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THE GROWING ROLE OF REGTECH AS A COMPONENT BUSINESS MODEL OF FINTECH COMPANIES BEFORE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS
Authors:   State Tax University, Duke Rostislav
Published: October 2024

The article analyzes the reasons for the emergence of Regtech, in particular, the complexity and variability of legislation, the growth of regulatory costs of both financial institutions and regulators, the need for new technologies that would optimize operations to comply with regulatory requirements. Objectives, tools and main characteristics of RegTech analyzed. The division of RegTech technological processes into customer onboarding, constant monitoring, risk identification, and comprehensive reporting is defined. The key features of RegTech are analyzed, namely blockchain, data standardization, high costs, high compliance risks, risk management, importance. RegTech has the potential for a wide range of applications from financial regulation to monitoring corporations for compliance with environmental legislation. Therefore, RegTech gradually outgrows the boundaries of the FinTech sector and becomes a relatively independent direction.The driving forces of the "explosive" growth of the RegTech market are identified, which include the aggravation of the need for post-crisis regulatory changes and the increase in data flows from controlled organizations; growing complexity of regulatory requirements; minimization of growing costs for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and standards; technological progress and rapid implementation of advanced technologies; real-time transaction monitoring, threat analysis and secure identity verification; increasing the effectiveness of supervisory tools in order to support financial stability. Innovative trends in the development of RegTech are analyzed, which include the focus on natural language processing, the development of AML and the metauniverse, the spread of cryptocurrencies, distributed ledger technology, voice recognition technology, and geographic information systems. The growing emphasis on business efficiency is increasing the popularity of RegTech among financial institutions, which allows them to increase productivity by reducing regulatory costs, protecting digital data and meeting regulatory requirements.
MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE IN TRANSPORT ENTERPRISES PROJECTS
Authors:   National Transport University, Zaiats Olga , Popov Dmytro ,   National Transport University
Published: October 2024

The article is devoted to the needs of the development of transport enterprises in accordance with the requirements of numerous economic agents, state regulators regarding the provision of transport services and maintaining competitive positions in the transportation market. Insufficient investment activity of transport enterprises and the need to update fixed assets, the introduction of innovative technologies requires the implementation of projects of transport enterprises on new approaches and a change of emphasis from mainly technical and financial and economic to communication and knowledge management. The purpose of the article is to study the theoretical foundations of communication and knowledge management in the projects of transport enterprises in accordance with the needs of the sustainable development of the transport industry in Ukraine. The management of communications and knowledge in projects of transport enterprises should be considered from the position of managerial activity, where the main focus is on achieving the final results of the project through established communications and information flows based on scientific, reliable and unbiased information and timeliness of information flows between various stakeholders. The adaptation of the requirements of ISO 21502 Project management to the activities of transport enterprises takes into account the peculiarities of the provision of transportation services, therefore the main customers and sponsors of projects are transport enterprises of various forms of ownership and specialization, the controlling bodies are the Ministry of Community Development, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine, State Aviation Service of Ukraine, State Special Service of Transport, Administration of Sea Ports of Ukraine, State Service of Sea and Inland Water Transport and Shipping of Ukraine and other executive authorities. The synergy of communication management and knowledge management is recommended to be implemented through the inclusion of knowledge in the general information flows of transport enterprise projects, to which different groups of project participants will have access.
ХУДОЖНІ ТА ТЕХНІКО-ТЕХНОЛОГІЧНІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ІКОНОПИСУ СТАРОДУБЩИНИ
Authors: Антоненкова Наталія Олександрівна
Published: October 2024

Дослідження присвячене аналізу особливостей іконопису старообрядців на території Стародубщини. Метою роботи є систематизація ключових чинників, що вплинули на формування унікального іконографічного стилю цього регіону. У процесі дослідження виявлено та описано специфічні художні та техніко-технологічні особливості стародубського іконопису. Виявлені риси включають поєднання різних сюжетів на одній іконі, що є характерною особливістю даного регіону. Розглянуто унікальні художні та техніко-технологічні особливості стародубського іконопису, які поєднують традиційні методи з інноваціями, такими як «проскрібка» по золоту та застосування кольорових лаків, насичених кольорів та специфічної техніки виконання, які відзначає його серед інших регіональних шкіл. Встановлено, що стародубська іконописна школа характеризується еклектичністю стилю, поєднуючи православні традиції з елементами західноєвропейського бароко. Це проявляється у використанні прямої перспективи, реалістичного пейзажу та ордерної архітектури, що свідчить про культурні впливи, які розвивалися в умовах ізоляції та міграцій. Визначено стилістичну різноманітність стародубського іконопису, яка включає три основні напрямки: «південний» з українськими впливами, «центральний» з центральноросійськими рисами і «північний» з елементами високого стилю «годуновського» періоду. Кожен з цих стилів має свої унікальні художні риси, які сприяли розвитку різних традицій сакрального живопису. Також розглянуто іконографічні особливості, серед яких присутні традиційні та рідкісні образи, що демонструють як збереження, так і адаптацію релігійних традицій. Ці результати мають значення для фахівців у галузі мистецтвознавства, музеєзнавства та реставрації, оскільки вони сприяють глибшому розумінню культурних контекстів і процесів розвитку іконопису на території Стародубщини, а також його впливу на українське малярство і культуру загалом.
ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЯ МИСТЕЦТВА ПЛАКАТУ В ПОЛТАВІ ПЕРІОДУ 1980–1990-Х РОКІВ
Authors: Болюх Микола Федорович
Published: October 2024

У статті розглянуто особливості розвитку мистецтва українського плакату від кінця радянського періоду до початку доби незалежної України. Досліджується трансформації в часі художніх практик в галузі плакату провідних художників Полтавщини , а також найбільш помітних серед них. Також досліджуються зміни в стильових і тематичних особливостях практик художників-плакатистів. Окремо аналізується часова періодичність розвитку плаката, починаючи з шестидесятих по теперішній час, які передумови за радянських часів вплинули на яскравий, навіть дещо несподіваний, бум плакатного мистецтва кінця восьмидесятих початку дев’яностих років ХХ сторіччя в Україні, зокрема і в Полтаві. Аналізований часовий, історичний період розвитку плакатного мистецтва є надзвичайно цікавий , містить різку зміну формальних якостей плакату, нові прийоми, техніки, методи роботи. Також надзвичайні трансформації відбуваються в змістовних, смислових, тематичних. сюжетних аспектах роботи художників-плакатистів Полтави. Проведено аналіз теоретичних праць вітчизняних та зарубіжних фахівців, який свідчить, що мистецтво плакату на Полтавщині, як і в цілому в Україні, знаходиться в контексті національних і міжнародних тенденцій в цій галузі. У статті на основі робіт українських та зарубіжних авторів побудовані основні теоретичні відомості про дизайн соціального плакату. Порушується питання про віднесення дизайну плакату до образотворчого мистецтва. Зроблено короткий історичний екскурс в історію розвитку плакатного мистетва в Полтаві, підкреслено його значення та актуальність, позначено сучасні тенденції розвитку плакату як засобу візуальної комунікації. Означені особливості творчості полтавських художників-плакатистів . Особлива увага приділена роботі художніх осередків, художніх комбінатів, підприємств, де активно створювались плакати, а також роботі спілки художників України і виставковій діяльності, яку вона проводила в галузі плаката.
Mengidentifikasi Penyedia Layanan Logistik di Marketplace Studi Kasus di Cirebon Menggunakan Pendekatan Analisis Hirarki Proses (AHP)
Authors: Aditya Ihsan Sidik Muhammad , Laily Purnamasari Dewi , Yuningsi Yuningsi
Published: October 2024

In the digital era, marketplaces have become the primary platforms for MSMEs (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) in Indonesia to increase their revenue. The operational success of a marketplace heavily relies on the performance of reliable logistics services, in addition to the quality of the products offered. This study utilizes the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to identify the factors influencing the performance of logistics service providers in marketplaces and to evaluate their performance. The research population involves 341,240 people from Cirebon City and Regency, with a sample of 100 respondents selected through purposive sampling. The performance assessment of logistics services is based on key criteria, such as delivery speed, cost, and service quality, along with sub-criteria like order processing time and delivery estimate accuracy. Data were collected through an online questionnaire and evaluated across four logistics service providers: J&T Express, JNE, Shopee Xpress, and Si Cepat. The findings indicate that delivery timeliness is the primary criterion prioritized by consumers, followed by service quality and cost. Based on the evaluation, Si Cepat is rated as the best logistics service provider according to the overall criteria, followed by JNE, Shopee Xpress, and J&T Express. This study provides guidance for logistics service providers to enhance their service quality and assists consumers in choosing the most suitable logistics services based on their preferences and needs.
Đặc điểm phát triển tâm thần vận động của trẻ động kinh tại bệnh viện Nhi Đồng 1
Authors: Nguyễn Bích Y Linh , Nguyễn An Nghĩa
Published: October 2024

Đặt vấn đề: Tầm soát phát triển tâm vận ở trẻ động kinh là một khía cạnh quan trọng. Tuy nhiên, hiện nay việc đánh giá phát triển ở trẻ động kinh trên lâm sàng còn nhiều hạn chế và chưa thống nhất.

Mục tiêu: Mô tả đặc điểm rối loạn phát triển ở trẻ động kinh tại bệnh viện Nhi Đồng 1 bằng “dấu cờ đỏ” và bảng hỏi Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3).

Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu mô tả 83 trẻ từ 1,5 đến 62 tháng tuổi tham gia nghiên cứu từ tháng 06/2021 đến tháng 09/2022 tại bệnh viện Nhi Đồng 1.

Kết quả: 20,5% trẻ có bất thường chu sinh hoặc sinh non; 32,5% có bệnh lý mãn tính kèm theo. 48,2% có ít nhất một bất thường thể chất. Tỉ lệ dương tính “dấu cờ đỏ” là 53%. 60,2% trẻ có ít nhất một lĩnh vực bất thường theo ASQ-3. Các lĩnh vực bất thường gồm giao tiếp (38,6%), vận động thô (53%), vận động tinh (47%), giải quyết vấn đề (44,6%), cá nhân – xã hội (43,4%).

Kết luận: Trẻ động kinh có tỷ lệ bất thường phát triển thể chất và tâm vận cao. Cần có chiến lược theo dõi và phát hiện sớm rối loạn phát triển để cải thiện dự hậu lâu dài cho trẻ động kinh.

Từ khóa: động kinh trẻ em; rối loạn phát triển; tầm soát phát triển; ASQ-3
Kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành về sử dụng kháng sinh của sinh viên điều dưỡng
Authors: Cao Triệu Vy , Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Phương , Phạm Ngọc Hà
Published: October 2024

Đặt vấn đề: Những nguyên nhân chính dẫn đến sự phát triển của các mầm bệnh kháng thuốc là việc sử dụng và lạm dụng thuốc kháng sinh. Sinh viên điều dưỡng sẽ trở thành những người chịu trách nhiệm quản lý thuốc và giáo dục sức khỏe cho người bệnh trong tương lai. Việc đào tạo sinh viên điều dưỡng về sử dụng kháng sinh hợp lý là chìa khóa giúp giảm thiểu tình trạng kháng thuốc.

Mục tiêu: Xác định mức độ kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành về sử dụng kháng sinh của sinh viên Điều dưỡng.

Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu cắt ngang mô tả trên 429 sinh viên Cử nhân Điều dưỡng chính quy tại trường Đại học Y Dược Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.

Kết quả: Tỷ lệ sinh viên điều dưỡng có kiến thức về thuốc kháng sinh đạt mức cao là 44,5%. Tỷ lệ sinh viên có thái độ tích cực với thuốc kháng sinh là 49,9%, và có đến 79,7% sinh viên thực hành tốt về việc sử dụng kháng sinh.

Kết luận: Mặc dù sinh viên điều dưỡng có kỹ năng thực hành tốt trong việc sử dụng kháng sinh, nhưng họ vẫn còn thiếu hụt về kiến thức và thái độ đối với vấn đề này. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy việc đào tạo có tác động tích cực đến kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành của sinh viên điều dưỡng trong việc sử dụng kháng sinh.

Từ khóa: kháng sinh; sử dụng kháng sinh; đề kháng kháng sinh; sinh viên điều dưỡng
Thuốc kháng đông đường uống trong thực hành lâm sàng trên bệnh nhân ngoại trú
Authors: Đinh Hiếu Nhân
Published: October 2024

Đặt vấn đề: Hiệu quả và an toàn của thuốc kháng đông đường uống qua các khuyến cáo hiện hành giúp ích trong quyết định điều trị và chọn lựa thuốc trên từng bệnh nhân cụ thể. Tiếp cận chẩn đoán, chỉ định điều trị, chọn lựa thuốc kháng đông phù hợp và theo dõi cần phải được cá thể hoá ở từng bệnh nhân khác nhau. Đánh giá kết quả điều trị của thuốc chống đông đường uống trong thực hành lâm sàng hàng ngày sẽ giúp ích thêm những dữ liệu thực tế trong quyết định điều trị thuốc kháng đông.

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá kết quả điều trị thuốc kháng đông đường uống.

Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu cắt ngang hồi cứu các trường hợp đang sử dụng thuốc kháng đông đường uống đến tái khám theo hẹn tại Khoa Khám Bệnh - Bệnh viện Đại học Y Dược Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh từ 1/2023 đến 6/2023.

Kết quả: 480 trường hợp được đưa vào khảo sát với tuổi trung bình 62,85 ± 16,92, tỉ lệ nam: nữ = 0,48, thời gian theo dõi trung bình 30,79 ±32,51 tháng. Rung nhĩ, bệnh lý van tim cơ học và bệnh lý huyết khối tĩnh mạch sâu chi dưới có hay không kèm với nhồi máu phổi là những chỉ định chính với tỉ lệ lần lượt là 66,04%, 28,54% và 14,58%. Thuốc kháng đông đường uống tác dụng trực tiếp (DOACs) được chỉ định 58,75% trường hợp, thuốc kháng đông kháng vitamin K được chỉ định trong 41,25% trường hợp. Có 26 trường hợp xuất hiện tác dụng phụ xuất huyết, trong đó có 2 trường hợp phải nhập viện. Không có trường hợp nào bị biến cố thuyên tắc huyết khối trong suốt thời gian khảo sát.

Kết luận: Điều trị với thuốc kháng đông đường uống đạt được kết quả kiểm soát tốt các biến cố thuyên tắc huyết khối, tác dụng phụ liên quan đến thuốc có tỉ lệ thấp (5,41%).

Từ khoá: thuốc kháng đông đường uống tác dụng trực tiếp; thuốc kháng đông kháng vitamin K; rung nhĩ
Đặc điểm lâm sàng và các yếu tố liên quan tới sốc nhiễm khuẩn kháng trị tại khoa Hồi sức tích cực
Authors: Nguyễn Thanh Thái , Lê Hữu Thiện Biên , Trần Thanh Linh , Đỗ Thị Trường
Published: October 2024

Đặt vấn đề: Sốc nhiễm khuẩn kháng trị là tình trạng tụt huyết áp và suy cơ quan không đáp ứng với các biện pháp hồi sức bao gồm sử dụng liều cao thuốc vận mạch như norepinephrine. Tử vong và ngưng điều trị do sốc kháng trị rất cao. Việc xác định đặc điểm lâm sàng và các yếu tố liên quan có thể cải thiện việc tiên lượng và chiến lược điều trị.

Mục tiêu: Xác định đặc điểm và các yếu tố liên quan tới sốc nhiễm khuẩn kháng trị.

Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu quan sát mô tả tiến cứu với các bệnh nhân người lớn được chẩn đoán sốc nhiễm khuẩn theo Sepsis-3, sử dụng vận mạch ≥ 1 giờ. Sốc kháng trị được định nghĩa là liều tương đương norepinephrin tối đa ≥ 0,5 µg/kg/phút tại bất kì thời điểm nào trong quá trình điều trị.

Kết quả: Trong 92 bệnh nhân được đưa vào nghiên cứu, tỷ lệ sốc nhiễm khuẩn kháng trị chiếm 55,4%. Tỷ lệ tử vong ở nhóm này là 70,3%. Điểm vận mạch – tăng co (Vasoactive-Inotropic Score, VIS) giờ thứ 12 là yếu tố liên quan độc lập tới sốc kháng trị với OR (KTC 95%) là 1,07 (1,02 – 1,12); p = 0,003.

Kết luận: Sốc nhiễm khuẩn kháng trị biểu hiện tình trạng giãn mạch nặng và có tỷ lệ tử vong cao. Điểm VIS có thể là công cụ giúp tiên đoán nhằm điều trị kịp thời các trường hợp sốc kháng trị.

Từ khoá: sốc nhiễm khuẩn; sốc nhiễm khuẩn kháng trị; điểm vận mạch – tăng co
Морфологические изменения в тканях периодонта у лабораторных животных при адъювант-индуцированном артрите
Authors: Апанасович М.В. , Летковская Т.А. , Денисова Ю.Л.
Published: October 2024

Взаимосвязь болезней периодонта с общей соматической патологией, в том числе с аутоиммунными ревматическими заболеваниями, активно изучается в последние десятилетия. Особое место в этих исследованиях отводится ревматоидному артриту (РА) как ключевой проблеме современной ревматологии, поскольку успехи в изучении данной нозологии существенно влияют на развитие не только ревматологии, но и клинической медицины в целом.
Цель исследования. Провести анализ морфологических изменений в тканях периодонта лабораторных животных при адъювант-индуцированном артрите.
Объекты и методы исследования. В качестве объекта исследования были выбраны самки крыс линии Вистарн массой 60-70 г, находившихся на обычном рационе вивария. Все животные, участвовавшие в эксперименте, были разделены на три группы. В первой – контрольной – группе животных не подвергали никаким воздействиям. У животных второй группы моделировали экспериментальный периодонтит. В третьей группе моделировали экспериментальный периодонтит в сочетании с адъювант-индуцированным артритом (АИА).
Результаты исследования и их обсуждение. При проведении микроскопического исследования в основной группе были установлены разнообразные патологические изменения, которые включали как поражение эпителия десны, так и субэпителиальных тканей периодонта.
Заключение. Анализ результатов экспериментального исследования выявил значительное ухудшение состояния тканей периодонта лабораторных животных с АИА и экспериментальным периодонтитом. Полученные морфологические данные изменений в тканях периодонта у лабораторных животных показывают более высокую степень воспаления в основной группе (АИА + экспериментальный периодонтит) по сравнению с контрольной группой (экспериментальный периодонтит).
Urban Entrepreneurship on the Fringe: Action Research on the Challenges of Street Vendors in Manila
Authors: Romero Ronald , Paulino Emmanuel , Tan Ronaldo , Cortez Dan Michael
Published: October 2024

The presence of street vendors in metropolitan cities has been a cause for debate as vending provides these vendors with a source of livelihood but at the expense of regulatory oversight and urban order. Vending as a business emerged due to the lack of work opportunities available despite the growing demand. Vendors, however, remain crucial stakeholders of the informal economy as their existence fills a need for the minimum-income working class. As such, the objective of the study is to determine and understand the different factors that affect the business of street vendors and their coping mechanisms to these challenges and propose an action plan. This study is unique in its focus on the informal economy, specifically street vendors in Manila, an often overlooked yet vital part of urban livelihoods. By employing a qualitative approach, it delves deeply into the lived experiences of street vendors, uncovering the cultural, socioeconomic, and regulatory challenges they face in a highly urbanized Southeast Asian city. The study highlights human-centered narratives often missed in quantitative research and provides valuable insights into the dynamics between street vendors and government regulations. Its findings could influence inclusive policies that better support informal entrepreneurs, contributing to broader discussions on inclusive business practices. The results reveal that factors affecting street vendors relate to interpersonal dynamics, family dynamics and obligations, educational aspirations, financial vulnerability, market competition, operational challenges, supply chain dependency, health and labor, and enforcement of regulations. To manage these factors, vendors have adopted mechanisms to combat these issues through debt and financial management, operational adaptation, community assistance and support, adaptation to regulation, and emotional resilience. In the end, this research proposes a five-point agenda to support street vendors' adherence to social and legal norms, beginning with developing inclusive policies that formally recognize and regulate street vending, ensuring legal protection and designated vending zones. It then focuses on economic empowerment through improved access to financial services, microcredit, and financial literacy programs while introducing social security measures. Health and safety programs are implemented to enhance vendors' well-being, providing access to healthcare, ergonomic training, and sanitation standards. Governance improvements, anti-harassment initiatives, and transparent law enforcement to protect vendors from exploitation should also materialize. Finally, community engagement and public relations efforts aim to foster positive perceptions of street vendors, highlighting their contributions to the economy and encouraging cooperation with local businesses and authorities.
THE MEDIATING EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY ON THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COMPUTATIONAL THINKING SKILLS AND ORGANIZATIONAL AGILITY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
Authors: Blancia Garry Vanz V. , Fetalvero Eddie G. , Baldera Philip R. , Mani Merian C.
Published: October 2024

These days’ educational landscape forces teachers to adapt to changing demands and embrace innovations. In this study, Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy was analyzed as how it mediates the association between Computational Thinking Skills (CTS) and Organizational Agility (OA) among secondary teachers. A quantitative causal mediation analysis design was utilized in this study. Standardized AI literacy test, CTS Test, and OA test instruments were utilized to gather pertinent data among 305 respondents. The test instruments were first subjected to confirmatory factor analysis for model fitness. Path and mediation analysis through structural equation modeling revealed that CTS significantly predicts AI literacy, AI Literacy significantly predicts OA, and CTS significantly predicts OA. It was found out that AI literacy partially mediates the relationship between CTS and OA among teachers. This recommends that schools should conduct a comprehensive training program to enhance teachers' CTS and AI proficiency for schools' sustained agility.
Keywords: AI literacy, computational thinking skills, organizational agility, structural equation modeling, mediation analysis
FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN SCIENCE EDUCATION: CORRELATING STUDENT EXPERIENCE WITH ATTITUDES
Authors: Lam Chau Ping , Siew Nyet Moi
Published: October 2024

Despite the growing adoption of the Flipped Classroom (FC) model in higher education, there is limited exploration of its impact on secondary education and students' attitudes toward science. Thus, this study aimed to examine the correlation between secondary school students' perceptions of the Flipped Classroom experience in learning science and their attitudes towards the subject. The research focused on five perception constructs: Collaborative Environment, Self-Directed Learning, Learning Impact, Motivation and Enjoyment, and Technology Integration. Students' attitudes towards science were measured across five constructs: Importance of Science, Practical Work in Science, Learning Science in School, Science Outside School, and Future Participation in Science. The study utilized a quantitative survey methodology, collecting data from a sample of 100 Form Four students at School A, Sabah, Malaysia as of the year 2024. Through the analysis of the survey, the study found a significant positive correlation between students' positive perceptions of the FC experience and their attitudes towards science. Notably, high ratings for ‘Motivation and Enjoyment’ indicated enhanced student engagement, while lower ratings for ‘Technology Integration’ highlighted areas needing improvement. The findings underscore the potential of the FC to positively influence students' attitudes towards science. This research implies that educators should seek ways to enhance student engagement and foster a positive attitude towards science through innovative teaching methods such as Flipped Classroom.
Keywords: attitude towards science, Flipped Classroom (FC), perceptions of the FC experience, science education, secondary education
MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION RESEARCH IN ASIA: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SCOPUS-INDEXED PUBLICATIONS FROM 1972 TO 2023
Authors: Nguyen Minh Tuan , Vu Nguyen Quang Duy , Nguyen Hoai Thu , Vu Phuong Thao Thi
Published: October 2024

Continuing education (CE) plays a crucial role in workforce development and economic growth across Asia, yet the landscape of CE research in the region has not been comprehensively mapped. A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of continuing education (CE) research in Asia from 1972 to 2023 was carried out, utilizing data from the Scopus database to map the evolving landscape of CE research in the region. Findings revealed a significant surge in research output since the late 1990s, with East Asian countries, particularly China, Hong Kong (China), and Taiwan (ROC), emerging as leaders in the field. The analysis uncovers several key patterns: institutional collaborations tend to cluster regionally, there's a noticeable generational gap in researcher’s networks, and the healthcare sector dominates CE research topics. Recent trends indicate a shift towards digital learning approaches and learner-centered methodologies. The study also highlights the need for increased cross-border collaborations and expansion of CE research beyond the healthcare sector. This research contributes to a deeper understanding of CE research trends in Asia and provides insights for future directions in the field.
Keywords: Asia, bibliometric analysis, collaboration networks, continuing education, digital learning, healthcare education, lifelong learning, research trends, science mapping, Scopus database
CONSENSUS CLASSROOM CLIMATE INVENTORY: SCALE DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION
Authors: Olarte Jewelle V. , Fetalvero Eddie G. , Blancia Garry Vanz V.
Published: October 2024

Science education is a key area of research, largely due to its inherent complexity and challenges. Various teaching methods have been developed to address these difficulties, which include the consensus classroom climate. However, no standardized tool has been created to evaluate the consensus within a classroom. This study aimed to develop and validate the Consensus Classroom Climate Inventory (CCCI), an instrument designed to measure the consensus climate of a classroom. The research was conducted in two phases: (1) initial item pool development based on an extensive literature review and (2) expert panel review for content validation. The resulting 29-item scale was pilot-tested with 120 freshmen students from a state university. Exploratory factor analysis using SMART-PLS yielded four distinct factors: Student Agency, Collaborative Learning Environment, Inclusive and Flexible Learning, and Student Autonomy. The final scale consisted of 23 items. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated strong factor loadings (>0.8) for all items, indicating good construct validity. Model fit indices suggested a generally good fit, though some indices indicated room for improvement. Reliability analysis revealed high internal consistency across all factors. The CCCI shows promise as a reliable and valid tool for assessing consensus classroom climate, though further refinement is recommended to enhance model fit. This instrument can assist educators in evaluating the consensus climate of Science classrooms and help educators enhance teaching to improve students’ Science learning.
Keywords: consensus classroom climate, factor analysis, scale development, reliability test, validity test
Moho Depth and Crustal Velocity Structure Beneath Stations RTC and TAM from Teleseismic Receiver-Function Analysis
Authors:   University Institute of technology, Douala University, BP 8698, Douala Cameroon, Eloumala Onana Parfait Noel , Aomar Iben Brahim ,   National institute of Geophysics, CNRST B.P. 8027 Agdal-NU, Rabat Morocco., El Mouraouah Azelarab ,   National institute of Geophysics, CNRST B.P. 8027 Agdal-NU, Rabat Morocco., Abdelkader Chabane ,   Science faculty of the IBN Tofail University, B.P. 133, Kénitra, Morocco.
Published: October 2024

We apply the P-wave receiver-function technique to invert teleseismic data to investigate the S- wave velocity structure beneath stations RTC and TAM in West Africa. Teleseismic waveform receiver function analysis is a widely used technique for studying crustal structure beneath broadband seismic stations. Our results show that the crust beneath RTC is relatively complex with large velocity fluctuations. In the upper crust, a low velocity layer extends from 8 to 12 km deep. At Tamanrasset crustal structure east and west of the station differ. We find a high-velocity zone between 2 and 8 km to the east that we attribute to a high conductivity unit corresponding to intrusions described in the literature. We find no similar feature west of the station. Our velocity models for RTC and TAM are consistent with their differing tectonic environments. TAM, on a stable craton, displays a fairly homogeneous velocity structure while RTC, on thick sediments in an ocean-continent transition zone, has more heterogeneous structure. This structural difference is reflected as well by the depth to Moho, ~20 km at RTC and nearly 38 km at TAM, although both have gradational velocity increases with depth.
Study of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Using Electroneurography and Ultrasound in a Spanish Cohort
Authors:   HM La Esperanza Hospital, HM Hospitals, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain. Av. das Burgas, 2, 15705 Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain, González-Uriel Pablo , Ángel-Álvarez Verónica ,   Chief Medical Officer, HM La Esperanza Hospital, HM Hospitals. Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain
Published: October 2024

Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy. Its diagnosis is clinically supported by the electroneurography (ENG). The use of ultrasound (US) has increased in recent years. Our objectives are: to describe the ENG and US findings in patients with suspected CTS, based on age, sex and anthropometric data; and to study the correlation of both tests based on the severity of CTS. Material and methods: prospective study of patients with suspected CTS who undergo ENG and US. ENG examination: antidromic sensory median at 3rd and 4th finger; distal motor of median. US: crosssectional area (CSA) prior to or within the tunnel (higher values). Inclusion criteria: patients aged 18 to 85 years. Exclusion criteria: previous trauma or previous surgery for CTS or forearm, carpus or hand. Statistical study with the SPSS 29.0 program. Results: 400 nerves from 266 patients (52.59 ± 12.09 years) were studied, 183 women and 83 men. According to the ENG, 129 did not have CTS, 61 were incipient, 113 mild, 19 moderate and 75 severe. The mean CSA was 8.37 ± 1.21 mm2 in non-CTS, 10.09 ± 1.45 mm2 in early, 11.33 ± 1.87 mm2 in mild, 14.63 ± 1.92 mm2 in moderate and 15.46 ± 3.33 mm2 in severe CTS, with a significance of p<0.01 (95% CI) in the ANOVA test. The highest and inverse correlation appears between the conduction velocities (CV) at the 4th finger with CSA (-0.816) and CV at the 3rd finger with CSA (-0.800), which coincides with the most sensitive ENG values for the diagnosis of CTS. Discussion: CSA is an appropriate test as a complement to ENG in the diagnosis of CTS. However, it has limitations when establishing the cut-off point between normality and neuropathy, as well as when classifying based on severity
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease exhibits sex-specific microbial heterogeneity within intestinal compartments
Authors: Pirola Carlos Jose , Landa Maria Silvina , Schuman Mariano , García Silvia Inés , Salatino Adrian , Sookoian Silvia
Published: October 2024

Background/Aims: Evidence suggests that the gastrointestinal microbiome plays a significant role in the biology of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). However, it remains unclear whether disparities in the gut microbiome across intestinal tissular compartments between the sexes lead to MASLD pathogenesis.Methods: Sex-specific analyses of microbiome composition in two anatomically distinct regions of the gut, the small intestine and colon, were performed using an experimental model of MASLD. The study involved male and female spontaneously hypertensive rats and the Wistar-Kyoto control rat strain, which were fed either a standard chow diet or a high-fat diet for 12 weeks to induce MASLD (12 rats per group). High-throughput 16S sequencing was used for microbiome analysis.Results: There were significant differences in the overall microbiome composition of male and female rats with MASLD, including variations in topographical gut regions. The beta diversity of the jejunal and colon microbiomes was higher in female rats than in male rats (PERMANOVA p-value=0.001). Sex-specific analysis and discriminant features using LEfSe showed considerable variation in bacterial abundance, along with distinct functional properties, in the jejunum and colon of animals with MASLD. Significantly elevated levels of lipopolysaccharide and protein expression of Toll-like receptor 4 were observed in the livers of male rats with MASLD compared with their female counterparts.Conclusions: This study uncovered sexual dimorphism in the gut microbiome of MASLD and identified microbial heterogeneity within intestinal compartments. Insights into sex-specific variations in gut microbiome composition could facilitate customised treatment strategies.
Incidence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in pinnipeds in Uruguay
Authors: Szteren D , Franco-Trecu V
Published: October 2024

Between September and December 2023, Uruguay experienced unusually high pinniped mortality due to an HPAI-H5N1 virus outbreak. We examined and compared the temporal distribution of strandings and swab results. Data on pinniped strandings was compiled from the Stranding Network project and governmental institutions, and the number of positive and total swabs conducted was obtained through government public information requests. A total of 2713 stranded pinnipeds were recorded; 92.4% were dead, including 80 aborted fetuses. Live stranded animals showed clinical signs such as tremors, convulsions, and extreme weakness. Strandings peaked from mid-September to early November. Species was identified in 1121 cases: 56.1% were South American sea lions (SASL), and 42.6% were South American fur seals (SAFS). Out of 159 swabs, 22.6% tested positive for HPAI-H5N1. Most positive cases were unidentified pinnipeds, 33% in SASL and 22% in SAFS. The estimated mortality reached 1465 SASL, about 15% of the population, significantly affecting the declining population and its reproductive stock. The outbreak response revealed weaknesses in disease surveillance, poor institutional coordination, and delayed swabbing efforts. Improved management strategies are necessary to protect vulnerable species from emerging diseases and catastrophic events.
Top predators, shared prey: isotopic niche dynamics and trophic interactions among dusky, tiger and white sharks
Authors: Lipscombe RS , Raoult V , Butcher PA
Published: October 2024

Assessing the trophic relationships among sympatric marine predators is crucial for ecosystem and fisheries management. This study used carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis to elucidate resource use and sharing of dusky Carcharhinus obscurus, tiger Galeocerdo cuvier and white Carcharodon carcharias sharks in eastern Australia. The individuals included in the dataset had similar size ranges (148-400 cm total length [TL]) and migratory movements, meaning they could be used to compare patterns in resource use. Using a Bayesian inference framework, we quantify the isotopic niche of each species and estimate niche overlap to compare their roles in this ecosystem. Tiger sharks had the largest isotopic niche (1.1 ‰2), followed by dusky sharks (0.9 ‰2). The isotopic niche of white sharks is substantially smaller (0.5 ‰2), suggesting these sharks are less of a generalist predator than dusky and tiger sharks. Most white shark niches overlapped with dusky and tiger sharks (84 and 72%, respectively), indicating white sharks use resources with similar isotopic values. Sex did not influence isotopic values, and weak significant relationships existed between TL and δ15N values in tiger sharks. Given the smaller isotopic niche and associated specialised role of white sharks <400 cm TL, this species may be more vulnerable to food web perturbations than generalist tiger and dusky sharks. This study gives new insight into the trophic interactions of these co-occurring shark species in eastern Australia and is crucial for understanding the ecological role of these predators required for sound ecosystem management.
Folyamatos glükózmonitorozás glargin inzulin + lixiszenatid fix kombináció használatakor
Authors: Hermányi Zsolt , Jankovec Zdenek , Maule Petr , Taybani Zoltán Jamal , Veselá Alica , Bonnemaire Mireille , Fülöp Rita
Published: October 2024

BEVEZETÉS – A glargin inzulin és a lixiszenatid (iGlarLixi) fix arányú kombinációjának hatásosságát számos klinikai vizsgálat igazolta 2-es típusú diabetes mellitusban (T2DM) szenvedô betegekben. A jelen vizsgálat célja az volt, hogy folyamatos szö veti vércukor-monitorozási (CGM-) ada tokkal igazolja az iGlarLixi-kezelés hatásosságát a vércukorháztartás javításában olyan betegek körében, akik bázisinzulinnal nem voltak megfelelôen beállítva. MÓDSZEREK – A 18 hetes, egykarú, nyílt, 4. fázisú klinikai vizsgálat elsôdleges végpontja a vércukor-céltartományban töltött idô (TIR) változása volt. A beválasztási feltétel a legalább 3 éve fennálló T2DM, a legalább 6 hónapos bázisinzulin-kezelés, a ≥7,5% és ≤10% HbA1c-szint, valamint a ≤7,8 mmol/l éhomi vércukorérték volt. Az iGlarLixi-kezelésre váltás elôtt és 18 héttel késôbb volt CGM-adatrögzítés. Az iGlar - Lixi-dózis titrálása önellenôrzési vércukorméréssel történt. EREDMÉNYEK – Összesen 51 beteg kapott iGlarLixi-t, és 34 betegtôl állt rendelkezésre értékelhetô kiindulási és vizsgálatvégi CGM-eredmény („protokoll szerinti be - tegek”). A protokoll szerinti populáció át - lagos életkora (standard szórás) 66,4 (7,01) év volt, és 16,6 (9,06) éve szenvedtek T2DM-ben. A TIR aránya 71,8%-ról (18,08) 78,3%-ra (12,36) (p = 0,066), a hy - per gly kaemiában töltött idô aránya pe dig 24,0%-ról (18,96) 9,9%-ra (9,85) csökkent (p < 0,001). A hypoglykaemiában töltött idô aránya 4,2%-ról (7,23) 11,8%-ra (13,48) nôtt (p < 0,001). A HbA1c-szint 8,4%-ról (0,63) 7,1%-ra (0,91) csökkent, és alacsonyabb lett a betegek éhomi vércukorszintje is. KÖVETKEZTETÉSEK – Jelen vizsgálat CGMadatokkal támasztotta alá az iGlar Lixi hatásosságát és számos tanulsággal szolgált késôbbi klinikai vizsgálatok megtervezéséhez.
Az iskolai kortárs egészségnevelôi tevékenység lehetséges szerepe az orvosképzésben
Authors: Árva Dorottya , Cseh Annamária , Jeney Anna , Dunai Diána , Major Dávid , Zörgô Szilvia
Published: October 2024

BEVEZETÉS – Az életmóddal kapcsolatos tanácsadást akadályozhatja az orvosi gyakorlatban a készségek és az elkötelezettség hiánya, valamint az orvos kedvezôtlen egészség-magatartása, de ezek az akadályok képzéssel enyhíthetôk. Célunk feltárni a képzés során végzett iskolai kortárs egészségnevelôi tevékenység szerepét az orvosképzés fejlesztésében. A Ba las sa gyar - mati Egészségnevelô Program (BEP) oktatói körében vizsgáltuk, hogy milyen, az életmód-tanácsadáshoz hasznos tapasztalatokat szereztek, mennyire váltak elkötelezetté az egészségnevelés iránt és változott-e egészség-magatartásuk. MÓDSZEREK – Félig strukturált interjúkat készítettünk a BEP azon kortársoktató or - vostanhallgatóival (n = 9), akik a program összes témáját elsajátították. Adatainkat kvalitatív tartalomelemzésnek vetettük alá. Deduktív kódjainkat a kutatási kérdések határozták meg, az ezekre adott válaszokat induktívan kódoltuk és a kérdések mentén összesítettük. EREDMÉNYEK – A résztvevôk az életmódtanácsadáshoz hasznos készségek közül a páciensedukáció, a motiválás, és a partneri kapcsolat kiépítése terén tapasztaltak fejlôdést. Elkötelezettebbé váltak, és a programot követôen önként és sikerrel végeztek egészségnevelést közösségeikben és a pá - ciensek körében. Saját magatartásukban változásként számoltak be a tudatosabb táp lálkozásról és alkoholfogyasztásról, illetve a több mozgásról. KÖVETKEZTETÉSEK – Az iskolai kortárs egészségnevelôi tevékenység segítette az or vosi kommunikációs készségek, az egészségnevelés iránti elkötelezettség erôsítését és az egészség-magatartás fejlesztését, ezért megfontolásra javasoljuk integrálását az orvosképzésbe.
Nothing: The Gift of Anxiety. Derrida, Heidegger, Lacan
Authors: Cerrato Maddalena
Published: October 2024

Derrida’s reading of Heidegger’s 1962 lecture On Time and Being concludes the last session of the 1978–79 seminar published in Donner le temp II. There, Heidegger suggests that the task of thinking consists of thinking Being without regard to metaphysics, while ceasing all overcoming of metaphysics as such. What is given as the task for thought is that which onto-theology makes impossible to think, that is, the constitutive aporetic remainder of metaphysical thinking. This essay contends that for both Heidegger and Derrida the task of thought consists in this same matter of thinking, with which the question of the gift primarily deals. It maintains that in order to think the giving of the gift without regard to metaphysics, the gift could be thought in terms of anxiety. In this perspective, anxiety emerges as a thoughtful affect that gives an access to thinking the impossible, cutting through the onto-theological order of metaphysics. Finally, bringing together Heidegger and Lacan’s accounts of anxiety allows us to creep deeper into this liminal dimension of what is to be thought.
Palestine and the Dialectic of Racial Capitalism
Authors: Turner Kieron
Published: October 2024

This article situates racial capitalism as a historical-theoretical framework to generate new and alternative theory on the question of Palestine. It argues that the genocidal assault on Gaza must be understood as the clearest expression of the logic of racial capitalism and the terrain upon which we must generate theory and strategy able to dismantle Zionism, colonialism and Imperialism. Many of the critiques of Zionism deploy frameworks of apartheid, understood by radicals in South Africa as a social structure reproduced by racial capitalism. It was understood that such a system could only be effectively dismantled through a national liberation project which understood race, class, capital and Imperialism as a single contradiction which must be overthrown as a totality. Similarly, earlier theorists within the Palestinian anti-colonial struggle, such as Fayez Sayegh, understood Zionist settler colonialism as an outpost of Western Imperialism. By tracing the emergence of racial capitalism within the South African anti-apartheid struggle and the similarities between the white minority regime and Zionism, this article acts as a point of departure to drawing together histories of the Black radical tradition and the Palestinian struggle in crafting radical theory relevant for our present moment.
Capital’s Genocide: A Conversation on Racial Capitalism, Settler Colonialism, and Possible Worlds after Gaza
Authors: Englert Sai , Bhattacharyya Gargi
Published: October 2024

Taking as a starting point the desire of many to locate the unfolding genocide in Gaza in the irrationality of its perpetrators — the Israeli state and/or its imperial backers — this article proposes instead to understand it as an extreme expression of the continuous violence necessary to maintain not only local settler colonial rule, but the global capitalist system as a whole. Building on the existing literature on settler colonialism and racial capitalism, and insisting on the ways that both should be understood not as discrete, self-contained objects of study, but as co-constitutive elements of the global order, this article attempts to illuminate the structural logics at play in Israel’s latest and most brutal assault on Palestinian life. In doing so, the article emphasises Zionism’s role in maintaining western imperialism at a crucial nodal point of the world economy and, in turn, the latter’s commitment to guaranteeing its stability and dominance. The article resists, however, the urge to move from explaining current structures of domination to declaring them as final or unshakable. It therefore ends by proposing possible different tomorrows, through an engagement with the Palestinian revolutionary tradition.
Racial Capitalism: From British Colonialism to the Settler Colonial Apartheid State
Authors: Abdo Nahla
Published: October 2024

This article explores the development of capitalism in Palestine under British colonialism and the Zionist settler colonial project. It examines first, Israel's internal and external capitalist dynamism, including its treatment of its non-European citizens, namely indigenous Palestinians, and non-Ashkenazi (Arab) Jewish settlers. Second, it explores the state's interdependent relationship with Western, especially US imperialism. The article argues that the British colonial state was crucial in enabling the Zionist project to materialize, leading to weakening the socio-economic fabric of the Palestinians in their own lands and homeland, creating a favourable condition for the Zionist project to gradually penetrate the land of Palestine and dispossess its population. As a European (Jewish) settler colonial movement, Zionism, founded on racism and racialization, aimed at establishing a new Jewish enclave separate and independent from the indigenous Palestinians. This separateness made it resemble apartheid South Africa, yet the historical specificity of Palestine, where the Zionist settlers did not just alienate, exclude and when needed, use and exploit the Palestinians, but also expelled the indigenous Palestinians and claim Palestine as a ‘pure’ Jewish state.
HUBUNGAN TINGKAT KEPATUHAN MINUM OBAT PASIEN HIPERTENSI TERHADAP TEKANAN DARAH PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI RUMAH SAKIT PELABUHAN JAKARTA
Authors: Vidia Anwar  , Siti aisyah  , Doni iswandani  , Halim Marta , Fitri putriani
Published: October 2024

This research was conducted at Hospital X using quantitative descriptive methods with research instruments in the form of the ProMAS questionnaire. The sample collection technique used a purposive sampling method with a total sample of 96 respondents. The analysis used is the Spearman’s rho correlation test. The results showed that respondents who had high compliance were 43 people (44.79%), moderately high compliance was 48 people (50%), and medium low compliance was 5 people (5.21%) with controlled blood pressure of 64 people. and uncontrolled 32 people. Respondents who suffered from hypertension were dominated by women, 55 people (57.3%) with the highest level of education, namely high school graduates/equivalent, 44 people (45.83%). The largest age of respondents who experienced hypertension was 52 - 63 years old, 52 people (54.17%). The conclusion of this study is that there is a significant relationship between adherence to taking antihypertensive medication and the blood pressure of hypertensive patients with the Sig value. (2-tailed) 0.041 < 0.05 with a correlation value of -0.209, which means the level of relationship is weak with the direction of the relationship being negative, meaning that the higher the adherence to taking medication, the lower the blood pressure of hypertensive patients.