bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kan civilsamfundet skabe mulighedsrum for samskabelse af viden til gavn for det fælles bedste?
Authors: Seeberg Kirsten Baggesgaard , Holmboe Lars
Published: May 2022

Bringing knowledge of people with lived experience of mental distress at stake in developing psychiatric services has increased. The challenge thou are, that experienced knowledge is not recognized being as valid as professional knowledge. We will investigate how civil organizations can play an active role in developing communities of practice to underpin recovery processes of vulnerable people. By looking at capabilities, we look at what people are capable of, what interest and resources each person holds and what it takes to become participants of new communities of practice. Being a participant seems to strengthen a feeling of being a person of value and to be the driver of your recovery process, which is important knowledge for society to include in the strive of co-constructing ‘the common good’. So, what happens if we invite these people into co-construction of knowledge, practices, and policies for the sake of the ‘the common good’?
ANALISIS FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI INDEKS PEMBANGUNAN MANUSIA DI PROVINSI LAMPUNG
Authors: Ramadanisa Nadhifa , Triwahyuningtyas Nunuk
Published: May 2022

Provinsi Lampung merupakan pintu gerbang utama masuk ke Pulau Sumatera, namun hal tersebut tidak menjadikan tingkat IPM Provinsi Lampung lebih baik dibandingkan provinsi lain di Pulau Sumatera. IPM di Provinsi Lampung dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor seperti pengeluaran pemerintah sektor pendidikan, pengeluaran pemerintah sektor kesehatan, pendapatan perkapita, dan kemiskinan. Data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu 15 kab/kota di Provinsi Lampung periode 2015-2019, sehingga model regresi data panel adalah metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini, dengan model yang terpilih yaitu Fixed Effect Model (FEM). Penelitian ini menunjukkan hasil bahwa 1) pengeluaran pemerintah sektor pendidikan berpengaruh terhadap IPM di Provinsi Lampung, 2) pengeluaran pemerintah sektor kesehatan tidak berpengaruh terhadap IPM di Provinsi Lampung, 3) pendapatan perkapita berpengaruh terhadap IPM di Provinsi Lampung, 4) kemiskinan tidak berpengaruh terhadap IPM di Provinsi Lampung.
A Case of Alport Syndrome Presented with Bilateral Anterior Lenticonus
Authors:   Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex, Chattogram, Bangladesh, Nasimul Gani Chowdhury , Sujit Kumar Biswas ,   Consultant and Head, Department of Cornea, Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex, Chattogram, Bangladesh, Farjana Akter Chowdhury ,   Associated Consultant, Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex, Chattogram, Bangladesh, Jannatun Noor ,   Optometrist, Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology, Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex, Chattogram, Bangladesh
Published: May 2022

Purpose: To report a rare case of Alport syndrome presented with bilateral anterior lenticonus in a 16 years old boy. Case report: A 16 years old boy presented with decrease vision, hearing defect, anaemia and proteinuria. His best corrected visual acuity was 6/18 in both eyes. Slit lamp biomicroscope showed anterior lenticonus in both eyes. He was managed by correction of refractive error and urgent referral to nephrologist. Conclusion: It is easy to diagnose Alport syndrome clinically and close communication between ophthalmologists, otorhinolaryngologists and nephrologists is crucial for effective management of this syndrome.
Implementation of Public Service Quality Improvement Policies in the Framework of the Bureaucratic Reform Program within the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI)
Authors: Jatmiko Pribadi , Prasojo Eko
Published: May 2022

Indonesian Armed Forces or TNI is military organization that has main task and function to conduct national deffence to grant sense of security to people. Beside that, as goverment institution TNI to be charged to implement government policy of enhancement of public service quality. Enhancement of public service quality is part of bureaucracy reform or administration reform agenda through Eight Area Reform Program. The aim of the study is to analyze how TNI interpret this policy by using the variable implementation of contens and contex policy theory. The methode of this reasearch is qulitative with a post-positivst approuch. Collecting data was conducted by in- depth interview, study document and literature review. The site of research is in Indonesian Army or TNI AD which is the biggest part of Indonesian Armed Forces. Analyzing data was done by reduction, presentation, conclution and verification. The research showed that the enhancement of public service quality in contex of TNI is not significanly developed. The actors of implementation in TNI facing obstacle to understand and to interpret language, naration and terminology of this policy which is formulated tend to civil organization. They experienced dificulty to find out the equivalent terminology in TNI operational unit.
Why are People in East Jakarta Having the Poor Health-Related Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Authors:   Faculty of Health Universitas Mohammad Husni Thamrin (UMHT), C Building 7th Floor Salemba Campus, Jakarta, Indonesia, Endarti Ajeng Tias , Darmawan Ede Surya ,   Indonesia Public Health Association (IPHA), Jalan Malaka Raya No 27 Jakarta, Indonesia, Indriyati Titi ,   Faculty of Health Universitas Mohammad Husni Thamrin (UMHT), C Building 7th Floor Salemba Campus, Jakarta, Indonesia
Published: May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has suddenly changed all aspects of people’s lives and is also contributing to the deterioration of health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Therefore, this study aims to assess the factors affecting HRQoL in East Jakarta. A cross-sectional design was used with 336 respondents, who met both the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were selected by multistage cluster sampling. The results showed that approximately 40.2% of the respondents had poor HRQoL with an average score of 2.7 (0.79), and this was significantly associated with living in RW Siaga (PR 1.529; 95%CI 1.062-2.202), having no local lockdown experience (PR 1.800; 95%CI 1.060-3.056), poor individual resilience (PR 1.794; 95%CI 1.259-2.558), and depression (PR 1.563; 95%CI 1.096-2.230). To prevent poor HRQoL in East Jakarta, it is recommended to improve the RW Siaga program by implementing it in a persuasive and humanist manner. People who are in charge of this program must understand how to communicate with the community to assure it will not be contra-productive with its initial objectives. At the same time, community leaders' involvement and empowerment are also important to increase individual resilience and prevent depression by playing the role of a ‘trained community counselor’ to briefly assess the individual mental health.
Health Promotion: A Strategy for Increasing Uptake of Maternal Health Care Services in Nigeria
Authors: Constance Ejimonu Ngozi , Ezeakolam Nwogwugwu
Published: May 2022

Maternal health is a major concern of all countries, especially in developing countries. Everywhere in the world, Pregnancy and birth possess a risk to the life and health of women and newborns, regardless of whether a pregnancy was intended or unintended.This paper examined health promotion strategies for increasing uptake for maternal health care services by critically identifying factors that militates against maternal health services such as inaccessibility of health care services, high cost of maternal services, environmental infrastructure,information deficit, lack of education, attitudinal defects of health workers and socio - cultural factors. Guided by Salutogenic theory and health promotion strategic action areas such as, Building Healthy Public Policy, Creating Supportive Environments, Strengthening Community Actions, Developing Personal Skills and Re-orienting Health Services; encouraging women for increasing uptake of maternal health services. The paper presented suggestions to combating maternal health burdens in Nigeria and recommended that government should prioritize women in overall developmental strategies by investing in education for women, poverty reduction programme, and adequate provision and funding of healthcare facilities in Nigeria among others which can be an effective measure to reducing maternal mortality in the longer term.
Japanese Students’ Difficulties with Metadiscursive Nouns in Argumentation Essays
Authors: Tahara Nobuko
Published: May 2022

The present study attempts to identify difficulties that Japanese students encounter with metadiscursive nouns in writing second language (L2) argumentation essays. Metadiscursive nouns are abstract and unspecific nouns which can serve as cohesive markers by retrieving their meanings in the text where they occur. Using a selected number of nouns (i.e., problem. reason, thing, fact, idea, decision), this study examines how the nouns, occurring in several syntactic patterns, expressed their meanings in the text and served as metadiscursive devices in L2 essays written by Japanese students, in comparison with essays by American students as a benchmark. The study also discusses the use of problem and reason in relation to rhetorical patterns such as cause-effect clauses and the Problem-Solution text pattern that occurred in the two corpora. A comparison of the ways in which the Japanese and American students use these nouns points to several difficulties the Japanese cohort faces in using metadiscursive nouns in argumentative essays: providing a focus in describing information, making an explicit meaning link, and using particular English rhetorical patterns. Suggestions are made for further inquiries which could broaden our understanding of the behavior of this class of nouns and inform the teaching of L2 argumentation essays. 
Elaboración de productos de yacón en el laboratorio. Práctica pedagógica
Authors: García Ángela Patricia , Agudelo Andrés David , Marín Andrés Alfredo , Monroy González María Flor Stella
Published: May 2022

El desarrollo de una práctica en la cual se involucran todos los aspectos que intervienen en la transformación de un producto, en éste caso el yacón, permite conocer de primera mano los tipos de transformación que pueden darse a un mismo producto para su comercialización y conocer de los beneficios en la salud de los consumidores. La producción de yacón se encuentra en ascenso e incentiva a buscar nuevas formas de consumo del tubérculo, sobre todo aquellas que por morfología no son aceptadas en el mercado común. Razón suficiente para poner empeño en proyectos relacionados con esta materia prima, que claramente ofrece gran variedad de formas de consumo y por su bajo costo y oferta permanente, especialmente en época de cosecha, ofrece alternativas claras para pensar en la creación de empresa.
A Review Paper on Secure Virtualization for Cloud Computing
Authors: Saraswat Pankaj , Anjali Ms.
Published: May 2022

Cloud technology acceptability and development are being endangered by unresolved cybersecurity issues that impact both the cloud operator and the cloud consumer. In this article, researchers show how virtualized may help secure public cloud by ensuring the integrity of the both guest virtual machines and cloud network equipment.. In specifically, we present the Advanced-Cloud-Protection-System (ACPS), a new construction targeted at ensuring improved security for cloud resources. ACPS may be used on a variety of cloud systems to efficiently while being anonymous to virtualization and cloud users, verify the validity of guest and network resources. Security breaches may be responded to nearby by ACPS, as well as notified to a higher security-management-layer. Two existing open source systems, Eucalyptus and Open ECP, have completely implemented a prototype of our ACPS concept. The prototype is put to the test in terms of efficiency and performance. In specifically, (a) the efficacy of our prototype is shown by testing it against known assaults in the nonfiction; (b) the ACPS prototype's performance is evaluated under various kinds of workload. The results indicate that our approach is resistant to assaults and that the upstairs imposed is minimal when associated to the landscapes available.
Review Study on Development of Fire Detection Technologies
Authors: Goswami Laxmi , Singh Deepak
Published: May 2022

Progresses in identifiers, microelectronics, as well as data innovation, as well as a more noteworthy comprehension of fire physical science, have brought about critical increases in fire identification innovation throughout the most recent ten years. Fire identification innovation actually faces difficulties like diminishing misleading problems, expanding responsiveness with dynamic reaction, and for exceptionally costly and complex establishments to more readily safeguard the general population and consent to evolving regulation. Offering shields. The motivation behind this article is to address ebb and flow innovative work in fire identification innovation, for example, enhancements in sensor frameworks, fire information handling, and screen innovation, including incorporated fire recognition frameworks. This paper sees ongoing advances in fire identification innovation, like arising sensor advances, sign and observing advances as well as consolidated fire recognition frameworks. Some of the concerns with current fire detection systems, as well as potential research efforts, are discussed.
A Review Paper on Plasticulture
Authors: Saxena N. N.
Published: May 2022

In the previous decade, plastics have achieved tremendous advances in horticulture. Because of its structural integrity, chemical properties, and versatility, plastic has become a prominent material in our everyday lives. Drip irrigation, plastic mulches, packaging and storage for better product quality, and post-harvest management are just a few of the numerous uses for plastic in high-tech horticulture. The use of polymers in agriculture, horticulture, water management, food grain storage, and other industries is known as plasticulture. Despite the fact that the number of agricultural plastic manufacturers has decreased by 40% in the past 10 years, the use of plastic in horticultural crop production has risen significantly. The use of plasticulture in the cultivation of horticultural crops like veggies, tiny fruits, flowers, plantation crops, and ornamentals helps to minimize the sometimes severe weather changes that occur in various parts of the nation, particularly temperature, rainfall, and wind.
Organic Horticulture and Bioherbicides: A Review
Authors: Kumar Dr. Pramod , Kumar Dr. Prafful
Published: May 2022

Weeds are one of the most problematic, time-consuming, and expensive production issues for organic horticulturists. The need for novel bioherbicides to manage weeds has increased as organic agriculture has risen in importance. Pathogens, cosmetic compounds, and natural material extracts might all be made to produce bio herbicides. Two types of infectious pathogens that can be used as bio-herbicides are dangerous fungus and microbes. Herbicidal activity has been shown in byproducts of accepted birthplaces such as Dried-DistillersGrains with Soluble(DDGS), Corn-Gluten-Meal(CGM), and Mustard-Seed-Meals(MSMs). Bioherbicide potential has also been discovered in certain essential oil extracts. The effectiveness of a bio-herbicide is the primary restraining element in its application, and it may be influenced by variables like as humidity and moisture, application technique, bioherbicide spectrum, and formulation type. In addition to effectiveness, bioherbicide usage is limited by price and worries about possible human health risks. Because incorporating bioherbicide technology into current weed monitoring systems might well help manage resistance mechanisms, benefit from economies of scale, and increase crop yields, continued studies should concentrate on the improvement of more cost-effective and convenient bio-herbicides for pest management, as well as the efficiency of manufacturing techniques and traditional influences with the use of frontrunner bio-herbicides.
Privatization or Public Private Partnerships? The State's Role in Education
Authors: Verma Dr. Ram Murat , Verma Dr. Amresh Kumar
Published: May 2022

This article examines the Indian government's projected public–private partnership (PPP) efforts in educational in its Eleventh and Eleven Five Year Plans. The research seeks to establish the state's role as a financier, manager, and administrator of instruction using the recommended PPP approaches. The findings show that PPPs in schools are directly linked to privatized, or that, despite assertions of a "vastly increased role that the nation," the recommended techniques limit the state's participation in education financing, administration, and governance. In compare to most African and Latin American countries' experiences, there has been little focus in the broader policy debate on the role that reinvigorated marketing of a domestic manufacturing capacity in either an import tariffs atmosphere out over five decades that followed liberation may well have rarely played in nurturing specific prerequisites that enabled globalization but instead nationalization policy positions to 'take' as much favorably.
In The Wake of State Education Reform, What Does Local Control Mean?
Authors: Prakash Dr. Ved , Singh Dr. Prabhu Nath
Published: May 2022

We propose in this paper that conventional views of stats -local interactions as a zerosum games need to be reinterpreted. Despite the fact that certain new state education reforms are having a big impact in the classroom, there are grounds to believe that the changes leave a lot of space for flexibility and increased local activity. New ways to deal with stateneighborhood collaborations should incorporate how legislatures put together open and expert assessment, how regions coordinate state and nearby objectives around schools and study halls, and what neighborhood political business visionaries mean for state strategy. Subsequently, express arrangement's neighborhood impacts are ordinarily more noteworthy than those projected in light of state capability, and networks as often as possible increase as opposed to losing power because of state policymaking. These alterations flagged another degree of government cooperation. They raised the amount of money the states contributed. The new rules also addressed fundamental educational responsibilities that had hitherto escaped governors' and lawmakers' notice. These aspects of the reforms sparked concerns about governments taking over local educational responsibilities.
The Health and Disease Effects of Yogic Practices or Transcendental Meditation
Authors: Juneja Rinka , Kaur Manjeet
Published: May 2022

Yoga is an ancient Indian way of life that entails a mental shift, a change in food, and the use of particular procedures including such yoga asanas, breathing techniques, and meditation in order to achieve the greatest degree of awareness. There has been a spike in yoga research over the last decade, but we can only identify a few studies on the health benefits of yogic practices or transcendental meditations. Aside from illness, With this in mind, a Medline assessment of relevant publications on physiological assessment in the English literature was undertaken. The effects of TM and yogic practices are distinct. Data was obtained, concerns were investigated, and considerable health benefits were revealed. Just a few of the advantages include improved cognition, cardiovascular risk, respiration, blood pressure, BMI, or diabetes. Yoga also had an effect. Immunity was boosted, and joint pain was reduced.
Mobilitatea militară – o necesitate a timpului prezent
Authors:   Universitatea Națională de Apărare „Carol I”, București, GHEONDEA Daniel , PLEȘANU Toma ,   Academia Forțelor Terestre „Nicolae Bălcescu”, Sibiu
Published: May 2022

"The current security threats identified in the vicinity of the European Union Member States generate new approaches in the field of collective defence, in close connection to the reanalysis of practical ways to implement mutual support and increase the military mobility of the allied countries, taking into account the multiple legislative and procedural implications, the need for well-founded analyses of the transit areas and the efficient use of the available transport infrastructure. Referring to the national approach, analysed from the perspective of the mobility-force protection binomial, the military mobility highlights the need to identify relevant solutions for approaching various obstacles, manoeuvring in the tactical field, ensuring the viability of roads and identifying routes to bypass inaccessible areas. Also, knowing the existing limitations in transport infrastructure and identifying the solutions to eliminate them are priorities for all the European states. In order to substantiate the decisions to increase military mobility, viewed from both a national and a multinational perspective, the military planners can use the mathematical models for the decision-making process under certainty conditions, which leads to viable well-founded solutions that can underlie the success of the military operations involving different structures of military forces."
Cultura de securitate. Încercare de operaționalizare conceptuală pe coordonate constructiviste
Authors:   Academia Forțelor Aeriene „Henri Coandă”, Brașov, LESENCIUC Adrian , COZMANCIUC Corneliu Mugurel ,   Academia Națională de Informații „Mihai Viteazul”, București
Published: May 2022

"Hybrid warfare, a current reality, impossible to assimilate in doctrinal apparatuses and field manuals, requires a translation of the issue from the military level to the societal level and an attempt to operationalise, starting from the latter level and from the concept of “security culture”, the appropriate response of society to hybrid threats. In current security research, the concept of “security culture”, normatively designed through the two most recent national defence strategies (2015-2019 and 2020-2024), is most often used as a vague, even ambiguous, term, despite the normative definition in the National Defence Strategy 2015-2019 Guidance. “The totality of values, norms, attitudes and actions that determine the understanding and assimilation at the level of society of the concept of security and derived concepts” (NDS Guidance, 2015, p. 7) is not an exhaustive definition. In security studies, where the “security culture” operates as a variable subject to precise further measurements, conceptual operationalisation is required. This article is aimed at operationalising the concept so that it could be properly used in future studies, starting from the dimensions proposed by Alexander Siedschlag (2018) based on the categories identified by Peter Katzenstein (1996), filtered according to the local cultural pattern."
Nivelul indicelui „sărăcie multidimensională” din Liban în 2021: caracteristica unui stat eșuat sau a unui „stat al ONG-urilor?”
Authors:   Director de programe, Middle East Political and Economic Institute, MAȚOI Ecaterina-Elena , TĂNASE Theodora-Maria ,   Școala Naţională de Studii Politice și Administrative, București
Published: May 2022

"Lebanon’s difficult financial and economic situation is making headlines around the world, evoking somehow the latest Greek government-debt crisis. The context appears to have become so acute in Lebanon starting in 2020, and it continues to worsen by the day, that the World Bank has recently described the economic crisis devastating Lebanon as one of the worst of its kind in the last 150 years, according to TRT WORLD. This research argues that the pandemic has strongly affected Lebanon’s economic equilibrium, since travel and tourism services contributed more than 60% to Lebanon’s exports in 2019 (Harvard’s Atlas of Economic Complexity, n.a.) and they decreased by 68% in 2020 (Global Blue), but there are other significant factors that have led to this condition in the long term, requiring to be analysed in order to answer the question mentioned in the title. In addition to analysing the financial meltdown, the dollarized economy etiquette, and the role of the international pressure on Lebanon to give up the banking secrecy, special attention will be given to this Levantine tiny state’s so-called Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and to the relationship between the analysed dimensions and the existing NGOs in Lebanon, in order to be able to answer the research question."
Turkey’s Positioning in a Possible Political-Military Crisis Triggered by the Russian Federation in the Black Sea Region
Authors:   Centre for Strategic Defence and Security Studies, “Carol I” National Defence University, București, ATANASIU Mirela
Published: May 2022

"Against the background of the growing concern of the Euro-Atlantic community about Turkey’s approach to Russia, this paper presents the probable posture of Turkey in a potential politico-military crisis caused by Russia in the Black Sea region. Thus, considering a projective scenario in which Russia is again engaged in a military conflict by invading Ukraine, it is estimated the most possible positioning of Turkey. This results from an operational analysis, based on a MACTOR model (Matrix of alliances and conflicts: tactics, objectives and recommendations) of Professor Michel Godet, focused on the influence between actors and their interests, adapted by the author of the material to this scenario. Thus, the application of MACTOR model, configured based on the premise that Turkey has certain strategic objectives in the context created by the scenario of Ukraine’s aggression by the Russian Federation, estimates that the Ankara administration will line up to NATO posture in this crisis because this way it maximises its chances to fulfil the objectives."
Security Culture – Constructivist Conceptual Operationalisation Essay –
Authors:   “Henri Coandă” Air Force Academy, Brașov/“Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, București, LESENCIUC Adrian , COZMANCIUC Corneliu Mugurel ,   “Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Academy, București
Published: May 2022

"Hybrid warfare, a current reality, impossible to assimilate in doctrinal apparatuses and field manuals, requires a translation of the issue from the military level to the societal level and an attempt to operationalise, starting from the latter level and from the concept of “security culture”, the appropriate response of society to hybrid threats. In current security research, the concept of “security culture”, normatively designed through the two most recent national defence strategies (2015-2019 and 2020-2024), is most often used as a vague, even ambiguous, term, despite the normative definition in the National Defence Strategy 2015-2019 Guidance. “The totality of values, norms, attitudes and actions that determine the understanding and assimilation at the level of society of the concept of security and derived concepts” (NDS Guidance, 2015, p. 7) is not an exhaustive definition. In security studies, where the “security culture” operates as a variable subject to precise further measurements, conceptual operationalisation is required. This article is aimed at operationalising the concept so that it could be properly used in future studies, starting from the dimensions proposed by Alexander Siedschlag (2018) based on the categories identified by Peter Katzenstein (1996), filtered according to the local cultural pattern."
Educația militară – între tradiție, modernism și găsirea unei direcții
Authors:   Regional Department of Defence Resources Management Studies, Brașov, CONSTANTINESCU Maria
Published: May 2022

"The military education system is based on the experience drawn from many decades of trials, adaptation and reforms, derived from the specific context of their times, each with their specific advantages and disadvantages. Over time, attempts have been made to align Romanian military education with modern trends, but this process was faced with difficulties in combining the modern concept with those derived from tradition, the concepts from abroad with elements specific to Romania. These difficulties have sometimes been accompanied by the dispersal of energy and resources into short-term actions that lacked focus towards a clearly established medium and long-term goal. Can it be said that the current regulations and legislative norms, as well as the models taken over time from the tradition of Romanian military education and other states, are sufficient to clearly outline the direction that should be followed by the Romanian military education system? The aim of this article is to propose an analysis of these issues and outline some conclusions related to identifying the future directions of the Romanian military education."
Mülteci Gebe ve Lohusa Kadınlara Bakım Veren Ebe ve Hemşirelerin Bakım Verme ve Bakımı Sürdürmede Yaşadığı Güçlükler
Authors: ARTUĞ CANSIZLAR Gülnihal , BEYDAĞ Kerime Derya
Published: May 2022

Bu çalışma, mülteci gebe ve lohusa kadınlara bakım veren ebe ve hemşirelerin bakım verme ve bakımı sürdürmede yaşadığı güçlükleri belirlemek amacıyla narrative (öyküleme) kalitatif tipte yapılmıştır.
Araştırma Süleymaniye Kadın Doğum Hastanesi’nde doğumhane, gebe acil, kadın doğum kliniklerinde çalışmakta olan 10 hemşire ve ebe üzerinde yüz yüze görüşme tekniğiyle gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Araştırma sonucunda; hemşire ve ebelerin mülteci gebe ve lohusa kadınlara bakım verme ve bakımı sürdürmede büyük oranda beden dilini kullandıkları, yanlış anlamaların yaşandığı, bakım verirken tükenmiş hissettikleri ve aynı dili konuştukları gebe ve lohusalara bakım vermekten farklı olmadığını belirttikleri saptanmıştır. Hemşire ve ebeler, mülteci hastalara bakım vermenin iş yükünü arttırdığını ve çalıştıkları kurumda bu grup hastalara yönelik bakım verme ve sürdürme konusunda özel bir düzenleme olmadığını ifade etmiştir. Hemşire ve ebeler, 24 saat kurum tercümanı bulundurulması ve sadece mülteci hastalara yönelik hastane açılmasının yaşanan sıkıntıları gidermede etkili olabileceğini belirtmiştir.
Preparation of functionalized polystyrene foams for arsenic removal
Authors: Murray Megan , Mader Jordan
Published: May 2022

Clean water is a luxury that is not readily available everywhere, like it is here in the United States. Arsenic contamination in water is a problem for many across the world. Long-term exposure of arsenic can lead to serious health issues, including cancer and even death.  High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) functionalized polystyrene foam is a possible solution to this problem. This research focused on optimizing the synthetic processes to form a foam for effectively and efficiently removing arsenic from water.
Slope stability and landform design in a coarse coal refuse reclamation.
Authors: Lira Santos Iuri , Minnins Matthew , Quaranta John , Hopkinson Leslie
Published: May 2022

Restoration of abandoned mine lands is on-going in Appalachia and across the United States. One potential technique to reclaim these areas is through the use of geomorphic landforming combined with paper mill residuals used as a soil amendment. The geomorphic approach attempts to approximate the long-term, steady state landform condition, leading to reduced erosional adjustment as compared to standard engineered fill designs.  This study analyzed regraded mine refuse slopes for safety and erosion sustainability under a 100-year storm event for the Royal Scot refuse pile located near Anjean, WV.   The project involved the design and evaluation of a cap and cover system composed of two layers. The first layer is a 60 cm. compacted barrier layer (hydraulic barrier) and second is a 30cm vegetative growth layer. The focus of the analysis was the effectiveness of the hydraulic barrier layer and the final slope stability of the system.   A reclamation design was prepared and 3D finite element modeling was performed to assess ground surface terrain profiles considering weather and material strength. Results from the modeling indicate that for a 100-year storm event, the slope remains stable with a factor of safety ranging from 1.3 to 1.9 for different slope profiles. After the 100-year storm event, the hydraulic barrier reached a 20% degree of saturation proving its effectiveness with minimizing infiltration into the reclamation fill.
Comparative digitization techniques of a dire wolf (Canis dirus) ulna fossil
Authors: Henson Kristy Dawn , O'Keefe F. Robin
Published: May 2022

Recent technological advances, like three-dimensional (3D) digitization have assisted in expanding paleontological research collections. Digitization equipment varies in accuracy and cost, offering a range of abilities while efficiency and accuracy of the replications have not yet been explored. Assessing the potential of these methodologies, we compared processing time, accuracy, and costs of a medical computer tomography (CT) scanner, an Artec Eva portable handheld 3D light scanner, and a NextEngine 3D laser scanner. We digitized one dire wolf (Canis dirus) ulna fossil. The digitized replicas underwent 3D printing on a ZPrinter 250 3D rapid prototyping machine. We hypothesized that the cost and ease of the user interface will affect the digital replicas’ accuracy of reaching less than 5% error. Percent error was tested by various landmark measurements and visual assessments of both digital models and 3D printed models compared to the original fossil material. Results show that the dire wolf ulna digitized by the Artec Eva scanner captures the fossil but does not result in less than 5% error due to small features the scanner is unable to capture. The NextEngine has similar limitations as the Artec Eva and the CT image is closer to an ideal replica of less than 5% error with less post processing time but still lacks the ability to capture certain features of the fossil. The ZPrinter 250 3D printer creates ideal replicas only limited by print layer thickness. Each digitization method was able to successfully replicate the fossil with the CT replica being the most accurate followed by the NextEngine then the Artec Eva.
Immunostimulatory property of Goldenrod extracts to control intracelluar growth of Francisella tularensis during in vitro infection
Authors: Nagy Thomas , Bert Adam , Jacobs Mackenzie , Myers Jennifer , Van Aardt Theunis , Seeber Roger , Horzempa Joseph
Published: May 2022

Francisella tularensis causes a disease called tularemia. Moreover, due to the highly infectious nature of F. tularensis, this organism can be used in bioterrorism. Therefore, to combat this threat, the necessity for novel treatments is highly desired.  F. tularensis replicates in macrophages (phagocytic cells of the immune system derived from monocytes) during infection. We identified that Nevada Goldenrod extract (Salidago spectabilis) inhibited the intracellular replication of F. tularensis, but did not alter bacterial growth in culture, suggesting that this plant had immuno-stimulatory properties. To see if a Goldenrod species indigenous to West Virginia (S. canadensis) recapitulated the previous results, extracts of various plant parts of S. Canadensis were obtained.  Current investigations involve utilizing these extracts were subsequently to treat THP-1 cells (a human monocyte line) infected with F. tularensis.
Determining Water Use among Oak Species through Sap Flow Measurements
Authors: Pracht Michael Irvin , Gazal Rico M
Published: May 2022

The objective of this study is to quantify how much water is utilized by oak trees in an oak-hickory forest in Glenville, WV from the onset of leaf budding to peak growing season. Water use directly correlates with transpiration among plants, which is the water lost through stomata as a consequence of photosynthesis. Stomatal activity is also affected by environmental and atmospheric variables. A CR-1000 data logger equipped with Thermal Dissipation Probes (TDP) will be used to collect sap flow data every 30 minutes. The TDP will be placed in holes drilled through the cambium and into the xylem layer of each tree. An electrical charge of 3.02 volts is sent from the data logger to the topmost probe causing it to heat up, and the second probe measures the temperature difference every 30 minutes.   The site selected for this project is a relatively dry site with west facing slope, 30-37% average slope and approximately 300 m in elevation. Three species of oaks that differ in their level of tolerance to water conditions will be used in the study, namely black oak, chestnut oak, and white oak. An Onset HOBO Weather Station will also be used to record local atmospheric variables such as precipitation, barometric pressure, wind speed/direction, temperature, humidity, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and soil moisture. The relationship of tree water use and atmospheric variables will be determined using correlation analysis.
Molecular dynamics simulations of detergent micelles
Authors: Rutherford Rebecca , Van Osdol Rachel , Harvey Erica , Mertz Blake , Faramarzi Sadegh
Published: May 2022

Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations are being used to model the aggregation of detergents into spherical assemblies called micelles.  Detergent micelles can be used experimentally to study membrane proteins. In the present study, we are investigating micelle formation in dodecyl β-D-maltoside (DDM) detergents with a longer-term goal of understanding how the nature of the detergent micelle influences the properties of the membrane protein proteorhodopsin.   Proteorhodopsin captures sunlight and stores it in a proton gradient that the cell can use to directly drive ATP synthesis; in marine environments, this protein may be responsible for 10-15% of what was once thought to be photosynthesis. Nanoscale Molecular Dynamics (NAMD) and Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) software programs are being run on a high-speed Linux workstation at Fairmont State University and the High Performance Computing systems at West Virginia University. Simulation results are analyzed to generate quantitative data about the system, including aggregation number and radius of gyration. Current simulations to be reported on include random assemblies of 20, 60, 110 and 200 DDM molecules, pre-formed micelles of 150 and 220 DDM molecules, and a pre-formed inverted micelle of 110 DDM molecules.   Funding for the project was provided by the College of Science and Technology at Fairmont State University and the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium.
The Conhaway Crayfish (Cambarus (C.) appalachiensis), a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the New River Basin of Virginia and West Virginia, USA.
Authors: Loughman Zachary J. , Welsh Stuart A. , Thoma Roger F.
Published: May 2022

The Conhaway Crayfish is a stream-dwelling species endemic to the greater New River basins of Virginia and West Virginia. The new species is morphologically most similar to the Teays River Crayfish (Cambarus sciotensis). Conhaway Crayfish can be differentiated from Teays River Crayfish by its more elongated chelae which possess a single mesial row of tubercles, reduced to no tuberculation on the dorsal-longitudinal ridge of the dactyl, and reduced lateral impression. Teays River Crayfish have a more subrectangular chelae with two rows of mesial margin tubercles on the chelae, as well as both a pronounced dorsal-longitudinal ridge and pronounced lateral impression. Several chelae meristic ratios also differentiate Conhaway Crayfish from Teays River Crayfish. Within the New, Gauley, and lower portions of the Greenbrier basins Conhaway Crayfish are the dominant tertiary burrowing Cambarus species, and as such, the species is considered stable across its range.
Screening for Community-Acquired Strains of MRSA Susceptible to Extracts of Tyrol Knapweed, Centaurea nigrescens.
Authors: Robinson Kathryn , Huggins Luke , Anthony Bruce
Published: May 2022

The rates of infection by community-acquired multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) have risen dramatically over the past decade and a half in the United States.  CA-MRSA is responsible for rapidly progressive diseases, including necrotizing pneumonia, severe sepsis, and necrotizing fasciitis.  Consequently, novel antibacterial strategies are needed to combat the rising antibiotic resistance seen in CA-MRSA strains.  The USA300 CA-MRSA strain has been mutagenized using the Bursa aurealis transposon to create the Nebraska Transposon Mutant Library (NTML). We have screened the 1920 non-essential, defined transposon insertions in the NTML for strains that are either susceptible or resistant to methanol extracts of Centaurea nigrescens leaves and flowers. Of the insertion strains screened, ~2% show marked increased susceptibility to methanol extracts of C. nigrescens.  Insertions in two different drug efflux transporters, EmrB/QacA and epi-G ABC-like transporter, have been identified. The EmrB/QacA drug resistance transporter subfamily is a multi-drug efflux pump responsible for the export of toxic molecules from bacteria and yeast. The epi-G ABC transporters are involved in lantibiotic (peptide antibiotics containing thioether bridges) export. These results confirm the effectiveness of the screen as a means for identifying drug-resistance genes affected by the C. nigrescens methanolic extract and suggest a role for drug efflux proteins in the resistance of S. aureus CA-MRSA to antibacterial plant metabolytes.
Effects of alcohol on Chk2 expression and cellular localization in a model of FASD and adult alcoholism.
Authors: Godfrey Logan , Anthony Bruce
Published: May 2022

Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are associated with reduced proliferation and loss of large numbers of neural crest stem cells.   Previous studies suggest that alcohol increases oxidative stress inducing DNA damage and increasing apoptosis in a p53 independent manor.  p53 independent cell losses are often associated with ATM and Chk-2 activation and points to a possible mechanism of cell loss in FASD.  In addition, increased phosphorylation activity of Chk-2 effects cell cycle progression, in part, through phosphorylation of the Fox-1 transcription factor.  This suggests a possible mechanism effecting proliferation and apoptosis in FASD.  Both Chk-1 and Chk2 proteins may play a critical role in the cellular response following DNA damage, altering cell proliferation and increasing cell loss. This study examined the possible effect of alcohol exposure of neuronal stem cells and the effect on expression and localization of Chk-2.   Immuno-cytochemistry and Western blot analysis were conducted in order to determine cellular localization and expressional changes of Chk-2 associated with alcohol exposure. We demonstrate a significant different in expression levels and nuclear localization between alcohol-treated and control cells. We suggest strong support for the role of the Chk-2 and Fox-1 in cell loss and proliferative changes in FASD phenotypes.
Changes to Histone H3 and DNA synthesis from alcohol exposure of neuronal stem cells
Authors: Milam MacKenzie , Anthony Bruce
Published: May 2022

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) show characteristic facial dysmorphology and often, substantial neurological defects, from alterations in stem cell proliferation and cell losses during development. Alcohol exposure to neuronal stem cell populations reduces proliferation by changing the progression of both G1 and S-phases of the cell cycle.  These changes are a substantial contributing factor to phenotypes seen in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and in the central nervous system from adult alcoholism.   Although a mechanism for proliferative changes is becoming apparent, the consequence to DNA integrity is ill defined.  Our previous studies show a slowed G1 and S phase of the cell cycle and alterations to the transient increase in expression of Histone H1.   Although this suggests a misguided nucleosome formation, little is known about expression of core components of the nucleosomes.  This study examined the changes in expression and localization of H3 expression using Western blot and immunohistochemistry analysis.  Results suggest a substantial change in nucleosome formation and structures.
Prediction of Maximum Scour Depth Using Scaled Down Bridge Model in Laboratory
Authors: Saha Rupayan , Hong Seungh ho
Published: May 2022

Recently, United States faced catastrophic flooding in West Virginia, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and the flooding resulted in several bridge failures. Among them, bridge scour is one of the main causes behind many bridge failures and financial losses as well as loss of life. Since 1960, a lot of scour research have been done and the several estimation methods were already in the hand of hydraulic engineers. Currently, the issues of scour are once again rising topic because the occurrence of extreme weather events are expected to worsen in frequency. Furthermore, current practice of scour estimation shows over-prediction and sometimes, under-prediction. One possible reason is adding separate estimates of contraction and local scour when in fact these processes occur simultaneously. Another possible reason is these equations are based on the experiments using free-surface flow in idealized-rectangular flumes even though extreme flood event can cause bridge overtopping flow in combination with submerged orifice flow. In this study, experiments were carried out in a compound shape channel using scaled down bridge model in different flow conditions (free, submerged orifice and overtopping flow). Based on the findings from laboratory experiments coupled with widely used empirical scour estimation methods, such as CSU pier scour equation, Melville-Sheppard equation and Ambient pier scour method, we will present a comprehensive way of predicting design scour depth which overcomes problem regarding separate estimation of different scour depths. In addition to develop a procedure for estimating of design scour depth, the mechanism and characteristics of scour process will be investigated and a comparison of these equations will be presented.
NSF-STEP to Success Grant - Successes, trials and tribulations of administering a teaching grant
Authors: Zhang Xiaohong , Karunathilake Upali
Published: May 2022

NSF-STEP to Success Grant - Successes, trials and tribulations of administering a teaching grant In 2013 we received an NSF-STEP Grant of $500,000 for the following five years to improve our STEM program admission and graduation rates.  Two of the main purposes of this grant is to conduct a summer bridge math program for incoming STEM students who do not qualify for college level math classes and also to run a support program in STEM classes; the other one is the Supplemental Instruction (SI) program which is a series of weekly study sessions available to support students in specific courses during the semester.In this presentation we would like to share our experiences, successes and failures in implementing this grant, lessons learned and suggestions on how better to prepare for similar projects in future.
A Preliminary Study on the Use of Pipeline Right-of-Ways as Corridors by Predators in Northern West Virginia
Authors: Harmon Sarah , Greathouse Joseph
Published: May 2022

Habitat fragmentation is a leading conservation concern for predators that require large home ranges with suitable habitat to persist. Previous studies have shown that man-made linear corridors may provide a connection between suitable habitat patches isolated by fragmentation. Corridors allow predators to easily move between patches to access prey, find proper structures for denning and to disperse the population.Natural gas pipeline right-of-ways may provide corridors for bobcats and coyotes in northern West Virginia. We are currently conducting a camera trap survey to compare the use of pipeline right-of-ways and forested areas by bobcats and coyotes in four counties in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. Preliminary data shows some evidence that bobcats and coyotes are utilizing pipeline right-of-ways as corridors and supports the findings of previous research. However, more data must be collected provide a larger sample size, and thus, a stronger correlation between coyote and bobcat presence on pipeline right-of-ways.