bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lebanese Women and Literature
Authors: Aghacy Samira
Published: March 2020

Since we are dealing with texts written by women, the question that comes to mind is whether or not there is a unique or particular way in which women inscriberepresentation. My examination of texts written by women as well as men from the 1950's to the present reveal that no clearcut or categorical differences occur between texts written by men and those written by women. There seems to be nodifference in the language they use or the techniques employed in their writing. Is it a question of content then which makes texts written by women different?
"To be an Armenian"
Authors: Ghiragossian Alicia
Published: March 2020

So many timesI have been asked:What does Armenian mean?.... Being an Armenianis having an obsessionfor the world to knowhow hard it is to survivewith the memoriesof our lost onesstill fresh and vivid
Recognizing and Confronting Poverty in All its Forms
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

A brand new, silvery-gray Range Rover idles in Beirut's afternoon traffic jam. Its driver, an impeccably coifed and elegantly dressed middle-aged woman, is having an animated conversation with a friend on her cellular phone, her hands, sparkling with diamond rings and golden bracelets, flash in the afternoon sunlight as she talks. From the curb, a young girl no more than eight years old, her eyes dull, her hair matted, her faded dress fraying at the edges, shyly moves towards the Range Rover. The glamorous woman shifts her position in an effort to ignore the street girl begging at her window.
Recent Publications/Conferences/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Conference: The VIII Pacific Science Intercongress has been scheduled to take place from 13-19 July 1997 in Suva, Fiji.
From Lebanon/From Turkey
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

From Lebanon: Farewell to a PioneerFrom Turkey: The Army Warns the Prime Minister against Allowing Women to Wear the Veil
Mai Masri: Palestinian film director
Authors: Ismail Ghena
Published: March 2020

Mai Masri was born in Amman, the daughter of a Palestinian father and an American mother, and she grew up in Beirut. Yet, she affirms that her sense ofidentity was very clear to her right from the beginning: "I feel Palestinian wherever I am."
Gender and Politics in Sudan
Authors: Maalouf Lynn
Published: March 2020

Gender and Politics in Sudan, by Sondra Hale - Westview Press, 1996
Arab Women: From Misconceptions to Reality
Authors: Hammoud Hassan
Published: March 2020

For over forty years, most Western and traditional Arab writers dealing with Arab women's concerns, issues, and. problems, adopted a Western discourse that remains for the most part unchallenged. Only recently have two prominent Arab women successfully attempted to dismantle this discourse by deconstructing its basic premises and criticizing its concepts and theories.
From Palestine/From Egypt
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

From Palestine: NEW WOMEN'S STUDIES PROGRAM AT BIR ZEIT UNIVERSITYFrom Egypt: AL-MUFTI'S DECLARATION PROVOKED EGYPTIAN INTELLECTUALS
The Disabled in the Family
Authors: Merhej Rita Mufarrij
Published: March 2020

In an Expert Group Meeting on "Social Barriers to the Integration of Disabled Persons into Community Life" (convened by the United Nations Department of Economical and Social Affairs at Geneva in July 1976), the participants exchanged views on a wide range of problems and obstacles known to impede the integration process.
How We Were
Authors: Nasrallah Emily
Published: March 2020

I held onto your hand and your soft, delicate fingers intertwined with my big, coarse ones that were offspring of the oak and the sumac trees. And through thepores invisible sap communicated to your warmth. Happiness blossomed in your innocent eyes as you skipped along the sidewalk near the blue sea. Your free hand gestured toward the horizon and your stammering lips said, "Sea gull ... "
Feminists, Islam and Nation: Gender and the Making of Modern Egypt
Authors: Abboud Hosn
Published: March 2020

Feminists, Islam and Nation: Gender and the Making of Modern Egypt by Margot BadranPrinceton University Press, 1995
Content or Contest
Authors: Razzouk Juhaina
Published: March 2020

Everyone was awaiting the night. There were those who were going to watch the long-heralded event on television, and those who would witness it live. It wasn't just a local event limited to a Lebanese audience; it was also a regional event that would have an impact on the surrounding Arab world. Some hoped to see beauty, conventionally defined; others wanted to see displays of intelligence, talent and wit; and some wanted to watch just to satisfy their curiosity. Although intentions were numerous and varied, the final result was the same: everyone who watched the recent Miss Lebanon Contest was stunned.
Building on Indigenous Concepts of Human Rights: A Conversation with Dr. Mahnaz Afkhami
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

Building on Indigenous Concepts of Human Rights: A Conversation with Dr. Mahnaz Afkhami
An Encounter of Arab Women Researchers
Authors: Cheikh Nadia
Published: March 2020

Between July 25th and 27th, 1996, Al-Baahithaat, the Association of Lebanese Women Researchers, held a meeting which was attended by a number of Arabwomen researchers from Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Jordan. Palestine. Bahrain, Sudan and Lebanon. The first inter-Arab meeting of its kind, it enabled women researchers to get acquainted and to share their research experiences.
Sisters of Men
Authors: Khoury Samira
Published: March 2020

Sisters of Men by Dr. Shereen KhairallahBeirut: Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World, 1996280 pp.
Men, Women and God(s)
Authors: Accad Evelyne
Published: March 2020

Men, Women and God(s) by Fedwa Malti-DouglasBerkeley: University of California Press, 1995273 pages.
Subjectivity versus Subjection
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

Although I have viewed beautiful and impressive works of art in a number of art galleries in Lebanon, Tunisia and Palestine over the last ten years, my most memorable encounters with art works in the Arab world occurred in unlikely settings: a lawyer's office and a doctor's clinic.
Kuwaiti Women Demand the Vote
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

More than forty Kuwaiti women activists from fields as diverse as the law, the sciences, and literature demonstrated outside the Kuwaiti Legislature building in March
Amal Trabulsi: Gallery owner
Authors: Tarnowski Wafa Stephan
Published: March 2020

Epreuve d'Artiste, Amal Trabulsi's art gallery, is now 17 years old - give or take one or two years of closure during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the long civil war.
Dany Bustros: Dancer
Authors: King-Irani Laurie , Ismail Ghena
Published: March 2020

The art of dance is ephemeral, ambiguous and magical. Unlike poetry, which can be recorded and recited again and again, or painting, which is an enduring visual image of an act of creative imagination, the dance exists only in the here and now, shifting, changing, inspiring and dissolving before our very eyes.
Hala Masri: Singer
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

Unless one has had the privilege of hearing her clear, strong and expressive singing voice, one would not guess that Hala Masri is one of the best young singers in Lebanon today. Masri, a 1987 graduate of the Lebanese American University who currently works as drama coordinator for theatrical productions at LAU, sings with the Beirut Group for Arabic Music, which performs classical Arabic music, under the direction of conductor Selim Sahab.
Dr. Lina Abyad: Theater
Authors: Razzouk Juhaina
Published: March 2020

Lina Abyad, Professor of Theater Arts at the Lebanese American University and Director of the recent production, The Royal Pardon", studied Child Development and Communication Arts at Beirut University College, Psychology at American University of Beirut, before pursuing her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Theater Arts in Paris.
One day in the south
Authors: Awar Nada
Published: March 2020

The cat trotted across the street to join us on a covered terrace . Rain pattered gently on the canopy above, and the air coo led. I leaned against the balustrade and gazed out at the lush, green valleys of southern Lebanon.
Report on Income-Generating Projects to Assist War-Affected Women
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Because of the duration, depth and devastation of the Lebanese conflict, Lebanese women's roles changed drastically during the war. Many women lost their husbands, whi Ie others were abandoned and left to fend for themselves as the social order disintegrated. Women's traditional sources of income and other means ofsubsistence in their villages of origin were lost.
Women, the Media and Sustainable Human Development
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

Wherever one looks, whatever one reads, and whomever one talks to nowadays, it is impossible not to notice that the entire world is in the midst of a profound revolution: the global communications revolution. thee world-wide phenomena of cable television. satellite communications, the Intemet, fax machines. E-Mail and personal computers means that more people in more places can access more information than at any time before in human history.
An Interview with Mrs. Anna Mansour, Advisor for Sustainable Human Development, UNDP-Beirut
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Sustainable Human Development is the Enhancement of Social Resources
Media Professionals' Views on Women, the Media and Sustainable Human Development
Authors: Lorfing Irene
Published: March 2020

Over the years, the focus of deve lopment has gradually changed from a purely economic emphasis to a multidimensional one. Development today is about theenhancement of economic, human and soc ial resources; the overall aim of the new development approach is to ensure sustainab le growth and to encourage human potential.
May Menassa, Journalist and Author
Authors: Ismail Ghena
Published: March 2020

A Conversation with May Menassa, journalist and writer on cultural affairs for An-Nahar newspaper, editor of the monthly magazine, Jamaluki, and lecturer on women's and cultural issues.
Women's Magazines in Lebanon: A Progressive or Regressive Force?
Authors: Eid Dr. Bassima Sukkarieh
Published: March 2020

The following is a synopsis of a study undertaken to analyze the images of women portrayed in popular Arabic-language women's magazines in Lebanon. The goal was to assess and interpret the messages (implicit and explicit), being conveyed to women readers by these magazines.
Khalida Messaoudi: An Algerian Woman Stands Up
Authors: Tarnowski Wafa Stephan
Published: March 2020

Khalida Messaoudi: An Algerian Woman Stands UpParis: Flammarion, 1995
AIDS And Us
Authors: Cheikh Nadia
Published: March 2020

Conservative groups in various countries throughout the Arab world continually protest against the low moral standards of the West. The priority on their cultural agenda is the rejection of the immediate and long-term threats posed by the indiscriminate importation and adoption of western secular values. Western-bashing and the upholding of our own superior ethical mode of life have thus becomefavorite topics of conservati ve discourse, which usually warns everyone about the catastrophes our culture will experience if we import these foreign values into the East.
The Price of Honor: Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence in the Islamic World
Authors: Baroudi Sami
Published: March 2020

The Price of Honor: Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence in the Islamic World By Jan GoodwinBoston: Little Brown, 1994363 pages
Amnesty International Launches Campaign to Protect Women's Rights
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

In preparation for the Fourth U.N. World Conference on Women, The U.S. branchof Amnesty International has launched a campaign to draw attention to increasingabuses of women's basic human rights around the world.
The Women's Movement: The Second Wave
Authors: El-Cheikh Nadia
Published: March 2020

On May 15 and 16,1995, Foundation Rene Moawwad and Friedrich-NaumannStiftung sponsored a workshop entitled "The Women's Movement: The Second Wave". The purpose of the meeting, as stated by the organizers, was to explain the absence of the younger generation from the scene of women's activism.
Young Women Speak Out, East and West
Authors: Moubayed Alia
Published: March 2020

In the context of the Euro-Arab Dialogue begun in Malta last year, a Euro-Arab Women's Seminar was held in Beirut between July 26 and 30, 1995. Jointly organized by the Progressive Youth Organization, representing the Arab Youth League, and the Youth Forum of the European Union, the seminar gathered young European and Arab Women, each representative of youth or women's association in their respective countries. The women were eager to voice their opinions and discuss their concerns forty days before the Beijing Conference, the outcome of which will set the framework for women's activities and struggles for the next decade. The dialogue covered an exhaustive list of women-related topics, such as the participation of yotmg womenin education and their situation in the labor market; sexuality and health; women in civil society (participation of women in politics, legal rights); and the influence of religion on women's roles in society.
Book Shelf
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Book Shelf
Does Education Empower Women?
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Women's education has increased substantially in the Arab World during the last decade or two. Statistics indicate that the male-female ratio of enrollment in secondary school and higher education is diminishing and in some places like Lebanon it is suspected that the number of women university students is higher than its male counterpart.
Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East
Authors: Tarnowski Wafa Stephan
Published: March 2020

Everyday Life in the Muslim Middle East Edited by Donna Lee Bowen and Evelyne A. Early
My Journey With Cancer
Authors: Accad Evelyne
Published: March 2020

I decided to hold a jounal on my journey through cancer. I need to do it for myself (to exorcise the pain) and for the other women who are going through the same calvary, or for those who will in the future. I also write for those who must become aware of the dangers we face in our postmodernera. I feel I have been made to pay the price for modern civilization. Someone has to pay the price for all the pollutantsand chemicals that are thrown into the atmosphere, which affect us through the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the sun our skin receives, the contaminants dumped into the rivers and seas, the pesticides sprayed on the fruits and vegetables, and the hormones fed to animals.
Women and HIV/AIDS
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

The first case of AIDS was reported in Lebanon in 1988. As of July 1994, 2,402 cases of AIDS, 398 ARC (AIDS Related Complex), and 8,423 HN positive cases were reported in the region of the Middle East. The disease is heavily underreported and under-estimated, according to the National AIDS Control Programme in Lebanon. The NACP was established in 1989 by the World Health Organization and the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
Always Changing
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Again, there are changes! In the beginning of 1994, this combined issue of AL-RAIDA was set as the target for a series of developments which involved giving it a new look and enriching its content. The Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) , producer and sponsor of AL-RAIDA. isdetermined to make it a quality publication.
The Western Stereotype of Arab Women
Authors: Absi Dr. Samir Abu
Published: March 2020

Two women, veiled in black, with the one facing the camera peeking through narrow eye-slits, appeared on the cover. The caption read, Women and Islam: the title of the story in the July, 1993 issue of the publication of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association.
The Scarlet Poppy: Massacre in Beirut
Authors: Amyuni Mona Takkiedine
Published: March 2020

A Hymn of Compassion and Love -The Scarlet Poppy:Massacre in Beirut by Evelyne Accad
A Choice Between Violence and the Family
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

On-going wars in the Arab world have made violence the rule and a part of daily life for many. Nevertheless, other forms of violence are also common to Arab societies and receive their share of legal provision. Systematic information about them is scarce, particularly when related to gender.
Time, A Gift of Love
Authors: Majdalani May
Published: March 2020

Much has been written about wife abuse, battering, and specifically about physical violence. It exists in Lebanon, butI cannot document it. I can document, however, the existence of psychological violence as I encounter it more and more in my practice with women being treated for depression or anxiety. Each eventually complains of the same thing: a consistent grinding down of their sense of identity by well - meaning partners.
Are Battered Women Hospitalized?
Authors: Melhem Eva Abu
Published: March 2020

By surveying hospitals in the Beirut area. We hoped to collect systematic data on the number of battered women who come to the emergency rooms. Our interest was to gather information on the socio-economic class they belong to, their physical condition. and the person who brings them in for help.
An Islamic Discourse With Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah
Authors: Khudr Adele
Published: March 2020

A colleague pointed out that Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah said The husband has the right to beat his wife, in his book Islamic Contemplation About Women.
Jordan: Rural Women in the Protection of the Agricultural Environment in Jordan
Authors: El-Khaimeh Hala
Published: March 2020

This paper reviews the role of rural women in the preservation of the agricultural environment in Jordan, and deals with types of pollutants in the Jordanian rural regions.
Tribute to Nina Berberova (1901-1993)
Authors: Amyuni Mona Takkiedine
Published: March 2020

Nina Berberova was born in Russia in 1901 and has recently died in Philadelphia. Recognized as a distinguished novelist late in her life in 1985, it took a man of great insight, Hubert Nyssen, ediur of the elegant publishing house in Paris, Acres Sud, to feel immediately the unique and original talent of Berberova.
Indigenous Polygyny in Dhofar. (Re-)Interpretations of Individual Options and Daring Delineations
Authors: Profanter Annemarie , Cate Stephanie Ryan
Published: March 2020

Polygyny is widely practiced across Dhofar reflecting the resiliency of Islamic family law. However, as the country is accommodating transnational influences polygynous marital arrangements are undergoing changes. Drawing on qualitative data collected within a large-scale quantitative study comprising a sample of 1,192 respondents on polygyny in Dhofar 2004–2010, the entanglements between religious mores on and cultural practices of polygyny are discussed through individual case-work analysis. First, it is argued that polygynous marriage remains a pragmatic arrangement in the context of tribal relationships. Second, the tension in redefining gender roles is manifest primarily in this marital arrangement. Third, through cultural flow and technological, economic, and educational changes, re-interpretation of mating strategies are encompassing a slow shift from pragmatism to romanticism. The digital nature of communications and cultural identity acquisition in the twenty-first century continues to influence and guide the manifestations of change presented by the data that show the small but vital steps being made by men and women that are redefining and reinterpreting polygyny and society as a whole.
PENGARUH PROFITABILITAS, UKURAN PERUSAHAAN, LEVERAGE DAN CASH ON HAND TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN (STUDI EMPIRIS PADA PERUSAHAAN PERTAMBANGAN BATU BARA YANG GO PUBLIC TAHUN 2017-2018 DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA)
Authors: Widiyati Dian
Published: March 2020

This study aims to analyze and obtain empirical evidence about the effect of profitabilitas, company size, leverage and cash on hand for firm value in coal mining companies in Indonesia. Independent variables used in this study is profitabilitas, company size, leverage and cash on hand. Dependent variable used in this study is firm value. The method of analysis of this research used multiple regression analysis. Study’s population was coal mining companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) period among 2017-2018 with amount 22 companies. Data was collected by purposive sampling method so the total sample is 17 companies and 34 data of financial statements companies were taken as study’s observation. The result of this research showed that (1) profitabilitas significantly effect firm value, (2) company size significantly effect firm value, (3) leverage significantly effect firm value, (4) cash on hand not significantly effect firm value.
Religión y política en los Estados Unidos
Authors: Alonso–Lasheras Zavala S.I. Diego
Published: March 2020

En este texto se aportan las claves históricas y contemporáneas que pueden ayudar a aclarar, desde una perspectiva española, la relación entre la religión y la política en los Estados Unidos (EEUU) con una doble intención: conocer mejor la política en los EEUU (cuyas decisiones se explican, en parte, teniendo en cuenta el fenómeno religioso en su manifestación estadounidense) y presentar un modelo de relación entre la esfera política y la esfera religiosa diferente del español.
"Introducción a la economía. Macroeconomía"
Authors: Rodero Franganillo Adolfo
Published: March 2020

Recensión de la obra de: KRUGMAN, P. y WELLS, R. (2009) Introducción a la economía. Macroeconomía. Barcelona, Reverte, 542 pp.
Drag reducing polymers attenuate adverse effects of ischemia-reperfusion upon resection of liver metastases modeled by MC38 mouse colon adenocarcinomama
Authors: Burlaka А.А. , Burlaka А.P. , Кrotevych М.S. , Rudiuk Т.О. , Orel V.E.
Published: March 2020

Summary. ­Background: The resection of metastases within healthy parenchyma improves significantly the long-term outcome in metastatic colorectal cancer. Until now, the resection technique involves Pringle maneuver, which allows reducing blood loss during transsection of liver parenchyma. However, the classical Pringle maneuver has restrictions due to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) effect, in particular increasing risk of tumor recurrence after liver surgery. Aim: To study the pathological impact of surgical intervention and I/R effect on healthy liver tissue in the experimental setting by evaluating the markers of redox-homeostasis and oxidatively induced mutage­nesis, and also to assess the current possibilities of their correction by application of drag-reducing polymers (DRPs). Materials and Methods: MC38 mouse colon adenocarcinoma cells were transplanted intrahepatically to C57Bl/6 mice. The influence of warm ischemia on metastatic potential of MC38 cells, the speed of superoxide radicals (SR) generation and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine content were studied. Results: In case of modeled liver metastases, the surgery initiates an increase in the rate of SR generation into the remaining liver tissue and, consequently, provokes its ischemic injury. The application of DRPs protects liver tissue under I/R conditions. Conclusions: The warm I/R can promotes metastatic lesions in the healthy part of the organ with underlying increase in the rate of SR generation and oxidatively induced damage of guanine in DNA. The hemorheological effects of DRPs ensure increase of microcirculatory perfusion and oxygenation of liver tissues with the reduction of the rate of SR generation and decrease of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine as a marker of oxidatively induced mutations in DNA of hepatocytes. The intraperitoneal administration of nanomolar doses of DRPs prevents the activation of the growth of dormant metastatic MC38 cells in the liver. Further experimental and clinical study of these substances will allow reducing the risks of activation of uncontrolled tumor growth in the liver due to the pathological effect of post-operative I/R.
TUJUAN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DALAM AL QUR’AN [Kajian Surah Al-Hujurat Ayat 11-13 Tafsir Al- Munir Karya Wahbah Al-Zuhaili]
Authors: Muna Muhamad Khusnul , Subekti M. Yusuf Agung
Published: March 2020

This study aims to determine the values of tolerance contained in Surah Al-Hujurat verses 11-13 in the Interpretation of Tafsir Al-Munir by Wahbah Zuhaili and how relevant it is to the objectives of Islamic education. This research is library research with primary data source Tafsir Al-Munir's Aqidah wa al-Syari'ah wa al-Manhaj'. Data analysis using content analysis. The results of this study indicate that the religious tolerance values contained four aspects, namely the value of Humanity, plurality, the harmony of life and egalitarian / equality. The relevance of the objectives of Islamic education is to realize students who have the ability to control themselves, are able to maintain peace and harmony in internal and interfaith relations, have a noble personality, and have a commitment to practice their knowledge and skills for the benefit of themselves, society, and the nation-state. Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui nilai-nilai toleransi beragama yang terkandung dalam Surah Al-Hujurat ayat 11-13 didalam Tafsir Al-Munir Karya Wahbah Zuhaili dan bagaimana relevansinya terhadap tujuan pendidikan Islam. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kepustakaan dengan sumber data primer kitab Tafsir Al-Munir fil Aqidah wa al-Syari’ah wa al-Manhaj karya Prof. Wahbah Musthofa Al-Zuhaili. Analisis data menggunakan metode analisis konten. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa nilai-nilai toleransi yang terkandung dalam Surah Al-Hujurat ayat 11-13 meliputi empat aspek, yaitu nilai Kemanusiaan, pluralitas, keharmonisan Hidup dan egaliter/kesetaraan. Adapun relevansinya terhadap tujuan pendidikan Islam adalah mewujudkan peserta didik yang memiliki kemampuan mengendalikan diri, mampu menjaga perdamaian dan kerukunan memiliki kepribadian yang mulia, serta memiliki komitmen mengamalkan pengetahuan dan keterampilannya bagi kepentingan dirinya, masyarakat, bangsa dan negara.
TIDAL ASYMMETRY IN MANGROVE CREEKS
Authors: Vo Phuoc Luong Hong , Le Phuc Tran Duy
Published: March 2020

A simple analytical model for flow in the creeks is formulated, built up and applied in the real conditions in Nang Hai creek, Can Gio mangrove Biosphere Reserve (Ho Chi Minh city).Observed data of current speed and water level in the creek in the year of 2005 were used to find the friction coefficients in the mangrove swamp and to apply in the model. Results from calculated modeling show obviously the tidal asymmetry in mangrove creek. The peaks of current speed at flood and ebb tides are not equal as the swamp is inundated. The friction coefficients have the great influence in the tidal asymmetry. The friction coefficient in the creek can change remarkably the current speed in the creek, inducing the changes of the current speed peaks. The friction coefficient in the swamp has much less influenced to the current speed in the creeks.
EXOTIC ZOOPLANKTONS IN SHIP BALLAST WATER ARRIVED AT SAIGON PORTS 2008-2009
Authors: Nguyen Quoc Viet , Tran Triet
Published: March 2020

Zooplanktons in ship ballast water is an important factor in marine bioinvasion. From September 2008 to January 2009, two hundreds ballast water samples were collected from oversea ships arrived at Sai Gon port. Results of taxonomical analysis identified 43 zooplankton taxa, 5 groups of shrimp larvae, crabs, polychaeta and 1 unidentified species. Among the zooplankton species identified, there were 9 species that were not seen in Viet Nam from previous studies. They are Pseudodiaptomus clevei, Bestiolina sp., Pseudodiaptomus sp., Harpacticus sp., Amphiascus sp., Jalysus sp., Hemicyclops sp., Kelleria sp., Stephos sp. and one unidentified species.
RESEARCH ON BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF CANCELLOUS - DERIVED ACELLULAR SCAFFOLD
Authors: To Quan Minh , Tran Buu Gia , Nguyen Oanh Thi Hoang , Doan Vu Nguyen , Phan Ngoc Kim , Tran Ha Le Bao
Published: March 2020

Xenogeneic cancellous bone is a abundant resource on bone tissue engineering. But xenograft can arise a serious of immune responses. Thus, we decellularize xenogeneic cancellous bone for obtaining a great number of acellular and low antigenic scaffolds. Porcine cancellous bone (PCB) (4x4x3,5 cm3) were decellularized by acetone or chloroform/methanol (1:1). Biocompatibility of acellular scaffold was evaluated by seeding umbilical blood cells (UBCs) into scaffold and transplanting acellular scaffold to xeno-recipient. The result shows that PCB-derived scaffold treated in two decellularizing solutions have no cell. After 3 days, UBCs adhered on surface of scaffold and proliferated contiously after 12 days. After 8 days, scaffold makes a weak imflammatory response. The intial results show that PCB-derived acellular scaffold can apply in bone tissue engineering.
Data Analytics to Increase Performance in the Human Resources Area
Authors: Monte Santo Andrade Sergio Henrique
Published: March 2020

In a digital era, traditional areas like Human Resources have to adapt themselves to stay alive and competitive. The processes have been drastically changing from paper and talks into systems and workflows. Data is now more than ever in the spotlight and have become an essential asset to ensure delivery, performance, quality and predictability. But first, data has to be organized, combined, verified, treated and transformed to become meaningful information, not forgetting automatized to be delivered in time and supporting decision making in a daily basis. Business Intelligence (BI) is the tool capable to do it and we are the minds to pull it off.
Lesões Cutâneas Pré-Malignas em Residentes de um Município Rural do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Authors: Vaz Guimarães Patrícia , Nascimento de Carvalho Flávia , Câmara Maria Clara , Fernandes de Brito Paula , Goi Barrios Sueli , Bottom Maiara , Costa Beber André Avelino , De Albuquerque Campos Élida , Sarpa de Campos Mello Márcia , Barros Otero Ubirani
Published: March 2020

Introdução: O câncer de pele e um problema de saúde pública relevante; mas; apesar disso, há poucos estudos disponibilizados no Brasil que discorrem sobre as lesões pré-malignas da pele. Objetivos: Descrever as características de uma população rural, que exerce suas atividades laborais ao ar livre, e analisar a associação quanto a presença de lesões cutâneas pré-malignas. Método: Inquérito populacional realizado em um município rural do Sul do país, entre 2010-2011. Participaram desse estudo 242 indivíduos com idade ≥40 anos, de ambos os sexos, que relataram trabalhar ao ar livre. Entrevistas foram realizadas e médicos dermatologistas da Rede de Referência Hospitalar Regional avaliaram presença de lesões na pele. Foram definidas como desfecho todas as lesões cutâneas pré-malignas encontradas nessa população. Resultados: A prevalência de lesões cutâneas na população de estudo foi de 29,3% (71 casos). Na analise de associação ajustada, observou-se que a chance dos indivíduos com idade ≥60 anos terem lesões cutâneas foi quatro vezes maior em relação aos que tinham menor idade (OR=4,05; IC95% 1,89-8,70). Uma maior chance de desenvolver lesões cutâneas também foi observada entre os participantes classificados como fototipo de pele I -II em relação aos de outros tipos de pele (OR=2,99; IC95% 1,58- 5,66), e os que trabalhavam na agricultura e/ou pecuária em relação as outras atividades (OR=2,04; IC95% 1,01-4,14). Conclusão: Indivíduos com fototipo de pele I- II e trabalhadores que exercem suas funções ao ar livre fazem parte de grupos específicos com maior risco para cancer de pele. Estratégias de prevenção e detecção precoce das lesões cutâneas devem ser prioritariamente implementadas nesses grupos.
A Informação sobre a Ocupação do Paciente nos Registros Hospitalares de Câncer no Brasil
Authors: De Paiva Rebelo Paulo Antonio
Published: March 2020

Introdução: A associação entre a ocorrência de casos de câncer e a exposição ocupacional e conhecida ha vários séculos. Apesar disto, a informação sobre o local e condições de trabalho e escassa nos prontuários de saúde. Objetivo: Avaliar a existência, frequência e qualidade da informação sobre a ocupação do paciente com neoplasia maligna, a partir dos dados coletados pelos Registros Hospitalares de Câncer. Método: Foi realizado estudo observacional e descritivo, a partir dos 1.138.951 casos da base de dados do IntegradorRHC, do Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA), diagnosticados de 1998 a 2011, dos quais foram excluídos os casos sem informação, restando 575.333 casos (50,5%). Foram selecionadas topografias específicas, e avaliada a frequência das ocupações em cada uma delas. Resultados: Os dados evidenciaram preponderância de algumas ocupações e distribuição não uniforme nas diferentes topografias selecionadas, sugerindo que a distribuição das ocupações varia em função da topografia do tumor. Conclusão: Em funcao da limitação dos dados, fica evidente a necessidade de motivar o profissional de saúde para coletar a informação de modo adequado e da realização de novos estudos com ajuste pela distribuição das ocupações na população geral e controlando vieses que podem ter interferido na frequencia relativa do numero de casos da base de dados dos Registros Hospitalares de Câncer.
Performance Assessment Through Job Satisfaction of Regional Secretariat Employee of South Buru Regency Reviewed from Charismatic Leadership and Work Motivation Factors
Authors: Laurens Samson
Published: March 2020

This study aimed to analyze the mediating effect of job satisfaction in affecting charismatic leadership and work motivation on employee performance.Sampling in this study was 35% of the existing population of 151 employees, so there were 53 samples of employees in the Regional Secretariat of South Buru Regency.The data were analyzed by path analysis. The results showed that job satisfaction mediated the effect of charismatic leadership and motivation on performance.
Measuring Customer Satisfaction Towards Microfinance Services Provided in Vietnam
Authors: Duong Ha Van
Published: March 2020

Customer satisfaction towards microfinance services is a measure of how microfinance services supplied by a microfinance institution meet or surpass customer expectation. The use of microfinance services plays a very important role in the socioeconomic development and contributes significantly to the development of microfinance sector in one nation. This study aims at measuring the customer satisfaction towards microfinance services they are using. This study uses the five broad dimension theory of service quality, data will be collected from the way of survey from microfinance institutions (MFIs) customers and later on will be analyzed by statistical technique and tools like descriptive statistics, and correlation method. The descriptive statistics are conducted to show out some specific areas in which MFIs need to pay more attention. The correlation analysis is to find out the relationship between each independent variable and the dependent variable. Finally, the conclusion and recommendation will summarize the key findings of the research and give suggestions to MFIs in Vietnam.
A Microstrip MIMO Antenna with Enhanced Isolation for WiMAX Applications
Authors: Lan Nguyễn Ngọc , Hằng Nguyễn Thị Thu , Cừu Hồ Văn
Published: March 2020

In this paper, a multiple-input multipleoutput (MIMO) antenna with high isolation is designed using defected ground structure (DGS). The proposed antenna is constructed by two sets of four elements (2×2), which are designed at the central frequency of 3.5 GHz for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) applications. The antenna is fabricated on a FR4 substrate with an overall size of 144 × 99 × 1.6 mm. Thanks to DGS, the designed MIMO antenna achieves a high isolation of 30 dB and a high radiation efficiency of over 90%. Besides, this MIMO antenna attains a 7.5 dBi gain. There is a good agreement between the simulated S-parameters and the measurement results.
Liquid Biopsy to Characterize Cell-Free DNA in Cancer Detection and Monitoring
Authors: Trân Nguyễn Ngọc
Published: March 2020

Liquid biopsy, a concept introduced approximately a decade ago, refers to noninvasive approaches that have become the focus of biomedical research. In clinical oncology and research, the term liquid biopsy is used in a broad sense as the sampling and analysis of analytes including cell-free DNA from various accessible biological fluids for diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of a therapeutic response. This technology has the potential to be used in tracking the genomic evolution of tumors over time. It may also have therapeutic implications in terms of its ability to detect actionable events or resistant subclonal populations while avoiding the need to conduct repeated biopsies. This paper briefly reviews the major advances in liquid biopsy assay technologies and discusses the types of cancers that most likely benefit from early detection.
Relationship between users
age and visual patterns in digital media
Authors: Plenković Mario , Mustić Daria
Published: March 2020

The purpose of this paper is to investigate is there a relation between age and the way that people are using digital media content. By developing information and communication technology in the field of media communications, media con-tent users are able to use more visual information of the same content, affecting the success of decoding the message and users can also manipulate part of the visual presentation by
adapting the user interface to their visual needs. This puts the user in the position of the designer of the visual content. The information user today partially takes the role of the creator of the visual aspect of the information, so it comes to repositioning in relation the graphic
designer - the recipient of the message. The paper examines whether the
age of the user has an impact on the visual pattern used in the digital
content utilization. The research approach is qualitative and exploratory in nature, as the aim is to develop a model of information consumption for elderlies in digital environment in which the information quality is challenged by the way of user’s visual approach and visual pattern.

Through the empirical part of the research, user behavior was investigated in the use of media web content. Although, there are some differences between two users groups divided by age, we can not claim that these differences are connected with age. The research has shown that the primary reason for certain visual pattern is interest for specific theme. Based on conducted theoretical analysis and empirical research it can be concluded that visual communication in a new, converging media environment is experiencing redefinition and enables rapid transition from status information per se to status per nos, but the interest for content is still dominant regulator of specific users navigation trought the content.
Survey on entity linking for domain specific with heterogeneous information networks
Authors: Mythrei S. , Singaravelan S.
Published: March 2020

Entity linking is a task of extracting information that links the mentioned entity in a collection of text with their similar knowledge base as well as it is the task of allocating unique identity to various entities such as locations, individuals and companies. Knowledgebase (KB) is used to optimize the information collection, organization and for retrieval of information. Heterogeneous information networks (HIN) comprises multiple-type interlinked objects with various types of relationship which are becoming increasingly most popular named bibliographic networks, social media networks as well including the typical relational database data. In HIN, there are various data objects
are interconnected through various relations. The entity linkage determines the corresponding entities from unstructured web text, in the
existing HIN. This work is the most important and it is the most challenge because of ambiguity and existing limited knowledge. Some HIN could be considered as a domain-specific KB. The current Entity Linking (EL) systems aimed towards corpora which contain heterogeneous as web information and it performs sub-optimally on the domain-specific corpora. The EL systems used one or more general or specific domains of linking such as DBpedia, Wikipedia, Freebase, IMDB, YAGO, Wordnet and MKB. This paper presents a survey on domain-specific entity linking with
HIN. This survey describes with a deep understanding of HIN, which includes datasets,types and examples with related concepts.
Development of teaching materials in numerical methods
Authors: Zulyadaini Zulyadaini
Published: March 2020

This research is aimed to develop teaching material in numerical methods in the faculty of teaching and education, Batanghari University (Jambi, Indonesia). The Research and Development (R&D) approach was used in the study. The development model used in the research is the instructional development model. After being developed, validation is done by design experts, material experts, and media experts. Then one to one learning, learning in small groups, and field trial trials were conducted. The results of the study based on validation by experts were categorized as feasible with a feasibility percentage for design validation of 90%, media validation of 87.7% and material expertise of 90.1%. On the basis of validation results and tests it is concluded that the teaching materials for learning mathematics are efficient to use.
Tüketicilerin Yiyecekte Yenilik Korkusu Düzeyleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: YİĞİT Serkan , DOĞDUBAY Murat
Published: March 2020

Yeniliklere bağlı
olarak yiyecek ve içecek sektörü; tüketicilerin istek ve arzularında meydana
gelen değişimlere ayak uydurabilmek amacıyla, yeni ve farklı hizmet arayışı
içine girebilmektedir. Son yıllarda özellikle gastronomi biliminin de etkisiyle,
yiyecek ve içecek sektörü her geçen gün yenilenmektedir. Ancak yiyecek ve
içecek sektöründe meydana gelen yenilikler her zaman karşılık bulamayabilmektedir.
Bunun nedeni olarak, tüketicilerin belli bir kısmının yeniliğe açık olmaması
gösterilebilmektedir. Psikoloji bilim dalının incelemiş olduğu konulardan biri
olan yenilik korkusu (neofobi); insanların hayatlarında veya çevresinde meydana
gelen yeniliklere karşı besledikleri korku olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Bu
korkuya sahip insanlar hayatlarında yenilik istememekte ve alışkanlıklarını
yaşamı boyunca devam ettirme niyetindedirler. Çalışmanın ana konularından
birini oluşturan yiyecekte yenilik korkusu da yenilik korkusunun bir çeşididir.
Yiyecekte yenilik korkusu, yeni yiyeceklere karşı bireylerde genellikle korku,
geri çekilme ve denemede isteksizlik olarak gözlenmektedir. Her ne kadar
yiyecekte yenilik korkusu, bireyi yeni yiyeceğin potansiyel zararlarına karşı
korumuş olsa da, zamanla bireyin beslenme döngüsünü kısıtlamaktadır.

Bu çalışmanın
amacı; tüketicilerin yiyecekte yenilik korkusu düzeylerini belirlemektir. Bu
amaçla yapılan çalışmada, katılımcıların yiyecekte yenilik korkusu düzeyleri
yiyecekte yenilik korkusu ölçeği ile ölçülmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmada
kullanılan ölçek, Pliner ve Hobden’in (1992) tarafından geliştirilmiştir.
Çalışma kapsamında veri toplama yöntemi olarak anket yöntemi kullanılmış ve 413
katılımcıya ulaşılmıştır. Sonuç olarak tüketicilerin, yiyecekte yenilik korkusu
açısından düzeyleri “nötr” olarak
belirlenmiştir. Bu düzeyin anlamı; tüketiciler, yeni yiyecekleri deneme
konusunda temkinli davranmaktadırlar.
HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN IBU BALITA TENTANG GIZI BALITA DENGAN STATUS GIZI BALITA DI RW 07 KELURAHAN DAYEUH LUHUR WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS BENTENG KOTA SUKABUMI
Authors: Haryani Hana
Published: March 2020

Malnutrition affects nearly 15% of the population and mostly from developing countries. The children are the ones who often suffer malnutrition. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge mother of toddler nutrition with nutritional status of children under five in RW 07 Dayeuh Sublime Work Area Health Center Fort Sukabumi. This type of research is kolerasional. The study population was as much as 131 mothers and 99 samples taken maternal, Slovin calculated by the formula. Validity test showed there were 26 valid items, and reliability values obtained r =0,789. Hypothesis testing using Shomer's formula with p-value =0,026. The results showed the majority of knowledge mother included in both categories as much as 92,6%, and toddlers with good nutritional status as much as 90,9%. Based on the results of the study there is a relationship between maternal knowledge about toddler nutrition toddler with nutritional status of children. The conclusion of this study is known the better knowledge of the mother, the more toddlers with good nutritional status, and health centers are expected to improve educational programs and nutritional enhancement.
Walka o czytelnika – koncepcje pracy bibliotecznej w świetle publikacji zamieszczanych na łamach polskich czasopism bibliotekarskich w okresie stalinowskim.
Authors: Łuszpak Agnieszka
Published: March 2020

In the Stalinist period (1948-1956) new challenges appeared in the work of Polish librarians. One of them was work competition, considered an ideal way of supporting the build­ing of socialism. The next one service for new groups of readers, i.e. peasants and workers, who had to be provided with an ideological book to understand and accept the new system, and professional, to contribute to the economic development of the country. These tasks required rigorous control of lending and selection of book collections. In the journals, published by the Związek Bibliotekarzy i Archiwistów Polskich – “Przegląd Biblioteczny”, “Bibliotekarz” and “Poradnik Bibliotekarza” – you can find various materials to help librarians carry out new tasks.
Omówienie zawartości zbioru rękopisów przechowywanego w Muzeum Księży Marianów im. ks. Józefa Jarzębowskiego w Licheniu Starym.
Authors: Wrede Maria
Published: March 2020

The article aims at the presentation of the collection of manuscripts, a hardly known collection of historical sources concerning different periods of the history of Poland. It describes in detail individual sets of manuscripts, a kind of guide concerning the inventory of the whole collection available in the Museum (a copy in the National Library of Poland). The most valua­ble, most comprehensive and – in this context – unobvious part of the collection, consisting of the sources for the history of the January Uprising, as well as the collection of literary autographs and royal documents. The objects which are closely related to the history of the Museum are the leg­acy of Father Józef Jarzębowski and manuscripts concerning the history of the Roman-Catholic church, documentation of the Poles’ activities during World War II, minor materials concerning the history of the Polish diaspora. It is only by recognizing the history and context of how the collection had been developed that it can be properly interpreted, individual objects included.