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Textile Industry and Health Hazards: Impact of Climate Change Issues and Fertility Potential
Authors: Naha Nibedita , Manickavachagam Gokul
Published: June 2022

Textile industry is one of the primarily concerned industries in the world generating huge revenues where both the skilled and unskilled labours are employed. Raw materials are mainly synthetic chemicals rather than the natural one. Several bleaching agents, additives are also used to get sufficiently high and uniform degree of whiteness in the textile materials. Environmental contamination is also common by the textile effluents. All these substances are mutagenic and carcinogenic, and cause enormous health hazards to humans, animals, and aquatic lives. Infertility, implantation failure, and miscarriage due to exposure to dyes, dye intermediates, and other raw materials are major concern worldwide as integrity of both the male and female gametes are massively affected by them. However, little or no attention has been paid in real life scenario, mainly in the developing and under developed countries including adaptation of successful and advanced mitigation strategies. Therefore, the chapter highlights the common issues and possible remedial measures of the textile industry exposure with respect to fertility potential and pregnancy outcome.
Pesticide Contaminated Drinking Water and Health Effects on Pregnant Women and Children
Authors: Ramakrishnan Sanjeevi , Jayaraman Anuradha
Published: June 2022

In the recent years, pesticide research and regulatory efforts have focused on the prevention of acute health effects from pesticide poisonings and pesticide residues on foods, but more attention is being given to the deleterious chronic health effects. Children and pregnant women's exposure to contaminated water in particular are at high risk for subsequent adverse health outcomes. The chapter summaries the health effects of water contamination.
Puerperal Disorders
Authors: Nanda Sapna
Published: June 2022

Unfortunately, the complexities of human pregnancy and birth make it a risky endeavor. The most vulnerable time for maternal death is the post-partum period during which 60% deaths and 65% deaths are reported. Around 62.3% deaths are estimated to occur in post-partum period. Unfortunately, post-partum period is the most neglected period. In the developing world, while 65% of all women have some form of antenatal care, 53% get intra-natal care; only 30% get post-partum care. Women continue to need care and support after childbirth. Postpartum checkups can make all the difference for an abnormal bleeding or infection. Living away from services or being unable to afford those services prevents a woman from acquiring the knowledge needed after birth to look after herself or to receive the life-saving antibiotics and the attention she may need after delivery.
Indigenous Communication's Role in Traditional Birth Attendants in Maternal Health Practices
Authors: Oyesomi Kehinde Opeyemi , Onakoya Toluwanimi , Onyenankeya Kevin , Busari Ayobami
Published: June 2022

Indigenous communication is an indispensable medium of communication in the socio-cultural tradition of Africans. These systems have been used to promote co-operation, mobilization, and participation among African people. This chapter takes into account indigenous communication roles of traditional birth attendants in maternal wellbeing and maternal health practices during pregnancy and childbirth in both Nigerian and South African communities. The significant motivation behind the examination is to assess the indigenous communication role of traditional birth attendants in maternal health practices in the two nations through empirical studies. After careful review of the studies, it is shown and discovered that TBAs in both Nigeria and South Africa assist pregnant women based on their religious or traditional beliefs. The researchers therefore recommend that health professionals should train TBAs in modern maternal health practices. This will go a long way to help them know their restrictions and possibly refer mothers and their children for emergency services and attention as needed.
A Systems Dynamics Approach to Understanding the Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization in Low-and Middle-Income Countries
Authors: Namatovu Hasifah Kasujja , Semwanga Agnes Rwashana
Published: June 2022

There has been low adherence of antenatal care utilization (ANC) in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) despite its associated negative outcome on women and their unborn babies. Although several studies have examined ANC, the majority focus on isolated aspects and do not explore the holistic approach to understand its dynamics. The system dynamics approach provides a deeper understanding of the phenomenon by examining the underlying factors, causes, effects, feedback, and delays. This study aimed at understanding factors that influence ANC utilization using the system's dynamics approach. An interpretive systematic review to establish multifaceted and context-specific processes was done between May and November 2019. Data from 24 articles were synthesized and used to build causal loop diagrams, which were validated through focus group discussions and interviews with stakeholders. Results revealed human resource numbers and welfare, awareness campaigns, peer support groups, and community-based engagement as key leverage points towards ANC improvement.
Female Genital Mutilation and the Influence of Traditional Cultural Practices Against Women
Authors: Ekpatt AniediAbasi Okon
Published: June 2022

Female circumcision is central to African traditional religion and entails transgression of fundamental rights. However, the rationale for female circumcision seems to be consistent in most African societies, and is based for the most part on myth, ignorance of biological and medical facts, religion, and culture. The thinking and argument in many communities is that the clitoris is perceived variously as repulsive, filthy, foul smelling, dangerous to the life of the emerging newborn, and hazardous to the health and potency of the husband. This study therefore is an attempt to respond to the thesis that despite the right to freedom of religion or belief, including its manifestations, the right of ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups to enjoy their culture, the religio-cultural ritual of female circumcision as a rite of passage in Africa is shrouded with some traditional practices that has reconfigured the moral basis of female circumcision.
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Teenage Pregnancy Prevention in China
Authors: Luk Ching Yuen
Published: June 2022

This chapter examines the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy in China and how to prevent teenage pregnancy using a human rights-based approach. It shows that teenage pregnancy is caused by social and cultural factors, including adolescents' more open attitude towards sex, the lack of formal and comprehensive sex education at schools, parents failing to be prominent socializing agents of sexuality for their children, and the problem of “left-behind” children in rural areas. Teenage pregnancy adversely affects adolescents, their babies, and their family in different ways. In order to solve the problem of teenage pregnancy, this study suggests the adoption of a human rights-based approach to teenage pregnancy prevention by recognizing adolescents' right to sexual and reproductive information and education, their right to sexual and reproductive health services, and their right to participate.
Pests associated with two brassicaceous oilseeds and a cover crop mix under evaluation as fallow replacements in dryland production systems of the northern Great Plains
Authors: Rand Tatyana A. , Allen Brett L. , Campbell Joshua W. , Jabro Jay D. , Dangi Sadikshya R.
Published: June 2022

Identifying pests associated with novel crops is important for forecasting impacts on their production and determining if they could be reservoirs of pests moving over onto cash crops. We carried out preliminary pest surveys in two bioenergy crops, carinata (Brassica carinata Alexander Braun (Brassicaceae)) and camelina (Camelina sativa (Linnaeus) Crantz (Brassicaceae)), and a cover crop mix under evaluation to replace fallow in rotations with wheat. Insect pests were sampled in each of the three crops over two years. Crucifer flea beetles, Phyllotreta cruciferae Goeze (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), dominated the pest complex associated with carinata and the cover crop mix, comprising more than 70% of the insects sampled. In contrast, the pest complex associated with camelina was dominated (40–91%) by generalist Lygus spp. (Heteroptera: Miridae). Crucifer flea beetles were 200–1000 times more abundant in carinata than in camelina, suggesting that they could be a serious pest of carinata. Camelina, in contrast, appears less likely to be attacked by, or serve as a reservoir for, crucifer flea beetles. Future work to assess feeding damage and population buildup of pests in these crops is needed to determine impacts on their production and the extent to which they may be reservoirs of canola pests over broader spatial scales.
Design of a low-cost wireless emission monitoring system for solid-fuel heat sources
Authors: Holubčík M. , Jandačka Jozef , Nicolanská M.
Published: June 2022

INTRODUCTION: The study presents a conceptual and detailed design methodology overview of a wireless sensor network (WSN) aimed to evaluate the SmartCity air quality in real-time. The aim of the article is to provide low-cost, reliable, and accurate emission data at remote locations, assisting the 2050 Climate-Neutral target set by the European Commission. The sensor devices shall monitor emission parameters such as ozone, carbon dioxide concentration and particle concentrations, specifically concentrations PM2,5 and PM10.OBJECTIVES: The overall objective of the article is to demonstrate the use of a modern home-made air quality device within the market of boilers, fireplaces or other heating devices.METHODS: The methodology consists of reverse engineering of used professional portable emission analyzers, determining the detailed parts, building a model of how the device's internal systems operate. The paper later explains a series of future experiments including the setup, the necessary components and specific aim. Two numerical models shall be constructed in MATLAB Simscape and Simulink, specifically a telecommunication model, assisting the design of the telecommunication module, and thermal numerical model, that aids in verifying the system temperature and cooling.RESULTS: The study presents a large potential in increasing the accuracy and spectrum of modern air quality data and decreasing emission levels.CONCLUSION: In the conclusion of the paper, the functional requirements of the data processing are stated, along with schematic illustration of the user interface of measured emissions.
Totally nonnegative Grassmannians, Grassmann necklaces, and quiver Grassmannians
Authors: Feigin Evgeny , Lanini Martina , Pütz Alexander
Published: June 2022

Postnikov constructed a cellular decomposition of the totally nonnegative Grassmannians. The poset of cells can be described (in particular) via Grassmann necklaces. We study certain quiver Grassmannians for the cyclic quiver admitting a cellular decomposition, whose cells are naturally labeled by Grassmann necklaces. We show that the posets of cells coincide with the reversed cell posets of the cellular decomposition of the totally nonnegative Grassmannians. We investigate algebro-geometric and combinatorial properties of these quiver Grassmannians. In particular, we describe the irreducible components, study the action of the automorphism groups of the underlying representations, and describe the moment graphs. We also construct a resolution of singularities for each irreducible component; the resolutions are defined as quiver Grassmannians for an extended cyclic quiver.
Evaluation of auto regressive integrated moving average (arima) and artificial neural networks (ann) in the prediction of effluent quality of a wastewater treatment system
Authors: C. C., HOWARD, , E. H., ETUK, , I. C., HOWARD,
Published: June 2022

The main objective of wastewater treatment is to purify the water by degradation of organic matter in the water to anenvironmentally friendly status. To achieve this objective, some effluent (waste water) quality parameters such asChemical oxygen demand (COD) and Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) should be measured continuously in orderto meet up with the said objective and regulatory demands. However, through the prediction on water qualityparameters, effective guidance can be provided to comply with such demand without necessarily engaging in rigorouslaboratory analysis. Box-Jenkin’s Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) technique is one of the mostrefined extrapolation techniques for prediction while Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is a modern non-linear methodalso used for prediction. The Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE), Root MeanSquare Error (RMSE) and Correlation coefficient (r) are used to evaluate the accuracy of the above-mentionedmodels. This paper examined the efficiency of ARIMA and ANN models in prediction of two major water qualityparameters (COD and BOD5) in a wastewater treatment plant. With the aid of R software, it was concluded that in allthe error estimates, ANNs models performed better than the ARIMA model, hence it can be used in the operation ofthe treatment system.
Effect of hibiscus sabdariffa l. Piper nigrum l. And zingiber officinale r. Extract on serum electrolytes profile and changes in the pancreas of alloxan induced diabetic rat.
Authors: Franklin Ani, Ime , Justin Atangwho, Item , Rotimi Agboola, Abdulhakeem , E. Adebambo, Temitope , Choice Ajuzie, Nnenna , Beatrice Adetola, Adeola
Published: June 2022

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is the most common endocrine disease which is characterized by hyperglycaemia, altered metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates and protein with an increased risk of many complications such as liver and pancreas damage and altered serum electrolytes level. During the past few years many plants and spices have been used to manage DM. This work aimed to investigate the possible anti-diabetic effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Zingiber officinale roscoe and Piper nigrum L. extract treatments in alloxan induced diabetic rats via studying pancreas, liver structure abnormalities and serum electrolytes level alteration. 30 male Wistar rats (130-180 g) were injected intraperitoneally and divided into five main groups each of 6 rats. The control group was injected with a single dose of saline solution (0.9% NaCl), diabetic group was injected with a dose of alloxan solution (170 mg/kg), high and low dose of 250 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg extract after induction of diabetes respectively and metformin treated group was injected at a daily dose 500 mg/kg metformin after induction of diabetes. Microscopic histopathology examination of pancreatic tissues showed decrease in islets of Langerhans size in the diabetic group, sinusoidal enlargement and increased fatty vacuoles in the liver tissues of the diabetic group. There were alterations in the serum electrolytes levels of the diabetic group. These abnormalities were healed after treatment of diabetic rats with extract which could have the ability to regenerate beta cells of islets of Langerhans. The present study could verify that the extract normalized the various serum electrolytes levels and histological abnormalities resulted due to diabetes metabolic disorders.
Determination of some engineering properties of fresh and boiled oil 6 palm fruits
Authors: Adama J. C. , Arocha C. G. , Ogbobe P. O.
Published: June 2022

Palm fruit is a product of oil palm and consists of the nut, the kernel, the fibre, oil and water. These components are separated by way of processing to get the desired products. For rational design of the handling systems, the engineering properties of the products are very important. A research was carried out to determine some engineering properties of fresh and boiled palm fruits. The properties determined are moisture content, sphericity solid and bulk densities, porosity, angles of repose and coefficients of friction. One thousand samples of the products were selected, conditioned and used for the experiments. The geometric and arithmetic mean diameters, volume, size and spherisity were calculated from the axial dimensions. The moisture contents were determined using gravimetric method. The angles of repose and coefficients of friction were determined on wood, glass and metal surfaces. The solid and bulk densities, porosity and compressive strength were determined using standard procedure. Results gave average moisture content of the fresh fruits to be 24.63 % and that of the boiled as 15.25 %. For the arithmetic and geometric mean diameters, the results were 1.9 cm and 580.6 cm respectively (fresh); 2.05 cm and 965.77 cm respectively (boiled), The average sphericities were calculated to be 70.7 % (fresh), and 73.28 % (boiled),. The average solid and bulk densities were 1.66 g/cm3 and 0.00054 g/cm3 respectively for fresh fruits, 1.32 g/cm3 and 0.00054 g/cm3 for the boiled product. The porosities of the samples were 60.21 % (fresh), and 75.73 % (boiled), The average values for the angles of repose on wood were 20.8 0 (fresh), 22.81 0(boiled), On glass, the angles of repose were 18.09 0 (fresh), 21.99 0 (boiled), On the metal surface, the angles of repose were 19.45 0 (fresh), 21.7 0 (boiled), The coefficients of static friction on wood were 0.38 (fresh), and 0.42 (boiled), On glass surface, the coefficient of static friction were 0.33 (fresh), 0.44 (boiled) while that of metals surface gave the coefficient of static friction were 0.35 (fresh), 0.4 (boiled).
Evaluation of inventory management practice in food processing industries in Lagos: Analytical hierarchy process approach
Authors: Mogbojur A. O. , Olanrewaju O.A. , Ogunleye T. O.
Published: June 2022

A survey of food processing industries was conducted to examine different inventory strategies in order to establish the most acceptable inventory practices in Lagos State, Nigeria. The criteria for selection of those inventory techniques are accuracy, cost, stock out, fraud, time, delivery, storage space, product type, features, efficiency, nature of production system, customer satisfaction, trained or qualified staff, the effectiveness of information technology system used, organizational factors, process capability, problem recurrence and characteristics of manufacturing systems. The purpose of the research is to select best inventory management practices in the food processing industry in Lagos State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were designed and given to various category of managers in one hundred and fifty (150) food processing industries between the period of October 2020 to December 2020. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) steps were implemented using Spice Logic Software to compute the criteria weights, criteria priority and the overall priority for inventory alternatives practiced. Based on the highest overall priority, the Analytical Hierarchy Process indicates that the best inventory strategies are Economics Order Quantity (EOQ), Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ), First-in-First Out / Last-in-First Out (FIFO/LIFO), and Safety Stock Inventory, in that order to enhance food processing industry for optimal production or manufacturing, preservation of foods, easy marketing and distribution tasks, increasing food consistency which includes availability of many foods, transportation of perishable foods over long distances, and ensuring the survival of modern supermarkets. The recommended inventory techniques for food processing industries are critical to minimizing inventory costs. As much as this study was designed for Lagos State, similar survey should be carried out for other states, including other industries apart from the food processing industries.
Ottoman-Turkish loanwords in Egyptian and Syro-Lebanese-Palestinian Arabic – Part 2
Authors: Rocchi Luciano
Published: June 2022

Although the earliest Turkisms that entered Arabic go back to the 9th century – when the Arabs began establishing regular contact with speakers of Turkic languages – a significant number of Turkish loans in both written and spoken Arabic only dates from the time of the Ottoman Empire, which in the course of its expansion conquered and for centuries ruled a large part of the Arab world. This paper aims to examine the words of Turkish origin found in the dialects spoken in Egypt and part of the Middle East (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine), i.e. the Arabophone regions that have been most exposed to Turkish influence for historical and cultural reasons. Attempts have also been made to provide information about the etymology of the Ottoman-Turkish words (interestingly, as some of these come from Arabic, the Egyptian, Syrian, etc., words borrowed actually prove to be backborrowings).
Photodynamic therapy as a coadjutant to endodontic treatment: literature review
Authors:   Faculty Ages, Jacobina, Bahia, BA, Brazil., Carvalho Marcos Vinícius Rabelo Santos , Lima Luan Oliveira de ,   Faculty Ages, Jacobina, Bahia, BA, Brazil., Lima Gustavo Danilo Nascimento ,   Faculty Ages, Jacobina, Bahia, BA, Brazil., Alves Nayane Chagas Carvalho ,   Faculty Ages, Jacobina, Bahia, BA, Brazil.
Published: June 2022

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) has been growing in endodontics due to the excellent potential for in vivo root canal decontamination. This literature review aims to discuss the effectiveness of PDT in assisting as an adjuvant to endodontic treatment and the different clinical applications and their results. Thorough research was performed between March and May 2020, using the “Terapia fotodinâmica” and “Endodontia” descriptors indexed in the Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCs) and the “Photodynamic therapy” and “Endodontics” descriptors indexed in the Medical Subject Heading Terms (MeshTerms –MeSH). The databases searched were SciELO, Pubmed, and LILACS, for publications between 2013 and 2020. In this bibliographic survey, it was selected 28 articles for a full-text analysis and used as references. The bibliographic survey showed that PDT effectively assists the endodontic treatment, offers a high potential for eliminating bacteria such as Enterococcus faecalis, and is little invasive and risk-free for patients. It was concluded that PDT is clearly effective, but its clinical applicability is still subject to different protocols, which requires developing a protocol for common use.
Lista de espécies de Sapindaceae para o estado do Paraná, Brasil
Authors: Rosado Aline , Souza Maria Conceição de
Published: June 2022

Com o objetivo de ampliar os conhecimentos sobre a flora do estado do Paraná, foi realizado um inventário florístico de Sapindaceae, família que, apesar de sua elevada riqueza florística, ainda é pouco conhecida no estado. A obtenção do material de estudo foi realizada por meio de coletas e de coleções de herbários. Foram reconhecidos 61 espécies, 12 gêneros, seis tribos e duas subfamílias. A maior riqueza florística ocorreu para Sapindoideae, com 60 espécies; para a tribo Paullinieae, com 42 espécies; para o gênero Serjania, com 24 espécies. Houve predominância de gêneros de espécies trepadeiras, todos circunscritos à tribo Paullinieae. Novas ocorrências para o estado do Paraná e para a região Sul do Brasil foram para Paullinia caloptera, Serjania perulacea e S. pinnatifolia. Três espécies encontraram-se em listas de espécies ameaçadas de extinção: Cardiospermum corindum, Serjania hatschbachii e Talisia angustifolia. Onze espécies foram consideradas raras, pois tiveram de um a três exemplares registrados em herbários. Os resultados obtidos sobre número de gêneros e espécies, novas ocorrências e raridades poderão ser utilizados para a elaboração de listas de espécies da flora ameaçadas de extinção, de mapas de distribuição geográfica e para a demarcação de áreas para conservação.Resumo: Com o objetivo de ampliar os conhecimentos sobre a flora do estado do Paraná, foi realizado um inventário florístico de Sapindaceae, família que, apesar de sua elevada riqueza florística, ainda é pouco conhecida no estado. A obtenção do material de estudo foi realizada por meio de coletas e de coleções de herbários. Foram reconhecidos 61 espécies, 12 gêneros, seis tribos e duas subfamílias. A maior riqueza florística ocorreu para Sapindoideae, com 60 espécies; para a tribo Paullinieae, com 42 espécies; para o gênero Serjania, com 24 espécies. Houve predominância de gêneros de espécies trepadeiras, todos circunscritos à tribo Paullinieae. Novas ocorrências para o estado do Paraná e para a região Sul do Brasil foram para Paullinia caloptera, Serjania perulacea e S. pinnatifolia. Três espécies encontraram-se em listas de espécies ameaçadas de extinção: Cardiospermum corindum, Serjania hatschbachii e Talisia angustifolia. Onze espécies foram consideradas raras, pois tiveram de um a três exemplares registrados em herbários. Os resultados obtidos sobre número de gêneros e espécies, novas ocorrências e raridades poderão ser utilizados para a elaboração de listas de espécies da flora ameaçadas de extinção, de mapas de distribuição geográfica e para a demarcação de áreas para conservação.
História natural dos artiodáctilos nativos da Bacia do Alto Paraguai com apontamentos sobre taxonomia, distribuição, abundância, ecologia e conservação
Authors: Keuroghlian Alexine , Hofmann Gabriel Selbach , Andrade Bruna Da Silva , Tiepolo Liliani Marilia , Oliveira Maxwell Da Rosa , Camilo André Restel , Tomas Walfrido Moraes
Published: June 2022

Apresentamos uma revisão dos diferentes aspectos relacionados aos mamíferos artiodáctilos nativos da Bacia do Alto Paraguai (BAP), área que compreende a planície pantaneira e os planaltos adjacentes, representados por duas espécies da família Tayassuidae (Tayassu pecari e Pecari tajacu) e quatro da família Cervidae (Blastocerus dichotomus, Mazama americana, Mazama gouazoubira e Ozotoceros bezoarticus). Embora originalmente estas seis espécies possuíssem ampla distribuição geográfica, atualmente, algumas delas se encontram global ou regionalmente ameaçadas. Diferentemente do que ocorre nas áreas de planalto, em avançado estágio de degradação ambiental, a planície pantaneira ainda mantém populações viáveis destas espécies, sendo um local importante tanto para a sua conservação quanto para a realização de estudos considerando a ampla heterogeneidade ambiental existente. Procuramos compilar e sintetizar as principais informações relacionadas a história natural, taxonomia, morfologia, estrutura populacional, ecologia e conservação destas espécies, priorizando a utilização de dados gerados por estudos conduzidos nas diferentes regiões da BAP. Para fins de comparação, dados levantados em ecorregiões vizinhas também foram considerados. Esperamos que este trabalho contribua para o aumento do conhecimento destas espécies no Brasil e auxilie na formulação de políticas públicas e na implementação de estratégias de conservação de longo prazo dos taiassuídeos e cervídeos neotropicais.
Assessment of Growth Promoting Ability of Three Cyanobacterial Isolates Under Sewage Water Irrigation
Authors: Rana Lalita , Dhankhar Rajesh
Published: June 2022

Heavy metal pollution from the increased use of sewage effluent for irrigation is posing a hazard to agricultural ecosystems. Thus, a reliable and simple method of reducing the impact of heavy metals on plant growth is required. In the present study, cyanobacterial species were isolated from the sewage water irrigated soil of Rohtak city, Haryana, India, and characterized by various biochemical parameters. The cyanobacterial filtrates were then used to analyze their effects on the growth performance of rice seedlings under various concentrations of sewage wastewater. The results revealed a statistically significant increase in biomass, photosynthetic pigments, nitrate reductase activity, plumule, and radical length of rice seedlings by application of cyanobacterial filtrates. The antioxidant system (peroxidase enzyme and catalase enzyme activity) was also found to be stimulated. As compared to introduced species, the extracts of isolated species had a more favorable, statistically significant effect on rice seedlings. Our study indicated that these isolates have a high tolerance against heavy metals and are potentially useful as biofertilizers for the crops in sewage water irrigated agroecosystems.
Photosynthetic Microorganisms Consortium as Bioindicators for Heavy Metals
Authors: Khishamuddin N. A. , Wong L. S. , Chai M. K. , Subramaniam G.
Published: June 2022

Heavy metals that are discharged through industrial and agricultural activities cause contamination, especially to the water sources, and bring about negative impacts on the flora and fauna in the ecosystem. The monitoring of heavy metals in the environment requires high technical skills with sophisticated equipment and is also time-consuming. In this study, the potential of using natural photosynthetic microorganism consortiums collected from natural water bodies as bioindicators for the screening of heavy metals was explored. The photosynthetic microorganism consortiums were first cultured in lab, immobilized, and then exposed to different heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Ni and Co) at different concentrations (0.01 mg.L-1, 0.05 mg.L-1, 0.10 mg.L-1, 0.50 mg.L-1, 1.00 mg.L-1 and 5.00 mg.L-1). The fluorometric responses before and after the exposure to heavy metals were measured. The results revealed that consortium cells responded to a wide range of heavy metals within a short period of exposure. The responses showed that the consortium cells can detect the presence of Cd, Cu, Ni, and Co within the range of 0.05-5.00 mg.L-1. The study confirmed that the photosynthetic microorganism consortiums collected from natural water bodies could be used as bioindicators for the screening of heavy metals.
I nformation and analytical support for assessing the state and development of e conomic entitie
Authors:   Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Yelisyeyeva Oxana
Published: June 2022

The monograph describes the methodological aspects of information support for assessing the state and development of organizations. Methods of digitalization of accounting and management in the context of globalization are considered. Examples of practical use of modern methods of evaluating the work of organizations in various fields of activity in Ukraine and the world are given. The results of the study are accompanied by the necessary statistical analytical data, illustrations, key concepts and categories. The monograph has scientific and practical significance and is intended for teachers, researchers and managers, masters, graduate students of economic specialties.
Imaginea de sine a copiilor cu părinţi aflaţi la muncă în străinătate
Authors: Soltan Andreea , Iacob Luminiţa Mihaela
Published: June 2022

Like other countries, Romania exports labour permanently or seasonally. In the secondscenario, the question of the psychological price paid by children left at home arises. A number of answers have already been accumulated, but this natural experiment of occupational migration still off ers much room for investigation. Can the ontogenetic dynamics of childhood self-image act as a protective factor? Does the constellation of parental absence matter? How do the two variables interfere on global self-image/on sub-components? These are the stakes of the present study, carried out on a group of 175 preschoolers and young schoolchildren from the cities of Galați and Iași. We opted for one of the multidimensional paradigms of self-identity [11] and a 2x3 research design. There are two novelties, relatively counterintuitive, compared to other similar researches in terms of topic: - in the case of self-image, there are no diff erences between children with one absent parent and those with both parents present; - identification of the fact that participants with both parents present have a self-image centred on aggressive behaviour more accentuated than children with absent parents.
Психологическое вмешательство для оптимизации школьной адаптации на начальном этапе обучения
Authors: Раку Жанна
Published: June 2022

The present article is devoted to a review of experimental researches on psychological intervention strategies to optimize a child’s socio-psychosocial adaptation to school. The basic factors that infl uence school adaptation are noted: motivation, communication, building social relations with teachers and classmates. The approaches, structure and content of the psychologist’s work are presented. The basis of adaptation at the initial stage of education represents the good psychological readiness of the child for school. The present study highlights the fact that the level of child’s adaptation at school infl uences his involvement in the educational space, his educational success and school performance.
A Bibliometric Analysis of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB)
Authors: Sya'bania Anis , Churiyah Madziatul
Published: June 2022

OCB is an important behavior carried out by an employee in the company because OCB can improve employee performance and organizational success.  Research using bibliometric analysis to offer a broad overview of the topic of OCB for future experiments is still rare.  This literature review study aims to provide a broader study of (OCB) using bibliometric analysis. The articles used in this study were compiled from the Scopus database. There were 53 articles found and analyzed in this study from 2018 to 2021. After managing the database from Scopus, the researchers then carried out classification and visualization using VOSviewer software to analyze co-authorship, co-occurrence, and citations. This literature study as a whole can provide references and an overview of OCB in the right company for future research. The results of research using bibliometric analysis are important for academics, researchers, company organizations, and company owners, especially for employees who do OCB. This has the intention that company leaders can find out things related to OCB so that they can provide support to employees who have done OCB, because with good OCB an employee will have a high level of loyalty, for example, individuals will remain loyal even to their organization even though the organization is experiencing difficult conditions
Las tradiciones, las costumbres y el patrimonio cultural de Guatemala
Authors: Marroquín Contreras Marta Leticia
Published: June 2022

OBJETIVO: definir los conceptos de tradición y costumbres para identificar sus aportes al patrimonio cultural que nuestros ancestros nos han dejado y que se vienen transmitiendo de generación en generación. MÉTODO: la metodología a utilizar en este trabajo es descriptiva y hermenéutica tomando en consideración opiniones y referencias de distintos personajes que, aportan sus ideas en el presente tema. RESULTADOS: en este trabajo realizado es concluyente que las tradiciones y costumbres que hemos recibido a través de generaciones y que se practican hoy en día, constituyen el sostén de nuestra cultura variada y diversa que nos diferencia y nos identifica fuera de nuestras fronteras. CONCLUSIÓN: las tradiciones y costumbres que nuestros antepasados nos han transmitido oralmente y que se vienen practicando en nuestro país, no han tenido la importancia que merecen debido a falta de iniciativas que puedan promulgar su fomento y respeto como expresión cultural de nación siendo todos responsables directos de esto. Por ello se debe considerar importante, necesario e imprescindible que profesores, autoridades, estudiantes, padres de familia, instituciones e iglesias, sean partícipes, de su divulgación y los organismos del estado vinculados a esta problemática deben poner en práctica proyectos para su fomento y divulgación.
The Role of Land Management Projects
Authors:   Scientific researcher, «Uzdaverloyiha» State Research and Design Institute, Tashkent city, Uzbekistan, J.Z Usmonov
Published: June 2022

The following negative factors have had a significant impact on the withdrawal of irrigated arable land from agricultural turnover in the Kashkadarya region of the Republic of Uzbekistan. 44,818 ha (64.5%) out of 69,469 ha of arable land in the region fell into disrepair due to lack of water supply, and 8,124 ha (11.7%) fell into disrepair due to unsuitable irrigation systems (canals, flumes and ditches) into disrepair, 1069 ha (1.5%) due to non-working artesian wells and failed pumps, 13359 ha (19.2%) due to the deterioration of the ameliorative state (1779.0 ha groundwater rose and swamped, in 11580 ha increased mineralization), 2126 ha (3.1%) have a layer of gypsum and all these reasons led to the fact that arable land was dropped from agricultural circulation and perennial crops turned into shrubs as a result of non-cultivation.
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Roll Materials Made of Local Raw Materials
Authors:   Associate Professor, Urgench State University, Aitova Shahlo K.
Published: June 2022

The article presents the results of experiments on the development of coiled insulating material based on gossypol resin bitumen and provides indicators of physical, mechanical and technological research.
Genetic Diversity For Zinc , Iron and Yeild Contributing Characters in Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.] Genotypes
Authors:   Botany Section, College of Agriculture, Dhule-424004, Maharashtra (India), Kamble P.S
Published: June 2022

The most widely grown drought-tolerant warm-season coarse grain cereal, Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.] is grown on almost 26 million ha. Pearl Millet is India's fourth most extensively and widely produced food crop. This study aims for estimation of genetic variability among fifty-two genotypes of Pearl Millet were grown at Bajra Research Scheme, College of Agriculture, Dhule, (MS) during Kharif, 2020, in a Randomized Block Design with three replications. The maximum inter-cluster distance (D2) were observed between clusters VI and VII (23.06) and cluster minimum between II and III (8.23). The significant differences due to genotypes with high range (D2) value clearly indicated the presence of adequate diversity among genotypes studied. Among the genotypes divergence contributed maximum (41.63%) to iron content, followed by plant height (19.23%), panicle girth (15.16%), test weight (6.86%), days to flowering (5.13%), yield per plant (4.15%), panicle length (4.00%), and zinc content (3.39%)etc. Hence, this traits suggested important indices for selection of superior genotypes of pearl millet in breeding programs.
Knowledge And Implementation Of Total Quality Management Of Selected Grocery Stores In Cabuyao City, Laguna
Authors:   University of Cabuyao, S. Bolito Tristelle Jurianne
Published: June 2022

The study's objective was to determine the level of knowledge and implementation of the Total Quality Management (TQM) of the grocery stores in the City of Cabuyao, in the Province of Laguna, Philippines, and the relationship that exists between the variables. In the study, modified questionnaires were utilized as a part of the descriptive correlational methodology. The study showed that the majority of the grocery stores have been in the business for less than ten years, are classified as a partnership, and have approximately less than 50 employees. The grocery stores had average knowledge of total quality management, and so with its implementation. A significant difference was noted in the level of knowledge and implementation when their responses were grouped according to their profile. The correlation result suggested that the increase in the TQM knowledge will also increase the likelihood of its implementation. The study results impacted the TQM implementation to help the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) improve the quality of their business towards increased business engagement and realizing their full potential, particularly during these trying times amidst the pandemic.
Assessing the inefficiencies in the execution of GETFund construction Projects in the Upper West Region, Ghana
Authors:   Nusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya College of Education Wa, Iddrisu Abdul Ganiyu
Published: June 2022

The fundamental objective of GETFund is to provide money to augment government budgetary allocations in the development of educational infrastructure at all stages of education, from pre-tertiary to tertiary level, as defined in the GETFund Act, 2000 Act 581. The purpose of the research is to investigate the inefficiencies in the execution of GETFund construction projects, identify variables impacting GETFund projects, and propose effective ways to increase successful GETFund project execution in the Upper West Region. The descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study. Sixty-five clients, twenty-one consultancies, and sixty-two construction firms totalling one hundred and forty-eight were sampled for the study. Questionnaires were the major approach utilised for data gathering. Descriptive statistics were employed to examine the data. Findings from the study indicated that the most important difficulties that hinder efficient implementation of GETFund building projects are political and financial in nature. Furthermore, the most significant problems confronting effective GETFund construction project execution in the region are cost considerations and schedule aspects. It is recommended that a new approach to contract award procedures be instituted by giving less weight to prices and more weight to the capacity, past performance, and adherence to performance measurement of contractors bidding for the projects, irrespective of their political, cultural, and religious persuasions.
Civic Education and Leadership: The Nexus in Good Governance
Authors:   Computer Science Department, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Nigeria, A.I ADIGWE
Published: June 2022

This research examined civic education and leadership: the nexus in good governance. The research focused on the leadership crises being experienced in many countries, states, communities, institutions, and even churches, in the world today. The leadership impasse is more predominant in third-world countries. This study provided elucidation of concepts of civic education and leadership, investigated the relationship between civic education and leadership, the impact of civic education on leadership traits, the nexible role of civic education and good leadership in good governance. It revealed that the leadership crises at different strata, levels and contexts are a function of absence of civic education in schools. It contended that civic education is the only solution to varying leadership challenges, especially in Africa and Nigeria. In order to give credence to our arguments, the research used the functional theory of leadership which argues that the essence of leadership is to provide necessities and needs of a group, and that a leader is acknowledged as having done his job well only when he has contributed to the group’s effectiveness and cohesion. The researcher recommended, among others, conscious efforts to inculcate in young students/children the value of civic responsibilities which breeds good leadership and good governance.
Early Survey on the Relocation of Capital City of Indonesia and its Impact towards East Malaysia Security
Authors:   Department of International Relations, Security a nd Law, Faculty of Management and Defence Studies National Defence University of Malaysia, 57000 Kem Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur, Zulkifli Noraini
Published: June 2022

The issue of borders is a factor that can threaten the sovereignty of a country because it has an impact from traditional and non -traditional angles. This study is conducting to examine the impact of the relocation of the Indonesian capital on the security of East Malaysia. This is because the relocation plan involves a large and comprehensive development increase. The literature review of this study is divided into three, namely (1) The relocation of the Indonesian capital (Jakarta) to Kalimantan, (2) Security issues that exist between Malaysia-Indonesia due to the relocation of the Indonesian capital to the province of Kalimantan and (3) Security impact to Malaysia due to the relocation of the Indonesian capital to Kalimantan. The objectives of this study are to identify security threats that exist on the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, to study the impact of the Indonesian capital on national security in East Malaysia and to analyze the actions of the Malaysian government to improve security in East Malaysia. This study adopts a qualitative method in which part of the data is collected through secondary data obtained through a library study. These include scholarly books, journal articles, confidential reports released (public domain) as well as the security and defense policies of a government. While the primary data was obtained through face-to-face interviews with experts and officials directly involved in the topic of study from Malaysia and Indonesia. The conclusion of the survey is that there are traditional and non -traditional threats at the border. The relocation of the Indonesian capital has had a political, economic and security impact on East Malaysia. The Malaysian government is adding security personnel to be on alert along the border as well as establishing closer diplomatic relations with Indonesia.
The Role of Buzzer Groups in Policies for Handling the Covid-19 Pandemic on Social Media
Authors:   School of Strategic and Global Study, University of Indonesia, Dwiyasa Norvin
Published: June 2022

Controversial policies in handling the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia have become the subject of discussion in online media and social media. The subject of this discussion became a cyberwarfare (war of information), especially in social media which resulted in changes and shifts in public opinion towards the government. Cyberwar that occurs in online media is played by the political buzzer which aims to spread negative propaganda against the government so that it threatens national sovereignty and resilience. The increasingly widespread distribution causes high pressure from the public to immediately take extreme steps to prevent the spread from spreading further. Through social media platforms, there is a cyberwar between netizens to form arguments and discourses that can influence public opinion. Freedom of expression in the use of social media is used as a gap for buzzers to agitate and propaganda to win a cyberwar.
Desistance from Terrorism Forecasting: Idling Mode and Catalyst Event
Authors:   Department of Criminology. Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia. Depok, Indonesia, Prasetya Ardi Putra
Published: June 2022

This study explains findings in the field related to the conditions faced by former terror perpetrators after undergoing a period of deradicalization. This study seeks to answer the question, “how is the forecasting of the typology of desistance from terrorism from terrorists who have stopped?” There are new findings related to forecasting conditions or events that can be a catalyst for former terrorists to return to commit acts of terror again. The forecast will include the development of idling mode conditions that tend to be experienced by former terror perpetrators. After idling mode, the catalyst event was found that encourages former terrorists to return to action. This condition is also inseparable from the influence of globalization which has resulted in a lot of information, in which former perpetrators of terror are involved and have a role in the organization of terrorism. On the other hand, there are conditions of former terrorists trapped in ‘dependence states’ of terrorist organizations, which causes them to be unable to escape from terrorist activities. This analysis is based on the findings of focus group discussions conducted in as many as three meetings. This focus group discussion has engaged practitioners and stakeholders related to the handling and countermeasures of terrorism and radicalism. In addition, to get comprehensive data, focus group discussion has also involved former perpetrators of terrorism as a credible choice.