bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Using Different Levels of Thinner Olive Oil (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) on the Viability and Abnormality of Spermatozoa and pH of the Semen Duroc Pigs
Authors: Nahak Stefanus , Dethan Agustinus Agung , Tahuk Paulus Klau
Published: October 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of using different levels of thinner olive oil (extra virgin olive oil) on the viability and abnormality of spermatozoa and the pH of the semen of duroc pigs. The research took place in September 2020 in Noenebu, Tapenpah Village, Insana District, North Central Timor Regency, and the Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Timor. This study used a completely randomized design (CRD) with 4 treatments and 5 replications.  Treatment R1 consist of 10% tris solution, 10% olive oil, 80% semen; R2 treatment consist of 15% tris solution, 15% olive oil, 70% semen; R3 treatment consist of 20% tris solution, 20% olive oil, 60% semen, and R4 treatment consist of 25% tris solution, 25% olive oil, 50% semen. The results showed that the effect of different treatments was very significant (P <0.01) on the viability of spermatozoa. The mean spermatozoa viability of each treatment was R1 of 89 ± 2.57%, R2 of 76.9 ± 12.51%, R3 of 62.8 ± 3.11%, and R4 treatment of 41.2 ± 15, 38%. The spermatozoa abnormalities were significantly different (P <0.05). Where the abnormality of the spermatozoa in treatment R1 was 8.8 ± 1.30%, R2 was 10.4 ± 1.67%, R3 was 11.6 ± 1.81%, and R4 was 14.4 ± 3.78%. The degree of acidity (pH) of the semen was not significantly different between treatments. The pH value of each treatment was R1 of 7.92 ± 0.83, R2 of 8.04 ± 0.54, R3 of 7.96 ± 0.39; and R4 treatment of 8.06 ± 0.64. It can be concluded that the addition of 10% to 20% olive oil can maintain the viability and abnormality of duroc boar male spermatozoa. However, the use of olive oil up to 20% does not affect to degree of acidity of the semen produced.
Performance Analysis and Added Value of Industry Processing Beef into Processed Meat Jengken and Shredded in the Kota Kefamenanu District
Authors: LAU VICTORIA SARI , Sio Stefanus , Purwatiningsih Theresia Ika , Sikone Hilarius Y.
Published: October 2021

This research aims to determine the performance of the beef processing industry in Kefamenanu City District and to analyze the amount of added value generated from beef processing in Kefamenanu City District. This research was conducted in the MSMEs VIVI meat processing industry, Kefamenanu City District, North Central Timor Regency. This study used the Surfei method with quantitative descriptive analysis. The variables observed were the performance of the meat processing industry and the added value of beef processing. The application of the balanced scorecard concept in analyzing the performance of VIVI MSMEs shows that from a financial perspective it has a good performance with an infinite CR value; average NPM 8,216%; an average ROA of 15,39% and an average ROI of 2,24 times of the investment value. From the customer perspective, it has a good performance with 51,49% of general customers who are satisfied and 49,79% of partner customers who are satisfied. For the perspective of internal business processes and the perspective of learning and growth have a good performance, respectively, with a value of 60,76% and 54,86%, respectively. It is concluded that the value added of beef products per kilogram of output is Rp. 48.060.00 for shredded products and beef jerky products of Rp. 37.551.00.
Hazırlık Sınıfı Öğrencilerinin İngilizce Konuşma Performansını Etkileyen Faktörler
Authors: ALKUR Cemile , GÜNDOĞDU Kerim
Published: October 2021

Nitel araştırma desenlerinden durum çalışmasına dayalı olan bu çalışmanın amacı, Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu İngilizce Hazırlık Programı’ndaki öğrencilerin İngilizce konuşma becerisindeki performansını etkileyen faktörleri incelemektir. 2020-2021 akademik yılında, bir devlet üniversitesi hazırlık programı A1 dil seviyesi sınıfındaki toplam 20 öğrenci araştırmanın katılımcılarını oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri çevrimiçi ortamda uygulanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Toplanan veriler Maxqda programı aracılığıyla içerik analizi yapılarak çözümlenmiştir. Sonuçlar öğrencilerin konuşma becerisindeki performansının psikolojik, sosyal ve eğitsel faktörlerden etkilendiğini göstermektedir. Başarma duygusu ve rahat hissetmenin öğrencilerin konuşma performansı üzerinde olumlu etkisi olan psikolojik faktörler arasında yer aldığı görülürken, hata yapma korkusu ve çekingenliğin konuşma performansını olumsuz yönde etkileyen faktörlerden olduğu dikkati çekmiştir. Ayrıca, iletişim kurabilmenin, ortama ve kişilere alışmanın konuşma performansını olumlu yönde etkileyen sosyal faktörlerden, çevrimiçi sınıf ortamının ise olumsuz yönde etkileyen sosyal faktörlerden olduğu gözlenmiştir. Son olarak ise, hazırlıklı konuşma ve grup çalışmalarının öğrencilerin konuşma performansını olumlu yönde etkileyen eğitsel faktörler, online eğitim ve kalabalık sınıf ortamının ise olumsuz etkileyen eğitsel faktörler olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır.
Invisible Meaning on Spongebob Meme
Authors: Adi Wiruma Titian , Bayyanullah Bilal Albar , Rohati Titi Dewi , Hidayat Dadan
Published: October 2021

Pertaining to the phenomenon of Spongebob meme, the writers are interested to discuss meaning of Spongebob meme with involving a study of linguistic. The objective of the research is to answer how violations of maxims are showed on Spongebob meme, and what the meanings of it. The writers took Spongebob meme from as a substance to be analysed. This paper uses descriptive qualitative method. The data are analysed using the violations of maxims to arise the implicature based on Grice, semiotic triangle theory based on Richard and Ogden, and the meanings of Spongebob meme are concluded by using inference theory. The result indicates that each Spongebob meme possess different violations of maxims.
The Effects of Online Texting on Moroccan EFL University Students’ Writing Skills
Authors: LAKHAL Mounim
Published: October 2021

With the rapid proliferation of ubiquitous ICTs, promoting technology-based learning has become a key element in educational discourse. The present study explores the effects of online texting on the writing skills among Moroccan university students. Based on the explanatory sequential mixed-methods design, the data were collected from a convenience sample of n=243 of first-year English department students. The research tools consist of a survey, a writing test and an interview to gain an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of respondents’ attitudes and lived experiences vis-à-vis online texting. The findings have revealed that online texting has yielded both positive and negative outcomes on students’ writing skills. It was also found that online texting is positively perceived by students as it helps them develop vocabulary and provides great opportunities to practice writing in English. For this reason, online texting is an efficient and effective technique that should be exploited to develop proficiency in writing.
Discourse Analysis of Selected Kenyan Leader’s Utterances During COVID-19 Media Briefings
Authors: Silas Owala , Odhiambo Kenneth
Published: October 2021

When Corona virus was discovered in Wuhan China, many countries, Kenya included, did not have a lot of information about the virus. Despite that, the citizens were looking up to the government together with other leaders to provide information about the virus. In Kenya, after sometime, leaders started issuing statements about the virus with an intention of providing public education to help contain the virus. Some of these were government officers while others were members of parliament and other pressure groups that deal with human rights. The purpose of this research was to look at the way the Kenyan leaders used language to communicate to the masses about Covid-19. The approach used was that of Critical Discourse analysis (CDA). Chunks of utterances from selected leaders that appeared in a Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation between 1st April and 30th April were analyzed using CDA parameters. The findings revealed that the utterances showed underlying social issues and disparities together with power relations and domination. A number of the utterances did not take into consideration the needs of the people or even the effects of the statements on the masses. Some appeared to give orders to people that did not resonate well with the masses. There is need for the leaders making statements to be more considerate, educative and diplomatic in their approach to make their messages more effective and to obtain the desired result. This could be done by allowing those who are experts in a given field to take charge in disseminating information to the populace
Rounding Harmony in Mfantse: Evidence and Differences
Authors: Obeng Patience , Ollennu Yvonne A.A.
Published: October 2021

This paper investigated rounding harmony in two subdialects of Mfantse spoken in the Central Region of Ghana. Bɔrbɔr and Edwumako dialects are part of the Akan language and belongs to Kwa on the Niger-Congo branch of languages. Data was from the Mfantseman and Edwumako districts from 45 participants aged 20 years and above.  The Autosegmental framework was used for data analysis. We looked first at the sounds and brought out the differences between Bɔrbɔr sounds and that of Edwumako.  The study established that Mfantse is not the same in all its phonological presentations in all its subdialects. In terms of sound distribution, the central unadvanced vowel is strictly word final in Bɔrbɔr while it is both word initial and final in Edwumako.  Some aspects of rounding harmony occur in both Bɔrbɔr and Edwumako while other aspects occur in Bɔrbɔr and partially in Edwumako. Other aspects are present in Edwumako only.
The Roman Catholic Religion in Ireland and Cameroon: A Study of James Joyce’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Nkemngong Nkengasong’s God Was African
Authors: Nganshi Amungwa Veronica
Published: October 2021

This paper explores how the Roman Catholic religion has influenced the writer in Ireland and Cameroon as projected in James Joyce’s 1916 novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Nkemngong Nkengasong’s 2014 novel God Was African. The aim is to demonstrate that although Joyce is European and his work traces the development of a potential artist in a colonised Ireland and Nkengasong is African and projects the experiences of a scholar in a postcolonial Cameroon, both converge in the exploration and critique of the doctrine and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church whose mission is universal. Using the concepts of biography, history and culture of the New Historicist literary theory, this paper demonstrates that the critique of the Catholic Church is a projection of what Joyce and Nkengasong experienced in real life and thus they use their protagonists as mouthpiece to appreciate and at the same time condemn those practices they consider repressive with the aim of reformation. In other words, the authors project not what is dominantly fictional but what they were a part of. This autobiographical element makes their works closer to life. Though both authors believe literature should replace religion, their vision is that of a belief in God’s existence, truth, sincerity and controlled individual freedom and for a society that upholds human dignity, mutual respect and morally upright conduct. The Roman Catholic Church has its flaws but its spiritual benefits are overwhelming as its doctrine is universal but operates within the realm of inculturation in respect of the positive values of the people’s culture. This paper is therefore significant in bridging the dichotomy between art and life as the writer is projected as both subject and creator and the fact that religious values have a significant impact in the life of the writer. Thus, one of the ways to approach literature is from the autobiographical and religious perspectives.
Investigating Iraqi EFL University Students’ Lexical Knowledge: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Ahmed Zaid Tareq , Ja’afar Istiqlal Hassan
Published: October 2021

This study aimed to investigate the development of Iraqi University EFL students’ lexical knowledge at the recognition and production level and to compare their performance concerning the two previous levels. It also aimed to measure their performance concerning the Academic Word List (AWL) proposed by Coxhead (2000). It appears that Iraqi Universities lack empirical evidence to determine students’ lexical knowledge growth regarding the English language, thus, this important aspect of language teaching is in the grey area. Therefore, this study tries to answer the following questions, firstly is to what extent the development of lexical knowledge which Iraqi EFL learners have approximately reached?, and secondly, does the level of lexical knowledge which Iraqi EFLs have gained enable them to use the language properly? The study was conducted by examining 120 undergraduate students from all stages at the Department of English language and Literature/ College of Arts/ Mustansiriyah University. The findings have proved that there is a significant development in lexical knowledge among the four stages of the department and it reached its peak at the fourth stage whose participants have scored higher than other stages in the test. Further, the findings demonstrated that the fourth stage undergraduate participants scored higher in the AWL. The other significant issue that this study has proved is that the incidental vocabulary learning is more efficient than the intentional vocabulary learning.
Nora's Transcendental Consciousness from Marianne's Sensibility: A Reading of Ibsen's A Doll's House and Austen's Sense and Sensibility
Authors: Sultana Tanzin , Nower Durdana
Published: October 2021

This paper attempts to bring out the nineteenth century's women’s quest for self-respect and self-actuality in the mirror of Nora’s developing consciousness following Marianne’s growing sensibility.  Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, and Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House are two prominent genres of ninetieth century’s English literature where both writers show the contemporary women’s soul being entangled to social norms as well as their gradual try to be non-conformist against these norms by their thought and action. In the 19th century, English society creates impediments for unmarried women like Marianne and married women like Nora to think and to talk in their way.  It is the patriarchal society where women’s social dignity and security depend on their marital status and husbands. Since marriage is their identity, they show their loyalty and sincerity to their husbands or the men they love. In Austen’s novel, as an ordinary woman, Marianne takes Willoughby’s attention as a scared bonding and challenges the seniors’ matured advice. In Ibsen’s play, Nora does forgery and secretly takes a loan to save her sick husband’s life. She considers it a spouse’s duty and believes that her husband will understand her as he cares for her. When the time comes, both Marianne and Nora betray their loyalty from their partners to whom they are not human beings but puppets to be entertained. From this violation of trust, they realize that they need to be considered human beings first before being respected women in a family and society. It is their strength that despite being taken as soulless creatures, they dare to think about own self beyond the society and become self-reliant. Their growing self-reliance makes today’s women progressive in creating a space in society and family for themselves as human beings.
A Comparative Study of Arabic Motion Verbs to their English Counterparts
Authors: Nassar Mahmoud Mamdouh Baker , Al-Ashqar Akram Idrees Mohammad , Shatanawi Mohammad Ali Abedalqader
Published: October 2021

This paper examines some semantics aspects of Arabic motion verbs compared to their English counterparts. Although both languages belong to different remote families, both languages share some common features about Motion especially on the idea of locomotors vs. non-locomotors (translative and non-translative movement). A lexically-semantic comparison is drawn between motion verbs in both languages in terms of suggested semantic components such as Motion itself, Manner, Directionality, Path, Fictive, and Motion. The researchers used resources such as encyclopedias, library references books specially Mu’jam Lisan AL-Arab, Al-Mu'jam Al-Waseet, English dictionaries specially Oxford, Webster, and Longman, web sites to collect data of motion verbs under discussion. The paper concludes that the semantics components of Arabic verbs are quite similar to their English counterparts, but Arabic verbs differ greatly from English verbs in the notions that can be lexicalized.
Taḍmīn (Implication of Meaning) in the Qur’an with Reference to Ten English Qur’an Translations
Authors: Nouraldeen Abdullah Soliman
Published: October 2021

Taḍmīn is the use of a verb followed by a preposition with which does not standardly collocate to indicate rhetorically another verb, thus bringing about a deep, double meaning with few words. The Qur’an contains numerous examples of taḍmīn. Answering three research questions, this descriptive-prescriptive study aims at analysing and discussing ten English Qur’an translations of taḍmīn in two āyāt (verses) out of approximately 270 which involve taḍmīn, using a resource to identify taḍmīn and applying the four elements of it. The study concludes that not all four elements of taḍmīn are taken into consideration by the ten translators. They did, however, translate two different elements of taḍmīn, i.e. the majority of them rendered an explicit verb followed by an implicit preposition; some others translated an implicit verb followed by an explicit preposition and one translator in one āyah (verse) out of the two rendered the explicit verb and the explicit preposition. I suggested an improvement to the translations by including the four elements of taḍmīn in order to understand the āyāt (verses) deeply. I also suggest a further investigation that would assess more translations of taḍmīn and carry out interviews with Qur’an translators to reveal the reason(s) why the four elements of taḍmīn are not translated. This investigation might be conducted by me in the future.
Exploring and Analyzing Recurrent Errors in the Interpretation of the Holy Quran: Error Analysis
Authors: Al Fozan Nawal S.
Published: October 2021

The study aimed at discovering the difficulties that face Non-Arab Muslim translators of QURAN, mainly problems occurred at the level of semantic issues. The researcher attempted to analyze these difficulties and compare them to the correct translations based on the Arabic knowledge. Many examples had been shown with such verses from the holy Quran that were concerned with such words translated wrongly due to the misunderstanding of these words, especially with Non-Arab translators. The researcher adopted an experimental descriptive and comparative method in the study. As a result of this study, the non-Arab Muslims translators are lack of Arabic knowledge and some grammatical rules, so they have to be familiar with the Arabic language before translating any Islamic texts.
EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of the 2014 Curriculum in Cameroon French-medium Secondary Education
Authors: Walter Yepdia Leundjeu
Published: October 2021

This paper explores English foreign language teachers’ perceptions of the 2014 English language learning programme in Cameroon French-medium secondary education. It considers aspects such as the quality of the programme of study, the teaching of skills and competencies in the instructional materials selected, the teaching and testing approaches, the challenges encountered, and teachers’ personal and professional growth. Hall and Hord (1987, 2001) theoretical paradigm was chosen to conduct this research and the method of data collection was quantitative in nature. A total number of 80 English foreign language teachers were surveyed and administered a 38-item questionnaire. It came out of the findings that the vast majority of teachers deemed the new curriculum innovative and a developmental tool for bilingualism. Also, the majority of the respondents appreciated the skills and the competencies taught in the textbooks selected as they met with real-life situations. Further, these teachers in their great number claimed that they had a good knowledge of the Competence-Based Approach (CBA) and had grown cognitively and pedagogically while implementing the reforms of the new learning programme. Finally, they wish the implementation of the curriculum continued. Among the pitfalls of the curriculum, the testing approach and the exposure of learners to other learning sources revealed themselves limited. The overcrowded nature of classrooms impeded the unfolding of lessons and personalised pedagogy and above all obstructed the effective and efficient implementation of the Competence-Based Approach. Ultimately, teachers frowned at the filling of pedagogic documents which in their perspective was too bureaucratic. Some recommendations were made at the end of the investigation in order to improve the curriculum.
Meaning Component Analysis of Euphemism and Dysphemism in Indonesian Da’wah
Authors: Matondang Zulfahmirda , Sumarlam  , Purnanto Dwi
Published: October 2021

The objective of this research is to describe the forms of euphemism and dysphemism in Indonesian da’wah. The data were in the form of preachers' utterances containing expressions of euphemism and dysphemism. The data involved the context of utterance containing expressions of euphemism and dysphemism. The data were collected from audio documentation on the internet, namely Spotify. In providing data, the researcher used simak (observation) method with documentation and note-taking techniques. In analyzing the data, the researcher used agih method with BUL technique. Furthermore, the data analysis technique used was the substitution or replacement technique and the meaning component analysis. The meaning component analysis was performed to analyze euphemism or dysphemism utterances by showing the components that make up the meaning of utterance and comparing them with the components that make up meaning of neutral utterance. From the research results, it can be seen that euphemism and dysphemism were found in the form of words, phrases, and sentences.
Tonal Adaptation Strategies in Èwùlù and Ùrhòbò Loanword Phonologies
Authors: Utulu, Don C.  , Ajiboye, Emuobonuvie  , M. and Ajede, Chika K.
Published: October 2021

Studies on tonal adaptation strategies in English loanwords of the Nigerian languages (NLs): Yoruba (Y), Hausa (H), Bini (B) and Emai (E) commonly translate the prosodic structure of the loanwords into native prosodic configurations. Translation of pitch melody of borrowed words in the NLs tends to be determined by the position of English word stress. Comparative/typological studies that independently examine such tonal adaptation in Nigerian smaller languages are scanty. Consequently, this paper examines the pattern of word stress adaptation into tone in English loanwords in Èwùlù (Igboid) and Ùrhòbò (Edoid), with a view to revealing the Èwùlù and Ùrhòbò tonal adaptation features common to Y, H, B and E but specific to Èwùlù and/or Ùrhòbò. The empirical observations of data are explained with Autosegmental Theory (Goldsmith, 1976), which formally expresses the relations that hold between the tone loans, tone bearing units and CV nodes operating at different tiers. Findings of this study show/confirm that the English citation pitch accent H*L% basically governs the domain of adaptation of (H)igh tone and (L)ow in loans. Moreover, findings reveal that inserted vowels in CC-clusters in Èwùlù and Ùrhòbò loans are inherently toneless, acquiring their tones from adjacent tones. However, the study identifies two salient peculiar patterns: (1) Ùrhòbò assigns low tone on intervening V element in CC-cluster, a domain characteristically assigned H tone in Èwùlù, Y, H, B, and E. (2) Ùrhòbò regularly simplifies source H*L% as /H/ in adapted source CVC, a context where Èwùlù and the aforementioned NLs rather adapt /H.L/ melody to realise vowel doubling. To this end, the current researchers recommend further comparative or typological studies on English loanwords in other NLs to further identify patterns of tone adaptation and resyllabification rules in loanwords similar to those of Urhobo in particular.
Efectos de la implementación de actividades de responsabilidad social empresarial en un supermercado de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Authors: Petro Ramos Jazmín Adriana , Díaz Vásquez Tatiana Karina , Vega Hernández María Alejandra , Periñán Martínez Juan Sebastián , Maza Ávila Francisco Javier
Published: October 2021

El objetivo de este artículo consiste en analizar la incidencia de las acciones de responsabilidad social empresarial -en materia ambiental- implementadas en un supermercado ubicado en la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias, en sus costos operativos, así como la apreciación que tienen los trabajadores de la organización sobre sus efectos económicos, sociales y ambientales. Para ello, se aplicó un cuestionario dirigido a una muestra representativa de operarios de la organización, así como una entrevista al subgerente de operaciones y a la líder de la Fundación que apoya su componente ambiental. Los resultados arrojaron que las prácticas implementadas posibilitaron, en alto grado, la disminución de los costes y mejoras en su sistema productivo, organizacional y calidad operativa, favoreciendo no sólo al ambiente, sino también la imagen y cumplimientos legales empresariales. Del mismo modo, los resultados derivados de la percepción y satisfacción de los empleados, permitieron entender que las prácticas ambientales han influido positivamente sobre los procesos y costos de la empresa, creando un ambiente limpio en función de una cultura y conciencia ambiental, que da relevancia y trascendencia a dichas actividades dentro de la organización.
Mercado laboral informal en Colombia : una aproximación a través de un modelo DSGE.
Authors: Montero Mestre Jorge Luis
Published: October 2021

El objetivo de este artículo es presentar una revisión del estado de la literatura referente al trabajo de investigación sobre el impacto de las políticas de formalización, en especial el impacto de la política de homogenización de los planes de beneficios de salud en los regímenes del sistema de salud, y el efecto de estos cambios en las políticas de bienestar social sobre las decisiones de los hogares informales, todo vinculado a la aplicación de los modelos DSGE en respuesta a este tipo de problema. Se observa que los impuestos sobre los ingresos laborales y los costos no salariales se han encontrado que son instrumentos determinantes para las políticas de formalización y queda claro que las decisiones racionales de los agentes de la economía pueden llevar a la coexistencia del sector formal e informal en situaciones de equilibrio, de tal forma que la informalidad puede entenderse como el resultado de decisiones que óptimamente toman las firmas y los trabajadores. En particular, el efecto de la igualación en los planes de servicios de salud ocasionaría, en promedio, un aumento de la informalidad de los trabajadores de 17,01% mientras que, a nivel de firmas, generaría un aumento del 11,9%.
Dynamic Analysis of a Deeply Buried Tunnel Influenced by a Newly-built Adjacent Cavity with a Special Emphasis on the Minimum Seismically Safe Tunnel Distance
Authors: Zlatanović Elefterija , Lukić Dragan Č. , Šešov Vlatko , Bonić Zoran
Published: October 2021

Contemporary life streams, more often than ever, impose the necessity for construction of new underground structures in the vicinity of existing tunnels, with an aim to accommodate transportation systems and utility networks. A previously uninvestigated case, in which a newly-constructed tunnel opening is closely positioned behind an existing tunnel, referred to as the tunnel–cavity configuration, has been considered in this study. An exact analytical solution is derived considering a pair of parallel circular cylindrical structures of infinite length, with the horizontal alignment, embedded in a boundless homogeneous, isotropic, elastic medium and excited by time-harmonic plane SV-waves under the plane-strain conditions. The Helmholtz decomposition theorem, the wave functions expansion method, the translational addition theorem for bi-cylindrical coordinates, and the pertinent boundary conditions are jointly employed in order to develop a closed-form solution of the corresponding boundary value problem. The primary goal of the present study is to examine the increase in dynamic stresses at an existing tunnel structure due to the presence of a closely driven unlined cavity, as well as in a localized region around the tunnel (at the position of the cavity in close proximity), under incident SV-waves. A new quantity called dynamic stress alteration factor is introduced and the aspect of the minimum seismically safe distance between the two structures is particularly considered.
A propósito del tránsito intracelular de los virus. Comic ilustrativo.
Authors: Alemán-Iñiguez Juan Miguel
Published: October 2021

Introduction. The mechanism of how viruses cross intracellular structures is the model that exemplifies the intracellular transit through the endomembrane system, the same that is used in the teaching and description of the different intracellular apparatus and organelles. Objective. Develop a didactic method that explains a mechanism of molecular biology, such as the comic strip in the transit and intracellular signaling of viruses. Methodology. A comic-illustrative story was designed where a viral structure is personified by an undercover spy, the fundamental axis of the plot is obtaining the genetic information molecules at the nucleus level, for this it has to go through the various departments of the cell representing the intracellular and intracytoplasmic organelles with their functional characteristics, the sequence obeys the communication that the different organelles have from the cell membrane to the nucleus. Results. The development of comics or comics can recreate events and phenomena studied in medical sciences such as biology, having the following results: increase interest, understanding, creativity, the need for knowledge and generation of new ideas in students. Conclusion. The comic is a useful didactic tool in teaching intracellular transit from the graphic narration of a viral model that is transported inside the cell.
Estrategias de marketing para microempresas comercializadoras de productos autoadhesivos, caso pyme Maplas
Authors: Cuadra Jama Viviana Melissa , Granja Viteri Jessenia Maribel
Published: October 2021

Introducción: El marketing constituye una herramienta fundamental en el desarrollo de cualquier tipo de empresa en donde se busca la difusión y comercialización de productos y/o servicios en el mercado; con la aplicación adecuada de acciones que conlleven al cumplimiento de objetivos planteados. Las estrategias de marketing buscan enmarcar el camino correcto para el cumplimiento de objetivos definidos en un plan de marketing que permitan aprovechar las oportunidades que el mercado ofrece. Objetivo: Determinar el uso de las estrategias de marketing para microempresas comercializadoras de productos autoadhesivos, específicamente al caso pyme Maplas. Metodología: La investigación corresponde a un diseño no experimental de campo con una población de 103 pymes que constan en el registro del SRI año 2020; la aplicación de encuestas a una muestra determinada por muestreo estratificado con aplicación de la fórmula constituye 81 datos observados que dieron respuesta a un cuestionario de 20 ítems. Resultados: Entre los resultados el 67,2% realizan compras mensuales de productos autoadhesivos, las personas prefieren realizar sus compras en los locales en donde otorguen una buena atención al cliente y exista variedad de productos; los usuarios de autoadhesivos prefieren los productos con característica principal el grado de adherencia. Conclusión: Se concluyó que la difusión de productos en la pyme Maplas se debe orientar a la satisfacción de necesidades de los clientes quienes buscan artículos de calidad.
Análisis informático forense a vehículos aéreos no tripulados (dron)
Authors: Guerrero Montero Carlos Alberto , Pazmiño Gómez Luis Alberto
Published: October 2021

Introducción. La presente investigación surge de la necesidad de saber qué información puede almacenar un vehículo no tripulado (dron), ya que, muchas veces se utilizan como medio de diversión, para hacer competencias y acrobacias, pero fundamentalmente, se emplean para espiar a personas u organizaciones con el objetivo de exponer datos sensibles que las pueden afectar. Objetivo. Realizar un análisis forense para la gestión de la información relacionada a los vehículos no tripulados en el rastreo de las actividades. Metodología. En esta investigación se utilizó un método experimental a partir de una investigación descriptiva-explicativa. De esta manera, se obtiene información forense sobre vehículos no tripulados para la toma de decisiones proactivas. Resultados.  Se pudo localizar los archivos multimedia grabados. Las fotos y los vídeos se exportaron para su posterior análisis. Los datos EXIF (archivo de imagen intercambiable) son información incrustada dentro de imágenes JPEG. Los datos EXIF obtenidos fueron: Fecha, Marca de tiempo, Fuente de archivo, GPS, Altitud, Referencia de altitud, Latitud, Longitud. Esta información ayudara a determinar dónde y cuándo se tomaron las fotos. Conclusión. La metodología aplicada es de gran utilidad siempre y cuando el dron cuente con una memoria de almacenamiento extraíble además se puede complementar la aplicación de esta metodología teniendo acceso a los dispositivos de radio control ya sean mandos inalámbricos, dispositivos inteligentes o computadoras puesto que en estos dispositivos también se almacenan logs, aplicando metodologías específicas de acuerdo con el dispositivo obtenido.
Impacto de los hábitos lectores en los estudiantes de bachillerato en época del covid-19. 2020
Authors: Macías Mendoza Lucia Guadalupe , Viviana Navarro Cedeño Viviana
Published: October 2021

Introducción. La lectura es considerada una conexión entre la persona que está leyendo y el texto, produciendo un aprendizaje significativo y que es ahí es donde se establece una exploración de ideas y surgen nuevos gustos para leer. Objetivo. Analizar el impacto de los hábitos lectores en los estudiantes de bachillerato de la unidad educativa Pedro Zambrano Barcia en época del covid-19. Metodología. En el desarrollo de esta investigación se aplica una metodología que tiene un enfoque cuantitativo y descriptivo, utilizando técnicas como le encuesta y contrastado en el cuestionario de preguntas que fue aplicado mediante la plataforma de google forms. Conclusión. De acuerdo con los resultados se considera que los estudiantes participantes tienen un nivel de lectura medio y que se encuentra desarrollado a raíz de la problemática por COVID-19, es decir sus trabajos académicos les exigen que tenga encuentros cercanos a lecturas que son claves para el desarrollo de sus actividades académicas. La pandemia ha dejado que el sistema de educación migre su sistema de aprendizaje, abriendo paso a la construcción de una lectura académica, formativa e interseccional como impacto lector.
El autoconcepto y las habilidades sociales de los estudiantes de Psicopedagogía (Universidad Técnica de Ambato) durante la emergencia sanitaria
Authors: Joseline Andrea Bermeo Ochoa , Indacochea Mendoza Luis René , Cadena Peralta Gladys Alexandra , Ochoa Guallpa Melida Patricia
Published: October 2021

Introducción. En el presente estudio se resalta que las personas afianzan su personalidad mediante su autoconcepto y la adquisición de habilidades sociales, componentes que favorecen en la asimilación de procedimientos, el desarrollo de destrezas, y la reflexión, articulando el conocimiento conceptual, procedimental, y actitudinal para hacer frente a un mundo cambiante. Objetivo. Determinar la influencia del Autoconcepto en las habilidades sociales de los estudiantes de nivelación, primero y segundo de la carrera de Psicopedagogía de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato durante la Emergencia Sanitaria. Metodología. La presente investigación tiene enfoque cuali-cuantitativo con revisión bibliográfica documental y de campo mediante la aplicación del Test AF-5 Autoconcepto Forma 5 y Escala de Habilidades Sociales de Gismero. El estadígrafo RHO-Sperman arroja una correlación inversa leve entre la dimensión Autoconcepto Físico y el área Expresión de Enfado. Resultado. Chi-cuadrado aprueba la hipótesis: el Autoconcepto SI incide en las Habilidades Sociales de los estudiantes de nivelación, primero y segundo de la carrera de Psicopedagogía durante la Emergencia Sanitaria. En base a la investigación se concluye que los estudiantes tienen un Autoconcepto Medio y Habilidades Sociales Bajas. Conclusión. Se sugiere al Departamento de Bienestar Estudiantil hacer uso de la misma para que los estudiantes universitarios puedan elevar su nivel de Autoconcepto y Habilidades Sociales, mismos que le servirán para desarrollarse y desenvolverse en diferentes contextos como son: académico, social, personal y profesional y así cumplir sus metas propuestas en un tiempo determinado.
Effect of combined treatment with Methotrexate and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on plasma alpha-tocopherol level and Rheumatoid factor among Rheumatoid Arthritis patients
Authors: Pervin Farhana , Habib Md Anwar , Ahmed Nazimuddin , Sardar Md Mijanur Rahman
Published: October 2021

Background: Oxidative stress might play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Traditional therapies of Rheumatoid Arthritis are governed by different NSAIDs which improve symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis. But addition of Methotrexate (MTX) to Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been found to be extra beneficial by halting the disease process.
Objectives: To evaluate the status of anti-oxidant alpha-tocopherol and rheumatoid factor before and after treatment with MTX and NSAIDs for two months in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was carried out in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi between the periods of January 2011 to December 2011. Total ten clinically diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis patients were enrolled in the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select each study subject from medicine wards of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Alpha-tocopherol, an anti-oxidant in plasma was measured as marker of anti-oxidant defense. The patients were then treated with oral MTX at a dose of 10 mg weekly and Indomethacin 150 mg in three divided doses daily for 2 months. After 2 months of continuous aforementioned treatment, alpha-tocopherol levels were estimated again. Moreover qualitative assessment of rheumatoid factor was done. For statistical analysis, paired t-test was done.
Results: After two months of treatment with Methotrexate and Indomethacin, plasma alpha-tocopherol levels were significantly higher (P<0.05) in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients. However no significant change was observed in qualitative assessment of rheumatoid factors.
Conclusion: From the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the endogenous alpha-tocopherol level increases even without any supplementation of alpha-tocopherol by combined treatment with MTX and Indomethacin in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients and thereby reduces oxidative stress. So alpha-tocopherol level is a better marker for early assessment of prognosis of Rheumatoid arthritis than Rheumatoid factor test.
Mediscope 2021;8(2): 80-86
Study on Palmar Dermatoglyphics and their Association with β Thalassemia Major Patients among Bangladeshi Population
Authors: Zahan Afroj , Naushaba Humaira , Paul Uttam Kumar , Islam AHM Mazharul , Moin Sharna , Begum Arifa
Published: October 2021

Objectives: To observe the palmar dermatoglyphic patterns of β thalassemia major patients.
Methods: This cross-sectional type of analytical study was performed in the Department of Anatomy, Sir Sallimullah Medical College, Dhaka between the periods of January 2016 to December 2016. 55 β thalassemia major patients aged between (5-35) years were considered as case group and 55 healthy individuals of the same age & sex were considered as control group in this study. The palmar dermatoglyphic patterns and Total Finger Ridge count (TFRC) on the distal phalanges of the β thalassemia major patients were observed and compared with healthy individuals.
Results: The palmar dermatoglyphic patterns were significantly different between the two groups (p > 0.05). The mean (±SD) of Total Finger Ridge count (TFRC) were higher in β thalassemia major patients in comparison to the healthy individuals.
Conclusion: This study concludes that, palmar dermatoglyphic has a diagnostic value for β thalassemia major patients.
Mediscope 2021;8(2): 94-102
Management outcome of blunt renal trauma in a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh
Authors: Kabir MD Golam , Kamal Basu Banga , Ahmed Masud , Hasan Mahmud , Hossain Moajjam , Islam Tarikul
Published: October 2021

Background: The kidney is the commonly injured genitourinary and abdominal organ. Renal injuries are classified by their mechanism: blunt or penetrating. Failure to perform appropriate evaluation and treatment of these injuries may result in significant long term patient morbidity.
Objective: To evaluate blunt renal trauma cases at a tertiary level hospital to find out management practices along with patient outcomes.
Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Urology of Dhaka Medical College Hospital during the period of January 2011 to December 2012 to observe the management outcome of blunt kidney injuries. Sampling technique was purposive and sample size was 110. After management of blunt kidney injury by either conservatively or by surgical means, some patients were followed up for 2 years and others for less than 2 years.
Results: In this study, 90.1% patients were diagnosed and staged by contrast enhanced CT scan. Most of the early grade injuries (grade I-III) were treated conservatively and outcome in terms of surgical conversion and short term complications were favourable. Few bluntly injured grade IV and V required operative interventions. Overall nephrectomy rate was only 3.6%. Haemodynamic instability, associated organ injury, higher grade injury - all were predictive indicators of operative interventions. The study showed that rates of complications were more in higher grade injury, with concomitant other organ injuries and in patients who required blood transfusion (indicator of hemodynamic instability).
Conclusion: Most of the blunt kidney injuries can be managed in conservative way with favourable outcome.
Mediscope 2021;8(2): 103-111
La rehabilitación de la Ciudad de los Ángeles de Secundino Zuazo y la gestión vecinal en la recuperación del patrimonio
Authors: González González Francisco Javier , Lasso de la Vega Miguel , Morcillo Álvarez Daniel
Published: October 2021

La rehabilitación de Ciudad de los Ángeles ha desarrollado toda una serie de medidas encaminadas a mejorar la habitabilidad de los edificios residenciales, al tiempo que se mejoraba el entorno urbano en aspectos tan relevantes como la accesibilidad y la calidad ambiental. El proceso ha sido desarrollado por las administraciones públicas en coordinación y participación del movimiento vecinal, de tal manera que los valores patrimoniales existentes en el barrio han sido preservados a través de una suerte de protección ambiental. El artículo presentado trata de hacer un recorrido por el proceso de rehabilitación seguido, presentando los valores patrimoniales existentes en el barrio, y considerando el papel del “apego al lugar” como medio de protección indirecta del entorno.
La reutilización del patrimonio construido, nuevos usos, buenas prácticas.
Authors: Soria López Francisco Javier
Published: October 2021

La reutilización del patrimonio edificado es una práctica de carácter histórico que ha permitido conservar inmuebles de todas las épocas a través del cambio de uso para adaptarse a nuevas necesidades de sus habitantes, trayendo al presente configuraciones arquitectónicas que reúnen valores aportados a lo largo de su existencia. Se trata de una actividad arquitectónica que hoy día está tomando gran relevancia como un proceso de diseño sostenible pues atiende a los tres pilares esenciales, es decir, renueva el uso social de un espacio preexistente valioso, extiende la vida económica de la construcción y contribuye a disminuir el impacto ambiental que implica demoler y construir nuevamente. La práctica de la reutilización de la preexistencia construida abarca una amplia gama de posibilidades de intervención, desde la restauración de inmuebles monumentales, la rehabilitación de edificios de valor cultural, la reconversión energética de inmuebles históricos y por supuesto la remodelación del parque edificado, opciones directamente relacionadas con sus condiciones patrimoniales.
La agricultura tradicional como legado agroecológico para la humanidad
Authors: Altieri Miguel A.
Published: October 2021

Los sistemas agrícolas complejos, diversos y localmente adaptados desarrollados por milenios por agricultores a lo largo del mundo constituyen un patrimonio agrícola que abarca unos 5 millones de hectáreas, los cuales además de proveer de alimentos a la humanidad proveen una combinación vital de servicios sociales, culturales, ecológicos y económicos. Estos sistemas han contribuido no solamente con extraordinarios paisajes de belleza estética, sino que también proveen alimentos a una porción significativa de la población, mientras mantienen la biodiversidad agrícola base para manejar agroecosistemas resilientes y constituyen un patrimonio cultural valioso de importancia mundial. Muchos de los nuevos modelos de agricultura que la humanidad urgentemente necesita en una época de cambio global, para transicionar hacia formas de agricultura que sean más ecológicas, biodiversas, locales, sostenibles y socialmente justas deberán estar arraigadas en la racionalidad ecológica de la agricultura tradicional que representa ejemplos establecidos de formas acertadas de agricultura local.
Tabla de contenidos en pdf
Authors: Revista PH Redacción
Published: October 2021

Tabla de contenidos en pdf de revista PH 104 (octubre 2021)
PHASE FORMATION PROCESSES OF ORGANIC-INORGANIC CH3NH3PbI3 PEROVSKITES USING A DMF SOLVENT
Authors: Torchyniuk Pavlo , V'yunov Oleg , Yukhymchuk Volodymyr , Hreshchuk Oleksandr , Vakarov Serhii , Belous Anatolii
Published: October 2021

The organic-inorganic perovskite films CH3NH3PbI3 were synthesized from solutions with different ratios (1:1, 1:2 and 1:3) of initial reagents (PbI2 and CH3NH3I) in a DMF solvent. XRD and Raman spectroscopy shows that the perovskites are formed according to different schemes depending on the ratio of PbI2 and CH3NH3I. At the ratio 1:1 of initial reagents, three intermediate compounds are formed: (CH3NH3)2(DMF)xPbI4, (CH3NH3)2(DMF)2Pb3I8, (CH3NH3)3(DMF)PbI5. At the ratio 1:2 of initial reagents four intermediate compounds are formed: in addition to the above phases, the phase (CH3NH3)2(DMF)2Pb2I6 is found. And at the ratio 1:3 of initial reagents, only two intermediate phases, (CH3NH3)2(DMF)xPbI4 and (CH3NH3)3(DMF)PbI5, are observed. The morphology of the perovskite films was established to depend primarily on the ratio of the initial reagents. The temperature of heat treatment changes only the grain size of films.