bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Análisis del perfil sensorial en niños institucionalizados
Authors: Noj García Joseline Daniela 
Published: May 2024

PROBLEMA: como las funciones superiores pueden verse afectadas por las alteraciones en los sistemas sensoriales y como estas afectan el desarrollo y respuestas adaptativas de los niños institucionalizados. OBJETIVO: evaluar el perfil sensorial de los niños que se encuentran institucionalizados y determinar que sistemas sensoriales son los más afectados y como estos repercuten en las funciones superiores. MÉTODO: estudio descriptivo de corte transversal de los perfiles sensoriales de niños institucionalizados. RESULTADOS: el perfil sensorial se refiere a cómo los niños perciben, procesan y responden a la información de su entorno, afectando sus actividades diarias. En particular, el sistema táctil desempeña un papel crucial en el ámbito motor, social y emocional. Niños institucionalizados con experiencias traumáticas, como abandono y maltrato, muestran dificultades en este sistema sensorial, obstaculizando la formación de vínculos afectivos con pares y cuidadores. Las experiencias traumáticas afectan profundamente el sistema táctil, destacando la importancia de abordar estos desafíos en su cuidado. CONCLUSIÓN: los niños bajo protección institucional son más propensos a dificultades en el sistema táctil, agravadas por el trauma. Estas alteraciones sensoriales pueden limitar su capacidad para establecer vínculos emocionales sólidos, cruciales para su desarrollo emocional y social, y afectar su bienestar y habilidad para relacionarse de manera saludable con pares y cuidadores.
Performance Analysis of Standalone Health Insurance Companies in India
Authors: Deepika Goyal  
Published: May 2024

The objectives of the present study are to examine the growth and financial performance of standalone health insurance companies in India. Under this study, in order to analyse the financial performance of Companies, five standalone health insurance companies have selected. The secondary data has taken from reports of Insurance regulatory and Development Authority of India and official website of the companies, internet search, books, journals and articles. The study period is from 2016-2017 to 2022-23. This study is analytical in nature. Various statistical techniques like percentage, mean, annual growth rate etc. has been applied for analysis of data. Several key parameters such as claims incurred, premium earned, number of lives covered, number of policies, incurred claim ratio has been taken for study. The premium earned by standalone health insurance companies has shown significant increase over the years. This is the most important factor for other competitors in this segment. The number of offices of insurance companies is increasing year over year. But claim ratio is very less in the standalone health insurance service provider. Due to the fact that over 50% of the population lacks health insurance, there are numerous opportunities for the health insurance industry to grow its market share.
Complementary Alliances and Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions: Evidence from Cameroon
Authors: Everestus Tenyiyim , Messomo Serge Elle 
Published: May 2024

Purpose: The Cameroon Microfinance sector has been facing stiff competition as a result of globalization where other players have joined the sector with differentiated innovative products/services rendering MFIs in quest of new strategies of development. Partnerships are becoming an alternative business strategy and hence the formation of strategic alliances in the microfinance industry. This study sought to determine the influence of complementary alliances on the sustainability of MFIs in Cameroon. The objectives were to examine how complementary alliances in financial institutions and complementary alliances in non-financial institutions affect sustainability of MFIs in Cameroon.
Materials and Methods: The study used a survey research design to examine the effects of the independent variables on the dependent variable. Purposive and snowball sampling techniques were used in this study. The target population of the study comprised of the 361 MFIs in the Centre, Littoral, NW, SW and West regions of Cameroon that have carried out strategic alliances which were retained and used to develop the sample size. Data was collected through the use of opened and closed ended questionnaires administered to senior management of the MFIs. Data collected was analysed using the Structural Equation Modelling with Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression estimation techniques to check the robustness of the data set.
Findings: OLS Findings suggest that complementary alliances in financial institutions, more than complementary alliances in non-financial institutions has a positive and significant relationship with sustainability of MFIs in Cameroon given their β coefficients of 0.243** and 0.036 respectively. The regression coefficient for complementary alliances in financial institution is significant at 5%.
Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy: It is recommended that MFIs should partner with other financial and non-financial institutions in terms of commercialisation of services. This will strengthen their business relationships, enable them have access to resources and expertise from partner organisations to expand their operations, generate revenue that will keep them going and boost the financial growth of the economy.
Conservación histórica de bosques comunitarios en guatemala: elcaso de la Asociación Parcialidad Indígena de Chuamazán
Authors: Méndez Aura Elvira , Vásquez Elías Nelson Salomón 
Published: May 2024

Los esfuerzos de conservación de bosques a nivel mundial demandan indicadores que faciliten el monitoreo del estado y cambios en la cobertura forestal, el uso del Índice de Vegetación de Diferencia Normalizada -NDVI- es útil a este propósito. En este artículo se analizan promedios anuales del NDVI para el periodo 1986-2022 del territorio de la Asociación Parcialidad Indígena de Chuamazán, relacionándolos con las dinámicas históricas y sociales locales que brindan elementos para explicar el estado del bosque. Con el objetivo de aportar información al diseño de políticas públicas y procesos de monitoreo relacionados, se usaron imágenes satelitales Landsat, herramientas SIG y la aplicación de la NASA AppEEARS para el análisis de datos geoespaciales. En combinación con herramientas participativas enmarcadas en el método de Investigación etnoecológica. El NDVI de la parcialidad se encontró dentro del rango de 0.6 y 0.75, indicativo de una vegetación densa y vigorosa originada por la presencia del bosque, producto de la defensa y gestión histórica del territorio de la parcialidad. Con base en un sistema de valores socioculturales e historia ancestral compartidos, determinantes de la construcción de capital social, saberes ecológicos y de un sistema de gobernanza propio.
REMIÇÃO DA PENA ATRAVÉS DO TRABALHO: UMA REVISÃO DA JURISPRUDÊNCIA DO SUPERIOR TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA
Authors: Alencar Dávila Lorrane Oliveira , Anjos Vitória Lílian Reis dos , Costa João Santos da 
Published: May 2024

Esta pesquisa examina a remição da pena por meio de trabalho e estudo no contexto prisional brasileiro, com foco na ressocialização dos presos e na prevenção de recaídas criminais. A abordagem adotada é qualitativa, baseada em revisão literária e análise da jurisprudência do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ). O estudo se baseia em teorias conceituadas na área do Direito Penal. A metodologia adotada envolve uma abordagem qualitativa, com revisão literária e análise da jurisprudência do STJ. O trabalho destaca a evolução das opções de remição da pena, incluindo o oficio externo e o cumprimento de regime domiciliar. A pesquisa enfatiza a importância do suporte à reintegração dos ex-presidiários na sociedade e a necessidade de adaptação do sistema prisional às condições atuais. Conclui-se que a remição da pena por trabalho e estudo, juntamente com o suporte à reintegração, são cruciais para a promoção de um sistema prisional mais equitativo e eficiente.
Impact of Hurricane Irma on coral reef sediment redistribution at Looe Key Reef, Florida, USA
Authors: Yates Kimberly K. , Fehr Zachery , Johnson Selena , Zawada David 
Published: May 2024

Abstract. Understanding event-driven sediment transport in coral reef environments is essential to assessing impacts on reef species, habitats, restoration, and mitigation, yet a global knowledge gap remains due to limited quantitative studies. Hurricane Irma made landfall in the Lower Florida Keys with sustained 209 km h−1 winds and waves greater than 8 m on 10 September 2017, directly impacting the Florida Reef Tract (FRT) and providing an opportunity to perform a unique comprehensive, quantitative assessment of its impact on coral reef structure and sediment redistribution. We used lidar and multibeam derived digital elevation models (DEMs) collected before and after the passing of Hurricane Irma over a 15.98 km2 area along the lower FRT including Looe Key Reef to quantify changes in seafloor elevation, volume, and structure due to storm impacts. Elevation change was calculated at over 4 million point locations across 10 habitat types within this study area for two time periods using data collected (1) approximately 1 year before the passing of Irma and 3 to 6 months following the storm's impact as well as (2) 3 to 6 months after and up to 16.5 months after the storm. Elevation change data were then used to generate triangulated irregular network (TIN) models in ArcMap to calculate changes in seafloor volume during each time period. Our results indicate that Hurricane Irma was primarily a depositional event that increased mean seafloor elevation and volume at this study site by 0.34 m and up to 5.4 Mm3, respectively. Sediment was transported primarily west-southwest (WSW) and downslope, modifying geomorphic seafloor features including the migration of sand waves and rubble fields, formation of scour marks in shallow seagrass habitats, and burial of seagrass and coral-dominated habitats. Approximately 16.5 months after Hurricane Irma (during a 13-month period between 2017 and 2019), net erosion was observed across all habitats with mean elevation change of −0.15 m and net volume change up to −2.46 Mm3. Rates of elevation change during this post-storm period were 1 to 2 orders of magnitude greater than decadal and multi-decadal rates of change in the same location, and changes showed erosion of approximately 50 % of sediment deposited during the storm event as seafloor sediment distribution began to re-equilibrate to non-storm sea-state conditions. Our results suggest that higher-resolution elevation change data collected over seasonal and annual time periods could enhance characterization and understanding of short-term and long-term rates and processes of seafloor change.
A Novel Multilevel Inverter for Renewable Energy Applications with Optimized Controller and Reduced Switches
Authors: B. Thejasvi  
Published: May 2024

Multilevel converters have the capability of handling high power as well as deliver output with reduced harmonics. So they can be implemented with renewable energy sources to produce multilayer output with symmetric cascade arrangement with reduced switches. Here the control technique is developed in such a way to reduce the harmonics in the grid integrated PV system. The paper proposes optimized Fractional Order Proportional Integral Derivative (FOPID) controller for a seven level reduced switch multilevel inverter. The War Strategy Optimization Algorithm (WSOA) which utilizes optimizing the strategic movements of armed forces (assault and defend) towards the final optimal value is used to optimize the FOPID controller. This WSOA algorithm is used to adjust the gain parameters of the FOPID controller there by improving the system performance. The characteristics of grid connected PV system are regulated by implementing this suggested technique. The projected approach is incorporated using MATLAB / Simulink and the performances are evaluated and compared with the conventional techniques like GA – PID and WSOA – PID controllers.
Contemporary Czech LGBT+ literature: The example of Muffin and Tea and Cupcakes and Conspirators
Authors: MM Milan Mašát 
Published: May 2024

Based on a qualitative content analysis, we present two loosely related artistic narratives, Muffin and Tea (2018) and Cupcakes and Conspirators (2019) by Theo Addair, which belong to the current stream of contemporary young adult literature in which homosexuality is thematized. We have focused on selected narrative lines that relate to the themes of literary representations of homosexuality in contemporary intentional literature. Before the analysis, we set four questions: 1. How is the theme of homosexuality presented in these two works; 2. What is the originality of these artistic narratives; 3. How does the author portray the main characters in relation to their perception of themselves; 4. Are these works relevant to the issue of self-acceptance and acceptance by contemporary society in the area of minority sexual orientation? We conclude that sexual minority issues are depicted in these narratives in conjunction with the adolescents´ societal backgrounds, with the main theme presented alongside other minority characteristics or handicaps that affect the adolescents´ self-acceptance. It is in the accentuation of I other themes that we see the relevance of the publications for contemporary adolescent readers.
Meningkatkan Perilaku Santun dalam Berbicara Melalui Layanan Bimbingan Kelompok dengan Teknik Modeling
Authors: Wicaksono Kresnawan Adri 
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan perilaku santun dalam berbicara melalui layanan bimbingan kelompok dengan teknik modeling pada siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan Penelitian Tindakan Bimbingan dan Konseling (PTBK) dengan 2 siklus. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah Penelitian Tindakan Bimbingan dan Konseling (PTBK), dengan prosedur pelaksanaan PTBK mencakup: 1) Perencanaan, 3) Pelaksanaan, 4) Pengamatan, 5) Refleksi. Kesimpulan dalam PTBK ini bahwa masalah perilaku santun dalam berbicara siswa VII A SMPN 1 Wonoasri Kabupaten Madiun semester I tahun pelajaran 2017/2018 dapat dituntaskan melalui bimbingan kelompok dengan teknik Modeling, yang ditunjukkan dengan bukti-bukti adanya peningkatan nilai pada siklus I = 63,3%, dan pada siklus II meningkat menjadi = 83,3% Kategori Terentaskan dengan baik dan nilai peningkatan sebesar 20%. Nilai aktivitas siswa selama proses layanan bimbingan kelompok pada siklus I = 2.3, dan pada siklus II meningkat menjadi = 3,8 kategori tinggi dan nilai peningkatan sebesar 1,4 nilai. 3). Nilai aktivitas guru BK/Konselor selama proses layanan bimbingan kelompok pada siklus I = 3,0, dan pada siklus II meningkat menjadi = 4,0 kategori tinggi dan nilai peningkatan sebesar 1,0 nilai.
Penerapan Pembelajaran Inkuiri dengan Metode Diskusi untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Afektif dan Kognitif Siswa Sekolah Dasar pada Muatan IPA
Authors: Dimyati Fitria Aris 
Published: May 2024

Pada umumnya pelaksanaan pembelajaran di Sekolah Dasar masih banyak menggunakan metode ceramah sehingga hasil belajar dan keaktifan siswa masih rendah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penerapan model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing dengan metode diskusi kelompok dalam meningkatkan kemampuan afektif dan kognitif muatan IPA materi bernafas pada makhluk hidup pada siswa kelas III SDN Kincang 02. Permasalahan ini dapat diatasi dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing dengan metode diskusi kelompok. Jumlah responden sebanyak 26 siswa. Hasil penelitian ini ditunjukkan oleh hasil belajar Pra Siklus rata-rata kelas yang dicapai 52, siswa yang tuntas hanya 54%. Sedangkan keaktifan siswa mencapai 62%. Pengumpulan data menggunakan tes tulis untuk mengetahui kemampuan kognitif siswa dan lembar observasi untuk mengetahui kemampuan afektif siswa baik dalam melakukan peragaan maupun diskusi kelompok. Dari penelitian yang dilaksanakan, diketahui adanya peningkatan proses dan hasil belajar siswa. Hasil belajar siswa tuntas mencapai 100%. Sedangkan kenaikan aktivitas siswa mencapai 88%. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian disimpulkan bahwa penggunaan model pembelajaran inkuiri terbimbing dengan metode diskusi kelompok pada pembelajaran IPA materi “bernapas pada makhluk hidup” dapat meningkatkan kemampuan kognitif dan afektif siswa
Efektivitas Media Pembelajaran Berbasis Aplikasi Geogebra Dengan Pendekatan STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Terhadap Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematis Siswa
Authors: Yuliardi Ricki , Andini Risa Nur 
Published: May 2024

This study aims to explore and measure the effectiveness of using GeoGebra application-based STEM learning media in improving the mathematical problem solving ability of junior high school students. In this study, researchers took samples of two classes which will be divided into one control class and one experimental class. The class chosen as the control class is VII B and the experimental class is class VII E. With the experimental method, the two classes are divided into an experimental group (using GeoGebra) and a control group (conventional learning). The research instruments used are in the form of description questions and questionnaires, while the data analysis techniques used are descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. This study used independent simple t-test, N-Gain test, and questionnaire processing. The results of the analysis showed that there was no significant difference in initial abilities between the two groups. However, after treatment, there was a significant increase in mathematical problem solving abilities in the experimental group. This is proven from the results of the post-test and N-Gain test. Student responses to the use of GeoGebra in learning mathematics with a STEM approach are also positive, showing high interest and understanding. These results support learning approaches that integrate technology and natural sciences, engineering, technology, and mathematics to improve students' mathematical problem solving skills
Optimization of Work Systems and Ergonomics to Improve Comfort and Efficiency Through The Implementation of Energy Management
Authors: Widyasmoro Adi , Agustin Silvi , Supriyadi Supriyadi , Zaharuddin Zaharuddin 
Published: May 2024

This research aims to implement mall operations that are comfortable, efficient, and effective in energy use and determine the value of Energy Consumption Intensity (IKE). This research uses a qualitative method with a literature study approach. Research data was obtained from measurements carried out by researchers at mall buildings in South Jakarta. Instrument data is obtained from the installed Kwh meter. Data analysis technique by comparing measurement results with data results standardized by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources for IKE and Indonesian National Standards for thermal comfort levels. The research results obtained show that the IKE value is classified as efficient. The IKE value during 2023 ranges from 8,79 – 11,37 kWh/m2/month with the total annual IKE value being 263,16 kWh/m2/year. In terms of air conditioning, the average comfort standard in 2023 will be 25℃ and RH (humidity) at 62.9%.
Progress of patients hospitalized with acute heart failure treated with empagliflozin
Authors: Raya-Cruz Manuel , Jurado Javier Gascón , de la Torre Peregrín Gonzalo Olalla , Montúfar Nicolás , Sánchez Agustín Rodríguez , Delgado Francisco Gómez 
Published: May 2024

Aim:
To describe the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics and clinical progress of patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) who started treatment with empagliflozin before discharge.
Methods:
We performed a retrospective observational study of patients aged ≥18 years admitted to the Internal Medicine Department of University Hospital Jaen, Jaen, Spain with acute HF between 1 May 2022 and 31 May 2023. Patients had to have a life expectancy of ≥1 year and have started treatment with empagliflozin during admission.
Results:
We included 112 patients (mean age, 85.2 ± 6.5 years; 67.9% women; 35.7 and 31.3% in NYHA functional classes III and IV; 73.2% with HF and preserved ejection fraction). Before admission, 80.4% were taking loop diuretics, 70.6% renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors, 49.1% betablockers and 25% mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. At admission, 94.6% were taking furosemide (15.2% at high doses, 36.6% at intermediate doses). The dose of furosemide was reduced at initiation of empagliflozin. At the end of follow-up, 13.4% of patients had died, 93.8% of the survivors continued treatment with empagliflozin and 26.8% had attended the emergency department with signs and symptoms of HF.
Conclusion:
Introduction of empagliflozin before discharge from hospital in patients admitted with HF made it possible to reduce the dose of diuretics during admission. The frequency of complications was as expected, and treatment was largely maintained.
Kingston beyond Orientalism
Authors: Lye Colleen 
Published: May 2024

What would it mean to read Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior not as an example of Orientalist feminism but as an example of Sinoglossic feminism? In the former instance, our emphasis would be on the inescapability of Orientalist discourse, including for the US ethnic writer whose performance of ethnicity we would condemn for a derivative mimesis of Orientalism or praise for a critical mimicry of it. Attention to questions of colonialism, imperialism, and racism, and attention to gender are likely to be pitted against each other, such that each defines the methodological limit upon the other’s claim to a sufficient analysis. Reading The Woman Warrior as a case of Sinoglossic feminism, alternatively, we would take seriously Kingston’s text as a translation of the historical experience of Chinese feminism, wherein the projects of anti-imperial liberation and women’s liberation went hand in hand.
What Factors Influence Teenagers' School Readiness?
Authors: Wangid Muhammad Nur , Sutanti Natri , Rachmawati Indriyana , Purwanti Isti Yuni 
Published: May 2024

Students' willingness to participate in academic and extracurricular activities at school is correlated with their readiness for school. Several elements influence students' motivation to participate in school activities, both academic and extracurricular. This research aims to determine the factors that shape the school readiness of junior high school students. The research method used is quantitative with a correlation research design. The research sample was 507 junior high school students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and was determined using a proportional random sampling technique. Data collection techniques used the school readiness scale, social support scale, self-esteem scale, and conflict resolution skills scale. Data analysis techniques to uncover research problems use path analysis. The research results showed that social support, self-esteem, and conflict resolution skills explained 92.5% of the factors forming the school readiness of junior high school students in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Social support makes a high contribution to school readiness compared to conflict resolution skills and self-esteem.