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Effects of Funeral Rituals on Social Development of the Giriama Community in Kilifi County, Kenya
Authors: Kitsao Mwavuo Ngalla , Salim Khamis Madiha , Kiti Lewa Samuel 
Published: January 2025

The study was looked at from a global perspective in the United Kingdom, South Africa at a regional perspective, Uganda at East Africa perspective and down to the Kenyan perspective. The research was designed to evaluate whether funeral rituals affect social development amongst the Giriama community in Kilifi County.Data was collected from 136 respondents to fill questionnaires in the wards of Ganda, Kakuyuni and Jilore all in Kilifi County. These wards were selected due to their rural set up where cultures are presumed to exist in such areas.The research used the cultural relativism theory and social mobility theory which were identified due to their relevance to the study. The study made use of existing relevant sources of literature so as to identify gaps that existed. This study employed a quantitative research method where both correlational and exploratory research designs were used. Quantitative data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The findings of this study showed that funeral rituals negatively affected social development across the three selected wards of Kilifi County. The recommendations of this study include; a need for policy framework to address the negative effects of the cultural practice, authorities to come up with development projects that are people centred and the community should be actively and directly be involved when formulating policies to encourage complete adherence.
Editorial Note
Authors: Nzaka Munga Prof. Cosmas 
Published: January 2025

We would like to thank all our authors and co-authors who contributed to the successful release of this 2nd Issue of MJTUM Volume 3. This issue has a total of 3 original scientific research articles and 3 review articles from a diverse array of fields ranging from application of artificial intelligence tools in education, biotechnology, application of critical and creative thinking in social sciences, and assessment of organizational performance of PWDs in selected institutions in Kenya. The content of all the articles is as a result of dedicated research works from the authors and co-authors. MJTUM is hereby providing a platform to share the contents of these research works in contributing to knowledge dissemination to the scientific community and to all students in their quest to advance knowledge in their respective fields. MJTUM will continue to provide a platform for dissemination of high quality scientific findings to the scientific community. It is my sincere hope that you will enjoy reading the wide coverage of these published articles covered in this issue as we prepare you for the release of Volume 4 of our journal.
Desinfectantes de superficies
Authors: Valdespino Ávila Vanessa M. 
Published: January 2025

El riesgo biológico es el de mayor incidencia en la práctica odontológica por el contacto directo con microorganismos. La limpieza y desinfección son fundamentales para prevenir las infecciones cruzadas de enfermedades tales como la Gripe, la tosferina, el VRS, la varicela-herpes zoster y la conjuntivitis. Metodología: Se realizó una revisión bibliográfica en las plataformas Scielo, Dialnet, ResearcheGate y Elsevier sobre los principios activos de los productos de limpieza y desinfección en el periodo de 2014-2024 luego de la selección fueron leídos los textos completos seleccionando los temas relevantes según el criterio selección establecido. Resultados: Los microorganismos más prevalentes en las superficies son: staphilococcos como el Staphilococcus epidermididis o el Staphilococcus aureus, Pseudomonas, Enterococcus, Moraxella y coliformes. Hongos como Pinicillium, Curvalaria, Geotrichum, Aspergillus, Haplosporangium, Cladodporium. En los consultorios Odontológicos los elementos más utilizados para el proceso de disminuir los microorganismos en la superficie son ácido acético y peróxido de hidrógeno; hipoclorito de sodio, los alcoholes etílicos e isopropílicos; amonio cuaternario modificados, fenoles y la radiación ultravioleta. La eficacia de los mismo depende nivel de riesgo de la superficie, el espectro de acción del producto, la concentración, el tiempo de exposición y el tipo de material de la superficie. Conclusiones: La implementación de protocolos de limpieza y desinfección reduce las infecciones Asociadas a la Atención en Salud y el impacto económico en las clínicas odontológicas.
Niveles de incrustación de estructuras subordinadas en textos escritos por universitarios de primer ingreso de la Universidad de Panamá
Authors: Almendas Bravo Maritza 
Published: January 2025

Esta investigación se propone determinar cómo se manifiesta la complejidad sintáctica en textos escritos por universitarios de primer ingreso a partir del nivel de profundidad en que unas estructuras subordinadas se incrustan en otras. El estudio se enmarca en la línea de la lingüística aplicada, específicamente en el estudio de los niveles de subordinación y en la línea de la didáctica de la escritura por cuanto pretende recabar información sobre los niveles de incrustación de subordinadas que logren producir los estudiantes de primer ingreso de la Universidad de Panamá. Todo ello con la intención de proponer acciones didácticas que favorezcan el desarrollo de la sintaxis en escolares del nivel medio y universitario. La muestra que se utilizó en este estudio corresponde a 15 textos seleccionados de manera aleatoria del corpus UPENHUEC-2016, correspondiente a las facultades de Humanidades, Enfermería y Economía. Los resultados revelan una alta incidencia de incrustaciones en los niveles más bajos (0, 1), lo cual representa el manejo de una sintaxis reducida con un menor grado de complejidad.
Contabilidad
Authors: Palacios Copete Marino José , Cobo de Fonseca Elisa 
Published: January 2025

El estudio describe la perspectiva de la contabilidad financiera que, históricamente, ha representado los eventos mercantiles, a través de los activos, pasivos, capital, ingresos, costos y gastos, accediendo a proyecciones de rentabilidad social, para validar el importe general de la administración pública en Panamá. El cual se ha conjugado a partir del patrón de programas y actividades que fundamentan las acciones productoras y de inversión de la gestión de los responsables del quehacer nacional, arquetipo presupuestal que sus resultados son valorado de acuerdo con la ejecución del gasto. El proceso de investigación se fundamentó en el análisis de información documental y electrónica en función de estimaciones por programa y presupuesto basado en resultados. Los datos alcanzados se enmarcaron en el paradigma interpretativo comprensivo, los cuales expresan que los objetivos institucionales obedecen las reglas fiscales existentes, año tras año. Sin embargo, lo que se mide es la ejecución de las partidas en función al gasto, sin evaluar si el consumo de los recursos realizado, se traduce en mejoras de la calidad de vida de todos los ciudadanos. Dicha condición ha llevado a los administradores del gobierno a emigrar, gradualmente, a un nuevo enfoque de evaluación para medir el alcance de los objetivos económicos, sociales y ambientales. Midiendo, de igual forma, el desempeño de los líderes de las entidades por los órganos de gobierno y la ciudadanía, estrategia reconocida como presupuesto basado en resultados. En conclusión, el nuevo modelo promueve la transparencia, vinculando la hacienda pública a productos y resultados medibles, a favor de la ciudadanía y al fortalecimiento de la rendición de cuentas en el ámbito nacional.
Breaking Free from OCD
Authors: Derisley Jo , Heyman Isobel , Robinson Sarah , Turner Cynthia 
Published: January 2025

Part of the Reading Well scheme. 35 books selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a potentially life-long debilitating disorder, which often emerges during teenage years and affects as many as 1 in every 50 people. Young people living with OCD experience recurrent obsessions or compulsions that are distressing and interfere with their social lives, relationships, educational functioning and careers.
Written by leading experts on OCD, this step-by-step guide is written for adolescents with OCD and their families, to be used in home treatment or as a self-help book. Using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is the proven method for helping those with OCD, it offers teenagers a structured plan of treatment which can be read alone, or with a parent, counsellor or mental health worker. The guide provides useful advice and worksheets throughout.
This self-help book for young people is an invaluable resource for adolescents who have suffered from, or know someone who has suffered from, OCD, their families, teachers, carers, and mental health professionals.
Appearance Anxiety
Authors: Disorders Service The National and Specialist OCD, BDD and Related 
Published: January 2025

The first book for teens that explains the causes and impact of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). The book is interspersed with accounts and artwork from young people with BDD, along with perspectives of their families. BDD is a debilitating mental health disorder, and this book gives advice on treatment including CBT and medication, and shows where to get help.
It increases awareness, provides solidarity for people with BDD, and alerts others to key signs and symptoms so they can prevent further suffering. It also includes a short section for families and professionals on what they can do to help, making this the go-to book for professionals and families to recommend to teens, as well an invaluable resource for young people themselves.
Personalidad proactiva y su relación con la procrastinación en los colaboradores de una empresa ferretera
Authors: Verona-Guerrero Jim Kenny , Requejo-Conde Sandra Lucero 
Published: January 2025

La relación entre personalidad proactiva y procrastinación es crucial para el desempeño laboral. El objetivo fue determinar la relación entre la personalidad proactiva y la procrastinación en los colaboradores de una empresa ferretera. La investigación fue de tipo aplicada, nivel correlacional, diseño no experimental y corte transversal. El instrumento de recolección fue una la encuesta de procrastinación, teniendo como muestra a 40 colaboradores. Los resultados demostraron que la variable personalidad proactiva se encontraba en un nivel bajo, con un 95%, mientras que un 5% presentaba un nivel promedio. La relación entre la variable personalidad proactiva y procrastinación fue de 0,753 según Pearson; lo que indica una relación moderadamente positiva. Esto sugiere que, a mayor personalidad proactiva, tiende a haber un aumento en la procrastinación, aunque no de manera fuerte ni directa. Por lo tanto, se concluye que efectivamente existe una relación alta.
The building blocks of an effective performance management system: A comprehensive review
Authors: Rahmita Silvia , Fahmy Rahmi , Syahrul Laura 
Published: January 2025

An effective performance management system (PMS) needs special recognition from researchers, specifically regarding its holistic and comprehensive approach to improving organizational effectiveness. Researchers' interest in the effectiveness of PMS is relatively high from various perspectives. This study aims to determine which antecedents drive effective PMS comprehensively. This research was conducted using a systematic literature review of research articles from 2000 to the latest in 2024. The review included 28 final articles from reputable journals. Several critical elements of effective PMS were discovered: regular feedback and effective communication, employee involvement and empowerment, fairness and objectivity, strategic alignment and integration, clear performance goals and planning, top management commitment, performance-oriented culture, integrating PMS, and rewards and recognition. By focusing on these aspects, organizations can ensure that their employees are engaged and motivated, supporting their strategic goals.
Maps and Lives: H. G. Wells’s The Sleeper Awakes
Authors: Titlestad Michael 
Published: January 2025

ABSTRACT
This article considers H. G. Wells’s The Sleeper Awakes (1910), a revision of When the Sleeper Wakes (1899), as a heuristic work in which the author places in counterpoint different ways of representing future societies. The different epistemologies involved—the perspective of the voyeur-god and the “pedestrian”—are derived from Michel de Certeau’s The Practice of Everyday Life (1984). The author argues that Wells’s suggestion in the preface of the 1924 Atlantic Edition—that readers consult the first iteration of his proposed World State in Anticipations (1901)—is a strident, if misguided, attempt to clarify his fin-de-siécle political commitments, to eliminate the ambiguities of The Sleeper Awakes. In conclusion, the author proposes that we can understand the contrast between the two works as representing a more general tension in Wells’s utopianism.
The quartile functions for the Generalized Gutenberg-Richter distribution
Authors: Haarala Orosco Mika 
Published: January 2025

This work gives a quartile and quartile density functions for the Generalized Gutenberg-Richter function. The quartile function gives a way to write a random number generator for the Gutenberg-Richter distributed data. Moreover, it has been also studied the general limitations the parameters β, mmax and mmin in this paper.
رقمنة إدارة الموارد البشرية وأثرها في تنمية الإبداع الإداري لدى العاملين "دراسة ميدانية على العاملين بجامعة درنه"
Authors: جبريل نجاح جواد 
Published: January 2025

استهدفت الدراسة التعرف على أثر رقمنه ادارة الموارد البشرية على انماء الابداع والابتكار لدى العاملين في جامعة درنه واستخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي وبلغت عينة الدراسة 165 فرد باستخدام العينة العشوائية البسيطة وكانت أداة الدراسة هي الاستبيان وتوصلت الدراسة إلى ارتفاع مستوي رقمنه الموارد البشرية في جامعة درنه بكافة ابعادها (الاختيار والاستقطاب الرقمي، تقييم أداء العاملين الرقمي، التطوير والتدريب الرقمي، التمكين الإداري الرقمي) وكذلك ارتفاع مستوي الابداع والابتكار لدى العاملين جامعة درنه ووجود تأثير طردي ذي دلالة إحصائية لمستوي رقمنه إدارة الموارد البشرية في انماء الابداع والابتكار لدى العاملين في جامعة درنه.
Desvendando o Pink money para empreendedores
Authors: Vaccari Neto Nilton , Rodrigues Elizabeth Freitas , Nogueira Marcelo de Sousa , Maciel Marcelo Sampaio Dias , Oliveira Ricardo de Moraes 
Published: January 2025

A expressão pink money conquista cada vez mais espaço nos negócios, principalmente como estratégia mercadológica de público-alvo. Definida como o poder de compra de pessoas da comunidade LGBTQIA+, e traduzida livremente para o português como “dinheiro rosa”, tal nômina revela um potencial extenso de oportunidades ainda em Oceano Azul na sociedade. O presente estudo se dedica a identificar as características e principais demandas do mercado LGBTQIA+ alinhado ao empreendedorismo, visando uma familiarização do pink money à estrutura de relações mercadológicas contemporâneas. Foi criado um guideline, baseado em plano de negócios, que relativiza a importância do planejamento correlacionado às etapas críticas para uma abordagem LGBTQIA+ na concepção de negócios. O pink money revela-se um tema relevante, sobrepondo números subestimados, propagando uma cultura e hábitos de consumo plurais, no qual a sigla LGBTQIA+ explora diversidade e mercados potenciais, externando um público consciente de seu movimento político e sociocultural e que demanda transparência nas relações mercadológicas que decidem os abranger como consumidores-alvo. O plano de negócios demonstra ser uma ferramenta apropriada para desvendar o ambiente de negócios do público LGBTQIA+ e sua estruturação revela, a partir desta visão, um importante guideline para futuros empreendedores.
DIAGNÓSTICO E TRATAMENTO DE CERATITE INFECCIOSA: ARTIGO DE REVISÃO
Authors: Silva Vitória Petri Rosa Santos , Santos Mariana Moura , Neder Giselle de Carvalho , Santos Arthur Vinicius Feitosa , Santana Guilherme Cavalcanti , Pinheiro Malone Santos 
Published: January 2025

A ceratite infecciosa (CI) é uma inflamação epitelial da córnea causada por vários microrganismos (bactérias, vírus, fungos, e protozoários) que provoca dor aguda, ulcerações e até a perda de visão, sendo considerada uma emergência oftalmológica de impacto na saúde, pois esta constitui-se como a quinta maior causa de cegueira no mundo. Assim, este trabalho tem por objetivo realizar uma revisão de literatura integrativa sobre o diagnóstico das ceratites infecciosas, enfatizando a epidemiologia dos patógenos, sua relação clínico/laboratorial e o tratamento. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão integrativa com levantamento de todos os periódicos de 2019-2024 indexados nas bases de dados do Google Acadêmico, Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Nature, Science Direct, LILACS e PubMed, sendo excluídos os artigos duplicados e sem correlação com a temática proposta. A partir da análise dos artigos encontrados, percebeu-se que o diagnóstico e tratamento da CI requer um exame clínico e laboratorial precisos para detecção do patógeno que acomete a visão e ainda assim, muitas vezes são necessárias tecnologias mais apuradas a fim de traçar um diagnóstico diferencial assertivo e proporcionar intervenções oportunas e céleres.
DESAFIOS À PRÁTICA DO ASSISTENTE SOCIAL
Authors: Cardoso Adriana Kelly da Silva , Cruz César Albenes de Mendonça 
Published: January 2025

Social workers face a world of work that persistently requires increasingly competent and adequate labor to face the constant social transformations in the country, where the profession must transit in intervention scenarios that present constant challenges. In this context, the objective of this study was to present, through a bibliographic research, the challenges faced by social workers in their professional practice. It was found that one of the greatest challenges that permeate the professional practice, to go beyond the fundamental analysis of the social reality in which the user of the services is inserted, is the creation of feasible intervention alternatives, and it is necessary for the social worker to expand not only his theoretical framework, but mainly his technical-operative framework for the execution of competent actions that can be effective, to materialize and preserve social rights. Faced with this scenario, social workers face the challenge of not uncritically implementing social policies, but must support the interests of the working class, mobilizing to denounce situations of injustice and inequality.
HIPOGONADISMO SECUNDÁRIO RELACIONADO À OBESIDADE MASCULINA: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA
Authors: Méro Laura Quintella Souto , Tenório Victor Soriano Duarte Prado , Jurema Beatriz Montenegro , Brêda Carolina Ferro de Mendonça , De França Daniella Acioli Lima , De Melo Gabriel Cavalcante Calheiros , de França Lara Patrícia Acioli Lima , Do Nascimento Jhony Willams Gusmão 
Published: January 2025

A obesidade está associada a diversas comorbidades, atualmente tem sido uma importante causa de hipogonadismo secundário nos homens, podendo resultar em uma ampla gama de sintomas, incluindo a infertilidade e prejuízo da função sexual. Os mecanismos fisiopatológicos dessa condição são bastante complexos e ainda não totalmente definidos, envolvendo uma disfunção do eixo hipotálamo-hipófise-testículos. Atualmente uma série de tratamentos foram instituídos para a redução do peso corporal e manutenção da fertilidade masculina, incluindo mudanças no estilo de vida, diferentes classes de medicamentos e abordagem cirúrgica, no intuito de melhorar a qualidade de vida desses pacientes. Trata-se de uma revisão bibliográfica de literatura, realizada a partir da busca de artigos científicos das bases de dados National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE) e Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). O objetivo geral do estudo é realizar uma revisão acerca do hipogonadismo masculino secundário à obesidade. Os objetivos específicos são descrever a fisiopatologia dessa condição, discutir o quadro clínico e como realizar o seu diagnóstico, bem como as formas terapêuticas disponíveis na atualidade.
Microbial resistance in patients with healthcare-associated infections in pediatric intensive care
Authors: Del Río Mesa Germán Ricardo , Caballero Germán Del Río , Turro Mesa Lucía Nivia , Mesa Valiente Rita María 
Published: January 2025

Introduction: The study of microbial resistance in healthcare-associated infections is very important in pediatrics since the immaturity of the cellular and humoral defense system in these patients prevents an optimal response of the immune system, facilitating the development of serious and/or irreversible complications.Aim: to determine the isolated germs and their resistance in patients with healthcare-related infections in the Intensive Care Unit.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the Northern Children's Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, in the period between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020. Clinical and epidemiological variables were related to microbiological results.Results: In the study, male patients between 5 and 9 years of age predominated. 27.3% of the patients studied presented pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation. Of the 159 isolates performed, Klebsiella spp. and Acinetobacter spp. predominated. Staphylococcus aureus was more resistant to ceftriaxone, Streptococcus pneumoniae to ciprofloxacin, while coagulase-negative Staphylococcus to gentamicin. Conclusions: Microbial resistance is a challenge in patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units, where germs such as Klebsiella spp., Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the most frequently isolated. There was a more pronounced pattern of resistance to ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin by Gram-negative germs.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Different Highly Consumed Local and Imported Fruits Available in Oman
Authors: Abdou Abdalla Shaban Lotfi Gohari , Al Touby Salem Said Jaroof , Amzad Hossain Mohammad 
Published: January 2025

Vegetables and fruits are usually contaminated due to fuel combustion and environmental pollution. Therefore, before consumption, these food items have to be screened for the level of contamination. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exposure may increase the risk of human health conditions such as lung cancer, skin cancer, and cardiovascular disease. This work aims to extract the PAHs from the local and imported fruits peels and flesh, and quantify them using Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS). To achieve this aim, six locally-grown fruits and five imported fruits were collected from the Al-Hoti market, Al-Khuwair, Muscat, Oman. The dry powder samples were extracted with alcoholic sodium hydroxide for four hours. The extract was washed with methanol/distilled water (1:1), finally extracted with cyclohexane, and evaporated using a rotary evaporator at 40 °C. The results from LC-MS showed that not all major sixteen PAHs were detected in the fruits and fruit peels. One of the major PAHs, acenaphthylene was detected in all of the fruit’s peel and flesh samples with concentrations ranging from 0.0483 𝜇g/kg (lemon) to 0.1987 𝜇g/kg (banana). 1,2-Benzanthracene was detected in all of the samples, with concentrations ranging from 0.2219 𝜇g/kg (sweet melon peel) to 0.2257 𝜇g/kg (grapefruit peel) and benzo[a]pyrene was detected in all fruit’s peel and flesh samples, with concentrations ranging from 0.8331 𝜇g/kg (lemon) to 0.8348 𝜇g/kg (banana peel). Overall, the levels of PAHs in the collected fruits’ peel and flesh samples were generally low and did not exceed the permissible limits. Nevertheless, continuous monitoring of PAH levels in the fruits’ peel and flesh samples is necessary to ensure that the limit is within the permissible limit for the safety of consumers.