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SOLID SUBSTRATE FERMENTATION OF SAGO WASTE AND ITS EVALUATION AS FEED INGREDIENT FOR RED HYBRID TILAPIA
Authors: LANI NURAFIDAH , HUSAINI AHMAD , NGIENG NGUI SING , LEE KUI SOON , A. RAHIM KHAIRUL ADHA , ROSLAN HAIRUL AZMAN , ESA YUZINE
Published: March 2022

The increasing demand for fishmeal in aquaculture industry causes the rising cost of feed yearly. Here, we reported on the solid-state fermentation of sago waste inoculated with mixed microbial cultures, optimization of its fermentation parameters to improve the nutrient contents, and the use of the fermented sago waste as an ingredient in the formulation of fish feed diet. The use of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Aspergillus niger, and Neurospora crassa as inoculums gave the best, improved physiochemical properties and nutrient content of the fermented sago waste. The optimum conditions were 5 days, 28°C, pH 3, and sodium nitrate as a nitrogen source. Under the optimized conditions, moisture content, crude protein, and ash increases by 11.8%, 1.3%, and 5.1%; whereas dry matter and crude fiber decreases by 11.8% and 6.1%; respectively. The fermented sago waste prepared was further used as ingredient in the formulation of the fish feed diet and fed to red hybrid tilapia. Fish feed that contained up to 150 g kg-1 of fermented sago waste had a similar growth rate. Growth performance, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio, and survival rate of tilapia fed were not of significant difference compared to control diet. The supplementation of the diets for 60 days resulted in 1.50 ± 0.48 g fish-1 mean body weight gain with a specific growth rate of 0.68 ± 0.17% day-1, feed conversion ratio of 2.33 ± 0.84, and survival rate of 80%. This concludes that fermented sago waste has the potential as a partial substitute for fishmeal.
EFFECTIVENESS OF INSECTICIDES ROTATION WITH DIFFERENT MODES OF ACTION AGAINST OIL PALM BUNCH MOTH Tirathaba mundella (WALKER) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae)
Authors: MING SU CHONG , KING JIE HUNG PATRICIA , YEE MIN KWAN , AB AZIZ ZAKRY FITRI , ONG KIAN HUAT
Published: March 2022

Tirathaba mundella Walker has emerged as one of the most prominent bunch feeding pests in Sarawak peat oil palm estates. Insecticides application is inevitable to prevent economic loss. However, to protect insect pollinators which cohabitat with the pest and reduce the risk of resistance development among the pest to insecticides, rotation treatments with more than one pollinator-friendly insecticides is recommended. This paper examines the effectiveness of rotating several pollinator-friendly insecticides in controlling the pest. To assess the effectiveness of different rotation combination, a field study on a seven-year-old peat estate was carried out using several insecticides combinations and application intervals, then the level of infestation post-treatment was assessed. Significantly, the results showed that only four single rounds of insecticides application in a year would yield relatively better control than nine rounds of Bacillus thuringiensis applications. Overall, there was no significant difference in clean bunches percentages obtained between five rounds of treatment compared to only four rounds per year. The result strengthens our confidence that the optimum and most cost-effective approach for one-year protection against T. mundella was two rounds of 30.0 g active ingredient of chlorantraniliprole per ha rotated with two rounds of 25.0 g active ingredient of chromafenozide. The material cost was calculated as RM 351.20 per ha per year. The findings of this study would benefit future pest management practice in oil palm plantation established on peatland
SCREENING OF SELECTED MALAYSIAN HERBS AS THE POTENTIAL BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT AGAINST BACTERIAL DISEASES OF FISH
Authors: AHMAD SYAHIDAH , MOHD DAUD HASSAN , RUKAYADI YAYA , ABDELHADI YASSER MOHAMED , YUSOFF NOR ASMA HUSNA , KAMARUDIN MOHD SALLEH
Published: March 2022

The control of fish disease is mostly based on synthetic antimicrobial agents. Indiscriminate usage of antimicrobial agents has resulted in antibiotics resistance. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the potential antimicrobial properties of herbal plants as an alternative antimicrobial agent. The susceptibility of fish pathogens namely Bacillus sp., Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Aeromonas hydrophila, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Vibrio alginolyticus towards aqueous and methanolic extracts of Cosmos caudatus, Curcuma mangga, Justicia gendarussa, Piper betle and Zingiber zerumbet were assessed using the agar well diffusion, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) assays. The methanolic extracts were found active against all tested bacteria, compared to aqueous extracts. The best antibacterial activity was demonstrated by methanolic extract of P. betle, followed by Z. zerumbet, C. caudatus, C. mangga and J. gendarussa, with the lowest MIC and MBC values of 0.39 and 1.56 mg/mL, respectively. The methanolic extracts of P. betle and Z. zerumbet also had greater inhibitory effects than some of the commercial antibiotics, particularly tetracycline and erythromycin. Overall findings suggested that the methanolic extracts of P. betle and Z. zerumbet are potential to be developed as new antimicrobial agents to prevent fish bacterial diseases.
BREAKFAST CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE AND BARRIERS AMONG MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Authors: JAYAVELOO SIVAGAMI , MAT DAUD NORLIDA , ABD RAHMAN HAFEEDZA
Published: March 2022

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, university students tend to skip breakfast due to their hectic lifestyles. Therefore, the patterns, knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP), and barriers of breakfast consumption were investigated in this study via questionnaires among 396 students of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Results showed that only 35.9% of students had breakfast between 6 to 7 days per week. Chinese students had a significantly higher (p<0.001) breakfast consumption compared with other groups. These results were consistent with the KAP scores in which Chinese students had the highest scores compared to their counterparts. However, the overall KAP scores were still at moderate levels with significant (p<0.001) positive correlations were found between knowledge and attitude (r=0.421), knowledge and practice (r=0.166), and attitude and practice (r=0.443). Malay students acknowledged the high cost of breakfast as a significant (p=0.03) barrier for breakfast consumption compared to other groups. No significant difference (p>0.05) was shown in other parameters. In conclusion, the frequency of breakfast consumption among the students was still low. The focus should be emphasized on practical strategies to address the barrier and encourage behavioral change for the students.
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE TOWARDS SALT INTAKE OF ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE FELDA RESIDENCE IN TERENGGANU
Authors: CHE WAN MANSOR WAN AIN NADIRAH , HARITH SAKINAH , CHE TAHA CHE SUHAILI , ONG YING QIAN
Published: March 2022

Hypertension in Malaysia, where at least one out of three Malaysian adults has hypertension, is a significant contributor to cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this cross-sectional study focus to determine the prevalence of hypertension and the association of socio-demographic, anthropometry status, blood pressure, and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) towards salt intake with hypertension among participants in FELDA’s residence in Terengganu, Malaysia. About 94 participants from three FELDA’s in Terengganu participated in this study. The data were analyzed by SPSS. The prevalence of hypertension in this study was 39.4%. The majority of participants were females (60.6%) with a mean age of 50.3 (12.0) years old. The KAP questionnaire is given to hypertensive participants. All participants had good knowledge of salt intake. Meanwhile, the majority of the participants in the hypertensive group (70.3%) had a good attitude towards the salt intake. For the practice questions, 56.8% were categorized as lack of practice. The analysis revealed variables that significant with hypertension were aged (p=0.001), body mass index (BMI) (p=0.001), and waist circumference (p=0.001). There is also a significant association between diastolic blood pressure with gender (p=0.003). This evidence would be useful for an intervention program aimed at improving awareness, thereby reducing the incidence of hypertension among the FELDA communities.
ASSOCIATION OF HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY WITH ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF FISHERMAN’S SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA
Authors: HASHIM NUR SHAFIKAH , ALI ASMA' , KAMARUDIN KHAIRIL SHAZMIN , MOHD YUSOF HAYATI , ZAKARIA NOOR SALIHAH , SULAIMAN NORHASMAH , MOHD SHARIFF ZALILAH
Published: March 2022

This study was conducted to establish the relationship between household food insecurity (via Household Food Insecurity Access Scale), academic performance (overall class position through School Exam Analysis System), and the nutritional status (BMI-for-age and height-for-age determination) of fishermen’s children in Terengganu. This was a cross-sectional study involving 101 fishermen’s children aged 7 to 11 years old. The data were analyzed using the Chi-square test. The result shows that the prevalence of children with food insecurity was 43.2%. It was found that 24.2% of fishermen’s children were good at the academic level while 51.3% were moderate and 24.2% were poor. BMI prevalence for children who were normal 69.3% and remaining was 6.9% obese, 2.0% overweight, 12.9% thinness, and 8.9% severe thinness. For height-for-age, 8.9% were stunting, normal 88.1%, tallness 2.0%, followed by severely stunted 1.0%. There is no association found between household food insecurity and academic performance c2(1, n=101) = 1.891, p=0.169. There is also no association found between household food insecurity with BMI-for-age c2(1, n=101) = 1.105, p=0.293 and height-for-age, p>0.05 (with Fischer exact value = 0.093). Further studies must be carried out to produce further evidence of household food insecurity for fishermen in other Malaysian states, to prevent this group from being ignored.
EVALUATION OF USABILITY OF MALAYSIA DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM (MyDiPP) MOBILE APP – A PILOT STUDY
Authors: MOHD FAUZI NURUL FATIHAH , WAFA SHARIFAH WAJIHAH , ABDULLAH MOHD IBRAHIM , RAJ NARESH BHASKAR , MOHD YUSOF BARAKATUN NISAK , ABDUL RAWI NORKHAIRANI , MAT HASSAN NURULHUDA
Published: March 2022

Malaysia is confronting a type 2 diabetes (T2DM) epidemic; around 3.9 million Malaysians have T2DM. Lifestyle modification intervention is effective in reducing or delaying the onset of T2DM among high-risk individuals. The Malaysia Diabetes Prevention Programme (MyDiPP) app is a lifestyle intervention digital therapy with multiple approaches (weight loss, dietary modification, physical activity, and quality of life). This study aimed to assess the usability of the MyDiPP mobile app among high-risk individuals in Kuala Terengganu. A random sample of 10 users was selected in the usability evaluation of the MyDiPP mobile app. Data collection methods included an online survey on the usability aspect of mobile apps in terms of usefulness, ease of use, satisfaction, and ease of learning. The results showed that MyDiPP mobile app is useful, easy to use, satisfying, and easy to learn from the high-risk adults’ perspectives with slightly agree, moderately agree, and strongly agree to have the highest percentage. From these results, it can be inferred that, from the perspective of high-risk individuals, MyDiPP mobile app meets the usability aspects and can be used to help prevent the development of diabetes among at-risk adults.
Rancang Bangun Keamanan Port Secure Shell (SSH) Menggunakan Metode Port Knocking
Authors: Desmira Desmira , Wiryadinata Romi
Published: March 2022

PT. Banten Tour Mandiri is a tour and travel service provider, the need for internet use in companies is very much needed so that services in the service sector can be carried out comfortably and effectively. This study aims 1. To design a remote system using port knocking to monitor and supervise internet network access at PT. Banten Tour Mandiri. 2. Overseeing the internet network at PT. Banten Tour Mandiri. 3. Make it easier for companies to manage, supervise when using the existing internet network in the corporate environment. To develop the stability of the existing internet network, but there are several things that have not been considered and implemented, namely security and supervision of the internet network, it is necessary to have a network security system that simplifies security and supervision, by performing the Secure Shell (SSH) Port Security Design Port Knocking Method At PT. Banten Tour Mandiri. The results of this study show that the administrator has successfully performed remote access to the internet network server using the SSH port. Monitoring and management of internet network security can be done using a different PC located in the PT. Banten Tour Mandiri
Klasifikasi Penduduk Dengan Tingkat Ekonomi Rendah Menggunakan Metode Klasifikasi Naive Bayes
Authors: Surniandari Artika , Rachmi Hilda , Widiastuti Lisda
Published: March 2022

The effort to reduce poverty, it is hoped that the economic growth of a region can be spread evenly. To equalize the economic level of its citizens, local governments provide many opportunities for their citizens to get help or subsidies and even help open businesses so that the welfare of their citizens can be improved. The availability of accurate and sustainable citizens' economic status data is one of the important instruments for evaluating government policies in alleviating poverty by distributing targeted aid. Therefore, this study will conduct a classification based on data from citizens with low economic levels obtained from Pasar Babakan Sub-district, Bogor. The data used in this study is the data of underprivileged residents who are in Pasar Babakan Sub-district Bogor using data mining techniques. The training data are taken from 214 citizens that has a category of underprivileged citizens with attributes used in the classification of income per day, occupation and number of dependents. The test results using the Naive Bayes Classifier method produce 100% accuracy including the excellent category with 100% precision and 100% recall.
City and place identity in SIP Suzhou: Re-learning forgotten lessons from modern western urban design theory
Authors: PERNICE Dr. Raffaele
Published: March 2022

The impressive urban growth of China in the last few decades has been largely based on a sustained and state-sponsored economic development which by financing infrastructure development, fostering industrial and manufacturing production, and promoting an aggressive campaign to modernize the country, has deliberately pursued economic and social policies aimed at concentrating activities and people and reshaping and redesign many urban areas of the cities, with the result that the urban landscapes are changing rapidly, with mixed results, but at the cost of neglecting the safeguarding of the genuine spirit and still valuable features of the local places. Reflecting on the recent urban transformation in Suzhou, the paper intends to stress the importance of re-learning the lessons taught by a few highly influential architects and planners, and how the rediscovery of their theses and principles could be a precious resource to look at in order to initiate a different discourse on the design of vibrant, meaningful and beautiful urban spaces more in tune with the local identity.
A Framework for Virtual Co-Urban Design
Authors: CHOWDHURY Shuva , SCHNABEL Prof. Marc Aurel
Published: March 2022

Traditionally, professionals’ urban design methods and tools do not allow users to be active in the design process. On the contrary, participatory design processes build the citizen’s capacity of traditionally omitted city building procedures. The participants act as individual actors in the participatory design process, and a social hierarchy exists among them. The visual information adheres to the design artefacts used in the process stay in assumptions and leads to an unsolved conclusion with an expense of time. The article argues that immersive virtual reality equipped with producing instantaneous design artefacts and design engagement set-up brings conclusion at the early stage of an urban design process. The design task, the perceptual understanding of the virtual environment and the feeling of affiliation are the catalysts to keep the flow of the conversation. The design experts set design tasks understanding the capacity of the virtual tools and the need for the design problem. The paper presents a conceptual framework to develop a virtual tool based on participatory mindsets and principles experimented with earlier. It discusses how virtual media leverage citizens of a neighbourhood in the design process. In the end, the article puts light on the scope of using collaborative virtual reality tools on a shared understanding of collective design discussion in regenerating and developing urban spaces.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF AN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIAL BUILDING USING MS PROJECT AND PRIMAVERA
Authors: Riyaz Rasikh , Sachar Anuj , Singla Sandeep
Published: March 2022

For successful completion of a project two most important factors are planning and scheduling. The construction industry requires precise planning and management that can help completing a project on given timelines and allow for the full implementation of controlled cost, time and resources. Due to increasing workloads and declining resources the construction management industry has acquired new technologies that help to manage and organize the project more easily. The Project management software is used as a management and planning tool that helps industries grow faster. There are various software available in the market like Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, etc. Good planning and project management may be done with the help of these tools. Primavera makes it simple to compare the projected progress of construction work with the actual progress of construction activity. Primavera P6, includes recording, collection, monitoring, managing and reporting projectrelated information. In this study project management and monitoring can be done and the causes of delays can be identified.
APPLICATION OF FUZZY LOGIC IN PREDICTION OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Authors: Maraj Dr. Elda , Kuka Prof.(Dr) Shkelqim
Published: March 2022

Prediction of traffic accidents has an important meaning in improving of road safety. Models of traffic accidents prediction can help for finding accident causes and to reduce the number of accidents. The purpose of this paper is to build a fuzzy logic model for prediction of traffic accidents in Albania. In this model are used six input parameters: annual average daily traffic (AADT), road width (rw), speed (sp) defined as the distance per unit of time, number of minor access (ma) along the street over the length of the street in kilometers, road surface condition as percentage (pm), and the percentile of sign per kilometers of road (sj). The output of the model is the annual all accidents (AAA) that is defined as the number of all accidents occurring on the road in a defined time interval of a day per kilometer length of road. This model is applied for seven roads in Albania. The results are discussed and taken the main conclusions of this paper. Here fuzzy logic toolbox of MATLAB is used.
Assessments of ecological health using soil algae diversity in Jargalant-Tain pass, Bogdkhan mountain
Authors: Tsegmid Bukhchuluun
Published: March 2022

This study is the first of its kind in Mongolia to make an ecological health assessment of birch forest, based on the composition of soil algae species. The Chlorophyta consisted of 54.5 percent of the total algae species. In Jargalant-Tain pass, Bogdkhan Mountain, the ground of the birch forest is drying up. Deterioration of forest soil ecology and the onset of aridity indicate the process of deforestation. Therefore, reforestation is urgently needed.
Concepciones dinámicas y estáticas del infinito: procesos continuos y sus totalidades
Authors: Villabona Millán Diana , Roa Fuentes Solange , Oktaç Asuman
Published: March 2022

El estudio del infinito en matemática educativa desde una perspectiva cognitiva se ha centrado en analizar el infinito potencial y actual. A partir de la teoría APOE (Acción, Proceso, Objeto, Esquema), esta noción se ha explicado en términos de procesos iterativos infinitos y objetos trascendentes, respectivamente. En este artículo se presenta una descomposición genética, que sustenta el diseño de dos problemas relacionados con la recta tangente a una curva, en el que se toman en consideración los aspectos dinámicos y estáticos del infinito. A través de una entrevista realizada a un profesor universitario, se presenta evidencia de Totalidad, una posible nueva estructura que permite que el individuo conciba un Proceso como un todo, aunque no pueda aplicar Acciones sobre ella.
Body sway characteristics during static upright position following systematic balance training in older adults
Authors: Kubica Jadwiga , Szymura Jadwiga , Pera Joanna
Published: March 2022

Objective: The purpose of the work was to establish whether systematic balance training of moderate intensity influences postural control measurements in older adults.

Methods: Seventy-nine healthy older adults (mean age 65.33 ±3.83 years) were randomly divided into 3 groups: classic balance training (CBT, n=32, mean age 66.03 ±3.19 years), virtual reality balance training (VBT, n=16, mean age 65.31 ±3.46 years), and control (CON, n=31, mean age 64.61 ±4.54 years). Postural control was measured at inclusion, and after completion of the 12 weeks training cycle or—CON—with an interval of 12 weeks.

Results: The study revealed that both forms of applied BT caused significant changes in the examined parameters assessing balance. CBT improved reduced trunk deflection in the test with closed eyes condition, while in the VBT group, improvement was noted mainly regarding parameters assessing static balance with open eyes.
The efficacy of video components used in the online education of healthcare students
Authors: Asanova Binnaz , Albert Mariana , Gagova Petranca , Maslarov Dimitar
Published: March 2022

Background: In healthcare education, practical learning and the application of knowledge are crucial for establishing professional skills and abilities. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the practical form of education in medical schools faced great challenges, which resulted in the adoption of new digital teaching methods that allowed for distant learning. In our academic programs, video lessons were widely used and proved successful in terms of practical education. With the assistance of video materials and digital technologies, we were able to ensure a better visualization of resources and provide a space for developing professional habits and skills.
Aim of the study: To determine the extent to which this new e-learning process was effective with regards to gaining practical knowledge and how it was perceived by the students.
Material and Methods: We carried out quantitative research among students who received both forms of education – in-person and online. Data was collected via a survey, where the students shared their views about the efficacy of the teaching methods on their practical education and their evaluations of the online learning. The results were based on the mathematical-statistical method.
Results: Overall, the students had a positive response towards the digital learning approach and 44% of them felt more motivated to study. Despite these findings, approximately three-quarters of the students (74%) believed that practical training should not be performed entirely via video materials.
Conclusions: The implementation of video components presents opportunities for practical training to be flexible, adaptive and stable given that the accompanying changes, challenges and problems are analyzed, comprehended, and solved.
Dowodzenie na szczeblu eskadry i grupy zadaniowej lotnictwa wojsk lądowych
Authors: Lubiejewski Sylwester
Published: March 2022

W artykule przedstawiono sposób zorganizowania eskadr i grup zadaniowych lotnictwa wojsk lądowych. Przeanalizowano procedury dowodzenia na szczeblu eskadry oraz grupy zadaniowej lotnictwa wojsk lądowych w aspekcie ich funkcjonalności (zidentyfikowania obszarów wymagających uzupełnienia i udoskonalenia). Omówiono także model procesu dowodzenia oraz dokumenty na szczeblu eskadry i grupy zadaniowej lotnictwa wojsk lądowych niezbędne do wykonywania zadań na polu walki.
Motywacja utalentowanych żołnierzy zawodowych a system motywacyjny
w Wojsku Polskim na przykładzie sił powietrznych
Authors: Zielińska Małgorzata
Published: March 2022

Artykuł dotyczy problematyki motywacji, systemu motywacyjnego oraz wymiarów motywacji w polskich siłach powietrznych. Autorka analizuje wyniki własnych badań, które przeprowadziła w dwóch jednostkach lotniczych – 1 i 2 Skrzydle Lotnictwa Taktycznego – w okresie od maja do lipca 2015 roku. Uczestniczyło w nich 213 utalentowanych żołnierzy zawodowych. Z badań tych wynika, że właściwe procesy motywacyjne wykorzystywane w strategiach wojskowych wpływają na postawy i zachowania żołnierzy w trakcie wypełniania przez nich obowiązków służbowych oraz na ich wszechstronny rozwój osobisty. Głównym elementem motywowania jest kształtowanie talentów zgodnie z oczekiwaniami człowieka, jego systemem wartości i samorozwoju. Przez motywowanie należy rozumieć ukierunkowanie zachowań człowieka na gotowość do podejmowania działań, zwłaszcza w warunkach ekstremalnych, w jakich niejednokrotnie działają żołnierze wojsk elitarnych.
The Use of Anticonvulsant Adjuncts to Treat Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Older Adults
Authors: Montgomery Stefanie , Dahri Karen , Rayani Kaveh , Kwok Jacqueline , Chan Peter
Published: March 2022

Background 
We evaluated the prescribing practices of anticonvulsant (AC) adjuncts to benzodiazepines in managing Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS). We also examined the prescription of relapse prevention agents for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and adverse events related to AWS treatment. 
Methods 
Records were reviewed retrospectively pertaining to medically ill adults aged 60 and above with AWS and admitted to a medicine or hospitalist unit of a Canadian centre between June 2013 and June 2018. Duration and dosing of benzodiazepine, dosing and type of AC and AUD agent, and adverse events were collected. A multivariable regression model was employed. 
Results 
83 encounters were included in the study and 28 were prescribed an AC. The amount and duration of benzodiazepine administered were not statistically different between the benzodiazepine only and the AC adjunct groups, once severe AWS complications were accounted for. Five new prescriptions of traditional AUD agents were provided on discharge. No AC-associated adverse events occurred. 
Conclusions 
AC adjuncts for AWS did not decrease the amount of benzodiazepine administered nor shorten the duration of treatment. Their routine use is not supported by our findings. Our study highlights a missed opportunity for AUD agents to be prescribed during hospitalization.
Niederschwellige Vergangenheit, komplexe Gegenwart
Authors: Dierker Thomas
Published: March 2022

Konzept und Begriff des »Sozialmanagements« waren vor fünfzig Jahren für viele ein rotes Tuch. Management galt in den 1970er-Jahren für manche in der Sozialen Arbeit in der Sozialen Arbeit als kapitalistisches Element und eher als Problem denn als Lösung. Die Implementierung von Managementmethoden in Organisationen des sozialen Sektors war deshalb ein steiniger Weg. Albrecht Müller-Schöll und Manfred Priepke haben ihn vor fünfzig Jahren als Erste geebnet. Und heute zeigt es sich: Sie waren erfolgreich, meint Thomas Dierker vom Management Center Innsbruck.
Das Engagement-Konstrukt
Authors: Klumbies Aristid
Published: March 2022

This book offers the most comprehensive analysis of the ‘engagement’ construct to date. It shows how companies and organisations can trigger stronger engagement among customers, employees and investors. In a globalised world, successful relationship management is essential, and the engagement of key stakeholders is the basis for this. Engagement creates trusting interactions and deep relationships. This book discusses a concrete engagement process as well as the causes and consequences of higher engagement for companies. Follow the four steps of the engagement process to inspire your customers, employees and investors to commit themselves even more to your company!
Teaching and learning considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Supporting multimodal student learning preferences
Authors:   Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, South Africa, Ally F , Pillay D J ,   Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, South Africa, Govender N ,   Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
Published: March 2022

Background. The advent of COVID‐19 and the subsequent national lockdown has catapulted higher education institutions into emergency remote teaching (ERT). A principal challenge in this shift is the ability to stimulate student interest towards engagement with, and retention of, course content. The creation of teaching and learning (T&L) resources and activities using a combination of the visual, aural, read/write and kinaesthetic (VARK) modes is fundamental in ensuring student engagement. Objectives. To determine the learning style profiles of undergraduate students and to explore how student learning profiles may be incorporated in T&L approaches during ERT. Methods. This descriptive study profiles the learning preferences of undergraduate students in a health science faculty using the VARK questionnaire. The study further outlines modifications in T&L implemented to support the varied learning preferences during the COVID‐19 ERT response. Results. Our findings demonstrate that the majority of our students have a multimodal learning preference, with the kinaesthetic modality being the most preferred. Voice‐over PowerPoint presentations with transitioning images, and audio files, supported the visual and aural learners through asynchronous engagement. Additionally, online discussion forums and applied projects (such as theme park designs) enhanced asynchronous learning by stimulating the visual, read/write and kinaesthetic preferences, respectively. Microsoft Team sessions with PowerPoint presentations supported visual and aural learning preferences through synchronous engagement. Conclusions. Rethinking traditional T&L approaches towards supporting the diverse student learning preferences is critical in student‐centred T&L amidst the many challenges that ERT has precipitated. Academics need to be dynamic in their T&L approaches and intuitive in their awareness of how subject content may be modified/enhanced in the ERT environment.
An innovative educational strategy for learning and teaching clinical skills during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors:   School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Nyoni C N , Fichardt A E ,   School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, Botma Y ,   School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Published: March 2022

Background. Educational institutions were compelled to adapt their educational strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The innovation of boot camps as a strategy for learning and teaching clinical skills was applied by a school of nursing immediately after the hard lockdown in South Africa. Objectives. To describe the outcomes of implementing an innovative educational strategy for the learning and teaching of clinical skills in an undergraduate nursing programme. Methods. The study comprised a parallel convergent mixed-methods design. Qualitative data were collected from educators (n=7) involved with the boot camps, while the quantitative data comprised module evaluations by 219 students and summative practical assessment scores. Thematic analysis through an inductive approach was applied for the qualitative data, while central tendency and frequencies were used to analyse the quantitative data. Results. Three themes emerged from the narrative data, i.e. rationalising the boot camps, executing the boot camps and learning from the boot camps. Quantitative data support each of the themes. The boot camps appeared to have been appreciated as an emergency innovative educational strategy, with improved student assessment outcomes. Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic forced education institutions to adopt a variety of innovative educational strategies. Boot camps appear to have positively influenced the learning and teaching of clinical skills at a school of nursing. There is a need for robust longitudinal research evaluating the long-term effect of such innovative educational strategies.
Procesos de transporte en las asociaciones de ostrácodos del Jurásico Inferior de la Cordillera Ibérica, España
Authors: Arias Carmen
Published: March 2022

El estado de conservación, el número de valvas de tamaño y menor (relación entre valvas izquierdas/derechas), la estructura de la población (representación de los diferentes estadios de crecimiento juveniles/adultos) y el grado de desarticulación de los caparazones (relación entre el número de caparazones y valvas) han servido como criterios, en algunos estudios de paleoecología de ostracodos. para conocer la influencia de algunos procesos físicos asociados con el transporte. Con el propósito de determinar la influencia de este mecanisrno de alteración tafonóinica, se han estudiado las asociaciones de ostrácodos de edad Pliensbachiense Superior y Toarciense Inferior en ocho secciones situadas en la Cordillera Ibérica, nordeste de España. Comprendiendo cómo se han generado varios carcacteres tafonóinicos (estructura de la población, relación valvas izquierdas/valvas derechas y juveniles/adultos), se pueden establecer algunas consideraciones acerca de diversas variables paleoambientales (como la tasa de sedimentación, la batimetría, etc.).
Elementos postcraneanos de Cynognathus (Synapsida-Cynodontia) del Triasico Inferior de la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina. Consideraciones sobre la morfologfa del humero en cinodontes
Authors: Abdala Fernando
Published: March 2022

Se describe una vertebra y un humero derecho asociados a un craneo de Cynognathus del Triasico Inferior de Argentina. La vertebra posiblemente corresponde a un elemento torácico anterior, presentando el canal neural muy desarrollado y la espina neural inclinada aproximadamente 35° con respecto a la vertical. El húmero es alargado y expandido en sus extremos, con la cabeza poco delimitada. No se observa el foramen ectepicondilar. Se compara el húmero con el elemento fragmentario del ejemplar tipo de Cynognathus crateronotus Seeley y con elementos completos asignados con dudas al género. Estos últimos muestran diferencias marcadas en las proporciones de las extremidades proximales y distales y en el desarrollo longitudinal de la cresta deltopectoral con respecto al ejemplar sudamericano. Se considera que estos últimos no corresponderían a Cynognathus, siendo mas próximos a la morfología del húmero de Diademodon. Se realiza una comparación de los humeros de distintos grupos de cinodontes presentándose un patrón general para el grupo. Sin embargo, se reportan dos morfologías diferentes de húmero y algunas variantes presentes en distintos grupos de cinodontes. Finalmente se compara el patrón general del húmero de cinodontes con el de diferentes grupos de mamíferos, desde morganucodóntidos a marsupiales (particularmente Didelphis).
Conodontos del frasniese superior y frameniense inferior de la formación cardaño (unidad del cildar-montó, dominio palentino, zona cantábrica)
Authors: Sanz-López Javier , García-López Susana , Montesinos López José Román
Published: March 2022

Se describe la sucesión de conodontos del Devónico Superior en torno al límite Franiense-Fameniense en dos secciones del Dominio Palentino (Unidad del Gildar-Montó). Se discuten sus implicaciones estratigráficas con respecto a las muestras aisladas del Frasniense superior referidas en la bibliografía sobre la Formación Cardaño en diferentes localidades de dicho dominio. Los comodontos del Fameniense tienen un gran interés por ser los primeros atributos a la Zona de Palmatolepis triangularis en la zona Cantábrica. Además, estos conodontos se encuentran en un horizonte con el primer registro de ammoideos del genero Falcitornoceras. Se discuten las diferencias entre las biofacies de conodontos obtenidas para el Frasniense y el Fameniense
Nueva especie de tabulado del Dévonico Inferior de Argentina
Authors: Fernández-Martínez Esperanza , Plusquellec Yves , Tourneur Francis , Herrera toledo Zarela Angelica
Published: March 2022

Se describe una nueva especie de coral tabulado, Parastritapora sanjuanmina, procedente de dos localidades situadas en la zona sur de la Precordillera Argentina. El material estudiado procede de varios niveles carbonatados situados en la base de la Fm Talcasto cuya edad es Lochkoiviense inferior. La nueva especie se asigna un género Parastriatopora y está caracterizada por la presencia de una zona axial reducida, constituida por un escaso número de coralitas y por el importante desarrrollo de un reborde periférico compacto en las ramas maduras. Externamente, las ramas muestran cálices ornamentados por entre ocho y doce crestas separadas por ocho depresiones puntiformes.
La caza del muflón (Ovis antiqua Pommerol, 1879) en el Pleistoceno Medio de los Pirineos: el ejemplo de la Cueva de l'Aragó (Tautavel, Francia)
Authors: Monchot Hervé
Published: March 2022

La cueva de l'Aragó (Tautavel, Pirineos-Orientales, Francia) es uno de los yacimientos más importantes del Pleistoceno Medio de Europa occidental. Entre los numerosos restos faunísticos recuperados destaca una especie por su notable rareza y su originalidad: el muflón antiguo. Son particularmente abundantes en los niveles F (NMI = 83) y G (NMI = 42). Siguiendo el metodo de Payne, se encuentra que la mayor parte de Ovis antiqua son individuos adultos. También se ha realizado una estimación del peso de la población utilizando dos métodos. El primero está basado sobre la superficie oclusal del primer molar inferior y el segundo en la morfología del astragalo. La frecuencia de las partes esqueléticas muestra una buena correlación con la densidad ósea y parece indicar que la frecuencia de los restos es más el resultado de una conservación diferencial que debido a transporte medido por IUGM. Por otra parte, la actividad de carnívoros (marcas de masticación) sobre el conjunto de huesos del muflón es débil. Las fracturas de los huesos largos y las marcas de descarnado permiten seguir las principales etapas del aprovechamiento alimenticio del muflón. Todos estos analisis muestran una explotación intensiva de estos animales por parte de los homínidos y permiten plantear la hipótesis del hombre cazador en Jugar del hombre carroñero.
Early appearance of larger foraminifera supposedly characteristic for late Eocene in the Igualada basin, NE Spain
Authors: Romero Josep , Hottinger Lukas , Caus Gracia Esmeralda
Published: March 2022

The redescovery and exact location of Biplanisipira and abundant, free Pellatispira on the slopes of Puig Aguilera in the Igualada basin triggers the disscusion about the age of the first apperance of so many other genera considered  so far as restricted to the Priabonian. In the Igualada basin, Biplanispira, Pellatisipira, Heterostegina reticulate and Silvestriella are found together with the other, larger foraminifera considered older than Priabonian. i.e. with Nummulites ptukhiani, Assilina schwageri and A. roselli. These latter species belong to lineages known to evolve constinuously from Lutetian to Pirabonian. The three representatives of the phyia concurrently indicate a Bartonian age of sediments yielding Pellatispira and its associates.
Los vertebrados de la Formación Santa Cruz (Mioceno Inferior-Medio) en el extremo sureste de la Patagonia y su significado paleoecológico
Authors: Tauber Adan
Published: March 2022

La Formación Santa Cruz es una de las unidades estratigraficas con mayor cantidad y diversidad de vertebrados fósiles continentales de America del Sur. Se ha hecho una interpretación paleoecológica mediante la localización de 23 niveles fosilíferos, 21 de los cuales tienen restos de vertebrados determinables a nivel específico, y empleando el registro de 64 especies incluidas en 45 generos, 26 familias y 12 órdenes, representados por anfibios, aves y principalmente mamíferos. La distribución de los taxones indicadores de condiciones cálidas y húmedas y la presencia de bosques se registraron sólo en los niveles fosilíferos inferiores del Miembro Estancia La Costa (Microbiotheria, Primates, Echimyidae y Erethizontidae). En los niveles más bajos del Miembro Estancia Angelina se registró la presencia de un Octodontidae. La principal conclusión es que durante la acumulación de la Formación Santa Cruz, se produjo un deterioro climático, especialmente en el grado de húmedad, que controló el paleoambiente sedimentario y el tipo de fauna.
Yacimientos con insectos fósiles en España
Authors: Peñalver Enrique , Martínez-Delclòs Xavier , Arillo Antonio
Published: March 2022

Este artfculo es una puesta al día de los yacimientos con insectos fósiles en España, algunos de los cuales son inéditos. Todos se presentan ordenados de acuerdo con su edad geológica. Para cada yacimiento se incluye una relación taxonómica de los insectos citados en la bibliografía. En España no existen muchos yacimientos con insectos fósiles y sólo se ha estudiado con detalle un pequeño número de ellos. La mayoría de las 41 localidades conocidas estan todavía par muestrear ya que únicamente han proporcionado algunos ejemplares aislados. De hecho, únicamente en once yacimientos ya habían sido citados insectos fósiles en la bibliografía con anterioridad a la decada de los 80. En la actualidad, los estudios paleoentomológicos prácticamente se centran en el Cretácico y en el Neógeno. Los yacimientos en conjunto se localizan en varios tipos de substratos: en carbón, en calizas litográficas, en ritmitas bituminosas, en diatomitas, en nódulos calcáreos y en ámbar. En cuanto al tipo de restos que se hallan, comprenden restos directos (individuos completos o partes desarticuladas) y una amplia muestra icnológica -ya sean galerías o nidos en substrato inorgánico (sedimentos) u originalmente en substraoa orgánico (hojas o troncos). Geográficamente los yacimientos se concentran en su mayoría en la parte norte y este de la Península Ibérica.
Recensión. Brenchley, P.J. y Harper, D.A.T. 1998. Palaeoecology: Ecosystems, environments and evolution. Chapman & Hall, Londres.
Authors: Melendez Hevia Guillermo
Published: March 2022

Desde la publicación del primer manual "universal" de Paleoecología por Ager (1963) esta rama de la Paleontología ha seguido un discurrir emergente y en lenta diversificación en la comunidad científica, como corresponde a una disciplina en progresiva expansión. El libro recientemente aparecido de Patrick J. Brenchley y David A.T. Harper, "Palaeoecology: Ecosystems, environments and Evolution" continua en esta misma línea de ofrecer una visión general tanto de! amplio campo de estudio de la Paleoecología como de las distintas disciplinas que esta comprende y de los métodos con los que se abordan estos estudios. En diez grandes apartados y a lo largo de casi cuatrocientas páginas, la obra desarrolla la mayor parte de las materias que pueden considerarse "clásicas" o fundamentales en Paleoecología.
Pisadas fósiles de mamíferos en el Mioceno Superior de la Hoya de la Sima (Jumilla, Murcia. España)
Authors: Pérez-Lorente Félix , Serrano Francisco , Rodríguez Estrella Tomás , Mancheño Jiménez Miguel Ángel , Romero Mariela
Published: March 2022

En la cuenca terciaria de Jumilla-Ontur (Murcia) se ban encontrado huellas de mamífero fosilizadas en depósitos yesfíeros aflorantes en una cantera antigua. El estudio de las mismas ha permitido distinguir huellas de Hippipeda y Megapecoripeda dejadas por grupos de équidos y de pecorinos, de comportamiento gregario, ademas de pisadas aisladas de Carnivoripeda y de Proboscipeda. La microfauna encontrada en los niveles infrayacentes es de la base del Tortoniense superior, y de carácter marino. El paso de condiciones marinas a continentales en la zona pudo estar relacionado con la Crisis messiniense
Hollinéllidos del Moscoviense Superior (Carbonífero) del este de Asturias (n de España)
Authors: Sánchez de Posada Luis Sánchez de Posada Carlos , Bless Martin J. M.
Published: March 2022

En las proximidades de Hontoria (Llanes, Asturias) aflora una potente sucesión (de aproximadamente 1.500 m de potencia) en facies casí exclusivamente calcárea, que incluye materiales cuya edad esta comprendida entre el Turnesiense y el Moscoviense Superior (tramos equivalentes al Horizonte de Myachkovo) y que usualmente es conocida como sección de la Playa de la Huelga. Por su exposición, espesor de materiales propios de regimen de plataforma carbonatada y abundancia de restos fósiles en algunos niveles, esta sucesión merece atención especial. En diversos tramos se han descrito restos pertenecientes a distintos grupos fósiles: foraminíferos, corales, braquiópodos y bivalvos, que, en conjunto, son más abundantes en la parte alta. La disolución mediante acidos fórmico y acético de varios kilogramos de caliza permitió obtener una variadísima fauna de ostrácodos, que esta siendo estudiada por el primer autor y que probablemente está integrada por más de una cincuentena de especies pertenecientes, entre otros, a los géneros Kirkbya, Coronakirkbya, Amphissires, Roundyella, Bairdia, Bohlenaria, Acratia, Acantoscapha y Bairdiacypris. Entre ellas destacan tres especies del género Hollinella Coryell, 1928. Una, conocida ya en niveles más bajos de la propia Zona Cantábrica, está relacionada con Hollinella (Hollinella) bassleri (Knight, 1928), ampliamente representada en el Carbonífero de los Estados Unidos de N America; otra, descrita aquí como Hollinella (H.) llanisca n. sp., parece estar relacionada con Hollinella (H.) crisrinae Bless, 1965 y Hollinella (H.) dentara Coryell, 1928 y, finalmente, la tercera, Hollinella (Truyolsella) truyolsi n. subgen., n. sp., presenta una configuración de las estructuras adventrales desconocida hasta el momento en el género, lo que nos induce a considerarla como especie tipo de un nuevo subgenero. En conjunto, las tres especies descritas en este trabajo muestran considerables semejanzas con !as especies de Hollinella descritas por Fohrer en el Gzheliense de los Alpes Cárnicos.
Revisión de "Mytilus vilanovae" Landerer (Bivalvo cretácico)
Authors: Calzada Sebastian , Urquiola Mar
Published: March 2022

A partir de nuevos ejemplares, se revisa la especie "Mytilus vilanovae" Landerer, sugeriéndose su edad bedouliense (Aptiense inferior) y una nueva asignación genérica (Musculus).
Evolución de la distribución de los foraminíferos bentónicos en un medio contaminado: el estuario del río Odiel (Huelva, SO de Espana).
Authors: Gonzalez-Regalado María Luz , Ruiz-Muñoz Francisco , Borrego Flores José
Published: March 2022

El estudio de los foraminiferos bentónicos del estuario del río Odiel (SO Espana) pemite determinar el impacto de algunos factores naturales (hidrodinamica) y antrópicos (contaminación metalica y dragado) en las poblaciones de estos organismos. En el canal principal del estuario alto, la coincidencia de una fuerte hidrodinamica, una textura gruesa de los sedimentos, alta polución y pH ácido ha provocado la desaparición de estos protistas. En el estuario bajo y marino, pueden distinguirse 2 sectores: el canal principal, sin fauna debido a la altísima contaminación y el dragado permanente de la desembocadura del río; y el sector de Punta Umbría, con menos polución y una importante diversidad. En esta zona, el numero de especies e individuos ha disminuido debido a cambios en los procesos sedimentarios.