bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Knowledge about post-exposure proceedings of the operating block nurses
Authors: Tomaszewska Katarzyna , Szpila Aleksandra 
Published: June 2020

Abstract

Introduction. Occurrence of occupational exposure is a current problem among medical personnel. Nurses are considered to be a special occupational group exposed to risk of infection with pathogenic microorganisms. An important element of prevention is raising the workers’ knowledge and awareness in the field of occupational hazards and the possibilities of their reduction. Staff education, knowledge of infection prevention methods, and knowledge of safe procedures can reduce the number of exposures to biological material or, if they occur, limit the health consequences.

Aim. The aim of the research was to assess the knowledge of nurses employed on the operating block on the risk of occupational exposure and post-exposure proceedings.

Material and methods. The research after obtaining the consent of the Bioethical Commission was carried out at the turn of 2017 and 2018 in a group of 100 anesthesia nurses employed on operating blocks of two hospitals in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship. The author’s questionnaire was used for the research. Obtained results were subjected to statistical analysis, in which the Mann-Whitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis test and the correlation of Spearman’s rank order were used. During the statistical verification of the collected material, p<0.05 was assumed as the level of significance of the obtained results.

Results and conclusions. The examined anesthesia nurses had knowledge about post-exposure procedures at a very good level (the average number of correct answers in the conducted test of knowledge was 14.41 out of 18, which constituted 80.06% of correct answers). The level of knowledge of the examined nurses was not dependent on such factors as: seniority, education, postgraduate education, training during the adaptation period on the operating block, adherence to epidemiological procedures, work on the post in which the procedure for occupational exposure is implemented and followed. The age of the nurses significantly influenced their level of knowledge.
Correlations Between Red Blood Cells’ Variables, Cardio-Pysiological and Anthropological Variables in Young Athletes
Authors: Gligoroska Jasmina Pluncevic , Dejanova Sandra , Plavsic Jadranka , Manchevska Sanja 
Published: June 2020

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine and analyse the relations between anthropometric parameters, red blood cells’ (RBC) variables and cardio-physiological parameters in healthy and physically active children and adolescents.

Material and Methods: In this study 625 subjects, (410 males and 215 females; age span 8 to 18 years) underwent body composition analysis (Matiegka method), blood analysis and ergometry testing (Bruce protocol).

Results: In both groups, body height and weight were positively correlated with RBC variables. In female group almost all correlations between RBC variables and body components were insignificant. In boys all absolute body mass components showed positive correlations with RBC variables with notice that body fat mass had lowest correlation coefficient. Body fat percent (BF %) did not show any correlation with RBC variables in both gender groups. In boys BF % had moderate negative correlation with aerobic performance: exercise time (ET) and VO2max (rs = -0.41 and rs = -0.39). Lean body components showed weak positive correlations with ET and VO2max. RBC count did not show significant correlation with any cardio-physiological parameter in both groups. Haematocrit and haemoglobin showed weak positive correlations with VO2 max and general endurance (exercise time). In girls all correlations between cardio-physiological and RBC variables were insignificant. The relationship between all body components and all cardio-physiological variables in girls were statistically insignificant.

Conclusions: Our findings revealed that there are some expected positive correlations between lean body mass components, aerobic performance and RBC variables in boys, while in girls such relations were not noticed.
Evaluation of PRF Efficiency in the Treatment of Infrabony Defects
Authors: Milutinovic Jana , Popovska Mirjana , Rusevska Biljana , Nacevski Milan , Anastasovski Stefan , Ivanоvska-Stojanoska Marija 
Published: June 2020

Abstract

Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of PRF in the treatment of infrabony defects in patients with chronic periodontitis by evaluating the clinical outcome through periodontal depth, clinical attachment level at the baseline, 6 and 9 months post operatively.

Material and Methods: Sixty infrabony defects with probing depth ≥ 5 mm were treated. The inclusion criterion was the necessity for surgical bilateral maxillary treatment. By using split-mouth study design, each patient had one side treated with conventional flap surgery and the other side with conventional flap surgery and PRF. Clinical parameters, such as probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment lost (CAL), were recorded in both groups at baseline, 6 and 9 months post operatively.

Results: Positive effects for all clinical and radiographic parameters were evident in the group with PRF. Mean PD reduction demonstrated statistically significant greater results in the test group (4.00±1.07 mm) compared to the control one (4.83±0.99 mm), p = 0.003 after 9 months postoperatively. After 9 months, there were better results in the test group compared to the control group for CAL (5.60±1.61 mm, 6.20±1.58 mm), but statistically not significant.

Conclusion: Additional use of PRF in the conventional surgical treatment of infrabony defects demonstrated better parameters than the open flap debridement alone.
Determination of Residual Volume as Indicator of the Respiratory Function of Divers
Authors: Vasile Monica , Adumitresi Cecilia , Chiripuci Nicușor 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
University “Ovidius” of Constanța, Faculty of Medicine, in collaboration with the Diving Center, has conducted several research studies regarding the evolution of the vital functions of divers in the hyperbaric environment. Their breathing is constantly adapting to withstand the physiological changes. Reducing the residual volume of the lungs is an essential parameter for improving respiratory function in the event of increased physical effort. The residual volume cannot be determined by spirometry. The medical researchers and engineers developed an original test plan and verified the residual volume of the subjects, by experimental determinations on groups of divers, during simulated diving, with air, at 18 m, in the Hyperbaric Complex of the Diving Center. The study is useful in the prevention of occupational diseases specific to divers and in knowing their limits of adaptation to the hyperbaric environment.
Spillover effects of unconventional monetary policy on capital markets in the shadow of the Eurozone: A sample of non-Eurozone countries
Authors: Mészáros Mercédesz , Kiss Gábor Dávid 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
The transmission mechanism has been dominated by direct monetary measures since the crisis of 2008. While the indirect impacts of the unconventional monetary instruments have not been fully explored yet. Monetary policy and funding conditions determine pricing sentiments for bond, stock and currency markets, represented by the volatilities of their main indicators: stock market indices, exchange rates, and yield premia. Our theoretical model takes spillover effects into account when it determines the variables which are responsible for volatility: the activities of international financial institutions (like the ESM or the IMF) are represented by dummy variables, while the limited autonomy in the shadow of the ECB is captured through gravity-like approaches. Six EU member states outside the Eurozone and Switzerland were analysed between 2007 and 2019 with random effect panel regression models to identify the differences in the impact of spillover effects on capital market volatilities. The results obtained are considered to be useful in mapping the potential effects of continuing monetary easing in the near future.
Impact of selected determinants on the financial structure of the mining companies in the selected countries
Authors: Škuláňová Nicole 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
Investigating the effects on the capital structure has been a widely debated topic for over a century. There are countless studies on this subject today. However, there is still a need to test more samples of companies, as the confirmation or rebuttal of assumptions depends on the industry, country, and size of the selected company. This research deals with the impact of five selected determinants – profitability, asset structure, non-debt tax shield, GDP growth rate, inflation, on the total, long-term and short-term debt of mining companies from eleven selected economies – eight countries from Central and Eastern Europe and three industry leaders from non-European countries. The analysis of data obtained from Orbis and the World Bank database covers the period 2009–2017. Correlation analysis and GMM methods are used to detect the dependencies of variables. Many countries show some links to selected types of debt. Some of these links are in line with the input assumptions, some unfortunately not.
Divestment of State-Owned Enterprises and Competition in Oil & Gas Sectors in Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Ha T. , Turksen Umut 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
In its endeavour to attract foreign investment inflows and realise the diversity and security of its energy supply, Vietnam has set out short, medium and long term strategies which have been articulated in a number of legal instruments. These developments include the drive and acceleration of divestment and liberalisation of the energy market and ensuring healthy competition therein. This article provides a critical analysis of the current divestment of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Vietnam’s oil and gas sectors. In doing so, it also assesses current state of affairs against the key principles and objectives of competition law. After providing a brief summary of the milestones in the oil and gas sector, the article explains the equitisation in and privatization of SOEs and critiques the implications of these practices against the benchmarks of competition law provisions. After identifying the current problems and future challenges that lie ahead, it provides a number of constructive recommendations for policy development and legal reform.
Assessing Vietnam’s Environmental Laws and Direction for Improvement
Authors: Tín Võ Trung 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
Environmental protection has gotten much attention and been prioritized in policy making for economic – social development of countries around the world, including Vietnam. The policies have been gradually institutionalized into law. Environmental Protection Law comes into existence in Vietnam as in other developing countries, which could be affirmed as the latest legal field. Before Environmental Protection Law was issued as an independent legal document by the National Assembly, other environmental regulations in Vietnam covered some aspects of environmental protection to meet management need without targeting the protection of environmental factors. Environment or environment-related regulations have been found in many separate legal documents. In order to meet the growing demand for integration, Vietnam needs to continue to reform environmental regulations. The paper analyzes the Vietnamese environmental regulations and practical implementation, thereby giving some suggestions.
Environmental Pollution Control in Singapore: The Intersection of Torts, Statutes, Regulations and Community Norms
Authors: Yew Gary Chan Kok 
Published: June 2020

Abstract
Singapore is a land-scarce, densely populated, urbanized and technology-driven society. Despite her image as a clean and green environment, serious challenges remain to keep environmental pollution at bay. Both private and public laws, whether based on statutes or common law, as well as a host of regulations and community norms collectively regulate environmental pollution in Singapore. Statutory provisions targeting environmental pollution rely on criminal punishment, administrative measures and also compensatory damages awarded to victims in the event of breaches of specified statutory duties. The Environmental Pollution Control Act 1999, together with the implementing subsidiary legislation, seeks to minimise or mitigate the effects of air, water and noise pollution. Government agencies adopt preventive, monitoring and/or enforcement measures backed by a plethora of statutes, regulations, international standards relating to environmental pollution. More recently, the enforcement of environmental pollution measures have extended, with the enactment of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act 2014, to combatting environmental pollution arising from the region. Further, the common law torts of nuisance, negligence and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher exist at common law to compensate the victims for the loss suffered arising from activities resulting in environmental pollution. The goals of enhancing environmental consciousness through public education and community efforts have also been emphasised in Singapore. Nevertheless, community mediation efforts have been supplemented by the establishment of Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals to deal with complaints by neighbours of smoke, smells, and littering in the vicinity of the complainants’ place of residence.
HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS LEARNING POLICY IN K-2013: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES
Authors: Krisna Fransisca Nur'aini 
Published: June 2020

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengelaborasi pengaruh politik dan ekonomi terhadap kebijakan pembelajaran bermuatan HOTS di Kota Bandung dan Yogyakarta. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam, diskusi kelompok terpumpun, observasi kelas, dan studi dokumen. Kota Bandung dan Yogyakarta dipilih karena kedua kota tersebut telah melaksanakan kurikulum 2013 revisi 2016. Analisis yang digunakan dalam kajian ini adalah analisis politik ekonomi, tingkat sektor yang dikembangkan oleh European Commission. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa kota Bandung dan Yogyakarta belum memiliki kebijakan khusus terkait pembelajaran bermuatan HOTS dalam implementasi Kurikulum 2013. Namun, Dinas Pendidikan Kota Yogyakarta telah menyelenggarakan pelatihan penyusunan soal HOTS sedangkan Dinas Pendidikan Kota Bandung belum melaksanakan. Meskipun demikian, kedua kota telah merencanakan anggaran untuk pelatihan guru melakukan pembelajaran HOTS di tahun 2018.
This research aims to elaborate on how politics and economy affecting the policy of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Learning as well as to provide recommendations to support this policy in Bandung and Yogyakarta districts. This study uses a qualitative approach with in-depth interviews, focus-group discussion, classroom observations, and desk study as data collection techniques. Bandung and Yogyakarta were selected as cases because they already implemented 2013 Curriculum (version 2016). This study uses the sector analysis for politics and economy developed by the European Commission. The results of this study show that both districts have not yet implemented certain policies in regard to HOTS learning, however, Yogyakarta has trained several teachers in constructing HOTS assessment. Nevertheless, both districts already made financial planning for the training of teachers in HOTS learning in 2018.
MODEL RANCANGAN DESAIN REVITALISASI KAWASAN NIAGA (Studi Kasus : Pasar Petisah Medan)
Authors: Lindarto Dwi , Harisdani Devin Defriza 
Published: June 2020

ABSTRAK. Ketimpangan pembangunan kawasan komersial pusat kota menunjukkan perwajahan urban economics berindikasi urban sprawl. Kawasan Niaga Pasar Petisah di Kecamatan Medan Petisah dimanfaatkan sebagai mix-use land use, minimalisasi ruang publik dan in-efisiensi pemanfaatan ruang luar menjadikan degradasi fungsi kawasan publik kota. Ketimpangan pemanfaatan ruang publik tersebut memerlukan upaya revitalisasi kawasan. Berdasarkan analisis awal konsep revitalisasi urban linkage berbasis kearifan lokal, maka dilakukan perencanaan model desain revitalisasi Kawasan Petisah dengan pendekatan retrofitting urban antara linkage visual, struktural, unsur tata guna lahan, arsitektur lokal, sirkulasi, ruang terbuka publik, aktifitas khas lokal. Keluaran penelitian berupa model rancangan desain revitalisasi kawasan niaga dalam wujud gambaran pra-rencana arsitektural zonasi, sirkulasi, pedestrian, ruang publik, parkir dan model tempat berdagang portabel. Model ini merupakan acuan / guide lines bagi revitalisasi kawasan niaga untuk peningkatan dan pemerataan pembangunan ekonomi di pusat kota Medan Kata-kunci : Model Rancangan Desain, Revitalisasi, Kearifan Lokal, Pasar Petisah Medan. ABSTRACT. Inequality in the development of downtown commercial areas shows that urban economics indicates to become urban sprawl. The commercial area of Pasar Petisah in Medan Petisah District is used as mix-use land use, the minimization of public space and the inefficiency of the use of outer space, making the function of the open area of the city degraded. This imbalance in the use of public space requires efforts in the revitalization of the area. Based on the preliminary analysis of the revitalization concept of urban linkage based on local wisdom, then it will be appropriate to plan the design model for revitalization of the Petisah Area. This design was carried out using an urban retrofitting approach between visual linkage, structural linkage, land use elements, local architecture, circulation, public open space, as well as local special activities. The research output is a design model for the revitalization of the commercial area in the preliminary design of architectural zoning, circulation, pedestrian ways, public space, parking, and portable trading place design. This model is become a guideline for the revitalization of the commercial area to increase and equalize economic development in downtown Medan. Keywords: Design Model, Revitalization, Local Wisdom, Pasar Petisah Medan
Peran trait mindfulness terhadap kesejahteraan psikologis pada lansia
Authors: Dyah Ayu Suci Purnamaning , Fourianalistyawati Endang 
Published: June 2020

Memasuki masa lansia, individu mengalami banyak perubahan pada kondisi fisik, sosial, spiritual dan psikologisnya. Lansia yang tidak siap dengan perubahan tersebut akan rentan terhadap stres. Kondisi yang demikian dapat menurunkan kesejahteraan psikologis (psychological well-being) pada lansia. Untuk menangani permasalahan tersebut, lansia perlu mengembangkan sifat mindfulness (kemampuan untuk berfokus pada apa yang terjadi saat ini) didalam dirinya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat apakah trait mindfulness berperan secara signifikan terhadap kesejahteraan psikologis pada lansia. Sampel penelitian ialah orang-orang yang sudah tidak bekerja dan berdomisili di wilayah Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, dan Bekasi (n = 120). Penelitian ini menggunakan adaptasi skala Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire untuk mengukur trait mindfulness dan Scale of Psychological Well Being untuk mengukur kesejahteraan psikologis. Hasil analisis regresi ganda menunjukkan empat dari lima dimensi trait mindfulnessberperan signifikan terhadap beberapa dimensi kesejahteraan psikologis. Dimensi-dimensi dari trait mindfulness tersebut yaitu acting with awareness, describing, non-reactivity, dan non-judging. Sementara itu, dimensi lainnya yang tidak berperan adalah observing.
Kecerdasan budaya dan penyesuaian diri dalam konteks sosial budaya pada mahasiswa Indonesia yang kuliah di luar negeri
Authors: Ghaniyy Anshari Al , Akmal Sari Zakiah 
Published: June 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan kemampuan penyesuaian diri dalam konteks budaya yang berbeda dengan kecerdasan budaya pada mahasiswa Indonesia yang kuliah di luar negeri. Kemampuan penyesuaian diri dalam konteks budaya adalah kemampuan dan kompetensi untuk dapat menyesuaikan diri dalam lingkungan yang baru dengan melihat kesulitan yang dihadapi dalam keseharian dalam konteks budaya yang berbeda. Kecerdasan budaya merupakan kemampuan individu untuk memelajari, mengelola, dan berinteraksi agar dapat bekerja secara efektif dengan masyarakat yang berbeda budaya. Kecerdasan budaya memiliki dua dimensi yaitu internalized cultural knowledge intelligence (ICK) yang membahas kemampuan kognitif dan effective cultural flexibility (ECF). Partisipan dalam penelitian ini ialah 105 mahasiswa Indonesia yang berkuliah di luar negeri saat berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Data penelitian diolah dengan korelasi parsial dengan mengontrol jenis kelamin dan penggunaan bahasa Inggris. Hasil yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini adalah ICK memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan penyesuaian diri dalam konteks budaya, sedangkan ECF tidak berhubungan signifikan dengan penyesuaian diri dalam konteks budaya. Hasil penelitian ini menekankan pentingnya mahasiswa untuk lebih mendalami kebudayaan dan segala aspek yang terdapat di negara tujuan agar dapat beradaptasi dengan baik.
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of maxillary sinus
Authors: Sadiq Rafshan , Zafar Saira , Nawaz Asrah , Imran Muhammad Babar 
Published: June 2020

Background:
Sarcomatoid carcinoma (SC) of paranasal sinuses is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma. We present the case of a patient with maxillary sinus tumor projecting into the oral cavity.

Case Presentation:
We describe a 79-year-old male who visited the oncology department with complaints of soft tissue growth in the oral cavity. An imaging showed an infiltrating left maxillary antrum mass with locoregional destruction and multiple bone metastases. Histopathology proved this mass as SC. The patient was unfit for surgical resection, so he managed palliatively with radiotherapy.

Conclusion:
Being a rare entity, management is debatable, but radical surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy confers a better disease control. However, if tumor is unresectable, then radiotherapy alone can be helpful in the palliative management of this tumor.
KOMIK SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA BAGI SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR
Authors: Nurhayati Nurhayati , Aswar Aswar , Arifin Irfan 
Published: June 2020

Perancangan komik media pembelajaran matematika ini dilatarbelakangi oleh rendahnya tingkat pengetahuan Matematika di Indonesia. Dalam pelajaran Matematika Perkalian merupakan dasar atau awal mula berlatih berpikir kritis dan sistematis, sehingga apabila konsep perkalian dipahami dengan baik, akan mudah melanjutkan ketingkat matematika selanjutnya. Perancangan ini bertujuan agar siswa lebih termotivasi untuk belajar matematika. Perancangan ini menggunakan metode pengumpulan data berupa observasi, wawancara, studi pustaka, dan dokumentasi. Konsep desain dalam perancangan ini adalah “praja muda karana” dari konsep tersebut dihasilkan sebuah buku komik media pembelajaran Matematika bagi siswa kelas 2 Sekolah Dasar.