bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Parodic manoeuvres and differentials in Janet Frame’s The Carpathians
Authors: Hecq Dominique
Published: July 2021

As has long been established, Janet Frame’s work raises questions about representation, creativity and the limits of language. This paper singles out The Carpathians to review such a claim in the context of the ‘imposture of language’, and more specifically in terms of parody as creative practice. With its Russian Doll structure, repetitions, recycling of facts told from different narratorial points of view, this text celebrates the power of creativity. As such, it engages in a performative parody of the creative process that defies the constraints of literary criticism and theory to affirm the force of art as a human practice. This paper explores the ways in which The Carpathians stages the work of creativity as a constant bridging of the gap between world and word, self and other, fact and fiction, science and art, sanity and insanity in order to re-assess the epistemological thrust of such a gesture. It will do so by examining the parodic manoeuvres and differential rapports deployed in the book to ascertain Frame’s understanding of creativity in its distinctive relation to language.
Remarkable analogue constructions of the author/illustrator: Re-imagining textual spaces of the book as object
Authors: Watkins Ross
Published: July 2021

Mark Z Danielewski states: ‘Ruler-wielding didacts have instilled in [readers] the notion that a book must start here, move along like this, and finish over there. But books don’t have to be so limited. They can intensify informational content and experience. Multiple stories can lie side by side on the page … pages can be tilted, turned upside down, even read backwards… But here’s the joke. Books have had this capacity all along… Books are remarkable constructions with enormous possibilities… But somehow the analogue powers of these wonderful bundles of paper have been forgotten’ (Danielewski 2002). Adopting Danielewski’s position, this paper is a fictocritical exploration of the practices involved in authoring/illustrating ‘Truth Is’, a composite illustrated novel about the multiple narratives/truths splintering from one act of heinous violence. Part murder-mystery, part pseudo-documentary, part graphic novel, ‘Truth Is’ seeks to re-imagine the textual spaces of the ‘book as object’ as a method of enriching the narrative’s thematic explorations. This paper explores the illustrated novels of Jonathan Safran Foer and others researched while creating the novel, and enmeshes this with an exploration of the author/illustrator’s intentions and trepidations in encountering the potential of the book as object.
Giving solidity to pure wind: Temporising as transformation
Authors: Prendergast Julia
Published: July 2021

Jared Diamond asked the acclaimed evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr (1904-2005) why Aristotle didn’t come up with the theory of evolution. Mayr’s answer was ‘Frage stellen’ which Diamond translates as ‘a way of asking questions [sic]’ (Byrne 2013). The idea that a particular way-of-asking might generate a particular way-of-knowing and, indeed, a particular branch-of-knowledge, is utterly intriguing, especially when we frame the practice of creative writing in those terms: as a way of asking questions.

Drusilla Modjeska unpacks the concept of ‘temporising’ in her article ‘Writing Poppy’ (Modjeska 2002: 75). This discussion invites us to consider the generative capabilities of the temporising space – as an imaginative space for writers, as an alternate way of asking questions … of seeing, being, knowing.

In narrative, the questions that underpin the work do not necessarily appear in the surface-content of the text. In this way, the story is a metaphorical representation of the questions that lie beneath. As Aristotle suggests, metaphor relies on ‘an intuitive perception of the similarity [to homoion theorein] in dissimilars’ (Ricoeur 1977: 23). In narrative we contemplate a question, or an idea, within the context of a metaphorical other. This is a form of temporising: of ‘slip[ping] into other time frames’ as a means of ‘retreat[ing] and consider[ing]’ (Modjeska 2002: 75, 76). In narrative time, we consider one thing through an alternate temporal lens. We prevaricate in otherness.

Fiction-making represents a very particular way of asking questions. With reference to the process of writing the short story – ‘Everything that matters is silvery white’ – it is clear that ‘making’ narrative is a way of asking questions that is assisted by the transformative temporising space.
“Emicida: AmarElo – É Tudo pra Ontem” – o discurso dos excluídos e a reivindicação de espaços culturais fechados no contexto da negritude brasileira
Authors: De Jesus Augusto Martins
Published: July 2021

O documentário protagonizado e narrado pelo rapper Emicida traz em seu título a urgência do debate: “é tudo pra ontem”, porque tem pressa de fazer acontecer. O filme, estreado na plataforma de streaming da Netflix em dezembro de 2020, combina dois momentos importantes: uma autobiografia feita por um registro dos bastidores da construção do seu último álbum de lançamento, o AmarElo, e a narrativa da história da negritude brasileira munida da imprescindibilidade de uma reparação histórica.
Culture potentials of brown shrimp, Metapenaeus monoceros (Fab.) under different stocking densities in south-western region of Bangladesh
Authors: BEGUM NILUFA , RAHMAN SYED LUTFOR , MAHMUD YAHIA
Published: July 2021

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the production potentials of brown shrimp, Metapenaeus  monoceros under three different stocking densities such as 10, 20 and 30 /m2 in treatments T1, T2 ,and T3 in brackishwater ponds. After 90 days of culture total production was recorded as 577, 608 and 764 kg/ha in T1, T2 and T3 respectively. Total production was significantly higher (p<0.05) in T3 compared to T1 and T2. Net benefit was recorded as BDT 143,109/ha, BDT 121,825/ha and BDT 162,516/ha in T1, T2 and T3 respectively. Cost benefit ratio was 2.23, 1.80 and 1.91 in T1, T2 and T3 respectively. Net benefit in T3 (BDT 162,516/ha) was higher than T1 and T2. The brown shrimp have high rates of growth, together with that they tolerate wide ranges of salinity and environmental parameters, makes them highly attractive for culture purposes.
Natural breeding of freshwater apple snail Pila globosa (Swainson) in pond and aquarium
Authors: DAS RAKHI , ISLAM MD. SHARIFUL , MONIRUZZAMAN MOHAMMAD , AHMED KHAN KAMAL UDDIN
Published: July 2021

The freshwater apple snail, Pila globosa is one of the most abundant and commercially valued molluscs. Over exploitation of P. globosa for prawn farming is an alarming condition. The present study is aimed at elucidating the breeding behavior and reproduction process of P. globosa. The natural breeding experiment was conducted in two ponds- a 52 decimal pond in Gopalgonj sadar and a 40 decimal pond in Kotalipara. The ponds were prepared by applying lime at the rate of 3 kg/decimal and then filled up with water up to 30cm. Wild snails were stocked at the rate of 600 no./decimal. Organic compost (cow-dung, mustard oilcake and urea at the ratio of 1:1:0.5at the rate of 2.5 kg/decimal respectively) spread throughout the pond. Several male and female specimens were collected from experimental gher and brought to the laboratory aquarium to observe their breeding behavior. At the bottom of aquarium substrate like plastic bottle, marbel, artificial tree etc. were provided for egg laying. Breeding involves three processes: copulation, fertilization and laying. Copulation occurs in water on moist land and it takes about 3-4 hrs, then both separated. Fertilization is internal in P. globosa. Egg laying started 2 or 3 days after copulation. They lay eggs in sheltered places or moist land near water in the dyke. A single female lays eggs average 387.89±167.65 no. per clot at a time. The time elapsed between the first and the last hatchings ranged from 6 to 25 days and for 80% of the 5 egg masses were studied. Considering all the eggs in the egg masses (n=1856) more than 60% of the eggs hatched within 13 days of the first hatching. It needs about 25 days for full clot to be hatched. In the laboratory condition hatching success was observed about 80%.
Shrimp/prawn farming status in south-west region of Bangladesh in context of quality control and food safety issues
Authors: KHATUN M. S. , ISLAM M. ARIFUL , AHMED K. K. U.
Published: July 2021

To determine hazardous antibiotics/chemicals and pesticides residues in Good Aquaculture Practice(GAP) and non-GAP farms and exploring the post-harvest management techniques of shrimp/ prawn forensuring its food safety issues, a study was conducted from July 2016 to June 2019 in three upazilas viz.Bagerhat Sadar, Rampal and Kachua of Bagerhat district. A total of 550 shrimp/prawn farms were randomlysurveyed considering GAP criteria. The farms were categorized as Category A- the farms which comply 90-100% GAP criteria; Category B- farms which comply 70-< 90% GAP criteria and Category C- farms whichcomply 50-<70% GAP criteria. From the study it was found that only 1.67±0.58 % farms were underCategory-A, 37.67±6.81 % farms were under Category-B and 53±6.08 % farms were under Category-C. Atotal of 108 shrimp/prawn samples were collected in which 30% samples were from GAP farms and 70%samples were from non-GAP farms. Collected samples were analyzed for hazardous antibiotics/chemicals andpesticides residues (Heptachlor, Endrin, Dieldrin and DDT) using LC-MS and GC-MS machine. Nohazardous Nitrofuran and Chloramphenicol metabolites were found from the collected samples and noresidual concentrations of Heptachlor, Endrin, Dieldrin and DDT were found from GAP samples. In non-GAP samples, 14.8% samples contained some residues of Heptachlor, Endrin and Dieldrin in which 10.2%samples residues were lower than the Maximum Residual Limit (MRL) which is not harmful for humanhealth. Only 4.6% samples had residues which were slightly higher than the MRL. Exploration of postharvestmanagement techniques of shrimp and prawn were done by observing the icing system quality andtransportation system from farms to market/depot. It was found that 5.67±2.08% farmer used proper icingand transportation system as well, 16.33±3.21% farmers used moderate icing and transportation system and78±2% farmers used poor icing and transportation system. It was also observed that pathogenic bacterialload was higher in poor icing and transportation system as well than the proper icing and transportationsystem. From the study it can be concluded that, if farmers follow at least 50% of the GAP criteria then thefoods (shrimp/prawn) will be safer for human consumption.
Effects of pH on filtration of freshwater pearl mussel Lamellidens marginalis, Lamarck (Bivalvia: Unionidae) under laboratory conditions
Authors: ISLAM SHAFIQUL , HASAN TAUHID , SIDDIQUE MOHAMMAD FERDOUS , MONIRUZZAMAN MOHAMMAD , HOSSAIN MD. SAZZAD , UDDIN M. JASIM
Published: July 2021

The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of pH on the filtration rate of freshwater pearlmussel Lamellidens marginalis under laboratory conditions. Three treatments were used in triplicate;treatment 1 (T1) at pH 7.5, treatment 2 (T2) at pH 8.0 and treatment 3 (T3) at pH 8.5. Ten mussels werestocked in each aquarium with continuous aeration. After 48 hours, 40 ml eutrophicated water having 34.75 x105 to 36.0 x 105 cells/ml of phytoplankton were provided in each aquarium. Initial concentration ofphytoplankton was 14400±360.55, 13900±360.55 and 14133± 404.14 cells/ml, whereas the finalconcentrations were 10300±100.00, 8300±200.00 and 10333±57.73 cells/ml in T1, T2 and T3, respectively.The reduction rate was consistently lower in T2 when compared to other treatments. Mussels of T2 (pH 8.0)exhibited significantly higher filtration rate (p<0.05) over T1 (pH 7.5) and T3 (pH 8.5) at all sampling times.The minimum filtration rate 58.03±32.79 ml/mussel/h was found in T3 after 1 h exposure, whereas thehighest filtration rate 110.94 ± 21.68 ml/mussel/h was obtained in T2 after 2 h exposure. The resultsconcluded that the pH has a clear effect on feeding habit of freshwater pearl mussel and pH 8 providesenvironment friendly to maximize the filtration of L. marginalis.
Effects of frozen storage on the proximate composition and formaldehyde content in some selected fish from three different sources of southern Bangladesh
Authors: RAHMAN MD. BOKTHIER , HOQUE MD. SAZEDUL , CHAKMA SUPRAKASH , AKTER SHAIDA , AZAD S.M. OASIQUL , RUMA MST.
Published: July 2021

The study was conducted in aims to investigate the effects of frozen storage and cooking conditionson proximate compositions and formaldehyde content (FA) in some selected fish from three different sourcesin Bangladesh. Proximate composition in fresh and final frozen samples was determined by standard AOACmethod and FA content in fresh, frozen stored, and cooked samples was determined by spectrophotometricmethod. Among the studied fishes, marine fish contained higher protein (except Rita), lipid, and ash followedby estuarine and culture fish samples. Protein, moisture and ash content decreased and lipid content increasedsignificantly (p<0.05) during frozen storage for all samples and sources. The FA was lower in cultured fishsamples compared to that of the river and marine fish samples, both at fresh and end of frozen storage. Atfresh condition, FA content in all samples ranged from 0.41 to 0.71µg/g, 0.51 to 0.89µg/g, and 0.73 to1.69µg/g which increased to 0.95 to 2.11µg/g, 1.74 to 1.95µg/g, and 3.22 to 5.20µg/g at end of the storageperiod, respectively (p<0.05). Further, FA content significantly decreased after cooking in all the fishsamples (p<0.05). However, irrespective of fish species and sources, the FA content was higher than WHOrecommended value (0.2 µg/g). The study findings revealed that longer frozen storage of fish could be apublic health concern to the consumers.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Authors: Khan Wasil
Published: July 2021

Coronaviruses are important human and animal pathogens. At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei Province of China.
Road Traffic Injuries among Children- A Tertiary Care Hospital Based Study
Authors: Rahim Saddar , Haq Anwar ul , Alam Shahid , Abdullah Farooq , Khan Ibrar , . Samiullah
Published: July 2021

Background: Pakistan is a developing country, its population comprises of more than 200 million people. Approximately more than1/3rd of Pakistan's population is composed of children. Road traffic injuries (RTIs) among children are the leading causes of deathand disability and the biggest threat to the health of Pakistani children. This study describes the risk factors involved in causation ofRTIs.Objective: To determine the various risk factors/ predisposing factors involved in causation of road traffic injuries among children.Material and Methods: A cross sectional study of 06 months duration was carried out in a tertiary care hospital. Data was collectedfrom all consecutive victims of RTIs presenting to casualty peadiatric surgery unit Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar and recordedon profoma.Results: Total 73 victims of RTIs are incuded in the study of whom 68.5% (n=50) were male. RTIs were common in the age groupof 6-12years and most of the RTIs, 42.5% (n=31) occurred between 8 AM to 2 PM. RTIs were common in pedestrians,unaccompnied children, families with many children, children from urban areas, and in the month of january. Children of illiterate,poor parents and those children whose parents were laborer were commonly found to be involved in RTIs.Conclusions: This study has confirmed that the male children of increasing age with poor and illiterate background are the mostvulnerable to road traffic injuries. Implementation of road safety meassures, education campaigns, traffic rules and regulations,road engineering and safe pedestrian areas along side the roads will help to reduce road traffic injuries among children.
Relation of BMI with Blood Glucose Level amongst Healthy Students of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad
Authors: Haleem Nadia , Abbasi Sarwat , Idress Mohammad , Marwat Zahid Irfan , Sadiq Saadia , Hanif Ruhila
Published: July 2021

Background: Obesity is a global challenge all over the world. Body mass index is a good marker to measure the adiposity. Obesityis one of the important risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Normal random blood glucose levels are closely regulated in healthwith a normal range of 4.4-7.8mmol/l (79-140mg/dl), despite the varying demands of food, exercise and fasting. Many diabeticpatients are obese and studies suggest a strong association between the two.Objective: To find an association of BMI with blood glucose level in undergraduate healthy students of Ayub Medical CollegeMaterial and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2018, capillary blood samples were collected from 152students of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad to evaluate blood glucose level by Accu chek softclix® lancing device and Accu chekglucometer®, BMI was calculated by the formula (weight in kg/ height in meters squared). Data was collected and analyzed bySPSS version 23.Results: Total 152 (100%) healthy participants with 84 (55.3%) males and 68 (44.7%) females included in this study. Their ageswere ranged from 18-25 with a mean age of 21.02 years (min 17 max 26) having a standard deviation of 1.75. By taking thecorrelation between two parameters i.e. body mass index and serum random blood glucose level by Pearson product of moment(p=.214, r=101) a non-significant result was found.Conclusion: It is concluded that there is no significant association found between two parameters (BMI and serum BGL) in healthyyoung adults.
Per Operative Extent of Disease in Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) Squamosal Type and Ossicular Chain Status based on“ChOLE”and “EAONO/JOS”Classification.
Authors: , Ihsanullah , Khan Sharafat Ali , Khan Sohail , Khan Naveed , , Inayatullah , Usman Muhammad
Published: July 2021

Background: Otitis media is infection of middle ear, with tympanic membrane perforation the term huge or massive is used when ithas extension. Similarly, if there is bone erosion, then it is considered to be of severe type. The draw back in this scenario is thatcomparison for outcome cannot be carried out and hence objective learning is not possible due to absence of uniform classification.The European Academy of Otology and Neurotology and the Japanese Otological Society has recently introduced a classificationsystem grounded on cholesteatoma extension and its complications and similarly another is ChOLE-classification. In this studyboth staging system have been used primarily for extension of disease and ossicular chain status.Objective: To evaluate the intraoperative extent of disease and to analyze the nature of ossicular erosion in patients of squamosaltype of CSOM based on ChOLE and EAONO/JOS Classification.Material and Methods: This Retrospective chart review study was conducted from January 2017 to June 2019 in ENTDepartment, Saidu Group of Teaching Hospitals, Saidu Sharif Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A total of 95 patients ofsquamosal type of Chronic Supportive Otitis Media operated during the period were included in the study after following the setexclusion criteria. Peroperative extent of disease was noted from the patient's charts and operation notes according to the“EAONO/JOS” classification system for cholestetoma staging. The ossicular status at the end of surgery was also noted from theoperation notes according to the “ChOLE” classification. The data collected was analyzed for results.Results: Majority of the patients (80%) were in stage 3, followed by stage 2 (9%) and stage 4 (8%). Three percent of the patientswere in stage 1. Class “O” was 3%, in which the ossicular chain was intact while Class 1 was 18% and Class 2 was 34%. Majority ofthe patients (45%) were in advanced stage of Class 3, in which either mobile stapes (3a) or Mobile foot plate (3b) was observed.Conclusion: Multi ossicular involvement was more common likely contributing to difficulty in ossicular reconstruction and hearingrestoration. Moreover both the staging systems are quite helpful in surgically oriented categorization of extent of disease.
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Abbas Hina , Hassan Sabih ul , Arif Kulsoom , Zameer Sambreen , Ahmed Naseem , Haq Aisha Abdul
Published: July 2021

Background: Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem encountered in neonates and often requires admission and treatment.Almost 60% of the term babies and 80% of the preterm babies develop jaundice. East Asians have higher baseline neonatal bilirubin levelsthan whites and are predisposed to the development of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. .Objectives: To determine the important prognostic factors in Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia and to correlate variables with severity ofpresentation.Material and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in the Paediatrics Unit 3 of Civil Hospital Karachi from June to November2017 on admitted patients below one month of age with clinically diagnosed jaundice. Total and indirect serum bilirubin levels, and data ofgender, age, birth weight, blood group incompatibility, and breast feeding were obtained.Results: Of 255 cases, 80% were resolved. Phototherapy was the most common method of treatment (in 91.8% of cases). Males slightlyoutnumbered females (1.39:1). 6.3% of jaundiced neonates died; 3.5% developed kernicterus before death. Low birth weight wasobserved in 50.2% of cases while preterm gestation was seen in 39.2% of cases.Conclusion: Important prognostic factors for Hyperbilirubinemia were presence of kernicterus, anemia, age group of the infant, severityof hyperbilirubinemia and the therapy provided.
In Hospital Outcomes of Patients with ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Late for Thrombolysis
Authors: Ullah Najeeb , Sajjad Mehroze , Qureshi Azmat Ehsan , Ammar Ali
Published: July 2021

Background: Myocardial infarction (MI) especially with ST segment elevation MI (STEMI) is a highly morbid and fatal entity and can result in various electrophysiological and mechanical complications during in hospital stay. Objective: To determine the in hospital outcomes of patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, late for thrombolysis. Material and methods: This descriptive cases series was conducted at Rehmatul Lil Alameen Institute of Cardiology, PESSI, Lahore during 01-06-2018 to 31-12-2018. The cases of both genders with age 30 years or more, having ST elevation MI who were late for thrombolysis were included. The patients were looked for various outcomes like cardiogenic shock, left ventricular thrombus, heart block, death or discharge from the hospital. Results: In this study out of 105 cases, 74 (70.5%) males and 31 (29.5%) females. The mean age was 58.40 ± 11.19 years and mean duration of hospital stay was 6.77 ± 3.34 days. LV clot was seen in 7 (6.67%) of the cases, cardiogenic shock in 23 (21.9%) and complete heart block in 4 (3.81%) of the cases. Out of 105 cases, 9 (8.57%) died while rest were discharged. Regarding different types of MI, death was seen in 5 (8.1%) cases in AWMI, 4 (10%) in IWMI and none in LWMI out of their respective groups with p= 0.81. Conclusion: STEMI is a highly morbid entity in cases those are late from thrombolytic and cardiogenic shock is the most common complication observed.
Changing Trends in the Rates and Leading Indications of Cesarean Sections in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Authors: Liaqat Nazia , Rafiq Sonia , Syed Wajeeha , Hayat Nazish
Published: July 2021

Background: Caesarean section is a time honoured approach that evolved to save maternal lives in the times of difficult deliveries. The rise in the rates of caesarean section is a matter of concern as being a major surgery, it is associated with risks that can extend for years and affect the health and future pregnancies of women.Objective: This study is carried out to analyses changing trends in the rates and indications of caesarean sections in the last six years in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Peshawar.Materials and Methods: This retrospective study is carried out by collecting record of all deliveries including indications of caesarean sections of the years 2014,2016 and 2018 of the unit. Results: The caesarean rate was 174/1000 total births for year 2014.It was 143 and 176 per 1000 total births for the year 2016 and 2018. The commonest indication for primary caesarean section was fetal malpresentations with rates as 31.5,30.2 and 29.9 per 1000 total births for 2014,2016 and 2018 respectively. Fetal distress was observed as the second commonest indication. Previous 2 or more caesareans was the commonest indication for repeat caesarean sections in all three years , with rise in rates from 21.4 to 28.70 per 1000 total births from 2014 to 2018.Conclusion: The rates of caesarean sections of the last five years on average are close to the WHO rates. Fetal Malpresentations, Distress and Previous two or more caesarean section are the leading indications of caesarean sections.
To Compare Frequency of Tumour Recurrence in Low Risk Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Bladder Between Single Dose Mitomycin C Instillation and Control Group
Authors: . Sanaullah , Ali Mumtaz , . Nizamuddin , Elahi Fazal , . Amanullah , Hussain Muhammad , Ali Niaz
Published: July 2021

Background: Many regimes of intravesical therapy have been tried in attempt to reduce the recurrence rate of non muscle invasive bladder cancer, these generally require frequent attendance for instillation. Multiple non-comparative studies have demonstrated the favourable outcomes of the immediate treatment by instillation of mitomycin C after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) in cases of non-muscle invasive Transitional Cell Carcinoma.Objective: To compare frequency of tumour recurrence in low risk transitional cell carcinoma of bladder between single dose Mitomycin C instillation and control group.Material and Methods: This study was conducted at urology departmentsaidu teaching hospital and Nawaz sharif kidney center swat. Study Design Quasi Experimental.Study Duration was (From: Feb 2018 to February 2019). Total 62 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected. Patient were divided between group A and B according to Non probability purposive sampling. TURBT was done in all patients. In those assigned to group A Mitomycin C 40mg was instilled through foleys catheter and clamped within 12 hrs of resection once haematuria has cleared. Mitomycin C was retained for 2 hrs and then foleys catheter was removed.Results: Mean age of patients in Group-A and in Group-B was 54.90±11.48 and 60.03±13.58 years respectively. In Group-A 1(3.2%) and in Group-B 9(29%) patients had recurrence after 3 months follow up time period. Recurrence rate of Group-B was significantly higher. i.e. (p-value=0.006).Conclusion: Results of this study showed the superiority of mitomycin C in patients with low risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer in terms of significantly lower recurrence rate as compared to that of control group. So, it can be said that single mitomycin C instillation significantly decrease recurrence in patients with low risk non muscle invasive bladder cancer.
Prevalence of Obesity among Female Patients with Rosacea
Authors: Rahman Saima , . Nisaruddin , Ahmad Aafaque
Published: July 2021

Background: Rosacea is a chronic skin (mainly facial skin) disease of unclear origin. Epidemiological data are scarce and controversial, with reported prevalence ranging from 0·09% to 22%. To our knowledge, prevalence of obesity among female patients with rosacea has not been understood. Objective: We sought to investigate the relation between rosacea in female patients with prevalence of obesity.Material & Methods: Between January and June 2018, a study including 230 female rosacea patients were observed to understand the prevalence of obesity in these patients. Demographic data, clinical features of rosacea patients, anthropometric measures and BMI were recorded.Results: Two hundred and thirty female participants enrolled and completed the survey. Among the total, 188 participants were having Erythematotelangiectatic rosacea variant and 42 were classified as papulopustular rosacea. Of the total 26 were having BMI <21 while 7 had BMI>35. The maximum participants 97 had BMI ranging 25-29.9.Conclusion: There is significant relationship between obesity and rosacea. This is a window to further research to help to conclude if addressing obesity may help improve rosacea.
POWER CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION IN REED SOLOMON ENCODERS OVER FPGA
Authors: SANDOVAL C.
Published: July 2021

This paper presents an analysis of the Reed Solomon encoder model and GF (2m) multiplier component, with the aim of optimizing the power consumption for reconfigurable hardware. The methods used consisted of concatenation and reassignment circuit signals in the VHDL description. This treatment allowed achieving a reduction in the consumption of hardware resources and optimizing power consumption in the multiplier of 7.89%, which results in a reduction of the dynamic power of a 42.42% in the coder design optimized. With this development, it provides a design method with good performance, which can be applied to other circuits.
THE VIEW OF THE PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN ITS DIFERENT LEVELS: A STUDY CASE OF PROCESS MATURITY
Authors: NARA E.O. B. , KIPPER L. M. , SILUK J.C. M. , FURTADO J. C. , FROZZA R.
Published: July 2021

The aim of this paper is to discuss the company’s maturity level in the view of process management. As part of the discussion, there were made three study cases with the following characteristics: in large sized (company A) works in the field of toys with 350 employees; in medium sized (company B) that operates in the Amusement and leisure-industry technology with 80 employees and in midsize sized (company C) acts in the garment sector with 148 employees. In these study cases using as assessment tool the Maturity Model or the Rohloff Method, aiming at researching the management of the organization, methods, documentation, training, performance and portfolio of processes as well as the relationship between social networking and the multifunctional teams involved in the process, as the process owner, sponsors and facilitators. With the purpose of deepening the understanding of the processes for a period of three years, the researchers conducted systemic visits to the chosen companies, making on-site survey, observing the process, its characteristics and peculiarities. From the result it was possible to establish the correlation between the level of documentation of the companies and their levels of maturity on process management.
ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED EXTRACTION OF TOTAL FLAVONOIDS FROM LEAVES OF SYRINGA OBLATA LINDL.
Authors: SHENG Z. , WANG Y. , WAN P. , LI Y.
Published: July 2021

Leaves of Syringa Oblata Lindl. possess some important biological activities, such as antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. These biological properties are mainly attributed to total flavonoids content. In this paper, ultrasound-assisted extraction of total flavonoids from leaves of Syringa Oblata Lindl. was studied. Effects of several experimental parameters, such as concentration of extracting solvent, ratio of liquid to material, extraction temperature, and time of sonication on extraction efficiencies of total flavonoids were evaluated. The best extraction conditions were: 1 g plant sample with 20 mL of 50% ethanol, at 60 °C for 50 min, obtaining a yield of total flavonoids of 92.00 ± 0.87 mg/g of plant. The results indicated that high amounts of total flavonoids can be extracted from leaves of Syringa Oblata Lindl. by ultrasound-assisted extraction technology.
STRIP THICKNESS CONTROL IN ROLLING MILLS USING A GAIN SCHEDULING TECHNIQUE
Authors: CAVAZZANA E. , DENTI FILHO J.
Published: July 2021

This paper proposes a methodology of gain scheduling control for industrial rolling mills to test its feasibility and performance. Two controllers were proposed based on classical gain scheduling techniques acting on gap subsystem to compensate the process disturbances. One of them uses a proposed smoother control action mechanism to improve the process. A local control structure with an integrator in direct path between the controller and the plant was chosen to make the control synthesis more attractive. Optimal quadratic regulator method was used to get the local controllers gains. Simulation results are presented using real industrial data. They showed that the developed gain scheduling controllers are feasible for this process and lead to a less output thickness variations compared with another proposals. It is possible to use the developed control methodology for hot and cold rolling mills.
A NEW UTILIZATION APPROACH OF NATURAL SODA ASH: TO MANUFACTURE SODIUM PERCARBONATE
Authors: DU C. H. , LIU J. R.
Published: July 2021

Until now, natural soda ash ore is only used for manufacturing sodium carbonate and other common chemicals. As a fine chemical, the traditional method of sodium percarbonate takes sodium carbonate and hydrogen peroxide as raw materials. The primary goal of the present research is to explore a holistic route to manufacture sodium percarbonate from natural soda ash. The integrated approach avoids the operations of deep evaporation and calcination in the traditional manufacture process of sodium carbonate from natural soda ash. It also avoids the dissolution of merchandise sodium carbonate and any addition of salting-out agents in the production of sodium percarbonate. Taking Chagannuoer natural soda ash as raw material, the operating conditions were optimized by means of an orthogonal design L32(49). The results indicate that the availability ratios of H2O2 and Na2CO3 are higher than 75% and 81% respectively under optimal conditions. The IR and XRD characterizations denote that the major component of the prepared product is Na2CO3·1.5H2O2. The research provides a case study for processes integration, and possibly contributes to the investigation of utilizing other natural resources.
NUMERICAL STUDY ON AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF BUNDLE CONDUCTOR FOR UHV BASED ON ALE METHOD
Authors: SI J. , ZHU K.
Published: July 2021

The bundle conductor is often threatened by the wind-excited or wake-induced vibration generated by vortex shedding. So as to simulate the common fluid–structure nonlinear interaction problems in Ultra-High Voltage (UHV) transmission lines, the N-S equations of incompressible viscous fluid with the ALE description has been adopted to formulate the fluid-solid governing equations in the analogue computation and the 2-bundle and 6bundle sectional models, as well as the deduced finite element discretization scheme of conductor displacement are introduced in the algorithm. Wind tunnel experimental studies are carried out based on the single stranded model, 6-bundle stranded and 6bundle circle model for the focus of aerodynamic characteristics and the difference between stranded cable and circle cable. Results show that solution of numerical model agrees favorably with experimental results. The aerodynamic coefficients decrease significantly within the expected critical range of wind speed or Reynolds numbers and the cables roughness is not the principle factor to the aerodynamic coefficient when the Reynolds numbers belong to the critical region. However, the interference effect of the bundle conductor widely influenced the wind load applied on the surface of each cable.
Impartial, Skilled, Respect for Law: The Ancient Ideals of Civil Servants at the root of Eastern and Western Traditions
Authors: Raadschelders Jos C.N.
Published: July 2021

When studying civil service traditions, scholars often contrast the Eastern, Confucian tradition from the Western, Weberian tradition. A few Korean and American scholars pointed out that the two traditions are not that different. It is argued in this article that they are not, because they are both grounded in the ancient Egyptian wisdom literature about what makes a good civil servant. They are impartial in their dealings with people, the have the administrative and technical skills necessary, and they respect the rule of law. The ancient Egyptian, Confucian, and Weberian traditions are visible in the work of Yu Hyongwon, a 17th century Korean scholar and civil servant.
Does Citizens’ Self-Identification of Their Public Role Affect Their Satisfaction with Public Services?*
Authors: Choi Hemin , Lee Jong Seon
Published: July 2021

This study investigates how citizens define their role qua citizen and how the public role they assign themselves matters in their assessment of satisfaction with public service performance. We compared survey respondents who identified their citizen role as customer (n=280), partner (n=353) or owner (n=467) to test this relation. Theoretically, the dominance of New Public Management (NPM) scholarship has resulted in the framing of citizens as simply customers, but our empirical study finds that citizens consider themselves more as partners or owners of government. This mismatch in conception was our research hypothesis for further research. We then ran a number of t-tests and carried out a MANOVA analysis, the results of which indicate that there is a significant difference between the customer and partner groups regarding expectations and satisfaction on the quality of their living area but not regarding performance. There is also evidence that shows that the role citizens assign to themselves is related to their public service expectations but that the connection between their view of their role and their assessment of performance is weak.
How Do Intercrisis Learning Outcomes Affect Intracrisis Learning? “Learning in the Making” in the Case of South Korea’s COVID-19 Response
Authors: Na Chongmin , Lee Seulki , Yeo Jungwon
Published: July 2021

This study explores the processes of intercrisis and intracrisis learning and the link between them, drawing on South Korea’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic as an example. The crisis management literature suggests that intracrisis learning is less likely to occur than intercrisis learning due to inherent barriers that hinder learning and adaptation in the heat of crisis. Based on the conceptual framework of problem-oriented governance and crisis learning, we unpack how prominent outcomes of intercrisis learning facilitate intracrisis learning during the acute phase of an emerging crisis. We postulate that learning after 2015 MERS crisis developed the core capabilities for problem-oriented governance which, in turn, have facilitated learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also posit that these capabilities continue to be enhanced through ongoing intracrisis learning processes. Our findings indicate that, in South Korea, such capabilities—reflective-improvement capability, collaborative capability, and data-analytic capability—have been substantially developed after 2015 MERS crisis and are getting more sophisticated as a result of on-going intracrisis learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Theorical and practical implications for crisis learning are discussed.
Estimation of the Impact of Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing in South Korea: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Using the Extended SEIR Model*
Authors: Ko Kilkon , Hong Minjun
Published: July 2021

Comprehensive COVID-19 diagnostic testing is regarded as a critical in preventing the spread of the virus, but only a few studies thus far have sought to assess the net benefits that sustained testing might offer, despite the importance accorded by researchers to evidence-based policy making. We performed a costbenefit analysis using the extended SEIR model to assess whether maintaining the current level of COVID-19 testing is an economically rational choice compared with counterfactual scenarios. Our results suggest that the relationship between the net benefits and the level of testing assumes an inverted-U shape, which means that comprehensive diagnostic testing is effective in flattening the infection curve, but it is a financial burden to society. This study provides evidence that comprehensive diagnostic testing would not be a good strategy for countries with scant financial and medical resources, considering the costs. Furthermore, undertaking comprehensive diagnostic testing without implementing other strategies is a limited approach to preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Therefore, this study suggests that policy makers should find ways to improve the effectiveness of tests, not just increase the level of tests.
Interim Evaluation of South Korea’s Response to COVID-19 and Preparation for a Post-COVID-19 World in Public Health
Authors: Jee Youngmee
Published: July 2021

The aims of this study are to describe the key success factors of South Korea’s response to COVID-19 and to prepare for the post-COVID-19 world in public health. The MERS-CoV outbreak in 2015 provided the country with opportunities to enhance its national public health capacity in responding to emerging diseases, particularly in the areas of governance, testing, and tracing strategies, public-private partnership, risk communication, and the legal system supporting the government’s actions. This newly established system played a key role in South Korea’s relatively successful response to COVID-19. In this study, I evaluate that response and propose public health policies with a view to preparing for the post- COVID-19 world.
Pemunculan Unsur Tradisi Dalam Novel Al-Lawn Al-Ãkhar Karya Ihsan Abdul Quddũs (Kajian Fenomenologi Sastra Konsep Wolfgang Iser)
Authors: Shofa Syahidah Shofa
Published: July 2021

Penelitian ini membahas tentang unsur-unsur tradisi dalam novel Al-Lawn Al-Akhar karya Ihsan Abdul Quds. Novel ini menceritakan tentang perpisahan yang dilatarbelakangi oleh perbedaan budaya antara Mesir dan Sudan. Tokoh utama dalam novel tersebut adalah Mirfat, seorang gadis Mesir yang menikah dengan Hasan Babakar Faqi, seorang pemuda Sudan yang belajar di Universitas Kairo, Mesir. Dan muncul tokoh lain seperti Yasir dan Khadum. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan teks novel Al-Lawn Al-Akhar untuk memberikan gambaran skematis tentang tradisi dan konkretisasi ilustrasi skema tradisi. Sastra yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan fenomenologi sastra konsep Wolfgang Iser untuk menganalisis fenomena tradisi yang terdapat dalam novel.

 

Kata kunci: fenomena tradis; novel arab; perkawinan; unsur tradisi.
Review: Kandungan Serat dan Protein Pakan Ternak Jangkrik (Gryllus sp) yang Bersumber dari Beberapa Jenis Sayuran dan Hijauan
Authors: Wahyuningrum Maria Aditia
Published: July 2021

Jangkrik merupakan salah satu ternak satwa alternatif yang saat ini mulai digemari masyarakat. Jangkrik termasuk pemakan segala atau omnivore yaitu mampu memanfaatkan sayuran, buah-buahan, hasil samping produk. Jangkrik menyukai makanan berupa sayuran dan buah-buahan yang mengandung air seperti sayuran sawi, kol, gambas, jagung muda, wortel, kangkung, buah pepaya dan lain-lain. Kecepatan pertumbuhan jangkrik ditentukan oleh pakan yang berkualitas dan mengandung semua nutrien yang seimbang, untuk mempercepat pertumbuhan jangkrik dapat diberikan pakan ayam broiler seperti BR-I atau BR-II ditambah sayuran. Pakan jangkrik merupakan salah satu faktor yang sangat berpengaruh terhadap tinggi rendahnya produktivitas.  Salah satu upaya meningkatkan produktivitas pakan dengan mencari alternative sumber pakan yang mudah didapat dan dengan harga terjangkau. Studi literature ini ingin member gambaran beberapa jenis sayuran yang digunakan sebagai alternative pakan jangkrik. Sayuran yang digunakan dalam beberapa penelitian pakan jangkrik antara lain sawi hijau, batang singkong muda, daun eceng gondok, daun kangkung dan daun singkong. Kandungan nilai gizi sayuran dan hijauan ini juga menjadi perhatian peneliti untuk terus mendapatkan komposisi ransum yang sesuai juga dapat menjadi solusi sumber pakan alternatif yang ekonomis.
Partisipasi Pengelola Gang Hijau dalam Mendukung Program Ruang Terbuka Hijau di Jakarta
Authors: Suryani Suryani , Muljono Pudji , Susanto Djoko , Harijati Sri
Published: July 2021

Abstrak                    Keberadaan Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH)  sangat dibutuhkan masyarakat Jakarta. Menurunnya kualitas dan kuantitas RTH di wilayah perkotaan mengakibatkan kerusakan lingkungan hidup, peningkatan pencemaran udara, dan penurunan produktivitas masyarakat akibat terbatasnya ruang yang tersedia untuk interaksi sosial. Partisipasi masyarakat dalam penyediaan  RTH sangat penting.  Salah satu wujud RTH di Jakarta adalah adannya gang hijau. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengkaji tingkat partisipasi  masyarakat  dalam  pengelolaan  gang hijau  untuk mendukung program RTH. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Penelitian dilakukan di Provinsi DKI Jakarta, dengan waktu pengambilan data pada bulan Desember 2019 sampai dengan Februari 2020. Kecamatan dan Kelurahan dalam penelitian ini dipilih secara sengaja dengan kriteria wilayah tersebut melakukan usahatani pada gang hijau. Populasi penelitian sejumlah 2.236 responden, jumlah sampel ditentukan secara proporsional didapatkan 340 responden. Data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kuisioner, observasi, dan wawancara, serta studi dokumen. Analisis data menggunakan uji statistik deskriptif dan program Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) versi 24 dan analisis statistik inferensial menggunakan program Partial Least Square (PLS) 3. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa partisipasi pengelola gang hijau di Jakarta  dalam  tahap perencanaan pada kategori rendah, kemudian pada  tahap pelaksanaan, memanfaatkan hasil dan evaluasi berada pada kategori sedang.   Kata Kunci: partisipasi pengelola, gang hijau, ruang terbuka hijau
Analisis Panel Data Web Scraping Artikel Kekerasan Dalam Rumah Tangga Tahun 2019- 2020 di DKI Jakarta
Authors: Dameani Tiara
Published: July 2021

Domestic Violence is a crime by individuals that occurs in a small scope and by people known to the victim. In this study, data on Domestic Violence was obtained using the web scraping method for articles in online media for 2019-2020 in five cities in DKI Jakarta Province. In addition to scraping data, this study also uses two additional data sources (1) the National Socio-Economic Survey data in measuring the level of alcohol consumption and the average price of alcohol in cities in Jakarta. (2) Official publication data on the website of the Central Bureau of Statistics in measuring the unemployment rate and per capita expenditure. The results of this study (1) Describe how to scrap online media using the Kapow application (2) Modeling data panel Pooled Least Square relationship of domestic violence with the environment at the city level. The conclusions of this study are (1) that with the web scraping method researchers can easily get data and are more real time than having to wait for official court reports, (2) alcohol consumption, prices, unemployment rates, per capita expenditures do not identify an effect on Internal Violence. Bulk stairs, this may be caused by psychological factors rather than environmental factors. Suggestions for further research are to further expand the factors that cause domestic violence and expand the panel data period which is not only limited to two periods.
Reoffending among child sexual offenders
Authors: Dowling Christopher , Morgan Anthony
Published: July 2021

This study examines reoffending among 1,092 male offenders proceeded against for a child sexual offence in New South Wales between 2004 and 2013, including 863 child sexual assault offenders, 196 child abuse material offenders and 33 procurement/ grooming offenders. Seven percent of child sexual offenders sexually reoffended within 10 years of their first police proceeding for a child sexual offence, while 42 percent non-sexually reoffended. Risk of sexual and non-sexual reoffending was highest in the first two years. Child sexual assault offenders were the most likely to reoffend non-sexually, while procurement/grooming offenders were the most likely to reoffend sexually. There was evidence of transition to other sexual offence types, but this varied between groups. Indigenous status, history of offending and the number of child sexual offences emerged as important predictors of reoffending, although risk profiles varied between offender types.