bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Leyendo Belice. Escritores contemporáneos, entre el Caribe y Centroamérica
Authors: Shrimpton Masson Margaret 
Published: February 2021

Este artículo forma parte de una investigación más amplia que explora las fronteras porosas de un Caribe continental y sus articulaciones con un Caribe insular. Mi interés particular es en las diferentes expresiones de conectividad /o des-conectividad que se evidencian en textos literarios en las áreas continentales, donde encontramos situaciones de cuasi-insularidad, como en Yucatán y Belice, pero que a la vez son territorios multiculturales que comparten historias que unen y cruzan las fronteras políticas. Las últimas cuatro décadas han generado una explosión de textos literarios en Belice que juntos muestran respuestas diversas a la idea de una cultura nacional. En este articulo identifico algunas de los proyectos y las pautas innovadores que interrogan la imagen de la nación, focalizando en la mujer, migración y fronteras.

Palabras claves: proyecto editorial, escritores contemporáneos, Belice, fronteras, transculturalidad.
Konstruksi Bahan Ajar Kimia SMA Konteks Termokimia Berbasis Environment Discovery Learning untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Konsep Siswa
Authors: Doloksaribu Florida Emmy , Gombo Werima , Suaka Irwandi Yogo 
Published: February 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merekonstruksi modul kimia konteks Termokimia berbasis Environtment Discovery Learning (EDL). Hasil observasi menunjukkan, peserta didik kelas XI IPA SMAN 3 Jayapura memiliki nilai kimia yang cukup baik, namun masih perlu ditingkatkan lagi. Hasil penelitian ini untuk mengetahui kelayakan bahan ajar kimia konteks termokimia berbasis (EDL) yang direkonstruksi. Teknik yang digunakan dalam mengumpulkan data adalah tahapan model education reconstruction (MER) yaitu kelayakan bahan ajar, uji skala terbatas, serta tanggapan guru dan peserta didik. Angket validasi ahli terdiri dari validasi konten materi, media, dan bahasa. Nilai validasi expert judgment konten materi sebesar 69.49%, (layak digunakan), media sebesar 63.89% (layak digunakan), bahasa sebesar 86.36%, (sangat layak digunakan), dan nilai rata-rata expert judgement dari ketiga validator sebesar 73,24 % (layak). Nilai tanggapan guru terhadap modul sebesar sangat positif sebesar 62.4% dan positif sebesar 37.6%., tanggapan siswa sangat positif 62.4%, positif sebesar 37.6%. Tes yang dilakukan kepada peserta didik menggunakan 30 butir soal pilihan ganda pre test dan post test dengan hasil n-Gain sebesar 0,5 termasuk pada kategori sedang artinya terjadi peningkatan pemahaman konsep peserta didik.
Pedesaan Pengembangan Model Project-Based Learning Terintegrasi STEM untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berpikir Kritis Matematis Siswa SMP
Authors: Priatna Nanang , Lorenzia Silviana Ayu , Muchlis Effie Efrida 
Published: February 2021

Pengembangan model project -based learning terintegrasi STEM di Sekolah Menengah Pertama belum banyak dilakukan. Padahal, integrasi STEM dalam pendidikan menjadi hal yang perlu untuk segera dilakukan mengingat tingginya kebutuhan akan SDM yang menguasai bidang STEM pada abad ke 21. Kebanyakan materi matematika disampaikan secara abstrak, sehingga mengakibatkan siswa tidak terlatih dalam mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir kritis matematis. Model pembelajaran yang dikembangkan ini memberi ruang kepada siswa untuk mengembangkan gagasannya dan mengaitkan dengan konsep dasar yang dimilikinya untuk menghasilkan produk sebagai proses untuk memahami konsep. Guru dapat mengembangkan aktivitas pembelajaran menjadi bermakna dengan keterlibatan siswa secara langsung dalam project. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan suatu bahan ajar baru berbasis project yang menyajikan topik matematika dipadukan dengan bidang STEM lainnya. Berdasarkan data yang diperoleh secara kualitatif, rancangan bahan ajar seringkali mengalami perubahan susunan penyampaian bergantung pada keberagaman kemampuan siswa dan pengetahuan guru. Secara kuantitatif, model project -based learning terintegrasi STEM, dapat meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir kritis matematis siswa SMP.
Law of the 20th and 21st Centuries: Continuity and Novelty
Authors: Sinyukov V. N. 
Published: February 2021

The paper is devoted to the issues of conceptualization of legal development in the 20th and 21st centuries. The paper investigates social relations that determined the global law evolution in the 20th century, as well as changes in macroregulation in the first quarter of the century under consideration. The subject matter of the analysis covers theoretical understanding of the development vectors in the essence of law at the turn of the last two centuries.As a scientific hypothesis, the author puts forward the statement regarding regulatory specificity and a special strategic role of the 20th century for subsequent legal development. Proving this hypothesis, the author structures the directions of global transformation of social essence and social interrelations of law in the preceding period. The author also shows that these changes have led to the rise of a systemic postclassical legal tradition. The author has described its characteristics and the role in the formation of a new legal identity of the 21st century. The paper also examines the signs of novelty of the law of the present century. The author determines the features of its regulatory individuality generated by technological changes. It is concluded that the novelty of the law of the present century is preconditioned by the combination of Postmodern and the era of introduction of technological regulators.The paper shows the directions of formation of regulatory individuality of the 21st century, its contradictions related to the legal adaptation of a new technological order. It is concluded that the legal regulation moves towards inclusion patterns of nature and new biological and virtual states of the man in its immediate subject matter. The legal complex integrates the methodology of technology and the artificial language of technology, which results in providing a significant insight into the boundaries of social and technical norms.The paper questions the possible rupture of the legal tradition, which the 21st century is bringing, the factors of its aggravation, including the pandemic. The assumption is formulated that a new law arises in the system of innovative interrelations in the technological sphere that leads to the restructuring of institutions of law and legal relations, as well as to the formation of new value properties of law—its syncreticism, integration of the individual and the general, non-subjectivity, non-objectivity, public-private permeability, anthropomorphism.
Second trimester termination of pregnancy with misoprostol alone and misoprostol with isosorbide mononitrate: a comparative study
Authors: Saxena Pinkee , Jaiswal Neha , Kabra Shashi Lata , Kadam Vijay K. , Saxena Vidushi 
Published: February 2021

Background: Aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of misoprostol alone and misoprostol with isosorbide mononitrate in reducing the induction abortion time interval in second trimester termination of pregnancy.Methods: A randomized control prospective study was conducted. Patients seeking second trimester abortions were randomized in to two groups. Group A received 400 ugm of misoprostol per vaginum every 4 hours up to maximum of 5 doses. Group B patients received 400 ugm of misoprostol and 40mg of isosorbide nitrate intravaginally. Repeat dose of 400 ugm misoprostol and 20 mg of isosorbide mononitrate was given every 4 hours up to a maximum of 5 doses. The induction to abortion interval and side effects of the drugs used were noted.Results: A total 71 women seeking second trimester termination between 12 to 20 weeks gestation were recruited for the study. In group A, there were 36 patients and in group B there were 35 patients. In group A the mean induction abortion interval was 14.8±4.16 hours while in group B the mean induction-abortion interval was 12.45±3.9 hours. Patients treated with isosorbide mononitrate and misoprostol combination had statistically significantly lower induction abortion time interval when compared with misoprostol alone (p value 0.018).Conclusions: The study demonstrates that the combination of isosorbide mononitrate and misoprostol is more effective for termination of second trimester pregnancy than misoprostol alone.
Comparative study of non-descent vaginal hysterectomy and total laparoscopic hysterectomy performed for benign gynaecological conditions
Authors: Nimbannavar Harshal , Chugh Amey , Rama Amulya , Bal Himadri 
Published: February 2021

Background: Hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure frequently performed in the day-to-day practice of gynaecology. Non-descent vaginal hysterectomy (NDVH), which is an art of gynaecological surgeons, has established its place in the realm of gynaecological surgeries. Total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) has a steep learning curve, requires modernized OT set-up including special endoscopic instruments and may not be available in all centres. Non-decent vaginal hysterectomy is a viable alternative in such a scenario. Hence these two surgeries have been compared in this study.Methods: A total 40 patients undergoing hysterectomy for various benign indications, were included for the study. They were divided into two groups of 20 each. One group underwent TLH and the other NDVH. Demographic profile and other perioperative events were compared and statistically analysed. Results: NDVH group experienced more pain and required a greater number of analgesic doses. The intraoperative blood loss was more in NDVH group and duration of surgery was significantly higher in NDVH group. Rest of the parameters were by and large comparable. The incidence of bladder injury was more in the TLH group as compared to NDVH group.Conclusions: Both NDVH and TLH have their pros and cons. In a given case the final decision will depend on a number of variables like human, financial and medical.
An observational study of endoscopic versus microscopic type I tympanoplasty in tubotympanic chronic otitis media in a tertiary health care centre
Authors: Chowdhury Amrita , Das Shatabdi 
Published: February 2021

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Chronic otitis media (COM) is a widespread disease in the developing countries. It is treated by tympanoplasty, traditionally performed with the microscope which limits the visual field in the deep recesses of the middle ear, especially in narrow external auditory canal. Using endoscope has minimised these difficulties by providing a wide field view with angled magnification, reducing the duration of surgery. The advantages and disadvantages of both techniques is evaluated in our study.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> In this observational study, 60 patients of tubotympanic COM between 12-60 years of age with small to medium sized central perforation and air-bone gap of less than 45 decibel were included. They were divided into two groups (group A and group B) of 30 patients each. Group A underwent microscopic type 1 tympanoplasty and group B underwent endoscopic type 1 tympanoplasty. The duration of the surgery, the post-operative improvement in hearing and the graft uptake was analysed after 3 months of surgery. The post-operative hospital stay duration was noted. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The post-operative hearing improvement and the graft uptake after 3 months of the surgery was statistically not significant between the two groups. But the mean duration of the operation and the post-operative hospital stay was significantly lower in the endoscopic group with a p value &lt;0.05.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Endoscopes are better in otological procedures as it reduces the surgical duration, provides better visibility, lessens the post-operative hospital stay, reducing the economic burden of the patient.</p>
Community pharmacists’ use, perception and knowledge on dietary supplements: a cross sectional study
Authors: Bukic Josipa , Kuzmanic Branka , Rusic Doris , Portolan Mate , Mihanovic Ante , Seselja Perisin Ana , Leskur Dario , Petric Ana , Bozic Josko , Tomic Sinisa , Modun Darko 
Published: February 2021

Background: Pharmacists are commonly tasked with recommending the appropriate dietary supplement and advising the patients of their correct and safe use. Previous research, conducted on pharmacy students, showed that they did not always use the evidence based sources of information, with personal use identified as a significant predictor influencing the decision to recommend a supplement.
Objectives: To compare use, perceptions and knowledge of dietary supplements of pharmacists with different years of work experience and to explore factors that could influence their recommendation of supplements.
Methods: A questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted on Croatian community pharmacists in September 2017. The questionnaire explored pharmacists’ demographic characteristics, use, perceptions and knowledge of dietary supplements. Pharmacists (N=102) were divided in two groups based on their work experience: P0 (<10 years) and P1 (≥10 years).
Results: All included pharmacists had high knowledge scores without differences between groups (P0=10, IQR 9-12 vs P1=11, IQR 9-12, expressed as median and interquartile range (IQR), p=0.275). Less experienced pharmacists perceived there was less research conducted on the dietary supplements compared to their more experienced counterparts (P0=1, IQR 1-2 vs P1=2, IQR 2-3, expressed as median and interquartile range, p<0.001). Groups differed in sources used when choosing the appropriate supplement with P0 using higher quality sources such as systematic reviews in comparison to P1 (32.1% vs 8.7%, p=0.004). Pharmacists’ decision to recommend a dietary supplement was influenced by their personal use (odds ratio 0.216, 95%CI 0.068:0.689, p=0.01) and work experience (odds ratio 0.154, 95%CI 0.045:0.530, p=0.003).
Conclusions: Pharmacists did not use the high quality sources when recommending dietary supplements and their decision to recommend the supplement was not based on objective evaluation of evidence. Further education about the practice of evidence-based pharmacy is necessary, with special emphasis on senior pharmacists who might have missed that aspect during their formal education.
Construyendo seguridad para la manifestación de la sororidad desde #LasRespondonas
Authors: Diez Illari 
Published: February 2021

Actualmente, así como existe el acoso y la inseguridad en los sitios de redes sociales, estos espacios también pueden ser usados por las mujeres para el activismo feminista y la manifestación de la sororidad, para lo cual, como se ha visto en trabajos previos, es necesaria la seguridad. En ese sentido, se busca contestar la siguiente pregunta: ¿cómo se construye el sentimiento de seguridad en #LasRespondonas —un grupo de Facebook conformado mayoritariamente por mujeres feministas— para la manifestación de la sororidad? Se encontró que la construcción del sentimiento de seguridad en dicho grupo se logra gracias a tres elementos: la conformación de una comunidad virtual, la existencia de una cámara de eco, y el uso de las herramientas de la plataforma junto con el rol de las moderadoras. Además, la seguridad es necesaria para la manifestación de la sororidad en tres momentos: la verbalización del problema, el compartir información / interactuar y el encuentro.
Identification and Validation of Quantitative Trait Loci of Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus Disease Resistance in Blackgram [Vigna mungo (L). Hepper]
Authors: Vadivel K. , Manivannan N. , Mahalingam A. , Satya V.K. , Vanniarajan C. , Ragul S. 
Published: February 2021

Background: Blackgram [Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper] is an important food legume crop of India. Mungbean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) disease is the major problem in blackgram. The disease can reduce seed yield upto 100% or even kill a plant infected at an early vegetative stage. The most effective way to prevent the occurrence of this disease is to develop genetically resistant cultivars of blackgram. However, a major difficulty in breeding MYMV disease resistant in blackgram is field screening for the virus disease. Hence identification of QTL followed by Marker-assisted selection (MAS) is highly useful for genetic improvement of crops. With this background, a study was made for identification as well as validation of quantitative trait loci (QTL) for MYMV disease resistance in blackgram. Methods: A total of 112 F2:3 lines were evaluated for MYMV disease resistance along with parents viz., MDU 1 (MYMV disease susceptible) and Mash 1008 (MYMV disease resistant) at the National Pulses Research Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Vamban, Tamil Nadu during July-September 2018 under Augmented Design in the field. Each line was sown in one row of 3 m in length with a spacing of 30 cm as between row and 10 cm as within row. Susceptible genotypes CO 5 and MDU 1 were sown as disease spreader rows after every eight rows and also around the plots. The MYMV disease score was recorded on 60 DAS, by using phenotype rating scale from 1 (resistant) to 9 (highly susceptible), as suggested by Singh et al. (1995). The mean of each progeny was calculated and used as phenotypic data. A total of 525 SSR primers were used to test polymorphism between parents MDU 1 and Mash 1008. Genotyping was carried out for 112 F2:3 RILs of the cross MDU 1 x Mash 1008 with 35 polymorphic SSR markers. Linkage and QTL analyses were performed using QTL IciMapping (version 4.1.0.0) (Wang et al. 2016) and QGene 4.4.0 (Joehanes and Nelson 2008) respectively. Two mapping populations MDU 1 x Mash 114 and CO 5 x VBN 6 in F2:3 and F2 generations respectively were used in this study to validate the identified QTL regions. Result: QTL study indicated the presence of two major QTLs for MYMV disease score in LG 2 and LG 10 at 60 DAS with 20.90 and 24.90% of phenotypic variation respectively. Validation of these QTLs in two other mapping population indicated that QTL on LG 10 was validated with high phenotypic variation of 45.40-46.00%. Hence it may conclude that qmymv10_60 may be utilized for MAS/MABC with assured improvement on MYMV disease resistance in blackgram.
The role of schools during practicum in adapting to Vietnamese education innovation
Authors: Huong Vu Thi Mai 
Published: February 2021

School is a crucial component in teacher training. Schools are also the places where pre – service teachers practice manipulations, career actions, capacity development and career sentiments. The innovation of Vietnamese general education from content to competency approach has led to many changes in the schools, thereby requiring teacher training to be linked to educational practices in every school. The schools have just played the role of a unit that evaluates and tests the training quality of the pedagogical universities, and at the same time provides practical educational knowledge and educational innovation to supplement the theoretical knowledge in school offenses. This research aims at determining the role of schools during training pre – service teachers in Vietnam. Data was collected through questionnaires involving 390 participants comprising student teachers, lecturers from pedagogy universities and mentors of schools in Vietnam. The results showed that, in Vietnam, schools are lacking initiative in coordinating with teacher training institutions. The role of schools is still limited; the schools need to promote the initiative and be more active in the relationship with pedagogical universities so that the effectiveness of teacher training is the highest, adapting to the innovations of current Vietnam education.

Keywords: practicum, role of schools, mentor, student teachers, pre-service teacher, teacher preparation
Exploring Grade R teachers’ mathematics curriculum practices and strategies for improvement: Implications for physics teaching
Authors: Baloyi-Mothibeli Seipati L. , Ugwuanyi Christian Sunday , Okeke Chinedu I. O. 
Published: February 2021

This study sought strategies to improve teachers’ professional curriculum practices in a Grade R mathematics class. A phenomenological research design was employed to generate data for the study using a sample of fifteen participants. A semi-structured interview guide was used to collect the data for the study. In this regard, the interview guide was properly validated, and trial tested. Data collected for this study were analysed using a thematic analysis. The findings of the study showed that the strategies for improving teachers’ professional curriculum practice in a Grade R mathematics class include employing adequately qualified Grade R teachers; aking available teaching and learning resources;ncouraging sufficient parental involvement; encouraging support by authorities; and, using adequate language for teaching and learning. It was therefore concluded that for Grade R teachers to engage learners in Professional Curriculum Practices (PCP), they need to have access to teacher development programmes. This finding implicates physics teaching in the sense that proficiency in mathematics teaching is imperative for physics teaching. Thus, a practical approach to mathematics teaching can as well be deployed in the teaching of physics concepts due to the abstract nature of the subjects (Mathematics and Physics). In order words these identified strategies for mathematics teaching can be used for physics teaching at a higher education level. Thus, it was recommended that the integrated teacher development programme should be implemented to enable teachers to be fully engaged in Grade R mathematics classes.

Keywords: Improvement, Strategies, Teachers’ Professional Curriculum Practice, Grade R Mathematics.
Nurse-Talk Ratios as a Measure of Participation in a Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Cuevas Heather , Carter Sharon 
Published: February 2021

BackgroundComprehensive cognitive rehabilitation teaches strategies to enhance strengths and has been used by nurses to target cognitive problems in chronic conditions. However, to date, no evaluations of web-based cognitive rehabilitation, based in empowerment theory, specifically for people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), have been done.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to analyze a cognitive rehabilitation intervention for people with T2DM, using qualitative content analysis and 10-second event coding to determine to what extent the classes reflected empowerment theory.MethodsNineteen adults with T2DM and two nurses participated in an 8-week intervention that combined webinar classes with online home-based computer training. Classes were audio recorded and 10-second event coding was used to calculate nurse-talk ratios. Transcripts were examined using content analysis and compared with the talk ratios.ResultsTalk ratios ranged from 40% to 74% for each class. Qualitative themes included (a) importance of goal setting; (b) pairing cognitive strategies with diabetes self-management; (c) experience and information sharing; and (d) validation by healthcare providers. Positive participant outcomes related to empowerment were associated with low nurse-talk ratios in some classes. However, high nurse-talk ratios were associated with factual content that participants also considered valuable.Implications for PracticeTalk ratios did not completely reflect the communication skills of the nurse. The 10-second method should be applied to other educational interventions in combination with qualitative analysis. Future interventions should include components of discourse evaluation and examinations of relationships to adherence and clinical outcomes.