bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stress evaluation during simultaneous intrusion and retraction of maxillary anteriors with mini-implants: A finite element analysis
Authors: Panika Ashok , Bhardwaj Amit , Raturi Sunita , Bhatia Virag , Batham Prerna Raje
Published: June 2022

Space closure is one of the most challenging process in orthodontics and require a comprehension of biomechanics in order to avoid undesirable side effects. The versatility of Mini implants has increased its demand in respect of anchorage, minimizing reciprocal effects and reducing overall treatment duration. Bi-alveolar dental protrusion is one of the common malocclusion encountered by orthodontist and the most common treatment modality includes extraction of 4 first premolars followed by intrusion and retraction of maxillary anteriors to obtain ideal dental and soft tissue profile.Force application for longer duration can lead to orthodontic induced root resorption.Thus it is utmost important to study the amount of stress produced and pattern of stress distribution in PDL after force application. Thus with the help of FEM model stress evaluation was done during simultaneous intrusion and retraction of maxillary anteriors with the help of implants.
Transverse digital dental analysis of patients treated with self ligating Damon Q system with different patterns of retention- A longitudinal study with three years follow up
Authors: Sharma Madhur , Kaur Amandeep , Goyal Manish , Kumar Mukesh , Shaha Kalpit , Abrar MD
Published: June 2022

The study aims to evaluate and compare the maxillary and mandibular intercanine, interpremolar, intermolars width of pretreatment, posttreatment and two years after treatment, in patients treated with the Damon Q bracket system. Further, to compare the arch width changes during 3 years of follow up, in patients under complete retention for 3 years and the cases under retention for 2 years.

A sample of 60 patients treated with all four first premolar extraction, using Damon Q bracket system were selected from the Department of Orthodontics. The pre-treatment and post-treatment models were collected. Patients were divided into Group I with 2-year retention and Group II with 3 years retention. The patients of these groups were recalled after 3 years. The records were taken and the models were scanned using an intraoral scanner. The transverse widths between the canines, premolar and molars were measured through a third-party software. The parameters were compared, within the group at three-time intervals and between the groups.

The intercanine width increased, whereas, the interpremolar and intermolar width decreased in both the groups after treatment. However, the comparison of the parameters from post treatment to follow up showed that in Group I the inter canine width decreased, but the interpremolar, and intermolar width increased, whereas, in group II the values remained almost the same.

The parameters tend to revert to their original position once the retention is removed, whereas the cases under retention showed negligible changes in arch width.
Selfie’s and orthodontics - A narrative review
Authors: Behl Pragya , Singh Shinh Amanish , Singla Pritesh , Singh Natt Amanpreet , Maheshwari Karan , Kaur Shanjeet
Published: June 2022

The impact of selfies on adolescents serves a great deal in affecting their self esteem and quality of life. Selfies allow the individual to closely scrutinize and criticize themselves everyday by dint of their imperfections. The need for orthodontic treatment may arise from this scrutiny which is aided by comments and remarks by peers or on social networking websites.
Extraction followed by micro-osteoperforation: A simple, efficient and rapid approach for treatment of anterior open-bite in a growing patient - A case report
Authors: Sharma Gaurav , Nikumbh Rajan , Gupta Ashish , Joshitra Thokchom , Puri Rashmi
Published: June 2022

This case report discusses orthodontic treatment combined with extraction followed by micro-osteoperforation to accelerate tooth movement and shorten the treatment time in 13-year-old female patient with an Angle’s Class I malocclusion with anterior open-bite, proclined upper and lower anterior teeth, posterior-crossbite. Fixed orthodontic appliances (MBT 0.022” pre-adjusted edgewise brackets) were bonded, Begg’s brackets were bonded on lower anterior lingually and lingual buttons with upper central incisors palatally for breaking tongue-trusting-habit, 4-months later extraction of first premolar in all the four quadrants was carried out, and after-2-months micro-osteoperforation in the extraction space region was performed. Orthodontic therapy continued with frequent activation of the appliances to retract the anterior teeth every-20-days. Total treatment time was 21-months with an active period of 15-months and no adverse effect were observed at the end of active period. Successful closure of the anterior open-bite and correction of posterior-crossbite with adequate overbite and interdigitation of the teeth was achieved.
Transpalatal arch modification for posterior unilateral crossbite correction
Authors: Gupta Madhulika , Azam Aftab , Chauhan Ashish , Tandon Ragni , Bansal Mrinalini
Published: June 2022

Trans palatal Arch is commonly used as an anchorage device for maintaining the position of molars in the maxillary arch. The constriction of premolars and canines could be corrected with appliances which can be fixed or removable.

The correction was observed within 3 weeks.

The modified Trans palatal Arch is easy to fabricate and gives better treatment outcome in a short span. In this present article we have explained the modification of Trans palatal Arch for unilateral correction of cross bite.
Caracterização de sementes crioulas de feijão fava produzidas no estado da Paraíba
Authors: Nunes Marciano Costa , Gomes Rommel Santos Siqueira , Nascimento Luciana Cordeiro do
Published: June 2022

Estudos relacionados aos aspectos fisiológicos e sanitários de sementes fornecem informações sobre os principais problemas relacionados à qualidade das sementes de culturas de importância econômica. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a qualidade física, sanitária e fisiológica de sementes de feijão fava (Phaseolus lunatus), do estado da Paraíba. Foram utilizados dez lotes de sementes de feijão fava ‘Orelha de vó’, dos municípios de Arara (1), Areia (2), Esperança (3), Campina Grande (4), Juarez Távora (5), Alagoa Grande (6), Lagoa de Roça (7), Lagoa Seca (8), Alagoa Nova (9) e Remígio (10). Foi realizado o teste de sanidade de sementes (Blotter test) a fim de avaliar a presença de patógenos. Os aspectos fisiológicos foram determinados pela germinação e vigor das sementes. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente casualizado com quatro repetições de 50 sementes. As sementes de feijão fava, pertencentes aos lotes 5, 6 e 10 possuem melhor qualidade física, através da análise biométrica e peso de mil sementes. Foram identificados os fungos Aspergillus sp., Aspergillus niger, Botrytis sp., Cladosporium sp., Rhizopus sp., Fusarium sp., Penicillium sp. e Colletotrichum sp., associados às sementes. Os lotes 2 e 9 apresentam melhor qualidade fisiológica, através das análises de emergência, germinação, comprimento e massa seca da parte aérea e raiz.
Relação do gênero Polypedilum (KIEFFER, 1921) (Chironomidae, Diptera) com a variação do gradiente ambiental em ecossistemas aquáticos: uma revisão bibliográfica
Authors: Batista Neto Antonio Joaquim , Oliveira Igor Barbosa , Neves Rute Erivânia Moreira das , Meneses Sarahbelle Leitte Cartaxo , Silva Wilza Carla Moreira , Azevêdo Evaldo De Lira
Published: June 2022

Para avaliações holísticas de ecossistemas aquáticos, é essencial que se desenvolvam pesquisas de biomonitoramento, além das avaliações físicas e químicas. Entre os diversos bioindicadores nesses ecossistemas, destacam-se os gêneros de Chironomidae (Diptera). O gênero Polypedilum tem sido reportado estando relacionado a condições ambientais variáveis. Em termos de monitoramento, é essencial definir a relação que o gênero apresenta frente aos diferentes gradientes ambientais. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a relação de Polypedilum frente às condições ambientais. Para tanto, foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico de trabalhos, em língua portuguesa, produzidos no Brasil. Foi possível constatar que a maior parte dos estudos relacionou o gênero a piores condições ambientais. Ainda que o gênero estivesse mais associado a altas concentrações de matéria orgânica (13,93%) e altas temperaturas (5,74%), com o levantamento de dados foi possível lançar luz sobre a relação do gênero frente ao gradiente ambiental, embora seja necessário que estudos abarcando trabalhos publicados em outros países sejam realizados.

 
Um modelo de Programação Linear Inteira para apoiar a decisão de plano mestre de produção em uma empresa de laticínio no interior do estado do Paraná
Authors: Cirilo Marcos Antonio Silva , Lima Rafael Henrique Palma , Leal Gislaine Camila Lapasini , Emidio Juliana Adrian , Madrona Grasiele Scaramal
Published: June 2022

As empresas de laticínios têm dificuldade em tomar decisões importantes na construção do planejamento mestre de produção. Muitas vezes, as empresas tomam a decisão de produzir derivados lácteos para consumir todo o leite disponível de seus fornecedores ou mesmo compram leite spot (comercializado entre indústrias) adicional para ocupar toda a capacidade da fábrica, apesar de não ter demanda para esses produtos. Como o custo do leite é o fator-chave para garantir a competitividade do preço final do produto acabado frente aos concorrentes, a estocagem de um produto produzido em um período de alta do leite afeta a competitividade de preço na venda em períodos de baixa do leite. Este estudo tem como objetivo propor um modelo de Programação Linear Inteira (PLI) para apoiar a elaboração de um plano mestre de produção que maximize o faturamento bruto, direcionando a decisão de compra e de venda de insumos, atendendo a demanda dos clientes e reduzindo o estoque de produto acabado pela metade no fim do período. Para os testes do modelo, foram geradas instâncias, usando parâmetros reais extraídos de uma empresa de laticínio do interior do Paraná, as quais foram resolvidas usando o solver Gurobi. Os resultados demonstram que o modelo proposto é representativo e pode ser adotado para apoiar a tomada de decisão em relação ao plano de produção ao longo de um horizonte de planejamento. No caso estudado, o modelo proposto foi capaz de melhorar o resultado financeiro da empresa em mais de 10%.
Diagnóstico de arborização urbana no município de Pedra Lavrada, estado da Paraíba, Brasil
Authors: Vasconcelos Maria Tatianny De Oliveira , Santos Edinalva Alves Vital dos , Lucena Talita Kelly Pinheiro , Arruda Jandeilson Alves de , Freire José Lucínio De Oliveira
Published: June 2022

O levantamento das espécies utilizadas para a arborização é de extrema importância, visto que revela informações primordiais para melhoria da qualidade ambiental e bem-estar da população. Desse modo, o objetivo do trabalho foi diagnosticar quali-quantitativamente a arborização existente nas escolas e na praça central da cidade de Pedra Lavrada, estado da Paraíba. As avaliações florística e biométrica foram realizadas entre os meses de janeiro de 2020 e fevereiro de 2021. A pesquisa é de caráter quanti-qualitativo. Para composição do inventário, a coleta dos dados foi realizada por meio de visitas in loco, utilizando uma ficha de campo com informações de biometria das espécies e dados qualitativos. Nos ambientes inventariados, foram catalogados 111 indivíduos pertencentes a 23 espécies. Os resultados sugerem que a arborização local ainda é composta por muitas espécies exóticas, como Azadirachta indica, e apontam Fabaceae como a família mais abundante entre os indivíduos, bem como a presença de espécies nativas como Handroanthus heptaphyllus e Tabebuia aurea. A pesquisa aponta a relevância para incentivar futuros projetos de arborização municipal, visto que foi registrada a falta de conhecimento técnico para escolha das espécies, para direcionamento de podas e bifurcações, para espaçamentos prediais e para diversidade local, além da contribuição para melhoria do microclima e da estética da área.
Detection and classification of abnormal red blood cells with computational intelligence techniques: a review
Authors: Silva Fernanda D'Amico , Severo Evair Borges , Ribeiro Victor Henrique Alves , Reynoso-Meza Gilberto
Published: June 2022

Red blood cells (RBCs), or erythrocytes, are usually disc-shaped. However, pathological conditions can change their shape. The complete blood count (CBC) is a test that can detect abnormal RBCs. Yet it is a manual test susceptible to errors, so there are efforts to automate the detection and classification of abnormal cells. A total of 31 papers were reviewed, and all the selected studies focus on the detection or classification of abnormal RBCs. Different approaches were applied to tackle this issue, including image processing techniques, classification using machine learning, and convolutional neural networks for detection, among other methods. Furthermore, machine learning techniques are recently presenting promising results for abnormal RBCs detection and classification. This review also brings a discussion on the computational intelligence methodologies applied.
Avaliação da qualidade dos agregados empregados na produção de concreto no município de Araruna, Paraíba
Authors: Sena Thiago De Sá , Claudino Cinthia Maria De Abreu , Silva Daniel Costa da , Diniz Maria Ingridy Lacerda , Nascimento Maria das Vitórias Do
Published: June 2022

Agregados são importantes na construção civil e são aplicados de acordo com suas dimensões e resistência na produção do concreto. Para regulamentar os parâmetros dos agregados na produção de concreto existe a Norma Brasileira NBR 7211, de 2019, com especificações de agregados para concreto. Diante da expansão do setor construtivo, torna-se relevante garantir a qualidade desse material. Assim, este estudo averiguou a qualidade dos agregados graúdos e miúdos utilizados na produção de concreto em Araruna-PB. Amostras desses agregados foram coletadas em dez obras para caracterização laboratorial. Assim, para os agregados miúdos, constatou-se, pelo módulo de finura, que as areias não eram adequadas para concreto; as massas específica e unitária, por sua vez, estavam conformes aos parâmetros da norma e da literatura. Quanto aos percentuais de torrões de argila, observou-se que 70% das areias estão dentro do limite da NBR 7211; em relação ao teor de material pulverulento, 60% estavam acima do limite. Para as amostras dos agregados graúdos, 60% mostraram-se inadequadas, segundo o diâmetro máximo. Quanto à massa unitária, as amostras estão na faixa normal; para absorção de água, entretanto, apenas 30% das amostras estão adequadas. Esse cenário é preocupante, visto que, para obtenção de estruturas de concreto duráveis e seguras, devem-se utilizar agregados cujas características atendam ao que dispõe a norma regulamentar, o que não se constatou neste estudo.
Lâmpadas LED e distorção harmônica: uma amostra do mercado brasileiro
Authors: Araujo Bruno Vinicius Silveira , Rodrigues Gustavo Aragão , Grimaldi Reginaldo Barnabé Gonzales , Chagas Talita Santos Alves , Ferreira Tarso Vilela
Published: June 2022

As lâmpadas baseadas em LED tornaram-se alternativas viáveis para a substituição de outros sistemas de iluminação, como aqueles baseados em lâmpadas fluorescentes. Entretanto, em contraste às vantagens proporcionadas pela aplicabilidade dos LED (longa vida útil, alta eficiência, baixo consumo de energia, entre outras), há desvantagens inerentes a essa tecnologia, como a injeção de harmônicos no sistema elétrico devido aos conversores utilizados. Neste artigo é apresentado um estudo acerca da presença de harmônicos na corrente de lâmpadas LED comercializadas no Brasil, frente ao estabelecido na Portaria Inmetro nº 389/2014 e na norma IEC 61000-3-2. Para tanto, é realizada uma avaliação da distorção harmônica total injetada pelas lâmpadas ensaiadas. Foram considerados oito tipos de potências nominais diferentes, fornecidos por três fabricantes presentes no mercado nacional. Além disso, foi mensurado o fator de potência dos tipos ensaiados. Foi constatado que 46,15% dos tipos de lâmpadas com potência inferior a 25 W, faixa de potência não regulamentada nacionalmente, estavam em desacordo com os níveis harmônicos estabelecidos na IEC 61000-3-2, o que aponta para a necessidade de revisão da normatização nacional.
Motivação autodeterminada e docência no Instituto Federal da Paraíba: investigação com professores do Campus Itaporanga
Authors: Pereira Isaiane Rozado , Silva José Janiedson Galdino da , Bastos Pedro Victor Jó , Santos Maria Edisandy Bezerra dos , Cavalcante Marlon Tardelly Morais , Leite Maria Clerya Alvino
Published: June 2022

O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a motivação, no contexto escolar, dos docentes da rede pública federal de ensino – mais especificamente, do Instituto Federal da Paraíba, Campus Itaporanga –, com base na teoria da autodeterminação. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa, realizada com 15 docentes em exercício no referido campus. O instrumento de coleta utilizado foi um questionário virtual desenvolvido via Google Forms. O referido instrumento continha um roteiro com os dados sociodemográficos e a Escala de Motivação Docente (EMD), já validada no Brasil. A escala apresenta 23 itens, distribuídos em cinco dimensões: Desempenho, Desenvolvimento, Prática Docente, Formação Continuada e Inserção Institucional. A dimensão Inserção Institucional apresenta menor aproximação com a motivação autodeterminada, ao passo que a dimensão Desenvolvimento se constituiu com maior aproximação desse vetor. Partindo-se, portanto, da literatura sobre o tema que avalia a motivação como mais autodeterminada quanto mais próximo de 5 forem as respostas na escala Likert, conclui-se que os docentes participantes estão incluídos, sobretudo, na etapa de motivação extrínseca do tipo motivação integrada, a mais autodeterminada.
Community-based health coverage at the crossroad; the Muhammadiyah health fund in Indonesia
Authors: Samsudin Agus Mohammad , Prabowo Harjanto
Published: June 2022

This paper discusses the complexities of community-based health insurance (CBHI) coordinated by faith-based NGOs in Indonesia, and how government health care schemes threaten community-based health care plans. It discusses, in particular, Muhammadiyah’s history, one of the largest Islamic civil society organizations dealing with the health sector, as well as their struggle to facilitate community-based health care insurance. The role of state-based universal health coverage (UHC) has markedly overshadowed civil society programs, including faith-based NGOs, in implementing and providing health care services in their circles or members. While the State faces a delicate situation in the management of its universal health care, both financially and operationally, civil society groups have sought to revive the limited health care scheme as a way to supplement and even contend with the state welfare regime.
Theologising democracy in the context of Muhammadiyah’s ijtihād
Authors: Bachtiar Hasnan , Baidhawy Zakiyuddin
Published: June 2022

This article focuses to examine the process of Muhammadiyah’s ijtihād has evolved, specifically in constructing the notion of Negara Pancasila sebagai Dār al-‘Ahd wa al-Shahādah (the state of consensus and witness) and the arguments on which it is built. The scholarly issues that have been highlighted in this article are study on this specific discourse has not been done yet, the ijtihad in the field of Siyar (law of war and international relations in Islamic traditions) which has been elaborated with ideas of contemporary social sciences is very rare, and the discourse of Siyar has dominantly covered only the area of Middle East. Accordingly, this article confidently fulfils these gaps applying qualitative research method and analysis of social contextualisation. This article argues that the way of Muhammadiyah’s ijtihād in producing the idea of Indonesia as the state of consensus and witness is applying theologising democracy. It consists of trajectory in which Muhammadiyah has objectified Islam and substantialised it to enhance the meaning of democracy.
Islamic revival and cultural diversity; pesantren’s configuration in contemporary Aceh, Indonesia
Authors: Rahman Bambang Arif
Published: June 2022

This study aims at investigating the extent to which pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Aceh, Indonesia have flourished in encountering multicultural situations in the post-disaster of a massive tsunami and post-separatist-military conflict through the lens of Islamic revivalism. A decade and a half after the gigantic natural disaster in 2004 and the protracted bloody conflict, Aceh underwent various changes in social, economic, political, educational, and religious areas. In the educational and religious sectors, a pivotal metamorphose took place in pesantren as a means of Islamic revival, where this Islamic boarding school has transformed into multicultural institutions. Using a qualitative design, this study observed a small number of pesantren in Aceh, interviewed their key stakeholders, and analyzed pesantren documents. The findings show that pesantren cultures in contemporary Aceh differ from previous monolithic traditional Islamic schools in curriculum, characteristics, typology, and affiliation. This change is a unique mark of an Islamic revival following the influx of the plural Indonesian and of the world communities to Aceh after the catastrophe and violence with their heterogeneous aids and cultural settings. In addition, the implementation of shari’a (Islamic) law in this special province after both tragedies confirmed the work of the Islamic revival, though many nationalists sharply criticize this sectarian and exclusive law within multicultural countries like Indonesia. However, in this situation, pesantren in Aceh expressed a positive commitment to celebrating cultural diversity through ethnicity respect, religious tolerance, and Indonesian unity rather than endorsing the idea of an Islamic state.
Application of Secondary Metabolites of Two Pseudomonas fluorescens Isolates to Control Bacterial Wilt of Potato
Authors: Soesanto Loekas , Dwijayanto Haris , Mugiastuti Endang , Manan Abdul
Published: June 2022

The focus of this research was to determine how secondary metabolites from two isolates of Pseudomonas fluorescens (P8 and P60) affected potato plant resistance to bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) as well as potato growth and productivity. For four months, this experiment was carried out at Serang Village’s potato field, in Karangreja District, Purbalingga Regency, at an altitude of 1285 m above sea level, with Andisol soils, an average temperature of 22.31 C, and relative humidity of 84.09%. A randomized block design was used with a control treatment, drenching with 1.5 g/L bactericide (20% streptomicin sulphate) administered six times, and drenching with secondary metabolites of P. fluorescens P8 or P. fluorescens P60 administered three, six, nine, and 12 times. Each treatment was carried out five times. Each treatment resulted in a different incubation period, disease intensity, infection rate, plant height, number of tubers, tuber weight per plant, wet and dry weight of crop, fresh and dry weight of root, number of branches, and phenolic compound analysis. The results showed that applying P. fluorescens P8 and P. fluorescens P60 secondary metabolites to potato plants can induce resistance by increasing the content of phenolic compounds in the plants. Drenching with secondary metabolites from P. fluorescens P8 or P. fluorescens P60 12 times can reduce the incubation period by 9.23%, the intensity of disease by 75%, and the incidence of disease by 53.57%. Plant height, crop dry weight, root fresh weight, root dry weight, number of tubers, and tuber weight per plant can all be increased by using secondary metabolites.
Keywords: bacterial wilt, potato, Pseudomonas fluorescens, secondary metabolites.
Evaluation of Lignocellulolytic Fungal Consortium for Composting Sugarcane Bagasse, Filter Cake and Manure
Authors: Rahmad R , Nurmiaty N
Published: June 2022

Three lignocellulolytic fungi isolates, Amblyosporium sp, Aspergillus sp1, and Aspergillus sp2, were tested for their ability to produce cellulase, hemicellulose, and ligninase enzymes as a consortium. They were also used in a mixture with sugarcane bagasse, filter cake and manure to make mixed compost. In the compost house of the State Agricultural Polytechnic of Pangkep, composting took place for 35 days. The composting process of the consortium of lignocellulolytic fungi was carried out at a temperature of 32°C-75°C, , with a water content of 12.58-30.32% and a pH of 6.80-8.20. The 35-day lignocellulolytic fungal consortium was able to speed up the composting process with a C-organic yield of 10.41-26.06%, a C/N ratio of 9.00-22.00%, phosphorus of 1.98%, magnesium of 6866 ppm, and sulfur of 0.25%. The fungal consortium was able to effectively speed up the composting process while also increasing nutrient content in various composting media compositions.
Keywords: Fungi, lignocellulolytic, sugarcane, bagasse, manure
Natamycin Treatment for Control of Rhizopus Mold on Strawberries (Fragaria Virginiana)
Authors: Meylani Vita , Natawijaya Dedi , Saepudin Adam , Suriani Ni Luh , Sunita Kumari
Published: June 2022

Fragaria virginiana (strawberries) were discovered in Garut, West Java, Indonesia, and they have a high economic value in the food industry. However, due to the lack of effective natamycin treatment methods, the problem of postharvest disease caused by Rhizopus sp. has yet to be solved. The goal of this study was to examine how different natamycin concentrations affect Rhizopus sp. mold control. The dip coating method was used to apply the natamycin to F. virginiana. The concentrations of natamycin used were 250 and 500 ppm. During the seven days of storage at 25∘C, the total incidence of disease caused by Rhizopus sp. and the average weight of F. virginiana were observed. The natamycin treatment by dip coating was found to be effective at preserving F. virginiana at lower concentrations.
Keywords: Natamycin treatment, Post harvest disease, mold, Strawberies
AN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE: SHAKESPEARE AND THE WORLD OF FAIRIES IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Authors: Binth e Zia Atifa , Akbar Anila , Bhatti Zafar Iqbal
Published: June 2022

Purpose: This research aims to explore the world of fairies in a comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1605) written by William Shakespeare. This study proposes that the concept of fairies described by William Shakespeare is mere supernatural rather than being philosophical as the Elizabethan age itself is defined for its prudence and emerging philosophies. Further, This study intends to present an alternative perspective on Elizabethan Fairies. Methodology: This research is hermeneutic in approach and descriptive in nature. The sources are collected in the form of both print and web. The primary text used for this research is Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1605). Findings: Shakespeare not only changes the physiognomy of Elizabethan fairies but also alters the functions that are associated with them.Elizabethan Fairies were known for their awe and evil-doing but the world of fairies that Shakespeare describes in the play is to some extent altered. Aplication of the study: This study is relevant to the field of literature, Elizabethan Literature ,and Occult philosophy. Students and researchers of Elizabethan drama will find it useful. Novelity or Originality of the study: The study is hitherto a novel approach to Elizabethan supernatural powers. By considering this alternative viewpoint, this qualitative study intends to study the world of fairies of this play in depth by focusing on multiple standpoints of the Elizabethan age contradicting with Shakespearian fairies characterized in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Impact of The COVID-19 Pandemic on Educational Crisis in Medical Students: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Authors: Boontoterm Panu , Thuncharoon Nutnaree , Fuengfoo Pusit , Waealee Damrong , Witusurapot Tunyaluk
Published: June 2022

Background: Educational crisis causes medical students emotional stress and associated with increasing medical educational-related disillusionment and has never been clarified and gained attention secondary to concerns regarding study performance. COVID-19 pandemic has raised public health problems, Educational crisis and physical exhaustion have more pronounced. Medical students seem more exposed due to the prolong online study, less time to practice, and risk to contact with COVID-19 and had COVID-19 infection. The aim is to study the prevalence and related factors.
Methods: Multicenter, prospective cross-sectional study. Educational crisis were collected from medical students in most epidemics covid-19 areas in Bangkok and southern areas using electronic questionnaires from February 2021 to January 2022. Educational crisis was defined when medical students exhibited at least 1 of 3 aspects (depersonalization, emotion exhaustion and personal accomplishment) and COVID-19 related stressors. Primary outcome was prevalence of educational crisis and secondary outcomes were risk factors.
Results: Among 266 medical students, 11.6% had depression and 30.5% had COVID- 19 infection. Prevalence of educational crisis was 49.5% with the highest score found decreased personal accomplishment section (32.57 ± 7.79). The risk factors were COVID-19 infection, female, duration of clinical experience, poor sleep quality, conflict with co-worker, feeling that unfit and inappropriate to be doctor and feeling that they wanted resign from medical students within the past year.
Conclusion: In this study, we found a high prevalence of educational crisis among medical students. Early prevention of mental health problems and psychological intervention should be conducted for medical students during the pandemic.
The Use of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation After TAVR: A Brief Review of Important Literature
Authors: Khan Arshan , Nadeem Muhammad , Shankar Abhirami , Haseeb ul Rasool Muhammad , Haseeb Muhammad , Ammar Muhammad , Wasay Abdul
Published: June 2022

Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the elderly patient population.  Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) has been the standard of practice for treating aortic stenosis for years.  But recently in the past decade, the minimally invasive procedure Transcatheter aortic valve replacement/implantation (TAVR/TAVI) has been a revolutionary treatment modality for aortic stenosis patients, particularly those who are at high risk of surgery.  The patients who undergo TAVR are at high risk for bleeding and thromboembolic events afterward. The use of antiplatelet and anticoagulation after TAVR is to decrease the risk of thromboembolic complications such as stroke, but it comes with the risk of bleeding associated with antiplatelet and antithrombotic.  Current guidelines recommend the use of dual antiplatelet (DAPT) for 3 to 6-month after TAVR in the absence of an indication for oral anticoagulation followed by lifelong single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT).  However, the use of dual antiplatelet is associated with an increased risk of bleeding without significant ischemic benefits.  Lifelong oral anticoagulation is recommended for patients who have other indications for anticoagulation.  These treatment guidelines are driven by expert opinion, given the lack of large randomized control trials (RCT).  In this review, we aim to discuss the need for antithrombotic and antiplatelets after TAVR and review important literature about current practice and expert recommendations about antiplatelet and anticoagulation after TAVR.
Photodynamic Therapy : An Overview and Insights into a Prospective Mainstream Anticancer Therapy
Authors: VİTHANAGE Vidujith , C.D. Jayasinghe , M.D.P. DE. Costa , RAJENDRAM Senthilnithy
Published: June 2022

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) procedure has minimum invasiveness in contrast to conventional anticancer surgical procedures. Although clinically approved a few decades ago, it is not commonly used due to its poor efficacy, mainly due to poor light penetration into deeper tissues. PDT uses a photosensitizer (PS), which is photoactivated on illumination by light of appropriate wavelength and oxygen in the tissue, leading to a series of photochemical reactions producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) triggering various mechanisms resulting in lethal effects on tumor cells. This review looks into the fundamental aspects of PDT, such as photochemistry, photobiological effects, and the current clinical applications in the light of improving PDT to become a mainstream therapeutic procedure against a broad spectrum of cancers and malignant lesions. The side effects of PDT, both early and late-onset, are elaborated on in detail to highlight the available options to minimize side effects without compromising therapeutic efficacy. This paper summarizes the benefits, drawbacks, and limitations of photodynamic therapy along with the recent attempts to achieve improved therapeutic efficacy via monitoring various cellular and molecular processes through fluorescent imagery aided by suitable biomarkers, prospective nanotechnology-based targeted delivery methods, the use of scintillating nanoparticles to deliver light to remote locations and also combining PDT with conventional anticancer therapies have opened up new dimensions for PDT in treating cancers. This review inquires and critically analyses prospective avenues in which a breakthrough would finally enable PDT to be integrated into mainstream anticancer therapy.
Application of Pistacia atlantica Leaves Powder as Natural Material To Remove Nitrate and Phosphate Ions From Domestic Wastewater by Characterization, Bio-removal, and Phytotoxicity Studies
Authors: ALHAJALİ Obaida , ALİ - NİZAM Adnan , ALMOSTAFA Rasha
Published: June 2022

Application of Pistacia atlantica Leaves Powder as Natural Material To Remove Nitrate and Phosphate Ions From Domestic Wastewater by Characterization, Bio-removal, and Phytotoxicity StudiesObaida Alhajali1* , Adnan Ali-Nizam1 , Rasha Almostafa2 1Damascus University, Department of Plant Biology, Damascus, Syria.2International University for Science and Technology, Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, Syria. Abstract: Description of Pistacia leaves powder using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), specific surface area according to nitrogen adsorption (SBET) and methylene Blue (MB), and point of zero charge determination (pHpzc). A series of batch adsorption tests were conducted to study effect of various factors (plant powders dose, contact time, temperature, pH) on the percentage of nitrate and phosphate removal from domestic wastewater. The adsorption kinetics, regeneration ability test of plant powder, and phytotoxicity tests for treated water and spent powder on germination were studied. Results of SBET analysis showed that Pistacia leaves powders have a low surface area and microscopic pores, SEM images revealed rough surfaces with uneven cavities, EDX analysis showed that there are high percentages of carbon and oxygen, good percentages for nitrogen, and few percentages of potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, sulfur and chlorine, and FTIR analysis showed that there are more than five distinct absorption peaks. The maximum value of nitrate and phosphate removal was 76.47% and 52.20%, respectively, at powder dose of 2 g/L, temperature 25 °C, and pH 5, and the percentage of nitrate and phosphate removal increased with increasing contact time until equilibrium was reached after 120 min for nitrate and 180 min for phosphate, and It was found that adsorption of ions follows kinetics of reaction from pseudo-second-order model, and powders can be Regeneration and used for two successive cycles with a slight decrease in removal efficiency. Germination tests on Lepidium sativum indicate no phytotoxicity. That is, Pistacia leaves powder is one of the natural products that are effective in removing nitrate and phosphate from domestic wastewater.
Learning Analytics on the African Continent
Authors: Prinsloo Paul , Kaliisa Rogers
Published: June 2022

While learning analytics (LA) has been highlighted as a field aiming to address systemic equity and quality issues within educational systems between and within regions, to date, its adoption is predominantly in the Global North. Since the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) aspires to be international in reach and relevance, and to increase the diversity and inclusivity of the SoLAR community, it is pertinent to look at learning analytics use in higher education institutions in Africa. This paper reports the first scoping review of research in the field of LA conducted on the African continent. The coding and analysis show that LA research is still in its infancy on the African continent with only 15 studies, overwhelmingly from South Africa. The study also revealed several challenges, such as limited technical support and access to LMSs, the limited visibility of African scholars at SoLAR events and publication venues, and the limited focus on interventions that involve stakeholders. The article concludes with several propositions and provocations to advance the adoption of LA in Africa and open up space for critical conversations about the potential of learning analytics in contexts with characteristics different than those found in the Global North.
Transmission of potato spindle tuber viroid between Phytophthora infestans and host plants
Authors: Afanasenko O. S. , Khiutti A. V. , Mironenko N. V. , Lashina N. M.
Published: June 2022

Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) is a naked, circular, single-stranded RNA (356–363 nucleotides in length) which lacks any protein-coding sequences. It is an economically important pathogen and is classified as a high-risk plant quarantine disease. Moreover, it is known that PSTVd is mechanically transmitted by vegetative plant propagation through infected pollen, and by aphids. The aim of this study is to determine the possibility of viroid transmission by potato pathogen Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary. PSTVd-infected (strain VP87) potato cultivars Gala, Colomba, and Riviera were inoculated with P. infestans isolate PiVZR18, and in 7 days, after the appearance of symptoms, re-isolation of P. infestans on rye agar was conducted. RT-PCR diagnostics of PSTVd in a mixture of mycelia and sporangia were positive after 14 days of cultivation on rye agar. The PSTVd-infected P. infestans isolate PiVZR18v+ was used to inoculate the healthy, viroid-free plants of potato cv. Gala and tomato cv. Zagadka. After 60 days, an amplification fragment of PSTVd was detected in the tissues of one plant of tomato cv. Zagadka by RT-PCR with the primer set P3/P4, indicating successful transmission of PSTVd by P. infestans isolate PiVZR18v+. This result was confirmed by sequencing of the RT-PCR amplicon with primers P3/P4. The partial sequence of this amplicon was identical (99.5 %) to PSTVd strain VP87. RT-PCR showed the possibility of viroid stability in a pure culture of P. infestans isolate PiVZR18v+ after three consecutive passages on rye agar. PSTVd was not detected after the eighth passage on rye agar in P. infestans subculture. These results are initial evidence of potato viroid PSTVd being bidirectionally transferred between P. infestans and host plants.
Enhancing group self- and career construction counselling: A review of outcome research
Authors: Maree Jacobus G.
Published: June 2022

This article reviews the outcomes of five purposely selected group career construction research projects conducted in a developing country context. Thematic data analysis was done on the results of these projects to identify qualitatively the strengths and areas for development (weaknesses) of the approach followed in these projects. The findings demonstrated the value of career constructing in contexts that differed substantially from the context in which the career construction counselling was originally developed. Overall, the quantitative findings in regard to career adaptability revealed that the women benefited more from the intervention than the men. The findings in regard to career decision-making difficulties also uncovered gender differences. The qualitative outcomes revealed that the participants’ psychological self as an autobiographical author benefited more from the intervention than either the social actor or the motivated agent. Future research should focus on the application of group career construction counselling with larger groups, using instruments based on career construction counselling theory developed locally. Moreover, given current developments (including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on employment), special emphasis should be placed on research among the unemployed.

Keywords: psychological self, integrative group career construction, Global South, unemployment
Using my career story to foster reflective capacity, hope, and narrative change
Authors: Santilli Sara , Hartung Paul J.
Published: June 2022

My Career Story (MCS) comprises a self-guided autobiographical workbook designed to assist individuals across life’s diverse spectrum to narrate and shape their career stories. We describe the development and use of the MCS and its relevance for all people, including individuals who may be at risk for. Results of a study using the MCS with 20 emerging adults in Northern Italy supported the validity of its use. Specifically, results indicated that individuals shift to more positive, clear, action-oriented language in the stories they tell at the end of the MCS workbook, after constructing their life portraits, as compared with the stories they tell at the opening of the workbook. Also, scores on measures of reflective capacity and hope increased following the MCS intervention. Results of the study further support use of the MCS in career intervention contexts.
 
Keywords: Career construction counseling, My Career Story workbook, Narrative career counseling, Career construction interview, Career intervention
Life design group-based intervention fostering vocational identity, career adaptability, and career decision-making self-efficacy
Authors: Cardoso Paulo , Duarte Maria Eduarda , Pacheco Lisandra , Janeiro Isabel Nunes
Published: June 2022

This study examines the process and outcome of a life design group intervention with grade 9 students. In a sample of 139 participants (91 girls and 48 boys), a quasi-experimental design was applied to analyse the intervention’s effectiveness at fostering vocational identity, career adaptability and career decision-making self-efficacy. Seventy and 69 participants were included in the experimental and control groups, respectively. Outcome measures were applied at the onset of the intervention, at the end of counselling and three months after the last session. A focus group involving 17 participants was conducted to determine participants’ perceptions of the intervention process and outcome. The findings support the empirical evidence on the effectiveness of life design group-based interventions to foster vocational identity, career adaptability and career decision-making self-efficacy. The focus group participants evaluated the intervention as useful by fostering reflexivity and a sense of direction. Overall, the findings suggest the relevance of life design practices in educational settings to foster reflexivity and, therefore, to facilitate students’ career construction. The research implications of the findings are also discussed.

 

Keywords: Life design, vocational identity, career adaptability, reflexivity, adolescents
Precariousness in the time of COVID-19: A turning point for reforming and reorganizing career counselling for vulnerable workers
Authors: Di Fabio Annamaria , Svicher Andrea
Published: June 2022

The aim of the present article is to purpose new career counselling perspectives for vulnerable workers in the time of COVID-19 recession. We summarize perspectives on vulnerable workers following a recently advanced taxonomy on the work precarity framework characterized by three broad categories: precarity of work (i.e. fear and concern associated with the continuity of employment), precarity at work (i.e. psychosocial or physical safety at work, including discrimination, harassment, and unsafe working conditions), and precarity from work (i.e. uncertainty and insecurity due to maintaining employment that does not satisfy the basic needs of workers). These three facets of precariousness are frequently experienced by vulnerable workers, and they are related to poorer mental and physical health. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically exacerbated this trend for vulnerable workers. Thus, suggestions for mitigating the impact of the current crisis are presented. Our perspective deals with the psychology of sustainability, sustainable development, and the psychology of working theory. In this framework, vocational psychologists could reform and reorganize specific career counselling practices for vulnerable workers, promoting sustainable and decent work and inclusivity. This could be achieved by applying four key points. 1) Enrich career counselling interventions with the processes of self-identity, reflection, and reflexivity on what constitutes actual sustainability for vulnerable workers in terms of professional and personal development. 2) Promote the use of an evidence-based methodology in accordance with the accountability principles for the 21st century. 3) Advocate to enrich available services with positive primary preventive strength-based actions and interventions through timely differentiated career counselling strategies. 4) Encourage applied research and practices to find new ways to balance resources with evidence-based efficacy; for example, by using the power of the audience in group-based life design counselling.

Keywords: career counselling, decent work, precarious work, psychology of sustainability, vulnerable workers.
FEMISIDA DAN SANKSI HUKUM DI INDONESIA
Authors: Zulaichah Siti
Published: June 2022

Lemahnya perlindungan hukum, membuat keadaan perempuan semakin terpojok. Salah satunya pada permasalahan femisida, yakni dapat diartikan sebagai pembunuhan kepada perempuan yang didasari oleh beberapa faktor, diantaranya, menganggap perempuan sebagai pihak lemah, perempuan sebagai korban dari ketidak adilan, perempuan sebagai layanan pemuas seks, hingga menganggap perempuan sebagai barang komoditi bisa diperjual belikan. Berbagai faktor inilah yang menjadi dasar maraknya perempuan sebagai korban. Penelitian ini bertujuan menemukan instrument hukum guna menekan angka femisida yang semakin meningkat hingga saat ini. Fakta terbaru kasus kekerasan pada perempuan akhir-akhir ini semakin meningkat, data dalam CATAHU pada tahun 2022 terjadi peningakatan sebanyak 50% dari tahun 2020. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah jenis penelitian hukum normatif dengan analisis hukum yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini preskriptip analisis. Dengan maraknya kasus kekerasan yang mengakibatkan kematian perempuan sudah selayaknya pemerintah mengambil sikap atas permasalahan ini.