bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Augmented Reality in Research and Practice
Authors: Petrovich Jr. Mark Eugene , Foster Aroutis N.
Published: October 2020

The continued development of mobile technologies has provided individuals the opportunity to work, learn, and play across a variety of contexts. The growth of these mobile devices has afforded an equivalent rise in popularity in augmented reality (AR) technologies. Though it has seen widespread adoption across a number of industries, AR has yet to see consistent integration in the realm of education. Several individuals and organizations have cited AR as being poised for mainstream educational adoption despite continued setbacks. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the claims surrounding AR for teaching and learning to understand what is being done and what is possible with the technology right now. This chapter provides a review of a variety of academic and non-academic sources towards the construction of a framework for AR for teaching and learning. Recommendations for research and practice are discussed.
Design Principles for Educational Mixed Reality?
Authors: Yepes-Serna Vanesa , Wolf Mario , Söbke Heinrich , Zander Steffi
Published: October 2020

Mixed reality (MR) applications are widely considered to be effective educational tools. However, the use of MR alone cannot ensure learning, and studies even suggest that the affordances of this technology could decrease the mental processes required for the acquisition of new knowledge. Like any other technological innovation, the educational possibilities of MR are closely related to the design of its contents. Despite this, there are no design recommendations for MR focused on learning. Educational psychology presents a range of empirically proven design guidelines for multimedia learning environments. This chapter reviews existing guidelines and categorizes them into principles related to the perception of information and the related essential information processing (design principles) and principles aiming at promoting generative learning (activating principles). These principles are translated to MR-learning environments.
Developing Design Knowledge and a Conceptual Model for Virtual Reality Learning Environments
Authors: Lähtevänoja Antti , Holopainen Jani , Vesisenaho Mikko , Häkkinen Päivi
Published: October 2020

This chapter focuses on applying design science research for virtual reality learning environment (VRLE) design processes. Six selected case studies are presented in the context of VRLEs. The case selections were analyzed in terms of their contributions to design knowledge. The objective of this book chapter is twofold: 1) for researchers, the design knowledge contributions of case studies are highlighted for future reference, and 2) for developers and practitioners, design principles are presented for the development of VRLEs. The final outcome of the present study is a conceptual model describing the current design knowledge in the field of VRLEs and identifying the research gaps that should be addressed in future research on the educational use of VR.
Augmented Reality
Authors: Soberanes-Martín Anabelem
Published: October 2020

Augmented reality is on the rise in education. This case study focuses on its incursion in the training of health professionals. The author has chosen this focus to address situations that the students do not do in the classroom because of the complexity or lack of laboratories. Thus, the author proposes to develop a mobile application with augmented reality. In the first phase, the proposal includes aspects of the technique of urethral probes, including videos and animations. The proposal also includes markers on mannequin present the information of the process for application with mannequins and patients. The results of the application are that the author identified that the augment reality enrich the process of learning for the valuation by the students and teachers. It showed that the virtual contents contribute to the education of the students of the infirmary.
Introducing the Cities of Ghazali in the Context of Religious Tourism
Authors: Demircioğlu Aytekin
Published: October 2020

Ghazali is one of the most well-known scholars of the Islamic world that lived between 1058 and 1111. He was dedicated to knowledge in his short life. Ghazali made trips to take lessons and to teach. In this study, cities related to Ghazali were examined. These cities are Tus, where he was born and received his primary education; Curcan, where received Fiqh training; Nishabur, where he first studied as a student and then taught as a madrasa scholar. These three cities are located within the borders of Iran today. The fourth city is Baghdad, where he taught at the Nizamiye Madrasa. Later he was found in the cities of Damascus, Jerusalem, Al-Halil, respectively. He then went to the cities of Mecca and Medina to become a pilgrim. In this study, these nine cities, which are important for Muslims, were introduced as a religious tourism center with a descriptive method.
Religious Tourism in Zimbabwe
Authors: Zhou Zibanai
Published: October 2020

The impact of religious tourism on destination economies is clearly an important question for public policymakers wishing to develop a robust tourism industry. This chapter aimed to offer insights into the contemporary state of religious tourism in Zimbabwe. Using interpretive qualitative data obtained through observation and in-depth interviews conducted with 30 key informants purposively selected from religious tourism stakeholders, the study established that although teeming with bright prospects, as manifested through the availing of employment opportunities to communities around religious tourism sites, religious tourism in Zimbabwe remains on the back foot. Findings revealed that religious tourism is hamstrung by the absence of a proper regulatory framework, spike in stampede cases jeopardising the safety and security of pilgrims, congestion and environmental pollution. Policy recommendations were proffered.
The Meaning of Hispania in Mediaeval Majorca
Authors: Pujol Gabriel Ensenyat
Published: October 2020

The mediaeval concept of Hispania/España has been used by some in Spanish historiography to legitimize the existence of the Spanish nation from the Middle Ages. Leaving aside the manipulative and ideological aspect of this approach, when looked at from the perspective provided by documents from Majorca, the authors perceive a very different impression. The choronym Hispania was used between the 13th and 15th centuries to denote mainly al-Andalus (i.e., Islamic Iberia). At other times (rarely), it was also used to refer to Christian regions, albeit excluding the lands of the Crown of Aragon and the Balearic Islands themselves.
The Catalan Collective Identity in the Early Modern Era (1479–1714)
Authors: Palomo Cristian
Published: October 2020

Catalonia, politically formed as the principality of Catalonia and the counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya, was a political entity that, like those of the kingdoms of Aragon, Valencia, or Navarra, existed in the late medieval and the early modern periods linked to great dynastic empires such as the Crown of Aragon, the Hispanic Monarchy, and the French Monarchy. In these centuries, the Catalans developed a collective identity, and this chapter offers a synthetic explanation of its characteristics during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs and their successors, the Hispanic sovereigns of the House of Austria.
Catalan Identity and Banditry in the Ancient Regime
Authors: Llinares Alejandro
Published: October 2020

The authors examine how the concepts of nation, country, monarchy, and Spain, which have significantly different meanings today, were understood in the Modern Age. From here, they first examine the disputes that existed among the monarchist Hispanic forces in the Principality of Catalonia under the command of the viceroys and the Catalan powers, enshrined in law and served by the rise in banditry. These disputes gave rise, among other factors, to the growth in the so-called institutional patriotism.
Compositionality, Pluricentricity, and Pluri-Areality in the Catalan Standardisation
Authors: Costa-Carreras Joan
Published: October 2020

Current language standardization processes must face the challenge of preserving variation, as speakers are very sensitive to their language identity. In the Catalan communicative space, two official agencies are in legal charge of language standardization: the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, whose target is all Catalan speakers and which applies a monocentric “compositionality”, and the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, whose target is Valencian speakers only and which applies a “convergent pluricentricity.” This chapter will analyze the official texts of both academies studying how language variation is focused on applying the notions of compositionality, pluri-areality, and pluricentricity.
Financial Inclusion
Authors: Goel Anusha
Published: October 2020

Financial inclusion is a contemporary issue that has featured in the reforms agenda of several countries. Although it has gained momentum over time, the access to finance and basic financial services remained highly skewed across demographic and geographic segments. The purpose of the study is to analyse the performance of states/union territories in each dimension and composite index of financial inclusion. The focus is on ranking Indian states and union territories, identifying the major changes in ranks during 2000-01 to 2016-17, and finding the rate of expansion. The index of financial inclusion is calculated using three dimensions as per Sarma methodology. Log linear regression model is used to determine the growth rate in the measure of inclusion. The findings show that the index of financial inclusion value has enhanced in 28 and declined in four states/union territories out a group of 32 states/union territories. While a robust positive growth is observed in 23 states/union territories, the deterioration turns out to be significant in Chandigarh only.
Optimizing Recruitment Online
Authors: Alsaghir Loubna , Abdallah Nathalie , Bazan Stéphane B.
Published: October 2020

This research aims at addressing the apparent lack of consensus in the literature on the efficiency-effectiveness promise of e-recruitment by adding the dimension of the used e-channel. In other words, this paper explores to what extent the e-channel used by a company could alter the efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment process and, hence, generate a sub-optimal result. This research highlights the critical importance of the used e-channels for an efficient and effective e-recruitment process. Moreover, it enriches the literature by showing how companies may use a combination of several e-channels in the aim of taking advantage of the complementary that exists between them, hence optimizing the use of e-channels.
Equilibrium Analysis of Dual-Channel Supply Chain Under Retailer's Greening Cost Information Asymmetry
Authors: Rofin T. M.  , Mahanty Biswajit
Published: October 2020

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of information asymmetry of retailer's greening cost on the performance of both the manufacturer and the retailer. The study considers a dual-channel supply chain comprising of a manufacturer and a retailer committed to green operations. The authors have employed sequential game theoretic model to derive the closed form expressions corresponding to the two cases under consideration, that is: (1) complete information and (2) asymmetric information. They have found that the sharing of greening cost information by the retailer can make both the manufacturer and the retailer better off in terms of profit. They have also found that the greening cost information sharing is all the more important when the greening cost efficiency is weak. The study helps retail managers to make a decision on whether to conceal or reveal the greening cost information with the upstream manufacturer.
Spectral Clustering and Cost-Sensitive Deep Neural Network-Based Undersampling Approach for P2P Lending Data
Authors: Jadwal Pankaj Kumar , Jain Sonal , Agarwal Basant
Published: October 2020

Peer-to-peer lending, also known as P2P lending, is the new generation loan disbursement process, where lenders and borrowers communicate through online services. Loans through P2P lending platforms are generally unsecured, due to the presence of borrowers with low credit scores. Lendingclub dataset, consisting of quantitative and qualitative information of borrowers from 2007 to 2011, is taken for the research. Machine learning models trained with such imbalanced dataset consists of biasing towards major class samples. The model performs significantly well on major class (safe borrowers) in terms of high precision but does not perform significantly well on minor class (defaulted) borrowers and provides low recall on minor class samples. To deal with the issue, a novel undersampling algorithm based on the combination of spectral clustering and cost sensitive deep neural network (SCCSDNN) is proposed. Experimental results showcased the outstanding performance of the proposed technique, and it outperforms state of the art undersampling, oversampling and ensemble resampling techniques.
Ethics of Architecture or Ethical Architecture?
Authors: Abusaada Hisham
Published: October 2020

This paper examines the nature of the relationship between ethics and architecture. This complicated state of affairs—in professional practice and architectural design—is evaluated based on a bibliographical review of the visions of some Arab and Western thinkers. This review passes through the analysis of three intellectual movements: modernism, postmodernism, and the new brutalism. A series of questions arises: How is it determined whether any of these principles are moral or immoral? Does a specific principle override other beliefs? Who decides that any building is ethical or unethical? This article shows that some conclusions can be drawn from human values to act as a guide for creating a superior design but not for a “stately” design. Critically, it emerges that there is no so-called ethical architecture, but rather, ethics is always related to professional practice. This means that the construction of a building is governed by ideas and design criteria while professional practice is guided by ethical /moral principles.
A “New” View of Proof-of-Concept Practices Through the Lenses of Activity Theory and Hermeneutics
Authors: Neto Antonio Jose Rodrigues , Borges Maria Manuel , Roque Licinio
Published: October 2020

In this study, the authors acknowledge Proof-of-Concept (PoC) as an activity with a set of practices performed by its practitioners and consumed by organizations that aim to explore new products or technologies and achieve knowledge production and consumption. PoC practices are poorly explored and characterized in the scientific literature. The motivation of this research is the clarification of an approach to PoC. This article introduces a “new” and different view of PoC practices using Activity Theory and Hermeneutics. The authors debate that it is not possible to understand the whole PoC until its constituent parts and context have been understood. Therefore, the process of appropriation of knowledge in PoC occurs in social interaction between one practitioner and another, through an activity that is mediated in the relations between those practitioners, and an activity between the triad—subject (practitioner), object of learning (outcome), and mediating artifacts—with the aim of improving PoC practices.
PROFITABILITY OF ISLAMIC BANKS: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS
Authors: Bakkeri Amine , Malik Abdelhakim Ben
Published: October 2020

This article aims to examine the impact of internal and external factors on the profitability of 30 Islamic banks operating in the Middle East and North Africa over a period from 2005 till 2018. We use the OLS method according to Panel data. Empirical results indicate that the quality of management, liquidity, and capitalization, quality of services, the presence of women and the competence of staff are significant determinants of profitability. The other determinants including diversification, size and inflation have no significant effect on the Islamic banks' profitability.

JEL Classification Codes: G21, G24, C33, D02.
THE REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF THE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ATTRIBUTES AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE EFFICIENCY OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRIES IN OMAN
Authors: Rawahi Said Hamed Al , Jamaluddin Zaharuzaman Bin , Bhuiyan Abul Bashar
Published: October 2020

As the aircraft maintenance is one of the very essential resources to enhance the aircraft productivities those facilities such as spears, human, and financial add to that the organizational factors in which will help to make the maintenance more efficient and safe because the safety is the priority part in maintenance in which the organization should take in consideration. The main purpose of the study is to investigate existing available literature for determining of relevant factors that have cause and effects on the ensuring of aircraft maintenance efficiency in the aviation industry in Oman. Therefore, the study uses available sources of existing literature explored to covers from Google Scholar, ProQuest, and Scopus, and other online resources. Based on this extensive review, the study determined the resource management attributes and aircraft maintenance efficiency and have moderating role effective planning and internal control in the aviation industry in the sultanate of Oman. The summary review findings of the study will fill the gap in the existing body knowledge especially prime factors affecting the attainment of aircraft maintenance efficiency, resource management attributes, effective planning and ‘internal control and aircraft maintenance in the aviation industry in the sultanate of Oman. The study recommends for policy guideline for ensuring of determining of relevant factors that have cause and effects on the ensuring of aircraft maintenance efficiency in the aviation industry in Oman.
INTRODUKSI PRODUK BANANA CHIP AREN SUGAR DAN BANANA PUDING PADA IBU-IBU DAN REMAJA NYAPAH WALANTAKA, SERANG
Authors: Dini Martinda Lestari  , Surti Zahra
Published: October 2020

Pisang memiliki sekitar 136 kalori untuk setiap 100 gram yang secara keseluruhan berasal dari karbohidrat yang mempunyai manfaat kesehatan dan gizi, sehingga perlu disebar-luaskan di masyarakat. Program pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk  memberikan solusi untuk permasalahan yang ada di kelurahan Nyapah khusus nya bagi penghasil keripik pisang yaitu kurang nya kualitas barang yang di jual dan di produksi di daerah tersebut. Untuk itulah di lakukan kegiatan program pembinaan mulai dari meningkatkan pemahaman masyarakat sasaran terkait pengolahan pisang menjadi berbagai produk inovasi, serta memberikan pengetahuan manfaat pisang dari aspek gizi, dan kesehatan. Khalayak sasaran dalam kegiatan ini adalah ibu-ibu dan remaja kelurahan Nyapah, kecamatan Walantaka, Serang Banten. Metode kegiatan terdiri dari sosialisasi, seminar UMKM dan Baksos Kesehatan serta pada saat Loka Karya Kelurahan. Luaran yang telah di capai dari pelaksanaan program pengabdian yaitu sebagai berikut : 1. Pemahaman tentang kesehatan dan manfaat produk pisang yang di produksi 2.Peningkatan kualitas produk pisang dan kualitas kemasan proses packaging  3. Peningkatan Penghasilan sebesar 50%. 4. Artikel Ilmiah.
SOSIALISASI DAN PENDAMPINGAN PENGISIAN SENSUS PENDUDUK 2020 ONLINE SERENTAK DI UNIVERSITAS BINA BANGSA
Authors: Wijaya Kusuma Jaka , Isnaini  , Junedi Beni , Nugroho Nurhasan , Meilisa Ranny , Jefri Ulfi
Published: October 2020

Sensus Penduduk Indonesia 2020 (disingkat SP2020) adalah pendataan penduduk Indonesia yang mencakup jumlah penduduk, etnis, agama, pekerjaan, perekonomian, dan lain-lain. Sensus 2020 adalah sensus yang ke-7. Dalam Sensus Penduduk kali ini ada yang berbeda, yakni Sensus Penduduk Secara Online. Kelebihannya Dapat dilakukan kapan saja secara mandiri selama periode pelaksanaan Sensus Penduduk Online, Literasi masyarakat terhadap penggunaan teknologi informasi yang semakin baik., Menumbuhkan kesadaran masyarakat tentang arti penting data, dimulai dari informasi pribadinya. Namun dalam pelaksanaannya terdapat berbagai kendala, Koneksi Internet yang tidak optimal, Belum pahamnya masyarakat dalam menggunakan Gadget dan lain-lain, sehingga diperlukannya Sosialisasi dan pendampingan langsung dalam pengisiannya
PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT BERBASIS EKONOMI KREATIF DI DESA CITAMAN KECAMATAN CIOMAS KABUPATEN SERANG BANTEN
Authors: AR Chaerudin  , Bambang Setiadi  , Ahmad Munawir
Published: October 2020

Pergeseran orientasi ekonomi dunia yang mengedepankan aset sumber daya manusia ini menyebabkan persaingan luar biasa dalam dunia kreatif (global competition of talents). Pembangunan pedesaan melalui industrialisasi pertanian atau peningkatan produksi pangan berbasikan penegembangan wilayah serta berbasiskan pertumbuhan ekonomi. Desa Citaman Kecamatan Ciomas Kabupaten Serang Provinsi Banten Wilayah Desa Citaman adalah desa yang berbasis pertanian dan perkebunan, dan beberapa potensi ada Usaha Mikro dan Kecil diantaranya Emping, Tempe, dan Kerupuk. Dan saat ini di desa tersebut sangat diperlukan adanya pengembangan-pengembangan usaha yang tepat guna. Pelaksanaan pendampingan dan pengembangan masyarakat merupakan salah satu tujuan dari kegiatan PPM yang diharapkan mampu untuk dapat menyelesaikan permasalahan yang ada di masyarakat Desa Citaman, baik di bidang perekonomian, keagamaan, sosial dan budaya, pemerintahan desa, maupun di bidang pendidikan dan kesehatan. Melalui pendampingan terhadap masyarakat, kegiatan PPM Dosen ini melakukan penggalian data tentang persoalan atau kondisi masyarakat sekitar yang selanjutnya dirumuskan dalam bentuk program kerja dan realisasinya yang diharapkan dapat menjawab persoalan yang ada bersama dengan masyarakat. Kemudian program kerja yang dirumuskan telah terealisasi kurang lebih 90% sesuai dengan kemampuan peserta PPM, meskipun masih terdapat kendala dalam pelaksanaannya
Título en español.
Authors: George Samuels  , Pablo Landrau, Jr.
Published: October 2020

El uso de los elementos nitrógeno, calcio y boro influyó sobre la formación de nódulos y sobre el rendimiento del kudzu, como sigue: 1. Las aplicaciones de nitrógeno redujeron drásticamente la formación de nódulos, pero aumentaron significativamente los rendimientos del primer corte. 2. Cuando se aplicó cal al terreno, ésta aumentó el número de nódulos por planta. Se observó un pequeño aumento en los rendimientos cuando el suelo registraba un pH de 4.4. En los suelos con un pH de 5.1 no se pudo apreciar aumento significativo alguno. 3. Las aplicaciones conjuntas de nitrógeno y cal redujeron la formación de nódulos al nivel del tratamiento con nitrógeno solo; a pesar de la presencia de la cal. 4. El boro solo o el boro aplicado conjuntamente con la cal, no influyeron consistentemente sobre la formación de nódulos o sobre los rendimientos. 5. Ninguno de los tratamientos al compararse con el tratamiento testigo influyó, en forma que pudiera medirse, sobre el contenido de proteína en el kudzu.
Título en español.
Authors: M. A. Lugo-López  , B. G. Capó  , F. Aróstegui  , A. Riollano
Published: October 2020

Se presentan aquí los datos de dos experimentos de campo, que incluyen cinco cosechas de caña, y los cuales fueron sembrados en un suelo de aluvión con desagüe imperfecto en Río Piedras, costa norte de Puerto Rico, y de dos experimentos con tres cosechas de caña en un suelo laterítico de la zona de Isabela, en las llanuras costaneras del noroeste. En ambos sitios, la caña se sembró en hileras a 4 y a 8 pies de distancia. En algunas parcelas la caña se sembró sola y en otras se intercaló con otros cultivos, tales como habichuelas soyas, habichuelas coloradas del país, habichuelas blancas del país, pepinillos, fríjoles, melones y tomates. El estudio estadístico de los datos obtenidos revela que la caña sembrada en hileras a 4 pies de distancia rinde más azúcar que la que se siembra a 8 pies, no importa que esté sola o intercalada con otras cosechas. Las plantas leguminosas, tales como las soyas, fríjoles, habichuelas coloradas y habichuelas blancas del país pueden intercalarse ventajosamente con la caña. Los pepinillos, melones y tomates, también pueden sembrarse en asociación con las plantas jóvenes de caña sin temor a que ocurra una reducción en la producción del azúcar. El maíz, intercalado con la caña, no es recomendable, pues reduce la producción de azúcar de la caña. Tanto técnica como económicamente es posible usar los suelos que se dedican a la caña con cultivos intercalados, práctica esta que debería recibir mayor consideración como uno de los medios para aumentar la producción de alimentos en la Isla sin tener que utilizar terrenos adicionales.
Título en español.
Authors: Rafael Santini, Jr.
Published: October 2020

El acido cítrico es el ácido orgánico polibásico que se encuentra en grandes cantidades en la guayaba. Por lo tanto su determinación no se puede usar como una prueba para la adulteración de las jaleas de guayaba. El acido tartárico y el levo-málico, también se encontraron presentes en pequeñas cantidades en las tres variedades de guayaba analizadas. El único ácido orgánico polibásico que se encontró en la acerola fué el levo-málico. El ácido ascórbico, que es un ácido monobásico, y el ácido dehydroascórbico (en forma de lactona) se encuentran también presentes en cantidades considerables.
Título en español.
Authors: E. Hernández-Medina  , M. A. Lugo-López  , H. R. Cibes-Viadé
Published: October 2020

Se presentan aquí datos de dos experimentos sobre abonamiento de la piña llevados a cabo en áreas representativas en el Norte y en el Interior de la Isla. Cuando se trató el suelo con cachaza, las plantas de piña se desarrollaron vigorosamente y tuvieron un color verde oscuro. Las hojas fueron más anchas y los tallos y pedúnculos florales más gruesos que los de las plantas que se desarrollaron en las parcelas sometidas a otros tratamientos. En la zona de Arecibo, en el suelo que recibió no menos de 32 toneladas de cachaza por acre, además de 1,500 libras de un abono 12-6-10, las plantas de piña produjeron rendimientos tan altos y frutas del mismo tamaño que aquellas que se desarrollaron en el suelo, al cual se le había aplicado el doble de la cantidad de abono antes mencionada, pero donde se había omitido la cachaza. Cuando se omitió el nitrógeno del abono, o no se aplicó la cachaza, se redujeron los rendimientos. Los resultados de estos experimentos señalan la posibilidad de usar más ventajosa y extensivamente la cachaza, conjuntamente con menores cantidades de abono que las que se usan ahora en los plantíos de piña de la zona de Arecibo. En la zona de Corozal se necesitan 3,000 libras de abono, además de 32 toneladas de cachaza por acre de piña para poder obtener los rendimientos máximos de esta cosecha. La omisión de la potasa y la del nitrógeno en los abonos para piña perjudica los rendimientos.
Título en español.
Authors: M. A. Lugo-López  , E. Hernández-Medina  , H. R. Cibes-Viadé  , J. Vicente-Chandler
Published: October 2020

Se presentan aquí datos sobre las propiedades del suelo en los campos experimentales de Arecibo y Corozal 18 meses después de haber tratado parcelas con dos niveles de cachaza y haber dejado parcelas testigos sin recibir cachaza. Los experimentos se localizaron en suelos de Bayamón limoarcilloso y Lares arcilloso, ambos representativos de los suelos donde generalmente se cultiva la piña en las zonas norte e interior de la Isla. En un informe previo se presentó evidencia que indicaba que se podían obtener rendimientos máximos de piña en la zona de Arecibo con aplicaciones de 1,500 libras de abono 12—6—10 si se habían hecho aplicaciones de cachaza previamente a razón de 32 toneladas por acre. En Corozal, sin embargo, es necesario aplicar 32 toneladas de cachaza y 3,000 libras de abono por acre para poder lograr rendimientos máximos de piña. En ambas localidades se tomaron muestras de las primeras pulgadas del suelo y se determinó el pH, contenido de nitrógeno, materia orgánica, capacidad total de intercambio, calcio, magnesio y manganeso intercambiable, y fósforo e hierro asimilables. En Corozal se tomaron además, columnas de suelo en su estado natural y se midió la permeabilidad, agua removida en 15 minutos a una tensión de 60 centímetros, saturación máxima, humedad retenida a varias tensiones, porosidad y densidad aparente del suelo. Aunque no se obtuvieron diferencias significativas atribuíbles a los tratamientos en la mayoría de los casos, se observaron tendencias de importancia, tales como mayor retención de humedad aprovechable en los suelos que recibieron aplicaciones de cachaza en contraste con los que sólo recibieron abono químico. La razón de carbono a nitrógeno fué estrecha en todos los casos, indicando que la descomposición de la materia orgánica fué rápida.
Título en español.
Authors: L. A. Alvarez-García  , J. Adsuar  , J. P. Rodríguez  , A. C. Miret  , F. Arostegui  , R. Olivencia  , F. Rochet
Published: October 2020

En este trabajo se presentan datos en relación con la eficacia de los nuevos fungicidas para combatir el tizón tempranero (Alternaria solani) y el tizón tardío (Phytophthora infestans) respectivamente, que atacan a las papas (Solarium tuberosum) en Puerto Rico.
Economic Policy Uncertainty and Corporate Innovation: Evidence From China
Authors: Shen Huayu , Zhang Man , Liu Runxin , Hou Fei
Published: October 2020

This study investigates whether economic policy uncertainty affects corporate innovation. Using a sample of Chinese listed firms during the period of 2007-2017, this paper finds that economic policy uncertainty is positively associated with corporate innovation. Moreover, firm-specific characteristics (state ownership, internal control, and managerial ownership) have an influence on the above relationship. Our paper contributes to the economic effects of economic policy uncertainty.
Pandemics and the Asia-Pacific Islamic Stocks
Authors: Salisu Afees A. , Sikiru Abdulsalam Abidemi
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we examine the potential of the Asia-Pacific Islamic stock market to serve as a good hedge against uncertainty due to pandemics and epidemics (UPE). Relying on a new dataset for UPE, we find evidence in favour of the hedging potential of the Asia-Pacific Islamic stocks against UPE albeit with lower hedging effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, results show improved out-of-sample forecasts of stock returns when using the UPE predictor.
The Yogi and the Scholar: Rhetorical Polemics as Literary Frames and Conceptual Framework in Tibetan Buddhist Discourse
Authors: Viehbeck Markus
Published: October 2020

Tibetan polemical literature is especially known and enjoyed for its harsh language and offensive comparisons, which stand in marked contrast to the philosophical and doctrinal matters that works of the genre commonly discuss. Drawing from a detailed literary analysis of a particular polemical exchange between Ju Mipam (1846–1912) and Pari Rapsel (1840–1912), this article calls for a distinction between what might be called “rhetorical polemics” and “formal argumentation,” and argues that the former is used to exercise framing functions towards the latter, in both structural and conceptual terms. With regard to conceptual considerations, polemical comparisons play an important role. Through frequent allusions to a stereotypical divide of Buddhist experts in practice-oriented yogis and logic-oriented scholars, these discourses connect to a larger narrative framework about the correct or incorrect transmission of Buddhism on the Tibetan plateau, which individual agents use to characterize their opponents. In so doing, they contribute to the further solidification and promotion of the master narrative that this framework entails.
Natureza biológica da agressão: uma análise dos esportes de combate
Authors: Campos Italo Sérgio Lopes , Gouveia Junior Amauri
Published: October 2020

A agressão é comum na natureza, sendo muito associada ao uso da força ou a imposição de dominância. O presente ensaio objetiva descrever alguns determinantes comportamentais relacionados ao caráter biológico da agressão, presentes no universo dos esportes de combate. Os resultados apontam que contextos de alta competitividade, justificam comportamentos mais assertivos e mais ousados com vistas a otimizar resultados. A agressão aqui presente, é uma demanda funcional primaria da própria da modalidade. Assim, o êxito competitivo estaria implicitamente vinculado com o contexto competitivo, com os recursos em disputa, e com a importância da competição para o atleta.
دورالموارد الطبيعية في تنمية المنطقة بين عرقة وشقرة محافظة أبين الجمهورية اليمنية
Authors: Mohammed Mohammed Salem , Lahmer Ali Sheikh Ali
Published: October 2020

يهدف هذا البحث إلى دراسة الموارد الطبيعية لتنمية المنطقة الواقعة على الساحل الجنوبي لليمن بين رأس شقرة في محافظة أبين غرباً ورأس عرقة في محافظة شبوة شرقاً بامتداد يصل نحو 225كم على الشريط الساحلي المطل على خليج عدن الوقع بين خطي طول 45.30.ْــ  47.58.ْ شرقاً ، ودائرتي عرض 13.20ــ 21. 14.ْ  شمالاً ، حيث ينتشر على هذا الشريط الساحلي الكثير من التجمعات السكانية أهمها شقرة أحور وعرقة ، وتمثل المنطقة نموذج جيد للاستثمار والتنمية، حيث تتمتع بالعديد من المقومات التي يمكن استغلالها كالمقومات الطبيعية للنشاط الزراعي والسمكي ، وتوافر الموارد التعدينية بالإضافة إلى مقومات النشاط السياحي ، الى جانب شبكة الطرق ، وتكمن أهمية هذا البحث في بيان أهمية المنطقة للجهات المختصة من حيث إمكانية إقامة المشاريع الاستثمارية فيها.
الإدارة المتكاملة للموارد المائية لحوض وادي رسيان الأعلى (مدينة تعز)
Authors: Hanbala Hasson A.
Published: October 2020

تمثل الادارة المتكاملة للموارد المائية لحوض وادي رسيان الأعلى (مدينة تعز) جملة من السياسات والإجراءات الفنية والتنظيمية المتكاملة الهادفة إلى تحقيق أفضل استخدام للموارد المائية بما يحقق الاستدامة للأجيال القادمة وذلك بواسطة هياكل مؤسسية تضم عناصر فنية وإدارية متخصصة في التخطيط المائي ومؤهلة لوضع برامج لحماية كافة المياه السطحية والجوفية وتأمين عملها بما يحقق الهدف الاقتصادي والاجتماعي في حماية الموارد المائية.

ونتيجة للأوضاع الحرجة للموارد المائية على مستوى الحوض من حيث محدوديتها ونوعيتها المتدهورة ’ تبزر أهمية التعامل مع الموارد وإدارتها ووضع استراتيجية تتناول كل العناصر المؤثرة والمتأثرة بهذا الموارد بشكل تكاملي فعنصر شحة المياه لا يمثل الا احد العناصر الرئيسية للمشكلة في منطقة البحث(حوض وادي رسيان الأعلى مدينة تعز) إما بقية العناصر فهي متعلقة بكيفية تنظيم العلاقة بين المستفيدين من المياه, بما يحقق المصلحة للجميع ويزيد من قدرة الموارد المائية على مواجهة المتغيرات المختلفة لاستغلالها وبالتالي استمراريتها لأطول فترة زمنية ممكنه.
Effect of positive and negative symptoms on schizophrenia related quality of life of hospitalized schizophrenic patients at Sargodha and Lahore: Moderating role of neuropsychiatric symptoms
Authors: Tehmina kousar  , Muhammad Naveed Riaz
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of study was to find out the moderating effect of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the relationship between positive-negative symptoms of schizophrenia with quality of life of schizophrenic patients.

Subject and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Lahore and Sargodha, Pakistan. Data was collected by administering the Positive and Negative of Schizophrenia Questionnaire, Quality of Life of Schizophrenia Scale and Neuropsychiatry Inventory.  SPSS-23 has been used for data analysis. The study has been completed in one year. The data was collected from September 4, 2017 to November 1, 2018 after 10am in the morning.

Results: The findings indicate that positive symptoms have significant positive correlation with negative symptoms (p < .001) and neuropsychiatric symptoms (p < .001) whereas significant negative correlation with schizophrenia quality of life (p < .001). Negative symptoms have significant positive correlation with neuropsychiatric symptoms (p < .001) whereas significant negative correlation with schizophrenia related quality of life (p < .001). Neuropsychiatric symptoms have significant negative correlation with schizophrenia quality of life (p < .001) in the study. Moreover, neuropsychiatric symptoms moderated between negative symptoms and schizophrenia related quality of life.

Conclusion: In this study, findings suggested that negative symptoms and neuropsychiatric symptoms have positive association with quality of life of schizophrenic patients whereas positive symptoms have inverse relationship. The study also revealed that neuropsychiatric symptoms enhanced the effect of negative symptoms on quality of life of schizophrenic patients.

Keywords: Schizophrenia, Positive Symptoms, Negative Symptoms, Quality of Life, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

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Frequency of Vitamin D Deficiency and its association with serum PTH levels in End stage renal disease patients.
Authors: Sidra Sattar  , Farzana Adnan  , Shahid Waheed
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Objective: To assess the frequency of Vitamin D Deficiency and its association with serum Parathormone (PTH) levels in End stage renal disease patients in our tertiary setup.

Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Nephrology, Liaquat National Hospital from January to December 2016 and comprised of End stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis. Sample size of 113 at 8% prevalence was calculated inflated to 150. Participants were selected through purposive sampling technique. Numerical variables were expressed as mean +/- SD (standard deviation) while categorical variables were expressed as frequency and percentages. To determine association between Vitamin D and serum Parathormone (PTH) levels chi-square test was applied. Association of serum alkaline phosphatase levels with both Vitamin D levels and PTH levels was analyzed using chi-square test. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis. P-value <0.05 was taken as significant.

Results: Of the 150 participants, 33 were drop outs, 63(53.8%) were males and 54(46.2%) were females. The overall mean age was 52.47+15.21. Of all, hypertension as a comorbidity was present in 64(54.7%), Diabetes mellitus was present in 8(6.8%) and cardiovascular disease in 7(6%). Among the biochemical markers, mean serum vitamin D levels were 18.6+13.6ng/ml, mean Serum PTH levels were 253.8+227.2pg/ml, mean serum alkaline phosphatase levels were 143.7+125.4µg/L, mean serum phosphorus levels were 4.81+3.46mg/dl and mean serum calcium levels were 21.41+114.4mg/dl. Among the study participants, 67(57.3%) were found to be Vitamin D deficient.

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GROSS DOMESTIC SAVINGS AND GROSS CAPITAL: WHAT MATTERS TO THEIR FORMATION IN AN ERA OF ECONOMIC RECESSION IN NIGERIA?
Authors: Abusomwan Success , Ezebuihe Jessy
Published: October 2020

The objective of this study is to empirically investigate the long run and short run dynamic impact of interest rate and output on gross domestic savings and gross capital formation in Nigeria. Literatures, both theoretical and empirical, suggest that the rate of interest and output are the key factors influencing savings and investments. A review of factors influencing interest rates and output in Nigeria is necessitated by the recent economic downturns in Nigeria that has resulted in tight monetary policy which some commentators regard as inimical to growth. Employing Ordinary Least Squares, Co-integration, Error Correction Mechanism and Granger Causality econometric techniques on a data spanning 1981 to 2014 of the Nigerian economy sourced from the World Development Index, it was found that changes in output explains the long run and short run dynamic behaviour of gross domestic savings and gross capital formation which were used as proxies for savings and investment respectively. Whereas, a bi-causality was established between output and investment, causality flowed from output to savings in Nigeria. The research also found that interest rate is not a significant determinant of savings and investment in Nigeria in both long run and short run. It is therefore recommended that to enhance investment in a period of economic downturn in Nigeria, aggregate demand should be boosted to enhance output through vigorous pursuit of fiscal policy while implementing contractionary monetary policy to address inflationary pressures created by the increase in demand. Domestic savings will improve and gross capital formation will be sustained.
Antioksidan, asam lemak bebas, k Analisis Penambahan Kunyit (Curcuma longa L) Terhadap Kadar Asam Lemak Bebas Pada Minyak Goreng Kelapa
Authors: Angga Angga Tritisari
Published: October 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh waktu penambahan kunyit terhadap kadar asam lemak bebas minyak goreng kelapa. Minyak goreng adalah salah satu kebutuhan pokok manusia yang berfungsi sebagai media penghantar panas dalam pengolahan bahan pangan untuk memperbaiki warna, cita rasa dan tekstur dari makanan. Pembuatan minyak goreng kelapa menggunakan metode pemanasan. Namun, metode pemanasan dapat merusak antioksidan dalam minyak goreng kelapa. Akibat dari rusaknya antioksidan dapat meningkatkan kadar asam lemak bebas pada minyak goreng  kelapa.  Sehingga ditambahkan kunyit dalam pembuatan minyak goreng kelapa untuk menggantikan senyawa antioksidan yang rusak. Penelitian ini mengunakan tiga perlakuan yaitu perlakuan pertama pembuatan minyak goreng kelapa tanpa penambahan kunyit, perlakuan kedua penambahan kunyit sebanyak ± 3 gram waktu titik akhir pemanasan dan perlakuan ketiga penambahan kunyit sebanyak ± 3 gram waktu minyak dalam suhu ruang. Minyak goreng kelapa yang dihasilkan diuji kadar asam lemak bebas dengan metode titrasi asam basa pada minyak baru dan minyak setelah disimpan selama 1 bulan. Hasil uji kadar asam lemak bebas menunjukkan kadar tertinggi pada perlakuan pertama ulangan 1 dan 2 sebesar 0,0833% dan 0,0878%. Setelah disimpan selama 1 bulan meningkat menjadi 0,1181% dan 0,1173%. Sedangkan perlakuan kedua ulangan 1 dan 2 sebesar 0,0665% dan 0,0661%. Setelah disimpan 1 bulan kadar asam lemak bebasnya tidak mengalami perubahan yaitu sebesar 0,0656% dan 0,0652%. Pada perlakuan ketiga ulangan 1 dan 2 sebesar 0,0659% dan 0,0653%. Setelah disimpan selama 1 bulan meningkat menjadi 0,0859% dan 0,0858%. Hasil uji Ansira atau uji F menunjukkan setiap perlakuan percobaan waktu penambahan kunyit dalam pembuatan minyak goreng kelapa berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap kadar asam lemak bebas minyak goreng kelapa.
COPING MECHANISM MAHASISWA BARU DALAM MENGHADAPI PROGRAM PENGENALAN KEHIDUPAN KAMPUS DI POLTEKKES RS dr.SOEPRAOEN MALANG
Authors: Priasmoro Dian pitaloka
Published: October 2020

Introduksi Program Pengenalan Kehidupan Kampus adalah suatu kegiatan yang terprogram dan dikelola dengan baik yang bertujuan agar mahasiswa menyesuaikan diri dengan lingkungan kampus dan sistem pendidikan tinggi yang akan mereka jalani selama studi. Beberapa penelitian mengungkapkan mahasiswa baru yang akan menjalani program pengenalan studi mengalami kecemasan dan melakukan tindakan pengalihan yang bermacam-macam atau disebut coping mechanism. Penenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui coping mechanism mahasiswa baru dalam menghadapi program pengenalan kehidupan kampus di Poltekkes RS dr.Soepraoen Malang. Desain dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh mahasiswa baru prodi keperawatan yang menjalani program pengenalan kehidupan kampus sejumlah 170. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah sebagian mahasiswa baru yang menjalani program pengenalan kehidupan kampus sejumlah 119 yang diambil secara stratified random sampling. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Poltekkes RS dr.Soepraoen Malang Pada bulan Agustus 2018. Hasil penelitian menujukkan coping mechnism mhasiswa baru hampir seluruhnya adaptif sebanyak 118 orang (99,2%) dan sebagian kecil maladaptif sebanyak 1 orang (0,8%). Diskusi Hal ini kemungkinan disebabkan karena usia, pola asuh, pekerjaan orang tua, dan jenis kelamin responden. Kesimpulan Dari hasil diatas pihak institusi dapat bekerja sama dengan orang tua untuk memberikan dukungan sehingga mahasiswa akan menyikapi sumber stresor secara lebih adaptif.
HUBUNGAN PENDIDIKAN DAN PERSEPSI DENGAN KEIKUTSERTAAN PRENATAL YOGA PADA IBU HAMIL
Authors: Parwati Ni Wayan Manik , Wulandari Idah Ayu
Published: October 2020

Pendahuluan. Kehamilan merupakan suatu proses yang fisiologi bagi seorang wanita, tetapi tidak semua proses kehamilan dapat berjalan dengan normal, karena selama kehamilan terjadi adaptasi anatomi, fisiologi dan biokimiawi yang terus meningkat sejalan dengan usia kehamilan. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan design analitik korelasi dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian adalah ibu hamil yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi sebanyak 124 responden. Alat pengumpulan data adalah kuesioner. Analisis bivariat dengan uji korelasi Chi Square. Hasil dan analisis: Analisis bivariat antara pendidikan dan persepsi, memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan keikutsertaan dalam prenatal yoga, semua variabel memiliki nilai p value < 0,001. Diskusi. Pendidikan, persepsi, memiliki hubungan yang signifikan dengan keikutsertaan dalam prenatal yoga.
Permeabilidad visual en el diseño arquitectónico
Authors: Salazar Fernández Marusca Sonia , Tapia Rodríguez Tabita Rebeca
Published: October 2020

La presente investigación surge por la preocupación de los espacios actuales, ya que son cerrados y demasiados excluidos del exterior es así que se considera el tema de la permeabilidad visual como un tipo de solución para el diseño arquitectónico, ya que la permeabilidad permite el paso de la visual por diferentes espacios, permitiéndote tener una mejor relación entre el exterior e interior.

Esta investigación tiene como fin analizar cómo se relaciona la permeabilidad visual con el diseño arquitectónico para así lograr materiales que presenten cierta porosidad, a través de la forma permita el ingreso de luz y genere filtros dentro del edificio, además de espacios que tengan continuidad y así te permitan tener una mejor relación con los espacios públicos y privados.
Novel strategies of hypertension management in chronic kidney disease
Authors: Rysz Jacek , Banach Maciej , Franczyk Beata , Gluba-Brzozka Anna
Published: October 2020

Hypertension is the most frequent comorbidity affecting patients with chronic kidney disease. It causes functional and structural changes in the kidney. According to the results of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study, 67% to 92% of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer from hypertension, with increasing prevalence as kidney function declines. Hypertension is a complex polygenic disorder the occurrence of which depends on the interaction of the effects of many genes or gene combinations as well environmental factors. This review presents novel recommendations concerning hypertension treatment of chronic kidney disease patients, including ACE inhibitor (in order to slow down kidney disease progression), angiotensin II receptor blocker therapy, bumetanide, furosemide, calcium antagonist, etc. Moreover, non-pharmacological interventions aiming at reducing blood pressure, such as diet and life-style change and renal denervation, are described herein. Finally, we presented novel, emerging strategies including neprilysin and sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696).