bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Methodological Preparation And Pedagogical Mastery Of The Teacher And Lecturer In The Republic Of Bulgaria
Authors: Petrova Elitsa
Published: June 2023

The article attempts to consider the necessary prerequisites so that the modern teacher and lecturer to be as effective as possible for the learners. The practice in the Republic of Bulgaria of acquiring pedagogical legal capacity, the requirements for the Bulgarian teacher, the path to acquiring pedagogical capacity, as well as general statements regarding the necessary knowledge and pedagogical mastery of the teacher are considered in the article. The article dares to assert that in order for our society to achieve this great and ambitious goal - effective and adequate training and education in modern realities, it needs specialists with the necessary pedagogical mastery and the necessary substantive and methodological preparation.
Vodcovstvo z pohľadu manažmentu
Authors:   Akadémia ozbrojených síl gen. M. R. Štefánika, Belan Lubomír
Published: June 2023

The paper clarifies how the issue of management is connected with the issue of leadership. From the point of view of management, we include the issue of leadership in the managerial function of leading people. We understand leadership as the use of a selected style of people management by which the commander (manager) influences people, processes, etc. It is necessary to pay due attention to this issue at the moment also because of the training of future officers (cadets). We should start from the premise that the goal is not to prepare leaders but officers who will acquire leadership skills, skills, etc. as part of their studies at the Armed Forces Academy.
PERMANENT LOW NORMAL TESTOSTERONE LEVELS AND SEMINOLOGICAL DAMAGES IN MEN FROM 37 TO 45 YEARS OLD
Authors:   Department Molecular Immunology, Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria., Lazarov Georgi , Mladenov Vladislav ,   Department of Urology, UMBAL Alexandrovska, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
Published: June 2023

In our practice, we are increasingly seeing men aged from 37 to 45 years' old who have permanent low normal testosterone levels. Aim: We set out to investigate whether there is an association between permanent low normal testosterone levels and negative change in seminal fluid parameters in young men. Patients and Methods: For the period from January 2013 to December 2015 at the Andrology office at Hospital "St. Sofia" we examined 73 men aged 37 to 45 years with normal or elevated body mass index, permanent low normal testosterone level, and negative change in seminal fluid parameters. In order to compare the results we obtained, at the very beginning of the study we selected a control group of 20 healthy men of the same age. Results: We obtained, although within reference ranges, significantly lower values for total testosterone in the 73 men with negative change in seminal fluid parameters, compared with those in the control group without seminal damages (p<0.001) We found a high correlation relationship between the level of testosterone and the results of the first (r = 0.614, p<0.001) and second spermograms (r = 0.662, p<0.001). Conclusions: 1. Our study shows that in a number of men at a young age, some decrease in normal testosteronе secretion occurs, with a concomitant negative change in seminal fluid parameters, which is remarkably different from the same parameters in their peers with a high normal testosterone level. 2. We identify permanent low normal testosterone, overweight and obesity as predictors, signaling a possible negative change in seminal fluid parameters. 3. We can say that if obesity plays some role in seminal damages, the mechanism in most cases is most likely related to the sustained permanent low normal testosterone level, as a result of increased adipose tissue.
Identity crime and misuse in Australia 2023
Authors:   Australian Institute of Criminology, McAlister Merran , Faulconbridge Emily , Voce Isabella , Bricknell Samantha
Published: June 2023

This study presents findings from the Australian Cybercrime Survey related to identity crime and misuse. Thirty-one percent of respondents experienced identity crime in their lifetime and 20 percent in the past 12 months. Almost half of identity crime victims reported that suspicious transactions appeared in their bank statements or accounts. The type of personal information most commonly misused was names, followed by credit or debit card information. While one quarter of respondents did not know how their information was obtained, 16 percent believed it to be due to the hacking of a computer or device. Twenty-nine percent of past 12 month victims experienced a financial loss. The median amount initially lost was $300. Nineteen percent of victims had money reimbursed, the median amount being $250.
Vessels of Opportunity in Marine Science Outreach and Education: Case Study and Caveats
Authors: Hann Ashley M. , Bernard Kim S. , Carroll Lindsay J.
Published: June 2023

Studying unexpected, ephemeral, or transient events in ocean ecosystems, such as gelatinous zooplankton blooms, is important because it provides us with valuable data on how our oceans may be changing in response to climate change and other anthropogenic activities. However, planning for such events is nearly impossible and making use of opportunistically acquired data allows the marine science community to be adaptive and efficient given the logistical and financial constraints of time at sea and in the field. Because such sampling events are often responsive rather than planned, they are typically not accompanied by outreach and education efforts. This commentary considers if opportunistically acquired data sets can be applied to generate opportunistic outreach and education activities. A case study is provided with successes and caveats outlined.
Impacts of the Marine Technology Boom: Ocean Literacy Now Requires Data Literacy
Authors: Miller Danielle , Nolan Hannah
Published: June 2023

New technologies are continually being placed in the ocean, constantly collecting ocean data in real-time. As a result, Data Literacy is now a necessary learning goal for supporting students' Ocean Literacy. The newest ships in the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, the Regional Class Research Vessels (RCRVs), are being built with the aim of supporting data literacy through outreach and education, with aid from a forthcoming real-time data portal. To understand how the RCRV’s outreach and education initiatives can best support data and ocean literacy, while also facilitating intentional engagement with minoritized populations, a three-phase research strategy was conducted over three years. The objective was to determine promising practices in data literacy education and shipboard outreach that are also culturally responsive. The first phase of the research interviewed experts in the fields of teaching, data literacy, shipboard education, and community engagement in order to generate recommendations. The second phase was an assessment of a three-day data literacy high-school curriculum utilizing research vessel data. The third phase examined the success of potential culturally responsive data literacy curricular frameworks and teaching practices in an afterschool pilot program for Latinx youth. The research determined that in a world where students have never ending access to data, data literacy education must be scaffolded throughout a student's life. Data used in education must be contextual and relatable and the best tools for data literacy learning are designed for teachers and students. As new knowledge is being generated about the ocean through new technologies continually collecting data, ocean literacy can no longer exist without data literacy.
Externe Evaluation als Reformroutine
Authors: Röbken Heinke , Oldenburg Ines , Schütz Marcel
Published: June 2023

In diesem Beitrag wird die externe Schulevaluation in Deutschland aus einer reformtheoretischen Perspektive analysiert. Ziel ist es, die Prozesse hinter den immer wiederkehrenden Versuchen, diese Form von schulischer Qualitätssicherung zu reformieren, zu beleuchten und insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Handlungsmöglichkeiten für Schulleitungen zu diskutieren. Wir argumentieren, dass wiederkehrende Reforminitiativen als kontinuierliche Selbstverbesserungsabsichten interpretiert werden können und möchten Schulleitungen darin bestärken, sich als aktive Mitgestalter der Reformprozesse zu begreifen.
Demokratie praxisnah erfahren
Authors: Schleicher Ulrike
Published: June 2023

Seit 22. März 2018 ist Karl Wilfing Niederösterreichs Landtagspräsident. Ihm ist die Demokratiebildung insbesondere von Kindern und Jugendlichen ein wich­tiges Anliegen. Für das bessere Verständnis des Wesens der Demokratie ini­tiierte er neben dem Kinderlandtag den Berufsschullandtag. Er stieß auch die Umsetzung des „Forum Landtag“ an. Diesen Weg wird er in der neuen Gesetzgebungsperiode fortsetzen. Vor seiner Funktion als Landtagspräsident war Karl Wilfing von 2000 bis 2022 Abgeordneter zum nie­der­ös­ter­rei­chi­schen Landtag sowie von 2011 bis 2018 Landesrat.
Was hat reflexive Geschlechterpädagogik mit Schuldemokratie zu tun?
Authors: Huemer Edith
Published: June 2023

Im Interview spricht Silvia Kronberger über die Notwendigkeit reflexiver Geschlechterpädagogik und den Einfluss von schulischen Führungskräften auf Geschlechterdemokratie. An verschiedenen Beispielen zeigt sie auf, wie schulische Auseinandersetzung mit Geschlechterrollen gelingen kann und gibt Empfehlungen für eine geschlechterdemokratische Schulkultur.
Die Weiterbildungsschule Zug
Authors: Staub Mirjam , Pettannice Nadia
Published: June 2023

Im Kontext der 1968er-Bewegung, des anhaltenden Wirtschaftswachstums und des Kalten Krieges, als die Kritik am Schulwesen einen Höhepunkt erreicht hatte, wurden in der Schweiz und im umliegenden Ausland verschiedene innovative und alternative Bildungsansätze ausprobiert. Inmitten dieser Ent­wick­­lungen entschieden sich der Kanton und die Stadt Zug dazu, ein Schulexperiment zu wagen, das bald im In- und Ausland von sich reden machte. Die Weiterbildungsschule Zug zeichnete sich aus durch die Erprobung einer innovativen Form von Schule und insbesondere durch basisdemokratische Struk­tu­ren zur Gestaltung der Schule. Im Artikel werden die Entstehung des Schulexperiments Weiterbil­dungs­schule Zug und die Elemente ihrer basisdemokratischen Schul- und Führungskultur vorgestellt.
Lernen, Politik und Architektur
Authors: Huemer Edith
Published: June 2023

Rezension von "Bildungsschock. Lernen, Politik und Architektur in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren", herausgegeben von Tom Holert, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, De Gruyter 2020
Evaluating the feasibility of measuring planar area of Sclerophytum penghuense and Cladiella hartogi using 2D image analysis
Authors: Munandar Munandar , Chiu Yi Chin Flora , Chou Chia Cheng , Rahmayanti Fitria , Faiqoh Elok , Liu Shang Yin Vanson
Published: June 2023

Soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) farming has been widely used to decrease the fishing pressure on wild populations harvested for use in the ornamental trade and studies related to natural products. With a soft and flexible body, only a few attempts have been made to quantify the
growth rate, either in the field or in aquarium systems. In this study, the planar area measurement approach was applied and evaluated for its applicability to soft corals. All fragments of Sclerophytum penghuense and Cladiella hartogi were placed on individual tiles (10 ×
10 cm) and randomly distributed in the mesocosm. Two treatments were applied: (1) finger touch treatment, and (2) air exposure for one minute to avoid the influence of morphological flexibility caused by the hydroskeleton before taking photographs underwater. Two independent tests were carried
out including (1) applying two treatments before taking photographs for four sides (only for S. penghuense), and (2) comparing the planar area and linear measurement with its dry weight (for both species). Since the shape of C. hartogi is stable through time, the first test was
not required for C. hartogi. The photographs were taken twice per day (11:00am and 8:00pm), and five pictures were taken for each side. The results showed that there was no significant difference between one and five pictures used (P > 0.05). Furthermore, taking photographs
of two sides that are perpendicular to each other is recommended to provide sufficient statistical power. Meanwhile, the air treatment made the fragments less flexible during the photographing process which should be used in this standardized 2D image analysis. Our results also showed that
planar area was strongly correlated (P < 0.001) with its dry weight (R2 = 0.929 for S. penghuense and R2 = 0.945 for C. hartogi). In addition, the air exposure treatment was consistently similar during both times (daytime and nighttime).
Based on the results, we suggest this standardized 2D method to measure the growth of soft corals by measuring planar area changes through time.
XVI. Yüzyılda Vilayet-i Rum Uluyörük Cemaatlerinde Tarım Alanları ve Tarımsal Üretim
Authors: KAVAK Ayşe
Published: June 2023

XVI. yüzyılda Vilayet-i Rum’da bulunan Uluyörük cemaatlerinin temel geçim kaynakları hayvancılıktı. Bu sebeple ziraî faaliyetler ikinci plandaydı. Uluyörük mensubu yalnızca birkaç cemaat geçinmek maksadıyla hayvancılıkla birlikte ziraî faaliyette bulunuyordu. Diğer cemaatler ise yalnızca kendi ihtiyaçlarına yönelik ve basit tarzda tarımla meşgul oluyorlardı. Yapılan basit tarzdaki ziraî faaliyetlerin esası ise hububata dayanıyordu. XVI. yüzyılın ikinci yarısının hemen başlarında Uluyörük’e tabi bir kısım cemaatlerin başına gelen afet koyunlarının telef olmasına ve bu sebeple vergilerini eksik ödemelerine sebep oldu. Hemen yeni koyunlar almak ise mümkün değildi. Sonrasında mecburen tarımsal faaliyete yönelen cemaatlerin tarımsal faaliyetleri kalıcı hale geldi ve cemaatler hayvancılığın yanında tarımsal üretim yapmaya da devam ettiler. Bu makalede XVI. yüzyılda tarımsal faaliyette bulunan Uluyörük cemaatleri ve yüzyılın ikinci yarısında afetten etkilenerek tarımsal faaliyette bulunmak zorunda kalan Uluyörük cemaatleri ele alınacaktır. Cemaatlerin tarım alanları, ürünleri, ürünlere getirilen vergi yükümlülükleri incelenecek, daha sonra ziraî mahsullerle vergi rakamlarındaki değişim üzerinden genel bir değerlendirme yapılacaktır.
Mental health situation and related factors among secondary school students in Hue city
Authors: Nguyen Minh Tu , Tran Thi Tra My , Nguyen Hoang Thuy Linh , Ho Hieu , Luong Thi Thu Tham , Ho Thi Linh Dan , Nguyen Ngo Bao Khuyen , Tran Thi Quynh Tam , Nguyen Phi Khanh , Vo Van Quang Vinh , Dinh Thi Lieu , Nguyen Duc Dan , Chau Nguyen Dan , Dang Thi Thanh Nha , Tran Bình Thang , Nguyen Thanh Gia , Le Dinh Duong , Hoang Trong Nhat , Nguyen Van Tien
Published: June 2023

Background: Mental health is an important component of a person's state of health. According to World Health Organization (WHO), there can be no health without mental health. Timely detection and care of mental health disorders are essential, contributing to health protection and improvement during the adolescent period and adulthood. Objectives: To describe the situation of mental health problems and identify some related factors in secondary school students in Hue city. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 500 secondary school students in Hue city from October 2021 to June 2022. The data was collected by face-to-face interviews using a pre-designed questionnaire that included social-demographic information, family and school problems, and the SDQ-25 scale which assesses adolescents' mental health status. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with mental health. Results: Our research showed that 18.2% (95% CI: 15.1 - 21.8) students had abnormal mental health score; 27.4% (95% CI: 23.2 - 31.4) had borderline mental health score. The emotional problems had the highest rate (20.6%). Conduct problems, peer problem and hyperactivity/inattention accounted for 15.6%, 15.0% and 13.4% among the study subjects. 8.6% had prosocial problems. Some mental health-related factors were parents' marital status, frequency of physical activity, bedtime at the evening, family problems, school problems, and personal desires (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The percentage of students having mental health problems was high. It is necessary for family and school to encourage the participation in appropriate physical activities and change the habit of going to bed late to contribute to improving students' mental health status.
Using of contraceptives among married Khmer women aged 18-49 years and some related factors in Binh Minh district, Vinh Long province in 2021
Authors: Le Thi Hong Yen , Bui Thi Tu Quyen
Published: June 2023

Objectives: This study aimed to (1) Describe the status of contraceptive use among married Khmer women aged 18-49 in Binh Minh district, Vinh Long province; and (2) Determine some related factors to contraceptive use among those women. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study using quantitative research method. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a total of 370 married Khmer women aged 18-49 by a structured questionnaire in Binh Minh district. The study period was from August 2020 to June 2021. The descriptive statistics and odd ratio and confidence interval of 95% were used to analyze the related factors to contraceptive use of those women. Result: The percentage of married Khmer women aged 18-49 using contraceptives accounted for 62.2%, of which, modern contraceptives were 91.7% and traditional contraceptives were 8.3%. The most commonly used modern contraceptive is the oral contraceptive pill, accounting for 68.7%. The age group applying contraceptives the most is 35-49. Married Khmer women with age above 35 years old, higher secondary education, occupation of farming or hired freelance, no religion or desire to have 2 or less children were more likely to use the contraception. These differences were statistically significant with p<0,05.
Factors associated with the Severity of COVID-19 patients in Bac Ninh and Nghe An Provinces: A Hospital-based Case-control Study in 2022
Authors: Nguyen Ngoc Hieu , Dang Thi Huong , Tran Van Giang , Le Minh Giang
Published: June 2023

Background: It is crucial to study characteristics and determine associated factors with the severity of COVID-19 while the pandemic has been complicated yet. We aimed to describe the characteristics and determine associated factors with the severe state of disease among COVID-19 hospitalized patients within six first months in 2022. Methods: A case – control study was conducted among 3.242 COVID-19 patients in two provincial hospitals in Bac Ninh and Nghe An from January to June 2022. Cases were defined as severe or critical COVID-19 patients and controls were COVID-19 patients who were classified into the mild group during 24-first-hour admission. We used an online research health record to collect patient’s information. Multivariable logistic regression was utilized to explore and decide associated factors with the severity of COVID-19 among participants. Results: The percentage of patients who were classified into the severe disease group at admission time was 20.0%. Respiratory symptoms (70.3%) and fatigue (30.6%) were the most common ones recorded when patients were admitted to the ward. Older age, male, pre-comorbidities such as diabetes, chronic cardiovascular or pulmonary disease increased the likelihood to have severe COVID-19 disease. D-dimer ≥ 500 ng/ml, aspartate aminotransferase enzyme (AST) > 37 U/L, the percentage of lymphocytes in blood < 20%, and C-reactive protein (CRP) ≥ 5 mg/l were identified as prognostic factors for severity within 24-first-hour admission. Two primary doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and boosted doses significantly decreased the chance to have severe COVID-19. Conclusions: Our findings highlighted that it is important to monitor patients and early diagnoses with the help of prognostic factors. Moreover, widely supplying two primary and boosted doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for people, especially for the high-risk population is necessary.
Knowledge, attitude, practice on plastic waste pollution mitigation among undergraduate students in the academic year of 2021 – 2022 and some associated factors
Authors: Phan Thanh Huong , Tran Thi Thuy , Vu Doan Tram , Ngo Thi Hong Nhung , Ngo Phuong Thao , Ngo Thi Thu Hien
Published: June 2023

Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude, and practice on plastic waste mitigation and associated factors among students at Thang Long University and the University of Labour and Social Affairs, Hanoi, Vietnam, in the academic year 2021-2022. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 565 undergraduate students at two universities using a stratified random sampling technique. Study subjects were requested to respond online via the administered questionnaire. The questionnaire includes general information (7 questions); knowledge on reducing plastic pollution (13 questions); attitudes on reducing plastic pollution (8 questions); and practice on reducing plastic pollution (10 questions). The reliability of the questionnaire is acceptable (Cronbach's α = 0.610). The data was entered with Excel and then analyzed in SPSS version 22.0. Results: The results revealed that 42.7% of the surveyed students showed adequate knowledge, 97.5% had an adequate attitude, and 82.5% had adequate practice on plastic waste pollution mitigation. Findings also showed that students who had inadequate knowledge were 4.5 times more likely to have inadequate attitudes than those who did not (OR = 4.5; 95% CI (1.0–42.5), p < 0.05). Students who had an inadequate attitude were 3.6 times more likely to have inadequate practice than those who did not (OR = 3.6; 95% CI (1.02–12.4); p < 0.05). Students who had inadequate knowledge were 2.5 times more likely to have inadequate practice than those who did not (OR = 2.5; 95% CI (1.5–4.3); p < 0,001). Recommendations: The study strongly suggested an in-depth investigation to explore potential associated factors with knowledge, attitude, and practice on plastic waste mitigation among university students, such as gender, age, academic majors, living place, and sources of accessing information on plastic waste pollution mitigation.
Internal consistency of the Vietnamese version dimensions of learning organization questionnaire
Authors: Nguyen Thien Minh , Ly Tieu Long , Dang Thi Thien Ngan , Nguyen Thi Thu Nhan , Nguyen Thi Hoang Hue , Nguyen Thi Bach Ngoc , Nguyen Thi Mai Trang , Nguyen Hong Loan
Published: June 2023

Background: A learning organization epitomizes an environment where individuals incessantly harness their capabilities to accomplish stipulated objectives, foster the generation of innovative ideas, advocate teamwork, and engage in relentless collective learning. Objectives: This study aims to ascertain the internal consistency of the Vietnamese translation of the Dimensions of Learning Organizations Questionnaire (DLOQ). Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was executed in December 2022, with the participant cohort comprising healthcare personnel from Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital. Results: Analysis of 148 responses from the cross-sectional survey identified Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of 0.97 for the measurement tool, signifying high reliability. The lowest Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was found in the "empowerment" dimension (0.7810), while the "group learning and collaboration" dimension presented the highest value (0.9276). Conclusions: The Vietnamese adaptation of the Dimensions of Learning Organizations Questionnaire demonstrates sufficient internal consistency, rendering it suitable for the evaluation of learning organization elements within healthcare institutions in Vietnam.
PENERAPAN RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PADA PENGEMBANGAN PERANGKAT LUNAK TALENT DAN EXPERT MANAGEMENT
Authors: Ferdiansyah Fahmi Reza , Sofian Rudy , Shiddieq Diqy Fakhrun , Budiarto Samsul , Utomo Suharjanto
Published: June 2023

Dalam setiap perusahaan tentunya memiliki karyawan dengan keahlian yang berbeda-beda, maka perlu dilakukan pengendalian terhadap karyawan dan keahlian yang dimilikinya. Pada setiap pekerjaan harus ditangani oleh orang atau expert yang kompeten dan tepat sesuai dengan bidang keahlian masing-masing agar pekerjaan yang dikerjakan mendapatkan hasil yang maksimal. Pengendalian dalam hal ini adalah bentuk pendelegasian pekerjaan yang ada dan diserahkan pada orang atau expert yang tepat setelah melewati proses seleksi sebelumnya. Pada prosesnya diperlukan sarana atau fasilitas untuk menjembatani antara expert dan pihak perusahaan sebagai pemberi pekerjaan yaitu sebuah perangkat lunak berbasis website. Dalam mengembangkan perangkat lunak ini digunakan metode Rapid Application Development (RAD) dimana pengembangan dilakukan dengan menciptakan sistem fungsional yang utuh dalam periode waktu yang singkat. Hasil dari pengembangan ini berupa perangkat lunak berbasis website yang menjadi sarana langsung pihak perusahaan dengan expert yaitu dosen pada lingkungan Perguruan Tinggi dengan mempertimbangkan keahlian dan pengalaman expert tersebut.
MEDIA PROMOSI PENGENALAN DESA WISATA BAHA MENGWI BADUNG BERBASIS MULTIMEDIA
Authors: Permana Putra I Gede Endy , Suniantara I Ketut Putu , Ramayasa I Putu
Published: June 2023

Desa Baha yang terletak di Kecamatan Mengwi memiliki karakteristik khusus yang membuat Desa Baha layak untuk menjadi daerah tujuan wisata. Desa Baha memiliki berbagai potensi sumber daya alam yang dapat dikembangkan menjadi sebuah objek wisata, Kondisi lingkungan desa yang rapi menjadi salah satu tempat wisata yang wajib untuk dikunjungi. Oleh karena itu diperlukan suatu media promosi online untuk menarik wisatawan berkunjung ke Desa Wisata Baha. Hingga saat ini Desa Baha belum berkembang secara optimal menjadi Desa Wisata. Selain itu, masyarakat di daerah Desa Wisata Baha masih belum mampu menangkap potensi desanya yang dapat dikembangkan sebagai Desa Wisata. Dengan demikian Desa Wisata Baha memerlukan sebuah media untuk mempromosikan Desa untuk memperkenalkan dan menarik para wisatawan untuk datang berkunjung ke Desa Wisata Baha. Perancangan media promosi ini menggunakan metode Multimedia Development Life Cycle (MDLC). Adapun tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menghasilkan sebuah rancangan dan aplikasi media promosi tentang Desa Wisata Baha Mengwi Badung yang berbasis multimedia yang dapat memberikan informasi tentang Desa Wisata Baha kepada wisatawan. Penelitian ini menghasilkan produk multimedia diantaranya adalah Brand Book, Website dan juga Video Promosi Desa Wisata Baha. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian yang sudah dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode pengujian black box testing mendapatkan hasil yang sudah layak digunakan dan sesuai dengan apa yang diharapkan. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian User Acceptance Testing (UAT) didapatkan total nilai rata-rata yaitu 4,8 dengan persentase 96,6% yang artinya pengguna mampu menerima dan mengaplikasikan website ini dengan mudah dan informatif.
ANALYZING RACIAL PROPAGANDA AGAINST SOCIO-CREATIVE PERSPECTIVE IN SELECTED POEMS OF COUNTEE CULLEN AND LANGSTON HUGHES
Authors: Ahmed Abrar , Sajjad Faisal , Gul Nabeela
Published: June 2023

The social purpose of art expands its value and significance to problematize many social and political situations of day rather than limiting it to idea of aesthetic pleasure alone. African American philosophers, poets, and authors also attempt to project the issues of race and culture country is facing. They made an effort to create a strong literary framework despite various attempts at discrediting the significance of art and artists on global scale. Considering Alain Lock's idea of ‘Real art or Propaganda’ this paper examines true values of African American literature and takes it a step further to recognize the attempts made via literature to project their rights and preserve their culture and history. This influence never strays from true purpose of art and results in meaningful poems that appeal to human emotion and feelings on a universal level. They have historically given more weight to universal purpose of art, which is to arouse pleasure, and have utilized this as a platform to expose the systematic goal that disadvantages and presents negative picture of African American community.
IMPACT OF FINANCIAL LITERACY ON FINANCIAL SATISFACTION: MEDIATING ROLES OF INVESTMENT DECISIONS & MODERATING ROLE OF RISK ATTITUDE
Authors: Iqbal Muhammad Arslan , Saeed Ahmad , Rehman Shafiq Ur
Published: June 2023

The present research attempts to investigate relationship between financial literacy and financial satisfaction, with the specific emphasis on intervening and moderating roles of investment decisions and risk attitude. The research employs a structural equation modelling (SEM) methodology to examine the proposed associations, using survey data from subset of individuals who have previously made decisions regarding investments. The results indicate that financial behavior and literacy have a positive and significant effect upon financial satisfaction and individual investment decisions. Also, individual investment decisions were found to have a positive and significant effect on financial satisfaction. The relationship between financial literacy, financial behavior, and financial satisfaction was found to be mediated by individual investment decisions. Moderating role of risk attitude was observed between financial literacy, financial behavior, and individual investment decisions. The study highlights standing of attaining high-level financial literacy and making smart investment decisions to rise financial satisfaction for individual, corporate, and real investors.
ENHANCING BRAND IDENTIFICATION THROUGH CONSUMER SELF-EFFICACY: MEDIATING ROLE OF CONSUMER VANITY AND MODERATING ROLE OF BRAND PERSONALITY
Authors: Pasha Ahmad Tisman , Shahid Fatima , Malik Muhammad Shaukat
Published: June 2023

This study aims to examine influence of consumer self-efficacy on consumer brand identification, with a focus on the mediating role of consumer vanity and the moderating role of brand personality. A total of 384 participants, encompassing consumers of diverse brands, were included in the study. The variables of interest, consumer self-efficacy, consumer brand identification, consumer vanity & brand personality, were analyzed via PLS-SEM software. The results reveal a significant direct impact of consumer self-efficacy on consumer brand identification, highlighting the importance of individuals' belief in their abilities in fostering strong connection with a brand. Moreover, the study proves that consumer vanity acts as a mediator between consumer self-efficacy & brand identification, indicating that individuals with higher self-belief are more likely to engage in vanity-related behaviors, thereby enhancing their identification with brand. The study uncovers moderating effect of brand personality by strengthening relationship between consumer self-efficacy and brand identification.
NEXUS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY, EMPLOYMENT, TRADE OPENNESS & CO2 EMISSIONS: A PANEL ARDL ANALYSIS
Authors: Ahmad Ahtasham , Ali Waqas , Rehman Asad Ur
Published: June 2023

This study employs a panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to investigate the relationships between employment, institutional quality, trade openness, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The analysis focuses on period from 2002 to 2021, encompassing top ten CO2-emitting countries: the United States, China, India, Japan, Russia, Iran, Germany, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Indonesia. Study explores how institutional frameworks, in conjunction with economic factors impact environmental outcome. Research emphasizes the potential of strong institutional quality to stimulate the trade, economic growth, and improvements in quality of life. Models developed in study predict an increase in CO2 emissions linked with higher institutional quality, economic development, energy consumption, industrialization, and trade openness. The findings highlight a significant correlation between the variables of institutional quality (IQ), employment (EMP), & trade openness (IMP) and CO2 levels over the long term. By employing a comprehensive panel ARDL approach, this study provides valuable insights into intricate relationships between institutional quality, employment, trade openness, & CO2 emissions.
A Gestalt perspective on Energy Psychotherapy
Authors: Figgess Sandra
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: In this paper I introduce ideas and practices from Energy Psychology and reflect on how my practice as an Energy Psychotherapist is supported by my Gestalt roots. Keywords: chakra, Energy Psychology, Energy Psychotherapy, energetic field, energetic release, intention, meridians, muscle testing, obstacles to change, subtle energy, trauma."
‘Are we becoming bullies?’ A case study of stress, communication, and Gestalt interventions among humanitarian workers
Authors: Kolmannskog Vikram
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: There is an increasing focus on humanitarian workers and stress. At a workshop in June 2015, the author facilitated self-care, group debrief and communication sessions for senior gender advisers deployed by the Norwegian Refugee Council. This paper presents and discusses survey responses relating to the advisers’ experiences of stress, communication, and Gestalt interventions. In certain situations, such as humanitarian crises, people – including humanitarian workers themselves – can easily become stressed and their communication violent, which in turn may contribute to more stress and violence around them. However, this cycle can be broken with sufficient support and awareness. Key words: stress, communication, resistance, group debriefing, humanitarian workers, gender."
Phronesis and knowing through movement: working with Gestalt psychotherapy online
Authors: Kallner Helena
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: How can we understand the role of movement and kinaesthetic resonance in shaping our experience and knowledge? This paper gives a brief introduction to my current doctoral studies at Metanoia Institute/Middlesex University, where I am researching the experiences of psychotherapists. I have discovered my area of interest falls within Studies in Practical Knowledge, a growing research tradition in Scandinavia. This article presents some of the material I have gathered so far, focusing on working with embodied awareness in online Gestalt psychotherapy. Keywords: movement, kinaesthetic resonance, phronesis, Studies in Practical Knowledge, online psychotherapy."
The outcome research in Gestalt therapy: the Italian CORE-OM research project
Authors: La Rosa Roberta , Tosi Silvia , Settanni Michele , Spagnuolo Lobb Margherita , Francesetti Gianni
Published: June 2023

Abstract: This paper describes a three-year research project with CORE-OM (Clinical Outcome Routine Evaluation – Outcome Measure) and illustrates the results of the evaluation of the clinical outcome of psychotherapy in clients undergoing psychotherapeutic process with the Gestalt method within the National Organisation of Gestalt Therapy (NOGT), and the Italian Society of Gestalt Psychotherapy (SIPG). The data was gathered using CORE-OM. The study is an example of a practice-oriented research in Gestalt therapy because it introduces a widely used quantitative method to evaluate the clinical outcome of psychotherapy (CORE-OM) as an integral part of clinical work in a relational approach. The authors have repeated within the Italian Gestalt community a similar study conducted in the UK in 2011 and compared both findings. Results indicate that Gestalt therapy has been effective in improving the condition of clients, with an effect size comparable to those that were observed in similar studies conducted in other countries and with different modalities. Keywords: Gestalt therapy, treatment effectiveness, outcome research, CORE-OM, long- term psychotherapy.
How wide is the field? Gestalt therapy, capitalism and the natural world
Authors: Bednarek Steffi
Published: June 2023

"Abstract: A recent UN report has warned that we are heading for an unprecedented global crisis if we do not radically change our ways. Climate change is no longer a hypothetical argument but a reality that threatens the existence of human and other-than-human life on the planet. With that information in mind, can we afford to keep practising psychotherapy with a focus on the individual and their personal needs, or do we need to radically question the role of psychotherapy in its lack of relationship to the more-than-human world? This article investigates where aspects of Gestalt psychotherapy may be too closely aligned with the capitalist paradigm, that risks costing us the Earth. I argue that we need to widen our notion of what is part of the field. I reflect on our theory in relation to anthropocentrism, individuality, materiality, privatisation, growth, progress and the lack of a cosmological perspective. This is by no means an exhaustive overview but an attempt to open the conversation. Keywords: capitalism, complex systems, ‘more-than-human world’, anthropocentrism, individuality, materialism, systemic change, mythology, cosmology."
Human suffering and the vicissitudes of personal responsibility in the course of psychotherapy
Authors: Staemmler Frank-M.
Published: June 2023

Abstract: In this paper I take a new look at the issue of the client’s responsibility in psychotherapy: I will not only investigate responsibility as an ethical demand, but will especially focus on the changes it frequently undergoes in the experience of my clients during the course of psychotherapy. Simply speaking, it occurs to me that typically clients at the beginning of psychotherapy are not clearly aware of the influence they exert on their psychological fate – in particular, their loneliness; they tend to hold others (parents, etc.) responsible. However, as time goes by, they increasingly discover how they have in part contributed to their own suffering. In the subsequent course of therapy this liberation from the illusion of irresponsibility often leads to a change in perspective, i.e. a closer examination of how they have isolated themselves from others by withholding their care from or even inflicting harm on them. This discovery may then result in a joyful social commitment, with which they both assume responsibility for others and reduce their own social isolation. Keywords: debt, ethics, guilt, I-Thou, loneliness, narcissism, distress, relationality, responsibility, shame, suffering.
Ways and means of the phenomenological attitude in a field perspective. The Secret Longing: a pragmatic clinical compass
Authors: Béja Vincent
Published: June 2023

Abstract: In this paper the author tries to give a sense of how and why the phenomenological attitude, when applied in a field perspective, is useful and operates in and on the therapeutic dyad, thus having an impact on the client’s lived world. He starts by explaining the meaning of the phenomenological attitude in a therapeutical setting which he summarises as a deep listening and a genuine curiosity of the given of the situation. He then describes the therapist’s experience in the first person when engaged in a phenomenological attitude and its polarity of listening and reflecting. This attitude helps the therapist to meet their client differently, thus changing the whole field and possibly having a significant impact on the client. For this to happen, the author offers a pragmatic compass – the Secret Longing – which he has developed with Florence Belasco at their Institute and which speaks directly to the heart of the therapist. He details how it can be applied on a clinical level, supporting the therapist in working on their primary task towards the client when adopting a field perspective. For the therapist, when caught at some stage in a relational impasse with the client, this task consists in listening more and being able to perceive and welcome the Secret Longing which is operating in the relationship. This is precisely what helps to change the ‘intersubjective matrix’ from which the selves and worldviews of both client and therapist are constantly emerging. Keywords: phenomenology, field, Secret Longing, responsiveness, relationship.
Frozen in trauma on a warming planet: a relational reckoning with climate distress
Authors: Greenspun Wendy
Published: June 2023

"As awareness of the destabilising impacts of the climate crisis and its multiple layers of connected injustices increase, individuals struggling with climate distress have begun to arrive at our clinical doorsteps. This article details some of the questions and challenges of climate-informed clinical work, including aspects of what both clinician and client experience emotionally and ways we may turn away from the reality of harms and injustices. Utilising a trauma lens, a detailed case description is presented of a man ‘frozen in trauma’ in response to the climate and environmental crisis. Since clinicians are embedded in the climate emergency along with their clients, the author shares her personal trajectory of climate awareness (Hoggett and Randall, 2018), along with countertransferential responses that occurred in the therapy. The clinical description includes an understanding of the client’s history of a transgenerational trauma that echoed with and amplified his responses to the planetary crisis. Ways of processing and holding the difficult emotions within the clinical work are outlined, along with how the client was usefully able to enlarge his focus to helping others. Recognizing multiple forms of interconnection, including with the more-than-human world, are described as a way to move forward. Keywords climate distress, environmental injustice, trauma, grief, psychoanalysis, transgenerational, interconnection"
Extraction, characterization and pharmacological activity and evaluation of various extracts of calotropis procera leaves
Authors: Bidkar Abhijeet , Sable Vijaysinh , Kirtane Santosh
Published: June 2023

All over Saudi Arabia, the medicinal plant Calotropis procera (C. procera) is a common wild shrub. We looked into the phytochemical makeup and several extracts of C. procera in this work.  The presence of different ingredients was checked in all extracts. Table displays the findings of this exploratory phytochemical investigation. Following a phytochemical analysis, it was discovered that Calotropis procera contains alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids, tannins, and terpenoids. To separate the active compounds that might have pharmacologically active ingredients, a TLC chromatographic research was conducted. Ethanol and chloroform extract of Calotropis procera leaves demonstrate the presence of flavonoids and phenolic substances in preliminary phytochemical testing. Additionally, the TLC of both extracts reveals the presence of several phytometabolites. After collection of all fractions of both ethanol and chloroform extract, these fractions then screened for anti-rheumatic arthritis activity. Results depict that 150 mg/kg of crude extract and ethanolic fraction on 10th day showed more superior repression of paw edema i.e., 80.26% and 81.25% (p < 0.001) as compared to 79.56% reduction in paw edema by 100 mg/kg aspirin on 10th day.
Noi, spaventapasseri
Authors: Toscano Anna
Published: June 2023

La funzione di spaventare e allontanare gli uccelli da secoli riservata a figure mitologiche o a fantocci costruiti in casa si è riversata negli ultimi decenni sugli umani, su quelle persone, nel giudizio comune ghettizzante, sul limitare dell’accettabilità. Gli spaventapasseri, che compaiono tra versi e canzoni, albi per bambini e scatti famosi, sono quel limitare tra l’umano e il burattino, testimoni delle umane viltà ma tuttavia fonte di riparo e aiuto. La poesia di Jozefina Dautbegović, finalmente ripubblicata, parla altresì di questo e porta tale figura iconica a coincidere con la contraddittorietà e la complessità dei nostri tempi: l’esistenza dello spaventapasseri nella sua vita ibrida in metamorfosi financo incarnarsi in un bambino gigante, forse un fratello di strada di Baby Giant di Leonora Carrington.
EVALUATION OF DOUBLE-FACED TUBULARIZED PRENUPTIAL FLAP VERSUS DOCKETS PROCEDURE FOR REPAIR OF PENOSCROTAL HYPOSPADIAS REPAIR
Authors: ALI R , BUMBIA HA , SOOMRO NH , MEMON AH , ADNAN MA , HIRAJ GM
Published: June 2023

This study was designed to compare the outcomes of the double-faced tabularized preputial flap and Dockets procedure for repairing penoscrotal hypospadias. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 200 patients who underwent either a double-faced tubularized preputial flap or Dockets procedure for penoscrotal hypospadias repair between 2018 and 2022. These patients were partitioned into two gatherings given the careful method utilized: Group A (twofold confronted tubularized preputial fold) and Group B (Duckett strategy). Data was collected from 200 patients and divided into two groups. The success rates were similar between the two groups. In the double-faced tubularized preputial flap group, 94% of patients achieved successful outcomes. Similarly, 92% of patients achieved successful outcomes in the Duckett procedure group. The mean operative time in the double-faced tubularized preputial flap group was 107 minutes, whereas it was 132 minutes in the Duckett procedure group (p < 0.05). Both double-faced tubularized preputial flap and Dockets procedure are viable options for the repair of penoscrotal hypospadias. However, the double-faced tubularized preputial flap has a shorter operative time and a lower incidence of urethral strictures, while the Dockets procedure has a higher incidence of complications related to the scrotal skin flap. The choice of technique should be based on individual patient characteristics and surgeon preference.
EVALUATION OF BONY EROSION IN PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIC FUNGAL RHINOSINUSITIS
Authors: BHATTI S , ASHRAF MA , IRFAN A
Published: June 2023

The retrospective study was conducted in Nishtar Medical Hospital & Bakhtawar Amin Hospital from January 2021 to January 2022 to evaluate CT findings of bone erosion and the implication of surgical treatment in patients with AFRS. The study was conducted on a total of 140 patients. All patients underwent sinus CT examination before the start of treatment. Experienced neuroradiologist examined CT characteristics of bone erosion. Data were recorded, including disease and bone erosion location, sinus expansion, and disease extension into neighboring anatomical spaces. Of 140 patients, 26 (18.5%) had radiographic evidence of bone erosion. 1 of the 26 patients had undergone previous endoscopic surgery. The ethmoid sinus was the most common site of bone erosion. The adjacent anatomic site which was affected most due to disease extension was the orbit. There was a significant association between bone expansion and expansion of frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and maxillary sinuses (P=.027). Bone erosion creates a route for disease progression in the intracranial cavity and orbit. It is not associated with fungal invasion and should be accurately differentiated from Sino nasal malignancy or invasive fungal sinusitis to avoid unnecessary invasive procedures.