bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Information Messages Related to Mental Health Status Among Caregivers in Rural of Thailand
Authors: Wongkongdech Ranee , Wongkongdech Adisorn , Kaijan Onnicha , Wechkunanukul Kannikar Hannah , Tudpor Kukiat , Toontom Nitchara , Turnbull Niruwan
Published: June 2023

This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the Mental Health Status and the relationship between socioeconomic background and mean scores of mental health variables among Caregivers (CG) in Maha Sarakham province, Northeast of Thailand. A total of 402 CGs were recruited from 32 sub-districts in 13 districts to participate with interviewing form. Data analysing used descriptive statistics and Chi-square test for the relationship of the socioeconomic and the level of mental health status of caregivers. The results shown that; 99.77% were female, age average 49.89+8.14 (range 23-75), spent time look after the elderly for average 3 days per week, worked experience for 1-4 years (mean=3.27+1.66 years). Over 59 % have lower income than 150 USD. The gender of CG was a mainly statistically significant with the mental health status (MHS) (p=0.003). Although, the other variables were not significantly statistics test, however, it found that all variables indicated in the poor level of mental health status. Therefore, the stakeholders who involves with CG should have concern to reduce their burnout, regardless of compensation as well as set up the potential of family caregivers or young carers to help the elderly in the community.
Implementing Informative-Based Active Learning in Biomedical Record Linkage for the Splink Package in Python
Authors: Miletic Marko , Sariyar Murat
Published: June 2023

In biomedical record linkage, efficient determination of a threshold to decide at which level of similarity two records should be classified as belonging to the same patient is frequently still an open issue. Here, we describe how to implement an efficient active learning strategy that puts into practice a measure of usefulness of training sets for such a task. Our results show that active learning should always be considered when training data is to be produced via manual labeling. In addition to that, active learning gives a quick indication how complex a problem is by looking into the label frequencies: If the most difficult entities are always stemming from the same class, then the classifier will probably have less problems in distinguishing the classes. In big data applications, these two properties are essential, as the problems of under- and overfitting are exacerbated in such contexts.
Impact of Automated Medication Refills on Adherence and Medication Wastage: Saudi Tertiary Hospital
Authors: Alolabi Shaima Yassin , Alkadi Khulud Sulaiman
Published: June 2023

Ambulatory care pharmacy should run with an integrated strategy for continuity of care, quality, and customer satisfaction, which is very important since it is usually the last hospital station for the patient before he or she goes home. Automatic refill programs are targeting the promotion of medication adherence; however, there is a potential concern regarding the possible wastage of medications contributed by these programs due to the reduced patient involvement in the refill medication dispensing cycle. We evaluated the impact of an automatic refill program on antiretroviral medication use. The setting of the study was a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center). The main study area is the ambulatory care pharmacy. Participants included patients on antiretroviral medications for HIV. Overall patients (91.7%) scored 0 on the Morisky scale as high adherence, 7 patients scored 1 and 9 patients scored 2 as medium adherence, and 1 patient only scored 3 as low adherence. The act goes here.
User Experiences on the Implementation of Exoskeletons in Care Work
Authors: Saurio Riika , Pekkarinen Satu , Melkas Helinä
Published: June 2023

This article describes the results of a field test of an exoskeleton in care work. Qualitative data about the implementation and use of exoskeletons, with the help of interviews and user diaries, were collected both from nurses who used the exoskeleton and managers at different levels of the care organization. On the basis of these data, there are relatively few obstacles in and many opportunities for the implementation of exoskeletons in care work, taken that the introduction, orientation and continuous support for technology use are given enough weight.
A Computational Infrastructure for Analyzing Tuberculosis Research Data in Brazil
Authors: Mozini Mariana , Bernardi Filipe , Mioto Ana Clara , Cassão Victor , Kritski Afrânio , Alves Domingos
Published: June 2023

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the infectious diseases that currently causes the most deaths, with 6.4 million new cases recorded in 2021. Although it is a curable disease, drug-resistant strains emerge due to a lack of hygiene and low-quality or inappropriate medications, among other factors. With this in mind, the World Health Organization initiated the End TB Strategy campaign to improve the health system in the fight against tuberculosis. For this, reliable and high-quality health data is necessary to create effective public policies. However, despite technological advancements such as emerging concepts like Big Data and the Internet of Things, generating health information faces several obstacles. Therefore, the present work aims to describe a pipeline for TB research in Brazil to contribute to obtaining high-quality data.
Integrating IoT Wearable Devices in Telemonitoring Platforms for Continuous Assisted Living Services
Authors: Mandalis Konstantinos , Pardos Antonios , Menychtas Andreas , Gallos Parisis , Panagopoulos Christos , Maglogiannis Ilias
Published: June 2023

Assisted living services have become increasingly important in recent years as the population ages and the demand for personalized care rises. In this paper, we present the integration of wearable IoT devices in a remote monitoring platform for elderly people that enables seamless data collection, analysis, and visualization while in parallel, alarms and notification functionalities are provided in the context of a personalized monitoring and care plan. The system has been implemented using state-of-the-art technologies and methods to facilitate robust operation, increased usability and real-time communication. The user has the ability to record and visualise their activity, health and alarm data using the tracking devices, and additionally settle an ecosystem of relatives and informal carers to provide assistance daily or support in cases of emergencies.
Predicting Long-Term Type 2 Diabetes with Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Scoping Review
Authors: Sonko Salleh , Lamya Fathima , Alzubaidi Mahmood , Shah Hurmat , Alam Tanvir , Shah Zubair , Househ Mowafa
Published: June 2023

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder that affects a significant portion of the global population. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising tool for predicting T2DM risk. To provide an overview of the AI techniques used for long-term prediction of T2DM and evaluate their performance, we conducted a scoping review using PRISMA-ScR. Of the 40 papers included in this review, 23 studies used Machine Learning (ML) as the most common AI technique, with Deep Learning (DL) models used exclusively in four studies. Of the 13 studies that used both ML and DL, 8 studies employed ensemble learning models, and SVM and RF were the most used individual classifiers. Our findings highlight the importance of accuracy and recall as validation metrics, with accuracy being used in 31 studies, followed by recall in 29 studies. These discoveries emphasize the critical role of high predictive accuracy and sensitivity in detecting positive T2DM cases.
A conceptual model for ontology quality assessment
Authors: Wilson R.S.I. , Goonetillake J.S. , Indika W.A. , Ginige Athula
Published: June 2023

With the continuous advancement of methods, tools, and techniques in ontology development, ontologies have emerged in various fields such as machine learning, robotics, biomedical informatics, agricultural informatics, crowdsourcing, database management, and the Internet of Things. Nevertheless, the nonexistence of a universally agreed methodology for specifying and evaluating the quality of an ontology hinders the success of ontology-based systems in such fields as the quality of each component is required for the overall quality of a system and in turn impacts the usability in use. Moreover, a number of anomalies in definitions of ontology quality concepts are visible, and in addition to that, the ontology quality assessment is limited only to a certain set of characteristics in practice even though some other significant characteristics have to be considered for the specified use-case. Thus, in this research, a comprehensive analysis was performed to uncover the existing contributions specifically on ontology quality models, characteristics, and the associated measures of these characteristics. Consequently, the characteristics identified through this review were classified with the associated aspects of the ontology evaluation space. Furthermore, the formalized definitions for each quality characteristic are provided through this study from the ontological perspective based on the accepted theories and standards. Additionally, a thorough analysis of the extent to which the existing works have covered the quality evaluation aspects is presented and the areas further to be investigated are outlined.
A Female Leaders in the Perspective of Islamic Law and Legal Regulations
Authors: Sutrisno Edy
Published: June 2023

The leader is a profession with the functions and duties of representing the government in recording and supervising marriages. Then how women become penghulu seen from Islamic law and legislation. This writing uses library research method with a qualitative descriptive approach. The results of this discussion state; First, from a juridical-normative perspective, if women are appointed as penghulu, their position will be questioned if they carry out their duties as guardian judges, which in fiqh must be a man. Second, it is considered that there are still problems in entering the public sphere for women, such as supervising and recording marriages in the mosque while she is in an impure condition, and attending marriage contracts which are carried out outside the office and outside working hours. Then in PMA Number 20 of 2019 concerning Marriage Registration, it has been explained that the leader can be held by both men and women. Likewise, in the Minister of Administrative Affairs Regulation Number 9 of 2019 concerning the Functional Position of Penghulu, it also does not require that the Penghulu must be held by a male Penghulu.
Transformational leadership and work engagement in Muslim workers: The moderating role of gender
Authors: Mariah Wan , Hardjo Suryani , Effendy Sjahril
Published: June 2023

This study examines the role of transformational leadership on employee work engagement, seen with gender as a moderator variable. This study engaged 190 Muslim employees as a total sample and used quantitative methods with an explanatory approach with two adaptation scales, the Transformational Leadership Scale by Bas & Avolio (1995) and the Work Engagement Scale by Schaufeli, Bakker, and Salanova (2006). The data analysis technique used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed the role of transformational leadership in employee work engagement. However, there is no role of gender as a moderator in the influence of transformational leadership on work engagement. The findings of this study contribute to the literature on transformational leadership by explaining how leadership that motivates and inspires can help employees be more engaged in their work.
The Location of the Battle of Brunanburh
Authors: Majorosi Ádám
Published: June 2023

In this study, I would like to pinpoint the location of the Battle of Brunanburh, which was one of the main battles in the history of the British Isles. To do that this article wasdistributed in four parts. The first part will tell the events, which lead to the battle. It will help us to define the motives of the participating armies. After that, a criteria system will be created to filter essential information, leading us to the location of the battle. At the end, I will make my conclusions.
A PTSD-szerű tünetek jelenléte az első világháborús Magyar Királyságban
Authors: Mokánszki Zoltán
Published: June 2023

A PTSD-t mint pszichológiai problémát nem túl hosszú ideje tekinti az orvostudomány betegségnek. Nagyon sokáig inkább hisztériának gondolták, azonban kezelése a történelemben megoldhatatlannak bizonyult. Főként a 19. században és a 20. század elsőfelében fel-felcsillant a remény, hogy valódi betegségként fogják kezelni, a kezdetleges eljárások és a kísérletezések hosszú időt vettek igénybe, hogy ez megvalósulhasson. Ennek egyik sarokköve az első világháború, amikor bőséggel akadt feldolgozásra váró tapasztalat, amelyekre a mai napig is visszatérünk, hogy igazoljuk eme kutatások és a mentális felkészítés fontosságát a katonai képzés során.
A nők szerepe a kémkedésben a nagy háború idején, 1914–1918
Authors: Molnár Zoltán
Published: June 2023

Munkám során igyekszem bemutatni a nők kémkedésben betöltött szerepét a nagy háború során. Megvizsgálom néhány jelentősebb kémnő történetét és sorsuk alakulását. Szerepük kiemelten fontos volt már abban az időben is, nemzetbiztonsági szempontból, hiszen az általuk végzett tevékenység, a megszerzett információ előnyhöz juttathatta az egyik hadviselő felet a másikkal szemben. Ezért az elhárításnak is lényeges volt tudnia ezekről a személyekről és tevékenységükről.
Marketing digital y su potencial aporte para posicionar empresas en la red social Facebook
Authors: Ortiz Coloma Hernán Paúl , Pacheco Rodríguez Franklin Rodrigo
Published: June 2023

Esta investigación considera al marketing digital como una potencial estrategia que contribuye al posicionamiento de la fan page “Ambato ayer y hoy” en la mente de los usuarios, a través de las 4p del marketing, incentivando la creación de un modelo de comunicación participativo en una cultura plenamente digital. La sociedad actual se encuentra en una transición cultural: han variado los hábitos y costumbres en cuanto a la forma de obtener información de lo que sucede en el país y el mundo, por lo que se utiliza con mucha más frecuencia las herramientas del marketing digital, lo cual deja en desuso a la prensa, radio o televisión.
El presente estudio aporta con tácticas eficaces de intercambio y difusión de información aplicables a las plataformas de las redes sociales donde se genera la oportunidad de crecimiento, posicionamiento y captación de clientes potenciales. En lo metodológico se realiza un enfoque cuantitativo, por medio de métricas y un enfoque cualitativo, con el objetivo de comprender y explicar una realidad o problema específico de manera objetiva. Las mediciones se obtienen a partir de la recopilación de información documental, lo que permitiría generalizar los resultados obtenidos. Los métodos utilizados son el análisis documental y descriptivo no experimental transversal, se aplica encuestas a los clientes frecuentes de la empresa como técnica de investigación, de donde se obtiene como resultados las fortalezas de la página, porque existe interacción entre los usuarios y la misma; además, se concluye que el éxito del posicionamiento de las empresas en Facebook depende de la efectividad de la información que se proyecte por medio del marketing digital, también de las estrategias con los clientes actuales y clientes potenciales para incrementar las comunidades entre ellas y manejar las predicciones modeladas.
La ética en el currículo de formación del contador público ecuatoriano
Authors: Chicaiza Herrera Mayra Alexandra , Guaigua Vizcaíno Jenny Marisol
Published: June 2023

La incorporación de la ética como eje transversal en el currículo de formación del contador público, constituye un elemento clave para fomentar una actitud reflexiva y conductual, que promueva el ejercicio de valores humanos, respeto a los principios de la profesión y el cumplimiento de las disposiciones legales. Para el desarrollo del estudio, se utilizó un enfoque cuantitativo, un nivel de investigacióndescriptivo y diseño documental. El trabajo parte desde la identificación de las universidades que ofertan la carrera de contabilidad y auditoría, para extraer los pensum de estudios de cada institución y finalmente analizar la inclusión de asignaturas relacionadas a ética que contribuyan a la formación de los postulados generales éticos de la profesión contable. Se analizó un total de 44 universidades; 20 públicas, 16 privadas y 8 cofinanciadas. El ejercicio de la contaduría demanda de una formación profesional sólida e interdisciplinaria, que se complementa con la enseñanza de la ética, para logar una preparación integral que permita al profesional enfrentar y responder las disyuntivas y retos de la actualidad. El estudio concluye identificando que el 79,55% (nivel alto) de los estudiantes de las universidades del Ecuador cuentan con una formación ético-profesional, al incorporar en el currículo de estudios al menos una asignatura relacionada a la ética.
Mapa investigativo en educación y pedagogía de los egresados y su impacto social
Authors: Villacrez Oliva María Victoria
Published: June 2023

La educación requiere transformaciones pedagógicas que permitan la reflexión de los procesos de investigación realizados por los egresados, desde las diferentes áreas del conocimiento; así pues, en los procesos de autoevaluación de los programas, es indispensable comprender la importancia de la práctica pedagógica investigativa. En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de un trabajo indagatorio, donde se analizan 86 proyectos de investigación de los egresados del programa de Licenciatura enEducación Básica Primaria de la Universidad Mariana, para determinar los alcances sociales y proponer un mapa de tendencias investigativas que vislumbren los temas relevantes en nuestra región desde la perspectiva de territorio, con miras a plantear una descripción comprensiva que permita una lectura hacia la configuración de regiones y tendencias de investigación. En este sentido, de los trabajos explorados, se dedujeron temáticas recurrentes, opacidades, coordenadas, teorías, impactos en la región, importancia geográfica, así como las competencias de los egresados para su desarrollo. Su diseño metodológico esde corte cuantitativo, en tanto utiliza la recolección y el análisis de datos para establecer patrones de comportamiento en una población; en cuanto al enfoque empírico-analítico, es relevante para el estudio porque posibilita la revisión de la encuesta, entrevista y revisión analítica para establecer relevancias y opacidades; por su parte, el carácter descriptivo del estudio permitió consolidar todos los hallazgos mediante una interpretación donde se presentan los resultados con una construcción teórica que fortalece su comprensión y que posibilita vislumbrar una geografía regional de la educación y pedagogía desde el impacto de las investigaciones.
Características relevantes en el comportamiento empresarial. Aplicación en la transformación curricular en una universidad ecuatoriana
Authors: Carvajal Pérez Luis Alfredo , Quinde Sari Freddy Richard , Agudelo Casanova Haiber Gustavo
Published: June 2023

En Ecuador, así como en el mundo, se evidencia que la mayoría de las empresas fueron creadas con las ideas de los emprendedores. El problema es la brecha que existe entre los estudiantes que quieren emprender y los que evidencian la creación de una empresa durante el transcurso de la carrera. El objetivo del estudio es valida  las conductas emprendedoras más relevantes en el comportamiento empresarial de los estudiantes de la Universidad Politécnica Estatal del Carchi (UPEC), con el fin de aportar a la modificación del currículo. Se obtuvo una medición de los estudiantes en torno a 50 aseveraciones con escala de Likert que exponen comportamientos en relación con 10 conductas empresariales, permitiendo un Análisis Factorial Exploratorio (AFE) para explicar las necesidades planteadas por McClelland en cuatro variables latentes: decidido, efectivo, sistemático y seguro. Este ejercicio estadístico cumple el supuesto de normalidad multivariante mediante la prueba de Mardia y la prueba Kayser Meyer Olkin (KMO), cuyo umbral debe ser mayor al valor de 0,70 con métodos de Extracción Máxima Verosimilitud y de Rotación Promax. Se aplicó el Análisis Factorial Confirmatorio (AFC) y se validaron los supuestos psicométricos: FC, AVE y VD. Los resultados muestran cómo en Ecuador desde el currículo se pueden intervenir algunas variables para hacer que los estudiantes con ideas emprendedoras se conviertan en empresarios. Estos estudiantes son sistemáticos, planifican proyectos con información pertinente y ejecutan la hoja de ruta. Son efectivos al esmerarse por hacer que las cosas se cumplan como lo planificaron. Son seguros de sí mismos, tienen confianza en el éxito realizando trabajos excelentes paraalcanzar soluciones incluyentes.
Meningkatkan Ekonomi Melalui Usaha Keripik Tempe di Desa Bayemgede Kecamatan Kepohbaru Kabupaten Bojonegoro
Authors: Tawakkal M. Iqbal , Sa’ida Ita Aristia , Huda Nurul , Sholihah Nurul Maratus
Published: June 2023

Desa Bayemgede terletak di ujung kabupaten kecamatan kepohbaru. Keberadaan lokasi tersebut, menjadikan desa Bayemgede lebih beragam dan memiliki potensi dalam berbagai bidang yakni segi pendidikan, ekonomi, keagamaan, dan kesehatan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kondisi bidang pendidikan, ekonomi, keagamaan, dan kesehatan. Metode dalam penelitian ini adalah melakukan observasi, analisis, dan mapping data. Hasil penelitian potensi dari bidang pendidikan, ekonomi, keagamaan, dan kesehatan mengalami peningkatan yang dibuktikan dengan etika perilaku masyarakat, menciptakan produk kripik tempe Bayemgede untuk UMKM, lebih relegius, dan lebih sadar akan hidup sehat. Kesimpulan dengan adanya KKN Unugiri Di Desa Bayemgede mengalami peningkatan dalam kehidupan masyarakat di berbagai bidang pendidikan, ekonomi, agama, dan kesehatan.
Productivity of pigs under the conditions of introduction of the additive of the mixed ligand complex of Cuprum
Authors: Jun V. , Farionik T.
Published: June 2023

The intensification of the pig industry requires the breeding of highly productive young animals capable of providing high-growth energy under good conditions of maintenance and full feeding. Full feeding of suckling piglets in most farms of Ukraine is provided by pre-starter compound feeds of imported production, which leads to an increase in the cost price of pork. In addition, the traditional sources of trace elements in these compound feeds are mineral salts in the form of sulfate and chloride compounds, the bioavailability of which is 12–35 %, which leads to environmental pollution with heavy metals, and the crystallized water contained in sulfate molecules in the premixes destroys vitamins and other biologically active substances. The degree of assimilation of trace elements increases with the use of feed additives with trace elements of organic origin. Representatives of such feed additives are mixed ligand complexes of trace elements (chelates). Taking into account the fact that suckling piglets need Ferrum addition to mother's milk and a sufficient amount of Cuprum on the 4–5th day of life since Cuprum catalyzes the incorporation of Ferrum into the heme structure and is an indispensable activator of hemoglobin synthesis and a stimulator of erythrocyte maturation, the study of the action of this element in the composition of a mixed ligand of the complex in the pre-starter compound feed is relevant. In addition, the study of the economic and economic significance of the use of the mixed ligand complex of Cuprum in the feeding of suckling piglets, the establishment of optimal norms of this supplement taking into account the breed and parent age, has an important scientific and practical significance. The domestic and foreign experience of effective pig farming shows that the realization of the hereditary qualities of modern high-performance pig breeds and obtaining ecologically clean products is possible only under the condition of the development and implementation of perfect technologies for the production of pig farming products, which must be consistent with the biological needs of animals.
Effect of mineral-phytobiotic supplement on mass growth and meat productivity of crossbred sheep
Authors: Perih M. D.
Published: June 2023

The article presents data on the effect of a mineral-phytobiotic supplement on the age dynamics of the live weight of sheep obtained from crossbred ewes. The age dynamics of absolute, relative, and average daily growth rates were analyzed. The results of slaughter and the morphological composition of carcasses of 5-month-old lambs were studied. As a result of the research, it was found that in the first 2 months after birth, the mass of the lambs was higher by 12.5 %, and in lambs by 18.65 %, which was 15.58 % on average. In the following age periods, the live weight of gilts and lambs of the experimental group was also higher than the sheep of the control group by 17.68, respectively; 20.64; 12.45 and 17.08 %, while in the lambs of the experimental group, the intensity of increase compared to the control group was slightly lower and amounted to 14.92, respectively; 14.22; 12.89 and 9.56 %. The highest average daily growth in both groups of experimental sheep was in the period from birth to 2 months of age. By the age of 6 months, lambs and gilts of both groups had a live weight higher than 50 % compared to 18-month-old sheep. The slowdown in absolute growth is observed starting from 49 months of age, which in our opinion is related to weaning and transition to pasture. According to the results of the slaughter of 5-month-old lambs, it was established that the weight of the cartridge carcass, the slaughter weight, and the slaughter yield of the sheep of the experimental group was higher by 26.58, respectively; 22.75 and 7.89 %. The morphological composition of the carcasses of the 5-month-old lambs of the experimental group was higher by 32.69 and 22.26 %, respectively, in terms of pulp yield and fleshiness ratio.
Main indicators of honey quality and their relationships
Authors: Lazareva L. , Postoienko V. , Akymenko L. , Kovalska L.
Published: June 2023

Harmonization of product quality requirements contributes to increasing the competitiveness of domestic honeys on foreign markets. The purpose of the research was to establish the main quality indicators of honey samples of various botanical origins in accordance with the requirements of national regulatory documents. The material of the research was 115 samples of acacia, linden, buckwheat honey, sunflower and various herb honey. Sampling of honey and analysis of organoleptic indicators, honey color and moisture content, diastase and proline content, acidity was carried out in accordance with DSTU 4497: 2005. According to the results of organoleptic tests, it was found that in terms of color, taste, aroma, consistency, all samples met the requirements of regulatory documentation, as well as in terms of physicochemical parameters: the average values of the mass fraction of water for acacia honey 17.7 ± 1.2 %, linden – 17.5 ± 1.0 %, buckwheat honey – 18.6 ± 0.5 %, sunflower honey – 17.1 ± 3.5 %, herb honey – 17.8 ± 1.0 %; the value of the diastase number in different types of honey is from 5.05 to 57.3 Goethe units. Among the analyzed honey samples, 7 samples of acacia honey had the lowest enzymatic activity (from 5.05 to 11.92 units Goethe); content electrical conductivity of acacia honey 0.1 ± 0.01 mS/cm, linden – 0.5 ± 0.1 mS/cm, buckwheat honey – 0.4 ± 0.1 mS/cm, sunflower honey – 0.3 ± 0.0 mS/cm, honey from different herbs – 0.3 ± 0.0 mS/cm; the content of free acids was: acacia honey – 25.4±5.8 meq/kg, linden honey – 26.4 ± 3.9 meq/kg, buckwheat honey – 33.1 ± 3.0 meq/kg, sunflower honey – 26.5 ± 5.3 meq/kg, honey from different herbs – 26,7 ± 5.9 meq/kg. The results of the study of 115 samples of honey of different botanical origin according to organoleptic and physicochemical indicators meet the requirements of regulatory documents.
Productive, biochemical and morphological blood parameters of piglets for fitobiotic feed additive “Activo’’ feeding
Authors: Prudyus T. Y. , Kyryliv Y. I.
Published: June 2023

The article presents data on the effect of the phytobiotic additive “Activo” at a dose of 0.2 g/kg of feed on the piglets live weight of the growing and finishing fattening periods. The average daily gain and feed consumption per 1 kg of weight gain were determined during the experiment. Among biochemical parameters it was determined the level of total proteins, protein fractions (albumin and globulins), calcium and inorganic phosphorus. The level of morphological parameters in the blood of piglets of both fattening periods was determined. In particular, the content of hemoglobin, erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, eosinophils, rod-shaped and segmented granulocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes and hematocrit was determined. As a result of the research, it was found that the addition of a phytobiotic feed additive in the amount of 0.2 g/kg to the growing and finishing feed increased live weight by 8.12 and 3.36 %, respectively. At the same time, feed consumption per 1 kg of weight gain was reduced in the experimental group of piglets of the growing and finishing periods by 8.84 and 10.95 %, respectively. Phytobiotic additive at a dose of 0.2 g/kg of feed influenced the level of biochemical and morphological parameters in the piglets’ blood of the growing and finishing fattening periods. In particular, in the experimental group of piglets of the growing period, the level of total protein was higher by 5.25 %, and in the finishing period, it was lower by 7.60 %. Morphological parameters in the blood of piglets of the growing and finishing fattening periods of the experimental group had a higher level of hemoglobin, red blood cells and leukocytes. In piglets of the experimental group in the final period of fattening, the level of platelets, eosinophils and hematocrit was higher.
The influence of feed additive “Sylimevit” on indicators of the immune system of piglets at weaning
Authors: Gutyj B. V. , Martyshuk T. V. , Khalak V. І. , Zezekalo M. A. , Omelchenko O. V. , Todoriuk V. B. , Khymynets P. S. , Vyslotska L. V. , Vus U. M. , Prysiazhniuk V. Ya.
Published: June 2023

In the development of adaptive reactions during weaning, biological mechanisms are involved with the complete mobilization of the functional reserve, an increase in the level of catecholamines, corticosteroids, and mediators, which is accompanied by a violation of the nitrogen balance in the body, enzymopathy, and endotoxemia—the work aimed to investigate humoral and non-specific immunity indicators in piglets after weaning. Experiments were conducted based on the Ltd “KOSHET” of the Mukachiv district of the Zakarpattia region. Two groups of piglets were formed – control and experimental in the number of 10 individuals in each group, selected according to the principle of analogs – age, breed, and body weight. Weaning piglets from sows at 28 days suppress the humoral link of natural resistance. A decrease in lysocin and bactericidal activity of blood serum was established at 40.56 ± 1.75 and 21.22 ± 1.05 %. The content of circulating immune complexes in the blood of piglets of the control group remained high after weaning. Along with a decrease in the activity of the humoral link of immunity in weaned piglets, suppression of the non-specific link of the immune system was established, manifested by a decrease in phagocytic activity and a decrease in the number of phagocytes. Feeding the feed supplement “Sylimevit” to the piglets of the research group helped to strengthen the immune status of the piglets' bodies. In piglets of the research group on the 35th day of life, when feeding the feed additive “Sylimevit”, an increase in the phagocytic activity of neutrophils by 4.26 % was established. Similar differences were obtained regarding the effect of the Butaselmevit-plus feed additive on the phagocytic number and the phagocytic index, in particular, in piglets of the experimental group on the 35th day of the experiment; they were 7.63 and 11.1 % higher than in control. These research results confirm the effectiveness of using milk thistle, methifen, selenium, and vitamins as part of the feed supplement “Sylimevit” for piglets before and after weaning to activate the protective systems of their body.
Ovicidal effectiveness of Hermecid-VS disinfectant against Trichuris spp. nematode eggs isolated from cattle
Authors: Yevstafieva V. , Kasianenko O. , Negreba J. , Kyrychko B. , Levytska V. , Havryk K.
Published: June 2023

The genus Trichuris is a well-known group of nematodes whose species parasitize humans and many domestic animals, including carnivores, cattle, small ruminants and pigs. These parasites in the embryonic stages of development are quite resistant to adverse environmental conditions, which poses a threat of significant spread of trichurosis in livestock farms. The aim of the work was to determine the ovicidal effectiveness of the Hermecid-VS disinfectant (Vetsintez LLC, Ukraine) on the eggs of Trichuris spp. nematodes isolated from cattle under experimental conditions. To determine the densivasive activity, the disinfectant was used in 0.1 %, 0.25 % and 0.5 % concentrations for different exposures – 10, 30 and 60 minutes. The test-culture of trichurises eggs was obtained from the feces of sick animals using the flotation method and subsequent washing in a physiological solution. According to the research results, it was established that the Hermecid-VS preparation has a high level of ovicidal efficiency against the eggs of Trichuris spp., which parasitize cattle, at a concentration of 0.25 % for exposure of 60 minutes and 0.5 % for exposures of 10–60 minutes . Under these regimes, the disinfectant ensured 100 % death of trichurises eggs at various stages of their development in vitro. Also, a high level of ovicidal efficiency was found when using Hermecid-VS at a concentration of 0.25 % for 10 min (90.91 %) and 30 min (96.59 %) exposures. A satisfactory level of ovicidal efficiency was obtained using the agent at a concentration of 0.1 % for exposures of 10, 30 and 60 minutes, where the indicators of disinfestation activity were at the level of 63.64 %, 68.18 % and 76.14 %, respectively. The obtained research results allow us to recommend the Hermecid-VS disinfectant in 0.25 % concentration for 60-minute exposure and 0.5 % concentration for 10-minute exposure for disinfestation as a component of measures to combat and prevent cattle trichurosis, as well as with for the purpose of maintaining veterinary-sanitary and epizootic well-being in livestock farms.
Derecho salvaje: Un manifiesto por la justicia de la Tierra, de Cormac Cullinan, traducido por Ramiro Ávila Santamaría
Authors: Gamboa Saavedra Edith
Published: June 2023

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Biogas Productivity Using Cow Feces Input and Palm Oil Empty Affluent Soaking Water
Authors: F.Ramadhani  , N. Ginting  , J.A. Lase
Published: June 2023

Soaking water of empty palm oil fruit bunches is a waste that is usually disposed of in straw mushroom cultivation. It turns out that this soaking water still contains nutrients, so it is suitable as input for biogas along with cow faeces. Therefore a study was carried out while the treatments used were P0 (cow faeces + empty palm oil bunches soaking water) and P1 (cow faeces + empty palm oil bunches soaking water + 5% bioactivator). All biogas input was fermented for 28 days, and the fermentation parameters were gas pH, gas pressure, gas volume, flame test and colour. The results showed that adding 5% bio activator significantly affected the gas produced. Maximum production in both treatments occurred on day 28, i.e. cow feces + empty palm oil bunches soaking water with a pH of 7.61, resulting in a gas pressure of 416.925 pa and a gas volume of 20 L. Meanwhile,  cow faeces + empty palm oil bunches soaking water + 5% bioactivator cause a pH of 7.91, produces a gas pressure of 588.6 pa and a gas volume of 30 L.
Comparative Test on the Level Contamination of Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. on Broiler Meat at Slaughterhouses and Traditional Markets in Medan
Authors: Manurung K.A , M. Tafsin  , P. Patriani  , M. Simbolon
Published: June 2023

Contamination of meat is common Contamination of meat often occurs which endangers the health of consumers. This study aims to determine the presence of bacterial contamination of Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. on broiler meat at slaughterhouses and traditional markets in Medan City. This study used a survey method with a purposive sampling technique and used 60 samples (30 from slaughterhouses and 30 from traditional markets). There were 3 slaughterhouses (slaughterhouses Johor, slaughterhouses setia budi, and slaughterhouses padang bulan) and three traditional markets (traditional market Johor, Setia Budi and   Padang bulan). Samples were analyzed at the Laboratory Microbiology Faculty of Mathematic and Natural Science Universitas Sumatera Utara Medan. The results showed that the average total amount of Escherichia coli in  the sample from chicken slaughterhouses was 3.15 log CFU/g, and from the traditional markets was 3.39 log CFU/g. The number of samples contaminated by Salmonella sp. in chicken slaughterhouses was 17 of 30 samples, whereas on the traditional market were 20 of the 30 samples. This study concludes that the average total amount of Escherichia coli microbes in    samples from chicken slaughterhouses and traditional markets in Medan City all of them had exceeded the maximum limit of microbial contamination, based on the microbiological quality requirements of  SNI 3932: 2008, which is 1x101 CFU/g. While the bacterial contamination rate of Salmonella sp. in chicken slaughterhouses was 56%, and in the traditional market was 66%.
Adaptive parsimony as an evolutionary solution to the equilibrium selection problem
Authors: André Jean-Baptiste
Published: June 2023

Many games, especially repeated games, have multiple Nash equilibria. This multiplicity limits the predictive power of game theory for understanding animal behavior, and plays an important role in evolutionary anthropology as a seemingly irrefutable argument that cultural group selection is necessary for human cooperation. In this article, I propose a solution to this problem inspired by the notion of convergence stability from adaptive dynamics. The multiplicity of equilibria is due to the possibility of strategies that are arbitrary in the sense that they are individually adaptive only because others use them. While arbitrariness is a possibility in standard game theory, since it is always possible to design patterns of behavior as complex as one wishes, it cannot be gradually shaped by biological evolution. Evolution can stay in an arbitrary equilibrium if it starts there, but it cannot converge to an arbitrary equilibrium if it starts from a different initial state. I propose an equilibrium refinement, the concept of evolutionarily parsimonious equilibrium, that captures this convergence constraint. Using examples, I show that it supports the selection of biologically reasonable equilibria in many of the most important games in the literature. In particular, it eliminates the vast majority of equilibria in repeated games and provides a better understanding of the conditions necessary for the evolution of reciprocal cooperation.
Financial Literacy Level of Dry Market Vendors
Authors: Yap Fershie D. , Artates Jennelyn R.
Published: June 2023

Dry goods retail businesses are significant to one country's economic growth. However, despite being integral to the economy, small and large businesses are suffering challenges due to the unprecedented coronavirus crisis, which has caused destruction for many businesses. It is challenging to survive with reduced revenue, lost jobs and weak marketing performance. Therefore, the business survival of micro businesses in the present depends largely on sound financial management; financial literacy is one that enhances the capability to understand financial knowledge. To be considered financially literate, one must have a high level in all three aspects. This research determined the level of financial literacy among the 70 dry goods vendors in Subic Public Market, Philippines, in terms of their financial knowledge, financial behavior, and financial attitude, on how they managed their funds and finances during the pandemic; and further determined whether their financial literacy level differs based on their profiles. The respondents are very highly financially literate, wherein their financial knowledge and behavior vary depending on their sources of income, and their financial attitude varies depending on their age. The current findings are useful to dry market vendors not only in the research locale but to other vendors across the country as it will aid them in assessing themselves and making relevant decision-making to simple and crucial financial practices.
Immersion réciproque Apprentissages et enjeux didactiques en contexte bi-plurilingue
Authors: Jenny Emile
Published: June 2023

« Les principaux objectifs des programmes d’immersion réciproque sont d’aider les deux groupes d’élèves à atteindre des niveaux supérieurs de compétence académique et bilingue, de développer l’estime de soi et de promouvoir des attitudes interculturelles positives. » L’enseignement bilingue est considéré comme une approche efficace pour apprendre une langue étrangère. Mais il existe presque autant de manières de l’appliquer qu’il existe de projets dans le monde. L’immersion réciproque est un type de dispositif particulier puisqu’il prévoit un enseignement en deux langues pour des classes composées d’élèves de deux communautés linguistiques distingues. Il en résulte des modalités intéressantes, comme la possibilité d’apprendre par les pairs, et des enjeux didactiques spécifiques, notamment liés à la présence des deux langues dans et en dehors de la classe. Cet ouvrage tente d’éclairer non seulement la question de l’efficacité d’un tel dispositif pour le développement des ressources linguistiques et disciplinaires (en l’occurrence, en mathématiques) des élèves, mais aussi la question d’une didactique spécifique à l’enseignement bilingue, en particulier à l’immersion réciproque.
Consequences of Social Media Marketing Activity and Trust on Local Fashion Brands in Indonesia
Authors: Gabriela Rachel Indah , Lubis Rifa Nabilahafsah , Rahayu Fatik
Published: June 2023

This research aims to test and analyze the role of Brand Equity and Attitude Toward the Influencer as mediation of the influence of Social Media Marketing Activity and Trust on Purchase Intention in Instagram social media users. The type of research used is hypothesis testing using cross sectional with the data to be used in this research is primary data through distributing questionnaires to 211 intended analysis units. The results of this research indicate that there is a positive influence of Social Media Marketing Activity and Trust mediated by Brand Equity and Attitude Toward the Influencer on Purchase Intention
Effect of Promotion Mix on Purchasing Decisions on the Shopee Platform with Lifestyle as an Intervening Variable
Authors: Meli Makin Gregorius , Setiyawan Setiyawan
Published: June 2023

This research was conducted to evaluate the influence of mix promotion (promoting products through sales, advertising, personal selling, public relations, and direct marketing) on consumers purchasing decisions, with lifestyle as an intervening variable.

This type of research is a quantitative study with a descriptive approach and the data analysis used in this study is path analysis. There is also a way to take samples, namely using saturated samples (saturation sampling) by means of questionnaires given to all graduate students who are active in lectures as many as 118 people in the time period January 30, 2023 to February 9, 2023, from 118 samples that provide responses or feedback totaling 61 people

According to the results of the analysis, it can be seen that the promotion mix has a significant impact on the purchase decision, the greater the chance of the purchase decision when purchasing or using our products. From the results of the analysis, it can be seen that there is a significant impact between lifestyle and purchase decisions. According to the results of the path analysis, there is no evidence that the promotion mix has a significant impact on lifestyle purchase decisions.
Employment Status and Commitment in Improving Employee Performance at PT PLN (Persero)
Authors: Marzuki Sadly , Iriani Nisma , Putera Wahyudi , Saripuddin Saripuddin , Nurjaya Nurjaya , Yahya Indah Lestari
Published: June 2023

This research wants to know how the impact occurs when employee performance at PT PLN (Persero) UIKL Sulawesi is optimized through the phenomenon of employees who are divided into employment status and how employee commitment has been felt by the company at work. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of employment status and commitment on employee performance at PT PLN (Persero) UIKL Sulawesi.

Data Collection Methods in the form of Questionnaires, Observation and Documentation, questionnaires distributed to sources and interviews conducted to sources with a population of 140 employees with the number of samples taking the entire population consisting of permanent employees, non-permanent employees and outsourced employees. The analysis technique uses multiple linear regression using SPSS for windows software.

This result can be interpreted that the higher the employment status, the higher the employee performance. Employee commitment has a significant effect on employee performance. This result can be interpreted that the higher the employee commitment, the higher the employee performance.
ENERGY-EFFICIENT CHAMBER DRYER WITH THICK ALLOY HEATING ELEMENTS
Authors: Snezhkin Yu.F. , Petrova Zh.O. , Paziuk V.M. , Telnikov Ye.Ya. , Vyshnevskyi V.M. , Malaschyk N.V.
Published: June 2023

Drying is one of the main technological processes of plant raw materials processing in the production of dry food products and powders from them. Convective drying is the most widespread method of drying vegetable raw materials, which is accompanied by high energy costs for the process. Increasing the energy efficiency of drying colloidal capillary-porous materials in a 2-zone chamber dryer occurs due to the use of coolant recirculation between drying zones and the installation of thick-film heating electric elements. The proposed design of the thick-film heating element and its technical characteristics are presented. Studies of the drying kinetics of colloidal capillary-porous plant materials were carried out on the created energy-efficient 2-zone chamber dryer with installed thick-film heating elements. Reducing energy costs for the drying process is possible through the design and manufacture of a 2-zone chamber dryer with the installation of 2 sections of thick-film heating elements (21 pieces in each). Installing this heater in a chamber dryer allows you to save electricity consumption by up to 30 %. The study of the kinetics and energy efficiency of the drying process in a chamber dryer is carried out on colloidal capillary-porous materials, in particular potatoes and pumpkins. The intensity of drying is limited by the quality characteristics of the material, so drying is carried out at low temperatures. Material quality control is assessed by recoverability and organoleptic indicators after drying. The results of experimental studies in a chamber drying unit showed that energy costs for the drying process increase significantly at the end of the process when the intensity of moisture evaporation decreases. The energy consumption of heat per kilogram of evaporated moisture and the efficiency of the installation were analyzed in order to determine the optimal drying time. Energy consumption per kilogram of evaporated moisture in the created chamber dryer corresponds to the effective indicators of this type of convective dryers. Bibl. 20, Fig. 8.