bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
INFLUENCE OF TOP LEADERSHIP SUPPORT ON CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN KENYA
Authors: Muthigah Faithmercy , Kiragu David , Sang Anne 
Published: February 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of top leadership support on customer relationship management in private hospitals in Kenya
Materials and Methods: The study adopted descriptive survey design. It targeted 161 private hospitals which are accredited by NHIF in Kenya and which formed the unit of analysis of the study. Simple random sampling was then be used to obtain the 644 respondents. The researcher utilized a structured questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale to gather the data. The collected data was coded and entered in SPSS for further analysis. Descriptive and inferential analysis was conducted. Before inferential analysis was conducted, diagnostics tests were done.
Results: The study confirmed that there existed a statistically significant relationship between top leadership support and customer relationship in Kenya, rejecting the null hypothesis and supporting the alternative hypothesis that there is a positive relationship between top leadership support and CRM. Top leadership explained 58.5% of CRM and this implies that if private hospitals boost top leadership support like staff motivation, delegation of duties, mentorship and coaching and strategic planning, staff morale would increase leading to high performance
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends that top leaders/management should support strategic policy process from formulation, development all through to implementation to ensure effective application of CRM in their institutions.
Exposure of Copper Nano-Particles (CuNPs) Impairs Developmental Stages and Hatchability in the Fresh Water Snail Indoplanorbis exustus (Planorbidae: Pulmonate)
Authors: Mehraj Ahtisham , Pandit Sangeeta Vallabharay 
Published: February 2022

Pollution of water bodies by humans, in our day-to-day activities impairs the quality of water, thereby making the water sources unsuitable for aquatic fauna and also for human health. Various sources of pollutants in excess may negatively affect the diversity of living organisms. The evolving growth of nanotechnology has attracted a great deal of attention due to its concern in assessing their environmental and health safety. The present study was conducted to investigate toxicity of copper nanoparticles (CuNP) on the development of fresh water snail Indoplanorbis exustus. Acclimatized snails were exposed to increasing concentration of CuNP for 96 h and acute toxicity experiment was carried out to determine LC50, followed by exposure of snails to sublethal concentrations of CuNP to observe developmental deformities and to estimate percentage hatchability and survivability of young ones. The projected LC50 value for 96h of CuNPs was found to be 5.8mg/L, followed by exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of 1/6th(0.96mg/L), 1/5th(1.16mg/L), 1/4th(1.45mg/L), and 1/3th (1.93mg/L). The highest concentration of (1.93mg/L;1/3thof LC50) retarded hatching and caused morphological deformities in the larvae. However, no significant difference was observed in the weight of embryos in 7 days. These results revealed that CuNP exposure at sub lethal concentrations exerted developmental stress.
HIGHLIGHTS

Most of the invertebrate models used in aquatic toxicity are from phylum Mollusca, the gastropods are considered as the best model organisms for NPs toxicity because they are adapted to various environmental disturbances due to their dual habitat, easy availability, high fecundity, small size, short generation time and adaptability.
Snails, Indoplanorbis exustus were exposed to increasing concentration of copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) for 96 h and acute toxicity experiment was carried out to determine LC50, followed by exposure of snails to sublethal concentrations of CuNPs to observe developmental deformities and to estimate percentage hatchability and survivability of young ones
The highest concentration of (1.93 mg/L; 1/3th of LC50) retarded hatching and caused morphological deformities in the larvae. However, no significant difference was observed in the weight of embryos in 7 days. These results revealed that CuNP exposure at sub lethal concentrations exerted developmental stress on snails
Electrochemical Studies of the Effect of Preannealing Temperature and Aging Time on the Degree of Sensitization in 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel
Authors: Dehghanpour M. , Naghizadeh M. , Karimihaghighi R. , Moayed M.H. 
Published: February 2022

The degree of sensitization (DOS) of an aged 2205 duplex stainless steel preannealed at three solution temperatures was determined using the double loop electrochemical potentiodynamic reactivation method. Solution annealing at 1,250°C prior to 10 min aging at 850°C resulted in a much lower DOS than that of samples preannealed at 1,050°C and at 1,150°C. However, compared to other samples, the increase in DOS of the sample preannealed at 1,250°C was more significant after longer aging at 850°C. A promising correlation between the DOS and the volume fraction of the sigma phase was observed.
Revisión literaria sobre los factores que inciden en la competitividad de las empresas
Authors: Maldonado Salinas Hector Hugo 
Published: February 2022

La entrada en vigor del T-MEC es una herramienta que permite a México impulsar su economía y adaptarla a las tendencias y necesidades que demanda la nueva etapa de la Globalización en el siglo XXI, sin embargo; la competitividad de la economía mexicana en contraste con la economía de cualquier otro país desarrollado presenta un desequilibrio en términos sociales, económicos y comerciales. La presente investigación estima como objetivo central identificar los principales factores que inciden en la competitividad de las empresas, estriba en el tipo cualitativo, no experimental, bajo una revisión exhaustiva de la literatura científica. Como resultado se obtuvo; un marco teórico/literario que servirá como referente para futuras investigaciones. A partir de la revisión literaria, se identificaron un total de ocho factores que han actuado como los determinantes que inciden en la competitividad de las empresas.
Deepening teachers’ engagement to improve learners’ performance in modular learning through OCEANS 13 program
Authors: Gomez Angelie M. C. , Ceballo Emma C. 
Published: February 2022

The outbreak of COVID- 19 challenged the education sector to continue the delivery of quality and accessible education. Most teachers in the Senior High School were concerned about the lack of motivation on the part of the learners to submit the modules given to them as well as the activity sheets during remediation resulting to poor academic performance. Hence, this study aimed to improve learners’ performance in modular learning by deepening teachers’ engagement through the OCEANS 13 Program. This program had 3 phases. The first phase was AGAK (Ang Gitinguha Atong Kab-uton) or (Reach our Dreams) which was a Parent-Teacher-Learner Consultation, the second phase was Intensified Home Visitation (IHV) and the third phase was HBO (Hawak-kamay with the Brgy. Officials) or (hand-in-hand with community officials) which was a partnership of the school and community officials. These interventions were conducted to the 20 Grade 11 learners who were at risk of failing during the onset of COVID-19, School Year 2020-2021. The conduct of the 2 phases of this program has significantly improved the learners’ performance as it is evident in the learners’ status at the end of the semester with a 100% of the students who passed in all subject areas. The 3rd phase was not conducted anymore. Results from the Pre and Post-Intervention Surveys to the 73 learners with grades 75-79 about their teachers’ engagement revealed that the difference between the two means is significant even at the 0.01 level (p = 0.000345, p < .01). Hence, this signifies that OCEANS 13, is very effective not just in the improvement of the learners’ performance but also it changed significantly the perception of the students on the treatment of their teachers toward them. Based from the results of this study, we recommend to continue this program.
POLÍTICA DE FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES E PROFESSORAS NO BRASIL:
Authors: ANDRADE ANTONIA COSTA , Costa Maria da Conceição Dos Santos , CABRAL Maria da Conceição ROSA 
Published: February 2022

A política de formação de professores/as no Brasil, instituída no âmbito social da lógica do modo de produção capitalista, vêm construindo alternativas de padronização, bem como, do controle do conjunto da classe trabalhadora em um processo de mutação da sua atividade. Nesse contexto de formação para o trabalho, este estudo analisa a política de formação de professores/as no Brasil, com foco no Programa Residência Pedagógica (PRP) na Amazônia. Problematiza-se a disputa de um projeto curricular dos cursos de formação de professores/as, quando do alinhamento à Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), ao Projeto Pedagógico de Curso e o PRP. Os pressupostos teórico-metodológicos se fundamentam no materialismo histórico dialético, fazendo uso da análise documental, com destaque para as regulamentações da Capes e, dos projetos institucionais do Programa (versão 2020), das sete maiores IES federais do Norte. O tratamento dos dados se deu por meio da análise de conteúdo. Os resultados indicam que a Região Norte, ainda se mantem historicamente, como a que menos recebe financiamento das políticas desenvolvidas no Brasil, pois recebeu um menor número de bolsas. Quanto aos Projetos do PRP, se apresentam alinhados às estratégias de controle do trabalho, com vinculação à Pedagogia das Competências, validando a lógica dicotômica entre trabalho manual e intelectual na Educação Superior. No entanto, em que pese as contradições de opções teórico-metodológicas, impostas pelos critérios do Edital, registra-se que as Universidades da Região, forjaram em sua maioria, luta em defesa de investimentos para os estudantes e oportunidades de projetos formativos, por meio do PRP.
Palavras-chave: Política de Formação de professores/as. Programa Residência Pedagógica. Trabalho Docente. Educação Superior. Região Norte.
Klinisk utprøving av WISC-V
Authors: Egeland Jens , Lund Olaf , Andreassen Tor Herman 
Published: February 2022

Two-hundred and thirty-six WISC-V protocols from children assessed in the Child Psychiatric Clinic of Vestfold Hospital Trust took part in the study. We analyzed four issues known either to be specifically important or to be problematic in previous Wechsler adaptions. The first issue relates to whether the items on the translated verbal tests show the expected decreasing frequency of correct answers. Second, we check for invariance of the five-factor structure across age and gender groups. Third, we assess whether the new visual span test varies sufficiently from digit span to defend having two span tests. Fourth, we report the Cronbach’s alpha levels in the clinical sample and check for possible verbal items decreasing reliability. The analyses showed small insufficiencies, and thus we conclude that the test also maintains the necessary psychometric capacity in a clinical sample.
Keywords: WISC-V, invariance of factor structure, fluid reasoning, working memory
Digital Concrete Production With Vertical Textile Reinforcement
Authors: Dittel Gözdem , Scheurer Martin , Dringenberg Steffen , Jitton Joaquin Velasco , Gries Thomas 
Published: February 2022

One major challenge preventing widespread introduction of digital concrete production is the integration of reinforcing materials. Textile grid structures offer a possible solution for this challenge.
Textile reinforced concrete (TRC) has been researched for approximately 20 years and is currently being commercialized, initially in pre-cast elements for facades and bridges. TRC enables the construction of thin-walled, strong structures with a high freedom of design, properties well suited for the integration in digital concrete production.
First trials for this integration have been performed and published. However, these studies only use short fibres mixed into the concrete matrix or textile reinforcement within the printing plane, which limits the transferred loads.
This study shows the results of preliminary tests of vertical, out-of-plane textile reinforcements for digital concrete production. The textile reinforcement is fixed vertically and the concrete printing process is performed diagonally, “through” the textile. The results of four-point bending tests are presented.
Peran Guru Dalam Pengajaran dan Model Kinerja dalam Alkitab
Authors: Kia A Dan 
Published: February 2022

Kegiatan pendidikan membutuhkan pendidik yang memiliki kinerja yag baik, hal ini dikarenakan Kinerja merupakan kegiatan yang dijalankan oleh tiap-tiap individu dalam kaitannya untuk mencapai tujuan yang sudah direncanakan. Berkaitan dengan hal tersebut, maka harus dilihat dari prespektif Alkitab sehubungan dengan peran guru dalam pengajaran dan juga sebagai model yang patut diteladani. Kinerja merupakan suatu konsep yang bersifat universal dan merupakan efektifitas operasional suatu organisasi, bagian organisasi, dan karyawannya berdasarkan standar dan kriteria yang telah ditetapkan sebelumnya. Tetapi secara khusus dalam lingkup pendidikan Kristen, semuanya ini harus memiliki dasar yang sesuai kehendak Allah agar memenuhi standar perilaku yang telah ditetapkan serta dapat membuahkan tindakan dan hasil yang diinginkan.Dunia pendidikan memberikan suatu gambaran yang positif dalam setiap peran yang ada melalui pendidik sebagai pelaku utama dalam proses belajar mengajar, namun bila dicermati, maka akan terlihat rendahnya kinerja guru dalam profesinya dewasa ini dan hal ini merupakan kenyataan yang perlu diakui dalam dunia pendidikan. Dalam dunia pendidikan, kebutuhan agar menghasilkan guru-guru yang berdedikasi, kokoh, dan terpercaya oleh masyarakat, merupakan hal penting dan mendesak demi peningkatan mutu pendidikan. Alkitab, memberikan beberapa gambaran peran dan kinerja yang dapat menjadi contoh dari tokoh-tokoh dalam Perjanjian Lama sebagai bukti acuan yang harus diteladani bagi pendidik Kristen masa kini. Gambaran dari tokoh-tokoh dalam Alkitab jika dipelajari dengan baik, maka akan bermanfaat dan berdampak bagi kinerja seorang pendidik Kristen. Pengaruh positif dari tokoh-tokoh tersebut akan memberikan suatu kemampuan yang bisa ditranformasikan melalui tindakan dalam proses belajar menagajar.
Makna Dan Fungsi Label Kehormatan Israel Dalam Keluaran 19:6 Ditinjau Dari Teoti Identitas Sosial
Authors: Hasibuan Serepina 
Published: February 2022

Label kehormatan Israel pada Keluaran 19:6 diberikan oleh TUHAN kepada mereka yang baru saja keluar dari Mesir di gunung Sinai. Sebagaimana label menggambarkan identitas, maka pemahaman label kehormatan Israel tentunya bertujuan untuk membentuk identitas sosial dan spiritual Bangsa Israel. Artikel ini akan membahas makna dan fungsi label kehormatan melalui studi interdiscipliner antara studi biblika yang menggunakan kritik teks dan ilmu psikologi sosial yakni SIT. Dengan menggunakan dua disiplin ilmu tersebut, penulis mendapatkan hasil tafsiran yang lebih segar dan terang khususnya menyangkut makna dan fungsi label kehormatan Israel dalam Keluaran 19:6. Dari penelitian yang sudah dilakukan, maka makna label kehormatan “מַמְלֶ֥כֶת כֹּהֲנִ֖ים” (mamlekhet kohanim) dan “ג֣וֹי קָד֑וֹשׁ” (goy qadosh) adalah menyatakan identitas/jati diri suatu bangsa budak yang diangkat derajatnya menjadi kerajaan imam-imam dan bangsa yang kudus oleh TUHAN yang telah mengikat perjanjian dengan nenek moyang mereka, Abraham. Sedangkan fungsi dari pemberian label kehormatan tersebut dalam sudut pandang Teori Identitas Social (SIT) adalah menaikkan harga diri bangsa, menyatakan pengharapan yang terkandung dalam iman dan mendorong bangsa untuk berperilaku sesuai dengan identitas sosial dan spiritual mereka sebagai “Kerajaan Imam” dan “Bangsa yang Kudus”
Perubahan Kurikulum Pendidikan Agama Kristen Berdampak Pada Strategi Guru Dalam Mengajar Di Sekolah
Authors: Rismag Dalena Florentina Monica Br Manurung  , Tafonao Talizaro 
Published: February 2022

Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk mengetahui dampak yang dialami oleh guru dalam setiap perubahan kurikulum serta menemukan startegi yang tepat untuk diterapkan kepada peserta didik. Dalam tulisan ini, terdapat guru yang belum siap serta kurang antusias dalam meningkatkan kompetensinya sehingga menemukan strategi yang tepat untuk mengajar peserta didik. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode penelitian kualitatif dengan mengkaji sejauh mana dampak perubahan kurikulum pada pendidikan Agama Kristen terhadap startegi guru dalam mengajar di sekolah. Dalam proses analisis yang dilakukan, penulis menggunakan beraneka sumber literature-literatur sebagai refrensi seperti buku-buku, jurnal serta wawancara dalam mendukung analisis penulis. Hasil yang ditemukan penulis adalah berkaitan dengan startegi guru dalam menghadapi perubahan kurikulum yaitu dengan meningkatkan kompetensinya melalui pelatihan (Worksop), penelitian tidakan kelas, mengikuti perkembangan zaman, serta melakukan diskusi dengan teman sejawat sebagaimana penjelasan dalam artikel ini. Dengan demikian guru mampu mengajar di sekolah dengan startegi yang tepat meskipun ditengah perubahan kurikulum yang terjadi.
Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Sheets
Authors: Daoud Osama. M. A. , Ahmed Bashir N. 
Published: February 2022

This paper presents outcomes of extensive research conducted to study the behavior of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened with CFRP sheets and subjected to shear and flexural loading. A 3-dimensional Finite Element(FE) modelling was carried out using ABAQUS software program to simulate the flexural and shearing behavior of a number of RC beams strengthen with CFRP. Moreover, the results of the numerical simulation were compared with actual results of experimental physical modelling of RC beams subjected to the same loading conditions for validation purpose.Appreciable number of sets of control RC beams and CFRP strengthened RC beams for flexural and shear were investigated. All beams were rectangular in cross section. To accurately describe the behavior of these tested RC beams, different material constitutive models were used in the simulation. Concrete damaged plasticity model was used to model concrete;a linear elastic perfectly plastic model was used to model both reinforcing steel and stirrups, while a linear elastic isotropic model was used to simulate the behavior of CFRP material. Moreover, the interface between concrete and CFRP material was accounted for and was simulated using a tie perfect bond model while steel reinforcement is bonded with concrete as anembedded element in ABAQUS. A careful comparison between the results of the experimental tests and those of the numerical simulation showed that the proposed FE model is able to describe the behavior of reinforcedconcrete beams strengthened with CFRP in terms of crack pattern and load deflection curves to an appreciable level of accuracy. Generally, the results demonstrate that numerical approach can be used to deeply investigate thebehavior of RC beams strengthened with CFRP sheets. It was also concluded that the numerical approach was able to capture significant aspects of structural behavior of the tested beams such as strain distribution in CFRP, which is often not easily captured experimentally or analytically.
Analogue in the southwest monsoon
Authors: PAUL D. K. , MAJUMDAR V. R. , SIKKA D. R. 
Published: February 2022

Daily weather charts for the sea level and two upper levels for the months of July and August for 30 years (1946-1975) have been categorised for different features of the charts. The coded information is objectively utilised as the basic source for selecting analogues for forecasting rainfall over different parts of the country.

The suits of a forecasting experiment conducted during the monsoon season of 1978 based on the analogues for the prediction of rainfall over the meteorological sub-divisions of the country are discussed. The overall performance of the analogues for forecasting purpose is assessed with respect to operational forecasts and persistence.

The categorised information was also utilised to study the synoptic-climatological aspects of monsoon.
Windchill at Leh
Authors: MUKHERJEE A. K. , RAO T. RAMANA 
Published: February 2022

Windchill, a measure of cooling power of atmosphere for any given condition of temperature and wind, has been calculated for the mountain station Leh, situated in the Himalayan ;mountain range located at an altitude of 3514 m above mean sea level at Lat. 34 deg. 09' and Long. 77 deg. 34'. Based on this an equivalent temperature; which would be felt on exposed human body in a 5 kmph wind -the amount of ventilation in an otherwise calm condition, has been calculated. The daily data for eleven year period of 1958 to 1968 {collected by India Met Dep) were taken and calculations have been done for maximum and minimum temperature epochs. The following conclusions have been anived at:
(1) Windchill is more frequent in maximum temperature epoch with highest frequency October.
(2) Windchill is less frequent in minimum temperature epoch with least frequency in January.
(3) Magnitude of windchill is greater in the minimum temperature epoch.
(4) Wind and temperature are independent so that there is no tendency to increase windchill on coldest month or on the coldest day.
(5) Maximum windchill was found to be 14 deg. C.
(6) In the annual variation, the coldest windchill periods are controlled by wind and the least windchill period by temperature.
Somali Students’ Perceptions of a New Zealand Primary School.
Authors: Smyth Heather 
Published: February 2022

Cultural diversity is growing in New Zealand and deserves to be celebrated for the richness and opportunities for understanding it brings to our lives. Culturally-responsive approaches to education accept diversity and enable students to draw on their unique cultural capital as a learning resource. The aim of this study was to contribute to the literature in this area by finding out what Somali students in a New Zealand primary school think about their schooling: the aspects of school which challenge or support their cultural identities. Three nine and ten year-old Somali students attending a primary school in the Greater Wellington region participated in focus groups. Open- ended questions were used to elicit their perspectives on pedagogical approaches and their interactions with their peers and teachers. The students identified numerous positive aspects of their school lives, including strong friendships and autonomy in the classroom, yet revealed that bullying is an on-going issue, for themselves and other students, in and out of school.
The Ling Sound Test: What is its Relevance in the New Zealand Classroom?
Authors: McDonnell Scott 
Published: February 2022

Daniel Ling created the Ling Sound Test (auditory assessment tool) and it was first published in the book titled Speech and the Hearing-Impaired Child: Theory and Practice (Ling,1976). The philosophy behind Ling's sound test is to use a range of speech sounds that largely represents the speech spectrum from 250-8000 Hz using isolated phonemes to target low, middle and high-frequency sounds (Smiley, 2004). Ling’s phoneme sounds are [m], [ah], [oo], [ee], [sh] and [s]. The test is not a test of comprehension: it is used for checking the aural skills of detection, discrimination and identification (Smiley, 2004). A wide range of people can use this tool including audiologists, speech therapists, teachers of the deaf, classroom teachers and parents. It is a quick and accurate assessment tool that can be exercised with users of cochlear implants, hearing aids or with no amplification at all. It has a variety of applications, and can be used with a wide range of ages or needs. The Ling Sound Test is used worldwide (English speaking) and is used daily by teachers of the deaf based at van Asch Deaf Education Centre (Christchurch) and Kelston Deaf Education Centre (Auckland).