bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FACTORS IMPACTING ONLINE PURCHASE: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors:   Management Department, University Syiah Kuala, Indonesia, Nizam Al Hidayat , Hamza Abdul ,   Management Department, University Syiah Kuala, Indonesia
Published: May 2023

With the increasing popularity of online shopping, there has been a growing interest in understanding the factors that impact consumers' decisions to purchase products online. This article provides a comprehensive review of the existing literature on the factors that influence online purchase behavior. The article begins by providing an overview of the current state of online shopping and the importance of understanding the factors that impact online purchase behavior. It then reviews the various theories and models that have been used to explain online shopping behavior, including the technology acceptance model, the theory of reasoned action, and the theory of planned behavior. The article also provides a review of the empirical research that has investigated the factors impacting online purchase behavior, including factors such as trust, perceived risk, perceived value, and social influence. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for marketers and retailers who are looking to better understand and influence consumers' online purchase behavior.
ACTIVITIES FOR CARING SCOUTS THAT INCREASE PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Authors:   Department Of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia, Hajid Ahmad
Published: May 2023

Scouting has long been known for developing leadership skills, teamwork, and outdoor skills. However, scouting can also be an effective platform for promoting prosocial behavior in young people. In this article, we review the literature on the topic and identify several activities that can be used to promote prosocial behavior in caring scouts. These activities include community service projects, random acts of kindness, team building activities, and environmental projects. By incorporating these activities into scouting programs, we can help young people become caring scouts who are committed to making a positive difference in their communities.
ORGANIZATION OF EXPERIMENTAL WORK AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEGAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN
Authors:   Teacher Of Namangan State University, Uzbekistan, O’g’li Satvoldiyev Fakhriddin Akbarali
Published: May 2023

The article analyzes the essence of the concept of legal education and upbringing of schoolchildren, the approaches of various scientists. Ways, methods and means of further improving the legal education and upbringing of schoolchildren, the importance of experimental testing and implementation of technologies that meet today's requirements are explained. In addition, the results of experimental tests and their analysis on the improvement of technologies for improving the effectiveness of legal education and upbringing of schoolchildren will be discussed.
ABDULLA QADIRI'S SKILL OF DESCRIBING THE NATIONAL SPIRIT
Authors:   Professor Of Tashkent State University Of Uzbek Language And Literature Named After Alisher Navoi, Doctor Of Philological Sciences, Uzbekistan, Jabborov Nurboy
Published: May 2023

The scientific conception of the article is founded on the literary interpretation of the original essence of literature through national spirit and national literary-aesthetic thought as a core dimension in assessing a certain writer’s work. It is put on the agenda that it is necessary to analyze theoretically and scientifically the best selected samples of each nation’s literature in the world from the point of view of national spirit regardless of what language the work was created by. In Uzbek literature of the XX century the work “Bygone Days” by Abdulla Qodiri was analyzed as a novel to meet this dimension. According to the author’s opinion the national spirit in the work “Bygone Days” displays itself on the bases of the following three principles: 1) interpretation of specific customs, traditions, values, nation’s dreams and expectations endowing the national spirit; 2) expression of the competence to assess critically the nation itself; 3) poetic embodiment of courageous faith peculiar to national personalities in the work. In its turn, out of these principles, the first one presents nation’s morality, the second - its will, the third – its faith, and these three angles make the national spirit as a whole unit. It was discovered that the expression of the national spirit and literary skill were harmonized uttermost. At the end of the article the research results were theoretically generalized
THE ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION GOVERNING THE JUDICIAL AND LEGAL REFORMS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN FROM 2017 TO THE PRESENT
Authors:   Doctor Of Law, Professor Tashkent State University Of Law Lawyer, Professional Mediator, Uzbekistan, Nematov Jasur
Published: May 2023

The article analyses the important historical and legal documents that served to ensure the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the formation and development stages of the legal system of the country, the prospects for the development of the legislation of our independent state. The changes in the social, economic, political, legal and cultural life of the country are reflected in the legal system.
MODERN VALEOLOGICAL TEACHINGS AND THEIR SOCIOANTHROPOLOGICAL ESSENCE
Authors:   Bukhara State Medical Institute Teacher Of The Department Of Social Sciences, Uzbekistan, Ergashevna Gadoeva Lobar
Published: May 2023

The article emphasizes the fact that the lifestyle is the main indicator of human life and human existence, existence, the essence of the concept of "lifestyle", its internal and external features, sociodynamic and functional properties, dialectical links with other social events.
ANALYSIS OF THE WORKS PERFORMED BY SHARAF BASHBEKOV INSSENIROV
Authors:   JDPU Faculty Of Uzbek Language And Literature Teacher Of The Department Of Methodology For Teaching Uzbek Literature, Uzbekistan, Tilavna Hamroyeva Gulmira
Published: May 2023

In this article, we sum up the theoretical information about the staging of samples of epic genre or folklore, namely, inssenirovka, and at the same time we aim to analyze the works of Sharaf Bashbekov inssenirovka into such types as free and the same inssenirofka.
Pemberdayaan Perempuan melalui Pengelolaan UMKM dengan Membuat Koperasi dan Pemanfaatan BUMDes di Desa Pangkalan
Authors: Ali Abdul Muiz , Ilmi Irpan , Ulpah Novi Yanti , Sidik Wisnu Permana , Aisyah Siti , Tazkiatunnafsi Hasmi
Published: May 2023

Pengabdian  masyarakat  ini  bertujuan  untuk  memberikan  pengetahuan  dan  keterampilan  para perempuan yang berusia produktif mengenai UMKM (usaha mikro kecil dan menengah) serta memanfaatkan peluang bisnis di era digital yang mana perempuan harus mempunyai peluang dan peran yang sama untuk memajukan perekonomian keluarga, sehingga para perempuan dapat berdaya  secara ekonomi. Program ini melibatkan 55 perempuan berusia produktif yang di awali dengan para anggota PKK dan kader posyandu yang nantinya akan terus melibatkan perempuan lain di wilayah Desa Pangkalan. Untuk ikut di berdayakan melalui UMKM (usaha mikro kecil dan menengah) ini. Program ini dilakukan  melalui beberapa tahap.  Tahap pertama  adalah memetakan usaha yang akan membantu perekonomian para perempuan. Tahap kedua adalah tahap pelaksanaan dan tahap ketiga adalah tahap evaluasi untuk memastikan para peserta dapat memiliki panduan dalam memulai atau mengembangkan usaha nantinya. Hasil kegiatan ini menunjukkan bahwa setelah mendapatkan pengetahuan dan  keterampilan  sebagian besar  peserta (75%) memiliki  motivasi  yang tinggi  untuk memulai dan mengembangkan usaha yang diukur dengan  skala motivasi berwirausaha.
Meningkatkan Pengetahuan Dan Keterampilan Petani Dalam Pembuatan Pupuk Organik Bokashi Di Gereja Marturia Oesapa Selatan Kota Kupang
Authors: Bunyani Nur Aini , Neolaka Frengky , Finmeta Abdonia W. , Kerihi Eka C.G. , Manu Charizal M.A. , Roman Maya F. , Leo Nardi M.
Published: May 2023

The community at the Marturia Oesapa Selatan Church has a population of 600 people and 26 of them work as farmers, retirees and traders. Based on observations and surveys conducted in February 2023, the problems encountered are still using inorganic fertilizers for agriculture, fertilizing ornamental plants and fertilizing horticultural plants in the yard of the house for more practical reasons, but the community does not yet know the impact of using inorganic fertilizers. The purpose of holding this PKM activity is to increase public understanding of the negative impacts of using inorganic fertilizers, increase understanding of the benefits of using organic fertilizers and provide training on how to process household waste into organic fertilizer. This community service took place at the Marturia Oesapa Selatan Church in Kupang City on Wednesday 1 March 2023 with 26 participants. The first stage is to conduct field observations and coordinate with the Head of the Marturia Oesapa Selatan Church regarding the cooperation agreement and the place and time of implementation. The second stage is preparing training materials. The third stage is the implementation of training on processing household waste into organic fertilizer. As a result of PKM activities, participants understand the importance of organic fertilizer for plantations, ornamental plants, horticultural crops and utilization of natural resources around them to be processed into bokashi organic fertilizer. Participants also have the skills to make bokashi organic fertilizer after participating in this activity, judging from the success of carrying out the work steps given during counseling and technical instructions in making organic fertilizer.

Keywords: Household waste, bokashi organic fertilizer
Edukasi Pencegahan Penipuan Online Berbasis Sosial Media di Desa Mekarwangi
Authors: Fauzi Asep Mu’mar , Wahyuni Ai Teti , Chintia Gina , Nenci Intan Sri , Nurwahidah Neni , Sari Putri Nurlela
Published: May 2023

Perkembangan teknologi Internet telah melahirkan sebuah masyarakat baru yang disebut sebagai masyarakat berjejaring yang melakukan interkasi sosial secara maya. Seperti juga dalam interaksi sosial tanpa media, dalam interaksi maya terdapat perilaku menyimpang dari peserta interaksi. Salah satunya adalah penipuan dalam interaksi melalui media sosial. Untuk memahami bagaimana praktik penipuan terjadi dalam interaksi melalui media sosial, dilakukan penelitian dengan kasus kebanyakan korban penipuan wanita pengguna Facebook. Kemunculan internet menyebabkan banyaknya perubahan di berbagai lini kehidupan. Penggunaan internet di Indonesia mencakup berbagai aspek, ekonomi, edukasi, layanan publik, hiburan, dan sosial politik. Sayangnya perkembangan ini tidak diimbangi dengan literasi digital yang mencukupi khususnya kesadaran mengenai kejahatan siber. Hal ini menimbulkan permasalahan di masyarakat yakni meningkatnya penipuan digital yang memanfaatkan ketidaktahuan masyarakat. Melalui program pengabdian masyarakat, dengan menggunakan metode PAR (Partisipatory Action Research) Sekolah tinggi Ilmu Tarbiyah Nahdlatul ‘Ulama (STITNU) Al-Farabi Pangandaran menjawab tantangan ini dengan mengadakan sosialisasi dengan mengadakan seminar untuk menghindari penipuan digital dan memupuk kesadaran masyarakat terhadap kejahatan digital sekaligus mendorong masyarakat untuk menjadi agen untuk menyebarkan materi sosialisasi ke lingkup masyarakat yang lebih luas. Ibu-ibu PKK, Kader posyandu, Karang taruna dan Perangkat Desa Mekarwangi yang berjumlahkan 30 orang yang menjadi peserta. Serta KOMINFO dan Dosen Pembimbing Lapangan sebagai narasumber memperkenalkan dampak positif dan negatif dari perkembangan teknologi informasi, cara mengidentifikasi potensi penipuan di dunia maya dan cara melaporkan penipuan digital kepada pihak berwajib. Kemudian bentuk hasil dari seminar tersebut dengan diberikannya angket kepada masyarakat berbentuk freetest dan posttest yang didalamnya berisikan pertanyaan-pertanyaan dengan jumlah 15 pertanyaan yang bersangkutan tentang penipuan di media sosial.
Pembuatan Pojok Literasi Sebagai Strategi Pencegahan Penyalahgunaan Narkoba di Desa Pangkalan
Authors: Ali Abdul Muiz , Saepurrohman Asep , Patimah Cucu , Nurratman Nurratman , Sulastri Susi , Sarifatunnisa Yunyun
Published: May 2023

Penyalahgunaan narkotika dan obat-obatan berbahaya (narkoba) adalah fenomena yang telah lama ada dan dialami oleh seluruh negara di belahan dunia. Penyalahgunaan narkotika dan obat-obatan berbahaya pada dasarnya termasuk dalam kejahatan transnasional, mengingat mata rantai dalam peyalahgunaan narkoba termasuk didalamnya berupa aktifitas perdagangan maupun produksi. Kejahatan transnasional merupakan tipe kejahatan yang terencana, terorganisir, dan memerlukan persiapan matang. Pengalihan fokus remaja temntu menjadi urgensi dalam menyikapi hal tersebut dan menjadi salah satu faktor pendorong maju dan mundurnya pendidikan yang ada di Indonesia Umumnya khususnya di daerah yang saat ini menjadi objek penelitian penulis yakni Desa Pangkalan. Pembuatan pojok literasi sebagai pengalihan fokus remaja dewasa kini menjadi salah satu solusi yang bisa di lakukan sebagai antisipasi agar remaja tidak terjerumus dalam narkoba. Dalam penelitian ini penulis mengunakan metode PAR (Participatory Action Research) dimana penulis melakukan observasi sekaligus partisipasi ke Dusun dan beberapa sekolah di Desa Pangkalan, setelah itu penulis melakukan aksi dengan terjun langsung ke lapangan berusaha mencari sokusi mengenai maraknya hal tersebut, lalu penulis melakukan evaluasi. Berdasarkan  tahap pelaksanaanya kurang lebih selama empat minggu (satu bulan) yang dimulai pada tanggal 02 Februari 2023 sampai 03 Maret 2023 dapat dikatakan berhasil. Selain masyarakat setempat dan para remaja antusias dalam melaksanakan kegiatan di pojok literasi, disamping itu anak mulai bbisa mengalihkan fokus untuk bisa lebih produktif dalam kegiatan sehari-hari.
Upaya Pengembangan Pariwisata Melalui Pemberlakuan Tiket di Pemandangan Alam Arak – Arak Bondowoso
Authors: Andre Andre , Mauliyah Nur Ika , Fadoillah Mohammad , Karomah Moch. Sabdanil
Published: May 2023

Wisata merupakan sebuah aktifitas perjalanan yang dilakukan oleh satu orang atau sekelompok orang dengan cara berkunjung ke tempat tertentu untuk tujuan rekreasi, pengembangan pribadi, atau mempelajari keunikan daya tarik wisata yang dikunjungi dalam jangka waktu tertentu. Pariwisata adalah segala bentuk perjalanan yang berkaitan dengan kegiatan rekreasi yang memiliki tujuan mengisi waktu luang dengan bepergian ke satu tempat atau lebih. Arak-arak Bondowoso adalah sebuah taman di sebuah hutan di kawasan pegunungan yang berada di bagian barat Bondowoso. Taman yang menawari pemandangan dari ketinggian dengan fasilitas gazebo, rumah pohon, spot foto, wahana, musholla dan toilet. Potensi pemandangan alam arak-arak sangat maju dari tahun ketahun yang menjadi sumber pendapatan daerah di Bondowoso. Wisata yang digemari oleh semua kalangan dan jumlah pengunjung tiap bulannya mengalami kenaikan.
Longstanding Crystalline Retinopathy Secondary to Intravitreal Triamcinolone Injection
Authors: Thomas Katherine , Curry Jeffery
Published: May 2023

Background: Crystalline retinopathy has many disparate etiologies with varying potentials in visual outcome. Due to the potential severity of these outcomes, differentiation of etiology is critical to guide both follow up and treatment regimen. Diagnosis can be facilitated with a thorough medical history, clinical presentation, and imaging such as optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Case Report: This case demonstrates a rare incidence of crystalline retinopathy in a 65-year-old male attributed to a single intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVTA) injection with 8 year follow up data, followed by a review of other types of crystalline retinopathy secondary to pharmaceutical agents.

Conclusion: A complete case history, including medications, systemic disorders and surgical history are critical. Ancillary testing, such as OCT can be diagnostic. This patient’s history of IVTA injection for diabetic macular edema and the OCT showing preretinal hyperreflective refractiles lead to the diagnosis of triamcinolone crystalline retinopathy.
The Influence of Emotional Intelligence Towards Investing Decision
Authors: Siloam Yosafat Chrisologus , Gunawan Lenny
Published: May 2023

This study has a goal to analyze the influence of emotional intelligence towards investing decisions. Emotional intelligence covers 5 major part namely motivation, self-awareness, handling feelings, social aptitude, and empathy. This study only focuses on 3 major parts based on pre-survey namely motivation, self-awareness, and handling feelings. This study uses a purposive quantitative method conducted to 97 investors that reside in Indonesia and analyzed using multiple regression. The finding of this research is there are simultaneous effects of emotional intelligence towards investing decisions. This research also find that motivation and self-awareness has not significant effect individually towards investing decision,
Digital Marketing Business Strategy to MSME Performance in the Industrial Revolution 4.0 Era
Authors: Setyawati Amelia , Sugangga Rayyan , Maula Farij Ibadil , Rahma Adelia
Published: May 2023

This research examines how digital marketing helps SMEs in the industrial era 4.0. Seeing the phenomenon that is currently growing rapidly in the world of SMEs is very interesting and unique, the strategy for SMEs with technology needs to be studied in depth, hence the need for this research to use a qualitative descriptive method. This research examines the actors in the clothing business (distribution). This survey covers six owners and staff distribution. Observation, documentation, and participant in-depth analysis of data. Based on the results of research that has been interpreted with relevant previous research, that apparel SMEs in the industrial era 4.0 require conventional to digital growth strategies. Tokped, shopee, WhatsApp Business, and Instagram show that merchandise distortion has grown. Distortion works with small or independent bands with fans to create a selling environment. Distortion Merchandise band support pressure, goods and shipments, as well as buying and selling. On the other hand, Awesam is active in marketplaces and social media, from tokped, shopee, Lazada, Instagram, Tik Tok, and WhatsApp Business to the Awesam website which is at the top when it comes to "poor plain clothes". One account can publish two to five stories a day with interesting material. Consumer privacy hinders digital marketing. Most internet shopkeepers mark pictures or make product offers to all clients without the owner's consent. Customers sometimes get annoyed with the photos sent. The HR soft skills-technology balance is another issue to address.
A Framework for Understanding Travel Intention
Post-Pandemic to International Tourist Destinations
Authors: Zain Mheidat Mohammad , Marzuki Azizan
Published: May 2023

The main goal of this paper is to shed light on risk perception, travel motivation, and destination image as significant factors in travel intention to international destinations. Understanding the influence of these factors is a strong trend in tourism research. However, limited studies have developed a model to understand global tourist travel intentions post-COVID-19. Because of the pandemic constraints, the world economy and the tourism sector have faced severe negative consequences. These consequences led to a drop in the number of international tourists, representing the primary source of tourism income contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for many developing countries. Governments and stakeholders are striving to ensure the recovery of tourism services and products to attract tourists to safe destinations. Based on the review and analysis of selected studies, this study highlights the significance of critical factors influencing tourists' intention to travel post-pandemic. Additionally, this contribution offers a framework for future studies on crisis-related travel behavior.
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Roles of Purchase Intentions and Social Media in Dark Tourism
Authors: Rivera-Eraso Alvaro , van der Woude David , Sandoval-Escobar Marithza , Ariza-Salazar Janitza
Published: May 2023

Dark tourism is roughly understood as travelling to places historically associated with death and tragedy. However, the determinants of such a specific type of tourism are not well explored. Therefore, this research aims to determine the possible relation between the intention variables, particularly perceived risk and the values of sensation-seeking and hedonism. For this purpose, an online questionnaire of eight subscales was applied to 821 participants, with ages corresponding to generations Y and Z. The results of a structural equation modelling revealed the existence of seven latent variables whose goodness-of-fit suggests that dark tourism is mainly related to the intention to visit and search for information on the Internet. This study is novel compared to previous research in that it suggests that the destination does not have a direct relation to the intention to share information on social media.
Legality of Political and Ethical Consumerism in Tourism
Authors: Vogler Ralf
Published: May 2023

Political or ethical activism associated with tourism consumption receives hardly any attention from a legal perspective. As such activities may constitute a legal infringement of competition, (potential) activists, particularly companies engaging in such activism, need to be aware of the potential risk of being subject to legal prosecution, undermining the actual goals of their activism. Vice versa, companies, destinations or other tourism entities negatively affected by activism may claim such a behaviour to be deemed illegal. Such illegality may originate from a competition's abusive behaviour or unfair commercial practice. For either of those to be applicable, actors taking part or calling for political or ethical induced consumption need at least to have an indirect economic interest in the tourism market and, similar to the activism targets, need to be considered an economic entity. This also applies to destinations not considering themselves economic entities, despite being commercially active. In general, consumption activism will be deemed illegal if used or called for by a dominant market position. Without market dominance, activism activities are deemed commercially unfair unless the originator of activism has a legitimate reason protected by constitutional rights.
Green HRM and Sustainable Performance in Malaysian Hotels
Authors: Nisar Qasim Ali , Hussain Kashif , Sohail Saira , Yaghmour Samer , Nasir Nadia , Haider Shahbaz
Published: May 2023

Due to the business complexity and competitive environment, hotels are paying great attention to improve their sustainability performance through greening their workforce. Thus, this study examines the role of Green HRM practices in attaining sustainable environmental performance in Malaysian hotels while considering the crucial role of employees' pro-environmental attitudes, green behaviors, and green work climate perceptions. Data were collected from the employees who were directly engaged in implementing green practices in selected hotels. A survey questionnaire was used for data collection, and about 350 responses were received and applied for analysis through PLS-SEM. Findings revealed that Green HRM practices (green training and involvement, green performance management and compensation) positively and significantly influence employees' pro-environmental attitudes, further promoting green behaviors. It was also found that employees' green behaviors are the key contributors to spurring sustainable hotel performance. Therefore, this study might support decision-makers in understanding the role of Green HR practices in greening the workforce in the hospitality industry context.
Dual Careers – reconciling sporting and academic success: systematic review of the literature
Authors:   Unidade de Apoio ao Alto Rendimento na Escola (UAARE), Malhoa Sara , Sarmento Hugo , Lameiras João , Rosado António
Published: May 2023

Review question / Objective: A systematic review carried out intends to carefully analyze the literature on the relationship between demographic and psychosocial determinants and the conciliation of studies with sports life. It aims to analyse, synthesize and update existing research on career management and development, namely, the dual careers of high-performance sports athletes who, at the same time, attend secondary education, starting from the research question - What is the profile of European students-athletes who simultaneously practice high performance sport and study in secondary education?. Condition being studied: The educational experience facilitates sports development and the skills trained in a sports context are transferable to the world of education and work. Being an elite athlete becomes more and more demanding as the number of training hours increases (20-30h/week) and the frequency of competitions, which has immediate implications for lifestyle and time management, requiring greater effort and commitment to fulfill your role as a student and athlete. Succeeding in both careers is highly demanding and challenging.
O USO DO SIG WEB MAPBIOMAS COMO RECURSO DIDÁTICO PARA ENSINO DE GEOGRAFIA NOS ANOS FINAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL
Authors: Alencar Gutemberg Farias de , Aguiar Vinicius Gomes de
Published: May 2023

No ensino de Geografia, a Cartografia, pode auxiliar o desenvolvimento de habilidades e desenvolturas tais como leitura, análise e interpretação do espaço, pois possibilita ao aluno entender a distribuição espacial das relações entre sociedade e natureza, ao mesmo tempo em que se apropria de uma técnica fundamental para ampliar habilidades de representar, compreender e interpretar o espaço geográfico (PNLD, 1999).Pazini e Montanha (2005) salientam que atividades cartográficas promovem o desenvolvimento de esquemas mentais que auxiliam na aprendizagem e autonomia intelectual do estudante, reafirmando a importância de se aliar essas atividades com as possibilidades de interação oferecidas pelas inovações tecnológicas relacionadas com a geoinformação.Dito isso, podemos compreender a cartografia na escola de forma a desenvolver o conhecimento para promover a utilização das Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação (TIC), bem como as metodologias e as ferramentas que auxiliam o ensino de Geografia, especialmente por meio dos Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) de modo a contribuir como ferramenta didática. [...]
Therapeutical protocol in otitis seromucosa
Authors:   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ”Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania, Bugari Radmila Anca ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr. Turcin Clinic, Arad, Romania, Baschir Sorin ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ”Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr. Turcin Clinic, Arad, Romania,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Arad County Clinical Hospital, Romania, Turcin Luminita ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr. Turcin Clinic, Arad, Romania,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Arad County Clinical Hospital, Romania,   Department of General Medicine, ”Vasile Goldis” Western University, Arad, Romania, Chita Dana Simona ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Dr. Turcin Clinic, Arad, Romania,   Department of Neurology, ”Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania, Zdremtan Dana ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ”Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Arad County Clinical Hospital, Romania, Floarea Ioana ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ”Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Arad County Clinical Hospital, Romania, Jompan Afilon ,   Department of General Medicine, ”Vasile Goldis” Western University, Arad, Romania, Chioreanu Alexandru ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ”Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Arad County Clinical Hospital, Romania
Published: May 2023

Introduction. In the first part of the paper, the authors propose to systematize the data from the literature on seromucous otitis. Material and methods. We performed a retrospective clinical study, starting from the premise that there are 3 therapeutic trends for children with chronic seromucous otitis in medical practice. A first group includes children who only underwent adenoidectomy, the second who underwent adenoidectomy and myringotomy and the third group who underwent adenoidectomy and the installation of a trans- tympanic drainage tube. The results were compared, and a new therapeutical protocol regarding the pediatric patients with chronic seromucous otitis comes as a final conclusion.
A Study on the Endowment Effect in Second-hand Trading Platforms: Focused on Material Goods and Experiential Goods
Authors:   Academic Society of Global Business Administration, Seo Hangju , Kim Yongbum
Published: May 2023

The purpose of this study is to examines how the endowment effect in second-hand trading platforms differs depending on product type and materialism. We classified into products into material goods and experiential goods, and predicted that the endowment effect would be greater in experiential goods than in material goods. In addition, unlike experiential goods, in material goods, it is expected that the endowment effect would vary depending on materialism.
To test our hypotheses, a total of 312 people were surveyed online. The results showed that the gap between willingness to accept(WTA) and willingness to pay(WTP) for experiential goods was larger than the gap between WTA and WTP for material goods. In other words, it was confirmed that the endowment effect is greater in experiential goods than in material goods. However, it was found that the endowment effect on material goods did not vary depending on materialism, and therefore, the impact of materialism on the endowment effect could not be confirmed.
Effect of Strategic Partnership on Corporate Performance in Supply Chain Management
Authors:   Academic Society of Global Business Administration, Zhao Yiming , Lee Chang Won
Published: May 2023

In supply chain management, the importance of partnership is increasing by ensuring the competitive advantage of enterprises, reducing the cost of supply chain management and improving the results of enterprises. The purpose of this study is to derive the construction factors of strategic partnership, and based on the derived information sharing, environmental protection cooperation, international standardization, mutual trust and customer satisfaction, which regulate the variables, analyze the correlation between the business results of enterprises and explore the mutual influence. 412 Chinese import and export manufacturers were investigated and analyzed. The analysis results show that the strategic partnership of supply chain management has a statistically significant positive (+) effect on enterprise performance, and customer satisfaction plays an important moderating role in the relationship between partnership construction and enterprise business performance. In supply chain management, the positive impact of establishing partnership on business results has been verified, so it can be used as an important basis for enterprises to improve business activities. This indicates that the establishment of strategic partnership is beneficial to enterprises, which can improve customer satisfaction and enterprise results. It is meaningful to recognize that the more perfect a partnership is, the more profits a company can reap.
PB - N. 23 - PRIORIZA SUS: GESTÃO ESTRATÉGICA DO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE
Authors: Sulpino Vieira Fabiola , Mendes Santos Servo Luciana , Francisco Piola Sérgio , Batista de Sá Edvaldo , Pucci de Sá e Benevides Rodrigo
Published: May 2023

A gestão estratégica na administração pública pode ser entendida como o processo que conecta o planejamento estratégico à implementação, ao monitoramento e à avaliação da ação governamental. Associada aos mecanismos de liderança e controle, ela é fundamental à governança, que é a capacidade de fazer a administração pública funcionar para implementar políticas públicas e prestar serviços à sociedade. No Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), a gestão do sistema é compartilhada entre as três esferas de governo. A prestação dos serviços de saúde, direta ou indiretamente, está sob a responsabilidade principal dos municípios, cabendo aos estados e à União cooperar técnica e financeiramente com eles para garantir o acesso da população a bens e serviços de saúde de forma universal, igualitária e integral. Entre as atribuições da União no SUS, destacam-se a gestão e a regulação em âmbito nacional, o que lhe confere um papel central nesse sistema de saúde. Ademais, é forte o poder de indução de políticas do governo federal, o que justifica uma atuação mais intensa desse ente no diagnóstico de problemas e na implementação de ações para saná-los ou mitigá-los. O SUS promoveu muitos avanços na área da saúde no Brasil. Contudo, ainda existe dificuldade de acesso a bens e serviços de forma tempestiva, efetiva e equitativa em várias localidades no país. Considerando esse problema público, buscou-se analisar suas causas olhando para como o SUS exerce suas funções, a fim de identificar problemas estruturais desse sistema que comprometem o seu desempenho e, consequentemente, contribuem para a dificuldade de acesso aos serviços. Entre os problemas estruturais identificados, priorizou-se para análise a gestão estratégica deficiente, que tem na sua origem processos de planejamento, monitoramento e avaliação deficientes e insuficientes. Neste documento, apresenta-se o diagnóstico desse problema estrutural do SUS e recomendam-se algumas ações ao Ministério da Saúde (MS) para o seu enfrentamento, a fim de mitigar o problema público mencionado.
La movilización ciudadana para la conservación de la naturaleza: Democracia, autonomía y áreas protegidas
Authors: CALERO VALVERDE ÁNGELA , Vicente Rabanaque Teresa , Gil-Farrero Judit , Talego Vázquez Félix
Published: May 2023

El presente artículo profundiza en el papel que tuvieron los movimientos sociales en la configuración de la política conservacionista de las décadas de los 70, 80 y 90 en los territorios de Catalunya, Comunitat Valenciana y Andalucía. A través de una investigación cualitativa basada en entrevistas en profundidad y en el análisis documental, abordamos desde una perspectiva comparada cómo la movilización ciudadana y el asociacionismo científico y académico influyeron en la declaración de los primeros parques naturales a través del apoyo o el rechazo a las iniciativas de conservación.
Navigating neoliberal natures in an era of infrastructure expansion and uneven urban development
Authors: Apostolopoulou Elia
Published: May 2023

Since the 2008 global economic crisis, the neoliberalization of nature and space, and consequently of environmental and planning policies, have exacerbated significantly. From infrastructure megaprojects, mining, fracking, waste disposal and land grabbing to shrinking access and loss of public green spaces, uneven gentrification and urban regeneration policies, public spaces, and natures within and beyond cities have been appropriated, privatized, commoditized, profoundly transformed and degraded with the aim to overcome recession and boost urban development. Despite the varying degree of success in pursuing urban growth, this has disproportionally affected people along lines of class, ethnicity, and gender, deepening environmental, social, and spatial inequality in many places across the globe. By drawing on my long-term research on biodiversity offsetting, the key argument I aim to advance in this essay is that since the 2008 financial crash, we have been witnessing the emergence of an increasingly symbiotic relationship between neoliberal conservation policies, infrastructure expansion and uneven urban development. This has been accompanied by the reframing of non-human nature as a movable amenity and has been intertwined with the new territorialities that the profound changes in global urban and economic geographies have brought about. This shift aims to legitimize and render common sense the idea that nature, either a protected area, a forest, an endangered species, or an urban green space, can be simply (re)located and (re)created where the interests of particular sections of capital dictate. Crucially, the underlying argument is not only that non-human nature should not be considered a barrier to infrastructure expansion and urban growth but perfectly compatible with it.
Faint but Not Forgotten. I. First Results from a Search for Astrospheres around AGB Stars in the Far-ultraviolet
Authors: Sahai Raghvendra , Stenger Benjamin
Published: May 2023

Using the GALEX archive, we have discovered extended structures around ten asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars (out of a total 92 searched) emitting in the far-ultraviolet (FUV) band. In all but one, we find the typical morphology expected for a spherical wind moving relative to, and interacting with, the interstellar medium (ISM) to produce an astrosphere. The exception is V Hya whose mass ejection is known to be highly aspherical, where we find evidence of its large parabolic outflows interacting with the ISM, and its collimated, extreme velocity outflows interacting with the circumstellar medium. For eight objects with relatively large proper motions, we find (as expected) that the termination-shock region lies in a hemisphere that contains the proper motion vector. Radial intensity cuts for each source have been used to locate the termination shock and the astropause’s outer edge. In a few objects, the cuts also reveal faint emission just outside the astropause that likely arises in shocked ISM material. We have used these data, together with published mass-loss rates and wind expansion velocities, to determine the total mass lost and duration for each source—we find that the duration of and total mass in the shocked wind are significantly larger than their corresponding values for the unshocked wind. The combination of FUV and far-IR data on AGB astrospheres provides a unique database for theoretical studies (numerical simulations) of wind–ISM interactions. We show that a Cyclical Spatial Heterodyne Spectrometer on a small space-based telescope can provide high-resolution spectra of astrospheres to confirm the emission mechanism.
The Lyα Reference Sample. XIV. Lyα Imaging of 45 Low-redshift Star-forming Galaxies and Inferences on Global Emission
Authors: Melinder Jens , Östlin Göran , Hayes Matthew , Rasekh Armin , Mas-Hesse J. Miguel , Cannon John M. , Kunth Daniel , Laursen Peter , Runnholm Axel , Herenz E. Christian , Messa Matteo , Schaerer Daniel , Verhamme Anne , Rivera-Thorsen T. Emil , Guaita Lucia , Marquart Thomas , Puschnig Johannes , Le Reste Alexandra , Sandberg Andreas , Freeland Emily , Bridge Joanna
Published: May 2023

We present Lyα imaging of 45 low-redshift star-forming galaxies observed with the Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxies have been selected to have moderate to high star formation rates (SFRs) using far-ultraviolet (FUV) luminosity and Hα equivalent width criteria, but no constraints on Lyα luminosity. We employ a pixel stellar continuum fitting code to obtain accurate continuum-subtracted Lyα, Hα, and Hβ maps. We find that Lyα is less concentrated than FUV and optical line emission in almost all galaxies with significant Lyα emission. We present global measurements of Lyα and other quantities measured in apertures designed to capture all of the Lyα emission. We then show how the escape fraction of Lyα relates to a number of other measured quantities (mass, metallicity, star formation, ionization parameter, and extinction). We find that the escape fraction is strongly anticorrelated with nebular and stellar extinction, weakly anticorrelated with stellar mass, but no conclusive evidence for correlations with other quantities. We show that Lyα escape fractions are inconsistent with common dust extinction laws, and discuss how a combination of radiative transfer effects and clumpy dust models can help resolve the discrepancies. We present an SFR calibration based on Lyα luminosity, where the equivalent width of Lyα is used to correct for nonunity escape fraction, and show that this relation provides a reasonably accurate SFR estimate. We also show stacked growth curves of Lyα for the galaxies that can be used to find aperture loss fractions at a given physical radius.
Metabolic profiles of Weissella spp. postbiotics with anti-microbial and anti-oxidant effects
Authors: Kiran Fadime , Kibar Demirhan Hazal , Haliscelik Ozan , Zatari Diaa
Published: May 2023

Introduction: This present study aimed to isolate beneficial bacteria from honey bee pollen microbiota and to investigate the metabolite profiles of postbiotics exhibiting anti-microbial and anti-oxidant properties.
Methodology: Pour plate technique was used to isolate bacteria from honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) pollen samples. Different colonies grown on agar plates were selected and screened for their anti-microbial activity against important pathogens using agar well diffusion assay. The isolates that exhibited remarkable inhibitory effects against all tested pathogens were identified by 16S rRNA sequence analysis. DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazil) free radical scavenging assays were used to assess the antioxidant capacity of their postbiotics. Besides, the total phenolic and total flavonoid compounds in postbiotics were determined as gallic acid and quercetin equivalents, respectively. The valuable metabolites in postbiotics were also profiled using chromatographic tools and Mass Spectrophotometry (MS) analysis.
Results: Twenty-seven strains were isolated from different honey bee pollen samples. 16 out of the 27 strains exhibited antagonistic activity against at least one reference strain of pathogens, tested. The most effective strains belonging to the genus Weissella were identified as W. cibaria and W. confusa. Postbiotics above 10 mg/mL exhibited higher radical scavenging activity and high total phenolic and total flavonoid contents. MS analysis demonstrated that metabolites in postbiotics derived from Weissella spp. were found very similar to the metabolites found in honeybee pollen.
Conclusions: The outcomes of this study revealed that honey bee pollen could be considered a potential source for the bacteria which produce anti-microbial and anti-oxidant agents. The similarity with the nutritional dynamics of honey bee pollen also indicated that postbiotics could also be used as novel and sustainable food supplements.
Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae among clinical isolates in Turaif general hospital, northern borders- Saudi Arabia
Authors: El-Masry Eman A , Alruwaili Faisal Mansour , Taha Ahmed E , Saad Abeer E , Taher Ibrahim A
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Enterobacteriaceae that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) are quickly spreading, posing a threat to world healthcare.
Methodology: 138 gram-negative bacteria were collected from different samples (stool, urine, wound, blood, tracheal aspirate, catheter tip, vaginal swab, sputum, and tracheal aspirate) from hospitalized patients. Samples were subcultured and identified in accordance with their biochemical reactions and culture characteristics. Against all the isolated Enterobacteriaceae, an antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed. VITEK®2 system, phenotypic confirmation, and Double-Disk Synergy Test (DDST) had been utilized to identify the ESBLs.
Results: Of the 138 samples studied, the prevalence of ESBL-producing infections among the clinical samples of the present study was 26.8 % (n = 37). E. coli was the commonest ESΒL producer at 51.4% (n = 19) followed by K. pneumoniae at 27% (n = 10). The potential risk factors for the ESBL development that produces bacteria were as follows, patients with the presence of indwelling devices, previous history of hospital admission, and usage of antibiotics. ESBL is statistically (p ≤ 0.05) higher among the patients with indwelling devices, ICU admission, who had a previous hospital admission in the last 6 months as well as who was given antibiotics (quinolones and/or cephalosporins) in the last 6 months. One hundred thirty-two (95.7%) of ESBL isolates were resistant to amoxicillin, while the lowest resistance was for fosfomycin (15.2%).
Conclusions: ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae are highly prevalent in Turaif General Hospital setting with some potential risk factors. A strict policy to be made available on the usage of antimicrobials in hospitals and clinics should be established.
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 RNA titer on the level of IgG antibodies in recovered patients with COVID-19 disease
Authors: Abdullah Zhiman Mohammed , Goreal Amer Abdalla , Abdo Jasim Mohammed
Published: May 2023

Introduction: It is important to better understand the presence of neutralizing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the population, as they potentially prevent (re)infection.
Aim: To correlate the Cycle threshold (Ct value) of SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on specific Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG titer, to reveal the effect of age and disease severity on antibodies titer.
Methodology: A total of 153 infected participants laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases 4-11 months ago, aged 18-85 years old (mean = 43.58, SD ± 15.34) were enrolled in the study. They have not received any COVID-19 vaccine. A questionnaire was prepared including demographic data, age, gender, residence, and symptoms severity they suffered. Five mL of venous blood was taken from each participant to measure SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies against the receptor binding domain (RBD) by (VIDAS SARS-COV-2 IgG - Biomerieux kit). Ct values were measured by qRT-PCR (BIO-RAD-CFX96) kit which detected two virus genes, namely (RdRp-N genes).
Results: Lowest Ct values were detected significantly in age group 50-59 and 70-85 respectively. The highest mean of IgG was detected in age groups 70-85 and 50-59, and was found to be significantly correlated with disease severity. There is a direct relationship between Ct values and the titer of specific IgG, as increasing in viral load is associated with a higher level of antibodies. Antibodies were detected several months after infection with the highest mean after 10-11 months.
Conclusions: Specific Anti-viral IgG are significantly associated with increasing age and disease severity, and the direct relation of IgG with viral load. Antibodies are detected several months post-infection but their protective efficacy is controversial.