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An Experimental Study of Wave Breaking in Crossing Seas
Authors: McAllister Mark , Draycott Sam , Calvert Ross , Davey Tom , Dias Frederic , van den Bremer Ton
Published: March 2022

Breaking poses an upper limit to how large an individual wave can become and is the main mechanism of dissipation of wave energy in the ocean. Understanding how and when waves break is essential for forecasting extreme waves and predicting the resulting loads they exert on fixed structures and floating bodies. When modelling and forecasting extreme wave heights, to predict when a wave may break, parametric wave breaking criteria are currently used. These criteria use properties such as the steepness or the ratio of the fluid speed to crest speed to determine whether a wave will break. Current state-of-the-art wave breaking criteria are capable of predicting when waves will break, when the waves travel in a single mean direction (`following-seas'). In the oceans, it is common to have remotely generated `swell waves', in combination with locally- generated wind-waves that travel in the direction of the wind, resulting in crossing when the two are not aligned. In such `crossing-seas', state-of-art breaking criteria become challenging to apply and may lose their predictive power. We present a series of experiments in which we create crossing and highly directionally spread breaking waves. We examine the effects of crossing and high degrees of spreading on the onset and intensity of wave breaking. Our results show that the onset of breaking, is strongly influenced by directional spreading (both spreading width and crossing angle). As the degree of directional spreading, or crossing angle increases there is a sharp rise in the amplitude at which the onset of wave breaking occurs.
Role of Anthrosols and Anthrosediments in the Early Islamic Plot-and-Berm Agroecosystem by Ancient Caesarea
Authors: Ostrowski Adam , Taxel Itamar , Bookman Revital , Robins Lotem , Roskin Joel
Published: March 2022

Plot-and-Berm agroecosystems agriculturally utilized marginal lands in a sophisticated fashion, where a high-water table existed within loose, aeolian sand sheets, in semi-arid to Mediterranean climates. The agroecosystems consist of polygonal (~104 m2) agricultural plots sunken between ~5 m high berms. Here we focus on the role of sandy anthrosediments and anthrosols, based on analyzing stratigraphic sections in remains of a Plot-and-Berm agroecosystem, 2 km south of ancient Caesarea (Israel). Geoarchaeological methods included pedological analysis, penetrometer measurements, GIS-based mapping, and portable luminescence (PPSL) and OSL for the analysis of construction and possibly maintenance stages.

Ceramics and glass date the agroecosystem to the 10th-11th centuries (Early Islamic period) that are compatible with preliminary published OSL ages. Preliminary finds hint to a sand substrate mixed during Roman times. Anthrosols in the plots have distinct upper and lower boundaries with limited root casts suggesting that the Early Islamic crops were annual and not woody perennial species like vines. The anthrosol is currently only 1 m above the modern groundwater table, which appears to have enabled easy access by hand-dug pits for manual irrigation practices per plot. Their topographic setting probably provided protection of the soil and crops from aeolian erosion.

The anthrosols and anthrosediments have geochemical and textural properties that appear to reflect their role. Anthrosols were enriched to enhance soil productivity. Berm crests and slopes were coated with ~0.3-0.7 m thick and dark anthrosediments that were topped with flat pebble to cobble size artifacts. This coupling remarkably preserved the berm morphology and the whole agroecosystem from aeolian and fluvial erosion until modern times. Light grey anthrosediments comprised the internal berm fill. Additional results will help assess the social-economic effort needed to develop and maintain this agroecosystem, and its relation to ancient Caesarea.
Tracing the evolution of energetic particle fluxes using radar inversion techniques  
Authors: Mayes Joseph , Wright Darren , Yeoman Timothy
Published: March 2022

Following the dynamic processes in the Earth-Sun system such as magnetic reconnection a significant amount of energy is transferred inwards from the outer magnetosphere by magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves. One of the ways this energy is dissipated is through energetic particle precipitation. In order to understand this energy transfer it is important that we are able to quantify the evolution of energetic particles as they precipitate. This study investigates the nature of the precipitating electron energy spectrum, whether the particles are accelerated and where the energy is absorbed in the atmosphere.

By inverting EISCAT incoherent scatter radar (ISR) data to produce a modelled incident energetic electron flux entering the upper atmosphere as detected by the radar and comparing those with the flux observed by satellites such as DMSP and Arase as they traverse flux tubes conjugate to the radar, we have been able to investigate both the magnitude of acceleration of energetic particles as well as how different energies are accelerated as they move down flux tubes. We will use these modelled fluxes to determine the level of field aligned acceleration of the energetic particles and the altitude profile of energy deposition.
Book Review: Culture, Context and Ageing of Older Indians: Narratives from India and Beyond
Authors: Chowkhani Ketaki
Published: March 2022

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What Older Prisoners Teach Us About Care and Justice in An Aging World
Authors: Danely Jason
Published: March 2022

Over the last two decades, there has been a rapid rise in the proportion of older adults in prisons across the world. While the cause for this trend depends on local demographic, legal and social circumstances, ethnographic attention to this issue remains sparse. This commentary examines the contributions of two recent books on older adults in prisons in order to highlight key questions and findings that might provide a foundation for future research for the anthropology of aging and the life course. Despite focusing on different national contexts, both works reveal the disproportionate harm to older adults as a result of incarceration, as well as the ways individuals cope, even in very restrictive institutional environments. I conclude by stressing the need for more ethnographic attention to the growing overlap between aging and the carceral (in and out of prisons), and the importance of this research for questioning our broader assumptions about aging, care, crime and justice.
PENERAPAN FASE PRODUKSI TEKS EKSPOSISI PADA PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS TEKS OLEH SISWA KELAS X SMA 1 SIMANJAYA KABUPATEN LAMONGAN TAHUN PEMBELAJARAN 2020/2021
Authors: Almaimun Abdullah Faqih
Published: March 2022

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh adanya masalah produksi teks eksposisi, siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam mengomunikasikan permasalahan yang ada di lingkungan masyarakat. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah memperoleh deskripsi tentang penerapan fase produksi teks eksposisi, memperoleh deskripsi tentang kesulitan, dan deskripsi tentang strategi untuk mengatasi kesulitan-kesulitan dalam memproduksi teks eksposisi.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada penerapan fase produksi teks eksposisi pada siswa kelas X SMA 1 Simanjaya Lamongan, yakni pertama, penerapan fase penyusunan teks eksposisi perlu pengkajian lebih dalam agar ada peningkatan dalam hal perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan penilaian. Kedua, Kesulitan yang dihadapi guru dan siswa dalam penerapan fase penyusunan teks eksposisi. Ketiga, Strategi yang digunakan untuk mengatasi kesulitan yang ditemui dalam penerapan fase produksi teks eksposisi. Dengan begitu penerapan fase produksi teks eksposisi mampu mendapatkan hasil yang maksimal.
PEMBELAJARAN MEMBACA CERITA RAKYAT BERBASIS PROYEK DENGAN PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK DI MI NURUL HUDA NGAWUN PARENGAN TUBAN
Authors: Sholihah Siti Ummu
Published: March 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mendiskripsikan dan menganalisis 1) Pembelajaran membaca cerita rakyat berbasis proyek dengan pendekatan saintifik kela IV MI Nurul Huda Ngawun ditinjau dari aktifitas guru 2) Pembelajaran membaca cerita rakyat berbasis proyek dengan pendekatan saintifik di MI Nurul Huda Ngawun ditinjau dari aktifitas siswa 3) Pembelajaran membaca cerita rakyat berbasis proyek dengan pendekatan saintifik di MI Nurul Huda Ngawun ditinjau dari hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian termasuk jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif , penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara terstruktur, observasi dan dokumentasi.

Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa : pembelajaran membaca cerita rakyat berbasis proyek dengan pendekatan saintifik kelas IV MI Nurul Huda Ngawun ditinjau dari aktivitas guru yaitu: Guru menyiapkan silabus yang berisi KI, KD, RPP pembelajaran yang memuat semua komponen RPP, memilih media yang sesuai dengan pembelajaran, menyesuaikan metode, pendekatan sesuai dengan materi pembelajaran, melaksanakan kegiatan awal, kegiatan inti dan kegiatan penutup, dalam pembelajaran ini guru berperan sebagai fasilitator. pembelajaran membaca cerita rakyat berbasis proyek dengan pendekatan saintifik kelas IV MI Nurul Huda Ngawun ditinjau dari aktivitas siswa yaitu: Siswa lebih aktif dan kreatif di setiap kegiatan mulai dari kegiatan awal, kegiatan inti dan kegiatan akhir siswa aktif bertanya, mengamati, mengumpulkan informasi, menentukan proyek, mengerjakan proyek, mengkomunikasikan hasil proyek, mengumpulkan dan yang terakhir bersama guru siswa melakukan refleksi pembelajaran. pembelajaran membaca cerita rakyat berbasis proyek dengan pendekatan saintifik kelas IV MI Nurul Huda Ngawun ditinjau dari hasil belajar siswa kelas IV dalam pembelajaran ini 75% sudah mencapai KKM yang ditetapkan sekolah yaitu 70. Dari 15 siswa 12 siswa sudah mendapatkan nilai diatas KKM. Bisa dikatakan hasil belajar siswa baik.
Quo Vadis Pendidikan Karakter di Indonesia
Authors: Fahmi Muhammad , Prasetia Senata Adi , . Syaifuddin , Nisa’ Zakiyatul
Published: March 2022

Artikel ini mendeskripsikan pentingnya implementasi pendidikan karakter di Indonesia. Melalui kajian kepustakaan, dapat ditegaskan bahwa pendidikan karakter penting untuk diterapkan di setiap sekolah untuk membekali siswa dan generasi bangsa agar memiliki kecerdasan moral, emosional, spiritual, intelektual, dan sosial. Pendidikan karakter memiliki peran strategis dalam membina anak bangsa yang berperadaban. Dengan demikian, desain pendidikan karakter yang dipaparkan banyak ilmuwan dan menjadi kebijakan akademik-kurikulum di negeri ini, harus dilaksanakan secara substantif dan serius. Di Indonesia, ada 18 nilai karakter yang diperkuat dengan regulasi, namun implementasi dari kedelapan belas nilai tersebut belum komprehensif, karena kurang didukung oleh sistem pembelajaran yang ada. Meski demikian, semua sepakat bahwa implementasi pendidikan karakter penting dilaksanakan di setiap jenjang sekolah. Sehingga revitalisasi pendidikan karakter di negeri ini menjadi satu pilihan tanpa dapat ditawar lagi.
Pengembangan Strategi dan Metode Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam
Authors: . Jeprianto , . Herwani
Published: March 2022

Strategy is a very influential component in the world of education, one of which is in the learning process of islamic religious education. This islamic religious education learning strategy is one of the efforts to apply how the values of islamic teachings that axist in eact material can be learned, understood and can be practiced by students in veryday life. In this case strategies and methods in learning are needed by an aducator because strategies and methods are tools or ways to make it easier for an educator to convey learning material so that the results obtained re in accordance with what the educator wants to expect. Therefore strategies and methods must go hand in hand in the teaching process.
Shadow Education in Myanmar: Private Supplementary Tutoring and its Policy Implications
Authors: Hang B.
Published: March 2022

This paper reviews the recently published book entitled Shadow Education in Myanmar: Private Supplementary Tutoring and its Policy Implications. The book provides the first comprehensive piture of the practice of private tutoring in Myanmar, zooming in on Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
PENINGKATAN EKONOMI KELUARGA MELALUI PEMBERDAYAAN WANITA
Authors: Kristiastuti Francisca , Sari Utari Kartika , Novalia Nidya
Published: March 2022

Sosok wanita oleh sebagian masyarakat dianggap sebagai sosok yang termarginalkan sehingga ini menjadi tantangan tersendiri di era industri 4.0 saat ini. Dominasi kaum pria dalam aktivitas perekonomian menunjukkan bahwa kaum wanita di Indonesia belum banyak berperan dalam perekonomian keluarga, padahal kaum wanita memiliki potensi dalam meningkatkan kesejahteraan keluarga. Hal ini dialami juga oleh sebagian besar ibu rumah tangga di RW 04 Kelurahan Karangmekar Cimahi yang belum menyadari potensi diri untuk berkontribusi dalam penghasilan keluarga. Kegiatan PKM berupa penyuluhan dan pelatihan ini bertujuan untuk membantu ibu rumah tangga menyadari akan potensi diri dan membangun motivasi berwirausaha demi peningkatan kesejahteraan ekonomi keluarga. Dengan adanya penyuluhan dan pelatihan ini diharapkan semakin banyak ibu rumah tangga yang membuka usaha khususnya di Kelurahan Karangmekar sehingga dapat memberikan kontribusi dalam kesejahteraan ekonomi keluarganya
MANAJEMEN USAHA AGAR-AGAR KERTAS BERBASIS DIGITAL PADA UMKM AGAR KERTAS GARUT SELATAN
Authors: Puryati Dwi , Basuki Teguh Iman , Kuntadi Susinah
Published: March 2022

Agar-agar kertas merupakan salah satu produk ungggulan khas wilayah Pantai Pamengpeuk desa Mancahagar Kabupaten Garut. Selain itu untuk meningkatkan nilai tambah produk agar laut dibuat dodol. Salah satu UMKM yang mengolah agar laut adalah industri rumahan agar kertas cap “Apel” yang berlokasi di Kampung Bunisari, Desa Mancagahar RT/Rw: 03/04, Kecamatan Pameungpeuk, Garut Selatan. Agar kertas cap “Apel” mulai beroperasi tahun 1993 dan saat ini dikelola oleh generasi kedua. Manajemen usaha dilakukan secara sederhana dan belum ada pemisahan antara keuangan pribadi dan usaha. Dalam menghitung upah karyawan seringkali terjadi ketidakuratan data jam kerja, dan pembayaran gaji. Perhitungan harga pokok dan penentuan harga jual pun dilakukan secara otodidak. Produk hanya dikemas menggunakan plastik transparan, sehingga kurang memiliki daya tarik konsumen dan mudah rusak. Berdasarkan permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh mitra maka kegiatan pengabdian dilakukan adalah (1) Membuat sistem pembukuan sederhana berbasis IT, (2) Pelatihan sistem pembukuan sederhana berbasis IT, (3) Pendampingan pencatatan dan penyusuan laporan keuangan. (4) Pelatihan dan Pembuatan Packaging, (5) Monitoring dan Evaluasi (Monev). Dengan kegiatan pengabdian ini, UMKM dapat tertib pembukuan dan menyusun laporan keuangan sesuai standar yang berlaku serta membuat packaging lebih menarik dan aman, sehingga kinerja UMKM menjadi lebih baik.
The Effect of Intellectual Capital on Financial Performance and Market Value with Competitive Excellence as Intervening Variable in the Property, Real Estate, and Building Construction Companies Listed on the Indonesian Stock Market Exchange of 2018-2019
Authors: Rosa Kana Melvia , Irawati Nisrul , Muda Iskandar
Published: March 2022

This research aims to find out and analyze the effect of the intellectual capital on financial performance and company market value and to find out whether competitive excellence can be employed as an interviewing variable and able to mediate the effect of intellectual capital on financial performance and firm value. This is explanatory quantitative research carried out in the property, real estate, and building construction sector companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange of 2018-2019. Secondary data are used as the resource. The purposive sampling technique is employed to select 30 companies as the samples, resulting in 360 data to be observed. The finding demonstrates that intellectual capital has positive and significant effects on ROA and ROE in property, real estate, and building construction companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, intellectual capital does not significantly aftermarket value. Another finding demonstrates that competitive excellence is not able to mediate the effect of intellectual capital on ROA in the property, real estate, and building construction companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

Keywords: Intellectual Capital, ROA, ROE, Market Value, and Competitive Excellence.
Correlation of Bacteriuria, Pyuria with Urine Culture in Symptomatic UTI Patients; a Study from a Tertiary Care Center in North India
Authors: Rishi Saqib , Nahvi Nahid , Majid Iqra
Published: March 2022

Although culture is the gold standard for diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTI), microscopy of well mixed drop of urine and several different dipstick rapid tests have become popular over the years, as culture is expensive, time consuming and requires a well-established microbiological laboratory and technical expertise. Rapid screening is also required in special circumstances, not only where it is difficult to identify urinary tract infection (UTI) on basis of clinical criteria alone but also where early diagnosis and prevention of complications affords significant benefit. This prospective cross sectional study was carried out in the Department of Microbiology of Government Medical College, Srinagar. A total of 800 patients were taken up for the study. Samples following the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Gram staining, wet mount for detection of pus cells and urine culture was performed. Data was compiled and compared with culture as gold standard for diagnosis of UTI.
Results: wet mount examination for detection of pyuria was done on all 800 samples taken up for study which gave sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value of 75%, 55%, 37.14%, 86.32% respectively when compared to conventional culture. Gram staining for detection of bacteriuria was also done on all 800 samples and showed sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value of 90%, 89%, 74.51%, and 96.17% in comparison to culture.
Conclusion: Although urine culture is used as the reference standard to determine the presence or absence of urinary tract infection (UTI), but it is an expensive and time consuming method. Substituting rapid diagnostic tests for a hospital laboratory urine analysis may be less time consuming and less expensive.

Keywords: Bacteriuria, Pyuria, PPV of bacteriuria and pyuria, UTI, Rapid screening of UTI.
DISSEMINATION OR DYSFUNCTIONALITY OF DISCURSIVE PRACTICES IN THE POLITICAL MANIFESTO OF THE PTI
Authors:   National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan, Qayyum Najma Qayyum , Qayyum Salma ,   National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan, Qayyum Samina ,   National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan
Published: March 2022

This paper aims at analyzing political discourse with the help of critical discourse analysis. Its focus is on the use of language used to achieve dominance by the politicians to influence public opinion. Hence it explores the strategies and manipulation exercised through discourse and for this the political manifesto of Pakistan's third largest party known as Tehreek-e-Insaf has been analyzed. This study examines the Election Manifesto of PTI preceding 2013 General Elections. The purpose to apply CDA is to uncover hidden socio-political issues and agenda behind the language used in political discourse. The data analysis indicates that the PTI has used the same kind of words as are used by other politicians to make promises before elections. However, some of their ideas are really new and revolutionary like setting up of a 'Modern Islamic State' and unlike research done by other researchers in the past this study shows that language is not always used to manipulate, and words are not always used to deceive. The awareness brought through this study would empower the readers and language users to analyze the discourse beyond the surface level to get a deeper understanding of how can be used in a positive way. Keywords: discourse, political discourse, critical discourse analysis, discursivity, political manifesto, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
SECTORAL GROWTH AND CARBON EMISSIONS IN PAKISTAN
Authors:   Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif AJK, Pakistan., Khan Abdul Ghafar , Ajmair Muhammad ,   Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Pakistan., Ishtiaq Farrukh ,   Economics, Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif, AJK Pakistan
Published: March 2022

The basic aim to write this research paper was to assess the impact of relevant determinants like GDP per capita and sectoral growth on carbon emissions in Pakistan. Latest annual time series data set was collected from World Bank Indicators during period 1971-2020 due to unavailability of data of some variables for year 2021. ARDL bound testing and simple VAR techniques of estimation were employed. According to ARDL bound testing foreign direct investment, GDP growth and trade openness have positive and significant effect upon carbon emissions in Pakistan. Value addition in agriculture, Industry, Services, Exports of goods and services and gross fixed capital formation affected carbon emissions negatively and significantly. Impulse response functions and variance decomposition analysis was also made to see the dynamic behaviour of determinants of carbon emissions in Pakistan. Relevant authorities should focus on checking the impact of sectoral growth on carbon emissions. Based on the above mentioned findings, we can say that climate- smart agriculture technology should be adopted, emission free apparatus should be installed in industry and environment friendly services should be provided to prevent from environmental degradation. Keywords: Agriculture, Industry, Services sector, GDP per capita, Carbon Emission.
IS SOCIAL MEDIA A SUITABLE PLATFORM OF POLITICAL EXPRESSION AND AWARENESS FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN?
Authors:   Institute of Media Sciences, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, Zeib Fakhta , Tahir Muhammad Wajid ,   Institute of Media Sciences, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
Published: March 2022

Frequent use of social media has increased the access of youth to certain online platforms for expression, exchange, agreement, disagreement, and learning. Consulting key proposition of Dahl’s (1989) theory of ‘Democratic Processes’, the current study aims at observing to what extent the use of social media (Facebook and Twitter) improves the university students’ political expression that leads towards improvement in their political awareness in Pakistan. A survey research method is used for data collection from different universities in four provinces of Pakistan. The results of multiple regression analysis reveal that an increase in the use of Facebook and Twitter not only improves the political expression of students but also enhances their political awareness. Nevertheless, gender, discipline and province-based variations prevail. Keywords: Social Media, Facebook Use, Twitter Use, Political Expression, Political Awareness.
RANCANG BANGUN ALAT LOGIN WINDOWS DENGAN e-KTP MENGGUNAKAN RFID READER MFRC-522 DAN CONTROLLER ARDUINO PRO MICRO
Authors: Heryanto Heryanto , Silalahi Lukman Medriavin , Simanjuntak Imelda Uli Vistalina
Published: March 2022

Tujuan dari pembuatan alat ini adalah untuk merancang sistem keamanan komputer dengan autentifikasi e-KTP, mengetahui sistem keamanan komputer dan mengimplementasikan rancangan sistem alat ini pada sistem keamanan komputer. Rancang bangun alat login windows dengan e-KTP ini terdiri dari beberapa tahapan, dimulai dari tahapan identifikasi kebutuhan, analisis kebutuhan, perancangan sistem, flowchart program, blok diagram, pembuatan alat, pengujian  dan pengambilan data. Komponen utama yang digunakan sebagai kontrol utama adalah Arduino Pro Micro kemudian module RFID reader sebagai akses untuk pendeteksian e-KTP. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian, modul RFID dapat mendeteksi dengan jarak maksimum 1(satu) cm tanpa penghalang. Metode yang digunakan didalam penelitian ini adalah didapatkan keamanan dalam melakukan login windows dengan menggabungkan RFID dengan Arduino Pro Micro. Adapun dengan penghalang berupa kertas, modul RFID ini dapat mendeteksi dengan jarak maximum 0.7 cm. Dan dengan penghalang berupa besi modul RFID ini tidak dapat mendeteksi sama sekali. Waktu (delay) respon pendeteksian pada modul RFID ini dapat mendeteksi dengan kecepatan 2(dua) detik. Hasil pengujian unjuk kerja sistem dapat bekerja sesuai dengan fungsi dan tujuanya
Number, nature & impact of incoming telephone calls on residents and their work during evening shifts
Authors:   MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands, WL van Geffen Mark , M van der Waaij Koen ,   MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands, M Stassen Patricia ,   PhD, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, the Netherlands
Published: March 2022

Background: Internal medicine residents are frequently interrupted by phone calls, which may compromise workflow, work quality and job satisfaction. Aim: This study investigates the number, nature and impact of calls on residents and their work during evening shifts in the emergency department and ward. Methods: This prospective observational study compares measurements from direct observations with subjective data from questionnaires. Results: Residents received 26 resp. 30 (median) calls per shift in the emergency department and ward, with duration of 50 resp. 80 seconds. Residents perceived high burden and impact on quality of work and job satisfaction. Discussion & Conclusion: Frequent interruptions by phone calls were observed, which resulted in high burden. Our study raises the urgency for finding solutions and provides insights necessary for possible interventions.
The ‘Unwell’ clinical presentation– an opportunity for admission avoidance?
Authors:   MED Directorate, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland., Conway Richard , Byrne Declan ,   MD, Department of Internal Medicine, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland, O’Riordan Deirdre ,   MD, Department of Internal Medicine, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland, Silke Bernard ,   MED Directorate, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
Published: March 2022

Background: An ‘unwell’ patient is a common presentation. Methods: We studied all ED ‘unwell’ admissions over 6 years, assessing factors influencing mortality with logistic regression. Results: From 49,965 admissions, the ED diagnosis was ‘unwell’ in 3650 (7.3%). ‘Unwell’ presentations were older and had longer length of stay. Mortality was not different 4.2% vs 4.6 % (p=0.28). Respiratory patients and those >=70 years had increased mortality, 8.3% (95%CI: 5.9%, 10.6%) and 7.1% (5.7%, 8.4%) respectively. Being unwell predicted a better outcome – univariate OR 0.35 (95%CI: 0.24, 0.52), multivariable OR 0.68 (95%CI: 0.44, 1.03). Conclusion: A diagnosis of ‘unwell’ applied to a heterogenous group; clinical trajectories and outcomes were sufficiently different to preclude targeted admission avoidance as a strategy.
5-Oxoproline acidosis caused by acetaminophen and flucloxacillin treatment – a case report
Authors:   MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard/ Heerlen, The Netherlands, van Montfort P , Helmich F ,   PhD, Laboratory for Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard/ Heerlen, The Netherlands, Mostard GJM ,   MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard/ Heerlen, The Netherlands, van Twist DJL ,   MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard/ Heerlen, The Netherlands
Published: March 2022

High anion gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA) is a common diagnosis in the emergency department, which requires a systematic work-up in order to identify and treat the underlying cause. We present an unusual case of HAGMA due to 5-oxoproline accumulation caused by prolonged treatment with both acetaminophen (paracetamol) and flucloxacillin. This paper describes the diagnostic work-up of HAGMA and emphasizes on the approach and initial treatment in case the underlying etiology is unclear.
QMS – Digi-Chance oder was?
Authors: Tscherne Michaela , Zins Isabella
Published: March 2022

Mit der Veröffentlichung des Qualitätsrahmens für Schulen startete im Jänner 2021 das Qualitätsmanagement für Schulen (QMS). Damit wurden die QM-Systeme für die allgemeinbildenden Schulen (SQA) und die berufsbildenden Schulen (QIBB) durch ein einheitliches, neues System abgelöst. Im nachfolgenden Artikel diskutieren vier Schulleiterinnen aus verschiedenen Schulformen über den Einführungsprozess von QMS und welche Zusammenhänge sie zwischen der aktuellen Digitalisierungsoffensive des BMBWF und der Qualitätsarbeit an ihren Schulstandorten sehen. Angelika Dobrowsky ist Leiterin der Praxisvolksschule der Pädagogischen Hochschule Niederösterreich (PH NÖ) in Baden, Brigitte Gumilar ist seit 2011 Leiterin des Schulverbundes Mittelschule Pelzgasse-Praxismittelschule der PH NÖ, Ulrike Schleicher leitet seit mehr als zwanzig Jahren die Landesberufsschule in Laa an der Thaya und Isabella Zins ist seit 2007 Direktorin am BORG Mistelbach.
Digitalisierung an niederösterreichischen Schulen
Authors: Heißenberger Petra
Published: March 2022

Petra Heißenberger im Gespräch mit Gunnar Hamann, der als Schulqualitätsmanager im Fachstab der Bildungsdirektion für Niederösterreich für die Fachbereiche Bildungs- und Reformvorhaben BMHS und Digitalisierung zuständig ist.
Blended Learning in der Höheren Berufsbildung
Authors: Hassler Dominic , Wegmüller Reto
Published: March 2022

Was ist Blended Learning und wie wird es in der Höheren Berufsbildung am kaufmännischen Bildungszentrum Zug (KBZ) umgesetzt? Wie gelingt die Überführung von ursprünglichen Präsenzangeboten in eine gemischte Form von synchronem und asynchronem Lernen? Und nach welchen Gestaltungsprinzipien für das Lernen außerhalb der Präsenzunterrichts sollen sich Lehrpersonen sowie Schulführung dabei richten? Am Beispiel des KBZ werden diese Fragen beantwortet und die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen für Lehrpersonen sowie Schulführung beleuchtet. Abschließend werden mögliche Ansätze zur Personal- sowie Organisations- und Unterrichtsentwicklung formuliert.
Gemeinsam digital!
Authors: Schulz Lea , Böttinger Traugott
Published: March 2022

Inklusive Schulentwicklung wird seit Jahren erforscht, wodurch u.a. das Handeln von Schulleitungen in den Fokus gerückt ist.  Auch das Leben in einer digitalisierten und mediatisierten Gesellschaft unter den Vorzeichen einer "Kultur der Digitalität" (Stalder, 2016) erfordert eine Schulleitung, die Schule und Kollegium durch diese digitalen Transformationsprozesse leitet und begleitet. Der vorliegende Beitrag führt Erkenntnisse zum Schulleitungshandeln für eine inklusive oder digitale Schule zusammen und betrachtet diese unter dem Aspekt des stetigen Wandels der Gesellschaft und den damit verbundenen Herausforderungen. Die Dimensionen des Schulleitungshandeln scheinen sich dabei stark zu ähneln. Inhaltlich sollten stets beide Perspektiven betrachtet werden, sodass positive Synergieeffekte wahrscheinlich sind. Sie werden im Schulleitungshandeln zur Etablierung von Kulturen, Strukturen und Praktiken im Rahmen der drei Dimensionen von Bildungsprozessen zusammengeführt.
Separation of Chitin from Shrimp and Application in Heavy Metal Wastewater Treatment
Authors:   B. K. Birla College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous), Kalyan, Maharashtra, India, Manchanda Seema
Published: March 2022

In this research work natural bio polymer “chitosan” was extracted using locally available shrimp shells and absorption of copper by chitosan was studied. Synthesis of chitosan involved four main stages as preconditioning, demineralization, deproteinization and deacetylation. Chitosan was characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The affinity of chitosan for cupper was studied using anhydrous CuCl2 solution as the heavy metal solution containing Cu (II) ions
Assessment of drinking water quality of household bore well plants and WASA water supply system: A case study of Allama Iqbal Town Lahore
Authors: Ashraf Mahmoona , Ahmed Ifthikhar
Published: March 2022

The current study has been completed by collecting the 20 water samples from Allama Iqbal Town Lahore, including ten from WASA (Water And Sanitation Agency) filter plants in Iqbal Town other samples were collected from different depths from Allama Iqbal Town Lahore. After the collection of water samples, these were taken to the green lab for physiochemical analysis of samples. Water samples were subjected to Physicochemical analysis that includes temperature, pH, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Hardness, Chloride, Arsenic, Cadmium, Sodium, Nickle, Fluoride. APHA techniques were used to analysis of water samples. Comparison of samples results with values given by the World Health Organization, represented by graphs and location maps. The Filtration plant and tap water samples were odourless, tasteless, and colourless. The amount of Lead in all the parameters was below the detectable level. Correlation analysis was applied to all the parameters to check out the deep relationship among all the parameters.The correlation results showed that with the increase of pH value, all studied traits values were increased except turbidity Physiochemical parameters in all water samples of WASA (Water And Sanitation Agency) filtration plants were within the permissible limits. It revealed that water samples of filtration plants were fit for drinking purposes. Physiochemical parameters in all water samples collected from the different depths of Lahore were not within the permissible limits, and it revealed that the tap water had arsenic amount and water collected from shallow depth have not permissible limit of sulphate, Total Hardness and Total Dissolved Solids. This showed that Tap water samples were unfit for drinking.
National Judicial Commission In India: The New Challenge
Authors: Dr. Ganesh Dubey  , Dheerendra Singh
Published: March 2022

Art. 50 of our constitution provide - separation of powers and independent judiciary (under directive principles) and Art. 13 of the Indian constitution provide vital power to amend any new statute and empowered to Supreme Court to check the constitutional validity of particular act/statute. For much of its history the Indian judiciary has been regarded as largely fair and incorruptible. No action was taken on the bill but the system of Supreme Court appointments that it envisaged was mandated three years later by the Supreme Court itself. In Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association vs. Union of India (1993 (4) SCC. 441) the Court ruled that the Constitution’s provision that the President appoint Supreme Court judges in ‘‘consultation with such Judges of the Supreme Courts...as the President may deem necessary” (Article 124(2)) meant that the advice of the Supreme Court judges was binding upon the President. It also resolved that the judges involved in this ‘consultation’ would be the Chief Justice of India and the two judges next in seniority. This decision was upheld in 1998 in the Third Judges case, only slightly modified to involve the Chief Justice of India and the four judges – rather than two – next in seniority as well as all Supreme Court judges from the candidate’s High Court. The Supreme Court of India and the High Court’s set the standard for judicial conduct and competence in the country. It is vital that we create a National Judicial Commission, combining input from the elected branches of government and the judiciary, to appoint and over see the judges of the Supreme Court and High Court.
Evaluation of serum hepcidin level in acne vulgaris patients
Authors: Ali Rasha Ismail Mohamed , Samweil Christeen Afrayem Tadros , Nada Essam El-Din Abd El-Aziz
Published: March 2022

Background: Acne vulgaris is a pilosebaceous unit inflammatory condition.  Although acne is not life-threatening, it can cause psychological issues such as low self-esteem and anxiety in people who suffer from it.  Acne scarring is a common and unpleasant consequence of acne vulgaris. Predicting scarring liability can modify treatment protocol and aid in the prevention of such disfigurement. Methods: This study included 82 participants divided into 3 groups: 26 patients with acne vulgaris without scars,  36 patients with acne vulgaris with scars and  20 control. Serum hepcidin level was assessed by a commercially available double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. Results: Serum hepcidin is significantly higher in patients suffering from acne without acne scars than patients suffering from acne with acne scars (p < 0.05). serum hepcidin is significantly higher in the control group than patients with active acne with scars (p < 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between serum hepcidin level in control versus severe acne scars (p < 0.05). Serum hepcidin level acts as a predictor of occurrence of acne scars and occurrence of severe acne scars. Serum hepcidin level can be used as an indication for beginning aggressive and specific acne treatment as systemic retinoid.
Monitoring and Evaluation Practices and Performance of NGOs in Rwanda
Authors:   Mount Kenya University, Rwanda, Marc Nzayisenga
Published: March 2022

Monitoring and Evaluation practices are amongst continuous routines in the tracking of key elements of the performance of NGOs in Rwanda. They include delivery on time, delivery on budget, quality assurance, and achievement of programme objectives. However, a review of the literature reveals deficiencies such as the design and implementation of programme objectives. Studies have shown that programmes that have weak or lack specific monitoring and evaluation practices on average record low rating performance as measured by scope, timeline, and resource utilization. The main objective of this study was to determine the monitoring and evaluation practices on the performance of Programme. The study adopted a descriptive research design method with a target population of 107 BLF staff. Slovin's formula was used to calculate the sample of 84. Instrument validity was ensured by input from two supervisors from Mount Kenya University. Data collected was analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. The study findings revealed that all independent variables (Monitoring and Evaluation Planning, M&E budgeting, and Level of participation of M&E experts) in the study influence the Performance of the BLF Programme (dependent variable). The Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that the calculated value was greater than the critical value (51.000>8.3997) an indication that M&E planning, level of participation of M&E experts, and M&E budgeting all have a significant role in the performance of the BLF Programme. The significance value (0.000) was less than 0.05 indicating that the model was significant. The correlation analysis also confirmed the relationship between the level of participation of M&E experts and the performance of the BLF Programme was the most significant showing r = 0.709, P < 0.01, which was a strong positive relationship. The correlation between M&E budgeting and performance of BLF Programme was also significant, r = 0.439, P < 0.01, which is a moderate positive relationship. The correlation between M&E Planning and performance of BLF Programme was the least significant, r = 0.196, P < 0.01.which is the positive weak relationship. The findings reveal that M&E best practices have a positive impact on the Performance of the BLF Programme. The results of the study are meant to contribute greatly to various project M&E constraints that organizations go through. Keywords: Monitoring and Evaluation planning, Performance, practices, NGOs.
Reaksi Pemasaman Senyawa Pirit pada Tanah Rawa Pasang Surut
Authors: Priatmadi Bambang Joko , Haris Abdul
Published: March 2022

Most of swamp soils in tidal land are Acid Sulfate Soils. Acid sulfate soils are the common name given to soils containing iron sulfides (pyrite). The soils are characterized by very low pH and high amount of soluble S and Fe, resulted from oxidation of pyrite when soils are drained.  This study was aimed to determine acidity pattern, iron and sulfate solubility as the impact of the length time of oxidized, the effect of inhibitors application to acidity rate of sulfidic materials and top soils.  The materials are: (1) soils at pyritic layer (sulfidic materials) and (2) soils at 0 – 20 cm from soil surface.  Soils is sampled at Barambai reclaimed area, Barito Kuala Regency, South Kalimantan Province.  In the laboratory soils treated with some ameliorants, that are silica, phosphate and lime applied with dosage 2 t ha-1 with 3 replications times.  The soils incubated for 2 weeks under submerged condition.  After soil incubation, soil exposed to the air for 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 6 weeks.  Parameters of soil analysis include pH, sulfate and iron soluble. Results of this study showed that (1) soil acidity rate of  sulfidic materials more faster than upper soils when soils and sulfidic materials oxidized intensively, (2) at submerged soil condition or high soil water content, the application of ameliorants effective increasing the soil pH of the upper soils, (3) at further oxidized soil condition or lower soil water content, the application of ameliorants inhibited acidity rate of soils and sulfidic materials, and (4) at further oxidized soil condition or lower soil water content, the application of ameliorants increased iron solubility of  soils and sulfidic materials.
Teaching in a Time of Crisis: Pedagogical Creativity in Music Education
Authors: Bylica Kelly , Bauman Betty
Published: March 2022

Pedagogical creativity is the development of flexible practices that are responsive to student inquiry, oriented toward risk-taking, and grounded in conceptions of pedagogues as curricular authors. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, pedagogical creativity may be one way to navigate uncertain educational terrain. This article explores the findings of a qualitative case study that examined the pedagogical practices of six music educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from semistructured interviews were analyzed through a theoretical framework of pedagogical creativity (Abramo & Reynolds, 2015). Attention was paid to the types of practices music educators were exploring, how pedagogical creativity was being implemented within the school culture, and the impact such practices had on music educators’ understandings of educational purpose. Findings indicate that participants found teaching during the unique context of the pandemic to be an opportunity to explore pedagogical creativity, particularly as public performance pressures were alleviated and social-emotional learning was emphasized. In particular, pedagogical creativity was often practically implemented out of a desire to remain responsive toward who and where participants were teaching, suggesting that responsiveness may be a criterion of pedagogical creativity.
The “Strangeness” of Hypermestra's Letter to Lynceus (Ov. Her. 14)
Authors: Battistella Chiara
Published: March 2022

Ovid's Heroid 14 stands out as being quite different from the other single letters of the collection. Its main oddity lies in the fact that the motif of love appears to be absent and, by contrast, Hypermestra's pietas “overrepresented,” a circumstance that has inevitably attracted scholarly attention and solicited interpretive activity. In this paper, I intend to contribute to the debate by adding a further strand of interpretation, one that seeks to set the epistle against the backdrop of some recent historical events, namely Livia Drusilla's marriage to Octavian. I, therefore, suggest that the strangeness of Her. 14 may reside in its being suspended between the fictional world of elegy and the historical frame here delineated.
From Socrates to Briseis: Homeric Problems and Epistolary Fiction in Heroides 3
Authors: Jolivet Jean-Christophe
Published: March 2022

This paper aims to investigate the epistolary fiction in Heroides 3 in the light of ancient Homeric scholarship.1 The study of the Iliadic intertext should allow us to propose a hypothesis to identify the character who inspired Briseis's letter. By focusing on both Ulysses's strange attitude in Iliad 9 and Briseis's strange ignorance in Heroides 3, it tends to propose a new interpretation of the epistolary mode.
Ovid's Heroides 3 and the inventio of Criseyde in the Medieval Matter of Troy
Authors: Desmond Marilynn
Published: March 2022

In its focus on Briseis, Heroides 3 develops an amatory reading of the traffic in women depicted in the Iliad. Heroides 3 transmitted this Ovidian version of the Homeric Briseis to the Medieval West in the absence of the Homeric epics. The medieval story of Briseida as the lover of Troilus and Diomedes, derived from Dares's De excidio Troiae historia, intersected with medieval versions of Heroides 3, both in Latin and vernacular, resulting in the re-naming of Briseida as Criseyde in order to distinguish between the Ovidian and medieval figures.
On Books
Authors: Estienne Henri
Published: March 2022

Henri II Estienne (1531-98) was the most outstanding member of his family’s long-lived publishing dynasty. He continued the work of his father, Robert, by publishing many unedited Greek texts and completing the Thesaurus linguae Graecae (1572), an expensive venture from which his business never fully recovered. His versatility– as publisher, scholar, corrector, lexicographer and poet – can be seen in the paratextual material in his many editions, and in his own original works. This anthology presents a sample from Henri Estienne’s writings across his career and from different genres. These range from letters, to poetry, to essays, to his Encomium of the Frankfurt Fair. They reveal him as a remarkable scholar with an astonishing grasp of Latin and Greek literature, while highlighting also his problems both as a publisher and as a scholar. Estienne’s elaborate essays on the ancient Greek historians Xenophon and Herodotus use ancient examples to support contemporary arguments. His verses preserve a strong sense of the life of a scholar turned businessman, both at work and at play. In remarkably fluid Latin, Estienne reveals in these writings his aspiration to be worthy of his father’s legacy, his affection for family and friends, his humour, and his gripes with other scholars and publishers.