bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ANALISIS YURIDIS KONFLIK HUKUM ADOPSI ANAK ANTAR NEGARA
Authors: Nirmala syakila
Published: April 2023

Permasalahan pengangkatan anak dalam waktu yang terakhir ini banyak di perbincangkan dalam masyarakat kita dan telah mendapatkan perhatian dari pihak pemerintah. Khussunya yang mengangkat anak tersebut adalah WNA. Permasalahan tersebut telah berada dalam bidang hukum perdata internasional. Rumusan masalah yang diangkat dalam penelitian ini adalah; pertama, bagaimanakah hukum pengangkatan anak warga negara Indonesia secara internasional di Indonesia;kedua,bagaimanakah peran hukum perdata internasional terhadap adopsi anak antar negara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peran Hukum Perdata Internasional terhadap adopsi anak antar negara terdiri dari 2 (dua) macam perlindungan hukum macam yaitu perlindungan secara preventif dan represi dilakukan untuk mencegah terjadinya sengketa yang tercantum dalam beberapa pasal. Pasal-pasal yang ada diharapkan dapat digunakan bukan hanya untuk melindungi, melainkan melaksanakan pengangkatan anak Indonesia oleh warga negara asing agar tidak terjadi permasalahan.
Does caffeine have a double-edged sword role in inflammation and carcinogenesis in the colon?
Authors: Mizoguchi Emiko , Sadanaga Takayuki , Okada Toshiyuki , Minagawa Takanori , Akiba Jun
Published: April 2023

Caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine, also abbreviated to CAF) is a natural chemical with stimulant effects and is commonly included in many drinks and foods, including coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks, cocoa, chocolates, and so on. Our group previously reported that oral administration of CAF efficiently suppressed the development of intestinal inflammation in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced murine acute colitis model by suppressing the expression of chitinase 3-like 1, one of the mammalian chitinases without enzymatic activity. Chitinases are hydrolytic enzymes that break down chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, and chitinase-like proteins have no enzymatic activity with preserving chitin-binding ability. CAF binds a cleft of the chitinase active site and plays a role as a pan-chitinase inhibitor. Although CAF showed an anti-inflammatory effect in the above model, oral administration of low-dose CAF with 10% sucrose showed potentially neoplastic effects in colonic epithelial cells in a DSS-induced murine chronic colitis model. In this review, we would like to discuss the pros and cons of coffee/CAF in colonic inflammation and neoplasia with an example of pathological finding.
Perceived Effectiveness of Leadership Styles for Improvement in Public Schools of Punjab
Authors: Batool Ishra , Jabeen Sofia , Ali Samaira Zulifqar
Published: April 2023

School leadership is identified as a central point in the effectiveness of the school environment. School leaders work in instituting a learning climate in ways that assist a broad understanding of the effectiveness through the participation, learning, and achievement of students from diverse cultural and social backgrounds. There is little research about how a leadership role can assist in coping with the challenges varying according to contextual differences. Research under study furnished the reliance that different leadership styles can help to play a mediating role by carefully planning to overcome all pressure on transforming policy into practice to integrate values. Inferential statistics were applied using factor analysis, correlation, and multivariate regression. The research yielded five leadership styles that successful principals practiced: delegation, commanding, participative, cultural, and moral leadership styles. The commanding leadership style of principals is more effective in fixing responsibility to accountability, while the participative leadership style of teachers contributes to school improvement. However, a collaborative leadership style contributes to leadership effectiveness. The results indicate that a lack of leadership-oriented practices is still problematic for schools, and this challenge alone can negatively affect school improvement.
Design and Evaluation of Controlled Onset Extended-Release System for Chronotherapeutic Delivery of Aceclofenac
Authors: Andiran V. , Kannan K.
Published: April 2023

The purpose of this research is to design and test Aceclofenac-containing capsule dosage type, which may be intended for the treatment of early morning stiffness and symptomatic pain relief in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Immediate release tablets were prepared by wet granulation method using crospovidone, SSG, Lycoat, and Ludiflash. Enteric coated Microspheres were prepared using Eudragit L100 and Eudragit R100 by oil-in-oil solvent evaporation method. Both IR tablets and microspheres of aceclofenac have been tested for pre-compression, post-compression and findings find to be appropriate in our trials. Chemical reactions between the drug and the polymeric substance have been tested using FTIR. There was no disparity between the IR patterns of Aceclofenac, the physical mixture of Aceclofenac and polymers. Based on the results obtained IR tablet (AI12) containing Crospovidone as super disintegrant was considered as the optimum powder blend for fabrication of capsule system. Among the enteric coated microspheres AC9 was considered as optimized formulation for colonic drug delivery. As our aim of work is to maintain a chronotherapeutic drug delivery, now we combine the optimized IR tablets and optimized enteric coated microspheres in a single capsule. Based on the drug release studies, it shows drug released up to 20hrs and follows zero order release kinetics with non-ficikian diffusion mechanism.
Bioanalytical Method Development and Validation of Eprosartan Mesylate and Hydrochlorthiazide using RP-HPLC in Human plasma
Authors: Telugu Gurumurthy. , Suresh P. V.
Published: April 2023

A precise, very rapid and cheaper RP-HPLC method that is reproducible and stable is developed aiming for estimating Eprosartan mesylate and hydrochlorothiazide simultaneously in an active pharmaceutical ingredient and tablet dosage form. This method relies on the simplicity and easy to run fashion. The diluent/solvent was selected based on the solubility of the drugs. The RP-HPLC analysis was performed using an Agilent system C18 (150mm x 4.6mm, 5m) column with a mobile phase of 0.1% orthophosphoric acid pH (2.2): Acetonitrile (60:40), Flow rate 1.0ml/min, Detector wavelength 240nm. Calibration was linear for Eprosartan (80-3200ng/ml) and Hydrochlorothiazide (8.5-340ng/ml). The value of r2 was more than 0.999 consistently. The accuracy within the same day and during the course of estimation of plasma samples were investigated, and it was discovered that the mean percent accuracy was very highwith ranges from 100.13 to 100.66% intra-day and 99.16 to 100.87% inter-day. On the basis of the analytes and plasma samples, the precision (percent CV) was computed and found to be 0.91-1.76% for intraday and 0.98-1.58% for inter-day. Eprosartan and Hydrochlorothiazide had 98.85% and 98.67% mean recovery.The percent mean stability of Eprosartan was determined to be 99.90% at 28°C and 100.16% at 80°C. The percent mean stability of Hydrochlorothiazide was determined to be 100.94 at 28°C and 101.11 at 80°C. The newly discovered approach has been effectively used to the regular examination of pharmaceutical formulations for pharmaceutical drugs.
Analysis of Phytochemical content and Antioxidant activity of Mycelia sterilia isolated from Boerhaavia diffusa
Authors: Settu Sugashini , Uma Anitha K.P.G , Arunachalam Sathiavelu
Published: April 2023

Fungal endophytes are living asymptomatically inside the tissue of higher plants are of rising interest as they are the promising resource of bioactive agents. The current study shows that mycelia sterilia isolated from Boerhaavia diffusa would be a potent phytochemical and antioxidant source. The preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of different secondary metabolites and all the fungal extracts exhibited antioxidant activity. There was a positive association between the amount of phenol content and the antioxidant content of the fungal extracts. Further research needs to be done on isolating the active compound accountable for this free radical scavenging activity and biophysical evaluation will be carried out in the future.
Information Technology (IT) and Teacher-Talk-Time (TTT) in EFL Classes
Authors: Idapalapati Srinivasa Rao
Published: April 2023

Teacher-talk-time (TTT) if often considered a parameter of the effectiveness of an EFL teacher as TTT could relatively impact the student-talk-time (STT), which is considered quite essential in classroom discourses for better student outcomes. In view of the ascending importance of the quantum of TTT in EFL classes, and the ever-increasing integration of information technology (IT) in EFL teaching-learning settings, the present study explores the ways IT is being used to effectively reduce TTT and improve STT as well as the learning outcomes of the students. This study is driven by the assumption that IT supports EFL teachers a great deal in reducing their TTT in their classes. And the study aims at identifying the extent to which IT could support teachers in reducing their teacher talk and in facilitating more of their students’ talk. In addition, the study would draw inferences on the impact of the quantity and quality of teacher talk on the student talk as well as on the student outcomes. The study was carried out with the data gathered by employing mixed-methods approach that included that qualitative and quantitative methods together with the data collected from the relevant and existent literature online indirectly via the systematic approach together with the data gathered directly from the teachers of ELT at the Institute of Languages of the University of Tabuk through questionnaires and face-to-face interviews.
Management of Welfare and Job-Security of Employees for Sustainability of Colleges of Education in Nigeria
Authors: Ngozi Ibelegbu Anthonia , Abanyam Friday Ekahe , Nwachukwu Chinwendu , J. Garba Hannatu
Published: April 2023

This investigation examined ways of improving management of welfare and security of human resources for sustainability of public colleges of education in South-East Nigeria. Two specific purposes and two null hypotheses were used to carry out the study. It adopted descriptive survey research design. The study involved a population of 486 senior administrators in the study area. All the 486 senior administrative officers were involved in the study; since it was of a manageable size there was no sampling in the study. A structured, 35-item questionnaire which was validated by three lecturers was used to collect data for the study. Cronbach Alpha reliability technique was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument; and it yielded reliability coefficients of 0.76 and 0.84 respectively for the two clusters. Data collection was carried out with the help of seven research assistants. From 486 copies of the questionnaire administered, 462 copies representing 95.1% were correctly answered and returned. The collected data were analyzed with mean and analysis of variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. From the data collected and analyzed, the study identified 16 ways of improving management of welfare and 19 ways of improving management job security of human resources for sustainability of public colleges of education in southeast Nigeria. The mean ratings of participants did not show any significant difference on ways of improving management of welfare and job security of human resources for sustainability of public colleges of education in southeast Nigeria. The study among others advanced that colleges of education’s management team should establish staff welfare and job security programmes that are helpful and appropriate to emerging trends in work places.
Analisi della riforma degli ammortizzatori sociali: il punto sulla Nuova Assicurazione Sociale per l’Impiego,
Authors: De Angelis Marina , De Minicis Massimo , De Vincenzi Roberto , Ercolani Dario , Filippi Michelangelo , Marocco Manuel
Published: April 2023

This study summarises the results of an activity using a new information field: the Inps archives integrated with the Statistical Information System on Mandatory Communications (Sistema Statistico Informativo delle Comunicazioni Obbligatorie – SISCO). In the first paragraph, the regulation of the New Social Insurance for Employment, the main institution of the unemployment insurance system, is resigned. Then the second paragraph analyses in depth the methodological aspects related to the identification of the potential audience and the eligibles. The use of an integrated archive has allowed — through a logistic regression — an in-depth evaluation of the determinants of access to the treatment, as well as a first test on the quality of the selection procedures adopted. Finally, paragraph 3 below proposes a targeted summary of the main evidence in terms of the characteristics of the inputs into treatment and of the recipients, focusing on sectors and sub-populations. After the identification of possible lines of development, brief conclusions are drawn.
P-Cab Dependent Dual Therapy Versus PPI Dependent Triple Therapy Against H Pylori Infection in Acid Peptic Disease
Authors: Iqbal Namra , Aziz Hafiz Muhammad Imran , Sultan Farooq , Tabussam Shehla , Zaheer Akfish , Rafique Rabia
Published: April 2023

Background: H Pylori infection is associated with multiple conditions of gastroenterology like gastritis, mucosal ulcer and dyspepsia. Due to emergence of resistance against conventional therapeutic agents, new treatment regimens have been introduced and are superior to the older one. Objective; Compare P-CAB dependent dual therapy vs PPI dependent triple therapy against H. Pylori infection Methodology: Sample size was 400 patients, segregated into P-CAB -group and PPI-group randomly. P-CAB -group was treated with 1gm amoxicillin 8 hourly and Vonoprazole 20-mg 12 hourly daily for 4 weeks. PPI-group was treated with 1-gm amoxicillin, 500-mg clarithromycin and 20-mg Lansoprazole 12 hourly daily for 4 weeks. After four weeks of therapy, stool antigen test for H Pylori was performed to confirm H Pylori eradication. Patient with negative stool antigen test for H Pylori was labeled recovered and vice versa. Collected data was analyzed using window application SPSS (statistical package of social Sciences software). p value under 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Among P-CAB -group, 89 % patients become free from H.Pylori, while 11% patients could not recover from H.Pylori infection in spite of the same treatment. Similarly 69.5% patients of PPI-group recovered and 30.5% patients could not get rid of H.Pylori infection. Conclusion: It is concluded that P-CAB dependent dual therapy is more effective than PPIs dependent triple therapy against H.Pylori infection. Keywords: Lansoprazole, Proton Pump inhibitor, Potassium-competitive acid blocker, Vonoprazan, H. Pylori infection.
Frequency of Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Spouses of Hepatitis C Virus Positive Patients
Authors: Alam Abubakkar , Ejaz Zubair , Sohail Muhammad , . Kamran , Abdullah Sadaf , Khan Asfand-E-Yar , Khursheed Bisma , Ullah Inam , Gillani Syeda Rubina
Published: April 2023

Hepatitis C is the major source of cirrhosis, HCC and chronic liver disease and is one of the major reasons for liver transplant and remain undiagnosed in large number of high-risk populations. Objectives: To assess the frequency of occult hepatitis C virus infection in the spouses of hepatitis C virus positive patients. Place and Duration: This Cross-sectional study was held in the Hepatitis clinic of gastroenterology ward of Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from 21st September 2020 till 20th March 2021 after approval from hospital ethical committee. Methods: Total 164 patients aged 20 to 60 years of both genders who were hepatitis C virus positive and whose spouses were healthy and asymptomatic were selected for this study. Frequency of occult hepatitis C infection in healthy spouse was determined. Data was analyzed and entered using SPSS 23. Results: In this analysis, total 164 patients were selected with mean age of 38.6±11.7 years. Among spouse history of previous surgery was present in 41.5%, history of blood transfusion in 47.6%, history of dental treatment in 73.2% and history of drug use in 54.9% sampled population. Frequency of occult hepatitis C infection was present in 7.3% healthy spouses. Conclusion: Hepatitis C infection is common in spouses of hepatitis C infection. All individuals presenting in OPD should be advised for spouse screening. Keywords: Occult, HCV, Intra-spousal transmission, intravenous drug use
Malignancies in the Parotid Glands: A Histopathological Analysis
Authors: Luhano Mahesh Kumar , Syed Fareeha Naseer , Sarwar Afia , Sarwar Urwa , Baloch Sabah Kaleem , Anjali Fnu
Published: April 2023

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of benign and malignant parotid tumors, as well as their age and gender distributions, and histomorphological characteristics. Study Design: Retrospective study Place and Duration: Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro in the duration from July, 2022 to December, 2022. Methods: The department of pathology examined a total of 47 Parotid tumor specimens. Sections were obtained, processed, and paraffin-embedded after specimens were formalin-fixed. Slides were prepared, hematoxylin and eosin was used to stain them, and then the paraffin blocks were sliced. (WHO) histological type was used to categorize the cancers. The gathered data were statistically examined. Results: There were majority 26 (55.3%) males and 21 (44.7%) females in this study. Among all, 34 (72.3%) cases had benign tumor and 13 (27.7%) cases were had malignant tumor. Among 34 cases of benign tumor, pleomorphic adenoma was the most common found in 17 cases and in malignant tumor mucoepidermoid carcinoma was the most common found in 6 cases. Majority of the cases of benign tumor were aged between 30-50 years. Conclusion: Parotid tumors are significant even though they are uncommon because they exhibit a great variety of morphologic variability between various tumor types and occasionally even within a single tumor mass. Hence, a precise diagnosis is crucial and may be made by a histological study. Keywords: Histopathological Examination, Parotid Tumors, Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, Pleomorphic Adenoma
Outcomes of Pregnant Females Presented with Non-Reactive CTG
Authors: Memon Uzma Ali , Mahar Tahmina , Amanullah Hina , Fatima Sabahat , . Sameena , . Mahjabeen
Published: April 2023

Objective: One of the objectives of this research was to determine the rate outcomes for patients who first presented with non-reactive cardiotocography. Study Design: Descriptive study Place and Duration: Sindh Government Qatar Hospital Orangi town Karachi. Jan 2022-Dec 2022 Methods: 133 women between the ages of 20 and 42 who presented to the OPD or ER with labor pains were included in the research. Abnormalities were seen on both the antepartum and intrapartum CTG. The manner of delivery was decided after a CTG and physical assessment. SPSS 24.0 was used to analyze and input the data. As a follow-up to the stratification process, Chi-square was employed. Values of p less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: Mean age of the females was 27.14±12.88 years and had mean BMI 36.2±5.81 kg/m2. Mean gestational age of the females was 37.2±3.34 weeks. There were 80 (60.2%) cases had rural residency. Frequency of obesity and anemia was 13 (9.8%) and 18 (13.5%). We found C-section in 58 (43.6%) cases, induction of labor in 42 (31.6%) cases and prolong labor in 33 (24.8%) cases. Frequency of pre-eclampsia found in 46 (34.6%) cases, gestational diabetes in 55 (41.4%) cases and post-partum haemorrhage in 77 (57.9%) cases. Low apgar score found in 25 (18.8%) cases. Conclusion: Cardiotocography monitoring in labor is associated with a higher risk of caesarean sections because of its high false positive rate. Our research shows that pregnant women who are overweight have an increased risk of developing diabetes, premature labor, and preeclampsia and these are contributing factors for non-assuring CTG. Keywords: Non-reactive cardiotocography, C-section, Obesity, Anemia, PPH
Quality Analysis of Various National and International Brands of Glimepirides Available in Pakistan
Authors: Ahmed Salman , Suheryani Imran , Ghoto Muhammad Ali , Muhammad Shaib , Mughal Ubed-Ur-Rehman , Ahmed Zeeshan , Ahmed Shayan , Sultana Razia , . Rabeia , Jamali Jameela
Published: April 2023

Objective: The primary focus of this research is to ascertain that these different generic drug products from national and multinational companies competing in the local market are equivalent in quality. Material and Methods: A comparative quality analysis was executed on national and multinational brands of glimepiride tablets obtained from local pharmacies of Hyderabad. A cumulative of 6 glimepiride brands were selected and internationally accepted in-vitro tests were carried out at Industrial pharmacy laboratory of Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, during time period August 2021 to August 2022 to compare with Pharmacopoeia standards. Results: All the drug products (Glimepiride tablets) obtained from local market were meeting the standards laid by BP for tests of weight uniformity, diameter, thickness, hardness, friability, disintegration, and content uniformity/assay. Conclusion: Every generic of glimepiride tablets from various local and multinational manufacturers are pharmaceutical equivalents and can be prescribed interchangeably. Keywords: National, International, Brand, Glimepiride, Quality, Pharmaceutical Equivalents
Efficacy and Safety of Carbetocin in Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage
Authors: Arif Nida , Tahir Umber Arooj , Aftab Komal , Rasheed Tahreem , Chandio Khushboo
Published: April 2023

Objective: The study compared the effectiveness of carbetocin and oxytocin, administered post caesarian section for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Study Design: This was a prospective single center, case-control, cross sectional, observational, double ended study conducted from September 2020 to January 2022, comprising 150 female patients. Methods: The study was conducted at Hameeda Memorial Hospital Lahore in women undergoing caesarean section under regional and general anesthesia. Women were randomized to receive either carbetocin or oxytocin 5 IU intravenously. Results: Average age of patients was 34.5 years with average BMI of 27. It was noted that patients who were administered drugs had 348.6ml less blood loss than those not administered in PPH. Patients who did not received the drugs had average 800 ml blood loss. Whereas those who did had the drug had average of 451ml loss of bleed in PPH. Carbetocin showed effectiveness in preventing PPH by maintaining uterine tone. It was found that it significantly reduced the need for additional uterine contractile interventions to prevent or treat excessive bleeding after cesarean. In high-risk women, carbetocin has been found to be more effective than oxytocin in preventing blood loss greater than 500 mL during the cesarean section. Practical Implication: This study will help the gynecologists in selecting potent and safe therapeutic agents for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhages in high risk females. Conclusion: Carbetocin has been shown to be a safe and effective option for the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in high-risk women as compared to other therapeutic agents along with potential safety margins. Keywords: Carbetocin, efficacy, safety, prevention, postpartum hemorrhage, oxytocin, uterotonic
Sofrimento social como dimensão da pobreza
Authors: Silva Hélio Alexandre
Published: April 2023

O objetivo deste texto é mobilizar a noção de sofrimento social como uma das dimensões estruturantes do fenômeno da pobreza. Para realizar esse trajeto, são apresentados, inicialmente, os contornos mais decisivos do sofrimento social que podem ser mobilizados para realizar o objetivo proposto. Em seguida, apresenta-se uma noção de pobreza construída a partir da crítica à tendência de aproximação, frequente nas poverty theories, entre pobreza e mínimo. Finalmente, no terceiro momento, diferentes níveis de pobreza são articulados às diferentes formas de sofrimento social, com especial atenção para experiências de humilhação.
Frestas no Tempo e as Novas Agentividades Históricas no Antropoceno
Authors: Freyesleben Alice Fernandes
Published: April 2023

O presente artigo tem como objetivo refletir acerca da reconfiguração epistemológica da ciência histórica suscitada pelo conceito de Antropoceno. Para tanto, foi dividido em três partes. Na primeira, a partir de autores como Ailton Krenak, Keith Thomas, Bruno Latour, Isabelle Stengers e Pierre Clastres questiona-se a neutralidade dos discursos científicos e filosóficos. A segunda parte se destina a analisar as diversas formas de se compreender historicamente e de se nomear a atual crise socioambiental tendo como base as contribuições de Jason Moore e Donna Haraway. Por fim, avalia, no campo da ciência histórica, algumas implicações teóricas da percepção de que o planeta é dotado de uma historicidade própria. Para isso, dialoga com o geocientista Jan Zalasiewicz e demais autores, como Zoltan Simon que propõe outras formas de se pensar agentividades históricas, temporalidades e a própria noção de historicidade.
Ciudadanía digital
Authors: Torres Maldonado María Alejandra , Ortiz Portocarrero Alier
Published: April 2023

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el concepto de ciudadanía digital en el contexto de la sociedad de la información y el conocimiento; asimismo, conocer los alcances y límites de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) para el ejercicio real y pleno de la ciudadanía en el contexto peruano en particular y el rol de la educación en la construcción de una ciudadanía digital. Para ello, se revisaron diversas fuentes, tanto nacionales como internacionales, relacionadas con el tema de la ciudadanía digital. La primera constatación es que las nuevas tecnologías impactan profundamente en las formas como las personas, especialmente los jóvenes, se vinculan entre ellos y con las instituciones, así como, en sus vidas cotidianas, crean posibilidades de participación y empoderamiento ciudadano, y visibilizan grupos humanos y derechos que antes no existían. Sin embargo, se constatan también las limitaciones de la participación en la red, referidas a su impacto en las transformaciones que se pretenden lograr, así como la necesidad de cambios culturales y normativos de mayor acceso a las nuevas tecnologías y, especialmente, de una educación para el desarrollo de competencias digitales para el ejercicio óptimo y responsable de la ciudadanía digital.
Comparative Effects of Futures-wheel and Story-telling Methods of Teaching on Students’ Interest in History in Delta State, Nigeria
Authors: Onah Felix Agbor , Ikwuka Obiageli Ifeoma
Published: April 2023

Objective: The study investigated the comparative effects of futures-wheel and story-telling methods of teaching on students’ interests in history. Methods: The study adopted quasi-experimental design involving non-equivalent pre-test, post-test, control and experimental groups. Two research questions were raised and two hypotheses were tested. The study population comprised of 450 SS1-3 students, with a sample size of 120 SS1 students (50 males/70 females) selected from two schools in the Sapele Education Zone of Delta State. Two intact classes were utilized, with one class assigned to the control group and taught with story-telling, while the other class was assigned to the experimental group and taught with the futures-wheel method. Data were collected using History Interest Scale and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25. Results: The results indicated that students taught with the futures-wheel method exhibited a greater interest in history than those taught with the story-telling method; and female students showed a greater interest in history than male students. Additionally, the futures-wheel is an innovative teaching method that can effectively motivate and sustain students' interest in history, and thereby preventing the subject from becoming extinct in secondary schools because studying history catalyzes national unity and development. The results also showed that futures-wheel method can facilitate and motivate students to brainstorm, think critically, perceive insights about problems, and proffer solutions. Conclusion: The study's implications suggest that continued use of the futures-wheel method in teaching history can enhance students' interest in the subject, preventing its decline in secondary schools. The researchers suggested that the futures-wheel method should be integrated into history teaching in secondary schools.
Cross-modal Person Re-identification Based on Hybrid Learning Networks
Authors:   School of Information Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, China, Zhu Guangpu , Sang Haifeng ,   School of Information Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, China
Published: April 2023

Objective: Person re-identification (cross-modal person re-identification, Re-ID) aims to retrieve query identities from a gallery of non-overlapping camera views. It has many practical applications such as missing person search, forensics, etc. Much pedestrian Re-ID research mainly focuses on single-modal retrieval tasks, where both indoor and outdoor pedestrian images are from red, green, and blue (RGB) modalities. However, the security monitoring system will automatically switch from the visible state to the infrared state in dark situations. In order to meet the needs of practical applications, research on cross-modal pedestrian Re-ID based on IR-RGB has attracted more and more attention. The features of different modality images essentially lack modality sharing information. Methods: Most of the existing methods use the network to extract shared features to deal with differences, but they ignore the unique feature information that is beneficial to recognition in these two modality images. In this paper, a hybrid learning network is proposed to solve the problem of learning the unique and common features of the two modalities by mixing the single-modal branch and the cross-modal branch to learn from each other. At the same time, the graph convolution attention mechanism and granular feature learning are used to process the features extracted by the cross-modal branch and the single-modal branch, so as to enrich the information input by different branch classifiers, thereby improving the discriminability of features. Results: And achieved 59.68% Rank-1 accuracy and 58.28% mean average precision average mean precision on the cross-modal data set SYSU-MM01. Conclusion: The experimental results also show that this is the effectiveness of the method.
The Causes and Characteristics of Polish Immigration to the United States
Authors: Pula James S.
Published: April 2023

Statistics from the JSTOR database indicate that an article on the causes and nature of Polish migration to the United States has, over the last two decades, been the most often consulted and downloaded item from Polish American Studies even though it was first published more than seven decades ago. This article is an attempt to update and greatly expand on that earlier effort by taking a longitudinal view of the subject from 1608 through 2020. It will focus primarily on Polish and American circumstances that influenced migration, the number of Polish people arriving in the US during the different historical eras, and their regions of settlement and employment.
Cálculo del coeficiente de rugosidad "n" para canales trapezoidales con presencia de sedimento (Ø = 0.05 mm)
Authors: Mejía Diego , Benavides Muñoz Holger
Published: April 2023

En conducciones naturales y canales artificiales, es frecuente encontrar que la característica física del agua trasegada se vea alterada por la presencia de sedimento en el flujo; el depósito de dichas partículas sobre el fondo y paredes de la conducción, provoca que se modifique el valor de rugosidad del perímetro mojado. Determinar la velocidad o caudal de estos flujos con ecuaciones empíricas como la de Chezy-Manning, requiere considerar cambios físicos al momento de calcular el coeficiente de rugosidad «n» de la sección transversal del cauce. El objetivo fue calcular el coeficiente de rugosidad en un canal con presencia de sedimento. El trabajo fue realizado en el canal trapezoidal del laboratorio hidráulico, campus Universidad Nacional de Loja; se dividió en tres secciones; la primera, sin sedimento (inicio); la segunda, con sedimento (parte media) y una de control, mediante vertedero de 90º (parte final). Se aplicaron dos metodologías: i) el coeficiente de rugosidad ponderado, aplicando la ecuación de Horton-Einsten y ii) método gráfico, con la relación entre función ᵩ(R/k) y el valor del diámetro de las partículas (k). Se determinó que n se puede expresar en función del diámetro de partículas de sedimento. Con el nuevo valor de «n» en las ecuaciones de Nanning, los valores de velocidad y caudal fueron más cercanos a los medidos con el correntómetro.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54167/tch.v11i2.159
Impact of Mobile Applications on Customer Service for the Tourism Sector: A Systematic Review and Neutrosophic Dematel
Authors:   National University of San Marcos, Lima Peru, Oncebay-López Julio Oncebay-L� ,   National University of San Marcos, Lima Peru,   National University of San Marcos, Lima Peru,   National University of San Marcos, Lima Peru, Gamboa-Cruzado Javier Gamboa , Sánchez Augusto Hidalgo S� , Tirado Violeta Benites
Published: April 2023

This study aims to systematically review mobile applications and their impact on customer service in the tourism sector from 2017 to 2021. For this, the use of the DEMATEL method in its neutrosophic variant is proposed. The search strategy identified 257,399 articles from digital libraries such as Scopus, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, Springer Link, Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, and ARDI. Likewise, only 70 articles based on exclusion criteria were considered using the PRISMA Flowchart. The results of the systematic review have focused on recent studies of mobile applications and their impact on customer service in tourism and also provide a mapping of the extracted studies, metrics, trends, and validation methods to compare relevance to their settings and situations. The applicability and importance of multiple decision-making methods for solving complex problems were demonstrated. In addition, the effectiveness of using neutrosophy to reach valid conclusions when faced with real-life problems was manifested.
Analysis of Neutrosophic Elements in the Determination of Bankruptcies in SMEs Using Machine Learning
Authors:   National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru, Vega J. Ramón R. de ,   National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru,   National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru,   National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru, Conejo A. G. Ruiz , Carranza Carlos C. , Cairo Vladimir R.
Published: April 2023

Nowadays, Machine Learning techniques stand out, especially in the business sector, in predicting bankruptcies in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This reduces the probability of making bad investments when creating SMEs. Therefore, a systematic review of Machine Learning for predicting bankruptcies in SMEs was conducted to identify ideal articles. The search was conducted on Taylor Francis Online, IEEE Xplore, ARDI, ScienceDirect, ACM Digital Library, Google Scholar, and ProQuest. As a result, information was collected from 84 definitive studies on determining bankruptcies in SMEs using Machine Learning. Therefore, this study aims to determine the state-of-the-art regarding determining bankruptcies in SMEs using Machine Learning. To obtain the results, the Saaty Neutrosophic AHP method was used to identify the most applied business sector and predict possible bankruptcy due to its broad nature of indeterminacy in that subset. The systematic review results have allowed for determining essential details regarding the state-of-the-art of determining bankruptcies in SMEs using Machine Learning.
Identifikasi dan Karakterisasi Tanaman Kratom melalui Pendekatan Profil Kandungan Senyawa Penanda secara LC-HRMS QToF dan Penetapan Nilai Retention Index secara GCMS
Authors: Kurniawati Farida , Fitria Dona , Nainggolan Aan Risma Uli , Wardani Puspita Ayu
Published: April 2023

Saat ini senyawa penanda yang diperlukan sulit diperoleh di peredaran karena termasuk senyawa dilarang di Indonesia. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengembangkan alternatif metode tanpa baku pembanding dengan pendekatan profil kandungan senyawa penanda menggunakan spektrometer massa. Spektrometri massa dilakukan baik menggunakan gas kromatografi maupun liquid chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). Kedua metode tersebut dikembangkan untuk uji konfirmasi identitas senyawa penanda pada tanaman kratom. Uji spektrometri massa dilakukan setelah senyawa penanda diekstraksi dari tanaman. Uji gas kromatografi dilakukan menggunakan mode selected ion monitoring (SIM) pada m/z 214, 397, 383, dan 269. Sistem kromatografi LC-HRMS menggunakan modifier ion asam formiat 0.1% dalam air dan asetonitril sebagai fase gerak. Analisis dilakukan menggunakan spektrometer massa quadrupole time of flight (QToF) sebagai mass analyzer, mode ionisasi ESI+ dan mode scan. Analisis kualitatif menggunakan data waktu retensi (Rt) dan fragmen ion senyawa penanda tanaman kratom. Diperoleh 3 (tiga) senyawa penanda tanaman kratom, yaitu speciociliatine, speciogynine, dan mitragynine. Uji spesifisitas dilakukan dengan membandingkan waktu retensi yang dikonfirmasi dengan nilai Retention Index (RI) secara GCMS serta nilai m/z senyawa penanda secara LC-HRMS QToF. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa 3 (tiga) senyawa penanda utama dapat digunakan dalam identifikasi tanaman kratom. Metode ini dapat diaplikasikan sebagai uji konfirmasi kandungan tanaman kratom dalam obat tradisional dimana metode LC-HRMS QToF merupakan meotode yang lebih sensitif dibandingkan dengan GCMS dengan nilai LOD 149.2 µg/g dan 67.6 mg/g sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai metode konfirmasi setelah sampel diekstraksi dan diisolasi secara KLT.
Peran Industri Logistik terhadap Keamanan Peredaran Obat dan Makanan
Authors: Rastika Dewa Gede Bayu , Giritikawati Novi , Pramudita Adin Wira
Published: April 2023

Seiring dengan meningkatnya pertumbuhan e-commerce di Indonesia berdampak pada peningkatan kebutuhan industri logistik yang cepat dan efisien baik di dalam negeri ataupun lintas batas negara. Peningkatan pertumbuhan tersebut sejalan dengan peningkatan peredaran Obat dan Makanan ilegal di wilayah Republik Indonesia berdasarkan laporan patroli siber yang dilaksanakan oleh Badan POM. Berdasarkan hal tersebut, maka disusun analisis untuk mengetahui peran industri logistik terhadap keamanan peredaran Obat dan Makanan. Selain itu, analisis tersebut disusun untuk mengidentifikasi dan memberikan rekomendasi  bentuk kerja sama yang dapat dilakukan antara Badan POM dengan pemangku kepentingan (stakeholder) di bidang industri logistik dalam skema pencegahan, penelusuran, dan penyidikan tindak pidana terhadap kejahatan di bidang Obat dan Makanan. Analisis ini disusun dengan metode kualitatif melalui studi literatur dan penelusuran informasi melalui data - data yang dimiliki Badan POM seperti data penindakan, data rawan kasus, dan data nota kesepakatan antara Badan POM dengan industri logistik beserta implementasinya. Melalui analisis tersebut, diketahui bahwa industri logistik berkontribusi terhadap perekonomian negara Indonesia melalui indikator Produk Domestik Bruto (PDB) pada sektor transportasi dan pergudangan. Adapun berdasarkan data penindakan dan data kerawanan kasus kejahatan Obat dan Makanan diketahui bahwa peredaran Obat dan Makanan ilegal dengan modus memanfaatkan jasa logistik masih terjadi di Indonesia. Selanjutnya, apabila dalam kaitannya dengan transaksi jual beli produk Obat dan Makanan berbasis e-commerce atau media lainnya, jasa logistik memiliki peran strategis sebagai penyedia jasa pengiriman. Berdasarkan analisis tersebut, direkomendasikan untuk melakukan koordinasi dan kerja sama secara intensif antara Badan POM dengan pihak stakeholder di bidang jasa logistik guna mengurangi adanya peredaran Obat dan Makanan ilegal dengan modus memanfaatkan jasa logistik.
A Comprehensive Study on Asparagus officinalis: Its Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Phytochemical Characteristics
Authors: Mehmood Amna , Ajaz Malaika , Rasool Waleed , Khan Lahraseb , Naeem Nida , Hassan Ali
Published: April 2023

The Asparagus plant is considered to be a palatable chemical source against treating infectious diseases and flavorings. Its prevalent distribution is well-known in Asian and sub-Asian regions. Objective: To understand different activities that have been functional in the stem and leaf extracts of Asparagus officinalis including antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Further, phytochemical constituents of asparagus are also discussed. Methods: The antibacterial assay of extracts for the variety of bacteria, indicated a maximum inhibition zone against Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 29212) (24 mm) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) (34 mm), whereas Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633) (14 mm) at their respective temperature a minimum inhibition zone after 24 hours and 48 hours of incubation (37 °C for bacteria). Results: As a robust antioxidant reference standard, these antioxidant activities resulted in the stable radical 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). It can be reduced to yellow-coloured DPPH-H, reaching 75.81% of the DPPH scavenging impact at its 100% concentration in contrast to ascorbic acid. Various experiments have been carried out, including the Molisch test, Ninhydrin test, Wagner’s test, Alkaline reagent test, Froth test, Ferric reagent test, and Salkowski test for the phytochemical analysis. Conclusion: To sum that up, carbohydrates, saponins, and flavonoids are present in these extracts. These extracts were found to perform satisfactory activities in all tests.
EDITOR'S FOREWORD
Authors: Chetter I
Published: April 2023

Welcome to the February issue of the Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland (JVSGBI). We are really pleased with the response to the launch issue, which took place at the Vascular Societies GB&I Annual Scientific Meeting held in December 2021. Attendees from all societies and industry were delighted to see the journal, which is open-access and represents the whole vascular community. On behalf of the Editorial Board I would like to extend my thanks to all authors who have submitted articles. This issue includes two important editorials which present the views of both the trainers and the trainees regarding the recent changes to the Vascular Curriculum. This issue also contains further outcomes from individual Special Interest Groups who worked with the James Lind Alliance and perhaps most importantly vascular patients, to identify research priorities across the sub-specialties of vascular surgery. These priorities, I am sure, will guide vascular research and funding for the foreseeable future. It gives me great personal satisfaction to see this crucial work in print. Thank you for all the hard work. We cannot escape the impact of COVID-19 and this issue contains articles highlighting the impact of the pandemic on vascular surgical training in Scotland and the innovative modifications made to the ASPIRE 7 and 8 courses to enable delivery of these important courses despite heavy COVID associated restrictions. Please remember this journal is for members of all societies involved in the management of vascular patients, and we would encourage submissions from all areas of interest to the vascular community. If you would like to share your work and experience with your fellow society members, and the wider vascular community, please submit your articles to JVSGBI, to ensure we can represent everyone with our content. There is also a supplement to this issue of the journal – Provision of Services for People with Vascular Disease 2021. This update sets out the views of the UK Vascular Societies regarding the provision of high quality, evidence based, patient centred vascular services. We hope your organisation can use POVS 2021 to optimise the care delivered to people with vascular disease across your local vascular network. The UK vascular societies are committed to this aim, as is the Vascular Society charity, the Circulation Foundation. Visit the journal website to access the document. Finally, I hope you enjoy reading this issue of JVSGBI, and please do continue to share your work by submitting articles for publication.
Improved self-efficacy in human factors skills in early-stage psychiatric trainees following online simulation: a quantitative comparison study with in-person training
Authors: Bansal Divija , O’Sullivan Owen P , Tirbhowan Nilesh , Powell Jennifer , Bignell Anita , Parish Sandra , Iannelli Hannah
Published: April 2023

Simulation-based education (SBE) supports early-stage psychiatric doctors to bridge educational and clinical practice while encouraging reflective practice. Research comparing the efficacy of in-person and online mental health SBE is limited. In a large-scale comparison study, we assessed for significant course evaluation measure differences between in-person and online participants attending an SBE course for early-stage psychiatric doctors.

A full-day in-person course was adapted for online delivery over a half-day. It focused on developing confidence and clinical skills relevant to early-stage psychiatric doctors. In-person (

Paired-samples

The data suggest online mental health SBE potentially represents an effective adjunct or alternative to in-person delivery. Further research is required to better understand these differences to support learners, educators, and commissioners.
Caracterización de mapeo de respuesta frente a la pandemia por Sars-CoV2 (Covid-19) en primer nivel de atención como medida de Salud Pública
Authors: Ureta Jurado Raúl , Aparicio Ccancce Carla Cinthya
Published: April 2023

La presencia de la pandemia por la Covid-19 despertó el interés del sistema de salud el cual se encuentra ante la dificultad de brindar acceso, cobertura y respuesta oportuna a las necesidades de la población en el primer nivel de atención-PNA, este último, por muchos años estuvo enfocada y diseñada para la resolución de problemas de salud materno infantiles, no alcanzando así el gran despliegue en tiempos de pandemia.

Objetivo. Determinar la capacidad de respuesta sanitaria frente a la pandemia por SarsCov2 (Covid-19) en las IPRESS de primer nivel de atención como medida de salud pública.

Materiales y Métodos. Se realizó un estudio de enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo transversal, el nivel de investigación alcanzado es descriptivo, el método utilizado es inductivo y el diseño que orientó el proceso estadístico es no experimental, transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 79 del personal de salud de las Instituciones Prestadoras de Servicios de Salud-IPRESS de primer nivel de atención, la técnica empleada fue la encuesta y el instrumento el cuestionario.

Resultados. Los resultados hallados sobre la capacidad de respuesta de las IPRESS de primer nivel se observaron que el 62,5% del personal del C.S. San Cristóbal perciben que la respuesta frente a la pandemia por el Sars-CoV-2 (Covid-19), 57,1% y 55,6%; también consideran que la respuesta frente a la Covid-19 es regular.

Conclusiones. La capacidad de respuesta de la IPRESS de primer nivel de atención es regular en términos generales.