bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of an Educational Planning Training Course for Supervisors of Educational Planning in the Ministry of Education
Authors: Almanie Abdullah 
Published: March 2019

The study aims to determine the quality of the Educational Planning training course for the planning supervisors in the Ministry of Education. This course is provided by the Leadership Training Center in the College of Education at King Saud University. The study also aims to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the Educational Planning course, and the trainees’ views and suggestions for the course’s development. The study identifies the impact of the trainees’ characteristics (academic level, previous experience in planning, age) in their evaluation of the Educational Planning course. The community (and sample) of the study consists of 75 trainees, of which 50 trainees responded to the study questionnaire. A questionnaire was developed to explore the trainees' point of views on their experience of the training course in terms of its objectives, content, scheduling, the training environment, trainers and course management. The study used the “SEVQUAL” approach to measure the gap between what the trainees’ expectations of the institution and their perceptions of the institution’s actual performance. The differences between the trainees’ perceptions and expectations can be described mathematically as follows:Quality of training (Q) = actual performance (P) - expected performance (E). The study’s results show negative gaps in all dimensions and phases with an average gap of -2.67, indicating that the trainees were not satisfied with the training course they experienced. The maximum negative gap is in the “training materials” dimension (an average of -2.8), followed by “assessment of trainers” (a negative gap of -2.6). Next, the dimension of “training activities” has a negative gap (-2.53), and finally the “course schedule” and “training environment” dimensions which have less negative gaps (-2 and -1.3 respectively). The trainees listed many pros and cons of the training course and a set of suggestions for the development of the training course.
Navigating through contradictory rationalities
Authors: Larsson Martin J. 
Published: March 2019

English Abstract: This article discusses the idea of policy coherence for development,
and its relation to the experience of development along the Grĳalva
River in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. Through an analysis of different
understandings of the garbage in the river, and of the attempts to deal
with the garbage, I highlight tensions between different generations of
policies, between different levels of government, and between implementing
the goals of governmental representatives and a meaningful
participation by citizens. To understand these tensions, the article draws
attention to the coexistence of experience-based rationalities, which are
important to take into account when formulating policies, and when
moving from policies to concrete projects.Spanish Abstract:Este artículo discute la idea de la coherencia en las políticas
públicas para el desarrollo, y su relación con la experiencia de desarrollo
sobre el Río Grĳalva, en el estado de Chiapas, México. A través de un
análisis de diversos entendimientos de la basura en el Río, subrayo las
tensiones entre diferentes generaciones de políticas públicas; entre diferentes
niveles de gobierno; y las tensiones entre la implementación de
metas de los representantes gubernamentales y una participación significativa por parte de los ciudadanos. Para entender estas tensiones, el artículo
enfatiza la co-existencia de racionalidades basadas en la experiencia
práctica, que son importantes considerar al formular políticas públicas, y
al moverse de las políticas públicas a proyectos concretos.French Abstract:Cet article examine l’idée de cohérence dans les stratégies politiques
pour le développement et sa relation avec l’expérience du développement
autour du fleuve Grĳalva, dans l’état du Chiapas, au Mexique. À
travers l’analyse des multiples significations des déchets dans le fleuve,
je souligne les tensions entre différentes générations de politiques publiques,
entre différents niveaux de gouvernement, et entre la mise en
oeuvre des objectifs par les représentants gouvernementaux et la participation
significative des citoyens. Pour comprendre ces tensions, l’article
insiste sur la coexistence de rationalités fondées sur l’expérience pratique,
qu’il est important de prendre en compte dans l’élaboration des
politiques publiques, et lors du passage de ces politiques publiques aux
projets concrets.
PENGUJIAN DAYA PANCAR ANTENA YAGI TERHADAP EMPAT JENIS ANTENA PENERIMA
Authors: Irtawaty Andy Sri , Ulfah Maria , Hadiyanto Hadiyanto 
Published: March 2019

Pada penelitian ini, digunakan antena yagi sebagai antena penerima pada frekuensi 500 MHz. Antena penerima yang akan diuji karakteristiknya ada 4 jenis, yaitu antena dipole, antena monopole, antena circular loop dan antena yagi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kualitas antena yagi sebagai antena pengirim terhadap 4 jenis antena penerima yang diujikan. Adapun parameter yang digunakan sebagai tolok ukur pembandingnya adalah gain dan polarisasi antena.
Proses pengukuran parameter-parameter antena yagi sebagai antena pemancar dan antena dipole, antena monopole, antena circular loop dan antena yagi sebagai antena penerima dilakukan dengan sebuah alat/ trainner antena yang dilengkapi software pendukung. Pengambilan data dilakukan pada 2 kondisi yaitu secara Line Of Sight (LOS) dan menggunakan obstacle (NO-LOSS). Jarak antara antena pemancar dan antena penerima yaitu 1.5 meter, 2 meter, 2.5 meter, 3 meter dan 5 meter. Posisi kemiringan antena juga menjadi faktor penentu dalam proses pengukuran. Ada 3 kategori yaitu, horizontal (antena pengirim) dan horizontal (antena penerima), vertikal (antena pengirim) dan vertikal (antena penerima) serta kombinasi horizontal (antena pengirim) dan vertikal (antena penerima).
Hasil pengujian kualitas antena menunjukkan bahwa di antara 4 jenis antena (dipole, monopole, circular loop dan yagi), terbukti bahwa antena yagi memiliki tingkat akurasi pengujian yang sangat sempurna sebesar 100%. Antena yagi terbukti memiliki nilai gain dan pola radiasi yang sangat ideal, sehingga sangat cocok diimplementasikan sebagai antena pemancar dan antena penerima.
EMPREENDEDORISMO FEMININO: um estudo do perfil das empreendedoras do curso de Administração de uma faculdade particular em Juazeiro do Norte/CE.
Authors: Costa Mila Fonteles Barbosa Ferreira , Medeiros Emmanuela Suzy , Grangeiro Rebeca Da Rocha , Oliveira Suelena Ferreira 
Published: March 2019

<p>O termo empreendedorismo está sendo disseminado e estudado neste século, com ênfase no fato de não existir empregos para todos, constituindo uma saída para manutenção da atividade econômica da população. Em que o termo empreendedorismo significa mais do que uma denominação ou um conceito, trata-se de um comportamento, de uma atitude, estando associado à inovação, possibilidades de fazer coisas novas ou de maneira diferente, assim como a capacidade de assumir riscos. O referido trabalho apresenta um estudo de abordagem qualiquantitativa, desenvolvido através de pesquisa descritiva, bibliográfica e de campo, feita com 10 empreendedoras do curso de Administração de uma faculdade particular em Juazeiro do Norte/CE. Diante do exposto, o trabalho teve como objetivo geral analisar os desafios encontrados pelas empreendedoras que estudam em uma faculdade particular, no curso de administração, e como objetivos específicos compreender as faces do empreendedorismo feminino, traçar o perfil das empreendedoras, e identificar as razões que as motivaram para se tornar empreendedoras. Os resultados da pesquisa indicaram que o perfil delas é composto por mulheres jovens, que são mais propensas ao risco, solteiras e sem filhos e os motivos que levaram a abrir o empreendimento são diversos desde o desemprego, a independência financeira, a vocação e realização profissional. Diante do exposto, percebe-se que as mulheres estão empreendendo cada vez mais cedo, procurando tanto a satisfação profissional quanto a independência financeira, para depois pensar em constituir uma família, e os desafios enfrentados pelas mesmas são enfrentados em todos os gêneros, pois é uma questão mundial, desde a concorrência exacerbada, às crises mundiais. </p>
Childhood obesity – are we dealing with it appropriately?
Authors: Sathiadas M. G. 
Published: March 2019

Obesity in children is on the rise and many countries have taken initial steps to prevent this epidemic. According to the theory of epigenetics the risk of obesity can be passed from one generation to the next, because of behavioural and/ or biological factors. Over the last years there has been more interest to explain the trans-generational diseases with the theory of epigenetics. Identifying an underlying cause for obesity is important but majority of the time it is the change in lifestyle. Early diagnosis and the metabolic derangements associated with obesity have to be detected in a timely manner. The body fat mass is a better predictor of the metabolic derangement when compared to the BMI. Measurement of BMI is practical and cost effective in our set up. Clinicians are encouraged to screen all children from 6 to 18 years old for obesity by making BMI measurements part of usual care. Physicians should also be talking with parents, many of whom do not realize when a child is obese and offer comprehensive, intensive behavioral interventions. The behavioural interventions are mainly life style modification and motivation.
Salivary Amylase as Potential Biochemical Marker in Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Satish B , Kumar Prashant , Avanti S , Singh Shruti 
Published: March 2019

Abstract
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus has emerged as a major global health problem. Diagnosing and monitoring diabetes is the best way for its prevention, thus reducing the burden of disease. As saliva is easily available and accessible when compared with serum, salivary biomarkers have gained importance in recent years and, therefore, can be helpful in diagnosing the disease.
Aims: The purpose of this study was to estimate the salivary amylase level in patients with types I and II diabetes mellitus and to correlate these findings with those of nondiabetic individuals in order to ascertain its value as a biochemical indicator for diagnosing and monitoring the patients.
Materials and methods: Three groups of patients were selected for the present study. Group A: 20 nondiabetic, healthy individuals; group B: 20 type I diabetes mellitus patients; group C: 20 type II diabetes mellitus patients. Fasting and postprandial unstimulated saliva samples were collected and subjected for analysis of salivary amylase. Estimation of salivary amylase was determined by direct substrate method.
Results: The mean fasting salivary amylase level for types I and II diabetic and nondiabetic individuals was 245.60, 239.10, and 149 U/dL respectively, whereas the mean postprandial salivary amylase was 257.35, 246.15, and 154.2 U/dL respectively. The mean value of variables was compared using Student's t test and one-way analysis of variance test.
Conclusion: The mean salivary amylase level was significantly increased in both types I and II diabetic individuals as compared with healthy nondiabetic subjects (p < 0.05). However, there was no significant difference in the mean of types I and II diabetic patients.
Evaluation of a Home Urinalysis Kit in Dogs
Authors: Krimer Paula M. , Tanner Matthew Cole , Camus Melinda S. 
Published: March 2019

ABSTRACT
Dry reagent strip evaluation of urine is a standard screening and diagnostic test used to assess overall health and help detect or rule out specific disease conditions. A commercial at-home urinalysis reagent strip kit using a smartphone app to evaluate free-catch urine is being marketed directly to dog and cat owners. We compared agreement between simultaneous urinalysis using the commercial kit and standard reference methods in 48 canine urines submitted to our referral laboratory. Agreement was defined by analyte based on clinical impact. Sensitivity, specificity, and Cohen’s kappa evaluated categorical data, and a paired t test was used for continuous variables (significance P &lt; .05). The commercial kit had ≥1 disagreement with the reference method per sample and produced results if the test strip was absent or reversed. Specific gravity and pH concurred with the reference method in only 31% (P &lt; .011) and 27% (P &lt; .001) of cases, respectively. The sensitivity was low for all analytes except ketones, which had 77% false positives. False-positive nitrites and leukocytes were also frequent (36 and 19%, respectively). False negatives for blood (27%), nitrites (38%), and protein (54%) were common. This kit is inaccurate; its use for clinical decisions is not recommended.
Olanzapine Bağlı Obsesif-Kompülsif Semptomlar Oluşan Bir Capgras Sendromu Olgusu
Authors: EKMEN Betül Uyar 
Published: March 2019

Capgras sendromu, kişinin kendisine yakın olan diğer
kişilerin, nesnelerin, kendisinin tıpatıp benzerleri ile değiştirildikleri
biçiminde sanrısal bir inanıştır. Bu sendrom daha çok şizofreni kavramı içinde
yer alır. Capgras sendromunun tedavisi; altta yatan bozukluğun tedavisidir.
Klozapin, risperidon, olanzapin ve ketiapin gibi tedavi için kullanılan atipik
antipsikotikler hastalarda obsesif kompülsif semptomlar meydana getirebilirler.
Bu durumda hastanın psikotik belirtileri mevcut tedaviden fayda görüyorsa
mevcut antipsikotik tedavi kesilmez. Bunun yerine serotonin geri-alım
inhibitörü ya da klomipramin gibi obsesif kompülsif belirtiler için etkili
başka bir grup ilaç eklenebilir. Bu yazıda olanzapin tedavisinden fayda gören
Capgras sendromu bulunan, şizofreni tanısı konmuş bir hastadan bahsedilmiştir.
Olanzapin tedavisi, hastada obsesif kompülsif semptomlar meydana getirmiştir.
Obsesif kompülsif belirtiler, Yale-Brown Obsesyon Kompulsiyon Derecelendirme
Ölçeği ile değerlendirilmiştir. Hasta olanzapinden fayda gördüğü için olanzapin
kesilmemiştir. Bunun yerine tedaviye fluoksetin eklenmiştir. Hastanın obsesif
kompülsif belirtileri tedaviye fluoksetin eklenmesiyle azalmıştır.
Molecular study supports the position of the New Zealand endemic genus Lamellomorpha in the family Vulcanellidae (Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida), with the description of three new species
Authors: Kelly Michele , Cárdenas Paco , Rush Nicola , Sim-Smith Carina , Macpherson Diana , Page Mike , Bell Lori J. 
Published: March 2019

Due to the possession of huge contort strongyles, and a lack of triaenes in an otherwise ‘astrophorine’ spicule complement, the phylogenetic position of the endemic, monospecific New Zealand sponge genus, Lamellomorpha Bergquist, 1968, has remained enigmatic. The genus was established within Jaspidae de Laubenfels, 1968 (in the abandoned order Epipolasida Sollas, 1888), but it was not until 2002 that the genus was transferred formally to Astrophorina Sollas, 1887, albeit incertae sedis, by Hooper & Maldonado (2002). In this study, we recognise specimens of Lamellomorpha from the Subantarctic New Zealand region and Chatham Rise, considered by Bergquist to be conspecific with the type species, L. strongylata Bergquist, 1968, first described from the Three Kings-Spirits Bay region of Northland, as the new species, L. australis Kelly & Cárdenas sp. nov. These two species of Lamellomorpha have differences in external morphology and colour, skeletal architecture and spicules, natural products, geographical distribution, and depth ranges. Sequencing of the COI Folmer barcode/mini-barcode and of 28S (C1–C2 domains) of these two species suggests phylogenetic affinities of Lamellomorpha with the tetractinellid suborder Astrophorina and the family Vulcanellidae Cárdenas et al., 2011. Two Subantarctic New Zealand species of the vulcanellid genus Poecillastra Sollas, 1888, P. ducitriaena Kelly & Cárdenas sp. nov. and P. macquariensis Kelly & Cárdenas sp. nov., provide further support for the close relationship of Lamellomorpha and Poecillastra.
Pesticide Use Practices by Market Gardeners in the Santa Area of the North West Region of Cameroon
Authors: Abdulai A. N. , Konje C. N. , Achiri Tange Denis , Tarla D. N. , Nsobinenyui D. 
Published: March 2019

Aims: This work aimed at establishing the different Garden crop pests and how farmers use different pesticides to manage these pests.
Place and duration of the Work: This work was carried out in Santa from January to March 2013
Methodology: The methodology involved the use of structured questionnaires which were administered to 120 farmers to obtain information on demographics, constraints to successful crop production, general farm system and agronomic practices, knowledge of insect pest problems, types of pesticides used, dosage and rate of application, and different pests crops suffered from. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and chi-square test.
Results: The study indicates that majority of market gardeners in Santa community are males (70%) with ages from 30-39 and most of them are married (76%). Famers worked with relied on pesticides for pest control and did not dispose of empty pesticide containers properly such as throwing on the farm; use as drinking bowls and returned it to the pesticide vendors.
Conclusion: This study provides valuable information on the pesticides used in pests and diseases control in vegetable production and health symptoms like stomach disorders, burns, and catarrh experienced by gardeners. A majority (94%) of farmers suffered from serious insect pest attacks on their farms and the most important pest was the cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) which affected (65%). A majority (96%) of farmers also reported diseases attacks with late blight (Phytophthora infestans) affecting more than four-fifth (81%) of the farms especially in the rainy season.
Determinants of Occupational Injury among Building Construction Employees in Southeastern Ethiopia
Authors: Lette Abate , Kumbi Musa , Hussen Abduljewad , Nuriye Shemsu 
Published: March 2019

Introduction: An occupational injury is the primary cause of workplace absenteeism, disability, retirement, mutilation, and mortality. Therefore, injuries in the workplace pose major public health and developmental problems especially in developing countries. Therefore, the present study identified the prevalence of injury and its determinants among building construction employees in Robe town, Ethiopia.
Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among building construction employees in Robe town from March 01-25/2017. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The data was entered into EPiData 3.1and analysed by using SPSS version 20 software. Face to face interview was conducted on 402 respondents using structured and pretested questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the effect of explanatory variables on injuries.
Results: The overall prevalence of injury among building construction employees was 39.2% [95 % CI: (34.4, 44.2)] in the past one year. The three leading causes of injuries were falls from the same level (38.5%), followed by injuries caused by movable or falling object (23.1%), and falls from elevation (13.4%). Being male, use of personal protective equipment, health and safety training, regular supervision and job satisfaction were factors significantly associated with injury.
Conclusion: This study reported a relatively higher prevalence of injury among building construction workers compared to other studies. Factors such as being male, working without using personal protective equipment, absence of health and safety trainings, lack of regular supervision and job dissatisfaction were associated with significantly higher levels of occupational injury among construction workers. Therefore, employers should focus on providing safety training, promoting use of personal protective equipment during work, regular workplace supervision, and satisfying their employees by creating good work environments and working situations to reduce the rate of occupational injury.
Variable Fluid Properties and Thermal Radiation Effects on Natural Convection Couette Flow through a Vertical Porous Channel
Authors: Ajibade Abiodun O. , Bichi Yusuf A. 
Published: March 2019

The present article investigates natural convection Couette flow through a vertical porous channel due to combined effects of thermal radiation and variable fluid properties. The fluid considered in the model is of an optically dense with all its physical properties assumed constant except for its viscosity and thermal conductivity which are temperature dependent. The flow equations are simplified using non-linear Rosseland heat diffusion and as a consequence it resulted to high non-linearity of the flow equations. Adomian decomposition method (ADM) is used to solve the emanating equations and the influences of the essential controlling physical parameters involved are presented on graphs, tables and were discussed. In the course of investigation; it was found that both the fluid velocity and its temperature within the channel were seen to increase with growing thermal radiation parameter while the fluid’s velocity and temperature were observed to descend with increase in thermal conduction of the fluid. Similarly; the fluid velocity was found to increase with decrease in the fluid viscosity. To validate the accuracy of the present investigation; the results obtained here in have been compared with a published work where good agreement was found.
Psychosocial Characteristics, Training Attitudes and Well-being of Students: A Longitudinal Study
Authors: Nor Norshaffika I. Zaiedy , Smith Andrew P. 
Published: March 2019

Background: The first aim of this study was to investigate the influence of psychosocial characteristics on four training attitudes (motivation to learn, learning, transfer intention and cognitive dissonance) and well-being. The second — and main — aim was to examine the impact of attitudes to training on individual levels of well-being.
Methodology: This study used a longitudinal approach comprising two phases of data collection. One-hundred and eighty first-year psychology students participated in Phase 1, and 95 students participated in both phases. The participants were required to complete a survey measuring various psychosocial characteristics (coping, personality, work characteristics, organisational citizenship behaviour [OCB] and commitment), four training attitudes and positive and negative well-being.
Results: The results showed that specific psychosocial characteristics, particularly the positive variables (positive coping, positive work characteristics, OCB, and commitment) had significant correlations with positive training attitudes (motivation to learn, learning, and transfer intention). In addition, motivation to learn, learning, and transfer intention had a significant positive correlation with positive well-being, while cognitive dissonance had a significant negative correlation with positive well-being. However, these relationships were no longer significant when other variables were included. Furthermore, it was revealed that personality and commitment were the stronger predictors for well-being. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed.
Conclusions: This study contributes to the existing body of knowledge, but more research is required to confirm the relationships between attitudes to training and well-being. Future research could also examine these relationships in more detail, especially in the context of specific training programmes.