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Traditional Chinese-version reliability test of the Pieper-Zulkowski pressure ulcer knowledge: Psychometric and assessment.

This study was to translate the Pieper-Zulkowski pressure ulcer knowledge test (PZ-PUKT) into Traditional Chinese and evaluate its psychometric properties as well as identify the predictors of knowledge on pressure injury. The PZ-PUKT was translated into Traditional Chinese (TC-PZ-PUKT), and its content validity was evaluated. A total of 296 nurses participated in this study and completed the 72-item TC-PZ-PUKT online. The reliability of the TC-PZ-PUKT was analysed by evaluating its internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Hierarchical regression was used to determine factors associated with TC-PZ-PUKT scores. Content validity was achieved with a score of 0.986. Internal consistency was observed to be reliable, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.858. The mean knowledge score on the TC-PZ-PUKT was 72.5%, with a 1-week test-retest reliability of r = 0.849. Education level, certification as a wound specialist and self-learning through reading articles, books or guidelines on pressure injury were significantly associated with TC-PZ-PUKT scores. The TC-PZ-PUKT is a valid and reliable tool. Education level, certification as a wound specialist and self-learning regarding pressure injury are related to knowledge of pressure injury.

Mapping Trends and Challenges in Political Science Research in Indigenous Policy and Politics (2019-2023)

What are the trends and challenges for political science research on Indigenous policy and politics? The present paper aims to answer this question through a critical reading of articles published in specialized journals between 2019 and 2023. The study highlights four main axes of research on Indigenous politics: 1) The relationship between Indigenous peoples and nation-states; 2) Indigenous activism and struggles for territorial, cultural, and environmental rights; 3) The impact of large construction sites on Indigenous territories; and 4) Critical engagement with Western political theory. Conclusions point to epistemic avenues for interested researchers to explore in-depth in future studies: 1) The importance of broadening the scope of sources for more fruitful comparative analyses; 2) The urgency to decolonize political theory; and 3) The imperative of methodological diversification and rigor.

Forgettable Black and Amazigh Bodies

Boujemâa Hebaz (1943–1981), a Black and Amazigh professor at Mohammed V University, was forcibly disappeared in 1981. This article reads the irresolution of his case against the background of exclusion and amnesia that surrounds the fate of Black and Amazigh people in southeast/southwest Morocco. I argue that Hebaz's case reflects a wider history of absence, disappearance, and discrimination that impacts Black Amazigh Moroccans. Hebaz straddled identities that were simply disregarded throughout the Years of Lead (1956–1999). When the Moroccan police kidnapped Hebaz in April 1981, they were aware that he was from the southeast, an area that is not only predominantly Amazigh and Black but a region that had already been turned into a large prison for political detainees. The presence of several notorious secret prisons further exacerbated the region's territorial marginalization and disconnection from the rest of Morocco. This fact would later be officially acknowledged in the final Equity and Reconciliation Commission's (ERC) report and recommendations. Drawing on interviews, authentic materials, ERC reports, and other sources, the article demonstrates how Hebaz's absence is enmeshed in racism, territorial marginalization, and historical amnesia in Morocco.

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The Implementation of Read, Ask, Paraphrase Technique in the News Reading Comprehension

The purpose of this study is to investigate the significance of applying the RAP technique in learning activities in reading classrooms. The researcher employed a quantitative experimental research strategy for this study. The participants in this study were students in classes IX-A and IX-B at SMP Gajah Mada Medan who were in their ninth grade. Selecting samples, researchers used the term cluster random sampling by choosing two classes. There are 60 students total; there are 15 pupils in each class. Two groups of students were formed; the experimental group and the control group. The control group was instructed in traditional ways, whereas the experimental group received therapy (the RAP approach). An exam with multiple choice questions is the tool used to gather data. To assess the data, the t-test formula was used. The data was evaluated using the t-test procedure. The analysis's findings demonstrate that, at a significance level of 0.05 and with 28 degrees of freedom (df), those served exceed the t-table (3.86&gt; 2.44). This indicates that students' learning scores have been positively impacted by the use of the RAP technique in the teaching and learning process, particularly when it comes to the reading of news articles for class.

USO IRRACIONAL DOS MEDICAMENTOS EM CÃES E GATOS

The irrational use of medicines is directly related to the establishment of the need to use the medication. Due to the growth of pharmaceutical industry, there is a very common problem in veterinary medicine: the increase in the number of cases of drug poisoning. Thus, the aim of the present study was to group toxicological characteristics of some of the main drugs usually available in the home of tutors, turning it into a booklet for dissemination to the general public. Made from the reading of scientific articles, doctoral theses, master’s dissertations, course papers and books that contained information on the subject in question, the booklet takes information to the tutor about medicines that can cause intoxication in dogs and cats in a didactic form and with accessible language, considering that this is a situation which commonly affects several animals in home environment. The expectation is that with the booklet, reports of cases of drug intoxication in companion animals may decrease gradually.

Tarikh Falsafah al-Lughah al-Insaniyah

There are many differences in the discussion of the origin of language. The results of studies on this issue have not been conclusive due to the difficulty researchers face in reaching a consensus. So, what is the history of the origin of language in this world? There are many theories about the origin of language to answer this problem. The aim of this research is to uncover the history of the emergence of language. The approach of this research is qualitative. The researcher used the library method for her research. She collected data through documentation, which involved reading books, articles, and research related to this topic. The data analysis method used in this research is content analysis. The results of this research are that the researcher found various theories about the origin of language, including the divine theory, the convention theory, the Bow-wow theory (theory of natural sound imitation), the Pooh-pooh theory (theory of emotional exclamations), the Yo-he-ho theory (theory of vocal responses to muscular movements), and the like. None of these theories are entirely right or wrong, but language encompasses all of them.

Fundamental Barriers to Green Energy Production in Selected EU Countries

Most EU countries are trying to develop new sources of energy to meet local power requirements due to energy shortages. The most popular renewable energy developments include biogas stations, wind turbines, water turbines, and solar systems. This article focuses on reviewing studies concerning the utilization of solar energy systems, especially photovoltaic (PV) ones, in European countries such as Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland, which are leaders in PV installations. The review identifies factors influencing the development of PV investments and the energy situation in these countries. Economic, market, environmental, and infrastructural barriers, as well as driving factors, are presented. In all countries, the majority of installations were in the prosumer sector, with only a very small percentage in the state-owned sector. The methodology of the study covered the mentioned barriers, which were identified using scientific databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, and branch organizations websites like the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The novelty of the article lies in its examination of special barriers concerning green energy production in chosen EU countries. Normally, when reading articles on PV installations, as presented in the References section, one primarily observes a description of the construction process without deep involvement in the presented ideas.

Expository spirits: media and the material occult in J.R. Planché’s The Vampire

ABSTRACT There is a long tradition of aligning vampires with media, dating back to Dracula’s defeat by humans using modern communication technologies. This article examines an earlier, more elemental vampire in J.R. Planché’s 1820 stage melodrama The Vampire. Planché’s play was staged during a period when the definition of media was shifting from the natural elements toward human communication technologies. Building on John Durham Peters’ expanded notion of media as encompassing bodies and environments as well as minds and communication technologies, this article reads Planché’s nonhuman characters – spirits of the air and water and a vampire who disappears into the stage – as somewhere between characters and scenery. By showing how these nonhuman characters align with the melodrama’s pictorial renderings of environment in its ‘vision’ scene, the article suggests how the elemental both orders and complicates modes of signification grounded in the social world. Over the course of the nineteenth century, vision scenes became less elemental and more psychological in later melodramas such as David Leopold Lewis’s The Bells (1871). The Vampire’s vision scene thus suggests the elemental underpinnings of later melodramatic conventions for representing inner life.

Consumption in the economy

This article aims to analyze and understand the aspects of consumption of a society, in economics and sociology, which indicate which direction it is heading in quality, but obeys instinct in its animality. The methodology used was readings of books, articles and other forms of knowledge about individual and family consumption. Hence, the summaries were analyzed in soliloquy, confronting with reality, put forward to understand the consumer's daily life. Some objectives are important in the consumption function, such as: the concept, the historical issue, time and the internet in inducing it to implement it. Thus, it is expected an aggregation of discussions in Universities, to understand how social consumption is conducted, which pleases at first glance and enters into line of use.

EFL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS ACADEMIC READING IN WRITING FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION

Although academic reading has gained positive attention in EFL classrooms, very little research has been undertaken regarding the descriptive relationship between such types of reading attitudes and article writing. This study focused on determining the academic reading attitudes of EFL students who were writing an article for an international journal. A total of 173 undergraduate and magister students enrolled in an EFL major voluntarily participated in the survey study. By using the AR attitude scale, the survey was undertaken via an online app (e.g., Google Form). The results reveal that there are three dimensions of students’ AR. Behavior factor seems to be negative for the students who read academic texts. They encountered difficulties in comprehending the texts during the article writing process. They believed in AR benefits for article writing, but most students were not confident in their reading competence. In short, AR has important values in developing article writing quality, but strategies are needed to fulfill the expectation.

Restructuring a World through Praise: Reading Book 4 of the Psalms

Abstract Book 4 contains a significant number of praise psalms. This highlights a significant shift in comparison with the end of Book 3 where Pss 88–89 end on a decidedly downbeat note. This article reads Book 4 as a coherent compilation containing three main blocks (Pss 90–92, 93–100, 101–6). It uses praise as a means of reshaping the perspective of the community, helping them to understand the importance of Yahweh’s reign and so to close the Book with a prayer to be gathered from the nations. As such, the community’s situation has not changed in comparison to the end of Book 3, but praise has enabled them to understand how and why they can make this appeal. Praise is rhetorically shaped to bring the community to see this, drawing on history, creation, wisdom, and Torah as elements that frame and so interpret Yahweh’s reign.

Evaluation of The Implementation of The Credit Sales Accounting Information System

An accounting information system (AIS) consists of a framework that coordinates resources such as data, materials, equipment, suppliers, staff, and money so that economic data can be converted into financial information. In a credit sales system, an agreement is made with the hope of getting paid at a later date within a certain period of time. Investigation methodology the researcher applied a type/methodology of research known as Library Research in this investigation. Researching and asking questions in the library can be used for more than just obtaining research data. This means that library studies can only use library collection materials and do not need to go into the field. However, experts say that literature study is a way of obtaining information by reading books, articles, notes and various reports related to the problem being faced.

“Ycomen of Cristen blood”: Racializing Christianity in Chaucer’s Prioress’s Tale

ABSTRACT This article offers an extensive analysis of the phrase “ycomen of Cristen blood” (VII 497) in Chaucer’s Prioress’s Tale in the context of medieval ideologies of racial Christianity. It argues that Chaucer is too skeptical of human reproduction as a means of transmitting traits between generations to fully endorse racializing Christianity, despite his racializations of Judaism and Islam in his poetry. Instead, this article reads Chaucer’s reference to Christian blood as a moment of race-making in progress, a particularly valuable opportunity for scholars to observe the incongruities and inconsistencies inherent in the process of ideological creation.

Zoning of Degraded Areas Suitable for Implementation of Renewable Energy Generation Systems: Systematic Review

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate and carry out a systematic review of the literature, with the aim of delving deeper into the topic of zoning and selection of areas for the implementation of renewable energy generating plants. Theoretical Framework: In this topic, the main concepts and theories that underpin the research are presented. The elaboration of the research protocol in four stages: elaboration of questions, choice of databases, definition of the search strategy and inclusion/exclusion criteria, providing a solid basis for understanding the context of the investigation. Method: The methodology adopted for this research comprises the choice of databases and definition of the search string based on the research protocol. Data collection was made by searching Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science and Energy Citations Database - OSTI. Results and Discussion: The results obtained revealed that 309 studies met the research protocol, of which only 29 studies, after reading the abstract, were ready for the full article reading stage. Seven of these were accepted as relevant to the objective, being classified as accepted and participating in the information gathering to meet the proposed objective. Research Implications: The practical and theoretical implications of this research are discussed, providing insights into how the results can be applied or influence practices in the field of georeferencing. These implications may include public and private enterprises that aim for a less environmentally aggressive methodology for selecting sites for renewable energy generation. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the literature by showing the most relevant points and the main gaps in current selection methodologies. The relevance and value of this research are highlighted by representing a new way of thinking about choosing new locations for power plants.

A Tale of the 1990s: A Case Study of Nimród Antal’s The Whiskey Bandit as an Allegory of Post-Socialist Nostalgia

The story of Attila Ambrus, also known as the Whiskey Bandit or the Whiskey Robber, is one of the most memorable and widely remembered phenomena from 1990s Hungary. Between 1993 and 1999 Ambrus committed thirty robberies in post offices, banks, travel agencies and other financial institutions. What makes his persona stand out is that despite being a criminal, he not only became a celebrity with widespread media presence, but also a divisive hero: he enjoyed massive popularity as he outmaneuvered police repeatedly. This article reads The Whiskey Bandit (dir. Nimród Antal, 2017), a cinematic adaptation of his criminal career, as an allegory of a specific post-socialist nostalgia in Hungary, a longing for the brief period after the regime change when social, cultural, economic and political transformations re-structured the country’s landscape in an abrupt and even confusing manner, yet offered a moment of hope for endless possibilities and joining the progress of Western modernity. The analysis contextualizes the film’s non-­linear temporal and cacophonic spatial structures as an allegory of 1990s Hungarian experience; furthermore, examines nostalgic overtones in the film as a contemporary reflexive perspective on the euphoric moment of the regime change and following disillusionment of post-regime-change Hungary.

Evaluation of a mobile behavior change program for weight loss in breast cancer survivors

Post-diagnosis weight gain is common in early-stage breast cancer and is associated with increased risk of recurrence and mortality. Intentional weight loss is difficult to maintain, and digital lifestyle interventions may provide a scalable approach to address this challenge. In this prospective single-arm study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04753268; February 15, 2021), key eligibility criteria included: stage I–III breast cancer, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 27.5 kg/m2, and completion of cancer treatment ≥6 months before study enrollment. Participants were provided with a behavioral change mobile application (Noom®). The primary endpoint was a change in self-reported weight from baseline to 26 weeks. Secondary endpoints included engagement, changes in physical activity, dietary patterns, and patient-reported outcomes (PRO). In total, 31 patients were enrolled (mean age 56.8 ± 9.9, mean baseline BMI 33.5 kg/m2 ± 6.5). The mean weight change was −4.8 kg ( ± 4.4, P < 0.001), mean percent weight change was −5.6% ( ± 5.0%); 11/31 patients (35.5%) lost ≥5% of their initial weight. Metrics of digital application engagement associated with weight loss ≥5% included articles read (P = 0.012), weights logged (P = 0.006), food records logged (P = 0.001), messages sent (P = 0.001), and application open count (P = 0.014). Significant increases were seen in mean daily step count (P = 0.004), GPAQ scores (P = 0.002), and Body Image Scale scores (P < 0.001). Mean energy intake remained consistently in a calorie-restricted range of 1300–1400 kcal/day. In this study, breast cancer survivors were highly engaged with a behavioral change smartphone application which led to clinically significant weight loss, increased physical activity, maintenance of an energy-restricted diet, and improvements in body image.

ISLAMIC LEARNING MODEL FOR STREET CHILDREN

This study aims to analyze the Islamic learning model for street children. Street children are children who spend their time on the streets to live, work, play, study, and so on. The reasons these children choose to live on the streets are mostly due to internal family and economic conditions. This research uses qualitative methods with a literature review study approach. A literature review is a research method in which the way to collect data is to read, understand, and review previous articles, books, and journals. The result of this study is that the Islamic learning model that is suitable to be applied to street children is a religious humanist model. Islamic religious education can be integrated with psychological methods that support the development of street children. The combination of Islamic religious values and a good psychological approach can help shape the character of these children, give them hope, and guide them toward a better life. Therefore, investment and attention to Islamic religious education for street children should be considered an important effort in creating a better generation in the future. Based on the discussion in this paper, further research is needed related to Islamic learning methods and effective psychological approaches for street children. In addition, the role of the government is needed to help overcome the problem of street children's education.

Immersion of Venezuelan Migrant Workers in Colombia

Objective: this research aims to determine the opportunities offered by various societies, which exercise employment contracts, focusing on subjects with migration circumstances, in this case Venezuelans; examining the global challenges and perspectives that a state assumes, the impact that this phenomenon causes on society, along with its consequences and the adaptation processes in the work environment. Theoretical Framework: The driving factors of migration are investigated from the economic, social, political and demographic order. Method: A socio-legal approach and a qualitative paradigm are used, since the information is collected and selected through reading articles, bibliographies and virtual and in-person meetings. Ideas were exchanged and the different research that was found to contribute to the development of the central theme was socialized. Results and Discussion: The main reasons for migration and the working conditions that the state grants to migrants were determined. Research implications: A wide range of areas are covered, from public policies to labor and social practices. Originality/Value: This research examines various aspects from multifaceted perspectives with main relevance in political and social relations.

A caverna, no Marão: lendo o mito de Platão em Teixeira de Pascoaes

This article reads the Republic's allegory of the cave in a poem of Teixeira de Pascoaes, taking as proposition the formation of a symptom as a crisis associated with the modern notion of time to discuss issues about knowledge in this allegory. It is investigated how this reading would relate to the dynamics of visibility and invisibility in the poetics of Pascoaes’ and how this dynamic can be thought from the point of view of poetry and its relationship with knowledge today.