bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sosyoloji yaklaşımıyla eğitim yönetiminde örgütsel çatışma
Authors: Birkök M. Cüneyt
Published: December 2022

(English translation is at the end of this document)
This study discusses the phenomenon of conflict from the perspectives of organizational sociology, conflict approach and educational administration. As an interactive process in educational administration, conflicts can occur between educational stakeholders' specific spheres of authority, such as teachers, guidance counselors, psychological counselors or school administrators. However, they are homogeneous but also a structural part of a single and homogeneous whole. As individuals and groups become spatially closer, contact increases, and so do conflicts; distant cultures work less well. Differences in individuals as a source of conflict are the group dynamic that moves the group forward. As a result of such an interactionist and conflictual perspective, some of our conclusions will significantly contribute to educational administration and policymakers.
Wherever there is an individual, there is culture; wherever there is culture, there is organization and conflict. Conflicts have been the driving and changing force of history. Preventing conflicts can also prevent development. As long as communication between groups is maintained effectively, work is beneficial. Still, when it starts to lose its effect, cracks that will collapse the social structure should be expected to emerge. Conflicts need to be managed constructively for these reasons.
Özet
Bu çalışmada örgüt sosyolojisi, çatışmacı yaklaşım ve eğitim yönetimi bakış açılarıyla çatışma olgusu tartışılmaktadır. Eğitim yönetimindeki interaktif bir süreç olarak çatışmalar, türdeş olmalarına rağmen, öğretmenler, rehber öğretmenler, psikolojik danışmanlar veya okul yöneticileri gibi eğitim paydaşlarının kendilerine has otorite alanları arasında, aynı zamanda tek ve homojen bir bütünün yapısal parçası olarak, vuku bulduğu gözlemlenebilmektedir. Bireyler ve gruplar mekânsal olarak yakınlaştıkça temas da artmakta böylece çatışmalar da artmaktadır; uzak kültürler daha az çalışmaktadır. Çatışmanın kaynağı olarak bireylerde bulunan farklılıklar esasen grubu ileri taşıyan grup dinamiğidir. Böyle bir etkileşimci ve çatışmacı perspektif sonucunda, bazı çıkarsamalarımızın eğitim yönetimine ve politikalarını şekillendirenlere önemli katkılar sağlayacağına inanıyoruz.
Bireyin bulunduğu her yerde kültür, kültürün bulunduğu her yerde örgüt ve çatışma görülmektedir. Çatışmalar tarihin itici ve değiştirici gücü olmuştur. Çatışmaların engellenmesi gelişmeyi de engelleyebilir. Gruplar arası iletişimin etkin bir şekilde sürdürüldüğü sürece çalışmanın yararlı olduğu, ancak etkisini yitirmeye başlamasıyla sosyal yapıyı çökertecek çatlakların ortaya çıkması beklenmelidir. Bu nedenlerle çatışmaların yapıcı bir şekilde yönetilmesi gerekmektedir.
Model Pembelajaran Berbasis Masalah (PBL) Pada Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Jepang (Penelitian dan Pengembangan di Kelas IX SMAN 75 Jakarta)
Authors: Karnawati Rita Agustina
Published: December 2022

In the 21st century, the role of education is becoming increasingly important in preparing the next generation who have the skills to learn and innovate, the skills to use technology and information media so that the learning model needed is an active, innovative, creative, effective. One of the learning models that are considered appropriate to meet that educational objectives is the use of problem based learning (PBL) learning models in classroom teaching.The purpose of this study was to determine the Japanese language skills of class XI students of SMAN 75 Jakarta and whether the learning model to be developed for Japanese subjects in class XI of SMAN 75 Jakarta was effective compared to the learning model carried out before the development. The research method is student-based learning with the research design being Pre-Experimental Design with the One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design model. The study included 39 students from SMAN 75 Jakarta's class XI. Data analysis in the study was carried out in several stages, namely the validity test, reliability test, normality test, and t test. The findings revealed that there was a difference after using problem-based learning model on Japanese language abilities acquisition when compared to before treatment. And the problem-based learning model is effective in developing Japanese language abilities.
Penggunaan Metode dan Teknik Penerjemahan Pada Lirik Lagu "Mungkin Nanti" Karya Ariel NOAH ke dalam Bahasa Jepang Oleh Hiroaki Kato
Authors: Diana Ros , Natalia Ana
Published: December 2022

This research is entitled "Analysis of Translation Methods and Techniques on the Song Lyrics of "Mungkin Nanti" by Ariel NOAH into Japanese by Hiroaki Kato". This study aims to find out the use of translation methods and translation techniques applied to the lyrics of Ariel NOAH's song " Mungkin Nanti" which was translated into Japanese by Hiroaki Kato. The theory used in this translation method is Newmark, and the translation technique used is the theory of Molina and Albir. This research methodology uses descriptive analysis with a qualitative approach, in other words, that is to describe or describe the data that has been obtained. This study uses data analysis techniques using the agih method and the direct element technique (BUL). Based on the results of the analysis can be obtained 18 data translation methods and techniques. According to the 8 translation methods proposed by Newmark, it was found that there were 4 translation methods used in the lyrics of the song " Mungkin Nanti",1 data literal translation, 2 data Semantic translations, 5 data free translations, and 10 data Communicative translations, and then the data were analyzed to determine the translation technique from Molina and Albir, there were 4 translation techniques used, 2 data common equivalents, 4 data modulations, 6 data reductions, and 6 data transpositions.
Multiple System Atrophy: Advances in Diagnosis and Therapy
Authors: Watanabe Hirohisa , Shima Sayuri , Mizutani Yasuaki , Ueda Akihiro , Ito Mizuki
Published: December 2022

This review summarizes improvements in understanding the pathophysiology and early clinical symptoms of multiple system atrophy (MSA) and advancements in diagnostic methods and disease-modifying therapies for the condition. In 2022, the Movement Disorder Society proposed new diagnostic criteria to develop disease-modifying therapies and promote clinical trials of MSA since the second consensus was proposed in 2008. Regarding pathogenesis, cutting-edge findings have accumulated on the interactions of α-synuclein, neuroinflammation, and oligodendroglia with neurons. In neuroimaging, introducing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning has notably improved diagnostic accuracy and individual analyses. Advancements in treatment have also been achieved, including immunotherapy therapy against α-synuclein and serotonin-targeted and mesenchymal stem cell therapies, which are thought to affect several aspects of the disease, including neuroinflammation. The accelerated progress in clarifying the pathogenesis of MSA over the past few years and the development of diagnostic techniques for detecting early-stage MSA are expected to facilitate the development of disease-modifying therapies for one of the most intractable neurodegenerative diseases.
Association of Depression With Early Occurrence of Postural Instability in Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Hwang Yun Su , Jo Sungyang , Park Kye Won , Lee Seung Hyun , Lee Sangjin , Chung Sun Ju
Published: December 2022

Objective Depression in Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects the quality of life of patients. Postural instability and gait disturbance are associated with the severity and prognosis of PD. We investigated the association of depression with axial involvement in early-stage PD patients.MethodsThis study involved 95 PD patients unexposed to antiparkinsonian drugs. After a baseline assessment for depression, the subjects were divided into a depressed PD group and a nondepressed PD group. Analyses were conducted to identify an association of depression at baseline with the following outcome variables: the progression to Hoehn and Yahr scale (H-Y) stage 3, the occurrence of freezing of gait (FOG), levodopa-induced dyskinesia, and wearing-off. The follow-up period was 53.40 ± 16.79 months from baseline.Results Kaplan–Meier survival curves for H-Y stage 3 and FOG showed more prominent progression to H-Y stage 3 and occurrences of FOG in the depressed PD group than in the nondepressed PD group (log-rank p = 0.025 and 0.003, respectively). Depression in drug-naïve, early-stage PD patients showed a significant association with the progression to H-Y stage 3 (hazard ratio = 2.55; 95% confidence interval = 1.32–4.93; p = 0.005), as analyzed by Cox regression analyses. In contrast, the occurrence of levodopa-induced dyskinesia and wearing-off did not differ between the two groups (log-rank p = 0.903 and 0.351, respectively).Conclusion Depression in drug-naïve, early-stage PD patients is associated with an earlier occurrence of postural instability. This suggests shared nondopaminergic pathogenic mechanisms and potentially enables the prediction of early development of postural instability.
Glanz und Elend des Sozialen
Authors: Carnevali Barbara
Published: December 2022

This article retraces and discusses the philosophical itinerary of Axel Honneth, from the groundbreaking book Struggle for Recognition up to the recent essays Freedom’s Right and The Idea of Socialism. In the first section, I examine Honneth’s programmatic concept of social pathology in relation to Ernst Cassirer’s idea of the secularisation of theodicy (i. e. the attribution of responsibility for human suffering to society) and to the enlightenment legacy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In the second section, after assessing Honneth’s position in the tradition of critical theory, I analyse his philosophical views. I identify two different theoretical frameworks in Honneth’s work: on the one hand, the theory of the struggle for recognition; on the other hand, the recent theory of social freedom. While the first is grounded in a formal and allegedly universal anthropology, the second draws on the Hegelian doctrine of the ethical life and develops a historicist and internalist model of reconstructive social criticism. Finally, in the third section, I critically address the “divinisation of the social” entailed in Honneth’s project of social pathologies’ critique, and argue that Honneth’s trust in the normative power of intersubjectivity might be excessive.
Emotionale Fähigkeiten in den (neo-)existenzialistischen Perspektiven von Sartre und Moran
Authors: Thonhauser Gerhard
Published: December 2022

The paper explores emotional abilities from the (neo-)existentialist perspectives of Jean-Paul Sartre and Richard Moran. First, it reconstructs Sartre’s understanding of emotions as active comportments achieving a magical transformation of the world. Second, it explores what existentialists mean by first-person authority: Regarding my own emotions, I cannot only explore what I feel, but I also need to ask myself what to feel. The claim is that my emotions depend on me committing to them. Third, I highlight a difference between a neo-existentialist account which focuses on reflective self-constitution, and a vintage existentialist approach which focuses on pre-reflective self-awareness. Forth, I point out that (neo-)existentialism helps to make explicit the normative claim which is implied when speaking of abilities regarding one’s emotions. The claim is that it is up to me to either endorse my emotions or to change who I am to feel differently. Finally, I indicate the limits of such an approach when it comes to social structures of inequality and domination.
Materiale Phänomenologie und „Deutscher Krieg“
Authors: Coomann Nicholas , Hempe Felix
Published: December 2022

Max Scheler and Siegfried Kracauer met during World War I and remained in correspondence until the early phase of the Weimar Republic. The two exchanged ideas and plans, and at times Kracauer sent his early essays for Scheler’s comments on and recommendations for publishing them. The correspondence brings to light some revealing philosophical similarities between the two authors: both Scheler and Kracauer were interested in material phenomenology, the philosophy of emotions, formal sociology; moreover, they also enthusiastically supported the German war. In 1921, the conversation broke off, presumably because of the sharp criticism of Scheler’s study “Vom Ewigen im Menschen,” which Kracauer published in the Frankfurter Zeitung that same year. But even after the end of the exchange, Scheler remained an intellectual point of reference in Kracauer’s thinking. This becomes evident from the detailed reviews he wrote of Scheler’s works until the end of the Weimar period. The essay attempts to historically situate and philosophically reconstruct the correspondence between Scheler and Kracauer presented in this issue. In this way, a constellation of thought in the 1910s and 1920s becomes visible – one that that has received little attention to date.
The
TuneIn case
or communication to the public in the UK after Brexit: the status quo with targeting as a governance tool
Authors: Torremans Paul
Published: December 2022

TuneIn is a case dealing with a portal service on the Internet that allows users to listen to Internet radio stations from around the world and even to select stations that play their favorite music at any given moment in time. The UK courts had to decide whether TuneIn’s activity amounted to a communication to the public of the music played by the radio stations. Because it is not authorized, it will constitute copyright infringement. The courts established that TuneIn did target the public in the UK and that on that basis, there was a communication to the public. In a Brexit context, the court refused to diverge from the caselaw of the Court of Justice of the European Union and put in place stringent requirement for future cases that may warrant any such divergence.
Localising the Upper Tail: How Top Income Corrections Affect Measures of Regional Inequality
Authors: Emmenegger Jana , Münnich Ralf
Published: December 2022

Poor coverage of top incomes in surveys, also referred to as the “missing rich” problem, leads to severe underestimation of income inequality. At the regional level this shortcoming is even more eminent due to small regional sample sizes. Tax records contain more accurate income information at the top and cover all regions equally well. Top-income correction approaches tackle the missing rich problem by imputing top incomes from tax to survey data. While existing methods focus on adjustments at the national level, our paper provides corrections of the regional income distributions in survey data by exploiting the tax data’s regional variability. We impute top incomes in the survey data from the German Microcensus based on region-specific Pareto and generalized Pareto distributions estimated from tax records. The combined survey and tax data provide new estimates of regional income inequality in Germany. Our findings indicate that inequality between and within the regions is much larger than previously understood with the magnitude of the adjustment depending on the federal states’ level of inequality in the tail.
SIRGAS reference frame analysis at DGFI–TUM
Authors: Sánchez Laura , Drewes Hermann , Kehm Alexander , Seitz Manuela
Published: December 2022

The Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI) has been involved in the research activities of the Latin American Reference Frame SIRGAS since its establishment in 1993. DGFI coordinated the SIRGAS Global Positioning System campaigns of 1995 and 2000 and acted as an analysis centre of both campaigns contributing to the first two SIRGAS realisations known as SIRGAS95 and SIRGAS2000. In 1996, DGFI established the Regional Network Associate Analysis Centre for SIRGAS of the International GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Service (IGS RNAAC SIRGAS) and took on responsibility for processing the SIRGAS continuously operating stations and generating weekly position solutions. Later followed the determination of cumulative (multi-year) solutions, consisting of station positions and constant velocities, providing accurate solutions for the SIRGAS reference frame. DGFI was integrated into the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in 2015, becoming DGFI–TUM, and based on the SIRGAS operational analyses, it continues investigating strategies to guarantee the reliability of the reference frame through time. This includes the estimation of the reference frame kinematics, evaluation, modelling, and reduction of seismic and post-seismic deformations on the reference frame, and modelling crustal kinematics in the SIRGAS region by continuous velocity models. This article summarises analysis strategies and science data products developed by DGFI–TUM as a SIRGAS analysis centre and as the IGS RNAAC SIRGAS. Special care is given to the determination of the most recent SIRGAS reference frame solution called SIRGAS2022, which is based on the second SIRGAS reprocessing campaign performed by DGFI–TUM to obtain homogeneously computed SIRGAS daily and weekly station position solutions referring to the IGS reference frame IGS14/IGb14 since January 2000.
Delta waves of the isentropic relativistic Euler system coupled with an advection equation for Chaplygin gas
Authors: Cheng Hongjun
Published: December 2022

Most previous studies concerning delta waves have been focused on the overcompressible ones. To study the non-overcompressible delta waves, this article is concerned with the isentropic relativistic Euler system coupled with an advection equation for Chaplygin gas. The Riemann problem is completely solved. The solutions exhibit four kinds of wave patterns: the first contains three contact discontinuities; the second includes a single overcompressible delta wave, and the third and fourth involve a contact discontinuity and a non-overcompressible delta wave.
Hypercomplex Inversion and the Status of Expletive Pronouns
Authors: Kayne Richard S.
Published: December 2022

French hypercomplex inversion can be used as a probe into the question whether or not the language faculty countenances the existence of true expletive pronouns, i.e. pronouns that make no interpretive contribution of any kind. The conclusion is that there are no expletive pronouns (in any language) in the strict sense of the term.
Behind a spoken discourse: Idiomatic expressions in IELTS speaking test
Authors: Aridasarie Zwesty , Tabiati Sri Endah
Published: December 2022

The performance of a wider range of vocabulary mastery in IELTS speaking test is imperative to escalate the band score achievement. The present study sought to investigate the teaching of idioms in an IELTS preparation program with regards to the kinds of idioms taught in the class, how the students used them during the mock post test, and whether the use of idioms interfere with the grammatical accuracy. The study was in urgency to be conducted with regards to the absence of the teaching of idioms for IELTS at least in the past five years. The data were collected from the recorded speaking performance of five students at intermediate level of English, in both mock pretest and post test to see if there were some alterations in the predicted test score and a deep interview with one candidate to have strengthen the arguments. The results showed significant differences in the students’ performance of speaking in pretest and after they were taught idioms despite some less accurate grammar in the sentence productions. The findings of the study can have potential pedagocical implications for teachers of IELTS preparation classes to incorporate the teaching of idioms in either speaking or vocabulary lessons.
Preparing Indonesian pre-service English teachers’ readiness to teach through teacher-themed movies
Authors: Jalmav Harvesto Glory Febriano , Subekti Adaninggar Septi
Published: December 2022

This study aimed at examining the extent of the use of teacher-themed movies in preparing Indonesian pre-service English teachers’ readiness to teach and to see the perceived effects of movies in preparing the pre-service English teachers’ readiness to teach. This study employed a qualitative design with observations and interviews as the methods of collecting data. Two classes were observed, Introduction to Education and Teaching Profession classes. Interviews were conducted with, as the participants, six pre-service English teachers and two lecturers of the observed classes. The observation results indicated that movies were used to relate theories and real teaching practices. Through Thematic Analysis of the interview data, the study found that movies could inspire several pre-service English teachers. Movies minimised the gap between theories and practice. Movies helped pre-service teachers to see potential problems and obstacles when teaching in a real class. Informed of the generally positive impacts of the use of movies, it is suggested that teacher education programmes encourage more widespread use of movies to teach teaching-related classes to better prepare pre-service teachers for various classroom situations.
Moral Education and Pancasila in Encouraging the Prevention of Intolerance in the Era of Globalization: Experiences of Indonesia and Malaysia
Authors: Akbar Azhar Moeloek , Rahma Tsania , Lemuel Yehezkiel , Fitriana Debby , Fanani Tiara Rizki Annesha , Sekarjati Rosa De Lima Gita
Published: December 2022

Indonesia and Malaysia are two multicultural countries that have various cultures. This is due to the geographical location of Indonesia which is an archipelagic country that stretches from the western end of Sabang Island to the eastern end of Merauke Island. So in conditions like this, various tribes, customs, ethnic cultures and beliefs emerged in Indonesia. This diversity has both positive and negative impacts. The positive impact is that diversity can strengthen unity, but the negative impact is that it can lead to division. One of the problems that can cause the division of the Indonesian nation is the intolerant behavior of the people. Intolerant behavior often occurs in people's lives in various fields. The fields of politics, economics, religion, social and culture are always inseparable from intolerant attitudes, especially in the development of the flow of information in the current era of globalization. There are many cases that trigger inter-ethnic divisions that circulate in the mass media, especially social media. Therefore, a guide for the Indonesian people is needed to deal with the issue of division, namely Pancasila. Pancasila which is the nation's ideology has values ​​that become the view of life of the Indonesian people which are always relevant to the times, especially in the current era of globalization. By implementing and preserving Pancasila in all areas of people's lives, it means that we are trying to realize a common life that is conditional on the values ​​of unity, kinship, justice, tolerance and humanity.
A Professional Standards for the Future Palestinian Teacher: Problems and Challenges in the Practices
Authors: Assaf Mahmoud A
Published: December 2022

Despite the scientific and informational progress that has occurred recently in teaching methods and teaching aids, and the severe criticism campaigns against the teacher in recent years as a result of the negative behaviors of some irresponsible teachers, the day will not come when the educational process will dispense with the teacher, his position and his roles, but what kind of teachers we need at this time. Concern for professional standards and academic accreditation for teachers does not mean just the existence of a set of standards set by accreditation and development bodies. Rather, we see the need to rethink the concept of outputs and just consider it a process for measuring individuals’ performance. Rather, it goes beyond that to move to transformative learning and get out of the cycle of stagnation in the world of outputs. The use of standards to form a stable teacher, but rather to find the teacher who is the interlocutor, the facilitator for the learning of his students. In light of this, the idea of ​​this paper came to examine the following aspects: (1) The requirements of the educational system in the post-modern era, (2) Justifications for paying attention to the professional standards of teachers, (3) The most important professional standards for teachers to ensure the quality of education, and (4) Reviewing the first criterion for accreditation and professional development committees and bodies related to the faculty’s ability and efficiency to prepare the teacher. To achieve this purpose, the researcher used the fundamentalist approach based on analysis and interpretation, and clarified the importance of applying the professional standards of the teacher that the colleges of preparation must maintain and market them culturally before starting the implementation process.
¿Individuo o persona? El ser humano considerado desde la comunidad del nosotros
Authors: Güendel Angulo Hermann
Published: December 2022

En este ensayo se exploran las diferencias y alcances que poseen dos distintos tratamientos   antropológicos, el de individuo, dominante desde la época moderna, y el de persona, sobre la identidad humana. Se propone pensar a la sociedad como resultado de una centralización política de las distintas comunidades físicas y emocionales en las que el ser humano se encuentra integrado desde sus primeros años, entendiendo que es esto lo que nos da la oportunidad de cambiar las condiciones de experiencia y vivencia en la sociedad, a través de los distintos medios del reconocimiento de la condición común humana y su dignidad.
An Updated Comparative Study on the Impact of COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Authors: Sciberras Nicole , Pisani Anthea , Vella Vanessa , Zahra Bianco Eliezer , Vassallo Claire , Ellul Pierre
Published: December 2022

Background and Aims: This study assessed the differences in swabbing rates, vaccine uptake, COVID-19 infection, hospitalization rates and outcomes in patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) on immunomodulation and patients diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Methods: A population consisting of 250 IBD and 250 IBS patients was randomly selected from the local database. Apart from demographic data, the following data was collected: number of COVID-19 swabs taken, vaccination rates, type of vaccine administered, infection secondary to COVID-19, hospitalization and outcomes.

Results: IBD patients performed significantly more swabs tests for SARS-CoV-2 detection compared with IBS patients in both phases of the study. Whilst the IBS cohort recorded a larger number of COVID-19 infection and less hospitalisations whilst infected, IBD patients had a better outcome whilst infected since hospitalisation reason in the latter was not related to COVID-19 infection. IBD patients had a larger uptake of COVID-19 vaccines.

Conclusions: This study was the first of its nature locally and internationally as it compared two unrelated cohorts of patients followed up in gastroenterology. Vaccination rates in both cohorts were higher than those reported internationally. In concordance with international studies, IBD patients are not at an increased risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 infection compared to non-IBD cohorts.
Effects of an intervention on adolescents with overweight / obesity
Authors: Bonilla Ibáñez Claudia Patricia , Diaz Heredia Luz Patricia
Published: December 2022

Promoting healthy lifestyles is one way to be and keep healthy. When the individual itself recognizes strengths in its self-management, this can be identified as an approach to change or improve eating behaviors and physical activity in adolescents. The objective of this research is to determine the effect of a multi-component intervention, “Promoting health in Adolescents”, in the BMI and the cognitions related to specific conducts: perception of barriers, benefits and self-efficacy, related to nutrition and physical activity in enrolled adolescents with overweight / obesity in Colombia. This is a quasi-experimental study with an intervention (n= 48) and a control group (n=50), pre-trial, post-trial and follow-up (at 2 and 4 months) measurements. The intervention “Promoting health in Adolescents” was offered to the intervention group. The control group received the annual education activity. The study has the endorsement of the ethics committee of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and the school rectors, and consent and informed assent forms were signed. When comparing the groups after the intervention, there is a difference in the variables Body Mass Index (p=0,000), physical activity (p=0,042) and nutrition (p=0,010). After the intervention, the BMI decreased in the intervention group: 43,8% passed from overweight to normal and obesity decreased from 10,4% to 8,3%. The size of the effect was moderate with a value of 0,571 and were not sustained over time. These results support the approach of the healthy habit modification program in schools.
Psychometric properties of (the) ages and stages questionnaire (ASQ-3) in a Colombian population
Authors: Jiménez- Martínez Martha , Navarro-Roldan Claudia Patricia , Castellanos Páez Virgelina , Vergara Estupiñán Lady , Squires Jane
Published: December 2022

The psychometric properties of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, Third Edition (ASQ-3) in a Colombian population were explored, including construct validity and convergent validity. The ASQ-3, in its Spanish version, and the Escala de Abreviada del Desarrollo (Abbreviated Development Scale - EAD-3, by its acronym in Spanish) were compared. Participants included 456 children selected at random from live births in the time period between 2014 and 2018. Results indicated that the ASQ-3 yielded valid results when compared with the EAD-3. Implications include using the ASQ-3 for accurate screening, especially when children are identified with fine motor deficits on the EAD-3.
Research progress towards skin repigmentation in vitiligo
Authors: Huang Tingting , Jin Huiling , Zhang Ruzhi
Published: December 2022

Vitiligo is a common skin disease that results from depigmentation of the skin and mucous membranes due to the destruction of functional melanocytes (MCs). Vitiligo is caused by the interactions of multiple susceptibility genes and acquired immune-related factors. The autologous transplantation of MCs is one of the most effective surgical treatment options for patients with refractory quiescent vitiligo who do not respond to medical treatment and phototherapy. At present, cell suspension transplantation still faces many challenges, including damage to MCs during the operation, failure to ensure the adhesion of MCs at the recipient area, and a poor cell survival environment within a short period of time after transplantation. Therefore, the transplantation of MC patches has significant advantages. Chitosan can not only promote the adhesion, proliferation and migration of MCs, but also induces MCs to form spheroids, which greatly improves the activity of MCs and improves the repigmentation rate of the skin after transplantation. The properties of the matrix material used and the density of seeded MCs influence the process of spheroid formation. In the future, it is necessary to develop better MC patches to improve the success rate of vitiligo treatment.
Frictional melanosis: Clinical picture and its main physical, morphological, organic, histopathological and psychological manifestations
Authors: De La Hoz Suarez Betty Auxiliadora
Published: December 2022

Introduction: Melanosis due to friction or rubbing is a skin disease caused by mechanical irritation in specific areas of the skin, characterized mainly by a diffuse and mottled darkening observable in the epidermis. Objective: This article analyzes the clinical picture and the main physical, morphological, organic, histopathological and psychological manifestations of frictional melanosis. Methodology: This is a documentary review with a non-experimental design, which raises the main clinical manifestations of friction melanosis, in order to differentiate it from other pathologies that also correspond to skin pigmentations. Result: The analysis indicates that there are several types of clinical manifestations for this pathology classified within the melanosis, namely, morphological, physical, organic, histopathological, and psychological manifestations. Conclusions: In conclusion, the importance of knowing the clinical picture and the manifestations of friction melanosis is highlighted in order to differentiate it from other similar pathologies, such as: cantosis nigricans, cutaneous amyloidosis, andcontact dermatitis; very similar diseases in terms of physical and morphological manifestations, but differ in origin and organic and histopathological manifestations; therefore, different treatments must be administered. Thus, having a specific understanding of the clinical picture and the different manifestations of frictional melanosis contributes to issuing aaccurate diagnosis and, therefore, administer the most appropriate treatment.
Establishment of an in vivo culture for mycorrhization of Corylus avellana with Tuber melanosporum
Authors: Millán Téllez Jorge Aarón , Ozyilmaz Sayat , Martínez Montiel Laura
Published: December 2022

Tuber melanosporum known as Black Truffle is a mycorrhizal fungus that grows in symbiosis with certain trees and shrubs. Due to its delicate mycorrhization process, the cultivation of this fungus represents a challenge for its large-scale production. The black truffle has a maturation time of 8 to 12 months from its inoculation and is totally dependent on the interaction it carries out with the host plant. Truffle characteristics such as color, odor and flavor can vary depending on the plant with which it is associated, the most commonly used for its cultivation being oaks (Quercus ilex ssp. ilex, Q. ilex ssp. ballota), oaks (Quercus pubescens, Q. cerrioides, Q. petrae, Q. robur), gall oak (Q. faginea), Kermes oak (Q. coccifera), and hazel (Corylus avellana), although associations with other plants have been found in the wild. Similarly, Tuber melanosporum is influenced by the climate in which it grows, the ideal being the Mediterranean climate with hot summers and a high rainfall and winters and autumns with temperatures above -9°C with occasional rainfall. Favorable soils for the cultivation of Tuber melanosporum are limestone soils with clayey, loamy and sandy characteristics, not compacted, which allow the passage and filtration of water, essential for the truffle. Tuber melanosporum has a great value in the gastronomic industry, reaching very high prices depending on its availability, being able to reach prices between 200 and 800 euros per kilogram, however, subsequent processes such as packaging, food preparation and shipping can raise these figures even higher. This project seeks to design a methodology for the in vivo cultivation of Tuber melanosporum, which allows better results in its inoculation and mycorrhization through the use of Tuber melanosporum spores and roots of young hazelnut (Corylus avellana) seedlings, for subsequent transplantation in substrates with the appropriate characteristics for both organisms.
Studies on screening and optimization of amylase enzyme production using bacteria isolated from soil
Authors: Yusuf Bello Abdullahi , Abdulkadir Nafi’u , Abubakar Sanusi , Lawal Anas
Published: December 2022

Various inevitable parameters have been studied, searching for prospect enhancement of amylase enzyme production using limited energy, time and resources. These parameters include microbes, culture conditions and carbon sources. The present study aimed at screening and optimization of soil bacteria for their ability to degrade starch and produce amylase enzyme. The starch agar plate method was used to screen bacteria and submerged fermentation was for enzyme production. The mean bacterial counts of samples from Kasarawa (KS), Runjin sambo (RS) and Kalambaina (KL) area were 4.5×106, 6.6×106 and 4.1×106 CFU/g respectively. The mean hydrolysis zone of RS 23.3mm was maximal followed by KL 16.8mm and KS 16.3mm in diameter. Morphological and biochemical characteristics of the screened isolate were identified as KS-1 (Bacillus subtilis), RS-1 (Bacillus licheniformis) and KL-2 (Bacillus cereus). Production of amylase enzyme depends on growth parameters and energy sources which enzyme activity was optimal at 48hrs and 72hrs for Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis respectively. The increased in temperature showed increased in enzyme activity by three (3) of the bacterial species between 25 and 55°C. The enzyme activity ranged from B. subtilis 1.78 to 4.55, B. licheniformis 2.97 to 6.52 and B. cereus 1.31 to 3.03Uml-1. Meanwhile, all the isolates differed significantly. The enzyme activity of B. licheniformis was optimal at pH 7 (5.02Uml-1) and pH 8 (4.44Uml-1). The B. subtilis and B. cereus enzyme activity ranged from 2.04 to 4.85Uml-1 and 1.51 to 3.85Uml-1 respectively followed the same decreased trend as B. licheniformis. The best-observed carbon source was starch 5.67Uml-1 used by B. licheniformis, 3.89Uml-1 B. cereus and 3.55Uml-1 B. subtilis. In contrast, the nitrogen source was yeast extract utilized best by B. licheniformis 4.55Uml-1, B. subtilis 3.61Uml-1 and B. cereus 3.13Uml-1. The study presented Bacillus sp. 48hrs, 50°C, neutral pH, starch and yeast extract as the best parameters observed for amylase enzyme production.
Effects of the EuroFit program
Authors: Mijanovic Mihajlo
Published: December 2022

The "EuroFit" program, which lasted one school year, was applied to a sample of eleven- and twelve-year-old boys. Motor tests were measured at the beginning and end of the school year. The motor tests that were monitored at the beginning and end of the school year related to; 'Flamingo' balance-FTR (test of general balance), Hand tapping-PLT (test of rapid hand movements), Reach while sitting-SAR (test of general flexibility), Long jump-SBJ (test of explosive strength of the lower extremities), Sit ups-SUP (abdominal muscle strength test), Arm pull-BAH (arm and shoulder girdle strength and endurance test) and body height-VIS were measured. The aim of the research was to determine the differences after the application of planned and programmed physical education classes using EuroFit program contents. After the implemented program and the measurements at the beginning and end of the school year, statistical data processing was performed. The results of descriptive and advanced statistics show exactly that there has been a positive transformation in the area of psycho-motor abilities of students. It is important to point out that the results at the end of the school year were better in all tests. At the general (overall) level, the transformation is positive and statistically significant. According to the obtained results, the hypothesis that reads "Positive transformations of motor skills are expected under the influence of the EuroFit program in the period of one school year" was confirmed.
Knowledge of birth preparedness and complication readiness among pregnant women in Enugu, Nigeria
Authors: Ndubuisi Ifeoma F , Ijeoma Maduakolam O , 1 Hope , Okoronkwo Ijeoma O , Nwaneri Ada C , Chijioke Nwodoh
Published: December 2022

Background: Avoidable maternal mortality remains a huge burden, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Expectant mothers have faced life life-threatening complications that birth preparedness and complication readiness plan help to actively avoid. Objective: The study assessed knowledge of birth preparedness and complication readiness among women in selected health care facilities in Enugu State. Method: Descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based method was adopted. Multiple stage sampling was used to select 422 pregnant women from 8 selected health care facilities for the study. A validated structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used for data collection. Findings were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: Findings revealed that only 20.5% of the respondents had good knowledge of the components of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness(BPCR) Most of the respondents 87.6% lacked good knowledge of key danger signs of pregnancy, labour and postpartum, while the majority of the respondents 78.6%, 96.7% and 95.5% knew that vaginal bleeding is a key danger sign of pregnancy, labour and postpartum respectively. Age P=0.000, marital status P=0.001, level of education P=0.000 and occupation P=0.000 of the respondents had significant relationships with their knowledge of BPCR. Conclusion: There was poor knowledge of BPCR among the studied population. There is a need for nurses and midwives to intensify health education on the components of BPCR, and key danger signs of pregnancy, labour and post-partum during an antenatal visit.
The effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention on stress management during COVID-19 among caregivers and health professionals
Authors: Abraham Joshy , Neelakantan Meera S
Published: December 2022

Background: The stress that the present global pandemic of COVID-19 has generated in every aspect of human life can be managed by activities such as meditation and mindfulness, especially among healthcare practitioners, patients, and caregivers, as well as the common man during times of crisis. Objective: To discuss the psychological impact of COVID-19 and the role of mindfulness in reducing stress and improving psychological health among caregivers and healthcare professionals. Method: We collected around 68 reviewed articles from electronic databases such as PubMed, EBSCO, CNAHIL, and Google scholar using the search terms COVID-19, stress, mindfulness, school teachers, parents and health care professionals burnout, and sleeplessness. Thirty-seven articles were included after carefully reviewing mindfulness-based stress reduction. The mindfulness-based stress reduction and remaining articles were excluded as the report focuses on caregivers and health care professionals. Results: Mindfulness appears to be an effective intervention to improve mental health, and stress reduction enhances the professional performance of medical health professionals and caregivers. There is a significant reduction in stress among caregivers, parents and health care professionals. Conclusion: Mindfulness is a safe, practical, integrative approach to reducing stress. Caregivers and healthcare providers experiencing stress or stress‐related symptoms benefit from mindfulness-based programs.
Impact of educational program on nurse’s practice regarding care of patients with hip fracture in Sudanese hospitals
Authors: Tamomh Abdelhakam G , S Rahama Eltagi E , Mukhtar Hayat F
Published: December 2022

Background: Hip fractures are common injuries affecting the proximal femur of hip joint. In Sudan, hip fracture remains a huge problem and concerns many Sudanese families the costs of her surgeries are very expensive, and they depletes country a lot of resources, and it is causes are due to road traffic accident and gunshots among the military . The nurses are playing vital role regarding care of patient with hip fracture through over caring. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of educational program on nurses' practice regard care of patient with hip fracture. Methods: Quasi-experimental study was done for nurses (N=70), who were working in White Nile governmental hospitals and Omdurman military hospital, Selection was done purposive total coverage; practice of nurses was assessed by observational checklist. The collected data was analyzed by (SPSS) version24. Results: Most of study sample has poor performance of practice pre intervention of the program by 17.1% and become very good post intervention of the program by 68.6% with mean and standard deviation (57.3±18.2) pre intervention of the program and become (81.7±14.4) post intervention of the program by p value (0.02). Study show significant statistical association concerned practice pre intervention of the program and post intervention of the program by p value (0.02). Conclusion: From finding the study indicated that the educational program were effective in improving practice of study group.
Skovoroda, Kovalynskyi And Mingard
Authors: Yosypenko Serhii
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the circumstances of Hryhoriy Skovoroda’s use of the pseudonym «Daniil Meingard» and the role played by Mykhailo Kovalynskyi in Skovoroda’s adoption of this pseudonym. The article reconstructs the biography of Pastor Daniel Mingard, whose name was adopted by Skovoroda, including refuted false information about him, widespread in Ukrainian-language literature; a brief description of the intellectual biography of his son, Pastor Gabriel Mingard, who, unlike his father, was a notable figure in the intel- lectual life of the country of Vaud in the second half of the 18th century, in particular, one of the most original authors of the «Encyclopedia of Yverdon» — a liberal Protestant response to the «Encyclopedia» of Diderot and d’Alembert. The article states that the description of Daniel Mingard, which Kovalynskyi gives in «The Life of Grigory Skovoroda» in order to explain the origin of the pseudonym Skovo- roda, corresponds more to Gabriel than to Daniel Mingard. The explanation of this ambiguity is based on the hypothesis that Kovalynskyi, choosing Gabriel Mingard as an example to follow, projects the Mingard son-father relationship onto his relationship with Skovoroda. This hypothesis gives reason to reconsider the role of Kovalynskyi in the life of Skovoroda and in the formation of the image of the philosopher in «The Life of Grigory Skovoroda». The article reconstructs Kovalynskyi’s circle of reading and demonstrates that his literary preferences correspond to the leading trends of reception by Russian Freemasonry in the last third of the 18th century. Western, primarily liberal Protestant literature. This recon- struction gives reason to draw a parallel between Skovoroda’s opinion and Kovalynskyi’s reading circle, in the context of which the latter evaluates Skovoroda’s life and philosophy; they are related by devotion to religious and intellectual freedom, eclecticism, as well as numerous subjects that we consider purely Skovoroda’s subjects: self-knowledge, the inner man, the goodness of God, happiness, friendship, etc.
National images of Hryhorii Skovoroda
Authors: Artiukh Vyacheslav
Published: December 2022

Within the article the attempt is made to study the perception of the XVIII century philosopher Hryhorii Skovoroda’s image and its philosophy through the prism of the later national identities. The fact is stressed that the statement of the issue concerning the Hryhorii Skovoroda’s image Ukrainization and the history of its solution turns out to be the consequence of the process of establishing the Ukrainian modern self-identity which started in the ХІХ century. The situation is emphasized that within “all-Russian” identity one can come across its three variations: Skovoroda is a “Russian” (meaning “all-Russian”); Skovoroda is a “Malorussian” (meaning a representative of a regional variant of a “Russian” identity) and Skovoroda is a “Ukrainian” (meaning a native from the land that is called Ukraine). At the end of the ХІХ century Skovoroda’s image was interpreted within Ukrainian personal identity. The conclusion is made that during ХІХ—ХХ centuries and even nowadays two national identities for Skovoroda’s personality remain relevant: Ukrainian and Russian. The Russian one is a result of the XVIII—XIX centuries “all-Russian” syncretism state being transferred into the modern particular Russian national self-identity. The process of Hryhorii Skovoroda’s image Ukrainization (in other words its extraction from the “all-Russian” context) developed through several stages. At the beginning of the ХІХ century he was “Ukrainian” because he had a Ukrainian territorial identity and was related to Slobidska-Ukrainian province. Later he became “Ukrainian” because he represented “simple” Ukrainian people. Finally he is “Ukrainian” because he belongs to the Ukrainian ethnic nation and therefore his philosophy belongs to Ukrainian philosophical culture.