bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Emotional Reactivity and Wellbeing of Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Short and Long Term Effects and The Impact of Social and Socioeconomic Stressors
Authors: Green Kayla , van de Groep Suzanne , Sweijen Sophie , Becht Andrik , Buijzen Moniek , de Leeuw Rebecca , Remmerswaal Danielle , van der Zanden Rianne , Engels Rutger , Crone Eveline
Published: February 2021

NOTE: A published version is now avaliable at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90851-x Adolescence is a formative period for socio-emotional development which is threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The current longitudinal study examined the impact of the pandemic on young people’s mood, emotional reactivity, and wellbeing (i.e., operationalized as balancing needs of self and others). Hence, we conducted an online two-week daily diary study among 462 Dutch adolescents (Mage = 15.27 years, 64% females) and 371 young adults (Mage = 21.49 years, 81% females) in May 2020, with a follow-up to study long-term effects in November 2020 (N = 238 and 231, respectively adolescents and young adults). In May 2020, young adults and older relative to younger adolescents showed higher levels and more fluctuations in tension and depression and lower levels of vigor. Vigor levels decreased and tension and depression levels increased between May 2020 and November 2020, especially for younger adolescents. A closer examination in the adolescent sample, revealed positive associations between instability of negative emotions (i.e. tension and depression fluctuations) and the exposure to social and socioeconomic stressors (i.e. family stress and inequality of online homeschooling). Together, this study demonstrates vulnerability regarding young people’s mood and emotional reactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for adolescents who experience more stressors.
Stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic as a real-life social dilemma: A person-situation perspective
Authors: Fischer Moritz , Twardawski Mathias , Steindorf Lena , Thielmann Isabel
Published: February 2021

Prior research using economic games has shown that personality drives cooperation in social dilemmas. In this study, we tested the generalizability of these findings in a real-life social di-lemma during the COVID-19 pandemic, namely stockpiling in the presence of low versus high resource scarcity. Honesty-Humility was negatively related to stockpiling intentions and justi-fiability of stockpiling. Moreover, we found a positive albeit weaker effect of Emotionality on stockpiling intentions. Victim Sensitivity was mostly positively associated with stockpiling intentions. None of the personality traits interacted with resource scarcity to predict stockpil-ing. Our findings replicate established associations between personality and cooperation in a real-life social dilemma, and suggest that the characteristics of interdependent situations during a pandemic additionally afford the expression of Emotionality.
Gender, self-disclosure and emotional closeness in friendships: an egocentric social network study
Authors: Brown Genavee , Curtis Vickie , Pollet Thomas Victor
Published: February 2021

Self-disclosure plays an important role in promoting emotional closeness in friendships. Some literature points to gender differences in emotional closeness and self-disclosure but findings are mixed particularly when comparing same-gender to cross-gender friendships. Our study aims to clarify previous findings by measuring broader friendship networks and taking into account each listed friend's gender. Our sample of 215 participants (egos) listed on average 8 friends (alters) in their networks (in total 1774 friends listed). For each friend, participants indicated the alter’s gender, the amount of self-disclosure they made to the alter, as measured with the McGill friendship function intimacy questionnaire, and the emotional closeness they felt with the alter. We found no gender differences in network size or gender homophily, although men and women did have gender homophilous networks (men had a larger percentage of male friends and women had a larger percentage of female friends). Multilevel mediation models demonstrated that female alters elicited greater self-disclosure with both male and female egos. Self-disclosure mediated the relationship between the gender of the alter and emotional closeness for both male and female egos such that higher self-disclosure was associated with higher emotional closeness. We discuss our findings with reference to gendered communication norms and argue for the value of considering the gender of both alters and egos in friendships.
Understanding the aging lexicon by linking individuals' experience, semantic networks, and cognitive performance
Authors: Wulff Dirk U. , De Deyne Simon , Aeschbach Samuel , Mata Rui
Published: February 2021

People undergo many idiosyncratic experiences throughout their lives that may contribute to individual differences in the size and structure of their knowledge representations. Ultimately, these can have important implications for individuals' cognitive performance. We review evidence that suggests a relationship between individual experiences, the size and structure of semantic representations, as well as individual and age differences in cognitive performance. We conclude that the extent to which experience-dependent changes in semantic representations contribute to individual differences in cognitive aging remains unclear. To help fill this gap, we outline an empirical agenda involving the concurrent assessment of large-scale semantic networks and cognitive performance in younger and older adults, and present preliminary data to establish the feasibility and limitations of such empirical approaches.
Corpus-based Comparative Study of Online News Reporting of the COVID-19 Outbreak in the Philippines and Malaysia
Authors: Villanueva Gio Eiron
Published: February 2021

When faced with new and threatening events like a global health crisis, the public tends to draw inferences from news media to make sense of the uncertainties of the situation. This study explores how online news media in the Philippines and Malaysia depicted the outbreak of COVID-19 during the early period of its spread. The study analyzes the discourse around the outbreak based on a large corpus of Facebook news posts between January and March 2020. Using a corpus-based approach called Keyness Analysis, salient themes & topics, and framings around the disease were identified and interpreted. The results show the differences in the reporting of the outbreak between the two countries. News reports in the Philippines depicted the disease in an enigmatic lens which explains the alarmist angle of news reports and the reassuring tone of the government, versus the war framing of Malaysian news that depicted the disease as an enemy to be fought and defeated. In reporting about the bid to contain the spread of the virus, Philippine news reports dealt mostly with the restrictions and regulations of movement while the Malaysian news covered more issues on personal hygiene and safety protocols. Lastly, concerns for Filipino seafarers and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) that needs to be repatriated was a recurring theme in Philippine news reports regarding COVID-19, while concerns for the economy was prominent in the Malaysian news reports. The study therefore shows that the depiction of COVID-19 in Malaysia and the Philippines are shaped by each country’s present social and political conditions.
Under the Tourist Gaze: Kathmandu in Popular Culture
Authors: Dahal Arvind
Published: February 2021

This research explores the shifts and continuities of representing Kathmandu City in Western cinematic and musical creations since 1970s. My research concerns with the representations of Kathmandu in the popular culture intends to explore the imagination of Kathmandu as a touristic place and how they represent the city and produce images in the popular culture which expands far beyond the visual apprehension and enjoyment of a landscape. While doing so my research first explores the representations, practices and processes of identity formation and cultural negotiations that are brought about in the city by tourism and secondly, it analyses the content and the visual representations of the movies and songs relying primarily on the theoretical tools of Popular Culture and secondarily the image production of the landscape in terms of Tourist gaze.
Projection of Nature in the Śrimad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāna
Authors: Pokhrel Mohan Kumar
Published: February 2021

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 Kṛ ṇa Dvaipāyāna Vyāsa s Śrimad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāna is a reliable text for the projection of Nature. The Nature theory deals with the activities of the Paurānic characters and their love and respect to environment. This study is significant in order to present how Bhāgavata notices the issues on Nature. It traces the far-sightedness of the writer about the condition of Nature despite its writing more than five thousand years before. This analysis is primarily based on Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's theory of Nature which confirms the realization of God in Nature and motivates to the readers to love and care Nature as God because of interconnectedness between Nature and life. The researcher has used the English translation of the Sanskrit text of A.C. Bhaktivedānta Svām Prabhupāda. The findings of this investigation endow with the evidences that the text has used the issues on Nature and makes the modern humans aware of the use of Nature maintaining a balance between flora and fauna. The conclusion of the article suggests that Veda Vyāsa is a far-sighted poet of the very ancient time to make to the humans aware of the issues on Nature and motivates them to solve the environmental problems following the advices of the Bhāgavata.
Policy Implementation of Solid Waste Management in South Jakarta
Authors: Verawati Siti , Tuti Retnowati Wahyuning Dyas
Published: February 2021

Waste management problems are common in big cities in Indonesia, including Jakarta. Various waste problems such as: a significant increase in the volume of waste from year to year, poor waste management, and a low culture of cleanliness in the society still shackles Jakarta nowadays. The policy was initiated in the form of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Regulation No. 3 of 2013 concerning Waste Management to alleviate various solid waste problems, including through the waste bank program and 3R (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle). This study aims at analyzing the implementation of these policies using Edward III theory in Subarsono (2012) which consists of Communication, Resources, Disposition, and Bureaucratic Structure. Qualitative approaches and descriptive methods were used in this research. The results of this study are, the implementation of solid waste management policies in DKI Jakarta Selatan has not been very good. It is due to the socialization of policies and programs carried out by the government only reached the Sub-district level, not yet at the Neighbourhood level; Lack of commitment from the government and the society in supporting the implementation of good waste management. From the bureaucratic structure and authority of the Environmental Agency, it can be stated that it was quite good and met the principles of good governance, less optimal use of  budget, with a very large budget (Rp. 3.7 trillion), the problem of flooding and waste accumulation in the river had not been resolved.
رحلة سليمان بن صيام إلى فرنسا (عام ١٨٥٢ م.): صفحة منسية في تاريخ الجزائر
Authors: Newman Daniel
Published: February 2021

شهدت معظم الدول العربية في القرن التاسع عشر حركة أدبية لا مثيل لها، ليس فقط من حيث غزارة الطباعة والنشر، بل من حيث انفتاح هذه الدول على أوروبا. وقد كان سفر مواطني البلدان العربية إلى أوروبا بأعداد متزايدة، أحد أبرز مظاهر هذه الحركة، الى ما كانت إلا حصيلة حاصل لفترة عرفت فيما بعد بـلاعصر النهضة». وكان هناك إمام مصري، من أوائل الذين سافر وا الى أوروبا طلبا للعلم، وهر رفاعة رافع الطهطاوي الذي أقام في باريس بين ١٨٢٦ و١٨٣١، وكتب رحلة سماها «تخليص الإبريز فى تلخيص باريز أو الديوان النفيس في إيوان باريس." اشتهر هذا الكتاب بعمق التفكير وعناية مؤلفه بأو جه الحياة المختلفة للمجتمع الإفربجي. قام الطهطاوي بكتابة ر حلكه خلال إقامته في باريس. وقد ذكر في مقدمة رحلته نصيحة الشيخ حسن العطار في هذا الشأن: «فلما رسم اسمي فى جملة المسافرين، وعزمت على التوجه، أشار علي ... شيخنا العطار... أن أنبه على ما يقع في هذه السفرة، وعلى ما أراه وما أصادفه من الأمور الغريبة، والأشياء العجيبة، وأن أقيده، ليكون نافعا في كشف القناع، عن محيا هذه البقاع، التى يقال فيها عرائس الأقطار، وليبقى دليلايهتدى به إلى السفر إليه طلاب الأسفار.»"
ДИСТАНЦІЙНА ФОРМА НАВЧАННЯ СТУДЕНТІВ ЗВО В СУЧАСНИХ УМОВАХ МИСТЕЦЬКОЇ ОСВІТИ В ПЕРІОД ПАНДЕМІЇ
Authors:   кандидат педагогічних наук, ст. викладач кафедри вокально-хорової підготовки, теорії та методики музичної освіти Вінницького державного педагогічного університету імені Михайла Коцюбинського, Вінниця, Україна, Кушнір К. В. , Кравченко І. М. ,   провідний концертмейстер кафедри вокально-хорової підготовки, теорії та методики музичної освіти Вінницького державного педагогічного університету імені Михайла Коцюбинського, Вінниця, Україна, Щербакова Л. В. ,   концертмейстер кафедри вокально-хорової підготовки, теорії та методики музичної освіти Вінницького державного педагогічного університету імені Михайла Коцюбинського, Вінниця, Україна
Published: February 2021

The article highlights the current state of distance education, considers its advantages and disadvantages, and analyzes the main factors that inhibit the introduction of full-fledged distance learning of art education during the pandemic. The main problems faced by university teachers in organizing distance learning are clarified. Prospects for the introduction of distance education in the Free Economic Zone of Ukraine have been studied. The main role in the implementation of distance learning is played by modern computer technologies, which in combination with the latest educational media technologies become effective means of developing professional and critical thinking of students. Right now, society is more interested than ever in informatization and computerization of all spheres of activity, including art. Therefore, the computer is an indispensable assistant to teachers and students in mastering information flows, modeling and illustrating processes, phenomena, objects and events. High-quality mastery of music and computer technology, orients the future art teacher to the school of tomorrow and gives him a certain "margin of advance" for highly professional activities. The article considers the ways of application of innovative and music-computer technologies in the study of art disciplines, as well as the forms of their implementation, which are aimed at improving the quality of training of future professionals. The main priorities for the development of modern art education in Ukraine and the prospects of distance learning for the higher education system of Ukraine during the pandemic are identified.
РОЛЬ ГРОМАДСЬКИХ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙ У СОЦІАЛЬНІЙ ІНКЛЮЗІЇ ДІТЕЙ З ІНВАЛІДНІСТЮ В УКРАЇНІ
Authors:   кандидат педагогічних наук, доцент кафедри соціальної педагогіки та спеціальної освіти, Запорізький національний університет, м. Запоріжжя, Україна, Лещенко О. Г.
Published: February 2021

The article is devoted to the role of public organizations created by parents of children with disabilities in their inclusion in society. The author highlights the essence and principles of social inclusion, outlines international and national regulations that have become the basis for the development and implementation of inclusion in Ukrainian society. The article uncovers the concept of “disability”, identifies challenges of families upbringing children with disabilities. Among the main problems faced by parents upbringing children with disabilities were defined as barriers to functioning, meeting the necessary needs of special children and creating discrimination in society. The author of the article reveals the essence of the concept of “public organizations” and gives examples of public organizations created by parents upbringing children with disabilities. The main directions of activity of these organizations were defined, which promote social inclusion of special children, regardless of the peculiarities of their psychophysical development, excluding any discrimination and ensuring equal attitude to all people.
УПРАВЛІННЯ ЯКІСТЮ ОСВІТНІХ ПОСЛУГ У ВІДКРИТОМУ УНІВЕРСИТЕТІ
Authors:   доктор педагогічних наук, професор, директор Центрального інституту післядипломної освіти ДЗВО «Університет менеджменту освіти», Київ, Україна, Сорочан Т. М.
Published: February 2021

The article is devoted to the issue of quality provision in respect of educational services rendered by the open university which is regarded as an innovative digital educational and scientific environment. The article gives substantiation and features the results achieved in approbation process of modern model applied for management of educational services quality in open university; this model is presented as the one which provides competitiveness of specialists in the labor market in conditions of social instability and uncertainty. In particular, the article characterizes such aspects as the influence of educational economics upon apprehension of educational services quality, the importance of transformational education applied to ensure the competitiveness of students in the labor market, the management basics of open university considered by the example of functioning of non-formal education system at SEE "University of Education Management" at NAES of Ukraine. The article features the orientation of transformational pedagogy at formation and development of complex (interdisciplinary) mentality of specialists, as well as at their ability to overcome obstacles in activities and to critically analyze different situations, to participate in joint problems solving, to find creative approaches and alternatives.
PRODUCTIVE WORD FORMATION TENDENCIES IN PRESENT-DAY ENGLISH (based on modern coronavirus vocabulary)
Authors:   candidate of science in Philology, Institute of Philology, T. Shevchenko Kiev National University, Kyiv, Ukraine, Torosian Oksana , Sheliakina Alina ,   candidate of science in Philosophy, Institute of Philology, T. Shevchenko Kiev National University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: February 2021

The given article considers some new word formation tendencies in present-day English forced by the coronavirus pandemic. Changes in productive ways of creating new lexical units are analyzed on the basis of coronavirus vocabulary. Compounding, blending, and abbreviations are among the most frequently used types of present-day word formation that serve to create the words related to the topic given.
THEORETICAL ANALYSIS REHABILITATION POTENTIAL AND FEATURES CARE OF COMBATANTS
Authors:   PhD student of the Department of Differential and Special Psychology, Odessa I. I. Mechnicov national university, Odessa, Ukraine, Volkova O. O.
Published: February 2021

As a result of the hostilities that are now taking place in the East Ukraine, the psychological and physical trauma of the combatants is increasingly being seen. Due to the fact that the processes of their adaptation and rehabilitation are delayed in time, we can get stuck with even greater and deeper psychological traumatization of people who have undergone a very high level of stress and returned from the combat zone. In our opinion, the use of both independent types of psychological assistance and their complex combination will contribute to the neutralization of traumatic material, complete processing, further elimination of the long-term consequences of stressful influences in combatants, their adaptation to social life and the restoration of mental health.
ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ СОЛНЕЧНЫХ ЭЛЕКТРОСТАНЦИЙ В СОСТАВЕ АВТОНОМНЫХ ГИБРИДНЫХ ЭНЕРГОУСТАНОВОК В ЭНЕРГЕТИКЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ИЗОЛИРОВАННЫХ ЭНЕРГОРАЙОНОВ ДАЛЬНЕВОСТОЧНОГО РЕГИОНА
Authors:   Ведущий инженер, АО «Мосгаз», Москва, Россия, Ахметшина Г. Р. , Ильковский К. К. ,   Доктор экономических наук, профессор кафедры возобновляемых источников энергии, Российский государственный университет нефти и газа (НИУ) имени И. М. Губкина, Москва, Россия
Published: February 2021

The article describes the energy sector of the Russian Federation as a whole (centralized and decentralized energy supply), the Far Eastern Federal District and the Khabarovsk Territory. The main problems inherent in technologically isolated energy districts (technical and technological, economic, environmental and social), as well as ways to solve them, are listed. The results of calculations of the annual solar radiation on the territory of the Khabarovsk Territory are presented. The description of the presented model of power supply of one of the settlements of the Khabarovsk Territory on the basis of an autonomous hybrid power plant, which includes a diesel generator, photovoltaic modules, and batteries, is given. The analysis of the operated solar power plants such as "Batagai" in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the station at the gold deposit "Svetloye" is presented. The statistics of existing photovoltaic stations in European countries located at the same latitudes with the Khabarovsk Territory are presented.
SIGNIFICANT MEASURES OF STATE SUPPORT FOR BUSINESS (Comparative Analysis)
Authors:   Doctor of Law, Professor of Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia, Kokrashvili K. , Kutateladze R. ,   Doctor of Economics and Technology, Professor of Georgian Technical University, Dean of the Faculty of Business Technology at GTU, Tbilisi, Georgia, Pailodze N. ,   Doctor of Technology, Professor of Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Published: February 2021

The paper describes the governmental activities for business support carried out by Georgia and foreign developed countries. The comparative analysis and the effectiveness of the results of the implemented measures have been presented and analyzed. The situation in Georgia has been highlighted and better opportunities of the support for small and medium-sized enterprises in our country have also been identified and presented in the given paper. State support for entrepreneurial activity is the deliberate creation of legal and economic conditions and incentives by the state for business development in the country. According to entrepreneurs, it is the state's responsibility to create all the conditions for business development in the country and also to assist the entrepreneurs in achieving their goals, such as maximizing profit, investment efficiency, risk minimization, entrepreneurial security, protection of property rights etc.
MONGOLIA’S “THIRD NEIGHBOR POLICY”
Authors:   Chief of Department, National Defence University of Mongolia, Densmaa Oyuntsetseg , Kaliinaa Gerelchimeg ,   Lecturer of National Defence University of Mongolia, Nanzad Norovsuren ,   Lecturer of National Defence University of Mongolia, Otgonbayar Tsogzolboo ,   Lecturer of National Defence University of Mongolia
Published: February 2021

Geographically Mongolia has two neighbors. Mongolia’s existence today depends largely on mutually friendly relationships with two big neighbors. The main pillars of Mongolia’s new international strategy were incorporated in Mongolia’s National Security Concept adopted on June 30, 1994. This document, approved by the Mongolian Parliament, emphasizes a balanced policy towards the country’s two giant neighbors, underlines the importance of economic security in protecting Mongolia’s national integrity, and warns about too much dependence on any one country for trade. In today’s world of globalization and interdependence, Mongolia has to engage with other countries beyond these two neighbors, Russia and China. This is fundamental thing of the Mongolia’s searching third neighbor. Mongolia needs more friends to ensure its national security interests and achieve economic prosperity its ‘Third Neighbor Policy’1 is a policy of extending its friends all around the world. Two immediate neighbors of Mongolia, Russia and China, remain the foreign policy priority and this priority is not contradictory to the policy of having more friends. Mongolia is becoming an arena of clashes of economic interests of developed countries, multinational corporations due its rich mining deposits. Mongolia's Third Neighbor Policy is aimed to leverage the influence of neighboring countries in the national security issues of Mongolia. In contrast with other satellite states of the former Soviet Union, Mongolia concurrently instituted a democratic political system, a market-driven economy, and a foreign policy based on balancing relations with Russia and China while expanding relations with the West and East. Mongolia is now pursuing a foreign policy that will facilitate global engagement, allow the nation to maintain its sovereignty, and provide diplomatic freedom of maneuver through a “third neighbor” policy. 2 This policy is very much alive today but there is no reason to claim that its implementation is satisfactory. Mongolia has major investors from the US, Japan, Germany and France from the EU, for example. There are many universal conventions related to landlocked country. For Mongolia, access to sea via our two neighbors, means promoting economic ties with the third neighbors, as an important factor conducive to reinforcing the material foundations of Mongolia’s third neighbor policy.
PEASANT FARMS AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN THE UKRAINIAN SSR IN THE 20S OF THE XX CENTURY
Authors:   Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of Department of History and Socio- Economic Disciplines, Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy, Kharkiv, Ukraine, Olyanich V. V. , Olyanich L. V. ,   Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of Department of History and Socio-Economic Disciplines, Kharkiv Humanitarian and Pedagogical Academy, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Published: February 2021

The article investigates the economic efficiency of farms in the USSR in the 20's of the twentieth century. Much attention is paid to the study of socio-economic indicators, identifying opportunities to meet production farms and their welfare needs. The author argues that the farms in the USSR in the 20's of the twentieth century were characterized by rather sad indicators of economic efficiency, since a large number of households do not even have available land, livestock, tools and more. On the one hand this is due to the crisis of the early 20's. Caused by the devastating effects of war, revolution, social and economic experiments - nationalization and socialization of land, disruption of grain farming, a situation complicated famine and drought in the south of Ukraine, reducing livestock. On the other hand the socio-economic characteristics and the ability to establish a consumer economy to achieve functional norms to ensure its industrial and social needs in the Marxist paradigm of public relations coverage served only to establish the class structure and definition of objects of taxation, but not for the formation of economically developed farms.
Wound Healing Potential of Crocin and Safranal, Main Saffron (Crocus sativus L.), the Active Constituents in Excision Wound Model in Rats
Authors: Deldar Nafise , Monsefi Malihezaman , Salmanpour Mohsen , Ostovar Mohadeseh , Heydari Mojtaba
Published: February 2021

Background: Saffron is traditionally suggested for wound healing in Persian medicine. It is investigated for wound healing effect in multiple studies with promising results. It is not examined that which ingredient of saffron contributes more to this effect. This study was aimed to evaluate and compare the wound healing potential of saffron and its active constituents, crocin, and safranal, in rats. Materials and Methods: Forty female adult rats with induced excision wounds were randomly divided into four groups to receive topical formulation of saffron, crocin, safranal, and placebo for seven days. The Wound area and histopathologic stage of wound healing were evaluated as outcome measures. Results: The wound area was significantly lower in treatment groups (saffron, crocin, and safranal) compared to the control group on day 7 of the intervention. Compared to the control group, the wound in all treated groups showed a decreased inflammatory response and more progression to the proliferation phase. The saffron group showed more advanced healing phase with complete epithelialization of the wound on day 7 of study when partial and no epithelialization was observed in safranal and crocin groups. Conclusion: The study showed the wound healing properties of both safranal and crocin with the slight superiority of safranal. However, saffron seems to be more potent in wound healing effect compared to safranal and crocin as its main active constituents. [GMJ.2021;10:e1900]
Impact of Jollab on Blood Parameters in Patients with Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Ahadi Bahareh , Pasalar Mehdi , Mirzaei Hamid Reza , Gharehgozlou Reyhaneh , Tavakoli Ali , Ahadi Ghazaleh Heydarirad
Published: February 2021

Background: In cancer patients, a prominent side effect of chemotherapy drugs is bone marrow suppression, which leads to decreased blood cell production. Herbal remedies and natural substances such as honey may fulfill a role in relieving this complication. The present study aimed to determine the efficiency of Jollab (a honey-based syrup) in the prevention of pancytopenia in female patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: In a pilot double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, 70 patients were examined in terms of leukocyte count, platelet count, and hemoglobin level at the Shohaday-e Tajrish Cancer Clinic (Tehran, Iran) in 2020. The intervention group consumed 10 ml of Jollab syrup three times a day for four weeks, while the control group took a placebo with the same prescription. The independent sample t-test and chi-squared test were used for data analysis in this trial. Results: Our data revealed that the total number of leukocytes, hemoglobin levels, and platelet counts have no significant differences between the two groups at the end of the study, but significant changes were discovered for hemoglobin and platelet levels in intragroup analysis for both intervention and placebo groups. Conclusion: Although the use of Jollab was not found to be effective in augmenting the levels of blood cell parameters in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy, future studies of higher quality may demonstrate its supportive role provided the present limitations are addressed. [GMJ.2021;10:e1972]
Fasa Registry on Diabetes Mellitus (FaRD): Feasibility Study and Pilot Phase Results
Authors: Pezeshki Babak , Karimi Aliasghar , Ansari Amir , Yazdanpanah Mohammad Hosein , Elmi Mitra , Farjam Mojtaba , Nikmanesh Amirreza , Moalemi Saba , Modaresi Farzaneh
Published: February 2021

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common chronic disease. This disease is the main risk factor for fatal diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke. As there is no cure for DM, an effective strategy must control it. Every attempt to control DM and patients’ outcomes require a surveillance system to consider the efficacy and safety measures. Fasa Registry on Diabetes mellitus (FaRD) is the first population-based registry for DM in Iran, which aims to provide an accurate description of social, mental health, clinical, and laboratory values of patients in order to consider the management patterns of these patients and discover the degree of adherence to the recommendations. Materials and Methods: The level of plasma glucose characterizes the diagnosis of diabetes (Type I and II). The pregnant women were excluded from this study. Three registrar nurses collected data from demographics, physical exams, past medical history, medication history, and laboratory findings. Results: The pilot phase included the first 381 patients, of which 257 (67.5%) were women, and 124 (32.5%) were men with a mean age of 57.54 ± 12.12 years among subjects, the 347 (94.5%) cases had DM type 2, and 20 (5.4%) ones had type 1. Conclusion: Based on our results, the characteristics of patients suffering from DM indicated that the jobless ones could not afford their medical expenditures; therefore, the majority of the patients were not adherent to the practice guidelines. The achievement of FaRD helps physicians and patients in improved management of the DM. The findings of this pilot study show the FaRD is feasible, and it will make a comprehensive population-based registry for DM in the region. [GMJ.2021;10:e2137]
Притчи Соломонови във Втория берамски бревиар
Authors: Hristova Shomova Iskra
Published: February 2021

В статията са разгледани две четива от Притчи Соломонови (1,1–9 и 3,13– 20), поместени във Втория берамски бревиар, в съпоставка с три
глаголически и три кирилски средновековни източника: Първи Връбнички бревиар от ХІІ-ХІІІ в., Хървоев мисал от началото на ХV в., Чешка глаголическа библия от 1416 г., Григоровичев паримейник от ХІІ в., ръкопис от РНБ F .І.461 от ХІV в., Острожка библия от 1591 г. От сравнението се вижда, че между
гръцкия и латинския текст на тези четива има разлики както на синтактично, така
и на лексикално равнище. В първото четиво двата хърватски бревиара най-често
следват синтаксиса на латинския текст, като запазват лексиката от ранния
(Кирило-Методиев) превод от гръцки. Във второто четиво между двата хърватски
бревиара има повече и по-значителни разлики. Първият връбнички бревиар сдържа
стария превод от гръцки почти без промени и съвпада с кирилските източници, а
във Втория берамски бревиар и Хървоевия мисал текстът съответства на
латинския синтактично и по дължина, но в повечето случаи се пази старата
Кирило-Методиева лексика. Прави впечатление голямата текстова близост между
двата хърватски паметника (Втория
берамски бревиар и Хървоевия мисал).
Трите кирилски текста съвпадат почти напълно и очевидно възхождат към един и
същ древен превод (Кирило-Методиевия). Чешкият превод следва латинския текст,
като в него се използват редица типично чешки лексеми ( opatrnost , robat , zprava , počatek , bazen , blazеn , nahrdlek , nalezenie , prodlenie , pravica , levica, cesta , pokoine).
Vlastní jména v parimejním textu knihy Exodus v chorvatskohlaholských breviářích a misálech
Authors: Stankovska Petra
Published: February 2021

V příspěvku se zaměříme na zkoumání vlastních jmen
vyskytujících se v textu knihy Exodus, který je obsažen
v chorvatskohlaholských breviářích a misálech 13. – 15. stol., a zároveň i ve
staroslověnském parimejníku. Konkrétně
se tedy budeme věnovat téměř celé 1., 2., 14. a 15. kapitole a částem
z 3., 12., 13. a 24. kapitoly. Propria shromáždíme a rozdělíme do skupin
podle toho, jakým způsobem byla přejata do církevněslovanského textu, jakou
mají hláskoslovnou podobu a jak je možné tuto podobu vysvětlit. Zaměříme se i
na reflexi rozdílů přejímek podle řecké předlohy, resp. v podobě známé ze
staroslověnského parimejníku a přejímek z latinské předlohy.
Jednostavni glagolski oblici u temporalu Drugoga beramskoga brevijara
Authors: Zubčić Sanja
Published: February 2021

U
radu se analizira morfologija jednostavnih glagolskih oblika u temporalu Drugoga beramskoga brevijara: prezenta,
sintetskoga imperativa, imperfekta i aorista. Podatci se uspoređuju sa stanjem
opisanim u liturgijskim tekstovima pisanim hrvatskim crkvenoslavenskim jezikom.
Pozornost se posvećuje i onim značajkama koje predstavljaju odstupanja od norme
hrvatskoga crkvenoslavenskoga jezika i koje su u tekstove ušle iz govorne
čakavštine. Radom će se pridonijeti cjelovitijem poznavanju morfologije
jednostavnih glagolskih oblika u hrvatskom crkvenoslavenskom jeziku, a ekscerpirani
će govorni, čakavski elementi moći poslužiti pri utvrđivanju tempa promjena u
hrvatskom jeziku.
Acciones de Promoción de la Salud en Pacientes Hipertensos con el Enfoque la Atención Primaria de Salud
Authors: Serrano Morán Hugo Emilio , Regalado Aguirre Kelly Soraya , Herrera Macas Juan Carlos
Published: February 2021

El presente trabajo está enfocado en el análisis del problema en torno a la falta de promoción de salud relacionada a la hipertensión arterial que se desarrolla en personas de 40 a 50 años de edad en la península de Santa Elena. Por lo tanto, se planteó como objetivo realizar un análisis teórico, legal e interpretar historias clínicas de pacientes hipertensos desde el enfoque de atención primaria de salud.  El levantamiento de la información se realizó bajo una orientación cualitativa y cuantitativa en función al nivel de aceptación por parte de los pacientes del Hospital General Liborio Panchana Sotomayor e identificar el índice de personas que presentan estas complicaciones.  El diseño de la investigación es no experimental en función al alcance descriptivo de los factores que inciden y favorecen su desarrollo.  En la investigación se ha caracterizado la normativa, los factores que inciden en la hipertensión arterial como, antecedentes (origen, tipos de hipertensión, causas, signos y síntomas, impacto social, enfermedades que se asocian, daño orgánico), y componentes de riesgo, etc., mostrando la viabilidad en función de las necesidades sociales en la prevención y control de esta enfermedad crónica no transmisibles y las políticas públicas enfocadas a ellas.
The Effect of Rebound Therapy on Gross Motor Functions in a Child with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Case Study
Authors: Kora Alaa Noureldeen , Abdelaziem Faten Hassan
Published: February 2021

Delayed development of the gross motor function abilities is the main manifestation of cerebral palsy (CP) in all children affected by it. Rebound therapy was introduced to help children with different disabilities such as CP. The aim of this case study was to assess the effect of the rebound therapy on the gross motor function abilities in a child with spastic CP. An eight year old girl with spastic CP of Level I on the gross motor function classification system (GMFSC) and graded 1 on the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) was selected to undergo the rebound therapy program using mini trampoline. Gross motor abilities were assessed pre- and post- rebound therapy program. The program was conducted for three successive months - three times / week for half an hour / session. The comparison of pre- and post- treatment results showed that rebound therapy improved the total gross motor function abilities by 3.8%, the sitting function by 5%, the kneeling and crawling functions by 3%, the standing function by 2.7% and the walking, running and jumping functions by 8% in a child with spastic CP. Rebound therapy was effective in improving gross motor function abilities in a child with spastic CP. However, further randomized control trials are recommended.
Military cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic of Vietnam (1969-1973)
Authors: Thi Nhuong Le
Published: February 2021

President M. Richard Nixon took office in the context that the United States was being crisis and deeply divided by the Vietnam war. Ending the war became the new administration's top priority. The top priority of the new government was to get the American out of the war. But if the American got out of the war and the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) fell, the honor and and prestige of the U.S will be effected. Nixon government wanted to conclude American involvement honorably. It means that the U.S forces could be returned to the U.S, but still maintaining the RVN government in South Vietnam. To accomplish this goal, Nixon government implemented linkage diplomacy, negotiated with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) in Paris and implemented "Vietnamization" strategy. The aim of the Vietnamization was to train and provide equipments for the RVN's military forces that gradually replace the U.S. troops, take responsibility in self-guarantee for their own security. By analyzing the military cooperation between the United States and the RVN in the implementation of "Vietnamization", the paper aims to clarify the nature of the "allied relationship" between the U.S and the RVN. It also proves that the goal of Nixon's Vietnamization was not to help the RVN "reach to a strong government with a wealthy economy, a powerful internal security and military forces", served the policy of withdrawing American troops from the war that the U.S could not win militarily, solving internal problems but still preserving the honor of the United States.
Research on the behavior and activities of Vietnamese female travelers before and during outbound trips
Authors: Minh Hieu Vo
Published: February 2021

In 2020, more than 33 million people in Vietnam, over 50% of whom are women, join the middle class, living in large cities. Tourism, especially outbound tourism, is one of the 3 main spending needs of middle-class women. The female traveler market in Vietnam is gradually increasing in scale and considered to be a unique segment. In this research, based on the theory of planned behavior and diagram analyzing the process of visiting destinations, the author classified 4 groups of behaviors including destination selection, destination activities, destination spending, and reference information from 270 Vietnamese women on outbound trips by using descriptive statistics methods. The result showed that they share the common desires of culinary discoveries, the prevalence of self-sufficiency, technology proficiency, and the need to expand the geographical scope of destinations outside of Asia. From that, the research assisted international tour operator groups in Vietnam to formulate tour programs, PR and marketing strategy development proficiently, to offer the female travelers segment an excellent traveling experience.
Hubungan antara Usia dan Lama Operasi dengan Hipotermi pada Pasien Paska Anestesi Spinal di Instalasi Bedah Sentral
Authors: Widiyono Widiyono , Suryani Suryani , Setiyajati Ari
Published: February 2021

Anestesi spinal adalah teknik yang sering dilakukan dalam tindakan operasi, meskipun banyak dilaporkan kejadian komplikasi setelah menjalani anestesi. Komplikasiyang sering terjadi diantaranya adalah hipotermi. Dampak negatif hipotermi terhadap pasien, antara lain risiko perdarahan meningkat, iskemia miokardium, pemulihan paska anestesi yang lebih lama, gangguan penyembuhan luka, serta meningkatnya risiko infeksi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara usia dan lama operasi dengan hipotermi paska anestesi spinal di Instalasi Bedah Sentral. Penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif korelasional dengan rancangan cross sectional. Sampel sebanyak 53 orang dengan teknik purposive sampling. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji Chi-Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan mayoritas responden paska anestesi spinal berusia lansia sebanyak 22 orang (41,8%) dan lama operasi responden paska anestesi spinal tergolong cepat yaitu sebanyak 33 orang (62,3%). Ada hubungan antara faktor usia (p=0,028) dan lama operasi (p=0,005) dengan hipotermi paska anestesi spinal. Kesimpulan penelitian ini yakni adanya hubungan antara usia dan lama operasi dengan hipotermi pada pasien paska anestesi spinalSpinal anesthesia is a technique that is often performed in surgery, although many reported the incidence of complications after undergoing anesthesia. Complications that often occur include hypothermia. The negative effects of hypothermia on patients include the risk of increased bleeding, myocardial ischemia, longer post-anesthesia recovery, impaired wound healing, and increased risk of infection. This study aims to determine the relationship of age and duration of surgery with hypothermia after spinal anesthesia at the Central Surgical Installation. This research uses descriptive correlational with cross sectional design. A sample of 53 people with a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis techniques using the Chi-Square test. The results showed majority of respondents who after taking spinal anesthesia is elderly were 22 people (41.8%). The duration of operation of post spinal anesthesia was relatively fast as many as 33 people (62.3%). There is a relationship between age (p=0.028) and duration of surgery(p=0.005) with hypothermia after spinal anesthesia. The conclusion of the study is any significant relationship between age and duration of surgery with hypothermia after spinal anesthesia.
FAKTOR – FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEMAMPUAN MELAKUKAN DETEKSI HIPOGLIKEMIA PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELLITUS TIPE 2
Authors: Husna Cut , Saputra Bahagia Akmal
Published: February 2021

Hypoglycemia is a condition characterized by measured blood sugar levels that are lower than normal values in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. The impact of hypoglycemia cause a decrease in peripheral tissue perfusion resulting in decreased consciousness. Hypoglycemia detection is useful to early detect of the symptoms of hypoglycemi, hence it could be treated quickly and accurately. The purpose of this study is to determine the related factors (age, knowledge, long-term of diabetes mellitus, and the availability of blood glucose measuring devices) with the ability to detect hypoglycemia in patients with diabetes mellitus tipe 2 at a provincial hospital of Banda Aceh. This study used a descriptive correlative design. The study population was all diabetes mellitus type 2 patients who experienced hypoglycemia who visited to the Endocrine Polyclinic at a provincial hospital in Banda Aceh in 2018 totaling 1,364. The sampling used in this study is a purposive sampling technique for 99 respondents. Data collection using a questionnaire in a Gutman scale totaling 25 statements. The questionnaire reliability tested used Cronbach alpha = 0.955. Data were analyzed using the Chi-square test (α = 0.05). The results showed that no relationship between patient’s age with hypoglycemia detection ability (p=0.322), there was a relationship between knowledge with hypoglycemia detection ability (p=0.003), there was no relationship between long-term of diabetes mellitus with hipoglycemia detection ability (p=0.157), and there was a relationship between the availability of an independent glucose check (glucometer) with hypoglycemia detection ability (p=0.049). Based on the results, patient knowledge, availability of glukometer have a significantly affects on the ability to detect hypoglycemia. It is recommended to nurses in hospitals to increase knowledge of early detection of hypoglycemia in patients, education in using glucose check, and routine blood sugar checks in patients with diabetes mellitus.