bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Inventaire des maladies de l’anacardier (Anacardium occidentale L.) dans la préfecture de Tchamba au Togo
Authors: Banito Agnassim , Kpemoua Essotina Kossi , Dayiwo Roméo Komlan , Tedihou Ekanao , Sikirou Rachidatou
Published: February 2022

L’anacardier (Anacardium occidentale L.) est d’une grande importance socio-économique. Malheureusement, il est attaqué par bioagresseurs dont les maladies fongiques et bactériennes. La présente a pour but d’inventorier les maladies majeures de cette culture, d’évaluer leur prévalence, incidence et sévérité, et d’identifier les pathogènes associés dans 5 des 10 cantons de la préfecture de Tchamba au Togo. Trois vergers par canton ont été évalués par rapport aux symptômes de maladies. Les résultats ont révélé 7 maladies : dessèchement des bourgeons (DB), anthracnose, jaunissement foliaire, rouille noire, gommose, chancre bactérien et rouille rouge. Le DB a donné les taux d’incidence et de sévérité respectifs de 15,99% et 19,19%, supérieur à ceux des autres maladies (p = 0,03). La prévalence des maladies a varié de 20% à 100%. Les pathogènes associés identifiés sont Colletotrichum gloeosporioides pour l’anthracnose, Cochliobolus sp. pour le jaunissement foliaire, Cephaleuros virescens pour la rouille rouge, Lasiodiplodia theobromae pour la gommose et Xanthomonas sp. pour le chancre bactérien. Il ressort de ces résultats que l’anacardier est la cible de pathologiesaussi bien fongiques que bactériens et que de stratégies de lutte adaptées doivent être déployées.

 

English title: Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) diseases’ inventory in the prefecture of Tchamba in Togo

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is an important tropical crop worldwide. However, it is attacked by several bioagressors among which fungal and bacterial diseases. The present study aimed to survey the major diseases of cashew tree, assess their prevalence, incidence and severity, and to identify the associated pathogens in five from the ten districts of the prefecture of Tchamba in Togo. Three cashew plantations per district were visited and fungal and bacterial disease symptoms evaluated. The results revealed seven diseases occurring in the surveyed area: Dieback of buds, anthracnose, leaf yellowing, black rust, gum disease, bacterial canker and red rust. Dieback of buds recorded significantly higher disease incidence of 15.99% and severity of 19.19% than the other diseases (p = 0.03). The prevalence of the diseases varied from 20% to 100%. The associated pathogens of the diseases were Colletotrichum gloeosporioides for anthracnose, Cochliobolus sp. for leaf yellowing, Cephaleuros virescens for red rust, Lasiodiplodia theobromae for gum disease and Xanthomonas sp. for bacterial canker. These results revealed the importance of fungal and bacterial diseases occurring in the studied area, thus appropriate control measures must be developed.
Study of some biological parameters of the oil palm tree leaf miner, Coelaenomenodera lameensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae) in a semi-controlled environment
Authors: Kouassi Ahou Cyprienne , Akpesse Akpa Alexandre Moïse , N’guessan Assiénin Hauverset , Hala N’Klo , Koua Kouakou Hervé , Kouassi Kouassi Philippe
Published: February 2022

The oil palm tree is the first source of fatty substances of vegetable origin in the world. However, its cultivation is strongly threatened by damage from Coelaenomenodera lameensis. The present study aimed at promotion a good knowledge of its biology in order to better manage its populations. Thus, some biological parameters of this pest were studied by means of cage breeding (September 2015-December 2017) on an plot ofLa Mé station of National Agronomic Research Center located 30 km North-East of Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. The results revealed that the development of C. lameensis passes successively through stages egg, larva, nymph, internal adult and external adult stages. Also, the female lays an average of 137.48 ± 62.04 eggs and the number of individuals gradually decreases from egg stage to adult stage. The average life cycle length was 94.5 ± 7.94 days with a sex ratio of 1.34 ± 0.25 in favor of males. In addition, the mean lifespan was shorter in females than in males with respectively, 103.24 ± 10.25 days and 127.34 ± 21.41 days. All these parameters constitute potential indicators of C. lameensis biology and could help to put in place good strategies for control of its populations.
Effet de l’utilisation de rations améliorées sur la rentabilité zoo-économique de l’embouche ovine paysanne en région Centre-Nord du Burkina Faso
Authors: Tensaba Raogo Sylvain , Kiema André , Gnanda Bila Isidore , N’diaye Aïssata Wereme , Zongo Moussa , Tiema Aliou Kanfido Patoin
Published: February 2022

L’embouche ovine est une activité de plus en plus pratiquée. Cependant, les résultats restent mitigés. Cette étude avait pour objectif d’améliorer les performances zoo-économiques de l’embouche ovine dans deux villages (Sian et Fanka) de la région du Centre-Nord du Burkina Faso. Trois lots de 19, 20 et 21 béliers ont été utilisés. Les animaux du lot 1 ont été alimentés aux rations paysannes. Les ovins du lot 2 ont reçu la ration améliorée composée de 50% de paille de sorgho, 20% de fanes de niébé et 30% d’Aliment Concentré embouche ovine-INERA (AC-INERA). Ceux du lot 3 ont bénéficié de la ration améliorée comprenant 50% de paille de sorgho et 50% de AC-INERA. Les Gains Moyens Quotidiens des béliers du lot 2 (89,59 g/animal) et du lot 3 (86,06 g/animal) ont été significativement (P< 0,05) plus élevés que ceux du lot 1 (70,65 g/animal). Une marge bénéficiaire moyenne de 10876 F CFA par tête a été dégagée avec les animaux du lot 2 contre respectivement 9474 F CFA et 5963 F CFA pour les ovins des lots 3 et 1. L’étude a montré qu’il est possible d’allier performance pondérale et performance économique à partir d’une meilleure valorisation des ressources locales.

English title: Effect of the use of improved rations on the zoo-economic profitability of sheep fattening in the North-Center region of Burkina Faso

Sheep fattening is an activity that is increasingly practiced. However, results remain mixed. The objective of this study was to improve the zoo-economic performance of sheep fattening in two villages (Sian and Fanka) in the North-Center region of Burkina Faso. Three groups of 19, 20 and 21 rams were used. The animals in group 1 were fed with farmer's rations. The animals in group 2 received the improved ration composed of 50% sorghum straw, 20% cowpea tops and 30% concentrated sheep feed from INERA. Those in group 3 benefited from the improved ration comprising 50% sorghum straw and 50% concentrated sheep feed from INERA. The average daily gain of rams in group 2 (89.59 g/animal) and group 3 (86.06 g/animal) were significantly (P<0.05) higher than those in group 1 (70.65 g/animal). An average profit margin of 10876 F CFA per head was obtained with the animals of group 2, compared to 9474 F CFA and 5963 F CFA for the sheep of groups 3 and 1, respectively. The study showed that it is possible to combine weight performance and economic performance through better use of local resources.
The pastoral presence in absence: Challenges and opportunities of pastoral care in the context of the global Coronavirus pandemic
Authors: Hove Dr Rabson
Published: February 2022

The role of the pastor is shepherding. With his/her presence the pastor becomes a companion and leader of the Christian church. The advent of the coronavirus has provided a myriad of challenges for pastoral care and presence. These challenges have come because of the closure of chapels and church meetings due to the introduction of lockdown that include the banning of religious gatherings. Lack of pastoral encounters has left families and congregations with many questions about their life as a church. This paper discusses these challenges including pastoral care in the form of contact church services, and pastoral presence in times of crises COVID 19 pandemic. It also argues that despite the challenges, the pandemic has provided opportunities for the transformation of the church and pastoral care approaches. It will conclude by suggesting turning some of the challenges into opportunities and maintaining some of the avenues of pastoral presence used during the pandemic to promote pastoral ministry in future. The paper advocates for the adoption and use of a variety of media platforms for pastoral care as a way of promoting pastoral presence in pastoral absence.
Student Character Building Methods on Distance Education
Authors: Rahmadini Nurhaliza , Rasyid Thariq Ahmad
Published: February 2022

Character building is very important to be applied to the student at school. Students’ character affects their ethics and awareness of the right thing to do that leading them to be great decision-makers for themselves. This paper aims to discuss several methods to build students’ character in distance education. The methods used include: giving assignments, creating a comfortable learning environment, making a schedule, providing the chance to ask questions, making a learning consent, conducting some surveys, and watching movies. The results of the methods used indicate that the method is effective to be applied to the students during distance education with the support from parents, teachers, and students.
SIGNIFICACIÓN DE LA COMBINACIÓN LINEAL A TRAVÉS DE MEZCLAS DE PINTURAS
Authors:   Universidad de Los Altos de Chiapas, Zúñiga Corone Francisco Agustín
Published: February 2022

Este trabajo presenta significaciones para la combinación lineal. Se parte de la problemática sobre la dificultad que tienen los estudiantes en la comprensión de la combinación lineal la cual se debe a un razonamiento abstracto. El contexto de significación aporta elementos teóricos para la situación de aprendizaje. La formación de colores mediante un sistema cartesiano tridimensional se considera como un contexto de significación para la noción de combinación lineal de vectores. En este sistema se representan colores pigmentos primarios y la mezcla entre ellos. Estos colores son parte del círculo cromático y se forman por medio del conteo de gotas. Como aspectos metodológicos se plantean cuatro momentos de una situación de aprendizaje. Se analiza el trabajo de una profesora y se identifica que los significados de una matriz y de un vector sobre el eje se refieren al número de gotas de un color de pintura. La combinación lineal de dos matrices significa la mezcla de pinturas que forman un color secundario. La combinación lineal de tres matrices significa la mezcla de pinturas que cambia el tono (claro u obscuro) del color secundario.
Manifesto Pan-Americano sobre Doenças Reumáticas: A perspectiva dos pacientes.
Authors: León Aguila Ana Paula , Arrighi Emilia , Caballero-Uribe Carlo V , Soriano Enrique R. , Torres Priscila , Pereira Dora
Published: February 2022

As Doenças reumáticas e musculoesqueléticas (DsRM por sua sigla em português) são patologias crônicas de alta morbidade com grande impacto na qualidade de vida,que geram incapacidades e aumentam os custos do atendimento. Na América Latina, existem várias barreiras para o atendimento ao paciente. O objetivo do estudo foi identificar as necessidades de cuidado e as dificuldades enfrentadas por pacientes com DsRM na região.
La salud del rey o de cualquiera
Authors: Neubarth Fernando
Published: February 2022

Así camina la humanidad. Este sería el título en Brasil de la película basada en la novela Gigante de la escritora estadounidense Edna Ferber y que el diario carioca Última Hora, el 11 de agosto de 1955, reportó como un nuevo encuentro entre el director George Stevens y la actriz Elizabeth Taylor, tan bien valorada por él en A Place in the Sun (1951).
ANALISIS PERILAKU PEMANFAATAN PELAYANAN KLINIK SANITASI PUSKESMAS OLEH KELUARGA DENGAN PENYAKIT TUBERKULOSIS PARU BTA (+) DI KECAMATAN TAKTAKAN KOTA SERANG
Authors: Kurniatillah Nia , Hayat Fauzul
Published: February 2022

Perubahan perilaku dan perbaikan kondisi sanitasi lingkungan berperan penting dalam upaya pencegahan dan pengendalian penyakit tuberkulosis paru BTA (+). Tingginya kejadian penyakit tuberkulosis paru BTA (+) di Kota Serang terutama di Kecamatan Taktakan diperlukan upaya-upaya terobosan diantaranya melalui upaya perbaikan dan peningkatan pelayanan klinik sanitasi puskesmas. Desain penelitian ini menggunakan studi cross sectional dengan besaran sampel sebanyak 96 orang penderita tuberkulosis paru (BTA+). Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Maret-Juli tahun 2019.Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah total sampling. Analisis yang dilakukan adalah regresi logistik. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa pengetahuan (OR= 4,2; 95% CI: 1,529-11,478), dukungan keluarga (OR= 3,9; 95% CI: 1,440-11,004), faktor kebutuhan (need)  (OR= 3,8; 95% CI: 1,258-11,477) memiliki hubungan yang kuat terhadap perilaku pemanfaatan pelayanan klinik sanitasi puskesmas. Pengetahuan, dukungan keluarga dan faktor kebutuhan (need) merupakan faktor dominan berpengaruh terhadap pelayanan klinik sanitasi puskesmas oleh keluarga dengan penyakit tuberkulosis paru (BTA+).
The Influence of Promotion and Product Quality on Purchase Decisions Mediated by Consumer Satisfaction at PT. Maybank Indonesia Finance
Authors:   Masters Program in Management Faculty of Economics and Business Krida Wacana Christian University, Laksana Adwar Indra
Published: February 2022

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of promotion and product quality on purchasing decisions mediated by consumer satisfaction at PT. Maybank Indonesia Finance. The population is 1,097 people. The sampling technique used non-probability sampling with a sample of 100 respondents. Then processed using PLS-SEM. Promotion results have a significant effect on purchasing decisions, and product quality does not have a significant effect on purchasing decisions, for promotions has a significant effect on satisfaction, and for product quality does not have a significant effect on consumer satisfaction, for consumer satisfaction has a significant effect on purchasing decisions, and promotions have an effect significant effect on purchasing decisions that mediate consumer satisfaction, product quality does not have a significant effect on purchasing decisions that mediate consumer satisfaction.
La búsqueda de sensaciones en paracaidistas portugueses
Authors: Machado Tiago Santos , Serrano João Matos , Silveira Paulo Lopes , Godoy Sérgio Ibánez
Published: February 2022

El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer el rasgo de búsqueda de sensaciones en practicantes de paracaidismo en Portugal y comprobar si existen diferencias según las variables, sexo, nivel de experiencia y grupo de edad. Participaron en el estudio 114 paracaidistas. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó el cuestionario Sensation Seeking Scale-V (SSS-V). Se realizaron pruebas de asunción de criterios para la definición de modelos de contraste de hipótesis. Para comparar las variables con la función de búsqueda de sensaciones se utilizaron las pruebas U de Mann-Whitney, la T-Student y la prueba de Kruskal-Wallis atendiendo a las características de los datos. Se encontró que el nivel de intensidad del rasgo de búsqueda de sensaciones de la mayoría de los paracaidistas se encuentra en valores medios o altos. En cuanto a la búsqueda de sensaciones y sus dimensiones, teniendo en cuenta las variables en estudio, solo se encontraron diferencias significativas en la Desinhibición entre los grupos de edad, identificando en los más jóvenes valores medios más altos frente a los mayores. Se puede concluir que los paracaidistas que participaron en este estudio resultaron ser un grupo homogéneo con características de personalidad definidas en busca de aventura, emoción y experiencias muy similares.
Relationship between emotional intelligence, burnout and health perception in a sample of football Spanish referees (Relación entre inteligencia emocional, burnout y percepción subjetiva de salud en árbitros españoles de futbol)
Authors: Estrada Fernandez Xavier , Priego-Ojeda María , Ros Morente Agnes , Alsinet Mora Carles
Published: February 2022

Football referees must undergo unique physical, tactical and psychological preparation to face the demands of the game and perform efficiently. Psychological factors, particularly emotional intelligence, are directly linked to sports performance, but it is also affected by other variables such as health and burnout. The objective of this study is focused on evaluating emotional intelligence and its relationship with subjective perceptions of health and burnout syndrome in Spanish football referees. Participants in the study were 4099 referees from all categories in Spain between the ages of 14 and 66 years, of which 3773 were men and 362 women. Three instruments were used: the Trait-Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24), the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the Oldenburg burnout inventory (OLBI). The results of the study reveal that the clarity and emotional repair dimensions of the emotional intelligence construct are inextricably connected with subjective perceptions of health, and, furthermore, that burnout acts as a mediating variable when it comes to a better perception of health. The results highlight the importance of working on psychological variables to foster better performance and the need to promote training programs to ensure efficient emotional management, eliminating disconnection and/or exhaustion syndrome that affects referee health. 
Resumen. Los árbitros de futbol requieren de una singular preparación física, táctica y psicológica para hacer frente a las exigencias del partido y realizar una eficiente actuación. Los factores psicológicos y en particular la inteligencia emocional está directamente implicada en el rendimiento deportivo, pero también, está relacionada con otras variables como la salud y el burnout. El objetivo de este estudio se ha centrado en evaluar la inteligencia emocional y su relación con la percepción subjetiva de salud y el síndrome de burnout en árbitros de futbol españoles. Los participantes del estudio fueron 4099 árbitros españoles de todas las categorías entre 14 y 66 años, de los cuales 3773 fueron hombres y 326 mujeres. Se utilizaron tres instrumentos: el Trait-Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24), el General Health Questionaire-12 (GHQ-12) y el Oldenburg burnout inventory (OLBI). Los resultados del estudio muestran que las dimensiones claridad y reparación emocional del constructo de inteligencia emocional están relacionada directamente con la percepción subjetiva de salud, y, además, el burnout actúa como variable mediadora frente una mejor percepción de salud. Los resultados destacan la importancia de entrenar las variables psicológicas para promover un mejor rendimiento y la necesidad de promover programas formativos para una eficiente gestión emocional y prevenir el síndrome por desconexión y/o agotamiento que afecta a la salud de los árbitros.
Shared Decision Making in Clinical Practice
Authors: Noordman Janneke , Oosterveld-Vlug Mariska , Rademakers Jany
Published: February 2022

Shared Decision Making (SDM), currently considered a preferred model for making decisions in healthcare, requires that patients have the knowledge and skills to actively participate in the consultation and decision-making process. Patients with limited health literacy (LHL) often fail to do so. To gain insight into the experiences, needs and support for LHL-patients concerning SDM in clinical practice, five focus groups were held with 26 patients with LHL. A focus group discussion guide was developed based on 4-steps SDM models. Data was coded using thematic content analyses. LHL patients participating in this study had little experience with SDM in practice, but do prefer it. Important barriers for this are healthcare provider-related (involving patients too little in decision-making, using medical jargon), patient-related (feeling insecure to play a role in decision-making, inability to understand their diagnosis or information about treatment options), patient-provider interaction-related (relationship of trust) or system-related (too little consultation time). For SDM to take place more often, a shared responsibility between patients and healthcare providers is required. We recommend expanding the SDM models, by adding a step zero (patients understand their diagnosis) and a fifth step (reviewing the decision), to improve the process for LHL patients.
Le destin socioéducatif des héritiers Kergomard (1914-1983)
Authors: Palluau Nicolas
Published: February 2022

En travaillant conjointement l’éducation par les méthodes actives et le désir de changement social, des descendants de Pauline Kergomard prolongent par leurs engagements militants au XXe siècle l’œuvre de la fondatrice des écoles maternelles républicaines. Ces hommes de la famille – son fils Jean Kergomard (1870-1954), un petit-fils Pierre Kergomard (1897-1981) puis un arrière-petit-fils Jean-René Kergomard (1926-2020) – inscrivent à leur manière leurs engagements dans la filiation de leur aïeule au sein de la floraison associative complémentaire de l’École publique : l’Art à l’école, les Éclaireurs de France, les Centres d’entraînement aux méthodes d’éducation active (CEMEA), la Jeunesse au Plein Air (JPA). Comme leur aïeule, l’engagement politique intéresse peu ces trois générations. Leur rapport au temple nourrit un protestantisme plus culturel que cultuel. Les solides amitiés protestantes avec les familles François, Steeg et Seydoux rapprochent une religiosité protestante déconfessionnalisée d’une forme de spiritualité laïque. Il s’agit d’un rapport au monde sous le sceau de l’éducation, tenant à distance la hiérarchie entre savoirs fondamentaux et pratiques d’éveil. L’initiative privée demeure des plus utiles à l’École publique, préparant, comme laboratoire, le terrain des réformes futures, raison pour laquelle ces héritiers s’engagent à la Maison pour Tous rue Mouffetard ou au camp-école du château de Cappy. Un rêve d’unité pédagogique et sociale qui n’empêche pas la famille de se déchirer sur l’antagonisme à propos de la République coloniale à travers la question algérienne.
Decreasing poverty through the application of social entrepreneurship
Authors: Fayzieva Muyassarzoda , Bekimbetova Mariya
Published: February 2022

This article is devoted to assessing the impact of the development of social entrepreneurship on poverty reduction. Theoretical views and approaches in conceptual studies related to social entrepreneurship and poverty reduction are analyzed. The relationship between social entrepreneurship and poverty reduction has been studied by conducting a survey, developing scientifically based proposals and recommendations based on the results of the study to reduce poverty in Uzbekistan, through the development of social entrepreneurship.
Analisa Kebijakan Lembaga Layanan Pendidikan Tinggi Wilayah II Dalam Penyerapan Anggaran Tahun 2020 Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19
Authors: Alwi Alwi , Gunarto Muji
Published: February 2022

Pandemi Covid-19 yang melanda Indonesia dan dunia telah mengubah tatanan dan kebijakan dalam pengolaan anggaran. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kebijakan yang dilakukan oleh Lembaga Layanan Pendidikan Tinggi Wilayah II dalam penyerapan anggaran Tahun Anggaran 2020. Hal ini disebabkan karena ada tantangan besar yaitu Pandemi Covid-19 yang saat ini sedang terjadi, tidak hanya di Indonesia, bahkan seluruh dunia. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dimana metode pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara. Key informan penelitian ini adalah para pejabat pengambil keputusan yang sangat berpengaruh terhadap penyerapan anggaran tahun anggaran 2020. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa LLDIKTI Wilayah II telah berupaya maksimal agar penyerapan anggaran bisa lebih baik atau minimal sama dengan tahun 2019 melalui penyesuaian anggaran, revisi anggaran dalam penanganan Covid 19, perubahan pola kegiatan pelatihan atau sosialisasi, revisi anggaran menjadi rehabilitasi gedung dan bangunan
Re -Negotiating the Trauma Theory in Select Partition Novels
Authors: Uma Maheswary B. G. , Lourdusamy A.
Published: February 2022

Purpose: This paper analyses the traumatic aspects prevalent in select Partition novels in Indian English literature. An inquisition of how these writers delineate the traumatic condition of the women characters in their partition narratives and the manner in which they interweave memories, pangs, sufferings, thoughts, riots and experiences with their past and the sense of trauma experienced by them. This study will be examined in detail on the effects of disaster or catastrophe on the inner psyche of characters and consciousness that dismantles the identity of an individual. Design/Methodology/Approach: It will be a qualitative analysis including close reading, interpreting, comparing, and contrasting the primary sources chosen for the study. Critical essays on trauma theory and partition novels and books on partition narratives and trauma theory will also be incorporated to conduct the research. Findings/Results: The outcome of the partition of the Indian subcontinent will ever be an issue of national prominence. The Partition event has enhanced many problems and inquiries about citizenship, national identity and traumatic experiences of the people. However, it is often examined, it still postulates from us an upholding pursuit for many essential answers. Originality/Value: The literature of partition sheds light on the then subsisting doctrines and its shift due to partition, which renders in new discernment about the social, historical and psychological experiences during that time. Partition induced a great agitation in history that interwoven with the miseries and trauma. These novels investigate how people outlived the holocaust, how they survived grappled with the trauma and renew their lives. These writers have perceived the pathos of people and the human agonies that preceded and accompanied partition. These novels demonstrate the impressions of abstruse nostalgia of the survived and deposed and intense pain of missing their motherland forever. Paper Type: Analytical research study.
Prediction of Demand for Shared Bikes using Multiple Linear Regression Model
Authors: Hasan Phudinawala  , Mayank Jha
Published: February 2022

The bike-sharing system allows people to rent a bike at one of the rental stations, use them for their journey, and return them to any other or the same station. In recent years, such systems encourage people to use bikes as a good complement to travel using modes of transport. The main purpose of this article is to predict the demand for shared bikes using multiple linear regression. Moreover, the article presents data cleaning process and data visualization for better understanding and to get useful insights from data. The results we get after visualization is that count of bike sharing is least for spring, the number of bikes increased in year 2019 and count of total rental bikes including both casual and registered increases in summer and are less in holidays. To understand which attributes needs to get dropped we used RFE (Recursive Feature Elimination) and VIF (Variance Inflation Factor) to drop columns with high p-values and to check the multicollinearity respectively. Now the model is able to predict the future demand for shared bikes in a city.
Volunteering as a Meaningful Occupation in the Process of Recovery From Serious Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study
Authors: Pérez-Corrales Jorge , Huertas-Hoyas Elisabet , García-Bravo Cristina , Güeita-Rodríguez Javier , Palacios-Ceña Domingo
Published: February 2022

Importance: Volunteering is an activity that facilitates social welfare, a sense of connection to others, and the construction of links with other people and the community.

Objective: To describe the experience of a group of people with serious mental illness (SMI) who engaged in community volunteer work.

Design: Qualitative, phenomenological study using purposeful sampling and an inductive thematic analysis.

Setting: Several mental health community centers in Madrid and Catalonia, Spain.

Participants: People with SMI engaged in community volunteer work.

Outcomes and Measures: In-depth interviews were used to collect data.

Results: Two themes, with four subthemes each, emerged from the data: (1) engaging in a meaningful occupation enhances the recovery process (subthemes: undergoing positive experiences, performing or resuming a meaningful occupation, living in the present moment, and relating with one’s social and family environment) and (2) a process of mutual support (subthemes: in helping others, you help yourself; helping others on the basis of one’s first-person experience; recover before you can help others; and role of professionals in volunteering).

Conclusions and Relevance: Volunteering is perceived as a meaningful occupation. Helping others generates a reciprocal benefit that favors the recovery process and contributes to the establishment of personal and social bonds.

What This Article Adds: This study provides a basis for understanding the potential of volunteering to be a meaningful occupation in the recovery process of people with SMI. It can help occupational therapy practitioners develop volunteer-based intervention programs that support the recovery process.
The Passion of Pier Paolo Pasolini
Authors: Rohdie Sam
Published: February 2022

This is a personal account of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s cinema and literature, written by the author of ‘Antonioni’ and ‘Rocco and his Brothers’.
The Screenwriter in British Cinema
Authors: Nelmes Jill
Published: February 2022

Though screenwriting is an essential part of the film production process, in Britain it is yet to be fully recognised as a form in itself. In this original study, Jill Nelmes brings the art of screenwriting into sharp focus, foregrounding the role of the screenwriter in British cinema from the 1930s to the present day.

Drawing on otherwise unseen drafts of screenplays, correspondence and related material held in the Special Collections of the BFI National Archive, Nelmes's close textual analysis of the screenplay in its many forms illuminates both the writing and the production process. With case studies of a diverse range of key writers – from individuals such as Muriel Box, Robert Bolt and Paul Laverty, to teams such as the Carry On writers – Nelmes exposes the depth and breadth of this thriving field.
Rosemary's Baby
Authors: Newton Michael
Published: February 2022

Rosemary’s Baby is one of the greatest movies of the late 1960s and one of the best of all horror movies, an outstanding modern Gothic tale. An art-house fable and an elegant popular entertainment, it finds its home on the cusp between a cinema of sentiment and one of sensation. Michael Newton's study of the film traces its development at a time when Hollywood stood poised between the old world and the new, its dominance threatened by the rise of TV and cultural change, and the roles played variously by super producer Robert Evans, the film's producer William Castle, director Polanski and its stars including Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes.

Newton’s close textual analysis explores the film's meanings and resonances, and, looking beyond the film itself, he examines its reception and cultural impact, and its afterlife, in which Rosemary's Baby has become linked with the terrible murder of Polanski's wife and unborn child by members of the Manson cult, and with controversies surrounding the director.
Duck Soup
Authors: Hoberman J.
Published: February 2022

The Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood’s preeminent comedy team and Duck Soup is generally regarded as their quintessential film. A topical satire of dictatorship and government in general, the movie was a critical failure and box-office let-down on its initial release in 1933.

J. Hoberman's study of the film traces its reputation history, from the initial disappointment of its release, to its rise to cult status in the 1960s when the Marx’s anarchic, anti-establishment humor seemed again timely. Hoberman places Duck Soup, alongside analogous comedies—Dr. Strangelove (1964), the Beatles films, Morgan! (1966), The President’s Analyst (1967) and The Producers (1968). It attained canonical stature as a touchstone for Woody Allen and would be recognized by the Library of Congress in the 1990s.

Hoberman's analysis provides a historical and political context as well as an in-depth production history, drawing on primary sources and emphasizing director McCarey’s prior work along with the Marx Brothers as well as the situation at Paramount, a substantial synopsis, and an account of the movie’s initial reception, concluding with its subsequent elevation to comic masterpiece.
Indian Film Stars
Authors: Lawrence Michael
Published: February 2022

Indian Film Stars offers original insights and important reappraisals of film stardom in India from the early talkie era of the 1930s to the contemporary period of global blockbusters. The collection represents a substantial intervention to our understanding of the development of film star cultures in India during the 20th and 21st centuries.

The contributors seek to inspire and inform further inquiries into the histories of film stardom—the industrial construction and promotion of star personalities, the actual labouring and imagined lifestyles of professional stars, the stars’ relationship to specific aesthetic cinematic conventions (such as frontality and song-dance) and production technologies (such as the play-back system and post-synchronization), and audiences’ investment in and devotion to specific star bodies—across the country’s multiple centres of film production and across the overlapping (and increasingly international) zones of the films’ distribution and reception. The star images, star bodies and star careers discussed are examined in relation to a wide range of issues, including the negotiation and contestation of tradition and modernity, the embodiment and articulation of both Indian and non-Indian values and vogues; the representation of gender and sexuality, of race and ethnicity, and of cosmopolitan mobility and transnational migration; innovations and conventions in performance style; the construction and transformation of public persona; the star’s association with film studios and the mainstream media; the star’s relationship with historical, political and cultural change and memory; and the star’s meaning and value for specific (including marginalised) sectors of the audience.
The effect of opioid-free anesthesia on the post-operative opioid consumption in laparoscopic bariatric surgeries: A randomized controlled double-blind study
Authors: Ahmed, MD Sameh Abdelkhalik , Abdelghany, MD Mohamed Shebl , Afandy, MD Mohamed Elsayed
Published: February 2022

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the ability to use opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) technique in morbid obese patients.Design: A prospective randomized double-blinded study.Setting: This study was carried out at Tanta University Hospitals (tertiary hospitals).Patients: Eighty morbid obese patients scheduled for laparoscopic bariatric surgeries.Intervention: Patients were allocated randomly into two groups: Group C, in which fentanyl was used during induction and maintenance of anesthesia, and group OFA, in which dexmedetomidine, ketamine, magnesium, and lidocaine were started before the induction of anesthesia and continued throughout the surgery.Main outcome measure: The post-operative morphine consumption in the first 24 hours (primary outcome) and the intraoperative fentanyl consumption (secondary outcome).Results: In comparison to the control group, OFA technique significantly decreased the post-operative morphine consumption (p = 0.003; 95 percent CI: 0.505; 2.396), shortened the time for the first request of rescue analgesia (p < 0.0001; 95 percent CI: 54.14; 99.11), decreased the post-operative pain score 4 and 6 hours after surgery (p < 0.05), and decreased the post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) impact scale (p = 0.022). Furthermore, it significantly decreased the intraoperative fentanyl consumption (p < 0.0001) with the improvement of all parameters of the recovery profile (p < 0.05).Conclusion: OFA in patients undergoing bariatric surgeries significantly decreased the post-operative morphine consumption, the post-operative pain score, the intraoperative fentanyl consumption, and the PONV impact scale with the improvement of the recovery profile.
A situational analysis of clinical refraction services in the capital city of the Maldives
Authors: Mohamed Fathimath Nestha , Omar Rokiah
Published: February 2022

Background: Uncorrected refractive error is a leading cause of visual impairment globally. This study aimed to determine the current state of clinical refraction services and barriers to service provision in the capital city of the Maldives.

Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study used a purposive sampling technique. The list of facilities providing refraction services in the city of Malé was compiled through a desk review and finalized after verification by personnel from the Ministry of Health. The availability of human resources and infrastructure was measured using a pre-coded questionnaire that also listed barriers to service provision, followed by on-site observations and subsequent data analysis.

Results: Three clinical ophthalmology departments within hospitals, two ophthalmology hospitals, and nine primary eye care centers were selected for this study. The private sector (n = 12, 85.7%) was the primary provider of refractive error services. All facilities possessed the essential equipment required for refraction. Only optometrists and ophthalmologists conducted refraction. Contact lens assessment and low vision services were not available at any facility. The number of refractions conducted in Malé annually was 145,392. Human resources and management-related factors were the major barriers to the provision of clinical refraction services (n = 21, 44.7%).

Conclusions: Accessibility to refractive error management and low vision services is needed in Malé to meet current population needs. Existing resources, including humans and equipment, require augmentation regarding service provision and enhancement. Knowledge of these barriers could lead to the upscaling of refraction services in Malé, Maldives by health policy makers.
Common causes of visual impairment in the elderly
Authors: Al-Namaeh Mashael
Published: February 2022

Background: Aging is not a disease; rather, it is a process. As people age, visual impairment (VI) becomes more common. In 2010, the overall prevalence rate of vision impairment in all races was 25.66% in individuals aged ? 80 years, according to the estimate of the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health. This review aimed to address the common causes of VI in the elderly.

Methods: In this narrative review, an electronic search of the PubMed/MEDLINE database was conducted using “visual impairment” and “elderly” for the period between January 2010 and April 2021, to include randomized clinical trials and observational studies concerning VI in the elderly. The selected time period was chosen to provide an updated review.

Results: The search yielded 2,955 articles published over the period of more than 11 years. The relevant randomized clinical trials or observational studies were included and reviewed. Cataracts, refractive errors, open-angle glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy were the most common age-related ocular disorders leading to VI if untreated in the elderly. The loss of visual acuity can adversely affect quality of life in the elderly. Difficulty with activities of daily living related to VI can lead to social isolation, depression, and anxiety. Loss of vision in the elderly is linked to an increased risk of falls, hip fracture, depression, and poor quality of life.

Conclusions: The most common causes of VI in the elderly are cataracts and refractive errors. VI in most ocular diseases is more prevalent in women than in men due to longer lifespan. The overall prevalence of the main causes of VI in the elderly is expected to increase; therefore, health policymakers should consider this when planning for the health-enhancement program of the population.
Safety and Efficacy of External Nasal Dilator Strips with N95 Respirator Masks by Emergency Department Personnel
Authors: Hawley Ariel , Rozman Mitchell , Hysell Matthew
Published: February 2022

INTRODUCTION

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted increased use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to maintain the health and safety of caregivers. This study was conducted in 2020 to evaluate the safety and efficacy of external nasal dilator strips (ENDS) coupled with N95 respirators in a sample of community hospital emergency department personnel.

METHODS

After obtaining written consent, the authors tested participants’ response to exercise (i.e., walking up 10 flights of stairs) while wearing an N95 respirator, both with and without an ENDS. The authors measured participants’ heart rate and respiratory effort responses over four minutes following their exercise trial. A convenience sample of these personnel also repeated their respirator fit testing while wearing an ENDS with the N95 style they had previously been fitted for.

RESULTS

A total of N = 50 participants were enrolled. Peak heart rate while wearing an ENDS was 125 beats per minute (BPM) with the ENDS versus 130 BPM without (p = 0.21). The Borg Exertion Score while wearing an ENDS peaked at 13 with the ENDS versus 14 without (p = 0.08). However, when subjects were surveyed before and after the trial upon whether they would consider using an ENDS beneath their N95 using a scale of 1-5, their interest in this significantly increased (p = 0.004). Four of the 13 (31%) participants who completed repeated fit testing while wearing the ENDS beneath their N95 respirator failed the repeat testing.

CONCLUSIONS

These results first suggest that a sizable proportion of ED personnel may fail N95 fit testing while wearing an ENDS beneath the N95 mask for which they had been previously fitted. Although providers’ subjective interest in use of ENDS increased, these results also demonstrate that use of an ENDS beneath an N95 respirator may not significantly increase exercise tolerance.
“Fantasy Points” associated with Professional Athlete Performance after Lumbar Discectomy or Microdiscectomy
Authors: Kajy Marvin , Higginbotham Devan O. , Ball Guy , Vaidya Rahul
Published: February 2022

INTRODUCTION

The treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH) in elite athletes is a debated topic that lacks consensus in the literature due to varying outcome reporting methods. The objective of this study was to quantify the overall performance of a sample of professional athletes before and after receiving a lumbar discectomy or microdiscectomy in a cohort of players in the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Baseball (MLB).

METHODS

The authors identified publicly accessible data from a cohort of different types of professional players who received either a lumbar discectomy or a microdiscectomy. These records were identified through newspaper archives, injury reports, player profiles and press releases between 1993 through 2015. Fantasy and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) scores were calculated for each player.

RESULTS

A total of 38 professional players met study inclusion criteria. NFL players had the lowest return-to-play (RTP) at nine of 14 (64%). The RTP for NBA, NHL and MLB players were comparable with 6/7 (86%) vs 8/9 (89%) vs 7/8 (88%). NFL players had the lowest average career length after surgery at 34.8 months, while NBA players had the longest average career length at 48 months. MLB players on average required the longest time to return to presurgical level of performance (24 months) and required the longest average recovery time at 12 months.

CONCLUSIONS

Based on these results, the average performance of most elite athletes are likely to decrease after undergoing a lumbar discectomy. Although it appears that performance peaks in the initial years after the operation for some players, there was an overall long-term decline in this sample of elite athletes. Study limitations included small sample size, lack of controlling for possible confounding variables (e.g., age, etc.) and use of variable reporting sources. Additional studies with larger sample sizes and age-matched controls are needed to examine the effects of lumbar discectomy more comprehensively in elite athletes.
Analisis Perpindahan Penggunaan Merek Handphone Dikalangan Mahasiswa dengan Rantai Markov
Authors: Nurhamiddin Fauziah , Hamim Nurmina
Published: February 2022

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peluang perpindahan konsumen dari satu merek handphone kemerek handphone lainnya, serta membuat prediksi peluang perpindahan konsumen merek handphone pada mahasiswa Muhammadiyah Maluku Utara dimasa yang akan datang. Data yang dilakukan adalah data primer yang dikumpulkan melalui penyebaran koesioner pada 49 orang mahasiswa Muhammadiyah Maluku Utara pada bulan Oktober 2017. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan Rantai Markov. Berdasarkan hasil analisis Rantai Markov diperoleh, pengguna merek handphone Samsung memiliki presentase terbanyak dan bahkan untuk periode berikutnya yaitu sebesar 47%, pada urutan kedua adalah Oppo sebesar 24%, kemudian Nokia sebesar 14%, Asus sebesar 08%, Vivo sebesar 04%, dan Iphone 02%.
Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Kepatuhan Konsumsi Tablet Fe Pada Ibu Hamil Di Puskesmas Tosa Kecamatan Tidore Selatan Kota Tidore Kepulauan Tahun 2019
Authors: Jalil Juwaida , Andiani Andiani , Surasno Diah Merdekawati
Published: February 2022

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Mito, ideologia e utopia na Política Educacional Escolar Indigenista Brasileira
Authors: Sousa Kasandra Conceição Castro de , Amaral Filho Fausto dos Santos
Published: February 2022

Neste artigo, fez-se uma revisão teórica dos conceitos de ideologia, utopia e mito. O objetivo foi identificar esses fenômenos culturais nos discursos que têm orientado a Política Educacional Escolar Indigenista Brasileira (PEEIB) ao longo da história e o papel desempenhado. O problema proposto foi: O que é ideologia e o que é utopia nos discursos científicos que orientam a PEEIB? Qual o lugar que o mito ocupa hoje e pode vir a ocupar nesse cenário? Com base em pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, identificaram-se dois discursos que assumiram o protagonismo na orientação da PEEIB ao longo da sua história. Concluiu-se que um é ideológico e outro é utópico, enquanto o mito precisa ser divulgado à sociedade não-indígena para que a PEEIB fomente intercâmbios culturais.
“Eu não sei se posso dizer que não sou racista”: narrativas discentes sobre história da cultura afro-brasileira e indígena na Educação Superior
Authors: Rodrigues Cíntia Régia , Fabrício Edison Lucas
Published: February 2022

O objetivo deste estudo é analisar narrativas elaboradas por acadêmicos de diversos cursos da Universidade Regional de Blumenau sobre o tema da diversidade étnico-racial, a partir da disciplina “História da cultura afro-brasileira e indígena” e de como esta se insere na conjuntura e nas singularidades experimentadas pela sociedade em questão, a do Vale do Itajaí, em Santa Catarina. Este trabalho ancora-se nos debates acerca da construção de narrativas, a partir de Paul Ricoeur, com o círculo hermenêutico, e de Jörn Rüsen, sobre a noção de aprendizagem histórica. As fontes advêm de um questionário distribuído aos estudantes no primeiro e segundo semestre acadêmico de 2020. Em relação aos resultados, este estudo constatou uma importante reelaboração discursiva sobre a história indígena e afro-brasileira e um reconhecimento das singularidades identitárias, dos contextos de negação de direitos e dos processos históricos de exclusão.