bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Comparison of Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection versus Surgical Intervention for Management of Primary Chalazion
Authors: Jahanzaib Hafiz Muhammad , Khan Ijaz , Nazir Fahmina , Khalid Amina , Armoghan Nida
Published: September 2022

Purpose:  To compare the effectiveness of intralesional steroid injection versus Incision and curettage in management of primary chalazion.
Study Design:  Quasi experimental study.
Place and Duration of Study:  Department of Ophthalmology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from August 2020 to January 2021.
Methods:  Eighty patients were divided into two groups of 40 each through consecutive sampling. Patients with primary chalazion of the size >5mm, age group 18 to 50 years and either gender were included. Patients with recurrent, multiple and infected chalazia were excluded. All patients underwent complete ocular examination. Group A underwent Incision and curettage while in group B a 28 gauge needle with a 1 ml syringe was used to inject 0.25 ml of 40 mg/ml Triamcinolone Acetonide into the chalazion via transcutaneous route. Success was defined as 80% reduction in the size of chalazion after one month. The chi-square test was used for equivalence of treatment efficacy between the groups.
Results:  Age range in this study was 18 to 50 years. Mean age was 34.10 ± 5.87 years in Group A and 35.975 ± 7.60 years in Group B. The procedure was successful in 31 (77.5%) individuals in group A and 33 (82.5%) individuals in group B (P = 0.576), which was statistically insignificant. Stratification with respect to gender and age also showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p > 0.05).
Conclusion:  Intralesional steroid injection and Incision/curettageare equally effective in management of primary chalazion.
Refractive Surgery: Considerations in Forensic and Occupational Medicine
Authors: Mauro Salducci
Published: September 2022

In this brief communication, we will assess what issues are most forensic inherent in refractive surgery, devoting also to the general aspects of the problem, but without going into the specifics of individual cases or individual techniques. The current practice of a pre-printed signature below, often couched in general terms or formulated in an endless list of possible complications, serves more to define this event as bureaucratic and therefore as a consensus "documented" rather than "informed". Especially when this form is signed just before surgery, with the patient ready to be operated, is constantly interpreted by the judge as an act devoid of the meaning of information that enables the patient freedom of choice, which is seen instead as a safe conduct for the surgeon to protect against future challenges.
Demise of Clinical Methods: A Challenge for the Next Generation
Authors: Jamil Ahmad Zeeshan , Muaz Abdullah
Published: September 2022

Clinical methods have evolved over centuries. They reflect cumulative clinical wisdom of generations. Acquisition of skill of performing clinical methods has been regarded as a means of gaining knowledge. These skills not only help in learning psychomotor skills, but they also offer an opportunity to learn professionalism.1 Excellence in these skills have been sought and desired as the way to reach a diagnosis. To be proficient, it requires hard work of years and interactions among a community of professionals refine these acumen over time.
Channelling Nationalisms: Yugoslavisms in Croatian and Serbian Schoolbooks in the 60s and 70s
Authors: Fetibegović Mersija
Published: September 2022

This article examines how common histories were represented in Yugoslavian schoolbooks in 1960s–1970s Serbia and Croatia. National discourse analysis is used in combination with Benedict Anderson’s notion of imagined communities to define central themes in the sources. Yugoslavia’s Marxist education aimed to create socialist citizens and pioneers beyond national boundaries. At the same time, schoolbook authors used nationalisms as keys to evoke a class consciousness. These “national filters” in describing class struggle relate to tribal nationalisms in the 60s. In the 70s, socialist patriotism gradually replaced tribal narratives in schoolbooks. Schoolbook authors were however still (re)creating nationalities for seemingly instrumental purposes to accomplish a revolution. This article shows how supranational Yugoslavism(s) was constructed and negotiated and how tensions between socialism and nationalisms were mediated via mass education.
Intersecting Power Fields Steeped in Tradition: The Radical Left and Administrating Higher Education in Finland during the 1970s
Authors: Kortti Jukka
Published: September 2022

The student activism of the 1970s was strongly linked to the university administrative reforms in Finland. Especially after the radical faction of Finnish leftist students turned to pro-Soviet orthodox communism, the debunking of the professoriate’s “bourgeoise power” became one of the main goals of the vocal student movement. In this article, I analyse how the old professoriate was challenged and how they responded to this challenge. The conclusion drawn by this article is that Finnish university professors managed to resist the radical reforms and the pressure from the radical student movement in 1970s because their elite positions were not derived exclusively from one field, academia; rather, they also participated in other sets of elite practices, namely politics. Moreover, the close relationship between the state and academia was also manifested in the activities of students, who were historically also part of the Finnish elite. The starting point of this article is a case study of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki.
Genetic polymorphisms and their effects on the severity of silicosis in workers exposed to silica in Brazil
Authors: César Santos de Castro1,2,3 Marcos , Santos Ferreira Nani2 Angela , Cezar Rodrigues Salum1 Kaio , de Mendonça Rolando1 Jônatas , Fernandes Barbosa dos Santos1 Júlia , Albuquerque de Castro4 Hermano , Canto Ribeiro4 Patrícia , Costa3 Walter , Brasileiro de Mello1,5 Cícero , Barzotto Kohlrausch5 Fabiana
Published: September 2022

Objective: Silicosis is a pneumoconiosis characterized by fibrosis of the lung parenchyma caused by inhalation of silica particles. Genetic factors might play a role in the severity silicosis. We sought to evaluate the influence of polymorphisms in the ACE, FAS, FASLG, NOS2, IL1RN, FAM13A, TGFB1, and TNF genes on the severity of silicosis. Methods: Nine polymorphisms were genotyped by PCR in a sample of 143 patients with silicosis in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Results: Fifty-seven patients (40%) were classified as having simple silicosis and 86 (60%) were classified as having complicated silicosis. The TT genotype of rs1800469 in the TGFB1 gene showed a protective effect for complicated silicosis (OR = 0.35; 95% CI, 0.14-0.92; p = 0.028) when compared with the other two genotypes (CC+CT). The polymorphic T allele of rs763110 in the FASLG gene (OR = 0.56; 95% CI, 0.31-0.99; p = 0.047), as well as a dominant model for the T allele (TT+CT: OR = 0.37; 95% CI, 0.15-0.96; p = 0.037), also showed a protective effect. When patients with simple silicosis despite having been exposed to silica for a longer time (> 44,229 hours) were compared with patients with complicated silicosis despite having been exposed to silica for a shorter time, the T allele of rs763110 in the FASLG gene (OR = 0.20; 95% CI, 0.08-0.48; p < 0.0001), as well as dominant and recessive models (OR = 0.06; 95% CI, 0.00-0.49; p = 0.01 and OR = 0.22; 95% CI, 0.06-0.77; p = 0.014, respectively), showed a protective effect against the severity of silicosis. Conclusions: It appears that rs1800469 polymorphisms in the TGFB1 gene and rs763110 polymorphisms in the FASLG gene are involved in the severity of silicosis. Given the lack of studies relating genetic polymorphisms to the severity of silicosis, these results should be replicated in other populations.
Pengaruh Kualitas Pelayanan Fasilitas dan Harga Terhadap Kepuasan Konsumen di Hotel Bina Darma Palembang
Authors: Hidayah Nur , Noviardy Andrian
Published: September 2022

The formulation of the problem in this study is whether service quality affects customer satisfaction at Hotel Bina Darma Palembang Does facilities affect customer satisfaction at Hotel Bina Darma Palembang Does price affect customer satisfaction at Hotel Bina Darma Palembang Does service quality, facilities and prices affect customer satisfaction Hotel Bina Dharma Palembang. This aims to find out what affects the quality of service facilities and prices to consumers. The location of this research is located at Jln Jend A Yani 9/10 Ulu Palembang City. The population that has been used by researchers is some visitors who are at the Hotel Bina Darma Palembang which has a total of 5,561 visitors. The number of samples that have been obtained and calculated has a total of 98 respondents. The data collection technique in this study was a questionnaire. The hypothesis test used in this study is the t and f test. The results of this study indicate that the condition of service quality, facilities and prices affect consumer satisfaction.
Analisis Efektivitas Marka Kotak Kuning Di Simpang Tiga Jalan Soekarno Hatta – Jalan Arifin Ahmad Kota Pekanbaru
Authors: Muttaqin Muchammad Zaenal , Kudus Zaini Abdul , Indah Saviri Zhella
Published: September 2022

Salah satu simpang bersinyal yang ada di Kota Pekanbaru yaitu simpang tiga (jalan Soekarno Hatta – jalan Arifin Ahmad) memiliki kegiatan yang cukup padat, karena jalan ini merupakan akses untuk menuju pusat kegiatan masyarakat ke kawasan pasar, perkantoran dan lainnya. Peningkatan jumlah kendaraan yang lebih besar dibandingkan dengan jalan yang tersedia menyebabkan kemacetan. Salah satu upaya untuk mengurangi kemacetan pada persimpangan yaitu dengan menggunakan marka kotak kuning. Marka ini dirancang sebagai area tanpa kendaraan, apabila terjadi kepadatan lalu lintas dipersimpangan pengguna kendaraan yang masih diluar marka harus berhenti dan menunggu hingga kemacetan terurai. Adapun penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa tentang efektifitas dari marka kotak kuning dan kesesuaian marka kotak kuning. Penelitian ini menggunakan Peraturan Menteri Perhubungan No 34 Tahun 2014 dan Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 5 Road Markings (2018) dan Manual Kapasitas Jalan Indonesia (MKJI) 1997 untuk mengetahui efektifitas kinerja simpang. Parameter yang digunakan untuk mengetahui efektifitas kinerja simpang adalah derajat kejenuhan. Hasil analisis didapatkan bahwa ukuran marka kotak kuning di lokasi penelitian tidak sesuai menurut Permenhub No.34 Tahun 2014 lebar garis lurus dan garis diagonalnya sebesar 10-18 cm dan Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 5 Road Markings (2018) lebar garis diagonalnya sebesar 15 cm dan lebar garis lurusnya sebesar 20 cm, sedangkan di lokasi penelitian lebar garis lurus dan garis diagonalnya sebesar 30 cm. Untuk jumlah pelanggar marka kotak kuning sebesar 7195 pelanggar. Berdasarkan hasil analisa derajat kejenuhan, untuk simpang tiga memiliki nilai derajat kejenuhan melebihi 1,00 yang menandakan bahwa marka kotak kuning tidak efektif dalam meningkatkan kinerja simpang.
Analisis lokasi rawan banjir berdasarkan faktor fisik Kabupaten Mamuju
Authors: Risma Risma
Published: September 2022

Kabupaten Mamuju merupakan ibu Kota Provinsi Sulawesi Barat dan termasuk salah satu kabupaten yang rawan banjir. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis lokasi rawan banjir berdasarkan kondisi fisik Kabupaten Mamuju yang meliputi curah hujan, kemiringan lereng, elevasi, jenis tanah, buffer sungai serta penggunaan lahan.Metode weighted scoring dilakukan pada parameter kerawanan banjir untuk mengetahui nilai kerawanan banjir. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat wilayah seluas 279,84k㎡ di Kabupaten Mamuju yang memiliki kerawanan tinggi terhadap banjir. Daerah yang memiliki tingkat kerawanan banjir tinggi sebagian besar berada di bagian barat Kabupaten Mamuju karena tutupan lahannya didominasi oleh permukiman dan tambak serta memiliki topongrafi yang relatif datar. Sedangkan wilayah yang memiliki tingkat kerawanan banjir sedang dan rendah masing-masing seluas 1695,47k㎡ dan 2959,33k㎡.
Aplikasi sistem informasi geografis untuk pemetaan kerentanan kuantitas mata air dan pengaruhnya terhadap budidaya kopi di Kecamatan Grabag, Kabupaten Magelang.
Authors: Rosalia Cherlin Rian , Muchlis Muchlis , Rakhman Arie Noor
Published: September 2022

Mata air di Kecamatan Grabag mengalami penurunan kuantitas air yang disebabkan pengambilan air dalam jumlah yang besar dari mata air oleh pihak tertentu sehingga dapat mengancam volume mata air yang ada. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kerentanan kuantitas daerah mata air dan mengidentifikasi konservasi yang sesuai dalam pengelolaan mata air di daerah penelitian. Pemetaan kerentanan kuantitas mata air dengan menggunakan aplikasi Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) berdasarkan hasil pengamatan data di lapangan dan laboratorium. Daerah kerentanan mata air di daerah penelitian berklasifikasi kerentanan rendah – sedang. Daerah kerentanan rendah, berkelas kerentanan 2.0–2.6 tersebar di mata air Tuk Ngrancah, Tuk Tlogosari, Tuk Gedad, dan Tuk Tlogorejo. Daerah ini tersusun oleh endapan kolovial tanah regosol, bercurah hujan rendah (1750–2250 mm/tahun), berkemiringan lereng landai (9-15°), dan penggunaan lahannya sebagai kebun. Daerah klasifikasi sedang, berkelas kerentanan 2.7 – 3.3 tersebar di mata air Tuk Bleder, Tuk Mas Kalimas, Tuk Kembar, dan Tuk Udal. Daerah ini tersusun oleh endapan kolovial tanah latosol, bercurah hujan sedang (2250-2750 mm/tahun), berkemiringan lereng bergelombang (16-25°), dan penggunaan lahan sebagai kebun. Arahan teknik konservasi mata air berupa teknik konservasi agronomis dengan metode vegetatif. Penerapan metode ini pada mata air dengan klasifikasi kerentanan rendah berupa penggunaan bambu (Bambusa sp.) sebagai tanaman penutup tanah. Tanaman kopi liberika (Coffea liberika) bersama lamtoro (Leucaena leucochephala) serta aren (Arenga pinnata) diarahkan pada mata air dengan klasifikasi kerentanan sedang.
SOSIALISASI LITERASI KEUANGAN BAGI ANGGOTA PAGUYUBAN PEMANDIAN ALAM SEJUK (PAS) DI KABUPATEN SIMALUNGUN
Authors: Panjaitan Pawer Darasa , Damanik Darwin , Tumanggor Bagudek
Published: September 2022

The development of tourism in Simalungun Regency after the Covid 19 pandemic has started to get excited again, one of the attractions is the Pemandian Alam Sejuk (PAS) in Nagori Mariah Jambi. Paguyuban PAS is the manager of this tourist attraction. The development of this tourism object is still a lot of obstacles, one of which is fundamentally the problem of understanding financial literacy from Paguyuban PAS Members. This community service activity aims to provide understanding and education about the importance of financial literacy and good tourism management for Paguyuban PAS members. Based on the results of activities in the socialization of financial literacy and tourism management for Paguyuban PAS members, it can be concluded that the PAS Paguyuban members have low understanding of financial literacy, PAS Paguyuban members have low understanding in managing tourism objects properly, and the local government is not paying attention to providing infrastructure. and facilities around the PAS tourist area
PENGEMBANGAN POTENSI MASYARAKAT DENGAN PENERAPAN TEKNOLOGI MESIN PENCACAH SAMPAH ANORGANIK DI KELURAHAN TANJUNG PINGGIR
Authors: Munthe Risma Nuraini , Napitu Resna , Martina Sri , Tarigan Vitryani
Published: September 2022

This community service activity aims to train and assist the Tanjung Pinggir village community in developing community potential through the use of inorganic waste counting machine technology. This activity's target audience consists of ten people from the Tanjung Pinggir village community in Pematangsiantar city. This activity is trained and mentored through lectures, demonstrations, and exercises, which are supplemented by questions and answers. The lecture method is used to explain business concepts and theories that are based on technology. The demonstration method is used to explain a future technology work process. While the training method is used to practice technology-based media, the question and answer method allows participants to consult on media development problems. The enthusiasm of the participants, pangulu, and activity funds aided in the implementation of this activity. The participants did not have prior knowledge of technology, and there was limited time for training. Participants can benefit from this service activity by increasing participant business sales
SOSIALISASI PELESTARIAN DAN PENGELOLAAN CAGAR BUDAYA DI KOTA PEMATANG SIANTAR
Authors: Saragih Hisarma
Published: September 2022

The Pematang Siantar city government has issued Regional Regulation number 1 of 2021 concerning the Preservation and Management of Cultural Conservation in the city of Pematang Siantar. Cultural heritage is a cultural heritage that is material in the form of Cultural Conservation Objects, Cultural Conservation Buildings, Cultural Conservation Structures, Cultural Conservation Sites, and Cultural Conservation Areas on land and or in water that need to be preserved because they have important values for history, science, education, religion, and or culture through the determination process.

The purpose of this community service is to explain to participants, namely government employees in the sub-districts of Pematang Siantar city, which are eight sub-districts so that they can know and get provisions to carry out the preservation and management of cultural heritage or suspected cultural heritage in their respective regions.The method used is the lecture method, followed by a question and answer session between the lecturer and the participants. The lecture was conducted by displaying a slide that could show an image of a suspected cultural heritage at the Office of Education and Culture of Pematang Siantar City Jl. Merdeka, Pematang Siantar.

The result achieved in this socialization is that participants consisting of government employees in the sub-district can recognize a number of objects that are suspected of being cultural heritage in their working areas. Sustainability of socialization means that sub-district employees are equipped with abilities, and are able to take action in the effort to preserve and manage cultural heritage, or those suspected of cultural heritage by the community to sub-district employees to be followed up. The mandate of the Pematang Siantar Mayor's Regional Regulation number 1 of 2021 can be applied.
PENINGKATAN EFISIENSI BIAYA MELALUI INTEGRASI CABANG - CABANG USAHA TANI DI NAGORI BOSAR KECAMATAN PANOMBEIAN PANEI
Authors: Marbun Jhonson A , Simanjuntak Romauli , Tambunan Josua , Purba Sri Maya , Pasaribu Freddy
Published: September 2022

Nagori Negeri Bosar is an agricultural village located around the oil palm plantation of Marjandi plantation. In general, farmers in this village manage dry land with various types of crops, such as corn, peanuts, cassava, and cocoa. In addition, they also raise livestock, pigs in cages or cattle grazing in plantation areas. The management of farming branches is separate from each other, therefore they are not complementary. This is a problem that is trying to be solved through this community service activity. The purpose of this activity is to integrate farming branches managed by farming families so that efficiency occurs through reducing production costs and will further increase family income as well as the welfare of farmer families.

This community service activity is intended to empower farmers, especially through a group approach. Various extension methods were applied, such as lectures, field meetings and the practice of processing farm waste into the next production material/input. The results obtained were fodder silage made from corn straw, peanuts and lamtoro leaves and cow dung compost enriched with cocoa husk and oil palm flower buds. The practice of making silage and compost has worked quite well, but the enthusiasm of farmers is still not good, therefore farmer empowerment programs need to be continued by prioritizing changes in mindset or principles of environmentally friendly and efficient farming management.
"A case study in set-mapping pair theory: the set-mapping pair bijections"
Authors:   ", FILIP ALEXANDRU-DARIUS ,   DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS-FORECASTS-MATHEMATICS   BABEŞ-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION  TEODOR MIHALI STREET, NO. 58-60, 400591 CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA", RUS I. A. ,   "DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS  BABEŞ-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY KOGĂLNICEANU STREET, NO. 1, 400084 CLUJ-NAPOCA"
Published: September 2022

"In a recent paper (I. A. Rus. Sets with structure, mappings and fixed point property: fixed point structures. Fixed Point Theory 23 (2022), No. 2) the author introduced, amongst others, the following notions: set-mapping pair and set-mapping pair bijection. In this paper we study the set-mapping pair bijections in connection with the isomorphisms structure, and their impact on the fixed point theory in a set-mapping pair. Some open problems are also formulated"
Invariant manifolds for difference equations with generalized trichotomies
Authors:   ", BENTO ANTÓNIO J. G. ,   DEPARTAMENTO DE MATEMÁTICA E CENTRO DE  MATEMÁTICA E APLICAÇÕES (CMA-UBI)  UNIVERSIDADE DA BEIRA INTERIOR 6201-001 COVILHÃ PORTUGAL"
Published: September 2022

On an arbitrary Banach space, assuming that a linear nonautonomous difference equation \linebreak $x_{m+1} = A_m x_m$ admits a very general type of trichotomy, we establish conditions for the existence of global Lipschitz invariant center manifolds of the perturbed equation $x_{m+1} = A_m x_m + f_m(x_m)$. Our results not only improve results already existing in the literature, but also include new cases.
On Intuitionistic Fuzzy Structure Space On Γ-Ring
Authors:   P. G. DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, D. A. V. COLLEGE, JALANDHAR, PUNJAB, INDIA, SHARMA P. K. , LATA HEM ,   RESEARCH SCHOLAR, LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY, PHAGWARA, PUNJAB, INDIA, BHARADWA NITIN ,   DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS, LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY, PHAGWARA, PUNJAB, INDIA
Published: September 2022

In this research article, we investigate and study the intuitionistic fuzzy structure space of a $\Gamma$-ring $M$ set up by the class of intuitionistic fuzzy prime ideals of $M$ called the intuitionistic fuzzy prime spectrum of $\Gamma$-ring. Apart from studying basic properties of this structure space, we explore separation axioms, compactness, irreducibility and connectedness in this structure space.
A Study on the Effect of Internet Advertising on Somali Business
Authors: Hassan Dahir Ahmed , Hassan Sadak Mohamud
Published: September 2022

The Internet is becoming an important advertising tool in Somali business. While the number of internet users in Somalia has increased in the last ten years, some businesses in Somalia have also focused on internet advertising to increase their customers and have increased their spending on internet advertising to attract Customers. Businesses always focus on young people with an understanding of profit and a desire to turn them into loyal customers. In a way, they want to turn them into “unchanging” customers. Businesses reflect the change in their marketing understanding. Businesses are digitising their understanding of marketing and trying to catch young people in their pockets with the Internet they carry in their pockets. The most effective weapon that can do this is advertising. The change experienced also affects the advertising medium, leaving the traditional understanding of advertising and shifting itself to the digital platform. There is almost no research on internet advertising in Somalia business. For this reason, the aim of this study is to explain the changing marketing and trade understanding of businesses in Somalia and focus on understanding Somali people’s attitudes and behaviours towards internet advertising and online shopping. To facilitate this, 250 participants who are assumed to be more interested in the Internet were selected as a sample and fieldwork were conducted. In the conclusion part of the study, it was seen that Businesses had increased their interest in the Internet in the last ten years and they have found internet advertising effective. As a result, although e-commerce is not very developed in Somalia, it can be said that people have increased their desire to shop online.
PREDISPOSITION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN TO COMPUTATIONAL THINKING WHEN STUDYING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors:   Secondary school No. 18, Savinov Alexander N. , Chikova Olga A. ,   Ural State Pedagogical University; Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Krasheninnikov Valeriy V. ,   Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University
Published: September 2022

The article discusses the problem of measuring of the schoolchildren predisposition to computational thinking in the process of studying digital technologies in the framework of project activities for the robots creation. The structure of the model for measuring propensity, ability and susceptibility to computational thinking is described. A high degree of gender dependence of respondents for the “propensity” scale was found. It is established that teaching digital technologies most of all contributes to the formation of schoolchildren’ propensity for computational thinking.
Effects of computed distances, and other determinant factors on place of child delivery in Magadi Ward, Kenya
Authors: Maleyo Agnes , Omoke Kennedy Japhan , Moronge James Miyogo
Published: September 2022

The choice of place of delivery is still debatable in most sub-Saharan African societies’ especially pastoral communities. The decision on whether to deliver at a health facility or at home varies across households. This study sought to evaluate the effects of computed distance, demographic and socio-economic factors on the place of child delivery in rural Magadi, Kenya. The integration of both spatial and statistical techniques was adopted. Distances (straight-line distance, road network distance to the nearest health facility and primary facility) were computed using tools in the Network Analyst toolbox. Computed distances of 246 sampled households together with demographic and socioeconomic factors were further analysed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression. The findings showed that calculated road network distance to the primary facility was a determinant of access and use of place of delivery both for the adjusted and the unadjusted odds. Women aged 20 years or below, having more children, secondary education or above and those who are unmarried are more likely to deliver at health facility. Receiving 1 or 2 childbirth services from a health facility, being aware of a private actor who set up the health facility and involvement of the spouse in the decision-making of place of birth are also linked to the use of health facility for child delivery. Deliveries at home were related to family monthly income level, family occupation, opinion on health facility location and being aged between 21 – 30 years. It was found that though computed road distance to the primary facility was the dominant factor, other variables such as level of education, parity, awareness of local actors, other childbirth services received prior to child delivery and marital status determined whether a woman would access and use health facilities for child delivery.
Development and Evaluation of Wild-Derived Rats as Potential Experimental Models for Research
Authors: Gitau Lucy , AGOLA ERIC LELO , MAINA GEOFFREY M. , KANIARU Stephen Gitau
Published: September 2022

Wild rodents have been used as animal models in experimental studies of cellular aging, cerebral malaria, schistosomiasis, and leishmaniasis. Since they are the reservoirs of these diseases, recent studies have shown that research involving wild rodents is more efficient in giving a mirror image of the disease progression outside the laboratory setting. The study design was an analytic experimental study where observations were made between two groups of animals i.e. the wild-derived and lab-bred rats. The outcome of the intervention was obtained by comparing the two groups. This study sought to determine the usability of wild-derived rats as potential experimental animal models for biomedical research. Wild rats were randomly captured in areas with high transmission of Schistosoma mansoni and Leishmania donovani in Kisumu and Kitui counties, in Kenya and maintained in the animal house at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Nairobi. Breeding was carried out, and the subsequent generations were used to assess schistosomiasis and leishmaniasis disease progression between the wild-derived, and laboratory-bred rats. We further monitored behavior patterns and food consumption rate for 3 months in a total of 6 experimental trials. The results on feed consumption capacity indicated that consumption was significantly higher in laboratory-bred groups (p=0.001) compared to wild-derived rats. Overall, laboratory-bred rats were significantly heavier than wild rats. In the use of rats to assess schistosomiasis and leishmaniasis disease progression, the wild-derived rats were more susceptible to leishmaniasis and may be considered for S. mansoni compared to wild (worms recovered p=0.031). In conclusion, the study indicated that wild rats are potential reservoir hosts for both schistosomiasis and leishmaniasis and have the potential to maintain cycles of infection until after successful chemotherapeutic intervention. Therefore, wild rats may provide natural means for parasites like S. mansoni and L. donovani to re-infect humans in endemic areas.
Model Penurunan Turnover Intention dan Job Burnout melalui Mutmainnah Adaptive Capability untuk Pekerja Millenial
Authors: Fatriya Agustiya , Hidayati Rizky Nur
Published: September 2022

The purpose of this study was to test the model for reducing turnover intention and job burnout through workplace incivility and mutational adaptive capability for millennial workers. In the digital era where the millennial generation who is currently dominant or dominates the share of the labor market, it turns out that they are vulnerable to burnout. This study uses quantitative methods with primary data obtained from questionnaires. The sample selection will use a non-probability sampling method, which is a sampling technique in which not all of the population can be sampled. The criteria that enter include the millennial generation with the age of 20-40 years. Data were collected from130 respondents of employees of manufacturing companies in Demak. Data analysis used Partial Least Square (PLS) method with SmartPLS. The results showed that workplace Incivility had a positive and significant effect on Job Burnout, Muthmainnah Adaptive Capability had a positive and significant effect on Job Burnout, Workplace Incivility and JobBurnout had a positive and significant effect on turnover intention and Muthmainnah Adaptive Capability had a positive and significant effect on turnover intention. So, workplace incivility and mutual adaptive capability play a role in reducing job burnout and turnover intention.
First Report of Umbaspis regularis (Newstead, 1911) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Associated with Agonandra brasiliensis Miers ex Benth. & Hook.f. (Opiliaceae) in the Brazilian Cerrado
Authors: De Castro Marcelo T. , Montalvão Sandro C. L. , Wolff Vera Regina S.
Published: September 2022

Agonandra brasiliensis Miers ex Benth. & Hook.f. (Opiliaceae), popularly known as “pau-marfim” or “cerveja de pobre”, is a tree species of the Brazilian Cerrado and it’s used for timber and medicinal purposes by the local population. Studies about insects associated with A. brasiliensis are inexistent and there is no report of scale insects association with this tree species. This study aimed to report, for the first time, the occurrence of Umbaspis regularis (Newstead, 1911) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) on A. brasiliensis in Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil. This is also the first report of this scale insect in Central Brazil. Additionally, macroscopic and microscopic descriptions of U. regularis and the injuries observed in the plants are also presented.
Beyond Instrumentalism: Arab Nationalism and the Foreign Policy of Kuwait in the 1960s and 1970s
Authors: Alsayed Wafa
Published: September 2022

The international relations literature on Arabism overwhelmingly views the behavior of Arab states through an instrumentalist lens. This article departs from this approach, arguing that Kuwait's Arabist foreign policy in the 1960s and 1970s largely stemmed from its distinctive history,
which produced a prevailing pan-Arabist current in society evident in the mainstream press and official discourse. A combined historical-sociological and constructivist approach is used to disentangle the relationship between history, identity, and foreign policy.
Sirhan Sirhan and the Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Palestinian Rage and the Depoliticization of a Tragedy
Authors: Fischbach Michael R.
Published: September 2022

The June 1968 assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the hands of Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian refugee from the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, has long been viewed by the American public as an example of the inchoate violence that stalked the country during the 1960s. That is no accident.
Various parties succeeded in depoliticizing the assassination and sidelining the Middle Eastern dimensions of the crime despite the efforts of others to highlight the political background for Sirhan's action.
The World Cup: A Mixed Blessing for Qatari Soft Power (review article)
Authors: Dorsey James M.
Published: September 2022

Qatar and the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Politics, Controversy, Change, by Paul Michael Brannagan and Danyel Reiche. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. 186 pages. $49.99 cloth; $39.99 e-book.
Iran: The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War: Faith, Firepower, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards, by Annie Tracy Samuel (book review)
Authors: Farzaneh Mateo Mohammad
Published: September 2022

The Unfinished History of the Iran-Iraq War: Faith, Firepower, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards, by Annie Tracy Samuel. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021. 302 pages. $99.99.
Libya: Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder, by Jason Pack (book review)
Authors: St John Ronald Bruce
Published: September 2022

Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder, by Jason Pack. Afterword by Jonathan M. Winer. London: Hurst, 2021. 529 pages. £25.
Identification of Bacterial Isolates Recovered from the Surface of Cleanroom Operators’ Garments following Wear
Authors: Smith Laurie M. , Lowes Christina , O’ Driscoll Noëlle H. , Lamb Andrew J.
Published: September 2022

Background
Contamination of sterile pharmaceutical products can have serious consequences, in worst case scenario resulting in patient death. Cleanroom operators are the primary source of microbial contamination, where the surface of their specialist sterile clothing garments is subject to such contamination during wear. In turn these garments become a transmission vector for microorganisms within the cleanroom environment. Insight into identification of predominant bacterial isolates from garment surfaces would help to establish their original source and probable contamination route. This should assist possible intervention strategies to mitigate against this contamination.

Aim
The research aimed to determine identity of representative bacterial isolates recovered from the surface of cleanroom operators’ garments following wear within a cleanroom.

Methods
Following isolation and purification of bacterial isolates, 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to establish species identity for isolates recovered from the surface of male and female operators’ garments following wear within the cleanroom environment.

Results
Of the 47 isolates recovered from the surface of garments, 16S rRNA gene sequencing successfully identified 94 % to genus level and 77 % to species level. Most were confirmed as Gram - positive bacteria; predominantly species of Staphylococcus, Micrococcus and Bacillus. The isolates recovered from the surface of female operatives’ garments were more diverse than those retrieved from male counterparts.

Conclusion
Most isolates recovered from garments were found to be skin commensals, with nearly 70% attributed to the operators within the environment. The remainder were credited to contamination of garments with species of environmental origin. Whilst most bacteria identified present minimal threat to healthy individuals, certain of these are opportunistic pathogens, presenting a hazard for immunocompromised and/or those with underlying health conditions.
El documento Código fístula: un consenso histórico
Authors: Roca-Tey Ramón
Published: September 2022

El documento “Código fistula” ha sido elaborado por el Grupo Español Multidisciplinar del Acceso Vascular (GEMAV) en colaboración con las asociaciones españolas de pacientes renales ALCER y ADER. A imagen y semejanza de “Código infarto” y “Código ictus”, el “Código fístula” pretende ser un protocolo de atención urgente que permite identificar a las personas con enfermedad renal tratadas mediante hemodiálisis que presentan una patología aguda de su acceso vascular arteriovenoso, es decir, fístula nativa y fístula protésica, para trasladarlas, lo más rápidamente posible, a la Unidad Funcional del Acceso Vascular o al Hospital de referencia y efectuar el tratamiento mediante cirugía o procedimiento endovascular. Como la trombosis es la complicación más frecuente de la fístula, este evento será la causa más frecuente de activación del “Código fístula”. Dado que la trombosis incrementa la incidencia de hospitalización, el gasto sanitario y la morbimortalidad de la persona con enfermedad renal, el rescate de toda fístula trombosada debería ser una prioridad absoluta y considerarse una patología de manejo preferente que precisa de una solución lo más rápida posible. El documento “Código fistula”, además de GEMAV, ALCER y ADER, se ha consensuado por los siguientes grupos de trabajo y Sociedades Científicas españolas vinculadas a la atención de las persones con enfermedad renal (por orden alfabético): GEIRAS, SEACV, SEDEN, SEDYT, S.E.N. y SERVEI. Esperemos que pronto pueda aplicarse en todo el territorio español.
Factores de riesgo para el desarrollo de complicaciones de la herida quirúrgica en el trasplante renal
Authors: Pelayo-Alonso Raquel , Cobo-Sánchez José Luis , Palacio-Cornejo Clara Mª , Escalante-Lanza Silvia , Cabeza-Guerra Mª Victoria , Martín-Tapia Olga
Published: September 2022

Introducción: Las complicaciones quirúrgicas suponen un riesgo para el paciente tras el trasplante renal, siendo diversos los posibles factores de riesgo implicados.Objetivo: Determinar qué factores de riesgo contribuyen a la aparición de complicaciones de la herida quirúrgica en pacientes sometidos a un trasplante renal.Material y Método: Estudio de cohorte retrospectivo en pacientes trasplantados renales desde enero 2018 a diciembre 2021. Se recogieron datos sociodemográficos y clínicos del donante y del receptor. Se analizó la incidencia de infección y dehiscencia de la herida quirúrgica y sus factores de riesgo.Resultados: Presentaron infección el 13,5% de los pacientes y dehiscencia el 15,9% de la muestra, siendo pacientes con más edad (61,71±9,81 años frente a 56,56±11,88 años; p=0,030), con mayor tasa de sobrepeso según su IMC (42,9% frente 19,6%; p=0,046) y una mayor comorbilidad asociada (3,07±1,54 frente a 2,23±1,38 puntos; p=0,003). De los pacientes con infección, el 53,6% presentó, además, dehiscencia superficial de la herida. El exudado apareció en el 90,9% de los casos que desarrollaron una dehiscencia frente al 12,1% de los pacientes que no sufrieron dicha complicación (p<0,001).Conclusiones: La infección y la dehiscencia son complicaciones frecuentes tras el TR. La edad, el sobrepeso, comorbilidad alta y el exudado son factores de riesgo para desarrollar complicaciones de la herida quirúrgica tras el trasplante renal.
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran Interaktif Berbasis Guided Discovery Learning pada Materi Larutan Elektrolit dan Non Elektrolit
Authors: Nurhairunnisah  , I Made Sentaya  , Musahrain Musahrain , Ade Safitri
Published: September 2022

Minimnya penggunaan media pembelajaran interaktif selama kegiatan pembelajaran membuat tujuan pembelajaran kimia belum tercapai secara maksimal. Materi larutan elektrolit dan non-elektrolit merupakan materi yang dianggap sulit oleh siswa karena bersifat abstrak, pemahaman konsep yang baik dan dituntut untuk mampu menerapkan konsep tersebut agar siswa dapat membedakan sifat-sifat larutan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) menghasilkan bentuk media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis guided discovery learning pada materi larutan elektrolit dan non elektrolit. (2) menghasilkan media interaktif kimia berbasis guided discovery learning yang layak pada materi larutan elektrolit dan non elektrolit. Penelitian ini termasuk jenis penelitian Research and Development (R&D) menggunakan model ADDIE yang terdiri dari 5 tahap yaitu analisis, desain, pengembangan, implementasi dan evaluasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, penilaian kelayakan media pembelajaran interaktif oleh para ahli yaitu ahli materi, ahli media dan respron siswa dengan presentase masing-masing sebesar 3.7, 3.5, dan 3.3 dengan kategori sangat layak. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian tersebut maka pembelajaran interaktif disajikan dalam bentuk .html dapat digunakan menggunakan smartphone maupun laptop/komputer dan media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis guided discovery learning sangat layak digunakan pada materi oleh siswa kelas X. Penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan dapat menguji keefektifan dari produk media pembelajaran interaktif berbasis guided discovery learning pada materi larutan elektrolit dan nonelektrolit pada siswa kelas X.
The Expression of Epistemological Beliefs in Initial Teacher Education: A Systematic Review
Authors:   CIFI2D, Faculty of Sport,University of Porto, Porto,Portugal, Barros Margarida , Bessa Cristiana , Mesquita Isabel , Queirós Paula
Published: September 2022

Review question / Objective: The purpose of this systematic review is to scrutinize what is known about pre-service teachers’ epistemological beliefs in initial teacher training. The research questions which guided the review of these studies were: (Q1) What is the theoretical framework used? (Q2) What is the domain present in the research? (Q3) What have been the main purposes of the research? (Q4) Which have been the methodological procedures used to access epistemological beliefs? (Q5) What are the main research findings? Information sources: Five databases will be used to search and retrieve the articles: EBSCO, ERIC, Web of Science and SCOPUS. This review will not exclude any work based on the date of conclusion as it intends to understand and illustrate the overview of all the research carried out on the epistemological beliefs of pre-service teachers. This will allow access to the explanatory factors of the contours and manifestations that the EB assume in this training phase.
La inserción laboral de la mujer en los gobiernos locales
Authors: Escalante Gutiérrez Jenner Benjamín , Idme Condori Walter , Ferro Vásquez Arturo , Lescano Lopez Galia Susana
Published: September 2022

El objetivo es; Indagar respecto a la “Inserción Laboral De La Mujer En Los Gobiernos Locales”, entendiendo que, a nivel mundial, a nivel de Latinoamérica y en nuestro país existe una desigualdad respecto a equivalencia de oportunidades laborales entre hombres y damas, como también la desigualdad salarial, para ello analizaremos y propondremos aspectos que impiden que exista un equilibrio de igualdad de oportunidades respecto a la contratación de hombres y damas en el espacio laboral.

El enfoque metodológico que se desarrolla es el descriptivo, se empleó el método de análisis documental en base a la revisión de artículos de revistas indexadas.
Aprovechamiento de las TIC en la modalidad de educación a distancia
Authors: Arteaga Velasco Douglas Gustavo
Published: September 2022

La investigación se enfocó como objetivo analizar artículos sobre el aprovechamiento de las TIC en la modalidad de educación a distancia, empleando la metodología de revisión sistemática para identificar las aproximaciones teóricas; en este sentido, como estrategia de búsqueda de información se consultaron diversos registros de bases de datos como Scielo, ScienceDirect, EBSCO, Redalyc y Scopus en función a las ecuaciones de búsqueda de información y a la estructura de la temática. Inicialmente se consideraron 60 artículos, posterior a su análisis respectivo se valoraron 30 artículos con información acorde con la línea establecida siendo concordante con los resultados obtenidos del análisis crítico y estadístico de la información; asimismo, se observó una relevancia positiva en el manejo de las herramientas tecnológicas de los centros de enseñanza básica y superior que complementan las actividades pedagógicas en bienestar de la comunidad educativa.

Por consiguiente, se evidenció que el aprovechamiento de las TIC como entorno virtual en la educación a distancia incidieron favorablemente en el proceso de aprendizaje mediante el empleo de herramientas tecnológicas digitales de comunicación, fomentando la innovación educativa
Beneficios tributarios y su incidencia en los niveles de morosidad en la Municipalidad Distrital de El Porvenir, Trujillo 2021
Authors: Ríos Velásquez Julio César , Sevilla Gamarra Marco Antonio , Arias Pereyra Guillermo Paris , Aponte Méndez Santos Pedro
Published: September 2022

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar la incidencia de los beneficios tributarios en los niveles de morosidad en la Municipalidad Distrital de El Porvenir, Trujillo 2021. Para ello se analizó los meses en que se aplicaron los beneficios tributarios a través de descuentos en la deuda tributaria, con la finalidad de aumentar la recaudación y así reducir la morosidad. La investigación es de tipo descriptivo, cuantitativo, con un diseño no experimental, teniendo como población a los contribuyentes de la Municipalidad Distrital de El Porvenir. La técnica que se empleo fue el análisis documentario, a través de la revisión de información, la cual fue proporcionada por la Gerencia de Administración Tributaria. En esta investigación se aceptó la hipótesis general con una incidencia positiva de los beneficios tributarios en los niveles de morosidad en la Municipalidad Distrital de El Porvenir; obteniendo como resultado la reducción de la morosidad en el impuesto predial desde un 72% y un 79% en los años 2019 y 2020 respectivamente a un 65% en el año 2021. Tambien se logró reducir la morosidad en los arbitrios desde un 73% y un 79% en los años 2019 y 2020 respectivamente a un 67% en el año 2021.
Factores socio educativos en el tecnoestrés en docentes de instituciones educativas de lima, 2020-2022
Authors: Betancourt Murrugarra Yohanna Brigitte
Published: September 2022

Se desarrolló el estudio investigativo sobre la interrogante de cómo influyen los factores sociales y educativos en el tecnoestrés en docentes de Instituciones Educativas de Lima, 2020-2022. Es de enfoque cuantitativo, paradigma positivista, tipo aplicativa, nivel explicativo causal, diseño no experimental y de corte transversal. La muestra fue constituida por 218 docentes de educación primaria y secundaria de Lima. Para obtener la información del tema se aplicó con el cuestionario Red Tic de 25 ítems, para el tecnoestrés de los docentes. Los resultados fueron procesados con el software SPSS v. 25, donde se determinó que los factores sociales y educativos de las Instituciones Educativas influyen en el tecnoestrés del docente; respaldado por una Chi-cuadrado = 60,889 y un (Sig.=,000 < α=,05). El modelo explica de acuerdo a la Pseudo R2 de Nagelkerke que los factores sociales y educativos de las Instituciones Educativas influyen en un 28,0% en el tecnoestrés del docente. Además, se determinó en el estudio que los docentes de las instituciones privadas de Lima, tienen un tecnoestrés alto (10,6%) y en las instituciones públicas (7,3%).