bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Association of Myeloid Aberrant Antigens and the Presence of BCR-ABL Gene Re-arrangements in ALL Patients
Authors: Azam Md. Shafiul , Islam Khaza Amirul , Mafruha Sharmin , Sarwar Mirza Golam , Shah Md. Salahuddin , Aziz Md. Abdul
Published: June 2020

Background: BCR-ABL translocation is the most common genetic abnormality associated with adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) with poor outcome. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the association of myeloid aberrant antigens and the presence of BCR-ABL gene rearrangements in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) patients in our context. Method: A total of 38 ALL patients were included in this cross-sectional study from August 2018 to July 2019 according to selection criteria. BCR-ABL was detected by Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). Results: The median age at diagnosis was 27.5 years with male (76.3%) predominance. Aberrant myeloid markers, e.g.CD13 was present in 9(64.3%) patients who were BCR-ABL positive which was statistically significant (p:<0.05). Conclusion: Early suspicion about BCR-ABL positivity can be made in ALL patients who show aberrant myeloid expression.
The McKenna reaction – avoiding side reactions in phosphonate deprotection
Authors: Justyna Katarzyna , Małolepsza Joanna , Kusy Damian , Maniukiewicz Waldemar , Błażewska Katarzyna M
Published: June 2020

The McKenna reaction is a well-known and popular method for the efficient and mild synthesis of organophosphorus acids. Bromotrimethylsilane (BTMS) is the main reagent in this reaction, which transforms dialkyl phosphonate esters into bis(trimethylsilyl)esters, which are then easily converted into the target acids. However, the versatile character of the McKenna reaction is not always used to its full extent, due to formation of side products. Herein, demonstrated by using model examples we have not only analyzed the typical side processes accompanying the McKenna reaction, but also uncovered new ones. Further, we discovered that some commonly recommended precautions did not always circumvent the side reactions. The proposed results and recommendations may facilitate the synthesis of phosphonic acids.
Undergraduate Research Thesis: Is it really a Necessity or an Unnecessary Burden?
Authors: Martinez Rudolf Cymorr Kirby
Published: June 2020

The prevailing tradition of requiring a completed research paper, in the form of a thesis, in most higher institute of learning in the Philippines seems to be born out of an archaic tradition rather than any educational pedagogy. This editorial provides arguments for the above mentioned assertion.
Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge among local people in a Selected Community in the Philippines
Authors: Soriano Gil
Published: June 2020

Background: The Philippines has been classified as highly vulnerable to natural disasters. Hence, reinforcing the capacities of communities towards the risk and adverse impacts of natural hazards is essential in order to reduce vulnerability and manage disasters. The study assessed disaster-related knowledge including (1) disaster preparedness and readiness, (2) disaster adaptation, (3) disaster awareness, and (4) disaster risk perception of the local people in a selected community.

Methods: A descriptive-cross sectional study was utilized and a convenience sampling technique was used to select the 60 participants. The disaster risk reduction knowledge was assessed using the Disaster Risk Reduction Knowledge questionnaire. The gathered data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and univariate linear regression.

Results: The study revealed that the local people in the selected community have good knowledge on disaster preparedness and readiness, disaster adaptation, and disaster awareness and fair knowledge on disaster-related knowledge and disaster risk perception. Further, age, sex, civil status, and education did not predict the level of disaster risk reduction knowledge.

Conclusion: The initiatives for disaster education in the Philippines are sufficient as evidenced by a good level of disaster risk reduction knowledge among the local people in the selected community.
Analysis on Band Layer Design and J-V characteristics of Zinc Oxide Based Junction Field Effect Transistor
Authors: Chaw Chaw Su Nandar Hlaing , Nwe Thiri
Published: June 2020

This paper presents the band gap design and J-V characteristic curve of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) based on Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET). The physical properties for analysis of semiconductor field effect transistor play a vital role in semiconductor measurements to obtain the high-performance devices. The main objective of this research is to design and analyse the band diagram design of semiconductor materials which are used for high performance junction field effect transistor. In this paper, the fundamental theory of semiconductors, the electrical properties analysis and bandgap design of materials for junction field effect transistor are described. Firstly, the energy bandgaps are performed based on the existing mathematical equations and the required parameters depending on the specified semiconductor material. Secondly, the J-V characteristic curves of semiconductor material are discussed in this paper. In order to achieve the current-voltage characteristic for specific junction field effect transistor, numerical values of each parameter which are included in analysis are defined and then these resultant values are predicted for the performance of junction field effect transistors. The computerized analyses have also mentioned in this paper.
Ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysms treated by coiling technique: characteristics, outcomes and prognosises
Authors: Tran Tuan Minh Nguyen
Published: June 2020

RUPTURED ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY ANEURYSMS
TREATED BY COILING TECHNIQUE: CHARACTERISTICS,
OUTCOMES AND PROGNOSISES

Abstract
A prospective study of 31 patients with ruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm (ACoA) treated by endovascular coiling was carried out at Stroke center - Hue Central Hospital, from September 2018 – February 2020. The results obtained were: Male:female ratio = 2.1: 1, age 54.2 ± 15.3 (21-85); clinically sudden onset 100%, headache 87.1%, vomiting 45.2%, cranial nerve palsy 12.9%, hemiparesis 29%, aphasia 11%; Hunt-Hess 1-3 61.3%, Fisher 1-3 35.2%, Glasgow coma score ≤8 19.4%; aneurysm size 5.6 ± 2.0 mm (2.5-10 mm), complete obliteration 81%; delayed ischemia 19.4%, ventricular dilation 45.2%, in-hospital recurrent hemorrhage 0%, modified Rankin scale (mRS) 0-2 at discharge 51.6%; mRS 0-2 after 3 months 54.8%, in-hospital death 0%, death within 3 months 22.6%. There was a moderate correlation between Hunt-Hess, Glasgow score at admission and mortality within 3 months; there was a statistically significant relationship between Glasgow coma scale-based groups and mortality (OR 0.34; 95% CI: 0.12 - 0.99; p = 0.047, p-value 77.4%).
The Coronavirus Collective: Hidden Talents
Authors: Thacker Jeet
Published: June 2020

Curated by Triya Anushka Chakravorty
EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT ESSENTIAL OILS AND BIO CONTROL AGENTS AGAINST ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA THE CAUSAL AGENT OF FRUIT ROT OF JUJUBE
Authors: Nizamani Majid Hussain , Abro Manzoor Ali , Gadhi Muswar Ali , Keerio Azhar Uddin , Talpur Mir Shahbaz Ali , Sajawal  , Qazi Suman
Published: June 2020

This study was carried out on the evaluation of different essential oils and biocontrol agents against Alternaria alternata the causal agent of fruit rot. For the pathogenicity test against A. alternata was performed through cut and injection inoculation methods. The antifungal potential of different essential oils like turpentine, laung, neem and castus root was carried out at different doses i.e. 5, 10 and 15% by food poisoned method to find out the effective and suitable oil for the growth inhibition of A. alternata and evaluate the effect of some biocontrol agents on growth inhibition of A. alternata. The findings of this investigation stated that cut method of inoculation showed higher percentage (2.60) of rotting as compared to injection method of inoculation (2.35). Minimum colony growth of A. alternata (31.60, 21.25 and 15.16%) was examined under Laung oil at the dosage of 5, 10 and 15% followed by Neem oil (42.60, 31.60 and 21.30%), respectively. Maximum colony growth of A. alternata (62.71, 52.40 and 41.75%) was observed under Castus root oil at the dosage of 5, 10 and 15%. Zero growth of target pathogen was examined under Turpentine at 5, 10 and 15%. Under control the A. alternata showed (90 mm) colony growth. Minimum linear colony growth of A. alternata was observed for Hypoxylon Sp1 (50.31%), followed by Neurospora spp. (52.97%), Lasiodiplodia theobromae (54.7%), Chactomium subaffine (57.07%) and Fusarium sp. (65.4%). Maximum mycelial colony growth (90%) was recorded in control. Based on present investigation, Similarly, for controlling the linear colony growth of A. alternata under in vitro conditions Turpentine oil ranked 1st, Laung oil ranked 2nd, Neem oil ranked 3rd, Castus root oil ranked 4th.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Punctoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)
Authors: Salvador Rodrigo B. , Brook Fred J. , Shepherd Lara D. , Kennedy Martyn
Published: June 2020

A phylogenetic analysis using a combination of mitochondrial (COI, 16S) and nuclear markers (ITS2, 28S) indicated that Punctoidea, as previously interpreted, is polyphyletic. It comprises two main groups, containing northern hemisphere (Laurasian) and predominantly southern hemisphere (Gondwanan) taxa respectively, treated here as separate superfamilies. Within Punctoidea sensu stricto, Punctidae, Cystopeltidae and Endodontidae form separate monophyletic clades, but Charopidae, as currently interpreted, is paraphyletic. Most of the charopid taxa that we sequenced, including Charopa coma (Gray, 1843) and other Charopinae, grouped in a clade with Punctidae but some charopid taxa from Australia and South America grouped with Cystopeltidae. Cystopeltidae previously contained a single Australia-endemic genus, Cystopelta Tate, 1881, but our analysis suggests that it is considerably more diverse taxonomically and has a much wider distribution. For taxonomic stability, we suggest that Charopidae be retained as a family-level group for now, pending further study of the systematic relationships of its constituent taxa. A new superfamily, Discoidea, is erected here for two Northern Hemisphere families, Discidae and Oreohelicidae, which were previously assigned to Punctoidea. The North American species Radiodomus abietum, previously in Charopidae, is also here assigned to Discoidea. The phylogenetic relationships of Helicodiscidae, previously assigned to Punctoidea, were not fully resolved in our analysis, but the family is apparently closely related to Arionoidea Gray, 1840 and infraorder Limacoidei.
Devenir élève officier de la Marine marchande : socialisations et dispositions sociales d’accès au métier
Authors: Charles Frédéric , Grövel Angèle
Published: June 2020

S’engager dans le métier de Marin de commerce répondait traditionnellement à une « vocation ». Cette conception vocationnelle d’entrée dans la profession continue d’être mobilisée par une majorité des acteurs et tend à cacher les mécanismes de reproduction sociale à l’œuvre au sein du groupe. Peu connu et contraignant, le métier réclame aujourd’hui plus qu’hier certaines propriétés sociales bien spécifiques. À partir d’une enquête par questionnaire et par entretiens auprès des élèves des écoles d’officiers de la Marine Marchande, cet article propose de cerner les conditions sociales d’élaboration des dispositions pour cette profession chez ces élèves, en examinant de près les socialisations qui participent à la reproduction du métier de Marin. Il apparaît ainsi que, pour devenir officier de la Marine Marchande, il est nécessaire de réunir des dispositions héritées ou acquises lors des socialisations primaire et anticipatrice.
China and European union’s soft power: comparing policies and perceptions
Authors: Arifon Olivier
Published: June 2020

Cet article présente un cadre d’analyse pour comprendre et des arguments pour évaluer le soft power de l’Union européenne et de la Chine. Depuis les travaux de Joseph Nye, les recherches portent sur l’importance des processus de réception des messages par le public et sur l’image qui en découle. En comparant le contenu et le discours autour du soft power avec les positions des deux espaces à l’aide d’Index reconnus proches des items de Nye, culture, valeurs politiques et politique étrangère, nous pointons des contradictions. Celles-ci sont discutées en se référant à la notion de crédibilité.
The “China virus” and its Mutation
Authors: Zhe Ji
Published: June 2020

Le déterminisme culturel et le déterminisme institutionnel ont été les principaux arguments utilisés par le Parti communiste chinois pour légitimer son autoritarisme après 1989. Cependant, sous le règne de Xi Jinping le déterminisme institutionnel a été beaucoup plus souligné et mis en œuvre. La supposée réussite du PCC face à la pandémie de Covid-19 lui a finalement donné la légitimité qu’il cherchait pour mettre en avant son avantage institutionnel selon lequel la victoire du PCC et les échecs de l’Occident prouve que l’autocratie peut être bien plus efficace que la démocratie pour répondre aux crises. Il est prévisible que la menace que fait peser le PCC sur la liberté de l’humanité sera plus grande dans le monde de l’après Covid-19.
(Dés)engagements militants et pratiques de la contestation (2011-2019)
Authors: Baamara Layla
Published: June 2020

En suivant à huit ans d’intervalle Lina et Riad, Layla Baamara donne à voir et à entendre le parcours de jeunes militant.es algérien.nes, leur désenchantement passé et leurs questionnements au moment de rejoindre les cortèges du Hirak. Les différences entre hier et aujourd’hui et les apprentissages qu’il.elle ont façonné au fil du temps les conduisent à se joindre aux mobilisés ordinaires pour exprimer leur contestation. Leurs discours et leurs pratiques aident à prendre la mesure du caractère révolutionnaire du mouvement, vu et vécu à hauteur d’individu.
Compliance : externalisation et tierce introduction en matière de lutte anti-blanchiment
Authors: Barsan Iris M.
Published: June 2020

Le périmètre de la lutte anti-blanchiment ne cesse de croître aussi bien rationae materiae que rationae personae . Cette croissance semble, cependant, être davantage quantitative que qualitative. Elle est, en tous cas, génératrice de coûts pour les entités soumises. Pour atténuer ces coûts et dans un souci d’efficacité, certaines entités peuvent externaliser la quasi-totalité de leurs obligations. Pourtant, autrefois, uniquement les entités bancaires et financières pouvaient avoir recours à la tierce introduction pour leurs obligations de vigilance à l’égard de la clientèle. A côté de la tierce introduction, on a lentement permis l’externalisation des obligations de vigilance à l’égard de la clientèle. En effet, le décret n° 2018-284 du 18 avril 2018, décret d’application de l’ordonnance n° 2016-1635 du 1 er  décembre 2016 transposant la quatrième directive de lutte anti-blanchiment, a totalement libéralisé l’externalisation. Cette évolution soulève un certain nombre de questions de légalité et d’égalité devant la loi et interroge surtout l’efficience de la démarche française qui semble davantage attachée à une croissance quantitative que qualitative des obligations en matière de lutte anti-blanchiment.
« Joue papa joue ! »
Authors: Faivre Marjorie , Le Goff-Cubilier Valérie
Published: June 2020

Cet article présente un outil développé à l’Unité de la consultation pour le couple et la famille qui utilise le jeu pour travailler sur le lien d’attachement et les relations parentales. Cet outil thérapeutique s’inspire du Theraplay ® et de notre usage de la théorie de l’attachement. La première partie de l’article présente le cadre théorique et les différentes phases d’utilisation de cet outil. La seconde partie consiste en la présentation d’un cas clinique. Finalement, la discussion porte sur les limites et les avantages de cet outil.
De la nécessité, des grandeurs et des difficultés, du travail avec les familles des enfants placés en institutions pédagogiques
Authors: Philippe Isabelle , Claude Sandy , Fatton Céline , Matthey Pierre-Alain , Russo Rita , Sauser Anne-Sylvie
Published: June 2020

Cet article est le fruit d’une longue collaboration entre une institution pédagogique, des intervenantes familiales (IF) et une superviseuse, au moment d’un changement de concept pédago-thérapeutique, introduisant la fonction nouvelle d’IF. Il postule que, lors d’un placement pour des difficultés éducatives, un travail d’approche systémique avec les parents et la famille est essentiel au bien-être de l’enfant et de sa famille. Par des exemples cliniques concrets, il montre comment la fonction d’IF s’est construite et ancrée dans un travail quotidien avec les familles, et dans la réflexion qui en a été faite en équipe et en supervision. Ainsi, la famille n’est plus considérée comme un objet défaillant duquel il faut soustraire un enfant, mais comme un sujet capable d’évolution, de changements, de réappropriation et de développement de ses compétences et de ses ressources.
Alignment of Organizational Competence for Sustainability With Dimensions of the Triple Bottom Line
Authors: Silva Marco Antonio Batista da , Costa Priscila Rezende da , Kniess Cláudia Terezinha
Published: June 2020

This chapter aims to describe how the alignment of organizational competencies with the dimensions of the triple bottom line (TBL) in companies of the Brazilian chemical sector are integrated in the business strategy. This study used a methodological approach to qualitative research, the multiple case study strategy, covering three major producing companies in the Brazilian chemical industry: Braskem, Solvay, and Beta (fictitious name). As regards the scale interactions of organizational competence between the environmental pillars, economic, and social TBL, the analysis was done taking as a basis the properties of eco-efficiency, environmental justice, and social justice. Besides the three skills characterized by TBL interaction model for sustainable development, the competence of eco-innovation was evident, with the internal factors that influence: strategic dimension of eco-innovation, collaboration networks, support of management leadership and top management.
Sustainability Report Evolution
Authors: Eugénio Teresa , Rodrigues Susana Cristina , Gonçalves Marco José
Published: June 2020

This chapter is a unique case study that aims to present the evolution of non-financial reporting in Nestlé Portugal from 2007 to 2016 with the aim to study in-depth the Nestlé sustainability report practices. This study proposes to identify the key milestones in the evolution of this type of report, to compare with the disclosure strategy of Nestlé international, to understand if this company follow the IIRC guidelines, to identify the contribution of the audit by an independent entity, to conclude if Nestlé contributes to the achieving of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and to identify if the awards Nestlé received matter in its sustainability initiatives. Public institutional information was preferably used, particularly the sustainability report and integrated report, processed with various work tools using the technique of content analysis. The conclusions made it possible to understand that Nestlé emerges as a company that integrates these issues into its strategy and can be a model for companies that wish to follow this report path towards sustainability.
Circular Economy
Authors: Rodrigues Susana , Costa Berta José , Moreno Philippe , Moreno Pilar
Published: June 2020

Humanity and planet Earth have no long-term future unless there is a commitment to respect and to live within its ecological boundaries, which demands a transition from the prevailing economic system, the linear economic system, to another that is circular. The construction sector is one that requires high resources in terms of energy, water, and raw materials, generating waste and harmful atmospheric emissions. This chapter aims to analyse consumers, architects, and construction companies' awareness, challenges, and enablers in the implementation of circular economy (CE). Secondary data as well as primary data in the form of interviews and questionnaires were applied in a building construction sector in Panama. Six hundred and fifty valid questionnaires were collected. The results show that respondents are aware of the circular economy concept, but not of all circular economy principles. Few would be willing to pay for its implementation. Several challenges were also highlighted, bringing to light the importance of policymakers' roles for CE implementation.
Text Separation From Document Images
Authors: Rege Priti P. , Akhter Shaheera
Published: June 2020

Text separation in document image analysis is an important preprocessing step before executing an optical character recognition (OCR) task. It is necessary to improve the accuracy of an OCR system. Traditionally, for separating text from a document, different feature extraction processes have been used that require handcrafting of the features. However, deep learning-based methods are excellent feature extractors that learn features from the training data automatically. Deep learning gives state-of-the-art results on various computer vision, image classification, segmentation, image captioning, object detection, and recognition tasks. This chapter compares various traditional as well as deep-learning techniques and uses a semantic segmentation method for separating text from Devanagari document images using U-Net and ResU-Net models. These models are further fine-tuned for transfer learning to get more precise results. The final results show that deep learning methods give more accurate results compared with conventional methods of image processing for Devanagari text extraction.
Constraints of Business Tourism and Proposed Remedies
Authors: Bari Muhammad Waseem , Shaheen Sadia
Published: June 2020

Business tourism is the oldest form of tourism in human history. Business tourism is based on four types of activities i.e. meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE). The inbound business tourism performs a significant role in the economic growth and development of any country. The objectives of this chapter are as follows. First, to highlight the key constraints of inbound business tourism in Pakistan. Second, possible and suitable remedies to resolve these constraints. Third, to explain the importance of inbound business tourism from the perspective of the China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC). The present chapter divides the constraints of business tourism in Pakistan into four levels, namely: state-level constraints, government level constraints, industrial level constraints, and individual-level constraints. This study proposes different remedies against different levels of constraints such as an establishment of an international platform of business tourism of Pakistan.
Religious Tourism as a Source of Knowledge Sharing and Trading
Authors: Alaverdov Emilia
Published: June 2020

Religious tourism in the 21st century is presented in one form or another in many segments of the tourism business, and even in those that are not directly related to it. The goals of religious tourism at present are the knowledge of traditional cultures, the history of religions, national religious traditions, rituals, ceremonies, and ceremonies, participating in them as spectators, acquaintance with unique architectural monuments, including the traditional methods of building religious buildings, with masterpieces of icon painting, sculptures, mosaics, and decoration. In the modern scientific community, there is a stable definition of tourist trips associated with visiting religious sites for various purposes. This chapter explores religious tourism as a source of knowledge sharing and trading through a Russian case.
Contemplating the Street as a Place
Authors: Ahmed Nora Osama
Published: June 2020

Creating a street where people have the opportunity to interact with each other and socialize rather than suffer loneliness used to be a concern for many scholars over the past decades when automobiles dominated the street scene. This chapter highlights considerable contributions to recognize the role that streets play in the life of a community. It draws out essential requirements for restoring the social role of the street as a place. International practices emerging across the world are outlined in this chapter to draw on the lessons learned from their fresh approaches in putting people first when considering street designs. The chapter concludes with design recommendations that act as the guiding principle to integrate street function and user needs in a way that motivates positive opportunities to create streets as places.
Confronting the Conundrum of Shared Space Street Design
Authors: Turner Robert Michael , Kamel Ehab , Ramadan Amal
Published: June 2020

This chapter discusses the challenges and debates related to the concept of shared space street design via demonstrating the case of the ongoing Masterplan development scheme of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), in Preston, North West England, United Kingdom. Based on hands-on experience, being involved with the project on multiple layers, in project management, working, and living in Preston City, the authors employ observational analysis methods to explore and reflect on the challenges UCLan Masterplan has faced, how it learned from the city's most recent Shared Space development (the Fishergate Project), and they further expand on their prediction on how the project may influence the transformation of Preston's public realm. This chapter aims to start a debate on how Shared Space tactics can lead to near-to car-free urban zones and contribute to the enhanced people-focused urban experience.
Roads to Car-Free Cities
Authors: Friman Margareta , Olsson Lars E.
Published: June 2020

Motorized transport has been around for over a century and has benefited people in various ways. As awareness has increased of the negative effects of car use, efforts to reduce pollution, congestion, noise, and accidents have increased. Some cities have taken drastic measures to reduce the number of cars. The starting point of this chapter is a balanced intervention ladder that includes interventions that can either increase or decrease autonomy. The authors introduce the “three-dimensional balanced intervention ladder” as a framework that can be used to describe autonomy relating to reduced car use, balancing this against perceived accessibility and wellbeing. The consequences of travel mode changes have been substantially explored; however, the consequences with respect to accessibility and wellbeing in life have only recently been recognized. By reviewing current research, they identify knowledge gaps in the implementation of balanced interventions and make recommendations regarding the continued development based on autonomy, perceived accessibility, and wellbeing.
Urban Topology of Car-Free Cities
Authors: Kone Sarmada Madhulika
Published: June 2020

New technological and automobile discoveries of the 1900s have transformed man's life. Modernism hasn't just brought institutional and sociological evolution in human society but has also brought cultural change. Industrialization and the automobile revolution have made man dependent on machines, and the influence is reflected in his ecosystem. Cities grew to accommodate automobiles, and today, car dominance is affecting the urban environment in terms of health and social interaction in urban open spaces. The car-free city is a new concept that every city has to adopt for a better tomorrow. The study focuses on different topological parameters of car-free cities and identifies different parameters to be considered while developing a conceptual framework towards a car-free urban environment.
Portrayal of Female Nurses in Indian Cinema
Authors: Akyana Seeta Devi
Published: June 2020

Hollywood and film industries in India continue to portray the character of female nurses, which remains a debatable topic from time to time. When it comes to the portrayal of female nurses in Indian films, it creates a significant amount of discussion. Since the gender issue in India is a unique issue in India, understanding the representation of female nurses in films is of paramount importance. Mostly, the characters of female nurses are represented in a bad light. Sometimes their characters are comically or sexually depicted. Films in India have a more significant influence on society and vice versa. Moreover, the Indian film industry has its own identity. The way the films depict the characters of nurses raises ample issues in the nursing profession as well as in public. Nurses wonder why writers, journalists, producers, directors, etc. do not have an accurate image of the nursing profession. This chapter attempts to understand the characters of female nurses in Indian films.
Voicing the Voiceless
Authors: Natarajan Tamilselvi
Published: June 2020

Cinema always represented the society, and any visual representation about ‘not so commonly discussed' topics becomes crucial as they are the image blocks for the future generation. The power of cinema is high among Tamil audience, which is evident from the emergence of two great political leaders who are byproducts of it. It is essential to understand how sexual minorities are represented in a culture-specific society. In India, representation of the third gender was insensitive, and Tamil cinema is no exception. These representations cannot be ignored as ‘just in screen' as screen represents reality. Nevertheless, few fair images are making a significant impact on the audience about transgender. Studying representations about sexual minorities in Tamil cinema is important in today's context, where young minds are exposed to digital platforms. This chapter explains the description of the transgender community in Tamil cinema and analyses its impact on society.
The Odyssey of Odia Cinema
Authors: Palit Ashok
Published: June 2020

There was a time in India when education was confined to a privileged class. At that period, Sanskrit was the only language in which most of the epics and other religious texts were written. A majority of the population had no access to these texts. Later, when regional languages and kinds of literature were developed, all these Sanskrit texts were translated for the common people. The immense popularity of The Ramayan influenced Mr. Mohansundar Devgoswami of Puri (actor, director) to make a feature film based on the Ramayan. Based on a mythological theme with elements of Rasa integrated into the structure of the talkie film, Sita Bibaha became the first Odia film, and though its work began in 1934, this film was eventually released in 1936. Keeping all these things in mind, this chapter intends to give a bird's eye view of the unknown legacy and odyssey of Odia cinema.
Bollywood and Social Media
Authors: Patra Raj Kishore
Published: June 2020

Public relations (PR) always play an essential role in promoting the movie and reaching out to the massive scale of audiences. Especially in the current situation, the role of PR is more vital because of the fragmented space created to release of movies by the digital revolution. The Indian cinema industry may not have considered the PR seriously earlier, but in the last few years, the game of film promotion has changed. Therefore, the chapter focuses on the dynamics of PR practices prevalent in contemporary film promotional activities. The study also aims to deliberate on the changing trends in creating buzz around the films and maintaining the euphoria through various PR activities or campaigns.
Towards a Landscape Ethics
Authors: Serrão Adriana Veríssimo
Published: June 2020

The author seeks in this chapter to contribute to the deepening of the philosophy of landscape, an area of philosophy still in constitution, paying special attention to the ethical dimension. If the ethics of nature have deep roots in the great systems of idealism and romanticism, and if environmental ethics was most recently formed in the 1980s, offering solutions to the crisis of nature, a landscape-specific ethic did not merit still a sufficiently distinctive theoretical treatment. Some previous notes favor the need for this differentiation. Landscape, as it encompasses a wide range of intersections and interrelationships between various levels of reality—from natural to intervened or highly artificial landscapes—cannot be analytically extracted from nature. Landscape, as a differentiating concept, multiplied by unlimited world configurations, cannot be extracted from the (global) environment because, since each landscape is an individuality, its existence is always local.
Analyzing Metadata for Evaluation of Architectural Heritage by Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Analysis Through Bibliometric Data
Authors: Mishra Partha Sarathi , Muhuri Soumi
Published: June 2020

Currently, countries are opting for the best solutions for conserving their architectural heritage. The solution may be the intervention of the present architectural heritage, rehabilitation, and reuse of it by maintaining a social-cultural setting and economic stability. However, preserving all sorts of architectural heritage is not possible due to its economic status. Researchers are finding solutions to retain it for the future. For getting solutions, different literature has been identified and analyzed for bibliometric analysis. This chapter offers the bibliometric analysis of the architectural heritage concerning multi-criteria decision-making analysis, which considers qualitative and quantitative parameters in a hierarchy and involves opinions of stakeholders in a transparent manner. This chapter aims to find various themes from the database as the core, current, emerging, and saturated themes for the evaluation of architectural heritage. It also focuses on analyzing the quantification of the articles and conceptualizing of the emerging areas of research.
The Relationship Between Spirit, Mind, Thoughts, Passion, and Emotion in Nature
Authors: Jansen Jan
Published: June 2020

The relationship between spirit, mind, thoughts, passion, and emotion in nature is a form of infield-outfield in the process of perception of the environment. It is a way to get to know the environment fully (complete head, hand, heart) in a human way, not only for the profit even. We have become sedentary for 10,000 years thanks to the domestication of plants and animals. In addition to an economic view of these developments, you can also look culturally. Stories make man acquainted with nature and specific landscapes.
Europe as Ideal Landscape
Authors: Hennrich Dirk Michael
Published: June 2020

This chapter displays an ideal landscape of Europe by interpreting the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus from Pieter Brueghel the Elder, giving hint to a constellation of concepts that circumscribe the European identity through the poetic metaphor of the Western World as the archipelago of the sunset referring at the same time to a constellation of Ancient Greek myth, which represents the basic tales of Europe conceived as a geopolitical, linguistic, and cultural problem. However, it acquires a deeper connotation and meaning if it is looked from a metaphorical point of view, considering Europe as an ideal landscape with a peculiar mood or disposition. Europe as a cultural identity consolidated since Renaissance, along the maritime explorations and the emergence of the concept of landscape, which developed from the fields of painting and literature into the scientific description of different world regions up to a new philosophical discipline called the philosophy of landscape.
The Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Serra de Estrela, Between UNESCO Geopark and Lithium Mining
Authors: Pirina Giorgio , Onesti Luca
Published: June 2020

With a review of the academic and journalistic literature, this chapter aims to further explore the shift toward a sustainable tourism in the context of UNESCO Natural Parks and Geoparks. Furthermore, the authors point out the persistence of a contradiction, that is, the presence of mining activities in the surrounding of above-mentioned UNESCO areas. After briefly reconstructing the socio-economic history of the mountain area of Serra da Estrela, located in the region of Beira Interior, in Central Portugal, the authors focus on the tension between two aspects: 1) the Post-Fordist model, concerning the transition to tourism development related to creation of UNESCO Natural Park and Geopark and 2) the reinforcement of lithium mining production and discovery of new deposits as an energetic and economic strategy for Portugal. In particular, the latter issue has given rise to various groups and movements of protest on a local basis. The claims of these groups suggest a radical paradigm shift in the development plans and in the conception of heritage in an ecological sense.
It's ‘Retro-Mania'
Authors: Iannone Floriana
Published: June 2020

For the design-based companies, the museum and the company archive can represent a source of new ideas and of innovation in general. Designers and creatives, through a constructive immersion in the museum environment, could perceive and elaborate the complexity of the heritage-based knowledge, finally expressing it in a different forms such as innovative ideas, models, prototypes, projects, and, new products.
The Role of Technology Level and Logistics Performance on the Relationship Between Logistics Service Quality and Firm Performance
Authors: Kayapınar Özgür , Lorcu Fatma
Published: June 2020

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between logistics service quality, logistics performance, firm performance, and technology. Survey data, which was collected from 572 industrial consumers operating in Turkey by stratified sampling method, were analyzed and compared by factor analysis and SEM. According to the results of the analysis, the data indicate that the quality of logistic service affects logistic performance and firm performance positively and directly. Also, it is clear from the results that the mediation role of logistic performance and its indirect impact are important in the effect of logistic service quality on firm performance. In the effect of the quality of logistic performance on firm performance, the role of technology in moderation is understood. It is also stated that when the moderation role of technology in the logistic service quality affects firm performance, logistic performance has also the mediation role.
A Comparison of Population Growth Rate and the Rate of Increase in Food Crop Production in Africa
Authors: Ankomah Emmanuel Kofi
Published: June 2020

Millions of people in Africa require sufficient food for healthy living. However, inefficient farming practices are making a lot more people hungry and poor. Simultaneously, the population keeps on increasing. The legitimate question that this study seeks to address is how the production capacity can meet the needs of the increasing population in the future. The chapter examines the increase in population growth and its consequences on food production with the consideration of the theory of population growth by Thomas Malthus. The result of time series data analyzed shows that population growth is increasing at a high rate whereas food production growth is increasing at a decreasing rate. The trend seems to confirm that the Malthus population theory is still relevant in Africa. The study recommends that stewards and policymakers invest immensely in agriculture to improve technology, skills, methods, and know-how to boost food production and invest in women in adopting family planning to decrease population growth for the solution of food deficiency.
Digitalization of the Development of the Fuel and Energy Balance of Russia's Northern Territories
Authors: Elyakova Izabella , Elyakov Aleksandr
Published: June 2020

The urgency of the energy budget research practice in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on settlements with software for effective formation, implementation, management, monitoring, analysis, evaluation, rapid response, and strategic management of the entire complex of the energy budget is substantiated. The chapter reveals the lack of problems of unified methodology for the development of the energy budget and the use of different fundamentals of its preparation. The necessity of using digital technologies to develop a control system for a complex network of production and consumption of fuel and energy resources is rationalized.
Palmprint And Dorsal Hand Vein Multi-Modal Biometric Fusion Using Deep Learning
Authors: Norah Abdullah Al-johani  , Elrefaei Lamiaa A.
Published: June 2020

Advancements in biometrics have attained relatively high recognition rates. However, the need for a biometric system that is reliable, robust, and convenient remains. Systems that use palmprints (PP) for verification have a number of benefits including stable line features, reduced distortion and simple self-positioning. Dorsal hand veins (DHVs) are distinctive for every person, such that even identical twins have different DHVs. DHVs appear to maintain stability over time. In the past, different features algorithms were used to implement palmprint (PP) and dorsal hand vein (DHV) systems. Previous systems relied on handcrafted algorithms. The advancements of deep learning (DL) in the features learned by the convolutional neural network (CNN) has led to its application in PP and DHV recognition systems. In this article, a multimodal biometric system based on PP and DHV using (VGG16, VGG19 and AlexNet) CNN models is proposed. The proposed system is uses two approaches: feature level fusion (FLF) and Score level fusion (SLF). In the first approach, the features from PP and DHV are extracted with CNN models. These extracted features are then fused using serial or parallel fusion and used to train error-correcting output codes (ECOC) with a support vector machine (SVM) for classification. In the second approach, the fusion at score level is done with sum, max, and product methods by applying two strategies: Transfer learning that uses CNN models for features extraction and classification for PP and DHV, then score level fusion. For the second strategy, features are extracted with CNN models for PP and DHV and used to train ECOC with SVM for classification, then score level fusion. The system was tested using two DHV databases and one PP database. The multimodal system is tested two times by repeating PP database for each DHV database. The system achieved very high accuracy rate.
Using a Game-Based Mobile App to Enhance Vocabulary Acquisition for English Language Learners
Authors: Yang Fang-Chuan Ou , Wu Wen-Chi Vivian , Wu Yi-Ju Ariel
Published: June 2020

The Test-of-English-for-International-Communication (TOEIC) is an important proficiency test for achieving the benchmark of future employment for English language learners worldwide. However, game-based apps for acquiring TOEIC vocabulary have remained scarce. Therefore, an empirical study was conducted to examine the effects of the self-developed the smartphone app Saving Alice for optimizing the acquisition of TOEIC vocabulary and spelling among EFL learners. Multiple sources of data were collected to investigate how Saving Alice affected vocabulary acquisition, including a demographic survey, pre- and post-tests on TOEIC vocabulary, and semi-structured interviews. Both the quantitative and qualitative findings showed that Saving Alice significantly enhanced the student learning outcomes, and that frequency of using game-based mobile apps (GBMAs) correlated with learning outcomes.
Real-Time Data Logging and Online Curve Fitting Using Raspberry Pi in Physics Laboratories
Authors: Wong Wing-Kwong , Chen Kai-Ping , Lin Jia-Wei
Published: June 2020

The results of PISA 2015 indicate that Taiwanese students have excellent mathematical and scientific knowledge but are weak in applying such knowledge and in conducting practical experiments in the laboratory. To support students conducting practical experiments in physics laboratories, a real-time data logging system and an online tool for fitting experimental data were developed. During data logging in an experiment, the data was immediately plotted, which enabled students to observe the characteristics of the plot. The online curve fitting system, which employed Internet of Things technologies, allowed students to fit experimental data to various mathematical functions and plot a function curve superimposed on the data. Two empirical studies were conducted involving first-year university students and secondary school teachers. The results indicated that these developed tools improved students' understanding of an experiment's mathematical characteristics. The average curve fitting error rates of students and teachers were 4.62% and 1.4%, respectively.
Surface Effects on Engine Materials of Mineral Oil Dilution With Methyl Esters and Biodiesels
Authors: Molina Gustavo J. , Onyejizu Emeka F. , Morrison John L. , Soloiu Valentin
Published: June 2020

During ordinary internal-combustion engine operation, biodiesels partially mix in the engine-oil, leading to increased surface degradation, as premature wear. Biodiesels are blends of methyl esters as main components, which are dependent on the source feedstock and may lead to different surface effects on engine materials. In this preliminary study of surface change of SAE 1018 steel when adding pure methyl-esters to engine oil, a SAE 15W40 mineral oil was diluted with methyl-palmitate, -oleate, -stearate, -linoleate, -laurate and -myristate, and with two typical biodiesels, soybean oil and peanut oil biodiesel, each at six different dilutions, and tested in two different instruments. Biodiesel at just 5% in oil led to enhanced wear, but some larger fractions of methyl-oleate and -laurate produced negligible surface change enhancements. Addition of methyl-linoleate and -palmitate enhanced surface degradation. Methyl ester compositions of the two tested biodiesels and their wear trends, which are found in good agreement with previous studies, are used to explain the wear differences
Physiological and productive characteristics of the banana 'Prata-Anã' subjected to different irrigation intervals and emitter heights
Authors: Lage Gabriel Gustavo Alves , Souza José Alberto Alves de , Cotrim Carlos Elízio , Donato Sérgio Luiz Rodrigues , Arantes Alessandro de Magalhães
Published: June 2020

This study aimed to evaluate the productive characteristics, gas exchange and water use efficiency of the banana 'Prata-Anã' clone Gorutuba under different irrigation intervals associated with different emitter heights. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted in a 2 x 4 factorial scheme: two irrigation intervals (daily and every two days) and four emitter heights (50, 70, 90, and 110 cm) in a completely randomized design with four replicates. The irrigation depths applied by the microsprinkler irrigation system were calculated as a function of crop evapotranspiration. The gas exchanges were evaluated during the period of greatest climatic stress, and the productive characteristics were evaluated at harvest. The economic water use efficiency was determined indirectly by considering the production divided by the applied irrigation depth, which was the same in all the treatments. The instantaneous water use efficiency was estimated with an infrared gas analyzer in the critical climatic period. There was no interaction between the irrigation intervals and emitter heights. The two-day irrigation interval resulted in lower values of leaf temperature and photosynthetically active radiation incident on the leaves, resulting in a higher fruit weight and, consequently, higher yields and a higher water use efficiency. The highest fruit weights were obtained at heights of 70 and 90 cm.