bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health-promoting lifestyle behaviors
Authors: Tekin Ciğdem Samanci , Kılıç Züleyha 
Published: February 2023

Objective:
To explore health-improving behaviors during COVID-19 pandemic and to reveal the impact of the risk perception of COVID-19 on these behaviors.

Methods:
We recruited a total of 510 participants for this cross-sectional study. The data were collected online using a questionnaire booklet covering a form inquiring about the participants’ demographic, physical, and mental characteristics, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 Scale, and the COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale.

Results:
The mean age of the participants was (28.7±10.1) years, and 76.1% were females. Of the participants, 31.8% were overweight and obese. While 35.1% experienced negative alterations in their dietary patterns, 23.9% reported positive changes to their diet during the pandemic. Besides, 47.8% reported their sleep to be negatively affected during the pandemic. While the rate of those with extended screen time was 72.5%, it was 44.3% for the participants engaging in regular exercise. More than one-third of the participants (35.9%) had high and severe anxiety. We also found increased risk perception of COVID-19 among females, obese, those with disturbed eating and sleep quality, healthcare workers, and those with severe anxiety.

Conclusions:
Overall, the pandemic has appeared to have brought both positive and negative impacts on maintaining and improving eating, sleep, physical activity, and mental health.
effect of oral iron supplementation on glucose metabolism in non-anemic pregnant women who are in the risk group for gestational diabetes mellitus
Authors: Aldemir Onur , Göklü Mehmet Rıfat , Özer Mehmet , İleri Alper , Özer Pınar Tuğçe , Özdemir Özge , Ata Can , Kurt Sefa 
Published: February 2023

Aim: There are opinions about the negative effects of the increase in iron storages or plasma iron levels during pregnancy on glucose metabolism. We aimed to investigate the effects of oral iron supplementation on glucose metabolism in non-anemic pregnant women who are in the risk group for gestational diabetes mellitus.
Material and methods: While oral iron supplementation of 40 mg/day was givento 41 pregnant women in the study group (Group I) for eight weeks, oral iron supplementation was not givento 35 pregnant women in the control group (Group II). 100 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was applied for the diagnosis of GDM in pregnant women whose 50 g OGTT results were positive. Analyzing the results between groups.
Results:There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of mean fasting plasma glucose (FPG) value (p: 0.185), GDM (p:0.292) and mean results of 50gr OGLT (p: 0.109).A total of 26 pregnant women with 50 gr OGLT positive were applied 100 gr OGTT for diagnostic purposes.
Conclusion:It was concluded that 40 mg/day oral iron supplement used from the first trimester in pregnant women in the risk group for GDM did not have a significant negative effect on glucose metabolism and did not cause an increase in the risk of GDM.
Elasticidade De Substituição entre Capital-Energia para Países Desenvolvidos e em Desenvolvimento
Authors: Leal Santos Daiane , Costa Soares Thiago 
Published: February 2023

O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar o grau de substituição entre capital e energia para países da Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE) e países em desenvolvimento no período de 1990 a 2014. Para este fim, a função de produção CES (Constant Elasticity of Substitution) para dois fatores foi estimada por meio do método generalizado dos momentos (GMM - Generalized Method of Moments). Os principais resultados apontam elasticidade de substituição igual a 1,451 e 2,934 para os países da OCDE e das nações em desenvolvimento, respectivamente. Desse modo, capital e energia podem ser considerados substitutos imperfeitos, isto é, há possibilidades de trocas entre os fatores, porém, não é possível se especializar emapenas um deles. Diante desses achados, pode-se concluir que os custos de mitigação das emissões são possivelmente menores nas economias em desenvolvimento, visto que há maior oportunidade de substituição entre fatores.
Palavras-chave: Capital. Energia. Elasticidade de substituição. Função CES.
Development of stem cell ethics and legislation in the world and in Pakistan; a narrative review
Authors: Alvina Farhat  , Danish Ali  , Sana Zeeshan  
Published: February 2023

Stem cells can transform into specialized types of cells, and their capability of self-renewal is limitless. The advancements in stem cell therapy have encountered various hurdles. Considering the massive scope of stem cells applications in health, an effective regulation and monitoring system should be implemented. It is important to ensure that stem cell research projects in Pakistan work closely with the ethics committees as respecting human rights are of paramount importance. It is also necessary that the ethics and legislation guidelines are reviewed, updated, and monitored effectively at every evolving step.
Keywords: Stem cells, Research, Transplantation, Legislation, Guidelines
A Systematic Assessment of Budgeting and Budgetary Management system of South Sudan: The Case of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
Authors: Tieng Matur 
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this study was to assess the budgetary management system by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to manage the budget effectively and efficiently to meet the financial objective of the government of South Sudan. The study undertook a critical review of all financial policy documents including the appropriation bills, the Public Financial Management and Accountability Act 2011, and other assessment reports conducted by the other individuals and institutions on the financial management system of the government of South Sudan. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect first-hand information from the spending agencies of the government about how the budget is being managed on their behalf. And to find out whether the current budget management system meets the expectations of the spending agencies. Among the major trending issues found during this study were lack of transparency in the budget management, lack of inclusive participation of all stakeholders in the budget planning, weak internal and external control mechanism, lack of qualified staff in the accounts and budget departments, lack of timely and adequate budgetary information sharing, and failure of the parliament to exercise its oversight role on the planning and implementation of the budget, among others. The study concluded that significant reform in the financial management system in South Sudan is needed, as well as the deployment of qualified accountants to all spending agencies. This will ensure proper budget discipline among all spending agencies since the qualified workforce is at the driving will of the financial system. The Treasury Single Account be implemented without any objection by some spending agencies such as the security sector. And the custodian of the system be the Central Bank of South Sudan since it is the fiscal agent of the government.
The effects of strategic management practices on customer satisfaction and loyalty in selected hotels in Kumasi
Authors: Bonsu Charles , Owusu Eric Edwin , Manuh Adwoa Benewaa Brefo , Antwi Emelda 
Published: February 2023

Strategic management helps in making decisions about future opportunities and threats faced by the small and medium-sized enterprises. The main purpose of this study was to assess the effect of strategic management practices on the satisfaction and loyalty of customers of Hotels in Kumasi. Three objectives and accompanying research questions defined the scope of the study. The study adopted primary data which was solicited from two hundred respondents who were purposively sampled from selected hotels in Kumasi with a structured questionnaire on a five-point Likert Scale. Data collected were analyzed quantitatively using both descriptive and inferential statistics with SPSS version 21. Ordinary Least Squared (OLS) regression was adopted for the regression analysis. The study found out a positive effect on customer satisfaction hotels in Kumasi. Strategic Management Practices (SMP) suffused a coefficient of 0.046 in the regression model with a p-value of 0.0014 at 5% level of significance. Also, the study established a positive and significant relationship strategic management practices and customers loyalty of Hotels in Kumasi. The stud y  recommends that hotels develop an organizational culture that reflects their business model since organizational culture will dictate how things should be run in the company and how individuals should act towards one another and clients in fulfilling the vision of the organization
Social systems according to specific systems theory
Authors: Pérez Durán Gustavo de Jesús 
Published: February 2023

The Specific Systems Theory (STS) proposes a system definition that describes them precisely based on six postulates that establish the sufficient and necessary elements for some real entity to be a system. This contradicts and rejects the traditional definition of Bertalanffy (1968), which mentions that a system is a conglomerate of interacting components. Based on the definition of system that is the main foundation of STS, the various types of social systems, which have been scarcely studied, are analyzed in this study. The literature that exists in this regard is abundant in arguments about their behavior, but all the arguments generated have been developed based on various concepts that have no relation to their systemic properties. In this work, social systems are analyzed from the perspective of their systemic characteristics, their systemic nature and their systemic properties. The definition of system that supports STS makes it possible to clearly and easily understand how social systems work and explain their behavior as systems and not simply as societies, which is the inadequate approach that has been used to discuss them until now.
Marketing Strategy of Island Tourism Development under Coronavirus Epidemic Marketing Strategy of Island Tourism Development under Coronavirus Epidemic case study of Nan'ao Island in China
Authors: Zhang Shanli , Bi Chuanchen 
Published: February 2023

Affected by the new coronavirus pneumonia from the year 2019 to 2022, the economic development of the tourism industry was bleak. According to data released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, domestic tourism revenue in 2019 was 5.73 trillion yuan. In 2020, under the impact of the epidemic, the domestic tourism market has entered a low stage, with annual domestic tourism revenue of 2.23 trillion yuan, down 61.07 % year-on-year. Judging from the situation of people's travel in recent years, the development of tourism is growing. Under the epidemic, the tourism industry was pressed the pause button and the expected recovery is full of uncertainty. The epidemic has brought great challenges to the tourism industry, but it is not impossible to break through. This will be a good time for transformation and upgrading. If the tourism industry wants to make more stable and better pace of development, more intelligent information construction services need to be created into it in order to achieve breakthrough and develop characteristic products. In the era of marine economy in the 21st century, island tourism is an important part of the marine industry group. It is favored because it gives tourists a psychological feeling of staying away from the hustle and bustle of the city and returning to nature completely. The island has become a popular attraction in the world. In view of this, it is of great significance to summarize the research on island tourism. Taking Nan'ao Island in Guangdong as an example, this paper analyzes the existing problems of island tourism and formulates corresponding marketing strategies, aiming at improving its competitiveness in the travel industry and forming differentiated competitive advantages.
Teachers' Linguistic Competence, Teaching Skills and Students' Linguistic Competence: Bases for a Training Design
Authors: Matalines Ana Marie 
Published: February 2023

This study sought to determine the correlation between teachers’ linguistic competence and students’ linguistic competence as well as between teachers’ teaching skills and students’ linguistic competence. The researcher made use of descriptive correlation to determine the relationship among the variables. Fishbowl sampling was utilized to determine public high schools for the study, and multistage sampling was used to determine the student respondents using the Raosoft sample size calculator wherein out of 1,500 students, 306 students were picked. For teacher respondents, the total population of ten (10) grade eight English teachers coming from the four select public high schools comprised the group of teacher respondents. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship when teachers’ lesson management, assessment, and overall teaching skills were correlated with students’ linguistic competence; furthermore, in terms of teachers’ linguistic competence and students’ linguistic competence, the teachers’ grammar, textual knowledge, and overall linguistic competence show a strong correlation with students’ linguistic competence. The multiple regression analysis also revealed that teachers’ grammar, overall linguistic competence, classroom climate, and assessment predict students’ linguistic competence. With the consistency of the results on teachers’ grammar and assessment as correlates and predictors of students’ linguistic competence, a training design on grammar review based on communicative language teaching approaches with embedded authentic assessment is proposed to address the problem of students’ linguistic competence.
Lasgush Poradeci the first modern Albanian poet and the greatest lyricist of the 20th century
Authors: Muhadri Besim 
Published: February 2023

Lasgush Poradeci (1899-1987) is one of the most outstanding lyricists of modern Albanian poetry of the first half of the 20th century. He is the author of two poetic volumes: "Vallja e yjeve" (1933) and "Ylli i zemrës" (1937), which made him one of the most prominent Albanian lyricists. Reading and studying the work of this poet had its ups and downs over time. Although after the installation of the communist dictatorship in Albania (1955-1990) there was no proper treatment, no such thing happened in Kosovo. In addition to the publication and reprinting of his work, in Kosovo, books with studies have been written and published about his poetry. Although the list of names of researchers who have dealt with Lasgushi's work is long, in our paper we will highlight only some of the opinions of researchers such as: Rexhep Qosja, Sabri Hamiti, Emin Kabashi and Kujtim Shala.
ANALISIS PARAMETER FUNGSI GINJAL DAN EFEKTIVITAS ANTIHIPERTENSI PADA PASIEN RAWAT INAP HIPERTENSI DI RSUD KOTA MADIUN
Authors: Maritha Sesy , Ratnawati Riska , Dewi H Oktaviarika 
Published: February 2023

Penyakit hipertensi merupakansalah satu penyakit silent killer disease yaitu penyakit yang tidak menular yang memiliki prevalensi tinggi di Indonesia. Dampak primer tekanan darah yang meningkat adalah adanya kerusakan pembuluh darah ginjal, dan mengakibatkan terjadinya penurunan fungsi ginjal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui parameter fungsi ginjal dan efektivitas penggunaan antihipertensi pasien rawat inap hipertensi di RSUD kota Madiun.Analisis parameter fungsi ginjal dilihat berdasarkan nilai serum kreatinin, nilai BUN dan nilai GFR. Antihipertensi dikatakan efektif apabila memenuhi target penurunan tekanan darah. Penelitian ini termasuk penelitian non-eksperimental observasional dengan rancangan penelitiansecara retrospektif bersifat deskriptif analitik di RSUD Kota Madiun. Hasil penelitian terdapat 100 sampel. Analisis parameter fungsi ginjal dilihat dari nilai serum kreatinin (1,3mg/dl), nilai BUN (>30mg/dl) nilai GFR (>90/ml/menit/1,73 Perhitungan nilai GFR menggunakan Formula CKD-EPI pada aplikasi MDRD Medscape. Target penurunan tekanan darah yaitu <140/80mmHg. Penggunaan antihipertensi tunggal 51 pasien (51%) dan antihipertensi kombinasi 49 pasien (49%). Parameter fungsi ginjal pada pasien hipertensi 86 pasien (86%) memiliki fungsi ginjal normal dan 14 pasien (14%) memiliki fungsi ginjal tidak normal. Pasien hipertensi yang menerima terapi antihipertensi 100% telah efektif dengan perhitungan penurunan tekanan darah yang paling banyak pada antihipertensi tunggal adalah golongan CCB jenis obat amlodipine dan antihipertensi kombinasi adalah golongan CCB dan ARB jenis obat candesartan dengan amlodipine.
Kata kunci: hipertensi, parameter fungsi ginjal, antihipertensi, efektivitas
ANALISIS RASIONAL DAN EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN OBAT PADA PASIEN ASMA RAWAT INAP DI RSUD KOTA MADIUN
Authors: Sari Ayusta Puspita , Susilowati S , Hermawatiningsih Oktaviarika Dewi 
Published: February 2023

ABSTRAK

Di Indonesia penyakit asma masuk dalam sepuluh besar penyebab kesakitan dan kematian, prevalensi asma di Indonesia mencapai 2,4% dari seluruh penduduk Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui rasionlitas dan efektivitas pada pasien asma rawat inap yang dilakukan dengan menggunan metode total sampling. Rasionalitas penggunaan obat pada pasien asma rawat inap di RSUD Kota Madiun menunjukkan ketepatan pasien 31 (100%). Rasionalitas penggunaan obat pada pasien rawat inap di RSUD Kota Madiun menunjuukan ketepatan dosis sebanyak 30 pasien, dan ketidak tepatan dosis sebanyak 1 pasien. Efektivitas penggunaan obat pada pasien rawat inap di RSUD Kota Madiun menunjukkan keefektivitasan sebanyak 30 pasien, dan ketidakefektivitasan sebanyak 1 pasien. Hubungan antara rasionalitas dengan efektivitas dengan nilai korelasinya 1,000 menunjukkan termasuk dalam kategori hubungan yang sempurna.

Kata kunci: Asma, Rasionalitas, Efektivitas
ABSTRACT

In Indonesia, asthma is included in the top ten causes of morbidity and mortality, the prevalence of asthma in Indonesia reaches 2.4% of the entire population of Indonesia. This study aims to determine the rationality and effectiveness of hospitalized asthma patients using the total sampling method. The rationale for the use of drugs in hospitalized asthma patients at the Madiun City Hospital shows the accuracy of patients 31 (100%). The rationale for the use of drugs in hospitalized patients at the Madiun City Hospital shows the accuracy of the dose as many as 30 patients, and the inaccurate dose of 1 patient. The effectiveness of the use of drugs in hospitalized patients at the Madiun City Hospital showed effectiveness as many as 30 patients, and ineffectiveness as many as 1 patient. The relationship between rationality and effectiveness with a correlation value of 1,000 shows that it is included in the category of a perfect relationship.

Keywords: Asthma, Rationality, Effectiveness
Analisis Astronomical Twilight Sebagai Tanda Penentuan Awal Waktu Salat Isya
Authors: Safrida Lidya , Machzumy Machzumy 
Published: February 2023

Masyarakat sering menghadapi persoalan dan permasalahan yang berkaitan dengan peribadatan umat Islam, umat Islam juga dituntut untuk malaksanakan kewajiban-kewajiban yang menjadi faktor penting dalam agama Islam terutama kewajiban salat lima waktu yang telah ditentukan waktunya. Matahari merupakan benda langit yang bisa dijadikan acuan untuk menentukan awal waktu salat. Selama ini masyarakat menentukan waktu-waktu salat itu dengan cara melihat bayang-bayang matahari, piringan matahari dan syafaq (twilight). Selama ini masarakat juga hanya melihat keindahan warna langit barat tanpa mengetahui apa saja yang mempengaruhi perbedaan warna langit pada setiap harinya. Dalam hal ini penulis ingin meneliti astronomical twilight, karena penulis sendiri sangat tertarik dan penasaran dengan langit senja astronomical twilight. Untuk mengetahui pengaruh warna dan keakurasian astronomical twilight, tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui apa saja yang mempengaruhi astronomical twilight dalam menentukan awal waktu salat Isya, untuk mengetahui bagaimana keakuratan astronomical twilight dalam menentukan awal waktu salat Isya. Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan astronomi, data primer yang digunakan berupa hasil dokumentasi foto langit barat pada tanggal 18, 20, 21, 22 dan 23 Mei 2022 dan hasil wawancara kepala BMKG Lhokseumawe. Data yang dikumpulkan lalu dianalisis dengan metode deskriptif analisis. Hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa terjadinya perbedaan warna setiap harinya sangat dipengaruhi oleh suhu udara, di Lhokseumawe langit sudah benar-benar gelap (astronomical twilight) rata-rata pada pukul 19:33. Sedangkan keakurasiannya di Lhokseumawe astronomical twilight pada tanggal 18, 20, 21, 22, dan 23 Mei 2022 belum bisa dijadikan sebagai patokan awal waktu salat Isya.
Uji Komparasi Instrumen Arah Kiblat Antara Qibla Tracker dan Mizwala Qibla Finder
Authors: Maulidin Maulidin , Abdullah Abdullah 
Published: February 2023

People often face problems and problems related to the direction of the Qibla. So far, the measurement of the direction of the Qibla in most methods always uses the Sun, the Sun is one of the celestial bodies that can be used as a reference to measure the direction of the Qibla either in the shadow of the Sun or the azimuth of the Sun. From the help of the Sun, many qibla direction instruments were born such as the Mizwala Qibla Finder and Qiblat Tracker. In this case the author wants to test the accuracy of both instruments with the help of theodolites. To find out the extent of the accuracy of the results of measuring the direction of the Qibla with the instrument, the author formulated several research questions. 1 what is the qibla direction measurement technique using Mizwala Qibla Finder and Qibla Tracker? 2 how is the accuracy rate of Qibla direction using Mizwala Qibla Finder and Qibla Tracker? To answer these research questions, the author uses a qualitative research method with an astronomical approach, the primary data used is in the form of the results of a trial measurement of qibla direction with Mizwala Qibla Finder and Qibla Tracker. Based on the results of research conducted by comparing two instruments, namely Qibla Tracker and Mizwala Qibla Finder, it can be concluded that Mizwala Qibla Finder is the first place compared to Qibla Tracket with a difference of 00 1' 37.43" while Qiblat is a difference of 10 7' 2.57"