bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Comparison of visual aids for improving reading performance in children with dyslexia
Authors: Omar Rokiah , Buari Noor Halilah , Majumder Chiranjib , Feizal Knight Victor 
Published: November 2021

Background: Dyslexia is a key learning disorder associated with reading difficulties in children. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of simple visual devices in improving the reading performance of children with dyslexia.
Methods: A case?control study was conducted by selecting 80 school children with dyslexia, aged 8?11 years, from the Special Dyslexic School Program of the Ministry of Education (MOE) Malaysia. Subjects were randomly assigned to four groups: the typoscope, magnifier, visual tracking magnifier (VTM), and control groups. Reading performance was measured based on reading speed and reading error rate. The time taken to complete reading of text was measured, and reading errors were recorded. The reading performance of each group was assessed at baseline, week 2, week 6, and week 12.
Results: Reading performance was significantly different (P < 0.05) for both Level 1 and Level 2, before and after intervention only in children with dyslexia using magnifiers and VTM. Reading performance for children with dyslexia using a magnifier or a VTM increased significantly (P < 0.05) from baseline to week 2, week 6, and week 12. The improvement in reading speed was 2.5 times faster for children in the VTM group than in the other groups.
Conclusions: Simple visual aids, such as a VTM and magnifying glass, improved reading performance in children with dyslexia. The VTM intervention yielded the greatest improvement after 12 weeks of intervention. Hence, it is suggested that a VTM be used as part of a rehabilitation program for all children with dyslexia in Malaysia, particularly those in dyslexia programs in schools under the MOE Malaysia. However, future studies with longer follow-up periods are needed to confirm the sustainability of this improved reading performance after discontinuation of the intervention.
Teachers Challenges In The Using Of Blood Learning Media In Kids Garden
Authors: Olyvia Viona 
Published: November 2021

Abstract This study aims to reveal the challenges of teachers in using online learning media and to find solutions that can be taken by teachers. In the current pandemic, teachers are required to be able to master technology, so that teachers can take advantage of various online media in learning. Currently, many PAUD teachers are confused about utilizing technology-based online media. Finally, in a simple way, the teacher gives written assignments through the WhatsApp group for parents to work on by children. This new activity requires teachers to have competence in operating technology to design and use appropriate learning media for children. Teachers are required to quickly adapt to technology so that teachers are able to use various applications to support online learning at. The research method used is a literature study where the data collection technique is through processing and analyzing various sources or references to scientific journals and books whose relevance with the problem to be studied. Data analysis relates problems to theories contained in scientific journals or appropriate books. The results of this study found that in the use of online learning media, there were several challenges for teachers such as the weak competence of teachers in mastering technology, the lack of facilities and infrastructure in utilizing various online learning media and the limited internet network in covering other online learning media. The solution that teachers can take is to conduct various trainings, webinars or workshops. Teachers can also take advantage of various training platforms provided by the Ministry of Education and Culture, free or paid.
Keywords: Teacher Challenges, Online Leraning Media, Early Childhood
Effect of Endectocides and Antibiotic Dung Poisoning on Mortality of Dung Beetle Species
Authors: Hussain Mubashar , Ghazanfar Mobeen , Malik Muhammad Faheem , Umar Muhammad , Younas Misbah 
Published: November 2021

We explored the effect of endectocides (deltamethrin and trichlorophenol) and antibiotics (enrofloxacin and oxytetracycline) on dung beetle species, 0nthophagus gazella and 0nitis excavatus under laboratory conditions. 0. gazella and 0. excavatus were collected from pastures and crop lands of Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan. The selected endectocides and antibiotics were applied on dung pats placed over soil @ 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1 ppm and kept in glass containers of 2' x 2' x 1.5' size. The laboratory bioassay was carried out at 28 ± 2 °C temperature and 65 ± 5 % RH with 12:12 of light to darkness ratio. Our results demonstrated that deltamethrin, trichlorophenol and oxytetracycline were toxic to both species, 0. gazella and 0. excavatus after two weeks of the exposure. Comparatively higher dung beetle mortality was recorded in both deltamethrin and trichlorophenol when applied @ 1 ppm as compared to 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 ppm concentrations in 0. gazella and 0. excavatus showed significantly higher mortality against oxytetracycline (53.3 % and 93.3 %, respectively), trichlorophenol (80 % and 94 %, respectively) and deltamethrin (88% and 76 %, respectively) at 1 ppm concentrations, whereas no mortality was recorded in all concentrations of enrofloxacin. 0. gazella and 0. excavatus responded negatively to the presence of different concentrations of veterinary parasiticides. In addition to the hazardous effect of 0. gazella and 0. excavatus, the study reports that these dung beetle species can be exploited as bio-indicators for environmental assessment in ecosystem studies.
العلاقات العامة في المنظور الإسلامي رؤية تأصيلية
Authors: بشير منصور صالح د.محمد 
Published: November 2021

Public relations is a concept initiated in an early era of human genesis, it developed gradually until it occupies its own institutions; eventually, a number of theories and scientific frames were based on. The researcher has used the descriptive method, as it suits his thesis, to figure out the origin of the problem and presented specific solutions to such defects and shortcomings. The research authenticates the aspect of public relations in Holy Quran and Alsunnah and found that Islam cares enormously of individual's behavior as honesty, integrity, preserving oath and avoiding deception, those virtues are essential segments of public relations which Islam wants to prevail in different beliefs and cultures.
Wife's Perception of Contraception Equipment
Authors: Dyah Prastiwi Nastiti , Pratiwi Dinda , Rizky Muhamad , Fauziah Munaya , Afina Riyadhu Ilma Nanda 
Published: November 2021

The high birth rate in Indonesia is still a major problem in the population. One of the programs to suppress population growth is through the family planning program. Perceptions of couples of childbearing age regarding family planning have a strong enough influence to determine the use of contraceptives by their wives. This study aims to explore how the wife's perception of contraception. The research method used is qualitative with in-depth interviews. Informants who will conduct in-depth interviews are 4 informants who are wives and currently using contraceptives. The results showed that the informants first found out information on the use of contraceptives, namely by health workers. Informants feel that family and self-support affect the use of contraceptives. Informants use contraceptives to control the population, limit birth rates, and regulating birth spacing, informants will feel different discomforts when using contraceptives. informants have the view that Islam does not prohibit the use of contraceptives. Based on this, we can say that the perception of wives in using contraceptives is influenced by several aspects of the information, family support as well as the perception of a wife against contraceptives cheap and tangka it is a benchmark for the wife in the use of contraception other than required by the state. To regulate the distance between pregnancies, the wife also believes in terms of health and religious beliefs that using contraceptives does not violate the norms and beliefs they currently hold.
Green Gold from Dairy Industry: A Self-Sustained Eco-Friendly Effluent Treatment Plant
Authors: Ray Chaudhuri Shaon 
Published: November 2021

The major bottleneck of dairy effluent treatment plant operation is the generation of 10 m3 of nutrient rich wastewater per m3 of milk processed resulting in an annual production of 7.93 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 e) gas during treatment in a 7–8 step process. It is an expensive, non-ecofriendly, laborious process which is often not adoptable by the small segment installations. A carefully selected tailor-made bacterial consortium in biofilm reactor within 4 h of incubation in a single step operation under ambient condition could transform the total volume of wastewater into ammonia rich liquid biofertilizer generating 0.79 tons/year CO2 e gas. This biofertilizer replaces the use of fresh water and chemical fertilizer for agriculture, producing economic crops at par with chemical fertilizer. In certain cases, the production of crops is increased substantially over chemical fertilizer based growth. It reduced carbohydrate content of tuber crops. The generated liquid biofertilizer can overcome the shortage in fodder production without using chemical fertilizer and fresh water, hence solving one of the major concerns for sustaining the expansion of dairy industry, hence making dairy effluent treatment plant (ETP) operation an eco-friendly, self-sustainable operation.
Sportswear: Acumen of Raw Materials, Designing, Innovative and Sustainable Concepts
Authors: Jhanji Yamini 
Published: November 2021

Sportswear constitutes an integral part of technical textiles and encases great potential as far as technological and design innovations are concerned. The sports textiles have witnessed tremendous evolution and that too at a much faster pace compared to ready to wear segment. The sports clothing is no longer restricted to sportsperson involved in performance sports or strenuous physical activities. However, there has been a surge for sports apparels and accessories among health conscious, fitness freak and gym enthusiasts. Accordingly, the sportswear industry has witnessed revolutionary advancements in development of different sportswear categories like active wear, leisurewear and athleisure to fulfill the requirements of sportsperson as well as health conscious millennials. The basic and functional requirements of comfort, breathability, light weight, anti-static and anti-odor properties can be engineered into sportswear by optimum selection of fibers, yarns, fabrics and garments’ designing aspects. The chapter will provide an insight on the classification, requirements, design aspects, raw material procurement, innovative and sustainable concepts employed in sportswear to enhance the functionality and comfort characteristics of sportswear. Furthermore, the role of technology and fashion in sportswear transformation is also covered in the last sections of the chapter.
La trashumancia del ovino segureño: una oportunidad para la innovación docente en veterinaria
Authors: Contreras de Vera Antonio , Sánchez López Antonio , Corrales Romero Juan Carlos , García Galán Ana , García Romero Edgar , De la Fe Rodríguez Cristian , Aldeguer Aldeguer Mari Paz , Gómez Marín Angel 
Published: November 2021

La importancia de la producción de cordero en el Sureste, la existencia de un núcleo de trashumantes de ovino en la Sierra de Segura, y la consideración de la trashumancia como manifestación representativa del patrimonio cultural inmaterial nos ha llevado a explorar el potencial docente de la trashumancia con ovino segureño para estudiantes de veterinaria. Entre 2016 y 2019, cuatro profesores y dieciocho estudiantes de veterinaria de las Universidades de Murcia y Cardenal Herrera (UCH-CEU) de Valencia, hemos realizado diecinueve jornadas de trashumancia. Entre las acciones de innovación docente generadas destaca la exposición fotográfica “La Vereda de los Pontoneros” y el documental “Trashumancia, la Última Frontera”. Proponemos la integración de una semana de trashumancia en el periodo de las dos semanas de prácticas tuteladas con la Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Ovino Segureño (ANCOS), discutimos su integración en el grado de Veterinaria de Murcia y evidenciamos el interés docente de esta actividad inmersiva, que supera los propios contenidos del grado de veterinaria.
The importance of lamb production in the Southeast, the existence of ovine trashumants in Sierra de Segura and the consideration of transhumance as a representative manifestation of the intangible cultural heritage has leaded us to explore the teaching potential of transhumance with segureño sheep for veterinary students. Between 2016 and 2018, four professors and eighteen veterinary students from the University of Murcia and the University CEU Cardenal Herrera of Valencia have participated during nineteen days in transhumance. Within the generated teaching innovation activities highlights the photographic exposition “La Vereda de los Pontoneros” and the documentary “Trashumancia, la última frontera”. We propose the integration of a week of transhumance within the practical period with the Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Ovino Segureño (ANCOS), we discuss its inclusion in the Veterinary Degree program of the University of Murcia and we evidence the teaching interest of this immersive activity which widely approach others fields than veterinary ones.
Translation and psychometric validation of the Persian version of the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges for assessment of craving to smoke among university students
Authors: Kazemitabar Maryam , Garcia Danilo 
Published: November 2021

BackgroundEven though tobacco is one of the most preventable causes of death worldwide, it endangers more than 8 million people yearly. In this context, meta-analyses suggest that a significant part of the general Iranian population over 15 years of age smoke and that there is a need for good screening tools for smoking cravings and urges in Iran. The present study reported the translation and investigated the psychometric properties (i.e., factor structure, validity, and reliability) of the Persian version of the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges (QSU) with 12 items in the Iranian context.MethodThe translation process and content validity of the items were examined entirely in an expert panel using the Content Validity Index. The total sample of participants in which the translated version was tested consisted of 392 (172 female, 220 male, Mage= 22.31 years, SD = 2.90) university students who answered the QSU 12-item at the start of their participation in smoking cessation interventions. The QSU 12-item was firstly translated, then piloted using a subsample of 150 university students and finally validity and reliability of the instrument were investigated using a subsample of 242 participants. We tested the proposed models in the literature, that is, a 1-factor solution and a 2-factor solution with six items on each factor (Factor 1: desire/intention to smoke; Factor 2: relief of negative affect or withdrawal symptoms and anticipation of positive outcome). At last, we tested differences across differences in QSU-scores across different subgroups of individuals based on their demographics.ResultsThe results suggested that, in contrast to past studies, a modified 2-factor model, using five items for Factor 1 and 7 items for Factor 2, was the best fitting model (CFI= .95,RMSEA= .09, CI = 90%). Additionally, the QSU 12-item Persian version showed good convergent and divergent validity, internal consistency (Factor 1 = .94, Factor 2 = .97), ICC (average measure ICC = .95, CI = 95%, F(391, 4301)= 20.54,p< .001), concurrent validity (r= .71,p< .01), and discriminant validity (r= −.04,p> .05). Finally, subgroups based on gender, marital status, (un)employment, and educational level did not differed in their responses to the QSU 12-item.ConclusionThe Persian version of the QSU 12-item has satisfactory psychometric properties and, with a slight modification, it can be considered as a reliable and valid method to estimate smoking urges in the Iranian population. Moreover, the QSU 12-item seems appropriate to measure urge for smoking among groups of individuals with different sociodemographic backgrounds. Importantly, the QSU 12-item differentiates individuals’ desire and intention to smoke from their anticipated relief of negative affect or withdrawal symptoms, which can be important for personalizing interventions targeting individuals who want to quit smoking.
The Experience with a Surgical Camp in a Rural Hospital in Northern Uganda
Authors: Wismayer Richard 
Published: November 2021

Introduction: In Sub-Saharan Africa, surgical conditions remain neglected in its health care systems. This results in a low surgical output from district hospitals with many patients referred to Referral Hospitals in the region. Therefore surgical camps in district hospitals are often necessary where volunteer surgical teams perform a wide range of mostly elective surgical procedures. These surgical camps are pre-planned activities carried out at no cost to the patients who belong to poor and hard to reach vulnerable communities. The purpose of this surgical camp was to offer free specialised surgical service in a rural hospital and hence improve surgical access to a poor vulnerable community in Northern Uganda. Training basic surgical skills and the provision of continuous medical education to medical officers in the region was also part of the objective of this surgical camp.
Methods: A descriptive study using data collected from a one week surgical camp in the year 2011 was performed at St. Joseph’s Maracha Hospital. Data from operating log forms regarding date of procedure, patient gender, clinical diagnosis, operation performed and type of anaesthesia was obtained. Data was analysed for age, sex, type and rate of surgical procedure and type of anaesthesia. The participants’ involved specialist general surgeons, medical officers, clinical officers, theatre nurses and anaesthetists.
Results: In total, 105 surgical procedures were performed during the 7-day-long camp. Mean age of the patients was 39.54 years. The male: female ratio was 1:0.38. Adult inguinal herniorrhaphy formed 68.6% of all surgical procedures.
Conclusions: The bulk of surgical disease encountered during the camp were inguinal hernias. Surgical camps improve access to surgical care to vulnerable hard to reach populations and should become an integral part of health service delivery in rural Africa.
Formulation and Evaluation of Tablets Containing Fenugreek Extract Using Sodium Starch Glycolate as Super Disintegrant
Authors: Jyothi Divya 
Published: November 2021

The present work is aimed to formulate the tablets containing fenugreek extract as drug by wet granulation method. Further the effect of Sodium Starch Glycolate as super disintegrant on disintegration and drug release was studied. Fenugreek extract contains mucilage which retards the disintegration of tablets and hence shows slower drug release. Hence in order to improve disintegration and thereby in vitro drug release, Sodium Starch Glycolate was used as super disintegrant.
Tablet formulations were prepared without the SSG (Conventional-F1) and also with sodium starch glycolate (F2-F4) by wet granulation method. Assessment of flow properties of granules, physicochemical characterization of tablet formulations was carried out. Fenugreek is widely used for its antidiabetic activity which is attributed to mainly to the presence of an alkaloid Trigonelline. Hence in vitro release study of trigonelline was carried out which showed that the percentage release from F1 and F2 was found to be 58.12±4.49 and 99.08±0.01 respectively after 6 hrs. This study concludes that tablet formulation of fenugreek seed extracts with super disintegrants will be more desirable, advantageous and therapeutically more beneficial than incorporating the direct plant materials for the treatment of diabetes for faster onset of action.
Proteinivoracaceae
Authors: Kevbrin Vadim V. , Boltyanskaya Yulia V. 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Pro.te.i.ni.vo.ra.ca.ce'ae. N.L. fem. pl. n.
Proteinivoracaceae
, the
Proteinivorax
family.

Bacillota / Clostridia / Eubacteriales / Proteinivoracaceae

The family
Proteinivoracaceae
belongs to the order
Eubacteriales
of the class
Clostridia
and contains the genera
Proteinivorax, Alkalicella,
and
Anaerobranca
. Members of the family are rod‐shaped bacteria that possess Gram‐positive cell wall type, but Gram‐staining varies among different species. Some species form endospores. Cells are motile or nonmotile. Accommodates mesophilic (
Proteinivorax
and
Alkalicella
) and thermophilic (
Anaerobranca
) representatives. Members of the family are anaerobic, alkaliphilic, and sodium‐dependent chemoheterotrophs, which use, as their preferred substrates, products of protein hydrolysis, like peptone, tryptone, soytone, and yeast extract. The use of other classes of substances is limited and requires proteinaceous additives. Members of the family are capable of reducing thiosulfate to sulfide. The diagnostic major fatty acids (present in >5%) are iso‐C
15:0
and C
16:0
. Habitats include alkaline lakes, thermo‐ and/or alkaline inlets, pools, and alkaline bioreactors.

DNA G + C content (mol%)
: 33.0–37.0 (genome sequence).

Type genus
:
Proteinivorax
Kevbrin et al. 2013, VL155.
Candidatus
Babelota
Authors: Moumen Bouziane , Delafont Vincent 
Published: December 2024

Abstract

Ba.be.lo'ta. N.L. fem. n.
Babela
, a
Candidatus
genus name; L. neut. pl. n. suff. ‐
ota
, ending to denote a phylum; N.L. neut. pl. n.
Babelota
, the
Candidatus
Babela phylum.

Candidatus
Babelota is a phylum of strictly intracellular bacteria, currently divided into two class‐level groups and at least five orders based on 16S rRNA sequence analyses. However, all known biological isolates to date belong to the same order of the Babelales, within the Babelia class. Presently, four isolates representing three families have been described and maintained in laboratory cultures through the cultivation of their hosts, which are known to be amoeboid and flagellated protists. Genomic analysis of
Ca
. Babelota consistently reveals a profound reduction in metabolic capabilities, suggesting a phylum‐wide, conserved parasitic lifestyle. To date, all lineages covered by genomic data indicate that parasitism is a defining trait of this phylum.
Ca
. Babelota exhibits a cosmopolitan environmental distribution, with sequences detected across a spectrum of habitats including soil, freshwater, and saline or hypersaline water bodies.