bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Internações hospitalares para tratamento de aneurismas cerebrais rotos e não rotos no Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil, 2009-2018: um estudo descritivo
Authors: Sarmento Rossana Machado , Rosa Roger dos Santos
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: Analisar internações para tratamento de aneurismas cerebrais rotos e não rotos com realização de embolização e de microcirurgia cerebral no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), Brasil, 2009-2018. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, utilizando dados do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do SUS. Descreveu-se a frequência das internações, procedimentos, utilização de unidade de tratamento intensivo (UTI), letalidade e gastos. Resultados: Das 43.927 internações, 22.622 (51,5%) resultaram em microcirurgia. Embolização e microcirurgia foram mais frequentes no sexo feminino. A duração das internações com embolização foi de 7,7 dias (±9,0) e com microcirurgia, 16,2 (±14,2) dias, a frequência de admissão em UTI, 58,6% e 85,3%, e letalidade, 5,9% e 10,9% respectivamente. Do gasto total, US$ 240 milhões, 66,3% corresponderam às internações com embolização. Conclusão: As internações com embolização para tratamento de aneurismas cerebrais no SUS apresentaram menor duração, menor frequência de utilização de UTI e menor letalidade, porém maior gasto em relação à microcirurgia cerebral.
Procedimentos para vinculação de dados da saúde: aplicações na vigilância em saúde
Authors: Garcia Klauss Kleydmann Sabino , Miranda Cristiano Barreto de , Sousa Flávia Nogueira e Ferreira de
Published: August 2022

Objetivo: Apresentar metodologia padronizada para vinculação de diferentes bancos de dados em saúde pública. Métodos: Artigo de revisão metodológica, com descrição específica de processos de tratamento de dados para vinculação (linkage) determinística entre bancos de dados estruturados. Instruiu-se como tratar os dados, selecionar chaves de vinculação e vincular os bancos, utilizando-se dois bancos de dados simulados no software R. Resultados: Foram apresentados os comandos utilizados para a vinculação determinística, do tipo inner_join. O processo de vinculação resultou em um banco de dados com 40.108 pares ao se utilizar apenas a chave “nome”. Com a adição da segunda chave “Nome da mãe”, resultou-se em 112 pares. Ao adicionar a terceira chave, “Data de nascimento”, apenas dois pares foram identificados. Conclusão: A vinculação de bancos de dados e suas análises são ferramentas válidas e úteis para os serviços de saúde, no apoio a ações de vigilância em saúde.
Emancipación y diferencia
Authors: Burbano de Lara Felipe
Published: August 2022

Este libro de Ernesto Laclau reúne un conjunto de ensayos (“exploraciones provisorias” más que “productos teóricos acabados”, como se lee en la introducción escritos entre 1991-1995. El conjunto de escritos forma parte de una ya larga exploración teórica de Laclau en búsqueda de salidas teóricas y filosóficas a los problemas surgidos del agotamiento – llamémoslo así - de los paradigmas “modernos” de la política Laclau se inscribe dentro de una corriente de pensamiento que mira en la llamada postmodernidad una apertura hacia un pluralismo cultural más democrático.
La paz : una rectificación de equivocos
Authors: Viteri Gualinga Carlos
Published: August 2022

La paz no puede constituirse sobre la continuidad de actitudes, conceptos y procedimientos, La firma del tratado de paz con el Perú plantea al país la oportunidad de construir una verdadera identidad amazonica.
A Review on Phase Change Materials Produced from Polymer-Nano Material Additive Paraffin Wax in Thermal Energy Storage
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Çağrı Önder , AKGÜN Hasret , ÖZKAN Aysun , GÜNKAYA Zerrin , BANAR Mufide
Published: August 2022

The use of latent heat storage system using phase change materials (PCM) is an efficient way of storing thermal energy. These materials store energy in the form of latent heat at constant temperature during phase transition and release the same stored energy. Paraffin is one of the important organic PCMs used with methods such as shape stabilization and encapsulation. Due to many limitations affecting the thermal performance of the material, such as the high economic cost of any technical grade paraffin, fluid leakage during the phase transition procedure, low thermal conductivity and low surface area, in order to improve the desired physical properties and thermal performance in latent heat storage, it is important to develop composite phase change materials obtained with paraffin wax. This review paper summarizes studies on phase change materials obtained using paraffin wax, and recommendations on the use of plastic, wax and nanomaterial wastes, which are excessive in the environment, in composite phase change materials are presented within the framework of global climate change mitigation strategies.
Examples of protocols on protocols.io from different disciplines v2
Authors: team protocols.io
Published: August 2022

We warmly welcome all research methods. While the origin of the platform was more biology/wetlab, we expanded to support all fields when we partnered with PLOS ONE in 2017. There is now a diverse spectrum of research methods that are shared on protocols.io, including molecular biology, computational, human, medical, psychology, geosciences, political science, and other. We also have many guidelines, best practices, and teaching documents on protocols.io - all of these are appropriate. Below you will find some examples from different disciplines. Please note that this is just a subset from over 12,000 public protocols on the platform.
pCP20 transformation to remove Kanamycin cassette v1
Authors: Moore Saul
Published: August 2022

Transformation with pCP20 to remove the Kanamycin cassette from Keio E. coli BW215113 single gene deletion mutants - Cassandra Backes (Host-Microbe Co-Metabolism Laboratory, MRC-LMS)
Lysis and transduction of E. coli with P1 phage - creation of double-knockout mutants v1
Authors: Moore Saul
Published: August 2022

The creation of double-knockout mutants from single gene deletion mutants of the Keio Collection was performed by Cassandra Backes of the Host-Microbe Co-Metabolism laboratory, MRC-LMS.
Medical laboratory staff labor cost analysis and modeling for SARS-CoV-2 RNA PCR-testing: A time-and-motion study
Authors: Ivoylov Oleg O. , Kochetov Anatoly G. , Mininkova Anna I.
Published: August 2022

BACKGROUND: Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the main method for detecting the viral agent of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). This analysis is performed in a non-automated mode in many medical laboratories, which implies a significant labor intensity of a test. However, its magnitude, as well as the workload on staff in the context of variability in testing volumes, has not yet been quantified due to the lack of systematic approaches to studying the labor costs of laboratory staff.
AIM: This study aimed to investigate the structure and magnitude of the labor cost components of laboratory staff when performing manual PCR for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ribonucleic acid (RNA) and obtain stratified data that characterize the labor intensity of the testing, which are suitable for workload modeling.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study of the labor costs (as labor time) of the PCR laboratory staff was conducted based on the Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory of the Multidisciplinary Medical Center of the Bank of Russia using a time-and-motion study methodology. Hence, the authors method for researching the labor costs of medical laboratory staff was applied.
RESULTS: The lists of standard manipulations of the time-studied labor process were formed workplaces, the manipulations were classified according to the labor cost components, and the duration of each component was statistically determined. The labor intensity per test under current working conditions was 110.2 s for the reception and registration, 144.6 s for RNA extraction, and 79.4 s for reaction mixture preparation/amplification workplaces. The workload magnitude for the personnel of these workplaces corresponded to 47%, 62%, and 34% of a lab specialists annual working rate budget. The stratification of labor costs into fixed and variable allowed us to model the workload depending on the change in the testing volume and the number of analytical runs, as well as develop nomograms for the annual total labor time calculation.
CONCLUSION: The proposed approach to labor cost accounting and analysis makes it possible to obtain suitable stratified data for modeling the workload of personnel during manual PCR-testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The developed nomograms based on them can serve the purposes of planning the laboratory work and increasing its efficiency by choosing the optimal schemes for organizing the labor process. The obtained data can be used in other laboratories that perform real-time PCR tests for molecular genetic markers.
Evaluation of hematological parameters in inactive hepatitis B infection; neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and mean platelet volume
Authors: Samanci Serhat , Kosker Muhammet
Published: August 2022

AIM: It is estimated that the hepatitis B virus, a serious global public health problem, affects more than 250 million people. Herein, our objective was to quantify several hemogram measurements, like neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and mean platelet volume (MPV) and to determine their relationship with inflammation in hepatitis B infection (HBV). MATERIAL AND METHOD: This study included 94 patients aged 218 years, who were under follow-up at our hospital for hepatitis B infection between January 1st, 2005 and December 31st, 2015. These individuals served as the patient group. The control group was composed of 88 healthy children of similar age and sex. RESULTS: There was no significant difference concerning neutrophil count and NLR (p=0.698 and 0.842, respectively). A significantly lower absolute lymphocyte count significantly and a significantly higher MPV was found in the hepatitis B-positive group than in the controls (p 0.05 for both comparisons). The groups had similar hematocrit, hemoglobin, platelet count, RBC count, and white blood cell (WBC) count (p=0.642, p=0.388, p=0.418, p=0.366, and p=0.824, respectively). The two groups individually showed a positive correlation between platelet count and MPV (r=0.32, p=0.01 and r=0.36, p=0.01, respectively). NLR and MPV were positively correlated in both groups (r=0.38, p=0.01 and r=0.41, p=0.01, respectively). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, the study groups did not exhibit any significant difference concerning NLR, PLR, and PLT/MPV levels but it found a significant intergroup difference in MPV. We believe it is of great importance to develop simpler, inexpensive, and easy-to-use noninvasive methods to determine the level of inflammation in chronic hepatitis B infection; Parameters, such as NLR, PLR, and MPV, can be simple and rapid test markers to serve these purposes.
literatura de viagem do século XIX como fonte para o estudo do patrimônio cultural de três distritos de Ouro Preto (MG)
Authors: Pires Maria do Carmo , Bohrer Alex Fernandes
Published: August 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivo analisar como três distritos de Ouro Preto – Cachoeira do Campo, Glaura e São Bartolomeu – foram retratados nos diários dos viajantes estrangeiros que visitaram a região no século XIX e avaliar as continuidades dos aspectos relatados no tocante ao patrimônio. A literatura de viagem é uma importante fonte histórica que possibilita a análise da estrutura social, dos aspectos naturais e do patrimônio das localidades. Todos os viajantes em seus diários deram destaque à formação urbana dos locais onde passavam com o arruamento em torno das igrejas. Isso permitiu também vislumbrar manifestações intangíveis que ainda fazem parte da memória afetiva de suas populações e são importantes registros do patrimônio das localidades, como as festas dos santos padroeiros e os festivais que ainda ocorrem no entorno das antigas igrejas. Buscou-se interpretar o patrimônio das localidades e foi possível identificar que a herança cultural dos três distritos, que foi retratada nos diários de viagens, é permeada de elementos materiais e elementos simbólicos que são inseparáveis e ainda resistem.
Segmentation of Ticket Holders in Minor League North American Professional Sport
Authors: O'Reilly Norm , Finch David , Abeza Gashaw , Levallet Nadège , Nadeau John , Legg David , Foster Bill
Published: August 2022

Minor professional sport in North America includes the many leagues that are not part of the “Big Five.” For these leagues, ticket sales, especially season ticket sales, are one of the major sources of club revenue. Segmenting customers into homogenous groups is well established as an effective means to render efficient marketing. In addition, market segmentation has been well researched in a variety of contexts; however, further research in the area of minor professional sport in North America will advance our knowledge and offer practical value to practitioners. Therefore, this research, in collaboration with a minor league professional sport club, provides a framework for season ticket holder segmentation application by minor professional sport leagues and clubs, and offers practical recommendations to reach niche markets.
The International Student-Athlete Experience
Authors: Charitonidi Ioanna , Kaburakis Anastasios
Published: August 2022

This article discusses a research study undertaken in order to better understand what the NCAA, institutions, administrators, and coaches can do in order to enhance the experiences of international student-athletes (ISAs). Quantitative and qualitative primary survey data was gathered from a sample of ISAs representing several countries and a wide range of sports. One of the key findings was that when provided with a platform from which to express their opinions, the respondents highlighted concerning issues such as discrimination, negligence, and a lack of support and/or guidance. Significant findings were also reached regarding steps to be taken in order to improve the transition process, and the specific challenges that are not currently being met by the NCAA, institutions, staff, or coaches. It is recommended that the NCAA carefully considers the results found in this study and undertakes further investigation to help stakeholders in the college sport experience better meet the needs of their ISAs.
Surveys on the Pyraloidea and Geometridae (Lepidoptera) Fauna of Mount Ararat and its surroundings
Authors: GÖZÜAÇIK Celalettin , AKIN Kesran , SEVEN Erdem , TÜRKOĞLU Mete
Published: August 2022

The present study is carried out between 2017-2019, to determine Pyraloidea and Geometridae fauna of Mount Ararat and its surroundings. The studies are conducted at night with light traps and insect nets during the day. Samples are firstly identified by using their external morphological characteristics and genital structures of taxa are examined when necessary. As a result of the researches, 135 species from Pyraloidea superfamily and 70 species from Geometridae family are determined. Among these taxa, 65 species of Pyraloidea and 41 species of Geometridae are newly discovered in Lepidoptera fauna of Iğdır province. The number of pyraloid species in Iğdır province increased to 217 and the number of geometrid species increased to 118. Information on the new location records and distributions of Ancylodes pallens Ragonot, 1887, Aphyletes nigrisparsella (Ragonot, 1887), Calamotropha paludella (Hübner, [1824]), Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859), Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879, Gymnancyla nomiella (Ragonot, 1887) G. hornigii (Lederer, 1852), Myrlaea mimicralis (Amsel, 1950) and Tephris verruculella (Ragonot, 1887), whose distribution areas are limited in Turkey, are presented.
Classification of the death ratio of COVID-19 Pandemic using Machine Learning Techniques
Authors: ULAŞ Efehan , FİLİZ Enes
Published: August 2022

Since the COVID-19 pandemic has appeared, many epidemiological models are developed around the world to estimate the number of infected individuals and the death ratio of the COVID-19 outbreak. There are several models developed on COVID-19 by using machine learning techniques. However, studies that considered feature selection in detail are very limited. Therefore, the aim of this study is to (i) investigate the independent and interactive effects of a diverse set of features and (ii) find the algorithms that are significant for classifying the death ratio of the COVID-19 outbreak. It was found that logistic regression and decision tree (C4.5, Random Forests, and REPTree) are the most suitable algorithms. A diverse set of features obtained by feature selection methods are the number of new tests per thousand, new cases per million, hospital patients per million, and weekly hospital admissions per million. The importance of this study is that a high rate of classification was obtained with a few features. This study showed that only the most relevant features should be considered in classification and the use of all variables in classification is not necessary.
Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan/κ-Carrageenan Based Polymeric Nanoparticles for Gemcitabine Delivery
Authors: YILMAZ Habibe
Published: August 2022

Cancer is the most fatal disease of the last century after cardiovascular disease. Gemcitabine is a nucleosideanalogue used in the treatment of cancer. However, like many anticancer drugs, it has many side effects thatlimit treatment. A nano drug delivery system has been developed to provide effective treatment by reducingside effects. Chitosan and κ-carrageenan, which are regarded as safe by the FDA, were used in the preparationof the nano drug delivery system. In the synthesis, pre-ionic gelation followed by polyelectrolyte complexationmethod was used and then a second ionic gelation step was added. Chitosan: κ-carrageenan ratio and CaCl2concentration were optimized and the optimum polymer ratio was determined as 6:1 and CaCl2 concentrationwas 2.5%. Its hydrodynamic size at optimum conditions was 393 nm and its size measured size in TEM was 20nm. FTIR analyzes showed that nanoparticle synthesis was successful. Drug loading was performed byencapsulation and 58% drug loading was achieved. After drug loading, the hydrodynamic dimension wasincreased to 595 nm and its size measured size in TEM 45 nm. Drug release was monitored for 95 hours andwas determined to be higher at pH 6.0 compared to 7.4 and pH sensitive. In addition, the Higuchi model is themost suitable mathematical model for drug release kinetics. The obtained results showed that chitosan: κcarrageenan nanoparticles were suitable for gemcitabine delivery and were pH sensitive enough to respond tothe tumor microenvironment.
Parameter Estimation of BLDC Motors by SVM for UAV Propulsion Systems
Authors: HASILCI Büşra , MUMCU Tarık Veli
Published: August 2022

Küreselleşen 21. yüzyıl günümüz dünyasında, bilişim işletmeleri ile endüstriyi bir araya getiren Endüstri 4.0 teknolojilerinde, her geçen gün önemi gittikçe artan insansız hava araçları, askeri, sivil ve bilimsel amaçlı projelerde oldukça yoğun olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu nedenle uçuş kontrol sistemine güç sağlayan insansız hava aracı motorlarının yüksek verimde ve güvenli bir şekilde kullanılması büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışmada, insansız hava araçlarının önemli bir ekipmanı olan fırçasız doğru akım motorundan ve ilgili uçuş kontrol sisteminden alınan veriler Matlab Simulink’te SVM, KNN, karar ağaçları, en küçük kareler yöntemleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. BLDC motorun giriş parametrelerine göre, sistemin maksimum verime ulaşabileceği tork değeri çapraz doğrulama yöntemi kullanılarak tahmin edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler ışığında insansız hava araçlarının uçuş performansını ve konforunu önemli ölçüde arttıran %98 başarı oranına sahip SVM tabanlı bir parametre tahminlemesi yöntemi geliştirilmiştir. Dolayısıyla, insansız hava araçlarının BLDC motorları için parametre tahminlemesinde %98 güvenilirlik oranıyla, en yüksek doğruluk oranına sahip olan quadratik SVM ve kübik SVM algoritmalarının kullanılmasının daha uygun olacağı saptanmıştır.
Perfil de resistencia bacteriana en infección del tracto urinario; hospital Universitario San José, Popayán, 2017-2018
Authors: Muñoz-Ramírez Carlos Javier , López-Mósquera Valentina , Mera Laura Isabel , Meneses Diana , Rodríguez Libia , Illera Diego , Imbachí Richard , Ballesteros David , Lozano Víctor Hugo , Caicedo Pablo Santiago
Published: August 2022

Introducción: la infección del tracto urinario es una patología frecuente. Aparece en todas las edades; principalmente en mujeres sexualmente activas. Los microorganismos comúnmente aislados son Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp, y Pseudomonas spp, dependiendo de la epidemiología y factores de riesgo. El manejo depende de la severidad de la sintomatología, la ubicación de la infección en el tracto urinario y la epidemiología local; factores importantes al iniciar manejo antibiótico empírico, que se ajustará con el antibiograma. Objetivo: establecer el perfil de resistencia antibiótica de gérmenes implicados en ITU en adultos atendidos en el Hospital San José de Popayán, Colombia. Metodología: estudio retrospectivo, corte transversal, basado en urocultivos con antibiograma de pacientes atendidos en el Hospital San José entre junio de 2017 y julio de 2018. Resultados: el principal germen aislado fue E. coli (58,2 %), seguido de K. pneumoniae (13,2 %) y P. aeruginosa (4,3 %), sin diferencias entre gérmenes nosocomiales y de comunidad. E. coli mostró 76,9 % de resistencia para ampicilina a nivel nosocomial y 64,4 % en comunidad. La mayor resistencia de K. pneumoniae fue ampicilina/sulbactam. Se documentaron cepas productoras de BLEE; 80 casos de E. coli y 19 de K. pneumoniae, carbapenemasas: 2 casos E. coli y 9 K. pneumoniae. Hubo mayor resistencia en usuarios de sonda vesical (22,1 %), frente al 11,1 % no usuarios. Conclusiones: E. coli y K. pneumoniae son los patógenos más frecuentemente aislados, encontrando mayor resistencia a antibióticos como ampicilina sulbactam, y con menor resistencia a amikacina y nitrofurantoína, siendo estos últimos buena opción para manejo empírico inicial.
Sintomatología ansiosa y depresiva en universitarios de Bucaramanga durante dos fases de la cuarentena por COVID-19
Authors: Mejía-Orduz Manuel Alejandro , Jiménez-Blanco Daniela , Ardila-Castellanos María Camila , Hernández-Rico Andrea , Díaz-Carrillo María Nathalia
Published: August 2022

Introducción: la cuarentena nacional ante el COVID-19 ha involucrado cambios sociales representados en el confinamiento y el distanciamiento; además, ha generado impactos económicos y académicos para los universitarios, los cuales, según antecedentes, representan uno de los grupos poblacionales con mayor susceptibilidad a desarrollar sintomatología ansiosa y depresiva de importancia clínica. Objetivo: comparar la sintomatología ansiosa y depresiva de universitarios, según el género, durante una primera fase, llamada cuarentena obligatoria estricta, y una segunda, conocida como asilamiento preventivo obligatorio. Metodología: mediante un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, no experimental y transversal, se evaluó la sintomatología ansiosa (BAI) y depresiva (BDI-II), en un grupo de universitarios en abril (n = 172) y en un segundo grupo en junio y julio (n = 148), fases de la cuarentena con diferencias en restricciones de aislamiento y confinamiento. Resultados: se reveló que las mujeres universitarias de la primera fase de la cuarentena obtuvieron mayores niveles de sintomatología ansiosa y depresiva que los hombres, adicionalmente, también se diferenciaron de las mujeres de la segunda fase, aunque solo en sintomatología somática, tanto ansiosa como depresiva. Mientras que, en la segunda fase de la cuarentena, se evidenció mayor afectación en los hombres universitarios, pues mostraron una mayor sintomatología depresiva en puntuación general y en síntomas somáticos que las mujeres de esa fase, e incluso que los hombres de la primera fase, tanto en sintomatología depresiva como ansiosa. Conclusión: el presente estudio aporta a la comprensión de un fenómeno que ha empezado a explorarse a nivel nacional, pues reveló que las mujeres manifiestan una afectación psíquica temprana, representada en síntomas somáticos desde la fase inicial de la cuarentena, mientras que los hombres expresan una mayor afectación en periodos posteriores, y a partir de síntomas cognitivos; esto invita a investigar variables adicionales asociadas al género y al rol de los universitarios.
EFEKTIVITAS KONSELING KELOMPOK RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEPERCAYAAN DIRI SISWA DI MAN BARITO UTARA
Authors: Hartati Nur Hikmah , Ma’ruf Hidayat , Rahmi Nurul
Published: August 2022

Self-confidence is very supportive of the learning process at school. The emergence of self-confidence in students can make their potential develop optimally. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy group counseling to increase student confidence in MAN Barito Utara. The methodology of this research quantitative experimental approach with pre-experimental designs type one group pretest-posttest. The research sample consisted of 5 students of class XI MIPA 3 at MAN Barito Utara which were taken using a purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques in this study used a group counseling Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy guide, self-confidence scale, observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the calculation of the average self-confidence score before participating in group counseling services, namely 95.5 low category with a percentage of 59.4% after participating in group counseling services using the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) approach increased to 105.4 medium category with a percentage 65.4%. Students get an improvement in self-confidence scale scores and an increase in the category from low to medium category. The results of the Paried T-Test test show that the sign (2-tailed) is 0.007 < 0.05, Ha is accepted. As a result, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy group counseling is effective in increasing students' self-confidence in MAN Barito Utara.
PENGALAMAN SISWA TENTANG PENDIDIKAN SEKS SELAMA MASA PANDEMI SERTA PERAN GURU BIMBINGAN KONSELING
Authors: Lessy Ruri Anita , Diniaty Amirah
Published: August 2022

This research aimed at knowing 1) students' experiences of sex education during the pandemic, 2) the role of guidance and counseling teachers in providing sex education to students during the pandemic, 3) supporting and obstructing factors the successful implementing counseling services regarding to sex education at State Senior High School 10 Pekanbaru.  It was a descriptive qualitative.  The main informants of this research were 4 guidance and counseling teachers and 10 students.  The object of this research was the role of guidance and counseling teachers in providing sex education to students during the pandemic period.  Interview and documentation techniques were used for collecting the data.  Data analysis using data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The findings of this research showed that students got experiences about sex education from online media.  The Information obtained by students related to reproductive organs, sexual orientation, sexual deviation, and sexual crimes.  Students stated that they needed guidance from the guidance and counseling teachers in understanding sex education.  On the other hand, guidance and counseling teachers did not play active roles in providing sex education to students during the pandemic, this is due to limited time.  The supporting factors in implementing sex education services were that the experience of guidance and counseling teachers, collaboration with various parties, facilities and infrastructure, and interesting material.  The obstructing factors in implementing sex education services were that the educational background of guidance and counseling teachers, the pandemic and limited time, the lack of students interest to consult, the students’ personality and desire to change and the use of media, the views on sex education that was taboo and also the use of proper grammar.  The findings of this research were suggested that special attention was needed from guidance and counseling teachers and parents in guiding students to understand sex education.
URGENSI BKI DALAM PENGUATAN EKSISTENSI MAHASISWA
Authors: Putri Anggi Farasagita , Hasgimianti Hasgimianti , Purnama R. Deceu Berlian
Published: August 2022

This research was conducted to determine the urgency of the role of BKI in Strengthening Student Existence. It is very clear that Islamic guidance and counseling is a process of guidance and counseling aimed at peace, tranquility of human life in this world and the hereafter. The achievement of a sense of peace (sakinah) is achieved through efforts to draw closer to Allah SWT for His protection. Therefore, it can be said that Islamic guidance and counseling contains material aspects and spiritual dimensions. Islamic counseling guidance aims to help individuals understand themselves as people who are developing their skills and have advantages (Lena, 2019). The existence of Islamic counseling guidance remains the primary choice of the people as well as clients in solving life problems in the new media era. Islamic counseling guidance has in common to use activities related to its activities that help help Muslim individuals, realize their existence as religious beings who are obliged to maintain the values ​​of trusted beliefs. The main step is to make the Qur'an & as-Sunnah the origin of moral strength for the application of guidance and counseling activities.
EFEKTIVITAS LAYANAN KONSELING INDIVIDU DALAM MENGHADAPI ANAK BROKEN HOME
Authors: Daulay Nurussakinah , Nuraini Nuraini
Published: August 2022

This study aims to explore more about the effectiveness of individual counseling services in dealing with broken home children. This study uses a type of qualitative research with a thematic analysis approach based on the six-step thematic analysis from Braun and Clarke (2006). The research participants were three BK teachers and three students who experienced a broken home and had received individual counseling services from BK teachers. The results of the study found that there was a change in behavior between before and after attending individual counseling services. Before attending counseling, there were various problems experienced by children as a result of a broken home, such as difficulty controlling emotions, insecurity and loss of self-confidence, loss of interest in learning to difficulty socializing with their environment. The changes in behavior after attending individual counseling services are that there are better changes in behavior, such as: more confident, motivated in learning.
Assessment of measured and estimated meteorological data in terms of sorghum production on the example of Hamelmalo, Eritrea
Authors: Gebreyesus Mehari , Kovács Györgyi , Tuba Géza , Rivera-Garcia Arzu , Zsembeli József
Published: August 2022

Eritrea is exposed to climate variability and extreme events like drought and precipitation variability. Hamelmalo, a sub region in Eritrea, suffers from all the problems brought by climate change, especially because local people mainly depend on rainfed agriculture. I it is difficult to conduct climate related research activities for the region due to the shortage of meteorological data. However, in 2015, a new, complete meteorological station was established providing the chance of the first observations for practical and scientific purposes. The main objective of this study was to evaluate some climatic parameters from crop productional point of view by comparing the observed values with ones calculated by the Local Climate Estimator (LCE) model. Chi-square test was used to statistically analyse the differences. Based on the results, all the studied climatic parameters, except for precipitation, were almost on a par, which means there were no statistically significant differences between the observed and the estimated values. It can be concluded that the most variable climatic parameter in Hamelmalo is precipitation and this also affects the climatic water balance hence the need for irrigation if higher yields are wanted to be achieved. Sufficient water is vital in the mid-season and the late developmental stage of sorghum. Therefore, sowing time is advised to be adjusted to early July to ensure the maximum vegetative growth and seed setting period to be reached at the end of August in order to take the advantage of the positive climatic water balance of these two months.
In silico promoter analysis and expression of the BIG BROTHER gene in different organs of potato
Authors: Odgerel Khongorzul , Bánfalvi Zsófia
Published: August 2022

The ubiquitin E3 ligase BIG BROTHER/ENHANCER OF DA1 (BB) gene encoding a RING finger protein was identified as a central growth regulator in Arabidopsis thaliana. It was found that BB restricts cell proliferation and promotes leaf senescence. Besides of Arabidopsis, however, the role and regulation of BB in other plant species is only sparsely known. Supposing that the BB gene, like in Arabidopsis, has an important role in the development of potato we aimed to analyse a 3.0-kb promoter sequence of the potato BB gene, StBB, in silico and study the level of StBB expression by quantitative reverse transcription PCR in different organs. A total of 48 binding sites for 15 transcription factor (TF) families were predicted. Most of them were located in the -1.5-kb promoter region. The dominating family of TFs was DOF. It was found that 20 out of the 24 TFs with known functions are involved in developmental processes such as for example, the flower-, leaf-, stem- and root development or cell cycle regulation. In line with this finding, the StBB mRNA was detected in each organ tested with the largest amounts in petal and stamen. These results suggest a similar function of StBB in potato than that is of BB in Arabidopsis, i.e., restriction of organ overgrowth during development and limitation of the plant growth.
Comparing the Financial Performance of Islamic Banks in 10 Countries: New Evidence using Entropy and WASPAS Methods
Authors: ALTINAY Aysenur TARAKCIOGLU , DOGAN Mesut , KEVSER Mustafa
Published: August 2022

This research aims to determine the most crucial financial performance indicators for Islamic banks and to rank Islamic countries according to their financial performance. In line with the purpose of the research, entropy and Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) methods were used to examine 10 selected Islamic countries (Turkey, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, and the UAE) using annual data for the 2013–2020 period. The results of the entropy method showed that the financial performance of Islamic banking is mostly affected by the net non-performing loans ratio and profitability ratios. The results of the WASPAS method indicated that the country with the highest financial performance was Bangladesh. It was followed by Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Malaysia, Indonesia, Kuwait, and Nigeria, respectively. The lowest financial performance was that of Oman. A low non-performing loan ratio leads to higher financial performance and is of greater importance than profitability ratios, as expected. This study offers a way for the managers of Islamic banks to enhance their financial performance by determining effective financial performance indicators. It also reveals the differences among the selected Islamic countries in terms of financial ratios. The research represents a preliminary study that provides evidence for a selected country group using entropy and WASPAS methods.
Validating the School-Level Environment Questionnaire within the Vietnamese Educational Context
Authors: Tran Van Dat
Published: August 2022

In recent years, researchers have increasingly focused on dimensions of the school environment because of their effects on teachers’ outcomes such as teaching efficacy, job satisfaction, and commitment. However, current literature illustrates that not many studies on different aspects regarding schools’ environmental issues have been conducted in Vietnam. The purpose of this research, thus, was to validate the psychometric properties in the 56-item School-Level Environment Questionnaire (SLEQ), which was translated into Vietnamese and administered to 387 Vietnamese junior high school teachers. Factorial analysis indicated that the eight-factor structure of the original SLEQ, which included innovation, resource adequacy, professional interest, affiliation, student support, mission consensus, empowerment, and work pressure, was appropriate for junior high school teachers’ psychometric properties. The internal consistency and reliability of general scale and eight subscales were satisfactory. The results confirmed the suitability of the SLEQ for measuring teachers’ perceptions of their school environment within the Vietnamese educational context. The study suggests to investigate the validity of the SLEQ, apart from other issues, with a different sample among elementary and secondary school teachers.
Detection and Recognition of Traffic Sign Boards using Random Forest Classifier
Authors: Jagadeesh B , Sree D. V. Vidhya
Published: August 2022

The traffic sign recognition system is a vital aspect of an intelligent transportation system since it provides information to drivers to help them drive more safely and effectively. This paper addresses some of these concerns, which will be accomplished in two steps. The first is the detection of traffic signs, which is divided into two stages. After a picture has been preprocessed to emphasize relevant information, signs are segmented based on color thresholding, shape-based detection. The second task is the recognition of traffic signs. There are two steps involved in this method. In this study, Histogram of Oriented Gradient is utilized as a feature extractor, and Random Forest Classifier is used in the recognition stage. The findings of the experiment show that utilizing Random Forest Classifier resulted in an accuracy score of 95.59 %, precision of 97.55 %, recall of 95.37% in the recognition process and 90.34 % accuracy in the detection process.
Availability and Utilization of Instructional Materials in Nursing Training Institutions in Anambra State
Authors: Okwuchukwu Ezennakwe, Juliet , Chibuike Ndie, Elkenak , Emenike Anieche John
Published: August 2022

This descriptive survey research assessed the availability and utilization of instructional materials in nursing training institutions in Anambra State. A sample size of 298 students and 50 teachers were randomly selected from four Nursing schools in Anambra State. Self-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Inferential statistics was applied in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. Results revealed that student nurses and Teachers believed that instructional materials- Audio/Visual equipment (59.7% of students, 64.0% of teachers); Power point presentation (74.7% students, 58.0% teachers); Anatomical Models (98.0% Students, 80.2% Teachers); Medical Instruments (99.7% students, 96.0% teachers); Good demonstration rooms (95.7% students,86.0% teachers) were available in nursing training institutions in Anambra State. 73.6% Students and 74.0% Teachers indicated that these materials were often utilized by Tutors. Private/mission owned schools make more available (80.2% the students and 54.0% teachers) and utilize more (82.8% students, 62.0% teachers) instructional materials than the government owned schools. Significance difference (P <0.05) exists in the availability and utilization of instructional materials between university-based and hospital-based nursing schools as well as between private/mission-owned and government-owned schools. There is positive relationship (Rho= 0.603, P <0.000) between availability and utilization of instructional materials in nursing training. The study concluded that instructional materials were adequately available and often utilized by Tutors in nursing schools. The researchers recommended that incentives should be given to Nurse Educators who utilize instructional materials in other to encourage them.
Bedreddin Aynî'nin İkdü’l-Cümân'ına Göre Memlükler Döneminde Hadis (VII. Yüzyılın İkinci Yarısı ile VIII. Yüzyılın Başları)
Authors: ALTINTAŞ Fatma Betül
Published: August 2022

Kronik tarzında yazılmış umumî tarih çalışmaları, yalnızca yazılış amacı muvacehesinde kullanılmakla kalmaz. Kronik çalışmalar, aynı zamanda yazıldığı dönemdeki ulemanın konumunun ve müellifin o günkü ilim dünyasına bakışının yansımalarını içerebilir. Bu çalışma, tanınmış Hanefî fakîh ve muhaddis Bedreddin Aynî’nin umumî bir tarih kitabı olarak kaleme aldığı İkdü’l-cümân adlı kitabı üzerinedir. Bu makalede, İkdü’l-cümân adlı eserden yola çıkılarak 648-707(1250-1307) yılları arasında Memlükler’de hadis ilminin ve âlimlerinin durumu ile müellif Aynî’nin bunlara yaklaşımları okunmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu kapsamda İkdü’l-cümân’da atıfta bulunulan hadis tarihi öğeleri, ilim kurumları, farklı râvi grupları, farklı rivayet yöntemleri ve dönem içinde yapılan tasnifler tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca söz konusu dönemdeki muhaddislerin meslekî, mezhebî ve siyâsî eğilimleri üzerinde durulmuştur. Doğrudan hadis tarihi öğelerine yoğunlaşan çalışmalarla umumî tarih alanında yazılmış kaynaklarda geçen bilgilerin kıyaslanması, bu bilgiler arasındaki uyumlu ve uyumsuz noktaların ortaya çıkmasına katkı sağlayacaktır.
Piscicultura praticada por agricultores familiares em Humaitá, Mesorregião Sul do Estado do Amazonas
Authors: Cruz Maria Francisca Da Graça , Bordinhon André Moreira
Published: August 2022

O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a prática de produção da piscicultura dos agricultores familiares de Humaitá e o impacto dessa atividade na renda destas famílias.Para coletar os dados da pesquisa,realizou-se visitas e entrevistas, em 17 estabelecimentos agrícolas,ao longo das rodovias BR-230 e BR-319, dentro dos limites municipais. As entrevistas foram aplicadas com o intuito de obter informações relacionadas ao processo de produção e comercialização de peixes. De acordo com a análise, a piscicultura, no município, tem sido pouco eficiente na melhoria da renda dos agricultores envolvidos na atividade. O sistema de produção majoritariamente adotado pelos piscicultores os torna susceptíveis às variações mercadológicas, e consequentemente, à instabilidade nos custos de produção. Esta condição, associada à ausência de estratégias para manutenção de preços mínimos e as dificuldades de acesso a mercados, se apresentaram como as principais limitações da atividade para melhorar as condições socioeconômicas de agricultores familiares, que produzem peixes em cativeiro no município.
Atores, território e políticas públicas: notas iniciais sobre a criação da Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Authors: Nascimento Ives Romero Tavares do , Santos Cinthia Lima dos
Published: August 2022

Esta Nota de Pesquisa tem como objetivo central apresentar os resultados preliminares de uma pesquisa científica em curso que investiga as bases político-institucionais de criação das “novíssimas” universidades federais brasileiras. Uma delas é a Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (UFSB), onde a participação de diferentes atores sociais no processo de implementação da política pública que estruturou esta universidade foi essencial para a regionalização de sua estrutura institucional, pedagógica e administrativa. No âmbito da pesquisa qualitativa, foi eleito o estudo de caso como ferramenta metodológica mais adequada, e a Triangulação de Dados e Arena de Atores como técnicas analíticas. Por se tratar de uma pesquisa em andamento, os achados orientam as primeiras conclusões rumo à identificação de que a atuação sociocêntrica foi determinante para que a UFSB assumisse o compromisso com as necessidades e potencialidades locais como princípio para o estabelecimento de suas ações de ensino, pesquisa, extensão e cultura.
Evaluation of psychiatric symptoms in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Authors: AŞÇIBAŞI Kadir , ÖZÇETE Zeynep Alev
Published: August 2022

Objectives: Our aim was to assess depression, anxiety, trauma symptoms and sleep problems in patients with fibromyalgia during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This study was conducted face-to-face with 62 SARS-CoV-2 negative fibromyalgia patients. Sociodemographic and Clinical Data Form, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS), the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Preliminary Diagnostic Criteria for Fibromyalgia 2010 were applied to the subjects.
Results: Patient mean scores on the HAD Depression and HAD Anxiety scales were 8.42 ± 3.73 and 9.58 ± 3.86, respectively. The patients' PSQI and PCL-5 scores were 8.10 ± 3.49 and 33.90 ± 16.91, respectively. While the CAS score average was found to be 1.13 ± 2.79, the OCS score average was found to be 1.81 ± 2.27. The mean scores for the Widespread Pain Index (WPI), Symptom Severity Scale (SSS), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) were 9.90 ± 3.03, 7.84 ± 2.07 and 7.37 ± 1.81, respectively. Poor sleep quality was identified in 75.8% and a risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms in 16.1%. SSS scores were found to be higher in those at risk of depression than those without (U=265, p = 0.003). OCS (U=256, p = 0.007), SSS (U=203.5, p = 0.001), VAS (U=263.5, p = 0.012), PCL-5 (U=144, p = 0.001) scores were found to be higher in those at risk of anxiety than those without.
Conclusions: It was observed that depression was a predictor of fibromyalgia symptom severity and anxiety was a predictor of obsession with coronavirus, fibromyalgia symptom severity, VAS, and post-traumatic stress symptoms.
Virtual Reality among Individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Ryan Oakes Lindsey
Published: August 2022

With the capability of virtual reality (VR) interventions outside the field of therapeutic recreation to produce meaningful outcomes in various domains for individuals with varying disabilities, it would be valuable to establish VR as an evidence-based therapeutic recreation practice that could greatly benefit individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). This systematic literature review explores VR evidence-based practices with individuals with IDD in various fields. Twenty-two databases were searched in October 2020, and 32 articles were reviewed. Thematic topics included: VR increases skills; VR motivates; VR to support traditional services; most effective types of VR; suitability and accessibility of VR; complimentary support for VR implementation and successful engagement; VR challenges, lessons learned, and needed improvements; and full potential of VR not yet realized. Results revealed a variety of implications and future recommendations that support future research to test VR with individuals with IDD and establish evidence-based therapeutic recreation practice.