bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Passagem do bastão: As discussões sobre sucessão são importantes para as cooperativas agropecuárias?
Authors: Rech Luisa Rhoden , Binotto Erlaine , Bunsit Thanawit , Toesca Gimenes Régio Marcio , Martins Luiz Cândido
Published: September 2023

Este estudo propõe quatro etapas para o planejamento de sucessão do presidente de cooperativas agropecuárias e mostra os impactos das discussões sobre sucessão. Participaram da pesquisa 19 cooperativas agropecuárias com questionários aplicados à sete presidentes. Os resultados revelam a falta de preparação para a passagem do bastão nessas cooperativas. Nos seus planos de gestão não há um plano para a sucessão e nem o envolvimento dos colaboradores, gerentes e técnicos, nas discussões sobre sucessão. Presidentes com pouco tempo de gestão são mais receptivos e aceitam novas ideias, bem como a participação dos membros na gestão. As análises quantitativas mostraram que as discussões sobre sucessão são um processo importante para o crescimento e desenvolvimento cooperativo no longo prazo. Este estudo auxilia na construção de um plano de sucessão para atrair, reter e identificar membros com perfil gerencial. Sugerimos quatro passos para preparar o novo presidente.
Competitividade do cluster do mel em Santana do Livramento
Authors: Silva Mygre , Gonzalez Pedro Antonio do Canto , Cassanego Junior Paulo , Silva Rodrigo Abbade da
Published: September 2023

Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a competitividade do cluster do mel de abelha em Santana do Livramento – RS, nona maior produtora de mel do Brasil. O modelo teórico utilizado foi o proposto por Zaccarelli et al. (2008), em que os autores sugerem onze fundamentos para o estudo da competitividade em clusters. Nove destes fundamentos são de ocorrência natural e espontânea em clusters, e dois que dependem de ação de governança. Esta pesquisa classifica-se como qualitativa e descritiva. O levantamento de dados se deu através de fontes primárias, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, e secundárias, através na análise de documentos de fontes governamentais, acadêmicas e de associações privadas. Como resultado, concluiu-se que está presente a maioria dos fundamentos de competitividade de cluster no aglomerado do mel de Santana do Livramento - RS. Ademais, a análise de cada fundamento proporcionou um retrato detalhado das características que tornam a produção do mel neste cluster competitiva.
The Effect of Packaging Use on the Quality of Salak Pondoh (Salacca edulis Reinw.)
Authors: Luthfy Soni Muhammad , Abdillah Farhan Yanuar , Nurhayati Endah , Azizah Luthenia Nur , Budirokhman Dodi
Published: September 2023

The demand for salak pondoh is increasing along with the increase in economic growth and population. Efforts to maintain the quality of salak pondoh fruit are to delay ripeness using various types of packaging and knowing the most effective type of packaging to extend the shelf life of salak fruit. The research was carried out at the Agricultural Product Processing Technology Laboratorium, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Swadaya Gunung Jati. The study design used Complete Randomized Design (RAL) with TK treatment = no packaging, P = Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) plastic packaging and K = carton box packaging, each treatment was repeated as many times 9 times. The parameters observed were percentage of weight loss, hardness, total dissolved solids and vitamin C levels. The data obtained were analyzed with Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and if the difference was real continued with the Scott-Knott test at the level of significance of 5%. The results showed that the use of cardboard box packaging material was able to delay the ripeness of salak fruit. Low density polyethylene plastic is a type of packaging that is effective in reducing the weight loss and hardness of salak fruit, and cardboard boxes are a type of packaging that effective in suppressing total dissolved solids and vitamin C levels of salak pondoh fruit (Salacca edulis Reinw.).
Rational Actions of Widows Post Earthquake Disaster in Palu City
Authors: Ahsan Sitti Chaeriah , Anriani Haslinda B. , Nutfa Moh. , Nugroho Krisdaryadi Ponco , Sidin Nurul Chudawiah , Akbar Akbar
Published: September 2023

Earthquakes not only affect material losses, but also affect the socioeconomic lives of widowed women forcing them to act rationally to survive and avoid the threat of poverty. The study aims to analyze the impact of earthquake natural disasters with rational actions of widowed women after the earthquake disaster in Palu City. The research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Data collection was carried out through limited observation, in-depth interviews, FGDs and document studies so as to obtain primary and secondary data. Informants were purposively selected as many as 6 people. The data is analyzed interpretively. The validity of the data is done through triangulation. The results showed that in the face of poor post-disaster socioeconomic conditions, there are five models of strategies or rational survival actions carried out by widowed women, namely, borrowing business capital, building an entrepreneurial career, finding a new job, becoming a daily freelancer, and getting married. The forms of rational action carried out by widows are instrumental rational actions, value rationality actions and effective rational actions. It suggested the importance of socio-economic empowerment of widowed women appropriately and sustainably.
Pengetahuan Dan Sumber Informasi Tentang Tablet Tambah Darah Berhungan Dengan Remaja Mengkonsumsi Tablet Tambah Darah Pada Saat Menstruasi Di Lingkungan 3
Authors: Elizawarda Elizawarda , Desfauza Evi
Published: September 2023

Angka kejadian anemia di Indonesia masih sangat tinggi. data Riskesdas 2018, prevalensi anemia pada remaja adalah 32%, Menurut Dinas Kesehatan Sumatera Utara, 322.000 remaja putri menderita gejala anemia tahun 2017. Survei status gizi 2019 oleh Seksi Kesga dan KIA Dinas Kesehatan Sumut, angka cakupan pemberian suplementasi zat besi untuk remaja putri sebesar 52,71%. Dari 33 kabupaten/kota, hanya 20 kabupaten/kota yang memiliki kegiatan pemberian zat besi kepada remaja putri. Dilihat dari cakupan, tiga provinsi/kota dengan cakupan tertinggi adalah Siantar Siantar (100%), Sibolga (99,81%) dan Samosir (98,81%). Tiga kabupaten/kota dengan cakupan terendah adalah Tapanuri Utara (0, 3%), Nias (18,75%) dan Tapanuri Tengah (27,55%). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui factor-faktor  yang berhubungan dengan konsumsi tablet tambah darah pada remaja pada saat menstruasi di Lingkungan 3, Kelurahan Sipolu-polu, Kecamatan Panyabungan, Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah analitik dengan design cross seksional.  Populasi penelitian ini adalah remaja putri di Lingkungan 3, Kelurahan Sipolu-Polu, Kecamatan Panyabungan, Kabupaten Mandailing Natal sebanyak 75 orang seluruh populasi diteliti ( total populasi). Hasil penelitian ini didapat Yang mengkonsumsi tablet tambah darah hanya 25 remaja (33,3%), factor yang berhubungan dengan konsumsi tablet tambah darah ini adalah pengetahuan, remaja yang berpengetahuan baik 17 remaja (51,5 %) dengan P.value 0,003 dan RP. 2,71. Dan sunber Informasi yang diterima dari tenaga kesehatan sebanyak 21 remaja (56,8%) nilai p=0,000, RP= 5,49. faktor yang tidak berhubungan dengan konsumsi tablet taambah darah pada saan mentruasi adalah ; Usia remaja dengan P=0,731, Pendidikan remaja Nilai P=0,161. Pengetahuan dan sumber informasi dari tenaga kesehatan sangat berhubungan dengan remaja putri untuk mengkonsumsi tablet tambah darah saat menstruasi, maka diharapakan tenaga kesehatan untuk memperluas memberikan penyuluhan ke desa-desa melalui perkumpulan remaja putri.
Analisis Pengendalian Persediaan Barang Dagang Dengan Metode EOQ
Authors: Christyani Dirtaniawan Nathalia
Published: September 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengendalian persediaan barang dagang di Toko Daniel Tasikmalaya dan bagaimana jika diadakannya penerapan metode EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) di toko yang menjadi objek penelitian yang berfungsi untuk meminimalisir total biaya persediaan barang dagang dengan efisien dan optimal pada data toko dari tahun 2017-2021. Metode yang digunakan penelitian kualitatif atau metode deskriptif. Dari hasil perbandingan yang telah dilakukan dengan membandingkan kebijakan pengelolaan persediaan barang dagang yang sekarang berlaku di toko dengan metode EOQ dalam pengelolaan barang dagang, maka dapat diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa dengan menggunakan metode EOQ hasilnya lebih efisien dan optimal. Hal ini dapat dilihat dengan total biaya persediaan barang dagang pada tahun 2017 yaitu Rp.911.622,179228 dan dapat menghemat hingga Rp.386.483,93267, lalu pada tahun 2018 dengan total biaya persediaan sebesar Rp.854.766,050001 dan dapat menghemat hingga Rp.374.918,634689, lalu pada tahun 2019 dengan total biaya persediaan sebesar Rp.900.487,715074 dan dapat menghemat hingga Rp.385.905,742616, lalu pada tahun 2020 dengan total biaya persediaan sebesar Rp.921.267,244566 dan dapat menghemat hingga Rp.389.523,658664, lalu pada tahun 2021 dengan total biaya persediaan sebesar Rp.915.837,048823 dan dapat menghemat hingga Rp.388.183,321667
أثر الشرط الفاسد في المعاوضة المالية: البيع أنموذجا
Authors: حسن عبد الحفيظ أولنروَجو
Published: September 2023

المعاوضات الماليّة في أبواب الفقه الإسلامي متنوّعة؛ منها البيع الممثّل لبّ نموذج البحث، والكراء والقراض وغيرها ممّا يتبادل فيه المتبايعان من الأعيان والمنافع. ولما كانت هناك مفاسد من قِبل الشّرط ترجع إلى البيع فيفسده حكما أحيانا، مسّتْ الحاجة إلى تمحيص تلك المفاسد؛ من هنا جاءت إشكالية الدّراسة. وتهدف هذه الدّراسة إلى تحليل الشّرط الفاسد ذي الأثر في البيع، من خلال إبراز حقيقة الشّرط الفاسد وكيفيّة تأثيره في البيع. يسير الباحث على المنهج الوصفي التّحليلي مستجمعا تأصيلها من تراث فقهائنا الأجلاء وتحليل المسائل المرجوة قصد تحقيق الأهداف. اشتمل البحث على توطئة ومبحثين: تعرّض المبحث الأول لتحديد مصطلحات البحث، وانصبّ المبحث الثاني على أثر الشّرط الفاسد في البيع وبعض تطبيقاته المعاصرة موضّحا آراء الفقهاء وما رآه الباحث. خلّص البحث إلى أنّ البيع عقد معاوضة ماليّة وممّا لا يستغنى عنه في الحياة؛ فإذا تمّ مستوفى لشرائطه وأركانه ونأى عن المفاسد المنصوص عليها فإنّه يبقى صحيحًا نافذًا. وأما إذا اقترن به شرط يخلّ بمصلحة العقد أو بمصلحة أحد العاقدين فإنّه يتأثّر بذلك الشرط فيكون فاسدًا.
Regional inequality and its changes: budget projection
Authors: Zubarevich N.V. , Safronov S.G.
Published: September 2023

Measurement of regional budget inequality for 2006–2022 revealed a complex and
heterogeneous trends. There was a shift in the distribution of taxes between the levels of the
budget system in favor of the federal budget. The reduction in the tax base of more developed
regions did not lead to a noticeable mitigation of inequality in budget revenues. There is no
general trend in the dynamics of inequality for various taxes: for profit tax it slightly decreased,
while for personal income tax, property taxes and small business taxes it increased. This is a
consequence of a complex of factors acting in different directions. The impact of crises on
regional budgets tax revenues is ambiguous. During the crises of 2009, 2015, 2020 and 2022
Inequality dynamics varied across different types of taxes. The leveling effect of transfers was
more significant only during the crises of 2009 and 2020 due to the sharp increase in their
volumes. The level of regional inequality is maximum in terms of taxes received by the federal
budget, much less in regional budget revenues, and relatively small in terms of budget
expenditures on education and social policy. Inequality between regions in terms of per capita
expenditures of regional budgets remains very high, despite some softening over 15 years.
The leveling “from below” is more noticeable, due to the reduction of the backlog of less
developed regions from the average level. The leveling is more noticeable in the Far East, the
North Caucasus and in the regions of the Center.
Pemberdayaan Perempuan Nelayan Tambak dalam Pengembangan Usaha Home Industri Kerupuk Ikan Bandeng
Authors: Tranggono Didiek , Budiwitjaksono Gideon Setyo , Pratiwi Yunita Satya , Pratiwi Yunita Satya
Published: September 2023

Pengembangan desa pantai tipe tambak, harus didasarkan atas potensi yang dimiliki. Salah satu potensi yang terpenting untuk dipertahankan dan dikembangkan adalah pengetahuan lokal manyarakat mengenai sistem budidaya tambak yang telah lama terbentuk dan terwarisi dari satu generasi ke generasi selanjutnya. Dalam realitasnya, sistem pengetahuan lokal berupa pengalaman berbudidaya ikan secara tradisional, masih tetap eksis sampai saat ini ditengah derasnya tekanan arus teknologi budidaya yang komersil dan moderen. Pengembangan budidaya ikan bandeng pada tambak tradisional tentu saja harus didasarkan atas potensi yang dimiliki. Salah satu potensi yang terpenting adalah pengetahuan lokal manyarakat mengenai sistem budidaya pada tambak. Program Penerapan Hasil Penelitian Bagi Masyarakat (PIHAT), diarahkan untuk memberikan ilmu pengetahuan dan wawasan kepada mitra kelompok terkait dengan pengembangan produk kerupuk ikan bandeng dengan memperbaiki desain kemasan, penambahan produk kerupuk udang, dan kerupuk ikan payus, serta manajemen pemasaran termasuk pemasaran online, sehingga dapat diperoleh model pengembangan jaringan pemasaran yang sesuai dan lancar produktifitasnya maupun penjualannya. Sedangkan Target dari Program PIHAT ini adalah pengembangan usaha kerupuk ikan bandeng sebagai sumber penghasilan tambahan bagi keluarga nelayan di Desa Kalanganyar, sehingga dapat dicapai pengetahuan yang lebih komprehensif tentang bagaimana meningkatkan produksi kerupuk ikan bandeng termasuk bagaimana cara pemasaran yang efektif dan efisien. Rangkaian kegiatan ini adalah selain mengidentifikasi permasalahan-permasalahan mitra, mencari solusi, monitoring, dan mengevaluasi kegiatan- kegiatan yang telah dilakukan sehingga pada akhirnya diperoleh luaran sesuai dengan yang diharapkan, baik bagi tim pengusul, pemerintah, dan perempuan nelayan kelompok usaha bersama kerupuk ikan bandeng selaku Mitra. Metode pengabdian masyarakat dilakukan dengan pelatihan dan pendampingan secara kontinyu dan berkesinambungan terkait pembuatan kemasan produk atau perbaikan branding dan packaging produk kerupuk Ikan Bandeng dalam mendukung pemasaran; Luaran kegiatan adalah website, katalog, artikel ilmiah di jurnal nasional terakreditasi, peningkatan pengetahuan, peningkatan kualitas produk, peningkatan kualitas kemasan, dan peningkatan manajemen pemasaran. Hasil yang dicapai dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah bahwa KUB Planet Bandeng yang rata-rata perempuan nelayan mengalami peningkatan kualitas baik dari sisi cita rasa, kemasan, maupun jaringan pemasarannnya.
Mobilsicher legt eine Pause ein – und kündigt neue Vorhaben an
Authors: Fischer Georg
Published: September 2023

Apps, Software, Endgeräte: Auf mobilsicher.de informieren sich Verbraucher*innen seit 2015 kostenlos über das Datenverhalten ihrer Technik. Die aktuelle Förderung endete kürzlich, das Portal und seine Inhalte bleiben online. Und neue Projekte, etwa für faire Apps und gegen digitale Gewalt, kommen hinzu. Das Infoportal für sichere Handynutzung mobilsicher.de ist Anfang Juni 2022 in eine Pause gegangen.
Tipps für das Internet Archive: Wie Wayback Machine und die digitale Bücherausleihe funktionieren
Authors: Fischer Georg
Published: September 2023

Durch alte Websites surfen oder kostenlos digitale Bücher ausleihen, die woanders nicht zu kriegen sind? Mit dem Internet Archive kein Problem. Wir stellen das Portal vor, verraten ein paar Kniffe und zeigen, wie die Suche am besten gelingt. Das Internet Archive ist eine Website im Internet, die Kulturgüter digital, kostenlos und frei verfügbar für die Öffentlichkeit anbietet. Im Herbst 2021 feierte das digitale Archiv bereits seinen 25.
Urheberrechte, die unter die Haut gehen
Authors: El-Auwad Maya
Published: September 2023

Besonders im Sommer fällt es auf: Tätowierungen sind im Mainstream angekommen. Auch viele berühmte Personen wie Sportler*innen, Filmstars oder Musiker*innen sind tätowiert. Damit stellen sich rechtliche Fragen: Genießen Tattoos urheberrechtlichen Schutz? Und wie dürfen sie genutzt werden? Über manches Tattoo sollte man lieber zweimal nachdenken.
„Vom Manuskript zum Buch“: KIT-Leitfaden zur Buchproduktion veröffentlicht (Open Access)
Authors: Fischer Georg
Published: September 2023

Das eigene Manuskript als gedrucktes Buch in den Händen halten – ein Wunsch vieler Autor*innen. Der Verlag des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie zeigt mit einem frei zugänglichem Ratgeber, welche Schritte dafür nötig sind. Auch praktisch: die dazugehörigen Dokumentenvorlagen. Das Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (kurz: KIT) ist eine Technische Universität und zugleich ein Forschungszentrum der Helmholtz-Gesellschaft.
Mi temporalidad participativa
Authors: Espinoza Paula
Published: September 2023

En este escrito quiero compartir reflexiones acerca de mi experiencia como artista investigadora en el taller Teatro como herramienta de integración social realizado en marzo del año 2022 por el TAI (Escuela Universitaria de Artes) en Madrid, en el marco del programa europeo TransMigrARTS. Mi «temporalidad participativa» me hizo llegar un día antes de la apertura del taller y mi rol de observadora durante el taller fue de observador participante...
Position Measuring System for a Motorcycle Using Quad Omnidirectional Cameras
Authors: Hirasawa Junji
Published: September 2023

In this article, an improvement in a measurement system for position of a motorcycle is described. Position measurement of a running motorcycle is difficult problem because the loading of measuring equipments would cause changing the vehicle’s mass and the moment of inertia. Therefore, the author had proposed novel measuring method using omnidirectional cameras to obtain relative angles to fixed camera positions. It is based on general stereoscopic positioning method. Results of the previous research show that the simple measuring method with image processing techniques could apply to position measurement of an 8-shaped running motorcycle around 2 omnidirectional cameras. The weakness of the method using 2 omnidirectional cameras is large error nearby camera baseline (the line connecting the 2 cameras) especially in the baseline direction. To improve precision of position measurement, the author had added 2 omnidirectional cameras into the system. Running tests using a real motorcycle were executed on a paved area. Experimental results show that the proposed measuring method has enough accuracy to check the locus for a motorcycle running on 8-shaped course.
Land Cover Classification Using Sentinel 2A Image in Kolaka Subdistrict, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi
Authors: Suni Muhammad Adam , Fitra Ramad Arya , Umar Mohamad Fahrul Himalaya
Published: September 2023

Land cover in Kolaka District continues to change. Mapping and identifying land cover types using the Maximum Likelihood method is more accurate than other methods. This research aims to analyze the capabilities of Sentinel 2A Imagery and the Maximum Likelihood classification method for mapping and identifying land cover types in Kolaka District. This research was carried out from July to September 2023 and was carried out in 4 stages, namely the first stage of image pre-processing by carrying out the layer stacking process. The second stage is image analysis and classification. The third stage is carrying out a Ground Check, and the fourth stage is validation and accuracy testing. The value of the accuracy test results with Overall Accuracy (OA) is 88.75% which is in the good category. The results of the land cover classification obtained 8 land cover classes, namely secondary dry land forest covering an area of 3974.20 Ha or 31.84%, plantation land cover covering an area of 3,886.87 Ha or 31.14%, dense bushes covering an area of 1,641.42 Ha or 13.15%, mixed dry land agricultural land cover covering an area of 1,415.62 Ha or 11.34%, residential land cover of 744.26 or 5.96%, paddy field cover of 613.53 Ha or 4.92%, open land cover of 148.66 Ha or 1.19% and water body land cover of 56.22 Ha or 0.45% of the total area of Kolaka District.
Bridging Feelings And Ventures: An Investigation Into The Mediating Role Of Entrepreneurial Behavior In Social Entrepreneurship
Authors: Manuel R. Tanpoco  , Nicole Isabel V. Fulgencio  , Kirsten Chelsea S. Mariano  , Jerome Pierre P. Nicolas  , Karl Jhollo S. Redondo  , Joliber M. Caminong  , Retchell Rubin L. Morales
Published: September 2023

As global challenges intensify, social entrepreneurship—a unique blend of business and social problem-solving—becomes a beacon of innovation. Central to this fusion is empathy, the capacity to comprehend and share the feelings of others, which may profoundly impact one's social entrepreneurial intentions (SEI). This study scrutinized the intricate roles of entrepreneurial behavior (EB) in potentially amplifying or modulating this impact. Leveraging a stratified convenience sample, 393 students from a distinguished private, non-sectarian university provided insights via an online Google Forms survey. The data unraveled intriguing interplays: distinct components of empathy, especially emotional regulation, emerged as crucial drivers for SEI. Yet, their influence was most pronounced when mediated by EB. In particular, EB served as a bridge, fully channeling the effects of several empathy facets on SEI. On the other hand, despite initial presumptions, EB did not moderate the relationship, indicating that its role is more of a conduit than a modifier in the empathy-SEI nexus. This exploration sheds light on the multifaceted interrelationships between personal attributes and entrepreneurial intentions, offering valuable cues for educational institutions and entrepreneurship advocates.
Selection of embryo recipients, a real challenge in cows embryo transfer programs
Authors: BITICA Diana-Geanina , BEREAN Daniel , GIURGIU Ovidiu , CIMPEAN Raluca , CIUPE Simona , BOGDAN Liviu-Marian
Published: September 2023

This article comes as a response to a clinical situation that the members of our team found at an embryo transfer program. At the moment of insemination, day 7 after estrus period, a high number of untransferable recipients was found after ovaries ultrasonography. From 54 animals synchronized, just in 5 (9.25 %) cases was performed the embryo insemination. The embryo transfer was performed in cases where a corpus luteum (CL group) higher than 17 mm was found on the ovary, corpus luteum with a cavity of a maximum 10 mm and without a follicle higher than 10 mm on the ovary with the corpus luteum or on the other ovary. The rest of heifers were classified into the next groups: Hollow corpus luteum (HCL Group), 11 cases (20.37%), Lutheal cyst (LC Group), 5 cases (9.25%), No corpus luteum (NCL Group), 4 cases (7.40%), Corpus luteum and follicle (CLF Group), Small corpus luteum (SCL Group). Cystic corpus luteum seems to be a good variant for performing the Embryo Transfer. Even if the level of P4 concentrations in the case of a luteal cyst is highest, the embryo transfer in these cases is with a high level of risk and should be avoided.
Study of Some Physical & Chemical Properties of Drinking Water in Some Educational Institutions in Souq Althulatha Area, Zliten
Authors: Aburawi Mhamed A. , Abuaaisha Ahmed F.
Published: September 2023

Drinking water is one of the most natural materials consumed by individuals. Its pollution creates a real danger to the health of those who consume it. The number of students in the 40 basic and intermediate education institutions in Souq Althulatha area in Zliten is around 14,000 students during the 2021-2022 school year, most of whom use school reservoirs for drinking. So, this study aimed to identify some of the physical and chemical properties of drinking water in the targeted schools, where samples were collected from water reservoirs for 30 schools in the area, and some chemical and physical tests were conducted in the Faculty of Education laboratories at Alasmarya Islamic University and Environmental Sanitation Affairs Department in Zliten, in a time not exceeding a week from the collection process, and were analyzed in a period not exceeding 6 months. The obtained results of the tests showed that the drinking water of the targeted schools conforms to the Libyan standard specifications with an increase in some components in a limited number of school reservoirs.
Impact of Falls and Sleep Quality on Quality of Life among Older Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Authors: Kaosaiyanant Pitchaya , Roopsawang Inthira , Aree-Ue Suparb
Published: September 2023

Suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms in male older adults with benign prostatic hyperplasia affects quality of life profoundly. Lower urinary tract symptoms may precipitate to fall and poor quality of sleep. Less is known of the impact of falls and sleep quality on quality of life. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the impact of falls and sleep quality on quality of life in this population. The participant was 140 older males, diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia, presented with lower urinary tract symptoms, and no history of prostatic surgery. Structured interview with questionnaires—Demographic and Health Record Form, International Prostate Symptom Score, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and European Quality of Life—Five Dimension—was conducted at outpatient urological surgery unit at a tertiary care hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Descriptive statistics and multiple-logistic regression with bootstrapping analysis were used for data analysis.
                   Results revealed that majority of the participants reported falls and poor sleep quality, while nearly half had poor quality of life. Moderate lower urinary tract symptoms severity including nocturia, frequency, and urgency were predominantly identified. The predictive model explained 36.7% and correctly classified 74.3% of the cases. Significantly, those who experienced falls last year, and poor sleep quality increased the risk of developing the poor quality of life by 2.43 to 20.68-fold and 4.90-fold, respectively. Findings suggest that nurses should focus on preventing falls and poor sleep quality to improve quality of life. Proactive identification or specific symptom assessment, particularly falls history, sleep quality, and urinary symptoms severity during the treatment, is of concern in older men with lower urinary tract symptoms.
DOĞU TÜRKİSTAN ABDALLARI ÜZERİNE
Authors: ÖGER Adem , İNAYET Alimcan
Published: September 2023

Tarih boyunca çeşitli kavimlerin ve milletlerin mücadelelerine sahne olan, değişik dinleri ve kültürleri buluşturan, ticaretin ve sanatın merkezi olma özelliğini gösteren Doğu Türkistan topraklarında yaşayan Uygur Türkleri, erken dönemde yerleşik hayata geçmeleri nedeniyle zengin bir kültürel birikime ve mümbit topraklara sahip olmuşlardır. Uygur Türklerinin yaşadığı coğrafyanın merkezi bir konumda olması, farklı kavim ve kültürlerin de bu coğrafyada yaşamasına imkân sağlamıştır. Yüzyıllarca ticaret vasıtasıyla kültürleri birbirine bağlayan İpek Yolu güzergâhını barındıran bu coğrafya, 19. yüzyılda ve 20. yüzyılın ilk yarısında çok sayıda keşif gezisine ev sahipliği yapmıştır. Almanya, İngiltere, Fransa, Japonya, Rusya başta olmak üzere çok sayıda ülke, bilim heyeti oluşturarak çeşitli amaçlarla keşif seferleri düzenlemiştir. Raporlarında veya eserlerinde Doğu Türkistan Abdallarına da yer veren F. Grenard, Paul Pelliot, Albert von Le Coq, Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, Kaarlo Hilden, Gustav Raquette, Aurel Stein, Ella ve Percy Sykes keşif gezileri yapan başlıca isimlerdir. Bu kaşiflerin Doğu Türkistan Abdalları hakkında verdiği bilgiler, sonraki dönemde Çinli Zhao Xiangru ve Uygur Haşim Turdi, Şeripcan Kasım, Mutellip Sıdıq, İbrahim Muti, Ablet Abbas, Mirsultan Osmanov, Ali Ğopur gibi isimlerin de araştırmalarına kaynaklık etmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Doğu Türkistan Abdalları üzerine bugüne kadar Batı dünyasında ve Doğu’da yapılan çalışmaları tanıtmak ve Abdalların kökeni, kimliği, dili ve kültürüne ilişkin mevcut çalışmaları değerlendirmektir.
ALEVI POLITICIZATION AND FOREIGN POLICY: IDENTITY-INTERNATIONAL POLITICS NEXUS IN ALEVI POLITICAL PARTIES
Authors: ELHAN Nail
Published: September 2023

The foreign policy and international relations perceptions of sub-state groups have recently begun to be discussed in the literature. The central role of the state is eroding and non- and sub-state actors are emerging as influential factors in international politics. Identity is the most dominant factor in the foreign policy perspectives of these actors. This study examines Alevi politicization in Turkey in relation to foreign policy and identity. The politicization of Alevism in Turkey has accelerated since the 1950s with the urbanization of Alevis and their rapprochement with leftist ideologies. The tension between Alevism and the state since the Ottoman period has also fed this process. As a result of this politicization, the Unity Party (1966-1980) and the Peace Party (1996-1999) were established as Alevi parties. The relationship that both parties established with their Alevi base, their perception of domestic politics and their interpretation of international developments influenced their identities. This study examines the relationship between Alevi identity and foreign policy based on the parties' programs. The study aims to contribute to the literature by making three claims. The first is that sub-state entities can also make foreign policy. Sub-state identities formulate their own foreign policy concepts independently of governments and successfully integrate domestic and international developments into their political programs. Second, domestic and international developments have a transformative impact on the politicization of Alevis. The birth of the Alevi political movement following urbanization and its subsequent ideological transformation with leftist politics illustrates this. As a result, there has been a rupture between the Alevi political movement and its traditions and institutions. Third, Alevi politicization in the 1960s and 1990s followed different paths. The first was the process of individual Alevi politicization in the bipolar order of the Cold War conditions, which shrouded micro debates, while the second was the emergence of an Alevi political movement as a result of the increased emphasis on identity after the end of the Cold War.
UYGURLARDA PEHLİVANLIK VE ÇAĞATAY TÜRKÇESİ İLE YAZILMIŞ BİR PEHLİVANLIK RİSALESİ
Authors: GÖNEL SÖNMEZ Tugba
Published: September 2023

Dilimize Farsça’dan geçen Pehlivan kelimesi, “bahadır, güreşçi” anlamlarının yanı sıra kültürümüzde ok atan, kılıç kullanan, yiğit, savaşçı, güreşçi kişilere verilen bir unvan olarak alp tipolojisine karşılık gelmektedir. Pehlivanlar tarih boyunca sadece fiziki yönden üstünlükleri ile değil, erdemli ve üstün ahlaki davranışları ile de toplumda itibar gören kişiler arasında yer almış ve taşıdıkları meziyetler dolayısıyla örnek kişilikler oluşturmuştur. Türklerin ata sporu olan güreş, düğün, bayram, eğlence ve kutlama törenlerinin vazgeçilmez unsurları arasında yerini alarak Türk kültürünün yaşatıldığı her coğrafyada kendine özgü yöntem ve teknikleri ile çeşitlenmiş ve şekillenmiştir. Güreş, Uygur Türkleri arasında da geçmişten günümüze geleneksel bir spor ve oyun mahiyetinde yaşatılmakta ve bu sporun icracısı olan güreşçiler arasından en yetenekli olanlar pehlivan olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Pehlivanlık kavramı, Uygur Türklerinin sözlü kültür ürünlerinde Sadir Palvan, Seyit Noçi gibi destan kahramanları etrafında teşekkül eden sözlü kültür ürünleri ile halk hafızasında yaşatılmaktadır. Ayrıca “zara hetme” ve “meşrep” gibi geniş katılımlı toplantılardan “seyle-baravet” ile “Nevruz” ve “Maysa” bayramı gibi mevsimlik kutlamalara ve dinî bayramlara kadar birçok toplumsal törende güreş, sosyo-kültürel ve rekreatif bir etkinlik olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Aynı zamanda son yıllarda mesleki örgütlenmeler vasıtasıyla geleneksel bir spor olarak Uygur Türkleri arasında yaşatılmakta ulusal ve uluslararası müsabakalarda temsil edilmektedir. Kültürel ve törensel arka planı ile pehlivanlık ve pehlivanlar, sözlü geleneğin yanı sıra tarihî metinlerde ve yazmalarda da yerini almıştır. Bu yazma eserlerden biri Uygurlar arasında yaygın olan meslek risaleleridir. Mesleki bir nizamname niteliğinde olan bu risaleler, Çağatay Türkçesi ile yazılmış olup mesleklerin ortaya çıkışı, pirleri, mesleği icra edenlerin uyması gereken kurallar ve meslek icrası sırasında okunması gereken ayet ve duaları ihtiva eden eserlerdir. Çalışmada esas alınan risale, Sen Petersburg Rusya Bilimler Akademisi, Doğu Bilimi Enstitüsü kütüphanesinde A.406’da kayıtlı bulunmaktadır. Söz konusu yazma temelinde Uygur Türklerinin sosyo-kültürel yaşamında pehlivanlığın yeri ve önemi işlevsel halkbilimi yöntemi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuçta, pehlivanlık kavramı, pehlivanların özellikleri, pehlivanın yetişme sürecinin yanı sıra pehlivanlık gösterirken uyulması gereken kurallar ve ayetler hem yazınsal bağlam hem de sözlü gelenek dikkate alınarak ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır.
MUMUN DİLİNDEN BİR TEKKE ŞAİRİNİN HASB-İ HÂLİ: ŞEM‘A-NÂME-İ NECMÎ
Authors: KARGA GÖLLÜ Bilge
Published: September 2023

Ömer Necmî Efendi (Necmî) (H. 1230 ?/M. 1815-H. 1307/ M. 1889) Halvetiyye, Rıfâ’iyye, Şâzeliyye, Şettâriyye tarikatlarına intisap etmiş bir tekke-tasavvuf şairidir. Ömrü boyunca tasavvuf yolundan ayrılmayan şairi çevresi “Necmî Baba” olarak adlandırır. 12. yüzyılda Türkistan’da hâcegân yolunu tutan sufilerle Yesevî dervişleri arasında ilgi gören “baba” ismi, sonraki asırlarda toplumun üst kesimlerine temayüz eden kişilere verilmiştir. Bu da şairin mutasavvıflar arasında saygın bir konumda olduğunu gösterir. Necmî’nin çalışmaya konu olan Şem‘a-nâme-i Necmî isimli eseri Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi Galata Mevlevihanesi Koleksiyonu’ndaki (Demirbaş No: 257/başlıksız) bir yazma eser içindedir. Bu eserin yazımını, temmet kaydına göre Necmî’nin ölümünden 18 yıl sonra Ahmed Îrânî tamamlamıştır. Şem‘a-nâme-i Necmî edebî tür olarak şairin çilesini mumun dilinden anlatan bir hasb-i hâl olarak değerlendirilebilir. 69 beyitten oluşan ve kaside nazım şekliyle yazılan eser tasavvufi aşk üzerine kurgulanmıştır. Mum ve pervane sembolleri şairin içsel yolculuğuyla bağlantılı kullanılmış, şiir sonunda tasavvufi aşk mesnevilerine benzer şekilde âşık ve mâşuk tiplerinin bütünleşmesi/bir olması konusu işlenmiştir. Alegorik özellik gösteren metin, mum ve pervane sembollerinin arka planında şairinin seyr ü sülûkunu anlatmıştır. Arkaik kelimeler, deyim ve atasözlerini de kullanan şair bu yolculuğu akıcı ve anlaşılır bir dille ifade etmiştir. Çalışmada önce muma dair bilgi verilmiş, divan şiirinde mumun kullanımı ve Şem‘ ü Pervâne mesnevi geleneğinden bahsedildikten sonra Şem‘a-nâme-i Necmî üzerinde durulmuştur. Eser, edebî tür yönüyle değerlendirildikten sonra biçim ve içerik olarak incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın inceleme kısmında sadece metnin nesre çevirisi sunulmuş, makale sonuna ise transkripsiyonlu metin ve tıpkıbasım eklenmiştir.
The NIST plan for providing public access to results of federally funded research :
Authors: Sharpless Katherine E , Avila Regina , Boisvert Ronald , Dohne A Kirk , Fowler James , Glenn Rachel B , Greene Gretchen R , Hanisch Robert , Medina-Smith Andrea , Munter Alan E , Petrousky Julie , Ralchenko Yuri , Rowland Carolyn D , St. Pierre James A , Wunderlich Adam , Zhang Jon
Published: September 2023

In 2013 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a memo, “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research.” In response, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a public access plan and published a compilation of input received when the plan was posted for comment. NIST policy and associated directives were developed from the plan, and NIST has been operating under that policy since 2015.In 2022, OSTP issued another memo, “Ensuring Immediate, Free, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research.” NIST has expanded the original plan to include requirements of this new memo. The plan was posted for public comment, with the comment period ending on August 14, 2023. This document is a collection of the plan, the Federal Register Notice, and comments received. Comments will inform the policy and associated directives that are being developed from the revised plan.
An Investigation of Grapevine Farmers’ Climate Change Awareness: A Case of Dodoma Region, Tanzania
Authors: Mahenge Felix , Kaswamila Abiud
Published: September 2023

Lack of awareness owing to insufficient access to climate information is one of the factors contributing to farmers’ failure to adapt to climate change. The awareness of grapevine farmers about climate change was investigated in Dodoma, Central Tanzania. The study involved 248 respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires and document reviews, and analysed through inferential and descriptive statistics using the International Business Machines Corporation-Statistical Product and Service Solutions (IBM-SPSS) software. Findings revealed that age, education, sex, and access to climate information sources influenced grapevine farmers’ awareness of climate change. Climate change awareness was higher among grapevine farmers who had access to climate information and education; and males were more aware than females. As for the age group, the elderly was substantially more aware (p = 0.02, at 5% confidence level) than the youths. Radio, indigenous knowledge, and friends were the most important sources of climate information. To improve grapevine farmers’ awareness of climate change, the findings suggest strengthening grapevine farmers’ access to education services; improving collaboration with development practitioners, including the Tanzania Meteorological Agency and the media; improving farmers’ access to climate information; and focusing on sharing and transferring climate-related knowledge, skills, and experience among diverse groups.
The Meaning of Traditional Titles in the Traditional Marriage Ceremony of the South Sumatra Komering Community
Authors: Arifai Ahmad , Huda Noor , Anwar M. Saidun
Published: September 2023

The tradition of giving customary titles is interesting to study because of some of the problems in it. Among other things, why was the awarding of the Komering wedding ceremony given to all people? What is the background for giving customary titles? How is the community wedding procession Komering? Some of the problems above are unique and different from the customs of other ethnic groups in Indonesia. This study took the location of Tanjung Lubuk Ogan Komering Ilir Subdistrict, South Sumatra. By using the theory of symbols put forward by Victor Turner with an ethical approach, namely categorization comes from researchers who refer to previous concepts, and emics, namely categorization of phenomena according to local residents (cultural owners). Data collection in this study was carried out with three techniques namely observation, in-depth interviews and secondary data tracing. In this study, researchers used qualitative analysis. Because this research is included in cultural research.
The result of this research is that the awarding of customary titles is an ancient Malay cultural heritage, especially the Hindu cultural heritage of the Srivijaya period, which is still preserved today. This tradition is carried out when young women in the Komering community reach adulthood which are marked by a marriage. At that time it was a transition from adolescence to adulthood, so it should be given an honor in the form of a traditional title alias title.
Digital electroencephalography and long-term video electroencephalography
Authors: Farouk Ayat Allah
Published: September 2023

EEG is the name commonly used for electroencephalography. EEG is an important test for diagnosing epilepsy. Conventional EEG has relatively low sensitivity in epilepsy, ranging between 25–56%. The combination of wake and sleep records gives a yield of 80% in patients with clinically confirmed epilepsy. Video-EEG is most helpful in determining whether seizures with unusual features are actually epilepsy.
TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand levels in rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and spondyloarthritis
Authors: Mustafa Mustafa Abdelaziz , Mohamed Uomna K. , Bastawisy Assem
Published: September 2023

Introduction

Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member capable of inducing apoptosis in many cell types. Data suggest that TRAIL/TRAIL receptor expression profiles on Tcells might be important in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis.

Objectives

To characterize the role of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to explore whether TRAIL investigated in serum and synovial fluid were associated with clinical, laboratory, and radiological variables of RA disease activity and severity.

Methods

Circulating levels of TRAIL were measured by ELISA in serum samples obtained from 50 patients with RA (during activity and quiescence), 20 patients with osteoarthritis, 15 patients with spondyloarthritis, and 50 normal healthy individuals serving as controls.

Results

The median serum TRAIL concentrations were increasingly higher across the following groups: healthy controls (185pg/ml), and RA patients with active disease (1625 pg/ml; P=0.0001 vs. controls) and inactive disease (1750 pg/ml; P=0.0001 vs. controls) (inactive vs. active RA; P = 0.07). It is noteworthy that RA patients had significant higher median TRAIL concentrations as compared with osteoarthritis patients whether during activity or during quiescence. However, the median levels of TRAIL were statistically comparable in RA and spondyloarthritis patients. The median and mean ± SD synovial fluid TRAIL concentrations were 2100 and 1765.8 ± 752 pg/ml, respectively. The levels of TRAIL in synovial fluid from the patients were higher than those in sera from both the patients and the healthy individuals. TRAIL concentrations in paired sera and synovial fluid samples could be related to each other. Serum and synovial concentrations of TRAIL were correlated positively with the total number of joints with active arthritis and with the overall articular severity score. Patients with Larsen index and total radiographic score of at least 1 had significantly higher serum TRAIL levels than patients with indices and scores 1 or less.

Conclusion

Upregulated expression of TRAIL might be somewhat useful for the evaluation of RA disease activity and progression, although its increment is not disease specific.
Floating right heart thrombus and massive pulmonary embolism
Authors: Tohamy Khalid Y. , Ali Islam , Faris Mousa , Akbar Mousa
Published: September 2023

Right heart thrombi are a severe form of venous thromboembolic disease and justify diagnosis and treatment in emergency. Free-floating right heart thrombi are a rare phenomenon, generally diagnosed when echocardiography is performed in patients with suspected or proven pulmonary embolism, and have a dismal prognosis if not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner. In our case which presented and treated in December 2010, thrombolytic therapy was the treatment of choice, although other treatment options are available, including anticoagulation and embolectomy.
Silent cardiac abnormalities in medical ICU patients: Egyptian experience
Authors: Said Elham S. , Abadeer Maggie B.
Published: September 2023

Background

Patients hospitalized in medical ICUs (MICUs) with acute noncardiac illnesses may have underlying cardiovascular abnormalities, especially in Egypt where rheumatic heart disease is still frequently encountered. This may affect the diagnosis and/or plan of management. Routine cardiac examination may not be informative because of the acuteness of the illness and the need for frequent concurrent mechanical ventilation.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to utilize transthoracic echocardiography to define cardiac abnormalities, especially rheumatic valve disease that may be present in noncardiac patients.

Materials and methods

Over a 4-month period, 75 patients without primary cardiac diagnoses admitted to the MICU of Kasr El Ainy hospital underwent transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). The MICU mortality rates and length of stay were compared in patients with and without significant cardiac abnormalities.

Results

One or more cardiac abnormalities were observed in 61.3% patients of the studied group. Of these abnormalities, 15% were rheumatic in origin. Right atrial and right ventricular dilatation were the most encountered lesions, followed by left ventricular hypertrophy and pulmonary hypertension. Although there was no correlation between the presence of cardiac abnormalities and the length of ICU stay or mortality, the plan of management was affected in 14.67% of patients.

Conclusion

A significant proportion of patients admitted to the MICU with noncardiac illness had underlying cardiac abnormalities, and this affected the plan of management in a significant number of patients.
Renalase gene polymorphisms in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without hypertension
Authors: Refaie Wael , Elewa Ahmad
Published: September 2023

Background

Blood pressure (BP) is acutely regulated by the sympathetic nervous system through the action of vasoactive hormones (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine). Renalase, a recently discovered enzyme with monoamine oxidase activity is implicated in the degradation of catecholamines with a possible role in BP maintenance and cardiac protection against hypertension (HTN) and cardiovascular (CV) events.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to identify the potential involvement of renalase gene polymorphisms in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with or without HTN in the absence of diabetic nephropathy and to illustrate the role of renalase gene single-nucleotide polymorphisms (rs2576178 and rs10887800) in CV events.

Study design

This was a cross-sectional study.

Patients and methods

A total of 180 patients with T2DM attending the diabetes and cardiology clinics of Mansoura Hospital were recruited in the study: 100 patients with T2DM with HTN and 80 patients with T2DM who were normotensive. Further, 50 apparently healthy individuals matched in age and sex were included as a reference group. Clinical and laboratory examinations stressing on symptoms and signs of diabetes and HTN complications and ECG and Holter ECG monitoring stressing on QTc and QTd were performed; BMI, lipograms, microalbumin levels, and serum creatinine levels were also determined. Patients with renal disease, hepatic disease, and heart failure, those with previous or present renal or suprarenal lesions or endocrinopathies, and those with secondary HTN were excluded from the study. Genotype determination for two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (rs2576178 and rs10887800) in the renalase gene was carried out using the PCR method.

Results

The frequency of the GG allele of rs2576178 and rs10887800 was insignificantly higher in the diabetic hypertensive group than in the diabetic normotensive group. Both diabetic groups showed higher levels of GG alleles than the control group. The frequency of the GA allele of rs2576178 was significantly higher in the diabetic hypertensive group in comparison with the normotensive diabetic group. The allele frequency of G and A alleles of both studied renalases was also higher in the diabetic hypertensive group in comparison with the diabetic normotensive group; however, the differences were insignificant. The genotype distribution and allele frequencies did not show any statistically significant association with BMI, neuropathy, retinopathy, myocardial ischemia, QTc, or QTd.

Conclusion

The renalase gene can be potentially involved in BP regulation in T2DM. Further large-scale studies on the relationship between renalase and acute coronary syndrome and CV events are warranted.