bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development and improvement of methods of conservative treatment of stylohyoid syndrome
Authors: Shchelkunov Anatolii P. , Pukhlik Sergey M. , Titarenko O.V. , Shchelkunov Oleksandr A.
Published: August 2022

Stylohyoid syndrome is a disease caused by irritation of the surrounding nerve, vascular and muscle structures by the styloid process, located at the temporal bone. The syndrome is manifested by chronic pain in the deep part of the lateral region of the face, radiating to the root of the tongue, pharynx and ear, dysphagia, and symptoms of cerebral circulatory disorders.
The purpose of the study: to develop and improve accessible, safest and not leaving pronounced cosmetic defects, methods of conservative treatment of patients with stylohyoid syndrome and prevention of the recurrence of the described symptoms in the future.
Materials and methods of research: Our work was aimed at improving and simplifying the methods of conservative and surgical treatment of patients with symptoms of stylohoid syndrome, taking into account the data of CT studies with contrast and functional tests and palpation of the oropharynx, as well as using functional tests , to determine the smallest distance of the apex of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the lateral wall of the oropharynx and determine the most optimal region for the injection of a medicinal substance.
The material for our research and proposals was the examination and treatment of 204 patients over a 10-year period. Of these, there were 143 women (71%), men – 61 (30%), age – from 25 to 70 years old, 25-30 years old – 21 people (8.1%), 30-45 years old – 123 (63%), 45-60 years old – 42 (20.6%), 60-70 years old – 18 (8.1%); duration of the disease – from 1 to 10-15 years. Injections into the region of the apex of the styloid process must necessarily be supplemented with drug therapy. Out of 204 patients, the success of treatment at 0 points (no complaints) was assessed by 96 people (47%), at 1 point – by 64 (31.4%), at 2-3 points – by 31 (15.1%), at 4-5 points (that is, no significant effect of the treatment was achieved) – 13 (6.4%). Everyone who had a treatment result of 4-5 points was offered a surgical method of treatment – resection of the styloid process from the corresponding side.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of natural oromukos throat spray from sunflower flower extracts in the treatment of acute pharyngitis in adults
Authors: Yashan Oleksandr I. , Pokryshko Olena V. , Herasymiuk Maksym I. , Yashan Artem O. , Buchynskyi Pavlo O.
Published: August 2022

Acute pharyngitis is a common disease among the adult population. The most common causative agents of acute inflammatory diseases of the pharynx are β-hemolytic streptococci.
Oromucous sprays, which are used in this case for treatment, are a special dosage form that ensures the spraying of particles of the active substance and their adhesion to the mucous membrane of the oral cavity and pharynx.
The purpose of the study: to determine the therapeutic effect and the level of bacteriological colonization of the drug "Lorosan" for the treatment of acute pharyngitis.
Materials and methods: 32 patients, aged from 20 to 27 years, with symptoms corresponding to the nosological form of acute pharyngitis were examined. Clinical examination of patients was carried out at the beginning of the disease and one week after treatment with Lorosan. The clinical effectiveness of the drug was determined by analyzing changes in complaints and the condition of the mucous membrane of the oropharynx.
Results: After using the drug "Lorosan" for 7 days, all patients noted a decrease in pain in the throat, a significant decrease in the sensation of a foreign object in the throat and the number of secretions, normalization of the general condition and full recovery of the voice. The number of caseous tonsillitis in the tonsillar lacunae decreased, and the unpleasant smell from the mouth disappeared.
The obtained results of the microbiological study of the biomaterial taken after 7 days of treatment with the drug "Lorosan" showed a sharp decrease in the number of microorganisms and the level of their spread of the posterior pharynx.
Thus, the new natural oromucous spray from sunflower is an effective drug in the monotherapy of acute pharyngitis in adults, as it allows to significantly reduce the clinical symptoms of the disease and significantly reduce the bacterial colonization of the oropharynx by the causative agents of inflammatory processes.
Acute otitis externa. Diagnosis and treatment according to modern clinical guidelines
Authors: Popovych Vasyl I.
Published: August 2022

Acute external otitis – is an infectious and inflammatory disease of the skin of the external auditory canal, which is more common in adults, less often in children. The most frequent causative agents of acute external otitis are Pseudomonas aeruginosa (20-60%) and Staphylococcus aureus (10-70%), the frequency of fungal flora does not exceed 10% and is not significant from the point of view of empirical prescription of antifungal drugs. Propensity to the disease is caused by a hot and humid climate, swimming, traumatization of the skin of the auditory canal, comorbid diseases. Patients with acute otitis externa are mainly outpatients and do not require inpatient treatment. Empiric therapy of uncomplicated acute external otitis determines the appointment of local ototopic drugs in the form of drops, which include a combination of polymyxin B, neomycin, which provides a bactericidal effect on typical pathogens, and glucocorticoid dexamethasone. Effective local treatment is facilitated by thorough cleaning of the external auditory canal. The criterion for the effectiveness of the treatment is the reduction of pain, itching and congestion within 48-76 hours and recovery within seven days.
Antipyretic Activity Test of Combination of Peperomia pellucida Extract and Andrographis paniculata in Mice (Mus musculus)
Authors: Pahmi Khairil , Ricky Ramadhian Muhammad , Indrayani Dalimunthe Gabena
Published: August 2022

Pepper elder (Peperomia pellucida) and green chiretta (Andrographis paniculata) are plants that have been used empirically to reduce fever. Fever is a symptom of a disease characterized by a significant increase in body temperature. This study aimed to determine the antipyretic effect of the combination of pepper elder herbal extract (P. pellucida) and green chiretta herbal extract (A. paniculata) (80:20) in the male house mice (Mus musculus). Extraction was conducted through maceration using ethyl acetate solvent. The total of 25 male mice were divided into 5 groups, namely a negative control group (Na-CMC 1%), a positive control group (paracetamol), and a treatment group induced by a combination of pepper elder herbal extracts and green chiretta herbal extract at the dose of (80 + 20), (40 +10), and (20 + 5) mg/kg BW. DPT vaccine 0.2 ml was used intramuscularly as a fever inducer. The observation was carried out at 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes after treatment. The data obtained were analyzed using one-way ANOVA followed by the LSD test to determine the differences between groups. The results showed that variations in the dose of the combination of pepper elder and green chiretta herbal extracts had an antipyretic effect where the most effective dose was (80 + 20) mg/kg BW due to its stable temperature reduction power and effectiveness that are equivalent to paracetamol. The combination of suruhan herb extract (P. pellucida) and sambiloto herb (A. paniculata) has potential as an antipyretic
Fructose, a trigger of metabolic diseases?—a narrative review
Authors: Baumann Anja , Brandt Annette , Bergheim Ina
Published: August 2022

Worldwide the number of individuals being overweight or obese has dramatically increased during the last decades, which is also associated with a similar dramatic increase of individuals afflicted with metabolic disorders like dyslipidemia, hypertension, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Genetic predisposition may account for some of the increases in body weight and the development of metabolic disorders; however, much is probably also related to the changes in physical activity and dietary pattern. Indeed, results of epidemiological studies suggest that a ‘western-type dietary pattern’ composed of highly processed foods, sweetened foods, and beverages, all adding to a low fiber but high sugar and saturated fat intake, may increase the odd of developing overweight and metabolic disorders. Consumption of sugar, and especially, fructose has repeatedly been discussed to be a key contributor to the development of health disturbances including hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance as well as NAFLD. However, despite intense research effort, the question if and how (high) dietary fructose intake interferes with human health has not yet been fully answered also as findings are sometimes contradictory. In the present narrative review, results of recent studies assessing the effect of fructose consumption on the development of metabolic disorders including hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), hyperinsulinemia, and NAFLD as well as underlying molecular mechanisms are reviewed, thereby, aiming to further address the question if (high) fructose intake is a trigger of metabolic diseases.
Feed your microbiome and improve sleep, stress resilience, and cognition
Authors: Chichlowski Maciej , Cotter Jack , Fawkes Neil , Pandey Neeraj
Published: August 2022

The brain and gut are connected both physically and biochemically. The gut-brain axis includes the central nervous system, neuroendocrine and neuroimmune systems, the enteric nervous system and vagus nerve, and the gut microbiome. It can influence brain function and even behavior, suggesting that dietary interventions may help enhance and protect mental health and cognitive performance. This review focuses on the role of the microbiome and its metabolites in sleep regulation, neurodegenerative disorders, mechanisms of stress, and mood. It also provides examples of nutritional interventions which can restore healthy gut microbiota and aid with risk reduction and management of many disorders related to mental and cognitive health. Evidence suggests a shift in the gut microbiota towards a balanced composition could be a target to maintain brain health, reduce stress and improve quality of life.
Analysis of Different Shape Ventilation Elements for Protective Clothing
Authors: Janushevskis Alexander , Vejanand Sanjay Rajni , Gulevskis Agris
Published: August 2022

People's thermoregulation may be hampered by exposure to extreme temperatures. Because of this, it is crucial to consider how fabric cooling and ventilation may affect human comfort while designing clothing. There is a demand on the market for more effective technical solutions and materials to be used in the external part of protective gear, while also ensuring the necessary ventilation even in warm environmental conditions and during heavy physical load. This is due to the growing interest in the market for efficient protection of the human body against exposure to extreme weather conditions. In this article a simple elliptical model of the body and the jacket is used to reduce the complexity of the problem. Five different shapes of ventilation elements named as E1 to E5 are designed for the study and the numerical results for the pressure, temperature and heat flux are calculated using SolidWorks Flow Simulation at three different inlet air velocity of 2, 5 and 8 m/s. The acquired results display interesting flow patterns and how the ventilation elements' shapes might influence the flow at various wind velocities. The results are compared and analyzed in terms of heat flux, pressure difference and temperature difference. The main objective is to determine which element's geometrical shape gives the smallest flow energy losses in the cell flow channel. If the pressure difference is higher, flow energy losses will also be high, and if the flow energy losses are higher, the body cooling decreases. The obtained results show that pressure difference increases gradually with the increasing inlet velocity. Moreover, results also indicates how different shapes of ventilation elements can affect the flow, pressure difference and flow energy losses. Based on analysis of obtained simulation results the most perspective ventilation element is proposed.
Pengabdian Masyarakat dengan “Deteksi Dini Kanker Payudara dengan SADARI”
Authors: Setyowati Ana , Meikawati Pedvin Ratna , Andanawarih Putri
Published: August 2022

Cancer is a disease that causes a lot of misery and death in humans. Breast cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the breast. The emergence of these cancer cells occurs as a result of mutations or abnormal changes in genes that are responsible for maintaining cell growth and keeping it normal (healthy). Breast cancer can be detected early by means of breast selfexamination, clinical examination and mammography examination to find out early. BSE examination can be started early to become a routine habit in order to detect breast cancer early. The purpose of this service is to provide information about adolescent reproductive health, especially about early detection of breast cancer by conducting breast self-examination. The method used in this community service activity begins with the opening and introduction of the resource persons, then continues with the delivery of health education materials, a question and answer session to participants and finally closing. With this activity, the youth organizations find it helpful because young people have received information and supplies in detecting breast cancer from an early age.
Gambaran Pemeriksaan CRP pada Perokok Berat Pekerja Konveksi “X”
Authors: Fitrianingsih Fitrianingsih , Suparyati Suparyati , Ardiyansyah Imam
Published: August 2022

A convection worker is any person who works by receiving wages or other forms of remuneration in a place specially made to produce merchandise or jeans and apparel. Heavy smokers are people who smoke and immediately smoke cigarettes or people who smoke more than 20 cigarettes per day. Elevated levels of CRP associated with tobacco use Examination CRP is an acute phase protein that is formed in the liver due to an inflammatory process or infection. This study aims to determine the description of CRP in heavy smokers of convection workers "X" in Podo Village, Kedungwuni District, Pekalongan Regency. The type of research used is descriptive. The total population was 20, with inclusion and exclusion criteria, 17 samples were obtained for CRP examination using the agglutination method. The results showed that from 17 samples obtained negative CRP results. The results of CRP on heavy smokers of convection workers "X" in Podo Village, Kedungwuni District, Pekalongan Regency obtained negative results with a percentage of 100%.
Assessment of Phytogeographic Reference Regions for Cenozoic vegetation: a case study on the Miocene flora of Wiesa (Germany)
Authors: Kunzmann Lutz , Li Shu-Feng , Huang Jian , Utescher Torsten , Su Tao , Zhou Zhe-Kun
Published: August 2022

During the Miocene Climatic Optimum, a global long-term warm interval, European mid-latitude regions experienced a subtropical palaeoclimate. In particular, areas in eastern Germany were part of a vegetational zone with evergreen broadleaved forests, characterized by subtropical taxa. Regional palaeofloristic concepts denominated this palaeovegetation Younger Mastixioideae Flora sensu Mai (1964). Type assemblage is the late Early Miocene flora of Wiesa. Here, we reevaluate its floristic composition with respect to nearest living relatives of fossil-taxa, and introduce the new approach Phytogeographic Reference Region Assessment (PRRA) to ascertain the area of most similar extant vegetation for the Wiesa assemblage. The southern belt of SE Asian subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest and its transition to tropical mountain evergreen broadleaved forest in SW China represent the most similar extant vegetation. The Wiesa assemblage is compared to two diverse plant macroassemblages from the late Oligocene and the Late Miocene, respectively, coming from the same region and palaeoenvironmental setting. It is demonstrated that diversity and abundances of subtropical taxa markedly increased towards the Early Miocene, and specific climate-sensitive taxa occurred. The regional palaeoclimate was subtropical-humid (Köppen-Trewartha type Cf), with a growing season eleven months long. The late Oligocene and Late Miocene climates were mainly distinct in nine-month growing season lengths and cooler winters (1–3 °C).
The early middle Eocene Wagon Bed carpoflora of central Wyoming, U.S.A.
Authors: Tiffney Bruce H. , Manchester Steven R.
Published: August 2022

The early middle Eocene Wagon Bed fruit and seed flora of central Wyoming encompasses nine morphotypes that are assignable to extant genera (Alangium, Aphanathe, Canarium, Carya, Celtis, Iodes, Mastixia, Nyssa, Pleiogynium), four that are assignable to extinct genera in extant families (Chandlera, Menispermaceae; Coryloides, Betulaceae; Pentoperculum, Anacardiaceae; Saxifragispermum, Salicaceae) and one morphotype potentially assignable to an extant family (Pandanaceae). At least 11 morphotypes remain unidentified due to incomplete characters, although some exhibit features suggestive, but not definitive, of extant families (e.g., Euphorbiaceae, Lauraceae, Nymphaeaceae, Rosaceae). Individual taxa exhibit paleobiogeographic links with the Eocene floras of the west coast of North America, as well as with those of the Eocene of Europe. Together with previously described pollen and woods, these fruits and seeds indicate a mixed evergreen and deciduous forest, existing under moist circumstances, possessing primary taxonomic affinities with extant paratropical taxa of the Old World.
Caracterización de adolescentes en protocolo pre-trasplante y postrasplante renal previo a la implementación de un programa de transición en Cali, Colombia
Authors: Lovera Luis A , Trejos Jhovana , Encarnación Luz K , Pereira Christian , Padilla Guzmán Alejandro , Restrepo Jaime Manuel
Published: August 2022

Introducción: El paso del adolescente con trasplante renal del servicio de pediatría al de adulto se relaciona con aumento en el rechazo y pérdida del injerto renal. La evidencia señala que un proceso de transición adecuado disminuye el riesgo de rechazo y mejora los desenlaces clínicos. Objetivo: Caracterizar socio demográficamente adolescentes con trasplante renal o en protocolo pre-trasplante previo a la implementación de un programa de transición. Métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo de corte transversal. Se incluyeron los pacientes del servicio de nefrología pediátrica de la Fundación Valle del Lili entre 11-19 años, obteniendo 31 participantes con trasplante renal y 4 en protocolo pre-trasplante. Se realizó una prueba piloto de la encuesta sociodemográfica con un grupo diferente con salud similar salud, se ajustó y aplicó la encuesta a la población objeto. Resultados: 54% eran de sexo masculino, el promedio de edad 14,3 ± 2,3 años, 23% afrodescendientes, el 65% provenían del Valle del Cauca y el 35% de otros departamentos del suroccidente colombiano. El nivel socioeconómico fue bajo en el 65%. El 44% cursó primaria, 47% secundaria y 9% cursaba educación superior. La madre fue el cuidador principal en el 85% y el 63% de los cuidadores cursó algún grado de secundaria. La enfermedad renal de base fueron las malformaciones congénitas 57%, y el 89% calificó su estado de salud como bueno. Conclusiones: Este estudio generó una apropiación de conocimientos y cumplimiento del tratamiento en los adolescentes, dando paso a la segunda fase de evaluación del programa en un futuro estudio.
SISTEMA DEACCIONES, PARADESARROLLAR LA PRODUCCIÓN CIENTÍFICA ENELINSTITUTOSUPERIORTECNOLÓGICOBOLIVARIANODETECNOLOGÍA GUAYAQUIL -ECUADOR
Authors:   Instituto Superior Tecnológico Bolivariano de Tecnología, Tolozano-Benites Elena , Tolozano-Benites Roberto , Gómez-Rodríguez Víctor
Published: August 2022

The system of actions that is developed in the Instituto Superior Tecnológico Bolivariano de Tecnología (ITB) is a dynamic and integral process of the institutional management model as it is a substantive axis for the quality culture policy, the transformations in the functional structure of research had the objective of implementing a system of actions for the management of technical and innovative scientific knowledge, for which a policy of strengthening and supporting scientific production was developed, which began with the training of research teachers, creation of the Center for Management of Scientific Information, creation of the ITB publishing house, the Bolivarian Projection magazine and the knowledge socialization policy, for the institutional presence in national and international congresses, the results were evidenced in the accreditation process where u n quantitative result corresponds to 71.41%; being 118.79% higher than the average of the country's higher technical and technological institutes. In conclusion, these results regarding research position the ITB as a reference in the contribution to knowledge with more than 49 research projects, 7 teachers accredited as researchers in SENESCYT, participation in 9 research networks, the annual organization of 3 international congresses endorsed by UNESCO, the Ministry of Public Health, the National Institute for Educational Evaluation, among others, 79 presentations at international conferences, 22 articles in high-impact indexed journals and more than 10 books published with the ITB publishing seal recognized by the Ecuadorian Book Chamber.
LA FILOSOFIA DE GESTIÓN INSTITUCIONAL: UN ENFOQUE CENTRADO EN EL ESTUDIANTE
Authors:   THE INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY: A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH, Delgado-Álvarez Noemí , Tolozano-Benites Roberto , Flores Laaz Abel
Published: August 2022

Providing education with a vision of quality is the challenge faced by Higher Education Institutions (IES) at the present time, on the one hand the structured models of evaluation and accreditation and on the other the students as direct clients, who impose new and marked demands. , forcing those who lead to seek solutions that break traditional paradigms. Adopting modern management philosophies that have been successful in the business field has been a trend in recent years, one of them is to put the customer at the center of attention. To respond to these demands at the Bolivarian Technological Higher Institute of Technology, an investigation is currently being carried out, which is presented in this paper, which aims to show the first results of the application of an institutional management scheme where the student is placed. at the highest level of attention in each process that integrates the model that is applied. The work is developed from a procedure that starts from determining the main dissatisfactions of the students and deepens in the determination of the root causes that provoke them, in order to focus on the continuous improvement of the process involved, guaranteeing satisfaction. and compliance with the institutional strategic objectives. The result that is exposed is partial, since it constitutes a first approach to the application of the approach within the institutional scheme.
VAIVENES DE LA COVID-19 EN LA SALUD LABORAL DE LA REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR
Authors:   Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Chang Leon Alywin
Published: August 2022

En Ecuador, como en los demás países del mundo, la evolución y comportamiento de la morbimortalidad por la enfermedad de la COVID-19 ha mostrado vaivenes en las curvas epidemiológicas (picos y mesetas) debido a la influencia, entre otros factores, del grado de contagiosidad de las continuadas variantes del SARS-CoV-2
ANALÍTICAS DE APRENDIZAJE EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR MEDIANTE LA APLICACIÓN DE HERRAMIENTAS COLABORATIVAS
Authors:   Universidad Técnica de Machala, Prado-Ortega Mauricio , Gonzalez-Segarra Anyeline
Published: August 2022

Using collaborative tools under the virtual modality through learning metrics or analytics allows the synchronous interaction of contents of the subject of design and management of learning environments in higher education students. The research was developed with the parameters of the quantitative methodology, of a non-experimental type with a descriptive level of depth such as the application of monitoring tools as an instrument to 28 university students on the use of collaborative tools under the virtual modality. Regarding the evaluation, the project has an innovative character to verify and contrast the aspects that lead the students to know their state of participation and involvement in the contents addressed in each of the 10 class sessions where the monitoring of activities and know through learning routes and analytics the synchronous connection time in the videoconferencing platform and the interaction with collaborative tools, identifying the types of connected devices, in addition to establishing the degree of compliance in the activities through the percentages executed according to the level learning of each participant. It is concluded that having built and designed collaborative learning routes by the teacher, they allowed to monitor the interaction of the students in the activities proposed synchronously based on the Virtual Environment of the Center for Higher Education and the monitoring metric or analytical tools virtual that turned out to be evaluable parameters to make decisions about the circumstances that some students present in their learning.
SATISFACCIÓN LABORAL EN UNA EMPRESA AVÍCOLA DE BUCARAMANGA, SANTANDER
Authors:   Universidad de Investigación y Desarrollo, Barco-Moreno Derly , Corzo-Arévalo Daniel , García-Méndez Sebastián , Pedraza-Rodríguez Leidy
Published: August 2022

In the business environment there are several variables that directly or indirectly affect the performance of organizations, such is the case of human resources, since individuals are responsible for continuously performing activities at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels, which are fully aligned with the indicators and goals set out in the strategic planning processes at different time levels. In this context, this study analyzes the job satisfaction of the employees of the points of sale of an important poultry company in the city of Bucaramanga, contemplating the high representativeness in the economic environment and in the labor market, by means of the questionnaire S20/23. The findings indicate that it is important to implement actions to improve labor recognition and participation in decisions, since it makes it possible to foresee elements referring to the comparative advantage in the market.
¿Qué enseña la escuela fisiocrática de economía? A propósito de François Quesnay y Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
Authors:   Universidad Antonio Nariño, Cataño Franklin , Vélez-Ramírez Rubén , Mejía-Soto Eutimio
Published: August 2022

The emergence and acceptance of the proposal of the Physiocrats in the mid-eighteenth century prior to the French and industrial revolutions, was the result of abandonment and poverty in which the French peasantry found itself, subjected to unpayable taxes, in the face of an interventionist state policy that favored to the wealthy merchants, the clergy, the nobility and the Crown of the time. While the mercantilists affirm that wealth was the result of trade, the physiocrats defended agricultural production as a source of wealth; For this reason, they defended internal and external free trade, the freedom of action of social actors without state intervention, they understood the economy as a system of interdependence between the different sectors of the economy. The foundations that they traced in defense of economic freedom protected by Laissez-faire, laissez passer [letting do, letting go] have deserved the recognition of anarcho-capitalism, in its capacity as a critical current of state authoritarianism and apologists for the defense of life, freedom and property, only attainable through respect for the individual.
ORTAOKUL ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SES HİJYENİ DAVRANIŞLARININ VOKAL SAĞLIK TESTİ İLE KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI
Authors: ÖZAYDIN Nilay
Published: August 2022

Ses değişim dönemini geçirmekte olan ortaokul öğrencilerinin müzik eğitimi sürecinde seslerini korumak için gerekli olan ses hijyeni davranışlarının çeşitli değişkenlere göre karşılaştırılmasının amaçlandığı bu araştırma, boylamsal tarama araştırmasıdır. Veriler uygun örnekleme ile belirlenen bir devlet ortaokulunun 2016- 2017 eğitim-öğretim yılında 178 öğrenciden ve 2017- 2018 eğitim-öğretim yılında 119 öğrenciden toplanmıştır. Ses hijyenlerinin karşılaştırılmasında veri toplama aracı olarak Vokal Sağlık Testi kullanılmış, elde edilen veriler t testi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmaya katılan öğrencilerin vokal sağlık testi puanları arasındaki farklılıkların analizi 7. sınıf öğrencilerinin 2017 yılı sonuçlarıyla 8. sınıf öğrencisi olduklarında elde ettikleri 2018 yılı sonuçlarının; 2017 yılı 8. sınıf öğrencilerinin sonuçlarıyla ve 2018 yılı 8. sınıf öğrencilerinin sonuçlarının karşılaştırılmasıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda öğrencilerin yıllara ve cinsiyetlerine göre 2017 ve 2018 yıllarına ait vokal sağlık testi puanlarının ortalamaları arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır (p>0.05). Ancak 2017 yılı 8. sınıf ile 2018 yılı 8. sınıf öğrencileri için vokal sağlık testi puanlarının ortalamaları arasında anlamlı farklılık saptanmıştır (p
A Plan to Secure Environmental Sustainability Through Digital Transformation of the Fashion Industry: Focusing on Fashion Design and Smartization of the Manufacturing Process
Authors: Jung Woo-Kyun , Lee Jae-Won , Lee Seung-Whan , Jee Eun-Joo , Jung Woo-Kyung
Published: August 2022

Although the global market size of the fashion clothing industry is continuously growing, environmental pollution is also intensifying. This study examines the impact of the fashion clothing industry on global environmental problems and the efforts being made to overcome them, and introduces ways to secure the environmental sustainability of the fashion clothing industry through digital transformation that MFAFA Co., Ltd. is carrying out. The fashion and apparel industry emits about 10% of the total amount of greenhouse gas generated worldwide, and has a fatal impact on environmental pollution such as water consumption, soil pollution, and microplastic emission. Various environmental pollution factors are inherent throughout the entire clothing life cycle. Recognizing these environmental problems within the fashion clothing industry, they are promoting the use of eco-friendly materials, minimization of cutting waste, introduction of new manufacturing processes such as 3D printers, and waste disposal in consideration of the environment. MFAFA Co., Ltd. is promoting the development of a digital design tool and small-volume production-oriented clothing smart factory with the goal of securing environmental sustainability through digital transformation. The digital design tool developed a pattern data-based 3D studio to minimize cutting waste and sample production. Users can easily select a variety of design patterns, fabrics, and logos to design unique clothing in 3D. Through this, it is judged that the generation of cutting waste and sample clothing generated in the existing procedure can be drastically reduced. The smart factory is being promoted in a specialized form for small-volume production by reflecting various element technologies, including modular process design, and testing of element technologies is currently in progress. The environmental problem of the fashion and apparel industry is not just a problem for fashion brands. Along with the fulfillment of social responsibility for environmental issues by brand companies, all human beings, who are clothing users, must clearly recognize the current environmental issues. All stakeholders in the fashion and clothing ecosystem agree on the seriousness of activities for a sustainable environment, and immediate action is urgently needed to overcome it.
Metaverse Interface with Haptic and Rigid Sense Feedback at a Low Cost
Authors: Lee Jong Seo , Kim Su Hyeon , Jang Sun Woong , Moon Jun Yeong , Suh Doug Young
Published: August 2022

In the metaverse era, anyone should be able to easily access the metaverse for non-discrimination. This study proposes a prototype of a metaverse interface that can be implemented at a low price. It shows reasonable performance. It includes the following 4 modules. 1. Haptic feedback: Piezo sensors have been used for tactile information of various textures, which is transported as an audio data format, and reconstructed at the fingertips by an actuator (LRA motor) attached to a glove. 2. Force feedback: The module was designed to control the servomotor through 3D modeling. It provides force feedback by controlling the servo motor to grab the hand as much as the thickness of the object on Unity, the game engine. 3. Controller: Reproduce finger movement in Unity by measuring resistance change according to finger bending using a Flex sensor. Implement Yawing/Pitching/Rolling movement in Unity through MPU-6050(IMU) sensor. 4. Pose estimation: The user's current movement captured by the webcam is used for pose estimation through the Mediapipe library. It is integrated with the hand posture received serially from the controller to render the user posture inside the Unity game. The developed interface can be applied to life logging service and mirror world service, which are one of the most important applications in the metaverse.
Installation of the Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis System Coupled with Solar Power for Drinking Water Production in Ben Tre, Vietnam Considering Water Usage and Cost
Authors: Jeong Seongpil , Kim Hye-Won , Cho Kyungjin , Yang Dongjin , Kim Seong-Rae , Park Soon-Ho
Published: August 2022

Recently, the unbalanced water demand and supply have been occurred globally due to the climate change, industrialization, and population increase. The water shortage problem became much severe in the developing countries because the low-stage of infrastructure might result in frequent limitation of water and transportation of water. Therefore, sustainable water supplying option is the key for the boosting the local economy. The Mekong Delta area produce most of the products in agriculture and fishery in Vietnam. However, due to low income and vast area, the infrastructure for water supply has been limited in the Mekong Delta area. Moreover, due to reduced Mekong-river flow by the dam construction in upper reaches, increased seawater level by the global warming, and increased unexpected drought and flooding by the climate change, the water supply in the Mekong delta is becoming hard. Therefore, sustainable water supplying option was required. In this study, the reverse osmosis-based desalination process could use undrinkable saline water as the feed water coupled with photovoltaic panel was suggested. In order to install the decentralized and off-grid type water production plant in the proper place in the Mekong Delta, the KIST, VKIST, and central and local governments in Vietnam collaborated. The RO plant could be successfully installed by the help of the partners and the operational conditions have been monitored. If the water providing option could be separated according to the purposes such as drinking usage and other water usage, the more technical options could be applied for the water production.
A Review of C. Oguz’s Moral Crisis in the Ottoman Empire: Society, Politics, and Gender during World War I (London, I. B. Tauris Publ., 2021, 248 p.)
Authors: Богомолов И.К.
Published: August 2022

В рецензии анализируется монография Чигдем Огюз о «моральном кризисе» в Османской империи, случившемся в годы Первой мировой войны. Констатируется, что автор изначально не ставил своей целью подробное и всестороннее исследование общественных настроений в Турции в указанный период. Более вероятно, что речь идет о самосознании османским обществом своего состояния, в частности, подверглось ли оно «моральному разложению» и каковы пути выхода из этого состояния. Монография Огюз не охватывает все позднеосманское общество, в ней не привлекаются арабские источники и в целом рассматривается только население турецкого «ядра» империи. Несмотря на это, автору удалось обстоятельное, информативное и интересное исследование.

The review analyzes Cigdem Oguz’s monograph about the moral crisis in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. The article states that the author of the monograph did not intend to present a comprehensive and detailed research of the situation in Turkey during the aforementioned period. The bookfocuses on whether people of the Ottoman Empire could see their moral corruption and how they could deal with it. The monograph only analyzes the late Ottoman society, it doesn’t analyze Arab sources and only investigates Turkish community as the core stratum of the Ottoman Empire. Despite this the author manages to present an interesting and informative research.
Dynamics of the Concept ELDERLY PERSON in American Institutional Discourse
Authors: Чупрына О.Г.
Published: August 2022

Целью представленного исследования является установление хронологически последовательных изменений в языковой концептуализации представлений о человеке пожилого возраста в американском институциональном дискурсе. Материалом исследования послужили тексты посланий американских президентов Конгрессу США 1908–1920 годов, официальные документы о пожилых людях общественных комитетов и комитетов Сената США за 1965, 2006 и 2019 годы. Тексты подвергались контент-анализу. Использован когнитивно-матричный метод. Установлены динамически меняющиеся когнитивные контексты EFFICIENCY, GOVERNMENT, JUSTICE, RIGHTS, HEALTH, ABUSE и подтверждена смысловая динамичность ядра матрицы. Результаты исследования расширяют теоретические основы изучения различных форматов знания, имеющих языковую репрезентацию. Материал и выводы, содержащиеся в работе, могут найти применение в курсах по дискурсивным практикам и дискурс-анализу, читаемых на уровне магистратуры и аспирантуры.

The paper addresses the problem of language and discourse representation of ageing and the aged as a social issue and cognitive phenomenon, which has been understudied so far. Knowledge about the aged being multi-faceted, cognitive matrix approach is applied to the analysis of its linguistic implementation. The study is focused on American social institutions discourse devoted to the aged during the period from 1908 to 2006. The research material are texts of American Presidents’ Messages to the Senate and House of Representatives, Older Americans Acts, documents of US Senate Special Committee on Aging. Matrix analysis reveals that knowledge about the aged shaped during the first two decades of the XXth century was embedded into three cognitive contexts EFFICIENCY, GOVERNMENT, JUSTICE, by the end of the XXth — beginning of the XXIst century their number increased by another three contexts RIGHTS, HEALTH, ABUSE. In each context, meanings and senses are not rigid and vary with time. Meanings incorporated into the matrix core relate to the mental subject — the aged — and change from too old for work, service, or a position to older people of our nation. Material and research conclusions can be used in university courses on discourse practice and discourse analysis.
Developing an Instrument to Assess EFL Learners’ Critical Thinking Skills in Writing Expository Problem-Solution Essays
Authors: Jumariati Jumariati , Elyani Eka Puteri , Nawal Nawal , Larasati Suci Arthyara
Published: August 2022

Learning activities that utilize a problem-solving approach are an effort to train students' critical thinking skills. However, to determine the success of learning that develops students' critical thinking skills, teachers should be able to measure the skills using the right instrument. This study is aimed to develop an assessment instrument to measure EFL learners’ critical thinking skills in writing expository problem-solution essays. The participants of the study were advanced students of Academic Writing who participated in the pilot study small and large scales. The analysis found that the scores yielded by the two raters were valid and reliable (r value obtained was .987 and α value for each component was higher than r table .320). Furthermore, the score on each component of assessment namely the depth of analysis was .640, the feasibility of solution was .667, the logic of argument was .795 and the use of evidence was .908. These scores are greater than the R table which means that the scores are valid. This suggests that the test instrument and the scoring rubric can be used in assessing EFL students’ critical thinking skills particularly on the ability to analyze an issue, propose suitable solution, provide logic argument, and use of relevant evidence.
El Papel del Docente en su Proceso Histórico y su Función ante la Sociedad en Diversos Contextos
Authors: Farías-Veloz Verónica , Saucedo-Silva Rene , Herrera-Chew Alejandra , Fuentes-Morales María Concepción
Published: August 2022

Actualmente, el tópico de la educación es de gran importancia, muchas veces se escuchan críticas negativas y positivas de igual manera, pues en el país se cuenta con cierta deficiencia en cuestión de educación, por lo cual, se considera una problemática tanto para las políticas públicas y privadas. La presente investigación documental estuvo apoyada en el enfoque cualitativo, del paradigma hermenéutico, de tipo informativa-interpretativa, con diseño de tópico. Hoy en día, se observa que la responsabilidad de educar a nuestros estudiantes recae en los dos pilares esenciales en la vida del alumnado, la familia y la escuela. En el contexto familiar los padres son los encargados de desempeñar las labores tanto educativas como sociales, en referencia a la escuela el agente educativo clave de formación es el docente. Por esa razón, el objetivo del presente ensayo es analizar la situación de los docentes, las funciones realizadas actualmente, así mismo si son las adecuadas para la comunidad estudiantil. Es importante mencionar a los docentes no solo son transmisores de conocimiento, sino también influyentes en las decisiones de los estudiantes, promoviendo los valores que los jóvenes tomaran directa o indirectamente en su formación ante la sociedad. De tal manera es de suma importancia prestar atención especial a los diferentes factores que contribuyen en el desempeño del docente durante el desarrollo del estudiante.
Quality of Life of Survivors of Thyroid Cancer Is Not Inferior to That in Subjects without Cancer: Long-Term after Over 5 Years
Authors: Lee Jeongmin , Lee Youn-Ju , Lim Dong-Jun , Lee Jung-Min , Chang Sang-Ah , Kim Min-Hee
Published: August 2022

Background: Patients with thyroid cancer undergo less extensive surgery and additional therapies compared to those with other cancers. We aimed to compare the quality of life (QoL) between patients with thyroid cancer and healthy subjects using representative data from Korea. Differences in QoL of thyroid cancer survivors according to the duration after cancer diagnosis was also evaluated.Methods: This population-based cohort study included 50,278 subjects who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2007 and 2017. QoL was compared between patients with thyroid cancer and healthy subjects using self-reported data from the EuroQoL (EQ)-5 dimension (5D) and EQ-visual analog scale (VAS). Propensity score matching was used to match thyroid cancer survivors to healthy subjects (1:5 matching).Results: Linear regression with univariate analysis showed that the presence of thyroid cancer was positively correlated with better EQ-5D index scores (β-coefficient=0.010, p=0.046). After adjusting for multiple covariables, statistical significance was maintained. EQ-VAS fails to demonstrate any significant correlation. Among the EQ-5D categories, patients with thyroid cancer showed better self-care than healthy subjects. Thyroid cancer duration did not correlate with the EQ-5D index score. In subgroup analyses, compared to patients with thyroid cancer duration of <5 years, no significant difference was observed in the correlation between the EQ-5D index score and survival duration in those with thyroid cancer duration of 5 to 9 years and ≥10 years.Conclusion: Using a large-scale nationwide population-based database, our study demonstrated better QoL, especially in terms of self-care, among thyroid cancer survivors than among healthy subjects without cancer.
Selection of External Factors for enhanced Technological Acceptance Model for E-Learning
Authors: Abdul Cader Mohamed Nafrees
Published: August 2022

A properly regulated e-learning process is one of the utmost needs of this globe these days due to the pandemic. In that sense, researchers have been conducting research but none of those provide a global solution because of selected external factors and sample size. Therefore, this study provides a significant suggestion to select EFs and future research direction by conducting a systematic review study. Therefore, EFs must include not only student perspectives but also staff and parents, similarly, EFs must include not only user-friendliness, system quality, content quality, satisfaction, and self-efficacy but also technical support, anxiety, privacy, and security. Furthermore, the same study analyzes and suggested the most required future research direction for TAM for E-learning such as Developing VR and augmented reality e-learning tools, understanding the use of e-learning from qualitative perspectives through interview or focus group discussions, and Game-based educational tools. Furthermore, selecting the articles for this study was challengeable due to less number of articles published recently and closed access permission.
Annelerin Oyun ve Oyun Materyallerine İlişkin Düşünceleri ile Çocuğuyla Etkileşimli Oyun Oynama Davranışlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: DEVLET MEMİS Kiymet , GÜRSOY Figen
Published: August 2022

Amaç: Bu araştırma annelerin oyun ve oyun materyallerine ilişkin görüşlerinin ve çocuklarıyla etkileşimli oyun oynama davranışlarının incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Nicel ve nitel yöntemlerin birlikte kullanılarak karma yöntemle yapılan bu araştırmaya, 18-36 ay arası çocuğa sahip 20 anne katılmıştır. Veriler “Demografik Bilgi Formu”, “PİKOLO/Ebeveyn-Çocuk Etkileşimi Gözlem Formu’’ ve “Yarı Yapılandırılmış Görüşme Formu’’ ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizleri SPSS ve MAXQDA programları kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir.Bulgular: Annelerin %45’i (n=9) 36 yaş ve üzerinde, %65’i (n=13) üniversite mezunu ve %55’i (n=11) bir işte çalışmaktadır. PİKOLO’nın alt boyutlarından alınan puanların; annelerin yaşlarına göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı, annelerin eğitim durumuna göre, Cesaretlendirme ve Öğretme boyutlarında, annelerin çalışma durumuna göre de Duyarlılık, Cesaretlendirme ve Öğretme boyutlarında alınan puanların yüksek olduğu ve istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir fark olduğu bulunmuştur. Annelerin oyun konusunda genellikle olumlu duyguda olduğu oldukları ve çocuklarının oyun oynaması için çok fazla oyun materyalleri aldıkları tespit edilmiştir.Sonuç: Annelerin çocuklarıyla etkileşimli oyun oynama davranışlarında annelerin eğitim durumunun ve çalışma durumunun olumlu ebeveynlik becerilerinin üzerinde etkili olduğu, annelerin oyun konusunda genelde olumlu tutumda oldukları fakat oyun materyalleri seçiminde desteğe ihtiyaçları olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.