bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of recorded family and domestic violence offending: A birth cohort study
Authors: Payne Jason , Morgan Anthony
Published: September 2024

In this study we used criminal history data for three birth cohorts in New South Wales to estimate the prevalence of recorded family and domestic violence offending. Using an accelerated longitudinal design, we estimate that 6.3 percent of people born in New South Wales had been proceeded against by police for a family and domestic violence offence by age 37. The rate was significantly higher for men: 9.6 percent of men— one in 10—had been proceeded against for a family and domestic violence offence, compared with 3.0 percent of women (one in 33). Overall, 1.2 percent of people born in New South Wales were responsible for more than 50 percent of recorded family and domestic violence offences. Further, family and domestic violence offenders accounted for nearly half of all recorded offences by people in the birth cohort. This is the first estimate of the prevalence of recorded family and domestic violence offending in a population sample in Australia. This is an important step towards increasing the visibility of family and domestic violence perpetrators.
產科風險管理在醫療領域的處理原則
Authors: 徐明洸 徐明洸
Published: September 2024

產科風險管理是一個系統性、持續性的過程，需要醫療機構全體成員的共同協作，也是臨床醫師在醫療工作中不可忽視的重要環節。通過對風險的識別、評估、控制及監測，持續的培訓教育和團隊合作，並建立醫療安全文化，希冀有效降低產科風險，提高產婦和新生兒的安全性。同時提高產婦的健康知識，定期產檢，加強心理健康教育，以及積極應對突發情況，都是減少產科風險的有效手段。未來，隨著科技和醫療技術的進步，產科風險管理將愈加科學化與系統化，也更加全面化和精緻化。而產科醫師亦應該持續關注和學習新興的風險管理知識，以應對不斷變化的醫療環境。

 

Obstetric risk management is a systematic and continual process that necessitates the collective collaboration of all members within medical institutions. It is also a critical component in clinical practice that clinicians cannot afford to overlook. Through the identification, assessment, control, and monitoring of risks; ongoing training and education, team collaboration; and the establishment of a culture of medical safety, obstetric risks may be effectively reduced and the safety of both mothers and newborns may be enhanced. Additionally, improving maternal health knowledge, ensuring regular prenatal check-ups, strengthening psychological health education, and proactively addressing emergencies are all effective strategies for minimizing obstetric risks. In the future, as technology and medical techniques advance, obstetric risk management is expected to become increasingly scientific and systematic as well as more comprehensive and refined. Obstetricians should, therefore, continuously stay informed about and learn new risk management knowledge to adapt to the constantly evolving medical environment.

 
The role of biomedical engineers in enhancing patient care through efficient equipment management
Authors: MariaTheresa Chinyeaka Kelvin-Agwu  , Mojeed Omotayo Adelodun  , Geneva Tamunobarafiri Igwama  , Evangel Chinyere Anyanwu
Published: September 2024

This review explores the future directions and challenges biomedical engineers face as they navigate the rapidly evolving healthcare technology landscape. With the advent of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and telemedicine, the role of biomedical engineers is expanding beyond traditional equipment management to include innovation, strategic planning, and data analysis. The review highlights the implications of these advancements for biomedical engineers, the challenges in adapting to new equipment and standards, and the evolving expectations of their role in improving patient care. It underscores the need for continuous education and developing new skill sets to effectively manage modern healthcare technology's complexities. The paper concludes by emphasizing biomedical engineers' critical role in integrating these technologies into healthcare systems to enhance patient outcomes.
Environmental and patient safety: Advances in radiological techniques to reduce radiation exposure
Authors: Mojeed Omotayo Adelodun  , Evangel Chinyere Anyanwu
Published: September 2024

The growing concern for environmental and patient safety in medical imaging has driven significant advancements in radiological techniques aimed at reducing radiation exposure. This review explores these developments, emphasizing the dual focus on minimizing harm to patients and addressing the broader environmental impact of radiological practices. Recent innovations include the optimization of imaging protocols, the introduction of low-dose imaging technologies, and the integration of advanced software algorithms that enhance image quality while reducing the need for higher radiation doses. The implementation of iterative reconstruction techniques, for instance, has allowed for significant dose reductions in computed tomography (CT) scans without compromising diagnostic accuracy. Additionally, the use of alternative imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound, which do not involve ionizing radiation, is increasingly recommended where clinically appropriate, further mitigating radiation risks. Furthermore, the shift towards personalized imaging protocols, where radiation doses are adjusted based on individual patient characteristics, marks a critical advance in patient safety. This approach not only reduces unnecessary exposure but also enhances the overall effectiveness of diagnostic procedures. Environmental safety considerations have also led to the development of more sustainable radiological practices, including the safe disposal of radioactive materials and the reduction of energy consumption in imaging facilities. These efforts are aligned with broader healthcare initiatives to lower the carbon footprint of medical practices. The advancements in radiological techniques to reduce radiation exposure reflect a growing commitment to patient-centered care and environmental stewardship in healthcare. As technology continues to evolve, ongoing research and collaboration between medical professionals, physicists, and environmental scientists will be crucial in furthering these goals. By continuing to innovate and implement safer radiological practices, the medical community can significantly mitigate the risks associated with radiation exposure, ensuring better health outcomes for patients and reducing the environmental impact of radiological services.
Innovación educativa: Juegos y actividades interactivas como herramientas para el éxito académico
Authors:   Unidad Educativa José Joaquín de Olmedo, Bachillerato Técnico, Shushufindi 210401, Ecuador., Vásquez-García Mirella , Paredes-Vargas Mirian ,   Unidad Educativa José Joaquín de Olmedo, Bachillerato Técnico, Shushufindi 210401, Ecuador., Vargas-Rosero Jessenia ,   Unidad Educativa Dureno, Educación Primaria, Nueva Loja 210207, Ecuador., Núñez-Quiñonez Erika ,   Unidad Educativa del Milenio Rafael Rodríguez Palacios, Educación Secundaria, Nueva Loja 210401, Ecuador., Nuñez-Estrada Sonia ,   Unidad Educativa Dureno, Educación Primaria, Nueva Loja 210207, Ecuador.
Published: September 2024

Las actividades interactivas reflejan un gran impacto sobre la motivación estudiantil. Adicional, crea lazos enriquecedores por la liberación de químicos favorables para el sistema nervioso central. Es decir, los juegos interactivos mejoran la comprensión ante las tareas académicas de la institución educativas. Bajo estos antecedentes se ha visto la necesidad de crear este proyecto investigativo, basado en la aplicación de herramientas pedagógicas en las instituciones educativas de la región amazónica de Ecuador. Por ello, se ha propuesto tres objetivos específicos con técnicas individuales para ser abordados cada uno. Primero, identificar las principales barreras para implementar las herramientas pedagógicas interactivas en las instituciones académicas. Bajo la técnica de revisión bibliográfica de literatura científica en bases de datos académicas. En la cual, se presenta nueve barreras identificadas, la principal, falta de recursos económicos involucrados en la educación. Segundo, describir las ventajas de las herramientas pedagógicas interactivas en el sistema educativo, mediante el desarrollo efectivo de una matriz FODA, mismo que refleja cada punto a favor y en contra de las herramientas pedagógicas interactivas. Tercero, proponer recomendaciones para implementar las herramientas pedagógicas interactivas de forma adecuada, a través de la técnica juicio de expertos, en la cual, se ha descrito recomendaciones favorables al momento de aplicar estas valiosas herramientas institucionales, la principal, integrar de forma espontánea cada juego y actividad interactiva dentro del plantel educativo, por ende, dentro y fuera del aula de clases. Ya que, si se las plica de forma correcta, los docentes estudiantes obtengan grandes beneficios académicos.
Análise da eficácia dos dentifrícios anticálculo: revisão de literatura
Authors: Moraes Hauache Kássem , Souza de Carvalho Elane , de Oliveira Cunha Paula , Völz Cardoso Matheus
Published: September 2024

Objetivo: o objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar através uma revisão de literatura a eficácia clínica dos dentifrícios anticálculo. Metodologia: O presente estudo foi realizado através de uma revisão de literatura narrativa, os termos de busca pesquisados foram os dentifrícios anticálculo e seus principais agentes/princípios ativos em três bases de dados. Foram estabelecidos critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Resultados: Ao todo, 18 estudos foram incluídos na revisão, todos ensaios clínicos randomizados publicados entre os anos de 1998 e 2022. Dentre o maior nível de evidência está o hexametafosfato de sódio, com três estudos com maior número amostral em que todos obtiveram resultados satisfatórios na redução da formação de cálculo supragengival, o triclosan associado ao metil vinil éter e anidrido maleico (PVM/MA) apresentou bons resultados na redução de cálculo, utilizados na mesma concentração em dois estudos, já o triclosan somente e o citrato de zinco não obtiveram resultados significativos. Os resultados atuais com o pirofosfato, são antagônicos, uma vez que dois estudos apresentam resultados positivos e outros não. Considerações finais: assim sendo, foi possível avaliar a eficácia clínica dos dentifrícios anticálculo, que relacionado ao hexametafosfato de sódio e triclosan associado ao PVM/MA demonstraram desempenho regular no controle clínico da formação/nova formação do cálculo supragengival.
Aspectos clinicopatológicos, diagnóstico e tratamento das principais patologias das glândulas salivares
Authors: Dos Santos Suely Cristina Aragão Veras , Vasconcelos Ricardo Anderson de Oliveira
Published: September 2024

Objetivo: Este trabalho tem como propósito fornecer uma análise abrangente dos aspectos clinicopatológicos, diagnóstico e tratamento das principais patologias que afetam as glândulas salivares. Materiais e métodos: Foi realizada uma busca por artigos científicos publicados no período de 2014 a 2024, utilizando as bases de dados Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), US National Library of Medicine (PubMed) e Google Scholar. A coleta de artigos foi realizada nos idiomas inglês e português, utilizando as palavras-chave: "doenças das glândulas salivares", “neoplasias das glândulas salivares”, "fenômeno de extravasamento de muco", "salivary gland diseases", "salivary gland neoplasms" e " mucus extravasation phenomenon". Conclusão: As glândulas salivares e a saliva são essenciais para a saúde, influenciando a digestão, protegendo os dentes e mantendo a integridade bucal. É fundamental que os cirurgiões-dentistas possuam conhecimento acerca das patologias que afetam essas glândulas, a fim de realizar diagnósticos precoces e intervenções eficazes. Dessa forma, contribuindo para a promoção da saúde oral e sistêmica dos pacientes.
Ampliação do forame apical: revisão crítica da literatura
Authors: Morena P. de Carvalho Letíci , Ruediger Pisani Martini Adriano , Conceição Teixeira de Lima Elaine , Garcia Belizári Lauriê , Emanuel Gomes Luiz Brunno , Oliveira Silva Warley , Moreira Fernandes Alexandre
Published: September 2024

O objetivo desse trabalho foi realizar uma revisao de literatura sobre a ampliação foraminal apical e abordar as vantagens e desvantagens em relação à sintomatologia, limpeza e alteração da anatomia radicular durante o preparo químico-mecânico. Foi realizada uma pesquisa da literatura através das bases de dados: PubMed/MedLine, Biblioteca virtual de saúde, Scielo e Google Acadêmico. Foram considerados para revisão, artigos dos últimos 20 anos. Os critérios de busca incluíram palavras-chave: foraminal enlargement; endodontics. Foram considerados apenas estudos na língua inglesa. Os trabalhos incluídos foram relacionados aos respectivos submetemas: sintomatologia pós-operatória, limpeza e desinfecção apical, manutenção da anatomia apical.  O eixo temático relacionando ampliação foraminal à limpeza da região apical foi constituído por um total de 17 estudos, uma revisão sistemática, 4 ensaios clínicos randomizados e 11 estudos experimentais ex vivo e 1 estudo experimental in vitro.Concluiu-se através desse estudo que a literatura correlaciona a ampliação foraminal à sintomas pós-operatórios, no entanto, existe diferenças metodológicas entre os estudos incluídos.
Granuloma piogênico em lábio superior em criança – uma lesão comum em local incomum
Authors: Marques Leticia Miyabara , Tolentino Elen de Souza , Santin Gabriela Cristina , Ceron Daniela Fernandes , Araújo Maria Luiza Barucci
Published: September 2024

Granuloma piogênico é um tipo de hiperplasia do tecido conjuntivo e vascular,  caracteriza-se como um processo proliferativo não-neoplásico, reacional,  composto por tecido de granulação, altamente vascularizado frente a uma irritação crônica de baixa intensidade. A nomenclatura granuloma piogênico é inadequada, entretanto, é utilizada até hoje. Acomete principalmente mulheres jovens e gestantes em região de mucosa queratinizada, em especial gengiva inserida. As lesões extrabucais são poucos comuns e em crianças são raras, dificultando o diagnóstico. Devido a sua característica clínica, muitas vezes os pacientes podem apresentar queixas estéticas e até de desconforto devido a sangramento.  O objetivo deste trabalho é relatar um caso de granuloma piogênico em uma menina de 10 anos em lábio superior, onde a anamnese e a experiência clínica delimitaram as hipóteses diagnósticas, favorecendo a escolha adequada para a excisão cirúrgica (biópsia excsional) e orientação da paciente. O resultado do exame anatomohistopatológico confirmou tratar-se de um granuloma piogênico e a paciente apresenta-se sem recidivas, com função e estética reestabelecidas.
O uso de drogas e seus efeitos na cavidade oral
Authors: Roza Caroline , Cardoso Albino Dariane , Bortoli Francieli Regina
Published: September 2024

Objetivos: Descrever as principais manifestações bucais associadas ao uso das drogas lícitas e ilícitas mais utilizadas atualmente, bem como os cuidados que devem ser tomados durante o atendimento odontológico desses pacientes. Revisão de literatura: Na revisão foi abordada a classificação das substâncias químicas, as principais manifestações orais e os cuidados que o cirurgião-dentista deve ter durante o atendimento odontológico. As substâncias descritas foram álcool, tabaco, benzodiazepínicos, maconha, anfetaminas e cocaína/crack. As complicações de saúde bucal associadas ao abuso de drogas podem resultar da exposição direta dos tecidos orais às drogas durante o fumo ou ingestão, da interação biológica das drogas com a fisiologia normal da cavidade oral e dos efeitos das drogas na função cerebral que resultam em um espectro de comportamentos de dependência, como comportamento de risco, falta de higiene e descuido. Considerações finais: O consumo de substâncias psicoativas, seja a curto ou longo prazo, pode desencadear consequências, tanto na saúde geral como na saúde bucal do usuário. Sob essa perspectiva, o cirurgião-dentista deve estar ciente das manifestações orais e sistêmicas causadas pelas substâncias psicoativas e estar capacitado para diagnosticar, tratar ou também encaminhar o usuário, se necessário, visando um cuidado integral e multiprofissional.
Prevalência da Disfunção Temporomandibular (DTM) associada à níveis de ansiedade em acadêmicos de Odontologia
Authors: Takemoto Marcos Massaro , AMARAL JÚNIOR Orlando Luiz do , Bonotto Danielle Medeiros Veiga
Published: September 2024

A Disfunção Tempomandibular (DTM) é caracterizada por uma série de distúrbios que afetam os músculos mastigatórios, a articulação temporomandibular (ATM) e estruturas adjacentes. Sua origem é multifatorial e pode estar vinculada a aspectos emocionais. O aumento da incidência de dor orofacial, especialmente associada à saúde mental, tem despertado interesse na comunidade científica, impactando a qualidade de vida, especialmente em jovens universitários. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar a prevalência da DTM e sua relação com diferentes níveis de ansiedade entre acadêmicos de Odontologia da UCEFF, Chapecó/SC. Metodologia: Realizado como um estudo transversal, exploratório e descritivo, a amostra compreendeu 161 acadêmicos. A coleta de dados envolveu a aplicação de questionários validados, como o Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD), Triagem da Dor por DTM e um questionário de sintomas. Esses questionários foram correlacionados com dados demográficos e um questionário sobre Desordem de Ansiedade Generalizada (GAD-7). Resultados: Observou-se que acadêmicos que relataram DTM apresentaram uma taxa de ansiedade 10% superior em comparação com aqueles sem dor. Conclusão: A associação entre autorrelato de dor e DTM foi evidenciada, destacando a interconexão entre a condição física e os aspectos psicológicos.
Lesões orais pigmentadas: Árvore de decisão clínica
Authors: Bassan Marinho Maciel Gabriel , Guse Taline Laura , Marinho Maciel Roberto , Cademartori Danesi Cristiane
Published: September 2024

Objetivo: O objetivo desta revisão de literatura é descrever as características relevantes das lesões orais pigmentadas mais prevalentes e elaborar uma árvore de decisão clínica para guiar o raciocínio diagnóstico do cirurgião-dentista. Revisão de Literatura: Lesões pigmentadas na cavidade oral formam um grupo extenso de patologias que vão desde alterações fisiológicas até manifestações de distúrbios sistêmicos e neoplasias malignas, como o melanoma. A pigmentação oral pode ter origem exógena ou endógena, com as endógenas em geral possuindo maior relevância clínica. Determinadas características clínicas da lesão, como ser disseminada ou focal, auxiliam na elaboração de hipóteses diagnósticas, assim como o histórico do paciente, testes clínicos, como a diascopia e radiografias, ou exames laboratoriais, como exame de sangue. Conclusão: O melanoma, uma proliferação maligna de melanócitos, tem um prognóstico muito ruim, sendo imprescindível que o cirurgião-dentista conheça as principais características das lesões orais pigmentadas e execute um diagnóstico diferencial rápido e preciso.
Diagnóstico de bulimia nervosa pelo cirurgião dentista: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Zilch Scheuermann Mateus , Flores Jorge Abel , Wehner Flores Felipe , Gutheil Diesel Pâmela
Published: September 2024

Objetivos: sintetizar os dados presentes na literatura no que se refere às manifestações bucais da bulimia nervosa (BN) e à relevância do cirurgião-dentista (CD) no processo diagnóstico dos transtornos alimentares (TA); facilitar o reconhecimento da BN pelo CD; verificar a relevância do diagnóstico precoce da BN e da atuação multidisciplinar para o controle desse transtorno. Revisão de literatura: A manifestação bucal mais prevalente de BN é a erosão dental. As mídias sociais atuam como agravantes desse distúrbio e contribuem com sua disseminação pela massificação do ideal da necessidade de ter um “corpo ideal”. Contudo, esse comportamento alterado deriva de uma dinâmica multifatorial. Sob essa perspectiva, a identificação de predisposição à BN e o diagnóstico precoce desse TA são extremamente relevantes para evitar o exacerbamento dos sinais e sintomas a nível odontológico, psicológico e sistêmico. Nesse cenário, o CD deve ter conhecimento suficiente para reconhecer também mais sinais e sintomas capazes de auxiliar nessa tarefa, como a presença de dor dentária, lesões de cárie em maiores proporções, xerostomia, diminuição do pH salivar, dentre outros indicadores. Considerações finais: o CD apresenta um papel fundamental no reconhecimento e no tratamento dos sinais e sintomas orais da BN, além do diagnóstico desse TA. Assim sendo, o encaminhamento dos pacientes com BN para outros profissionais da área da saúde é fundamental. Para tanto, o CD deve ter conhecimentos adequados sobre o tema, a fim de melhorar o prognóstico dos pacientes com BN.
Trauma de face: perfil epidemiológico dos pacientes atendidos em um hospital de grande porte, Minas Gerais, 2020 a 2022
Authors: Santos Silva Tarciana , Helena dos Santos Morato Letícia , Coeli Cançado Peixoto Pires Regina
Published: September 2024

Objetivo: analisar o perfil dos pacientes atendidos em um hospital de grande porte em Minas Gerais-2020 a 2022. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo e descritivo com dados secundários obtidos do banco de dados do hospital, com coleta das variáveis: gênero, idade, ano da cirurgia, etiologia, local da fratura e tratamento. A análise foi realizada utilizando-se o software SPSS para Windows® versão 20.0. Resultados: Foram registrados 549 prontuários de pacientes com trauma, submetidos a tratamento cirúrgico. Os pacientes eram predominantemente do sexo masculino na faixa etária de 21 a 30 anos. O fator etiológico mais comum foi acidente de trânsito, 273 (49,7%) dos casos, seguido por queda com 96 (17,5%) e agressão física com 89 (16,2%). Em relação à localização das fraturas os sítios mais acometidos foram mandíbula 195 (35,5%), complexo zigomático-orbito-maxilar 126 (22,9%), ossos próprios do nariz 49 (8,9%), fratura Le Fort I/II/III associado a múltiplas fraturas 31 (5,6%) e as demais agrupadas correspondendo a 81 (14,8%). O principal tratamento cirúrgico foi redução e fixação e em 44 (7,9%) foi realizado bloqueio maxilomandibular associado a outro tratamento cirúrgico. Em alguns casos não foi especificado o tipo de abordagem eleita. Conclusão: Percebeu-se o crescimento de casos desses traumas e a necessidade de implementação de estratégias preventivas para conscientizar a população, especialmente o público jovem e masculino, visando reduzir os traumas faciais, sendo importante o papel do cirurgião buco-maxilo-facial em ambiente hospitalar, tanto para recuperação desses pacientes como na proposição de estratégias preventivas.
Uso de biocerâmico para apicificação em dente com trauma: relato de caso
Authors: Bezerra Feitosa Lizia , Rodrigues Brum Joelson , Oliveira Aranha Ribeiro Eliane
Published: September 2024

O trauma dental é uma ocorrência involuntária que pode acometer pacientes de ambos os sexos e várias idades, passando desde uma concussão, pela fratura e exposição pulpar até a avulsão dental. Objetivo: descrever um caso clínico do efeito do biocerâmico em dente com ápice reabsorvido devido a traumatismo. Relato de caso: Paciente do sexo masculino, 26 anos, hipertenso, que procurou o serviço de urgência da Policlínica de Odontologia da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas (POUEA), apresentando como queixa principal dor difusa e espontânea em dente na região anterior da mandíbula com histórico de traumatismo dentário, tendo fraturado a coroa sem procurar atendimento odontológico na época. No exame clínico bucal observou-se perda da coroa do elemento 41, presença de dor à palpação em fundo de vestíbulo, com resposta positiva aos testes de percussão vertical e horizontal, assim como ausência de sensibilidade ao frio. Na radiografia periapical do elemento foi visto que o dente encontrava-se com o ápice reabsorvido. O tratamento foi realizado em três sessões, sendo feito o acesso do elemento, instrumentação e preenchimento do canal com biocerâmico Biodentine para apicificação. Posteriormente foi feita a proservação clínica radiográfica do paciente onde observou-se início de neoformação óssea apical e ausência de sintomatologia. Consideração final: biocerâmicos possuem bioatividade capaz de formar hidroxiapatita promovendo a reparação apical.
Decoding love signs: The role of perceived relational red flags in mate selection criteria among Filipino young adults
Authors:   Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Philippine Normal University-Manila, Hernandez Nicole , Tampus-Siena Merimee ,   Student Affairs and Services Office, Philippine Normal University-Manila, Rungduin Teresita ,   Vice President for Research, Extension, and Quality Assurance, Philippine Normal University-Manila
Published: September 2024

Abuse and infidelity are common relational conflicts in the Philippines. The prevalence of this growing social problem among Filipinos has also been observed in their calls regarding these warning signs in a romantic partner. Hence, this study explores how these issues influence young adults’ mate preferences by examining their lived romantic experiences. Utilizing criterion purposive sampling, ten diverse stories of heterosexuals were evaluated through semi-structured in-depth interviews and interpretative phenomenological analysis to understand the complexity of experiential meanings of participants who have had long-term relationships with their previous ex-lovers and are currently engaged in committed relationships. Participants denoted relational red flags encompassing emotional distance, deception, emotional labor, destruction, and emotional manipulation. These turbulent behavioral patterns deliberately cause the deterioration of their previous relationship while they consider the dimensions of warmth, competence, and attractiveness when choosing an ideal mate. These preferences mentioned are similar to the desirable qualities of their current partners. Findings also assert that relational red flags were perceived as the diametric bases for mate selection, non-negotiable deal breakers, and a lesson to captivate dealmakers. Considering the rising numbers of reported domestic violence victims, including psychological abuse in relationships, this research has compelling implications for Gender and Development and Anti-Violence Against Women. Further, it is also pertinent to counseling psychology practices, especially in the current status and emerging development of Couples Therapy, which primarily handles relationship issues during the pre-marital stage.
Parental role and responsibilities in preschool distance learning environment
Authors:   Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Amistad Julie Anne
Published: September 2024

This study explored the lived experiences of parents in the home schooling of their preschool children during the Covid-19 pandemic. It focused on the parental roles and responsibilities as parent-teachers, and the support they received from the school. Purposive sampling was used in this qualitative study in order to choose participants who had firsthand experience with preschool distance learning during the pandemic. Twenty parents from a range of socioeconomic backgrounds made up the sample, ensuring a thorough comprehension of diverse viewpoints. Based on the findings, parents played an active role in the learning process during the distance learning approach, facilitating and guiding their children through the modular lessons. To promote children’s safe attachment, social-emotional competence, and cognitive development, they were expected to exhibit more positive emotions and greater levels of professional competence while doing remote learning. On the other hand, parents encountered variety of difficulties with distance learning, including the virtual environment, instruction delivery, unsatisfactory learning outcomes, challenges with the use and accessibility of technology, personal issues with health, stress, and their child’s learning style. To ensure parents receive the resources they need, there must be strong collaboration and open communication between the school and parents. The results imply that planning for blended learning models in the long run should assist and ready parents to work as co-teachers.
A CONTRIBUTION TO RULES-BASED INTERNATIONAL ORDER: CODIFICATION OF KIN-STATE PROTECTION FOR INTER-STATE RELATIONS
Authors: ULUSOY Hasan
Published: September 2024

Based on the fact that there live their kinsmen outside their borders, kin-states act inevitably attentive to the treatment of their kinsmen in home-states, where they are the citizens of the latter. The Balkans is a typical case, given historical legacies in the region. In such a political environment, policies of kin-states on their kinsmen living in other states are often prone to negative interpretations, such as violating the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs, which constitute a problematic for the international order affecting inter-state relations and good- neighbourliness. This paper seeks to provide food for thought for possible formulations of internationally accepted norms for states to follow policies concerning their kinsmen in other states without being accused of such non-compliance of the said principle. In IR, in addition to the unilateral approach, the treatment of kinsmen has gradually become a subject of either bilateral or multilateral regulations, mostly within the realm of minority rights’ law. Against this background, kin-state protection stands as a promising norm to formulate a multilateral instrument binding for signatories to follow in their policies towards their kinsmen in full compliance with the principle of non-intervention in internal affairs. Added to relevant human rights and non-discrimination norms, such a codification would definitely need certain concepts to be focused on, mainly the promotion of a culture of living together, which would encompass accepting differences as richness rather than threats, inclusiveness and social cohesion, along with the issues of collective identity building. Thus, as to methodology this paper focuses on social constructivism given its emphasis on such socio-psychological and ideational factors without rejecting the realist parameters ruling the foreign polices of states. In that regard, to build on good practices, the paper examines the issue in comparison with the above mentioned regulations as appropriate, with a view to asserting that the codification of kin-state protection, possibly in a multilateral instrument, would better serve the inter-state relations and good-neighbourliness in the Balkans which might in return contribute to efforts for peace, security, stability and prosperity in the region and beyond.
REFLECTIONS ON GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN WARGAMING: A CREATIVE EXPERIENCE AT NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY
Authors: ÜNLÜ Hayati
Published: September 2024

The present study will examine the wargaming experience at the Turkish National Defense University. As the existing literature discusses the changing nature of warfare, this change is also reflected in the context of military education. In Türkiye, the Turkish National Defense University represents a significant institution for the provision of military education. In addition to the aforementioned discussions on the change in the style of warfare, the war game is becoming an increasingly central component of military training in conjunction with the advancement of technology. In the contemporary era, wargaming has become a common methodology utilized to enhance military leadership, decision-making, and policy-making processes, particularly within the domains of security and strategy. In attempting to anticipate the nature of future wars, wargames offer both insight and guidance in determining the requisite institutional capacity. Nevertheless, the utility of wargaming has expanded beyond its initial role as a military training instrument, with researchers in political science and international relations also employing it. Such simulations can be utilized to enhance the capacity for strategic foresight, encompassing both current political developments and decision-making processes. At the Turkish National Defense University, war games are conducted annually at the conclusion of the training program to evaluate the efficacy of the learning process. In these games, which are attended by a select group of military leaders, participants gain invaluable experience in demonstrating leadership in high-pressure situations, from modern warfare to potential future conflicts. However, as with any tradition, this wargaming practice has its own limitations and shortcomings. This article will explore ways to develop and improve this tradition.
HOW NON-STATE ACTORS ARE AFFECTING THE GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION AND WARFARE, A CASE STUDY OF CONFLICT ZONES AND HOT SPOTS
Authors: KHAN Waqar Hasan
Published: September 2024

Past five years have witnessed a paradigm shift in warfare, where Non-State Actors (NSAs) have challenged the leading powers. Non-State Actors have displayed an ability to leverage limited military power and geostrategic positioning to seriously challenge Western military power in a way that is unprecedented in modern history. Russia and Ukraine have used Private Military Companies like Wagner Group and Georgian Legion. Why militaries are relying on Private Military Companies, is it rebirth of the ‘condottiere’; and how it will change the form of warfare? The paper analyses the rise of Non-State Actors in three case studies of Afghanistan, Palestine- Israel conflict and Russia Ukraine War through empirical evidence. In the first part, the paper intends to differentiate between behavior of a rational state and the Non-State actors like Hezbollah, Hamas, Taliban and Houthis, who are not fringe elements but control part of a state or run the state altogether. The second part deals with impact of Non-State Actors on Clausewitz’s trinity of Time, Space and Relative Strength (TSR) as well as the notion of Centre of Gravity. The 3rd part deals with how NSAs have challenged conventional and nuclear deterrence. The paper will be built as qualitative research by pitching NSA strategy against existing theories of Deterrence, Nuclear Strategy and Coercive Credibility proffered by André Beaufre, Peter Parret and Thomas Schelling etc. to determine the contours of new form of warfare. In part four, an effort will be made to determine the NSAs use of social media to offer an alternative narrative against western dominated media in the Post Truth environment and how the information warfare is affecting leadership and decision making. Study becomes imperative due to two reasons, deterrence normally works against rational states; when Non-State Actors start holding states and use unconventional strategy to dent conventional and nuclear deterrence of larger powers, how does academia learn from it. And the stereotyping of Taliban and Axis of Resistance as negative entities tends to deny any meaningful debate on Strategy and Tactics applies by these groups against a Super Power, this creates a major gap in study of modern warfare which needs to be bridged through a structured discourse.
GUIDELINE FOR CORPORATE DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY (CDR) IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: KESKİN Halit , ESEN Emel
Published: September 2024

The principle of corporate digital responsibility, or CDR, aims to address various ethical problems that companies face while developing digital technologies. As a result, this responsibility includes actions and behaviors that encourage businesses in making ethical, economical, and environmental use of digital technologies and data. This study proposed a guideline for organizations to create a corporate digital responsibility culture. This guide will provide the following benefits to companies: offer a roadmap for resolving unethical issues in the digital environment, build trust among users and relevant stakeholders in the digital environment, enhance the company’s financial performance and competitive strength in the long run, improve the customer experience, reduce reputation risk and provide employees with ethical key performance indicators (KPIs). Guideline should include senior management’s commitment to corporate digital responsibility practices, guidelines, process models, and workflows that support corporate digital responsibility, training provided to employees on digital literacy and responsibility, incentive mechanisms for corporate digital responsibility behavior, digital role definitions in teams and business units, auditors responsible for data security, algorithms, technology, and ethics, new technology solutions that support responsibility, transparency and clarity of customer privacy policies, limitations placed on employee access to customer data and collaborations with business partners on digital responsibility. Organizations must consider ethical issues when developing and implementing new technologies in order to practice digital responsibility.
The transmission of monetary policy to credit supply in the euro area
Authors: García-Posada Miguel , Paz Peter
Published: September 2024

We present empirical evidence on the transmission of monetary policy to banks’ credit standards (i.e. loan approval criteria) in loans granted to non-financial corporations (NFCs) in the euro area. To this end, we use a confidential survey in which banks are asked about developments in their respective credit markets, coupled with banks’ balance sheets and high-frequency monetary policy shocks. First, we find that poorly capitalized banks are more likely to tighten their credit standards in loans to NFCs. Second, these banks have tended to tighten their credit standards more in loans to SMEs than in loans to large firms during the current restrictive monetary phase. Third, the transmission of monetary policy to credit standards in loans to NFCs is stronger in poorly capitalized banks. Fourth, the relationship between monetary policy and credit standards is driven by large contractionary monetary policy shocks, which reveals important asymmetries in the bank lending channel. Finally, a tightening of the monetary policy stance also increases rejection rates in loans to NFCs, to a greater extent in poorly capitalized banks.
Basel core principles for effective banking supervision: an update after a decade of experience
Authors: Alonso Asunción , Durán Danae , García-Olmedo Belén , Quesada María Antonio
Published: September 2024

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s Core Principles for Effective Banking
Supervision (BCPs) are a universally applicable minimum standard for sound prudential
regulation and supervision of banks and banking systems. Supervisors use these principles
to assess the quality of their regulatory and supervisory frameworks, while the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank use them, as part of their Financial Sector
Assessment Programme, to assess the efficacy of the banking supervision framework and
supervisory approach in each jurisdiction. Since they were first introduced in 1997, the BCPs
have undergone two revisions (in 2006 and 2012). In April 2024 the Basel Committee on
Banking Supervision published a modification of the standard to account for developments
over the last decade, the impact of structural trends in the sector and the lessons learned
from previous implementations of the core principles. This article takes a look at the key
aspects of this update, the main changes of which refer to new risks, such as climate-related
financial risks and the digitalisation of finance, operational resilience, non-banking financial
intermediation, financial risk, risk management practices, and systemic risk and
macroprudential oversight.
Erratum 1
Authors: Erratum Erratum
Published: September 2024

Current Perspectives in Social Sciences’ta yayınlanan ve yazar Uğru KÜÇÜKOĞLU’na ait olan aşağıdaki iki yazıda yazarın ORCID numaraları sehven 0000-0003-3329-3121 olarak yazılmıştır.
Doğru olan ORCID numarası 0009-0008-0239-496X şeklinde olmalıdır.
“Toplam Kalite Yönetimi Uygulamalarının Akademisyenlerin İş Tatmini ve İşten Ayrılma Niyeti Üzerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi: Atatürk Üniversitesi Örneği – 2019;23(4):1707-1736.”
“Yeşil Ürün Satın Alma Davranışları ve Ambalaja İlişkin Tutumun Çevreye Karşı Tutum Üzerindeki Etkileri – 2021;(25(1):143-158.”
El alumno universitario y los dispositivos de comunicación sincrónica: usos, perfiles y costumbres escritoras
Authors: Guisado Sánchez Inmaculada , Suárez Ramírez Sergio
Published: September 2024

Introducción: la sociedad digitalmente envolvente en la que nos encontramos basa su actuación en torno a la comunicación, sobre todo, sincrónica, y en el desarrollo de nuevos dispositivos tecnológicos. El objetivo principal de este estudio se centra en conocer la escritura digital de los futuros docentes mediante un análisis ortográfico, así como indagar y tantear conductas ante el uso de aplicaciones de mensajería instantánea y redes sociales de comunicación. Como futuros profesores, es esencial y determinante en su profesión hacer gala de una impecable ortografía. Metodología: se ha llevado a cabo una investigación cuantitativa mediante un análisis basado en porcentajes de frecuencia de los usos y costumbres escritoras, a través de la elaboración y aplicación de un cuestionario a un total de 116 alumnos pertenecientes al primer curso del Grado en Educación Infantil y el Grado en Educación Primaria de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Extremadura. Resultados y conclusiones: como resultados se obtienen que lo que menos emplean son los signos de puntuación, en cambio, ya no sustituyen ni se omiten letras o palabras y utilizan correctamente la escritura en palabras homófonas.
Identities and Methodologies of Doctoral Candidates Undertaking Audiovisual	Research-by-Practice
Authors: Jones Nina , Saunders Jemma , Wright Ella
Published: September 2024

“Identities and Methodologies of Doctoral Candidates Undertaking Audiovisual Research-by-Practice” comprises a triptych of video essays, crafted by the co-organisers of the inaugural B-Film Creative Practice Colloquium at the University of Birmingham. In each video, the creators reflect upon data collected during this event (including a videographic exercise, digital questionnaires, and filmed interviews). Through analysing how attendees described and executed their practice and methods, the three videos jointly and separately interrogate: 
• relationships of process and product in audiovisual research-by-practice;
• the place of experimental filmmaking in academia;
• opportunities for, and impediments to, the adoption and development of filmmaking in the academy.
These works have a specific focus on postgraduate researchers and thus may provide guidance for both supervisors and future students working in creative practice research.
Feeling Our Way Through the Spectrum	of Videographic Criticism
Authors: Close Samantha
Published: September 2024

Critical argument can be generative in much the same way as art can be, inspiring different “correct” interpretations and new arguments. Academic filmmaking enhances this property by incorporating affective tools and texts, such as vivid footage or popular music, that move us emotionally at the same time as they form part of a critical argument—and, indeed, those emotional reactions form part of the argument. In this piece, I present a spectrum of approaches that academic filmmaking takes in the videographic criticism tradition: straightforwardly explanatory on one end and enigmatically poetic on the other. I argue that this scholarly methodology is simultaneously deeply personal and affective and, to at least the same degree, imbricated with technological infrastructures.
Robot-Assisted Spine Surgery: The Pearls and Pitfalls
Authors: Lee Nathan J. , Lombardi Joseph M. , Qureshi Sheeraz , Lehman Ronald A.
Published: September 2024

Robot-assisted spine surgery has gained notable popularity among surgeons because of recent advancements in technology. These innovations provide several key benefits, including high screw accuracy rates, reduced radiation exposure, customized preoperative and intraoperative planning options, and improved ergonomics for surgeons. Despite the promising outcomes reported in literature, potential technical challenges remain across various robotic platforms. It is crucial for surgeons to remember that robotic platforms are shared-control systems, requiring the surgeon to maintain primary control throughout the procedure. To ensure patient safety, surgeons should be well versed in common technical pitfalls and strategies to mitigate these limitations.
The 2024 OREF Clinical Research Award: Progress Toward a Gene Therapy for Arthritis
Authors: Evans Christopher H. , Ghivizzani Steven C. , Robbins Paul D.
Published: September 2024

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent, disabling, incurable, and expensive disease that is difficult to treat nonsurgically. The pharmacokinetics of drug delivery to joints are such that it is not possible to target antiarthritic agents, especially biologics, to individual joints with OA at sustained, therapeutic concentrations. More than 30 years ago, we proposed that local, intra-articular gene transfer can overcome this barrier to therapy by engineering articular cells to synthesize antiarthritic gene products endogenously. This article summarizes the progress toward this goal. Initially, a retroviral vector was used to deliver cDNA encoding the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) to the joints of experimental animals. Using an ex vivo strategy, cultures of autologous synovial fibroblasts were genetically modified in cell culture and introduced into joints by means of intra-articular injection. Successful development of this technology led to the first-in-human gene therapy trial for arthritis. This Phase I study targeted metacarpophalangeal joints with rheumatoid arthritis. Although successful, for various reasons, subsequent research targeted OA and used adeno-associated virus as a vector to deliver IL-1Ra by direct in vivo injection into the joint. A Phase I human clinical trial has just been completed successfully in subjects with mid-stage OA of the knee, leading to a Phase Ib study that is in progress.
Analisa Penerapan Dasar Robotika sebagai Implementasi Pengembangan Robot Sederhana pada Kurikulum Merdeka di SMP Angkasa
Authors: Widiadnyana Putu , Liandana Made , Gadyanga I Made Kaluna , Gadyanga I Komang Dahesa
Published: September 2024

The application of the Independent Curriculum in informatics subjects, algorithms, and programming materials is a new material taught in Junior High School (SMP). In this subject, there is one material that relates to the manufacture of simple robots. This research aims to implement the basics of robotics to students to stimulate students' interest in learning. This research is quantitative research with an associative approach by implementing an independent learning curriculum that prioritizes generic skills and obstacles faced by students in learning activities. The data collection technique used a questionnaire given to 25 grade VIII students. The questionnaire is used as an evaluation tool and the results of the questionnaire will then be recapped. The results of the analysis showed that students' learning readiness and interest in learning did not have a significant influence on their learning outcomes, while the students' learning profile significantly affected the learning outcomes. The use of learning methods that take into account the individuality of students allows for more personalized and effective learning designs