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The Highlander
Authors: Longkumer Arkotong , Heneise Michael
Published: June 2020

This is an introduction both of the first issue, and to The Highlander: Journal of Highland Asia itself, setting out the genealogy of ideas, debates and critiques, principally around the concept 'Zomia', that have fostered significant debate and provided the impetus for this project. It is also a call for contributions toward fostering discussion, from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, that elucidate the similarities and differences, generalities and particularities of the myriad histories, languages, cultures, politics, and religions of primarily ethnic minorities living in the upland terrains linking Nepal and the Tibetan plateau with Northeast India, the Pamirs, Western China, and the highland communities of Southeast Asia – a vast, congruous region sometimes referred to as ‘Zomia', or indeed 'Zomia+'
El sentido ético y las facultades de derecho: la ética como expresión del deber
Authors: Chaves-López José Luis
Published: June 2020

En la primera parte de esta investigación presentada en la Revista Institucional RHS-Revista Humanismo y Sociedad(2013) mostrábamos cómo los cambios en la manera de vivir los principios y los valores ya no como verdades absolutassino como algo relativo, ha llevado a la sociedad a considerar que es normal modificar criterios y paradigmasateniéndose a criterios personales o conveniencias sociales. Esta segunda etapa de la investigación la intención estádirigida a descubrir cómo los estudiantes del programa de Derecho, objeto de nuestro estudio, asumen las accionescontrarias a los principios éticos y las hacen parte de su vida personal y académica, pues en su vivencia ética no haydistinción entre lo cotidiano y lo académico. El enfoque, para esta parte de la investigación, estará determinado por laacepción del término ética en cuanto deber y la forma como los estudiantes relacionan o separan las connotaciones quepara su vida profesional esto implica. La fuente que continuaremos utilizando son los talleres que se trabajaron con losestudiantes en la cátedra de Ética profesional jurídica. Analizamos las diversas respuestas desde el punto de vista deldeber y la manera como ellos lo asumen.Palabras clave: deber, deberes, ética, obligaciones, sentido ético.
Graph-theoretic Simplification of Quantum Circuits with the ZX-calculus
Authors: Duncan Ross , Kissinger Aleks , Perdrix Simon , van de Wetering John
Published: June 2020

We present a completely new approach to quantum circuit optimisation, based on the ZX-calculus. We first interpret quantum circuits as ZX-diagrams, which provide a flexible, lower-level language for describing quantum computations graphically. Then, using the rules of the ZX-calculus, we give a simplification strategy for ZX-diagrams based on the two graph transformations of local complementation and pivoting and show that the resulting reduced diagram can be transformed back into a quantum circuit. While little is known about extracting circuits from arbitrary ZX-diagrams, we show that the underlying graph of our simplified ZX-diagram always has a graph-theoretic property called generalised flow, which in turn yields a deterministic circuit extraction procedure. For Clifford circuits, this extraction procedure yields a new normal form that is both asymptotically optimal in size and gives a new, smaller upper bound on gate depth for nearest-neighbour architectures. For Clifford+T and more general circuits, our technique enables us to to `see around' gates that obstruct the Clifford structure and produce smaller circuits than naïve `cut-and-resynthesise' methods.
2018 FIFA World Cup and Visualization of Power
Authors: Romanovskiy Evgeny A.
Published: June 2020

Modern states are actively working to create their image. This effect is largely achieved through the visualization of power: the sum of explicit or implicit properties aimed at the visual presence of domination. Sport is an essential tool for continuing politics and is actively used to visualize a political line. The 2018 FIFA World Cup held in several cities of Russia formed a new vision of the country among foreigners.
Dynamics and Causes of Violations of Labor Discipline during the Great Patriotic War (on the Materials of the City of Kovrov)
Authors: Tryakhov Ilya S.
Published: June 2020

This article explores the causes of labor discipline violations and their dynamics during the Great Patriotic War by the example of a compact rear industrial center - the city of Kovrov, which became part of the Vladimir Region, which stood out from Ivanovo in 1944. Based on the analysis of the documents of the city committee of the city party, including the minutes of the city committee meetings, memoranda from party instructors, plans and reports on the work of industrial enterprises, the author concludes that there is some dynamics in the violation of harsh labor laws at the city enterprises. Studying the stated problem, it was possible not only to identify the causes of numerous violations of labor legislation by workers and employees, but also to find out the attitude and reaction of the Kovrov city committee of the CPSU (b) to these processes. In the course of the study, a fact was confirmed in many respects, which was repeatedly indicated in both domestic and foreign historiography about the continuity of processes in industrial enterprises of the prewar and war years. Moreover, it would hardly be worthwhile to reduce all complex life phenomena and contradictions exclusively to system errors and manifestations of Stalinism. In each specific case described in the sources, there was a human factor and, accordingly, the choice of officials. The revealed historical sources allow us to ascertain the presence of a certain dynamics in the number of violations of labor discipline at the level of the city and individual large enterprises, but which was not observed across the region. If large enterprises were characterized by wave-like dynamics of violations with a tendency to increase sharply at the beginning of the war, then small factories and artels showed a permanent decrease in such cases. An analysis of the labor practice of the war years forces, at least partially, to revise the thesis of Soviet historiography on the exceptional cohesion of the rear, but at the same time confirms the versatility and complexity of the daily lives of rear workers, emphasizes the harsh conditions in which workers and employees had to work during the war years and at the same time proves that the war years society was not monolithic.
Applying of speleoclimatotherapy for improving children’s health and adaptational possibilities
Authors: Komissarova O. V. , Dorohov E. V.
Published: June 2020

The article presents the results of the use of speleoclimatotherapy in recreational activities in children of primary school age. In the course of the study, we analyzed indicators of heart rate variability in children depending on the initial vegetative status. In vagotonics and normotonics, there was an increase in the activity of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system, and in sympatotonics, there was a decrease in HRV parameters within the age norm, characteristic of increased activity of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. Such changes can occur when the adaptive reserves of the childs body increase. However, when using speleoclimatotherapy during recreational activities, it is necessary to take into account the initial level of vegetative activity of heart rate regulation in children.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE OF ZAKAT AND THE CASE FOR TURKEY
Authors: Zagrali Fatma Nur
Published: June 2020

Poverty is a challenge the humanity has been facing for ages. Although it is possible to opine some amelioration of the acuteness of poverty in proportion to the world's population, the urge to fight against poverty needs to be preserved especially for the 1.2 billion people still living in extreme poverty. Taking poverty as the principal concern, this study tackles with some practical issues regarding zakat; which is an act of worship blending economic, social, political, moral and religious components to entail the solution of poverty. This study is aimed to (i) discuss the relation between zakat and poverty; (ii) present Turkish framework and locate the Presidency of Religious Affairs in search for a good governance of zakat; and (iii) propound a new institutional structure of zakat, with a renewed call for voluntary-based zakat collection and distribution system under the supervision of the Presidency of Religious Affairs. =========================================== Kemiskinan adalah tantangan yang dihadapi manusia selama berabad-abad. Meskipun mungkin untuk mengurangi beberapa perbaikan ketajaman kemiskinan sebanding dengan populasi dunia, dorongan untuk memerangi kemiskinan perlu dipelihara terutama untuk 1,2 miliar orang yang masih hidup dalam kemiskinan ekstrim. Kemiskinan merupakan persoalan yang perlu diperhatikan, penelitian ini mengkaji beberapa masalah praktis mengenai zakat; Yang merupakan tindakan yang memadukan komponen ekonomi, sosial, politik, moral dan agama untuk mendapatkan solusi kemiskinan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (i) membahas hubungan antara zakat dan kemiskinan; (Ii) menyajikan kerangka Turki dan menemukan Kepresidenan Urusan Agama untuk mencari tata pemerintahan zakat yang baik; Dan (iii) mengemukakan struktur kelembagaan zakat yang baru, dengan seruan baru untuk pengumpulan dan distribusi zakat berbasis sukarela di bawah pengawasan Kepresidenan Urusan Agama.
ZAKAT, KHARĀJ, ’USHR, AND JIZYA AS THE INSTRUMENTS OF ISLAMIC PUBLIC FINANCE: A CONTEMPORARY STUDY
Authors: Irkhami Nafis
Published: June 2020

The aim of this article is to find out the conceptual construction of zakat (alms) and taxes in Islamic public finances. Its significance is to propose an alternative for Islamic public policy. It also means to enhance literature on Islamic public finance. This qualitative study is an explorative-analysis, which is intended to unravel key concepts of the classical scholar thought, both from primary and secondary sources. It clarifies various charges in the institution of zakat as like taxation in general economics. This study finds that the ultimate goal of Islamic political economy is the fulfillment of the basic needs of every citizen. Thus, its concepts and approaches are different from conventional economics, which promotes the aggregate economic growth and ignores the well-being of individuals. The government has the competence of public policy to collect something from the public according to its consideration, for example, jizya and kharāj. Regarding fair distribution, the government also has an obligation to take public finance policies (allocation of state expenditures, including zakat to the rightful parties).==============================================================================================Zakat, Kharāj, ’Ushr, and Jizya sebagai Instrumen Keuangan Publik Islam: Suatu Kajian Kontemporer. Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk memahami kerangka konseptual mengenai zakat dan pajak dalam keuangan publik Islam. Signifikansinya adalah untuk mengusulkan alternatif kebijakan publik Islam. Dengan demikian studi ini juga dimaksudkan untuk melengkapi kajian literatur keuangan publik Islam. Studi kualitatif ini bersifat eksploratif-analisis, yakni dimaksudkan untuk mengungkap konsep-konsep kunci dari pemikiran klasik, baik dari sumber primer dan sekunder. Kajian ini mengklarifikasi berbagai justifikasi negatif terhadap institusi zakat, sebagaimana perpajakan dalam ekonomi umum. Studi ini menemukan bahwa tujuan akhir dari ekonomi politik Islam adalah pemenuhan kebutuhan dasar setiap warga negara. Dengan demikian, konsep dan pendekatannya berbeda dari ekonomi konvensional yang mempromosikan pertumbuhan ekonomi secara makro dengan mengesampingkan kesejahteraan individual. Pemerintah memiliki kompetensi kebijakan publik untuk menarik pemasukan publik sesuai pertimbangannya, misalnya dengan jizyah dan kharāj. Terkait dengan pemerataan distribusi, pemerintah juga memiliki kewajiban untuk mengambil kebijakan keuangan publik (alokasi pengeluaran negara, termasuk zakat, kepada pihak-pihak yang berhak).
SURFACE MODIFIED AND BISMUTH LOADED GRAPHITE FELTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ANODE ELECTRODE KINETICS IN IRON CHROMIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY
Authors: KARAEYVAZ Candan , FIÇICILAR Berker
Published: June 2020

In this study, anode electrodes were modified and bismuth loaded to enhance chromium redox reaction for iron chromium redox flow batteries. Graphite felt anode electrode surface was modified by two step chemical treatment. Corrosive HF was used as an etchant to increase porosity at the first step and oxidizing H2O2 was used to increase wettability of electrode at the second step. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses were used for the physical and chemical characterization of electrode materials. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and linear sweeping voltammetry (LSV) techniques were conducted to investigate Cr2+/Cr3+ redox reaction kinetics for the modified electrodes with or without bismuth loading. Carbon nanoparticles formed on the surface and oxygen content increased. Contact angle for pristine graphite felt decreased from 132.6° to 128.5°, electrode wettability increased after treatment with HF and H2O2. Dispersion of bismuth particles became more uniform on modified electrode. Compared to untreated felt, the diffusion coefficient for Cr2+ has been almost doubled on modified graphite felt and Cr2+ concentration on the surface increased. When bismuth was in solution, reaction was controlled by charge transfer for modified electrode. In contrast, when bismuth was loaded onto the felt electrodes, reaction became diffusion controlled.
Ignition energy effect on detonation initiation by single and two successive ignitions
Authors: Wang Zhiwu , Wei Lisi , Li Hongwei , Pan Zhigang , Huang Jingjing , Zhang Yang , Liu Zhi
Published: June 2020

In order to investigate the influence of two successive ignitions on the detonation initiation characteristics, the processes of detonation initiation by one ignition and two successive ignitions with different ignition energy and ignition time interval were simulated numerically. Stoichiometric propane-air mixture was used as the fuel-oxidizer. The simulation and analysis results indicated that a detonation wave could not be initiated in the smooth tube by single ignition with the current ignition energy range of no more than 10000 J, while a detonation wave was initiated successfully by two successive ignitions with a certain range of ignition time interval, even when the ignition energy of each ignition decreased to 100 J. As the ignition energy decreased, the range of ignition time interval in which the detonation wave could be initiated successfully decreased, while the time and distance of detonation initiation increased.
Entropy analysis in ciliated inclined channel filled with hydromagnetic Williamson fluid flow induced by metachronal waves
Authors: Saleem Najma
Published: June 2020

This study reveals the entropy analysis of hydromagnetic pumping flow of Williamson fluid through a 2-D symmetric channel carrying cilia. Propulsive metachronal waves are mobilized by whipping and beating of uniformly distributed cilia which follow elliptic trajectory movements in the parallel direction of flow. The flow is resisted by a uniform transverse magnetic field. The entire study is carried out in wave frame of reference. After implying lubrication approximations, the governing equations of the present flow problem are solved by perturbation method. Effects of physical parameters of interest on various flow quantities, the total entropy generation number and the Bejan number are plotted and discussed. It is observed that fluid velocity and temperature is enhanced in the core channel region for small values of Hartmann number and cilia length. It is also noticed that the entropy generation and the Bejan number are decreasing function of magnetic field. Near the channel center, irreversibility due to fluid friction is dominant but at the channel wall heat transfer irreversibility effects are observed to be substantial. The confined bolus reduces in size for small values of cilia length parameter and large values of Hartmann number.
Natural-convection of Newtonian fluids between two concentric cylinders of a special cross-sectional form
Authors: Laidoudi Houssem , Helmaoui Mustapha , Bouzit Mohamed , Ghenaim Abdellah
Published: June 2020

In this paper, we performed a numerical simulation of natural-convection of Newtonian fluids between two cylinders of different cross-sectional form. The inner cylinder is supposed to be hot and the outer cylinder is assumed to be cold. The diameter of inner cylinder to the diameter of outer cylinder defines the radii ratio (RR = 2.5). The governing equations describing the physical behavior of fluid-flow and heat transfer are solved using finite volume method. The effects of Prandtl number (Pr = 0.71-100), Rayleigh number (Ra = 103-105), and inclination angle of inner cylinder (? = 0-80?) on streamlines, isotherms, and dimensionless velocity are presented and discussed. Also, the mean average Nusselt number of inner cylinder is plotted vs. the governing parameters. All present simulations are considered in 2-D for steady laminar flow regime. The obtained results showed that the flow between cylinders is more stable for the inclination angle ? = 0?. Increase in Rayleigh number increases the heat transfer rate for all values of inclination angle. Furthermore, the effect of Prandtl number on the mean average Nusselt number becomes negligible when Prandtl number is over the value 7.01. For example at Pr = 0.71 and Ra =105, increase in inclination from 0? to 40? decreases the average Nusselt number by 5.4%. A new correlation is also provided to describe the average Nusselt number as function of Prandtl number and Rayleigh number at ? = 0?.
The Changing Landscape of Glycemic Targets: Focus on Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Authors: Kushner Pamela R. , Kruger Davida F.
Published: June 2020

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) provides comprehensive assessment of daily glucose measurements for patients with diabetes and can reveal high and low blood glucose values that may occur even when a patient’s A1C is adequately controlled. Among the measures captured by CGM, the percentage of time in the target glycemic range, or “time in range” (typically 70–180 mg/dL), has emerged as one of the strongest indicators of good glycemic control. This review examines the shift to using CGM to assess glycemic control and guide diabetes treatment decisions, with a focus on time in range as the key metric of glycemic control.
Resistant hypertension and risk of adverse events in individuals with type 1 diabetes: A nationwide prospective study
Authors: Lithovius Raija , Harjutsalo Valma , Mutter Stefan , Gordin Daniel , Forsblom Carol , Groop Per-Henrik , Group FinnDiane Study
Published: June 2020

Objectives. To estimate the risk of diabetic nephropathy (DN) progression,
incident coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, and all-cause mortality associated
with resistant hypertension (RH) in individuals with type 1 diabetes stratified
by stages of DN, renal function and sex.

Research Design and Methods This prospective study included a nationally
representative cohort of individuals with type 1 diabetes from the Finnish Diabetic Nephropathy Study who had purchases of antihypertensive
drugs at (±6 months) baseline visit (1995–2008). Individuals (N=1,103) were
divided into three groups: (a) RH, (b) uncontrolled BP, but no RH and (c) controlled
BP. DN progression, cardiovascular events and deaths were identified from the individuals’ healthcare records and national
registries, until 31 December 2015.

Results At baseline 18.7% of the participants had RH, while 23.4% had
controlled BP. After full adjustments for clinical confounders, RH was
associated with increased risk of DN progression (HR 1.95 [95% CI 1.37, 2.79], p=0.0002), while no differences were observed
in those with no RH (1.05 [0.76, 1.44],
p=0.8), compared with those who had controlled
BP. The risk of incident CHD, incident stroke and all-cause mortality was higher
in individuals with RH compared with those who had controlled BP, but not beyond
albuminuria and reduced kidney function. Notably, in those with normo- and microalbuminuria the risk of stroke remained
higher in the RH compared to controlled BP group (3.49 [81.20, 10.15], p=0.02).

Conclusion Our findings highlight importance to identify and
provide diagnostic and therapeutic counseling to these very high risk
individuals with RH.
Personality Psychology in Margaret Atwood’s Short Story Under Glass
Authors: Vidya Dr. Y.
Published: June 2020

Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Margaret Atwood’s literature, both in the form of poetry and prose, is significant to an understanding of ‘female experiences’ more broadly speaking, though, Atwood attempts to explore questions of identity. She thus attempts to achieve the creation of a space and time in which readers can think critically about the world and their place in it. This self-reflexive form of analysis is significant in a modern and post-colonial world in which issues of gender have become increasingly critical, as it allows readers both a way of imagining and a way of criticizing ourselves and our own culture and that of others we perceive around us. Her stories are acute depictions of men and women, and are therefore interested in human curiosity but also in control and power.  Atwood focus lies also in the effects and dynamics of unequal power relations.
The Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Study of Tehmina Durrani’s “My Feudal Lord”
Authors: Thilakan Gayathri , Pandey Dr. Sanjay Prasad
Published: June 2020

The present paper is based on Tehmina Durrani’s novel, “My Feudal Lord”. The paper aims at studying various institutions like feudalism, patriarchy, religion and cultural mechanism which, according to the novelist, is the root cause of suppression, exploitation and subjugation of women in Pakistani society. The novel is a struggle by a woman towards the assertion of her identity. The present paper proposes to dismantle the existing female identity of submissive, meek, docile, weak, and passive to strong, active, speaking, and courageous as the novelist does.The main intention of the study is to emphasize the problems of women in the male dominated society and also to upgrade the condition of women. Women endures lot of physical and mental cruelties during the whole of their life in the male dominated society. Each and every woman should learn to challenge the disagreeable conceptions which have been considered as truths. Women should not tolerate violence, exploitation and subordination as part of their destiny. They should raise a voice against all kinds of suppression.
Conflict Between Tradition and Modernity in Manju Kapur’s ‘A Married Woman’
Authors: Patnaik Dr. Bharati
Published: June 2020

‘A Married Woman’ is a genuine work of Manju Kapur, which tells the story of honest love, set at a time of political and religious upheaval, narrated with an intelligence for anyone who has known life's responsibilities. It shows a sincere feminine confession about her personality cult in the personal allegory of traditional marriage. Manju Kapur has depicted her women characters in the novel as they are leading their life in the patriarchal setup of the society. Manju Kapur has narrated frankly the emergence of not just an essential Indian sensibility but the depiction of cultural displacement in the culture where individualism and protest have often remained separate ideas and marriage and the woman's role at home is a central focus. What happens when the old customs lose their power and the woman no longer believes her life should be determined in this narrow fashion is the underlying theme of Manju Kapur' s absorbing second novel, A Married Woman, in which her protagonist, Astha Vadera, undergoes profound changes against the backdrop of an India that is also evolving. This research paper attempts to show the shift in values and how women have started acknowledging themselves as the co-equals of man.
An Analysis of Cultural Alienation and Trauma in Neel Mukherjee’s A Life Apart
Authors: Juliet Rani M. Maria , Sofia Dr. A. Alis
Published: June 2020

The significant role of Trauma theory in literature lights the psyche of an individual precisely. The twenty first century paves the gateway to contemplate the struggles and the conflicts of inner self. Sigmund Freud is the pioneer to set forth the psycho-analytical theory in distinctive aspects in the late twentieth century. He is the root for all other contemporary writers to follow suit. Neel Mukherjee is one of the foremost novelists in English literature, who depicts the protagonist’s distress in an alienated land. Memories play a vital role in which the protagonist connects the past memories with that of the present. The protagonist finds the way to escape from his bitter life by becoming a homosexual. This paper aims to project the traumatic condition of the protagonist in Neel Mukherjee’s A Life Apart.

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening' by Robert Frost and 'Because I could not Stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson: A Comparative Study
Authors: Kallimani Dr. Madhushri
Published: June 2020

The study of literature is obviously the study of life and death. Literature deals with several nuances of life, death and the philosophies connected. Literature mirrors life and that is how we can realize what life is in a very meaningful way. In literature most of the poetry enlightens the readers through such meanings. This paper focuses on two eminent poets of American literature, i.e. Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson, whose poetry mainly deals with life and death. Both the poets are known for their idiosyncrasies depicting their own style and content. Their poems are philosophical in nature, visualizing nature, relationship, divinity and spirituality. Both the poets were close to nature and spent their lives amidst the beauties of nature. Their poetry is simplistic and honest expressing the daily activities of life.
Skill India a tool for enhancing quality in higher Education for later life success -An Empirical study of Corporate in Bangalore city
Authors: Narendra R.S. , Venugopal Dr.
Published: June 2020

Higher Education in India needs a extreme revamp not merely to provide quality education but to transform the nation as a whole. Education has two major roles that of passing on knowledge from one generation to the next and the providing people with skill that enables them to analyze, diagnose and then question. Education tunes the destiny of the country in different facets.
The Portrayal of Gender Inequality in Selected Female Oriented Bollywood Movies
Authors: Marwaha Priyanka
Published: June 2020

Men have been considered superior in most cultures since they have been the ones who bring home the bacon, whereas women have always been considered a subject to her father, husband or son, thus inferior. Cinema is not just a modern-day art; rather it is a modern-day mind; while watching a film, we are constantly watching ourselves. In the form of a mirror, Cinema has sharply reflected the Indian psyche and the changing roles of women from time to time. This paper deals with gender inequality and its influence on the patriarchal Indian society with a focus on some female-oriented Bollywood movies. It also tries to highlight how, even though the Indian Constitution emphasises gender equality, Indian Cinema has failed to provide decision making roles to women in Bollywood movies.
Migration and Identity Crisis in Benyamin’s Goat Days
Authors: Kumar Surya Suresh
Published: June 2020

Migration is the movement of people from one place/country to another in search of better job opportunities or educational purposes or occurs due to political and social conflicts.  This brings about a change in their social, cultural and psychological circumstances, which often makes them feel alienated in their lives. They experience a sense of disillusionment and loss of identity, which gradually leads them into psychological trauma where they start to question their identity. Benyamin’s Goat Days portrays the life of Najeeb, a poor Malayali who in the hope of earning money decides to work in the Gulf. However, his journey of hope soon transforms to despair with the cruel treatment of his sponsor. He finds himself, alienated among the herd of goats and yearns to meet his family. His desolation pushes him into a psychological trauma where he starts to identify himself with the goats. This paper focuses on the concept of migration, alienation and identity crisis faced by Najeeb, the protagonist who represents the hopes and desires of every Malayali who yearn for a sumptuous future, which they believe will be offered in the Gulf.  Moreover, the novel is set in the background of the Oil Era in the Gulf which gives every Malayali the dream of a secure future.
The Cathartic Narrative of Trauma in Kazuo Ishiguro’s A Pale View of Hills - A {Re} Construction of Personal Memory
Authors: Padhee Pratyush
Published: June 2020

This article explores the approach of narrative by trauma survivors in general and the fictional character Etsuko of Kazuo Ishiguro in particular from his novel A Pale View of Hills. It examines how narrative re-building and fictionalization of her own story Etsuko of the same novel pronounces her own healing through self deceptive language. And how the fictionalization of narrative helps her heal the past angst and trauma. This particular issue of trauma and how narrating the turmoil help release the pain shall be discussed in the light of few instances taken from Greek myth and a French film along with some clinical case study of trauma patients.
How Children Learn to Speak
Authors: Sadath K. Asfar
Published: June 2020

Children acquire language spontaneously without being explicitly taught how. Their mastery of sounds passes through stages determined by a progression from unmarked (ontologically primary) to more marked sounds, unmarked ones also being those most commonly found in languages and least likely to erode over time, as discovered by founding linguist Roman Jakobson. Their mastery of other aspects of grammar proceeds along with their ability to master rules rather than simply memorize.
Analysis of Feature Reduction Techniques for Online News Popularity Prediction
Authors: Bhargava Shivangi , Ghosh Dr. Shivnath
Published: June 2020

News popularity is the maximum growth of attention given for particular news article. The popularity of online news depends on various factors such as the number of social media, the number of visitor comments, the number of Likes, etc. It is therefore necessary to build an automatic decision support system to predict the popularity of the news as it will help in business intelligence too. The work presented in this study aims to find the best model to predict the popularity of online news using machine learning methods. In this work, the result analysis is performed by applying Co-relation algorithm, particle swarm optimization and principal component analysis. For performance evaluation support vector machine, naïve bayes, k-nearest neighbor and neural network classifiers are used to classify the popular and unpopular data. From the experimental results, it is observed that support vector machine and naïve bayes outperforms better with co-relation algorithm as well as k-NN and neural network outperforms better with particle swarm optimization.
“OPTIMIZATION OF GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP:A REVIEW”
Authors: Patel Anand Kumar , Mishra Pankaj
Published: June 2020

To effectively exploit the heat capacity of the soil a heat-exchanger system has to be constructed. Usually an array of buried pipes running along the length of the building, a nearby field or buried vertically into the ground is utilized. A circulating fluid (water or air) is used in summer to extract heat from the hot environment of the building and dump it into the ground and vice versa in winter. A heat pump may also be coupled to the ground heat exchanger to increase its efficiency. In the literature several calculation models are found for ground heat exchangers. One-dimensional models were devised in the first stages of the system study which were replaced by two- dimensional models during the nineties and three-dimensional systems during the recent years.  The present study are further refined and can accept any type of grid geometry that may give greater detail of the temperature variation around the pipes and in the ground.
Shahid Nadeem’s Play Dara and the Distortion of the History
Authors: Altaf Mubashar , Tassawar Rafia , Malik Munnazza Abbas , Tehseen Farwa
Published: June 2020

The present research paper explores the text of the play Dara written by Shahid Nadeem from the power-knowledge nexus perspective. The researcher finds that the play depicts that history represented by the ruling class is fabricated, which presents historical heroes as villains and villains as heroes. The researcher analyzes Shahid Nadeem’s play Dara to see how the historical character of Aurangzeb Alamgir is represented in the play. It is a commonplace to look at the emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir as a devoted Muslim who indulges his time to serve Islam. However, the researcher finds that the play questions this representation of Aurangzeb Alamgir in the history books and redefines him as a fanatic and extremist who use religion to take revenge on his brother and who shook the very spirit of Islam. The researcher uses Michael Foucault's concept of history, power, and knowledge. History is not linear, history is not what is told through textbooks and media; history is buried and there is a need to dig the buried truth. The findings of this research show that Shahid Nadeem presents two ideologies by his play, the Sufi image of Islam and the fundamentalist image of Islam. He brings the forgotten hero on the stage of the theatre. Nadeem questions and exposed the nexus of power and knowledge.
Tenants' Satisfaction in High Residential Building
Authors: MOHD NOR UMMU SHOLEHAH
Published: June 2020

High residential living in Malaysia has not been widely given a significant emphasises in literature despite its increasing scale and significance in the real estate market. The significance of high rise is mainly due the increasing rate of migration from rural to urban. It is estimated a total of 77.2 percent of the Malaysian population lived in urban areas in 2020. Approximately, 30 percent of this urban population lives in strata housing. These percentages are predicted to continue to increase in the future. The emergence of high residential building has been argued as confronting various problems which has considerable impact on this life style. Satisfaction is an important outcome of living in one’s dwelling, although it is not the only consideration. High residential building in Malaysia encountered numerous problems in term of management aspects, legislation aspects, and residents’ satisfaction. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the tenants’ satisfaction living in high residential buildings in Klang Valley. The questionnaires survey is conducted amongst 276 tenants at low cost and medium cost HRB using random sampling in HRB located at areas under jurisdiction Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya (MBSJ), Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA), Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya (MBSJ), Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS) and Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ). The result from this study shows that tenant in medium cost residential building are more satisfied in term of facilities and management as compared to tenants in low cost residential building. Tenants also not disclosed to the existing act and procedure related to high residential building. In conclusion, this study suggested the Local Authority to emphasise the role of tenant. These recommendation hopefully will increase the level of satisfaction amongst the residents in HRB.
Antígona y sus hermanos, del fratricidio a la fraternidad solidaria
Authors: Rizo Morales María Elena Patricia
Published: June 2020

Este trabajo es producto de una investigación realizada mediante el análisis de textos literarios, que tuvo como objetivo distinguir los elementos que inciden en la fuerza de los vínculos fraternos, tanto en su potencial destructivo como en su capacidad de convertirse en la mayor fuente de seguridad para la autorrealización de los hermanos. En este caso, el análisis de la conformación de la fratría de Antígona en la literatura griega demostró la influencia que tienen las circunstancias pretéritas en las relaciones fraternas; pero también hace patentes las virtudes requeridas para librar la lucha en contra del destino de manera heroica.
Os contos de Ântia: narrativas intercaladas em Efesíacas, de Xenofonte de Éfeso
Authors: Da Silva Duarte Adriane
Published: June 2020

Dentre os autores do romance grego antigo, Xenofonte de Éfeso é considerado o menos habilidoso em vista do estilo. No entanto, destaca-se enquanto narrador pelo emprego que faz das narrativas intercaladas, histórias embutidas no quadro mais amplo do romance. Esse artigo propõe-se a examinar o emprego desse recurso relacionando-o com Ântia, que é a uma só vez narradora e objeto de narrativa intercalada em Efesíacas. Argumenta-se que a estratégia promove a intertextualidade com a Odisseia e contribui para caracterização da personagem como dotada de habilidade retórica e astúcia.
El uso de indicadores formales en la temática del modo de ser de la vida fáctica en el joven Heidegger
Authors: Arámburo Manilla Felipe
Published: June 2020

La meta del siguiente ensayo es explicar las raíces metódicas que conciernen al uso de los indicadores normales y así vislumbrar el giro que Heidegger le da concepto de fenómeno en vistas a desarrollar la temática de los modo de ser. La intención no es llevar a cabo una exposición histórica o sistemática acerca de los indicadores formales, menos aún confrontar el pensamiento del Heidegger joven con su maestro Husserl en torno al concepto de fenómeno, sino más bien tomaré pasajes relevantes que iluminen el significado de dichas nociones y así explicar su uso metódico en vistas a esclarecer la conexión interna de los problemas en torno al acceso de la vida fáctica. La problemática se planteará de la siguiente manera: la vida fáctica no se deja determinar a través de rasgos definitorios que nos digan, por ejemplo, qué es algo como lo “humano”, sino cómo se lleva a cabo el existir en cada caso, de ahí que ser fácticamente es lo mismo que decir, cómo se realiza en tanto modo de ser “ahí” en cada caso. A partir de dicha problemática se tratará de determinar el tipo de acceso al modo de ser de la vida fáctica y su correspondiente articulación categorial. Los indicadores formales surgen a partir de la necesidad de elaborar dicha articulación categorial que nos permita hablar correctamente del ser de la vida en su facticidad.
Adverse and Beneficial Effects of Woody Biomass Feedstock Plantations on Biodiversity and Wildlife Habitats
Authors: Némethy Sándor , Szemethy László
Published: June 2020

Woody biomass feedstock is suitable for direct combustion, gasification, pyrolysis, ethanol or methanol production yielding heat, charcoal, pyrolysis oil, green electricity and bio-propellants. However, there are several issues concerning the environmental, social and economic sustainability of woody biomass production connected to land use, protection of wildlife habitats, conservation and remediation of landscapes. Establishing energy plantations on arable lands or on grasslands is generally considered as working against nature conservation, while setting them up in polluted areas or wastelands could be advantageous for wildlife, because of 1. more permanent cover that provides shelter and biomass for feeding, which is especially important in winter periods; 2. higher architectural complexity of vegetation providing more place for nesting and feeding for wildlife; 3. exploiting the advantages of root filtration, phytoremediation, or using less chemicals; 4. forbs in the undergrowth and young shoots able to provide better quality food for wildlife than the intensive monocultures. The solution is a complex management system, including land use, phytoremediation, waste and wastewater management and ecosystem-based planning incorporated in one dynamic structure.
Soybean milk extender improves sperm functional and oxidative stress parameters of goat sperm during slow and rapid freezing
Authors: Sorongbe Taiwo Amidu , Daramola James Ola , Onagbesan Okanlawon Mohammed , Jegede Adebayo Vincent , Adekunle Ezekiel Oluwafemi
Published: June 2020

The objective of this study was to determine effects of soybean milk extender on sperm quality end points of cryopreserved goat sperm. Pooled ejaculates from West African Dwarf (WAD) goats were diluted with various amounts (0, 5, 10, 15, 20 ml) of soybean milk (SBM) in Tris-extenders, subjected to slow or rapid freezing for 30 days and subsequently thawed and evaluated. Inclusion of SBM in extenders improved sperm quality (P < 0.05) compared to control (egg yolk-based extender) for both slow and rapid freezing methods. Semen cryopreserved with 10 or 15 % SBM extender had higher (P < 0.05) motility compared to other concentrations and the control using slow freezing. Although both cryoprotocols had higher (P < 0.05) acrosome integrity when cryopreserved with 20 % SBM extender, acrosome integrity at 20 % SBM was higher (P < 0.05) in rapid freezing compared to slow freezing. Semen cryopreserved with SBM extenders had lower (P < 0.05) Malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in 10 to 20 % SBM extenders for both freezing methods, although MDA concentrations were lower (P < 0.05) in slow freezing compared to rapid freezing. Semen cryopreserved with SBM extenders in both protocols had fewer (P < 0.05) leukocytes and a higher (P < 0.05) acrosome reaction and sperm capacitation, whereas there was a higher (P < 0.05) acrosome reaction with 10 and 5 % SBM extenders using slow and rapid freezing respectively. In conclusion, for goat semen cryopreserved using slow or rapid freezing protocols, SBM extenders improved functional, fertilizing and seminal oxidative stress end points.
Effects of dietary vegetable oils on growth, lipogenic enzyme activities and tissue fatty acid composition of Heterobranchus longifilis
Authors: Babalola Theophilus Olayiwola , Olasunkanmi John Bunmi
Published: June 2020

Feasibility of total replacement of fish oil (FO) with vegetable oils (palm oil (PO) and soybean oil (SO)) in practical diet for Heterobranchus longifilis fingerlings was evaluated. Six iso-nitrogenous and iso-caloric diets were prepared. Control diet (A) used FO as the lipid source, diets B–F contained various blends of palm and soybean oils. Fish were fed to apparent satiation twice daily for twelve weeks. No significant (P > 0.05) differences were observed for feed intake, weight gain, feed conversion ratio or specific growth rates among dietary treatments. Activities of glucose-6-phospate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) and malic enzyme (ME) were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in fish fed diet C (1.5 % PO). Generally, hepatic G6PDH activity was about 3-4 times higher than ME activity in fish fed the experimental diets. The tissue fatty acid (FA) profiles in fillet and liver reflected the dietary FA compositions. However, the concentrations of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid were higher in fish tissue (fillet and liver) than in the diets. Results from the present study indicate that replacement of fish oil with vegetable oil resulted in satisfactory growth and body composition characteristics in Heterobranchus longifilis. Compared with soybean oil, palm oil is relatively cheap and readily available; therefore, diet F (6 % PO) is recommended for use in H. longifilis diet.
Orange fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) and productivity: the case of smallholders in Kwara State, Nigeria
Authors: Babatunde Raphael Olanrewaju , Omoniwa Adeyemi Esther , Adeniyi Adebanke Elizabeth
Published: June 2020

In rural Nigeria, most households cannot afford food products rich in vitamin A which gave rise to the introduction of bio-fortified agricultural produces. One of these is the Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes (OFSP). Although introduced about six years ago, empirical evidence as regards the actual level of adoption as well as its effect on their productivity remains relatively scarce. The analysis was built on a field survey of 183 smallholders in Kwara State, Nigeria conducted in the year 2016. Tobit model and the Heckman’s two stage models were used to model the determinants the intensity of cultivation and the effect of OFSP’s cultivation on the income of the smallholders. Results indicate that almost 87% of the smallholders sampled were into the cultivation of OFSP with 56% of them cultivating it solely for family consumption and its nutritional value. Also, 44% of them put less than half a hectare of their farmland to the cultivation of OFSP. The result showed that aged smallholders, members of cooperative groups and those who cultivate OFSP solely have a smaller proportion of their farmland cultivated to OFSP. Similarly, the age of the smallholders, household size, years of schooling, cost of production were the factors that significantly influence the cultivation OFSP on the income of the smallholders. The policy implication of this is that the potentials of OFSP have to be promoted particularly among the rural smallholders most especially through the existing cooperative groups. This can either be through organized seminars or specifically through demonstration plots.
Perceived effect of livestock waste on wellbeing of farm workers and residents within farm catchment area in Oyo State, Nigeria
Authors: Fadairo Olusola Samuel , Adeleke Oluwaseun Aderonke , Olowofoyeku Beatrice Oluwatosin
Published: June 2020

The attempt to improve protein consumption among Nigerians through increase in livestock production has led to an upward trend in the quantity of waste generated in recent years. In this study we examined the perceived effect of livestock waste on the wellbeing of farm workers and residents within farm catchment area in Oyo State. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 148 respondents for the study. Data were obtained using a structured interview schedule and analysed using descriptive statistics, namely frequency, percentages and t-test. The data revealed that 34.5 % of respondents fell in the age range of 21–30 years. Most (68.9 %) of them were males and 56.8 % had tertiary education. Majority (56.1 %) had a poultry flock size ranging from 1,001 to 10,000 birds, 67 % had piggery herd size ranging between 101 and 500 with 57.3 % of livestock farms situated within farm settlements. The respondents generated more of cracked eggs, manure and litters as wastes. Forty-seven percent of the respondents utilised disinfection and 40.0 % used treatment of feeds as the major waste management practices whereas biomass production was least used (5 %). Closing of windows early was the major indicated coping strategy for disturbances from waste. Significant difference exists between residents’ and farm workers’ perception of livestock wastes on their wellbeing in the study area (t = 3.693, P = 0.000). Farm workers and residents perceived the effect of livestock waste on their wellbeing to be low. Wellbeing of residents was more affected with livestock waste than that of workers. There is a need to formulate rules and regulations governing safe handling of waste in order to minimise its impact on the wellbeing of citizens.