bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DAMPAK PENYALURAN DANA ZISWAF (ZAKAT, INFAQ, SEDEKAH DAN WAKAF) PADA PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN STID MOHAMMAD NATSIR BERDASARKAN SOCIAL RETURN ON INVESTMENT
Authors: Habibi Ujang , Syamilah Naqiyya
Published: May 2020

Tujuan Penelitian: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghitung dampak yang dihasilkan oleh STID Mohammad Natsir dengan menggunakan metode Social Return on Investment (SROI). Metode Penelitian: Kuantitatif. Hasil Penelitian: Hasil akhir dari rasio SROI penelitian ini menunjukkan 28:1. Hal ini berarti untuk setiap Rp.1,- yang diinvestasikan, akan menghasilkan nilai sosial sebesar Rp.28,- sebagai manfaat yang didapatkan oleh mahasiwa, alumni dan masyarakat. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa STID Mohammad Natsir berhasil menciptakan dampak sosial yang membawa manfaat bagi mahasiwa, alumni dan masyarakat sekitar.
REPRESENTASI MAKNA PERILAKU MUNAFIK DALAM FILM; ANALISIS SEMIOTIKA FILM MUNAFIK 2
Authors: Rokhman Saeful
Published: May 2020

Tujuan Penelitian: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap representasi makna perilaku munafik dalam film. Metode Penelitian: Kualitatif. Hasil Penelitian: Secara denotasi, perilaku munafik terepresentasikan melalui perilaku dan dialog antara pemain. Melalui tokoh Azman dan Sakinah perilaku munafik secara sifat dan ciri-cirinya mampu ditampilkan. Adanya ingkar janji, khianat dan dusta merupakan salah satu yang termasuk ciri kaum munafik menurut Al-Quran dan Sunnah. Secara konotasi, perilaku munafik yang ada pada film Munafik 2 yaitu menjelaskan bagaimana gambaran sifat-sifat kaum munafik. Dalam satu scene menjelaskan bagaimana Azman yang selama ini berteman baik dengan Adam mengkhianati semua kepercayaan yang telah diberikan kepadanya. Azman terkalahkan oleh hawa nafsu yang ada pada dirinya dengan memfitnah Adam bahwa ia telah berbuat jahat kepada Sakinah. Sementara makna mitos yang terkandung dalam film tersebut ialah Al-Quran dan Sunnah telah menyebutkan sifat dan ciri-ciri orang munafik agar orang-orang yang beriman lebih berhati-hati.
Examining the incubation period distributions of COVID-19 on Chinese patients with different travel histories
Authors: Xiao Zuopeng , Xie Xi , Guo Wenbo , Luo Zhiqiang , Liao Jianxiang , Wen Feiqiu , Zhou Qingfeng , Han Laiwei , Zheng Te
Published: May 2020

Introduction: Current studies estimated a general incubation period distribution of COVID-19 based on early-confirmed cases in Wuhan, and have not examined whether the incubation period distribution varies across population segments with different travel histories. We aimed to examine whether patients infected by community transmission had extended incubation periods than the early generation patients who had direct exposures to Wuhan.

Methodology: Based on 4741 patient case reports from municipal centers of disease control by February 21, 2020, we calculated the incubation periods of 2555 patients with clear epidemiological survey information and illness development timeline. All patients were categorized into five groups by their travel histories. Incubation period distributions were modeled for each group by the method of the posterior Weibull distribution estimation.

Results: Adults aged 30 to 59 years had the most substantial proportion of confirmed cases in China. The incubation period distribution varied slightly across patient groups with different travel histories. Patients who regularly lived in Wuhan and left to other locations before January 23, 2020 had the shortest posterior median value of 7.57 days for the incubation period, while the incubation periods for persons affected by local community transmission had the largest posterior median of incubation periods, 9.31 days.

Conclusions: The median incubation period for all patients infected outside Wuhan was 9 days, a bit of more extended than the early estimated 5-day incubation period that was based on patients in Wuhan. Our findings may imply the decreases of virulence of the COVID-19 virus along with intergenerational transmission.
Histopathology and molecular identification of Henneguya pseudoplatystoma
Authors: Oliveira de Sales Romário , Carrijo Mauad Juliana Rosa , Honorato Claucia Aparecida , Da Silva Kesia Esther , Verconti Jaqueline , Ragagnin Peceu Magyve , Borsuk Sibele , Laterça Martins Mauricio , Simionatto Simone
Published: May 2020

The present study proposes to characterize the parasites isolated during the initial phase of production in fish farms located in Mato Grosso do Sul in the central-western region of Brazil, using histopathology analysis and molecular techniques. A total of 340 hybrid surubim fish (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum × P. corruscans) from four farms were examined during the co-feeding phase. Histopathology analysis showed that 10.9% (n = 37) of the fish were infected with parasites. Branchitis, lifting epithelium, hypertrophy of epithelial cells, lamellar fusion, aneurisms and infection in the bone tissue of the gill filament was observed. The parasite species was determined by amplification of the 18S rRNA gene followed by sequencing. The phylogenetic analysis of nucleotide sequences indicates a close relationship (99.6%) with Henneguya pseudoplatystoma reported to be infecting the hybrid Pseudoplatystoma. This study demonstrates the occurrence of H. pseudoplatystoma in hybrid surubim (P. reticulatum × P. corruscans) during the co-feeding phase in fish farms in Mato Grosso do Sul. Also, molecular techniques provide a faster and sensitive method to identify fish parasites, and may assist in the development of new management techniques aimed at improving the sanitary conditions contributing to the reduction of mortality rates in these animals.
Biological responses in gills and hepatopancreas of Ucides cordatus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Ocypodidae) as indicative of environmental contamination in mangrove areas in Maranhão State, Brazil
Authors: Batista de Jesus Wanda , De Oliveira Suelen Rosana Sampaio , Mota Andrade Ticianne De Sousa de Oliveira , Sousa Jucimary Braga Machado , Pinheiro-Sousa Débora Batista , Santos Débora Martins Silva , Cardoso William Da Silva , Carvalho-Neta Raimunda Nonata Fortes
Published: May 2020

This study aimed to identify alterations in gills and hepatopancreas of the crab Ucides cordatus as indicative of environmental contamination in mangrove areas subject to chemical effluents from port activities in Maranhão, Brazil. Samples of gills and hepatopancreas were removed from each animal and fixed in Davidson's solution until the procedure of histological technique. The biometric data (means and standard deviations) of the specimens collected in the study areas indicated that the crabs in the reference area are significantly (P < 0.05) higher and heavier than the crabs collected in the potentially impacted area (port area). Gill alterations (rupture of pilaster cells, dilation of the marginal channel, cuticle rupture and necrosis) and hepatopancreas alterations (abnormal lumen, vacuolized B cells, pycnotic nuclei and necrosis) were significantly (gbn < 0.05) more frequent in crabs collected in the port area than crabs collected in the reference area. These data indicate that the health of crabs is compromised due to the pollutants present in the mangroves that surround the port area in São Marcos’ Bay.
How do spatial and environmental factors affect the fish community structure in seasonally flooded karst systems?
Authors: Loera-Pérez Joel , Hernández-Stefanoni José L. , Chiappa-Carrara Xavier
Published: May 2020

Spatial and temporal variation of the physical and chemical conditions of coastal karst wetland ecosystems, which annually range from flooded to completely dry, generate a very dynamic fish community structure. We assessed the relative influence of spatial dependence and environmental factors on fish community structure in a seasonally flooded tropical karst system on the north-western coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Sampling was carried out between November 2009 and April 2010, while the area was inundated by seasonal floodwater. Fish biomass, abundance and species richness, as well as environmental variables and geographic location, were recorded. A variation partitioning analysis was performed to assess the influence of the spatial and environmental variables on the fish community using multiple regression, and a principal coordinates analysis of neighbor matrices (PCNM). Spatial factors had a greater influence on the changes in the community structure than the environmental factors. After spatial variation, environmental effects from conductivity, oxygen saturation, temperature and depth further shaped the community. These results imply that, despite the diversity of niches and wide variation in environmental conditions, the structuring force of the community is the spatial dynamic probably linked to species dispersal mechanisms and reproductive strategies.
Antarctic demersal finfish around the Elephant and the South Orkney islands: distribution, abundance and biological characteristics
Authors: Arana Patricio M. , Jones Christopher D. , Alegría Nicolás A. , Sarralde Roberto , Rolleri Renzo
Published: May 2020

A research survey for demersal finfish was completed using bottom trawl fishing gear, following a random stratified sampling design, between 50 and 500 m on shelf areas of subarea 48.1 (Elephant Island) and Subarea 48.2 (South Orkney Island). An acoustic survey was simultaneously carried out to enhance knowledge of bathymetry and the distribution of fish and krill in the studied area. The cruise took place between the 6 and 27 January 2018. A total of 36 hauls were carried out, 15 around Elephant Island and 21 around the South Orkney Islands. A total of 37 fish species were caught with a total biomass of 19,112 kg. The main species encountered included Notothenia rossii and Champsocephalus gunnari, with nominal catches weighing 16,204 (85%) and 876 kg (5%), respectively. Other species of fish accounted noticeably for lower amounts (11%), such as Gobionotothen gibberifrons (330 kg), Chaenocephalus aceratus (322 kg), and Pseudochaenichthys georgianus (299 kg). Indicative estimates of standing stock biomass suggested that in this cruise, N. rossii was the most abundant demersal finfish species in the Elephant Island area, followed by C. gunnari. Differently, on the South Orkney Islands shelf, the most abundant species was G. gibberifrons, followed by P. georgianus. The study provides biological data (length frequency distribution, median size, sex ratio, gonad maturity stages, length-weight relationship) on the main species captured during the survey, and the oceanographic characteristics (depth profiles of temperature, salinity, density) obtained with CTD around the South Orkney Islands.
Indonesian Propolis Reduces Malondialdehyde Level and Increase Osteoblast Cell Number in Wistar Rats with Orthodontic Tooth Movement
Authors: Wiwekowati Wiwekowati , Ma’ruf M. Taha , Walianto Surwandi , Sabir Ardo , Widyadharma I Putu Eka
Published: May 2020

AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant activity of Indonesian propolis gel 5% in Wistar rats alveolar bone, toward malondialdehyde serum levels and osteoblast cells number caused by orthodontic tooth movement (OTM).
METHODS: This was an experimental study using the post-test only group design. The samples were 28 male Wistar rats, divided into four groups: G1 (control group) – group without OTM and without propolis, G2 – group without OTM and with propolis, G3 – group with OTM and without propolis, and G4 – group with OTM and with propolis. Propolis available in the form of 5% gel and 30 gf helical spring force of OTM applied. Spring was applied in rat maxilla incisors. OTM treatment was given 17 days, and on day 18, blood samples were taken for the measurement of malondialdehyde levels, then tested using the ELISA test. Variable of osteoblast was calculated histologically using hematoxylin-eosin staining. The data of malondialdehyde level and the osteoblast number obtained were tested using one-way ANOVA.
RESULTS: The result indicated that osteoblast number was higher with propolis application compared to those without propolis in the control group and orthodontic tooth treatment group (G2>G1, 23.97 ± 2.95 vs. 18.63 ± 3.04 and G4>G3, 34.17 ± 5.57 vs. 28.26 ± 2.62) with significant difference (p < 0.05). Propolis application also reduces malondialdehyde serum level when compared to both groups without propolis (control and OTM group) (G2<G1, 1.02 ± 0.18 nmol/ml vs. 1.55 ± 0.24 nmol/ml and G4<G3 1.29 ± 0.22 nmol/ml vs. 1.83 ± 0.21 nmol/ml) and significantly different (p < 0.05). OTM increased the malondialdehyde level compared to the control group, with a significant difference (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: Propolis gel 5% application can reduce malondialdehyde serum level and could increase the number of osteoblast.
Immunohistochemical Expression of “L1 cell Adhesion Molecule” in Endometrial Carcinomas
Authors: Elyamany Aya Magdy , Abd-ElAziz Solafa Amin , Elsheikh Samar A. , Soliman Somia A. M.
Published: May 2020

BACKGROUND: Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female genital tract. No effective biomarkers currently exist to allow for an efficient risk classification of endometrial carcinoma or to direct treatment (adjuvant radiation and/or chemotherapy) or to triage pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy. L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) a transmembrane protein of the immunoglobulin family that has been implicated in promoting tumor cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and metastasis became an attractive candidate as a potential biomarker in endometrial carcinoma and potential therapeutic target in high-risk groups.
OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of L1CAM expression in endometrial carcinoma and correlation of this expression with various pathological parameters.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining for L1CAM was performed on paraffin-embedded sections of 80 cases of endometrial carcinomas that underwent total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Expression of L1CAM in >10% of tumor cells was interpreted as positive.
RESULTS: L1CAM expression was detected in 22.5% of cases and showed statistically significant correlation with non-endometrioid histological type, high grade, high FIGO stage, high pathological (T) stage, cervical involvement, nodal metastasis, lymphovascular space invasion, and high-risk tumor according to the European Society for Medical Oncology system for risk stratification (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: The high rate of L1CAM expression in high-risk endometrial carcinomas suggests that L1CAM represents a potential marker for the identification of patients needing closer follow-up and aggressive treatment. In addition, its potential role as a therapeutic target for high-risk endometrial cancer seems promising.
Vers un leadership au féminin ? La notion de respect dans les publications sur les femmes CEO de grandes entreprises internationales
Authors: Leszczyńska Dorota , Lesca Humbert , Thénot Maryline
Published: May 2020

Des recherches récentes dans le domaine du management s’intéressent à une forme d’entreprise postmoderne qui cherche à concilier aspiration humaniste et performance. Elles relèvent l’existence d’un leadership intégrant le concept de respect au profit de tous et soulignent un lien possible entre cet enjeu de management humaniste et les valeurs féminines. A partir du constat que le leadership féminin peut s’analyser notamment au travers des caractéristiques et pratiques professionnelles des femmes CEO, le présent travail propose d’étudier les différentes composantes du concept de respect mises en exergue dans les publications relatives aux femmes CEO de grandes entreprises internationales. Nous appuyant sur différentes théories relatives au concept de respect, nous avons conduit une étude qualitative par analyse du contenu de 450 publications de la presse économique internationale (entre 2008-2017) relatives à 54 femmes CEO chacune située dans l’une des 1000 organisations classées par la revue Fortune en 2015. Les résultats montrent l’entendement, par les femmes administrateurs, des différentes composantes de la notion de respect. Pareillement, ils apportent une compréhension du management respectueux défendu par les femmes CEO et générateur des transformations en faveur d’une diminution des discriminations et des inégalités.
La abadesa embargada por el pie
Authors: Garci-Gómez Miguel
Published: May 2020

En la comunicación humana de buen gusto la represión sexual ha provocado un sinnúmero de mecanismos de desplazamiento mediante los cuales se evitaba el nombramiento directo de los órganos de la reproducción, que eran sustituidos por otras partes del cuerpo. El pie (pierna o muslo) tiene obvias connotaciones sexuales en muchos textos bíblicos, así como en la narrativa religiosa y la lírica de tipo tradicional españolas. Estas extremidades, en sus connotaciones simbólicas, entraron a formar parte del lenguaje coloquial de refranes y otros dichos en diversas culturas: alemana, española, francesa e inglesa. Las aportaciones del psicoanálisis y la etnología nos han ayudado a dilucidar la sicogénesis del pie-falo, y la crítica literaria y el análisis filológico del texto de Berceo sobre la abadesa empreñada por el pie demuestran con qué gracia y maestría el poeta riojano supo evitar el lenguaje escabroso para revestir su narración de metonimias y juegos etimológicos.
La piel humana en la narrativa corta tradicional
Authors: Soons Alan
Published: May 2020

Como atributo del ser humano, la piel es polivalente; da origen a creencias acerca de la inmortalidad, del temperamento del sujeto y de la invulnerabilidad del guerrero. Son estas creencias a su vez fuente de relatos tradicionales. La percepción de la vegetación y de la piel de los reptiles cada año renovadas es sugestiva para el narrador primitivo: el macrocosmos también tendrá su piel. De todo esto resulta un amplio abanico de cuentos y leyendas, ya faceciosos, ya ilustrativos de potencias demoníacas.
Algunos textos romancísticos de Aces (Asturias)
Authors: López García Maria Luz , Fernández Insuela Antonio
Published: May 2020

Se estudian textos de nueve romances recogidos en Aces (Candamo, Asturias). Al lado de versiones de romance frecuentes (Gerineldo, Las señas del esposo, La boda estorbada) se editan otras menos habituales o de mayor interés (El rey y la Virgen romera, La esposa de don García) de cuyos textos se hace un estudio más detallado, por la escasez de trabajos sobre dichos romances.
Las canciones sefardíes y el ciclo de la vida. (Repertorio judea-español de Oriente y Occidente)
Authors: Weich-Shahak Susana
Published: May 2020

En el rico repertorio musical, cantado en Judeo-español y preservado en la tradición oral de los judíos sefardíes, numerosas canciones están relacionadas con las ceremonias que acompañan a los ritos de tránsito que marcan el ciclo de la vida humana: nacimiento, matrimonio y muerte. El presente artículo estudia y compara varios ejemplos, seleccionados de este repertorio funcional de los judíos sefardíes del Oriente y el Occidente del Mediterráneo, recogido en encuestas en Israel, de inmigrantes de ambas zonas . Se incluyen transcripciones y análisis de música y texto de los ejemplos, y se senala la funcionalidad de estas canciones en las comunidades sefardíes.
Las rogativas públicas en Oviedo (1550-1840)
Authors: Lopez Roberto J.
Published: May 2020

El estudio de las rogativas públicas pone de relieve varias cuestiones. Desde el punto de vista conceptual, el análisis de estas prácticas muestra con claridad la excesiva simplicidad de la división entre formas culturales elitistas y populares, y la necesidad de hallar modos para definir adecuadamente la pertinencia de fenómenos sociales como éste. Desde la óptica cultural y sociológica, las rogativas informan sobre los valores religiosos de una sociedad; pero también sobre sus miedos y temores cotidianos, así como sobre los intentos de los poderes públicos para lograr una mayor cohesión social en determinados momentos. Tratamos de desarrollar estos tres puntos centrándonos en la ciudad de Oviedo.
Mobile Applications to Improve English Writing Skills Viewed from Critical Thinking Ability for Pre-Service Teachers
Authors: Haerazi Haerazi , Utama I Made Permadi , Hidayatullah Heri
Published: May 2020

This study was aimed at investigating; (1) the pre-service teachers used the MobApps (WhatsApp, U-Dictionary, and Email) to participate in mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) viewed from the critical thinking ability in the teaching of writing skills and; (2) the effectiveness of the Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) towards pre-service teachers’ writing skills in relation to critical thinking ability. This study was a mixed method using the concurrent embedded strategy. The researchers involve qualitative strategies and quantitative strategies. Both kinds of data are collected simultaneously. This study was conducted in the English language education departments of FPBS IKIP Mataram, Indonesia. 58 pre-service teachers were involved in this study. The qualitative data were attained from pre-service teachers attending the writing classes using observation sheets. Meanwhile, the quantitative data were gained from experimental design through a nonequivalent control-group design. The groups were evaluated by using a writing test and a critical thinking test. The results showed that the pre-service teachers conducted a discussion of what they have to write. The learning activities are done under several stages. The end of this is that the pre-service teachers are able to create a complete descriptive text. Besides, the use of the MALL model was more effective than non-mobile learning to improve pre-service teachers’ writing skills viewed from critical thinking skills.
Translate the impenetrable. Conversation with Julieta Hanono
Authors: Giunta Andrea
Published: May 2020

Esta entrevista con la artista Julieta Hanono se realizó durante de 2019 en ocasión de su exposición Traducir la impenetrable, en el Museo de la Cárcova, en Buenos Aires. Julieta nació en Rosario, Argentina, y vive París. Durante su adolescencia estuvo detenida-desaparecida por la dictadura militar argentina. Estudió arte y filosofía en Argentina y luego en Francia. Su film El pozo remite a su experiencia en prisión. Durante los últimos años su trabajo se ha centrado en el tema de la traducción.
Diego Rivera et Élie Faure : Contributions du peintre à la critique française des arts du Mexique ancien
Authors: Quintana Marín María Isabel
Published: May 2020

En 1931, s’étant rendu au Mexique pour étudier les anciennes civilisations locales, Élie Faure se dit redevable à Rivera de son attrait pour le pays. Cet article aborde les contributions critiques du peintre à l’historien de l’art sur les arts précortésiens. Avant leur rencontre en 1918, Faure voit dans la sculpture des Aztèques l’expression de leur sauvagerie, alors que Rivera transpose à l’ancienne sculpture mexicaine les principes esthétiques de Cézanne et du cubisme. Durant leurs échanges parisiens, le regard de Faure commence à se transformer dans le sens des idées du peintre qui se rattache toujours au Maître d’Aix et identifie dans l’art précortésien des démarches artistiques collectives. Après le retour de Rivera au Mexique en 1921, la pensée de Faure continue à évoluer. Lorsqu’il retrouve l’artiste en 1931, il confirme les liens entre l’art aztèque et le cubisme et honore d’autres civilisations du Mexique ancien..
José Gómez Sicre and his Impact on the OAS’ Visual Arts Unit: For an International Latin American Art
Authors: Pini Ivonne , Bernal María Clara
Published: May 2020

Starting at the end of World War II and with the onset of the Cold War, the Organization of American States’ Visual Art Unit, under director José Gómez Sicre, advocated a specific model of Latin American art. Gómez Sicre’s relationship with Alfred Barr, the director of the New York Museum of Modern Art and, through it, his influence on the museum’s policies regarding Latin America art—that is, the decision to support a specific formula and what that formula should be—was pivotal. The model he championed centered on three aspects: internationalism, Western thought and anticommunism. That model entailed a harsh questioning of what were seen as local formulations at a distance from that central vision.
Conceptualism in Transit: Horacio Zabala's Maps
Authors: Paladino Luiza Mader
Published: May 2020

Este artigo apresenta uma reflexão sobre os mapas realizados pelo artista Horacio Zabala, ao longo da década de 1970. Sua produção é avaliada a partir de uma importante rede de instituições que amparou artistas experimentais da América Latina: o Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo e o Centro de Arte y Comunicación, de Buenos Aires. Ambas as entidades estabeleceram um circuito transnacional de arte conceitual, ao constituir estratégias específicas, como o intercâmbio de artistas e exposições de arte. Para analisar essa trama institucional da qual Zabala fez parte, este trabalho parte do cruzamento de fontes primárias e bibliográficas como procedimento metodológico de pesquisa.
Youth Labour Market in India
Authors: Bisht Nitin , Pattanaik Falguni
Published: May 2020

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 prioritizes active engagement of youth in achieving the targets. Aligning the pathway towards achieving youth specific SDGs (Target 4.4 and 8.5), the study examines the current situation of the youth labour market in India. For this purpose, the study analyzes National Sample Survey data on employment and unemployment from 50th round (1993/94) to 68th round (2011/12). The study engages trend analysis of key indicators of labour market. Logistic regression is applied to address the magnitude of socio-economic and demographic determinants on youth employment. The study finds an overall decline in the employment status of youth despite the ongoing demographic dividend phase. Postgraduate and graduate youth witness the highest unemployment indicating a grim role of labour market in engaging the educated youth. The findings raise concern for achieving the targets of SDGs, as a high share of educated youth strives for decent and gainful employment.
The Effect of Brain-Based Professional Development on Shifting English Language Teachers' Pedagogical Perceptions
Authors: El-Henawy Walaa M.
Published: May 2020

Brain-based learning (BBL) represents a new paradigm for teaching 21st Century learners. This chapter introduces brain-based professional development (BBPD) that utilizes theories and key findings from the field of cognitive neuroscience. This chapter reviews brain-based approach to learning and brain-compatible strategies for teaching as well as how to design a BBL lesson plan. Additionally, the chapter highlights the significance of incorporating BBL in professional development especially for novice English language teachers on shifting English language teachers' pedagogical perceptions. It stresses the importance of educating teachers about the brain and introducing brain-based instructional strategies. Besides, future research directions and educational implications of brain-based instruction are provided particularly for English language teaching and classroom environment.
Connections-Based Learning
Authors: Montaudon-Tomas Cynthia M. , Montaudon-Tomas Ivonne M. , Pinto-López Ingrid N.
Published: May 2020

Connectedness is essential to human growth and learning. This chapter presents an analysis on connections-based learning from four distinct frameworks: intrapersonal, interpersonal, interdisciplinary, and media-based. It includes a model that shows different levels of interactions in adult learning. Adults can learn anything and everything about any subject through the connections they establish with the world in a lifelong process based on the way we connect with ourselves, with others with different domains, and through different media. Learning is attained as in the weaving process of a seamless web that changes the way people see themselves and the world. Everything becomes interconnected, resembling a mesh.
Digital Transformation Leadership for Smart Healthcare Organizations
Authors: Ziadlou Dina
Published: May 2020

The digital transformation has revolutionized the contexts of healthcare organizations in all aspects, and those hospitals that tend to create a smart digital environment are require to perceive vital factors of digital transformation. The author has created a framework called “House of Success” Model to elaborate on the significant organizational factors contributing to developing a smart healthcare organization in the digital era. This model consists of digital transformation, as the foundation of the house; quadruple aims, as the roof of the house and the ultimate goal of the transformation; and leadership and management, as the pillars of the house. Moreover, the house of success model has four rooms including change management and change leadership, people leadership, digital technology leadership, and the global partnership that resulted in building up a prosperous digital transformation outlook toward sustainable effectiveness development.
Corralling Contract and the Land Use Relationship Between Pastoralists and Agriculturalists in Nigeria
Authors: Hoi Yee Fu Regina
Published: May 2020

“Corralling contract” is the indigenous fertilization system commonly practiced in the African Sahel and its southern periphery. In this chapter, the practice of the corralling contract between Fulani pastoralists and Nupe agriculturalists in the Bida region of Niger State of central Nigeria is examined. The study attempts to find out how the farmers and herders arrange the corralling contract, how they utilize this instrument, and how it influences their social relationship. Findings suggest that pastoral Fulani groups have different strategies to maintain socioeconomic relations with specific villages through the adoption of corralling contract in order to ensure resources entitlement. While some groups can well manipulate the relationships with various villages through the adoption of the corralling contract, some groups prefer a more stable situation and just get the minimum advantages. Higher social status, larger herd size and longer history of interaction that allow trust to be built are the factors contributing to the popularity and bargaining power of a pastoral group.
Magnetocaloric as Solid-State Cooling Technique for Energy Saving
Authors: Aprea Ciro , Greco Adriana , Maiorino Angelo , Masselli Claudia
Published: May 2020

Magnetocaloric is an emerging cooling technology arisen as alternative to vapor compression. The main novelty introduced is the employment of solid-state materials as refrigerants that experiment magnetocaloric effect, an intrinsic property of changing their temperature because of the application of an external magnetic field under adiabatic conditions. The reference thermodynamic cycle is called active magnetocaloric regenerative refrigeration cycle, and it is Brayton-based with active regeneration. In this chapter, this cooling technology is introduced from the fundamental principles up to a description of the state of the art and the goals achieved by researches and investigations.
Application of Nanotechnology in Global Issues
Authors: Barua Ranjit , Datta Sudipto , Das Jonali
Published: May 2020

Nanotechnology basically means any kind of technology in a nanoscale, which can be applied in the existent world. It is a comparatively new research field, but it is not a completely new area and the research draws insights from many other research areas. It is generally considered that nanotechnology makes possible the coming of the new Industrial Renaissance since it has the potential for a reflective impact on modern society and economy in the early 21st century, similar to that of information technology (IT), electronics technology, especially in semiconductor technology or molecular and cellular biology. The purpose of this chapter is to look into the present aspects of nanotechnology. In this chapter, the authors discuss a variety of applications of nanotechnology in recent decades like modern engineering, robotics, food technology, medicine, etc., and also they indicate the current and potential uses of nanoscience and nanotechnologies. Social and ethical impacts as well as health and environmental impacts will be highlighted.
The Social Significance of Visual Arts
Authors: Merviö Mika Markus
Published: May 2020

This chapter focuses on visual arts in Japan and Finland and the ways that social and political developments have been linked to reconstruction of cultural traditions. In particular, the most important turning point appears to be the establishment of modern state. This chapter follows the circumstances that prevented Japanese state for a long time during the era of feudal society from giving culture and visual arts more freedom and larger role in the process that leads to modernization and the nation state. After this, the author moves to discuss the parallel developments in Finland, where the process is very different. The idea of this chapter is to look these parallel developments both in terms of contrasts and similarities. In both societies, the visual arts have a long history, and often in national history writing, the cultural traditions are presented as a long unbroken narrative. However, the social and political developments have been greatly affected by cultural developments, but also culture has played a major role in social development.
Analytical Study of Large-Scale Household Yagya Effects on Ambient Air Pollution
Authors: Rastogi Rohit , Chaturvedi Devendra K. , Saxena Mamta , Gupta Mayank , Singhal Parul , Rastogi Mukund , Garg Priyanshi
Published: May 2020

We all are living in such a world where the pollution and global warming are threats. Every year in India, at the time of festival seasons of Dussehra and Deewali, the smog and pollution are so much that millions of people suffer from different health issues. Also, the farmers of Punjab and Hariyana burn the Parali of their crops due to less awareness, and it becomes a challenge in the national capital, Delhi, to breathe. The government invests resources and the vehicles are allowed as per their even odd numbers. The authors team, including government officials, educationists, academicians, and students, along with IT experts, performed significant experiments on the ancient Indian Vedic science of Yajna and Mantra, and they found surprising results in the reduction of pollution on respective days. The chapter is an effort to present that scientific study conducted in 2018 and 2019 in random days after doing Yajna, and it was found that the pollution level was drastically decreased.
Stability Analysis of Co-Infection of Malaria-Dengue
Authors: Sheoran Nisha , Satia Moksha H.
Published: May 2020

Dengue and malaria most commonly occur in tropical and sub-tropical areas. Dengue is a viral infection in a human being caused by a bite of a female aedes mosquito whereas malaria is caused by plasmodium parasite transmitted by a bite of infected mosquito. In this chapter, a mathematical model of co-infection of malaria and dengue is described by deterministic system of non-linear ordinary differential equations. This system considers the force of infection which is applied to dengue susceptible individuals. Moreover, two sub-models, namely malaria-only and dengue-only, are also constructed to study the transmission dynamics. Basic reproduction number is calculated for these models to investigate the existence of the models. The system is proved to be locally and globally stable at its equilibrium points. Stability of these models is also shown through numerical simulation.
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Culture-Entrepreneurship Fit Perspective
Authors: Pathak Saurav , Muralidharan Etayankara
Published: May 2020

Values are at the core of cultures, and this view has also dominated research on cross-cultural comparative entrepreneurship. However, empirical evidence relating cultural values and entrepreneurial behaviors has been mixed. Scholars have therefore suggested that cultural values may influence entrepreneurship only indirectly, thereby suggesting the existence of intermediary mechanisms linking cultural values and entrepreneurship. One such mechanism could be through the influence of culture-specific emotional intelligence (CSEI) on entrepreneurial behaviors. CSEI can be explained as culturally driven implicit beliefs rather than it being a direct manifestation of overarching cultural values, several manifestations of which shape entrepreneurial behaviors differently across countries. As such, CSEI has a unique position in the culture-entrepreneurship fit perspective.
Different Approaches to Wealth Creation
Authors: Kitamura Kanji
Published: May 2020

This chapter deals with the simple yet important question of whether national culture matters in today's rapidly globalizing world. This study explores the automobile sectors in Japan and the USA and examines the relevance to the cultural constructs of individualism/collectivism, time orientation, and uncertainty avoidance. To maximize research confidence with limited resources, it triangulates its qualitative findings and the literature concepts generated from quantitative research. The grounded findings include the connection between business practices and cultural values, the interrelated nature of cultural dimensions, and a clarification of the cultural construct of uncertainty avoidance.
5W Principle in Export Incentive
Authors: Özsungur Fahri
Published: May 2020

Export incentive is a developing field with the innovations of the digital world. Organizational development, performance, and internationalization of enterprises are possible with this important resource. This important export resource, which varies from culture to culture, is examined in this chapter. Export incentive is handled considering the 5W principle, which is introduced as a new principle and process. The aim of the chapter is to create a new and strategic roadmap for the export incentives for the businesses and to determine the processes.
Digital Innovation for Transformation of Learning Management Systems at Universities
Authors: Al Amoush Abdeleh Bassam , Sandhu Kamaljeet
Published: May 2020

Digital learning technologies have changed the face of the higher education sector and will continue to do so. The universities are using the digital LMS innovation (DLMS) tools that are unique to their environment. Different universities have different DLMS tools that are software driven and allow the users (management, instructors, and students) to use them for regular tasks. This study aims to investigate the acceptance and use of a DLMS at Jordanian universities. It also aims to examine the relationships among users (students and instructors), IT infrastructure, Jordanian culture, perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEOU), and acceptance of a DLMS. The study focuses on conviction of the users to use the digital system in a way to simplify their regular tasks. Findings are reported from data that were collected from 326 DLMS users.
Effects of Social Network Information on Online Language Learning Performance
Authors: Al-Hasan Abrar
Published: May 2020

This study examines the value and impact of social network information on a user's language learning performance by conducting an online experiment in a peer-to-peer collaborative language learning marketplace. Social information or information about others in one's network can present a socially networked learning environment that enables learners to engage more in the learning process. Experimental research design in an online language learning marketplace was conducted. The study finds evidence that the mere visibility of social network information positively impacts a learner's learning performance. Learners that engage with social interaction perform better than those that do not. In addition, active social interaction has a stronger impact on learning performance as compared to passive social interaction. The study concludes with implications for platform developers to enable the visibility of social information and engineer the user experience to enhance interactive learning.
Design and Integration of JMF-Based Multimedia-Supported Environment in a Product Data Management System
Authors: Zeng Pengfei
Published: May 2020

In order to meet discipline experts' requirements of knowledge exchange, conflict resolution, and design decision in the collaborative product design process, a JMF-based multimedia-supported environment (MSE) is proposed. The requirement to develop the MSE for multi-disciplinary collaborative design process is analyzed. Related key technologies of multimedia applications required to build the integrated MSE are described. Construction of multimedia interaction mode, design of system architecture, and formulation of development plan are implemented. Discipline experts' roles are defined, and safety certification function of application programs is achieved. Based on the development platform of Java 2 enterprise edition (J2EE), the realization of the system is completed, and the system is integrated into a previously developed product data management system. Through system experiment and test, the JMF-based system environment can well meet the needs of multimedia real-time interaction, knowledge sharing, and collaborative decision making in the process of collaborative product design.
An Ontology for BPM in Digital Transformation and Innovation
Authors: Gomes Silvia Bogea , Santoro Flavia Maria , Mira da Silva Miguel
Published: May 2020

Technologies are being incorporated continuously into day-to-day life, introducing new shapes for all businesses. Nevertheless, it is interesting to notice that most novelty is based mainly on processes, rather than on technology. Although the literature seems to agree the digital transformation and innovation (DT&I) and business process management (BPM) connection is almost mandatory, there is not a clear and precise conceptualization of the relationship of these two domains. Therefore, the authors argue that a conceptual model is needed to organize the knowledge raised on these subjects structurally. This article presents an ontology to provide a formal and explicit specification as a common understanding basis of this topic. This research contributes to leveraging the BPM in the digital age, exploring their relationship, investigating to what extent the BPM characteristics initiatives affect—and are affected by—DT&I. The authors evaluated the proposal using a public domain business case to confirm the model requirements and assess whether it adequately addresses the research problem.
Global Perceptions of Teams in Project Management
Authors: Tabatabaei Manouchehr
Published: May 2020

The importance of team building and teamwork cannot be over emphasized as more work is increasingly performed in teams. The success of teams can be influenced by the makeup of the team and the working relationship between team members. A group of individuals with the same perceptions and team values can form a more effective team with more effective teamwork activities resulting in more successful outcomes. The purpose of this research is to examine the perceptions of international students on teams and determine if culture is related to their perceptions of teams. The international students in a project management course were surveyed, and the findings suggest significant difference in perception of international students about the importance of team building skills and teamwork.
Toward Enterprise Approach for Project Portfolio Risk Management
Authors: Breault Michael R. , Cleveland Simon
Published: May 2020

Extant literature suggests that organizations struggle with risk evaluation as part of their project portfolio selection. The lack of intentional intervention on the part of portfolio leadership, risk management processes, and practices executed by individual projects may not support optimal risk management at the portfolio level. As a result, portfolio managers are tasked with the identification of common risks and opportunities across projects and are required to respond with strategies that are beyond the scope of a project manager's authority. To address the problem, this study identifies the gaps in the extant literature in portfolio approaches to project risk management, recommends techniques for managing common project risks collectively at the portfolio level, and emphasizes the role of the organization in fostering effective risk management at the project level, particularly in the realm of data governance.
A Novel Utility to Correct for Plate/Batch/Lot and Nonspecific Binding Artifacts in Luminex Data
Authors: Maecker Holden T. , Rosenberg-Hasson Yael , Kolstad Kathleen Durgin , Steen Virginia D. , Chung Lorinda S.
Published: May 2020

Cytokines and other secreted soluble proteins are routinely assayed as fluorescence intensities on the Luminex (Luminex, Austin, TX) platform. As with any immunoassay, a portion of the measured Ab binding can be nonspecific. Use of spiked-in microbead controls (e.g., AssayChex Process, Control Panel; Radix Biosolutions, Georgetown, TX) can determine the level of nonspecific binding on a per specimen basis. A statistical approach for correction of this assay’s nonspecific binding artifact was first described in earlier work. The current paper describes a novel utility written in the R language (https://www.r-project.org), that refines correction for nonspecific binding in three important ways: 1) via local polynomial regression, the utility allows for curvature in relationships between soluble protein median fluorescence intensities and nonspecific binding median fluorescence intensities; 2) to stabilize correction, the fit of the nonlinear regression function is obtained via repeated cross-validation; and 3) the utility addresses possible bias due to technical error in measured nonspecific binding. The utility first logarithm transforms and then removes plate/batch/lot artifacts from median fluorescence intensities prior to correction for nonspecific binding, even when plates/batches/lots are unbalanced with respect to experimental factors of interest. Continuous (e.g., age) and categorical (e.g., diagnosis) covariates are accommodated in plate/batch/lot artifact correction. We present application of the utility to a panel of 62 cytokines in a sample of human patients diagnosed with systemic sclerosis and to an experiment that examined multiple lots of a human 51-cytokine panel. The R script for our new utility is publicly available for download from the web.
Comparison of bortezomib-cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone versus bortezomib-dexamethasone based regimens in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients
Authors: Ciftciler Rafiye , Goker Hakan , Buyukasik Yahya , Sayınalp Nilgun , Haznedaroglu Ibrahim C. , Aksu Salih , Ozcebe Osman , Demiroglu Haluk
Published: May 2020

The treatment landscape and clinical outcome of multiple myeloma (MM) patients have changed in the last decades, with an improved median survival of 8-10 years. This study aimed to evaluate the bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (VCD) regimen versus bortezomib and dexamethasone (VD) regimen in patients with newly diagnosed MM. This study has been performed in a retrospective manner. One hundred and three patients with newly diagnosed MM who received chemotherapy at our tertiary care center between the years of 2009 and 2018 were evaluated. A total of 103 patients were included. The 5-year overall survival (OS) for patients who received VD regimen and patients who received VCD regimen were 75% and 83%, respectively. The OS for VD patients was 113.1±12.5 versus 122.2±9.5 months for VCD patients with no statistically significant difference (P=0.47). The 5- year PFS (progression free survival) for patients who received VD regimen and patients who received VCD regimen were 66% and 75%, respectively. The PFS for VCD patients was higher than the PFS for VD patients (67.1±7.4 versus 97.7±13.4 months), but no statistically significant difference was observed (P=0.59). Relapse rate (P=0.002) and mortality rate (P=0.01) were higher in VD group than VCD group and they were statistically significant. The OS and PFS were clinically longer in patients receiving VCD regimen than in patients receiving VD regimen, although not statistically significant. Cyclophosphamide should be given to patients at physician discretion and depending on patient’s frailty function.