bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Promoção do desenvolvimento local sustentável: estudo comparativo das iniciativas do Brasil e da União Europeia.
Authors: Bier Clerilei Aparecida , Simões Rogério , Dabrowski Isabella , Carubelli Carlos Alberto Zapata
Published: June 2020

A partir das noções de desenvolvimento local e desenvolvimento sustentável, buscou-se analisar neste artigo, utilizando-se do método de Estudo Comparado, duas iniciativas de desenvolvimento local sustentável que tem como ponto central a participação cidadã e o envolvimento da comunidade, e atuação conjunta com a administração pública por meio da coordenação eficiente de governos locais para o desenvolvimento dos objetivos traçados. Revelou-se no estudo da iniciativas DLBC – Desenvolvimento local de base comunitária aplicada no Brasil pelo Governo Federal em comunidades brasileiras pelo projeto de cooperação técnica INCRA/IICA, e iniciativa denominada LEADER – Liaison Entre Actions pour le Développement de l’Economie Rurale desenvolvida pela União Europeia, que uma estrutura de governança  pautada na mobilização das energias da sociedade, nas suas capacidades e potencialidades bem como na atuação do Estado é pedra angular das mudanças sociais e econômicas pretendidas no processos de desenvolvimento local sustentável e fortalecimento das instituições locais com a conscientização dos envolvidos
Correlation of Increased Triglyceride with Alteration in Haematological and Biochemical Parameters in Apparently Healthy Individuals
Authors: Tayeb Bizhar Ahmed , Abdurrahman Shafan Mohammed , Tamar Rahma Yassin
Published: June 2020

Objective: The current study was aimed to evaluate and assess the correlation between adulterations of haematological parameters with high level of triglyceride in healthy smoker individuals.

Methods: Ninety volunteers were participated in this study, smokers (n=70) and non-smokers (n=20). Complete blood count and other tests were performed by using fully automated haematological analyser devices.

Results: The values of white blood cells (p=0.005), red blood cells (p= 0.01), haemoglobin content (p=0.03), haematocrit (p= 0.042), mean corpuscular haemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume (p= 0.003 and p= 0.0022 respectively) in smokers showed greater when compared to no-smokers. The values of total cholesterol and triglyceride appeared significantly greater in smokers than in control subjects. All other calculated measure parameters did not show significantly different between the two groups.

Conclusions: The current study showed that continues cigarette smoking among healthy individuals has adverse effects on both biochemical and haematological parameters but not in kidney function activities. There is a strong correlation between high levels of triglyceride with increased levels of blood parameters in smoker group.
Work Environment in Mosul city Hospitals
Authors: Al-Fathy Marab Younis Abdullah , Ali Nahla Khalaf , Ahmed Muna Muneer
Published: June 2020

Objectives: Investigating the vision of health care workers about their work environment.

Methods: A cross sectional study design was done in eight hospital in Mosul city for a period extended for ten months duration 1st Jan-Nov 2018 including 673 health care worker choosing by simple random selection, using standardize questionnaire form consist from three item psycho-social, physical condition of work place and practicing of personal protective equipment. Data were presented in suitable tables and figures. Percentage were calculated for the various group variables using Chi-Square for Goodness of FitØŒ Mean Â± SD, P-value at a level of significance equal to or less than 0.05 was considered.

Results: The mean ageÂ± SD of study sample was 38.28Â±9.71 as 57.1% , 42.9% male and female respectively. The study revealed overall percentage of agreement regarding psychological and social, physical condition of work environment was 29.1% and  41.6% respectively. Compliance with practicing personal protection equipment was low (29.4%). The grand mean assessment of all over work place condition it was 1.8 below the cut-off point (cut â€“ off point = 2).

Conclusions: The study concluded that work environment (psychological, social and physical) condition and compliance to practicing standard precaution were  unacceptable to the health worker in Mosul city hospital 2018.
Social Work and Human Animal Bonds and Benefits in Health Research
Authors: Hanrahan Cassandra
Published: June 2020

North Americans consider companion-animals as family members and increasingly as attachment figures. Across the health sciences and professions, substantial qualitative and mounting quantitative research provides evidence of health benefits of human animal interactions across the life cycle regarding diverse issues. In replicating a ground-breaking U.S. study designed to measure exposure to information and levels of knowledge and integration of human animal bonds (HAB) into practice, this present study, funded by the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation, surveyed practitioners in Nova Scotia, Canada. Similar to the U.S. findings, this study revealed the majority of practitioners were uninformed about such benefits and about how they can be operationalized. As a result, the majority of practitioners in Nova Scotia are not including animals in practice, and notably, those who are, are doing so without the necessary education or training. The lack of preparation in human-animal interactions has serious implications for social work in that disparities and inequities between and among humans are related to the disparities between humans and other animals, society, and nature.
Newcomer ReSettlement in a Globalized World
Authors: Sethi Bharati
Published: June 2020

This paper presents findings from part of a larger Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) entitled ‘Newcomer Settlement and Integration in Education, Training, Employment, Health and Social Support in Grand Erie’. Data was gathered from 212 newcomers (men and women) and 237 service providers. The qualitative and quantitative responses to the survey questionnaires (newcomers and service providers) on social supports highlight newcomers’ experiences of discrimination, as well as draw attention to the unique barriers that immigrant/refugee women experience in their resettlement. The multifaceted nature of factors contributing to newcomer integration requires collaboration between newcomers, service providers, and government officials. The study findings have important implications for social work practise and settlement policies in an increasingly globalized world.
Value-Based Social Work Research
Authors: Shannon Patrick
Published: June 2020

Social work practitioners are often ambivalent about the necessity of conducting research. Witkin (1995) suggests that the reason may have little to do with adequate training in research methods and more to do with a lack of an approach to research consistent with the mission of the profession. The purpose of this article is to begin a dialogue that focuses on delineating an approach to social work research that is consistent with the mission and values of the profession. A description of research approaches that share aspects of social work values is provided, followed by a discussion of core elements of each approach that may have implications for social work researchers. The core elements discussed include: (a) research that is shaped, guided, conducted, and even controlled by consumers; (b) research that focuses on communities or local contexts; (c) research that strives for mutual understanding; and (d) research that facilitates social change leading to empowerment, equality, and social justice. Finally, challenges to incorporating these core elements into research practice are discussed.
Abortion in Canada as a Social Justice Issue in Contemporary Canada
Authors: Shaw Jessica
Published: June 2020

Twenty-five years after the legal decision that decriminalized abortion in Canada, significant barriers and issues continue to impact the ability of women to exercise their right to bodily integrity. Provinces have abdicated their responsibility to provide adequate abortion access; Members of Parliament continue to introduce and entertain anti-abortion motions and bills; Crisis Pregnancy Centres and anti-abortion advocates perpetuate myths; and women continue to face judgment for controlling their reproduction. The Canadian Association of Social Workers articulates that social workers have an ethical obligation to work towards social justice for all. This paper serves to explain why abortion is still a critical social justice issue, and compels readers to take action against the reproductive oppression of women.
The Use of Metaphor as an Important Tool for Understanding Oppression
Authors: Hillock Susan
Published: June 2020

Using an anti-oppressive practice (AOP) theoretical framework and an exploratory qualitative research design, featuring semi-structured interviews and written assignments, a group of ten social workers were asked to describe their understandings of the concept of oppression. The study found that, in the case of these particular social workers, they used metaphor as a key conceptualization process to more vividly describe and understand the concept of oppression within their social work practice. This article analyzes eight categories of metaphor themes the participants used to explain their understanding of oppression: (a) pressure; (b) earth; (c) quest; (d) nature of society;  (e) seeing; (f) building; (g) dancing; and (h) water. The research findings are intended to open up dialogue and thinking about the concept of oppression, increase our knowledge base and understandings of oppression within social work practice, and assist the social work profession to build a stronger conceptual framework for understanding and naming oppression with the end goal of assisting social workers to better respond to and resist systems of domination.
Institutional Racism and Individual Agency
Authors: Lavoie Carmen
Published: June 2020

Institutional racism is a principal factor in the exclusion and oppression of racialized groups.  Social work scholars have examined the organizational indicators, attitudes, and actions of staff that contribute to institutional racism in order to elucidate its function.  However, an understanding of the interplay between institutions and individuals within institutional racism has remained largely elusive. This paper aims to address this gap.  Using the work of French philosopher Michel Foucault and his theorization of disciplinary power, this paper presents a case study of one social worker’s efforts to address racism in her organization. The result is a unique understanding of institutional racism that considers the dynamic interactions between institutional constraints and individual agency. Such an analysis enables those in direct practice as well as in leadership roles who are committed to anti-oppression social work to understand the barriers and routes to anti-racist institutional change.
Field Education in Social Work
Authors: Preston Susan , George Purnima , Silver Susan
Published: June 2020

Understanding the neoliberal restructuring of social services cannot be outside the implications of these processes for field education in social work. The neoliberal agenda creates contradictions in field education as the site where the service sector and the academy come together, where critical synergies can be realized or jeopardized. From the critical activist stance of ourselves, and our school, we recognize and seek to resist the neoliberal control of social work settings and the practices therein. Recognizing that many schools of social work practice an agency based model of field education, we examine the limits of this approach, suggesting a shift towards a community issue based model is necessary to maintaining a commitment to preparing and supporting critical activist practitioners.
‘Rogue’ Social Workers
Authors: Weinberg Merlinda , Taylor Stephanie
Published: June 2020

This article explores one aspect of increased managerialism, the impact of the expansion of rules in organizations. Discussing findings from a recent large-scale Canadian research project with social workers, this paper addresses some of the effects of the proliferation of rules, including their ethical implications, and considers the usefulness of different theoretical accounts of the rule-bending individual. The research indicated that although rules did serve as technologies to regulate and normalize practitioners’ behaviours, they were not monolithic in their consequences. Typologies, which divided individuals in terms of their responses to rules, were useful but insufficient explanations of the observed effects. The paper suggests that practitioners will use discretion to deal with the complexity of situations, the contradictory nature of the rules, and to resist being positioned as subjects in ways they found problematic, outcomes that support Lipsky’s classic premises. Other findings were that the increase of rules, through their complexity and contradiction, promoted ‘rogue’ or rule-bending behaviour. A further outcome was that practitioners who perceived part of their responsibility to be change agents towards societal transformation encountered particular difficulties, because the expansion of rules impacted negatively on the availability of their time and energy.
Review Piece
Authors: Liechty Daniel
Published: June 2020

Boston University sociologist Peter L. Berger recently published a memoir, under the telling title Adventures of an Accidental Sociologist (Berger, 2011). Although somewhat eclipsed now, during the 1970s and 1980s, Berger was one of the most widely read contemporary sociologists, and reading this book has often felt like reminiscing with an old friend.  To be sure, I only know Berger through his books and other writings; I have never met the man personally. Yet in many ways (as any bibliophile will understand) I do feel like he is an old friend, one with whom I have had a troubled, on-again off-again relationship.
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Haiti Earthquake Recovery in New York Times articles
Authors: Pyles Loretta , Svistova Juliana
Published: June 2020

The social constructions of the media after the 2010 Haiti earthquake arguably influenced disaster recovery, especially how and what projects were conceived, implemented, and evaluated. In this study of New York Times articles, we sought to learn how Haitians and foreign actors who are engaged in recovery are portrayed in print media. Our findings suggest the presence of hegemonic, disempowering discourse through themes that emphasize the expertise of outsiders and the proliferation of disaster capitalism. A counter-hegemonic, empowering discourse is evident through the acknowledgement of post-colonialist realities and the participation of Haitians in recovery. We discuss the meaning of these findings for social welfare policies, such as those set forth by the United States Agency on International Development (USAID), as well as social work practice and education.
Do we Always Practice What we Preach? Real Vampires’ Fears of Coming out of the Coffin to Social Workers and Helping Professionals
Authors: Williams D. J. , Prior Emily E.
Published: June 2020

Helping professionals in multiple disciplines, including social workers, are commonly taught to embrace human diversity, think critically, empower clients, and respect client self-determination. Indeed, much of clinical practice with clients is predicated on such professional values, which are important to the establishment of a strong therapeutic alliance and an effective treatment outcome. This study applies qualitative measures, such as  an open-ended questionnaire and creative analytic practice (CAP) strategy in the form of poetic representation, to provide insights into how people with a specific nontraditional identity, that of “real vampire,” feel about disclosing this salient identity to helping professionals within a clinical context. As a CAP method, poetic representation is valuable in acknowledging participants’ subjective realities and preserving emotional intensity in participants’ responses. Results suggest that nearly all participants were distrustful of social workers and helping professionals and preferred to “stay in the coffin” for fear of being misunderstood, labeled, and potentially having to face severe repercussions to their lives.
What Do(n't) American Undergraduate Social Work Students Learn About Sex? A Content Analysis of Sex Positivity and Diversity in Five Popular HBSE Textbooks
Authors: Prior Emily , Williams DJ , Zavala Tina , Milford Jessica
Published: June 2020

Despite an emphasis within American social work to operationalize important professional values, such as embracing human diversity and promoting social justice, it is not clear how this may or may not occur with respect to human sexuality and sexual practices. In considering this issue, the present study employed a thorough content analysis of undergraduate level Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) textbooks in order to explore how human sexuality and sexual practices are presented to undergraduate college students. Specifically, this study focused on the extent that texts in the sample reflect sexual diversity and sex positivity, which are consistent with key social work values, and thus how such texts may shape students’ professional views of sexuality. Findings suggest that the educational presentation of sexuality and sexual practices varies across HBSE texts in terms of embracing sexual diversity and promoting sex-positivity.
The Evolution of Co-Dance
Authors: Amitay Gila
Published: June 2020

The Western modern therapeutic model is grounded on social constructions of power relations and draws on religious legacies, such as the journey in quest of salvation. The journey is considered the most significant transformation that people can undergo in their lifetime. It is comprised of two significant elements: the confession and the professional discourse possessed by the therapist. Both the professional and the service-user are in danger of internalizing the power structures embedded in these practices and in losing their voice. The major challenge facing the professional and the service-user is that of creating an alternative discourse that can dismantle the professional discourse from the power structure in which it is embedded and portray alternative realities and multiple possible narratives. The aim of this study was to present an alternative reality in which professionals and clients can find their co-dance and evolve simultaneously, creating a new and relevant language that enables them to be active and mutually thrive. Practices of minority and nomadic consciousness are considered as suitable alternative therapeutic practices that resist the power structure of the Western late-modern therapeutic model.
Uncovering the Public/Private Dilemma for Rural Youth Using Participatory Action Research
Authors: Van Katwyk Trish , Soueidan Oleary Denise
Published: June 2020

While the rural youth identity is an intersectional experience that creates a heterogeneous group of young people, a close exploration of a specific rural location can illuminate an experience that is both unique and shared. In this participatory action research study, a group of youth participated in one-on-one interviews and focus group discussions to describe their experience of their rural location. Reports, statistics, and youth counsellors also provided information about the local youth experience. What emerged was a consideration of the unique divide between public and private social realms that can create a dilemma for youth who are simultaneously encouraged to succeed in public life while provided with limited access to opportunities in that public life. The research project culminated in a sculpture created by a team of youth artists that incorporated the final analysis about the public/private divide. The sculpture is now a permanent display in the region.
Emergent Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education: Integrating Faculty Development, Educational Innovation, and Organizational Change at a Canadian College
Authors: Mooney Julie A.
Published: June 2020

Centres for teaching and learning at postsecondary educational institutions in Canada seek to serve the professional development needs of faculty members throughout the college or university. Recognizing the limits of conventional frameworks for faculty development, such as one-time workshops, pedagogical conferences, and lunchtime discussion sessions, this interpretive inquiry explores learning communities as an additional framework for serving faculty development and cross-institutional professional development needs. The study asks: what does it mean for faculty, educational developers, support staff, and administrators to participate in a learning community at a college in Canada? Data collected through individual inquiry conversations (semi-structured interviews) and research memos were used to develop narrative descriptions representing the participants’ respective experiences of a learning community in a large, urban college context in Canada. These narrative descriptions offer portraits of the meaning that learning community members made of their own experience, revealing that the learning communities served not only as sites for professional development, but also formed microcultures within the institution, which, over time, influenced educational (academic) and organizational (administrative) change, both in policy and in practice.
Laser Influence on Dental Sensitivity Compared to Other Light Sources Used During In-office Dental Bleaching: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: Casado BGS , Pellizzer EP , Souto Maior JR , Lemos CAA , Vasconcelos BCE , Moraes SLD
Published: June 2020

Clinical Relevance

The use of laser light during bleaching will not reduce the incidence or severity of sensitivity and will not increase the degree of color change compared with nonlaser light sources.

Objective: To evaluate whether the use of laser during in-office bleaching promotes a reduction in dental sensitivity after bleaching compared with other light sources.

Methods: The present review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) and is registered with PROSPERO (CDR42018096591). Searches were conducted in the PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases for relevant articles published up to August 2018. Only randomized clinical trials among adults that compared the use of laser during in-office whitening and other light sources were considered eligible.

Results: After analysis of the texts retrieved during the database search, six articles met the eligibility criteria and were selected for the present review. For the outcome dental sensitivity, no significant difference was found favoring any type of light either for intensity (mean difference [MD]: −1.60; confidence interval [CI]: −3.42 to 0.22; p=0.09) or incidence (MD: 1.00; CI: 0.755 to 1.33; p=1.00). Regarding change in tooth color, no significant differences were found between the use of the laser and other light sources (MD: −2.22; CI: −6.36 to 1.93; p=0.29).

Conclusions: Within the limitations of the present study, laser exerts no influence on tooth sensitivity compared with other light sources when used during in-office bleaching. The included studies demonstrated that laser use during in-office bleaching may have no influence on tooth color change.
Clinical Efficiency of Self-etching One-Step and Two-Step Adhesives in NCCL: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Authors: de Assis CPP , Lemos CAA , Gomes JML , Vasconcelos BCE , Moraes SLD , Braz R , Pellizzer EP
Published: June 2020

Clinical Relevance

One-step self-etch adhesive systems provide a clinical time gain, decreasing the number of clinical steps. When a clinician is able to follow a simpler process of adhesion there is less chance of adhesive failure.

Objective: A systematic review and meta-analyses were performed to evaluate whether one-step self-etching (1SSE) adhesive systems are as effective as two-step self-etching (2SSE) adhesives in noncarious cervical lesion (NCCL) restorations.

Methods: This systematic review was conducted according to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) and recorded in the PROSPERO (CRD42018096747). Electronic systematic searches were conducted in the following databases: PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Cochrane Library for published articles. Only randomized clinical trials that compared 1SSE with 2SSE adhesives systems were selected. The outcomes were retention, postoperative sensitivity, secondary caries, color match, marginal discoloration, marginal adaptation, and anatomical form.

Results: The searches resulted in 476 studies. After applying the eligibility criteria, five randomized controlled trials were selected in which 822 restorations in NCCLs were distributed in 237 patients. The results showed no statistical difference between 1SSE and 2SSE in relation to retention (p=0.23; relative risk [RR]=1.55; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.76, 3.19), postoperative sensitivity ( p=0.50; RR=3.00; 95% CI=0.13, 70.64), Secondary caries (p=0.63; RR=0.68; 95% CI=0.14, 3.31), color match (p=0.41; RR=0.64; 95% CI=0.23, 1.83), marginal discoloration (p=0.93; RR=1.02; 95% CI=0.65, 1.61), and anatomical form (p=0.56; RR=1.38; 95% CI=0.46, 4.13). However there was statistical difference in relation to marginal adaptation ( p=0.01; RR=1.95; 95% CI=1.14, 3.34).

Conclusion: This systematic review with meta-analysis revealed that both 1SSE and 2SSE adhesive systems have comparable clinical effectiveness in a follow-up period of 12 to 24 months, except in relation to marginal adaptation.
COVID-19 and Travel
Authors: Hudson Dr Simon
Published: June 2020

Examines how this crisis unfolded and its devasting impacts on the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Packed with international case studies, it takes the reader from the very outset of the crisis, how the industry reacted and its message to the market, through to its impacts and a possible future.
La representación fotográfica en el estudio de las ciudades guerrerenses 1930 -1980
Authors: Hernández Árciga Esperanza
Published: June 2020

Desde sus inicios, la fotografía ha estado relacionada con la ciudad. Las imágenes inspiradas por los elementos urbanos son variadas: desde paisajes urbanos, fotografía de arquitectura y foto de calle hasta registros técnicos de obras de urbanización. Dichas imágenes, en gran parte de los casos, se usaron con fines de difusión, por lo que fueron puestas en circulación a través de diversos medios. Ese fue el caso de las imágenes que acompañaron el proceso de impulso y consolidación de Acapulco como destino turístico. El punto de partida fue la consideración de que para comprender el discurso fotográfico es necesario entender su relación con el contexto histórico-cultural del que surgió. Por lo que se analizaron las imágenes generadas para su promoción durante la trayectoria turística de Acapulco, y el proceso de expansión, considerando la organización territorial del puerto en términos de su vocación turística y la relación con otras ciudades, especialmente con Chilpancingo, capital del estado de Guerrero. Este artículo es parte del proyecto “La ciudad representada. Fotografía urbana en Guerrero”, cuyo propósito es analizar las representaciones visuales de las ciudades guerrerenses. Por las diferencias en la temporalidad en que ocurren las transformaciones de una y otra ciudad, se consideraron fotografías producidas en las décadas de los 30 hasta los 70, para la ciudad Acapulco; y entre los años 50 hasta los 80 para Chilpancingo. Solo se consideraron aquellas imágenes que han sido incorporadas en libros académicos, de arte o promoción. La intención del artículo es proponer la fotografía como fuente fundamental en los estudios urbanos, y mostrar, a la vez, la importancia de documentarla adecuadamente.
Katsaus vuorovaikutukseen ääntöväylän ja äänilähteen välillä
Authors: Laukkanen Anne-Maria , Laine Unto K.
Published: June 2020

Puheen ja äänen tuottoa tarkastellaan usein yhä edelleen perinteisen nelijakomallin mukaan, jossa hengityselimistö, äänihuulet, ääntöväylä ja huuliaukko toimivat itsenäisinä yksiköinä. Todellisuudessa kuitenkin ääntöväylän muodostama resonaattori on vuorovaikutuksessa molempien päätepisteidensä, äänihuulten ja huuliaukon, kanssa. Tässä katsauksessa kuvataan keskeiset vuorovaikutuksen muodot ja annetaan esimerkkejä niiden toteutumisesta. Interaktion voidaan todeta toteutuvan niin ääniharjoitteissa, taiteellisessa äänenkäytössä kuin äänihäiriöissäkin. Käytännön esimerkit opastavat myös tunnistamaan, miltä interaktion toteutuminen tuntuu kehossa.
EFFECT OF BUILDING ORIENTATION ON INDOOR MICROCLIMATE OF CLASSROOM BUILDINGS AT THE KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY
Authors: Bulus Markus
Published: June 2020

Current studies have discussed the significance of building orientation to the building indoor micro-climate and highlighted the need for more empirical research in other to establish the best orientation for buildings. Other scholars have argued that the impact of building orientation is insignificant and varies from one climatic region to another. This study, therefore, examines two prototype classroom buildings at the Kafanchan campus of Kaduna State University –Nigeria. The main purpose of the study is to determine the effect of building orientation on the indoor micro-climatic performance of two classroom buildings. Three Hobo Weather Data Loggers (HWDL) were used to collect data in the selected case-studies, and the third one was used as a benchmark. The study showed a remarkable difference in the indoor microclimatic conditions of the two buildings. The air temperature in case-study (B) is 1oC to 2oC lower than that of case-study (A) in all the respective time intervals. Also, 2% to 4% relative humidity difference was observed in favour of case-study (B). In conclusion, case-study (B) has demonstrated a more favourable indoor micro-climatic performance than case-study (A), and future simulation studies towards understanding the indoor micro-climatic performances of all possible building orientation options such as North-East/South-West, North-West/South-East, North/South and East/West in other to ascertain the optimum option are recommended. Keywords: Buildings; Indoor Micro-climatic; Orientation; Performance
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF CRITERIA AND INDICATORS FOR INTERPRETING IMAGE AND IDENTITY IN ARCHITECTURE
Authors: Shafarina Hassan Linda , Ahmad Yahaya , Nasir Fadhillah
Published: June 2020

Architecture has a significant role in the image and identity of cultural heritage, as it generates outstanding cultural values for a sustainable culture and its context. Meanwhile, contemporary architecture is the most potent agent to the missing local culture of a place. This is due to architecture trends have been rapidly increasing in worldwide and has transforms the image of cultural context into a global city. This scenario shall cause heritage risk when current redevelopment planning scheme has not provided the guaranteed in sustaining cultural image and identity in the new development of cultural context. To sustain the cultural values, it is important to establish criteria and indicators to guide and recommend preservation and incorporation of vital traditional features into new architecture images. This paper uses a critical literature review of previous studies to identify correlated items of image and identity indicators for the development of a new image and identity assessment framework. These indicators reflect the elements and features of the Traditional Malay House (TMH) which has been accepted as the most substantial image and identity character in the context of Kampong Bharu in Kuala Lumpur. Established under the Malay Reserve Enactment 1913 and the Land Enactment 1987, Kampong Bharu represents a significant heritage context in the city, and its cultural identity should be integrated into its new redevelopment strategy and plan. Content analysis of the literature has ascertained 2 general criteria and 55 indicators that are recommended for interpreting image and identity of the Traditional Malay House (TMH). Keywords: Image and Identity, Criteria and Indicator, Architecture, Cultural Value, and Design Principle
AN ANALYSIS OF THE SHOP HOUSES FAÇADE AND THE SPECIAL AREA PLAN OF TAIPING HERITAGE TOWN
Authors: Foo Anne Mei Mei , Aman Hashim Helena
Published: June 2020

Heritage towns in many countries are facing the pressure of redevelopment due to economic needs and also in the name of tourism. It is unfortunate that many a times, the conservation process is separated from development planning cum redevelopment thus destroying the urban fabric. Taiping is one such town that has been identified to be developed for heritage tourism under the Special Area Plan development plan upon its declaration as a Heritage Town in 1999. The Taiping Special Area Plan (TSAP 2010) was launched in 2010 with seven development plans set within the Taiping Town and the Lake Gardens Conservation Zone. The objective of this study is to explore the level and type of change to the façade characteristics of buildings located within Taiping Town Conservation Zone (TTCZ) since the implementation of TSAP 2010 and the conformance of these buildings with change to the TSAP 2010 guidelines. The research adopted a case study strategy with a field survey of the entire building units located within TTCZ followed by a document review of the TSAP 2010 guideline. The TTCZ photo inventory was cross-analysed with archival data to firstly identify the level of change based on a numerical rating scale. The data for building units with change were then analysed further to identify the type of change followed by its adherence to the TSAP 2010 guidelines. The findings revealed that there were changes to the building’s façade characteristics even though the overall magnitude of change was low. The changes were found to be mainly on the shop house typology as opposed to other typologies and the shop houses with changes did not adhere to the TSAP 2010 guidelines. The study concluded that the façade characteristics of building units has changed prior to 2010 and the TSAP 2010 guidelines may have not been implemented fully though this may need to be studied further. Keywords: Special Area Plan (SAP), shop houses, façade characteristics, Taiping, conservation
Does Motivation, Personality and Environment Influence Enthusiasm of Generation Z to Contuining Study to Higher Education?
Authors: . Soleh , Zainiyati Husniyatus Salamah
Published: June 2020

This study aims to analyze the influence of motivation, personality, and environment on students ‘interest to continue their studies to college. we used a sample of 162 students at 12th grade. Data analysis techniques using multiple linear regression analysis. The results show that motivation and environment significantly influence towards enthusiasm for continuing to higher education. However, not with personality variables. This proves that even though generation Z students have pragmatic personalities, underdeveloped social relationships, caution with their emotions, individualists, and open thinking, have not been proven to have an influence on interest in continuing their studies. So, even if the personality is good or bad does not have an influence on the interest in continuing their studies to college. Because of that, cooperation between family environments, school and community environment especially peer interaction very needed. The role of the main family environment in the lives of students, the family environment is expected to always support what is aspired by their children, especially in sub-indicators of family environment which has a moderate mean of social class and economic status.
Investigation of the Leadership Qualifications of School Managers in Educational Administration: The Teachers' Views
Authors: Sarışık Salih
Published: June 2020

In this study, it is aimed to determine the efficiencies of school managers in educational administration by getting teacher opinions. The research’s field of study includes totally 40 teachers ( 21 female , 19 male ) who works in Sapanca, Sakarya: 10 pre-school teachers, 10 primary school teachers, 10 secondary school teachers and 10 high school teachers. In the e search, teachers were asked 6 questions to find the proficiencies of school managers in educational administration by gitting teacher opinions. Since the interviews were made in computer environment, they were recorded digitally and then turned into written documents. At the end of there search, the proficiencies of school managers in educational administration according to the teacher opinions were evaluated under 6 titles. It was mostly declared by the teachers that managers should be fair. When evaluated as academically, it was stated that they should support the students and give importance to education more than enough hand also was mostly declared that they should motivate and award the students to improve their academic success. In terms of social activities, it was stated that they should provide all kind of opportunities by thin kind the personal differences of the students. Finally, when evaluated as their attitudes towards teachers, it was indicated that they should be fair, respectful managers who can communicate well.
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Thermal Analyses of Briquette Fuels Produced from Coal Dust and Groundnut Husk
Authors: Ikelle Ikelle I. , Sunday Nworu J. , Sunday Nworie F. , John Jedidiah , Okechukwu Ogbuagu J. , Elom Nwabueze I.
Published: June 2020

This work involved the production and thermal characterization of biomass briquettes produced by blending a major agricultural waste with coal dust. In the work, nine different compositions of coal dust/groundnut husk briquettes were produced using starch as the binder while Ca(OH2) was incorporated as the de-sulphurizing agent. The ash content, volatile matter, fixed carbon, moisture content, compressive strength, ignition time, calorific value, water boiling test and burning rate were carried out to determine the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of the briquettes produced. The results showed that moisture content values are in the range 2.43 - 6.44%, for compressive strength 7.72 - 10.85 N/mm3, for ash content 24.18 - 29.15 %, for calorific value 21714.17 - 25027.18 kJ/kg, for fixed carbon 16.77-53.22 %, for ignition time 22.23-45.20 s, for water boiling test 1.50-4.99 min and burning rate 16.10-28.32 g/min. These are appreciable values for the thermal properties of the bio-briquettes. Therefore, the agro-wastes briquettes are beneficial for heating purposes rather than open incineration of the wastes.
Focus on Common Small Animal Vector-Borne Diseases in Central and Southeastern Europe
Authors: Michael Leschnik
Published: June 2020

Vector-borne diseases are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in small animals in Europe. Many of these diseases are well-known among veterinary practitioners and some of them are called emerging diseases as prevalence, temporal and spatial distribution seem to increase in Europe. The number of newly recognized pathogens, transmitted by a variety of arthropod vectors, that are relevant for dogs and cats, is also increasing every year. The prevalence among infected vectors and hosts is a hot topic in veterinary science throughout the entire continent, as well as the development of efficient diagnostic procedures, therapy and prophylactic measures. Companion animal vector-borne diseases comprise a large group of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and helminths. These pathogens are mainly transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods (ticks, fleas, mosquitos, sand flies), and more seldom by direct transmission between vertebrate hosts. Vector prevalence and activity is influenced by local climate conditions, host species density, changes in landscape and land use. Human parameters such as poverty and migration affect the use of prophylactic measures against pathogen transmission and infection as well as increasing the zoonotic risk to introducing pathogens by infected humans. Small animal associated factors such as pet trade and pet travel spread infection and certain vectors such as ticks and fleas. All these factors pose several complex and significant challenges for veterinarians in clinical practice to decide on efficient laboratory work-up and constructive diagnostic procedures.
Pancreatic Evaluation in Dogs using Different Ultrasonographic Techniques – Preliminary Results
Authors: Avante Lopes Michelle , Rossi Feliciano Marcus Antônio , Ramirez Uscategui Ricardo Andres , Cristina Maronezi Marjury , Aguila Silva Priscila Del , Ricardo Pozzobon , Rodrigues Simões Ana Paula , Priscila Silva , Beatriz Gasser , Letícia Pavan , Nogueira Aires Luiz Paulo , Carlos Canola Júlio
Published: June 2020

The aim of this study is to describe the preliminary results on the accuracy of ultrasonographic techniques such as elastography, contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and Doppler in determining pancreatic changes. Twenty-five dogs, males and females, aged 1-14 years, were studied. Sixteen animals had no clinical signs of pancreatic disease (GS) and nine presented signs of pancreatic disorders (GD). All animals from GD presented sonographic changes in B-mode and qualitative elastography, with shear-wave velocity (SWV) higher (2.4±0.5m/s) in GD (p=0.014) than GS (1.9±0.3m/s) resulting in 78% sensitivity and 69% specificity in the identification of pancreatic changes. Regarding Doppler mode, no differences were observed between groups with color mapping or pulsed wave Doppler. The values obtained with CEUS did not differ between groups. Elastography is a promising technique for differential diagnosis of pancreatic changes because of its sensitivity and specificity, while the other techniques did not show diagnostic accuracy.
Numerical Simulations of Temperature and Velocity Fields in the Storage Tank with the Three-Coil Heat Exchanger
Authors: Smusz Robert , Wilk Joanna , Bałon Paweł
Published: June 2020

This article presents the results of the numerical investigation of the thermal stratification in the hot water storage tank. The exchanger consists of three tube coils that are immersed in the storage tank of hot water. Two coils—lower and upper—are designed to warm the water in the tank using the water as a heating medium. Another coil—uses the refrigerant for the waste heat transfer. The temperature stratification device is mounted in the thermal storage tank. The device’s task is to improve the thermal stratification level of heated water. The performed numerical simulations allowed us to obtain the temperature and velocity fields in the storage tank under the conditions of the work of coils filled with water. Calculations were made in the case of the use of the stratification device under the operating conditions of the upper and lower coils with water.
Improving the Rabbit Semen Cryopreservation Protocol: Comparison Between Two Extenders and Inseminating Doses
Authors: Di Iorio Michele , Rusco Giusy , Colonna Maria Antonietta , Schiavitto Michele , D’Andrea Maria Silvia , Cerolini Silvia , Iaffaldano Nicolaia
Published: June 2020

This study has been designed to optimize the semen freezing protocol in rabbits, in this regard we compared a Tris-citrate-glucose (TCG) extender with a commercial one (Cortalap®), that to the best of our knowledge has never been used up to now on the in vitro freezability and fertilizing ability of cryopreserved rabbit semen. Two different inseminating semen doses were considered. Five pooled semen samples were divided into two subsamples and each of them were diluted to a ratio 1:1 (v:v) with a freezing extender composed of TCG or Cortalap® containing 16% of dimethylsulfoxide and 0.1 mol/L of sucrose. The extended semen was filled into 0.25 mL plastic straws and frozen above a liquid nitrogen surface. After thawing (50°C/10 seconds) we determined sperm motility, viability, membrane functionality, acrosome and DNA integrity. Our results showed that the Cortalap® extender significantly improved the in vitro post-thaw sperm quality, in comparison to TCG. When we compared the extenders in vivo, no significant differences in the reproductive performances were observed independently by inseminating doses used. In this study we demonstrated that Cortalap® extender can be used as an alternative to TCG. Thus, the Cortalap® being a ready to use extender, implies a reduction of time, mistakes and microbial contaminations during its preparation. This discovery results as significant because it provides beyond an important contribution to the creation of the first Italian semen cryobank of rabbit breeds and also for livestock rabbit farms based on artificial insemination (AI) program.
A Review on Bovine Mastitis with Special Focus on CD4 as a Potential Candidate Gene for Mastitis Resistance – A Review
Authors: Rasheed Arsalan , Usman Tahir , Niaz Kamal
Published: June 2020

Mastitis is аn inflammation оf thе mammary gland, caused by the invasion and duplication оf Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus uberis (S. uberis) аnd Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) аnd а wide variety оf оthеr microorganisms thrоugh teat оr damaged nipple, decreasing potential milk production іn thе affected quarter оf mammary gland. Economic, animal productivity, international trade and animal welfare issues associated with mastitis play an important role in the agricultural industry. Therefore, worldwide dairy cattle breeding programmes are trying to breed cows wіth improved resistance tо mastitis. Mastitis can’t be eliminated but can be reduced to a low level. It can be achieved by breeding strategies, reducing the exposure to pathogen and increasing the resistance to intramammary infection. Numerous therapeutic, prophylactic аnd management techniques аrе uѕеd аѕ control and reduce the mastitis. However, а widely proposed strategy marker assisted selection uѕіng candidate gene approach which іѕ based оn improving thе host genetics. One of them is cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) gene, which is а glycoprotein located оn receptors оf immune cells. CD4 exhibit аn essential role іn a variety of inflammation related conditions іn mаnу species. Therefore, CD4 as a candidate gene for resistance to mastitis has received considerable attention. The review is based on a study of CD4 in association with improving resistance to mastitis and it may be helpful in formulating breeding programmes and marker assisted selection to lower the mastitis.
Effect of Hybrid Rye and Maize Grain Processing on Ruminal and Postruminal Digestibility Parameters
Authors: Rajtar Patrycja , Górka Paweł , Schwarz Tomasz , Micek Piotr
Published: June 2020

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the method of fragmentation of hybrid rye and maize grain on digestibility parameters for ruminants. Varying degrees of fragmentation – none (whole grains; WG), crushed (CG) or ground to pass through a 4.0 (GG4.0) or 1.5 mm (GG1.5) screen – were estimated by the in sacco nylon bag technique, in vitro true digestibility (IVTD), and the in vitro gas production (GP) technique. WG, CG, GG4.0 and GG1.5 were categorized as none, slight, moderate and extensive fragmentation of the grain kernel, respectively. Three non-lactating cows fitted with ruminal and duodenal cannulas were used to determine the effective rumen degradability (ERD) and intestinal and total tract digestibility (ID and TTD, respectively) of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP) and starch. IVTD was determined with an ANKOM DaisyII Incubator, and GP and in vitro organic matter digestibility were determined with an ANKOMRF Gas Production System. Dry matter, CP and starch of hybrid rye grain were rapidly degraded in the rumen, and this degradability as well as ID and TTD was only marginally affected by the method of kernel fragmentation; however, among the methods used, the ERD of GG4.0 rye was the lowest. On the other hand, the greater the degree of kernel fragmentation, the higher ERD, ID and TTD were obtained for the DM, CP and starch of maize grain. In summary, rye grain is more susceptible to fermentation in the rumen than maize grain, but the means of grain processing may alter the rate, extent and site of their digestion, particularly for maize grain.