bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Automatic Irrigation and Worm Detection for Crops using Raspberry Pi with OpenCV
Authors: Kanchan Ganpat Solase  , Aishwarya Vijaykumar Thigale  , Aishwary Misale  , Aman Kumar Singh  , Prof. Sneha Patil Mam
Published: March 2023

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of interconnected gadgets that can communicate with one another and operate autonomously. For data analysis, agriculture offers a wealth of indicators that contribute to higher crop yields. The usage of IoT devices in agriculture advances information and communication in intelligent farming. The main factors that should be taken into account for optimal crop growth are soil types, soil moisture, mineral nutrients, temperature, light, and oxygen, among others. These parameters can now be sensed by a variety of sensors and sent to the cloud. In order to suggest to the users better agricultural decisions utilising IoT, this study takes into consideration a few of these parameters for data analysis. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of interconnected gadgets that can communicate with one another and operate autonomously. For data analysis, agriculture offers a wealth of indicators that contribute to higher crop yields. The usage of IoT devices in agriculture advances information and communication in intelligent farming. The main factors that should be taken into account for optimal crop growth are soil types, soil moisture, mineral nutrients, temperature, light, and oxygen, among others. These parameters can now be sensed by a variety of sensors and sent to the cloud. In order to suggest to the users better agricultural decisions utilising IoT, this study takes into consideration a few of these parameters for data analysis.
A Educação do/no Campo na Base Nacional Comum Curricular e na reforma do novo Ensino Médio
Authors: Nahirne Ana Paula , Boscarioli Clodis
Published: March 2023

Tendo em vista que as reformas propostas para a educação nos últimos anos vêm gerando diversas discussões e críticas sobre as formas como essas são apresentadas e aprovadas, este artigo busca analisar se a proposta pedagógica curricular de Educação do Campo está contemplada na Base Nacional Comum Curricular e na Reforma do Ensino Médio em seus princípios políticos e pedagógicos. Recorremos à pesquisa bibliográfica e documental para a verificação dos dados sobre a abordagem da Educação do Campo nos dois documentos normativos. Os dois documentos que compõem o Novo Ensino Médio se caracterizam como normativas para a elaboração dos currículos escolares no país, porém, não elucidam indicativos de peculiaridades, diversidade e acesso ao conhecimento para a Educação do/no Campo, na busca pela construção democrática de um currículo escolar voltado às práticas pedagógicas dos estudantes das escolas do campo, decorrendo da análise algumas considerações sobre o processo de elaboração da Base Nacional Comum Curricular no que compete ao ensino de Matemática no Brasil.
Relações entre a matemática e o seu ensino, e a dimensão sócio-político-cultural
Authors: Fernandes Fernando Luís Pereira , Magnus Maria Carolina Machado , Roseira Nilson Antonio Ferreira
Published: March 2023

O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar as relações que são estabelecidas entre a matemática e o seu ensino, e a dimensão sócio-político-cultural, a partir dos elementos estruturantes identificados nos Projetos Pedagógicos dos Cursos (PPC) de Licenciatura em Educação do Campo, na área de conhecimento em Matemática. Para a realização desta investigação, adotamos a abordagem qualitativa e a pesquisa documental, realizada em 8 PPC. A análise foi centrada nos seguintes trechos dos documentos: (1) objetivos geral e específicos; (2) perfil do egresso; (3) organização e/ou estrutura curricular; (4) ementas dos componentes curriculares de Matemática e didático-pedagógicos em Matemática. Concluímos que os PPCs apresentam discussões sobre a dimensão sócio-político-cultural, porém não explicitam como é estabelecida a relação entre a matemática e o seu ensino e esta dimensão.
Interculturalidade e a formação em Matemática de professores indígenas
Authors: Bicho José Sávio , Auarek Wagner Ahmad , Miola Adriana Fatima de Souza
Published: March 2023

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar a perspectiva de interculturalidade em projetos curriculares de cursos de licenciaturas indígenas com área de formação em Matemática. O estudo faz parte de um projeto de pesquisa interinstitucional, em andamento, que objetiva caracterizar os cursos de licenciatura que formam professores de Matemática para ensinar matemática nos contextos da Educação do Campo, Indígena, Quilombola e outros. Neste trabalho adotamos a abordagem qualitativa de investigação, de cunho interpretativo, segundo Denzin e Lincoln, cujo dados analisados foram constituídos pelas matrizes curriculares de Projetos Pedagógicos de Curso (PPC) de seis cursos de universidades públicas federais localizadas nas regiões Nordeste, Norte e Centro-Oeste do país. Realizamos uma análise e reflexão dos objetivos dos PPC e nas ementas da área da Matemática e da Educação Matemática em relação à Formação do Educador Intercultural Indígena, buscando percepções da interculturalidade na formação do Educador Matemático Indígena. Foi possível verificar projetos curriculares que: (a) privilegiam a matemática/escolar; (b) privilegiam os conhecimentos matemáticos próprios; ou (c) relacionam diferentes conhecimentos matemáticos na formação docente.
Waarom de CSRD zoveel meer is dan een ‘disclosure’ standaard
Authors: ter Hoeven Ralph
Published: March 2023

column over context CSRD
Open-source software als brug tussen de auditor en de statisticus
Authors: Derks Koen , de Swart Jacques , Wetzels Ruud
Published: March 2023

Het op een correcte manier opzetten, uitvoeren en documenteren van een statistische steekproef is geen eenvoudige taak. In dit artikel presenteren we JASP for Audit; open-source en gebruiksvriendelijke software die specifiek is ontwikkeld voor zowel interne als externe auditors om de statistische onderdelen van een controle gemakkelijker te maken. Allereerst wordt een overzicht van de functionaliteit van JASP for Audit gegeven. Vervolgens wordt er ingegaan op vier onderscheidende kenmerken van de software en de voordelen daarvan voor de controlepraktijk. Daarna wordt de software gedemonstreerd middels drie voorbeelden over respectievelijk controls testing, gegevensgerichte controle en fiscale controle. Afsluitend worden er aanbevelingen gegeven voor het gebruik van JASP for Audit in de praktijk.
Boekbespreking: De meetmaatschappij
Authors: van Brenk Herman
Published: March 2023

In dit artikel bespreek ik het boek De meetmaatschappij (2021) van Berend van der Kolk, met als ondertitel ‘waarom we alles meten en wat dat met ons doet’. Van der Kolk is universitair hoofddocent aan de Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam binnen de vakgroep Accounting. Het boek stelt kritische vragen bij een belangrijk fundament van het accountantsberoep, namelijk cijfers en het meten van de werkelijkheid. In deze boekbespreking geef ik eerst een korte impressie van het boek, daarna een reflectie op het boek en tot slot mijn opinie over het boek.
How do personality characteristics of students aspiring an audit career align with entrepreneurial aspirations and public service engagement?
Authors: Duiverman Sytse
Published: March 2023

This study focusses on personality characteristics, first, as a driver of a student’s preference for a master in accountancy. Then, I examine whether the personality characteristics of accountancy students match the personality characteristics driving a person’s public service engagement or entrepreneurial aspirations. The paper provides insights about the motivations of accountancy students amongst whom some will be future statutory auditors. A personality driven motivation towards either public service or entrepreneurship might impact behavioural intentions and may have future audit quality implications. I show that especially a lack of the personality characteristic ‘openness to experience’ characterizes students with a preference for accountancy. The results provide evidence that the personality of accountancy students do not match those of students attracted to either public service or entrepreneurial activities.
Trichotillomania with Trichophagia and Trichobezoars: A Case Report
Authors: Md Aris Mohd Aznan , Romali Aini Laili
Published: March 2023

Trichotillomania is a condition when an individual is unable to resist the urge to pull out the hair on their head or in other places. Trichophagia is the repetitive swallowing of hair most usually connected with compulsive hair pulling. Trichotillomania with trichophagia is a rare psychiatric disease. Trichobezoar, on the other hand, has been documented in several surgical studies. It is unusual to see these symptoms appear at the same time. It can affect anyone at any age, but it is more common in adolescents, with a strong female predominance. This is a case report of an unusual case in an 11-year-old girl with all three disorders occurring at the same time and presenting with intestinal obstruction. This case report aims to identify signs and symptoms of trichobezoar, mainly in adolescents, to discover similar incidents that may link to psychiatric disorders like trichotillomania and trichophagia in medical practices.
Analysis of Ordinary Buildings on the Island of Ischia (Italy) for a Seismic Impact Assessment
Authors: Perelli Francesca Linda , Gregorio Daniela De , Zuccaro Giulio
Published: March 2023

Ischia is a quiescent volcanic complex, characterized by several periods of activity, also of explosive typology. Each year, seismic stations detect few low-energy events, although in the past severe earthquakes occurred, causing extensive damage. The last significant seismic event, with a magnitude of 3.91, occurred on 21st August 2017, again in the municipality of Casamicciola. The hazard constituted by seismic phenomena is compounded by a high exposed value, in terms of population and buildings. From 1861 to today, the resident population has increased considerably, from 23,511 to 62,831 units, to which are added 4 million tourists a year. The high risk of the Ischia territory highlights the need to bring the sustainable planning at the centre of the debate, considering the vulnerability of the area. In this perspective, an application aimed at assessing the seismic impact scenario induced by a single seismic event is illustrated below. The aim is to show a methodological approach able to quantify the resources necessary for emergency planning and organization of operational intervention.
A Trust Management Framework for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks
Authors: Shahariar Rezvi , Phillips Chris
Published: March 2023

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) enable road users and public infrastructure to share information that improves the operation of roads and driver experience. However, these are vulnerable to poorly behaved authorized users. Trust management is used to address attacks from authorized users in accordance with their trust score. By removing the dissemination of trust metrics in the validation process, communication overhead and response time are lowered. In this paper, we propose a new Tamper-Proof Device (TPD) based trust management framework for controlling trust at the sender side vehicle that regulates driver behaviour. Moreover, the dissemination of feedback is only required when there is conflicting information in the VANET. If a conflict arises, the Road-Side Unit (RSU) decides, using the weighted voting system, whether the originator is to be believed, or not. The framework is evaluated against a centralized reputation approach and the results demonstrate that it outperforms the latter.
PERCEPTIONS OF VIETNAMESE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ENGLISH ABOUT ACTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING
Authors: Tran Ngan , Pham Tham
Published: March 2023

Vietnamese educational system, including primary level, has experienced a renovation towards Active Teaching and Learning (ATL) approach, which aims at creating a friendly environment for students to fully develop their creativeness and pro-activeness to become independent learners. The application of ATL also fulfills the desire of education in Vietnam to move from traditional pedagogy to a student-centered approach to suit the needs of globalisation era. In this transformation journey, teachers play a prime role since they are policy implementers. This qualitative case study with seven teachers of a private primary school in Hanoi explores the perceptions of these teachers of ATL and point out the challenges that they face in employing ATL in their teaching practice. In-depth interviews with seven open-ended questions based on Weimer’s (2002) five theme framework of ATL characteristics were conducted and analysed under Casual Layered Analysis (Inayatullah, 2004). The results disclose that while the participants show a sense of support ATL, they still insist on their exclusive centre in the classroom. Moreover, the study discovers that teachers have a basic understanding about ATL, however, they are confused about how to adopt this approach in practice. Barriers prevent teachers from taking ATL into account come from many directions such as pressure from educational system, pressure from students’ parents or the lack of training. Implications of the study are categorized into three main types, which consist of theoretical, practical and policy implications. It is highly recommended that future studies can be conducted to investigate students’ perceptions of ATL to compare with teachers’ perceptions. This will help to reveal if there is any mismatch between teachers’ and students’ beliefs to contribute to the implementation of ATL in primary schools in Vietnam.
O sítio arqueológico de Arruelas (Maiorca, Figueira da Foz, Portugal) no contexto da Conquista Romana do Ocidente Peninsular
Authors: Imperial Flávio
Published: March 2023

Em 1992, durante as obras de abertura do troço do I.P.3 que ligou Santa Olaia à Figueira da Foz, que não contou com acompanhamento arqueológico, foram recolhidos vários fragmentos cerâmicos, de importação itálica a maior parte. O espólio consiste em fragmentos cerâmicos de ânforas Dressel 1A, Campanienses A (Napolitanas) e de um kalathos (cerâmica ibérica). Pela localização e profundidade do achado, estaremos perante os vestígios de um naufrágio de uma embarcação romano-republicana, com uma cronologia (140-130 a.C.) que a deve relacionar com as campanhas militares de Decimus Junius Brutus (138-137 a.C.) e a conquista romana do Ocidente Peninsular.
Delayed hypersensitivity reaction to allopurinol: A case report
Authors: Mohammad Che Man , Che Alhadi Shahidah , Wan Fatimah Suriyani Wan Mahmud , Salman Amiruddin , Mohd Zhafri Mohd Razib , Rasimah Ismail
Published: March 2023

Allopurinol is the well-known first-line treatment option for symptomatic hyperuricaemia and gout. It is cost-effective particularly for the management of chronic gout. The common early side effects of allopurinol are skin rashes, diarrhoea and nausea. Meanwhile, a dangerous concerning complication is Stevens–Johnson syndrome, which can cause severe morbidity and mortality. Delayed hypersensitivity to allopurinol is rare but should be one of the differential diagnoses if a patient with underlying gout on chronic allopurinol treatment presents with skin rashes. The present case highlights the importance of a high index of suspicion in at-risk patients with underlying gout along with skin rashes on long-term allopurinol treatment to avoid unnecessary patient management.
Perception of the factors contributing to family happiness among caregivers of stroke survivors in a suburban community in Thailand: A qualitative study
Authors: Chaknum Piyarat , Harniratisai Teeranut , Somprasert Chomchuen , Chiang Li-Chi
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Caring for stroke survivors in primary care settings substantially impacts family life and health. Caregivers of stroke survivors have different challenging experiences in providing care in relation to family happiness. This study aimed to explore family happiness and its contributing factors among family members caring for stroke survivors in suburban Thailand.
Methods: Qualitative semi-structured interviews and observations were conducted among 54 family caregivers in suburban Thailand communities from January to July 2020. Interviews and focus group discussions were digitally recorded, independently transcribed and analysed using ATLAS.ti 8.0. Qualitative data analysis method was used.
Results: Family happiness was found to help a family function and be satisfied with caring. The analysis revealed three themes for achieving family happiness: 1) ideal caregiver characteristics: virtue, love and gratitude, experience in caring, good health and self-care ability, good management of emotions and freedom to manage problems and obstacles; 2) family function: family structure, roles and duties, relationships and management of family problems; and 3) resource support: financial, health and environmental supports.
Conclusion: The findings demonstrate how life adaptations can improve family happiness within families of stroke survivors. Understanding caregivers’ perceptions of their experiences in caring for stroke survivors is a challenge for healthcare providers; overcoming this could transform an unpleasant life into caregiving happiness. Appropriate and practical support from healthcare authorities could empower families of stroke survivors to succeed in caregiving and achieve family happiness.
Advanced seismic characterization of a geothermal carbonate reservoir – Insight into the structure and diagenesis of a reservoir in the German Molasse Basin
Authors: Wadas Sonja H. , Bauer Johanna F. , Shipilin Vladimir , Krumbholz Michael , Tanner David C. , Buness Hermann
Published: March 2023

Abstract. The quality of geothermal carbonate reservoirs is controlled by numerous factors and processes, such as the depositional environment, lithology, diagenesis, karstification, fracture networks, and tectonic deformation. Carbonatic rock formations are thus often extremely heterogeneous, and reservoir parameters and their spatial distribution are therefore difficult to predict. For the example of a 3D seismic dataset combined with well data from Munich, Germany, we demonstrate, how an advanced analysis can deliver an improved reservoir model concept and help to identify possible exploitation targets within the Upper Jurassic carbonates. To identify possible reservoir sections and to understand their above-mentioned controlling factors, we analyse different seismic single- and multi-attributes. Some of the seismic attributes, together with lithology logs from wells, are then used to identify parameter correlations between the seismic attributes and the different carbonate lithologies to obtain a supervised neural network based 3D lithology model of the geothermal reservoir. Furthermore, we compare the fracture orientations measured in seismic (ant-tracking analysis) and well scale (image log analysis), to address scalability. Our results show that, for example, acoustic impedance is well suited to identify reefs and karst-related dolines. Areas with strong karstification or fault- and fracture-related deformation, which are both associated with high permeabilities, are also indicated by e.g. strong frequency attenuation, variance anomalies, and/or morphological features like bowl-shaped structures derived from the shape index. Furthermore, by using sweetness we can reconstruct the reef development of two exemplary reefs, and regarding the lithology distribution, we show that the upper part of the reservoir is dominated by limestone and dolomitic limestone rather than dolomite. In addition, we observe spatial trends in the degree of dolomitization. With respect to the fracture orientations on seismic- and well scales, we point out that a general scalability is not possible due to a combination of methodological limitations and geological reasons. Nonetheless, we argue that the combination of both methods provides an improved overall impression of the fracture systems, and therefore possible fluid pathways. By taking all the results into account, we are able to improve and adapt recent reservoir concepts to outline the different phases of its structural and diagenetic evolution. Furthermore, our results help to identify high quality reservoir zones in the Munich area.
Evapotranspiration prediction for European forest sites does not improve with assimilation of in-situ soil water content data
Authors: Strebel Lukas , Bogena Heye , Vereecken Harry , Andreasen Mie , Aranda Sergio , Hendricks Franssen Harrie-Jan
Published: March 2023

Abstract. Land surface models (LSM) are an important tool for advancing our knowledge of the Earth system. LSM are constantly improved to represent the various terrestrial processes in more detail. High quality data, freely available from various observation networks, are providing being used to improve the prediction of terrestrial states and fluxes of water and energy. To optimize LSM with observations, data assimilation methods and tools have been developed in the past decades. We apply the coupled Community Land Model version 5 (CLM5) and Parallel Data Assimilation Framework (PDAF) system (CLM5-PDAF) for thirteen forest field sites throughout Europe covering different climate zones. The goal of this study is to assimilate in-situ soil moisture measurements into CLM5 to improve the modeled evapotranspiration fluxes. The modeled fluxes will be evaluated using the predicted evapotranspiration fluxes with eddy covariance (EC) systems. Most of the sites use point scale measurements from, however for three of the forest sites we use soil water content data from cosmic-ray neutron sensors, which have a measurement scale closer to the typical land surface model grid scale and EC footprint. Our results show that while data assimilation reduced the root-mean-square error for soil water content on average by 56 to 64 %, the root-mean-square error for the evapotranspiration estimation is increased by 4 %. This finding indicates that state-of-the-art LSM such as CLM5 still suffer from uncertainties in the representation of soil hydrological processes in forests, e.g. deep root water uptake, or highly uncertain vegetation parameters.
An Evaluation of Mindful Eating, Sleep Quality, and Night Eating Syndrome of Adults
Authors: SAĞLAM Elif , CEBİRBAY M. Ali
Published: March 2023

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the differences that emerged with mindful eating, sleep quality, and night eating syndrome in adults.

Material and Methods: A survey model was used for the study, and it included randomized selected 18-65 aged 580 adults in Konya with a questionnaire consisting of demographic and anthropometric measurements, nutrition habits, Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ-30), Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

Results: The mean (x̄±SE) of the MEQ-30 was found to be 3.25±0.027 in women and 3.22±0.024 men. Men’s emotional eating score is higher than women, and their eating control, awareness, and eating discipline scores are lower than women, eating control (p=0.002) and eating discipline differed (p=0.045) for BMI. Due to the NEQ scores, 59% of those at risk for Night Eating Syndrome (NES) were in women and 41% men. Mood/sleep dysfunction scores differed in gender among other sub-dimensions of NEQ (p=0.044). In PSQI total scores, good (14.06±0.372) (55.3%) and poor (14.22±0.355) (44.7%) sleep quality did not differ (p=0.771). A negative correlation was found between NEQ and MEQ-30 scores (p=0.815) and PSQI and NEQ scores (p=0.195). However, MEQ-30 and the PSQI scores showed significant differences (p=0.000), and the correlation was found to be low (r=0.024).

Conclusion: Mindful eating, and sleep quality scores may be variable according to gender and BMI, it has a relationship between mindful eating and sleep quality, which has not been determined by night eating behaviors. Therefore, it is important to consider that factors be an indicator of maintaining healthy eating habits.
Los adornos personales en la orfebrería de Cabezo Redondo (Villena, Alicante) y su contexto histórico
Authors: Barciela González Virginia , García Atiénzar Gabriel , Martín de la Sierra Pareja Paula , Hernández Pérez Mauro S.
Published: March 2023

En este trabajo se analiza un importante conjunto de adornos de oro y plata procedentes del poblado de Cabezo Redondo (Villena, Alicante). En base a un análisis tecno-tipológico y, especialmente, a partir del análisis de sus contextos arqueológicos y de otros objetos de adorno personal del asentamiento, se plantea su correlación con otros conjuntos áureos y ornamentales peninsulares de la Edad del Bronce.
Redistribuição, reconhecimento e representação em Honneth e Fraser: um debate a partir do espaço escolar
Authors: Piccolo Gustavo Martins
Published: March 2023

O texto apresentado trata-se de ensaio teórico originado a partir de uma revisão literária integrativa, que objetiva tecer considerações a partir dos escritos de Honneth e Fraser acerca das categorias redistribuição, reconhecimento e representação como angulares na produção de uma sociedade que comungue efetivamente os ideais de igualdade e justiça anunciados pela modernidade. Vinculado epistemologicamente ao referencial da Teoria Crítica, o presente ensaio demarca a importância em se trabalhar com tais conceitos como componente fundamental na produção de um ambiente que denuncie arbitrariedades e plasme a inclusão social como evento possível e não apenas desejável nas mais variadas dimensões culturais. Ademais, demarca como os espaços educacionais, especialmente os escolarizados, podem exercer nuclear atuação na promoção de uma sociedade configurada como justa ao englobar como princípio orgânico curricular desde a discussão de questões materiais e de identidade que atravessam nossa existência, indo até o exercício da defesa da presença de todos os públicos representativos na sociedade nas arenas de poder democráticas.
Show do Eu no RNTV 1
Authors: Aparecida Passos Kneipp Valquiria , Ferreira de Moraes Renato
Published: March 2023

O artigo analisa as mudanças estéticas no telejornal RNTV 1ª Edição, da INTERTV - RN, afiliada da Rede Globo em Natal (RN), a partir da inclusão de uma pauta de infotenimento, imagens amadoras e de espaço para o telespectador. Para análise televisual, o recorte são duas edições do informativo. Utilizou-se a abordagem de Andrade (2018) a respeito do uso de imagens apócrifas no jornalismo e de Sibilia (2008) sobre a inserção do indivíduo como protagonista, em Sodré (1975) sobre o ambiente festivo do telejornal e Dejavite (2014) sobre infotenimento. Considerou-se que a estratégia, além de dotar o telejornal de um tom mais popular, sinaliza para novas estruturas do fazer jornalístico, um simulacro de auditório online para permitir uma participação do telespectador na pauta e na produção do noticiário
Assessment of Pesticide Toxicity in Selected Pakistani Fruits
Authors: Jamil Irum , Ahmad Zaheer , Khan Muhammad Imran , Ahmad Fawad
Published: March 2023

Persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals are damaging the environment. Crops and fields are destroyed by the seepage of heavy metals from untreated industrial waste. The burning and incineration of a variety of items also contributes to main and secondary emissions of pollutants. The excessive usage of Pesticides in Pakistan causes contamination, which effects the ecosystem. Although they increased life quality but also posed a significant health danger. The toxic properties of various pesticides and organic pollutants in Pakistani fruits was observed by exceeding the MRLs. The study aimed to stimulate discussion among Pakistan's stakeholders about the dangers and toxicity of pesticides, as well as prompt plans for environmental cleanup and more environmentally friendly farming. Due to ignorance, a sizable section of the populace is unaware of the issue of pesticide residues and their accumulation in the food chain. The major goal of the review is to record, evaluate, and examine the findings of earlier research on the levels of various pesticides in particular fruits from Pakistan. The results of the earlier investigations made it abundantly evident that more than 50% of the samples were contaminated with pesticides such as organophosphate, pyrethroid, and organochlorine.
Impact of Social Media Marketing on Service Marketing in prospective of Pakistan’s Market
Authors: Haider Zulqarnain , Khan Khush Dil
Published: March 2023

In this study the impact of social media on service marketing for global service brands is check in Pakistan. The Social Media marketing has following important factors exposure, service quality, customer contact that has relationship with service marketing at two levels, effectiveness, and cost efficiency. A questionnaire is designed as per standard and data is collected from the population of Pakistan. The statistical analysis is done through the SPSS by applying ANOVA and other required tests. It is concluded from the quantitative study the social media marketing increases the outreach of the customer and result in improvement in service marketing of global service brands in Pakistan. The result of this study to be tested at big sample before generalizing the findings.
Analyzing the Impact of Time Horizon, Volatility and Profit Margins on Solvency Capital: Proposing a New Model for the Global Regulation of the Insurance Industry
Authors: Cole Cassandra , Muller Thomas
Published: March 2023

The European Solvency II regime requires a solvency capital covering risks with a given shortfall probability of 1/200=0.5% on a one-year time horizon, which is extremely short compared to the contractual terms in traditional life insurances, as well as the settlement periods of several decades in some casualty branches. This approach undermines the importance of a high return margin and, given a risk-averse approach to management, may lead to an overall riskier business strategy in the long run. In light of this, we cannot help but ask whether such a short time horizon is capable of providing a meaningful guideline for a sustainable business and risk management that has a long-term perspective. In response to this question, we present a new model for assessing the evolution of the equity of an insurance company and calculating the probability that the initial equity of an insurance company will be depleted during a given time period. This model demonstrates that insolvencies mostly do not occur in the first year. Therefore, if one only considers a one-year window, as is the case under Solvency II, the risk will be underestimated. Even more serious is that the business will be managed too cautiously without aiming for a suitably high profit margin, which significantly reduces the risk only in the long term.
State and local policy instruments for the promotion of catastrophe mitigation
Authors: Cole Cassandra , McCullough Kathleen , Medders Lorilee
Published: March 2023

The mitigation investment decisions of property owners are subject to multiple factors other than just the cost-benefit expectations. Uncertainty regarding cost savings, the financial capacity (and uncertainty) of the decision maker, insurance costs, and responsiveness of those costs to mitigation efforts are just some of the factors contributing to choices made regarding whether and to what extent to mitigate against disaster. Given the variety of factors that contribute to the mitigation decision, the authors assert a broad framework for public policy aimed at promoting mitigation aims first for accountable and empowered property owners, specific mitigation measures most likely to provide greatest value, an engaged and collaborative private sector, and smart messaging.
Key stakeholders' stock returns and the affordable care act
Authors: Cole Cassandra , Blau Benjamin , Daines Bryan , Karl J. Bradley , Wade Chip
Published: March 2023

The federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the most influential and sweeping health care reform of our generation. Within the ACA legislation, there are a number of key stakeholder industries that are affected by provisions in the law: health care providers, health insurance companies, medical/biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies. We investigate the effect of the passage of the ACA on the capital market response to the key stakeholder industries during the time period surrounding the date the final version of the bill was signed into law (March 23, 2010) and the date the law was upheld in the Supreme Court (June 28, 2012). These dates are particularly important as they convey new information to the market regarding the evidence the ACA would become law. Overall, we find that the passage of the ACA has a negative effect on health insurance companies, medical device companies, and companies that operate simultaneously in the health care and insurance industry, while having a positive influence on firms in the health care industry.
Optimal cap on claim settlements based on social benefit maximization
Authors: Mao Hong , Carson James , Ostaszewski Krzysztof , Wang Yuling
Published: March 2023

Caps on damages constitute one of the proposed reforms of the tort system, especially in the U.S. In this paper, we establish models to capture both the claimant's and the insurer's behaviors under a system whereby damages are capped. We also establish an objective function of maximizing the social benefit, expressed as the sum of claimant and insurer benefits. We examine the optimal upper limit that balances both claimant and insurer benefits. Our model implies that the optimal value of the upper limit should be the expected value of the random claim payment independent of the type of probability distribution the claim payment follows. Finally, we apply empirical data to our theory and arrive at an estimate of the optimal damage cap.
Abstracts of significant cases bearing on the regulation of insurance 2017
Authors: McAdam Jennifer M. , Binderup Kara D.
Published: March 2023

The section presents abstracts of U.S. court cases bearing on the regulation of insurance during 2017. Cases include Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass’n v. Gerhart, Onyx Ins. Co. v. N.J. Dep’t of Banking and Ins., U.S. v. Anthem, Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. v. U.S., State of Cal. v. Trump, King v. Nat’l Gen. Ins. Co. and more.
A Review on Executive Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Assessment and Management
Authors: Jani Priyaben , Verma Neha
Published: March 2023

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is metabolic disorder which is associated with executive function. Executive function is the important to carry out initiation, inhibition memory and planning. There is an association of executive function impairment and Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. There are many factors such as age, gender, fitness, sleep etc. which affects executive functioning. Assessment tool such as Digit symbol substitution test, Trail making test, Stoop test, clock drawing test, Verbal Fluency Test and Wisconsin card sorting test. We can manage Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus which associate with executive function impairment by physiotherapy treatment and self-care management and remainder.

Key words: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Executive function, Cognition, Stoop Test, Trail making test, Digit Symbol Substitution test
The Impact of Hemodialysis on Blood Pressure Improvement in Stage V Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients
Authors: B. Simanjuntak Tiroy Sari
Published: March 2023

Hemodialysis is an act to partially replace kidney function and dispose of substances (water, urea, creatinine, potassium, magnesium, etc.) that are not needed in the blood. Typically, 70% - 90% of hemodialysis patients have recently had high blood pressure (hypertension) during the first hemodialysis. After passing through the first month of hemodialysis (extracellular volume downhill), blood pressure decreased progressively, reaching a normal level of variable proportion (30% - 95%) in patients who are already been doing hemodialysis for a few months. Mean Arterial Pressure predialysis patients with a high initial decline in the first-week dialysis, then Mean Arterial Pressure settled and stable enough after three months of hemodialysis. This study aims to prove that there is an improvement in blood pressure after hemodialysis for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease at Universitas Kristen Indonesia Hospital. The methodology used is the analytic ex post facto with data collected retrospectively from the Archives of Medical Record Universitas Kristen Indonesia Hospital Inpatient and use quota-type sampling. The table above shows that of 52 patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage V undergoing hemodialysis, 29 individuals experienced an improvement (55.8%). While 23 individuals experienced no improved blood pressure (44.2%).

Key words: CKD, hemodialysis, improvement of blood pressure.
THE IMPLICATION OF GENETIC MEDICINE IN BREAST CANCER THERAPY IN NIGERIA: CLINICAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH
Authors: Alabi M. M. , Ilesanmi O. J.
Published: March 2023

In the preceding three decades, breast cancer occurrence and mortality rates have proliferated in Nigeria. Despite the considerable health, socioeconomic and developmental burdens breast cancer imposes on Nigeria, researchers have not extensively explored the use of genetic medicine in the management of this disease in Nigerian patients. This review’s objectives were to compare the diagnosis, treatment, and research of breast cancer in Nigeria and other countries. In addition, it also highlighted the setbacks and difficulties in breast cancer management in Nigeria. This journal employs a literature review. Detailed relevant articles were researched in two main electronic databases - Google Scholar and PubMed. The databases were analysed for keywords including: “breast cancer,” “breast cancer therapy,” “breast cancer diagnosis,” “breast cancer in Nigeria,” and “genetic medicine in breast cancer.” Only journals written in the English language between 1998 and 2022 were considered. 34 journals were identified, of which 22 were used for this review. Findings showed that genetics is not often considered for predicting and treating breast cancer. They also show that due to late presentation at the hospital, triple-negative breast cancer, usually at stage III or IV, is the most common breast cancer type in Nigeria. Genetic medicine should be integrated into the therapy and management of breast cancer in Nigeria. It will allow prediction of the disease, and timely diagnosis and ultimately possibly lead to a decline in breast cancer mortality and morbidity, just like in developed countries (high-income countries) such as The United States of America, Canada, and Sweden.
Interactions socio-cognitives, mise en récit de l’historicité et conditions d’hétérogénéité ethnolinguistique : une étude de cas (mazatec, Mexique sud-oriental)
Authors: Léonard Jean-Léo
Published: March 2023

Le mazatec, langue oto-mangue du Mexique sud-oriental, à forte diversité dialectale permet d’illustrer les dynamiques d’interactions socio-cognitives, la mise en récit de l’historicité et les conditions d’hétérogénéité ethnolinguistique, à titre d’étude de cas. Le modèle d’analyse retenu est celui de la construction sémiotique de Robert Nicolaï, qui recherche les conditions d’émergence du sens dans les données et les construits sociolinguistiques. Dans un premier temps, nous déployons les résultats d’une enquête d’intercompréhension réalisée dans 23 localités par Paul Livingston Kirk, qui a décrit par ailleurs la phonologie comparée des dialectes mazatecs. Cette base de connaissance permet d’explorer un aspect du feuilletage de la compétence des locuteurs, en tant que dimension virtuelle du répertoire. Dans un deuxième temps, à partir de données discursives de terrain recueillies près de Huautla, nous analysons un fragment de mise en récit mythique mazatec riche en indices d’historicité, qui montre les procédés de construction du sens et l’art verbal mazatec, et la prégnance profonde de l’hétérogénéité langagière, y compris au sein de l’idiolecte d’un sujet « monolingue ».
Expériences langagières réflexives dans un monde nahua divers : De la stigmatisation sociolinguistique à la dialectologie sociale appliquée
Authors: Avilés González Karla J.
Published: March 2023

Ce travail cherche à contribuer à une linguistique des individus à partir d’un parcours réflexif sur le travail de terrain réalisé avec des locuteurs nahuaphones au Mexique. Dans un premier temps, il abordera les expériences langagières vis-à-vis des stigmates sociolinguistiques. Ces dernières font émerger un métalangage local qui permet de mieux saisir le métalangage « savant », mais aussi de construire du sens afin de revendiquer le nahuatl de Santa Catarina (Morelos). Cette approche, qui va de la théorie de l’action à la pratique, est au cœur de la méthodologie mise en œuvre dans les ateliers d’écriture co-participatifs développés dans deux régions nahuaphones, Tepetitlán (Oaxaca) et Mecayapan (Veracruz), auxquels s’intéresse cet article dans un second temps. Les locuteurs révèlent la présence d’une variation sociolinguistique importante, aussi bien au niveau métadiscursif que linguistique, qui permet simultanément de construire ou reconstruire des stratégies communicatives pour mieux apprendre la diversité dialectale du monde nahua.
Le texte : sens et (pré)construction entre Soi et l’Autre
Authors: Cislaru Georgeta
Published: March 2023

Toujours empreintes de déjà-là, de normes et de préconstruits relevant d’une altérité inhérente à la langue, les productions langagières ne peuvent construire du sens en reproduisant purement et simplement cet héritage, auquel le locuteur va d’ailleurs contribuer à son tour. Comment s’articule Soi et l’Autre dans cette perspective de créativité langagière visant à produire un texte, objet unique en soi ? L’étude du processus de textualisation écrite met au jour les différentes démarches de production, de l’écriture pour soi dans les phases incipientes vers l’écriture pour les autres, avec une prise en compte de plus en plus marquée de ce que le scripteur imagine constituer les contraintes contextuelles et les normes génériques ou sociales permettant de répondre à l’image qu’il a des attentes des destinataires. La créativité à proprement parler est architecturale, lorsque la dimension incrémentale exploitant les préconstructions articule la dimension modulaire ancrée dans l’expérience du locuteur.
Comment naissent les mots ?
Authors: Bohas Georges
Published: March 2023

Comment naissent les mots ? On envisage trois réponses à cette question : 1. L’origine onomatopéique. Certains verbes sont formés sur des onomatopées qui sont l’image d’un coup. 2. La référence au corps humain. Examine la corrélation entre les mots tournant autour du « nez » et incluant un segment [nasal], dans la plupart des langues du monde. 3. La « Gesture Theory ». La relation entre la notion de « courbure » et la forme que revêt la langue lors de l’articulation des dorsales, en arabe, en turc, et en français. Au niveau des traits phonétiques la motivation apparaît.
Approche submorphologique du morphème en [a] en espagnol et en italien : compte rendu et questionnements
Authors: Pagès Stéphane , Saffi Sophie
Published: March 2023

Nous présentons sommairement des travaux de recherche qui vont dans le sens de phonèmes, envisagés comme des « gestes articulatoires », notion notamment utilisée par la phonologie articulatoire qui parle de « primitive phonologique » comme unité abstraite, sans pour autant établir un lien nécessaire entre la réalité physique d’un son et sa représentation phonologique. L’approche espagnole explore la cognématique à travers l’étude du (sub)morphème en [a] en espagnol. Suit une analyse pour l’italien sur la motivation du signe à travers ce formant vocalique.
Vers une phonologie incarnée et distribuée, motrice, mémétique et énactive
Authors: Bottineau Didier
Published: March 2023

Il se développe depuis quelques décennies des théories linguistiques qui repensent la relation signifiant / signifié au prisme de la cognition incarnée : le signifiant lexical et grammatical est gestuel, et le signifié l’est également, en relation avec la « perçaction » de Berthoz (implication du rôle moteur du corps dans la production d’impressions du monde). Cette redéfinition du rapport signifiant / signifié, caractéristique de diverses approches (submorphémies, linguistique énactive), inaugure le champ d’une phonosémantique doublement incarnée, et énactive, capable de parler de « l’inscription corporelle de l’esprit ». Toutefois, ces approches ne semblent pas disposer, pour l’heure, de modèles de représentations phonologiques métalinguistiques et cognitifs adéquats pour servir leur propos : la phonologie vise à produire des représentations abstraites des sons des langues et hésite à intégrer la dimension motrice ; la phonétique se concentre sur les sons de la parole dans ses rapports à la production et à la perception sans viser à caractériser la corporalité structurale de langue à l’origine des dynamiques phonosémantiques. Dans la présente étude, on porte un regard sur le débat autour de l’incarnation en phonologie et en phonétique, et on esquisse une première série de propositions en vue du développement d’une phonologie incarnée, utile à la modélisation technique des questions de phonosémantique dans un cadre énactif.
МУЛЬТИДИСЦИПЛІНАРНЕ ВИВЧЕННЯ РІВНЯ ДОСТУПНОСТІ ОБІГУ ЛІКАРСЬКИХ ЗАСОБІВ ДЛЯ ОНКОХВОРИХ НА ПРИНЦИПАХ ФАРМАЦЕВТИЧНОГО ПРАВА, ДОКАЗОВОЇ ФАРМАЦІЇ, КЛІНІЧНОЇ ФАРМАЦІЇ, СУДОВОЇ ФАРМАЦІЇ ТА ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ ФАРМАЦЕВТИЧНОЇ СПРАВИ
Authors: Шаповалов Валерій
Published: March 2023

Проведено мультидисциплінарне вивчення рівня доступності онкохворих до обігу лікарських засобів різних клініко-фармакологічних, класифікаційно-правових та номенклатурно-правових груп. Проаналізовано статистику онкологічної захворюваності в ретроспективному масштабі на прикладі сільської місцевості Харківської області та в Україні. Розглянуто стан фармацевтичного забезпечення онкохворих лікарськими засобами. Порівняно ціни на препарати для фармакотерапії онкохворих у 18 країнах світу з високим рівнем доходів та в Україні. Обґрунтовано про необхідність вдосконалення механізмів профілактики, скринінгу, раннього виявлення пухлин, впровадження нових медичних технологій, надання фізичної та психологічної підтримки пацієнтам та покращення якості їхнього життя. Проаналізовано судово-фармацевтичну практику щодо порушення прав онкохворих у процесі забезпечення знеболювальною фармакотерапією. Розроблено нормотворчі ініціативи для підвищення рівня доступності ЛЗ клініко-фармакологічних, класифікаційно-правових та номенклатурно-правових груп для онкохворих в Україні на підставі мультидисциплінарного підходу.
Marketing opportunities and challenges for locally raised meats: An online consumer survey in South Carolina
Authors: Richards Steven , Vassalos Michael
Published: March 2023

South Carolina livestock producers are expanding their operations to include local meat sales, with a sizeable number of farmers entering the market for the first time. Little is known about South Caro­lina’s local meat consumers and their buying pref­er­ences. This study aims to identify the demo­graphic traits of local meat consumers, their pre­ferred local meat product attributes, their desired purchasing locations, and a range of prices con­sumers are willing to pay for local meat. This study surveyed 1,048 South Carolina meat consumers. Of these survey respondents, 741 had consumed local meat products within the last 12 months and 307 had not. Results indicate that local meat consumers tend to be younger, reside in larger households, have higher household incomes, and have greater educational attainment. They also may be more likely to be long-term residents of South Carolina. These consumers are willing to pay a 1% to 24% premium for local meats to be eaten at home and US$1.00 to US$1.99 more per entrée for local meats at a restaurant. The most desirable attributes of local meat are hormone-free, all-natural, no anti­biotics, and grass-fed. The most popular buying locations are the grocery store, directly from farms, farmers markets, butcher shops, and online order­ing. Most consumers are unwilling to drive more than 20 miles (32 km) to purchase local meat. The study also uncovered barriers to consumers’ will­ingness to purchase (or purchase more) local meats: product unavailability, high prices, food safety concerns, convenience, and ease of prepara­tion.