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Analytical Study of Imam Ghazali’s Mystical Thoughts (About Worship and Affairs)
Authors: Zamin Dr. Sardar , Khan Dr. Bazahir
Published: October 2020

Imam Ghazali (450-505 AH) is an eminent Islamic scholar. His period of Tasawuf (Mysticism) ranged from 400 to 676 AH. His contribution in the field of Tasawuf (Mysticism), Philosophy and Ilm-ul-Kalam is highly appreciated from time to time and from place to place. The present article throws light on his mystical thoughts about worship and affairs. He has expressed his valuable views about worships including basic Islamic beliefs, seeking of knowledge, Namaz, Zakat and kinds of Zakat, Roza (Fast), Hajj and everyday Azkaar in his great works such as Ihya-ul-uloom, Mishkat al-Anwar, Kimya-yi-Saadetin detail. Moreover, he has also discussed the worldly affairs such as affairs regarding marriage (Nikkah), principles of eating Meal, affairs regarding trade and business and principles of love of Mankind. Through mysticism, Imam Ghazali has presented a well proportional relationship between the Islamic beliefs and affairs through his philosophical thoughts. The article also highlights that what are his principles regarding Islamic beliefs and worldly affairs? How the teaching of Tasauf (Mysticism) affects worship, and worldly affairs? At the same time he has also mentioned that how can we lead a successful life if we follow the great principles of Islam, mentioned in the Quran and Hadith.
Substantiation from Weak Ahadith Especially Quoted in "Fazail-e-Aamal" and View Point of Popular Jurists
Authors: Zia Sana , Noreen Shabana
Published: October 2020

Aḥādīth is the second most important source of guidance in Islamic jurisprudence. Aḥādīth is the collection of traditions which consists of the Prophet (PBUH) sayings as well as an account of his daily practice. The companions of the prophet took great care in accounting aḥādīth in light of the Prophet’s (PBUH) sayings. However, the later generations overlooked that diligent practice and attempted to fabricate aḥādīth in order to destroy Islam. This can be illustrated from an event when a person who was about to be hanged mocked caliph Haroon ur Rasheed about four thousand aḥādīth fabricated by him. The Caliph replied that he didn’t know Abdullah bin Mubarak who would sift these aḥādīth. Hence the Ummah felt the urgent need to cleanse the traditions of the Prophet(PBUH)from impure ambitions of liars, and so the practice of delving deep into the background of the narrators of aḥādīth like where they were born, instructed, travelled became important. In this way, the scholars developed the system of Jarhwa Ta'deel through which they divided aḥādīth into different categories according to the life and conduct of narrators. One such category is known as "Weak aḥādīth." In this paper, weak traditions from the book of aḥādīth especially Fazaile A’mal are selected in order to discuss their weaknesses and the scholars’ perspective on them.
PROSES BERPIKIR SISWA MADRASAH ALIYAH DALAM MEMBUAT PETA KONSEP TURUNAN DİTİNJAU DARI GAYA BELAJAR VISUAL, AUIDITORI DAN KINESTETIK
Authors: Ahmad Isro'il  , Sukiyanto  , Pujiono
Published: October 2020

This research aims to describe the thinking process of students in creating concept maps based on visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles.This research is descriptive research with qualitative approach. The subjects consisted of 3 students based on the learning style questionnaire analysis. Data collection techniques are job-based interviews.The results showed that there are differences in students' thinking processes in creating concept maps. The three subjects perform the stage of creating a concept map completely but there are differences on how to make it. This happens because subjects with an auditory learning style can’t make a cross link so the resulting concept maps are different.The results of this research can be used as an alternative in developing learning by concept map method.
Bosnian Cardaklia House: The Osmic Family's House in Mala Brijesnica near Gracanica
Authors: Hadrovic Ahmet
Published: October 2020

The Osmic familyʹs house in Mala Brijesnica near Gracanica is located on flat terrain, on a slope with southwestern exposure. The house was built by Mr. Redzo Osmic in 1920-1926 years. The house is one of the most preserved examples of the authentic bosnian chardaklia house in Gracanica, but also in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole.
The Osmic familyʹs house in Mala Brijesnica near Gracanica, according to the disposition of their horizontal plans, belongs to the type of three-tracs bosnian chardaklia house, which was developed through the basement, ground floor and first floor in a vertical slab.
The dispositions of the horizontal plans of the house are designed in such a way that the house can be divided both horizontally and vertically into more autonomous housing units, which is one of the specifics of the Bosnian chardaklia house. According to its spatial concept, construction and materialization, and securing the cryptoclimate of space, the Osmic family house is an example of traditional bioclimatic architecture in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Architectural Term: Self – Similarity
Authors: Papasterevski Dimitar
Published: October 2020

Architecture, as one of the oldest areas of human activity, describes several categories that seem to be effective today: firmitas, utilities, venustas. But on the other hand, almost every period re-examines and reinterprets these terms. What is happening today? Are there old provisions still? Can we create new ones or expand, modify or re-create them? This paper evaluates the term of the architectural theme to contribute to the creation of a kind of critical vocabulary of contemporary architecture in the context of understanding architectural thought. Different ways of understanding/interpreting an architectural term can lead us to a new and different way of understanding and comprehending architecture itself in a modern changing world. This paper considers the relationship between fractal geometry and architecture as they respond to complexity and order, through the architectural term “self-similarity”.
Rare species of Tulipa (Liliaceae) from Tashkent Botanical Garden
Authors: Pechenitsyn Vladimir P. , Turgunov Mirabdulla D. , Beshko Natalya Yu. , Abdullaev Davlatali A.
Published: October 2020

Biomorphological features of 14 rare Tulipa species listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tulipa affinis, T. carinata, T. ferganica, T. fosteriana, T. greigii, T. ingens, T. kaufmanniana, T. korolkowii, T. lanata, T. micheliana, T. scharipovii, T. tubergeniana, T. uzbekistanica and T. vvedenskyi) were studied under ex situ conditions in the Tashkent Botanical Garden. It has been found, that all studied species successfully grow and bear fruits ex situ. All 14 species are able to autogamy; even solitary generative specimens regularly produce seeds. This feature significantly facilitates the further breeding of rare species of tulips. Considering the heterospermy and irregular quality of seedlings, the most rapidly developing individuals should be selected for cultivation and reintroduction.
Local primatologies in central Africa
Authors: Giles-Vernick Tamara
Published: October 2020

À partir d’analyses anthropologiques et historiques des « primatologies locales » en Afrique centrale, cette contribution montre qu’elles permettent de mettre en lumière les savoirs accumulés et en mutation sur l’alimentation, l’écologie et le comportement des primates non-humains, et elles peuvent également servir de cadre pour comprendre ce que cela signifie de dire que les primates non-humains sont « presque comme les humains ». Le terme « primatologies locales » fait référence à la manière dont des populations vivant à proximité de primates non-humains les observent afin de mieux comprendre leurs rapports sociaux et leurs comportements. Ce terme reprend et étend les débats dans le domaine des sciences sociales sur les « savoirs écologiques locaux ». J’examine ici, à travers une analyse historique et anthropologique, les récits et la manière dont les populations habitant dans la forêt en Afrique centrale entrent en relation avec les primates non-humains, en particulier les grands singes. Cette analyse révèlent d’autres modèles d’humanité, d’animalité, et de changement historique, qui peuvent offrir un socle potentiel sur lequel peut s’appuyer la protection des primates non-humains.
Olecranon Osteotomy Fixation Following Distal Humerus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: Clinical Results of Plate and Screws Versus Tension Band Wiring
Authors: Haglin Jack M. , Lott Ariana , Kugelman David N. , Bird Mackenzie , Konda Sanjit R. , Tejwani Nirmal C. , Egol Kenneth A.
Published: October 2020

Olecranon osteotomy allows for improved visualization of the distal humeral articular surface. This study compared the clinical outcomes of 2 methods of olecranon repair following olecranon osteotomy as part of distal humerus fracture repair. This was a retrospective review of distal humerus fractures treated via a transolecranon approach during a 9-year period. In each case, the olecranon osteotomy was fixed with either tension band wiring (TBW) or plate fixation (PF). Patient demographics, injury information, and surgical management were recorded. Measured outcomes included elbow motion, time to osteotomy union, and postoperative complications. Mayo Elbow Performance Index (MEPI) scores were obtained for all patients. Forty-eight patients were included. All patients had intra-articular AO type 13-C2 or 13-C3 distal humerus fractures and underwent open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with olecranon osteotomy. Mean documented follow-up was 20.5 months. Twenty-seven patients had fixation of the olecranon osteotomy with TBW, and 21 with PF. Clinically, there were no differences in osteotomy time to union, elbow motion, or MEPI score at final follow-up. However, patients fixed with TBW had greater elbow extension at both 6-month and final follow-up. Complication rates did not differ. Patients undergoing TBW or PF for repair of an olecranon osteotomy following ORIF of intra-articular distal humerus fractures have similar outcomes. Patients undergoing osteotomy PF may experience less terminal elbow extension when compared with those fixed with TBW. Given their similar clinical outcomes, either modality may be considered when selecting a construct for olecranon osteotomy repair as part of comminuted distal humerus fracture repair. [
Orthopedics
. 2021;44(1):e107–e113.]
Systematic Biomechanical Analysis of Prerequisites for Reliable Intraoperative Bonding of Polymethylmethacrylate Bone Cement in Preexisting Cement in Revision Arthroplasty
Authors: Kaiser Dominik , Zimmerli Nora , Hartmann Rebecca , Bachmann Elias , Kühn Klaus-Dieter , Meyer Dominik C.
Published: October 2020

Removal of a stable cement mantle may be invasive and time consuming and may result in unnecessary damage to bone and surrounding soft tissue. The goal of this study was to investigate the feasibility of the use of polymethylmethacrylate cement on preexisting cement as well as to explore the prerequisites for practical clinical use under standardized laboratory conditions. The strength of the cement–cement interface was evaluated with a 4-point bending to failure test, according to International Organization for Standardization 5833, as well as standardized shear strength, according to American Society for Testing and Materials D732. Various intraoperative cleaning agents were tested to remove simulated contamination with bone marrow. Contamination of the cement–cement interface with bone marrow decreases bending strength, modulus, and shear strength. Removal of the bone marrow with a degreasing agent significantly increases bending strength as well as bending modulus and can increase shear strength up to 9% compared with use of a nondegreasing agent. The cement–cement interface may reach up to 85% of bending strength, 92% of bending modulus, and comparable shear strength compared with a uniform cement block. Meticulous removal of fatty contaminant is important. Use of a degreasing agent further increases the stability of the cement–cement interface. With these precautions, it is safe to assume that the combined molecular and mechanical interlock is sufficient for most clinical applications and will not represent the weakest link in prosthetic revision. [
Orthopedics
. 2021;44(1):e55–e60.]
Choroidal Neovascular Membrane in a Teenage Girl With Chronic Intracranial Hypertension
Authors: Krompas Ioannis , Kouri Agathi , Gotzaridis Stratos , Georgalas Ilias , Kandarakis Stylianos , Petrou Petros
Published: October 2020

The authors describe the case of a 13-year-old girl with choroidal neovascular membrane and a history of benign intracranial hypertension who was successfully treated with a single intravitreal bevacizumab injection administered into the left eye. The visual acuity in the left eye improved to 20/25 at 2 weeks following treatment. The visual acuity was stable (20/20) in the right eye and 20/25 in the left eye with no signs of recurrence over 2 years of follow-up. The current case represents the only one in the literature whereby a teenage girl presented with choroidal neovascular membrane and benign intracranial hypertension. Although this occurrence in males has been previously published, the authors believe that it is important to document the response to treatment because the literature evidence is limited to date.

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J Pediatr Ophthalmol.
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Continuous data assimilation applied to a velocity-vorticity formulation of the 2D Navier-Stokes equations
Authors: Gardner Matthew , Larios Adam , Rebholz Leo G. , Vargun Duygu , Zerfas Camille
Published: October 2020

We study a continuous data assimilation (CDA) algorithm for a velocity-vorticity formulation of the 2D Navier-Stokes equations in two cases: nudging applied to the velocity and vorticity, and nudging applied to the velocity only. We prove that under a typical finite element spatial discretization and backward Euler temporal discretization, application of CDA preserves the unconditional long-time stability property of the velocity-vorticity method and provides optimal long-time accuracy. These properties hold if nudging is applied only to the velocity, and if nudging is also applied to the vorticity then the optimal long-time accuracy is achieved more rapidly in time. Numerical tests illustrate the theory, and show its effectiveness on an application problem of channel flow past a flat plate.
Francisco Moliner y Nicolás (1851-1915) y el inicio de la lucha antituberculosa en España
Authors: Molero Mesa Jorge
Published: October 2020

Las primeras propuesta de organización antituberculosa surgieron en España muy tempranamente, patrocinadas por Antonio Espina y Capó (Madrid,1889) y Luis Comenge y Ferrer (Barcelona, 1892). Ambas iniciativas fracasaron al no encontrar el eco apropiado entre los médicos españoles. La primera campaña efectiva fue llevada a cabo en Valencia por Francisco Moliner y Nicolás (1851-1915) a partir de 1899. En este año abrió el Sanatorio de Porta-Coeli para tuberculosos indigentes, primero de este tipo que se erigía en nuestro territorio. Además fundó con éxito la Liga Nacional contra la Tuberculosis y de socorro a los tísicos pobres. Su campaña aspiraba a que el Estado crease en toda España sanatorios populares que tendrían al de Porta-Coeli como modelo. Para Moliner, la asistencia al tuberculoso pobre en estos centros reportaría la ventaja de aislar los focos de infección además de mantener la paz social. Esta última, sería posible gracias a que la instauración de estos centros transmitiría al proletariado una sensación de justicia social. Sus movilizaciones contribuyeron a la divulgación de las teorías contagionistas entre la sociedad española e influyeron en el posterior desarrollo de la lucha antituberculosa oficial que se inició en 1906.
Purgación y catarsis; tema literario ambiguo en la literatura del Siglo de Oro
Authors: David-Peyre Yvonne
Published: October 2020

La lectura de un excelente libro de J. Pigeaud, así como los múltiples testimonios que sobre el tema ofrece la literatura del Siglo de Oro, llevaron a la autora de este trabajo a indagar el tópico de la catarsis en la literatura española de la época. La catarsis es un concepto ambiguo, que designa tanto la purgación del alma como la del cuerpo cargado de humores pecantes. Así como la literatura francesa privilegia especialmente los aspectos cómicos o burlescos de esta cuestión, la española —teatro, poesía, ensayo, novela— lo utiliza para ilustrar reflexiones más complejas, presentándolo como panacea en la conservación de la salud y preocupación cotidiana del hombre angustiado; ello, lo mismo en sentido metafórico que metonímico. A través de ejemplos literarios de diversa índole, especialmente de los Autos sacramentales, este trabajo desarrolla tales reflexiones, subrayando lo que el Siglo de Oro debe al pensamiento hipocrático y aristotélico, acogiendo y diversificando una tradición que todavía perdura, preservada por un vocabulario digno de estudio semántico.
Sexualidad y conocimiento: La conquista de uno mismo en la obra de Ernesto Sabato
Authors: Montiel Luis
Published: October 2020

El presente trabajo analiza algunos fragmentos fundamentales de la obra de Ernesto Sabato desde la perspectiva de la psicología junguiana. Se realiza un estudio comparativo entre el texto sabatiano y las obras de Jung dedicadas a la alquimia para ilustrar, desde el dominio de la sexualidad humana, el proceso de autoconocimiento y autoapropiación.
La sexualidad y su significación en la novelística española actual
Authors: Encinar Angeles
Published: October 2020

Basándose en el estudio de tres novelas recientes: Los verdes de mayo hasta el mar, de Luis Goytisolo; Luz de la memoria, de Lourdes Ortiz; y Fabián y Sabas, de José María Vaz de Soto, la autora analiza el papel y el significado de la sexualidad como tema literario en la narrativa española actual, en particular el valor metafórico y simbólico que llega a adquirir al compararlo con el propio acto creativo del artista, del novelista, desvelándonos todo un universo de subjetividad e intimismo de más o menos claras lecturas psicoanalíticas.
La instrumentalización de la mujer por la medicina social en España a principio de siglo: su papel en la lucha antialcohólica
Authors: Campos Marín Ricardo
Published: October 2020

El presente trabajo, fruto del análisis de textos sobre alcoholismo y educación de la mujer, de principios del siglo XX, intenta demostrar que la Medicina Social, bajo el velo del bien y la salud común, utilizó a la mujer en sus programas antialcohólicos. Esta instrumentalización de la mujer tuvo un doble sentido y un objetivo: educar a la mujer para que eduque a sus hijos, y de esta manera controlar el hogar y el entorno del obrero.
Bibliografía histórica sobre la ciencia y la técnica en España. 1989
Authors: Pardo Tomás José , Salavert Fabiani Vicente L. , Soler Sáiz Amparo , López Terrada María Luz
Published: October 2020

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Les conceptions en matière de sécularisation de la science et de la société vont-elles ou non de pair ? Enquête réalisée en Belgique et au Maroc auprès d’élèves de terminale
Authors: Wolfs José-Luis
Published: October 2020

Dans quelle mesure l’adhésion à une conception sécularisée de la science de la part d’un individu dépend-elle plus largement de ses conceptions en matière de sécularisation dans d’autres domaines (politique, éthique, société) ? Jusqu’à quel point ces différentes dimensions sont-elles ou non liées ? Cette question est examinée à partir d’une enquête exploratoire réalisée dans deux pays présentant des conceptions contrastées en matière de sécularisation (la Belgique et le Maroc) : 196 élèves du Maroc et musulmans, ainsi que 621 élèves de Belgique (musulmans, catholiques et agnostiques ou athées) de classes terminales ont été interrogés, par le biais d’un questionnaire à réponses fermées, à propos de leurs conceptions en matière de sécularisation à la fois de la science et de la société. Cette enquête qui interroge le concept de sécularisation, sur le plan théorique et empirique, débouche sur un constat et de nouvelles questions. Il apparaît en effet que les élèves qui ont une conception sécularisée de la science ont presque tous une conception sécularisée sur le plan sociétal, mais que l’inverse n’est pas vrai. Le rôle de plusieurs variables liées au contexte sociétal de ces deux pays et à l’affiliation religieuse des élèves est analysé.
Peut-on faire croire autrement les élèves ? Enjeux épistémologiques d’une modestie sur ce que croire veut dire
Authors: Charbonnier Sébastien
Published: October 2020

La tradition de la libération par la connaissance, depuis Platon jusqu’à l’Encyclopédie (apprendre rationnellement rend plus libre et permet de mieux agir dans le monde), est au cœur du projet politique d’une instruction publique offerte à tous les futurs citoyens. C’est dans ce cadre-là que prennent sens les disciplines scientifiques dans le cursus des élèves. Cela étant dit, il est intéressant de penser ces possibilités émancipatrices des savoirs sans abonder dans un partage quelque peu excluant (et méprisant) entre « croyants » et « sachants » comme l’imaginaire de la « barbarie » peut le produire (il y a eux « à éclairer » et nous « les éclairés »). Dans ce sens, cet article s’efforce de présenter les fondements épistémologiques d’une philosophie exigeante de la croyance qui permette d’analyser les déterminations qui nous amènent à croire telle ou telle chose, tout en caractérisant la manière proprement scientifique de produire des croyances justifiées. Ainsi, ce sont les finalités des apprentissages scientifiques qui seront moins confuses, espère-t-on, au regard de nos aspirations à vivre en démocratie.
Comprendre le sens de l’action didactique des enseignants dans deux disciplines
Authors: Maizières Frédéric , Calmettes Bernard
Published: October 2020

La présente recherche vise à tester un modèle d’étude du sens que l’enseignant donne à son action didactique dans différentes disciplines. Il s’agit d’affiner l’élaboration d’un modèle construit précédemment dans le cadre d’une théorie ancrée, c’est-à-dire prenant en compte à la fois des références théoriques non figées et des résultats empiriques de recherche, que nous présentons dans la première partie de cet article. Les données sont construites à partir de la mise en œuvre de deux entretiens pragmatistes qui se situent en amont et en aval de deux séances réalisées par un même enseignant dans une classe de cours moyen deuxième année (CM2) dans les deux disciplines, éducation musicale et physique, puis de l'observation et de la vidéo des deux séances. Les résultats permettent de définir le rapport que l’enseignant entretient avec toutes les disciplines et plus précisément avec les deux disciplines, dans le cas des situations observées. Ils mettent également en évidence que si son action didactique est d'abord dominée par son « vouloir », les contraintes liées au temps peuvent amener son « non-pouvoir » à dominer par la suite son « vouloir ».
Jouer le jeu ? Les Palestiniens du Liban, entre marginalisation sociale et « rhétorique de l’officiel »
Authors: Dot-Pouillard Nicolas
Published: October 2020

Depuis 2006, année de réouverture d’une représentation de l’Organisation de libération de la Palestine (OLP) à Beyrouth et de création d’un Comité de dialogue libano-palestinien (CDLP), Libanais et Palestiniens développent une « rhétorique de l’officiel », où ils négocieraient à égalité les conditions de vie des réfugiés palestiniens. Cependant, la reconnaissance par les Libanais d’un droit à avoir des droits ne signifie pas en octroyer dans l’immédiat. Les organisations politiques palestiniennes jouent pourtant le jeu : leur « rhétorique de l’officiel » est telle que le dialogue libano-palestinien fonctionne. Des exclus palestiniens de cette « rhétorique de l’officiel » – mouvements de jeunes, comités de quartiers, salafistes – en dénoncent certes les termes : mais ils n’excluent pas, à terme, de jouer le jeu de l’institutionnalisation. La « rhétorique de l’officiel » postule un dialogue libano-palestinien réussi : toute la question étant de savoir si elle a ses effets performatifs ou s’il ne s’agit que d’une fiction politique.
L’histoire en débats : mémoires des premiers temps de l’Islam au Maghreb au début du viiie/xive siècle
Authors: Vanz Jennifer
Published: October 2020

The record of early Islamic history, far from being fixed at the beginning of the 8th/14th century, remains a subject for adaptation and revision. Three historical works composed in the western Maghrib, the Kitāb al‑ansāb, the Mafākhir al‑barbar and the Bayān of Ibn ʿIdhārī are evidence of discussions that preoccupy scholars. In the political context of transition between the Almohad and Merinid dynasties, the debates deal, more particularly, with the division of time and space that plays a decisive role in the construction of the collective memory.  What is at stake, for the Merinids, but also for all elites (ancient or modern) is the (re)definition of their social position and its legitimation through the elaboration of a shared approach to the past
Adoption and Use of ICTs by Livestock Keepers for Improved Access to Livestock Information
Authors: Angello Consolata Kemirembe
Published: October 2020

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are very important tools for economic development and poverty reduction when used effectively by individuals in all economic sectors including agriculture. Urban livestock keepers need ICTs in their activities so that they can make informed decisions that can lead to improvement of the livestock industry. Despite its importance, ICT use is hindered by several factors including unawareness of the radio and television programmes and lack of computer skills. This chapter reveals the extent of use of ICTs by urban and peri-urban livestock keepers whereby different types of ICTs are used by urban livestock keepers to access livestock information, though some ICTs, for example, mobile phones are used more than other ICTs (radio and television). Internet is used by very few livestock keepers due computer illiteracy. Policy implications include improvement of the telecommunications services by the government through relevant bodies in order to facilitate more access to information through mobile phones, radio, television, and the internet.
Management Education, Satisfaction, and Career Growth
Authors: Merugu Venugopal , Thangeda Rahul
Published: October 2020

The chapter aims at addressing some of the critical questions that will be of immense help to engineering graduates who are likely to consider pursuing management degrees. Data were obtained from a sample of 96 techno managers to explore their perception of career growth and opportunities after pursuing their management education. In particular, the chapter examines in detail the relationship between management education and career satisfaction in techno managers. Also, factors that influence in choosing a management degree were studied. A few of the critical findings from the study were that gender has not shown any significant difference in satisfaction. At the same time, experience has shown a significant difference in satisfaction. From the results obtained, it could be concluded that the techno managers were found to be satisfied with the career choice as an MBA after engineering.
Security Challenges in Network Slicing in 5G
Authors: Mishra Rashmi , Yadav R. K.
Published: October 2020

The evolving area of the upcoming technology in the era of “Mobile Security” is a 5G network. The aim of this technology is to provide security to the mobile nodes for the load balancing, for the voice security, capacity, quality of services, secure end-to-end communication, connectivity of the devices in a highly mobile network with reliable and scalable networks. The enhancement towards technology leads to connect home appliances with IoT devices, industries, business. Therefore, security-related issues will also increase. In wireless communication, devices want to connect all the time, which primes the vulnerabilities, increases network traffic at the device side on the channel, and creates the backdoor for the hacking and cracking mechanisms for the wireless devices.
The Internet of Things-Based Technologies
Authors: Garg Pradeep Kumar
Published: October 2020

The internet of things (IoT) is the network of physical objects—devices, vehicles, buildings, and other objects—embedded with software, electronic devices, sensors, and network connectivity that enable these objects to collect and share information or data. Its applications include smart homes, healthcare, industries, transportation systems, logistics, and energy. Building an IoT real-time-based application involves the proper selection of combination of sensors, technology, networks, and communication modules, supported with the concepts of data processing, remote sensing, cloud computing, etc. This chapter highlights advantages and disadvantages IoT and various techniques, such as computer vision, remote sensing, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, ubiquitous computing, which are widely used in various applications. Many new IoT-based applications will evolve, as new devices, sensors, chips, and computational techniques are developed.
Forecast of Transmedia Language Learning With a Chance of Meatballs
Authors: Lee Yun Joon Jason , Seo Jiyoung
Published: October 2020

This chapter reflects on a Korean ESL college class transformation into a transmedia learning environment. Lee and Seo illustrates the importance of pop culture knowledge in language learning along with constructing a positive rapport between the instructor and the students. The movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs was used as the text of the class through interactions with students. They began to build the transmedia story about the movie. Students researched through multiple platforms to construct the movie through their major knowledge, personal experience, and findings on the internet. Furthermore, students developed their language skills to apply English to the movie related content. This chapter will illustrate how the students engaged in such activity and what became the transmedia project.
The Quest for Learning
Authors: Betts Anastasia Lynn , Fabienke Nika , Farber Matthew
Published: October 2020

A focus on disciplinary literacy may hold promise for increasing student engagement and achievement. This chapter focuses on the use of the “quest” (a mechanic common in video games) as a means to increase learner agency, engagement, and motivation. Quests may further be beneficial in developing the disciplinary literacy of students, due to their highly contextualized interactive narratives that allow for student role-playing, and the development of problem-solving skills and discipline-specific habits of mind (e.g., What does it mean to work, think, and communicate like a historian, mathematician, or scientists?). A variety of tools for implementing quest-based learning are examined, as well as ways in which the quest mechanic is being used in the design of instructional sequences in the digital app Adventure Academy, an educational massively multiplayer online (MMO) video game, in order to develop disciplinary literacy.
An Exercise in Liberation
Authors: King Peter
Published: October 2020

The chapter will be based on the experiences of a Colombian engineering company from 2003 through to 2013. The company was a local engineering office of an international oil services company based in Scotland but also, with substantial offices in USA and around the world. In 2003 the company was making a loss and in 2004 had to reduce down to 60 people. It had a traditional ‘command and control' approach to management. Over a period of 7 years, they developed a unique culture/working model which focused on allowing employees to contribute and participate in the running of the company and removed all bureaucratic barriers that restricted its employees from working effectively. The company grew to over 1,200 in 2013. The chapter proposes to explain how removing organization charts, eliminating policies and procedures, eliminating working hours, allowing employees to recruit new staff, manage their own holidays, and set their own salaries produced a purpose-driven and fully motivated and successful company.
Predictable Scenarios of Fuzzy Logic Analysis for Sprinkler Irrigation Control
Authors: Elhagarey Mohamed Elsayed , Hushki Mohamed M. , Istvan Szabo E.
Published: October 2020

MATLAB will be utilized to validate the various irrigation systems and report it; the air temperature, wind, and humidity will be member functions to improve the efficiency of irrigation performance before the irrigation process, and the fuzzy information system consists of fuzzy rules, which are derived from information of experts or from input-output learning of the system. Rules mimic human reasoning. Mamdani method is mostly applied in the fuzzy inference technique, and the generalized bell function is used for both of temperature and wind where the triangular function used for humidity. The principles were based on the last experiments and personal experiences, and the output will change into a crisp value from this procedure of defuzzification. There are many different methods to do defuzzification, but the most common technique is centroid method. The resultant surface graphic is enough to monitor, validate, and report the irrigation system efficiency to execute and schedule the irrigation practice management.
Raising the Efficiency of Seohen's Model to Predict Soil Resistance Faced by Chisel Plow
Authors: Meselhy Adil Abd Elsamia
Published: October 2020

This research was carried out to study the effect of crop factor, which is represented in some plant roots of crops residues (broad bean and wheat) on soil mechanical properties (cohesion strength, C, and internal friction angle, Φ), and thus, the effect of these roots on the power requirements of chisel plow to face the soil resistance was studied. Soil mechanical properties and power requirements of chisel plow (7 blades) were measured in the field directly at various soil depths of (0.05, 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2 m) with and without roots at constant tractor forward speed of about 4 km/h. Moisture content of the soil, broad bean roots, and wheat roots were 21%, 16%, and 14%, respectively, The results showed that the effect of roots of previous crops residues had a significant effect on the soil mechanical properties and power requirements for chisel plow when using the crop factor, which is represented in characteristic of crop residual roots in terms of root mean diameter.
Comparison of Factors Affecting Enterprise Resource Planning System Success in the Middle East
Authors: Alzoubi Mahd M. , Snider Dallas H.
Published: October 2020

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have been widely studied during the past decade, yet they often fail to deliver the intended benefits originally expected. One notable reason for their failures is the lack of understanding in users' requirements. This study was designed to understand the relative importance of system quality, information quality, service quality, and their influence on ERP users in the Middle East. The dependent variable individual impact was used to represent the ERP success at the individual level of analysis. The results from this study were compared to the results attained by Petter et al. in their 2008 analysis of North American ERP users. In addition, the moderating effect of users' characteristics on the individual impact variable was examined along an investigation of the items' reliability, internal consistency, convergent, and discriminant validity. Assessing the level of impact from users may help organizations assess the impacts of ERP users' performance and productivity and create training to improve attitudes toward ERP systems.
Fuzzy Lattice Order Group Decision for Preference Ranking in Conflict Analysis
Authors: Wang Wenyi , Guo Qiang , Wang Shunhong
Published: October 2020

Methods of fuzzy multi-objective lattice order decision making (F-MOLODM) for analyses of the fuzzy and intransitive preferences of decision makers involved in a conflict analysis are devised for the preference ranking of the states in a conflict, which defines the trapezoidal fuzzy number of the preference and constructs a multi-objective group decision-making fuzzy preference matrix. An algorithm for F-LOGDM is proposed to capture uncertainty and intransitive decision problems, and the relationship among lattice elements of the preference structure under fuzzy environments is defined. The application of these decision technologies to the square dance conflict illustrate how the method proposed in this paper can be utilized in practice. The performance of the lattice order preference ranking method applied to the conflict is compared with that of traditional methods. Research shows that either lattice order preference ranking, or traditional methods acquires Nash stability. However, the stable state under traditional methods will be reached only if all players pay a certain price.
Using Bibliometric Analysis to Measure and Understand the Gender Gap in Published Computing Books
Authors: Kadriu Arbana , Sahatqija Kosovare , Abazi-Bexheti Lejla
Published: October 2020

The purpose of the research presented in this paper is the investigation of the gender gap in published computing books. The book titles from the DBLP computer science bibliography were the basis for this investigation. The conducted research involves co-authorship network exploration using social network analysis methods, as well as content learning by keyword extraction and ranking from book titles. The findings show that female authors tend to publish fewer books in computing than their male colleagues, and there is a huge gap of women regarding the collaboration. There are just two women names within the 50 author names with the highest social network top metrics, indicating collaboration. Regarding the extracted keywords, though there are differences, results do not show some huge divergences when it comes to the used language for computing titles.
Analysis of Queueing Networks in Equilibrium
Authors: Lokshina Izabella V. , Lanting Cees J. M.
Published: October 2020

Equilibria of queueing networks are a means for performance analysis of real communication networks introduced as Markov chains. In this paper, the authors developed, evaluated, and compared computational procedures to obtain numerical solutions for queueing networks in equilibrium with the use of direct, iterative, and aggregative techniques in steady-state analysis of Markov chains. Advanced computational procedures are developed with the use of Gaussian elimination, power iteration, Courtois' decomposition, and Takahashi's iteration techniques. Numerical examples are provided together with comparative analysis of obtained results. The authors consider these procedures are also applicable to other domains where systems are described with comparable queuing models and stochastic techniques are sufficiently relevant. Several suitable domains of applicability are proposed.
Optimal Elliptic Curve Cryptography-Based Effective Approach for Secure Data Storage in Clouds
Authors: Malik Anju , Aggarwal Mayank , Sharma Bharti , Singh Akansha , Singh Krishna Kant
Published: October 2020

With the rapid development of cloud advancement, a data security challenge has emerged. In this paper, a technique based on elliptical cryptography and cuckoo search algorithm is proposed. With this technique, data owners securely store their data files in the cloud server. Initially the user sends a file storage request to store a file in a cloud server provider (CSP). The input file is checked whether it is sensitive or non-sensitive by the user. If the file is sensitive, then it would be split and stored in different virtual machines (VMs), and if the file is non-sensitive, then it would be assigned in a single VM. This approach was used for the first time as per the survey. To add further security, the sensitive data retrieval needs an encryption process that is supported by the proposed algorithm. If the data owner stores the sensitive data to cloud server, the data owner's document is encrypted by the double encryption technique. Here RSA and optimal elliptic curve cryptography (OECC) algorithm is used to encrypt the document with high security. The authors have used cuckoo search algorithm to identify the optimal key in ECC. This paper has proposed a novel cryptography approach for delivering mass distributed storage by which user's original data cannot be directly reached by cloud operators. Hence, this research has proved that the proposed work will give better securable data storage solving the security issues.
Dissemination of Family Internet Rules by Libertarian Paternalism
Authors: Saito Nagayuki
Published: October 2020

To examine the future direction of policy making for protecting young people online, this paper discusses the effectiveness of protection policies based on libertarian paternalism from the standpoint of behavioral economics by referring to the efforts of the Kariya authorities, Aichi Prefecture. This paper discusses the effects of setting a default rule as a countermeasure to the human heuristic decision making process with a fear that making irrational decisions causes parents and young people to adopt a passive stance towards policy. The paper specifically analyzes whether the efforts function as libertarian paternalism, and whether the cut-off time of “9 p.m.” was reasonable for parents as a default time. Furthermore, in the case where child protection has been carried out from the perspective of paternalism, this study considers whether young people and parents adjust their behavior.
Understanding Consumer Acceptance of M-Wallet Apps
Authors: Thanigan Jayanthi , Reddy Srinivasa N. , Sethuraman Priya , Rajesh J. Irudhaya
Published: October 2020

The m-wallet apps market in India is an evolving industry. M-wallet app companies could use the consumer insights from this study to design suitable strategies to retain existing users and attract new customers. Earlier studies in m-wallet app adoption in India have been restricted to GPRS services only. This study is unique in extending use of the UTAUT model theoretical framework to understand the factors influencing customers using the evolved 4G technology in India. The research hypothesis, based on the extended UTAUT model, was empirically tested using structural equation modeling. There was a significant improvement in the overall explanatory power of the extended UTAUT model over the original UTAUT.
Tourism in the Sharing Economy
Authors: Drake John R. , Crawford Alleah , Deale Cynthia S. , White Barbara Jo
Published: October 2020

This research is written for travel lodging online marketplaces (like Airbnb and HomeAway) and academics in e-commerce and travel industries. Lodging offered through online marketplaces is rapidly growing in popularity among travelers, yet the beliefs about these services and the motivations for using them are not well understood. This study explored key factors associated with lodging marketplace transactions, as well as traveler motivations. More specifically, the research focused on answering the following questions: What beliefs impact consumers' intention to reserve lodging through online lodging marketplaces such as Airbnb? and How does the motivation to travel for pleasure moderate the impact of online lodging marketplace beliefs on intention? It appears that motivation for travel is a key factor in the acceptance and use of online lodging marketplaces. Also, the four factors of novelty seeking—alleviation from boredom, change from routine, surprise, and thrill—extend the applicability of TPB to the sharing economy. Implications for tourism are discussed.
Fear of stigma, beliefs, and knowledge about HIV are barriers to early access to HIV testing and disclosure for perinatally infected children and adolescents in rural communities in South Africa
Authors: Madiba Sphiwe , Mokgatle Mathildah
Published: October 2020

Background: The majority of HIV-infected children in resource-limited countries are not aware of their HIV status because of the various reasons responsible for the delay in seeking HIV testing for children. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and barriers to testing and disclosing the HIV status of children aged between 5 and 18 years.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey involving 405 caregivers of HIV perinatally infected children receiving anti-retroviral treatment (ART) in primary health care facilities in a rural district of Mpumalanga province in South Africa.

Results: The prevalence of disclosure was 27%, and disclosure was done to promote adherence (26%) or because it was the child’s right to know his/her status (43%). Children’s age was significantly associated with disclosure (AOR = 2.81, p < 0.000, CI 1.64–4.81). Concerns that children were too young and would not understand the implications of HIV diagnosis (74.5%) or would not keep the diagnosis secret (7%) were reasons for non-disclosure. Over half of the caregivers intended to disclose status when the child was aged between 12 and 15 years. In response to children’s questions about medication, caregivers substituted HIV with other less stigmatising conditions (32%).

Conclusion: The prevalence of disclosure was low and delayed till the child was above 10 years of age. The main barrier to disclosure was fear of stigma, or fears of the child telling others about their HIV status with consequences of stigma. The need for guidelines to provide caregivers with disclosure skills, to overcome the barriers that prevent disclosure, is crucial.

(Full text of the research articles are available online at www.medpharm.tandfonline.com/ojfp)

S Afr Fam Pract 2017; DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2017.1329489
A practical guide to the interpretation of PK/PD profiles of longer-acting analogue insulins. Part one: The principles of glucose clamp studies
Authors: Greeff Oppel B.W. , Van Tonder Jacob John , Naidu Kershlin , McMaster Alicia , Van Tonder Alet , Mothilal Rashem
Published: October 2020

Glucose clamp studies are used to determine pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of analogue insulins. With the development of longer-acting basal analogue insulins, including glargine 300 (Gla-300) and insulin degludec (IDeg), results from numerous glucose clamp studies are readily available. However, interpreting PK/PD profiles in a scientifically sound manner can be a challenging feat. This is the first in a series of publications that will suggest practical tips for interpreting and comparing results from glucose clamp studies. Variations in the glucose clamp methodology, duration of clamp studies and glucose clamp targets influence the study design and results significantly. Selection of study populations, including healthy patients or patients with Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus, has important implications. The dose of study insulin should reflect that of the general treatment population, and ideally steady-state conditions should be used. During the study the plasma insulin concentration and glucose infusion rate describe the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the study insulin. With these practical tips in mind, results of glucose clamp studies can be interpreted in a scientifically correct manner. The next article in this series will discuss the interpretation of PK/PD profiles using two newly developed longer-acting basal analogue insulins: Gla-300 and IDeg.
Prof George Samuel Fehrsen 26 August 1938 – 22 May 2018 (almost 80 years)
Authors: Ogunbanjo Gboyega
Published: October 2020

No abstract available.