bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The level of depression, anxiety and job satisfaction among young Contact Centre employees during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Juraś-Darowny Małgorzata , Król Magdalena , Chodkiewicz Jan , Talarowska Monika Ewa
Published: December 2023

Aim of the study

The aim of the study is to determined the relationships between symptoms of depression,and the levels of stress,anxiety and job satisfaction among ContactCentre employees and internal employees.The study also examines whether the place of work(remote work vs.office work)differentiates these participants regarding experienced anxiety, depression symptoms,job satisfaction.

Subject or material and methods

The study was conducted from October2021 to March2022.It included a total of 61 people aged between 18-45,employed at a Polish bank. Mental state and job satisfaction were assessed using the Job Satisfaction Scale(SSP),PerceivedStressScale(PSS-10),State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and BeckDepressionInventor(BDI).

Results

No statistically significant differences in the intensity of perceived stress or symptoms of depression and anxiety were found between the Internal and Contact Centre employees;however, poorer mental functioning was noted in the latter group.The level of job satisfaction in the studied groups significantly correlated with the severity of depressive symptoms(R=-0.427;p<0.001),intensity of perceived stress(R=-0.484,p<0.001),level of anxiety as a state(R=-0.468;p<0.001) and as a trait(R=-0.423,p<0.001).

Discussion

People working in the home office mode obtained significantly higher scores for experienced stress, state and trait anxiety and depressive symptoms compared to people working in the hybrid mode, and significantly higher scores in terms of state anxiety than office workers.

Conclusions

1.Contact Centre employees did not differ from internal employees in terms of experienced levels of stress or symptoms of depression and anxiety.2.Working from home can increase the level of perceived stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety among employees.3.More severe depressive and anxiety symptoms and greater perceived stress are associated with a lower perceived level of job satisfaction among young adults.
Five reasons why a conversational artificial intelligence cannot be treated as a moral agent in psychotherapy
Authors: Ferdynus Marcin Paweł
Published: December 2023

Sedlakova and Trachsel present an analysis regarding the evaluation of a new therapeutic technology, namely conversational artificial intelligence (CAI) in psychotherapy. They suggest that CAI cannot be treated as an equal partner in the therapeutic conversation, because it is not a moral agent. I agree that CAI is not a moral agent. However, I believe that CAI lacks at least five basic attributes or abilities (phenomenal consciousness, intentionality, ethical reflection, prudence, conscience) that would allow it to be defined as a moral agent. It seems that the ethical assessment of the possibilities, limitations, benefits and risks associated with the use of CAI in psychotherapy requires a determination of what CAI is in its moral nature. In this paper, I attempt to show that CAI is devoid of essential moral elements and hence cannot be treated as a moral agent.
Editorial
Authors: Samochowiec Jerzy , Cyranka Katarzyna
Published: December 2023

Dear Readers
There is no doubt that 2023 has inflicted more war, hardships and frustrations upon our world than anyone could have predicted, but we are ready to embrace any and all things that 2024 has to offer.
Here are some insights, hopes and dreams for the New Year and the upcoming Christmas: on behalf of the entire Editorial Office of the Archives in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, I would like to wish you, Dear Readers, peace, creative thinking and health. May the Holiday Season be merry, prosperous and rich in inspirations for compelling future works.
Meanwhile, this current issue of the APP abounds with interesting reads.
We would like to open with “Social cognition and attachment profiles of women with fibromyalgia syndrome (FM): a case-control study” by Beycan Ayhan et al. from Turkyie.
In this study, the authors aimed to examine social cognitive and attachment profiles of FM patients. FM patients may have no social cognition impairments, especially in lack of any psychiatric comorbidities. Moreover, they may suffer from the avoidant type of insecure attachment, which may further affect social support seeking behavior they display. The authors conclude that attachment-based interventions may be important in the treatment of the FM Syndrome.
Calidad de vida y factores de influencia en universitarios chilenos para el retorno a clases presenciales por la pandemia de Covid-19
Authors: Ortiz-Barrero Melissa Judith , Matar-Khalil Shadye Rocio , Gonzalez Campos José Alejandro
Published: December 2023

Las afectaciones en la salud mental han sido una temática de interés presente en el contexto de pandemia por Covid-19. Por lo tanto, este trabajo tuvo como objetivo evaluar la calidad de vida percibida y otras variables asociadas en estudiantes universitarios frente al retorno a clases presenciales. Se definió el índice de calidad de vida (icv) a través del instrumento MQLI-Sp, se analizó junto a otras variables de contexto y salud en un estudio transversal, de alcance descriptivo y relacional, con una muestra de 532 estudiantes. Entre los resultados se destacan asociaciones significativas entre el icv con las variables: género, cambio de vivienda por el retorno a la presencialidad, el hecho de convivir con personas con alto riesgo en salud por Covid-19 y la percepción de la vacuna como una medida eficaz. Además, se estableció que quienes se vacunaron, permanecieron en su lugar de vivienda, no vivían con personas de alto riesgo, no tenían a alguien cercano con diagnóstico Covid, no consumían tabaco, practicaban deporte, no eran obesos y no presentaban un diagnóstico de ansiedad, estrés o depresión reportaron un icv significativamente mayor.
En conclusión, hacer actividad física y no manifestar síntomas de depresión pueden considerarse como variables que favorecieron la calidad de vida ante el retorno a las clases presenciales
Malestar psicológico y su relación con edad, sexo, trabajo, estudio, zona de residencia, en jóvenes uruguayos
Authors: Ruiz Paul , Pautassi Ricardo
Published: December 2023

El malestar psicológico está asociado a una mayor probabilidad de desarrollar cuadros psicopatológicos de alta incidencia en Uruguay, como los trastornos por uso de sustancias o el suicidio. Este trabajo analiza, mediante una encuesta aplicada 1527 uruguayos de entre 18 a 30 años, variables asociadas al malestar psicológico. Aplicamos la escala de malestar psicológico de Kessler y determinamos que las mujeres y las personas jóvenes expresan mayores niveles de malestar que los hombres y las personas mayores, respectivamente. El malestar psicológico no estuvo significativamente asociado a la cantidad de horas dedicadas a trabajo o estudio, al nivel educativo ni la región del país en que se reside. Ese trabajo provee conocimiento sobre los niveles normales -de referencia- de malestar psicológico en jóvenes uruguayos, y factores asociados a estos niveles.
Media education of children of preschool and primary school age in the family
Authors:   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Maltseva Olha
Published: December 2023

The article substantiates the relevance of media education of children of preschool and primary school age in the family. It is emphasized that preschool and junior school age is an extremely important period for a child’s intellectual, physical and psycho-emotional development; a modern child has, as a rule, quite significant audiovisual experience even before entering school; preschoolers and elementary school students, who are faced with an ever-increasing flow of information (educational, media), experience significant difficulties when they need to develop search skills, independently critically evaluate the information received, showing not only intellectual and cognitive activity, but also personal individuality. Emphasis is placed on the task of modern parents to provide assistance to children in mastering the skills to control the time of communication with the media and work with media information: to find and select the most important for themselves, to distinguish true from false information. The need for parents to take into account the age characteristics of children in the process of media education is emphasized. Emphasis is placed on the effectiveness of joint media creation. Methods and techniques that can be used by parents to form children’s media literacy are considered: collective discussions of works of media art; production of collages, drawings, posters, albums for clippings of interesting facts and information from the media; compiling a family collection of quotes from famous cartoons or films; publication of a home newspaper about media, etc.
Supervision of social workers as a condition for preventing professional burnout of specialists
Authors:   State Institution Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University, Ostrovska Nataliia
Published: December 2023

The problem of supervising of social workers as a condition for preventing professional burnout of specialists is considered in the article. Such concepts as “stress”, “professional stress”, “stress resilience of a social worker”, “professional burnout”, and “supervision” are defined. The author analyzes the Law of Ukraine “On Social Services” and the Order of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine “On Approval of Methodological Recommendations on the Supervision of Workers Providing Social Services”. The main methods of conducting supervision are identified. The author of the article conducts an empirical study of the formation of resistance of social workers to professional burnout based on the Charitable Organization “Charitable Fund “Caritas-Khmelnytskyi” UGCC”. The research reveals low indicators of the level of stress resilience of social workers before the introduction of supervision. Subsequently, supervision, based on a training program aimed at forming stress resilience of social workers while working with clients was implemented. The effectiveness of this program is analyzed. The author identifies perspectives for further research, focusing on developing deeper and more detailed concept of forming and developing stress resilience of social workers in complex professional situations. Additionally, the author suggests exploring methods and technologies for preventing burnout syndrome through supervision.
Modern military discourse: processes of neologization
Authors:   Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affair, Tsarеva Iryna
Published: December 2023

The article deals with the peculiarities of modern military discourse. The views of modern linguists on the definition of military and military discourse are analyzed. The classification of new items of discourse of the Russian-Ukrainian war is studied, in particular, the established expressions and phraseological units are presented, new meanings of familiar words are revealed. The neologisms that reflected the tragic events in the life of our country are characterized. Attention is focused on the increased interest in the problem of enriching the vocabulary with the help of neologisms, which are a kind of indicator of linguistic development. The concept of «military discourse» in its traditional and modern forms is considered. The linguistic analysis of the material allowed us to distinguish the discourse of the military about the war (the genre of «report» or «summary»), politicians about the war (a kind of political discourse in the genre of «interview»), the discourse of the media covering military operations, and partially – educational, national, gender, philological, etc. It is emphasized that the basis of military vocabulary is still made up of terminological units, i.e. terms. However, the increased interest in the problems of enriching the vocabulary can be explained by the importance of neologisms, which are a kind of indicator of linguistic development. It is noted that military discourse is represented by the use of emotional linguistic units, which maximally express the author's subjective and emotional attitude to phenomena, events, ideas and images. It is noted that the priority of the emotional component over the rational component contributes to the widespread use of oppositions.
Dynamics of structural-level norms and educational practice: deviations and trends of changes
Authors:   Institute for Ukrainian Language of the NAS of Ukraine, Bybyk Svitlana
Published: December 2023

The article presents an analysis of the language of the educational web resource, namely: Ukrainian educational platforms for schools. What material was used in the texts of the posts on the pages of the well-known platforms «Na uroko», «Vseosvita», «Osvitoria», «Prometheus», «Classtime», «Umity». It was noted that among the peculiarities of the language of Ukrainian scientific and educational platforms, it is worth paying attention to violations of: spelling norms, and along with them certain trends that linguists should think about; morphological norms as deviations. Changes in the style of popular science, scientific and educational content require a cultural and linguistic evaluation; permanent fascination with non-adapted concepts of a foreign language, which are given the status of terms in pedagogy, linguistic didactics. It is noted that language as the basis of the cultural potential of the information and educational environment is a determining resource for the social and intellectual development of the student's personality, the formation of his requests for self-improvement, self-education; language should be a model for imitation in everyday and professional spheres of life, a means of transmission from generation to generation of normative canons of oral and written communication, a guide to the informational, spiritual and axiological culture of a teacher.
Volodymyr Otrokovskyi is a researcher of Podil dialects
Authors:   Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University, Kovalenko Borys
Published: December 2023

In the article the work «Malorusskii hovor sela Kobilevky, Podolskoi hub., Bratslavskaho ujezda» by V. Ostrokovskiy is analyzed, as well as folklore texts and texts of oral speech of this region residents submitted to the scientist after the work. It has been defined that the researcher presents his own writing system, which will be used to accurately reproduce the sound composition of words and texts recorded in this area. In general, he used the diacritical signs specified in the preface to «Programs for collecting features of the Malorossiya dialects» by K. Mikhalchuk and A. Krymskyi. Folklore texts and examples of folk speech reflect to some extent local pronunciation features: у in place of unstressed o; strong р on the place of normative р’; form of genitive case of plural on -ый; form of the third person of singular and plural of the present tense and the second person of plural of the imperative mood on the strong final -т; non-reduplicated soft consonants: жытьа́ , попадьа́ , корі́ньа and etc. Recordings of songs, fairy tales and riddles are of great scientific importance and are a significant contribution to Ukrainian folkloristics and dialectology. This interesting material, which presents the main features of the Podillia dialect, can serve as a valuable and reliable source for studying the dynamics of Podillia dialect speech.
Peculiarities of the Hutsul dialect of the village Roztoky Vyzhnytsia district, Chernivtsi region
Authors:   Institute of the Ukrainian Language of the NAS of Ukraine, Koliesnik Liudmyla
Published: December 2023

The purpose of the research is to describe the main features of the Hutsul dialect in the village of Roztoky Vyzhnytcia district Chernivtci region. This ancient dialect of Northern Bukovyna not been the specific topic yet. The material of the study was the author's recordings of dialect speech in the village of Roztoky in 2017. There were characterized the most important phonetic, morphological and syntactic features of spoken language manifested in spontaneous dialectal speech. Special attention was paid to ancient local features of dialect. There were described the word change of nominal parts of speech, morphological features of nouns, adjectives, numerals, dialectal forms of pronouns, peculiarities of dialectal conjugation too. Moreover, there was noted about the functioning of prepositional-noun constructions, reinforcing particles and exclamations, the frequent use of subordinate clauses, their stringing in the dialectal text. This research also emphasizes the isoglosses of the phenomena that separate the dialect from the neighboring Bukovyna dialects.
Writing monuments from Polissia as sources of the «Dictionary of the Ukrainian language of 16th – first half of 17th century»
Authors:   I. Kripyakevich Institute of Ukrainian Studies NAS of Ukraine, Bahniuk Natalia , Osinchuk Yurii ,   I. Kripyakevich Institute of Ukrainian Studies NAS of Ukraine
Published: December 2023

The territorial factor in language diachrony studies is gaining more and more importance. Having appeared at a certain time in the language space, writing monuments retain their ability to be localized in it, therefore they not only become sources for studying the language at a certain synchronous level, but also create conditions for the study of language evolution. This is especially evident at the level of the language dictionary. By involving the lexical material of written monuments from a specific language (dialect) area in the historical dictionary, the lexicographer gets the opportunity to use the potential of the geographical projection of the word to determine or clarify the semantics, interpret changes in it, relying on the dictionaries of modern dialects and living speech. Genre- and structurally diverse texts from Polissia are a representative part of the source base of the «Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of the 16th – first half of the 17th Centuries». Distinguished by relative democracy in the language expression, based mostly on the living lexicon of spoken language, these texts supplemented the register of the dictionary with uniquely fixed lexical units that have broad and understandable contexts. These are the commonly used vocabulary of the most diverse thematic groups (the names of realities from everyday life of the time are especially valuable for the dictionary), and professional names, and administrative-legal, religious, philosophical, botanical, etc. terminology. The onymicon of the vocabulary of monuments from Polissia reveals a peculiar tradition of names of persons and places, sheds light on the lingual picture of the world of the Polissia people. The more texts a lexicographer works with, the more complete the linguistic representation of the historical period will be in the register and in the illustrative part of the dictionary.
A.PUŞKİN VE P.ÇAADAYEV: YIKINTILARINA MUTLAKIYETİN YAZACAKLAR ADLARIMIZI
Authors: COŞKUN Nazan
Published: December 2023

Aleksandr Puşkin ve Pyotr Çaadayev, 19.yüzyılın ilk yarısı Rus edebiyatı ve düşüncesinin başlıca isimleri arasında yer alırlar. Puşkin’in lise yıllarında başlayan dostlukları, şairin erken ölümü nedeniyle kısa sürse de Puşkin’in Çaadayev’e yazdığı ilk şiirinde mutlakıyetin yıkıntılarına adlarının yazılacağından söz etmesiyle Çaadayev’e verdiği önemi görürüz. Edebi ve düşünsel yollarına Dekabrist harekete yakın iki isim olarak çıkan Puşkin ve Çaadayev, birbiri ardı sıra düşünsel evrim sürecine girerler. Puşkin, ilk sürgünü ile ruhsal bir kırılma yaşarken, Çaadayev, yurtdışından döndükten sonra yeni bir düşünsel arayış dönemine girer. İkili arasındaki yakınlık, özellikle Çaadayev’in Felsefi Mektuplar’ının yayınlanmasından önceki süreçte biçimlenir. Çaadayev, Rus düşüncesinde bir kurşun sesi olarak değerlendirilen eserini Puşkin’e gönderir ve Puşkin’in esere dair değerlendirmelerinden oluşan yazışmalarla ikilinin Rusya tarihine dair düşünceleri biçimlenir. Felsefi Mektuplar’da Rusya’ya dair oldukça keskin eleştirilerde bulunan Çaadayev, medeniyet tarihinde bir yeri olmayan, geçmişinin önemsizliğiyle varlık gösteren bir Rusya imgesi çizerken, Puşkin ise Çaadayev’le bütünsel bir karşıtlık içinde Rusya tarihinin önemini belirtir. Çaadayev, düşüncelerini Rusya’nın Bizans Ortodoksluğunu kabul etmesi ile temellendirip, kiliseler arasındaki bölünmenin Rusya tarihinde kötü bir kader yarattığını söyler. Puşkin ise bölünmenin Rusya’yı Avrupa’dan ayırdığı noktasında Çaadayev ile birleşse de bu durumun Rusya’ya özgün bir misyon yüklediğini savunur. Çaadayev, Bizans Ortodoksluğuna eleştirel yaklaşırken; Puşkin, Rus kültünü oluşturan temel değer olarak Ortodoksluğa büyük önem atfeder. Bu karşıtlıklar içinde Çaadayev, keskin bir Batıcı olarak kabul edilirken, Puşkin’in Çaadayev’le yürüttüğü tartışmanın Slavcı bir çizgide olduğu düşünülür. Bu çerçevede çalışmamızda disiplinlerarası yöntem çerçevesinde Çaadayev’in Felsefi Mektuplar’ı temel alınarak ikili arasında geçen yazışmalar ve Puşkin’in edebi eserleri kullanmış, Çaadayev ve Puşkin’in Slavcı ve Batıcı öğreti içindeki konumuna dair bir değerlendirme yapılmıştır.
Faster rehabilitation weight gain during childhood is associated with risk of non-communicable disease in adult survivors of severe acute malnutrition
Authors: Thompson Debbie S. , McKenzie Kimberley , Opondo Charles , Boyne Michael S. , Lelijveld Natasha , Wells Jonathan C. , Cole Tim J. , Anujuo Kenneth , Abera Mubarek , Berhane Melkamu , Koulman Albert , Wootton Stephen A. , Kerac Marko , Badaloo Asha ,   CHANGE Study Collaborators Group
Published: December 2023

Nutritional rehabilitation during severe acute malnutrition (SAM) aims to quickly restore body size and minimize poor short-term outcomes. We hypothesized that faster weight gain during treatment is associated with greater cardiometabolic risk in adult life. Anthropometry, body composition (DEXA), blood pressure, blood glucose, insulin and lipids were measured in a cohort of adults who were hospitalized as children for SAM between 1963 and 1993. Weight and height measured during hospitalization and at one year post-recovery were abstracted from hospital records. Childhood weight gain during nutritional rehabilitation and weight and height gain one year post-recovery were analysed as continuous variables, quintiles and latent classes in age, sex and minimum weight-for-age z-scores-adjusted regression models against adult measurements. Data for 278 adult SAM survivors who had childhood admission records were analysed. Of these adults, 85 also had data collected 1 year post-hospitalisation. Sixty percent of participants were male, mean (SD) age was 28.2 (7.7) years, mean (SD) BMI was 23.6 (5.2) kg/m2. Mean admission age for SAM was 10.9 months (range 0.3–36.3 months), 77% were wasted (weight-for-height z-scores<-2). Mean rehabilitation weight gain (SD) was 10.1 (3.8) g/kg/day and 61.6 (25.3) g/day. Rehabilitation weight gain > 12.9 g/kg/day was associated with higher adult BMI (difference = 0.5 kg/m2, 95% CI: 0.1–0.9, p = 0.02), waist circumference (difference = 1.4 cm, 95% CI: 0.4–2.4, p = 0.005), fat mass (difference = 1.1 kg, 95% CI: 0.2–2, p = 0.02), fat mass index (difference = 0.32kg/m2, 95% CI: -0.0001–0.6, p = 0.05), and android fat mass (difference = 0.09 kg, 95% CI: 0.01–0.2, p = 0.03). Post-recovery weight gain (g/kg/month) was associated with lean mass (difference = 1.3 kg, 95% CI: 0.3–2.4, p = 0.015) and inversely associated with android-gynoid fat ratio (difference = -0.03, 95% CI: -0.07to-0.001 p = 0.045). Rehabilitation weight gain exceeding 13g/kg/day was associated with adult adiposity in young, normal-weight adult SAM survivors. This challenges existing guidelines for treating malnutrition and warrants further studies aiming at optimising these targets.
Factors associated with malaria infection among children after distribution of PBO-pyrethroid synergist-treated nets and indoor residual spraying in north-western Tanzania
Authors: Kibondo Ummi Abdul , Renju Jenny , Lukole Eliud , Mosha Jacklin F. , Mosha Franklin W. , Manjurano Alphaxard , Rowland Mark , Protopopoff Natacha
Published: December 2023

Background

After a decade of successful control, malaria is on the rise again. The prevalence of malaria in Tanzania has increased from 7% in 2017 to 8% in 2022 and reached 18% in Kagera region in the North West of Tanzania. Malaria vectors in Muleba district Kagera have high level of pyrethroid resistance. The aim of this paper is to explore factors associated with malaria infection prevalence in children aged 6 months to 14 years in Muleba, where Long Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) combining a pyrethroid insecticide and synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO) that counteract resistance in the mosquitoes, was first distributed under trial conditions in 2015.

Methods

The trial was a community randomized control in which there were two malaria prevalence cross-sectional household surveys each year (June and December) from 2015 to 2017 in Muleba. In this study we conducted a secondary data analysis of the December surveys only. Multilevel Poisson regression analysis was used to assess factors associated with malaria infection.

Results

A total of 10,941 children and 4,611 households were included in this study. Overall malaria prevalence was 35.8%, 53.3% and 54.4% in the year 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively. Living in an area with standard LLIN as opposed to the novel PBO synergist LLIN, being a male child, above 5 years of age, living in a house with open eaves, living in house without IRS, having head of household with no formal education, lower socioeconomic status and survey year were associated with increased risk of malaria infection.

Conclusions

Using PBO LLIN reduced the risk of malaria infection. However, additional measures could further reduce malaria infection in areas of insecticide resistance such as housing improvement.
Effects of Solanum tuberosum L. ointment on second-degree burns in mice
Authors: Silva-Correa Carmen R. , Rosas-Cruz Galy P. , Calderón-Peña Abhel A. , Villarreal-La Torre Víctor E. , Aspajo-Villalaz Cinthya L. , Castañeda-Carranza Julio A. , Dionicio-Rosado Deivy Y. , Gómez-Arce Ricardo M. , Rodríguez-Silva Cristhian N. , Rosario-Chávarri Jorge Del , Cruzado-Razco José L.
Published: December 2023

Background and Aim: Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is mainly characterized by its antioxidant and healing properties. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of an ointment based on S. tuberosum L. “papa tumbay” on burns induced in Balb/c mice (Mus musculus).

Materials and Methods: The experimental animals were divided into four groups (n = 5/group) 48 h before second-degree burns were inducted. After epilating the loin areas of the mice and anesthetizing them with ketamine/xylazine (80 mg/kg/10 mg/kg) through intraperitoneal (i.p.) route, a round metal rod (0.7 cm in diameter) was placed on the depilated skin at a temperature of 100°C for 5 s. Group I was not given any treatment, Group II was treated with silver sulfadiazine (1%), and the other two groups (III and IV) were treated with the ointment formulated based on S. tuberosum L. “papa tumbay” at 1% and 2%, respectively. After performing the treatment for 21 days, the mice were euthanized using i.p. sodium pentobarbital (185 mg/kg) to obtain skin samples. The samples were preserved in 10% neutral-buffered formalin and subjected to histopathological analysis.

Results: We found statistically significant differences in the histopathological sections between the groups (p < 0.05). The abundant collagen and fibroblasts observed in the direction of the dermis in Groups III and IV indicate that the phytoconstituents present in the potato might promote the healing of the second-degree burns until day 21 of treatment.

Conclusion: Our findings showed that the ointments based on the ethanolic extracts of S. tuberosum L. “papa tumbay,” especially the 2% ointment, might accelerate the healing of second-degree burns induced in Balb/c mice.

Keywords: burn healing, herbal medicine, histopathology, ointment, potato, skin, Solanum tuberosum L.
The Travels of Signet-Ring Cell Carcinoma: From Colon to Stomach and Duodenum
Authors: Tom Chloe K. , Placone Nicholas , Yung Evan , Shaker Anisa
Published: December 2023

Colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasizing to the stomach and duodenum is rare. Even rarer is when the CRC subtype is signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC). Endoscopic findings of CRC metastasis to the stomach have been described as solitary and submucosal while duodenal metastasis has been observed to be exophytic. In this report, we describe a case of a middle-aged man with colon SRCC presenting with oral intolerance. He was found to have concurrent metastases to the stomach and duodenum and died 8 months after his SRCC diagnosis.
Metaphorical Perceptions of Preservice Teachers Enrolled in Different Departments About the Concept of “Art”: The Case of Bartın University, Faculty of Education
Authors: YILDIRIM Esra , KÜÇÜKŞEN ÖNER Ferhunde , EYÜPOĞLU İsmail , GÖKTEPELİLER Ömür , DOĞAN Ceren
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study is to identify, using metaphors, the perceptions of preservice teachers, who study in different departments at the Faculty of Education of Bartın University, about the concept of “art”. The study is based on the case study model, which is one of the qualitative research methods, and the study group consists of 198 preservice teachers who are enrolled in the programs of Turkish Language Education, Social Sciences Education, Psychological Counselling and Guidance (PCG), Science Education, Elementary Mathematics Education, Foreign Language Education, and Primary Education at Bartın University, Faculty of Education. The research data were obtained through the “Art Metaphor Survey Form” and analysed using the content analysis method.

Based on the research results, the metaphors for the concept of art were grouped under 9 categories including “art as born and enhanced under difficulties and pressure”, “art as a complex structure”, “art as the fruits of labour”, “art as reflective and expressive”, “art as relaxing”, “art as immersive”, “art as a vital need”, “art as liberating” and “art as radiant and supportive”. The results also revealed that preservice teachers enrolled in different programs interpreted art considering different semantic properties. In this context, it was observed that preservice teachers in Turkish Language and Social Sciences Education Programs mainly described art as “liberating”, those in PCG as “reflective and expressive”, those in Science Education as “relaxing”, and those in Elementary Mathematics Education as “a vital need”. On the other hand, preservice teachers in Foreign Language Education Program focused on two different categories and described art as “complex” and “reflective and expressive”, whereas those in Primary Education mostly characterised art as “reflective and expressive”.
Determination of attitudes towards healthy eating of students studying at the school of physical education and sports
Authors: Şeker Ramazan , Yılmaz Gürkan , Şengür Emrah
Published: December 2023

The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of students studying at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, School of Physical Education and Sports, towards healthy eating. 213 students participated in the study voluntarily. Students' Attitudes towards Healthy Eating Scale was used to determine the students' attitudes towards healthy eating. SPSS 26 package program was used to analyze the data. Independent T-test was used in pairwise comparisons and One Way ANOVA test was used to determine the difference between groups. No difference was found in the comparison of students' attitudes toward healthy eating according to gender and age variables. It was determined that the 4th-grade students in the class variable and the coaching department students in the department variable had higher attitudes toward healthy eating. As a result, it was concluded that the SBITS scores of the students of the School of Physical Education and Sports were in the high category. It is thought that the contributions of individuals who will especially teach and coach in their professional lives will be positive in raising students and athletes.
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Özet
Bu çalışmanın amacı Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören öğrencilerin sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutumlarının belirlenmesidir. Çalışmaya 213 öğrenci gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Öğrencilerin sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutumlarının belirlenmesinde öğrencilerin Sağlıklı Beslenmeye İlişkin Tutum Ölçeği (SBİTÖ) kullanılmıştır.  Veri analiz etmek için SPSS 26 paket programı kullanılmıştır. İkili karşılaştırmalarda Independent T testi, gruplar arası farkın belirlenmesinde ise One Way ANOVA testi kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutumlarının cinsiyet ve yaş değişkenine göre karşılaştırılmasında fark saptanmamıştır. Sınıf değişkeninde 4. sınıfların ve bölüm değişkeninde ise antrenörlük bölümü öğrencilerinin öğrencilerin sağlıklı beslenmeye ilişkin tutumlarının daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin SBİTÖ puanlarının yüksek kategoride olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Meslek hayatlarında özellikle öğretmenlik ve antrenörlük yapacak bireylerin öğrenci ve sporcu yetiştirirken katkılarının olumlu yönde olacağı düşünülmektedir.
Organizational Commitment: The Key to Reduce Employees’ Resistance to Change
Authors: Pena-Sanchez Rolando
Published: December 2023

This report recognizes some of the most important causes of resistance to organizational change; some of which are related to the skills of employees and others to the company's communication procedures, which affects the work performance of employees and the image of the organization. To achieve the organization's objectives, the importance of structural change management, organizational culture, and the ability to modify strategies when circumstances warrant is also documented: First to contain, and then to reduce resistance to organizational change. The report includes a comparison of the proportion of successful and unsuccessful efforts regarding resistance to "organizational change"; a process that can be conceived as a "dialectical progression", whose main support is the institutional commitment implicit in the mission, vision, and core values of the organization. A nonparametric statistical technique: Jonckheere-Terpstra test was selected to perform the data analysis.
Futures Markets and Macroeconomics: Empirical Evidence from China
Authors: Gao Tian Chen , Gao Hui
Published: December 2023

This paper uses the methods of Granger causality test, cointegration relationship test, error correction model and shock response function in cointegration correlation theory, and uses the monthly data from 2003.1 to 2023.5 to study the role and influence of futures market variables (price index, total turnover, total open interest) on sixteen macroeconomic variables. The results show that the three indicators of the futures market have a guiding effect on industrial added value, net export, fiscal revenue and fiscal expenditure at the same time. The price index and total turnover also have a guiding effect on the interbank  7-day interest rate and the RMB real effective exchange rate index. The total turnover and total open interest also have a strong guiding effect on the total import and export volume, the investment amount of fixed assets, and the total retail sales of social consumer goods. The price index also has a strong guiding effect on the producer price index, total loans, and the exchange rate of the US dollar against the RMB. The total open interest also has a strong guiding effect on the total loan. The cointegration test and error correction model show that in the short and long term, the futures market variables have a strong or weak quantitative impact on twelve macro variables, and the shock response function curve shows that the futures market variables have different impact effects on twelve macro variables. It shows that the futures market has a relatively strong impact on the macroeconomy, but there is still much room for improvement in the scope and depth of influence. It is suggested that the futures market should make efforts in terms of variety expansion, internationalization and supervision to further promote the comprehensive development of the domestic macroeconomy.
Assessment of Training Requirements for Employees of Maquiladora Industry on the US-México Border
Authors: Pena-Sanchez Rolando
Published: December 2023

A priority of the maquiladora industry is to hire a skilled workforce. Thus, this research explores the opportunity to assess the requirements of technical training and/or educational services in business for a new market: The technical training of employees of the Maquiladora Industry on the US-México border. If Laredo, TX can be recognized as The Gateway of International Trade, then Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) can be acknowledged as the essential Higher Education Institution in International Business given its "business strengths” (AACSB  & SACS Accreditation, A. R. Sanchez School of Business (ARSSB), Western Hemisphere Trade Center (WHTC), Bachelor, Master, Dual MBA, (double degree) and Ph.D. Programs, Professional Certifications, QM Courses, Signature Courses, etc.); consequently, we can consider that this research is parallel to Laredo’s business  strengths: Maquiladora Industry, Logistics Industry, Bank Industry, etc. and should be pondered as an area of opportunity. A diagram of a theoretical model for the interaction between employees’ training requirements frequency and the maquiladora industry sectors is presented. The industrial sectors were electronic, automotive, textile, and other (food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, etc.), where the employees reviewed 31 training areas clustered in three blocks (basic, practical, and functional). The frequency distribution of the employees' training requirements was analyzed via nonparametric statistics.
The Moderating Role of Uncertainty Reduction on the Relationship between Leadership Styles and Organizational Identification within Saudi Hospitals
Authors: Algathia Salem Ali , Mohamed Rosmah , Leong Yee Choy , Abdullah Abdul Rashid
Published: December 2023

This study embarked on an exploration into the dynamics of various leadership styles and their influence on organizational identification, placing a spotlight on the potential moderating effect of uncertainty reduction within the healthcare sector of Saudi Arabia. Adopting a hypothesis testing approach, the research employed a correlation investigation design, ensuring minimal interference from the researcher. The backdrop of this study was set in five hospitals across Riyadh and Makkah, targeting the entire population of permanent nurses. To derive a representative sample, a probability sampling technique was used, more specifically, stratified sampling, which culminated in a sample size of 375 participants. The unit of analysis was set at an individual level, with a cross-sectional study time horizon. Data collection involved a 7-point Likert scale, which underwent a comprehensive descriptive analysis via SPSS, followed by a Partial Least Square assessment using Smart-PLS. The findings highlighted the nuanced interplay between leadership strategies and organizational contexts, emphasizing the significance of adaptability in leadership in alignment with varying degrees of environmental uncertainty.
Philosophy of Body: Embodiment, Perception, and Understanding Other Minds
Authors: Godwins Jude
Published: December 2023

The lived body, as an embodied self, lives, breathes, perceives, acts and reasons (Drew Leder, 1990, 1-8). The imaginative, with its schematic structures, has a role in thought (Lakoff, 1987, 275; Johnson 1987, 76,) even as we show preference for the biological and psychological turn. The problem of other minds is about how we come by the power to understand other people, comprehend their behaviours, know their intentions, and discern their mental processes. In the Husserlian phenomenology, we come to know and recognize the other through bodily movement. The kinaesthetic experience of having a grip on its surrounding world leads the ego into the knowledge and recognition of the other (Husserl, 1937, 16, § 62). We can take this kinaesthetic experience of knowing the other through motor behaviour farther. Following an empathic understanding that comes from our shared motor resonance system, we understand others when their motor behaviour is put in a narrative framework (Gallagher, 2006). We admit, as Gallagher does, that neither a “cold theoretical logic” (of folk psychology ) nor a “self-controlled simulation” (of simulation theory ) replaces the powers associated with the primary- and secondary inter-subjectivity that attend the way we interact with others, first as babies and later as children (Gallagher, 2006, 12).
Management of Endometriosis: An Integrative Review of National and International Guidelines
Authors: Andrade Ana Paula Portela , Oliveira Clara Vitória Braz Lima , Araújo Luísa Barros Fragoso , Donald Maria Eduarda Dantas , Portugal Fernanda Freire Dantas , Costa Meyrielle Santana , Andrade Carolina Portela , Chianca Bruna Lins , Bacha Elizabeth
Published: December 2023

Endometriosis is a disease characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, affecting 2 to 22% of women worldwide, resulting in inferior quality of life as the condition often causes pain (dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia) and infertility. It is notable that clinical practice has changed in the last decade, with endometriosis receiving much more media attention and patients taking a more active role through different disease organizations. Considering these changes and identifying which practices are justified by medical evidence is essential. Using the descriptors: "Treatment", "Endometriosis" and "Guidelines" in the PUBMED, MEDLINE and SciELO databases, a total of 312 articles were found and, subsequently, eight articles were submitted to the selection criteria. Regarding pharmacological therapies associated with endometriosis, most of the guidelines included in this study suggest progestins, either in the form of dienogest or medroxyprogesterone acetate, and combined oral contraceptives as first-line therapy with considerable evidence. GNRH agonists and the levonorgestrel system are used as second-line treatment. Surgery also has a significant role in the treatment of endometriosis-related pain, with the excision of endometrial implants or endometriomas. Handling ovarian tissue as thoroughly as possible is recommended in order to limit the decrease in ovarian reserve. Despite very well-established guidelines, relevant diagnostic tests such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are inaccessible and expensive for most women, as is laparoscopic surgery, hindering the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, especially in underdeveloped countries.
Sociological Views on Sport Practices in Sports Facilities of Brazzaville, Congo
Authors: Litoto Pambou Lucien , Bayette Jean Bruno , Elenga Hygin Bellarmin , Leyinda Pascal Alain , Loufoua-Lemay Emile Didier , Massamba Alphonse
Published: December 2023

The aim of this study was to characterize the population frequenting Brazzaville's sports facilities and spaces, and to explore the universe of physical activities practiced and their modalities. A total of 5,492 users took part in the study, which was carried out in four districts of Brazzaville covering about half the city's surface area. Data were collected using a questionnaire based on Chifflet's work on the use of sports facilities in France. The results showed that the spatial distribution of the facilities did not provide an adequate sports offer for users, despite the population's enthusiasm for sports and the demand from a young, active clientele.
The Impact of Active Methodologies and External Examination on Students' Motivation
Authors: Coutinho Isabel Ribau
Published: December 2023

Assessment plays a significant role in the learning and teaching process. In Portugal, external examinations are vital to students' transition to the higher education system. To access engineering, science, and health courses is mandatory to do the national examination for “Physics Chemistry A” which occurs after 11.º grade. Grounded on the social cognitive perspective, the research's main goal was to analyze the impact of the laboratory station methodology and flipped classrooms on the motivation and resilience to continue in the science field and to perceive the impact of external examination on motivation. The data analysis allows us to conclude that this teaching and learning methodology plays a significant role in the maintenance of motivation. Secondly, data showed a positive effect of the intervention on student performance. Thirdly the external examination frames students’ motivation guide type. Fourth, these active methodologies consolidate the student’s learning strategies and are reflected in the external examination.
Cervical Cancer Screening: Integrative Review of National and International Guidelines
Authors: Silva Mayra Alencar , Corrêa Maria Claudia Pereira , Bacha Elizabeth
Published: December 2023

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable malignancies, yet it still has high incidence and mortality rates, especially in less developed countries. Despite this, vaccines against HPV (the main cause of cervical cancer) are effective and promote a significant reduction in infections and neoplastic lesions of the cervix, as well as the early detection of HPV with or without its initial lesions. This paper is an integrative review, with the aim of demonstrating the main national and international guidelines for the diagnosis of HPV. Using the databases PubMed, MEDLINE, and SciELO, a search was carried out using the descriptors "Cervical Neoplasms", "Screening" and "Guidelines", selecting at the end 12 articles. The results showed that the recommendations for the early diagnosis of HPV have undergone several strategic changes over time, especially on the following points: use of co-testing (combined test with cytology and HPV test) and self-test. Previously in other countries, only cervical cytology (Pap smear) was offered. However, cervical cytology has to be repeated frequently due to its limited sensitivity and reproducibility and, even though it is freely available, studies point to the difficulty of achieving and maintaining diagnostic coverage for cervical cancer. Among the factors hindering success is health illiteracy, which is mainly due to social inequality and the lack of educational actions by the government, demonstrating the need to plan effective strategies in this regard.