bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Regulations on Private School Choice Program Participation: Experimental Evidence from the United States
Authors: DEANGELİS Corey , BURKE Lindsey , WOLF Patrick , DİLLS Angela
Published: March 2023

Private school leaders weigh costs and benefits when deciding whether to participate in school voucher programs. Regulatory costs associated with accepting voucher funding could reduce private school leaders’ willingness to participate. We test this hypothesis through the first random assignment analysis of the effects of various regulations on the expressed willingness of private school leaders to participate in hypothetical voucher programs that draws upon national data. We randomly assign different regulations to U.S. private school leaders and ask them whether they would participate in a hypothetical school voucher program during the following school year. Relative to no regulations, we find that open-enrollment mandates reduce the likelihood that private school leaders report being certain to participate in a hypothetical choice program by about 14 percentage points, or 67%. The requirement that private schools accept the voucher funding amount as payment-in-full reduces the likelihood that private school leaders report being certain to participate by 16 percentage points, or 77%. Some regulations are more likely to deter private schools with higher reported tuitions, higher enrollment trends, more specialization, and more climate problems.
Role of Resource-based View in Predicting ERP Perceived Value: Higher Education Perceptions
Authors:   Universiti Sains Malaysia, Soliman Mohamed , Karia Noorliza ,   Universiti Sains Malaysia
Published: March 2023

Higher education institutions (HEIs) nowadays focus on using strategic information systems as part of their digital strategy. An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system can help HEIs manage their resources and operations effectively to meet this challenge. Based on reviews, this study conceptualises the influential ERP factors into the resource-capability configuration. A preliminary study on ERP among 40 HEIs in Egypt was carried out for the Egyptian HEIs to explore their perception of the ERP system asa new integrating tool for their value and advantage. The results revealed that a high percentage of HEIs had not yet adopted these systems, despite their positive attitude towards the value of ERP systems. They are still at the developing level because these systems have not yet been adopted. This study also helps to advance ERP concepts and provides practical verification in the context of higher education. Finally, this research guide HEIs to understand the ERP system's necessity as a strategic system proposing them to adopt ERP systems for their competitiveness.
Retakaful – An Integrated Mechanism to Enhance Prudence, Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency
Authors:   Universiti Teknologi MARA, Wan Ismail Wan Zamri , Mohamed Yusof Mohd Faiz ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA, Ahmad Ismail ,   Universiti Teknologi MARA
Published: March 2023

The objective of this study is to highlight the current practice of retakaful and to explore means to enhance prudence, costeffectiveness and efficiency in managing retakaful which represents a major cost to the Participant Risk Fund (PRF). This is a qualitative study which discusses the theoretical and practical aspects of retakaful through literature review from published sources; articulated from the practitioner‟s perspective.This study explains the concept and importance of retakaful, outlines the methods of retakaful, discusses the theory of efficiency, and analysesthe cost of retakaful and its impact on the takaful business. This study highlights the best practices for prudent management of retakaful and outlines the methodologies for measuring the efficiency of retakaful. This study contributes to the current dearth of literature and research on takaful and retakaful as a nascent industry, compared to the more matured insurance and reinsurance industry. Hence, the conventional insurance and reinsurance theory and practice are also referred to as a benchmark. The study would provide better insight for the takaful industry on the mechanism to improve the management of retakaful as a critical component of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) of a takaful operation. Better management of retakaful will assist in bolstering the financial position of the PRF as a whole.
The Application of Digital Intelligence to Real Estate Technology Service Quality: A Conceptual Model
Authors:   ,Auchi Polytechnic, Oluwatofunmi Akinwamide David , Kolawole Oyetunji Abiodun ,   University of Benin, Hahn Jonas ,   University Regensbur
Published: March 2023

The occurrence of this present global pandemic has further heightenedthe need for the full adoption and maximisation of digital technologies service-related activities within the built environment. For instance, the disruption in real estate transactions has since demanded digital technologies in its service delivery. Withthe adoption of real estate technologies (such as artificial intelligence, lease extraction technologies, Internet of Things, property passports, machine learning, automated valuation model, blockchain, and smart contracts, among others) for the global best practice, digital competencies, skills and attitudes are needed by real estate service providers to sustain the future of real estate transaction in the service industry. The new concept of digital intelligence is a set of skills needed by real estate service providers to meet digital technologies' demand in real estate transactions and the digital world's challenges. Incorporating this concept in real estate technology service quality would help fulfil customers’ satisfaction, commitment, and retention in the service delivery. Therefore, this article is pertinent to review service quality models relevant to real estate service and develop a useful service quality model using digital intelligence in service delivery.
CHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE GENUS COPAIFERA IN THE TREATMENT OF INJURIES/WOUNDS: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW
Authors: Fernandes Maria Neyze Martins , Macedo Luis Fernando Reis , Rodrigues Vithoria Regia Teixeira , Feitosa Emanuel Messias Silva , Silva Marcolino Ribeiro , Moreira Rhuana Alves , Sampaio Luis Rafael Leite
Published: March 2023

Objective: To identify chemical and pharmacological properties of Copaifera in the treatment of injuries and wounds. Method: Integrative literature review conducted in the LILACS, MEDLINE, PubMed, Taylor & Francis and Scopus databases in January 2022, using the search strategy: “Chemical Properties” AND “Copaifera” AND “Wounds and Injuries” and “Pharmacology” AND “Copaifera” AND “Wounds and Injuries.” Original articles, full text, identified according to level of evidence, written in Portuguese, English or Spanish, were included. Results: In the primary search 261 articles were found. After systematized selection, 12 studies were selected for qualitative analysis. Species of the genus Copaifera have pharmacological properties favorable for wound treatment: control of inflammatory pain, reduction of inflammatory reaction, tissue reepithelialization and repair, angiogenesis, wound retraction and scar remodeling. Among the chemical properties associated with the treatment of injuries, the presence of bioactive compounds stand out: diterpenes, 3-hydroxy-copalic, sesquiterpenes, kolavic-15-methyl ester. Among the tested diterpenes, kaurenoic and copalic acids showed significant hemolytic activities. Only copalic acid and hardwickiic acid inhibited nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages. Conclusion: Plants of the genus Copaifera have chemical and pharmacological properties favorable for the treatment of injuries and wounds.
Relevant Issues of Standardisation of Herbal Drugs and Herbal Drug Preparations Containing Essential Oils Samara State Medical University
Authors: Ryazanova T. K. , Kurkin V. A.
Published: March 2023

Essential oils are a common group of bioactive compounds, yet their standardisation remains relevant.

The aim of the study was to compare pharmacopoeial approaches to the standardisation of herbal drugs and herbal drug preparations containing essential oils using the examples of the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation (14th edition) and the European Pharmacopoeia (10th edition).

The advantages of Russian pharmacopoeial approaches include testing for additional groups of bioactive compounds that contribute significantly to the pharmacotherapeutic effect of extractive preparations. The main compendial method for the component analysis of essential oils is gas chromatography with a flame ionisation detector; its limitations include the need for a considerable number of reference standards. The essential oil content limits established by the two pharmacopoeias for the same types of herbal drugs are not the same. The differences may be associated with differences in sample preparation conditions and analytical procedures for the determination of essential oil content, as well as with growth conditions of plants used to obtain data sets for the standardisation of this quality attribute. As a particular medicinal plant may have several chemotypes differing in the essential oil composition, it seems relevant to consider this composition in the studies of pharmacological activity of herbal drugs associated with essential oils.
Managing the Scientific Activity of Creative Employees in Higher Education Using Scientometric Indicators
Authors: Dvornikova Olga , Spasennikov Valeriy , Dvornikov Sergey
Published: March 2023

The phenomenon of creativity is considered from the standpoint of an indicator that determines a person’s ability to scientific creativity. The genesis of the creativity theory is presented and issues requiring additional research are highlighted. The tests and methods aimed at identifying a person’s creative abilities are analysed; their generality is shown and both positive points and the restrictions related to their application difficulties to large creative groups are separately identified. The indicators are justified that are advisable to be used when testing universities’ and scientific institutions’ employees. The feasibility of applying open sources based on the scientific electronic library “E-library” in assessing the creative abilities of personalities involved in research and pedagogical activities is shown. The authors propose to use histograms that determine each of the employees’ contribution to the university’s overall scientific potential as the initial data for the subsequent research. The law of distributing these histograms is established and the curves approximating them are identified. The choice of the threshold determining the team’s creative part is justified based on the Pareto principle. The commonality of the distribution law is proven and numerical indicators are obtained allowing one to quickly conduct calculations on choosing the threshold of making a decision. Examples of four universities demonstrate the procedure for applying the developed approach. The article demonstrates the processing data of the results characterising the contribution of the creative part of scientific and pedagogical groups to forming the intellectual potential of universities issued in open publications. The conclusions are formulated and the directions of further research are determined.
Social Design of Personal Maturity of Specialized Secondary School Students
Authors: Golubeva Galina , Feshchenko Elena
Published: March 2023

The social design regularities of the personal maturity of the agricultural technical school students in such specialties as the technology of public catering products and agricultural mechanisation are formulated.

On the basis of empirical data in the experimental group, it is shown that such characteristics of personal maturity as civic duty, responsibility, autonomy, general internality and emotional intelligence have a positive development trend.

It is revealed that the students of the experimental and control groups have statistically significant differences according to the Wilcoxon rank sum test in terms of such indicators as civic duty, general level of personal maturity, autonomy, internality in the field of failures, internality in the interpersonal communication.

A significant predominance of the shift intensity towards increasing the development of personal maturity characteristics among the experimental group students over the shift intensity towards their decreasing is shown, which confirms the research hypothesis.
Employing Female (Famous Madurese Folktales) to Reveal Illocutionary Acts
Authors: Rosyiidah Afiifah Al
Published: March 2023

 The research about speech acts emerges more enticing from time to time. This study focuses on scrutinizing types of illocutionary acts and the techniques of performing illocutionary acts. It employs qualitative design of research. Observation and documentary review are applied to obtain the data. Field-notes are also used during data collection. In analyzing the data, interactive model of data analysis is applied, including data reduction, data display, and data verification/claim. The results of the study show 76 data classified on the types of illocutionary acts have been found based on the theory of Searle (1979), including: assertive, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative. It is also found in the folktale that the techniques applied to perform illocutionary act include literal direct technique, literal indirect technique, non-literal direct technique, and non-literal indirect technique. 
Assessing psychological flexibility in adolescents: Validation of PsyFlex-A
Authors: Soares Renata , Cunha Marina , Massano-Cardoso Ilda , Galhardo Ana
Published: March 2023

Objective: To adapt and validate the Psy-Flex for the adolescent population (PsyFlex-A). The aim was to analyse the PsyFlex-A factor structure, reliability, the model's invariance between genders, and associations between the PsyFlex-A, sociodemographic variables, and other variables of interest. Method: The sample included 309 adolescents between 12 to 18 years old (M = 14.91) and a mean of 9.56 years of education. The participants completed a protocol comprising the PsyFlex-A and a set of other self-report measures assessing mindfulness skills (CAMM), cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance (AFQ-Y8), psychopathological symptoms (DASS-21), and the perceived quality of life and well-being (KidScreen-10). A subsample of 45 participants completed the PsyFlex-A four weeks after the first administration to conduct a test-retest reliability analysis. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were used to assess the scale's structure. A multi-group CFA was conducted to determine the measurement invariance across genders. Reliability and validity were also analysed. Results: The PsyFlex-A presented a single-factor structure and model invariance between genders, suggesting that the results are comparable between males and females. Moreover, it revealed adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability. It showed positive associations with mindfulness skills and quality of life and negative associations with cognitive fusion/experiential avoidance and psychopathological symptoms. Finally, significant gender differences were found, with boys revealing higher values of psychological flexibility than girls. Conclusion: The PsyFlex-A proved to be a valid and reliable instrument for assessing Portuguese adolescents' psychological flexibility skills. The PsyFlex-A may be used as a screening instrument in educational and clinical settings.
Unsuccessful candidates are more concerned about electoral fairness than election winners
Authors: Senninger Roman , Bækgaard Martin , Seeberg Henrik
Published: March 2023

Democracy requires the losers of an election to accept their defeat to ensure a peaceful transition of power. However, we know little about how losing affects candidates' perceptions of the election. Using a regression discontinuity design and survey responses from hundreds of candidates in a country-wide election in Denmark - one of the most robust democracies in the world - we find that candidates who fail to win a seat are more concerned about electoral fairness than election winners. The corresponding effect of losing is 0.46 [95\% CI: 0.10, 0.82] points using a 5-point electoral fairness index or 0.6 standard deviations. Our findings have important implications as they suggest that the core democratic institution of elections may paradoxically fuel discontent with democracy among the people who are supposed to be its strongest advocates.
Business Model pada Society 5.0
Authors: Renaby Cheryl
Published: March 2023

Hadirnya revolusi industri atau society 5.0 menghadirkan perbedaan dalam banyak aspek. Pemanfaatan teknologi sebagai pengembangan masyarakat berbasis teknologi menciptakan terbukanya oligopoli dan monopolistik. Selain itu berkembangnya bisnis inkubator bersamaan dengan society 5.0 menciptakan produk-produk baru yang ramah lingkungan. Kecerdasan AI dapat digunakan untuk sector perawatan kesehatan, hal tersebut dapat merevolusi sektor kesehatan dan meningkatkan harapan hidup masyarakat.
Comparing habit-behaviour relationships for organised versus leisure time physical activity
Authors: Cheval Boris , Newman Katerina , Forestier Cyril , Zenko Zachary , de chanaleilles margaux , Gardner Benjamin , Rebar Amanda L.
Published: March 2023

Evidence shows that people with strong physical activity habits tend to engage in more physical activity than those with weaker habits, but little is known about how habit influences specific types of physical activity. This study aimed to test whether mean level of habit strength and magnitude of the habit strength – behaviour association differed as a function of physical activity modality. Participants (N = 120; M age = 25 years, 75% female) reported significantly stronger habit for sport than for leisure time physical activity. Crucially, no significant difference was found in the magnitude of the sport-habit and leisure-habit link. Research should therefore focus on identifying the characteristics of sports-based activity that are particularly conducive to habit formation as a precursor to developing interventions to promote performance of leisure time activity in a way that would attain such characteristics.
Test-Retest Reliability of the STRAQ-1: A Registered Report
Authors: Dujols Olivier , Klein Richard Anthony , Lindenberg Siegwart , Van Lissa Caspar J. , IJzerman Hans
Published: March 2023

This Registered Report provides the first test of measurement invariance across time points and estimates of test-retest reliability for the Social Thermoregulation, Risk Avoidance Questionnaire (STRAQ-1, Vergara et al., 2019). The scale was developed and validated to understand the physiological drives underlying interpersonal bonding, measured by four constructs: the desire to socially regulate one’s temperature, the desire to solitary regulate one’s temperature, the sensitivity to higher temperatures, and the desire to avoid risk. Previous studies with large samples across 12 countries showed that the STRAQ-1 has a stable factorial structure, satisfying internal consistencies for the temperature subscales, and expected correlations in its nomological network. However, to date, this instrument has no estimates of test-retest reliability. Throughout four academic years (from 2018 to 2022), N = 183 French student participants took the STRAQ-1 at least two times. Out of the four STRAQ-1 subscales, only two were longitudinally invariant across two-time points. Thus, half of the STRAQ-1 constructs and latent scores were dissimilar and incomparable across time. We then conducted test-retest reliability using Intra Class Correlation coefficient (ICC) for the Social Thermoregulation, Solitary Thermoregulation, High-Temperature Sensitivity, and Risk Avoidance subscales. ICCs estimates were respectively for agreement and consistency: .70, .70 overall moderate to good, .62, .62 overall moderate, .67, .67 overall moderate, and .53, .53 overall poor to moderate, respectively. Our study suggests that test-retest reliability was insufficient for psychological diagnosis, and that future studies should address the problem of low generalizability of the constructs.
Supplement with overview of AOD studies
Authors: Koole Sander L. , Jostmann Nils , Baumann Nicola
Published: March 2023

This file contains an overview of studies on the action orientation scale (AOD) and their main findings.
Associations between dimensions of self-regulation and health behaviour: Factor analysis and predictive study
Authors: Dorina Indita , Boyes Mark Edward , Mullan Barbara
Published: March 2023

Background: Self-regulation predicts optimal adjustment, wellbeing and interpersonal functioning. Aspects of self-regulation are differentially important across behaviour types, but this is not well understood. Further, the diverse abilities and measures considered dispute the underlying constructs and assessment methods. This study aims to explore the relevance of self-regulation to various behaviour types and the underlying factors and items reflecting it. Method: Australian participants (N = 692) completed a two-part online questionnaire assessing their self-regulatory abilities at time one, and engagement in one of four health behaviours of varying nature (approach vs avoidance), complexity (onsestep vs multistep) and context (supportive vs unsupportive), and demographics at time two. Data was analysed via exploratory factor analysis to explore the underlying factors and items of self-regulation, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses to explore the relevance of self-regulation to each behaviour.Results: Eight factors underlying self-regulation were identified. Self-regulation was more predictive of avoidance, onestep behaviours in supportive contexts than approach, multistep behaviours in unsupportive contexts. Initiatory and inhibitory aspects were more predictive of approach and unsupported behaviours, and avoidance and supported behaviours respectively. But issues regarding behavioural complexity categorisations may influence interpretations of findings across onestep vs multistep behaviours.Conclusion: Behavioural interventions should consider initiatory and inhibitory self-regulation to optimise changing approach and unsupported, and avoidance and supported behaviours respectively. But researchers should clarify behavioural complexity categorisations to better understand self-regulatory influences of simple and complex behaviours. Hence, we may improve synthesis and translation of findings in practical settings.
Change in Contrast Sensitivity among Patients with Diabetic Mellitus Type II
Authors: Shrestha Sabina , Prasai Gunjan , Shrestha Reshma , Malla Om Krishna
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Eye being one of the target organs of diabetes mellitus has many pathological consequences, one possibly being contrast sensitivity. Contrast sensitivity is required for daily activities like in situations of low light, fog or driving at night. The study was conducted to find out contrast sensitivity among diabetic

Methodology: A hospital based descriptive cross- sectional study of contrast sensitivity was conducted among type II diabetics with or without retinopathy at Kathmandu Medical College from April to December 2018. Patient demographics and comprehensive clinical examinations findings were recorded in a specially designed proforma. Convenience sampling was done and informed consent was taken.

Leas symbol low contrast test 10M was used for contrast sensitivity testing. The contrast levels of the test lines on the five pages are 25%, 10%, 5%. 2.5%and 1.2%. Data was analyzed in excel and SPSS (version21). Results were expressed in frequency, percentage and mean as required. Association of contrast sensitivity with age, gender, duration of diabetes, blood sugar level and diabetic retinopathy was tested using chi square test.

Results: Among the 45 study population, female to male ratio was 1:2. Age ranged from 25 to 76 years with maximum patients in the age group 51-60 years. Blood sugar was controlled in 33.33%. Contrast sensitivity was decreased in 40%. Among the patients with decreased contrast sensitivity, blood sugar was uncontrolled in 66.67%. Similarly, 72.2% of participants with decreased contrast sensitivity had no diabetic retinopathy. The association of contrast sensitivity with age of the patient, gender, duration of diabetes mellitus, blood sugar level and diabetic retinopathy was not statistically significant with p values 0.34, 0.52, 0.07, 1 and 0.89 respectively.                                                                                                                                               

Conclusion: Contrast sensitivity can be decreased among patients with type II diabetes mellitus irrespective of gender, age of the patient, duration of diabetes, control of blood sugar and presence or absence of diabetic retinopathy.
Practice of COVID-19 Preventive Measures and its Associated Factors among the Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Mishra Anjali , Bhattarai Karuna , Karki Sulata , KC Heera , Parajuli Surya Bahadur
Published: March 2023

Introduction: The COVID-19 is an emerging infectious disease with serious public health consequences. Appropriate practice of preventive measures and adherence to it play an essential role in reducing infection rates and controlling the spread of the disease.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the practices of COVID-19 preventive measures and its associated factors among the undergraduate medical students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital.

Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 25 July 2021 to 25 December 2021 among the medical students at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital, Morang, Nepal. The complete enumeration of 146 medical students were carried out. Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee at Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital. A semi-structured questionnaire using Google forms was used for data collection. Univariate and bivariate analysis were done. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results: The mean score for practices of preventive measures towards COVID-19 was 16.58±2.73. More than half of the participants (54.1%) adopted good practices. The most frequently performed practice was wearing face masks when going outside the home (98.6%), followed by hand washing using soap and water for at least 20 seconds regularly (96.6%) and covering the mouth when coughing or sneezing with a tissue paper/a disposable handkerchief (96.6%). Moreover, most of the participants used alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water were not available (95.2%), stayed at home when they felt flu-like symptoms (95.2%), visited the nearest health facility when getting sick (95.2%), and avoided close contact with sick individuals with flu-like symptoms (93.2%). Age, gender, ethnicity, religion, marital status, academic year, average monthly family income, any health insurance and vaccination status were not significantly associated with the practice of COVID-19 preventive measures.

Conclusion: More than half of the participants adopted good practices of preventive measures towards COVID-19. Lower practice scores among medical students is the matter of concern.
Persistent Pyrexia in Tetanus: A Case Report from Nepal
Authors: Khadka Bikash , Khanal Kishor , Sharma Nisha
Published: March 2023

Tetanus, an infection caused by the gram-positive, obligate anaerobic bacillus Clostridium tetani, is still prevalent in developing countries. Fever is an unusual symptom in tetanus. The disease must be managed by preventing tetanospasmin absorption, treating symptoms, stabilizing autonomic instability, using antibiotics, and controlling the airway with assisted ventilation if necessary. We present a case report of a tetanus patient who had persistent pyrexia despite ruling out all the obvious causes of fever ,that coincide with the persistence of muscle spasms and/or use of prolonged duration of benzodiazepines.
Socio economic challenges and coping strategies against COVID-19 among dentists of Nepal
Authors: Agrawal Sagtani Reshu , Adhikari Pravindra , Dixit Siddharth , Basnet Dixit Punam , Sagtani Alok
Published: March 2023

Introduction: COVID-19 has posed various challenges to health care professionals including dentists. We aimed to study financial impact, socio- economic challenges, coping strategies and areas where dentists of Nepal require support during the current pandemic.

Method: A descriptive study was conducted among registered dentists who were currently involved in clinical practice in Nepal. Data was collected via semi-structured online google form during the period of August – October 2020 through non-probability sampling. The online responses from google forms were transformed to datasheets which were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and summarized using descriptive statistics.

Result: More than a quarter (127, 29.8%) of the dentists were not able to practice dentistry during the pandemic. Among the salaried dentists, 113 (34.2%) of them did not receive any salary and 67 (15.7%) lost their jobs. More than 50% percent of decline in monthly income was experienced by 80 (18.7%). The most common challenge faced by the dentists was reduced income (95.2%) followed by access to PPE and sanitizers (72.9%). Social distancing was the most common (87.2%) coping strategy followed by strict use of PPE (86.9%), acquiring correct information regarding prevention of COVID-19 (76.8%). Provision of PPE was the area where 147 dentists needed the most support (36.4%) followed by cash allowance (31.7%) and rent waiver (28.4%).

Conclusion: The study showed that dentists in Nepal are facing serious financial challenges due to the current pandemic. The current study highlights a need to create a support system for dentists to sustain their clinical practice during the pandemic.
Psychological distress among patients receiving haemodialysis in a teaching hospital
Authors: Maharjan Jyoti
Published: March 2023

Introduction: A psychological distress is highly prevalent conditions among haemodialysis patients, but is often under diagnosed and untreated. It could have negative impacts on their treatment and prognosis of the disease.  The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of psychological distress in the patients receiving haemodialysis in a teaching hospital.

Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study comprised of 59 patients of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) receiving haemodialysis at Patan Hospital. The respondents were selected using purposive sampling technique. After taking informed consent, data was collected using interview technique based on structured questionnaires. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 was used to assess the levels of depression, anxiety and stress. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in terms of mean, frequency and percentage.

Results: The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress were 71.18%, 62.71% and 20.33% respectively. Majority (30.51%) of the respondents had moderate depression, 20.34% had mild, 10.17% had severe and extremely severe depression. Similarly, 32.20% had moderate anxiety, 15.25% had mild, 6.78% had severe and 8.47% had extremely severe anxiety. Likewise, 11.86% had mild stress, 6.78% had moderate stress, and 1.69% had severe stress. The mean and standard deviation of DASS scores were 34.51 ± 19.31. The prevalence of psychological distress among respondents was 42.37%.

Conclusions: The results of the study showed that more than two fifth of the respondents had psychological distress. The highest prevalence was depression which was present in more than two third of the respondents.
Prevalence of suicide risk and its associated factors in patients presenting in antenatal clinic
Authors: Shrestha Reena , Sharma Pawan , RC Laxmi , Gurung Padma , Malla Sameer , Lama Sushma , Pradhan Malla Anagha , Ghimire Aastha
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Suicide during the antenatal period is one of the major indirect causes of maternal death. This study aims to determine the prevalence of suicidal risk and its related factors among the patients attending the antenatal clinic of a tertiary care center.

Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in the antenatal clinic Patan Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal among 124 pregnant patients using purposive sampling and face-to-face interviews applying a semi-structured proforma and P4 suicide screener. Ethical approval was obtained. The percentage of patients with suicide risk was calculated and stratified into minimal, lower, and higher risk of suicide. The association between suicide risk and different sociodemographic and clinical variables was done using the Chi-square test. A p-values ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Result: The prevalence of suicide risk was 32 out of 124 patients (25.8%). When risk stratification was done a maximum of 22(17.7%) had a higher risk for suicide. The risk was associated the employment status (p=0.039), history of previous suicide attempts (p=0.04), and diagnosed mental disorder (p=0.027).

Conclusion: Our study shows the suicide risk among antenatal females was 25.8% reaffirming the need for proper screening and referral.
Groin hit death due to femoral vein rupture in a drug abuser
Authors: Shrestha Kaschev , Poudel Bipin , Ghimire Pradeep , Parajuli Aastha
Published: March 2023

Recreational drug use has become an imminent social and health problem throughout the world. Intravenous injection for drug misuse has been described in both the upper and lower limbs and is a major cause of millions of deaths each year; deaths are primarily due to fatal overdose and the trauma and infection caused by repeated injections. This paper presents an accidental death due to massive blood loss, which resulted from rupture to the right femoral vessel based on autopsy findings. In case of accidental injuries, a thorough medico-legal process, including death scene investigation, autopsy examination and toxicological analyses, are always necessary to determine the manner of death.
Melatonin in the regulation of human life and its role in development pathology
Authors: Shilova A. V. , Ananyeva N. I. , Safonova N. Yu. , Lukina L. V.
Published: March 2023

The aim of our study was to research the literature data available for analysis of the melatonin role in the neurological and mental disorders origin. Materials and methods: to compile a literature review by keywords, articles there were selected and analyzed in the MEDLINE / PubMed and e-library databases from 1993 to 2021. For a detailed analysis, 42 literature sources were selected for the melatonin role in the development of neurological and mental disorders. Results: Melatonin is a hormone with unique adaptive capabilities. Violation of its production, both quantitatively and its rhythm, is the starting point, leading at the initial stages to desynchronizes, followed by the emergence of organic pathology. Consequently, the very fact of a violation of melatonin production can be the cause of various diseases. It was found that the volume of the pineal gland can change with the development of various types of neurological and psychiatric diseases, which is associated with a violation of the synthesis of melatonin and serotonin. Melatonin has been found to have important protective properties in Alzheimer's disease - the ability to inhibit the formation of beta-amyloid peptide in the brain, which is the morphological basis of this disease. The same correlation was found in patients with autism, psychosis and obsessive-compulsive disorder compared with healthy volunteers. Regarding the neuroprotective properties of melatonin, it should be noted its effectiveness in age-related diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, vascular diseases) Conclusion: Melatonin can be considered as a unique bioregulator, adaptogen and stabilizer of the whole organism and, in particular, the functions of the central nervous system. It has been proven that disruption of melatonin metabolism leads to various neurological and mental disorders.
The results of changing the social and educational route of children diagnosed with moderate mental retardation and lived in stationary social services institutions
Authors: Rusakovskaya O. A. , Volodenkova E. A.
Published: March 2023

The aim of the work was to analyze the results of the correction of the social and educational rote of children, diagnosed with moderate mental retardation, receiving social services in stationary institutions for mentally disabled children. At the first stage, as a result of a continuous personal examination of 621 children living in three stationary social service institutions for children with mental disorders, 134 children were identified who presumably needed to clarify the diagnosis and change the educational and social route. At the second stage, in order to clarify the diagnosis and the educational route, a commission psychological, medical and pedagogical examination of 48 children was carried out. In 45 cases the IQ, assessed by Wechsler test, did not correspond to the diadnosis: in 24 cases the IQ was in the interval, corresponding to mild intellectual disability (50-69 points), in 21 cases IQ was above 70 points. As a result of the second stage, 26 children were transferred from a stationary social service organization for children with mental disorders to children's homes in the education system, where they began training in adapted educational programs at a higher level. At the third stage of the study, the results of adaptation of 21 children were analyzed. It is shown that the main difficulties in the adaptation of children were not associated with the degree of intellectual impairment, but with the difficulties of transferring to an educational program of a higher level, the severity of emotional-volitional and behavioral disorders, communication disorders. It is concluded that the success of the correction of the social and educational route of children depends on the readiness of employees of educational and educational institutions to carry out rehabilitation work, the quality of psychiatric care.
Somatic symptoms, perceived stress, and preventive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Zolotareva A. A.
Published: March 2023

Numerous studies of the COVID-19 effects on mental health have documented increases in anxiety and depressive symptoms, panic and adjustment disorders, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, somatic and psychological distress, feelings of loneliness, and alcohol use problems [21]. These findings suggest the need for further examination of the COVID-19 effects on mental health and adherence to preventive behavior regarding the risks of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Objective. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and relationship between somatic symptoms, perceived stress, and preventive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia.

Material and Methods. The participants were 1,987 volunteers who were recruited with the help of Anketolog, an empirical data collection company in Russia. All respondents completed a questionnaire with a sociodemographic form and Russian versions of the Somatic Symptom Scale-8, Perceived Stress Scale-10, and COVID-19 Preventive Behavior Index.

Results. Results showed that 39.1% of Russians had clinically significant somatic symptoms, 81% of Russians experienced moderate to high perceived stress, and from 46.5% to 84.4% of Russians were willing to follow some form of COVID-19 pandemic preventive behavior. Russians with somatic symptoms experienced more perceived stress than Russians without somatic symptoms, while Russians with higher perceived stress did not differ from Russians with lower perceived stress in frequency and severity of somatic symptoms.

Conclusion. Preventive and psychoeducational interventions can be useful in reducing somatization and perceived stress, maintaining and increasing the adherence of Russians to preventive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PERAN KOPERASI PADA PROGRAM KEMITRAAN INTI PLASMA PERKEBUNAN KELAPA SAWIT UNTUK MENINGKATKANTARAF HIDUP MASYARAKAT
Authors: Topan Muhammad , Ifrani Ifrani
Published: March 2023

Program kemitraan inti plasma tersebut dalam pelaksanaannya menyimpan banyak kekurangan. Manajemen kebun plasma yang bermitra dengan inti sangat beragam status pengelolaannya. Ada yang bersifat individu  dan ada  pula di bawah pengelolaan berkelompok  seperti Koperasi atau GAKOPTAN. Seringkali dengan banyaknya kekurangan dalam pelaksanaannya tersebut maka kecenderungan kondisi tidak menguntungkan ada pada pihak petani. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pelaksanaan  program kemitraan inti plasma perkebunan sawit dan peran Koperasi dalam program kemitraan inti plasma perkebunan kelapa sawit di Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan khususnya wilayah perkebunan sawit di Kabupaten Barito Kuala, sebagaimana diatur dalam perundang-undang No.39 Tahun 2014 Tentang Perkebunan dan UU sektoral terkait. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian yuridis normatif, yakni penelitian yang difokuskan untuk mengkaji penerapan kaidah-kaidah atau norma-norma dalam hukum positif, yang bersumber dari penelitian kepustakaan yang menggunakan bahan hukum.
A Turn to the African Girl
Authors: Jaksch Marla L. , Fourshey Catherine Cymone , Moletsane Relebohile
Published: March 2023

Over the last century, girls in Africa, long ignored as sources of knowledge, have, nevertheless, engaged vocally and publicly in activism and artistic endeavors to express their visions and aspirations for a future society inclusive of their needs. Only recently have scholars begun to examine the complicated nature of girlhood in relation to capacity, competence, and knowledge layered with vulnerability and inexperience. In the last decade, the flourishing of girls’ inventive acts of agency and their use of their own incisive voices have given impetus to the growing scholarship on girls’ vibrant historical and current political, economic, creative, and cultural pursuits.
“Let's Go to School and Marry Later”
Authors: Wenzek Florence
Published: March 2023

In this article, I track the contribution of Tanganyikan girls to the big push for schooling that characterized the country, and the whole of Africa, from the 1940s to the late 1970s. So doing, I bring together two historiographies—works that document nationalist discourses that promoted this quick expansion of the schooling system and those that underline the agency of African girls in shaping their lives and education. Reading together girls’ writings in the press, archival documentation, and interviews with adult women, I propose a nuanced analysis of girls’ stances towards a public discourse that made their schooling a significant asset for nation-building.
World Family Portrait
Authors: Casarrubias-Jaimez Ana I. , Nogueda Andrés García
Published: March 2023

Pesca en la Laguna de Tres Palos; Deterioro ambiental por crecimiento demográfico sin planeación urbana en Acapulco, Guerrero
تقييم آثار دستور جمهورية العراق لعام ٢٠٠٥ على الدولة والمجتمع
Authors: عبد الحسين عدنان , المرجاني عدنان عاجل , الربيعي عدنان صبيح , البياتي ارواء فخري , مكية فراس طارق , الصريوي مصدق عادل طالب
Published: March 2023

عملت المؤسسة الدولية للديمقراطية والانتخابات في عام ٢٠١٦ مع خبراء بارزين في القانون الدستوري على وضع منهجية جديدة لتقييم الدساتير. وتتألف المنهجية من تقييم ‘أداء’ الدستور المعني، وهذا يتضمن تحديد أهدافه والسعي للتأكد من تحقيقها بناء على بيانات مأخوذة من مصادر مختلفة. وقد طبقت المؤسسة تلك المنهجية منذ ذلك الحين على عدد من البلدان بالتعاون مع خبراء وشركاء محليين. يأتي هذا التقرير، الذي يسعى إلى تقييم أداء الدستور العراقي لعام ٢٠٠٥، في إطار تلك السلسلة. وهو يستند إلى الخبرات المكتسبة في إعداد التقارير السابقة، ولكنه يطبق أيضاً معايير ومنهجيات خاصة بظروف العراق تحديداً. فقد أجرى فريق من الخبراء والباحثين إستطلاعين للرأي، وجمع بيانات اجتماعية واقتصادية، وأجرى مقابلات مع أعضاء بارزين في لجنة صياغة دستور ٢٠٠٥ ولجان التعديل اللاحقة، وغيرهم. واستعان الفريق بتلك البيانات لقياس أداء الدستور وفقاً لمعايير محددة، كما استرشد بها في وضع استنتاجات التقرير وتوصياته.
Adaptiver Waldbau – mit Wissen, Vorsicht und Mut
Authors: Glatthorn Jonas , Schweier Janine , Streit Kathrin , Thees Oliver , Hobi Martina
Published: March 2023

Ziel des adaptiven Waldbaus ist es, die Waldbewirtschaftung nach Bedarf an die sich ändernden Umweltbedingungen anzupassen, damit Waldleistungen und Biodiversität angesichts der durch den Klimawandel immer häufigeren und auch extremeren Störungsereignisse erhalten bleiben. Dieser Artikel fasst die Kernaussagen der in dieser Schwerpunktausgabe vorgestellten Beispiele aus Forschung und Praxis zum aktuellen Stand des adaptiven Waldbaus zusammen. Und er zeigt auf, dass der adaptive Waldbau in der Praxis voranschreitet. Gleichzeitig müssen sowohl Praxis als auch Forschung weiter und zusammen daran arbeiten, bestehende Unsicherheiten im Hinblick auf die zukünftige Klimaentwicklung und die Eignung verschiedener waldbaulicher Anpassungsmassnahmen zu reduzieren.
Une exploitation des Préalpes valaisannes confrontée au réchauffement climatique
Authors: Rouiller François , Delaloye Gilles
Published: March 2023

Ein Forstbetrieb in den Walliser Voralpen konfrontiert mit der Klimaerwärmung

Die Wälder der Walliser Voralpen leiden ebenso unter dem Klimawandel wie die Wälder der Schweiz und Europas. Die Waldbewirtschafter mussten ihre Forstwirtschaft anpassen, um den Wald klimaresistenter und widerstandsfähiger gegen Krankheiten zu machen. Eine wichtige Massnahme betrifft die Baumartenzusammensetzung: Die Wälder sollten vielfältiger werden und klimatolerante Baumarten beinhalten. Gastbaumarten haben dabei nur eine Chance, wenn die Wilddichte reguliert wird. Weiter wird mittelfristig die Holzversorgung beeinträchtigt, da gewisse Baumarten seltener werden und neue stärker vertreten sein werden. Dies bedeutet, dass die Wertschöpfungsketten in der Bau- und Energiewirtschaft sich anpassen müssen.
Carbon capture and storage: net zero contribution and cost estimation approaches
Authors: Skobelev Dmitry , Cherepovitsyna Alina , Guseva Tatiana
Published: March 2023

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) are a combination of necessary and promising technologies that can help reduce CO2 emissions, which are not used on a large scale due to the high cost of solutions.  This article aims to review and analyze carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in terms of their net zero contribution and cost estimates. The study identified a wide range of cost estimation methods that can be applied to CCS projects and revealed such issues as a lack of standardization, limited data, and cost data variability. Still, several common trends were found, including the classification of CCS adopters into low-cost and high-cost industries, cost estimation by CCS step (capture, transportation, storage) and industry (power generation, other sectors), and calculation of relative indices to make comparisons with other decarbonization options. The results of the study can serve as a foundation for developing approaches to estimating the costs of CCS in Russia, which are necessary for planning government support measures and involving businesses in the implementation of these initiatives.