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The Role of Sorghum Legume Intercroping System in Improving Soil Productivity on Small Holder Farmers in Western Kenya
Authors: Barasa Josephine , Ochuodho Julius , Kebeney Syphyline , Barasa Augustine Wafula
Published: July 2022

Declining crops yield in the smallholder farmers cropping systems of sub-Saharan African (SSA) present the need to develop more sustainable production systems. Depletion of essential plant nutrients from the soils have been cited as the main contributing factors due to continues cultivation of cereal crops without application of organic/ inorganic fertilizers. Field experiments to evaluate effect of phosphorus (P) fertilizers, organic and integration of legumes in sorghum cropping systems on soil, available nitrogen (N) and P, were conducted in Busia County of Kenya during the short (SRS) and long rain seasons (LRS) of 2016 and LRS of 2017 respectively. The experiments comprised either soybean, common bean groundnut or sesame grown with sorghum. The design was a split plot in a randomized complete block design. Main plots were fertilizer inputs; Mavuno, FYM or their combination. Subplots comprised of the legume intercrops mentioned above. Application of Mavuno, FYM or their combination resulted in significantly higher legume, sesame crop yields above the control in the second season. Legume crops due to their N-fixation, litter fall and mineralization made availability of P and N. possible. Application of Mavuno, FYM or their combination gave comparable results with respect to the intercrop yields. Since FYM and (Mavuno+FYM) is cheaper than Mavuno, growing either soybean, common bean groundnut or sesame intercropping system with sorghum with application of the above is recommended for improved legume grain yields and soil fertility improvement.
The Urgency of Training for Peacekeepers and Family Resilience in Reducing Conflict during Peacekeeping Operations
Authors: Malleleang Andi Muhammad Arief , KY I Gede Sumertha , Santoso Puguh , Saragih Herlina Juni Risma
Published: July 2022

Cultural awareness in peacekeeping operations is gaining traction, particularly among academics, to eradicate the resulting conflict through ideas, points of view, or policies. These policies can identify specific strategies to help each operation succeed. Culture awareness applies not only to peacekeepers but also to their families. This study employs a qualitative approach with data and literature sources on The Importance of Peacekeeper Training and Family Resilience in Conflict Resolution. Peacekeepers use a variety of strategies to reduce the likelihood of cultural clashes. The author approaches pre-deployment training with tolerance and objectivity in all decisions, inter-group coordination, inter-group communication, and inter-group planning. These materials can help people understand UN peacekeeping operations’ fundamental principles, values, and protocols. These principles can guide peacekeepers and their families as they assist countries in transitioning from war to peace. The impact of culture on the success or failure of conflict resolution processes utilized in peacekeeping deployments has been substantial. To preserve their effectiveness as a tool for resolving modern conflicts, peacekeeping operations must make extraordinary efforts to address cultural challenges at all levels of interpersonal interaction and throughout the implementation process
PRESÍDIO POLICIAL MILITAR DO ESTADO DO PARANÁ
Authors: Mendes Fernandes Manoel
Published: July 2022

Este artigo científico apresenta a contextualização do tema presídio policial militar do Estado do Paraná, instituição prisional, atualmente, inexistente no referido Estado da Federação. Este trabalho científico retrata a discussão teórica sobre a possibilidade da criação e implantação de presídio policial militar no Estado do Paraná, bem como a ressocialização, reabilitação e reinserção do militar estadual condenado penalmente ao convívio na sociedade. O objetivo geral do presente feito é o de analisar a pertinência da criação de presídio policial militar estadual, instituição especializada destinada ao cumprimento de penas privativas de liberdade pelos militares estaduais condenados em processos penais. O artigo utiliza metodologia dedutiva, demonstra aspectos de formação, capacitação e especialização do militar estadual, analisa o atual sistema de cumprimento de pena do militar estadual, mostra o funcionamento e aspectos do presídio policial militar do Estado de São Paulo, denominado Romão Gomes. Por consectário, o artigo científico conclui a pertinência da criação de presídio policial militar no Estado do Paraná, azo à especificidade, missão, valores e princípios da instituição Polícia Militar e do próprio militar estadual, bem como a proteção da sociedade.
O USO DE EXAMES DE IMAGEM COMO FORMA DE MONITORAMENTO DE PACIENTES COM COVID- 19: ARTIGO DE REVISÃO
Authors: José de Melo Moura Diogo , Regina da Silva Elis , Bárbara da Silva Rodrigues Evelaine , Ingrid Ferreira de Melo Iaponá , André Ribeiro Joas , Fernando Andrade Costa Luiz , Eduarda de Oliveira Fernandes Maria , Henrique Neiva Dourado Marques Matheus , Munique Portugal Wanuska
Published: July 2022

A atual pandemia da nova variante do coronavírus teve início em dezembro de 2019, após uma declaração da Organização Mundial da Saúde que decretou emergência mundial de saúde pública. O vírus da COVID-19 tem como principal complicação os pulmões, complicações renais e cardíacas, dessa forma o uso de exames de imagem para monitoramento da evolução da doença tem sido amplamente usado para esta avaliação do paciente. O objetivo do presente trabalho é demonstrar como o uso de exames de imagem podem ajudar no acompanhamento da COVID-19 em pacientes acometidos pela doença. Pesquisa bibliográfica do período de 2015-2021 nas bases de dados, GOOGLE Acadêmico, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) e Scientic Eletronic Libery Online (SciELO), LILACS. Foram selecionados 12 artigos científicos vinculados à área, sendo que a escolha ocorreu pela leitura dos seus resumos e das questões da pesquisa dos artigos, bem como pela busca das seguintes palavras-chave: “COVID- 19”; “Tomografia Computadorizada”, “Exames de Imagem”, “Coronavírus” e “Sintomatologia”, com o cruzamento realizado através do operador booleano “and”. A atual variante do coronavírus se tornou uma constante na realidade mundial tendo em vista que sua propagação chegou ao nível de pandemia. As atuais pesquisas demonstram que a vacinação e o uso de EPIs são as principais formas de impedir a propagação da doença e assim evitar mais óbitos e superlotação de hospitais. A qualificação dos profissionais de Radiologia se torna fundamental para uma melhor interpretação de exames de imagem proporcionando um melhor controle e cuidado com o paciente.
Street Trees and Herbicides
Authors: Meade John
Published: July 2022

Street trees, as pointed out by many people, are in a vulnerable position in regard to injury from several sources. One of the sources is the practices of people (homeowner, municipal worker or contract applicator) who apply chemicals near these trees. Some of these chemicals are herbicides. Herbicides are designed to act upon a plant's metabolism and, therefore, the expression of this action, or injury symptom, if you will, quite often resembles the result of some other factor such as disease, drought, air pollution or mechanical injury acting on a plant. In order to better understand the potential of this class of injury, an understanding of herbicides currently in use is essential.
The Silencing and Ostracization of Rohingyas: A Study of Habiburahman’s Memoir First, They Erased Our Name: A Rohingya Speaks
Authors: Chakrabarty Ipsita , Datta Agnideepto
Published: July 2022

A minority group refers to a racially, culturally, or ethnically distinct group that is secondary or subordinate to a dominant group. Nearly every state consists of various communities whose traditions, religion, language, and historical experiences differ from one another and through socio-political powerplay. People treat others based on what they perceive as essential characteristics of those individuals or groups, which are often based purely, on their position in the stratification hierarchy. Though in several states the ethnoculturally diverse communities co-exist in harmony, resulting in ‘Pluralism’, however, in others the minority groups are subjected to discrimination and violence. Establishing the cultural hegemony of the dominant group has been an effective tool in subjugating the minority communities. However, Repressive State Apparatuses are also employed by the state, in extreme conditions, which result in expulsion and genocide. One such instance of ethnic cleansing is the ostracisation of the Rohingya community. Rohingyas are a Muslim minority group in Myanmar, erstwhile Burma, which is predominantly, a Buddhist country. They have been the target of institutionalised discrimination. They were denied citizenship by the government and were rendered stateless. The discriminatory policies of the government of Myanmar have compelled a huge number of Rohingya Muslims to flee their homeland. Many took refuge in the neighbouring countries. The paper aims to examine the racial and ethnic discrimination of the Rohingya community and their systematic oppression and ostracisation which lead to the exodus of the Rohingyas, as documented in Habiburahman’s memoir First, They Erased Our Name: A Rohingya Speaks.
The Sciences and the Humanities: Building a Bridge between the “Two Cultures” through Rhetoric
Authors: S Arya Mohan
Published: July 2022

The sciences and the humanities are treated as two incompatible discourses and the former enjoys a superior status both within and outside the academic society. This dominance of science as a discourse synonymous with knowledge while humanities and its methods are devaluated come from the assumption that scientific domain is a linear progression of facts discovered using a rational methodology. Thus, it’s worthwhile to lay bare the ruptures and the remedial rhetoric that lie behind the façade of ‘objectivity’ and ‘rationality’ in science in order to revise the existing academic framework. My attempt here is to re-articulate the discourse of science as shaped and subject to elements traditionally thought to be extra scientific or even anti-scientific in the positivist notion of science. Drawing from the postpositivist philosophy of science put forth by Michael Polanyi, Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend which dismisses an objective methodology in science, this paper argues that rhetoric plays a constitutive role in scientific knowledge by making scientific progress possible. By establishing rhetoric rather than methodology as the decisive element in the advancement of science, the boundaries between science and non-science begin to blur.
Voice of Victimized Child Narrative: A Study of Sylvia Fraser’s My Father’s House
Authors: Murugesan R.
Published: July 2022

My Father’s House is one of the grand narrative stories’ written by Sylvia Fraser. This autobiography describes about how a female child is physically and mentally distributed by her family members, particularly her father and others. Fraser vehemently created her writings about sexuality, gender discrimination, trauma, testimony, and memoir. For her writings are whole Canadian literature explored and familiarized in the common arena. This discourse analyzes indeed a recovered memory, fake narrative, and traumatic experiences. Her important writings are Pandora (1972), The Candy Factory (1975), The Emperor’s Virgin (1980), My Father’s House (1987), The Rope in the Water: A Pilgrimage to India (2001), The Green Labyrinth: Exploring the Mysteries of the Amazon (2003). This paper is encouraged in a special case in which child sexual abuse puts tension on stories and genres and the luminal ways in which sexual traumatic stories are discussed by literary interest. The creation of a new art form in reply to special needs of an age governed by the trauma paragon assumes not only that art is an authority vehicle for the transformation and expression of mental and painful misery but also that can be offered forms of resilience scrutinized at realizing the difficulties of the traumatized act. This article aims to explore and explain how Fraser’s recovered traumatic wounding approach a common limit-case symptomatic of the conflicting swirling around authors of child sexual abuse stories and a depute example of the threat of the public sphere of childhood sexual tortures. Child sexual trauma stories dislocate borders between narrative and testimony in provocative and discussable ways that can create a new recent of perceiving trauma stories more extensively.
Conflict and Anguish in an Alien Land: How Feminine Writers Cope with Migration
Authors: Bhardwaj Sandal
Published: July 2022

Social scientists have since long been aware that migration is not just a transfer of place; rather it leads to a veritable metamorphosis of the life of migrants and generates several multi-layered influences on the migrants’ psyche. In its implication, this has repercussions on both sides: genesis of chauvinistic feelings among the hosts and, more as a reaction to it, a kind of nostalgic self-identity crisis among the immigrants, the moment they seek to locate themselves within the host social corpora. Such experiences lead the social scientists working in the field to pay attention to the migrants’ struggle to get their identity established in the world of the host community. The present paper uses a Conflict Approach to the phenomenon of migration. As a vital aspect of the Conflict Approach, the paper endeavours to underline quotidian agonies and struggles depicted in the writings of the female migrants across continents. Our main concerns are: How do these women authors provide deep insights into the migrants’ expectations from the host land and the bereavements in the nations left behind? How do they provide glimpses of the conflicts gripping the migrants who find themselves divided between two worlds? How does a trans-national identity transcend its cultural differences with the receiving society? The paper also seeks to find out how migrants struggle to adapt themselves to an alien culture and how they endeavor to resolve the potential, latent and manifest, instances of conflict. Our investigation is based on a content analysis of selected pieces of female migrant literature.
Ecocritical Post Colonialism and Plantationocene: A Comparative Study of Sky Is My Father by Easterine Kire and Aranyak by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Authors: Dutta Sindhura
Published: July 2022

Sky Is My Father is a historical novel by Easterine Kire who writes about the life of Naga indigenous people living amidst naturally rich mountain scape and forced recruitment of Naga tribesmen as bonded labourers by the British which tribal warriors of the Angami tribe try to resist against. Their fight is the collective fight of their community to save the land which they are deeply connected to from British invasion and subjugation. Britain’s colonization of the third world countries have always brought with it deforestation and disruption of habitat of indigenous people and native plant species. Similarly, Bibhutibhushan’s Aranyak is a novel on Satyacharan’s predicament in the pristine jungles of Bhagalpur where he is posted. His guilt comes from the job he is sent there to do which is to cut down the forest that is not only important to the native community there but to him as well. Capitalocene and Plantationocene as Donna Haraway defines is a contemporary epoch which has its roots in European Imperialism. This imperial legacy of rampant exploitation and destruction of environment which is singlehandedly a contribution of Britain’s colonial rule includes subjugation of indigenous people into forced labour along with destruction of forest spaces for resource extraction. What entails as a result is postcolonial trauma within native psyche. Post colonial literatures coming out of South Asia like Sky Is My Father and Aranyak essentially discusses Britain’s expansion, coercive policies and their after effect on the native people of India in relation to the ecological disruption around them.
PRÁTICAS FUNERÁRIAS NO SÍTIO DO PILAR, BAIRRO DO RECIFE – PE
Authors: Moura Ilca Pacheco da Costa , Castro Viviane Maria Cavalcanti de , Silva Sérgio Francisco Serafim Monteiro da
Published: July 2022

Este artigo trata do estudo do contexto arqueológico das práticas funerárias dispensadas aos 30 indivíduos escavados durante as pesquisas do Sítio do Pilar, bairro do Recife, Pernambuco. Este estudo originou-se do questionamento sobre quais seriam as características do ciclo funerário a partir de uma amostra de sepultamentos escavados no Pilar. Partindo de dados publicados em pesquisas anteriores, como a datação relativa (período colonial), indivíduos masculinos, adolescentes e adultos e uma organização dos corpos similar a outros cemitérios militares, a hipótese é de que o cemitério pertenceu a uma instituição militar. Através de um viés processualista, com enfoque na Arqueologia Funerária, procurou-se identificar recorrências nas práticas funerárias que possibilitassem a reconstituição do perfil funerário do sítio. A reunião dos dados, provindos de cada sepultura individualmente, sob uma escala micro, possibilitou uma visão ampla do sítio, assim como a análise do agenciamento dos mesmos no espaço funerário. O perfil funerário indica semelhança com outros de origem militar. FUNERARY PRACTICES AT THE SITE OF PILAR, BAIRRO DO RECIFE - PEABSTRACTThis article deals with the study of the archaeological context of the funerary practices given to 30 individuals excavated during the research at Sítio do Pilar, Recife, Pernambuco. This study originated from the questioning about what would be the characteristics of the funerary cycle from a sample of burials excavated in Pilar. Based on data published in previous research, such as relative dating (colonial period), male individuals, adolescents and adults and an organization of bodies similar to other military cemeteries, the hypothesis is that the cemetery belonged to a military institution. Through a proceduralist approach, with a focus on Funerary Archaeology, we sought to identify recurrences in funerary practices that would enable the reconstitution of the funerary profile of the site. The gathering of data, coming from each grave individually, under a micro scale, allowed a broad view of the site, as well as the analysis of the agency of the same in the funerary space. The funerary profile indicates similarity with others of military originKeywords: Sítio do Pilar; Funerary Practices; Funerary Archaeology; Funerary Profile.
The emotional effects of sizing and fit on purchasing behaviour in women's clothing
Authors:   , Feather Wendy
Published: July 2022

Satisfying consumers’ needs and wants has always been a primary goal of marketing. These are fulfilled when consumers make the right choices of products to purchase. The driving force behind such purchasing decisions is generally regarded as motivation and this varies between consumers, with each one having their own reasons for their respective choices. For the convenience of consumers, women’s clothing is displayed in stores according to the body sizes of the garments, as reflected on each of their labels. However, this practice can be confusing to consumers because manufacturers use differing sizing systems. The resultant sizing and fit problems in women’s clothing have been documented in many studies around the world. The aim of this study is to explore the emotional effects of sizing and fit on purchasing behaviour in women’s clothing. It looks at current literature regarding emotions in purchasing, consumer decision making and sizing and fit and focuses on sizing and fit problems encountered when women try on clothing in a store. Their emotions whilst going through this process are identified and the subsequent effects of these emotions on their purchasing behaviour are examined. The study firstly reveals that emotions are felt, in varying degrees, by women consumers arising from sizing and fit problems when trying on clothing in stores. The results show that positive emotions are not felt strongly. Secondly, the study identifies the influences which emotions have on purchasing behaviour. The results indicate that positive emotions have a significant influence on purchasing, whilst negative emotions have a lesser effect. Thirdly, the study reveals that in the relationship between satisfaction and the demographic profile, age played a significant role in the scoring of positive emotions when respondents experience inconsistency of sizes between stores.
An investigation into data management as a strategic information tool and its importance at the Durban University of Technology
Authors:   , Francis Ramani
Published: July 2022

The purpose of this study was to investigate data management as a strategic information tool and its importance at the Durban University of Technology. The problem revolved around, inter alia, data management and data accuracy as structured interventions impacting on sound decision making. There were many challenges identified with regard to data management at the Durban University of Technology. The research design adopted a quantitative methodological approach that was used for collecting data through the use of a precoded self administered questionnaire. The empirical component involved a survey method considering that in was an in-house investigation and the target population equated to only 174 respondents. A significant response rate of 74% was obtained using the personal method for the data collection. Several hypotheses were formulated relating to data quality initiatives, data owners and their responsibility and frequency of data analysis in order to determine accuracy. These were tested using the Pearson chi-square test as well as data that was analyzed to determine frequencies and percentages of responses. The data was analyzed using the computerized Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. There were some significant findings that emerged from the empirical analysis. A highly significant finding was that 95.31% of the respondents strongly agreed that data management and integrity is of utmost importance at the Durban University of Technology. One of the recommendation suggest that an imperative for the Durban University of Technology to manage its data as an asset, a policy on data integrity and integration policy should be developed and implemented. Another recommendation highlighted and staff should strive to attain proper classification on the database, considering that this directly impacts on the accuracy of the HEMIS submissions to the Ministry of Education for the state allocated subsidy. The study concludes with directions for further research as well.
Judicial Review as an Accountability Mechanism in South Africa: A Discourse on the Nkandla Case
Authors: Fagbadebo Omololu , Dorasamy Nirmala
Published: July 2022

Separation of powers among the three branches of government, in most Constitutional democracies, is a design to avert the tyranny of a personalized rule. With specific roles, in relationships characterized by separated but shared powers, each branch of government is a watchdog against the other in case of any abuse. In the South African governing system, the Constitution guarantees functional power relationships among the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary branches of the government. Nevertheless, the dominant party system, in practice, has weakened the legislative oversight and accountability powers to tame the excesses of the executive, contrary to the intendments of the drafters of the Constitution. Judicial review of the various legislative and executive actions, however, has created precedents that seek to reassert legislative capacity to hold the executive accountable. At one time or the other, the judiciary had indicted the legislature and the executive of dereliction of duties. Using primary and secondary data from judicial pronouncements, constitutional provisions, and other public documents, with extant literature, respectively, this paper reviewed the environment that prompted the activist posture of the South African judiciary. An entrenched culture of party loyalty and the incapacity of the legislature to enforce accountability have bolstered the need for assertive judicial review in ensuring accountability. The failure of the legislature to exercise its oversight power has provided the platform for the judiciary to rise as a formidable accountability instrument. Judicial independence, guaranteed by The Constitution, would continue to sustain the tenets of South African representative democracy.
Statistical distribution of mirror mode-like structures in the magnetosheaths of unmagnetised planets: 2. Venus as observed by the Venus Express spacecraft
Authors: Volwerk Martin , Simon Wedlund Cyril , Mautner David , Rojas Mata Sebastian , Stenberg Wieser Gabriella , Futaana Yoshifumi , Mazelle Christian , Rojas-Castillo Diana , Bertucci Cesar , Delva Magda
Published: July 2022

Abstract. In this series of papers, we present statistical maps of mirror mode-like (MM) structures in the magnetosheaths of Mars and Venus and calculate the probability of detecting them in spacecraft data. We aim to study and compare them with the same tools and a similar payload at both planets. We consider their dependence on Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) solar flux levels (high and low). The detection of these structures is done through magnetic field-only criteria and ambiguous determinations are checked further. In line with many previous studies at Earth, this technique has the advantage of using one instrument (a magnetometer) with good time resolution facilitating comparisons between planetary and cometary environments. Applied to the magnetometer data of the Venus Express (VEX) spacecraft from May 2006 to November 2014, we detect structures closely resembling MMs lasting in total more than 93,000s, corresponding to about 0.6 % of VEX's total time spent in the Venus's plasma environment. We calculate MM-like occurrences normalised to the spacecraft's residence time during the course of the mission. Detection probabilities are about 10 % at most for any given controlling parameter. In general, MM-like structures appear in two main regions, one behind the shock, the other close to the induced magnetospheric boundary, as expected from theory. For solar maximum, the active region behind the bow shock is further inside the magneosheath, near the solar minimum bow shock location. The ratios of the observations during solar minimum and maximum are slightly dependent on the depth Δ B / B of the structures, deeper structures are more prevalent at solar maximum. A dependence on solar EUV (F10.7) flux is also present, where at higher F10.7 flux the events occur at higher values than the daily average value of the flux. Combining the plasma data from the Ion Mass Analyser with the magnetometer data shows that the instability criterion for MMs is reduced in the two main regions where the structures are measured, whereas it is still enhanced in the region in-between these two regions, implicating that the generation of MMs is transferring energy from the particles to the field. This study is the second of two on the magnetosheaths of Mars and Venus, and a third paper comparing the results obtained at the two planets will follow.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY FOR BUILDING SEGMENTATION IN REMOTE SENSING IMAGES USING DEEP NETWORKS: CSCRS ISTANBUL BUILDING DATASET AND RESULTS
Authors: Amirgan B. , Awad B. , Erer I. , Musaoğlu N.
Published: July 2022

Abstract. Building semantic segmentation is an exceedingly important issue in the field of remote sensing. A new building dataset as created consisting of very high-resolution optical satellite images provided by the Center for Satellite Communications and Remote Sensing (CSCRS). The imagery is obtained by Pleiades satellite and have a resolution of 0.5 meters. Segmentation results have been obtained using post-FCN architectures. Architectures examined in this work fall under one of few categories. The first category is Encoder-Decoder Network: an encoder that reduces the spatial resolution of the data and a decoder that recreates the lower resolution result of the encoder and upsamples it. The second category is Feature Pyramid Network, in this type of network scene information is aggregated across pyramid structures which produce more comprehensive results. The third category is Dilated Network, due to its atrous structure, which can calculate any layer at any desired resolution, with the presence of holes in the filter. The final category is Attention-Based Network, in these networks, certain aspects of the data are emphasized while other aspects are ignored. After this work, it can be seen that according to several metrics Dilated and Attention-Based Networks perform better than their counterparts. As a result of the training of 100 epochs with the data set in architectures belonging to Dilated and Attention-Based Networks, IoU values above 0.90 were obtained.
MONITORING VEGETATION DENSITY USING SPECTRAL VEGETATION INDICES: A CASE STUDY OF MALAM JABBA REGION, DISTRICT SWAT, PAKISTAN
Authors: Sohail M. , Ali S. S. F. ,   Abidullah
Published: July 2022

Abstract. The limited forest resources with a higher deforestation rate per annum, Pakistan ranks the second highest in Asia. FAO reported that the annual forest cover change rate during 1990–2000 was −1.8% and increased to −2.2 % between 2000–2010. Most of Pakistan's total forest resources, dominantly natural forest, are situated in the Northern regions. Stepping into the corridor of the 21st century, the Spatio-temporal analysis has been evolved using Satellite Remote Sensing data aided with Geographic Information System) GIS) platforms. The study is carried out over the mountainous vegetation land of Malam Jabba, district Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Due to varying topography and the region being part of the agro-forestry zone, drastic changes were observed in vegetation and built-up areas. The vegetation cover has been identified and classified based on elevation throughout the area. This study has provided essential insights into vegetation cover change over a period of four decades. Vegetation cover is classified into high to very high, medium, and low to very low. The Landsat and the SRTM DEM satellite imageries were exported to the ERDAS software for pre-and post-processing, and for further analysis ArcGIS 10.5 was used, where the vegetation density change for each period was computed from the pixels by using vegetation indices like VCI, NDVI, and SAVI. The results show a significant decline from 1980 to 2010 in vegetation density in the Northwestern direction; however, an increasing trend can be seen in 2020 due to awareness and the Government’s Billion Tree Tsunami initiative. Such studies can significantly benefit researchers and decision-makers interested in satellite remote sensing for forest and other vegetation cover monitoring and management at a regional scale.
A STUDY ON THE SHORELINE CHANGES AND LAND USE/LAND COVER ALONG THE KETA COASTAL ZONE
Authors: Atayi J. , Twumasi Y. A. , Ning Z. H. , Asare-Ansah A. B.
Published: July 2022

Abstract. The Keta Municipality has undergone a rapid increase in population due to economic and commercial activities. This led to the municipal’s coastal and shoreline zone being faced with severe environmental challenges throughout the years. The goal of the study was to evaluate Keta’s shoreline changes and the coastal Land Use Land Cover (LULC) using multi-temporal remote sensing datasets. These datasets were subjected to the following image processing techniques such as image enhancement, image classification and, shoreline extraction. The Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS), a plugin tool in ArcGIS was utilized to assess the rate of shoreline changes (i.e., erosion or accretion) from 2000 to 2020. These were achieved based on the following statistical methods used; Linear Regression Rate (LRR), Net Shoreline Movement (NSM), and End Point Rate (EPR). The LULC analysis indicated that built-up areas and water bodies have increased rapidly from 14.71–18.43%, and 47.68–50.46% respectively from 2000 to 2021. In terms of the shoreline changes, LRR showed a mean of −0.95m/year with 68.22% faced with erosion and accretion of 31.78%. The EPR and NSM revealed a mean shoreline change of −1.19m/year and −26.3/period respectively from 2000 to 2021. The EPR and NSM results both revealed that 69.24% experienced erosion and 30.76% accretion, indicating the prevalence of erosion at the shoreline. This research is to contribute to both the development of Keta’s shoreline protection and management measures as well as sustainable land use planning. Also, aids in achieving most of the Sustainable Development Goals in the municipal.
Revisiting the wintertime emergent constraint of the Southern Hemispheric midlatitude jet response to global warming
Authors: Breul Philipp , Ceppi Paulo , Shepherd Theodore Gordon
Published: July 2022

Abstract. Most climate models show a poleward shift of the southern hemispheric jet in response to climate change, but the inter-model spread is large. In an attempt to constrain future jet responses, past studies have identified an emergent constraint between the climatological jet latitude and the future jet shift in austral winter. However, we show that the emergent constraint only arises in the zonal mean, and not in separate halves of the hemisphere. This can be explained by the presence of a double jet structure in the Pacific region, making the zonal mean jet latitude a poorly defined quantity that does not represent the latitude of a zonally coherent structure during this season. The usefulness of the emergent constraint is therefore questionable. This finding can further explain the prior finding among CMIP5 and CMIP6 ensembles that the meridional structure of the zonal-mean zonal wind response does not change with climatological jet latitude but stays fixed.
Strategi Implementasi Renovasi “Reaktor Biodigester Inovasi Portabel Pembangkit Listrik Biogas Berbahan Limbah Perikanan”
Authors: Husaini Hasbi , Yudhiwinata Muhammad Azis , Shiddiq Muhammad , Chalik Yusri
Published: July 2022

Kebutuhan energi semakin meningkat, diakibatkan pertumbuhan penduduk mencapai 200 juta jiwa, dengan demikian dibutuhkan alternatif energi yang effisen dan mudah diterapkan, metode penelitian ini berbasis studi litelatur, pengambilan data melalui data sekunder berdasarkan penelitian terdahulu, data kemudian dianalisis sebagai perancangan awal bentuk dan sturktur teknologi dan menggunakan metode quadhelix, didapatkan hasil Rancangan biodgister protable mengunakan dimensi dari reaktor biodigester berdiameter 4,81 m, tinggi 3,49 m dan tebal 4 mm, menghasilkan tenaga listirk  0,6 MW, Strategi implementasi melalui penggabungan antara akademisi, Industri, komuniti dan pemerintah, implementasi produk “RENOVASI” dimulai dengan Perancangan dan pembuatan, kerjasama dengan pemerintah dan masyarakat, sosialisasi, implementasi, mentoring dan evaluasi
Membongkar Ulang Inovasi Digital: Telaah Kritis Aplikasi PeduliLindungi dalam Perspektif Social Construction of Technology (SCOT)
Authors: Rahmayani Rahmayani , Imawan Arga Pribadi
Published: July 2022

Inovasi aplikasi digital berkembang pesat tatkala pandemi Covid-19 mulai terjadi pada tahun 2020. Beragam platform digital, salah satunya PeduliLindungi, dibentuk sebagai bentuk adaptasi terhadap pandemi serta langkah penanggulangan persebaran virus Covid-19. Studi ini berfokus kepada telaah kritis terhadap aplikasi PeduliLindungi sebagai salah satu inovasi yang tumbuh berkembang pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Dengan menggunakan framework bernama Social Construction of Technology (SCOT), studi ini menemukan bahwa platform aplikasi PeduliLindungi tumbuh berkembang seiring dengan pertemuan pengetahuan serta interaksi sosial diantara manusia. Dengan kata lain, aplikasi PeduliLindungi bukan platform yang dibentuk sebagai respon krisis pandemi Covid-19. Justru sebaliknya, aktivitas manusia yang melahirkan aplikasi PeduliLindungi. Lebih jauh, studi ini menggunakan metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah historiografi dengan pendekatan konstruktivis. Adapun data dalam penelitian ini memanfaatkan beberapa berita, dokumen, jurnal yang berkaitan dengan platform aplikasi PeduliLindungi.
Pengaruh Bauran Pemasaran terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Inovasi Madu Kelulut di Kecamatan Manggar Kabupaten Belitung Timur
Authors: Nengsi Balita , Evahelda Evahelda , Purwasih Rati
Published: July 2022

Pengaruh Bauran Pemasaran Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Madu Kelulut Di Kecamatan Manggar Kabupaten Belitung Timur (Dibimbing oleh Evahelda dan Rati Purwasih). Madu kelulut merupakan hasil madu dari lebah Trigona sp. Madu kelulut mudah untuk dibudidayakan. Hal ini dikarenakan lebah madu kelulut yang tidak memiliki sengat (Stingless bee) sehingga aman untuk dibudidayakan di sekitaran lingkungan rumah, perkebunan dan pemanfaatan lahan kosong.  Setiap konsumen memiliki pola perilaku konsumsi yang berbeda-beda. Oleh sebab itu, sebagai produsen supaya dapat menjual produk yang dipasarkan sampai ke pembeli perlu melakukan pendekatan terhadap konsumen dan perilakunya. Sangat penting bagi produsen untuk mengetahui pengaruh bauran pemasaran produk, harga, distribusi, promosi terhadap keputusan pembelian konsumen terutama dalam persaingan produk madu kelulut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah: (1) Mendeskripsikan bauran pemasaran madu kelulut di Kecamatan Manggar Kabupaten Belitung Timur, (2) Menganalisis pengambilan keputusan pembelian madu kelulut oleh konsumen di Kecamatan Manggar Kabupaten Belitung Timur, Penelitian dilakukan di Kecamatan Manggar Kabupaten Belitung Timur dengan menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Sampel pada penelitian sebanyak 100 responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa karakteristik responden meliputi usia, jenis kelamin, tingkat pendidikan dan pekerjaan. Bauran pemasaran di Kecamatan Manggar Kabupaten Belitung Timur telah dikategorikan baik. Proses pengambilan keputusan pembelian madu kelulut melalui lima tahapan yaitu, pengenalan kebutuhan, pencarian informasi, evaluasi alternatif, tindakan pembelian, dan pengkonsumsian produk.
Criminalising Gender Diversity: Trans and Gender Diverse People’s Experiences with the Victorian Criminal Legal System
Authors: Mitchell Matthew , McCrory Adrien , Skaburskis Isabelle , Appleton Brenda
Published: July 2022

Trans and gender diverse (TGD) people are disproportionately criminalised and face unique vulnerabilities when interacting with the criminal legal system. However, very little is known about TGD people’s experiences of criminalisation in Australia or the strategies TGD people and their advocates use to navigate the criminal legal system. Based on survey responses from TGD people with lived experience of criminalisation and lawyers with experience representing TGD clients, this article identifies several critical issues with the criminal legal system’s treatment of TGD people and outlines the strategies TGD people and their representatives suggest to address these issues. On this basis, we argue that criminologists and criminal legal practitioners urgently need to interrogate and work towards ameliorating the criminal legal system’s treatment of gender diversity. These insights will be crucial in informing future advocacy efforts and reform agendas, given that knowledge in this area is severely lacking.
Repercussões e perspectivas da equipe de enfermagem frente ao processo de cuidados paliativos do paciente oncológico
Authors: Ribeiro Wanderson Alves , Santos Larissa Christiny Amorim dos , Dias Lilian Laine da Conceição , Freire Maria Júlia Louvain Longo , Cirino Hosana Pereira , Castro Kemely de , Ribeiro Matheus Sampaio , Morais Maicon Costa de
Published: July 2022

Os cuidados paliativos são cuidados de saúde ativos, integrais, prestados aos pacientes que possuam algum tipo de doença grave, progressiva, que prejudique sua existência, promovendo mais qualidade de vida aos pacientes e seus familiares através da prevenção, do alívio da dor, diminuição do desconforto, sem causar tanto sofrimento. O objetivo compreender através da literatura a ótica da equipe de enfermagem frente ao processo de cuidados paliativos do paciente oncológico. Caracterizar os sentimentos despertados na equipe de enfermagem durante o processo de morte, e apresentar as estratégias de enfrentamento da equipe de enfermagem no processo desses cuidados. Trata-se de um estudo de revisão bibliográfica, de caráter descritivo e de abordagem qualitativa. Mediante ao estudo pôde-se constatar que, embora a morte faça parte do cotidiano de trabalho dos profissionais da enfermagem, persistem as dificuldades em falar sobre o assunto, pois não se acostumam com a finitude de vida. Alguns profissionais respondem de certa forma negando a morte, o que pode interferir na forma como cuidam do paciente em processo de morte e seus familiares. Outros buscam na naturalização desta a forma de elaborar seus sentimentos, vivenciando este processo de forma mais humanizada. A cada vivência parecem fortalecer-se, sofrendo um pouco menos. Onde uma das dificuldades demonstrada pelos profissionais é de como lidar com os sentimentos diante da morte, onde a equipe precisa ter equilíbrio psicológico, para não os demonstrar, poder apoiar, confortar os familiares e o próprio paciente no processo de morte.
Tres definiciones negativas de la enciclopedística de Novalis
Authors: Napoli Santiago J.
Published: July 2022

El presente artículo se propone explorar y analizar tres acepciones del proyecto denominado “enciclopedística”, gestado por el científico y pensador alemán Novalis. Las definiciones examinadas intentan dar con la identidad de este concepto a partir de aquello que lo delimita negativamente, es decir, aquello que no corresponde a la concepción diseñada por su propio autor. Para cumplir con su propósito, este trabajo investiga la fuente textual titulada Das allgemeine Brouillon. Materialien zur Enzyklopädistik, donde Novalis esboza la noción de enciclopedística. Esta obra inconclusa permite descubrir la forma adoptada por dicho proyecto, al tiempo que lo conecta con la Ilustración europea y la tradición de la enciclopedística de los siglos XVI-XVIII.
De letárgicos y frenéticos: Descartes sobre las enfermedades de la mente
Authors: García Rodríguez Sergio
Published: July 2022

El presente artículo reconstruye la explicación que Descartes ofrece sobre dos enfermedades de la mente conocidas en el siglo XVII: la frenitis y la letargia. Para ello, se expone, en primer lugar, cómo la teoría cartesiana de las representaciones mentales permite dar cuenta de los delirios y alucinaciones perceptivas de los locos. Posteriormente, se reconstruye el análisis de Descartes de la frenitis y la letargia, ahondando, en este último caso, en la teoría cartesiana de la memoria.
El mythos, el logos y la historia. La reconstrucción filosófica del pasado en el mythos del Político de Platón.
Authors: Greco Giuseppe
Published: July 2022

En este artículo se considera la función y el valor del mythos del Político de Platón. En primer lugar, se analiza el contexto en el que surge el relato para definir su función en el marco de la investigación diairética acerca de la definición del político. En segundo lugar, se evidencia que en la base de la formulación del mythos se encuentra una serie de relatos tradicionales a los que se aplica un método histórico-reconstructivo. Luego se resaltan las formas de razonamiento a las que los personajes del diálogo acuden para reconstruir, a partir de la tradición mítica, un relato racional y plausible. Finalmente, se argumenta que el relato, aunque no pueda alcanzar la verdad propia de los objetos de conocimiento más estables y seguros, evidencia un cierto grado de plausibilidad, fundamentada en la coherencia interna, en el respeto de una serie de principios admitidos como verdaderos y, finalmente, en su correspondencia con la tradición mítica.
La cal, la joya y el guijarro. Ortega y Gasset y la primera recepción de Heidegger en España
Authors: Castro Sánchez Álvaro
Published: July 2022

Las diferentes recepciones de la obra de Martin Heidegger representan una cuestión importante para entender la evolución de la filosofía española en la segunda mitad del siglo XX. En el contexto de la crisis de la modernidad y en búsqueda de una salida filosófica a la altura de su tiempo, la recepción filosófica de Ortega fue polémica y ha sido objeto de diversas interpretaciones. Recibida tempranamente por sus discípulos Zubiri y Gaos, y de especial importancia en Zambrano, la obra de Heidegger contribuyó a desplazar tanto a Ortega como su herencia de los tiempos de la Escuela de Madrid durante la dictadura franquista. De la filosofía escolástica de los años cuarenta y del propio Heidegger se desquitó en La Idea de Principio en Leibniz, obra de la que acaba de publicarse una nueva edición oficial que incluye las notas de trabajo previas. De tal modo, en nuestro trabajo se hará un recorrido crítico por aquella primera recepción y las lecturas más relevantes de la misma, esta vez analizadas bajo el marco metodológico aportado por la Sociología de la Filosofía.
La cólera y los hechos: Foucault y los nuevos filósofos en la encrucijada de los setenta
Authors: Chamorro Emmanuel
Published: July 2022

El presente artículo trata de reconstruir el vínculo intelectual, político y biográfico que conecta a Michel Foucault con los conocidos como «nuevos filósofos». Atendiendo no solo a su proyecto filosófico, sino también al modo en que tratan de situarse en el nuevo campo intelectual francés de la segunda mitad de la década de 1970 —profundamente marcado por el declive del ciclo político del 68—, pretendemos descifrar los contornos de dos formas de concebir el trabajo teórico y de entender el presente radicalmente distintas y, sin embargo, en algún aspecto coincidentes. Este análisis de la relación entre Foucault y los nuevos filósofos —construido fundamentalmente alrededor de las figuras de Bernard Henri-Lévy y André Glucksmann— pretende, así, desentrañar no solo algunas aristas de su propuesta filosófica, sino también de un tiempo especialmente convulso y que resulta crucial para comprender las décadas posteriores.
Pensamiento ambiental derivado de los principales usos patrísticos del patriarca ecuménico de Constantinopla, Bartolomé
Authors: Cárdenas-Támara Felipe
Published: July 2022

El trabajo identifica las fuentes teológicas patrísticas de la cosmología ambiental en el cristianismo ortodoxo manejadas en el pensamiento de Bartolomé, patriarca ecuménico de Constantinopla. El enfoque investigativo se enmarca en un proceso de análisis discursivo de carácter hermenéutico-interpretativo. Se observa que el despliegue de fuentes patrísticas usadas por el patriarca le permite construir profundos sentidos ambientales anclados en una visión cristiana que presenta canales de expresión desde una narrativa simbólica de corte religiosa, orientada a proporcionar soluciones a la crisis planetaria que vive la humanidad contemporánea.