bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Comparative Study of Constructivist and Traditional Methods of Teaching Science to Grade V, Primary Level Public School of District Korangi, Karachi
Authors: Tabassum raza  , Saima Mehmood  , Salma Channa  , Nasim Abdul Karim
Published: November 2023

Constructivist teaching approach is beneficial for effective and long-lasting learning of students especially in young children. The current study was conducted to identify the effect of constructivist teaching approach on fifth-grade students’ science achievement. Convenient sampling technique was used to select 30 fifth grade students at a public primary school in district Korangi, Karachi. Data was collected with a self made test. SPSS software was used to analyze the data collected from respondents. Experimental pre-test post-test design was used to check the effectiveness of constructivist teaching approach on students’ achievement in science subject. The results illustrated that constructivist teaching approach improved students’ achievement in science. In order to have effective learning for students there is a need to transform the old style of teaching into an innovative and constructive one. Therefore, the researcher utilized activity-based learning approach to foster the students’ learning. Two-way communication between a teacher and the students provides a baseline for activity-based learning. The findings of the current study highlighted the importance of innovating teaching methodology like activity-based learning that significantly proves beneficial in improving the students’ science achievements. It also reflected that the activity-based teaching methodology helped the students perform better than the students who taught with traditional methods.
A Cultural Study of Aagha Hashar Kashmiri's Dramas
Authors: Muhammad Ahmed Awan  , Abdul Khalique
Published: November 2023

Culture is a collection of national traditions, lifestyles, ethics, literature, arts, dialects, languages, social systems and other factors that are common to the people of a particular region or nation. Culture is the identity of a country, region or nationality. Cultural elements bring any work of art closer to reality. Agha Hashar has also presented the civilization and culture of the sub-continent in his plays, from which his plays are known as the main part of Urdu literature, as if in this way he secured that era. At that time, the Mughal culture was in decline, but its effects on Indian civilization are significant. Agha Hashar's plays reflect the decadent Mughal civilization as well as Western civilization as he adapted English plays into Urdu language by giving them an Indian look. For this reason, there is a special kind of Ganga Jamni in his plays, which can be estimated by studying his plays. Through these plays, he not only preserved the culture and civilization of the subcontinent, but also used the words of different languages ​​in his plays. It is as if these plays are a milestone in the interpretation and publication of Urdu dramatization, by reading them, one is aware of the historical, cultural, intellectual and linguistic consciousness of a certain era.
A formação nos doutoramentos em artes na região norte do Brasil: panorama e desafios na/da Amazônia
Authors: Baptaglin Leila Adriana , Oliveira Floralice Barreto
Published: November 2023

Esta investigação buscou compreender os desafios e abordagens do/no contexto do doutoramento em Artes na região norte do Brasil. Para isso foi realizada uma investigação de abordagem qualitativa – a partir de um estudo documental no Portal da CAPES-Sucupira; no Catálogo de Teses e Dissertações da CAPES; e, nos portais dos Programas strictu sensu das Instituições de Ensino Superior Públicas Federais (IESPF) da Região Norte com programas na área de Artes. A partir disso foram analisadas 15 teses defendidas entre 2019-2021 no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Artes – UFPA. Para a análise elaboramos 3 categorias: 1-Sujeito/Objeto de investigação; 2 - Metodologia; 3 - Conceitos/Autores. Como consideração, evidenciamos que na região Norte há poucos Programas resultando em parcos recursos humanos formados e inúmeras formas de acessar o conhecimento, invisibilizados. No entanto, as discussões que estão sendo acionadas no doutoramento em Artes é bastante ampla e tem abordado as quatro linguagens do campo das Artes.
“Vale uma foto?”: crianças e seus olhares sobre cidades do interior paulista por meio da fotografia e de exposições fotográficas
Authors: Cordeiro Ana Paula , Araujo Luciana Aparecida de , Anjos Cleriston Izidro dos
Published: November 2023

Mediante revisão de literatura e trabalho de campo, este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar algumas considerações relacionadas às temáticas das crianças, suas percepções sobre as cidades e espaços urbanos por meio da formação estética e da Arte. A partir de trabalhos realizados no campo da Arte, mais precisamente da fotografia, aborda questões voltadas aos espaços urbanos, suas peculiaridades, as possibilidades de experiências estéticas e sociais e o olhar das crianças para o que tais espaços oferecem. Apresenta registros de experiências ligadas ao campo da fotografia, as percepções das crianças em relação às imagens e a espaços urbanos, por meio de saídas fotográficas e visitas a exposições de fotografia. Com essa discussão, pretende-se demostrar que, por meio da Arte e da formação estética, é possível pensar as cidades e espaços urbanos como locais mais passíveis de humanização, de um “habitar” mais saudável, para além das meras necessidades de produção.
Corpo presente: o desenvolvimento do sensível a partir de ações poéticas e educacionais
Authors: Fonte Nathalia , Siqueira Juliano Reis
Published: November 2023

Este trabalho apresenta algumas ações poéticas e educacionais realizadas entre 2020 e 2022 no projeto de pesquisa ‘Peciar e a Formação do Artista’, na Universidade Estadual de Londrina. A partir da pesquisa de Iniciação Científica Presençausência: a arte e os desafios perceptivos na era digital, relacionamos os impactos negativos das tecnologias digitais na vida humana e o papel da arte em recuperar a dimensão corpórea e sensível na sociedade.  As ações apresentadas do projeto tiveram como referência o trabalho de Joseph Beuys e seu conceito de escultura social (BORER, 2001). Partimos de investigações tridimensionais no sentido de expandir as pesquisas individuais em ações coletivas; com o intuito de uma reconexão com o espaço tátil e com a busca de uma sintonia com a constelação de forças que a escultura coloca em jogo.
Zwang, Konkurrenz, Wert und Marx
Authors: Mokre Patrick
Published: November 2023

Søren Maus "Stummer Zwang" diskutiert die Machtausübung im Kapitalismus anhand einer ausführlichen Übersicht darüber, was Marx und die Marxist:innen dazu zu sagen hatten. Grundlegend fügt er den Kategorien von Gewalt und Ideologie den stummen Zwang der Verhältnisse hinzu, mit dem Marx die Unterwerfung der Reproduktion unter die Produktion meint: Wer nicht in der einen oder anderen Form an der Kapitalakkumulation mitwirkt, hat es schwer, in einer kapitalistischen Gesellschaft überhaupt zu existieren. Was einleuchtend genug klingt, ist Ausgangspunkt und Ergebnis einer inspirierenden Reise durch die marxistische politische Ökonomie, Philosophie, Kritik von Marx' Werk und Gegenargumente. All das schreibt Mau nicht, um Marx besser zu verstehen, sondern den Kapitalismus. Bei aller möglichen Kritik, die so eine umfassende Betrachtung provoziert, können sich Leser:innen genau das erwarten. Besonders für das Verstehen und Modellieren von Konkurrenz, Lieferketten und Ausbeutung verhilft die Diskussion im "Stummen Zwang" zu einem Grundverständnis und dient als Inspiration.
Feministische Ökonomie in Österreich
Authors: Derndorfer Judith , Premrov Tamara , Schultheiß Jana , Witzani-Haim Daniel
Published: November 2023

Die Mainstream-Ökonomie schien in den vergangenen Jahren mehrfach "angezählt". Weder sah sie die Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise 2008 kommen, noch konnte sie in den aktuellen Vielfachkrisen adäquate wirtschafts- und gesellschaftspolitische Lösungen anbieten.Die Feministische Ökonomie hingegen zeichnet sich besonders dadurch aus, die unterschiedlichen Lebensrealitäten aller Menschen zu analysieren und Vorschläge für eine stärker wohlstandsorientierte Wirtschaftspolitik zu unterbreiten. Dennoch hatte sie in der Vergangenheit weder an Universitäten noch in der Politikberatung durchschlagenden Erfolg. In diesem Editorial wollen wir nach einer kurzen Definition von Feministischer Ökonomie erläutern, warum die Wirtschaftswissenschaft nach wie vor eine frauenfeindlicheDisziplin ist, wohin sich die Feministische Ökonomie in Österreich entwickelt und wie eine feministische Perspektive auf Wirtschaftspolitik gelingen kann.
Why Lever Press?
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: November 2023

My next book, tentatively titled Star Trek: Voyager: Critical and Historical Approaches to Ethics, Politics, and the End of the 1990s is now under contract at Lever Press (title definitely needs some work). This, for me, is very exciting. An open-access press with an innovative funding model – so there are no author-facing charges – I am really pleased to be working with Lever.
Connecting to AWS OpenSearch Serverless using Python
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: November 2023

I recently wanted to use ElasticSearch (or OpenSearch as Amazon terms it from the fork) in an AWS environment, using Python. When I tried to connect I got a very painful 403 Forbidden error.
Pre-mechanism for the Swern Oxidation: formation of chlorodimethylsulfonium chloride.
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: November 2023

The Swern oxidation[1] is a class of “activated” dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reaction in which the active species is a chlorodimethylsulfonium chloride salt.
Examples of inverted or hemispherical carbon?
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: November 2023

In previously asking what the largest angle subtended at four-coordinate carbon might be, I noted that as the angle increases beyond 180°, the carbon becomes inverted, or hemispherical (all four ligands in one hemisphere). So what does a search for this situation reveal in the CSD?
Dioxane tetraketone – an ACS molecule of the week with a mystery.
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: November 2023

I have long been fascinated by polymers of either carbon dioxide,† or carbon monoxide, or combinations of both. One such molecule, referred to as dioxane tetraketone when it was featured on the ACS molecule-of-the-week site and also known as the anhydride of oxalic acid, or more formally 1,4-dioxane-2,3,5,6-tetraone, has been speculated upon for more than a century.[1] The history of chemistry has many molecules whose
Unexpected Isomerization of Oxetane-Carboxylic Acids – substrate design.
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: November 2023

Having established a viable model for the unexpected isomerism of oxetane carboxylic acids to lactones[1], and taken a look at a variation in the proton transfer catalyst needed to accomplish the transformation, I now investigate the substrate itself.
Ärger mit dem Online-Händler? Die EU will helfen
Authors: Mey Stefan
Published: November 2023

Eine EU-weite Plattform soll helfen, wenn es zu Streit zwischen Verbrauchern und Online-Händlern kommt. So soll der grenzüberschreitende Online-Einkauf reibungsloser werden. Verbraucherschützer loben die Idee, sind aber noch skeptisch, wie weit sich das freiwillige Modell verbreiten wird. Im Impressum von Onlinehändlern in der EU steht seit Januar 2016 ein unscheinbarer Hinweis.
Erziehungsmedium Youtube, Lob des Loops, Skulpturen im 3D-Druck
Authors: Djordjevic Valie
Published: November 2023

Im  Zeit-Magazin  beschreibt Marin Majica einmal im Monat den Familienalltag mit Kindern und digitalen Kommunikationsmitteln. Aktuell geht es um Youtube und seine Funktion als Erziehungsmedium: „Eine halbe Stunde  Handy gegen eine halbe Stunde mehr Schlaf  , so lautet unser Deal.“ Eltern wissen, was damit gemeint ist.
Urheber-Verträge: Das sagen die Fraktionen im Bundestag zur Reform [Update]
Authors: Steinhau Henry
Published: November 2023

Die Pläne der Bundesregierung zur Reform des Urhebervertragsrechts haben vielfältige Kritik geerntet. Während Grüne und Linke ihre Positionen öffentlich in Stellung bringen, halten sich die Koalitionsfraktionen weitgehend bedeckt. Auch innerhalb der Koalition sind offenbar einzelne Reformpunkte weiterhin umstritten, so beim geplanten Rückruf- und Auskunftsrecht.
Mendeley and Elsevier Donation for 2016
Authors: Zelle Rintze M.
Published: November 2023

For their third straight year, Mendeley and Elsevier have kindly supported the open source Citation Style Language project with a $5000 donation. Donations allow us to hire developers for small projects, purchase materials such as the latest style manuals, and support our style repository maintainers. We’re very grateful for this continuing sponsorship! In July, Carles Pina from Mendeley also updated over 150 CSL styles for Elsevier journals.
Semantic Stars Upon Thars
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: November 2023

To validate is to compute, so indexing metadata for past validation events and caching any detailed payloads can save time and effort. Why index? To search. Why search? To find relevant (“likely valid”), ranked (“more likely valid”) results.
Chasing ever higher bond orders; the strange case of beryllium.
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: November 2023

Ever since the concept of a shared two-electron bond was conjured by Gilbert N. Lewis in 1916,[1] chemists have been fascinated by the related concept of a bond order (the number of such bonds that two atoms can participate in, however a bond is defined) and pushing it ever higher for pairs of like-atoms. Lewis first showed in 1916[1] how two carbon atoms could share two, four or six electrons to achieve a bond order of up to three.
Nicht immer unversöhnlich: Meme und Urheberrecht
Authors: Maier Rike
Published: November 2023

Die Mem-Kultur und das hiesige Urheberrecht scheinen unverträglich, das Fair-Use-Modell der USA gilt als freundlicher gegenüber den Internetphänomenen. Doch hier wie dort lässt sich auch umgekehrt argumentieren, so Rike Maier. Meme gehören dazu. Für viele Nutzer ist es selbstverständlich, die beliebten Bild- oder Videoschnipsel zu verwenden oder neue Varianten zu erschaffen.
Journalistinnen und Hate Speech, Apple Music löscht angeblich Festplatten, Kurzfilm Writer’s Block
Authors: Djordjevic Valie
Published: November 2023

Warum gib es  Hate Speech  ? Wer schreibt die  Hasskommentare  ?  Margarete Stokowski  , Kolumnistin bei Spiegel Online, hat einem ihrer Hater direkt angesprochen und sich sein  Facebook-Profil angeschaut  . Sie verweist außerdem auf eine Untersuchung des britischen  Guardian  von Mitte April, der 70 Millionen Kommentare auf seiner Webseite untersucht hat.
Unexpected Isomerization of Oxetane-Carboxylic Acids – a first look at the mechanism
Authors: Rzepa Henry
Published: November 2023

Derek Lowe’s blog has a recent post entitled A Downside to Oxetane Acids which picks up on a recent article[1] describing how these acids are unexpectedly unstable, isomerising to a lactone at a significant rate without the apparent need for any catalyst. This is important because these types of compound occur frequently in the medicinal chemistry literature.
Papers and Springer Donation
Authors: Zelle Rintze M.
Published: November 2023

Today, with 30 software products using the Citation Style Language (CSL), and a style repository with over 7700 styles, we are excited to announce that Papers and Springer have made a $5000 donation to CSL. Our collaboration with Papers started in 2011, when Papers2 for Mac shipped with CSL-based citation features.
Book Review: Hunt, Gather, Parent
Authors: Wagen Corin
Published: November 2023

“Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth.” –Psalm 127:4 What if our most fundamental assumptions about parenting were wrong? That’s the question that Michaeleen Doucleff’s 2021 book Hunt, Gather, Parent tries to tackle.
Epic worldview of a travel writer Grigorije Božović
Authors: Šljivić Sonja
Published: November 2023

This paper analyzes the poetics of Grigorije Božović's travel literature, focusing on his attitude towards folk traditions in particular. A special emphasis is put on a metaphorical potential of the concept of "epic" in his travelogues, as opposed to Emil Staiger's concept of "epic" as well as other literary genres, mainly folklore. Further analysis encompasses the notion of epic man, the concept of tradition introduced by Thomas Stearns Eliot and it also explores the relationship between tradition and contemporaneity in Grigorije Božović's travel writings.
Milivoje Jovanović (1905 - 1984) associate of the occupiers and/or associate of the Communist party of Yugoslavia: Appendices for the study of biography
Authors: Mirković Ena
Published: November 2023

The paper analyses the biography of Milivoje Jovanović (1905 - 1984), a police officer, who for over 19 years performed various police administrative duties in Belgrade. At the beginning of the Second World War in Yugoslavia, he was the head of the General Police, and after the occupation he accepted collaboration in the new reorganization of the Belgrade City Administration. He was appointed as the head of the Special Police Department, which primarily dealt with the arrests and investigations of communists. He remained in this position until July 1941, after which he was transferred to the Inspector's Department, where he remained until March 1944. A less known fact from his biography is that before and during the Second World War, he helped some communists to avoid punitive raids or freed them from prison sentences. Thanks to the material provided to us by Milivoje Jovanović's family, we have tried to clarify this segment of his work in this article.The research showed that Milivoje Jovanović really had a decisive role in helping some communists, which is why he was spared by OZNA at the end of the war and was not qualified as a "collaborator of the occupiers". However, we should not forget his role and responsibility as a member of the Permanent Commission for the categorization of inmates in the Banjica camp, which sentenced many to death by firing squad. It should also not be forgotten that he was the head of the General Police at the time when the register of Jews was made by order of the Gestapo. For this reason, the role of Milivoje Jovanović during the Second World War is very complex and must not be analysed and evaluated unilaterally.
Editorial review on Vol. 5 No. 2
Authors: Yu Zhonggen
Published: November 2023

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La pintura de gabinete como imagen dialéctica. Un retorno al futuro de la instalación
Authors: Salas Lamamié de Clairac Ramón
Published: November 2023

Walter Benjamin no llegó a definir con claridad el término «imagen dialéctica», pero parece hacer referencia a la configuración de sentido que se produce cuando una imagen histórica alcanza un grado de actualidad superior al que tuvo en su propia época al entrar en una constelación de sentido con otra imagen contemporánea a la que interpela. En este artículo, defenderemos que el género de las pinturas de gabinete puede alcanzar una renovada actualidad al ponerse en relación con la instalación, la forma señera, según Groys, del arte contemporáneo. En esa imagen dialéctica, las pinturas de gabinete matizan su aspecto contrareformista, mientras la instalación encuentra una genealogía que le da sentido histórico a su dialéctica con la iconoclastia modernista.
María Luisa Gabriela de Saboya as the Woman of the Apocalypse: Ceremony, Oratory, and Millenarianism in New Spain, 1701-1714
Authors: Ramos Frances L.
Published: November 2023

Organizers of public commemorations held in early eighteenth-century New Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession characterized Philip V as a defender of the faith and queen consort Maria Luisa Gabriela de Saboya and crown prince Luis I as agents of providence. An examination of a corpus of sermons given between 1707 and 1710 reveals that orators assured novohispanos that the birth of Luis I of Spain would inaugurate a messianic age, marked by fecundity and prosperity. The queen, moreover, put the rebirth of the empire in motion before her death. As various orators suggested, her role in bringing about a sort of «Bourbon millennium» had been foretold in the Book of Revelation. In cities throughout New Spain, orators characterized the queen as the fecund vehicle of God’s providence, or the Woman of the Apocalypse, a figure associated with the Immaculate Conception. As the mother of Spain’s messiah, the queen assured the prosperous future of the empire.
Reseña de: Baskins, Cristelle L., Hafsids and Habsburgs in the Early Modern Mediterranean. Facing Tunis
Authors: Franco Llopis Borja
Published: November 2023

Reseña de: Baskins, Cristelle L., Hafsids and Habsburgs in the Early Modern Mediterranean. Facing Tunis. Medford, MA, Palgrave MacMillan, 2023. ISBN: 978-3-031-05078-7, 313 pp.
LA PROTECCIÓN PENAL DEL MENOR FRENTE AL AGRESOR EN SUPUESTOS DE VIOLENCIA VICARIA Y DE FEMINICIDIO: LAS REFORMAS DE LA LEY ORGÁNICA 1/2004 DE 28 DE DICIEMBRE Y DEL ART. 140 BIS DEL CÓDIGO PENAL
Authors: Marín de Espinosa Ceballos Elena Blanca
Published: November 2023

El ser madre aumenta el riesgo de sufrir violencia de género porque el agresor utiliza a los menores para dominar y controlar a la mujer. Por ello, esos menores que viven en la violencia también son víctimas directas de violencia de género. En este trabajo se analizan las dos últimas reformas destinadas a la protección de esos menores: la incorporación del concepto de violencia vicaria en el art. 1 de la Ley Orgánica 1/2004 de 28 de diciembre de Medidas de Protección Integral contra la Violencia de Género y la reforma del art. 140 bis del Código Penal para obligar a los Jueces y Tribunales a imponer la pena de privación de la patria potestad en los casos de feminicidios y de violencia vicaria.
Diseño de un modulo de entrenamiento para practicas de electrónica analógica.
Authors: Bautista España Alex David , Lozada Contreras Jefferson David
Published: November 2023

El objetivo del presente trabajo es enfatizar la importancia de la parte experimental para el aprendizaje exitoso de la tecnología y la educación técnica, en el cual se realizará el diseño de módulos didácticos para el desarrollo de prácticas de electrónica utilizando componentes básicos y de bajo costo. La Metodología que se utilizará para el diseño de los módulos de entrenamiento, se basa en la revisión bibliográfica, selección de los temas específicos, software, diseño del hardware, modelado y los conocimientos básicos impartidos en el campo de la electrónica. Resultados: La relación que existe entre la teoría y la práctica permite que los estudiantes y el usuario obtengan una experiencia más realista, lo que les permite resolver de manera más concreta y accionable cualquier situación que se presente en cualquier circuito electrónico. Mediante el uso de herramientas de diseño se puede demostrar que los conocimientos adquiridos son relevantes para los estudiantes. Conclusión:  ya que no existe una estructura fija, se recomienda continuar la investigación utilizando diferentes métodos. El estudio de los diferentes componentes electrónicos proporciona un abanico de opciones que deben ajustarse a las necesidades de la disciplina electrónica. El trabajo aumenta las oportunidades de contribuir a través de la investigación, fomentando la adquisición de conocimientos adicionales.
Teorías de enfermería, un análisis de su aplicabilidad en la investigación a nivel local, regional y nacional.
Authors: Zapata Marisa Alejandra , Mercado Sara Leonor , Agüero Elizabeth Luz
Published: November 2023

Este artículo trata sobre la aplicabilidad de las teorías de enfermería en la investigación a nivel local, regional y nacional durante el período 2018-2019. Se enfoca en tres teóricas de enfermería, Orem, Watson y Leininger, cuya elección se fundamenta en su vinculación con el plan de estudios y el perfil del egresado de la Licenciatura en Enfermería de la Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS). Objetivo: analizar la aplicabilidad de las teorías seleccionadas en las investigaciones de enfermería a nivel local, regional y nacional e identificar los obstáculos o motivaciones percibidas por los docentes en relación a la utilización de dichas teóricas por parte del estudiantado. Metodología: abordaje con enfoque cualitativo, de tipo documental y análisis del discurso, mediante la utilización de dos técnicas de recolección de datos: análisis documental de datos secundarios sobre estudios académicos como son las tesis y los trabajos finales para acceder al título de grado realizados por estudiantes de Enfermería de distintas universidades a nivel local, regional y nacional y entrevista semiestructurada a docentes de la UNS. Los resultados indican que, de los 24 trabajos de investigación seleccionados a nivel local, solo 7 incluyeron a las autoras seleccionadas; 8 a nivel regional y 7 a nivel nacional. Las entrevistas realizadas a docentes revelaron que las teorías no se utilizan en la investigación debido a la creencia de que es innecesario y por la dificultad de su aplicación en el campo de la práctica. En conclusión, el estudio sugiere un déficit en la utilización de las teorías de enfermería seleccionadas a nivel local, regional y nacional. Es necesario ampliar el estudio para investigar el discurso de los docentes en cuanto a la aplicación de este marco epistemológico, tanto en la teoría como en la práctica.
Características de las lesiones no intencionales domésticas en niños entre 5 y 10 años que residen en barrios de Corrientes Capital, 2022
Authors: Fernández Mayra Natalia , Jara Irene Beatriz , Lovatto Romina Susana , Pavón Laura Daiana , Auchter Mónica Cristina , Rott Mirna Lorena
Published: November 2023

Objetivo: caracterizar las lesiones no intencionales domésticas en el hogar en niños de 5 a 10 años en dos barrios de Corrientes, Capital en el primer semestre del año 2022. Metodología: estudio observacional, descriptivo, transversal. Muestreo de tipo consecutivo. La muestra total fue de 185 encuestas aplicadas a los cuidadores principales en un período no mayor a 6 meses. Variables: edad del cuidador; sexo del cuidador; nivel educativo del cuidador principal; edad y sexo de niños/as; lesión no intencional y su frecuencia; circunstancias en que ocurren las lesiones no intencionales y modo de actuación ante el hecho de lesión no intencional. Resultados: grupo etario de los cuidadores principales de los niños/as con lesiones no intencionales fueron los adultos jóvenes (78%), siendo el género predominante el femenino (78%); nivel de instrucción más alto obtenido corresponde al terciario incompleto (28%); los niños de 5 años de edad presentaron más lesiones no intencionales (27%), predominando el género femenino (57%). Las lesiones ocurrieron principalmente cuando se encontraban jugando (58%) y fueron principalmente las escoriaciones (20%); el modo de actuación más utilizado por los cuidadores principales correspondió a realización de primeros auxilios y posterior traslado al hospital (29%). Conclusiones: las lesiones no intencionales domésticas son muy frecuentes, entre ellas excoriaciones, quemaduras y contusiones. No hay grandes variaciones en sus tipos y frecuencias según el barrio en donde viven los infantes afectados. El modo de actuar más utilizado por el cuidador responsable ante estas lesiones son los primeros auxilios y el traslado a un hospital o cuidados en el hogar sin recurrir a un centro sanitario.
Pengaruh Hubungan Pola Makan dengan Status Gizi Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus di Sekolah Luar Biasa Kota Batam
Authors: Mariyana
Published: November 2023

Anak dengan kebutuhan khusus termasuk anak yang mengalami hambatan dalam perkembangan prilakunya. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan pola makan dengan status gizi anak berkebutuhan khusus di SLB  Negeri Kota Batam Tahun 2018. Jenis penelitian ini yang digunakan adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan rancangan penelitian Cross Sectional. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa di SLB Negeri Kota Batam Tahun 2018, yang terdiri dari 197 siswa, dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 66 responden, menggunakan metode simple random sampling. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan September 2018 di SLB Negeri Kota Batam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dari 66 responden yang ada pada saat penelitian sebanyak 40 responden (60.6%) memiliki pola makan kurang, dan 30 responden (45.5%) dengan status gizi normal. Hasil uji statistik dilihat dari nilai p-value 0,000 < (α) 0,05, yang artinya Ha diterima dan Ho ditolak. Maka disimpulkan pada hasil penelitian ini terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pola makan dengan status gizi anak berkebutuhan khusus.
Pengaruh Permainan Fingger Painting Terhadap Perkembangan Motorik Halus pada Anak Prasekolah
Authors: Sari Komala , Fadhilah Umu , Erlina Wati Harahap Yuni
Published: November 2023

Masa usia prasekolah merupakan golden age. Sejak usia dini anak perlu dilatih motorik halus karena keterampilan tangan anak akan berdampak pada perkembangan lainnya seperti bahasa, kemampuan sosial bahkan kepercayaan diri. Intervensi  yang  bisa  dilakukan  untuk  melatih keterampilan motorik halus anak  adalah  dengan  melalui kegiatan finger painting teknik melukis secara langsung dengan jari tangan tanpa menggunkan alat untuk mengembangkan kemampuan motorik halus anak.  Tujuan mengetahui pengaruh permainan fingger painting terhadap perkembangan motorik halus pada anak prasekolah. Metode penelitian menggunakan quasi eksperimen dengan rancangan one group pretest dan posttest without control dengan pendekatan pre dan post finger painting, jumlah populasi 21 anak sebagai sample penelitian dengan teknik total sampling. Instrument perkembangan motorik halus menggunakan formulir DDST. Waktu penelitian bulan Agustus-Oktober 2020 di TK  RA Al Bina Tanjungpinang. Hasil penelitian ada pengaruh permainan fingger painting terhadap perkembangan motorik halus pada anak prasekolah dengan hasil uji statistik ρ Value sebesar 0,001 (<0,05) dengan menggunakan uji analisis Wilcoxon test,. Kesimpulan finger  painting  sebagai  salah  satu  kegiatan  sekolah  yang dapat meningkatkan perkembangan motorik halus anak.
БЮДЖЕТ ТАШКИЛОТЛАРИДА МОЛИЯВИЙ НАЗОРАТ ФАОЛИЯТИ ТАҲЛИЛИ
Authors: Абдурахманов Кахрамон
Published: November 2023

Мақолада бюджет ташкилотларини молиявий назорат таъсири воситасида самарадорлигини ошириш масаласи ўрганилди. Иқтисодчи олимларнинг молиявий назоратга оид тадқиқотлари тадқиқ қилиниб, бюджет ташкилотлари маблағларини мақсадли сарфланишини таъминлашда молиявий назорат органлари фаолияти ўрганилган, таҳлилий амаллар бажарилган, якунида хулосалар шакллантирилган.
“ЎЗБЕКНЕФТГАЗ” АКЦИЯДОРЛИК ЖАМИЯТИ КОРХОНАЛАРИ ИҚТИСОДИЙ ФАОЛИЯТИНИНГ АМАЛДАГИ ҲОЛАТИ
Authors: Рахматуллаев Адҳамхон
Published: November 2023

Мақола "Ўзбекнефтгаз" акциядорлик жамияти корхоналари иқтисодий фаолиятининг амалдаги ҳолатини таҳлил қилади. Ушбу таҳлилда "Ўзбекнефтгаз" жамияти корхоналарининг энергетика секторидаги роли, иқтисодий фаолиятининг амалдаги ҳолати, амалга ошириладиган йўналишлар ва чорак ишловчилари аниқланади.
ЦИФРОВАЯ ТРАНСФОРМАЦИИ ПРЕДПРИЯТИЙ СФЕРЫ УСЛУГ В УСЛОВИЯХ ГЛОБАЛИЗАЦИИ В РЕСПУБЛИКЕ УЗБЕКИСТАН
Authors: Усманходжаева Сурайё
Published: November 2023

В данной статье рассматриваются аспекты развития и влияние цифровой трансформации услуг, что необходимо для развития экономики любой страны в настоящее время, а так же является необходимым условием в для вхождения в список стран с развитым потенциалом, ведь цифровизация на данный момент касается не только экономики, но и всех остальных аспектов нашей жизни в условиях мировой глобализации.
Developing a Traditional Oral Health Education Folktale for Primary School Pupils in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Authors: Ibiyemi Olushola , Ajayi Iyanuoluwa , Babalola Adetola , Giwa Oluwatosin , Oyebode Gbenga , Folakemi Amusa , Ade-davies Ooreoluwa , Fagbule Francis , Okoye Chukwuma
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND: Worldwide oral diseases are a major public health problem among children. Oral health education directed at major aetiological factors such as diet, oral hygiene and dental clinic attendance has helped to reduce the burden of oral diseases in children. Folklore, which includes folktales, puppet shows, dramas, folk music, and dance, appears to be a promising tool that could gain and engage young people's interest. Traditional folktale in school-based health education in Nigeria has not yet undergone much research or evaluation.

AIM: This paper aims to report how a local traditional folktale for oral health education among primary school pupils was developed with a view to providing information on how the folktale can be developed in other languages as well as how other oral health education folktales can be developed.

METHOD: Oral health professionals, linguist and theater arts experts from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, developed a traditional folktale represented on a graphically designed banner (comic strips) for use as an oral health education tool for primary school pupils. Developing the tool involved certain processes which were validated and evaluated at every step. These processes included developing oral health messages on adequate dietary and oral hygiene practices as well as good dental clinic attendance. The messages were used to develop a folktale using improvisation circle method.

RESULTS: A banner of 6 feet by 4 feet containing graphically designed illustrations (comic strips) of the traditional folktale was developed. The message of which was basically diet, oral hygiene and dental clinic attendance instructions aimed at improving the attitude and practice of primary school pupils in Ibadan to oral health. The folktale was primarily developed in English language, the official language in Nigeria, then translated to Yoruba, the indigenous language of the people of Ibadan. Many skills such as team-building, effective communication and leadership were developed from the many phases and meetings required in the development of the folktale.

CONCLUSIONS: The early years are the formative years. Hence developing a tool to improve the oral health education of children using traditional folktale is a valuable and culturally advantageous project which has substantial future potentials.
Prevalence of Dental Caries and Predisposing Factors in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: Arigbede Abiodun , Iruobe Folake
Published: November 2023

Prevalence of Dental Caries and Predisposing Factors in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of

Port Harcourt

Background: Dental caries is a common oral health disease of global interest. The burden of thedisease and predisposing factors must be determined before a preventive programme could bedesigned, but relevant data from community-based studies are not common in Rivers State.Aims and Objectives: This study was designed to determine the prevalence and predisposing factorsto caries development in the Local Government Area (LGA).Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among adultresidents in Obio-Akpor LGA of Rivers State. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was usedto collect personal data and caries predisposing factors while oral examination was carried out todetermine caries severity and oral hygiene status using DMFT and OHI-S indexes respectively. Thesample size (240) was determined using the formula for descriptive studies.Results: The mean (SD) age was 32(±1.113) years. Most of the participants were married, Ikwerres,skilled workers, earn <100dollar and most had secondary education. Most seldom/never use tobaccoproducts. Most ate fresh fruits every day or several times a week and most also ate cariogenic dietevery day or several times a day. Most use fluoride toothpaste once a day and most do not use floss.Most have never seen a dentist. The prevalence of untreated caries was 64.2%. DMFT score=0.91(very low). The OHI-S = 3.3. (>3 indicates poor OHI).Conclusions: The DMFT index was low while OHI-S was high. Poor oral hygiene status, oralhealthcare utilization and cariogenic diets predisposed the participants to caries.Key words: Caries, prevalence, predisposing factors, prevention
Self-Reported Halitosis and Associated Factors Among Medical and Dental Students of a Tertiary Institution in Rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: Alade Grace , Ezebunwa CF
Published: November 2023

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of self-reported halitosis and associated factors among medical and dental students of the university of Port Harcourt. 

Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted among medical and dental undergraduate students of the University of Port-Harcourt (UPH), Rivers State. Consent was obtained from each participant before being enrolled into the study. Data was collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was grouped into four (4) sections; Section A collected demographical information (gender, age, course and level), section B collected information on self-reported halitosis and self-care, section C collected information on oral hygiene practices and section D collected information on associated factors.

Data collected was analysed using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27 (IBM SPSS Armonk, New York) software for Windows. Categorical variables were expressed as frequencies with accompanying percentages. Differences between groups were compared using the Chi-square tests for categorical variables. All statistical significances were assumed at p values <0.05.

Results: A total of 248 medical and dental students were recruited as study participants. The age range was 15-30 years, with a mean age of 22.9 years.  The male-to-female ratio is 1.13:1. The prevalence of self-reported halitosis among the study participants was 26%, with the worse experience being in the morning (31.1%). The younger age group reported more halitosis compared to the older age group (p=0.016). More females (34.5%) significantly reported halitosis compared to males (18.2%) [p=0.003]. The occurrence of self-reported halitosis also decreases with an increase in the level of study (p=0.003). Participants that brush thrice a day, and do not use toothbrushes and toothpaste, claim to have halitosis. The majority of the participants who claimed to have dry mouth (76.5%), coated tongue (80.6%) and have a history of smoking (58.3%), reported the presence of halitosis. The majority of participants who take alcohol, claimed not to have halitosis however, this finding is not statistically significant.   Seventy-three (29.4%) of the respondents instituted self-care for halitosis in the form of chewing gums (13.71%), minty candy (8.06%), mouth-washes (6.45%), while 1.21% use other options such as compulsive toothbrushing.

Conclusion: Self-reported halitosis was found among 26% of participants. Halitosis occurred more in females and was significantly associated with dry mouth, coated tongue and smoking. 29.4% of the participants instituted self-care to mask their halitosis.
The Effect of Platelet-Rich Fibrin on Post-Operative Inflammatory Sequelae after Mandibular Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Njokanma Azuka , Fatusi Olawunmi , Ogundipe Olufemi , Adejobi Adewale , Kuye Olasunkanmi
Published: November 2023

Background: Surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars is commonly associated with post-operative inflammatory sequelae, causing distress to patients and affecting their quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the effect of using autologous platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) on post-operative pain, facial swelling, and trismus following mandibular third molar surgery.

Methods: In this single-blinded prospective randomized controlled trial, 90 participants aged 18-35 years were enrolled. Eligible patients underwent surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars under local anesthesia between October 2017 and June 2018 at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinic of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Participants were randomly assigned to either the PRF group or the non-PRF group. PRF was placed in the extraction socket of the PRF group, while the non-PRF group received a blood clot. Post-operative pain, facial swelling, and trismus were measured as outcomes. Longitudinal data analysis using generalized estimating equations was employed, adjusting for confounding factors, with statistical significance set at p < 0.05.

Results: The PRF group exhibited significantly lower pain scores (3.02 mm; p < 0.001), reduced facial swelling (0.55%; p = 0.01), and decreased trismus (4.52%; p = 0.05) compared to the non-PRF group.

Conclusion: Placement of PRF in the extraction socket following mandibular third molar surgery resulted in decreased post-operative pain, facial swelling, and trismus. These findings suggest that PRF may have a beneficial impact on the inflammatory outcomes of third molar surgeries.
Unique Culinary Success in Medan City as a Tourism Destination
Authors: Elfitra Desy Surya
Published: November 2023

This essay analyzes and discusses the relationship between distinctive local cuisine and destination branding, utilizing consumer satisfaction as a mediating factor. Design, methodology, and approach: A nonprobability sampling technique combined with the judgemental sampling method was employed for the research sampling. One hundred forty tourists who had twice recently visited Medan City participated in the survey. The data were analyzed using SMART PLS and path analysis. Research findings: The Results revealed that while customer satisfaction greatly impacted branding destination, Unique Local Food considerably impacted customer joy. Likewise, exceptional regional cuisine significantly impacts destination branding by making tourists happy. The empirical results of this study offer strong support for the proposed Path analysis, which aims to take distinctive local food, customer satisfaction, and branding destinations into account simultaneously.  Even though previous studies have not thoroughly explained the connection between factors, this is still the case. Practitioners/Policy Implications:  The study suggests that Medan can effectively promote and advertise its image and cultural tourism performance since travelers know it as a city with a distinct culinary scene, leaving solid impressions. According to a study, Medan visitors do not form emotional bonds over the cuisine. Research Limitations/Implications: The researchers encountered challenges when collecting data for this study because most visitors were local tourists. Few domestic and international tourists were present simultaneously, making it difficult to distribute the questionnaire evenly.
The Role of Fairness, Job Satisfaction, and Co-Worker Cohesiveness in Influencing the Desire for Unionization Among Polish Cooks
Authors: Zientara Piotr , Zamojska Anna , Bak Monika
Published: November 2023

Hotel work is characterized by long and unsocial shifts, and many hotel employees feel tired, treated unfairly, and dissatisfied with their jobs. There is a high incidence of part-time and temporary employment that translates into low pay, job insecurity, and limited access to training. Hotels in some countries – notably, Poland – are practically without collective representation leaving hotel workers with a weak bargaining position. This study aimed to find out whether hotel employees might be interested in unionization and whether, in the absence of unions in the workplace, staff can count on their co-workers for support and, whether this might affect their support for unions and intention to leave. The study is based on data collected through a questionnaire survey conducted among Polish cooks and cook’s helpers. 186 responses were used for further analysis. There was an inverse relationship between job satisfaction and intention to quit and dissatisfaction did not increase one’s desire for union membership. A sense of fairness translated into less desire for unionization and for leaving. There was a positive relationship between cohesiveness and a desire for unionization and an inverse relationship between cohesiveness and intention to quit. The way hotel managers treat their charges influences their behavior in and attitudes towards their workplaces.
Mountains and Marijuana: Motivations of Visitors to Colorado
Authors: Taylor Lorraine
Published: November 2023

Legal sales of retail marijuana began in Colorado on January 1, 2014. At this time a new market of marijuana tourists was born. The purpose of this study was to better understand marijuana tourists: their characteristics, behavior, and motivations. Marijuana stores and the tourist destinations where they are located can benefit from targeting this niche market. As more states continue to legalize retail marijuana, this research can be useful in various geographical regions in the US.
Morphometric assessment of age-related structural changes in the vessels of the microcirculatory bed of the prostate gland under conditions of ethanol intoxication
Authors: Hnatjuk Mykhailo , Nesteruk Serhii , Tatarchuk Liudmyla , Monastyrska Nataliia
Published: November 2023

Vessels of the microcirculatory bed ensure the full trophism of the body at the level of capillary-tissue relations and are the first to respond to various functional and pathological conditions of organs. At the same time, morphological changes in prostate microvasculature with age under conditions of prolonged ethanol poisoning have been understudied. The purpose of this study was to determine the age-related remodelling of the prostate vessels of the microcirculatory bed in case of prolonged alcohol intoxication. Injection, histological, morphometric, and statistical methods were used. The microvasculature of the prostate gland of 80 sexually mature white male rats of different ages was studied, 40 animals served as controls, and 40 rats were injected daily for 28 days with a 30% ethanol solution at a dose of 20 ml/kg intragastrically. Morphometric analysis indicated that chronic ethanol poisoning in white rats significantly reduces the lumens of arterial microvessels and hemocapillaries, while expanding the venous vessels in the microcirculatory bed of the prostate gland. When venous congestion occurs, the density of microvessels decreases, and microcirculation bed is disturbed. This disruption is accompanied by atrophic, dystrophic, and necrobiotic changes in endotheliocytes, epithelial cells, muscle cells, stromal structures, infiltration, and sclerosing. Intragastric 28-day administration of a 30% ethanol solution at a dose of 20 ml/kg to laboratory mature white male rats leads to pronounced structural changes in the microvasculature of the prostate microcirculatory bed: constriction of arterioles, precapillary arterioles and hemocapillaries, dilation of the capillary venules and venules, which is complicated by significant venous haemorrhage, development of atrophy, dystrophy, necrosis of vascular endothelial cells, glandular epithelial cells, muscle cells, connective tissue structures, cellular infiltration, and sclerosis. Vessels of the microcirculatory bed play a leading role in ethanol-induced damage of prostate structures, which dominate in 24-month-old experimental animals