bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Is Omalizumab Treatment Used During the COVID-19 Pandemic Effective on the Frequency and Severity of COVID-19?
Authors: ÖZTAŞ KARA Rabia , SEVİMLİ DİKİCİER Bahar , YAĞMUR Ahmet Can , KARA Ahmet , YALDIZ Mahizer 
Published: August 2023

Objective: The effects of drugs used in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) and similar chronic dermatological diseases in COVID-19 continue to be the subject of many studies. The present study aimed to reveal the frequency and severity of COVID-19 infection in CSU patients treated with omalizumab and antihistamines.
Materials and Methods: CSU patients who were followed up and treated with omalizumab or antihistamines were evaluated retrospectively for clinical conditions with CSU and COVID-19 during the pandemic and compared with the control group regarding the incidence and severity of COVID-19 infection. In addition, urticaria disease severity was also compared with pre-pandemic scores for the CSU group.
Results: Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction test positivity rate for SARS-CoV-2 was detected in 17.4%, 30.1%, and 34.8% of the patients in omalizumab, antihistamine, and control groups, respectively (p= 0.001). The disease activity scores were increased in both antihistamine and omalizumab treated compared to the pre-covid state CSU patients, while the increase was minor in patients using omalizumab.
Conclusion: The fact that COVID-19 infection was seen less frequent and urticaria activity scores were lower during the infection in the omalizumab group suggests that omalizumab treatment is safe and convenient to use during COVID-19 infection.
Does Hemostasis with Controlled Arterial Hypertension Before Surgical Wound Closure in Total Knee Arthroplasty Affect the Amount of Bleeding and Transfusion Need?
Authors: ÇERÇİ Mehmet Halis 
Published: August 2023

Objective: We aimed to assess the efficacy of hemostasis while controlled augmentation of arterial blood pressure before surgical closure after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort involved data collected from the medical files of 87 patients (62 women, 25 men) who underwent TKA using hypotensive epidural anesthesia (HEA). Patients were allocated into two groups. Group I (n=44) received HEA, while Group II (n=43) had controlled arterial hypertension before surgical closure. Perioperative hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and the amount of erythrocyte suspension transfusion were compared between the two groups.
Results: The average age of our series was 66.41 ± 6.17 (range: 57-78) years. Notably, the amount of bleeding on postoperative 1st, 2nd, 4th, 12th, and 24th (p=0.031, 0.032, 0.001, 0.001, 0.001, respectively) hours was significantly less in Group II. There were no significant differences between the two groups for complications, operative duration, perioperative bleeding, duration of follow-up and hospitalisation, and compared descriptives.
Conclusion: Our data indicated that controlled elevation of mean arterial pressure before surgical closure might allow the achievement of meticulous hemostasis after TKA. Further prospective, randomised, controlled trials on more extensive series are warranted to verify our preliminary results.
The Drivers of Innovation at Universities: A Case of South African Universities
Authors: Ramabodu Busisiwe , Mashau Pfano , Farisani Tshililo Ruddy 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: The study is aimed to contribute to an understanding of the drivers of innovation that lead to practical solutions at South African Universities.

Theoretical Framework: This article borrows from both Institutional Theory and organizational Theory’s perspectives on innovation. Those theories are crucial in exploring the views of employees and leaders on what they deemed to be drivers of innovation at their respective universities with the view to suggest a sustainable conceptual model for public universities’ innovativeness.

Design/methodology/approach: A mixed method approach was adopted, entailing an online survey and semi-structured interviews, to explore innovation from both an employee's and senior leaders' perspective. The population for the study included employees from two Universities, and random sampling and purposive sampling were applied respectively, for the survey and semi-structured interviews. Survey data were analysed using SPSS and semi-structured interviews data were analysed using Nvivo 12.

Results: Several drivers for innovation were found, including the need to respond to societal challenges, the drive for collaborative knowledge exchange, global rankings, individual employee drive, a nurturing environment, leadership, students, and government.

Research, Practical & Social implications: Careful reflections must be entered into by all relevant internal and external stakeholders (see figure 1) so that Universities can define the scope of innovation they wish to pursue based on their resources and contexts since Universities differ.

Originality/value: The original contribution to knowledge of this study lies in the suggested conceptual model for South African universities as they position themselves to innovatively address local and global socio-economic challenges.
Do Demographics Matter in Childhood Attitudes on Materialism? Understanding South African Tween Consumers
Authors: Senooane Belinda 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: This study examined materialism among South African tweens. The goal of the study was to determine whether demographic differences such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status have a bearing on children’s attitudes to materialism.

Theoretical Framework: Scholarly interest into childhood materialism has been concerned with how materialism develops, how it is sustained and the effects of materialism. The current study hypothesises that age, gender and socioeconomic class have an influence on children’s attitudes on material happiness, material success, and material centrality as first- order constructs for materialism, and consequently, how they have an influence on materialism.

Design/methodology/approach: The study adopted a quantitative methodology, with a self-administered questionnaire as the data collection instrument. An adapted 9-item Material Values Scale for children (MVS-c) was used to measure material centrality, material happiness and material success as first-order factors for materialism. Data were collected from a sample of 192 school children aged 10 to 14. Structural equation modelling was used to validate the scale while the independent samples t-test and ANOVA were used to assess the demographic differences.

Findings: The results revealed that there are gender differences in tweens’ attitudes towards materialism but no age and socioeconomic differences. The results also revealed that demographic differences exist regarding some of the materialism factors but not others. The study overall found that demographics have a limited influence on children’s attitudes regarding materialism.

Research, Practical & Social implications: The study offers a glimpse into the minds of South African tweens regarding their materialistic values. The paper enriches the literature on childhood materialism by bringing perspectives from cultures other than the West, which has dominated much of the knowledge on child consumers.

Originality/value: Materialism in children has been examined in various social science disciplines from a variety of perspectives. However, much of the studies have been on Western child consumers, largely ignoring African children. This is despite the fact that the African consumer market has grown steadily over the years. This study contributes to the conceptualisation of childhood materialism in an African context.
Intention to Quit as Mediator in Occupational Stress and Burnout Relationship
Authors: Mohamad Mohd Sharif , Makhbul Zafir Khan Mohamed , Ayob Abu Hanifah , Ali Mohd Helmi 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: The objective of this study was to identify relationship between occupational stress and burnout with the mediating role of intention to quit.

Theoretical framework: Research focusing on the relationship between occupational stress and burnout with the mediating role of intention to quit among Malaysian firefighters is scarce, highlighting the need for further exploration in this area. There is a need to identify the reaction and negative effects of occupational stress.

Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative research design was employed to achieve this, utilizing a cross-sectional survey approach with self-administered questionnaires distributed to firefighters as participants. Burnout was assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Survey (MBI-GS), the Sources of Occupational Stress (SOOS-14) scale was used to measure occupational stress and the intention to quit was evaluated using a dedicated scale for measuring intention to quit. 254 questionnaires were collected from firefighters working at the fire station around Melaka, Malaysia.

Findings: The direct relationship hypothesis test results show that occupational stress has a positive relationship with the intention to quit but is negatively related to burnout. The intention to quit is positively related to burnout and its dimensions. The findings from the hypothesis tests on the mediating variables confirm the crucial role of the intention to quit as a mediator in the relationship between occupational stress and burnout.

Research, Practical & Social implications: We suggest future research to insert coping strategies as prevention to moderate the relationship between occupational stress and intention to quit.

Originality/value: This study provides empirical evidence that although occupational stress has no positive relationship with burnout, the intention to quit is a significant mediator that amplifies the impact of prolonged occupational stress on burnout.
State Administrative and Contractual Character of Labor Law Relations of Civil Servants
Authors: Mammadov Oruj Jamil Oglu 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: The place of labor law relations of civil servants in the system of relations between state administration and labor contract, its theoretical-conceptual and legal basis were analyzed in the article. There were touched upon the elements which combine labor of civil servants in the system of relations of state administration and labor contract character.

Theoretical framework: Labor relations of civil servants have complex composition elements. Implementation of these relations in state bodies is one of the main factors which stipulates the complexity of its composition. Another factor includes the possibility of implementation of mainly two constitutional rights of the citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan – right to work and right to take part in governing the state.

Design/methodology/approach: This research uses a type of mixed method. Along with the organization and activity of state power and state administrative bodies in accordance with the legislation, state administrative relations, in accordance with their status and competence, arises in connection with the implementation of the objectives and functions of the state. Public relations forming the subject of legal regulation of civil service relations are the legal model of public relations fixed in the legislation on civil service.

Findings: Labor relations of civil servants act as the part of system of civil service legal relations. Here mainly, legal relations on two aspects attract more attention. One of these relations is the legal relations arising on state administration based on the principle of power-subordination. And the other are the legal relations arising on the implementation of the constitutional right to work in state bodies based on the principle of freedom of labor and on the labor contract. The main subject of the both legal relations is civil servants. This aspect combines labor law relations of civil servants in the system of relations of state administration and labor contract character.

Research, Practical & Social implications: The state administrative relations are established, changed and terminated in relation with organization and activity of the state government and state administrative bodies in accordance with the current legislation, as well as implementation of missions and functions of the state in accordance with their status and authorities. Administrative relations making the subject of legal regulation of civil service relations are legal model of the administrative relations identified in the legislation on civil service.

Originality/value: The civil service is one of the main provision means of implementation of state government and state administration.
Growth Effect of Migrant Remittances and Human Capital: Panel Evidence from Sub-Saharan African Countries
Authors: Ikpesu Olapeju Akorede 
Published: August 2023

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the growth effect of migrant remittances and human capital in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) economies.

Theoretical Framework: The study adopts the Cobb-Douglas production function of the AK model to examine the growth effect of migrant remittances and human capital in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) economies.

Design/Methodology: Data from 27 SSA countries for the period 2000-2020 was obtained from the World Development Indicator, a publication of the World Bank. The study variables include, real per capita income, migrant remittances, human capital, domestic investment, trade openness and inflation. The panel fully modified ordinary least square (PFMOLS) technique was deployed to analyse the study model.
Findings: The study’s outcome showed that migrant remittances positively influence and cause growth while human capital has not contributed to growth in the SSA region.

Research, Practical & Social Implication: From the study findings, it is recommended that regional government should encourage the continuous inflow of migrant remittances to their countries and make conscious efforts in developing the level of human capital in their country via constant training, reducing or eradicating the number of school drop-out at all levels (primary, secondary, and tertiary).

Originality/Value: In this study, the issue of migrant remittances, human capital and growth is re-examined by (i) considering a panel of similar economies, (ii) estimating Cobb-Douglas production function for the effect of migrant remittances via technology and human capital, (iii) adopting a robust technique (PFMOLS) that relax the assumption of homogeneity among parameters across economies and the exogeneity of migrant remittances.
The Positive Effects of Physical Exercise on Mental Health Among Chinese Students Under Great Competitive Pressure
Authors: Liu Yichen 
Published: August 2023

Under an environment full of competitive stress, students tend to form negative emotions, and the time for them to engage in physical exercise is greatly limited due to overwhelming academic tasks. Therefore, in this paper, we focus on acknowledging the purpose of physical exercise, and how physical exercise affects the mental health of students under stressful circumstances but not in the context of leisure. Questionnaire was distributed to participants with an average age of 20, to investigate their preference, frequency, and reason for exercising, and their attitude towards it. Our results showed that participants think that exercise can strengthen the body, relieve stress, improve fitness and interpersonal relationship regardless of their purpose such as interests, emotional necessity and even out of non-subjective ideas. In conclusion, physical exercise helped to improve students’ mental health especially under great pressure and ultimately, it will enhance their academics and bring about the unity of mind and body.
From Big Data to Intelligent Tutoring: Exploring the Application of Big Data Technology in the Ideological and Political Education for College Counselors
Authors: Xia Menghan 
Published: August 2023

This paper explores the application of big data technology in ideological and political education for college counselors. Big data-driven personalized counseling for students, social network analysis, and public opinion monitoring can optimize the efficiency of counselor work. However, there are still challenges concerning data privacy protection, technical support, and training. By scientifically evaluating and addressing these challenges, big data technology is expected to enhance the effectiveness of college counselors and improve the quality of ideological and political education. In the future, with technological advancements, big data technology will become an essential tool for higher education management.
An Analysis of the Research Trends in Blended Learning Methods in Teaching College English Reading Courses
Authors: Liang Ling 
Published: August 2023

Curtis J. Bonk defined blended learning as a combination of face-to-face and computer-assisted online learning instruction since it was gradually formed after the emergence of the Internet [1,2]. Breen pointed out that blended learning is a learning method that combines online and offline learning activities and resources [3]. The blended learning approach is popular in school and e-learning. Moreover, it is one of the important trends in promoting higher education reform in the coming years. Therefore, it has attracted the attention of international researchers [4]. In this paper, 42 articles in Scopus (established by international institutions) and 30 articles in CNKI (found by Chinese mainland institutions) on the query of “college English reading blended learning” in the field of education were analyzed. Furthermore, CiteSpace software was used to analyze the research hotspots and trends with the keyword clusters and citations that occurred in the last two decades (1999 to 2022) to foresee future research prospects.
Analysis of the Management Measures After the Issuance of National Grants in Higher Vocational Colleges
Authors: Zhao Yingjie 
Published: August 2023

The national grants are a subsidy policy implemented by the government to help students with financial issues to complete their studies. It can promote the healthy development of China’s education and cultivate a large number of outstanding talents for the country. In specific practice, some higher vocational colleges did not take effective management measures after distributing the national grant, which prevented the national grant from playing its due role. Based on this,this article summarizes the problems in the management of higher vocational colleges after the issuance of national grants,explores effective management measures, and lists examples to summarize management experience, so as to provide guidelines for relevant personnel.
Analasis Kemampuan Koneksi Matematis Ditinjau Dari Tipe Kepribadian MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) Siswa Kelas VII SMPN 6 Mataram pada Materi Perbandingan Tahun Ajaran 2022/2023
Authors: Fahira Jihan , Arjudin Arjudin , Amrullah Amrullah , Subarinah Sri 
Published: August 2023

Konsep matematika umumnya digunakan dalam pemecahan masalah pada berbagai bidang. Namun sebagian besar peserta didik kesulitan dalam mengaplikasikan konsep matematika guna menghasilkan suatu penyelesaian. Kemampuan pengaplikasian konsep matematika dalam menghadirkan solusi, dapat dimiliki apabila peserta didik memiliki kemampuan koneksi matematis yang baik. Tenaga pendidik perlu mengetahui sebaran dan tingkatan kemapuan koneksi matematis yang dimiliki peserta didik, untuk menentukan arah pengembangannya. Dalam rangka memperoleh data tersebut, dilakukan penelitian terhadap kemampuan koneksi matematis peserta didik ditinjau dari tipe kepribadian MBTI pada materi perbadingan. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SMPN 6 Mataram, khususnya pada siswa kelas VII tahun ajaran 2022/2023 yang dipilih berdasarkan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui kuisioner, tes tulis dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan kemampuan konseksi matematis peserta didik berdasarkan tipe kepribadiannya, yakni: (1) Kemampuan koneksi matematis pada kepribadian rational termasuk dalam kategori tinggi (rata-rata nilai pada tes kemampuan koneksi matematis sebesar 21,0) (2) Kemampuan koneksi matematis peserta didik berkepribadian idealist termasuk kategori sedang (rata-rata nilai sebesar 15,8) (3) Kemampuan koneksi matematis untuk kepribadian artisans juga termasuk kategori sedang (rata-rata nilai sebesar 15,0) dan (4) Kemampuan koneksi matematis peserta didik yang memiliki tipe kepribadian guardian memperoleh rata-rata nilai pada tes kemampuan koneksi matematis sebesar 11,29 dengan kategori rendah pada kemampuan koneksi matematis.
Hubungan Stimulasi Alat Permainan Edukatif Dengan Perkembangan Anak Pra Sekolah
Authors: Monica Laily Prima , Ulfa Maria , Agustina Ika 
Published: August 2023

Stimulasi anak pada usia dini sangat penting untuk memaksimalkan proses tumbuh kembang anak yang diantaranya ada 4 indikator penting yaitu motorik halus, motorik kasar, bahasa dan personal social. Salah satu media yang paling efektif untuk melakukan stimulasi pada anak adalah dengan menggunakan alat permainan edukasi. Alat permainan edukasi sangat variatif dan fungsinya sangat ditentukan dari pendamping anak saat melakukan stimulasi. Secara umum penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan stimulasi alat permainan edukatif dengan perkembangan anak pra sekolah. Populasi penelitian ini adalah semua ibu yang memiliki anak prasekolah di Taman Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini Hidayatulloh Kota Blitar. Subjek penelitian diambil secara total sampling sejumlah 27 responden. Rancangan penelitian korelasional ini menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional. Instrumen pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan lembar Kuesioner Pra- Skrining Perkembangan (KPSP). Analisis data menggunakan Spearman Rank. Hasil penelitian menemukan ada hubungan antara stimulasi alat permainan edukatif dengan perkembangan anak prasekolah (p value 0,728) dengan tingkat signifikasi (α 0,05). Saran untuk para orang tua agar rutin melakukan stimulasi tumbuh kembang dengan alat permainan edukasi yang sesuai dengan usia anak agar perkembangan anak dapat maksimal.
Status Kadar Kolesterol Terhadap Kebiasaan Orang Yang Mengonsumsi Teh
Authors: Purwaningsih Nur Vita 
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT Lifestyle must be a trend nowadays, many high cholesterol foods needed in daily life can increase blood cholesterol and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. One way to reduce cholesterol in the body is by consuming tea. Tea has a very beneficial content for the body. One of the contents of the tea is catechins. Catechins are secondary metabolites that are naturally produced by plants belonging to the flavonoid class, which are made to help absorb calcium in the intestine. This type of research is observational analytic samples collected are students who have the habit of consuming tea by doing two examinations that is before and observing observations for 3 months. Based on the results of the study obtained an average cholesterol level before the observation of the results obtained 152.9 mg / dl while for the temporary examination of the results obtained 141.3 mg / dl. The results of data analysis using the Paired T Test with sig 0.00 which means less than 0.05. So, it can be concluded that there is an influence of tea consumption habits on cholesterol levels. Keywords: cholesterol, habits in consuming tea