bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Growth performance and nutrients digestibility of yankasa sheep fed sugarcane waste silage
Authors: Ashiru R.M. , Maigandi S.A. , Muhammad I.R. , Suleiman I.M.
Published: April 2021

A Feeding trial was conducted for twelve weeks (eighty four days) to assess the performance of Yankasa sheep fed ensiled sugarcane waste (ESCW) enhanced with non – protein nitrogen (urea and poultry litter) sources and soybean meal. Sixteen (16) Yankasa rams (mean body weight 25kg±0.46; aged 8 to 15 months) were randomly allotted to the treatments groups viz; T1 (100% SCW plus urea, unensiled) as control, T2 (100% SCW plus urea, ensiled), T3 (75%SCW plus 25% SBM, ensiled) and T4 (75% SCW plus 25% PL, ensiled) with four animals per treatment in a randomised complete block design (RCBD). The experimental diets were offered as basal diet along with clean drinking water and mineral salt lick ad-libitum, while a concentrate diet was formulated containing 16.26% CP and offered at 1.5% body weight to each of the experimental animals. The results obtained indicated non significant (P>0.05) differences in the treatment means of all the growth parameters evaluated however, all the values obtained for T3 and T4 were numerically higher. The digestibility of DM, CF and NFE showed that T3 and T4 gave significantly (P<0.05) higher values. In conclusion ensilage of SCW with urea, soybean meal and poultry litter enhanced its utilization by Yankasa rams, since all the animals in all the treatments gained weight. It is therefore recommended that SCW could be enhanced and ensiled with either urea (4% : 100% SCW), SBM (25% : 75% SCW) or PL (25%:75% SCW) for dry season sheep feeding.Keywords digestibility, sugarcane waste, non-protein nitrogen, Yankasa sheep
Antimicrobial activities of some mixed ligands adducts of benzoylacetone and salicylaldehyde
Authors: Salga Muhammad Saleh , Sabo Sani
Published: April 2021

A series of four mixed ligand complexes synthesized by reacting benzoylacetone and salicylaldehyde with different metal chlorides in ethanolic medium, were tested for their antimicrobial studies and indicated that the compounds are active against microorganisms used (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans) when compared with the activity of the reference or standard drugs (Erythromycin and Suptrin).Keywords: Antimicrobial, Synthesis, Ligands, Complexes
Response of some cyanobacterial species for adsorption of manganese, cobalt and nickel from untreated tannery effluent in Kano, Nigeria
Authors: Ado G , Haruna H , Indabawa I.I.
Published: April 2021

The research was conducted to monitor the performance of some endogenous species of Cyanobacteria for the adsorption of Manganese (Mn), Cobalt (Co) and Nickel (Ni) from untreated effluents of Fata Tanning Limited (FTL) in Kano between July 2014-June, 2015. Primary field investigation and laboratory analysis were the main sources of data in the study. The study areas were divided into three strata within which samples were collected using stratified sampling techniques from a depth of 0 30cm.The study assessed the adsorption capacity of some heavy metals namely; Mn., Co. and Ni using Atomic Absorbance Spectrophotometer (AAS). Indigenous cyanobacteria species identified and isolated were Anabaena variabilis, Lyngbya majusculata and Oscillatoria princeps using microscopy and standard phycological chart as described by Komerak and Anagnostidis, (1989). Bioremediation Bioassay was conducted to evaluate the adsorption capacity of the isolated organisms. The results showed that, tested organisms reduced the concentration level of heavy metals in the effluents to the standard limit proposed by FEPA (1997), WHO (1999) and (ICLARM, 1997). Anabaen was found to remove more Ni (4.13%) followed by Lyngbya (3.78%) all at 9 weeks after inoculation. Higher concentration of Mn (3.85%) and Co of (4.04%) were removed by Lyngbya and Oscillatoria at 9 weeks after inoculation. These findings indicated that all the tested organisms possessed great potential in removin heavy metals from untreated tannery effluents. These findings also showed that adsorption of heavy metals by the tested organisms increased with time from 3-9 weeks of inoculation and adsorption was significantly higher at 9 weeks after inoculation and some decline at 9 WAI.Keywords: Cyanobacterial species, Effluent, FTL and Heavy metals
Quality assessment of praziquantel tablets sold in medicine stores in Kano Metropolis
Authors: Gadanya M.A. , Ahmad K.A.
Published: April 2021

The efficacy, availability, tolerable side effects and relative affordability of praziquantel makes it the drug of choice in the treatment and various control programmes of schistosomiasis in the endemic areas with excellent outcomes. However, there are reports of low cure rate with praziquantel observed by clinicians with various speculations on the likely causes. This study explored poor drug quality as a possible cause of praziquantel treatment failure in schistosomiasis. On the spot sampling of twelve different samples of praziquantel tablets from various patent medicine shops in Kano metropolis were assayed for active ingredient using British Pharmacopeia methods. Only 6 out of 12 (50%) of the praziquantel tablets studied were found to be acceptable of quality. Cost and number of months before expiry date were not found to be significantly associated with the quality of the drug. Poor quality praziquantel currently in the market may possibly explain failure of standard dose of the drug in the treatment of schistosomiasis. Therefore, it is recommended that additional vigilance by regulatory agencies is required to ensure quality drugs in the market.Keywords: Efficacy, Kano, praziquantel, quality, schistosomiasis
Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of schiff base derived from thiourea and anisaldehyde and its Mn(II), Fe (II) and Co(II) complexes
Authors: Siraj I.T. , Sambo B.U.
Published: April 2021

Complexes of Mn(II), Fe(II) and Co(II) with a Schiff base derived from condensation reaction of thiourea and o-anisaldehyde has been synthesized and characterized analytically and spectroscopically. Melting point of the Schiff base was found to be 160°C and the complexes decomposed within a temperature range of 215 to 275°C. Molarconductances of the complexes were found to be within 1.1 to 3.5W–1 cm2 mol–1 range. Magnetic moment indicated the complexes to be paramagnetic (4.03 to 5.71BM). Infrared spectrum of the Schiff base showed the azomethine peak at 1601cm–1 which shifted up to1687cm–1 in the complexes. The analytical and spectral studies revealed that all the metal(II) complexes are in 1:3 metal ligand ratio, with the Schiff base acting as tetradentate ligand towards the metal ion via azomethine – N, and methoxy –O and two chlorine atoms were further coordinated to the metal(II) ion. The synthesized ligand and its respective metal (II) complexes were screened for their antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli strains and antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus and Mucorindicus. The results revealed that, the Schiff base and the metal (II) complexes showed significant antibacterial and antifungal activities at high concentration.Keywords: Metal complexes, thiourea, anisaldehyde, characterization, antimicrobial
Evaluation of antimicrobial activity and phytochemical composition of some fractions of methanol stem bark extract of Diospyros mespiliformis
Authors: Abubaka H.M.G. , Usman H , Karumi Y
Published: April 2021

The aim of this study was to determine the active phytochemical(s) most probably responsible for microbial inhibitions, following a bioassay guided protocol. Column chromatographic fractions (AG) obtained from n-Butanol partitioned portion of stem bark extract of Diospyros mespiliformis were analyzed for phytochemical composition. These were subjected to antimicrobial activity tests on clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Candida albicans. Phytochemical screening conducted on the column fraction E revealed the presence of tannins, free anthraquinones, cardiac glycosides, saponins, terpenoids, and flavonoids. The anti-microbial test results from fractions A, B, F and G, obtained showed no inhibition against most of the micro-organisms tested, while fractions C, D and E showed significant (P<0.05) activities with diameters of inhibition zone of inhibition ranging from 15.00±1.00 mm to 13.00±6.67 mm against Streptococcus pyogenes at all the concentrations tested (50, 12.5, 6.25 mg/ml equivalent to 3, 1.5 and 0.75 mg/disc). The column fraction E showed the highest inhibition zones with broader concentration dependent pattern with MIC at 12.5 mg/ml. The findings from this study showed the presence of bio-active components against Streptococcus pyogenes with relative higher potency in fraction E. Based on this findings, it can be surmised that Fraction E with significant dose-dependent activity is expected to revealed a potent broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent and thus recommended for further purification stages towards compound(s) isolation of a novel antimicrobial agent.Keywords: Antimicrobial, Diospyros mespiliformis, Phytochemical, Potency, Stem Bark
Digital archives and Ghanaian history: Potential and challenges
Authors: Hove Jon Olav , Brindle Jonathan Allen
Published: April 2021

The access to digitised archival material is changing the premises for doing historical research as it changes the relationship between archives and users and facilitates new ways to do historical research. While this article argues that digital archives present opportunities for researchers and students alike, the amazing rise of digital archives is not unproblematic. On the contrary, digitised material is both creating new and reviving old theoretical and methodological pitfalls with regard to how knowledge of the past is created. The use of digital archives is far from unambiguous, and sober assessments of challenges are as important as assessments of their potential.
Imperial Presidency and the Neo-patrimonialization of Disorder in post-Authoritarian Nigeria
Authors: Basiru Adeniyi S.
Published: April 2021

The president and the network of offices that are linked to him, in modern presidential democracies, symbolize a neutral state that does not meddle in order-threatening political struggles. It however seems that this liberal ideal is hardly the case in many illiberal democracies. Against this background, this article examines the presidential roots of public disorder in post-military Nigeria. Drawing on documentary data source and deploying neo-patrimonial theory as theoretical framework, it argues that the presidency in Nigeria, given the historical context under which it has emerged as well as the political economy of neo-patrimonialism and prebendalism that has nurtured it, is a central participant in the whole architecture of public disorder. The paper recommends, among others, the fundamental restructuring of the Nigerian neo-colonial state and the political economy that undergird it.Keywords: Imperial Presidency; Neo-patrimonialism; Disorder; Authoritarianism; Nigeria.
The Trope of Apotheosis and Intimations of Self-Immolation: A Deconstructive Interpretation of Mother-Daughter Dynamics in Chika Unigwe’s Night Dancer
Authors: Owonibi Sola , Gaji Funmilayo
Published: April 2021

The link between gender and creativity has often been emphasised in scholarly appraisals of women writings. Consequently, the diversity and strong presence of women writings on the scene of contemporary Nigerian prose fiction have centralised gender discourse in the scholarship on recent Nigerian prose writings. This paper scrutinises religious figures in Chika Unigwe’s Night Dancer towards a deeper engagement with her treatment of mother-daughter relations and gender complexities. Gods and goddesses are deployed as metaphorical tools towards comprehension of the relations of male and female mortals in the narrative. Furthermore, the characters in Night Dancer are re-imagined and analysed using religious imagery. This paper establishes that the religious metaphors in Unigwe’s Night Dancer reflect core fundamental truths of gender relations in the society and serve as grand metaphors through which the trope of the absent mother in relation to the daughter and gender conceptions of the fictive world of Night Dancer could be interrogated.Keywords: Religious Metaphors; Gender Complexities; Chika Unigwe; Third-generation Nigerian women writings; mother-daughter relationship.
Joseph ki-zerbo et le panafricanisme
Authors: Mare D
Published: April 2021

Joseph Ki-Zerbo a mené sa vie entière dans le combat panafricaniste. Son parcours panafricain s’est consolidé à travers des rencontres à son initiative personnelle mais aussi grâce à des occasions avec les grands panafricanistes de renom comme le « prophète » Kwame Nkrumah, Amilcar Cabral, Patrice Lumumba, Julius Nyerere etc. Il arriva à joindre l’acte à la parole par exemple en allant prêter main forte à Sékou Touré en 1958, en ayant travaillé à exhumer le passé de l’africain. L’Afrique doit être libérée, et cette libération se fera obligatoirement de façon panafricaine ou elle n’aura jamais lieu. C’est pourquoi, l’Africain doit s’imprégner de son passé pour comprendre les réalités et les obstacles présents qui se posent à lui afin d’envisager les grandes lignes du combat panafricain pour un avenir meilleur. La lecture de l’engagement de Ki-Zerbo se veut une présentation d’un modèle phare pour les jeunes voués et engagés dans le sens du panafricanisme.
Severe gynaecomastia associated with highly active antiretroviral therapy
Authors: Muchemwa Faith C. , Madziyire Clarice T.
Published: April 2021

The association between gynaecomastia and HIV infection was first reported in 1987; however, there were no subsequent published reports of gynaecomastia linked to HIV infection until highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) was introduced. Although HAART significantly improves the prognosis of HIV infection, its extensive use has resulted in multiple adverse effects, including benign breast enlargement. We present a rare case of severe gynaecomastia in a male patient with vertically transmitted HIV on HAART. He was surgically treated with mastectomy with no nipple-areolar complex reconstruction. The pathology report confirmed the benign nature of the breast tissue. Surgical intervention resulted in an improvement of daily activities and enhanced psychosocial wellbeing. Benign bilateral breast enlargement of this magnitude in a male patient has never been reported. Keywords: gynaecomastia; HIV; highly active antiretroviral therapy; efavirenz
Diagnostic accuracy of the Tzanakis score for acute appendicitis in a resource-limited setting: A tertiary hospital-based survey
Authors: Makor Ajak , Jombwe Josephat , Galukande Moses , Elobu Alex E.
Published: April 2021

Background: The management of acute appendicitis remains challenging with high peri-operative morbidity and mortality due diagnostic delay or high negative appendicetomy rates due to aggressive surgical approaches. CT scan is accurate for pre-operative diagnosis but not available or affordable in all settings. There remains a need for an affordable yet accurate tool for diagnosing acute appendicitis in the resource limited setting. Methods: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of Tzanakis score in the preoperative evaluation of patients with acute appendicitis, we conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Eligible consenting patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis consecutively underwent Tzanakis scoring and appendicectomy. Appencieal samples were sent for histological examination. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive values, and diagnostic accuracy of the Tzanakis scoring system were calculated, relative to histological examination. Results: We enrolled 160 participants of mean age 30.4 years with male:female ratio of 2:1. The Tzanakis score had sensitivity of100% (95% CI 98-100), positive predictive value 97 % (95% CI 95-99), specificity of 64% (95% CI 31-89), negative predictive value of 100%, and overall diagnostic accuracy of 98% with 3% negative appendectomy rate. Conclusions: The Tzanakis score is found to be a sensitive and specific tool that should be considered for preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis in resource limited settings. Keywords: appendicitis; appendicectomy; acute abdomen; diagnosis; Tzanakis score; Uganda
Septic arthritis of the hip with intraperitoneal dislocation of the femoral head
Authors: Okoye Eloka O. , Aburrazzaaq Abdussemee I. , Anejukwo Abraham A. , Lawal Taiwo A.
Published: April 2021

Septic arthritis is a potentially crippling infection of the joint cavity. Malnutrition in the setting of poor socioeconomic background is a known predisposing and propagating factor of septic arthritis. Prolonged untreated septic arthritis of the hip joint can be a rare cause of acute abdomen, this is due to the proximity of the hip joint to the pelvis causing the spread of the causative organisms into the peritoneal cavity. We present a case of septic arthritis of the hip joint presenting as acute abdomen with intra-peritoneal dislocation of the head of the femur, and reviewed relevant literature. Keywords: acute abdomen; septic arthritis; peritonitis; fracture dislocation
The impact of oestrus synchronization by hormone medication and varying numbers of artificial insemination sessions, determined by sow reproductive indices
Authors: Mavromati Jani , Turmalaj Luigj
Published: April 2021

This study was conducted on a central Albanian pig farm with a capacity of 80 sows. A uniform distribution of piglets born and the number of reared piglets sold every week and month was the target. To achieve this goal, a hormone-based synchronization scheme was used, combined with the use of one, two, or three artificial insemination sessions during the same oestrus. The main reproduction indices of sows were monitored, and the results indicated that the farrowing rate after the first insemination was 78.57%, 83.64% and 83.33% for the three groups in which one, two and three artificial insemination sessions were used during the same oestrus, obtained by inoculation with the hormone Sergon PG 400/200 IU. Average litter size (the number of live born piglets) per farrowing sow was 10.22 ± 0.33, 10.8 ± 0.2 and 10.6 ± 0.3 in the three groups, respectively. The fecundity index (FI) was 803, 905.8 and 883.3 in the three experimental groups of sows, respectively. A total of 1436 piglets from 136 farrowing sows were sold during 2018, achieving uniform sales of over 100 pigs per month with a weight over 90 kg. Therefore, it can be concluded that oestrus synchronization of sows with the Sergon PG 400/200 hormone can achieve a uniform distribution of piglets born and consequently a uniform distribution of piglets sales per week or month, regardless of the fact that this should be achieved at a larger scale. The best result as seen in the reproductive indicators was achieved by the use of artificial insemination with two sperm inoculations at a 12-hour interval during the same oestrus, synchronized by the Sergon PG 400/200 hormone.
Detekcija kravljeg imunoglobulina G (lgG) kao parametra patvorenja kozjeg i ovčjeg mlijeka i mliječnih proizvoda
Authors: Smajlović Ahmed , Fazlović Neira , Kapo Naida , Mujezinovć Indira , Članjak-Kudra Enida , Smajlović Muhamed , Dragičević Mladen
Published: April 2021

Patvorenje prehrambenih proizvoda podrazumijeva zamjenu i/ili dodavanje nekog sastojka proizvodu protiv zakonskih odredbi, što nekim proizvođačima donosi financijsku dobit. Patvorenjem se mijenjaju svojstva i zdravstvena sigurnost izvornog proizvoda, čime se može nanijeti šteta potrošačima. Miješanje različitih vrsta mlijeka zakonski je dopušteno, a ponekad zbog svojstava proizvoda i poželjno. Međutim, problem nastaje kada konačni proizvod nije deklariran kao proizvod sastavljen od više vrsta mlijeka. Dodavanje nedeklariranih vrsta mlijeka npr. dodavanje kravljeg mlijeka, kao jeftinijeg, u ovčje i kozje mlijeko i njihove proizvode je najčešći način patvorenja mlijeka. U cilju izbjegavanja nedeklariranog dodavanja kravljeg mlijeka te zaštite potrošača, danas je sve češća praksa provjere autentičnosti proizvoda ispitivanjem njihovog sastava. Većina metoda za identifikaciju autentičnosti mliječnih proizvoda zasniva se na analizi glavnih proteina mlijeka pa se uglavnom koriste elektroforetske, kromatografske, spektroskopske i imunokemijske metode. Analitičke metode koje se zasnivaju na analizi proteina sirutke pouzdane su i točne za analizu mlijeka i sira koji nisu termički obrađeni, dok za termički obrađeno mlijeko i sir treba izabrati metode koje se zasnivaju na analizi kazeina. U našem radu je primijenjena i ispitana pouzdanost ELISA metoda za dokazivanje kravljeg imunoglobulin G (IgG) na mješavinama različitih vrsta mlijeka u eksperimentalnim uvjetima, nakon čega smo pokušali ustvrditi stvarno stanje na tržištu BiH u pogledu sadržaja nedeklariranih vrsta mlijeka, u uzorcima ovčjeg i kozjeg mlijeka i mliječnih proizvoda na prisustvo kravljeg imunoglobulin G (IgG) kao parametra patvorenja istih. Uočeno je prisustvo kravljeg mlijeka skoro u polovini uzoraka kozjeg i ovčjeg mlijeka te u proizvodima od ovih vrsta mlijeka, a najveći broj pozitivnih uzoraka na prisustvo kravljeg mlijeka uočeno je u proizvodima od ovčjeg mlijeka.
Healthcare Personnel Opinion and their Implementation Obstacles Regarding the Standard Precautions in Hemodialysis Unit
Authors: ElBadry Salwa , Ghaleb Mervat A. , Abou Zeid Nesreen A. M.
Published: April 2021

Context: Hemodialysis HD patients, as well as the dialysis staff, are vulnerable to contracting health-care-associated infections (HAIs) due to frequent and prolonged exposure to many possible contaminants in the dialysis environment.

Aim: Assess healthcare personnel HCP opinion and their implementation obstacles regarding standard precautions (SPs) in the hemodialysis unit.

Methods: The study conducted at the hemodialysis unit at Al Mouwasat University Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt. A descriptive research design was used to collect data for this study. All healthcare personnel working in the setting mentioned above were included. Two tools were used. The first tool is a standard precautions practices in hemodialysis observational checklist: The second tool is a structured interview questionnaire to assess the opinion of healthcare personnel regarding the applicability of standard precautions in the hemodialysis unit and their implementation obstacles.

Results: The standard precautions practice score showed unsatisfactory practice among HCP. Regarding their opinion, the majority of HCP disagreed to follow the five moments and reported that the WHO technique of hand hygiene is so sophisticated and time-consuming; they disagreed with changing gloves between patients and considering gloves as a substitute to hand hygiene. The majority recap the needle by two hand techniques disagreed with following respiratory hygiene, and color-coding was accepted only from nurses. Also, it was found that there was a positive correlation between years of experience, infection control training programs, and the level of SPs practice score.

Conclusion: Unsatisfactory SPs practices showed a high percentage of HCP. Healthcare personnel tends to agree to certain infection control practices over other practices. Availability and accessibility of equipment and supplies that interfere with the application of SPs practices and lack of knowledge concerning infection prevention and control were considered as implementation obstacles of SPs practices. Education and training of HCP on SPs, together with consistent and robust management support, are recommended. In addition to the development of national precautions after conducting researches that confirm its effectiveness.
Effect of Kegel Exercises on The Recurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Multiparty
Authors: Khamis Engy A. R. , Abdelaziz Eman , Hemdan Ghada
Published: April 2021

Context: Urinary problems are common in females, affecting approximately one-third of adult women. Multiple deliveries Reduced pelvic floor strength affects the bladder function because the bladder does not completely empty, leaving a 'pool' of urine, which can lead to recurrent urinary infection. Kegel exercises are the most widely used method for strengthening muscles in the pelvic floor. Patients can do them at any time, anywhere, while doing other work and without regular visits to hospitals.

Aim: The study aims to assess the effects of Kegel Exercises on the recurrence of Lower Urinary Tract Infection in Multiparty.

Methods: A convenience sample of 100 patients suffer from recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and (Multiparty) had more than three normal deliveries, assigned randomly and alternatively into two equal groups, 50 in each. The first group (control group) received standard hospital nursing care. The second group (study group) taught Kegel exercises. Outcome measurements included the use of UTI Symptoms Assessment Questionnaire, administered pre and two months post regular Kegel exercises, to assess the severity and bothersome of the most frequently reported symptoms of UTI.

Results: Regarding the degree of symptoms for urinary tract infection in the first visit, the majority of patients in both groups had a maximum degree of symptoms. Regarding all symptoms, the patient suffering from frequency, urgency of urination, pain or burning when passing urine, inability to empty the bladder completely, pain or uncomfortable pressure in lower abdomen/pelvic area, low back pain, and blood in urine with a non-statistically significant difference between both groups. On the other hand, in the second visit, there was a statistically significant difference between patients who received hospital care and study group who practice Kegel exercise regarding all symptoms. There was a statistically significant difference between both groups regarding the severity of urinary tract infections.

Conclusion:  Women with recurrent urinary tract infection symptoms exhibit self-reported cure or improvement of urinary tract infection symptoms after the regular performance of Kegel exercises. Applying educational sessions by nurses is recommended for females after normal delivery and caesarian section delivery.
Effect of Preventive Bundle Care on Nurses' Knowledge, Compliance and Patients' Outcome Regarding Pressure Ulcer in the Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Mohamed Sabah S. , Ibraheem Rawia A.
Published: April 2021

Contents: The critical care services had the highest pressure-ulcer rates. Bundle care incorporates those best practices that, if done in combination, are likely to lead to better outcomes.

Aim: Evaluate the effect of preventive bundle care on nurses' knowledge, compliance, and patients' outcome regarding pressure ulcers in the intensive care unit.

Methods: Quasi-experimental design used to achieve aim in this study. The study conducted at the intensive care unit at Benha Teaching Hospital. All available nurses (30) and a purposive sample of adult patients (85) recruited in this study. Three tools used; interview questionnaire sheet for nurses to assess nurses' knowledge regarding pressure ulcer prevention, the pressure-ulcer prevention bundle compliance checklist which used for assessing nurses' compliance and patients' assessment record.

Results: The study revealed that (36.7%) of nurses were in the age category (20-<25 years old), (90%) females, and (46.7%) had an experience of more than seven years. Regarding total nurses' knowledge level and compliance pre/post intervention, there was a highly statistically significant difference (p=0.000). Concerning patients' outcomes, there are statistically significant differences between the control and study groups observed at (P<0.05).

Conclusion: there was a statistically significant improvement in nurses' knowledge and their compliance after implementing bundle care. Also, there were statistically significant improvements in patients' risk, including reducing the incidence of risk of pressure ulcers in the study group than patients in the control group. The study recommends preventive pressure ulcer bundle guidelines should be revised and be available in adult intensive care units in both Arabic and English language. Also, it is essential to provide continuous education and training sessions for nurses about pressure ulcer prevention by applying preventive bundle guidelines to improve their compliance.
Effect of Educational Intervention Guideline on Quality of Life among Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Authors: Mohamed Aziza I. , Moustafa Shimaa A.
Published: April 2021

Contexts: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common endocrine disorder among women at the childbearing period that diminished women’s quality of life.

Aim: The current study evaluated the effect of educational intervention guidelines on quality of life among women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Methods: The current study conducted at the outpatient gynecological clinic at Benha University Hospital. A Quasi-experimental design used to collect data from a purposive sample of 98 women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. Three tools used for data collection.  A structured interviewing questionnaire, a healthy practice assessment scale, and health-related quality of life questionnaire for polycystic ovary syndrome.

Results: The study findings revealed that women's knowledge mean score was increased from (8.84±5.72) pre-intervention to (33.56±3.91) at post-intervention. Besides, the healthy practice was satisfactory improved, as practice mean score was increased from (11.41±4.56) to (28.85±2.47) at the post-intervention phase, with a statistically significant difference between the two phases, that subsequently affect the improvement of studied women’s quality of life.

Conclusion: An educational intervention guideline is effectively improving the quality of life of women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Educational intervention guideline is essentially recommended for women with polycystic ovary in order to improve different quality of life domains. Counseling and health education program must be provided to all women attended gynecological clinics to increases women knowledge regarding PCOS and its management, to enable early detection, and to improve their quality of life. A replication of the study on a larger probability sample in order to obtain generalizability is highly recommended.
Fundamentals-weighting vs. Capitalization-weighting: An Empirical Comparison
Authors: Abate Guido , Bonafini Tommaso , Ferrari Pierpaolo
Published: April 2021

Following the criticism surrounding capitalization-weighting, both academic and practitioner communities have developed alternative approaches to portfolio construction. We analyze one of these approaches, fundamentals-based weighting, which identifies the weights of portfolio constituents on the basis of their market multiples and accounting ratios. Our analysis is carried out on four fundamentals-weighted portfolios (FW) based on four different weighting variants, the capitalization-weighted portfolio (CW), and the equally-weighted (EW) portfolio, from January 2004 to December 2020, and in two subperiods (2004–2011 and 2011–2020). We find that in the first subperiod, the EW portfolio shows the highest risk-adjusted performance, followed by the FW portfolios. In contrast, in the second subperiod and in the period as a whole, the CW portfolio outperforms the other portfolios in terms of risk-adjusted performance. Overall, we conclude that both FW portfolios and the EW portfolio do not exhibit superior results when compared with the classic CW portfolio. Therefore, we have shown that FW and EW techniques provide superior risk-adjusted performance only during a period of exceptional financial turmoil. However, under normal conditions, they cannot be recommended as a rational investment strategy. JEL classification numbers: G11, G14. Keywords: Fundamental weighting, Capitalization weighting, Equal weighting, Value investing, Indexed investing.
Violência Doméstica Contra Crianças e Adolescentes: Contribuições para a Análise do Fenômeno.
Authors: Dias Áurea C. S.
Published: April 2021

O presente artigo tem o objetivo de contribuir para a compreensão e análise da violênciadoméstica contra crianças e adolescentes. Argumentamos que para o enfrentamentopolítico deste fenômeno é necessário o investimento em políticas publicas e a qualificaçãodo atendimento. A violëncia doméstica vem adquirindo maior visibilidade social, porémcontinua sendo um tema tratado como tabu, quase sempre considerado de interesseprivado. É um fenômeno banalizado e naturalizado socialmente, que encontra resistênciasquanto a problematizacao da família como uma instituição perpassada por conflitos econtradições e quanto a vergonha ou medo da exposição. Neste sentido parece-nosindispensável a discussão conceitual de violência doméstica e da família nacontemporaneidade, com perspectiva de superação de abordagens moralizantes eestigmatizantes.
As Políticas de Atenção à Infância e Juventude no Município de Volta Redonda: um Mapeamento das Instituições Inscritas no Conselho Municipal dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente
Authors: Barison Mônica Santos
Published: April 2021

Este artigo objetiva a apresentação dos dados quantitativos e qualitativos obtidos a partir depesquisa de campo realizada no ano de 2005. Tal atividade acadêmica esteve vinculada aoPrograma de Iniciação Cientifica do UniFOA, através do Curso de Serviço Social. Apesquisa mapeou as políticas sociais existentes, nos campos da saúde e assistência social,dirigidas a população infanto-juvenil do município de Volta Redonda. Verifica-se que aspolíticas sociais têm se constituído como espaços sócio-ocupacionais de diferentesprofissionais da área das ciências sociais, em específico do assistente social.Os dados dapesquisa contribuem, então, para a produção de conhecimento acerca da realidade destaspolíticas, na perspectiva de favorecer a qualificação da intervenção profissional. Outrossim,os dados explicitam a relação existente entre as diretrizes/ princípios preconizados peloEstatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (Lei que regulamenta a matéria) e o modo como aspolíticas sociais se organizam na contemporaneidade.
O FUTURO DA ENGENHARIA OU A ENGENHARIA DO FUTURO !
Authors: Fontes Mario Arthur De Souza
Published: April 2021

Na mitologia Grega há um deus chamado JANUS, que tem um olho só na frente da testa, para ver o futuro e um olho atrás da cabeça, para ver o passado. Se estiver vivo..., mas com certeza deve ainda estar..., porque os deuses não morrem jamais..., assim diz a máxima; e se olhasse a nossa engenharia iria ver com certeza, muitas coisas interessantes, senão vejamos: “vislumbraria com o seu olho de ver o passado e veria uma Engenharia pujante, com grande força tecnológica, construindo a base da infra-estrutura de um País preparado para despontar no”hancking”das grandes Nações do Século XX; JANUS, veria também essa Engenharia, construindo e participando da modernização da superestrutura dessa Nação líder do Continente Sul; veria ainda hoje, a maior hidrelétrica em operação, a usina de geração Itaipú e todo um programa de eletrificação e de domínio do maiores rios que este mundo já postou a olhar; enxergaria o maior programa rodoviário, jamais construído...???, é certo, ficando somente no papel; veria os metrôs de São Paulo e do Rio de Janeiro e tantas e tantas outras obras de envergadura, dessa infra-estrutura; iria ver programas como o Proálcool, o domínio da tecnologia agrícola na vastidão do solo do nosso Centro-Oeste e outros...”. E, o que veria o olho postado na frente da testa de JANUS?“veria em visão máxima de futuro, para este País de dimensões continentais, com certeza,muito pouco de Engenharia e muito de macroeconomia e diga-se de passagem, de péssimaqualidade macroeconômica e etc..., etc..., e etc...”. Na verdade, perdemos o rumo e isso já faz vinte e tantos anos... . Teremos que aprender tudo novamente; aprender a fazer o desenvolvimento econômico, o que não será fácil e nem tão rápido; selecionar empreendedores de caráter ilibado; preparar mão de obra especializada; implementar o entendimento que o maior capital é o trabalho e isso para todos; aumentar a auto-estima dos profissionais brasileiros e sensibilizar o governo federal, para esse grande momento. Mas acreditamos, que uma longa caminhada, começa sempre com um primeiro passo e neste primeiro e importantíssimo passo, somente a Universidade pode ajudar. Porque a Universidade é hoje um lócus onde à luz das idéias, traz a discussão dos aspectos gerais edos multisetoriais da Engenharia e do desenvolvimento, porque aí está o seu vocacional, pois a Universidade é a grande formadora. Ninguém conseguirá preparar esse futuro sozinho, será necessária a ajuda de todos e esperamos que estes sejam muitos...; só assim as coisas poderão acontecer e mudar com certeza. Aí então, o Brasil do futuro se confundirá com a Engenharia do futuro..., e JANUS não ficará obrigado por sua visão de futuro, a ver as coisas se apresentarem ainda hoje, sem nenhuma ou quase nenhuma perspectiva em curto prazo. Todos deveremos acreditar, ter certeza e muita fé neste futuro o que para isso, somente teremos que encará-lo.
Comparação entre Ferramentas CASE para gerenciamento de Projeto e Métricas de Software no Curso de Sistemas da Informação do UniFOA
Authors: Junior Jason Paulo Tavares Faria
Published: April 2021

O presente artigo apresenta uma análise comparativa entre diferentes ferramentas que automatizam a aplicação de métricas de software, sendo resultado de um projeto que visa a implementação de uma ferramenta CASE para Gerenciamento de Projeto e métricas de Software no Curso de Sistemas da Informação do UniFOA.
História Oral e as Ciências Humanas
Authors: Júnior Edson Teixeira da Silva
Published: April 2021

O presente artigo, “História Oral e as Ciências Humanas”, tem três eixos temáticos: o estudo da história oral relacionada aos debates da historiografia; a apresentação de uma metodologia básica para o uso de entrevistas em pesquisas científicas e o estímulo à iniciação de discentes, de cursos de graduação, que ao desenvolverem pesquisas com prazos reduzidos, possam utilizar fontes orais de forma criteriosa. No geral, apresentamos noções básicas que necessitam de um aprofundamento do tema.
O Trabalho, a Competência, a Organização e a Importância dos Objetivos, em uma Nova Lógica da Dinâmica Funcional The Work, The Ability, The Organization And The Importance Of The Objectives, In A New Logic Of The Functional Dynamics
Authors: Fontes Mario Arthur De Souza , Souza Agamêmnom Rocha
Published: April 2021

Este estudo irá estabelecer a conceituação básica para uma organização, tão necessária ao sucesso do processo de comunicação organizacional, bem como, irá enfatizar a importância do objetivo de consenso claro e próprio à organização para o atingir de suas metas. Proporcionará uma visão sistêmica de aplicação a uma organização. E, finalmente, fazer entender, que todas as organizações, sejam quais forem os setores de sua atuação, têm de enfrentar os efeitos das rápidas transformações, dos novos concorrentes e das mudanças de perfil e da fidelidade dos seus ditos clientes.
Atuação da Fisioterapia na Reversão das Atelectasias: Um relato de caso na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva The Performance of the Physiotherapy in the Reversion of the Atelectasis: A report of a case in the Intensive Therapy Unit
Authors: Cunha Cleize Silveira , Toledo Rafael Vianna , Nogueira Daniel Sousa , Januário Bruna Gomes
Published: April 2021

Esta pesquisa é descrita na inclusão de relato de caso clínico de um paciente ventilado mecanicamente. Este tipo de pesquisa foi escolhido pelos autores para que sirva como base de descrição à reversão da atelectasia ou colapso pulmonar, que é uma complicação respiratória decorrente da obstrução de um brônquio, ou pulmão, seja por secreção ou ainda objeto ou corpo sólido, impedindo desta forma a passagem do ar e levando à diminuição do número de alvéolos funcionantes. Três fatores combinados ou independentes que contribuem para o desenvolvimento de uma atelectasia: a força inadequada de distensão pulmonar; obstrução das vias aéreas e insuficiência no surfactante. São classificadas como obstrutivas, compressivas, por contração e focal. Os sinais e sintomas das atelectasias variam com o tamanho da área pulmonar envolvida, o estado prévio de saúde do paciente e a duração do problema. A dispnéia é o mais comum dos sintomas associados a atelectasias. O tratamento deverá ser escolhido de acordo com a causa da atelectasia, determinando assim, o objetivo para cada tipo, que inclui técnicas desobstrutivas e de reexpansão pulmonar, técnicas essas que melhoram significativamente a ventilação da área comprometida, proporcionando a reversão da atelectasia como foi comprovado nesta pesquisa.
Serviço Social: Reflexões sobre as atuais tendências do mercado de trabalho do assistente social a partir de um estudo realizado com os alunos egressos do Curso de Serviço Social – UniFOA
Authors: Amorim Ursula Fraga , Tavares Maria Augusta Da Silva
Published: April 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é refletir sobre as atuais tendências do mercado de trabalho do assistente social tendo como base de reflexão, a pesquisa realizada com alunos egressos do curso de Serviço Social do Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda – UniFOA. O eixo metodológico de abordagem situa o atual quadro sócio-histórico em que as transformações em curso na realidade brasileira - repercutindo no “mundo do trabalho” - apontam para um redimensionamento do Serviço Social, e em decorrência disso, na formação profissional e no mercado profissional de trabalho. Neste sentido, a abordagem histórica sobre a formação profissional e o mercado profissional de trabalho tornou-se a tônica desse debate, uma vez que consideramos que os processos históricos são elementos chaves para a compreensão dos fenômenos sociais presentes na realidade atual. A pesquisa sobre uma realidade específica apresentou-se como condição essencial para uma complementaridade da abordagem teórica aqui destacada.
O Trabalho do Assistente Social no Poder Judiciário: a Realização do Estudo Social e a Elaboração do Parecer Técnico
Authors: Barison Mônica Santos
Published: April 2021

Este artigo pretende contribuir no processo de sistematização do debate acerca do trabalho do assistente social no Tribunal de Justiça, com ênfase nos aspectos teórico-metodológicos, ético-políticos e técnico-operativos que fundamentam a realização do estudo e a elaboração do parecer social. O debate ora travado aglutina as proposições de diferentes autores que abordam a temática, na perspectiva de elucidar a produção científica sobre o trabalho do assistente social no campo sócio-jurídico. Neste espaço sócio-ocupacional, a feitura do estudo social e a emissão do parecer têm sido identificadas como atividades que, historicamente, marcaram o exercício profissional. Assim, consideramos relevante produzir questões que contribuam com a qualificação do assistente social para o desempenho de tais funções. Outrossim, este material servirá de subsídio didático para a disciplina que compõe a grade curricular do Curso de Serviço Social do UniFOA,  intitulada “0 Serviço Social e o Campo Sócio-Jurídico”.
A Instituição Escolar é uma Organização que Aprende ? Is Scholar Institution an Organization which learns?
Authors: Da Silva Maricinéia Pereira Meireles , Ribeiro Lêda Maria , Neto Silvestre Prado de Souza
Published: April 2021

O presente artigo analisou os meios de aprendizagem na cultura organizacional de instituições educacionais, buscando respostas para a questão: a instituição escolar, que é responsável pelo desenvolvimento do processo ensino-aprendizagem do estudante, oferece um ambiente de trabalho baseado no conceito de uma organização que aprende?  A análise foi efetuada por meio de estudos realizados a partir de um questionário estruturado, cujas questões foram fundamentadas por estudos de Senge (1990), Gardner (1994) e Kolb(1997), os quais defendem a idéia da importância de se levar em consideração os estilos de aprendizagem dos indivíduos no processo de aprendizagem contínuo. O questionário foi, inicialmente, aplicado em duas escolas da rede privada de ensino fundamental na cidade de Volta Redonda, estado do Rio de Janeiro. Ao se analisar os resultados obtidos, nas instituições entrevistadas, notou-se o esforço que há para enquadrarem-se  no modelo de uma organização que aprende, embora essa construção ainda esteja distante da prática escolar como um todo.
ANALISIS PERMINTAAN IKAN (Studi Kasus: Desa Semparuk Kecamatan Semparuk)
Authors: Muslimin  , Harmoko  , Muslimah
Published: April 2021

Tujuan dilakukan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis faktor – faktor yang mempengaruhi permintaan ikan di Desa Semparuk Kecamatan Semparuk. Sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu pedagang ikan yang menetap dan berkeliling di Desa Semparuk yang berjumlah 15 pedagang, dan masyarakat sebagai konsumen ikan sebanyak 60 responden. Analisis data menggunakan perhitungan statistik dengan teknik pengolahan data menggunakan sofware SPSS 25. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa permintaan ikan di Desa Semparuk secara serempak dipengaruhi oleh harga ikan, pendapatan masyarakat dan selera konsumen. Hasil analisis data secara regresi linier berganda menghasilkan nilai Adjusted R Square sebesar 0,824 artinya bahwa variabel harga (X1), selera konsumen (X2) dan pendapatan konsumen (X3) mempengaruhi permintaan ikan (Y) di Desa Semparuk sebesar 82,4%. Sisanya sebesar 17,6% dipengaruhifaktor lain yang tidak dimasukan dalam penelitian ini.
ANALISIS PRODUKSI IKAN TAHUN 2015 – 2018 (Studi Kasus: Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara (PPN) Pemangkat)
Authors: Husnul Khatimah Berza , Harmoko  , Dian Novita Uray
Published: April 2021

Produksi ikan tahun 2015 – 2018 di Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara (PPN) Pemangkat memberikan sumbangan terhadap produksi nasional. Produksi ikan di Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara (PPN) Pemangkat tentunya memiliki dinamika ikan dalam setiap tahunnya, sehingga perlu diketahui penyebabnya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kondisi produksi ikan hasil tangkapan di Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara (PPN) Pemangkat tahun 2015 – 2018. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif dengan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dan sampel yang digunakan berupa data produksi ikan tahun 2015 – 2018. Produksi hasil tangkapan ikan tertinggi terjadi pada tahun 2018 yaitu sebesar 11.041.325 kg dan hasil produksi ikan terendah terjadi pada tahun 2015 yaitu sebesar 8.574.379 kg. Hasil analisis regresi pengaruh variabel bebas (alat tangkap, gross tone, trip) terhadap variabel terikat (produksi ikan) diperoleh variabel yang berpengaruh adalah trip dan gross tone.
Evaluation of a therapy dog in general adult psychiatry outpatient clinic
Authors: Crease Rebecca , Hunton George , Joiner Adam
Published: April 2021

Recent studies on inpatient psychiatric populations 'have found significant benefits of ‘pet therapy’. Animals have been shown to improve patients’ emotional, psychological and physical wellbeing. There has however been little research on pet therapy in the outpatient psychiatric population. A ‘Pets as therapy’ (PAT) dog was present in patient consultations in an adult psychiatry clinic in South Cumbria one day a week during the study period. Patients were given a feedback questionnaire to complete if the PAT dog was present in their consultation. This pilot study was done over a period of seven months from November 2016 to June 2017. Thirty-four patients completed the questionnaire out of 39. 100% of patients enjoyed having the PAT dog present and 91% felt the PAT dog reduced their anxiety and made them feel more relaxed. 70% of people felt the PAT dog improved their mood and 88% would like a PAT dog to be present during consultations inthe future. PAT dogs may improve patient experience and, through reducing anxiety, might allow patients to more easily establish a rapport with their psychiatrist which could have positive implications on information they share. More research is required in order to gain a better understanding if there are improved outcomes from using a therapy dog in psychiatry outpatients.