bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La poésie vocale québécoise entre tradition et modernité
Authors: De Surmont Jean-Nicolas
Published: June 2019

Cet article vise à expliquer autour de quels arguments s’est élaborée la réflexion sur le commencement de la chanson québécoise. Afin de résoudre les problèmes terminologiques qui y sont liés, y est appliquée l’ingénierie lexicale comme méthode d’éclaircissement terminologique permettant de résoudre des problèmes épistémologiques. Cette interrogation sur le commencement de la chanson québécoise est inscrite dans la dialectique entre tradition/modernité à laquelle il est fait allusion par différents concepts comme interprète artisan et interprète médiatisé. C’est à la fois la modernisation des travaux théoriques et celle de l’activité chansonnière qui sont abordés dans ce texte. Abstract This article aims to explain around which arguments the reflection on the beginning of the Quebec vocal poetry was elaborated. In order to solve the terminological problems which are bound there, we develop lexical engineering as a method of terminological explanation making possible the resolution of epistemological problems. This interrogation on the beginning of the Quebec vocal poetry has to be considered in the dialectic between tradition/modernity to which it is referred by various concepts such as artisanal interprets and mediatised interprets. It is at the same time the modernization of theoretical work and that of the vocal poetry activities which are approached in this text.
Stefan Zweig face à Cicéron, ou la biographie comme miroir de soi
Authors: Magniez Michel
Published: June 2019

S’inspirant des œuvres antiques qui sont à sa disposition, Stefan Zweig rédige en septembre 1939 une courte biographie de Cicéron, dans laquelle il relate en particulier les dernières années de la vie du philosophe. Le biographe retrace alors des événements lointains qui ont marqué l’histoire de l’Europe, en lesquels il trouve plus d’une similitude avec les soubresauts dont sa propre époque est agitée. Parler de Cicéron devient alors pour Stefan Zweig un moyen de représenter sa condition d’exilé, mais aussi de réfléchir sur le déclin de son époque et sur l’apparente défaite des valeurs humanistes qui l’animent depuis toujours.AbstractInspired by the ancient books of Plutarch and Titus Livius, Stefan Zweig writes in September 1939 a short biography of Marcus Tulllius Cicero. He tells us how Cicero lived the last years of his life, and he relates how the Roman Republic came to an end with Cicero’s death. However, the events that occur during those years are very similar to those that Zweig himself is witnessing in 1939. Writing about Cicero thus becomes for Stefan Zweig a way of depicting his own situation of exile as well as an opportunity to meditate on the decline of his own era with the beginning of the Second World War, and on the apparent collapse of the moral values in which he sincerely believes.
La réception récente du Libraire
Authors: Hayward Annette
Published: June 2019

Cette étude de la réception récente du Libraire de Gérard Bessette passe en revue les analyses publiées par Bertrand Gervais (1993), Martine-Emmanuelle Lapointe (2008), Lucie Hotte (2001), Jean-Louis L’Écuyer [Louis Lasnier] (2008), Sudarsan Rangajaran (2008) et Steven Urquhart (2008), ainsi que la part qui est allouée à cet ouvrage (et à son auteur) dans Histoire de la littérature québécoise de Michel Biron et al. (2008) et dans l’Anthologie de la littérature québécoise de Claude Vaillancourt (2008).
Jeu allégorique dans Les Anthropoïdes. Une carte du Tendre freudienne
Authors: Vandendorpe Christian
Published: June 2019

Dans Les Anthropoïdes Gérard Bessette propose une géographie imaginaire qui allégorise le corps féminin dans ses parties les plus intimes. Il trace ainsi une moderne carte du Tendre où se donnent libre cours nombre de fantasmes mis au jour par la psychanalyse et l’anthropologie. En dépit du fait que le récit est parsemé d’allusions répétées et parfois très explicites à ce jeu métaphorique, la plupart des critiques n’ont pas décodé cette clé interprétative dans toute sa richesse, exception faite de Jean-Louis L’Écuyer (2007). Nous montrons toutefois que la construction allégorique est encore plus subtile et plus élaborée que ne le propose cet auteur.AbstractIn his novel Les Anthropoïdes, Gérard Bessette describes an imaginary geography that allegorizes the feminine body in its most intimate parts. He thus draws a modern “carte du Tendre” in which are freely expressed a number of fantasies explored by psycho-analysis and anthropology. Even if the novel is dotted with repeated and sometimes very explicit allusions to this metaphorical play, most critiques have not decoded this interpretative key, with the exception of Jean-Louis L’Écuyer (2007). We show however that the allegorical construction is even subtler and more elaborate than proposes this author.
Objective assessment of handwriting in outpatient prescriptions of a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Mohan Prafull , Gupta Pooja
Published: June 2019

Background: Poor physician handwriting may lead to wrong comprehension and dispensing errors. This study was planned to objectively assess the quality of handwriting of doctors and their readability by physician, pharmacist and patient and to explore the impact of experience and familiarity of pharmacist on prescription readability.Methods: A 100 prescriptions were selected and were given to a pharmacist, a doctor and an educated lay person. They rated the readability of prescriptions on a scale of 1-10 and an average readability score was calculated. Prescriptions with average score 4 or less were subjected to analysis by a pharmacist working at the hospital dispensary (P1) and another pharmacist not working at hospital pharmacy (P2).Results: Average score of pharmacist, physician and lay person was 6.14, 5.2 and 3.14 respectively.  A total of 28 prescriptions, containing 93 medicines, had an average readability score of 4 or less. P1 was not able to comprehend one medicine while P2 could not comprehend 19 medicines out of these 93. The performance of both pharmacists was compared by diagnostic tests (EPI 6.04D). The sensitivity of P2 was 80% (95% CI 70.6-87.7), specificity and positive predictive value were 100, and negative predictive value was 5.3 (0.3-28.1).Conclusions: Familiarity of the pharmacist with the prescribing physicians’ handwriting is an important factor in comprehension of poorly legible prescriptions. This could limit the patients to pharmacists around the prescribers. Implementation of appropriate steps need to be assured to minimize the prescription errors.
Maternal risk factors and its association with low birth weight: a study from rural area of Maharashtra
Authors: Digole Dnyaneshwar N. , Nagaonkar A. S. , Takalkar Anant A.
Published: June 2019

Background: Low birth weight is single most important factor determining the survival chances of the child. A high percentage of low birth weight points to deficient health status of pregnant women, inadequate prenatal care and the need for improved care of the newborn. Present hospital based study was undertaken to identify the maternal risk factors associated with low birth weight babies.Methods: The present hospital based descriptive study was conducted at Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Govt. Medical College and Hospital. The data collection was done during 1st March 2012 to 28th February 2013. All deliveries occurring on alternate days were included in the study which comes to, 1154 deliveries. Data was analysed by using SPSS 16.0 version.Results: The percentage of low birth weight babies was more in primipara mothers (25.53%). The percentage of low birth weight babies was high (34.56%) when pregnancy interval was 1 year. Percentage of low birth weight was maximum among mothers with no antenatal visits (42.93%). Percentage of low birth weight babies was more (38.75%) in mothers who had not consumed iron and folic acid tablets. Percentage of low birth weight babies was higher (35.62%) among mothers who had antenatal history of radiological exposure. Percentage of low birth weight babies was more (30.27%) in mothers who received inadequate afternoon rest.Conclusions: In our study low birth weight was commonly observed in primipara mothers, pregnancy interval less than a year, mothers with no antenatal visits, in mothers who had not consumed iron and folic acid tablets and with history of radiological exposure.
Hypsometric models for a clonal plantation of Tectona grandis Linn F. subjected to selective thinning
Authors: Dos Santos Mario Lima , Rodrigues Richard Pinheiro , Roque Lima Michael Douglas , Rocha Martins Walmer Bruno , Costa Beatriz Cordeiro , Suzuki Patricia Mie
Published: June 2019

At a moment when the importance of planted forests in the Amazon region is increasing, hypsometric models become highly relevant tools as they allow monitoring of and planning for tree plantations in a way that is practical and economic for the producer. Thus, the objective of the current study was to select and adjust a model of hypsometric relationships for a clonal plantation of Tectona grandis Linn F., submitted to selective

thinning, located in Capitão Poço municipality, Pará state, Brazil. Data were collected from permanent plots in five-year-old stands using the fixed area method and systematic process. The best adjusted model was selected with an adjusted determination coefficient (R²aj.%), residual standard deviation of the percentage estimate (Syx%), recalculated residual standard error (Syxr%), diagnosis of distribution of residuals as a percentage and

the Percent Average Deviation (PAD%). Hyperbolic models 2 and 3 had the highest determination coefficients (83.42 and 83.40%) and lowest PAD (-0.006 and -0.154%). The polynomial (1) and hyperbolic models (2 and 3) showed the smallest errors in related to the estimates. Model 2 (hyperbolic) was found to generate the

best estimate of total T. grandis clonal plantation height. Use of this hypsometric model will allow a significant

reduction of costs and time in forest inventory studies.
Production chain for brazil-nuts (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) at Ipaú-Anilzinho extractive reserve, municipality of Baião, Pará, Amazonian Brazil
Authors: Oliveira da Silva Antonia Sandra , Campos Paraense Vinicius De
Published: June 2019

Brazil nuts are an important source of income for many Amazon people. Consequently, the aim of this study was to characterize the production chain for brazil-nuts at an Extractive Reserve named Ipaú-Anilzinho, in the context of the economic and market aspects. Data collection occurred via site visits and semistructured

interviews, using questionnaires with 14 informants all occupying key positions the within-RESEX production chain, using the Rapid Rural Diagnosis (RRD) technique. Selection of key informants followed the Snowball non-probabilistic sampling method. Chain characterization used Filière Analysis of main chain links

were identified and described and costs and generated revenue estimated for the different levels of activity, as was marginal values and commercialization markup. Results demonstrated that brazil-nut extractivism occurs in a traditional way, based on the family-based labour force, and is done by people with low level of

educational and average age of over 50 years. Labour costs were the main part of the total activity costs. The retailer was found to be the biggest profit earner in relation to the price paid by the consumer, and so effectively set the price of the product. Among the obstacles found, the low price received by producers and

middlemen in the community is notable, since it accrues low levels of benefit and low aggregation values, resulting in a decrease in the commercialization margin and in the income of families in the community.
Alcohol y violencia conyugal: estilo del vínculo en función de su co-ocurrencia en parejas de Bogotá
Authors: Perdomo Escobar Sandra Jimena
Published: June 2019

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue analizar el estilo de vínculo en función de la co-ocurrencia del consumo de alcohol y la violencia conyugal en las díadas maritales de señoras de estrato socioeconómico medio y bajo. Con un diseño transversal analítico no experimental factorial de 2x2, se tomaron intencionalmente 101 mujeres voluntarias. Se aplicaron el Cuestionario de Co-ocurrencia de alcohol y violencia conyugal adaptado de Ramírez (2002) y la Escala de vínculo en el adulto modificada de Collins y Read (1996). Además del análisis descriptivo, se usaron las pruebas de c2, el OR y el c2 de Mantel y Haenszel. Se encontró que el 79% de las mujeres y el 89,9% de los cónyuges eran consumidores habituales. La violencia conyugal hacia las mujeres se dio en el 31,6% y hacia los hombres, en el 25%. La co-ocurrencia se encontró en 22 casos, como presencia yuxtapuesta del consumo y el maltrato. Entonces, el consumo sería un factor de riesgo de violencia conyugal. No hubo asociación significativa entre el consumo y la violencia con el estilo de vínculo de las mujeres. La c2 de Mantel y Haenszel mostró significativamente (p=0,036) que el tipo de vínculo de las mujeres sólo se ve afectado por el consumo de OH si hay co-ocurrentemente violencia conyugal, pero sin ésta, el estilo de vínculo se comporta ortogonalmente con el consumo de OH. Se concluyó que hay relación de interdependencia del estilo de vínculo en función de la presencia diferencial del consumo de alcohol y la violencia conyugal.
El secreto profesional en psicología. Enfoque constitucional, legal y jurisprudencial en Colombia
Authors: Hernández Gerardo
Published: June 2019

El Secreto Profesional (SP) es definido como la reserva obligatoria que debe tener todo profesional frente al conocimiento que en función de su trabajo llegase a tener. El secreto en general y el secreto profesional en particular, reciben especial atención de la sociedad, al punto de que su violación es considerada delito en la mayoría de países del mundo. En Colombia, la violación del SP no constituye delito, salvo la violación de reserva industrial o comercial consagrada en el artí- culo 308 del Código Penal, o lo estipulado en el artículo 418.
Sintomatología psicológica en población reclusa del establecimiento carcelario de Bogotá
Authors: Quintero-Cárdenas Carlos José , Jiménez-Molina José Raúl , Riaño-Martínez Martha Isabel , Zúñiga-Barros Iván Antonio
Published: June 2019

El principal objetivo de este estudio es establecer los síntomas psicológicos en la población reclusa del establecimiento carcelario de Bogotá. Este estudio (descriptivo-comparativo) incluyó una muestra total de 40 reclusos del sector norte y sur del EC de Bogotá. A los participantes se les aplicó el inventario SCL 90-R en su adaptación española. Los resultados mostraron una alta presencia de sintomatología, relacionada con la dimensión de psicoticismo, y de algunas otras que indican de manera directa el nivel de malestar o distrés global. Además, estos no arrojaron diferencias significativas entre los reclusos del sector norte y sur en lo referente a la sintomatología que presentaban. Por último, la mayoría de los participantes mostraron un estilo de respuesta aumentador (exageración) o de simulación.
Análisis del Test de Actitudes Alimentarias (EAT-26) con un modelo tipo Rasch en una muestra de adolescentes paraguayos
Authors: Fischer Reinhardt , Prieto Gerardo
Published: June 2019

Aunque el EAT-26 es un test muy utilizado mundialmente en el diagnóstico e investigación de los trastornos alimenticios, apenas existen estudios de sus propiedades psicométricas, utilizando el Modelo de Rasch (RM). El objetivo principal de este estudio ha sido analizar, con el Modelo de Escalas de Calificación, un modelo tipo Rasch para ítems politómicos, el test EAT-26 en una muestra de adolescentes. Así mismo, se propuso una adaptación de este test, con el fin de utilizarlo en el contexto paraguayo. La reagrupación de las 6 categorías originales y la eliminación de ítems que no se ajustaban al modelo derivaron en la propuesta de una versión del EAT, con 18 ítems y 3 categorías de respuesta. Se aportan los resultados correspondientes a las características de la nueva versión: unidimensionalidad, ajuste al modelo de personas e ítems, confiabilidad de las medidas, diferencias en la escala entre hombres y mujeres, y funcionamiento diferencial de los ítems asociado al sexo.
Revisión de la literatura sobre el papel del afrontamiento en las autolesiones no suicidas en adolescentes
Authors: González Suárez Luisa Fernanda , Vasco- Hurtado Isabel Cristina , Nieto- Betancurt Lucy
Published: June 2019

Las autolesiones no suicidas (ALNS) en adolescentes se han convertido en un problema de relevancia a nivel clínico y social por el aumento en su prevalencia y porque constituyen posibles predictores de intentos suicidas. Este artículo tiene como objetivo realizar una revisión sobre la incidencia del afrontamiento en las ALNS en adolescentes. La literatura abarca artículos científicos de carácter aplicado y teórico, desde el año 1986 hasta el 2015, los cuales están disponibles en las bases de datos Redalyc, Pub Med, Elsevier, Scielo, Dialnet, Science direct, además de la página del Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. Se encontraron artículos que aluden al concepto, las características, las funciones psicológicas, la prevalencia, la cronicidad y los factores de riesgo de las ALNS, así como a la relación de este fenómeno con la ideación suicida, el suicidio y el afrontamiento. Los resultados muestran que los adolescentes que se autolesionan hacen uso de estrategias centradas en la emoción y la evitación, además de que presentan un déficit en cuanto a estrategias de resolución de problemas y uso del apoyo social. Por esto, la intervención debe enfocarse en el diseño e implementación de programas en torno al desarrollo de competencias emocionales y estrategias de afrontamiento, las cuales permitan hacer frente al estrés de una manera adaptativa.
Desarrollo de funciones ejecutivas y prematuridad: Lo que nos cuenta la neuropsicología de la primera infancia
Authors: Calle Sandoval Diego Alejandro
Published: June 2019

El presente escrito ofrece una revisión contemporánea de investigaciones empíricas y relexiones acerca de la inluencia de la prematuridad en el nacimiento neuropsicológico de las funciones ejecutivas durante los primeros años. Para ello, el documento confronta resultados empíricos de trabajos en tópicos de neurodesarrollo, neuropsicología y prematuridad. La revisión ilustra la manera como el nacimiento antes de tiempo implica riesgos para la construcción del sujeto y su capacidad de control voluntario del comportamiento y la cognición.
Journal Update from EBLIP10
Authors: Kloda Lorie A.
Published: June 2019

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Aziz Pavlus’un Seyahatleri Çerçevesinde Arnavutların Hıristiyanlıkla İlk Temasları Konusundaki İddiaların Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: Rruga İlir
Published: June 2019

Günümüzde Arnavutların dinî yapısına
bakıldığında, halkın çoğunluğunun Müslümanlardan oluştuğu görülse de, İslâm
dinini benimsemeden önce ekseriyetle Hıristiyan inancına sahip idiler. Bu konu
kapsamında yapılan bazı çalışmalarda Arnavutların Hıristiyanlık ile ilgili ilk
temaslarının Aziz Pavlus ile başladığı ifade edilmektedir. Bu iddiayı öne
sürenler, Aziz Pavlus’un Hıristiyan mesajını diğer milletlere duyurmak üzere
yapmış olduğu seyahatlerinden biri olan “Roma’ya Yolculukları” esnasında
Arnavutluk’un Dyrrhachium (Durrës) ve Apollonia şehirlerine uğrayarak
Hıristiyan inancını yaydığı sonucuna varmışlardır. Bu görüş her ne kadar
Arnavut Kiliseleri tarafından şiddetle savunuluyor ise de arkeolojik Hıristiyan
kalıntılarının en erken IV.-VI. yüzyıllara ait olması ve yaptığımız çalışmalar
sonucu Aziz Pavlus’un günümüz Arnavutluk’un sınırları içerisine girmediğini
göstermektedir. Ancak Aziz Pavlus bizzat Arnavutluk’ta bulunmamış olsa da Hıristiyan merkezleri olan “Dyrrhachium
(Durrës), Apollonia, Aulon (Avlonya), Pulcheriopolis
(Berat) gibi piskoposluklardan İznik, Efes, Kadıköy ve İstanbul gibi
ekümenik konsillere Arnavutluk’tan piskopos katılımının gerçekleşmiş olması,
hem bu inancın erken bir tarihte Arnavutlar arasında yayıldığını hem de hızlı
bir şekilde yayıldığını göstermektedir.
İlahiyat ve Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği Öğrencilerinin Işık Kavramı Hakkındaki Metaforik Algıları
Authors: Değirmenci Salih , Karamustafaoğlu Sevilay , Karamustafaoğlu Orhan
Published: June 2019

Eğitim-öğretim
sürecinde metaforlardan, kavram, olay ve durumların nasıl algılandığını,
zihinde nasıl yapılandırıldığını belirlemede ve kavram öğretiminde
yararlanılmaktadır. Bu araştırmada, İlahiyat ve Fen Bilgisi Öğretmenliği
programlarındaki son sınıf öğrencilerinin “Işık” kavramına ilişkin algılarında
farklılık olup olmadığını metaforlar aracılığıyla ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır.
Çalışma nitel araştırma yaklaşımlarından olgubilim yöntemiyle yürütülmüştür.
Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, gönüllük esası ve kolay ulaşılabilirlik durumu
dikkate alınarak Amasya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde öğrenim gören 84 (K:54, E:30) son sınıf ilahiyat
öğrencisi ile Eğitim Fakültesi’nde öğrenim gören 63 (K: 48, E: 15) fen bilgisi
öğrencisi olmak üzere toplam 147 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın
verileri, çalışma grubunda bulunan öğrencilerin “Işık … gibidir. Çünkü …”
ifadesinin tamamlamalarıyla toplanmış ve içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz
edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, ilahiyat öğrencileri ışık kavramına ilişkin
44 geçerli ve farklı metafor, fen bilgisi öğretmenliği öğrencileri ise 35
geçerli ve farklı metafor üretmiştir. Üretilen metaforlar “Bilimsel”,
“Duygusal”, “Yol gösterici”, “İhtiyaç” ve “Dini kavramlar” olmak üzere beş
kategoride toplanmıştır. İlahiyat öğrencileri için “Bilimsel”, “Yol gösterici”
ve “Duygusal” olarak isimlendirilen kategorilerde toplanan metaforların “Dini
Kavramlar” ve “İhtiyaç” kategorilerinde toplanan metaforlardan daha fazla
olduğu, fen bilgisi öğrencileri için ise “Bilimsel” ve “İhtiyaç” olarak
isimlendirilen kategorilerde toplanan metaforların “Yol gösterici” ve
“Duygusal” kategorilerinde toplanan metaforlardan daha fazla olduğu
görülmüştür. Ayrıca ilahiyat öğrencilerinin oluşturduğu “Dini kavramlar”
kategorisindeki metaforlardan fen bilgisi öğretmenliği öğrencilerinin hiçbir
metafor oluşturmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Farklı programlardaki öğrencilerin her
kategori için oluşturdukları benzer metaforların yanında çoğunlukla farklı
metaforlar oluşturması öğrencilerin geçmiş deneyimleri ve eğitim hayatlarında
karşılaştıkları öğretmen ve arkadaş gruplarının farklı olmasından kaynaklandığı
sonucuna varılmıştır.
Effect of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum IS-10506 on BDNF and 5HT stimulation: role of intestinal microbiota on the gut-brain axis
Authors: Ranuh Reza , Fardah Athiyyah Alpha , Darma Andy , Prasetyo Risky Vitria , Riawan Wibi , S. Surono Ingrid , Marto Sudarmo Subijanto
Published: June 2019

Background and Objectives: Microbial communities residing in the gut play a major role in the communication between the gut and the brain through neural, immune, and hormonal routes. Changes in abundance of beneficial intestinal bacteria can affect health of individuals. Conversely, drugs, disease, diet and other factors can alter the gut microbiome. However, there is limited information on the effect of exogenous factors on gut microbiota. In this study, we investigated wheth- er a beneficial bacterium, the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum IS-10506, can stimulate the gut–brain axis using Wistar rats.
Materials and Methods: The animals were divided into two groups: one received L. plantarum IS strain 10506 supple- mentation, while the control group received no treatment. Activation of the gut–brain axis was evaluated by immunohisto- chemical analysis of intestinal and brain serotonin (5-HT) and brain neurotrophin (NT), serotonin transporter (5-HTT), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels.
Results: The results showed that BDNF (p< 0.000), NT (p< 0.000007), and 5-HTT (p< 0.000007) expression was upregu- lated in the brain along with intestinal 5-HT (p< 0.000) level in rats treated with L. plantarum strain IS-10506 relative to the control group.
Conclusion: The probiotic L. plantarum IS-10506 stimulates the gut–brain axis and can potentially promote brain develop- ment and function.
Analysis of antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of purified recombinant Azurin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors: Mohammadi-Barzelighi Hajar , Nasr-Esfahani Bahram , Bakhshi Bita , Daraei Bahram , Moghim Sharareh , Fazeli Hossein
Published: June 2019

Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of recombinant
Azurin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa against different bacterial species.
Materials and Methods: The azurin gene was cloned in the pET21a vector. The pET21a-azurin construct was transformed into Escherichia coli BL21. The recombinant Azurin was expressed and purified using affinity chromatography and con- firmed by Western blotting. The cytotoxicity of rAzurin was assessed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of rAzurin with different concentrations were determined by micro-broth dilution and crystal violet methods, respectively. The effect of rAzurin on bacterial species was statistically analyzed by t- test and spearman correla- tion.
Results: The identity of purified protein was confirmed by blotting and distinguished as a 14 kDa band on 15% SDS-PAGE. The IC50 of rAzurin on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) was determined as 377.91±0.5 µg/mL in 24 h. Vibrio cholerae and Campilobacter jejuni displayed the most sensitivity to rAzurin (27.5 and 55 μg/mL, respectively) and the highest resistance (220 μg/mL) was displayed by P. aeruginosa and E. coli. The MIC for other species was 110 μg/mL. The Minimum Biofilm Inhibition Concentration (MBIC) was determined as 220 μg/mL for Salmonella enterica and V. cholerae,
300 μg/mL for Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri and P. aeruginosa and 440 μg/mL for the other species. The antimicrobial effect of rAzurin on bacterial species were significant (p value<0.05) and correlation coefficient was negative.
Conclusion: The rAzurin appears to be an appropriate choice and a new strategy for prevention of bacterial infection. It
inhibits bacterial growth and biofilm formation and candidates as antimicrobial peptides.
A simple method for in-house Pfu DNA polymerase purification for high-fidelity PCR amplification
Authors: Siva Sankar Prabu , Citartan Marimuthu , Ahmed Siti Aminah , V. Skryabin Boris , S. Rozhdestvensky Timofey , Heah Khor Goot , Hock Tang Thean
Published: June 2019

Background and Objectives: Pfu DNA polymerase is an enzyme that exhibits the lowest error rate in the 3´ to 5´ exonucle- ase (proofreading) activity during DNA synthesis in Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCRs). This study was aimed to express and purify Pfu DNA polymerase in a bacterial expression system under a simple purification method.
Materials and Methods: Pfu polymerase gene sequence, derived from Pyrocuccus furiosus (Pfu) genomic DNA, was cloned and overexpressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS. Upon overexpression, bacterial lysate containing the Pfu DNA polymerase was heated at 94°C for 5 minutes. Pfu DNA polymerase having high thermal stability was retained while the other bacterial proteins were denatured. The resulting thermo stable Pfu DNA polymerase was separated from the other debris of the dena- tured proteins by simple centrifugation.
Results: The enzymatic activity of the resulting Pfu DNA polymerase was estimated by comparing with the commer- cial Pfu DNA Polymerases. An estimated 50000 units of functional Pfu DNA polymerase was produced from a 400 ml culture.
Conclusion: The in-house produced Pfu DNA Polymerase could be used for routine amplification that requires high-fidelity
such as cloning and DNA sequencing.
Examining the ethical challenges in managing elder abuse: a systematic review
Authors: Saghafi Afsaneh , Bahramnezhad Fatemeh , Poormollamirza Afsaneh , Dadgari Ali , Navab Elham
Published: June 2019

Elder abuse is an increasingly intangible phenomenon that has created numerous ethical issues for care teams and caregivers. Although different studies have concentrated on various ethical issues regarding abuse, no study has arrived at a comprehensive conclusion. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the existing ethical challenges in this context.
For this purpose, two researchers familiar with systematic search approach examined national and international journals on PubMed, Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), Scientific Information Database (SID) and similar databases between January and February 2017. They were able to find 116 articles that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and finally selected 15 articles based on the predesigned questions.
The findings were classified in five subtitles as follow: 1) the common definition of elder abuse, 2) a comprehensive legislation on elder abuse, 3) comprehensive ethical principles about elder abuse, 4) ethical considerations regarding patients without competency, and 5) reporting and sharing information about elder abuse. The study results revealed no common definition and no legislation about elder abuse, and also showed that health care providers’ observance of ethical principles depends on the ethical and legal conditions of the community.
Nowadays, elder abuse is a serious problem in many countries. Cultural and religious differences are the reasons for lack of a common definition and legislations, which comprises the biggest obstacle to protecting the rights of elderly people. It is clear that ethical principles should be respected as far as a person has competency. Furthermore, localization of clinical guidelines related to this issue leads to proper functioning of health care providers, especially nurses as the first line of treatment
A Study on Tricycle Sign Systems: A Reflection of Filipino Optimism, Masculinity, Religiosity, and Values
Authors: Joyce Kristinne , Miguel Chirbet A.
Published: June 2019

Tricycle, the most popular mode of transportation in the countryside, has served as a means to articulate one’s thoughts. The signages posted on these usually express humor, wit, spirituality and sexual thoughts. The researchers believe that the language utterances displayed on these tricycles may be influenced by a number of social factors. The paper answered these questions: What are the signages found in tricycles traversing Tuguegarao proper? What do these signages in language reflect the lived world or thoughts of the tricycle drivers? Or their social background? How do these signages correlate to social factors? This paper used the descriptive design in examining the signages that were gathered from 100 tricycle driver respondents in Tuguegarao City. Analysis of the signages is strengthened through Barthesian’s sign systems. Drawing on the social constructionism, the paper highlights the following: First, tricycles have become a medium of Filipino expression where the vehicles communicate the drivers’ worldviews.The gathered signages reflected some Filipino values and traits such as optimism and fatalism; masculinity and machismo; religiosity and social cohesion; and hard work and cultural capital. Second, the paper holds that language may be understood by looking into the relationship between the signifier and the signified. The signages used by the tricycle drivers reflect not only their explicit thoughts, but also symbolic meanings and their habitus. Lastly, language has fulfilled its metalinguistic function as the signages were analyzed to show that these were representations of one’s cultural behavior.
OMANI WOMEN AND THEIR HAPPINESS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY BASED ON GNH AND SWLS TOOL
Authors: Varghese Dr. Thresiamma
Published: June 2019

This study would look at the life of women in Sultanate of Oman during the prosperous era of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, where they are privileged to become a part of different ministerial portfolios in Oman. The key objective behind this study is to know the insight of Omani women on their happiness, through identifying certain areas where they can feel the happiness and what extent they think they are happy.

The study collected primary data from a sample of 500 women from Oman with a structured questionnaire. This is a qualitative study since reviews of literature shows that the subjective factors will further impact on the happiness of all women, same with Omani women as well. The study partially adopted GNH methods and SWLS scale to understand the happiness of Omani women.

The findings of the study shows that women in Oman are happier and employment like factors can enhance their happiness. Finally the study gave certain recommendations to further improve the wellbeing of women in Oman as a whole.
THE INFLUENCE OF SEMIOTIC ADVERTISING EFFICACY ON GEN-Y PURCHASE INTENT: A STUDY OF REPUTABLE MAJOR BRANDS OF SMART PHONE
Authors: A. Oputa Elizabeth , Fakhrorazi A. , Islam Rabiul
Published: June 2019

Purpose of the Study: The aim of this study is to influence the semiotic advertising efficacy on Gen-Y purchase intent of reputable major brands of smart phones. Semiotic advertising is an effective, modern approach of advertising that focuses on the use of different signs, symbols, images, and other visual aids for the purposes of marketing a given product or service. Since these signs tend to create an image of the brand in the minds of consumers and also demonstrates the association of the brand with their cultural orientations, beliefs and values, semiotic advertising is said to have a significant impact on the brand equity as perceived by generation y customers.

Methodology: The data for this study were obtained from existing literatures on reputable major brands of smart phones. The methodology relied on existing previous literatures on the subject being dealt with.

Results: The study presents evidence on the influence of semiotic advertising efficacy on generation-y’s purchase intent of smart phones. The study confirms that since higher brand equity is based on its components of perception, recognition, parity, loyalty, and trust and since it positively influences the purchase intentions and decisions of generation-y smart phone users, semiotic advertising must also have a positive influence on the purchase intention of buyers.

Implications: It is hence implemented that purchase intentions of generation Y smart phone users increase when the efficacy of semiotic advertising increases.
GLOBALIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Authors: Islam Rabiul , Fakhrorazi A. , Hartini H. , Raihan Md. Abu
Published: June 2019

Purpose of the study: The aim of this paper is to boost the knowledge regarding globalization and its impact on international business. International business is a vast range of business activities involving the exchange of goods and services among individuals and businesses across national borders. In conjunction with the galloping of globalization, international business has been a topic among business executives and has drawn the attention of all industries.

Methodology: Data for this study were obtained from existing literatures on the role of globalization and its impact on international business. The methodology relied on existing previous literature on the subject being dealt with.

Findings: Globalization in the international era and the contrasts between countries result in both opportunities and threats to international businesses. Therefore, all business entities need to bear in mind and take notes on any changes in the globalized business environment when executing any adjustment and resolution and in administering current international operations.

Implication: The present study broke down how the various types of globalization affected international business. A firm’s competency to trade goods and services internationally, transfer their production to other countries, and pick up the knowledge from abroad on the efficiency of operation. It has been growing due to the technological advancement, rising earnings, liberalization of cross-border movements and cooperative arrangements among nations.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY: A CASE STUDY ON THE NORTHERN REGION OF MALAYSIA
Authors: Islam Rabiul , Abdul Ghani Ahmad Bashawir
Published: June 2019

Purpose of the Study: Climate change is an international agenda and entails a worldwide clarification. It is trendy now in Southeast Asia and the nastiest is yet to originate. In recent years, addressing climate change has been high on the global strategic program. There is now consent to avert worldwide heating and attainment of hazardous stages, which can be accomplished through mechanisms of alleviating conservatory gas releases. The target of this paper is to decide the linkages of the aspects of climatic variations and domestic resiliencies through the level of domestic food security among the deprived and squat revenue households in the Northern Region of Malaysia.

Methodology: In this study, the Northern Region of Malaysia covers four states, namely, Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak. The current learning is founded on the primary data that were composed from March to June, 2018 over a questionnaire review of 400 deprived and less revenue families from the Malaysian states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak. The sample was designated from E-Kasih poor domestic database founded on a cluster random sampling system.

Educational Implications: Primarily, the study is about the events of family nourishment safety according to the United States Agency for International Development – Household Food Insecurity Access (USAIDHFIA) model, and takes track of ordinal regressions under the Logit and Probit models.

Results: This study discovered that nourishment uncertainty is related to community and financial issues, and is also expressively related to climatic issues. Therefore, nutrition safety programs must be assimilated with the programs for climatic change variation.

Novelty: The innovation of this paper is the indicator of environmental sustainability in the Northern Region of Malaysia
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND ITS IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Authors: Islam Rabiul , Abdul Ghani Ahmad Bashawir , Othman Muhammad Fuad , Ahmad Apandi Laila Suriya
Published: June 2019

Purpose of the study: The aim of this study was to relate the political economy and its impact on trade and development of economy. One of the currently witnessed changes that strike out the most from previous years is the relatedness of each political economy aspect of the world. The dimension of economy can be found in different problems throughout the world and economy has become the most prioritized aspect in the 21st century.

Methodology: The data for this study were obtained from existing literatures on political economy and trade as well. The methodology heavily relied on the existing previous literatures on the subject being dealt with.

Results: The findings indicated that the government could decide to intervene in markets with the intention of limiting import or maximizing export. Trade barriers might be applied for the intention of limiting imports such as tariffs, import quotas, native gratified necessities, directorial strategies, and anti-dumping policies.

Implications: Protectionist policies are being implemented by country by the means of protecting the local market from international market that might risk the industries inside the nation and might resulted in the depletion of the nation’s sovereignty rate. Protectionist policy can be considered as a barrier towards trade but is essential for the long run local industry.
Empathy: simple and inevitable? Development education and narratives of African poverty
Authors: Kurian Nomisha C.
Published: June 2019

This article critically examines how the concept of empathy is mobilized in the rhetoric of development education, and explores different ways of conceptualizing empathy as a pedagogical ideal and an affective experience. Its premise is that the concept of empathy has been insufficiently
probed within academia, even though paradigm shifts in development have made the concept central to development education. In reference to narratives of African poverty, the article critiques literature depicting empathy as simple or inevitable within development education. It seeks to open
up new possibilities for conceptualizing a form of empathy that prioritizes nuance and self-reflexivity. The article intends to contribute to development education by advocating more respectful, dialogical and self-aware cross-cultural engagement.
Risk Tolerance and the Financial Satisfaction of Credit Card Users
Authors: Payne Patrick , Kalenkoski Charlene M. , Browning Christopher
Published: June 2019

This study tests whether risk tolerance mitigates the effects of credit card mismanagement on users' financial satisfaction. We used data from the Health and Retirement Study and found results showing that credit card mismanagement reduces the financial satisfaction of lower-risk-tolerance users only. The results also suggest that the psychic costs of credit card mismanagement (i.e., stress and anxiety), not the monetary costs (fees and higher interest rates), may be the biggest contributors to the dissatisfaction associated with credit card use.
Bequest Provision Preferences in Commercial Annuities: An Experimental Test of the Role of Mortality Salience
Authors: Williams Jacob A. , James Russell N.
Published: June 2019

Recent research demonstrates that personal mortality salience from annuity contemplation generates an avoidance response, reducing interest in purchasing annuities. However, theoretical models of mortality salience also predict an increased desire for investment in the future circumstances of surviving others (“symbolic immortality”), such as that provided by bequest provisions in an annuity contract. An experimental test confirms that those exposed to higher levels of personal mortality reminders exhibit a greater preference for an annuity paying lower income but with a bequest provision. Thus, the effects of mortality salience can drive annuity decisions, not only at the extensive margin (avoidance of any purchase), but also at the intensive margin (purchasing lower income by including a bequest provision).
The Impact of Financial-Aid Format on Students' Collegiate Financing Decisions
Authors: Festa Mackenzie M. , Holderness D. Kip , Neidermeyer A. A. , Neidermeyer Presha E.
Published: June 2019

This study explored how an alternative presentation of loan information affects financial-aid decisions among students (n = 204) at a large public university. Building from decision-aid literature and using an experimental design, we found that when financial-aid forms were formatted in a way that makes interest rates more accessible and salient, students tended to: (a) accept fewer high-cost private loans and (b) work more during the college years. Results indicate that minor revisions in financial-aid documentation can have a significant impact on students' financial-aid choices. Those working in the fields of higher education and financial counseling and planning can use this information to further educate borrowers prior to the encumbrance of student loan debt.
THE METHOD OF PREPARING SOIL SAMPLES FOR SOIL – WATER CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT USING SESSILE-DROP TECHNIQUE
Authors: Matveeva N. V. , Milanovsky E. Yu. , Rogova O. B.
Published: June 2019

The method of soil samples preparation for measuring the (wetting) contact angle (CA) of the soil solid phase surface using membrane filters is proposed. The samples of kaolinite, a standard sample of chernozem and samples of agro-chestnut soil were taken for the experiment. The results of the CA measurements using two types of sample preparation for the analysis were compared. The first method of sample preparation was to apply a sample to a double-sided adhesive tape; the second method involved the deposition of suspensions of the studied samples of certain concentrations on membrane filters. The advantages and disadvantages of each sample preparation method are described. The significant difference in the obtained CA values depending on the sample preparation for measurement was revealed. The method of sample preparation with the use of membrane filters developed by the authors made it possible to reduce the CA measurement error by more than 2 times. Reducing the variation of the CA value of a single sample will allow comparing similar soil samples, including soils of the same type, but involved in different land use systems.
Editorial
Authors: Manzanares Medina Eduardo Luis
Published: June 2019

La Revista Digital de Investigación en Docencia Universitaria (RIDU) presenta un nuevo número, correspondiente al período enero-junio de 2019, el cual cuenta con importantes contribuciones tanto nacionales como internacionales. En primer lugar, Paola Palomino Flores y Carlos A. Almenara, profesores e investigadores de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, presentan una investigación cuyo objetivo fue comparar los niveles de inteligencia emocional en un grupo de estudiantes universitarios según el nivel de logro esperado de competencias, encontrándose diferencias en el grupo de estudiantes mujeres. En segundo lugar, Goretti Orbea-Aizpitarte, Esther Cruz-Iglesias y Itziar Rekalde-Rodríguez, del Departamento de Didáctica y Organización Escolar de la Universidad del País Vasco, nos presentan su investigación orientada a indagar sobre la percepción de un grupo de estudiantes universitarios en base a las posibilidades educativas y formativas que el portafolios ofrece al profesorado de un módulo de enseñanza (Minorkult); destacándose la importancia de esta herramienta para potenciar la práctica docente y la autonomía del alumnado. En tercer lugar, Carmina Folch, Reina Capdevila y Montserrat Prat, de la Universitat Ramon Llull, presentan un estudio sobre la percepción del profesorado sobre una experiencia de codocencia en la que se unieron los módulos de arte y ciencias, y en donde los resultados reflejan que dicha experiencia permitió lograr el crecimiento la creatividad, el trabajo en equipo y el liderazgo en los estudiantes. En cuarto lugar, Héctor Aponte, Daniel Barona, Antony-Javier Apeño-Arias y Angela-Stefany Hernando-Blotte de la Universidad Científica del Sur, no muestran los resultados de su investigación sobre la percepción que tienen los estudiantes universitarios sobre la historia natural del ser humano, encontrándose como principal resultado que un poco más de la mitad de los encuetados sostiene una postura evolucionista sobre el origen del hombre, mientras que el resto aún mantiene una postura más teísta.
PENGARUH TERAPI PEMAAFAN DENGAN DZIKIR UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PENERIMAAN DIRI PADA ORANG DENGAN HIV/AIDS (ODHA)
Authors: Firmansyah Oktandhy Bhayatri Mochammad , Bashori Khoiruddin , Hayati Elli Nur
Published: June 2019

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of forgiveness therapy with dzikir to increase self-acceptance in people with HIV/AIDS. The design of this research is pre-experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design model. The subjects of this study were 6 people with HIV/AIDS who have characteristics have been diagnosed HIV/AIDS positive and moslem. Self-acceptance is measured using a self-acceptance scale of 28 items. Quantitative analysis test is done by using computer program SPSS for window 16.0, observation and interview technique is used to get additional information. Quantitative data were analyzed using paired sample t-test. The results showed that there was a very significant difference in the level of self-acceptance before and after being given forgiveness therapy with dzikir (t score = -5.017; p = 0.004; p <0.01). The results of quantitative data analysis indicate that self-acceptance level of people with HIV/AIDS has increased after being given forgiveness therapy with dzikir.The conclution is forgiveness therapy with dzikir can  increase self-acceptance of people with HIV/AIDS.