bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La mise en œuvre locale des instruments comme vecteur de déclimatisation des politiques publiques
Authors: Montouroy Yves , Biabiany Océane , Massardier Gilles
Published: October 2022

L’article présenté ici participe des travaux sur les processus de climatisation et de déclimatisation des politiques publiques, notamment dans le secteur agricole européen. Notre étude montre que la mise en œuvre de la politique agricole commune favorise les marges de manœuvre des acteurs sectoriels locaux, ce qui augmente leur autonomie. Dans la filière banane en Guadeloupe, ces marges de manœuvre donnent lieu à une réinterprétation en défaveur de la prise en charge du changement climatique. Quatre variables concourent à ce processus de déclimatisation par le bas : une mise en œuvre multi-niveaux organisant une définition au local du contenu des instruments programmatiques européens ; une gouvernance polycentrique locale catalysée par la filière banane ; un agenda environnemental cadré sur la lutte contre les produits phytopharmaceutiques et enfin des arrangements locaux fabriqués pour soutenir la compétitivité de la filière. L’article contribue au numéro spécial en décryptant ce que la mise en œuvre sur un territoire et par un secteur produit sur une politique européenne climatisée. Il montre ainsi que l’appel à programmer le changement ne suffit pas à le générer mais qu’il favorise la résistance des acteurs et la « lutte » des problèmes et leur hiérarchisation. Enfin, l’article contribue à la normalisation de l’étude de l’objet climat. Fondé sur une méthodologie qualitative et une enquête de terrain conduite en Guadeloupe, l’article met ainsi en lumière une déclimatisation de la politique agricole à travers le cas de la filière banane. Cette déclimatisation est rendue possible, tout d’abord, parce que le cadrage de l’agenda politique local marginalise l’intégration du changement climatique dans la programmation de la politique agricole et ce, au profit d’une labélisation en termes de transition agroécologique compétitive définie depuis la filière. Ensuite, le contenu technique des instruments climatisés reste dépendant des barrières sectorielles, ici relégitimées au prisme des vulnérabilités locales et des pratiques agricoles existantes. En effet, nous montrons que la mise en relation entre l’agenda politique local et la mise en œuvre des instruments programmatiques est dépendante d’une action collective fortement structurée par la filière. L’enjeu est de faire des instruments européens climatisés les leviers de la transition agroécologique de la filière. Enfin, cela a été rendu possible car l’association représentant la filière a pallié auprès de ses membres les dysfonctionnements de l’État territorial, alors contraint de travailler étroitement avec celle-ci. L’analyse conclut sur la mise en évidence d’un processus de capture associant acteurs publics et la filière.
Séparations conjugales et reconfigurations familiales
Authors: Régnier-Loilier Arnaud
Published: October 2022

Les ruptures d’union, quelle que soit la forme de celles-ci (mariage, pacs, union libre), sont de plus en plus fréquentes et concernent chaque année de nombreux enfants. À la faveur des remises en couple, les configurations familiales dans lesquelles vivent les enfants se sont diversifiées. Centré sur la situation française, ce « point de repère » revient sur l’ampleur des séparations et leur évolution au cours des dernières décennies. En adoptant à la fois le point de vue des familles mais aussi celui des enfants, il présente la morphologie des familles contemporaines, les modalités de résidence des enfants et aborde diverses formes de vulnérabilité qui peuvent accompagner les séparations.
La tentative de médiation familiale préalable obligatoire (TMFPO) : une obligation qui n’arrive pas à ses fins
Authors: Boussard Valérie , Mato Ornela , Kim Jiyoung
Published: October 2022

Cet article se propose d’analyser les effets de la tentative de médiation familiale préalable obligatoire instaurée par la loi n° 2016-1547 du 18 novembre 2016 de modernisation de la justice du XXI e  siècle (J21), sur le traitement des différends pour lesquels les justiciables saisissent le tribunal. À partir des données statistiques d’un tribunal judiciaire, on peut noter que la médiation obligatoire n’aboutit qu’à un tiers de médiation effective, au sens où les ex-conjoints se sont rencontrés au moins une fois. Elle débouche que très peu d’accords (15 %) et encore moins si on ne compte que les accords totaux (10 %). À partir d’une analyse statistique incluant des données sociodémographiques sur les justiciables, des données sur les raisons de la saisine et des entretiens avec des magistrats, médiateurs et justiciables, l’article donne à voir les cas typiques de déroulement de la médiation : succès (accord partiel ou total) et échec (absence du défendeur à l’entretien d’information, absence de séance de médiation, séance(s) de médiation sans accord). Il montre que le déroulement de la médiation dépend, de façon indépendante ou combinée, du genre, de la raison de la demande, du capital économique, du capital culturel, de l’origine nationale et de l’état des relations entre les ex-conjoints. Hormis de rares cas d’accord et de reprise de dialogue, pour la grande majorité des justiciables, l’obligation de médiation semble essentiellement être une perte de temps et d’énergie.
Protéger les mères en préservant l’autorité paternelle des (ex-)partenaires violents ? Les conditions d’application de l’ordonnance de protection dans les juridictions familiales
Authors: Jouanneau Solenne
Published: October 2022

Sur la base d’une enquête ethnographique et statistique, cet article étudie les conditions d’application de l’ordonnance de protection dans les juridictions familiales. Il précise d’abord le sexe et le profil social des bénéficiaires, ainsi que les situations de violences qu’elles invoquent pour appuyer leur demande de protection. Il revient ensuite sur les attentes formulées à l’occasion de ces procédures et la manière dont les juges aux affaires familiales y réagissent quand ils considèrent la demande de protection fondée. Ce faisant, il propose une réflexion sur l’efficacité de la contribution des juridictions civiles à la lutte contre la violence masculine dans le couple.
Mobiliser les catégories administratives : enquête sur la spécialisation associative dans le domaine de l’asile
Authors: Lepoutre Lucie
Published: October 2022

Résumé Une enquête exploratoire sur l’accès aux soins des personnes victimes de torture et de violences politiques m’a conduite à redéfinir mon objet de recherche pour m’intéresser aux associations spécialisées dans l’aide sociale et juridique aux demandeurs d’asile. Dans cet article, qui s’appuie sur mes recherches doctorales, j’interroge la façon dont les acteurs associatifs conçoivent et justifient la mobilisation des catégories administratives relatives à la demande l’asile. Cette étude montre, d’une part, l’impact des relations que les associations entretiennent avec l’État sur leur rapport aux catégories administratives et, d’autre part, les différences de représentations et d’usages de ces catégories observées au sein même des dispositifs d’accueil.
Continuous Commitment: Long-Term Care RNs' Experience Communicating With Residents and Their Families About End-of-Life Care Preferences
Authors: Bennett Frank B. , O'Conner-Von Susan
Published: October 2022

RNs lead care planning in long-term-care (LTC), yet there are knowledge gaps regarding their communication with residents and families about end-of-life (EOL) care preferences. A sample of 10 LTC RNs were virtually interviewed to describe their EOL care communication experience. Using an interpretative phenomenological framework, narrative analysis within an interpretive constructivism paradigm yielded four concepts—
Being Together
,
Becoming Clear to Become Comfortable
,
Advocacy to Honor Residents,
and
Unique Impact on Nurses—
which are all part of RNs' commitment to a continuous, dynamic EOL care communication process. Nurses commit to ongoing whole-person assessment and education, becoming proactive advocates for resident-centered, goal-concordant care. Their knowledge was experientially derived, as their nursing education did not adequately prepare them for EOL care communication or complex, multidimensional relationships with residents and families. Further research is needed to evaluate the nature and interaction and relative contribution of the components of EOL care communication in LTC. [
Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48
(11), 29–36.]
Asymptotic synchronization analysis of fractional-order octonion-valued neural networks with impulsive effects
Authors: Gao Jin , Dai Lihua
Published: October 2022

This paper deals with a class of fractional-order octonion-valued neural networks (FOOVNNs) with impulsive effects. Firstly, although the multiplication of octonion numbers does not satisfy the commutativity and associativity, we don't need to separate an octonion-valued system into eight real-valued systems. Secondly, by applying the appropriate Lyapunov function, and inequality techniques, we obtain the global asymptotical synchronization of FOOVNNs. Finally, we give two illustrative examples to illustrate the feasibility of the proposed method.
Analyse multicritère couplée au radiocarbone en contexte de variabilité climatique pour l’identification des zones potentielles de recharge des aquifères fracturés du Sud-Est de la région de la Nawa (Côte d’Ivoire)
Authors: Koudou Aimé , Adiaffi Bernard , Soro Tchewala , Richmond Konan Brou , Yao N’da Marie-Rebeca , Alama Coulibaly Kolotioloma
Published: October 2022

[fr] La présente étude a pour objectif d’identifier et d’évaluer les zones potentielles de recharge des aquifères du Sud-Est de la Nawa par le couplage de l’analyse multicritère au radiocarbone en contexte de variabilité climatique. Elle est basée sur la combinaison d’informations spatiales relatives à différents paramètres (climat, topographie, sol, végétation, géologie, etc.) susceptibles d’influencer diversement la recharge. D’abord, la quantité d’eau infiltrée pour recharger les aquifères est estimée à partir du bilan hydrologique après caractérisation de la variabilité climatique à Soubré. Ensuite, les zones de recharge des aquifères fracturés sont cartographiées par analyse multicritère. Enfin, ces zones sont validées à partir des activités en carbone 14. De 1951 à 2017, le déficit pluviométrique de part et d’autre de la rupture de 1970 est de 14%. Deux périodes humides (1951-1970 et 1993-2017), intercalée d’une période sèche (1971-1992) caractérisent la zone d’étude. La lame d’eau estimée pour recharger les aquifères est de 243 mm de 1951 à 2017. La modélisation des paramètres climatique, topographique, pédologique, géologique, de la végétation, a permis d’élaborer des cartes thématiques bien structurées. Le croisement de celles-ci dans un SIG a facilité la conception de la carte des zones de recharge du Sud-Est de la Nawa. Cette carte met en évidence quatre zones d’aptitude à la recharge, validées par des activités en carbone 14. Les zones de recharge très forte (40%) et forte (35%) se localisent au Sud-Est et s’étendent jusqu’au Sud-Ouest de la zone d’étude. Les zones de recharge moyenne (11%) s’identifient dans le lit du Sassandra. Les zones de recharge faible (14%) occupent majoritairement l’Ouest et le Nord. La carte des zones de recharge est un outil d’aide à la décision qui oriente les décideurs dans l’identification des secteurs susceptibles de faire l’objet d’implantation de forages à forte productivité, et aussi susceptibles d’être vulnérables vis-à-vis des contaminants.
Emerging Technologies as a Panacea for Sustainable Provision of Library Services in Nigeria
Authors: Bakare Oluwabunmi Dorcas
Published: October 2022

The sustainability of library services is the contemporary trend within the library global ecosystem in which emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, gamification, augmented reality, etc. are amply harnessed. These technologies have been adopted and are being used for the sustainable provision of library services in developed countries. But in a developing country like Nigeria, there are myriads challenges that are mitigating its adoption and use. The chapter discussed the sustainable library service delivery process driven by emerging technologies and situated the five laws of library science within the discourse to show its relevance in this era. The study revealed a lacuna that librarians are not evolving at the desirable pace of infusing emerging technologies into the nitty-gritty of service delivery. Therefore, the study recommends a change in disposition to these technologies, which are enablers and not a threat to librarians.
The Emergence of Web3 and Metaverse Technologies
Authors: Longshak Joseph E.
Published: October 2022

This chapter seeks to examine the concepts Web 3.0 and Metaverse, where and how it is being applied to enhance library services, and the potential application by libraries to improve their resources and enhance their services. The concept of the Web 3.0 encompasses nonfungible tokens (NFT), decentralised finance (DeFi), decentralised autonomous organisations (DAO), decentralised applications (DApps), decentralised exchanges (DEX), game finance (GameFi), finance (GameFi). The concept of Metaverse (which comprises connectivity technologies, human interface, experience) is broadly based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). The types and features of the technologies shall be discussed in detail. This shall be followed by an exploration of evidence that libraries are applying these technologies to improve their resources and enhance their services consequently.
Green Libraries
Authors: Ortega-Martinez Eugenia A. , Saavedra-Alamillas César , Martínez-Camacho Humberto
Published: October 2022

Universities and libraries are applying the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in their academic planning, but this study shows the current situation with the green libraries in the country. The aim of this study is to explore how sustainable 30 academic libraries are. Beyond an analysis of library spaces, this study explains the perspective of their librarians, management of resources, and care of the environment as a part of their day-by-day activities. A survey was submitted, and all the participants described their definitions and approach to the topic. As a result, this study found that the perception of sustainability in academic libraries has a significant connotation towards the issue of budgets and space design, not towards water use, recycling, and electricity use, among other aspects. Finally, this study suggests some good practices of sustainability for the academic library.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in the Blockchain Era
Authors: Longshak Joseph E. , Oyeboade Samuel A. , Abdullahi Mohammed S. , Chanai Kayla Mayetaherhe
Published: October 2022

The chapter examines the concept of intellectual property right protection in the emerging blockchain era. Libraries may not keep all forms of intellectual property in their custody, but keep information about them. It is therefore important to examine the implication of the emergence of DLT, blockchain, Web 3.0, the Metaverse, and other related technologies to the library and information industry. The progress and well-being of humanity depend on our capacity to come up with new ideas and creations. The importance of information and information technology in the global marketplace is so strong that companies that possess the appropriate knowledge are often more profitable than their competitors. Intellectual property is widely acknowledged today as a key component of economic development.
Integrating the “Human Library” Concept in Academic Libraries to Facilitate Tacit Knowledge Transfer
Authors: Amanquah Pearl Owusua , Attafuah Harriet Fosua , Owusu-Ansah Christopher M.
Published: October 2022

In recent times, academic libraries are expected to reposition themselves to maintain their value by introducing innovative services to meet the constant changes in user information needs. This chapter explores the concept of human library and how it may be exploited in the transfer of tacit knowledge in academic institutions and their libraries. Some benefits identified are the interactive nature of human libraries which brings back the natural mode of human communication, the opportunity to promote individual growth, and the collection of living books which serve as an educational resource. The study concludes that although adopting the human library concept has some anticipated challenges, it can help facilitate the transfer of tacit knowledge in academic institutions. Hence, there is a need for academic libraries to adopt this concept as part of their innovative and creative initiatives.
Intergenerational Leadership Practices in African Family Firms
Authors: Chagwesha Munyaradzi , Nyamwanza Tonderai K.
Published: October 2022

The overall aim of this study was to review the publications on intergenerational leadership practices adopted by leaders in African family businesses in an effort to identify literature gaps. Scientific publications published in the field of leadership practices in family businesses were examined. With the help of VOSviewer, 101 publications from the Scopus database were analyzed to give a clear picture of literature reviewed. The major focus of this paper was on citation of authors, bibliographic coupling of country, and co-occurrence of key terms. The results highlighted that Redu Lefebvre, M. and Lefebvre, V. were the most cited authors in the field. Also, most of the studies were carried out in United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy, respectively. Lastly, the most studied concepts that are closely related to the current study are family business, family firms, leadership, and succession. Thus, the authors concluded that intergenerational leadership practices in family businesses have not been thoroughly reviewed especially in African contexts.
Dynamic Path Planning Using Software-Defined Access in Time-Sensitive Healthcare Communication Network
Authors: R. Kannamma , K. S. Umadevi
Published: October 2022

IEEE 802.1 Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) assures a guaranteed data delivery with limited latency, low jitter, and amazingly low loss of data in handling time-critical traffic. TSN handles different quality of service (QoS) requirements and frame preemption is one of the key features of TSN. In the healthcare sector networking technology preferred by large organizations uses an enormous number of nodes, and thereby, the complexity of the network increases. Since the priority of the medical data varies at times based on the patient's health, dynamic traffic scheduling mechanisms are preferred. To improve the efficiency of the network, the software-defined access mechanism is used to control the network switches and bridges in the time-sensitive network. This work uses reinforcement learning to identify and eliminate the bridges dropping packets, and the alternative path is used to schedule the real-time data traffic. It is perceived that it performs well for the time-critical data in congestion network, increases the throughput, and reduces latency.
Modified GAN for Natural Occlusion Detection and Inpainting of Raw Footage From Video Surveillance
Authors: Pritham Sriram G.  , Prasana Venkatesh S.  , Deepak Raj P.  , Gladston Angelin
Published: October 2022

Low resolution and occlusion are mainly prominent in images taken from certain unconstrained environments such as raw footage from video surveillance. In this work, a deep generative adversarial network for joint face completion and face super-resolution is proposed. It will be really useful in the current COVID-19 scenario as people wearing masks are a common sight. Given an input of a low-resolution face image with occlusion, the generator aims to recover a high-resolution face image without occlusion. The discriminator uses a set of carefully designed losses to assure the high quality of the recovered high-resolution face images without occlusion. Experimental results on CelebA database show that the proposed approach outperforms the state-of-the-art methods in jointly performing face super-resolution and face completion, and shows good generalization ability in cross-database testing. MSSIM showed an accuracy of around 80% for test cases. The recorded values of generator adversarial loss, generator pixel loss, and discriminator loss are 0.93, 0.10, and 0.003, respectively.
Fog Computing for Delay Minimization and Load Balancing
Authors: Akram Waseem , Najar Zahoor , Sarwar Abid , Reshi Iraq Ahmad
Published: October 2022

Cloud is used to store and process data at a very high rate. Moreover, nearly everyone in this world is using the cloud. However, the problem arises that the data centers are not positioned well. The data reach the cloud by passing through the various links, due to which more delays occur. So this world is now moving into fog. Fog computing provides us the capability to process data nearer to the IoT devices. During the past decade, IoT devices have been growing rapidly, resulting in the production of a tremendous amount of data every day. For the processing of this ever-growing data, efficient algorithms are required to reduce the load on the cloud and give the results in a faster and more precise manner. The processing should be done on the fog node to handle this issue. In this paper, the authors study load balancing on fog nodes with a novel technique so that they distribute the load among different fog nodes so that none of the fog nodes remains idle while other takes time for processing the data.
Industrial Ecology Self-Organization System and Its Adaptation in Chinese Urbanism
Authors: Baek Minjoo
Published: October 2022

Chinese cities, especially in the Pearl River Delta, have seen enormous development under globalization and the consequent ecological, socio-economic, and political changes. This 'high-speed urbanization' results from various factors (e.g., reorganizing the administrative and institutional system and new modes of production, employment, and investment). These processes lead to transformations in the urban structures with massive growth and concentrations of population, infrastructure, and economic and political power. The complex relations and connections influence the spatial, social, and ecological development in the new-urban areas. Reflecting on the development outcomes in the PRD, this paper examines the possibilities for new strategic action in the economically important and developing Yangtze River Delta area. Based on outcomes from integrating industrial ecology into the planning of new urban developments, this paper argues that applying these ideas to Chinese urbanization could result in shared economic values and sustainable success.
Improving Community Resilience to Perennial Flooding Through Risk Communication
Authors: Aboagye Dacosta
Published: October 2022

This article analyses differences in effect of disasters, risk communication practices, and perception on government agencies using a mixed method approach. The quantitative data consisted of responses of a survey from households and the qualitative data consisted of responses from key informant interview. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to summarise and explain the survey results whilst responses from the interview were thematically analysed. The outcome of the survey on effect of disasters on household show the mean cost of injury and/or property damage for recent residents (GHS 2892.42) differed from that of longtime residents (GHS 4143.75). Also, mean number of displacement days for recent residents (37.85 days) differed from that of longtime residents (24.22 days). Again, majority of respondents indicated barriers in communication and perceived government agencies as lacking resources, competence, and empathy. The article concludes that households must be properly engaged to reduce disaster risk in Ghana.
Interval Type 2 Fuzzy Based AHP Approach: A Case Study
Authors: Choudhury Sudipa , Bhowmik Dipankar Chandra , Debnath Kalyani , Saha Apu Kumar , Garg Harish
Published: October 2022

Because of its importance and numerous applications, the selection of the best supplier from a pool of accessible suppliers is gaining importance across the world. To reduce the cost of supply chain and to improve the quality of the products, selection of a relevant supplier has become one of the crucial decisions. The objective of this study is to utilize analytical hierarchy process (AHP) in the environment of interval type-2 fuzzy (IT2F) to deal with the ambiguity and vagueness in the problem of supplier selection. A real-world application is also carried out in this study to exhibit the efficacy and effectiveness of the proposed IT2FAHP model. According to the research, the most crucial elements that are effective in selecting suppliers are cost, responsiveness, ability, and reliability. Based on these factors, the most effective supplier has been selected in this study. The result shows that the IT2FAHP model is quite similar with the models in literature.
Cultural Differences in Digital Game Experiences
Authors: Lee Kwan Min , Sah Young June
Published: October 2022

The literature proposes that East Asians have a holistic view focusing on both salient objects and their backgrounds, whereas Westerners maintain an analytic view paying attention to focal objects and their attributes. Moreover, East Asians stress interdependency of self, while Westerners emphasize independency of self. The current study examined how cultural differences in world views and self-construals influence players' digital game experience, including visual attention, avatar identification, sense of agency, and spatial presence. Supporting the hypotheses, results showed that South Korean participants, compared to European participants, did pay greater attention to background objects, feel greater spatial presence, and lower agency over their avatar. Participants also differed in the association between spatial presence and enjoyment: spatial presence positively predicted enjoyment for South Korean participants, but not for European participants. Theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.
Neural Network-Based Model for the Quality Assessment of Object-Oriented Software
Authors: Babu Sumit , Singh Raghuraj
Published: October 2022

Software quality assessment is an important subject among the researchers in the software development domain. The quality assessment is generally done either at the design level through some of the design attributes or through code when the product is ready. These two types of software quality are referred to as design quality and product quality, respectively. Several techniques and tools are available that facilitate to assess the design as well as the product quality of software. In this paper, a neural network model is proposed for the assessment of quality of object-oriented software at the product level. The authors select a subset of existing object-oriented metrics that are normalized at three levels and used to find quality factors like understandability, reusability, flexibility, maintainability, reliability, extensibility, and modifiability for the model development. The model is validated by assessing quality levels of 33 open source object-oriented software of different design complexities and observing a high correlation between these quality levels in comparison with an existing model.
A Leadership and Ethical Analysis of the Scholar-Practitioner
Authors: El-Amin Abeni
Published: October 2022

This analysis aspires to offer informative practice on how to improve scholar-practitionership. Indicated is how the review of scholarly peer-reviewed studies is an investigative process providing context to scholarship studies and overall scholarship. Further, the scholar-practitionership application exhibits how exceptional scholarship skills improve the body of data, structure, and quality needed to investigate global issues. Scholars provide a wide-ranging analysis of phenomena to convey conceptual, theoretical, and empirical analysis of studies. Further, substantive feedback from collaborative research panels allows for substantiation and a well-developed final product. Likewise, the content of a scholarly study must align to reflect objectivity and continuity. Overwhelmingly, scholars must employ a disciplined and ethical research process to refine conceptual, empirical grey literature, and theoretical studies to provide application, transparency, and clarity.
Towards an Architecture for Online Scheduling of Autonomous Robots in Agriculture
Authors: Bachelet Bruno , Battistoni Pietro , Bimonte Sandro , Cariou Christophe , Chalhoub Gérard , Coutarel Fabien , Tricot Nicolas
Published: October 2022

Nowadays, we observe the development of autonomous robots for agricultural tasks. Farmers are becoming task and data managers with the emergence of advanced farm management information systems (FMISs). However, existing FMISs lack the tools for handling scheduling and monitoring of fleets of robots. The scheduling functionalities are essential for the growth of autonomous robot industry. It allows a better management to share these state of the art and expensive resources between multiple farmers, reducing the overall cost. Scheduling is always coupled with a re-scheduling process that allows to react to unexpected events. The re-scheduling process, called online scheduling, can only be made possible with a monitoring process that collects real-time information about the ongoing tasks and the state of robots. Finally, relatively little is known about the changes in farmers' activities as a result of the introduction of these robots. Acceptance of these new technologies is nevertheless essential to the performance of the systems. Motivated by the lack of a general framework for the online scheduling of autonomous robots for agriculture, the authors propose a conceptual framework for the scheduling and monitoring of such shared resources. All the needed building blocks for the whole conceptual framework to function efficiently are highlighted. Open issues related to each of these building blocks are discussed, from robotics auto-diagnosis to data management, wireless communication, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling these autonomous robots, keeping in the loop the human operator and his essential role in this system.
Problems of Mathematics Teachers in Teaching Mathematical Content Online in Nepal
Authors: Khanal Bishnu , Joshi Dirgha Raj , Adhikari Krishna Prasad , Khanal Jeevan
Published: October 2022

The study aimed to explore the problems of teachers in teaching mathematical contents through the online mode during COVID-19 in Nepal. A cross-sectional survey study was carried out among 415 mathematics teachers from basic school to the university level. A self-constructed questionnaire was administered online, and the data were analyzed using the t-test, ANOVA, and the hierarchical multiple regression. The result shows that Algebra, Statistics, Vectors, Geometry, and Analysis are problematic areas for teachers teaching mathematics online. The institution types, ICT training status, and years of using the laptop by teachers at the secondary level were found to be the key factors determining the problem of mathematical content teaching during online instruction although the level of problems varied with respect to the teachers' age and experience at the university level.
Evolusie Operasie: 'n Metode om Produktiwiteit in die Industrie te verhoog
Authors: Smit W.
Published: October 2022

For each production leader it is imperative to know that he is functioning as effectively as possible. With the appllcation of evaluation operation techniques it is possible to reach the best conditions as soon as possible after production starts. These techniques ensure that the maximum return (output) is obtained from the plant.
Human Aspects of System Change: Part 1
Authors: Duffy Neill
Published: October 2022

Daar bestaan onder bestuurders en sisteemontleders ’n neiging om die menslike probleme in organisasie-verandering te onderskat.Bestuurders en sisteemontleders moet meer aandag aan die gedragswetenskappe bestee, omdat menslike aspekte van sisteemverandering, met die wyer toepassing van bestuurs- en inligtingsisteme, steeds belangriker gaan word.In hierdie artikel word verskillende gedragsaspekte van verandering bespreek in hulle verband met die omgewing, die organisasie, en die individu en groep binne die organisasie.
Productivity is Vital
Authors: Mabin H. S.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Herzberg's Theory of Motivation with a New Approach on the Effects of Salary on this Theory
Authors: Wurwand J. L.
Published: October 2022

Die hipotese van Herzberg meld dat werkstevredenheid beskryf kan word op die grondslag van twee onafhanklike veranderlikes, naamlik tevredenheidsfaktore en ontevredenheidsfaktore.Tevredenheidsfaktore lei tot werkstevredenheid en is motiveerders. Die afwesigheid van ontevredenheidsfaktore, kan werksontevredenheid verhoed en staan as higiënefaktore bekend.Die skrywer het gepoog om te toon dat salaris, ’n ontevredenheidsfaktor, inderdaad die sleutelveranderlike is wat in wisselwerking verkeer met die tevredenheids- en higiënefaktore om 'n gedragskontinuum van ongemotiveerd tot gemotiveerd voort te bring. Hierdie sleutel veranderlike is 'n modulator genoem.
Industrial Psychology in South Africa
Authors: Orpen C.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Suksesvolle Bedryfsleiers
Authors: Conradie D. C.U.
Published: October 2022

'n Openingsrede by die Gevorderde Bestuurdersprogram van Unisa se Skool vir Bedryfsleiding vir 1972.
Produktiwiteit en Produktiwiteitsopvoering in Perspektief
Authors: Van Niekerk W. P.
Published: October 2022

In this article the neccesity for increased efficiency and productivily in order to attain maximum profitability is discussed.
South Africa in the Eighties - An Individual view
Authors: Morkel A. T.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
The determinants of job satisfaction among African supervisors and labourers: The implications for management of recent empirical studies
Authors: Orpen Christopher
Published: October 2022

Om Bestuurders te help om die faktore te verstaan wat bydra om Bantoe werknemers tevrede tehou, ontleed die skrywer die tevredenheidsfaktore en die higiënefaktore wat opverskillende groepe werknemers van toepassing is, volgens die hipotese van Hertzberg*
Vordering met Bestuurs- en Operasionele Inligting
Authors: Nel H. F.B.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Scientific Research in the Future – A Radical Viewpoint
Authors: De Lange P. W.
Published: October 2022

During the last decade, we in South Africa, have experienced and have become part of a "scientific revolution". Most of the developed countries in the world are spending steadily increasing proportions of their national income on research. State finance is now an important factor, also in South Africa, in the growth and development of science. It is thus imperative that the benefits of scientific research to a country should receive attention.
Die Gebruik van 'n Handleiding by Kapitaalinvesteringsbegrotings
Authors: Lambrechts I. J.
Published: October 2022

The writer states that many companies with effective profit planning and control systems do not make use of manuals. In spite of this it should be noticed that the advantages of written instructions compensate for the disadvantages regarding time and effort. This is also applicable to the capital budget.In order to compose a manual for capital budgeting purposes, the capital budget has to be divided into sub-activities. In this article these sub-activities are identified and broad guiding lines regarding procedures, responsibilities, time aspects, etc. for each sub-activity are discussed.
Organising for Creativeness
Authors: MacMillan I. C.
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this article is to explore the possibilities of formally organising for creativeness* in an enterprise.This article has been written in two parts. In part one the concept of creativeness in organisations is discussed, primarily to provide the context for part two, which discusses how organisations could go about formally organising for creativeness.
Stop Manufacturer's Shrinking Prerogatives
Authors: Marais G.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Prof. Dr. IR.J. Goudriaan
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Die Goue Rand van 'n Donker Oliewolk
Authors: Van Wyk Chris
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Ekonomiese Oorwegings en die Strategiese Besluitnemingsproses in die Militêr
Authors: Murphy J. J.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Public Enemy Number One: Expert views on how to curb inflation.
Authors: Rupert A. E.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Management Education – Quo Vadis?
Authors: Clark Eugene
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Bemarkingsbestuur – Quo Vadis?
Authors: Wessels A. J.J.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Finansiële Bestuur – Quo Vadis?
Authors: Cronje F. J.C.
Published: October 2022

No abstract available.
Salvage endoscopic surgery for skull base osteoradionecrosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: A prospective, observational, single-arm clinical study
Authors: Dai Q. , Shi Y.-X. , Zhang H.-K. , Song X.-L. , Liu Q. , Zhao K.-Q. , Yang J.-Y.. , Wang L. , Sun X.-C.
Published: October 2022

Background: Postradiation skull base osteoradionecrosis (ORN) is a severe complication that occurs after radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) that can severely affect quality of life (QOL) and be life threatening. Only 13.4%–28.6% of patients can be cured by traditional repeated endoscopic debridement. Here, we introduced salvage endoscopic surgery for skull base ORN patients and evaluated its clinical efficacy. Methods: This was a prospective, observational, single-arm clinical study. Clinical data from 18 skull base ORN patients who underwent radical endoscopic necrectomy followed by reconstruction using a septal pedicled mucosal flap or temporal muscle flap were included in the study. The endpoint was an overall survival (OS) of 2 years. The numeric rating scale (NRS) scores for pain and foul odor were analyzed to determine the efficacy and safety of this surgery. Results: A total of 21 patients were recruited, 18 of whom completed the study and were analyzed. All surgeries were successfully performed. During the 2-year study, the OS rate of the entire cohort was 75%. The median NRS score for pain decreased from 6.44±2.62 to 0.50 ±0.71, and the NRS score for foul odor decreased from 1.89±1.08 to 1 after surgery. Conclusions: Salvage endoscopic necrectomy followed by construction using a septal pedicled mucosal flap or temporal muscle flap is a novel, safe, and effective treatment for ORN in patients with NPC. Clinical trial registration: This study was approved by the independent ethics committee of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University (IEC No. 2019095-1). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients. The study was registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial registry (ChiCTR2000029327).
Obstacles in adopting Lean Thinking at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority in Ghana
Authors: Nyande Khinanwin , Al-Hassan Seidu , Tuurosong Damasus
Published: October 2022

The Lean Thinking ideology has established tools and techniques needed to reduce non-value-added activities such as waiting time, overproduction, transportation, motion, inventory and defects within an organization’s value stream. Numerous organizations across the world have applied Lean Thinking and have attained vast benefits. This research examined the obstacles or barriers to Lean implementation at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Ghana. The research used the concurrent mixed methods research design. A total of  clients of DVLA were sampled for the study using a simple random sampling approach. The data analysis for the study was grounded on the standardized Z-test and thematic analysis. The results from the study revealed that lack of top management support, consulting cost in Lean, stringent requirements and approval, lack of knowledge in Lean, and lack of government support for research and collaboration in Lean were the barriers in the Lean implementation process. It was therefore recommended that management and employees of DVLA should focus on identifying and eliminating the obstacles in Lean implementation which affect their operations.
Teneurs en polyphénols, en flavonoïdes et activités anti oxydantes des rhizomes de Zingiber officinale récoltés dans cinq sites de culture du Cameroun
Authors: Fotsing Stela , Ngogang Marie Paule , Bérenger Nganchouko , Simo Louokdom Josué , Ngogang Jeanne
Published: October 2022

De nombreuses décoctions de la pharmacopée traditionnelle utilisées pour le traitement de la COVID-19 contiennent des rhizomes de Zingiber  officinale ( gingembre). L’un des mécanismes d’action de cette épice serait son action anti oxydante dues à la présence des composés phénoliques.  Des échantillons de gingembre sont récoltés à Bangangté, Bafang, Kékem, Santchou et Mélong. Les teneurs moyennes en polyphénols (mEgAT/g  ES) des extraits aqueux , hydroalcooliques et éthanoliques sont respectivement de 155,91 ±18,22 ; 321,46 ± 71,90 ; 136,44 ± 28,44 . Celles des  flavonoïdes exprimés en mEg Quer/ g ES sont respectivement de 45,24± 13,49 ; 125,43±14,88 ; 76,52±10,80. Les activités antioxydantes varient  également en fonction du solvant d’extraction. Avec la méthode FRAP elles sont de 1,34±0,42ng/ ml ; 2,08±0,59 ng/ml ; 1,64±0,49. La méthode PAP  confirme ces résultats et donne les valeurs de 1,82±0,51 ng/mL ; 2,46±0,52ng/mL ; 2,06±0,50ng/mL respectivement . Dans tous les cas les rhizomes de Mélong sont plus riches en ces molécules et présentent les meilleures activités antioxydantes /antiradicalaires.

 

Many decoctions from traditional pharmacopoeia are used to treat Covid-19 contain zingiber officinale rhizomes (gingembre). One of its mechanism  of action would come from its antioxidant proprerty due to the presence of phenolic compounds .We therefore determined the  contents of polyphenols, flavonoids and antioxidant activities on water, alcoholic and hydroalcoholic extracts of gingembre harvested from  Bangangté, Bafang, Kekem, Santchou and Melong. The mean contents of polyphenols expressed in mEgAT/g ES were 155,91 ±18,22; 321,46 ± 71,90  ; 136,44 ± 28,44 in aqueous, , hydro alcoholic and alcoholic extracts respectively. Those of flavonoids expressed in mEg Quer/g ES were 45,24± 13,49  ; 125,43±14,88 ; 76,52±10,80. Antioxidant activities measured according FRAB (1,34±0,42ng/ ml ; 2,08±0,59 ng/ml ; 1,64±0,49.) and PAP (1,82±0,51  ng/mL ; 2,46±0,52ng/mL ; 2,06±0,50ng/ mL ) methods vary according to the type of extract . Polyphenol, flavonoids contents and antioxidant    activities from Melong were higher than those of the other sites .
Magnetic Prospection in the Eastern Lower City of Artashat-Artaxata in the Ararat Plain of Armenia
Authors: Lichtenberger Achim , Meyer Cornelius , Schreiber Torben , Zardaryan Mkrtich H.
Published: October 2022

In March of 2021, the Berlin-based company cmp continued geophysical prospection works at the ancient city of Artashat-Artaxata (Ararat Province, Armenia). The city was founded by Artashes-Artaxias I in the early 2nd century BC and served as his capital. First magnetic measurements were conducted by the Eastern Atlas company in September 2018. In 2021, during the 5-day survey a total surface of approximately 19.5 ha was investigated by use of the LEA MAX magnetic gradiometer array. This system was configured with seven fluxgate gradiometer probes, similar to the system used in the first survey of 2018. The investigated areas of the Eastern Lower City of Artaxata, located to the south of the investigated field of 2018, had good surface conditions with a moderate amount of sources causing disturbance. However, the general level of the magnetic gradient values measured was significantly lower compared to the 2018 data. Despite the lower magnetic field intensity, a continuation of linear structures towards the south was observed. These lines, most likely reflecting streets and pathways, criss-cross the central part of the Eastern Lower City in a NW–SE and NE–SW direction and exhibit partly positive, partly negative magnetic anomalies. Attached to them, some isolated spots with building remains were identified. The negative linear anomalies point to remains of limestone foundations, as detected in the northern part of the Lower City. The low magnetic intensity and fragmentation of the observed structures are most likely due to severe destruction of the ancient layers by 20th-century earthworks for agricultural purposes. Moreover, the southern part of the surveyed area was affected by major changes caused by modern quarries at Hills XI and XII. In general, the results of the two magnetic prospection campaigns greatly aid our understanding of the archaeological situation in the area of the Eastern Lower City of Artaxata, justifying further investigations that will surely contribute to greater contextualization of the identified archaeological structures. The full data sets are also published in open access on Zenodo.
Blei für Rom. Politische Loyalität durch ökonomische Abhängigkeit
Authors: Eck Werner
Published: October 2022

Several recently discovered lead ingots refer to mining districts in the region of present-day Kosovo. Of particular interest is an ingot with the inscription metallo(rum) Messalini, which refers to M. Valerius Messala Messalinus Corvinus (cos. ord. 3 BC), who was employed as a commander during the Pannonian-Dalmatian uprising of 6–9 AD. He was obviously one of the senators whom Augustus not only honoured with awards for their service, but whom he also supported economically, not unlike Cn. Calpurnius Piso (cos. ord. 7 BC), who had received saltus in Illyricum. These gifts served to create loyalty; but they were precarious gifts because when loyalty ceased, they were reclaimed for the imperial patrimonium.
Insights on the Bar Kokhba Revolt from the Coins
Authors: Jacobson David M.
Published: October 2022

Without having any contemporaneous account of the Bar Kokhba Revolt comparable to the writings of Josephus that describe the First Jewish Revolt, our knowledge about many aspects of the later uprising is rather sketchy. The publication of Roman military diplomas and the remarkable series of documents recovered from caves in the Judaean Desert, along with other major archaeological findings, has filled in just some of missing details. This study is devoted to a reexamination of the rebel coinage. It has highlighted the importance of the numismatic evidence in helping to elucidate the religious ideology that succoured the rebellion and shaped its leadership.
Celebrato magnifice urbis nongentesimo? Bemerkungen zum 900sten Geburtstag Roms
Authors: Mittag Peter Franz
Published: October 2022

Especially in regard to the multitude of depictions on coins and medallions referring to the history of Rome in the early 140s, the omission of corresponding depictions in the year 147/148, when Rome’s birthday was celebrated for the 900th time, is remarkable. Instead of referring to this important event, the coins and medallions of Antoninus Pius present themselves entirely under the sign of his decennalia. Apparently, the reference to the anniversary of the reign was considered more important than Rome’s birthday. Reasons for this decision could have been problems of acceptance, which are only hinted at in the literary sources, which are consistently friendly to Antoninus.