bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Four Women Relate their Experience in Combat During the War
Authors: Al-Omari Darine
Published: March 2020

The war is still a part of each and every one of us. Many endured its brutality, be it due to instability, death, displacement, destruction or the hardship of ensuring dailybread. Many remember it with a shy feeling of nostalgia sometimes, including us, the youth, who were fledglings at the time: how fun were the nights in the shelter when neighbors gathered together; how nice it was not to go to school and instead spend the whole day playing.
Vermeer in Baghdad
Authors: Matthew Antonia
Published: March 2020

From a New York Times photo, July 16, 2003
Arda Arsenian Ekmekji: An Armenian-Lebanese Academician Recounts
Authors: Sfeir Myriam
Published: March 2020

Arda Ekmekji is an Armenian Lebanese scholar living in Beirut. Born in Jerusalem, Ekmekji lived in Jordan until 1968 after which she came to Lebanon to enroll in the American University of Beirut (AUB). She holds a BA in Ancient History and an MA in Archaeology from the AUB. She also has a Ph.D. in Archeology from the University of Paris I (Sorbonne). Ekmekji served as a faculty member at AUB for around two decades teaching Cultural Studies, Ancient Religions and Civilizations as well as Archaeology. She then moved to Haigazian University in 1997. She began as Director of the Faculty of Humanities and since 1998 has served as Dean of Arts and Sciences at Haigazian University.
Experiencing Feminism as “De-Foreignizing”
Authors: Badran Margot
Published: March 2020

The following is a brief account on how feminism became a road in, or a common route, for a non-Arab woman - one not born an Arab nor claiming Arab ancestrallinks - who went to an Arab country to live as an “insider”.
The Art of Cooking and Kissing!
Authors: Hamdar Abir
Published: March 2020

She shreds the lettuce with a vengeance. … she says she didn’t know a man and a woman kissed on the lips. She shreds more lettuce. She says it makes her angry to admit she didn’t know a man and a woman could kiss on the lips … it makes her angrier to see the look of disbelief in my eyes. She thinks she should shred more lettuce.
Recent Publications/Announcement/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Announcement: Call for Nominations/Applications - Editor-in-Chief Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies
Quote/Unquote
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

“The gender debate for me has deepened the whole question of power. As a man I feel that there are many dimensions of power where I am not in a position ofpower. Yet in terms of gender, I am [powerful]; and I  am not conscious of that as I am not interested in playing power games, but I realize (with hindsight that I am actually located within a position of power. (Mandy Macdonald et al. Gender and Organizational Change: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Practice, p.42)
Women in Egyptian Civil Society
Authors: Kandil Amani
Published: March 2020

An understanding of women’s participation in civil society in Egypt is important in light of several developing trends. Egypt is currently witnessing some movement in the direction of democratic transformation. Since women constitute half of the population, it is essential to understand the extent of their participation in the organizations of civil society. This is especially true since indicators on women’s political participation in Egypt over the last two decades (both as voters and candidates) indicate a decrease in female candidates and voters.
Daughters of the Nile: Photographs of Egyptian Women’s Movements
Authors: Labidi Kamal
Published: March 2020

Edited by Hind Wassef and Nadia WassefThe American University in Cairo Press,2001, 178 P.P, L.E 90.
A Leadership Training Handbook for Women
Authors: Stone Karen
Published: March 2020

Written by Mahnaz Afkhami, Ann Eisenberg, Haleh VaziriPublished in English in December 2001Copyright: Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) 140 PagesSoon to be available in Arabic, French, Hausa, Persian and Russian
From Iran
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Stoning Women to Death
The Costs of Marriage in Egypt
Authors: Singerman Diane , Ibrahim Barbara
Published: March 2020

It is common knowledge that it takes many years to accumulate the sums of money needed for marriage in Egypt, as well as in many other countries in the Arab world. Getting married has become a protracted campaign for young people and their families right across the social spectrum. This economic challenge has unexplored implications for national economies. And in Arab countries with huge and growing cohorts of young people, the expectations of the young have important political repercussions, as leaders and states are expected to meet the needs of their youthful populations.
Women and Politics in the Arab World
Authors: Traboulsi Fawaz
Published: March 2020

This special issue of Raida is devoted to the theme Women and Politics in the Arab World. Beyond the opinions, suveys and discussions concerning women's participation in politics, the obstacles they face and the achievements they made, the following pages are a quest for a new approach to politics in general.
The Testimony of an Egyptian MP
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

When my dear friend, Mona Khalaf asked me to contribute a short piece on my experience in politics this gave me an opportunity to think about my experiences ingeneral and how they affected my life. I would like to share a few of those thoughts with you.
From Iran/From Saudi Arabia
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

From Iran: Iranian Women Win New Legal Rights From Saudi Arabia: Princess in Official Post
Recent Publications/Call for papers/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Call for papers: "SIGNS" a journal which deals with women in culture and society is preparing a special issue entitled "Globalization and Gender" and is seeking potential contributors.
From Kuwait/From Jordan
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

From Kuwait: In 2003 Kuwaiti women will be able to vote and run as candidates in the elections. From Jordan: Numerous are the news items that run as follows: "woman slaughtered by her father with a kitchen knife".
Farewell to Tahia
Authors: Said Edward W.
Published: March 2020

The first and only time I saw her dance on the stage was in 1950 at the summertime Badia's Casino, in Giza just below where the Sheraton stands today. A few days later I saw her at a vegetable stand in Zamalek, as provocative and beautiful as she had been a few nights earlier, except this time she was dressed in a smart lavender colored suit with high heels.
Quality of Life and Social Resources of Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut
Authors: Beydoun Hind
Published: March 2020

Nowadays, population aging or the gradual increase in the proportion of elderly people is a global phenomenon affecting both developed and developing nations. The overall decline in fertility and mortality and the increase in life expectancy atbirth constitute the main cornerstones for this worldwide demographic transition.
Learning English
Authors: Aghacy Samira
Published: March 2020

Learning English By Rachid EI-Daif  - Beirut: AI-Nahar, 1998
Follow your Heart
Authors: Maalouf Lynn
Published: March 2020

Follow your Heart - By Susanna Tamaro
Ria Charafeddine: School Administrator, Foreign Wife
Authors: Charafeddine Ria
Published: March 2020

Born in 1955; in Greece; currently living in Sur [Tyre]; recorded at IWSAW Language: Arabic with a slight southern accent.
The 25 Year Life Story of the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

How did it all begin? How did it develop? What are its future prospects? These three questions, along with many others, come to one's mind when talking about the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World. Answering them, we felt, could help trace the 25 year life story of the Institute, a life story marked by a seventeen year civil strife which has, undoubtedly, slowed the momentum of its activities, but has not succeeded in hindering its determination to move ahead in promoting the advancement of Arab women.
Mirna Raad: Sportswoman, Golf Champion
Authors: Raad Mirna
Published: March 2020

Born in 1965, in Sierra Leone; originally from the Shouf; currently living in Beirut; recorded at the Golf Club, Language: French, with some English words
'Umm Hadeer': Herbalist and Fortune Teller
Authors: Hadeer Umm
Published: March 2020

Born in 1953, in the Beqa'; of Turkmen origin; currently living on the outstkirts of the village of lrsal [Beqa'J; recorded at home. Language: colloquial Arabic with a slight beduin accent.
His Story Reconsidered
Authors: Aghacy Samira
Published: March 2020

On reading Rachid EI-Daif's semiautobiographical novel 'Azizi al-Sayyid Kawahata (Dear Mr. Kawabata, 1995), I was struck by an unusual reference to the narrator's grandmother who, owing to extreme poverty, had to leave her husband and children in order to earn a living in America. She spent ten years there before finally returning to Lebanon with enough money that would allow her daughter to have a decent marriage. I
Harassment in the Workplace, Does it Exist in Lebanon?
Authors: Sfeir Myriam
Published: March 2020

Confusion may be inevitable when it comes to personal relations: so much of it is based on nuance, anyway. But it's also true that sexual harassment law, perhapsmore than most, is constantly evolving as each new case comes before the courts and establishes new precedents. Thus, what today would be a perfectly obvious (and winnable) case of harassment of a woman loses her job because she won't sleep with her boss was far from obvious to judges in the early I 970s. (Ms Magazine, p. 50)
Iqbal Doughan: President of the Working Women League in Lebanon
Authors: Sfeir Myriam
Published: March 2020

The Working Women League in Lebanon, founded in December 1994, is a non governmental organization under the umbrella of the Lebanese Women's Council.
When Work Doesn'l Work Anymore
Authors: Maalouf Lynn
Published: March 2020

When Work Doesn'l Work Anymore by Elizabeth Perle McKennaDelacorte Press, 1997
Quote/Unquote
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

As a Third World woman, it is disturbing to know that most "women do not have ready access to this information - to Breast cancer alternative therapies and environmental information. It's frightening to know that our countries are being inundated with harmful products in the name of corporate profits. We need to close our borders to cancer-causing agents. It is involuntary genocide. If breast cancer has become a metaphor for malignant development, then let's not let it metastasize in our countries.
Female Enrollment in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTED FROM FOUR UNIVERSITIES IN LEBANON
Lebanese Women in Poverty
Authors: Sfeir Myriam
Published: March 2020

The realms of human existence - the state, the economy, society, culture and the environment." (Policy Eradication: A Policy Framework for Country Strategies. UNDP, 1995). A person is considered poor if he/she fails to procure a minimum standard of living, considered the norm, which is socially determined.
Spiritual Poverty
Authors: Hajjar Jacqueline
Published: March 2020

With Nietzsche's affirmation that "God is dead", a new era was ushered in. From now on, any idea expressing a need for God would be considered infantile and backward. As time passed, more and more generations rejected any interaction with a Necessary Being, as Hayy the Son of Yaqzan' called him. Furthermore, the increasing problems surrounding man's survival, have created a deep weariness in the individual.
Women and the Family in Lebanon: Figures and Facts
Authors: Hammoud Hassan
Published: March 2020

In collaboration with the United Nations Development Program, the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs has completed a survey ' that provides for the first time in 65 years a comprehensive profile of the population in post-war Lebanon. One of its several objectives was to identify the demographic, educational, social, and occupational characteristics of Lebanese society. If properly considered, such information could play a major role in the decision-making process over several public policies in the country. The data of the survey are presented in 187 statistical tables . I will analyse selected tables related to the status and characteristics of women and the family.
Assia Djebar: An Algerian Woman's Voice of Maturity and Vision
Authors: Accad Evelyne
Published: March 2020

I see for Arab women only one way to unleash everything: to speak out, to speak out unceasingly of yesterday and of today, to speak out among ourselves [ .. . ] and to look outside, to look beyond the walls and the prisons.
To Claim Rights is to Recl aim Human Dignity
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

The audience, mostly women, leaned forward in their chairs. Some seemed to be holding their breath; others were holding back tears. All were silent, their faces showing intense concentration and a mixture of shock, outrage, surprise, and even, perhaps, a trace of relief. The moving testimonies they were hearing, delivered by a brave group of women at the Arab Women's Tribunal* in Beirut last year,
Recent Publications/Call for papers/Films
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Call for papers: SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, seeks submissions for a special issue on Feminisms and Youth Culture slated for publication in Spring, 1998.
From Lebanon
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Following the international outcry which erupted over the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt during the 1994 UN International Conference on Population and Development, the Egyptian Minister of Health publicly stated thatthe practice of FGM would henceforth be banned,
The Psychological Underpinnings or Women's Human Rights
Authors: Abu-Saba Mary Bentley
Published: March 2020

While contemplating women's human rights. three recent television stories came to my mind. One was set in Afghanistan. After the overthrow of the government the new leaders demand that women cover their heads. including faces. and refrain from further employment outside the home.
Letters to the Editor
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Letters to the Editor
Quote/Unquote
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

A selection of inspiring quotations from various publications
Arab Women in the Fine Arts
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

The arts are not a primary topic of discussion or concern in the contemporary Arab world. Political, economic, social and ecological problems easily take precedence over cultural concerns during this period of tension, change and uncertainty in the Middle East.
If Knowledge is Power, Communication is Empowerment
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

At thiS very moment, you are actively participating in a process of communication. By reading this Editorial, you interact with me of the many different types of media available in contemporary Lebanon. No matter where we live, the communications media constitute a powerful force in our lives. As a means of socialization, the media are as influential as the family and the schools in shaping who we are and what we think, value, need, fear and do.
A selection of inspiring quotations from various sources on women's issues and concerns
Authors: Henry Kay
Published: March 2020

Reflections on the Beijing Conference experience by Kay Henry, a member of the Women in International Development Group (Harvard/MIT, Cambridge,Massachusetts, USA)
Women Visible in First Palestinian Local Elections
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

In the context of the first elections held in the Palestinian Authority, women's participation was visible, even though most did not succeed in winning seats in the governmental council.
The Unsung Heroines of Lebanon
Authors: Ismail Ghena
Published: March 2020

During the Lebanese conflict, while men were engaged in war's games and intrigues , the Lebanese woman was proving her abilities and skills in different spheres of life. She was constantly repairing all that the war had blindly and heartlessly damaged.
Successful Grant-Writing for Sustainable Human Development Programs
Authors: King-Irani Laurie
Published: March 2020

According to an ancient Chinese proverb, "if you give a hungry man a meal, you will fill his belly for only one day; but if you teach him how to fish , he will be able to feed himself for the rest of his life." The proverb reminds us of the wisdom of self-sufficiency and the necessity of long-term planning to solve or prevent problems.
The Anatomy of an Honor Crime
Authors: Ismail Ghena
Published: March 2020

Can you imagine punishing a person for having blue eyes instead of green ones, or for having a fair complexion instead of a dark one? Can you believe that we are living in a society which evaluates people according to their anatomical attributes?
Perspectives on women's issues in the Arab world excerpted from various publications
Authors: Tarnowski Wafa Stephan
Published: March 2020

Perspectives on women's issues in the Arab world excerpted from various publications
Factors which Assist Women in Reaching Centers of Power and Leadership Formerly Dominated by Men
Authors: Muayyad Sabah Khalil Ibrahim
Published: March 2020

This study addresses the reasons for women's absence from various ranks ofdecision-making in the private and public sectors, and examines possibilities forovercoming the main impediments which affect women's employment and progress in reaching centers of power and leadership. My attempt to address this important issue relies upon field studies prepared by the Bahraini Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in 1983. In addition, this study also relies upon personal investigations concerning the status of women workers in private corporations in order to inquire about the problems which confront and hinder them. I also surveyed some comprehensive field studies undertaken by a bank in northern Canada on the status of women professionals in that bank and the impediments which hindered their rise to leadership positions. In this, we can easily note considerable similarities between the problems which confront Bahraini, Arab and foreign women alike in the corporate world.
Elizabeth Fernea in Beirut
Authors: Tarnowski Wafa Stephan
Published: March 2020

Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, author and editor of two feminist classics, Women and the Family in the Middle East and Middle Eastern Muslim Women Speak (both publishedby the University of Texas Press), visited Lebanon in June with her husband Robert, a renowned anthropologist, to update their book, The Arab World: Personal Encounters (Anchor Press). The book, first begun in 1956, when they initially visited Beirut as young academics, is a personal narrative of their travels in the region, travels which took them to Egypt (1959, 1983 and 1995), to Morocco (1971 , 1983 and 1995), as well as to Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Iran, Yemen, and thePalestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank. The updatedversion of the book will conclude with an article on post-war Lebanon.
Balancing the Traditional and the Modern
Authors: Tchilingirian Hrath
Published: March 2020

The post-cold war era has been a mixed blessing for the "new world order". On the one hand, there is increasing interest in social, ecological, gender and moral issuesfacing the world; on the other hand, nationalism and politicized religion have dominated the central stage of public discourse.
Women and Education in Some Arab Countries
Authors: Khudr Adele
Published: March 2020

Education of females is still a topic of interest in many countries, for despite the decrease in illiteracy rates and the rise in education levels in developing countries, there is still much to hope for. I will attempt, in this article, to shed light on female education in three countries of the Middle East region, notably Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Gender, Sickness, and Healing in Rural Egypt
Authors: Papazian Taline
Published: March 2020

Gender, Sickness, and Healing in Rural Egypt Soheir A. Morsy. Gender, Sickness and Healing in Rural Egypt: Ethnography in Historical Context. San Francisco: Westview Press. 1993. ISBN 0-8133-8166.
Domestic Violence Against Women in Jordan
Authors: Aamiry Arwa
Published: March 2020

A Jordanian weekly recently reported that a man surrendered to the police and confessed to slaughtering his daughter 'like a sheep'. He killed her because she was pregnant, even though the lover was willing to marry her. As soon as the father found out about the pregnancy, he went home, asked the visitors present to leave, took a sharp knife from the kitchen and dragged his daughter to the roof where he slaughtered her.
Alternative Approaches to Conflict Resolution in Lebanon
Authors: Irani George , Baroudi Sami
Published: March 2020

Peace cannot be equated only with the cessation oj military hostilities. It entails afirm commitment to conjlict resolution in a manner that meets the interests oj all. This issue is of substantial significance in Lebanon now that military confrontations have ended.
A Specialist Publishing House for Women in the Arab World: NOUR
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

We just received note that Nour, a specialist publishing house for women has been established in Cairo, Egypt by five leading Arab women scholars.
Third World Women and the Family
Authors: Accad Evelyne
Published: March 2020

Third World Women and the Family.
Fertility and Social Change in Oman by Christine Eickelman
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Christine Eickebnan. "Fertility and Social change in Oman: Women's Perspectives." The Middle East Iournal. Volume 47,Number 4, Autumn 1993. pp. 652-666.
Miscellaneous
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Diverse news from around the Middle East
"Cartas a Édouard Le Roy (1921–1946). La maduración de un pensamiento"
Authors: Sequeiros San Román Leandro
Published: March 2020

Recensión de la obra de: TEILHARD DE CHARDIN, Pierre (2011) Cartas a Édouard Le Roy (1921–1946). La maduración de un pensamiento. Madrid, Trotta (Mínima Trotta), 142 pp. [Traducción de Manuel MEDINA CASADO, revisión técnica de Leandro SEQUEIROS]
"La Europa Revolucionaria. Las guerras civiles que marcaron el siglo XX"
Authors: Aguilar Gómez José
Published: March 2020

Reseña de la obra de: PAYNE, G. S. (2011) La Europa Revolucionaria. Las guerras civiles que marcaron el siglo XX. Madrid, Temas de hoy (Planeta), 418 pp.
Tumor microenvironment and metabolic factors: contribution to gastric cancer
Authors: Bubnovskaya L. , Osinsky D.
Published: March 2020

Summary. Malignancy may be characterized as a state formed in the setting of specific tumor-host relationships at the molecular and cellular microenvironment levels. R.E. Kavetsky and his collaborators distinctly outlined the concept of tumor-host interaction. Tumor is a complicated biological system closely connected with the organism, where it arises and develops. Tumor cells are in the environment of different factors that form tumor microenvironment playing an active role in the disease progression. There are two types of tumor microenvironment: the metabolic microenvironment mediated by factors of tumor microphysiology (blood flow, vascular permeability, oxygenation, extracellular рН, interstitial fluid pressure, etc.) and the cellular-molecular microenvironment comprising interactions between tumor cells and non-tumor cells and the factors of the stromal compartment. Factors of tumor microphysio­logy can modify the interaction between tumor cells and surrounding non-tumor cells and molecular components and they form the tumor profile that influences the pressure of tumor on the host. The review presents the data concerning the role of metabolic microenvironment of tumor cells from the point of tumor-host interaction in order to employ these parameters to working out the methods of diagnosis and prognosis of disease outcome in patients with gastric cancer. Special attention has been paid to hypoxia as a key factor of metabolic microenvironment that positively affects tumor progression, stimulating its aggressiveness, metastasis and resistance to therapy and is regarded as a factor of unfavorable prognosis. It was shown that there is possible clinical relevance of tumor classification based on the level of tumor oxygenation that may be advantageous for selection of patients for individualized therapy that may give the hope for enhancement of treatment efficacy.
MYC copy number and mRNA expression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients exposed to ionizing radiation due to the Chornobyl NPP accident
Authors: Bilous N. , Abramenko I. , Chumak A. , Dyagil I. , Martina Z.
Published: March 2020

Summary. Some clinical and biological features indicating an unfavorable course of the disease were found in ionizing radiation (IR) — related chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients. The MYC proto-oncogene is considered to contribute to CLL pathogenesis. Increased MYC copy number is associated with poor prognosis in CLL. Aim: To investigate the frequency of MYC gene copy number amplification in IR-exposed CLL patients and relate the findings to the MYC mRNA levels, the presence of unfavourable prognosis mutations (TP53, SF3B1, NOTCH1), and patient's outcome. Materials and Methods: The analysis of MYC copy number was carried out by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 70 IR-exposed CLL patients. The MYC mRNA expression was measured by real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR. Results: Increased MYC gene copy number was present in 5.7% of cases. There was a statistically significant association between increased MYC copy number and increased MYC mRNA (p < 0.014). Additionally, somatic deletion in MYC locus was found in one patient. Most of patients (80%) with detected MYC aberrations were previously untreated, suggesting that these lesions might occur early in the course of the disease. The MYC aberrations were found mutually exclusive with high risk TP53 and SF3B1 mutations, while one case was identified, where MYC amplification and NOTCH1 mutation coincided simultaneously. Regarding clinical outcome, the MYC aberrations were associated with a shorter time to first treatment (3 vs 25 months, p = 0.008) as well as reduced overall survival (60 vs 139 months). Conclusion: Our data suggest that MYC aberrations might be an early event in IR-related CLL and contribute to aggressive disease development in the absence of high risk TP53 and SF3B1 mutations.
THE NUMMERICAL SOLUTION OF WATER WAVE PROBLEMS USING DOMAIN TRANSFORMATION AND FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Authors: Trinh Ngoc Anh , Huynh Phuc Than
Published: March 2020

In this paper, the domain transform method associated with finite element method is used in order to solve water wave problems. A numerical example is presented to show the effect of method.
DESIGNING A SOPC FOR FACE RECOGNITION USING WMPCA ALGORITHM
Authors: Truong Nhu Thanh , Tran Diem Thi
Published: March 2020

A flexible accelerator hardware for full-search vector quantization (VQ) has been developed as a component for a system on a programmable chip (SoPC) to use in real-time image compression and recognition applications. Nowadays, FPGA and its SoPC (System on Programmable Chip) tools are powerful enough to efficiently develop a flexible hardware accelerator for VQ application. In addition, one of statistical analysis methods, weighted modular principal component analysis, has showed efficiencies in recognition applications. In this paper, a parallel architecture for online face recognition using weighted modular principal component analysis (WMPCA) and its system-on-programmable-chip (SoPC) implementation are discussed.
BLIND SOURCE SEPARATION (BSS) APPLIED TO SOUND IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS
Authors: Truong Quang Tan , Tran Huy Quang , Nguyen Phuong Huu
Published: March 2020

Our ears often simultaneously receive various sound sources (speech, music, noise . . .), but we can still listen to the intended sound. A system of speech recognition must be able to achieve the same intelligent level. The problem is that we receive many mixed (combined) signals from many different source signals, and would like to recover them separately. This is the problem of Blind Source Separation (BSS). In the last decade or so a method has been developed to solve the above problem effectively, that is the Independent Component Analysis (ICA). There are many ICA algorithms for different applications. This report describes our application to sound separation when there are more sources than mixtures (underdetermined case). The results were quite good.
Smart Outlet: Smart Electrical Outlet with Device Identification Using NFC
Authors: Monte Santo Andrade Sergio Henrique , Alves Jo�o M. S. , Barbosa Johan S. L. , Souza Rafaela R.
Published: March 2020

The residential electricity consumption tends to expand further and, consequently, stimulates the development of technological tools that allow to establish greater control of energy consumption. Embedded technology systems play an important role in the efficiency of a smart home by providing to users ways to optimize environment management. The implementation of technologies in the residential environment offer to residents a better quality of life and reduce expenses. Therefore, this paper proposes the development of smart electrical outlets able to identify the apparatus connected to them and make available to the user the detailed consumption of each device that was used through a database.
The Situation of Forecasting the Number of Children and Students Attending School: An Exploration Study Based on Primary Teachers’ Evaluation in Vietnam
Authors: Tran Luong
Published: March 2020

The paper presented the current situation of forecasting the number of children and students attending school in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam. A random survey of 89 primary school teachers in Ca Mau province with a questionnaire about the situation of the work of forecasting the number of children and students attending to school in Ca Mau Province showed that: The mean score of forecasting the number of children and students attending to school is 3.93 - corresponding to often level; the average point of the quality of the task of forecasting the number of children and students attending to school is 3.96 - at a fair level; the ensuring the development of education based on the results of forecasting the number of children and students attending to school with the mean of 2.92 - at a sometimes level. There is no correlation between forecasting the number of children and students attending school and ensuring conditions for education development based on the results of forecasting the number of children and students attending school.
The paths to children’s disordered eating: The implications of BMI, weight-related victimization, body dissatisfaction and parents’ disordered eating
Authors: Côté Marilou , Legendre Maxime , Aimé Annie , Brault Marie-Christine , Dion Jacinthe , Bégin Catherine
Published: March 2020

Background

Being the target of peer victimization is frequent among children categorized as overweight and obese and is thought to play a central role in disordered eating behavior development. In accordance with a previous theoretical model, this cross-sectional study aimed to replicate among children the mediating role of weight-related victimization from peers and body dissatisfaction in the association between body mass index (BMI) and children’s disordered eating attitudes and behaviors (CDEAB), while also taking into account the contribution of parents’ disordered eating attitudes and behaviors (PDEAB).

Methods

Participants were 874 children aged between 8 and 12 years old who were recruited in elementary schools. Height and weight were measured and used to calculate BMI. Self-reported questionnaires were used to measure weight-related victimization, body dissatisfaction, CDEAB and PDEAB.

Results

For both girls and boys, a path analysis showed no direct effect of BMI on CDEAB, but a significant indirect effect was found, indicating that weight-related victimization and body dissatisfaction mediated this relationship. In addition, the indirect effect of weight-related victimization and body dissatisfaction remained significant even when controlling for PDEAB.

Conclusion

While weight itself appears to be insufficient to explain CDEAB, weight-related victimization may lead children to see their weight as problematic and develop disordered attitudes and behaviors toward eating. This suggests that weight-related victimization from peers and body dissatisfaction must be taken seriously and that preventive and intervention efforts must be pursued.
Development and Implementation of Polygenic Risk Score in Vietnamese Population
Authors: Hùng Nguyễn Trần Thế , Hậu Lê Đức
Published: March 2020

Recent technological advancements and availability of genetic databases have facilitated the integration of genetic factors into risk prediction models. A Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) combines the effect of many Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) into a single score. This score has lately been shown to have a clinically predictive value in various common diseases. Some clinical interpretations of PRS are summarized in this review for coronary artery disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and Alzheimer’s disease. While these findings gave support to the implementation of PRS in clinical settings, the populations of interest were derived mainly from European ancestry. Therefore, applying these findings to non-European ancestry (Vietnamese in this context) requires many efforts and cautions. This review aims to articulate the evidence supporting the clinical use of PRS, the concepts behind the validity of PRS, approach to implement PRS in Vietnamese population, and cautions in selecting methods and thresholds to develop an appropriate PRS.
Realities and prospects of distance learning at higher education institutions of Ukraine
Authors: Voloshinov Serhii , Kruglyk Vladyslav , Osadchyi Viacheslav , Osadcha Kateryna , Symonenko Svitlana
Published: March 2020

Introduction. The paper deals with the issue of realities and prospects of distance learning at higher education institutions of Ukraine. Distance learning in Ukraine has been implementing for more than twenty years and distant learning technologies are used at most Ukrainian higher education institutions, but the necessity and feasibility of the introduction and development of remote technology is questionable both to faculty and students. The main purpose of this paper is to synthesize the real state of distance learning in Ukraine and outline its development prospects at higher education institutions of Ukraine.
Materials and Methods. The paper represents the analysis of the survey results of student answers of four classical, pedagogical, maritime and agrotechnological higher education institutions regarding the practical implementation of distance learning in their institutions. The study of the realities of distance learning in the practice of higher education institutions in Ukraine has been conducted among 102 students. The questions concerned student attitude to distance learning, distance learning organisation, advantages and disadvantages of distance learning.
Results. The survey results show all four higher education institutions where the survey has been conducted have the information technology support of distance learning (websites, access to the Internet), students of all four higher education institutions are familiar with distance education, use this technology, but most of them prefer mixed learning. It is partially uncomfortable for students to work remotely with theoretical training materials and practical tasks, but they prefer automated remote testing. The most preferable aspects of the distance learning technology students are reading the theoretical material and viewing video lectures remotely and sending completed assignments over the Internet. According to the opinion of most students, the great advantage of distance learning is the ability to combine work and study and self-determination of the study time and place. As the most significant disadvantage of distance learning, students have indicated that it requires self-motivating learners.
Discussion and Conclusion. The research results allow researchers to identify the realities of distance learning in Ukraine consisting in provision students with the access to distance learning at most higher education institutions. Certain prospects of distance learning development in Ukraine such as updating the software, hardware and material resources of higher education institutions, providing the broadband access to the Internet to higher education institutions of Ukraine are highlighted. It has been noted that ensuring the process of obtaining an educational degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s degrees) at higher education institutions of Ukraine is possible by taking massive open distance courses.
Otel İşletmelerinde Kullanılan Motivasyon Araçlarının İşgören Performansı Üzerindeki Etkisi: Edirne İli Örneği
Authors: ÖZSOY Gözde , AKSU Murat
Published: March 2020

Turizm faaliyetleri otel işletmeciliğinin de bünyesinde bulunduğu ve kişilerin hizmet satın aldığı kapsamlı faaliyetlerdir. Otel işletmelerinin birer hizmet işletmesi olması, bu işletmelerde çalışan işgörenleri son derece önemli bir hale getirmiştir. Motivasyonu yüksek, istek ve beklentileri karşılanmış işgörenin vereceği hizmet kuşkusuz ki o derecede kaliteli olacaktır. Otelde verilen hizmet kalitesi ise doğrudan işgörene bağlıdır. Otel işletmelerinde çalışan her işgören verimli çalışma ve performansını arttırmak için çeşitli motivasyon araçlarına gereksinim duyar. Kişiden kişiye göre ihtiyaçların değişmesi motivasyon araçlarını çeşitlendirmiştir.
Bu çalışma motivasyon araçlarının işgören performansına etkisini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma amacı doğrultusunda ulaşılan sonuçlara göre katılımcıların performansını en çok etkileyen faktör ekonomik motivasyon araçları olurken psiko-sosyal ve yönetsel faktörlerin de etkisinin olduğu görülmüştür. İşgörenlerin farklı motivasyon araçlarından farklı düzeyde etkilenmeleri motivasyon kavramının kişiden kişiye göre değiştiğini ve performansına yansıdığını ortaya koymaktadır. Motivasyon araçlarından psiko-sosyal araçlar performans değişkenine ait boyutlarının üzerinde etkili olduğunu ve bu etkinin iş ortamında hoşgörü ve verimli çalışmayı tetikler nitelikte olduğu sonucunu ortaya çıkarmıştır. Ayrıca motivasyon araçlarından olan yönetsel araçların performansın hiçbir boyutu üzerinde bir etkiye sahip olmadığı sonucuna varılmıştır.
Otel ve Restoran Şeflerinin Menü Planlaması ve Analizi Konusuna Yaklaşımları: Konya Örneği
Authors: SARITAŞ Adile , SORMAZ Ümit
Published: March 2020

Günümüzde yiyecek ve içecek hizmetleri sektöründe hızla artan rekabetten sıyırılabilmek adına işletmelerin menülerinde yapacak oldukları gelişmeler, büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu gelişmelerin etkili ve kalıcı olabilmesi çok iyi hazırlanmış menü planlama çalışmalarından geçmektedir. Bu çalışma; Konya il merkezinde faaliyet gösteren otel ve restoran mutfak şeflerinin menü planlaması ve analizi konusundaki yaklaşımlarını, menü içeriğinin bilinirliliğini, işletme için planlamanın sağladığı faydaları ortaya koyarak menü planlamasının tercih edilmesindeki nedenleri ve bu süreçte karşılaşılan zorlukların tespit edilmesi amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın evrenini; Konya ilinde faaliyet gösteren turizm işletme belgeli 3, 4 ve 5 yıldızlı oteller ile turizm işletme belgeli restoranlar oluşturmaktadır. Konya il merkezinde faaliyet gösteren turizm işletme belgeli otel ve restoranlardan araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü olanlar ve görüşmeyi kabul eden beş yıldızlı otel işletmelerinden 7’si, dört yıldızlı otel işletmelerinden 6’sı, üç yıldızlı otel işletmelerinden 4’ü ve restoran işletmelerinden 12’si araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada; nitel çözümleme tekniklerinden görüşme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler nitel yöntemler için kullanılan MAXQDA Analytics Pro istatistik paket programında değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmanın sonucunda; işletmelerin menü planlanma çalışmalarını yaptıklarını ve önem vermeye çalıştıklarını fakat menü planlama kavramını yeterince bilinmediği, menü yenileme çalışmalarını misafir beklentilerini karşılamak adına yaptıklarını ve bu süreçte karşılaştıkları en önemli problemlerin ürün tedarik süreci ve maliyet olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
Els ports de Barcelona, Sant Feliu de Guíxols i Roses a la Baixa Edat Mitjana: una comparativa
Authors: Pujol Hammelink Marcel
Published: March 2020

La recerca planteja una comparació entre els ports de Barcelona, Sant Feliu de Guíxols i Roses, tenint en compte les seves característiques geomorfològiques i geoestratègiques, el seu paper com a ports comtals, la connexió amb les principals vies comercials terrestres i marítimes i la seva interrelació amb els diferents ports de la Costa de Llevant catalana. Tot i ser Barcelona el principal port de Catalunya, els altres dos destacaren en alguns aspectes gràcies a les seves condicions nàutiques i a les seves infraestructures portuàries.
The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Improving Students
Authors: Dahlia Anum , Musty Bertha , Rahman Atep Aulia
Published: March 2020

The advancement of technology and the age of the industrial revolution 4.0 today have changed the way people learn and acquire information. The availability of internet access and the large use of computers and smartphones in a campus environment can be directed to carry out the learning reform and to obtain the course learning outcomes. Therefore, blended learning as one method of choice was adopted to be implemented to achieve the learning outcomes. The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of blended learning to improve students' English speaking ability. The participants of the study were 48 fourth-semester students, and the study was conducted for one semester in the English Business Conversation class. The research methods used were quantitative and qualitative. The use of quantitative in this research was to measure students
Figurative Language of Cinema World in Joko Widodo Speech
Authors: Sihaloho Sundari Mayang Albarusyi , Simatupang Ervina CM
Published: March 2020

This research titled Figurative Language in Joko Widodo Speech. The purpose of this research is to analyze and describe the figure of speech in Joko Widodo speech, the types of figurative language and its meaning of his speech. A qualitative method was used to classify and analyze the data. The technique used in collecting the data was searching videos of Joko Widodo speech. The data used Perrine (1963) and Taylors theories (1981: 167) that many types of figurative language that divide into three classifications namely comparison and substitution, representation by substitution, and contrast by the discrepancy. The data was taken from Joko Widodo Speech in Annual Meeting International Monetary Fund-World Bank in Bali, World Economic ASEAN Forum in Hanoi and US-ASEAN Forum. The author found 9 figurative languages in Joko Widodo speech in the international event; there were 7 allusions, 1 metaphor, and 1 assonance. The conclusion of this research, the using of figurative language is an alternative to implied the literal meaning which can attract the readers or listeners attention and evoke their imagination.
Análise da segurança glicêmica de uma sessão de exercício resistido de intensidade moderada em pessoas com diabetes tipo 1
Authors: Da Cruz Carvalho Leandro Paim , De Souza Samira Socorro Nunes , Souza Djenane Cristovam , Araujo Flávio De Souza , Carvalho Ferdinando Oliveira , De Moraes José Fernando Vila Nova , Gomes Jorge Luiz de Brito
Published: March 2020

Introdução: A diabetes tipo 1 é uma doença autoimune que resulta na destruição das células beta pancreáticas, implicando no uso de insulinoterapia para manter níveis adequados de glicemia. Diante do estímulo do exercício físico, a homeostase glicêmica torna-se prejudicada, podendo incidir em complicações como hipoglicemia. Tais repercussões proporcionam empecilhos no dia a dia dessa população, constituindo uma barreira para prática de exercícios físicos. Objetivo: Avaliar a segurança glicêmica de uma sessão de exercício resistido de intensidade moderada em pessoas com diabetes tipo 1. Métodos: 12 pessoas com diabetes tipo 1 (7 homens) realizaram uma sessão de exercício resistido de intensidade moderada a 60% de 1 RM composta por 7 exercícios. A glicemia capilar foi avaliada no momento pré-sessão (GP), imediatamente após (G IP) e 20 minutos após (G 20). ANOVA para medidas repetidas foi realizada (p < 0.05). Resultados: Nos valores absolutos de glicemia não foram encontradas diferenças significativas (P = 0,061). Contudo, ao verificar o delta variação da glicemia foi encontrada diferença entre G IP e G20 vs. GP (P < 0,05). Reduções clinicamente importantes acima de 20 mg/dl (IP: ~37 mg/dl; 20P: ~45 mg/dl) sem proporcionar hipoglicemias. Conclusão: Uma sessão de exercício resistido de intensidade moderada se mostrou segura do ponto de vista glicêmico em pessoas com diabetes tipo 1.
Interaction effects of arsenic and phosphorus on seedling growth, leaf pigments and leaf protein of rice cultivars under hydroponic culture
Authors: Halim MA , Niger Meher , Ghosh Moitry , Akhter Nahid , Hossain Feroza
Published: March 2020

Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of arsenic and its interaction with phosphorus (P) on root and shoot growth, chlorophyll contents and leaf protein at seedling stage under hydroponic culture. Three cultivars of rice BR-26, BR-3 and BRRI- 45 were used in this study. Arsenate significantly reduced root and shoot growth and chlorophyll content in all the cultivars. However leaf protein increased in BR-26, BR-3 and reduced in BRRI-45. Combined treatment of As and P significantly increased root and shoot length. Significant reduction of As toxicity was observed in hydroponic rice cultivars treated with As and P together. It may be said that P plays a vital role in the reduction of As contamination of rice and the results show that BR-26 is relatively tolerant to arsenate with respect to the root-shoot growth and leaf protein.J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 40(1): 141-150, June 2014
Correlation and path analysis in mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)
Authors: Hasan Md Ariful , Rahman Sawdagar Mahfuzar , Ahsan Md Kamrul
Published: March 2020

The correlation and path analysis for nine quantitative characters in sixty five varieties of silkworm, Bombyx mori L. have been investigated. Out of all contributing characters studied expected cocoon yield 100 dfls (ECY) showed significant positive associations with majority of the characters except filament size (FS) both at the phenotypic and genotypic levels. It suggested a strong association of these traits with yield. The direct and indirect effects of the component characters of ECY at phenotypic and genotypic levels were obtained separately. Here surviving percentage of larvae (SPL) and cocoon weight (CW) showed positive and high direct effect which indicated a true relationship as obtained from correlation values. Other characters showed positive correlations but the direct effects were either negative or negligible. In such a situation indirect causal factors are to be considered simultaneously

J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 40(1): 151-156, June 2014