bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Moderating Effect of Organizational Capability on the Relationship Between Business Intelligence Capability and Performance Among Public Listed Firms in Kenya
Authors: Buhasho Edward , Wausi Agnes , Njihia James
Published: February 2021

Business Intelligence remains a primary focus in many organisations and it naturally attracts significant investment. Existing literature is nebulous and fragmented on the real impact and how well the insights induced by this technology have been transformed into successful business learning. Consequently, this paper focuses on determining the influence of organizational capabilities on the relationship between Business Intelligence capability and firm performance. The study employed interdisciplinary theories to realize the research objective, namely Information Systems Capability theory and Organizational Learning theory. In addition, the study was conducted using mixed methods research methodology and a crosssectional approach. The study used structural equations modeling technique (Partial Least Squares approach- SEM-PLS) to analyse quantitative data and validate the developed research model. Thematic analysis aided by Atlas.ti version 8 software was applied to analyse qualitative data. Findings of quantitative and qualitative strands of the study were triangulated at the data analysis stage based on convergence model. Results revealed that organizational capability has a positive and significant moderating impact. The findings provide fresh enlightenment into current Business Intelligence literature and opportunities for future research with implications for management, policy makers, and academia.
Selecting Indicators for Assessing Neighbourhood Sustainability: The Metropolitan Lagos Workflow
Authors: Onyango Vincent , Adewumi Solomon Ayomikun
Published: February 2021

Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment Frameworks (NSAFs) are increasingly touted as crucial in planning and designing sustainable urban neighbourhoods. Ostensibly, NSAFs ensure that sustainability concerns are duly addressed following the recognition that neighbourhoods are key building blocks of urban areas. While the NSAF discourse has largely involved developed countries, the selection of appropriate indicators to use in an NSAF has remained a problem often because of little robust evidence to support the selected indicators. Also, as develoing countries are largely absent in this discourse, this paper presents an exemplar approach and workflow for selecting NSAF indicators for a Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) context. Positivist techniques (weighted average, co-efficiency of variation, and content validity in ratio) are used to rank the significance of the stakeholdersâ€™ indicated perceptions and preferences collected using questionnaire surveys from metropolitan Lagos. This paperâ€™s significance lies in showcasing the robust methodological approach and sound evidence-base for selecting the indicators based on input form diaparate stakeholders: including data requirements and workflow that SSA countries can easily adopt.
Essai de vaccination des poussins EOPS contre la maladie de Newcastle par la méthode des grains de mil enrobés d'une variante thermotolérante du virus LaSota
Authors: Nguyen Ba Vy Vy
Published: February 2021

La variante thermotolérante A300 du virus LaSota a été utilisée pour vacciner des poussins exempts d'organismes pathogènes spécifiés (EOPS) de 4 semaines, au moyen des grains de mil enrobés de virus. Il y avait formation d'anticorps IHA avec des doses de vaccin supérieures à 106DIO50/poussin (dose infectant 50 % des oeufs) et aussi une résistance à l'épreuve 2 mois après la vaccination, alors que la mortalité des témoins était de 100 %. La DP50 (dose protectrice 50 %) est estimée à 106,85DIO50. Ce vaccin lyophilisé, destiné aux petits élevages "de famille" des villageois africains, a pu être conservé à la température ambiante, jusqu'à 35°C, pendant au moins 1 semaine. D'autres expérimentations sur une plus grande échelle sont encore nécessaires pour déterminer le potentiel de ce vaccin dans les conditions naturelles du milieu rural africain.
Performances de production d'oeufs et efficacité alimentaire de poules de race égyptienne Mandarah à deux températures
Authors: Bordas A. , Abd-el-Gawad E.M. , Mérat P.
Published: February 2021

Les performances de ponte et d'efficacité alimentaire de la race Mandarah d'origine égyptienne, ont été comparées chez des poules en cages individuelles à deux températures constantes (21°C et 31°C) de l'entrée en ponte à l'âge de 47 semaines. La race Mandarah apparaît modérément affectée par la chaleur pour l'ensemble des critères (respectivement -10 et -6 % pour la masse d'oeufs et le poids moyen des oeufs).
Gestion des ressources naturelles : la régénération des bourgoutières dans la boucle du Niger au Mali
Authors: Bonis Charancle Jean-Martial
Published: February 2021

La boucle du Niger au Mali est une région où l'on observe de nombreux phénomènes de désertification depuis le début des années 1970. Ainsi, les bourgoutières, riches prairies inondables, ont quasiment disparu du Cercle de Tombouctou entre 1970 et 1985. L'article décrit les efforts des populations de cette division administrative et ceux de Vétérinaires Sans Frontières pour s'opposer à la dégradation des bourgoutières. II aborde les aspects technique, organisationnel et économique du "programme bourgou", qui a abouti à la régénération de plus de 2 000 ha, puis tire les leçons de cette expérience. D'un point de vue environnemental, un équilibre fragile a été atteint mais qui serait remis en cause par une nouvelle dégradation climatique. L'utilisation abusive par les troupeaux se révèle être plus un facteur additionnel de dégradation qu'un facteur primaire. Du point de vue de l'organisation des bénéficiaires, le travail de régénération a eu pour conséquence fondamentale la parcellisation des anciennes vaines pâtures et leur attribution à des individus responsables de leur entretien, dans le cadre de règles collectivement fixées. Mais, au plan du droit foncier, l'auteur estime que les outils nécessaires à la gestion des conflits sur les ressources naturelles et à la défense des promoteurs d'activités de régénération ne sont pas encore en place.
Investigations sur les mammites subcliniques dans les élevages caprins laitiers au Maroc
Authors: El Idrissi A.H. , Benkirane A. , Zardoune M.
Published: February 2021

Pour déterminer la fréquence et la cause des mammites subcliniques caprines, une investigation basée sur le diagnostic bactériologique a été réalisée sur 3 groupes de troupeaux laitiers (A, B et C) constitués respectivement de la race Saanen, la race Alpine et une race locale, Draa. Parmi les 287 prélèvements analysés, 98 trayons (soit 34 %) se sont révélés infectés. Les staphylocoques à coagulase négative sont les plus fréquemment isolés (43 % de l'ensemble des germes) suivis de Bacillus spp. (27 %) et de Staphylococcus aureus (13 %). Les autres bactéries isolées étaient Pseudomonas spp. (6 %), Streptococcus spp. et coliformes (5 %) et Micro-coccus spp. (2 %). Aucun mycoplasme n'a été isolé. L'étude épidémiologique a mis en évidence l'effet significatif du mode de conduite de l'élevage, de la race, du numéro et du mois de lactation.
Infection à Pasteurella haemolytica A2 dans deux troupeaux de moutons de la région de Tripoli (Libye)
Authors: Moustafa A.M.
Published: February 2021

Trois cent trente moutons provenant de deux troupeaux différents ont été examinés pour des manifestations respiratoires comportant un écoule-ment nasal séreux à mucopurulent, de la dyspnée, de la toux et un état général légèrement affecté. Cinquante-cinq animaux (16,6 %) ont été malades, et 13 (3,9 %) sont morts. Des prélèvements ont été effectués sur les cadavres, les malades et les animaux encore en bonne santé. Pasteurella haemolytica A2 a été identifiée sur 18 isolats. Le sérotype a été effectué par la méthode d'agglutination rapide sur plaque (RPA). La réponse aux antibiotiques a été testée et le traitement institué au vu des résultats.
Attractifs olfactifs pour la capture de Glossina tachinoides et Glossina morsitans submorsitans (Diptera : Glossinidae) au Bukina Faso.
Authors: Amsler S. , Filledier J. , Millogo R.
Published: February 2021

Deux expériences sont menées en saison sèche au Burkina Faso sur le site expérimental de la Comoé (zone soudano-guinéenne), afin d'étudier l'influence de la position du sachet diffuseur de produits olfactifs pour Glossina tachinoides et Glossina morsitans submorsitans. Cet essai compare les positions interne et externe du méta-crésol et de l'association méta-crésol/octénol (proportions 3/1) dans des pièges biconiques. La position du sachet n'apparaît pas comme un facteur fondamental d'efficacité des pièges et les résultats obtenus sont variables selon la saison et l'espèce de glossine considérée. Des différences selon le sexe sont également notées. Le rôle de la distance n'a pas été étudié.
Note clinique sur l'infection par Haemophilus aegyptius chez le mouton au Nigeira
Authors: Akpavie S.O. , Ajuwape A.T.P. , Ikheloa J.O.
Published: February 2021

Les auteurs rapportent un foyer d'infection par Haemophilus aegyptius dans une ferme d'élevage située à Maya, Etat d'Oyo au Nigeria. Le diagnostic repose sur plusieurs critères: signes cliniques d'un désordre du système nerveux central, découverte histopathologique d'une méningo-encéphalomyélite, lésion d'hépatite purulente nécrosante multifocale aiguë, et enfin, isolation d'Haemonchus aegyptius à partir de la moelle épinière. La discussion porte sur les autres affections qui peuvent causer des troubles nerveux.
Infection du ligament cervical par Onchocerca gutturosa chez deux vaches au Soudan
Authors: El Sinnary K.A. , Hussein M.F. , Hussein S.H.
Published: February 2021

Des lésions importantes du ligament cervical sont décrites sur deux vaches. L'examen nécropsique et histopathologique révèle que Onchocerca gutturosa est l'agent causal des nodules observés pour la première fois au Soudan.
Efficacité comparée de différents pièges pour la capture de Glossina tachinoides (Diptera : Glossinidae) au Burkina Faso
Authors: Amsler S. , Filledier J. , Millogo R.
Published: February 2021

Cinq types de pièges sans produit olfactif sont comparés en saison sèche fraîche puis chaude le long de la rivière Comoé au Burkina Faso, pour leur efficacité vis-à-vis de Glossina tachinoides. Le piège biconique Challier-Laveissière donne les meilleurs résultats, alors que le piège monoconique Mérot et le piège F3 se révèlent très peu efficaces; le piège monoconique Vavoua et l'écran-piège fournissent des résultats intermédiaires. Les captures évoluent tout au long de la saison sèche au niveau quantitatif (augmentation du nombre total de glossines capturées) et au niveau qualitatif (prédominance des femelles pendant toute l'expérience, plus nette en deuxième période).
Attractivité pour les Tabanidae de différents pièges à glossines avec ou sans attractifs olfactifs. Résultats préliminaires obtenus au Burkina Faso
Authors: Amsler S. , Filledier J. , Millogo R.
Published: February 2021

Trois expériences ont été menées en saison sèche au Burkina Faso en zone de savane sub-humide, pour comparer l'efficacité de 5 types de pièges à glossines vis-à-vis des Tabanidae et évaluer l'intérêt de deux attractifs olfactifs. Les pièges NG-2G, F3 et l'écran-piège se sont révélés significativement plus efficaces que les pièges biconique et monoconique classiques avec des captures multipliées par 1,7 à 8,7. Parmi les attractifs olfactifs utilisés, le méta-crésol pur augmente en moyenne les captures de 1,5 fois et l'association méta-crésol/octénol (dans le rapport de 3 pour 1) de 2,5 fois par rapport au piège sans attractifs.
Performances de reproduction de Glossina pallidipes capturées dans la nature et alimentées avec différents sangs
Authors: Davies Cole J.O.A. , Olubayo R.O. , Mihok S. , Mwamisi P.
Published: February 2021

Les auteurs ont étudié en laboratoire les performances de reproduction de femelles de Glossina pallidipes capturées dans la nature et maintenues durant 41 jours sur du sang frais défibriné de lapin, de buffle, d'éland, de cob des marais ou de chèvre. Le poids moyen des pupes était le plus elevé (37,2 mg) chez les glossines nourries sur sang de lapin et le plus faible (30,8 mg) chez celles nourries sur sang de cob. Les poids moyens des pupes nourries sur sang de lapin, d'éland, ou de buffle étaient significativement différents de ceux des glossines nourries sur sang de chèvre ou de cob. Le nombre le plus élevé de pupes produites par 90 femelles était celui des glossines nourries sur sang de lapin (83), tandis que le nombre le plus faible était celui des glossines nourries sur sang de chèvre (60). La mortalité était élevée (84-99 %) quel que soit le groupe.
Attractivité pour les Tabanidae de l'association méta-crésol/octénol : Résultats obtenus au Burkina Faso
Authors: Amsler S. , Filledier J.
Published: February 2021

Au Burkina Faso, trois types de pièges, appâtés ou non avec un mélange d'attractifs olfactifs (méta-crésol/octénol), ont été comparés dans deux séries d'expérience durant la saison sèche pour leur efficacité envers les Tabanidae. Les pièges munis d'attractifs olfactifs multiplient les captures par 1,5 à 3, avec des variations selon les pièges. Le piège NG-2G et l'écran-piège sont équivalents en efficacité et significativement plus attractifs que le piège F3, sans modification avec l'avancée de la saison sèche. On note également une évaluation inverse des quantités capturées, probablement par suite d'un effet de piègeage.
From miracle-play to carnival: Chinese New Year holidays in Bulgakov’s M.A. novella “The Fatal Eggs”
Authors: Kolchanov Vladimir V.
Published: February 2021

Chinese allusions of New Year and the Lantern Festival used by M.A. Bulgakov in the 6th chapter of the novella “The Fatal Eggs” are studied. White and black ritual magic, mythological images of Chinese agricultural calendar are considered from the perspective of Chinese festive culture and its carnivalization: Peach tree, “Fire judge”, “White inconstancy” and “Black inconstancy”, “Purple girl”. The mythopoetic analysis of the novella involves a “fantastic and satirical” novel by a medieval Chinese writer Wu Cheng’en “Journey to the West” (1590). It is shown how M.A. Bulgakov inscribes this unusual, exotic, religious work that captures the basics of Chinese culture in his text. In addition to the mythological content, the allusions analysis sphere on the Chinese text involves the image of a medieval Chinese official, Chinese etiquette, a celebratory feast, street and areal decorations of the spectacle and jollification. The miracle-play character of the novella is researched. Not only the rituals of summoning the gods, demons, and spirits of the dead are described, but also the traditional for all the miracle-plays initiation of the “neophyte”, one of the main stages of which is the catabasis (descent into hell), called by C.G. Jung as the archetype of “the knight's departure into the dark”. The main character’s path to the Chinese tartarus of the novella by Professor V.I. Persikov turns out to be such a catabasis, shown in a parody key. Close attention is paid to such a modernist method of depicting Russian reality as the method of collision/interference of times. Chinese carnival “madness” is becoming a real Russian madness associated with the reforms of the national economy. Therefore, a special place in the study is giv-en to the satirical means analysis of influencing the viewer: elements of eccentricity, comedy play, parody and grotesque. In this field of Bulgakov’s caustic satire lies, we think, the image of the “the world’s first socialist state” founder V.I. Lenin and the internal policy of the leaders who replaced him, announced the beginning of the Russian peasantry destruction era and the beginning of the collectivization and agriculture mechanization era. The phantasmagoria genre, manifested in the mass hysteria of Muscovites and blazing fires from burning mountains of dead chickens, also strengthens the satirical character of the story.
Dream in Gaito Gazdanov’s prose as a literary problem
Authors: Ivanov Evgeny E. , Ivanova Galina P.
Published: February 2021

We highlight the problem of dream in the poetics of G. Gazdanov’s prose. We consider dream from the perspective of creativity pragmatics, self-knowledge and its role in the architectonics of the text. We trace the dynamics of the development of the artistic dream representation as an intertextual phenomenon. In the light of literary associations with the works of A.S. Pushkin, F.M. Dostoevsky and E. Poe, dream in G. Gazdanov’s works is defined as the development of the mythologeme Narcissus in the interpretation of A. Gide in the homonymous essay. We analyze the convergence of the dream theme and delusiveness of the real world and the oniric divinology’s influence on the narrative as a whole. The anarrative elements of metanarrative that undermine the evidence of events are described as a system of opposing the current situation to eternity. The author’s position in the novels related to the Civil War and emigration is considered in terms of M.M. Bakhtin’s work “Toward a Philosophy of the Act”. The author’s “outsideness” to the every-day world, delimiting the inverted world of violence from culture, is manifested as “different” to the narrated world. The dream appears as the universals not only in terms of the poetics of possible fictional worlds, but also as a totality in the characters’ development. The acquisition of reality is only possible in the last writer’s works, in altruism as the “awakening” of the characters and in the intention to the state of samadhi. Nirvana as a mode of the author’s “outsideness” “descends” into the characters’ world as a result of “movement of feelings” or “spiritual fire” – the prevailing feature of G. Gazdanov’s works. Thus, the delusiveness dream as a generalizing formant of metanarrative weakens as one moves away from the “horrors of history” as a traumatic experience of participation in a war and the ensuing unsettled-“unnoticed” image of the author. The polyphonism of the voices of the author and the characters in recent novels forms a single narrative field, and here and now it acquires the status of reality as enlightenment, or, in G. Gazdanov’s thesaurus, “rebirth”.
Effectiveness of Bromelain and Papain Enzymes in Hatching Media with Different Salinity on the Hatching Success of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Eggs
Authors: Fariedah Fani , Widodo Maheno Sri , Nuswantoro Soko
Published: February 2021

Tilapia is euryhaline fish which is commonly cultivated in former shrimp ponds, and belongs to mouthbreeders. The purpose of this study was to determine the hatching success of Tilapia eggs outside the mother's mouth, which was carried out in the salinity medium added with bromelain and papain enzymes. The research method was factorial CRD with enzyme (factor A) and salinity (factor B), with three replications. The research was conducted at the Fish Cultivation laboratory of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Brawijaya University in January-February 2020. The results showed that papain had more effect on hatchability (93.77%), while the salinity of 5 ppt was the salinity that produced the highest hatchability (93.89%). Moreover, the hatchability was also influenced by the interaction between the enzyme and salinity, namely papain enzyme with a salinity of 5 ppt (98.89%). Meanwhile, bromelain had more effect on the survival of larvae (87.86%), and the salinity that produced the highest survival rate was at 5 ppt (85.75%), but the interaction between enzyme and salinity did not have an effect on the survival of larvae.
Morphea en coup de sabre and hemifacial atrophy in an interdisciplinary approach
Authors: Wróblewska Agnieszka , Polańska Adriana , Dańczak‑Pazdrowska Aleksandra , Żaba Ryszard , Adamski Zygmunt , Metthews‑Brzozowska Teresa , Wegner Joanna
Published: February 2021

The increase in the degree of fluctuation asymmetry is accompanied, among others, by diseases such as morphea en coup de sabre (morphea ECDS) or Parry‑Romberg syndrome (PHA). Patients suffering from them struggle not only with dermatological defects, but also with neurological, rheumatological, orthopedic, ophthalmological and dental symptoms. Morphological and functional disorders and craniofacial deformities related to them often generate psychosocial problems. The complexity of the issues to be solved proves the necessity of undertaking interdisciplinary actions aimed at developing objective diagnostic and therapeutic protocols, restoring (especially in pediatric patients) as close as possible to the correct developmental patterns, inhibiting the active phase of the disease and undertaking effective and aesthetically satisfying measures.
Evaluating the Global Forecast System (GFS) for energy management over Minas Gerais State (Brazil) against in-situ observations
Authors:   Federal University of Itajubá, de Oliveira Filho Rafael Arcanjo , Barreto Carvalho Vanessa Silveira ,   Federal University of Itajubá, Reboita Michelle Simões ,   Federal University of Itajubá
Published: February 2021

Several regions of Brazil have experienced periods of intense drought in the last decades. Hydropower plants produce most of the country’s energy and a reduction in reservoir flow can compromise the energy sector. Therefore, the Brazilian government has sought the diversification of energy production with other renewable sources. The introduction of new renewable sources, such as wind and solar, requires detailed studies of the local weather conditions usually through historical data analysis. However, several areas in Brazil lack weather stations. In this context, this study aims to assess the ability of the Global Forecast System (GFS) reanalysis product to represent wind, in the state of Minas Gerais (MG) which has 79.5% of energy production associated with water resources. Although the study considers a specific region, it presents a methodology that can be replicated in regions where data is not available. Over most areas, 10 m wind speed values of the GFS reanalysis were similar to those registered by weather stations. Results at 10 and 100 m of altitude show high wind speed values in the north of the state, a region where the highest power densities are also recorded (approximately 150 W m–2 during winter and spring). In conclusion, the GFS reanalysis product, albeit with the biases reported here, can be used in regions with scarce meteorological data to estimate the potential for wind energy production as a complementary source of hydroelectricity.
CO2 variability in the Mexico City region from in situ measurements at an urban and a background site
Authors:   Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, González del Castillo Eugenia , Taquet Noémie ,   Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Bezanilla Alejandro ,   Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Stremme Wolfgang ,   Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, Ramonet Michel ,   Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Laurent Olivier ,   Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Xu Yang ,   Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Delmotte Marc ,   Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, UVSQ, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (LSCE/IPSL), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Grutter Michel ,   Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM
Published: February 2021

Urban areas are important contributors to the increase of global CO2 levels due to human activities, but continuous records of CO2 concentration in cities are scarce, especially in the developing world. In this study we present five years of simultaneous, in-situ measurements at a university campus in the south of Mexico City (UNAM) and at a high-altitude station, the Altzomoni atmospheric observatory (ALTZ), 60 km apart from the first site. The characteristics of the daily cycles, seasonality, and long-term trends were extracted from both time series. The features of the daily and seasonal cycles at UNAM are dominated by the dynamics of the boundary layer growth, while the seasonality at Altzomoni is determined by both the local meteorology and the photosynthetic activity of the vegetation. Annual CO2 growth rates of 2.4 and 2.6 ppm yr–1 were estimated for UNAM and Altzomoni, respectively, in close agreement with reported global growth rates and with previous estimates of total column CO2 trends. The simultaneous monitoring at the urban and the mountain sites revealed a regular exchange of air masses between the city and its vicinities. The annual cycle at UNAM shows a secondary CO2 maximum at the end of the dry season, the source of which is yet to be determined, but likely due to incoming air parcels enriched with emissions from agricultural burnings. Likewise, the daily CO2 cycle at ALTZ during the dry season shows evidence of a daily afternoon arrival of polluted air masses from the neighboring urban areas. This study lays the foundation of an upcoming expansion in the CO2 measurement sites and capabilities in the metropolitan area of Mexico City.
Comparison of CMIP6 and CMIP5 Models in Simulating Mean and Extreme Precipitation over East Africa
Authors: AYUGI Brian , Zhidong Jiang , Zhu Huanhuan , Ngoma Hamida , Babaousmail Hassen , Rizwan Karim , Dike Victor
Published: February 2021

This study examines the improvement in coupled intercomparison project phase six (CMIP6) models against the predecessor CMIP5 in simulating mean and extreme precipitation over the East Africa region. The study compares the climatology of the precipitation indices simulated by the CMIP models with the CHIRPS dataset using robust statistical techniques for 1981 – 2005. The results display the varying performance of the general circulation models (GCMs) in the simulation of annual and seasonal precipitation climatology over the study domain. CMIP6-MME shows improved performance in the local annual mean cycle simulation with a better representation of two peaks, especially the MAM rainfall relative to its predecessor. Moreover, simulation of extreme indices is well captured in CMIP6 models relative to its predecessor. The CMIP6-MME performed better than the CMIP5-MME with lesser biases in simulating SDII, CDD, and R20mm over East Africa. Remarkably, most CMIP6 models are unable to simulate extremely wet days (R95p). A few CMIP6 models (e.g., NorESM2-MM and CNRM-CM6-1) depicts robust performance in reproducing the observed indices across all analyses. Conversely, OND season shows the overestimation of some indices (i.e., R95p, PRCPTOT), except for SDII, CDD, and R20mm. Consistent with other studies, the mean ensemble performance for both CMIP5/6 shows better performance due to the cancellation of some systematic errors in the individual models. Generally, the CMIP6 depicts improved performance in the simulation of MAM season akin CMIP5 models. However, the new model generation is still marred with uncertainty, thereby depicting substandard performance over the East Africa domain. This calls for further investigation of attribution studies into the sources of persistent systematic biases and a prerequisite for identifying individual models with robust features that can accurately simulate observed patterns for future usage.
Integrating Text Mining and Balanced Scorecard Techniques to Investigate the Association between CEO Message of Homepage Words and Financial Status: Emphasis on Hospitals
Authors: Na Hyung Jong , Lee Kun Chang , Kim Sung Tae
Published: February 2021

(1) Background: The CEO message of hospital homepage contain various contents such as the hospital's future vision, promises with customers, upgraded services and public activities. The CEO’s message of the homepage includes non-financial information as well as financial information of corporates. Also, it provides useful information for not only company's goals and vision but also firm performance and strategies for the future. This study aims to investigate associations between CEO’s message of hospitals homepages and financial status. We used the balanced scorecard frame to analyze what content on the hospital's homepage is related to the hospital's various financial ratios. (2) Methods: We adopt a text mining method to extract significantly repeated keywords from the CEO’s message of hospital website. And we classify these keywords by a balanced scorecard frame. To examine the relationship between keywords of CEO’s message of the hospital homepage and hospital’s financial ratio, T-test is conducted for the difference in the TF-IDF (Term Frequency is Divided by Inverse Document Frequency) mean of the home page contents and its relationship with the views of the balanced scorecard framework. (3) Results: According to empirical results on 65 samples collected from local hospitals, there are some significant relationship between the qualitative content of the hospital's homepage and the quantitative financial ratio that indicates profitability, activity, leverage, liquidity, and transfer to essential business fund (EBF) income. (4) Conclusions: The introduction section of a homepage is most accessible to customers, containing the aims and ideals of hospitals and reflecting their values and visions [1]. In addition, in view of financial status, they can either emphasize financial strength or focus on other areas to mask weakness of financial information. This study reminds us of the importance of hospital website’s disclosure, and it can be inferred from the financial status of the hospital. It also highlights the need for harmonization between quantitative data, financial statements, and qualitative data, CEO’s messages. (5) Implications: To our best knowledge, this paper is the first research attempting to investigate the relation between text of hospital homepage and financial ratio of hospital through text mining technique and balanced scorecard frame. Hospitals take a crucial part in a country’s welfare and healthcare backbone industry. Nevertheless, in many countries, hospital organization sectors tend to remain a source of critical fiscal deficits due to its ineffective and sloppy management. We expect that the result of this paper can provide hospital managers to useful information.
Challenges of Water Sensitive Cities in México: The case of the Metropolitan Zone of Guadalajara.
Authors: Gleason Jose Arturo , Casiano Flores César
Published: February 2021

Mexico is currently facing important water management challenges. Cities in the country are facing water scarcity and at the same time, they struggle with floods during the raining season. The water sensitive urban design (WSUD) approach has proved to be helpful in tackling urban water challenges such as floods and water scarcity and it is being implemented in cities around the world. The WSUD approach highlights the role of both the water cycle and the water utilities systems, when transitioning towards a water sensitive stage. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyse the current situation of the water cycle and the water utility (SIAPA). To do so, we have selected the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (MAG) and proposes a case study approach. Within our case of study, we answer two questions: 1) What are the causes of water scarcity and flooding in the MAG? and 2) What are the proposals to solve these problems under a WSUD approach? By answering these questions, we identified that the water management in the MAG corresponds to a single purpose infrastructure. This type of management does not contribute to solve the problems of water scarcity and floods. The water supply policy is based only on the construction of large dams disregarding the storage and use of rainwater, and reuse of greywater, and water-conservation devices. In order to transition towards a water sensitive stage, a WSUD approach that includes multi-purpose infrastructure should be considered. Such as green roofs, swales, rainwater gardens, infiltration trenches, etc.
Pemanfaatan Limbah Ekstraksi Indigofera tinctoria L. sebagai Pupuk Organik pada Usaha Batik Pewarna Alami di Sukoharjo
Authors: Budiastuti Maria Theresia Sri , Pujiasmanto Bambang , Sulistyo Trijono Djoko , Nurmalasari Aprilia Ike , Setyaningrum Desy
Published: February 2021

Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat bekerjasama dengan CV. Indigo Biru Baru yang merupakan usaha batik pewarna alami di Desa Puron, Kecamatan Bulu, Kabupaten Sukoharjo dengan memanfaatkan tanaman Indigofera tinctoria sebagai pewarna biru alami. Pengelolaan tanaman tersebut sebagai pewarna alami menghasilkan limbah yang belum dimanfaatkan. Permasalahan limbah tersebut mendorong pemanfaatan limbah sebagai pupuk organik padat. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian yaitu membina mitra dalam pengelolaan limbah ekstraksi sebagai pupuk organik. Metode yang diterapkan yaitu: uji coba pembuatan pupuk organik limbah ekstraksi Indigofera tinctoria, analisis kualitas pupuk organik, penyuluhan dan demonstrasi tentang pemanfaatan limbah sebagai pupuk organik, demontrasi plot budidaya Indigofera tinctoria dengan aplikasi pupuk organik, demontrasi plot budidaya sayuran dengan aplikasi pupuk organik. Hasil kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat menunjukkan bahwa limbah ekstraksi Indigofera tinctoria dapat digunakan sebagai pupuk organik dan memenuhi persyaratan standar sebagai pupuk organik menurut Permentan No.70/ Permentan/SR.140/10/2011. Kualitas pupuk organik meliputi parameter kadar air, N total, P2O5, K2O, C-organik, C/N rasio dan pH menjadi indikator keberhasilan pengelolaan limbah sebagai pupuk organik. Berdasarkan kegiatan penyuluhan menunjukkan bahwa peserta interaktif dan berminat untuk memanfaatan limbah ekstraksi Indigofera tinctoria sebagai pupuk organik. Pupuk organik limbah ekstraksi dapat digunakan sebagai media tanam untuk penanaman sayuran dan pembibitan Indigofera tinctoria. Hasil percobaan menunjukkan bahwa pemberian pupuk organik limbah ekstraksi dapat meningkatkan pertumbuhan tanaman Indigofera tinctoria pada 6 MST. Hasil kegiatan yang diperoleh yaitu peningkatan pengetahuan mengenai teknologi tepat guna untuk memanfaatkan limbah.
Instrument-specific Reports of Hearing Loss: Differences between Classical and Nonclassical Musicians
Authors: Chesky Kris , Henoch Miriam A
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine the incidence of hearing problems reported from a heterogeneous group of musicians as a function of both primary performance area and primary instrument. Information for the investigation was obtained from the University of North Texas Musician
Health Survey that allows musicians to report medical problems via the World Wide Web. Data were generated from a question regarding the presence or absence of hearing loss. The respondents were grouped according to primary performance area, according to primary instrument, and by primary
instrument relative to whether they were classical or non-classical musicians. Results showed that 21.7% of the 3,292 musicians responding perceived having a problem with hearing. Findings showed the highest rate of occurrence was in rock/alternative musicians; in musicians who were included
in the nonclassical grouping; and in musicians who played amplified instruments, drum-set, and primary brass instruments. Implications for further research and risk management are discussed.
The 21st Century and Alternative Medicine: PAMA’s Role
Authors: Brandfonbrener Alice G
Published: February 2021

Over the years I have found that along with the obligation to find suitable topics for these quarterly editorials comes an opportunity for me to sort out and organize some otherwise random thoughts and ideas. It is as if by the act of writing that I can (at least sometimes) ultimately
make better sense to myself and, hopefully, to you as well. In this vein some of my recent experiences have forced me into rethinking some of my ideas about nontraditional therapies, particularly as they relate to performing arts medicine. Unconventional medicine is a topic that has received
greatly increased attention in the recent past by the general public and the media, as well as by health care providers and health insurers. Because those involved with performing arts medicine have reason to have a special interest in this area, an updated new look at the subject for readers
of MPPA seems justified.
Provision of On-site Physiotherapy Services during the Performance of Wagner’s Ring Cycle by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: A Model of Early Intervention for Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Authors: Milanese Steven
Published: February 2021

This paper explores the concept of an early intervention management system for the treatment of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among orchestral musicians through the provision of on-site medical and rehabilitative services. This model of health care delivery, promoted
in the occupational and sports rehabilitation literature, has been reported to significantly reduce costs and rehabilitation times. An on-site physiotherapy clinic was made available during the 1998 performance of Wagner’s Ring Cycle by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Questionnaire
assessment of orchestra members highlighted a high incidence of PRMDs among the 50 respondents (86% reported neck symptoms, 70% upper back symptoms, 76% shoulder symptoms). The questionnaire highlighted a number of ergonomic issues that the respondents felt aggravated symptom development.
One hundred fifteen treatments were administered during the clinic, of which 72% were to the small string section members, reflecting the high demands on this section of the orchestra during Wagner’s Ring Cycle. The cost to the orchestral management over the six-week period was approximately
$12.00 per treatment, representing a significant savings. Indirect cost savings include reduced time and travel costs, and potentially reduced lost time because of injuries. This model of health care delivery was shown in this case to be cost-effective for the management of PRMDs during
a major orchestral production.
The Longevity and Causes of Death of Jazz Musicians, 1990-1999
Authors: Herer Bertrand
Published: February 2021

The aim of the study was to determine the longevity of jazz musicians (JM) and their mortality patterns. The obituaries of subjects involved in jazz music were reviewed in a specialized periodical from 1990 to 1999. Age at death, sex, activity (JM or non-musicians [NM]), and estimation
of life expectancy (LE) at birth were recorded. Causes of death were compared with a distribution based on the general U.S. population, and proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) were calculated. The study population consisted of 346 decedents. The age at death was lower in JM than in NM (70.4
± 12.4 vs 74.7 ± 10.4 years, p = 0.01), and 83.2% of JM exceeded their LE vs 93.3% of NM (p = 0.046). Information on the causes of death was available for 212 decedents. Malignant neoplasms were the leading cause of death in JM. The PMRs were elevated for malignant neoplasms
and suicide. The longevity of JM is lower than that of nonmusical decedents involved in jazz music; however, death before predicted LE is uncommon. Based on this review, malignant neoplasms are the main cause of death in that socioprofessional category.
Median and Ulnar Nerve Conduction Studies in Young Adult Violinists
Authors: Bowie Elizabeth A , Brimer Kristen M , Kidder Melissa S , Wallis Monica L , Darr Nancy S , Halle John S , Greathouse David G
Published: February 2021

The incidence of musculoskeletal injuries among musicians is well documented. The purpose of this study was to describe the neural status of the median and ulnar nerves in young adult violinists. Twenty volunteer violinists were recruited from the Belmont University and the Vanderbilt
University Blair School of Music Orchestras (age 18-30 years). The subjects completed a history form and underwent a physical examination. The electrophysiologic status of the median and ulnar nerves in both upper extremities was then evaluated using sensory and motor nerve conduction studies
(NCSs). Upon completion of the NCSs, educational materials to prevent upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders were distributed to the subjects. In these subjects, the history and subjective examination were largely noncontributory of upper extremity neuropathies. Their physical examinations
were also not diagnostic of upper extremity neuropathies. All subjects’ median and ulnar NCSs were normal when compared with a chart of normal values. However, when comparison studies between the median and ulnar NCSs in the same extremity were performed, seven subjects showed differences
in their distal motor latencies (>1.0 msec) or distal sensory latencies (>0.5 msec) that could be suggestive of early median neuropathy at or distal to the wrist. In this descriptive study, 20 young adult violinists had no subjective findings of median or ulnar neuropathy, had normal
physical examinations of the neck and both upper extremities, and had normal median and ulnar NCSs when compared with a chart of normal values. However, when comparison NCSs between the median and ulnar nerve in the same extremity were performed, seven violinists were found to have NCS values
suggestive of early median neuropathy at or distal to the wrist. In this population of 20 young adult violinists, seven musicians were found to have electrophysiologic findings suggestive of early median neuropathy at or distal to the wrist.
Thoughts on Spreading the Good News of Performing Arts Medicine
Authors: Brandfonbrener Alice G
Published: February 2021

Quality control has been a primary area of concern to members of PAMA since its formation in 1989, and I know this concern is shared by many others. What does it take to be a performing arts practitioner or establish a credible clinic? Now, at a time when performing arts medicine is
growing and developing around the world, there are some issues that need to be discussed, even if they are admittedly difficult or impossible to resolve.
Globalization in Performing Arts Medicine
Authors: Brandfonbrener Alice G
Published: February 2021

Two years ago I reported on the 6th European Congress on Performing Arts Medicine and the Physiology of Music Making, which took place in Berlin in October 1998. At that time I commented on the high quality of papers at the meetings, but even more important, I celebrated the stimulation
that comes from meeting a wide spectrum of people who share interests and commitment. Recently I have twice again traveled to Europe where I participated in two meetings; the first in Finland where the Savonlinna Arts Medicine Symposium was held in late July, and the second in Mainz, Germany,
this year’s site of the now 8th European Congress. These opportunities reinforced my previous enthusiasm, not only for travel but once again for attending high-level performing arts medicine meetings to re-energize one’s intellectual engines with fresh ideas.
Upper Extremity Difficulties in the Dedicated Amateur Instrumentalisty
Authors: Dawson William J
Published: February 2021

There are more than 62 million amateur instrumental musicians in the United States, many of whom can be described as active, dedicated amateurs. This report details a 15-year experience with 258 such patients with upper extremity problems from the author’s hand surgical practice,
and compares some epidemiological and etiological parameters of this group with a cohort of 322 professional instrumentalists. The 258 patients’ ages ranged from 10 to 87 years; 137 (53.1%) were males. More than 75% played string or keyboard instruments. Music was the cause of difficulties
in only 14% overall, but this rate rose to 47.2% for overuse-related diagnoses. Inflammatory conditions and muscle–tendon strains were equally represented and constituted 85% of all overuse diagnoses. Trauma caused difficulties in 124 patients (48.1%) and resulted from sports participation
in one-third of these; it was significantly more common in males under 40. Falls on the upper limb accounted for another third of the injuries. Fractures and joint dislocations were the most common traumatic diagnoses, most often affecting the digits and distal forearm/wrist. A group of 45
“other” conditions included 18 patients with various nerve compressions (13 with carpal tunnel syndrome), 12 with ganglia in the wrist or fingers, and seven with various inflammatory problems. Only 17 patients presented with arthritic conditions, all resulting from degenerative
joint disease; eight had involvement of the thumb carpometacarpal joint. This dedicated amateur group was similar to the professional cohort in many epidemiologic, etiologic, and diagnostic parameters, although the professionals were more likely to present on more than one occasion with upper
extremity problems, and more of their problems were related to musical practice or performance.
Computerized Infrared Imaging as an Objective Tool in Evaluating a Clarinetist with Performance-enhanced Pain: A Case Report
Authors: Cabrera Izumi N , Moroz Alex , Ma Yeou-Cheng , Lee Mathew H M
Published: February 2021

Performance-induced pain in musicians can be a debilitating and career-threatening problem. However, solutions such as early intervention and prevention have been shown to be efficacious. In addition to clinical examinations, an objective measurement of pain while playing would be a
valuable assessment tool in monitoring a performer’s pain complaint, as subjective observations are often difficult to obtain and interpret. Computerized infrared imaging (CII) is an objective and noninvasive test that records cutaneous temperature. A close interrelationship between
pain fibers and cutaneous temperature exists. To examine the use of CII in evaluating musicians with performance-induced pain, the authors report a case study of a professional clarinetist seen with complaints of right-sided performance-induced pain. Infrared images obtained before, during,
and after playing indicated changes in asymmetry that correlated with his pain complaints. This case report introduces CII as an effective objective assessment tool for evaluating musicians with performance-induced pain.