bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Radiographic evaluation of cardiac size in the white stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Authors: GÜNAY EBUDERDA , GÜNDEMIR OZAN , ALTUNDAĞ YUSUF , KURT TUĞBA , DURO SOKOL , TUREK BERNARD , SZARA TOMASZ
Published: April 2022

Physical examination of the cardiovascular system in birds is quite difficult compared to other animals. As in humans and mammalian animals, radiography is a reliable diagnostic tool to identify cardiovascular disorders in birds. However, cardiovascular radiography studies for birds are very limited and reference information is lacking. In this study the aim was to determine the reference values of cardiac radiographic measurements that can be used especially in the diagnosis of cardiomegaly in storks, which is a free-living bird species. For this purpose, 26 white storks without cardiovascular disorders were used in the study. Radiographs were taken in lateral and ventrodorsal projections. Five measurements: heart length (61.70 ± 6.69 mm), heart width (51.65 ± 4.84), carina length (139.80 ± 10.05), thoracic width (87.45 ± 6.58), and coracoid width (10.24 ± 1.20) were performed. The ratio of the heart width to thoracic width was 59.16%. The ratio of heart length to carina length was 44.28%. Heart width correlates significantly and positively with the thoracic width (R: 0.556, R2: 0.310, P: 0.003). The heart width can be estimated by using the thoracic width values with the regressionbased formula in the results of this study. Clinically, it can be determined whether an individual case falls between the minimum or maximum reference values for heart width or length. The results presented in this study may provide clinicians with reference information regarding cardiomegaly.
Deney Kılavuzunun Hafif Düzeyde Zihinsel Yetersizliğe Sahip Öğrencilerin Bilimsel Süreç Becerileri Üzerine Etkisi
Authors: ŞENEL ÇORUHLU Tülay , ER NAS Sibel , ÇALIK Muammer , ERGÜL Cevriye , ÇEPNİ Salih , KARAGÖZ Gül Nihal
Published: April 2022

Giriş: Bu çalışmanın temel problemi “Fiziksel Olaylar” öğrenme alanında hazırlanan aktif öğrenme teknikleriyle zenginleştirilmiş ve Tahmin-Gözlem-Açıklama (TGA) yöntemi entegre edilmiş çalışma yaprağı ile desteklenmiş fen deneyleri kılavuzu hafif düzeyde zihinsel yetersizliğe sahip kaynaştırma/bütünleştirme öğrencilerinin bilimsel süreç becerilerini nasıl değiştirmektedir?” sorusudur. Bu çerçevede araştırmanın amacı, aktif öğrenme teknikleriyle zenginleştirilmiş TGA çalışma yapraklarını içeren fen deneyleri kılavuzunu hazırlamak ve kaynaştırma/bütünleştirme ortamlarına devam eden hafif düzeyde zihinsel yetersizliğe sahip öğrencilerin bilimsel süreç becerilerini nasıl değiştirdiğini belirlemektir.Yöntem: Özel durum yöntemi kapsamında, çalışmaya hafif düzeyde zihinsel yetersizliğe sahip olan 12 beşinci sınıf öğrencisi katılmıştır. TGA çalışma yapraklarının birinci bölümünde vızıltı 22, ikinci bölümünde deney ile karekod uygulaması ve üçüncü bölümünde kartopu tekniği ile öğrenme galerisi veya kart gösterme tekniklerinden biri seçilerek kullanılmıştır.Bulgular: Müdahaleden sonra öğrencilerin büyük çoğunluğunun verileri yorumlama, deney yapma, gözlem yapma, uzay/zaman ilişkilerini kullanma, iletişim kurma, çıkarım yapma, ölçme ve değişkenleri kontrol etme becerilerinde gelişim gösterdikleri bazı becerilerde ise gelişim gösteremedikleri ortaya çıkmıştır.Tartışma: Öğrencilerin bilimsel süreç beceri gelişimlerinde; TGA yönteminin öğrencilerin tahmin ve gözlemleri arasındaki çelişkileri görebilecekleri ortam sunma, süreçte yapılan deneylerin kavramlar hakkında birebir deneyim kazanma ve karekod uygulamalarının yapmış oldukları deneyleri tekrar tekrar izleyerek pekiştirme fırsatı elde etmeleri noktasında öğrencilere katkıda bulunmuş olabileceği söylenebilir.Öneriler: “Fiziksel olaylar” öğrenme alanında hazırlanan bu kılavuz dikkate alınarak, benzer rehber materyallerin farklı öğrenme disiplinleri içinde hazırlanması önerilmektedir.
Layered Lives: Rhetoric and Representation in the Southern Life History Project
Authors: Tilton Lauren , Arnold Taylor , Rivard Courtney
Published: April 2022

The Southern Life History Project, a Federal Writers' Project initiative, put unemployed writers to work during the Great Depression by capturing the stories of everyday people across the Southeast through a new form of social documentation called 'life histories.' Layered Lives recovers the history of the Southern Life History Project (SLHP) through an interdisciplinary approach that combines close readings of archival material with computational methods that analyze the collection at scale. The authors grapple with the challenges of what counts as social knowledge, how to accurately represent social conditions, who could produce such knowledge, and who is and is not represented. Embedded within such debates are also struggles over what counts as data, evidence, and ways of knowing. As we look to our current moment, where debates about the opportunities and limits of quantification and the nature of data continue, the problems and promises that shaped the SLHP still shape how we capture and share stories today.
Experimental study on pressure characteristics of direct water hammer in the viscoelastic pipeline
Authors: Zhang Xiaoying , Chen Sheng , Xu Tingyu , Zhang Jian
Published: April 2022

With the increasing popularity of long-distance water supply projects and the development of materials technology, the variation of water hammer characteristics in the viscoelastic pipeline has become the focus of researchers. To find out the mechanism of water hammer in the viscoelastic pipe of both elastic and viscous properties, an experiment was set up to study the direct water hammer generated by rapid closure of the downstream valve in the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) pipe, with six flow velocities in nearly 70 tests. The experimental results showed that the maximum water hammer pressure generated in the viscoelastic pipe in all flow velocities was (20% at most) greater than the traditional value of Joukowsky's formula. A faster closing time of the valve caused a higher water hammer pressure. The difference in water hammer pressure generated between the fastest and the slowest closing time of the valve was 14–17% at each flow velocity. Based on the relationship between the stress and strain of the pipe wall in the viscoelastic pipe, the reason that the water hammer characteristic in the viscoelastic pipeline was different from the traditional value was explained. The study provides a reference for the mechanism of transient flow in viscoelastic pipelines.
Analysis of experience using human rights to accelerate WASH access in four countries
Authors: Gosling Louisa , Rai Tripti , Obani Pedi , Traore Moussa Alou , Ouangre Landry , Aliu Fauzia , Shah Sonu Kumar
Published: April 2022

Human rights to water and sanitation have been widely recognised in legal instruments at the international, regional, and national levels of governance. More awareness of states’ obligations has provided additional impetus to promote human rights in policy advocacy. The international non-governmental organisation WaterAid, as a non-state actor specialising in the water, sanitation, and hygiene services (WASH) sector, adopts a human rights-based approach (HRBA) to WASH programming. This paper draws on the experiences from WaterAid WASH projects in four countries – Nepal, Ghana, Mali, and Burkina Faso, to evaluate the practical impacts of the HRBA to ensure that governments fulfil their responsibility to realise universal access to water and sanitation services in different contexts. The outcomes highlight that three important contributions of the HRBA: (1) generates greater awareness among rightsholders and duty bearers about responsibilities and entitlements over safe drinking water and sanitation; (2) promotes constructive engagement between the government and rightsholders; and (3) equips people with the motivation, skills, and agency which are critical dimensions to work on sustainable WASH. The WASH sector should, therefore, embrace the power of human rights and invest in the specific activities and frameworks to integrate human rights into systems strengthening the WASH sector, while continuing to analyse and learn how to adapt and improve the approach in different contexts.
An efficient method to solve the fuzzy Crank–Nicolson scheme with application to the groundwater flow problem
Authors: Samarinas N. , Tzimopoulos C. , Evangelides C.
Published: April 2022

In this paper, we propose a comprehensive methodological framework for solving the fuzzy groundwater flow problem in a simpler and faster way based on numerical analysis. In particular, a novel simplified matrix explicit inverse formula is proposed as an efficient method to solve the fuzzy Finite Difference numerical scheme, called Crank–Nicolson implicit scheme. The main advantage of the proposed method is that it offers an efficient and simpler solution to the algebraic tridiagonal system of equations that appeared in the fuzzy Crank–Nicolson scheme, without affecting the accuracy of the results. Without doubt, the simulation of an unconfined aquifer flow, using the Finite Difference Method, is often time-consuming due to the costly calculations required to solve the implicit Finite Difference schemes. This process becomes even more difficult when the physical problem is solved in its fuzzy form where the calculations become more complex and greatly increase. However, problem uncertainties are not considered negligible and must be included in the final calculations for a more rational management of the water body. This creates the need to find a new and faster way to solve the fuzzy implicit schemes, as proposed in this work. The simplified matrix explicit inverse formula was applied to the fuzzy Crank–Nicolson scheme to solve the fuzzy partial differential equation of Boussinesq and, hence, the simulation of the physical problem. Its results were compared with the corresponding results of the Thomas algorithm, which until today, is the most common method of solving the tridiagonal system of equations. The case under consideration refers to a sudden rise in the lake's water level, thus resulting in the aquifer recharging from the lake. The performance of the proposed method was more than satisfactory in terms of calculation accuracy and reliability where the numerical results are matched with the differences appearing from the 12 decimal point onward between the two examined methods. The proposed method tested also considered the running times, achieving much better times compared with the Thomas algorithm, where the differences ranged from a few seconds to several hours depending on the examined time and space steps.
Okul Müdürlerinin Yönetim Yaklaşımları ile Okul Farkındalığı Arasındaki İlişki
Authors: CİNAR Deniz Baransel , TANRIÖĞEN Abdurrahman
Published: April 2022

Bu araştırmanın amacı, okul müdürlerinin yönetimsel yaklaşımları ile okul farkındalığı arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmada ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi, Denizli ili merkez ilçelerindeki ortaöğretim kurumlarında halen görev yapmakta olan 424 öğretmenden oluşmaktadır. Araştırma verileri aritmetik ortalama, standart sapma, Spearman Korelasyon analizi ve basit ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizleri kullanılarak çözümlenmiştir. Araştırmanın sonucunda, okul müdürlerinin daha çok Y kuramı yönetim anlayışını benimsedikleri ve öğretmenlerin okul farkındalığına ilişkin algılarının orta düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Okul müdürlerinin X kuramı yönetim anlayışı ile okul farkındalığı arasında negatif yönlü, orta düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki; Y kuramı yönetim anlayışı ile okul farkındalığı arasında pozitif yönlü, orta düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Yapılan regresyon analizleri hem X hem de Y kuramı yönetim anlayışlarının, okul farkındalığının anlamlı birer yordayıcıları olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.
Educación remota y salud mental docente en tiempos de COVID-19
Authors:   Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Orrego Tapia Vanessa
Published: April 2022

El cierre de los establecimientos por el COVID-19 ha transformado la educación, trayendo desafíos al proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje y probablemente incrementando las consecuencias psicológicas de la pandemia y las medidas de confinamiento. Sin embargo, existe escasa evidencia sobre su impacto en la salud mental docente. En este escenario, el presente artículo tuvo por objetivo describir la salud mental de los docentes chilenos, tras cinco meses del cierre de los establecimientos educativos. Usando un muestreo no probabilístico, se aplicó entre el 09/julio y el 06/agosto del 2020 una encuesta online a 4.109 educadores, docentes y directivos de todo el país. A través del análisis de frecuencia y chi-cuadrado, los resultados evidencian que el 68,8% de los encuestados auto-reportan problemas en el Cuestionario de Salud General de Goldberg (GHQ-12). Los resultados destacan la vulnerabilidad de la profesión como efecto del brote pandémico sobre el desbalance vida-trabajo, el exceso de trabajo y la preocupación por el bienestar de los estudiantes, el contagio y la salud. Además, relevan a las mujeres, los más jóvenes, quienes ejercen en el aula de educación básica y media, cuidadores y aquellos con síntomas o diagnóstico personal o familiar de COVID-19 como los docentes particularmente más vulnerables a presentes problemas de salud mental. Aunque sólo el 29,4% de los docentes señaló no hablar con nadie de sus síntomas, se observa una afectación importante de las relaciones personales que urge al desarrollo de intervenciones preventivas y paliativas, tanto durante la crisis sanitaria como al finalizar la pandemia
La continuidad educativa en México en tiempos de pandemia: principales desafíos y aprendizajes de docentes y padres de familia
Authors:   Centro Universitario de Sonora, Castellanos Pierra Lidia Isabel , Portillo Peñuelas Samuel Alejandro ,   Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Reynoso González Oscar Ulises ,   Universidad de Guadalajara, Gavotto Nogales Omar Iván ,   Universidad de Sonora
Published: April 2022

El trabajo tuvo como objetivo indagar en las principales dificultades, así como en los aprendizajes de docentes de Educación Básica y padres de familia de un municipio del Estado de Sonora, en torno a la estrategia de educación a distancia, durante la emergencia sanitaria por Covid-19. Se trata de un estudio exploratorio, de carácter descriptivo, para el cual se consideró una muestra no representativa de 241 padres y 193 docentes. Como parte de este, se atiende a los principios del aprendizaje colaborativo y a las comunidades que se generan en los entornos propios de la educación a distancia, donde confluyen actores diversos, cuyo rol resulta esencial en los sistemas de asesoramiento y guía para el diálogo didáctico mediado. La recolección de datos se realizó por medio de un cuestionario ad hoc, que permitió explorar los principales desafíos de docentes y familiares durante el período. Los datos fueron procesados con el programa SPSS versión 21. Los resultados permiten destacar el incremento del tiempo dedicado a las actividades escolares, la escasa o nula preparación para el uso de tecnología con fines educativos, las características del apoyo institucional recibido y el reconocimiento por parte de las familias del esfuerzo realizado por el profesorado.
FAMILIA MARSILEACEAE
Authors:   Instituto de Ecología, A. C, Hernández Ledesma Patricia , Grajales-Tam Karina Magdalena
Published: April 2022

Familia monofilética constituida por tres géneros: Marsilea L., Pilularia L. y Regnedillium, y un estimado de 61 a 75 especies. En México se registran Pilularia con una especie y Marsilea con siete, este último es el que se registra en la región de estudio. Distribución subcosmopolita, principalmente en regiones templadas y subtropicales: Marsilea de amplia distribución, Pilularia distribuida en Norteamérica, Sudamérica, Europa y Australia y Regnedillium restringida a Brasil y Argentina.
Storage time effect on the germination of Haematoxylum campechianum in Campeche, Mexico
Authors: Euan-Tun Joel Leonel , González-Durán Enrique Alfonso , Ramírez-Benítez José Efraín , Zamora-Crescencio Pedro , Vargas-Contreras Jorge Albino , Rodríguez-Robles Ulises , Enríquez-Hernández Jane Kelita , Caamal-Velázquez José Humberto , Aragón-Gastélum José Luis
Published: April 2022

Haematoxylum campechianum L. (Fabaceae), es una un árbol tropical de importancia económica y cultural distribuida en Centroamérica y la Península de Yucatán, México. Para contribuir a la conservación de esta especie, es importante entender el proceso de germinación de semillas, sin embargo, las investigaciones sobre este tema en H. campechianum siguen siendo escasas. Se evaluó la relación entre el tiempo de almacenamiento de las semillas de H. campechianum y su peso fresco y germinación. Se recolectaron semillas maduras en el municipio de Palizada, Campeche, México, de 2016 a 2019, y se almacenaron a 25 °C y 60%-80% de humedad relativa hasta la experimentación después de la recolecta de 2019. Se pesaron lotes de semillas (10, conteniendo 25 semillas) para estimar el peso fresco por año de recolecta. La viabilidad de semillas se determinó mediante la prueba de tetrazolio, mientras que la germinación se realizó en cajas de Petri utilizando algodón como sustrato bajo un fotoperíodo de 12 h a 25 °C. Las semillas recolectadas en 2019 presentaron una alta viabilidad y germinación (100% y 98.5% respectivamente), en contraste con las recolectadas en 2018, que presentaron una reducción drástica en los valores para estos parámetros (55% y 54% respectivamente). Se observó nula viabilidad y germinación en semillas recolectadas en 2016 y 2017. Las semillas recolectadas en 2016 mostraron los valores de peso fresco más altos que los otros años muestreados. Los resultados indican que la viabilidad y la germinación de las semillas de H. campechianum se vieron afectadas por el tiempo de almacenamiento, las semillas recién cosechadas presentaron mayor viabilidad y germinación que las semillas más viejas. Por lo tanto, las semillas de H. campechianum pudieran ser recalcitrantes debido a que presentaron un proceso de envejecimiento acelerado durante los períodos de recolección.
The Development of Student Worksheets (LKPD) with Contextual Approach to Improve Students’ Science Literature Capabilities
Authors: Setianingrum Dwi Agnes , Nurohman Sabar
Published: April 2022

The aims of this study: (1) analyze the feasibility of LKPD with a contextual approach, (2) analyze the practicality of LKPD with a contextual approach, (3) analyze the effectiveness of LKPD with a contextual approach to improve students' scientific literacy skills. LKPD with this contextual approach helps students in linking the influence of unhealthy living culture on the health of the excretory organ system in humans. This study uses the Thiagarajan 4D (Four-D Model) development model, consisting of four stages, namely the definition stage, the design stage, and the development stage. The dissemination stage was not carried out, this research was only limited to testing the feasibility and effectiveness of the product. The results showed that: (1) LKPD with a contextual approach was feasible, judging from the results of the material validator 3.54 (very good), the results of the media validator 3.89 (very good), and the results of the teacher validator 3 (very good), ( 2) the results of the analysis of the students' responses are 3.12 (very good), (3) based on the results of the analysis of N-Gain and Effect Size, LKPD with a contextual approach is effective in improving students' scientific literacy skills (N-Gain 0.56 (moderate) Effect Size 1.22 (height)). Based on the analysis of the Paired Sample T Test, there is a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores.
A study on setting the direction of digital twin implementation for urban regeneration business
Authors:   Department of Research, ArchiQPlus co., Ltd., Seongnam-si, South Korea, Cho Yongkyung , Kim Jaehwan ,   Faculty of Regional Development, Kongju National University, Gongju, South Korea
Published: April 2022

In Korea, after the period of urban development, many cities entered a period of decline. Accordingly, the market for urban businesses such as urban regeneration, redevelopment, and reconstruction is expanding. However, even though these businesses are large businesses that generate a lot of added value, there is a high risk that it is difficult to accurately predict the direction of the business and the profit and cost of the business. However, if a city digital twin is established from the perspective of an urban digital business, any reasonable market participant can promote urban regeneration, redevelopment, and reconstruction projects as an urban digital business. Therefore, in this study, from the perspective of urban digital business, the purpose of constructing a digital twin for urban regeneration digital business was to be presented by analyzing the case of establishing a digital twin of the urban regeneration project by the town as a case. As a result of analyzing the case site through public DB and on-site surveys, a total of 237 parcels and 156 buildings were analyzed. As a result, a total of 54 public Databases and actual cases were found to be inconsistent. Therefore, in this study, four directions were suggested for the establishment of a digital twin for urban regeneration digital business at the village level. The first is to secure consistency between the current government's public ledgers (public DB). The second is to improve the problem that it is difficult to check information such as empty houses. Third, it is a regular and detailed field survey to improve books that are inconsistent with various current conditions, such as when buildings are actually destroyed, but there are buildings on the ledger or buildings without a building register (most of them are expected to be illegal buildings). Fourth, the government's cost and time to develop and apply digital twin technology for the old cities, which are most cities in Korea, is a step away from what is currently being built/developed around pilot cities such as new towns and smart cities at the government level. It is commitment.
Exploring Donor Relationship Management for Funding among Malaysian Social Welfare NGOs
Authors: Zaharrudin Nurliana Zahira , Zakaria Azzarina
Published: April 2022

The purpose of the study is to explore donor relationship management (DRM) for funding in Malaysian Social Welfare Non-Governmental Organisations (SWNGOs). NGOs largely depend on donor funding to support their operations. However, donors’ funding can be limited. With the growing number of Malaysian NGOs, it has become more challenging in competing for donor funding. Through a semi-structured interview with six Malaysian SWNGOs, this study discovered that an exchange relationship was employed by Malaysian SWNGOs to manage their relationship with donors. Also, this study proposes a DRM model to secure funding for Malaysian NGOs.
Keywords: Donor Relationship Management; Funding; Malaysian SWNGOs
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3150
Stakeholder Engagement in Implementation of Youth-Led SDG-related Programmes in Malaysia
Authors: Mohd Yusof Mohd Idham , Ho Nyuk Onn@Ariffin Mariani , Dwi Harsono
Published: April 2022

Academics have discussed stakeholders engagement in attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This study deliberates stakeholder’s engagement in the execution of youth-led SDG-associated initiatives in Malaysia. Twenty-five youth leaders from different youth drives were interviewed, and their stakeholder’s engagement was analysed. This study encapsulates that in youth-led programmes, Malaysian youth movements have engaged with global and national-level SDG stakeholders as emphasised by the United Nations (UN). However, there is limited engagement with the international entities, governments, and private sector. The findings of this study provide insight into the country’s SDG governance and its stakeholder’s engagement from the youth movement perspective.
Keywords: SDG ; Stakeholders Engagement ; Youth Movement ; Malaysia
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3214
Household Refuse Management Behavior among Urban Residents
Authors: Sham Rohana , Ng Rui Wen , Setapa Mariam , Hye Mohammad Nazmuzaman
Published: April 2022

A household refuse management system is a system to manage refuse treatment, including collection, transportation, and treatment of the unwanted household item. Therefore, this study tries to understand the nature of each household's behavior regarding the refused item they have generated and their behavior towards managing it. Thus, the primary purpose of this study is to examine the factors that affect the success of the refuse management model among the residents of the urban household concerning their daily own household items.Using a questionnaire-based survey with a purposive sampling technique, the data was then submitted to SPSS for further analysis.
Keywords: Urban Refuse; Environment; Urban Household; Behaviour.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3235
Social Mobility of Orang Asli: Kampung Sungai Raya, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Authors: Ab Rahman Farah Adilla , Mohamed Harith Nor Hafizah , Zainuddin Azizan , Mohd Zain Zarina , Harsono Dwi
Published: April 2022

Social mobility impacts indigenous people's employment, education, and danger of exclusion. Hence, this study investigate the impact of health, education, work possibilities, social capital, cultural capital, technological access, social security, and area-based factors on indigenous people's social mobility, which previous research has not explored. For data collection, face-to-face interviews are conducted using Google Meet due to COVID-19 Pandemic. The target groups of the study are Orang Asli from Sungai Raya Village. Findings show the importance of social mobility and how the Malaysian government initiative to help the Orang Asli is visible.
Keywords: Indigenous people; orang asli; social mobility; socio-economy
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3244
Walkable Environment: Building resilient and healthy cities post-pandemicc
Authors: Wan Mohd Rani Wan Nurul Mardiah , Bilyamin Siti Fatimah Ilani , Hashim Noor Ismah , Paulla Dewi Santy
Published: April 2022

This paper explores the urban population's walking behaviour and mobility pattern within a walkable environment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the selected neighbourhood in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Data was collected through an online questionnaire survey. The key findings revealed that the pandemic limits pedestrian movement and changes their travelling methods due to the Malaysian government’s Movement Control Order (MCO). As a result, walking and public transportation usage have declined due to the fear of proximity in public areas. Hence, further recommendations are required to ensure walking sustainability for daily routines whilst promoting resilient and healthy cities.
Keywords: Walkable environment, resilient, healthy city, COVID-19 pandemic keywords)
eISSN: 2398-4287© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i19.3259
Use of Smartphone Health Apps Among Patients Aged 18 to 69 Years in Primary Care: Population-Based Cross-sectional Survey
Authors: Paradis Sabrina , Roussel Jeremy , Bosson Jean-Luc , Kern Jean-Baptiste
Published: April 2022

Background

The World Health Organization has defined mobile health (mHealth) as the “use of mobile and wireless technologies to support the achievement of health objectives.” Smartphones currently represent one of the main media forms for mHealth democratization. Health apps can be an interesting tool for changing health behaviors. However, their use in France is still poorly documented.

Objective

The main aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of use of health apps among patients consulting in the primary care setting in France. The secondary aims were to evaluate the use of health apps according to the sociodemographic and medical characteristics of patients and to determine their use.

Methods

A population-based cross-sectional survey was carried out between November 2017 and January 2018 in the Grenoble area of France among patients aged between 18 and 69 years who were consulting at 13 primary care physician offices. Patients were provided with anonymous paper self-questionnaires. The main criterion for participation was the use of a smartphone health app, defined for the purpose of this study as any app supporting patients in efforts to be healthy.

Results

The participation rate was 49.27% (739/1500; 95% CI 46.7%-51.8%). The smartphone use was estimated at 82.6% (597/723; 95% CI 79.6%-85.2%). Of 597 smartphone owners, 47.7% (283/595; CI 43.6%-51.6%) used at least one smartphone health app. Health apps identified in this study were mainly related to wellness, prevention, and fitness (66.1%), as well as medication, treatments, and follow-up care (50.0%). The main factors associated with health app use were: use of social networks (odds ratio [OR] 3.4, 95% CI 2.1-5.3), age under 30 years (OR 2.7, CI 1.4-4.9), city size between 5001 and 10,000 inhabitants (OR 1.8, CI 1.1-2.8), and city size more than 10,000 inhabitants (OR 2.1, CI 1.4-3.2).

Conclusions

In this survey, nearly one out of two patients reported the use of smartphone health apps, which are currently focused on wellness, prevention, and fitness, and are largely used by the younger population.

Trial Registration

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03351491; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03351491
Health Literacy, Equity, and Communication in the COVID-19 Era of Misinformation: Emergence of Health Information Professionals in Infodemic Management
Authors: Kyabaggu Ramona , Marshall Deneice , Ebuwei Patience , Ikenyei Uche
Published: April 2022

The health information management (HIM) field’s contribution to health care delivery is invaluable in a pandemic context where the need for accurate diagnoses will hasten responsive, evidence-based decision-making. The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique opportunity to transform the practice of HIM and bring more awareness to the role that frontline workers play behind the scenes in safeguarding reliable, comprehensive, accurate, and timely health information. This transformation will support future research, utilization management, public health surveillance, and forecasting and enable key stakeholders to plan and ensure equitable health care resource allocation, especially for the most vulnerable populations. In this paper, we juxtapose critical health literacy, public policy, and HIM perspectives to understand the COVID-19 infodemic and new opportunities for HIM in infodemic management.
Contrasting the Expectations and Experiences of Mobile Health Use on Chronic Pain: a Questionnaire Study (Preprint)
Authors: Kheirinejad Saba , Alorwu Andy , Visuri Aku , Hosio Simo
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

Chronic pain is a prolonged condition that deteriorates one's quality of life. Treating chronic pain requires a multi-component approach, and in many cases, there are no silver bullet solutions. Mobile health (m-Health) is a rapidly expanding category of solutions in digital health with proven potential in chronic pain management.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to contrast the viewpoints of two groups of people with chronic pain concerning m-Health: people who have adopted the use of m-Health and those who have not. We highlight the benefits of m-Health solutions for people with chronic pain and the perceived obstacles to their increased adoption. We provide recommendations to encourage people to try m-Health solutions as part of their self-care.

METHODS

The Prolific crowdsourcing platform was used to collect crowdsourced data. A screening questionnaire was released to determine what type of pain potential participants have and if they are currently using m-Health solutions for chronic pain. The participants were invited based on their experience using m-Health to manage their pain. Similar questions were presented to m-Health users and m-Health non-users. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed to determine the outcomes of this study.

RESULTS

31 responses were collected from people (ages 19-63, M=31.4, SD=12.1) with chronic pain who use m-Health solutions. Two-thirds (64.5%) of users identified as female and 35.4% as male. We match these m-Health users with an equal number of non-users: 31 responses from the pool of 361 participants in the screening questionnaire. Non-user’s ages ranged from 18 to 58 years (M = 30.8, SD =11.09) with 50% identified as female and 50% as male. Likert-scale questions were analysed using the Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon (MWW) test. Results show that the two groups have a significantly differing stance on 10 of the 23 questions and share similar views in the remaining 13 questions. The most significant differences are related to privacy and interactions with health professionals. 39% of m-Health users (vs. 71% of non-users) declared that using m-Health solutions has made interacting with health or social care professionals easier. The majority of 84% of non-users (vs. about half of the users, 48%) expressed concern about sharing their data with e.g., third parties.

CONCLUSIONS

This study investigated how m-Health is currently used in the context of chronic pain and what expectations m-Health non-users have for m-Health as a future chronic pain management tool. Analysis revealed contrasts between m-Health use expectations and actual usage experiences, highlighting privacy concerns toward m-Health solutions. Generally, the results showed that non-users were more concerned about data privacy and expected m-Health to facilitate interacting with health professionals. The users, in contrast, felt that such connections do not exist.
Success4life youth empowerment for promoting well-being and boosting mental health: Protocol for an experimental study (Preprint)
Authors: Setia Sajita , Furtner Daniel , Bendahmane Mounir , Tichy Michelle
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

There is an increasingly alarming worsening of mental health among the youth. There remain significant unmet needs for the development of innovative, evidence-based technology-enhanced positive psychology-based interventions (PPIs) all-inclusive in targeting psychological distress and risk factors related to high-risk behavior, commonly encountered in adolescents.

OBJECTIVE

We aim to check the effectiveness of a hybrid (incorporating both synchronous and asynchronous learning) and holistic (targeting social and emotional learning and tackling risk factors unique for this age-group) PPI, ‘success4life youth empowerment’ in improving well-being in the youth.

METHODS

The current study includes two phases, pilot phase 1, delivered by the creators of the succcess4life youth empowerment modules and platform, and phase 2, which will include estimation of scalability through recruitment of trainers.

RESULTS

Students’ well-being will be assessed by the 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) and hope will be assessed by the 6-item Children’s Hope Scale (CHS) at week 0, week 8, week 10, month 6, and month 12. Any improvement in ‘well-being’ and ‘hope’ will be measured, estimating the difference in post-intervention (week 8 and week 10) and pre-intervention (week 0) scores, by determining p-value and effect size using appropriate statistical tests.

CONCLUSIONS

We argue that a primarily web-based, 10-week holistic PPI can support improvement in the mental wellness in the youth by the rejection of the null hypothesis and has a potential for effective scalability.
Impact of temperature and relative humidity on physicochemical properties of the spray dried red flesh pitaya powder during storage
Authors: Duong Thi Ngoc Diep , Nguyen Hong Ngoan , Hoang Quang Binh
Published: April 2022

This study was carried out to evaluate the changes in physicochemical properties of pitaya powder produced by spray-drying under the different temperature storage at 5-7 , room temperature, and 50  for 40 days, The results showed that delta E of color increased but the content of betacyanin and total phenolic decreased following temperature increase. The degradation of betacyanin and total phenolic content in all samples during storage fitted the first-order reaction. Moreover, the behavior of moisture content in pitaya powder under different relative humidity was investigated. The isotherm curve of pitaya powder was built (y = 3,2655e0,0106x). The result also showed the GAB equation can be used to calculate the M0 of the sample better than the BET equation.
Biostratigraphy and Paleobathimetry Microfossil Foraminera in the Sentolo Formation on the Jambon Line, Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta Province
Authors: Refalta Citayana Fani , Yudha Donan Satria , Barianto Didit Hadi
Published: April 2022

Foraminifera microfossils can be used to determine the age of rocks and the depositional environment of an area. The research location is part of Sentolo Formation. Our stratigraphic data located on the Jambon section, Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta Province. The appearance of the research area is in the form of well-exposed and ideal cliffs and the lithology of the formation has the potential for rock content rich in foraminifera microfossils. This is the reason for the microfossil analysis of planktic and benthic foraminifera in the study area. The purpose of this study is to determine the age and depositional environment. The research method was carried out by measuring the stratigraphic sections, sampling, and doing paleontological analysis based on planktic and benthic foraminifera. The results showed that the biostratigraphy can be divided into Globigerina venezuelana Zone (N18) & the Globorotalia plesiotumida Zone (N19), as well as the paleobathimetry, belongs to upper - lower bathyal.
The Effect of Accumulation of Leaf Litters and Allelochemicals in the Soil to the Sustainability of the Newly Introduced Crop Plants
Authors: Adiputra I Gede Ketut
Published: April 2022

Indonesia is the second-largest vanilla production and the third-largest cocoa production in the world, but it sustained for a short period. The unsustainability of these crops is speculated to occur because of the change in leaf litter accumulation which affected the sustainability of soil organic carbon that plays an important role in maintaining soil health and fertility. To find out methods that could improve the sustainability of the production, a literature review was conducted. The articles, related to the sustainability of vanilla and cacao production, were collected using Google Scholar, Wiley Online Library, ResearchGate, and Google Chrome browser. Keywords were employed to find the articles includingsoil organic carbon, cocoa plantation, vanilla, leaf litter, and allelochemical. This current article review foundthat introducing crop by clearing of previously existing vegetation could severely reduce the rate of leaf litter accumulation.  Consequently, in a prolonged period, the soil organic carbon and soil fertility are very low and are unable to support the healthy growth and production of the crops.  To restore production, the plantation then is returned to more traditional agroforestry such as replanting shading trees and addition of mulch. However, in the higher density of canopy, the crop production is low attributed partly to the decreasing soil pH which increases the impact of allelochemical. This review concluded that the sustainability of leaf litter accumulation is crucial to maintain soil health, but mitigation is required to reduce the impact of allelochemical accumulation.
The Potential of Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour. from Bangli, Baturiti, Bali for Free Radicals Scavenging
Authors: Li'aini Arrohmatus Syafaqoh , Kuswantoro Farid , Wibowo Aninda Retno Utami , Semarayani Cokorda Istri Meyga , Wardhani Putri Kesuma
Published: April 2022

In addition to the studies on potential medicinal uses of Trichosanthes, a screening on phytochemical compounds and antioxidants activity of Trichosanthes tricuspidata from Bangli, Baturiti, Bali, Indonesia, was conducted on its leaves, fruits, peels, and seeds. Qualitative phytochemical tests were conducted to find out the chemical constituents of T. tricuspidata, while its antioxidant activity was tested by applying DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical) method. As a result, flavonoid, alkaloid, terpenoid, tannin, and saponin were present in all methanolic extracts of T. tricuspidata. Furthermore, the best antioxidant activity was exhibited by peel extract. After all, T. tricuspidata contains a prospective compound agent for medicinal use.
Volumen auricular izquierdo como predictor de fibrilación auricular en pacientes con hipertensión arterial
Authors: Reynaga Campos Jesús A. , Vega Gómez Helios E. , Gómez García Anel
Published: April 2022

Objetivo: evaluar el volumen auricular izquierdo como predictor positivo de fibrilación auricular en pacientes hipertensos. Métodos: estudio analítico, de enero a diciembre de 2020, participaron 44 pacientes hipertensos, 22 con fibrilación auricular y 22 sin fibrilación auricular, con diagnóstico de hipertensión arterial, se excluyeron pacientes con valvulopatías, se corroboró la presencia de fibrilación auricular con electrocardiograma; se realizó ecocardiografía con equipo Phillips y transductor de 5mHz para evaluar volumen auricular izquierdo. Para la comparación de ambos grupos se aplicó prueba t de Student para muestras independientes y se utilizó prueba χ2 para comparación de variables categóricas, significancia estadística <0.05. Resultados: la edad promedio de los pacientes con fibrilación auricular fue de 71 años, mientras que en los pacientes sin fibrilación auricular fue de 61 años (p<0.015). Se observó una correlación del tiempo de evolución de la hipertensión arterial con la presencia de fibrilación auricular. El volumen de la aurícula izquierda de moderada (>42 ml/m2) a severa (>48 ml-7m2) se encontró en la mayoría de los pacientes del grupo con fibrilación auricular. Se obtuvo una sensibilidad del volumen de la aurícula izquierda para la fibrilación auricular de 73% con una especificidad de 86%, un valor predictivo positivo (vpp) de 84% y un valor predictivo negativo (vpn) de 76%. Conclusiones: el volumen de la aurícula izquierda tiene un alto valor predictivo positivo para fibrilación auricular; se confirmó la asociación entre mayor edad y tiempo de evolución de la hipertensión con el desarrollo de fibrilación auricular.
Envejecimiento de la población: breves comentarios gerontológicos
Authors: Gutiérrez Murillo Roberth Steven
Published: April 2022

Carta al editor
Orderly principles of state administration in selecting ministers
Authors: Ariyanto Bambang , Maulana Kafrawi Rachman
Published: April 2022

One of the advantages of the presidential system is the president's authority to appoint ministers without the intervention of others. The President's authority has been confirmed in Article 17 paragraph (4) of the Constitution 1945 which states that the President appoints and dismisses ministers. This regulation is also emphasized by the existence of Law Number 39 of 2008 concerning the Ministry of the State which states that ministers are assistants to the president in leading Ministry. The State Ministry Law does not set limits on how persons can be elected by the president to become ministers, whether from political parties, professionals, academics, practitioners; it is all purely the authority of the president. Limitations on ministerial candidates are only regulated in the Constitutional Court Decision Number 79/PUU-IX/2011asserting that the positions of ministers and ministries may not be sold as a political gift to a person or a group. On that basis, the question regarding what legal principles in the state administrative law can be referred to by the president in forming a competent cabinet is raised. With normative-juridical methods, the purpose of this paper is to find out the principles in state administrative law in the implementation of government, especially in cabinet elections. The results of the study show that the principle of the orderly administration of the state must serve as a reference in the implementation of government, especially in cabinet elections. This principle involves the basis of order, harmony, and balance in state control and administration. Besides, the ministers appointed by the president must avoid and be aware of the occurrence of maladministration that leads to liability personal, not job responsibilities. To strengthen the principle of orderly state administration, The Ministry of State must include this principle in one of its articles.