bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The value of the outpatient clinic for cardiovascular surgery in the context of modernization
Authors: Golukhova E. Z. , Semenov V. Yu. , Kovalenko O. A. , Surkova N. Yu.
Published: October 2022

As a result of the Program “Modernization of primary health care in the Russian Federation” medical care has been developed at all levels of its provision, starting from primary health care and up to specialized. Aim. Аanalysis of the current state of the outpatient health care link and the results of its activities in ensuring the availability of medical care to the population in the field of “cardiovascular surgery”. Material and methods. The sources of information were the information provided by the subjects of the Russian Federation at the request of the Bakulev National Medical Research Center for Cardiovascular Surgery (Bakulev NMRCCS), official statistical reporting data, materials obtained during field events in supervised regions of the Russian Federation on the organization of medical care in the field of “cardiovascular surgery” by specialists from Bakulev NMRCCS. The organization of providing medical care in the profile “cardiovascular surgery” at the level of the polyclinic level in 38 regions Russian Federation supervised by the Bakulev NMRCCS was studied. Results. The article presents the current state of staffing of outpatient clinics, their relationships with higher-level medical organizations and measures to improve their work in general. The role of the introduction of registers of patients with diseases of the cardiovascular system and the importance of a unified information system in improving the quality of medical care is noted. The importance of telemedicine technologies in increasing the availability of medical care is shown. Discussion. Most of the subjects of Russia have improved the provision of their residents with cardiologists. Successful modernization of the primary care depends on the introduction of the unified state information system of healthcare at all levels of healthcare, starting from the possibility of making an independent appointment with a doctor in an electronic schedule of outpatient appointments. The high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases mortality requires the decision on a unified form of registers for the main diseases. Also, the modernization program should include provisions on the activation of the use of telemedicine technologies. Conclusion. Thus, the target program “Modernization of primary health care in the Russian Federation” is one of the most relevant events in the domestic health care. One of the criteria for the effectiveness of polyclinic departments can be considered the number of residents of the subjects of the Russian Federation who received highly specialized medical care.
Abordagem do tema probabilidade e probabilidade geométrica nos livros didáticos de matemática do ensino médio indicados pelo PNLD
Authors: Ritter Denise , Bulegon Ana Marli
Published: October 2022

Este trabalho objetiva analisar como é abordado o conteúdo de Probabilidade e se a Probabilidade Geométrica é apresentada em livros didáticos de Matemática do PNLD 2015. Foram analisados exemplares de Matemática do Ensino Médio sugeridos pelo Guia de Livros Didáticos. Percebeu-se que todas as coleções procuram evidenciar os aspectos históricos da Probabilidade e a maioria apresenta situações de sua aplicação. Nenhuma das coleções aborda o conceito de Probabilidade Geométrica e apenas duas apresentam exercícios que exigem esse conhecimento na resolução. Acredita-se que a análise realizada pode contribuir no processo de ensino dos conceitos de Probabilidade, tornando sua aprendizagem mais efetiva.
Web technology in developing countries: The pathway for academic libraries in Nigeria
Authors: Umeozor Susan N. , Emasealu Helen U.
Published: October 2022

This paper surveyed the impact of Web developmental stages on academic libraries in Nigeria. Literature regarding technological advancements in Web developmental stages with the associated innovations in library services were collected and utilized for the paper. The literature was provided a baseline data for the paper. Library services which could leverage on information communication technology (ICT) were identified. The paper highlighted the technological innovations and tools associated with each Web developmental stage and outlined how these could be adopted and integrated into the mainstream of library operations in-order to ensure improved service delivery especially in academic libraries. It concluded that technology has proven to be the future of information management and dissemination. It, therefore, urged librarians/libraries to embrace technologies and move with the trend in the information industry. The paper recommended the incorporation of computer science in library schools to train librarians who are ICT-competent to drive the course of ICT-compliant libraries.
Awareness and readiness to participate in faculty learning communities and e-resources utilisation among academics of Adeleke University, Ede, Nigeria
Authors: Hamzat Saheed Abiola , Salisu Shamwil Bala , Usman Dahiru
Published: October 2022

The study investigated awareness and readiness to participate in faculty learning communities (FLCs) and e-resources utilisation among academics of Adeleke University, Ede, Nigeria. Survey design was adopted with population of 173 academics in six faculties (arts, basic medical sciences, business and social sciences, sciences, engineering and law) in 2021/2022 academic session of the University. Out of whom 108 selected based on Research Advisors Sample Size Table (2006). A self-developed instrument tagged: ‘Academic Staff Awareness and Readiness of FLCs Questionnaire (ASARF)’ was condensed to Google form for easy participation via the WhatsApp. The findings indicated a high level of awareness and readiness to participate in FLCs with wider access to online resources and social media needed for effective FLCs activities. The potential challenges noted included the need for institutional support and membership commitment to participate in FLCs. While the need to creating institutional policy on FLCs adoption was suggested.
Information sharing and use by health care workers in primary health care workers in Oyo State, Nigeria
Authors: Dahunsi Florence Tope
Published: October 2022

This study investigated information sharing and use by health care workers in primary health care centres in Oyo State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design of the correlational type was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 1787 health care workers spread across 33 primary health care centers (PHCCs) in the headquarters of the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Oyo State, Nigeria. Sample size of 631 was used for the study and questionnaire was used for data collection. Findings from the study revealed work related issues, problem solving, provision of forum for discussion of ideas and exchange for a reward as major purposes for which primary health care workers in PHCCs Oyo State, Nigeria shared information among themselves just as a high level of information sharing was established amongst them. Also, findings from the study established major purposes of information use by the health care workers as including performance of difficult and technical tasks, helping to influence others to translate vision into action, to come up with unique ideas and to adapt, and work with colleagues and other stakeholders in the sector. On the frequency of use of information by the health care workers, the study revealed occasional use but a positive significant relationship was established between information sharing and use. The study recommended the provision of relevant information management facilities such as computers and related technologies by the management of primary healthcare centres in Oyo State, Nigeria for effective information sharing and use among the primary healthcare workers.
PENGARUH MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA
Authors: Nurvitasari Novi , Jaya Firman , Seituni Siti
Published: October 2022

ABSTRACT

This study aims to determine the effect of Problem Based Learning on the learning outcomes of class VIII students at MTs Sarji Ar-Rasyid. This research is a quantitative research with ex post facto method. Respondents in this study were all students of class VIII MTs Sarji Ar-Rasyid, totaling 24 students. The data collection techniques carried out included Problem Based Learning questionnaires and Social Studies Learning Outcomes. Testing the validity of the instrument using product moment correlation and reliability testing using Cronbach's alpha. Meanwhile, the data analysis test used correlation significance test and simple linear regression. The results of the analysis of the significance of the correlation obtained t_(count ) of 0.665 with a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05 significance level. Regression results obtained 44.3%, this indicates that Problem Based Learning has a positive and significant influence on student learning outcomes.
Cercetări interdisciplinare privind conservarea ăicturilor murale din biserica rupestră de la Corbii de Piatră.
Authors:   Universitatea Naţională de Arte, București, Gomoiu Ioana , Mohanu Dan ,   Universitatea Naţională de Arte, București;, Mohanu Ileana ,   CEPROCIM, București
Published: October 2022

The rupestrian church of Corbii de Piatră is placed in Argeș district and it is dug into the stone. The mural painting had been examined in situ and in laboratory to detect the technique and pigments. It was found that the mural painting had been done in al fresco technique on a aerial lime as substrate. The arriccio and intonaco layers are 3-4 mm thick. The murals of Corbii de Piatră church belong to Byzantine frescoes of XII-XIV century. The mural painting has a poor state of conservation because of humidity and low temperature during winter. Units forming colonies from airspore are in connection with part of the day and season. On the walls and vault there is a thick layer of biofilm made of algae and cyanobacteria. On the paper there are different colors of spots produced by fungi. On the wood of icons and chairs it was identified Coniophora puteana, a very dangerous fungus. Wood is also degraded by other fungi and insects. The mortar contains mostly calcite and quartz. The efflorescences look like crusts or veils. The gypsum had been identified by electron microscopy with EDAX and by difractometry.
Bacia Hidrográfica como Unidade de Planejamento: Uma Questão Conceitual ou Legal
Authors: Lengler Cristina , Stamm Cristiano
Published: October 2022

Neste artigo se aborda a conceituação de bacia hidrográfica sob o ponto de vista de diferentes áreas do conhecimento, haja vista a dificuldade de convergir os estudos a um denominador comum, pois áreas do conhecimento como a Engenharia Hidráulica e o Urbanismo, entre outras, ainda a classificam como unidade de planejamento territorial. Não obstante, realizou-se uma análise teórica da geografia econômica, abordaram-se vários conceitos como o espaço, a região e o território, tendo em vista elucidar suas diferenças e, por vários motivos, foi-se além de seu significado. O intuito não é discorrer sobre como se deve definir a abrangência do planejamento, mas indagar sobre a melhor escala de trabalho para as questões urbanas, com o uso terminológico correto para cada uma.
Convergência de Renda e Desenvolvimento Regional no Paraná (1999-2006)
Authors: Vieira Fábio Lopes , Staduto Jefferson Andronio Ramundo , Parré José Luiz , Bechlin André Ricardo , Letti Ariel Gustavo
Published: October 2022

O objetivo principal deste estudo é analisar a distribuição municipal de renda per capita do estado do Paraná, no período de 1999-2006. Aplicou-se a análise exploratória de dados espaciais e os modelos de econometria espacial. Verificou-se a ocorrência da convergência de renda per capita absoluta e condicional entre os municípios do Paraná. No entanto, a velocidade de convergência é baixa. Os resultados também apontam que a espacialidade se mostrou fator extremamente importante para a economia paranaense, sugerindo que o desempenho econômico de uma determinada localidade, de modo geral, é influenciado diretamente pelo desempenho de seus vizinhos. Deve ser destacado também, que mesmo os municípios compartilhando de algumas características comuns, as idiossincrasias e potencialidades locais desempenharam papeis fundamentais para o crescimento. O capital produtivo e o capital humano foram importantes para o crescimento dos municípios paranaenses, mas o capital natural praticamente não influenciou o crescimento, em parte devido aos problemas climáticos e cambiais.
A questão agrária e o mercado de trabalho rural no Brasil
Authors: Staduto Jefferson Andronio Ramundo , Kreter Ana Cecília
Published: October 2022

A questão agrária já foi analisada ao longo dos anos sobre vários pontos de vista, assim como os conflitos decorrentes dela. Atualmente, ela está presente em diferentes campos analíticos como, por exemplo, na questão ambiental, mas há outros que não tem tanta evidência como no mercado de trabalho. Para que se avance nestas problemáticas abertas é necessário que o Estado dê prioridade à elas na elaboração de suas políticas socioeconômicas. Mas, esta situação se tornou difícil de ser resolvida à medida que o setor agropecuário foi reduzindo a sua participação na renda nacional e se adaptando ao novo modelo capitalista nacional. Na contramão deste processo surgiu a intensa pressão dos movimentos sociais, que abriu oportunidades de inserção de alguns aspectos da questão agrária nas políticas direcionadas à agricultura familiar. O presente artigo sugere que, dentre as possíveis abordagens que a questão agrária possa assumir, deve-se prestar mais atenção aos mercados de fatores e, mais especificamente, ao mercado de trabalho. Desta forma, acredita-se que poderiam ser priorizadas as políticas sociais que focam a inserção da população rural no mercado de trabalho através da ampliação da sua participação na agenda do Estado.
A percepção do conceito de desenvolvimento regional nas áreas atingidas pelos reservatórios de Itaipu e Salto Caxias
Authors: Lima Jandir Ferrera de , Piacenti Carlos Alberti , Alves Lucir Reinaldo , Piffer Moacir
Published: October 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivo principal analisar a percepção do conceito de desenvolvimento regional, nas autoridades, funcionários e técnicos responsáveis pelas políticas públicas de desenvolvimento econômico das regiões atingidas pelos reservatórios das hidroelétricas de Itaipu Binacional e Salt o Caxias. Como metodologia adotou-se a aplicação de questionários. Notou-se, a partir das respostas das lideranças locais, das regiões de estudo, que na sua concepção o desenvolvimento regional implica na implementação de uma série de políticas ao longo dos anos e a ação coordenada dos órgãos de governança local. Já os os atingidos de Itaipu definem desenvolvimento regional como sendo ações integradas que beneficiam todas as classes e possibilitam o bem estar da população no tocante à saúde, educação, turismo, emprego e tecnologia sendo que essas ações devem partir da característica marcante da região que é a agricultura. Em Salto Caxias os atingidos afirmam desenvolvimento regional baseia-se na melhoria da qualidade de vida e na geração de emprego e renda para as famílias. Foi notável que um dos principais instrumentos de desenvolvimento em municípios frágeis às mudanças ambientais e econômicas, como é o caso de regiões atingidas por grandes investimentos em infra-estrutura, é uma atuação maciça de instituições.
Floral ontogeny links Dialypetalanthus (Condamineeae) with the floral developmental morphology of other Rubiaceae
Authors: Vrijdaghs Alexander , De Block Petra , De Toni Karen L. G. , Smets Erik , Robbrecht Elmar
Published: October 2022

Background – Vegetative and fruit characters of the Amazonian genus Dialypetalanthus point to a position in Rubiaceae. However, its floral morphology is so deviant that the genus was often placed in a family of its own. Even relationships outside Gentianales were postulated. Current molecular phylogenetic studies firmly show that Dialypetalanthus belongs to Rubiaceae.

Aims – This study aims to understand the idiosyncratic floral morphology in Dialypetalanthus and to compare it with the floral development in two other Condamineeae genera as well as in other Rubiaceae for which ontogenetic data are available.

Material and methods – SEM and LM based floral ontogeny in Dialypetalanthus fuscescens, Mussaendopsis beccariana, and Pogonopus exsertus.

Results and main conclusions – Flowers in Dialypetalanthus develop a stamen-corolla-calyx tube, which can be considered as a floral morphological link between the genus and the other Rubiaceae. The polyandrous androecium originates from an annular intercalary meristem at the adaxial side of the stamen-corolla-calyx tube.
HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP KELUARGA DALAM PERTOLONGAN PERTAMA KEGAWATDARURATAN DI DESA SUNGAI ALAT KECAMATAN ASTAMBUL
Authors: Maria Insana , Wardhani Annalia , Rusdi Rusdi
Published: October 2022

ABSTRAK

Pengetahuan dan Sikap merupakan bentuk aplikasi dari pemahaman dan kesediaan untuk bertindak, upaya peningkatan  pemahaman  keluarga pada kasus kegawatdaruratan dirumah dengan pertolongan pertama kegawatdaruratan keluarga sebagai ujung tombak kesuksesan perawatan selanjutnya sebagai fokus informasi yang  harus diberikan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dan sikap keluarga dalam pertolongan pertama kegawatdaruratan di Desa Sungai Alat Kecamatan Astambul. Desain Penelitian bersifat analitik korelasional pendekatan Cross Sectional, jumlah responden sebanyak 375 orang, teknik sampling menggunakan consecutive sampling, instrumen yang digunakan kuesiner secara teknis pengumpulan data secara langsung dengan protokol kesehatan dan menggunakan kuesioner google from. Uji yang digunakan uji Spearman Rho diperoleh nilai spearman P =0.291 yang berarti nilai lebih kecil dari p < 0,05 yang berarti H0 ditolak, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara hubungan pengetahuan dan sikap keluarga dalam pertolongan pertama kegawatdaruratan di desa Sungai Alat Kecamatan Astambul.  Keluarga diharapkan memiliki Pengetahuan yang baik dalam menolong anggota keluarga dan sikap cepat dan tepat dalam melaksanakan pertolongan pertama pada anggota keluarga yang mengalami kasus-kasus kegawatdaruratan.

Kata Kunci: Keluarga, Kegawatdaruratan, Pengetahuan, Sikap
Pengendalian Internal Supply Chain Home Industry Tahu
Authors: Titania Putri Kharisma , Indriati Rini , Andriyanto Teguh
Published: October 2022

Home industry merupakan salah satu industri makanan yang menunjang perekonomiandi Indonesia. Dalam proses produksinya home industry tahu belum memilikipengendalian internal supply chain yang didalamnya terdapat supplier sebagai pemasokbahan baku produksi. Sulitnya menentukan supplier utama dikarenakan belum adanyapengendalian dan masih belum memiliki standar khusus. Memilih supplier yang tepatmerupakan salah satu cara untuk mendukung kualitas produk yang dihasilkan. Dalamaktivitasnya, sistem pendukung keputusan dengan metode AHP dapat dijadikan solusidalam pemilihan supplier. Pada program yang dibuat dengan kriteria kualitas, harga,ketepatan pengiriman, fleksibilitas, dan pelayanan. Metode Analitical Hierarchy Process(AHP) tersebut dipilih karena mampu menyeleksi alternatif terbaik dari sejumlahalternatif berdasarkan kriteria-kriteria dengan menyusun semua kriteria dalam matriksperbandingan berpasangan. Penilaian setiap kriteria melibatkan pemilik home industrydan mengacu pada teori yang benar, maka sistem pendukung keputusan pemilihansupplier dapat dilakukan dengan lebih mudah dan menghasilkan keputusan yangobjectif. Setelah sistem dibangun, dilakukan pengujian dengan membandingankanperhitungan manual (excel) dengan sistem pendukung keputusan pemilihan supplier.Hasil dari pengujian tersebut dapat ditentukan supplier utama yaitu supplier 2 dengannilai alternatif tertinggi pada perhitungan excel 0,26102 dan pada sistem 0,2627. Dariperbandingan terdapat sedikit selisih bobot dikarenakan perbedaan pembulatan desimal,tetapi hasil tersebut tidak memengaruhi hasil keputusan supplier utama.
SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMILIHAN SEPEDA MOTOR MENGGUNAKAN METODE SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHT
Authors: Sugandhi saputra Sugandhi , Firliana Rina , Daniati Erna , Hariani Dwi
Published: October 2022

Sistem pendukung keputusan dapat didefinisikan berupa sistem yang berbasis komputer yang digunakan untuk memudahkan dalam melakukan pengambilan keputusan. Pengunaan sistem pendukung keputusan membantu para pengambil keputusan dalam menghasilkan suatu keputusan. masih banyaknya pelanggan yang bingung dan sulit menentukan pilihan motor yang sesuai keinginannya karena banyaknya varian motor yang berada di dealer UD. Ghani Motor. Salah satu alternatif solusi untuk meneyelesaikan permaslahan tersebut adalah menggunakan Sistem pendukung keputusan menggunakan metode Simple Addictive Weight sehingga memudahkan pelanggan mengambil keputusan memilih sepeda motor yang sesuai dengan keingininan. Sistem Pendukung Keputusan yang di terapkan di harapkan dapat membantu para pelanggan. dengan menggunakan sebuah aplikasi yang dapat di update sesuai dengan budget ataupun kebutuhan pelanggan. Hasil dari penerapan Sistem Penunjang keputusan menggunakan metode SAW membantu para pelanggan menentukan keputusan memilih sepeda motor dengan lebih mudah.
PERANCANGAN SISTEM MONITORING DAN OTOMASI PADA HIDROPONIK MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA RULE BASE BERBASIS IOT
Authors: Fachdillah Agung Nur , Prasetyo Angga , Astuti Indah Puji
Published: October 2022

Pandemi Covid-19 yang sampai sekarang tak kunjung menemukan titik henti sehingga mempengaruhi kebutuhan akan stok pangan, mengingat data dari Badan Pusat Statistik menyebutkan bahwa 56,7% jumlah penduduk di Indonesia menempati daerah perkotaan. Pertanian menjadi sektor yang penting untuk menunjang kebutuhan tersebut, akan tetapi pada pertanian hidroponik petani masih menggunakan cara yang konvensional dalam merawat tanaman sehingga jika dilakukan dengan cara satu persatu dalam perawatannya maka akan membutuhkan tenaga yang lebih banyak. Untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut maka dibuatlah sistem monitoring dan otomasi hidroponik dengan algoritma rule base sebagai penentu kondisi larutan nutrisi pada tanaman hidroponik sehingga pertumbuhan dapat terkendali dengan baik. Kadar larutan nutrisi pada tanaman sawi digunakan sebagai parameter sistem dengan range 1050-1400 ppm. Sistem terdiri dari NodeMCU ESP8266 dan Arduino UNO sebagai sistem kontrol. Pada bagian input terdiri dari sensor TDS, sensor ds18b20 dan sensor DHT11 sedangkan untuk aktuator digunakan dua buah pompa sebagai pengalir air serta nutrisi. Hasil dari pengolahan data akan ditampilkan di website dalam bentuk chart secara realtime. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian algoritma rule base yang diimplementasikan pada sistem mampu mengidentifikasi kondisi kadar nutrisi terlarut sehingga kedua buah pompa bekerja sesuai aturan yang ditetapkan pada sistem dengan tingkat keberhasilan sebesar 100% pada 10 kali pengujian.
Teaching Schiller
Authors: Ächtler Norman
Published: October 2022

The essay analyses how German Classics were taught in German secondary
schools during the nineteenth century. Using the example of Friedrich
Schiller’s drama Wallenstein, this will be discussed from a discourse
analytical perspective. The first section explains the underlying concept
of ‘dispositive’ as both a theoretical approach to a more grounded history
of subject teaching and an analysis grid for evaluating school-specific
media sources. The second section presents some results and conclusions
of a three-step analysis of the underlying source corpus on Wallenstein.
After all, the results of this article may contribute to valorizing a more
practice-oriented history of the German class.
The British Juggernaut
Authors: Whyte Shona
Published: October 2022

This chapter begins with a debate in the British Council publication ELT
Documents in the late 1970s over English for Specific Purposes (ESP)
and what Abbott1 termed TENOR (Teaching English for No Obvious
Reason), which highlights tensions between the emerging field of applied
linguistics and the practical experience of language teachers working in
UK universities and overseas. Contemporary sources including academic
articles, textbooks, and biographies document the influence of eight
academics and EST lecturers on the development of ESP in the UK. Their
work benefited from both unusually propitious circumstances and some
quite remarkable individuals, exemplifying a useful cross-fertilization of
academic research and teaching practice.
Effect of work scheduling on employee performance in private hospitals in Uasin-Gishu county, Kenya
Authors: Dorcas Kandie  , Chepkilot Ronald
Published: October 2022

The paper sought to examine the effect of work scheduling on employee performance in private hospitals in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya. A survey research design approach was adopted. The study population consisted of all the licensed private hospitals in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya. However, Out of the total 2,298 permanent employees of 31 private hospitals, a sample of 341 was selected based on Yamane (1967) procedure. A self-administered questionnaire was adopted for data collection. Data were then analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses were tested through the entry regression analysis technique. Evidence obtained from the analysis confirmed a positive effect of a strong statistically significant positive relationship between work scheduling and employee performance in selected private hospitals in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya (p = .001, b = 0.578, t = 22.416, p < .01). This study concludes that hospitals that practice work scheduling and prioritisation as part of time management practice enhance employee performance, specifically private Hospitals in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya. The ministry of health should develop specific policies that incorporate time management practices to enhance employees’ performance in hospitals. Based on the findings, the study recommends that private hospitals consider work schedules to enhance employee and overall organisation performance. Thus, the study contributes to the inconclusive debate on time management practices as nexus as a strategic resource for employee performance.
Improving school performance through performance management: A critical review
Authors: Manduku Joshua G
Published: October 2022

This study aimed at enhancing performance management in schools: A model for effective school management. Performance management as a management process is designed to link the organisational objectives with those of individual employees in such a way as to ensure that the individual and corporate objectives are as far as possible met. It is a systematic process of planning work and setting expectations, continually monitoring performance, developing the capacity to perform and periodically rating performance. Performance management involves taking desirable and effective actions that are a critical link between a school’s work output and outcomes aimed at facilitating efficiency and effectiveness. Managers must also interact with a variety of colleagues, peers, and co-workers inside the organisation. Understanding attitudinal processes, individual differences, group dynamics, intergroup dynamics, organisation culture, and power and political behaviour can help managers handle such interactions more effectively. This paper was based on library research, where literature regarding performance management was reviewed. Based on KPI’s theory, the paper demarcated performance management, explicated the four main stages of performance management, elucidated features of a successful performance management system and finally offered suggestions on how schools can improve their performance by adopting a successful performance management model.
relationship between stress levels and the job grade of members of university non-academic staff in Kenya
Authors: Ombati Paul Makono
Published: October 2022

The relationship between stress levels and the job position (grade) of the non-academic staff members at Egerton University Njoro Campus was the purpose of this study. Stress affects an individual's physical and mental health, performance and interpersonal relationships. This study involved a survey of 100 non-teaching staff of the Njoro Campus. A proportionate random sample was obtained after the stratification of employees by cadre and gender. Questionnaires were pre-tested, and necessary modifications were implemented before the actual data collection. Data on employee personal traits, job cadre, educational background, attitude to work and stress coping strategies were collected using a questionnaire and self-report test. Data collected were analysed by use of descriptive and inferential statistics. The study established that job position does not influence the level of stress of non-academic employees. There is a need to establish a staff-support centre at the University, where employees can be offered emotional and psychological support through professional counselling. Another study can be carried out to generalize the findings of this study in similar institutions with caution.
The effect of socio-cultural factors on the access of women to elective leadership positions in Kenya
Authors: Kipngetich Loice J , Koome Peter M , Wachira Teresia W.
Published: October 2022

This study sought to determine the effects of socio-cultural factors on women’s access to elective leadership positions in Eldama Ravine Constituency, Baringo County. The study was guided by the radical theory, liberal feminism theory, and black feminism theory that demonstrated how patriarchal society’s cultural gender constructions can constrain women from accessing leadership positions. A mixed-method design was used during the study. The target population comprised those who participated in the elective leadership position and the households as they play a crucial role in highlighting why women struggle to access leadership positions. Data was collected using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. 112 respondents participated in the study. A pilot study was conducted at Mogotio Constituency, Emining Ward, to test the reliability of the instruments. Data were analysed using the frequency distribution, cross-tabulation and chi-square by capturing the respondents’ narratives. The study established that men are seen as leaders while women as ‘slaves’, it is because the women that intend to contest for leadership positions are not well supported. In addition, women are overburdened by household chores that tend to limit them for political positions more than their counterparts, the men. The study recommended that policies and strategies support more women in leadership positions be implemented. Therefore, policymakers should strategise on how to implement it. Equally, Non-governmental Organisations should be involved when preparing policies and strategies.
Use of social media for evangelisation: A case of full gospel churches of Kenya (FGCK) Meru, Kenya
Authors: Kathambi Fridah  , Josephine  Gitome  , John P. Bwire
Published: October 2022

The study’s objective was to analyse the use of social media in evangelisation. The study employed a descriptive research design to seek information from various congregants. Interview guides, observation schedules, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and questionnaires were used to collect data. The clergy and lay leaders were interviewed, and the congregants of different age groups filled out questionnaires. Key informants were selected by the use of a purposive sampling technique coupled with stratified random sampling. Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis, whereas descriptive quantitative data analysis was performed in SPSS 21. The results indicated that social media had been used for evangelisation through ICT tools such as mobile phones and computers. However, the use of social media for evangelisation has been faced with various challenges, including lack of internet connectivity, misuse of social media by non-Christians through posting of pornographic materials and unavailability of ICT tools. Some proposed ways of mitigating these challenges include educating Christians on the proper use of social media for evangelisation and maintaining active Gospel-based church websites.
Fast pyrolysis of fig leaves: influence of pyrolysis parameters and characterization of bio-oil
Authors: KAR Turgay , KELEŞ Sedat , EMİR Zafer , KAYGUSUZ Kamil
Published: October 2022

Liquid yields achieved by fast pyrolysis of ligno-cellulosic biomass can be used in the production of chemical raw materials or as an energy source. Pyrolysis product yields generally depend on the type of biomass, temperature, retention time, heating rate, sweeping gas flow rate and particle size. In this study, fast pyrolysis of fig leaves selected as biomass was carried out in a fixed bed pyrolysis reactor. Fig leaves used in fast pyrolysis experiments in this study as an agricultural by-product can be obtained in large quantities from Turkey. In the experiments, the effect of temperature, entraining gas flow rate, and particle size on pyrolysis product yields were investigated. The experiments were carried out at 400, 500, 600, 700 °C, four different particle sizes. The highest liquid product yield was obtained at 600 C, while the heating rate was 200 cm3/min and the particle size was
Leitgedanken zu aktuellen Herausforderungen in der Aussagepsychologie
Authors: Gallwitz Simone , Gubi-Kelm Silvia
Published: October 2022

Zusammenfassung: Im aktuellen aussagepsychologischen Diskurs sind aus unterschiedlichen Gründen insbesondere die folgenden drei Themenbereiche in den Fokus geraten: (1) die Kritik an der Nichtberücksichtigung psychotraumatischer Erkenntnisse im Prozess von Glaubhaftigkeitsbegutachtungen, (2) die Rolle der Sachverständigen in audiovisuellen ermittlungsrichterlichen Vernehmungen und (3) die Durchführung informatorischer Gespräche im Rahmen aussagepsychologischer Begutachtungen. Über die Herleitung der Aktualität der jeweiligen Thematik, der Darlegung der Fakten- beziehungsweise Forschungslage sowie der juristischen Vorgaben, werden die jeweiligen Aspekte hinsichtlich einer fachgerechten inhaltlichen und methodischen Arbeitsweise in Begutachtungen diskutiert. Als Ergebnis wird eine theoretische, methodische sowie praktische Handlungsanleitung angeboten. Abstract: In the current discourse on statement validity assessment, there are three popular topics that have increasingly come into focus for various reasons. The following paper looks at these topics, namely: (1) the criticism of desregard of psychotraumatic findings in the process of statement validity assessment, (2) the role of the expert witness in audiovisual investigative judicial interrogations, and (3) the conduct of informational interviews in the context of statement validity assessments. By deriving the relevant timeliness of the respective subject matter and presenting the factual and research situation as well as legal requirements, the respective aspects are discussed with regard to a professional substantive as well as methodological approach in the expert opinion. As a result we outline a theoretical, methodic and practical guideline for action.
Glaubhaftigkeitsbegutachtung im Kontext des Opferentschädigungsgesetzes (OEG)
Authors: Greuel Luise
Published: October 2022

Zusammenfassung: Die aussagepsychologische Glaubhaftigkeitsbegutachtung ist in der forensischen Praxis seit vielen Jahrzehnten etabliert, im Straf- und Sozialrecht normativ bestätigt und durch eine Fülle empirischer Forschungsarbeiten abgesichert. Im Opferentschädigungsrecht haben wir es häufig mit Fallkonstella¬tionen zu tun, bei denen gleichzeitig mehrere problematische Einflussfaktoren auf die Aussagetüchtigkeit und Aussage¬zuverlässigkeit auftreten: (1) Vorbringen vermeintlich lang vergessener Missbrauchs¬erlebnisse in der frühen Kindheit, die (2) in langjährigen therapeutischen Prozessen erstmals erinnert werden, wobei (3) Betroffene häufig unter schweren psychischen Störungen leiden, die unmittelbar die höheren kognitiven Funktionen betreffen. Am Beispiel von dissoziativen Störungen, die per Definition die psychischen Funktionen der Realitätsüberwachung und des autobiographischen Gedächt¬nisses beeinträchtigen, werden typische Probleme der Begutachtung diskutiert. Dabei wird aufgezeigt, dass der vermeintliche Antagonismus zwischen Aussagepsychologie und Psychotraumatologie im narrativen Diskurs konstruiert und nicht durch empirische Belege untermauert ist. So weisen beispielsweise auch die Richtlinien der International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation zur Behandlung von Patientinnen und Patienten mit dissoziativer Identitätsstörung ausdrücklich auf die Gefahren der Implantation von Scheinerinnerungen im therapeutischen Prozess hin. Abschließend wird für eine Intensivierung des interdisziplinären Austauschs mit allen am OEG-Verfahren beteiligten Berufsgruppen plädiert. Abstract: During the last decades, psychological credibility assessment has been established in forensic practice, normatively confirmed by the jurisprudence of the supreme courts and empirically confirmed by a large number of empirical studies. In the context of crime victims compensation act, experts have often to deal with cases being characterized by multi-problem situations directly affecting the person´s competency to testify as well as statement validity: (1) reporting of long-forgotten sexual abuse in early childhood, (2) being recovered for the first time in long-term therapy by (3) a person suffering from severe psychological disorders affecting the higher cognitive functions. Using the example of dissociative disorders which impair, by definition, reality monitoring and autobiographical memory, typical problems of credibility assessment will be discussed. It will be demonstrated that the alleged antagonism between memory research and psychotraumatology has been constructed by narrative discourse rather than empirically proven. Thus, for example, the guidelines for treating dissociative identity disorder of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation explicitly point out that false memories can be implanted during therapy. Finally, it is recommended to strengthen the interdisciplinary discourse between all professionals being engaged in services within the crime victims compensation act.
Notwendigkeit einer kritischen Prüfung von Methoden zur Lügenerkennung und Vernehmungstaktiken zur Informationsgewinnung von Beschuldigten: Ein Positionspapier aus Psychologie und Polizei
Authors: May Lennart , Schneider Teresa , Okulicz-Kozaryn Malgorzata
Published: October 2022

Zusammenfassung: Polizeiliche Entscheidungsträger*innen und Ermittelnde in Deutschland erhalten regelmäßig Aus- und Fortbildungsangebote zu Methoden der Lügenerkennung und zu Vernehmungstaktiken für Beschuldigte, die teilweise unseriös sind. Keinesfalls sollten ineffektive oder ungeprüfte Methoden und Taktiken durch die Polizei angewandt werden, da sie gravierende Folgen für unschuldige Personen (z.B. Freiheitsentzug, soziale Schäden) und die Bevölkerung (z.B. weitere Straftaten durch die eigentlichen Täter*innen, sinkendes Vertrauen in die polizeiliche Ermittlungstätigkeiten) nach sich ziehen können. Besonders problematisch sind pseudowissenschaftliche Angebote, die nicht systematisch geprüfte oder nachweislich ineffektive Inhalte vermitteln, jedoch wissenschaftlich begründet scheinen (z. B. aufgrund des Titels oder der Berufsbeschreibung der anbietenden Personen). Dieses Positionspapier will diese Problematik beleuchten und Personen aus der polizeilichen Lehre und Praxis dazu anregen, Angebote kritisch zu prüfen und schwerpunktmäßig theoretisch fundierte und nachgewiesenermaßen effektive Methoden zum Einschätzen von Falschaussagen (z.B. anhand von Widersprüchen) und Konzepten zur Vernehmung Beschuldigter anzuwenden. Schlüsselwörter: Vernehmung; Täuschung; Geständnis; polizeiliche Ausbildung und Fortbildung; Pseudowissenschaft Abstract: Police decision-makers and investigators in Germany regularly receive training offers on methods for lie detection and interview/interrogation tactics for suspects. However, some of those methods and tactics are unserious. Ineffective or untested methods and tactics should not be used by the police, as they can have serious consequences for innocent people (e.g., detention, social damage) and the population (e.g., further crimes by the actual perpetrators, decreasing trust in police investigative work). Particularly problematic are pseudoscientific offers that provide non-systematically tested or even proven ineffective methods/tactics that appear to be scientifically based (e.g., because of the title or job description of the offering person). This position paper aims to highlight this issue and wants to encourage individuals in police training and practice to critically scrutinize offers and to focus on theoretically sound and proven effective methods for assessing false statements (e.g., based on inconsistencies) and concepts for interviewing suspects. Keywords: Interview/interrogation; Deception; Confession; Police training; Pseudoscience
Abemaciclib (Verzenio)
Authors: CADTH
Published: October 2022

CADTH recommends that Verzenio in combination with endocrine therapy should be reimbursed by public drug plans for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–negative, nodepositive, early breast cancer at high risk of disease recurrence based on clinicopathological features and a Ki-67 score of at least 20% if certain conditions are met.

Verzenio in combination with endocrine therapy should only be covered in patients whose breast cancer has receptors for the hormones estrogen and progesterone, tests negative for the HER2 protein, has been removed by surgery, and is at high risk of coming back based on certain risk features and the results of a biomarker test (i.e., Ki-67 test score ≥ 20%).

Verzenio in combination with endocrine therapy should only be reimbursed if prescribed by clinicians with expertise in delivering systemic therapy and if the cost is reduced.
Reinsurance: A Risk Management Instrument for Insurance Companies’ Profitability (A Case of Non-Life Insurance in Nigeria)
Authors:   Department of Insurance, School of Management, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun, Nigeria, Soye Yinka Augustine , Olumide Rufus Olubunmi ,   NEM Insurance PLC, 3rd Floor, Broking House, PMB 5328, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Adeyemo Damola Lukmon ,   Actuarial Science & Insurance Department, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, Nigeria
Published: October 2022

The study is carried out to determine reinsurance in place of a risk management instrument and its effect on the non-life insurance firms’ profitability in Nigeria, adopting ex-post-facto design, with multiple correlation and regression model to analyze the data obtained from Nigeria Insurers Association Digest report 2007 to 2018, which is indicating 12 years of study sample size. The findings of the study show that Premium Cession Ratio (PCR) and Net Retention Ratio (NRR) have positive effect on the profitability (ROA) of insurance companies but not significant with their coefficient values of (0.059880 and 0.006273) and their associated probability values of (0.2811 and 0.8880) respectively. However, the findings reveal that Reinsurance Dependence Cede Premium (RDC) and Reinsurance Commission to Shareholder’s Equity (RCS) have affected the profitability (ROA) of insurance business entities negatively and insignificantly with their values of coefficient (-0.266824 and -0.894553) and their corresponding p-value is (0.5149 and 0.3497) respectively.
Characteristics of supersaturation in mid-latitude cirrus clouds and their adjacent cloud-free air
Authors: Dekoutsidis Georgios , Groß Silke , Wirth Martin , Krämer Martina , Rolf Christian
Published: October 2022

Abstract. Water vapor measurements of mid-latitude cirrus clouds, obtained by the WALES (WAter vapor Lidar Experiment in Space) lidar system during the Mid-Latitude Cirrus (ML-Cirrus) airborne campaign, that took place in spring of 2014 over central Europe and the NE Atlantic Ocean, are combined with model temperatures from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and analysed. Our main focus is to derive the distribution and temporal evolution of humidity with respect to ice within cirrus clouds and in their adjacent cloud-free air. We find that 34.1 % of in-cloud data points are supersaturated with respect to ice. Supersaturation is also detected in 6.8 % of the cloud-free data points. When the probability density of the Relative Humidity over ice (RHi) is calculated with respect to temperature for the in-cloud data points from the ML-Cirrus data-set there are two peaks. One around 225 K and close to saturation, RHi = 100 % and a second one at colder temperatures around 215 K in subsaturation, RHi = 90 %. These two regions seem to represent two cirrus cloud categories: in-situ formed and liquid-origin. Regarding their vertical structure, most clouds have higher supersaturations close to the cloud-top and become subsaturated near the cloud bottom. Finally, we find that the vertical structure of RHi within the clouds is also indicative of their life stage. RHi skewness tends to go from positive to negative values as the cloud ages. RHi modes are close to saturation in young clouds, supersaturated in mature clouds and subsaturated in dissipating clouds.
Effect of land use legacy on the future carbon sink for the conterminous U.S.
Authors: Felzer Benjamin Seth
Published: October 2022

Abstract. Modeling the effects of the terrestrial carbon sink in the future depends upon not just current-day land use and land cover (LULC), but also the legacy of past LULC change (LULCC), which is often not considered. The age distribution of trees in the forest depends upon the history of past disturbances, while the nutrients in the soil depend upon past LULC. Thus establishing the correct initial state of the vegetation and soil is crucial to model accurately the effect of biogeochemical cycling with environmental change in the future. This study models the effects of LULCC from 1750 to 2014 using the Land Use Harmonization dataset (LUH2) of land use transitions with the Terrestrial Ecosystems Model (TEM) for the conterminous U.S. Modeled LULC include plant functional types (PFTs) of potential vegetation, as well as managed cropland, pastureland, and urban areas. LULCC is treated using a cohort approach, in which a separate cohort occurs every year there is a land use transition, thereby ensuring proper age structure of forests and regrowth with the correct soil nutrients. From 2000–2014 the modeled Net Ecosystem Productivity (NEP) is 989 TgCyr-1, but only -15 TgCyr-1 if accounting for carbon lost from land use transitions and management. The hypothesis is that the initial state of the vegetation and soils significantly affects the future state of the terrestrial carbon sink. In this study, LULC remains constant in the future, with the NCAR CCSM4 RCP8.5 climate used to force the TEM-Hydro model. The following experiments are run from 2015 to 2100, including a) restarting from existing cohorts in 2014 (RESTART), b) reinitializing in 2015 based on condensing the cohorts for each PFT into a single cohort (CONDENSED), and c) restarting from average cohort conditions for each PFT (AVERAGE). The NEP is too low when using condensed cohorts without reinitializing due to a larger increase in heterotrophic respiration (Rh) resulting from the assumption of mature forests. The carbon stocks are overestimated if condensed cohorts are reinitialized due to the assumption of mature, equilibrated forests. Where nitrogen-limited, forest regrowth is enhanced if regrowth starts from more nutrient-rich conditions. Water fluxes are dominated by environmental factors, but can be slightly dependent upon the underlying carbon dynamics. It is therefore necessary to account for past disturbances when modeling future changes in carbon dynamics.