bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Rapid screening of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Good performance of nasopharyngeal and Nasal Mid-Turbinate swab for antigen detection among symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals
Authors: Sicilia Paola , Castro Gonzalo , Fantilli Anabella Clara , Gierotto Robertino , López Laura , Barbás María Gabriela , Pisano María Belén , Ré Viviana Elizabeth
Published: April 2022

Although the nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, the Nasal Mid-Turbinate swab (NMTS) is often used due to its higher tolerance among patients. We compared the diagnostic performance of the NPS and the NMTS for the Panbio™ COVID-19 antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDT). Two hundred and forty-three individuals were swabbed three times by healthcare professionals: a NMTS and a NPS specimen for the Ag-RDT and an oropharyngeal swab for real time RT-PCR. Forty-nine participants were RNA-SARS-CoV-2 positive by real time RT-PCR: 45 and 40 were positive by the Ag-RDT with NPS and NMTS, respectively. The overall sensitivity and specificity were 91.8% (95% CI: 83.2–100.0) and 99.5% (95% CI: 98.2–100.0) for Ag-RDT with NPS, and 81.6% (95% CI: 69.8–93.5) and 100.0% (95% CI: 99.7–100.0) for the Ag-RDT with NMTS. The Cohen’s kappa index was 0.92 (95% CI: 0.85–0.98). Among asymptomatic individuals, the Ag-RDT with both sampling techniques showed a high sensitivity [100.0% (95% CI: 95.5–100.0) with NPS; 90.9% (95% CI: 69.4–100.0) with NMTS], while the performance of the test decreased in samples with Ct≥ 30 and in patients tested after the first 7 days from symptom onset. Although the NMTS yielded a lower sensitivity compared to NPS, it might be considered a reliable alternative, as it presents greater adherence among patients, enabling scaling of antigen testing strategies, particularly in countries with under-resourced health systems.
Does exercise influence burn-induced inflammation: A cross-over randomised controlled feasibility trial
Authors: Rowe Grant , Edgar Dale W. , Osborne Tyler , Fear Mark , Wood Fiona M. , Kenworthy Pippa
Published: April 2022

Background

Burn injuries trigger a greater and more persistent inflammatory response than other trauma cases. Exercise has been shown to positively influence inflammation in healthy and diseased populations, however little is known about the latent effect of exercise on chronic inflammation in burn injured patients. The aims of the pilot study were to assess the feasibility of implementing a long duration exercise training program, in burn injured individuals including learnings associated with conducting a clinical trial in COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Fifteen participants with a burn injury between 5–20% total body surface area acquired greater than a year ago were randomised in a within-subject designed study, into one of two conditions, exercise–control or control–exercise. The exercise condition consisted of six weeks of resistance and cardiovascular exercises, completed remotely or supervised in a hospital gym. A comprehensive outcome measurement was completed at the initial, mid and end point of each exercise and control condition. To determine the success of implementation, the feasibility indicator for the data completeness across the comprehensive outcome battery was set at 80%.

Results

Half (49%) of eligible participants in the timeframe, were recruited and commenced the study. Six participants withdrew prior to completion and a total of 15 participants completed the study. Eight participants were randomised to the exercise-control and seven to the control exercise group. Five participants trained remotely and seven did supervised training. Three participants completed a mix of both supervised and remote training initiated due to COVID restrictions. Outcome measures were completed on 97% of protocolised occasions and 100% of participants completed the exercise training.

Conclusions

Conducting a long duration exercise training study on burn injured individuals is feasible using the described methods. The knowledge gained helps improve the methodology in larger-scale projects. Insights into the impact of COVID-19 on this clinical trial and success enhancing adaptations for the researcher, research practice and the participant, are presented.
SARS-CoV-2 detection in multi-sample pools in a real pandemic scenario: A screening strategy of choice for active surveillance
Authors: Castellaro Andrés Marcos , Velez Pablo , Giaj Merlera Guillermo , Rondan Dueñas Juan , Condat Felix , Gallardo Jesica , Makhoul Aylen , Cinalli Camila , Rosales Cavaglieri Lorenzo , Di Cola Guadalupe , Sicilia Paola , López Laura ,   Facultad de Ciencias Químicas UNC Group, Bocco José Luis , Barbás María Gabriela , Cardozo Diego Hernán , Pisano María Belén , Ré Viviana , Belaus Andrea , Castro Gonzalo
Published: April 2022

Background

The current COVID-19 pandemic has overloaded the diagnostic capacity of laboratories by the gold standard method rRT-PCR. This disease has a high spread rate and almost a quarter of infected individuals never develop symptoms. In this scenario, active surveillance is crucial to stop the virus propagation.

Methods

Between July 2020 and April 2021, 11,580 oropharyngeal swab samples collected in closed and semi-closed institutions were processed for SARS-CoV-2 detection in pools, implementing this strategy for the first time in Córdoba, Argentina. Five-sample pools were constituted before nucleic acid extraction and amplification by rRT-PCR. Comparative analysis of cycle threshold (Ct) values from positive pools and individual samples along with a cost-benefit report of the whole performance of the results was performed.

Results

From 2,314 5-sample pools tested, 158 were classified as positive (6.8%), 2,024 as negative (87.5%), and 132 were categorized as indeterminate (5.7%). The Ct value shift due to sample dilution showed an increase in Ct of 2.6±1.53 cycles for N gene and 2.6±1.78 for ORF1ab gene. Overall, 290 pools were disassembled and 1,450 swabs were analyzed individually. This strategy allowed correctly identifying 99.8% of the samples as positive (7.6%) or negative (92.2%), avoiding the execution of 7,806 rRT-PCR reactions which represents a cost saving of 67.5%.

Conclusion

This study demonstrates the feasibility of pooling samples to increase the number of tests performed, helping to maximize molecular diagnostic resources and reducing the work overload of specialized personnel during active surveillance of the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Change the narrative’: The Affair, conceptual evolution and television authorship
Authors: Abbiss Will Stanford
Published: April 2022

This article assesses the narrative developments of the Showtime series The Affair (2014–19) alongside the production circumstances reported in the media following its conclusion. Through this, it is argued that actor Ruth Wilson’s objections to the direction of her character positively impacted the series, freeing it from the restrictions of its concept and resulting in a more culturally relevant conclusion than could otherwise have been achieved. Sarah Treem’s position as showrunner, and the accusations levelled at her by the reports around Wilson’s departure, are also investigated, asserting the importance of recognizing the other figures that hold responsibility for a multi-season drama’s production environment. Wilson’s influence on the trajectory of the series is used to argue against auteur theory, the assumptions of which are identified as attributing sole blame for Wilson’s objections to Treem. As it remains unusual for the position of drama showrunner to be held by a woman, the potential harm of such auteurist assumptions is made clear by the example of The Affair.
Getting up to mischief: Comic sensibility, generational and national identity in Arthur Mathews’s comedy writing
Authors: Free Marcus
Published: April 2022

Best known as co-writer of Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted (1995–98), Irish writer Arthur Mathews is among the most versatile in recent British and Irish television comedy. Mathews’s other British work includes sketch show Big Train (1998–2002), Toast of London (2013–15) and Toast of Tinseltown (2022–present), while his work for Irish television includes the sitcom Val Falvey TD (2009). Drawing on interviews with Mathews concerning his formation and development as a writer, this article situates his distinctive comic sensibility within Ireland’s changing social and cultural landscape from the 1960s to the 1980s and the east coast of Ireland’s unusual ‘mediascape’ as a confluence of Irish, British and American currents. Mathews’s career and work illustrate how comic sensibility, national and regional identities intersect in the ‘British Isles’ as a geo-cultural archipelago rather than a collection of distinctive national identities. The article examines how he relates his acutely surreal humour and love of generic and stylistic incongruity to his formative experiences of watching and absorbing British television from a vantage point both ‘outside’, in a different national jurisdiction, and culturally on its margins. Finally, it gauges the limits of Mathews’s work in offering forms of cultural and social critique through comedy.
The uncanny place: A critical appraisal of popular paranormal TV shows
Authors: Smith Fiona , Ironside Rachael
Published: April 2022

This article examines the construction of the uncanny place in reality paranormal television. Two introductory sequences from the British programme Most Haunted () are analysed that investigate ‘ordinary homes’ to consider the way that place is framed. Using textual analysis, the content of these sequences, including visual, auditory and discursive signifiers, is considered to identify themes where the inversion of the ordinary and the de-stabilizing of homeliness emerged. The use of binary oppositions and representations of liminality are identified as frequent tropes in the production of reality paranormal television. It is argued that these elements frame places as potentially uncanny and invite the viewers to participate in the paranormal possibility of the home. The uncanny, it is concluded, forms an integral part of the narratives that construct reality paranormal programmes and their success at sustaining an engaged and exploratory audience.
Arenização: dinâmica climática atual, erosiva-deposicional e de usos e cobertura da terra no Pampa brasileiro
Authors: Gomes Tania Cristina , Verdum Roberto , Laurent François , Silva Neemias Lopes
Published: April 2022

No Oeste do estado do Rio Grande do Sul, há manchas de areia (denominadas areais) inseridas na paisagem do Pampa brasileiro. Estes areais são associados a depósitos eólicos instáveis e/ou estáveis e representam a herança de climas mais secos do que o atual, fornecendo evidências paleoclimáticas importantes para a compreensão da evolução desta paisagem. Atualmente, os depósitos de areia, que têm sua gênese em climas secos, estão sujeitos, ao mesmo tempo, à ação eólica, nas estações secas, e às erosões superficial e subsuperficial, em estações chuvosas, o que remobiliza os sedimentos inconsolidados, dando início ao processo de arenização e à formação de areais. Propõe-se, neste estudo, identificar, classificar e mapear estas paleofeições eólicas (depósitos eólicos estáveis e areais), na sequência, busca-se compreender suas dinâmicas erosiva e deposicional e, por fim, avaliar os contextos da evolução e da pressão agrícola dos sistemas de pastoreio e das monoculturas na área de estudo, os quais caracterizam o Pampa. Pode-se afirmar que os depósitos eólicos estáveis exibem formas remodeladas pelas erosões pluvial e fluvial, apresentando, ainda, diferentes graus de preservação morfológica, em relação àquelas do passado recente, razão pela qual o relevo de colinas atuais pode ser associado aos campos de dunas longitudinais do Holoceno. Quanto à dinâmica agrícola, a conversão de uso destas colinas, sobretudo, de campo herbáceo, utilizado para o pastoreio, em áreas de monoculturas arbóreas e de grãos intensificou a pressão sobre os recursos hídricos, sobre a vegetação herbácea e sobre os solos (Neossolos Quartzarênicos), particularmente sensíveis às erosões hídrica e eólica.
“This Uncertain Space of Teaching:” How Design Studio Instructors Talk About Design Critiques Along with Themselves when Giving Critiques
Authors: McDonald Jason , Michela Esther
Published: April 2022

In this study we explored how design studio instructors depicted the design critique, themselves as people offering critiques, and what can be learned from their depictions about improving instructors’ abilities to offer critiques. To investigate these issues we conducted a case study of studio instructors from design programs at a university in the United States. Our data consisted of three semi-structured interviews and one class observation each with six instructors from different programs, organized into a thematic structure that revealed insights into participants’ self-interpretations. We found that our participants depicted critiques as being a complex challenge, often placing competing demands upon them that they were required to reconcile. They depicted themselves as meeting these challenges through their cultivation of four dispositions that helped them balance tensions they experienced. We report these challenges and dispositions using our participants own words as much as possible. We also discuss implications of these findings for helping studio instructors improve their ability to offer critiques; assistance should take into account the inescapable need instructors will face to balance challenges that arise during critiques, and should also help them cultivate affective dispositions that will help them successfully respond to critique situations.
A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Teaching Evaluation: Innovative Course-Based Service-Learning Model on Program Evaluation Competencies
Authors: Hou Su-I
Published: April 2022

Abstract: There is limited empirical study examines effective evaluation pedagogy on evaluation competency outcomes.  The purposes of this article are to: (1) identify key course design features critical to integrating real-world projects in a course-based service-learning model; and (2) provide empirical data using mixed methods evaluation to assess the impact on evaluation competencies.  Data from 5 cohort doctoral students (2015-2019; n=51) showed such course design resulted in significantly increased before-after course scores on the 6-item course learning objectives (scale item means of 3.34 vs 4.65; p<.001), and the 17-item program evaluation competency scale (PECS-17) (scale item means of 3.25 vs 4.76; p<.001).  Qualitative reflections on the 5 essential evaluation competency domains convergently were correlated with strong positive competency outcomes.  The convergent findings from both quantitative and qualitative data provide strong empirical evidence of evaluation competencies gained.  These findings have implications on teaching evaluation of graduate students for evaluator educators who strive to provide competency-based experiential learning.
A Comparative Study of Cardio-vascular Endurance among Adolescent Girls of Plain & Hilly Region of Uttarakhand
Authors: Adhikari Dr. Manju , Kumar Dr. Santosh
Published: April 2022

Physical Education activities are essential for the proper development of a child. This study is focused on the comparison of Cardio-vascular Endurance among girls in urban and rural Uttarakhand. By using simple random sampling researcher had selected 200 female students of public and private schools of Haldwani (Plain) and Nainital (Hills) urban and rural areas of Uttarakhand aged between12 to 17. 100 students each from Haldwani and Nainital area of Uttarakhand were selected for the purpose of the study using stratified random sampling technique. The cardiovascular endurance was measured by 12-minute run. To compare this component among the students the data was analysed by combining descriptive statistics, Mean Deviations, General and T (independent) tests and two other f- ratio methods under ANCOVA. Cardiovascular Endurance for rural girls’ students has been found to be higher than that in urban girls in the mountainous region of Uttarakhand. At the same time, insignificant differences were found in the Cardiovascular Endurance of rural and urban girl students in the Plain area of Uttarakhand.
Data Analysis in an Entanglement Network Using Numerical Methods
Authors: Song Daegene
Published: April 2022

While the foundation of quantum theory has been debated, its pragmatism has made it enormously productive. Establishing secret keys over long distances has been realized in the real world. Once considered only a hype, quantum computers have also been implemented in laboratories and are performing computations that are superior to their classical counterparts. In this paper, building on previous work, three 2-level entangled states are studied. In particular, the extensive range of states that yield the near-optimal result when entanglement swapping is applied at joints is numerically examined. This result is useful in establishing long-distance maximally entangled states, which are often preferred to short, non-maximal ones when used in applications. The precise nature of physical reality has been debated ever since the birth of quantum theory about a century ago. In this paper, reality is described not only in its physical aspects, but also as it pertains to consciousness. This physical reality in the context of mind is discussed using various examples, including entanglement and the Chinese room argument.
Zadání slovních úloh jako podklad pro rozvoj čtení s porozuměním a dovednosti slovní úlohy řešit
Authors: Vondrová Naďa , Šmejkalová Martina , Smetáčková Irena
Published: April 2022

Cílem přehledové studie je podat přehled o výzkumech zkoumajících účinnost intervencí, v nichž je prostřednictvím zlepšování čtení s porozuměním (a to na podkladu zadání slovních úloh) usilováno o zlepšení dovednosti řešit slovní úlohy. Studie je založena na předpokladu, že u slovních úloh, které jsou příkladem vysoce komplexního učiva, může úroveň čtení s porozuměním limitovat přístup k využití matematických dovedností. Současně se ukazuje, že je nutné rozvíjet nejen porozumění textu jako takovému, ale také specifických jazykových prostředků využívaných ve slovních úlohách. Prostřednictvím databází ERIC, Scopus a WOS bylo identifikováno sedm studií požadovaného typu, které byly doplněny o jednu další relevantní studii. Tyto studie využily slovní úlohy jako specifický typ komunikátu pro rozvoj čtení s porozuměním, a to pomocí přenesení (komplexních) strategií čtení do výuky matematiky vesměs u žáků 1. stupně. Jejich dalším společným jmenovatelem je důraz na rozvoj metakognice prostřednictvím různých forem lešení (pojmových map, diagramů, role cards). Sedm ze studií prokázalo pozitivní důsledky využívání textů slovních úloh jako podkladu pro rozvoj čtení na schopnost žáků řešit slovní úlohy. Výzkumná evidence však není dostatečná, proto studie poukazuje na možné směry výzkumu v této oblasti. Studie ukazuje, že slovní úlohy se mohou stát prostředky specifického i nespecifického posilování mezi předměty matematika a mateřský jazyk.
Rozdíly ve zdravotním stavu žáků a jejich dopady na fungování žáků ve škole
Authors: Mareš Jiří
Published: April 2022

Jak mezi dětmi, tak mezi adolescenty existují rozdíly dané jejich pohlavím, věkem, sociálním zázemím, intelektovými schopnostmi, školním prospěchem. Tyto rozdíly jsou široké veřejnosti dobře známy. Mnohem méně pozornosti je zatím věnováno rozdílům mezi zdravými a nemocnými žáky, které vznikají v důsledku chronických onemocnění některých dětí a dospívajících. Je prokázáno, že chronická onemocnění mají negativní dopad na školní docházku těchto žák, jejich učení, školní prospěch i sociální začleňování do běžných tříd. Přehledová studie shrnuje současný stav poznání této problematiky, která má aspekty zdravotnické, pedagogické, psychologické i sociální.
Studie má pět částí. V první části si všímá zdravotnického kontextu ovlivňujícího vzdělávání chronicky nemocných žáků. Představuje tři odborné pohledy na pojem nemoc (disease, illness, sickness), obtíže s definováním chronické nemoci a odhady prevalence chronických onemocnění u žáků navštěvující běžnou školu. Druhá část ukazuje, jaké dopady má chronické onemocnění a jeho léčba na učení těchto žáků, na jejich chování a školní prospěch. Třetí část přibližuje čtyři modely pokoušející se vysvětlit dopady chronických onemocnění na učení žáků (biomedicínský, sociální, bio-psycho-sociální a model pozitivní edukace). Čtvrtá část shrnuje specifika vzdělávání chronicky nemocných žáků ve třech sociálních a pedagogických situacích: vzděláváni žáků hospitalizovaných ve zdravotnických zařízeních, vzdělávání nemocných žáků společně se zdravými spolužáky v běžné škole a konečně individuální vzdělávání nemocných žáků v domácím prostředí. Pátá část se věnuje poradenským službám pro chronicky nemocné žáky vzdělávající se v běžné škole a také pěti typům podpůrných opatření, která jim mají učení usnadnit. Závěr studie přináší shrnutí zahraničních zkušeností i ověřená doporučení pro učitele a vedení škol, jak zlepšit péči o tuto skupinu žáků.
Phytochemical and antioxidant potential of selected plants from Mianwali, Pakistan
Authors: Saeed Asma , Bhatti Muhammad Zeeshan , Abidin Sheikh Zain Ul , Khan Raees , Saeed Rida Fatima , Sabir Maimoona , Kayani Waqas Khan , Munem Afifa , Chohan Arshad Mahmood , Ahmed Eman Ibrahim , Youssef Amal , Batiha Gaber El-Saber
Published: April 2022

Plants have been used since ancient times as an important source of biologically active substances. Specific activities of these plant extracts are generally linked to the presence of secondary metabolites together with their phenolic contents. Present study aimed at investigating the total phenolic and flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activity of selected plants from five different families. The total phenolic content was measured using Folin-Ciocalteu assay and total flavonoid content by aluminum chloride colorimetric method. The antioxidant capacity was estimated by phosphomolybdinium assay. Our findings indicates that total phenolic content for methanolic extracts ranged from 27.07 to 59.11 mg GAE/g DW, and total flavonoid content ranged from 38.37 to 124.23 mg QE/g DW, with an antioxidant activity ranging from 55.82 to 129.06 mg AAE/g DE. Following trend was shown in the assessment of total phenolic and flavonoid contents: Rhazya stricta>Cicer arietinum>Solanum melongena>Solanum surattense>Solanum nigrum>Withania sominifera>Sisymbrium irio>Withania coagulans>Raphanus sativus>Fagonia indica>Brassica napus. While the antioxidant capacity followed the trend: Cicer arietinum>Solanum nigrum>Withania coagulans>Rhazya stricta>Raphanus sativus>Solanum melongena>Withania sominifera>Solanum surratense>Fagonia indica>Brassica napus>Sisymbrium irio. It is also seen that both wild and cultivated plants have higher medicinal value, which can be linked to the phenolic and flavonoid content, and antioxidant potential. Findings of the study revealed that wild plants possess higher phenolic content compared to cultivated plants, whereas cultivated plants had higher antioxidant activity.
Talent management and organizational performance: applying the amo theory
Authors: Ali Imdad , Izabela Robinson , Memon Salman Bashir
Published: April 2022

The purpose of this study is to advance an understanding of the nature and scope of talent management practice in the unique context of the developing economy of Pakistan, and to identify the relationship between talent management and organizational performance applying the AMO theory. This research was exploratory in nature and adopted a case study methodology within three leading Pakistani banks, in Karachi (Sindh). A total of twenty two in-depth interviews were carried out with senior HR and talent managers. All interviews were fully transcribed and analysed thematically. Evaluating interview data from three leading commercial banks, findings show substantial differences in the talent conceptualisation when compared to Western management orthodoxy. The empirical findings revealed that the conceptualisation of talent within the Pakistani banking organisations reflected a specific, path dependent historical, political and social legacy which viewed talent through a conceptual lens of qualifications and experience and had a significant influence on the sourcing and deploying talent. For managers, it should be to review the process of conceptualising talent and talent management within their organisation, to challenge any preconceived assumptions about the nature of talent and to consider alternative approaches to an exclusive approach in order that the right talent can be identified, developed and deployed for competitive advantage.
THE CHINA FACTOR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Authors: Alekseenkova Elena , Avilova Agnessa , Bocharov Ivan , Bocharova Maria , Butorina Olga , Entina Ekaterina , Kolesnikova Marina , Magadeev Iskander , Maslova Elena , Pakhomova Maria , Zabelin Sergey
Published: March 2022

This collective monograph results from the research conducted political scientists, economists, historians and international relations scholars from the Institute of Europe RAS, Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, IMEMO RAS, MGIMO University, National State University Higher School of Economics. The chapters of the monograph share the same goal – to reveal the extent China is already present in the Mediterranean, to explore which role PRC plays in the socio-economic and political development of the states of the region, what are the future prospects of its presence and influence. The Mediterranean is highly heterogeneous in political, historical, cultural, and civilizational sense. The region consists of the members of the European Union, politically unstable states of the Middle East and North Africa, the states of the Balkans, which are still in the process of self-determination and nation-building, and ambitious regional power Turkey. The study reveals the unique state experiences of relations with the PRC in order to identify common features and national specifics. For Russia, which has its own agenda of cooperation with the Mediterranean states, understanding of the Chinese factor in the development of the region also seems necessary and significant.
INVESTIGATION OF STARTER CULTURE PROPERTIES AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITIES OF PICKLE-DERIVED LACTIC ACID BACTERIA
Authors: AKTAŞ Haktan , ÇETİN Bülent
Published: April 2022

Fermented foods, which are widely consumed around the world, are of great importance for human health. Standard production should be carried out in order to extend the shelf life of fermented products and increase their positive effects on human health. Therefore, there is a need for starter cultures that can be used in the production of fermented products. In this study, antifungal activity on 9 yeast isolates, antibiotic resistance, growth at different temperatures, pH and salt concentrations, arginine hydrolysis and gas production from glucose of 5 lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus paracasei, Pediococcus parvulus, Leuconostoc holzapfel) were investigated. The lactic acid bacteria have antifungal effects on all yeasts except Hanseniaspora opuntiae, Kazachstania exigua and Pichia fermentans, and they grow at 10 and 25 oC, 3.9 and 5 pH and 4% salt concentration. In addition, all of the isolates showed resistance to vancomycin. The results indicated that L. brevis, L. plantarum, L. paracasei strains can be used as starter cultures in term of standart pickle production and antifungal effect.
Potential and perspectives for establishing protected areas in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya; an overview and example from ‘El-Abyar area’
Authors: Saaed Manam W. B. , Ali Aqeelah B. , El-Barasi Yacoub M. , Rahil Rebeh O.
Published: April 2022

This study was conducted in El-Abyar area in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region, northeast Libya. The aim was to study the environmental settings and the potential and possibility of establishing a protected area in this important region from a historical, biological, social, and economic point of view. The methodology included an intensive literature review, distribution of 300 questionnaires, soil and water analysis, fauna and flora survey, in addition to extensive field observation during the period from 2011 to 2021. The study highlighted the significant representative state of the study area for the whole El-Jabal El-Akhdar region in terms of environmental conditions and inappropriate anthropogenic pressure. Although the area has been severely degraded due to the arid climate coupled with decades of mismanagement, it still has remarkable ecological and environmental features and there is a feasible possibility of being converted into an effective protected area for biodiversity conservation with sustainable use of its natural resources by the local population (Category VI on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Classification for protected areas). The remaining barriers for which drastic solutions need to be implemented are a lack of awareness, a lack of protected areas guidelines and national perspectives, interest conflict with local people, a lack of constant funding, and failure of legislation enforcement.
The outbreak of artisanal and small-small gold mining (galamsey) operations in Ghana: Institutions, politics, winners and losers
Authors: Baddianaah Issah , Baatuuwie Bernard Nuoleyeng , Adongo Raymond
Published: April 2022

This paper focuses on the outbreak of illegal mining (galamsey) operations in Ghana in recent times claiming that the outbreak is accompanied by massive environmental destruction including pollution of water bodies, degradation of farmlands and forest landscapes. Despite the efforts of governmental, non-governmental and civil society organisations to streamline the artisanal and small-scale (ASM) sector since 2017, illegal mining activities remain a livelihood strategy for several Ghanaians. Institutions, politics and local manoeuvrings have rejuvenated and shaped by illegal mining activities. This study employs the narrative review approach to theorize and analyse the pertinent issues influencing the outbreak of ASM activities in Ghana. We draw on the extant theoretical and empirical perspectives to argue that illegal mining activities persist in Ghana today because every stakeholder wants to be a winner–the state institutions are weakened by politics for political triumphs. The local authorities collaborate and embrace illegal mining activities for economic gains while the local communities perceived illegal mining as a last resort to circumventing dispossession by state institutions and foreign mining conglomerates of their share of the mineral wealth. We posited that until the local communities’ share of mineral wealth is duly served them including desirable compensation regimes, illegal mining activities would continue to flourish in Ghana. It is therefore, suggested that mineral resource decisions in the country must identify and incorporate the needs of the local communities. Further research into the needs of local communities, expectations and challenges regarding mineral resources extraction within their range is pertinent.
Landslide frequency and its relationship with urban development in landform above groundwater basin area of Bogor, Indonesia
Authors: Fata Yulia Amirul , Hendrayanto Hendrayanto , Febrianti Nur
Published: April 2022

The presence of groundwater in the groundwater basin increases the potential of rainwater seeping into the soil and reaching the groundwater system. As a result, the soil takes longer to get saturation and maintain its stability. The groundwater basin stability is also influenced by the layer's lithological, soil, and morphological properties above the groundwater system and human activities on the land. The purpose of this study was to characterize the groundwater basins, non-groundwater basins, and landslides that happened in those locations in the tropical region of Bogor, Indonesia. The characteristics of landslide events, including lithological, groundwater table, soil, slope, and land use in each groundwater basin zone, were evaluated using quantitative descriptive analysis. The result showed 686 landslides from 2015 to 2019 that mainly occurred in the discharge zone, characterized by slope classes of >45%, soil types of Technosol (Inceptisols), Quaternary lithology periods, and settlement land use. The landslide type in the groundwater basin is dominated by surface landslides, while the landslides in the non-groundwater basin are mostly shallow landslide types.
APPLICATION OF HFACS-HFIX FRAMEWORK IN NTSC’S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: WAMENA AIR ACCIDENTS’ CASE STUDY
Authors: Haryono Aloysius , Sofianti Tanika Dewi , Hendriana Dena
Published: April 2022

Wamena airport experienced accidents in 2002, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2016. All accidents were cargo flights and in approach and landing flight phases. As the Swiss Cheese concept, accident happened when errors penetrated safety defenses’ layers in straight line. Structuring NTSC’s investigations, under HFACS framework to understand the human factor failures type and HFIX strategy to close the failures by applying the recommendations, need to be done in air accident investigation. Eleven aviation experts and practitioners were interviewed in this study, to validate the framework. There were layers without any failures in accident 2008, 2013, and 2016. Accident in 2016 has no recommendation due operators’ safety actions were considered relevant to block failures. Accidents in 2002, 2009, 2013, and 2015 have failure in a layer which intervened by two or more recommendations. There were failures remain open in accident 2002, 2009, 2013, and 2016. Repetitive failure, error or violation of repetitive accidents in 2002, 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2016 is un-stabilized approach and has not been blocked with effective interventions. HFACS and HFIX are useful to framework the accident investigation, preventing similar accident happened in the future.
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF EMOTIONAL LABOR ON CUSTOMER LOYALTY INTENTIONS WITH MEDIATING ROLE OF PERCEIVED SERVICE QUALITY IN BANKING SECTOR
Authors: Muhammad Kashif  , Ahmad Mohd Hanafiah , Ali Khan Muhammad Waris
Published: April 2022

The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between emotional labor and customer loyalty intentions. Investigating the mediating role of perceived service quality between the above variables is another objective of the study. The theoretical model of the effect of employee emotional labor on customer loyalty intentions having mediation of perceived service quality has been developed and tested. Causal research design on quantitative collected data provided support for the hypotheses from a sample of 350 bank customers in Malakand division KP, Pakistan. The results showed that employee emotional labor dimensions such as deep acting and Surface acting differentially affect customers' loyalty intentions. Furthermore, the effect of Deep acting on customer loyalty intentions is more than the effect of Surface acting. Researcher also investigate the potential mediating effect of perceived service quality on the relationship between emotional labor and customer loyalty intentions and find good support for such an effort from results.
Odnos recepcije književnoga djela i literarne produkcije u Calvinovu romanu Ako jedne zimske noći neki putnik
Authors: Majstorović Ivona , Varga Oswald Tina
Published: April 2022

Cilj. Rad otvara pitanje o postojanju idealnih čitatelja u suvremenom društvu, prepoznavanju dobrih književnih djela te samoj percepciji čitanja kao sposobnosti. Cilj je ovoga rada prikazati tipologiju čitatelja u suvremenom društvu povezujući ju s likovima iz romana Itala Calvina Ako jedne zimske noći neki putnik u kojemu postoji mogućnost pronalaska idealnog čitatelja/čitateljice.
Metodologija/pristup. Na temelju postojećih jedinica literature donosi se povijesni pregled pojma čitanja te funkcije mozga u razvijanju navedene sposobnosti. U skladu s povijesnim i psihološkim činjenicama obrađuje se način čitanja u romanu Itala Calvina kroz misli čitatelja i nečitatelja te se stvara poveznica između čitatelja u romanu i suvremene čitateljske publike.
Rezultati. Rad donosi detaljnu analizu, rezultate utjecaja Calvinovih čitatelja i nečitatelja na suvremeno društvo koje sve više pridaje značaj digitalnoj tehnologiji nauštrb pisanih izvora. Prepoznaju se idealni čitatelji u Calvinovu romanu te osim što se potvrđuje književno stvaralaštvo Itala Calvina, njegovo se djelovanje i utjecaj tako proširuje unutar informacijskih znanosti.
Društveni značaj. Rad ima društveni značaj jer se njime može pobliže objasniti i primijetiti odnos i razmišljanja posebno zaljubljenika u čitanje, a zatim i onih koji čitaju „radi reda“. Rad doprinosi preglednijem i jasnijem tumačenju međuovisnosti procesa čitanja, pisanja i pripovijedanja.
Originalnost/vrijednost. Rad doprinosi jasnijoj knjižničarskoj procjeni suvremene književne publike, odnosno tipologije čitatelja. Vrijednost je ovoga rada što daje detaljne opise pojedinih Calvinovih likova, odnosno tipova čitatelja te ih poistovjećuje sa suvremenom tipologijom čitatelja i njihovim čitateljskim potrebama.
Ključne riječi: čitanje, idealni čitatelj, Italo Calvino, suvremeno društvo
Amount of Menstrual Blood and Nutrient Intake with Hemoglobin Level
Authors: Wahyurin Izka Sofiyya , Rahmah Hiya Alfi
Published: April 2022

The most influential factor in the anemia is severe menstrual bleeding on each cycle. Heavy menstrual bleeding that can periodically reduce iron stores in the body so that the body has an iron deficiency and lead to anemia. This study aimed to find out the relationship between menstrual blood counts and nutritional intake with hemoglobin (Hb) levels in girls. The study used a cross-sectional design with a sample of 169 young girls in middle school in Banyumas District, Central Java, Indonesia. The amount of menstrual blood was seen using a questionnaire menstrual pictogram. The nutritional intake studied was the intake of protein, fibre, iron, and vitamin C using an FFQ semi-quantitative questionnaire and Hb levels through the insertion of peripheral blood. Data analysis using is chi-square and Fisher exact tests. There was no significant relationship between the amount of menstrual blood with Hb levels (p = 0.54 CI 95% = 0.36-1.74), protein intake (p = 0.26), fibre intake (p = 0.78) and iron intake (p = 0.44). There was a significant relationship between vitamin C intake and Hb levels (p = 0.03 CI 95% = 1.04-4.10). There is a significant relationship between vitamin C intake and hemoglobin levels in young girls.
Belimbing Wuluh (Averrhoa bilimbi Linn.) Leaf Powder as the Natural Repellent Against Meat Fly (Genus sarcopaga)
Authors: Wahyuni Denai , Sari Wulan
Published: April 2022

Efforts are often made to control meat flies with chemical insecticides, but they harm humans, the environment, and other organisms. We use belimbing wuluh leaf as a natural repellent in controlling meat flies. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of belimbing wuluh leaf powder as a natural repellent and the number of effective doses against meat fly. Using 15 samples at each dose of 1 gr, 2 gr, 3 gr, 4 gr, 5 gr, negative control without powder, positive control with Top Killer powder, performed four repetitions every 10 minutes of observation for 60 minutes. Kolmograv-Smirnov normality test, P-value 0.200 0.05 means that the data for each group is normally distributed. Variant test, P-value 0.066 0.05, so there was a group that had homogeneous data variants, an ANOVA test resulted in a Sign value of 0.001. There is an effect of the belimbing wuluh leaf powder dose as the repellent of meat flies. The 5-gram dose is the most effective as a natural repellent of meat flies (Genus Sarcopaga).
THE EFFECT OF COMMUNITY BASED TOTAL SANITATION WITH DIARRHEA AMONG UNDER FIVE CHIlDREN IN SAMOSIR REGENCY
Authors: Sinaga Doni Pranciskus
Published: April 2022

Introduction: The high rate of diarrhea Associated with hygiene and environment. Prevalence of diarrhea still high in Indonesia although program community total sanitation (STBM) has done. Proportion of diarrhea balita in Samosir regency more than 30 % in 2019.. The objective of the research was to analyze community based total sanitation with diarrhea among under five year. Methods: This was an analytic study design, based on its time used cross-sectional study design. The data was collected by observation and interviews. The sample selection was done by purposive sampling with 200 sample, which responden is the mother who have children under five year arround 3 district in Samosir regency. Data analysis using chi square test and multiple logistic regression. Result and discussion: This result showed that stop open defecation (p value 0.001), hand washing (p value 0.039), water and household food management, household waste management, and household liquid waste significantly affected diarrhea among under five year children. Conclusion: Hand washing with soap and waste disposal management more effect with diarhea, therefore its sugested for all stake holder to increase campaign of hand washing and household waste management in community.Keywords: diarrhea, children, community, hand washing, household
The Initiatives to Improve Antenatal Care Visits By Third-Trimester Pregnant Women
Authors: Putra Dony Setiawan Hendyca , Prasetyo Hendro
Published: April 2022

Low rate of pregnant women’s visit can inhibit the information health workers need to collect, subsequently posing problem in providing health assistance. This is extremely dangerous for the safety of mother and baby during childbirth. Jember district health center reported low rate of visit of third-trimester pregnant women as evidenced by an average visit of below 4 times. The aim of the study was to increase the coverage of third-trimester pregnant women’s visit based on community involvement based on factor analysis at Jember district health center. This study aims to increase the visit of trimester 3 pregnant women to public health centres. This research is an analytic research with cross sectional approach. The study involves 100 third-trimester pregnant women, chosen through random sampling. The results of this study highlight 6 independent variables that affect pregnant women visits. The most dominant influence is pregnant women’s knowledge regarding visit (p = 0.003 0.05 Exp (B) 7.523, equal to 75%). There is a significant difference between the southern and northern parts of the Jember health center with regard to knowledge, socio-cultural, and geographical location. The priority issues determined from the Focus Group Discussion process are 1) the level of knowledge; 2) social culture; and 3) geographical location. The study demonstrates that the right measures are to conduct routine counseling related to the importance of ANC visits, evaluate the presence of ANC visits and add ball pick-up services for pregnant women who do not visit ANC.
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice using the Kangaroo Method Care in Maternal with Low Birth Weight Babies
Authors: Mustikawati Intan Silviana , Pratomo Hadi , Martha Evi , Murty Ade Iva
Published: April 2022

Newborn mortality is still quite high in the world, including Indonesia, one of which is caused by complications of premature birth. Kangaroo Method Care (KMC) is one way to keep the newborn’s body temperature warm by making direct contact between the baby’s skin and the mother’s skin. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and practice of Kangaroo Care Method for mothers with low birth weight (LBW) infants. This study is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional approach. Respondents in this study were mothers who had LBW after treatment from the Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Koja, North Jakarta who were domiciled in Koja, Tanjung Priok, and Cilincing Districts, North Jakarta, amounting to 50 people. Data was collected using questionnaires and observations, and analyzed using the Spearman Correlation statistical test. Based on the results of the study, the average score of mother’s knowledge about Kangaroo Care Method was 21.76 (SD 1.06); the average score of the mother’s attitude towards the Kangaroo Care Method is 26.74 (SD 0.80); and the average duration of practice for Kangaroo Care Method is 2.92 hours/day (SD 0.90). Based on the results of observations, it was found that most of the LBW mothers had practiced Kangaroo Method Care by holding the right position from Kangaroo Method Care. Based on the Spearman Correlation statistical test, it was found that there was a relationship between knowledge, attitude, and practice of the Kangaroo Care Method in LBW mothers.
Obesity in Indonesian and Taiwanese Adolescents Related to Self Perception, Diet, Exercise, and Body Image
Authors: Fauzi Lukman , Handayani Oktia Woro Kasmini , Susilo Mursid Tri , Kurnia Arif Rahmat , Rahayu Sri Ratna , Irawan Fajar Awang , Jing-Horng Lu Frank , Lin Cenyi , Lai Mei Fen , Chiao Yu Ya
Published: April 2022

Obesity prevalence in Asia was raising. Self-perception became an increasingly determinant predictor of a healthier lifestyle. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-perception and actual BMI among Indonesian and Taiwanese teenagers. This research was cross sectional and using participatory sampling of 415 participants from 6 high schools in Indonesia, and 717 participants from 7 high schools in Taiwan. The data was taken by enumerator using the Obesity Impact on the Quality of Life Perception Questionnaire (ObI-Q) and the Projective Test. Self-perception was statistically associated with actual BMI which state that obesity might be treated by hospital, clinics, or specialist (p0.001). Self-perception was also related to degenerative disease (p = 0.003) and social life (p = 0.04). Self-perception about sports stated that obese people could be as good as normal people (p=0.11). Most teenagers had the correct perception regarding ideal body image (p=0.04). The multivariable analysis showed that teenagers who did not have self-perception of desire to lose weight were 6.37 times more likely to have overweight than teenagers who had self-perception of desire to lose weight. Self-perception of desire to lose weight was a variable with major contribution to actual BMI among teenagers.
Adolescent Rebellion: Causes and Guiding Strategies
Authors: Zhang Zhicai , Li Caimin
Published: April 2022

Adolescent rebellion often happens during puberty, a pivotal stage in a child’s development. Teenagers are prone to engaging in a variety of aberrant behaviors throughout their rebellious stage, some of which may cause considerable harm to families and society as well as to themselves. The objective of this paper is to examine the reasons for adolescent rebellion in various circumstances and to provide appropriate techniques for guiding teens through this trying time.