bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Struktur Modal, Likuiditas Dan Ukuran Perusahaan Penentu Kinerja Keuangan Sektor Property Dan Real Estate
Authors: Wulandari Widya , Sari Bida
Published: November 2022

Pandemi Covid-19 berdampak besar pada kinerja keuangan banyak perusahaan termasuk perusahaan sub sektor property dan real estate. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh struktur modal, likuiditas dan ukuran perusahaan terhadap kinerja keuangan. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan subsektor propertydan real estateyang terdaftar di BEI periode 2017-2021. Dengan menggunakan metode purposive samplingdalam penelitian ini diperoleh sampel sebanyak 14 perusahaan. Analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi linear berganda, uji t, uji F dan koefisien determinasi. Analisis data menggunakan software Eviews 10. Berdasarkan uji parsial (Uji t) struktur modal tidak berpengaruh signifikan sedangkan likuiditas danukuran perusahaan berpengaruh negatif dan signifikanterhadap kinerja keuangan. Hasil uji secara bersamasama (Uji F) menunjukkan bahwa struktur modal, likuiditas dan ukuran perusaahaan berpengaruh terhadapkinerja keuangan dengan nilai kontribusi sebesar 64,34%.
Sensory Characteristics and Antimicrobial Activities of Soft Candy with Essential Basil (Ocimum Sanctum L.) Against Candida Albicans and Streptococcus Mutans
Authors: Belgis Maria , Giyarto  , Febriyanti Malvira Mega , Nafi Ahmad , Savitri Dyah Ayu , Rusdianto Andrew Setiawan
Published: November 2022

Soft candy is a type of confectionery product that has a chewy texture. Chewing candy can stimulate the activity of salivary secretion, thus it supports the release of active compounds in the mouth. Essential oil contains of active compounds that are able to control bacteria growth that may cause bad breath. The purpose of this study was to observe the antimicrobial activity of soft candy with the addition of basil essential oil (0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, and 0.8%) against Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans and to determine the most acceptable candy by consumers. Parameters of the research observations included antimicrobial activity with solid diffusion and dilution methods, descriptive sensory test with RATA test and acceptability test (aroma, taste, mouthfeel, aftertaste, and overall), and effectiveness test. The results showed that the addition of 0.4% basil essential oil in soft candy performed the highest effectiveness value (0.71). The effectiveness value was obtained from the results of the inhibition zone (disc) test, and the results of the acceptability test. Therefore, from the research, it can be concluded that soft candy with basil essential oil has a great potential to be utilized as antimicrobial agent to overcome mouth problems.
Giant Traumatic Parafalcine Subdural Hematoma
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Serdar , ALTUNOK İbrahim
Published: November 2022

Parafalcine subdural hemorrhage was first described by Arring and Evans in 1940 as an atypical localization. On the other hand, it has become more recognized due to the widespread availability of computed tomography since that day. Hemorrhages in the parafalcine region constitute 9-15% of all blunt trauma-induced intracranial hemorrhages. Although small amounts of parafalcine hemorrhages are benign, mortality is high in hemorrhages with high volume bleeding and high convexity.
Üniversite Acil Servisine 112 Ambulans ile Başvuran Hastaların Uygunluk Düzeyinin Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: MENENDİ Melike , GİRİŞGİN Abdullah Sadık
Published: November 2022

Amaç: Acil sağlık hizmetlerinin uygunsuz, acil olmayan sebeplerle kullanılması evrensel bir sorundur. Acil servisimize 112 ambulansı ile getirilen hastaların, üniversite acil servisine getirilme gerekliliği ve dolaylı yoldan ambulans kullanım uygunluğunu değerlendirdiğimiz çalışmamızın hastane öncesi ve sonrası acil sağlık hizmetlerinin daha etkin kullanımı için faydalı olacağını düşünmekteyiz.

Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışmamız tanımlayıcı-kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Retrospektif ve prospektif olarak izlenmiştir. Çalışmamıza 112 ambulans ile başvuran ve ambulans kayıt formu temin edilebilen 3731 hasta dahil edilmiştir. Hastaların çalışmaya dahil edilen bilgileri için 112 ambulans müdahale formu ve hastanemizin otomasyon sisteminden yararlanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastalardan %60,9’u erkek, tüm hastaların yaş ortalaması 47,02 idi. 18 yaş üstü hastalar %84,6’lık bir kısmı oluşturmaktaydı. Hastaların %66,2’si SSK sağlık güvencesine sahipti.112 tarafından en sık konulan tanı/ön tanılar düşme, trafik kazası ve göğüs ağrısı olarak görüldü. 112 ve acil servis tanı/ön tanıları incelendiğinde cinsiyete ve yaşa göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde fark olduğu görüldü. Hastaların ölçülen vital bulgularının değerleri karşılaştırıldı. Hastaların sonlanım verileri incelendi. Yoğun bakım ünitesi yatışlarında en yüksek oranın acil servis yoğun bakım, servis yatışlarında ise ortopedi servisi olduğu görüldü. Hastaların 112 tarafından alındıkları yerler incelendiğinde %80,9’unun ev-olay yerinden olduğu gözlendi.

Sonuç: Demografik özellikler acil ambulans hizmetleri kullanımında etkili rol oynamaktadır. Hastane öncesi sağlık personeli vital bulguların ölçümü ve triyaj konularında bilinçlendirilmelidir. Uygunsuz ambulans kullanımı ve buna bağlı gelişen yüksek taburculuk durumu, sağlık sistemi ile alakalı önemli sorunlarından biridir. 112 aracılığıyla yapılan sevklerde gerekli koordinasyon ve iş birliğinin sağlanması gereksiz sevkleri azaltarak kaynakların doğru kullanılmasına katkı sağlayacaktır.
Antibiotic use and resistance: Information sources and application by dentists in Jordan
Authors: Al-Taani Ghaith M , Al-Azzam Sayer , Karasneh Reema A , Ababneh Mera , Al-Batayneh Ola B , Khader Yousef S , Conway Barbara R , Aldeyab Mamoon A
Published: November 2022

Introduction: The availability of evidence-based information sources for dentists is essential to influence antibiotic prescribing practices and we need to understand how dentists interact with such sources and how this influences their practice. The present study aimed to evaluate dentists’ preferred sources of information and their awareness of available information and initiatives on prudent antibiotic prescribing practices in Jordan.

Methodology: An online cross-sectional questionnaire was administered to dentists between July to September 2021. It was an adapted version of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) survey for antibiotic use and resistance.

Results: A total of 204 dentists responded to the survey. The main sources of information regarding avoiding unnecessary antibiotic prescribing were published guidelines (35.5%), the dental professional body (20.0%), colleagues or peers (18.6%), and scientific organizations (17.2%), with the influence of these sources on changing prescribers’ views being 40.7%, 9.8%, 10.3%, and 14.2%, respectively. Of the surveyed dentists, 9.3%, 33.8%, and 56.9% were aware, unaware, and unsure of the presence of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance, respectively. Dentists reported their desire to receive more information about resistance to antibiotics (57.8%), medical conditions for which antibiotics are used (52.9%), how to use antibiotics (41.2%), prescribing of antibiotics (39.7%), and links between the health of humans, animals, and the environment (26.0%).

Conclusions: The study provided insights into the information available to and used by dentists, which can inform effective antimicrobial stewardship strategies for improving antibiotic prescribing.
An update on the taxonomy of Calamagrostis nagarum (Bor) G.Singh and its allies (Poaceae, Agrostidinae): morphometrics and micro-morphology
Authors: Prasad Dileshwar , Kumar Ravindra , Jaiswal Shubham , Yadav Rekha , Tiwari Smita , Agnihotri Priyanka
Published: November 2022

Calamagrostis nagarum, previously considered to be a poorly known species, has been reassessed taxonomically. It is a member of C. lahulensis-C. scabrescens complex and may be segregated by morphological characters such as the presence of pilose hairs on adaxial surface of leaf blades, spreading panicle branches, filiform awn and nerve prolongation of lemma. Besides, the micromorphology of adaxial surface of leaf blades, dorsal surface of glume and lemma differentiates Calamagrostis nagarum from its allies, C. lahulensis and C. scabrescens. It is known from Nagaland and Uttarakhand, India, and Bhutan. In this study, we have provided an emended description of the species, a discussion of its habitat and distribution, and taxonomic notes along with field photographs and photo plates for its correct identification. In addition, we also lectotypify the names C. lahulensis and C. scabrescens.
A new species of Monstrilla (Copepoda, Monstrilloida) from the western Caribbean with comments on M. wandelii Stephensen, 1913 and M. conjunctiva Giesbrecht, 1893
Authors: Suárez-Morales Eduardo
Published: November 2022

The taxonomic study of monstrilloid copepods is hampered by incomplete early descriptions, uncertain synonymies, and the difficulty of reliably matching males and females of species. A re-evaluation of male monstrilloid specimens collected from two reef areas of the Mexican Caribbean allowed me to clarify the status of Monstrilla mariaeugeniae Suárez-Morales & Islas-Landeros, 1993 and M. wandelii Stephensen, 1913 based on a comparison of males attributed to each of these species. Males from the Puerto Morelos reef system, northern Mexican Caribbean coast, were first proposed as a tropical subspecies of the subarctic M. wandelii; later on, morphologically close males collected from the Mahahual reef area, southern Mexican Caribbean coast, were designated as the males of M. mariaeugeniae. Their status is here corrected with the description of M. mahahualensissp. nov. based on the Mahahual males; the new species shares the same type of genitalia with the antarctic M. conjunctiva Giesbrecht, 1892 and the subarctic M. wandelii; Park (1967) linked a single male from Vancouver to M. wandelii. It was realised that Park’s (1967) males from the Vancouver area and the two Mexican Caribbean groups of males represent different, undescribed species. I here reassign the males earlier attributed to M. mariaeugeniae as a new species of Monstrilla which is herein described. The new species differs from the males of M. conjunctiva and M. wandelii by details of the genitalia, length of the setae of the fifth legs, armature and integumental structures of the antennules, and size of the outer exopodal spines of legs 1–4. This is the third known species of Monstrilla with a M. conjunctiva-like male genitalia and the first one known from tropical areas. The male of both M. mariaeugeniae and M. wandelii remain unknown.
Palaearctic seed beetle Bruchus affinis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) new to North America, arrival, distribution, and autecology
Authors: Douglas Hume B. , Dumont Stéphane , Savard Karine , Thurston Graham S. , Light Marilyn H. S.
Published: November 2022

First North American records are presented forBruchus affinisFrölich, 1799 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae), as confirmed by morphology from multiple sites in Canada: British Columbia, Ontario, and Québec. Diagnostic information is presented forB. affinisin North America. This insect is expected to reduce plant reproductive output in infestedLathyrus latifoliusL.,Lathyrus sylvestrisL., and other potentialLathyrus(Fabaceae) hosts. Impacts on broad bean (Vicia fabaL.) production are expected to be small. Potential reproductive impact on native North AmericanLathyrusspecies remains unknown. The United States of America and Canada are now known to be home to 69–79 species of adventive Chrysomelidae including 16–18 Bruchinae.

We have found two dead, teneralB. affinisindividuals insideLathyrusseeds imported from Europe, and we hypothesise that this species was introduced to Canada from Europe via seeds for planting sometime before 2007. At our study sites,Lathyrusflowering began in mid June followed by oviposition in late June with first adults emerging in late August, requiring about 60 days from egg to adult stage.Dinarmus basalis(Rodani, 1877) (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae) was newly recorded as parasitoid ofBruchus affinisin Canada, and caused about 10% mortality inB. affinisat our sites.
Freud chez Charcot. Genèse de l’étude « Quelques considérations... »
Authors: Hirschmüller Albrecht , Longé Thierry
Published: November 2022

Cette étude retrace l’histoire de l’élaboration de l’article de Freud de 1893 comparant les paralysies hystériques et les paralysies organiques et examine si le point de vue de Strachey, qui voit ce travail à la « ligne de partage des eaux » entre les écrits neurologiques et psychologiques de Freud, peut être retenu. À l’aide des lettres de fiançailles de la période parisienne de Freud, désormais disponibles, et d’autres sources, la genèse de l’écriture est documentée en détail, depuis la première idée début 1886 jusqu’à son achèvement sept ans plus tard. La thèse de Strachey peut être confirmée pour l’essentiel, mais le passage de la neurologie à la psychologie semble être moins évident que Strachey ne le pensait et apparaît comme une simplification.
Intolérable altérité (I). L’intolérance transcendantale de l’ego selon Husserl
Authors: Renaudie Pierre-Jean
Published: November 2022

Si Levinas a souvent affiché son admiration pour le père fondateur de la phénoménologie, le rapport de filiation qui les unit semble s’arrêter au moment précis où l’analyse phénoménologique pénètre sur le terrain de l’intersubjectivité et rencontre la question d’autrui. Comme beaucoup de disciples et lecteurs de Husserl, Levinas a construit son analyse de l’altérité dans le sillage de l’échec auquel conduisait la cinquième des  Méditations cartésiennes  de Husserl, dans son incapacité flagrante à établir une authentique relation à autrui. Il est pourtant possible de proposer une autre lecture de cette cinquième  Méditation  et de l’expérience de l’étranger que Husserl s’y attache à interroger et à décrire. Derrière la reconduction de l’altérité à l’ego qui en constitue le sens et en donne la mesure, ce qui se joue dans ces analyses, c’est d’abord l’effort de Husserl pour penser l’irréductibilité de la séparation depuis laquelle s’éprouve la vie en première personne du sujet. L’intolérance indépassable de l’ego, incapable de considérer autrui sans le ramener inévitablement à lui-même pour le constituer comme son double, peut alors prendre un sens positif : il ne s’agit plus du point d’achoppement ultime d’une phénoménologie constitutive en bout de course, incapable de prendre en vue la question de l’altérité, mais plutôt du point de départ d’une pensée originale de la relation à autrui à laquelle, comme le montre l’article de Chiara Pavan dans ce numéro, Levinas donnera toute sa mesure.
Conformisme et authenticité
Authors: Dargent Fanny
Published: November 2022

L’auteur interroge le conformisme au regard de la conflictualité psychique et de l’aptitude à la civilisation et propose d’envisager l’hypocrisie comme le symptôme de l’adaptation contrainte à la réalité sociale et objective. À cette dialectique conformisme et réalité s’ajoute celle du conformisme et de la normalité. L’adolescence avive de façon singulière ces deux dynamiques, entre besoin d’authenticité et de singularité face à l’exacerbation de la perception du conformisme sociale et force d’attraction pour l’adhésion au groupe.
D’une rive l’autre. Les épouses de marchands toscans à Barcelone au XV e siècle
Authors: Elisa Soldani Maria , Schaub Marie-Karine
Published: November 2022

D’importantes migrations et des mouvements de mobilité marchande se produisirent à la fin du Moyen Âge. Ainsi, pour différentes raisons économiques et politiques, nombre de marchands toscans furent conduits à déménager à Barcelone avec leurs familles. Il est essentiel de prendre en considération la structure familiale et les rôles respectifs des individus pour comprendre les stratégies d’intégration, de tutelle et de reproduction des foyers qui, dans ce contexte, émigrèrent à Barcelone durant le xv e  siècle. En suivant leur mari dans l’un des principaux centres commerciaux de la Méditerranée, les femmes virent leur rôle et leur condition changer de manière significative. Comment participèrent-elles concrètement à l’organisation et à l’administration des affaires de la famille ? Cet article analyse la condition juridique de ces femmes antérieurement à leur émigration, ainsi que leur rôle spécifique dans la réorganisation de leurs familles au-delà de la mer, puis montre comment elles se sont adaptées à la condition juridique des femmes barcelonaises relative à la citoyenneté et à la propriété, ainsi que leurs relations avec les institutions locales. Fondé sur des archives inédites, cet article met en évidence les processus de négociation sociale impliquant les femmes et leur agentivité.
Comparative Analysis of Background Subtraction Models Applied on a Local Dataset Using a New Approach for Ground-truth Generation
Authors: Yasir Maryam A. , Yossra H. Ali
Published: November 2022

Abstract— Background subtraction is the dominant approach in the domain of moving object detection. Lots of research have been done to design or improve background subtraction models. However, there is a few well known and state of the art models which applied as a benchmark. Generally, these models are applied on different dataset benchmarks. Most of the time Choosing appropriate dataset is challenging due to the lack of datasets availability and the tedious process of creating the ground-truth frames for the sake of quantitative evaluation.

Therefore, in this article we collected local video scenes for street and river taken by stationary camera focusing on dynamic background challenge. We presented a new technique for creating ground-truth frames using modelling, composing, tracking, and rendering each frame.  Eventually we applied nine promising benchmark algorithms used in this domain on our local dataset. Results obtained by quantitative evaluations exposed the effectiveness of our new technique for generating the ground-truth scenes to be benchmarked with the original scenes using number of statistical metrics. Furthermore, results shows the outperformance of SuBSENSE model against other tested models.
Lecturers’ Adoption of ICT Tools in Ghanaian Colleges of Education
Authors: Boateng Emmanuel Kwasi , Ogbonnaya Ugorji I. , Graham Marien
Published: November 2022

This study investigated lecturers’ adoption of ICT tools in Ghanaian colleges of education. The participants of this study were 390 lecturers from 25 colleges of education in Ghana. Data was collected using a questionnaire and lesson observation, and the results were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis.    The study revealed that more than two-thirds of the participants/respondents used personal computers, projectors, social media, and LMSs in their education. The lecturers asserted that they utilise ICT tools for research, for storing, retrieving, and sharing files and information in addition to utilising them to teach their courses. The respondents/participants recounted that they grow professionally as a result of using these ICT tools. Additionally, it was discovered that the respondents/participants employed ICT tools in their instruction due to its mobility, time-saving qualities, accessibility, and user-friendliness which aided in the planning and delivery of lessons which boosted the T&L process. It was therefore recommended, among other things, that the Ghanaian government keep the necessary pedagogical ICT tools accessible to lecturers, and that workshops and seminars be organised for all lecturers in Ghana's COEs on how to use some common pedagogical ICT tools that will enhance lecturers' teaching techniques to promote effective learning and fulfill 21st-century teaching skills.
Regards québécois sur sept décennies de recherche liée à l’apprentissage et à l’enseignement des probabilités
Authors: Martin Vincent , Thibault Mathieu
Published: November 2022

In this literature review, we present research from around the world as well as from Quebec that focused on the development of probabilistic reasoning, and on learning, and teaching of probability. We organize this review into three chronological periods : piagetian, postpiagetian, and contemporary. Through this historical overview, we can see an evolution in research moving from a majority of works issued from psychology field, primarily aimed to describe and understand the probabilistic reasoning and conceptions of individuals to research that are now mostly developed in the field of education which are related to learning, and teaching of probability in the school context. We are concluding by outlining gray areas related to teaching and learning probabilities which deserve to be enlighten in future research.
« [C]et écrivain qui se risquait sur leurs terres », Yourcenar et Mémoires d’Hadrien parmi les historiens
Authors: Broche Laurent
Published: November 2022

En 1951, avec la publication de Mémoires d’Hadrien, Yourcenar s’empare d’un sujet de choix des antiquisants : la vie d’un empereur illustre. Elle y a investi une érudition remarquable, comparable aux plus exigeants des historiens, mais pour une réalisation totalement différente des leurs. Rapidement, ce roman devient un quasi-incontournable de l’historiographie. L’article s’arrête sur trois évaluations contrastées faites par des références de la profession historienne à trente ans d’intervalles : Charles Picard en 1954, Ronald Syme en 1984 et Denis Knoepfler en 2014. Il poursuit par la façon dont les biographes universitaires, qui ont reconquis le sujet Hadrien depuis 1997, ont traité l’œuvre de Yourcenar. Cette contribution se penche ensuite sur la persistance remarquable de la présence de Mémoires d’Hadrien dans l’historiographie. Si l’aura et la volonté d’exactitude de l’auteure comptent dans cette postérité, le fait d’avoir fourni des « Mémoires imaginaires » pèse énormément. En livrant le « portrait d’une voix » par ces « Mémoires reconstruits », Yourcenar a créé une œuvre que les historiens ne peuvent évaluer avec leurs critères habituels. Ce cas remarquable d’immixtion littéraire dans le territoire des historiens offre l’occasion de réfléchir au « propre de la fiction » et aux spécificités de la poétique historienne.
Pourquoi étudier la réception des vestiges architecturaux antiques au fil des siècles ? Réflexions autour du mausolée d’Igel et de la voie Bavay-Tongres
Authors: Latteur Olivier
Published: November 2022

Cet article s’attache à démontrer l’intérêt et la pertinence des études menées sur la réception des « monuments » (vestiges architecturaux) romains ayant subsisté jusqu’à nos jours. Cet objet de recherche se situe en effet à la croisée de différentes époques et de différentes disciplines et ne s’intègre pas toujours bien dans les cadres traditionnels de la recherche universitaire. Cette contribution entend illustrer la fécondité d’une telle approche et revenir sur ses enjeux, au travers de deux cas d’étude issus des Pays-Bas méridionaux : le mausolée d’Igel et la voie Bavay-Tongres. L’étude de ces deux « monuments » permet de mettre en lumière l’intérêt tant archéologique, qu’historique et patrimonial d’une recherche menée en ce sens.
نشر ودراسة لمدفعين من العصر العثماني محفوظين في متحف الجيش بباريس ومؤرخين بسنة 989هـ/1581م
Authors: العال محمد إبراهيم عبد
Published: November 2022

تتناول هذه الدراسة مدفعين من المدافع العثمانية يحتفظ بهما متحف الجيش بباريس، ينشرا لأول مرة ولم يتطرق إليهما أحد من قبل بالدراسة والتحليل على الرغم من تميزهما وتفردهما من حيث الزخارف والكتابات التسجيلية المنفذة عليهما، إضافة إلى ارتباطهما بأحداث تاريخية هامة، فهما من العصر العثماني وقد تمت صناعتهما في الجزائر ومنفذ عليهما كتابات عربية. وقد نُقل المدفعان ضمن المدافع التي نُقلت إلى مدينة طولون الفرنسية عام 1832م، ثم نُقلا بعد ذلك إلى متحف المدفعية، ومنه إلى متحف الجيش بباريس ولازالا به حتى الآن. والمدفعان ذوا طراز واحد تغطيهما بالكامل تصميمات من الزخارف النباتية في ظاهرة لا تتكرر كثيرًا على المدافع العثمانية. وقد تمكنت الورقة البحثية من تصحيح تاريخ المدفعين حيث تم تسجيلهما بسجلات المتحف وببطاقات العرض أنهما يعودان إلى عام 985هـ/1577م، ولكن التاريخ الصحيح لهما هو أوائل شهر رمضان عام 989هـ/1581م. وأشارت الدراسة إلى أن المدفعين صنعا في ورشة واحدة بواسطة صانع واحد.وتهدف هذه الورقة البحثية إلى دراسة وتحليل طراز مميز من المدافع العثمانية خلال فترة القرن العاشر الهجري/السادس عشر الميلادي، كذلك الإشارة إلى الدور الجزائري المميز في صناعة المدافع الحربية، مع بيان العناصر الزخرفية التي استخدمت لزخرفة المدافع خلال تلك الحقبة، وتمت دراسة هذان المدفعان من خلال محورين، الأول وصفي يتناول وصف كامل للمدفعين والزخارف والنصوص الكتابية المنفذة عليهما، والثاني تحليلي للشكل والوظيفة وطرق الصناعة والزخرفة.
Almería et la guerre (xe‑xve siècles) : des opérations de siège aux formes de la ville
Authors: Mazzoli‑Guintard Christine
Published: November 2022

La configuration d’Almería à l’époque islamique doit beaucoup à la guerre, depuis la fortification de son port en 955, suite à l’attaque fatimide, jusqu’à l’abandon de son faubourg oriental après la conquête chrétienne de 1147, et jusqu’au déclin de la ville au profit de Málaga, après le siège mené par le roi d’Aragon en 1309. Sous l’effet de la guerre, la morphologie d’une ville portuaire, alignée sur le littoral et d’orientation est‑ouest, évolue. Elle devient une ville munie d’un axe majeur sud‑nord.
'n Ongebluste vlam - Die eksegese van 'n vriendskap
Authors: Spies L.
Published: November 2022

An eternal flame: Exegesis of a friendship: In 1983 I was nominated as poet by the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church to the commission for reworking the Biblical psalms to singable church hymns. The exegetist with whom I was to work, was Professor Willem Prinsloo of the theologicalfaculty of the Dutch Reformed Church at the University of Pretoria. In this article I wish to commemorate our cooperation, especially on Psalm 42, and our friendship. I got to know him as a brilliant scholar of the Old Testament, who could bring to light the Hebrew poem that every psalm essentially was, revitalising its significance to let is comefully into its own. He was a kinderd spirit and a loyalfriend to me. His tragic death, which I here attempt to comprehend in the light of the Bible and A Alvarez's The Savage God, detract nothing from the meaningfulness of his life and career.
Moses versus die Messias: 'n Samaritaanse tradisie
Authors: Breytenbach A. P.B.
Published: November 2022

Moses versus the Messiah: a Samaritan tradition: Eschatological expectations among Jewish and Samaritan groups offer a vast field of study. One of the intriguing aspects is the way in which the profile of messianic figures is influenced by the expectations of opposing groups. In orthodox Samaritan theology Moses, being revered as the sole medium of God's revelation, is put up against figures like Dositheus. Messianic claims of the Dositheans are countered by the laudation of Moses. The same trend isfollowed in the controversy against the Christian messiah: Epithets of a polemic nature in the honor of Moses are encountered in abundance. Even theologumena like the pre-existence of the messiah are attributed to Moses. A poem called "The hymn of the birth of Moses" from the Samaritan Liturgy offers a text-book example of this polemical profiling of Moses, the absolute Prophet.
Psalm 44: "Why do you hide your face, 0 God?!"
Authors: Human D. J.
Published: November 2022

Since the appearance of Hermann Gunkel's form critical categories, Psalm 44 has mostly been identified by scholars as the first Communal lament of the Psalter. This genre classification has, since then, been refined, but didn't change the view on this Volkskiage much. Modern research on the psalm can mainly be confined to the issues of the structure, the historical setting (Sitz im Leben) and theology of the poem.On the structure and historical setting of Psalm 44, a variety of interpretation possibilities are offered. The exegete's imagination, though, is captured by the enigmatic theological problem posed by the text. This problem reflects the tension between faith in God on the one hand and the reality of life on the other, where the faithful believer is often afflicted, humiliated or injured. Then he experiences God's absence or hiddenness, despite his own faithfulness to Him.The literary feature of contrast seems to play a significant role in Psalm 44. In the text strategy of this artistic composed poem, this feature is revealed in the psalm's language and structure, in order to display the secret and mysterious image and activity of God. This article attempts to illustrate how this literary feature contributes to the understanding of the theological problem experienced by the psalmist.
Psalm 126: 'n Perspektief vanuit die hede na die verlede en die toekoms
Authors: Snyman S. D.
Published: November 2022

Psalm 126: Looking from the present to the past and future: W S Prinsloo's synchronic textimmanent exegesis of Psalm 126 results in a two part division of the psalm (verses 1-4 and 5-6), In this contribution his results are questioned and a three-pan division (a possibility Prinsloo did not consider) is proposed, consisting of verses 1-3, 4 and 5-6, The result of the present investigation confirms (also from a synchronic textimmanent approach applied to the text) the perspective of past (verses 1-3), present (verse 4) andfuture (verses 5-6) in the psalm.
Jy was baie na aan my hart (2 Sam 1:26)
Authors: Van Zyl A. H.
Published: November 2022

Dear and delightful you were to me (2 Sam 1:26): In this lament song on Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam 1:19-27), the author succeeded through sound- and wordplay to pay tribute and honour to both heroes. He effectuates this by skillful artistic arrangement of different words and phrases. Ultimately, the focus is placed on David's beloved friend, Jonathan.
"Jy is net 'n sandkorrel, maar só is alle mense" - Nadenke oor Psalm 131
Authors: Viviers H.
Published: November 2022

"You are only a grain of sand, but so are all people" - Reflections on Psalm 131: W S Prinsloo has convincingly proved that humbleness and surety is what Psalm 131 is all about. His "text-immanent" approach allowed him to have an excellent grasp of this text and all texts that he studies. Utilising a newcomer on the methodological scene, namely Robbins' socio-rhetorical analysis, it is remarkable how Prinsloo's insights into PsaLm 131 could be used as basis for the "widening of interpretive horizons" on this psalm.
Role of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Neuromyelitis Optica
Authors: Parashar Rashmi , Sharma Amit , Sharma Ankit
Published: November 2022

Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the optic nerves and spinal cord and generally has a relapsing course. It is an autoimmune demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system caused by the binding of aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G to water channel protein at the astrocyte foot process. Here, we are presenting the effectiveness of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) therapy in the improvement of disability scores of 11 patients with NMO. A total of 49 procedures were done, and the mean number of TPE sessions was 4.45. The outcome was analyzed in the form of improvement in the Expanded Disability Status Scale score and visual acuity.
Occurrence of Erythrocyte Alloimmunization in Women Attending Antenatal Care Clinic
Authors: Gupta Heeya , Kusum Anuradha , Raturi Manish
Published: November 2022

Background and Objectives:

There is limited literature available on the alloimmunization rates among pregnant women in India. Our primary aim was to estimate the occurrence of irregular erythrocyte alloantibody (IEA) immunization amongst women attending our antenatal care (ANC) clinic and to guide our obstetricians for improved ANC as well as their fetal outcomes.

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was performed at the blood center in North India over 12 months. We recruited a total of 212 study participants. Antibody screening and identification were performed by using semi-automated column agglutination technology and commercially available 3-red cell antibody screen panel with reagent cards having anti-human globulin (AHG) (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc., USA) and 11-red cell antibody identification panel with reagent cards having AHG (Resolve Panel A; Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc., USA) respectively. Once identified, the semi-quantitative doubling dilutions, i.e., serial titrations of the respective IEA were performed by the conventional tube technique to assess their potency. The association of various antibodies identified was analyzed using the Pearson's Chi-square test.

Results:

Of the 7248 pregnant women attending our ANC clinics, the antibody screening was requested for 212 cases. Out of these, 10.8% (n = 23/212) of women were positive and were sensitized both by active and passive immunization. Their average age (in years) was 27.6 ± 3.52 (20 to 34). The majority belonged to the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. ABO system-wise, the most common type amongst the included subjects was A as recorded in 34.4%, followed by B (30.18%), O (24.12%) and AB (11.3%), respectively. Rh system-wise, nearly 47% (n=100/212) of subjects had Rh (D) negative blood group. Interestingly, amongst these 23 ANC cases with positive IAT, nearly 13% had a history of having received a blood transfusion.

Conclusion:

To sum up, the screening of majority of ANC in our hospital is restricted to Rh (D) negative pregnancies. Perhaps, more awareness among obstetricians regarding the universal screening of all ANC cases irrespective of their Rh (D) status is the need of the hour.
Syphilis Reactivity in Blood Donors and Their Response Rate – A Study from 'Westernized” Western India and the Need of the Hour for a Structured Screening Methodology
Authors: Augustine Merline , Mahambare Ankita , Mallya M. V. , Wiseman Pinto Maria Jose
Published: November 2022

Background and Objectives:

An increasing prevalence of sexually transmitted infections especially Syphilis in blood donors may lead to increased donor deferrals and lessen the donor pool. Hence it is the need of the hour to device a structured screening methodology for Syphilis reactive donors. The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of syphilis in blood donors and to estimate the response rate of notified blood donors.

Patients and Methods:

This was a retrospective study, conducted in a Blood Centre (BC) on the blood donors visiting for donation from January 2020 to September 2021. The donors screened positive on chemiluminescence immunoassay were included after informed consent was obtained, and donor demographics and follow-up response rate were analyzed. Frequency and percentages were used to express descriptive statistics and Chi-square was used to test the relationship between categories (p<0.05 considered significant).

Results:

Out of 26,698 donations during the study period, 133 donors were screened positive for syphilis. 127 (96%) donors consented to postdonation. Out of 127, only 61 were notified regarding the infection and were advised about further followup. 52% of the donors who consented to postdonation counseling were not notified due to erroneous contact details. Out of 46 responders, only 17 underwent further testing.

Conclusions:

The prevalence rate of syphilis was found to be 0.49%. Among the donors notified, 75% responded back to the BC. Due to social stigma and inadequate knowledge about the disease, often, donors are hesitant to give a reliable exposure history. Adequate education and adapting to a structured screening methodology is the need of the hour to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted syphilis.
Dynamics of nonlinear Klein–Gordon equations in low regularity on $\mathbb{S}^2$
Authors: Bernier Joackim , Grébert Benoît , Rivière Gabriel
Published: November 2022

We describe the long-time behavior of small nonsmooth solutions to the nonlinear Klein–Gordon equations on the sphere

\mathbb{S}^2

.
More precisely, we prove that the low harmonic energies (also called super-actions) are almost preserved for times of order

\varepsilon^{-r}

, where

r \gg 1

is an arbitrarily large number and

\varepsilon \ll 1

is the norm of the initial datum in the energy space

H^1\times L^2

. Roughly speaking, it means that, in order to exchange energy, modes have to oscillate at the same frequency. The proof relies on new multilinear estimates on Hamiltonian vector fields to put the system in Birkhoff normal form. They are derived from new probabilistic bounds on products of Laplace eigenfunctions that we obtain using Levy’s concentration inequality.
Modified energies for the periodic generalized KdV equation and applications
Authors: Planchon Fabrice , Tzvetkov Nikolay , Visciglia Nicola
Published: November 2022

We construct modified energies for the generalized KdV equation. As a consequence,
we obtain quasi-invariance of the high-order Gaussian measures, along with

L^q

regularity on the
corresponding Radon–Nikodym density, as well as new bounds on the growth of the Sobolev norms
of the solutions.
Displacement cloud point extraction procedure for preconcentration of iron(III) in water and fruit samples prior to spectrophotometric determination
Authors: Adnan Azooz Ebaa , Jawad Shabaa Ghusoon , Hassan Badder Al-Muhanna Estabraq , Abbas Jaffar Al-Mulla Emad , I. Mortada Wael
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT. For the enrichment of iron(III) prior to spectrophotometric determination, displacement cloud point extraction (D-CPE) technique was applied depending on the difference in stability constant of metal complexes. Zinc(II) as gallic acid complex was first separated into a Triton X-100 surfactant. Then, once the aqueous phase has been removed, the sample containing Fe(III) is added, and another CPE process is performed. Because Fe-GA has a higher stability than Zn-GA, Fe(III) can displace Zn(II) from the pre-extracted Zn-GA, allowing for Fe(III) separation from the complex sample matrix and its spontaneous spectrophotometric determination at 560 nm. The effects of pH, ligand, and surfactant quantities, temperature and heating time, centrifuge processes, and interferences were all studied. At the optimal conditions, the calibration graph was linear from 0.5 to 500 µg L-1 with enrichment factor of 75.0. The LOD was 0.15 µg L-1 and the RSD was 1.3% for 60 µg L-1 of Fe(III), n = 10. Accuracy was also evaluated using the standard reference substance (SRS) and flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS) approaches. This procedure was used for separation and micro-determination of Fe(III) in water and fruit tests (banana, strawberry, lemon, orange, and peaches) with recoveries ranged from 96.5 to 105%.

 

KEY WORDS: Displacement cloud point extraction, Iron, Spectrophotometry, Fruit samples

 

Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2023, 37(1), 1-10.                                                                      

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v37i1.1
Syntheses of heterocyclic derivatives as potential cytotoxic compounds evaluated toward hepatocellular and cervical carcinoma cell lines
Authors: M. Mohareb Rafat , A. Ibrahim Bishoy
Published: November 2022

ABSTRACT. Through the present work the 3-oxo-N,3-diphenylpropamide derivatives 5a,b were used to synthesize pridine, pyrazole and thiophene derivatives. 3-Phenylisoxazol-5(4H)-one produced from the reaction of ethyl benzoylacetate was used as the key starting compound for different multi-component reactions. The synthesized compounds were evaluated toward Hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 and cervical carcinoma HeLa cell lines. Compounds 3b, 5b, 7b, 7d, 9c, 9d, 15e, 15f, 16b, 18b, 18e, 18f, 19e and 19f were the most cytotoxic compounds against the tested cell lines. The results obtained in this work encourage further work in the future to produce new cytotoxic compounds.

 

KEY WORDS: Diphenylpropamide, 3-Phenylisoxazole, Pyran, Pyridine, Cytotoxicity

Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2023, 37(1), 141-158.                                                             

DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v37i1.12
Sensitivity of Elisa for Hepatitis C Virus Identification in Serum and Comparison of Elisa with ICT
Authors: Rashid Bushra , Ishfaq Muhammad , Waqas Rida Maqbool , Babar Dr. Muhammad , Qadir Muhammad Imran
Published: November 2022

In the developing countries, Immuno Chromatographic Techniques (ICT) are used instead of ELISA which may give false positive and false negative results. But ELISA technique has more than 99% accuracy, sensitivity and specificity regarding the diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus. A cross sectional study on 200 patients is the part of this study to check sensitivity of ELISA for HCV as well as to compare the sensitivity of ELISA and ICT method for HCV. For investigation of Pakistani patients using these techniques, 50 samples of control group (25 samples of negative control and 25 of positive control) and 150 samples of patients (suspected for HCV) were collected. Their HCV tests were first performed by using ICT kits. Then these samples were tested for anti-HCV antibody through ELISA by fully automated Instrument and their cut off values was determined. Results obtained by ELISA were compared by the results obtained by testing through ICT method. Results revealed that twenty-five patients suffering from hepatitis C were detected by both ELISA and ICT (positive control). Similarly, ELISA and ICT showed the negative results for all twenty-five negative control patients. Both ELISA and ICT showed the same results regarding detection of hepatitis C except two patients in experimental group. ICT showed positive result of a patient who was healthy and also confirmed negative by ELISA technique. Also this patient did not show any sign and symptom of hepatitis C. Further, ICT showed negative result of hepatitis C infected patient who has the sign and symptoms of hepatitis C and also ELISA showed positive result regarding detection of hepatitis C. It can be concluded from this experiment that both ELISA and ICT can be used for the detection of hepatitis C. However, the sensitivity of ELISA is higher as compared to ICT. Therefore, it can be recommended that ELISA is more appropriate method for the detection of hepatitis C.
Insourcing software projects with mature teams: effort estimation and resource provision at equilibrium
Authors: Medina-Barrera María Guadalupe , Cantón Croda Rosa María , Gibaja-Romero Damián Emilio
Published: November 2022

Effort estimation (EE) is crucial for planning software projects since it contributes to delivery goals. Nevertheless, even in agile methodologies, EE is a complex process due to environmental and structural factors surrounding the interaction between the leader and the development team. To simplify EE, companies prefer insourcing development with a mature team and a leader that provides resources. We model the interaction between the leader and the development team as a leader-follower game to understand how they behave at equilibrium. Later, we compare leader and development team equilibrium strategies when they interchange their roles. Our main results provide conditions that guarantee the uniqueness of equilibrium strategies, and we illustrate the impact of exogenous variables on equilibrium strategies through numerical examples.
Assessing Reintegration Through Industrial Activities - Approaches to Social Education
Authors: Marini Arita , Rosyidi Unifah
Published: November 2022

Prisoners are human resources which must be actively involved in prisoner development programs. This shall be a tangible effort so that prisoners can be exposed in productive and constructive activities and to prevent them from negative impacts of imprisonment, so that at the end they can be healthily integrated in the society. One of the important programs to be conducted is the industrial activity in the Prison. This activity evidently can contribute to accomplishing the objective of the prisoner development pursuant to correction system which is social reintegration. Contribution to be able to give tangible results, therefore the efforts of prisoner empowerment must be conducted simultaneously.
Potential Mechanism Development of Local Health Security Funds and Graduate Volunteers on Health Management
Authors: Bassett Erin , Phillips Carmel
Published: November 2022

Thailand has been faced the challenge to solve alcohol, tobacco, and drugs for decades. Many government sectors, especially ministry of public health, and non-government organizations, have critical roles in control and prevention. However, the other mechanisms are graduate volunteers and local health insurance funds that have not been yet cleared for their roles in these management. This study aimed to explore and develop the capacity of both mechanisms in generating plans and projects for fixing these health risk problems in community level. The study was conducted during June 2017-December 2018by a participatory action approach in 27 pilot provinces of 12 health regions, Thailand. The 578 participants consisting of100 graduate volunteers, 306local health security fund committee and 172 provincial coaching teams that were trained to create plans and projects through a specific website. The findings revealed that both mechanisms actioned in developing 843 plans for alcohol, tobacco, and drugs equally 276, 276, and 291, respectively. The 1,053 projects were approved to be done inside the community for alcohol, tobacco, and the drugs that were 325, 386, and 342, respectively. The strategic approaches in those plans and projected were categorized into8items:(1) New case prevention (2)Reducing an access (3) Quitting services (4) Alternativerehabilitation (5) Increasing social measures (6) Healthprotection for all (7) Increasing health risk communication (8)Personal role models and learning centers. These indicated thatboth mechanisms could be used for health risk solutions at thecommunity level in all parts of Thailand.
Online Corrective Feedback to explore EFL Learners: A Case Study of Higher Education Students from North Sumatera Indonesia
Authors: Nursyam Damanhuri , Pranowo Dodyk
Published: November 2022

Providing feedback on student writing remains an important research topic. Due to the numerous numbers of student assignments papers, technology is a solution for teachers overwhelmed by providing feedback and correction by handwriting. Few studies have been conducted to investigate the students’ linguistic problems through the online application platform to provide feedback especially in Indonesia. This research, therefore, aimed to explore the Indonesian EFL students’ linguistic problems using “Grammarly” as the online application. This study adopted the ex-post facto design to investigate the assignment written by 54 fourth-semester students of the English department in the Scientific Writing course. Participants’ linguistic problems were classified, identified, and categorized by submitting the soft copy to the application. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to obtain the average, standard deviation, and significant differences in accordance to the linguistic problems between male and female students. The result stated that grammar is the major problem possessed by students. Furthermore, it is expected to provide feedback for students and lecturers in the learning process of Scientific Writing.
Improved Competency of School Principals Through Construction of Work Group
Authors: Lynne Teresa
Published: November 2022

Textbooks have an important role in English language learning to provide information about the English language and interrelated cultures. This research aimed to find cultural contents which refer to cultural dimensions and cultural categories in 34 reading passages. Generating Qualitative Content Analysis, this research attempted to disclose the cultural dimensions and cultural categories embedded in the textbook reading passages. The coding system was done by means of QCAmap App. With regards to cultural dimensions, this research found patterns of the occurrence of the dimension were dominated by the dimension of Practices. Then it is followed by dimension of Perspectives, dimension of Products, dimension of Persons and dimension of Communities respectively. Furthermore, this study found that the highest percentage of cultural categories is Target Culture (35%). It is followed by Universality across Culture (26%), International Culture (24%) and Intercultural Interaction (15%). However, the researcher did not find the occurrence of Source Culture in the 34 reading passages in Next Move 1 Students’ Book.