bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Relationship between clinical performance and professional self-concept in critical care nurses
Authors: Eskandari Narges , Abbasi Mohammad , Abbasinia Mohammad , Norouzadeh Reza
Published: January 2022

Objective

To determine the relationship between clinical performance and professional self-concept in critical care nurses.

Methods

This study was conducted on 308 critical care nurses. Data gathering instruments were nurses’ clinical performance questionnaire (NCPQ) and nursing professional self-concept measure (NPSCM). Independent sample t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Pearson correlation coefficient were used for data analyses.

Results

The average age of the nurses was 33.74 ± 7.01 years. The clinical performance score of female nurses was significantly higher than male nurses. In the domain of clinical performance, clinical judgment and clinical inquiry had the highest and lowest scores, respectively. In the nurses’ professional self-concept, the highest and lowest scores were awarded to the subscales of self-confidence and staff relations, respectively. In addition, there was a significant positive correlation between self-concept and clinical performance of nurses.

Conclusions

Increasing professional self-concept improves the clinical performance of critical care nurses. Professional self-concept enhancement measures are recommended to improve the clinical performance of nurses in critical care units.
Computer-Assisted Cognitive Re-Training as An Intervention for Children with Specific Learning Disability: A Review
Authors: Bansal Gargi , Singh Anand Pratap
Published: January 2022

The review inspects the empirical literature on the efficacy of computer-assisted cognitive re-training of children with Specific learning disabilities (SLD). SLD children are characterized by an average and above-average IQ but there exist significant deficits in their language processing skills. Cognitive re-training is a training process that serves as remediation for people with underdeveloped cognitive abilities through intensive practice. It utilizes the principle of “brain plasticity” and is an endeavor to strengthen the deficit cognitive abilities of people by practicing various well-defined tasks and exercises. Cognitive re-training can be provided in both ways manualized or computerized. Computer-assisted re-training seems more interesting, innovative, is multisensory and motivating for children. This research review aims to put together the primary research done in the area and tries to evaluate the effectiveness of using such intervention on children with a specific learning disability. In a country like India which has a vast & widespread population reaching out to children with a specific learning disability by using manualized intervention seems a distant reality, together with a handful of trained therapists working in the field. Keeping in view such circumstances there is an urgent need to identify ways which can be used as an intervention for the mass population and in remote areas of the country. In doing so, this review also attempts to lay a base and explore the possibility of utilizing this novel way of providing interventions to children with Specific learning disability.
Introduction to the second edition of ‘Diagnostic Cytopathology of Serous Fluids’ as CytoJournal Monograph (CMAS) in Open Access
Authors: Shidham Vinod B. , Layfield Lester J.
Published: January 2022

Serous fluids are excessive accumulation of fluids in a serous cavity as effusion. However, traditionally this area also covers cytopathologic evaluation of washings of these cavities including pelvic/peritoneal washing.

This is the introductory review article in series on this topic with the application of simplified algorithmic approaches. The series would be compiled finally as a book after minor modifications of individual review articles to accommodate the book layout on the topic as second edition of ‘Diagnostic Cytopathology of Serous Fluids’ book.

The approach is primarily directed towards detection of neoplastic cells based on morphology alone or with the help of various ancillary tests, including commonly applied immunocytochemistry to be interpreted as second foreign population with application of SCIP (subtractive coordinate immunoreactivity pattern) approach in effusion fluid tapings. As the role of molecular pathology tests is increasing, this component as ancillary testing will also be covered as applicable. Because a picture and sketches are worth a thousand words, illustrations and figures are included generously even at the risk of moderate repetition.

The clinically important serous cavities include peritoneal cavity, pericardial cavity, and two pleural cavities. The primary topic of this series is specimens from these cavities as effusion fluids and washings including cytopathologic evaluation of peritoneal/pelvic washing.

It is expected that some readers may not read the entire series or the final book from beginning to end, but refer to the individual review articles and chapters sporadically during their clinical practice. Considering this practical limitation, some brief repetition may be observed throughout the book. Some of the important themes will be highlighted as italicized and bolded text for quick reference.

Dedicated articles/chapters are assigned for technical and other reference material as appendices. Tables, algorithms, sketches, and combination of pictures are included generously for quick reference. Most of the illustrations are attempted to be labeled appropriately with arrows and other indicators to avoid equivocation, especially for beginners in the field.

This introductory review article describes general details under the following three broad headings:

Histology and general cytology of serous cavity lining

Effusion (general considerations)

Ancillary techniques in brief.
The panorama of different faces of mesothelial cells
Authors: Shidham Vinod B.
Published: January 2022

All effusions in serous cavities represent a pathologic processes secondary to inflammatory, neoplastic, hemodynamic, or mechanical/traumatic etiologies. This elicits reactive changes in the extremely sensitive mesothelial cells lining the serosal surfaces. The result is hypertrophy and hyperplasia which lead to broad changes with a wide range of morphological appearances. These reversible alterations may resolve entirely after the recovery of underlying pathology.

Under the tertiary care situations, neoplastic effusion specimens are encountered more frequently. Although some non-neoplastic pathologic process may demonstrate a few diagnostic features, cytologic evaluation of malignant effusions usually show diagnostic malignant cells. However, the most versatile mesothelial cells demonstrate a very wide cytomorphological spectrum secondary to reactive challenges. These mesothelial cells are usually referred to as ‘reactive mesothelial cells’. In addition other terms such as reactive mesothelial proliferation, reactive mesothelial hyperplasia, irritated mesothelial cells, activated mesothelial cells, hyperplastic mesothelial cells, hypertrophic mesothelial cells, and proliferative mesothelial cells. Rarely atypical mesothelial cells, although not recommended, is used inadvertently. Although there is a lack of general agreement defining these terms, some of these including atypical mesothelial cells, should not be preferred. With reference to this CMAS series, usually favored term ‘reactive mesothelial cells’ is preferred.

The size of reactive mesothelial cells range from 15 to 30 µm (but may be up to 50 µm). These polyhedral cells with variable amount of cytoplasm and enlarged nuclei may show variation in sizes and shapes with conspicuous nucleoli. Bi- and multi-nucleation is frequent. Cohesive groups of mesothelial cells as sheets and three dimensional groups may be present. Some floridly reactive mesothelial cells with hyperchromatic enlarged nuclei with prominent nucleoli and scant cytoplasm may resemble malignant cells. This astonishingly wide morphological spectrum of reactive mesothelial cells is a significant interpretation challenge in effusion fluid cytology. Methodical interpretation approach with appropriate knowledge about this wide spectrum is important aspect in diagnostic cytopathology of effusion fluids.
Conscious Intra-Personal Development: The Experience Counts
Authors: van Baest Rosalie
Published: January 2022

The future of mankind will depend on the ability of the individual to acquire Self-knowledge. The preservation of autonomy of the individual is supported by learning to fathom one's own unconscious and inner being, the undiscovered self. By consciously developing Self-knowledge the possibility originates for the individual to make his own conscious choices and to understand an other human being. It often takes a great deal of effort from an individual to consciously open up to his inner being. Gaining experiences related to intra-personal development and consciously reflecting on those experiences, is essential to keep the conscious intra-personal development process in motion. Education can lend a helping hand during this process, from the start of the school career of children, by making room in the curriculum for affective and experiential education. Theory disturbs the experiential orientation and the focus on emotions. Offer affective and experiential education to children from an early age, with plenty of personal room, and continuing this form of education until they leave school, supports young people to become more and more self-directing. The way in which this form of education is taken care for is crucial for its success.
Educational Film Experiment at Workplaces: Can Sex-Role Attitudes, Work, and Life Balance Capabilities Related to Maternity be Treated?
Authors: Eomois Ester
Published: January 2022

In order to understand the impact of educational videos on the sex-role attitudes and perceptions of maternity at workplaces, an experimental research design was selected. Our survey data originates from a randomized control trial of 262 employees across Estonian organisations. After using a randomization method to select five companies from Estonian company TOP 100 ranking, an equal size control and treatment groups within these companies were randomly selected. Employees of the control group were treated with a 20-minute educational film which was designed originally for high school students for treating a traditional male-breadwinner type of sex-role attitudes. Research goal was to explore whether an educational film as a teaching tool could be also used in organisations to affect sex role attitudes and challenges of work and life balance with focus on maternity at workplaces. Survey data collection was arranged in companies by randomly splitting the employees into treatment and control groups, and they were guided through the experiment via written instructions and HR specialist support. For data analysis, author used descriptive analysis to measure the differences between the control and treatment group by analysing employees’ responses to 20 individual statements in Likert scale, with a focus on sex-role attitudes and maternity challenges questions. More specifically, author compared the differences between control and treatment group as well as the gender differences across the two groups (i.e whether an educational film had a greater affect to one over the other sex). This experiment suggests which topics in educational videos could positively affect sex-role attitudes and perceptions of maternity at workplace. The article also makes suggestions how context supporting training tools can be used together with educational videos at workplaces.
The comparative study of advertising American presidency election campaign for both “Barack Obama”& “Donald Trump “via advertising animation film with multimedia
Authors: El-Besomey Dina Ali Mohamed
Published: January 2022

The role of advertising animation film as a political motivate in the contemporary reality strategy through multimedia in the research scale of universal unilateral force” America”. and this reflection on the animation industry, which made the US authorities and capital owners as a political motivate towards political trends and political changes within and outside America worldwide, And this impact and reflection of our country Egypt and monitoring the effects and results of modern political changes in the contemporary Egyptian reality, and the need to presence of an national Egyptian defensing resistant to Western ideologies, especially the American ideology, which push the changes towards her interests and her advantages as well as the need for writing the history of our contemporary reality by Ourselves via all multimedia forms until they are not forging for the facts or the history with different ideology of the good Egyptian thought. Referring to the futurology, which was concentered with it by the century. As “Dr./ salah Qunsoua “pointed at introduction Book, entitled” the clash of Civilizations” Composed by: Samuil Hentgton - In response to what the current events causes in the world, like problems and questions, do not find their solutions, or responses in previous models, samples, tribes, familiar and accepted theories until recently. As the contemporary world status, which America & Western Europe present the motivate of what facts happen and destroy the theories stabilized from the analysis of an interpretation.
The Relevance of Agile Change Management in a Dynamic Business Environment
Authors: Grocholski Elena
Published: January 2022

Conventional change management approaches are increasingly reaching their limits in a business environment characterised by volatility, dynamics and complexity. In other contexts, attempts are often made to counter these aspects with agile approaches. The extent to which this also makes sense in the field of change management has not been frequently investigated to date. The aim of this paper is therefore to examine the extent to which agile change management contributes to the successful handling of changes in a dynamic business environment. For this purpose, 30 interviews were conducted with change management and organisational development experts from various small, medium-sized, and large companies in Germany. The data obtained was primarily analysed qualitatively, using a structuring content analysis according to Mayring (2015). The results of the research show that change management can strongly benefit from agility. In particular, this is the case with respect to self-organisation, iteration, and experimentation. Agile change management makes sense even in more conventional, hierarchical organisations. However, there are indeed organisation-, project- or context-specific characteristics that speak particularly in favour of the use of agile change management approaches or make more conventional change management approaches seem more reasonable. Often, it is even advisable to use a clever mixture of both.
Factors Influencing Tax Evasion of Businesses: The Case of Albania
Authors: Hoxhaj Meleq , Erjus Kamolli
Published: January 2022

The aim of this paper is to analyse factors affecting tax evasion of businesses in Albania. Business tax evasion is a phenomenon that has to do with people trying not to pay the level of taxes they owe, as such it is understood to be as old a phenomenon as taxation. Factors affecting tax evasion vary from country to country, although they can be grouped into economic, psychological and social factors. Nowadays tax evasion has become an increasingly worrying phenomenon so it is important to analyse the factors that make people have an unethical attitude towards taxes, in order to identify the policies needed to mitigate this phenomenon. In our paper we initially made a description of this phenomenon and the main influencing factors. Following the data collected through a questionnaire in some businesses in Albania we have made an analysis to find the relationship between the tendency for business evasion and demographic factors such as age and gender of the person as well as factors such as the period of operation of the firm in the market, the size of the firm and the perception of the level of fines. The results show that young people, men, new firms in the market, large firms and when the perception of the level of fines is low there is a greater tendency for evasion.
Anthony De Mello - A Missionary of the Twentieth Century
Authors: Ionel Ene
Published: January 2022

We live in a troubled, restless, confused world. The old landmarks have disappeared, are being challenged or replaced with all sorts of surrogates. There is talk of horizontalizing values, which is nothing more than relativizing and replacing them. What has shaped humanity for centuries and brought civilization, known as Europeanism, is increasingly criticized, judged, removed. Christianity is no longer lived, as the most wonderful way of life, as the most wonderful invitation to a loving partnership with God, but as a system of outdated values, because people perceive it according to the manifestations of some or others of those who say Christians and not after what he is. In this world, a missionary, like Anthony de Mello, seems outdated, yet his deeds and some of his teachings retain the beauty and depth that we discover in the ranks of Holy Scripture or in the writings of the Holy Fathers. Of course, reading his entire work, anyone will be able to say that Tony de Mello, as his friends called him, is syncretistic, heretical, and so on. But, remembering the exhortations given to the young people by St. Basil the Great, we can only collect the nectar of the flowers, even if some of them are of thistles or thistles. Far from capturing the whole spiritual charge of Father Anthony de Mello's work, our lines will be an invitation to read.
Errors in Making Indirect Questions in the Interlanguage of Students at the Faculty of Food Technology
Authors: Šarić Antonija
Published: January 2022

In this paper, the author attempts to identify the most common errors that occur in the interlanguage of students at the Faculty of Food Technology when formulating indirect questions in English language. According to Processability theory (PT), language is acquired in a predictable way, in six stages, the last stage being acquiring word order in subordinate clauses, i.e. cancelling inversion. Since interlanguage presents a dynamic language system that retains some features of the first language or generalizes the second language rules in speech or writing, the origin of errors can be found in mother tongue or in the misapplication of the rules when adopting a second language. Although PT is not concerned with the errors made by the second language learners, this paper will try to identify the origin of errors that appear in the students' interlanguage and the acquisition of the last stage, i.e. the word order in subordinate clauses. In that way, it will be determined whether the errors (inter- or intralingual) made by the students prevent them from acquiring the last stage of PT.
The Succession of Heat and Mass Driven Natural Convection Regimes Along a Vertical Impermeable Wall
Authors: Neagu Maria
Published: January 2022

This paper presents the analysis of the natural convection process that takes place near a vertical plane wall embedded in a constant temperature and linearly mass stratified fluid (the Prandtl number and the Smith number are smaller than 1.0, while the Lewis number is greater than 1.0). The wall has a constant temperature, while the flux of a certain constituent is constant at this boundary. The scale analysis and the finite differences method are used as techniques of work. The scale analysis proves the existence, at equilibrium, of heat and/or mass driven convection regimes along the wall. The finite differences method is used solve the governing equations and to verify the scale analysis results using two particular parameters sets.
Social Work in Kosovo, Development, Challenges and Achievements in Mitigating Negative Social Phenomena
Authors: Shaqiri Adile , Koci Magbule
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the importance and impact of Social Work in mitigating negative social phenomena in Kosovo. Kosovo is a country in transition, a country with a high level of education, low economic development, high unemployment rate, high poverty rate, political instability, where we conclude that the increase of negative social phenomena such as: violence in the family, trafficking in human beings, abused children, dysfunctional families, divorce, abuse with psychoactive substances by young people, determine the inevitable need for social work in Kosovo. The thesis of this study is: What is the impact of Social Work in Kosovo in preventing negative phenomena such as domestic violence, violence against women and children? The main focus of this study is the analysis on the necessity and need for strengthening Social Work in Kosovo, the efforts, challenges, confrontations and clashes between time periods and political changes and systems that have already led to a new understanding of Social Work in Kosovo. Within the paper, the main areas taken for study are related to the principles of social work, aspects of social work, the need for social work, professional opportunities in the field of social work and the role of the Social Worker, which are the main axis of this paper. The summary with conclusions and recommendations will be at the end of this.
Teaching Literature in a Post-Dictatorship Country
Authors: Lamçja Dhurata
Published: January 2022

Albanian literature curricula in a high school system has incorporated in a few years a lot of concepts, authors and methodology pretending in absorbed and integration of knowledge worldwide on literature teaching process and environment. Analyzing the academic process of constructing the base and the theoretical axis of the teachers, which actually are teaching literature can be noticed easily that a large number of them in their last ten years of their professional carrier has nothing to do with it. Their studies in university stage was only ideologized and focused on socialist realism. The university’s curriculum was strictly handicapped and based on the communist ideology on “creating the new people- the communist one”, as the literature itself, and every art form was “shaped” as it. Being such a teacher nowadays in Albania you have to face a challenge: You feel prejudged by your “experienced” colleges, who has not accepted and never “known” really the perspective of reading a fiction text as a “open text”. You felt yourself “trapped” in textbooks, their sources and their perspective is limited on their authors theoretical backgrounds. Having a parenting and student tradition, mentality as their academic success is based only on “the book” (even if in Albania we have more than 10 years practicing “altertext”-as a possibility of performing the subject program through the book chosen by teachers between three or four possibilities) makes it difficult to provide an “open” experience on learning through a based bibliography. The academic coordinators in pre-university system, aren’t always ready for the teacher who want to realize the teaching process leaded by the ideas of globalization, open minded individual, constructive perspective of the personality of the student, on national history and tradition versus “the other”.
User Involvement: Effective Performance in Sustainable Social Housing
Authors: Johansson Jan
Published: January 2022

In the development of sustainable social housing, the residents, operating staff, and administrative staff - as users - face challenges in relation to a lack of involvement. The aim of this research is to contribute with results regarding these challenges. These contributions to the discussion are based on the results of a qualitative evaluation of sustainable social housing. The results suggest that it can be an advantage to utilise user experiences in the development of future sustainable social housing with a view to strengthening the user involvement process. The argument is that a greater degree of user involvement respects people’s experiences as being a contribution to the development of new projects. In addition, the research suggests that the early involvement of residents, operating staff, and administrative staff can strengthen the sense of project ownership and community, as well as the project’s social sustainability. It is claimed that user involvement can promote social sustainability, which is a significant factor, since the intention behind a project’s sustainability is that the residents will later have ownership and an interest in ensuring that it works in accordance with its intentions.
Initiating Financial Technology (Fintech) as an Innovation of Communication Technology on Credit Cooperatives in Indonesia
Authors: Sugiyanto  , Setiawan Wawan Lulus
Published: January 2022

The purpose of this study is to describe the possibility to initiate Finansial Technology (Fintech) as an innovation of communication technology on the credit cooperatives in Indonesia. This study is based on the phenomenon of tremendous growth of credit / financial business by using FinTech in Indonesia. Fintech so far has grew uncontrolablely among illegal financial institutions and gave unexpected impact on lower income people in Indonesia. On the other hand, the credit cooperatives as legal financial institutions which could facilitate lower income people for financial services lag behind. This study used quantitative-desciptive method, and resulted in some findings: (1) Cooperatives can become the fintech P2PL Platform model, as an alternative business model by changing conventional savings and loan businesses into the P2PL platform. The model could also be seen as a solution to prevent moral hazard due to miss-used of this technology among illegal credit instituions, (2) Fintech as an innovation is recognized feasible to apply. It has good relative advantage due to giving more efficiency and effectiveness on mana gement, it has good trialability because it may be easily experimented with on a limited basis, and has good observability because the result is visible to others, it has less complexity since it is easy to learn and apply. This study has implications for policies that fintech flatform model could be developed for credit cooperatives in Indonesia both in rural and urban areas..
A Review of Literature on the Effective Pedagogy Strategies for Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Institutions: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Khoza Nomfundo Gladys
Published: January 2022

This paper reviews the literature on the effective pedagogy for online teaching and learning at Higher Education Institutions throughout the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. The global higher education system has been severely hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The sudden and enormous desire for previously face-to-face academic disciplines to be delivered online has posed a unique challenge. Online teaching and learning necessitate a certain level of technological pedagogical content knowledge for effective pedagogic strategies, which are primarily concerned with planning and arranging for better learning opportunities and creating distinct learning environments through the use of digital technology. The effectiveness of lesson delivery with technology integration is characterized as technological pedagogical content knowledge. It is a significant application in all aspects of learning that are necessary for the teaching and learning process. Consequently, this theoretical paper proposes a conceptual model for comprehending the link between effective pedagogy and technological pedagogical content knowledge, both of which result in students’ academic performance in an online teaching and learning context. This theoretical paper recommends that Higher Education Institutions have fundamental technological infrastructure and equip educators and students with advanced technologies applicable to online teaching and learning platforms, which is consistent with an Online Collaborative Learning theory. Educators must also be able to effectively use digital technology systems to deliver online lessons. According to this model, Higher Education Institutions will benefit through providing students with essential technical skills that today’s employers require and ensuring that universities around the world remain competitive.
Security that Matters: General Knowledge and Correlations in the Context of Applied Satellite Navigation, Specific Interference-Events and the Use of the GNSS-Technology
Authors: Saretzki Janika , Pretsch Jürgen , Obertaxer Günther , Lesjak Roman
Published: January 2022

Navigation through global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) has become an indispensable part of modern life with threats such as GNSS interference, making it necessary to uncover relevant psychological aspects in the context of the GNSS construct, diverse interference events, and the use of related technologies. A total of n = 122 subjects participated in an online survey, which included scales and specifically constructed items on GNSS usage, acceptance, dependence, and self-assessed sense of direction and relevance of basic psychological needs. In addition, frequently emphasized factors influencing acceptance and use of diverse technologies were recorded according to the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT; Venkatesh et al., 2003). Correlation analyses showed that the frequency of GNSS use was associated with both effort expectation of appropriate technologies, hedonistic motivation, habits of using GNSS-enabled devices, and specific aspects of mobility. In terms of reported GNSS dependency, negative correlations were found with self-assessed orientation ability. It was also possible to identify voluntariness in the use of related technologies, the age of the users, and the relevance of self-determination as essential variables in the context of GNSS use. The results underline the need for further investigation of psychological aspects and contribute to existing discussions in the context of various threat scenarios.
Mohammed Bin Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Cardiac Centre: The Centre of Excellence for Electrophysiology
Authors: Sultan Hamad Adel Khalifa
Published: January 2022

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmias as Phenotype Spectrum of Emery Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy: First Case Report in Bahrain
Authors: Lynch Mary , Vadgaonkar Vinayak , Jayakumar Rajesh , Skrypnyk Cristina
Published: January 2022

Muscular dystrophies are a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by progressive wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscles. The clinical spectrum ranges from early presentation with severe clinical features in childhood to onset in adulthood with less severe clinical symptoms and slow progression. This frequently raises difficulties in diagnosis. The predominant features may be cardiac, and this may lead to a complex diagnosis. Emery Driefuss Muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare form of limb girdle muscular dystrophy. The prevalence is less than 1:100,000 individuals. The condition may be associated with significant muscular cardiac abnormalities which is responsible for mortality in these patients. The authors describe a case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in which limb girdle muscular dystrophy was suspected and subsequently confirmed by genetic studies as part of the phenotypic spectrum of Xlinked EDMD. This is the first diagnosed case of EDMD in Bahrain. Keywords: Bahrain, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies, Muscular dystrophies, Skeletal muscles
Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy With Aneurysm Formation: Potential For Underdiagnosis And Value Of Contrast Echocardiography
Authors: Vadgaonkar Vinayak , Subbramaniyam Suddharsan , Yousif Nooraldaem , Shivappa Sadananda , Abdulqader Fuad , Sulaibikh Leena
Published: January 2022

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (Apical HCM) with apical aneurysm formation is a relatively rare variant of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In this case report, the authors share their experience in the diagnosis of this challenging case, in view of the rarity of such peculiar clinical condition accompanied with a variable presentation and clinical course that render the diagnosis of this high-risk HCM phenotype commonly delayed or missed. Keywords: Cardiomyopathy, Contrast Media, Echocardiography, Heart Aneurysm, Hypertrophic
السياسات البيئية العربية ودورها في تحقيق الأمن البيئي
Authors:   Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt, K. Hegazy Ahmad , El-Keblawy Ali ,   College of Science, University of Sharjah,  United Arab Emirates, Darfaou El-Mostafa ,   Adviser on pastures, Natural Resources and the Environment, Morocco
Published: January 2022

نتيجةً لظروف البيئة الطبيعيَّة الجافَّة والأنشطة التنمويَّة في الإقليم العربي وانعكاسها السلبي على البيئة والحياة، فإن المنطقة تعاني تدهور البيئة ومواردها الطبيعيَّة، ويتطلب الوضع القائم تقييم السِّياسات البيئيَّة ودورها في تحقيق الأمن البيئي ضمانًا للاستقرار والسلام بين دول المنطقة والعالم. وبعد أن تجاوز العالم التفكير التقليدي حول المفاهيم الأمنيَّة التقليديَّة ودمجها في البعد البيئي، لم يعُد الحفاظ على الأمن الوطني والإقليمي يتمحور حول القوة العسكريَّة أو الأمن التقليدي بقدر ما يتعلَّق بالحفاظ على البيئة والموارد الطبيعيَّة واستخدامها وتنميتها المستدامة. والشاهد على ذلك ما حدث في بعض الدول العربيَّة بعد مرحلة ما أطلق عليه «الربيع العربي» وفيما بعد وباء «كورونا» (كوفيد 19) المستجد. لم تعُد القضايا البيئيَّة قضايا تقنية بحتة يجري التعامُل معها أكاديميًّا فقط، بل أصبحت جزءًا من المفهوم العام للأمن الوطني والإقليمي، كونها تشكِّل تهديدات للأمن الوطني ومبررًا لتدخُّل الدول الكبرى في الشؤون الداخليَّة للدول العربيَّة. تتناول هذه الدراسة السِّياسات البيئيَّة العربيَّة ودورها في تحقيق الأمن البيئي، مع عرض التحديات البيئيَّة الرئيسة في العالم العربي في إطار المفاهيم والاعتبارات السائدة، وبخاصَّةٍ بعد تسييس القضايا البيئيَّة في العلاقات بين الدول. وتتمحور أهداف الدراسة حول تقييم واقع السِّياسات البيئيَّة في المنطقة العربيَّة، مع عرض الرؤى والتوصيات اللازمة لتحقيق الأمن البيئي.. ونظرًا لأن مسألة البيئة في العالم العربي لا يمكن تقييمها في سياق عربي بحت، جرى التطرُّق إلى الإطار الشرق أوسطي والعالمي كلما أمكن فيما يتعلق بقضايا ملحَّة مثل ندرة المياه، وتدهور البيئة، وتغيُّر المناخ، والطاقة، والتنوُّع البيولوجي، والأمن الغذائي، والفقر والبطالة، والصِّحَّة والأوبئة، وتلوث البيئة، والسياحة، والأمن السيبراني.. وغير ذلك من القضايا البيئيَّة الملحَّة. في الماضي، كانت نظرة الدول العربيَّة إلى القضايا البيئيَّة باعتبارها قضايا جانبيَّة وغير ملحَّة، مقارنةً بالقضايا المتعلِّقة بسيادة الدولة واستقرارها السياسي. وتحظى القضايا البيئيَّة في الوقت الراهن في العالم العربي بالدعم السياسي والدبلوماسيَّة البيئيَّة بحكم ارتباطها بأطر الشرق الأوسط وعلاقاتها بالدول المجاورة والعالم. وتحتاج الدول العربيَّة إلى تغيير نموذجها البيئي في اتجاه دمج البيئة في إستراتيجيَّتها الشاملة للأمن القومي؛ لذلك ينبغي إعداد إستراتيجيَّات وسياسات وخطط وبرامج بيئيَّة إقليميَّة للتعامُل مع القضايا المشتركة. وخلصت الدراسة إلى توصيات ورؤى مستقبليَّة عامَّة وموضوعيَّة تدعم تفعيل الأمن الشامل، وسيادته الوطنيَّة والإقليميَّة، وغطَّت السِّياسات والتوصيات المقترَحة القطاعات المختلفة شاملةً المؤسسات البيئيَّة، والتنمية والبصمة البيئيَّة، والتشريعات البيئيَّة، والتعليم والبحث العلمي، والاستثمار في البيئة والتجارة المستدامة، والاتصالات والإعلام. إن الإقليم العربي بحاجة إلى توحيد الرؤى والسِّياسات البيئيَّة على أساس أن الأمن البيئي يُعتبر من الدعائم الأساسيَّة للأمن الشامل ويضمن الحفاظ على سلامة البيئة وصحَّة المجتمع واستقراره.
Review on Gold Nanoparticles-Based Biosensors in Clinical and Non-Clinical Applications
Authors: Momeni Nika , Javadifar Kayla , Patrick Maria A. , Hasan Muhammad Hasibul , Chowdhury Farhana
Published: January 2022

Gold nanoparticles (GNP) acquire unique properties that have made significant contributions to clinical and non-clinical fields, specifically in the application of GNP’s for designing biosensor devices in which exhibit novel functional properties. Many properties of GNP’s are reviewed in this literature including optical properties, biocompatibility, conductivity, catalytic properties, high surface-to-volume ratio, and high density of the GNPs, that make them excellent in the application of constructing GNP-based biosensors. This literature review covers a specific comparison between the optical, electrochemical, and piezoelectric biosensors, as these are the three most common GNP-based biosensors. Optical biosensors are optimal due to their ability to cater to surface modification, which then leads to the ability for selective bonding. Furthermore, with the use of GNP and the sensor's non-invasive and non-toxic method of use, high-resolution images and signals can be formed. The sensitivity and specificity of electrochemical biosensors with the conductivity of GNPs, the electrodes of this stable biosensor can detect tumour markers in the human body. Piezoelectric biosensors are mass sensitive sensors and with the use of GNP, it amplifies the changes in mass. Through this, these sensors progress to be immunosensors which determine microorganisms and macromolecular compounds. As well, this review will conclude with an outline of present and future research recommendations for real-world application of the three GNP-based biosensors discussed.
Fatigue Behaviour of Connectors used in Cable Harnessing through Cavity Formation Related Microstructural Degradation: A Failure Investigation Perspective
Authors: Hazra Mrityunjoy , Singh Ashok Kumar
Published: January 2022

Two separately failed electrical connector pieces during a vibration test were received for failure analysis. Chemical composition, hardness values and microstructures of the each of the connector material indicate that the material of construction is a die cast aluminium-silicon type of alloy, closely matching with the standard ANSI/AA B380 alloy. Intergranular and faceted fracture features are observed and failure mechanism is found to be fatigue dominated. The connectors failed by impact fatigue arising out of the loosening of the connector assembly. This has happened by cavity formation and/or growth related microstructural degradation processes. Initial casting pores as well as microstructural degradations such as interconnected pores have developed in service and their successive growth, decohesion and interconnection of each of primary Si particles and Al-Fe-Mn precipitates (along precipitate-matrix interface) have led the initiation of the crack under fatigue loading. Brittle as-cast microstructure (as typified by the precipitate-matrix interfacial cracking), existing vibratory loading and absence of any rise in temperature in the system have assisted the initial cavity (crack) formation and/or growth. Moreover, initial fitment related looseness is an additional factor in initiating and propagating this damaging mechanism.
Using of the Learning Management System on motivation and learning outcomes in the "Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka" Program
Authors: Cahyaningsih Diyah Sukanti , Taufiqurrahman Taufiqurrahman , Sulaksono Aditya Galih
Published: January 2022

Learning Management System (LMS) is a virtual space where learning activities are carried out remotely. LMS is an innovation in learning that is very useful during the COVID-19 pandemic and MBKM activities to facilitate distance student exchange. LMS should have facilities that are able to encourage learning motivation which will ultimately have implications for learning outcomes. This study examines the effect of using LMS on learning outcomes by placing learning motivation as an intervening variable. The sample of this research is students who use LMS, both MBKM participants and not in the 2020 academic year even. By using path analysis, this research proves that the use of LMS has an effect on student learning motivation, the use of LMS and student learning motivation has a significant effect on learning outcomes, and student learning motivation can be an intervening variable in this research model.
Entrepreneurial Skills Reinforcement Model in “Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka” Entrepreneurship at University of Merdeka Malang
Authors: Siswati Aris , Triatmanto Boge , Sunardi Sunardi
Published: January 2022

In achieving long-term goals and specific targets researchers will develop a model ESRM (entrepreneurial Skill Reinforcement Model) in order to create a strong competitive edge in the face of the complex economic conditions. The existence of limited information regarding training and education that strengthens entrepreneurial skills can affect the quality of an entrepreneur. This study aims to cluster and need analyze the interests of students in entrepreneurship at the University of Merdeka Malang. The method that will be used in this research is using the clustering method, where at this stage the student's entrepreneurial interest will be clustered, then a need assessment is carried out and then the model design is carried out according to the student's needs. In the next stage, a model for strengthening entrepreneurial skills was designed and then improved with focus group discussions and expert tests so that the model became feasible and suitable to be applied. Then it will be tested in a trial class to test the effectiveness of the model. The results of the model's feasibility analysis show that there is a strong agreement between experts and practitioners on the feasibility of the developed model. In addition, based on the effectiveness test, the research product in the form of ESRM is categorized as effective for increasing entrepreneurial skills instudents.
Use of Accurate V3 software as an introduction to accounting skills in “Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka” Program
Authors: Safriliana Retna , Cahyaningsih Diyah Sukanti , Parawiyati Parawiyati
Published: January 2022

In supporting the student exchange program at the national Program "Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka" (MBKM), the department needs to prepare courses that can be superior to be offered to students. In the Accounting Department University of Merdeka Malang, there are accounting practicum courses. This course provides students with skills in utilizing accounting software. This study wants to see the technology acceptance model for using Accurate Accounting V3 software for cross-departmental students who are the object of research in an experimental class. Data was obtained by distributing questionnaires to class participants who had completed the practicum. By using path analysis, the results show that perceived usefulness and perceived convenience affect user behavior interest. Perceived usefulness and interest in user behavior affect software to use, while perceived ease of use does not affect software usage decisions. Interest in user behavior is proven as an intervening variable on the effect of perceived usefulness on the use of the software.
Evaluation of “Kampus Mengajar”: an effort to increase participation at the University of Merdeka Malang
Authors: Tsamroh Dewi Izzatus , Putri Widyarini Susilo , Rinata Evi
Published: January 2022

“Kampus Mengajar” aimed to assist the process of teaching and learning at the elementary-junior high school level through technology adaptation, teaching numeracy and literacy, and administrative procedures. The deployment of students during the COVID-19 pandemic, which required learning to be conducted online, will significantly help the school, especially related to technology adaptation. However, this program was less attractive to students and lecturers at the University of Merdeka Malang; this was evident from the relatively small participation of students and lecturers at batch 1. In the initial observation, the “Kampus Mengajar” was less attractive because it did not follow the existing scientific competencies at the University of Merdeka Malang; thus, it was difficult to conduct a credit conversion process. This low participation affects the IKU ranking, where the University of Malang is in cluster 3 with 75.21. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the “Kampus Mengajar” as an effort to increase the participation of the University of Merdeka Malang academic community. This research was conducted using an exploratory survey research method. Data were obtained through questionnaires and FGDs. The results showed that the implementation of the Kampus Mengajar at the University of Merdeka Malang had been running through socialization at the central level to the study programs. There was an increase in participation in each batch, both lecturers and students.
Determinants of student interest in participating National Defense in the “Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka” Program
Authors: Arifuddin Rahman , Subairi Subairi , Prasetya Dwi Arman , Dirgantara Wahyu
Published: January 2022

Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) was established through Permendikbud No. 3 of 2020 concerning National Standards for Higher Education (SN-Dikti). MBKM brings significant changes, where universities must make adjustments to these changes. The success of the implementation of MBKM in higher education is measured using 8 Key Performance Indicators (IKU). One of the 9 BKP that is quite interesting is the National Defense activity or Komponen Cadangan (Komcad). Currently, the Ministry of Defense is preparing derivative regulations from the RI Law Number 23 of 2019 concerning the Management of National Resources for National Defense relating to the formation of Reserve Components. Discipline and Honesty. Student motivation directly influences Interest in Enrolling in the MBKM: Komcad Program, meaning that each student's motivation greatly encourages student interest in enrolling in the MBKM: Komcad program. Indirectly, discipline through Student Motivation has a significant influence on Interest in Enrolling in the MBKM: Komcad Program, meaning that Interest in Enrolling in the MBKM: Komcad Program is strongly influenced by the discipline and motivation of the students themselves.
Concept analysis of Pancasila student character in the "Merdeka" Student Exchange Program at University of Merdeka Malang
Authors: Jati Razqyan Mas Bimatyugra , Zuriah Nurul , Sunaryo Hari
Published: January 2022

The Minister of Education and Culture Regulation Number 3 and 20 of 2020, students are given the right to study for a maximum of three semesters of study outside the study program and campus through the Merdeka Learning-Independent Campus or “Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka” (MBKM) Program and the Pancasila student profile as the embodiment of Indonesian students. “Merdeka” Student Exchange Program or “Program Pertukaran Mahasiswa” (PMM) to accommodate the MBKM program and the realization of the Pancasila student profile. In the implementation of PMM, there are learning activities that provide experiences of diversity, inspiration, reflection, and national social contribution through the Nusantara Module (MN). The MN provides an opportunity to implement the concept of Pancasila student character in the implementation of PMM at the University of Merdeka Malang. The purpose of this study was to obtain the concept of the character of Pancasila students in higher education. The research method used descriptive qualitative, with the entire population of the PMM participants in the University of Merdeka Malang. Data were obtained through observation, questionnaires, interviews, and FGDs. The result is the concept of Pancasila character in higher education could be supported by the PMM program with the MN activities.