bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Women in Lebanese Prisons: Facts and Perspectives
Authors: Khalaf Mona Chemali
Published: March 2020

“Punir ni plus qu’il n’est juste, ni plus qu’il n’est utile”This old and famous French adage seems to have become the motto adopted in relation to penalty sanction. In fact, “the basic aim of the sanction is not onlyany more to dissuade criminals from recidivism, but to rehabilitate them and prepare them to face society again and be reintegrated in it among the righteous and virtuous” (Becheraoui, n.d., in Arabic).
Imprisonment to Protect Women Against “Crimes of Honor”
Authors: Husseini Rana
Published: March 2020

Some Jordanian women commit a crime, serve their sentence and then walk free. Others — some of them guilty only in the eyes of their family and the society — end up in prison and never leave. This is the story of one of these women, Kifah, who is destined to probably spend the rest of her life in prison, because government authorities cannot release her out of fear she might be killed by her family.
Palestinian Women: Political Activism Since Oslo
Authors: Kawar Amal
Published: March 2020

Palestinian women occupy a special place in Arab women's political history because of their dynamic involvement in the long Palestinian struggle. Similar to the case of women in the Algerian Revolution, Palestinian women's participation in the nationalist struggle provided an historical opportunity for their social and economic liberation (Hiltermann 1991; Kawar 1996; Peteet 1991; Sabbagh 1998). On the other hand, the Palestinian women's case is a good example of how the political context mandates parameters of women political participation and their struggle for equality.
Women's Role in Politics: The Quota System
Authors: Sfeir Myriam
Published: March 2020

Women's Role in Politics: The Quota System was the subject of a round table discussion held at the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World last March. The participants were Azza Sharara Baydoun, Iqbal Doughan, Najla Hamadeh, Mona Khalaf, Linda Mattar, Joseph Moawad, and Fawwaz Traboulsi.
Yemen: A Consecrate Interest in Women Research and Studies
Authors: Al-Abiad Rania
Published: March 2020

The Yemen Republic: A vision that was shared among the Southerners and the Northerners for years until that 1990 Aden May day when the dream became a reality. Now unified, Yemen is the most populous country on the ArabianPeni ns ula with 15 ,9 15 ,000 citizens of which 7,943 thousand are male and 7,972 thousand are female according to a 1996 census.
Sara's Husband
Authors: Aghacy Samira
Published: March 2020

I can never forget a tragic incident that occurred when I was fourteen or fifteen years old. I was paying a visit to my aunt when Sara (my aunt's niece), looking pale and anxious, burst in to tell my aunt that her husband who had been released from prison had been threatening to kill her. She said that he kept asking about how she managed to look after the family in his absence and where she got the money from.
Recent Publications/Conferences/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Conferences: The University of New Engalnd/Westbrook College Campus is holding an interdisciplinary conference entitled "Women's Private Writing/Writing Women's History" from 15-18 of June 2000.
The God of Small Things
Authors: Maalouf Lynn
Published: March 2020

By Arundhati RoyLondon: Flamingo, 1997.
Building NGO's Communication and Media Skills
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

On June 15, 1999 the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World at the Lebanese American University, in cooperation with the Embassy of the United States of America hosted a three day workshop entitled Building NGO's Communication and Media Skills.
Questionnaire for Women Film and Video Makers
Authors: Zaatari Akram , Sfeir Myriam
Published: March 2020

1. Does the fact that you are a woman affect your perceptions of issues you are dealing with in film or video?2. Is your work in film or video committed to women's issues?3. Do you believe in the existence of a women's cinema that has distinguished characteristics?
Ana Hourra: A Case Study
Authors: El Abed Zeina O.
Published: March 2020

The music starts, the curtain opens, she is slowly revealed to you, with her translucent gown, and the trinkets on her brace lets and ankl ets softl y glowing, and the long thick hair gracefully falling on her shoul ders. The camera follows thesensual curves of her body as she slowly moves to the rhythm of the music.
Forgive me Hajji...
Authors: Hamdar Abir
Published: March 2020

I met you on one of my reporting assignments , an old frail woman with eyes that reached out to me, beseeching, imploring, questioning . Why I do not know ... or maybe I know, but I can do nothing ... what you ask is out of my reach . ... Forgive me Hajji.
Raqiya Osseiran: Retired Public School Teacher
Authors: Osseiran Raqiya
Published: March 2020

Born in 1918, in Saida; currently living in Beirut; recorded at home.Language: educated/Colloquial Arabic, with some French
Nasima Yusif: Mukhtara
Authors: Yusif Nasima
Published: March 2020

Born in 1947, in Bishmizzine; currently living in Bishmizzine; recorded at home. Language; colloquial Arabic with a slight northern accent
"I Am At Home Everywhere And Nowhere. I Am Never A Stranger, Yet I Never Quite Belong"
Authors: Alameddine Lina
Published: March 2020

When asked where I am from, I tend to hesitate in responding. I do not know where I am from nor do I think I am alone in this situation. I was born in Lebanon, grew up in Switzerland, and pursued my college education in the United States. Although I lived abroad, I was lucky in that I still had the opportunity to return to Lebanon regularly for holidays. This is the first time since I was seven, that I have spent more than four weeks in my 'home' country.
Pursuing Dreams ... An Upstream Struggle
Authors: Obeid Michelle
Published: March 2020

A 70 year old woman once told me, "education is a must for women these days if they want to raise a family and help their husbands. Men ... they don't need education. Wherever you throw them, they land on their feet." This statement seems to be the reversal of what that same old woman might have said 30 years ago; however, many people today still believe that education is more important for boys than girls in order to justify the dichotomy of roles ascribed to males and females. While males, "the breadwinners," need education in order to find better jobs, therefore providing for the family, females, "the homemakers," have little need for it since they are more restricted to the private space, the realm of the household.
Recent Publications/Conferences/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Conference: An International Women's Convention, "Salon Femmes de la Mediterranee", organized by The Women Journalist of the Mediterranean Network (NGO), will take place, for the first time, from September 24-30, 1997 in the Foire Internationale de Casablance in Morocco.
From Lebanon/From Turkey
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

From Lebanon: UN Launched a Program for Institutionalization of a Women's MachineryFrom Turkey: International Kurdish Women Studies Network
Quote/Unquote
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The feminization of poverty is thus growing because of women's reduced access to increasingly scarce resources. In the context of competitive unregulated markets , women are affected by the fierce scramble over scarce  resources, in particular land, and the means of livelihood.
Women and Poverty in Lebanon Within the Context of the Arab World
Authors: Hamdan Kamal , Ahmad Zena Ali
Published: March 2020

Recent conferences have underlined the fact that poverty has a gender profile. The Preparatory Committee for the World Summit for Social Development (1995) emphasized the inter-relationship of three core issues: social integration, poverty reduction, and productive employment. The Committee also insisted that the concerns and priorities of women need to be an integral part of all efforts directed towards these three areas of emphasis.
Female Labor Force in Lebanon
Authors: Ahmad Zena Ali
Published: March 2020

The study aims at providing a profile of working women; estimating the size of the Lebanese female labor force in selected economic activities and sectors; highlighting the conditions in which women work; demonstrating the social andcultural problems that working women face; and detecting employer preferences to identify trends of demand.
Research Abstracts/Recent Publications/Conference
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Conference: "International Conference on Gender and Development in Asia"
Changing Marriage Patterns in Lebanon
Authors: Khudr Adele
Published: March 2020

Marriage is probably the oldest social institution in human history. It constitutes an important step in starting a family to which both men and women have to be initiated. The age of women at marriage is an important determinant of the type of society, indicating its status as "traditional" or "modern". Age at marriage is related to a number of phenomena including the level of education, the participation of women in the labor force, the economic situation prevailing in a society, and the social perception of marriage.
How Young People Relate to their Parents
Authors: Ismail Ghena
Published: March 2020

Sociologists and psychologists ag ree that our society is in a transitory stage. Some people resist the idea of adapting to new ideas, out of fear that such ideas may threaten our customs and traditions. This transitory state inevitably affects family relationships. It is worth noting, however, that social change is not a peculiar experience, but rather, an ordinary everyday affair. But since the family is a sacred social institution, especially in our Arab societies, any change is usually subject to considerable res istance and questioning. This response definitely affects the relationship between young peo ple and their parents. In an attempt to se t a defined framework for this relationship, an age of consent (21) was established in the West. The issue is not as cl ear cut in our society, however.
Politics, Gender and the Islamic Past: The Legacy of A'ishah Bint Abi Baker
Authors: Kamal Fatme Charafeddine
Published: March 2020

Politics, Gender and the Islamic Past: The Legacy of A'ishah Bint Abi Baker D.A. SpeUbergColumbia University Press, 1994
Sisters of Men
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The Insitute for Women Studies in the Arab World has recemly published The Sisters of Men. a new historical study of prominent Lebanese women. which was presented for public discussion on 23 October 1996.
A Legal Literacy Campaign for Palestinian Women
Authors: Siniora Randa
Published: March 2020

A Legal Literacy Campaign for Palestinian Women
Equality Now: An International Force for the Defense of Women's Human Rights
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

The following conversation with lawyers Jessica Neuwirth and Surita Sundosham, women's rights activists and founders of the international women's rights monitoring organization, Equality Now, took place in Manhattan in September.
Linda Matar
Authors: Ismail Ghena
Published: March 2020

Without any significant political, social or financial background, just a strong will and firm belief in her right and the right of other women to an active, dignifiedlife, Linda Matar made her way to the Presidency of the League of Lebanese Woman's Rights in 1978 and the leadership of the Lebanese Women's Council in 1996.
Polemics On Abortion
Authors: Cheikh Nadia
Published: March 2020

On January 25th of this year, abortion was the topic of the popular Lebanese talk show, AI-Shaler Yahki ("The Wise One Speaks"). As usual, this pioneering program was offering a daring topic for public discussion and debate. The guests invited to discuss the various perspectives on abortion - moral, legal, psychological and medical - included religious authorities, lawyers, doctors and psychologists.
Dr. Najla Na'aman, medical pioneer
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

I was born in Sidon, Lebanon, a conservative Muslim town, to a conservative yet progressive Druse family. My grandfather had migrated from a village named Atrine, located in the Shuf mountains of Lebanon, before the First World War. He had come to Sidon to begin a business venture, as Sidon was the commercial capital of Lebanon in those days .
Recent Publications/Conferences/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Conference: "Beijing and Beyond", a conference organized by the Sisterhood is Global Institute, will be held in Washington, D.C. in the United States on May 10-11 , 1996.
A Tribute to the First Women's Journal Published in Lebanon
Authors: Kalaidjian Azadouhi Simonian
Published: March 2020

"The Young Armenian Woman" (Yeridassart Hayouhi), the first women's journal ever published in Lebanon, was founded in Beirut in October 1932 by a woman writer and journalist, Siran Seza (Zarifian). In her first editorial, Seza wrote 'Thepublication of this journal arises not from a whim, but from a necessity.
Recovering Women's Voices in Post-War Lebanon
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

Two important historical landmarks passed with scarcely any notice in Lebanon this year. April 1995 marked the twentieth anniversary of the beginning of one of the longest and most devastating civil wars of the twentieth century - or indeed, ofany century. The Lebanese war killed more than 150,000 people (most of them civilians) out of a total population of three million.
Statistical Profile of Women in Post-War Lebanon
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive statistical data on any facet of post-war Lebanese society are very difficult to find. For many Lebanese, a statistical survey is not simply a fast and efficient way of obtaining objective data, it is also a highly charged political issue touching upon the very roots of the Lebanese civil war, most notably the questions of confessional powersharing and Lebanon's cultural identity.
The Politics of Verbal Conflict
Authors: Hahn Cynthia
Published: March 2020

The Politics of Verbal Conflict Evelyne Accad's Blessures Des Mots: Journal de Tunisie
New Release by Samira Aghacy
Authors: Aghacy Samira
Published: March 2020

NEW RELEASE by a staff member of the Lebanese American University
Confusion and Panic: Health & Environment
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Health concerns have gained proportional attention among the peoples and governments of the world. Or at least it looks that way! Terms like Cholesterol, Triglyceride, Diabetes, Tumor, Benign, Malignant are all too familiar to many. Health food and diets have mushroomed into large money making industries. I wonder if they are life-saving too! Furthermore, it is becoming more difficult to separate between health and environment. Hence, the deterioration of health conditions all over the world is closely associated to impairments in environmental conditions and natural resources.
Lebanon. The Impact of Environment on Child Health
Authors: Zein Ali
Published: March 2020

Before conception, and even before fecundation takes place, "the child" in the form of a gamete is affected by the environmental factors surrounding him, as a result of theclose and constant relationship he builds with his environment, during development and throughout life.
Mediation and Spousal Disputes Among Arabs
Authors: Faour Muhammad
Published: March 2020

Despite the dominant role that the family plays in Arab social life, settlement of family disputes remains among the least researched areas on the Arab family. This article attempts toprovide a short overview of the methods used in mediating spousal disputes among Arabs, particularly as practiced by the Lebanese Muslims.
Arab Women Artists
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The International Council for Women in the Arts (IWCA) is planning the first exhibition of Arab women artists in the United States, Forces of Change: Artists of the Arab World.
La relación religión–sociedad en Rawls:
Authors: Villagran Medina Gonzalo
Published: March 2020

Este artículo estudia la compatibilidad de John Rawls con la visión del pensamiento social católico sobre la libertad religiosa. Primeramente distingue las fases del pensamiento de Rawls a lo largo de su vida siguiendo la postura expresada en sus diferentes obras. Se puede así apreciar una progresiva apertura a la contribución de la religión a la vida pública. Posteriormente introduce la posición católica por medio del documento del Vaticano II Dignitatis humanae. La comparación de ambas posturas revela que existe una compatibilidad práctica entre las dos, pero a la vez revela también la existencia de diferencias producto de las distintas antropologías implícitas. Éstas son la causa de una tensión entre ambas posiciones que tiende a distanciarlas.
Estado de la cuestión de la Tasa Tobin sobre las transacciones ﬁnancieras
Authors: Loring Miró S.I. Jaime
Published: March 2020

El documento de "Justicia y Paz" propone una tasa impositiva sobre las transacciones ﬁnancieras, que generalmente conocemos como tasa Tobin, aunque sin usar esta denominación especíﬁca.
Rapamycin-induced autophagy plays a pro-survival role by enhancing up-regulation of intracellular ferritin expression in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Authors: Gong Y. , Wu J. , Yang R. , Zhang L. , Ma Z.
Published: March 2020

Summary. Elevated mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling has been reported to correlate with poor prognosis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients. Rapamycin, an mTOR kinase inhibitor, and also a potent autophagy inducer, could not only effectively reverse glucocorticoid resistance, but also promote autophagy in the ALL cells. Autophagy has been suggested to play a paradoxical role in cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to address the role of the rapamycin-induced autophagy in the leukemia treatment. Materials and Methods: Cell proliferation was detected by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay in ALL cell lines of CEM-C1 and CEM-C7. Western Blot analysis was performed to test protein expressions. Results: Inhibition of mTOR by rapamycin could reverse glucocorticoid resistance in CEM-C1 cells, and also induce autophagy in these cells by up-regulation of LC3-II and Beclin-1 expressions. This autophagy played a pro-survival role since its inhibition by 6-amino-3-methylpurine or chroloquine could enhance rapamycin-induced cell death. Rapamycin increased the expression of intracellular ferritin, and this effect could be totally blocked by 6-amino-3-methylpurine and chroloquine, suggesting that the protective role of autophagy might be mediated through up-regulation of ferritin, the major iron-binding stress protein. Ciclopirox olamine, an iron chelator, could enhance rapamycin’s anti-leukemia effect by down-regulation of intracellular ferritin expression. Conclusions: All these findings would suggest that rapamycin-induced autophagy plays a pro-survival role in leukemia cells and this effect might be mediated by up-regulation of intracellular ferritin expression. We hypothesize that the combination of mTOR pathway inhibitors and autophagy inhibition is rational and would induce strong anti-leukemia effects in ALL.
APPLICATION OF COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CMMS) FOR SERVICE FLEET
Authors: Vo Cang Trong , Vu Bich Ngoc , Doan Thien Minh , Vo Dung Anh
Published: March 2020

In the increasingly competitive environment, professional maintenance plays increasingly important role in the formation and implementation of business strategy. Media, expressed Management System Computerized Maintenance (CMMS) has helped improve efficiency and effectiveness in the maintenance of professional and technical equipment. CMMS contributed from navigation maintenance and troubleshooting passive to active status. Although only a part of resource planning system of the enterprise (ERP) but CMMS has an important contribution in the application of Strategic Maintenance Service Upgrade and thereby contribute to building competitive advantage business
INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVITY OF DYNAMIC LOADING BY CONCRETION MASS FALLING ON THE HOLOCENE SEDIMENTS IN BINH CHANH-DISTRICT 8 HO CHI MINH CITY
Authors: Truong Hoang Minh , Nguyen Minh Phat , Nguyen Thanh Dinh , Truong Bao Tieu
Published: March 2020

The Holocen sediments 3 2 Q and 2 3 2 Q - in Ho Chi Minh City, the thickness is 36.5m, always under the ground water table. The water contents, Wn, are more than the liquid limit. Present, the activity of dynamic loading of traffic, factories have being developed, especially shaking of earthquake in a few years ago, that unit now no research results about this matter. The first work studies about influence of the activity of dynamic loading caused by a concretion mass on the mechanical properties. Survey field shear strength of the soft ground in undisturbed and disturbed soil ground caused by the concretion mass. The depth of investigation is arange of 0.0 to 10 m. Results, the sensitivitis of Holocene sediments be from medium sensitivity to medium quick.
PETROLEUM POTENTIAL OF SOURCE BEDS IN THE CUU LONG BASIN
Authors: Bui Luan Thi
Published: March 2020

In the Cuu Long basin, three source beds are identified: lower Miocene, Upper Oligocene, upper Eocene + lower Oligocene. They are separated from each other by sand-clay layers. Only Upper Oligocene and Upper Eocene + Lower Oligocene source beds are two main source beds supplying a great part of organic matter into traps. Petroleum source potential of Upper Oligocene source bed (66.30 billion tons) is greater than Upper Eocene + Lower Oligocene bed (29.88 billion tons). Total amount of hydrocarbon has ability to take part in accumulation process at the petroleumbearing traps from Upper Oligocene and Upper Eocene + Lower Oligocene source beds is over 2.19 billion tons and below 1.16 billion tons respectively. Thus, in whole CuuLong basin, source rocks have capacity to produce 96.18 billion tons of hydrocacbon in which accumulation is 3.35 billion tons making up 3.35% production quantity. Applying Monte - Carlo simulation method, using Crystal Ball software to calculate production potential and total amount of organic matter taking part into migration and accumulation process give rather appropriate result with difference level ≤ 1.25%.. Prospecting levels are in the following order: (i)Central lift zone has the greatest prospects, next is Dong Nai lift zone, graben located in north west inclined slope, south east inclined slope, north east area of Tam Dao lift zone finally. (2)Petroleum does not only accumulate in structural, combination traps but also in non-structural traps.
INVESTIGATION OF THE OZONE POLLUTION LEVEL IN SOME PHOTOCOPY ENTERPRISES AND METHOD OF TREATMENT
Authors: To Hien Thi , Lai Hanh Thuy
Published: March 2020

This study measured the ozone pollution level in 4 photocopy shops in Ho Chi Minh City during 2 months, from March to April 2010. The result indicated that ozone concentration increases rapidly when the photocopiers start. The highest concentration of ozone is seemed to be from 11h30 to 16h30 every day. The concentration at the entrance is lower than at the center of the photocopy enterprise. Besides, this study also evaluated the ozone absorption rates of Epipremnum Aureum plant by a hermetic model. The result showed that the absorption rates increase by time, reach to 78.9% after 3 days. Consequently, we can use this plant to reduce the high ozone concentration in the photocopy shops.
Principal Causa de Mortalidade na População Adulta: Municípios Produtores de Tabaco versus Urbanizados
Authors: Ferraz Lucimare , Kessler Marciane , De Lima Trindade Letícia , Da Silva Corralo Vanessa
Published: March 2020

Introdução: Conhecer os indicadores de mortalidade propicia aos gestores e profissionais de saúde o diagnóstico situacional do processo saúde e doença de uma população. Objetivo: Apresentar a principal causa de mortalidade da população adulta entre os municípios com maior produção de tabaco e os municípios com maior proporção de população urbana da Região Oeste Catarinense. Método: Estudo transversal, descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, por meio da busca de dados no Sistema de Informação de Mortalidade da Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Santa Catarina, no período de janeiro de 2011 a dezembro de 2012. Compararam-se os dados sobre mortalidade de indivíduos de ambos os sexos, com idade entre 20 e 59 anos dos tres municípios com maior produção de tabaco e os tres municípios mais urbanos da Região Oeste. Foram selecionadas as variáveis “causas capítulos”, “sexo” e “percentagem de óbitos por causa”. Resultados: Foi verificada maior proporção de mortalidade por causas externas nos municípios mais urbanos, relacionados aos acidentes de transito, agressões e suicídio. Nos municípios caracterizados pela maior produção de tabaco, as neoplasias representam a principal causa de mortalidade (36,9% dos óbitos), relacionados principalmente ao sistema digestório, respiratório, tegumentar e nervoso central. Conclusão: O principal motivo das mortes na população adulta nos municípios mais urbanos da Região Oeste de Santa Catarina e a causa externa e nos municípios com maior produção de tabaco e a neoplasia. Indicando que pode haver uma associação entre a exposição laboral no cultivo de tabaco e a morte precoce por cancer.
Mechanical Performance of Cementitious Composites by MWCNTs Addition for Structural Applications
Authors: Zaheer Mohd Moonis
Published: March 2020

This paper presents the investigation on the behaviour of a prism reinforced with multi walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to study mainly the strength and durability aspects for structural applications. Prisms were made by varying the MWCNT content from 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of cement. Ultrasonic energy was employed to disperse carbon nano tubes (CNTs) in water. For evaluating mechanical property such as load-de?ection, tests were performed on CNT admixed prisms under ?exure. The outcomes were then compared with plain mortar prisms. An attempt has also been made to explore the optimum concentration of MWCNT additions that will give ideal performance with respect to mechanical and durability properties. Flexural and compressive strength is enhanced by 25% and 19%, respectively compared to control prisms at 28 days when CNT was used in the cementitious matrix. Both porosity and water absorption are reduced by about 25% at 28 days. Based on the parametric study, a tentative optimum CNT concentration (0.3% by weight of cement) has been proposed. SEM images shows perfect crack bridging mechanism; several of the CNTs were shown as crack arrestor across the fine cracks along with some CNTs breakage.
Phylogenetic and Phylogenomic Analyses for Large Datasets
Authors: Vinh Lê Sỹ
Published: March 2020

The phylogenetic tree is a main tool to study the evolutionary relationships among species. Computational methods for building phylogenetic trees from gene/protein sequences have been developed for decades and come of age. Efficient approaches, including distance-based methods, maximum likelihood methods, or classical maximum parsimony methods, are now able to analyze datasets with thousands of sequences. The advanced sequencing technologies have resulted in a huge amount of data including whole genomes. A number of methods have been proposed to analyze the wholegenome datasets, however, numerous challenges need to be addressed and solved to translate phylogenomic inferences into practices. In this paper, we will analyze widely-used methods to construct large phylogenetic trees, and available methods to build phylogenomic trees from whole-genome datasets. We will also give recommendations for best practices when performing phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses. The paper will enable researchers to comprehend the state-ofthe-art methods and available software to efficiently study the evolutionary relationships among species from large datasets.
Three Phase Resolution Transmitarray Element for Electronically Reconfigurable Transmitarrays
Authors: Thiện Nguyễn Minh , Minh Nguyễn Hữu , Dương Nguyễn Bình
Published: March 2020

Electrical beam scanning is a feature enabling an antenna array to electrically control its main beam toward a desired direction. In this paper, a three-phase state element for electronically reconfigurable transmitarrays is presented. The element is made up of C-patches and modified ring slots loaded rectangular gaps. By controlling the bias state of four p-i-n diodes, three phase states are obtained. The dimension of the element is optimized by using full-wave EM simulation and performance of the element is validated by both simulation and an experimental waveguide system. A transmitarrayconsistingof12×12elementshasbeensimulated to validate the steering capabilities. Experimental results indicate the element has good characteristics and excellent phase change capabilities.
Public financial law in digital economy
Authors: Tsindeliani Imeda
Published: March 2020

Finance has become an active area of the application of these technologies. As a result, the emergence of new institutions and the modernization of the existing ones, based on the new technological breakthrough of humanity, which undoubtedly affect already existing institutions, and which are subject to change under their influence. The
aim of this paper is to define the list of unresolved issues in the theory of the financial law that exist in relation to the nature of the technologies used and innovation (“fintech”) in the field of the public finance and the means of legal regulation of the public finance.
An Analysis of Translation Method Used by College Students in Translating An Article
Authors: Kusumayanthi Susie , Fitria Tiara
Published: March 2020

The  aim  of  the  study  is  to find out the type of translation method that the college students use most in translating a text from English into Indonesia, and challenges that the college students face in translating the material. The subject of this research takes place in one College in Cimahi. The participants of this study are 10 college students who will translate a text from English into Indonesian. The college students translation method in translating a text from English into Indonesian are the research object. The data collection techniques used in this study involved doing the test, and interview. This research reveals that (1) the students use Literal translation as the method in translating a descriptive text as the most used translation method is Literal Translation that reached 69.4% as there are 125 sentences that are indicated as the Literal Translation Method out of 180 sentences of total. (2) The challenges of students that face in translating a descriptive text goes to the lack of vocabulary.
Efficacy Of Bacillus Thuringiensis Var. Israelensis Against The Larvae Of Aedes Aegypti
Authors: Begum Murshida , Akbar Homaira , Saha Mihir Lal , Khan Humayun Reza
Published: March 2020

Efficacy of aqueous suspension of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelesis (Bti) was studiedagainst the laboratory reared 3rd and 4th instar larvae of Aedesaegypti. Mortality rates aswell as histological changes in the larval midgut due to toxic effect of Bti wereinvestigated. Several microscopic techniques were also used to identify the toxic effecton the mosquito larvae. The highest mortality rate (96.66%) was found in case of 3rdinstar larvae at 1.0μl/ml dose where LC50 value was 0.0097. Larval mortalities increasedsignificantly to A. aegypti as doses increased (p< 0.05). Histological study revealed thatcellular layers of the midgut epithelium were intact in control sample, but in case of theBti treated larvae none of these were found in the midgut, only bacterial spores wereseen. Results of the microscopic studies indicated that, among the six different coloniesfound in bacterial cultures, Bti spore, sporangium and vegetative cells were confirmedfrom one colony by phase transition and fluorescent microscopy. The Cry (crystals)endotoxins and Bti spore were confirmed by the SEM.

Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 41(1): 33-44, June 2015
Toxicity Of Some Plant Powder Against Life Stages Of Rhizopertha Dominica (F.)
Authors: Mahal Noor , Islam W , Mondal KAMSH , Parween Selina
Published: March 2020

Toxicity of some important indigenous plant powder (Nigella sativa Linn.,Murrayapaniculata Linn., Jatrophacurcas Linn., Eucalyptus camaldulensisDehn., DaturametelLinn., and Vitexnegundo Linn.) were used against different life stages of lesser grainborer, Rhizoperthadominica (Fabricius). Among them seed powder of N. sativa provedto be the most effective as toxicant. The results revealed to reduce the egg mortality,larval mortality and adult mortality of R. dominica significantly (P<0.001). The toxicityof botanicals were in the order of N. sativa> M. paniculata> J. curcas> E.camaldulensis> D. metel> V. negundo. All the plant powders were found to be effectivefor controlling stored product insect pests especially R. dominica and eco-friendlybiopesticides.

Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 41(1): 115-122, June 2015
Hatchability Problem Of Exsitv Conservation Of The Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus Palustris(Lesson 1831) At Dulahazra Safari Park, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Authors: Hossen Amir , Ahsan M Farid , Kamruzzaman Mohammad
Published: March 2020

In this research hatchability problems of freshwater crocodile in Dulahazra Safari Park have been discussed. The findings focused on meteorological factors, lack of suitable habitat in semi-captive enclosures and some physiological factors which are mainly responsible for non-hatchability of freshwater crocodile in the park environment. The research emphasized on finding rationale that interrupts breeding failure of this crocodile in this park. The hatchability problem was identified with some influential factors which are main barriers to escalate and proliferate the reintroduce program in Bangladesh. The findings showed that the influential factors including high stock density in a small space, low water deepness and narrow sandy bank of the enclosure with lack of nesting materials, high temperature and heavy rainfall are mainly responsible for the failure of freshwater crocodile breeding potentiality.

Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 41(2): 155-161, December 2015
Application Of Nitrogen And Boron On Growth And Nutrient Contents Of Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L.) Grown On Soil
Authors: Aktar Marufa , Ali AHM Zulfiquar , Rahman MK
Published: March 2020

A pot experiment was conducted in the net house of the Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka to find out the interactive effects of nitrogen (0, 30, 60 and 120 kg/ha) and boron (0, 0.5, 1 and 2 kg/ha) fertilizers on the growth and nutrient contents of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.). The increase in height of okra was significant (p<0.05) due to combined application of nitrogen and boron fertilizers. Maximum height, shoot and root dry matter yield and uptake of nutrients in root and shoot of okra were observed in treatment 30 kg N/ha with 1 kg B/ha (N30Bi). But, higher doses of fertilizer combinations (60 and 120 kg of N/ ha with B) responded differently. Higher doses of fertilizer combinations significantly (p<0.05) reduced shoot and root growth as well as the concentration and uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus potassium in okra. It could be concluded that the treatment combination of 30 kg N/ha with 1 kg B/ha can be used for better growth of okra.

Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 41(2): 173-181, December 2015
Taxonomic Study On The Angiosperms Of Char Kukri Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhola District
Authors: Uddin Mohammad Zashim , Md Abiabdullah -
Published: March 2020

The paper presents the status of angiospermic flora of Char Kukri Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary, a small Island in the Bay of Bengal close to the Char Fassion Upazila of Bhola district. A total of 277 plant species belonging to 76 families was identified from the Island. For each plant species data on scientific name, local name, family, life form and habitat were provided. Trees of this Island were represented by 91, shrubs by 33, herbs by 118 and climbers by 35 species. The plant species recorded from the island were distributed in different habitats. Among the habitats, maximum species were recorded in homesteads (104) followed by roadsides (79), mangrove areas (47) and cultivated land (47).The study has reported the presence of medicinal plants, wildlife supporting plants, exotics and invasive plants, rare and threatened plants in the Island. The presence of fruit bearing species in the island is very rare because of high salinity. The introduction of exotics and invasive species into the Island has been recognized as the great challenges to the local angiospermic flora in future. This article also highlights the conservation values, management concerns and some measures for conservation of angiosperm diversity in the Island.

Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 42(2): 153-168, December 2016
La producción científica en abierto y los repositorios institucionales como instrumentos de difusión y protección antiplagio. El caso de Riunet de la UPV
Authors: Ramón Fernández Francisca
Published: March 2020

La producción científica en abierto sigue planteando diversas cuestiones para el investigador. Las reticencias vienen derivadas de diversos aspectos relacionados con la propiedad intelectual de la obra y la posibilidad de ser plagiado. Junto a ello, también se plantea la cuestión de si la investigación en abierto es valorada de la misma forma que la que no lo es, y la reutilización de los contenidos. Nos proponemos reflexionar sobre estas cuestiones y hacer referencia a la legislación que respalda el acceso abierto para, después, centrarnos en el caso de RiuNet, el repositorio institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València.
PENGARUH BAURAN PEMASARAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN DAN KEPERCAYAAN SERTA DAMPAKNYA PADA LOYALITAS KONSUMEN
Authors: Nurbani Aep , Mulyanto Heru , Wardani Mursida Kusuma , Andriyani Meli
Published: March 2020

Marketing mix and customer satisfaction are two of the factors that are thought to be relatively large in influencing trust and have a large impact on loyalty. To prove the effect of each variable, this research was conducted with the aim to determine the effect of marketing mix, satisfaction and trust and its impact on loyalty. This research was conducted at Harvest City Housing by taking a sample of 100 consumers as research samples. The research used in this study is a causal type explanatory research that seeks to test the influence of variables in a structural model. The study was conducted by testing one exogenous variable and three endogenous variables. The research resulted in the findings of the model analysis results are feasible due to the influence of marketing mix, satisfaction and trust and their impact on consumer loyalty in the equation model 0.805 MM + 1-0.83 R2 = 0.17, 0.440 MM + 0.364 SC + error 0.89 R2 0.11 and 0.137 MM + 0.223 SC + 0.519 TR + error 0.82 R2 0.18 where: 1) The marketing mix affects satisfaction. 2) Marketing mix influences trust. 3). The marketing mix has no effect on loyalty. 4). Satisfaction does not affect Trust 5) Satisfaction does not affect loyalty. 6). Trust influences loyalty. Based on these findings, it is suggested to improve loyalty to improve the quality of the marketing mix, customer satisfaction and trust. Keywords : Marketing Mix, Satisfaction, Trust and Loyalty.
BİR YÜKSEKÖĞRETİM MODELİ OLARAK MEDRESE VE GÜNÜMÜZ YÜKSEKÖĞRETİM KURUMLARINA YÖNELİK ÇIKARIMLAR
Authors: ERYILMAZ Enes
Published: March 2020

Bu çalışmada medrese modelinin kavramsal çerçevesi ve karakteristik özellikleri çı-karılarak modelin genel hatları ortaya konulmuş ve bir yükseköğretim modeli olarak medresenin kavramsal ve kurumsal yapısı gösterilmiştir. Bunun için araş-tırmada tümevarım yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Ardından medrese modelinden gü-nümüz yükseköğretim kurumlarına bakılarak eksiklikler tespit edilmiş ve bu ek-siklikleri giderebilmek için eğitim politikaları önerilmiştir. Sonuç olarak bu ça-lışmada, günümüz yükseköğretim kurumlarının eğitim-öğretim-araştırma faali-yetlerini bir arada yürütmesi, öğrenci ve öğretim üyesi hareketliliğini artırması, öğrenci ve öğretim üyelerinin temel ihtiyaçlarını karşılaması, kapsamlı kütüpha-neler oluşturması, öğrenme ve öğretme hürriyetini artırması, fırsat eşitliğini ger-çekleştirmesi, özel, bağımsız, esnek ve dinamik bir yapıda olması gerektiği ortaya konulmuştur.
Making the best of lousy circumstances: the impact of salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis on depth preference of sea trout Salmo trutta
Authors: Mohn AM , Vollset KW , Karlsbakk E
Published: March 2020

Sea trout are known for seeking out sources of freshwater to rid themselves of salmon lice. However, the effect of natural haloclines in fjords on parasite dynamics is not well understood. We tagged 48 naturally infested wild sea trout with acoustic depth sensors. The fish were kept inside a small net-pen (4 × 4 × 5 m), 12 at a time, in western Norway during 4 separate time periods in spring 2017. The sea trout were relatively highly infested with sea lice (prevalence: 100%, mean ± SD: 68 ± 58 lice fish-1), and a relatively large proportion of the individuals did not survive the trials (25% mortality). The results show that temperature and light were the 2 most important factors explaining the vertical behaviour of the surviving trout. Mobile lice also had a significant effect on depth distribution, where fish with higher abundances of lice were observed at shallower depths. During the 7 d periods in the net-pen, total sea louse abundance decreased from a mean of 68 to 35 fish-1. Surface salinity explained this reduction better than the experienced salinity of the individual fish, suggesting that short-time exposure to very low salinities, rather than long-term exposure to moderate salinities, is the driving force behind the effect of haloclines on reduction in sea lice numbers.
TheSydney Corpus of Television Dialogue: designing and building a corpus of dialogue from US TV series
Authors: Bednarek Monika
Published: March 2020

This paper reports on the construction of the Sydney Corpus of Television Dialogue (SydTV). SydTV comprises approximately 275,000-words of dialogue from sixty-six episodes of recent US American fictional television series. The paper first provides a brief overview of existing TV dialogue corpora and then outlines the basic corpus composition, the corpus design principles, and the processes of data collection and storage. SydTV is a small, specialised corpus designed with the objective of being representative of fictional US TV dialogue. TV dialogue is defined as the dialogue uttered by actors on screen as they are performing characters in fictional TV series. The corpus is fairly balanced, since it contains 116,295 words from drama genres and 158,779 words from comedy genres as well as 135,887 words from ‘quality’ and 139,187 words from ‘mainstream’ TV series, in addition to a healthy mix of different types of episodes in terms of textual time (pilot episodes, final episodes, episodes occurring at the beginning, middle or end of a season). The corpus is available for educational (teaching and research) purposes through an online interface2and has a companion website3where frequency lists are provided.
Preliminary Analysis of Employee Needs Inventory Assessment (ENAI): Reliability and Validity
Authors: Othman Mohd Razali , Ghazali Nor Mazlina , Abdullah Suraida , Mohd Razali Mohd Izzat Syafiq
Published: March 2020

The aim of this study is to develop and assess the validity and reliability of Employee Needs Assessment Inventory (ENAI). Employee Needs Assessment Inventory (ENAI) aims to screen employees’ problem and measured eight scale namely health, financial, family, spiritual, work, career, interpersonal relationship and work environment. The instrument is developed based on Ecological Theory by Bronfenbrenner (1979). The questionnaire is distributed to 1113 employees in selected public university in Malaysia. The reliability of the instrument is measured using internal consistence reliability (Cronbach Alpha). The construct validity is measured by Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). The result indicated a coefficient alpha is 0.96 for the 76 ENAI items. The coefficient alphas for the eight subscales were as follows: 0.89 for health, 0.79 for financial, 0.86 for family, 0.83 for spiritual, 0.88 for work, 0.85 for career, 0.90 for interpersonal relationship and 0.89 for work environment. The study founds the instrument is valid and reliable. Keywords: Reliability; Validity; Assessment; Employee; Exploratory factor analysis
Penggunaan Smartphone Dalam Memberikan Informasi Kesehatan Reproduksi Remaja
Authors: Anggela Sari , Wanda Dessie
Published: March 2020

Background: Adolescence is a transition period between childhood and adulthood when physical, cognitive, social and emotional maturity grow rapidly to prepare for being adult men and women. The most common problem for existing adolescence is reproductive health problems. The effective method is needed to convey information about reproductive health to adolescents like using smartphone. Objective: to find out the intervention and benefits of using smartphone for serving adolescent reproductive health information. Methods: literature review using Scopus, Ebsco, Science Direct, and Proquest databases from 2012-2019. Results: 17 articles related to the using of smartphones for serving information about adolescent reproductive health. Conclusion: Information about reproductive health through using smartphone can be effectively in increasing adolescent knowledge, attitudes, motivation, and self-efficacy related to reproductive health and highly motivating adolescents to participate on HIV and STI examinations. Information service using smartphones will be highly recommended for teens get information about health reproduction

Keywords: smartphone; health Information; reproduction; adolescent

ABSTRAK

Latar berlakang: Masa remaja merupakan suatu periode transisi antara masa kanak-kanak dan masa dewasa, merupakan waktu kematangan fisik, kognitif, sosial dan emosional yang cepat untuk mempersiapkan diri menjadi laki-laki dan perempuan dewasa. Permasalahan yang paling sering terjadi pada masa remaja saat ini adalah masalah kesehatan reproduksi. Metode yang tepat diperlukan untuk menyampaikan informasi tentang kesehatan reproduksi kepada remaja salah satunya dengan menggunakan smartphone. Tujuan: untuk mengetahui intervensi dan manfaat smartphone dalam memberikan informasi kesehatan reproduksi remaja. Metode: tinjauan literatur menggunakan database Scopus, Ebsco, Science Direct, dan Proquest dari tahun 2012-2019. Hasil: 17 artikel terkait dengan penggunaan smartphone dalam memberikan informasi kesehatan reproduksi remaja. Kesimpulan: Informasi kesehatan reproduksi melalui smartphone dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan, sikap, motivasi, serta efikasi diri remaja yang berhubungan dengan kesehatan reproduksi serta dapat memotivasi remaja untuk melakukan pemeriksaan HIV dan IMS. Pemberian informasi melalui smartphone dapat membantu remaja dalam mendapatkan informasi terkait kesehatan reproduksi.

Kata kunci: smartphone; informasi kesehatan; reproduksi; remaja