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Convergence of Adult Learners, STEM Programs, and Promise Programs in Community Colleges
Authors: Conway Deirdre , Deggs David , Rola Kelyn
Published: March 2021

American higher education is currently experiencing a convergence of three trends: a rise in adult learners as the largest population of students on college campuses, an increased focus on academic STEM degree programs and credentials, and the proliferation of promise programs that provide financial assistance to students. Community colleges as open access institutions are at the nexus of where these three trends converge and thrive. This chapter provides an overview of these three trends with recommendations for practice to guide community college leaders and faculty who are charged with management of these three trends during this unique time in higher education.
Cloud Basics
Authors: MaGuirk John P.
Published: March 2021

Cloud computing was made necessary by the birth of the smartphone. It created scatted data for users. Initially, smartphones used a different operating system than common computers. A letter or note might exist on your smartphone but could not be shared with your personal computer unless manufactured by the same supplier. A workaround for a single user was to email a copy to himself. The internet being device neutral, Dropbox was the first neutral service to permit document sharing between users and devices regardless of format. This chapter explores cloud basics.
How to Teach Writing Effectively in a Virtual Environment
Authors: Hays Lindsey
Published: March 2021

This chapter focuses on the challenge that many general educators face when they transition into the virtual learning environment. Even talented writing teachers struggle to shift their regular teaching practices to fit the format of online instruction. The author will address some of the pitfalls of stepping into the virtual world and then focus on the best practices for virtual writing instruction, including this author's recommended program, The Writer's Workshop by Lucy Calkins. The chapter will offer some tangible strategies for any virtual educator to teach writing in their subject area. It will also address essential contributors to student learning, like fostering a classroom culture online, assessing students, and working with struggling writers. While the virtual education field is forever evolving, teachers can benefit from practicing these strategies, as well as continuing to focus on professional development and growth in order to grow themselves and their student writers effectively.
Benefit-Driven Approach to Writing for the Internet
Authors: Barbosa Belem
Published: March 2021

There is a dual challenge for writing content for the internet: conquering search engines and attracting the attention of target audiences. This chapter proposes a content planning and development approach with a triple focus: main keyword power, target audience, and benefit provided. It argues that keyword power, given by its search volume and effective competition level, provides only an incomplete starting point for creating valuable content, as content effectiveness will ultimately depend on the benefit provided for the target audience. A benefit-driven approach to writing valuable and optimized content is particularly interesting for increasing reach, interaction, and involvement, thus being recommended for inbound and content marketing strategies. The phases of benefit-driven content writing are described, from keyword choice to the main optimization procedures.
Adequacy of Instructing Learning Post-Covid 19 Pandemic
Authors: Paul Pinki , Singh Balgopal
Published: March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the biggest test of the world since Second World War. The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) ailment causes severe respiratory issues. Nowadays, all the colleges and schools utilize e-learning processes to advance their studies. It has had a remarkable effect on the instruction area, where students are accustomed to going to these schools or universities. In any case, as the circumstance is beyond our control, the college has no alternative but to proceed. This will continue as an elective method of study in the post-pandemic circumstance. In the 21st century, computerized time and information communication technology (ICT) use in the study hall is fundamental for giving students different chances to learn. To procure the most elevated correspondence level in school guaranteed that modernized education learning process where data innovation as a subset of data and interchanges innovation. In this way, to keep up this convention, one should proceed with the e-assets, similar to google study hall, Microsoft teams, class in skype, or any other applications. The authors intended to provide brief knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic; the international education system classification and need for global education systems have to transfer from traditional to digital platforms. The common problems involved in the digital learning platform, irrespective of the system's international educational classification, have concluded.
User-Controlled Subflow Selection in MPTCP: A Case Study
Authors: Liyanage Kshithija , Wijethilake Tharindu , Gunawardana Kasun , Thilakarathne Kenneth , Wijesekera Primal , Keppitiyagama Chamath
Published: March 2021

It is common to find multiple network interfaces connected to different Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in devices such as smartphones. Multipath TCP (MPTCP) enables TCP connections to use all these network interfaces in a single TCP connection in an application transparent manner. MPTCP schedules traffic of one TCP connection over subflows created over these network interfaces. It is evident that this requires some scheduling policy. There have been some attempts to allow applications to decide on the scheduling policy. However, this violates the application transparency of MPTCP, and applications do not have all the information required to decide on such a policy. In addition, this allows the applications to monopolize the network connection thus posing a security threat as well. We argue that only the owner of the device (the user) has the right to make that policy decision and only the user can make an informed decision on the scheduling policy. For example, the user has the information on the monetary cost of the connections through different interfaces. In this paper we present a mechanism that allows the user to provide hints to the TCP scheduler to alter its scheduling policy. While this is not a mechanism to implement generic scheduling policies, it demonstrates how a user can guide the scheduling policies. As a proof of the concept, we demonstrate how MPTCP scheduler can be influenced to select a less stable and lossy path over a stable path based on a user preference.
Italia Ti Ascolto [Italy, I am listening]: an app-based group psychological intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Parolin Laura Antonia Lucia , Benzi Ilaria Maria Antonietta , Fanti Erika , Milesi Alberto , Cipresso Pietro , Preti Emanuele
Published: March 2021

The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic impacted individuals’ psychological wellbeing resulting in heightened perceived stress, anxiety, and depression. However, a significant issue in accessing psychological care during a lockdown is the lack of access to in-person interventions. In this regard, research has shown the efficacy and utility of psychological app-based interventions. ‘Italia Ti Ascolto’ (ITA) has been developed as a population tailored internet-based intervention to offer an online professional solution for psychological support needs. The ITA app is available on iOS and Android systems. Users completed a baseline assessment on emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), psychological stress, anxiety, depression, and perceived social support. Participants could select among several one-hour long clinical groups held by expert psychotherapists. After every session, people were asked to complete a quick users’ satisfaction survey. Our contribution presents ITA’s intervention protocol and discusses preliminary data on psychological variables collected at baseline. Data showed significant associations between emotion regulation strategies, symptoms of depression and anxiety, and level of stress. Moreover, the role of perceived social support is considered. Future developments and implications for clinical practice and treatment are discussed.
Changes in Infrapatellar Fat Pad Volume 6 to 12 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Associations With Patient-Reported Knee Function
Authors: Wallace Kyle G. , Pfeiffer Steven J. , Pietrosimone Laura S. , Harkey Matthew S. , Zong Xiaopeng , Nissman Daniel , Kamath Ganesh M. , Creighton R. Alexander , Spang Jeffrey T. , Blackburn J. Troy , Pietrosimone Brian
Published: March 2021

Context

Hypertrophy of the infrapatellar fat pad (IFP) in idiopathic knee osteoarthritis has been linked to deleterious synovial changes and joint pain related to mechanical tissue impingement. Yet little is known regarding the IFP's volumetric changes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).

Objectives

To examine changes in IFP volume between 6 and 12 months after ACLR and determine associations between patient-reported outcomes and IFP volume at each time point as well as the volume change over time. In a subset of individuals, we examined interlimb IFP volume differences 12 months post-ACLR.

Study Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Laboratory.

Patients or Other Participants

We studied 26 participants (13 women, 13 men, age = 21.88 ± 3.58 years, body mass index = 23.82 ± 2.21 kg/m2) for our primary aims and 13 of those participants (8 women, 5 men, age = 21.15 ± 3.85 years, body mass index = 23.01 ± 2.01 kg/m2) for our exploratory aim.

Main Outcome Measure(s)

Using magnetic resonance imaging, we evaluated the IFP volume change between 6 and 12 months post-ACLR in the ACLR limb and between-limbs differences at 12 months in a subset of participants. International Knee Documentation Committee subjective knee evaluation (IKDC) scores were collected at 6-month and 12-month follow-ups, and associations between IFP volume and patient-reported outcomes were determined.

Results

The IFP volume in the ACLR limb increased from 6 months (19.67 ± 6.30 cm3) to 12 months (21.26 ± 6.91 cm3) post-ACLR. Greater increases of IFP volume between 6 and 12 months were significantly associated with better 6-month IKDC scores (r = .44, P = .03). The IFP volume was greater in the uninjured limb (22.71 ± 7.87 cm3) than in the ACLR limb (20.75 ± 9.03 cm3) 12 months post-ACLR.

Conclusions

The IFP volume increased between 6 and 12 months post-ACLR; however, the IFP volume of the ACLR limb remained smaller than that of the uninjured limb at 12 months. In addition, those with better knee function 6 months post-ACLR demonstrated greater increases in IFP volume between 6 and 12 months post-ACLR. This suggests that greater IFP volumes may play a role in long-term joint health after ACLR.
Table of Contents Vol 10, No 1 (2019)
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: March 2021

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Table of Contents Vol 35, No 1 (2020)
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: March 2021

No Abstract available.
Theatre and Cultural Education as Panacea for Nigeria’s Fractured Peace: Ofo na Ogu as Paradigm
Authors: Asigbo Alex Chinwuba , Ogbonna Kelechi Stellamaris
Published: March 2021

Ofo na Ogu are Igbo cultural concepts that symbolize righteousness and uprightness. They are used in Igbo Sociocultural and religious discourse to stake claims of innocence hence the aim of this work is to examine the appropriation of these cultural motifs in Igbo literary drama and theatre. How can a creative use of these motifs serve as a unifying force for a nation at the throes of disintegration? Can the invocation of these symbolic objects help in the attempt to ensure high moral standards, especially in public offices? These and some others will be the issues which this paper will be attempting to address.
Paul and Hard Work (2 Thessalonians 3:6-10): A Christian Approach to Social and Economic Development
Authors: Nwanguma Chibuzo I.
Published: March 2021

Hard work though misconstrued, misrepresented and misappropriated in some quarters, is a sine qua non to development. Wherever or whenever the concept of development is talked about, whether social, economic, or biological, hard work of any sort is always implied. In this work which attention is essentially drawn to Christian approach to social and economic development, Paul’s model is the standard of consideration in the deliberation. As has always been the case with all biblical writings which this work will not be an exception, the selected passage will be critically analysed as some related terms will be explained prior to the analysis. The results of these will be basis for appraisal of the Nigerian society as regards its developmental programmes in the nation as to evaluate and ascertain the extent to which Pauline model and Christianity, in particular, has affected the nation. The result shall also be used as tool for recommendation where lapses are observed.Keywords: Paul, Hard work, Christian, Social and Economic, Development
Muslim Women and Sharia Implementation in Northern Nigeria: An Overview of Fomwan
Authors: Bawa Aisha Balarabe
Published: March 2021

The status of Muslim women in the contemporary society has generated a lot of controversies and still generates serious debates and discussions in scholarly circle. Most scholars are of the views that Muslim women were subjugated, oppressed, and confined to domestic life that excludes their participation outside the home. In the wake of controversial implementation of Sharia (Islamic law) in the governance of some states, the Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) served as an agency through which Muslim women speak as well as demonstrate that the implementation of Sharia is the greatest weapon against male domination. This paper examined the role of the FOMWAN in challenging the patriarchal ideology that is deeply rooted in the society. The paper argued that the activism of the organization was instrumental in the enlightenment and education of women especially on their rights. As such Muslim women of many different levels of educational attainment have become increasingly active in the organized articulation and pursuit of their interests and their rights under Islamic law.Keywords: Islam, Women, Right, Sharia, FOMWAN
Culture: The Socio-Political Base of Ethnic Consciousness and Conflicts in Nigeria
Authors: Chinweuba Gregory Emeka
Published: March 2021

Nigeria suffers conflicts whose causes are pinned on ethnic consciousness and factors other than culture. As such, culture is considered as an epiphenomenon. But at the base of Nigerian conflicts is culture which shapes and stirs ethnic consciousness, and remains a divisive factor in human societies. Thus, Nigeria is socio-politically polarized along cultural lines and conflicting cultural contents despite the present world of traversing cultural boundaries. This paper analytically exposes culture as the socio-political base of ethnic consciousness and conflicts in Nigeria, and reveals the philosophical foundation of cultural character as well as axiological panacea to conflicts in Nigeria. The paper finds that in every socio-political setting, ethnic consciousness does not happen in a vacuum, and nobody speaks and acts from nowhere but from a cultural orientation; for culture is the matrix of human existence and nothing happens outside it. As such, ethnic consciousness and human socio-political exercises; behaviours, dispositions and actions are shaped, posited, viewed and interpreted from cultural spaces. But to bridle the negative impact of culture and enhance national unity, consciousness and patriotism of the citizenry, the study concludes that there is need for a national culture that is replete with indigenous values and overlapping similarities to form the content of curriculum in Nigerian education system.
Cooking Characteristics of Three Parboiled Rice Varieties Locally Produced in Gogounou and Banikoara in North-Benin
Authors: Dansou Valère , Houssou Paul A. F. , Balogoun Raoul K. , Hotegni Abel B.
Published: March 2021

Abstract. The cooking ability of three (03) parboiled varieties (IR 841, Oroukokey and Burkina) was evaluated. The method used consisted of four (04) steps: (i) Experimental determination of rice cooking parameters, (ii) evaluation of the three cooking rice methods, (iii) physical quality assessment of the three cooked rice samples and (iv) validation of the best rice cooking method by the women processors. At the laboratory level, results obtained show that for 5 g of every rice variety tested, the variety IR 841 cooked more quickly than the two othervarieties with a cooking time of 24±2 min for IR 841 and 31.25±1.25min and 29±1min respectively for the Oroukokey and Burkina varieties. As for the swelling capacity, the Oroukokey varieties and Burkina swelled more (3.31±0.15% and 3.77±0.34% respectively) than IR 841 variety (2.99±0.22%). Results of the three cooking methods tested with the restaurants, showed that the double cooking and the steam cooking was the most suitable method for cooking of IR 841 whereas the direct cooking method was most preferred for the Oroukokey and Burkina varieties. In conclusion, the double cooking methods was recommended for IR 841while direct cooking method was recommended for the Oroukokey and Burkina varieties.Keywords: IR 841, Oroukokey, Burkina, local, appropriate preparation.
Land Use Change using Geospatial Techniques: The Case of AwojaWatershed in Ngora District in Eastern Uganda
Authors: Akello Sarah , Turyahabwe Nelson , Okullo Paul , Agea Jacob Godfrey
Published: March 2021

This study used remote sensing and Geo-graphical Information System (GIS) to assess the status of Awoja watersheds in Ngora district of Eastern Uganda. Landsat ETM Images covering the whole of Ngora district and part of Lake Kyoga of two time periods was carried out in the period April to July 2015. This wasacquired using USGS Earth Explorer. The images were processed and enhanced with ERDAS 2014 software to aid information extraction and analysis. Land cover change analysis was performed using ENVI 5.3 software. Supervised classification method with maximum likelihood algorithm was performed to obtain land use/ cover types. Five land use/cover types were identified: open water, wetland, tree cover, agriculture and built up area. The findings indicate a fivefold increase in built up area by 154.27km2 (i.e. 375%) and open water increased by 8.7 km2 (i.e. 55.33%). Wetland, tree cover and agriculture reduced in area by -1.0km2 (i.e. 5.1%), - 48.07 km2 (i.e. 34.46%) and -114.0km2 (i.e. 51.05%), respectively. These changes mainly resulted from deforestation, wetland encroachment, poor attitude and over population. Unless, appropriate watershed restoration strategies are designed through afforestation, law enforcement on culprits, continuous sensitisation of the watershed community on the causes of degradation, the over 1,700,000 individuals whose livelihoods depend on Awojawill continue to suffer the effects of degradation. There is need to advocate for non-consumptive projects as alternative sources of income. Keywords: Remote sensing, GIS, Watersheds.
Diversity and Abundance of Zooplankton in River Aswa in Uganda
Authors: Kiggundu Vincent , Mataagi Samuel Vivian , Ndawula Lucas Mwebaza , Okello William
Published: March 2021

Zooplankton community constitutes one of the keystone organisms that are crucial in understanding aquatic ecosystem responses to environmental distresses. The objective of this study was to contribute to the understanding of zooplankton ecological conservation status and assessment of potential impacts of the proposed Hydropower plant on the zooplankton community in River Aswa, Nwoya District, in Uganda. Baseline information on aquatic micro-invertebrate diversity, abundance and distribution along the affected river section was generated. Two copepods and four species of rotifers were recorded. The Intake site had the highest diversity (six species) while Powerhouse hadfour species. Of the species encountered, Keratella tropica registered the highest abundance—1,025 and 732 individuals m-2 at the Powerhouse and Intake sites, respectively. Total zooplankton densities were comparable with Intake (2,773 individuals m-2) and Powerhouse (2,311 individuals m-2). The zooplankton taxa do not appear in the IUCN Red List in the Catalogue of Life. Therefore, the proposed construction of a hydropower plant may not pose zooplankton conservation problems.

Keywords: Biodiversity, Zooplankton, invertebrates, hydropower, River Aswa.
The Troika’s conditionalities during the Greek financial crisis of 2010–2014: the Washington Consensus is alive, well, and here to stay
Authors: Marangos John
Published: March 2021

There is a widespread perception around the world that the Washington Consensus is dead. In contrast to the world tide prior to the global financial crisis of 2008, this paper aims to demonstrate that the conditionalities inspired by the Washington Consensus and imposed by the international financial institutions are still pertinent. Using as a case study the Greek financial crisis of 2010–2014, it is verified that the Troika’s austerity imposed conditionalities that neatly fit within the Washington Consensus framework. However, consistent with the neoclassical framework, the Washington Consensus recommends the reduction in taxes, whereas the Troika’s austerity conditionalities entail an increase in taxes. It appears that a striking paradox is present, in that the neoclassical tax conditionality policy is sacrificed in the name of increased tax revenue. This allegedly perplexing tax policy and blatant conflict, which appears to controvert the very essence of the neoclassical ideological framework of the Washington Consensus and the IMF, will be further explored.
Ouverture de ‘The New European Industrial Strategy: Institutions and Governance’
Authors: Brondoni Silvio M. , Garofoli Gioacchino , Rizzi Paolo
Published: March 2021

Since the financial and economic global crisis of 2007-2008, western industrialized countries experienced a return to stronger state interventions in the business, which are considered as the most important answer to the new rules of global competition and oversize economy. After forty years of tendencies towards the second way of seeing the function of the State in the economy, both the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the pandemic of 2020 have rediscovered the thaumaturgical value of the Keynesian approach, which is adopted in all Western countries, with impressive support plans for the real economy. The transition period towards a great structural change through the new European strategy based on developmental industrial policies needs a complex and multilevel European governance, based on the construction of a coherent inter-institutional governance of the public governmental filière. In particular, regions and cities can compete in global markets for attracting investments, tourists or residents through appropriate place marketing policies.
Global Competition & State Intervention. The Genesis of Japan’s Motorcycle Global Leaders: Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki &Yamaha
Authors: Brondoni Silvio
Published: March 2021

Across Europe, businesses and policy makers are now worried about the future industries dominated by U.S. and Chinese companies. Since the financial and economic global crisis in 2007, western industrialized countries experienced a return to stronger state interventions in the business. States, which had previously been reluctant to intervene, implemented intervenes for individual companies or industrial measures for whole sectors. Moreover, the pandemic has driven Asian countries to double down on the tradition of state intervention. The specific causes of the coronavirus global recession, however, impose a radical and targeted solution. Governments should enter in key-sectors and cover directly wages and maintenance costs for critical businesses facing shutdown. In this context of Government direct involvement in global business, it is very useful to remember the lesson from the genesis of Japan’s motorcycle global leaders: Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Yamaha.
Not ‘Rolling Back the State’
Authors: Holland Stuard
Published: March 2021

One of the premises of rising neoliberalism from the 1980s had been the claim of Ronald Reagan that government is the problem not the solution, readily endorsed, in parallel, by Margaret Thatcher on coming into government. Drawing on a range of international examples this paper shows that this was utterly uninformed, that deregulation of finance in the US led to the worst financial crisis in 2008 since 1929 and that Thatcher's scrapping of the 1970s Labour governments' industrial policy instruments led to major de-industrialisation in the UK which influenced the 'No' vote in the 2016 referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union. While the US nonetheless pursued an industrial policy by stealth which promoted a range of advanced technology corporations and that Germany, embodying liberal market principles after WW2, recently has endorsed the case for not only a German but also European industrial policy and led in advocating a European Green New Deal modelled on the Roosevelt New Deal which recovered the US from The Depression of the early 1930s and convinced Truman to support the Marshall Aid programme that also recovered Western Europe after the cataclysm of WW2.
The Eastern Baltic LNG Terminal as a Prospect to Improve Security of Regional Gas Supply
Authors: Kaare Kati Kõrbe , Koppel Ott , Leppiman Ando
Published: March 2021

One of the crucial issues in Europe at the moment is securing reliable gas supply. Achieving security of gas supply implies diversifying gas sources, while having enough supply, transportation, and storage capacity to meet demand peaks and supply interruptions. In 2013, the Baltic States still remain disintegrated from the rest of Europe in one crucial way: their natural gas infrastructure isolates them into “energy islands”. The Eastern Baltic Sea European Union (EU) member states of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are the only ones which remain isolated from the present integrated EU natural gas transmission system. The gas demand in these isolated member states is approximately ten billion cubic meters (bm3) of natural gas per year. The third energy package of EU proposes a new series of measures to promote competition and create a single European energy market. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland now for the first time have a chance to secure their energy independence by connecting their natural gas systems with those of their European allies and evolving them into market-based trading systems. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an important energy source that contributes to energy security and diversity, therefore a concept of a regional LNG terminal has been proposed. In this paper the authors give an overview of the current situation and present possible future scenarios with the development of Eastern Baltic regional LNG terminal. 2013 is a crucial time as in September the decision will be made regarding weather the regional LNG terminal will be chosen as a project of common interest in the trans-European energy networks.
As mulheres na fazenda: dois dedos de prosa sobre terra, trabalho, família, cor e valor-dissociação na Serra do Cabral
Authors: Rosa Pelissaro Suelen
Published: March 2021

Este artigo analisa, sob a égide marxista do teorema da crítica do valor-dissociação proposto por Roswitha Scholz, a participação de uma geração específica de mulheres expropriadas na territorialização da Serra do Cabral, ao norte de Minas Gerais, ao longo do século XX. Expropriadas tanto no garimpo de diamantes e na fazenda pecuária, bases daquele processo de ocupação e formação regional, quanto na posterior silvicultura, que introduziu relações de trabalho modernas com vias à abertura da região sob o discurso de modernização econômica. Com o suporte de entrevistas e pesquisas de campo, apresenta-se a dissociação do valor não restrita à questão de gênero, mas também conectada à cor, dada a condição periférica de um país de recente passado escravista. Com isso, o presente trabalho expõe o sertão norte mineiro, desde o século XVII, no prelúdio de sua territorialização, como uma particularidade da abrangência da sociabilidade moderna capitalista, habitado por mulheres historicamente imiscuídas no processo de produção, seja na reprodução da família, na produção de excedente e no acesso à liberdade negativa.
ADSORPTION STUDIES ON THE REMOVAL OF NAPHTOL-AS DYE USING IRON FILINGS AS ADSORBENT
Authors: Ngwu C. M. , Amadi O. K. , Mac-Kalunta M. O. , Onyeuwaoma J.
Published: March 2021

This study investigated the potential of iron filings as low cost and environmentally friendly adsorbent for removing Naphthol AS dye from aqueous solutions. The batch-adsorption experiments were performed as a function of pH, temperature, concentration, contact time as well as dynamics of the process. The Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Raduskevich isotherm models for the adsorption processes were tested but Freundlich isotherm provided the best description for adsorption of the dye solution onto the iron filings, suggesting a physisorption controlled adsorption. The adsorption process was highly pH-dependent and the result indicates that the optimum pH for adsorption of Naphthol AS onto the adsorbent occurred at 4.0 having a maximum removal efficiency of 88 % respectively. Pseudo first-order and second-order as well as the intra-particle diffusivity kinetic models were applied to the experimental data and results showed that the pseudo second-order provided best fit for the experimental data. Kinetic studies also showed that the adsorption transport mechanism was particle-diffusion controlled.
SYNTHESIS, SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF 2-{[(2-HYDROXY-5-METHOXYPHENYL) METHYLIDENE] AMINO} NICOTINIC ACID AND ITS MANGANESE (II) COMPLEXES
Authors: Osigbemhe I. G. , Khan M. E. , Oviawe A. P. , Ugheoke M.L
Published: March 2021

Manganese(II) complexes of 2-{[(2-hydroxy-5-nitrophenyl) methylidene]amino} nicotinic acid derived from o-phenylenediamine and 5- nitrosalicaldehyde were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, using IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR, and GCMS. They were screened against known disease causative microbes to establish their potentials as antimicrobial agents compared with national standards drugs. Results showed that, a Schiff base exhibited antimicrobial action against all the bacteria and most of the fungi with exception of Candidas. albicans isolate, which exhibited zero diameter zone of inhibition. It was also found that the synthesized Schiff base exhibited two digits purity range, implying that it was relatively stable. The metal complex was found to be more susceptible in overall biological activity due to the structural stability, showing their potency in pharmacognocy.
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDERACHIEVEMENT AMONG UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN SOUTH-SOUTH FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES
Authors: Syder Inuadume , Kemjika OG , Ehibudu IE
Published: March 2021

The study investigated the demographic factors responsible for Underachievement among Undergraduate Engineering students in South-South Federal Universities”. Four research questions and corresponding null hypotheses guided this study. Ex-post facto research design was used. A population size of 1,155 students from year2 to 4 was used and a sample size of 630 was drawn. Three instruments were used, they are; the Demographic Inventory (DI), General Engineering Mathematics Underachievement Test (GEMUT) and Standard Progressive Matrix (SPM). The reliability of these instruments was tested on 20 respondents using Cronbach alpha method of internal consistency. The reliability indexes are 0.60, and 0.55 respectively for General Engineering Mathematics Underachievement Test (GEMUT) and Standard Progressive Matrix (SPM). Research question 1 was answered with simple percentage, while research questions 2 & 3 were answered with One-way ANOVA. The corresponding null hypothesis 1 was tested with Z-test and one-way ANOVA associated with regressions to test hypotheses 2 & 3. Hypothesis 4 was tested with simple linear regressions. Findings show that federal institutions of study significantly influence underachievement, while gender and department of study do not relate to underachievement in South-South Federal Universities. Also, there was a significant relationship among the CGPA and general engineering mathematic test among engineering students. The researcher recommends that course advisers, counsellors and lecturer should identify these underachievers early and appropriate counselling measures given; also, the Federal Government has to provide and supervise Federal Institutions.
Comparison Between the Classical Classification and Digital Classification for Selected Samples of Igneous and Carbonate Rocks
Authors: Al-Hamed Shareef
Published: March 2021

As igneous rocks have widely chemical and mineralogical compositions, there are many ways to classify these rocks. These ways are classical approved methods to give a reliable classification and nomenclature of rocks. Some igneous rocks may be classified by digital image processing to assist in classical methods. Five igneous samples were cut, prepared of thin sections, and polished to classify them by classical methods and digital image processing by ENVI software. Moreover, part of these samples crushed an analysis of major oxides. The current igneous samples have referred to the basic and mesocratic rocks based on the classical methods and this has corresponded to ENVI software. The igneous samples have reflected the leucogabbros when classify them by classical and ENVI classifications, except the G5 sample, which has been referred to as gabbro by ENVI. There is a clear similarity between the classical and ENVI classifications. ENVI classification is a reliable classification to assist the classical methods in the nomenclature of igneous rocks, especially, plutonic rocks, it can be also applied to thin sections of volcanic rocks to classify and nomenclature classification by ENVI has been applied on fifty thin sections of limestones to identify microfacies which are classified beforehand by classical (optical) classification. According to optical classification, microfacies have classified as mudstone, wackestone, packstone, and grainstone. When the digital classification is applied to them, there is no grainstone texture found in these them. Digital thin sections, where the true name of these microfacies is packstone. Therefore, the positive sides of the digital image processing by ENVI software appeared and contrasted to the optical classification which contained some mistakes when applied to the nomenclature of these microfacies.
From Combat Zones to the Classroom: Transitional Adjustment in OEF/OIF Student Veterans
Authors: Kato Lorrie , Jinkerson Jeremy , Holland Sarah , Soper Henry
Published: March 2021

With 600,000 veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom enrolled in higher education with the Post-9/11 GI Bill, recognizing and responding to their predictable adjustment issues is imperative. Existing qualitative research has identified some transitional issues encountered by small groups of veterans. Because of qualitative research’s limited generalizability, however, themes may be viewed as more generalizable when corroborated by student veterans in different regions. In order to provide an in-depth description of the themes related to the post-deployment adjustment process, the first author conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 student veterans from a Southwestern community college who were returning to civilian life after deployment to Afghanistan or Iraq. The first author and research assistant analyzed data using the grounded theory approach (including open coding, constant comparison, and axial coding), which resulted in the emergence of seven major themes. Themes consistent with prior research include (1) bridging the gap between military and civilian life, (2) rebuilding a support system outside of the military, (3) readapting to the culture of civilian life, and (4) finding meaning in a new life perspective and purpose. Themes not indicated in previous research are (5) battling the stereotypes, (6) taming the fight-or-flight response, and (7) attitudes about mental illness carry over to civilian life. Based on the results of this review, recommendations are given for college campuses to support veterans in transition.
Reviewing Literature on Gender Using Found Poetry and Dramatic Script
Authors: Morrissey Dorothy
Published: March 2021

In this article, derived from the literature review chapter of her doctoral dissertation, the author presents a variation on what Prendergast (2006) calls found poetry as literature review. Her writing experiment is intended to reflect the dynamism of her “conversations” with the theoretical literature with which she engaged before and during the dissertation project: an intervention in the gender narratives of postgraduate student teachers. She does not, however, see theory as confined to academic literature and her conversations extend into poetry as well. In her conversations, the author engages with a wide range of texts in performance studies and feminist post-structural theory. She also converses with a variety of other texts.
Assessing Readiness for Clinical Practice: Students’ Perspectives of their Veterinary Curriculum
Authors: Sanchez L. , Kwiatkowski Alison , Abbott Jeff , Zimmel Dana , Behar-Horenstein Linda
Published: March 2021

Studies describing the effectiveness of a veterinary curriculum from the student perspective are currently sparse. The overall purpose of this investigation was to describe students’ perceived preparedness for clinical practice. Three focus group meetings with fourth year veterinary students were conducted. Data were open-coded and categorized to identify themes. Four main themes emerged: Challenging communications, Un/appreciating curricular experiences, Documenting demands impede case involvement, and Hungering for timely, effective feedback. Overall students felt comfortable talking to clients about medicine but less comfortable discussing euthanasia or money; they appreciated the split clinical curriculum but questioned the value of the 1st/2nd year courses; they felt that paperwork on clinical rotations negatively impacted patient involvement; expressed the need for well-defined expectations regarding grading/assessment and autonomy on clinical rotations. Despite the reported issues, students expressed satisfaction with the split curriculum and readiness to enter their chosen field of study.
Nursing Preceptors and Meaning Making
Authors: Miller Janice , Vivona Brian , Roth Gene
Published: March 2021

This exploratory qualitative study was performed in order to identify the potentially transformative learning experiences of nurse preceptors. Semi-structured in depth interviews with nurse preceptors revealed how the experiences of acting as a teacher, trainer, and coach to new nurses bridges the gap between formal education and nursing practice. The lived experiences and the reflections on those experiences were examined in order to identify how the preceptor derived meaning from assisting new nurses into the profession. Such critical reflection revealed how these experiences resulted in new meaning schemes as well as identified some barriers to performing the receptor role.
GPs’ Insights into Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Care in Regional Victoria, Australia
Authors: Ruseckaite Rasa , Evans Sue , Millar Jeremy , Holton Sara , Mazza Danielle , Fisher Jane , Kirkman Maggie
Published: March 2021

The aim of this research was to ascertain General Practitioners’ (GPs) perceptions and experiences of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis, treatment, and care in metropolitan Melbourne and in a regional area of Victoria, Australia, associated with poorer PCa outcomes. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with GPs (N= 10) practising in the selected region and in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. GPs thought that most men wanted PSA testing and were willing to undergo rectal examination. Some GPs were troubled by inconsistent screening guidelines from different professional bodies. They identified a need for resources to support them in educating patients about PCa. GPs thought it might be more difficult for young female GPs to care for patients in relation to PCa screening; differences were evident between younger female GPs and older male GPs in the approach they adopted in interviews. Regional GPs often referred patients to services in larger centres because no local specialists were available. GPs also found it hard to explain differences in PCa outcomes in regional and metropolitan areas. Potential age and gender differences in GPs in relation to prostate care warrant further examination. Although GPs were able to offer only limited insights into the poorer outcomes in regional areas, they identified ways in which they could be assisted to provide best-practice care. Multidisciplinary care, resources for patients, and consistent guidelines for the detection and treatment of PCa should contribute to better care in all areas.
Application of Constructivist Grounded Theory in Nursing Research
Authors: Crossetti Maria da Graça , Goes Marta , de Brum Crhis
Published: March 2021

Grounded Theory is a qualitative research method for collecting and analysing data and results into a substantive theory that is a theoretical interpretation of a delimited problem in a specific area of knowledge. In nursing, it allows to understand the process of social interaction and how the nursing team works in everyday situations. In this study we propose, based on the theoretical framework of Kathy Charmaz, to present the procedures for the application of the constructivist Grounded Theory in nursing research. Among these are the collection and analysis of concurrent data, constant comparison at all levels of analysis, initial, focused and axial coding, conducting memos, among other resources, construction of categories, evaluation and development of the theory.
Why Teacher Education? Documenting Undocumented Female Student Teachers’ Motives in Indonesia: A Case Study
Authors: Mukminin Amirul , Kamil Dairabi , Muazza Muazza , Haryanto Eddy
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this paper, within the altruistic, intrinsic, or extrinsic motives framework, was to report the qualitative findings on the undocumented motives of English as a foreign language (EFL) female student teachers to become a teacher by choosing a teacher education program at one public university in Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia. The data were collected through demographic profiles and semi-structured in-depth interviews with 21 EFL female student teachers. Whereas personal interests and aptitudes undoubtedly act an important role to embark on a journey to become a teacher, our findings indicated that the female student teachers’ desire to enter a teacher education program was driven by a strong mixing of altruistic motives (idealistic and social mission such as helping society become better in future, helping rural and remote areas, shaping future educated generation, and loving to work with young generation), intrinsic motives (intellectual mission, role models’ continuation, and personal fulfillment), and extrinsic motives (compatible work schedules and a hero status at school and in society). Implications and suggestions for future research are also discussed.
Собрание М.П. Боткина: источники и историография
Authors: Bakaldina E.V.
Published: March 2021

Collection of the painter, collector and public figure M.P. Botkin (1839–1914) included objects from different eras and countries: ancient Egyptian, antique, Western European, Byzantine, Russian objects, as well as pictures of Russian and foreign artists. The article is the first comprehensive study of the collection with the involvement of a wide source base, as well as showing the directions for studying the collection items. Part of the collection has been identified and described, some items have become the subject of separate research, but the rest of the items need to be identified and attributed.

Собрание художника, коллекционера и общественного деятеля М.П. Боткина (1839–1914) включало предметы разных эпох и стран — предметы древнеегипетские, античные, западноевропейские, византийские, русские, а также произведения русских и иностранных художников. Статья представляет собой первое комплексное исследование коллекции с привлечением широкой источниковедческой базы, а также показом направлений изучения предметов коллекции. Часть коллекции выявлена и описана, некоторые вещи стали предметом отдельных исследований, однако многие предметы нуждаются в выявлении и атрибуции.
Из истории Людвиг Музеум – от коллекции к музею
Authors: Orlova E.V.
Published: March 2021

The article is devoted to the founding of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne and presents an analysis of the process of building this museum of contemporary art in dynamics — from the beginning of the collection within the walls of the Wallraf-Richartz Museum to gaining the status of an independent exhibition giant. The study provides an overview of the collection and its sources, identifies individual significant works of art, accompanied by art history descriptions, and sets out the reasons and the chronicle of the separation of the Museum Ludwig from the Wallraf-Richartz Museum. The museum, established in 1976, presents German art from the first half of the 20th century, American and British pop art of the 1960s, Russian avant-garde, photorealism and contemporary art from the last third of the 20th century. It has departments of painting, sculpture, graphics and art photography. The role of the famous German patrons and collectors of Peter and Irene Ludwig in the formation and replenishment of the museum's funds is noted.

Статья посвящена основанию Музея Людвига в Кёльне и представляет анализ процесса построения этого музея современного искусства в динамике — от начала формирования коллекции в стенах Музея Вальрафа-Рихарца до обретения статуса самостоятельного экспозиционного гиганта. В исследовании даны обзор коллекции и источники ее формирования, указаны отдельные крупные произведения искусства, сопровожденные искусствоведческим описанием, а также изложены причины и хроника выделения Музея Людвига из состава Музея Вальрафа-Рихарца. Вновь образованный в 1976 году музей представляет искусство Германии с первой половины XX века, американский и британский поп-арт 1960-х годов, русский авангард, фотореализм и актуальное искусство последней трети ХХ века. В нем созданы отделы живописи, скульптуры, графики и художественной фотографии. Отмечена роль известных немецких меценатов и собирателей Петера и Ирены Людвиг в формировании и пополнении фондов музея.