bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Using Digital Measurement–Based Care for the Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents: Observational Retrospective Analysis of Bend Health Data
Authors: Huffman Landry Goodgame , Lawrence-Sidebottom Darian , Huberty Jennifer , Roots Monika , Roots Kurt , Parikh Amit , Guerra Rachael , Weiser Jaclyn
Published: March 2023

Background

A growing body of evidence supports the efficacy of measurement-based care (MBC) for children and adolescents experiencing mental health concerns, particularly anxiety and depression. In recent years, MBC has increasingly transitioned to web-based spaces in the form of digital mental health interventions (DMHIs), which render high-quality mental health care more accessible nationwide. Although extant research is promising, the emergence of MBC DMHIs means that much is unknown regarding their effectiveness as a treatment for anxiety and depression, particularly among children and adolescents.

Objective

This study uses preliminary data from children and adolescents participating in an MBC DMHI administered by Bend Health Inc, a mental health care provider that uses a collaborative care model to assess changes in anxiety and depressive symptoms during participation in the MBC DMHI.

Methods

Caregivers of children and adolescents participating in Bend Health Inc for anxiety or depressive symptoms reported measures of their children’s symptoms every 30 days throughout the duration of participation in Bend Health Inc. Data from 114 children (age 6-12 years) and adolescents (age 13-17 years) were used for the analyses (anxiety symptom group: n=98, depressive symptom group: n=61).

Results

Among children and adolescents participating in care with Bend Health Inc, 73% (72/98) exhibited improvements in anxiety symptoms and 73% (44/61) exhibited improvement in depressive symptoms, as indicated by either a decrease in symptom severity or screening out of completing the complete assessment. Among those with complete assessment data, group-level anxiety symptom T-scores exhibited a moderate decrease of 4.69 points (P=.002) from the first to the last assessment. However, members’ depressive symptom T-scores remained largely stable throughout their involvement.

Conclusions

As increasing numbers of young people and families seek DMHIs over traditional mental health treatments due to their accessibility and affordability, this study offers promising early evidence that youth anxiety symptoms decrease during involvement in an MBC DMHI such as Bend Health Inc. However, further analyses with enhanced longitudinal symptom measures are necessary to determine whether depressive symptoms show similar improvements among those involved in Bend Health Inc.
“To Err Is Evolution”: We Need the Implementation Report to Learn
Authors: Perrin Franck Caroline , Geissbuhler Antoine , Lovis Christian
Published: March 2023

JMIR Medical Informatics is pleased to offer implementation reports as a new article type. Implementation reports present real-world accounts of the implementation of health technologies and clinical interventions. This new article type is intended to promote the rapid documentation and dissemination of the perspectives and experiences of those involved in implementing digital health interventions and assessing the effectiveness of digital health projects.
Analysis of the Effect of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Culture on Implementing OSH Awareness: A Case Study
Authors: Pratiwi Indah , Ivanovic Yusakh
Published: March 2023

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) culture among students has not become a full awareness that is applied in everyday life in college. This study aims to identify, test, and analyze how much OSH culture influences implementing OSH awareness for students. The research was conducted on Industrial Engineering students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (IE UMS) as many as 120 respondents from the class of 2016 to 2019 filled out a questionnaire about OSH culture. The method used in this study is the analysis approach of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) variance-based or so-called Partial Least Square (PLS-SEM).   The variables in the OSH culture are four independent variables, namely: individual, organizational, occupational, and environmental with 18 sub-variables. Meanwhile, one dependent variable, awareness, consists of six sub-dependent variables. It was found that environmental, organizational, and occupational factors on awareness level significantly affect implementing OSH culture, and individual factors have no significant effect on the awareness level of implementing OSH culture. Thus, an improvement strategy is obtained by increasing environmental, organizational, and occupational preferences to maximize the implementation of OSH culture.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA COOL APPLICATION POWERPOINT INTERACTIVE PADA TEMA 6 ENERGI DAN PERUBAHANNYA DI KELAS III SD
Authors: Reza Sukma Dewi  , Daniah  , Nida Jarmita
Published: March 2023

The limited availability of learning media and the lack of varied media in schools greatly affect the student learning process. Meanwhile, judging from the learning styles of third grade elementary school students tend to follow the audio-visual learning style, meaning that students can learn optimally if there is an audio-visual-based learning media. One of the media that can be developed is media cool application powerpoint interactive. The aims of this study were (1) to determine the design of the development of cool application powerpoint interactive media on the 6 energy theme and its changes in class III SD, (2) to determine the feasibility of the cool media application powerpoint interactive media for students on the 6 energy theme and its changes in class III SD, ( 3) find out the response of teachers and students to the cool application powerpoint interactive media on theme 6 energy and its changes in grade III SD. This type of research is Research and Development, which uses a 4D model with 4 stages, namely define, design, develop and disseminate. The research instruments were media expert validation sheets, material expert validation sheets, teacher response questionnaires and student response questionnaires. The results showed (1) the results of media validation obtained a score of 100% with a very feasible category (2) the results of material validation obtained a score of 80% with a decent category, (3) the results of media and material validation by the teacher obtained a score of 100% with a very decent category. and (4) the results of the teacher's response with a score of 100% with a very decent category and the results of student responses with a percentage of 96% with a very decent category. Based on the results of these data, it can be concluded that the development of cool media application powerpoint interactive on theme 6 energy and its changes in class III SD is very feasible to use.
EKLEKTISITAS DAYAH DAN SEKOLAH VOKASI DALAM BINGKAI FILSAFAT PENDIDIKAN KONTEMPORER
Authors: Yuni Setia Ningsih
Published: March 2023

Digitalization as well as globalization disturbs the identity of this nation in general and the younger generation in particular. The impact of digitalization and globalization is like a flood that is difficult to stop. The younger generation prefers to follow a hedonic lifestyle. Society needs a generation that still has an identity. Identity as a pious Muslim. Apart from this identity, they also have good IT skills. To be a good Muslim, there is a dayah institution. To become an IT expert, there is a vocational school. Therefore, it is necessary to analysis to meet the needs of the community theoretically and philosophically regarding the two institutions. This study aims to analyze contemporary philosophical views (conservatism, liberalism, and criticism) and how to solve these problems.This research is a library research with a descriptive approach. Based on the research data, it was found that the views of schools were different. Some are compatible and some are not. Some reinforce each other, some contradict each other. From the point of view of contemporary educational philosophy, especially conservatism, liberalism, and criticism, it is necessary to have a combination or eclecticity between the two institutions. So that the demands of society can be met.
The influence of proficiency-based progression training on peri-operative and survival outcomes in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer: an observational cohort study.
Authors: Sickinghe Ariane , MAE Nobbenhuis , EJT Nelissen , M Heath O , Ind Thomas
Published: March 2023

Objective To assess the influence of proficiency-based
progression (PBP) training in robot-assisted laparoscopic (RAL) surgery
for endometrial cancer on peri-operative and survival outcomes.
Design Observational cohort study. Setting Tertiary
referral and subspecialty training centre. Population All women
with primary endometrial cancer treated with RAL surgery between 2015
and 2022. Methods Proficiency-based progression training cases
were identified pre-operatively by consultant surgeons based on clinical
factors, such as BMI and comorbidities, and case complexity matching the
experience of the trainee. Main Outcome Measures Intra- and
post-operative complications, blood transfusions, readmissions
< 30 days, return to theatre rates and 5-year disease-free and
disease-specific survival for training versus non-training cases.
Results Training cases had a lower BMI than non-training cases
(30 versus 32 kg/m ), but were comparable in age,
performance status and comorbidities. Training had no influence on
intra- and post-operative complications, blood transfusions,
readmissions < 30 days, return to theatre rates and median
5-year disease-free and disease-specific survival. Operating time was
longer in training cases (161 versus 137 min). Estimated blood loss,
conversion rates, CCU-admissions and lymphoedema rates were comparable.
Conclusions Proficiency based progression training can be
safely used to teach RAL surgery for women with endometrial cancer.
Prospective trails are needed to further investigate the influence of
distinct parts of RAL surgery performed by a trainee on endometrial
cancer outcomes.
Intravenous Ibuprofen in Postoperative Pain and Fever Management in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Authors: Zhou Pengxiang , Chen Lu , Wang Ente , He Lanzhi , Tian Shuxia , Zhai Suo-Di
Published: March 2023

Aims: Intravenous ibuprofen (IVIB) has been approved in the treatment of
postoperative pain and fever in adults, but the application of multiple-
or single- dosage IVIB remains divergent in clinical practice. This
study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IVIB in the management
of postoperative pain and fever in adults who were unable to take oral
medicine. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted
based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) regarding postoperative
pain and fever management comparing IVIB with placebo, or other
analgesic and antipyretic agents from 8 databases. Risk of bias and
quality of evidence assessment were performed. The primary outcomes
mainly included visual analogue scale (VAS) score within postoperative
24h and the reduction of temperature. Results: Twenty-three RCTs with
3716 participants were included. For postoperative pain, moderate-to-low
certainty evidence indicated that IVIB was associated with lower
postoperative VAS scores than placebo, with MD ranging between -3.53
(95% CI, -4.32 to -2.75) at 0 minute to -0.96 (95% CI, -1.35 to -0.57)
at 24 hours. Compared to intravenous acetaminophen, IVIB appeared lower
VAS scores (MD, -1.54 at 0min; -0.36 at 24h). For fever, IVIB appeared
satisfactory antipyretic efficiency in a short period of time, but there
was no difference between IVIB and intravenous acetaminophen.
Moderate-to-low certainty evidence indicated that IVIB was well
tolerated in both pain and fever management. Conclusions:
Moderate-to-low certainty evidence supported that adults with
postoperative pain and fever who were unable to take oral medicine would
benefit from IVIB.
Vaginal homeostasis features of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis through vaginal metabolic profiling
Authors: Qiu Jin , Chen Xinyi , Wang Jinbo , Chen Jing , Wang Guanghua , Zhang Runjie
Published: March 2023

Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an inflammatory disease primarily
caused by candidiasis albicans infection. Metabolomics has been applied
to research a variety of inflammatory diseases. In the present study,
the vaginal metabolic profiles of VVC patients and healthy populations
were explored by a non-targeted metabolomics approach. In total, 211
differential metabolites were identified, with the VVC group having 128
over-expressed and 83 under-expressed metabolites compared with healthy
individuals. Functional analysis showed that these metabolites were
mainly involved in amino acid metabolism and lipid metabolism. In
addition, network software analysis indicated that the differential
metabolites were associated with MAPK signaling and NF-κB signaling.
Further molecular docking suggested that linoleic acid can bind to the
ACSL1 protein, which has been shown to be associated with multiple
inflammatory diseases and is an upstream regulator of the MAPK and NF-κB
signaling pathways that mediate inflammation. Therefore, our preliminary
analysis results suggest that VVC has a unique metabolic profile.
Linoleic acid, a significantly elevated unsaturated fatty acid in the
VVC group, may promote VVC development through the ACSL1/MAPK and
ACSL1/NF-κB signaling pathways. This study’s findings contribute to
further exploring the mechanism of VVC infection and providing new
perspectives for the treatment of Candida albicans vaginal infection.
The importance of silhouette in the perception of the urban landscape. Saldus example
Authors: Keire Liva , Vugule Kristine
Published: March 2023

The silhouette of a city can be described as its image or as its face, which tends to change over time, and it is very important to incorporate it into urban planning to build a recognisable image of the city. The purpose of the study is to create development proposals and recommendations for building the silhouette of a city, while preserving and highlighting the valuable elements already present. In order to achieve this, the study examines the factors forming the silhouette of a city and their role in the human perception of urban spaces. A methodology was developed for analysing silhouettes, and was used in the towns of Tukums, Talsi, Kuldīga, and Saldus. The spatial and architectural structure of the towns, their history, factors forming their silhouette were studied, with general recommendations for the development of the silhouette from a specific kind of viewing location in the towns – their gates.
On *-metric spaces
Authors: He S.Y. , Xie L.H. , Yan P.F.
Published: March 2023

Metric spaces are generalized by many scholars. Recently, Khatami and
Mirzavaziri use a mapping called t-definer to popularize the triangle
inequality and give a generalization of the notion of a metric, which is
called a *-metric. In this paper, we prove that every *-metric space is
metrizable. Also, we study the total boundedness and completeness of
*-metric spaces.
Weighted generalized tensor functions based on the tensor-product and their applications
Authors: Liu Yuhang , Ma Haifeng
Published: March 2023

There are three weighted decompositions of tensors proposed in this paper,
and the corresponding definitions of the weighted generalized tensor
functions are given. The Cauchy integral formula of the weighted
Moore-Penrose inverse is developed for solving the tensor equations. Besides
above, we give the weighted projection tensors to discuss the
representations of the weighted generalized power of tensors. Finally, some
special tensors are studied which can preserve the structural invariance
under the tensor functions defined in this paper.
Church slavonic word-formation elements in serbian vernaculars (the suffix -ije)
Authors: Bjeletic Marta
Published: March 2023

This paper deals with Serbian dialectal neuter gender nouns with the suffix
-ije. The focus is not on the Church Slavonic borrowings, but on the
domestic nouns formed according to a Church Slavonic word-formation model.
They can be derived from verbs of various types (perfect and imperfect,
transitive and intransitive, reflexive and non-reflexive), and in most
cases they do not have Church Slavonic counterparts. These nouns are
classified into several semantic groups: terms for meteorological
phaenomena (ogrijanije, osvitanije, pometenije), nomina actionis (rktanije),
terms for realia (sklepanije). However, most of them denote abstract
concepts related to moral, existential and emotional spheres (preobrazenije,
skapanije, po?ecenije). The nouns of this word-formation type are often used
in collocations (u ogrijanije suncano, puklo mu je skapanije) and in specific contexts, such as oaths and curses (onoga mi ogrejanija, na usjecenije mu
bilo). The special function of considered nouns is to emphasize
expressiveness. Thanks to the suffix -ije, they are perceived as marked and
used when the meaning of their unmarked counterparts has to be intensified.
Two early Turkic loanwords in the Slavic languages - jarak and jaruga
Authors: Petrovic Snezana
Published: March 2023

This paper offers an overview of various etymologies of the Serbian words
jarak and jaruga in etymological dictionaries and scientific articles. The
Serbian material is then compared with the corresponding words and their
interpretations in other Slavic and neighbouring languages. Based on the
etymological analysis, the chronology of attestations, and the areal
distribution of lexemes, it is considered whether jarak and jaruga are two
related words originating from the same Turkic base - one being derived by a
diminutive and the other by an augmentative suffix of Slavic origin (-ak
and -uga, respectively), or whether they are two independent loanwords,
whose etymons are two unrelated Turkish lexemes.
Analytical causatives: Structural and semantic characteristics of the predicate construction
Authors: Alanovic Milivoj
Published: March 2023

The main subject in this research is to analyse analytical causatives in Serbian, or analytical predicate constructions with causative meaning. Apart from pointing out the basic typological characteristics of causative constructions, the paper highlights two main topics which deserve our attention, namely the structural features of the predicate construction and the semantic resources of the controlling verb, which performs the operator function. Depending on the grammatical and semantic characteristics of the governing verb, in a certain number of models the function of the causative operator is taken over by nouns. The results we discussed are based on examples from Serbian.
c-FOS Expression in Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma with Spontaneous Basosquamous Transition
Authors: Kurokami Yu , Ishitsuka Yosuke , Kiyohara Eiji , Tanemura Atsushi , Fujimoto Manabu
Published: March 2023

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Perioperative Management of Oral Antithrombotics in Dentistry and Oral Surgery: Part 2
Authors: Statman Benjamin J.
Published: March 2023

Part 1 of “Perioperative Management of Oral Antithrombotics in Dentistry and Oral Surgery” covered the physiological process of hemostasis and the pharmacology of both traditional and novel oral antiplatelets and anticoagulants. Part 2 of this review discusses various factors that are considered when developing a perioperative management plan for patients on oral antithrombotic therapy in consultation with dental professionals and managing physicians. Additionally included are how thrombotic and thromboembolic risks are assessed as well as how patient- and procedure-specific bleeding risks are evaluated. Special attention is given to the bleeding risks associated with procedures encountered when providing sedation and general anesthesia within the office-based dental environment.
Characterization of P-Semi Homogenous System of Difference Equations
Authors: Hussein Abdul Samad Ibrahim , Al-Asadi Bassam Jabbar
Published: March 2023

The primary aim of this paper is to define new concepts, A homogenous system  of difference equations is called -semi homogenous of order  if there exists a non-zero matrix
Realisering av barns rettigheter i bøker nominert til Bokslukerprisen 2021/2022
Authors: Goga Nina
Published: March 2023

Artikkelen er motivert av Michelle Superles oppfordring til en barneorientert kritisk tilnærming til barnelitteratur, kalt «child-centered critical approach to children’s literature» (CCA). Nøkkelprinsippet for denne tilnærmingen er anerkjennelsen av FNs barnekonvensjon. Innrammet av CCA og Barnekonvensjonen, er målet med denne artikkelen å kartlegge og undersøke ti barnebøker nominert til Bokslukerprisen 2021/2022 med tanke på hvilken rolle de voksne spiller i barns mulighet til å utøve sine rettigheter. Undersøkelsen er gjennomført i tre trinn. Det første trinnet kartlegger hvilke eksempler på barns rettigheter som finnes i materialet. Det andre undersøker materialet med tanke på voksnes rolle i barns mulighetsrom til å utøve sine rettigheter, og det tredje illustrerer ulike voksenroller når det gjelder barns utøvelse av aktørskap og retten til ikke å bli diskriminert på grunn av språk og kultur, kropp og seksuell orientering.
English abstract
Realization of children’s rights in books nominated for Bokslukerprisen 2021/2022 [The book devourer award 2021/2022]
This article is motivated by Michelle Superle’s call for a “child-centered critical approach to children’s literature” (CCA). The key principle of this approach is the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as the core theoretical document anchoring the CCA. Framed by the CCA and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the aim of this paper is to map out and examine ten children’s books nominated for the Norwegian book award Bokslukerprisen 2021/2022 to identify the role of the adult in children’s opportunities to exercise their rights as advocated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The study is carried out in three steps. The first step maps out the examples of the UNCRC rights found in the corpus. The second examines the overall role of the adults in children’s agency room to perform their rights, and the third illustrates different adult’s roles when it comes to children’s opportunities in practising their agency and right to not being discriminated because of their language and culture, body, and sexual orientation.
«Et ord sier mer enn tusen tegninger» – en undersøkelse om religions plass i barnehagen
Authors: Belseth Kjartan
Published: March 2023

Religion og livssyn i barnehagesammenheng er ikke et utbredt tema i verken norsk forskning eller i norske barnehager. Denne artikkelen ønsker å rette søkelyset på spesielt fagområdet etikk, religion og filosofi fra barnehagens rammeplan, og det vil gjøres en analyse av deler av en kvantitativ spørreundersøkelse om hvordan arbeid med religion i barnehagens hverdagsliv kan foregå. En kvantitativ tilnærming er benyttet for å undersøke et stort omfang av ulike informanters arbeid med religion og livssyn i barnehagen. Rammeplanen vektlegger samtalen som utgangspunkt for barns undringer og tanker om religion, og her vil personalets kunnskap om religion og livssyn stå sentralt. Begreper og spørsmål som stilles i artikkelen vil analyseres og diskuteres med utgangspunkt i postkoloniale perspektiver og nyere forskning på religion i barnehagen i nordisk sammenheng.
English abstract
“A word says more than a thousand drawings” – a study on the place of religion in Norwegian preschools
Religion and worldviews as part of Early Childhood Education and Care practices is not heavily researched in Norway, and religion is something not many preschools are focusing on in their everyday pedagogical work. This article seeks to emphasize the area ethics, religion and philosophy from the Norwegian Framework Plan for preschools. The article draws on findings from a quantitative survey among preschool employees researching religions place in the everyday pedagogy. A quantitative approach is used to examine a large extent of different informants’ work with religion and worldviews in preschool. The Framework Plan emphasizes conversation as a starting point for children’s questions and thoughts about religion, and the employees’ knowledge on religion and worldviews will be central in this context. The terms used and questions asked will be analyzed and discussed using postcolonial perspectives and newer research on religion as part of Early Childhood Education and Care practices in a Nordic context.
Barns lek i modern barndom
Authors: Delblanc Åsa , Wernholm Marina
Published: March 2023

Det finns i samhället en romantiserad bild av lek och barndom. I denna essä problematiseras bilden av den romantiska leken och vi argumenterar för ett nytt sätt att förstå barns lek där samtidskontexten och omvärlden har en stor betydelse.
English abstract
Children’s play in a modern childhood
A romanticized ideal of play and childhood appears to be common today. This essay problematizes this romanticized picture of play and argues for a new way of understanding children’s play where the contemporary context and the sociocultural environment are of significant importance.
Hvordan skal Nord-Norge forsvares? En analyse av landmakten på NATOs nordflanke
Authors: Solvang Øystein , Wegge Njord
Published: March 2023

There is an ongoing debate about the future of Norwegian land power and the defence of the northern parts of the country, a crucial part of NATO’s Northern Flank. The debate emerged following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, and the 2022 invasion changed key premises, not least by leading to Finland and Sweden applying for NATO membership. This chapter discusses key political, military and geographic factors that impact the strategic role of land power in the region, including Norwegian, Allied, and Russian dispositions. In particular, we present and discuss ongoing developments in Norwegian land power structure, including modernization and force buildup efforts, against the backdrop of a debate on the virtues of a mechanized v. a sensor-shooter centered force. The chapter also discusses the changing role of Allied forces and the impact of future Finnish and Swedish NATO membership on the strategic role of land power in the region.
Sammensatte trusler og forsvaret av Nord-Norge: Hvordan kan sammensatt virkemiddelbruk avdekkes i Troms og Finnmark?
Authors: Caspari Bernhard Christoffer , Nicolaysen Vegard
Published: March 2023

This chapter investigates hybrid threats and how this phenomenon poses a challenge to Northern Norway. The authors take a closer look at the Norwegian term for hybrid threats (sammensatte trusler), often understood as an hostile actor’s tailored application of different instruments of power to specific vulnerabilities across society (Cullen & Reichborn-Kjennerud, 2017, p. 3). In the following we exemplify what these instruments of power, or undesirable activities, may look like by describing both real events and hypothetical scenarios. Seeing Russia as a potential threat to Norwegian security, we point out some of the implications this has had on the relationship between the two countries. The text then discusses what distinguishes Troms and Finnmark county as an area of operation, with a particular focus on local and regional vulnerabilities within a societal, political, historical, infrastructural and informational perspective. We look at factors that may be exploited by a state actor such as Russia by highlighting some colliding interests in relation to Norwegian security policy and subsequently argue that mapping local and regional characteristics with a focus on vulnerabilities is important, as it indicates where a hostile actor may concentrate its activities. In addition, we evaluate the potential role that local and regional actors may have in the work of detecting these undesirable activities. In conclusion, we underline the importance of cooperation and communication between local and regional actors in both the state and private sectors, and within the civil and military domains, to protect Norwegian society.
SUKIP-prosjektet og aktuelle utdanningspolitiske føringer
Authors: Mjøs Marit , Øen Kristian
Published: March 2023

This chapter presents some key perspectives that characterize the SUKIP-project, as well as the project’s purpose and the rationale behind it. Furthermore, the project is seen in the context of national education policy strategies for competence and quality development in the education sector, which require partnership cooperation between researchers and practitioners. The SUKIP project’s purpose, academic focus, and research strategy correspond to the latest grant scheme within this strategy, called the “Competence boost for special pedagogy and inclusive practice”. Here, the understanding of inclusion and inclusive practice is central, among other things in that general education and special education must be seen in context, and the collaboration between the educational and psychological counselling service (PPT) and kindergarten/school must be renewed. It therefore appears appropriate to discuss the experiences from the project in the light of these educational policy guidelines. The chapter aims to show the SUKIP-project’s position in relation to central features of today’s current educational policy context, and consequently what significance the experiences from the SUKIP-project may have.
Kompetanseutvikling i PP-tjenesten gjennom deltakelse i profesjonsfaglig samarbeid med skolen: et samarbeid i krysspress
Authors: Moen Vegard , Ohna Stein Erik , Jonassen Simona
Published: March 2023

In this chapter, we discuss the collaboration between the educational and psychological counselling service (PPT) and a school in one of the participating municipalities. We have analysed how the collaboration was organized and in which way it contributed to competence development in the EPS. Our analyses document that a new and deeper collaboration was developed during the project periode and that the project contributed to competence enhancement in the PPT. We also find that the project was realized in the tension between the school’s expectations and aims for the collaboration on the one hand, and the PPT’s own ambitions, established practices and professional identity on the other. Further, the collaboration between the two actors has challenged the PPT’s professional judgement and has been challenging for both the school and the PPT. However, we also observed that the collaboration developed during the project period has created new competence for collaboration around inclusive education and practise, both in the PPT and in the school.
Gene technologies in ischemic stroke preclinical studies
Authors: Safiullov Zufar  Z. , Markosyan Vage  A. , Chelyshev Yuri  A.
Published: March 2023

Ischemic stroke is one of the leading death causes and disability worldwide. The review is devoted to analysis of gene technologies application achievements in ischemic stroke experimental study.
In experimental brain ischemia, genetic constructs effectiveness studies, genes, encoding predominantly neurotrophic and angiogenic factors delivery is actively pursued. Direct gene therapy has proven its effectiveness in experimental ischemic stroke. Genetic constructs delivering methods with target genes into the ischemic brain using cellular carriers has advantages because of combined action of genes and transplanted cells. Studies on ischemic stroke models with cellular carriers overexpressing various neurotrophic and angiogenic factors confirm the safety and effectiveness of this approach, which allows us to consider transgenes cell-mediated delivery as a stroke treatment promising method.
Another significant area of gene technologies application, which is also mentioned upon in the review, is related to opto- and chemogenetic methods, which allowed obtaining new data of ischemic stroke pathogenesis cellular and molecular mechanisms.
Three main criteria were used in the review: volume of infarction, capillary density and motor activity for effectiveness comparative assessment of direct administration, transgenes number and cell-mediated delivery.
Original article Forecasting trends in the development of time series by estimating the Hodges-Lehman median
Authors: Misyura V. V. , Misyura E. V.
Published: March 2023

Introduction. The lack of stationarity in the time series’ development, small samples, the outliers presence, jumps do not allow to find estimates of model parameters that have good properties of statistical estimates and, as a result, to find reliable forecasts, both in the development trend of the process and in its numerical expression. The means to solve these problems is the use of ordinal or robust statistics. Scientific monographs and special chapters in books on mathematical statistics contain a deep and extensive theory on the study of the properties of ordinal statistics, which are the justification for their application in forecasting methods. The aim of the work is to develop and verify method for obtaining one-step forecasts of trends in the development of time series based on stable statistical estimates.

Materials and methods. The article presents the results of the development of a method for obtaining one-step forecasts of trends in the development of time series based on the construction of confidence intervals of a selective stable HodgesLehman estimate based on Walsh averages. In particular, the Hodges-Lehman median is used to solve the problem of small samples obtained during the procedure of shifting the time series window. The proposed method is considered in detail in the article: the basic definitions, the theoretical justification of the method, calculation formulas, a detailed description of the algorithm, formulas for calculating the quality metric of forecasts are given.

The results of the study. The method was implemented in computational experiment using the example of forecasting the Urals crude oil’s spot price. The article presents the computational experiment’s results. The parameters of the proposed method can be configured to obtain reliable one-step forecasts.

Discussion and conclusions. The method proposed in the article has shown its effectiveness on experimental data and can be used as an independent method for constructing one-step forecasts of trends in the development of time series. Further development of the method involves the improvement of computational procedures, verification of the method in case of jumps in the dynamics of the time series.
The Dependence of the Learning Efficiency on the Academic Motivation of Adults Studying in the Conditions of Extended Education
Authors: Zvezdina G. P.
Published: March 2023

Introduction. The relevance of studying the designated topic lies in the lack of knowledge of the connection between motivation and learning effectiveness. The problem of studying motivation is caused by the versatility and complexity of quantitative measurement.

Purpose. The study aims to investigate the relationship between motivation to learn online and its effectiveness in additional education among adult learners.

Materials and Methods. The sample group consisted of 60 online school students. The following methodological tools were used: the Academic Motivation Scales by Gordeeva, Sychev, and Osin; the Motivation for Professional Development Test by Zamfir and Rean; the Motives for Choosing a Profession by Grinshpun; The author’s Efficiency of Extended Education Questionnaire.

Results. It is established that the dominant educational motives of adult students in the conditions of additional education are the motives of self-development, self-esteem, and achievement. Direct correlations between motivation indicators and learning effectiveness are revealed: Cognitive motivation has a strong direct relationship with study intensity (r = 0.853), with changes in knowledge level (r =0.898) and with the overall effectiveness of learning (r =0.838). Motivation for achievement was found to be associated with changes in behaviour (r = 0.825), a change in income level (0.756) and general progress (0.835).

Discussion and Conclusion. The empirical data analysis indicates high values of participation and changes in the behaviour of adult learners, which indicates that the effectiveness of learning is expressed in subjective and objective factors. Based on the results obtained, recommendations are made to improve the effectiveness of adult education under conditions of additional education. In conclusion, it is emphasized that high interest in knowledge affects the effectiveness of adult learning, and motivation for self-development and achievement leads to behaviour change.
Retention Evaluation of Implant-Supported Palateless Maxillary Overdentures Retained by PEEK Telescopic Attachment
Authors: Qadir Balen Hamid , Othman Kawan Salahadin , Mahmood Mohammed Khalid
Published: March 2023

Background: Retention and stabilization of implant-supported overdenture is associated with more patient satisfaction, chewing capability, and oral health-related quality of life. There are a variety of implant retention systems which can be utilized to retain an implant overdenture. Telescopic attachments provide excellent retention resulting from friction.

Objective: This study evaluates the retention force and fatigue resistance of ready-made polyether ether ketone (PEEK) telescopic attachment in different numbers and positions of dental implants in palateless maxillary overdenture.

Method: Five edentulous maxillary models were fabricated from cold-cure poly methyl methacrylate resin. The study models were divided into two groups; the first group (3-implant supported overdenture) and the second group (4-implant supported overdenture). Each group is subdivided into subgroups according to the different implant positions. One palateless maxillary denture was constructed over each model. Ready-made PEEK telescope attachments correspond to implant abutments embedded in the inner surface of these overdentures. Initial anterior, posterior, and central retention values of overdentures were estimated and compared with the retention after 540 cycles of insertion and removal using a digital force gauge. One-way ANOVA testing was used to compare the means of the models of group one, an Independent sample t-test was used to compare the means of the models of group two, and a comparison of retention value between the groups and Paired sample t-test was applied for determining the difference between initial and secondary retention value (p<0.05).

Results: The anterior retention value was significantly decreased when the dental implants were placed distally while the posterior and central retention values were significantly increased. Also, retention value increased as implant number increased; the lowest mean retention values were recorded with Group one and the highest values were with Group two. The final retention value was significantly decreased after 540 times insertion and removal. However, the values of secondary retention are still larger than the minimum retention value that was reported (5–7 N) to achieve sufficient patient satisfaction.

Conclusion: The implant location and number affect the retention value of palateless maxillary overdenture. Continuous insertion and removal of the prosthesis for daily hygiene practice lead to decreases in retention values.
EFFECTS OF SCAFFOLDING STRATEGIES INSTRUCTION ON EFL STUDENTS’ WRITING ACHIEVEMENT AND PERCEPTIONS
Authors: Hassen Seyidu Kemal , Adugna Ebabu Tefera , Bogale Yenus Nurie
Published: March 2023

This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of scaffolding strategies instruction on students writing achievement and perceptions in an Ethiopian EFL setting. From the total of 9 sections in Grade 10, two were randomly identified as comparison and experimental groups. 48 students participated in each group, and data were collected through pre-post writing tests and follow-up questionnaires. Results from paired samples t-test revealed that the treatment had a significant impact on improving students’ writing achievement in each aspect of writing except for mechanics, as indicated by p=.001, pα, at α=0.05 for each aspect of writing except for mechanics, use that had p=.-307, pα. The findings implied that the treatment enabled experimental group participants to improve each aspect of writing skills except mechanics use. Analysis of the questionnaire data further demonstrated that the experimental group participants had positive perceptions towards the value of the scaffolding strategies instruction for improving their writing skills.
Penggunaan Afiks Bahasa Gaul di Twitter
Authors: Salamah Salamah , Zakiyah Millatuz , Salma Wakhidatus , Satwika Pratista Widya
Published: March 2023

Bahasa akan terus berkembang sesuai dengan lingkungan sosialnya, pun demikian dengan penggunaan bahasa gaul yang marak digunakan pengguna media sosial, salah satunya pengguna Twitter. Adapun tujuan penelitian ini mengkaji tren-tren bahasa baru terus diciptakan dan tren terbaru yang beredar sehingga menghasilkan pembentukan bahasa gaul melalui afiks yang tidak sesuai dengan kaidah yang ada. Melalui pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis penelitian empiris yang didasarkan pada tingkah laku subjek penelitian, dalam hal ini pengguna media sosial Twitter, maka didapatkan hasil penelitian yaitu baik pada afiks meN-, peN-, ter-, dan ber- ditemukan perubahan pada proses pembentukan kata juga pada makna dan fungsinya. Afiks meN + verba berubah menjadi meN+adjektiva;  afiks peN- + verba dan peN- + adjektiva (kata-kata tertentu), berubah menjadi peN- + adjektiva yang berlaku di kata yang tidak tepat; afiks ter- + verba dasar, nomina dasar, adjektiva, adverbia, dan pereposisi, berubah menjadi ter- + adjektiva dalam kata yang tidak tepat, dan ter- + nomina yang berlaku sebagai kata ulang; afiks ber- + verba berubah menjadi ber- + kata ulang berbentuk verba.
Modern classification of routes and analysis of the structure of transportation cost
Authors: Ilyukhina G. L.
Published: March 2023

In 2022 in the Russian Federation, most of the urban citizens use the services of public passenger transport. Moreover, the main share of passenger urban logistics falls on the bus fleet. According to leading economic experts, this circumstance is primarily due to the fact that in the largest cities of Russia, due to the large influx of private cars, big problems began to appear in the form of traffic jams and parking spaces. And there was no alternative to personal transport except for passenger urban logistics. Another important factor: every year the population in Russian cities is steadily growing. And this is provided that today urban passenger logistics is in demand more than ever. Unfortunately, the amount of subsidized funds that the government of the Russian Federation allocates for the maintenance of municipal urban transport does not fully cover all the costs of carriers. Analysts attribute the lack of subsidies primarily to their biased calculation: local authorities in the Russian Federation determine the amount of subsidies using outdated regulations and without proper methodological calculations. All this together leads to disappointing and biased results of calculations.
cambios observados en el régimen de precipitación en la Patagonia Argentina
Authors: Oruezabal Victoria Agustina , Martin Paula B. , Castañeda María Elizabeth
Published: March 2023

La Patagonia Argentina es una vasta y compleja región que se caracteriza por su clima árido y semiárido, y que se ha visto afectada por sequías cada vez más frecuentes en el tiempo, perjudicando así distintas actividades económicas del territorio. Por lo tanto, el agua es un recurso natural invaluable. El objetivo general de este trabajo es estudiar los cambios del régimen de precipitación y las tendencias existentes en la zona patagónica para lo cual se elaboró una climatología actualizada de la precipitación mensual registrada en estaciones para el periodo 1961-2020. A las distribuciones de frecuencias mensuales de precipitación observada se ajustó la función de distribución Gamma. Al mismo tiempo, se realizó un análisis estadístico estudiando las tendencias y los ciclos característicos. Se encontraron tendencias negativas cada vez más intensas en la región cordillerana y positivas al sur de esta. Además, se encontraron oscilaciones de alrededor de tres años en la región costera y oscilaciones de 30 años al sur de la región.
Analisis Strategis e-Business untuk Strategi Pemasaran dan Penjualan
Authors: Malioy Rimes Jopmorestho , Manongga Danny
Published: March 2023

Electronic business (e-business) merupakan sebuah aktivitas bisnis yang dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan pendekatan teknologi informasi. Dengan e-business maka perusahaan dapat mengetahui seluruh proses dan perkembangan di perusahaan. Selain itu pemilik perusahaan juga dapat membuat sebuah keputusan berdasarkan analisis e-business dari perusahaan. Pada penelitian ini dibuat sebuah analisis strategi e-business pada home industry yaitu Toko XYZ. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode dan tools untuk analisis, yaitu analisis SWOT, politik, ekonomi, sosial, teknologi (PEST), Porter’s five forces model, Value chain, dan critical success factor (CSF). Hasil penelitian ini adalah diidentifikasinya beberapa sistem informasi yang berpotensi pada Toko XYZ, guna meningkatkan strategi e-business untuk proses pemasaran maupun penjualan. Sistem informasi tersebut antara lain Sistem Informasi Penjualan berbasis CRM, Sistem Informasi Managemen Keuangan, Sistem Informasi Karyawan, Sistem Informasi Pergudangan, dan Sistem Informasi Geografis.
Aplikasi Penolong Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah untuk Penjualan Melalui e-Commerce
Authors: Rahmadhani Alvi , Septiawan Arya , Bhagaskara Brian Adam , Sumari Arwin Datumaya Wahyudi
Published: March 2023

Perkembangan teknologi informasi yang pesat telah memicu persaingan bisnis yang ketat yang juga berdampak pada perkembangan Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM). Sayangnya, para pemilik UMKM kurang memperhatikan akan pentingnya penggunaan teknologi informasi, khususnya e-Commerce untuk mengungkit penjualan produk dan hal ini menyebabkan produk-produknya kurang dikenal oleh masyarakat dan berdampak pada penjualannya. Untuk memberikan solusi, penelitian ini ditujukan untuk membangun sebuah aplikasi penolong penjualan produk UMKM selain juga untuk menjadikan para pemilik UMKM familiar dengan Teknologi Informasi (TI) sebagai sarana untuk melakukan penjualan secara langsung. Tahapan-tahapan penelitian ini mencakup pengumpulan data, analisis, perancangan dan implementasi program aplikasi, serta pengujian aplikasi menggunakan metode blackbox. Hasil penelitian adalah sebuah aplikasi e-Commerce berbasis website untuk membantu UMKM dalam memasarkan produknya secara digital.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Smartphone Menggunakan Metode Simple Multi Attribute Rating Technique Berbasis Web
Authors: Sitompul Kelvin Benyamin , Anwar Sariyun Naja
Published: March 2023

Information Technology (IT) will always be present if discussed continuously. From day to day, IT is constantly overgrowing, focusing on helping meet human needs in various fields. One of them is the field of communication, namely smartphones. This article develops a web-based decision support system for selecting smartphones using Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique. The results obtained in this study produce decisions in the form of selecting smartphones based on smartphone data that has been collected, namely brands (Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, and Oppo), price, operating system, ram, storage capacity, and battery. From the test results to determine ranking, the final value is 0.538, included in the best ranking category, so this system suits users. The resulting smartphone selection system can be used to simplify and speed up the determination process.