bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploration of the Child Domestic Workers’ Lived Experiences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Authors: Shagembe Magolanga , Ndaluka Thomas
Published: September 2023

This qualitative study, based on a phenomenological design, explored the lived experiences of child domestic workers aged 15 to 18 years in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Children in this age group are above the national and international legal minimum age for admission into light work. The findings of our study indicated that although domestic work is perceived by the child domestic workers as a method for impoverished children between the ages of 15 and 18 to earn money, get experience, and learn new life skills, it also entails loneliness, challenges in assimilating into an unfamiliar social context, and child sexual exploitation and abuse. Also, a significant number of CDWs originate from low-income, rural households, with financial poverty, children’s idleness after completion of primary school, and a desire for income serving as important antecedents for their entry into domestic work. The process of social construction of the concepts "a child" and "childhood" includes the idea of typification. Hence, in the Tanzanian socio-cultural atmosphere, domestic work for underprivileged youngsters may be a better alternative for survival than opting for other options like commercial sex work, remaining idle in financially precarious homes, working and living on the streets, and "panya road" (children's criminal gangs). In addition to addressing poverty, ensuring light (domestic work) for children under 18 years, and acknowledging that childhood and its roles differ depending on the sociocultural atmosphere, researchers and policymakers should pay attention to these children's best interests, socio-cultural realities, and their perspectives and worries regarding this phenomenon in a quest to developing research-driven interventions and policies.
Even a Scorpion Sting Hurts Just as Much: A Sobering Look at Men as Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse and Violence
Authors: Mwesiga Ishengoma Nelson
Published: September 2023

The subject of intimate violence and abuse has piqued the interest of different groups of people, including psychologists, scholars, and human rights activists over the past 45 years. Even though the epidemiological literature has consistently shown that at least one out of every three people who experience intimate partner violence is a male partner, current initiatives have chosen to ignore this fact. Instead, the phenomenon has been described by most of its advocates as a gender-cockeyed social issue, with a man penned in an “offender”position and a woman in that of a “helpless victim”. Consequently, the exploited man and the abusing woman have been overly overlooked in the therapeutic processes, academic research, and legislative domain. This analytical paper, therefore, is an attempt to counter this position by showing how abuse and violence to intimate male partners happen and the milieu that gave rise to the misconceptions which have led to this unfortunate standpoint. Findings demonstrate that intimate male partners from all walks of life and backgrounds experience abuse and violence of some sort, particularly those relating to non-physical, unlike most women. The paper recommends abnegating the current unilateral narrative and rhetoric of domestic abuse and violence.
Rethinking Marine Resource Management and the Livelihoods of Artisanal Fishers
Authors: Rajab Kitunda Nassoro
Published: September 2023

There are many initiatives, programs and projects based on fishing resource management and improvement of fishing communities. Indeed, all are trying to introduce new forms of fishing as way of improving the marine industry. Nonetheless, there are many things that are either missing or misrepresented in explaining marine resources, especially fishing industry management and subsequent artisanal fishermen’s livelihoods. Because such programs are incompatible and inapplicable, instead of conserving the ocean, they have implications for lives of artisanal fishers and their communities, as the activities displace them so as to access and use the ocean. The study was conducted through qualitative research approach, guided by in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observation, and documentary review. The participants were artisanal fishers, their leaders and some government officials. The study employing the Harvey’s concept of accumulation by dispossession as a new form of accumulation in the neoliberal era to understand implications of programs, projects, and policies of marine and/or fishing management including the way they dispose as well as provide abysmal poverty to artisanal fishermen.
How Power Distancing Mentality Hinders a Citizen’s Readiness to Report a Witnessed Corruption Incident in Tanzania.
Authors: C, Mgalula Eric , B, Kweyamba Audax
Published: September 2023

In this paper, citizen’s reportage of corruption means a citizen’s readiness to report a witnessed corruption incident to the anticorruption agencies. Citizens’ reportage of corruption is largely conditioned by a free will decision. In this study, the decision to report corruption or not, noted as a critical concern in anti-corruption efforts. The influence of the social-psychological factors, particularly a powerdistancing mind-set on a citizen's intentional behaviour to report a corruption event, has been utilized as a method to establish factors that would affect citizens to report witnessed corruption incidents in Tanzania. A case study was used. This paper used qualitative data collected in Lindi Municipal Council and Mwanza City Council to show, how a power-distance mind-set hinders citizens’ readiness to report witnessed corruption incident in Tanzania. The study determined that, Ethnic traditional values of displaying the elderly as untouchable and uncriticised may influence a social practice of remaining silent on those seen with power. The implications of this mentality may extend to different levels in the public sectors domain. The study sees a need for mediating the conceptualization of a power-distancing mentality to citizens’ reportage of corruption as an imperative (an avoidable reality.
‘Uncovering hidden struggles among disaster survivors in Tanzania: Are they vulnerable survivors or resilient victims?
Authors: Kamanyi Egidius
Published: September 2023

Understanding experiences of disaster survivors as they struggle to bounce back from disaster-caused traumatic experiences, requires concerted and focused efforts involving scholars and practitioners. Developing countries like Tanzania accommodate people who after crisis end up living in misery and not completely recovering. Notwithstanding, however, those labeled resilient or vulnerable usually simply portray a distorted 'face value' reality of the struggles endured. Using a qualitative approach informed by a Chordal Triad of Agency Conceptualization, the paper’s main objective is to uncover hidden struggles among disaster survivors. By recapitulating on the previous study conducted in Kagera14, I extend the argument based on ‘mundane’ experiences to enlighten complexities people encounter as they survive multiple disasters. Findings indicate that understanding vulnerability and resilience encounters among survivors, requires scrutinizing reductionist and exceptionist approaches normally applied by disaster responders often for concealed interests. This process produces vulnerable survivors and/or resilient victims. The paper therefore, unpacks post-disaster struggles among survivors considering their real voices mostly as always ignored by actors. I conclude that struggles of people cannot be summed up without a critical examination of their experiences.
Sick Leave Determinants in the Healthcare Sector (Part III): A Review of Individual-Level Factors
Authors: Brady Hugh D , McGrath Deirdre , Dunne Colum P
Published: September 2023

Background

The objective of this review is to describe individual-level factors that influence and contribute to sick leave in healthcare, and especially hospital, settings. In doing so, to utilize relevant publications from the period 2004 – 2022 in order to provide a comprehensive and evidence-based resource for readers interested in effective human resource management and healthcare or hospital workforce planning. The review referred to studies on the determinants of absenteeism in the healthcare setting.

Methods

To ensure that pertinent papers (2004 – 2022) were identified, a systematic literature review was performed searching Google Scholar, Econ Lit, PubMed, ResearchGate, ScienceDirect, Emerald Insight, Scopus, Medline, PsychInfo, and Web of Science. All abstracts were screened to identify papers that empirically investigated factors at individual level that are relevant to sickness absence in a healthcare population. A total of 494 papers were initially identified. These were reduced to 123 papers using pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Results

Individual-level factors such as age, gender, health, marital status, personality, tenure and job satisfaction have moderately strong associations with absence. There is a negative relationship between ageing, health status and absenteeism.

Conclusions

The review concludes that consideration by administrators of the impact of ageing and life phases will assist greatly in strategic workforce planning in the healthcare sector. There are marked differences in rates of absenteeism by gender, specifically by life phase that should be considered in staffing decisions.
Relationship Between Mobility and Falls in the Hospital Setting
Authors: Kissane Heidi , Knowles Joanne , Tanzer Joshua R. , Laplume Heather , Antosh Heidi , Brady Donna , Cullman Judith
Published: September 2023

Introduction

Patients spend an inordinate amount of time in bed during acute care hospitalization leading to immobility harms and poor outcomes. Research has shown that structured mobility programs can decrease functional decline and hospital acquired conditions. Patient falls have financial consequences for hospitals along with potentially severe consequences to the patient. Analysis of this quality improvement project data aimed to determine the relationship between patient mobility levels and quantity of hospital falls.

Methods

Our quality improvement team tracked the average Johns Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility (JH-HLM) scores along with hospital fall occurrences during a set time period (2021-2022). We additionally highlighted our lived experiences regarding the relationship to mobility and falls in a typical hospitalized patient and patient outcomes. This provided examples of where the deconditioned patient improved with increased mobility and activity, as well as when the converse occurred.

Results

28,075 patients discharged from a 247-bed acute care hospital from January 2021 to March 2022 were included in the sample. During this timeframe, falls were more likely to occur as patients became deconditioned and immobilized during hospitalization. Increased mobility did not lead to increased risk of falls and a clear inverse relationship was demonstrated between mobility levels and falls.

Conclusions

The growing body of evidence that links falls and immobility supports the continuation of inpatient mobility promotion quality improvement initiatives. We found frequent patient mobilization helped to prevent these harms.
EDUKASI KESEHATAN TENTANG PENCEGAHAN TUBERKULOSIS DI TABA MELINTANG WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS BENTIRING
Authors: Wati Nopia , Husin Hasan , Ramon Agus
Published: September 2023

Tuberculosis is still a serious health problem both globally and locally. Tuberculosis control has been regulated in the Minister of Health regulation number 67 of 2016 including risk control, one of which is health promotion for prevention. Taba Melintang Working Area of â€‹â€‹Bentiring Health Center has never had a health education program and as a support for the ministry of health program, community service was carried out in the form of health counseling for tuberculosis prevention. The community service method is carried out by the lecture method followed by a question and answer session with the target population of Taba Melintang. This community service will be held from October 11 to November 31, 2021. Before and after the counseling, residents are given a pre test and post test. The results show that there is a difference in the level of knowledge between before and after health education on tuberculosis prevention in Taba Melintang, Bentiring Health Center Work Area. Other activities carried out are free medical treatment for residents..
PEMBERDAYAAN KELOMPOK PENGRAJIN KURSI BAMBU MELALUI PENGUATAN KWALITAS BAHAN BAKU DAN DESAIN DI DESA WOMBO INDUK
Authors: Hattab Syahruddin , Burhanuddin Burhanuddin
Published: September 2023

Kerajinan  kursi bambu merupakan salah satu bentuk usaha yang  banyak dikembangkan  oleh kelompok masyarakat yang mempunyai kerampilan. Usaha kerajinan kursi  bambu bahan   yang dikembangkan di desa Wombo induk bahan baku utanya adalah bambu. Potensi bambu yang ada di desa Wombo Induk cukup banyak hanyasudah sukupjauh olehnya perlu pembudidyaan dilokasi yang lebih dekat.   Usaha kursi bambu dikembangkan melalui kerajinan Mustika  bambu baru mengembangkan usahanya pasca gempa, olehnya itu melalui Program Kemitraan Masyarakat (PKM) melibatkan sebagai mitra agar lebih berkembang dan berkelanjutan. Melalui Program PKM ini lebih menitik beratkan pada peningkatan kualitas melalui bahan baku dan desai produk kursi bambuh. Salah kelebihan kerajinan bambu ini adalah mengintegrasikan limbah tempurung dalam pembuatan meja untuk meningkatkan kualitas bahan baku bambu maka dilakukan pengeringan dan pengawetan yang lebih berkualitas dan  lebih efektif, murah dan mudah dilaksanakan. Olehnya  itu pengawetan bahan baku bambu untuk menhasilkan produk kursi bambu yang berkualitas
Estrategias utilizadas por el personal de salud para seguridad del paciente en el entorno quirúrgico
Authors: Condemaita Quilligana Stalyn Francisco , Benítez Pazmiño Karen Esthefania , Campos Arroba Adriana Elizabeth , Ocaña Guevara Mónica Alexandra , Paredes Núñez Cynthia Lissette
Published: September 2023

Analizar las estrategias utilizadas para la seguridad del paciente quirúrgico para correlacionar la técnica correcta en comparación a lo que realiza el personal de salud en los centros hospitalarios. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo por medio de una revisión bibliográfica de 30 artículos pertenecientes a la Biblioteca Virtual de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato, obtenidos de Springer, Proquest, y artículos científicos de Google académico pertenecientes a la revista cielo, los fundamentos para dar validez a dichos artículos son su año de publicación a partir del 2014. La seguridad del paciente quirúrgico al ser un reto mundial es promovido por varios organismos tanto nacionales como internacionales, con su principal objetivo disminuir errores y eventos adversos ocasionados por el personal de salud; además de disminuir la morbimortalidad, por dicha razón se implementaron estrategias relacionados a técnicas estrictamente asépticas y haciendo gran énfasis en la lista de verificación, puesto que en dado caso estas estrategias son las principales y contribuyen a la disminución de errores médicos, pero esta implementación no es suficiente, producto de la falta de interés y preocupación para su inserción por parte de la percepción y actuación del personal de salud.
Relación entre inteligencia emocional, funciones ejecutivas y rendimiento académico en escolares
Authors: Mejía Rubio Andrea del Rocío
Published: September 2023

La neuropsicología enfocada en el ámbito educativo aporta nuevos conocimientos sobre los procesos de aprendizaje y sus bases neuropsicológicas. El estudio establece la relación entre la inteligencia emocional (IE), el funcionamiento ejecutivo (FE) y el rendimiento académico en una muestra de escolares. Se realizó un diseño descriptivo-correlacional con estudiantes cuya media de edad es 11,03 años. Para evaluar IE se utilizaron las escalas de inteligencia interpersonal e intrapersonal del Cuestionario de Inteligencias Múltiples para Primaria; el funcionamiento ejecutivo se valoró con la prueba Función Ejecutiva CUMANES, y para el Rendimiento Académico se consideró la nota media en las asignaturas eje del currículo. Se observó un nivel medio-alto de inteligencia interpersonal, nivel medio de inteligencia intrapersonal, un nivel medio-bajo de FE y un desempeño básico en matemáticas y alto en lengua y literatura; además se determinó una relación negativa moderada entre inteligencia interpersonal y FE en errores de secuencia (p=,02); una relación negativa moderada entre FE en errores de secuencia y el rendimiento en matemáticas (p=,01) y entre FE en errores de alternancia y el rendimiento en matemáticas (p=,01). Finalmente, una relación negativa moderada entre FE (puntuación total errores) con el rendimiento matemático (p=,00). Se concluye la existencia de relaciones entre la inteligencia emocional y las funciones ejecutivas, y entre las funciones ejecutivas y el rendimiento en matemáticas.
Incidencia mundial de Covid-19: contagio, precauciones y fin de confinamiento
Authors: Mera Guzmán Pamela Elizabeth , Mera Guzmán Vanessa Carolina , Paliz Ibarra Santiago Javier , Aguirre Muñoz Adriana Alexandra , Barrezueta Bermeo Roxana Alejandra
Published: September 2023

La investigación se desarrolló sobre el surgimiento del virus llamado COVID-19, el cual tuvo origen en la ciudad de Wuhan (China). Se pudo encontrar el origen de este y así deducir los síntomas y la manera en que se propaga puesto que este virus logro expandirse con gran facilidad por todo el mundo por lo que fue así como la OMS lo declaro pandemia. Este virus inicio afectando a las personas más vulnerables como: adultos mayores, personas con enfermedades catastróficas, niños menores de cuatro años, mujeres en estado de gestación y a personas con alto consumo de sustancias psicotrópicas, por lo tanto el objetivo es determinar la incidencias del Covid a nivel mundial,  además se pudo logro identificar las vías de ingreso de este al cuerpo humano ya que al ser un virus volátil le es muy fácil acceder por vías como los ojos, la nariz y la boca.
1. La relación historia y teatro
Authors: Jiménez Tacué Daniel José
Published: September 2023

El artículo presenta los resultados de la investigación titulada: De la historia al teatro: soldados, una reescritura colectiva de la masacre de las bananeras, 1968-1972, monografía realizada para optar al título de historiador en la Universidad del Cauca, cuyo objetivo general fue identificar cómo se representó la masacre de las bananeras en la obra Soldados del Teatro Experimental de Cali, en el periodo de 1968-1972. Fue una investigación documental, cuyo estudio fue de caso, bajo el enfoque de la historia cultural pretendiendo operativizar el concepto de acontecimiento teatral (Dubatti, 2011a) con relación al acontecimiento histórico, en el contexto de la producción de la obra Soldados en las versiones del Teatro Experimental de Cali –TEC–, realizadas entre 1968 y 1972. Para ello se utilizaron fuentes de archivo disponibles del Centro de Investigación Teatral Enrique Buenaventura –CITEB–, el texto de la obra y un archivo visual de la misma. Para el análisis se utilizó una matriz de lectura adaptada a los contenidos y conceptos claves de cada tipo de documento y su origen, aplicando, en algunos casos, técnicas de paleografía y crítica de fuentes. Los resultados permiten afirmar que el TEC realizó, en la obra Soldados, una representación novedosa y pionera de la masacre de las bananeras, bajo una interpretación histórica que se fundamentó en el materialismo histórico y bajo una propuesta escénica que respondió al descubrimiento, por parte del grupo teatral, de un método de trabajo colectivo, en el contexto de los años sesenta donde, tanto la historia como el teatro, iniciaron un proceso de profesionalización y modernización en Colombia.
4. Racialización de la mujer afro en el teatro y en otros escenarios
Authors: Salazar Quiñones María José
Published: September 2023

En general abordaré el tema de cómo la racialización se vive en las artes escénicas y como las mujeres negras son vulnerables a múltiples estereotipos de raza y género. Sin embargo, existen esas resistencias desde el arte que buscan resignificar, trasformar y deconstruir estos estereotipos, por ello al final se enunciaran algunos ejemplos de resignificación. Primero se realizará una contextualización sobre los orígenes de la racialización. Por esto se comenzará abordando los conceptos de racialización, raza y la denominación de negro. En un segundo momento, se desglosarán algunas percepciones racializantes de la mujer negra en américa latina, y cómo estas percepciones se han traducido en representaciones en el teatro, la literatura y los medios de comunicación. En un tercer momento, se abordará el tema de la resignificación según Henry Louis Gates, jr., dando variados ejemplos alrespecto y por último se explicarán los ejemplos de resignificación en el campo teatral y literario.
Antes del fin
Authors: Pérez Bonfante Federico
Published: September 2023

La fotografía no se captura con una cámara o conel ojo, sino con el espíritu, y en esto el escritorargentino Ernesto Sábato me ha resultado unmaestro al momento de decidir el cuadro ydisparar, usualmente a la mirada de infantes yviejos/as. En contra del relato de estos tiempos,la melancolía, la profunda tristeza, la derrota,son en Sábato, estimo, una potencia para existir,pues constituyen abismos de los cuales un artista,como lo es Sábato, difícilmente se podría separar,pues su existencia es la revelación en el arte dela afortunada condición dramática humana.No pretendo reducirlo a lo señalado hasta aquí,pero sí he de decir que es en esto donde se mepresenta como una puja del pacífico en la quenaufrago y resulto luego arrojado, vencido, enalguna orilla.Antes del fin, nombre de esta colección enhomenaje a Ernesto Sábato, es una de esasposibilidades para alertarnos severamente sobrela Muerte a partir de la hondura vital, muchasveces desapercibida, que habita en la cotidianidady que la fotografía tiene la posibilidad de revelarsin colores que la maquillen, que le estorben,que le hagan ruido. Y esa grieta de la existencia,perturbadora, la hallo en la mirada de otroscomo espejo de mis propias grietas. Como lomencioné, generalmente es en los viejos/asdonde encuentro esas miradas como abismospor los cuales caigo yo también. Antes del fin,el libro, es para mí una colección de anécdotas ablanco y negro, como el autor, que dan cuenta deuna vida que se sabe ya transcurrida, ad portasde ser tomada por la Muerte y que, quizá por ellomismo, nos habla con tanta vitalidad preñada dela angustia por la existencia y el amor.
Marea Magdalena
Authors: Morales Serna María Alejandra
Published: September 2023

Esta es una obra sobre la mujer, sobre los ríos que nos habitan.
Marea Magdalena relata la historia de una niña del campo que sueña con volverse río; río que inevitablemente desembocará en el mar; río que lleva su nombre: Magdalena. La niña es habitada por el espíritu de María Magdalena de textos apócrifos y posee una naturaleza sabia, mística y sexual muy desarrollada que transgrede con todo el sistema familiar y contexto que la rodea. El texto es un viaje de resignificación y constante lucha de Magdalena con lo que representa ser mujer en el entramado cultural y violento de su territorio; una lucha por lograr su sueño de fluidez y libertad. Siguiendo el cauce del río y sus etapas hasta llegar al mar, asumiendo su lógica contracorriente, María se convierte en Marea.
El turno
Authors: Mina Jesús María
Published: September 2023

La obra El turno, es una de las acciones investigativasde aula del proyecto de investigación creación que sepregunta por las prácticas del teatro experimental en el teatrolatinoamericano, fomenta la indagación escénica teniendocomo hilo los asuntos del vivir y hace del laboratorioartístico una experiencia permanente.Como parte de la ruta de enseñanzas/aprendizajes delprograma, implica en su experiencia formativa la indagaciónsobre los diferentes elementos del tejido discursivo teatral,con énfasis en lo “verbal” en el entramado de la imagenteatral, en tanto enunciado en articulación dramatúrgica ycontextual.
A Study of Cheng Yi’s Quiet-Sitting Meditation and Other Contemplative Practices in the Confucian Context
Authors: Song Bin
Published: September 2023

This study delves into Cheng Yi’s (程頤, 1033–1107) Ruist (Confucian) contemplative practices, addressing a gap in contemplative studies from a Ruist perspective. As a seminal thinker in the Cheng-Zhu lineage, Cheng Yi developed various practices, including quiet-sitting meditation, beholding, calligraphy, restful sleep, and others. These practices incorporate techniques such as sitting postures, breathing, and calming the mind and emerged during political and social crises, amid diverse interpretations of Ruist classics and the influences of Buddhism and Daoism. Cheng Yi’s contemplative approach emphasizes the integration of the virtues of “reverence” and “righteousness,” focusing on the ontological and empirical dimensions of the human heartmind. His metaphysics highlights the nontemporality of the pattern-principle’s regulatory role, enhancing the pan-contemplative nature of the Ruist lifestyle. Cheng Yi’s approach provides valuable comparative insights for contemporary contemplative studies and guidance for practitioners seeking to balance intellectualism, contemplation, and ethical action. The study offers original translations and comprehensive scholarly analysis of Cheng Yi’s Ruist contemplative practices.
İç Denetim Beklenti Boşluğu: Hile Riskine Yönelik Nitel Bir Araştırma
Authors: TÜREDİ Hasan , CELAYİR Duygu , BALOĞLU Gürol , ÇAKALI Kaan Ramazan
Published: September 2023

Paydaşlarına gerçekleştirdiği çalışmalarla bağımsız ve tarafsız güvence ve danışmanlık hizmetleri sunan iç denetim birimlerinin uluslararası standartlar kapsamında hile riskine ilişkin bazı sorumlulukları bulunmaktadır. Bununla birlikte hile riskine yönelik paydaşlarının da iç denetim birimlerinden bazı beklentileri mevcuttur. Çalışmanın amacı hile riskine yönelik iç denetim beklenti farklılıkları ve beklenti boşluğunun araştırılmasıdır. Çalışmada yöntem olarak nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formları hazırlanmış, beş iç denetçi ve beş denetlenen birim yöneticisi olmak üzere toplam on kişiyle görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Görüşmeler neticesinde elde edilen veriler değerlendirilmiş ve hile risklerine yönelik beklenti boşluğunun varlığı ile hangi alanlarda olduğuna ilişkin çıkarımlarda bulunulmuştur. Araştırma sonuçları, hile risklerinin önlenmesi ve tespit edilmesinde iç denetçiler tarafından sunulan güvence hizmetlerinin kapsamı, iç denetçilerin hile konusundaki raporlama sorumlulukları ve hileye yönelik alınması gereken aksiyonlardaki rol ve sorumlulukları açısından iç denetçilerle denetlenenler arasında beklenti boşluğunun mevcut olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Buna karşın, hilenin önlenmesine ilişkin iç denetimin danışmanlık rolüne yönelik denetlenen beklentilerinin iç denetçilerin beklentileri ile paralel olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Multi-objective Optimization of Laser Welds with Mixed WC/Co/Ni Experiments Using Simplex-centroid Design
Authors: ZHANG Chao-Yang , CHEN Shenyu , XIE Lin-gjun , YANG Echo , BU Tong , CHEUNG Ivan , JEAN Ming-Der
Published: September 2023

This work involves the preparation of WC/Co/Ni blends using different mixing ratios to form Co/Ni/WC composite-based coatings by laser cladding. The effect of each component and their mixtures on the mechanical properties was evaluated using a mixture design approach. The morphologies and microstructures of the laser clads were characterized using a scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction techniques. Cracking behavior and fracture based on residual stresses are explored. In addition, the mathematical models between the three-component mixtures and the mechanical properties of the laser clad were established. The results showed that the welds containing 50 % WC-50 % Ni alloys were successfully deposited by laser cladding with favorable mechanical properties. These welds reduced the remarkable fracture crack activities and did not cause delamination in the laser clads. An increase in WC content significantly enhances wear resistance and microhardness, except for the crack susceptibilities in all mixtures. Additionally, when increased Co/Ni on WC, the reduction of adhesive wear is more significant than that of abrasive wear. Wear resistance is improved by the high content of WC particles in the laser-clad joints. Based on the mixture models, better mixed ratios for the blends that were developed using a multi-objective superimposed optimization technique make these blended materials promising candidates and can ensure the quality of laser clads. The findings from this study will greatly contribute to optimizing the blend ratio of the three-ingredient mixture based on mixture design to enhance structural evolution and mechanical properties, and also obtain better quality laser-clad coatings.
Ethiken der Essenz
Authors: Danilina Anna
Published: September 2023

In den inneren Kolonien um 1900 wurden Rasse, Rassismus und Antisemitismus verinnerlicht. Rasse, Rassismus und Antisemitismus äußern sich nicht nur in Begriffen, Vorstellungen oder Taten. Im Kaiserreich und der Weimarer Republik lernten Menschen, rassistisch und antisemitisch zu fühlen und sich als überlegene Deutsche zu empfinden. Gerade als verinnerlichte Geschichte in Gefühl und Körper leben Rasse, Rassismus und Antisemitismus fort. In den inneren Kolonien in Ost- und Mitteldeutschland sollten Rasse und Deutschsein erlernt werden. Die Innenkolonisation verband widersprüchliche Akteure: Völkische und Lebensreformer, aber auch Anarchisten und Zionisten verhandelten, wie die Siedlungsökonomie »neue Menschen« hervorbringen sollte. Völkische Siedlungsbewegte lernten durch »arteigene« Praktiken eine rassische Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmung: »Deutsche Arbeit«, religiöse Riten, vegetarische Ernährung, Sport und (Runen)Gymnastik sollten sie arisch machen. Die Autorin zeigt, wie die Perspektive auf Körperlichkeit und Emotionen das Wechselverhältnis von Rasse, Rassismus und Antisemitismus sichtbar macht und dabei hilft, deren Kontinuitäten (an)greifbar zu machen.
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Authors: Berg Mia , Kuchler Christian
Published: September 2023

(Wie) kann Geschichte in sozialen Medien erzählt werden? Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf das Instagramprojekt @ichbinsophiescholl. Was wäre, wenn Sophie Scholl auf Instagram aktiv gewesen wäre? Soziale Medien werden auch zur Vermittlung von Geschichte immer populärer. Eines der jüngsten Beispiele ist das Instagramprojekt @ichbinsophiescholl der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten SWR und BR, das Nutzer:innen an den letzten 10 Monaten des Lebens einer remediatisierten Sophie Scholl, gespielt von Luna Wedler, teilhaben ließ. Der Ansatz, Geschichte »hautnah, emotional und in nachempfundener Echtzeit« zu erzählen, führte dabei zu großer medialer Aufmerksamkeit und Reichweite, im Projektverlauf jedoch zunehmend auch zu kritischen Auseinandersetzungen mit Geschichtsdarstellungen im Social-Media-Format. Anhand eines der erfolgreichsten Produkte der Public History in den letzten Jahren wird die Darstellung von Geschichte in Social Media eingehend analysiert. Der Band vereint interdisziplinäre Perspektiven aus der Geschichtswissenschaft, Medienwissenschaft, Psychologie, Didaktik und historisch-politischer Bildung auf das Projekt, dessen Rezeption und Analyse.
»… und morgens war er dann ein Nazi«
Authors: Busch Maria
Published: September 2023

Die Hamburgerin Maria Busch erzählt von ihren Erfahrungen in der nationalsozialistischen Gesellschaft. In einem sozialdemokratisch geprägten Arbeiter:innenmilieu in Bergedorf aufgewachsen, erlebte Maria Busch den beginnenden Nationalsozialismus. Da sich ihre Familie im Widerstand gegen das Regime engagierte, war auch sie von Verfolgung betroffen. In den 1980er Jahren widmete sie sich der Verschriftlichung ihrer Erinnerungen an die Jahre 1930 bis 1950 – ein Prozess, der sie über zwei Jahrzehnte beschäftigte. In differenzierten, mitunter lakonisch erzählten Episoden schildert Maria Busch die sozialdemokratischen Widerstandsstrukturen in Bergedorf, persönliche Begegnungen mit Nationalsozialist:innen in der Nachbarschaft, den Kriegsalltag und die Nachwirkungen der Diktatur in der Nachkriegszeit und setzt die individuellen Handlungs- und Haltungsspielräume in der nationalsozialistischen Gesellschaft ins Verhältnis zu den Entscheidungen ihrer Familie. Sie musste erleben, wie ehemalige Vertraute sich von heute auf morgen dem Nationalsozialismus anpassten und ihre Familie in der Einsamkeit des Widerstands zurückließen. Unkonventionell, pointiert und eindringlich macht Maria Busch deutlich, wie sie die NS-Zeit erlebt hat
Renate Riemeck
Authors: Vinzens Albert
Published: September 2023

Annäherungen an eine umstrittene Galionsfigur der Friedensbewegung in der noch jungen Bundesrepublik. Die Autorin, Historikerin und Pädagogin Renate Riemeck (1920-2003) war auch eine der Galionsfiguren der Friedensbewegung der 1950er Jahre. Als jüngste Professorin in der deutschen Nachkriegszeit war sie auf dem Weg zu einer akademischen Karriere. 1960 wurde sie wegen angeblicher Ostkontakte aus ihrem NRW-Lehrstuhl gedrängt, was zu deutschlandweiten Protesten und vor dem Kultusministerium in Düsseldorf zum ersten Sit-in in der jungen Bundesrepublik führte: Hunderte von Studierenden forderten die Rehabilitierung ihrer Professorin. Riemeck war früh zur Pflegemutter von Ulrike Meinhof geworden und wurde in Zeiten des RAF-Terrors zu deren Konfliktpartnerin. Nach dem Mauerbau in Berlin 1961 zog sie sich aus dem politischen Alltag zurück. In den 1980er Jahren wandte sie sich erneut der Pädagogik und der Lehrerbildung zu. Recherchen in zahlreichen Archiven sowie Dokumente aus dem 2018 entdeckten Nachlass ermöglichen erstmals eine differenzierte Annäherung an diese vom zwanzigsten Jahrhundert geprägte Biografie.
Energiesicherheit nach der Ölkrise
Authors: Türk Henning
Published: September 2023

Im Spannungsfeld nationaler Interessen sollte die IEA die Energiesicherheit der westlichen Industrieländer sicherstellen. Durch die Ölkrise von 1973 avancierte die Sicherheit der Energieversorgung zu einem zentralen politischen Thema in den westlichen Industrieländern. Um die Energiesicherheit zu erhöhen und die Politik der Ölverbraucherländer gegenüber der OPEC zu koordinieren, gründeten diese im November 1974 eine neue internationale Organisation: Die Internationale Energie-Agentur (IEA) mit Sitz in Paris. In der Folgezeit verhandelten die Industrieländer in der IEA Maßnahmen, um die Abhängigkeit von den arabischen Ölförderländern zu reduzieren. Henning Türk zeigt auf, wie die westlichen Industrieländer versuchten, gemeinsame Strategien zur Bewältigung der energiepolitischen Herausforderungen zu entwickeln. Im Vordergrund standen die Diversifizierung der Energieträger und Bezugsländer sowie die Einsparung von Energie. Dabei prallten unterschiedliche nationale Erwartungen und Ziele sowie internationale Gestaltungsansprüche aufeinander, weshalb einige Vorhaben scheiterten. Mit dem Absinken des Ölpreises Mitte der 1980er Jahre geriet die IEA in eine Existenzkrise. Um diese zu überwinden, griff sie marktliberale Ansätze auf und propagierte eine Liberalisierung der Energiemärkte.
Das Mittelalter der Gegenwart
Authors: Kiening Christian
Published: September 2023

Eine Kartierung der gegenwärtigen Lyrik anhand ihrer Rückgriffe auf ältere Literatur, ihrer Konstruktionen komplexer Zeitenräume und sprachlicher Tiefenschichten. In der Lyrik seit etwa der Jahrtausendwende gibt es auffallend viele Bezüge auf mittelalterliche Texte: das Nibelungenlied, den Minnesang, die Lieddichtung, die Mystik. Bei Thomas Kling, Raoul Schrott, Ulrike Draesner, Felicitas Hoppe, Marcel Beyer und anderen kommt es zu Wiederentdeckungen von Werken, die sich unvermutet für den gegenwärtigen sprachlichen, zeitlichen, politischen und sozialen Erfahrungshaushalt als relevant erweisen. Das vorliegende Buch gibt einen repräsentativen Überblick über diese aspektreichen und sprachmächtigen poetischen Formen. Es situiert sie nicht einfach im Rahmen der auch sonst vielfältigen Mittelalterrezeptionen. Es zeigt sie als eindringliche Arbeit an unserer eigenen Gegenwart – die sich auf Tiefenräume und Zeitschichtungen hin öffnet. Sichtbar werden komplexe Beziehungen zwischen Altem und Neuem, die es den Autorinnen und Autoren erlauben, sich in einem größeren literarischen Feld zu positionieren, ja mit den Größen der Literaturgeschichte zu messen.
Phytoremediation toward Air Pollutants: Latest Status and Current Developments
Authors: Partap Mahinder , Sharma Diksha , HN Deekshith , Chandel Anjali , Thakur Meenakshi , VipashaVerma  , Bhargava Bhavya
Published: September 2023

In recent years, air pollution has become one of the major environmental concerns that threaten health of the living organisms and its surroundings. Increasing urbanization, industrialization, and other anthropogenic activities impaired the air quality of indoor and outdoor environment. However, global organizations are focusing on ecological and biological means of solutions to reduce or eliminate dangerous contaminants from ecosystems in a sustainable manner. In this fact, plants are capable of improving or cleansing air quality and reduce the concentration of harmful pollutants from the environment through various remediation processes. Plants interact with air pollutants and fix them through various biological mechanisms in both associated and non-associated forms of microbes. In association forms, the mutualistic interaction of plant and microbes leads to higher growth efficiency of plants and results in enhanced pollutant degradation in rhizosphere as well as phyllosphere. In this background, the book chapter provides a comprehensive discussion of the existing literature and recent advances in phytoremediation process for the mitigation of harmful air pollutants. The role of indoor plants and aids for the enhancement of phytoremediation process towards air pollutants are also discussed.
Challenges for the Constructing of Equity and Equality in Mexico
Authors: Ortiz-Ortega Adriana , Baez-Carlos Adriana
Published: September 2023

Mexico stands ahead of the rest of Latin American countries in terms of legal transformation on behalf of gender equality, non-discrimination, and laws for the treatment and follow-up of gender-based violence. Yet, although significant progress has been achieved during the last two decades, thanks to the uninterrupted efforts of feminists and women’s networks in collaboration with female and male decision-makers, gender disparities continue to limit women’s empowerment in various areas. These inequalities include education, employment, teenage pregnancy, gender violence, and sexual division of labor.
Immune Cell Generation from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Current Status and Challenges
Authors: Xiong Yu-Yun , Zheng Yun-Wen
Published: September 2023

The immune system plays a crucial role in recognizing and eliminating foreign antigens, working in conjunction with other bodily systems to maintain the stability and physiological balance of the internal environment. Cell-based immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of various diseases, including cancers and infections. However, utilizing autologous immune cells for such therapies is costly, time-consuming, and heavily reliant on the availability and quality of immune cells, which are limited in patients. Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived immune cells, such as T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells (DCs), offer promising opportunities in disease modeling, cancer therapy, and regenerative medicine. This chapter provides an overview of different culture methods for generating iPSC-derived T cells, NK cells, macrophages, and DCs, highlighting their applications in cell therapies. Furthermore, we discuss the existing challenges and future prospects in this field, envisioning the potential applications of iPSC-based immune therapy.
The Impact of Ethical Leadership on the Nursing Profession in Iran: A Systematic Review
Authors: Jandaghian-Bidgoli Mohammadamin , Shaterian Negin , Amirian Azam , Abdi Fatemeh
Published: September 2023

Introduction: Ethical leadership plays a key role in professional settings. Nurses play an essential role in care provision and health promotion. The present study aimed to determine the impact of ethical leadership on the nursing profession in Iran. The objective of this study was the assessment of the relationship between ethical leadership and the improvement of clinical services by nurses. Methods: Terms defined as MESH keywords were searched in PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, SID, and Magiran up to October 2022. In this study, only observational and qualitative studies were selected and included. Results: A total of 16 studies met the inclusion criteria. The results showed the association of ethical leadership with moral courage, self-efficacy, turnover, general health, errors, organizational citizenship, moral distress, job satisfaction, stress, risk management, and psychological empowerment. It was shown that ethical leadership is in direct association with nursing performance. Conclusions: The present study confirmed the positive effect of nursing ethical leadership on the nursing profession. Further studies are needed to examine the association between ethical leadership and clinical outcomes in patients.
Online pornography use and sexual satisfaction in association with relationship satisfaction among middle-aged and older people
Authors: Sevcikova Anna , Gocieková Veronika , Stašek Andrea , Gottfried Jaroslav , Daneback Kristian
Published: September 2023

After the age of 50, the frequency of partnered sex decreases, and coping strategies for dealing with this change may vary as people reach later adulthood. To date, little is known about how access to partnered sex, satisfaction with sexual frequency, and pornography use are related to relationship satisfaction in middle-aged and older adults. Using a convenient sample of internet users aged 50–96 (N = 693; 55.6% men), we estimated a hierarchical regression model for two groups: middle-aged (age 50–64) and older adults (age 64–96). Satisfaction with sexual frequency was the strongest predictor of relationship satisfaction in both mid and later adulthood. However, using pornography online showed a small negative effect on relationship satisfaction only in middle-aged adults. The findings show that, despite the known tendency of older people to reassess the importance of later-life sex, satisfaction with sexual frequency remains an important factor for relationship satisfaction in both mid and later adulthood.
Working conditions and cybersecurity: Time pressure, autonomy and threat appraisal shaping employees’ security behavior
Authors: Gerdenitsch Cornelia , Wurhofer Daniela , Tscheligi Manfred
Published: September 2023

With the increasing importance of cybersecurity in organizations, it becomes crucial that employees behave securely. In the present article, we investigate the interplay of antecedents on this behavior. We conceptualize cybersecurity behavior through the components of compliance and participation and investigate the relationship between security knowledge, threat appraisal (i.e., severity and susceptibility), and working conditions (i.e., time pressure, decision-making autonomy). We conducted an online survey in four public organizations, collecting quantitative cross-sectional data from 214 employees. The survey captured subjective perceptions of the concepts. Findings showed a positive effect of security knowledge on security compliance and security participation. The perception of severity and susceptibility strengthened both effects. Additionally, the presence of time pressure reduced the effect of security knowledge on security compliance, while having decision-making autonomy increased the effect of security knowledge on security participation. Our study demonstrates the interplay between antecedents and highlights the role of working conditions in employees’ cybersecurity behavior. Implications for practice in terms of training approaches considering work design are discussed.
The psychological impacts of content moderation on content moderators: A qualitative study
Authors: Spence Ruth , Bifulco Antonia , Bradbury Paula , Martellozzo Elena , DeMarco Jeffrey
Published: September 2023

Content moderation generally refers to the practice of monitoring user generated content and applying a set of rules defining what is acceptable. As a result, Content Moderators (CMs) are responsible for reviewing and removing harmful online material, which has the potential to cause psychological harm. However, little is known about the perceived impacts of the job. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 commercial CMs who were exposed to child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as part of their job. Interviews were analysed using framework analysis to investigate any psychological impacts. Results demonstrated that CMs manifested with a range of symptoms consistent with experiencing repeated trauma. This included experiencing intrusive thoughts of CSAM, triggered by situations with similar contexts to those encountered at work, avoidance of children and negative cognitive and emotional effects such as cynicism, anxiety and detachment. These symptoms fit into a framework of post traumatic and secondary traumatic stress and suggest CMs wellbeing and exposure to stressful stimuli may be comparable to professionals working in the emergency services or caring professions, such as social workers. These personnel are at heightened risk of various problems including compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma and burnout. Companies which employ moderators should learn from these comparable professions and provide psychoeducation and trauma-informed care to CMs which have been demonstrated to help mitigate these challenges.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PHOTO-LUMINESCENT (PL) POWDER APPLIED WITH POLYESTER RESIN AS GLOW-IN-THE-DARK EMERGENCY SIGNAGE
Authors: Che Osmi Siti Khadijah , Munikanan Vikneswaran , Husen Hapsa , Suif Zuliziana , Othman Maidiana , Ahmad Nordila , Rizal Nur Amira Syuhaida
Published: September 2023

During a disaster, the rescuer must reach the disaster area within the fastest time with the help of navigation tools. However, there might be some obstacles during the night time that make the evacuation of the victims difficult especially due to the bad weather. Hence, an attempt to produce glow-in-the-dark emergency signage to ease the evacuation process and to enhance visibility during night time is necessary. In this present study, particular emphasis is given to investigate the characteristic of photo-luminescent (PL)powder applied with polyester resin as glow-in-the-dark emergency signage. Five samples of signage were fabricated with different percentage of PL powder, i.e. 20%, 40%. 60%, 80% and 100%and mixed with 150g polyester resin. Three types of luminance test were performed to check the workability of the samples. The tests are physical appearance, one-hours illuminance test and afterglow duration tests. The result showed that the maximum lux meter reading was recorded in Sample5 with 6 lux luminosity and provided the longest glow duration of the sample before completely off after 12-hours. Results proved that the highest percentage of the PL powder content, the longer the afterglow duration will be achieved. It also noted that the polyester resin could be a good binder of PL powder for producing the glow-in-the-dark emergency signage.