bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Avaliação da concordância de termômetros na medição da temperatura ambiental de restaurantes
Authors: Silveira Adriano Lia , Parente Jeane Barroso Batista , Costa Fernanda Cheila Feitosa da , Araújo Elaine Mateus de , Damasceno Bianca Holanda , Carioca Antonio Augusto Ferreira
Published: September 2023

A temperatura adequada do ambiente em restaurantes assegura conforto térmico aos trabalhadores, contribuindo para a saúde ocupacional. O monitoramento dessa temperatura com equipamentos adequados é essencial para que sejam realizadas ações corretivas em caso de desvio. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a concordância de termômetros na medição da temperatura ambiental em restaurantes comerciais. Trata-se de um estudo observacional que foi desenvolvido em 20 restaurantes comerciais de Fortaleza/Brasil. Foram avaliadas as subáreas de recebimento, pré-preparo e preparo, cocção, higienização, distribuição e setor administrativo. Foi realizada aferição de temperatura em triplicata com o termômetro espeto e com o termômetro laser, em três horários distintos com intervalo de 1h20min entre cada aferição. As informações foram registradas em formulário de coleta de dados estruturado. A correlação entre os termômetros foi avaliada por Sperman e a concordância pelo teste Kappa. Foram considerados significativos valores de p < 0,05. Os resultados mostraram que houve correlação entre os termômetros espeto e laser. Ao estratificar a correlação por setor, identificamos que a correlação foi forte em quase todos os setores (r > 0,7; p < 0,05), exceto no setor de higienização e no horário 2 do setor pré-preparo e preparo, cuja a correlação foi moderada. A concordância foi forte na maioria dos setores. Conclui-se que há correlação e concordância entre os termômetros laser e espeto na medição da temperatura ambiental.
A concepção do manipulador de alimentos de escolas públicas acerca da sua identidade e atividade profissional
Authors: Rodrigues Macedo Thamiris , Bento Isabel Cristina , Bicalho Pereira Fernanda , Dos Santos Luana Caroline , Carvalho Gazzinelli Maria Flávia , Cardoso Lisboa Pereira Simone
Published: September 2023

Objetivou-se investigar as representações sociais de manipuladores de alimentos, em escolas, quanto à sua identidade profissional. Estudo de abordagem qualitativa com 276 manipuladores por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. Utilizou-se o teste projetivo de evocação livre de palavras com a expressão “Ser cantineira”, e analisou-se o termo elencado como o mais importante por meio da análise do discurso do sujeito coletivo, tendo como referencial a teoria das Representações Sociais. Foram evocadas 629 palavras evocadas, 152 com elementos centrais, sendo “Gostar do que faz” o mais frequente; 12 intermediários, os “Sentimentos positivos” o mais frequente; e três periféricos, sendo “Profissão”, a mais frequente. Apuraram-se as representações sociais: identidade subjetiva de “ser cantineira” e atribuições de “ser cantineira”. Observou-se a necessidade de trabalhar com os manipuladores os aspectos de segurança sanitária/saúde e de sustentabilidade (controle de desperdício) da alimentação, bem como o seu papel na educação alimentar e nutricional dos escolares.
Yield and Yield Components of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L) Geartn) as Influenced by Pre-Emergence Herbicides in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria
Authors: Gani Musa , Daniel Noseh Gambo
Published: September 2023

Two field trials were conducted during the 2011 and 2012 wet seasons at the research farm of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, 2012 Zaria (Lat. 11o 111N, Long. 07O38E and 686m above sea level) in the northern Guinea savannah zone of Nigeria, to evaluate pre emergence herbicides for weed control in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L) Geartn). The trial consisted of 14 treatments. Atrazine (80WP) at rates of (0.4, 0.8, 1.2 and 1.6 kg a.i/ha), RafT® (500SC) (Atrazine 250 g/l + Terbuthylazine 250 g/l) at rates of (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1.0 kg a.i/ha) and Bullet(R) (700SC) (Atrazine 225 g/l + Terbuthylazine 225 g/l + Acetochlor 250 g/l) at rates of (0.35, 0.75, 1.05 and 1.4 kg a.i/ha), hoe weeded control at 3 and 6 WAS and a weedy check. The treatments were laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), replicated 3 times. In both years, all herbicide treatments and hoe weeded control at 3 and 6 WAS significantly increased yield components and yield, consistently across the two years, weedy check gave lower yield characters and yield. Based on the results obtained from this study, 0.8 kg a.i/ha of atrazine or 0.5 kg a.i/ha of Raft gave season long weed control over hoe weeded check in finger millet which resulted into higher grain yield.
Revolutionizing Foreign Exchange Market: A Critical Analysis of Blockchain's Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Moşteanu Narcisa Roxana , Flocea Tatiana
Published: September 2023

The fast use of blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and electronic trading has had a profound influence on the world's foreign exchange market, creating both difficulties and potential for market regulation and exploitation. Blockchain has the capability to completely transform the foreign exchange business by bringing improved transparency, efficiency, and security. Blockchain allows for the construction of transparent, tamper-proof transaction records since it uses distributed ledger technology. Lately, Blockchain technology and Forex trading have experienced tremendous growth in popularity in recent years, but it's important to remember that they also include hazards that investors need to be aware of. The goal of this study is to determine how blockchain technology might be applied to boost the Forex market, highlighting the advantages of decentralization, efficiency, security, and transparency. This study aims to explore the potential contribution of blockchain technology to the foreign exchange market. The research employs a literature review and analysis approach to investigate the relationship between blockchain technology and the foreign exchange market. The findings of the study indicate that blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the foreign exchange market. The paper concludes that the use of distributed ledger technology enables the creation of transparent and tamper-proof transaction records, addressing existing challenges of transparency and security in the Forex market.
Examining the Theoretical and Empirical Significance of the Universal Law of Gravity
Authors: Kimuya Alex Mwololo
Published: September 2023

This paper presents a refined formulation of the universal law of gravity, addressing its limitations and exploring the interdisciplinary relationship between physics and philosophy. The classical gravitational equation,
Tutorial 38: little projects as footsteps toward understanding
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

This is a very belated follow-up to “Tutorial 12: How to find problems to work on“, and it’s about how to turn Step 2, “Learn lots of stuff”, into concrete progress. I’m putting it here, now, because I frequently get asked by students about how to get started in research, and I’ve been sending them the same advice for a while.
Help! Running phylogenetic analyses in TNT
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

I’ve got a problem. For a paper I’m working on, I need to run a phylogenetic analysis based on that of Mannion et al. (2013) — the  Lusotitan  paper. The most recent version of that matrix, greatly expanded from the original version, is that of Mannion et al. (2019) — the  Jiangshanosaurus  paper — so I am working from that matrix. But what  exactly  do I  do  with that Matrix?
This is the Data I Want -- Can I Go Home Now?
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

Imagine buying something in a store and having to remain there to use the thing. People want to find relevant data, evaluate whether they can obtain and use it, and then “take it home” to their chosen environment – Excel, MATLAB, R, Python…whatever. They don’t want to have to learn your analytics tool / interface.
Happy Christmas! Here’s why giraffes have short necks!
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

On 22nd December 2020, I gave this talk (via Zoom) to Martin Sander’s palaeontology research group at the University of Bonn, Germany. And now I am giving it to  you  , dear reader, the greatest Christmas present anyone could ever wish for: It’s based on a 2013 paper written with Matt Wedel, which itself goes back through many years slow gestation, originating in a discussion on a car journey in 2008.
Burpee PaleoFest 2020: my last conference
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Last spring I was an invited speaker at PaleoFest at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois. I meant to get these photos posted right after I got back. But I flew back from Illinois on Monday, March 9, 2020, and by the following weekend I was throwing together virtual anatomy labs for the med students. You know the rest.  The wall of ceratopsians at the Burpee Museum. Every museum should have one of these.
Amazing things are out there waiting to be noticed
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

It is said that, some time around 1590 AD, Galileo Galilei dropped two spheres of different masses from the Leaning Tower of Pisa[1], thereby demonstrating that they fell at the same rate. This was a big deal because it contradicted Aristotle’s theory of gravity, in which objects are supposed to fall at a speed proportional to their mass.
CSV on the Web: Sidecars for Spreadsheets
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

If you share data on the web as delimiter-separated values – that is, as spreadsheets – there is a world of power-ups available to you. The term “sidecar” is used for a functional addition. A motorcycle sidecar can carry things and people. A Kubernetes sidecar container has access to the namespace and storage volumes of it’s pod’s main container, and so supports auxiliary work.
Herons don’t just lie, they cheat (or at least their tracheas do)
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

This beautiful image is bird 52659 from Florida Museum, a green heron  Butorides virescens  , CT scanned and published on Twitter. (The scan is apparently from MorphoSource, but I can’t find it there.) There is lots to love here: for example, you can see that the long bones of the arm are pneumatic, because the margins of the bones show up more strongly than the cores. But you won’t be surprised that I am interested mostly in the neck.
My collection of sauropod-themed mugs, 2021 edition
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Back in 2017, I showed the world 83.33% of my collection of sauropod-themed mugs. Time passes, and I have lost some of them and gained some more. The tally now stands at eight, and here they are: My missing  Brontomerus  mug never did turn up. In the mean time, I have also lost or maybe broken the  Sauroposeidon  mug, the old black-and-white Archbishop mug, and the single-view  Xenoposeidon  mug.
The pararecurrent nerve in dogs, and sometimes people too
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Altounian et al. (2015: fig 6). As has been discussed here before, the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) does not only innervate the larynx, but also parts of the esophagus and trachea (see this post, and in particular this comment). You can see that in this cadaver photo, in which the RLN is sending nice big visible branches into both the esophagus and trachea on its way to the larynx. Why is it doing this?
Investigating sauropod vertebral pneumaticity the old-fashioned way
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Long before Matt and others were CT-scanning sauropod vertebrae to understand their internal structure, Werner Janensch was doing it the old-fashioned way. I’ve been going through old photos that I took at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin back in 2005, and I stumbled across this dorsal centrum: Dorsal vertebra centum of ?  Giraffatitan  in ventral view, with anterior to top.
Early origin of artiodactyls in South America
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Bonaparte’s (1999) description of the Early Cretaceous sauropod  Agustinia ligabuie  was notable for its identification of nine bony fragments as representing dermal armour, which he classified into Types 1–4. Here are some examples:  Bonaparte 1999: figure 3.   Agustinia ligabuei  gen et sp. nov. Osteoderms. A, Type 1. B, Type 2. C, Type 3. Abbrev.: po, thick proximal ossification.
Spinal cord blank diagrams, and the Field Museum Patagotitan
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Here are some blank diagrams I whipped up for drawing in spinal cord pathways. This one shows the whole cord, brainstem, thalamus, and cerebral cortex in coronal section, in cartoon form. It’s for drawing in ascending sensory and descending motor pathways, as shown in this office hours sketch. DC-ML is dorsal column/medial lemniscus, which carries discriminative touch and conscious proprioception.
What a dream I had!
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Oh, hey, so you know how the most tedious thing you can ever hear is someone recounting one of their dreams? I want to tell you about a dream I had last night.
I support #OpenAccess because …
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

We’re currently in open access week, and one of the things I’ve noticed has been a rash of tweets of the form “I support #OpenAccess because …”. Here is a random collection. We support #OpenAccess because #OpenScience needs good infrastructures. — @ZB_MED We support #OpenAccess because we believe that research results made possible by public funds should be accessible to everyone.
What Is Interoperability?
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

The seminal article on FAIR defines interoperability as “the ability of data or tools from non-cooperating resources to integrate or work together with minimal effort.” Is the “non-cooperating” part important here?
Thoughts (three different ones) on Nature‘s €9,500 article-processing charge
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

I’m late to this party, but I want to say a few things about the recently announced €9,500 article-processing charge (APC) that  Nature  has introduced to make itself Plan-S compliant. The first thing is that a lot of people are quite understandably outraged by this very large fee. Good. They  should  be outraged. The APC  is  outrageous.
Worse Is Better, and the Rule of Least Power
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

There are a number of reasons to punt on power in a design, to go with a worse-is-better style such that you express the design in the least powerful way.
Data Sharing Is Hard Like Shared Variables Are Hard
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

If you write a program that references a variable, and that variable points to a value, you likely don’t want that value to change unless you’re doing the changing. This gets tricky when you want to bring in more resources to help you get the job done faster – you might still be in control of the program, but the “you” in action may be multiple cores/threads.
Scientific Data Is Fundamentally Distributed
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

Scientific data is fundamentally distributed: physically, conceptually, and temporally. You can’t situate all the data you’ll ever need, once and for all, in one place. There will always be another source of data. And another. Centralization doesn’t work for large, global enterprises like modern science.
The Materials Paradigm and Epochal Time
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

The materials paradigm  1  may be represented in the form of a tetrahedron  2  , illustrating a set of material concerns and how they are interrelated.  The materials science tetrahedron, which illustrates how a material's properties, processing, performance, and structure are interrelated (source).  What  is  a “material”? There is no label for it in the diagram above.
How can we get post-publication peer-review to happen?
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

Today marks the one-month anniversary of my and Matt’s paper in  Qeios  about why vertebral pneumaticity in sauropods is so variable. (Taylor and Wedel 2021). We were intrigued to publish on this new platform that supports post-publication peer-review, partly just to see what happened.  Taylor and Wedel (2021: figure 3).   Brontosaurus excelsus  holotype YPM 1980, caudal vertebrae 7 and 8 in right lateral view.
On the Hourglass Model, for FAIR
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

The hourglass model is an approach to layered system architecture where a middle layer is intentionally constricted in order to support flexibility in the implementation of layers above and below.
Value Lattices for Data Collaboration
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

Values like “3” are typically considered separately from  constraints  like “< 10” or  types  like “number”. What if these were all on equal footing as values in a hierarchy?
Feedback Needs an Output
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

Feedback taken without knowing the specific outcome it will be used to adjust, is not feedback. It may be input of some sort, but for what system? What does it feed? To what does it link? Below is a schematic of well-defined feedback.
An Onion of Open
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

Open Science and Open Data need not be binary efforts. You can curate and nurture a “core” comprised of fully-open, public data. Surrounding that, you can have a layer open to your organization, but not the public. And surrounding that, you can have a layer open to your team, but not the broader organization.
[F,A,I,R] -> [possible, plausible, probable, perishable]
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

Findability is making reuse possible. If no one can discover your data, if even basic metadata is hidden in a silo, then reuse is simply not possible. Accessibility is making reuse plausible. People and their designated software agents can not only identify relevant resources via metadata, but they can actually retrieve full data for inspection and evaluation. Interoperability is making reuse probable.
Data Sharing versus Data Collaboration
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

Sharing is a way to facilitate concurrency. Collaboration is a way to orchestrate concurrent operations on what is shared. In this sense, the problem of data sharing and collaboration is an in-the-large version of the in-your-programming-language-and-runtime problem of shared memory and concurrent processes/threads.
Data Citation via a Query and a Basis
Authors: Winston Donny
Published: September 2023

Against what bases are queries against your data evaluated? If you only expose a single “data base” that changes over time, then data citations cannot be a combination of query and basis. When citing a passage in a book, the edition/variation of its publication, i.e. the thing that is assigned an ISBN, is the basis. Optionally, a citation may include a “query” against this basis – a page number, page range, chapter number/title, etc.
Your daily moment of d’awww: baby box turtle edition
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

Click to embiggen. Trust me on this. What I think of as our phylogenetically-extended nuclear family grew by one this week: we got a baby box turtle. We got her from a local hobbyist, who hatched her last summer. We haven’t named her yet, so for now she’s just Baby Tiny Turtle.
Please review our new paper on pneumatic variation in sauropod vertebrae!
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: September 2023

We’ve noted many times over the years how inconsistent pneumatic features are in sauropod vertebra. Fossae and formamina vary between individuals of the same species, and along the spinal column, and even between the sides of individual vertebrae.
Cross-sectional asymmetry of sauropod vertebrae
Authors: Wedel Matt
Published: September 2023

 FIGURE 7.1.  Pneumatic features in dorsal vertebrae of  Barapasaurus  (A–D),  Camarasaurus  (E–G),  Diplodocus  (H–J), and  Saltasaurus  (K–N). Anterior is to the left; different elements are not to scale.  A  , A posterior dorsal vertebra of  Barapasaurus  . The opening of the neural cavity is under the transverse process.
Composition development and biopharmaceutical study of dental films based on peppermint essential oil
Authors: Aisauytova N. Zh. , Medeshova A. T. , Amantayeva M. E. , Kaldybayeva А. K.
Published: September 2023

Currently, one of the promising ways to take medicines are instant dosage forms (in particular, medicinal films), which have a number in comparison with traditional dosage forms.

This work, a composition of films for dentistry has been developed, which includes peppermint essential oil as the main active ingredient, gelatin, natrium-carboxymethylcellulose (Na-KMC), glycerin, Tween-80 and purified water as a film-forming base. The optimal concentrations of polymers that ensure the production of high-quality dosage forms have been established. The results of physical-chemical, pharmaco-technological and biopharmaceutical tests of the obtained films are presented.
International experience of distance medical education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Toksambayev G. S. , Pak L. A. , Kabildina N. A. , Bekisheva A. T. , Poluektova Ya. L. , Kruk Ye. V. , Zhumakayeva A. M. , Maratkyzy M.
Published: September 2023

The article analyzes the traditional face-to-face and distance learning formats. The unfavorable epidemiological situation since March 2020 required an immediate change in the format of education.The comparison of full-time and distance learning, which highlights the positive and negative sides of both types.The problematic aspects of distance education are highlighted. The international experience of urgent transition to online education is described. The experience of transition to a new format of education in the Republic of Kazakhstan is analyzed.
Evaluation of clinical features of bronchial asthma of varying severity and the level of modified proteins
Authors: Bakirova R. Ye. , Madiyeva L. S. , Nursultanova S. D. , Ashirbekova B. D. , Li V. V. , Rakhmetova A. M. , Kozybayeva A. Ye.
Published: September 2023

The article presents the results of a study of 62 patients with bronchial asthma (ВА), which were divided into 2 groups: the first group included patients (n=34) with moderate severity of asthma, the second group included patients (n=28) with severe asthma. The worsening of the course of bronchial asthma in the examined patients is due to the duration of the disease, the presence of harmful risk factors, among which adverse living conditions with the development of sensitization to them are of the greatest importance. In severe bronchial asthma, an uncontrolled course of the disease prevails with a 1.8-fold decrease in asthma-control test values (p<0.05). With an increase in the severity of the inflammatory process in the airways, the level of AOРP in the blood plasma increases. In patients with bronchial asthma, the following features of oxidative metabolism were established: in the blood plasma and erythrocytes of patients with bronchial asthma of varying severity, a tendency to an increase in reactive carbonyl derivatives of proteins, malondialdehyde, AOPP compared with the control was observed, which indicates an increase in oxidative metabolism with the development of pathology.
Practical English
Authors:   G. Venkataswamy Naidu College (Autonomous), Kovilpatti, Tamil Nadu 600119, India, Selvakumar R. Saravana , A. Prakash ,   Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sangunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Oli Afeta Lamessa ,   Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sangunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: September 2023

This book is intended for intermediate-level students. It may be helpful to higher school teachers and university students. It has five units that encompass the advanced type of writing and speaking expressions. The main body of the units consists of several sample dialogues, expressions, writings, and exercises. The main reason for including such conversations, functional expressions, and various types of model writings is to enhance students’ English speaking and writing skills and to encourage them to master these essential skills. Moreover, various types of exercises are developed under each unit. Numerous practical sample examples are given to help learners understand the topic treated. The activities are used to practice authentic language use and simplify the expression in similar communication and writing, allowing users to communicate in real life. This book aims to accelerate learners’ English language proficiency and improve their classroom English examination performance. The book is useful to learners who wish to improve their English language competency. This book has been written to answer the questions almost all students over the years have needed to ask. We hope all who use this book will also have their questions answered and enjoy the confidence and mastery of the communication skills in speaking and writing.
Determination of Platelet Count and platelet Indices in Women after Normal Delivery in Shendi Town, Sudan
Authors: Almoula Areej Hussein Fudul , Alseer Tibyan Omer , Hassan Hamza Ahmed , Almajed TibyanAbd , Mahjaf Ghanem Mohammed , Hamad Mosab Nouraldein Mohammed
Published: September 2023

Background: Delivery is the process of birth. As the uterus contracts, the lower part stretches and thins, the cervix expands, the birth canal is formed, and the baby sinks through the pelvis, Platelet counts of less than 150,000 per cubic millimeter during uncomplicated pregnancies are described as gestational thrombocytopenia if no alternative cause is identified. Platelet counts may be even lower in women with pregnancy-related complications. Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure the platelet count and platelet index in women after normal delivery. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the city of Shendi during the period from March (2021) to January (2022) and measured the platelet count and platelet index in women after normal delivery. P.value of the test at the 95-confidence level was 0.000, less than 0.05, indicating significant variation between the case and control groups in platelet counts. Hundreds of venous blood samples were collected for use in this study, 50 of which were collected from the test group and 50 from the control group. Platelet counts and platelet indices (including platelet critical value (PCT), platelet distribution width (PDW), and mean platelet volume (MPV) were determined for all samples and performed in an automated manner using a hematology analyzer. Results: The study showed that the mean platelet count in the delivery group was 147.84 compared to 263.14 in the control group. The P. value was significant (P. value 0.000). The most affected age for platelet count in the study group was 30 years and older, with a platelet count percentage of 84%. The most effective number of workers for platelet counts in postpartum women was 2 or more workers. The platelet count percentage was 84%. The study showed that the mean platelet volume (MPV) for the delivery group was 8.696 compared to 8.616 for the control group. The value of the test was not significant (0.620). The mean platelet distribution width (PDW) was 15.750 for the treatment group and 15.828 for the control group. The P. value was not significant (0.418).
Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy: Epidemiological Profiles and Prognostic in a Reference Hospital in Antananarivo Madagascar
Authors: Rasoanandriana Bienvenue Solange , Marina Ratsaraniana , Besaina Rakotozanany , Besaina Rakotozanany , Randriambelomanana Ja Joseph Anderson , Rakotovao Andrianampanalinarivo Hery
Published: September 2023

Introduction: Ectopic pregnancy (EP) is a serious condition and the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester of pregnancy. The objectives of this study were to identify the epidemiological profiles, clinicals ectopic pregnancy ruptured to prevent complications and ensure early and appropriate treatment. Methods: We performed a prospective descriptive study over a period of two years from first January 2018 to December 2019. Results: Among the 14968 deliveries during the study period, 269 cases of ruptured EP were compiled, giving a frequency of 2.80%. The average age of onset was 28 years. The risk factors the most identified was the pelvic infection. The spontaneous abortion was predominant. Most of the EP was in ampullary position in 72.49 %. Radical treatment dominated the management in 79.55 % of cases. The totality of the patients was a satisfiable issue. Conclusion: The precocious detection of EP in all women who bleed in the first trimester of pregnancy is primordial. The decrease in frequency requires the sensibilization of the population on their health to avoid the many risk factors of ruptured EP and their complications.
Recenzo de la libro: Grin, François, Manuel Célio Conceição, Peter A. Kraus, László Marácz, Žaneta Ozoliņa, Nike K. Pokorn kaj Anthony Pym, red. 2018. The MIME Vademecum. Mobility and Inclusion in Multilingual Europe. s.l.: MIME Project
Authors: Kimura Goro Christoph
Published: September 2023

MIME (Mobileco kaj inkluzivigo en multlingva Eŭropo) estis granda esplorprojekto financita de la Eŭropa Komisiono. Dum ĝia kvarjara projektdaŭro (2014-2018) ĉirkaŭ 70 esploristoj el 11 diversaj akademiaj esplorkampoj laborantaj en 22 institucioj en 16 landoj kunlaboris por evoluigi lingvopolitikajn strategiojn, kiuj taŭge balancu inter la du bazaj defioj de eŭropa integriĝo, inter kiuj ofte necesas trovi kompromison: 'mobileco' kaj 'inkluzivigo'. Kiamaniere parolantoj/uzantoj de naciaj lingvoj, lingvoj de malplimultaj popoloj kaj lingvoj de enmigrintoj povas harmonie kunvivi, ne izoligante sin disde la aliaj kaj tamen tenante sian identecon? La projekto celis kunmeti kaj analizi la kutime dise diskutatajn diversajn aspektojn de lingvopolitiko por doni orientiĝon al administrado de lingva diverseco en Eŭropo.
Influence of Environmental Scanning on the Performance of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Kenya
Authors: Sekere Karimi
Published: September 2023

This paper addresses the Influence of Environmental Scanning on the Performance of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Kenya. Methodically, the study was guided by the positivism research philosophy. The study applied cross-sectional descriptive research design since data collection in this study was carried out in a structured inexpensive and minimal time-consuming manner, assisting in answering the when, who, where, what and how questions and also determine whether a relationship exists between the dependent and independent variables. The population of the study targeted was 622 manufacturing SMEs registered under the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) membership, based in Kenya. This study adopted stratified random sampling technique to select 243 managers for the study. Primary data was collected using a structured questionnaire that was designed based on the research objectives. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were employed for analysis. Regression analysis found that environmental scanning significantly predicts performance of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Kenya, R2 = .398, F (1,194) = 63.840, p = .000 < .05. Hence, the null hypothesis of the study was rejected and the study concluded that environmental scanning significantly influences performance of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Kenya. The managers and owners of the SMEs should develop an awareness of their industry and competitors, and consequently scan the environment regularly. In addition, the government should work together with manufacturing SME firms in creating and providing conducive business environments that aid sustainable organizational growth resulting in better business performance.
Influence of Aftersales Service Strategies on the Competitive Advantage of Automotive Companies in Kenya
Authors: Muchiri Moses Irungu , Kiriri Peter , Kaluyu Veronicah
Published: September 2023

Aftersales services contribute immensely to customer satisfaction, generating repeat business that can translate to repeat revenue generation and improved market share and competitive advantage. This study sought to assess the influence of aftersales service strategies on the competitive advantage of Kenya's automotive companies. The study used an explanatory research design. The target population was 400 members of the top management team, including CEOs, functional managers, and senior managers drawn from 63 companies in the automotive industry in Kenya. The study utilized a census to include all 400 top management team members in the 63 automotive companies. Questionnaires were used in data collection. The hypothesis was tested using multiple linear regression analyses.  Results indicated a moderate correlation between the aftersales service strategies and the competitive advantage of automotive companies in Kenya (r = 0.556). The findings further indicated that 30.9% of automotive companies' competitive advantage change is explained by their aftersales service strategies (R squared = 0.309). The study concluded that automotive companies in Kenya engaged in aftersales service strategies that included utilization of customer feedback, promptly responding to customer demands using agile methodologies, provision of quality service, and inclusion of warranties.
Soviet Cultural Canon in 1930 – 1950
Authors: Dokuchaev Ilya I.
Published: September 2023

The article contains the rationale for the methodological principles of studying the history of values in culture. The most important theoretical provisions are given, which allow to determine the essence, structure and historical sources of the study of values in culture. The structure of culture is analyzed in detail in its superficial and deep versions, that is, as a producing value model (canon) and a derivative system of artifacts. The historical types of values in culture are described, that is, their historical typology is proposed. The value model of Soviet culture is studied in detail in all its key components, such as social institutions, communication, technology and technology, pedagogy and medicine, economics, material culture, language, art, and the type of person.
Exercícios de política lexical para paisagens colonial e global
Authors: Versieux Raquel De Melo
Published: September 2023

Produzido no contexto da modernidade ocidental, o conceito de paisagem muitas vezes atua como elemento de reconexão entre natureza e cultura, contrariando o próprio paradigma moderno que o fundamenta. Compreendendo a elasticidade do conceito, este ensaio convida pessoas artistas e pesquisadoras interessadas pelo tema a refletir sobre atualizações políticas dos sentidos de paisagem, a partir da perspectiva do sul global. As proposições de Bruno Latour, Nego Bispo, Denise Ferreira da Silva e Luiz Rufino, entre outros, são trazidas ao debate para nos ajudar a compreender ambiências decorrentes da colonização e mundialização do capitalismo, como a necessidade de enfrentamentos diante dos eventos anunciados com a era do Antropoceno e onde se instalam lutas sociais históricas em torno de territórios em disputa.
Eksplorasi Konsep Bilangan Matematika Dalam Surah Al-Baqarah
Authors: Yolanda Eka Putri  , Wahyuni Indah
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini membahas Matematika dalam al-Qur’an yang memfokuskan kajiannya pada deskripsi-deskripsi Matematika dalam al- Qur’an, esplorasi Konsep Bilangan Matematika Dalam Surat Al- Baqarah. Hubungannya adalah sesuatu yang tidak dapat dipisahkan dari kehidupan nyata. Seperti matematika realistik yang merupakan Pendekatan matematika dengan kehidupan nyata. Disebutkan dalam Al- Qur’an bahwa Allah SWT menciptakan langit yang berjumlah tujuh. Penciptaan ini dapat dikorelasikan dengan peristiwa besar kenabian seperti turunnya wahyu dan isra’-mi’raj, ternyata hal ini merupakan rahasia matematis. Peneliti bermaksud mengkaji dan mengeksplorasi ayat-ayat Al-Baqarah yang mengandung konsep matematika secara langsung atau melalui tafsir. Tujuannya yaitu untuk mengungkap ayat- ayat dalam surat Al-Baqarah yang mengandung konsep bilangan matematika dan mengklasifikasikan hasil temuan berdasarkan masing- masing konsep bilangan matematika. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif dengan jenis studi pustaka. Data kepustakaan diperoleh dari literatur yang tersedia secara cetak dan digital berupa buku, artikel ilmiah maupun laporan hasil penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, ditemukan konsep matematika dalam surah al-baqarah itu pada ayat 196, 261, 110, 228
Etnomatematika Pada Pola Lantai Tari Gandrung Banyuwangi
Authors: Rahmadani Gilang Dzulfikri , Wahyuni Indah
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan aktivitas etnografi dalam tari Jejer Gandrung, Jejer Gandrung Kembang Menur dan Gandrung Dor Banyuwangi. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan etnografi. Subjek penelitian ini adalahpenari Jejer Gandrung, penari Jejer Gandrung Kembang Menur, penari Gandrung Dor. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa tari Jejer Gandrung membentuk lingkaran kemudian berputar membentuk persegipanjang kemudian berputar lagi membentuk garis lurus. Jejer GandrungKembang Menur membentuk pola trapesium lalu berputar membentuk garis lurus, kemudian berputar membentuk garis berbentuk U, kemudian berputar lagi membentuk lingkaran. Gandrung Dor Banyuwangi membentuk pola kurva, berputar membentuk garis lurus, kemudian berputar membentuk belah ketupat, kemudian berputar membentuk trapesium, dan berputar membentuk jajargenjang. Tari Gandrung memiliki matematika etnografi yang membahas tentang konsep matematika yang meliputi konsep bidang datar dan konsep geometri seperti lingkaran, bujur sangkar, belah ketupat, trapesium,jajaran genjang, dan garis. Konsep matematika sangat membantu dalammemahami konsep bidang dan geometri melalui budaya lokal dalam tariGandrung Banyuwangi.
Analisis Kesalahan Siswa SMA/SMK Dalam Menyelesaikan Soal Matematika Pada Fungsi Komposisi
Authors: Sugianto Asrori Septa , Kurniawan Lutfi Cahya , Rosyidah Nila Alfi , Wahyuni Indah
Published: September 2023

Pembelajaran matematika banyak tidak disukai oleh siswa dikarenakan minatnya belajar matematika dan kurangnya pemahaman siswa terhadap konsep dasar matematika. Dalam proses belajar matematika, baik itu soal latihan, pekerjaan rumah, kuis atau ujian, siswa sering mengalami kesalahan atau kelalaian dalam menyelesaikan masalah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesalahan siswa dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika pada fungsi komposisi. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif. Teori kesalahan yang di pilih adalah teory watson Subjek penelitiannya yaitu siswa XI TKJ SMK Minhajut Thullab berjumlah 10 siswa. Mereka dipilih dengan teknik purposeful sampling, dimana subjek ini adalah subjek yang mendapat materi pada matematika yaitu materi Fungsi Komposisi. Proses pengumpulan informasi dicoba dengan membagikan siswa soal uji serta wawancara. Analisis data meliputi reduksi data, penyajian data, serta penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil riset ini bisa dikatakan kesalahan siswa dalam guna komposisi penyelesaian permasalahan matematika, partisipan didik berkemampuan besar lagi serta rendah melaksanakan kesalahan yang sama ialah kesalahan dalam membongkar soal, menganalisis soal, serta kesalahan dalam rumus.
Data Mining Analysis For Medical Record Data Clasterization Using K-Means Algorithm In Sylvani Binjai Hospital
Authors: Wahyu  , Akim M.H. Pardede  , Magdalena Simanjuntak
Published: September 2023

Rekam medis adalah rekaman riwayat dari pasien yang melakukan pengobatan di rumah sakit maupun klinik. RSU Sylvani memiliki banyak pasien, setiap bulannya dan membuat data history pasien menumpuk di dalam data rekam medis, Namun tidak ada tindak lanjut manfaat dari data-data yang tersedia. Padahal data-data tersebut memiliki potensi yang besar untuk memberikan informasi baru dan wawasan yang berharga jika digali dengan data mining menggunakan metode k-means clustering. Jumlah data yang uji sebanyak 893 data dan menghasilkan 4 kelompok dari variabel diagnosa penyakit, jenis kelamin dan alamat. Dimana kelompok 1 berjumlah 268 data dengan pusat diagnosa penyakit Hipertension dan jenis kelamin perempuan pada alamat Kebun Lada. Kelompok 2 berjumlah 289 data dengan pusat diagnosa penyakit Asma dan jenis kelamin perempuan pada alamat Pahlawan. Kelompok 3 berjumlah 185  data dengan pusat diagnosa penyakit GERD dan jenis kelamin laki-laki pada alamat Kebun Lada. kelompok 4 berjumlah 151 data dengan pusat diagnosa penyakit Pembesaran Prostat dan jenis kelamin laki-laki pada alamat Kebun Lada.
ภาพยนตร์สารคดีมีความหลากหลายกว่าที่คิด
Authors: หลุยยะพงศ์ กำจร
Published: September 2023

ภาพยนตร์สารคดีเป็นภาพยนตร์ที่ถือกาเนิดขึ้นมาตั้งแต่ยุคแรกของภาพยนตร์แต่อาจได้รับความสนใจค่อนข้างน้อย ในที่นี้จะสารวจถึงแนวคิดเบื้องต้น ที่เกี่ยวกับภาพยนตร์สารคดีตลอดจนข้อถกเถียงต่าง ๆ ของภาพยนตร์สารคดีในโลกตะวันตก เช่น ความจริง ศิลปะ การปะทะกับสังคม และนิเวศสื่อที่เปลี่ยนไป หลังจากนั้นจะเผยให้เห็นถึงการศึกษาภาพยนตร์สารคดีในประเทศไทย ตั้งแต่มิติประวัติศาสตร์ ศิลปะ สานักมาร์กซิสม์ และผู้ชม เพื่อนาไปสู่ข้อเสนอแนะต่อการศึกษาภาพยนตร์ สารคดีในประเทศไทย
ศักยภาพในการส่งเสริมสุขภาพตนเองของผู้สูงอายุที่เป็นโรคเรื้อรัง ในพื้นที่อำเภอศรีสำโรง จังหวัดสุโขทัย
Authors: เนียมกำเนิด ประสิทธิ์
Published: September 2023

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อวิเคราะห์ศักยภาพในการส่งเสริมสุขภาพตนเองของผู้สูงอายุที่เป็นโรคเรื้อรังและหาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างปัจจัยต่าง ๆ กับศักยภาพในการส่งเสริมสุขภาพตนเองในผู้สูงอายุที่เป็นโรคเรื้อรังในพื้นที่อำเภอศรีสำโรง จังหวัดสุโขทัย ประชากรที่ใช้ในการศึกษา ได้แก่ ผู้สูงอายุที่เป็นโรคเรื้อรัง โดยคัดเลือกอำเภอศรีสำโรง จังหวัดสุโขทัย เพราะเป็นพื้นที่ที่มีผู้สูงอายุที่เป็นโรคเรื้อรังจำนวนมาก การวิจัยนี้ได้สุ่มตัวอย่างจากประชากรที่เข้าเกณฑ์การศึกษา จำนวน 360 คน โดยใช้วิธีการสุ่มแบบหลายขั้นตอน เครื่องมือที่ใช้ ได้แก่ แบบสอบถาม วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย และสถิติ Binary logistic analysis ผลการวิจัย พบว่า กลุ่มตัวอย่างเป็นเพศหญิง (ร้อยละ 54.1) และเพศชาย (ร้อยละ 45.8) มีอายุระหว่าง 60-69 ปีมากที่สุด (ร้อยละ 51.3) อายุเฉลี่ยเท่ากับ 72 ปี ส่วนใหญ่จบการศึกษาในระดับประถมศึกษา (ร้อยละ 80.5) ประกอบอาชีพเกษตรกรรมมากที่สุด (ร้อยละ 70.8) และมีโรคเรื้อรังมากกว่า 1 ชนิด (ร้อยละ 55.5) ผลการวิเคราะห์ศักยภาพในการส่งเสริมสุขภาพตนเองของผู้สูงอายุที่เป็นโรคเรื้อรัง พบว่า ข้อที่ผู้สูงอายุมีศักยภาพมากซึ่งมีร้อยละสูงสุด ได้แก่ ข้อการพบแพทย์เพื่อตรวจตามนัด (ร้อยละ 58.61) และการเข้าร่วมงานสังคม (ร้อยละ 58.61) ผลการวิเคราะห์ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างศักยภาพในการส่งเสริมสุขภาพตนเองของผู้สูงอายุกับภาวะการเป็นโรคเรื้อรังในผู้สูงอายุ พบว่า การกินอาหารส่งเสริมสุขภาพมีความสัมพันธ์กับภาวะการเป็นโรคเรื้อรังอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ 0.05 (OR = 2.19, 95% CI; 1.26 – 3.72) โดยผู้ที่มีภาวะเป็นโรคเรื้อรังโรคเดียวมีโอกาสกินอาหารส่งเสริมสุขภาพมากกว่าผู้ที่มีภาวะเป็นโรคเรื้อรังหลายโรค 2.19 เท่า การเคลื่อนไหวออกแรงมีความสัมพันธ์กับภาวการณ์เป็นโรคเรื้อรังอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ 0.05 (OR = 1.27, 95% CI; 1.14 – 1.42) โดยผู้ที่มีภาวะเป็นโรคเรื้อรังเป็นบางครั้งมีโอกาสเคลื่อนไหวออกแรงมากกว่าผู้ที่มีภาวะเป็นโรคเรื้อรังเป็นประจำ 1.27 เท่า และการจัดการความเครียดมีความสัมพันธ์กับภาวะการเป็นโรคเรื้อรังอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ 0.05 (OR = 1.12, 95% CI; 1.03 – 1.20) โดยผู้ที่มีภาวะเป็นโรคเรื้อรังโรคเดียวมีการจัดการความเครียดมากกว่าผู้ที่มีภาวะเป็นโรคเรื้อรังหลายโรค 1.11 เท่า ทั้งนี้ จึงควรมีการให้คำแนะนำเพื่อส่งเสริมสุขภาพของผู้สูงอายุผ่านสื่อต่าง ๆ เช่น หอกระจายข่าว แผ่นพับ อาสาสมัครสาธารณสุข
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BEFORE AND AFTER CONDUCTINGSPIN-OFF AT PT. MITRA ADIPERKASA TBK.
Authors: JULIA KARINA  , MUHAMMAD FAUZAN
Published: September 2023

This study aims to determine differences in financial performance at PT. Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk. before and after spin-off. Sampling using saturated sampling technique (census), the sample in this study is the company's quarterly financial reports for 5 years before the spin-off and 5 years after the spin-off as many as 40 quarterly financial reports. Methods of data collection using documentation study methods, literature studies and web searching. The analysis technique used is descriptive statistics, normality test and hypothesis testing using paired sample t-test. The results showed that based on the CR (Current Ratio) variable, there were differences in the financial performance of PT. Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk before and after the spin-off. Meanwhile, the ROA (Return On Assets), DAR (Debt to Asset Ratio) and TATO (Total Asset Turnover) variables show that there is no difference in the financial performance of PT. Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk before and after the spin-off.
Análisis del engagement en redes sociales de las empresas más valoradas en el mundo
Authors: Puente Riofrio Mariana Isabel , Uquillas Granizo Gilma Gabriela
Published: September 2023

El término engagement se refiere al grado de compromiso de un usuario con una marca. Las redes sociales incrementan la presencia de las marcas en internet, mejoran su reputación, potencian ventas y refuerzan la lealtad de sus clientes. Por ello, resultan importantes las estrategias para incrementar seguidores, medir su interacción y conectarse emocionalmente con la marca. La presente investigación analiza aspectos relacionados con el marketing, las estrategias y los contenidos, identifica las empresas más valiosas a nivel económico del mundo y compara el número de seguidores y el engagement de estas empresas en las redes sociales Facebook, Instagram, YouTube y TikTok. Los resultados indican que las empresas más valiosas a escala planetaria en su mayoría pertenecen al sector tecnológico: Apple, Amazon y Google. De las 10 empresas bajo análisis, Facebook mostró un mayor número de seguidores; en Instagram y YouTube lidera Apple, y en TikTok, Samsung. En Facebook la empresa Apple tiene mayor engagement; en Instagram, Toyota; en TikTok, Microsoft y Google y en YouTube, la empresa Microsoft. Finalmente, se especifican elementos significativos para mejorar el engagement en cada red social.
Tendencias y estrategias para la venta de cursos en línea
Authors: Fuentes Gavilánez Lenin Stalin , Erazo Castillo José Javier
Published: September 2023

La educación continua resulta esencial en una sociedad en constante cambio y evolución, impulsada por avances tecnológicos y transformaciones en el entorno laboral. Si se tiene en cuenta la alta competitividad del mercado de la educación virtual deben dominarse las tendencias actuales. Esta investigación tiene como objetivo analizar las tendencias en la compra de cursos en línea, identificando los más demandados y vendidos en las principales plataformas de educación continua, además de determinar y describir las estrategias que contribuyan al incremento en sus ventas. La investigación es de tipo documental y presenta un enfoque cualitativo. Entre los principales resultados se evidenció que la popularidad y venta de los cursos en cada plataforma refleja la demanda actual de habilidades y conocimientos, especialmente en el área tecnológica. Estas tendencias se enfocan en áreas como habilidades técnicas, creativas, programación y profesionales. Además, evidencian la importancia de la tecnología, la ciencia de datos y el desarrollo personal y profesional. También se identificó que las principales estrategias para la venta de cursos virtuales son: un adecuado estudio y segmentación de mercado, utilizar vídeo marketing y e-mail marketing. Realizar clases gratuitas, utilizar marketing de influencers y redes sociales, tener una página web al igual que la optimización de SEM y SEO, realizar promociones y descuentos o paquetes de membresía y regalos, promover la necesidad y utilidad de la compra, entre otras. Estas estrategias combinadas aumentan la efectividad de la venta de cursos virtuales al atraer a un público más amplio y generar mayores conversiones.