions should enhance intention by reinforcing positive attitudes, belief in self-control behavior, and support from subjective norms to promote glycemic control behavior. This model needs to be applied and tested for effectiveness in clinical practice.