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REE content of volcanic rocks and their weathered horizons in the Muria Volcanic Complex, Central Java, Indonesia
Authors: Sutarto Sutarto , Sulaksono Adi , Laksana T. Dema , Mahyudani Anggita , Setiahadiwibowo P. Ajimas , Nurcholis Muhammad
Published: September 2022

We investigated bedrock samples and their weathered horizons collected from the Muria Volcanic Complex (MVC), Central Java, Indonesia. In addition to petrographic study, samples were analysed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for mineral composition, major elements, and trace elements, respectively. Bedrock samples (n = 10) from the MVC have ΣREE ranging from 364 to 739 ppm (avg. 579 ppm). Basanite (n = 2) and phonotephrite (n = 2) are consistently high in ΣREE (659 - 739 ppm) compared with basaltic trachyandesite, trachyandesite, and trachyte. Apatite is the only REE-bearing mineral observed in basanite and phonotephrite (up to ~1 vol.%). The ΣREE is positively corelated with P2O5, which inversely corelates with SiO2. The weathered horizons contain clay minerals that consist primarily of kaolinite ± halloysite. The REE content of the weathered horizons (n = 7) is up to 183 ppm higher than those of the bedrocks. The decrease in CaO and P2O5 indicates a fractionation of apatite at early stage of magma evolution, resulting in the depletion in the ΣREE content in the residual melt. We suggest that apatite is the major host of REE in the MVC alkali-rich, silica-undersaturated volcanic rocks, as evidenced by our petrographic and geochemical data. We also suggest that the increase in ΣREE in the weathered horizon is due to the presence of clay minerals, particularly kaolinite and halloysite.
Wolframová a sulfidická hydrotermální mineralizace z Pekelského vrchu u Jihlavy (Česká republika)
Authors: Pauliš Petr , Kopecký Stanislav , Dolníček Zdeněk , Sejkora Jiří , Pour Ondřej , Ulmanová Jana , Kopecký, ml. Stanislav
Published: September 2022

The occurrence of tungsten mineralization of greisen type with the dominant ferberite and scheelite in quartz veins was detected in 1963 at the site Pekelský vrch near Jihlava. We conducted a detailed mineralogical research of the vein material sampled in the years 2020 - 2022. The dominating tungsten mineralization is represented especially by two chemically different types of ferberite, including relatively pure younger ferberite and older generation of ferberite containing substantial amounts of hübnerite (19 - 45 mol.%) and huanzalaite component (2.6 - 4.1 mol.%). Widespread scheelite replaces earlier ferberite, and is replaced by younger generation of ferberite. The Ti,W-rich columbite-(Fe) is an accessory phase associated with younger generation of ferberite. In addition to tungsten mineralization, there was recorded a varied sulphidic mineralization with dominating pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, molybdenite and rare sulphosalts including matildite and gustavite, and locally also tellurosulphides (joséite-A and joséite-B), native bismuth and electrum. The supergene mineralization with Fe3+ hydroxides, bismutite, bismite, petitjeanite, kintoreite, corkite, plumbogummite, jarosite and iodargyrite is relatively rare. The gangue is dominated by quartz with flakes of low-F phengitic muscovite and rare siderite and fluorapatite. In addition, a fragment of an Al-rich rock, composed of corundum, andalusite, margarite and muscovite, was identified in the dump material. A total of 32 mineral species was found there.
Kausticky metamorfovaný pískovcový xenolit a doprovodná hydrotermální mineralizace z neovulkanitů od Prackovic nad Labem (České středohoří)
Authors: Dolníček Zdeněk , Stöhr Petr , Ulmanová Jana , Vrtiška Luboš
Published: September 2022

Technical workings realized near Prackovice nad Labem (České středohoří Mts., Czech Republic) yielded new findings about rocks and mineral veins present in Cenozoic volcanites. The studied xenolith represents a piece of pyrometamorphosed and hydrothermally altered sandstone enclosed in an alkaline basic volcanic rock. The core of the xenolith contains relicts of clasts of quartz, embedded in a matrix composed of laths of quartz (probably pseudomorphs of quartz after tridymite) and symplectitic intergrowths of alkali feldspar (sanidine Or57-81Ab19-41An0-1) and quartz. This core is rimmed by drusy overgrowths of sanidine and crystals of fluorapatite, aegirine-augite and titanite. All silicates are characterized by a significant substitution of Al by Fe3+, which is probably the result of high content of Fe3+ in the sandstone protolith (perhaps in limonite cement). The marginal part of xenolith is formed by zeolites (chabazite-K and phillipsite-K), saponite and calcite. These minerals likely crystallized at very low temperatures (<100 °C) in a vug, leaving after volatiles, which were expelled during pyrometamorphism of the xenolith. In addition, we have studied tiny hydrothermal veinlets hosted by neovolcanites, composed of a mixture of Al-rich phyllosilicates (probably a mineral from the kaolinite group and smectite) and strongly substituted carbonates including siderite (Sid55-91Mag3-38Cal5-31Rdc1) and calcite (Cal58-90 Mag8-41Sid1-6).
Supergenní mineralizace hydrotermálního Ag-Pb-Zn ložiska Hříva u Louňovic pod Blaníkem (Česká republika)
Authors: Pauliš Petr , Vrtiška Luboš , Dolníček Zdeněk , Sejkora Jiří , Bureš Bohuslav , Malíková Radana , Pour Ondřej
Published: September 2022

At the Ag-Pb-Zn deposit Hříva near Louňovice pod Blaníkem (Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic), supergene mineralization with relatively abundant samples of coronadite, pyromorphite and hinsdalite was newly detected. Coronadite forms black to several mm thick crusts on quartz vein or hinsdalite crusts. Coronadite is monoclinic, space group I2/m, the unit-cell parameters refined from X-ray powder diffraction data are: a 9.946, b 2.866(2), c 9.839 Å, β 90.34(2)° and V 280.4(4) Å3. Chemical analyses of coronadite correspond to the empirical formula (Pb1.32Na0.05Co0.03Ba0.02K0.01Ca0.01Mg0.01)Σ1.45Mn4+5.25(Mn3+1.95Al0.38Cu0.30
Fe0.08Si0.02Zn0.01P0.01)Σ2.74 (O15.82F0.17mCl0.01)Σ16 calculated on the basis (Mn+Fe+Al+Cu+Zn+Si+P) = 8 apfu. Pyromorphite occurs there as white to creamy crusts up to 2 mm thick. Its empirical formula calculated on the basis P+As = 3 apfu is Ca0.04Pb5.04[(PO4)2.98(AsO4)0.02]Σ3.00Cl1.14. Most interesting is relatively rare hinsdalite, which forms light green to blue-green crystalline crusts up to 0.1 mm thick on quartz or pyromorphite. Hinsdalite is trigonal, space group R-3m, the unit-cell parameters refined from X-ray powder diffraction data are: a 7.002(6), c 16.807(7) Å and V 713.6(7) Å3. Chemical analyses of hinsdalite correspond to the empirical formula Pb1.06Al2.73Cu0.11 [(PO4)1.18(SO4)0.82]Σ2.00(OH)6.36 on the basis P+S+As = 2 apfu.
Phurcalit a uranofán-beta z Ruprechtic u Liberce (Česká republika)
Authors: Sejkora Jiří , Tvrdý Jaromír , Mai Vojtěch
Published: September 2022

A rare uranium supergene minerals, phurcalite and uranophane-beta, were found in association with metaautunite at fissures of granitoid rocks in the active Wagner quarry in Ruprechtice near Liberec (northern Bohemia, Czech Republic). Phurcalite occurs there as bright to deep yellow coatings with an area up to 10 × 3 mm in size composed of acicular to columnar crystals up to 0.5 mm in length. It is orthorhombic, space group Pbca, the unit-cell parameters refined from X-ray powder diffraction data are: a 17.3973(18), b 16.0161(15), c 13.5693(19) Å, V 3780.9(5) Å3. Chemical analyses of phurcalite correspond to the empirical formula Ca2.20(UO2)3.06(PO4)1.96(AsO4)0.04O2.26·7H2O. Uranophane-beta forms a relatively abundant pale yellow coatings of up to 2 × 2 cm in size composed of translucent to transparent acicular crystals with a vitreous lustre and a length of up to 0.2 mm. It is monoclinic, space group P21/a, the unit-cell parameters refined from X-ray powder diffraction data are: a 13.959(2), b 15.5420(16), c 6.6227(9) Å, β 91.43(1)o and V 1436.3(2) Å3. Chemical analyses of uranophane-beta correspond to the empirical formula Ca1.09(UO2)1.99[(SiO3OH)1.68 (PO4)0.29(AsO4)0.03]Σ2.00·5H2O. Metaautunite occurs there as abundant light yellow aggregates with an area up to some cm2 in size composed of tiny (up to 0.5 mm) tabular crystals or rarely as well-developed individual tabular crystals up to several mm in size. It clearly differs from other minerals in the association by very strong yellow-green luminescence in both short- and long-wave UV radiation. It is tetragonal, space group P4/nmm, the unit-cell parameters refined from X-ray powder diffraction data are: a 7.006(2), c 16.899(4) Å and V 829.4(6) (5) Å3. Chemical analyses of metaautunite correspond to the empirical formula Ca1.03(UO2)2.09(PO4)1.96(AsO4)0.04·6H2O.
Nordstrandit z Richterova lomu v saském Hammerunterwiesenthalu (Německo)
Authors: Vrtiška Luboš , Sejkora Jiří , Malíková Radana
Published: September 2022

The new occurrence of well-crystalline Al-hydroxide, nordstrandite, was found in the Richter quarry in Hammerunterwiesenthal (Germany). Nordstrandite forms a cluster of pink-orange elongated translucent lanceolate crystals of 6 × 3 mm in size. Nordstrandite is triclinic, space group P-1 with following unit-cell parameters: a 5.111(9), b 5.079(9), c 5.132(8) Å, α 70.3(1)°, β 74.1(9)°, γ 58.5(9)° and V 106.2(4) Å. Raman spectrum agrees very well with published data for this mineral phase and is considerably different from Raman spectra of another Al(OH)3 polymorphs. Nordstrandite was found in the close association with natrolite
Propuesta de mejora continua desde el enfoque científico de las 5Ss, en áreas administrativas del tecnológico de san felipe del progreso, en 2022
Authors: Tellez Alejandro Dominguez
Published: September 2022

El presente trabajo de investigación, pretende diseñar una propuesta de mejora continua, desde el enfoque científico de las 5Ss (herramienta japonesa cinco eses), para las áreas administrativas del Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de San Felipe del Progreso. El estudio propone primero el diseño de un instrumento para evaluar la técnica japonesa 5Ss, con el objetivo de identificar las necesidades de orden, organización y limpieza en la institución, esto mediante una evaluación, para posteriormente diagnosticar la factibilidad de bosquejar una propuesta de mejora continua. Además de ser una buena oportunidad para investigar la viabilidad de utilizar esta herramienta de gestión en los centros escolares, esto se logra a través de un instrumento para evaluar 5Ss, en cada una de sus cinco etapas. Después de aplicar el instrumento a las áreas administrativas de las diferentes carreras en el Tecnológico, los resultados mostraron una necesidad de clasificación, orden y limpieza, así como mantener la disciplina.Luego entonces podemos concluir que a mayor enfoque de la herramienta de gestión 5Ss, mayor productividad, calidad y seguridad en los centros de trabajo.
Oral communication in literary communities in east java
Authors: Manuaba Ida Bagus Putera , Sudewa I Ketut , Setijowati Edi
Published: September 2022

The Indonesian literary community in East Java has experienced very rapid development. Especially in recent developments, the literary community continues to grow and increase in the East Java region--and at the same time develops literary publishing institutions. In this community, interactions between members of the writer are mixed between junior and senior writers. They interact with each other, in their respective communities. This article, in particular, aims to express the style of oral communication that occurs between senior writers and junior writers. The material objects chosen as representatives (corpus) in this article are two literary communities, namely: Komunitas Arek Japan (Mojokerto) and Komunitas Sastra Lingkar Timur Tanah Kapur (Ngawi). The method used is the method of communication, with oral communication theory, and a qualitative descriptive approach. From the research conducted, it was found that oral communication used in communication interactions between junior and senior writers was equality communication, which did not distinguish between ways of communication between junior writers and senior writers. In communicating, they are not limited because they are young and old, but they prioritize intimacy, intimacy, and fluency in creativity. There is no level of language in oral communication when interacting in a community.
Yield and Profitability Comparisons of Modern Agricultural Production Technologies Adoption: Evidence From Cotton-wheat Punjab (Pakistan)
Authors: Ahmad Tusawar Iftikhar , Tahir Aqsa , Bhatti Muhammad Azhar , Hussain Altaf
Published: September 2022

Based on the survey data, the study has made yield and profitability comparisons in the contexts of modern agricultural production technologies adopted by the cotton growers of district Bahawalpur. The extent of modern agricultural production technologies adoption was gauged through constructing a modern farming index (MFI). Based on the points scored regarding MFI, the cotton growers were classified into five categories. By applying independent samples t-test, the comparisons of means were made between technologies adopters and non-adopters with respect to per acre yield, cost of production, gross income, and profit earned. On an average, in comparison with the non-adopters, the categories of good adopters and exceptional were obtaining respectively, 17% and 22% higher per acre yield and in the same order, 19% and 27% higher per acre profit. On an average, in comparison with the cotton growers without land laser levelling, those having land laser levelled were obtaining 11% higher per acre yield and 10.6% higher per acre profit. Likewise, in comparison with the cotton growers applying pesticides manually, those applying pesticides through boom sprayer were obtaining about 17% higher per acre yield and 18.2% higher per acre profit. The study concludes that technology adoption in agriculture is pivotal to productivity, production, and profitability outcomes at farm level, hence at national level.
Integrated Nutrient Management in Bottle gourd [Lagenariasiceraria (Mol) Standl.] Variety Kashi Ganga on the Plant Disease Incidence, TSS and Economics under Malwa condition of Madhya Pradesh
Authors:   Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Gwalior, M.P, Tomar Anamika
Published: September 2022

The investigation entitled, “Integrated Nutrient Management in Bottle gourd [Lagenariasiceraria (Mol) Standl.] Variety Kashi Ganga on the Plant Disease Incidence,TSS and Economics under Malwa condition of Madhya Pradesh” was conducted during the Kharif season of the year 2019-20 in the Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Indore (M.P.). The experiment conducted in randomized block design and replicated thrice. There were 15 treatments T0 No application of INM( Control), T8 50%NPK+50%Biofertilizer,T9 50%NPK+50%Humic acid, T10 50 % NPK+25% Vermicompost+25% Compost, T11 50% NPK+50% Vermicompost +Biofertilizer,T1250% NPK +25% Humic acid, T1350% NPK + 16.6% Vermicompost +16.6%Compost+16.6%Humicacid,T14 50% NPK+ 16.6% Vermicompost+ 16.6% Compost +16.6% Humic acid+ Biofertilizer. From the outcome, it can be concluded that the applied of different treatment combination of integrated nutrient management at proved to be effectively minimizes the disease and insect incidence of bottle gourd. The data on the treatment in T10 (50%NPK+ 25%Vermicompost+25%Compost)(23.50 pest and 21.67 disease) was found most effective in minimum the red pumpkin beetle population and powdery mildew in the bottle gourd.. The similar treatment produced highest B:C(4.53). Bottle gourd fruit produce under integrated nutrient management exhibited significant differences on total soluble solids. TSS in fruits was range from 5.50 to 2.50 0 Brix.
PROSA POÉTICA DE BERNARDO SOARES E OS ENSINAMENTOS DO MESTRE CAEIRO
Authors: Silva Isabella Velasco da
Published: September 2022

As literaturas modernas em Língua Portuguesa têm em Fernando Pessoa a figura emblemática de um autor que experimentou com o fazer literário e desenvolveu um projeto teatral e complexo através de sua poesia dramática. A fragmentação de Pessoa em heterônimos e semi-heterônimos reflete-se na mistura de gêneros e na transitividade entre poesia/prosa e prosa/poesia. Considerando que o estilo de cada heterônimo é integrante de sua personalidade e sua maneira de “viver” o mundo, pretendemos demonstrar as confluências entre as formas literárias de Bernardo Soares e Alberto Caeiro em suas respectivas obras, Livro do Desassossego e O Guardador de Rebanhos, bem como pensar a relação entre ambos como uma de discípulo e mestre, refletida no uso da prosa poética pelo guarda-livros de Lisboa.
Risk factors for Hickman-Broviac catheter complications: An experience from a Tunisian hospital
Authors: Kammoun Manel , Jarraya Anouar , Ketata Hend , Ammar Saloua , Zouari Mohamed , Regaieg Chiraz , Hentati Nadia , Ben Dhaou Mahdi , Mhiri Riadh
Published: September 2022

Background: Hickman-Broviac catheters have improved the care of young children needing frequent and prolonged venous access, but at the same times it has substantial morbidity, particularly in a resource-constrained setup. Our study aims to describe the experience of a Tunisian hospital and investigate the main risk factors for complications.
Methods: In this study, we included all the neonates and infants who underwent Broviac catheter insertion in the pediatric surgery department. The patients were divided into 2 groups according to the presence of complications. We compared these two groups and univariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine the risk factors for complications.
Results: Forty-three children were included in the study. The incidence of complicated catheters was 60.4%. The following factors were significantly associated with an increased risk of complications: age 6 months [OR 3.5, 95% CI: 0.6-19.3], weight 6 kg [OR 1.54, 95% CI: 0.46-5.2], emergency circumstances [OR 1.62, 95% CI: 0.8-5.4], and antibiotic-therapy as an indication for Broviac catheter insertion [OR 1.8, 95% CI: 0.5-6.2].
Conclusion: Complications seem to be more frequent in patients younger than 6 months and those with a weight of less than 6Kg. To reduce the morbidity related to the catheters, the indications should be carefully chosen.
Por uma crítica do juízo; For a critique of judgment
Authors: Lelis Matos Leandro
Published: September 2022

O objetivo deste artigo é debater como desenvolve o seu conceito de diferença, na obra Diferença e repetição, propondo reverter a submissão da diferença à identidade na analogia do juízo, que possui duas funções: distribuir os seres e os sujeitos e hierarquizá-los de acordo com as regras do fundamento. Para tanto, o filósofo confrontou as posições de sedentarismo e hierarquia do pensamento da representação, em nome de um modo de se dispor anárquico e nômade, ou seja, abolindo a noção de hierarquia e reformulado a perspectiva do limite. A hipótese a ser investigada é a seguinte: em que medida o conceito de diferença em si mesma, de acordo com o seu aspecto catastrófico que provoca um abismamento no solo do fundamento, reverte a sua posição ante à analogia do juízo e oferece um novo modo de pensar criticamente, conferindo novas características ao domínio da ontologia.
Abstract
The aims this paper is to discuss how he develops his concept of difference, in the work Difference and repetition, proposing to reverse the submission of difference to identity in the analogy of judgment, which has two functions: to distribute beings and subjects and to rank them accordingly with the ground rules. In modernity, Kant’s philosophy consolidated a thought that used legal metaphors to institute a "Tribunal of Reason", but revealed the sedentary lifestyle of distributed and hierarchical thought according to the legitimacy conferred by the foundation, relegating difference to the background in relation to the identity of the concept. Therefore, the philosopher confronted the positions of sedentarism and hierarchy of the thought of representation, in the name of an anarchic and nomadic way of disposing of oneself, that is, abolishing the notion of hierarchy and reformulating the perspective of the limit. The hypothesis to be investigated is the following: to what extent the concept of difference in itself, according to its catastrophic aspect that causes an abyss in the ground of the foundation, reverses its position before the analogy of judgment and offers a new way to think critically, giving new characteristics to the domain of ontology.
THE ROLE AND OPPORTUNITIES OF INSURANCE IN ROBOTICS INDUSTRY
Authors: Kajwang Ben
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The study examined the role and opportunities of insurance in robotics industry.

Methodology: The research methodology used in this study was based on a critical literature review of available studies on insurance and robotics industry in different countries across the world. This research method was preferred since it is quite reliable, cost-saving and time-saving as compared to primary research methods. This study relied more on online journals, articles and published work from libraries since they provide easy access to secondary information/data.

Findings: Generally, the researcher noted that most of the studies failed to explain the role of insurance in the robotics industry but emphasized more on the opportunities of insurance in the robotics industry. The results revealed that the reviewed studies had conceptual and contextual gaps. This is because some studies discussed on a specific line of insurance firm or a different firm other than insurance but has adopted the digital innovations in the robotics industry. While other studies discussed more on the effects or impacts of application of RPA in the insurance firms which is a resultant outcome or benefit but failed to clearly outline the role and opportunities of insurance in the insurance industry.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: This study will be of great importance to the management teams in the insurance industry by providing good insights on the available opportunities in the robotics industry that insurance firms can benefit from. On the other hand, policymakers in the insurance sector will be benefit from this study since it explains on the key role that policymakers and insurance regulatory authorities play in the adoption of RPA in the insurance firms. This will help them in implementing better policies that promote technological developments in the insurance sector. Further, the study will also be of academic value to the researchers and scholars by adding more insights to the knowledge base of insurance and robotics industry since its generally still scarce. The identified research gaps from the reviewed studies will also motivate the researchers and scholars to carry out more studies on insurance and robotics industry. Especially on the role of insurance in the robotics industry which stood out as the main research gap in this study.
Analyzing Receptivity of Indian Respondents for Introduction of a Regulated Cryptocurrency Market
Authors: Jindal Kashvi , Chhetri Akanksha
Published: September 2022

There have been increasing concerns regarding the cryptocurrency market for several reasons, regarding its decentralized system, and impact on the current financial market. Thus, the introduction of a regulated cryptocurrency market has sparked the public’s interest. This research study aimed to evaluate Indian respondents’ knowledge of cryptocurrencies and their receptivity (on the basis of several factors) towards the introduction of a regulated cryptocurrency market in India by conducting an online survey using a mixed-method research approach. Among the eight different factors examined, the study found the level of liquidity to be the highest-rated factor amongst respondents in influencing their receptivity. This finding suggests that the Indian public prefers a fast-flowing and smooth trading market, like the cryptocurrency market. Another top-rated factor was the level of security, possibly due to the increasing concern of cyberattacks in the financial markets.

Conversely, anonymous usage, inflation risk, and operation cost were the least influential, highlighting the Indian public’s unique characteristics. Data revealed that respondents who were finance professionals and had IT experience were generally more receptive to the idea of a regulated cryptocurrency market in India. As a result, additional nuanced marketing strategies targeted at different sectors, especially the finance and IT sectors, as identified through the results include: introducing a regulated cryptocurrency market to the Indian public by highlighting their concern for the level of security and attracting them by highlighting how its regulation by authorities would keep in check the threats it poses.
INSURANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOCIETY
Authors: Kajwang Ben
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The study examined the insurance opportunities and challenges in an Artificial Intelligence society.

Methodology: This study relied on a critical review of previous academic studies on Artificial Intelligence and the insurance industry between 2017 and 2022. This method was chosen since it is more reliable, economical, and efficient in terms of time and resources. In addition, the researcher opted to use recent studies since they provide more updated information on the AI technologies that have significant impact on the insurance industry.

Findings: The results of the study revealed that the reviewed studies consisted of contextual and conceptual gaps. This is because some of the studies did not target insurance companies but other companies hence the findings may not be applicable to the insurance industry. In addition, most of these studies  discussed the insurance opportunities and benefits at in depth, but failed to discuss on the challenges that insurance firms face in an artificial intelligence society.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The findings of this study will be relevant to the main players in the insurance industry. The management team of the insurance companies will have a better understanding of how the various AI technologies are adopted to the different insurance operations so as to improve business efficiency. The study has also been able to  outline the main challenge that the insurance sector experience in the adoption of AI, this will encourage the management to consider investing in training programmes so as to improve the skills of their employees. On the other hand, the policymakers will also benefit from this study when developing better legal frameworks that promote the adoption of AI. Further, the study will also be useful academically to researchers and scholars by expanding the body of information on insurance and artificial intelligence, which is still scarce. The reviewed studies' highlighted research gaps that can also inspire researchers and scholars to conduct additional research on artificial intelligence and insurance. In particular, the study's key research gap on the insurance challenge experienced in an artificial intelligence society.
THE ROLE OF LOSS ADJUSTMENT PRACTICES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF INSURANCE SECTOR
Authors: Kajwang Ben
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the role of loss adjustment practices on the performance of insurance sector

Methodology: A desktop literature review was used for this purpose. , a systematic search was carried out using Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, and Research Gate. The study included relevant sources that were published between 2015 and 2022.

Findings: It was found that sound loss adjustment practices are a prerequisite for optimal financial and non-financial performance of insurance firms. It was concluded that having a clear policy approved by senior management, with regards to ex-gratia claim payments reduced the financial risks. It was also concluded that insurance firms can enhance their financial performance by regularly reviewing their claims handling guidelines to factor in new developments and trends. The study further concluded that non-financial and financial performance of insurance firms in influenced by quality reviews of claims to assess whether they are handled professionally and resolved appropriately. One of the performance measures could be the number and nature of complaints against the insurer with respect to their claims settlement decisions. The performance is also influenced by monitoring the level of claims which should not have been paid or are overpaid and the severity of delays in claims registration and case reserves revision.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: Based on the study findings, it was recommended that insurance firms should endeavor to set case reserves accurately for each claim in a timely manner, especially in respect of general insurance business. The components of case reserves should also be captured in sufficient details to provide useful statistics for in-depth analysis. For example, a single claim file could have separate components for own property damage, third party liabilities and fees payable to external parties. Another recommendation is that the insurer should have a clear policy, approved by senior management, with regards to ex-gratia claim payments. The authority to approve such payments should also be clearly specified and the rationale for the approval should be properly documented.
Fritz Schumacher & Heinrich Tessenow: Architecture, an Art or a Craft?
Authors: Frank Hartmut
Published: September 2022

We present here, for the first time in English, the inaugural lectures of two of the most influential architects of the first half of the twentieth century in Germany. Fritz Schumacher delivered his lecture in 1901 for his appointment at the Technical University in Dresden. Heinrich Tessenow gave his in winter semester 1920/21 to students of the Art Academy in Dresden. Both Schumacher and Tessenow were members of the German Werkbund and were involved in many architectural debates about the most urgent questions of their time, including those related to housing and the extension of cities. As architects, their production was considerable. They were also prolific and well-respected writers. Whereas Schumacher has become known internationally for his work planning the cities of Hamburg and Cologne, Tessenow became famous for his books on the construction of the simple house and the relationship between craftsmanship and the small village. The lectures are preceded by a scholarly essay by Hartmut Frank.
Kamu ve Özel Sektörde Presenteeism ve Örgütsel Bağlılık Karşılaştırılması: Tokat İli Örneğinde Ampirik Bir Çalışma
Authors: KAPLAN Çetin
Published: September 2022

Örgütler ayakta kalabilmek için örgütüne bağlı, katılımcı, sağlıklı, verimli ve üretken iş görenlere ihtiyaç duyar. Çünkü örgütsel verimlilik, bireysel performansın bir ürünüdür. Presenteeism (işte var olamama) ve örgütsel bağlılık da bu bağlamda değerlendirilmesi gereken konulardır. Örgütsel bağlılık, çalışanların örgütlerinin hedefleri ile kendi hedefleri arasında paralellik kurarak örgüt amaçları için yoğun çaba harcamasıdır. Fiziksel anlamda işte olmasına rağmen gerçek anlamda işte var olamama sorunu olarak tanımlanan presenteeism ise, bireysel ve örgütsel üretkenliği önemli oranda düşürür ve mali kayıplara neden olur. Bu çalışma, kamu ve özel sektör çalışanlarının presenteeism ve örgütsel bağlılık düzey ve algılarını anlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda Tokat ilinde bulunan bazı kamu ve özel sektör kuruluşlarında çalışan, 415 kişiyi kapsayan bir çalışma yapılmış, anket yöntemi ile elde edilen veriler SPSS programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmada; örgütsel bağlılık başta olmak üzere iş görenlerin hasta olduğu halde işe gitmesine neden olan etkenler ve bu etkenlerin demografik değişkenlerle ilişkisini ele almıştır. Elde edilen veriler ışığında presenteeism davranışı sergilenmesinde örgütsel bağlılık davranışının yanı sıra; işten atılma korkusu, verimi artırma isteği, vicdani olarak kötü hissetme, görev değişimi kaygısı, kariyer planını gerçekleştirme, ailevi sorunlardan kaçma gibi sebeplerin de etkili olduğu görülmüştür.
Accumulation and depletion of oxytetracycline (OTC) and oxolinic acid (OXA) in Pompano, Trachinotus blochii
Authors: Tendencia E.A.
Published: September 2022

Accumulation and depletion including withdrawal period for oxytetracycline (OTC) and oxolinic acid (OXA) in pompano (Trachinotus blochii) were determined following oral administration. Pompano were cultured in 250-L fiberglass tanks in a flow-through system provided with aeration. Observed average temperature was 30oC; salinity was 30 ppt. Fish were starved for 2 days then fed with OTC medicated diet (75mg/kg fish/day) or OXA medicated diet (30 mg/kg fish/day) 3 times a day for 10 successive days at 2% body weight and thereafter switched to regular diet for 45 days. Muscle and blood samples were taken at regular intervals during and after cessation of medication. OTC residues in the muscle and blood were analysed using the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Peak OTC accumulation was observed at day 10 of treatment. Higher OTC accumulation was observed in the muscle (0.88+0.27 µg/g) than in the blood (0.3+0.09 µg/ml). OXA accumulation peaked on day 5 of treatment; higher OXA accumulation was observed in the muscle (0.11+0.06 µg/g) compared to blood (0.005+0.0001 ug/ml). Withdrawal period at 30oC for OTC in pompano muscle was 19 days (570 degree-days) and 17 days (510 degree-days) in the blood. For OXA, the withdrawal period in pompano muscle and blood at 30oC temperature was 3 days (90 degree-days).
Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis in a beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)
Authors: Mandrioli L. , Soto E. , Yazdi Z. , Volpe E. , Errani F. , Ciulli S. , Camus A.
Published: September 2022

Sturgeon aquaculture is an emerging worldwide industry both for human consumption as well as for conservation. Several transmissible diseases limit this industry including mycosis by dematiaceous fungi such as Veronaea botryosa. This study reports the first diagnosis of phaeohyphomycosis in a beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) in Italy.
Professional Certification and Career Development: A Comparative Analysis between Local and Foreign Certifications
Authors: Adeosun Oluyemi Theophilus , Adegbite Waliu Mulero
Published: September 2022

Professional certification, a proficiency to validate employees' competency and readiness for career development, has recently become a subject of inquiry among researchers. There are concerns about employers' demand for foreign in place of local professional certifications in employment decisions, especially in developing countries. Therefore, this study examines the impact of indigenous and foreign professional certifications on employee career development in developing countries like Nigeria. A survey questionnaire was designed to collect data from certified and non-certified human resource professionals in Nigeria. A structural equation modelling analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between the exogenous and homogenous constructs. Findings revealed that local and foreign certifications influence the career development of the sampled employees. However, the model's explanatory power shows that foreign certification has a greater influence on career development than local certification. The study report suggests that both certifications benefit career development, thus, are relevant in career development and employment decisions.
Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Predisposing Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic at Kawolo General Hospital. A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study.
Authors:   , Ochieng Comfort , Kalembe Kezia , Mujjuzi Collins , Nakhabi Anna , Kakinda Isaac , Muwanguzi Enoch , Mbalibulha Yona
Published: September 2022

Background Globally, the prevalence of Hyperglycemia first detected in pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus) varies from 1 - 28 %. 16.2 % of women have some form of hyperglycemia, of which GDM is about 85.1%.  87.6% of GDM accounts are in low- and middle-income countries. Hyperglycemia in pregnancy is estimated to affect 21.4 million (16.9%) live births, with GDM accounting for 16% of these cases. In Kawolo General Hospital, pregnant women aren’t screened for blood glucose during antenatal visits, thus the need and relevance of investigating GDM, according to WHO recommendations. Methodology: A total of 334 participants were recruited by systematic random sampling. Blood and urine samples were collected.  RBS, OGTT, and urine glucose tests were done. Data were analyzed using STATA version 13 to determine the prevalence and association between the risk factors of GDM among the respondents. Results The study revealed the prevalence of GDM as 4.5%.  Hypertension and elevated blood pressure were significantly associated with GDM, with p values of 0.00 and 0.01 respectively among women of various ages, gravida, and trimester. The majority of the participants were aged 18 to 25 years (58.7%). over 86.5% were married. 56.9% had secondary education. (38.9%) were unemployed. (34.4%) were Catholics. (46.1%) had normal body mass index with an average body weight of 65 kg and 160cm (height). 70.6% had normal blood pressure. 21.56% had elevated blood pressure. (56.6%) had their protein uptake. Vitamins (100%) were high, moderate for carbohydrates (70.1%), and 96.4% low for fats. Conclusion The prevalence and associated factors among pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic were revealed, and thus the need for screening and treatment of both high blood pressure and high blood glucose levels. Recommendations: There’s a need to advise and sensitize them to complete all the antenatal visits and create awareness among pregnant women.
Considerations for the Use of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests
Authors: Berglas Sarah , Rader Tamara , Mahood Quenby
Published: September 2022

Self-testing for COVID-19 infection is quick and convenient. For those with symptoms, it supports rapid diagnosis without the risk of infecting others to travel for testing. For those without symptoms, it can provide information and reassurance before, or following, group interactions. Most rapid tests procured and distributed by governments for use by the public have been rapid antigen tests.

A COVID-19 test can only be a self-test if everyone can use it without assistance. Inequity is increased if some in the community are unable to use a rapid test and cannot access the knowledge that the result of a rapid test offers.

For broad community accessibility, there are considerations that could increase equitable access to rapid COVID-19 tests. These include but are not limited to: alternatives to nose swabbing, such as saliva, buccal, or breath testing; tests suitable for use with infants, especially those too young for vaccination; low cost, and/or available in single packages to distribute cost over time, produced and distributed quickly and widely; used and stored beyond temperature ranges of 2C to 30C for use in homes or vehicles without climate control; instructions and results presented in tactile, braille, large print, digital app, and/or audio formats and presented in additional languages to English and French.
Diet shifting of tortoise-eating Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in southeastern Bulgaria
Authors: Milchev Boyan
Published: September 2022

Top predators may adapt their diets to changes in prey availability where human-induced environmental changes are intense. This long-term study of the breeding-season diet of Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Strandzha Mountains analyzed shifts in diet caused by the population decline in principal prey species, the tortoises (Testudo hermanni and T. graeca). Tortoises comprised 50.0% of the eagle diet by prey number in the 1990s, but that share collapsed to 5.8% in 2014–2021. During this later interval, Golden Eagles preyed more intensively on lighter-weight prey such as Northern White-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus, an increrase of 28.2% by number) and Edible Dormouse (Glis glis, an increase of 14.9% by number). Hedgehogs predominated in the diet of an individual eagle nest site for the first time in 1998 and became the principal prey in 2014–2021. Differences in food niche breadth and proportions of mesopredators between tortoise- and hedgehog-dominated individual annual diets were not significant, corresponding to a low level of food stress. The only eagle with an annual diet dominated by Squamata (snakes and lizards) was an exception, having the widest food niche. Young domestic ungulates have almost completely disappeared from eagle diets at the same as the reduction of tortoises, corresponding to a concurrent decline of livestock farming. The results obtained here have relevance to conservation management of both predator and prey populations.
A LUDICIDADE NO PROCESSO DE ENSINO E APRENDIZAGEM DA MATEMÁTICA
Authors: Carvalho Dione Gley Braga , Lello Jose Pinheiro , Araújo Jose Augusto Bragado de
Published: September 2022

O presente artigo com o tema “A ludicidade no processo de ensino e aprendizagem da matemática” tem como objetivo discutir sobre a importância e a presença do lúdico na vida do sujeito e na sua formação, e ainda, perceber como ela colabora de forma significativa no desenvolvimento social, psicomotor, emocional dentre outros, e no processo de ensino e aprendizagem dentro do ambiente escolar. Para que a pesquisa em questão aborde de forma significativa tal temática optou-se pelos seguintes tópicos: “A história do lúdico”, “O lúdico no ensino da matemática" e “A ludicidade e suas contribuições no processo de ensino e aprendizagem da matemática. As discussões ocorrem pelos mais diversos teóricos que colaboram de forma aprofundada e contributivas ao que diz respeito da presença e da importância da ludicidade na formação do cidadão, dessa forma a construção do estudo é de cunho bibliográfico. Percebeu-se após a pesquisa e discussões que o uso da atividade lúdica contribui de forma satisfatória para a aprendizagem da matemática. Vale ressaltar ainda que os jogos lúdicos são recursos técnicos e/ou ferramentas que facilitam de forma descontraída a aprendizagem, explorando de maneira ativa e participativa o aluno no processo de ensino e aprendizagem.
Supervivencia de pacientes con leucemia aguda post trasplante de células hematopoyéticas
Authors: Ordoñez Cuetto Andrea Michelle , Castorena Villa Ivan , Gaytan Morales Felix , Castilla Peón María Fernanda
Published: September 2022

Introducción: El trasplante de células progenitoras hematopoyéticas (TCPH) es el tratamiento para la leucemia aguda en niños, el tipo de cáncer más común en edad pediátrica. El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la supervivencia global y libre de enfermedad en un grupo de pacientes sometidos a TCPH y explorar los factores de riesgo pacientes pediátricos con leucemia aguda.

Metodología: El presente estudio observacional incluye a pacientes pediátricos diagnosticados de leucemia mieloide aguda (LMA) o linfoide (LLA), sometidos a TCPH, de 2011 a 2018 presentados en el Hospital Infantil Federico Gómez. Se construyen curvas de Kaplan Meier para la supervivencia global, por subgrupos según tipo de leucemia y estado libre de enfermedad, así como un estudio multivariable para medir factores de riesgo.

Resultados: Se incluyeron 53 pacientes en el análisis. 5 pacientes (11%) tuvieron falla primaria del injerto. La supervivencia global fue del 28% a los 24 meses. Fallecieron 30 pacientes (67%). La mediana de supervivencia global fue de 11 meses. Para LMA fue de 8.9 meses y para LLA de 12.4 meses. Uno de los factores de riesgo constituyó la edad >10 años al momento del trasplante OR 5.2 (1.07-25.12), P=0.04 y el número de recaídas previas al trasplante OR 4.3 (1.2-15.07) P=0.025.

Conclusión: Los pacientes que sobrevivieron un año libre de la enfermedad tenían un mejor pronóstico en general. En estudios relacionados a TCPH no se ha reportado que exista un rango de edad de los receptores de trasplante que esté relacionado a mayor mortalidad, por lo cual es un dato significativo como un factor de riesgo independiente.
The Value of Methodological Pluralism in the Study of Locke on Slavery and Absolutism
Authors: Olsthoorn Johan , Van Apeldoorn Laurens
Published: September 2022

This article offers a rejoinder to Felix Waldmann. In a critical note published in Locke Studies, Waldmann challenges our recent reconstruction of Locke’s thesis, developed across the Second Treatise of Government, that humans cannot possibly agree to subject themselves to absolute rule. Call this thesis No Contractual Absolutism. Our reconstruction, Waldmann objects, “neglects a basic datum of scholarship”: i.e., that Locke’s Second Treatise intended to counter Filmer’s political theory. Our reply is two-pronged. First, we argue that No Contractual Absolutism cannot plausibly be construed as an attack on Filmer, since it challenges a thesis that he did not hold. Indeed, as for him no form of government can be contractual in origin, Filmer would have agreed with Locke that absolute rule cannot be instituted by agreement. As our initial article suggested, the standard view about whom the polemical target is of the Second Treatise requires qualification with respect to No Contractual Absolutism. Second, we contend that Waldmann’s concerns rest on discipline-specific methodological assumptions, which are unhelpful for the kind of analytical reconstruction we advanced. We conclude with a plea for methodological pluralism in the study of Locke’s thought.
O uso de enxerto xenógeno associado à fibrina rica em plaqueta no tratamento de fraturas faciais: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Santos Bruno Nascimento , Nepomuceno Ana Karla Torres dos Santos , Trinta Luana Barbieri , Flor Lara Carolyne de Sousa , Pereira Mariana Helena Trinta , Diniz Nicole Serra , Nascimento Wendy Saureana Maior de Oliveira , Oliveira Luís Gustavo Soares Lula de , Cardoso Gabriela Dias , Figueiredo Ramon Barros
Published: September 2022

Com a necessidade de tratamentos em fraturas faciais onde há uma perda óssea significativa, os enxertos com biomaterais são amplamente utilizados, sendo estes autógenos, alógenos, xenógenos ou sintéticos. De acordo com a literatura, o enxerto autógeno é o padrão-ouro, porém há suas desvantagens, como o fato de necessitar de um segundo sítio cirúrgico para remoção do osso doador. Com isso, o enxerto xenógeno vem sendo bastante explorado em conjunto com fibrina rica em plaquetas (PRF), na intenção de acelerar a regeneração óssea. Dessa forma, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo demonstrar a eficácia da associação entre ambas as técnicas de tratamento (enxertagem xenógena associada à PFR), para uma rápida regeneração óssea de deformidades maxilofaciais. Para desenvolver o presente artigo, pesquisas feitas nas base de dados Google Acadêmico, Pubmed e Scielo foram realizaram a fim de levantar informações desde a literatura mais renomada, até as mais atualizadas. Após o levantamento bibliográfico, concluiu-se que ainda não há um material que cumpra com todos os requisitos de um exerto ideal, contudo, estudos mostratam que há uma maior taxa de sucesso na regeneração óssea quando associada a PRF com enxertos xenógenos.