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“Nomen Fit Omen”: George Eliot's Use of Biblical Persons
Authors: Szirotny June Skye
Published: May 2019

Because George Eliot's aim in writing fiction was to persuade her readers to love one another, she wanted to create loveable characters. This she does by an objective and ingenious method of determining whether her characters are, for herself, likable. Endowing Biblically-named characters, such as Elisabeth and Thomas, with traits of their Biblical namesakes, she invites us to compare the two sets of characters. The first part of the article compares a number of George Eliot's characters to their namesakes. The result is that most of her fictional characters, being mirror images of the namesakes, who are all likable, are themselves likable. By likable, I do not mean that they are necessarily very virtuous; rather, they are pleasing—persons whom George Eliot, at any rate, would like as friends. (Victorian readers often thought Maggie Tullliver wicked, but many readers like her.) The last part of the article, by a brief comparison of George Eliot's hundreds of Biblically-named characters to their namesakes, proves that all of the former are, to some extent, like the latter.
Desempeño docente en los cursos complementarios de Inglés de la URACCAN-Recinto Universitario Nueva Guinea
Authors: Ortiz Altamirano Juan Carlos , Cruz Cano Rubby Idania , Francis Smith Juliana F
Published: May 2019

Esta investigación ha evaluado el desempeño de los docentes en los cursos complementarios de Inglés de la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense-Recinto Nueva Guinea, durante el primer semestre, 2018. El estudio se sustenta en una metodología con enfoque mixto, avalado por un diseño descriptivo y alcance exploratorio, por ello, se aplicaron instrumentos como guías para la revisión documental a materiales impresos y electrónicos, así como cuestionarios con una escala Likert a docentes y estudiantes de la universidad. Los principales hallazgos muestran la responsabilidad de los docentes en la planificación; la organización de los aprendizajes; el sistema de evaluación utilizado en los cursos; los procesos de comunicación y relaciones interpersonales; el trabajo en equipo y el nivel de motivación y su incidencia en la práctica de los docentes. Se concluye que las capacidades pedagógicas de los docentes son muy buenas, es decir, la mayoría brinda herramientas para que el estudiantado promueva su desarrollo personal y el de su comunidad, por medio de estrategias de motivación; sin embargo, no apuntan al desarrollo de metodologías pertinentes para facilitar el proceso educativo especialmente en las relaciones interculturales de género.
Elementos curriculares que rigen la calidad educativa en estudiantes de Ingeniería Agroforestal, URACCANRecinto Nueva Guinea 2015-2017
Authors: Taylor Roger Álveres , Florez Gonzales Keyla Merary , Borge Wilson Calero
Published: May 2019

Esta investigación ha analizado los elementos curriculares que rigen la calidad y pertinencia educativa en estudiantes activos, egresados y graduados de la carrera de Ingeniería Agroforestal de la Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense, Recinto Nueva Guinea. Se optó por el enfoque cualitativo, desde la recopilación bibliográfica hasta la aplicación de entrevistas abiertas y desarrollo de grupo focal. Los participantes de la investigación son autoridades académicas, docentes involucrados en procesos de elaboración, revisión y actualización del currículum de Ingeniería Agroforestal, así como estudiantes activos de tercer año, egresados, graduados y representantes de instituciones empleadoras. Los resultados indican que la URACCAN es una institución educativa con logros pertinentes de prestigio y confiabilidad donde se destaca la calidad del currículum de agroforestal, satisfaciendo articulación dado en diferentes etapas, efectúa planteamientos teóricos en relación al tema; sin embargo, se señala la necesidad de adecuar estrategias y metodologías que favorezcan aprendizajes significativos de acuerdo a las demandas sociales en el mercado laboral. La carrera de agroforestal es pertinente desde sus fundamentos curriculares, favorecida por las características de la región geográfica y la filosofía institucional de la universidad; aunque faltan aspectos por mejorar vistos desde el desempeño laboral de los profesionales, se recomienda enfatizar la operativización del currículum, al desarrollo de prácticas, contenidos y asignaturas elementales de la carrera, para obtener mayores conocimientos científico-técnicos, contextualizados a las demandas y tendencias de la región.
Comportamiento clínico y epidemiológico del VIH y SIDA en mujeres indígenas del Hospital Nuevo Amanecer de Bilwi
Authors: Cantón Herrera Ana Edelma , Dixon Córdobas Joice Nelly , Stamp Lackood Loyda , Rodríguez Marilú
Published: May 2019

A fin de contribuir al fortalecimiento de la atención multidisciplinaria y mejorar el abordaje del VIH y Sida, se realiza en el municipio de Puerto Cabezas un estudio con mujeres indígenas que asistieron al programa de VIH y Sida, en el Hospital Nuevo Amanecer durante el 2010 al primer semestre del 2014. A partir de los resultados, se logró identificar un total de 14 pacientes las cuales asisten de forma irregular al retiro de su tratamiento y revisiones mensuales. Por otro lado, se visibilizó la necesidad de incluir en el formato del expediente clínico las prácticas culturales y tradicionales de salud de los pacientes a como lo establece el MASIRAAN, a fin de favorecer una buena articulación con la medicina tradicional.Actualmente el VIH y Sida ha afectado a las diversas poblaciones existentes en la región; sin embargo, la desagregación por pueblo no es consistente ni sistemática; siendo esto una desventaja para la toma de decisiones oportunas dirigidas a las poblaciones afectadas. Se considera que ante esta situación es necesario impulsar esfuerzos para que la inclusión de estos elementos sea a lo inmediato, lo que contribuiría a  brindarles a las mujeres una atención integral y de calidad.
Mujer indígena en la administración de recursos naturales en la comunidad de Francia Sirpi
Authors: Muller Oporta Pilar
Published: May 2019

El estudio ha tratado sobre la participación de las mujeres indígenas en la administración de los recursos naturales en la comunidad de Francia Sirpi. Describe los espacios y roles, identifica factores que limitan y posibilitan la participación de éstas dentro de los sistemas organizativos y de toma de decisiones, así como también valora su percepción sobre participación en la administración de los recursos naturales. El estudio fue cualitativo y cuantitativo. Describe situaciones, interacciones, actitudes y comportamientos observables; detalla datos estadísticos comprobables. Las técnicas aplicadas fueron entrevistas, observación participante, grupos focales, encuesta y revisión documental. Se encontró que las mujeres indígenas de la comunidad de Francia Sirpi, a pesar de estar involucradas en actividades dentro de la comunidad, tienen limitantes no sólo en la comprensión del término, sino en la interiorización de éste, para el ejercicio de sus derechos. Factores socioculturales y estilo de vida condicionan el acceso a modelos y sistemas organizativos para el ejercicio de derecho para la toma de decisión y administración de recursos naturales donde la participación de las mujeres indígenas se ha limitado sólo al uso y acceso a recursos naturales. El estudio aporta a concientizar a estudiantes de sociología y carreras afines, a mujeres indígenas, a autoridades comunales, territoriales, municipales y regionales, sobre la importancia de la participación de la mujer en espacios para la toma de decisión y promover estrategias acordes con el contexto y con la realidad que se encuentran las mujeres indígenas de la región
The forgotten, ancient olive trees of the Spanish northwest: A first molecular and botanical analysis
Authors: Gago Pilar , Santiago José L. , Boso Susana , Martínez María C.
Published: May 2019

No country has a larger area under olive (Olea europaea subs. europaea var. europaea) cultivation than Spain. In the Spanish northwest, however, this crop has largely been forgotten, even though olive oil was once an important product of the area. Sadly, apart from a few scraps of information handed down orally, little information exists regarding the genotypes grown, or from where they may have originally come. Many centuries-old olive trees, however, can still be found in the area, some even forming groves now part of open woodland but which may harbour an important genetic reservoir. The present work describes a botanical and molecular analysis of these ancient trees, following a survey of allegedly native genotypes surviving in different locations in Galicia. Comparison of their molecular profiles with those in the World Olive Germplasm Bank of Cordoba, and those in the database compiled by the Agronomy Department of the University of Cordoba, revealed two known Galician genotypes, ´Brava Gallega´ and ´Mansa Gallega´, and the Portuguese genotype ´Cobrancoça´. Six genotypes present in neither database were also detected. In addition, some misidentifications of the ´Mansa´ genotype in recent studies were clarified. Botanical analysis confirmed the molecular results in all cases. The findings suggest a larger survey should be performed so that the full olive genetic diversity of this region can be recorded and preserved.
Gender and Middle-East: An Intersectionality Perspective
Authors: Singh Rajdeep
Published: May 2019

Intersectionality, the relations among different social variables and their interplay, is an inevitable and most employed way of analyzing the gender related issues. We also consider the intersectionality as a great window to new horizons for gender equality aspirations and research. By modifying the more traditional type of intersectional research methodology, we could build up a solid framework for future studies on gender issues particular to the Middle-East. Our goal is to offer a modern model for intersectional studies specific to middle-east, brining onboard different perspectives, usually neglected in mainstream intersectional studies on gender. This model provides a firm ground for psychological questions touching individual as well interpersonal and social dimensions. For this, we concentrate on Iran where the feminist movement is growing fast and there are reasons to believe that it has religious and social texture similar to the rest of the region. We used intersectional methodology as we consider this the most suitable for gender studies. This paper presents a novel model which offers a great unique opportunity to understand the complexity of factors involving the gender issues in a region which is growing fast but still clings to traditions.  We further illustrate how the language plays a role in implementing governmental policy which brings about changes in identity and gender inequality.
Building a Knowledge Base for QA System by Linking Korean Vocabulary and Wikipedia
Authors: Lee Yongbae , Kim Pyung , Yang Jungsik
Published: May 2019

For a QA system it's very important to have a notion of vocabulary used in questions and for building correct answers. Especially, when a word represents a concept, one can use related lexical instances to understand it and further extend the knowledge by using the associated information. In this work, we suggest a process of building a knowledge base for such concepts as people, organizations, and places, and linking their instances to Wikipedia articles. We also develop a workbench for KB building. This workbench should efficiently support all features needed to collect necessary data and build the knowledge base. We have created 150,941 links to Korean Wikipedia for 2,394 instances of Korean vocabulary. This KB can be used in QA systems to extend questions, while the workbench can be used to build the KB itself.
Starting the lean journey: The effect of lean awareness on nurses’ knowledge and readiness for lean transformation in the hospital
Authors: Abou Hashish Ebtsam Aly , Abdel aal Nevine Hassan
Published: May 2019

Background and objective: Lean is a form of quality improvement which receiving an increased attention and rapidly becoming the latest approach in healthcare. Lean presents a set of philosophies, principles, and tools for (re)designing hospitals to maximize value and minimize waste, improving performance and care quality. Leading the journey of Lean transformation (LT) in the nursing units is a natural role of nurses. It has been indicated that enhancing nurses’ awareness and knowledge about Lean approach is essential for increasing nurses’ readiness in order to assume an active role in LT Journey in hospitals. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of lean awareness on nurses’ knowledge and readiness for LT at a private hospital.Methods: A quai-experimental research with one group pre-post- test design was conducted with all nurses (N = 90) who are working in a private hospital, Egypt. Lean Awareness Sessions (LASs) were introduced to nurses as the study intervention. Lean knowledge questionnaire and Organizational Change Recipients’ Belief Scale were used for assessing nurses’ knowledge and their readiness for LT, respectively.Results: Nurses’ knowledge of Lean concept significantly improved after attending LASs compared with pretest knowledge questionnaire (p < .001). A strong significant positive correlation increased between overall nurses’ knowledge of Lean and their readiness for LT after attending LASs (r = 0.697, p < .001). These results prove that the knowledge nurses acquired through LASs increased their readiness in a significant way for LT.Conclusion and recommendations: For a successful transformation towards Lean hospital, significant factors should be considered by hospital and nursing managers such as: training programs, nurses’ empowerment, and effective communication. The readiness for Lean should be supported by understanding the necessity for change, having clear and endless leadership direction, and a strong change agent. Future longitudinal study may permit stronger statements regarding the causal relationship between Lean knowledge and readiness and to understand how Lean adoption impacts nurses’ outcomes.
Evolution of the Common Belief That “Things Have Costs”: Psychological Perspective
Authors: Peregonchuk Sergei
Published: May 2019

The paper examines critically the current method of teaching one of the core topics in Introductory Economics. The area of my criticism of the traditional Production Costs theory as it had been currently taught in many universities across the world is that it inevitably creates in the minds of beginning students a false perception that “things have costs”. The Economic Way of Thinking as the alternative approach to the traditional way of teaching Introductory Economics disarms this popular idea and affirms that “only actions have costs”. The discussion is done in the form of dialogue between the author and a reader.
Optimization of the Size of Thread Pool in Runtime Systems to Enterprise Application Integration: a Mathematical Modelling Approach
Authors: Freire Daniela L. , Frantz Rafael Zancan , Roos-Frantz Fabricia , Sawicki Sandro
Published: May 2019

Companies seek technological alternatives that provide competitiveness for their business processes. One of them is integration platforms, software tools that build integration solutions, which allow the different applications that make up the software ecosystem to work synchronously and that new applications or functionalities be incorporated with the least impact in the existing ones. The runtime system is the component of the integration platform responsible for managing the computational resources that run the integration solution. Among these The performance of the runtime systems is directly related to the number of threads available to run the integration solution, but scaling the number of threads that provide a shorter response time is a challenge for software engineers. If this quantity is undersized, it may cause a delay in the execution; if it is overestimated, it could cause a waste of computational resources. This article presents a mathematical model, defined by differential equations, that establishes the optimum number of threads, which maximizes the expected performance gain by minimizing the execution time of the integration solution. In addition, it presents the mathematical model application, which assists the analysis of the expected gain in different architecture scenarios and quantity of threads.
Bivariate Copula-based Linear Mixed-effects Models: An Application to Longitudinal Child Growth Data
Authors: Ferreira Paulo Henrique , Fiaccone Rosemeire L , Lordelo Jairo S , Sena Samila O. L. , Duran Victor R.
Published: May 2019

Multiple longitudinal outcomes are common in public health research and adequate methods are required when there is interest in the joint evolution of response variables over time. However, the main drawback of joint modeling procedures is the requirement to specify the joint density of all outcomes and their correlation structure, as well as numerical difficulties in statistical inference, when the dimension of these outcomes increases. To overcome such difficulty, we present two procedures to deal with multivariate longitudinal data. We first present an univariate approach, for which linear mixed-effects models are considered for each response variable separately. Then, a novel copula-based modeling is presented, in order to characterize relationships among the response variables. Both methodologies are applied to a real Brazilian data set on child growth.
An Extended Linear Discontinuous Method for One-group Fixed Source Discrete Ordinates Problems with Isotropic Scattering in Slab Geometry
Authors: Rivas-Ortiz Iram Barbaro , Dominguez Dany Sanchez , Hernandez Carlos Rafael Garcia , Iglesias Susana Marrero , Escrivá Alberto
Published: May 2019

Nowadays, the obtainment of an accurate numerical solution of fixed source discrete ordinates problems is relevant in many areas of engineering and science. In this work, we extend the hybrid Finite Element Spectral Green's Function method (FEM-SGF), originally developed to solve eigenvalue diffusion problems, for fixed source problems using as a mathematical model, the discrete ordinates formulation in one energy group with isotropic scattering in slab geometry. This new method, Extended Linear Discontinuous Discrete Ordinates (ELD-SN), is based on the use of neutron balance equations and the construction of a hybrid auxiliary equation. This auxiliary equation combines a linear discontinuous approximation and spectral parameters to approximate the neutron angular flux inside the cell. Numerical results for benchmark problems are presented to illustrate the accuracy and computational performance of our methodology. ELD-SN method is free from spatial truncation errors in S2 quadrature, and generate good results in the other quadrature sets. This method is more accurate than the conventional Diamond Difference (DD) and Linear Discontinuous (LD) methods, but surpassed by the Spectral Green's Function (SGF) method, for quadrature order greater than two.
2019/4 The Italian Jobs Act (Legislative Decree no. 23 of 2015) reforming the protection against unfair dismissal contrasts with the European Social Charter 1996 (IT)
Authors: Pilati Andrea
Published: May 2019

2019/4 The Italian Jobs Act (Legislative Decree no. 23 of 2015) reforming the protection against unfair dismissal contrasts with the European Social Charter 1996 (IT)

On 8 November 2018 the Italian Constitutional Court prohibited the reform of the protection against unfair dismissal introduced by the so-called Jobs Act (Legislative Decree no. 23 of 4 March 2015), insofar as it imposed a requirement on the judge to quantify the compensation due for unfair dismissal based on an employee’s seniority only. According to the Court, such a requirement violated not just internal constitutional norms, but also Article 24 of the (Revised) European Social Charter of 1996. This contribution focuses particularly on the EU law questions deriving from such an important judgment.
Some inequalities in Pseudo-Hilbert spaces
Authors: Ciurdariu Loredana
Published: May 2019

The aim of this paper is to obtain new versions of the reverse of the generalized triangle inequalities given in \cite{SSDNA}, %[4],and \cite{SSDPR} %[5] if the pair $(a_i,x_i),\;i\in\{1,\ldots,n\}$ from Theorem 1 of \cite{SSDNA} %[4] belongs to ${\mathbb C}\times\mathcal H $, where $\mathcal H$ is a Loynes $Z$-space instead of ${\mathbb K}\times X$, $X$ being a normed linear space and ${\mathbb K}$ is the field of scalars. By comparison, in \cite{SSDNA} %[4] the pair $(a_i,x_i),\;i\in\{1,\ldots,n\}$ belongs to $A^2$, where $A$ is a normed algebra over the real or complex number field ${\mathbb K}.$ The results will be given in Theorem 1, Theorem 3, Remark 2 and Corollary 3 which represent other interesting variants of Theorem 2.1, Remark 2.2, Theorem 3.2 and Theorem 3.4., see \cite{SSDNA}. %[4].
A symmetric divergence measure and its bounds
Authors: Jain K. C. , Mathur Ruchi
Published: May 2019

A new symmetric divergence measure is proposed which is useful in comparing two probability distributions. This non-parametric measure belongs to the Csiszar's $f$ divergence class. Its properties are studied and bounds are obtained in terms of some well known divergence measures. A numerical illustration based on the probability distribution is carried out.
Number of zeros of a polynomial in a given domain
Authors: Ebadian A. , Bidkhamandm M. , Gordji Eshaghi
Published: May 2019

In this paper, we obtain results concerning the bound for the number of zeros for the polynomial $p(z)$ which generalize earlier well-known result due to Bidkham and Dewan [{\it On the zeros of a polynomial}, Numerical Methods and Approximation Theory III, Ni\v{s} (1987), 121--128] and Mohammad [{\it On the zeros of polynomials}, Amer. Math. Monthly, 72 (1965), 631-633]. We also obtain result for location of zeros of polynomial $p(z)=\sum\limits_{i=0}^m \frac{a_i}{(i!)^\lambda} z^i+a_nz^n$, $a_n\neq 0$, $0\leq m\leq n-1$, $\lambda\geq 0$.\
Estimates for solutions to the transport equation under the perturbation of its attenuation and scattering terms
Authors: Tanaka Daiki , Higashimori Nobuyuki , Iso Yuusuke
Published: May 2019

The aim of the paper is to give $L^p$-estimates for the weak solution to the transport equation with $L^\infty$-perturbation both of the attenuation coefficient and of the scattering kernel. We try to clarify the constants in our estimates, and we show the estimates by a direct calculation. We introduce the albedo operator for the solutions, and we show stability of perturbed albedo operators.
A unuqueness theorem for Sturm-Lioville operators with eigenparameter dependent boundary conditions
Authors: Wang Yu-Ping
Published: May 2019

In this paper, we discuss the inverse problem for Sturm- Liouville operators with boundary conditions having fractional linear function of spectral parameter on the finite interval $[0, 1].$ Using Weyl m-function techniques, we establish a uniqueness theorem. i.e., If q(x) is prescribed on $[0,\frac{1}{2}+\alpha]$ for some $\alpha\in [0,1),$ then the potential $q(x)$ on the interval $[0, 1]$ and fractional linear function $\frac{a_2\lambda+b_2}{c_2\lambda+d_2}$  of the boundary condition are uniquely determined by a subset $S\subset \sigma (L)$ and fractional linear function $\frac{a_1\lambda+b_1}{c_1\lambda+d_1}$ of the boundary condition.
An inverse spectral problem for non-selfadjoint Sturm-Liouville operators with nonseparated boundary conditions
Authors: Yurko Vjacheslav
Published: May 2019

Non-selfadjoint Sturm-Liouville operators on a finite interval with nonseparated boundary conditions are studied. We establish properties of the spectral characteristics and investigate an inverse problem of recovering the operators from their spectral data. For this inverse problem we prove a uniqueness theorem and provide a procedure for constructing the solution.
On second- order symmetric duality for a class of multiobjective fractional programming problem
Authors: Ojha Deo Brat
Published: May 2019

This article is concerned with a pair of second-order symmetric duals in the context of non-differentiable multiobjective fractional programming problems. We establish the weak and strong duality theorems for the new pair of dual models. Discussion on some special cases shows that results in this paper extend previous work in this area.
Explicit bounds on retarded Gronwall-Bellman inequality
Authors: Rashid Mohammad M.H
Published: May 2019

In this paper explicit bounds on retarded Gronwall-Bellman and Bihari-like integral inequalities are established.
Hankel determinant for certain class of analytic function defined by generalized derivative operator
Authors: Al-Abbadi Ma'moun Harayzeh , Darus Maslina
Published: May 2019

The authors in \cite{mam1} have recently introduced a new generalised derivatives operator $ \mu_{\lambda _1 ,\lambda _2 }^{n,m},$ which generalised many well-known operators studied earlier by many different authors. By making use of the generalised derivative operator $\mu_{\lambda_1 ,\lambda _2 }^{n,m}$, the authors derive the class of function denoted by $ \mathcal{H}_{\lambda _1 ,\lambda _2 }^{n,m}$, which contain normalised analytic univalent functions $f$ defined on the open unit disc $U=\left\{{z\,\in\mathbb{C}:\,\left| z \right|\,<\,1} \right\}$ and satisfy \begin{equation*}{\mathop{\rm Re}\nolimits} \left( {\mu _{\lambda _1 ,\lambda _2 }^{n,m} f(z)} \right)^\prime > 0,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,(z \in U).\end{equation*}This paper focuses on attaining sharp upper bound for the functional $\left| {a_2 a_4 - a_3^2 } \right|$ for functions $f(z)=z+ \sum\limits_{k = 2}^\infty {a_k \,z^k }$ belonging to the class $\mathcal{H}_{\lambda _1 ,\lambda _2 }^{n,m}$.
Weakly primal graded superideals
Authors: Jaber Ameer Ahmad
Published: May 2019

Let $G$ be an abelian group and let $R$ be a commutative $G$-graded super-ring (briefly, graded super-ring) with unity $1\not=0$. We say that $a\in h(R)$, where $h(R)$ is the set of homogeneous elements in $R$, is {\it weakly prime} to a graded superideal $I$ of $R$ if $0\not=ra\in I$, where $r\in h(R)$, then $r\in I$. If $\nu(I)$ is the set of homogeneous elements in $R$ that are not weakly prime to $I$, then we define $I$ to be weakly primal if $P=\bigoplus_{g\in G}(\nu(I)\cap R_g^0+\nu(I)\cap R_g^1)\cup\{0\}$ forms a graded superideal of $R$. In this paper we study weakly primal graded superideals of $R$. Moreover, we classify the relationship among the families of weakly prime graded superideals, primal and weakly primal graded superideals of $R$.
Multi-dimensional Hadamard's inequalities
Authors: Chen Yin
Published: May 2019

In this paper, Hadamard's inequalities are extended to a convex function on a convex set in $R^2$ or $R^3$. In particular, it is proved that the average of convex function on a ball of radius $r$ is between the average of the function on the circle of radius r and that on the circle of $\frac{2r}{3}$
On the geometric properities of new type modular space
Authors: Sengonul Mehmet
Published: May 2019

In this paper, using a modular, we have defined the modular space $M_{m^*}(p)$ and we have shown that the sequence space $M_{m^*}(p)$ equipped with the Luxemburg norm is rotund and possesses H-property (or Kadec-Klee property) when $p=(p_k)$ is bounded with $p_k>1$ for all $k\in\mathbb{N}$.
Uniqueness of meromorphic functions concerning differential polynomials
Authors: Bhoosnurmath Subhas S. , Pujari Veena L. , Patil Anupama J.
Published: May 2019

In this paper, we present a different and very simple technique to handle various uniqueness problems involving three small entire functions. It also gives a new additional insight into such problems.
Some subclasses of analytic functions of complex order defined by new differential operator
Authors: Darus Maslina , Faisal Imran
Published: May 2019

Let \hskip 2pt $\mathcal{A}(n)$ \hskip 2pt denote \hskip 2pt the \hskip 2pt class \hskip 2pt of \hskip 2pt analytic \hskip 2pt functions \hskip 2pt $f$ \hskip 2pt in \hskip 2pt the \hskip 2pt open \hskip 2pt unit \hskip 2pt disk \hskip 2pt $U=\{z:|z|<1\}$ \hskip 2pt normalized \hskip 2pt by \hskip 2pt $f(0)=f'(0)-1=0.$ \hskip 2pt In \hskip 2pt this \hskip 2pt paper, \hskip 2pt we \hskip 2pt introduce \hskip 2pt and \hskip 2pt study \hskip 2pt the \hskip 2pt classes \hskip 2pt $S_{n, \mu}(\gamma, \alpha, \beta, \lambda, \mho)$ \hskip 2pt and \hskip 2pt $R_{n, \mu}(\gamma, \alpha, \beta, \lambda, \mho)$ \hskip 2pt of \hskip 2pt functions \hskip 2pt $f\in\mathcal{A}(n)$ with $(\mu)z(D^{\mho+2}_{\lambda}(\alpha, \omega)f(z))'+(1-\mu)z(D^{\mho+1}_{\lambda}(\alpha, \omega)f(z))'\neq0$ and satisfy some conditions available in literature, where $f\in\mathcal{A}(n), \alpha, \omega, \lambda, \mu \geq0, \mho\in \mathbb{N}\cup\{0\},\,\,z\in U,$ and $D^{m}_{\lambda}(\alpha, \omega)f(z): \mathcal{A}\rightarrow \mathcal{A},$ is the linear fractional differential operator, newly defined as follows $$D^{m}_{\lambda}(\alpha, \omega)f(z) = z+ \sum\limits_{k=2}^{\infty}a_{k}(1+(k-1)\lambda \omega^{\alpha})^{m}z^{k}\cdot$$ Several properties such as coefficient estimates, growth and distortion theorems, extreme points, integral means inequalities and inclusion for the functions included in the classes $S_{n, \mu}(\gamma, \alpha, \beta, \lambda, \mho, \omega)$ and $R_{n, \mu}(\gamma, \alpha, \beta, \lambda, \mho, \omega)$ are given.
Normality criteria concerning sharing holomorphic functions
Authors: Lu Feng
Published: May 2019

In this paper, we study the problem of normal families of meromorphic functions that share holomorphic functions with their linear differential polynomials. Meanwhile, some results about normal family are derived which improve and generalize several related theorems obtained by Chang, Fang and Zalcman [2], Pang [5] and Schwick [9].
Weighted quadratic partitions modulo $P^m$- a new formula and a new demonstration
Authors: Hakami Ali Hafiz
Published: May 2019

Let $Q({\bf{x}}) = Q(x_1 ,x_2 ,...,x_n )$ be a quadratic form over $\mathbb{Z}$, $p$ be an odd prime. Let $V = V_Q = V_{p^m } $ denote the set of zeros of $Q({\mathbf{x}})$ in $\mathbb{Z}_{p^m }$ and $\left| V \right|$ denotes the cardinality of $V$. Set $ \phi (V_{p^m } ,{\mathbf{y}}) = \sum _{{\mathbf{x}} \in V} e_{p^m } ({\mathbf{x}} \cdot {\mathbf{y}})$ for ${\mathbf{y}} \ne {\mathbf{0}}$ and $\phi (V_{p^m } ,{\mathbf{y}}) = \left| {V_{p^m } } \right| - p^{m(n - 1)}$ for ${\mathbf{y}} = {\mathbf{0}}.$ In this paper we shall give a formula for the calculation of the function $\phi (V,{\mathbf{y}}).$
Some common fixed point theorems for Ciric type contraction mappings
Authors: Chandok Sumit
Published: May 2019

Some common fixed point theorems for \'{C}iri\'{c} type contraction mappings have been obtained in convex metric spaces. As applications, invariant approximation results for these type of mappings are obtained. The proved results generalize, unify and extend some of the results of the literature.
Fixed point and coincidence point theorems
Authors: Naheed Saima , Bano Arjamand
Published: May 2019

In this paper, we present a generalization of some fixed point and coincidence point theorems using the notion of a on a complete metric space.Consequently, we improve and generalize various results existing in the literature.
Inequalities on several quasi-arithmetic means
Authors: Liu Shuoh-Jung , Yang Gou-Sheng , Chen Yi-Jhe
Published: May 2019

Inequalities on several quasi-arithmetic means are established by using convexity and concavity.
Stability estimate for a strongly coupled parabolic system
Authors: Chen Kun-Chu
Published: May 2019

We consider an inverse source problem for a 2×2 strongly coupled parabolic system. The Lipschitz stability is proved and the proof is based on the Carleman estimates with two large parameters.
Recovery in the US ‘Opioid Crisis’
Authors: Schlosser Allison V.
Published: May 2019

In this essay, I draw on in-depth ethnographic research conducted in and around Sunrise, a treatment center located in a US state that has been characterized as the ‘overdose capital of America,’ from 2014 to 2015. Inspired by E. Summerson Carr’s call to question the work of ‘crisis,’ I explore the meanings, experiences, and stakes of recovery for Sunrise residents in the context of the ‘crisis.’ The urgency to intervene in the ‘opioid crisis,’ I will argue, intensifies the stakes and dilemmas of treatment for individuals, who are attempting to recover the ‘right’ way under the threat of death. This urgency exacerbates tensions between co-existing, and often contradictory, biomedical and 12 Step models of recovery rooted in disparate ways of framing the role of medications and relapse in recovery.
Pay-for-performance schemes: Should optimal prices vary across system and clinical quality indicators?
Authors: Grepperud Sverre Ole
Published: May 2019

Quality indicators are classified into system or clinical quality indicators. Typically, different levels of an organization steer each of the two types of indicators. Decentralized levels control clinical indicators (blood pressure, blood sugar etc.) while centralized levels control system indicators (waiting time, electronic health records etc.). In this paper we examine optimal pay-for-performance schemes for the two indicators by considering a model consisting of hierarchy of principal-agent interactions where pay-for-performance rewards are distributed to the centralized level (unit of accountability). We find that the optimal pay-for-performance price depends on factors such as the degree and distribution of altruistic preferences, quality costs, the marginal cost of public funds, and the interdependence between the quality variables. The optimal price should differ for system and clinical indicators both when an internal incentive system is in place and when this is not the case. The optimal price for clinical indicators is to reflect the centralized levels’ ability to steer the decentralized level - the type of internal contract that exists between the two levels of the organization. The optimal price for system indicators is independent of the type of internal contract since such indicators are under the control of the unit of accountability. Finally, it is shown that rewarding organizations on the basis of clinical quality indicators can be optimal also when such incentives are not transmitted to the decentralized level of the organization. This conclusion is the result of the indirect effects that non-incentivized variables (system indicators) might have on the incentivized ones (clinical indicators).Published: Online May 2019.
Der kommunikative Kosmos von Gefangenen
Authors: Scheufele Bertram , Hummel Gerrit , Rang Henrik K. , Jost Arietta , Satinsky Pia , Wappler Carolin
Published: May 2019

How do inmates represent the communicative world in prison? The book adresses this question by applying a social-constructivist perspective to a prison of the Baden-Wuerttemberg penal system. Previous communication research considering the penal system mostly dealt with prison inmates‘ media use. This study, however, explores from a rather basic point of view, how inmates subjectively construct the communicative fabric (e.g., with prison staff, other inmates, people outside) when being imprisoned. In-depth interviews revealed several typologies which help to map and better understand the communicative world in prison. Finally, the authors thoroughly reflect on scope and limitations of their study also considering criminological questions.
Onsite-Werkverträge zur Durchführung betrieblicher Tätigkeiten
Authors: Winkler Pascal
Published: May 2019

The change in meaning of on-site work contracts in business has long remained unnoticed. Once the provision of temporary workers has been regulated, such work contracts increasingly serve as an instrument of personnel recruitment, with the result that the boundaries between the use of work contracts and the hidden provision of temporary workers are further blurred or even deliberately crossed. Against this background and after a thorough critical examination of the conventional concepts of the demarcation between the aforementioned issues, Pascal Winkler notes that there is an urgent need for legislative action in order that abusive forms of employment contracts can be curbed effectively. In this context, he does not only conduct a critical examination, but also submits concrete proposals for regulations with which to clarify the demarcation, identify means of social protection of contract employees and strengthen the participation rights of the works council.
Antiextremismus und wehrhafte Demokratie
Authors: Fuhrmann Maximilian
Published: May 2019

Dieser Arbeit liegt die Prämisse zugrunde, dass es im politischen Selbstverständnis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ein Verständnis von Demokratie gibt, wonach sich Demokratie gleichermaßen gegen verschiedene Extremismen abgrenzt und sich diesen gegenüber wehrhaft zeigt. Die Wehrhaftigkeit geht dabei mit Einschränkungen der Volkssouveränität einher. Der Autor rekonstruiert, wie sich dieses Verständnis gegen andere Formen der Demokratie durchsetzte, und arbeitet Ansätze zur Dekonstruktion der antiextremistischen, wehrhaften Demokratie heraus. Anhand einer Hegemonieanalyse untersucht er Schlüsseltexte seit 1945. Zudem zeigt er, wie Institutionen politischer Kontrolle und Teile der Wissenschaft (Totalitarismusforschung und Extremismusforschung) dieses Selbstverständnis stützen. Dabei problematisiert der Autor die zunehmende Definitionshoheit des Verfassungsschutzes über die Grenze der Demokratie und die unzureichende Begründung und Validierung extremismustheoretischer Ansätze.
Präsenztheorie
Authors: Hermann Robert
Published: May 2019

How is it that literature can overwhelm a reader and leave him or her completely speechless? Presence Theory takes on this question by describing the philosophical foundations of intensive aesthetical experiences and by detecting the specific strategies that produce these special moments. The aim of this book is to examine the most important concepts of the six leading presence theorists (George Steiner, Jean-Luc Nancy, Karl Heinz Bohrer, Martin Seel, Dieter Mersch and Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht) and to evaluate how they can contribute to a new form of literary analysis. For the first time, the common grounds and the differences of these concepts are explored in great detail, followed by an extensive analysis of three contemporary German novels (Rainald Goetz’s ‚Rave‘, Helmut Krausser’s ‚UC‘ and Wolfgang Herrndorf’s ‚Tschick‘) that demonstrates the advantages of Presence Theory as a method. The findings of this book indicate that Presence Theory has the potential of becoming a new paradigm for literary studies.
Dermoscopy of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: What Do We Know?
Authors: Escobar Gabriela F. ,  Ribeiro Caroline  K. , Leite Leandro L. , Barone Carolina R. , Cartell André
Published: May 2019

Background: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon mesenchymal tumor of intermediate malignancy. Its rarity and slow progression often imply a delayed diagnosis. There are few previous reports of dermoscopic features of DFSP and most are single case descriptions.

Objectives: To report 2 cases of DFSP and their dermoscopic features, as well as conduct a review of all previous cases published addressing the use of dermoscopy in this tumor.

Methods: We conducted a literature search for all dermoscopic cases of DFSP. In addition, we presented 2 additional cases and compared them to the earlier findings.

Results: We summarized the main dermoscopic findings of DFSP based on analysis from 32 patients. The most common features of this tumor are the presence of vessels (81%), followed by a pigmented network (78%) and a pinkish background (66%).

Conclusions: DFSP can mimic benign lesions and the diagnosis may be challenging. Dermoscopy is an important tool that may enhance clinical suspicion toward the diagnosis of DFSP.
O meio de contraste iodado utilizado para ressonância magnética
Authors: Fabichacki Eliane , Carvalho Aluísio Vasconcelos de
Published: May 2019

Os meios de contraste radiológicos são compostos e introduzidos no organismo por diversas vias, que permitem incluir o significado das imagens radiográficas, possibilitando, a aquisição de imagens de alta definição e com isso, máxima perfeição em exames em análise por imagem. Este estudo tem como objetivo descrever os efeitos adversos iodado na utilização da RM. Assim, apresenta-se uma revisão bibliográfica com ênfase na apresentação ao contraste iodado e nas reações adversas, ampliando assim, uma pesquisa descritiva-exploratório, com análise qualitativa referente busca online. Os resultados encontrados mostram que na maioria das vezes pode incidir de um paciente que usa contraste iodado evolver bem, sem problemas e as reações quando aparecem tendem a ser leves e passíveis de controle pelo médico. As evidências em estudos mais frequentes são as chamadas reações vaso vagais, em geral sem acuidade, como vômitos, náuseas e palidez. As reações pseudoalérgicas podem gerar coceira na pele ou evolver com aparecimento de rinite, urticária, conjuntivite, edema de laringe, angioedema, broncoespasmo, diminuição da pressão arterial e síncope. Diante disso, a administração de meio de contrate iodado e a segurança do paciente na realização da RM é importante, principalmente, no que se refere as equipes de saúde dos centros de diagnóstico tendo um critério para prevenção das reações aos contrastes e ficarem atentas aos fatores de risco presentes, visando minimizar a ocorrência de reações adversas.
Campaign Agones: Towards a Classification of Greek Athletic Competitions
Authors: Mann Christian
Published: May 2019

At several occasions during his campaigns, Alexander the Great staged gymnic, hippic and musical competitions. Until now scholars have assumed that the king founded new festivals, but the ancient evidence makes it quite clear that it were singular, non-recurrent events. Competitions like that, for which I suggest the term “campaign agones”, are also known from other Greek armies. “Campaign agones” should be added to the well-known categories (competitions at recurrent festivals, funeral contests, gymnasium agones) as a distinct, although less important, category in the Greek agonistic world.
Usynlige studerende i åbne online forløb
Authors: Dalsgaard Christian , Gislev Tom
Published: May 2019

Formålet med artiklen er at undersøge og diskutere, hvordan såkaldte usynlige studerende deltager i åbne online forløb, og hvordan og hvad de lærer. Usynlige studerende betegner i denne artikel de deltagere, der er inaktive, tilsyneladende falder fra, og som ikke gennemfører de obligatoriske kursusaktiviteter. Artiklen indledes med et overbliksreview af central litteratur inden for “open education” med særligt fokus på målet om at nå målgrupper, der ikke nås gennem traditionel uddannelse. Artiklen er baseret på et kvalitativt studie, som er funderet i 11 interviews og 51 spørgeskemabesvarelser. Analysen udpeger fem forskellige måder at deltage på i et online undervisningsforløb: Studerende, deltagere, medlemmer, observatører og gæster.  Artiklen sætter i analysen af den empiriske undersøgelse fokus på, hvad og hvordan de usynlige studerende lærer gennem åbne online forløb. Analysen leder frem til fem centrale aktiviteter for usynlige studerendes læring: 1) at læse og se indhold, 2) at følge med og være en del af, 3) deltage i netværk, 4) reflektere og 5) anvende og ibrugtage. Endelig peger analysen på tre centrale former for udbytte for de usynlige studerende: 1) faglig inspiration, 2) at blive opdateret, samt 3) at få input til egen praksis. Resultaterne peger på, at der især er muligheder i at udvikle nye efteruddannelses-formater, der kan bidrage til usynlige studerendes egen kontekst - uden at etablere traditionelle kursusforløb med fastlagt læringsmål.
Listeria monocytogenes Brain Abscess Mimicking Ischemic Stroke in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report
Authors: Tsifi Angeliki , Lontou Stavroula Panagiota , Triantafyllou Maria , Chatzidavid Sevastianos , Theodoridis Dimitrios , Skouloudi Marina , Mantzourani Marina
Published: May 2019

Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a Gram-positive bacillus that infects immunocompromised persons, neonates, pregnant women and, occasionally, previously healthy individuals. L. monocytogenes brain abscesses are particularly rare.We present a 62-year-old female on corticosteroid treatment due to a recent diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis, who suddenly developed right hemiparesis mimicking a stroke. A brain computerized tomography (CT) scan revealed a brain abscess and the blood cultures drawn yielded L. monocytogenes. A conservative treatment without surgical intervention was selected. The patient was commenced on intravenous ampicillin and gentamicin and showed remarkable improvement. She was successfully discharged on oral amoxicillin with probenecid. Since the subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study and CT scans exhibited reduction in the size of the abscess, the antimicrobial treatment was discontinued after a three-month period. The patient underwent regular follow-up visits with no signs of relapse.
Inspirée face aux défis : l’expérience d’une professeure non autochtone en lien à l’intégration des perspectives autochtones dans la formation des enseignants en contexte minoritaire francophone manitobain
Authors: Sims Laura
Published: May 2019

L’intégration des perspectives autochtones en éducation est importante lorsqu’on entreprend d’aborder les inégalités et les injustices subies depuis longtemps par les Autochtones à cause de stéréotypes négatifs et du racisme. Comme pédagogues non autochtones et alliés, nous avons un rôle à jouer. Par contre, appuyer le processus avec dignité et respect n’est pas toujours évident. En effet, cette démarche amène un questionnement sur le sens réel de l’intégration des perspectives autochtones et sur les stratégies d’enseignement à déployer pour y parvenir: que devrais-je faire sur le plan pédagogique? Par où commencer? Le but de cet article est de partager mon expérience comme facilitatrice de l’apprentissage et des connaissances autochtones lors de l’enseignement du cours Perspectives autochtones en contexte scolaire au baccalauréat en éducation, à l’Université de Saint-Boniface. Contextualisée par la littérature pertinente, cette exploration traite de la façon dont j’ai abordé et mis en oeuvre le cours depuis les six dernières années. Plus précisément, j’explore mon rôle en tant que pédagogue, mes objectifs, mon approche pour construire une communauté d’apprentissage enrichissante. Je discute de la façon dont le cours a été mis en oeuvre de manière participative. Des considérations pour l’enseignement de ce cours dans un contexte francophone minoritaire manitobain sont explorées.
Intégrer les perspectives autochtones : regards réflexifs sur le curriculum de la Saskatchewan et sur quelques pratiques en formation des maîtres en éducation française
Authors: Boutouchent Fadila , Phipps Heather , Armstrong Cathleen , Vachon-Savary Marie-Ève
Published: May 2019

La Saskatchewan est la première province à avoir rendu obligatoire l’enseignement des traités en 2007, bien avant les appels à l’action de laCommission de vérité et réconciliation(CVR) en 2015. L’Université de Regina, au sein de toutes ses facultés (dont la faculté d’éducation), n’a pas hésité à prendre ce virage en agissant comme leader en matière d’autochtonisation. Si la reconnaissance des savoirs et des connaissances autochtones commence avec la formation des maîtres et se poursuit ainsi au coeur de nos écoles, elle présente néanmoins quelques défis liés au manque de formation des enseignantes et enseignants. Ce texte propose quelques initiatives portées par des membres du programme du Baccalauréat en éducation française dans leur cheminement vers l’autochtonisation. L’intégration des perspectives des Premières Nations, des Métis et des Inuits est au coeur de la formation à la faculté d’éducation pour bien préparer les futurs enseignants à relever ce défi. Il s’agit d’expériences signifiantes qui reposent sur une réflexion éthique. Il s’agit de souligner les efforts qui sont faits au sein du baccalauréat en éducation française relativement à l’autochtonisation des programmes en éducation que les défis en contexte francophone minoritaire.