bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of Music Education Media Curriculum for Pre-service Teachers Applying UbD’s Backward Design
Authors:   The Korean Society of Music Education Technology, Park Hyun-jin , Nam Sangbong
Published: May 2024

The Ministry of Education has announced in the revised 2022 curriculum that classes should be designed and conducted using various media. This study aims developing a curriculum to cultivate the skills of pre-service teachers to design and deliver music lessons using various media. The curriculum was designed and the media type selected according to the three phases of UbD's Backward Design 2.0, which provides systematic steps and guidelines. In order to select an optimized application program media, the media was analyzed by taking into account the Bates’ ACTIONS in addition. In the first step, understanding and educational use of various media, including the latest technologies, were selected as goals of enduring understanding, and the educational goals were formulated by considering six aspects of understanding. In the second phase, performance task criteria were selected according to the GRASPS guidelines. In the third phase, the curriculum was designed by selecting learning contents and teaching plans considering WHERETO to achieve clear objectives and evaluation criteria. Based on this, a music education media curriculum for pre-service teachers was developed for a class consisting of 15 sessions, its validity was verified by a group of experts, and their opinions were accepted and reorganized. In this curriculum, pre-service teachers learn to design music classes by understanding and using various media, such as audiovisual media, metaverse and artificial intelligence media, and artificial intelligence-based composition media, etc. The results of the study suggest that the UbD's backward design provides a clear pedagogical direction of fostering pre-service teachers' media literacy through the immediate transformation of learning objectives and evaluation criteria, and is effective in learning design for understanding and practical use of media, and can select the appropriate media for the designed educational plan. It is hoped that the curriculum developed in this study will help develop the media literacy skills of pre-service teachers and advance music education.
A study on the perception difference of tension according to the degree of delayed cadence
Authors:   The Korean Society of Music Education Technology, Lee Hoon-Jin
Published: May 2024

This study researched the difference in tension perceived by the viewer according to the degree of delayed cadence by inserting an element of violation of expectations into the progression of music to the cadence. For this, after examining previous studies on the tension and cadence related to the expectation theory, 189 people were surveyed on a 5-point Likert scale for the degree of tension perceived by three sound sources with different degrees of delayed cadence and statistically analyzed using SPSS 24.0. As a result of the study, first, there was a significant difference in the tension perceived by the viewer according to the degree of delayed cadence. The longer the cadence was delayed, the higher the tension perceived by the viewer. Second, there was no significant difference when comparing music majors and non-music majors in the degree of tension perceived by the viewer according to the degree of delayed cadence, but there was a significant difference when comparing the presence or absence of music activity experience. These results suggest that providing music that the degree of delayed cadence point according to the needs of the client during music therapy can be a therapeutic tool, and that music activities can contribute to the sensitive perception development of the client.
The Effect of Popularity of Music and Reputation of the Players on the Audience’s Satisfaction and Loyalty, and Word-of-Mouth Activity in Chamber Music Case
Authors:   The Korean Society of Music Education Technology, Gil juyoung
Published: May 2024

audience’s loyalty and their word of mouth activities to the chamber music. The study was implemented to understand the effect of the reputation and the popularity of the music to the audience’ loyalty and satisfaction and to provide sufficient and essential data for conductors and operators of chamber music.
A questionnaire has been conducted on people who are located residing in Wonju and have experience of attending musical concert within in last 3 years for empirical purpose. The purpose and the method of the questionnaire were informed in advance thoroughly when it was carried out just before they answered it. Sampling method was carried out by using nonprobability sampling and convenience sampling, the summery of result as follows Firstly, the popularity of the music and the degree of fame of the players have a positive effect on the satisfaction of audience and the popularity of the music have an effect most of all.
Secondly, on relation between audience’s satisfaction and the loyalty audience’s satisfaction of the music have a positive effect on their loyalty. Thirdly, the loyalty of the audience have a positive effect on their word of mouth activities. Fourthly, satisfaction the audience have from the chamber music concert, have a positive effect on their word of mouth activities. It is found out that the popularity of music and the degree of fame of the players have a positive effect on the audience’s loyalty and thier word of mouth activities in this research, which suggests that vitalisation of chamber music should be carried out through development and management of audience.
A system of teaching the category of aspect of Russian verbs to Chinese students
Authors: Vinokurova Maria Anatolevna , Solomina Alisa Ivanovna
Published: May 2024

The aim of the study is to propose a system of teaching the category of aspect of Russian verbs to Chinese students. The paper presents a research conducted at the Altai State Pedagogical University, which helped to identify the main problems in the assimilation of types of verbs by Chinese students and to test the developed teaching system, which made it possible to reduce the number of errors in the use of the grammatical category of aspect by three times for each specific Chinese student who took part in the research. The scientific novelty of the study lies in developing the system of lessons to overcome linguistic difficulties in the use of the category of aspect by Chinese students in the framework of teaching Russian as a foreign language. As a result, the teaching system is presented that may be useful for teachers of Russian as a foreign language, methodologists, and linguists interested in studying language transfer, aspect in Russian and Chinese.
ASPEK MANAGERIAL KEBIJKAN DINAS PEKERJAAN UMUM DAN PENATAAN RUANG DALAM PENGENDALIAN BANJIR DI KOTA SAMARINDA
Authors: Effendy Izrulsyah
Published: May 2024

This article will discuss managerial aspects in implementing flood control policies by the PUPR Office of Samarinda City as seen from four policy implementation variables, namely communication, resources, disposition, and communication. The research method used is qualitative. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and literature study—data analysis using interactive data analysis. The study results indicate that the managerial aspects of the four policy implementation variables in the implementation of flood control policies have been running quite well. In some cases, there are still obstacles.Keyword: managerial aspect, policy, flood control
KUALITAS LAYANAN PUBLIK DIGITALISASI (Studi pada Dinas Penanaman Modal dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu Kota Palembang)
Authors: Aryanisila Aryanisila
Published: May 2024

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis kualitas layanan publik yang dilakukan secara digital di Kota Palembang. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Sumber data yang digunakan adalah data primer dan data sekunder. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis data model interaktif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kualitas dari pelayanan publik yang dilakukan secara digital di Kota Palembang secara umum sudah baik. Hal tersebut dapat dilihat dimensi-dimensi yang ada, yaitu: tangible (bukti nyata), sudah ada website Sistem Informasi Pelayanan Perizinan Online. Reliability, kemampuan pegawai dalam memberikan layanan digital sudah baik, dan pegawai memberikan layanan yang cepat dan tepat. Responsiveness, idealnya ada layanan melalui hotline service atau menggunakan nomor whatsapp yang bisa ditampilkan di websiete, namun itu belum terpenuhi. Assurance, layanan yang diberikan kepada Masyarakat sudah tepat waktu, adanya jaminan biaya dan adanya fitur pengaduan dan cek status. empathy, belum terpenuhi. Ini diakibatkan bahwa dengan pelayanan digital (online), maka pihak pemerintah tidak bisa bertatap muka dengan Masyarakat. Indikator empathy susah diukur karena indikator senyum, sapa salam belum bisa tercapai.
Penerapan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Gaji (Simgaji) Di Badan Pengelola Keuangan Dan Aset Daerah Pemerintah Kota Bontang
Authors: Indarsari Sriwahyu Dyah
Published: May 2024

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk  mendeskripsikan dan menganalisis penerapan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Gaji (SIMGAJI) di Kantor Badan Pengelolaan Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Pemerintah Kota Bontang dan untuk mengidentifikasi apa saja yang menjadi faktor penghambat penerapan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Gaji (SIMGAJI) di Kantor Badan Pengelolaan Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Pemerintah Kota Bontang. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan menggunakan data primer dan skunder, serta analisis yang dipergunakan adalah analisis model interaktif. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa penerapan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Gaji (SIMGAJI) pada tahap awal dari SIMGAJI (input) dalam penyediaan kebutuhan dasar secara keseluruhan sudah cukup baik karena sumberdaya yang dimiliki sebagian besar telah memadai baik manusia,  keuangan, sarana, mesin dan metode. Kemudian untuk tahap proses yang terdiri dari tahap perencanaan yang dilakukan adalah penetapan operator, mempersiapkan SOP, mengintegrasikan data dapat dilaksanakan dengan baik. Namun pada tahap pengorganisasian masih terdapat kendala dalam pemberkasan atau masih juga ada admin yang tidak maksimal dalam melakukan tupoksinya. Pada fungsi pelaksanaan sudah dilakukan dengan baik dan berjalan sebagaimana mestinya kemudian pada tahap pengawasan juga tidak ditemukan kendala dan berjalan dengan baik dan pada tahap luaran (output) dari SIMGAJI yaitu rekap dan daftar gaji, Surat Keterangan Pemberhentian Pembayaran (SKPP), SPT Pajak Tahunan, hal ini telah mencapai tujuan utama dari penerapan SIMGAJI oleh Pemerintah Kota Bontang yaitu  dapat  mempermudah tatakelola gaji bagi pegawai ASN  dan meminimalisir terjadinya kesalahan. Sementara itu untuk faktor penghambatnya adalah fitur-fitur yang tersedia belum bisa mengakomodir sistem input yang otomatis sehingga proses pemberkasan lebih cepat dan efisien serta dan fitur SIMGAJI dan belum ada notif yang dapat memberikan informasi kepada admin jika ada pegawai yang telah melaksanakan cuti besar, hukuman disiplin dan tugas belajar.
EVALUASI KEBIJAKAN PENGEMBANGAN RUANG TERBUKA HIJAU DI KOTA MATARAM
Authors: Sanapiah Ariy , Sanapiah Airy
Published: May 2024

Green open space (RTH) is an indicator of the livability of people in an area. RTH is very important because it has many benefits. Therefore, local governments have the responsibility to provide sufficient green open space in their administrative areas. Mataram City, as one of the regions in NTB Province, has problems related to green open spaces. The percentage of green open space in Mataram City is still below national standards and regional targets. Based on these problems, researchers are interested in conducting research with the aim of finding out the extent of the commitment and seriousness of the Mataram City Government in paying attention to green open spaces. This type of research is descriptive with a qualitative approach. Data collection was carried out by means of in-depth interviews, observation and documentation. Data analysis using interactive models. The research results show that the percentage of green open space in Mataram City of 7% is still below the target set by the government and also below the national target of 20%. This is work that the Mataram City government continues to do to pursue this target, so that the level of feasibility and public service to the community can be even better.
STUDI ANALISIS KONSEP E-GOVERNMENT: SEBUAH PARADIGMA BARU DALAM PELAYANAN PUBLIK
Authors: Irawan Bambang
Published: May 2024

The main concern of this article is all about e-government concept. Electronic government is at the forefront of government effort to provide information and services to citizens, business, government employees, other governmental units, and third sector organizations. It was expected to improve state capacity by making up for deficiencies in bureaucratic analyses, promoting unbiased treatment in bureaucracy’s dealing with public, ensuring accountability, injecting speed into governmental operations, generating necessary and accurate data, curtailing corruption through proper record keeping.
LANDSLIDE ACTIVATION DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAINOUS AREAS
Authors:   Sakhalin Department of Far East Geological Institute, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Lobkina V.A. , Gensiorovsky Yu.V. ,   Sakhalin Department of Far East Geological Institute, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: May 2024

The development of mountainous areas for recreation increases the level of risk of activation of dangerous exogenous processes, primarily landslides and mudflows. Water accumulation in the ground in the regions prone to landslides and mudflows is one of the important factors determining the intensity of manifestation of these processes and significantly influencing their characteristics. The paper considers the case of landslide activation at the Gornyi Vozduh ski resort in December 2021. A predicive model is presented for rainfall-induced landslides on saturated soil slopes, whose parameters were adjusted to the conditions of southern Sakhalin. Data on landslides and mudflows within a 30 km radius from the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk meteorological station were collected to calibrate the model. The predictive model uses data on daily precipitation, pre-event precipitation, and cumulative precipitation. All these data are publicly available allowing model calibration for the conditions of any nearest meteorological station. The daily precipitation threshold for likely landslide and mudflow initiation in the territory under consideration was determined to be 51.4 mm.
Triggers of Exceptional Experiences on the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
Authors: Brumec Snežana
Published: May 2024

This study delves into triggers and transformative effects of exceptional experiences among Camino de Santiago pilgrims. Analyzing 32 travelogues, we identify triggers like exposure to natural beauty and visits to sacred sites, leading to emotional shifts characterized by heightened unity and love. These experiences influence moral and cognitive frameworks, fostering heightened spirituality, wisdom, and detachment. “Experience of deep calm and reconciliation” improves relationships, “Experience of interconnectedness” enhances intuition in decision-making, and “Cathartic experiences” encourage vulnerability expression, fostering connection. Supported by a survey of 501 pilgrims, our findings highlight the frequency and transformative impact of these experiences on a diverse pilgrim population.
Analisis Perilaku Pengguna Mobile Banking Terhadap Keamanan Informasi Menggunakan Metode Human Aspects of Information Security Questionnaire (HAIS-Q)
Authors: Anastasiah Maria , Pandia Henry
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini merupakan studi tentang perilaku para pengguna mobile banking terhadap keamanan informasi di Indonesia. Tujuan studi ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi apakah perilaku pengguna mobile banking telah memadai dalam menjaga keamanan informasi mereka dari ancaman kejahatan di sektor jasa keuangan yang mungkin memanfaatkan kelalaian atau kelemahan dari pengguna mobile banking. Penelitian ini diukur menggunakan metode HAIS-Q. Populasi untuk penelitian ini adalah 100 responden yang menggunakan layanan aplikasi mobile banking di Indonesia. 30 responden menjadi sampel dalam penelitian ini. Instrumen penelitian ini adalah angket pertanyaan bedasarkan instrumen HAIS-Q. Angket pertanyaan terdiri dari 15 butir pertanyaan yang meliputi instrumen HAIS-Q. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner yang disebarkan melalui platform google form. Tentang hasil penelitian ini, diharapkan bahwa perilaku pengguna mobile banking dalam menjaga keamanan informasi data pribadi dapat mencapai tingkat yang optimal dan penelitian ini bisa Memberikan referensi atau pemahaman kepada masyarakat dalam berprilaku menjaga keamanan informasi data pribadinya. Dari hasil perhitungan beberapa nilai focus area yang bernilai rendah terdapat pada focus area “password management” dengan sub area “Sharing Password” (M=2,83) dan “mobile device” dengan sub area “Sending sensitive information via WI-FI” (M=2,68).
Analisis Behavioral Intention Mobile Banking dengan Model UTAUT2
Authors: Deasy Safitri  , Sofyan Joel Faruk , Negoro Dimas Angga , Kusmayadi Andri
Published: May 2024

The development of information technology has been very developed at this time, people have started to study and use technology, one of which is mobile banking. Mobile banking allows customers to complete financial transactions electronically without having to interact directly with bank employees. How to use mobile banking can be influenced by several supporting factors. The purpose of this research is to examine and analyze the influence of consumer usage behavior intentions on usage behavior using the UTAUT2 model. Using a purposive sampling method, this study used 145 mobile banking users and distributed online questionnaires from June to July 2023. By applying PLS-SEM as an intervention tool, this study found that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions and price values ​​have no effect on behavioral intention, while hedonic motivation and habit have a positive effect. Then behavioral intention has no influence on use behavior.
Pengaruh Pemberian Kurma dan Madu Terhadap Peningkatan Kadar Hemoglobin Pada Remaja Putri Di PMB L Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan Tahun 2024
Authors: Narulita Lina , Hanifa Fanni , K Milka Anggreni
Published: May 2024

Indonesia merupakan negara dengan jumlah penduduk terbanyak no. 4 di dunia setelah China, India dan Amerika Serikat. Berdasarkan hasil Sensus Penduduk 2020, Jumlah Penduduk Indonesia September 2020 sebanyak 270,20 juta jiwa. Jumlah penduduk laki-laki sebanyak 136,66 juta orang atau 50,58% dari penduduk Indonesia dan Jumlah penduduk perempuan di Indonesia hasil SP2020 sebanyak 133,54 juta orang, atau 49,42% dari penduduk Indonesia.Berdasarkan hasil Sensus Penduduk 2020, Jumlah Penduduk Indonesia September 2020 sebanyak 270,20 juta jiwa, 2/3 dari jumlah penduduk berada di usia produktif, 17% (46 juta jiwa) adalah remaja berusia 10-19 tahun. Remaja laki-laki terdiri dari 52% dan perempuan sebanyak 48%. Remaja usia 10-14 tahun terdiri dari 51% dan remaja usia 15-19 tahun sebanyak 49%. Anemia merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang banyak terjadi dan tersebar di seluruh dunia, baik di negara berkembang dan negara miskin. pada contoh kasus Remaja putri (rematri) rentan menderita anemia karena banyak kehilangan darah pada saat menstruasi. Rematri yang menderita anemia berisiko mengalami anemia pada saat hamil.Data survey kesehatan rumah tangga (SKRT) tahun 2018 menyatakan bahwa prevelensi anemia pada remaja putri usia 10-18 tahun sebesar 57,1% dan usia 19-45 tahun sebesar 39,5%. Wanita mempunyai resiko terkena anemia paling tinggi terutama pada remaja putri.Berbagai upaya telah dilakukan pemerintah untuk mencegah maupun menanggulangi masalah anemia di seluruh Indonesia, Diantaranya pemberian tablet Fe pada remaja, ibu hamil dan ibu nifas dan program Komunikasi, Informasi, dan Edukasi (KIE) meskipun implementasi dan hasil nya masih belum efektif. Berdasarkan uraian diatas, peneliti tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian dengan terapi non farmakologis penggunaan kurma dan madu untuk meningkatkan kadar hemoglobin tanpa ada efek samping dan tidak menimbulkan efek samping atau efek yang buruk terhadap remaja putri. Peneliti melakukan penelitian dengan judul “Pengaruh Pemberian Kurma dan Madu terhadap Peningkatan Kadar Hemoglobin Pada Remaja Putri Di PMB L Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan Tahun 2023”.
Historical and methodological development of the model of teacher training within the framework of the product master’s program “Turnkey School”
Authors: Nechaev Vladimir , Avdeeva Irina
Published: May 2024

The new model of professional training for educational institutions - the “product” pedagogical master’s degree - is described in the article. It has been implemented since 2019 at the Humanitarian and Pedagogical Institute of Sevastopol State University (SevSU) within the range of the project “Turnkey School”. The main features of the model are the following: Master’s degree studies are implemented as part of the process of forming a team for a new educational institution; the final qualifying work is an element of a collective “custom-made” product (the main educational program (MEP) that has been evaluated by an independent expert community; the formation of future teachers is carried out not only in the context of creating an actual educational product, but also its subsequent independent implementation; variable role identification of students in the process of mastering professional competencies.
The European Central Bank and the policy mix
Authors: Diessner Sebastian
Published: May 2024

This piece reviews how the European Central Bank can contribute to facilitating the green transition and then discusses how the ECB’s approach to policy coordination should be improved, in light of the recent review of the central bank’s operational framework for monetary policy. In a nutshell, the ECB needs to: dare to differentiate and care to coordinate.
Unique In-situ Measurements from Greenland Fjord Show Winter Freshening by Subglacial Melt
Authors: Hansen Karina , Karlsson Nanna , How Penelope , Poulsen Ebbe , Mortensen John , Rysgaard Søren
Published: May 2024

The interaction between glacier fronts and ocean waters is one of the key uncertainties for projecting future ice mass loss. Direct observations at glacier fronts are sparse but studies indicate that the magnitude and timing of freshwater fluxes are crucial in determining fjord circulation, ice frontal melt and ecosystem habitability. Particularly wintertime dynamics are severely understudied due to inaccessible conditions leading to a bias towards summer observations. In this study, we present novel in-situ observations of temperature and salinity acquired at the front of a marine-terminating glacier and in surrounding fjords in late winter in Greenland. The observations indicate the existence of an anomalously fresh pool of water by the glacier front. To our knowledge, our study is the first to document the existence of subglacially discharged freshwater outside the summer season, suggesting that meltwater generated at the bed of the glacier discharges into the fjord during winter. Our results have implications for the heat exchange between glacier fronts and ocean waters, glacier frontal melt rates, ocean mixing and currents, and biological production.
Perceived stigma mediates the relationship between health-related quality of life and depression in people with atopic dermatitis
Authors: North Chloe , van Beugen Sylvia , Holle Henning
Published: May 2024

An empirical study investigating the relationship between stigma, health-related quality of life and depression in people with atopic dermatits
Reduced threat-safety discrimination and generally enhanced generalization responses in adversity exposed young adults with emerging psychiatric symptoms
Authors: Qiao Zhiling , Samaey Celine , Jennen Lise , Mazereel Victor , vancampfort davy , Boets Bart , van Winkel Ruud
Published: May 2024

Background: Fear learning and generalization is one of the postulated transdiagnostic processes linking childhood adversity to psychopathology. Methods: Twenty-seven adversity-exposed individuals with (sub-)clinical psychiatric symptoms across at least two symptom dimensions (depressive, anxiety and psychotic symptoms) and 30 healthy controls, aged 17-24 years old, underwent a fear learning and generalization paradigm. Risk ratings and reaction times were measured to indicate the fear responses.Results: During fear acquisition, reduced threat-safety discrimination (quantified as the difference score between the danger and the safety cue) was demonstrated in the adversity group and this was driven by enhanced risk ratings for the safety cue. Moreover, a linear trend was observed, showing that the higher the levels of childhood adversity were, the higher the risk ratings for the safety cue as compared to the danger cue. This effect went beyond current psychiatric symptoms. During fear generalization, the generalization gradient in the adversity group did not differ from the control group. However, individuals exposed to adversity reported generally enhanced risk ratings across stimuli.Conclusion: Childhood adversity exposed individuals with (sub-)clinical psychiatric symptoms present similar alterations in fear learning and generalization as those with a diagnosable psychiatric disorder, possibly reflecting a vulnerability for further progression to psychopathology.
Prosocial evaluation: A new meta-analysis
Authors: Tan Alvin Wei Ming
Published: May 2024

In this project, we provide an updated meta-analysis on infants' preference for prosocial agents, expanding an existing meta-analysis (Margoni & Surian, 2018) to include newer studies, studies using looking time measures, and additional conditions.
Memory augmentation with an adaptive cognitive interface
Authors: Roberts Brady Ryan Thomas , Pruin Julia , Bainbridge Wilma A. , Rosenberg Monica D. , deBettencourt Megan T
Published: May 2024

What we remember reflects both what we encounter, such as the intrinsic memorability of a stimulus, and our internal attentional state when we encounter that stimulus. Our memories are better for memorable images and images encountered in an engaged attentional state. Here, in an effort to modulate long-term memory performance, we manipulated these factors in combination by selecting the memorability of presented images contingent on individuals’ natural fluctuations in sustained attention. Can image memorability and attentional state be strategically combined to improve memory? Are memorable images still well-remembered during lapses in sustained attention, and conversely, can attentive states rescue memory performance for forgettable images? We designed a procedure to monitor participants’ sustained attention dynamics on the fly via their response time fluctuations during a continuous performance task with trial-unique scene images. When high or low attentional states were detected, our algorithm triggered the presentation of high or low memorability images. Afterwards, participants completed a surprise recognition memory test for the attention-triggered images. Results demonstrated that memory performance for memorable items is not only resistant to lapses in sustained attention, but also that memory cannot be further improved by encoding memorable items in engaged attentional states. On the other hand, memory performance for low memorability images can be rescued by attentive encoding states. In sum, we show that both memorability and sustained attention states can be leveraged in real time to maximize memory performance. This approach suggests that adaptive cognitive interfaces can tailor what information appears when to best support overall memory performance.
Comparative Study on Wildlife Impact in Electric Fenced and Unfenced Communities in Dungmin Geog, Pemagatshel, Bhutan
Authors: Chedup Sangay , Dendup Tashi , Dorji Ugyen , Tshering Cheten , Maya Tamang Santa
Published: May 2024

Human wildlife conflicts are one of the major challenges for wildlife conservation throughout the globe, and electric fencing (EF) has been used as one of the means to address those challenges. However, the comprehensive study to assess its effectiveness is lacking in many parts. Thus, this study attempted to understand the impact on crops and crop guarding time before and after fencing in communities having both fenced and unfenced households in three Chiwogs under Pemagatshel district. The data were collected through total enumeration using semi-structured interviews from 80 households. Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test showed that the electric fence (EF) has a significant difference (p=0.00, M=50) to farmers in reducing their common crop loss to wildlife and protected staple crop damages (maize). However, bitter buckwheat and radish continued attacking by barking deer. EF reduced both day and night guarding time significantly to all common crops. On the contrary, the unfenced farmers have suffered from increasing pressure from the wildlife after the establishment of EF in their community. Maize and potato damage have significantly increased after EF. There was a significant difference in maize and potato's day and night guarding time before and after EF. Only night guarding time has a significant difference between sweet buckwheat and bitter buckwheat before EF and after EF.  Therefore, it emphasizes the need to cover the whole community by EF promoting crop production and reducing crop guarding against wildlife to avert similar issues in other communities.
Temporal Floodplain Change Assessment Using GIS: A Case of Tinau River, Butwal
Authors: Adhikari Pankaj
Published: May 2024

The understanding of historical floodplain change plays a pivotal role in the minimization of flood risk to communities. Though many research works in Nepal have attempted to study the Land Use Land Cover (LULC) change in different parts of the country, they have not dealt with identification of the floodplain and its change pattern over the period of the time.  This study is aimed at understanding the historical change in floodplain of Tinau River in Butwal city which has repeatedly witnessed devastating flooding events. For the purpose, historical Landsat images for the year 1988, 1999, 2009 and 2020 were acquired from earth explorer site of USGS. The supervised classification was performed in QGIS by classifying into vegetation, agricultural land, water bodies, floodplain and settlement. The result shows that there is significant decrease in the area of the floodplain. In the span of around 32 years, its area has decreased by around 229 hectares. The major regions of floodplain encroachment are found to be Buddhanagar, Majuwa and Sundarnagar. Moreover, significant increase in the area of settlement and decrease in agricultural land was observed. The result could be helpful for the policy makers to formulate strategies to prevent floodplain encroachment and cope with flood risk. Likewise, it can be baseline for further studies which delve into the details of change analysis of floodplain.
Kajian Literatur tentang Perkembangan Historis dan Transformasi Dakwah Gerakan Tarbiyah di Indonesia
Authors: Fuad Ai Fatimah Nur
Published: May 2024

This research analyses the historical development of the Tarbiyah movement in Indonesia. Specifically, it analyses on how and to what extent the daâ€™wa of the Tarbiyah movement has been transformed due its changing of religious, social and political dynamics of Indonesia since 1970s until now. Based on this written document-based research, I argue that the gradual transition of the Tarbiyah movement from a politically repressed network of religious purists in the 1970-80s into a fully-fledged dakwah political party (the Prosperous Justice Party /PKS) was the outcome of new â€˜political opportunitiesâ€™ which emerged during a period of demoÂ­cratisation. The political situation during the time of the Tarbiyah movementâ€™s emergence in the early 1980s saw state repression of Islamic movements and this constraint on political opportunity structures was one of the main factors causing the Liqo to be informally organised. Only in the post-New Order period (begun in 1998) did the movement start to generate its formal organizational structure in the shape of a political party named the PK(S). The move towards formality aimed to take advantage of the â€˜political opportunityâ€™ provided by a more democratic government, while the less formal and the informal aspects of their organisation supports the party in recruiting new members and mobilizing its sympathisers.Keywords: Daâ€™wa, Tarbiyah movement, PKS, Politics, Indonesia.Penelitian ini mengkaji perkembangan historis gerakan Tarbiyah di Indonesia. Secara khusus, penelitian ini mengkaji mengenai bagaimana dan sejauhmana dakwah gerakan Tarbiyah ini telah mengalami transÂ­formasi disebabkan oleh perubahan dinamika keagamaan, sosial, dan politik Indonesia sejak tahun 1970-an sampai saat ini. Berdasarkan peneÂ­litian berbasis analisa dokumen tertulis untuk ini, saya berpendapat bahwa transisi bertahap gerakan Tarbiyah dari jaringan agama puritan yang diteÂ­kan secara politis pada tahun 1970-1980-an menjadi sebuah partai politik dakwah pada akhir 1990-an adalah hasil dari peluang politik atau â€˜political opportunity' yang muncul selama periode demokratisasi. Situasi politik selama masa kemunculan gerakan Tarbiyah pada awal 1980-an menyebabÂ­kan represi negara atas gerakan Islam dan kendala pada struktur kesemÂ­patan politik ini adalah salah satu faktor utama yang menyebabkan liqo diorganisir secara informal. Pada periode pasca-Orde Baru (dimulai pada tahun 1998) gerakan ini mulai menghasilkan struktur organisasi formal dalam bentuk partai politik bernama PKS. Langkah perubahan menuju formalitas bertujuan untuk mengambil keuntungan dari 'peluang politik' yang dibuka oleh pemerintah yang lebih demokratis, sementara aspek yang kurang formal dan informal dari organisasi /gerakan mereka tetap bisa mendukung partai dalam merekrut anggota baru dan memobilisasi simÂ­patisannya.Kata Kunci: Dakwah, Gerakan Tarbiyah, PKS, Politik, Indonesia.
Russia-Ukraine War and Its Reflection on US-China Relations
Authors: CHITADZE Nika
Published: May 2024

The purpose of this research work was to study US-Chinese relations against the backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian war. China'sposition regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war is also analyzed. conduct a detailed analysis of geopolitical, and economic, issues of relations between the two Great Powers The work presents mainly questions of a predictive type, in relation to which it is determined that the trade relations between the United States and China that existed before the 2022 war are preserved. On the other hand, China has not yet taken radical steps towards rapprochement with Russia and moving away from the United States. China will pursue a pragmatic policy of maintaining trade and economic relations with the United States and will therefore ignore Russian policies. The US and China should take very careful policy steps. China should use its accumulated power with great caution so as not to harm other states and, at the same time, its own plans for the future. In addition, the US Department of State should take sensible steps in dealing with China.
Teacher's Perceptions and Experiences on Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Primary and High Schools during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: ALJOVIC Ajla , AKAY Ceylani
Published: May 2024

Teaching and acquisition of English as a foreign language (EFL) has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic in all educational settings around the world. This research paper looks into the perceptions and experiences of EFL teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina's elementary and high schools throughout the pandemic. A qualitative method - interviews with 40 teachers - was used in the study. The results show that teachers had a variety of difficulties while instructing EFL during the pandemic, including a lack of internet access, a lack of student involvement, and a lack of sufficient training in online teaching methods. However, many instructors also acknowledged the benefits, like improved adaptability and creativity in their education. The paper concludes with recommendations for improving EFL instruction both during and after the epidemic, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that all students have fair access to resources and technology as well as the necessity of giving teachers more training and support.
Keywords: EFL, teaching, learning, challenges, COVID-19, methods, strategies, creativity, technology, training, ICT tools
GERIATRIC ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF MEDICAL-SOCIAL, PALLIATIVE AND HOSPICE CARE IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE WAR: COMBINATION OF MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Authors: Tsarenko Anatolii V. , Chaikovska Vira V. , Goyda Nina G. , Maksimova Zoya V.
Published: May 2024

The aim of the study is to characterize, from the point of view of geriatric aspects, the current problems of the organization of medico-social, palliative and hospice care (PHC) and social services for palliative care in the war conditions based on multidisciplinary, interagency and inter-sectoral approaches, as well as a combination of medical, psychological and social problems.
Materials and methods. The research materials were scientific literary sources and regulatory documents. A pilot survey of 200 people was conducted to study the psychological state and psychological support needs of the elderly and internally displaced persons (IDPs). The survey results of 3,705 client’s questionnaires of the “Vseturbota” Project were also evaluated, of which 63.6 % are people aged 67-84 years, 26.4 % are 85–101 years old. The following research methods were used in the work: bibliosemantic, sociological, system approach and system analysis.
Results and discussion. After February 24, 2022, IDPs will experience significant difficulties, suffer from reduced income, increased dependence on humanitarian aid, do not feel safe and protected. All these are reflected in their psychological state. It was found that among respondents aged ≥75 years had the most people with medium (57.1 %) and low (25.0 %) levels of anxiety, 71.4 % had a low level of mood. 32.17 % of the “Vseturbota” Project clients needed additional consultation with a family doctor, 3.83 % needed consultation with a psychologist, and 3.35 % with other specialists. Most often, they needed help around the house (26.02 %), buying medicines/foodstuff (22.43 %), 34.97 % needed information, and 13.36 % needed psychological counseling. An important condition for providing geriatric patients, including IDPs, with affordable, high-quality and effective PHC is the creation of a system and service of ambulatory/mobile and inpatient PHC facilities and medico-social care.
Conclusions. The military aggression of the Russian Federation caused considerable suffering to the population of Ukraine. The state of anxiety and fear has a negative impact not only on the psycho-emotional, but also on the physical sphere of the elderly, which necessitates the implementation of psychological services and effective strategies for overcoming stress and distress, which requires the development and implementation of mechanisms for interagency coordination and cooperation, involving and training of multidisciplinary teams’ specialists and volunteers, effective advocacy activities, etc.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE DERMAL EFFECT OF PESTICIDES ON PROFESSIONAL CONTINGENTS USING INNOVATIVE 3RIVE 3D TECHNOLOGY
Authors: Shevchenko Olena P. , Bardov Pavlo V. , Borysenko Andrii A. , Antonenko Anna M. , Omelchuk Sergii T. , Kovalchuk Olexandr I. , Dema Olena V.
Published: May 2024

The skin is the most vulnerable organ when spraying pesticides on fields. Farmers are also exposed to pesticides during mixing, loading of pesticides, and when cleaning equipment and disposing of empty containers.
The aim. To study and analyze the features of the risk of pesticides dermal exposure to professional contingents during treatments using the innovative 3RIVE 3D pesticide application technology.
Materials and methods. The 3RIVE 3D innovative technological system of introducing was used to applicate Brigade 3Rive 3D, SC formulation. Field experiments on the study of working conditions when using the pesticide were conducted in various soil and climatic regions of Eastern Europe. Statistical processing of the results was carried out using a package of licensed statistical programs IBM SPSS StatisticsBase v.22 and MS Excel.
Research results and discussion. During the conducted research, no bifenthrin contamination was found on the open skin of the operator and the tractor driver, who were processing corn crops with the Brigade 3Rive 3D, SC formulation. However, the operator's gloves were found to contain 0.025 mg of bifenthrin.
Calculation of the unitless CASd value on the possibility of skin acute effects when applying the formulation showed that bifenthrin and the Brigade 3Rive 3D, SC formulation based on it are characterized by sufficient selectivity of action on the target object (CASd – 645 and 162, respectively, i.e. > 100) and a low level of danger acute dermal toxic effects for workers, which is due to low values of effective consumption rates.
The real dermal risk of bifenthrin exposure when using the Brigade 3Rive3D, SC formulation was significantly lower compared to the risk of workers involved in “traditional” air treatment and treatment with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) (p=0.009-0.048 according to Wilcoxon's W-criterion); in comparison with rod and fan processing – it is non-significantly lower (р=0.262-1.000). There was a similar picture in comparison with the dermal aggravated risk – significantly lower in comparison with the risk of workers involved in “traditional” air treatment and processing with the help of UAVs (p=0.009 according to Wilcoxon's W-criterion); in comparison with rod and fan treatment – non-significantly lower (р=0.262-1.000).
Conclusion. It was established that the studied active substance bifenthrin and the Brigade 3Rive 3D, SC formulation based on it are characterized by sufficient selectivity of dermal action on the target object and a low probability of acute dermal effects. A higher probability of acute inhalation poisoning than dermal exposure was revealed.
ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF PSYCHIATRIC CARE IN UKRAINE
Authors: Bibyk Inessa G. , Lytvynova Liubov O. , Artemchuk Lyudmila I. , Donik Оlena M. , Slutu Natalia Y. , Orlychenko Kateryna V.
Published: May 2024

The aim of the study. To analyze the current state of psychiatric care in Ukraine against the background of its reform; to investigate the dynamics of individual indicators of mental health and the activity of institutions providing psychiatric care for the period 2008-2021.
Material and methods. The materials of the study were official statistical data from the reports of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the Center for Medical Statistics of the Central Health Service of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine for 2008–2021, and the Institute of Health Indicators and Evaluation (IHME, USA) on the global burden of diseases. Bibliographic, epidemiological, medical-statistical, analytical methods were used in the research.
The results. The relevance of studying the current state of the organization of psychiatric care in Ukraine is primarily determined by the growing need of the population in connection with the negative impact of the consequences of the war on mental health. It was established that the prevalence of mental disorders in Ukraine in the period from 2008 to 2017 decreased by 17.8% and amounted to 3944.8; primary morbidity decreased by 38.7% and amounted to 300.9 cases per 100,000 population in 2017. Mortality from mental disorders in the period 2008-2017 decreased by 2.7 times to 2.3 cases per 100,000 population. However, in 2021 it was already 2.4. According to the second stage of the health care reform, there is a reduction in inpatient psychiatric facilities and their bed fund (by 40-50% on average). Medical facilities that provide psychiatric care lack qualified specialists (53-73% of positions are filled).
Conclusions. Deinstitutionalization, which is carried out in Ukraine, is consistent with the Concept of the state target program of mental health care in Ukraine for the period until 2030. When reducing beds in psychoneurological hospitals, it is necessary to create conditions for alternative treatment of mentally ill patients in order to maintain the availability of care. The dynamics of changes in mental health indicators and the activity of healthcare institutions have regional features that must be taken into account when calculating the need for various types of psychiatric care. Optimizing psychiatric care is hindered by a lack of psychiatrists and psychologists, but the involvement of family doctors in the provision of psychological care and the introduction of mobile interdisciplinary teams will help.
UTILIZING DIGITAL COMPETENCES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL IN HIGHER MEDICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
Authors: Simon Kyrylo I. , Kriachkova Lilia V. , Zakharov Serhii V. , Zaitsev Vyacheslav V.
Published: May 2024

Introduction. Building a robust healthcare system aimed at improving overall population health and a reliable electronic health system requires a corresponding level of proficiency in digital competences (DC) among future healthcare professionals. The relevance of this research lies in the understanding that the effective execution of medical and managerial responsibilities is impossible without an adequate level of DC, and mastering them must occur during the education of future healthcare professionals.
The aim. To investigate the levels of proficiency in DC and the understanding of their importance among students enrolled in institutions of higher medical education (IHME) for the development of leadership and management potential during the educational process of future healthcare professionals.
Materials and methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 265 students (1st-6th years) at Dnipro State Medical University. Bibliosemantic and sociological methods were used. Students were grouped by academic year: junior (1-2), middle (3-4), and senior (5-6). Results were analyzed using widely accepted statistical approaches and the integrated development environment Jupyter Notebook (https://jupyter.org/install). A significance level of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant for all hypotheses.
Results. According to the obtained data all students, regardless of their academic year, understand the importance of studying digital competences. On average, the overall importance level for all DC was 6.99 (95% CI 6.72-7.26) on a ten-point scale. Proficiency in DC significantly (p=0.002) varied depending on the academic year, with seniors scoring higher than middle (in all aspects) and junior students (for most aspects). No significant differences were found between the proficiency levels of junior and middle students (p>0.05). Proficiency in general DC was significantly higher compared to special medical and cybersecurity DC, both within each group and for all respondents. More than 80% of respondents stated that mastering DC is important for performing managerial functions, with no differences between groups (p>0.05).
Conclusions. Present-day healthcare professionals require a proper level of proficiency in DC. The study demonstrates that students' motivation to learn DC is more than sufficient, but proficiency in special medical and cybersecurity DC needs improvement. The majority of respondents consider mastering DC an integral element in the formation of health-oriented leadership and effective management in healthcare. Mastering of DC should occur systematically with active involvement of IHME in the process.