bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Amelioration of heat stress during reproductive stage in rice by melatonin
Authors: BARMAN DIPANKAR , GHIMIRE O P , CHINNUSAMY V , KUMAR R R , ARORA AJAY
Published: December 2022

Melatonin is a low molecular weight hormone found in mammals and a natural bio-stimulating molecule in all living organisms from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. In plants melatonin plays an important role as a growth regulator and a stress buffering agent but its role under heat stress in rice reproductive stage remains undetermined. In the present study we have identified melatoninâ€™s role to alleviate heat stress mediated damages to photosynthesis system and chlorophyll damage in two contrasting genotypes for heat stress tolerance. High temperature stress was given at anthesis and the treatment of melatonin was applied as foliar spray. We observed that melatonin treatment significantly increased chlorophyll content under heat stress compared to mock treated plants. Further, our studies on photosynthetic traits gave an insight to melatonin mediated improvements on photosynthesis rate across all the treatments but more significantly in the thermo-sensitive genotype. Improved photosynthesis rate and chlorophyll content might be due to direct antioxidant scavenging and improved antioxidative system. All these findings show that melatonin has a potential role to develop crop varieties with higher stress tolerance capacity.
UJI DAYA HAMBAT BAKTERI Staphylococcus epidermidis, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Escherichia coli DARI PRODUK BIOTEKNOLOGI FARMASI BERUPA SABUN CUCI TANGAN KOMBUCHA BUNGA TELANG (Clitoria ternatea L)
Authors: Halimatusyadiah Leni , Octavia Rina , Safitri Endang , Firman Rezaldi  , Fadillah M. Fariz , Trisnawati Desi
Published: December 2022

Kombucha bunga telang selain berpotensi sebagai minuman probiotik dalam meningkatkan sistem kekebalan tubuh memiliki potensi juga sebagai bahan aktif sabun cuci tangan dalam menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri Staphylococcus epidermidis, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, dan Escherichia coli. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membuat formulasi dan sediaan sabun cuci tangan yang berbahan aktif larutan fermentasi kombucha bunga telang dengan konsentrasi gula 20%, 30%, dan 40%. Metode penelitian ini dilakukan secara eksperimental laboratorium dengan membuat 4 sediaan sabun cuci tangan dan menyediakan sabun cuci tangan pasaran untuk diuji pada ketiga pertumbuhan bakteri uji melalui metode difusi cakram. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah ANOVA satu jalur dilanjut melalui Analisis pos hoc. Hasil penelitian ini disimpulkan bahwa sabun cuci tangan yang berbahan aktif larutan fermentasi kombucha bunga telang berkolerasi secara positif dalam menghambat ketiga pertumbuhan bakteri uji. Konsentrasi 40% pada sediaan sabun cuci tangan kombucha bunga telang berbeda nyata secara signifikan dengan nilai F tabel lebih kecil dibanding F hitung (P<0,05) pada konsentrasi 20%, 30%, dan basis sabun. Namun tidak berbeda nyata dengan sabun cuci tangan yang tersedia dipasaran dalam menghambat ketiga pertumbuhan bakteri uji. Konsentrasi 40% (sabun cuci tangan kombucha bunga telang) konsentrasi terbaik dari seluruh perlakuan dalam menghambat ketiga pertumbuhan bakteri uji.
DINAMIKA KELOMPOK PEMBUDIDAYA IKAN (POKDAKAN) TUNAS GIRI MAKMUR DI KELURAHAN LEMPAKE KECAMATAN SAMARINDA UTARA
Authors: Indah Indah Dwi Kharisma , Said Abdusysyahid  , Fitriyana Fitriyana
Published: December 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat dinamika kelompok pembudidaya. Metode pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah metode sensus dengan jumlah responden yang diambil sebanyak 11 responden. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah skala Likert untuk mengetahui tingkat dinamika kelompok pembudidaya ikan Tunas Giri Makmur di Kelurahan Lempake Kecamatan Samarinda Utara. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa tingkat dinamika kelompok pembudidaya ikan Tunas Giri Makmur pada setiap indikator: tujuan kelompok, struktur kelompok, fungsi dan tugas kelompok, kesatuan dan kekompakan kelompok, pengembangan dan pemeliharaan kelompok, suasana kelompok, ketegangan kelompok, keefektifan kelompok, berada pada katagori tinggi dan sedangkan indikator Maksud tersembunyi pada katagori sedang. Secara akumulasi keseluruhan tingkat dinamika kelompok pembudidaya ikan pokdakan tunas giri makmur pada katagori tinggi dengan nilai skor 70,13. Hal ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa kelompok pembudidaya tunas giri makmur tidak sealalu dalam kondisi statis, tetapi berada dalam kondisi dinamis yang dapat berubah dalam kehidupan kelompok.
PERILAKU KONSUMEN DALAM MEMBELI IKAN ASIN BIAWAN (HELOSTOMA TEMMINCKII) DI KAMPUNG MUARA BELOAN KECAMATAN MUARA PAHU KABUPATEN KUTAI BARAT
Authors: Jihan Nabilla Putry  , Bambang Indratno Gunawan  , Fitriyana Fitriyana
Published: December 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perilaku dan karakteristik konsumen yang membeli ikan asin Biawan di desa Muara Beloan. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah konsumen dan terdapat karakteristik konsumen yaitu; usia, jenis kelamin, jenis pekerjaan, tingkat pendidikan dan pendapatan. Karakteristik responden yang membeli ikan asin Biawan termasuk usia produktif dengan rata-rata usia 20-25 tahun. Dan jenis kelamin responden didominasi oleh perempuan. Responden dengan jenis pekerjaan wiraswasta lebih dominan, dan pendapatan rata-rata responden adalah Rp 500.000 - Rp 3.000.000. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada bulan November 2021 sampai September 2022. Jenis data penelitian menggunakan data kualitatif deskriptif dan data primer diperoleh dengan wawancara menggunakan kuesioner. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa dalam proses pengambilan keputusan pembelian ikan asin Biawan perilaku konsumen dilakukan dengan; mengidentifikasi kebutuhan, sumber informasi, mengevaluasi alternatif, keputusan pembelian, dan perilaku pasca pembelian. Responden lebih memilih menjadikan harga yang terjangkau sebagai alasan utama dalam proses pengambilan keputusan pembelian melalui pengenalan kebutuhan, sedangkan melalui sumber informasi pengaruh penjual sangat berpengaruh terhadap responden agar segera melakukan pembelian. Metode evaluasi alternatif menunjukkan Ikan Biawan Asin memiliki ciri khas dan cita rasa yang sesuai dengan responden. Selanjutnya melalui keputusan pembelian, responden lebih memilih ikan asin Biawan untuk dikonsumsi karena harganya lebih murah. Harganya relatif murah yaitu Rp 60.000/kg untuk ukuran besar dan Rp 35.000/kg untuk ukuran kecil. Terakhir setelah pembelian, jika ikan asin dari Biawan mengalami peningkatan maka tindakan yang akan dilakukan konsumen adalah mencari ikan asin jenis lain atau membeli di tempat lain. Dan tingkat kepuasan setelah mengkonsumsi ikan asin Biawan cukup puas.
Two years after Algeria’s rebellion
Authors: Merabti Elgvin Sara
Published: December 2022

On 22 February 2019, hundreds of thousands of Algerian citizens poured into the streets. For the first time in 30 years Algerians engaged in large-scale political protests. They demanded that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika step down and asked for fundamental changes in the political system of the country. Over the next months, the protests became more and morefierce.
El SARS-CoV-2 y la posibilidad de infección en perros domésticos
Authors: Torres-Castro Marco , Suárez-Galaz Alejandro , Yeh-Gorocica Aarón , Panti-May Jesús Alonso , Sánchez-Montes Sokani , Colunga-Salas Pablo , Lugo-Caballero César
Published: December 2022

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ESG Strategies and Practices of Chinese Listed Companies
Authors: Zhao Donghui
Published: December 2022

In the wake of the global outbreak of the new coronavirus, many organizations have been subjected to stress tests, including companies and some contractual organizations. This, coupled with challenges ranging from economic inequality to racial inequality to climate change and those already closely tied to business, has combined to create an extraordinary test for business. Capital market investors are also re-examining traditional growth models and placing greater emphasis on sustainability, with a new surge in global ESG investment and practice. China’s economy has benefited from a combination of sustainable development strategies and high-quality development strategies, making it the world’s first major economy to recover from the epidemic. The government has introduced a series of initiatives on carbon emissions, anti-monopoly, and corporate governance to positively transform to a low-carbon economy. When asked about how to handle the deep-rooted problems facing society, companies often say that they cannot afford to invest in environmental protection, high employee compensation, or other social issues because they must return sufficient profits to shareholders. To address this issue, this paper will use the ROSI model developed by the Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) to embed ESG strategies into corporate development strategies to better integrate, track report on the financial performance of companies owing the implementation of ESG strategies, which will improve management decisions related to ESG and sustainable practices and provide investors with more actionable information.
Research on Teaching Reform of Business Majors in Chinese Higher Vocational Colleges—Based on the Concept of OBE
Authors: Liao Hongyun
Published: December 2022

Higher vocational education is an important higher education direction in China. Higher vocational education has cultivated comprehensive application-oriented talents urgently needed by the society. In this context, this paper takes the teaching reform of business courses in Chinese vocational colleges as an example, and on the basis of reviewing the research on the application of the OBE concept by international scholars. This paper proposes that the OBE concept should be applied to the course teaching mode reform of business majors in higher vocational education. The strategies proposed by the paper include rebuilding the teaching system of consumer psychology through four-dimensional reform steps, creating the expected learning outcomes of the course, and reversely designing the teaching objectives, teaching content, teaching implementation, and teaching evaluation. The research results of the paper have important reference significance for the teaching reform of other higher vocational colleges.
An Investigation into the Perception and Prevalence of Mixed-Species Exhibits in Zoos and Aquaria
Authors: Green Hannah , Palmer Georgia Abernethy , Brereton James Edward
Published: December 2022

Mixed-species exhibits (MSE) are a common occurrence within zoological collections. They increase species diversity and provide immersive yet naturalistic experiences for both species and visitors. Although mixed-species exhibits are a common housing method for animals in zoological collections, the literature on these enclosures is limited. Animals, keepers, and visitors have the potential to benefit, or be challenged MSE, so investigations of the benefits and limitations of this practice is necessary. This study investigated the presence of MSE in a range of England zoological collections and in zoo and aquarium-based literature. Additionally, zoo professional perception of MSE was investigated using online questionnaires. The study identified a mismatch between the types of species that feature in zoo and aquarium MSE, versus those that appear in the MSE literature. MSEs were identified as being enriching from both an animal and visitor perspective, yet there was sometimes limited information on the research output to support these statements. There is scope for zoo and aquarium professionals to widen the diversity of MSE projects, to ensure that the risks and benefits of this housing method are fully investigated.
Performance Measurement in an Organization Via Budget and Budgetary Control
Authors: Chidinma Ujah , Chukwuemeka H Uzoma , Martins C Ononogbo
Published: December 2022

The research focuses on performance measurement in an organization via budget and budgetary control using Nigeria bottling company plc, Owerri plant as a case study from 2007 to 2021. The objectives of this study were; to examine the impact of budgeted sales on budgeted profit as a tool for measuring performance in organization; and to determine if budgeted production, and budgeted sales jointly have influence on budgeted profit as a tool for measuring performance in organization. The methodology employed was the Ordinary Least Square (OLS). The diagnostic tests such as normality, serial correlation, heteroscedastic and multicollinearity were all examined. The result of the analysis revealed that budgeted production and budgeted sales jointly have significant effect on the budgeted profit as a tool for measuring performance in Nigerian bottling company plc, Owerri plant during the year under study with a coefficient of variation of 44.6%. It was also concluded that budgeted sales have a significant but negative relationship with the budgeted profit as a tool for measuring performance in organization indicating that budgeted sales impacted negatively on budgeted profit in the organization with a coefficient of variation of 44.6%. The result also showed that budgeted production has no relationship with the budgeted profit as a tool for measuring performance.
The Application of Opera Art in Music Therapy for the Aged
Authors: Wang Yan
Published: December 2022

This paper takes the aged in “Freda” Nursing Center in Jinan, Shandong as the research objects to carry out the individual music therapy and group music therapy. This paper adopts the experimental investigation method, observation method and comparison method. The study found that all the aged group showed different degrees of psychological problems in a certain extent. The aged in nursing homes are more likely to be lonely. With music therapy, the improvement is remarkable. Different operas have different effects on the aged in different regions and at different ages. Opera art is very beneficial to the physical and mental health of the aged. Through the training of opera singing for the aged, the body physiological functions and physical and mental health have been greatly improved.
Development of Grounded Theory in Social Sciences: A Qualitative Approach
Authors: Mohajan Devajit , Mohajan Haradhan Kumar
Published: December 2022

Grounded theory (GT) is a general research method that provides the efficient generation of theory from data, which are collected by a strong, sound, and fair research method. It is an inductive methodology that systematically collects and analyzes data for developing theory on human behavior in social welfare perspectives. It is considered as one of the most popular qualitative research methodologies in the world. It is originally developed by two American sociologists Barney Galland Glaser and Anselm Leonard Strauss in 1967 through the publication of their revolutionary book The Discovery of Grounded Theory. It emphasizes the importance of developing an understanding of human behavior through a process of discovery. Grounded theory has originated in sociology, and at present it has become a key methodological setting in a wide range of other disciplines, such as in nursing, physiotherapy, healthcare, education, anthropology, psychology, management, information systems, software engineering, etc. It is useful both for expert and novice researchers to generate new explanatory theories. This article tries to discuss grounded theory methodology through the discussion of its origin and development, basic principles, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, and its usefulness in social science researches for qualitative analysis.
Further Validation of the Realness Scale: Are Celebrity Worshipers Unreal?
Authors: McCutcheon Lynn E. , Donohue Lillian , Williams Joshua L. , Nielsen Sarah K. , Peterson Scott , Pettijohn II Terry F.
Published: December 2022

We administered the Realness Scale (RS), Celebrity Attitude Scale (CAS), and the modified Authentic Living Subscale (ALS) from the Authenticity Scale (AS) to undergraduate students from four American institutions of higher learning. We sought to further validate the RS by showing that it correlated positively with the ALS and negatively with the CAS. We also hypothesized that African Americans would score lower than Whites on the RS. Our results supported the first hypothesis, but we found only weak or non-existent support for the other two hypotheses. Discussion focused on reasons why our latter two hypotheses yielded mostly negative results and suggested improvements for future research.
Typology of Roman Urns in the Antiquities Collection of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Authors: Busuladžić Adnan
Published: December 2022

This paper treats various forms of Roman urn, evidence of cremation as a customary manner of burial in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Antiquities Department of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina holds the largest collection of Roman urns of various types and dates: 76 complete or fragmentary specimens. The urns may be classified in terms of material into glass, pottery and stone urns. Several different forms are identified within each group. The most diverse are stone urns, which may be square, rectangular box-shaped and sarcophagus-like, or cylindrical.
Pine Cones Motive on two Monuments from Humac near Ljubuški
Authors: Busuladžić Adnan
Published: December 2022

Two stone monuments in the shape of pine cones have been found at Humac near Ljubuški, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pine cones are a fairly common motif, mainly on funerary monuments. They also occur in relief on certain everyday objects, on stele, and in particular on Liburnian cippi, where pine cones were a decorative feature on the calotte-shaped top of the monument. These were small in size, to about 15 cm. Larger pine cones, up to a metre, such as those on tombstones from the Dardanian region, are less common. The stone pine cones from Humac are fairly large, up to half a metre, similar to those from Dardania. This motif has also been recorded on the pyramidal pediment of funerary arae and mausolea, rotundas, urns, and architectural features.
In memoriam
Authors: Teržan Ljubinka Biba , Busuladžić Adnan , Palavestra Aleksandar
Published: December 2022

Bernhard Hänsel (1937–2017) – (Ljubinka Teržan)

Dubravko Lovrenović (1956–2017) – (Adnan Busuladžić)

Nikola Tasić (1932–2017) – (Aleksandar Palavestra)
Early Iron Age in Central Bosnia – an overview and research perspectives
Authors: Gavranović Mario , Sejfuli Ajla
Published: December 2022

This paper discusses the state of the research and general interpretation models of the Early Iron Age period in Central Bosnia. The Mid-Bosnian Schist Mountains and the surrounding river valleys of Vrbas, Lašva, and Bosna together with their tributaries characterise the landscape of this region. In terms of evidence from the Early Iron Age period (800–500 BC), the majority comes from the long-term excavations in the hillfort site Pod near Bugojno. The preliminary reports point to well-organised, long lasting and densely built up hillfort settlement with rectangular houses of similar size. Based on the numerous iron slag finds from recently discovered settlements of Čolaci and Zenepići, it can be inferred that some of the sites in Central Bosnia were intensively involved in the metal processing activity. Mortuary practices of the Early Iron Age communities are largely unknown since thus far, not a single intact burial was properly documented.
New sheets from the Bosnian Vrutok Gospels
Authors: Kardaš Mehmed
Published: December 2022

The paper discusses new sheets of the Bosnian Gospels, stored in the Serbian Patriarchate Library in Belgrade under the signatures no. 313. A preserved fragment of the Gospel text consists of six parchments, which contents are parts of The Gospels of Matthew and Mark. Through an analysis, the sheets were identified as a part of the Vrutok Gospel, a Medieval Bosnian manuscript dating from the end of the 14th century, and on this occasion the most important palaeographic and linguistic features of the passages are presented.
The evolution of dual-chambered updraught kilns on the Cucuteni-Tripolye mega-sites in the 4th millennium BC: a view from Stolniceni
Authors: Țerna Stanislav , Rassmann Knut , Vornicu-Țerna Andreea , Müller Johannes
Published: December 2022

Four complex dual-chambered pottery firing kilns have been recently systematically excavated at the Cucuteni-Tripolye mega-site of Stolniceni in Northern Moldova. The data obtained from these investigations are corroborated with older and newer evidences from other sites and allow us to address wide problems such as technological and social context for specialized pottery firing on large Cucuteni-Tripolye settlements from the 4th millennium BC.
A COMPARISON OF REGULATION OF BITCOIN AS CRYPTO (DIGITAL) CURRENCY
Authors: Harryarsana I Gusti Kade Budhi
Published: December 2022

This study is a literature review study aims to compare government policies towards Bitcoin as a digital currency. The government policies studied were the policies of the American, British, Japanese and Indonesian. The data collected were the data of legislation and the results of previous studies. The results of this study found that each country has different policies regarding digital currencies. In America and Singapore, digital currency is considered property and only applies to some circles and areas. Meanwhile, Japan and Indonesia have the similar policy in which prohibiting the use of digital currency as a means of payment. However, this policy is still under review. This study concludes that every country continues to use conventional money as the main means of payment, although it is possible that there will be policy changes in the future. Currently, each country has also conducted special studies on digital currency because there is the possibility of using digital currency for money laundering crimes.
The Effect Of India’s E-Commerce & Trade Due To Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Yogeshkumar A. B.
Published: December 2022

The enforcement of group distancing, lockdowns and other dealings in answer to the COVID-19 virulent disease has led regulars to raise up online shopping, public media use, internet telephony and teleconferencing, and streaming of videos and films. This has resulted in spikes in business to consumer(B2C) sales and an increase in intensity in business to business (B2B) E-commerce. The expansion in B2C sales is mostly evident in online sales of check up supplies, household requisites and fare products. Query has further more better for internet and mobile information services. The net faculty and spectrum to accommodate the stint to online behaviour has urgently had to be adapted by in corporation operators and governments. Required has fallen however for a variety of military with a outsized online component, such as seeing the sights services.
A Study On Outcome-Based Education – Issues And Challenges
Authors: Rani C. Nirmala
Published: December 2022

Outcome-based education, a performance- based approach at the cutting edge of curriculum development, offers a powerful and appealing way of reforming and managing medical education. The emphasis is on the product-what sort of doctor will be produced-rather than on the educational process In study and unambiguously specified. These determine the curriculum content and its organization, the teaching methods and strategies, the courses offered, the assessment process, the educational environment and the curriculum time table. They also provide a framework for curriculum evaluation. A doctor is a unique combination of different kinds of abilities. A three-circle model can be used to present the learning outcomes in medical education, with the tasks to be performed by the doctor in the inner core, the approaches to the performance of the tasks in the middle area, and the growth of the individual and his or her role in the practice of medicine in the outer area. Medical schools need to prepare young doctors to practice in an increasingly complex healthcare scene with changing patient and public expectations, and increasing demands from employing authorities. Outcome-based education offers many advantages as a way of achieving this. It emphasizes relevance in the curriculum and accountability, and can provide a clear and unambiguous framework for curriculum planning which has an intuitive appeal. It encourages the teacher and the student to share responsibility for learning and it can guide student assessment and course evaluation. What sort of outcomes should be covered in a curriculum, how should they be assessed and how should outcome-based education be implemented are issues that need to be addressed. In the era of globalization, traditional education system is losing its relevance. In today’s world, everything changes very rapidly and continuously. More skills are required to work with very fast developing technology. The educational institutions should produce graduates to cope with technological development. Thus to overcome the requirement, it is mandatory to shift from traditional education system to Outcome Based Education (OBE), which includes Program Outcomes (PO), Program Specific Outcomes (PSO), and Course Outcomes.
Effectiveness and Adverse Effects of Intravenous Colistin In Neonates with Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Authors: Crisostomo Michael , Maramba-Lazarte Cecilia
Published: December 2022

Background: The global burden of multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacterial (MDR-GNB) infections has been increasing. Neonates are at a particularly high-risk and there is limited treatment option. The use of colistin has been re-introduced for this population. However, data on its use in neonates is scarce. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness and adverse effects of intravenous colistin in neonates with multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections. Design: This is a retrospective cohort study of the clinical profile and outcome of neonates with MDR-GNB infections given colistin for a minimum of 3 days conducted from April 2015 to April 2019. Results: A total of 175 pediatric patients had MDR-GNB infections. 75 (43%) neonates met the inclusion criteri a and received intravenous colistin. Of the 75 patients with MDRGNB infections- that included sepsis, pneumonia, urinary tract infection and abscess, 37 (49.3%) were alive and 38 (50.7%) patients died. Nephrotoxicity was seen in 4% if patients and 2.6% patients had hypersensitivity reaction. MDROs isolated were Acinetobacter baumanii, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Conclusions: Intravenous colistin is 50% effective and is relatively safe to use in neonates.
Validation of the Filipino Translated Questionnaire on Parent Attitudes About Childhood Vaccines
Authors: Flores Vincent Albert , Arroyo Kristine Zillah , Alinea Ma. Cecilia , Abad Lorna
Published: December 2022

Objective: To determine the content validity and test-retest reliability of the Filipino Translated Questionnaire on Parent Attitudes About Childhood Vaccines. Methodology: Eligible parents of patients seen at the Pediatric Outpatient Department, Pediatric Emergency Room and Pediatric Wards of the Philippine General Hospital were recruited into the study. The original survey tool was translated to Filipino by the Sentro ng Wikang Filipino. A focus group of four experts in the field of vaccination rated the content of each item on the questionnaire based on its relevance. Ten Filipino speaking participants were then recruited to check its face validity. This was then implemented to 67 Filipino speaking participants to check its test-retest reliability. Results: The overall item content validity index of the questionnaire was computed to be 0.95. All items had a 100% rating in terms of clarity and simplicity. The high intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.970 supports the tool’s test-retest reliability. However, the test had a low Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.687 which could be increased to 0.711 with the removal of one item from the question pool. Conclusion: The Filipino Translated Questionnaire on Parent Attitudes About Childhood Vaccines has face and content validity with an acceptable internal consistency. This can serve as a framework for future researches on vaccine hesitancy.
Yara Polikliniğine Başvuran Hastaların Yara Takip Sonuçlarının Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: ERKİN Alper , ÇELİK YILMAZ Ayşe , CENGİZ AÇIL Hande , YAMAN Özge , GÜL Aysel , AYGİN Dilek
Published: December 2022

Amaç: Bu çalışma, kronik yarası olan bireylerin yara tanılama süreçlerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirildi.

Yöntem: Araştırma etik kurul ve kurum izinleri alındıktan sonra bir eğitim araştırma hastanesinin Yara Bakım Polikliniği’nde yürütüldü. Araştırmanın örneklemini 1 Ağustos 2021-31 Aralık 2021 tarihleri arasında polikliniğe başvuran 158 hasta oluşturdu. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında tanıtıcı bilgiler formu ile yara tanılama formu kullanıldı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistiklerden yararlanıldı.

Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan hastaların %72,8’i erkek cinsiyette olup, %51,9’u 46-65 yaş aralığındaydı. En sık başvuru sebebi diyabetik ayak yaralarıydı (%67,7); bunun dışında venöz ülser, arteryel ülser, basınç yarası, travmatik yara, yanık ve cerrahi yara komplikasyonu hastaların tanıları arasındaydı. Yaraların özellikleri incelendiğinde yaranın çoğunlukla alt ekstremitede bulunduğu tespit edildi. Yara çevresinin bakımında bariyer krem ve sprey kullanıldığı, yara irigasyonu için ticari solüsyonların daha çok tercih edildiği, debridman yöntemlerinden en çok cerrahi debridmanın uygulandığı, pansuman için gümüş içerikli pansumanın daha çok kullanıldığı görüldü.

Sonuç: İyileşmesi geciken veya sorunlu şekilde iyileşme gösteren yaralar sağlık profesyonelleri ve hastalar için büyük bir problem olamaya devam etmektedir. Yara tedavisi ve bakımıyla ilgili uygulamaların geliştirilmesi için yarası olan hastaların özelliklerinin iyi bilinmesi, bu hastalara özel bakım ve tedavi stratejileri geliştirilmesi önem taşımaktadır.

Anahtar kelimeler: diyabetik ayak, yara, yara değerlendirmesi, yara yönetimi, yara bakımı
Photovoltaik erfolgreich gestalten
Authors: Frey Michael , Hager Gerd , Jenssen Till , Kienzlen Volker , Schmidt Maike
Published: December 2022

Das Problem
Die Photovoltaik ist eine der Schlüsseltechnologien der Energiewende. Die konkrete Umsetzung stellt Kommunen und Projektierer allerdings in der Praxis häufig vor große Schwierigkeiten.

Die Lösung
Hier setzt das neue Fachbuch an und bietet einen Leitfaden mit konkreten Empfehlungen für die Planung und strategisch sinnvolle Realisierung vor Ort – auch über die eigenen Liegenschaften hinaus. Die rechtlichen Grundlagen, insbesondere das Fachplanungsrecht, sowie die administrativen Rahmenbedingungen sind konzentriert auf den Punkt gebracht.

Alle Arten der Photovoltaik
Die Besonderheiten aller derzeit gängigen Formen der Photovoltaiknutzung, von der Dachflächen- über die Freiflächenphotovoltaik bis hin zu Sonderformen wie der Agri-Photovoltaik oder der Floating-Photovoltaik auf Baggerseen, werden in einem eigenen Kapitel ausführlich erläutert.

Best-Practice-Beispiele
Mehrere Interviews mit Bürgermeistern verdeutlichen die vielfältigen Herausforderungen und die Komplexität der Verfahren. Zahlreiche Praxisbeispiele zeigen, wie die erfolgreiche Ausgestaltung (der Maßnahmen und Projekte) vor Ort gelingen kann.

Auf einen Blick
Die Synopse mit der Übersicht über die landesrechtlichen Regelungen in den Bauordnungen ist einmalig. Die Leser finden darin auf Anhieb die passenden Rechtsgrundlagen.

Wertvoller Ratgeber
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The methods of metaphilosophy
Authors: Schmid Jelscha
Published: December 2022

On the basis of an examination of Kant's, Maimon's and Schelling's metaphilosophies, this book investigates how, starting from Kant's diagnosis of a "groping metaphysics", a philosophical research program, whose goal is to elucidate the nature and method of philosophy itself, develops. What unites their projects is the thesis that philosophy must begin with an investigation of its own nature, and that this investigation, because of its special object, must be accompanied by a reflection on its method. To this end, their methods are discussed on the assumption that these methods arise from a particular engagement with the theories and practices of the 18th century sciences. Finally, this discussion provides the basis for showing in what ways philosophical experiments, fictions, or models offer methodological solutions to the problem of developing a scientific metaphysics.
Fibulin-3 as a Biomarker of Pleuric Involvement by Exposure to Fibers
Authors: Antonio Rapisarda Venerando , Ledda Caterina
Published: December 2022

This chapter deals extensively with the role of Fibulin-3 (Fb-3) as early marker of malignant development, triggered by direct and long exposure to asbestos or asbestiform fibers. Asbestos has widely been used in many civic and industrial environments. Despite numerous countries, e.g., the European Union and the United States, have forbidden its production as well as utilization, still nowadays millions of tons of asbestos are manufactured worldwide. When inhaled, it causes the onset of malignant mesothelioma (MM) and several other types of cancer, including lung cancer. Health surveillance of subjects formerly exposed to asbestos is based on an early detection of major asbestos-related pathologies. However, the protocols adopted so far do not meet the sensitivity and specificity requirements needed to ensure an early diagnosis. Among the various eligible MM biomarkers, scientists have recently proposed Fb-3, which is a glycoprotein belonging to extracellular matrix proteins, coded through EFEMP-1 gene 2p 16 chromosome). Fb-3 is expressed by mesenchymal cells and plays a role in angiogenic processes as well-regulating cell-to-cell and cell-to-extra cellular matrix communication. However, it is weakly expressed also in healthy tissues. Previous studies conducted on MM historically asbestos-exposed patients have shown, on several biological matrixes such as serum and plasma, high Fb-3 concentrations. In the same way, high levels of circulating Fb-3 were observed in subjects exposed to a natural asbestiform fiber called fluoro-edenite (FE). Direct association between an increased Fb-3 expression and exposure to FE fibers has also been found in in-vitro and ex-vivo studies.
Alternatives to the Use of Antibiotics in Animal Production
Authors: Oyebade Ikusika Olusegun , Haruzivi Clyde , Conference Mpendulo Thando
Published: December 2022

There is a growing demand for livestock products and by-products due to an increase in the human population globally. Farmers utilize feed additives and antibiotics to enhance growth and alleviate diseases to meet this increasing demand for meat and meat products. Although antibiotic use as growth promoters (AGPs) in the livestock industry has brought about a positive increase in production, the industry has also been negatively affected by the development of bacteria resistant to antibiotics and the presence of chemical residues in meat and excreta. Due to this, concerns have risen as this poses a health risk. Resistant bacteria can be transmitted to humans by consuming meat from antibiotic-fed animals or environmental spread from animal wastes. Therefore, action is required to curb this issue because it is estimated that the annual losses in GDP and death toll globally could increase because of the continuous use of antibiotics in livestock production. Hence, this review aims to examine natural alternatives that have the potential to replace antibiotics for food safety, health, and environmental reasons. These could bring a satisfactory impact on nutrient absorption for growth together with health-stimulating virtues.
Why Are Moss Biocrusts Necessary for System Conservation in a Semiarid Region of Southern Argentina?
Authors: Kröpfl Alicia
Published: December 2022

The importance of biological crusts in arid and semiarid ecosystems has been widely recognized in the last decades, but their function is still not fully known, much less so in our country (Argentina) and region, where they have often gone unnoticed. Biological crusts appear in sites with a low level of disturbance and have a fundamental role in maintaining the soil surface structure. In the Monte ecoregion of Rio Negro province, Argentina, this layer is dominated by moss, and it is present in diverse physiognomic-floristic types of vegetation, but it tends to disappear in sites disturbed by grazing and by severe fires, and at sites where clearing methods were used to remove the soil surface. The multiple benefits that these crusts can provide to ecosystems justify the need to intensify the knowledge of their structure and functioning, to understand the particular role that they fulfill and to be able to manage these systems by taking this component into account.
A Way Forward: Psychological Adaptation and Transformation of Life Post COVID-19
Authors: Hamza Shuja Kanwar , Mubeen Arfa , Mazher Sania , Tariq Shazia
Published: December 2022

This chapter focuses on the exclusive and social experiences of people in post-COVID-19 life. As it can be observed from the current scenario how people have already accepted COVID-19 as a part of their daily routine. That is from wearing masks to using hand sanitizers and other precautionary activities. Based on these observable changes and adaptation of habits, the current chapter will delve into the psychological causes based on various theoretical concepts and the present literature on how humans use varied mechanisms to adapt to aversive situations and emerge by transforming themselves to be more resilient than before. Likewise, the chapter will also focus on individual and social strategies that can be employed to further strengthen the resilience of people post COVID-19.
Association between Diabetic Kidney Disease and Diabetic Foot Ulceration
Authors: J. Dugbartey George , K. Alornyo Karl
Published: December 2022

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a common global health challenge characterized by a decline in renal function among the diabetic population, which progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Evidence in the literature suggests a strong association between DKD and the development of diabetic foot ulceration (DFU). DFU is a serious health issue that complicates both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus, and negatively impacts the quality of life of diabetic patients. Patients with advanced DKD or ESRD have a five-fold increased risk of developing DFU, with 6.5–10 times higher rate of amputation than their non-nephropathic counterparts. Multiple and inter-related pathways of DFU in DKD have been identified in which ischemia, neuropathy and infection are major contributing pathologies. However, extensive research to comprehensively assess the progression of DFU in DKD is lacking. In this chapter, we discuss the causal pathways in DFU development and progression, the relationship between DKD and DFU as well as treatment options and measures to achieve both primary and secondary prevention.
Industrial Fluids Components Health Management Using Deep Learning
Authors: G. Biradar Vidyadevi , Nagaraj H.C. , Mohan S.G. , Kumar Pareek Piyush
Published: December 2022

The fatigue state of fluid components such as valves, metal surfaces in gas or oil carrying pipelines is important to monitor on regular basis and plan for repair work to avoid risks associated with them, this becomes more crucial when the pipelines are supplying hazard prone fluids. There exist methods for detection of corroded surfaces, scratches and fractures in pipelines, valves, and regulators etcetera. The conventional methods are based on sensors and chemical analysis methods. There are challenges with conventional methods pertaining to the desired metric of scalability and disadvantages of these methods is they are contact based and destructive methods. Therefore, to overcome these limitations of existing methods there is a need for development of non-contact and nondestructive methods. The recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence technology in every domain including health care monitoring, agriculture sector, defense applications and civilian applications etc., have shown that deep learning methods can be explored in industrial applications to develop fault tolerant systems which help fluid components state of health monitoring through computer vision. In this chapter proposes various methods for analysis of health state of fluid components using deep convolutional neural networks and suggest the best models for these applications.
Computation of Numerical Solution via Non-Standard Finite Difference Scheme
Authors: Ijaz Eiman , Ali Johar , Khan Abbas , Shafiq Muhammad , Munir Taj
Published: December 2022

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has brought attention to the strategies of quarantine and other governmental measures, such as lockdown, media coverage on social isolation, strengthening of public safety, etc. All these strategies are because to manage the disease as there is no vaccine and appropriate medicine for treatment. The mathematical model can assist to determine whether these intervention options are the most effective ones for illness control and how they might impact the dynamics of the disease. Motivated by this, in this manuscript, a classical order nonlinear mathematical model has been proposed to analyze the pandemic COVID-19. The model has been analyzed numerically. The suggested mathematical model is classified into susceptible, exposed, recovered, and infected classes. The non-standard finite difference scheme (NSFDS) is used to achieve the approximate results for each compartment. The graphical presentations for various compartments of the systems that correspond to some real facts are given via MATLAB.
Barriers and Enablers in the Education and Psychosocial Wellbeing of University Students amid the COVID-19: The Case of Eastern Ethiopia, Haramaya University in Focus
Authors: Negassa Golga Dawit , Seid Kassaw Endris , Midakso Birhanu
Published: December 2022

The education system is one of the sectors that have been severely affected by COVID-19. As a result, a new way of teaching-learning was initiated by world’s educational institutions to try to educate their students through online learning platforms. Hence, this study aims at exploring barriers and enablers of online education as well as the psychosocial well-being of university students during COVID-19 in eastern Ethiopia with a particular focus on Haramaya University. A concurrent mixed method design was employed. A total of 384 participants were selected using a stratified random sampling technique. Questionnaires, key informant interviews, and document analyses were used to collect data. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analyzed thematically, then the analyzed data were integrated to get a holistic picture of the study result. The study revealed that university students experienced high levels of barriers, low levels of enablers, and severe levels of psychosocial problems while attending their education online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, proactive measures taken for identifying and removing barriers, enhancing enablers, and creating a support system that shields the psychosocial well-being of university students are recommended as appropriate intervention strategies to adapt the online education modality in universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Perspective Chapter: Epidural Anaesthesia Service Delivery in Anaesthesia Workforce Constrained Regions
Authors: Tim Nnaji Chimaobi
Published: December 2022

Epidural anaesthesia is often under-utilized in our environment. This could be linked to scarcity of specialist anaesthesia providers in anaesthesia workforce constrained regions. To have an effective and safe surgical and obstetric intervention, there is need to have specialist anaesthesia providers that proffer effective leadership in anaesthesia services and delivery of emergency and essential patient care, to help combat the extremely high avoidable anaesthesia-related morbidities and mortalities. Epidural anaesthesia can offer both intraoperative and postoperative analgesia, with the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality. It’s use in labour analgesia has been found to be very effective, with good obstetric outcome. Nevertheless, epidural anaesthesia requires the availability of human, technical and economic resources. But, despite the fact that healthcare is given a strategic priority in the life of people, delivery of safe surgical and non-surgical services is linked to anaesthesia workforce capacity and its impact in the society.
Perspective Chapter: Dielectric Elastomer Sensor Capable of Measuring Large Deformation and Pressure
Authors: Chiba Seiki , Waki Mikio
Published: December 2022

Most of the conventional sensors used for measuring deformation, pressure, etc., use metal, ceramics, piezo, or the like. Many of them are very rigid, and when the object is deformed or when the pressure on the object changes currently, it is necessary to arrange a large number of sensors with different conditions side by side. However, it is still difficult to measure all changes over time. With the newly developed dielectric elastomer sensor, even a very thin (0.1–0.2 mm) elastomer thickness could be deformed in difficult environments (e.g., places with large temperature changes or large vibrations), and it would be possible to measure any pressure changes due to its deformation. By applying this sensor, it can be used as a position sensor (including a three-dimensional sensor) or an acceleration sensor, so that it could be applied to the control of the arms and legs of a robot, smart shoes, and the like.
Graphics of Ukrainian Children’s Publications 2000–2010: Based on the Work of LNAM Graduates
Authors: Maiovets Ivanovuch Andriy
Published: December 2022

The article analyzes the experience of some illustrators, graduates of the Lviv National Academy of Arts, whose creative program has developed since the beginning of the XXI century. There is a general approach to solving the system “author–text–vision”, stylistics, metaphorical and plastic imagery, interpretation of elements of ethnic tradition and modern design technologies. The object of research is the graphics of children’s publications of Ukrainian publishers that specialize in publishing books for children. For the first time, the creative work of these artists is analyzed: illustration, decoration, created by means of computer graphics. Children’s books of the Lviv edition. The subject of the research is figurative and expressive means of illustrators of Ukrainian children’s publications of 2000–2010. The methodological basis is the historical and cultural consideration. Scientific methods will be used in the research: descriptive, historical-genetic analysis, comparative and semantic analysis, and others. (1) Descriptive method, thanks to which we classify the artistic and technical execution of children’s books. (2) Comparative analysis will allow us to compare historical and literary sources and research. (3) Semantic analysis, according to which we will trace and compare “textual facts” on the basis of descriptive, historical, comparative methods.
Enhancing Surface Heat Transfer Characteristics Using Laser Texturing
Authors: H. Ghahramani Nickan , Sharp Martin , Morgan Michael , Seddighi Mehdi
Published: December 2022

The use of a pulsed laser system to manufacture parallel streamwise riblets on the plates of a heat exchanger is reported. There are certain laser system elements that can influence the quality of a micrometre texture geometry; among these, there was a focus on laser incubation effect on obtaining greater depth of the riblets. Surface roughness was always considered to keep the heat transfer efficiency high. The heat exchanging process was measured in two flow regimes: laminar and turbulent. In laminar flow, the surface texture slightly deteriorated the heat transfer rate. However, small improvement in the heat transfer rate was observed in turbulent flow.