Narrative Form Research Articles

The role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in the pathogenesis of oral diseases.

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is crucial for protein synthesis, transport, and folding, as well as calcium storage, lipid and steroid synthesis, and carbohydrate metabolism. Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) occurs when misfolded or unfolded proteins accumulate in the ER lumen due to increased protein secretion or impaired folding. While the role of ERS in disease pathogenesis has been widely studied, most research has focused on extraoral diseases, leaving the role of ERS in intraoral diseases unclear. This review examines the role of ERS in oral diseases and oral fibrosis pathogenesis. A systematic search of literature through July 2023 was conducted in the MEDLINE database (via PubMed) using specific terms related to ERS, oral diseases, and fibrosis. The findings were summarized in both table and narrative form. Emerging evidence indicates that ERS significantly contributes to the pathogenesis of oral diseases and fibrosis. ERS-induced dysregulation of protein folding and the unfolded protein response can lead to cellular dysfunction and inflammation in oral tissues. Understanding the relationship between ERS and oral disease pathogenesis could offer new therapeutic targets for managing oral health and fibrosis-related complications.

Analysis of Conflict Faced by the Main Character in “Spiderman No Way Home” Movie

This research is entitled “The Analysis of Conflict Faced By The Main Character In “Spiderman No Way Home” Movie”. This study aims to find out the types of conflict in Spiderman No Way Home movie and to analyze the conflict management strategies are used by the main character in Spiderman No Way Home movie. In collecting data, this study applied observation method. The method used in analysing the data is a descriptive qualitative method. The writer analysed the data based on the theory types of conflict and conflict management strategies by Kenney (1966). In presenting the findings, formal and informal methods are used. The formal method is used by presenting the data in the form of table to present research findings on the type of conflicts the main character faces, and the informal method is used by explaining the data using description or sentence as well as in the form of text to describe how the main character manages to settle the conflict in the movie through a narrative form. The results showed that the main character of “Spiderman: No Way Home” movie faced two types of conflicts, which were internal conflict and external conflict. The external conflict dominated the data result, with 87.5% over 12.5%. The external conflict happened between the main character with other characters, also with the society. Meanwhile, the internal conflict occurred inside the main character, which was Peter Parker. An analysis of the way the main character manages the conflict was found in “Spiderman: No Way Home” movie, they were compromise, pacification, and competition. Based on the analysis result using Kenney theory (1966), the most strategy found in the movie was competition. It took 90% of the strategy result.

Extent of Parents Involvement in Enhancing Public Secondary School Students' Discipline in Siha District, Tanzania

Abstract: This study investigated the extent to which parent involvement can enhance the discipline of public secondary school students in Siha District. The study employed a convergent design under a mixed-method approach. The targeted population of 17 public secondary schools contains 17 heads of schools, 17 discipline teachers, and 7553 students from public secondary schools in Siha District. A stratified random sampling technique was used to sample 380 students from 15 schools, and a total population purposive sampling technique was used for 15 heads of schools and 15 discipline teachers to form a sample of 410 respondents. The study utilised questionnaires and interview guides for data collection, with instrument validation done by experts in educational planning and admiration at Mwenge Catholic University. The established reliability coefficients for students Likert items found in questionnaires were 0.842. The reliability of qualitative research tools was established through triangulation. The qualitative data were presented in narrative form and direct quotations and analysed thematically. The quantitative data were presented in a table and summarised in frequencies, percentages, and mean scores. Rigorous adherence to ethical concerns all over the study. The study found that, to a large extent, parent involvement enhances discipline among public secondary school students. The study concluded that parental involvement is crucial in improving student discipline in public secondary schools. The study recommends prioritising parental involvement in addressing student discipline issues rather than resorting to other strategies.

Exploration of How Digital Media and Technology are Changing Narrative Forms and Literary Consumption

This study explores how digital media and technology are transforming narrative forms and literary consumption. With the rise of e-books, audiobooks, interactive narratives, and social media platforms, traditional linear storytelling is evolving into more interactive and participatory formats. Readers are no longer passive consumers but active participants, shaping narratives through real-time feedback and collaborative storytelling on platforms like Wattpad. The study employs a qualitative, exploratory research design, including interviews, focus groups, and observational analysis, to examine how digital platforms influence reader engagement and narrative structure. Key findings highlight the shift toward nonlinear, reader-driven narratives and the growing role of multimedia in storytelling. Additionally, the research underscores how these changes are democratizing literature, allowing diverse voices to reach global audiences without traditional publishing barriers. The study concludes by discussing the implications for authors, publishers, and literary institutions, as well as offering recommendations for future research on emerging technologies like AI and virtual reality in storytelling.

Implementation of Inclusive Education in a Selected School in Malé, Maldives: Teachers’ Experiences

The basis of inclusive education is not only related to equal human rights, but also as a means to improve and achieve quality education for all. In this respect, teachers play an important role in the successful implementation of inclusive education. However, some research has shown that teachers have inadequate knowledge, skills, and training to implement inclusive education. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of teachers’ experiences in the implementation of inclusive education at a school in Malé, Maldives, including challenges faced. The study was guided by both the principles of constructivist theory and ecological theory to unveil these challenges. To attain the objectives of the study, related literature on international policies and concepts of inclusive education was reviewed in detail. Adopting a qualitative approach, data was also collected through interviews and observations with nine teachers who were selected purposefully. The data gathered from the field was analysed and described in a narrative form. Findings support the importance of teacher training, appropriate teacher-student ratio, proper resources, and an effective monitoring system for the successful implementation of inclusive education.

Tapestry of Tales: Women’s Collative Writings as Legal Storytelling

This article presents an exploration of the storytelling as a feminist practice generating a counternarrative to law, with particular focus on narrative forms that center the collation of women’s stories, examining the practice from the 1400s to contemporary microbiographies on TikTok. I focus on the literary mode of biographical collection. In doing so, I assert that it is the weaving and compounding of multitudes of stories that give rise to the challenging of law’s normative, masculinized narratives. Seemingly inconsequential, isolated biographical narratives are given larger social meaning when read together.

Structural and Process Factors Influencing Documentation Practice in Private and Public Labour Wards of Parirenyatwa Maternity Hospital, Zimbabwe

Background: Documentation is crucial for evidence-based nursing. Proper documentation ensures effective communication and quality patient care, while poor documentation compromises care. This study compared structural and process factors affecting documentation quality and patient outcomes in private and public labor wards at Parirenyatwa Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital (MNMH). Methods: A multiple methods approach was used. A total of 177 records were assessed for quality documentation, and 10 midwives were observed on practice documentation. Additionally, 116 interviews were conducted with midwives to elicit information on documentation practices. Data was collected and quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version (SPSS version 20). Qualitative data was manually analysed and thematic analysis was used to generate codes and themes. Quantitative data was presented in tables, graphs, as frequencies and percentages while qualitative data was presented in narrative form. Results: With regards to structural factors, being in a public labour ward was significantly associated with increased the likelihood of higher nurse to patient ratio compared to being in a private labour ward (p=0.002). No process indicator was significantly associated with the type of labour. Those in the public labour ward were more likely to have complications and admitted in (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) NICU (p=0.008). Conclusion: The study determined that there was poor documentation practice in both public and private labour wards. Though there was a high level of awareness of critical aspects of labour to document and the importance of documentation by midwives from both wards, this did not necessarily translate to practice. There is a need to also formulate standard operating protocols and guidelines to guide and standardize documentation at MNMH.

Knowledge and practices of youth awareness on death and dying in school settings: a systematic scoping review protocol

BackgroundAwareness-raising and education have been identified as strategies to counter the taboo surrounding death and dying. As the favoured venue for youth education, schools have an essential role to play in informing future decision-makers. However, school workers are not comfortable addressing the subjects of death and dying, which, unlike other social issues, have no guidelines to influence awareness of these subjects in youth.ObjectivesTo systematically explore the knowledge and practices on raising awareness about death and dying in schools, the viewpoints of the people involved (young people, school workers; parents), and the factors that either promote or hinder awareness practices.MethodThe scoping review method of Levac and Colquhoun (Implement Sci 5(1):69, 2010) will be used. Using a combination of keywords and descriptors, a body of literature will be identified through 15 databases and through grey literature searches, manual searches, consultation of key collaborators, and the list of relevant literature. Publications since 2009 will be selected if they relate directly to awareness-raising about death and dying in schools. Writings will be selected and extracted by two independent people, and conflicts resolved by consensus. The extracted data will be synthesized using a thematic analysis method. Experts from a variety of disciplines (health sciences, humanities, social sciences, and education) will be consulted to enhance the interpretation of the preliminary results. Results will be presented in narrative form and will include tables and diagrams.ConclusionThe results of this scoping review will contribute to the development of educational practices adapted to young people and to the identification of future avenues of research on awareness of death and dying.

The Role of A'bulosibatang Local Culture and its Relationship with Taxpayer Compliance in Gowa Regency

This research was conducted aims to determine the effect of a'bulosibatang on taxpayer compliance. Qualitative research type, which is a way used to answer research problems related to data in the form of narratives This research is a descriptive qualitative research using interviews as a research instrument. The informants are the people of Gowa who have become active taxpayers and are registered at the KP2KP Gowa Testing is done by triangulation (data coding, data reduction and conclusion drawing). The results showed that efforts to efforts to increase public trust in accountability and transparency government must continue to be encouraged. WPOP compliance in gowa Regency especially in limbung shows compliance in paying taxes, where cultural values such as cultural values such as Mutual Assistance, cooperation play a key role in the implementation of tax obligations. implementation of tax obligations. As for the implications of this research, it is in terms of formulating policies and regulations relating to existing taxation and increasing public confidence in the government's financial regulations especially for the tax funds collected. so that tax awareness and tax compliance becomes a joint responsibility as long as the government also contributes in terms of accountable and prosperous policies and management.

Analysis of the Effect of Zinc Consumption on the Growth and Development of School Age Children

Zinc is an essential mineral for the health of school-age children even though the body requires only a small amount of it. Children are among those at high risk of zinc deficiency. The aim of this study is to find out the impact of zinc consumption on the growth of school-age children. This research method uses a literature review design by searching for some articles that are relevant to the topic taken to obtain information, then analyzed and presented in a narrative form. The results show that parents who lack knowledge about the importance of zinc for health and are less attentive to this, then children may be deficient in zinc intake. As a result, it affects the child's height, weight, and brain development. When children consume zinc on a regular basis, it can support their growth, effectively deal with stunting, prevent adverse effects on their temperament, maintain the immune system, and synergistically lower blood sugar levels in obese children. In conclusion, there is a positive influence that supports the growth of the child if the need for zinc is met from food as well as supplements and a negative influence when the child consumes less zinc.

Surgical Residents' Perception of Feedback on Their Education: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Feedback is an essential tool for learning and improving performance in any sphere of education, including training of resident physicians. The learner's perception of the feedback they receive is extremely relevant to their learning progress, which must aim at providing qualified care for patients. Studies pertinent to the matter differ substantially with respect to methodology, population, context, and objective, which makes it even more difficult to achieve a clear understanding of the topic. A scoping review on this theme will unequivocally enhance and organize what is already known. The aim of this study is to identify and map out data from studies that report surgical residents' perception of the feedback received during their education. The review will consider studies on the feedback perception of resident physicians of any surgical specialty and age group, attending any year of residency, regardless of the type of feedback given and the way the perceptions were measured. Primary studies published in English, Spanish, and Portuguese since 2017 will be considered. The search will be carried out in 6 databases and reference lists will also be searched for additional studies. Duplicates will be removed, and 2 independent reviewers will screen the selected studies' titles, abstracts, and full texts. Data extraction will be performed through a tool developed by the researchers. Descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis (content analysis) will be used to analyze the data. A summary of the results will be presented in the form of diagrams, narratives, and tables. The findings of this scoping review were submitted to an indexed journal in July 2024, currently awaiting reviewer approval. The search was executed on March 15, 2024, and resulted in 588 articles. After the exclusion of the duplicate articles and those that did not meet the eligibility criteria as well as the inclusion of articles through a manual search, 13 articles were included in the review. Conducting a scoping review is the best way to map what is known about a subject. By focusing on the feedback perception more than the feedback itself, the results of this study will surely contribute to gaining a deeper understanding of how to proceed to enhance internal feedback and surgical residents' learning progress. Open Science Framework yexb; https://osf.io/yexkb. PRR1-10.2196/56727.

Analisis Perlakuan Akuntansi Aktivitas Perkebunan Berdasarkan Implementasi PSAK 69: Studi pada PT Salim Ivomas Pratama TBK

This case study focuses on a company with a single object in the form of biological assets. This study seeks to evaluate the implementation of PSAK 69 at PT. Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk, focusing on the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of biological assets, including oil palm and rubber trees, and assessing the extent to which PT Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk applies PSAK 69 in accounting practices. This research method is descriptive qualitative analysis, with secondary data obtained through documentation methods and literature studies. The analysis involves explaining the reality of an object in narrative form based on data from the 2021-2022 financial statements of PT. Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk. The results of the study indicate that the SIMP Group has adopted PSAK 69 effectively in terms of recognition, measurement, and disclosure of agricultural products. However, there are differences in the application of entities to PSAK 69 relating to measurement and disclosure.

The Effects of Sheng’ Vocabulary Usage in the Learning of Kiswahili Grammar in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya

Purpose: Sheng’ is a linguistic code based primarily on the Kiswahili structure and grammar with the lexicon drawn from Kiswahili, English and the various ethnic languages of Kenya; that are mostly spoken in towns and other urban areas. The purpose of this paper was to examine the effects of Sheng’ vocabulary on the learning of Kiswahili grammar in public secondary schools in Kenya. Methodology: Krejcie & Morgan sampling table was used to sample the schools. Stratified random sampling, simple random sampling and purposive strategy were used to sample the public secondary schools to participate. Krejcie and Morgan sampling table was used to sample 55 teachers of Kiswahili and 360 students to take part in the study. Data was collected using observation schedules, focused group discussion guides and a writing task for students. Questionnaires and interview guides were used for teachers of Kiswahili. Qualitative data collected was analyzed thematically to generate information that was summarized in graphics and discussed in narrative form. Quantitative data was analyzed with the help of Statistical package for social Studies. Findings: The findings of the study further revealed that Sheng’ vocabulary influenced written Kiswahili grammar as learners wrote Sheng’ words whereas they were expected to write standard Kiswahili. Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy, and Practice: School administrators should come up with a school-based language policy so as to control learners’ language environment. The ministry of education should encourage the culture of drama, music and debate competition among schools. The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development should also ensure language use is stipulated in Kiswahili curriculum and Sheng’ be considered as an independent language code in the country.

The pulse of sleep: novel interventions in understanding the sleep-cardiovascular connection: a literature review.

Sleep disorders represent common complaints in different medical illnesses. They encompass a risk for diverse inflammatory, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases. Sleep disorders include disorders of hypersomnolence, insomnia, parasomnias, sleep-related movement disorders, circadian rhythm sleep-wake-disorders, and sleep-related breathing disorders, each one of which was associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk in a different mechanism. In this review, the authors address the most recent research on the correlation between sleep and CVD. The literature on sleep disorders and their potential links to various cardiovascular diseases was reviewed in narrative form. For the published papers up to June 2023, the authors searched the databases of PubMed and Google Scholar. Literature demonstrating the relationship between these illnesses, pathophysiological mechanisms, diagnosis, and various therapeutic approaches was included. Sleep disorders were significantly linked to heart rate variability, hypertension, and obesity, which can eventually result in cardiovascular consequences and affect mortality and morbidity. The disruption in sleep cycles, which can be noticed in different sleep disorders, can obviously result in blood pressure, heart rate, and other cardiac functions. The clinical assessment acts as the cornerstone in the diagnosis of different spectrums of sleep disorders. The management of sleep disorders ranges from cognitive-behavioral therapy to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Additional research on the topic is needed to pinpoint any potential links and pathological processes. To improve clinical treatment and preventive measures, further observational studies should emphasize the reliability of early diagnostic signs.

Indian dance (Bharatanatyam) to ease social loneliness and isolation in older adults

ABSTRACT Older adults worldwide are facing disproportionate levels of isolation and loneliness. The current frameworks for understanding social isolation and loneliness include factors such as the physical and mental health of the individuals, loss of friends and family, level of education, relationships, and the built environment. While these models are useful, they fail to consider the individual experiences of older adults holistically; as an example, they do not include older adults’ relationship with themselves as they navigate the many challenges of life. In this article, I propose a novel framework for describing social isolation and loneliness in older adults that includes relationships to their changing bodies and experiences, to history and literature, and to nature and current events. Considering this revised framework, I summarize my observations as a teaching artist using Bharatanatyam, a 2,000-year-old Indian traditional dance form, in alleviating loneliness and isolation. Outcomes are in the form of qualitative narratives that are thematically united and presented. Given the highly communicative and relational nature of Bharatanatyam, I hypothesize that immersion in Bharatanatyam will enable connections of various kinds. This article describes three ways in which Bharatanatyam is particularly well-suited to build connections; these are 1. Connection with oneself in body, mind, and psyche; 2. Connection to tradition and history and 3. A systematic structure of relating to others, to the nature and environment, and current events.

Translation as retelling

Abstract Taking the perspective that translation is a form of (re)narration that participates in (re)constructing social reality (Baker 2018), this article examines how translation is used as a rigorous means for mediating meaning, narrativity and cultural representation. Focusing on a case study of Amores do Céu e da Terra: Contos de Macau (2014), a Portuguese version of the original Chinese prose essay collection Youqing Tiandi (1991), this article examines the Portuguese version as “reconto” (retelling) to see how the public (collective) narratives of Macao are reframed by the translators in the target language and culture. The analysis reveals that the original narratives are reconstructed by the Portuguese translators through their agency at the contextual, textual, intertextual and paratextual levels. Such reframing has resulted in a new version that reconstructs the public narratives and cultural image of Macao for Portuguese readers.

Edges, Borders, Peripheries: Contested European Imaginaries and Narrative Forms

ABSTRACT This introductory essay confronts the idea of Europe and Europeanness from the standpoint of global literary studies. It makes the case for a pluralistic conception of world literature through a prospective analysis of the literary European semi-periphery. With the aim of overcoming the conflation between world literature and the global anglophone (as much as that of Europe and the West), we draw on previous research on the European semi-periphery and its “small/minor” literatures with three main goals in mind: to better understand the contentious relationship between less-circulated European narratives and world literature; to explore the contested imaginaries of Europe and Europe’s border zones that these fictions produce; and, lastly, to identify a constellation of thematic, generic, formal, and affective concerns that contribute to reimagining Europe through specific exploratory poetics. Through the examination of this framework, the essay critically interrogates and problematizes the idea of Europe from its margins and explores the ways in which narrative form can contribute to contesting unitary ideas around a multilayered and conflicted European literary field.

Reframing Relationality as Cultural Work in the Global South: Moving History into the Present, and the Future.

The Global South was popularised during the 1970s in recognition of the greater economic and political power of the ‘Third World’ and as a reaction to pejorative expressions. Nevertheless, as a terminology it is formed within the colonial/modern world-system imagery and manifests multiple subaltern subjectivities and different articulations of power and resistances. In this chapter, we use the practice of talanoa as a decolonizing community arts-based methodology which is an integral part of Pacific dialogic engagement to re-narrate histories and experiences of oppression as we draw on the colonizing experiences of (hetero) gender and Whiteness shaped how these coloured our agencies. In this paper we put to work the practice and potential of talanoa as a heterodox decolonizing methodology that challenges the orthodoxies of the Global North who habitually rewards normative methodological processes. This paper located in part in the 1970s considers questions of how positionality, power and relationships are experienced and re-negotiated through the talanoa and also explores the relationship between voice and participation. Our experiences of participation articulated in this chapter take the form of narratives with an intent to interrupt, subvert and counter the orthodoxic use of analytical tools and theoretical frameworks habitually deployed and modelled across the academy in the Global North. We consider the power the talanoa has for re-negotiating cultural differences and histories situating affective intensities to guide, dis/connect, excite, divert, inspire, distract, startle, surprise, and re-orient thinking to move history into the present, and the future.

Solidaritas Sosial Mahasiswa Asal Kabupaten Pegunungan Bintang Dalam Menempuh Studi

The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the form of social solidarity among fellow students living in the Pegunungan Bintang dormitory, and then to describe the efforts made to strengthen social solidarity among them. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with ethnographic approach. The data collection techniques used were in-depth interviews and observation. The research informants were purposively selected. The data analysis techniques include the stages of processing and preparing the data for analysis, reading the whole data, analysing the data in more detail by coding the data, applying the coding to describe the themes for analysis, re-presenting the themes and descriptions in the form of narratives, and interpreting and interpreting the data. The results showed that the form of social solidarity that exists among the students living in the Pegunungan Bintang dormitory is mechanical solidarity. The mechanism built to strengthen social solidarity among fellow students living in the Star Mountains dormitory by implementing mandatory rules for all members of the dormitory residents to help and support each other. In addition, the dormitories also often share meals, sports, religious activities by organising joint worship services, ceremonial celebrations and recreational activities.

Is Model-Based Science a Kind of Historical Science?

Abstract Philosophers have yet to provide a systematic analysis of the relationship between historical science and model-based science. In this paper I argue that prototypical model-based sciences exhibit features understood to be central to historical science. Philosophers of science have argued that historical scientists are distinctly concerned with inference to the best explanation, that explanations in historical science tend to increase in complexity over time, and that the explanations take the form of narratives. Using general circulation models in climate science as a reference, I illustrate how simulation models in model-based science share these features exhibited by historical science. That model based sciences share these features raises important philosophical questions about how we should understand prototypical types of scientific enquiry, including the relationship between experimental science, historical science, and model-based science. I conclude by exploring several options for how to accommodate the noted similarities within a more general taxonomy of the sciences.