bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Coccinia Indica Leaf Extract Inhibits Herpes Simplex 2 Viruses' Propagation In vitro
Authors: Chandramoorthy Harish Chinna Konda 
Published: June 2023

Background:
Herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) is known to cause genital herpes a well-characterized sexually transmitted disease among humans. Although there are a couple of antiviral drugs available, poor adherence toward the treatment makes it more complicated. Recent reports on HSV drug resistance due to mutations have paved the way for the search of new antivirals required to control rising new virus infections.

Objectives:
The objective of this study was to screen the antiviral property of Coccinia indica ethanolic leaf extracts over the HSV-2 strain.

Subjects and Methods:

C. indica ethanolic extracts were assessed for anti-HSV-2 properties by the standard in vitro microtissue culture assay.

Results:
The results presented the least concentration of 75 μg of C. indica ethanolic leaf extract inhibited 100% of HSV-2 propagation and 50 μg inhibited around 60% of virus and showed a residual titer of 100.8 ± 0.04 at day 5.

Conclusion:
The C. indica ethanolic extracts exhibited a significant antiviral activity against the HSV-2 virus in vitro.
Educational tools to dismantle disparities by addressing social determinants of health
Authors: Diaz-Cruz Edgar , Long Stephanie 
Published: June 2023

Background: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health disparities in the United States.
Objectives: To develop educational interventions to teach and assess students’ knowledge about health disparities using a SDOH framework, and design assessment methods to identify theory-based interventions to improve patient health outcomes.
Methods: Educational tools utilising a SDOH framework were designed for students to learn about health disparities. A socio-ecological model allowed students to assess multi-level determinants of health and propose more effective interventions. Evidence-based questions were designed to address the health of a specified population. A case study allowed students to apply therapeutic knowledge and clinical interventions to improve patient health.
Results: Exactly 44 students enrolled in three iterations of the course and completed pre- and post-surveys. Upon completion, students’ perception of health disparities significantly increased.
Conclusion: The SDOH model offers strategies for other pharmacy programs seeking to increase public health-related topics. Students can develop skills to directly apply to a current problem and then build theory to engage in problem-solving. This innovative approach utilising SDOH for pharmacy students positively impacted awareness and knowledge.
Assessing The Key Physical Capabilities in Striking Combat Sports: Reliability And Reproducibility of A New Test
Authors: Gusciglio Baptiste , Morin Jean-Benoit 
Published: June 2023

The rules and the technical aspect of combat sports make it difficult to determine key performance indicators. Therefore, the assessment of striking sports discipline-specific key components may be relevant. This study aims to present a test assessing specifically the fighters striking force-velocity (F-V) capabilities. 10 MMA fighters performed FV (two-point (TP) and multiple-point (MP) methods) and fatigue tests using the landmine punch exercise (LPE) which is considered a specific exercise for striking combat sports. A high within-subject intra-session and inter-session reliability and reproducibility were found for the FV profiles parameters and the fatigue test (most CVs<10%, ICCs>0.67, ES < 0.2 for F0, V0, Pmax, Sfv, Ppeak, Pmean, Pmin and FI% and r > 0.9). Moreover, the TP and MP methods showed high validity and agreement (r >0.88 and ES <0.37). The novel LPE test presented in this pilot study is a highly reproducible tool for evaluating both mechanical and anaerobic components specific to the discipline. Athletes and coaches may use this test to better understand striking performance in combat sports.
A Feminist Dialogic Reading of the New Woman: Love, Female Desire, and Family in The Virgin and the Gypsy by D. H. Lawrence and in The Tragedy of Demetrio by Hanna Mina
Authors: Kortas Cyrine 
Published: June 2023

This paper explores the depiction of female characters as New Women in a comparative analysis of two selected short stories by two seemingly anti-feminist authors; D. H. Lawrence in England and Hanna Mina in Syria. I argue that these short stories signal the need for a new perspective, analyzing how these two authors challenged the conventional fictional treatment of womanhood and created complex female heroines struggling against restrictive social roles and values. Examining these selected narratives, “The Virgin and the Gypsy” by D. H. Lawrence and in “The Tragedy of Demetrio” by Hanna Mina, sets forth an unexpected area of comparison between English and Arabic literature with a specific interest in the construction of New Woman identity at the turn of the century, namely the fragmented and complex presentations of the heroines’ inner struggle between the traditional female roles and their aspirations for a freer, more fluid identity. A close reading will, therefore, bring out certain similarities in terms of themes and style that call for a Bakhtinian insight into dialogism to account for the fragmented character of the New Woman in both texts.
The Influence of Teacher’s Gender on the Implementation of English Language Curricula in Public Schools in Aqaba Governorate, Jordan
Authors: Shaiegy Eman Saleh Al- Sagier 
Published: June 2023

Purpose: This study examined the influence of teacher’s gender on the implementation of English language curricula in public schools in Aqaba governorate.
Methods: Employing a descriptive survey design, 167 male and female English language teachers were selected purposively and participated from 240 English language teachers in public schools in Aqaba governorate. A 36- item questionnaire, which was used for collecting data, was validated by twenty one jurors. Its reliability was ensured by using a test- retest technique which was piloted sample of twenty male and female English language teachers who were not included the main sample. To analyze data, a descriptive statistics was employed.
Findings: The findings of the study showed that there are not statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) in the implementation of English language curricula due to the teacher’s gender. This implies that the implementation of English language curricula by male and female teachers in Aqaba governorate is not impacted by the gender of the teacher. Therefore, the study recommends carrying out more studies to ascertain the influence of teacher’s gender on the implementation of English language curricula and other curricula.
Practical Implications: The results of the study might be of practical value for ministry of education since there is no gender effect on implementing the English curriculum.
Originality/Value: The gender of the teacher does not have a statistical effect on the implementation of English language curricula in public schools in Aqaba governorate.
Нодавлат нотижорат ташкилотларининг ташкилий-ҳуқуқий асосларига оид айрим масалалар: қиёсий-ҳуқуқий таҳлил
Authors: Нариманов Бекзод 
Published: June 2023

Маълумки, ННТлар фуқаролик жамияти институтларида катта роль ўйнайди. Уларни ташкил этиш ва фаолият юритиши бўйича қонунчиликни такомиллаштириш долзарб ҳисобланади. Мазкур мақолада ННТ ташкилотларининг ташкилий-ҳуқуқий асослари ҳақида норматив-ҳуқуқий ҳужжатларда белгиланган нормалар асосида таҳлил қилишга ҳаракат қилинган. Шунингдек, ушбу мақсадни амалга оширишда айрим хорижий давлатларда ННТларни ташкил этиш тартиби ҳамда қонунчилик асослари бўйича қиёсий-ҳуқуқий таҳлил олиб борилган. Мазкур мақолада масалаларни ННТ ташкилотларининг шакллари бўйича миллий ва хорижий тажрибалар асосида ёритишга ҳаракат қилинди. Бундан ташқари, миллий қонунчиликда мавжуд муаммолар ва бўшлиқлар ҳақида ҳам сўз боради.
Management Perception of Performance Contracting in State Corporations
Authors: Kiboi Anne Wanjiru , Maalu Jackson .K. 
Published: June 2023

Purpose: Drastic and fundamental changes are increasingly occurring in the environment in which organizations operate. An obvious manifestation of the responses towards this turbulent environment is the introduction of performance contracting as part of the broader public sector reforms aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in the management of the services. Managers form a major stakeholder group in an enterprise. However, their productivity and performance is dependent on their degree of motivation. This can be influenced by how they perceive and interpret various initiatives that may be introduced by the organization; a critical one in this regard being introduction of performance contracting. Performance contracting is a devolved management by outcome rather than management by processes. It provides a range of management instruments used within the public sector to define responsibilities and expectations between parties to achieve mutually agreed result. This research work sought to investigate the disconnect that may arise between management perception of performance contracting in state corporations, based on their initial expectations from such a plan. The main objectives investigated during the study were: To establish management’s level of awareness of the performance contracts adopted by the state corporations and to determine management perception of performance contracting at state corporations.
Methodology: A sample of 160 respondents was used in the study. The data collected was presented using tables and analyzed using descriptive statistics i.e. frequencies, percentages, mean scores and standard deviations.
Findings: The major findings were: There is a very high level of awareness of performance contracting in the organizations and that the organization’s capacity to achieve its objectives has greatly improved. To a moderate extent, the managers felt that there was mutual support and trust at all levels of the organization and empowerment of employees in their jobs. General conclusions drawn are that the organizations were very successful in implementing performance contracting, and that to a moderate extent, the organizations have developed a reasonable sense of direction.
Unique contributions to theory, practice and policy: Recommendations made were that, all employees need to be stakeholders in the future direction of the organization, even if it be in varying degrees. Their daily performance and activities should be measured along the specific milestones and core values identified by the contract, since what cannot be measured cannot be managed.
Employee Perception of Performance Contracting in State Corporations
Authors: Kiboi Anne Wanjiru , Maalu Jackson .K. 
Published: June 2023

Purpose: Drastic and fundamental changes are increasingly occurring in the environment in which organizations operate. An obvious manifestation of the responses towards this turbulent environment is the introduction of performance contracting as part of the broader public sector reforms aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness in the management of the services. Employees form a major stakeholder group in an enterprise. However, their productivity and performance is dependent on their degree of motivation. This can be influenced by how they perceive and interpret various initiatives that may be introduced by the organization; a critical one in this regard being introduction of performance contracting. Performance contracting is a devolved management by outcome rather than management by processes. It provides a range of management instruments used within the public sector to define responsibilities and expectations between parties to achieve mutually agreed result. This research work sought to investigate the disconnect that may arise between employee perception of performance contracting in state corporations, based on their initial expectations from such a plan. The main objectives investigated during the study were to establish employee perception of the performance contracts adopted by the state corporations.
Methodology: A sample of 160 respondents was used in the study. The data collected was presented using tables and analyzed using descriptive statistics i.e. frequencies, percentages, mean scores and standard deviations.
Findings: The study established that there was a significant perception gap between employee expectations and perceived performance of the strategy in all indicators measure.
Unique contributions to theory, practice and policy: Recommendations made were that, all employees need to be stakeholders in the future direction of the organization, even if it be in varying degrees. Their daily performance and activities should be measured along the specific milestones and core values identified by the contract, since what cannot be measured cannot be managed.
SUSTAINING ORGANIZATIONAL PROFITABILITY THROUGH ENHANCED QUALITY CONTROL PRACTICES IN MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES
Authors: KIFORDU A. Anthony  , ARUBAYI O. Damaro  , MOGBOLU Ngozi  
Published: June 2023

This study examined the effect of quality control practices on organizational profitability in manufacturing organizations. There are various forms of manufacturing industries ranging from food to non-food manufacturing organizations, but this study used bakeries which is a food manufacturing organization. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design and was guided by two research questions. Adopting the convenient sampling technique, the researcher selected ten outsits within Asaba Axis from which 40 respondents comprising sales and production staff were further selected randomly to form the respondents for the study, A self-structured questionnaire titled 'quality control techniques on profitability (QCPOP) was the instrument used to collect data for the study. The statistical analysis was done using mean and simple percentages to provide answers to the research questions while the Pearson Product momentum Correlation was used at 0.05 alpha level to test hypotheses. From the analyzed data, it was revealed that; a relationship exists between quality control practice and organizational profitability in several ways. Also, there is a significant positive relationship between the quality control technique adopted, quality of products/goods and profitability of the organizations which indicates that a decrease in one of the variables will lead to a decrease in the other variables (i.e decrease in quality control leads to decrease in quality of the product which in turn result in a decrease in profit and vice-versa. Was conclusion based on the findings of this study is that the high quality of an organization's product is the life of such an organization and if an organization adopt and practice and adopt adequate technique to maintain quality, the sky will be its limit, it was therefore recommended among others that manufacturing organization should not for any reason seize the practice of adequate quality control measures because it is tantamount to ruining their product quality.
Keywords: Sustaining Organizational Profitability, Quality Control, Manufacturing, Businesses.
Green Funds in a Gray Area
Authors: Shapiro Corey 
Published: June 2023

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds face tremendous skepticism regarding their impact relative to investor perceptions. In fact, several figures, including media commentators and asset management leaders, have sounded the alarm on ESG investing. They believe investors, especially retail investors, are being misled by funds’ names and largely unhelpful disclosures, and that some fund managers are exaggerating their ESG practices in the name of attracting investors’ money. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has documented evidence of misleading statements regarding ESG investing processes and has brought enforcement actions against companies for making false claims in their disclosures. In an effort to address the lack of standardization and clarity in the ESG fund industry, the SEC proposed two rules in May 2022 that would change the naming and disclosure requirements for ESG funds.
To examine how ESG funds are naming themselves and disclosing key ESG information, this Note aggregates data collected from the twenty largest ESG mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Based on an analysis of this data—which simulates an investor’s experience attempting to identify which ESG funds best align with their objectives—this Note derives quantitative and qualitative takeaways. The main conclusion is that ESG fund names are often vague and misleading, and neither their names nor their accompanying disclosures describe the funds’ investment strategies in a manner retail investors can meaningfully understand and use to make fully informed investment decisions. This Note calls this phenomenon the “ESG fund labeling problem.”

In addition to analyzing the ESG fund labeling problem and its impact on retail investors, this Note considers whether the SEC’s two proposed rules from May 2022 will be successful in abating the ESG fund labeling problem. Ultimately, this Note concludes that the proposed rules fall short of meeting investors’ needs in key areas and proposes modifications the SEC can employ to further resolve the ESG fund labeling problem and reduce investor confusion.
Azot Protoksitsiz Düşük Akımlı Desfluran Anestezisinde Remifentanil Ve Fentanil İnfüzyonlarının Hemodinamik Değişiklikler Ve Derlenme Koşulları Açısından Karşılaştırılması
Authors: ŞAHİN Cihan , ÜNAL Dilek 
Published: June 2023

Azot protoksitsiz düşük akımlı desfluran anestezisinde remifentanil ve fentanil infüzyonlarının hemodinamik değişiklikler ve derlenme koşulları açısından karşılaştırılması
Cihan Şahin1, Dilek Yazıcıoğlu2
1TOBB ETÜ Hastanesi, Anestezi Ve Reanimasyon Ana Bilim Dalı, Ankara
2Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Anestezi Ve Reanimasyon Ana Bilim Dalı, Ankara
AMAÇ: Azot protoksitsiz düşük akımlı desfluran anestezisinde remifentanil ve fentanil infüzyonlarının hemodinamik değişiklikler ve derlenme koşulları açısından karşılaştırılmasıdır.
YÖNTEM: Elektif kulak cerrahisi geçirecek ve Amerikan Anestezistler Derneği I-II fizyolojik sınıfta 40 yetişkin hasta rastgele Remifentanil (Grup R; n=20) ve Fentanil (Grup F; n=20) gruplarına ayrıldı. Kalp hızı, sistolik, diastolik ve ortalama arter basınçları, periferik oksijen saturasyonu, Bispektral indeks değeri, soluk sonu karbondioksit ve desfluran konsantrasyonları, inspiratuvar oksijen ve karbondioksit monitorize edildi, değerler 5 dk arayla kaydedildi. Grup R’de 1 µg kg-1 yükleme ardından 0,25-1µg kg-1 dk-1 remifentanil infüzyonu başlandı; Grup F’de, fentanil 2 μg kg -1 bolus ardından, 3 μg kg-1 saat -1 infüzyon başlandı, infüzyon her 30 dakika sonunda 0,5 μg kg-1saat-1 azaltıldı ve operasyonun son 10-15 dakikasında sonlandırıldı. Operasyon sonunda ekstübasyon, spontan göz açma zamanı, Aldrete derlenme skoru ≥9 olma süreleri ile istenmeyen olaylar ve tedavileri kaydedildi.
BULGULAR: Gruplar hasta özellikleri bakımından benzerdi. Gruplar arasında diastolik arter basınçları 70 ve 80. dakika ölçümlerinde (Grup R’de daha düşük p=0,0174 ve p=0,0346); ortalama arter basınçları 80 ve 85. dakika ölçümlerinde (Grup R’de daha düşük p=0,04 ve p= 0,03) ve kalp hızında birden fazla ölçüm zamanında fark bulundu. Fentanil uygulanan grupta derlenmenin daha erken olduğu belirlendi; derlenme süresi Grup R: 9,9 ± 2,9 dk, Grup F: 8,4 ±0,9 dk (p= 0,0411).
SONUÇ: Azot protoksitsiz düşük akımlı desfluran anestezisinde remifentanil veya fentanil infüzyonu hemodinamik değişkenler bakımından benzer etkilere sahiptir; her iki ajan bu amaçla güvenle kullanılabilir; azaltılan dozlarda infüzyon şeklinde uygulanan fentanil daha kısa derlenme süresi sağlamakla remifentanilden üstün bulunmuştur.
Anahtar Kelimeler: desflurane, düşük akım anestezi, fentanyl, nitröz oksitsiz, remifentanil
Aromaterapi Makalelerinin Bütüncül Değerlendirilmesi: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz
Authors: KARABULUT Alpaslan , KESER ŞAHİN Havva Hande , ONGANLAR Yaşar Hüseyin 
Published: June 2023

Amaç: Aromaterapi bitkilerin kök, yaprak veya çiçeğini damıtarak elde edilen yağların hastalıkları önlemek ve oluşmuş olan hastalıkları da tedavi etmek amacı ile kullanılmasıdır. Literatür taramasında bu konuda bibliyometrik bir araştırmaya rastlanmamıştır. Bu nedenle, bilimsel makaleleri bütünsel olarak analiz etmeyi ve küresel verimlilik ve trend konularını ortaya çıkarmayı amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmada, Web of Science veri tabanından aromaterapi ile ilgili yayınlanmış 1428 makale (1985-2019) istatistiksel olarak analiz edilmiştir. Trend konularını, atıf analizlerini ve ülkeler arası işbirliklerini ortaya çıkarmak için bibliyometrik ağ görselleştirme haritaları oluşturulmuştur.
Bulgular : Amerika Birleşik Devletleri 316 yayın (%22,1) ile aromaterapi literatüründe birinci oldu. İngiltere, Japonya, İran ve Avustralya yayın sayıları ile ABD takip etti (sırasıyla 143,136, 126, 74). Complementary Therapies in Medicine (50 makale), Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine (47 makale) ve Evidence-Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine (36 makale) en üretken ilk 3 dergidir. Hur Mh (18 makale) en aktif yazar, Unıversity Of London (32 makale) en aktif kurumdur. Aromaterapi literatüründe en çok alıntı yapılan makale Edris tarafından yayımlanan “Pharmaceutical and therapeutic potentials of essential oils and their individual volatile constituents: A review” oldu. Aromaterapi çalışmalarında kullanılan en trend bitkilerin 111 çalışmada kullanılan Lavanta bitkisi, daha sonra sırayla, Lanalol 16, Bergamot 16, ve 12 yayında da peppermint bitkisinin olduğu gösterilmiştir.
Sonuç : Aramoterapi tıbbın birçok alanında kullanım alanı olduğunu ve küresel olarak uluslararası önemli işbirlikler sayesinde bir çok dünya ülkesinde tedavi amaçlı kullanıldığı gösterilmiştir.
“Where are you going?”: Investigating Spatiality from a Translocal Perspective in Forrest Gander’s Core Samples from the World
Authors: Sudesna Som  
Published: June 2023

Abstract
An illustrious poet, editor and translator Forrest Gander probes into the conditions of modern human existence with a remarkable sensitivity towards the contemporary environmental challenges. The finalist for Pulitzer Prize 2012, Gander’s Core Samples from the World (2011) recounts his experience of distant, exotic places like China, Mexico, and Bosnia-Herzegovina from the perspective of an ecopoet writing in the Anthropocene. Composed from the objective viewpoint of a traveller the book exploits the Japanese Haibun form to juxtapose poetry, essays and photographs taken by his collaborators— Raymond Meeks, Graciela Iturbide and Lucas Foglia. Together the detached prose pieces, the disorienting poetry and the evocative photographs shed light on the severity of current ecological crisis and raise critical questions regarding one’s ecological self and identity. The present study aims to explore how Gander’s singular conception of space simultaneously instigates the readers to open dialogue regarding such pivotal questions and plays a seminal role in the evolution of his ecopoetic vision. This paper further aspires to analyse the ways in which Gander exploits his inclusive spatial engagement as a traveller to portray the world as a shared, connected space permanently altered by the reckless exploitation of nature and natural resources. It also intends to enquire the subsequent deterioration of the bond between human beings and their surroundings which ultimately results in a sense of fragmentation along with a loss of identity. The present study also scrutinizes how Gander’s unconventional imagination and delineation of translocal space which is essentially an open-ended, mobile and multilateral concept rather than a static geographical locale influence his engagement with contemporary environmental issues on various levels.