bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Satisfaction on Pain Management among Cancer Patient in Selected Cancer Care Center Bhaktapur Nepal
Authors:   Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Science, Hetauda, Makawanpur, Nepal, Kharel Sagun , (Poudel) Indira Adhikari ,   Madan Bhandari Academy of Health Science, Hetauda, Makawanpur, Nepal, Shrestha Kalpana ,   Nepal Medical College, Kathmandu Nepal
Published: April 2023

Background: Pain is a subjective, emotional experience which is the most common symptom in cancer patient and its intensity increases as disease advances. Unrelieved pain affects quality of life in all direction. Therefore, assessment of patient’s experience of pain is an important factor in providing effective pain management. Assessment of patient satisfaction can help to identify appropriate treatment modalities and can further help in its effectiveness. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 158 cancer patients in Cancer Care Center using consecutive sampling technique. Face to face interview (semi-structured) was conducted by using a validated questionnaire "APS- POQ". Data analysis was done in SPSS version 20 using descriptive statistics. Inferential statistics such as Chi square test was used to determine association. Result: Out of total 158 respondents, 48.1% of respondents had mild pain followed by moderate pain 25.9% and 25.9% of them had severe pain. Majority of respondents 87.3% were satisfied with pain management. Out of total respondent's, 94.9% were satisfied with nurses response and 93.0% were satisfied with doctor's response regarding pain management. Out of total respondent's 82.3% received medication in less than or equal to 10 minutes. More than half 53.2% respondents verbalized that health care personnel explained on importance and reporting of pain management. Oral pain medication, relaxation and massage were top ranked approaches. Respondents with mild to moderate pain intensity were more satisfied compared to severe pain intensity. There was association between waiting time for pain medication and patient satisfaction. Conclusion: The study concludes that majority of respondents were satisfied with overall pain management. Among total respondents, 94.9% were satisfied with nurse's response regarding pain management. It was found that respondents with mild and moderate pain were more satisfied than with severe pain. It also revealed that there was significant inverse relationship between waiting time for pain medication and patient satisfaction.
Implementation of Human Based Participatory Environmentalism through Ecology (Tourism Sector) and Es (Economic Sector) for Protecting Marine Ecological Pollution
Authors:   Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Aisyah Siti , Jusriadi Edi ,   Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Fitrianti Nur. ,   Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar
Published: April 2023

In research, the implementation of participatory environmentalism based on human ecology can overcome the four problems that will be analyzed and solved through the TS (tourism sector) and ES (economic sector) programs. the implementation of participatory environmentalism emphasizes how important it is to be an independent society in the ES (economic sector) by utilizing its natural wealth primarily in the maritime sector, and the importance of participation from various parties to share space with nature, caring for sea and air ecosystems. What is expected from the program is the creation of an ecological 'balance' between humans and nature, as well as the establishment of an 'independent society' in terms of economy and health. In developing the TS (tourism sector) the program is carried out through several important steps, such as making a grand plan, seeking outsourcing mediation, implementing knowledge management, capacity building. Community empowerment program with the development of TS and ES based on the tourism sector and the economic sector. The tourism sector is able to revive the economy of the surrounding community. The tourism sector is also positioned as an important means of introducing the culture and natural beauty of the area concerned. The tourism sector is a source of income that can be continuously renewed and rejuvenated, this form of rejuvenation of tourist areas can be in the form of renovations and regular maintenance. The economic sector in the tourism sector is a long economic chain (Multiplier effect), starting from travel agencies, transportation services, hotels, restaurants, scouting activities, folk crafts, maintenance of tourist objects and so on. Furthermore, the economic sector will also require agricultural, livestock, fishery products and a number of workers can also be absorbed in it as a support for the success of this chain.
De quintal de casa à viagem ocasional
Authors: Donegan Lucy , Carneiro Natália Vale
Published: April 2023

Nas cidades litorâneas brasileiras, praias urbanas aliviam o cotidiano da população e contribuem para interações sociais. Enquanto estudos ligam usos à forma ou consideram usos e percepção para manutenção de praias, poucos estudos relacionam forma urbana e edificada com usos e vida social em praias ligados a dinâmicas urbanas. Pesquisa anterior mostrou que a praia do Bessa – a mais longa de João Pessoa -, embora menos conectada à malha urbana que outras praias urbanas, foi popular entre pessoas vindo de diferentes lugares. Este artigo investiga a hipótese que comedorias (restaurantes/bares) situados na areia desta praia – no recorte do bairro Jardim Oceania da praia do Bessa - atraem deslocamentos de públicos de locais mais distantes. Localização, forma urbana e usos foram investigados selecionando três pontos – com e sem comedoria - para aplicar questionários em campo, inquirindo sobre costumes, avaliação e perfil do público. Comedorias atraem públicos de lugares mais distantes visitando em grupo – ora familiar, ora de amigos - enquanto o local sem comedorias é visitado por mais pessoas que moram perto, a pé. Resultados validam a hipótese mostrando a atratividade, além do mar, das comedorias e caracterizam vidas sociais em diferentes lugares da praia ligado a dinâmicas urbanas praieiras complexas.
Anomalias dentárias associadas ao desenvolvimento do câncer colorretal: revisão integrativa
Authors: Pereira de Almeida Rosângela , Patrocinio Schimitel Batista Isabela , Coutinho Nagibo Rafaela , Resende Camisasca Danielle , Aparecida Pimenta de Barros Liliana , Regina Grão Velloso Tânia
Published: April 2023

Introdução: Tanto a oligodontia/hipodontia, quanto a presença de hiperdontia na Síndrome de Gardner (SG) têm sido associadas ao desenvolvimento de Câncer Colorretal (CCR), com envolvimento dos genes AXIN2 e APC, respectivamente. Nessas condições, a evolução para CCR ocorre a partir de pólipos intestinais pré-existentes. Objetivos: Verificar a presença de evidência científica da associação de oligodontia/hipodontia e hiperdontia com o CCR, bem como a prevalência de evolução para CCR nesses quadros. Métodos: Revisão integrativa com levantamento de estudos nas bases de dados PubMed, SciELO, LILACS, Scopus e Embase sem restrição de idioma e ano de publicação. Resultados: Foram incluídos 16 artigos - 10 oligodontia/hipodontia e 6 de hiperdontia, todos com análise molecular para os genes. Dos 10 estudos com mutações no gene AXIN2, 3 (30%) evoluíram para CCR. Na SG em 1 estudo (16,6%) houve evolução para CCR. Com relação às anomalias, na SG a hiperdontia foi relatada em 4 estudos e dentes impactados em 6 estudos. Nos 10 estudos para o gene AXIN2 foram relatados oligodontia/hipodontia sendo os dentes mais ausentes o incisivo lateral superior, pré-molares e molares. Conclusão: A prevalência de CCR foi maior em pacientes com oligodontia/hipodontia. Embora ainda não se possa fazer a associação do CCR com a presença dessas anomalias dentárias têm-se na literatura fortes indicadores dessa correlação. Por isso, o papel do cirurgião-dentista é fundamental na identificação de pacientes com hiperdontia e oligodontia/hipodontia para o encaminhamento e realização do rastreamento e tratamento precoce de pólipos adenomatosos.
O uso de tecnologias na saúde do adolescente: revisão integrativa da literatura
Authors: De Olivera Muniz Vinícius , Fischer Grechi Guilherme , Ribeiro de Aquino dos Santos Rahiane
Published: April 2023

Introdução: O uso de tecnologias diversas está presente no cotidiano de adolescentes e necessita de uma avaliação de profissionais específicos sobre a potencial manipulação que estas possuem, devido à alta vulnerabilidade física, psicológica e social do público em questão. Objetivos: Identificar na literatura científica tecnologias desenvolvidas e aplicáveis na educação em saúde de adolescentes. Métodos: Revisão integrativa da literatura, com análise de dez artigos publicados em quatro bases de dados entre 2015 e 2020, nos idiomas inglês e português, através dos descritores em ciências da saúde (DeCS): tecnologia, educação em saúde, adolescentes e envio de mensagens de texto. Resultados: Dos dez artigos selecionados, dois estavam na língua inglesa (20%), tendo sido desenvolvidos nos Estados Unidos; e oito, na língua portuguesa (80%), desenvolvidos no Brasil, com uma maior prevalência de publicação no ano de 2018, com quatro artigos (40%). As tecnologias abordadas foram: aplicativos de smartphone, intervenções via web (blogs), chat, apresentações em powerpoint, mensagens de texto automáticas, jogos e metodologias educativas. Conclusão: A aplicação de tecnologias teve uma alta ressonância com o público adolescente. Há uma limitação na quantidade de artigos disponíveis na íntegra de forma gratuita e pesquisas originais brasileiras empregando tecnologias em saúde do adolescente. Há uma boa aceitação destas pelos adolescentes pelo fato de o conteúdo ser trabalhado de forma lúdica e atrativa, o que intensifica sua assimilação. Outras ferramentas tecnológicas devem ser criadas e expandidas entre o público investigado na escola e em casa.
Perfil das bactérias patogênicas nas águas minerais comercializadas no Brasil: um panorama de 2010 a 2019
Authors: Massago Miyoko , Hogaha Leite Machado Rosana , Conegero Celso Ivam
Published: April 2023

Introdução: Apesar do aumento na procura pela água mineral (AM) no Brasil, nem sempre ela apresenta a qualidade adequada para o consumo humano, visto que pode estar contaminada por patógenos. Objetivos: Realizar uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre o perfil das bactérias patogénicas (BP) nas AM comercializadas no Brasil. Métodos: Foram selecionados artigos originais publicados entre 2010 e 2019, no SciELO, PUBMED e/ou LILACS, utilizando os seguintes descritores em Ciências da Saúde: “água mineral”, “bactérias”, “patógenos”, “controle microbiológico” e “Brasil”, e logística borealiana “E” e “OU”. Resultados: Treze artigos descreviam a contaminação por BP em pelo menos uma das amostras analisadas, e das 381 amostras avaliadas, 51,5% apresentavam estes microrganismos. Além disso, em alguns casos, ocorria a sobreposição de bactérias, sendo que os patógenos mais descritos foram os coliformes totais (13/13 artigos) e fecais (12/13 artigos). Entretanto, em percentual, as mais prevalentes foram os coliformes totais (30,2% das amostras) e Pseudomonas aeruginosa (22,8% das amostras). Discussão: A alta taxa de bactérias patogênicas nas amostras de AM descritas pela literatura representa um risco à saúde do consumidor, pois, é um gatilho para a ocorrência de inúmeras patologias. Conclusão: Há a necessidade de se reavaliar as legislações vigentes e maior fiscalização dos produtos e comerciantes de água mineral no Brasil, visto que, embora exista uma legislação estabelecendo os limites máximos aceitáveis microrganismos, a literatura relata que há uma elevada taxa de contaminação por bactérias patogênicas. Portanto, impróprio para a venda e o consumo humano.
Perfil epidemiológico dos acidentes escorpiônicos no estado do Espírito Santo no período de 2005 a 2014
Authors: Peterle Pollyana Lima , Quinte Gabriela Callo
Published: April 2023

Introdução: O escorpionismo é considerado um problema de saúde pública em alguns países, inclusive no Brasil, em virtude da alta incidência e/ou gravidade dos casos. Objetivos: O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever as características epidemiológicas dos acidentes escorpiônicos ocorridos no Espírito Santo entre 2005 e 2014. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo descritivo, quantitativo e retrospectivo dos acidentes notificados no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN), disponíveis no site do DATASUS. Resultados: Foram notificados 15.820 acidentes, dos quais 22 evoluíram para óbito. As taxas médias de incidência e mortalidade foram de 43,9 e 0,062/100.000 habitantes, respectivamente. A taxa média de letalidade foi de 0,17%. As Regiões Norte e Central apresentaram as maiores taxas de incidência e mortalidade. As maiores taxas de letalidade ocorreram nas Regiões Norte e Metropolitana. Os acidentes ocorreram com maior frequência em indivíduos do sexo masculino (67,8%), pardos (49,1%) e entre 20 e 39 anos (36,4%). A maioria dos casos foi atendida no intervalo de 0 a 1 hora (60,3%), classificada como leve (78,4%) e evoliu para cura (97,3%). Outubro foi o mês que mais registrou acidentes no Estado. Conclusão: A incidência no Estado é alta principalmente nas Regiões Norte e Central. O perfil dos acidentes ocorridos no Espírito Santo corresponde ao encontrado no restante do país. Os resultados obtidos demonstram a necessidade de intensificar as ações de controle de escorpiões, visando a prevenção dos acidentes.
Fatores associados às malformações congênitas entre nascidos vivos no Brasil: Dados SINASC 2017
Authors: Fornachari Gustavo , Trevisan Munhão Amanda , Sanabria Rocha Pablo Enrique , Freitas Oliveira Laura , Da Silva Aranha André Luiz , De Souza Santos da Silva Gabrielle , De Oliveira Rodrigues Luana , Silveira Echeverria Mariana
Published: April 2023

Introdução: Malformações congênitas são problemas estruturais ou cromossômicos que afetam significativamente o desenvolvimento e a saúde infantil. Objetivos: Conhecer a prevalência e os fatores sociodemográficos associados às malformações congênitas de acordo com os dados do Sistema de Informação para Nascidos Vivos (SINASC) do ano de 2017. Métodos: Por meio de estudo transversal, analisaram-se 2.923.535 nascidos vivos a partir dos dados obtidos do SINASC no ano de 2017. Para avaliar o desfecho, foi considerada a presença de malformações congênitas dos recém-nascidos no momento do parto. Para testar fatores associados, foram consideradas variáveis sociodemográficas. As associações estatísticas foram avaliadas por meio da regressão de Poisson. Resultados: A prevalência de malformações congênitas foi de 0,88% (0,87:0,90) IC95%. A idade materna, a região do país, o sexo do recém-nascido e a raça/cor da pele da mãe apresentaram associação estatisticamente significativa com o desfecho. Conclusão: Sabendo-se do enorme impacto que essas malformações acarretam, este estudo é de fundamental importância para ajudar a compreender e a desenvolver medidas que possibilitem a prevenção das malformações congênitas, como o papel indispensável dos ginecologistas em aconselhar e orientar suas pacientes sobre os riscos da gestação em idade avançada, aliado a políticas que lutem contra a desigualdade de gênero no mercado de trabalho, fator de interferência para a escolha da idade materna em faixas etárias menos seguras.
Understanding Inequality of Mental Health of US Adults during the Covid19 Pandemic
Authors: Yi Julia , Chen Olivia , Alimonti Valerie
Published: April 2023

US adults experienced significant mental health shocks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Various factors, including quarantine and segregation from family members, anxiously waiting for test results, illness or even death of family members, loss of job or income, and social and economic disruptions, exacerbated mental health problems in the US. Using the Household Pulse Survey conducted by the U.S Census Bureau from April 2020 to October 2021, this study finds that more than half of U.S adults experienced symptoms of anxiety (61.48%) and depression (52.11%), doubled the 2019 level. Second, 21.11% took prescription medication and less than 10% received professional counseling or therapy (9.96%) for mental health, on a par with the 2019 level (15.8% and 9.5%). many people had an unmet need for mental health care (10.83%). Third, inequality of mental health was pronounced. Female, younger age cohorts, and low-income adults were more likely to experience mental health shocks, receive mental health services, and have an unmet need of mental health care. Compared with non-Hispanic white adults, Hispanic and non-Hispanic black adults had a higher probability of experiencing mental health problems and having an unmet need of mental health care, but they were less likely to receive mental health service.
A Review of General Properties of Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
Authors: Jassim Yazi Abdullah , Awadh Eman Fadhel Abbas , Al-Amery Shaemaa Muhi Hasoon
Published: April 2023

Cyanobacteria are a photosynthetic Gram-negative bacteria that found in all habitat and usually in water. About two-thirds of the species studied are able to fix nitrogen, and thus participate in the nitrogen cycle. Cyanobacteria contain three pigments, green, blue and red. The green pigment is chlorophyll and helps it in photosynthesis. The blue dye is what gives it the blue color, and the reason for that is due to the abundance of blue dye inside it. As for the red pigment, it is beta-carotene, so we infer its presence from the flamingo bird. When the flamingo drinks water, cyanobacteria enter its body, and the pink color appears on some parts of its body. Cyanobacteria are currently considered a group of germs, so they are also called cyanobacteria. It has been completely shown that they are not closely related to plants, as they are not related to plants in any way (contrary to what was expected), nor to fungi or animals. Cyanobacteria are a variety of Gram-positive bacteria present in a range of different environmental locations such as soil, vegetables, sewage, skin and skin blotches. Some such as Corynebacterium diphtheriae are pathogens while others such as Corynebacterium glutamicum are of enormous industrial importance. C. glutamicum is a biotechnologically important bacterium with an annual production of more than two tons of the amino acids Polycomb group and lysine.
Exploring the Entrepreneurial Climate and Attributes of Agripreneurs and its Determinants
Authors: Gupta Sanjay Kumar , Nain Manjeet Singh , Singh Rashmi , Mishra Jyoti Ranjan , Lata Anshu
Published: April 2023

The entrepreneurial climate is a set of tangible and intangible factors that shape and create a climate for agripreneurship in a region or area. An attitude scale was developed with 44 items (36 items positive and 8 negatives) during 2022. It was administered to 120 agripreneurs of Uttar Pradesh and it was found that the majority of the factors namely institutional, psychological, cognitive, sociological, economical, and managerial were contributing significantly to creating and shaping the entrepreneurial climate. Among these major factors, managerial factors were contributing most prominently with the highest total mean score of 2.83. The possible relation between socio-personal, socio-psychological, and entrepreneurial variables was explored considering the various dimensions of entrepreneurial climate as dependent variables. It was found that the majority of characteristics was associated with entrepreneurial climate and was able to define to the extent of 62.30 per cent.
Proper spaces are spectral
Authors: Goswami Amartya
Published: April 2023

Since Hochster's work, spectral spaces have attracted increasing interest. Through this note we give a new self-contained and constructible topology-independent proof of the fact that the set of proper ideals of a ring endowed with coarse lower topology is a spectral space.
On setwise betweenness
Authors: Shakir Qays R.
Published: April 2023

In this article, we investigate the notion of setwise betweenness, a concept introduced by P. Bankston as a generalisation of pointwise betweenness. In the context of continua, we say that a subset C of a continuum X is between distinct points a and b of X if every subcontinuum K of  X containing both a and b intersects C. The notion of an interval [a,b] then arises naturally. Further interesting questions are derived from considering such intervals within an associated hyperspace on X. We explore these ideas within the context of the Vietoris topology and n-symmetric product hyperspaces on all nonempty closed subsets of a topological space X, CL(X). Moreover, an alternative pointwise interval, derived from setwise intervals, is introduced.
Hybrid topologies on the real line
Authors: Richmond Tom
Published: April 2023

Given A ⊆ ℝ , the Hattori space H(A) is the topological space ( ℝ , τA  ) where each a ∈ A has a τA -neighborhood base { ( a − ε , a + ε ) : ε > 0 } and each b ∈ ℝ − A has a τA -neighborhood base { [ b , b + ε ) : ε > 0 } . Thus, τA may be viewed as a hybrid of the Euclidean topology and the lower-limit topology. We investigate properties of Hattori spaces as well as other hybrid topologies on ℝ using various combinations of the discrete, left-ray, lower-limit, upper-limit, and Euclidean topologies. Since each of these topologies is generated by a quasi-metric on ℝ, we investigate hybrid quasi-metrics which generate these hybrid topologies.
New results regarding the lattice of uniform topologies on C(X)
Authors: Pichardo-Mendoza Roberto , Ríos-Herrejón Alejandro
Published: April 2023

For a Tychonoff space X, the lattice UX  was introduced in L. A. Pérez-Morales, G. Delgadillo-Piñón, and R. Pichardo-Mendoza, The lattice of uniform topologies on C(X), Questions and Answers in General Topology  39 (2021), 65-71.
In the present paper we continue the study of UX. To be specific, the present paper deals, in its first half, with structural and categorical properties of UX, while in its second part focuses on cardinal characteristics of the lattice and how these relate to some cardinal functions of the space X.
A Parent-Mediated Anxiety Intervention Specifically Tailored for Autistic Preschoolers: A Pilot Study
Authors: Simpson Kate , Adams Dawn , Malone Stephanie , Tucker Madonna , Rapee Ron M. , Rodgers Jacqui
Published: April 2023

Importance: Autistic children experience reduced participation in life activities. One factor that may contribute to their reduced levels of participation is anxiety, which is identified at higher rates among young autistic children than among their neurotypical peers. Anxiety is also strongly associated with sensory overresponsivity and has a considerable impact on daily functioning.

Objective: To determine the feasibility, acceptability, and usefulness of a small-group, parent-mediated intervention to prevent and reduce anxiety.

Design: Pre–post.

Setting: University research center.

Participants: Three parents of autistic children (ages 4–7 yr).

Outcomes and Measures: Parents completed a six-session group training program. Parents completed an anxiety scale for their child before and after parent training. At the end of training, parents participated in a focus group and were interviewed 4 mo after training.

Results: Positively received aspects of the intervention were the benefits of a small group, composed of parents of autistic children, run by a facilitator with expertise in autism and anxiety. Parents gained knowledge, resulting in “taking a different approach” with their child and “seeing an interplay between anxiety and autism.” After the intervention, parents reported a reduction in children’s reported anxiety levels.

Conclusions and Relevance: Knowledge of autism and anxiety acquired during a parent-mediated group increased parents’ understanding of their child’s behaviors and assisted them in supporting their child’s participation. Further research, including larger studies, is required to determine the effectiveness of this intervention.

What This Article Adds: The findings from this research provide preliminary support for the adaptation of an existing parent intervention (Cool Little Kids) to reduce anxiety among autistic children. Parents reported an increased awareness and understanding of anxiety and of the interplay between anxiety and autistic traits.

Positionality Statement: This article uses the identity-first language autistic people. This nonableist language describes their strengths and abilities and is a conscious decision. This language is favored by autistic communities and self-advocates and has been adopted by health care professionals and researchers (Bottema-Beutel et al., 2021; Kenny et al., 2016).
Father–Child Playfulness: A Secondary Analysis of a Multiple-Baseline Single-Subject Study of Three Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Waldman-Levi Amiya , Kuhaneck Heather
Published: April 2023

Importance: Ayres Sensory Integration® (ASI) is commonly used with children on the autism spectrum to promote sensory processing and improved occupational performance, including play. To date, there has been no explicit effort to examine improvements in playfulness through ASI.

Objective: To explore whether ASI, coupled with parent training, improves child playfulness and fathers’ support of child playfulness.

Design: Single-subject A–B–BC design secondary analysis of a nonconcurrent multiple-baseline study.

Setting: Occupational therapy clinic.

Participants: Three father–child dyads; children were ages 3 to 6 yr, with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and documented sensory processing concerns.

Intervention: After a baseline phase, each child received at least 24 sessions of ASI, and fathers received parent training focusing on sensory processing issues and play via an online presentation.

Outcomes and Measures: The Parent/Caregiver’s Support of Children’s Playfulness and the Test of Playfulness.

Results: Visual analysis of the baseline phase, ASI phase, and ASI with parent training phase shows that all 3 fathers demonstrated an increase in the way they supported their child’s playfulness; however, this change was not maintained. Children’s playfulness fluctuated, reaching a peak after fathers received training, but none of the children maintained that change.

Conclusions and Relevance: Additional support by the therapist is required for fathers to learn and use new strategies to promote consistent change in child playfulness during play. Pilot data can be used to inform future studies.

What This Article Adds: Occupation- and family-centered frameworks may be useful in guiding practice when working with families of children with ASD.
Improving Executive Functions Using the Engineering Design Process: A Peer-Mediated Problem-Solving Approach for Autistic Adolescents
Authors: Murthi Kavitha , Patten Kristie
Published: April 2023

Executive functions—specifically, problem-solving skills—are crucial for school success. Challenges in these functions faced by autistic adolescents are often unrecognized or viewed through a behavioral lens that requires correction or normalization. A lack of development of higher order problem-solving skills leads to increased instances of secondary mental health issues, creating further behavioral and social challenges. We propose using the Engineering Design Process (EDP), a flexible, cyclical, top-down, self-sustaining approach that uses peer mediation to teach group problem-solving skills. We then position this cycle within existing occupational therapy models to demonstrate its adaptability and flexibility, describe the distinct features of this problem-solving strategy, and present a real-world case study in which the EDP is used as a problem-solving approach in an after-school program. The EDP develops crucial social and interpersonal skills using interest-driven occupations and can be organically used as a group strategy. This article uses the identity-first language autistic people. This nonableist language describes their strengths and abilities and is a conscious decision. This language is favored by autistic communities and self-advocates and has been adopted by health care professionals and researchers (Bottema-Beutel et al., 2021, Kenny et al., 2016).
Convergence of food consumption across Ukrainian regions: approach using spatial panel data models
Authors: Osypova Olha , Horna Maryna , Vashchaiev Serhii , Ishchuk Yaroslava , Pomazun Oksana
Published: April 2023

Purpose. The article studies the convergence between the regions of Ukraine in terms of the basic foodstuff consumption per capita during 2000–2019, taking into account the effects of spatial interaction across regions.

Methodology / approach. The convergence analysis between regions of Ukraine is based on the concept of β-convergence which can be tested using spatial econometric models namely spatial autoregressive models and spatial error models. The need for considering spatial interaction can be explained by the fact that regions are characterized by constant interaction with each other. Therefore, region should not be considered as isolated objects in space in empirical research with usage of panel data. Ignoring the spatial interaction between regions and using standard evaluation procedures can reduce the reliability and validity of the obtained results to some extent.

Results. The results of our calculation confirm the process of β-convergence of average per capita consumption of all food groups, which means that food consumption in regions with an initial low level of consumption is growing faster than in regions with high initial levels of consumption. Also, as part of the use of spatial econometric models the convergence process was determined to be influenced by spatial interaction between regions while the influence of neighbouring regions has a positive effect on food consumption in particular region.

Originality / scientific novelty. The article further develops the main ideas of modeling interregional differentiation based on convergence theory and for the first time, spatial econometric models were used to estimate β-convergence of Ukrainian regions by the levels of consumption of basic foodstuffs.

Practical value / implications. The approach proposed by the authors and the obtained results can be used both by state authorities on agrarian policy and food issues, and by enterprises of the agricultural sector in the analysis and forecasting of trends in the consumption of basic foodstuffs at the regional level; when planning the production, processing and delivery of agricultural products, when planning state or regional trade policy in the field of food. At the same time, the inclusion of spatial effects in the model of evaluating convergence will allow policymakers to take into account the geographical features of the convergence process and, accordingly, make more informed decisions to reduce the differentiation of regions of Ukraine by the levels of consumption of basic foodstuffs.
Effect of bank credit on agricultural gross domestic product
Authors: Patwary Md. Sazzad Hossain , Islam Md. Shahidul , Mosharrafa Rana Al
Published: April 2023

Purpose. This study aimed to provide the central bank of Bangladesh with some empirical data on the impact of bank agricultural credit on agricultural output as a priority sector lending.

Methodology / approach. Econometric analysis is applied to discover the nature of the relationship between banks’ agricultural credit and agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) and to find the impact of bank agricultural credit on agricultural output in Bangladesh. Data are extracted from secondary sources, i.e., Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, World Bank, and Ministry of Finance for 1991 to 2018. Time-series data are analyzed using the Augmented Dickey–Fuller (ADF) unit root test and the Johansen cointegration test and later examined with Vector Error Correction Model (VECM).

Results. The Augmented Dickey–Fuller unit root test confirmed that the variables were non-stationary at their level data and became stationary after taking their first difference value. Since the variables are integrated at I(1), we performed the Johansen Co-integration test. Subsequently, one co-integration equation was found, and Vector Error Correction Model estimation was done afterwards. According to the results of VECM estimation, bank agricultural credit, pesticide consumption, and use of cropped areas have long-run relation with agricultural output.

Originality / scientific novelty. This study reveals the nature of relationship and assessment of the impact of bank credit on agricultural GDP with empirically valid techniques and tools. In this context, the data from Bangladesh remains very rare. Moreover, for those works which have been done in the context of Bangladesh, appropriate methods and techniques are not always inherent. Hence, this significant research gap is addressed in our present study. Thus, we expect that the findings of this study from Bangladesh based on empirically valid standard techniques can incrementally contribute to the existing literature.

Practical value / implications. Findings of this research, can be used as an information basis by the central bank of Bangladesh. Based on the findings of this research, Bangladesh Bank should initiate new policies and programs regarding agricultural credit for the projected increase in agricultural GDP in Bangladesh.
Development of the hospitality industry during the pandemic of COVID-19
Authors: Kondratska Liliya
Published: April 2023

Purpose. The article analyzes the practical aspects of the functioning of the restaurant business in the COVID-19 pandemic conditions.

Results. Nowadays, Ukraine and the entire world live through a difficult period. It is caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The situation with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the life of each person almost completely. The tourism industry suffers a particularly crushing blow. The hotel and restaurant business have been intensively developing lately (2015–2019) in Ukraine, employing about half of the population. The emergency has almost stopped the development of this area and inflicted enormous economic losses for both consumers of tourist services and those employed in the industry. The hotel and restaurant business entities face the problem of creating an efficient mechanism to secure quick reaction to emerging impacts in conditions of the pandemic, introduction of quarantine measures, and adverse external environment. The article is focused on the research of the restaurant business companies’ functioning conditions. It assesses the impact of quarantine measures caused by the pandemic on the companies’ development. The author outlines a range of bottlenecks in the development of restaurant facilities that had emerged before the active phase of COVID-19 started.

Scientific novelty. One of the first attempts was made to analyze the best foreign experience of running the hotel-and-restaurant business in the special conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the dynamics of the development of the restaurant business in Ukraine for 2010–2021 were determined. The article was further improved the ways of strengthening the business conditions in the restaurant industry at the moment, when immediate adaptation is identified.

Practical value. Based on the assessment of the impact of introduced quarantine measures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the development of economic entities in the industry, the recommendations over the minimization of their impact through the identification of the main destabilizing factors are offered.
Mathematical Model and Software for Analysing Infrared Thermography Temperature Trends
Authors: Зимин М. И.
Published: April 2023

описаны математическое и программное обеспечение для анализа тренда температуры при проведении инфракрасной термографии. Используется метод структурной минимизации риска. Приводятся примеры расчёта.

this paper presents a mathematical model and software for analyzing infrared thermography temperature trends. We used structural risk minimization. Examples of the estimations are given.
The Influence of Foreign Cultural Discourse on the Uma Settlement in Mentawai, Indonesia
Authors: Yudas Yudas , Helmi Helmi , Elfindri Elfindri , Asrinaldi Asrinaldi
Published: April 2023

The entry of foreign cultures into the Mentawai people made the settlements change. The Mentawai people no longer make Uma a social and economic community. This change was due to the existence of housing and the form of houses built by different Governments. This study aimed to look at outside culture's influence on Uma settlements in Mentawai. This qualitative research method uses ethnographic, sociological, and anthropological approaches using observational data collection techniques, documentation studies, and interviews. Data analysis techniques in this study are data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion or verification. The results of this study show that outside culture has a major influence on the Uma settlement in the Mentawai. Nevertheless, the Siberut archipelago is the only archipelago that has survived despite changes in the housing environment and the shape of houses built by the Government with a description of socio-cultural and economic characteristics, which still survive. This condition still applies today. However, in Sikakap, Sipora, North Pagai, and South Pagai all the uma settlements no longer exist. This is caused by the influence of an outside culture that enters Mentawai society. These external cultural influences are as follows: the entry of foreign cultures into the Mentawai islands, the open nature of the Mentawai people, and the modernization of the form of permanent houses to eliminate uma as the original settlement of the Mentawai people.
ANÁLISE DE VIABILIDADE DE UM PROJETO DE FRANQUIA NO SEGMENTO DE LAVA A JATO NO MUNICÍPIO DE FORTALEZA/CE
Authors: Fernandes João Ricardo Salles Pinheiro
Published: April 2023

O presente estudo de caso teve como objetivo mostrar a viabilidade de um projeto de franquia no segmento de lava a jato em Fortaleza-CE. O motivo para a escolha dessa temática foi em decorrência do constante crescimento do número de veículos dentro desse município, alinhado com o crescimento dos franchising. Este, atualmente, é um dos canais de distribuição mais utilizados por empresas que desejam começar e padronizar a qualidade dos seus produtos e serviços. Isso vem fazendo o sistema de franquia atrair cada vez mais empreendedores que entram no mercado, chamados franqueados, para ganhar sem ter muitos riscos, pois, quando se está a iniciar um negócio com uma marca já consolidada pelos consumidores, o sistema de franquia oferece uma forma empreendedora mais segura, com garantias de retorno do capital investido. Diante disso, o estudo de caso utilizou cinco ferramentas de análise de viabilidade financeira para analisar duas empresas franqueadoras no segmento de lava a jato na modalidade lavagem a seco e, posteriormente, comparou-as com a taxa do fundo de investimento de um banco europeu: BNP Paribas Inflação FI RF. Para tanto, foi considerado critério decisivo de escolha o percentual da Taxa de Rentabilidade de cada investimento analisado (franquias e banco) que apontou a viabilidade de escolher uma franquia de lava a jato ao invés aplicar no fundo, de investimento mencionado.
Nonlinear Time Series Analysis of Coastal Temperatures and El Niño–Southern Oscillation Events in the Eastern South Paciﬁc
Authors: Rojo-Garibaldi Berenice , Contreras-López Manuel , Giannerini Simone , Salas-de-León David Alberto , Vázquez-Guerra Verónica , Cartwright Julyan H. E.
Published: April 2023

Abstract. We investigate whether there are correlations between temperatures on the Eastern South Paciﬁc coast, inﬂuenced by the Humboldt Current System, and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, using a set of 16 oceanic and atmospheric temperature time series from Chilean coastal stations distributed between 18° and 45° S. Spectral analysis indicates periodicities that can be related to both internal and external forcing, involving not only ENSO, but also the Paciﬁc Decadal Oscillation, the Southern Annual Mode, the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation and the lunar nodal cycle. We carry out a nonlinear time series analysis. An asymptotic neural network test for chaos based on the largest global Lyapunov exponent indicates that the temperature dynamics along the Chilean coast is not chaotic. We calculate local Lyapunov exponents that characterize the short-term stability of the series. Using a cross entropy test, we ﬁnd that just two stations in northern Chile, one oceanic, Iquique, and one atmospheric, Arica, present a signiﬁcant positive correlation of local Lyapunov exponents with ENSO, with Iquique being the station that displays very particular regional characteristics. This work, having a large-scale study area and using time series from hitherto unused sources (naval records), reveals the nonlinear dynamics of climate variability in Chile.
Integrated ecohydrological hydrometric and stable water isotope data of a drought-sensitive mixed land use lowland catchment
Authors: Tetzlaff Doerthe , Smith Aaron , Kleine Lukas , Daempfling Hauke , Freymueller Jonas , Soulsby Chris
Published: April 2023

Abstract. Data from long-term experimental catchments are the foundation of hydrological sciences and are crucial for benchmarking process understanding, observing trends and natural cycles, and being prerequisites for testing predictive models. Integrated data sets which capture all compartments of our landscapes are particularly important in times of land use and climate change. Here, we present ecohydrological data measured at multiple spatial scales which allow differentiation of “blue” water fluxes (which maintain streamflow generation and groundwater recharge) and “green” water fluxes (which sustain vegetation growth). There are two particular unique aspects to this data set: (a) we measured water stable isotopes in the different landscape compartments (i.e. in precipitation, surface water, soil, groundwater, and plant water), and (b) we conducted this monitoring during the extreme drought of 2018 in central Europe. Stable water isotopes are so useful in hydrology as they provide “fingerprints” of the pathways water took when moving through a catchment. Thus, isotopes allow one to evaluate the dynamic relationships between water storage changes and fluxes, which is fundamental to understanding how catchments respond to hydroclimate
perturbations or abrupt land use conversion. Second, as we provide the data
until 2020, one can also investigate recovery of water stores and fluxes
after extreme droughts. Last but not least, lowland headwaters are often understudied systems despite them providing important ecosystem services
such as groundwater and drinking water provision and management for forestry and agriculture. The data are available at https://doi.org/10.18728/igb-fred-826.3 (Dämpfling, 2023).
Regional data sets of high-resolution (1 and 6 km) irrigation estimates from space
Authors: Dari Jacopo , Brocca Luca , Modanesi Sara , Massari Christian , Tarpanelli Angelica , Barbetta Silvia , Quast Raphael , Vreugdenhil Mariette , Freeman Vahid , Barella-Ortiz Anaïs , Quintana-Seguí Pere , Bretreger David , Volden Espen
Published: April 2023

Abstract. Irrigation water use represents the primary source of
freshwater consumption by humans. The amount of water withdrawals for
agricultural purposes is expected to further increase in the upcoming years
to face the rising world population and higher living standards. Hence,
effective plans for enacting a rational management of agricultural water use
are urgent, but they are limited by knowledge gaps about irrigation.
Detailed information on irrigation dynamics (i.e., extents, timing, and
amounts) is generally lacking worldwide, but satellite observations can be
used to fill this gap. This paper describes the first regional-scale and high-resolution (1 and 6 km) irrigation water data sets obtained from satellite observations. The
products are developed over three major river basins characterized by
varying irrigation extents and methodologies, as well as by different
climatic conditions. The data sets are an outcome of the European Space
Agency (ESA) Irrigation+ project. The irrigation amounts have been
estimated through the SM-based (soil-moisture-based) inversion approach over
the Ebro river basin (northeastern Spain), the Po valley (northern Italy),
and the Murray–Darling basin (southeastern Australia). The
satellite-derived irrigation products referring to the case studies in
Europe have a spatial resolution of 1 km, and they are retrieved by
exploiting Sentinel-1 soil moisture data obtained through the RT1
(first-order Radiative Transfer) model. A spatial sampling of 6 km is
instead used for the Australian pilot area, since in this case the soil
moisture information comes from CYGNSS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite
System) observations. All the irrigation products are delivered with a
weekly temporal aggregation. The 1 km data sets over the two European
regions cover a period ranging from January 2016 to July 2020, while the
irrigation estimates over the Murray–Darling basin are available for the
time span April 2017–July 2020. The retrieved irrigation amounts have
been compared with benchmark rates collected over selected agricultural
districts. Results highlight satisfactory performances over the major part
of the pilot sites falling within the two regions characterized by a
semiarid climate, namely, the Ebro and the Murray–Darling basins, quantified
by median values of RMSE, Pearson correlation r, and bias equal to
12.4 mm/14 d, 0.66, and −4.62 mm/14 d, respectively, for the Ebro basin
and to 10.54 mm/month, 0.77, and −3.07 mm/month, respectively, for the
Murray–Darling basin. The assessment of the performances over the Po valley
is affected by the limited availability of in situ reference data for
irrigation. The developed products are made available to the scientific
community for use and further validation at
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7341284 (Dari et al., 2022a).
Rethinking Pornography within the Context of the New French Extremity: The Case of Baise-Moi
Authors: Erensoy Sirin Fulya
Published: April 2023

Baise-Moi(Despentes and Trinh Thi, 2000) is the story of two women who, marginalized by society, go on a destructive rampage where they ‘fuck’ and kill men. This study will discuss the anxieties the film has unearthed in relation to the alternative depiction of culturally accepted sexual roles and legitimate applications of violent acts, through its subversion of the generic expectations of pornography. Furthermore, it will be argued that the film, despite being progressive in form, challenging classical narrative structures and playing with generic tropes, is inherently a pessimistic film, because of its conservative ending that reaffirms the status quo.
A critical review of Kant thoughts on ethical education: a reflection on current era
Authors: Gohar Amna , Carvalho Alonso Bezerra de
Published: April 2023

Education has many aspects to be experienced that need to be learned by students, where the most important and philosophically considered necessary is ethical experiences. In the current era ethical education is considered significant for students to teach them positivity and to reduce ethical crises from their life. In this study Kant thoughts on ethics and education were discussed in order to explore its importance. In which the imperative role of Kant thoughts was debated for the current education. His thoughts have had great influence on western philosophy and earned the chief position for ethics till date. According to Kant the central part of education is ethical and its main ambition is formatting one's inner discipline. Also, he said that it has a strong relation between ethics and education. Hence, Kant's thoughts are appreciated in this era therefore ethics is suitable to implement in the education system to acquire better results.