bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Silent Pandemic: The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) In the United States
Authors: Cox Catherine
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study is to explore how COVID-19 and its socio-political impacts have reconstructed or exacerbated gender-based violence (GBV) in the United States, as well as how service and prevention providers (such as shelters, hotlines, and nonprofits) have had to adapt their services. During this study, six individuals were asked to take part in an hour-long interview to discuss their experiences as service providers and advocates against GBV during COVID-19. The individuals chosen came from across the United States and have worked in varying roles addressing gender-based violence nationally and in their communities. The main themes that emerged during these interviews were that the socio-political impacts of COVID-19 (including lockdowns, job loss, isolation, etc) have caused an increase in cases of GBV, as well as made it more difficult for victims to access resources and protection services. Additionally, many cited the lack of government response as one of the major barriers service providers faced in supporting victims. This study helped to contribute to our understanding of why violence against women and girls increases in times of crisis, as well as how COVID-19 specifically has impacted GBV in the United States. Not only do the findings of this report help shed light on the often-overlooked issue of gender-based violence in the U.S., but lessons from this report can be used to help implement progressive policy to support women now - and during future crises.
Susceptibility to Peer Pressure Among Adolescents: Biological, Demographic, and Peer-Related Determinants
Authors: Lu Katie , Brown Christopher
Published: March 2023

Peer influence is widely held as a significant factor in adolescent development. Peer pressure is the influence that a peer group or individual exerts that encourages others to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to conform to group norms (Brechwald & Prinstein, 2011). Among adolescents, peer pressure can have a dramatic influence on various behaviors, including engagement in unsafe sex practices and substance use. The objective of this paper is to identify the variables associated with adolescents’ susceptibility to peer pressure. Specifically, this paper will focus on race, age, and perceived gender roles as determinants of adolescent peer conformity.
Analysis Of Product Price For Creative Economic Business Yogyakarta Special Region Using Data Scrapping
Authors: Ayuningtyas Astika , Indrianingsih Yuliani , Mauidzhoh Uyuunul
Published: March 2023

The government in the National Economic Recovery (PEN) launched a strategy to increase business activity, namely by maximizing the potential for product sales through E-Commerce. E-Commerce sites in Indonesia display product information with different descriptions and prices. Through the pages on E-Commerce can collect data to form a useful information. Collection of data variations requires a method or system that can automatically collect the data provided on the Web page. In addition to data collection, another thing that needs to be considered is the meaning of knowledge from the collection of information that has been obtained. For these data to be useful, it is necessary to design a place for data management. Data must be selected and arranged properly so that it is easy to use so that it gives a good meaning. This research requires methods and tools in the process. The method used is Web Scrapping while the tools used are Tableau. There are two objectives in this research. First, obtain product price data for creative economy entrepreneurs in the Special Region of Yogyakarta through E-Commerce, especially Tokopedia and Bukalapak. Second, present product price data visually to facilitate the process of price distribution analysis so that it can provide information to local governments, especially product managers from creative economy business actors to support strategic policies in determining product prices from creative economy business actors in the Special Region of Yogyakarta to support promotion and tourism.
Pengaruh Motivasi, Pengembangan Karir Dan Disiplin Kerja Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Pada PT. Traktor Nusantara Medan
Authors: Napitupulu Daniel
Published: March 2023

PT. Traktor Nusantara adalah merupakan salah satu perusahaan melakukan penjualan alat-alat berat seperti Traktor; Forklif; Alat-alat perlengkapan bertani; Keria; Penggali. Permasalahan yang mendasari penelitian ini apakah variabel motivasi, pengembangan karir dan disiplin kerja berpengaruh secara serempak dan parsial terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT. Traktor Nusantara Medan. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan dengan kuesioner dengan membagikan daftar pertanyaan kepada responden sebanyak 90 responden melalui program Statitical Product Service Solution (SPSS) Versi 19.00, penelitian observasi yang dilakukan secara langsung ke lapangan untuk dijadikan objek penelitian. Pada (Uji-F) menunjukkan  bahwa  variabel  bebas  yang  terdiri dari variabel Motivasi, Pengembangan Karir dan Disiplin Kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap variabel dependen yaitu Kinerja Karyawan PT. Traktor Nusantara Medan. Pada(Uji-t) menunjukkan  bahwa dari ketiga variabel bebas (Motivasi, Pengembangan Karir dan Disiplin Kerja) hanya variabel motivasi yang berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan sedangkan variabel pengembangan karir dan disiplin kerja tidak signifikan. Padaperhitungan koefisien determinan (R2) menunjukkan bahwa 93,1% variabel Kinerja Karyawan dapat dijelaskan oleh Motivasi, pengembangan karir dan Disiplin kerja sedangkan sisanya 6,1% dapat dijelaskan oleh faktor-faktor lain yang tidak diteliti oleh penelitian ini.
Pengaruh Promosi Jabatan Dan Mutasi Terhadap Prestasi Kerja Pegawai PT. Bank Mandiri (Persero) Cabang Ahmad Yani Medan
Authors: Putra Suria Alamsyah
Published: March 2023

The company is a form of formal organization and is a container where the system of cooperation made in carrying out various activities to achieve organizational goals and objectives expected. The expected goals and objectives can be achieved in general is getting a fair profit, growth and ensuring the survival of the company itself, where employees generally tend towards the work at the desired level of performance the company, if the employee has received a satisfaction in working according to level of need. The Importance of Position and Movement Promotion application based on the principle of fairness and objectivity in the company's employees have been interested to see how the actual role of Promotions Position and Movement applied to the company's employees to achieve a high level of achievement.The problem in this research aims to identify and measure explicitly the influence of Position and Movement Promotion of Job Performance in PT. PlN (Persero) Branch Medan North Sumatra Medan Rayon South.This study aims to determine and measure explicitly the influence of Position and Movement Promotion of Job Performance employees. This study used a questionnaire that is used as a tool to get the primary data (quantitative) with Likert-scale system that was distributed to 72 respondents. The data then compiled in the tables showing the frequency and percentage values ??of each respondent's answer, then processed and analyzed using multiple regression, and processed with the help of the program Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS version 18.00) . Retrieved calculation Position and Movement Promotion simultaneously and significantly affect the level confidence Job Performance 29% or 5% significant level according to the results of 15.484 Fcount > Ftable of 2.74 with significance level 0.00 <0.05. Thus far below the 0.05 probability then reject H0 (Accept H1.) Partially an effect of Position of Job Performance Promotions, which is seen from tcount of 5.418> ttable amounted to 1.667 and 0.00 significant probability value < 0.05 then concluded Reject H0 (Accept H1.) For the most dominant variable is the variable Position Promotions seen from Table 4.38 Standaridizied value the importance of the largest beta coefficient of the variable under study is equal to 0.552, while the mutation is only worth 0.024, it can be concluded that the dominant influence Promotion Position Job Performance PT.PLN employees (Persero ) Rayon Medan North Sumatra Medan branch of the South, it means that hypothesis 1 and hypothesis 2 acceptable.
Pendekatan Pengukuran Kinerja Perusahaan Menggunakan Metode Market Value Added (Mva)
Authors: Nasution Suci Chasara
Published: March 2023

Pengukuran kinerja telah menjadi indikator penting tidak hanya bagi perusahaan tetapi juga untuk Investor. Hal ini menunjukkan kemampuan perusahaan dalam mengelola modalnya.

Pengukuran kinerja dapat dibagi menjadi pengukuran kinerja keuangan dan non keuangan. Ini

Artikel ini akan membahas lebih lanjut tentang pengukuran kinerja keuangan menggunakan Nilai Tambah Pasar (MVA). Nilai Tambah Ekonomi dikembangkan olehSfern, Stewart & Company, yang merupakan hasil kumulatif dari kinerja perusahaan yang dihasilkan oleh berbagai investasi yang telah dilakukan maupun yang diantisipasi akan dilakukan, sehingga keberhasilan dari MVA merupakan tolak ukur keberhasilan dalam memaksimalkan pemegang saham dengan alokasi sumbersumber yang sesuai sedangkan Financial Value Added atau Financial EVA adalah indikator baru yangdikembangkan sebagai peningkatan EVA. Di akhir artikel, akan ada perbandingan darikelebihan dan kekurangan dari MVA
Pengaruh Komunikasi dan Lingkungan Kerja terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Kantor Camat Air Salek
Authors: Laraswati Puji
Published: March 2023

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of communication and work environment on employee performance at the Air Salek sub-district office. The data used in this study were obtained from observations, questionnaires, and documentation. Furthermore, the collected data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The research results prove that communication and employee performance have a positive effect on employee performance. Furthermore, the coefficient of determination (R2) of 0,454 indicates the amount of contribution and influence of the communication and work environment variables on employee performance is 45,4%. This research is useful for the Air Salek sub-district office to pay attention to communication and the work environment if it wants to improve employee performance
Juntos por el Salado
Authors: Mejía Egas Elvis Leandro , Bocanegra De la Torre Jairo , Melo Burbano David , Paez Siboche Elvis Dasney , Jerez Villabona Carlos Felipe , Salazar Manrique Cindy Estefania , Palau Ana María
Published: March 2023

21 años después de que una de las organizaciones armadas ilegales empleó su poder de destrucción sobre la población civil del corregimiento de Villa del Rosario El Salado, municipio de Carmen de Bolívar, practicando un terrorismo atroz que cobró la vida de inocentes en una devastadora masacre, el Gobierno Nacional generó la campaña “Juntos por El Salado”, dentro del “Plan de Aceleración para la Intervención Integral para El Salado”, que integra diferentes esfuerzos articulados y coordinados a través de la inter-institucionalidad, para consolidar la legitimidad y la gobernabilidad en el citado corregimiento. Esto fue posible mediante acciones de sensibilización a los residentes del sector, sobre la necesidad de trabajar juntos creando espacios y apoyo mutuo, que permitan construir un mejor presente optimizando las condiciones mínimas de bienestar de la colectividad, a través de mesas de trabajo y concertación, para comprender e identificar con el apoyo de otros organismos sus necesidades, a fin de encaminar la intervención en su recuperación o solución de forma rápida y concreta, mejorando el nivel de vida, fomentando la integración y fortaleciendo las estructuras institucionales del Estado. Esta publicación, compila imágenes institucionales que, desde ya, hacen parte de la construcción de memoria de la nación, donde los hombres y mujeres de la Fuerza han sido protagonistas indiscutibles, quienes con disposición permanente de sacrificio por el bienestar y la seguridad de los colombianos se despliegan para realizar acciones decididas de invaluable alcance. En este contexto, fruto de todo lo hecho por estos héroes, en el “Plan de aceleración para la intervención integral para El Salado” recibimos los testimonios de cariño de la comunidad, los cuales son la evidencia fehaciente de la victoriosa tarea que a lo largo de más de doscientos años han cumplido los soldados. Por ello, se rinde tributo de gratitud, admiración y reconocimiento, a quienes han participado en este proyecto con sus conocimientos y desde diferentes roles, para que el glorioso Ejército Nacional continúe generando espacios para el desarrollo social del país.
Asistencia Militar
Authors: Nossa Rojas Miller Vladimir , Mejía Egas Elvis Leandro , Gómez Pulido David , Zambrano León Oscar Ivan , Moreno Ortiz Cesar
Published: March 2023

La asistencia militar es una figura de carácter legal, según la cual las Fuerzas Militares desde sus capacidades distintivas –de acuerdo con sus roles y funciones–, y por disposición del señor presidente de la República, de forma temporal y excepcional asiste militarmente en cualquiera de tres posibles escenarios: «grave alteración de la seguridad y la convivencia, riesgo o peligro inminente o en emergencia o calamidad pública», conduciendo operaciones conjuntas, coordinadas, interinstitucionales y multilaterales (CCIM) planeadas, para lograr establecer condiciones de seguridad colectivas que lleven regresar a un estado de normalidad. Asistir militarmente desde las capacidades de las Fuerzas Militares supone restablecer las condiciones de seguridad colectivas y de carácter estructural, definidas desde los conceptos de soberanía, independencia, integridad territorial y del orden constitucional, que permitan una convivencia armónica , que de acuerdo con sus roles y funciones se dispongan al servicio de apoyo a la defensa a la autoridad civil. Esto a efecto de que en los centros urbanos en los cuales existe un riesgo alto para la integridad de la ciudadanía, la Policía Nacional pueda ser empleada en su fin primordial, que es el del mantenimiento de la convivencia como condición necesaria, para el ejercicio de los derechos y libertades públicas y para que los habitantes de Colombia convivan en paz , y, por ende, para que puedan atender de manera directa situaciones de grave alteración de la seguridad, y, en particular, las manifestaciones públicas . En tal sentido, el presente libro histórico pretende constituirse en testimonio para honrar y rendir un merecido homenaje a nuestros héroes de la Fuerza Pública que no se amainan ante ningún desafío y que, por grandes que sean las dificultades, siempre tienen presente su responsabilidad y compromiso con la libertad y la democracia de la patria que juraron defender.
Group resistance of fiber flax to diseases
Authors: Chuchvaha Vasyl , Kryvosheyeva Larysa
Published: March 2023

As a result of the conducted researches the valuable perspective breeding material of fiber flax with group resistance to fusariosis wilt and anthracnose which is used as donors on immunity to the basic diseases is received.
The role of the coordination and methodological council in performing the tasks of PSR 20 "Bast Crops"
Authors: Tkachenko Serhii , Mokher Yurii , Zhuplatova Liudmyla , Morhun Olesia
Published: March 2023

The main ways of work of the coordination and methodical council on coordination of implementation of PSR 20 “Bast crops” are resulted: subjects of meetings, development of methodical materials, control over observance of methods, introduction of offers concerning definition of scientific and technical policy in the fields of flax- and hemp-growing, propagation of results of implementation of PSR, international cooperation.
Psikolojik Sözleşme İhlali Algısının İşe Adanmışlık ve İşten Ayrılma Niyeti Üzerindeki Etkisi
Authors: ONAN Gaye , TURHAN Mithat
Published: March 2023

Öz Kuruluşların amaç ve hedeflerine ulaşmak için enerjik, yüksek performans sergileyen ve işine kendini adamış çalışanlara ihtiyaçları vardır. Bunu sağlamak için işletmeler çalışanlardan maksimum verim elde etmek için neler yapılması gerektiği konusu üzerinde ekstra bir çaba harcamak zorundadırlar. Çalışan verimliliğini düşüren unsurlardan biri psikolojik sözleşmenin ihlal edildiği algısıdır. Örgüt ile çalışan arasındaki karşılıklı beklentileri temel alan ve yazılı olmayan bir anlaşmayı ifade eden psikolojik sözleşmenin ihlal edilmesi örgüt ve çalışan açısından pek çok olumsuz sonuç doğurmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı çalışanların psikolojik sözleşme ihlali algısının işe adanmışlıkları ve işten ayrılma niyeti üzerindeki etkisini ölçmek olarak tasarlanmıştır. Buradan yola çıkarak Mersin ilinde faaliyet gösteren ucuzluk mağazası çalışanlarına anket uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın amacına uygun olarak 180 çalışandan toplanan veriler istatiksel analizlere tabi tutulmuştur. Analiz sonuçlarına göre ucuzluk mağazası çalışanlarının psikolojik sözleşme ihlali algısı işe adanmışlıklarını olumsuz etkilemektedir. Diğer bir bulgu çalışanların psikolojik sözleşme ihlali algılamasının işten ayrılma niyetlerini arttırdığını göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte çalışanların işe adanmışlıkları ile işten ayrılma niyetleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişkinin varlığı tespit edilememiştir.
Financial Management
Authors: Dr. Amardeep Bajpai
Published: March 2023

Finance may be defined as the art and science of managing money. Financial management is an integral part of overall management. Financial management helps to determine the financial requirements of business concerns and leads to take financial planning of the concern. The financial management framework is an analytical way of viewing the financial problems of a firm. Financial management is, “The operational activity of a business that is responsible for obtaining and effectively utilizing the funds necessary for efficient operations.”.
Morinaka, Eliza Mitiyo. Tradução como política: escritores e tradutores em tempos de guerra (1943-1947). Salvador: EDUFBA, 2020, 326 p.
Authors: Yerro Jorge Hernán
Published: March 2023

Resenha do livro Tradução como política: escritores e tradutores em tempos de guerra (1943-1947).
Humor translation: a case study on the loss of humorous loads in SpongeBob SquarePants
Authors: Xia Chenri , Amini Mansour , Lee Kam-Fong
Published: March 2023

Audiovisual translation of humor has long been a challenge faced by translators. It is inevitable for translators to remove or reduce some of the humorous effect in the target language despite their endeavor to preserve the humor elements. This qualitative study aimed to investigate the reasons behind the loss of humor in translation of the humorous scenes from an American comedy cartoon, SpongeBob SquarePants. Sperber and Wilson (1986)’s Relevance theory and Chaume (2004)’s Constraints of Dubbing framework were adopted in this study. The analysis was carried out by comparing the Zabalbeascoa (1993; 1996)’s humorous loads in each identified scenes in English and the Chinese dubbed version. The findings indicated that community and institution, community sense of humor and linguistic elements are prone to be lost in this type of translation not merely due to the linguistic and cultural asymmetry but also because of the synchronization constraints of dubbing. It was found that the substitution strategy which preserved the humor effect became ineffective because the new humorous elements recreated by the translator may not be synchronized with the actor’s lip movements, actions and length of utterance displayed on screen. Despite the unavoidable loss of the untranslatable elements, the maximum preservation of visual and non-marked elements which can be deciphered by the target audience without making unnecessary efforts compensates for the loss, contributing to the popularity and success of this comedy product in the target language and culture.
Entrevista con Javier Sáez del Álamo
Authors: Villanueva-Jordán Iván , Martínez-Carrasco Robert
Published: March 2023

Esta entrevista es parte de un proyecto de investigación en torno a la obra traductora de Javier Sáez del Álamo, en particular de los libros de Jack Halberstam editados por la Editorial Egales. Saéz del Álamo (Burgos, España, 1965) es Licenciado en sociología (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), especialista en psicoanálisis y teoría queer, y traductor. Su obra como autor incluye libros como Teoría queer y psicoanálisis (Síntesis, 2004), Por el culo. Políticas anales (en coautoría con Sejo Carrascosa; Egales, 2011), así como un nutrido corpus de capítulos en libros colectivos sobre género, sexualidad y activismo. Entre los volúmenes editados, se encuentra el libro pionero Teoría queer (coeditado con David González y Paco Vidarte para Egales). Su amplísima trayectoria como traductor de teoría crítica se puede consultar en su web Hartza.com.
The Development, Validation, and Standardization of a New Tool: The Dyscalculia Test
Authors: Eteng-Uket Stella
Published: March 2023

This paper describes a study that focused on developing, validating and standardizing a dyscalculia test, henceforth called the Dyscalculia Test. Out of the 4,758,800 students in Nigeria's upper primary and junior secondary schools, l randomly drew a sample of 2340 students, using a multistage sampling procedure that applied various sampling techniques. For data collection, I used the Test of General Reasoning Ability and Paper 1 of the Mathematics Achievement Test section of the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination, as well as the Dyscalculia Test introduced in this paper, which was developed and standardized in stages. My analysis shows that the Dyscalculia Test items effectively zero in on three components: number sense, arithmetic operation, and working memory. Based on my findings, I recommend that school administrators and counselors adopt the Dyscalculia Test to assess students who may be having difficulty in mathematics and arithmetic for proper diagnosis.
Interventions to improve the psychological well-being of healthcare workers in disasters, pandemics, and mass casualty events
Authors: Fairley, MD, MPH Romeo , Mace, MD Sharon E. , Lehman-Huskamp, MD Kathy , Ista, MD, MSPH Leah Gustafson , Wang, DO, MPH Jennie , Lockwood, MD Lillian , Weil, MD Joshua , Schultz, MD, FACEP Carl H.
Published: March 2023

Objectives: This information paper will describe the current research and recommendations for improving healthcare worker’s (HCW) mental health. Individual and organizational goals will be outlined with items broken up into the time frames of predisaster, during a disaster, and post-disaster.Methods: A team of subject matter experts reviewed the current literature utilizing a search of PubMed, Google Scholar, relevant article reference lists, and subject matter interviews.Results: Thirty-six distinct recommendations were identified and distributed into the time frames of predisaster, during a disaster, and post-disaster. Twenty-one of these are pertaining to organizational goals and factors. Fifteen recommendations are identified for individual HCWs.Conclusions: Additional institutional and government policies supporting the protection of HCW’s mental health are required to reduce the stigma and fear, preventing frontline workers from seeking help with the psychological effects of disasters, mass casualty incidents, and pandemics. Further research dealing with ways to ameliorate the negative effects of the stress related to the duties and responsibilities of HCWs, which are exacerbated by disasters, is needed.
The frequency and factors affecting anxiety and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Unal Enginar Ayşe , Nur Hakan
Published: March 2023

Objectives

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease. Anxiety and depression are important problems in patients with RA. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and the factors affecting depression and anxiety in patients with RA.

Material and methods

One hundred and eighty-two patients with RA, aged 18–85 years, were included in this study. The diagnosis of RA was established according to ACR/EULAR RA classification criteria from 2010. Psychosis, pregnancy, breastfeeding and malignancy were exclusion criteria. The demographic data as well as disease duration, educational status, Disease Activity Score with 28-joint counts (DAS28), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) score and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were the parameters used in the analysis.

Results

Depression symptoms were present in 50.3%, anxiety in 25.3% of the studied patients. In patients with depression and/or anxiety HAQ and DAS28 scores were higher than other studied RA patients. Depression was determined at significantly higher rates in females, housewives and those with a low education level. Anxiety was determined significantly more often in blue-collar workers.

Conclusions

In the present study, depression and anxiety were observed at high rates in patients with RA. These results confirm the real problem in RA patients in comparison to the general population. This points to the relationship between inflammation and depression and anxiety. Psychiatric evaluations and mental status assessment should not be forgotten together with physical examinations of RA pa-tients.
Red cell distribution width and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as inflammatory markers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Kushwaha Shekhar , Kaushik Reshma , Kakkar Rajesh , Kaushik Rajeev
Published: March 2023

Objectives

The aim was to study the red cell distribution width (RDW) and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as inflammatory markers and their correlation with clinical disease activity parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Material and methods

This observational cross-sectional study included 100 randomly selected patients with RA. Disease Activity Score with 28-joint counts and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28–ESR) was taken as a marker of disease activity. The diagnostic value of NLR and RDW in RA was assessed.

Results

The majority (51%) of cases showed mild disease activity. The mean NLR in cases was 3.88 ±2.59. Mean RDW was 16.25 ±2.49%. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio significantly correlated with ESR (p = 0.026), severity of pain (p = 0.013), osteoporosis (p = 0.014) and radiographic joint erosions (p = 0.048), but not with DAS28–ESR (p > 0.05) and C-reactive protein (CRP) (p > 0.05). Red cell distri-bution width showed a significant correlation only with NLR (p = 0.009). The positive predictive values of NLR and RDW for disease activity were 93.3% and 90% and the negative predictive values were 20% and 16.7% respectively. For NLR, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.78 (p = 0.001) and at a cut-off value of 1.63, the diagnostic sensitivity was 97.7% and specificity 50%. For RDW, the AUC was 0.43 (p = 0.40) and at a cut-off value of 14.52, the diagnostic sensitivity was 70.5% and specificity 41.7%. The sensitivity and specificity of NLR were higher than those of RDW. A significant difference was seen between the AUC of NLR and RDW (p = 0.02).

Conclusions

Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is a valuable inflammatory marker in patients with RA, but RDW is not useful in this regard.
Systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome – management of severe cardiac, pulmonary and articular involvement
Authors: Pinto Ana Sofia , Santos Filipe , Paiva Dinis Sara , Madeira Nathalie , Fonseca Ferreira Joana , Vaz Claúdia
Published: March 2023

Introduction

The presence of another rheumatological condition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) is not uncommon. To report a case of a patient with SSc-RA overlap and perform a review of the cases re-ported in the literature.

Material and Methods

A chart review of the present case report was performed. After, we performed a literature search in MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane databases.

Results

We included 26 articles. Sixty-three patients were reviewed, 51 were female with a mean age of 45.03 years at the time of the first diagnosis. Sixty-three patients were diagnosed with limited cu-taneous SSc. Regarding organ involvement, the most frequently reported were cutaneous, vascular, pulmonary and gastrointestinal involvement. Erosions were presenting 65.08% of patients. A panoply of treatments was used.

Conclusions

The authors concluded that screening for an associated disease should be encouraged since the overlap with SSc may affect prognosis and treatment.
‘Our Lord Hugo’: Gregory IX Before the
Pontificate
Authors: Bolton Brenda M.
Published: March 2023

Coinciding with the pontificates of Innocent III (1198–1216) and Honorius
III (1216–1227), Hugo’s cardinalate provided a period of diplomatic and
practical experience as both advocate and papal auditor. In delivering
Innocent III’s mandate of submission to Markward of Anweiler in 1199, his
courage was rewarded when, between 1209 and 1221, as cardinal bishop of
Ostia and legate a latere with plenipotential power, further legations took
him to Germany, Tuscany, and Lombardy. Whilst his dealings with Otto
IV proved ultimately unsuccessful, his strong defence of the faith against
heresy, his pacification of the North Italian communes and his active
campaigns to preach and raise troops for the Fifth Crusade all added to
his reputation. In religious matters, on hearing Jacques de Vitry’s account
at Perugia in 1216 of large numbers of penitential Umbrian women seeking
a religious lifestyle, by 1219 Hugo had himself succeeded in gathering four
convents into the Order of the Poor Ladies of the Valle Spoletana.
Gregory IX and the Search for an
Anglo-French Peace, 1227–1241
Authors: Vincent Nicholas
Published: March 2023

For popes of the High Middle Ages, peace-making was considered an
essential function of their office. Peace, a central part of the Christian
message, was particularly necessary within Christendom for the success
of the Crusades. The papacy was deeply involved over a long period in
attempts to bring about peace between France and England. This study,
exploring Gregory IX’s attempts to secure peace between Henry III of
England (1216–1272) and Louis IX of France (1226–1270), demonstrates
the manner in which the process of peace could be manipulated by the
parties involved and contributes to the debate concerning whether the
papacy was proactive or responsive in its government.
Gregory IX and the Liber Extra
Authors: Reno III Edward A.
Published: March 2023

The Liber Extra, the most widely circulated collection of medieval
canon law, was commissioned by Gregory IX and assembled by the
Dominican Raymond of Penyafort. Gregory IX’s bull of promulgation,
Rex pacificus (1234), ordered that it would be the only collection used
in the schools and in the courts and that no other collection was to
be made without the special approval of the Apostolic See. It would
be Gregory IX’s major contribution to the development of medieval
canon law. This chapter focuses on the genesis and intentions behind
the Liber Extra, the pre-Gregorian sources for the compilation, and
Gregory IX’s own contribution, before offering suggestions for the path
of future scholarship concerning the Liber Extra and Gregory’s own
legal accomplishments.
Gig nursing
Authors: Gelinas Lillee
Published: March 2023

What’s the benefit of gig nursing to nurses and organizations?
Type 2 diabetes in Asian Americans
Authors: Lim Fidelindo , Huang Ivan
Published: March 2023

Nurses are key to implementing individualized, evidence-based, and culturally competent care.
Paramedics help alleviate ED staffing issues
Authors: Hamm Randy , Allsbrook David
Published: March 2023

Pre-hospital professionals have the skills to assist nurses.
Do I still belong?
Authors: Rushton Cynda Hylton
Published: March 2023

What does it mean to belong—to yourself, your patients, the profession, and your role?
Testar de la Calle Predicadores 113-117
Authors: Aguarod Otal Carmen
Published: March 2023

Ficha del yacimiento Testar de la Calle Predicadores 113-117 ubicado a Zaragoza (Zaragoza) incluida en el proyecto Figlinae Hispanae (FIGHISP). Catálogo en red de las alfarerías hispanorromanas y estudio de la comercialización de sus productos.
İbrahim Kâfi Dönmez Tarafından Kaleme Alınan İslâm Ansiklopedisi Maslahat Maddesi Üzerine Bir Tahlil
Authors: Demir Halis
Published: March 2023

İslâm Hukuk Tarihinin son dönemlerinde fıkıh alanında etkili olan birçok ilim adamının bulunduğu açıkça görülecektir. İbrahim Kâfi Dönmez de alanın etkili isimlerinden biridir. Dönmez’in fıkıh literatürüne kazandırdığı dikkat çekici çalışmaları bulunmaktadır. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi’nde telif ettiği Maslahat maddesi de bize göre bu çalışmalardan birisidir. Maslahat maddesinin incelenmesi, bu makalenin konusunu teşkil etmektedir. Söz konusu maddenin tahlili bazı başlıklar üzerinden yapılmıştır. İşte bu makalenin amacı maddeyi değerli kılan muhtevası ile okuyucuları buluşturmaktır. Makale müellifin kullanımını tercih ettiği dil ve değindiği konular özelinde bir incelemedir. Bu makalede söz konusu çalışmanın mukaddimesinden başlayıp neticesine kadar çeşitli başlık özelinde bir inceleme yapılmıştır. Maddede geçen tanımlar, maslahat kavramının birlikte kullanıldığı sözcükler ve tamlamalar, çalışmada doğrudan görüşlerine başvurulan müellifler, mezheplerin maslahatla ilişkisi, müellifin maddede kullandığı eleştiri sözcükleri ve cümleleri, maslahat ile Batı hukuk felsefesi ve yeniden yapılanma düşüncesi ilişkisi ortaya konulmaya çalışılmıştır.
Assessing the drift of Fish Aggregating Devices in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Authors: Frankemölle Philippe Friederickus Vincentius Wenceslaus , Nooteboom Peter Dirk , Scutt Phillips Joe , Escalle Lauriane , Nicol Simon , van Sebille Erik
Published: March 2023

Abstract. The Tropical Pacific Ocean is characterized by its dominant zonal flow, strong climate dependence on the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and abundant tuna stocks. Tuna fisheries in the West and Central Pacific Ocean accounted for 55 % of world-wide tuna catch in 2019 and are one of the main sources of income in many Pacific island nations. One of the dominant fishing methods in this region relies on the use of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs): rafts with long underwater appendages (on average 50 m deep) that attract and aggregate fish. Although currents such as the North Equatorial Countercurrent (NECC) and South Equatorial Current (SEC) in the tropical Pacific Ocean vary strongly with ENSO, little is known about the impact of this variability in flow on dFAD dispersion. In this study, virtual Lagrangian particles are tracked for the period 2006 to 2021 over the domain in a 3D hydrodynamic model and are advected in simulations with only surface flow as well as simulations using a depth-averaged horizontal flow over the upper 50 meters. The particle trajectories are used to determine zonal displacements, eddy-like behaviour and ENSO variability for drifters that are subjected to either surface or depth-averaged currents. It was found that virtual particles that are advected by only surface flow are displaced up to 35 % farther than those subjected to a depth-averaged flow, but no other major differences are found in dispersion patterns. Strongest correlations between ENSO and dFAD dispersion for the assessed variables were found in the West Pacific Ocean, with Pearson correlation coefficients up to 0.59 for dFAD displacement. Connections between ENSO and eddy-like behaviour were found in the western part of the SEC, indicating more circulation and meandering during el Niño. These findings may be useful for improving sustainable deployment strategies during ENSO events, and understanding the ocean processes driving the distribution of dFADs.
Projection of snowfall extremes in the French Alps as a function of elevation and global warming level
Authors: Le Roux Erwan , Evin Guillaume , Eckert Nicolas , Blanchet Juliette , Morin Samuel
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Following the projected increase in extreme precipitation, an increase in extreme snowfall may be expected in cold regions, e.g. for high latitudes or at high elevations. By contrast, in low/medium elevation areas, the probability to experience rainfall instead of snowfall is generally projected to increase due to warming conditions. In mountainous areas, despite the likely existence of these contrasted trends according to elevation, changes in extreme snowfall with warming remain poorly quantified. This paper assesses projected changes in heavy and extreme snowfall, i.e. in mean annual maxima and 100-year return levels, in the French Alps as a function of elevation and global warming level using a recent methodology based on non-stationary extreme value models. This methodology is applied to an ensemble of 20 adjusted GCM-RCM pairs from the EURO-CORDEX experiment under the scenario RCP8.5. available for each of the 23 massifs of the French Alps from 1951 to 2100, and every 300 m of elevations. Results are provided as relative or absolute changes computed w.r.t. current climate conditions, at the massif scale and averaged over all available massifs. Overall, mean annual maxima are projected to decrease below 3000 m and increase above 3600 m, while 100-year return levels are projected to decrease below 2400 m and increase above 3300 m. At elevations in between, values are on average projected to increase until +3 °C of global warming, and then decrease. At +4 °C, average relative changes in mean annual maxima and 100-year return levels respectively vary from −26 % (−7 kg m−2) and −15 % (−11 kg m−2) at 900 m, to +3 % (+3 kg m−2) and +8 % (+13 kg m−2) at 3600 m. Finally, for each global warming level, we compute the elevation threshold that separates contrasted trends, i.e. where the average relative change equals zero. This elevation threshold is projected to rise between +1.5 °C and +4 °C: from 3000 m to 3350 m for mean annual maxima, and from 2600 m to 3000 m for 100-year return levels. These results have implications for the management of risks related to extreme snowfall.
Rain process models and convergence to point processes
Authors: Hottovy Scott , Stechmann Samuel N.
Published: March 2023

Abstract. A variety of stochastic models have been used to describe time series of precipitation or rainfall.
Since many of these stochastic models are simplistic,
it is desirable to develop connections between the stochastic models
and the underlying physics of rain.
Here, convergence results are presented for such a connection
between two stochastic models:
(i) a stochastic moisture process as a physics-based
description of atmospheric moisture evolution and (ii) a point process for rainfall time series
as spike trains.
The moisture process has dynamics that switch after the moisture hits a threshold, which represents the onset of rainfall and thereby
gives rise to an associated rainfall process.
This rainfall process is characterized by its
random holding times for dry and wet periods. On average, the holding times for the wet periods are much shorter than the dry ones, and, in the limit of short wet periods, the rainfall process converges to a point process that is a spike train.
Also, in the limit, the underlying moisture process becomes a
threshold model with a teleporting boundary condition.
To establish these limits and connections,
formal asymptotic convergence is shown using the Fokker–Planck equation, which provides some intuitive understanding. Also, rigorous convergence is proved in mean square with respect to continuous functions of the moisture process and convergence in mean square with respect to generalized functions of the rain process.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF MEHRGRAH CIVILIZATION: A DIACHRONIC STUDY
Authors: Dr. Fouzia Farooq Ahmed, Dr. Jahanzeb Khan
Published: March 2023

Mehrgarh remains an important site for researchers working on the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods in South Asia, since it has been continuously inhabited from around 7000 BCE to 2500 BCE. Excavations at the site have revealed evidence of early farming and herding practices, as well as evidence of pottery and metalworking. The site also contains a number of burials and architectural remains. The civilization thus provides most significant evidence to understand the development of early human civilization in the region. Present article is a diachronic study that offers an analytical layer to the existing reports and material culture. It tries to compare the Mehrgarh civilization with the Iranian, Central Asian civilizations and Indus Civilizations. Also, the article tries to summarize the achievements of Mehrgarh Civilization during its seven ages.
ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS: A TRANSNATIONAL APPROACH
Authors: Parveen Gul, Dr. Aziz Ur Rahman
Published: March 2023

Human rights have an environmental dimension because of their purpose and subject matter. Human rights are influenced by the environment in two ways: directly, when a damaged or polluted environment prevents someone from exercising that right; or indirectly, when poor environmental circumstances make it more difficult for a government to uphold and safeguard the rights of its population. When a person or group of people asserts that their legally protected human rights have been violated by the environmental degradation or the government's inability to redress it, then a legal claim may be framed on these rights. This Article will describe environmental dynamics of human rights. It will also provide a brief assessment of a few notable examples from multiple human rights regimes in the field.
INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW YORK CONVENTION IN PAKISTAN: A CRITICAL STUDY
Authors: Naveed Hussain, Yasir Arfat
Published: March 2023

Convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards 1958 (New York Convention) aims to promote and regulate the out of the court settlement i.e. Arbitration and other methods of alternative dispute resolution. It regulates the relations between two parties when they are specifically involved in a contractual relationship and working transnationally and across the borders. The convention has undoubtedly created a great opportunity for multinational companies and international bodies including investors and enterprises to go for international agreements with a piece of mind that their rights will be taken care of and an award received by an overseas authority will be honored in all signatory states of the convention. Considering it an international opportunity Pakistan became signatory to the convention in 2005 and hence it became international obligation for the state of Pakistan to give effect the spirit and scope of convention in the legal system. It was initially incorporated through an ordinance in 2005 which after multiple renewals became act of the parliament in 2011. As convention is complete and exhaustive in nature and scope and it clearly states the grounds which can be used by competent authority of signatory states to refuse its implementation in a specific jurisdiction. The grounds provided by the convention have been construed and interpreted since ratification of the convention and this study critically analyzes the instances that how and when provisions of the convention have been interpreted by the courts of the land including apex court of the Land I.e. Supreme Court of Pakistan.
THE EVOLUTION OF PAKISTAN'S STRATEGIC CULTURE: A COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL VS. NON-TRADITIONAL THREAT PERCEPTIONS
Authors: Muhammad Fahim Khan, Dr. Aamer Raza
Published: March 2023

This research tries to demonstrate a causal link between how conventional security issues are intertwined with nontraditional security difficulties, preventing them from always qualifying for a high priority position in Pakistan's strategic decision-making. The research looks at how Pakistan is stuck in a "tunnel vision trap" where it is unable to prioritise non-traditional security problems above conventional national security difficulties due to a constant emphasis on traditional security issues. The research finds that despite the fact that it addresses strategic red lines responsibly and cautiously both inside and outside of its area, its high priority for conventional threat perceptions weighs down on its internal nontraditional security concern. The study comes to the conclusion that Pakistan's historic emphasis on security in making decisions does not change even while shifting from the pursuit of geoeconomic goals to the geostrategic prioritising of national interest. Due to this architecture's linked securitization, all transitional junctions to its strategic culture are useless or unimportant.
SOCIAL PROTECTION AND ITS IMPACT ON WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY IN PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY FROM SOUTH PUNJAB
Authors: Huma Sadia Hamza Iftikhar, Malika kanwal,
Published: March 2023

This study tries to analysis the Social Protection and its impact on the welfare of the Elderly People in Pakistan: A Case Study of District Vehari. This study selected sample of the 200 old people living in the South Punjab districts such as Bahawalpur, Vehari and Burewala. This study has developed 3 models about this research and applied correlation test to check the interrelationship of the variables. This study also applied ANOVA test developed by Ronald Fisher. This test check the "variation" of the variables and it used to examine the dissimilarity among the means of variables used in a sample. For the prediction, this study used multi-numerical logistic model. This study concluded that the mostly persons who are financial independent, they do not live with their children. The health is very important for all the people at it also effects that the freedom, decisions and movement of the elderly people. This study also found that there is lack of old age house in South Punjab region. So the government should establish the old houses that provide the shelter to poor old and helpless people.
Results of risk stratification and accessory pathway ablation in patients with asymptomatic Wolf-Parkinson-White pattern at 108 Military Central Hospital
Authors: Hinh Nguyen Van , Bach Dinh Huu , Son Pham Truong
Published: March 2023

Objective: To evaluate the electrophysiological characteristics, risk stratification and ablation outcomes in patients with asymptomatic Wolf-Parkinson-White pattern at 108 Military Central Hospital. Subject and method: A retrospective observational study on 45 asymptomatic Wolf-Parkinson-White patients underwent electrophysiology study and ablation by radiofrequency energy at Department of Cardiology, 108 Military Central Hospital, from December 2018 to December 2021. All patients were evaluated by electrophysiology study to stratify the risks. Indications of ablation was according to European Society of Cardiology guideline. Result: The average age of patients was 34.8 ± 15.1 years old. Majority of patients were men with the rate of 82.2%. The proportion of patients at high clinical risk was 31.1%. In electrophysiology study, the mean accessory pathway effective refractory period (APERP) was 215.5 ± 60.1 (in which 73.3% patients had APERP ≤ 240ms). Among patients with having spontaneous/ induced atrial fibrillation (22.2%), the mean shortest pre-excited R-R interval in atrial fibrillation (SPERRI) was 232 ± 81.2ms (80% of patients had SPERRI ≤ 250ms). The rate of patients with inducible atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia was 22.2%. There were 43 patients (95.55%) having indication for ablation (4.44% due to high-risk occupation and 91.11% due to high risk by electrophysiological study). The locations of accessory pathways included: 53.4% from left side (the most common region was anterior wall of mitral valve with 18.6%) and 46.6% from right side (14% from posterolateral wall of tricuspid valve). The mean number of attempt ablations before success was 3.1 times. The rate of successful ablation was 97.6%. There were no complications in our study sample. Conclusion: Among 45 patients with asymptomatic Wolf-Parkinson-White pattern, there were 95.55% patients having indication for ablation (4.44% due to high-risk occupation and 91.11% due to high risk by electrophysiological study). The locations of accessory pathways included: 53.4% from left side (18.6% from anterior wall of mitral valve) and 46.6% from right side (14% from posterolateral wall of tricuspid valve). The rate of successful ablation was 97.6%.