bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Herramientas para el diseño de estrategias pedagógicas en ingeniería ambiental
Authors: Torres Rojas Ingrid Selene
Published: April 2021

En este artículo se determinan algunas estrategias pedagógicas para la implementación de una `Ecoestación', que busca enseñar a través de la tecnología, prácticas para la reutilización de residuos sólidos. Empleando una metodología de naturaleza cuantitativa descriptiva, analiza variables que llevan a la caracterización de la muestra abordada (260 personas). Los resultados evidencian la necesidad de contextualizar y validar por expertos el instrumento aplicado que permitió la elaboración de la máquina.
A systematic mapping study about DevOps
Authors: Guerrero Jonathan , Zúñiga Karen , Certuche Camilo , Pardo César
Published: April 2021

DevOps is a very trendy term these days in the software development companies (SDC), term that emerges as a possible solution to finally reach an acceleration and a rise of productivity expected with the appearance of agile development approaches, but that until now had not materialized, through automation practices, continuous integration, continuous build, and continuous deployment. This paper aims to show current knowledge about the process of adopting DevOps in SDC through a systematic mapping of the literature. However, the results obtained show that there is little detailed information regarding activities, tasks, roles, and other important process elements for the adoption of DevOps. Similarly, it has been concluded that there is no a unified terminology, therefore, it is important to standardize it to simplify the understanding and application of DevOps. Furthermore, this paper shows the preview of the framework that it is being developed for the adoption of DevOps in the SDC.
Realidad virtual y sus aplicaciones en la enseñanza para personas con discapacidad auditiva
Authors: Riascos Mende Victor Alfonso , Zuluaga Manrique Sergio Steban , García Mazabuel Richar Alexander
Published: April 2021

El Centro de Comercio y Servicios del SENA - Regional Cauca en Colombia, cuenta con una gran demanda de la comunidad con discapacidad auditiva para acceder a la educación media, específicamente en el programa Técnico en Cocina. Por tal motivo, se ha requerido del apoyo de intérpretes en lengua de señas Colombianas como canal de comunicación entre los aprendices con deficiencia auditiva e instructores del área de cocina. Sin embargo, se ha observado en los ambientes de aprendizaje que existe bajo acceso a recursos técnico-pedagógicos a los cuales puedan acudir los aprendices sordos para apoyar sus procesos formativos, y existe la necesidad de herramientas TIC que sirvan como canal de comunicación entre el Español y la lengua de señas colombiana. Por lo anterior, este artículo describe el desarrollo de una aplicación en realidad virtual donde por medio de un avatar interactivo se darán un conjunto de instrucciones en lengua de señas colombianas para preparar recetas, afín de simular un ambiente de cocina donde se expresará lenguaje técnico el cual debería ser interpretado tanto por aprendices como instructores. La finalidad de este proyecto es verificar la apropiación efectiva de un conjunto de señas tanto por personas oyentes y no oyentes, a través de una aplicación de realidad virtual.
Principios del uso de TIC's para proyectos productivos en instituciones educativas rurales
Authors: Vidal Tovar Carlos Ramon , Lattá Arias Carlos Julio , Severiche Sierra Carlos Alberto
Published: April 2021

El objetivo fue idenficar los principios del Uso de las TIC's para proyectos productivos en las instituciones educativas del Municipio Zona Bananera. Magdalena, Colombia. La investigación es descriptiva, el diseño es de campo, no experimental transaccional. La población estuvo conformada por directivos y docentes 12 Instituciones Educativas de básica media, donde se estudió a rectores y personal docente. La técnica de recolección de datos utilizada consiste en la observación mediante encuesta, como instrumento de recolección de datos se emplea un cuestionario bajo una escala tipo Likert. Como conclusión, los directivos y docentes con poca presencia identifican los principios del uso de las TIC's; Responsabilidad, corresponsabilidad y participación protagónica, por lo cual no son considerados en las instituciones educativas para elevar la capacidad productiva en el desarrollo de proyectos productivos.
LA ORGANIZACIÓN Y LA MOVILIZACIÓN DE LOS PEQUEÑOS AGRICULTORES DEL ALTO URUGUAY FRENTE A LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE LA REPRESA DE ITÁ, BRASIL (1979-1999)
Authors: Catullo María Rosa , Reis Maria José
Published: April 2021

El trabajo tiene por objetivo analizar la movilización y las estrategias de los pequeños productores rurales afectados por la construcción de la represa de Itá, ubicada sobre el río Uruguay, entre los municipios de Itá (Estado de Santa Catarina) y Aratiba (Estado de Río Grande del Sur), con el fin de resistir y luchar por indemnizaciones y relocalizaciones para todos los afectados. Metodológicamente, la investigación se caracteriza como cualitativa. Comprende revisión de la literatura, lectura crítica de documentación de la Comissão Regional de Atingidos por Barragem (CRAB) y entrevistas con agricultores afectados y líderes de la CRAB.  Hemos constatado que los agricultores del municipio de Itá se organizaron y formaron la Comissão Regional de Atingidos por Barragem (CRAB) desde sus inicios (1979) y lograron a fines de 1987 firmar, por primera vez en la historia de las disputas de los afectados por represas y las empresas del sector eléctrico brasileño, un Acuerdo con ELETROSUL por el cual se indemnizaba y relocalizaba a todos los afectados rurales de dicha represa, propietarios y no propietarios.
The Ayes have it!
Authors: O'Dea Zali
Published: April 2021

This is my autoethnography about living with Facial Eye Disfigurement (FED). The purpose of this autoethnography is to answer the question, “What are the lived experiences of people living with FED?” There are wide and varying issues faced by people living with facial disfigurement (FD), for example, dealing with psychosocial and psychological aspects, the lived experiences and voices of persons with FED are nowhere in the research literature. The themes presented here are not unique to FED but illustrate how far and wide the phenomenon occurs, themes such as, social isolation, bullying, gatekeepers, discrimination, and hope. The themes are woven into the vignettes presented; all are inextricably woven together like a finely crafted tapestry. In my discussion four foundation blocks are explored: forgiveness; active intentional decisions; healthy self-esteem; spirituality and resilience. These are seen to be the underlying contributors towards why I hold such a positive attitude towards life, despite the everyday grind of explaining myself. In conclusion, I found the voices of FED require assistance and active engagement within the FED/FD community as well as the general public to dismantle myths such as “the greater the disfigurement, the greater the distress.” I founded Karibu Anawim in 2015 which endeavours to train, equip, and nurture people living with FED/FD and the general public.
Early Childhood Leadership: A Photovoice Exploration
Authors: Cheyney-Collante Kristi , Cheyney Melissa
Published: April 2021

The first five years of a child’s life represent critical windows in physiological, social-emotional, and cognitive development. Administrators of early childhood (EC) programs play a pivotal role in determining the quality of experiences that unfold for young children in center-based care. Using photovoice, semi-structured administrator interviews, and participant-observation, we aimed to identify the factors contributing to one center’s atypically excellent outcomes with diverse children and families. Our textual and photographic analyses revealed three findings. First, administrators saw themselves as embedded within a larger system of barriers characterized by low positionality within an educational caste system that is marked by pervasive resource scarcity. Second, with external supports marginal at best, they leveraged multiple internal supports and resources, including agency, interdependence, and advocacy. Third, administrators operationalized literacy leadership by building and sustaining a climate of professional support for teachers within a “25 Books a Day” guiding philosophy.
Qualitative Explorations into Customer Based Brand Equity (CBBE) for Medical Tourism in India
Authors: Guha Roy Diya , Bhattacharya Sujoy , Mukherjee Srabanti
Published: April 2021

The focus of our research is Customer Based Brand Equity (CBBE) in Indian medical tourism which has gained wider attention world-wide. To be able to operationalize CBBE (brand equity) for medical tourism scale development, we generated items for such a scale through content analysis. The research questions for this study were (a) What are the dimensions for a brand equity scale for medical tourism considering social, economic, and market influences? (b) How is culture along with an economic indicator such as infrastructure/superstructure relevant in the context of CBBE for medical tourism? and (c) To what extent does the content analysis of interviews based on questionnaires from literature reviews support the variable? The respondents were contacted from two large East Indian Hospitals with continuous visits by heterogeneous foreign patients. Content analysis was used to evaluate the responses using the framework for coding as given by Corbin and Strauss (2008). This paper explores the reasons as to why the patients from western countries and the Middle East prefer other destinations as compared to India for medical tourism. The medical tourism market is growing due to comparatively affluent middle class, better connectivity and wiser cost decisions by patients. The Indian medical tourism market has gained wider attention due to well trained and competent physicians, cost consideration, quality service, better international accessibility and popular use of English as the primary mode for spoken and written communication language. However, there is no general relevant Customer Based Brand Equity (CBBE) scale for medical tourism market till present day. We have identified six dimensions (three new) for a consolidated and unified CBBE scale for medical tourism. In the later part, we have done a content analysis of 90 patient interviews conducted in Eastern Indian hospitals. The interview questionnaire was developed from the literature review. Lastly, a content analysis is done using Nvivo software for logical validation of literature findings. The content findings and prior literature review enabled us to propose the dimensions of the CBBE scale for medical tourism. The new dimensions may be used for future CBBE research in medical tourism at the global level.
Student Reflections on Position and Experiences in the Doctors of Tomorrow Program
Authors: Sandhu Gurjit , Flagler Emily , Prabhu Kaustubh , Ross Paula
Published: April 2021

Racial diversity in the medical field remains elusive. Actively engaging high school students from communities underrepresented in medicine (URiM) through pipeline programs has been identified as a viable strategy to support diversification of the U.S. physician population. However, students’ perspectives toward these programs remains unclear. In this study, we aim to elicit insights of URiM students matriculating to postsecondary education who participated in the Doctors of Tomorrow (DoT) program to better understand their experiences. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 of the 17 high school students from the inaugural year of DoT. We explored URiM students’ experiences during DoT involvement, as well as growth, interpersonal interactions, and plans for the near future. Transcripts from the interviews were coded and analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis. We identified three main themes: contextually relevant experiences, meaningful relationships and interactions, and empowerment and personal agency. Access to hands-on clinical opportunities along with meaningful relationships with mentors provide students with a sense of agency that can ultimately influence their career trajectory. Understanding student experiences is important for continuing to enhance participant engagement and foster sustainability of programs that support URiM students in their pursuit of medical professions.
“My Determination Is To Live”: Narratives of African-American Women Who Have Lived with HIV for 10 or More Years
Authors: Cherry Sabrina , deMarrais Kathleen , Keita Cheryl , Davis Marsha , Lee Joel
Published: April 2021

Exploring the experiences of African-American women who have lived with HIV for many years can inform public health practice on how to better serve high-risk populations along the care continuum. To understand the experiences of African-American women who are HIV positive, the researchers used a narrative approach to guide repeat interviews. Under a theoretical framework of Womanism, we interviewed six African-American women ages 48-66 (M=57) who have lived with HIV for 10 years or longer and conducted analyses of narrative to identify key themes. The primary themes were: recollecting early hardships, HIV infection, and diagnosis; embracing social support; surviving and thriving; meaning making and HIV. The findings highlight the need for programs specific to long-term survivors, including resilience training, education programs on dating and disclosure, and opportunities to engage in meaningful work or volunteer initiatives.
Un-Naming Collaboration: An Unexpected Catalyst for Understanding Participation in Critical Ethnography
Authors: Anders Allison , Diem Joshua
Published: April 2021

In this article, we trace interactions with participants in two different research projects. Although the research settings were different, we focus on what the projects had in common: a commitment to collaboration, methodological training from the same faculty, and our respective decisions to turn away from labeling our work collaborative deep into each project’s development. In a narrative as chronicle, we represent ways each project unfolded and then why each of us abandoned claims of collaboration. Specifically, we share the critical positions we staked early in our research designs and the communication with participants that taught us to un-name what had been a priori hopes for collaboration. Subsequently, we represent the effects that un-naming collaboration generated. Using in vivo coding (Saldaña, 2013) to search for explanations of participation, we found that participants wanted to help us. We discuss the theme: “Sharing to Help” and three subthemes. We found participants helped, because (1) a “story told” might “benefit” someone else; (2) participants wanted to challenge stereotypes about people of Color, people in prison, and people in transitional housing; and (3) participants believed in our “concern” and “care” about what it was we were trying to understand.
Exploring Effective Foreign Language Teaching from the Eyes of Iranian Learners: Reporting a Qualitative Interview Study
Authors: Oskouei Alireza , Dabaghi Azizollah , Nejad Ansari Dariush
Published: April 2021

This article reports on a qualitative study of the learners’ beliefs about effective foreign language teaching in an Iranian setting. A semi-structured interview covering several fundamental issues in foreign language (FL) pedagogy was conducted with 22 upper-intermediate Iranian English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Qualitative content analysis of the transcript data yielded several interesting and informative themes. Among the most prominent results of the study, mention can be made of learners’ strong penchant for modern, learner-centered approaches to FL teaching such as communicative language teaching (CLT) and task-based language teaching (TBLT). Among the other notable themes were learners’ endorsement of teachers’ high proficiency and pedagogical knowledge, positive teacher personality, the integration of culture teaching in the classes, and sustaining learner interest and motivation. The results have implications for knowledge-based teacher education as well as for practicing and prospective FL teachers.
Community-Level CSR Implementation through the Lens of Institutional Theory: An Empirical Study
Authors: Jha Aruna , Aggrawal Vijita
Published: April 2021

Researchers world over are increasingly realising that use of a theoretical framework is necessary for designing and conducting research on corporate-community relations. There are no empirical studies in India, to the best of our knowledge, which look at Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives of a corporate in local community through theoretical lens. The research questions we examine through this study are – firstly, how institutional pressure at the level of local community drives CSR practices of a company and secondly, to assess how community has perceived these CSR initiatives. To answer the same, the researchers studied CSR practices of Cairn India in Barmer region of Rajasthan as a single case within the theoretical framework provided by the institutional theory. This empirical study, based on interviews with employees and NGO partners of Cairn and perceptual study in the community, offers an on-the-ground glimpse of how the company is implementing CSR initiatives and associated challenges it is facing. The findings testify that managing local community expectations has certainly helped Cairn India to integrate community expectations into its CSR strategy. The study brings to light the fact Government and NGOs are important drivers of CSR at the local community level in developing countries like India.
One Book; Five Views: A Collaborative Review of Planning a Community Oral History Project (Volume 2 of 5: Community Oral History Toolkit)
Authors: Lackey Dundee , Cook Justin , Irwin Kathleen , Mehanovic Aida , Haynes Jacqui
Published: April 2021

In Planning a Community Oral History Project (Barbara W. Summer, Nancy MacKay, and Mary Kay Quinlan), the second volume in the Community Oral History Toolkit series, readers are presented with the ethical, methodological, and legal frameworks which guide successful and respectful community oral history projects. The authors of this review present this review as an oral history of our reading, composed by readers representing different viewpoints and positionalities. We do so in an attempt to explore the book’s potential audiences and consider the applicability of its advice to varied readers, as well as to embrace the ethical and methodological ideas put forth by Summer, MacKay and Quinlan. The collective knowledge of a community has more weight and value than that of any one person in the community.
Demystifying the Construction of Qualitative Research Methodology: An Approachable Text for Doctoral Students
Authors: Bluestein Stephanie
Published: April 2021

Durdella’s text, Qualitative Dissertation Methodology: A Guide for Research Design and Methods, breaks down the steps for conducting qualitative research in applied programs of study and social behavioral science fields. The book, also useful to department chairs and program directors, focuses on designing a qualitative study, conducting the study and analyzing the data. Useful advice drawn from Durdella’s experience as a dissertation committee chair, in addition to introspective questions for the student, help to demystify the methodology chapter and, thus, could have a positive impact on programs.
Digital Technology and Qualitative Research: A Book Review of Maggi Savin-Baden and Gemma Tombs’ Research Methods for Education in the Digital Age
Authors: Kelly-Jackson Marice
Published: April 2021

Maggi Savin-Baden and Gemma Tombs’ Research Methods for Education in the Digital Age is part of an educational series on methodology by The Bloomsbury Research Methods for Education. They wrote their book for qualitative researchers planning to use any form of digital technology such as digital recorders for face-to-face interviews, telecommunications application software (e.g., SKYPE) to conduct interviews, social media websites for data collection, digital imagery, and Computer Assisted/Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) for their study. Savin-Baden and Tombs also have a chapter that examines the use of digital technology in quantitative research. As a novice researcher, I found this book to be very helpful in my doctoral research journey to understand digital technology terms and the many available research options that digital technology can provide. In this book review, I will cover the salient topics from each of the ten chapters that will help other novice scholars make smart research decisions.
The Development of Python's Basic Programming Material for Vocational High School Students
Authors:   Education Technology, Postgraduate, University PGRI Adi Buana of Surabaya, Hamzah Imron
Published: April 2021

The development of teaching materials is based on students 'confusion in essential programming subjects in Vocational High School (SMK) grade X. So far, the learning process has minimal interesting materials to improve student literacy students' programming knowledge is not maximal. This research aims to make teaching material products with an interactive approach to introduce students to primary programming languages that are attractive and easy to understand. The research method uses the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). The results of this study were (1) the process of developing basic programming teaching materials was designed through five stages, namely analysis, design, development, application, and evaluation (2) the quality of basic programming teaching materials that were tested through validity and effectiveness criteria. Design experts have validated the media with a score of 94%, content experts with a value of 88%, media experts with a value of 84%, and peer-to-peer teachers with a value of 90%. The data on the effectiveness of student activity observation teaching materials was 86.00. The teacher obtained the results of 85.67 in the feasible category. Based on all the received results, it can show that the product is in a feasible category as a Python’s basic programming learning media.
Level of cardiovascular fitness and it’s relationship with physical activity and body mass index in young adults of Islamabad
Authors: Zainab Khatoon  , Muhammad Afzaal Afridi  , Taqdees-e-Maryam  , Afifa Gull  , Hania Farheen
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Objective: To determine the level of cardiovascular fitness in young adults, and to find the relationship of maximum oxygen uptake with body mass index and physical activity.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at two private universities in Islamabad, Pakistan, from January to June 2019, and comprised subjects of both genders aged 18-25 years with normal cardiopulmonary system. Physical activity was measured usint the short form of International Physical Activity Questionnaire, while maximum oxygen uptake was measured using the Bruce protocol. Data was analysed using SPSS 24.
Results: Of the 321 subjects, 59(18.4%) were males and 262(81.6%) were females. The overall mean age was 21.15±1.73 years. Overall, 190(57.3%) subjects had normal body mass index, 86(26.8%) had high level of physical activity, and 85(26.5%) had moderate level. With respect to to maximum oxygen uptake, 28(47.5%) of the males were in the superior category, while 72(27.5%) women were in the good category. All the vitals along with dyspnoea and fatigue showed significant difference (p?0.05) except oxygen saturation (p=0.062). Maximum oxygen uptake showed negative weak (p=0.40) correlation with body mass index, and weak, positive and significant correlation (p=0.007) with physical activity.
Conclusion: Majority of the young adults were found to be active as indicated by the levels of their maximum oxygen uptake and physical activity. Significant correlation was found between cardiovascular fitness and physical activity.
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Relationship of cardiorespiratory fitness with screen time and physical activity in adolescents
Authors: Aisha Shakeel  , Syeda Ghulam Fatima Sughra Zaidi  , Muhammad Imran Zaib  , Syed Nazir Abbas Naqvi  , Zara Khalid  , Zubaria Binte Tanveer
Published: April 2021

Abstract
Objective: To determine the correlation of cardio-respiratory fitness with screen time and physical activity in healthy adolescents.
Methods: An analytical cross sectional study was conducted in various schools of Rawalpindi and Islamabad from February 2019 till July 2019. Ethical approval was obtained by the ethical review committee of Foundation University Islamabad and higher authorities of school settings and written informed consent was obtained from all the participants. Non probability convenience sampling was done on N= 250 adolescents of ages 11-17 years including both genders. Participants were selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Cardiorespiratory fitness was evaluated through YMCA 3 min Step test, physical activity levels using physical activity questionnaire for adolescents (PAQ-A) and screen time via HELENA screen time Questionnaire. Data was entered and analysed on SPSS v.21. Quantitative variables were expressed as mean ± SD and Spearman’s Rank Correlation Test was applied to determine correlation between variables.
Results: 250 adolescents were recruited in our study. Gender wise distribution comprised of 128 (51.2%) males and 122 (48.8%) females. Age ranged from 11-17 years with mean age of 14.24 ± 2.177 years. The result shows that there is no significant correlation between cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity (r=0.09, p=0.15) and between cardiorespiratory fitness and screen time in adolescents (r=-0.12, p=0.58).
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Editorial Alpha Centauri
Authors: Alpha Centauri Journal
Published: April 2021

ALPHA CENTAURI, presenta el Vol. 2 Nº 1 Edición Especial Diciembre 2020 de su Revista Científica y Tecnológica arbitrada y editada por Professionals On Line SAC y por el equipo de investigadores reconocidos por el estado peruano en el Registro Nacional Científico, Tecnológico y de Innovación Tecnológica RENACYT – CONCYTEC que conforman parte de su Consejo Editorial; esta es una publicación trimestral, gestionada mediante Open Journal System y la que tiene como objetivos: Promover y contribuir a la difusión de la investigación científica en las diferentes disciplinas del conocimiento, difundir los resultados de las diferentes investigaciones para diversas consultas y ser un medio de acceso abierto que recoge la producción científica de las comunidades académicas.
Dispersal of Insect at Honitetu Forest in West Seram District
Authors: Fransina Latumahina  , Cornelia Wattimena  , Gabriella Mattinahoru
Published: April 2021

The research objective was to determine the spread of insect species in educational forests and the diversity and abundance of insects. The research was carried out in the Educational Forest of ​​Honitetu in May - June 2020 using the method of drawing sample plots in ​​3 hectares, then an observation path was made using the path method for insect inventory and systematic sampling for vegetation inventory with the plot size. 20 m wide, 100 m long with a distance between lines of 20 m. Insects were collected using hand-collecting and pitfall trap methods at a distance of 10 m and bait traps every 10 m. The results of the study found 6462 insects consisting of 62 species in 12 orders, are Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Orthoptera, Diptera, Blattaria, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Phasmatodea, Opiliones, Araneae, Mantodea in 35 families, namely Chrysomelidae, Cerambycidae, Formicidae, Apidae, Calliphoridae, Tettigoniidae, Acrididae, Grylludae, Blaberidae, Pentatomidae, Piesmatidae, Culicidae, Carabidae, Alydidae, Nanomatidae, Eresidae, Vespidae, Asilidae, Zodaridae, Buprestidae, Phasmatidaal, Blattidae, Platypezidae, Sarcophidae, Noctuidae, Rhaphidophoridae, Sclerosomatidae, and Ichneumonidae. Most species found from the Order Hymenoptera Family Formicidae and the most diminutive species found are the Order Lepidoptera Family Danaidae, Papilionidae, Nymphalidae, Order Hymenoptera Family Braconidae, and Order Opiliones Family Sclerosomatidae. The maximum H 'value is 4.127, the evenness index of 0.628 is classified as moderate, and the dominance index is 0.111 and is classified as low.
FACTORS INFLUENCING CONTROL OF BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE ADULT PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
Authors: Ong'ondo Ng'ambwa Thomas , Martin Okoth Prof. Lt Col (Rtd) John , Psusma Sum Dr. Tecla
Published: April 2021

Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the factors influencing blood pressure levels in hypertensive adult patients in Kenya's Kakamega County. The specific objectives were as follows: to assess patient factors that influence blood pressure levels among hypertensive adult patients in Kakamega County, examine health-care provider factors that influence blood pressure levels in hypertensive adult patients; determine institutional factors that influence blood pressure levels in hypertensive adult patients in Kakamega County based on the clinical recommendations for cardiovascular disease management from 2018.

Methodology: The researcher used a cross-sectional analytical study design. Patients and health care providers were requested to sign a written consent before data was collected using a questionnaire and an observation checklist. Quantitative data were evaluated using descriptive and inferential statistics, statistical package for social sciences version 22, with a statistically significant p-value of 0.05. The strength of the relationship between the variables and the patient's blood pressure level was tested using multiple regression.

Findings: The findings showed that the number of years a patient was told he or she had hypertension patient sensitization about the disease (p = 0.04), the patient's BMI (p = 0.01), BP stability at the time of admission (0.0001), having a treatment supporter to advise the patient when to take medications (0.04). The health care provider's age group and knowledge about the disease (p = 0.02) was all separately correlated with blood pressure control. According to the current analysis, in Kakamega County, being a male without adequate patient sensitization about the hypertension disease made patients to be more likely to have uncontrolled blood pressure levels.

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends a model that combines patient and health-care system variables emphasizing on patient sensitization about the hypertension disease, modifiable and modifiable risk factors should be created in attempt to have blood pressure controlled.
Perspective of Ion Channels in Prostate Cancer
Authors: Johnkennedy Nnodim , Hauwa Bako , Cletus Ezekwesiri
Published: April 2021

Ion channels are membrane proteins, which play a great role in regulating cellular excitability. Alteration of ion channel may contribute to prostate cancer. This could be linked to inherited mutations of ion channel genes which alter channel’s biophysical properties, in a prostate cancer. It is an observed fact that genomic instability is the main cause as well as the major characteristics of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cell genotypes are mainly characterized by uncontrolled metastasis, resistance to programmed cell death, sustained angiogenesis as well as tissue invasion and metastasis. It is known that genes encoding ion channels are affected in prostate cancer. The Membrane proteins which is involved in signaling in cell and among cells, for coupling of extracellular events with intracellular responses, and for maintaining intracellular ionic homeostasis ion channels which contribute to some extents to pathophysiological features of each prostate cancer.
OSMANLI DEVLETİ’NDE KAPİTÜLASYONLARIN KALDIRILMASI SONRASINDA HALKIN TEPKİLERİNE DÂİR BAZI TESPİTLER
Authors: GÜL Mustafa Fırat
Published: April 2021

Dünya tarihinde birçok devletin kapitülasyonlarla tanışıklığı vardır. Kapitülasyonların oldukça uzun süre ve zararını daha belirgin yaşayan devlet Osmanlı Devleti’dir denilebilir. Osmanlı Devleti’nin zararı sadece ekonomik değildir. Osmanlı Devleti’nin bağımsız yapısının da etkilendiği dönemin yöneticileri tarafından fark edilmiştir. Devletin ve milletin zararına olan bu uygulamaların varlığı ve bu durumdan kurtulabilmek için uzun süreçte farklı çareler düşünüldüğü belgelere yansımıştır. Osmanlı Devleti yöneticileri 18. Yüzyıldan itibaren özellikle Tanzimat dönemi sonrasında kapitülasyonlardan kurtulabilmenin çarelerini aramıştır. Osmanlı Devleti’nin her girişimi sonrasında mağduriyeti daha da artmıştır. II. Meşrutiyet sonrasında iktidara gelen İttihat ve Terakki Hükûmeti de kapitülasyonlardan kurtulmanın fırsatını kollamıştır. Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nın sebep olduğu gerginlik ve Avrupalı Devletlerin karşı karşıya gelmesini de fırsat bilen Osmanlı Devleti tek taraflı olarak kapitülasyonları kaldırdığını duyurmuştur. Bu karara Avrupalı devletlerin tamamına yakını itiraz etse de Osmanlı halkını çok mutlu etmiştir. Başkent İstanbul başta olmak üzere ülkenin önemli bir kısmında özellikle de Anadolu’da kapitülasyonların kaldırılması büyük sevinçlerle karşılanmış, gösteriler düzenlenmiştir. Kapitülasyonların kaldırılmasının milli bayramlar gibi kutlanması bile gündeme gelmiştir. Gerçi daha ilk yıldönümünde bile kapitülasyonların kaldırılmasını neredeyse hatırlayan olmamıştır ama 1914 yılında kapitülasyonların tek taraflı da olsa kaldırılması yıllardır acısını en derinden hissedenlerin gururunu okşamıştır.
The Bosnian Genocide and the Srebrenica massacre
Authors: Hoare Marko A.
Published: April 2021

This paper aims to place the Srebrenica massacre in its broader context, both in terms of its place in the Bosnian war, and theoretically. The Srebrenica massacre is the only war crime of the Bosnian war that has, in legal terms, been solidly confirmed to have constituted genocide. In the ICTY, 2001 convicted Radislav Krstic of complicity in genocide for his role in the Srebrenica massacre, thereby establishing the fact of the Srebrenica genocide. The ICJ, in its ruling of 2007 in Bosnia vs Serbia, explicitly stated that the Srebrenica massacre was an act of genocide. However, the ICJ in the same ruling stated that other massacres of the Bosnian war, in particular those of 1992 when Bosnian Serb military forces were formally under Belgrade’s command, were not genocide. The ICTY has so far failed to convict any suspect of genocide except in relation to the Srebrenica massacre. Consequently, the Srebrenica massacre has assumed the status of a crime apart in the Bosnian war.
Srebrenica is not a Metaphor
Authors: Bakić Sarina
Published: April 2021

The author will emphasize the importance of both the existence and the further development of the Srebrenica - Potočari Memorial Center, in the context of the continued need to understand the genocide that took place in and around Srebrenica, from the aspect of building a culture of remembrance throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). This is necessary in order to continue fighting the ongoing genocide denial. At first glance, a culture of remembrance presupposes immobility and focus on the past to some, but it is essentially dynamic, and connects three temporal dimensions: it evokes the present, refers to the past but always deliberates over the future. In this paper, the emphasis is placed on the concept of the place of remembrance, the lieu de memoire as introduced by the historian Pierre Nora. In this sense, a place of remembrance such as the Srebrenica - Potočari Memorial Center is an expression of a process in which people are no longer just immersed in their past but read and analyze it in the present. Furthermore, looking to the future, they also become mediators of relations between people and communities, which in sociological theory is an important issue of social relations. The author of this paper emphasizes that collective memory in the specific case of genocide in and around Srebrenica is only possible when the social relations around the building (Srebrenica - Potočari Memorial Center) crystallize, which is then much more than just the content of the culture of remembrance.
"Bosnianness Or Anti-Bosnianness, That Is the Question"
Authors: Osmić Amer
Published: April 2021

The book, A Discourse On Bosnianness, by the author Senadin Lavić, analyzes and with methodological precision, positions the concepts of nations and states on the one hand, and ethnicity and people on the other. The book is divided into twelve chapters, where Lavić begins with a prolegomenon for the Bosnian nation and later analyzes its identity, history and emblems. In the following chapters, Lavić then analyzes Bosniak folk cultural forms and religious consciousness and introduces them to the discourse on the Bosniak question.
A comparative review of the literature surrounding complications associated with percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy versus open surgical tracheostomy
Authors: Newton Holly  , Ahmed Shadaba
Published: April 2021

In this structured review, I aim to discuss the principle of tracheostomies including what they are and why we perform them. My main objective is to explore the literature surrounding whether or not there is a better option between open surgical and percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy, based on the complications with which they are associated. Simply put, a tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure performed on critically ill patients in order to facilitate their breathing. I will discuss the two main types of tracheostomy: open surgical (OST) and percutaneous dilatational (PDT), along with their accompanying impediments.
Cultura no Contexto Escolar
Authors: Freitas Edivan Paes de , Cassani Juliana Martins
Published: April 2021

O capítulo Cultura no Contexto Escolar de autoria de Edivan Paes Freitas eJuliana Martins Cassani, realizam uma importante reflexão de como as práticas culturais se manifestam na instituição escolar, assim como a responsabilidade da mesma em permitir que estas expressões sejam compartilhadas, através de estratégias pedagógicas utilizadas durante as aulas.
Promoção da saúde por meio da música em uma penitenciária feminina: relato de experiência
Authors: Souza Jeane Barros de , Rosa Odila Migliorini , Barbosa Simone dos Santos Pereira , Pilger Kelly Cristina de Prado , Marquesini Tainá de Miranda , Martins Emanuelly Luize
Published: April 2021

Objetivo: Compartilhar a experiência de promover saúde nas mulheres privadas de liberdade e das agentes penitenciárias, tendo a música como tecnologia de cuidado. Síntese dos dados: Trata-se de um relato de experiência de uma ação extensionista universitária do programa Musicagem, que ocorreu em uma penitenciária feminina de um município do Oeste Catarinense, Brasil, em dezembro de 2019, com o intuito de celebrar o Natal. Após a realização de planejamento e ensaio, o grupo concretizou a atividade, cantando para as detentas e funcionárias ao longo dos corredores da penitenciária. A música despertou abraços, choros e gratidão, tanto para as mulheres privadas de liberdade como para as agentes penitenciárias, que cantaram as músicas com a equipe extensionista, participando ativamente da atividade. Para os discentes e docentes, a experiência oportunizou reflexão sobre as condições de saúde no ambiente prisional, evidenciando a importância de outras ações semelhantes nesse local. Conclusão: A experiência mostrou a relevância da intersetorialidade. Repercutiu em benefícios para todos os envolvidos, demonstrando que a música é uma tecnologia leve, de baixo custo, que pode ser empregada para promover a saúde no espaço penitenciário, trazendo emoções e momentos de reflexão e lazer de maneira humanizada e integral.
Badiou and Communicable Worlds
Authors: Watkin William
Published: April 2021

Logics of Worlds stands as one of the most important texts in contemporary thought. Conceived as the sequel to Alan Badiou’s Being and Event, the book expands upon and elucidates the questions that were posed in the first book. As a complex theory of worlds, the text has, for the most part, been misunderstood, but in William Watkin’s diligent and critical close reading of the book, he makes the case for Logics of Worlds being the essential Badiou book for anyone interested in existence, meaning and the potential for radical change.

For Watkin, this recasting of ontology is followed by a transformation of logic, which is not only a theory of being, but of appearing and allows Badiou to give new meaning to the object, body and relation. To do this, he explores these concepts through architecture, astronomy and renowned thinkers such as Kant, Hegel and Kierkegaard. For students of French Continental philosophy, ontology and Badiou himself, Watkin’s commentary on the philosopher’s text provides a brilliant and incisive new interpretation of this underrated work by the leading Continental philosopher of our time.
The Status Quo of Doctors’ Occupational Burnout and Its Correlation with the Cognition of Doctor-patient Relationship Tensity
Authors: Lan Ling , Li Meng-Ying , Chen Ya-Wei , Xu Meng-Yang , Zhang Li , Jia Hang , Chen Zhuo-Ran
Published: April 2021

Introduction

To understand the status quo of doctors’ occupational burnout, analyze the correlation between the occupational burnout and cognition of tensity of doctor-patient relationship (DPR).

Material and methods

Take 265 doctors in a general hospital in China as respondents, conduct a survey of the degree of occupational burnout with Maslach Burnout Inventory, score the cognitive quantification of DPR tensity with Difficult Doctor-Patient Relationship Questionnaire-8, and analyze the correlation between them. The cognitive quantitative scores of DPR tensity were also given to 782 inpatients and compared with the doctors’ cognitive scores.

Results

The degrees of occupational burnout in doctors, including three dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and sense of personal achievement, were high. The proportions of moderate or more burnout were 49.8%, 53.2% and 48.7%, respectively. There was a statistical difference in occupational burnout among doctors of different ages and professional titles (P<0.05). Doctors’ cognition of DPR tensity was significantly worse than patients’ cognition (P<0.01). The degrees of emotional exhaustion and dehumanization were positively correlated with the poor cognition of DPR tensity in doctors (P<0.001). The degree of sense of personal achievement was negatively correlated with the poor cognition in doctors (P<0.001).

Conclusions

Doctors’ age and professional title are important factors that affect the high degree of occupational burnout. Doctors do not have positive cognition of DPR tensity, which is different from that of patiens. The degree of occupational burnout is closely related to the poor cognition of DPR tensity in doctors.
Hsa_circ_0054633 regulates PDGF-BB-induced proliferation, migration and oxidative stress of vascular smooth muscle cells through miR-107/TXNIP axis
Authors: Lei Xiaochun , Ding Yi , Tian Ye , Ding Peng
Published: April 2021

Introduction

Hsa_circ_0054633 has been found to be elevated in the blood of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. However, the molecular mechanism and the role of hsa_circ_0054633 in the pathogenesis of CAD have not been reported in detail.

Material and methods

The expression of hsa_circ_0054633, microRNA (miR)-107 and thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) mRNA was measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Human artery vascular smooth muscle cell (HA-VSMC) proliferation, cell cycle, and migration were detected by cell counting kit-8 assay, flow cytometry and transwell assay, respectively. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was analyzed by dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) assay. Western blot was utilized to determine the levels of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), cyclin D1, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9), Mn-superoxide dismutase (SOD2) and TXNIP protein. The interaction between miR-107 and hsa_circ_0054633 or TXNIP was confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter, RNA immunoprecipitation assay or pull-down assay.

Results

Hsa_circ_0054633 was elevated in the plasma of CAD patients, and might be a potential blood biomarker for CAD prediction. Hsa_circ_0054633 silencing reversed PDGF-BB-induced promotion on HA-VSMC proliferation, cell cycle, migration and ROS production. MiR-107 directly interacted with hsa_circ_0054633 and TXNIP, and hsa_circ_0054633 regulated TXNIP expression by sponging miR-107. Besides, rescue assay indicated that the action of hsa_circ_0054633 silencing on PDGF-BB-treated HA-VSMCs could be attenuated by miR-107 inhibition or TXNIP overexpression, respectively.

Conclusions

Hsa_circ_0054633 knockdown protected HA-VSMCs against PDGF-BB-induced dysfunction through regulating miR-107/TXNIP axis, suggesting a potential therapeutic target for coronary atherosclerosis.
Minor allele of rs12976445 polymorphism in the promoter region of microRNA-125a is associated with the severity of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)
Authors: Zhang Wenjia , Li Yan , Ke Hongqin , Wang Yingting , Duan Cong , Zhu Qin , Liu Hai
Published: April 2021

Introduction

The signaling pathway of IL-6 has been reported to be associated with the severity of glaucoma. And the rs12976445 SNP in miR-125 could alter the expression of miR-125, which is directly targeted by IL-6R.

Material and methods

In this study, we recruited 88 POAG patients and grouped them according to their genotype of rs12976445 as GG group, GC group and CC group to study the association between the miR-125a polymorphism and POAG. We collected demographic characteristics and peripheral blood samples from 88 subjects. Then, rs12976445 genotypes in these subjects were determined to evaluate their relationship with the POAG index. THP-1 and U937 cells were transfected with miR-125a mimic or IL-6R siRNA to assess the relationship between miR-125a and IL-6R/ACHE.

Results

IL-6R is a downstream target of miR-125a and the overexpression of miR-125a showed significantly decreased mRNA and protein levels of IL-6R. The expression levels of miR-125a were the highest in the GG group and the lowest in the CC group, while the activity of IL-6 was comparable in the three groups. Moreover, the mRNA and protein levels of IL-6R were the lowest in the GG group and the highest in the CC group. Additionally, significantly thinner RNFL, larger average cup disc ratio, larger vertical cup disc ratio, and depressed visual field were observed in POAG patients carrying the CC genotype.

Conclusions

In summary, our data suggested that the rs12976445 polymorphism was significantly associated with the risk of POAG.
Improved User Authentication Process for Third-Party Identity Management in Distributed Environment
Authors: Nisar Kashif , Bala Shamsuddeen , Mu’azu AbubakarAminu , Lawal Ibrahim A
Published: April 2021

Third-party identity management user authentication process using single sign-on (SSO) in distributed computer networks requires modification as the process of authenticating user to log into relying party (RP) resources by either identity provider (IDP) or hybrid relying party (HRP) depend always on the authentication of user logins. In this research an algorithm is proposed to authenticate user only once by recording and encrypting user credential with one-way hashing algorithm (SHA2), this simplifies user subsequent logins into relying party by confirming user credentials without other authentication by IDP or HRP. Authentication time and response time continuous time plot of the proposed algorithm was plotted with respect to the arrival time of users in which we show the relationship of authentication time and response time with random arrival rate of users.