bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PROBLEMATIKA PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA ARAB DI SDIT DARUS SUNNAH SUMBAWA
Authors: Nofiansyah Muhammad Thoriq , Yamani Zaki , Bamualim Mubarak
Published: January 2023

This study aims to describe how the problems of learning Arabic at SDIT Darus Sunnah Sumbawa are.  The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative.  The research instrument used is interview, observation, and document review.  The results of the study show that: (1) Arabic learning at SDIT Darus Sunnah Sumbawa, both from the linguistic and non-linguistic aspects, is still experiencing various problems from the teacher's and students' perspective.  This is because the Arabic language teachers are still not at the level of quality they should be, most of the students do not have basic knowledge of reading and writing Arabic, as well as learning methods that are not in accordance with the students' marhalah.  (2) Efforts to overcome the problems of learning Arabic at SDIT Darus Sunnah Sumbawa are by rearranging the curriculum which is expected to be in accordance with the level of understanding of students according to their age level, paying great attention to the ability to read the Qur'an, also by utilizing various  interesting learning media in order to raise the morale and motivation of students.
Associated Factors of Empathy Level Among Nurses in Tertiary Care Hospital Lahore
Authors: Roger Robinson , Sarwar Hajra , Afzal Muhammad
Published: January 2023

It is well acknowledged that a high level of empathy among nurses is critical to their nursing care. For successful and efficient nursing care, empathy is a fundamental component of the nurse-patient relationship. Nurses are responsible to deliver patient-centered, safe, and effective nursing care at all levels of the health-care system. Nurses' sympathetic role in the therapeutic setting begins with a thorough assessment of their patients' bodily, psychological, and spiritual needs. Nurses' capacity to listen empathetically to their patients and deliver empathic nursing care successfully leads to proper patient care, which increases patient satisfaction with nursing care. Objective: To determine the association of empathy levels with demographic factors among Nurses working at Public Tertiary care Hospitals Lahore. Methods: A cross sectional analytical study design was used to conduct this study. The Sample size of n=180 nurses were recruited through simple random sampling technique. Jefferson Empathy scale was used for data collection from participants to assess the empathy level among nurses. Filled questionnaires were collected and processed for data analysis through SPSS version 21. Results: The study findings stated that empathy level among nurses was not found in association with educational institute (p-value=.623), marital status (p-value-.771), education level (p-value=.556) and job experience (p-value=.395). It simply means that the mentioned demographic factors have no influence on nurses’ empathy level here in this study. Conclusion: It is concluded that the level of empathy among nurses was not found to be associated with the demographic factors of nurses like their age, experience and institute of graduation.
State of the art and major clinical outcomes of the use of essential oils in the performance of athletes: a systematic review
Authors: Fonseca Patrícia Perla da
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Essential oils (EOs) has been around for years and studies show that they are useful in treating various diseases and improving health. According to the United States OEs Handbook, OEs are a vital part of complementary and alternative medicine and the positive findings of OEs are now becoming a trend in sports performance research for athletes. Objective: It was to list the main scientific findings of clinical studies on the effectiveness of essential oils in improving the health and sports performance of athletes. Methods: A total of 195 articles were found involving clinical studies of the influence of essential oils on human health. After this process, 42 articles were included and 32 were discussed in this study. The present study was prepared following the systematic review guidelines – PRISMA. Results and Conclusion: Essential oils have been used in medicine for decades and have been proven to eliminate toxins from the body. They are also shown to improve the body's ability to absorb essential vitamins and nutrients. In this sense, the application of these oils not only helps to prevent and heal sports injuries but also to stimulate and relax the mind and body, leading to higher levels of fitness. Because of these inherent properties of EOs, there is growing interest in using them to tone the body and mind in a variety of ways, such as musculoskeletal preparation, injury prevention, and improving mood and performance to achieve a higher success rate in sports. sports and fitness, as well as post-exertion recovery. They can be used as an aid to make recovery faster, reducing the effect of fatigue and raising the energy level of the mind and body.
Major clinical approaches to macro and micronutrients in enteral therapy according to international guidelines and clinical studies: a systematic review
Authors: Ribeiro Darwin dos Santos
Published: January 2023

Introduction: In the context of Nutritional Therapy (NT), critically ill patients are associated with a state of catabolic stress and a systemic inflammatory response. Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) have a prevalence of malnutrition greater than 35%. The main objective of parenteral nutrition (PN) is to provide a nutrient mix closely related to requirements safely and avoid complications. However, PN poses a considerable risk of overfeeding, which can be just as harmful as underfeeding. Long-term survival data (expressed as 6-month survival) will also be considered a relevant outcome measure. Objective: It was performed a systematic review to evaluate the main clinical approaches of macro and micronutrients in enteral therapy according to international guidelines and clinical studies. Methods: The present study followed a concise systematic review model, following the systematic review rules (PRISMA). The literary search process was carried out from August to October 2022 and was developed based on Scopus, PubMed, Science Direct, Scielo, and Google Scholar, using scientific articles from 2011 to 2022. The low quality of evidence was attributed to case reports, editorials, and brief communications, according to the GRADE instrument. The risk of bias was analyzed according to the Cochrane instrument. Results and Conclusion: It was found 118 studies that underwent eligibility analysis, and then 20 of the 22 total studies were selected for this systematic review. According to the GRADE instrument, most studies showed homogeneity in their results, with I2 =97.7% >50%. Standard crystalline amino acid solutions, while devoid of side effects, remain incomplete regarding their composition (eg glutamine). Lipid emulsions have come a long way and are now included in bi- and tri-compartment feeding bags, allowing for true total PN as long as daily micronutrients are prescribed. The issue of exact individual needs for energy, macro, and micronutrients has not yet been resolved. Many complications attributed to total PN are the consequence of under or overfeeding. Total PN indications have evolved towards its use alone or in combination with enteral nutrition. The start time varies by country between admission (Australia and Israel), day 4 (Swiss), and day 7 (Belgium, USA). The most important issue may be an individualized and time-dependent prescription of the feeding pathway, energy, and substrates.
Transparency Reporting: The UK Regulatory Perspective
Authors: Harling Anna-Sophie , Henesy Declan , Simmance Eleanor
Published: January 2023

Transparency Reporting: The UK Regulatory Perspective
Jihad Politik Dan Militer Abdurrahman An-Nashir Dalam Meredamkan Pemberontakan Di Bumi Andalusia
Authors: Zahara Rizka
Published: January 2023

This study discusses Abdurrahman An-Nashir.  Abdurrahman An-Nashir or better known as Abdurrahman III was the eighth caliph of the Umayyad dynasty II.  During his reign, Andalusia experienced a golden age in all fields.  But before that it turned out that Abdurrahman An-Nashir had to quell the various rebellions that existed in Andalusia.  Therefore the purpose of this study is to find out how Abdurrahman An-Nashir suppressed all rebellions.  This study uses a qualitative descriptive method with a library research approach, which is a research conducted by collecting data from information sourced from literature in the form of books, journals, articles and other research results that are in accordance with the topic of study of political jihad and  abdurrahman an-nashir's military in suppressing rebellions in Andalusia.
Efectividad de la estrategia preventiva “cuidado del adulto” en el perfil clínico y biomarcadores metabólicos de la hipertensión arterial y diabetes en el adulto en una región andina del Perú
Authors: Ureta Jurado Raúl , Reymundo Loayza Cristina , Ramos Rosales Maribel Roxana
Published: January 2023

Objetivo. Estimar la efectividad de la estrategia preventiva “Cuidado del adulto” en el perfil clínico y biomarcadores metabólicos del adulto con hipertensión arterial y diabetes mellitus en en una región andina del Perú.

Metodología. El estudio realizado utilizo el método general inductivo – deductivo. El tamaño de la muestra fue elegido al número entero de la lista de atendidos en el hospital de Huancavelica, en el servicio de diabetes e hipertensos, el listado de los adultos cuyos resultados fueron ingresados en una tabla de Excel, para que automáticamente saliera al azar los adultos seleccionados. Para la recolección de datos se utilizó la Variable dependiente: Perfil clínico y biomarcadores metabólicos de la HTA y DM En cuanto a la técnica para la medición de la variable se utilizó la técnica de análisis documental, encuesta y cuestionarios. EL instrumento es el formato de registro de datos de adultos con factores de riesgo y, el caso de ENT. Los/las adultos edad fueron captados cuando hubo una demanda a los servicios programa de diabetes e hipertensos en el hospital de Huancavelica, en la cual fueron estimados como meta 569 adultos.

Resultados. De acuerdo al estudio realizado después de la estrategia de intervención educativa  se obtuvieron los siguientes resultado: presentando el 63.3 %  de IMC normal, el 60.0 % presión sistólica, el 56,7 % presión diastólica, el 53,3 % de biomarcadores metabólicos-colesterol, el 46.7 % triglicéridos, el 56,7% HDL,70 % LDL valores normales en pacientes hipertensos, el 80,0 % normo glucemia, el 50,0 % IMC se obtuvieron los resultados en pacientes diabéticos mellitus tipo 2, así como conocer las características de la enfermedad y el tratamiento y las condiciones físicas para evitar complicaciones de la enfermedad. Las intervenciones educativas parecen haber contribuido positivamente al conocimiento de los participantes sobre la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 e hipertensión arterial, la adherencia al tratamiento mostrando la efectividad y mejora en los adultos.

Conclusiones. La evidencia estadística nos mostró que las estrategias preventivas contribuyen en la mejora “cuidado del adulto” en el perfil clínico y biomarcadores metabólicos del adulto con hipertensión arterial y diabetes mellitus.
Nedjar, reprises en corps
Authors: Doat Laetitia
Published: January 2023

Cet enregistrement sonore témoigne des propos tenus par Laetitia Doat suite à une performance qu’elle a donnée un peu plus tôt dans la matinée au sein du LaM en hommage à l’œuvre de Michel Nedjar. Les questionnements artistiques de la danseuse sur sa propre prestation ne sont que prétextes pour partager un regard analytique sur l’œuvre du plasticien depuis les notions d’image du corps et de corporéité. À la fin de cet exposé, Michel Nedjar rebondit sur les propositions de Laetitia Doat. Un temps d’échange et de partage est engagé dans la salle.
L’expérience collaborative entre des cinéastes et Michelangelo Pistoletto, dix films performatifs tournés à Turin et projetés à Rome en 1968
Authors: Liautaud Ségolène
Published: January 2023

Cet article revient sur l’expérience cinématographique collaborative de Michelangelo Pistoletto avec dix réalisateurs de la scène indépendante italienne qui créèrent chacun un film performatif, centré sur l’artiste, dans le cadre de son exposition à la galerie l’Attico à Rome en 1968. Si la disparition de cinq d’entre eux explique leur méconnaissance, cet essai offre une vision inédite de leurs contenus grâce à des témoignages recueillis par l’auteure de cet article auprès de Michelangelo Pistoletto, de Maria Pioppi et de Renato Dogliani. L’intensité créative de ces réalisations est sensible dans les films, lesquels forment un ensemble aux proximités esthétiques, thématiques, scénographiques et dramaturgiques manifestes.
La contre-performance : un projet collectif ?
Authors: Creissels Anne , Masson Sylviane
Published: January 2023

Ce texte examine, à partir d’actions du Laboratoire de la contre-performance, collectif d’artistes et chercheur·e·s, la manière dont le féminin et l’autorité plurielle peuvent déjouer les règles de l’art. La spectacularisation de rituels de partage ainsi que la mise en scène de corps féminins subalternes y apparaissent comme des stratégies paradoxales d’empowerment. Le geste performatif est pensé dans sa dimension collective, en lien avec la survivance de mythes, comme outil de transmission de subjectivités féminines dissidentes.
Du jeu entre les planches : entre fiction et réel
Authors: Perruchon Véronique
Published: January 2023

Si les origines du théâtre occidental se construisent sur le rituel du théâtre antique, nous rappelle Florence Dupont, cette dimension laissée pour compte par le théâtre classique et moderne se voit remplacée par de nouvelles conventions. Avant tout sociaux, ces nouveaux rites n’ont plus rien de rituel. Désacralisé, le théâtre est l’apanage d’une société bourgeoise qui réinvente ses codes culturels et sociétaux. La séparation consommée par le fameux quatrième mur donnera lieu au xxe siècle à des recherches de renouvellement des liens entre la salle et la scène. Elles passeront par une sortie du cadre et la réinvention d’un jeu au moyen duquel, sur les traces de Guy Debord, la « société du spectacle » est dénoncée. L’ajustement entre les cadres référentiels du théâtre et la nécessité d’une communauté de partage, de part et d’autre de la salle, met en relief les « jeux » au sens fonctionnel du terme, autrement dit les failles ou les richesses qui en découlent. Du « jeu entre les planches » s’installe dans le théâtre, comme palimpseste du rituel perdu.
Du jeu au rite ? Amphion et sa musique au xxe siècle
Authors: Schmid Holger
Published: January 2023

La présente étude situe Amphion, mélodrame de Paul Valéry, au centre d’une réflexion critique sur le statut de l’œuvre d’art à l’âge contemporain. Jeu sur le mythe, mythe sur le jeu réunissant musique, danse et architecture, le paradigme d’un spectacle de rite ou « liturgie » pose d’abord le problème de son échec, en tant que fait incontestable de la réception, avant de conduire à une analyse approfondie de son antonyme, le divertissement. En passant par la question de la fugue chez Arthur Honegger, auteur de la musique d’Amphion, et sans renoncer à frôler cet autre emblème d’une aspiration au « rite » qu’est le Sacre du printemps, nous procédons à quelques hypothèses relatives à la musique et au théâtre du moment 1930, ainsi qu’au rapport entre la « liturgie » artistique et le problème du christianisme, pour revenir à l’unicité du mélodrame valéryen.
The Digital Divide in the Institutional Art World: Exhibiting and Collecting New Media Art in Hauts-de-France
Authors: Juste Carlijn
Published: January 2023

Alors qu'il y a plusieurs années, les nouvelles technologies numériques n'étaient utilisées que par un groupe d'artistes pionniers, elles sont devenues accessibles et omniprésentes dans la pratique artistique d'aujourd'hui. Néanmoins, il existe un fossé persistant entre nos institutions traditionnellement en charge de leur exposition, la collection et la préservation de l'art. Certains ont acquis de l'expérience avec l'exposition d'art des nouveaux médias, en adaptant des modèles de conservation existants ou en en créant de nouveaux moyens de monstration, tandis que pour d'autres, le contact avec des œuvres axées sur la technologie semble toujours être un défi. Basé sur des recherches de terrain menées dans les Hauts‑de‑France, cet article explore cette fracture numérique dans le monde de l'art institutionnel. Quelles sont les stratégies curatoriales d'une institution spécialisée comme Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains, comment sont‑elles organisées et que peuvent en tirer les autres institutions ? Quelles sont les raisons de cette division persistante à l'heure où les technologies numériques sont omniprésentes ?
La musique fait tourner le monde : l’impact de la pratique musicale sur les fonctions cognitives non associées à la musique – Une revue
Authors: Benz Sarah , Sellaro Roberta , Hommel Bernhard , S. Colzato Lorenza
Published: January 2023

La pratique musicale devient un sujet de plus en plus populaire dans la recherche scientifique. Ici nous proposons une revue des études existantes qui se demandent si, et à quel degré, l'expérience musicale affecte des fonctions cognitives autres que celles communément associées à la musique. En général, il semble que la pratique musicale soit associée à des effets bénéfiques, parfois restreints au seul domaine de l’audition, sur de nombreuses fonctions cognitives, du contrôle exécutif à la créativité. On conclut que la pratique musicale peut être un entraînement utile pour favoriser le développement cognitif, mais d’autres recherches utilisant des études longitudinales et prenant en compte les différences individuelles sont nécessaires pour déterminer les bénéfices réels.
REVOGAÇÃO E ALTERAÇÃO DA LEI DE ALIENAÇÃO PARENTAL
Authors: Samora Maria Eduarda , Barbosa Brenda Lopes , Carvalho Vania Cristina da Silva , Malanchini Reichiele Vanessa Vervloet de Carvalho
Published: January 2023

O princípio da dignidade humana é de suma importância para o estado democrático de direito, sem o qual não é possível nortear decisões favoráveis à integridade moral, física e psíquica dos indivíduos. Diante disso, este trabalho tem como intuito demonstrar a aplicabilidade dos mecanismos de proteção à criança e ao adolescente em situação de risco em virtude das práticas de alienação parental à luz de princípios norteadores no ramo do direito e de leis vigentes. O foco deste estudo está na discussão em torno da proposta de revogação ou alteração da Lei 12.318/2010. Neste sentido, como metodologia de pesquisa, efetuamos consulta bibliográficas, onde analisamos os argumentos positivos e negativos ao sistema de proteção da criança e do adolescente, incorporado pela Lei de Alienação Parental. Os resultados do estudo revelam a necessidade de alteração da lei para garantir a estabilidade jurídica e a segurança do progenitor alienado e da criança e do adolescente que convive com as práticas corriqueiras do progenitor alienante.
ANÁLISE BIBLIOMÉTRICA DA PRODUÇÃO CIENTÍFICA SOBRE INQUÉRITOS DE SAÚDE BUCAL E CÁRIE NAS BASES SCOPUS E WEB OF SCIENCE ENTRE OS ANOS DE 2010 E 2021
Authors: Júnior Geraldo Soprani , Rocha Ramon Patrick Oliveira , Bitencourt Sandro Basso , Bitencourt Natália Almeida Bastos
Published: January 2023

Agravos que acometem a saúde bucal são objetos de estudos epidemiológicos por suas altas prevalências e gravidades. A cárie dentária é considerada a doença bucal mais comum na população mundial. O conhecimento da situação epidemiológica contribui na formulação de políticas públicas, na oferta e execução dos serviços de saúde bucal de uma comunidade. O objetivo do presente estudo foi realizar uma análise bibliométrica das produções científicas sobre os inquéritos de saúde bucal e cárie entre os anos de 2010 e 2021. Os artigos foram selecionados nas bases Scopus e Web of Science e a estratégia de busca delimitou-se aos Descritores em Ciências da Saúde de busca (DeCS) “dental caries”, “oral health” e “dental health surveys”. A busca resultou em 906 artigos e o software RStudio® garantiu a extração, manipulação e fornecimento de resultados técnicos sobre os inquéritos de saúde bucal da produção científica mundial. Considerando o país do autor correspondente, o Brasil lidera a produção científica, a Arábia Saudita é destaque nas pesquisas com cooperação internacional e fica clara a predileção dos autores pela fonte de publicação “Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology”. A estrutura conceitual demonstrou a força de integração entres autores e fontes de publicação, a estrutura intelectual revelou a rede de cocitação e a história das investigações, e a estrutura social revelou redes colaborativas entre autores, instituições e países. Portanto, a bibliometria permite uma análise estruturada do grande volume de informações da ciência, contribui para a revisão das investigações anteriores e apresenta a direção das futuras pesquisas.
TỔ CHỨC DẠY HỌC MỘT SỐ KIẾN THỨC CHƯƠNG “ÂM HỌC” – VẬT LÍ 7 THEO MÔ HÌNH LỚP HỌC ĐẢO NGƯỢC NHẰM PHÁT TRIỂN NĂNG LỰC KHOA HỌC TỰ NHIÊN CỦA HỌC SINH
Authors: Nga Nguyễn Thanh , Trang Đoàn Thị Thu
Published: January 2023

Bài báo trình bày về việc tổ chức dạy học một số kiến thức Chương Âm học – Vật lí 7 theo mô hình lớp học đảo ngược nhằm phát triển năng lực khoa học tự nhiên của học sinh. Bên cạnh đó, hoạt động này cũng giúp học sinh hình thành và phát triển một số năng lực chung như: năng lực tự chủ và tự học, năng lực giải quyết vấn đề và sáng tạo, năng lực giao tiếp và hợp tác, ...Dựa trên cơ sở nghiên cứu và phân tích nội dung kiến thức Chương Âm học – Vật lí 7, chúng tôi đề xuất một số chủ đề dạy học Chương Âm học – Vật lí 7 theo mô hình lớp học đảo ngược và minh họa cụ thể một chủ đề theo tiến trình tổ chức đã đề ra. Trong quá trình thực nghiệm sư phạm, chúng tôi nhận thấy học sinh có một số biểu hiện cụ thể phù hợp với đánh giá năng lực khoa học tự nhiên.
Sử dụng sức mạnh mềm trong chính sách ngoại giao của Mỹ ở khu vực châu Á - Thái Bình Dương trong hai thập niên đầu thế kỷ XXI (2001 - 2020)
Authors: Thị Ngọc Trân Nguyễn
Published: January 2023

Sử dụng sức mạnh mềm có thể được xem như là xu hướng chủ đạo trong quan hệ quốc tế thế kỷ XXI. Tại khu vực châu Á – Thái Bình Dương, trong suốt hai thập niên đầu thế kỷ XXI (2001 – 2020), Mỹ đã có những bước đi khéo léo trong việc vận dụng sức mạnh mềm vào chính sách ngoại giao và đã thu được những lợi ích to lớn thông qua việc thúc đẩy các giá trị dân chủ, nhân quyền, trao đổi văn hóa, giáo dục và xây dựng nền ngoại giao công chúng. Bài viết dưới đây phân tích về thực tiễn sử dụng sức mạnh mềm trong chính sách ngoại giao của Mỹ ở khu vực châu Á – Thái Bình Dương trong hai thập niên đầu thế kỷ XXI (2001 – 2020) cũng như rút ra một số nhận xét và triển vọng, thách thức về sức mạnh mềm của Mỹ trong ngoại giao tại khu vực châu Á – Thái Bình Dương và bài học kinh nghiệm cho Việt Nam.
Semantically informed methods in structural proof theory
Authors:   , Chen Jinsheng
Published: January 2023

This thesis is part of a line of research aimed at investigating how insights and results from the algebraic and relational semantics of given families of logics can contribute to the design of ‘good’ proof calculi for these logics. It focuses on the intersection between syntax and semantics in structural proof theory.

The results of the present thesis develop the interface between syntax and semantics for proof-theoretic purposes in very specific ways: on the semantic side, these results build on and further develop the link between relational and algebraic semantics of logics given by discrete dualities and their associated unified correspondence results; on the syntactic side, these results further develop the theory of proper multi-type display calculi.

The results of this thesis include: a systematic connection between the syntactic shape of analytic inductive axioms and the generation of cut-free derivations of these axioms from their associated analytic structural rules; the introduction of proper display calculi for monotone modal logic and conditional logic and a large family of their axiomatic extensions, thanks to a reformulation of their neighbourhood semantics in a suitable multitype relational environment; extending the semantic analysis for monotone modal logic and conditional logic to graded modal logic and proposing a new definition of graded bisimulation.
Reliability of antibody tests for COVID-19 diagnosis
Authors: COPLU Nilay , KILINC Cetin , GOZALAN Aysegul , CALISIR Busra , SONMEZ Cemile , GUL Mustafa Muhammet , AYGUN AHLATCIOGLU Zeynep
Published: January 2023

Objective: The reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and antibody tests are useful as supplemental tools for diagnosis, for measuring the population’s immunity levels, and for checking infection in asymptomatic contacts. This study aimed to evaluate the reliability of five commercial antibody detection test kits. Materials and Methods: The reliability of the Colloidal Gold COVID-19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Kit, Antibody Rapid Test Hotgen, Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co., Ltd., China), Abbott Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (Illinois, USA), Roche Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (Roche Diagnostics, Switzerland), Siemens Chemiluminescence (Munich, Germany), and Euroimmun ELISA (Lübeck, Germany) for COVID-19 diagnosis was studied. The antibody-negative group included 50 sera from 2018, and the antibody-positive group included 98 patients with positive RT-PCR results from whom blood samples had been collected 3–9 weeks after hospital discharge. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 23.0 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). The antibody tests’ validity and intra-assay reproducibility were examined, and the Cohen’s kappa coefficients were obtained. The disease prevalence was pegged at 10%. Results: The antibody tests’ sensitivity (69.12–72.46%) and positive predictive values (42.44–100.0%) were low, and their specificity (89.58–100%) and negative predictive values (96.31–97.03%) were high. Their accuracy rates varied from 87.54% to 97.25%, and their intra-assay coefficients of variation varied from 1% to 10%. Conclusion: The agreement between the results of the antibody detection test kits was higher when the kits were classified according to the targeted antigens. The time of blood sample collection, targeted antigens, and antibody types affected the results. Serological tests were found to be useful, and the commercial kits were found to be largely reliable, although, some parameters need to be improved.
Impact of European Union Tariff Preferences on International Human Rights Treaties
Authors: Máčaj Adam
Published: January 2023

Tariff preferences of the EU seek to, inter alia, incentivize third countries through more beneficial scheme of preferences to act in accordance with international human rights standards and other values prioritized by the EU. The aim of this contribution is to assess whether this motivation has real impact on third countries as regards their approach to core international human rights treaties and provide answer to the question whether improved tariff preferences influenced conduct of those countries, as regards accession to the said treaties and expansion of their territorial applicability. Through this assessment, the research seeks to analyse impact the positive conditionality had on acceptance and ratification of human rights treaties by countries that have not showed previous inclination to ratifications without the prospect of obtaining tariff preferences by the EU. The central method is to consider the international human rights treaty ratification years of all states benefitting from the EU regime of tariff preferences. By comparing the time of ratifying the required human rights treaties, and the year in which the respective states became beneficiaries of tariff preferences, the study confirms that, safe for several specific cases, the states receiving tariff preferences had little to no new obligations in terms of ratifying human rights conventions they were previously not bound by.
Some Important Classes of the Continuous and Complex Interval-Valued Functions
Authors: LEVENT Halise , YILMAZ Yılmaz
Published: January 2023

This paper presents some important classes of the continuous functions defined from the set of real numbers to the space of complex intervals. These function spaces have an algebraic structure named as a quasilinear space which is suggested by Aseev in 1986. In this work, we analysis the quasilinear structure on the classes of the continuous and complex interval-valued functions. Further, we show that these spaces are the normed Ω-spaces. Finally, we examine the dimension of these function spaces.
Personalizando el aprendizaje de las matemáticas con el modelo flipped learning
Authors: Romero-García Carmen , López-Sastre Álvaro , Parra-González María E. , Segura-Robles Adrián
Published: January 2023

n este trabajo se plantea un entorno de aprendizaje autodirigido basado en el modelo pedagógico Flipped learning y apoyado en la tecnología, orientado a una personalización de la enseñanza de las matemáticas.  Se pretende determinar si la experiencia realizada incide en el rendimiento académico, la satisfacción del alumnado, las emociones experimentadas y si se existen diferencias en función del género. Se ha utilizado una metodología cuantitativa con un diseño preexperimental pretest y postest. En la experiencia han participado 62 estudiantes que cursan la asignatura de Matemáticas orientadas a las enseñanzas académicas de 3º y 4º de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. Los resultados muestran una mejora en el rendimiento académico, y un nivel de satisfacción elevado con la experiencia de aprendizaje. El modelo propuesto se ha adaptado a la diversidad del aula y superado las diferencias entre hombres y mujeres en cuanto a actitud y emociones con respecto a las matemáticas.
Challenges of tele-rehabilitation in children with disabilities in initial education
Authors: Aguilar-Carlos María L. , Muñoz-Arteaga Jaime , Muñoz-Zavala Angel E. , López-Torres Gabriela C.
Published: January 2023

This research deals with the tele-rehabilitation service for children with disabilities in a post-Covid-19 era. There has been a boom with new working models and adaptation to new challenges and experiences of professionals in rehabilitation therapies. With such services as the most effective way to treat psychomotor deficits in children with disabilities, Rehabilitation Centers have reconfigured their planning by offering hybrid care, but there is a lack of integration of ICT for the delivery of these services through agile approaches. Under an Action-Design methodology, a survey was designed and applied to therapists from five Rehabilitation Centers in Mexico; focused on knowing four relevant aspects: Rehabilitation Teleworking; ICT in therapeutic activity; Communication between parents and Rehabilitation centers; and Patients. From the result, it can be inferred that there is a high level of interest at THE initial education in technological training and a need for higher quality stimulation tools and resources.
KẾT QUẢ ĐIỀU TRỊ CAN THIỆP NỘI MẠCH GIẢ PHÌNH ĐỘNG MẠCH TẠNG BỤNG KHÔNG DO CHẤN THƯƠNG
Authors: Nguyễn Văn Tuân , Phạm Minh Thông , Trần Văn Lượng , Lê Văn Khảng , Trịnh Hà Châu , Nguyễn Thị Tố Ngân , Vũ Đăng Lưu
Published: January 2023

Mục tiêu: đánh giá kết quả điều trị can thiệp nội mạch giả phình động mạch tạng bụng không do chấn thương.

Đối tượng và phương pháp: 27 bệnh nhân có giả phình động mạch tạng bụng được chụp mạch và can thiệp tại bệnh viện Bạch Mai từ tháng 7/2020 đến tháng 7/2022.

Kết quả: Nghiên cứu trên 27 bệnh nhân (20 nam & 07 nữ), có 09 trường hợp giả phình có dấu hiệu thoát thuốc trên phim chụp mạch số hoá xoá nền. Động mạch lách và động mạch mạc treo tràng trên là các động mạch hay có giả phình động mạch tạng nhất. 24/27 bệnh nhân đạt thành công trong lần can thiệp đầu tiên, 03 bệnh nhân còn giả phình tồn dư trong đó 01 bệnh nhân cần can thiệp lần 2 thành công, 01 bệnh nhân cần phẫu thuật cắt đoạn hồi tràng, 01 bệnh nhân tử vong.

Kết luận: Trong tình trạng huyết động ổn định, can thiệp nội mạch điều trị giả phình động mạch tạng bụng không do chấn thương là kỹ thuật an toàn và hiệu quả.
ĐÁNH GIÁ SỐNG THÊM TRUNG HẠN ĐIỀU TRỊ NÚT MẠCH HÓA CHẤT BỆNH NHÂN UNG THƯ BIỂU MÔ TẾ BÀO GAN TẠI BỆNH VIỆN BẠCH MAI
Authors: Lê Doãn Trí , Trịnh Hà Châu , Lê Văn Khảng , Đỗ Đăng Tân , Nguyễn Thị Tố Ngân , Vũ Đăng Lưu , Phạm Minh Thông
Published: January 2023

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá thời gian sống thêm bệnh nhân điều trị nút mạch hóa chất bệnh nhân ung thư biểu mô tế bào gan tại bệnh viện Bạch Mai.

Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu phân tích hồi cứu trên các bệnh nhân ung thư biểu mô tế bào gan điều trị nút mạch hóa chất từ thàng 7/2017 đến tháng 7/2020 tại Trung tâm Điện quang - Bệnh viện Bạch Mai.

     Kết quả: Hồi cứu trên 70 bệnh nhân gồm 64 nam (92.9%) và 6 nữ (7.1%) đã được chẩn đoán xác định ung thư biểu mô tế bào gan với độ tuổi trung bình 61.5 ± 11.34 tuổi (từ 32 tuổi đến 83 tuổi). Số lần điều trị trung bình là 4.5±0.4 lần (1-16 lần). Thời gian sống thêm không tiến triển ước tính sau TACE lần đầu và thời gian sống thêm toàn bộ ước tính lần lượt là 29.7±3.3 tháng, 43.3±2.5 tháng. Thời gian sống thêm tích lũy tại thời điểm 1 năm, 2 năm, 3 năm và 5 năm tương ứng là 91.4%, 77.1%, 63.7% và 29.4%. Các bệnh nhân được điều trị cTACE chiếm 67.1% và Deb-TACE chiếm 32.9%. Tỷ lệ kết quả đáp ứng khối u theo mRECIST sau TACE lần đầu với các mức độ đáp ứng hoàn toàn, đáp ứng một phần, bệnh ổn định và bệnh tiến triển lần lượt là 30.0%, 55.7%, 4.3%, 10.0%. Thời gian sống thêm trung bình ước tính ở nhóm đáp ứng và không đáp ứng theo mRECIST  sau TACE lần đầu lần lượt là 47.8±2.3 tháng và 12.2±2.7 tháng (p = 0,001). Đáp ứng điều trị mRECIST dự báo sống thêm của bệnh nhân trên phân tích đơn biến (HR=15.13, p=0,000). Đáp ứng điều trị mRECIST là yếu tố tiên lượng sống thêm độc lập (p=0.001)

Kết luận: TACE là phương pháp điều trị có hiệu quả tốt, kéo dài thời gian sống thêm của bệnh, đặc biệt ở nhóm bệnh nhân có đáp ứng điều trị. Vì vậy, đáp ứng điều trị theo mRECIST sau TACE là mục tiêu cần đạt được để kéo dài thời gian sống thêm.
Analisis Rasio Likuiditas, Rasio Leverage dan Profitabilitas Pada PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Authors: Buntu Benyamin
Published: January 2023

1) Kinerja keuangan PT. Telkom Indonesia Tbk (Persero) ditinjau rasio current dan quick ratio pada tahun 2017-2020 masuk dalam kategori sangat buruk. Hal ini dikarenakan kemampuan perusahaan dalam menyelesaikan kewajiban jangkan pendeknya masih relatif rendah. Hal ini terbukti dengan pencapaian nilai current ratio dan quick ratio yang masih jauh di bawah nilai standar rata-rata rasio keuangan perusahaan industri; 2) Kinerja keuangan PT. Telkom Indonesia Tbk (Persero) berdasarkan rasio Leverage dari sisi debt aset ratio pada tahun 2017-2020 masuk dalam kategori sangat buruk, hal ini karenakan nilai debt aset ratio pada tahun tersebut melebih standar maksimal nilai debt assets ratio perusahaan industri; 3) Kinerja keuangan PT. Telkom Indonesia Tbk (Persero) berdasarkan rasio profitabilitas, maka ditinjau dari rasio net proit margin pada tahun 2017-2020 masuk dalam kategori baik. Sedangkan ditinjau dari nilai return on investement dan return on equity pada tahun 2016 sampai dengan 2020 nilai kedua rasio tersebut masih relatif rendah dan masih di bawah standar rata-rata rasio keuangan industry, sehingga masuk dalam kategori sangat buruk; 4) Perkembangan rasio likuiditas, profitabilitas, dan aktivitas PT. Telkom Indonesia Tbk (Persero) : a) Perkembangan rasio likuiditas PT. Telkom Indonesia Tbk (Persero) sejak tahun 2018-2020 baik current ratio, quick ratio dan cash ratio cenderung mengalami penurunan. Penurunan nilai rasio likuiditas sejak tahun 2018-2020 merupakan gambaran bahwa kinerja keuangan perusahaan PT. Telkom Indonesia Tbk (Persero) beberapa tahun terakhir masuk dalam kategori buruk; b) Perkembangan rasio leverage PT. Telkom Indonesia Tbk (Persero) untuk debt to assets ratio dan debt equity ratio pada tahun 2018 mengalami penurunan, dan pada tahun 2019 dan 2020 cenderung mengalami kenaikan. Sedangkan  Times Interest Earned Ratio sejak tahun 2018 – 2020 cenderung mengalami penurunan. Kecenderungan naiknya nilai debt to assets ratio dan debt to equity ratio serta semakin turunnya times interest earned ratio menunjukkan bahwa kinerja keuangan perusahaan sangat buruk; c) Perkembangan rasio profitabilitas PT. Telkom Indonesia Tbk (Persero), untuk  Net Profit Margin pada tahun 2018 dan 2019 mengalami penurunan, hal ini menandakan pada tahun tersebut kinerja keuangan perusahaan kurang maksimal sedangkan pada tahun 2020 mengalami kenaikan yang berarti bahwa ada peningkatan dari sisi kinerja keuangan dari sisi penekanan biaya untuk mendapatkan laba bersih. Sedangkan Return on Investmen sejak tahun 2018-2020 cenderung mengalami penurunan, hal ini menunjukkan bahwa kinerja keuangan dari sisi pengelolaan aktiva untuk mengahasilkan laba bersih masih belum maksimal. Sedangkan Return on Equity pada tahun 2018 mengalami penurunan, akan tetapi pada tahun 2019 dan 2020 mengalami kenaikan. Hal ini menunjukkan kinerja keuangan perusahaan dari sisi pengelolaan ekuitas mengalami perubahan ke arah yang lebih baik.
Analisis Kinerja Keuangan Yang Ditinjau Melalui Rasio Likuiditas Dan Profitabilitas PT Merck Tbk
Authors: Wakla Ure , Syafii Muhamad , Toatubun Najarudin , Rerung Ahadi
Published: January 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan ; 1) Untuk mengetahui kinerja keuangan ditinjau dari rasio likuiditas dan profitabilitas pada PT Merck Tbk. 2) Untuk mengetahui perkembangan kinerja keuangan ditinjau dari rasio likuiditas dan rasio profitabilitas pada PT Merck Tbk. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisa data kuantitatif agar dapat menyelesaikan masalah yang diangkat dalam penelitian ini, khususnya rasio likuiditas dan profitabilias. Hasil penelitian: 1) Secara umum kinerja keuangan PT Merck Tbk berdasarkan hasil rasio likuiditas pada Current Ratio mengalami peningkatan namun Quick Rasio Cash Ratio mengalami fluktuasi. Hasil rasio likuiditas dapat dikatakan baik karena mampu memenuhi kewajiban jangka pendeknya meskipun perusahaan belum mampu memaksimalkan aktiva lancar serta kas dan setara kas. Untuk hasil rasio profitabilitas belum dapat dikatakan baik karena disetiap tahunnya mengalami penurunan yeng bararti bahwa pendapatan belum maksimal sehingga berdampak pada laba yang didapatkan ditiap tahunnya. 2) Perkembangan rasio likuiditas PT Merck Tbk dapat dikatakan likuid namun belum efisien hal ini dikarenakan perkembangan disetiap rasio likuiditas pada pada Current Ratio mengalami peningkatan, Cash Ratio dan Quick Ratio mengalami fluktuasi ditiap tahun berjalan. Selanjutnya untuk rasio profitabilitas dimana Profit Margin, Return On Asset, dan Return On Equity mengalami penurunan dimana PT Merck Tbk belum maksimal dalam menghasilkan laba.
Localizing UX Advocacy and Accountability: Using Personas to Amplify User Agency
Authors: Getto Guiseppe , Flanagan Suzan
Published: January 2023

Purpose: This article documents ongoing UX research to develop a grant-funded mobile safety app for recreational boaters. The article presents a workflow for designers to align user advocacy with organizational accountability through the use of personas. Each year, numerous boating
safety concerns and incidents go unreported. User research into this context shows that recreational boaters want a mobile app that helps them enjoy boating trips while remaining safe.
 Method: We reviewed best practices from literature, analyzed interviews with 141 stakeholders,
and then discussed findings using personas to amplify user agency as part of a Lean UX workflow for the development of a mobile app that balances users' goals with organizational accountability.
 Results: Representative groups of boaters want features that help them with
navigation, charting, and communication. These features would help alleviate pain points and enable goals having to do with not getting lost, avoiding hazards, and communicating trip progress to audiences onshore. In addition, the personas we have developed will help us communicate to the
development team behind the app to explain how they can develop features that accommodate users' needs.
 Conclusion: Though personas are limited as to how well they represent actual users, if used properly within a design process they are a powerful tool for amplifying user
agency so that resulting apps achieve user adoption. As part of a Lean UX workflow, personas are a useful tool in tailoring products and services to user needs while ensuring organizational accountability to those needs.
Drought Forecasting using Palmer Drought Severity Index with Wavelet Transform Technique and Machine Learning Methods
Authors: Alkan Ali
Published: January 2023

Drought is a climatic phenomenon characterised by persistent and anomalous water scarcity caused by weather anomalies. Drought is a slowly evolving phenomenon and affects a wide range of areas. The drought indices are one of the ways to monitor and measure drought. Therefore, the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI) was used as an operational and a valid model. This study calculated Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) on a 12-month time scale with meteorological data for the Ceyhan Basin between January 1989 and July 2020. The calculated PDSI values were modelled with Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) technique using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) methods at different training rates and drought forecasts were made. The forecasting success rate with the models created using machine learning methods was statistically evaluated. This study determined that machine learning methods could be applied in drought forecasting in drought monitoring and mitigation.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Language Teaching, Vol. 16, No. 2, February 2023
Authors: Yu Gavin
Published: January 2023

Reviewer Acknowledgements for English Language Teaching, Vol. 16, No. 2, February 2023
Risk factors of Diabetes and its Comorbidities Among Elderly in India: Evidence from Longitudinal Aging Study (LASI)
Authors: Chiero Vekutulu , KC Das
Published: January 2023

Context/Background: Chronic diseases like diabetes are at risk of developing heart disease. Therefore, it is crucial to identify the high-risk population, which would help policymakers and interventionists focus on vulnerable groups. This study aims to determine the prevalence, risk factors, and coexistence of other diseases with diabetes.
Methodology: Secondary data from Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI), Wave 1 (2017-18) was used for the study. A sample of 65,562 men and women aged 45 years and above have been included in the analysis. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate statistical analysis was used for the analysis.
Results: Overall, (12.4%) of Indians have self-reported diabetes. The prevalence of diabetes is (12.9%) among men and (11.9%) among women. Geographic variations were observed with higher rates in south India. Depression, lack of physical activity, obesity, increase in age, family history of diabetes, higher level of education, and wealth quintile were all significant risk factors for diabetes among men and women. Diabetes is associated with other chronic conditions such as heart disease, hypertension, and diseases of the bones and joints.
Conclusions: Although self-reported data underestimate the disease burden, it is evident that the prevalence of self-reported diabetes is high. India should address the risk of diabetes by promoting and encouraging a healthy lifestyle.
Antimicrobial Resistance – A Silent Pandemic
Authors: Sneka P  , Sangamithrav  , Mahalakshmi K
Published: January 2023

Antimicrobial resistance is posing a great threat in many  low and middle income countries as a result of groundless and unseemly use of antimicrobial agents in the community. Research related to antimicrobial use, determinants and development of antimicrobial resistance, regional variation and interventional strategies according to the existing health care situation in each country is a big challenge.
A Lexical database of Malagsay adjectives
Authors: Ranaivoarison Joro
Published: January 2023

This paper deals with an electronic resource under construction. The objective is to construct a lexical database of Malagasy adjectives. Malagasy is an agglutinative language of Austronesian origin, spoken in the African island of Madagascar. The method used to construct the resource is adapted from the approach of Gross (1989) to electronic dictionaries. The content of the resource is based on linguistic analysis and encoded so as to be used by language-processing software. However, care has been taken that all linguistic information is easily readable and updatable. The resource allows for morphological analysis and generation of adjectives, removing obstacles to the construction of computer applications to process the Malagasy language. The originality of this paper also comes from our proposal of a distinction between adjectives in the usual sense and adjectival forms of other parts of speech.
Exploring Afrikaans word embeddings with analogies and nearest neighbours
Authors: Gaustad Tanja , Eiselen Roald
Published: January 2023

This paper presents an exploration of word embeddings for Afrikaans using the analogies and nearest neighbours methodologies. We compare the results on three types of embeddings (fastText, FLAIR and GloVe) on a novel analogy data set for Afrikaans, inspired by the Bigger Analogy Test Set: BATS (Gladkova et al. 2016). Our analysis shows that for Afrikaans, similar to English, the types of embeddings influence the quality of analogies found for different linguistic tasks. Our investigation also demonstrates, however, that these Afrikaans embeddings do not encode as clear a linguistic representation as with English embeddings. The exact reason for this is subject to future work, but the added morphological complexity and the lack of data most likely play a role.
Voicing in Ngamambo: A Descriptive perspective
Authors: Nyindem Sirih-Nagang Nancy , Tah Asongwed
Published: January 2023

This paper describes voicing in Ngamambo, a semi Grassfields Bantu language in the North West Region of Cameroon. The language is classified under the Momo sub-language family (Eberhard, David M., Gray F. Simons and Charles D. Fenning, 2020). Ngamambo is unwritten, and research on the language is scanty. The only available literature on the language is by Asongwed & Hyman (1976)), Achiri-Taboh (2014) and Lem Atanga (2020) However, there has been some recent attempt by the Mbu Language Committee (MLC) to study the language. Interest in the study of Ngamambo stems from the imperative of undertaking a comprehensive description of the language. Preliminary research has revealed the existence of voicing in the language. Voicing is a process whereby the pronunciation of a word is influenced by one of the sounds. Data was obtained from Ngamambo native speakers (informants) over six months. The originality of this study resides in the fact that very little research has been carried out on the language. The authors of this paper discuss one aspect of the language and hope that subsequent studies will determine if voicing is also present in other Grassfields languages, especially the Momo sub-language family. The phonological process of voicing in Ngamambo has been observed when a voiceless sound becomes voiced depending on the environment. It is hoped that understanding this phenomenon would lead to a better understanding of voicing related to language learning.