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EFFECT OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON ALLEVIATE PEPPER (Capsicum annuum L.) PLANTS GROWN UNDER SALT STRESS
Authors: Al-Nussairawi Adnan Ghazi , Al-Ibadi Issam Mohammed
Published: January 2023

This experiment was conducted at the vegetable field of Horticulture department, College of Agriculture, Baghdad University "Abu Ghraib" for two successive seasons 2013 and 2014 in order to study the effect of poultry manure of mitigating the impact of salt stress and its reflect on growth and yield of sweet pepper "California Wonder". A nested design with three replicates was adapted. The experiment included 12 treatments which is watering plants with three levels of irrigation wells water 1.9, 2.0 dS m-1 (for two seasons respectively), 3 and 5 dS m-1 of NaCl, with four fertilization treatments included control, recommended chemical fertilizers, poultry manure at 3% and 5% of soil volume. Least significant difference (LSD) at 1.15 probability was used to compare the means. The results of experiment showed that salinity caused decreasing in all studied parameters, while chemical fertilization with low level of irrigation water salinity of wells water was superior on all other treatments, it caused increasing in nutrient content K and P in leaves also increased chlorophyll content in leaves and leaves area, while poultry manure at 5% of soil size with wells water treatment caused increasing plant height, branches number, and dry weight of vegetative growth. Poultry manure was active by mitigating the impact of salt stress on plant it was superior by increasing all parameters on other treatments under the same salinity level.
Phytochemical Composition of Extracts from Acacia nilotica Pods and Albizia lebbeck Stem Bark and Their Effect on Morphologies of Rat Spermatozoa
Authors: Mwangengwa Lusekelo Msomba , Kanuya Noel Lemree , Max. Robert Arsen
Published: January 2023

The study evaluated the phytochemical constituents of crude extracts from Acacia nilotica pods and Albizia lebbeck stem bark and tested the potential effects of their extracts on M. natalensis spermatozoa morphologies. A portion of the grounded materials from each plant was extracted in distilled water and 70% methanol. The aqueous and methanolic plant extracts were assessed for the phytochemicals with antifertility potentials. Also, a total of 90 male rats were randomized into 9 groups (n = 10) and treated with either A. lebbeck or A. nilotica methanolic extracts for 15, 30, or 60 days. Results indicated that in both plants flavonoids, tannins, saponins, steroids, terpenoids and phenols were present in the aqueous and methanolic extracts. Judged by the intensity of colour change after a chemical reaction, saponin was more intensely present in both the aqueous and methanolic extracts of the A. lebbeck stem barks while flavonoids and tannins were relatively more present in the A. nilotica sourced corresponding extracts. Spermatozoa with normal head-abnormal tail, normal head-tailless, abnormal head-normal tail, and both head and tail distortion were more revealed in rats treated with either A. nilotica or A. lebbeck extracts relative to the control. In conclusion, the studied A. nilotica and A. lebbeck extracts are rich in flavonoids, tannins, saponins, steroids, terpenoids and phenols that possess some antifertility properties as reflected on the observed adverse effects on rat spermatozoa morphologies.
Predicament of a Woman in Manju Kapur’s Home
Authors: Nida Ansari
Published: January 2023

Manju Kapur is an Indian novelist. She was born on 25th October 1948. She is an archetypal representative of the postcolonial women novelists. She was a professor of English Literature at her alma mater at Miranda House College, Delhi. But she is retired from there. She joined the growing number of Indian women novelists, who have contributed to the progression of Indian fiction i.e. Shashi Deshpande, Arundhati Roy, Kamla Das, Geetha Hariharan, Anita Nair, Shobha De. Her novels reflect the position of women in the patriarchal society and the problems of women for their longing struggle in establishing their identity as an autonomous being. Her works not only gives voice to the society’s effort to improve its women population but it is for every woman’s self–consciousness in order to improve the society. She has written five novels, Difficult Daughters (1998), A Married Woman (2002), Home (2006), The Immigrant (2008), and Custody (2011). Kapur’s most memorable female characters are Virmati, Astha, Nisha, Nina, Shagun and so many others. All of them strive to assert themselves. These characters give us a rare glimpse of modernized Indian women who are in their aggression may enter into a scandalous relationship with her married neighbor, the professor or develop lesbian relationship as Virmati does in Difficult Daughters and Astha in A Married Woman. But Nisha in Home is different from her predecessors.
Developing our Listening Skill
Authors: Dr Rajesh S Latane
Published: January 2023

People usually think that to be a good communicator oratory or oral skills are the only required. However, they forget that human beings learn to ‘listen’ before he or she learns to ‘speak’.  If someone wants to achieve success in any field, he or she must develop the art of listening. To do this one must be aware about the difference between ‘Hearing’ and ‘Listening’. At the same time one must be well versed with methods to improve the listening skill.
Gail Omvedt’s Dalit Visions: A Look at Various Alternative Movements Which Rose Under the Larger Dalit Movement
Authors: Aayushi Sangharshee
Published: January 2023

There is no denying the fact that whenever any section of the society is overly exploited, agitations and protests are a natural consequence and the agitation by the Dalits in India are no exceptions. The 1920s was the time when a number of Dalit movements came to the forefront, nurtured by the rising consciousness to fight back against any kind of exploitation. This paper seeks to analyse Gail Omvedt’s Dalit Visions, a book which explores how various small Dalit movements emerged under the larger Dalit movement and toiled to create for themselves equal opportunities as other upper caste and class sections of the Hindu society had. Omvedt in her book talks about how different groups of society challenged the different aspects of the hegemonic Hindu society. If we club together all the various movements which emerged under the larger Dalit movement, then we can see that though they all differed in their specific methods and objectives and, all had the common and more general agenda of resisting all kinds of exploitation and Hindu hegemony.
The Decline of Moral Values in the Jazz Age as Reflected in Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and Damned
Authors: Hassan Al-Marwan
Published: January 2023

The Beautiful and Damned, first published by Scribner's in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. It provides a portrait of the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age, exploring New York café Society. As it is in his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters are complex, especially in their marriage and intimacy relationships. The book is believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald.
School Dropout and Child Labour
Authors: Dr. Parmar  Shubhda
Published: January 2023

Child labour is problem of 21st century. The issue of child labour is closely related with human beings. And it is seen that the act of child labour very high .The issue of child labour is a developmental issue, and it is worth studying as we know. It is a source of income for any poor family. Some situations are taking place rapidly. Some reasons are also bringing changes in the psychology of children. Main reasons are maid household, kidnapping, red alert area, premature girls' marriage with old man, prostitutions etc. It is widely believed that poverty plays a very vital role for many children to work full time for the betterment of their families. Generally parents force their children for labour work. And with the help of child they make money and fulfil their wants. Most of children's parents are responsible for dropout school and join child labour.
Portrayal of Women in Chetan Bhagat’s Novels
Authors: Md Shahbaz Khan
Published: January 2023

Chetan Bhagat presents the realistic pictures of modern women. He delves into the themes of the empowerment of women. He talks about women empowerment in realistic manner. His women characters are educated girls, loving daughters, passionate students, faithful friends, enthusiastic workers and dear beloveds. They are ready to face challenges, situations and risks. The present article explores the concept of the social reflection and concept of modernity and how through the delineation of the various characters he portrays the contemporary women and their struggle and well as situation in the society and world.
Struggle for Identity in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake
Authors: Manoj Kumar
Published: January 2023

In the fast globalizing world in which the boundaries are becoming redundant, it is expected to be cultural bonhomie and co-operation. But in the case of migrants and their descendents such talks still remain in the realm of ideals. Different problems are encountered whenever people belonging to different cultural backgrounds meet at a point. Now, when the migration is voluntary and the rapid means of transportation are accessible and affordable, the homesickness is not as acute as it is in the case of indentured laborers. But still the issue of equation with the people of the host country remains problematic. There are several expectations and reservations at both sides, due to which biases develop. Body colour, creed, lifestyle, profession etc. are unexpectedly different, for which lack of knowledge is to blame. As for reservation, an amount of conservation is integral to all societies. One does not want to change oneself, but expects the other to change all the same. The immigrants have to suffer in this process. To some extent they accept this discriminatory discourse about themselves and try to compromise.
Aristotle’s Poetics: Revisiting the Legends of Research
Authors: Dr. Nisha Singh
Published: January 2023

Research from the time of Plato to this day has passed through several phases and stages, which are interconnected in various subtle and complex ways. The present article aims to revisit these phases at a glance from sixteenth century to the present age. The starting point in this historical survey is naturally a brief reference to its fountain head, namely the literary criticism in antiquity. It basically falls into three heads- 1. Hellenic Period, 2. Hellenistic Period, and 3. Graeco Roman period. Among these, Hellenic period is most significant both intrinsically and historically. In this crucial phase Athens is the most important centre and Plato and Aristotle are the most distinguished and outstanding exponents. Friends the problem of literature and Art is- i. What literature ought to be? ii. What it really is?
The Poetry of A. K. Ramanujan: In Search of Self
Authors: Anamika Kumari
Published: January 2023

Self at the centre of all kinds of search manifests itself in Ramanujan’s art from the very beginning of his creative life and the artist has all through assumed an elusive character till his vision clears; well, but his vision is gained through experience. His vision of the self permeates most of his elusive poems, the poems which have so far been faulted on one count or another. First, perhaps is “The Stridess” which is not by chance, the first poem of Ramanujan’s first volume of poems, and this volume The Striders is also entitled after this poem. Ramanujan concern with the self and hence his idea of the individuality of beings is very much there but misted with an uncanny subject like waterbug and mare, gone veiled under an objectivist style of the moderns.
Aspects of Self Expression in R. K. Narayan’s The English Teacher
Authors: Chandni Rani
Published: January 2023

K. Narayan is considered to be one of the outstanding writers of Indian writing in English whose contributions to novel writing and story writing is noteworthy. The present work depicts the aspects of self expression in his autobiographical novel ‘The English Teacher’. The novel consists of a story of a happily living couple Krishna and Susila who ultimately met unfortunate days when the female partner Susila leaves the world in an early age. Krishna finds himself amidst grief and pain after his beloved wife is dead and he tries contacting her soul. The complete study of the novel brings out the result that the story is of no one else but Narayan’s own.
Art of Representing Contemporary Issues through Myths and Religious Associations in the Plays of T.S. Eliot
Authors: Anil Kumar
Published: January 2023

T.S. Eliot was mainly confronted with the matter of communication between the modern creative person and old society that he wilfully portrayed through his plays. The issue of the creative thing that is best explained by the word “alienation” is especially relevant for most of his plays. He has done experiments within the discovery of a replacement medium for dramatic expression. Even his plays are units of experiment grounds with sensibility. As every writer discerns his own lovely, consistent, and intelligible dramatic plan, he finds the general public distracted by commercially profitable aspects of the play. He has managed to provoke his audience into the participation within his dramas. He could do with conveyance of attracting their consciousness into the contemporary issues with the help of mythical and historical events adding in his plays. There is spirituality in most of his plays which provide them one thing that generally they are acquitted from a distance appearance.
個體經濟學
Authors: 楊雲明 楊雲明
Published: January 2023

提綱挈領地介紹學習目的
 每章於章名頁開始均會介紹該章的學習目的，以使讀者清楚地明白該章學習的主要內容與其應用方向。

豐富的例題與練習題供讀者即時演練
 每節（或每段）中均會有例題供教師教學及讀者立即演練之用，以收自我檢視學習的作用，如此可避免部分讀者在含糊讀完整章後，才發現讀得懵懵懂懂、似是而非。

區別難度的練習題
 於各章結尾均附有練習題，其中「A.基礎練習」與「B.進階練習」係按難易程度來區別，以利不同教師與讀者之需求應用，其中，A大題的題目在求解過程中不會運用到微積分的運算；而B大題則較為深入，部分題目於求解過程中會使用到簡易微積分。

充沛的選擇題以供自我檢視
 練習題中除了A、B兩部分的繪圖、計算題之外，還包含了約30～50題的選擇題供讀者自我檢試讀書成效，其中，又分為「C.選擇題」與「D.國家考試選擇題」兩大類，可供有志於擔任國家公僕的讀者練習。

「觀察室」的設立
 本書在各章節中會以個案討論的「觀察室」來探討一些易於混淆的觀念及日常生活中的應用實例，以使讀者釐清一些似是而非的觀念，並加強理論與實務相結合。

數理分析的深入解析
 個體經濟學中自然包含一些較艱澀的數理部分，為節省本書篇幅，但又顧及部分讀者的進階需求，這些數理分析內容均置於智勝網站，以供讀者參考。

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L’integrazione di differenti prospettive sullo sviluppo del bambino
Authors: Clavenna Antonio , Segre Giulia , Roberti Elisa , Costantino Ilaria , Scarpellini Francesca , Tessarollo Valeria , Bonati Maurizio
Published: January 2023

Objective - To assess the feasibility of a shared approach that combines the clinical expertise of family paediatricians and the perspectives of parents in the early identification of potential disorders in children using standard clinical practice tools. Study design - Within the NASCITA birth cohort, in addition to the family paediatrician’s clinical evaluation, the M-CHAT-R was completed by parents to assess the child’s language, social skills, behaviour, and sensory areas. Parents were also asked to complete the PSI-SF to verify the magnitude of stress in the parent-child system. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the association between child and parental characteristics and the presence of warning signs. Results - The follow-up assessment was completed for 435 infants: 69 (15.8%) presented warning signs: 43 in the paediatrician’s assessment and 36 in the M-CHAT-R (10 in both). A total of 16 children (14 with warning signs) received a diagnosis after a specialist evaluation. Being male (OR = 2.42, 95% CI: 1.20-4.86) and having sleep disorders (OR = 2.48, 95% CI 1.19-5.71) was associated with a greater likelihood of warning signs in the multivariate analysis, while reading aloud was a protective factor (not exposed versus exposed, OR = 3.14; 95% CI 1.60-6.17). For 73 children (18.4%), at least one parent tested positive for PSI-SF. An increased prevalence of parental distress was observed in children with warning signs (OR 2.36, 95% CI 1.27-4.37). Conclusions - Integrating physician and parental perspectives during well-child visits and in clinical practice appears feasible and can improve the identification of children at risk of developmental disorders.
Un caso insolito di trombocitopenia
Authors: Barachino Angela
Published: January 2023

A two-and-a-half-year-old child presents with spontaneous ecchymosis. In addition to severe thrombocytopoenia, initial investigations show the presence of neutropoenia and signs of immune-mediated haemolysis (positivity of the direct antiglobulin test). This raises the suspicion of Evans syndrome, since this syndrome is characterized, according to the current definition, by the destruction of at least two medullary cell lines in the absence of other diagnoses. Evans syndrome in many cases can be secondary to various pathological conditions. Investigations are carried out in the infectious, immunological, rheumatological and genetic fields, and lead to the identification of a mutation that is one of the causes of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). So, on that ground, it can be affirmed that the present case of Evans syndrome is secondary to CVID.
Kawasaki? Adenovirus? Kawasaki da adenovirus o con adenovirus?
Authors: Accomando Francesco , Aricò Melodie O. , Valletta Enrico
Published: January 2023

Kawasaki disease (KD) still represents a challenge for differential diagnosis because it shares clinical features with other infectious diseases. Adenovirus infection has many symptoms that can be found among the diagnostic criteria of KD. However, the two entities have some minor differences that are useful to distinguish them. It is quite important, even with a positive PCR test for adenovirus, not to exclude a possible KD to avoid a diagnosis delay and possible severe complications.
Un Meckel fantasma
Authors: Malni Irene
Published: January 2023

The case of a 3-year-old child with acute abdomen due to the perforation of a Meckel’s diverticulum is presented. At the first surgical exploration the diagnosis was misunderstood because of the anomalous positioning in the mesenteric side of the diverticulum.
MIRM o Kawasaki atipica? Uno strano caso di mucosite e febbre
Authors: Raitano Vincenzo , Tisato Maria Giulia , Deganello-Saccomani Marco
Published: January 2023

The Authors describe the case of a 2-year-old girl finally diagnosed as MIRM (Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis) at first suspected as Kawasaki disease. The antibiotic therapy (azitromicin) was not effective while the clinical resolution was obtained after the IvIgG therapy was started.
The Global Minor: A Transnational Space for Decentering Literary and Translation History
Authors: Roig-Sanz Diana
Published: January 2023

This article has four specific goals: (1) to briefly historicize which theories, approaches, and methodologies have been more productive to the discussion of the notions of the “minor,” “minoritized,” “ultraminor,” “small,” “less-translated,” and “peripheral,” and to develop new paths of inquiry within the framework of a decentered literary and translation history; (2) to reflect on new terms such as “global minor,” or, more briefly, “global translation zones,” helping to better acknowledge emerging relations and connections that are not mediated by the alleged “centers”; (3) to divert the focus from the prevailing role of the author to the relevant figures of cultural mediators; and (4) to present a wide range of case studies on literary translation (from the late nineteenth century on) that may show how all this corpus of literary texts engage in the transnational cultural space through different translation practices. The article advances the hypothesis that all these languages, cultures, and literatures are not only relevant in their own right, but also from a broader perspective and in their relationships to the rest of the world.
Elicura Chihuailaf: Oralitura, (Self-) Translation and Cultural Mediation Across Trans-Indigenous Networks
Authors: Stocco Melisa
Published: January 2023

Current literary productions of Indigenous authorship have established their own “significant geographies”: imaginative and real communities of literary production and projection that authors inhabit beyond the imposed universalist categories of “world” and “global.” In this context, the Mapuche writer Elicura Chihuailaf stands as a clear example of a cultural mediator committed to the strengthening of interperipheral networks among Indigenous literatures in Abya Yala. The roles that Chihuailaf performs will be analyzed through three related and confluent cultural products and practices: his development of the concept of oralitura, his (self-) translating practice, and his work as cultural agent. The term oralitura will be analyzed in terms of its regional impact and dissemination in the configuration of trans-Indigenous conversations. Chihuailaf’s role as a self-translator and translator of non-Mapuche texts into Mapudungun will be studied as an intercultural practice and political gesture that puts Mapudungun on a par with Spanish as a literary language. His role as a cultural agent will be examined through his participation in the organizing of two historical literary events: Zugutrawun (1994) and Taller de Escritores en Lenguas Indígenas de América (1997), both being milestones for the regional networking of Indigenous writers.
Regional Literary Tradition in Modern World Literature: The Allegorization of Democracy in Yano Ryūkei’s Beautiful Story of Statesmanship and Its Chinese and Korean Translations
Authors: Hashimoto Satoru
Published: January 2023

Yano Ryūkei’s popular political novel Keikoku bidan (The Beautiful Story of Statesmanship, 1883-84) is a fictionalization of the dramatic victory of the democrats over the oligarchs in ancient Thebes, and is among the first modern Japanese literary works to be translated into Chinese and Korean. As such, this work may be construed as a typical case of the translation of modern ideas from the European center into an East Asian periphery. But in playing that function, it notably makes an anachronistic use of a style of classical Japanese fiction that, along with its Korean counterpart, had developed in tight relationship to late-imperial Chinese vernacular fiction. The adoption of the classical narrative form of regional provenance allowed Ryūkei to create a political allegorization of democracy whose legitimacy is not just ideologically imposed but indigenously grounded on history, and facilitated its translation into Chinese and Korean. By examining these texts, this article considers an interperipheral structure of literary exchanges that helped enable a transposition of democracy into the region. It thus illuminates a palimpsestic construct of textual circulation in turn-of-the-century East Asia where the modern center-periphery relationship is intersected with the interperipheral dynamics activated by the afterlives of a classical transnational cultural tradition.
From Self-Translator to Cultural Ambassador: The Case of the Avant-Garde Yiddish Poet Debora Vogel
Authors: van der Meer Golda
Published: January 2023

This article aims to explore self-translators as what Olga Castro would call cultural and ideological ambassadors “situated in a privileged position to challenge power, to negotiate conflicting minorized versus hegemonic cultural identities.” The phenomenon of self-translation must be understood within the wider context of how historical events can not only shape the content of a literary work but also modify language identity when self-translating from a major language to a minor one. This article will explore the case of Debora Vogel, an avant-garde Yiddish poet who decided to self-translate her poems from German and Polish into Yiddish in her early years. By choosing to write and translate into a minor language, Vogel affirmed her Jewish cultural identity and, as Cordingley states, “challenges the myth of the nation’s monolithic culture” by bringing her peripheral and minority experiences to the fore in writing a transnational, Yiddish, feminist, and modernist aesthetic. Finally, this article will present Vogel as a two-way ambassador between Polish and Yiddish culture who, in turn, not only enriched the field of modern Yiddish poetry but also opened new viewpoints in the Polish world of the avant-garde.
MECHANICAL DESIGN, ACTUATION AND CONTROL OF BIOINSPIRED SOFT SURGICAL ROBOTS
Authors: Zakaryan N.B. , Harutyunyan M.G. , Sarkissyan Yu.L.
Published: January 2023

The design of surgical soft robots is one of the most challenging problems in modern
robotics. In addition to the still pending problems of general soft robotics i.e. selection/design
of materials, actuators, and mechanical structures, there are serious limitations in terms of
their operating environment and conditions: interaction with biological tissues, the effect of
sterilization and cleaning liquids, the shape and dimensions of the working space, as well as
often occurring accidents during the surgery which poses new robotic control problems to be
studied. As it is known, each object of bioinspiration (elephant trunk, octopus leg, etc.) has
its own type of motion, kinematic structure, and control, therefore the comparative analysis
of soft robots according to different objects of bioinspiration will facilitate their selection and
application in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), taking into account, of course, the
limitations associated with the surgery. A review of modern literature on mechanical design,
methods and technical means of actuation and control of the main types of bioinspired soft
surgical robots is presented.The design and development problems, including material
selection, mechanical design and optimization, actuation, and bioinspired control for each
type of the existing soft surgical robots are discussed. The results and recommendations of
this study will help to develop new samples of soft surgical robotic devices with task-specific
functional characteristics necessary for MIS applications.
The corporate governance impact on brazilian stock exchange during the covid-19 crisis
Authors: Santos Daniela Paschoal Neves , Olivo Rodolfo Leandro de Faria , Sales George André Willrich , Silva Fabiana Lopes da
Published: January 2023

The article analyzed the impact of corporate governance on the value of Brazilian publicly held companies listed in the Brazilian Stock Exchange, aka B3, during the Covid-19 crisis, inferring the behavior of the stocks of companies listed in B3. In the study, windows were chosen to reflect the maximum fall of B3 index, “Ibovespa”, on March 3rd, 2020, and its recovery on June 1st, 2021, in order to contemplate the full effect of the impact of Covid-19 on main listed companies’ stocks in B3. In the fall window, corporate governance control worked for the return on the value of shares, because companies with greater governance had an abnormal return, higher than medium and low-governance companies, respectively. In the recovery window, companies with higher governance control had an abnormal return compared to medium and low-governance control companies. Thus, governance proved to be a risk control factor, even in a market stress event.
COVID-19 AND PUBLIC SPACES; IMPROVING QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY FOR INTERACTIVE PLACES THROUGH DESIGN
Authors: Tuz Zahra Fatima , Gulzar Saima
Published: January 2023

Cities are shaped and formed through urban settings and there are many factors which give it a final built form. Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) has changed many life patterns and has adversely affected livability of urban public spaces. Social distancing and masks have reduced the opportunities for people to interact with each other. Social life has also diminished to a great extent. This research aims to bring interventions in the design of urban open spaces to make it more flexible and healthier under the current pandemic situation. Thus, a qualitative study is conducted to cover all the aspects related to the pandemic, its history and how it has effected urban livability. Such design interventions in the urban built environment support the continuation of public life with the possibilities of healthier and pandemic resilient spaces. It brings forward strategies for better understanding of the situation and to provide awareness in general public. The research can be helpful for architects, designers and urban planners for making pandemic resilient urban spaces in the future. Keywords: Livability, Public spaces, Flexibility, Interactive places
SPATIAL DESIGN EVALUATION OF ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OPTIMIZATION: A CASE OF CAPITAL HOSPITAL G-6, ISLAMABAD
Authors: Shujat Bhatti Omer , Anjum Noman , Abid Muhammad
Published: January 2023

Sustainable usage and optimal performance of Accident and Emergency (A & E) department of any hospital is one of the most critical need of healthcare infrastructure in times of trauma, catastrophes and emergencies. Exploration with respect to A&E optimization is missing in the context of Pakistan. A study was undertaken with the focus on A&E Department at Capital hospital, Islamabad. Based on standards of A&E design optimization, a checklist based observational study was followed using the data obtained from the respondents from medical, paramedic, support and administrative staff along with patients and their attendants. It was concluded that the existing facility fails to fulfill the requirements for a standardized A&E Department for targeted number of beds and hence needs design interventions. The researchers with the help of A&E lead and chief medical officer devised a facility brief and later proposed a whole new design facility in the current context for sustainable usage in the future. Keywords: Healthcare design, Environmental design, Accident and emergency, Architectural intervention, Sustainable usage
Launching the Front Matter Gazette
Authors: Fenner Martin
Published: January 2023

On Wednesday this week I am launching the

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Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Does social connectedness and learning community predict self-determined needs and course satisfaction?
Authors: Geary Erin , Allen Kelly-Ann , Gamble Nicholas , Pahlevansharif Saeed
Published: January 2023

The present study investigated whether online students’ sense of community and self-determined need satisfaction predicted online course satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of 136 Australian university students who were studying online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students completed online surveys for sense of community (i.e., social connectedness and learning community), self-determined need satisfaction (i.e., relatedness, competence, and autonomy), and online course satisfaction. The study results indicated that learning community and social connectedness significantly predicted the self-determined needs and online course satisfaction, with learning community having a large effect size. Autonomy partially mediated the relationship between social connectedness and online course satisfaction; autonomy was the only self-determined need to predict online course satisfaction. It was concluded that online university students require learning communities and social connectedness to meet their needs and have a satisfying learning experience. The self-determined need of autonomy was the most important for student’s satisfaction with their course. These findings have implications for universities to build a sense of community in their courses to support students' needs and improve online course satisfaction.
Personalising the student first year experience – an evaluation of a Staff Student Buddy System
Authors: Fewster-Young Nick , Corcoran Paul
Published: January 2023

A student’s transition into higher education or a new learning environment can set the foundation for the remainder of their study, both in perception and academic ability. Mentoring is a transition intervention strategy and most types of these interventions are student peer to peer. However, there is a growing interest in academic involvement in mentoring and consequently this paper is an investigation into the effective implementation of assigning students with an academic staff buddy or mentor in the transition period of their first year of higher education i.e. the Staff Student Buddy System (SSBS). The analysis focusses on using two measures to inform the results by qualitatively analysing the feedback from the students, and quantitatively measuring the difference in academic performance of both student participants and non-participants. The sample of the students come from the University of South Australia, and the qualitative analysis indicated that students enjoyed SSBS, particularly with the ability to ask questions to those that would be teaching them. The quantitative statistical evidence indicated that SSBS could be a positive factor on a student’s Grade Point Average. Overall, the conclusion was that that the combination of the SSBS and these students produced improved academic performance while providing a positive student experience.
Collaborative creativity among undergraduate students as game creators during gamification in a university-wide elective course
Authors: Lee Julia , Lim Ruxin , Mohamad Fitri , Chan Kim Geok , Mas’ud Faizah
Published: January 2023

Collaborative creativity is an essential skill for unleashing university students’ skills in team building during complex problem-solving. The aim of this descriptive quantitative research was to examine undergraduate students’ perspectives regarding their collaborative creativity experience as game creators for a gamification group assignment within a university-wide elective course on learning disabilities. The Assessment Scale of Creative Collaboration (ASCC) questionnaire was completed by 14 students. The results provide insightful perspectives by undergraduate students regarding their experience in collaborative creativity during game creation. The findings from the closed-ended questions of the ASCC demonstrate that most of the students valued the diversity of knowledge and skills of their team members, shared different ideas, adapted their ideas and practices according to the project difficulties, trusted their team members, co-constructed the game together, overcame conflicts in positive ways, developed multiple versions of their game, and coordinated well for their team project. Data from the open-ended questions of the ASCC, which provided detailed but nuanced perspectives of the students, were analysed thematically. Three main themes were identified: the positive aspects of gamification, the constraints related to the gamification project, and teamwork and collaborative problem-solving approaches. This study provides evidence on the feasibility of game creation that is embedded within gamification group projects for fostering collaborative creativity among undergraduate students. Gamification has the potential in supporting the acquisition of 21st century learning and innovation skills in higher education. Implications of the application of gamification in higher education are discussed.
Estrategias de enseñanza y evaluación en la universidad
Authors: Soriano Rodríguez Ana María
Published: January 2023

Este artículo presenta los resultados del diagnóstico situacional de las estrategias de aprendizaje y de evaluación seguidas en las cátedras de especialidad, cuyas carreras formaron parte del Proyecto Piloto de Innovación Curricular de la Universidad Don Bosco durante el ciclo I y II de 2011. Bajo la óptica teórica del pensamiento complejo, el enfoque basado en competencias y los fundamentos epistemológicos e institucionales se establecen categorías que describen el estado actual de clases presenciales y las necesidades de formación docente para la implementación de un enfoque basado en competencia.
El rol del docente en el aprendizaje autónomo: la perspectiva del estudiante y la relación con su rendimiento académico
Authors: Pérez de Cabrera Lorena Beatriz
Published: January 2023

Este estudio analiza las percepciones de los  estudiantes de primer año de las Licenciaturas en Idiomas del semestre 1-2012 en la Universidad Don Bosco de San Salvador con respecto al rol que el docente desempeña en el marco del aprendizaje autónomo. 167 estudiantes fueron encuestados y se creó una base de datos con las calificaciones que los encuestados obtuvieron en las primeras tres asignaturas cursadas en estas carreras. Los resultados demuestran que aunque desde la perspectiva del estudiante el rol del docente sigue siendo mayoritariamente tradicionalista, hay tendencias hacia tomar mayor protagonismo en su propio proceso de aprendizaje. Además, los resultados revelan relaciones significativas entre las calificaciones de los estudiantes y  aquellas actividades realizadas de manera autónoma no así con aquellas actividades realizadas por requerimiento del docente.
Buenas prácticas educativas con un enfoque basado en competencias
Authors: Soriano Rodríguez Ana María
Published: January 2023

Este artículo presenta los resultados del estudio de caso de la Cátedra de Producción de Video II de la Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Comunicación cuyo docente, por iniciativa propia, implementó metodologías de enseñanza, aprendizaje y evaluación propias de un Enfoque Basado en Competencias (EBC). También se presentan los resultados de cómo los estudiantes concretizan en el proceso formativo las características de dicho enfoque.
Identidades, prácticas y expectativas juveniles al inicio del siglo XXI
Authors: Bermudez Yánez Víctor
Published: January 2023

Resención: Identidades, prácticas y expectativas juveniles al inicio del siglo XXI, No. 8, jagosto 2011
Persona y su relación con el entorno:
Authors: Guerrero Martínez Fernando
Published: January 2023

La objetividad de la investigación es abordar comparativamente las nociones de tres pueblos mayas (tojolabales, tseltales y chujes) sobre la persona y su relación con el entorno. El estudio parte de la demostración de que el tojolabal es un idioma mixto, producto del contacto entre el tseltal y el chuj. La motivación de realizar este abordaje nace de investigar de qué manera las relaciones lingüísticas e históricas entre estos pueblos se reflejan en sus respectivas nociones de persona, sin dejar de lado el ambiente en el que se han desarrollado. Se realizó trabajo de campo en comunidades tojolabales y chujes de Chiapas y Guatemala para investigar las concepciones sobre la persona, mientras que para los tseltales se sistematizó y analizó una amplia bibliografía especializada sobre el tema. Se siguió la propuesta de comparación con base en ejes conceptuales y unidades temáticas de índole mesoamericana. Los principales resultados reafirman que la diversidad de las nociones mayas sobre la persona adquiere sentido dentro de la unidad, y que las relaciones históricas de contacto y separación entre tojolabales, tseltales y chujes influyeron en sus concepciones sobre las almas o entidades anímicas, las nociones sobre el cuerpo y las variadas maneras en que se conectan con la naturaleza. Se concluye que el estudio de la persona no puede hacerse sin el análisis de sus conexiones con el ambiente.
Medicina tradicional:
Authors: Reyes García Héctor Adrián
Published: January 2023

El presente artículo analiza la lógica de las prácticas curativas a partir de la narrativa de los especialistas rituales. La investigación se concentra en la Mixteca Alta, en la sierra de Oaxaca, México. Se contrasta la primigenia de la medicina tradicional con las prácticas socioculturales actuales que abren la puerta a la multiplicidad del mundo mixteco. Los relatos son conocidos y divulgados porque con ellos, el especialista ritual reafirma el reconocimiento de sus capacidades curativas y adivinatorias. Se tejen analogías cosmológicas (con sustento etnográfico) que conjuntan la riqueza del relato con los actos rituales que involucran el equilibrio y la inestabilidad (anímica y corporal), la salud y la enfermedad o las ideas sobre el bien y el mal. El texto le apuesta a una intelectualidad vernácula que soporta el núcleo del dato etnográfico. La historia de la Abuela Ñu, la “Diosa de la medicina tradicional”. Un agente ritual que enfrenta las pericias del Sol, la Luna, el venado y cuanto habitante se involucra en sus actos. La investigación teje analogías cosmológicas o figuras analógicas porque se contrasta la riqueza del relato con las prácticas rituales que involucra el equilibrio y la inestabilidad o las imágenes que encapsulan las ideas sobre la salud y la enfermedad.
Conversaciones informales como técnica de recolección de datos
Authors: E. Rubí Jonathan Arturo
Published: January 2023

El presente ensayo reflexionar sobre los aportes significativos del uso de la técnica de las conversaciones informales para el abordaje de la violencia de género y masculinidades. Las reflexiones se orientan a los apuntes etnográficos del trabajo de campo vividos en la Moskitia hondureña y plasmados en un Diario Campo. El ensayo resume las experiencias de tres momentos: Primero, en la interacción, la convivencia y la vida social en la comunidad, logrando un involucramiento de manera participativa en la cotidianidad de los lugares visitados. El segundo momento rescata la participación en los procesos colectivos de la organización de base de mujeres donde se realizó la práctica profesional supervisada. Por último, rescata la participación de un “Diagnóstico sobre la situación de violencia de género en la Moskitia” donde se hizo equipo de trabajo con una especialista en la materia. En conclusión, la técnica de las conversaciones informales brinda un aporte al investigador cuando se aplican en contextos etnográficos, nos introduce a la comunidad especialmente cuando se trabaja en temas relacionados con género y con procesos de masculinidades.
Prólogo
Authors: García Peralta Ilenia Arllery
Published: January 2023

Para fines de organización académica, la cobertura temática de la revista Ciencia e Interculturalidad No. 31, de este volumen, contempla las siguientes secciones con sus artículos en el área de: Educación (4); Salud Intercultural (2); Ciencias Sociales (2); Agropecuaria (2) y Cultura indígena y afrodescendiente (1). Los resultados de estas investigaciones aportan significativamente a la praxis innovadora de la comunidad universitaria en el ámbito de Abya Yala o América Latina y el Caribe; constituyen un medio educativo y de comunicación para compartir con la comunidad de profesores, investigadores y estudiantes del mundo académico, en una expresión crítica y autónoma que, apuntala hacia la emancipación en un ambiente del derecho de ciudadanías interculturales de género.
Creencias sobre la resolución de problemas matemáticos: una investigación con profesores de primaria
Authors: Flores López William Oswaldo
Published: January 2023

Esta investigación ha analizado las creencias sobre la resolución de problemas matemáticos. Se trata de una investigación cuantitativa basada en un diseño "Ex Post Facto" en el que se proporcionó una escala de dominio afectivo (creencias, actitudes y emociones) a 118 mujeres y hombres, profesores de primaria de la Costa Caribe nicaragüense. Los análisis sugieren que los docentes tienen creencias positivas que se manifiestan en factores como la confianza, la seguridad, la perseverancia, la satisfacción, la curiosidad, el gusto, la motivación y la utilidad para funcionar con éxito en la resolución de problemas matemáticos. Además, que las creencias sobre la resolución de problemas no difieren según la edad, el género, la etnia, los años de experiencia y el tipo de escuela (urbana y rural). Se concluye que es necesario seguir avanzando en los procesos de formación y capacitación de los docentes de educación primaria con un mayor énfasis en los procesos de resignificación de experiencias y prácticas matemáticas contextualizadas a las comunidades.
Implicancias para la salud y apoyo institucional en mujeres docentes jubiladas
Authors: Reyes Álvarez Sandra , Pastorino María Sol
Published: January 2023

Este artículo tiene como objetivo profundizar en las vivencias de quince docentes jubiladas, durante el proceso de salud-enfermedad; indagar cómo valoran su estado de salud, cuáles estrategias realizaron y cuál ha sido el apoyo institucional recibido. Se utilizó como metodología el Paradigma cualitativo, con el enfoque fenomenológico- hermenéutica de Heidegger, quien propone una fenomenología interpretativa desde la intersubjetividad entre la investigadora y las jubiladas, a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas realizadas a profundidad.Entre los principales hallazgos destaca que la mayoría de entrevistadas no buscaron atención médica cuando laboraban y al jubilarse fueron diagnosticadas con diabetes, hipertensión, cáncer de tiroides, entre otras. Varias docentes siguen laborando, refiriendo que aún se sienten productivas. La UNAN tiene políticas de apoyo a todos los docentes jubilados. La mayoría no tenía un proyecto de vida, siendo necesario que la universidad tenga un plan de apoyo para las mujeres docentes en etapa de prejubilación. Por lo tanto, debe existir un enfoque salubrista dirigido a las prejubiladas y jubiladas, promoviendo estilos de vida saludable y chequeo médico semestral, lo que permitirá fortalecer la línea de investigación del adulto mayor.
Una hipótesis sobre el incremento del precio del limón en México, 2022
Authors: Barrera Rojas Miguel Ángel , Sánchez Zavalegu Romeo Alejandro , Flores Rodríguez Jesús Roberto , Mex Castillo Rocío del Carmen , Figueroa Chay José Francisco
Published: January 2023

En el primer trimestre de 2022 el precio del limón alcanzó precios al menudeo jamás antes registrados en la economía mexicana. Pese a que México es el segundo productor de limón a nivel internacional, el kilogramo se llegó a vender hasta en $120 pesos mexicanos (aprox. 6 dólares americanos) en mercados populares y supermercados. Esta situación provocó encono en los hogares mexicanos pues el limón, más allá de formar parte de la canasta básica, es base de múltiples platillos cotidianos y es común su uso para tratamiento y cura de distintos males y enfermedades. Por lo anterior es que este trabajo tiene como objetivo proponer una hipótesis sobre el incremento del precio del limón en México basada en un desajuste de la oferta y la demanda. Para ello se revisaron estadísticas nacionales de producción, consumo y exportaciones para delimitar dicho desajuste de mercado. Se concluye que la preferencia de los grandes productores por colocar su producto en mercados extranjeros que pagan en dólares, así como un inesperado auge de consumo de limón y derivados farmacéuticos de este para prevenir y curar el COVID-19 en Estados Unidos, son los responsables del desajuste de mercado
La importancia de la educación como una organización social
Authors: López Carcache Ali
Published: January 2023

Este ensayo presenta los resultados del análisis de la educación como una organización social que contribuye a dar respuesta a las problemáticas actuales de la sociedad. Se hace una reflexión sobre la organización social, características y tipologías, definir qué es un sistema social abierto, la educación como sistema social abierto y la contribución de la educación a la sociedad. Asimismo, se menciona el caso de Nicaragua con sus subsistemas de educación, entidades rectoras y políticas públicas. Para el desarrollo de este trabajo se aplicó una investigación de tipo bibliográfica. Se utilizó y adaptó el método de Resúmenes Analíticos de Investigación (RAI) que consiste en sintetizar puntos clave de los autores referenciados. Se desarrolló en tres pasos: Recuentos de la bibliografía en una determinada temática, Análisis de RAI y Respuestas a unas preguntas directrices.La principal conclusión es que la educación puede considerarse un sistema social abierto donde ha sido relevante la capacidad de hacer ajustes a los procesos de enseñanza aprendizaje en entornos volátiles y cambiantes como los que hemos enfrentado en los últimos cinco años, debido al desarrollo de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC), migraciones y la pandemia