bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility characterization of Escherichia coli isolated from the intestines of freshwater fish from the Mindu dam in Morogoro, Tanzania
Authors: Samiji Ally , Makyao Ester , Mgonja Frida , Katakweba Abdul 
Published: February 2024

Background: The Mindu dam, an open system, serves as a microbial reservoir, housing uropathogenic microorganisms like Escherichia coli. Morogoro municipality relies on the dam for water and fish. This study aimed to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from fish and water in Mindu dam.
Methods: In May 2019, a cross-sectional study was conducted in Morogoro municipality. Selected antimicrobials, including ampicillin, tetracycline, cefoxitin, erythromycin, trimethoprim, gentamicin, enrofloxacin, and nalidixic acid, were tested using the disc diffusion method. E. coli ATCC 25922 served as a positive control for quality assurance during bacterial isolation. The potential source of antimicrobial contamination was identified through the multiple antibiotic resistance index.
Results: Out of 148 samples, E. coli was found in 24, none in water. E. coli showed high resistance (≥50.0%) to erythromycin (62.5%), nalidixic acid (79.2%), and ampicillin (75%). Additionally, 58.0% of isolates displayed multi-drug resistance across antimicrobial classes, with a multiple antibiotic resistance index ranging from 0.00 to 0.75.
Conclusion: Antimicrobial-resistant E. coli in the food chain may heighten the spread of complex urinary tract infections in the municipality. It underscores the necessity for robust municipal surveillance of antimicrobial resistance and effective antimicrobial stewardship for enhanced infection prevention and control.
Evolución de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) en Ecuador
Authors: Inca Ruiz Gerardo Patricio , Inca León Ana Cristina 
Published: February 2024

Introducción: La enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) fue declarada una emergencia de salud pública de importancia internacional por el Comité de Emergencias del Reglamento Sanitario Internacional. En el Ecuador se identificó el primer caso el 29 de febrero del 2020 y su propagación crece en forma acelerada. Objetivo: Demostrar como se desarrolla la infección por COVID-19 en Ecuador a partir de la información proporcionada por el gobierno central con el fin de implementar oportunamente medidas que aplanen la curva creciente en el país. Método: El estudio se basa en literatura de revistas científicas y en reportes diarios de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y del Sistema Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias (SINGRE) del Ecuador del 13 al 31 de Marzo del 2020. El procesamiento de los datos se hizo a través de una hoja electrónica de cálculo. Resultados: El Ecuador tiene la tasa más alta de personas con COVID-19 en América del Sur 13.15 por 100 000 habitantes y supera el promedio mundial de 9.63. La tasa letalidad en Ecuador de 3.40 % se acerca al promedio mundial de 4.80%. La provincias de Guayas, Galápagos, Cañar y Sucumbios tienen las tasas de morbilidad por COVID-19 más altas en el país y superan la media mundial. Conclusiones: Se debe fortalecer la comunicación de riesgos, la participación comunitaria y mantener el asilamiento domiciliario, al menos hasta 14 días después de que la curva presente un descenso de los casos.
SIMULASI GAWAT DARURAT MENINGKATKAN SIKAP ORANG TUA DALAM PENANGANAN KEJANG DEMAM ANAK
Authors: Nurhadi Mokhamad , Tiara Putri Ryandini  , Hanim Nur Faizah  
Published: February 2024

Febrile seizures are an emergency condition that can be life-threatening or life-threatening in children. Many parents do not understand the attitude in handling children’s febrile seizures so it can worsen the child’s condition if it is too late to get help. Efforts to improve the attitude of parents in handling febrile seizures need to be done one of them through health education with the simulation method. The purpose of this research is to know the effect of emergency simulation on parents' attitudes in handling children’s febrile seizures (in Ngampel Village Bancar Tuban). The research method used is a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-post-test design. The research sample is 28 parents of babies or toddlers in Ngampel Village selected by simple random sampling. Using a cross-sectional approach. The data were analyzed using Wilcoxon’s test. The results showed that most of the respondents before being given an emergency simulation had an attitude in the medium category and after being given an emergency simulation had an attitude in the good category. The result of the statistical test showed that there is an effect of emergency simulation on parents attitudes in handling children’s febrile seizures (in Ngampel Village Bancar Tuban) with a value of p-value 0,000 pada α=0,05 (p<0,05). Expected emergency simulation can improve the attitudes of parents in handling children’s febrile seizures.
PENGARUH METODE BERMAIN FLASHCARD TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN KOGNITIF PADA ANAK DALAM PENCEGAHAN COVID-19
Authors: Faqih Moh Ubaidillah , Nurus Safa'ah  , Suhartono  
Published: February 2024

School children are the main targets for various delays in development, one of which has occurred in this pandemic era is delays in cognitive abilities in preventing COVID-19. Cognitive abilities in children in preventing COVID-19 can be improved by playing Flashcards. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Flash Card playing method on cognitive abilities in children in preventing COVID-19 at MI Miftahul Huda Tegalrejo. The design used in this study was pre-experimental using a one-group pre-post-test research design with a simple random sampling technique. The sample in this study were children in grades 1A and 1B, totaling 25 children with a total population of 27 children. The results obtained in this study that before being given the Flash Card playing method, most of the children had undeveloped cognitive abilities, namely 16 (64%) children, while after being given treatment most of the children had cognitive abilities that developed as expected, namely 16 (64%) children. The statistical test used is the Wilcoxon test. Based on the results of statistical tests using the Wilcoxon test, the Asym value was obtained. Sig (2-tailed) = 0.000 (<0.05), then H1 is accepted so that the Flash Card playing method affects cognitive abilities in children in preventing COVID-19. These results are expected to be applied at MI Miftahul Huda Tegalrejo to improve cognitive abilities in preventing COVID-19.
TERMINATION OF CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT; REASON(S) REQUIRED OR NOT? A REVIEW OF GHANA’S LABOUR STATUTES AND CASE LAWS
Authors: Gyesi Solomon 
Published: February 2024

The laws which regulate employment relations have gone through various stages from the master-servant relationship in the medieval period to the current statutory implied provisions embedded in employment contracts. In the current era of insatiable search for the rights and dignity of all persons across the world, the need to ensure decent work conditions has been of great interest. The right of workers to enjoy employment security is entrenched in the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention on Termination of Employment (Convention 158) and Termination of Employment Recommendations in 1963. State parties to the ILO are required to incorporate such provisions in their national laws. The ILO Conventions and Recommendations on termination of employment contract require that employment contract should be terminated on a stated reason but not at the whim and caprices of the employer. Though Ghana has not yet ratified the ILO Convention 158, the passage of the Labour Act 2003, (Act 651) was guided by the provisions in the ILO Convention on Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding the safeguards provided in Ghana’s Labour Act to protect employees from arbitrary termination of employment, the judicial interpretations have maintained the view that an employer can terminate an employment contract without giving reasons. This interpretation placed the Ghanaian worker at the mercy of the employer. What is worse is that many negotiated collective agreements contain provisions for the termination of a contract of employment at will. A recent judicial interpretation has departed from the previous view that an employment contract can be terminated without reason, thereby giving a sigh of relief to the Ghanaian worker. This paper, through theoretical reviews, seeks to reinforce the judicial interpretation that there must necessarily be a reason for the termination of a contract of employment.
Challenging Anthropocene Ontology
Authors: Randazzo Elisa , Richter Hannah 
Published: February 2024

Using the recent turn to ecology as a starting point, Hannah Richter and Elisa Randazzo bring ecological thinking into contact with Critical Indigenous Studies, in which awareness of the necessity for sustainable relations between humans and non-humans has long preceded Western Anthropocene discourse. Currently, the drastic ecological changes labelled as ‘the Anthropocene’ not only increasingly shape the political awareness and the priorities of citizens and governments, but also inform a large body of social scientific scholarship.
Indigenous scholarship and practice, in particular ecological adaptability, is intrinsically related to power structures and political struggle – hence indigenous understanding of Anthropocene discourses are intertwined with discourses of colonialism and political contestation. This book problematises the depoliticising character of Western Anthropocene discourses in relation to indigenous ecologies. The authors reveal how the anti-colonial struggles of Indigenous communities and the unequal distribution of responsibilities for and suffering from ecological change, are concealed and devalued in Western discourses of the Anthropocene.
From Asgard to Valhalla
Authors: O’Donoghue Heather 
Published: February 2024

From Asgard to Valhalla takes readers deep inside Odin’s cavernous hall and tells of the adventures, tragedies and lessons of the Viking Gods. Here, Heather O’Donoghue skillfully uncovers both the history and legacy of these myths to provide the authoritative student text on Old Norse mythology.
From the magnificent tales of A Song of Ice and Fire and the supernatural wonders of Valkyries to Tolkien’s Riders of Rohan and Marvel’s mighty Thor, Norse mythology is a fundamental part of western culture. Drawing from a wealth of sources and scholarly debates, this fully-updated and expanded 2nd edition offers both an engaging survey of the Old Norse myths and an accessible introduction to how such strange and fragmentary material has been seized, repurposed and at times abused throughout the centuries. Notably, this important and timely study explores how Old Norse mythology has been – and continues to be – weaponized by far right movements across the world.
Containing 2 brand new chapters on post-medieval reception, 30 illustrations for a stronger visual context and pedagogical updates throughout to aid further study, this new edition of From Asgard to Valhalla: The Remarkable History of the Norse Myths is a vital resource for all students of Old Norse mythology.
Tokyo 1944–45
Authors: Lardas Mark 
Published: February 2024

The full history of how the United States targeted and destroyed the Japanese capital from the air, in a ten-month long campaign by the US Army Air Force and the US Navy.
In November 1944, the US Army Air Force launched a 111-plane B-29 strike against Tokyo, the first raid since the morale-boosting Doolittle Raid of 1942. From then until August 13, 1945, the United States would attack Tokyo 25 times, 20 from B-29s based in the Marianas and five from US Navy carrier task forces. The campaign included the single deadliest air raid in human history, when around 100,000 people were killed by the firestorm created by the Operation Meetinghouse raid of March 10, 1945.
This book, the first to examine the full history of the United States’ air campaign against the greatest target in Japan, looks at the USAAF’s and US Navy’s efforts to use air power to eliminate Tokyo’s strategic value to the Empire. It considers how the campaign developed from daylight bombing to firebombing and anti-ship mining, and finally how the target was handed over to the US Navy, whose carrier-based bombers and fighter-bombers continued to strike Tokyo during July and August 1945.
Using specially commissioned battlescenes, strategic maps and diagrams, this volume presents a detailed picture of how Tokyo was vanquished from the air.
AI and the Rule of Law
Authors: Burgess Paul 
Published: February 2024

This book considers the ways in which the concept of the Rule of Law will need to evolve in order to ensure that the exercise of power by Artificial Intelligence (AI) does not become arbitrary and does not proceed unchecked. It presents the Rule of Law and its impact on the past and the present; it considers what AI is, what it does, and what it might become in future; and it looks at how AI will need to be harnessed to allow power to be exercised more effectively in the future.
The book argues that the Rule of Law has for centuries been the concept that protects against the arbitrary exercise of power. However, the exercise of power by AI unchecked by humans strains the concept’s ability to provide this protection.
Advanced, Automated and Electric Vehicle Law
Authors: Glassbrook Alex 
Published: February 2024

‘A comprehensive and informative guide to the law, set in its historical and technical context, by an author with a deep understanding of transformative technology could not be more timely. I can think of no better guide in this field than Alex Glassbrook.’
From the Foreword by Mr Justice Sweeting
The era of advanced, automated and electric vehicles (AAEVs) has begun; the legal transformation is starting.
In July 2018, Parliament enacted the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018, legislating for electric vehicle charging and allowing a direct civil claim against the motor insurer of an automated, ‘self-driving’ vehicle. In May 2022, the UK government announced its intention to create a new legal category for e-scooters. In April 2023, a ‘hands free’ advanced driver assistance system was approved for use on certain motorways across England, Wales and Scotland.
On 8 November 2023 the Automated Vehicles Bill 2023-24 (HL Bill 1) had its first reading in Parliament.
Motor vehicle technologies have developed since the nineteenth century and have affected numerous aspects of our lives - from road safety to the environment, from the laws of negligence and contribution to the rules of compulsory insurance. As AAEV technologies proliferate, their effects are likely to spread further.
This book describes the emerging laws of advanced, automated and electric vehicles in England and Wales, explaining
- The insurance and liability reforms of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018
- The wider regulatory reforms of the Automated Vehicles Bill 2023-24, set to become the Automated Vehicles Act 2024
- The range of legal practice areas affected by AAEVs, including discussions of the new public laws of vehicle safety, the actionability of downloaded software, electronic disclosure in civil litigation and the law of testing prototypes.
This book will help those litigating, adjudicating, regulating and studying AAEV issues. It gives the context and detail of AAEV law in its many applications. It is a map to a fast-changing legal landscape.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional’s Cyber Law online service.
School Libraries in a Time of Change
Authors: Craver Kathleen W. 
Published: February 2024

By becoming practical futurists, school librarians can help their libraries not only to survive sweeping changes in education but to thrive. This book shows how to spot technological trends and use them to your library’s advantage.
During this time of rapid modernization of technology and educational reform, this book is a must-read for school librarians tasked with ensuring their libraries meet evolving standards. This title provides the research and organizational techniques and skills they need to gain seats at the table of the three power committees: technology, curricula, and strategic planning.
School librarians need to collect and publicize national and local school-based evidence that shows the positive correlations between school librarians and student achievement. Craver notes correlative sources and provides ideas to employ them to ensure that school librarians remain indispensable. In addition, acquiring technological skills and becoming expert at their application are paramount for librarians. Even more important is the need for librarians to assume sole responsibility for designing and integrating information literacy and critical thinking skills throughout the curriculum. Craver analyzes studies that show students’ inability to discern fact from fiction, ads from news, and information bias in electronic information sources and recommends six actions that school librarians take to ensure that they become active participants in their future rather than its victims.
Understanding Depression
Authors: Nydegger Rudy 
Published: February 2024

Straightforward and easy to read yet thorough and accurate, this book provides a complete overview of depression that describes the historical background of clinical depression, the various types of mood disorders, and their impact on the health and well-being of people and society.
Depression is a serious health issue that affects a greater proportion of people than many would suspect. A recent report by the World Health Organization stated that depression is the predominant cause of illness and disability for those age 10 to 19 worldwide, and more than 40 percent of U.S. college students reported experiencing symptoms of depression. Written by a clinical psychologist who has treated depressed patients and has also taught and done research in the clinical area for more than 40 years, this book presents the best and most current information that is available about depression that covers general background, theory, research results, and treatment methods in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language.
The book discusses the various different types of mood disorders and what their impact is on the health and well-being of people and society. It helps readers to understand how those who are depressed suffer, what it feels like, and how their symptoms affect their daily lives. One chapter of the book is dedicated to answering a very common question regarding depression: "Who gets it, and why?" Many major and different types of depression are covered, including adjustment disorder with depressed mood, atypical depression, depressive personality disorder, dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder, postpartum depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, seasonal affective disorder, and unipolar depression. The final chapter of the book draws conclusions based on the information presented, identifies effective treatments for depression, and suggests ways that individuals can cope with depression.
When Baby Boom Women Retire
Authors: Dailey Nancy 
Published: February 2024

Fewer than 20% of Baby Boom women will experience a secure retirement. Marriage, education, occupation, home ownership—these variables predict their future. Possession of all four indicates retirement security, and absence of any increases risk of old-age poverty. This riveting sociological study also examines the social relations and structures that will determine the retirement experience, options, and decisions for more than 40 million Baby Boom women. These women's material base and social status are examined through the use of empirical data, and the key predictors of their retirement are identified.
The massive entry of Baby Boom women into the labor force increases the importance of retirement planning for working women. It comes at a time when existing research models and data are outdated and inadequate to effectively predict their future retirement experience. Over the past 30 years, American men and their spouses have benefited from the linear, undifferentiated model of the traditional male retirement. For the Baby Boom generation, however, the nature of work has changed significantly. The current retirement model may not serve Baby Boom men as well as in the past, let alone Baby Boom women. In contrast, this book offers a new, dynamic model that considers the social and work structures influencing women's lives and that accurately reflects the predictors and parameters of Baby Boom women's retirement.
White Crow
Authors: Cockfield Jamie H. 
Published: February 2024

Based on material from the newly opened Russian archives, this is the first biography of Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanov (1859-1919), the only intellectual in the Russian Imperial Family. This unique study provides insight into the last six decades of tsarist Russia through the experiences of the odd ball member of the clan. An historian and a biologist, the Grand Duke made major contributions in both these fields. A political liberal, he fought tirelessly for reform from within the system. His reformist views made him a pariah within his own family, and contemporary recognition of his accomplishments came more from abroad than at home.
Entering the military, as all Romanovs did, the Grand Duke eventually became hostile toward it and was in fact the only family member ever to formally leave military service. He received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Berlin and Moscow and even won election to the French Academy—one of only two Russians to do so. As the political situation in Russia worsened, he urged the tsar to implement reforms, and he even participated in discussions of a palace coup. Exiled to Vologda after the Communist seizure of power, he was later imprisoned by the police and shot in January 1919.
John Thomas Scopes
Authors: Moore Randy 
Published: February 2024

This is the first comprehensive, annotated biography of John Scopes, the famed defendant in the Scopes Monkey Trial. This biography uses new, never-before-published sources, photographs, and stories from untapped sources―John Scopes's family and friends.
In 1967, John Scopes published his memoirs, which focused overwhelmingly on his eight-day trial and not on the rest of his life, ignoring several important events, such as his divorce and remarriage, his run for the U.S. Congress, and his challenges with his family. This volume is the first complete, annotated biography of John Scopes. It details his entire life and, where appropriate, those of his parents, siblings, wife, and children, all supported by hundreds of cited sources, quotations, and family stories.
Ideal for readers with an interest in academic freedom, free speech, or the evolution-creationism controversy, this book uncovers the facts of Scopes's post-trial life, including the challenges that Scopes faced in his personal life, his conversion from a socialist to a political conservative, and his final years and death. Readers will be surprised to learn that John Scopes's life differed significantly from what has often been presented in the media.