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ASYMMETRICAL CONFLICT AND HUMAN SECURITY: REFLECTIONS FROM KENYA
Authors: Okech Awino
Published: June 2021

This paper focuses on contemporary challenges to the human security framework through an examination of asymmetrical conflict generated by extremist insurgents, specifically Al Shabaab in Kenya. The political and security dynamics generated by extremist groups often find reinforcement in local contestations over power and territory, resulting in an interaction between local and 'external'. It is the product of these interactions in the form of opportunities, resultant discourses, responses and what they offer to an expansion of normative ideas about human security and conflict that this paper focuses on. Using Kenya as a case study, this paper explores the interface between the growth of Al Shabaab, securitisation of governance and political elite consensus on the policy relationship between human security versus a state security model. This paper pursues the argument that the rise in the intensity and nature of Al Shabaab attacks in Kenya has influenced the interpretation of the country's security  threats and the application of strategies. Rather than aiding the application of human security as central to national security, it has rolled back previous gains.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA: A TWENTY YEAR REVIEW
Authors: Nganje Fritz
Published: June 2021

This article analyses relations between South Africa's national and provincial governments on foreign affairs over the past 20 years. It departs from the premise that the idea of relative autonomy ofsubnational governments, which is embedded in South Africa's 1996 constitution, has remained largely underdeveloped owing to factors such as inherent ambiguities in the constitutional design, a strong centralising ethos on the part of the ruling party and generally weak provincial capacities. Consequently, relations between the national and provincial governments on foreign affairs have been low-key, predominantly focused on technical matters and generally of a top-down nature. Provincial governments have been virtually absent from the foreign policy-making process despite constitutional provisions to that effect. What is more, the article notes that intergovernmental processes intended to coordinate provincial international relations and align them with national development priorities and South Africa's foreign policy have for the most part been ineffective and inefficient.
HUMAN SECURITY AND THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE: TIME FOR A REAPPRAISAL
Authors: Esterhuyse Abel
Published: June 2021

The article traces the unfolding of the human security agenda as the primary organising framework for constructing the security outlook of the South African military. Questions are raised about the utility of human security as a conceptual basis for thinking about and the construction of defence. Human security is historically contextualised within the security conceptualisations of the 1990s. Since then, however, various geo-strategic changes in the world necessitated a return to a more traditional outlook on security and strategy. This reality was also increasingly visible in South Africa's foreign policy approaches and, more specifically, the employment of its armed forces in Africa. The article concludes by arguing, firstly, that the South African armed forces did not at any time critically question how a military should be organised, trained, and equipped for human security operations and, secondly, that the South African National Defence Force never questioned its own operational deployments through the human security perspective.
IN THIS ISSUE
Authors: Melber Henning
Published: June 2021

South African Finance Ministers (notably in the plural, given the events since December 2015) face multiple challenges. They deal not only with an economy in stagnation through an austerity policy as recently presented by Pravin Gordhan in his Medium Term Budget in late  October, but also with the sobering results of the limited socio-economic transformation since the end of apartheid. The contradictions prevailing since then are reflected not least in the devastating crisis sweeping across South Africa  universities. As if that is not enough, a Finance Minister concerned about good governance is also waging an uphill battle to reduce damage by trying to protect the state and its assets from further capture by predatory elites. Considering all of this, it is not surprising that a critical analysis of what is termed economic freedom, an interpretation of the meaning and its consequences, is a fitting contribution to the Strategic Review. Joleen Steyn Kotze presents such an examination in the first article of this issue. Her reflections compare and juxtapose the different notions and ideologies of economic freedom and the effects these may have if turned into policy. This invites further debate regarding the transformation of South African society, which inherited one of the most grossly unequal societies in our world, a condition yet to be markedly reduced.

Debates are also required about other aspects that are relevant for a journal focused on regional strategic issues. These include not least the notion of human security and the role of the military. Thuso Benton Mongwaketse relates directly with his contribution, to a subject raised in recent issues.1) By concluding that "security and human security in particular, is fundamentally about responsiveness, accountability, and transparency in governance", he more than indirectly links the discourse on the role of a national defence force to the socio-economic dimensions dealt with in the first article.
THE BRANDED NATIONAL IMAGINATION AND ITS LIMITS: INSIGHTS FROM THE POSTSOCIALIST EXPERIENCE
Authors: Kaneva Nadia
Published: June 2021

This article traces the limits of branding as a tool for (re)constructingnations as 'imagined communities' (Anderson 1983). Drawing on examples from post-socialist Eastern Europe, I analyse discourses and practices of nation branding from a critical perspective, rooted in the theoretical traditions of political economy and cultural studies. Focusing more closely on branding campaigns implemented by post-Soviet Ukraine and post-war Kosovo — two nations seeking to assert themselves as independent actors on the global stage — I consider the impact of nation branding on national identities and democratic governance. I identify three interconnected limits of the branded national imagination as a structuring discourse for nation building. First, the branded national imagination is structured through its subjection to a foregin gaze; second, it is heavily dependent on commercial transnational media; and third, it produces branded national subjectivities that contradict the lived experiences of national populations. I argue that while nation branding effectively depoliticises national (re)definition, it may in fact serve to reinvigorate ethnic nationalisms in the post-socialist region. Finally, I suggest that although we must be aware of local histories and legacies, the post-socialist experience can inform our understanding of the structuring limits of the branded national imagination in other post-conflict and post-colonial contexts as well.
AFRICAN MULTILATERAL RESPONSES TO THE CRISIS IN ZIMBABWE
Authors: Dzimiri Patrick
Published: June 2021

The Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) represents one of the key normative developments towards mitigating global human rights violations. Normatively, the RtoP advances the notion of responsible sovereignty by obligating states to protect their people from humanitarian catastrophe and emphasises the residual role of the international community in the event of lack of capacity or the state's unwillingness to protect. It is in this context that this article examines RtoP mitigation measures instituted by the South African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) as regional multilateral institutions in responding to the crisis in Zimbabwe. The article considers the extent to which the responses have been guided implicitly or explicitly by RtoP principles. The evolution and consolidation of the humanitarian crisis has been considered, with specific focus on the human security impact of government policies, in particular, Operation Murambatsvina (the destruction of what were deemed illegal housing structures in major cities in Zimbabwe in May 2005) and the unprecedented 2008 electoral violence as a result of increased militarisation of governance structures. Debate on the applicability of RtoP to the crisis in Zimbabwe is thus located within the broader framework of the normative theories of international relations that forms the basis of RtoP. The article argues that escalation of the government induced humanitarian crisis was as a result of lack of timeous or effective responses by both the AU and SADC. Again, the AU and SADC responses were significantly influenced by diverse, often mutually exclusive, interpretations of the main causes of the crisis. Another salient finding is the extent to which politicisation of RtoP and lack of political will undermined RtoP operationalisation.
The Role of Film Genre in Transformative Ideological Documentary Analysis of Politics: An Ideological Documentary Analysis of Nelson Mandela: The Living Legend (1918-2013)
Authors: Muswede ‪T , Masvopo D
Published: June 2021

This article is a critical analysis of the biographical-political documentary entitled Nelson Mandela: The Living Legend (1918-2013), published by the British Broadcasting Corporation as part of its multi-dimensional global media projects. The two-part series narratively outlines an illustrious, albeit significant historic, political and transformative period spanning about 67 years embodied in Mandela's persona as a symbol of the dialectic of resistance and transformation in South Africa. The article employs qualitative content analysis to highlight the producers' use of specific filmic excerpts that frame Mandela as the symbolic figure and transformative leader who reconfigured South Africa's political stalemate to democracy. This is augmented by an ideological analysis of the socio-economic and political milieu premised within the institutional context represented in the documentary. Despite the functional agenda setting role that the film packaging process espouses, the producers' application of Western constructive ideological framing as the epicentre upon which the legendary qualities of Mandela are pivoted is evident. This eventually yields into the focalisation of Mandela's transformative model to highlight as well as demonstrate the benefits of reconciliatory-inclusive politics in facilitating change as opposed to the antics of violence and confrontational conquest often associated with individualist paradigms and politics of patronage. Thus, beyond purveying the protagonist as a symbol of both political influence and moral integrity, particularly during the transition period, the documentary is a vivid mise-en scene that showcases Mandela's charismatic leadership as the prototype befitting the qualities of iconic international statesmanship.
Migration and the geopolitics of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria
Authors: Isike Christopher , Isike Efe
Published: June 2021

Terrorism is increasingly becoming a major threat to global peace and security given the changing geopolitical terrain on which it is enacted. This has given rise to new metageographies of geopolitics characterised by intricate operational networks used by terrorists to achieve their goals. Closely linked to the growing problem of terrorism is globalisation, which has altered our understanding of the geopolitical behaviour of states in the international system. Although it has not removed state boundaries, globalisation has also opened states up for flows and exchanges. Terrorist groups are part of these flows and they have been able to exploit this new geopolitical situation through the recruitment of migrants and the development of terrorist networks across state boundaries. Boko Haram in Nigeria is a typical example of a terrorist group that has evolved into a sophisticated terrorist sect with illegal migrant recruits and transnational networks through the changing geopolitics brought on by globalisation. This article therefore explores the metageography of Boko Haram in Nigeria and how this is aided by migration and social networking occasioned by globalisation. It does so by examining the various structures of the sect, and the nature of its networks. By using the mutual or collective interest theory, the article attempts an explanation of how Boko Haram operates as a group with linkages to diverse transnational terrorist groups bound by a common group interest; anti-Westernisation and global Islamisation. It concludes that Boko Haram has developed a decentralised but sophisticated transnational network which makes it even more difficult for the Nigerian government to deal with its spread.
The Quest for Sustainable Development in the Context of Insecurity: Some Critical Reflections
Authors: Dzimiri Patrick , Obinna Iroanya Richard , Molapo Rachidi
Published: June 2021

This paper considers the possibility of realizing “peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development; providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels specifically in Africa”. This is goal 16 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As configured, peace, security and development are treated as integral subsets of sustainable development. The paper contends that this goal holds the key to the realization of other SDGs in the African context. In examining the achievability of this goal, the concept and essence of development in general and sustainabledevelopment in particular were examined. The paper argues that the well-being of a state and its people is the primary essence of development. Furthermore, development is considered as connoting a state’s capacity to provide enabling conditions such as peace and freedom that sustain general well-being. Development is also a characteristic of a state-system which cannot sustain itself in the absence of peace, security and democracy. The approach and method followed in the paper are largely qualitative and analytical. Data from documentary analysis were relied upon to develop a conceptual framework of peace, security, democracy and development. Findings show that the evolvement of sustainable development remains difficult in Africa because Africa’s development trajectory remains largely disconnected and disjointed. For Africa to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), serious peace and security challenges must be effectively addressed. Broad suggestions to ensure that well-articulated development paradigm in which peace, security, democracy and policy stability are strategically positioned, linked and integrated to the degree that they provide mutual support and reinforcement to one another are made.
Financial Oversight of the Civilian Intelligence Services in South Africa
Authors: Africa Sandy
Published: June 2021

The article assesses the state of oversight of the budget and expenditure of the South African civilian intelligence services (now called the State Security Agency). The roles of various structures, including the National Treasury, the Executive, the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI) and the Auditor-General, during the period 1995 to 2014, are examined. The article argues that whilst the system of financial oversight has strengths, there are systemic weaknesses which have resulted in uneven levels of financial accountability over the years. The article therefore proposes that measures to strengthen the system of oversight are needed to improve financial accountability. These include reforming the relevant legislation and providing more robust powers to the oversight actors.
Ecological Change, Agricultural Development and Food Production in Malawi: a Historiographical Review
Authors: Nkhoma Bryson G.
Published: June 2021

Given its economic significance, agriculture has been at the centre of historical scholarship in Malawi. Yet despite the significant contribution this scholarship has made to the country’s development, there has been no effort to systematically reconstruct Malawi’s agricultural historiography. This article, therefore, takes stock of the progress that has been made by historians on research in the country’s agricultural history since the mid-1950s. The ultimate goal is to establish not only what might be regarded as the country’s agricultural historiography, but also the place of food production, which has become an important food security aspect of most Malawian peasants. After assessing the earlier works, the study observes that Malawi has an agricultural historiography which, prompted by the political and economic thoughts of the time, has conceptually evolved after the traditions of modernisation, underdevelopment and social history schools. It is argued here that, despite raising a strong case about the processes by which colonialism and capitalism disrupted peasant food economies, the historiography has made little effort to explore the patterns of peasant food production that emerged through this process, except for those studies that sought to understand the growth of famine and hunger. While resonating in many respects with the agricultural historiography of southern Africa, the Malawi case has gone beyond to include smallholder irrigation farming, which despite being globally recognised as a panacea for maintaining food production in the changing climate, has been under researched even in the dominating regional climate historiography.
Front matter Ecologies of Change
Authors: Zondi Siphamandla
Published: June 2021

Ecological and agricultural change, technological changes, economic policy, gender transitions and the dynamics of a developmental state including accountable intelligence services, people-oriented foreign policy implementation are among subjects that are in this journal edition. These are subjects that have long been in mega discussions about strategic political dynamics of southern Africa and Africa. They are about thinking afresh on questions that have a bearing on the lives of the 450 million people of the region. These are discussions that focus us on the age-old pursuit of a state that responds to human needs. These issues cannot be addressed without research that seeks to clarify what these needs are and what this desired state might be, research that reflects on what work has been done in these directions. In this edition, the authors also thus contribute to the much-needed expansion of what strategic studies in Africa would entail, that it would imply much more than an outgrowth of military or war studies as it unfortunately has been in Eurocentrism. The expanded purview of strategic studies concerns us with human interests, social welfare, environmental justice and technological innovation for human good as much as it focuses on questions of hard power, security and the state.
Fiscal Policy Changes in Namibia: Are Namibians Better Off After Independence?
Authors: Shafuda Christopher P.P. , De Utpal Kumar
Published: June 2021

An attempt is made in this article to examine the effect of new policy instruments implemented by the self-governing Namibia on the aspects of human development. We analysed whether the changes in fiscal policy adopted in postindependence era have improved the quality of life of Namibians as compared to pre-independence era. Time series data on government expenditures as well as health and education related indicators for the period 1980 to 2015 has been used for the purpose of analysis. Impacts of per capita government expenditure on healthcare and education on reduction in mortality, increase in life expectancy at birth, rising literacy and growth of people acquiring higher education/technical education have been examined. During 1980 to 1990, Namibia was under South African control, a colonial era, and, therefore, in the 1991 to 2015 period Namibia was independent. The study reveals that Namibians are better off in the post-independence as compared to the colonial era on major parameters. However, changes in policy have not been successful in transforming the lives of Namibians to the levels expected. There is still ample scope for improvement in the fiscal management of the country.
Universidad Nacional de Rosario: Análisis de la experiencia del acompañamiento pedagógico virtual durante el 2020, en el marco de la pandemia Covid19
Authors: Voras Claudia
Published: June 2021

A más de un año del inicio de la declaración del aislamiento social obligatorio, en el primer período, y del distanciamiento social obligatorio vigente en la actualidad, producto de la pandemia Covid19, nos proponemos en este trabajo presentar las principales acciones llevadas adelante por nuestra Universidad para afrontar el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje en tan difícil contexto.La suspensión del dictado de clases definido por resolución del Ministerio de Educación y la declaración del aislamiento social obligatorio a partir del 20 de marzo de 2020, decretado por el gobierno nacional, nos encontró, como Universidad, en un proceso de implementación de políticas promovidas con fuerte decisión a partir de la asunción de la actual gestión de gobierno, ocurrida en agosto de 2019.En este sentido, ordenaremos esta presentación en base a dos dimensiones centrales: a) lineamientos generales de funcionamiento que permitieron establecer criterios y procedimientos comunes al conjunto de las distintas unidades académicas; b) recursos educativos y tecnológicos implementados en la modalidad virtual y políticas de apoyo a docentes y estudiantes.
Relaciones internacionales y actores locales: dinámicas, estrategias y políticas en el interior de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Authors: Pesuto Carolina
Published: June 2021

CALVENTO, Mariana (comp.) (2020). Relaciones internacionales y actores locales: dinámicas, estrategias y políticas en el interior de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. 1a ed. Libro digital (PDF). Tandil: CEIPIL, 282 páginas
FEN BİLİMLERİ DERSİ İÇİN TASARLANAN BİR AĞ ARAŞTIRMASI (WEBQUEST) ETKİNLİĞİNİN ÖĞRENCİLERİN MANTIKSAL DÜŞÜNME YETENEKLERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: BALLIEL Buket
Published: June 2021

Bu araştırmanın amacı, 6. Sınıf Fen ve Teknoloji Dersinde yer alan Güneş Sistemi ve Tutulmalar ünitesinin, webquest etkinliği ile öğrenim gören öğrenciler ile yenilenen ilköğretim programa göre öğrenim gören öğrencilerin mantıksal düşünme yetenekleri üzerine etkisini incelemektir. Araştırma, ön test-son test kontrol gruplu deneysel desen ile 2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılında 6 haftalık süreç içinde Muğla ilinde bir devlet okulunda gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmaya 6.Sınıf öğrencisi 63 öğrenci katılım sağlamıştır. 31 öğrenciden oluşan deney grubu ve 32 öğrenciden oluşan kontrol grubu olmak üzere iki grup kurulmuştur. Deney grubuna ünite, webquest etkinliği ile işlenmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri Mantıksal Düşünme Yeteneği Testi ile elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 22.00 paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Mantıksal Düşünme Yeteneği testi ön test puanı için kontrol ve deney grubunun farklılıkları incelenirken, iki grubun ortalamaları bağımsız örneklem t testi ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Her iki grubun mantıksal düşünme testi ön test puanları ve son test puanları arasında anlamlı bir fark olmadığı için kovaryans analizi uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda, web tabanlı uzaktan eğitimin deney grubu öğrencilerinin mantıksal düşünme yetenekleri üzerinde anlamlı bir farklılık yarattığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Webquest öğrenme yöntemi ile ders alan deney grubundaki öğrencilerin mantıksal düşünme yetenekleri düzeyi, yenilenen ilköğretim programına dayalı öğrenme yöntemi ile ders alan kontrol grubundaki öğrencilere göre daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Webquest ile öğrenmenin öğrencilerin mantıksal düşünme yeteneği üzerinde etkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Percepción de las madres adolescentes respecto al uso de métodos anticonceptivos en comunidades anexas en región de la selva, 2018
Authors: Coronado-Quispe Joel , Arias-Aroni Gianella , Maguiña-Mendoza Mahli , Valdivia-Soto Nora , Chavez-Levano Katterine , Egusquiza-Llana Julissa
Published: June 2021

Introducción: La selva peruana es un área geográfica con una alta tasa de natalidad, a su vez se encuentra la mayor proporción de madres adolescentes; ENDES reveló que en el país solo el 28,4% de las mujeres adolescentes ha usado alguna vez métodos anticonceptivos. Objetivo: Identificar cual es la percepción de las madres adolescentes respecto al uso de métodos anticonceptivos en comunidades anexas al distrito de Masisea-Ucayali en el 2018. Material y Métodos: Estudio cualitativo de tipo “fenomenológico”. La población estudiada estuvo conformada por las madres adolescentes de entre 12-19 años. Se obtuvo una muestra de 13 personas mediante un muestreo teórico cualitativo. Se utilizó un análisis comparativo constante para analizar y sacar conclusiones de los datos de la entrevista. Resultados: La mayoría de las mujeres participantes del estudio tienen conocimientos básicos sobre los métodos anticonceptivos; por otro lado, la perspectiva que tienen frente a estos se ve influenciada por diversos factores. Uno de los factores de mayor relevancia en la percepción es la experiencia de las participantes referida a los efectos secundarios de los anticonceptivos sobretodo hormonales; un segundo factor de relevancia es la opinión de la pareja frente a su uso, ya que el 100% de las mujeres con pareja refirieron consultar a su pareja antes de usar algún anticonceptivo. Conclusiones: Nuestro estudio concluye que la perspectiva de las participantes es influida por el contexto socio cultural; asimismo, se reconoce al centro de salud de la localidad como principal difusor de información referente a métodos anticonceptivos.
Rabdomiosarcoma paratesticular: Reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura
Authors: Barboza-Meca Joshuan J. , Gálvez-Díaz Norma Del Carmen , Fernández María F. , Tejada Salvador F. , Sánchez-Soto Fernanda , Rodríguez-Díaz David R.
Published: June 2021

Objetivo: Ofrecer un alcance de la relevancia del diagnóstico oportuno del cáncer testicular, a partir de un caso infrecuente de rabdomiosarcoma paratesticular en un adulto. Reporte de Caso: Se trata de un paciente varón de 39 años, que ingresa al servicio de cirugía - urología por un aumento de volumen de contenido escrotal, de forma progresiva desde hace 2 años, con crecimiento paulatino de la masa. En la ecografía testicular se evidencia un notorio aumento de volumen de bolsas escrotales por aparente tumoración o masa de consistencia dura, de estructura heterogénea y aspecto sólido de bordes mal definidos. Considerando los hallazgos clínicos, marcadores testiculares e imagenológicos se diagnosticó un tumor paratesticular derecho. Se realizó una orquiectomía derecha más exéresis de tumor paratesticular derecho. Patología concluyó en rabdomiosarcoma embrionario paratesticular con cápsula rota. Paciente fue dado de alta con seguimiento por consulta externa y referido a hospital oncológico de cuarto nivel.
Enfermedad Tromboembólica Venosa Asintomática en un paciente con síndrome de Down: Reporte de un caso y presentación clínica
Authors: De-La-Cruz-Chuquilin Enrique , Vásquez-Tirado Gustavo , Liberato-Salinas Yuri
Published: June 2021

Introducción: Los trastornos vasculares son frecuentes en el Síndrome de Down (SD); sin embargo, no está claro si dichos pacientes tienen un mayor riesgo de eventos tromboembólicos venosos, lo que hace una asociación poco frecuente. Caso clínico: Se reporta el caso de una paciente del sexo femenino, adulto joven, de 27 años con SD que presentó un émbolo central de gran dimensión en la arteria pulmonar y su rama lobular media del lado derecho; asimismo, un trombo en la arteria femoral que taponaba casi completamente su diámetro, cuya presentación es asintomática; siendo diagnosticados por Angiotomografía y ecografía doppler correspondientemente. Se suministró como tratamiento Enoxaparina y Warfarina, teniendo una evolución favorable. Conclusión: Se debe prestar mucha atención a la correlación entre enfermedad tromboembólica venosa y síndrome de Down, y ampliar esfuerzo en su prevención, detección y tratamiento.
Measuring, Visualising, and Simulating Solutions to the Learning Crisis: New Evidence From Learning Profiles in 18 Countries
Authors: Silberstein Jason
Published: June 2021

This Insight is based on learning profiles constructed from publicly available MICS6 surveys from 18 countries or regions which collectively assessed about 120,000 children.
PELAKSANAAN INVENTARISASI ASET DAERAH DI PROVINSI RIAU (Studi kasus di Badan Pengelola Keuangan dan Aset Daerah Provinsi Riau)
Authors: Rosita Rosita , Zulkarnaini Zulkarnaini
Published: June 2021

this study aims to determine how the implementation is an inventory of regional assets in the regional financial and asset management agency of Riau province, and to find out what are obstacles in the implementation of the asset inventory, The theory used in this study was the Asset Inventory by Sugiyama in Muthiah Sangadji using 3 indicators (Data Collection, Recording, and Reporting). To be able to answer these problems the researcher used a qualitative method with a descriptive approach / in this qualitative research the writer used data collection techniques in the form of observation, Interviews and documentation then analyzed based on the research problem. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the Regional Asset Inventory at the Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency of Riau Province, Seen from the 3 indicators (Data Collection, Recording and Reporting) has not been carried out properly because there are still deficiencies in controlling activities such as the implementation of the merging of inventory cards and there are still delays in making a report. The constraints in this study are the lack of human resources, The method of data collection of assets is not optimal, and not yet orderly in administration.
Brain Computer Interface for Emergency Virtual Voice
Authors: M. J. Arpitha , B. Binduja , G. Jahnavi , Mohanchandra Kusuma
Published: June 2021

Brain computer interface (BCI) is one of the thriving emergent technology which acts as an interface between a brain and an external device. BCI for speech communication is acquiring recognition in various fields. Speech is one of the most natural ways to express thoughts and feelings by articulate vocal sounds. The purpose of this study is to restore communication ability of the people suffering from severe muscular disorders like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), stroke which causes paralysis, locked-in syndrome, tetraplegia and Myasthenia gravis. They cannot interact with their environment even though their intellectual capabilities are intact. Our work attempts to provide summary of the research articles being published in reputed journals which lead to the investigation of published BCI articles, BCI prototypes, Bio-Signals for BCI, intent of the articles, target applications, classification techniques, algorithms and methodologies, BCI system types. Thus, the result of detailed survey presents an outline of available studies, recent results and looks forward to future developments which provides a communication pathway for paralyzed patients to convey their needs.
Integration Of Smart Grid And Blockchain
Authors: Garg Kartikey
Published: June 2021

A majority of electricity consumed by humans comes from traditional power generators, that work on a centralised framework, distributing it through wires and grids. More than 80% of this electricity comes from fossil fuels, leading to large amounts of pollution, since it is carbon intensive. The distribution methods are inefficient as much energy is lost in transmission. This leads to it being expensive for the consumer, and makes them dependent on large corporations. A large percentage of the electricity bill goes towards paying off the investment in infrastructure needed to provide it. This model is clearly not sustainable. Furthermore, it is estimated that around 1.2 billion people live without access to safe electricity. This is primarily since electricity providers don’t deem building infrastructure for a remote or economically backward location as profitable enough, since they are unlikely to pay it back. Contrary to conventional system, our proposed framework will be focused at introducing the decentralised energy distribution and consumption using Blockchain. Many prior studies have been done to decentralise the energy distribution but due to security and trust scare the systems could not be fully adopted in the real setting. We take a look into the methodologies third parties can use to counter the security issues as well. However, by integrating blockchain into the existing smart grid architecture we open up the possibility of bypassing the tiring process of renewable certification, make a localised energy production a reality and detach the consumers from the dependency of central grid. To fully assimilate this environment with the end users we also discuss about the real time platform for prosumers and consumers to trade energy. At the end, we look at the costs, consumption and other attributes of three different community microgrids simu
Análisis bibliométrico de la producción científica: Educación inclusiva y necesidades educativas especiales como aristas investigativas
Authors: Motta Totena Erika Paola , Rivera Franco Jorge Eliécer
Published: June 2021

El propósito de este artículo de revisión, bajo la perspectiva de análisis bibliométrico descriptivo retrospectivo, es conocer y comprender la evolución de la producción científica alrededor de la educación inclusiva, particularmente desde la consideración escolar, social, política y cultural de las necesidades educativas especiales (NEE); reconocidas en el año 1994 por la Declaración de Salamanca mediante el establecimiento del marco de acción. En este sentido, se seleccionaron a partir de la base de datos referencial Scopus Elseiver un total de 65 artículos científicos, publicados durante los años 2001-2021, todos ellos en etapa final de divulgación. En cuanto al procesamiento de la unidad de análisis se implementó el gestor bibliográfico Mendeley y la herramienta Bibliometrix (R Studio Cloud) con su interfaz Biblioshiny, priorizando cuatro ámbitos de análisis; fuentes, autores, documentos y estructura intelectual. Los resultados permitieron dilucidar que el mayor número de artículos corresponde a los territorios de Sudáfrica, Países Bajos, Reino Unido, Australia, Noruega, Suecia, España y Estados Unidos, de igual manera se estableció que el año de mayor producción fue el 2019 con un total de 9 artículos, siguiéndoles el 2018, 2016, 2014 y 2011, cada uno con 6 estudios. Adicionalmente, se encontró una base teórica común; relacionada con siete autores de ascendencia británica y australiana.
Hacia una comprensión de las relaciones de interdependencia en el ecosistema de aprendizaje
Authors: Avendaño Castro William Rodrigo , Gamboa Suárez Audin Aloiso , Prada-Núñez Raúl
Published: June 2021

El objetivo de la investigación fue describir las relaciones de interdependencia positivas que se contextualizan y se establecen en el ecosistema de aprendizaje, por parte de los docentes del contexto universitario que pertenecen a una red de matemática. La investigación se enmarcó en un enfoque mixto, de tipo aplicada y descriptiva. La muestra estuvo compuesta por veinticinco (25) docentes del contexto universitario. Los instrumentos   utilizados   fueron   la   encuesta y la entrevista semiestructurada. El estudio mostró que la relación de interdependencia en la presencia cognitiva facilita el acceso a los recursos y materiales de aprendizaje, así como la interdependencia en la interacción con los docentes, las redes y la relación entre pares resulta de una integración del espacio de colaboración y cooperación. Se concluyó que el ecosistema de aprendizaje permite establecer relaciones positivas de interdependencia para la transmisión, producción de conocimiento y nodos de saberes.
Las habilidades socio-emocionales para la mediación escolar: una revisión sistemática
Authors: Benítez Moreno Francisco Javier , Herrera-López Harvey Mauricio , Rodríguez-Hidalgo Antonio J.
Published: June 2021

Las cualidades personales, sociales y emocionales del mediador parecen facilitar la posibilidad de cambiar las dinámicas del conflicto, pues facilitan formas prosociales de solución que aportan a la construcción de la cultura de paz en la escuela. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo identificar los elementos teóricos que constituyen las habilidades socio-emocionales para la mediación escolar. Se realizó una revisión sistemática cualitativa soportada en el protocolo PRISMA que incluyó 38 documentos académicos. El análisis permitió identificar las dimensiones del constructo, las cuales son habilidades para: 1) la conciencia y regulación emocional, 2) la comprensión y gestión del conflicto y 3) la facilitación de la comunicación. El aporte al cuerpo teórico del estudio del conflicto sirve de fundamento para la creación de instrumentos de medición, así como también ayuda a conformar el equipo de mediadores y a promover programas de formación orientados a fortalecer la capacidad de atender con destreza situaciones de incompatibilidad de intereses.
Deep Convolution Neural Network Model for Credit-Card Fraud Detection and Alert
Authors: Chen Joy Iong-Zong , Lai Kong-Long
Published: June 2021

With the exponential increase in the usage of the internet, numerous organisations, including the financial industry, have operationalized online services. The massive financial losses occur as a result of the global growth in financial fraud. Henceforth, devising advanced financial fraud detection systems can actively detect the risks such as illegal transactions and irregular attacks. Over the recent years, these issues are tackled to a larger extent by means of data mining and machine learning techniques. However, in terms of unknown attack pattern identification, big data analytics and speed computation, several improvements must be performed in these techniques. The Deep Convolution Neural Network (DCNN) scheme based financial fraud detection scheme using deep learning algorithm is proposed in this paper. When large volume of data is involved, the detection accuracy can be enhanced by using this technique. The existing machine learning models, auto-encoder model and other deep learning models are compared with the proposed model to evaluate the performance by using a real-time credit card fraud dataset. Over a time duration of 45 seconds, a detection accuracy of 99% has been obtained by using the proposed model as observed in the experimental results.
Divulgação científica e visões deformadas sobre o trabalho científico: contribuições para o ensino de f´ísica a partir de análise de textos jornalísticos
Authors: Grecillo dos Santos Willian , Halmenschlager Karine Raquiel
Published: June 2021

Este estudo tem como objetivo identificar a manifestação de visões deformadas sobre o trabalho científico (PÉREZ et al., 2001) presentes em reportagens que relatam o esforço coletivo realizado para a construção da primeira fotografia de um buraco negro divulgadas no ano de 2019. Para isso, foram consideradas cinco reportagens, veiculadas nos principais portais de notícias brasileiros. A análise de tais reportagens foi realizada com base nas sete visões deformadas sobre o trabalho científico discutidas por Pérez et al. (2001), as quais foram consideradas como categorias a priori, de acordo com os princípios da Análise Textual Discursiva (ATD). Entre os resultados, destaca-se que as compreensões relacionadas à visão individualista e elitista, a concepção empírico indutivista e ateórica e a visão exclusivamente analítica foram as mais frequentes nos textos analisados. Isso evidencia, entre outros aspectos, a necessidade de ampliação de discussões sobre a natureza da ciência no contexto escolar, na formação de professores e nos espaços de formação dos profissionais que produzem textos de divulgação científica.
ТИТРОВАНИЕ ДЕЦИМОЛЯРНОГО РАСТВОРА ОРТОФОСФОРНОЙ КИСЛОТЫ Н3 PO4 ДЕЦИНОРМАЛЬНЫМ РАСТВОРОМ NAOH
Authors: Хасанова Р.И. , Хасанов А.И. , Идигова М.Р.
Published: June 2021

Цель работы - изучить ступенчатое титрование кислоты средней силы сильным основанием (щелочью) на примере трехосновной кислоты Н_3 PO (4) однокислотным основанием – гидроксидом натрия NaOH, с учетом того, что кривая титрования ортофосфорной кислоты Н3PO4 должна иметь не одну и не две, а три точки эквивалентности. Показано, что за образование однозамещенной кислой соли - дигидроортофосфата натрия NaН2 PO4 отвечает первая точка эквивалентности; вторая точка эквивалентности отвечает за образование двузамещенной кислой соли - гидроортофосфата натрия NaН_2 PO4. Последняя точка эквивалентности (третья) отвечает за получение средней соли - ортофосфата натрия Na3 PO4.Сделан вывод о том, что рН растворов кислой соли многоосновных кислот можно считать приблизительно равной полусумме силовых показателей многоосновной кислоты двух очередных ступеней диссоциации. Приведен график теоретической кривой титрования трехосновной ортофосфорной кислоты Н3 PO(4 ) гидроксидом натрия NaOH.
ВЛИЯНИЕ СЕЗОНА ГОДА НА СОСТОЯНИЕ СЕРДЕЧНО-СОСУДИСТОЙ СИСТЕМЫ СТУДЕНТОК
Authors: Анзоров В.А. , Сайдхасанова З.М. , Акмурзаева Ф.А.
Published: June 2021

Работа посвящена изучению влияния сезона года на состояние показателей сердечно-сосудистой системы студенток. Результаты проведенных нами исследований свидетельствуют о том, что сезон года приводит к существенным изменениям артериального давления крови. Давление крови и ритм сердца увеличиваются в зимний сезон года и снижаются в летний. Уровень систолического давления крови в зимний период года выше на 11,2 %, а диастолического - на 11,3 %, чем в летний период. Частота сердечных сокращений летом ниже на 4 удара в минуту, чем зимой. Сезон года не оказывает значительного влияния на продолжительность зубцов и сегментов электрокардиограммы девушек. Продолжительность сердечного цикла возрастает в летний период года и сокращается в зимний. Так, время P,PQ,QRS и QT длиннее летом на 9,9; 9,1; 6,2 и 4,5 с, чем зимой.
МИКРОИНГРЕДИЕНТНАЯ ИНДУКЦИЯ ЦИТО-БИОХИМИЧЕСКИХ ПОКАЗАТЕЛЕЙ КРОВИ ТЕЛЯТ
Authors: Арсанукаев Д.Л. , Зайналабдиева Х.М. , Мошуева С.М.-Э. , Чааров У.Д. , Тузаева Д.Р.
Published: June 2021

Влияние комплексонатов микроэлементов железа, меди, кобальта, цинка, марганца, приготовленных на основе этилендиаминдиянтарной кислоты и йодида калия в сочетании с жирорастворимыми витаминами, такими как ретинол, кальциферол, токоферол и ненасыщенные жирные кислоты, на гемопоэтические показатели крови.
БИОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ ЛЕКАРСТВЕННЫХ РАСТЕНИЙ ОКРЕСТНОСТЕЙ г. ГУДЕРМЕС
Authors: Абдуллаева Х.А. , Умаева А.М.
Published: June 2021

К лекарственным относятся многие виды растений, которые содержат вещества, оказывающие полезные действия на здоровье человека. К таким веществам относятся алкалоиды, сапонины, горечи, эфирные масла, витамины. Лекарственные растения являются основой современной медицины и служат объектом заготовок.
В последнее время большое внимание уделяется экстрактам и биологически активным соединениям, выделенным из растений, с целью анализа их фармакологической активности. Флора Чеченской Республики имеет очень богатый генетический фонд и уникальный фонд полезных растений с различными лечебными свойствами. Установлено, что большинство представителей лекарственных растений, произрастающих в окрестностях Гудермесского района, обладает антигиперлипидемическим, противовоспалительным, противомикробным, противоопухолевым, антиоксидантным, гипогликемическим, седативным и спазмолитическим эффектами.
ПОКАЗАТЕЛИ УГЛЕВОДНОГО И ЛИПИДНОГО ОБМЕНА У ДОНОРОВ КРОВИ РАЗНОГО ВОЗРАСТА И ПОЛА
Authors: Магомедова З.А. , Алиева Х.Х. , Сулейманова И.Ш. , Баширова Э.З.
Published: June 2021

В работе исследованы некоторые параметры углеводного и липидного обмена в зависимости от возраста и пола. Был проанализирован уровень глюкозы и холестерина в крови представителей четырех возрастных периодов: юношеского (15 – 21 лет), первого (21 – 35 лет) и второго (35 – 60 лет) периодов зрелого возраста и пожилого возраста (55 – 75 лет). Было установлено, что хотя уровень глюкозы и холестерина и увеличивается с возрастом, но эти изменения не достигали статистической значимости. Однако уровень холестерина более значимо увеличивался в возрасте 35 – 60 лет. Половые различия ни в одной из исследованных возрастных групп не были статистически значимыми. В то же время эти показатели у лиц женского пола были чуть выше в старших возрастных группах. Полученные данные указывают на то, что с возрастом незначительно растет углеводный и липидный обмен.
АНАЛИЗ ЗАВИСИМОСТИ МЕЖДУ ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЕМ МОЛОКА И МОЛОЧНЫХ ПРОДУКТОВ И НАБЛЮДАЕМЫМ КАРИЕСОМ ЗУБОВ В ГРУППЕ ПОДРОСТКОВ
Authors: Тахигова Р.З. , Алимханова А.Х.
Published: June 2021

Кариес определяется Всемирной организацией здравоохранения (ВОЗ) как локализованный патологический процесс интракорпорального происхождения, который приводит к декальцификации и разрушению структуры твердых тканей зуба путем протеолитической дезинтеграции. Следствием этого процесса является образование полости. Степень развития кариеса определяется индексом КПУ, где К – количество кариозных (невылеченных) зубов, П – количество пломбированных (леченых) зубов, У- количество удалённых зубов или подлежащих удалению корней зубов. Было заявлено, что диета, и особенно выбор пищевых продуктов, может иметь кариесогенный (способствующий развитию кариеса) или кариостатический (препятствующий развитию кариеса) кариозный эффект, формируя структуру зуба, метаболизм зубного налета, состав слюны и развитие зубов. Целью этого исследования было оценить влияние потребления молока и молочных продуктов на развитие кариеса у девочек-подростков.
INSTAGRAM® E EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE: UMA EXPERIÊNCIA VOLTADA PARA PREVENÇÃO DE ENGASGO EM JOVENS
Authors: Vasconcelos Neto Raimundo Benício De , Santos Renata Gonçalves Silva , Rivoredo Rebecca Shaiane Soares Nunes , Souza Maria Eduarda Brotto de , Pereira Iaryma Rêgo Ramos , Souza Sofia Dos Santos , Roque Vinicius Barbosa De Oliveira , Carvalho Gesanaje Da Paz , Martins Liz Kéthone Monteiro , Queiroz Allyson Ryann José Da Silva , Branco Júnior Arlindo Gonzaga , Aragão-Macedo Sharon Rose , Silio Luis Felipe
Published: June 2021

O engasgo é um caso de emergência caracterizada pela obstrução parcial ou total das vias aéreas, o qual ocorre por meio um objeto estranho e pode acarretar complicações cardíacas e neurológicas. O engasgo é um reflexo fisiológico e involuntário do organismo para expelir alimentos ou objetos que tomam a via respiratória ao invés da digestória, em decorrência de uma falha, sem antecedente prévio, da epiglote. Esse quadro acontece em adultos, crianças e principalmente em bebês. As principais características apresentadas pelas vítimas consistem em apneia, tosse, ruídos e chiados durante a respiração, além de dificuldade na fala e cianose. Nesse contexto, os índices de morbimortalidade associados à obstrução de vias aéreas por corpo estranho, segundo o Ministério da Saúde, ultrapassam a marca de 100 casos por ano exclusivamente pela falta de socorro imediato, o que ressalta a importância do conhecimento prévio acerca do tema por parte da população em geral. Logo, existe uma necessidade de proporcionar instruções e conhecimento sobre como proceder ao presenciar uma situação de engasgo. Dessa forma, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi desenvolver um conteúdo teórico digital a fim de elucidar sobre como reconhecer as possíveis vítimas de tais incidentes, bem como, exemplificar por meio de imagens como se deve agir adequadamente em cada situação. Além disso, o material criado visa instruir o leitor para a realização da manobra protocolada ao caso, respeitando a diversidade de situações e vítimas e tendo em vista a particularidade de cada uma.