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Strategies and Intervention for Cancer Screening at Village Level
Authors: Bhalla A.
Published: September 2018

Background: Cancer is a leading cause of death globally. The World Health Organization estimates that 7.6 million people died of cancer in 2005 and 84 million people will die in the next 10 years if action is not taken. More than 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where resources available for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer are limited or nonexistent. There are 3 common cancers found in wide range in India (oral, breast and cervical). In India the maximum people die due to oral cancer in men and breast cancer in female. Method: The current cancer screening and intervention approaches for the early prevention and detection of cancer, and to outline strategies for future interventions and research at village level. Results and Conclusion: The cancer screening plan is agreed upon by the stakeholders, it should be given the widest possible distribution within the country In resource constrained countries, a plan is more likely to be implemented if it includes fewer, yet sustainable interventions in line with evidence-based priorities, ranging from prevention to end-of-life care, with measurable process and outcome objectives that can be monitored and evaluated if basic information systems are in place. For example, prevention strategies (such as tobacco control and hepatitis B immunization), and treatment interventions linked to early diagnosis (awareness of early signs and symptoms) of a few cancer types (such as cervical and breast cancers) would be key feasible interventions.
Human Papillomavirus in Laryngeal Cancer in Northern Region of Turkey
Authors: Kemal Y. , Kemal O. , Kefeli M. , Gün S. , Bel A. , Sahin N. , Atmaca S. , Koyuncu M. , Yucel I.
Published: September 2018

Background and context: Human papilloma virus (HPV) has recently emerged as a new important etiological factor in the development of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The association of HPV in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is investigated in several studies but controversial results are established. Aim: This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the HPV DNA positivity in LSCC patients diagnosed and treated in 2 otorhinolaryngology referral center in northern region of Turkey. Strategy/Tactics: 52 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks of laryngeal cancers, diagnosed and treated between 2010 and 2016, were included. Detection and genotyping of HPV genotypes were done using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) protocol. Program/Policy process: The study was planned as a retrospective investigation of laryngeal squamous cell cancer patients who had been diagnosed and treated in Samsun 19 Mayis University Hospital and Samsun Training and Research Hospital - otorhinolaryngology referral centers - between January 2010 and December 2016. Samsun is in the middle part of northern Turkey and stated as an oncology center in this region. Approval for the study was granted by the 19 Mayıs University Ethics Committee. The clinical characteristics of the patients were obtained from the computerized database. LSCC tissue samples fixed using 10% neutral buffered formalin and embedded blocks were used. Outcomes: PCR amplification was successful in 40 of 52 patients. Among the 40 LSCC samples HPV DNA was detected in 1 patient (2.5%). HPV 16 subtype was detected in this male patient aged 70 years, with a smoking history and stage III laryngeal cancer. After surgery, the patient received adjuvant radiotherapy and was still alive at 48 months without relapse. What was learned: In northern region of Turkey, this is the first study that evaluated HPV positivity in LSCC. Our results may suggest that HPV-related LSCC has not yet emerged as a significant health burden in our region. This finding may be due to the genetic, cultural or religious characteristics of our patients that are not conducive to oral HPV transmission. Unfortunately tobacco smoking is still the main reason for HNSCC in our city. There is a need for a nationwide screening study to investigate HPV prevalence variability among different regions in Turkey.
Early Detection of Cancer: Recommendations for Eastern Mediterranean Region Background and Context
Authors: Rengaswamy S. , Fadhil I.
Published: September 2018

Background and context: Increasing cancer burden in EMR is of major concern to all member states and is a priority for WHO. Almost all countries in EMR, have gaps in cancer control programs. Policymakers are looking for concrete advice on how to address these gaps and meet the increasing needs and demands for cancer care. Aim: To draw on the experience of WHO/EMRO in developing guidance for member states to establish early detection program for 5 priority cancers (breast, colorectal, cervical, oral, prostate). Strategy/Tactics: Implementation of suitable and effective cancer control policies including early detection of cancer that benefit from effective treatment. Program/Policy process: In the EMR, the most common cancers amenable to early diagnosis/screening are breast, colorectal, cervix, prostate and oral cancers. Work to develop early detection policy statements for EMR countries draws on the recommendations of a series of consultative meetings/process conducted throughout 2014-2016, taking into consideration the various health system levels and profile of cancer in the region. Outcomes: A strategic approach to strengthen cancer early detection focusing on the 5 priority cancers by level of development of health system in EMR countries. What was learned: Half of all cancers in EMR are amenable to early detection and potential cure with adequate treatment and follow-up. Early diagnosis is critical and should be implemented in all countries irrespective of level of income/health system development. Primary care professionals have a great role to advance cancer early detection programs. It is important to pilot any screening programs prior to national roll-out.
The Best Scenario for Nonparticipatory Conditions
Authors: Ahmadian A.
Published: September 2018

Entering the 3rd millennium, the 7th Secretary General of the United Nations proclaimed the global actions as the result of the synergy between 3 main pillars of the society including the governments with the key role in the field of politics and law, business entities in the field of economy and community-based organizations in the arena of civil society. WHO states: “A National Cancer Control Program (NCCP) is a public health program designed to reduce the number of cancer cases and deaths and improve quality of life of cancer patients.” It has also stated: “If national leaders decide to create a new or updated cancer control plan, then the cancer control planning process can start with broad participatory support. All key stakeholders should be involved early in the planning stages, and national leadership is needed throughout the process.” The key question is “Do national cancer control plans include the main stakeholders according to Mr. Annan's recommendation?” The short answer is “No.” This presentation will address the fundamental question that in the situation where the governments, especially in low- and middle-income countries, are the only policy makers in the field of health, while there exists active community-based organizations with proven advocacy reach operating with complete reliance on public donations and social assets, what is the main role of these organizations now that their capacities are not being used in national cancer control planning: 1. Be only an executor of these plans? 2. Design strategic plans in parallel with the national programs? 3. Allocate their resources to fill the gaps which are not addressed by the governments?
Factors in Sustained Compliance to a Symptom-Reporting Mobile Application: Implications for Clinical Implementation
Authors: Bacorro W. , Balid-Attwell S.A. , Sogono P. , Escuadra C.J. , Reyes-Gibby C. , Que J. , Ortin T. Sy
Published: September 2018

Background: The Internet-based Computerized Patient Assessment System (iComPAsS), a remote pain- and symptom-reporting application was developed to optimize pain monitoring and management. This subanalysis sought to examine factors influencing compliance, to gauge the sustainability of its effects and to guide further development and implementation as part of usual care. Aim: This analysis sought to examine factors influencing compliance, to gauge the sustainability of its effects and to guide further development and implementation as part of usual care. Methods: Patients ≥ 18 years old, with cancer and moderate-severe pain were randomized to standard pain management with pain diary or iComPAsS. Pain and symptom severity (using Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale) and compliance (to iComPAsS or diary) were evaluated at week 0, 3, 6, 12 and 20. The Treatment Self-regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ), used to assess patient motivation, was administered at week 0, 6, 12 and 20. Pain levels and compliance were compared between the groups using the Student t-test. The Pearson correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between compliance and pain control, perceived competence in pain self-care, and relative autonomy index. Results: Out of 100 patients enrolled, 76 were included in the analysis (control; 37; iComPAsS, 39). Baseline pain levels and TSRQ characteristics were similar between the groups. Initial compliance and pain control at week 3 were significantly higher in the iComPAsS group. For the iCompAsS group, compliance directly correlated with uncontrolled pain and intrinsic motivation, and was more sustained compared with the control group. Conclusion: The iComPAsS elicited rapid uptake and sustained compliance through intrinsic motivation. When adopting the iComPAsS for clinical use, patient baseline motivation levels may be assessed using the TSRQ, and depressive symptoms and other barriers to engagement must be identified.
The Role of Survivors in Breast Cancer Advocacy and Treatment in Ghana
Authors: Sarfo V. Gyasi , Addai B. Wiafe
Published: September 2018

Background and context: Breast cancer is rapidly becoming a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the lack of a national cancer registry, it is estimated that 2260 women were newly diagnosed with breast cancer. 1021 out of the 2260 women died of the disease (GLOBACON, 2012). The mean age for Ghanaian women according to the Ghana Breast Health Study is 43 years while white American women are usually diagnosed ∼60 years. To address the alarming rate by which women present late for diagnosis, several advocacy groups have implemented education and awareness programs in the country. However, despite aggressive campaigns to improve early detection, there are still a record number of late presentations indicating that there is still a need for a more aggressive approach. The Peace and Love Survivors Association (PALSA), was inaugurated in 2012 at the Peace and Love Hospital. Aim: To help Breast Care International (BCI) on their outreach programs to educate women about breast cancer and eradicate the stigma, myths and misconceptions surrounding the disease. Strategy/Tactics: Speak out and share our stories to encourage and empower newly diagnosed women, support and navigate them through their treatment, build a community of survivors. Program/Policy process: Some members have dedicated themselves to always go out with BCI and share their stories to show breast cancer is survivable when detected and treated early. Postmastectomy survivors among us show their artificial breasts in public for women to know they have 1 breast which is helping a lot. We started the HOPE Program in 2013 to navigate the newly diagnosed patients. We do home visits and phone calls to assist and check on patients as they go through treatment. We first of all share our story to the patient so that she will know she is not alone. We tell them the number of years we have survived and that makes them more relaxed. Outcomes: We have been able to navigate quite a number of patients through their treatment journey to also become members of our association and that has increased our membership to >800 women and men. Three of us have been used by the Peace and Love Hospitals and gone through training to help counsel newly diagnosed patients. I can say patients feel more relaxed and comfortable with us. They even sometimes call us to discuss their problems with us and we help them to sort it out with the hospital especially when it is financial. What was learned: Women are important to our husbands, children, family and society as a whole and we should not die needlessly. Early detection and prompt action equals prevention and together we can make an impact. Our stories are powerful and we can help save a lot of women in very diverse ways. We are now helping BCI to raise funds to treat early-stage breast cancer patients who are indeed poor. Our goal is to help women understand the disease and report early to the hospital for treatment.
Stronger Than Cancer: A Campaign of Thai Cancer Society
Authors: Parnmetpichayah C. , Narkpongpun S. , Soradatta S. , Kudtiyakarn S. , Yingchankul R. , Singh-orn B. , Chiawiriyabunya I. , Milintangkul U. , Dhanakitchareon P. , Nuchprayoon I.
Published: September 2018

Amount raised: Bht 3 million (∼USD 90,000) Background and context: Thai Cancer Society (TCS), a new cancer patient support group (PSG) in Thailand, was established in 2016, under the auspices of Heart to Heart Foundation. TCS aims to raise awareness of cancer, promote access to universal cancer care, and coordinated existing cancer-specific PSGs. To promote the Thai Cancer Society, a campaign “Stronger than Cancer: 1,000,000 km for Cancer Patients” was launched in 1 October 2017 and ended on World Cancer Day (WCD), 4 February 2018. Aim: To engage general public to exercise and raise awareness of cancer prevention, TCS, and WCD. Strategy/Tactics: People like to share and this is the era of online content. Thai people likes to donate money as for merit-making and good luck. This campaign created a conditional donation scheme whereby people can only donate if they run or walk. Program process: The campaign created a Facebook page and provide piggy bank to multiple business groups and engage participant to donate, on condition that they have run or walk first then they can donate 1 baht (USD 0.03) per km. They may use Endomondo application to track their running distance, share it on Facebook page, and automatically accumulated at aim to collect 1,000,000 km by WCD. An running event was conducted on WCD to collect piggy bank and donation were concluded. Costs and returns: Around 4400 people signed up for the campaign, >30,000 piggy bank was distributed, and 2185 used Endomondo app and some used other methods to collect their record. The app recorded 1,090,000 km by WCD deadline. Over 3,000,000 Baht was raised within 4 month, and donation continued after the WCD since many people continue to exercise and collect money. The cost of whole program was 1,500,000 Bht, inclusive of the running event. What was learned: This campaign has successfully engage many people to start exercise, using donation as motivation. New mindset on cancer intervention has been cultivated that we can overcome the cancer in 1 way or another.
Integrative Approach to Heal the Cancer at 5 Layers
Authors: Govindasamy M.
Published: September 2018

Amount raised: $25,000 Background and context: As a cancer patient, the approach to integrative approach concepts from entire world to heal myself and the cancer patients across United States, India, Columbia, Honduras, Belarus, European and other Asian regions. Diagnosed with Stage IV (cancer survivor story) and incorporated in the daily, weekly routines. Established integrative approach is very effective in the personal settings. Aim: How do we move the above personalized integrative approach to the cancer across the global community? Caring is sharing, sharing is caring, helping is healing, healing is helping. Create a personalized integrative healing approaches to cancer patients across the world. Strategy/Tactics: Strategy is precare (before cancer - behavioral) and postcare (palliative, pain relief approach). Incorporate appropriate integrative concepts to any cancer patient. Program process: Identify the integrative approach Analyze and adapt the specified approach Create a approach specific details for the cancer patient Implement and record results Conclude and report findings. Costs and returns: Each patient the cost could vary from $5000 to $25,000 What was learned: To heal or cure or help the cancer patient’s journey, integrative healing approach to all levels (5 layers of human body) is very effective and proven to provide overall survival and progression-free survival to increase majority of the cancer patients. The overall simplified approach was implemented to record the results. The overall results are proven and ready to be implemented to global level.
Collaboration With Like-Minded Organizations as Strategic Means to Share Costs and to Secure Funding as Viable Alternative to Raise Funding Traditionally
Authors: Tasnim N.
Published: September 2018

Background and context: Aparajita Society Against Cancer is a not-for-profit 100% volunteer-based organization run by cancer survivors in Bangladesh. Aparajita provides moral, psychological, and financial supports and connects cancer patients and their families with appropriate treatment facilities. Aparajita also runs awareness and educational campaigns and screening camos for early detection. Funding always remains a critical problem in conducting its activities. Though traditional fund raising through donations remain an important means, Aparajita explored other ways of funding its activities. Aim: The aim is to build win–win partnerships with like-minded organizations to secure funding for Aparajita´s activities. Strategy/Tactics: Aparajita recognized that providing due credit to like-minded partner organizations can encourage viable partnerships to share costs, which can reduce cost of funding by Aparajita. Aparajita identified Rotary Clubs as potential partners for jointly organizing events as they are also engaged in community service and not having much activities in this area. Two of its members are Rotarians, who helped in connecting Aparajita with Rotary Clubs. Program process: Aparajita shared its activities, successes, impacts and proposed activities with 1 of the Rotary Clubs and explained our proposed mode of collaborations, including sharing of costs and impacts created by each. Then we worked out a budget and often provided the lead role to Rotary Club in organizing and requesting other clubs to join. Costs and returns: Aparajita greatly reduced its own share of costs while improving the physical targets and qualitative achievements. What was learned: We learnt that establishing partnerships in jointly organizing activities can reduce pressure on funds otherwise raised through donations. We can achieve more and increase the number of volunteers. This is very much sustainable.
Modern Family? Paternity Leave and Marital Stability
Authors: Avdic Daniel , Karimi Arizo
Published: September 2018

We study how relationship stability of couples is affected by an increase in fathers’ involvement in staying home from work with young children. We make use of a parental leave reform in Sweden that earmarked one month of paid leave to each parent in a regression discontinuity difference-in-differences (RD-DD) framework. Couples who were affected by the reform increased the take-up of fathers’ leave but also increased their probability of separation compared to unaffected couples. We argue that the separation effect can be explained by the degree of restrictiveness of the policy in combination with role conflicts in traditional family constellations. (JEL D13, J12, J13, J16, J32)
Empoderamento no programa “mulheres sim” do IFSC
Authors: Michels Juliana Pereira , Casagrande Jacir Leonir , De Souza Paula Clarissa , Nunes Nei Antonio
Published: September 2018

Este estudo se propôs a analisar o Programa Mulheres Sim desenvolvido pelo Instituto Federal de Santa Catarina, como prática de empoderamento. Partiu-se do constructo de empoderamento cunhado por Paulo Freire (1969), como um movimento que tem o propósito de desenvolver a consciência do ser humano de modo a promover a liberdade e o poder de participação na sociedade e, representa uma complexidade de componentes da vida das pessoas do mundo contemporâneo. A pesquisa se caracteriza como estudo de caso, com abordagem qualitativa e, quanto ao objetivo, como descritiva e exploratória. Os dados foram coletados através de pesquisa documental, observação participante e entrevista semiestruturada e, foi desenvolvida uma análise de conteúdo. O Programa elevou a autoestima, o reconhecimento, a valorização das potencialidades das mulheres, enquanto sujeitos de direitos, liberdade, autonomia, mudanças, de uma postura mais crítica e ativa diante do mundo. Foi um processo de verdadeiro empoderamento.
Reconhecimento do trabalho artístico na sociedade de consumo
Authors: Nascimento Monique , Coelho Marina , Dellagnelo Eloise H. L.
Published: September 2018

Propomos refletir, neste estudo, possíveis relações entre consumo cultural e o reconhecimento do trabalho artístico. Para tanto, utilizamos o aporte teórico da psicodinâmica do trabalho e a discussão de Baudrillard (2003) sobre a “A Sociedade de Consumo”. Recorremos, como exemplo empírico, ao caso de uma artista atuante na região da Grande Florianópolis, observamos o seu cotidiano de trabalho e realizamos quatro entrevistas em profundidade. Defendemos que o trabalho artístico não passa incólume ao processo de homogeneização social, em que a arte está inserida na mesma lógica dos demais objetos e é apropriada enquanto bem de consumo. A obra e o fazer artístico guardam, contudo, especificidades que fazem sua inserção na sociedade do consumo produzir consequências nocivas ao artista como trabalhador. Advertimos que o não reconhecimento é nocivo para a subjetividade do trabalhador e a constituição da sua identidade, e influencia de modo significativo na vivência de sofrimento no trabalho.
Orkut e serviço de atendimento ao cliente: estudo de caso do Boticário
Authors: Cruz Eduardo Picanço , Costa Sabine Ott da
Published: September 2018

A democratização do acesso à internet, principalmente através de instrumentos de inclusão digital, tem gerado um aumento significativo nas trocas entre pessoas, mas, principalmente no que tange as relações cliente X empresa. Nesse sentido, os espaços virtuais (Orkut, blogs, etc.) estão deixando de ser ferramentas de conversa e troca de encontros pessoais e evoluem para uma nova forma de comunicação da empresa com o cliente e otimização dos processos organizacionais. Esta pesquisa investigou e analisou a utilização desses espaços virtuais como serviço de atendimento ao consumidor (SAC) pelas organizações. Uma pesquisa bibliográfica foi feita para investigar a forma como as empresas lidam com esses espaços, a fim de atingir seus objetivos e estratégias para continuar competitiva no mercado e com sua imagem consolidada. No aprofundamento da área foi feito um estudo de caso com a empresa OBoticário, a fim de exemplificar a investigação e análise em questão.
O Novo Ambiente de Negócios em um "Mundo Plano": a Influência Estratégica das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação
Authors: Silva Taiana Melo da , Cova Carlos José Guimarães , Cruz Eduardo Picanço , Fontanillas Carlosn Navarro
Published: September 2018

A inspiração para estetrabalho surgiu a partir da leitura do livro de Thomas Friedman, Na obra de Friedman épossível aquilatar a importância da Tecnologia de Informação para a promoção de ganhos de eficiêncianas operações das empresas, corroborando as idéias de Michael Porter no início dos anos 80. O autorafirma que a transformação tecnológica que é capaz de afetar a vantagem competitiva e a estruturaindustrial constitui-se num dos principais fatores de mudança nas regras da concorrência de umdeterminado mercado. Nesse sentido, a tecnologia extrapola o produto em si mesmo e impacta toda acadeia de valor das empresas. É esse o caso da Tecnologia de Informação e Comunicações no atualambiente de negócios, na medida em que elimina as distâncias e aumenta o nível de integração dosagentes econômicos.
GESTÃO DE PESSOAS: PARTICULARIDADES DE EMPRESAS FAMILIARES
Authors: Maua Tatiane Silva Tavares
Published: September 2018

Este artigo propõe-se a entender a problemática de empresas familiares considerando a interação entre cultura organizacional, traduzida em valores e, práticas de gestão de pessoas. Para tanto, foram estudadas três empresas familiares do Sul de Minas Gerais. O estudo com recurso à pesquisa qualitativa caracteriza-se como multicasos, com técnica de entrevista em profundidade. Constatou-se que as práticas de gestão de pessoas das empresas estudadas são marcadas por valores organizacionais que se expressam em práticas de gestão de pessoas traduzidas em recrutamento, seleção, avaliação, remuneração e treinamento. As evidências empíricas da inserção de valores nas práticas de gestão demonstram que na gestão dos funcionários, os dirigentes procuram contornar imposições e determinações da racionalização administrativa.
SATISFAÇÃO DE ESTUDANTES EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO DE JOINVILLE/SC
Authors: Mainardes Emerson Wagner , Domingues Maria José Carvalho de Souza
Published: September 2018

Este estudo objetivou avaliar a satisfação dos atuais alunos das instituições de ensino superior (IES) de Joinville, SC. Inicialmente, buscou-se estudos que tratam da satisfação de estudantes, encontrando-se 18 atributos que medem a satisfação dos alunos com sua IES. Após, realizou-se uma pesquisa quantitativa-descritiva junto aos alunos formandos em duas das cinco IES que oferecem o curso de administração em Joinville, SC, onde aplicou-se um questionário estruturado junto a 283 formandos. Primeiro, caracterizou-se estes formandos. Depois, identificou-se o desempenho dos atributos referentes à satisfação dos alunos nos aspectos ligados a sua instituição. Encontrou-se também os atributos que mais contribuem para a satisfação dos alunos. Os alunos mostraram-se satisfeitos, e ressaltaram que a imagem da IES entre os alunos é o principal fator na formação da satisfação dos estudantes, bem como o ambiente na IES é o mínimo que um aluno espera de sua instituição.
MULHERES QUE TRABALHAM FORA E MULHERES QUE NÃO TRABALHAM FORA: EXISTE DIFERENÇA NO GERENCIAMENTO FINANCEIRO DOS DOIS GRUPOS?
Authors: Santos Liana Ribeiro dos
Published: September 2018

O objetivo do estudo foi identificar se a lógica da gestão financeira das empresas influencia a administração financeira das famílias de mulheres que trabalham fora e analisar comparativamente com a administração financeira das famílias de mulheres que não trabalham fora. É um estudo exploratório, qualitativo. Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade com mulheres desses dois grupos. Como resultado encontrou-se que existem diferenças na lógica adotada pelos dois grupos para gerir seus recursos financeiros. Como conclusão encontrou-se que as práticas financeiras adotadas em empresas influenciam a gestão financeira das famílias das mulheres que trabalham fora. Há evidências de que a afetividade influencia o comportamento financeiro nos dois grupos.
A PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO E A SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT: ESTUDO COM ALUNOS DE MESTRADO EM ADMINISTRAÇÃO
Authors: Soares Rayssa , Trigueiro Renata , Almeida Tatiane , Oliveira José Arimatés de
Published: September 2018

Burnout é uma síndrome psicológica considerada grave que pode afetar as várias dimensões da vida do sujeito: a vida pessoal, a sua auto avaliação e suas relações interpessoais. Neste sentido, o objeto de estudo dessa pesquisa foram estudantes do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Os dados foram coletados através do MBI-SS e analisados com o auxílio do SPSS 15.0. As variáveis foram enquadradas diferentemente dos resultados encontrados pela versão original do instrumento. E constataram-se relações significativas entre as variáveis sócio-demográficas e acadêmicas com as dimensões da síndrome de burnout. Por fim, salienta-se a dificuldade em classificar os sujeitos nos níveis de baixo, moderado e alto, apontando para a necessidade de aprofundamento dos resultados obtidos. Assim, sugere-se a realização de novos estudos, com outras variáveis e categorias estudantis.
Polarization dynamics of Pi2 pulsations at midlatitudes during development of substorms in the auroral zone
Authors: Рахматулин Равиль , Rakhmatulin Ravil , Пашинин Александр , Pashinin Aleksandr
Published: September 2018

We examine the changes in the orientation of the major axis of the polarization ellipse of irregular geomagnetic pulsations Pi2, observed at midlatitudes during a substorm disturbance developing in the auroral zone of the Russian Arctic sector. We have found the dependence of the polarization ellipse orientation on the longitude of a corresponding substorm. The results of current studies are compared with earlier results of similar studies using materials on the North American continent. We have concluded that the results are similar in general, with a slight discrepancy which may be due to peculiarities of the geological structure of the earth crust in the Russian Arctic sector.
Applying Random Coefficient Models to Strategy Research: Identifying and Exploring Firm Heterogeneous Effects
Authors: Alcácer Juan , Chung Wilbur , Hawk Ashton , Pacheco-de-Almeida Gonçalo
Published: September 2018

Strategy aims at understanding the differential effects of firms’ actions on performance. However, standard regression models estimate only the average effects of these actions across firms. Our paper discusses how random coefficient models (RCMs) may generate new insights about firm heterogeneity and its effects on performance in empirical settings in strategy. RCMs allow testing for and predicting firm-specific coefficients, thereby distinguishing between effects that have a significant mean versus significant variance. RCMs may also be used to explore the sources of firm heterogeneous effects. We develop a simulation test bed using synthetic data sets to show that RCMs are more precise at allocating firm heterogeneous effects to model slopes and intercepts than standard regression models. We also discuss RCMs’ possible limitations due to sample size requirements, nonconvergence problems, and potentially restrictive assumptions. Overall, RCMs allow strategy researchers to test and build new theories at a more granular level.
Mental Health Professionals View on the Need for Early Intervention for Offspring of Individual With Schizophrenia in India
Authors: Sathiyaseelan Anuradha
Published: September 2018

Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental illness not only for the individual but also for the family, especially the children. There is a definitive likelihood of the vulnerability being transmitted to the child. As a result of the parents illness there may also be disruptions in the family dynamics and in home environment. However, many children have been found to show resiliency. The aim of this particular study was to explore the need for intervention in children who’s either parent were being treated for schizophrenia. Using qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (IPA) mental health professionals from all over India were interviewed with the help of validated interview guide. To understand their lived in experience of these professionals the audio recorded interviews were transcribed and analysed for exploring the themes using thematic analysis. Significant themes found indicated that early interventions were crucial for the wellbeing of the child, specifically in the Indian scenario.
Antioxidant Activity and In Silico Analysis of Centella asiatica and Indigofera aspalathoides in Psoriasis
Authors: Ravi Anitha , Khan Shaheen , Suklabaidya Maduri , Priyadurairaj Priyadurairaj , Soora Sudarsanan Priyadharshini , Chandrasekar Kamatchi
Published: September 2018

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, characterized by red thickened scaly patches with overlying silvery white scaly patches distributed into extensor surfaces involving palms and scalp. In the present study, we intended at assessing the antioxidant activity and interaction of bioactive compound present in ethanolic and ethyl acetate of Centella asiatica and Indigofera aspalathoides with (VEGF) vascular endothelial growth factor and inflammatory marker IL-17 in silico analysis, which in turn is an important factor for triggering the psoriasis. The whole plant active compounds extracted using ethanol, ethyl acetate. Extracts were screened for the presence of antioxidants by antioxidant scavenging activity- hydroxyl radical, superoxide anion radical, and nitric oxide radical and (1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) DPPH assay. In silico method, compound interactions with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin-17 (IL-17) analysed using Patch Dock Server. MTT assay, (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) performed in L929 fibroblasts cell line were used to evaluate the cell toxicity. Form our analysis, ethanolic extract of Indigofera aspalathoides extract (FSE) showed better antioxidant scavenging activity and compounds namely dodecanoic acid,10 methyl-,methyl ester and Pregnan-18-oic acid, 20-hydroxy-,[5alpha] has better affinity and produced docking score ­26.47 and -30.56 with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin-17 (IL-17) as compared to control using in silico method. In case of cytotoxicity studies, 500μg/ml of ethanolic extract (FSE), Indigofera aspalathoides showed 85% of cell viability in L929 fibroblast.
Estimation of Spectral Entropy of HRV Data and its Application to Depression and Thyroid Subjects to Predict Cardiac Risk
Authors: Madhavi C. H. Renu
Published: September 2018

Heart Rate variability (HRV) analysis using nonlinear techniques is very much useful to estimate the status of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) non invasively. In this paper ANS status is estimated using nonlinear Spectral Entropy (SE) technique for both Healthy, Depression and Thyroid subjects. HRV data of Thyroid , Depression and healthy subjects is derived from Power lab Instrument with sampling frequency of 500Hz.Three observations are made based on the estimated values of SE. First observation is that SE values of Thyroid and depression subjects is lower compared to Healthy subjects SE values. Second observation made is that among Thyroid and Depression subjects SE values are found to be the lowest for Thyroid subjects compared to Depression subjects. Third observation made is that the SE values of CHF and AF subjects is lower than Thyroid and depression subjects. From the three observations made lower values of SE indicates the existence of ANS dysfunction for AF,CHF, thyroid and depression subjects Further it indicates that these subjects are at higher risk of cardiac dysfunction as compared to CHF and AF subjects leading to mortality. From the results obtained it may be concluded that among the Thyroid and Depression subjects Thyroid subjects indicate higher ANS dysfunction indicating Thyroid subjects are at higher risk of cardiac dysfunction..These findings are in agreement with the medical findings available in the literature.
Comparison of Height, Weight and Head Circumference Index and the Incidence of Infectious and Gastrointestinal Diseases in Breast-Fed and Formula-Fed Infants at 0 to 1 Year Old in Bu-Ali Sina Hospital
Authors: Gorohi Fariba , Shiemorteza Maryam , Mohammad Nori Marjan
Published: September 2018

This analytic-descriptive study compares the growth curve of breastfed babies and those babies who receive formula at 0 to 12 months of age. In order to do the study, the weights of 95% of newborn babies were considered at birth. The data were collected through a questionnaire whose validity was tested by Cronbach's alpha method. The data was analyzed using SPSS software (version 22) and appropriate statistical tests. Data analysis was performed on the basis of statistical inference and appropriate statistical techniques to confirm or reject the hypothesis.
Revealing as concealing: The photographic flash of the epiphany in the modernist short story
Authors: Kier-Byfield Sophia
Published: September 2018

Despite a recent rise in interest in the history and material aesthetics of photographic flash, its relationship with the short story form is yet to be investigated. Such a critical gap exists even though there is an obvious association between a visual technology that seeks to expose the hidden and a genre knitted together with the notion of epiphany, a supposed moment of revelation. The focus of this article is directed towards the history of flash photography and its inherent aggression, apparent in the early technologies of the flashgun and the chemical compounds of flash powder (in steady use until the termination of their production in 1941, despite the coexistence of the flash bulb). Early flash erupts, bleaches and blinds, interfering with the illumination that it promised to establish: flash photography achieves disorientation, not lucidity. A photographic reading of the epiphany moment in examples of the modernist short story will therefore be stimulated, discussing how these moments, like instances of flash, actually hinder the acquisition of knowledge: both character and reader are left dazzled, rather than closer to the truth.
‘The most objectionable story I have ever had to report on’: Film censorship in post-Second World War Britain and the re-telling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Body Snatcher
Authors: Frith Paul
Published: September 2018

Existing research on British censorship during the 1940s has often favoured the notion that a so-called ‘H’ ban effectively upheld the import, production, and exhibition of the horror film in Britain during the later-half of the Second World War. However, through an analysis of contemporary critical reception and censorship discourses, it becomes apparent how this ‘ban’ was nowhere near as clearly defined as is often argued. While the ‘H’ ban may have succeeded in barring a small number of low-brow fantasy horror films from cinema screens the genre prevailed in various guises, with the films of producer Val Lewton bringing about a shift away from fantasy towards representations of the everyday. Furthermore, the role of the script supervisor at the British Board of Film Censors clearly demonstrates an alternative to censorship through an involvement with the studios prior to production in order to avoid such restrictions. This article therefore presents an analysis of such negotiations at the BBFC during this period, with Lewton’s production of The Body Snatcher (Wise, 1945) representing an example of how horror remained a fixture on British screens, through both self-censorship and a move away from the type of film typically associated with the ‘H’ classification.
The Twilight of The Idols: Perversity as eternal return and will-to-power in Antonio Margheriti’s The Virgin Of Nuremberg
Authors: Gardner Colin
Published: September 2018

Through a close reading of Antonio Margheriti’s The Virgin of Nuremberg, this article explores perverse desire as a means of utilizing the body as a political (and by extension, trans-historical) catalyst for de- and re-localizing stable cultural identities. Thus, what is specifically Italian and/or horrific about the so-called Italian horror genre becomes innately deterritorialized, bleeding over into the tropes of German Expressionism through latently Teutonic cultural signifiers (e.g., German Gothic, Nazi demonology and the necrophilia of 19th-Century German Romanticism). The result is a new, hybrid form of the monstrous that frees the political from its nationalist tethers and harnesses it to a more Nietzschean genealogical indeterminacy, generating what Gilles Deleuze calls a ‘collective leaven’, a ‘people yet to come’.
Francophonie et enjeux: États des lieux et perspectives
Authors: Simpore Karim
Published: September 2018

The francophone organization is at a turning point in its history in a perspective of a global context that is undergoing changes in geopolitical, socio-economic and climatic conditions. Since the second Intergovernmental Conference of Frenchspeaking Countries in March 1970 in Niamey, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) has never faced so many complex challenges. This concurrent circumstances require the OIF to consider radical restructuring to redefine its long-term objectives and, of course, a reassessment of its mission in order to bring it into synergy with the expectations of more than 220 million individuals in the large francophone family. This article is meant to be considered as a suggestion to the authorities of the Francophonie, to assess the extent of the gaps that need eliminating in order to measure up with the Commonwealth, as an important step forward.
‘Diaspora noire’: De l’état des lieux à une approche comparatiste dans les littératures africaine francophone et afro-américaine
Authors: Adjoumani A. Mia Élise
Published: September 2018

This article is a contribution to the debate on the relevance and actuality of the use of the term ‘black diaspora’ to refer to black populations scattered throughout the world. Limited to the African American population and that of the African diaspora in Europe, the analysis aims to examine the concept of ‘black diaspora’ through a comparative reading of African and African American fictional texts. The fundamental question is whether the term diaspora, supposing ‘the maintenance of a community consciousness beyond dispersal’, can gather Africans and African Americans, knowing that the link of these one with Africa goes back several centuries. The hypothesis developed in this reflection is that this filiation, rather than being analysed with regard to the upholding and maintenance of african origins, could be sought in the current living conditions of these two populations.
Les éléments de témoignage et d’identité dans les récits d’auteurs vietnamiens
Authors: Pham Van Quang
Published: September 2018

The purpose of this study is to re-examine the stories of francophone Vietnamese authors in an interdisciplinary perspective. It will be a question of putting them back in their writing conditions to release their social and historical functions as well as their role in the reconstruction of the personal identity. Thus, this study will focus on two main dimensions of the narratives: on the one hand, as narrative discourse, the stories of these authors participate in the testimonial writing, in which the subject appears as a witness, an observer of his life and society, and on the other hand, this testimonial writing inevitably implies a way of designating and reassessing existence, so it is a process of re-configuring individual identity in the narrative.
Book Reviews
Authors: Ankili Houssamoudine , Aresu Bernard , Arnold Markus , Chandna Mohit , Evrard Camille , Jacob Camille , Lyamlahy Khalid , Miraglia Anne Marie , Oktapoda Efstratia , Oktapoda Efstratia , Panizzon Philippe , Still Edward John , Yousfi Zeyneb
Published: September 2018

Figures de la révolution africaine: De Kenyatta à Sankara, Saïd Bouamama (2017) Paris: La Découverte, 320 pp., ISBN: 9782707194077, poche, 12.50€

Poétiques de la violence et récits francophones contemporains, Emmanuel Bruno Jean-François (2017) Leiden and Boston: Brill Rodopi, 300 pp., ISBN: 9789004336735, h/bk, €110

Translating the Postcolonial in Multilingual Contexts, Judith Misrahi-Barak and Srilata Ravi (eds) (2017) Montpellier: Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée, 279 pp., ISBN: 9782367812410, 24€

Nationalist African Cinema: Legacy and Transformations, Sada Niang (2014) Lanham: Lexington Books, 152 pp., ISBN: 9780739149072, h/bk, £65.00

Thiaroye 1944: Histoire et mémoire d’un massacre colonial, Martin Mourre (2017) Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 239 pp., ISBN: 9782753553453, 20€

Algeria. Nation, Culture and Transnationalism: 1988–2015, Patrick Crowley (ed.) (2017) Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 285 pp., ISBN: 9781786940216, h/bk, £85

Étrangers au Maghreb. Maghrébins à l’étranger (XVIIe–XXIe siècles), Riadh Ben Khalifa (ed.) (2017) Paris: Karthala & Tunis: IRMC, 266 pp., ISBN: 9782811118938, 25€

La Littérature mauricienne contemporaine: Un espace de création postcolonial entre revendications identitaires et ouvertures interculturelles, Markus Arnold (2017) Berlin: LIT, 562 pp., ISBN: 9783643131935, 39.90€

Postcolonial Fiction and Sacred Scripture: Rewriting the Divine?, Sura Qadiri (2014) London: Legenda, Modern Humanities Research Association and Maney Publishing, 134 pp., ISBN: 9781907975813, h/bk, £75

Women’s Lives in Contemporary French and Francophone Literature, Florence Ramond Jurney and Karen McPherson (eds) (2016) New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 169 pp., ISBN: 9783319408491, h/bk, $99,99

Queer Maghrebi French: Languages, Temporalities, Transfiliations, Denis M. Provencher (2017) Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 314 pp., ISBN: 9781781382790, p/bk, £20

Masculinités maghrébines: Nouvelles perspectives sur la culture, la littérature et le cinéma, Claudia Gronemann and Michael Gebhard (eds) (2018) Leiden and Boston: Brill and Rodopi, 279 pp., ISBN: 9789004341562, h/bk, $138

Corps des femmes et espaces genrés arabo-musulmans, Corinne Fortier and Safaa Monqid (eds) (2017) Paris: Karthala, 265 pp., ISBN: 9782811118075, 24€
From a death of self to a rebirth of community: Yolande Mukagasana’s ‘Connective’ testimonies in response to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda
Authors: Brown Heidi
Published: September 2018

Originally a nurse, Yolande Mukagasana became a survivor, author and playwright following the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. La Mort ne veut pas de moi (Mukagasana and May 1997) and N’aie pas peur de savoir (Mukagasana and May 1999), her two autobiographical accounts written with Patrick May, articulate a breakdown in her physical, mental and emotional faculties, an inability to distinguish between self and other, and a death of self. Mukagasana gives an oral version of her testimony in Rwanda ’94. In this theatrical production, she conveys unspeakable elements of her experience – including a death of self – in a non-verbal manner, wherein her body language and position acquire their meaning in relation to others onstage. In Les Blessures du silence (Mukagasana and Kazinierakis 2001), Mukagasana’s experiences are also revealed and situated in relation to others through her interviews with ninety survivors and perpetrators in Rwanda. Overall, Mukagasana’s testimonies are interdependent, collaborative and dialogic. She employs other people’s voices and bodies to articulate her own experiences, and often communicates meaning through her position in relation to others. These ‘connective’ testimonies allow Mukagasana to compensate for a death of self and continue narrating even when she cannot speak in the first-person; they also allow her to rebuild social bonds and re-integrate into community.
Les handicapés dans l’imaginaire de Fatou Diome: Une relecture de Celles qui attendent
Authors: Anih Uchenna Bethrand
Published: September 2018

Today, disability is a recognized issue globally, popular and quite widespread in various disciplines. A lot of work is done to highlight the difficulties and rights of disabled people. Literature reflects this reality by representing the sufferings, needs and progress of disabled people. Most discussions of disability have focused mainly on the physical aspect and little attention has been paid to other varieties of disability, such as social and legal. This article is an attempt to fill this gap. It analyses Fatou Diome’s Celles qui attendent and the other dimensions of disability that inspired the novelist. Using the legal approach proposed by Oladitan to explore literary texts and liberation literary principles also advocated by Oladitan, this study proposes to contextualize and categorize the characters of Diome as disabled people deprived from their fundamental rights and demonstrates the strategies of liberation adopted by disabled people.