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Effects of Oral Exercise Towards Salivary Flow Rate In Elderly: An Interventional Study
Authors: Astuti Novitasari Ratna , Utami Sri , Puspita Rina Maya
Published: April 2024

Elderly population is increasing globally. The percentage of elderly people in Indonesia reached 9.60 percent. The Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) has the highest number of elderly people, which is 14.02. One of the oral health problems of elderly is dry mouth. Saliva is an important aspect needed to maintain oral health. Reduced saliva can cause various diseases. Simple and effective interventions are needed to improve salivary conditions in the elderly, namely oral health promotion by doing oral exercises which considered to maintain and improve oral function which is an important factor of quality of life. This research to determine the effect of a health promotion program with an intervention of oral exercise on salivary flow rate in the elderly at nine PKU Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah clinics with audiovisual media accompanied by leaflet media. This study was conducted at PKU Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah Pratama clinics in Yogyakarta. There are Berbah, Pakem, Firdaus, Cangkringan, Moyudan, Srandakan, Bambanglipuro, Wates and Sewugalur with 198 prolanis participants with total sampling. The research design is a quasi experimental nonequivalent control group design, with an intervention group and a control group, both groups are given before and after the intervention, , using Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Mann Whitney U test analysis. Oral exercise intervention with audiovisual media and leaflet can increase salivary flow rates in the elderly
Redesign of Removable Partial Denture to Address Gingival Recession
Authors: Khairunnisa Sekar Hasna , Yunisa Fahmi
Published: April 2024

Tooth loss due to orofacial trauma could alter mastication, speech, and aesthetics of the patient which affect the patient's quality of life. After the acute phase of trauma has ended, further treatment is to restore the function and aesthetics by using protheses. Some treatment options are available, one of them is removable partial denture (RPD). Materials of RPD vary from cast metal, acrylic resin with metal clasp, and flexible thermoplastic resin. Cast metal and acrylic resin RPDs include a rest component to transfer the occlusal load toward the axis of abutment tooth, in order to provide support. Meanwhile, flexible partial denture has no rest components, which makes this prothesis lack of support. This condition may in turn affects the periodontal tissue. This article aims to restore the ideal design of RPD by using rest components to maintain periodontal health. A 23-year-old patient complains that her previous denture does not feel comfortable. She wore flexible removable denture for the past 5 years after she got an accident that makes her lost 3 of her teeth. From the objective examination, she lost 23, 24, and 25 teeth. Gingival recession was seen in tooth 26, bone resorption was seen in mesial tooth 26, negative palpation, inter occlusion was fine. The diagnosis of the patient is Edentulous Class III Kennedy. The treatment is redesigning the RPD into acrylic resin with clasp. The result is that this new prothesis functions well in patient. In conclusion, ideal design of RPD results more benefits for periodontal tissue.
Modification on Window Technique in Full Edentulous Patient with Hyperplasia
Authors: Widandi Salma Ramadhanti , Kunsputri Fahma Aldihyah , Utomo Maulana Fahmi Satrio , Wardani Novia Silla
Published: April 2024

Complete denture is often used by patients that have edentulism. However, a long-term denture wearers commonly showed the hyperplastic growth of tissue called hyperplasia. This condition will present some difficulties for impression and retention. A 77 year old male patient reported to the RSGM UMY with a loose-fitting denture. He has been using it for 10 years. His old denture has suction cup on the palatal which no longer retentive and stable. The clinical examination showed the maxillary and mandibular complete edentulous ridge with flabby ridge area in the maxillary and mandibular anterior region. Patient is given treatment complete denture with acrylic resin material. In this case, window technique is used as the impression technique for a flabby ridge. Denture-induced hyperplasia is a condition of enlarged of fibrous tissue that could leads to poor denture retention, support, and stability. In the presence of hyperplasia, fabrication of as stable denture can be very arduous challenge. Special impression technique, like window technique frequently used on a case with flabby ridge. Window technique is a technique which use medium body impression material for the un-displaceable tissue whereas the flabby tissue impressed by using light body elastomer impression that must be freed from pressure. In patient with flabby ridge or hyperplasia due to denture, fabrication of impression need special technique like window technique which can be proven to ensure a final impression of the flabby ridge to improve denture stability, retention, support, and patient comfort.
Cheese positively affects serum osteocalcin levels, bone turnover markers and bone mineral density in cross-country skiers: a dose-response study
Authors: Lundberg Helge Einar , Sundgot-Borgen Jorunn , Mathisen Therese Fostervold , Holo Helge , Whist Anne Cathrine , Larsen Stig
Published: April 2024

Background: Vitamin K2-rich Jarlsberg Cheese is demonstrated to increase Osteocalcin and bone turnover markers in fertile women. The impact on endurance-trained young cross-country skiers (XCS) with elevated bone turnover remains unclear. Purpose of study was to estimate the optimal daily efficacy dose of Jarlsberg cheese to increase serum Osteocalcin level in young female and male XCS and estimate the Jarlsberg effect on bone turnover markers (BTMs) and bone mineral density (BMD).
Methods: In a parallel group study consisting of three design levels, 10 female and 10 male XCS were included, using Response Surface Pathway design. Blood samples were taken at each level for measurements of Osteocalcin, vitamin K2, BTMs and other biochemical parameters. Resting metabolic rate (RMR), BMD, VO2max and muscle strength were measured at start and at the end of the study.
Results: The Osteocalcin development with increasing dose of Jarlsberg cheese was almost parallel in both sexes. These variables were reduced significantly from baseline during the first two design levels but increased above baseline by the end of the study. BTMs decreased significantly during the first and second level but increased during the third level. Total and L1-L4 BMD, s-phosphate, s-urea, RMR, muscle strength and Peak VO2 increased significantly while s-calcium and s-magnesium decreased.
Conclusions: Estimated OED of Jarlsberg cheese was 73 and 84 g/day for females and male athletes, respectively. The development in OC, BTMs and BMD suggest an antiresorptive and perhaps anabolic effect of Jarlsberg Cheese on bone tissue. VO2 max, RMR and muscular strength development indicated an anabolic situation.
A day in the life of a clinical research nurse
Authors: Paglione Melanie L.
Published: April 2024

Have you ever wondered, what does a clinical research nurse (CRNs) do from day-to-day or week-to-week? This article will attempt to answer those questions by including what defines research, clinical research and a CRN. Topics will also include the roles in which CRNs are responsible for or can complete, the challenges they face and their importance in clinical trials. In additional, advantages of being a CRN will be reviewed and how this can powerfully change your view on the career and then stories from CRNs at two major academic research institutes will be reported and how lives are changed because of research nurses. If you read this article and determine that this path may be what you want to pursue or learn more about, the writer has included a section about training and certification which can be reviewed and explored. Also included is knowledge which is helpful to learn when exploring this topic.
Nutritional knowledge of in-school adolescents in Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria
Authors: Mohammad Ango U. , Jiya Fatima B.
Published: April 2024

Background: Good nutrition knowledge is a modifiable determinant of dietary behaviours and contributes to strengthen the skills and abilities needed to resist the environmental influences leading to poor dietary habits among adolescents. Objectives were to assess the nutrition knowledge of in-school adolescents in Sokoto, Nigeria and associated factors.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey of adolescents selected through multistage random sampling. Data was obtained using pre-tested semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using IBM® SPSS version 25.
Results: A total of 389 subjects were recruited with a mean age of 15.46±1.67 SD and most of them 231 (59.4%) were females. Most 300 (77.1%) of the participants were Hausa, 350 (90%) were Muslims, 278 (71.5%) were from the senior class, and majority 360 (92.5%) resided in urban areas. A large proportion 312 (80.2%) of the participants had good knowledge about classes of food. Only 40 (10.3%) had good knowledge of energy rich food. Two hundred and ninety-eight (76.6%) and 89 (22.9%) had knowledge on high protein diet and good fat diet respectively. Only 107 (27.5%) had good knowledge on minerals and vitamins that are good for bone development. Majority 317 (81.5%) and 341 (87.7%) of the respondents knew eating balanced diet is important and could prevent diseases, respectively. Age category (p=0.007) was the only factor that predicted nutrition knowledge. The main source of nutrition information of the adolescents was teachers 336 (86.4%).
Conclusions: Respondents had good knowledge of classes of food. There is however, the need to emphasize on teaching adolescents in the study area about specific nutrient providing meals such as energy rich food, good fat, minerals and vitamins.
Sheehan’s syndrome of a 50 years old female with bipolar disorder: a case report
Authors: Anand Ankit , Singh Rajveer , Gupta Abhishek Kumar , Kumar Ajay , Hritika  , Kumari Priyanka , Shukla Shiwani , Kataria Yuvika
Published: April 2024

Empty Sella syndrome (ESS) pertains to a phenomenon in which the Turkish sale seems through radiography to be larger and perhaps partially or entirely filled with brain fluids. It can be major illness/ develop as a result of pituitary medical procedures, radiation therapy cerebral infarction/bleeding process. A 50 years old female patient was admitted in emergency medicine ward with chief complaint of pain in abdomen, weakness and vomiting. MRI scan of pituitary cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) signal intensity is seen in Sella with no visible anterior pituitary gland tissue noted-likely suggestive of secondary empty Sella (SES). Long-term steroid use is principal therapy for adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency (IAD). In this instance, ESS, which can be primary/secondary, also noticed.
Vamorolone: revolutionizing Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment
Authors: Mukhtar Sameen , Haris Muhammad
Published: April 2024

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe inherited neuromuscular disorder characterized by a dystrophin gene mutation, leading to progressive muscle weakness and structural degradation. Current management strategies focus on multidisciplinary approaches to mitigate symptoms and enhance quality of life. Conventional glucocorticoids present challenges due to their complex nature and severe side effects. Vamorolone, a first-in-class dissociative steroidal drug recently Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - approved, distinguishes itself through enduring anti-inflammatory effects with reduced safety concerns. Pharmacologically, Vamorolone's mechanism of action, differentiating it from traditional corticosteroids, involves selective glucocorticoid receptor (GR) modulation and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonism, offering improved safety and tolerability. Notably, its unique Δ9,11 modification prevents adverse receptor interactions, demonstrating superior safety in inhibiting inflammation across various cell types. This article explores Vamorolone's pharmacokinetics, drug interactions, and adverse effects, underscoring its well-tolerated profile with reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis suppression as a notable concern. Comparative studies against prednisone reveal Vamorolone's efficacy in improving muscle strength with minimal side effects, validated through the pivotal Phase IIb VISION-DMD study. Ultimately, Vamorolone has attained a breakthrough status in DMD treatment. Its endorsement by the FDA underscores Vamorolone as a transformative linchpin, heralding a new era in revolutionizing DMD care.
Navigating the complexities: a case report on the varied presentation of lupus vulgaris
Authors: Chandran Ashima R.
Published: April 2024

A 16-year-old female presented with an asymptomatic lesion in the right axilla, evolving over six months into a scaly, erythematous to brownish-colored plaque with associated axillary lymphadenopathy. Routine investigations revealed mild anemia, elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and a positive Mantoux test. Histopathological examination confirmed lupus vulgaris, characterized by tuberculoid granulomas within the superficial dermis. Treatment with anti-tubercular therapy led to significant lesion improvement. Lupus vulgaris, a form of cutaneous tuberculosis, presents varied clinical features and poses diagnostic challenges. Early recognition and prompt treatment are essential to prevent morbidity and scarring. This case highlights the importance of considering lupus vulgaris in differential diagnosis of atypical cutaneous lesions, contributing to better disease management and reduced morbidity.
A case report on Kyrle’s disease in patient with diabetes mellitus
Authors: P. Yashmeen Nikhat , Kumar Jutla V. , Kesavulu Chennasamudram C.
Published: April 2024

Kyrles disease classified under acquired perforating dermatosis, is a rare skin condition predominantly affecting 30-50-year-old females. Characterized by pruritic hyperkeratotic and ulcerated nodules, the disease involves the transepidermal clearance of aberrant endogenous components, leading to inflammatory reactions and expulsion of keratin and cellular material. The etiology though not fully understood, suggests changes in dermal connective tissue may play a role. In case report, a 56-year-old male with type II diabetes mellitus presented knee pain and 3 mm papules on lower limbs. Laboratory findings revealed hematological and metabolic abnormalities, and a skin biopsy confirmed Kyrle’s disease features. Laboratory reports indicated abnormalities in hematology, blood glucose, lipid profile, hepatic and renal function. Biopsy results confirmed acanthosis, hyperkeratosis, dysplsia and granulomatous inflammation. The association of Kyrle’s disease and metabolic abnormalities, emphasizing diabetes and chronic renal failure. Potential pathways involve oxidative damage, endoplasmic stress, and vasculopathy. Treatment options include keratolytics, emollients, antihistamines. Kyrle’s disease often linked to diabetes and chronic renal failure, is a chronic condition with variable remission periods. Early detection and appropriate management are crucial for improving patients’ quality of life. Understanding the association with metabolic abnormalities guides effective therapeutic approaches for this rare dermatological condition.
Tobacco smoke adverse effects comparison based on gender: Meta-analysis
Authors: Worku Samuel
Published: April 2024

Several studies have suggested varying degrees of vulnerability to the detrimental effects of tobacco smoking between females and males. However, conflicting findings on sex-specific differences in the negative impact of tobacco smoking have emerged. This study conducts a comprehensive review of the available evidence to assess the adverse effects of smoking with respect to gender.

From an initial pool of 99 primary studies conducted before 2010, 26 studies were selected for inclusion in this meta-analysis. Among these, 15 were cohort studies, 4 were cross-sectional studies, 4 were case-control studies, and 2 were systematic reviews. Fixed-effect models and meta-regression were employed to derive pooled risk ratios (RR), and P-value functions were utilized to assess the consistency of the results.

The pooled risk ratio for men who were current smokers, concerning all-cause mortality, was 0.954 (95% CI 0.866-1.05). For women who were current smokers, the pooled risk ratio for cardiovascular disorders was 1.2 (95% CI 1.18-1.22). Notably, female current smokers exhibited a significantly more rapid annual decline in FEV% predicted with increasing age compared to their male counterparts (as indicated by linear regression analysis: R2 = 0.56; p = 0.008). However, the relative risk for bone-related disorders was found to be higher in male current smokers than in their female counterparts.

The findings of this study underscore that both males and females face an elevated risk of experiencing the adverse effects of smoking. Nonetheless, the magnitude of these effects differs based on gender. Further research is warranted to validate the outcomes of this study.
Superhéroes del desarrollo 2023: lecciones aprendidas que impactan vidas
Authors: Gómez Osorio Andrés , Zepeda David , García Ferro Luz Ángela , Larrota Rojas Dan Esteban
Published: April 2024

Esta publicación recoge las historias de los cinco equipos finalistas de Superhéroes del Desarrollo 2023, la iniciativa que cada año reconoce y divulga los casos y lecciones aprendidas de proyectos que salen adelante tras sobreponerse a grandes adversidades. Aquí, en concreto, se recrean los desafíos y soluciones que encontraron unidades ejecutoras en Perú, Haití, Ecuador, Chile y Barbados, en asuntos tan variados como seguridad, asistencia social, formación para el trabajo de personas con discapacidad y formalización laboral en el sector del reciclaje. Sus experiencias son un referente para que otros equipos en diferentes países o sectores avancen sobre las curvas de aprendizaje que ellos han trazado.
Factors influencing consumers’ green purchase behavior for sustainable organic food by Botswana university students
Authors: Zhou Noel
Published: April 2024

Sustainability issues are increasingly becoming important in business and society with many businesses in the food sector adopting green organic food production. The understanding of factors influencing consumers' green purchasing behavior will be more important to food marketers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing consumers' green purchasing behavior for sustainable organic food by Botswana university students. To achieve this purpose the study followed an investigative qualitative approach. In-depth interviews were used to gather data. A sample of 15 university students was selected using a purposive sampling method. A thematic and narrative analysis method was used for this study. Results show that the factors influencing university students' green purchasing behavior for organic foodstuffs are multi-faceted. These factors include selection criteria such as price. distribution, product performance, and health attributes), consumers' environmental consciousness (environmental awareness, environmental knowledge), and consumers' green attitudes. The practical implications are that the businesses involved in organic food need to intensify the promotion and education of consumers on green and sustainable organic foods. The focus should be on the impact of green products on society, people, and the environment.
Techno-Economic Feasibility of Reverse Osmosis Desalination Scale Coupled with Solar Energy: Case of Algeria
Authors: Adda Asma , Bezari Salah , Abbas Mohamed , Hanini Salah
Published: April 2024

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Brackish water and seawater desalination have become important freshwater sources in arid and semi-arid regions suffering from water scarcity. Fortunately, the availability of solar energy provides an excellent opportunity to replace conventional energy with renewable energy for desalination system power. However, technical and economic feasibility studies must be carried out according to the characteristics of each region to assess its economic feasibility. This study assessed the techno-economic feasibility of a solar-powered desalination small-scale BWRO with a capacity of 2.016 m3/day. Two scenarios were proposed: a desalination station powered by a public network without a solar energy system (On-Grid) and a second powered by photovoltaic panels (Off-Grid). The result shows that the water production cost of the Off-Grid system (0.33 $/m3) was about 1.14 times lower than the water production cost of the On-Grid system (0.38 $/m3). The economic analysis result shows that the reverse osmosis desalination system coupled with a photovoltaic system (Off-Grid) is an economically suitable option for satisfying the increasing freshwater product demand compared to the grid-powered system (On-Grid), especially in arid areas.
EDUCAÇÃO INCLUSIVA INCLUI? UM ESTUDO SOBRE A INCLUSÃO ESCOLAR NA EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA DO MUNICIPIO DE PALHOÇA SOB A ÓTICA DE PROFESSORES DA EDUCAÇÃO ESPECIAL
Authors: De Andrade Bressan Jurema , Lazaretti Suelen
Published: April 2024

Este estudo trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa que objetivou compreender o processo de inclusão escolar na educação básica do município de Palhoça na percepção dos professores da educação especial. Participaram da pesquisa quatro professores da educação especial no nível básico. Os resultados e discussão foram apresentados em três categorias: Perfil dos professores, Concepções acerca da inclusão escolar e Entraves do processo inclusivo. Assim, o estudo evidencia que a maioria dos professores pesquisados são do sexo feminino, atuam em dois turnos de trabalho e possuem formação que lhes permite atuar no processo inclusivo. A sobrecarga de trabalho desses profissionais é um dado que se mostrou evidente. Os professores possuem ciência de sua importância e papel no processo inclusivo, promovendo atividades que incluam de fato o estudante nas turmas e na comunidade escolar, sempre incentivando a autonomia e desenvolvimento de seus alunos. Os professores pesquisados percebem o processo inclusivo como um movimento de cidadania ao aluno da educação especial e o que ainda traz dificuldades a esse processo é a falta de conhecimento sobre o universo da educação inclusiva por parte de alguns profissionais e da comunidade escolar, bem como da família, o que acaba por dificultar o processo. Para atingir a efetividade no processo inclusivo, foi proposta uma formação continuada/ capacitação bem como a sensibilização da comunidade  escolar em geral para que se saiba a importância e o impacto do processo inclusivo para o estudante, para a escola e para a sociedade em geral.
SOCIOLINGUÍSTICA E A LINGUÍSTICA APLICADA NAS AULAS DE LÍNGUAS ESTRANGEIRAS: INTERSECCIONALIDADES OPORTUNAS
Authors: De Oliveira Carlos Rodrigo , De Oliveira Leandra Cristina
Published: April 2024

O presente artigo tem como propósito central acionar debates teóricos dos campos disciplinares da Sociolinguística e da Linguística Aplicada em defesa de uma intersecção oportuna nas práticas pedagógicas de língua estrangeira. Para tanto, são trazidos à baila alguns conceitos e postulados da Sociolinguística (Bortoni-Ricardo, 2014; Cyranka, 2015; Coelho et. al, 2015) e da Linguística Aplicada (Moita Lopes, 2013, 2006; Mendes, 2015, 2004; Frank e Conceição, 2021) como fundamentos para uma prática arejada e plural nas aulas de língua estrangeira. Sem desconsiderar as singularidades de cada campo, objetivamos redimensioná-los da sua concepção teórica à prática no ensino e aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras, centrando-nos no espanhol, nossa língua de trabalho. À luz desse propósito, retomados alguns estudos (Oliveira, 2021; Moraes e Venâncio da Silva, 2016; Pereira, 2021), que colocam em diálogo as duas áreas e ajudam a cimentar a proposta de uma Sociolinguística Aplicada à Língua Estrangeira (SALE), iniciada pela tese de Pereira (2021).
What Is In the Picture (and What Is Not): Canada, Women, and Autobiography in the Work of Geraldine Moodie, Eva Hoffman and Alice Munro
Authors: Ravvin Norman
Published: April 2024

An artist may be drawn toward, or overtly resistant to, autobiography. The range of possible approaches affects the inward, intimate portrait they create, but also their rendering of place and time. The impact of such varied approaches can be seen in the work of three women: photographer Geraldine Moodie, memoirist Eva Hoffman, and fiction writer Alice Munro.
In Moodie’s case, a documentary portrait of place and time is found in her studio and landscape photographs of Cree in south Saskatchewan, as well as in her photographs of early 20th-century Inuit at Fullerton Harbour. For Munro, in a suite of late-career pieces, the focus is Wingham, her Ontario countryside birthplace in the 1930s and ‘40s. In Lost in Translation Hoffman depicts Jewish Vancouver of the late 1950s and early ‘60s. In each of these, the portrait of place and time is ambiguously linked to autobiography. Moodie’s camera provides a seemingly objective record which lacks a guiding artistic statement, since no autobiographical record exists. Hoffman presents an overt and detailed memoir of Jewish Vancouver at the time of her Jewish Polish family’s emigration from Kraków. But her self-portrait, however intimate, leaves a great deal out, and even obscures the life of the city in a way that signals how autobiographical writing can turn in directions almost fictional, guided decisions about what to reveal. Munro’s final volume, Dear Life, ends with four short pieces described in the author’s note as “autobiographical in feeling,” and “the closest things I have to say about my own life.”
These three contrasting portraits of self and place bridge a half-century in their portrayals of young women’s lives. Through them the reader learns how to seek their own autobiographical impulses as they relate to Canadian ground.
Vernacular Architecture: Posthumanist Lyric Speakers in Elizabeth Willis’s Address
Authors: Tardi Mark
Published: April 2024

American poet Elizabeth Willis’s award-winning fourth book of poetry Address is a collection inhabited by poisonous plants and witches, tornados and forecasts, bees and blacklists. The opening title poem foregrounds a poetic landscape of diffuse and impalpable lyric subjectivity as Willis writes, “I is to they . . . / the sun belongs to I / once for an instant / The window belongs to you.” These slurry and slippery pronouns in Willis’s poems not only aim to complicate and critique (historical) representations of women, but may also be giving voice to ghosts, hills, months or shoes. Working within the posthumanist framework of thinkers such as Donna Haraway (When Species Meet), Rosi Braidotti (Nomadic Subjects), and others, this essay seeks to examine Willis’s authorial strategy in presenting the lyric subjects of her poems that toggle between the micro- and macro-scales of human and nonhuman, self and world, invisible and imaginary, biological and alchemical, and private vs. political. Willis’s disruptions of voice and syntax offer a poetics of becoming and undoing where “When the ghost is on you, / you don’t even see it happen.” How does Willis’s animate the invisible in her poems, and, as Michael Palmer wonders, “from what site––or address––can [the poem] possible speak in the profoundly unstable currents of our time?”
A Catholic New Woman Artist: A Contradiction in Terms? Sex, Music and Religion in George Moore’s Evelyn Innes and Sister Teresa
Authors: Jędrzejewski Jan
Published: April 2024

The paper offers an overview of George Moore’s long-neglected novels Evelyn Innes (1898) and its sequel Sister Teresa (1901), focusing on the presentation of their eponymous protagonist as a woman, an artist, and a committed if independent-minded Roman Catholic. The two novels constitute an extended study of the relationship between artistic inspiration, sensuality, and religious experience: Evelyn Innes, an opera singer who ultimately chooses to join a religious order and become a nun, tries to reconcile in her life the conflicting demands of her vocation as an artist, her passionate nature, her personal and religious loyalties, and the expectations of Victorian society. Focusing on the novels’ interwoven musical and religious imagery, the chapter traces the presentation of Evelyn’s growth as a character, arguing, in the context of the development of late Victorian fiction, that she emerges as a rare example of a Catholic New Woman artist; at the same time, the novels shed some light on George Moore’s perception of the interface of the issues of aesthetics, gender, and religion in the context of turn-of-the-century British and Irish social, literary, and cultural life.
Can Transformational Leadership Retain Employee through The Role of Job Satisfaction as a Mediative at The Sunan Drajat Lamongan Boarding School Business Unit?
Authors: Prasetyo Ari
Published: April 2024

This study highlights the strategic significance of Islamic boarding schools as historic contributors to Islam's development in Indonesia. The pivotal role these schools play in community empowerment is realized through their business units. The research aims to analyze the influence of transformational leadership on turnover intention, mediated by job satisfaction, in the business unit of Sunan Drajat Lamongan Islamic boarding school. Employing an explanatory research method, the study utilizes transformational leadership as the independent variable, job satisfaction as the intervening variable, and turnover intention as the dependent variable. Data is collected through questionnaires and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) processed with SmartPLS. The findings indicate that transformational leadership significantly positively impacts job satisfaction, while job satisfaction significantly negatively influences turnover intention. However, transformational leadership alone has an insignificantly negative effect on turnover intention. Job satisfaction acts as a mediating factor in the influence of transformational leadership in preventing turnover intention. However, transformational leadership without job satisfaction, fails to prevent employee turnover intention. In this context, Islamic boarding schools can optimize transformational leadership and job satisfaction strategies to minimize employee turnover intention, thereby enhancing employee performance and contributing to community empowerment
The Impact of Lifestyle, Financial Literacy, and Ease of Use of E-Payment on E-Wallet Users' Consumptive Behavior in the Millennial Generation
Authors: Ulum Ima Fidatul , Solekah Nihayatu Aslamatis
Published: April 2024

This research aims to determine the influence of ease of use of e-payment, lifestyle and financial literacy on consumer behaviour. This research uses a quantitative approach with a survey method. The population in this study is the millennial generation who live in Malang Raya. The number of samples taken was 275 respondents. The data analysis technique uses the SEM-PLS analysis technique. This research shows that ease of use of e-payment has a positive and significant effect on consumer behaviour. Lifestyle has a positive and significant impact on consumer behaviour. Financial literacy has a positive and significant effect on consumer behaviour. The findings in this research imply that e-wallet provider companies hope to continuously improve and maintain service quality and literacy related to e-wallet operations, especially for the millennial generation, who can efficiently operate e-wallets to support their consumptive lifestyle behaviour
Pre-Mamom Pottery Producers in the Heart of the Yucatan Peninsula
Authors: Walker Debra S. , Reese-Taylor Kathyrn , Šprajc Ivan , Dunning Nicholas P. , Acuña Mary Jane
Published: April 2024

Recent research in the Maya Lowlands has revealed substantial new evidence for the first pottery producers at about 1000-600 bc, during the early Middle Preclassic period. This comparatively late adoption is a special case in Mesoamerica, where pottery appeared elsewhere up to a millennium earlier. Although archaic lifeways had long been established in the region, and pottery technology was likely known to some archaic communities, these new data reveal the complex set of circumstances that prompted the shift to ceramic production across the Yucatan Peninsula, Peten, and Belize. This article reviews these data from the perspective of the upland region of central and southern Yucatan, known as the Elevated Interior Region (EIR). Its rather complex early settlement links the EIR to contemporary pottery industries throughout the peninsula, suggesting well-established exchange systems were in place even as the first populations chose to settle more permanently on the landscape. Most significant among these cultural shifts was the increasing dependence on maize foodways as a primary subsistence strategy. Intensive maize agriculture has not been documented in Mesoamerica much before 1000 BC, yet ceramic technology was adopted independent of its use in other areas. Current evidence suggests, however, that the two were linked in the Maya Lowlands, where a relatively rapid transition took place as horticultural communities became more dependent on maize crops, followed waterways to settle more permanently on the landscape, and began producing pottery locally.
Tiempo y espacio en El Popol Vuh. Entre mito, historia y literatura
Authors: Alejos García José
Published: April 2024

Las consideraciones teóricas y el análisis sobre mitología, historia y literatura contenidos en la obra del semiota ruso Iuri Lotman, son contribuciones de gran importancia para los estudios culturales. El presente artículo analiza El Popol Vuh a la luz de las ideas lotmanianas relativas al sujet literario y a las concepciones cíclicas y lineales en las narrativas culturales, lo que permite dar respuesta a varias paradojas de esta magna obra de la cultura maya-quiché de Guatemala. La expresión lineal y el contenido cíclico de esta obra, la concepción del tiempo y el espacio, así como el desdoblamiento de los personajes mitológicos son temas centrales de este trabajo, que busca asimismo destacar la relevancia de la semiótica de la cultura para el estudio de las narrativas.
Cacería tradicional y valoración cultural de la fauna en la comunidad maya de Xul, Oxkutzcab, Yucatán
Authors: Villanueva Escarela Samantha Nazaret , Aguilar Cordero Wilian de Jesús , Chablé Santos Juan
Published: April 2024

La cacería es una actividad que forma parte del patrimonio biocultural de los mayas de la Península de Yucatán, ya que desde la época prehispánica ha sido parte de su estrategia de uso múltiple de recursos y su cosmovisión. El estudio de los conocimientos y prácticas sobre el empleo de los recursos naturales puede contribuir a aumentar la resiliencia de las comunidades biológicas y humanas ante las perturbaciones. El objetivo de este estudio fue caracterizar el conocimiento biocultural asociado a la cacería tradicional en la comunidad maya de Xul, Yucatán. Se aplicaron 42 cuestionarios mixtos y siete entrevistas semiestructuradas a cazadores locales entre septiembre y diciembre de 2020. Se reportaron 23 especies de vertebrados que se cazan en Xul (16 mamíferos, 6 aves y 1 reptil) y sus usos. Las especies de mayor importancia cultural (IIC) son el venado cabrito (Mazama temama), el jabalí (Pecari tajacu) y el pavo de monte (Meleagris ocellata). La temporada de sequía es la preferida para cazar (71.4 %) y los sitios son la milpa (92.9 %) y el monte alto (83.3 %). Las técnicas que más se practican son la batida (p’uuj; 92.9 %), caminar por el monte (xíimbal ts’on; 73.8 %) y el lampareo (ts’on; 69 %). En Xul existen creencias en elementos y entidades como las virtudes, los Dueños de los animales y los vientos (Ik’). Estos resultados manifiestan la continuidad e importancia de considerar el conocimiento biocultural sobre la cacería con relación al manejo y conservación de la fauna silvestre en comunidades rurales.
THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITIES TO PURSUE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Authors: Patricia Patricia
Published: April 2024

Flourishing businesses, in contrast to those solely prioritizing profit, have greater potential for innovation, more opportunities, reduced risk, and enhanced resilience in our rapidly changing world.  This paper outlines the critical intersection between entrepreneurship education (EE) and the pursuit of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within higher education institutions. This paper examines how universities can leverage EE as a stimulant for advancing sustainable development initiatives and fostering a culture of responsible entrepreneurship among students. Drawing on existing literature, the paper explores the multifaceted contributions of EE to the SDGs across various domains, including poverty alleviation, gender equality, environmental sustainability, and economic growth. It highlights the role of EE in equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and mindset necessary to address complex social and environmental challenges through entrepreneurial endeavors. Furthermore, the paper identifies the strategies and best practices for integrating sustainability principles into EE curricula, emphasizing the importance of experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community engagement. It also discusses the role of universities as hubs of innovation and research in developing solutions to pressing global issues and fostering entrepreneurial ecosystems that support sustainable development initiatives. Overall, the paper underscores the transformative potential of entrepreneurship education in universities to drive meaningful progress towards the achievement of SDGs. It provides insights and recommendations for educators and practitioners seeking to harness the power of entrepreneurship education to create positive social, environmental, and economic impacts in the pursuit of sustainable development.
PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN RUMAH SAKIT SERTA KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL TERHADAP KINERJA TENAGA KESEHATAN DI RUMAH SAKIT XYZ DKI JAKARTA
Authors: Setiawan Iwan
Published: April 2024

The purpose of this study is to explain the influence of the hospital environment and transformational leadership on the performance of health workers (inpatient nurses). The phenomenon that occurs is the level of complaints of patients and families of patients over inpatient nurse services by 60% of 30 respondents to the exploration study. The quantitative study was applied in research at XYZ private hospital located in DKI Jakarta. The respondents were 160 inpatient nurses who had been permanent employees for more than two years. Data collection through questionnaire measuring tools with Likert scale 1 – 5. Data analysis applies the Structural Equaition Model and data processing with SmartPLS. The results show that the hospital environment, transformational leadership has a positive effect on the performance of health workers. Research contributions can be used as reference material for private hospitals to improve the performance of health workers.

Bahasa Indonesia Abstrak: Tujuan penelitian ini ingin menjelaskan pengaruh dari lingkungan rumah sakit dan kepemimpinan transformasional terhadap kinerja tenaga kesehatan (perawat ruang rawat inap). Fenomena yang terjadi tingkat keluhan pasien dan keluarga pasien atas layanan perawat rawat inap sebesar 60% dari 30 orang responden studi eksplorasi. Studi kuantitatif diterapkan dalam penelitian di Rumah Sakit swasta XYZ yang berada di DKI Jakarta. Responden adalah 160 orang perawat ruang rawat inap yang sudah menjadi pegawai tetap lebih dari dua tahun. Pengumpulan data melalui alat ukur kuisioner dengan skala likert 1 – 5. Analisis data menerapkan Structural Equaition Model dan pengolahan datanya dengan  SmartPLS. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa lingkungan rumah sakit, kepemimpinan transformasional berpengaruh positif terhadap kinerja tenaga kesehatan. Kontribusi penelitian dapat dijadikan bahan referensi untuk rumah sakit swasta demi meningkatkan kinerja tenaga kesehatan
Composite work as an object of intellectual property in the educational field
Authors: Tsitovich Lyubov V.
Published: April 2024

The relevance of the stated topic is due to the ongoing changes and transformations in the field of education, where the key factors are the commercialization and digitalization of education with the simultaneous expansion of subjects authorized to carry out educational activities. This also determines the presence of a large number of such objects of copyright, among which may, for example, be educational programs, advanced training courses, teaching materials, lecture courses, scientific publications, Internet sites, presentations, etc. Under these conditions, a variety of proposals is stated in the field of education, where composite works become the main content as a substantive element. The purpose of the study is to establish the main characteristics of a composite work as an object of intellectual property. The objectives of the study were such areas of work as identifying the characteristics of a composite work, identifying types of a composite work, its elements and content features, as well as analyzing law enforcement practice in considering disputes related to the rights to a composite work or its elements. The study of doctrinal approaches and materials from law enforcement practice revealed the presence of a group of general and special features. In the context of developing trends in informatization and digitalization, the issues of establishing a legal regime in relation to the results of intellectual activity of an educational nature posted on the Internet, especially video courses and websites as types of a composite work, are becoming more relevant.
Legal problems of resuming criminal proceedings due to new or newly discovered circumstances
Authors: Peretyatko Natalya M. , Fedyunin Anton E.
Published: April 2024

The relevance of the research topic is due to the existence of problems in the institution of reopening criminal proceedings due to new or newly discovered circumstances and the need to reform this area of legal relations. The goal is determined by the updating of unresolved issues of the institution of reopening criminal proceedings due to new or newly discovered circumstances. The objectives of the study are to determine the development trends of the institution under study, identify the legal contradictions that exist in it and develop proposals and recommendations for their elimination. The work used classical methods of legal research: analysis, synthesis, study of judicial practice, formal logic. Based on an analysis of the norms of criminal procedure law, decisions of higher courts and law enforcement practice, a conclusion was made about the need to reform the institution of reopening criminal proceedings in view of new or newly discovered circumstances. The conclusion is substantiated about the need to legislatively establish the terms for the prosecutor to conduct an inspection, the results of which serve to make a decision on the resumption of the relevant proceedings or on the refusal to do so. The need to reform the institution of resuming criminal proceedings and bringing the norms of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation in line with their constitutional meaning has been proven by eliminating existing legal gaps through amending Chapter 49 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation.
Professional criminal world in the first years of the establishment of Soviet power: features of determination and conditions of development
Authors: Zarubina Kristina A.
Published: April 2024

At turning points in the history of the development of any state, the underworld is noticeably transformed. During periods of political destabilization, crisis phenomena in the socio-economic, cultural spheres of society, the crime situation in the country, as a rule, worsens. At the same time, during the collapse of the statehood foundations, the criminal world not only transforms, but changes the vector of its development. Such a period in the history of Russia was the revolutionary events of 1917 and the civil war – a time of radical breakdown of all state institutions, socio-economic and spiritual-moral foundations, which became the starting point for the formation and development of a monolithic and well-organized professional Soviet underworld. The purpose of the study is to analyze the features of determination and conditions for the development of professional crime in the first years of the establishment of Soviet power. To achieve this goal, the following tasks are being solved: to study the features of the development of the domestic professional underworld in the conditions of political instability of the 1917–1920s; determine the essence of the ideological confrontation between representatives of the “tsarist” criminal world and the “new” Soviet one in the first years of the establishment of Soviet power; identify the determinants of the development of professional crime in Russia during the period under study. In the process of work, the method of synthesis, analysis, generalization, and comparative legal method are used. It is proven that against the backdrop of pronounced political instability of the 1917–1920s, which led to a crisis of traditional legal consciousness, erosion of spiritual, moral and religious values, deterioration of the socio-economic situation of the majority of the population, there was a sharp aggravation of the crime situation and, as a result, especially the active development of professional crime, which during the period under study created a real threat not only to society, but also to the national security of the state.
Hot isostatic pressing induced precipitation strengthening at room and high temperature of Ni-Fe-Cr-Al-V high-entropy alloy manufactured by laser powder bed fusion
Authors: Ziwei Liu , Zhen Tan , Zheng Zhou , Wei Shao , Xingye Guo , Dingyong He , Li Cui , Yunfei Xue , Lixia Ma
Published: April 2024

The highly adjustable properties of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) offer great potential for developing superior materials for critical structural applications in high-temperature conditions. In this study, Ni-Fe-Cr-Al-V HEA was manufactured by laser powder bed fusion, which has a unique microstructure composed of dislocation substructure and Face-centered cubic + L12 coherent structure and achieves the desired strength-ductility combination. Hot isostatic pressing post-treatment was applied on the laser powder bed fusion-processed HEA to further improve the relative density and optimize the mechanical properties. During the hot isostatic pressing process, the precipitation of L12 and B2 phases can be ascribed to the precipitation modes dominated by continuous precipitation and discontinuous precipitation, respectively. With the tensile deformation temperature increasing from 773-1,173 K, the softening degree of HEA increases continuously, and the dominant deformation mechanism evolves from intragranular dislocation slip to grain boundary sliding. At temperatures below 773 K, precipitation strengthening significantly improves tensile strength and ductility. At 1,173 K, the grain boundary strength decreases and grain boundary area increases, which promotes grain boundary sliding and contributes to plastic deformation, resulting in significant softening.