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Strengthening financial inclusion in Colombia's rural population
Authors: Serrano Serrato Lady Viviana
Published: June 2023

Colombia's Financial Inclusion services in the rural population area has become in recent years a government strategy and of financial organizations, with which it is sought to increase access to financial services and social inclusion. Therefore, the main aim of this research is to analyze the advances that have been made in terms of financial inclusion in the population of the Colombia's rural sector. The materials and methods of this research are descriptive in nature, which allow for the details of situations and events, focused on the documentary review that allows a full observation according to the investigations and existing records in different writings and papers. Through this search, it was possible to identify quantitative the progress and recognition of Colombia in terms of financial inclusion. In addition, we identified how these advances have been brought about thanks to technological development, which has allowed the creation of new types of services and the expansion of coverage in rural areas
The poster, from the classroom to society
Authors: Arias Villamar John , Alume Cusme Franklyn , Acosta-Torres Mónica
Published: June 2023

The teaching processes - learning of Graphic Design, are framed in diverse visual aspects to solve problems that the current society demands. One of these aspects to deal with in this research, is the poster, and how the educator and teacher, manage a specific  analysis in synergy, on the behavior that it acquires to emit a message. In the career of Graphic Design - FACSO- University of Guayaquil, two experimental workshops were held, in order to develop the compositional level of the student and in turn, to evolve the knowledge about the functionality of the poster, from the perspective of not only conceptual but also strategic problem solving graphics.
Análisis del impacto económico en la vivienda social en Portoviejo de un diseño de hormigón, enfocado en las características de los agregados gruesos y finos suministrados por canteras locales
Authors: Villafuerte Quimiz Byron Armando , Ortiz Hernández Eduardo Humberto , Panchana de Calderero Ramona
Published: June 2023

El concreto es un material pétreo artificial usado para la construcción de diversas estructuras, desde las más complejas a las más sencillas, desde rascacielos hasta una vivienda social. Los agregados pétreos (agregado grueso y fino) representan el mayor porcentaje de los componentes que lo conforman, por ende, la elección de estos áridos a utilizar en la mezcla repercute directamente al costo de su elaboración y consecuentemente en el producto final. En la presente investigación se planteó determinar el impacto económico en la vivienda social en la ciudad de Portoviejo de un diseño de hormigón, enfocado en las características física y mecánicas de los agregados gruesos y finos suministrados por canteras locales.  Se plantea realizar un diseño de la cantera “Uruzca” y otro de “Megarok” determinado así la variación económica a través de las propiedades de los agregados. El estudio se desarrolló en dos etapas: la primera corresponde al trabajo de campo y laboratorio, mientras que la segunda se enfoca en el trabajo en gabinete que contempla el procesamiento de ensayos, cálculos, dosificación de los diseños y análisis de costo. Al finalizar la investigación se obtuvo que con la cantera “Uruzca” del cerro Guayabal se tiene una reducción económica equivalente al 9.45% en comparación a la cantera “Megarok” del sector Picoazá.
Propuesta de servicio de glamping para potenciar el turismo en el sector de Pedernales
Authors: López Vallejo Brenda Jostin , López Ana Luisa
Published: June 2023

La industria hotelera abarca todo establecimiento dedicado a proporcionar un servicio de alojamiento y restaurantes a huéspedes permanentes o transeúntes, los servicios o atracciones que se puede ofrecer a los turistas hace que la persona quiera realizar un viaje, que se emocione por sus infraestructuras, por sus actividades, atractivos, etc. siendo así la innovación un factor relevante en desarrollo de la industria turística,a lo largo del tiempo se va generando nuevas exigencias por parte de los turistas que en cada viaje buscan siempre algo diferente. En la actualidad los viajeros ya no son considerados turistas, sino más bien exploradores en busca de descubrir autenticidad en cada viaje o en cada tendencia que la industria hotelera turística ofrece, como experiencias innovadoras para superar las expectativas de los clientes, teniendo así fidelización a la marca.
GELENEKSEL KEÇE SANATINI YAŞATAN USTALARA BİR ÖRNEK GÜLENAY YALÇINKAYA
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Şerife , KILIÇ KARATAY Semra
Published: June 2023

Keçe tarih boyunca bilinen en eski tekstil ürünüdür. İlk olarak nasıl, ne zaman ve nerede yapıldığına dair kesin kaynaklar olmamasına rağmen insanlık tarihi boyunca var olmuş bir sanat ürünüdür. Kullanımına dair en eski yazılı kaynak Homeros’un İlyada adlı eserinde olduğu söylenilmektedir. Keçecilikte zamanla kullanılan teknikler ve ortaya konulan üründe farklılıklar görülmüştür. Keçe zaman içerisinde varlığını sürdürmeye devam ederken kullanım alanları çeşitlilik göstermiştir. Eskiden keçenin en yaygın kullanım alanı kepenek adı verilen çobanların soğuktan korunmak amacıyla kullandıkları parçanın ham maddesini oluşturmaktadır. Örneğin çok öncelerden keçeden daha çok kepenek, yer yaygısı, kapı keçesi, vs. yapılırken günümüzde modernleşmeye gidilmektedir. Zamanla süs eşyalarında kullanılmasının yanı sıra takı, giysi yapımında da tercih edilen ürüne dönüşmektedir. Günümüzde keçenin kullanım alanı daha çok tekstil ürünlerine yönelik çalışmalar yer almaktadır. Örneğin keçeden şal, hırka, yelek, ceket, şapka vs. yapılmaktadır. Yüzyıllar boyu etkisini göstermiş olan keçe günümüzde hak ettiği değeri görememektedir. Bunun nedeni insanların keçeye olan ilgilerinin azalmasıdır artık keçe ürünleri pazar yeri bulamamaktadır. Geleneksel el sanatlarımız içerisinde varlığını hala sürdürmekte olan Keçecilik Afyonkarahisar’ da icra edilen meslekler arasındadır. Yaşayan insan hazineleri listesinde Afyonkarahisar’ lı keçe ustası Ahmet Yaşar Kocataş yer almaktadır. Ancak bu işle uğraşan usta sayısı zamanla giderek azalmaktadır. Meslekte çırak bulmakta güçlük çekilmesinin yanı sıra artık usta çocuklarının da bu sanatla uğraşmak istemedikleri söylenilmektedir. Somut Olmayan Kültürel Miras Öğelerinden keçecilik zamanla etkisini kaybetmektedir. Buna kanıt olarak geçmişten bugüne kadar keçe sanatıyla uğraşan ustalarda azalma meydana gelmektedir. Usta-çırak ilişkisine dayanan bu meslekte artık usta çocuklarının bile bu sanatla meşgul olmak istemedikleri bilinmektedir. Keçeye verilen önem zamanla azalmaktadır.
Titan’s North–South Haze Asymmetry Ratio and Boundary at Visible Wavelengths over the Cassini Mission
Authors: Vashist Aadvik S. , Heslar Michael F. , Barnes Jason W. , Hennen Corbin , Lorenz Ralph D.
Published: June 2023

We document the evolution of the north–south asymmetry (NSA) of Titan’s haze albedo during the Cassini mission between 2004 and 2017. We analyze coadded cube images taken at 96 distinct wavelengths between 0.35 and 1.05 μm by the Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS-V) instrument from 14 Titan flybys. Over half of a Titan year, we observe a near-complete transition in the NSA boundary latitude across the geographic equator from the southern to the northern hemisphere, including a 3 yr fading of the boundary for several years after the equinox. The fading transition of the NSA matches previous observations of a reversal of the NSA in Hubble Space Telescope images of Titan before the winter solstice between 1997 and 2000. A comparison of NSA images taken at similar times but different phase angles shows the NSA boundary is detectable, albeit with less contrast, at moderately high phase angles (∼90°). Analysis of the NSA boundary in T61 and T67 VIMS images further supports a small tilt between the superrotating atmosphere and the solid body of Titan, as suggested in a previous analysis of 0.890 μm images from the Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem.
Impact of Financial Inclusion on Human Development Index: Special Reference to BRICS Countries
Authors: Pandey Thakur Dev
Published: June 2023

The BRICS countries are frequently referred to as “emerging economies”; they account for a sizable proportion of the global population and face issues such as poverty, income inequality, slow economic growth, gender inequality, and high unemployment rates. Policy measures are currently being considered and implemented in response to these difficulties. Previous studies suggest that greater financial inclusion has a positive effect on such countries’ development, hence its importance as a tool used to deal with the socioeconomic challenges faced by emerging economies. When we talk about “financial inclusion,” we are referring to the ease with which people can access and make use of basic financial services, such as savings accounts, credit cards, and insurance. In this paper, we use data from the Global Findex Database and the World Bank Database to create the Financial Inclusion (Finclusion) Index, which provides a comparative measure of financial access for different nations. The primary purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of financial inclusion on HDI in 105 countries; per capita income and gender development are also compared across BRICS countries. The study found that financial inclusion had a significant impact on human development in general and a positive effect on the development of women in particular. The result is valid for the BRICS countries, where financial inclusion has considerably boosted human development and is positively correlated with women empowerment.
An updated checklist of chironomid species (Diptera, Chironomidae) from Romania
Authors: Tatole Victoria
Published: June 2023

Present checklist of Romanian chironomid species comprises 722 taxa (6 subfamilies, 13 tribes, 2 subtribes, 142 genera, 42 subgenera and 517 species), listing 179 taxa more than the last published one (Tatole 2000). It also contains chorological data for 487 Romanian chironomid, over a period of almost 150 years.
Genetic diversity of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Insecta, Coleoptera) in Romania based on ND1 mitochondrial sequences
Authors: Popa Alexandra-Florina , Iorgu Elena Iulia , Popa Oana Paula , Krapal Ana-Maria , Ștefan Andrei , Brezeanu Andreea Maria , Costache Marieta , Popa Luis Ovidiu
Published: June 2023

Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the largest Coleoptera species in Europe and one of the most recognizable. It is a saproxylic species living in woodlands and wooded urban habitats and spending its larval stages inside tree trunks below or near soil level, feeding on decaying wood. The stag beetle has a wide distribution covering the entire Europe up to the Ural Mountains. In this paper, we attempted to describe the diversity and genetic structure of L. cervus populations in Romania using the NADH mitochondrial molecular marker. We identified 36 haplotypes arranged in a star-shaped structure with a central haplotype shared by many samples and linked by one or two mutational steps with other 35, represented by 1–3 samples. This pattern is frequently attributed to populations that have undergone recent range expansion, a phenomenon which is also sustained by the mismatch analysis. The analyzed populations revealed various degrees of genetic diversity. Many populations with relatively high levels of genetic diversity were found outside the Natura 2000 Network Special Areas of Conservation, while some populations included in protected areas proved to have low values of genetic variability. This underlines the need to review the designated protection sites for this species in Romania.
Leveraging an Interprofessional Continuing Education Approach to Empower Preceptors
Authors: Blumenshine Carissa , Bickett Amy , Coroneos-Shannon Danene , Schoon Sara , Zidek Stephanie
Published: June 2023

In July 2022, a large multi-state health care organization received Joint Accreditation, making the organization one of the elite 150 organizations internationally. Joint Accreditation offers continuing education using one succinct accreditation process. Interprofessional continuing education versus a siloed continuing education approach is essential in providing high-quality patient care and improving organizational outcomes. Completing a comprehensive needs assessment led to discovering potential educational opportunities and awareness that precepting interprofessional teams was an opportunity for interprofessional continuing education. This column will discuss how nursing professional development practitioners in the health care system with Joint Accreditation can address the need for interprofessional preceptor development.

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A study of the equivalence of inference results in the contexts of true and misspecified multivariate general linear models
Authors: Yuan Ruixia , Jiang Bo , Tian Yongge
Published: June 2023

In practical applications of regression models, we may meet with the situation where a true model is misspecified in some other forms due to certain unforeseeable reasons, so that estimation and statistical inference results obtained under the true and misspecified regression models are not necessarily the same, and therefore, it is necessary to compare these results and to establish certain links between them for the purpose of reasonably explaining and utilizing the misspecified regression models. In this paper, we propose and investigate some comparison and equivalence analysis problems on estimations and predictions under true and misspecified multivariate general linear models. We first give the derivations and presentations of the best linear unbiased predictors (BLUPs) and the best linear unbiased estimators (BLUEs) of unknown parametric matrices under a true multivariate general linear model and its misspecified form. We then derive a variety of necessary and sufficient conditions for the BLUPs/BLUEs under the two competing models to be equal using a series of highly-selective formulas and facts associated with ranks, ranges and generalized inverses of matrices, as well as block matrix operations.
Cancer cells remodeling and quality control are inextricably linked to autophagy
Authors: Li Chunzheng , Wei Chenyu , Zhao Gongke , Yang Xianguang
Published: June 2023

Autophagy is a normal cellular physiological process. As one of the cell degradation systems, it participates in the lysosomal pathway process of degrading damaged proteins and subcellular organelles to maintain cell metabolism and energy states. Moreover, autophagy is essential for regulating organelle quality control and cell homeostasis. In recent decades, a large number of studies have demonstrated that autophagy abnormalities are present in a variety of human malignancies and that autophagy plays a crucial role in all stages of tumor development. Multiple tumors interfere with autophagy's normal regulation and use autophagy's essential properties to restructure their proteome, reprogram their metabolism, and adapt to stress. This article primarily discusses how autophagy either promotes or inhibits cancer development, the significance of autophagy in maintaining cell genome stability, and the role of selective autophagy in the reshaping and quality control of tumor cells.
Flavonoid glycoside fraction of Ginkgo biloba extract modulates antioxidants imbalance in vanadium-induced brain damage
Authors: Adekeye Adeshina O. , Fafure Adedamola A. , Omodele Morayo M. , Adedayo Lawrence D. , Ekundina Victor O. , Adekomi Damilare A. , Jen Ephraim Samuel , Adenowo Thomas K.
Published: June 2023

Human and animal diseases have always been reported to be treated by medicinal herbs owing to their constituents. Excess sodium metavanadate is a potential environmental toxin when consumed and could induce oxidative damage leading to various neurological disorders and Parkinsons-like diseases. This study is designed to investigate the impact of the flavonoid Glycoside Fraction of Ginkgo Biloba Extract (GBE) (at 30 mg/kg body weight) on vanadium-treated rats. Animals were divided randomly into four groups: Control (Ctrl, normal saline), Ginkgo Biloba (GIBI, 30mg/kg BWT), Vanadium (VANA, 10 mg/kg BWT) and Vanadium + Ginkgo biloba (VANA + GIBI). Markers of oxidative stress (Glutathione Peroxidase and Catalase) were assessed and found to be statistically increased with GIBI when compared with CTRL and treatment groups. Results from routine staining revealed that the control and GIBI group had a normal distribution of cells and a pronounced increase in cell count respectively compared to the VANA group. When compared to the VANA group, the NeuN photomicrographs revealed that the levels of GIBI were within the normal range (***p < 0.001; ** p < 001). The treatment with GIBI showed a better response by increasing the neuronal cells in the VANA+GIBI when compared with the VANA group. The NLRP3 Inflammasome photomicrographs denoted that there was a decrease in NLRP3-positive cells in the control and GIBI groups. The treatment group shows fewer cells compared to that of the VANA group. The treatment group shows fewer cells compared to that of the VANA group. The findings of the study confirmed that ginkgo biloba extract via its flavonoid glycoside fraction has favorable impacts in modulating vanadium-induced brain damage with the potential ability to lower antioxidant levels and reduce neuroinflammation.
Une nationalité d’appoint. Transmissions et usages stratégiques de la double nationalité dans les espaces frontaliers lillois et genevois
Authors: Clément Garance
Published: June 2023

Dans les agglomérations frontalières lilloise et genevoise, l’obtention de la nationalité du pays voisin est un phénomène courant qui se reproduit de génération en génération sans attirer d’attention politique ou scientifique particulière. Comment expliquer ces processus d’acquisition et de transmission d’une double nationalité qui n’offre que de faibles avantages comparatifs au sein de l’espace international ? À partir de quels arbitrages conjugaux et parentaux la double nationalité est-elle obtenue et dans quelle mesure fait-elle l’objet d’usages stratégiques au sein des populations frontalières ? En partant de situations où les processus d’acquisition se font quasiment « à nationalité égale », il s'agit d’étudier les conditions de transmission et les formes d’appropriation « subsidiaire » de la double nationalité, en les rapportant aux positions de classe, de « race » et à la génération des individus. Au carrefour de la sociologie urbaine et de la sociologie des migrations, l’article montre que la binationalité ne favorise pas seulement l’accumulation d’un capital international mais constitue également une ressource localisée, mobilisée en appoint d’autres ressources pour soutenir des stratégies résidentielles, scolaires ou fiscales.
Brexit and Citizenship by Descent: A Relational Understanding of Defensive Pragmatism and of the Rediscovery of Belonging
Authors: Sredanovic Djordje
Published: June 2023

By removing rights from British citizens and EU27 citizens in the UK, Brexit has redefined the value of national citizenships. This article shows the experiences of British citizens living in Belgium and the UK who considered obtaining Irish or Italian citizenship by descent, as well as British and EU27 citizens living in Belgium and the UK who adopted tactics to ensure the transmission of specific citizenships to their children. The interviewees were on the defensive and aimed to limit their loss of rights. This article argues that the decisions to pursue citizenship should be understood as relational, as different kinds of relations influence the decision, and as the decision is often taken for the benefit of relatives, especially children. At the same time, the process is not necessarily collective, as in some cases there are instances of non-collaboration or disinterest on the part of some of the relatives involved.
Des migrants de luxe ? Une exploration des motivations pratiques et symboliques des bénéficiaires chinois du programme de citoyenneté par investissement canadien
Authors: May Paul
Published: June 2023

Quelles étaient les motivations des personnes qui se sont tournées vers le programme canadien de citoyenneté par investissement ? Pour répondre à cette question, nous nous appuyons sur une série de dix-neuf entretiens semi-directifs effectués auprès de personnes d’origine chinoise ayant obtenu la nationalité canadienne par le biais de ce programme. Basée sur le concept de nationalité comme système de stratification sociale à l’échelle mondiale, cette recherche montre que l’éducation des enfants, l’accès à un logement spacieux et à un environnement sanitaire de qualité arrivent en tête des raisons avancées. La mobilité accrue, très discutée dans la littérature académique, n’est recherchée que dans la mesure où elle donne accès à ces biens. La volonté d’acquérir un statut privilégié au sein du système capitaliste mondial constitue également une source de motivation, le passeport canadien représentant un objet de distinction sociale et le signe d’appartenance aux nations les plus riches.
The Power of Ambiguity: Former Citizenship Renunciation and National Identification of Naturalized Japanese Citizens
Authors: Delmarcelle Eline
Published: June 2023

This research, based on in-depth interviews with eighteen naturalized citizens and three residents who attempted or considered naturalization in Japan, examines the attitudes towards the perceived obligation to renounce one’s former citizenship, and how those restrictions influence their identification to Japan and their country of origin. This article argues that ambiguity surrounding the single-citizenship principle in the Nationality Law leads many naturalized informants to renounce their former nationality and become mononational Japanese, however this does not necessarily result in a stronger identification to Japan. Rather, ethnicity and how it is racialized in Japanese society seems to be a much more significant factor influencing the feeling of belonging to Japan. Specifically, migrants who phenotypically are seen as “white” are more likely to identify as Japanese, while migrants from the “Global South” usually base their identification on their country of origin.
Implantation et logiques résidentielles des Chinois de naissance à Paris et en Seine-Saint-Denis
Authors: Attané Isabelle , Chuang Ya-Han , Wang Su
Published: June 2023

Cet article mobilise les données du recensement de 2015 pour décrire et analyser l’implantation et les pratiques résidentielles des Chinois de naissance en Île-de-France, en particulier à Paris et en Seine-Saint-Denis qui regroupent la majorité d’entre eux. Il montre tout d’abord que leur habitat s’étend désormais au-delà des enclaves résidentielles précédemment identifiées et met en évidence les quartiers dans lesquels ils sont les plus surreprésentés. Il interroge ensuite les logiques qui président à leur implantation. Trois principaux résultats ressortent des analyses. D’une part, les Chinois de naissance sont désormais plus nombreux à résider hors des lieux de centralité commerçante caractérisés par un marquage social de l’espace que dans leur périmètre. D’autre part, les lieux d’exercice de leurs actifs ne se cantonnent pas à ces espaces commerçants. Enfin, leur implantation résidentielle répond à des logiques rationnelles, favorisant l’acquisition de logements dans des secteurs à proximité du lieu de travail de leurs actifs.
Déconstruire la cartographie des relations sino-africaines : le cas des ports
Authors: Aurégan Xavier
Published: June 2023

Cet article propose une vision critique des productions – cartographiques – universitaires portant sur les rôles chinois dans les ports africains. Pour ce faire, une contre-représentation cartographique de ces présences chinoises est générée afin de prendre en compte tout d’abord les modalités d’intervention chinoises, de déconstruire ensuite la cartographie afférente et, enfin, d’inverser les représentations et la cartographie afro-chinoise portuaire. Les résultats de l’enquête font état d’une présence chinoise multimodale qui peut être qualifiée de parcellaire, avec 55 ports et 12 ports secs africains financés, construits et/ou subsidiairement gérés par un acteur chinois, mais également 149 qui ne le sont pas.
Facteurs économico-subjectifs d’adoption du gaz butane
Authors: Kitoto Patrick Arnold Ombiono
Published: June 2023

La relation entre les perceptions subjectives du niveau économique de vie et l’adoption des énergies modernes demeure peu explorée en Afrique subsaharienne. Partant de cette considération, cet article vise à mettre en évidence les facteurs économico-subjectifs susceptibles d’accélérer l’adoption du gaz butane au Sahel urbain camerounais. La démarche méthodologique a eu recours aux données secondaires collectées dans la base ECAM-4 et aux analyses économétriques fondées sur les modèles de choix discret. Nos résultats suggèrent que l’action qui semble pertinente et susceptible de constituer un levier efficace à l’adoption du gaz butane est l’amélioration de la situation économique des ménages urbains pauvres dans l’incapacité d’avoir des revenus stables.
Instituições escolares no Marajó
Authors: Costa Eliane Miranda
Published: June 2023

O texto trata da trajetória, dos espaços escolares e da proposta pedagógica do Internato Evangélico Amazônico (IEA), fundado em 1949 em Breves, arquipélago de Marajó, estado do Pará. Procura conhecer aspectos históricos e memoriais do referido Internato, especialmente de sua proposta educativa. Pergunta-se: como eram os espaços, a estrutura organizacional, o material didático e a proposta pedagógica do IEA? Fundamentando-se em dados documentais e orais analisados à luz da base teórica sobre instituições escolares, a pesquisa identificou que o IEA contava com vários espaços e um ensino estruturado a partir da divisão de gênero e de uma didática pautada em valores religiosos, morais e cívicos articulados a um discurso higienista.
Special Issue on Organisational Leadership: The Guest Editors
Authors: CBJ Editor
Published: June 2023

This is an introduction to the guest editors of this special issue
Followership in Organisational Leadership Studies: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Loyola Margaret Sonia , Aiswarya B.
Published: June 2023

Although followership is just as important as leadership, it is often overlooked in leadership research due to the stereotypical belief that only leaders are responsible for organisational success and failures. However, without followers, leaders would not exist, and thus, studying followership is essential to improve our understanding of organisational leadership. This systematic literature review paper aims to contribute to the body of literature on leadership research by examining the conceptualisation of followership from both leader-centric and follower-centric perspectives. Employing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) method as a framework, this paper conceptualises followership and examines various aspects of follower conceptualisation, including definitions, styles, and attributes. It further investigates follower-centric predictors of leadership effectiveness. The paper also examines the theoretical perspectives utilised in understanding followership.
Effects of Two Levels of Dietary Energy Content on Milk Production and Serum Metabolites in Early Lactation Temperate Crossbred Dairy Cows Fed Guinea Grass (Megathyrsus maximus) Based Diets
Authors: Weerasinghe W. M. P. B. , Herath H. M. G. P. , Mahipala M. B. P. K.
Published: June 2023

The current study investigated the association of two levels of metabolizable energy (ME) content on milk production, composition, and blood metabolites of temperate crossbred (Jersey x Frieician) dairy cows fed with Guinea grass (Panicum maximum) and concentrates (50:50 on a DM basis) based total mixed ration (TMR). Twelve multiparous temperate crossbred dairy cows were randomly allocated to each dietary treatment (n=6) in a randomized block design. The required energy diet (RE) was predicted to supply the recommended level (100%) of ME, and the high energy diet (HE) was predicted to supply 10% more than the recommended level (110%) of the daily ME requirements of the dairy cows. Dry matter intake, body weight, and milk yield were recorded, and feed and blood samples were obtained for proximate and blood metabolite analysis during the 14 weeks experimental period. No treatment effects were observed (P>0.05) on BW, milk fat, SNF, protein, and milk urea nitrogen or on blood metabolites such as serum non esterified fatty acids, beta-hydroxy butyric acid, Albumin, Ca and P. Compared to the cows fed with RE, HE diet fed cows had high (P<0.05) dry matter intake at 4, 10, 12, and 14 weeks but dietary treatment had no effect on dry matter intake (P>0.05) at 2, 6, and 8 weeks of the experimental period. Until the 4th week of lactation, dietary treatment had no effect (P>0.05) on milk yield, but from the 4th to the 14th week, cows fed with HE had a higher (P<0.05) milk yield than those fed with RE. Thus, the cumulative milk yield of the cows fed with HE were higher (P<0.05) than that of cows fed with RE from the 10th to 14th weeks of lactation. It was concluded that the milk yield of temperate crossbred dairy cows fed diets based on Guinea grass can be enhanced by incorporating high energy content into the diet.
Determination of the Best Performing Sri Lankan Maize Accessions Based on the Photosynthetic, Biomass and Yield Traits
Authors: Mufeeth M. M. M. , Mubarak A. N. M. , Kumara A. D. N. T.
Published: June 2023

Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most widely cultivated cereal crops throughout the world and is extensively grown in Sri Lanka. Information on the photosynthetic, biomass and grain yield of local maize accessions are useful for plant breeding programs. However, due to the scarcity of such information, this study aimed to investigate the potentials of maize accessions to select the best performers utilizing the rank summation and selection index criteria. As the first step, the seeds from 14 maize accessions along with two varieties viz; Pacific-999 and Bhadra (control) were established in the field. The leaf-level photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence traits were analyzed, while biomass and yield traits were obtained at harvest, by employing standard techniques. Our findings revealed that traits related to growth, photosynthesis, and biomass showed greater variations among the maize accessions tested. The number of days taken to 50% flowering (44d-60d), photosynthetic rates (19.7-30.45 μmol CO2 m−2 s−1), transpiration rates (2.45-4.52 mmol H2O m−2 s−1), water use efficiency (5.69-8.13 μmol CO2 mmol H2O-1), and maximum quantum yield (0.68-0.73) among the tested accessions. Additionally, the variations in biomass (111.0-459 g/plant) and final cob yield (38-232 g/cob) were also seen among the maize accessions. According to rank summation index analysis, the maize accessions SEU2, SEU16, SEU15, SEU9 and SEU10 were superior in terms of photosynthetic rates, biomass and yield compared exhibiting with the lowest RSI values of 71, 100, 101, 103 and 117, respectively, than the cv. Bhadra. Therefore, future crop development programs can make use of these five potential maize accessions identified through this study.
Middle-aged women’s experiences of physical activity for managing menopausal symptoms: a phenomenological study
Authors: Cho Hee Jung , Ahn Sukhee
Published: June 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to comprehensively understand and describe the meaning of physical activity for managing menopausal symptoms in middle-aged women.Methods: This study targeted middle-aged women with menopausal symptoms who participated in regular exercise at least three times a week for more than 12 weeks. Nine participants were individually interviewed via in-depth face-to-face interviews, and participatory observation was also employed. Colaizzi’s phenomenological qualitative research method was applied for analysis.Results: Participants were asked, “What does it means to participate in physical activity at this time of your life?” Fourteen codes, six themes, and three theme clusters were derived for the meaning of physical activity for managing menopausal symptoms these middle-aged women. The six themes were “reviving the exhausted body and mind,” “being free from the yoke of pain,” “being settled in life,” “finding oneself and becoming altruistic,” “striving while anticipating change,” and “equipping the body and mind.” The three theme clusters were “overcoming my past pain,” “taking the initiative for today’s life,” and “moving towards new change.”Conclusion: The narratives revealed that physical activity allowed women to overcome menopausal symptoms, the burden of relationships, and stress, thereby enabling them to make positive changes in their lives and have expectations for the future. Thus, physical activity was a positive force in a healthy menopausal transition for women with menopausal symptoms. The findings of this study can be used to encourage physical activity in peri-menopausal women and to develop physical activity programs for managing menopausal symptoms.
Research trends in the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing from 2011 to 2021: a quantitative content analysis
Authors: Nho Ju-Hee , Park Sookkyoung
Published: June 2023

Purpose: Topic modeling is a text mining technique that extracts concepts from textual data and uncovers semantic structures and potential knowledge frameworks within context. This study aimed to identify major keywords and network structures for each major topic to discern research trends in women’s health nursing published in the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing (KJWHN) using text network analysis and topic modeling.Methods: The study targeted papers with English abstracts among 373 articles published in KJWHN from January 2011 to December 2021. Text network analysis and topic modeling were employed, and the analysis consisted of five steps: (1) data collection, (2) word extraction and refinement, (3) extraction of keywords and creation of networks, (4) network centrality analysis and key topic selection, and (5) topic modeling.Results: Six major keywords, each corresponding to a topic, were extracted through topic modeling analysis: “gynecologic neoplasms,” “menopausal health,” “health behavior,” “infertility,” “women’s health in transition,” and “nursing education for women.”Conclusion: The latent topics from the target studies primarily focused on the health of women across all age groups. Research related to women’s health is evolving with changing times and warrants further progress in the future. Future research on women’s health nursing should explore various topics that reflect changes in social trends, and research methods should be diversified accordingly.
The effects of music therapy on labor pain, childbirth experience, and self-esteem during epidural labor analgesia in primiparas: a non-randomized experimental study
Authors: An Seong Yeon , Park Eun Ji , Moon Yu Ri , Lee Bo Young , Lee Eunbyul , Kim Dong Yeon , Jeong Seong Hee , Kim Jin Kyung
Published: June 2023

Purpose: This non-randomized study was performed to evaluate the effects of music therapy on labor pain, the childbirth experience, and self-esteem in women during vaginal delivery.Methods: In total, 136 primiparous women over 37 weeks of gestation receiving epidural analgesia during vaginal delivery were recruited via convenience sampling. To minimize diffusion effects, data from the control group (n=71) were collected first (April 2020 to March 2021), followed by data from the music group (n=65; April 2021 to May 2022). Participants in the music group listened to classical music during labor, while the control group was offered usual care (no music). Labor pain was measured using a numeric rating scale (NRS), and self-esteem and childbirth experience were collected using self-report questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the independent t-test, chi-square test and Cronbach’s α coefficients.Results: The overall pain level (NRS) at baseline was 0 in both groups. Mothers in the music therapy group had lower levels of latent pain (t=1.95, p=.005), active pain (t=3.69, p<.001) and transition-phase pain (t=7.07, p<.001) than the control group. A significant difference was observed between the two groups, and the music therapy group expressed more positive perceptions of the childbirth experience (t=–1.36, p=.018). For self-esteem, the experimental group’s score was slightly higher, but without a statistically significant difference from the control group.Conclusion: Using music therapy during labor decreased labor pain and improved the childbirth experience. Music therapy can be clinically recommended as a non-pharmacological, safe, and easy method for nursing care in labor.Clinical trail number: KCT008561
Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: From alteplase to tenecteplase
Authors: Yang Nan , Lee Hangil , Wu Chuanjie
Published: June 2023

Stroke is one of the primary causes of morbidity and death worldwide. While intravenous (IV) thrombolysis with alteplase has been widely proven to be beneficial for acute ischemic stroke patients, it still has many limitations. Tenecteplase, a revised version of alteplase, is a potential alternative IV thrombolytic agent that has benefits over alteplase. The aim of this mini-review is to summarize the advancements in IV thrombolysis for severe ischemic stroke, specifically the development and transition from alteplase to tenecteplase.
Investigation of Shortcomings/Limitations of Industrial Standard 278
of the Verband der Automobilindustrie for Measuring Volatile Organic
Compounds
Authors: Giese Maja , Prasad Gitanjeli , Clarkson Ian , Crank Jeffrey , Wilson Jonathan , Kashihara Yoshihiro , Jiang Randy
Published: June 2023

The Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) 278 is an industry method widely used to
measure volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It is most commonly used in the
automobile industry to measure and regulate VOC and FOG levels in automotive
parts as a safety regulation. The current VDA 278 method has issues from poor
accuracy, precision, and reproducibility. There is variability in data due to
differences in sample type and handling as well as instrument model. There is
little understanding on the reproducibility of measurements of different sample
types analyzed on different makes of instruments using VDA 278 analysis. In this
work, a round-robin study is performed on diverse sample types, using different
makes of instruments in laboratories across the world. It uses improved method
conditions developed internally, for better reproducibility, that reduce sources
of error. The round-robin study shows good statistical agreement across variable
sample types as well as across different makes of instruments. The study also
helps qualify new instruments to perform this VDA 278 method to increase
capacity for this high-demand analysis.
I re macedoni e le due corone di Zeus
Authors: Santagati Elena
Published: June 2023

The Macedonian Kings and the Two Wreaths of Zeus

This paper aims to investigate the reasons why, since the reign of Philip II, the “national” Zeus, venerated on Olympus and Dion and characterized by the oak crown, was abandoned in favor of the Olympian Zeus of Elis, characterized by the olive/oleaster wreath. We notice that while the members of the royal family display, in life and death, an oak wreath as an insignia of their kingship, and at the same time also as a symbol of their highest divinity, the kings themselves issue the image of the panhellenic god with an olive/laurel wreath on their coins.
Séleukos Ier et le culte de Zeus Nikatôr
Authors: Bru Hadrien
Published: June 2023

Seleucos I and the Cult of Zeus Nikatôr In order to study the cult of Zeus Nikatôr, six Greek inscriptions (one from northern Syria and five from southern Anatolia) are gathered and commented. The origin, the diffusion and the longevity of the cult are evoked, since it was vivid until the IIIrd century A.D. in the eastern Mediterranean, mainly in southern Taurus (Pamphylia, Lycia, Pisidia and Phrygia Paroreios). Accordingly, also in connection with onomastics and numismatics, the Seleucid memory and the remembrance of Seleucos I are discussed, from Hellenistic times to the Roman Imperial period, and beyond.
La panégyriarchie dans les carrières civiques
Authors: Heller Anna
Published: June 2023

Panegyriarchy in Civic Careers In ancient Greek cities, the organization of festivals generated its own institutional system, with various officials involved in various aspects of the celebration. One of these officials was the panegyriarch, in charge of the market that took place during the festival. On the basis of a systematic survey of the epigraphic documentation, this paper aims at defining the profile of the individuals attested as panegyriarchs. It presents the chronological and geographical distribution of the evidence, studies the offices associated with that of panegyriarch within civic careers and reflects on the level of prestige of this specific magistracy.
Cult Image or Decor? Options for the Interpretation of Deities on Provincial Coinage from Asia Minor in an Overview of Research History
Authors: Filges Axel
Published: June 2023

The interpretation of figures of deities on the reverse of the coins of Asia Minor cities of the imperial period is usually done in several steps. The deity is generally quickly determined. It is difficult, however, to establish the superior intention behind the depiction. Does the figure refer to a real cult statue of the emitting city, is the image ‘only’ a reference to a local cult or was it chosen to symbolise, for instance, political connections of cities? The essay brings together opinions from 140 years of international numismatic scholarship and thus offers an overview of the changing patterns of interpretation as well as their range in general. In the end, a more conscious approach to the figures of the gods on coins and a more reflective methodological approach are recommended.
In the Invisible Space – The Phenomemon of Crypts in Ostia
Authors: Tatarkiewicz Anna
Published: June 2023

The article addresses the issue of Mithraism in Ostia. It discusses the latest discoveries, the nature of the Mithra cult in Ostia, with particular emphasis on the place of Mithra’s shrines in the city space.
Sîn City: Notes on the Moon God of Ḫarrān/Carrhae in the Partho-Roman Period
Authors: Blömer Michael
Published: June 2023

Today the city of Ḫarrān/Carrhae is mainly known for the famous battle, in which the Roman general Crassus was defeated by a Parthian army in 53 BCE. However, Ḫarrān was also one of the most important religious centres of North Mesopotamia. Since the Bronze Age, the moon god Sîn of Ḫarrān was popular in the wider region, and it is well known that the late Assyrian and Baby- lonian kings supported the cult and rebuilt the temple of Sîn. Archaeological evidence and written sources attest to the great popularity of Sîn of Ḫarrān at that time. Much less is known about the development of the cult in the subsequent periods, but the evidence assembled in this paper in- dicates that it continued to thrive. An important but so far largely ignored source for the study of Sîn are coins, which were minted at Ḫarrān in the second and third century CE. They suggest that some distinctive features of the Iron Age cult still existed in the Roman period. Most important in this regard is the predominance of aniconic symbolism. A cult standard, a crescent on a globe with tassels mounted on a pole, continued to be the main of representation of the god. In addition, two versions of an anthropomorphic image of the god can be traced in the coinage of Ḫarrān. The first shows him as an enthroned mature man. It is based on the model of Zeus, but his attributes iden- tify the god as Sîn. The second version portrays him as a youthful, beardless god.
Late antique sources frequently mention that the people of Ḫarrān remained attached to pagan religion, but the veracity of these accounts must be questioned. A reassessment of the literary and archaeological evidence suggests that the accounts of a pagan survival at Ḫarrān are hyperbolic and exacer ated by negative sentiments towards Ḫarrān among writer from the neighbouring city of Edessa.
The Provincial Imperial Cult in the Levant (Syria, Phoenice, Commagene, Judea, Decapolis, Arabia)
Authors: Vitale Marco
Published: June 2023

The provincial imperial cult represents one of the most relevant expressions of multiform relationship between provincial communities and Roman authorities especially in the East. During the Roman Principate in Syria, we can enumerate seven administrative districts (eparchies) which occur in connection with this political and religious phenomenon. The complicated question of how the province-wide worship of the Imperial family was organised in Roman Levant must be analysed in different terms. Important aspects are the Roman territorial framework of administration, the creation of autonomous city-leagues (koiná) and their cultic functions, the rules of membership within these federal organizations and their self-representation in coinages and inscriptions. On the level of political and financial management, we are dealing with federal officials and the festivities organized by them. Our paper aims to give a detailed overview of the Syrian imperial cult related not only to one specific site, but in the context of a large and culturally complex area.
Home during quarantine: living space weaknesses revealed by COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Kwieciński Krystian
Published: June 2023

Without effective treatments for the infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, governments were forced to apply non-pharmaceutical preventive measures, including lockdowns and quarantines, which exposed residential spaces to extreme conditions. The aim of this research was to verify how COVID-19 quarantines have changed functioning of living spaces and their readiness to accept such changes. The literature review provided an overview of the major weaknesses of home during quarantine identified by research studies: insufficient sanitary protection, insufficient house size, overcrowded houses, insufficient daylight, improper air quality, thermal discomfort, poor acoustics, lack of ergonomics, excessive consumption of resources, nature disconnection, digital disconnection and violated privacy. Identified weaknesses exposed socio-economic stratification of households. Quarantine posed the most significant challenge for vulnerable households occupying low-quality homes. It showed how privileged are access to daylight, nature, or the Internet during lockdowns.
Church construction and the city in Ukraine after 1990: social and semantic dimensions
Authors: Cherkes Bohdan , Linda Switlana
Published: June 2023

Ukraine’s independence in 1991 changed the direction of society’s development, the most important of which was the revival of the spirituality of the Ukrainian nation, which is connected with thousands of years of religious traditions. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the development of sacred construction in the environment of modern Ukranian cities as an important factor of reviving the nation and building a new national identity. The article analyzes selected realized objects in the residential environment, systematizes architectural prototypes, which architects turn to nowadays in search of a modern image of a sacred building. Based on the methods of comparative, synchronic and semiotic analysis, the significance of new sacred objects for the formation of the image of the city was revealed, and their social and symbolic meanings was also clarified.