bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Self-Medication Practices and Associated Factors in the Prevention and/or Treatment of COVID-19 Virus: A Population-Based Survey in Nigeria
Authors: Wegbom Anthony Ike , Edet Clement Kevin , Raimi Olatunde , Fagbamigbe Adeniyi Francis , Kiri Victor Alangibi 
Published: June 2021

Background: The anxiety caused by the emergence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally has made many Nigerians resort to self-medication for purported protection against the disease, amid fear of contracting it from health workers and hospital environments. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the knowledge level, causes, prevalence, and determinants of self-medication practices for the prevention and/or treatment of COVID-19 in Nigeria.Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted between June and July 2020 among the Nigerian population, using a self-reported questionnaire. Statistical analysis of descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses was done using STATA 15.Results: A total of 461 respondents participated in the survey. Almost all the respondents had sufficient knowledge about self-medication (96.7%). The overall prevalence of self-medication for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 was 41%. The contributing factors were fear of stigmatization or discrimination (79.5%), fear of being quarantine (77.3%), and fear of infection or contact with a suspected person (76.3%). The proximal reasons for self-medication were emergency illness (49.1%), delays in receiving hospital services (28.1%), distance to the health facility (23%), and proximity of the pharmacy (21%). The most commonly used drugs for self-medication were vitamin C and multivitamin (51.8%) and antimalarials (24.9%). These drugs were bought mainly from pharmacies (73.9%). From the multivariable logistic regression model, males (OR: 0.79; 95% CI: 0.07–0.54), and sufficient knowledge on SM (OR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.19–0.77) were significantly associated with self-medication.Conclusion: The key finding of this study was the use of different over-the-counter medications for the prevention (mainly vitamin C and multivitamins) and treatment (antibiotics/antimicrobial) of perceived COVID-19 infection by Nigerians with mainly tertiary education. This is despite their high knowledge and risk associated with self-medication. We suggest that medication outlets, media and community should be engaged to support the rational use of medication.
Outdoor Physical Activity During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Comparative Analysis of Government Restrictions in Italy, France, and Germany
Authors: Michelini Enrico , Bortoletto Nico , Porrovecchio Alessandro 
Published: June 2021

Introduction: Mandated restrictions on outdoor physical activity (PA) during the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the lifeworld of millions of people and led to a contradictory situation. On the one hand, PA was perceived as risky behaviour, as it might facilitate transmission of the virus. On the other hand, while taking precautions, regular PA was an important tool to promote the population's health during the lockdown.Methods: This paper examines the differences in government restrictions on PA in France, Germany, and Italy during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. We draw on techniques of qualitative content analysis and apply a critical theoretical framework to assess the countries' restrictions on PA.Results: Our analysis shows that the restrictions on PA varied in the three countries, in all three countries. This variance is attributed both to differences in the timing and severity of the pandemic in the countries analysed, as well as to the divergence in the relationships between the countries' sport and health systems.Conclusion: At the national level, the variance in restrictions on PA reflect the differences in the spread of the coronavirus and in the health systems' understanding of and approach to PA. The global scientific discourse on the pandemic represents a further key influencing factor. The management of the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated that the extreme complexity of societies in terms of public health, politics, and the economy pose challenges and unsolvable contradictions.
Application of Discrete Choice Experiment in Health Care: A Bibliometric Analysis
Authors: Wang Yue , Wang Zhangyi , Wang Zhao , Li Xuechun , Pang Xiaoli , Wang Shuling 
Published: June 2021

Background: Discrete choice experiment (DCE) as a tool that can measure medical stakeholders' preferences especially patients recently has been increasingly applied in health care.Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the hotspots and trends of the application of DCE in health care and to provide reference and direction for further development of DCE in the future.Method: A bibliometric method was implemented using the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection for the period from the database established to December 8, 2020. The data files are imported into CiteSpace and Excel to analyze and visualize the annual volume of productive, authors, countries, cited journals, cited articles, and keywords.Results: A total of 1,811 articles were retrieved, then we read the abstract of each paper one by one, and 1,562 articles were included after screening, with an exponential increase in publication volume. John F. P. Bridges contributed to 40 publications and ranked first, followed by F. Reed Johnson (n = 37), Julie Ratcliffe (n = 36). The majority of the papers were conducted in the United States (n = 513) and the United Kingdom (n = 433). The top three cited journals were “Health Economics” (n = 981), “Value in Health” (n = 893), and “Pharmaceutical Economics” (n = 774), and the top three articles were “Constructing experimental designs for discrete-choice experiments: report of the ISPOR Conjoint Analysis Experimental Design Good Research Practices Task Force,” “Conjoint analysis applications in health-a checklist: a report of the ISPOR Good Research Practices for Conjoint Analysis Task Force,” and “Discrete choice experiments in health economics: a review of the literature.” The research hotspots and trends included “health technology assessment,” “survival,” “preference based measure,” and “health state valuation.”Conclusion: The size of the literature about DCE studies in health care showed a noticeable increase in the past decade. The application of DCE in health care remains in an early growth phase, and “health technology assessment,” “survival,” “preference based measure,” and “health state valuation” reflected the latest research hotpots and future trends.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life of Type II Diabetes Patients With Periodontitis
Authors: Morales Alicia , Corral-Nuñez Camila , Galaz Carolina , Henríquez Leslie , Mery María , Mesa Cesar , Strauss Franz , Cavalla Franco , Baeza Mauricio , Valenzuela-Villarroel Francisca , Gamonal Jorge 
Published: June 2021

Background: Confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic has made dental treatments impossible in Chile and many other countries, including diabetic patients with periodontitis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of periodontal therapy in terms of oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cohort of diabetic patients with periodontitis.Material and Methods: Thirty-eight diabetic patients with stage III-IV periodontitis, enrolled for periodontal therapy, were screened. Periodontal clinical parameters including clinical attachment loss (CAL), probing pocket depth (PPD) and bleeding on probing (BOP) as well as glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were evaluated at baseline and 3 months follow-up prior the pandemic. The OHRQoL changes by means of Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and a self-reported oral health questionnaire were assessed at baseline (prior pandemic) and during the pandemic via telemonitoring.Results: Thirty-one patients received non-surgical periodontal therapy prior to the pandemic. Out of the 31 patients, four died due to COVID-19 resulting in 27 patients available for telemonitoring at the time of the pandemic. Periodontal therapy significantly improved CAL, PPD and BOP (p &lt; 0.05) but not HbA1c (p &gt; 0.05) between baseline and 3 months follow-up pior to the pandemic. Total OHIP-14 scores significantly improved between baseline and the middle of pandemic (intragroup comparison p = 0.00411). In particular, OHIP-14 scores related to the “Physical pain” (intragroup comparison p = 0.04) and “Psychological disability” (intragroup comparison p = 0.00) significantly improved between baseline and the middle of pandemic.Conclusions: In diabetic type II patients with periodontitis periodontal therapy tends to improve the oral health-related quality of life despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biological Age in Relation to Somatic, Physiological, and Swimming Kinematic Indices as Predictors of 100 m Front Crawl Performance in Young Female Swimmers
Authors: Sokołowski Kamil , Strzała Marek , Stanula Arkadiusz , Kryst Łukasz , Radecki-Pawlik Artur , Krężałek Piotr , Rosemann Thomas , Knechtle Beat 
Published: June 2021

Background: Some swimmers reach high performance level at a relatively young age. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between adolescent female swimmers’ 100 m front crawl race (Vtotal100) and several anthropometry, body composition, and physiological and specific strength indices. Methods: Nineteen adolescent female swimmers were examined for biological age (BA) and body composition. Oxygen uptake was measured during water-flume stage-test front crawl swimming with ventilatory thresholds examination. Specific strength indices were assessed during 30 s of tethered swimming. Stroke rate (SR), stroke length (SL), and stroke index (SI) were also examined. Results: BA was strongly correlated with anthropometrics and tethered swimming strength indices, and showed moderate to strong correlation with ventilatory thresholds. Speed of swimming in the race was moderately to largely correlated with speed at V˙O2 max−VV˙O2max (r = 0.47–0.55; p < 0.05)—ventilatory thresholds (VAT, VRCP) (r = 0.50–0.85; p < 0.05), SL (r = 0.58–0.62; p < 0.05), and SI (r = 0.79–0.81; p < 0.01). Conclusion: Results confirmed a significant role of biological maturation mediation on body composition and body size, ventilatory indices, and specific strength indices. BA was not a significant mediation factor influencing the swimming kinematics (SL, SI) and speeds of VAT, VRCP or VV˙O2 max, which were strong predictors of the 100 m race.
DESIGN APPLICATION MODEL “TOMAS DANANCE.COM” FOR NGO (NGO CENTER OF STUDIES OF BANDUNG CITY AND BANDUNG DISTRICT)
Authors: Supriyati S 
Published: June 2021

LSM atau yang lebih akrab dikenal dengan lembaga swadaya masyarakat memiliki peran yang sangat berarti di masyarakat terutama berkaitan dengan kiprahnya yang mencerminkan budaya dari suatu masyarakat tersebut. Namun untuk kondisi saat ini masih jarang ditemui LSM muda yang kreatif yang telah memanfaatkan teknologi informasi di dalam menghasilkan informasi keuangan yang akuntabel serta transparansi di dalam penyajiannya.
Metode penelitian yang peneliti lakukan adalah berorientasi objek dengan metode teknik pengumpulan data berdasarkan lapangan, instansional dan kepustakaan.
Hasil penelitian diperoleh adalah dengan membuatkan keluaran berupa blue print dan aplikasi yang berkaitan dengan: Usecase TomasDanance.co, E-Comerce pada LSM, Investasi pada LSM, Manajemen Keuangan pada LSM, Produk Industri Kreatif LSM, LSM Melakukan Registrasi
Faktor Penentu Cost Of Equity di Industri Properti dan Real Estate
Authors: Suryanto Suryanto , Maulidina Sarah 
Published: June 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan faktor-faktor yang menentukan cost of equity di industri properti dan real estate. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif dan verifikatif. Sumber data diperoleh dari data sekunder yang dipublish. Data yang digunakan merupakan data panel yang diperoleh dari 14 perusahaan properti dan real etate selama kurun waktu 3 tahun. Teknik analisis menggunakan regresi berganda dan koefisien determinasi. Untuk menguji faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi cost of equity menggunakan uji t dan uji F. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi cost of equity adalah firm siza dan disclousure, sedangkan asymmetric information bukan faktor yang mempengaruhi cost of equity. Namun jika dilakukan secara simultan asymmetric information, firm siza dan disclousure merupakan faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap cost of equity.
A Study on Economic Development of Women through Skill Training Programme at Small Industries Product Promotion Organisation (SIPPO)
Authors: Sagayavani N , Fatima Rosaline Mary S 
Published: June 2021

The concept of a skill training program for entrepreneurial development involves equipping a person with the required information and knowledge used for enterprise building and polishing His/her entrepreneurial skills. Nowadays, the skill training program has been used as an essential tool to make new entrepreneurs. To enrich the development and empowerment of women, SIPPO has promoted many women as entrepreneurs in various fields like Food Industries, Food Processing Industries, handicrafts, Essential Oils, Cosmetics, and coir works through providing skill training programs. This study is conducted to identify the effectiveness of skill training programs the researcher used primary data collected from the beneficiaries who were attended the skill training program organized by SIPPO in Madurai and Dindigul.
Horticulture Scenario in Tamilnadu: Progress and Constraints
Authors: Kesavalu K , Asokan R , Abdul Raheem A 
Published: June 2021

Horticulture is now acknowledged as being a vital driver for economic development, poverty reduction and enhanced nutrition for populations in developing countries. Tamil Nadu is one of the foremost horticulture States in India, contributing 7.7 percent to the national horticultural production with 5.7 percent of the national level area. The horticultural crops contain the remarkable potential for export earnings within the State. Cardamom and pepper are important species of Tamil Nadu; Plantation crops of Tamil Nadu are coffee and tea, and that they are traditionally exporting products. Flowers have small areas in Tamil Nadu, but the price of production per hectare is substantial. Palmarosa and indigo are cultivated in negligibly small rooms, mostly for export. Therefore, this paper examines the progress, problems and constraints of the horticulture scenario in Tamilnadu.
Investigating the Virtualized Cultural Heritage of Piri Reis with Social Participation and Map Literacy Skills
Authors: İneç Zekeriya Fatih 
Published: June 2021

In this study, it was aimed to transfer Piri Reis’s 1513 world map into an interactive and dynamic environment to reflect social participation and map literacy skills of pre-service social studies teachers, to determine the reflection of the skills from the views of the pre-service teachers and the information they have structured in the database. In this sense, the virtualized map was integrated into a geographical information system application developed by the researcher. This research, in which a qualitative research approach was adopted, was carried out as a case study. The views of the pre-service teacher’s skills and environment were evaluated with content analysis, and their reflection skills were evaluated with descriptive analysis. Eighteen students determined with the maximum diversity sampling method participated in the study, which lasted for two and a half months. It was concluded through the findings obtained from the views of pre-service teachers that social participation and map literacy skills could be reflected in various dimensions, the map could be interpreted collectively with social participation and map literacy skills, and cultural heritage could be transformed into a form of instructional technology. It was determined that the general views of pre-service teachers regarding this environment were mostly positive and the environment beneficially enabled them to discover cultural heritage, developed various skills and gave different perspectives. Still, some pre-service teachers remained passive in the environment. In the findings obtained from the database of the virtualized map, it was determined that the sub-dimensions of map literacy with social participation skill were mostly reflected in the form of understandinginterpreting symbols, finding location - coordinate, measuring distance, finding direction, reading - interpreting a map, but not reflected in using scales.
Covid-19: A Challenging Enigma to Global Education
Authors: Kanthimathi S , William Dharma Raja B 
Published: June 2021

The Global Education landscape has dramatically changed in the past few months due to the spread of the Corona Virus, otherwise known as COVID-19. The article highlights the pulse of prospective students and Educational Institutions throughout this crisis.The article explores the findings, including the impact on student’s careers, online learning offerings, campus management and a range of other areas. Students worldwide have been dramatically impacted by the spread of the Corona Virus, from travel restrictions to social distancing, isolation measures, quarantines, campus closures and border closures.Hence, the objective of the study is to assess the impact of Global Education and to determine the various benefits, challenges and reasons on Virtual Education against the challenging enigma. The COVID-19. Network issues, lack of awareness and lack of training were also stated as a challenging enigma; less attendance and lack of interaction were found to be the significant drawbacks too. Above all, the study also suggested ways to overcome the challenges. “Various studies have been conducted where it appears that different institutions have been adopting and doing well with this new learning environment” (Oblinger and Kidwell, 2000).Thus the COVID-19 changes have brought a promising future of learning and the accelerated changes in modes of delivering quality education. Global learning can continue to be integrated into classes, curricular and co-curricular activities and programs.
A Literary Review on Curriculum Implementation Problems
Authors: Karakuş Gülçin 
Published: June 2021

The aim of this study is to examine studies on curriculum implementation problems in literature and to compile some measures that can be taken to reduce these problems. Considering the criteria of this study as a result of the preliminary examination, 39 articles were excluded and 72 articles were included in this review study. Descriptive and content analysis methods were used to analyze included studies. With content analysis, studies were examined and codes were determined about curriculum implementation problems. The researcher and a co-observer studied together to confirm codes. As a result, curriculum implementation problems were presented in four headings, curriculum implementation problems related to teacher, related to students, related to curriculum and related to schools. With this study, curriculum implementation problems can be determined and necessary measures can be taken by teachers, educators and administrators.
Decoding Human Behaviour in Relation to Capital: An Analysis of Maugham’s The Ant and The Grasshopper in Light of Huxley’s ‘Selected Snobberies’
Authors: Chakraborty Keya , Islam Subrina 
Published: June 2021

This study aims to show the fictional and philosophical engagement of Aldous Huxley and Somerset Maugham in unveiling human behavior in relation to capital. Huxley in his sarcastic essay Selected Snobberies has described the nature, utility, types and sources of snobbish attitude in people. Most often snobbery stems out from an individual’s socio-economic situation and his consumerist nature. In the short story The Ant and the Grasshopper, Somerset Maugham has deconstructed the age old story of Aesop that is universally used worldwide to teach children the basic morality and work ethics. He reveals the peculiar desire of human beings to indulge in consumption in contrast with learned behavior of self-denial. This study focuses on the degenerative tendency that is outgrown in human nature through the analysis of George Ramsay from Maugham’s The Ant and the Grasshopper. In addition, this study analyses the changing nature of the idealistic tenets pertaining to the changing mode of time and situation. The binary existence of ethical tenets and the allurement of the consumerist world leads to question the value of its palpability, its effect on making people happy or snobbish. Now the fundamental question is how far a human being is capable of learning self-denial. Considering the reality of truth as not one and universal but multifaceted as Chakraborty (2020) claims, both Huxley and Maugham in these two literary pieces are interestingly inquisitive of the modernist ethics and redefine the means of success.
Reksa Pastoral Tentang Martabat Perkawinan Kristiani Terhadap Kaum Muda Menurut KHK Kanon 1063,1O
Authors: Simarmata Freddi 
Published: June 2021

KHK Kanon 1063, 1°

Karya tulis ini memusatkan perhatian studi pada reksa pastoral tentang martabat perkawinan kristiani bagi kaum muda. Hal ini bermula dari kepedulian Gereja pada orang muda yang perlu mendapatkan bimbingan dan arahan terutama soal pilihan hidup menikah. Hidup perkawinan adalah hal penting dalam pasangan suami istri. Pertama-tama perkawinan adalah rahmat panggilan dari Tuhan. Dari sebab itu, karya ini akan melihat kemendesakan reksa pastoral tentang perkawinan dan aneka peluang yang bisa dijadikan sarana untuk memberikan katekese bagi kaum muda. Berdasarkan studi ini, saya melihat bahwa organisasi OMK dan sekolah-sekolah Katolik memiliki peran besar untuk memberikan katekese yang komprehensif bagi kaum muda untuk dapat memahami perkawinan kristiani dengan benar lewat kurikulum atau pun kegiatan-kegiatan kerohanian lainnya.
Pengaruh Perputaran Kas dan Perputaran Piutang Terhadap Profitabilitas
Authors: Hakim Heikal Muhammad zakaria , Manda Gusganda Suria , Rakhman Arif 
Published: June 2021

Abstrak- Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh perputaran kas dan perputaran piutang terhadap profitabilitas (ROA) pada perusahaan kosmetik dan keperluan rumah tangga yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2011 - 2016. Variabel independen dalam penelitian ini adalah perputaran kas dan perputaran piutang. Untuk variabel dependen dalam penelitian ini adalah profitabilitas (ROA).
Populasi yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan kosmetik dan keperluan rumah tangga yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama periode 2011 - 2016. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah teknik purposive sampling sejumlah 5 perusahaan. jenis data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder yang diambil dengan metode dokumentasi dengan cara mengakses beberapa situs dan studi pustaka. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis regresi linier berganda, uji asumsi klasik dan uji hipotesis menggunakan uji t.
Hasil penelitian uji hipotesis secara parsial menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh positif yang signifikan antara perputaran kas terhadap profitabilitas (ROA) dan terdapat pengaruh positif yang signifikan antara perputaran piutang terhadap profitabilitas (ROA).

Kata kunci : Perputaran Kas, Perputaran Piutang, Profitabilitas (ROA)