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Influence of aqueous leave extract of <i>Newbouldia laevis</i> on cadmium chloride -induced toxicity in pituitary-testicular axis of rats
Authors: Adebisi K.A. , Leko B. , Idaguko C.A. 
Published: January 2025

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Cadmium (Cd), a natural element of the earth’s crust, induce reproductive dysfunction through oxidative stress. Newbouldia laevis is a free radical scavenger. Our study investigated the effect of aqueous leaf extract of Newbouldia laevis (NBL) on cadmium chloride-induced toxicity in pituitary-testicular axis of adult male Wistar rats.
METHODOLOGY: 25 male Wistar rats weighing 130-180g were divided into 5 groups of 5 rats each; control (distilled water), 3mg/kg body weight of CdCl2, 3mg/kg body weight of CdCl2 + 300mg/kg body weight of NBL, 3mg/kg body weight of CdCl2 + 450mg/kg body weight of NBL, 3mg/kg body weight of CdCl2 + 600mg/kg body weight of NBL Newbouldia laevis was administered orally and a single dose of 3mg/kg body weight of CdCl2 subcutaneously both for 4 weeks. Semen analysis was evaluated, also the serum was used for the oxidative stress markers, sex hormones and histoarchitecture of the testes were evaluated.
RESULTS: There was a dose-dependent effect of NBL on the semen analysis and sex hormones when compared to the CdCl2 group. NBL significantly (P˂0.05) increased SOD, CAT, GSH activities, and decreased Malondialdehyde when compared to the CdCl2 group; and it was dose-dependent effect. Histologically; at the dose of 300mg/kg body weight, there was degeneration in the seminiferous tubules, widening of interstitial spaces and testicular necrosis; while at 450mg/kg body weight, there was a reduced portion of seminiferous epithelial diameter, no germ cells at any spermatogenic phases, cluster of Leydig cells seen in the interstitial space, degenerative changes of seminiferous tubule and reduction in the diameter of the seminiferous tubule. However, at the dose of 600 mg/kg body weight; the testes revealed seminiferous tubules with increased diameters, present of Sertoli cells around the basement membrane, spermatozoa are seen in the lumen of seminiferous tubule while cluster of Leydig cells are present in the interstitial space.
CONCLUSION: Newbouldia laevis extracts produces a reversal of the deleterious effect of cadmium chloride on the testis at a higher dose. There is the possibility for the future use of NBL as an inhibitory agent of infertility.
SOLUTIONS TO INNOVATE TEACHING METHODS FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION SUBJECT FOR STUDENTS AT SON LA COLLEGE, VIETNAM
Authors: Lien Trinh Thi 
Published: January 2025

Using regular scientific research methods, the present project has selected 6 solutions to innovate teaching methods for Physical Education subject for students at Son La College in the coming time.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0731/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
EXAMINING OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE LEVELS AND DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES OF BASKETBALL REFEREES IN DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS
Authors: Çelik Sait Nedim , Ozdal Mustafa , Karaca Burak 
Published: January 2025

The aim of this study is to examine the decision-making strategies and psychological resilience levels of basketball referees in different divisions. For this purpose, a total of 150 referees from classifications A, B, C, and local referees serving in Gaziantep province were included in the study on a voluntary basis. Referees who have been actively officiating for at least 2 years were included in the study. In the study, a personal information form-survey was applied to determine the division, years of service, and other characteristics of the referees. To examine decision-making styles, the Melbourne Decision Making Scale I-II was used. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale was used to measure psychological resilience. The data obtained were analyzed using the SPSS 22.0 software. The data were presented as N, arithmetic mean, and standard deviation. The Shapiro-Wilk test was applied for normality testing, and the Levene test was used for homogeneity testing. In the study, independent sample t-tests were applied for binary group comparisons to determine whether there were differences in the total scale scores and subscale scores based on gender, age, years as a referee, years in the division, and the division level. For comparisons involving more than two groups, one-way ANOVA was used. The Tukey correction test was applied to determine which variable was responsible for the differences. Statistical results were evaluated at a significance level of p&lt;0.05. As a result, we can conclude that there is a significant difference in the decision-making styles and psychological resilience levels of basketball referees in different divisions.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0722/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF VIDEO-ASSISTED MENTAL TRAINING ON THE TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN THE 12-14 AGE GROUP
Authors: Görücü Mehmet , Akcan Fırat 
Published: January 2025

This study aimed to examine the effect of video-supported mental training on the technical development of male football players in the 12-14 age group. 24 male athletes aged 12-14 participated in the study voluntarily. Volunteers were divided into a physical training group (FG, n:12) and a physical training and mental training group (FZG, n:12). Volunteers are given 4 weeks and 3 days a week; FG, physical football training only; FZG, on the other hand, participated in mental training programs before each physical training. Mor-Christian Test Station was used for shooting, passing and dribbling ability test measurements and measurements were taken twice, on the first day (T1) and the last day (T2) of the 4-week training period. The data obtained was analyzed using the SPSS 22.00 statistical program. In the study, significance was obtained at the p&lt;0.05 level between FG, T1 and T2 measurements and at the p&lt;0.05 level between FZG, T1 and T2 measurements. As a result of the statistics performed between the groups, a significance level of p&lt;0.05 was obtained between the results of the FZG group and FG. As a result, it is thought that video-supported mental training will make significant contributions to the development of basic technical skills of young football players. It is thought that applying mental training together with physical training may be effective in achieving the highest efficiency in athletes. Therefore, considering the benefits of mental training and its effects on performance, it can be recommended that mental training be applied together with physical training in training planning.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0831/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>
PELATIHAN AKUNTANSI BERBASIS KOMPUTER MENGGUNAKAN PROGRAM ACURATE DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI SISWA SMK JURUSAN AKUNTANSI DI KOTA PONTIANAK DALAM MEMASUKI PASAR TENAGA KERJA DI ERA REVOLUSI INDUSTRI 4.0.
Authors: Kartikawati Theresia siwi , Kurniasih Ninik , Yuliana Elsa Sari , Zawitri Sari , Al Farizi Zulham , Soraya  , Ariyanto  , Wahyudi  , Rahmaniar Risti 
Published: January 2025

Perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan tehnologi yang demikian pesat saat ini membawa lompatan besar dalam hampir semua lini kehidupan, yang mengakibatkan banyak kegiatan berubah menjadi berbasis digital. Sektor industri menjadi sektor yang paling cepat mengadopsi perkembangan tehnologi ini, kegiatan industri yang konvensional berkembang ke arah digitalisasi industri. Demikian juga dalam pembukuan dan penyusunan laporan keuangannya, sebagian besar industri sudah menerapkan kemajuan tehnologi dalam pemrosesan datanya, sehingga tidak lagi dilakukan secara manual. Beberapa software telah dikembangkan untuk mendukung digitalisasi dalam pembukuan dan penyusunan laporan keuangan perusahaan, diantaranya, program komputer akuntansi Accurate.Perkembangan ini harus segera direspon oleh lembaga pendidikan seperti Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) yang menghasilkan lulusan di bidang akuntansi, untuk membekali siswanya dengan penguasaan praktek akuntansi yang terkomputerisasi. Sehingga lulusan yang dihasilkan memiliki daya saing di pasar tenaga kerja dan memiliki kompetensi tinggi untuk dapat bekerja bersama dengan perkembangan tehnologi yang sudah diterapkan di industri. Namun tidak semua lembaga pendidikan memiliki laboratorium komputer yang sudah dilengkapi software akuntansi, sehingga siswa tidak dapat melaksanakan praktek akuntansi yang terkomputerisasi.

Kata Kunci : Praktik Akuntansi, Kompetensi, Aplikasi Accurate.
PERSEMAIAN BIBIT KELAPA SAWIT UNGGUL SEBAGAI MEDIA PENGEMBANGAN UNIT USAHA DI KAMPUS POLTESA
Authors: Harmoko Harmoko , Asta Hidayat , Andiyono Andiyono , Yuliansyah Yuliansyah 
Published: January 2025

Perkebunan kelapa sawit di wilayah Kabupaten Sambas menjadi sektor usahatani yang mampu memberikan pendapatan yang lebih baik dibanding sektor lainnya. Industri perkebunan kelapa sawit memiliki industri hilir yang mampu menyerap produksi sawit rakyat. Jumlah pelaku usaha sektor perkebunan sawit di wilayah pedesaan terbilang tidak sedikit. Industri pengolahannya juga mampu menampung hasil panen dari perkebunan rakyat. Hilirisasi pada industri kelapa sawit dapat memberikan perkembangan dan pertumbuhan ekonomi pada masyarakat. Poltesa merintis unit usaha pembibitan kelapa sawit unggul. Usaha pembibitan ini akan membantu pelaku usaha baik di kampus Poltesa dan di luar kampus khususnya dari kalangan pekebun dalam mempermudah mendapatkan bibit yang berkualitas. Unit usaha persemaian bibit kelapa sawit unggul tentunya akan memberikan dampak langsung maupun tidak langsung bagi pelaku usaha khususnya di dalam kampus. Tujuan dari pengabdian adalah agar basis ilmu pengetahuan khususnya bidang agribisnis kelapa sawit dapat dijadikan unit usaha kampus. Metode pelaksanaan dari kegiatan pengabdian menggunakan teknis langsung pembuatan persemaian. Mulai dari pengisian polybag, penanaman, perawatan sampai pemasaran. Hasil yang telah dilaksanakan yaitu pengisian polybag, penanaman benih dan perawatan. Sedangkan untuk pemasaran belum dilaksanakan karena bibit belum siap jual. Agar unit usaha berjalan baik dan berkelanjutan, maka perlu diupayakan aspek ekonomi, lingkungan dan sosial dapat berjalan bersamaan.
Reviewing “Filmic Pedagogies”: Student Perceptions of Film Review Assignments in Higher Education - An Example from the UK
Authors: Barker John 
Published: January 2025

“Filmic pedagogies” describes the increasing use of film, media and cultural products for teaching, learning and assessment across a diverse range of academic undergraduate programmes. Focusing upon a UK based undergraduate Education Studies degree programme, this article considers film reviews as a way to explore issues around Youth. Based on focus group interviews with 24 final year undergraduates, the article considers students' experiences and perceptions of the process of engaging with films in learning, teaching and assessment. Offering insights into how film reviews motivate students' engagement in assignments, the article considers students' perceptions of the contribution that film reviews can make to graduate outcomes and key labour market skills, expanding professional knowledge bases and developing critical media literacy. In doing so, the article discusses the value and challenges of designing learning, teaching and assessment techniques which are relevant and relatable to students, and offer autonomy and choice, across a range of cultures and countries.

Received: 23 May 2024 | Revised: 15 October 2024 | Accepted: 18 December 2024

Conflicts of Interest
The author declares that he has no conflicts of interest to this work.

Data Availability Statement
For information about the data, please contact the researcher.

Author Contribution Statement
John Barker: Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Visualization, Supervision.
Combination of atorvastatin plus N-acetylcysteine versus atorvastatin alone to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy
Authors: Habib Mohammed 
Published: January 2025

IntroductionContrast-induced acute renal injury is the third leading cause of hospital-acquired acute kidney injury. Our trial aimed to compare high-dose statin versus statin plus N acetylcysteine (NAC) to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy.Material and methodsRandomized control trial included patients who undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at Alshifa Hospital in Gaza, the first group (statin: 50 patients) received 80 mg of atorvastatin orally once daily for 3 days. The second group (statin + NAC: 50 patients) received 80 mg of atorvastatin orally once daily for 3 days, plus NAC 1200 mg orally twice daily every 12 h for 2 days. All patients underwent measurement of serum creatinine and urea level before PCI and 2–3 days after the procedure. The primary endpoint was to compare development of contrast-induced nephropathy between the two groups.ResultsThe total group comprised 100 patients: 71 male patients and 29 female patients. Mean age was 59 ±9.8 years. After intervention serum creatinine decreased from 1.02 ±0.27 mg/dl to1.01 ±0.29 mg/dl in the statin group, while it decreased from 1.08 ±0.36 mg/dl to 0.92 ±0.13 mg/dl in the statin + NAC group. The difference between the two groups was significant (p = 0.048). Also, the urea plasma level in the statin group decreased from 34.5 ±9.7 mmol/l to 30.6 ±8.7 mmol/l after PCI, while in the statin + NAC group it decreased from 36.4 ±9.9 mmol/l to 26.2 ±10.6 mmol/l; the difference between the two groups was significant (p = 0.017). Contrast-induced nephropathy was seen in 9 (18%) patients in the statin group and in 2 (4%) patients in the statin + NAC group (p = 0.025).ConclusionsThe combination of high-dose atorvastatin plus NAC compared to atorvastatin alone was associated with a significant reduction of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing PCI.
El diálogo ; Partidos políticos ; Secuestros de los alcaldes y la hija del presidente ; Derechos humanos ; Economía nacional ; Comunicado de Cartagena
Authors: ECA: Estudios Centroamericanos  
Published: January 2025

No abstract available.

ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 40, No. 443-444, 1985: 743-769.
Lights, Cameras, Interventions
Authors: Davis Katrinell M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter details what transpired after independent researchers confirmed the citizens’ worries regarding the city’s water quality. By outlining the areas of Flint that were disproportionately affected and how preexisting, unevenly distributed environmental issues throughout Flint made water conditions worse for residents, it goes above and beyond previous research by several orders of magnitude. In this chapter, Davis describes the significance of Miguel Del Toro, an EPA employee, and how his tenacity in alerting the water authorities to the lead concern changed the course of events. Davis also addresses the significance of Dr. Marc Edwards, a civil engineer from Virginia Tech, testing the water in Flint and how that sparked a citywide water sample effort. Davis addresses additional variables that contributed to the lack of progress with the water in addition to the studies. Davis talks about the DEQ’s attempts to minimize the situation as well as the city’s lack of response to residents’ complaints about rising water rates. Additionally, she talks about how Flint routinely manipulated the 1991 Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and how pre-flushing the water prior to testing distorted the results to make the issue appear less serious. Davis also talked about the ways that Flint’s racial and socioeconomic problems hampered the Water Crisis’s advancement.
The Blame Game
Authors: Davis Katrinell M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter chronicles efforts by residents to hold public officials responsible for the water source switch accountable for their actions. It documents attempts made by attorneys to secure the trust of Flint residents and the hurdles they confronted when facing off with various defendants in criminal and civil courts. The conflicts and divisions that exist between the general public and pro-water activists are also covered in this chapter. Davis explores the conflicting responses from the public following then-President Barack Obama’s visit to Flint, Michigan. Davis also talks on the breakdown in the relationship between Dr. Marc Edwards, a civil engineer at Virginia Tech, and activists like Melissa Mays and Paul Schwartz.
Crisis as a Daily Grind
Authors: Davis Katrinell M. 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The initial years of Flint’s pipeline replacement project are covered in Chapter 8. It details how the repair efforts were delayed by disputes between the city and the state, as well as between local officials and contractors replacing the water supply. Davis explores the ways in which Flint’s “FAST Start” initiative and AECOM Engineering contributed to the water catastrophe,. Davis also looks into the regions that were excavated and the way the city disregarded the pipelines that required excavation. Lastly, this chapter pinpoints the neighborhood-level elements that adversely affect water quality in addition to lead-tainted pipelines.
Introduction
Authors: Greene Christina 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
The Introduction underlines that this is not a biography of Joan Little. It provides a brief overview of Little’s 1974-75 rape-murder case; her escape from the Beaufort County, N.C. jail following the sexual assault and her lethal struggle with jailer Clarence Alligood; and the emergence of the local and national Free Joan Little campaigns. It gestures toward Little’s earlier experiences in the criminal legal system and her felony theft trial prior to the rape-murder trial; her escape from Raleigh Women’s Prison after her acquittal in the rape-murder trial; and her capture and extradition battle in New York City. The Introduction also outlines the book’s central themes including a more expansive definition of political prisoners and political engagement; a more nuanced understanding of the various streams of 1960s-1980s women’s liberation, including Black feminism; the impact of Little’s rape-murder trial on women’s anti-rape organizing and carceral politics then and now, especially among Black and other women of color who found new outlets for organizing and protest; how centering African American women, especially in the South, and their long, capacious history of activism, challenges the popular notion that they remained absent from the feminist and anti-rape movements of the period.
She Won’t No Joan of Arc
Authors: Greene Christina 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter provides a biographical sketch of Joan Little’s early life and childhood growing up in rural, segregated, and largely poor Beaufort County in eastern N.C. in the 1950s and 1960s. It provides the first in-depth account of her earlier encounters with law enforcement as a teen, including her 1968 placement in the Dobbs Training School for juveniles; her 1974 felony-theft conviction and the failed appeal of her conviction by attorneys Jerry Paul and Karen Galloway (Bethea-Sheilds). The chapter considers Little’s experiences within the larger context of race and the treatment of juveniles by local and state law enforcement in this period; her alleged local “bad-girl” reputation, even among local civil rights leaders like Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) leader Golden Frinks; and the historic racially-charged stereotypes regarding Black women’s sexuality.
Power to the Ice Pick
Authors: Greene Christina 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter explores the Free Joan Little Campaign; how her attorneys and supporters crafted a legal defense; raised a huge defense fund; and built broad-based, grassroots, national and international support for Joan Little’s impending rape-murder trial. Nationally-recognized African Americans such as Angela Davis, Corretta Scott King, Florynce Kennedy, Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, Dick Gregory, and others, rallied behind Little. The National Organization for Women, the Black Panther Party, the Third World Women’s Alliance, the National Black Feminist Organization, the Southern Poverty Law Center, United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice, and the Center for Constitutional Rights lent support. Financial support also came from local groups and individuals across the country, from singers and radio stations, and from abroad. Prisoner newsletters, mainstream media, the Black press, and feminist newspapers publicized her case, while opponents denounced Joan Little in letters to trial judge Hamilton Hobgood.
There Must Not Be Another Attica
Authors: Greene Christina 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter focuses on the establishment of the North Carolina Correctional Center for Women (NCCCW) or Women’s Prison; prisoner advocacy efforts by the Black women’s group, Action for Forgotten Women; the 1975 NCCCW strike by female prisoners, including Marie Hill who had drawn national attention; the violent response by prison officials; Joan Little’s public support of the strikers while she was out on bail from Women’s Prison awaiting her rape-murder trial; the response to the strike by the N.C. Legislature; and Black revolutionary Assata Shakur’s endorsement of the strike from her jail cell at New York’s notorious Rikers Island Prison.
So Now I Take My Stand
Authors: Greene Christina 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter analyzes Joan Little’s largely unpublished prison writings and sketches composed while she was incarcerated at the North Carolina Correctional Center for Women (NCCCW); and her contemporaneous interviews with various media outlets. The analysis challenges assessments from scholars and from both Little’s supporters and detractors who dismissed her as simply a common street criminal with little or no political consciousness. It reveals the influence of Assata Shakur on Little’s writing; and showcases Little’s knowledge of U.S. foreign policy and current events (e.g. Vietnam War, Watergate); African American history; and several contemporaneous lethal police shootings of Black teens.
What Chou Mean We, White Girl?
Authors: Greene Christina 
Published: January 2025

Abstract
This chapter examines the difficulties of creating a multi-racial, cross-class, feminist anti-rape movement, despite the diverse array of supporters behind the Free Joan Little Campaign and other self-defense trials of women of color. It highlights white Southerner, Anne Braden, a staunch anti-racist and social justice activist for over half a century and a major leader in the Free Joan Little Campaign; her efforts to educate Southern white women in particular, including feminist anti-rape activists, about racism and the dangers of carceral solutions to sexual violence; and her critique of Susan Brownmiller’s pathbreaking 1975 book on the history of rape, Against Our Will. The chapter explores the anti-racist activism of Southern white women, especially LGBTQ feminists, including Mab Segrest, Minnie Bruce Pratt, and the Triangle Area Lesbian Feminists; anti-racist white allies outside the South; the Willie Sanders case; Santa Cruz Women Against Rape; Feminist Alliance Against Rape; and multi-racial, anti-rape coalitions.