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Investigation of Layer Thickness and Groundwater Potentials in Federal University Gusau and Its Environs, Zamfara State, Nigeria
Authors: Shaibu, I.  , Ovwasa, M.O  , Abdullahi M
Published: June 2023

The groundwater potential and layer thickness were investigated using vertical electrical sounding (VES) method. A total number of 40 vertical electrical sounding VES points were used for the investigation using Schlumberger array and data obtained were analyzed using curve matching and computer iteration techniques. The data revealed a 3-layer (A, KA and H Curve type) and 4-layer (A and H-curve type). In the 3-layer system, the apparent resistivity of the first layer ranged from 18.90 Ωm to 183.20 Ωm with a corresponding thickness of 0.7 m to 14.8 m. The second layer has apparent resistivity value ranged from 13.50 Ωm to 423.80 Ωm with a corresponding thickness in the range of 4.5 m to 14.7 m while the third layer has resistivity values ranging from 1156.40Ωm to 3732.70 Ωm with an infinite depth. For the four (4) layered model curves, first layer’s resistivity ranged from 29.50 Ωm to 244.70 Ωm, with a corresponding thickness ranging from 0.8 m to 13.0 m. The resistivity of the second layers ranged between 25.2 Ωm to 183.4 Ωm with a corresponding thickness ranging from 8.0 m to 14.2 m. The third layer resistivity ranged from 119.4 Ωm to 586.7 Ωm with a corresponding thickness ranging from 8.1 m to 20.4 m. The forth layer has a resistivity value ranging from 1318.3 Ωm to 3240.9 Ωm with an infinite depth. An integration of both isopach and iso-resistivity maps for both the 3- layer model curves and 4- layer model curves indicates that most of the northwest parts of the study area have low apparent resistivity values and thick overburden while, the southern portion has a little higher resistivity values and shallow overburden, an indication of poor groundwater potential. Future boreholes in the area should reached an expected depth of 50 m to 70 m depth
Gewalt und Selbstwerdung
Authors: Kluck Steffen , Nörenberg Henning
Published: June 2023

Auf welche Weise verändert sich unsere Selbst- und Weltbeziehung, wenn ein schon ein verweigerter Gruß oder eine klischeehafte Verkleidung als Gewalt verstanden wird? Welche Gefahren entstehen für das gesellschaftliche Zusammenleben, wenn der Anspruch auf Rücksicht auch auf verletzte Gefühle ausgedehnt wird, die zudem von Dritten prinzipiell nicht zu hinterfragen sind? Angesichts eines sich verändernden öffentlichen Diskurses über das Thema Gewalt stellt dieser Essay alternative Perspektiven zur Diskussion: Welche Möglichkeiten zur Emanzipation hat der Mensch im Umgang mit seiner Verletzbarkeit durch andere? Welche Quellen des Lebensmutes und des Lebenkönnens erwachsen ihm aus der ihm eigenen Vulnerabilität? Welche Werte und Tugenden sollten wir bei allem Verständnis für unsere Bedürfnisse nach Schutz und Einhegung von Gewalt nicht aufgeben?
Internal Corporate Social Responsibility in the Spanish Computer Consultancy Industry and Its Impact on Worker Turnover
Authors: Suárez-Albanchez Julio , Vizcaino-Barcelo Aurora , Gutiérrez-Broncano Santiago , Jiménez-Estévez Pedro
Published: June 2023

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a new form of work that is here to stay, the remote work, this way of working favors turnover between companies since employees can work anywhere in the world regardless of where the worker lives. The aim of this paper is to analyze how internal corporate social responsibility and, particularly, human resources policies can influence the employees job satisfaction, their organizational commitment and their turnover intention. This paper can help companies know how to retain their “intellectual” capital. Methods: for this research we have used a questionnaire with a scale composed of 5 levels which has been distributed among professionals from different companies in the spanish computer consulting industry. A structural equation model was applied to test the hypothesis with the help of SmartPLS software. Results: from the analysis of the data, it is concluded that there is a positive relationship between human resources policies and workers job satisfaction, as well as a positive relationship between job satisfaction and organizational commitment and a negative relationship between workers' job satisfaction and their turnover intention, namely, the better the human resources policies, the greater the job satisfaction and minor the turnover intention. Secondly, we also observed the existence of an indirect or mediating relationship which indicates that job satisfaction has a positive impact on organizational commitment and this in turn in the turnover intention with an even greater impact than that of the direct relationship. Conclusions: from this work we can conclude that adequate human resources policies improve the employees job satisfaction, thereby improving organizational commitment and significantly reducing their turnover intention, which is very important for companies that want to retain their employees and can provide a competitive advantage over other companies in the sector.
The Significance of Planning and Scheduling on the Success of Projects
Authors: Ayele Yehualashet Getahun
Published: June 2023

The overriding purpose of the study was to examine the significance of planning and scheduling on project success. Accordingly, taking the research objective and the researcher’s experience into account, descriptive type of research design was nominated to be the research design that best fits the research objective. Then, 23 projects completed in the last five years and 138 project professionals working on different projects at different levels were chosen to represent the target population of the study. Similarly, interviews, questionnaires, focus group discussions, and review of documents were used as data collection tools, among others. The research data analysis revealed that all of the project managers involved in this research indisputably recognize the impact of planning and scheduling on project success. Likewise, 100% of the sample population stated that if project success is defined as meeting project goals, then planning is the framework that explicitly states project parameters, resource requirements and work flows for the realization of the project goal. In this sense, the planning stage is the most imperative stage as it dictates subsequent project actions and decisions. In addition, records of the 23 selected projects depicted that 17 of them were recorded as successfully completed while the remaining six projects were documented as failed. Further review of the documents also revealed that all of the successfully completed projects were initiated with detailed project plans of their own on hand. Conversely, even though all the failed projects had ‘plans’ to refer to, the plans were either superficial or adapted from analogous successfully concluded projects. In other words, all of the failed projects were commenced without having detailed project plans of their own developed to fit their size and circumstance. So, the data analysis publicized that launching a project without a project plan is like going on an adventure without having a map. Simply put, executing a project without a project plan is easier said than done. In brief, this finding of the study is in good agreement with the old saying “Failing to plan is planning to fail”. In conclusion, the better the planning is, the better the project outcome becomes. Finally, not only the project outcomes, but even the career path of the project manager depends on the quality of the project plan/schedule.
Scaling Digital Innovation’s Generativity to Re-Invent Organisational Capabilities
Authors: Okanga Boniface
Published: June 2023

As firms in the Schumpeterian environment of creative destruction seek to creatively edge out each other, frequent organisational capabilities’ re-invention tends to be a critical prerequisite for unlocking new capabilities to catalyse a business’ sustainability. Given the growing importance of self-disruption as an antecedent for organisational re-invention, this empirical research explores whether improved level of the optimisation of digital innovation’s generativity would leverage organisational capabilities’ re-invention to counter threats in the constantly changing Schumpeterian environment of creative destruction. Using a qualitative research method, the empirical research explored the opinions of twenty-five personnel that constituted of IT and electronics engineering personnel from five innovative IT and digitally abreast organisations in Glasgow-Scotland. The Delphi method that was accomplished in five sequential focus group discussions explored the impact of the emerging digital innovation technologies not only on new digital product or service innovations, but also on organisational capabilities’ re-invention. Although novel service and retail models as well as novel marketing approaches were found to emerge from the utilisation of different digital innovation technologies, major inhibitors of the optimisation of digital innovation’s generativity were still found to arise from deeply embedded analog business systems or the paradox of having to digitize and respond to the needs of the yet largely analog-skewed market. To address such a challenge, this study proposes a digital organisational capabilities’ re-invention model to agitate the need for most businesses to adopt digital business approaches as antecedents for leveraging the optimisation of digital innovation’s generativity. This will not only aid the creation of new products or services, but also re-invention of new capabilities to bolster a firm’s competitive edge. However, future research can still explore skills and competencies that are critical for digital innovation’s optimisation.
Business Digitization’s Edifying Effects on a Firm’s Ambidexterity
Authors: Okanga Boniface
Published: June 2023

Improving a firm’s simultaneous capabilities to exploit the existing opportunities whilst also exploring future opportunities is critical for catalysing a firm’s ambidexterity and sustainability. In that context, this research evaluates how business digitisation edifies a firm’s ambidexterity in the increasingly more discontinuous modern business environment. Using a qualitative-Delphi Method, the study diagnoses the perceptions of about twenty expert panelists from a cross-section of twenty enterprises in Aberdeen-Scotland on how digitised enterprise systems are often utilised to discern how the existing as well as future trends can be maximised to leverage a firm’s ambidexterity and sustainability. Findings indicated some of the businesses to take the initiatives to leverage their exploitation and exploration capabilities. However, it was still highly evident from most of the narratives that as most of the businesses focused on leveraging their existing state of performance, cost savings or the use of rational plans that only aim to achieve short-term business quests, it tends to undermine data optimisation in the simultaneous improvement of a firm’s exploitation and exploration capabilities. This is because most quests for optimising the digitised business systems or to undertake the required changes to leverage ambidexterity are often constrained by a combination of different heterogeneous internal business conditions that either cause low investments in digitisation or inflexibility that constrains change. It is not only the level of digitisation’s optimisation which is low, but also most businesses’ greater preponderance to focus on exploitation at the expense of exploration. Such business approach was found to undermine most quests for bolstering a firm’s ambidexterity. Considering that this area had not been explored by most of the previous studies, the study concludes with certain propositions that can enrich the existing ambidexterity theories by offering new insights on how digitisation highlights a new paradigm that can be optimised to bolster a firm’s ambidexterity.
Explicating Enterprise Modelling As a Driver of the Small and Medium-Scale Manufacturing Enterprises’ Effective Performance
Authors: Okanga Boniface
Published: June 2023

Enterprise modelling offers a comprehensive organisational configuration that aids holistic diagnosis to identify and correct areas of deficiencies. This often catalyses a manufacturing entity’s overall effective performance. In that context, this empirical research explores the iterative enterprise modelling’s edifying effects on the small and medium-size manufacturing entities’ (SMEs) effective performance. Using an exploratory case study research design, the empirical research evaluated the perceptions of twenty operational IT support personnel from twenty SMEs that are operating in Glasgow’s manufacturing sector on their level of enterprise modelling’s utilisation as a performance improvement initiative. Even if some of the narratives indicated some of the SMEs that are operating in Glasgow-Scotland to recognise the business values of enterprise modelling, findings still revealed most of the small and medium scale manufacturing entities to only use certain discrete generic operational diagnostic approaches. Such generic operational diagnostic approaches either entailed the use of less technologically-intensive diagnosis of whether a business’ performance is aiding the achievement of the desired outcomes or frequent manufacturing equipments’ diagnosis to minimise risks of major failures that often require complex technologically supported interventions. The study concludes with a framework that explicates the required critical iterative enterprise modelling processes that can be replicated by the small and medium scale manufacturing entities not only in Glasgow, but also across the world.
نگارگری هرات در دورۀ تیموریان و امتداد آن از بهزاد تا مشعل
Authors:   استاد دیپارتمنت زبان و ادبیات فارسیِ دری، پوهنځی ادبیات و علوم بشری، پوهنتون هرات، هرات، افغانستان, فقیهی پوهاند دکتر فضل‌الرحمن
Published: June 2023

دورۀ تیموریان از دوره‌های مهم تاریخ هرات در ادبیات و هنر به‌شمار می‌رود و هنر نگارگری در این دوره، شکوفایی ویژه داشته است. سیر تاریخی هنر نگارگری از آن سامان تا دورۀ معاصر، ارزش‌مند می‌نماید و راه را برای شناخت تمدن دورۀ تیموریان، باز می‌سازد. بحث در این مورد به دلیل نیاز امروزیان به آگاهی از پیشینۀ نگارگری در هرات، حایز اهمیت است. این موضوع در این مقاله بر مبنای چنین ارزش و اهمیتی با روش تحلیلی- توصیفی به پژوهش گرفته شده است. غرض اصلی آن است که شاخص‌های هنر در قرن نهم و دورۀ معاصر ‌برجسته‌تر شود و نقش شان روشن‌تر گردد؛ پاسخ خواهد داد که افول هنر نگارگری در هرات چه‌گونه واقع شد و سرآغاز احیای مجدد آن چه‌طور و توسط چه کسی انجام گردید. سرآمد دوران تیموریان در نگارگری، بهزاد هروی بوده است؛ اما بعد از افول هنر نگارگری بعد از تیموریان، هنر نگارگری در دوران معاصر، توسط مشعل غوری احیا می‌شود و ادامۀ آن تا امروز به‌وسیلۀ شاگردان وی ادامه یافته است.
THE EFFECT OF AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE ON SATISFACTION AND BEHAVIORAL INTENTION: THE CASE OF KASTAMONU
Authors: ŞİMŞEK Aykut
Published: June 2023

Aesthetic experiences have always been important for people, and tourists' aesthetic experiences towards the destination positively affect tourist satisfaction. This ensures that the destination is recommended to others, revisited, and similar destinations are visited. Therefore, behavioral intentions are also seen as a factor that will benefit destinations for long-term competitiveness, especially because it is difficult and costly to reach new customers. Based on this situation, the aim of the study is that investigate the effect of aesthetic experience on satisfaction and behavioral intention in Kastamonu, a destination with cultural, natural and historical riches. For this purpose, data were collected through a questionnaire. The questionnaires were conducted face to face on a voluntary basis to the tourists visiting the touristic points in the city center between August and September 2021. As a result of the analyzes made, it has been defined that the aesthetic experience has positive effect on satisfaction. Additionally, it was determined that satisfaction affects behavioral intentions. Based on the research results, it is possible to say that the tourists who are satisfied with their visit to Kastamonu will recommend Kastamonu to others about to say positive things, and encourage them to visit Kastamonu.
Implementasi Akad Murabahah Pada Praktek Jual Beli Sarang Burung Walet di Desa Tarailu
Authors: Sinta Faradilla , Katman Muhammad Nasri , Yunus Ayu Ruqayyah
Published: June 2023

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui masalah pelaksanaan jual beli sarang burung walet di Desa Tarailu Kecamatan Sampaga Kabupaten Mamuju, implementasi akad murabahah pada transaksi jual beli sarang burung walet di Desa Tarailu Kecamatan Sampaga Kabupaten Mamuju. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif deskriptif dengan pendekatan Fenemenologis. Dengan memaparkan hasil penelitian secara objektif sesuai yang ditemukan di lapangan, pengusaha sarang burung Walet di desa tarailu kecamatan sampaga kabupaten mamuju. Metode pengumpulan data menggunakan metode observasi, wawancara dokumentasi dan referensi. Data yang diperoleh kemudian diolah dan dianalisis melalui tiga tahap yaitu: Reduksi data (seleksi data), penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan jual-beli sarang burung walet di desa tarailu terdapat beberapa transaksi yang digunakan yaitu, ada yang melakukan transaksi secara langsung dalam artian betemu edua belah pihak dan melakukan transaksi berdasarkan kesepakatan yang dibuat. Serta ada yang memberikan uang panjar walaupun belum ada barang. Kemudian implementasi akad murabahah pada prakteknya bersesuian dengan rukun serta syarat- syarat akad murabahah. Namun jika ditinjau berdasarkan akad murabahah yang sering digunakan pada perbankan syariah, terdapat syarat yang tidak terpakai.
Meninjau Kembali Definisi Riba Era Modern, Pinjaman Uang Kartal (FIAT) Perspektif Studi Islam Fiqih Kontemporer
Authors: Saiddaeni Saiddaeni
Published: June 2023

This article aims to understand the differences in the definition of usury between the time of the Prophet Muhammad and today because it influences the views and laws regarding usury in society. It is important for the parties involved to understand the risks and consequences associated with currency fluctuations before entering into such transactions. As Muslims, understanding how usury is applied in today's context is important in carrying out financial practices that are in accordance with Islamic religious principles. This article uses a literature study method by analyzing a comparative study of the understanding of usury at the time of the Prophet Muhammad with usury in modern times that uses currency (fiat), referring to the book of fiqh in looking at the definition of usury which currently needs to be reviewed. The main purpose of religion forbidding usury is to maintain justice and avoid charging unfair interest, while taking into account risks and other relevant factors in financial transactions. In practice, an understanding of Islamic financial instruments helps choose financial products with sharia principles. So that you can choose a loan that does not involve usury (interest) orgharar (uncertainty) in transactions.
Penggunaan Metode STAD untuk Meningkatkan Konsentrasi Siswa Materi Bangun Datar melalui Aplikasi Canva pada Kelas I SDN 64/I Muara Bulian
Authors: Sari Nandita Sekar , Sartika Hana Yuli , Syahira Fizna , Pratama Rd. Muhammad Deza
Published: June 2023

The reduced level of student concentration and too much teacher dominance in learning results in low student learning outcomes. Analysis of the use of the STAD (Student Temas Achiefment Division) learning model through the canva application is to find out the extent to which student’s learning concentration in class I SDN 64/I Muara Bulian has increased in flat shape learning. In this study using the Classroom Action Research (PTK) type. The research was carried out in 2 cycles with 2 meetings in each cycle. Then the cubjects of this study were 27 students, consisting of 13 boys and 14 girls of class 1 SDN 64/I Muara Bulian. The data collection used is observation sheets, interviews, and document studies. Learning concentration and learning outcomes were analyzed descriptively quantitatively using the percentage technique. The results of student concentration increased from cycle I to cycle II, namely from the percentage of student completeness by 55% to 88%. It can be seen that the STAD learning model through the Canva application can increase student learning concentration in learning flat shapes.
A Novel PSAP Gene Mutation in A Lebanese Patient with A Limited Phenotypic Expression
Authors:   Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Wehbe Mohamad , Saad Sacha ,   Biology Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Fattah Mohamad ,   Department of Pediatrics, Military Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon., Mansour Hicham ,   Department of Pediatrics, Saint George University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Published: June 2023

Metachromatic leukodystrophy is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the central and peripheral nervous system and falls under the family of lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs). It is divided into three clinical forms (late infantile, juvenile, and adult) depending on how early the disease manifests and with varying prognosis for each form. Common presentations of the disease include cognitive, behavioral, and motor symptoms. Here, we present a Lebanese patient with a novel variant in the prosaposin gene, confirming the diagnosis of metachromatic leukodystrophy due to saposin B mutation, with a phenotypic expression of the disease limited to an attention deficit disorder, and a clear leukodystrophy.
Hydrological modeling of artificial recharge of groundwater for sustainable water supply in Dodoma city
Authors:   , Venance Wolfugang
Published: June 2023

The growing human population in Dodoma City has resulted in high demand for water use, which has led to the overexploitation of groundwater in Makutupora aquifer. Therefore, this study was carried out to model artificial recharge to replenish groundwater in the Makutupora aquifer to ensure water supply sustainability in the City. The simulation was done in Modular finite-difference flow model (MODFLOW) with the support of ModelMuse and the calibration was done using 21 piezometers. The Geographical Information System (GIS) technique used in preparing the shapefiles and calculation of groundwater storage capacity. The results indicated that the total groundwater storage in the Makutupora aquifer was about 247.84 Million Cubic Meters (MCM). After simulation of the steady-state reference period, the other four stress periods were simulated, considering the projected population and water demand. The planned injection wells to the model in the first, second, third, and fourth transient state periods resulted in a safe yield of 168 857 m3 /day, 197 760 m3 /day, 360 000 m3 /day, and 600 430 m3 /day, respectively. The recommended artificial recharge source is water from the Kinyasungwe river that flows during rainfall time, generally from November to May. One of the recorded years (2007) indicated a flow of up to 23.646 Million Cubic Meters (MCM). The recommended artificial recharge is possible due to the aquifer storage capacity of 247.84 (MCM). Therefore, information from this study could be used by engineers when constructing artificial engineering structures to replenish the water pumped from the Makutupora aquifer.
Warehouse management system enhancement for a-to-z textiles limited
Authors:   , Mbunda Beatus
Published: June 2023

Technology utilization in industry in developing countries is the challenge, often there are crisis of equipment, goods and items destruction or loss in the warehouses. The enhancement of the warehouse management system for the Company help to utilize resources effectively thus improves Company performance. The aim of this study was to improve warehouse management through the use of information communication and technology. The study developed mobile application for customer registration, order management and stock management but also the study developed web application for account management, order management, invoice generation, client registration and stock management. The study extended the features of the mobile application to web-based application for the easy of the management of the application and reduce the load of the mobile application. Data were collected through observations and interviews for the aim of understanding the current system, how the company is managing the warehouse and getting requirements for these developed systems. The developed web and mobile application of warehouse management system were assessed and verified to evaluate functionalities and usability of the systems. The system enhanced the access of information at the fingertips, increase availability of service for the customer 24 hours per day through making order on spot, easier flow of information between the personnel of the company such as sales personnel, administrator of the systems and storekeeper, but also getting stock level instantly, order management and tracking, invoice generation and status of the invoice.
A mobile-based system for enhancing interactive communication among people in the protected area: a case study on human-wildlife conflicts management in Ngorongoro conservation area and Serengeti national park in Tanzania
Authors:   , Nyange Frank
Published: June 2023

One of the core human rights is the right to the best possible health for humans and a balanced ecology for wildlife. Electric fences are the only way to prevent human-wildlife conflict, but they are ineffective in many countries due to the high cost of power management required to operate them. Camera trap management can help this problem, however, in underdeveloped nations like Tanzania, it fails to owe to poor GPS usage, which prevents the information from being reported to the protected area authority. The goal of this study is to create a mobile application A mobile-based human-wildlife conflict Management App) that would help to solve the human and wildlife conflicts within Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Serengeti National Park. Mobile application captures video from camera trap and allows to report the information to the park rangers through live chatting. Interviews, observations, and questionnaires were used to gather information. The findings suggest that 93% from interviews and observation of people thought it to be really useful for receiving video from camera trap to the mobile app and able to report information to the protected area authority. The remaining 7% were unable to fix the problem due to a lack of smartphones and poor internet access within the protected area. Within the villages, the application may be used with a smartphone and a decent internet connection. People in the protected area gave the designed system positive feedback, with 95.2% of those who completed the system evaluation agreeing that the App should be used. Further development of the application would necessitate more functionality and improved internet accessibility.
Applying role-play in EFL classroom: A case study
Authors: Nguyen Thi Tan
Published: June 2023

This paper illustrates findings from a case study of applying role-play in EFL classroom. Role-play in this paper does not refer to the traditional model; it is the variations of role-play when students are exposed to authentic situations inside and outside class based on the task-based approach. This is a small cohort of around 16 first year students about seven weeks. Qualitative approach is employed. Previous researchers’ theories about applying role-play worldwide have been displayed in the case when students overcome their fears, challenges and put more their efforts in speaking English with their peers in the class accuracy, fluency and confidently. In other words, through role-play application, students prove themselves in dealing with the uncertainty water of context changes when they communicate in English in actual situations as well as in their long life learning experience. Core factors contributing to students’ speaking achievement are students’ effort and motivation being recognized by role-play. The others could rely on their ability of conducting their speaking competence. This case concludes that role-play should be applied in EFL classroom in the context of Vietnam
Practices of Early Childhood’s Mothers Regarding Toilet Training at Primary Health Care Centers in Al-Rusafa District in Baghdad City
Authors: Mohammed Ahmed Abd-Alkadeem , Ali Eqbal
Published: June 2023

Objective(s): To assess the practices of early childhood’s mothers regarding toilet training and to find out the relationship between mothers’ practices and their socio-demographic characteristics and their children’s demographic characteristics. Methodology: A descriptive study is conducted at primary health care centers in Al-Rusafa District in Baghdad City for the period of September 19th 2020 to March 16th 2021. Non probability “convenient” sample of (225) early childhood’s mothers is selected. A questionnaire format is designed and composed of two parts: the first part includes mothers’ socio-demographic characteristics and their children and the second part includes structured close-ended questions to assess the practices of the early childhood’s mothers regarding toilet training. The reliability of the questionnaire is determined through a pilot study and the content validity is obtained through a panel of (15) experts. The data are collected through the use of the questionnaire and analyzed through the use of the descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis approaches.Results: The study findings indicate that mothers’ practices are moderate toward toilet training and there are significant relationship between mothers’ practices and their socio-demographic characteristics of their education and marital status.Recommendations: Extensive health education program should be applied by the Ministry of Health and Environment to enhance and develop early childhood’s mother practices regarding toilet training. Such program can be delivered through mass media, posters, booklets, and primary health care centers staff.
Evaluation of Pregnancy-related Health Behaviors' Change during Pregnancy for Pregnant Women Attending Abo Ghareeb Primary Health Care Sector
Authors: Khleel Huda , Mohammed Widad
Published: June 2023

Objective(s): The study aims at evaluating pregnancy-related health behaviors for pregnant women, and to identify the association between pregnancy-related health behaviors and their demographic characteristics of pregnant woman’s age, education, employment, residential area and monthly income.Methodology: A descriptive study is carried out for the period from December 14th, 2020 to June 20th, 2021. This study was conducted through a non-probability (convenience) sample of 150 pregnant women attending, Abo Ghareeb primary health care sector in Abo Ghareeb spend. The sample has been collected by using the instrument to gather data and accomplish the study's objectives. A questionnaire is composed of (29) items and it is divided into two parts. The first part is socio-demographic data of pregnant women which consists of (five) items including age, level of education, occupation, residential area, and monthly income and the second part is items of health behaviors during pregnancy which consists of (29) questions and question number twenty-nine consist of (17) items of changed behaviors. The content validity of the instrument has been determined by panel of experts and the internal consistency reliability is determined by the computation of Cronbach alpha correlation coefficient. The data are collected throughout the use of the questionnaire and the interview technique and analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistical data analysis approaches.Results: Results show that (30%) of the study subjects are (20-24) years old, (88%) housewives, (28.7%) are primary school graduated, 60.7% are rural residents, and (50%) of their monthly income is (300, 000-600,000) ID. The Study results show that there is a high-significant association between the study sample's healthy behaviors and their education, monthly income, and residential area at a p-value less than (0.01). While other demographic characteristics of age and occupation has non-significant association with a p-value of higher than (0.05).Recommendations: The study recommends that the Iraqi Ministry of Health should print and distribute booklets containing all the health behaviors of pregnant women
The Evaluation of Zakat Index Literatures
Authors: Nuraini Irni
Published: June 2023

Various measurements of the performance of zakat institutions, or the zakat index, have existed in multiple countries, with each indicator or variable used. This study aims to analyze the literature on the zakat index by covering research trends and future research directions. A total of 52 articles from Scopus with publications ranging from 1994-2022 were analyzed using the VOSViewer software. The quantitative approach is used in the bibliometric analysis, and the qualitative approach is used in the literature study. The findings in this study include research clusters divided into five groups: Zakat Performance, Zakat and Poverty Alleviation, Zakat and Human Development, Zakat Efficiency and Zakat in OIC or muslim countries.
Sentiment Analysis of Literature on Sharia Credit Card
Authors: Nuraini Irni
Published: June 2023

This study was carried out to examine the Islamic credit card within the context of Islamic economics in terms of scientific research produced in response to the introduction of Islamic credit cards. Descriptive bibliometric statistical analysis and sentiment analysis are applied to secondary data in the form of 134 papers published over the last nine years and then processed with VOSViewer and SentiStrength. The results demonstrated that bibliometric mapping is divided into two clusters, with cluster 1 containing 33 keywords and cluster 2 containing 26. The results of sentiment analysis of the literature indicate 34% positive sentiment, 25% negative sentiment, 41% neutral sentiment, and 0% high negative and high positive sentiment.
Islamic Personal Finance: A Review using Biblioshiny-R
Authors: Puspita Amelia Tri
Published: June 2023

One form of financial management is personal financial management, which is the process of planning and managing or controlling the finances of individuals. This need is the highest or top type of need because in principle the higher the ability to manage personal finances, the higher the opportunity for financial freedom to be created. This study aims to determine the development map and research trend of Islamic Personal Finance published by well-known journals in the field of Economics and Islamic finance. The data analyzed were from more than 65 research publications indexed Dimensions. The export data is then processed and analyzed using the R Biblioshiny application program to find out the bibliometric map developmentIslamic Personal Finance. The research results show that there are at least 4 clusters of research lines related to Islamic personal finance. In addition, this topic continues to increase both in terms of number and area of ​​study.
O autoritarismo em Duas iguais
Authors: Schwantes Cíntia
Published: June 2023

Este trabalho pretende investigar, dentro da economia narrativa do romance Duas iguais, de Cíntia Moscovich, a função desempenhada pelas referências a dois momentos determinados em que ditaduras inflingiram a populações diversas não apenas a violação da lei, mas a ameaça à própria sobrevivência de alguns segmentos da população. São eles o Holocausto, presente nas memórias que a protagonista, Clara, ouve dos sobreviventes, e a ditadura militar brasileira, que ela testemunha sem ter, no entanto, muita clareza do que está vivendo. Em uma primeira leitura, esses elementos servem para caracterizar a protagonista como membro da comunidade judaica e de uma geração, a que alcançou a adolescência nos anos finais da ditadura militar.
EUROPE OF CULTURES
Authors: Amaral António
Published: June 2023

The article discusses the idea of European unification, a common project that plunges its roots in a travel accident that occurred in the north of France in 1706. Induced by this unforeseen event, the aim of establishing permanent arbitration and ties of cooperation between nations sovereign powers to prevent future dissension is a milestone in European history. The theme is relevant insofar as the project for the unification of Europe comprises an ideal that has shaped European politics and society for centuries. The initial attempt to create a form of supranational political integration remains fundamental for the European Union today, but it cannot be purely and simply reduced to criteria of a geopolitical, macroeconomic or technocratic nature. Faithful to its ecumenical and cosmopolitan tradition, Europe always finds itself again every time it sees itself in others. The article seeks to expose and discuss how far the deepening of the “Europe of the culture(s)” configures the teleological horizon of a task that coimplicates the hermeneutic, political and religious dimensions in the construction of the “common European home”.
"Speaking about SPOC: Can a Small Private Online Course (SPOC) Be a Viable Solution for Teaching English?"
Authors:   West University of Timișoara, Bran Ramona , Grosseck Gabriela ,   West University of Timișoara
Published: June 2023

The article looks at the process of designing a language SPOC (Small Private Online Course) for second- and third-year students from the West University of Timisoara (WUT), Romania, who chose Learning English with Technology (LET) as Transversal Discipline. The course recommends ways of using free online tools for practicing English grammar and lexical items. After running the pilot course, we requested the students’ feedback to find out how they evaluated their progress and what we still needed to work on in order to adapt the course to the Transversal Disciplines curricula and thus ensure sustainability of SPOCs at WUT.
The Emergence of Grammar and Meaning in Intertextual and Interlinguistic Practice
Authors:   University of Belgrade, Božović Đorđe , Kovačević Borko ,   University of Belgrade
Published: June 2023

The paper examines expression of (non-)specificity in a Serbo-Croatian translation from Albanian, by analyzing motivation behind translator’s choices to diverge from the source expression of nominal morphosemantic categories such as number and degree. We argue that grammatical and semantic features of the target language, that are otherwise morphologically less transparent, in that way emerge through intertextual and interlinguistic practice, such as translation. As a language contact scenario, this allows for a possible explanation of the emergence of shared morphosyntactic features in the languages of the Balkans, the so-called "Balkanisms".
Some Considerations about Discursive Antonymy
Authors:   West University of Timisoara, Gheltofan Daniela
Published: June 2023

The contextual-discursive and syntactic-combinatorial side of the canonical and non-canonical antonyms contribute to the shaping of an antonymically configured discourse, as well as to the relief of an antonymic communicative-discursive impact. We consider that, in a functional-contextual plan, one can delimit the hyperonym concept discursive (functional) antonymy, along with the hyponymic concepts: stylistic antonymy, phraseological antonymy, paremiologic antonymy, aphoristic antonymy, terminological antonymy, scientific antonymy, etc. At the same time, contextual or occasional antonymy is part of discursive antonymy because its context or statement is specific to both canonical and non-canonical, occasional, contextual antonyms. In the present study, the focus is on stylistic antonyms, trying to identify in the present discourse a linguistic paradigm of opposing terms.
"Preserving and saving Quichua language with software. The value of indigenous laboratory of Quichua-Spanish language in San Lucas (Ecuador)"
Authors:   University of Valencia, Chireac Silvia-Maria , Devís Arbona Anna Maria ,   University of Valencia
Published: June 2023

The paper aims to highlight the benefits of Quichua-Spanish language laboratory in San Lucas (Ecuador). The priority of intercultural bilingual education in Ecuador focuses on the right of indigenous population to receive learning education in their native language with the objective of preserving endangered indigenous languages. The language laboratory was built in 2018 and now it is a helpful tool for indigenous students to preserve their mother tongue and practice through software a new way of learning. Results of the study revealed that indigenous students and teachers are positively inclined to the use of language laboratory.
"Relevance of the Cultural Transfer in Translation: False-friends in Media Sources"
Authors:   Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Ardelean Carmen
Published: June 2023

In continuation of a trend which started in the early 1990s, various areas of information tend to adopt - and much less adapt - foreign terminology for various purposes. At present, written and online media tend to use foreign terms more than any other field and thereby expose users to a wide range of new words. In spite of the fact that, in most cases, Romanian has terms corresponding to those from English sources, which can act as appropriate equivalents in economic, financial, social, cultural and media texts, Romanian contributors prefer to "borrow" English words. In some instances, however, these prove to be inappropriately used, due to their characteristics as "deceptive cognates" - in other words, false-friends. The present article focuses on them from a linguistic and cultural point of view.
Les phraséologies dans la formation des traducteurs : types et traitement
Authors:   West University of Timisoara, Pitar Mariana
Published: June 2023

À côté des termes spécialisés qui forment le vocabulaire d’un domaine, les phraséologies constituent des combinaisons de mots et des tournures qui contribuent au spécifique du langage d’un certain domaine. Elles font d’habitude l’objet d’études linguistiques, mais elles sont le plus souvent ignorées dans le processus didactique qui vise la formation des futurs traducteurs, bien qu’elles constituent des unités de traduction, tout comme les termes. Notre article se propose d’offrir un aperçu des principales catégories de phraséologies, avec leur définition, leur traitement et les difficultés de traduction. Nous avons choisi, comme types de phraséologies : les collocations, les phraséologies matricielles et les phraséologies étendues.
The EFL Lesson Stages. Linguistically Connected?
Authors:   West University of Timișoara, Şandor Iozefina
Published: June 2023

Starting from Sinclair and Coulthard’s (1975) theory of lesson stages, this paper focuses on teacher talk, mainly on the language used to introduce the new lesson and to round it off. The two sequences are considered to be connected not only in terms of teaching logic, but also in terms of the language a teacher uses when initiating, going through and concluding these stages. The small scale study this paper describes aims at analyzing to what extend and how exactly the connection between the two stages is made, in teacher’s language terms, by focusing on ten EFL lessons taught by two Romanian teachers to beginner and, respectively, to lower intermediate students.
A presença de métodos pedagógicos nas ações de educação alimentar e nutricional para crianças e adolescentes no Brasil e exteriorterior
Authors: Bento Isabel Cristina , Neri Nobre Luciana
Published: June 2023

Objetivou-se verificar, por meio de uma revisão integrativa de literatura, se as publicações sobre as intervenções em Educação Alimentar e Nutricional (EAN), realizadas no ensino fundamental e médio, para crianças e adolescentes no Brasil e exterior, estão sendo executadas com o uso de algum método pedagógico pré-definido. A EAN quando aplicada com métodos educacionais adequados, pode  favorecer o diálogo entre o educador e o educando e os resultados podem ser satisfatórios. Utilizou-se para a coleta de dados as bases de dados da Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS); Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde (BVS); US National Library of Medicine (PUBMED); Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES); e Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) e do Medical Subject Heading Terms (Mesh Terms. Após a aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, obteve-se uma amostra de 35 publicações. Percebeu-se que poucas ações de EAN utilizaram um método pedagógico, sendo que o método de Paulo Freire sobressaiu-se. Os resultados demonstraram que os pesquisadores precisam ancorar as suas ações de EAN a métodos pedagógicos adequados, pois podem proporcionar a ampliação do conhecimento sobre alimentação adequada e saudável, aumentar a autonomia nas escolhas alimentares, e a efetividade das intervenções em alimentação e nutrição.
Diagnóstico higiênicossanitário em unidade de beneficiamento de carne suína em Petrolina, PE
Authors: Jaqueline Damos da Silva  , Freire Alves Gondim Renata , Ana Clara Nunes Melo  , Gilmara de Sá Souza  , Milena Geovana Silva Barros  , Samily Juany Nascimento Araújo
Published: June 2023

A indústria de carnes necessita de procedimentos higiênico-sanitários mínimos ao longo do processo de produção, armazenamento, distribuição e comercialização, especialmente, tendo em vista que trata-se de insumos que possuem sensibilidade à alterações fisiológicas, bioquímicas e microbiológicas em sua matriz alimentar. Assim, objetivou-se avaliar as condições higiênicas e microbiológicas de alimentos e superfícies de uma unidade de beneficiamento de carne e produtos cárneos em Pernambuco, Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo transversal, qualitativo e quantitativo. O rastreio higiênico-sanitário foi feito através da aplicação de um checklist conforme a RDC Nº 216/2004, ANVISA. Para análises microbiológicas de alimentos, superfícies e equipamentos foi utilizada a técnica de Swabs e a contagem de coliformes totais e Escherichia coli através do sistema de análise Petrifilm Coliform Count Plate 3M®. Constatou-se a presença de Enterobactérias em amostra de pururuca e apoio de corte, com valores de 2,0 x 10² UFC/g e 6,8 x 10² UFC/cm2, respectivamente. Encontrou-se, também, na Pururuca e Apoio de corte, colônias de Mesófilos, com valores de 1,2 x 10² UFC/g e 10-² UFC/cm 2. Para análise da hídrica, verificou-se inocuidade. Estes parâmetros refletem as práticas rotineiras da unidade, que podem repercutir à saúde dos consumidores com sistema imunológico debilitado, principalmente. Portanto, os resultados obtidos suscitam a necessidade de implementação efetiva de BPF e POP’s a fim de minimizar a incidência de microrganismos em alimentos, consequentemente, garantindo a saúde dos indivíduos.
Optimiser les stratégies de communication dans la lutte contre l’antibiorésistance
Authors:   CRSH, Elongo Lukulunga Vicky , Twaibu Prosper , Lukoki David , Tsho-Tsho Félicien
Published: June 2023

The excessive consumption of antibiotics represents a serious risk to public health, by favoring the appearance of bacteria resistant to antibiotics. To fight against this scourge, various strategies, essentially consisting of raising awareness through communication and awareness-raising actions, have been put in place. However, despite these initiatives, the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance is only increasing, to the point that some experts fear the advent of a «post-antibiotic era», with the existence of bacteria highly resistant to antibiotic treatments. known. This contribution therefore sets itself the task of defining, in the perspective of preventive communication, the communication strategies, better the conditions for optimizing the communication strategies, so as to make the latter likely to produce populations a reasoned use of antibiotics.