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The Impact of Digital Marketing and Digital Transformation on Brand Promotion and Brand Positioning in Kosovo’s Enterprises
Authors: Istrefi-Jahja Arta , Zeqiri Jusuf 
Published: January 2022

Digitalization is very important for every company in today’s fierce competition. The development of Information Technologies has helped companies change means of reaching their clients and changing their working practices. The paper tries to assess digital marketing (DM) and digital transformation (DT) techniques that impact enterprises in Kosovo in the process of their brand promotion and brand positioning using google analytics, social media, e-commerce, search engines, mobile apps, or other digital channels. DT is profoundly important to every company, yet the correlation between DT, brand promotion, and brand positioning for Kosovo’s enterprises has not been researched a lot. With the DT, many companies are redefining business procedures and marketing strategies. The research will collect data using a survey with 150 companies generated by the Kosovo Business Registration Agency. Partial Least Square is used to analyse the collected data. Structural Equation modelling is used to assess the relationship between exogenous and endogenous variables used in the research proposed model. A moderation effect is used to test whether COVID-19 or the company's size is linked to the usage of DM and DT. The results are expected to reveal that DM and the digitalization process of enterprises affect brand promotion and brand position. The findings also imply that social media are widely used relative to other marketing channels. Companies that use DM and invest more in technology have better chances to promote and position their brands.
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Predictive policing: een balans na zes jaar empirisch evaluatieonderzoek in België
Authors: Hardyns Wim , Rummens Anneleen 
Published: January 2022

Predictive policing: a balance after six years of empirical evaluation research in Belgium
Predictive policing is the use of historical crime and other data in complex statistical models to predict where and when there is a high risk of new crime events. These predictions can then be used to direct police patrols proactively. Despite the increasing use and commercialisation of predictive policing worldwide, academic research into the methodological and operational dimensions of predictive policing is relatively limited. Since 2015 we have researched and tested several predictive crime models methodologically and operationally, based on police and other (big) data sources in several Belgian police districts. In this article, we summarise the results of six years of empirical research into predictive policing and look to the future of predictive policing research and practice.
Effect of Insecticides on Natural-Enemies
Authors: Abdel-Raheem Mohamed 
Published: January 2022

Pesticides management options for control of invertebrate pests in many parts of the world. Despite an increase in the use of pesticides, crop losses due to pests have remained largely unchanged for 30–40 years. Beyond the target pests, broad-spectrum pesticides may affect non-target invertebrate species, including causing reductions in natural enemy population abundance and activity, and competition between pest species. Assays of invertebrates against weathered residues have shown the persistence of pesticides might play an important part in their negative impacts on natural enemies in the field. A potential outcome of frequent broad-spectrum pesticide use is the emergence of pests not controlled by the pesticides but benefiting from reduced mortality from natural enemies and competitive release, commonly known as secondary pests.
Nano-Biopesticides as an Emerging Technology for Pest Management
Authors: Hazafa Abu , Murad Muhammad , Umer Masood Muhammad , Bilal Shahid , Nasir Khan Muhammad , Farooq Qasim , Omer Iqbal Muhammad , Shakir Muhammad , Naeem Muhammad 
Published: January 2022

With an increasing world population, the demand for quality food is rising. To meet safe food demand, it is necessary to double or maybe triple agriculture production. Annually, almost 25% of the world crop is destroyed due to pests. During the past few decades, different pesticides, including chemical, synthetic, biological, and botanical have been adopted to achieve adequate results against pests for agriculture interests and plant safety. Globally, more than 200,000 people died every year due to direct chemical and synthetic pesticides poisoning. But these pesticides did not achieve the desired results due to delivery problems, less stability, low biodegradability, less specificity, and high cost. To overcome these problems, the rapidly emerging field of nanotechnology is considered an important achievement in the agriculture sectors in order to improve pest mortality rates and crop production. The nano-biopesticides attained special attention against the insect pests due to their small size (1-100 nm), large surface area, high stability, cost-effectiveness, fever toxicity, and easy field application. The current chapter highlights the relevance of nano-biopesticides for pest insect management on several crops of agricultural concern. The mechanisms of action, delivery, and environmental sustainability of nano-biopesticides are also discussed in the present chapter.
Electromagnetic Spectrum of the Corona Discharge and Their Fundamental Frequency
Authors: E. Martínez Santos Luis , Linares y Miranda Roberto , P. Espino-Cortés Fermín 
Published: January 2022

Historically, the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) began with the disturbances at the radio navigation systems generated by the electrical power distribution lines; hence it was referred to as Radio Interference (RI). This disturbance is an Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). Although this type of EMI has been studied since the first decades of the past century, it still maintains a continued interest of the researchers, especially with the Corona Discharge (CD), generated by High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems. Because of its design criterion and the concern that this phenomenon may affect the new radio communication systems in the very high frequency (VHF), ultra high frequency (UHF), and microwave bands, interest in their studies continues. In this chapter, an analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum of the CD is presented. The CD is generated at a short transmission line located within a semi-anechoic chamber. To be sure of the phenomenon, the CD is identified by its current pulse, which is well studied. The instruments used are an oscilloscope of 2 GHz and 2 GS/s, a spectrum analyzer, and an EMI test receiver. The results show that the CD concentrates its energy at frequencies below 70 MHz. In the UHF band, only narrowband signals very separated were found, with levels that cannot affect radio communication systems.
The role of education in cognitive functions among middle-age and older patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea
Authors: Hlaing Ei E , Dollinger Stephanie M Clancy , Brown Terry M 
Published: January 2022

Objective The goal of the current study was to examine the interaction between educational level and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), one of the most under diagnosed sleep disorders, on cognitive functions such as verbal fluency, psychomotor vigilance, executive functions, visuospatial ability, and attention span.
Material and Methods One hundred and nine participants (47 controls and 62 untreated OSA patients) participated in the study and completed the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, WAIS-III digit span and block design, semantic and phonemic fluency tests, and a psychomotor vigilance task. Subjective sleep and health measures were assessed.
Results In semantic fluency and visuospatial ability tasks, patients with higher education performed better than patients with lower education and controls with lower education. This difference in moderation effects was not observed for vigilance, phonemic fluency, attention span, or executive functions although education was a significant predictor for all cognitive tasks.
Conclusion Higher education may have contributed to cognitive reserve in OSA patients (but not for controls) as reflected in better semantic fluency and visuospatial ability. This benefit of higher education contributing to larger cognitive reserve in patients with OSA helped buffer the deficits for some cognitive functions but not for others. This may indicate that this buffer is not limitless because when the cognitive demand gets higher the educational buffer no longer works.
Sensitivity and specificity of four screening sleep-disordered breathing tests in patients with and without cardiovascular disease
Authors: Amado-Garzón Sandra Brigitte , Ruiz Alvaro J , Rondón-Sepúlveda Martín Alonso , Hidalgo-Martínez Patricia 
Published: January 2022

Objectives Polysomnogram is the gold standard for the diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB); a sensitive and specific alternative strategy would be ideal, due to its low availability, and screening patients at high risk of OSA is very important. This study aimed to determine the operating characteristics of screening tests in patients with and without cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Material and Methods Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), Berlin, STOP-bang and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were applied in adults with and without cardiovascular disease in three Colombian cities, as well as anthropometric measurements and a polysomnogram. Operating characteristics were calculated for each test and the best cut-off values in patients with and without CVD were obtained.
Results 964 patients (median age: 58), 662 with and 302 without CVD were included. The prevalence for SDB (AHI =5) were 43.4 % (OSA), 16.2% (central apnea), and 12.4 % (other). In patients without CVD, the highest sensitivity for OSA and central apnea was for PSQI (80-85%). The highest specificity was for STOP-bang (68%) and Berlin (78.6%). In CVD the best sensitivity was for PSQI (81.9%) followed by Berlin (71.9%) and the best specificity for STOP-bang (82.1%). No isolated questionnaire showed good diagnostic performance (AUC=0.6) and the cut-off values had no variations except for ESS.
Conclusion Screening tests showed low operating characteristics for the diagnosis to SDB, but better performance in patients with CVD. They are not recommended as the only diagnostic test, but they can be useful to guide the initial diagnostic process.
Participación de enfermería en Políticas Públicas, ¿Por qué es importante?: Revisión integrativa de la literatura
Authors: Saldías Fernández Ma. Angélica , Parra Giordano Denisse , Martí Gutiérrez Trinidad 
Published: January 2022

Objective: To analyze the scientific evidence available in the literature regarding the role of the political participation of the nursing profession.Method: Integrative literary review in six stages, in MEDLINE / PUBMED, ISI WEB OF SCIENCE, EBSCOHOST WEB, LILACS, and SCIELO databases 2010 - 2020 in English, Portuguese and Spanish languages, adjusted to PRISMA requirements. The data were summarized by thematic analysis.Results: From 75 texts, 23 were analyzed. 35% of the publications were made between 2010 to 2012, 48% are from the United States, 65% were obtained from PUBMED, and 26% are case studies. Two categories of work are obtained: Political participation of the nursing profession and Virtue and competences; Strategies and challenges to participate in PPs. Similarities are shown between both categories.Conclusion: Nursing has socio-political activism promoted by nurses in different contexts. To the extent that nursing professionals become aware of political involvement as an expression of socio-political knowledge, their participation favors the public policy process. It is an opportunity for change given their strategic position as referents of care of people in health systems.
Objetivo: Analizar la evidencia científica disponible en la literatura en torno al rol de participación política del profesional enfermero.Método: Revisión integrativa literaria en seis etapas, en bases de datos MEDLINE/PUBMED, ISI WEB OF SCIENCE, EBSCOHOST WEB, LILACS y SCIELO publicados entre 2010 - 2020 en idiomas inglés, portugués y español, ajustada a los requerimientos PRISMA. Los datos fueron resumidos mediante análisis temático. Resultados: A partir de 75 textos, 23 fueron analizados. Un 35% de las publicaciones se realizó entre 2010 al 2012, el 48% son de Estados Unidos, un 65% se obtuvieron de PUBMED y el 26% son estudios de caso. Se obtienen dos categorías de trabajo: Participación política del profesional enfermero y Virtudes y competencias. Estrategias y desafíos para participar en PPs. Se muestran similitudes entre ambas categorías.Conclusión: Enfermería posee activismo sociopolítico impulsado por enfermeras en diferentes contextos. En la medida en que los profesionales de enfermería se hacen conscientes del rol de participación política como una expresión del patrón de conocimiento sociopolítico, su participación favorece el proceso de políticas públicas, y es una oportunidad para el cambio dada su posición estratégica como referentes del cuidado de las personas en los sistemas de salud.
Impacto de los juegos reducidos sobre la toma de decisiones y la técnica en jugadores de fútbol sub-12: efecto del espacio cerrado
Authors: Pérez Muñoz Salvador , Recouvreur Encinas David , Sánchez Muñoz Antonio , Rodríguez Cayetano Alberto 
Published: January 2022

The aim of the research was to analyze how the practice of small sided games influences technique and decision-making in U-12 football players male, with modification of the space. There were 12 U-12 players participating. They carried out 20 training sessions based on small sided games of football on a playing field that is surrounded by walls generating an enclosed playing space. The sample showed normal values in the Saphiro-Wilk test. The main results show that there are significant differences in the pass and control variables, and there is a significant improvement in the execution and decision-making actions. Decision-making showed significant differences in all the indicators. Therefore, it improves the technique and decisions in specific game situations, through the use of small sided games, in this way it can be considered as a methodological resource to be used in these training phases.
El objetivo de la investigación fue analizar cómo influyen la práctica de juegos reducidos sobre la técnica y la toma de decisiones en jugadores sub-12 de fútbol masculino, con modificación del espacio. Participaron 12 jugadores Sub-12. Realizaron 20 sesiones de entrenamiento basado en juegos reducidos de fútbol en un campo de juego que está rodeado con paredes generando un espacio de juego cerrado. La muestra presentó valores normales en la prueba de Saphiro-Wilk. Los principales resultados mostraron que existen diferencias significativas en las variables de pase y control, y se mejoran las acciones técnicas y la toma de decisiones de forma significativa. La toma de decisiones presentó diferencias significativas en todos los índices. Por lo tanto, mejora la técnica y las decisiones en situaciones específicas de juego, mediante el uso de los juegos reducidos, de esta forma se puede considera como un recurso metodológico a utilizar en estas etapas de formación.
Del trastorno del diálogo tónico a la inestabilidad psicomotriz: Taxonomía diagnóstica
Authors: Boscaini Franco , Cachón Zagalaz Javier , Díaz Suárez Arturo 
Published: January 2022

The goal of this work is to deepen the relationship between hyperactivity and tonic dialogue, by considering the body as a common element of communication even if their psychomotor manifestations and meanings are different during development. While tonic dialogue is vital for the child in the constitution of the attachment bond, psychomotor instability is the expression of a difficulty in relating to reality. In the clinic it is difficult to place instability in international diagnostic classifications, due to the multi-problematic nature and variability of expressions of it. Research confirms the consequences of a disorder of tonic dialogue, constituting a model on which future behaviors will be organized. The authors hypothesize that each stage of the body communication, if lived with difficulty, constitutes a matrix on which diversified expressions of instability will be structured. The intent, therefore, is to collect theoretical-clinical material in order to subsequently make a diagnostic classification of psychomotor instability.
El objetivo de este trabajo es profundizar en la relación entre hiperactividad y diálogo tónico al considerar el cuerpo como elemento común de comunicación, aunque sus manifestaciones psicomotoras y significados sean diferentes durante el desarrollo. Mientras que el diálogo tónico es vital para que el niño establezca el vínculo de apego, la inestabilidad psicomotora es la expresión de una dificultad para relacionarse con la realidad. La complejidad y variabilidad de los cuadros clínicos dificulta su ubicación en las clasificaciones diagnósticas internacionales. La investigación luego confirma las consecuencias del trastorno del diálogo tónico, constituyendo un modelo sobre el que se organizarán los comportamientos futuros. Los autores plantean la hipótesis de que cada etapa del diálogo tónico, si se vive con dificultad, constituye una matriz sobre la que se estructurarán diversas expresiones de inestabilidad. La intención es recopilar material teórico-clínico para posteriormente realizar una clasificación diagnóstica de la inestabilidad psicomotora.
Pecan agroforestry systems improve soil quality by stimulating enzyme activity
Authors: Wang Zhaocheng , Zhou Mengyu , Liu Hua , Huang Cheng , Ma Yuhua , Ge Hao xin , Ge Xiang , Fu Songling 
Published: January 2022

Background
Forest and plantation intercropping are efficient agroforestry systems that optimize land use and promote agroforestry around the world. However, diverse agroforestry systems on the same upper-plantation differently affect the physical and chemical properties of the soil.

Methods
The treatments for this study included a single cultivation (CK) pecan control and three agroforestry systems (pecan + Paeonia suffruticosa + Hemerocallis citrina, pecan + Paeonia suffruticosa, and pecan + Paeonia lactiflora). Soil samples were categorized according to the sampling depth (0–20 cm, 20–40 cm, 40–60 cm).

Results
The results demonstrated that the bulk density (BD) of soil under the pecan agroforestry system (PPH and PPL) was reduced by 16.13% and 7.10%, respectively, and the soil moisture content (MC) and total soil porosity (TPO) increased. Improvements in the physical properties of the soil under the PPS agroforestry system were not obvious when compared with the pecan monoculture. The soil total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), available potassium (AK), and total carbon (TC) increased significantly, while the soil urease (S-UE), alkaline phosphatase (S-AKP), and 1,4-β-N-acetylglucosamines (S-NAG) enzyme activity also increased significantly, following agroforestry. Overall, the pecan agroforestry system significantly improved the physical properties of the pecan plantation soil, enriched the soil nutrients, and increased the activity of soil enzymes related to TC, TN, and TP cycles.
Knowledge, Practices and Attitude of Health Care Support Personnel on COVID-19: A Comparative Study Bhutan and Sri Lanka
Authors: Jayasekera Priyamali , Dolkar Diki , Dissanayake Tharindu 
Published: January 2022

Background: Health care support personnel are more vulnerable to COVID-19 due to the nature of their work. Their comparatively lower education qualifications, the important service they provide and associated risks of infection to themselves and others are high. This study attempts to explore and compare the knowledge, practices, and attitude of health care support personnel in Bhutan and Sri Lanka.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study using a purposive stratified sampling method with a questionnaire administered on knowledge, practices, and attitude was conducted from September 2020 to June 2021. The analysis was run using SPSS 21.
Results: There were 775 (383 Sri Lankans, 392 Bhutanese) respondents. They consist of attendants (204), health care assistants (labourers) (355), cleaners (140), ambulance drivers (35) and security guards (41). Their levels of education were Grade 12 (24.5%), Grade 10 (41.2%), Grade 8-5(22.2%), and no formal education (12.1%). The majority (66.3%) had a ‘good’ knowledge level of COVID-19. Sri Lankan and Bhutanese mean knowledge score is 7.55 and 7.44 respectively (p<0.05). Overall, not much difference is observed in Practice related to COIVD-19 in both countries. Sri Lankans reported less fear of contact with COVID patients than Bhutanese (p<0.05), but more Bhutanese feel safe at work than Sri Lankans (p<0.05). More Bhutanese (90.8%) report satisfaction with measures taken by their hospital compared to Sri Lankans (49.3%).
Conclusion: Sri Lanka reports slightly higher knowledge test means compared to Bhutan. While more Bhutanese report fear of contact with COVID-19 patients, more Bhutanese report satisfaction with measures taken by their hospitals for their safety, comparatively. It is important to explore the low levels of appreciation perceived, fears reported, and study ways to improve the psychological well-being of healthcare support staff.
Metronidazole-induced Metallic Taste: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Karrar Hani Raka , Nouh Mahmoud Ismail , Alhendi Rehab Salah Aldin , Nouh Yousef Ismail , Nooh Mawadah Ismaeel , Almansour Ramlah Abdulfattah , Alayafi Yahya Hasan , Alharthy Baidaa Talal , Albarrak Sarah Khalid , Alshame Hanin Ali 
Published: January 2022

Aims: This study aimed to estimate the incidence rate of metallic taste side effects in a patient who received metronidazole versus tinidazole and link it to the safety profile for metronidazole.
Study Design: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Place and Duration of Study: This study where written and revised in the pharmaceutical care department at general network for healthcare providers Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. between Mar 2021 and Dec 2021.
Methodology: Literature searches were conducted in the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Statistical analysis was performed using Review Manager (RevMan) Version 5.4 software.
Results: Our meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials studies confirm that there is a slight increase in the rate of metallic taste adverse effects. Around one-fifth of patients who were treated with tinidazole had developed an incidence rate (5.1%) higher than the patient who treated with metronidazole. Our data shows that the incidence rate of metallic taste adverse effects in patients who received metronidazole was 15.5% (58/373) while the incidence rate in patients who received tinidazole was 20.6% (104/505). But the overall rate of metallic taste adverse effects was not statistically significantly different (RR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.45 to 2.55; P = 0.87). also, there was statistical heterogeneity in the included studies (I2 = 75%).
Conclusion: In our meta-analysis, the incidence rate of metronidazole-associated metallic taste adverse effects was slightly lower than the incidence rate of tinidazole-associated metallic taste adverse effects. It is not statistically significant as the result shows but still shifting the patient to metronidazole instead of tinidazole may decrease the incidence rate of metallic taste by (5.1%) and give good coverage for the microbial than tinidazole.