bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Christianising Edgar Chagwa Lungu: The Christian nation, social media presidential photography and 2016 election campaign
Authors: Kaunda Chammah J
Published: February 2020

This article investigates how the declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation (hereafter the Declaration), presidential photography and social media intersected during Edgar Lungu’s political campaign in the general election of 2016. It is framed within a missio-political theory to analyse qualitative material collected from January 2016 to February 2018 in Zambia. The missio-ethnography approach as an empirical missiological research which sought to analyse how the Declaration discourse has developed into a political ideology used to legitimized Lungu’s political power and moral authority among some Pentecostal-Charismatic religious sector.
In limine primo: The difficulty of reality in Paul Ricoeur and JM Coetzee
Authors: Deckard Michael
Published: February 2020

Two works were published the same year: Ricoeur’s Oneself as Another and Coetzee’s Age of Iron (1990). One is philosophy and one is fiction. Both attempt to heal wounds, personal and political. Eschewing purely biographical narratives, their authors attempted to deal meaningfully with death and the work of mourning. What might these works say about symbols, narrative identity and the liminality between life and death, fact and fiction, history and character? I argue that the female narrative of Coetzee’s works are in limine primo – in a place that is no-place – a kind of haunting ground of liminal subjects with no real existence. This form of storytelling approaches the real by means of shocks or intimations that provide an opening onto another world. Both works, Age of Iron and Oneself as Another, can be read together as attempts at a work of mourning and at reconciliation with the past and loss.
Ricoeur in South Africa. Some remarks on his impact beyond philosophy
Authors: Lategan Bernard
Published: February 2020

The work of Paul Ricoeur is of much wider significance than just for the field of philosophy. This contribution discusses the impact of his ideas on developments in South Africa in three areas beyond philosophy: discourse analysis, concepts of selfhood, and the role of memory in social transformation. His dynamic understanding of communication helped to liberate discourse analysis in South Africa from an a-historical approach by focusing on the role of the reader, the context of reception and the transformative power of the text. His innovative work on the relationship between the self and the other has the potential to lead to a more inclusive understanding of being human together and to an enriched and expanded concept of identity. His extensive work on memory, history and forgetting can provide the basis to unlock the future potential of memory and for a memory liberated from being defined and held ransom by the past.
God in Galatians – Tendencies in the study of an important theme
Authors: Tolmie Francois
Published: February 2020

Since Nils Dahl’s famous article on God as the most neglected factor in the study of the New Testament, many studies on God in the various corpi of the New Testament have been and are still being published. In this regard, the Pauline Letters have received a fair amount of attention. In this study an overview of studies on God in the Letter to the Galatians is provided. Four such studies are discussed: N.T. Wright’s study, “The Letter to Galatians: Exegesis and theology” (published in 2000), Richard Hays’s “The God of mercy who rescues us from the present evil age” (published in 2002), Jerome Neyrey’s chapter on God in Galatians (in his book, Rendering to God. New Testament understandings of the divine, published in 2004) and Christiane Zimmerman’s book Gott und seine Söhne. Das Gottesbild des Galaterbriefs (published in 2013). Each of these contributions is discussed in detail, after which the contributions of the four studies are compared, and some suggestions are made as to aspects that still need attention.
Liturgie as ontmoetingsruimte waar Christelike identiteit en lewenswyse gevorm word
Authors: Barnard Jaco , Wepener Cas
Published: February 2020

Liturgy as space for encounters, which impact on the formation of Christian identity and way of life.The researcher aims to investigate the impact of various forms of encounters experienced during the Sunday liturgy on the identity and daily lives of believers. Three encounters are identified and studied. Firstly, the personal encounter between the individual and God. Secondly, encounters between people where individuals share in each other’s stories and realities. Thirdly, encounters with the world and society (the missional encounters with the world in need). This investigation aims to determine the impact of these encounters upon Christian identity and the subsequent way of life, from the conviction that liturgy and life are deeply related to one another and that these encounters shape the lives of worshippers within a unique South African society.
Etiese prediking in post-apartheid Suid-Afrika? Enkele homiletiese oorwegings
Authors: Burrows Shaun , Cilliers Johan
Published: February 2020

Ethical preaching in post-apartheid South Africa? A few homiletic considerationsThis article will try to indicate that while the church’s approach during the apartheid era was characterized by liberation theology and preaching, the post-apartheid era – that is still characterized by social decay, moral impoverishment and especially an increase in poverty, family violence, divorce and a spirit of individualism – asks for an increased focus on sustainable poverty eradication. It is argued that in post-apartheid South Africa a fundamental consensus on binding values, non-negotiable standards and morally acceptable ground attitudes are urgently needed. It is in this context that the role of ethical preaching is examined. In a context of widespread poverty, unemployment and a sense of insecurity, apathy, unconcern and depression among many ethical preaching, as an orientation event, can bring a new dignity to people.
Writing the Kingdom of God in South Africa
Authors: Martin Stephen
Published: February 2020

John de Gruchy’s The Church Struggle in South Africa was a bold attempt to write the story of the kingdom of God in his native land. While it stood toward the beginning of his written work, the themes laid down in it have followed De Gruchy’s writings up to the present. They have also sketched the story of South Africa from the climax of the struggle to end Apartheid to the present travails to realize its promise. This article takes up the final chapter in that work, comparing it to another great theological attempt to write the kingdom of God: H. Richard Niebuhr’s The Kingdom of God in America. It follows that chapter through its disappearance in the third edition of The Church Struggle, to its re-emergence in The End is Not Yet. The article is especially interested in De Gruchy’s eschatological retrieval of Bonhoeffer’s tension between the ultimate and the penultimate, and in the question of God’s trinitarian reality shaping the world – and us as community of anticipation.
Ubuntu as human flourishing?
Authors: Banda C
Published: February 2020

From a Christian anthropological perspective, the article seeks to answer the question: what does ubuntu mean when analysed from the anthropocentric nature of African traditional religions (ATR)? This leads to another question: how does the ATR informed meaning of ubuntu challenge Christian anthropology in Africa in the light of the prevailing context of human suffering and poverty? These related questions are answered by critiquing the common tendency in modern scholarship on ubuntu of linking the concept with the Nguni proverb umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. A plea is made that ubuntu should instead be interpreted according to the anthropocentric nature of ATR that leads to an existential view of ubuntu as human flourishing. The article concludes by looking at how Christianity in Africa should develop an anthropological perspective that promotes human flourishing by enabling African human agency and enhancing a holistic engagement of the socioeconomic and political factors that hinder human flourishing on the continent.
Solidarity and the incarnation
Authors: Douglass Rachell
Published: February 2020

This paper will discuss how the doctrine of the incarnation informs practices of solidarity in the public and political spheres through the work of two South African activists and theologians, Rev Dr Allan Boesak and Dr Denise Ackermann. I will begin with explicating Ackermann’s task of theology, its ground in praxis and human experience, which will lead to a discussion of stories and theology. As we begin to listen to the stories of those around us, we find we need an account of human agency and the particular stories we are told of the incarnation through the Eucharist . Defining solidarity will be the next task, which will begin with Boesak’s discussion of “critical solidarity”, or solidarity between powerful parties. We will then continue to construct our definition of solidarity through Boesak’s model of black solidarity as explicated in his dissertation, Farewell to Innocence. Finally, I will synthesize a theology of solidarity in conclusion to this conversation.
The two similar but different motivations
Authors: Onishi Yoshitsugu
Published: February 2020

In the Pentateuchal law, the two similar motive clauses appear: “you were a slave in Egypt” and “you were the גר in Egypt.” Both are attached to the laws addressed to the Israelites for the protection of the גר. They show YHWH’s desire that the Israelites should protect the גר with an inward understanding of the intention of the law and the appropriate motivation. These two motive clauses are similar and can easily be considered as the same. But they are quite different. They belong to the different traditions. They refer to the separate periods and the different memories. Their functions are different. They motivate the Israelites to protect the different ranges of people. This study demonstrates their clear differences.
John Calvin on God’s calling
Authors: Zeze Willie
Published: February 2020

Building on Martin Luther’s (1483–1546) view that the whole world could be filled with the service to God, this article is an investigation of John Calvin’s (1509–1564) assertion that every person’s occupation is a post and a station assigned to him by God. Although some people, as others did to Calvin and other reformers, may argue that the article demonstrates insensitivity to the unemployed, I have argued that restricting the word “calling” to ecclesiastical function always distorts the biblical meaning of the term. The central question in this article is simply: What can the today’s society learn from Calvin’s doctrine of occupational calling? Said differently, if Calvin and other Reformers were still alive what could they say to today’s politicians, legislators, businessmen, bankers, traders, scientists, judges and other public servants? Noting that the medieval society completely distorted the biblical truth of calling, this paper calls for a simple return to Calvin’s doctrine of vocation calling. The discussion walks from Biblical texts through the key developments in theology particularly related to how vocation was understood in the early and medieval churches that culminated in the Reformers’ view. The article concludes by offering various suppositions of what Calvin could have commended to us today.
The content of IL-1b, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α and IFNγ in bladder cancer depend by a tumor grade
Authors: Dmytryk V. , Vyshenska A. , Proshkina I. , Savchuk O. , Yakovlev P. , Andriichuk T.
Published: February 2020

Bladder cancer (BC) is the 9th most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, with the highest rates in developed countries. About ¾ of the
patients are men. The risk of developing of malignancies increases with chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation can be caused by
infections, autoimmune diseases and other factors. In conditions of chronic inflammation, cytokines are involved in leukocyte recruitment due to enhanced expression of cell adhesion molecules and chemoattraction. Cytokines are involved in the inflammatory response, for example, they are the main determinants of cellular infiltration, cellular activation and systemic response to inflammation. It is now well established that the role of cytokines is to participate in many aspects of biology, including malignancies. Cytokines can be secreted not only by
proinflammatory cells but also by stromal cells and malignant cells, thus establishing a network with various factors that may be involved in
the development of BC. The progression of BC causes an imbalance between local and general immunity. The relationship between neoplastic
cells and their microenvironment is essential in the proliferation and invasion of malignant cells. The purpose of this work was to determine the content of cytokines IL-1b, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α and IFNγ in tumor tissues, depending on the grade of cell differentiation. In our study the content of IL-1b, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 was higher in the wall samples of bladder cancer tissues in patients with G3-4 grade BC, which may be an important characteristic of malignant cells in BC, and explain the high invasiveness of BC. The content of TNF-α, IFNγ did not significantly change depending on grade. The data of our study are consistent with the data of previous studies conducted in the study of other neoplasms, which indicate the relationship of the studied indicators with the development of cancer.
The 2018 Geothermal Reservoir Stimulation in Espoo/Helsinki, Southern Finland: Seismic Network Anatomy and Data Features
Authors: Hillers Gregor , T. Vuorinen Tommi A. , Uski Marja R. , Kortström Jari T. , Mäntyniemi Päivi B. , Tiira Timo , Malin Peter E. , Saarno Tero
Published: February 2020

A seismic network was installed in Helsinki, Finland to monitor the response to an ∼6-kilometer-deep geothermal stimulation experiment in 2018. We present initial results of multiple induced earthquake seismogram and ambient wavefield analyses. The used data are from parts of the borehole network deployed by the operating St1 Deep Heat Company, from surface broadband sensors and 100 geophones installed by the Institute of Seismology, University of Helsinki, and from Finnish National Seismic Network stations. Records collected in the urban environment contain many signals associated with anthropogenic activity. This results in time- and frequency-dependent variations of the signal-to-noise ratio of earthquake records from a 260-meter-deep borehole sensor compared to the combined signals of 24 collocated surface array sensors. Manual relocations of ∼500 events indicate three distinct zones of induced earthquake activity that are consistent with the three clusters of seismicity identified by the company. The fault-plane solutions of 14 selected ML 0.6–1.8 events indicate a dominant reverse-faulting style, and the associated SH radiation patterns appear to control the first-order features of the macroseismic report distribution. Beamforming of earthquake data from six arrays suggests heterogeneous medium properties, in particular between the injection site and two arrays to the west and southwest. Ambient-noise cross-correlation functions reconstruct regional surface-wave propagation and path-dependent body-wave propagation. A 1D inversion of the weakly dispersive surface waves reveals average shear-wave velocities around 3.3  km/s below 20 m depth. Consistent features observed in relative velocity change time series and in temporal variations of a proxy for wavefield partitioning likely reflect the medium response to the stimulation. The resolution properties of the obtained data can inform future monitoring strategies and network designs around natural laboratories.
Co- and Early Postseismic Deformation Due to the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Constrained by Sentinel-1 and COSMO-SkyMed SAR Data
Authors: Wang Kang , Bürgmann Roland
Published: February 2020

The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence ruptured a series of conjugate faults in the broad eastern California shear zone, north of the Mojave Desert in southern California. The average spacing between Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) stations around the earthquakes is 20–30 km, insufficient to constrain the rupture details of the earthquakes. Here, we use Sentinel-1 and COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) Synthetic Aperture Radar data to derive the high-resolution coseismic and early postseismic surface deformation related to the Ridgecrest earthquake sequence. Line of sight (LoS) Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar displacements derived from both Sentinel-1 and CSK data are in good agreement with GNSS measurements. The maximum coseismic displacement occurs near the Mw 7.1 epicenter, with an estimated fault offset of ∼4.5  m on a northwest-striking rupture. Pixel tracking analysis of CSK data also reveals a sharp surface offset of ∼1 m on a second northwest-striking fault strand on which the Mw 6.4 foreshock likely nucleated, which is located ∼2–3  km east of the major rupture. The lack of clear surface displacement across this fault segment during the Mw 6.4 event suggests this fault might have ruptured twice, with more pronounced and shallow slip during the Mw 7.1 mainshock. Both Sentinel-1 and CSK data reveal clear postseismic deformation following the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence. Cumulative postseismic deformation near the Mw 7.1 epicenter ∼2 months after the mainshock reaches ∼5  cm along the satellites’ LoSs. The observed postseismic deformation near the fault is indicative of both afterslip and poroelastic rebound. We provide data derived in this study in various data formats, which will be useful for the broad community studying this earthquake sequence.
Zwrot edukacyjny w perspektywie mechanizmów uczenia się kultury
Authors: Abassy Małgorzata
Published: February 2020

Celem niniejszych rozważań jest zredefiniowanie pojęcia zwrotu edukacyjnego oraz wpisanie określanego tym mianem zjawiska w ramy interpretacyjne mechanizmów uczenia się kultury.

Postawione zostały trzy główne hipotezy. Po pierwsze, zmiany które obserwujemy w dziedzinie szeroko pojętej edukacji są rezultatem zmiany mechanizmu uczenia się kultury — oświeceniowy paradygmat okazuje się niewystarczający w świetle nadmiaru informacji i konieczności szybkiego ich klasyfikowania oraz reagowania na nie. Po drugie, każdy pomysł reform w jednej dziedzinie kultury wymaga refleksji nad potencjalnym efektem domina, czyli wpływem, jaki może on wywrzeć na inne obszary kultury i życia społecznego. Po trzecie, nie każde zdarzenie kulturalne ma taką samą rangę, jeśli chodzi o wywierany wpływ edukacyjny.
Evaluation of CD160 and CD200 Expression as Differentiating Markers between Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Other Mature B-Cell Neoplasms
Authors: El- Neanaey Wafaa Ahmed , Swelem Rania Shafik , Ghallab Omar Mohamed , Abu-Shelou Sara Mohamed
Published: February 2020

Background: The present work aimed to investigate the expression of CD160/ CD200 in CLL and other mature B-cell neoplasms (MBN) and their use as an additional diagnostic tool for differentiating CLL from other MBN.
Materials and Methods: Using flow cytometry, we detected the expression of CD160 &CD200 on B-cells from 30 CLL patients, 30 other MBN patients in addition to 20 controls. CDs160/200 measurements were determined as a percentage expression (≥20% was considered positive) and as a ratio of the mean ﬂuorescence intensities (MFIR) of leukemic cells/controls and were considered positive when the ratios were ≥2 and 20, respectively.
Results: 90% and 100% of the CLL group expressed CDs160/200 in comparison to 60% and 63.3% of other MBN (p=0.007, p<0.001), respectively. By MFIR, 96.7% and 50% of our CLL group expressed CDs160/200 in comparison to 76.7% and 30% of other MBN, respectively. CDs160/ 200 were not expressed on the controls. Positive co-expression of CD160 and CD200 was found in 90% of the CLL cases, 60% of HCL patients and only in 40% of B-NHL. However, double negative expression of both markers was found only in 24% of the B-NHL patients.
Conclusion: CD160 with CD200 can be used as additional diagnostic markers to the available routine panel to differentiate between B-CLL and other non-specified B-NHL patients.
N6-methyladenosine-modifying enzymes are deregulated in multiple myeloma
Authors: AKÇORA YILDIZ Dilara
Published: February 2020

Aim: N6-methyladenosine
(m6A) mRNA modification plays essential roles in various cellular processes
including regulation of gene expression. However, its role in Multiple Myeloma
(MM) biology remains largely unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study is to
investigate the expression levels of m6A-regulating enzymes in MM. Material and Methods:
The expression of
m6A-regulating enzymes was investigated in monoclonal gammopathy of
undetermined significance (MGUS), smouldering MM (SMM), MM and in their normal
counterparts using publicly available Gene Expression Omnibus datasets, GSE6477
and GSE47552.Results: By analyzing GEO
DataSets GSE6477 and GSE47552, the expression levels of METTL3, METTL14 and FTO were found to be downregulated
in MM, whereas
no significant change was found for WTAP, ALKBH5, YTHDF1 and YTHDF2. YTHDF3
expression showed a reduction in MM based on GSE6477 data.

Conclusion: The expression of
m6A-modifying genes is deregulated in MM plasma cells compared to normal plasma
cells. Altered expression of m6A-modifying genes seems to play a role in the
promotion of MM.
STUDY ON EVALUATION OF STARTUP BUSINESS TRAINING MODELS IN THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS EDUCATION PROGRAM AT WEST JAVA COURSE AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, INDONESIA
Authors: Saripah Iip , Abduhak Ishak , Heryanto D. Nunu , Lestari Retno Dwi , Putra Ari
Published: February 2020

The Entrepreneurship Skills Education Program (ESE) has been held since 2016 in Indonesia. The focus of this training is the change in knowledge, skills and attitudes of entrepreneurs with the main target of people who are weak in the economic and educational side. This program is an effort to expand access to education and employment opportunities through the creation of new entrepreneurs. The Course and Training Institute (CTI) has a role in organizing the ESE program. Considering its strategic position in community economic empowerment, this study aims to 1) describe the evaluation model used by CTI in the ESE Program and 2) describe the follow-up of the ESE program evaluation results. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The sample was chosen based on purposive sampling, namely 1) CTI has conducted at least two years programs, 2) the type of bridal makeup training, 3) CTI is in West Java. From the determination of the sample, CTI were selected in Cimahi, Cianjur, and Bekasi. Data were collected through interviews with 3 managers from June to August 2019. Data were analysed using qualitative methods of the Milles and Huberman models. The results showed that: 1) the evaluation model of the Entrepreneurship Skills Education Program uses CIPP (Context, Input, Process, and Product). Context shows the goals of the program, the input shows the changes needed to improve the program, the process shows the suitability of the plan with the implementation of the program, and the product shows the measurement of program achievements. 2) the follow-up of the evaluation results carried out by CTI regarding the ESE Program has an effect on the improvement of the program in the following year. This is indicated by a change in the indicators of success in the 2019 ESE program. The implications of this study as material for developing an entrepreneurship education evaluation model in non-formal institutions and the basis for decision making. Keywords: Entrepreneurial Education, CIPP, Evaluation Model, Course and Training Institution, Government Funded.
ORGANO-PHOSPHONATE, ORGANO-HALOGENATTED, CYANIDES AND ARSENIC TOXIC IMPACT ON THE HUMAN HEALTH CARE CONDITION
Authors: Terziev Venelin , Petkova - Georgieva Stoyanka
Published: February 2020

This research describes the toxic impact on the health condition of living nature because of the inevitable use of toxic chemical compounds (TCC) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs). To reach this aim, the following objectives were established: to define the large-scale industrial chemicals from the Schedules of the Chemical weapon convention; to investigate the role of each chemical in production process; to determine the current amounts of substances used in the process and find the alternatives for their replacement. The research was conducted on the base of only open-source literature. The general description of the chemicals use was found in electronic and paper encyclopaedias, more deep understanding – received after study of scientific and technological periodics and patents from electronic bases. The content in this review is focused on the toxic impact of the organo – phosphonate, organo – halogenated, cyanides and arsenic toxic chemicals compounds.
Keywords: impact, human health care, toxis chemical compounds, toxic industial chemicals.
STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND PROSPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN BULGARIA
Authors: Terziev Venelin , Stoeva Teodora
Published: February 2020

The agricultural sector has always been a strategic branch of Bulgarian economy. Bulgaria has many years of experience, well-established traditions and opportunities in the sphere of agriculture and particularly in vegetable production. The evaluation and analysis of the contemporary situation for the development of vegetable production are issues of current importance for Bulgarian agriculture in the context of the Common agricultural policy. The aim of this article is to present the problems and the trends of changes in the Bulgarian vegetable production related to the sustainable economic development of Bulgaria.
Keywords: vegetable production, development, agricultural sector.
Correlates of Sexual Assault in Mexican American and White Non-Hispanic Adolescent Males
Authors: Kuhn Jill A. , Arellano Charleanea M. , Chavez Ernest L.
Published: February 2020

Psychosocial and emotional characteristics were assessed in a nonclinical sample of 1,385 adolescent Mexican American and White non-Hispanic males. Fifty-four males who reported being sexually assaulted one or more times were compared to 1,331 males who reported no history of sexual assault. Sexually assaulted male victims were more emotionally distressed, socially isolated, deviant (e.g., lying & stealing), likely to affiliate with deviant peers, and to come from homes in which there was parental substance use, than males who did not report sexual assault. Significant differences were not found between Mexican American and White non-Hispanic assault victims. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Women's Evaluations of and Affective Reactions to Mainstream Violent Pornography, Nonviolent Pornography, and Erotica
Authors: Senn Charlene Y. , Radtke H. Lorraine
Published: February 2020

Women's reactions to three types of sexually explicit materials were examined. Ninety-six female undergraduates completed questionnaires measuring previous exposure to pornography, past history of coercive sexual experiences, attitudes toward feminism, hostility toward men, adversarial sexual beliefs, and rape myth acceptance. They were then randomly assigned to one of four conditions: (a) erotica, (b) nonviolent pornography, (c) violent pornography, and (d) control. They viewed 50 slides during each of two 30-minute sessions, completed a measure of mood disturbance, and evaluated each slide. The erotica was evaluated positively, while the pornography was evaluated negatively, and the violent pornography was evaluated more negatively than the other three conditions. Mood disturbance increased significantly from pre- to postexposure in the violent and nonviolent pornography conditions only. In addition, women with past coercive sexual experiences evaluated pornography more negatively and erotica more positively than women who had no such experience.
Recidivism Following Spouse Abuse Abatement Counseling: Treatment Program Implications
Authors: Hamberger L. Kevin , Hastings James E.
Published: February 2020

This paper examined demographic and personality characteristics of violence-free completers (n=74) and violence repeating completers (n=32) of a spouse abuse abatement counseling program. Chi-square analyses on categorical data, and analyses of variance on personality test data revealed several predicted fmdings. Compared to violence-free completers, recidivists reported higher levels of substance abuse both before and after treatment. Recidivists also showed evidence of higher narcissism, measured by the Narcissistic, Gregarious and Aggressive subscales of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory. Referral source (self or court) did not differentiate the two groups, nor did record of criminal activity. Subsequent discriminant function analysis, entering all predicted variables, correctly identified 65. 4 % of the recidivists and 73.1 % of violence-free completers. Clinical and research implications of the findings are discussed.
Protestant Fundamentalism and Attitudes Toward Corporal Punishment of Children
Authors: Grasmick Harold G. , Bursik Robert J. , Kimpel M'lou
Published: February 2020

The present research demonstrates what others have suspected: Protestant fWldamentalism is closely linked to favorable attitudes toward corporal punishment of children in the home and the school. The relationship persists with controls for socioeconomic and demographic variables. Three explanations of the greater support for corporal punishment among people affiliated with fundamentalist denominations are tested. Greater personal religiosity and adherence to a punitive image of God account for very little of the relationship. Instead, the emphasis on biblical literalness among fundamentalists appears to be a major source of their advocacy of corporal punishment. Given the potential political effectiveness of fundamentalist churches, the policy implications of these findings present a difficult challenge for those who have called for the prohibition of corporal pWlishment of children as a crucial step toward reducing the level of violence in our society.
Repeated Sexual Victimization
Authors: Sorenson Susan B. , Siegel Judith M. , Golding Jacqueline M. , Stein Judith A.
Published: February 2020

Patterns of repeated victimization were investigated in a large community-based survey about sexual assault. Multiple victimization was common: of the 433 sexually assaulted respondents, two-thirds reported more than one incident; the average number of incidents per person was 3.2. Single- and multiple-incident victims of sexual assault did not differ on a wide range of variables including demographics, mental disorders, and general functioning (e.g., suicide attempts, family violence). Thus, once an initial victimization occurred, personal characteristics of the victim were not related to risk for subsequent sexual assault. Additional research which obtains more specific information on each event is needed to strengthen confidence in these findings. Considerations for research on multiple victimization are discussed. Further research may benefit from exploring contextual factors and using longitudinal research methods.
Assessment of MMPI Profiles of Male Batterers
Authors: Flournoy Peter S. , Wilson Gregory L.
Published: February 2020

Fifty-six adult male batterers completed the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) as part of the standard screening and assessment process for a court-mandated aggression management treatment program. Data were analyzed via composite-mean and cluster analyses. MMPI results revealed a 4-2 profile for both the composite-mean analysis and the elevated profile revealed by the cluster analysis. Fifty-two percent of the MMPI profiles exhibited Scale 4 as one of the two scales in the high-point pair. Future research must incorporate multidimensional behavioral and personality assessment in order to enhance specific treatment approaches via matching procedures.
Mental Disorders in Battered Women: An Empirical Study
Authors: Gleason Walter J.
Published: February 2020

Prevalence of mental disorders in 62 battered women receiving services from a Florida battered woman agency was identified by means of a structured interview, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Of the total sample of battered women, 30 were in a shelter operated by the agency and 32 were living in their own homes and receiving assistance from the agency. Resultant diagnoses met diagnostic criteria developed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (3rd. ed.) of the American Psychiatric Association. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule is a 263 item structured interview used in the National Institute of Mental Health Epidemiological Catchment Area program carried out in the early 1980s. The Diagnostic Interview Schedule permits the use of 10,953 females in the epidemiological study as a comparison group of normal women. Scoring of the interviews was done by a computer diagnostic program with absolute decision rules. Extremely high prevalence was found for psychosexual dysfunction, major depression, post traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder. These diagnoses appear to reflect the major components of the battered woman syndrome developed by Lenore Walker and the study approximates Walker's request for improved methodology in the research into the psychology of the battered woman.
Organizational Learning: The Missing Link to Promote Nurses ‘Professional Self-Efficacy
Authors: Darban Fatemeh , Rabori Roghayeh Mehdipour , Farokhzadian Jamileh , Nouhi Esmat , Sabzevari Sakineh , Safarzai Enayatollah
Published: February 2020

Introduction

Nurses are one of the important sources of organizational learning, and the main elements of knowledge transfer in hospitals. They can play a major role in the process of organizational learning. One of the factors affecting nurses ‘learning is self-efficacy.

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between organizational learning and professional self-efficacy among nurses.

Methodology

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 nurses in Ali Ibn Abitaleb Hospital in Zahedan City, Iran in 2018, selected by simple randomized sampling. Tools used were the Neefe Organizational Learning Questionnaire (Neefe, 2001), and Riggs and Knight's Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (1994).

Results

The results showed a significant positive correlation ( p <0.05) between self-efficacy scores and the organizational learning dimensions of systems thinking, team learning, and shared vision. Linear regression analysis showed that these three dimensions of organizational learning predicted 16.1% of the professional self-efficacy variations.

Discussion

Organizational learning has a direct relationship with nurses ‘professional self-efficacy. Promotion of organizational learning characteristics in hospitals will enhance nurses ‘self-efficacy.
MEMAKNAI "AMANAH" ATAS PRAKTIK AKUNTABILITAS PADA ORGANISASI AMIL ZAKAT NURUL HAYAT SURABAYA
Authors: Agustinawati Vidya , Mawardi Rizal
Published: February 2020

Zakat, Infak, Sedekah (ZIS) management institutions as one way of balancing social economy with equal distribution of income but a crisis of confidence due to the lack of accountability practices through financial reporting and service-based Information Technology (IT) in modern era. The purpose of this study reveals how accountability practices can increase public awareness to fulfill Zakat, Infaq and Sedekah (ZIS) as well as to influence the behavior of ZIS managers in presenting reports on Zakat acceptance as a form of accountability and channeling their funds to achieve social welfare through the Education Scholarship Program. The method used is case study at Lembaga Amil Zakat Nasional Nurul Hayat Foundation, Surabaya. Sources of data in this study are primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques are conducted by: 1) Direct Observation, 2) Interviews, and 3) Documentation. The analysis of data to be performed consists of description and content analysis. The collected data was then analyzed using descriptive method, with qualitative analysis. The first finding of this study is the practice of Accountability based on Islamic Sharia has brought consequences that the humanitarian aspect of zakat accounting, that is related to the implementation of moral ethical principles and God's law. Another finding obtained by researchers is on Zakat online payment system "ZakatKita". The management of ZIS Nurul Hayat has developed because this online system makes it easier for the muzakki, donators to do Zakat, Infak, Sedekah wherever they are and whenever want to do it.

Keywords – amil zakat organitation, amanah, accountability practice, zakat, infaq dan sedekah (ZIS)
ANALISIS PENGARUH KINERJA LINGKUNGAN DAN PENGUNGKAPAN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING TERHADAP NILAI PERUSAHAAN
Authors: Pratama Muhammad Farizal Gigih Putra , Purnamawati Indah , Sayekti Yosefa
Published: February 2020

This study aims to test and analyze environmental performance and sustainability reporting disclosures in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. This study also aims to determine the effect of environmental performance and sustainability reporting disclosure on firm value. This research uses quantitative research using purposive sampling method. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression with a significance level of 5%. This research was conducted by selecting research data in accordance with the criteria of a sample of 17 manufacturing companies. The data used are secondary data, namely data obtained indirectly from original sources but through internet intermediary media in the form of financial statements of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and references in the form of supporting books that relate to research.

Keywords: Environmental Performance, Firm Value, Sustainability Reporting, Firm Value
PENERAPAN METODE VARIABLE COSTING DALAM PERHITUNGAN HARGA POKOK PRODUKSI UNTUK MENENTUKAN HARGA JUAL
Authors: Purniawan Yuda , Mas'ud Imam , Wulandari Novi
Published: February 2020

This research is focused on the Application of Variable Costing Methods in Calculating Cost of Production to Determine Selling Prices. The purpose of this study is 1]. To determine the cost of production according to UD. Karunia. 2]. To determine the cost of production using the variable costing method at UD. Karunia. 3]. To find out the effect of changes in the method of calculating the cost of production and determining the new selling price of profits at UD. Karunia. This research is a descriptive qualitative study. This research was conducted at UD. Karunia Banyuwangi by using primary data and secondary data. Primary data is obtained through interviews with a deep, open, and structured nature. Secondary data obtained from documents belonging to UD. Karunia. Data analysis techniques are done by data reduction, data triangulation, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicate that UD. Karunia use the full costing method and it is produced that the cost of producing sponge cake is Rp 4.730 per pack. The calculation using the variable costing method resulted in the cost of producing sponge cake amounting to Rp 4.121, resulting in a lower difference of Rp 609. Changes in the calculation of cost of production were made as the basis for adjusting the newselling price of sponge cake to Rp 8.000 per pack and profit decreased by Rp 2.170.405.

Keywords: cost of production, selling price, variable costing
A Review on the Factors Contributing to 2019-nCoV Virus Outbreaks in Wuhan
Authors: Sun Zhong , Karuppiah Thilakavathy , Kumar S. Suresh , He Guozhong
Published: February 2020

The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan has caused virus outbreaks in many provinces and cities in China, and several neighboring countries were also affected. In recent years, coronavirus several outbreaks around the world were reported, however researchers could not predict its onset. Coincidentally, the birthplace of another coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that causes serious public health problems is also in China. This review compares and analyzes the external environment, natural hosts, intermediate hosts, and susceptible populations when these two coronaviruses occurred. Based on the analysis results, we found that the 2019-nCov virus outbreak in Wuhan was not an accidental phenomenon, but a result of a combination of factors. At the same time, through the conclusions of these analyses, we will be able to get a glimpse of the trajectories of new coronaviruses and curb the virus outbreak in future.
Distributed Generation from Renewable Energy Sources: Ending Energy Poverty Across the World
Authors: Pagliaro Mario , Meneguzzo Francesco
Published: February 2020

Following an updated outlook of global energy production and utilization, we show through selected examples from both developing and developed countries how distributed generation from renewable energy sources, and from solar energy in particular, is the key solution to ending energy poverty across the world. Guidelines aimed at policy makers suggest a systems view of energy that will be instrumental in guiding the transition from fossil fuels to combustion-free renewable energy for all energy end uses.
Association of Family Type with Happiness Attributes Among Older Adults: 2017 Korean Community Health Survey Analysis
Authors: Hwang Eun Jeong , Sim In ok
Published: February 2020

This study used secondary data from the 2017 Korean Community Health Survey to compare the associations of socio-physical environment, social support networks, and social activities with happiness among older adults with three different family types. As per the results, there was a significant difference in happiness index between the three groups (F = 86.688, p < .001). Older adults living alone (odds ratio (OR) = 0.75, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.57–0.99) and those living with family (OR = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.65–0.99) showed greater happiness as the frequency of contact with family increased. Older adults living with only their spouse showed an increase in happiness when their contact with friends was higher (OR = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.56–0.84). It was confirmed that there were differences in factors influencing happiness according to the family type of the older adults in this study. Therefore, the happiness of older adults needs to be adequately ensured, while considering their various circumstances, including family type.
Hierarchically Porous Silk/Activated-Carbon Composite Fibers for Adsorption and Repellence of Volatile Organic Compounds
Authors: Roberts Aled D. , Lee Jet-Sing M. , Magaz Adrián , Smith Martin W. , Dennis Michael , Scrutton Nigel S. , Blaker Jonny J.
Published: February 2020

Fabrics comprised of porous fibers could provide effective passive protection against chemical and biological (CB) threats whilst maintaining high air permeability (breathability). Here, we fabricate hierarchically porous fibers consisting of regenerated silk fibroin (RSF) and activated-carbon (AC) prepared through two fiber spinning techniques in combination with ice-templating – namely cryogenic solution blow spinning (Cryo-SBS) and cryogenic wet-spinning (Cryo-WS). The Cryo-WS RSF fibers had exceptionally small macropores (as low as 0.1 µm) and high specific surface areas (SSAs) of up to 79 m2 g-1. The incorporation of AC could further increase the SSA to 210 m2 g-1 (25 wt. % loading) whilst also increasing adsorption capacity for volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
A Literature Review of 2019 Novel Coronavirus During the Early Outbreak Period: Epidemiology, Causes, Clinical Manifestation and Diagnosis, Prevention and Control
Authors: Poudel Adhikari Sasmita , Meng Sha , Wu Yuju , Mao Yuping , Ye Ruixue , Wang Qingzhi , Sun Chang , Sylvia Sean , Rozelle Scott , Raat Hein , Zhou Huan
Published: February 2020

The 2019-nCoV has been identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China beginning in December 2019. This epidemic had spread to 19 countries with 11,791 confirmed cases, including 213 deaths, as of January 31, 2020. The World Health Organization declared it as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This study analyzed and discussed 70 research articles published until January 31, 2020 for a better understanding of the epidemiology, causes, clinical diagnosis, prevention and control of this virus. Studies thus far have shown origination in connection to a seafood market in Wuhan, but specific animal association has not been confirmed. The reported symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, pneumonia, headache, diarrhea, hemoptysis, and dyspnea. Preventive measures such as masks, hand hygiene practices, avoidance of public contact, case detection, contact tracing, and quarantines are effective for reducing the transmission. To date, no specific antiviral treatment is proven effective, hence, infected people primarily rely on symptomatic treatment and supportive care. Although these studies had relevance to control a public emergency, more research need to be conducted to provide valid and reliable ways to manage this kind of public health emergency in both short- and long- term.
Structural Comparison of Diverse HIV-1 Subtypes using Molecular Modelling and Docking Analyses of Integrase Inhibitors
Authors: Isaacs Darren , Mikasi Sello Given , Obasa Adetayo Emmanuel , Ikomey George Mondinde , Cloete Ruben , Jacobs Graeme Brandon
Published: February 2020

The process of viral integration into the host genome is an essential step of the HIV-1 life cycle. The viral Integrase (IN) enzyme catalyses integration. IN is an ideal therapeutic enzyme targeted by several drugs; raltegravir (RAL), elvitegravir (EVG), dolutegravir (DTG) and bictegravir (BIC) having been approved by the USA Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Due to high HIV-1 diversity, it is not well understood how specific naturally occurring polymorphisms (NOPs) in IN may affect the structure/function and binding affinity of Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors (INSTIs). In this study, we applied computational methods of molecular modelling and docking to analyse the effect of NOPs on the full-length IN structure and INSTI binding. We identified 16 NOPs within the Cameroonian derived CRF02_AG IN sequences and further identified 17 NOPs within HIV-1C South African sequences. The NOPs in the IN structures did not show any effect on INSTI binding. INSTIs displayed similar binding affinities to each IN structure. All INSTIs are clinically effective against diverse HIV-1 strains from INSTI treatment naïve populations. This study supports the use of second-generation INSTI DTG as part of first-line combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) regimens, due to DTG possessing a stronger genetic barrier to the emergence of drug resistance.
Transportation, Germs, Culture: A Dynamic Graph Model of 2019-nCoV Spread
Authors: Yang Xiaofei , Xu Tun , Jia Peng , Xia Han , Guo Li , Ye Kai
Published: February 2020

Since the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) at the hardest-hit city of Wuhan, the fast-moving spread has killed over three hundred people and infected more than ten thousands in China1. There are more than one hundred cases outside of China, affecting a dozen of countries globally2. The genome sequence of 2019-nCoV has been reported and fast diagnostic kits, effective treatment as well as preventive vaccines are rapidly being developed3. Initial fast-growing confirmed cases triggered lock-down of Wuhan as well as nearby cities in Hubei Province. Mathematical models have been proposed by scientists around the world to project the numbers of infected cases in the coming days 4,5. However, major factors such as transportation and cultural customs have not been weighed enough. Our model is not set out for precise prediction of the number of infected cases, rather, it is meant for a glance of the dynamics under a public epidemic emergency situation and of different contributing factors. We hope that our model and simulation would provide more insights and perspective information to public health authorities around the globe for better informed prevention and containment solution.