bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SELF-EFFICATION AS THE DETERMINANTS FOR THE INTENTION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Authors: Rachma Rizqina Mardhotillah  , Denis Fidita Karya  , Candraningrat
Published: November 2021

This examination intends to decide: (1) The degree of self-adequacy of undergraduate management study programs in Surabaya, (2) The degree of enterprising expectations of undergraduate management study programs in Surabaya, (3) The impact of self-viability on undergraduate management study programs in Surabaya. The number of population in this examination is the undergraduate management study programs in Surabaya. The testing system utilizes Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling and acquired an example of 167 undergraduate management study programs in Surabaya. The instrument preliminary utilized master judgment and proceeded with preliminaries on 30 undergraduate management study programs in Surabaya. Validity test in this research utilizes the Product Moment connection method from Pearson. Unwavering quality test utilizing the Cronbach Alpha. Information gathering utilizes a survey that is dispersed straightforwardly and through electronic media. The investigation essential testing incorporates typicality test and linearity test. The information investigation method utilized is straightforward relapse to test theories.
On the taxonomy of the genus Vamuna Moore with description of a new species from Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini: Lithosiina)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V.
Published: November 2021

A new species of the genus Vamuna Moore, 1878, V. suoya sp. n. is described from the island of Taiwan. Two new combinations are established for the species similar to the new one: Vamuna subnigra (Leech, 1899), comb. n. (transferred from Asiapistosia Dubatolov & Kishida, 2012) and Vamuna gynaegrapha (de Joannis, 1930), comb. n. (transferred from Cybosia Hübner, [1819]). Adults, male and female genitalia of all species considered are illustrated.
Tortrilema, a new subgenus of the genus Manulea Wallengren with description of a new species from Vietnam (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V.
Published: November 2021

A new subgenus of the genus Manulea Wallengren, 1863, Tortrilema subgen. n. is described and briefly reviewed. A new species, M. nubes sp. n. is described from North Vietnam. A new synonymy is established: Manulea (Nyea) Agenjo, 1983 = Manulea (Agenjoa) Dubatolov & Zolotuhin, 2011, syn. nov.
Tıbbi ve Sosyal Nedenler ile Kadınlarda Doğurganlığın Korunması: Sağlık Profesyonellerinin Danışmanlık Rolü
Authors: DAŞIKAN Zeynep , CİRBAN EKREM Ebru
Published: November 2021

Hem tıbbi hem de sosyal nedenlerle doğurganlığın korunması dünya çapında giderek artan bir ilgi görmektedir. Kadın kanserlerinin yaklaşık %10’u üreme çağındaki kadınlarda ortaya çıkmaktadır. Kanser tedavisinde kullanılan kemoterapi ve radyoterapi gibi tedavi yöntemleri doğurganlığı olumsuz yönde etkilemekte ve prematür over yetmezliğine neden olmaktadır. Aynı zamanda ailesinde erken menopoz öyküsü olan, eğitim ve kariyer yapma, uygun eş bulamama gibi sosyal nedenlerden dolayı evlilik ve çocuk doğurma yaşını erteleyen kadınlar da doğurganlığının korunmasını talep edebilir. Sağlık profesyonelleri doğurganlığın korunmasına yönelik danışmanlık yapmalı, doğurganlığı koruma seçenekleri, etkinliği, maliyeti ve etik yönü hakkında bilgi vermelidir. Kanser hastalarına onkofertilite danışmanlığı yapılmalıdır. Bu derlemede; güncel literatür doğrultusunda tıbbi ve sosyal nedenler ile kadınlarda doğurganlığın korunması, koruma seçenekleri, etik yönü ve sağlık profesyonelleri ve hemşirelerin danışmanlık rolü ele alınmıştır.
Investigating the determinants of green consumption intention
Authors: Nguyen Thi Khanh Chi , Pham Song Hanh , Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nhung , Do Huong Giang , Ngo Thi Nhu
Published: November 2021

The current paper aims to analyze factors affecting green consumption intention based on the extended theory of planned behavior. The proposed model is analyzed using regression analysis with data from 295 participants. The results indicate that attitude towards buying green products, behavioral control, social influence, and knowledge about green products are four factors that have significantly positive influences on consumers’ intention of purchasing green products. However, in contrast to some previous studies, environmental concern has no direct relationship with consumers’ green consumption intention. Incredibly, this paper contributes to the ecotourism destinations by encouraging green consumption to prevent the natural environment intention (i.e., eco-souvenir, eco-friendly plastic, organic foods) and build a natural destination image.
Antibacterial kinetics and phylogenetic analysis of Aloe vera plants
Authors: Akinduti Paul , Obafemi Yemisi D. , Isibor Patrick O. , Ishola Rapheal , Ahuekwe Frank E. , Ayodele O. A. , Oduleye O. S. , Oziegbe Olubukola , Onagbesan O. M.
Published: November 2021

Uncontrolled use of antibiotics has resulted in the emergence of resistant bacteria. It has necessitated the evaluation of antibacterial activities and phylo-diversity of Aloe vera (also called Aloe barbadensis) plants as antimicrobial agent in Nigeria. Biotyped enteric bacilli of 251 strains obtained from fecal samples of patients with various gastro-intestinal complications are profiled for antibiogram. Resistant biotypes were assayed for susceptibility to Aloe vera latex and further evaluated for time-kill kinetics and phylo-diversity. More than 30% of enteric bacilli, including Citrobacter freundii, Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis were resistant to cotrimoxazole, ciprofloxacin, and tetracycline respectively at MIC >16 µg/ml (p=0.004). Aloe vera latex significantly inhibited 39.5% resistant enteric biotypes with a significant average reduction of the viable count at 1xMIC and 2xMIC to less than 3.0 Log10CFU/mL after 24 hours. Flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids and anthraquinine in anti-enteric sap significantly correlated and regressed with antibacterial activity (p<0.05), while two of the antimicrobial Aloe vera plants showed phylogenetic relatedness with other homologous. Anti-bacteria efficacy of some Nigerian Aloe vera latex could provide alternative therapy, while its phylo-diversity and genomic profiling would offer a promising avenue for identification and development of antimicrobial agents as drug candidates for natural antibiotics.
Effect of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on Some of Bone Biomarkers in Men
Authors: Al-Akabi Dalal , Kata Faris S.
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the common liver diseases worldwide that is not associated with alcohol consumption; it is a group of disorders caused by fat accumulation in the liver.

AIM: The research aims to assess the levels of serum sialoprotein, sclerostin, and osteocalcin in men with NAFLD.

METHODS: The current study was conducted in Basra city, Iraq in 2020, which includes 400 men with NAFLD, age ranges between (30 and 50) years, and 400 matched health men as controls, serum levels of study parameters were measured using the ELISA method.

RESULTS: The results showed a significant decrease in the levels of serum osteocalcin but a non-significant difference in sclerostin and bone sialoprotein in men with NAFLD comparing with the control group, also age and disease severity factors did not show any significant effect on study parameters in the patient’s group.

CONCLUSION: In conclusion, men with NAFLD may be prone to some disturbances in the bone health regardless of disease progression and age in Basrah city.
Role of Monocyte-to-lymphocyte Ratio, Mean Platelet Volume-to-Platelet Count Ratio, C-Reactive Protein and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate as Predictor of Severity in Secondary Traumatic Brain Injury: A Literature Review
Authors: Natakusuma Tjokorda Istri Sri Dalem , Mahadewa Tjokorda Gde Bagus , Mardhika Putu Eka , Maliawan Sri , Senapathi Tjokorda Gde Agung , Ryalino Christopher
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Secondary traumatic brain injury (TBI) is injury to the brain following primary TBI because of neuroinflammation as consequences of neuronal and glial cell injury which cause release of various inflammation cytokine and chemokine. Biomarker examination to predict the severity of secondary TBI is important to provide appropriate treatment to the patient. This article reviews possibility several common laboratory parameter such as monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), mean platelet volume-to-platelet count (PC) ratio (MPV-PCR), c-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) to predict severity of secondary TBI. LITERATURE REVIEW: TBI activates microglia which increase infiltration and proliferation of monocyte. Neuroinflammation also increases thrombopoiesis which leads to increase megakaryocytes production. In the other hand, due to disruption of brain blood vessels because of trauma, coagulation cascade is also activated and leads to consumptive coagulopathy. These are reflected as high monocyte count, low PC, and high MPV. Lymphocyte count is reported low in TBI especially in poor outcome patients. CRP is an acute phase reactant that increased in inflammation condition. In TBI, increased production of Interleukin-6 leads to increase CRP production. In head injured patients, ESR level does not increase significantly in the acute phase of inflammation but last longer when compared to CRP. CONCLUSION: MLR, MPV-PCR, CRP, and ESR could be predictor of severity in secondary TBI.
Preventing and Controlling Pneumonia among Under-Five Children: A Qualitative Study of Civil Society Organizations’ Roles in West Java and East Nusa Tenggara
Authors: Agustina Habsyah Saparidah , Widiasih Restuning , Rusyidi Binahayati , Maryam Nenden Nur Asriyani
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: Pneumonia is the leading cause of under-five children mortality in the world, including in Indonesia. Various programs were developed both nationally and internationally to overcome this disease. One of the programs is cross-sectorial collaboration and community involvement as part of pneumonia prevention and control programs, including the involvement of civil society organizations (CSO). However, the limited research has explored through the role of CSO in this program.

AIM: This study aimed to explore the roles of CSO in preventing and controlling the childhood pneumonia.

METHODS: This qualitative descriptive study interviewed 15 participants who were representatives of CSO in West Java and East Nusa Tenggara. These CSO have focused on health activities programs. In-depth interviews were conducted using semi-structured interview guides. Data were analyzed using the comparative analysis technique for qualitative descriptive research.

RESULTS: Three main themes have been found from the data analysis, including community empowerment and integrated actions to prevent childhood pneumonia, providing pneumonia services and advocacies to overcome childhood pneumonia, and the expectation versus challenges of CSO. The three themes showed that CSO have significant roles in various aspects of the prevention and control programs of under-five pneumonia.

CONCLUSION: Various roles have been done by CSO. However, several functions were not performed optimally. Further research that was analyzing factors the influence CSO’s roles is needed as fundamental information to develop strategies in improving the functions of civil society organizations in childhood pneumonia.
Can Early Electrical Stimulation Accelerates the Neural Regeneration by Increasing the Expression of BDNF and GDNF in Distal Part of Injured Peripheral Nerve? An Animal Experimental Study
Authors: Hamid Agus Roy Rusly Hariantana , Maliawan Sri , Samatra DPG Purwa , Astawa I Nyoman Mantik , Bakta I Made , Jawi I Made , Manuaba Ida Bagus Putra , Sukrama I Dewa Made , Perdanakusuma David Sontani
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND: The role of neurotrophic factors (brain-derived neurotrophic factors and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factors) and early electrical stimulation (EES) in the injured nerve has found promising in several studies. However, there is still limited knowledge about the effect of EES in the distal part of the nerve to sustain this level of expression of growth factors.

AIM: We aim to evaluate the effects of EES in in neural regeneration by measuring the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in animal model.

METHODS: The research was conducted starting from April to May 2021 using male Wistar rats. Using general anesthesia, the sciatic nerve was cut. The intervention group was treated with EES in the distal stump, right after nerve resection (20 Hz, 1–2 mA, 2–5 s), while the control group received no treatment after nerve resection. A reoperation on day 3 was performed in both groups to measure BDNF and GDNF expression level of the distal nerve tissue by ELISA as well as histopathological examination of sprouting axons of the injured proximal nerve.

RESULTS: A total of 32 samples were included in the study. A statistically significant levels of GDNF is found higher in the EES group (n = 16) than the control group (n = 16) (35. 71 pg/100 mg, confidence interval (CI) 95% 23.93, 47.48, p < 0.05). The number of sprouting axons is found lower in the EES group (p < 0.05). The BDNF level is similar between the two groups, however not significant. After a subgroup analysis, it was found that the greater the level of GDNF, the fewer the axon sprouts in both groups (fewer axon group 58.35 [n = 22, CI 95% 45.14, 71.55] vs. more axon group 47.14 [n = 10, CI 95% 35.33, 58.95]), p < 0.05.

CONCLUSION: The EES proves its benefit in accelerating the axonal regeneration by increasing the expression GDNF in the distal nerve stumps in the electrical excited degenerated sciatic nerve in the rat model.
A cross sectional survey on physical fitness, mental health and associated factors in mothers of children with special needs
Authors: Jain R. , Kalra S. , Pawaria S.
Published: November 2021

Mothers are the primary caregivers of a child. While caring for a special needs child, workload of caring increases by manifold and taking care of these children increases physical & mental overload. There is a dearth of studies that have objectively evaluated mental health and fitness of this group. To study status of physical fitness, mental health and associated factors in mothers of special needs children a cross-sectional survey done on 100 mothers of special needs children from special schools in the Gurugram District, Haryana, India. The Harvard Step test was used to evaluate cardiac fitness. Standard tests were used to evaluate different components of musculoskeletal fitness. Depression was assessed by Beck Depression Inventory. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The Karl Pearson correlation test was used to identify correlations between mental health and fitness components and sociodemographic characteristics. Mean age and body mass index of mothers was 36.15±2.56 years and 27.4±3.25 kg/m2, respectively. 50% of the subjects were overweight, 89% scored poor in cardiopulmonary fitness, 63% had very poor muscle endurance, and 69% had average muscular flexibility. 81% of the mothers had symptoms of clinical depression. Inverse and significant correlation was present between depression and cardiorespiratory fitness (r=-0.197), strength (r=-0.242), and endurance (r=0.209). Income, total number of children and duration of care giving were inversely correlated with depression. Positive correlation was found between type of disability and depression. There was an overall decrement in cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal fitness. Mental health was found to be poor with a large percentage of participants showing symptoms of depression.
A systematic review of data pre-processing methods and unsupervised mining methods used in profiling smart meter data
Authors: Dahunsi Folasade M. ,   Department of Computer Engineering, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, PMB 708, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, Olawumi Abayomi E. , Ale Daniel T. , Sarumi Oluwafemi A. ,   Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, PMB 708, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria,   Department of Computer Science, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, PMB 708, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
Published: November 2021

The evolution of smart meters has led to the generation of high-resolution time-series data - a stream of data capable of unveiling valuable knowledge from consumption behaviours for different applications. The ability to extract hidden knowledge from such massive amounts of data requires that it be analysed intelligently. Hence, for a clear representation of the various consumption behaviours of consumers, a good number of data mining technologies are usually employed. This paper presents a systematic review of the various data mining techniques and methodologies employed while profiling energy data streams. The review identifies the strengths and shortcomings of existing data mining methods as applied in research, focusing more on data processing techniques and load clustering. Also discussed are data mining methods used to profile consumption data, their pros and cons. It was inferred during the research that the choice of data mining technique employed is highly dependent on the application it is intended for and the intrinsic nature of the dataset.
La Baltique orientale, périphérie stratégique de la sphère britannique de la guerre de Crimée à la première guerre mondiale, entre confrontation et coopération
Authors: Blanc Philippe
Published: November 2021

En 1856, la guerre de Crimée débouche, dans la Baltique, sur une forme de suprématie navale britannique, dont le pendant diplomatique est incarné par le traité d’Intégrité de novembre 1855, qui repousse un peu plus vers l’est la périphérie de la sphère stratégique britannique et sa « frontière » avec la sphère russe. C’est pour cela que le secteur finlandais, en particulier, va servir, dans les décennies qui suivent, d’espace de confrontation entre les deux puissances du Grand Jeu, davantage en fonction de la conjoncture internationale que de l’intérêt économique réel de la Baltique pour la Grande-Bretagne. Inversement, le jeu des nouvelles alliances et rivalités européennes du début du XXe siècle va faire de la Baltique orientale la caisse de résonance d’une nouvelle forme de coopération anglo-russe, l’attitude britannique influençant la donne locale, dans la coopération comme dans la confrontation.
La Suède et la coopération énergétique baltique : discours partisans et représentations concurrentes
Authors: Meyer Teva
Published: November 2021

Quelle que soit leur orientation politique, les gouvernements suédois ont activement participé à la promotion de la coopération en mer Baltique et ont favorisé l’intégration énergétique régionale. Cet engagement s’est traduit par un soutien à la construction d’interconnexions électriques ainsi qu’à l’élargissement du marché nordique de l’énergie. Outre les questions environnementales et économiques, le développement de la coopération énergétique baltique a été appuyé par un discours géopolitique cherchant à augmenter le Soft Power suédois et à diminuer l’influence russe dans la région. Cependant, si presque tous les partis politiques suédois s’accordent sur la visée stratégique de la coopération, chacun d’entre eux semble être motivé par des objectifs distincts. De plus, les contrecoups non anticipés de l’intégration énergétique régionale en Suède viennent aujourd’hui alimenter une rhétorique hostile grandissante dans le pays envers la coopération baltique.
La France et la neutralité finlandaise au temps de la guerre froide
Authors: Badalassi Nicolas
Published: November 2021

Jusqu’alors peu étudiée par les historiens, la question de la perception de la neutralité finlandaise par la diplomatie française dans la seconde partie du XXe siècle s’inscrit dans un vaste mouvement historiographique visant à réévaluer la place des pays neutres dans les relations internationales après 1945. Si la Finlande ne figure pas parmi les priorités de la politique étrangère de la France au cours de la guerre froide, l’opposition précoce de Paris à la logique bipolaire et son attachement aux principes de l’indépendance et du droit à la neutralité expliquent en grande partie ses manifestations de sympathie et de solidarité à l’égard d’une Finlande qui, dès 1948, tente de rester neutre pour satisfaire son voisin soviétique et éviter de tomber définitivement dans son escarcelle. La fragile position finlandaise provoque ainsi, du côté de la diplomatie française, débats et interrogations quant aux enjeux et à la viabilité de la neutralité dans l’Europe de la guerre froide. Plus encore, l’attention portée à la Finlande reflète systématiquement les préoccupations de la France en matière de sécurité et de coopération européenne. À cet égard, le désir d’indépendance de la France et celui de la Finlande de protéger sa neutralité se rejoignent au début de la décennie 1970 dans un combat commun contre l’interventionnisme soviétique et en faveur du libéralisme politique. En permettant un réel rapprochement entre les deux pays, la Conférence pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe apparaît comme un tournant.
Social Reactions to the Pandemic
Authors: Özkent Yasemin
Published: November 2021

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a global health and economic crisis and has had many impacts on daily life. This study investigates the effect of the pandemic on movie viewing preferences in Turkey. Using Google Trends data, it handles trends towards epidemic movies with a quantitative analysis method. Google Trends data is a valuable source of information for examining quarantine's psychological, sociological, and health effects. In this way, it can be determined which media preferences the society, which wants to get rid of the epidemic's concerns, is turning to. In this study, the search was made on IMDb with the keyword “contagion,” and movies with an IMDb rating above 6.0 among the listed pandemic movies were examined as sampling. The interest in epidemic films determined three months before and after the epidemic's start was compared. This study suggests an increase in watching pandemic movies in Turkey in response to the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Protocol for Reviewing Off-the-Shelf Games to Inform the Development of New Educational Games
Authors: Torres Castillo Ruth , Morales Sara
Published: November 2021

This chapter shares a protocol for reviewing games and documents the process in which it was used by an educational game design team for evaluating existing games to inform the design and development of new games for early algebra. While the design team has used their own learning games design model to develop several games—all of which included some kind of immersive learning and review activity—there has been no documentation provided on the specific processes used to review games as part of that immersion. Observations offer structured means for assessing existing games in a particular space and are thus valuable to identify how best to pursue the alignment of learning objectives with teaching content and game mechanics in the development of educational games.
Evaluating the Quality of Serious Games as Modern E-Learning Environments
Authors: El Borji Yassine , Khaldi Mohamed
Published: November 2021

This chapter focuses on aspects of the integration of serious games in the field of education by examining the quality of serious games intended to be integrated into education. This review process must take into account the coherence between all the aspects constituting the serious games as they are characterized by their diversity in terms of content and quality. By conducting a comparative study based on the various studies of evaluation and classification of serious games already carried out, the authors have focused their research effort in this chapter on the design of a tool for the evaluation of serious games quality intended to be used in the field of education. A tool that determines if the learning methods related to games are correlated with pedagogical aspects and contributes to the knowledge of serious games and promote their use in the educational sphere. The study offers two levels of evaluation, global and specific; the overall level allows a global judgment unlike the specific evaluation that ensures that there is always a balance between different aspects of serious games.
Investigating Epistemic Stances in Game Play Through Learning Analytics
Authors: Martinez-Garza Mario , Clark Douglas B.
Published: November 2021

The authors apply techniques of statistical computing to data logs to investigate the patterns in students' play of The Fuzzy Chronicles and how these patterns relate to learning outcomes related to Newtonian kinematics. This chapter has two goals. The first goal is to investigate the basic claims of the proposed two-system framework for game-based learning (or 2SM) that may serve as part of a general-use explanatory framework for educational gaming. The second goal is to explore and demonstrate the use of automated log files of student play as evidence of learning through educational data mining techniques. These goals were pursued via two research questions. The first research question examines whether students playing the game showed evidence of dichotomous fast/slow modes of solution. A second research question investigates the connection between conceptual understanding and student performance in conceptually-laden challenges. Implications in terms of game design, learning analytics, and refinement of the 2SM are discussed.
Game-Based Learning to Engage Students With Physics and Astronomy Using a Board Game
Authors: Cardinot Adriana , Fairfield Jessamyn A.
Published: November 2021

In this research article, the authors developed a novel astronomy board game and examined how this approach could facilitate the learning and teaching of astronomy topics covered in the new Irish Science Syllabus. A total of 119 post-primary students took part in the pilot trial across Ireland. Data was collected via feedback questionnaires, systematic observations and pre and post-test surveys. Results indicate that this astronomy board game significantly enhances students' knowledge of astronomy concepts and perceptions of scientists. Furthermore, teachers showed positive attitudes towards this approach for teaching astronomy. Additionally, the game was demonstrated as a useful learning tool and as an activity to promote social skills. The findings offer a promising basis for further exploration of the integration of game-based approaches to physics education to promote active participation and interaction, balancing the learning objectives with play.
A Game-Based Student Response System
Authors: Ergulec Funda , Misirli Özge
Published: November 2021

In this chapter, a game-based student response system, Kahoot!, is investigated. The purpose of the chapter was to analyze instructors and pre-service teachers' perspectives about the use of this platform. The advantages and disadvantages of integrating this tool in the classroom was investigated. Pre-service teachers' feedback and instructors' experiences using Kahoot! in higher education classrooms indicate that pre-service teachers welcome the use of these kind of games. Kahoot! can be used not only to increase student participation in the classroom but also as a formative assessment tool. Kahoot! can provide an engaging learning environment and adds active participation in the classroom by appealing even the most introverted students. In addition, immediate feedback feature of this game-based learning platform provides opportunities for instructors to tailor their instruction based on student understanding on games.
Exploring the Educational Potential of a Game-Based Math Competition
Authors: Kiili Kristian , Ojansuu Kai , Lindstedt Antero , Ninaus Manuel
Published: November 2021

The main aim of this article was to investigate the educational potential of a game-based math game competition to engage students in training rational numbers. Finnish fourth (n = 59; Mage = 10.36) and sixth graders (n = 105; Mage = 12.34) participated in a math game competition relying on intra-classroom cooperation and inter-classroom competition. During a three-week period, the students were allowed to play a digital rational number game, which is founded on number line estimation task mechanics. The results indicated that students benefited significantly from participating in the competition and playing behaviour could be used to assess students rational number knowledge. Moreover, students were engaged in the competition and the results revealed that intrinsically motivating factors such as enjoyment and perceived learning gains predicted students' willingness to participate in math game competitions again. This article provides empirical support that educational game competition can be an effective, engaging, and a fair instructional approach.
Video Games and Accessibility
Authors: Treglia Eugenia , Magnanini Angela , Caione Gianni
Published: November 2021

This essay aims, through a hermeneutic-argumentative approach, to present some ideas for inclusive teaching, starting with an educational re-evaluation of video games, for years considered a mere form of entertainment. Their use as educational mediators is a useful response to the needs of a school that is increasingly aware of the educational needs of all pupils. Through the recovery of the recreational dimension and the Accessibility paradigm, it is possible to offer teachers guidance and design insights in order to create educational itineraries of inclusion, finding in video games a possible tool capable of engaging the class in common activities, on the basis of equal opportunities and active participation, additionally for the development of digital skills.
Designing Curricular Games in Teacher Education
Authors: Kellinger Janna Jackson
Published: November 2021

This chapter explores the use of game-based teaching in teacher education courses. It compares a version of a course taught in a traditional manner to the game-based version. It then traces the evolution of the author's use of game-based teaching and details ways the author overcame various obstacles in subsequent courses. In doing so, it discusses the affordances and constraints of learning management systems and concludes that small changes in learning management systems would greatly improve the ability to use them to create curricular games.
Gamification in Classroom Management
Authors: Topal Murat , Sezen-Gultekin Gozde
Published: November 2021

This chapter is going to focus on the topic of gamification in classroom management. In this context, firstly, the definition, characteristics, theories of class management, and the strategies used in classroom management are going to be defined, and then gamification as the next generation strategy is going to be discussed. Although there are many studies on classroom management strategies that have been designed to make the education environment more effective in the literature, the use of these strategies in classroom applications may vary according to the practitioner and the classroom climate. However, it is seen that gamification has become increasingly important with the change in the perspectives and expectations of people and the advancement of the methods and techniques used in education.
A Review of Research on the Application of Digital Games in Foreign Language Education
Authors: Peterson Mark , White Jeremy , Mirzaei Maryam Sadat , Wang Qiao
Published: November 2021

The use of digital games represents an expanding domain in computer-assisted language learning (CALL) research. This chapter reviews the findings of 26 learner-based studies in this area that are informed by cognitive and social accounts of SLA. The analysis shows that massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are the most frequently investigated game type and the majority of studies involved EFL learners in higher education. Mixed methods were the most frequent research tool utilized by researchers. Limitations of current research include the preponderance of small-scale experimental studies that investigated only a limited number of factors. Although the research is not conclusive, findings indicate that game play facilitates collaboration, the production of target language output, vocabulary learning, and reduces the influence of factors that inhibit learning. This chapter concludes by identifying promising areas for future research.
Biophilic Design
Authors: Dalay Lâl , Aytaç Gülşen
Published: November 2021

The concept of biophilic design emerges as a solution in an environment where urbanization drives people away from nature, and the built environment becomes increasingly critical to people's productivity; emotional, physical, and mental health; and leads to the pursuit of nature. Examples in which the understanding of including nature in the built environment is adopted, and the human-nature interaction is emphasized, which can be seen in many scales, within the framework of biophilic design. Designs with the same concern from the dimension of urban design to the scale of the architecture are designed in a way that appeals to the senses by taking shape in the human focus. In this chapter, the biophilia phenomenon is examined from different design scales, and principles of the biophilic design are discussed through theoretical bases and practices.
How Reflective Practice Informs Blended and Online Language Instruction
Authors: Rosen Lauren , Hay Shelley , Maeda Magara , Pell Sandrine , Roberts Natalia
Published: November 2021

This chapter discusses how reflection is essential to informing instruction. The authors reflect on the community-building strategies implemented through an onboarding process prior to the start of the semester that ensures connection and engagement among students who are physically separated. This process opens a line of communication between students and instructors providing essential feedback to identify and address needs as well as build a trusting and open relationship for student-instructor engagement. The authors discuss how throughout the course, student reflection on their learning enabled them to recognize achievements, identify issues, and shape instructional practices. These reflections are an integral part of the interweaving of asynchronous and synchronous sessions based on four different learning models. All learning models included clear scaffolding for maximum benefit regardless of learning environments. The ongoing adjustments based on reflection proved worthy as student communication skills remained equal to those of pre-pandemic learning.
Art Integration in EFL
Authors: Suescun-Giraldo Claudia Marcela
Published: November 2021

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has evidenced the need EFL education has of better and innovative practices in its classrooms; in response to these challenges, art integration in the EFL classroom comes as an alternative to improve not only linguistic development, but to promote critical thinking, social and cultural awareness, and enhance empathy in students. However, this tool cannot reach its full potential without reflecting its use and the purposes it can serve in daily practices, most especially during an emergency educational period such as the one the world is currently going through. This chapter portrays the experience of 35 pre-service teachers registered in an elective class called Artistic Expressions in the Language Classroom and how the implementation of art-related activities, their follow-up, socialization and discussion in class, and their reflections in the assigned papers led them to acknowledge the pedagogical value art can constitute in their educational communities, particularly when teaching online.
The Use of Social Media, Online Support Groups, and Apps for Pregnant Women During COVID-19
Authors: Rathbone Amy L. , Cross Duncan , Prescott Julie
Published: November 2021

At the start of 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Pregnant women were deemed a vulnerable group globally and advised to shield. Due to social distancing and the changes in maternity services, it was a reasonable assumption that pregnant women would turn to the online platform for advice and guidance. Using reflexive thematic analysis, this chapter explored the effect of social media, support groups, and app usage on pregnant women during the outbreak. Results evidenced that pregnant women utilised social media, support groups, and apps for information and support. Positive aspects were maintaining social connections whilst adhering to social distancing guidelines, access to support groups and people in similar situations, and ease of access to information. Negative aspects were excessive amounts of and overwhelming information, misinformation, judgement from others, and increased anxiety. Apps were deemed positive for general pregnancy but lacked COVID-19-related information.
Therapeutic Gaming for Adolescent Anxiety
Authors: Barnes Steven , Prescott Julie
Published: November 2021

Anxiety disorders (AD) are the most prevalent of the mental health conditions and are associated with significant and long-lasting burden of disease both for affected individuals and healthcare systems designed to support them. Despite this, barriers to traditional interventions mean less than half of adolescents experiencing ADs seek-treatment, with less than 20% of treatment-seekers ultimately receiving a scientifically validated intervention. Therapeutic games show significant potential to help reduce AD in adolescents, with some concerns remaining over their abilities to engage users, particularly over time. The chapter presents two studies relating to the development of a new mobile gamified intervention for adolescents with AD. This includes a user-feedback study on currently available games for anxiety and depression, followed by a user-feedback, acceptability, and intention-to-use study of a development version of the new intervention.
Digital Mental Health Support for Students in Higher Institutions in Nigeria During Pandemics
Authors: Enokela Abel Ebiega
Published: November 2021

This chapter examined the challenges associated with students' mental health in a pandemic period like the COVID-19 era and the expected coordinated response measures that should be in place to mitigate such challenges with focus on the mental health of students in institutions of higher learning in Nigeria, the most populous nation on the continent of Africa. Specifically, the review strengthened the need for school counselors' going back to the drawing board to come up with modalities that could keep students psychologically and emotionally healthy. Students normally enjoy school community life but would have to adjust their patterns of social interactions during an outbreak of an infectious disease. The review explored and applied the assumptions of social support theory which laid emphasis on supportive relationships within social contexts. School counselors were charged in this chapter to engage their students' community with digital mental health support to help them remain mentally healthy in spite of the adverse events usually provoked by the presence of a pandemic.
Cyberchondria in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Jokić-Begić Nataša , Bagarić Branka
Published: November 2021

The appearance of a new and unknown disease, COVID-19, provides a fertile ground for the rise of cyberchondria, an excessive online searching about coronavirus transmission, COVID-19 symptoms, and its long-term health-related effects, which is followed by more anxiety. The purpose of this chapter is to review and discuss new findings on cyberchondria in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This chapter presents research findings on aspects of the pandemic which may give rise to cyberchondria, potential risk factors for cyberchondria during the pandemic, the role of cyberchondria in the development of pathological anxiety in the pandemic period with an emphasis on health anxiety and OCD, and possible impacts of seasonality of the pandemic on cyberchondria. Finally, this chapter discusses possible treatment options for cyberchondria in the time of the pandemic.
New Media and Digital Paranoia
Authors: Kaya Ahmet Yalçın , Ata Fırat
Published: November 2021

New media includes many spaces in the internet environment including social media, news media, shopping sites, official and private institution/organization applications. Users make their daily lives more manageable in terms of time and space while benefitting from the specified new media platforms/tools whereby they may also consciously or unconsciously get some conditions. Currently, there exists a contemporary condition called 'digital paranoia' that people can experience when using new media platforms and tools. Digital paranoia, which refers to a form of extreme skepticism regarding new media platforms and tools, is based on different concerns and anxieties such as being spied on, wired, and controlled. This study, which is written based on a literature review, focuses on defining the concept of digital paranoia. Additionally, new media and some conditions occurring due to new media are also analyzed in the study. This study aims to raise awareness of digital paranoia and offer some constructive suggestions to new media users.
Globalization and Trade in the Post-Covid World
Authors: Deepak Gupta Anjuli , Nagi Muskan
Published: November 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic brought an extraordinary disturbance regarding the worldwide economy and global trade, as creation and utilization downsized. Perhaps the best methodology for addressing this type of emergency is convenient, unspoiled information. An informed public is better established to use wise judgment including on cases recognized for trade. This is the situation, and a devoted page at WTO site has been created. This will provide present data related with trade information. The chapter discusses rising protectionism in course of the last half period, unexpected monetary crises created by the pandemic, disturbances regarding production network movement, and shocks related to market interest. Reporters worldwide have trumpeted the 'finish' of globalization.
Social Media Campaign as a Tool for Patient Education of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Authors: Cabada García María José , Quezada Ramírez Sofía I. , Negrete Gómez Guillermo A. , Villarreal Serrano Eduardo , Colín García Diana Laura , Villar Cantón Cristina , Baca Luna Amparo , Díaz Villanueva Perla D. , Segura-Azuara Nancy de los Ángeles
Published: November 2021

Public awareness campaigns have played a crucial role in improving the health of communities, as they directly affect people's perception and behavior towards a specific topic, especially on disease prevention and health promotion. This can be seen in campaigns focused on, for example, infectious disease prevention such as HIV, tuberculosis, dengue, and more recently, COVID-19. Formerly, awareness campaigns took a very traditional approach using printed promotional materials, in-person conferences, and television and radio commercials as their primary way of reaching their target audience. This chapter describes an alternative method for reaching new audiences, in a society where social media has taken over as the public's main source of information and entertainment. These platforms can be used to extend important public health information to connect with and educate the public. The authors believe that this approach may increase the public's response towards emerging public health concerns as well as aid the digitalization of medicine through the evolution of telemedicine.
Updating Training in the Medical Field
Authors: Matsumiya Brandon , Bowers Clint A.
Published: November 2021

This chapter briefly reviews the literature that explores the training technique of deliberate practice and the related constructs, training outcomes of achievement goal orientation, self-efficacy, perceived instrumentality, and reflective practice. This work explains how educators can use and measure these variables to enhance current training methodologies. As part of creating more effective training, the TARGET model, developed by Ames, will be utilized to discuss potential ways to enhance training outcomes in a post-COVID-19 world. Specifically, suggestions are offered for enhancing online training using deliberate practice combined with the TARGET model within a medical setting where there are limited resources.
The Role of Telemedicine and Globalization in Medical Education
Authors: Gonzalez-Urquijo Mauricio , Macias-Rodriguez Yolanda , Davila-Rivas Jose Antonio
Published: November 2021

This chapter aims to bring to the fore cutting-edge research on how globalization is changing medical education by e-learning, remote simulation, and new emerging technologies. In particular, the authors wish to contribute to critical thinking about the conceptualization, investigation, and theorization of how medical education is changing and how medical schools and residency programs in different countries are being transformed according to health and educational needs. In this chapter, the authors reviewed telemedicine and remote simulation and how globalization plays an essential role in it.
Digital Competencies and Transformation in Higher Education
Authors: Gomes de Gusmão Cristine Martins
Published: November 2021

Extension action promotes inclusive, equitable, and quality education, a goal of sustainable development that guides educational actions around the world. The development of digital skills is a differential, together with the encouragement of open educational practices. This chapter provides reflections, as well as lessons learned, through experience in a biomedical engineering course. Encouragement, through the development of actions that correlate important skills and abilities, is essential for professional development. The carrying out of teaching, research, and extension activities and actions contributed to promote the interdisciplinarity of the various fields of study, necessary for professional development in the digital age. Thus, the actions developed stimulated the investigation, improvement, and study of topics of interest related to education and health and technology areas related to the role of the biomedical engineer, the main protagonist of this project.
Information and Communication Technologies in the Educational Process
Authors: Ramos Michelle Merlino Lins Campos , Costa Helder Gomes , Azevedo Glaucia da Costa
Published: November 2021

The study aimed to map the critical success factors for the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the educational process of educational institutions. Problems related to the adoption of ICT in the educational system stem from the need to adapt to the use of new technologies in the internal processes of institutions and in teaching and learning processes, common to different profiles of educational institutions including of engineering courses with them specificities. To meet the objective, a review of the existing bibliography in the Scopus database was carried out to highlight articles relevant to the topic. Based on the review, 31 articles identified the main factors and effects that influence and impact the process of implementation and continued use of ICTs. The survey generated a broader view of the challenges faced in different dimensions, from SWOT framework, involving different stakeholders. It is suggested in future studies to engineering analyze deeper the complex scenario that involves the theme.