bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Problems of Anthropogenic Influences upon the Landscape in North Bohemia
Authors: Kruglová Galina , Vaněk Jan
Published: September 2021

The paper treats of harmful influences of the industrial sprawl, of ecological processes and phenomena interfering with socio-economic functions of the North Bohemian landscape. Great attention has been paid to special ecological problems related to open-cast mining, brown-coal preparation, uranium-ore mining, development of power stations, chemistry, land other industrial branches. According to the degree of anthropogenic influences owing to complex multi-line land use and conforming with ecological aspects, three types of regions have defined in the North Bohemian region.
The effectiveness of ‘Student Team Achievement Divisions’ (STAD) model towards students’ achievement in the Principles of Accounting subject
Authors: Serjali Nor Azzatul Akmarisha , Abdul Halim Hazianti
Published: September 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the STAD model towards students’ achievement in the Principles of Accounting subject, specifically in the Ledger topics. This study also evaluated students' understanding, motivation, attitude and interest in learning Principles of Accounting after using the STAD model. A quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental design was used. The sample selection involved Form 4 students from the social science stream comprising 30 students in the treatment group and 30 students in the control group. The research instruments used were pre-test, post-test and a survey questionnaire. The data was analyzed using the descriptive and inferential analysis. The descriptive analysis was used to describe students' perceptions of learning Principles of Accounting after using the STAD model. The inferential analysis involved analysis such as independent sample t-tests, paired sample t-tests and Pearson correlation analysis to explain the differences and relationships between the variables of the study. The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the treatment group and the control group in the post-test whereby the treatment group showed a significant and higher improvement (mean score= 18.267) compared to the control group (mean score= 15.133). The Pearson correlation analysis also showed a strong relationship (r= 0.745) between the STAD model and student achievement in post-test analysis. The results of the students' perceptions of Principles of Accounting after using the STAD model showed that their levels of understanding and motivation were high. The findings of this study showed that the STAD model improved students' achievement, understanding and motivation in Principles of Accounting subject. The implications of this study indicated that the STAD model could enhance the learning effectiveness of Principles of Accounting.
Organizational justice as a predictor of organizational citizenship behaviour
Authors: Salam Ahmed
Published: September 2021

Organizational Justice essential factor could increase the organizational citizenship behaviours among employees in the workplace. This study aims to examine the impact of organizational justice on organizational citizenship behaviours among nurses. The study employed a quantitative method to examine the impact of organizational justice on organizational citizenship behaviours among nurses. The study conducted in Heet General Hospital and the questionnaire tool's used to collect the data. However, the questionnaires consist of three main elements of organizational justice (distributive, interactional and procedural justice) and the organizational citizenship behaviour items. The data is analyzed by Smart PLS. The result indicated that the distributive and interactional justice have a positive and significant impact on organizational citizenship behaviours among nurses. In contrast, procedural justice has no significant impact on organizational citizenship behaviours among nurses. Distributive justice predicted organizational citizenship behaviours more than interactional justice. The study contributed to enrich the body of literature, which is suffering the lack of study among nurses.
The Moderating Effect of Supervisor Support on Flexible Working Arrangement and Work-Family Conflict Relationship: A Conceptual Paper
Authors: Alias Eni Suriana , Abd Razak Ahmad Zainal Abidin , Samsudin Norsamsinar , Abas Bahijah , Abdul Wahab Nadratun Nafisah , Darmawan Akhmad
Published: September 2021

Workforce competitiveness trends have shown significant changes over the years. Multiple role conflicts have seen an increase in both dual-earner families and single-parents. Regardless of whether it is single parents or working couples, both must manage family and work obligations daily. As such, many companies are adopting flexible working arrangement in their organizations. This study aimed to discover the moderating effect of supervisor support on the flexible working arrangement and work-family conflict relationship. The population for the study consisted of Malaysian organizations that adopted a flexible working arrangement. The flexible working arrangement here includes adoptions of flexible working time, compressed work-week practices and working from home. The companies involved were derived from TalentCorp Malaysia Flexible Working Arrangement report, 2015, in collaboration with Malaysian Federation Employer. The surveys form would be disseminated to the organization selected from the list through their respective Human Resource Department. The findings would explain the moderating effect of supervisor support on the flexible working arrangement and work-family conflict relationship. Findings from this study are deemed to be beneficial for the employers in general and human resource ministry in overcoming the turnover of productive employees due to the inability to balance work and family needs. The findings would also minimize the brain drain suffering by Malaysian organizations. An effective strategy could be developed so that the work-family conflict issues could be overcome.
Planning and Governance of Transfer Technology Activities in Polytechnic Institutions
Authors: Muda Mohd Norhadi , Abdul Aziz Utami Hidayah
Published: September 2021

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions are urged to promote transfer technology activities, especially to foster the culture of innovation and commercialisation. Technology transfer enables the technology to be retrieved and manipulated for further usage according to the industrial needs. Although several technology transfer frameworks developed in past research, those frameworks cannot be applied to the TVET institutions because of the different organisational environment. Therefore, this study aims to identify the relationship between organisational factors, particularly the governance and planning with transfer technology activities in polytechnic. This research used a quantitative approach with a questionnaire as the instrument to test two hypotheses. 150 lecturers were selected as samples for the study involving three Polytechnics in Selangor. The hypotheses were tested based on Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using the SmartPLS software. The study found a significant positive relationship between planning and governance with transfer technology practices. TVET institutions could benefit from the results in implementing consistent transfer technology activities by giving more priority to planning and governance.
Perception of Business Educators and Students on Curriculum Implementation in Junior Secondary Schools in Adamawa State, Nigeria
Authors: Buba Muhammed Modibbo
Published: September 2021

This study aims to determine the perception of business educators and students on curriculum implementation in junior secondary schools in Adamawa state. The descriptive co-relational study design was adopted. The population of the study was 260 teachers and 384 students who were drawn by using simple random sampling technique from junior secondary schools across the five educational zones in Adamawa State. A structured questionnaire of 25 items was used to collect data, and the data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The study found a significant relationship between the methods of teaching business studies and students’ academic performance. Moreover, there was also a significant relationship between the quality/quantity of manpower and students’ academic performance. This study recommends teachers to attend in-service training, workshops, and seminars to update their knowledge on the new curriculum being designed. Additionally, the state government should engage the services of more business educators in the state as a matter of urgency.
Harnessing the Potential of Technology to Support Self-Directed Language Learning in Online Learning Settings––Online Symposium Review
Authors: Celebi Hatice
Published: September 2021

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) and the Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education at Kanda University of International Studies (Chiba, Japan) held a joint online symposium on October 15, 2020. It was an open event for those interested in the design and use of technology and self-directed, autonomous language learning in online settings. Examining 15 of the event’s internationally focused presentations, this article aims to provide an overview of the symposium by summarizing the main themes in research and practice relating to technology and self-directed learning. The article will conclude with a commentary on the takeaways and issues for further reflection.
COMPARISON OF ENDORPHINE MASSAGE AND EFFLEURAGE MASSAGE ON PRIMIGRAVIDA 1ST STAGE LATENT PHASE PAIN IN INDONESIA
Authors: Yanuar Eka Pujiastutik  , Paramita Ratna Gayatri  , Ely Isnaeni
Published: September 2021

Latent phase pain was happen caused by several conditions such as cervix dilatation, uterus muscle hypoxia, lower segment uterus stretching, fetus head lower movement, and other condition which increases pain nerve system stimulus. One of the Non-pharmacological therapies to reduce the level of primigravida latent phase pain was Endorphin massage and Effleurage massage. This massage blocks catecholamines and adrenaline hormone thus trigger the birth process by stimulating oxytocin production. This study aims to determine the comparison of the effectiveness of the Endorphin Massage, Effleurage Massage, and control group on primigravida 1st stage latent phase pain. The research is pra experiment research with one group pre-test post-test design and takes place at RS Aura Syifa Kediri for five-month. The population for this research was all mothers of participants was 90 maternal mother at RS Aura Syifa Kediri. The subject for this research was 90 maternal mothers at RS Aura Syifa Kediri which appropriate with inclusion criteria and use total technique sampling. The inclusion criteria for this research were a maternal mother with 1st stage latent phase pain who agree for following this research. Mann Whitney test results for the endorphins group and the effleurage group were 0.002. Likewise for the significance value between the endorphin group and the control group of 0,000 where this value is smaller than 0.05 so the conclusions there is a significant difference between the pain reduction in the endorphin group and the control group. The final conclusion is that the endorphin group is the treatment that has the greatest effectiveness in reducing pain compared to the other groups and there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of pain reduction in the 3 groups.
PREDICTION OF INTER EPISODIC TIME FOR RECURRING MENTAL ILLNESS USING ORDER STATISTICS
Authors: Sabharwal Alka , Kaushik Sakshi , Grover Gurprit
Published: September 2021

Recurrent episodes are common across various mental disorders. Information on time to next episode, also referred as inter episodic times, provides a valuable tool for planning and evaluating the health outcomes of treatment in patients and developing effective preventive maintenance therapy. The objective is to obtain the prediction interval for the future inter episodic time when the number of previous episodes for a patient is small and inter episodic times are dependent. A data of 28 patients with a history of 3 or more recurring episodes of illness is extracted from a retrospective data of 146 patients diagnosed with mental and behavioral disorders. The prediction interval for time to occurrence of next episode is obtained using order statistics assuming that it will follow the order followed by previous inter episodic times. The validity of the results is verified using simulation studies with data generated using covariance structure of the real dataset. From the simulation studies, we found that more than 80% of the simulated inter episodic times lie in the simulated prediction intervals. This paper is highly beneficial to medical health professionals to predict time to next episode for patients with few previously known episodes of the concerned disease. The study has an implication to rare diseases where generally small database (patients) is available.
A teorização da memória em Coração andarilho, de Nélida Piñon, e em As pequenas memórias, de José Saramago
Authors: Steffen Ana Cristina
Published: September 2021

Este trabalho propõe um estudo das obras Coração andarilho, de Nélida Piñon, e As pequenas memórias, de José Saramago. Ambos os autores, além da narrativa dos seus primeiros anos de vida, levantam uma série de questionamentos sobre a memória em si mesma: seus esquecimentos, falhas, invenções. Com isso, tanto Saramago quanto Piñon acabam por realizar uma teorização sobre a memória. Assim sendo, o objetivo central desta pesquisa é mostrar de que forma isso se realiza, usando os postulados de Aleida Assmann, principalmente, e também de Iván Izquierdo. Além disso, também foram utilizadas algumas definições acerca do que é uma teoria propriamente dita, visando expor de que forma ela se constrói, ainda que de diferentes maneiras, nas obras da escritora brasileira e do escritor português.
The Corporate Accelerator: A New Kind of Strategic Factor Market to Access Strategic Resources
Authors: Arreola Fernanda , Favre-Bonte Véronique , Tran Sébastien
Published: September 2021

Corporate accelerators are often viewed as a way to capture innovation from startups. In this study, we present a fresh understanding of the specific role of corporate accelerators in accessing a number of strategic resources held by startups other than innovation. This research study explores the ways in which corporations use corporate accelerators to acquire resources held within the strategic factor markets in which startups compete. Using six in-depth case studies of corporate accelerators and 43 interviews with accelerators, corporations, and startups, we investigate the type of strategic resources that can be accessed by firms via corporate accelerators. We also explain the dynamics through which corporations gain access to some of these strategic resources.
20 Years After 9/11: Why Cities Matter More Than Ever When It Comes to Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
Authors: Rosand Eric
Published: September 2021

With the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon us there is no shortage of reflections on two decades of global counterterrorism practice. Much of the commentary is focusing on the situation in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power. While understandable, this potentially obscures some of the important developments that have taken place during the period, including those related to our understanding of the threat and how best to counter and prevent it. Three important ones point to the growing relevance of cities in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE).
Arabic and English Loan Words in Bahasa: Implications for Foreign Language Pedagogy
Authors: Al-Jarf Reima
Published: September 2021

Many Arab students are currently pursuing their education at Malaysian institutions, and they have to study Bahasa Malaysia as a university requirement to be able to communicate with people in the local community. Therefore, this study aims to help Arab students learn Bahasa easily as Bahasa contains many loan words from Arabic and English. This article gives Arab students examples of Arabic and English loan words with which they are familiar and shows them the different phonological adaptations of Arabic and English loan words in Bahasa as the Arabic, English and Bahasa sound systems are different. A corpus of non-technical Malay words that are commonly encountered in public places in Malaysia was collected and analyzed.  A contrastive analysis of Arabic and Malay, and English and Malay phonological systems was performed. Different homogenization processes are applied to Arabic and English loan words depending on the differences between Arabic and Malay, and English and Malay. Examples of Arabic loan words in Malay are: menara, Sabtu, Ahad, Akhir, tahniya. Examples of English loan words in Bahasa are: stesen, kelab, tren, kompleks, imigresen, destinasi. Further implications for learning Bahasa Malaysia by Arab students are given.
Research data management: a neglected responsibility
Authors: Engelbrecht Michelle , Khumalo Itumeleng , Brokensha Susan
Published: September 2021

The UFS Faculty of the Humanities held a research webinar on research data management focusing on:

• What is data management and why should research data be managed?
• Keeping your data safe, and destruction of data: When is it time?
• Safety of data during COVID-19.

Chaired by Prof TS Petrus, presententations were made by Prof MC Engelbrecht, Prof IP Khumalo, and Dr SI Brokensha.
MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY ACTIVITIES AT INNOVATIVE-ACTIVE ENTERPRISES
Authors: Kopytko Marta , Fleychuk Mariya , Veresklia Mariana , Petryshyn Nataliia , Kalynovskyy Andriy
Published: September 2021

The article identifies the fundamental problems of innovation as a factor in strengthening the economic security of an enterprise in the context of globalization and integration of the world’s economic space. The factors that have a direct impact on innovation activity both in the country and in the world have been investigated. Clustering of individual countries was carried out and Ukraine’s place among them was determined according to the Global Innovation Index. Using the software packages MS Excel and CurveExpert 5.0, a study of the index of innovative efficiency in Ukraine was carried out; dynamics of financing innovative activities in Ukraine, as well as the impact of the level of capital investment on the volume of financing innovative activities. It is proposed to assess the level of economic security of an enterprise based on indicators of its innovative development. The features of interpreting the concept of “innovative activity of enterprises” have been investigated. The sequence and interconnection of such categories as innovative potential, innovative activity, and innovative activity are analyzed. The structure of the process of innovation activity has been investigated. The rhombus of innovative activity is analyzed, which is formed from the following elements: receptivity to new things – provision of resources – communication and organization of the innovation process – a measure of competence. In the study of the specifics of the management of innovative-active enterprises, the analysis of the features and comparison of the differences between innovation activity and other types of economic activity was carried out. The structure of the process of managing innovatively active enterprises has been developed, taking into account aspects of the safety of activities. The prospect of further research identified a thorough analysis of the features of the management process of innovatively active enterprises, considering the impact of global risks and threats. The principal purpose of the article is to study the essence and main characteristics of innovatively active enterprises in the study's context of the security aspect.
Moss occurrences in Salair-Kuznetsk Region (Altai-Sayan mountain country)
Authors: Pisarenko Olga
Published: September 2021

In the flora of large regions, mosses comprise about a quarter of the total diversity of higher plants. However, now mosses are the least studied group of higher plants. Data on moss species distribution are fragmentary, especially in Russia with its vast expanse and low density of botanists.

The author for many years has been studying the bryoflora of various areas of the Salair-Kuznetsk Region. In addition to the herbarium collection, the author's bryological relevés were organised as a Database. It stores all the assembled information for the years about the locations of the species, including when the specimens were not placed in the herbarium.

The article describes three datasets that were arranged from the author's databases for three geomorphological units in the northwest of Altai-Sayan mountain country (South Siberia). Together, these three units are combined into the Salair-Kuznetsk Region. The datasets are:

1. Moss occurrences in the Kuznetsk upland.

The dataset consists of 3940 occurrence records and includes both preserved specimens (1135) and ‘human observations’ of the author (2805). The material was collected mainly from 1992-2011; some samples collected by A. N. Vasiliev in 1970-1971 (165) were also taken into account. A total of 312 moss taxa belonging to 135 genera and 41 families are reported for the region.

2. Moss occurrences in Salair Ridge.

The dataset consists of 2442 occurrence records and includes both preserved specimens (553) and ‘human observations’ of the author (1889). The material was collected mainly from 1992-1996; a total of 231 moss taxa belonging to 119 genera and 35 families are reported for the region.

3. Moss occurrences in Kuznetsk Depression.

The dataset consists of 1690 occurrence records and includes both preserved specimens (281) and ‘human observations’ of the author (1409). The material was collected mainly from 2007-2014; a total of 155 moss taxa belonging to 85 genera and 30 families are reported for the region.

All the records are geo-linked. The uncertainty of coordinates in metres varies from 500.0-10000.0 m for the earliest records that are geo-linked by topo-map, to 10.0-100.0 m for records after 2003 that are geo-linked by GPS.

The article summarises the results of the author's long-term bryological investigations in the Salair-Kuznetsk Region (northwest of Altai-Sayan mountain country, South Siberia).

In total, 8072 occurrence records for 366 moss species from 148 genera and 41 families are published for the territory. The datasets contribute to filling gaps in the moss species distribution and ecology.
Méthodologie : de la nécessité d'un protocole rigoureux et exigeant…
Authors: Saint-Georges Catherine
Published: September 2021

La recherche atelier-classe préaut vise à objectiver les effets d’une approche intégrative articulant intervention structurée, support cognitif pédagogique, perspective psychodynamique et travail institutionnel. Pour pouvoir se confronter à la littérature médicale internationale reconnue par les tutelles, il faut respecter des critères objectifs d’évaluation, tels que ceux prônés par l’evidence based medicine. Ainsi, notre « essai clinique » porte sur un large échantillon de plus de soixante-dix enfants porteurs de trouble du spectre autistique, recrutés dans onze établissements français. Les tests (adi-r, cars, pep-3, Vineland, cgas, kabc-ii, cgi, évaluations scolaires) validés et reconnus au niveau international sont réalisés « en aveugle » pour une partie. Les enfants sont répartis par tirage au sort en deux groupes, l’un expérimental et l’autre « témoin », dont l’évolution sera comparée au bout de trois ans par des statistiques effectuées dans le service de psychiatrie de l’enfant et de l’adolescent de la Pitié-Salpêtrière.
Orage autistique et « théorie zéro ». Regards croisés d'Hugo Horiot et de Kristian Schott
Authors: Bentata Hervé
Published: September 2021

Le présent texte reprend une fois de plus le témoignage de vie de deux personnes avec autisme, Kristian Schott et Hugo Horiot. Par delà les différences et les similitudes, le propos de l’auteur est de souligner la souffrance de ces enfants en but à l’ostracisme des autres enfants et des adultes. De même s’agit-il d’essayer de repérer ce qui leur a permis – rencontres, événements ou personnes –, de trouver leur chemin. Avec ce rappel que la prise en charge des difficultés des enfants autistes ne saurait ressortir qu’à une pure technique ; la personne qui la met en œuvre, son engagement compte souvent autant sinon plus.
Comment se fabrique une idéologie ? Un exemple dans le domaine de la protection de l'enfance
Authors: Bouville Jean-Marc
Published: September 2021

L’article se propose d’expliquer comment a pu se former le paradoxe puissant entre l’obligation de porter secours en cas de situation de risque ou de danger pour un mineur et celle, pour la société, de veiller à ce que chaque enfant vive avec ses parents y compris quand on observe que le parent a d’énormes difficultés à assumer son autorité parentale. L’auteur prend alors appui sur R. Boudon et sa théorie des idéologies : on adhère à des idées fausses parce que l’on croit qu’elles sont vraies en raison de trois effets, un effet de position sociale, un effet de communication et un effet épistémologique. La dernière partie de l’article s’attache à appliquer cette théorie au cas de l’idéologie du maintien absolu du lien parents-enfant.
La puissance par l’image
Authors: Mattelart Tristan
Published: September 2021

L’avènement de la télévision offre de nouvelles perspectives aux États désireux de propager leur vision du monde. La bataille par l’image prend son essor dans les pays occidentaux puis progressivement dans les pays arabes, en Chine et en Russie. Les ambitions et les usages des chaînes internationales publiques diffèrent d’un pays à l’autre, tout comme leur indépendance éditoriale.
Collège : avant la crise, l'insulte !
Authors: Abdi Samia , Afia Kamel , Bourimi Aziz
Published: September 2021

Quand la crise devient conflit, rares sont les échanges verbaux qui ne puisent pas dans le réservoir de mots tabous que contient toute langue. Les insultes fusent, tandis que l’affrontement progresse. Fortement médiatisées et stigmatisées, ces interactions verbales extrêmes sont de plus en plus fréquemment pointées du doigt comme devant être légalement sanctionnées. Les dissonances langagières sont au cœur des parcours de ruptures scolaires.
Expériences urbaines
Authors: Denis Sarah
Published: September 2021

Cet article qui suit est la synthèse d’une note exploratoire, réalisée dans le cadre du master II Cadre d’intervention en terrains sensibles. Il porte sur le sens de l’expérience urbaine. Cette notion caractérise une démarche expérimentale, une recherche, un essai. Elle est placée sous le signe de l’empirisme, de l’aléatoire, de la surprise. L’urbain renvoie à un espace, la ville, la cité, et s’oppose au rural, la culture agreste. Que signifie être dans la ville. ? C’est à partir de deux questions que cette recherche a débuté.
An agile standardized work procedure for cleaning the operating room
Authors: Claudio David , Cosgriff Virginia , Nino Valentina , Valladares Leonardo
Published: September 2021

Purpose: This research aimed to reduce the turnover time (non-operative time) in the operating room (OR) at a US Northwestern hospital.  Design/methodology/approach: Data collection consisted of observation and interviews of the aides, circulating nurses, and surgical techs to identify causes of delays and long turnovers. It was determined that the turnover could be divided into two stages: cleaning the room and setting up for the next surgery. The research team met with the staff (aides) to create a standard operating procedure for the cleaning stage. It was decided to create an agile standard procedure that would allow the process to be completed the same way effectively with any number of people ranging from 1 to 3. The flexibility accounts for the number of people who are to complete the procedure and considers that some of them are only available during portions of the cleaning stage due to multiple turnovers or duties.Findings:  The agile cleaning procedure reduced the cleaning time by 2.2 minutes (15.7% of the total time) and the standard deviation by 3.30 minutes. A decrease in variability represents more consistent turnovers, creating more predictable times for scheduling surgeries in the future.Originality/value: This research proposes a novel approach to standardized work that quickly adapts to the number of workers available. The agile standardized work procedure (ASWP) allows the process to be completed the same way every time effectively with any number of people.
The use of physics pocketbook based on augmented reality on planetary motion to improve students' learning achievement
Authors: Suprapto Nadi , Ibisono Handal Setyo , Mubarok Husni
Published: September 2021

This article is one of the results of the augmented reality (AR)-based pocketbook development on the planetary motion which focuses on student learning achievement. The study used the ADDIE model: "Analysis-Design-Development-Implementation-Evaluation". In the Spring Semester 2020, researchers took these steps in producing an AR-based pocketbook on planetary motion materials. The trial carried out on 30 students at a public high school in Surabaya, Indonesia. Evaluation parameters included the quality of AR-based pocketbook, students' learning achievement, and research outputs. The results showed that: (1) the process of developing an AR-based pocketbook on planetary motion fulfilled the product quality criteria: validity, practicality, and effectiveness; (2) students' learning achievement increase as seen from the results of the pretest-posttest scores with the average Gain score was 0.63 in the moderate category; (3) through the development of an AR-based pocketbook, it resulted in some articles in journals and pocketbook media based on Augmented reality. Planetary motion in physics learning is an abstract concept and requires high reasoning. Therefore, the recommendation of this study is the use of AR as a media for learning in other abstract physics concepts.
Gagner la sortie
Authors: Compagnon Antoine
Published: September 2021

« Je ne savais pas comment nommer cette dernière leçon, oscillant entre les deux voies que je me suis efforcé de suivre tout au long de ce dernier cycle de cours et durant l’avant-dernière heure encore : une tentation mélancolique, celle des artistes qui réclament une “seconde chance” pour réaliser enfin leur chef-d’œuvre, et une espérance rédemptrice, chez ceux qui acceptent de n’être rien de plus que l’avatar d’une lignée. Polarité qui ne concerne pas seulement les créateurs, mais peut-être bien aussi les professeurs. »

Dans sa quête d’un titre pour sa leçon de clôture prononcée au Collège de France en janvier 2021, Antoine Compagnon convoque ses auteurs de prédilection – de Montaigne à Proust, en passant par Chateaubriand et Baudelaire – et se livre à une série de variations sur le départ, la cessation d’activité, l’immortalité.
Michael Polanyi on creativity
Authors: Festré Agnès , Østbye Stein
Published: September 2021

We can know more than we can tell. In this paper we discuss how Polanyi applied his tacit knowledge concept to approach creativity. As a first step, Polanyi’s epistemological position is briefly discussed. Then his conceptualisation of tacit knowledge is presented, followed by a discussion of how Polanyi relates tacit knowledge to creativity in general and creativity in science in particular. We argue that Polanyi not only was a theoretician on creativity, but also a very creative educator aiming to communicate widely using film as medium, thereby, increasing legitimacy of science. We also argue that tacit knowledge is relevant in modern economics through the link to creativity and innovation, using endogenous growth theory as the showcase.Classification JEL : B20, B25, O31.
Essai sur les caractéristiques et les ambivalences du paradigme de l’économie créative
Authors: Dutraive Véronique , Szostak Bérangère
Published: September 2021

Cet essai vise à définir et à caractériser ce que nous appelons le paradigme de l’économie créative. Pour saisir les changements structurels intervenus depuis la fin des années 1980, il convient de prendre en compte le rôle pris par la créativité dans le régime économique communément désigné par l’expression « économie de la connaissance et de l’innovation ». Le texte propose de rendre compte des caractéristiques de ce paradigme marqué par la convergence entre créativité, activités artistiques, économie et technologie, par l’institutionnalisation des industries culturelles et créatives (ICC) et enfin par la valorisation de l’entrepreneuriat. Deux thèmes sont alors particulièrement développés pour rendre compte de la créativité dans ce paradigme : celui de la théorie de l’action fondée sur la philosophie pragmatiste propre à mettre en avant la créativité entrepreneuriale, et celui des structures de marché typiques des ICC structurant la dynamique de la créativité dans ces secteurs. Les ambivalences de ce paradigme sont aussi évoquées.Classification JEL : D21, D43, D81, L26.
La créativité vue comme une compétence. Enjeux et prospective en matière d’employabilité
Authors: Saint-Germes Ève
Published: September 2021

Cet article propose d’appréhender la créativité comme une compétence et d’en explorer les principales conceptions. Avec la diffusion et l’institutionnalisation de l’approche compétence dans la sphère de l’emploi et de la formation, du management stratégique et de la GRH, voir la créativité comme une compétence conduit à apprécier son rôle sur le marché du travail contemporain, segmenté en fonction des compétences. Si l’articulation des concepts de compétences et d’employabilité est travaillée et approfondie par les littératures grises et académiques, en particulier en management des ressources humaines, la relation créativité-compétence-employabilité demeure à clarifier théoriquement. En explorant tout d’abord la conception institutionnelle de la créativité en tant que compétence clé d’employabilité, une proposition de typologie permet de représenter sa déclinaison dans la littérature en compétence détenue, potentielle, supportée et reconnue au service de l’employabilité. La seconde conception explorée se fonde sur la prospective des emplois avec le développement de l’Intelligence Artificielle : la créativité peut alors être vue comme une nouvelle compétence frontière sur le marché du travail, au cœur de la distinction entre les catégories des Digital Nomads et du Digital Labor, entre les travailleurs augmentés et ceux ubérisés.Classification JEL : J24, M12, M51, M54.
Coping With the Changes That Challenge Business and Education Sectors in Thailand 4.0
Authors: Kankaew Kannapat , Tansiri Ekachat , Waramontri Rojanard , Paethrangsi Nisara , Kungwol Korawin , Sitikarn Bussaba , Charernit Kanittha
Published: September 2021

This paper explores the ideas, and cases based on research that emanate from the application of the contingency theory, resource-based views theory, and the institutional theory to cope with an abruptly changing paradigm. The paper attempts to provide a holistic view of the IR 4.0 impact on the business changes and the usage of technology in the education sector among Thais. This paper stresses the role of the educational sector by creating a shift from static into dynamic triggered by the intense competition in the Thailand markets. Keeping in view such a scenario organization should be pliable and enabled enough to transform existing resources into intellectual resources. This would result in the revitalization of the entire organizational human capital from leaders to teams, and individuals contributing to morally support employee well-being and this would strengthen the reaping extraordinary organization results in terms of output. All this is seen through the lens of IR 4.0 as applied to the current Thai business and education scenario.
A case of iodide mumps following contrast CT imaging; an exploration of its pathogenesis
Authors: Aravinthan M. , Jayasinghe S.
Published: September 2021

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Interaction between lean, fat and bone masses among patients with chronic kidney disease; a cross-sectional comparative study
Authors: Silva E. H. , Wickramatilake C. M. , Lekamwasam S. , Mudduwa L. K. B. , Ubayasiri R. A.
Published: September 2021

Introduction: Interactions between three major body compartments; lean, fat and bone masses are essential for the maintenance of optimum bodily functions. This interaction is disturbed by factors such as advancing age, disease and drugs. The aim of the study was to understand the interaction of body compartments in chronic kidney disease (CKD) to optimise disease outcome. Methods: Fifty patients (38 males) with CKD awaiting kidney transplant at Teaching Hospitals, Karapitiya and Kandy and 50 age and gender matched control subjects were compared. Socio-demographic data, social habits and anthropometric measurements with blood pressure was obtained. Both patients and controls underwent DEXA scan to assess body composition. Results: Mean (SD) age of the patients was 48(9.6) years. In both groups; patients with CKD and participants in the control group, total body lean mass (TBLM) showed significant correlations with total body bone mineral density (TBBMD) (patients: r = 0.38, p = 0.008) (controls: r = 0.57, p = <0.001) and total body bone mineral content (TBBMC) (patients: r = 0.62, p = <0.001) (controls: r = 0.78, p = <0.001). No significant correlations were observed between total body fat mass (TBFM) and TBBMD or TBBMC. When regression models were fitted with TBBMD and TBBMC as dependent variables and TBLM as the independent variable, 1kg difference in TBLM was associated with 0.007 g/cm2 (p = 0.02) and 0.010 g/cm2 (p = 0.012) change in TBBMD in patients and controls, respectively. Furthermore, 1kg difference in TBLM was associated with 32 g (p = 0.02) and 33 g (p = 0.018) difference in TBBMC in patients with CKD and participants in the control group, respectively. Conclusions: Similar to participants in the control group, TBLM is a better predictor of TBBMC and TBBMD compared to TBFM and TRFM in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and this knowledge can be used in health promotion programs to improve bone health of these patients.
Diversity and distribution of freshwater molluscan fauna in reservoirs and headwater streams of the Kala Oya river basin in Sri Lanka
Authors: Weerakoon Sampath N. , Chandrasekara W. Upali , Amarasinghe Upali S.
Published: September 2021

In this study, the variation of aquatic molluscan diversity concerning seasonal water level fluctuations (WLF) and sediment texture was investigated in some perennial irrigation reservoirs and the associated head headwater streams in the Kala Oya river basin in Sri Lanka. Altogether 11,752 molluscan specimens belonging to 10 gastropod taxa (96.6%) and 2 bivalve taxa (3.4%) were identified. Of these, 11,282 specimens (96.0%) were from reservoir sampling sites and the remainder 470 (4.0%) was from the associated headwater streams. Of the gastropods, the individuals of the genus Melanoides showed the highest distribution index (DI) of 0.75 followed by Bellamya (DI = 0.63) and Thiara (DI = 0.60). The DI of the gastropod molluscs showed a significant positive relationship with their shell size (p < 0.05). Although molluscan diversity and taxa richness were comparatively lower in headwater streams than in reservoir sampling sites, Viviparidae (Bellamya; 0.06±0.03), Bithyniidae (Bithynia; 0.21±0.07) and Thiaridae (Thiara; 4.8±1.9 and Melanoides; 1.1±0.8) showed higher relative abundance (expressed as individuals per dm3) in the headwater streams. The reservoir water level fluctuation showed a significant negative relationship with molluscan taxa richness (p < 0.05), but not with the Shannon-Weaver diversity index (p = 0.073). The distribution of molluscs was also found to be related to the sediment texture where the most abundant gastropod genera Bellamia, Bithynia, and Thiara were widely distributed in sandy substrates in reservoirs and associated streams in the Kala Oya river basin.
Assessing genotoxic potential of petroleum refinery wastewater using biomarkers of laboratory exposed and field captured fishes
Authors: Weerakkodige Nadeeka R. , Hemachandra Chamini K. , Pathiratne Asoka
Published: September 2021

Petroleum refinery wastes contain mixtures of toxic compounds including Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) which may pose genotoxic threats to the biota.  The objective of the present study was to assess the genotoxic potential of wastewaters of the petroleum refinery at Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka using erythrocytic micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities as genotoxic biomarkers in the fish Oreochromis niloticus exposed to the refinery wastewater under controlled laboratory conditions and in the field captured fishes from the canals close to the refinery. Erythrocytic micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities in the peripheral blood were evaluated using cytogenetic tests. Patterns of fluorescent aromatic compounds in the fish bile were also examined using fixed fluorescence spectrometry to assess potential PAH exposure. Erythrocytic micronuclei, nuclear buds and notched nuclei in the peripheral blood were highly induced (P < 0.05) in O. niloticus exposed to the wastewater for 7 days under laboratory conditions in comparison to the control fish. The field-captured fishes, Trichogaster pectoralis and Dawkinsia singhala inhabiting water canals near the petroleum refinery also demonstrated significant induction (P <0.05) of erythrocytic micronuclei and other nuclear abnormalities. PAH exposure indicative bile fluorescence patterns (naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, and benzo(a)pyrene types) were detected in the fish exposed to the wastewater under laboratory conditions and in the field captured fishes. The results revealed that the wastewater of petroleum refinery contains genotoxic chemicals including PAHs. Hence, incorporation of genotoxicity tests as bioanalytical tools for regulating the discharge of final refinery wastewater to the aquatic ecosystems would be prudent in consideration of sustainable development goals focusing on the ecosystem and human safety.
Axonal polineuropathy associated with Sars-CoV 2 infection: a case report
Authors: Tramonti Caterina , Vatteroni Elena , Iacopini Francesco , Carli Valentina , Iardella Martina
Published: September 2021

World healthcare systems are dealing with the pandemic of the severe Coronavirus disease 19 (Covid-19). Covid-19 neurological manifestations affecting both central and peripheral nervous systems have been reported. We describe the case of 44-year-old patient, who was admitted to our Rehabilitation Unit after discharge from intensive care unit for severe Covid-19 related respiratory failure. Neurophysiological investigation revealed an axonal polineuropathy with impairment both of sensory and motor component. He underwent a comprehensive rehabilitation treatment, including breathing exercises and motor rehabilitation. Despite rapid and effective diagnosis and customized progressive rehabilitation treatment, significant improvement in sensory-motor abnormalities has begun but distal complete recovery was not achieved. Indeed, complete indipendence during walking has been partially reached: patient constantly needs two sticks and wears two ankle-foot orthosis during ambulatory function. Nowadays, exploring the neurologic manifestations of Covid-19 may represent a step towards better understanding the virus, preventing longterm sequela and rehabilitation concerns.
Demographic and clinical factors associated with early hospital Coronovirus disease 2019 deaths in a low middle income setting: A record-based analysis of 20,641 deaths from India
Authors: Gandhi Periyasamy Aravind , Kathirvel Soundappan , Rehman Tanveer , Singh Amarjeet
Published: September 2021

Understanding the demographic and clinical characteristics cases and deaths is essential for better clinical and public health management of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in resource-limited settings. We analyzed the COVID-19 deaths reported from India, to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics and identify the factors associated with early hospital deaths (within one day of hospitalization) and survival duration. We conducted a record review of the publicly available data on COVID-19 deaths reported between January 30th and November 30th, 2020. After imputation for missing data, we calculated unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratio, and regression coefficient for factors associated with early hospital death and survival duration. Of the 20,641 COVID-19 deaths analyzed, a) 14,684 (71.1%) were males; b) 10,134 (50.9%) were aged < 65 years; c) 9,722 (47.1%) treated at public hospitals and d) 5405 (27.1%) were early hospital deaths. Breathlessness was the most common presenting complaint. Diabetes (11,075,53.7%), hypertension (95,77,46.5%) and coronary artery disease (2,821,13.7%) were the common comorbidities. After adjustment, early hospital death was significantly higher among patients aged <65 years, without severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) at admission, non-diabetics, and cared at public hospitals compared to their counterparts. Similarly, the survival duration was at least one day higher among patients presented with SARI, chronic liver disease and cared at a private hospital. The analysis covered >10% of India's COVID-19 deaths, providing essential information regarding the COVID-19 epidemiology. The characteristics associated with early hospital death and survival duration among the COVID-19 fatalities may be deliberated as markers for prognosis and compared with survivors.
Factors associated with physical activity among COPD patients with mild or moderate airflow obstruction
Authors: R. van Buul Amanda , J. Kasteleyn Marise , Poberezhets Vitalii , N. Bonten Tobias , De Mutsert Renée , S. Hiemstra Pieter , le Cessie Saskia , R. Rosendaal Frits , H. Chavannes Niels , Taube Christian
Published: September 2021

Physical inactivity is already present among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) of mild or moderate airflow obstruction. Most previous studies that reported on determinants of physical activity in COPD included patients with severe COPD. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore which patient characteristics were related with physical activity in COPD patients with mild or moderate airflow obstruction. Cross-sectional analyses were performed on patients selected from the population-based Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study. Patients were included if they had a physician-diagnosed COPD GOLD 0-2 or had newly diagnosed COPD GOLD 1-2. Physical activity was evaluated using the Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (SQUASH) questionnaire and reported in hours per week of metabolic equivalents (MET-h/week). Associations between sociodemographic, lifestyle, clinical and functional characteristics were examined using regression analysis. 323 patients were included in research (77 with physician-diagnosed and 246 with newly diagnosed COPD). We found that physical activity was positively associated with pulmonary function: FEV1 (regression coefficient 0.40 (95% CI 0.09,0.71)) and FVC (regression coefficient 0.34 (95% CI 0.06,0.61)). Physical activity was associated with anxiety (regression coefficient =0.9 (95% CI 0.3,1.6)) only for physician-diagnosed patients. Lung function and anxiety level determine level of physical activity among COPD patients with mild or moderate airflow obstruction. Thus, integrating it into the physical activity plans could help to increase physical activity level of the patients.