bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Nursing and Medical Students' Responses About End-of-Life Communication Reveal Educational Opportunities for Spiritual Care
Authors: Stephenson Pam , Hansen Dana , Lalani Nasreen , Biggs Jennifer 
Published: November 2023

Background:
The need for improved spiritual care education is a national directive, prompting many nursing and medical education programs to respond with spiritual curriculum. This article reports on research that tested an educational intervention to enhance nursing and medical students' understanding of end-of-life communication with families.

Method:
This mixed-methods study included three reflection questions to ascertain students' attitudes about their own death and dying.

Results:
Many of the students' responses were spiritual in nature. Findings revealed two important misconceptions about death and one educational strategy that can be used to help students identify potential sources of spiritual discomfort in clinical situations.

Conclusion:

The findings offer a glimpse into the attitudes and beliefs of nursing and medical students that could influence how they view and deliver spiritual care, contributing to the evidence base for spiritual care education and curriculum.

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J Nurs Educ
. 2023;62(11):601–605.]
La evolución de la consciencia metalingüística en niños de primaria
Authors: Ontiveros Carolina Morales , López Michelle Montserrat Ruíz , García Diana Laura Andrade , Guerrero Gabriela Calderón 
Published: November 2023

El objetivo es indagar sobre el desarrollo de la consciencia metalingüística en niños mexicanos, a través de detectar la polisemia de una serie de palabras que se les presentaron. Se evaluó a 43 participantes de segundo, cuarto y sexto de primaria, pertenecientes a un colegio público de la ciudad de Querétaro, Qro. Las entrevistas fueron individuales y en ellas se administró una prueba, de elaboración propia, para indagar sobre las habilidades metasemánticas. Los resultados (Anova, gl=2, F=25,035, sig.: .000) indican que existe una diferencia significativa en la capacidad de los niños para analizar, comprender e identificar la polisemia de las palabras, es decir, a mayor nivel de desarrollo de los participantes (apreciado por su nivel de escolaridad) mayor conciencia metalingüística. Este hallazgo puede ser base en la toma de decisiones didácticas en el aula dada la importancia de la polisemia en el aprendizaje.
PERANCANGAN RUMAH SAKIT PARU DI DENPASAR
Authors: Putra I Gede Indra Kamiana , Idedhyana Ida Bagus , Lestari Ayu Putu Utari Parthami 
Published: November 2023

Rumah sakit khusus paru yaitu rumah sakit yang menyelenggarakan kesehatan berdasarkan disiplin ilmu khusus paru dan menyediakan penanganan medis khusus organ paru yang mengalami cacat, kelainan tidur dan alergi. Jumlah penderita penyakit paru yang ada di Provinsi Bali semakin meningkat pasca Covid-19. Saat ini Provinsi Bali belum memiliki fasilitas pengobatan dan penyembuhan khusus untuk penyakit paru-paru. Penanganan penyakit paru-paru masih diatasi oleh rumah sakit umum baik pemerintah maupun swasta yang beroperasi di Bali. Pasien penyakit paru-paru membutuhkan sarana dan prasarana yang memadai dan sirkulasi gedung yang baik. Dengan demikian perlu adanya pengadaan fasilitas kesehatan publik berskala besar berupa Rumah Sakit Paru Rumah Sakit khusus kelas A yang mewadahi pasien penderita penyakit paru-paru di Provinsi Bali. Metode perancangan yang digunakan adalah dengan teknik pengumpulan data berupa studi kepustakaan, observasi dan studi komparasi, serta metode pengolahan data yaitu metode analisa, sintesa dan transformasi. Hasil rancangan Rumah Sakit Paru di Denpasar mengacu pada konsep dasar Healing Architecture dengan tema arsitektur yaitu Green Architecture. Green Architecture diterapkan pada penggunaan taman dan teknologi rumah sakit paru.
African Science Granting Councils
Authors: Moja Teboho , Okunade Samuel Kehinde 
Published: November 2023

This book delves into the research-policy nexus as it relates to development in Africa. It does so by examining four country-cases – Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya and Zambia – while referring to South Africa as a possible exemplar case.
The book reaffirms that the majority of governments in Africa spend less than one per cent of their GDP on research and development (R&D) despite the commitment to raise their research funding levels contained in the Lagos Plan of Action (1980). Hence, reliance on external funding for research persists on the continent.
To manage research engagements and public funds, Science Granting Councils (SGCs) have been established. These institutions are held account- able for how public funds are spent and how the research they fund contributes to the advancement of society.
To-date, the SGCs and researchers have demonstrated in various ways how funded research contributes to the advancement of society. However, there appear to be differences in opinion amongst key stakeholders in terms of what constitutes research priorities as well as expectations in terms of the returns on research investments made.
This book brings to the fore the importance of research and its outcome on societal development, and reveals the stake that African governments hold in the process. The book encourages African governments to show greater commitment to providing funding for research on the continent. This is critical if governments are to assume a lead role in the continent’s development agenda. It would also set the stage for partnerships with other stakeholders, including industry and funding organisations. Researchers are also encouraged to work closely with the SGCs to ensure the valorisation of research products for societal benefit. This has a potential to unlock more funding for research in Africa which, in turn, would drive the development of the continent.
Para-Diplomacy and Border Security: A Kenyan Perspective
Authors: Ng’eno Gilbert Kipyegon , Ouma Odote Peterlinus 
Published: November 2023

Purpose: Para-diplomacy empowers subnational governments to engage directly in international relations, including security policy-making. It operates outside traditional diplomatic channels, bridging gaps between subnational and national governments, and allowing for more nuanced and context-specific approaches to security policy-making. For subnational governments to actively participate in addressing security concerns and shaping security policies, the potential and efficacy of para-diplomacy should be carefully understood and therefore managed. This research explores para-diplomacy and its potential impact on border security in Kenya, particularly the role of border counties.
Methodology: Using mixed research methods, the study examines the mechanisms of border management and the important, yet undefined role of border counties. By applying purposive sampling technique, the research selected a sample of 76 individuals from 23 border counties and 6 national government departments all of which are part of Kenya’s governance structure. Questionnaires and interview guides were adopted to gather primary data and both qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis were employed.
Findings: It uncovers an institutional gap that fails to clearly define or utilize the potential of these counties in boosting border security. The study also delves into track one diplomacy, delineating its significance in maintaining border stability. It found out that diplomacy appears to produce positive results by transforming conflicts into opportunities for integration through peace building, and conflict management. Additionally, the study investigates the transformative power of neofunctionalism theory, demonstrating how diplomacy can be used to resolve conflicts and foster regional integration. The research suggests that para-diplomacy, the involvement of subnational regions in international affairs, could enhance border security by leveraging the contribution of border counties towards regional integration.
Recommendations: In conclusion, the study recommends frameworks promoting collaboration between the central government and border counties to improve border management mechanisms and strengthen Kenya's border security. The research highlights the need for a paradigm shift in understanding and utilizing para-diplomacy in border security management.
IDENTITY AND BODY BORDERS: THE PERCEPTION OF THE KENYA SOMALIA BORDER
Authors: Behr Agnes Wanjiru 
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The study sought to understand how the identity of the ethnic Somalis and the geographic settings inform the perception of the Kenya-Somalia border.Methodology: The research took a poststructuralist approach via qualitative methodology where information was derived from five focus groups, key informants and one on one interviews from Garissa and Mandera Counties in the period of 2016-2017. Besides, observations, field experiences, films, and documentaries helped to triangulate the findings for validity purposes. Additionally, historiography was employed through archival materials from the Kenya National Archives.Result: The study shows that body borders elasticizes the Kenya-Somalia border and makes it spatial. Second, ethnic Somalis elastic view of the border through the body is a means of survival but gives the perception to the Kenyan government that the border community does not recognize the international border. Furthermore, the pastoral-nomadic norms of the ethnic Somalis shows elastic view of the Kenya-Somalia border due to the arid to semi-arid territory which calls for negotiated living spaces as opposed to the static view of the same by Kenyan governments.The unique contribution to the theory, practice and policy: Cognitive psychology, Constructivism and discourse analysis used together shows a pattern derived from everyday discourse and behaviors that shape the thinking on border studies. Language goes beyond verbal communication to a psychological tap that shows the behavior of a community as informed by fears and the need to alleviate the fears. The behaviors shape the norms, and therefore, constructivism displays state behaviors and actions or inaction. Also, transfer of the social-cultural to the state norms shows a divide in border thinking where two or more identities come together. The issue should, therefore, be how to alleviate the fears both current and historical from both the state and ethnic Somalis instead of looking at each as the threat to the other.
THE US MARSHALL PLAN AND THE POST-WORLD WAR II RECONSTRUCTION OF EUROPE, 1947-1970: ECONOMIC AND DIPLOMATIC STUDY
Authors: Achenui Nwenfor 
Published: November 2023

Purpose: This paper examines the immensity of the Marshall Plan in Europe in three subsections: the basis for its creation, its logistical implementation, and the fallouts on Europe as a whole and the United States of America.
Methodology: The pitfalls of the Marshall Plan are further categorized into three rubrics: direct economic effects, indirect economic effects, and political effects.
Results: Based on the theoretical and qualitativer methods, the paper argues that there is a dearth of evidence to show that direct economic outcomes accounted for the Marshall Plan’s success. Rather, the indirect economic consequences, especially in the putting into place of liberal capitalistic policies, and the political effects, specifically the model of European integration and government-business partnerships, were the key vectors for Europe’s unsurpassed growth in the aftermath of the Second World War.
Unique contribution to theory and practice: Follow-on support, less complexity, inclusiveness of faith-based networks and economic aid packages that incorporate nuances of local culture and political economy, the paper suggests, will better off effectiveness of “fat elephant” recovery schemes to the scale of the Marshall Plan, for wars’ squashed economies in need of a resurgence.
GEO-STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF IDENTITY POLITICS AND ETHNIC SEPARATISM: A RE-EVALUATION OF NIGERIA’S GOOD NEIGHBOURLINESS POLITICAL FRAMEWORK IN THE FACE OF TERRORISM
Authors: Adu Funmilayo Modupe , Osadola Oluwaseun Samuel 
Published: November 2023

Identity politics plays a major role in the survival, peace and continued existence of independent African states. This cannot but exist in a situation where ethnic groups were factionalized between geographical delineations of colonialism. Nigeria lies between five francophone countries with geo strategic, identity and security implications. This ipso facto connotes the idea of a split of ethno religious groups originally bounded in historical empires but now exist within the borders of colonially separated states. In this wise, Nigeria’s good neighbourliness becomes an important political framework of interest. International terrorism since the wake of the 11th September attack on America has metalized into local terrorism perpetrated by the Boko Haram group in the case of Nigeria. Boko Haram terrorism has been internationalized with linkages with Isis and has spread its tentacles beyond the shores of Nigeria into neighbouring states of Chad, Niger, and Cameroon (countries which since the colonial era harboured Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri (Kanouri or Yerwa or Bare/Bari) and other such Nigerian northern ethnic groups with Islamic affiliations still binding the divided units since the Fulani jihad of the 18th century). Since Independence, Nigeria has wittingly dwelt within a choking Franco phony politics of survival. She had maintained a policy of good neighbourliness that has cost her continued friendship with France and economic openness to assist the African neighbours a breathing air of survival. In the wake of the new politics of international terrorism and with the spread of terrorist activities beyond the Nigerian borders into neighbouring States, this policy (good neighbourliness) becomes an agenda for analytical consideration, primarily because, relations between pre-colonial ethnic groups continue with a natural push and pull factor that post-colonial states cannot ignore. This is the relevance of this research paper which considers terrorism and identity politics within Nigeria’s security challenge as implicative on good neighbourliness. The paper argues that, terrorism, identity politics are negatively implicated on the security of Nigeria and its neighbours and that the political framework of good neighbourliness needs to be reviewed to take care of new arising challenges.
Histórias de vida de professoras negras no sertão norte-mineiro
Authors: Maia Cláudia 
Published: November 2023

Este artigo aborda, a partir de uma análise interseccional, a narrativa de história de vida de duas mulheres, professoras, negras e celibatárias do sertão norte-mineiro, nascidas nas décadas de 1920 e 1930. Nesse sentido, buscou-se compreender: como elas se constituem em suas narrativas; como constroem uma imagem de si, que será tornada pública; o que escolhem dizer ou silenciar e, ainda, como a raça norteia as narrativas. Diante das questões, argumenta-se que, ao manterem-se solteiras elas asseguraram o controle de suas próprias vidas, autonomia financeira e experimentaram maior liberdade. O casamento e maternidade não apareceram nas narrativas como aspirações pessoais. Apesar das semelhanças em suas trajetórias, a análise interseccional revelou diferenças em suas experiências, estas marcadas pela distinção de classe.
A palavra como política e a história oral de Michel Marie Le Ven
Authors: Santhiago Ricardo 
Published: November 2023

Esta entrevista, gravada em 2012, registra as lembranças e experiências de Michel Marie Le Ven com a história oral. Nascido na França e chegado ao Brasil em 1965, Le Ven a mobilizou enquanto professor e pesquisador na Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), mas também em outras instâncias de sua vida pessoal e política.
PENGARUH TINGKAT KEPUASAN DAN KOMUNIKASI TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI PADA BAGIAN HUBUNGAN ANTAR LEMBAGA DAN MASYARAKAT SEKRETARIAT DPRD KABUPATEN KUTAI TIMUR
Authors: Rahmanto Efendi 
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh tingkat kepuasan dan komunikasi terhadap kinerja pegawai pada Bagian Hubungan Antar Lembaga dan Masyarakat Sekretariat DPRD Kabupaten Kutai Timur. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan maksud untuk mendapatkan seberapa besar pengaruh tingkat kepuasan dan komunikasi terhadap kinerja pegawai pada Bagian Hubungan Antar Lembaga dan Masyarakat Sekretariat DPRD Kabupaten Kutai Timur. Data diperoleh dengan melakukan teknik observasi dan penyebaran kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan SPSS 24, yang selanjutnya diadakan pengujian terhadap keabsahan data menggunakan uji validitas dan reabilitas.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) tingkat kepuasan secara parsial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja organisasi, 2) komunikasi pegawai secara parsial berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja organisasi, 3) tingkat kepuasan dan komunikasi pegawai secara simultan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja organisasi di Bagian Hubungan Antar Lembaga dan Masyarakat Sekretariat DPRD Kabupaten Kutai Timur. Disarankan agar dalam meningkatkan kinerja organisasi diperlukan pemberian reward bagi pegawai berprestasi dan punishment bagi pegawai yang melanggar aturan kerja.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP NIAT PERILAKU MELALUI KEPUASAN DAN NILAI YANG DIRASAKAN MAHASISWA STIE MADANI BALIKPAPAN
Authors: Sartika Dewi 
Published: November 2023

STIE Madani Balikpapan merupakan salah satu perguruan tinggi di Balikpapan yang ikut bersaing dalam menghasilkan sumber daya manusia yang berkualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kualitas pelayanan, nilai yang dirasakan dan kepuasan terhadap niat perilaku mahasiswa STIE Madani Balikpapan.
Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menggunakan path analysis yang diolah dengan software SPSS dan SEM AMOS. Data penelitian diperoleh menggunakan kuesioner dengan 5 skala likert. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa STIE Madani Balikpapan dengan total sebanyak 119 responden. Dalam penelitian ini dilakukan uji asumsi klasik dan uji structural model fit.
Berdasarkan model structural, penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa kualitas pelayanan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap nilai yang dirasakan. Kualitas pelayanan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kepuasan. Hasil lainnya menunjukkan kualitas pelayanan tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap niat perilaku. Akan tetapi Kualitas pelayanan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap niat perilaku melalui kepuasan dan nilai yang dirasakan.
PENGARUH TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN DAN PELATIHAN TERHADAP KINERJA PT PLN (PERSERO) UNIT PELAKSANA PELAYANAN PELANGGAN (UP3) BALIKPAPAN
Authors: Ovigeria Subroto Sinaga  
Published: November 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh tingkat pendidikan dan pelatihan di PT PLN UP3 Balikpapan terhadap kinerja karyawan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan berlandasan data kualitatif karyawan dan dalam pengumpulan data menggunakan metode observasi, kuesioner, wawancara dan dokumentasi.
Semasa pandemi ini kendala atau permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh PLN UP3 Balikpapan adalah pengawai tidak biasa fokus pada diklat yang diikuti karena pelaksanaan yang dilakukan secara digital learning dimana pegawai mengikuti diklat tersebut dari kantor, sehingga para pengawai masih mengerjakan pekerjaannya dan tidak fokus dalam diklat.
Hasil penelitian yang didapatkan yakni secara parsial tingkat pendidikan tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan sedangkan variabel pelatihan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan, namun secara simultan kedua variabel ini berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja karyawan.
The m-dimensional spatial Nyquist limit using the wave telescope for larger numbers of spacecraft
Authors: Schulz Leonard , Glassmeier Karl-Heinz , Plaschke Ferdinand , Toepfer Simon , Motschmann Uwe 
Published: November 2023

Abstract. Spacecraft constellations consisting of multiple satellites are becoming more and more interesting not only for commercial use but also for space science missions. The proposed and accepted scientific multi-satellite missions that will operate within Earth's magnetospheric environment, like HelioSwarm, require researchers to extend established methods for the analysis of multi-spacecraft data to more than four spacecraft. The wave telescope is one of those methods. It is used to detect waves and characterize turbulence from multi-point magnetic field data, by providing spectra in reciprocal position space. The wave telescope can be applied to an arbitrary number of spacecraft already. However, the exact limits of the detection for such cases are not known if the spacecraft, acting as sampling points, are irregularly spaced. We extend the wave telescope technique to an arbitrary number of spatial dimensions and show how the characteristic upper detection limit in k space imposed by aliasing, the spatial Nyquist limit, behaves for irregularly spaced sampling points. This is done by analyzing wave telescope k-space spectra obtained from synthetic plane wave data in 1D up to 3D. As known from discrete Fourier transform methods, the spatial Nyquist limit can be expressed as the greatest common divisor in 1D. We extend this to arbitrary numbers of spatial dimensions and spacecraft. We show that the spatial Nyquist limit can be found by determining the shortest possible basis of the spacecraft distance vectors. This may be done using linear combination in position space and transforming the obtained shortest basis to k space. Alternatively, the shortest basis can be determined mathematically by applying the modified Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász (MLLL) algorithm combined with a lattice enumeration algorithm. Thus, we give a generalized solution to the determination of the spatial Nyquist limit for arbitrary numbers of spacecraft and dimensions without any need of a priori knowledge of the measured data. Additionally, we give first insights into the application to real-world data incorporating spacecraft position errors and minimizing k-space aliasing. As the wave telescope is an estimator for a multi-dimensional power spectrum substituting spatial Fourier transform, the results of this analysis can be applied to power spectral density estimation via Fourier transform or other methods making use of irregular sampling points. Therefore, our findings are also of interest to other fields of signal processing.