bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Job satisfaction of senior staff nurses in selected Upazila health complexes
Authors: Abdul Karim  , Priti Lata Mondal
Published: August 2021

A descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted with the objective to determine the status of job satisfaction of senior staff nurses working at Upazila Health Complex. A total of 152 senior staff nurses were selected purposively from 16 upazila health complex where data collection instrument was self- administered semi-structured questionnaire. Results revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 44.05±7.01 years. In education, majority of the respondents (72.4%, n=110) were diploma in nursing and 20.4% (n=31) BSc in nursing. Among them, 30.9% (n=47) respondents had monthly income from Tk. 21000-25000. Majority of the respondents (61.8%, n=94) had permanent job and 23.7% (n=36) respondents had temporary job. Majority of the respondents (60.6%, n=92) were working as senior stuff nurse for above eight years. Majority of the respondents (73.7%, n=112) had working experience above four years. Most of the respondents (86.2%, n=131) had national training. 36.8% (n=56) respondents were satisfied with the salary they got. Few of the respondents (8.6%, n=13) were satisfied with the working environment. 23.0% (n=35) respondents were dissatisfied with the freedom to choose own work. 22.4% (n=34) respondents were satisfied with recognition of performance at work. Most of the respondents (86.2%, n=131) respondents were neither satisfactory nor dissatisfactory with cooperation from superior. 18.4% (n=28) respondents were satisfied with relation with colleague. 28.9% (n=44) respondents were dissatisfied with job security. Majority of the respondents (64.8%, n=104) were neither satisfactory nor dissatisfactory with fringe benefit from service. Majority of the respondents (57.9%, n=88) respondents were dissatisfied with promotional scope. 39.5% (n=60) respondents were satisfied with the place of posting.16.4% (n=25) respondents were dissatisfied with opportunity for career advancement. Majority of the respondents (72.4%, n=110) were satisfied with their jobs. 17.8% (n=27) respondents had poor satisfaction level regarding their jobs. Majority of the respondents (51.3%, n=78) said that political influence affect their job satisfaction. 13.2% (n=20) respondents said that communication barrier affect their job satisfaction. Respondent’s age (p=0.004), educational status (p=0.030) and monthly family income (p=0.052) was significantly associated with level of job satisfaction. Special attention should be given for their promotional opportunity to increase their level of job satisfaction.
The safety of prolong usage of diazepam on liver and renal functions in rats
Authors: Wajdy Jabbar Majid  , Tayseer Ali Talab
Published: August 2021

In this study the effect of diazepam on some blood chemistry values was studied in male rats. Intraperitoneal administration of diazepam at a dose of 0.6mg/kg body weight for 60 days didn't induce significant changes in serum glucose, urea, cholesterol, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total bilirubin, creatinine and alkaline phosphatase levels. Findings of this study give further sound for the safety of benzodiazepines.
Camponeses e agrotóxicos na Amazônia Oriental
Authors: Chaves Genisson Paes , Magalhães Sônia Barbosa
Published: August 2021

Este texto analisa como uma sociedade camponesa da região amazônica, integrada à agroindústria de dendezeiro, compreende o uso e os sentidos dos agrotóxicos em seu universo social e simbólico. Por meio do trabalho de campo etnográfico buscamos compreender como e a partir de que mecanismos as lentes da sociedade camponesa da vila São Vicente, no município de Moju, no estado do Pará, tece essa relação. Veneno ou química é o nome atribuído ao agrotóxico que, embora percebido como perigoso, tem seu risco relativizado por mediações socioculturais que se interpõem entre recomendações do fabricante, cartilhas da empresa e o cotidiano da utilização. Estas também predominam no percurso progressivo do adoecimento, muitas vezes silenciado.
Bimbingan Teknis Peningkatan Profesionalisme Sumber Daya Manusia Melalui Pendampingan Pengolahan Data Statistik
Authors: Bakri Rizal , Tafsir Muhammad , Astuti Niken Probondani , Razak Nurlaely
Published: August 2021

Pembangunan kapasitas sumberdaya manusia memiliki peran penting dalam pengembangan organisasi. Keberhasilan suatu lembaga atau organisasi sangat tergantung pada sumber daya manusia yang mengelolanya. Pengembangan sumber daya manusia bertujuan untuk dapat memeperbaiki kinerja karyawan. Selain itu tujuan diselenggarakan pengembangan sumber daya manusia aparatur untuk membekali, meningkatkan dan mengembangkan kompetensi kerja guna meningkatkan kemampuan, produktivitas dan kesejahteraan.

Balai Riset Perikanan Budidaya Air Payau dan Penyuluhan Perikanan, yang selanjutnya disingkat BRPBAP3, merupakan Unit Pelaksana Teknis Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan di bidang riset perikanan budidaya air payau dan penyuluhan perikanan, yang berada di bawah dan bertanggung jawab kepada kepala badan yang menangani riset kelautan dan perikanan serta pengembangan sumber daya manusia kelautan dan perikanan.Kendala yang dihadapi peneliti dilingkup ini masih minimnya pemahaman alat-alat analisis dalam mengelola data. Peningkatan sumber daya manusia BRPBAP3 dilakukan dengan memberikan kesempatan bagi peneliti untuk mengikuti berbagai pelatihan yang berkaitan dengan penelitian.

Dalam rangka meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kemampuan Sumber Daya Manusia di lingkup Balai Riset Perikanan Budidaya Air Payau dan Penyuluhan Perikanan, dilaksanakan pelatihan Pengolahan data statistik pada tanggal 7 Januari 2019 Pelatihan tersebut diikuti oleh para peneliti.
Manajemen Tata Kelola Jurnal Dan Pelatihan Penggunaan OJS Versi 3 di Perguruan Tinggi Swasta
Authors: Bakri Rizal , Astuti Niken Probondani
Published: August 2021

LPPM/P3M adalah lembaga yang bertanggung jawab atas pengelolaan dan peningkatan riset dan pengabdian masyarakat yang dilakukan oleh sivitas akademika. Salah satu indikator penunjang kinerja riset yang terus ditingkatkan oleh LPPM/P3M adalah jurnal ilmiah. LPPM/P3M terus berupaya agar seluruh jurnal yang ada di Kampus mereka mampu meraih akareditasi dari DIKTI dan terindeks di database internasional besar seperti SCOPUS dan Thomson Reuters.

Sebagai upaya peningkatan kualitas pengelolaan jurnal di lingkungan Perguruan Tinggi Swasta,  LPPM/P3M akan mengadakan workshop bertajuk “Manajemen Tata Kelola Jurnal dan Pelatihan Penggunaan OJS Versi 3” untuk menyiapkan jurnal-jurnal akreditasi nasional dan selanjutnya terindeks dalam database internasional pada Tiga Perguruan Tinggi Swasta yang menjadi objek pengabdian yaitu STIEM Bongaya, STKIP Muhammadiyah Bone, dan Universitas Atmajaya Makassar.
Peningkatan Pemahaman Masyarakat terkait Kelahiran Bayi dan Kependudukan di Kelurahan Tamalanrea Jaya Kecamatan Tamalanrea Kota Makassar
Authors: Ahmar Ansari Saleh , Bustan M Nadjib , Umar Ramli
Published: August 2021

Masalah surveilans atau pemantuan kesehatan ibu dan anak (KIA) masih ditandai dengan belum terlapor dan tercatat dengan sempurna, sepenuhnya dan tepat waktu semua peristiwa kehamilan dan persalinan di wilayah kerja bidan kelurahan. Sasaran surveilans ditujukan kepada seluruh peristiwa kelahiran bayi dari seluruh kehamilan yang tercatat. Sehingga metode dan/atau strategi yang dilakukan untuk mencapai kondisi yang diharapkan yaitu Surveilans dan Community development. Hasil: (1) meningkatnya partisipasi masyarakat dalam melaporkan diri ketika hamil dan updating data kependudukan; (2) meningkatnya pengetahuan dan keterampilan masyarakat mengenai kelahiran bayi, ibu hamil, dan kependudukan.
Edukasi Tentang Bahaya Penularan Covid-19 Pada Kepala Desa Ampekale Kecamatan Bontoa Kabupaten Maros
Authors: Irvan Nurmiati , Ulfah Mahfudah
Published: August 2021

Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman dan edukasi kepada para aparat Desa Ampekale selaku pemerintah desa agar dapat menjadi sumber informasi bagi seluruh warga masyarakat Desa Ampekale Kecamatan Bontoa Kabupaten Maros sehingga para aparat Desa Ampekale menjadi corong bagi seluruh warga masyarakat dalam mencegah penularan Covid-19.Hal ini mengingat bahwa Desa Ampekale sebagai salah satu desa di Kabupaten Maros, dimana Kabupaten Maros merupakan kabupaten yang berbatasan langsung dengan Kota Makassar sebagai ibukota Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan dengan tingkat kasus penyebaran virus corona yang cukup tinggi bahkan menjadi nomor 3 (tiga) di Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat telah diikuti oleh 15 (lima belas) orang aparat desa termasuk kepala dusun. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat menghasilkan luaran berupa kebijakan kepala Desa Ampekale untuk melakukan pembatasan akses keluar masuk Desa Ampekale.
EFEKTIFITAS SENAM HAMIL SEBAGAI PELAYANAN PRENATAL DALAM MENURUNKAN KECEMASAN MENGHADAPI PERSALINAN DESA MOYAG KECAMATAN KOTAMOBAGU TIMUR KOTA KOTAMOBAGU
Authors: Muzayyana Muzayyana , Saleh Sitti Nurul Hikma , Hamza St. Rahmawati , Agustin Agustin
Published: August 2021

Senam merupakan olahraga terbaik yang dapat dilakukan oleh ibu hamil menjelang persalinannya. Salah satu jenis senam yang ditujukan bagi ibu hamil adalah senam hamil, Senam hamil adalah terapi latihan gerak untuk mempersiapkan ibu hamil, secara fisik atau mental, pada persalinan cepat, aman, dan spontan. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan pengabdian yaitu model praktik edukasi kelompok dengan teknik ceramah, dan diskusi. Lokasi pelaksanaan di Desa Moyag, Kotamobagu Timur, Kota Kotamobagu, pada bulan Desember 2020, selama 7 hari. Proses hamil merupakan hal yang normal pada kehidupan seseorang khususnya pada wanita, dalam proses hamil beberapa kemungkinan akan terjadi berbagai perubahan pada wanita hamil antaranya yaitu terjadi penambahan volume pada rahim (Uterus). Perubahan volume pada uterus dalam proses kehamilan menimbulkan perubahan posisi pada pusar tubuh, perubahan bentuk tubuh, serta perubahan bentuk pada tulang spinal dan dapat berakibat lordosis. Kegiatan senam dalam proses kehamilan sebagai bentuk pencegahan agar memudahkan proses dalam persalinan ibu hamil atau melancarkan proses persalinan ibu hamil secara alami dan mengurangi tingkat risiko cedera, pelayanan ANC menjadi di indonesia telah memprogramkan senam ibu hamil yang dapat diselenggarakan oleh setiap organisasi penyedia layanan kesehatan yang ada di indonesia. Kegiatan edukasi ibu hamil dimulai dengan pemberian materi  kepada setiap ibu hamil dengan harapan ibu hamil dapat memahami metode atau gerakan yang dapat di lakukan dalam masa kehamilan.
SUSTAINABLE DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE AND LAND MANAGEMENT IN THE HIMALAYA: IMPLICATIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
Authors: Bajracharya R. M. , Atreya K. , Raut N. , Shrestha H. L. , Gautam D. K. , Dahal N. R.
Published: August 2021

The soil and land resources play a vital role in sustaining the local livelihoods of rural communities in the Himalaya. Most of the arable land has already been brought under cultivation, hence the ever-increasing demand for food and fiber has left farmers with no choice but to intensify agriculture. However, producing more crops and greater quantities of food, fiber and other materials on the same parcel of land can to soil fertility and productivity decline with overall degradation of land quality. Therefore, ways and means to intensify agriculture to enhance productivity without degrading the soil and land resource base have become imperative. Agro-forestry, agro-slivi-pastoral systems, and the adoption of a variety of crop, soil and water management and conservation practices offer potential to deliver multiple benefits without sacrificing the very resource upon which the human population depends. Presented herein are findings on approaches to sustainable intensification of agriculture and land management related to soil OM management and C sequestration for multiple benefits, and, agro-forestry as a crop diversification strategy with both livelihood, and climate change adaptation/mitigation benefits. The results indicate that sustainable soil management practices could lead to significant SOC accumulations (4-8 t/ha over 6 yrs). SOC and soil C stocks tend to increase with elevation due to cooler climate and slow decomposition rates. Carbon stocks for the 3 LU types was in the order CF>AF/LH>AG, suggesting that diversified cropping practices including agro-forestry have good potential sequester C while providing livelihood opportunities and climate adaptive capacity for local farming communities. Biochar amendment increased growth of both coffee plants and radish with mixed grass/weed biochar being most effective. Biochar application also significantly decreased emission of GHGs, especially N2O.
OUTCOME AND ROOTS OF EARLY MARRIAGES IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN: A QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY
Authors: Baig Saima , Ullah Asmat
Published: August 2021

The aim of this study was to find out the causes and outcome of the early marriages in the light of victims and gatekeepers observations. However, one-third of under-aged girls in the developing countries are married before the age of 18 years. Although in Northern areas of Pakistan, early marriage is a very common problem in both gender, especially, in Gilgit-Baltistan and the ratio is higher than any other part of the country. Moreover, in this region, early marriage is prevailed due to traditional customs, religious dominance and supernatural evil. The present study chose two categories, first category for victims which includes respondents of age group from 10 to 40 years old and married before 18 years of age. The second category was chosen for interpretation of the community gatekeepers. We utilized a quantitative survey method to collect data from each district and examined 200 sample. A sample is divided into two groups, the victim's group includes 150 respondents and the group of gatekeepers includes 50 sample size. The tailor-made close-ended questionnaire was designed for the collection of data. Beside this, a Likert scale was also used for Professionals. 

There is a need to take some serious steps to eliminate this social disease which promotes the illiteracy, poverty, crime, economic burden, terrorism, domestic violence and rapid increase in population which is surmounting challenges in the pathway of regional development. Early marriage has psychological, physical and economic consequences; most girls remain unable to complete their primary and secondary education and also have the negative impact on their health.
MULTI-HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT OF QURUMBAR VALLEY, GHIZER, GILGIT BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN
Authors: Shah S. K. Ali , Khan G. , Ali S. , Qureshi J. A. , Habib N. , Khan A.
Published: August 2021

Being located in a seismically active zone, these mountain valleys are exposed to different hydro-meteorological hazards like rockfall, debris flow, landslide, ice avalanches, and glacial lake outburst flood (GLOFs).  The present study is to investigate different multi-hazards and their prevailing risk in the particular area of Qurumbar valley Ishkoman. In the mid-nineteen and twenty centuries at least six devastating glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) has been recorded, initially, only the Qurumbar glacier was considered as the main cause of this outburst flood, later field investigation and interview from local inhabitant revealed that nine more tributary glacier are existing in the area. The recent outburst of flood in the Badswat area of Qurumbar Ishkoman is also considerable, submerging 12 houses and a stretch of roads. Apart from it, the physical vulnerability of the area is increasing, as new areas are being used for housing with the increase in population. The study area is exposed to several other natural hazards like rock fall, debris flows, ice avalanches, and bank erosion. The present study is based on quantitative and qualitative approaches in assistance with GIS/RS an emergent application. The following methodologies were adapted to gather the primary and secondary data for GIS/RS processing. The primary data comprises GIS data and procurement and development and field data. The field data contain ground-truthing /validation. The community-based Hazard Vulnerability Risk Assessment (HVRA) was also carried out to know about human perception. Secondary data has been collected from different literature. Both the data were put into GIS for the processing which gives us our final developmental tools in the form of maps. The hazard and risk map of the Qurumbar Ishkoman depict that flash floods, debris flow, bank erosion, and GLOFs account for major hazards in Qurumbar valley. It is concluded based on our outcomes i.e., hazard and risk maps that earthquake is the main hazard of the area while flash floods, GLOFs, debris flow, bank erosion and the bank collapsed are the main hazards of the area. It is very important to systematically integrate map information into the planning and management process which contributes to a safer environment.
INDONESIA DI TENGAH HIMPITAN PERANG DAGANG AMERIKA SERIKAT DAN CHINA
Authors: Sonny Sonny
Published: August 2021

Disadari atau tidak, geopolitik dan geoekonomi seiring dengan berjalannya waktu, skemanya terus mengalami perubahan yang sedemikian cepat. Perang dagang antara Amerika Serikat dan China, menjadi isu ekonomi dunia yang tengah tren. Dampaknya banyak dirasakan oleh banyak negara, tak terkecuali Indonesia. Dengan menguasai Indonesia, maka negara-negara yang berkepentingan (penetrasi pasar – ekspansi ekonomi) dipastikan bisa mengendalikan geopolitic chokepoints di tingkat global. Siapa yang menguasai jalur – perlintasan di Indonesia, maka dia akan menguasai pasar. Dalam penelitian ini, akan diulas mengenai potret menyangkut perang dagang antara Amerika Serikat dan China, berikut dampaknya terhadap Indonesia. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif untuk mengetahui dampak terhadap Indonesia akibat perang dagang antara AS dan China. Penelitian pendekatan kualitatif adalah suatu prosedur penelitian yang menghasilkan data deskriptif berupa kata-kata tertulis atau lisan dari orang-orang dan perilaku yang dapat diamati. Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian ini adalah dengan menggunakan studi literatur atau dokumen, baik dari jurnal, buku maupun informasi dari internet yang membahas mengenai perang dagang. Di Indonesia sendiri, dampak perang dagang kedua negara tersebut sebenarnya tidak terlalu signifikan. Sebab, produk yang dikenakan tarif perang dagang bukan fokus pada produk ekspor Indonesia untuk kedua negara. Perang dagang antara Amerika Serikat dan China sebenarnya juga memberikan peluang pasar untuk memenuhi kekosongan pasar dari kedua negara. Indonesia juga memiliki potensi menjadi negara yang diperhitungkan sebagai kekuatan besar dalam rivalitas major power dalam eskalasi geopolitik maupun geoekonomi. Indonesia harus lebih memaksimalkan memperjuangkan kepentingannya di saat negara-negara lain mencoba mengambil manfaat dari perang dagang Amerika Serikat dan China. Indonesia harus sudah mulai memprioritaskan peningkatan produk-produk nasional.Kata Kunci: Perang Dagang, Amerika Serikat, China
PILKADA, POLITIK IDENTITAS DAN KEKERASAN BUDAYA
Authors: Idham Idham , Amin Pranowo Suaib
Published: August 2021

Tampaknya wacana tentang dampak positif politik identitas ini belum menjadi perhatian serius oleh berbagai kalangan. Olehnya itu, penelitian ini hadir untuk mengulas sisi lain dari politik identitas yang kerap hadir mewarnai pergolakan politik di tingkat lokal (pilkada) serta kaitannya dengan kekerasan budaya. Dalam mengumpulkan data, peneliti menggunakan kualitatif, guna menguraikan sisi yang berkaitan antara politik identitas dan kekerasan budaya. Dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan studi literatur dari sejumlah dokumen baik berupa buku, jurnal, sumber informasi lainnya yang mengulas mengenai politik identitas dan kekerasan budaya. Studi literatur dimaksudkan selain mengulas sisi negatif dari politik identitas, peneliti juga ikut mengulas sisi positifnya. Bahwasanya politik identitas itu tidaklah selamanya berbahaya. Bahkan di satu sisi bisa berdampak positif bagi perkembangan demokrasi di Indonesia. Hal ini didasarkan pada fakta situasi sosial masyarakat di Indonesia yang plural, multikultur yang menyebabkan politik identitas mustahil hilang, khususnya dalam perhelatan politik baik di tingkat local maupun nasional. Meski pada dasarnya politik identitas adalah gerakan yang sifatnya positif dan bahkan bisa memperkuat gerakan demokrasi karena lahir sebagai bentuk perlawanan terhadap ketidakadilan, namun dalam perkembangannya mengalami pergeseran, bahkan menuai masalah saat hadir dalam konteks politik lokal, khususnya di negara-negara plural dan multikultur. Pola gerakannya lebih mengarah pada gerakan politisasi identitas yang didasari kebencian dan bertujuan untuk mempromosikan nilai yang mengutamakan kelompok sendiri, menekankan cara pandang antagonistis terhadap kelompok identitas lain serta melegitimasi kekerasan.Kata Kunci: politik identitas, pilkada, kekerasan budaya
PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT RESINDO, JAKARTA SELATAN
Authors: Kusmiyatun Sarah Dwi , Sonny Sonny
Published: August 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengatahui: 1) Pengaruh lingkungan kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan PT Resindo, Jakarta Selatan, 2) Pengaruh disiplin kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan PT Resindo, Jakarta Selatan, 3) Pengaruh lingkungan kerja dan disiplin kerja terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT Resindo, Jakarta Selatan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitaif dengan sampel penelitian ini adalah 55 orang yang seluruhnya adalah karyawan PT Resindo, Jakarta Selatan. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner yang telah diuji validitas dan realibilitasnya. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa: 1) Lingkungan kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT Resindo, Jakarta Selatan. 2) Disiplin kerja berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Kinerja karyawan pada PT Resindo, Jakarta Selatan. 3) Lingkungan kerja dan disiplin kerja memiliki pengaruh positif dan slimutan terhadap kinerja karyawan pada PT Resindo, Jakarta Selatan.Kata Kunci: Lingkungan Kerja, Disiplin Kerja, Kinerja Karyawan
Vernietigende arresten
Authors: van den Akker Sam
Published: August 2021

The Dutch Supreme Court and penal conditions

The Dutch Supreme Court has the power to destroy a penal condition if a lower court imposes those conditions contrary to the law. Problems may arise when the Supreme Court solely destroys the condition. In that case there is no longer an imposed condition, which can be contrary to the meaning of the lower court. It can even derogate the imposed sentence, whilst the convicted is not obligated to conform to those conditions. That problem can – in extreme cases – harm society. Even so can be said that those decisions of the Supreme Court are not in favor of the convicted.
Bezint eer ge begint: de beraadtermijn voor abortus in gezondheidsrechtelijk perspectief
Authors: de Bree J.K.
Published: August 2021

Bezint eer ge begint: de beraadtermijn voor abortus in gezondheidsrechtelijk perspectief

In dit artikel wordt beargumenteerd waarom de wettelijke beraadtermijn van vijf dagen voor uitvoering van een abortus niet langer past in het huidige maatschappelijke en juridische kader, wordt de kritiek hierop behandeld en wordt, in lijn met het recente wetsvoorstel hieromtrent, gepleit voor invoering van een flexibele beraadtermijn.
Wijzigingen Wet BIG in de praktijk: taken van het College Medisch Toezicht naar de tuchtcolleges en de nieuwe verwijsbevoegdheid van de tuchtcolleges naar de inspectie
Authors: de Groot I.
Published: August 2021

Wijzigingen Wet BIG in de praktijk: taken van het College Medisch Toezicht naar de tuchtcolleges en de nieuwe verwijsbevoegdheid van de tuchtcolleges naar de inspectie

Ter verbetering van het tuchtrecht zijn diverse zaken in de Wet BIG aangepast. Het betreft onder meer de overgang van de taken van het CMT naar de tuchtcolleges en de verwijsbevoegdheid van de tuchtcolleges naar de inspectie. In dit artikel wordt erbij stilgestaan welke gevolgen de wijzigingen hebben voor de praktijk.
New Opportunities for Automated Pedestrian Performance Measures
Authors: Bell Jack , Law Rik , Li Howell , Anderson Ben , Bullock Darcy M.
Published: August 2021

Pedestrian safety is an important concern when evaluating intersections. Previous literature has shown that exclusive pedestrian phases improve safety, but at the expense of imposing greater pedestrian and motorist delay. However, outside of crash data, there are no easily implementable performance measures for pedestrians at traffic signals. This study proposes two performance metrics: (1) a time-to-jaywalk measure, and (2) the Conflict Occupancy Ratio (COR) for evaluating concurrent pedestrian signal phasing with turning vehicles. The COR quantifies conflicts between turning vehicles and pedestrians in the crosswalk. The COR is based upon a commercially deployed video detection system that correctly identified the presence of pedestrians to within two per cycle in this study. This performance is likely sufficient for the current application, but as the technology matures it will provide a scalable screening tool to identify intersections that have opportunities for capacity adjustments or warrant further direct field investigation.
Desarrollo de la apreciación musical en niños Sordos mediante estimulación por vibraciones desde una aplicación móvil
Authors: Fuentes Cortázar Andrés Eduardo , Rojano-Cáceres José Rafael
Published: August 2021

La música como un fenómeno acústico, se encuentra relacionada estrechamente con el sentido del oído, motivo por el cual posiblemente resulte difícil concebir que las personas con discapacidad (PCD) auditiva profunda o personas sordas puedan ser capaces de comprender los conceptos asociados a dicho fenómeno. Para una persona que vive sin discapacidad auditiva el acceder a los componentes musicales y desarrollarse en muchos casos en dicha área resulta natural. Sin embargo la enseñanza de la música y sus conceptos por métodos tradicionales no resulta factible para el caso de PCD auditiva. Para ese caso en particular será mejor recurrir a otros sentidos, como puede ser el caso del sentido del tacto. Por lo tanto, en el presente artículo de investigación se describe el proceso a través del cual se aborda la enseñanza de conceptos asociados a la música en un grupo de niños sordos a través de una aplicación móvil, empleando la estimulación a través de las vibraciones generadas por los teléfonos móviles. Sin embargo, debido a las condiciones imperantes de la pandemia causada por COVID-19, la investigación debió llevarse de forma remota teniendo la posibilidad de monitorear solo a una muestra de los niños del grupo original, mediante el seguimiento de las interacciones con la aplicación.
Ensino remoto: Desafios e percepções dos alunos de um curso de engenharia de uma universidade pública brasileira
Authors: Antolin Gisele Duarte Caboclo , Antolin Mauricio Quelhas
Published: August 2021

Este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar os principais desafios enfrentados por um grupo de estudantes de engenharia de uma universidade pública brasileira durante as aulas que ocorreram de forma remota em virtude da pandemia causada pela covid-19. A investigação foi realizada por meio de questionários aplicados aos alunos da disciplina de resistência dos materiais ao longo de todo o semestre e servirão para auxiliar o trabalho com as próximas turmas. Os resultados mostram que apesar do receio inicial dos alunos, os mesmos aprenderam de forma rápida as novas ferramentas de aprendizagem utilizadas nas aulas remotas, apresentaram bom rendimento no curso e se sentiram aptos para continuar com o ensino remoto caso haja necessidade nos próximos semestres. Contudo, foi constatado que além da dificuldade de acessibilidade da internet, outros desafios e barreiras ainda precisam ser vencidos, principalmente nos pontos de vista sociais e interacionistas para que as ferramentas de ensino remoto gerem um aprendizado menos excludente e mais significativo.
Der ernährungspolitische Nudge
Authors: Driftmann Friederike
Published: August 2021

The EU and its Member States use nudges as a tool for food consumption management, in order to achieve coherent strategies and to address the consumer as effectively as possible. But how can a coherent nutrition policy be designed and what demands do nudges make on Member State coordination in view of the difficulty of delimiting areas of competence? This book highlights food information law, in particular 35 LMIV. The ongoing debate in the field of "Front-Pack-Labelling", which has been going on since the tobacco rulings of the ECJ, will be further developed. In this context, a position will be taken on the current disussion about the Nutri-Score label.
Predictors of Smoking Resumption After Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Prospective Study in Western Iran
Authors: Heidari Moghadam Reza , Salehi Nahid , Moatazedian Mohamadreza , Janjani Parisa , Rai Alireza , Azimivghar Javad , Naderipour Arsalan , Javadi Rad Etrat , Rouzbahani Mohammed
Published: August 2021

Background: Despite the health benefits of smoking cessation on patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), some resume smoking even after their discharge from hospital with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Objectives: This study aimed to determine the predictors of smoking resumption after ACS in western Iran. Patients and Methods: This prospective cohort study was performed on 175 patients admitted to the Imam Ali Cardiovascular Center, Kermanshah, Iran, with a diagnosis of ACS from January 2018 to December 2018. Data were collected by a trained interviewer using a checklist developed based on the study objectives. Differences between groups were evaluated by independent t-test, chi-square, and Fisher’s exact tests. The relationship between smoking resumption and predicting variables was assessed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression models (Forward LR). Results: All participants were male with a mean age of 56.30 ± 8.91 (mean ± SD) years. Three months post-discharge, 137 (78.3%) patients quit smoking, and 38 (21.7%) patients resumed it. The patients who resumed smoking were more likely to be divorced (20.6% vs. 0.7%), unemployed or retired (73.7% vs. 63.5%), have smokers in household (86.8% vs. 50.4%), and have history of depression (52.7% vs. 20.4%) (P-values < 0.05). The independent predictors of smoking resumption were divorce (OR 4.2, 95% CI: 1.31 - 19.01), having smokers in household (OR 12.08, 95% CI: 3.45 - 40.81), and history of depression (OR 12.16, 95% CI: 3.68 - 39.04). Conclusions: Divorce, having smokers in household, and history of depression were identified as the independent predictors of smoking resumption in ACS patients. Those who have these characteristics should be viewed as having a high risk of smoking relapse and be provided with more support to quit smoking.
Evaluation of the Relationship Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and DNA Fragmentation Index Changes in Primary Infertile Patients Following Microscopic Sub Inguinal Varicocelectomy
Authors: Dadfar Mohamadreza , Kheradmand Alireza , Mombeini Hayat , Mohammadi Asl Javad , Mahdavian Abbas
Published: August 2021

Objectives: To investigate changes in DNA fragmentation index in primary infertile patients with varicocele, which is followed by microscopic subingual varicocelectomy in different groups based on body mass index (BMI). Methods: This study was performed in 100 patients with primary infertility with varicocele. Patients were divided into three groups (normal (N), overweight (OW), and obese (OB)) based on BMI index. DNA fragmentation index (DFI) parameters were evaluated before and 6 months after varicocelectomy. For DFI analysis, the SCD (sperm chromatin dispersion test) method was used. Data were analyzed using t-test, Chi-square, and ANOVA. Results: In this study, the mean age of participants was 33.6 and their mean BMI was 28.6, that 51 patients underwent bilateral varicocelectomy and 49 patients underwent left varicocelectomy surgery. In this study, a comparison of DFI before and 6 months after surgery showed a decrease in DFI in all three groups. The difference was 23 in the normal weight group, 11.2 in the overweight group and 9.58 in the obese group, which is statistically significant (PV < 0.05). Also, in comparison with the rate of DFI reduction between groups, the normal weight group showed a greater decrease than the overweight and obese group. This difference was statistically significant (PV < 0.05), while comparing the rate of DFI reduction between the two groups of overweight and obese, was observed no significant difference (PV = 0.635). Conclusions: Although DFI level decreased significantly 6 months after surgery in all groups with different body mass index. However, the rate of reduction was not the same in different groups and was higher in normal-weight patients than in overweight and obese individuals. But there was no significant difference in the rate of reduction between the overweight and obese groups.
'The Holy Land of Industrialism': rethinking the Industrial Revolution
Authors: Mokyr Joel
Published: August 2021

Various explanations of Britain�s economic technological leadership between 1760 and 1850 have been proposed for many decades and have dealt with many aspects of British society: politics, natural resources, and its Empire. One of the less-discussed hypotheses places the emphasis on the quality of its workforce: the most skilled workers in Britain such as engineers, instrument-makers, and millwrights. These workers were the ones who actually put into practice the innovative blueprints and models of the inventors. On the eve of the Industrial Revolution, Britain�s high-skilled workers were superior to those anywhere else, and this difference was a critical element in its technological performance during the Industrial Revolution. The institution that produced this superior competence was British apprenticeship, which was the chief source of technical human capital in this age.
Validation capabilities of the NIST campus power system to evaluate distributed control of grid-edge distributed energy resources
Authors: Anand Dhananjay , Ehsan Md Amimul , Freiheit Collin , Linn Thomas , Chen Tzong Hao
Published: August 2021

This report outlines NIST s validation tools, developed to help address the smart grid semergent needs and complement research and standards coordination efforts. Rapid ad-vances have enabled an opportunity for the grid to autonomously and simultaneously con-trol generation, balance load, and regulate power quality. The grid will need this coordi-nated control to regulate power voltage, in real- time, to meet fast-changing power demands,especially with increasing distributed energy resources. To do this, the grid needs mea- surements from across the distribution network to accurately assess demand and preventnegative impacts. It also needs improved situational awareness, which Advanced MeteringInfrastructure (AMI) and other technologies can enable. Moreover, lessons from AMI usecan aid research and development of a coordinated control system. Additionally, such acoordinated control system depends a new operating paradigm with new two-way infor-mation flows between aspects of the grid, or domains. NIST offers such a paradigm in itsSmart Grid Framework 4.0.In going forward, industry has concerns which must be addressed. Distribution systemoperators (DSO) need centralized functions to coordinate distributed assets. To imple-ment such centralization, DSOs need an understanding of bandwidth, security and integrityconsiderations, while also ensuring performances at the grid s edges. Industry is also con-cerned with how to represent uncertainties in a complex cyber-physical system, like latencyand cyber- vulnerabilities.And, industry is concerned that standards are focused more on de-vices, than on coordinated control systems.
Crimean Tatar women in Crimean Education during the 1920-1941 based on the materials of the State Archive of the Republic of Crimea
Authors: Denislyamova Elvina Mamutovna
Published: August 2021

The object of this research is the Crimean Tatar female residents of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the 1920-1941. The subject of this research is their engagement in the education system of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The goal is to introduce new facts about the Crimean Tatar women involved in this sphere of social activity of the period under review, broaden the knowledge on the role they played therein, discuss the positions they held, and how their role changed over time. The author publishes and analyzes the previously unpublished materials discovered in the State Archive of the Republic of Crimea. The author reveals the new biographical records of the number of Crimean Tatar women engaged in the education system of the Crimean ASSR during the indicated historical period. If the records of 1920s depict a Crimean Tatar female pedagogue as an illiterate teacher of traditional crafts, then in the 1930s it is a women with professional education in geography, philology, natural sciences, or elementary school teachers. Some cases indicate that such woman could be the head of an orphanage or school; the author picks Zuledzha Adzheredinova is a bright example. Female pedagogues worked in the publishing industry. It is worth noting the high labor mobility of these women: frequent relocation from villages to cities or the other way around.
Visual images of well-being in consumer culture: analysis and interpretation of the images
Authors: Beskrovnayia Liudmila Vyacheslavovna , Luk'yanova Nataliya Aleksandrovna
Published: August 2021

This article analyzes the impact of the visual images of well-being upon interpretation of the concept of well-being in consumer culture. The object of this research is the paintings by postmodern artists, constructivists. and hyperrealists – A. Warhol, R. Rauschenberg, J. Jones, L. Lawler, T. Matin, as well as the posters of advertising constructors of A. Rodchenko. Examination is conducted on the artworks, since the time horizon of paintings is not limited to the “here and now”. The author discusses the images from semiotic and hermeneutical perspectives, which allow revealing the content of meanings expressed in the visual form. Artistic images become the object of research in the field of visual semiotics. The scientific novelty consists in the comprehensive socio-philosophical research of the process of creation, proliferation, and inverting meanings in the visual discourse on well-being. The article employs philosophical, rather than art history discourse. As a result, the author establishes correlation between visual images, social culture, and social conventions. The conclusion is made that the visual images of well-being emphasize the social component of well-being, dictate the logic of public consumption, and manipulate collective consciousness. Visual images become the markers of social well-being, translators of the myths on consumer culture, delicately manipulating the constructed Self.
New trends in exhibiting ceiling lights such as “chandelier” in the context of holistic exhibition projects
Authors: Mitnik Margarita Andreevna
Published: August 2021

This article explores and systematizes the exhibition of chandeliers as the unique art objects within the museum space, as well as reveals the peculiarities in comparison with the interior space. The subject of this research is the display of such multi-component item of decorative and applied art as chandelier in the modern exhibition projects. Based on a range of exhibitions held in the XX and XXI centuries dedicated exclusively to chandeliers and ceiling lights, the author conducts their classification, and reveals the peculiarities of displaying chandeliers in such projects. The representative examples of exhibition projects are considered. This article is to analyze and systematize the experience of exhibiting chandeliers, which is especially relevant because the topic of studying chandeliers as part of the interior is of particular interest among not only scientists, but the artists and curators as well. The conclusion is made that in the most successful projects, the chandeliers are displayed at eye level of the visitors, which allows studying more details about the item. Chandeliers are displayed either as the unique objects, or together with other antique and luxury items, harmonizing on the formal stylistic or historical level, and indicating the modes of stylistic perception of the interior as a reflection of culture of a certain era.
The pursuance of naturalness as one of the key trends in the sphere of modern wooden sculpture: domestic practice
Authors: Cheglakov Aleksandr Dmitrievich
Published: August 2021

This article is dedicated to modern trends in the art of wooden sculpture. The key question raised in the article consists in drawing the line between art and craft. The problem of distinguishing between these two terms is one of the crucial issues of the theory of art. Having examined the works of multiple contemporary artists in the genre of wooden sculpture, the author comes to the conclusion that the fundamental difference between craft and artistic wooden sculpture is the pursuance of naturalness by the artists, work with unfinished wood, fixation of the natural the beauty of the material, which is not much inherent to craftsmen. Turning to the modern ecological trends, it is suggested that the task of a contemporary artist and a human who desires to live in harmony with nature lies in cognizing the beauty of nature, even in its unsightly forms. The author claims that the greatness of nature is its diversity, in the current era of excessive production (for example, oversaturation), which also pertains to art objects, our shared goal is to working with the objects discovered, which are exposed to minimal processing, and first and foremost, demonstrate the beauty of nature.
The analysis of sociocultural importance of the Chinese traditional game “Promoting Officials”
Authors: Popova Anastasiia
Published: August 2021

The subject of this research is an ancient Chinese board game “Promoting Officials” (Shengguan Tu), which has a history of more than a thousand years. Unfortunately, after the overthrow of the monarchical structure in 1911, this game gradually ceased to be played. The “Promoting Officials” can be referred to as the game of chance, and its rules remind of the modern game “Monopoly”. Two or more players take turns to roll the dice, which decide whether to move forward or step back. The winner is the one who first reaches the center, position tai shi – mentor of the emperor, grand preceptor. The relevance of this work is substantiated by the absence of research on this cultural phenomenon within the Russian science. The study is based mostly on authentic materials in the Chinese language. The author highlights the connection of the game with the historical era, social structure, hierarchy of state service, education and upbringing of youth, the Confucian doctrine prevalent in the Chinese society. The main conclusions consists in recognition that the board game “Shengguan Tu” played an important role in strengthening the cult of education among youth and regards to the government bureaucratic apparatus. This game also resembles the folk wisdom of the Chinese people.
Hegemonías y subalteridades urbanas: la configuración metropolitana de Quito
Authors: Torres Dávila Víctor Hugo
Published: August 2021

El libro propone una interpretación cultural de la configuración metropolitana de Quito. El argumento es más allá del interés municipal en fortalecer su capacidad institucional para controlar la expansión urbana, la adopción de la condición metropolitana implicó una “formación simbólica”, un sistema de sentidos y significados especiales que contenían una visión de la urbe como una ciudad ordenada. Explica algo que parece fluido y natural; el sometimiento del sentido metropolitano de la ciudad a las ideas y valores de las élites quiteñas, y que los demás grupos sociales consienten sin mayores resistencias. La investigación se adentra en el desconcertante ámbito de los circuitos ideológicos que cohesionan a la sociedad urbana, para comprender la predisposición de sus habitantes a emular formas de vida de las clases acomodadas, activada por la capacidad de persuasión simbólica de la modernidad colonial urbana, a través de la cual la mayoría de sus residentes, lejos de cuestionar el sometimiento al individualismo disuelven las identidades colectivas, para integrarlas a la dinámica metropolitana. El autor polemiza sobre la respuesta social mediante el análisis del movimiento barrial quiteño y las inserciones urbanas de los pueblos indígenas y afroquiteños.
Book Review of: “International Trade Policies in the Era of Globalization”, Ahu Coşkun Özer (Ed)
Authors: Ghosh Sudeshna
Published: August 2021

Book Review of: “International Trade Policies in the Era of Globalization”, Ahu Coşkun Özer (Ed). IGI Global. 2019. pp.363. ISBN13: 9781522595663 DOI:10.4018/978-1-5225-9566-3.
The Relationship between National and Entrepreneurial Culture: The Role of National Wealth
Authors: Simić Ivana , Lepojević Vinko
Published: August 2021

Research Question: The paper examines the impact of specific Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture on entrepreneurial culture, depending on the wealth of the national economy. Motivation: Based on the results of some previous research focused on the relationship between national culture and various indicators associated with entrepreneurship (Hayton, George & Zahra, 2002; Pinillos & Reyes, 2011; Zhao, Li & Rauch, 2012; Hayton & Cacciotti, 2013), the paper analyses the impact of national culture on entrepreneurial culture, as a category closely related to entrepreneurship. The identification of the national culture's dimensions contributing to the affirmation of entrepreneurial culture, provides an insight into the entrepreneurial potential of a particular national economy. Idea: The main idea of the paper is to examine whether selected Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture (power distance - PD, uncertainty avoidance – UA, individualism – IDV) affect entrepreneurial culture (EC) in a manner identical to that affecting the other indicators of entrepreneurship. The mentioned relationship is not examined as unmediated, but in the context of the effect that national wealth (measured as Gross National Income per capita - GNI) has on it. Data: The survey covered a total of 108 countries for which the data on the values of three selected dimensions of national culture, the index of entrepreneurial culture and the Gross National Income per capita are available. Tools: In order to examine the effect of three selected Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture on entrepreneurial culture, correlation and standard multiple regression analyses were conducted. For data processing, statistical software SPSS (version 22.0) was used. Findings: The obtained results of the research show that in national economies with higher levels of IDV and lower levels of UA, higher scores of the EC index are manifested, regardless of the national wealth. On the other hand, the impact of PD on EC is determined by the level of a particular economy's wealth. In high-income economies (HIE), the index of EC is higher if PD is lower. In low- and middle-income economies (LIE), higher values of EC index are manifested if PD is higher. Contribution: The paper expands the knowledge and research base on entrepreneurial culture and the influence that national culture has on it.
Book review of: The Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook: How to Thrive in Chaos.
Authors: Marinković Sanja
Published: August 2021

Book review of: The Chief Reinvention Officer Handbook: How to Thrive in Chaos. (2020) Nadya Zhexembayeva, Ideapress Publishing, p. 275, ISBN: 978-1646870325