bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Different Education Models on the Physical Activity and Health Profile of Healthcare Students in Turkish University
Authors: GERÇEK Hasan , ÜNÜVAR Bayram Sönmez , CİHAN Emine , ŞAHBAZ PİRİNÇÇİ Cansu , YILMAZ Kamil
Published: April 2022

Purpose: Hybrid and distance educational models can lead to different levels of physical activity among students. The aim of our study is to compare the effects of different education models on physical activity and health profile of university healthcare students. Methods: Six hundred healthcare students at Turkish universities between the ages of 17-25 were included in our study. Participants were divided into 2 groups as hybrid (n = 300, 246 females, 54 males) and distance (n = 300, 258 females, 42 males) according to the education model they received at the university. Measurements were applied online via Google Forms. The Physical Activity (PA) of the participants were assessed with Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and the health profiles of the participants were assessed with The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) inventory. Results: The students in the hybrid education model had significantly higher physical activity level (p=0.001) and a better health profile (p=0.001) compared to the students who were in distance education model. Conclusions: Students with hybrid education model are more physically active and have a better health profile than students with distance education model because they go to university more than students with distance education model.
SEREBRAL PALSİ’Lİ ÇOCUĞA SAHİP ANNELERE VERİLEN EGZERSİZ VE POSTÜR EĞİTİMİNİN ANNELERİN KAS İSKELET SİSTEMİ AĞRISI ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: AKŞİMŞEK Gamze Polen , TAHRAN Özge , OKUDAN Begüm , AZİM REZAEİ Derya , YELDAN İpek
Published: April 2022

Amaç: Serebral Palsi (SP)’li çocuğa sahip annelere verilen egzersiz ve postür eğitiminin kas iskelet sistemi ağrıları üzerine etkisini araştırmaktı.

Yöntem: Tüm tiplerdeki SP’li çocuğa sahip anneler (18-55 yaş) randomize olarak eğitim grubu (n=30) ve kontrol grubu (n=30) olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. Değerlendirmelerde Görsel Analog Skalası ve Genişletilmiş Nordik Kas İskelet Sistemi Anketi kullanıldı. Eğitim grubundaki annelere fizyoterapist tarafından egzersiz ve postür eğitimi yüz yüze 60 dakika süreyle 1 kez verildi ve 6 hafta boyunca uzaktan takip edildi.

Sonuçlar: Ağrı şiddeti eğitim öncesinde kontrol grubunda 5,50±1,25; eğitim grubunda 6,26±1,92 idi ve aralarında istatiksel fark yoktu. Eğitim sonrasında kontrol grubunun ağrı şiddeti 5,80±0,88’e yükselirken; eğitim grubunda 3,90±1,29’a azaldı ve gruplar arasında anlamlı fark vardı (p=0,001). Eğitim grubunda eğitim öncesi ve sonrasında yapılan grup içi analizde ağrı şiddetinde (p=0,001) anlamlı fark vardı. Eğitim sonrasında eğitim grubunun son 7 güne ait ağrı dağılımında boyun (%6,7), omuz (%12,3) ve sırt (%16,6) bölgelerinde azalma görüldü.

Tartışma: SP’li çocuğa sahip annelere verilen yüz yüze postür ve egzersiz eğitiminin uzaktan takibinin annelerin ağrı şiddetinin ve boyun, omuz ile sırt bölgelerindeki ağrı dağılımlarının azalttığı ortaya konmuştur.
Assessment of groundwater arsenic contamination using machine learning in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Authors: Kumar S. , Pati J.
Published: April 2022

This paper presents a machine learning approach for classification of arsenic (As) levels as safe and unsafe in groundwater samples collected from the Indo-Gangetic region. As water is essential for sustaining life, heavy metals like arsenic pose a public health concern. In this study, various tree-based machine learning models namely Random Forest, Optimized Forest, CS Forest, SPAARC, and REP Tree algorithms have been applied to classify water samples. As per the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO), the arsenic concentration in water should not exceed 10 μg/L. The groundwater quality parameter was ranked using a classifier attribute evaluator for training and testing the models. Parameters obtained from the confusion matrix, such as accuracy, precision, recall, and FPR, were used to analyze the performance of models. Among all models, Optimized Forest outperforms other classifier as it has a high accuracy of 80.64%, a precision of 80.70%, recall of 97.87%, and a low FPR of 73.33%. The Optimized Forest model can be used to test new water samples for classification of arsenic in groundwater samples.
WOUND AND INJURY CARE TRAINING TO IMPROVE NURSE KNOWLEDGE AT THURSINA MEDICAL CENTRE
Authors:   Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brawijaya, Sari Efris Kartika , Ismail Dina Dewi Sartika Lestari , Sari Dewi Purnama , Wibisono Ahmad Hasyim , Agustin Marisa Devina , Jannah Eka Nur , Khirria Bella Nove ,   Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, University of Brawijaya
Published: April 2022

Injuries to school-age children can results in wound and tissue damage. Improper treatment of wound and injury has the potential to cause wider tissue damage. The community service program of wound and injury care training aimed to improve the knowledge and skills of nurses at Thursina Medical Centre about wound care and injury management based on the lastest evidence-based practice. The activties were conducted from September to December 2021 which comprises topics wound care, injury management, and acute wound care practice. The level of knowledge of nurses was identified through the research using a single group pretest-posttest design. The results demonstrated that the average scores of topics wound care and injury management were increased by 8.57 ± 10.59 points and 10 ± 18.52 points respectively, although statistical analysis showed that there was no significant difference in pretest and posttest scores (p<0.05). The level of knowledge of nurses about wound and injury care increased after the implementation of community service program at Thursina Medical Centre.
Educación financiera, un enfoque al crecimiento y desarrollo social
Authors:   Corporación Universitaria Americana, Jay Vanegas Witt , Mugno Noriega Ana ,   Corporación Universitaria Americana
Published: April 2022

El objetivo del presente artículo fue evidenciar a través de experiencias a nivel internacional y nacional, las diferentes habilidades financieras de las personas, con el fin de construir unas bases que servirán de herramientas necesarias para una efectiva educación de la población colombiana. La metodología en el desarrollo de la presente, es con un enfoque cuantitativo de igual forma es de tipo descriptivo y diseño documental, utilizando el resumen fuente del trabajo de especialización Educación Financiera Como Alternativa Para Mejorar La Calidad De Vida de la Sociedad y la hermenéutica como técnica de interpretación de los textos. La conclusión después de analizar todos los antecedentes y fundamentos teóricos con respecto al tema de la Educación Financiera, y al analizar los diferentes contextos en los cuales este tema viene adquiriendo importancia, se puede concluir que la educación Financiera desempeña un papel importante en el desarrollo económico de las naciones, en el momento en que los Estados crean estrategias y políticas relacionadas con el tema condicionadas a su contexto y teniendo en cuenta las necesidades de su población, los resultados han sido positivos.
Estimación de tiempos de viaje entre nodos en el problema de ruteo de vehículos con tiempos estocásticos
Authors:   Corporación Universitaria Americana, Tovar Ibarra Jennyfer , Franco García Sogny Judith ,   Corporación Universitaria Americana
Published: April 2022

La optimización de recursos para cualquier empresa siempre será un reto a enfrentar, sin embargo, en organizaciones donde se involucra la entrega de productos por medio de rutas, toma mayor relevancia teniendo en cuenta que, aunque se establezcan como rutinas, no siempre obedecerán a los mismos tiempos y eficiencias esperadas, lo cual afectará de manera directa los costos de la organización. En el presente proyecto de investigación se dan a conocer los resultados obtenidos luego del desarrollo de la situación planteada por el docente, quien nos indica que una empresa comercializadora de dulces, ubicada en el área metropolitana de Barranquilla, pretendía determinar cuáles eran los tiempos de viaje desde el origen hasta el destino de cada entrega, donde se discrimina las direcciones de cada nodo. En este punto se hace necesaria la elaboración de una matriz Origen-Destino (O-D) donde se tendrán datos numéricos de tiempos y distancias necesarios, y con el uso del aplicativo de Google Maps se realizó un mapeo de nodos en el que se relacionaron los datos obtenidos de tiempos (minutos) y distancias (km), en una matriz Origen-Destino (O-D), para los repartos realizados en el horario de las 6:00 am hasta las 12:00 md., con el fin de obtener los análisis pertinentes a partir de la información final consolidada y de esta manera estimar tiempos y los costos globales de las diferentes rutas, por este motivo es relevante realizar los análisis matemáticos con el fin de determinar cuáles son las mejores opciones, de esta manera optimizar los procesos y tener un acercamiento real de sus costos.
Desarrollo sostenible con economía verde en la cuenca del Río Fucha
Authors:   Fundación Universitaria San Mateo, Alarcón Romero Jessica Alexandra , Morales Ospina Alberto ,   Fundación Universitaria San Mateo
Published: April 2022

El río Fucha atraviesa la ciudad de Bogotá en el departamento de Cundinamarca, el cual nace en la reserva forestal El Delirio en el páramo de Cruz Verde y desemboca en el río Bogotá. En sus dos primeros kilómetros el cauce no está contaminado, el resto presenta un regular y mal estado de conservación, pues desde hace décadas se lo utiliza como alcantarilla receptora de desperdicios y aguas residuales. El reto de la intervención para la recuperación del río Fucha, fue darle una reinterpretación de la interacción entre las personas y el medio ambiente como espacio público, integrando a los diversos recicladores informales a los sistemas de gestión formal de residuos sólidos presentando una serie de desafíos y oportunidades cuando se lleva a cabo con éxito, teniendo en cuenta que su trabajo puede mejorar el rendimiento del sistema y la sostenibilidad ambiental mientras se mantiene, e incluso progresando en el desarrollo de las condiciones de vida para las personas que lo rodean y los recicladores informales, también ayuda a implementar oportunidades de trabajo a los recicladores, son distintos métodos para poder implementar diferentes actividades los cuales vinculan los diferentes elementos de la sociedad.
El bienestar como práctica de alto rendimiento en la Organización. Una mirada desde el modelo de Ryff
Authors:   Universidad de los Llanos, Mosquera Castro Alba Lucía , Leal Céspedes Juan Carlos ,   Universidad de los Llanos
Published: April 2022

El presente artículo de investigación muestra el interés por reconocer y fortalecer la gestión del talento humano en todo su contexto, como una práctica de alto rendimiento que mejora el bienestar laboral u organizacional de los empleados o colaboradores. Por ello, tiene como objetivo, determinar el bienestar como una práctica de alto rendimiento, desde la mirada del modelo de Ryff. Para ello, se asume el enfoque cualitativo de corte descriptivo. En cuanto a las técnicas para la recolección de la información, se empleó la revisión documental. La muestra estuvo conformada por 136 textos académicos del ámbito nacional e internacional. Conforme, a la revisión teórica, bibliográfica, estudio de evidencia empírica y conceptual; fue posible establecer que existe una relación entre la teoría de Ryff y sus 6 dimensiones, con los teóricos clásicos de estudios de psicología clínica, psicología del desarrollo, psicología existencial y psicología humanista; y con las perspectivas del desarrollo humano óptimo, el funcionamiento mental positivo y las teorías del ciclo vital. Finalmente, se concluye que, al relacionar el bienestar de los empleados en la organización como una práctica de alto compromiso, se generan cambios significativos en el ámbito laboral que conllevan el incremento, fomento, fortalecimiento y descubrimiento al máximo del potencial, habilidades y capacidades de cada persona al interior de las empresas.
El campo de fuerzas alrededor de una cultura de la simplicidad y empatía: gestión desde el gobierno de las personas
Authors:   Corporación Educativa del Litoral, Robledo Fernandez Juan Carlos
Published: April 2022

En un mundo complejo, volátil, que está en permanente cambio, se producen desafíos para la Administración, las Organizaciones y para el Management. El principal reto, se evidencia en el agotamiento de un paradigma administrativo basado en los esquemas tradicionales bajo una racionalidad excesivamente analítica, excesivamente funcional, y excesivamente científica. Es necesario, por tanto, encontrar y validar, nuevos caminos hacia una administración más pertinente, coherente y capaz de lidiar con la complejidad sin aumentarla, en función al mejor desempeño de las empresas. En este orden de ideas, la simplicidad y la empatía emergen como dos oportunidades de intervención en las empresas, desde sus culturas organizacionales.
La auditoría financiera y su proyección en la rentabilidad de las empresas
Authors:   SENA, Citarella ESPINOZA Mónica , Insignares Blanco Eduardo ,   Corporación Universitaria Americana
Published: April 2022

Actualmente las empresas planifican sus actividades en donde se manifiestan la auditoría financiera como una instancia para que las empresas mantengan un estatus mediante la reglamentación, lo que evidencia que se maneje una buena gestión en organización. Sin embargo, muchas empresas presentan problemas de proyección de rentabilidad, puesto que no aplican una auditoría financiera eficaz para la optimización de los recursos y servicios en cuanto a obligaciones, ingreso de ventas, costos, gastos, actividades de operación, etc. Esto hace que las empresas no proyecten su rentabilidad en los productos disminuyendo así su producción. La metodología aplicada para desarrollar la investigación es de tipo descriptiva con análisis cualitativos, mediante la cual se tomó como instrumento principal las revisiones bibliográficas. Los resultados obtenidos indican que los planes y programas de auditoría repercuten en la proyección de la rentabilidad de los estados financieros. Cabe destacar que la auditoría financiera eficaz hace que las empresas se proyecten a nivel nacional e internacional y la rentabilidad de las mismas se designe mediante la gestión empresarial demostrando la fiabilidad y estabilidad del proyecto que la empresa emprenda. Es importante que las empresas deben contar con unidades de auditoría interna, efectuando evaluaciones con el fin de detectar oportunamente las inconsistencias o debilidades en los sistemas.
Detecting block ciphers generic attacks: An instance-based machine learning method
Authors:   Department of Computer Science, College of Science, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia, Alsariera Yazan Ahmad
Published: April 2022

Cryptography facilitates selective communication through encryption of messages and or data. Block-cipher processing is one of the prominent methods for modern cryptographic symmetric encryption schemes. The rise in attacks on block-ciphers led to the development of more difficult encryption schemes. However, attackers decrypt block-ciphers through generic attacks given sufficient time and computing. Recent research had applied machine learning classification algorithms to develop intrusion detection systems to detect multiple types of attacks. These intrusion detection systems are limited by misclassifying generic attacks and suffer reduced effectiveness when evaluated for detecting generic attacks only. Hence, this study introduced and proposed k-nearest neighbors, an instance-based machine learning classification algorithm, for the detection of generic attacks on block-ciphers. The value of k was varied (i.e., 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9) and multiple nearest neighbors classification models were developed and evaluated using two distance functions (i.e., Manhattan and Euclidean) for classifying between generic attacks and normal network packets. All nearest neighbors models using the Manhattan distance function performed better than their Euclidean counterparts. The 1-nearest neighbor (Manhattan distance function) model had the highest overall accuracy of 99.6%, a generic attack detection rate of 99.5% which tallies with the 5, 7, and 9 nearest neighbors models, and a false alarm rate of 0.0003 which is the same for all Manhattan nearest neighbors classification models. These instance-based methods performed better than some existing methods that even implemented an ensemble of deep-learning algorithms. Therefore, an instance-based method is recommended for detecting block-ciphers generic attacks.
Does bariatric surgery improve outcomes of lower limb total joint arthroplasty?
Authors: McDermott Lauren
Published: April 2022

Obesity is a strong modifiable risk factor for both the incidence and progression of lower limb osteoarthritis, particularly of the knee joint. Obesity is also associated with worse outcomes for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) of the hip and knee. Bariatric surgery (BS) is an increasingly common mode of weight loss. This systematic review shows no clear pattern of the impact of BS on lower limb TJA. Therefore, prophylactic BS prior to lower limb TJA to induce weight loss does not significantly impact postoperative complication rates.
Global Scientific Research Landscape on Medical Informatics From 2011 to 2020: Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: He Xuefei , Peng Cheng , Xu Yingxin , Zhang Ye , Wang Zhongqing
Published: April 2022

Background

With the emerging information and communication technology, the field of medical informatics has dramatically evolved in health care and medicine. Thus, it is crucial to explore the global scientific research landscape on medical informatics.

Objective

This study aims to present a visual form to clarify the overall scientific research trends of medical informatics in the past decade.

Methods

A bibliometric analysis of data retrieved and extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database was performed to analyze global scientific research trends on medical informatics, including publication year, journals, authors, institutions, countries/regions, references, and keywords, from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2020.

Results

The data set recorded 34,742 articles related to medical informatics from WoSCC between 2011 and 2020. The annual global publications increased by 193.86% from 1987 in 2011 to 5839 in 2020. Journal of Medical Internet Research (3600 publications and 63,932 citations) was the most productive and most highly cited journal in the field of medical informatics. David W Bates (99 publications), Harvard University (1161 publications), and the United States (12,927 publications) were the most productive author, institution, and country, respectively. The co-occurrence cluster analysis of high-frequency author keywords formed 4 clusters: (1) artificial intelligence in health care and medicine; (2) mobile health; (3) implementation and evaluation of electronic health records; (4) medical informatics technology application in public health. COVID-19, which ranked third in 2020, was the emerging theme of medical informatics.

Conclusions

We summarize the recent advances in medical informatics in the past decade and shed light on their publication trends, influential journals, global collaboration patterns, basic knowledge, research hotspots, and theme evolution through bibliometric analysis and visualization maps. These findings will accurately and quickly grasp the research trends and provide valuable guidance for future medical informatics research.
Usability Issues in Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions and Implementation Strategies: Cross-project Analysis
Authors: Munson Sean A , Friedman Emily C , Osterhage Katie , Allred Ryan , Pullmann Michael D , Areán Patricia A , Lyon Aaron R ,   UW ALACRITY Center Researchers
Published: April 2022

Background

People often prefer evidence-based psychosocial interventions (EBPIs) for mental health care; however, these interventions frequently remain unavailable to people in nonspecialty or integrated settings, such as primary care and schools. Previous research has suggested that usability, a concept from human-centered design, could support an understanding of the barriers to and facilitators of the successful adoption of EBPIs and support the redesign of EBPIs and implementation strategies.

Objective

This study aimed to identify and categorize usability issues in EBPIs and their implementation strategies.

Methods

We adapted a usability issue analysis and reporting format from a human-centered design. A total of 13 projects supported by the National Institute of Mental Health—funded Accelerating the Reach and Impact of Treatments for Youth and Adults with Mental Illness Center at the University of Washington used this format to describe usability issues for EBPIs and implementation strategies with which they were working. Center researchers used iterative affinity diagramming and coding processes to identify usability issue categories. On the basis of these categories and the underlying issues, we propose heuristics for the design or redesign of EBPIs and implementation strategies.

Results

The 13 projects reported a total of 90 usability issues, which we categorized into 12 categories, including complex and/or cognitively overwhelming, required time exceeding available time, incompatibility with interventionist preference or practice, incompatibility with existing workflow, insufficient customization to clients/recipients, intervention buy-in (value), interventionist buy-in (trust), overreliance on technology, requires unavailable infrastructure, inadequate scaffolding for client/recipient, inadequate training and scaffolding for interventionists, and lack of support for necessary communication. These issues range from minor inconveniences that affect a few interventionists or recipients to severe issues that prevent all interventionists or recipients in a setting from completing part or all of the intervention. We propose 12 corresponding heuristics to guide EBPIs and implementation strategy designers in preventing and addressing these usability issues.

Conclusions

Usability issues were prevalent in the studied EBPIs and implementation strategies. We recommend using the lens of usability evaluation to understand and address barriers to the effective use and reach of EBPIs and implementation strategies.

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RR2-10.2196/14990
Barriers to Clinical Trial Participation: Comparative Study Between Rural and Urban Participants (Preprint)
Authors: Mudaranthakam Dinesh Pal , Gajewski Byron , Krebill Hope , Coulter James , Springer Michelle , Calhoun Elizabeth , Hughes Dorothy , Mayo Matthew , Doolittle Gary
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

The National Clinical Trials Network program conducts phase 2 or phase 3 treatment trials across all National Cancer Institute’s designated cancer centers. Participant accrual across these clinical trials is a critical factor in deciding their success. Cancer centers that cater to rural populations, such as The University of Kansas Cancer Center, have an additional responsibility to ensure rural residents have access and are well represented across these studies.

OBJECTIVE

There are scant data available regarding the factors that act as barriers to the accrual of rural residents in these clinical trials. This study aims to use electronic screening logs that were used to gather patient data at several participating sites in The Kansas University of Cancer Center’s Catchment area.

METHODS

Screening log data were used to assess what clinical trial participation barriers are faced by these patients. Additionally, the differences in clinical trial participation barriers were compared between rural and urban participating sites.

RESULTS

Analysis revealed that the hospital location rural urban category, defined as whether the hospital was in an urban or rural setting, had a medium effect on enrolment of patients in breast cancer and lung cancer trials (Cohen d=0.7). Additionally, the hospital location category had a medium effect on the proportion of recurrent lung cancer cases at the time of screening (d=0.6).

CONCLUSIONS

In consideration of the financially hostile nature of cancer treatment as well as geographical and transportation barriers, clinical trials extended to rural communities are uniquely positioned to alleviate the burden of nonmedical costs in trial participation. However, these options can be far less feasible for patients in rural settings. Since the number of patients with cancer who are eligible for a clinical trial is already limited by the stringent eligibility criteria required of such a complex disease, improving accessibility for rural patients should be a greater focus in health policy.
Multi-Label Classification in Patient-Doctor Dialogues With the RoBERTa-WWM-ext + CNN (Robustly Optimized Bidirectional Encoder Representations From Transformers Pretraining Approach With Whole Word Masking Extended Combining a Convolutional Neural Network) Model: Named Entity Study (Preprint)
Authors: Sun Yuanyuan , Gao Dongping , Shen Xifeng , Li Meiting , Nan Jiale , Zhang Weining
Published: April 2022

BACKGROUND

With the prevalence of online consultation, many patient-doctor dialogues have accumulated, which, in an authentic language environment, are of significant value to the research and development of intelligent question answering and automated triage in recent natural language processing studies.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to design a front-end task module for the network inquiry of intelligent medical services. Through the study of automatic labeling of real doctor-patient dialogue text on the internet, a method of identifying the negative and positive entities of dialogues with higher accuracy has been explored.

METHODS

The data set used for this study was from the Spring Rain Doctor internet online consultation, which was downloaded from the official data set of Alibaba Tianchi Lab. We proposed a composite abutting joint model, which was able to automatically classify the types of clinical finding entities into the following 4 attributes: positive, negative, other, and empty. We adapted a downstream architecture in Chinese Robustly Optimized Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers Pretraining Approach (RoBERTa) with whole word masking (WWM) extended (RoBERTa-WWM-ext) combining a text convolutional neural network (CNN). We used RoBERTa-WWM-ext to express sentence semantics as a text vector and then extracted the local features of the sentence through the CNN, which was our new fusion model. To verify its knowledge learning ability, we chose Enhanced Representation through Knowledge Integration (ERNIE), original Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT), and Chinese BERT with WWM to perform the same task, and then compared the results. Precision, recall, and macro-F1 were used to evaluate the performance of the methods.

RESULTS

We found that the ERNIE model, which was trained with a large Chinese corpus, had a total score (macro-F1) of 65.78290014, while BERT and BERT-WWM had scores of 53.18247117 and 69.2795315, respectively. Our composite abutting joint model (RoBERTa-WWM-ext + CNN) had a macro-F1 value of 70.55936311, showing that our model outperformed the other models in the task.

CONCLUSIONS

The accuracy of the original model can be greatly improved by giving priority to WWM and replacing the word-based mask with unit to classify and label medical entities. Better results can be obtained by effectively optimizing the downstream tasks of the model and the integration of multiple models later on. The study findings contribute to the translation of online consultation information into machine-readable information.
REFERENDUM U SRBIJI Između narodne volje i manipulacije
Authors: Radojevic Mijodrag
Published: April 2022

Referendum je najvažnija institucija neposredne demokratije u pravnom i političkom sistemu Republike Srbije. Autor je analizirao ovu instituciju de iure i de facto, s ciljem otkrivanja odgovora na sledeća pitanja: Da li je razvijena praksa neposredne demokratije? Da li je referendum korišćen kao sredstvo demokratije ili legitimacije političkih elita? Da li su i u kojoj meri ispunjene pretpostavke za efikasno funkcionisanje institucija neposredne demokratije? Prethodno su određeni pojam, vrste i značaj referenduma. Kompleksna priroda ove institucije prepoznaje se u njenoj ulozi. Referendum omogućava direktno učešće građana u vršenju vlasti, ali može biti zloupotrebljen i u nedemokratske svrhe.
Analizom su obuhvaćeni svi republički referendumi održani od 1990. godine. Objašnjena su njihova obeležja, od nedostataka u ustavnim i zakonskim odredbama i procesnim pravilima do sumnje u verodostojne rezultate i posledice, po pravilu, iskazane i kroz nepoštovanje izražene narodne volje. Zbog toga, u većini slučajeva, održani referendumi su, po svom karakteru, bliži plebiscitu.
Značaj ovog istraživanja je u tome što je bilans referenduma pokazatelj stanja demokratije, vladavine prava i podele vlasti. Da bi referendum ostvario svoju misiju, moraju se ispuniti pretpostavke, kao što su: poštovanje ljudskih prava, podizanje građanskog aktivizma i razvoj političke kulture. U suprotnom, opasnost je da se referendum preobrazi u oruđe protiv demokratije.
ESTUDO ETNOFARMACOLÓGICO DE PLANTAS MEDICINAIS UTILIZADAS EM INSTITUIÇÃO DE SAÚDE HOLÍSTICA NA CIDADE DE PETROLINA-PE
Authors: Damasceno Camila Mahara Dias , Dantas Milla Gabriela Belarmino , Pio Isabel Dielle Souza Lima , Fontana André Paviotti , Faria Marcelo Domingues de , Almeida Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva
Published: April 2022

A fitoterapia é utilizada há séculos e, até hoje, tem grande importância em muitas comunidades. Embora essa prática seja uma alternativa amplamente utilizada para o cuidado em saúde, com benefícios conhecidos de inúmeras espécies vegetais, a utilização inapropriada de plantas medicinais pode gerar graves problemas para a saúde de indivíduos. Por isso, são necessários estudos para analisar a utilização de plantas medicinais pela sociedade. Este trabalho procura realizar o estudo etnofarmacológico das plantas medicinais utilizadas em uma instituição de saúde holística na cidade de Petrolina, Pernambuco. Foram coletadas todas as plantas cultivadas na instituição que, no momento da coleta, apresentavam partes férteis, para a identificação da espécie botânica. Para coleta de dados sobre as plantas utilizadas pelos pacientes dessa instituição, foi realizada uma análise randomizada em 140 prontuários. Dentre as plantas indicadas, foram consideradas neste estudo apenas as que foram coletadas e identificadas taxonomicamente. As dez plantas mais indicadas foram comparadas com dados na literatura. As indicações para uso dessas plantas corroboram com estudos prévios que, contudo, avaliam apenas a utilização de uma planta durante as preparações para uso, desconsiderando possíveis interações que acontecem quando várias plantas são utilizadas em associação, prática comum na instituição pesquisada. A partir da pesquisa, considera-se que o saber popular é de grande importância para direcionar a descoberta de plantas com propriedades farmacológicas, tendo em vista que muitas indicações referidas através de conhecimento popular são comprovadas por estudos científicos.
Integracja osób zagrożonych wykluczeniem społecznyma kapitał intelektualny spółdzielni socjalnych
Authors:   Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach, Polska, Syty Karolina
Published: April 2022

CEL: Celem tego artykułu jest zaprezentowanie modelu ukazującego, w jaki sposób integracja społeczna członków spółdzielni socjalnych  osób zagrożonych wykluczeniem społecznym  przyczynia się do budo- wania kapitału intelektualnego tej organizacji. METODA: Szczególnym celem spółdzielni socjalnych jest podejmowanie działań na rzecz reintegracji społecznej i zawodowej osób zagrożonych wykluczeniem społecznym. W tym artykule w procesie integracji wyróżniono dwie grupy komponentów: normalne czynności obywatelskie członków społeczeństw oraz cechy obywatel- stwa włączającego. Komponenty te zostały odniesione do kategorii kapitału intelektualnego. Opracowano indukcyjny model sieci powiązań pomiędzy integracją osób wykluczonych a kapitałem intelektualnym spół- dzielni socjalnych. Na jego podstawie zbudowano hipotetyczno-dedukcyjny model wpływu integracji osób wykluczonych na kapitał intelektualny spółdzielni socjalnej. WYNIKI I WNIOSKI: Proponowany model wiążący integracje osób wykluczonych z kapitałem intelektualnym spółdzielni socjalnych ma przenieść uwagę z ilościowych danych opisujących działania integracyjne (np. licz- ba godzin szkoleniowych, liczba spotkań integracyjnych itp.) na dane jakościowe opisujące skutki tych dzia- łań w odniesieniu do spółdzielni socjalnej jako organizacji, o której sile decyduje między innymi kapitał inte- lektualny. ORYGINALNOŚĆ I WKŁAD: Zaproponowany model jest nowatorski pod względem podejścia do kapitału in- telektualnego jako efektu działań integracyjnych, co według najlepszej wiedzy autorki nie było dotychczas podnoszone w literaturze, jak i pod względem podejścia do samego procesu integracji osób zagrożonych wykluczeniem, który przynosi korzyści nie tylko im samym, ale również organizacji, do której przynależą. Praca ma charakter koncepcyjny. SŁOWA KLUCZOWE: spółdzielnie socjalne, wykluczenie społeczne, integracja, kapitał intelektualny. JEL: L31, O34, P13
"MFC – PUBLIC RECEPTION OFFICES OF AUTHORITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS": REGIONAL TACTICS OF TRUST MANAGEMENT TO THE AUTHORITIES
Authors:   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия, Алексей Викторович Баранов , Ольга Владимировна Котлярова ,   Владимирский филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Владимир, Россия, Иван Николаевич Шлеверда ,   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия
Published: April 2022

The article is devoted to the actual problem of managing public trust in the government. The priority is the idea of the need for continuous direct communication between representatives of civil society and government structures in order to create an open and transparent information space that makes it possible to make the process of trust bilateral. The regional experience of increasing the level of trust in the authorities through the implementation of the project "MFC – public reception offices of authorities and organizations", aimed at timely and verified consultation of citizens on a wide range of legal issues, is described. Cooperation and openness on the part of the 25 authorities involved in the project contribute to the formation of a positive opinion about the activities of the state, increase the level of satisfaction of the population and promote mutual trust between the authorities and civil society. Involvement in the project of a system of multifunctional centers for the provision of state and municipal services makes it possible to explore the MFC system as a large-scale communication platform characterized by a high level of organization, service culture, increased digitalization. The authors are convinced that such regional experience should be scaled up as a federal format project and implemented into the paradigm of other regions.
CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE
Authors:   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия, Евгения Александровна Васюта , Татьяна Валентиновна Подольская ,   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия
Published: April 2022

The technological transformation of healthcare is the most important global trend, which was significantly updated in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The potential for the artificial intelligence market is significant. But economic prerequisites are needed to realize this potential as a promising growth point in the segment of healthcare. The article defines the key directions of using artificial intelligence in medicine, the main trends and barriers to the development of artificial intelligence as the most important factor in the national health systems’ competitiveness. The need to analyze for the accelerated development of artificial intelligence in medicine is justified in the context of international experience of its support.
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT AS A FACTOR OF INCREASING TRUST IN SOCIETY IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
Authors:   Южный федеральный университет, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия, Виктория Георгиевна Громакова
Published: April 2022

The article analyzes approaches to the disclosure of the content of the concept of socially responsible management and socially significant business functions. There are three main approaches corresponding to the stages of formation of ideas about the social responsibility of organizations: liberaleconomic, trusteeship management and social management proper. The importance of the participation of organizations in the implementation of socially oriented projects for the formation of a favorable social environment as a basis for sustainable development in the future is considered. In particular, the interrelation of social responsibility and social trust is analyzed.
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS OF IRAQI DEVELOPMENT: ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
Authors:   Южный федеральный университет, Таганрог, Россия, Татьяна Анатольевна Макареня , Ахмед Ибрагим Хусейн Али Аль-Убайди ,   Южный федеральный университет, Таганрог, Россия
Published: April 2022

Building strategic visions for any economy is based on understanding the historical path of this economy and diagnosing the mechanisms of development action in it and the main pillars upon which it is based in implementing the structure of economic activities and the extended roots in drawing the features of the current state of the national economy. This article presents a study of trends in the Iraqi economy, analyzes trends in the development and structure of GDP in industry and agriculture since 2018 and targets for 2022-2023. These indicators are analyzed taking into account the impact of the pandemic. Based on the results of the study, recommendations were made for neutralizing negative factors. According to the authors, for the development of the Iraqi economy, it is necessary to develop industry, chemical and petrochemical industries.
THE USE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL OF A COMMERCIAL BANK
Authors:   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия, Наталья Николаевна Ажогина , Евгений Александрович Скорик ,   Южно-Российский институт управления – филиал Российской академии народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте РФ, Ростов-на-Дону, Россия
Published: April 2022

The article attempts to identify new trends in the organization of business processes and internal control in a commercial bank, taking into account the company's request for their transformation in the conditions of digitalization. The possibilities, problems, and places of effective use of new technologies in banking are identified, taking into account the experience of the country's largest bank.
Diet composition based on stable isotopic analysis of fecal samples revealed the preference of Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor) for natural and artificial wetlands
Authors: Zhou Anqiang , Wang Yitong , Chen Ying
Published: April 2022

Background: Black-faced spoonbill (BFS) is a global endangered species,
distributed only in the coastal zones of East Asia. Xinghua Bay is one
of the main wintering sites and migration stopovers of BFS in mainland
China. However, with the reduction and degradation of natural wetlands,
it is uncertain whether the constructed wetland can provide habitat for
the endangered BFS. Research on diet of BFS will help to understand
their preference between natural and artificial wetlands, and also
provide reference for their conservation and habitat restoration.
Methods: From December 2017 to February 2020, 45 potential food samples
and 199 fecal samples of BFS were collected during six sampling period,
of which Cyprinidae, Mugilidae, Portunidae, Gobiidae and Palaemonidae
were collected from natural wetlands and Crucian (Carassius auratus) and
Whiteshrimp (Litopenaeus Vannamei) were collected from artificial
wetland. Their stable isotope values (δ13C, δ15N) were measured to
obtain the food composition information of BFS. Results: In the early
winter, the proportion of Palaemonidae in BFS’s food was as high as
74.4%, while that of other food was only 3.0% to 6.0%. In the late
winter, the food contribution of BFS was as follow: Portunidae 39.3%
> Palaemonidae 26.1% > Cyprinidae 8.8%
> Mugilidae 8.5% > Gobiidae 7.3%
> Crucian 5.1% > Whiteshrimp 4.8%. The
proportion of Portunidae exceeded that of Palaemonidae, and together
with Palaemonidae, it has become the main food of BFS in late winter.
Conclusion: The diet composition of BFS between the early and late
winter was significantly different, which may be due to seasonal changes
in food resources. Natural wetlands are the main feeding grounds of BFS,
but artificial wetlands also provide them with supplementary feeding
grounds and resting places. Aquaculture ponds play an important
ecological function in maintaining the overwintering population of BFS
in Xinghua Bay.
Regional specialization in serbia during the period 2001-2015
Authors: Miletic Radmila
Published: April 2022

In this paper, the specialization of regional economic structures-regional
specialization in Serbia is analyzed by areas NUTS 3 level (oblasti) in the
period 2001-2015 by using the Herfindahl index (indicator of absolute
specialization) and Krugman specialization index (indicator of relative
specialization). Cross-region analysis shows that the sectoral structure of
activities by areas have converged (a decline in the degree of regional
absolute specialization), and at the same time they became dissimilar in
relation to the sectoral structure on the national level (an increase in the
degree of regional relative specialization). As well as in other
post-socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe a change of
employment structure by economic activities was initiated by intensive
deindustrialization and, consequently, tertiarization, relocation of
employment to service activities. A comparative analysis of research results
of regional specialization in Serbia with research in several new EU member
states, has shown similarities, particularly in regard to the decrease of
regional absolute specialization and representation of different sectoral
structures in the region of capital relative to other regions in the
national context. As well as in CEE, the transition process in Serbia has
additionally emphasized the polarized and spatially different pattern of
regional development.
Evaluation of the efficiency and quality of the tram route of Setif city, Algeria: Combining AHP and GIS approaches
Authors: Djouani Ibrahim , Dehimi Salim , Redjem Ali
Published: April 2022

The study aims to evaluate the efficiency of the tram track in the urban
transport system of the Algerian city of Setif by combining Analytical
Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographic Information System (GIS) approach. In
this research, a set of multiple pre-determined criteria applicable in the
field of urban transport were selected for decision-making. They were
collected from recent research literature and expert opinions in this
discipline, and then were arranged and evaluated in the AHP to extract the
main weights for each criterion. In the end, they were processed spatially
by using GIS. The study showed that the selection of the tramway track in
the city of Setif was not successful in terms of the chosen location, and
its selection was not studied according to the efficiency and quality
criteria applicable in the field of urban transport. In addition, the study
concluded that there is a significant shortfall in the first tram track,
especially the one linking the tram route to the northern and southern parts
of the city, which affected the efficiency and quality of the tram route. As
the results have shown, the percentage of good spaces near the tram route
does not exceed 0.34%. It is followed by the percentage of the average and
acceptable areas (13.48%) and then the percentage of the marginalized areas
and the areas far from the tram track (86.18% of the total area of the
city). The study also demonstrated the importance of using AHP and GIS in
evaluating a completed tram track according to a comprehensive and widely
studied scientific methodology.
Years of potential life lost among the population: Is YPLL analysis a helpful tool?
Authors: Majic Aleksandar , Marinkovic Drasko
Published: April 2022

Mortality is one of the key determinants of the demographic development of
the Republic of Srpska (RS). In the last 20 years, there has been an
increase in the mortality rate, especially in the older population. Years of
potential life lost (YPLL) were used in this study as a measure of the
premature mortality of the population of the RS. The reference age limit is
set at 70 years of age, therefore, premature mortality refers to all deaths
in the age range from 0 to 69 years. The time frame includes a period of 20
years (1998-2018). The subject of the research is the YPLL analysis of the
population of the RS, with a special emphasis on the causes of death. The
study aims to determine the differences in YPLL according to gender and
cause of death, as well as to indicate the factors influencing differential
premature mortality. The results of the research indicate a decrease in YPLL
by about 40%. Higher YPLL rates were registered in males. Differentiation
according to the cause of death showed low values of YPLL in
non-communicable diseases, while high rates were recorded in violent deaths.
The decrease in the YPLL rate is a consequence of the reduction of infant
mortality and violent deaths, while high values in males are a consequence
of the influence of risk factors. Reducing these factors can have a
significant impact on reducing YPLL rates among the population of the RS.
Dragisa Stojadinovic’s Open letter regarding Miroslav Krleza’s “Serbian themes”
Authors: Maric Vukasin
Published: April 2022

This article examines the reaction of Dragisa Stojadinovic to the feuilleton
?Serbian themes? done by the writer Miroslav Krleza. Krleza?s feuilleton was
being published in newspaper Politika during April, May and June of 1963. It
consisted of fragments from his earlier writings organized in thematic units
and concerning different topics from Serbian history. Dragisa Stojadinovic,
former soldier, chief of Cinematographic section of Serbian army on Salonica
front during the First World War and politician in interwar Yugoslavia,
responded to Krleza?s feuilleton by writting an Open letter to the Yugoslav
Academy of Sciences and Arts (Zagreb), the Serbian Academy of Sciences and
Arts (Belgrade) and the Matica Srpska (Novi Sad). Stojadinovic?s Open letter
was sent on June 28th, 1963. It focused on scrutinizing Krleza?s article
Pasic about the Salonika trial published in Politika on June 9th. Both
informations stated by Krleza and criticism put forward by Stojadinovic are
analyzed in the light of contemporary historiographical knowledge. Different
interpretations presented by Krleza and Stojadinovic have their roots in
opposed views on causes and results of Salonika trial. Stojadinovic defended
the legitimacy of trial started by his father-in-law Ljuba Jovanovic Patak,
he was involved in its organisation and later accused of witness tampering.
Krleza saw trial in the light of ?counter-revolutionary? Yugoslav
unification in 1918 and as an act of ?political and judicial murder?.
Article also contains original documents from National Library of Serbia.