bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nghiên cứu đặc điểm một số chỉ số hồng cầu và hồng cầu lưới máu ngoại vi ở bệnh nhân bệnh thận mạn tính giai đoạn cuối tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108
Authors: Trường Hồ Xuân
Published: May 2022

Mục tiêu: Đánh giá một số chỉ số hồng cầu, hồng cầu lưới thực hiện trên máy XN-2000 ở bệnh nhân bệnh thận mạn giai đoạn III đến V chưa điều trị thay thế thận. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang trên 41 bệnh nhân bệnh thận mạn giai đoạn III đến V chưa điều trị thay thế thận, điều trị tại Nội thận và lọc máu, Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108 từ tháng 8 - 2020 đến 11 - 2021. Kết quả: Protein, albumin giảm so với người bình thường. Sắt, ferritin trung bình trong giới hạn bình thường. Thiếu máu gặp 92,68%, trong đó hồng cầu nhỏ chiếm 12,20%, nhược sắc chiếm 26,83%. Giá trị trung bình của tỷ lệ RET% 2,14 ± 0,77%; giá trị RET# 0,07 ± 0,03 T/L và Ret-He 30,57 ± 3,78pg. Tỷ lệ hồng cầu lưới giảm và bình thường chiếm chủ yếu, trong đó hồng cầu lưới giảm chiếm tới 31,7%. Khác biệt không có ý nghĩa thống kê về một số chỉ số hồng cầu lưới ở bệnh nhân nam và nữ (p>0,05). Có mối tương quan thuận mức độ vừa giữa Ret-He và sắt (r = 0,577, p<0,0010, ferritin huyết tương (r = 0,511, p<0,01). Kết luận: Thiếu máu là biểu hiện thường gặp, chủ yếu là thiếu máu đẳng sắc. Các chỉ số hồng cầu lưới ở bệnh nhân bệnh thận mạn giai đoạn cuối trong nghiên cứu có tương quan thuận mức độ vừa với sắt và ferritin huyết tương.
Đặc điểm chẩn đoán hình ảnh bệnh mạch máu hắc mạc dạng polyp
Authors: Hiên Nguyễn Đỗ Thị Ngọc
Published: May 2022

Mục tiêu: Mô tả đặc điểm chẩn đoán hình ảnh của bệnh mạch máu hắc mạc dạng polyp (PCV). Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang trên 43 mắt (41 bệnh nhân) được chẩn đoán PCV bằng chụp ICG tại Khoa Dịch kính - Võng mạc, Bệnh viện Mắt Trung ương tháng 10 năm 2013 đến hết tháng 02 năm 2020. Kết quả: Tuổi trung bình 60,49 ± 9,21 tuổi, trong đó có 21 bệnh nhân nam, 20 bệnh nhân nữ. Dấu hiệu đặc trưng trên OCT gợi ý chẩn đoán polyp là bong biểu mô sắc tố cao dạng vòm (62,8%), dạng ngón tay (16,3%) và dấu hiệu hai lớp (25,6%). Chụp mạch huỳnh quang ít có giá trị chẩn đoán bệnh. PCV được khẳng định chẩn đoán trên chụp ICG với đặc điểm hay gặp hơn là dạng đơn độc (76,7%) so với dạng chùm (23,3%); vị trí hay gặp là vùng hoàng điểm (69,8%), quanh gai thị gặp ít hơn (25,6%) và hiếm gặp ngoài cung mạch (4,7%). Polyp kèm theo mạng lưới chia nhánh bất thường (BVN) gặp ở 76,7% các trường hợp. Kết luận: Đặc điểm chẩn đoán hình ảnh của PCV phong phú, OCT có giá trị gợi ý, chẩn đoán chính xác cần chụp ICG.
Development and Validation of Analytical Method for the Determination of Cefovecin Sodium in African lions (Panthera leo) Plasma by HPLC: FDA Bioanalytical Assay Guidance
Authors: Sultan M Alshahrani and John Mark Christensen Sultan M Alshahrani and John Mark Christensen
Published: May 2022

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a simple high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the determination of cefovecin sodium in small volume of lion’s plasma. Analytical separation was obtained in less than 5 minutes (4.29-4.42 min) using a C-18 column with UV detection at λmax 254nm. The extraction of cefovecin sodium was carried out in methanol and acetonitrile. The mobile phase was composed of water: acetonitrile: methanol in a ratio of 60:20:20 at pH 3.1. The method was validated according to FDA Bioanalytical assay guidance. The limit of detection of cefovecin sodium was 0.05 ug/ml, and the limit of quantification was 0.1ug/ml. The range of linearity consisted of 5 points with 3 runs for each point that result in excellent linearity with R2 = 0.9998. The recoveries were 98-99.25 and#177; %RSD (NMT 2%). The intra-day and inter-day precision (%CV) of this method was 2.3-10.26% and#177; SD and 2.44-7.22% and#177; SD respectively.
A straightforward, easy and successful HPLC method was developed that determined and quantified cefovecin sodium concentrations in African Lionand#39;s plasma that can be used in the future work in a pharmacokinetic study of cefovecin sodium.
Synthesis of 2,5-diphenyl-3,4-di(phenylethenyl)cyclopentadienone, -pyrrole and -thiophene
Authors: Syeda Shaista Gillani Syeda Shaista Gillani , Munawar Ali Munawar Munawar Ali Munawar , Hafiz Adnan Ahmad Hafiz Adnan Ahmad , Rabia Babar Rabia Babar , Khalid Mohammed Khan Khalid Mohammed Khan , Jamil Anwar Chaudhary Jamil Anwar Chaudhary
Published: May 2022

2,5-Diphenyl-3,4-di(phenylethenyl)cyclopentadienone (2), -pyrrole (3), and -thiophene (4) have been synthesized by bi-steps strategy. Step one involves the synthesis of cinnamil (1) by the condensation of 2,3-butanedione with benzaldehyde in the presence of Pyrrolidine as a catalyst. Step two involves the synthesis of 2,5-diphenyl-3,4-di(phenylethenyl)cyclopentadienone (2), -pyrrole (3), and -thiophene (4) by the condensation of cinnamil (1) with dibenzyl ketone, dibenzylamine, and dibenzyl sulfide, respectively in the presence of sodium hydride (base) and methylene chloride (solvent) while stirring. 1HNMR, LC-MS, IR, UV-visible, and fluorescence spectroscopy were used to confirm these products (2-4). Our method facilitated the proficient installation of four various groups on the cyclopentadienone (2), pyrrole (3), and thiophene (4) rings in two steps with an extended conjugated framework.
Antinociceptive Activity of Syzygium Aromaticum Linn. Flower Buds (Clove) Extract and its Fractions
Authors: Sara Sara , Sabira Begum Sabira Begum , Saima Mahmood Malhi Saima Mahmood Malhi , Shabana U Simjee Shabana U Simjee , Bina S Siddiqui Bina S Siddiqui
Published: May 2022

Syzygium aromaticum (Myrtaceae) flower buds (clove) are traditionally known to possess antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, antiviral and other activities, including the antinociceptive action. Scientific evidence also suggests the antileishmanial, antiherpetic and anti-HIV activities of the buds. This paper reports the antinociceptive activity of S. aromaticum flower buds, reinforcing its use in decreasing the pain. The present study was designed to confirm the analgesic activity of S. aromaticum extract and seven of its fractions to reveal the common belief in its painkilling effects. We chose two thermal nociception assays (i) hot–plate test (ii) and tail-flick method as our experimental techniques. Both of these methods are well established to screen anti-nociceptive activities in new molecules. The standard drug indomethacin (5 mg/kg) given by intra-peritoneal route was used in the study for comparison. The study has shown that the methanolic extract (SA-EXT) and its active fractions possess anti-nociceptive activity (pandlt;0.05) in the models of nociception used.
Social Marketing and Women Empowerment: Impact of Social Welfare Programs on Women Empowerment and Economic Wellbeing
Authors: Mehdi Ali , Shah Syed Muneer Ahmed , Phulpoto Nazar Hussain , Korai Shaista Khan , Kehar Asadullah
Published: May 2022

Women empowerment is crucial for a society to have a knowledge-based society wherein the personal growth of women will decisively contribute to individual families, thereby contributing to the society and the country as a whole. Social Marketing is a rising trend and a powerful channel for discussing women's empowerment. This study attempts to examine the impact of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) on women's empowerment in Pakistan. BISP is one of the rigorous social welfare programs initiated by the government of Pakistan. The program was initiated to empower economically deprived women. It provides social security, improves living standards, and reduces poverty. To gather the data, a sample of 300 respondents was utilized from Khairpur, Pakistan. The study carried out quantitative techniques to measure the impact of BISP on women's empowerment, thus, for this, regression analysis was conducted, and the association between the variables was explained through Pearson correlation. Furthermore, the questionnaire was designed and distributed among BISP beneficiaries to understand its effect. Hypotheses were tested and validated through statistical analysis.  The findings of the study recommend that there is a positive and significant impact of BISP on women's empowerment and it has a strong correlation with women's empowerment. In this study, the prediction of living standards through this program contributed 35%, poverty alleviation strategy 29% and social security contributed 24%. In this regard, it is ensured that the government of Pakistan may take more similarly effective initiatives to empower not only women but without gender discrimination to empower communities at large.
A Theoretical Brand Equity Model for Marketing In Presence of Environmental Turbulence
Authors: Ikhlaq Kausar , Raza Saqlain
Published: May 2022

This research finds the impact of Customer Perception, Satisfaction, and Loyalty on Brand Equity with Environmental Turbulence as a moderator. The questionnaire was completed by a total of 253 continental restaurant customers. Data were gathered from continental restaurant consumers related to Karachi, Pakistan and examined through statistical methods (SPSS and Partial Least Square). Results reveal a significant positive relationship between customer loyalty and brand equity. There is no significant positive relationship between customer perception, customer satisfaction, and brand equity. Also, environmental turbulence has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between customer perception and brand equity; and customer loyalty and brand equity. There was no significant moderating effect of environmental turbulence on the relationship between customer satisfaction and brand equity. This research would be helpful for managers, marketers, students, and teachers in understanding the brand equity being impacted by various factors in the environment of Pakistan. This research can be generalized to Asian countries to further elaborate on the impact. These outcomes are helpful to organizations and companies for emphasizing every element of brand enactment and, specifically, the three (customer perception, customer loyalty, and customer satisfaction) to get the best out of it.
Ensino de Física Multissensorial
Authors: Camargo Eder Pires de
Published: May 2022

Este livro busca contribuir para a promoção de aulas inclusivas de Física, nas quais estudantes com e sem deficiência visual participem efetivamente, apresentando ma­teriais comuns para o ensino de alunos videntes, cegos e com baixa visão. A obra objetiva, dessa forma, romper com o intitulado modelo “quarenta + um”, em que o “quarenta” diz respeito à média de alunos videntes de uma sala de aula e o “um” ao estudante com deficiência visual, somado à ideia de que este, de fato, não pertence à aula principal, e que o docente terá um trabalho adicional. Os materiais são apresentados em nove capítulos. Os de dois a cinco descrevem experimentos para o ensino de conteúdos de mecânica. Os de seis a dez trazem maquetes sobre os conteúdos de óptica e eletromagnetismo. E, no capítulo um, é apresentado o referencial teórico sobre inclusão, multissensorialidade, repre­sentação e percepção. Assim, a obra interpreta a identidade e a diferença como duas faces da mesma moeda, representando uma relação indissociável para a promoção da educação inclusiva. Prof. Dr. Eder Pires de Camargo
Drohiczyn-type Small Lead Seals with the Image of a Bird from the Collection of the National Museum in Krakow. Old Ruthenian Sigillography Versus Early Piast Numismatics / Plomby typu drohiczyńskiego z wyobrażeniem ptaka w kolekcji Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie. Staroruska sfragistyka versus wczesnopiastowska numizmatyka
Authors: Bochnak Anna
Published: May 2022

The rich collection of the Numismatic Cabinet of the National Museum in Krakow (MNK) includes special sigillographic artefacts, i.e. Drohiczyn-type small lead seals. The collection contains specimens with various iconographic representations, including small seals with images of birds. Similar small seals are known from archaeological excavations conducted in Mazovia. Interestingly, some images impressed on the small seals have analogies with representations on Piast coins from the 12th and 13th century. It is highly likely that the small seals with images of birds are local issues from Mazovia. This is indicated by a characteristic type of bird representations, most probably eagles. This would mean that they were an adaptation of the Ruthenian idea of using small lead seals but with local Piast symbols.
Coin Hoard of Moldovan Copper Coins Found in the Belgorod Fortress on the Dniester River (Ukraine) / Skarb miedzianych monet mołdawskich znaleziony na terenie twierdzy Białogród nad Dniestrem (Ukraina)
Authors: Dergaciova Lilia , Stankiewicz Irina
Published: May 2022

In this article we discuss a coin hoard found in the Belgorod fortress on the Dniester River (Ukraine). It was detected during archaeological investigations led by L.D. Dmitrov in 1946. It was found outside the fortress, on its glacis, as part of excavation site “A”. Until recently the hoard was unknown in the numismatic literature.
At the moment of discovery, the hoard was composed of 34 coins (according to excavation diary kept in the archive of the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine). Today, only 33 coins are kept in the collection of the Institute of Archaeology. All of them are divisional copper coins of the Moldovan prince Alexander I, minted 1425–1430.
Since the hoard can be classified as a small pouch of money of the same type – copper puls – it is difficult to set the period when it was lost or hidden. Most probably, this could have occurred either soon after the issue of the coins, at the end of the reign of Alexander I, or later, during the reign of his sons, Ilyash I in 1432–1433, or even Stephen II in 1433–1435.
Finds of Byzantine Coins in the Collection of the Moravian Museum. A Contribution to the Completion of the Register of Byzantine Coins in Moravia / Znaleziska monet bizantyńskich w kolekcji Morawskiego Muzeum Krajowego. Przyczynek do uzupełnienia rejestru monet bizantyńskich na Morawach
Authors: Grossmannová Dagmar
Published: May 2022

Finds of Byzantine coins on the territory of Moravia are generally rare, and those kept in the numismatic collection of the Moravian Museum (Brno, Czech Republic) are far from numerous. The collection contains 11 individual finds and one small hoard from a period spanning the 5th to the 13th century. They were acquired mostly during the 1950s–1970s. Some of the finds have been already published in the past, others remain unpublished or only brief information without a detailed description has been published. The aim of this paper is the completion of the information on finds of Byzantine coins on the historical territory of Moravia or, as the case may be, a more precise determination of the discovered coins.
Dirham Imitations and Glass Beads from the 10th Century Discovered in an Early Medieval Building in Kłodnica, Municipality of Wilków, Lublin Voivodeship / Naśladownictwa dirhamów i szklane paciorki z X w. odkryte we wczesnośredniowiecznym budynku w Kłodnicy, gm. Wilków, woj. lubelskie
Authors: Malarczyk Dorota , Miechowicz Łukasz , Wajda Sylwia
Published: May 2022

The article discusses the finding of two dirham imitations and the accompanying glass beads, which presumably formed a necklace unique in Poland. The artefacts were discovered during research on the early-medieval building-granary, uncovered on the hillfort’s open square in Kłodnica, in the municipality of Wilków, Opole Lubelskie county, Lublin Voivodeship. The object has been radiocarbon dated to the end of 10th – first half of the 11th century. Ornaments of this type are known mainly from early-medieval Kievan Rus’, especially from the Volga region and from Scandinavia. During the research, other artefacts with analogies from the areas of Kievan Rus’ were also encountered.
探掘自然書寫的拼圖缺塊：帝國、旅行、十九世紀三位英美自然史旅者筆下的福爾摩沙
Authors: 盧莉茹 盧莉茹
Published: May 2022

自十九世紀以降，歐洲列強的帝國勢力快速擴張，此時美國的領土亦迅速擴張。西方列強仗著船堅砲利優勢在世界各處探尋自然物產和大地資源。歐美強權國家在海外殖民地的擴展為此時空催生了大量與旅行相關的書寫──亦即出自海軍探險者及軍艦成員、自然史科學家、海外商人、外交官等人的旅行書寫。在這段時空下，福爾摩沙早已成為西方列強眼中的肥羊。十九世紀以前，台灣鮮為人知。1860年，清廷因天津條約被迫開放打狗和基隆等港口，大批西方人士於是造訪福爾摩沙。此文聚焦於漢卡克、鼓里馬、禮密臣這三位十九世紀英美旅行者的自然史文本，探究他們如何為福爾摩沙這個神秘而詭譎的島嶼書寫自然史、如何為台灣的本土物種和自然資源做科學觀察與描述、如何在其充滿帝國主義動機的旅行自然史作品中交織夾雜了他們的初期環境意識與生態感知。藉此探討，此文填補自然書寫的拼圖缺塊，呈現十九世紀英美旅行者筆下的福爾摩沙自然史建構以及初期生態感知，同時為生態批評與自然書寫拓展新疆域。

 

Prior to the mid-nineteenth century, Formosa was little known and largely unexplored by English and American travelers. After the discovery of Formosan coal by Anglo-American navy explorers in 1847 and Formosa’s ports had been opened for trade by the Western Powers in 1860, a great number of Western explorers, navy investigators, naturalist scientists, merchants, and diplomats visited Formosa. Through their writings, these travelers documented the island’s unknown landscapes and natural resources, including heavy timber and forest trees. This paper focuses on the traveling natural histories of three nineteenth-century English and American travelers —William A. Hancock (1847-1914), and Francis Henry Hill Guillemard (1852-1933), and James Wheeler Davidson (1872-1933). It explores the historical and cultural underpinnings of natural resources in the island’s eco-geopolitical history and is interested to examine the ways these travel writings represented Formosa’s environmental productions (such as coal, sulphur, camphor). It addresses the following questions: What might be the links between nineteenth-century imperial motivations and representations of Formosa’s natural resources? How might the genre of natural history relate to imperial-colonial travel narratives and science narratives? How did Hancock, Guillemard, and Davidson report their scientific observations on Formosa’s natural productions? How might British and American imperial travel narratives reveal an environmental consciousness embedded in the history of colonial/imperial exploitation of Formosa’s natural resources?

 
Gwadar and Chabahar: Competition or Cooperation
Authors: Mir Sherbaz Khetran
Published: May 2022

Gwadar and Chabahar ports have gained tremendous significance as both leverage their geo-strategic location to the two rising powers in Asia, China and India. Gwadar port is being managed by China under the China –Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), whereas the development of Chabahar port is funded by India under the tripartite Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Iran and Afghanistan, signed on May 23, 2016. Both are located at the international energy trading route and provide connectivity to Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The nature of the capitalist system and basic economic cost has the potential to put both ports in competition with each other. However, Iran and Pakistan deny any kind of such competition; rather both States aspire to build on cooperation and linkages between these two ports. Undoubtedly, China is an emerging power; however, the US is committed on containing China and fighting for resources in Asia. This paper will look into the argument and arrangements that will either lead to cooperation or competition between the two ports. Moreover, in light of different economic theories, the paper will project different scenarios.
Energising SAARC: Options for Pakistan
Authors: Areeba Arif
Published: May 2022

South Asia has a chequered history, as it has confronted great crisis and problem, such as poverty, bad governance, corruption, illiteracy and terrorism. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established in 1985, in Bangladesh, with the objective to promote economic development and prosperity of the South Asian people. It is not considered as a successful organisation due to the authoritative role of India and apprehensive behaviour of small states. The member countries are not ready to accept the superiority of India as it never agreed on negotiating on an equal basis with its neighbours. The recent example is the cancellation of the 19th SAARC summit. India pulled out of the summit, which was to be held in Islamabad in November 2016. Cancellation of this summit is a bad omen for the entire region and particularly for Pakistan. This paper is aimed to highlight the different aspects of strategic and economic cooperation that can be useful for energising SAARC. In the backdrop of recent events in the region, when India’s hegemony is increasing and Pakistan’s economic standing has improved substantially, it is imperative that this platform should be utilised to bring these countries closer. In this age of regional connectivity and harmonious economic growth, the SAARC nations should use this forum to forge long-lasting ties and for the peace and stability of the entire region.
Study of Household Waste Management and Recycling Awareness Between Residential Areas in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Malaysia
Authors: Abdul Halim Husna , Mohamed Najib Mohamed Zuhaili , Zainal Abideen Muzaffar , Basri Hazlami Fikri , Muda Khalida
Published: May 2022

This paper presents a study on household waste management and recycling awareness. Residential areas are the major sources of solid waste as that is where people live. The waste that is usually disposed of from residential areas includes food waste, plastic waste, paper, glass, tin, and others. The increasing trend in waste generated from homes has become a major concern. This study aimed to assess household waste management and recycling awareness in two residential areas located in Padang Terap District, Kuala Nerang, Kedah, Malaysia. Recently, Padang Terap district showed an increase in waste generated compared to another district, Kedah. An open-ended questionnaire was distributed to approximately 32 respondents, and an interview was conducted to study household waste management and recycling awareness in two residential areas—Taman Jati and Taman Pelangi. The research shows that household waste management to segregate the waste remains a problem, despite most respondents being aware of this issue through different media. Furthermore, the lack of household waste management and recycling programs and facilities by the local authorities caused residents to be reluctant to practice these activities.
Adsorption of Phosphorus Using Cockle Shell Waste
Authors: Mohd Zain Natasya Binti , Md Salleh Nurul Jannah , Hisamuddin Nurul Fatihah , Hashim Shazana , Abdullah Noorul Hudai
Published: May 2022

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for aquatic plants and animals. The acceptable range for phosphorus in water is from 0.01 to 0.03 mg/L. However, excessive phosphorus use can result in biodiversity loss and pollution and endanger aquatic creatures and human health because the pollutants are non-biodegradable and thus accumulate over time. This work investigated the removal of phosphorus from synthetic wastewater containing KH2PO4 via adsorption using calcined cockle shell waste. Phosphorus adsorption by calcined cockle shell waste of less than 75 μm particle size was investigated. Five different adsorbent dosages (0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 g) mixed with 10 ppm phosphate were adsorbed for 60 min. The presence of calcined cockle shell waste was determined by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and a DR6000 UV–visible spectrophotometer. In brief, the highest dosage of 1.0 g removed 94.96% phosphorus from the synthetic wastewater, while the longest treatment time resulted in 95.74% phosphorus adsorption. The proposed method is low-cost and convenient.
An outbreak of type B botulism in southern Viet Nam, 2020
Authors: Ho Tinh Huu , Nguyen Ha Phan Ai , Le Nhan Dinh Trong , Hoang Phuong Hoai , Ha Ninh Thi , Dang Chinh Van
Published: May 2022

Objective: To investigate the cause of a botulism outbreak in several provinces in Viet Nam in 2020. Methods: An initial investigation was conducted to confirm the outbreak and to form hypotheses about the potential causes, followed by a case–control assessment of the plausible causative food item. Collected food samples were tested to identify the pathogen, and mouse bioassays were performed. Control measures were introduced to stop the outbreak and to prevent similar events in the future. Results: Twelve people in six southern provinces of Viet Nam were identified as having symptoms of botulism, of whom 11 were in critical condition requiring breathing support. A history of foods eaten in the 4 days before illness onset indicated that all the cases had eaten a tinned vegetarian pate, and a case–control assessment showed that this was significantly associated with the outbreak, with an odds ratio of 35.2 (95% confidence interval: 3.4–infinity). Clostridium botulinum type B was detected in three of eight pâté samples collected from the houses of cases. In the mouse bioassay for the toxicity of the pâté samples, all the mice died with clinical symptoms of botulism. Discussion: A tinned vegetarian pate was the plausible cause of a botulism outbreak in Viet Nam in 2020. Revision of food safety regulations to improve quality control of tinned foods to prevent future outbreaks is recommended.
Digital testing application in knowing the effect of servant leadership and work motivation on teacher performance
Authors: Sugito Sugito , Agung Anak Agung Gede , Yudana I Made , Ariawan I Putu Wisna
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of servant leadership and work motivation on teacher performance in West Denpasar by using a digital-based testing application. The design of this research is descriptive quantitative on 88 teachers. Data collection techniques with questionnaires were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling with Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM). Research result; (1) servant leadership has a direct effect on teacher performance as indicated by a coefficient of 0.214 and a t-statistic of 6.275 (2) work motivation has a direct effect on teacher performance as indicated by a coefficient of 0.701 and a t-statistic of 32,930 (3) servant leadership has an indirect effect on teacher performance through work motivation is shown by the coefficient of 0.383 and the t-statistic of 5.216. The conclusion is that work motivation has a very strong effect on teacher performance, besides that work motivation can mediate the influence of servant leadership on teacher performance. Recommendations to apply servant leadership and work motivation to improve teacher performance.
ENFERMEIRO DO TRABALHO NO CONTROLE DE DOENÇAS OCUPACIONAIS
Authors: SAMPAIO Lucas Henrique Vieira , JESUS Renata Silva de , BORGES Manuce Aparecida Machado
Published: May 2022

A ocorrência de doenças ocupacionais é uma situação que acarreta diversos problemas, tanto para o empregado, quanto para o empregador e também para a previdência social, tendo em vista que essas doenças incapacitantes geram o direito de recebimento de benefício previdenciário, acarretando assim, custo para a Previdência Social. Importante destacar que não se trata apenas de prejuízo financeiro, considerando que as doenças ocupacionais afetam a saúde do trabalhador, prejudicando assim a sua vida, que é o seu bem maior. Assim, no sentido de proteger a saúde e consequentemente a vida dos trabalhadores, por meio da prevenção das doenças ocupacionais, a atuação do enfermeiro do trabalho é muito importante. Sendo função deste profissional atuar de forma preventiva, controlando essas doenças através de ações. Assim, o Objetivo do trabalho aqui desenvolvido foi apresentar a forma pela qual a atuação do enfermeiro do trabalho pode efetivamente contribuir para a redução das doenças ocupacionais. Desse modo, o presente artigo contemplou um breve relato histórico sobre o surgimento das doenças ocupacionais e consequentemente da medicina do trabalho, ramo que engloba a enfermagem do trabalho, tendo sido abordado também, a atuação do enfermeiro nesse segmento. Considerando a enfermagem como atividade laboral, foi feito uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o adoecimento ocupacional desses profissionais de uma forma geral.
A ATENÇÃO FARMACÊUTICA VOLTADA PARA INTOXICAÇÃO MEDICAMENTOSA INFANTIL
Authors: Ruiz Ana Carolina
Published: May 2022

Dos países que mais consomem medicamentos, o Brasil ocupa a sétima posição, e dados apontam que se seguir no atual ritmo, deve se tornar o quinto até 2023. Esse fato está intrinsecamente relacionado com a ocorrência de intoxicação medicamentosa. Dentre os principais motivos que levam à intoxicação o que mais prevalece é o uso acidental, que por sua vez tem mais ocorrência no grupo de crianças menores de 9 anos de idade. Geralmente a maioria dessas intoxicações acidentais infantil, é relacionada ao armazenamento em locais inadequados ou falta de atenção dos cuidadores. Na grande maioria das vezes a intoxicação acontece na própria residência, quando as substâncias envolvidas na intoxicação estão sobre o alcance das crianças, ou seja, armazenadas de forma inadequada. Neste contexto, a Atenção Farmacêutica se torna essencial no processo da diminuição dos riscos de intoxicação mesmo quando ocorre de forma acidental. O método empregado foi a revisão de literatura narrativa, utilizando tanto artigos científicos disponibilizados nas bases de dados online Google acadêmico, Medline e Scielo quanto documentos oficiais dos órgãos responsáveis pela catalogação e sistematização de informações relacionadas à saúde. O objetivo desta pesquisa é discutir a importância do profissional de farmácia para minimizar os riscos de intoxicação medicamentosa acidental infantil através do uso de ferramentas da Atenção Farmacêutica. Considerando a intoxicação infantil como um agravo evitável, é necessário que os profissionais de saúde, sobretudo os farmacêuticos invistam em atividades de prevenção, com orientações sobre acondicionamento correto dos medicamentos, vigilância da família com conscientização dos riscos do ambiente doméstico.
Effects of Air Pollution on the Development of Respiratory Diseases among Residents in New Delhi, India
Authors: Brajer Rudra Anay
Published: May 2022

Air pollution is the contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The industrialization of countries has increased the emission to the atmosphere that has significantly oplurid the air. Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a variety of adverse health outcomes. Hence, the study sought to examine the effects of air pollution on the development of respiratory diseases among residents in New Delhi, India. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The targeted population included the residents of New Delhi. The key respondents included health practitioners. The collection of the data was done using the questionnaires. The rationale for picking the health practitioners to respond to the research instruments is because they were more involved in the treatment and were more informed about the cases that have been reported from the residents due to the air pollution. The study found that air pollution positively influences the development of respiratory diseases. Air pollution can worsen lung function in people with breathing problems and decrease lung function in those with healthy lungs. Exposure to air pollution puts you at risk for lung cancer, heart attacks, stroke and, in extreme cases, premature death. The study concluded that air pollution is a danger to lung health, particularly for children, the elderly, people who work or spend time outdoors and people with heart or lung disease. The study recommended strict measures/initiatives should be taken by the government, industry and the private sector to reduce the burden of air pollution. It is further recommended that individuals should use clean fuels. Likewise, air cleansers that can enhance the air quality are suggested. Industrialization, urbanization, population growth and demand for transportation, mainly in the cities, need to be managed. Keywords: Air Pollution, Respiratory Health Complications, New Delhi, India
Corporate Governance Practices and Financial Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda: A Case Study of Microfinance Inkingi Ltd
Authors:   Mount Kenya University, George Mr. Ntaganda
Published: May 2022

The study was undertaken to investigate how corporate governance practices can influence the financial performance of microfinance institutions with a case study of microfinance inking ltd. This study specifically analyzed the effect of board size, gender diversity and CEO duality in the governance structures on performance of microfinance institutions. The descriptive method was used to collect data and the target population was forty-six, where 35 were the staff of INKINGI microfinance ltd 11 were members of the board. In data collection at the field, questionnaire and face-to-face discussion were used. To confirm the reliability, the research conducted a pre-test exercise before the actual data collection process. The validity was tested through experts in the domain of financial statements analysis and managerial decision making by asking the supervisor and other lecturers from Mount Kenya University. The researcher used the SPSS as tool of analysis, which helped to summarize the primary data into quantitative data and the researcher given the proper interpretation of the results basing on research objectives and questions. The analysis showed that board size, board independent and CEO duality were positively correlated with financial performance of Rwandan microfinance institutions (r= 0.810, p< 0.00 r= 00.706, p< 0.04 r= 0.623, p< 0.003 and r= 0.431, p< 0.00) respectively. Furthermore, the research showed that the board independence, gender diversity as well as board size have a considerable effect on financial contribution. According to the perception of the respondents, the results showed that corporate governance increases the profitability of the company, customer loyalty as well as extension of product line and services in the company. The study concluded that board size, board independent and CEO duality are important aspects to consider for better governance of microfinance. The study recommended that INKINGI microfinance ltd should improve their gender diversity for better corporate governance that provides diverse viewpoints, values and new ideas to the boards and provokes lively boardroom discussions. The management should appoint more women directors as they possess managerial skills like public relations, human resource and communication skills than operating and marketing skills. Keywords: Corporate governance practices, financial performance, microfinance institutions, Inkingi Ltd, Rwanda
Testi al microfono Le collaborazioni di Alice Ceresa con la radio: documenti sonori e tradizione del testo
Authors: Cordibella Giovanna
Published: May 2022

Il saggio prende in esame le collaborazioni radiofoniche di Alice Ceresa e affronto lo uno studio dei documenti sonori che, oggi conservati negli archivi della Radio della Svizzera Italiana (RSI), sono stati prodotti nell’ambito di tali cooperazioni nel corso degli anni Settanta. Talvolta la pubblicazione a mezzo stampa di testi letterari letti precedentemente al microfono e trasmessi via etere non è stata realizzata da Ceresa in vita, bensì è stata compiuta soltanto postuma. I documenti sonori sono in tali casi testimonianze della prima divulgazione pubblica del testo e acquisiscono un particolare rilievo per lo studio della sua tradizione in prospettiva dell’allestimento di una edizione scientifica delle opere di Ceresa, come emerge dal riesame della storia compositiva del Piccolo dizionario dell’inuguaglianza femminile.
Surveillance needed to protect the indigenous economic bio-diversity
Authors: Dubey Nawal , Srivastava Bhawana , Kumar Ashok , Kapur Pratima
Published: May 2022

In India higher plants and their products are being used in different traditional medicines since time immemorial. There is now urgent need to check illegal exploitation of such indigenous plants by biotechnologically rich countries through biopiracy or gene robbing. Such an effort would be also helpful in many fold enhancement of Indian herbal products in the global market.
O HIPERTEXTO NO ENSINO-(APP)RENDIZAGEM: A RETEXTUALIZAÇÃO NO MEIO DIGITAL
Authors: Amorim Marina Martins Pinchemel
Published: May 2022

A retextualização consiste na produção de um texto oral ou escrito apoiado em um ou mais texto(s)-base. Marcuschi (2010) propõe quatro tipos de retextualização: fala-escrita, fala-fala; escrita-fala e escrita-escrita. No entanto, o avanço das tecnologias digitais tem contribuído para o surgimento de novos gêneros do discurso que apresentam o hipertexto como característica fundamental. Este, segundo Xavier (2010), é uma forma de produção de texto com aspectos peculiares, como multissemiose, não-linearidade, dinamismo e flexibilidade. Posto isso, faz-se necessário pensar em um processo de retextualização que origina hipertexto, para verificar quais particularidades permeiam essa atividade. Diante da inquietação apresentada, este trabalho objetiva investigar os processos de retextualização em meio físico (papel) e em meio digital (smartphone) realizados por uma dupla de estudantes do Ensino Médio. A partir da aplicação de uma Sequência Didática (DOLZ; NOVERRAZ; SCHNEUWLY, 2011), foram coletados dados processuais de duas alunas da rede pública baiana, enquanto retextualizavam, conjuntamente, textos-base em uma carta motivacional e hipertextos-base em uma publicação de Instagram. Os processos de retextualização foram descritos e relacionados às sete tarefas de produção da retextualização elencadas por Dell’Isola (2007), no intuito de perceber como se manifestavam em cada construção e quais aspectos de textualidade/textualização (COSTA VAL, 2004; KOCH; TRAVAGLIA, 2015) e hipertextualidade (ROJO; BARBOSA, 2015; XAVIER, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016) estiveram envoltos nos processos. Além disso, o gênero publicação de Instagram foi caracterizado de acordo com os pressupostos teóricos de Bakhtin (2011) e Marcuschi (2008). A investigação demonstrou particularidades que diferenciam a retextualização que origina um texto em papel e um hipertexto no smartphone, tais como as ferramentas adotadas nos processos, a origem dos textos-base envolvidos, as linguagens acionadas em cada produção e os caminhos percorridos pela dupla para elaborar os gêneros. Esta pesquisa contribui para a difusão dos estudos sobre retextualização e hipertexto, sugerindo as potencialidades da utilização dessa atividade para o trabalho com gêneros do discurso e revelando a publicação de Instagram como uma possibilidade para o processo de ensino-aprendizagem.
Examining the Utilisation of Extensive Reading from the Perspective of ESL Students’ Reader Response
Authors: Gopal Thangam Raja , Maniam Mahendran , Jeyaraja Shereen Shamala Benjamin , Swaran Singh Charanjit Kaur , Gopal Revathi , Melissa Ng Marina
Published: May 2022

This qualitative experimental study examines the utilization of an Extensive Reading Programme from the perspective of ESL students' reader responses. It seeks to examine the kind of written responses produced by the mediocre and low proficiency ESL students based on the Reader Response Approach, the outcome of using Reader Response Approach in the Extensive Reading Programme, and the ESL students' experiences towards the Extensive Reading Programme. The study was conducted for a duration of three months in a secondary school. The participants of this study included an ESL teacher and six Form 4 students, comprising three females and three males. The researcher documented data through four sources: classroom observations, interviews with the teacher and students, response journals, and examination marks. Findings indicated that the Extensive Reading Programme and the use of the Reader Response Approach enabled the students to come up with various statements and benefited their language development. The findings of the study suggest that the Extensive Reading Programme and Reader Response Approach should be a part of the curriculum in secondary schools as they help in improving students' language proficiency. The study proposes a guideline for implementing an Extensive Reading Programme and Reader Response Approach in the language classroom, which ESL educators can adopt.
Ideological Discursive Strategies in the Work of American Think Tanks: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Authors: Al-juboori Ali Hamzah , Mustafa Sabah Slaibi
Published: May 2022

While relatively decent attention has been paid to the analysis of ideological discursive strategies deployed by the political policy-producing institutions of think tanks, this study uncovers the strategies in the discourse of American think tanks that attempt to ideologically (re)produce social realities and shape public opinion at the textual and semantic levels. To this end, an eclectic model of critical discourse analysis CDA is adopted to qualitatively and quantitatively deconstruct and interpret nine texts from three conservative think tanks focusing on three political issues namely (1) Islamic terrorism, (2) Russian role in the Middle East, and (3) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The findings show the centrality of ideological discursive strategies in (a) polarizing a positive presentation of the US (in-group) against the negative presentation of THEM (out-group), and (b) advocating for a hegemony of current and/or desired socio-political realities.
Contactless Payments in Travel and Tourism in Philippines: from a Technological Acceptance Model
Authors: Park Maria Cecilia , Manalili I , Magtoto T , Martinez R , Solis J , Chua C
Published: May 2022

Technological advancement has made significant strides in bringing new developments to meet people's diverse needs and gratifications. With the arrival of wireless and communication technology, a slew of new payment and transaction possibilities dubbed "contactless payments" emerged and are now being adopted by most industries, including travel and tourism. Thus, the study examines the influencing factors for the acceptance of contactless payments in travel and tourism among residents of Pampanga, Philippines. The study employed a correlational design, and data were collected from 220 respondents using an online questionnaire employing convenience and snowball sampling. ANOVA and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the collected data. All of the influencing factors, namely perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived trust, and awareness of technology, were found to have a significant relationship with respondents' behavioral intention. This indicates that when making transactions in travel and tourism, contactless payment users are more influenced and encouraged to use contactless payment when they perceive that the system is easy to use, requires little effort, and is trustworthy.
Şiirleriyle Renklere Bürünmüş Bir Şair Özdemir Asaf
Authors: TİMUR Kemal , SARI Lokman
Published: May 2022

Renk kavramı birçok sanat dalında kullanılır. Edebiyat da bu sanat dallarından biridir. Betimleyici özelliğinden dolayı renk kavramına, edebiyat sahasında ve özellikle de şiir türünde daha sık rastlanır. Özdemir Asaf da, yazdığı saf şiir örnekleriyle Cumhuriyet Dönemi’ne damga vuran ve şiirlerinde kullandığı renk unsurlarıyla öne çıkan önemli şairlerimizdendir. Onun şiirlerinde, gösterenin, renkler aracılığıyla gösterilen üzerinde ağır bastığı dikkat çeker. Bu yönüyle Asaf’ın şiirlerindeki renk kullanımı olağan dışıdır. Hatta Özdemir Asaf’ın renk kullanımı o kadar ileri seviyelerdedir ki, onun şiirlerinde renk manifestosu yapıldığı bile iddia edilebilir. Asaf’ın şiir dünyasında renklerin bilinen anlamları dışında yeni anlamlar kazandığı da sıklıkla görülür. O daha çok, renklerin hangi anlamlarda ve nerelerde kullanılacağını şiirsel olarak açıklar. Biz de bu çalışmamızda Özdemir Asaf’ın şiirlerinde kullandığı renk kullanımını ve renk manifestosunu irdelemeye çalışacağız. Çalışmamızı iki bölüme ayırdık. Birinci bölümde Özdemir Asaf’ın hayattayken yayımlanan şiirlerini değerlendirdik. İkinci bölümde ise onun ölümünden sonra yayımlanan şiirleri üzerinde durduk. Şiirlerini renklere büründüren şairin, şiirlerinde adeta somut ve soyut bir gökkuşağı çizdiğini tespit ettik.
An empirical investigation of queue management and users satisfaction of MTN service: A study of Sultan Abubakar Road MTN service Centre Sokoto, Nigeria
Authors: Ahmed Zubairu , Burodo Muhammad Sani , Suleiman Shamsuddeen
Published: May 2022

This paper empirically assesses the effect of queue management on MTN service users, using Sultan Abubakar road MTN service center Sokoto as a case study. The study employed survey research design. Purposive sampling technique was used by the present study, because, the study is interested in customers that come to the MTN service center to receive service such as sim card registration, welcome back, upgrading and so on. Moreover, the study adopted primary data through questionnaire where 384 copies were administered but 356 were validly returned by the respondents. The questionnaire were designed in open and closed ended patterns and administered directly to the customers of MTN service centre. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the demographic features for the respondents. On the other hand, the multiple regression model was used in testing hypothesis. The study rejected all hypotheses and concluded that queue management components were all significant determinants of customer satisfaction. The study therefore concluded that improving the queue management practices will inherently increase customers’ satisfaction towards MTN service quality.
Introducing climate impact accounting for investment portfolios. A comparative study on the existing methodologies
Authors: Ponomareva Reshetnikova Ekaterina
Published: May 2022

This study provides an overarching state-of-the-art review of climate change-related accounting practices for investment portfolios. With the adoption of the Paris Agreement and European Commission plan on sustainable finance, the question regarding the compatibility of financial flows with decarbonisation objectives has gained cardinal importance among capital market participants. The application of a viable climate-alignment framework has become inevitable for legislators, regulators, investors, issuers, and rating agencies. Carbon footprinting and intensity measurement associated with portfolio investments and its climate impact are central issues for climate performance and risk assessment, management, reporting and GHG emissions reduction target setting. This study evidences the absence of a consensual method and a notable variation in the results attained for the same portfolio across different approaches. This study focused on practices related to listed assets, namely on the attribution of climate impact generated by issuers to portfolios and investors. The findings offer a comparative study of the existing methodologies and introduce portfolio climate impact accounting concept and structure.
Testing Accuracy of Dry Bulb and Wet Bulb Thermometer in Measuring Humidity
Authors: Dr. Deepti Rani
Published: May 2022

Another component that impacts the working environment is humidity, which must be maintained at a specified level at various locations, such as factories, hospitals, and offices. Humidity levels play a significant role in determining different weather events, including the production of clouds and precipitation. It's impossible to make accurate predictions about the weather without accurate measurements of the humidity in the air. Humidity has a significant impact on our daily lives, not just for weather forecasting, but because it can alter the entire manufacturing process. Despite the fact that humidity is a constant in the environment, the amount needed at various locations may differ.