bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda: A Case of BPR Bank Rwanda Plc
Authors: Murasi Frederic , Osiemo Athanas K. 
Published: May 2024

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) denotes firms’ commitment to conduct their activities ethically by considering their social, economic and environment effects. CSR can be vital for commercial banks in Rwanda in creating lasting corporate image that serve to benefit their financial performance. The present research examined the contribution of CSR on financial performance of commercial banks in Rwanda using a case of BPR Bank Rwanda Plc, located in Nyarugenge District, Rwanda. A descriptive and correlational research design was adopted using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population of this research was 125 employees from the bank and sample size of 96 selected using stratified random sampling technique. Data collection was done using questionnaire and interview guide. Secondary data was obtained using desk research from financial statements published by the bank. Pearson correlation and multilinear regression analyses were performed to measure the effect. The findings on employee trainings (r=0.233, p=0.022) was significantly and positively related to financial performance of commercial banks. Since the p-value was less than 5%, then the correlation was statistically significant. Similarly, charity work (r=0.283, p=0.005) and community development projects (r=0.475, p=0.000) positively influence the financial performance of BPR, since the p-value were less than 5%. All the indicator variables of CSR were seen to have positive effect on financial performance of commercial banks though with low correlation. The regression model (F=23.917, p=0.000) was statistically significant since the p-value was less than 5%. The researcher recommends that bank managers should analyze the viability of the current CSR strategies before launching new strategies. It is only after critical analysis that managers can use new CSR strategies. They should also make sure that any new CSR strategies are aligned to the overall mission and vison of the bank.
Factores internos y externos que afectan el desarrollo de los emprendimientos en Bolivia
Authors: Gonzales Ticona Yoshida 
Published: May 2024

Todos los emprendimientos se enfrentan a diferentes factores que pueden influir en su desarrollo determinando su éxito o su fracaso. Es muy importante tomarlos en cuenta para tener un emprendimiento exitoso y saber cuáles son los posibles impulsos u obstáculos a los cuales se enfrenta un emprendedor. A través de este artículo de reflexión se logró determinar cuáles son los factores internos y externos más importantes que afectan el crecimiento de los emprendimientos en Bolivia para que los emprendedores se encuentren mejor preparados y puedan tener un emprendimiento exitoso.
The Role of Kindergarten Teachers Fostering Play-Based Instruction
Authors: Donasco Elizabeth D. , Vertulfo Ria M. 
Published: May 2024

Teachers play an important role for the students learning and development. There are varieties of learning strategies on today’s generation which are effective to the student’s development and learning. Fostering a play based learning, especially in kindergarten students is a great learning strategy for all kindergarten teachers. Teachers have an important role incorporating play in the lesson that will make the students have fun while learning, and make it easier way for the teachers to teach the young learners. This study utilized descriptive phenomenological research design as a method to characterize the experiences of the subjects. The study conducted at a pre-school. The participants of the study are those kindergarten teachers who foster already the play-based learning in their classroom, who already have experiences in fostering this kind of learning strategy. Due to the study is using descriptive design, the researchers conducted a face-to-face interview to all the participants of the study that will lasts between 30-40 minutes. The researchers used semi-structured interview in which the questions are open-ended style. The data were utilized using the Collaizi's analysis method to examine the collected data in this study. This strategy enables a thorough investigation, allowing the researchers to develop a comprehensive interpretation of the data and eventually arrive at a dependable result. After a long analysis of the themes of the interview, it summed up with 4 concepts and end of up a general concept which it is called the Constructive Journeying of the kindergarten teachers.. As a result, the constructive journey of the kindergarten teachers is the effective and recommended role that the kindergarten teachers must possess if they foster the play based learning in their discussion. In order to become a great and effective teacher, using the 4 themes to derive a generalized concept, the Constructive Journey. This shall help the teachers to reflect and enhance their teaching ways and develop the learning of the young learners through fostering the play- based learning.
Características de organizações sustentáveis: uma visão inovadora para a academia e organizações
Authors: Pereira Ilmar Polary , Novaes Irlane Regina Moraes 
Published: May 2024

O artigo teve como objeto de estudo as micro, pequenas e médias empresas industriais e de prestação de serviços, com foco na sustentabilidade organizacional, na capacidade tecnológica e nas tecnologias de gestão, voltadas para o ensino e debates na academia e a sua prática organizacional. O objetivo principal foi analisar as dimensões, os componentes da capacidade tecnológica e as tecnologias de gestão, como características de organizações sustentáveis e inovadoras. Como relevância e originalidade, as tecnologias de gestão, dentre elas a Gestão por Sustentabilidade Integrada, aliada às dimensões da capacidade tecnológica, refletem no sucesso e perenidade das organizações, numa visão que cria perspectivas de sustentabilidade organizacional. Na metodologia e abordagem, pesquisas na literatura e de campo no universo de 1.758 micro, pequenas e médias indústrias em 2012, 15.112 micro e empresas de pequeno porte industriais e de serviços em 2016, e 16. 231 em 2021, com amostras aleatória e por acessibilidade. Os principais resultados, nas análises da literatura e empírica, sugere que as dimensões, competências e capacidades tecnológicas previsíveis, combinadas com tecnologias de gestão adequadas, são fatores proeminentes na avaliação de organizações sustentáveis que levam ao desenvolvimento econômico e social. Nas contribuições teóricas e metodológicas, apontam para a academia evidências de pesquisa no campo das tecnologias de gestão e da capacidade tecnológica, diante dos achados que impactam na sustentabilidade organizacional e nos debates na academia. Nas contribuições sociais e para a gestão, a aplicação da gestão empreendedora e o uso das tecnologias voltadas para a sustentabilidade de organizações industriais e de serviços, evidenciou avanços de inovação e gestão que contribuem com o desenvolvimento sustentável de um setor, estado, região e/ou país.
Obstáculos enfrentados no tratamento de sífilis congênita durante a gravidez
Authors: Schuler Maria Fernanda de Lemos , Rodrigues Francielle Moreira , Sá Marcos Vinicios Alves de , Santos Robson Macedo , Costa Junior Israel Paulino , Silva Bianca Ramalho dos Santos , Lacerda Juliana Nunes , Lima Laura Emanuele Marques , Nascimento Jamile Domingos do , Pellin Emerson 
Published: May 2024

INTRODUÇÃO: A sífilis congênita é uma doença causada pela bactéria Treponema pallidum, pode ser transmitida via transplacentária ou pelo canal vaginal, alguns dos principais sintomas da doença são: feridas nos orgãos genitais; lesões avermelhadas na pele; prurido; dor nas articulações; perda de cabelo; alterações visuais; e a até meningite, entre outros sintomas. OBJETIVO: Descrever os obstáculos enfrentados no tratamento de sífilis congênita durante a gravidez. MÉTODO: Consiste numa revisão integrativa, realizada com base na seguinte pergunta norteadora: Quais os obstáculos enfrentados no tratamento de Sífilis congênita durante a gravidez? Sendo utilizada a estratégia PICO, para a realização dessa pergunta, em que “p” população: Mulheres acometidas com sífilis durante a gestação, “I” interesse: Avaliação dos obstáculos do tratamento em mulheres acometidas com sífilis durante a gestação, e “C” e “O” contexto: Descrição dos obstáculos enfrentados durante o tratamento de sífilis congênita na gestação. Utilizou-se a busca avançada por meio da Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), cruzando os descritores por meio dos operadores booleanos “AND” e “OR”. RESULTADOS: Por meio da pesquisa avançada, obteve-se 28 artigos, dentre esses artigos 6 deles compõe esta pesquisa, o que resultou em duas categorias, sendo elas: Sífilis Congênita e a dificuldade ao aderir o tratamento; e Tratamento e transmissão da sífilis. CONCLUSÃO: Observou-se que existe uma certa dificuldade para as mulheres grávidas com sífilis aderirem ao tratamento, por isso o profissional de saúde tem que dar todo o apoio, com um atendimento humanizado e integral, além de ter total conhecimento sobre a doença e seus estágios, para assim, poder medicar corretamente a paciente.
Factors Influencing the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Nursing Students at Public Sector Institutions, Karachi
Authors: Kumar Vinod , Badil . , Raja . , Channar Husan Bano , Khan Ameer Ullah , Khan Tahir , Chandio Saran , Kumar Ashok , Haq Hamid ul 
Published: May 2024

Academic performance is a measurement of student accomplishment, which is tremendously achieved by providing a robust learning environment. Factors that hinder the incredible academic performance of nursing students include an uncomfortable learning environment, a shortage of committed faculty, and students' financial backgrounds. Objective: To determine the factors influencing the academic performance of undergraduate nursing students at a public sector institution in Karachi. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was completed at the Dow Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. All students who were enrolled in the BSN 4 Years Degree Program were the targeted population. The calculated sample was 300 nursing students. Data were collected by adopted and validated questionnaire "Combined Survey Questionnaire". Factors influencing the academic performance of nursing students were computed in mean and standard deviation. Results: Out of total, most participants (67.7%) were unmarried, and nearly one-third (61.7%) were female. Almost (49.3%) of the study participants were between 18 and 24 years old. The highest grand mean value was obtained for teacher-related factors, whereas the lowest mean was found for home-related factors. A significant difference has been established in age (p-value=0.003), marital status (p-value=0.011), discipline (p-value=0.001), and family income (p-value=0.006) have on the academic performance of the student nurse. Conclusions: It is established that nursing students face considerable issues depending upon teacher-related factors followed by home-related factors that are linked to deterring the student’s academic performance.
Assessment of Tongue Scraper and Using Baking Soda Mouth Wash in Reduction of Halitosis
Authors: Talpur Pirah , Rajput Shazia Perveen , Talpur Nida , Memon Khalida Naz , Unar Javaid , Kandhro Rehmatullah 
Published: May 2024

Bad breath, also known as halitosis, is a symptom in which a noticeably unpleasant breath odor is present. It can result in anxiety among those affected. It is also associated with depression and symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of tongue scraper and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) mouthwash in reduction of halitosis. Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was organized in undergraduate students of Paramedics Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro. Individuals aged 18 to 30 years of age were included by non-probability convenient sampling technique. Data were analysed by SPSS Version-26.0. Results: A total of 302 cases were comparatively studied. Males were in preponderance in both groups. Before treatment, 2.6% had slight odor, 33.8% had moderate odor, 28.5% had heavy odor, 23.85% had strong odor and 11.2% had intense odor in Group A, while 14.6% had slight odor, 19.9% had moderate odor, 25.8% had heavy odor, 21.8% had strong odor and 17.8% had intense odor in Group B (p=0.04). After treatment baking soda mouthwash showed more efficacious in terms of decrease the halitosis and its severity. In 21.2% halitosis was completely reduced and remaining most of the cases had mild and moderate halitosis compared to tongue scraper technique, while strong odor was completely reduced in both groups (p-0.001). Conclusions: Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) mouthwash was observed to be the more effective in terms of decrease the halitosis and its severity compared to the tongue scraper technique among individuals presented with halitosis.
คุณลักษณะของกรรมการบริษัทและความเสี่ยงในการบริหารองค์กร: หลักฐานจากประเทศไทย
Authors: รัตนพันธุ์ วริษฐ์ , กาวีวงศ์ นิยตา , Diskulnetivitya Pitima 
Published: May 2024

การศึกษาครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาผลกระทบของคุณลักษณะของกรรมการบริษัทซึ่งประกอบด้วยเพศ อายุ ระดับการศึกษา ระยะเวลาในการดำรงตำแหน่ง และจำนวนคณะกรรมการ ต่อความเสี่ยงในการบริหารองค์กร กลุ่มตัวอย่างคือ บริษัทจดทะเบียนในตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย (SET) จำนวน 596 บริษัท โดยเก็บรวบรวมข้อมูลคุณลักษณะของคณะกรรมการของบริษัทปี 2564 การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลแบบการประมาณค่าพารามิเตอร์ด้วยวิธีกำลังสองน้อยที่สุด (Ordinary Least Squares) พบว่า ตัวแปรอิสระ ได้แก่ การมีกรรมการบริหารเพศผู้หญิงอยู่ในคณะกรรมการ และจำนวนคณะกรรมการบริหาร มีความสัมพันธ์เชิงลบกับความเสี่ยงในการบริหารอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ 0.05 ในขณะที่ระดับการศึกษาของกรรมการที่ต่ำกว่าปริญญาตรีมีความสัมพันธ์เชิงบวกกับความเสี่ยงในการบริหารองค์กร แสดงให้เห็นว่าบริษัทที่มีคณะกรรมการที่มีเพศหญิง และมีจำนวนคณะกรรมการบริหารมากจะเลือกใช้นโยบายที่มีความเสี่ยงต่ำในการบริหารงาน แต่การมีกรรมการบริหารที่มีระดับการศึกษาต่ำกว่าปริญญาตรี มีแนวโน้มทำให้ความเสี่ยงของกิจการสูงขึ้น ส่วนตัวแปรควบคุม ได้แก่ มูลค่าตามบัญชีของสินทรัพย์รวม และอัตราผลตอบแทนต่อสินทรัพย์รวมในปีก่อน มีความสัมพันธ์เชิงลบกับความเสี่ยงในการบริหารองค์กร ส่วนอัตราส่วนหนี้สินรวมต่อสินทรัพย์รวมมีความสัมพันธ์ในทิศทางเดียวกันกับความเสี่ยงในการบริหารองค์กรอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ 0.01
ความสัมพันธ์เชิงสาเหตุของการพัฒนาทรัพยากรมนุษย์ ความได้เปรียบทาง การแข่งขัน และความสำเร็จของธุรกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อม (SMEs) ในประเทศไทย
Authors: คำไล้ อภิรดี , เอกพันธ์ มงคล 
Published: May 2024

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ 1) ศึกษาผลกระทบของการพัฒนาทรัพยากรมนุษย์และความได้เปรียบทางการแข่งขันที่มีต่อความสำเร็จของธุรกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อมในประเทศไทย 2) ศึกษาความได้เปรียบทางการแข่งขันในฐานะตัวแปรคั่นกลางความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการพัฒนาทรัพยากรมนุษย์และความสำเร็จของธุรกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อมในประเทศไทย 3) ตรวจสอบ ความสอดคล้องกลมกลืนของโมเดลกับข้อมูลเชิงประจักษ์ กลุ่มตัวอย่างคือ ธุรกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อมในประเทศไทย จำนวน 165 ราย โดยวิธีการสุ่มแบบแบ่งชั้นภูมิ เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยคือ แบบสอบถาม สถิติที่ใช้การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลได้แก่ ค่าความถี่ ค่าร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ค่าความเบ้ ค่าความโด่ง ค่าสัมประสิทธิ์สหสัมพันธ์ และการวิเคราะห์เส้นทางอิทธิพลเพื่อหาความสัมพันธ์เชิงสาเหตุด้วยตัวแบบโมเดลสมการโครงสร้าง
ผลการวิจัย พบว่า แบบจำลองที่พัฒนาขึ้นมีความสอดคล้องกับข้อมูลเชิงประจักษ์ โดยมีค่าสถิติ x2/df=1.258, p-value=0.104, GFI=0.944, CFI=0.987, NFI=0.942, IFI=0.988, AGFI=0.912, RMSEA=0.04 นอกจากนี้ พบว่า การพัฒนาทรัพยากรมนุษย์และความได้เปรียบทางการแข่งขันส่งผลทางบวกต่อความสำเร็จของธุรกิจ และการพัฒนาทรัพยากรมนุษย์ส่งผลทางบวกต่อความได้เปรียบในการแข่งขัน และพบว่าความได้เปรียบทางการแข่งขันเป็นตัวแปรคั่นกลางในความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการพัฒนาทรัพยากรมนุษย์และความสำเร็จของธุรกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อมในประเทศไทย
The Defendant as the Reluctant Player in the Adversarial Setting of Medical Dispute Committees
Authors: Dijkstra Rachel I. , Elbers Nieke A. , Pemberton Antony , Friele Roland D. 
Published: May 2024

The Defendant as the Reluctant Player in the Adversarial Setting of Medical Disputes Committees
Medical dispute committees in the Netherlands were formalised in 2017. They offer hybrid procedures, combining complaints handling with the processing of a potential claim in cases where a complaint could not be resolved at the health care organisation. Recent scholarship has shown the experiences of complainants (patients and families) with dispute committees, but research regarding the roles and experiences of the defendants (usually representatives of health care organisations) is lacking. This research aims to understand how defendants understand and fulfil their professional roles and how this could impact the dispute committee proceedings. This research features an inductive, thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with defendants at medical dispute committees. Researchers conducted interviews with eighteen defendants at dispute committees. Defendants were generally managers and legal counsel at health care organisations. The main results include defendants who preferred problem-solving and who wanted to avoid conflict. Defendants did not have a strong adversarial mindset, but they did highlight their commitment to defend the health care professional and institution. Some respondents felt forced into a defensive position, which they reluctantly fulfilled. Our main conclusion is that dispute committee proceedings can demand defendants to take on an adversarial role, despite the best intentions of the legislator to create a less legal procedure and a problem-solving mindset among the defendants. The expectations of defendants and patients might connect better to a problem-solving, healing role of defendants and a less formal set-up.
Welcome to Precision Medicine Communications!
Authors: Ahmed Sagheer 
Published: May 2024

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Precision Medicine Communications -a biannual, open access, and peer-reviewed journal aiming to publish high-quality research articles in the field of precision medicine. Precision Medicine Communications accept studies that conduct basic and translational research to investigate the role of genetics and gene-environment interactions that influence human health disorders. The Journal publishes research in all areas of precision medicine. Precision Medicine Communications especially invites studies that are innovative in genomic medicine and add scientific insights that can be translated into improved patient care.
It especially considers studies investigating the effects of genetic variability on drug toxicity and efficacy, identification and functional characterization of polymorphisms relevant to the pharmacological action and adverse effects of a drug, integration of new developments in the genome project and proteomics into clinical medicine, pharmacology, and therapeutics, clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics, identification of novel genomic targets for drug development, the economics of genome-guided interventions, clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics, pharmacogenomics in developing countries, companion diagnostics and drug development.
The journal provides an integrated forum for all players involved - academic and clinical researchers, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory authorities, healthcare management organizations, patient organizations, and others in the healthcare community. Precision Medicine Communications assists these parties to shape the future of medicine by providing a platform for expert commentary and analysis.
In the last two decades, rapid advances in technology have enabled researchers to investigate arcane biological phenomena and ask deeper questions at the cellular, molecular and atomic levels. Several cellular processes involved in health and disease are being unraveled at a rapid pace, high resolution, and with unprecedented details. Authors carrying out investigations leveraging these technologies such as next genome sequencing, CRISPR-Cas9, digital medicine, 3-D printing, bioinformatics, and stem cell technologies, are encouraged to submit their findings to Precision Medicine Communications.
An important objective of this journal is to provide a platform to the scientific fraternity, especially to the regional and national academics, where they could get their studies published after a rapid, transparent, and high-quality peer review. All the articles published in Precision Medicine Communications will be freely available to readers immediately after their publication. The open-access policy of our journal is likely to increase the readership of articles and will enhance their visibility and citation potential. Therefore, I invite you to submit your work to Precision Medicine Communications.
Hepatic Adverse Effects and Genetic Polymorphisms of NAT2 and CYP2C9
Authors: Editorial Staff  
Published: May 2024

Cotrimoxazole also known as sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) is a well-established antibiotic combination in clinical medicine. Post metabolism by N-acetyltransferase (NAT) and Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9), SMX is bio-transformed into non-toxic and/or toxic intermediates. The pharmacogenetic associations between the variants of these genes and liver injury caused by SMX-TMP are still a mystery. Huang and colleagues studied the Han Chinese diabetes patients living in Taiwan and investigated their susceptibility to SMX-TMP induced Liver injury (SILI) and polymorphisms in the genes of both NAT and CYP2C9 enzymes. There were 145 controls and 158 SILI patients recruited for this investigation. CYP2C9 rs1799853, rs1057910, and rs4918758, NAT2 rs1495741, rs1041983, rs1801280, and other major genetic variants of these enzymes were assayed. NAT2 rs1495741 variant AA genotype and rs1041983 variant TT were present at a higher frequency in the SILI group as compared to the control group. Slow acetylators were greater in the SILI as compared to the control (43.7 vs. 25.5%; P = 0.001). CYP2C9 variants, interestingly, did not show any significant difference between the control and SILI cohorts. Individuals that were NAT2 slow acetylators were at a greater risk of SILI, post adjustment of confounding factors, particularly those that had mixed type and hepatocellular SILI. Their study concluded that CYP2C9 genetic polymorphisms are not associated with SILI susceptibility whereas NAT2 slow acetylators are at an increased risk of SILI in the Han Chinese population. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2021 Dec 1;31(9):200-206.