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AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF POTENTIAL FACTORS IMPACTING STUDENT SATISFACTION – A STUDY FOCUSED ON STUDENTS LIVING IN THE NORTH OF ALBANIA AND ATTENDING PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES (CASE: UNIVERSITY OF SHKODRA, UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE, TIRANA
Authors: Boriçi Ardita , Gjergji Evelinda
Published: May 2024

Objective: This study aims to explore the factors influencing student satisfaction among attendees of public universities in the northern region of Albania, against the backdrop of declining student enrollment and significant emigration trends.
 
Theoretical Framework: Student satisfaction is understood as a crucial aspect of educational evaluation, influenced by various factors such as educational experiences, services, and facilities (Chatzoglou et al., 2021). Emphasis is placed on understanding the interplay between demographic variables and their impact on satisfaction levels.
 
Method: Data was collected via questionnaires distributed to students at the University of Shkodra, Tirana, and the University of Medicine in 2023. Factor and reliability analyses were employed to identify significant factors affecting student satisfaction. Multiple regression analysis was conducted, with variables including reputation, cost of study, course quality, employability prospects, and service quality.
 
Results and Discussion: The findings indicate that demographic variables exhibit a notable influence on student satisfaction levels. Moreover, the regression analysis identified several factors—such as reputation, cost of study, and service quality—as significant predictors of student satisfaction.
 
Research Implications: This study contributes to understanding the nuanced dynamics of student satisfaction within the Albanian higher education context. The findings hold implications for university administrators and policymakers in devising strategies to enhance student satisfaction and address the challenges of declining enrollment.
 
Originality/Value: By focusing on the specific context of northern Albanian public universities, this research sheds light on understudied aspects of student satisfaction amidst broader socio-economic challenges. The study's findings underscore the importance of tailored interventions to improve overall student experiences and retention rates.
Analysis of the Effect of Radiotherapy Skin Protective Agents on Skin Reactions in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Radiotherapy
Authors: Chu Junmin , Li Junqing
Published: May 2024

Objective: To analyze the application effect of radiotherapy skin protective agents on skin reactions in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy. Methods: One hundred and twenty nasopharyngeal cancer patients admitted to the hospital from January 2017 to January 2023 were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group of 60 cases each. Both groups received radiotherapy. The control group received traditional intervention methods while the observation group received traditional intervention methods combined with radiation therapy and skin protective agent intervention. The skin reactions, pain, comfort, and quality of life were compared between the two groups. Results: Both groups of patients had skin reactions, but the severity of skin reactions in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). On the last day of radiotherapy, the pain score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, and the comfort score was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). The total quality of life scores of the patients in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: In treating skin reactions in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy, the application of radiotherapy skin protective agents reduced skin damage and pain and increased their quality of life.
Family Planning Uptake by Women of Reproductive Age in Selected Health Facilities in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria
Authors: Ebhaleme Helen Aigbebemen , Etim Bassey Immaculata
Published: May 2024

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Teachers to Learners: Portfolio, please! New Techniques of Portfolio Assessment in ESL Classrooms
Authors: Abdulhadi Abduljawad Samah
Published: May 2024

Portfolio assessment is considered to be one of the more advanced approaches to enhancing the proficiency of English among second language (ESL) students. The research examines how ESL learners' writing processes involved in portfolio creation influence their overall writing performance, specifically focusing on electronic portfolios (EPs) and paper-based portfolios (PPs). The research also identifies the challenges that Saudi ESL learners face when using the writing portfolio. A mixed-method approach was adopted for the research. The quantitative method consists of ESL tests distributed among one hundred and twenty male ESL learners at Yanbu Industrial College in Saudi Arabia to determine the effect of various writing portfolios on students’ writing performance. A qualitative method, which consists of classroom observations, document analysis, and interviews with twelve ESL students and seven ESL teachers from different universities in Saudi Arabia, has also been utilized. The research highlights the fact that although there is no significant difference between paper-based (PPs) portfolios and electronic portfolios (EPs) in developing students' performance in writing, specific pedagogical approaches should be implemented in assessing the writing portfolios, such as the students’ reflections and their peers' assessments, to raise their awareness of language structures. ESL teachers should also adopt a correction method that only highlights common mistakes to help students notice their errors and avoid charging them with negative feelings of excessive corrections. The research’s outcome could raise ESL teachers’ awareness of the best pedagogical methods of evaluating the writing portfolio and provide some strategies to help students develop their writing performance.
The Impact of Recreational Cannabis Markets on Cannabis Use Among Adolescents and Adults: A Synthetic Control Analysis
Authors: Marinello Samantha
Published: May 2024

Objective: To assess the longer-term impacts of recreational cannabis markets on cannabis use among adolescents and adults across five U.S. states. Method: Drawing on state-level data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this study uses a novel method of causal inference called the synthetic control method with staggered treatment adoption to estimate the pooled effect of recreational markets on prevalence and initiation of use in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Nevada. Three separate models were used for those 12-17, 18-25, and 26 and older. Pre-treatment state-level characteristics and trends in cannabis use were used to generate synthetic control weights. Confidence intervals were constructed using a leave-one-out jackknifing method. Results: Synthetic controls and treated states were similar in terms of sociodemographic characteristics, prevalence of other drug use, and trends in cannabis use prior to the implementation of recreational markets. The study results revealed moderate increases in prevalence and initiation of use among adolescents aged 12-17 (11% and 13%, respectively), and large increases in prevalence and initiation of use among young adults aged 18-25 (17% and 33%, respectively) and older adults aged 26 and older (33% and 82%, respectively) 2-4 years after dispensaries became operational. Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest recreational cannabis markets have increased prevalence and initiation of cannabis use among adolescents and adults. These increases may lead to adverse health outcomes depending on factors such as frequency of use and characteristics of users.
Apresentação
Authors: Oliveira Eliane Vitorino de Moura
Published: May 2024

Apresentação
O trabalho com a oralidade na aula de Língua Portuguesa um olhar para o ensino médio à luz da BNCC
Authors: Santos Mary Hellen Batista
Published: May 2024

Há tempos o ensino de Língua Portuguesa vem ganhando um novo olhar buscando contemplar as mudanças que se estabelecem ao longo dos anos. Nesse cenário, os documentos oficiais têm papel fundamental na busca por metodologias que consigam proporcionar aos estudantes o desenvolvimento das suas habilidades. O presente trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar uma análise sobre o ensino de Língua Portuguesa, com enfoque na sua modalidade oral. Para tanto, utilizamos como arcabouço teórico alguns estudos, tais como os realizados por Dolz (2010), Bueno (2005), Marcuschi (2001), Kleiman (1995) e Rojo (1998), entre outros que discorrem sobre o ensino de Língua Portuguesa em diversas modalidades. Nosso trabalho, em sua metodologia, busca analisar a Base Nacional Comum Curricular elencando algumas das competências e habilidades que abordam a oralidade, bem como refletir sobre as práticas de ensino utilizadas e as possibilidades de novas metodologias de ensino. Como resultado, apresentamos a percepção dos avanços que são necessários para a implantação da proposta da base nacional com o fito de desenvolver, no aluno, de modo eficiente, as habilidades referentes às práticas de linguagem no que concerne à modalidade oral da língua.
Palavras-chave: Ensino. Língua Portuguesa. BNCC. Oralidade
Prevalence of Beta Thalassemia Trait Among Anemic Pregnant Patients
Authors: Khan Fauzia , Bibi Najma , Khan Aamir , Khan Atyya Bibi , Anwar Sadia , Umar Saima
Published: May 2024

Background: Anemia is the most common health problem during a woman life span. It has serious threats to pregnant women all over the world. Its prevalence in Pakistan is 75%. Thalassemia trait a common cause of anemia is usually diagnosed in pregnancy after workup of anemia. Objective: To find out the frequency of beta thalassemia trait in pregnant anemic women. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Settings: Gynecology Unit, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar Pakistan. Duration: 6 months from 9th September 2020 to 8th march 2021. Methods: A total of 193 pregnant anemic women of age 17-40 years with a gestational age of 8-28 weeks were included in the study through a non-probability sampling technique. Those with known liver, and kidney diseases and hypothyroidism and those with pregnancy-related bleeding were excluded. Blood samples were sent for peripheral smear and Hb-electrophoresis and all the parameters were noted in the proforma. Results: Means ±SD for age was 28.35 ± 6.713 years, for gestational age was 17.08 ± 4.620 weeks and for Hb level was 7.71 ± 1.425 g/dl. 25.9% of patients were observed in 21-25 years of age. Cousin marriages were recorded in 71.5% of patients. 60.6% of patients were having a family history of thalassemia while the Beta thalassemia trait was recorded in 58.5% of patients. Conclusion: 58.5% prevalence of Beta thalassemia trait in pregnant women was observed. It was more common in age group 21-25 years. Cousin marriages and family history are the major causes of thalassemia.
MICROPOLAR FLUID FLOWS RELATIVE TO A SWARM OF SPHERICAL POROUS SHELLS
Authors: Boodoo Curtis
Published: May 2024

This article investigates the creeping axisymmetric flow of an incompressible micropolar fluid past a swarm of porous shells. Employing the Darcy and a transition Brinkman porous layer, the study presents an analytical model that captures the flow behavior by integrating continuity conditions for velocity, normal and tangential stresses, and microrotations at fluid-porous interface regions.Distinct unit cell techniques, including those proposed by Happel, Kuwabara, Kvashnin, and Mehta and Morse, are analyzed to observe the effects of hydraulic resistivity, porous layer thickness, and porosity on the dimensionless drag for a bounded micropolar fluid system. The results, graphically represented in a series of plots, reveal a complex interplay between these parameters, significantly impacting drag forces and providing insight into the hydrodynamics of a swarm of porous particles, akin to that encountered in oral drug delivery systems.The study identifies a general inverse relationship between hydraulic resistivity and drag and highlights the nuanced effects of porous layer thickness and porosity on fluid resistance, with stark contrasts observed among different unit cell models. These findings underscore the importance of the chosen unit cell technique in predicting and optimizing the flow behavior in micropolar fluid systems.
Análisis de las ventajas y desventajas de las técnicas no convencionales en la construcción de edificaciones frente a un evento sísmico
Authors: Fernandez José
Published: May 2024

El presente es un análisis sobre las ventajas de las tecnologías conocidas como no convencionales, entendiendo como convencionales a las estructuras de hormigón armado o acero. La importancia del análisisde los eventos sísmicos en el Ecuador y cómo afectan las estructuras con tecnologías no convencionales, para finalmente conocer cuál ha sido la postura del mercado en los últimos 10 años.
Convenio TIR como dinamizador de la distribución internacional por carretera
Authors: Molina Andrango Virginia Elizabeth
Published: May 2024

Se estudió la problemática del sector transporte en especial a nivel transfronterizo; así como las implicaciones del Sistema universal TIR para el tránsito y control aduanero para el transporte por carretera y otras modalidades a fin de encontrar mecanismos probados y armonizados que permitan dinamizar la Distribución Internacional por Carretera; así como identificar los factores claves de éxito de la operación logística que aporten a una multimodalidad efectiva.
Se realizó la descripción, interpretación y análisis de información escasa y que se encuentra dispersa, para proponer una solución basada en el Saber Hacer; relacionando los elementos generales y particulares; y, viceversa.
Esto significa reducir las dificultades a las que se enfrentan los transportistas y al mismo tiempo ofrecer a las autoridades aduaneras un sistema internacional de control que sustituya y homologue los procedimientos nacionales tradicionales a fin de garantizar una recaudación eficaz y la fluidez del comercio internacional.
En conclusión, para impulsar la competitividad, el comercio y el desarrollo económico de un país se requiere de una estrategia integral de transporte y distribución internacional; esto se logrará con la aplicación del Convenio TIR que permita hacer del transporte terrestre un sistema eficiente, efectivo y eficaz que aporte a la competitividad de la industria y dinamice la economía resultado de la reducción de tiempos y costos; y, con un servicio de calidad al no haber manipulación intermedia de la mercancía, transbordos y por la utilización de sistemas informáticos integrados y garantías internacionales.
Introduction
Authors: Schwartz Bryan P.
Published: May 2024

Introduction
Flaming Misogyny or Blindly Zealous Enforcement? The Bizarre Case of R v George
Authors: Vandervort Lucinda
Published: May 2024

Flaming Misogyny or Blindly Zealous Enforcement? The Bizarre Case of R v George
The Mens Rea of Sexual Assault: How Jury Instructions are Getting it Wrong
Authors: De Luca Kelly , Alexander Paul M.
Published: May 2024

The Mens Rea of Sexual Assault: How Jury Instructions are Getting it Wrong
The Judicial Notwithstanding Clause: Suspended Declarations of Invalidity
Authors: Bird Brian
Published: May 2024

The Judicial Notwithstanding Clause: Suspended Declarations of Invalidity
Introduction from the Manitoba Law Journal – The Life and Works of Chief Justice Hugh Amos Robson
Authors: Schwartz Bryan
Published: May 2024

An Introduction from the Manitoba Law Journal – The Life and Works of Chief Justice Hugh Amos Robson
Strike or Revolution? H.A. Robson’s Inquiry and the Winnipeg General Strike
Authors: Mitchell Tom
Published: May 2024

Strike or Revolution? H.A. Robson’s Inquiry and the Winnipeg General Strike
Chapter 6
Authors: Law Journal Manitoba
Published: May 2024

Chapter 6
Chapter 19
Authors: Law Journal Manitoba
Published: May 2024

Chapter 19
Forensic Mental Health Assessments: Optimizing Input to the Courts
Authors: Casiano Hygiea , Demetrioff Sabrina
Published: May 2024

Forensic Mental Health Assessments: Optimizing Input to the Courts
Judicial Constructions of Responsibility in Revenge Porn: Judicial Discourse in Non-Consensual Intimate Image Distribution Cases – A Feminist Analysis
Authors: Dueck-Read Alicia
Published: May 2024

Judicial Constructions of Responsibility in Revenge Porn: Judicial Discourse in Non-Consensual Intimate Image Distribution Cases – A Feminist Analysis
Harm in the Digital Age: Critiquing the Construction of Victims, Harm, and Evidence in Proactive Child Luring Investigations
Authors: Menzie Lauren , Hepburn Taryn
Published: May 2024

Harm in the Digital Age: Critiquing the Construction of Victims, Harm, and Evidence in Proactive Child Luring Investigations
Nuancing Feminist Perspectives on the Voluntary Intoxication Defence
Authors: Ashley Florence
Published: May 2024

Nuancing Feminist Perspectives on the Voluntary Intoxication Defence
The Privacy Paradox: Marakah, Mills ,and the Diminished Protections of Section 8
Authors: Biddulph Michelle
Published: May 2024

The Privacy Paradox: Marakah, Mills ,and the Diminished Protections of Section 8
Chapter 7 – Curing Complexity: Moving Forward from the Toronto 18 on Intelligence-to-Evidence
Authors: Pelletier Jay , Forcese Craig
Published: May 2024

This chapter addresses one aspect of Canada’s “intelligence to evidence” (I2E) problem that both featured in the Toronto 18 prosecutions and has since occupied courts (and presumably agencies): criminal trial challenges to warrants supported by intelligence and used to collect information employed either to seed a subsequent RCMP investigation (or wiretap warrant) or as evidence of guilt in a subsequent prosecution. These matters implicate so-called Garofoli applications. The awkward interface between these Garofoli applications and I2E may constitute the single most perplexing (and possibly resolvable) I2E issue. Specifically, this chapter asks whether Garofoli applications heard ex parte (that is, with only the government party before the court) and in camera (that is, in a closed court) would be constitutionally viable under section 7 of the Charter. We conclude that closed material Garofoli applications with built-in procedural protections — namely statutorily-mandated special advocates — would meet constitutional standards.
Chapter 8 – Improving the Intelligence to Evidence (I2E) Model in Canada
Authors: Murray Dave , Huzulak Derek
Published: May 2024

This chapter examines some of the key issues and challenges of the intelligence to evidence (I2E) process, mainly regarding the exchange of information between the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). For historical perspective, the authors cite findings from the 1981 McDonald Commission Report, concluding that subsequent events proved McDonald over-optimistic in terms of the expected level of cooperation and sharing of information between the new CSIS and the RCMP. The intervening years between the creation of CSIS in 1984 and the Toronto 18 case saw marginal progress towards improving inter-agency cooperation. Landmark judicial rulings, such as R v. Stinchcombe, only served to dampen any incentive to freely share information between the agencies and build an effective I2E operational model. The authors argue that the current I2E model, known as One Vision 2.0, developed in the years following the Toronto 18 case, while representing a notable improvement in the process, nevertheless falls short of achieving a robust framework. More recent improvements stemming from the joint CSIS/RCMP initiative “Midnight Horizon” are helpful but unlikely to move the needle substantially closer to the ideal. Pre-empting terrorist/hate-related attacks requires a more aggressive response than at present, one focused more on eliminating the threat through arrest and prosecution rather than lesser measures aimed at “threat reduction” or “threat containment.” To that end, this chapter offers some recommendations. The authors conclude that while CSIS and the RCMP have accomplished much towards improving the I2E process, there are clear limits to what they can achieve on their own in the absence of broader government action. Parliament can and must do more to champion needed legislative and policy changes to provide intelligence and law enforcement officials with the additional tools and resources they need to achieve a maximum level of security against terrorist and hate-inspired attacks.
Feeling Inadequate: Reframing the Mindsets of Legal Education to Promote Mental Health
Authors: Béchard-Torres Edward
Published: May 2024

Law students suffer from staggeringly high rates of anxiety and depression. Although several causes have long been surmised, scholars have recently focused on the role that mindset plays in shaping mental health outcomes. In particular, some suggest that certain features of the “law school experience” steer students towards a sense of inadequacy and even hopelessness.
This article identifies two trends that can lead students towards these harmful internal narratives. First, law faculties are saturated with accounts of how difficult legal education is and just how much raw talent it takes to succeed. Second, members of the learning community often fail to contextualize the difficulties that law students face. As a result, many students come to believe that their encounters with difficulty and complexity reveal a lack of innate ability. This undermines their wellness, motivation, and perseverance.
Bridging the gap between psychology and legal education, this article argues that members of our learning communities can proactively steer students towards healthier interpretations of their experience, drawing them away from feelings of inadequacy. Drawing on the concepts of “attributional retraining” and “story editing,” law teachers can shift students’ internal narratives about learning in ways that can improve wellness and foster resilience. More fundamentally, this paper invites mental-health interventions that recognize the relationship between law students’ high rates of distress and the workings of law faculties’ learning environments.
Triaging and Mediating to Meet the Needs of Families Under The Family Dispute Resolution (Pilot Project) Act of Manitoba
Authors: Goldberg Stefanie
Published: May 2024

The Family Dispute Resolution (Pilot Project) Act of Manitoba (“FDRA”) creates a three-year pilot project which will mandate the resolution of certain family disputes outside of the courts. Under the FDRA, “resolution officers” will be responsible for triaging families into these alternative resources. Currently, without supplementary regulations, the FDRA provides insufficient guidance to resolution officers to enable them to conduct this triaging role effectively. This is problematic as triaging is the first major step in the FDRA process and will set the course for the parties’ entire dispute resolution experience under the new scheme.
Given the importance of this step, and the likelihood that mediation will be one of the primary processes used to resolve disputes under the FDRA, I have attempted to create enhanced guidelines to help resolution officers match parties to the optimal type of mediation to fit their particular needs. These guidelines, which can hopefully help to inform the future drafting of regulations to the FDRA, were informed by both the mediation literature and the results of qualitative interviews which I conducted with some of Manitoba’s most knowledgeable family mediators.
Ultimately, I outline several factors which can impact the resolution of family disputes through mediation, and which must therefore inform the triaging decisions of resolution officers. I also argue that resolution officers should be required to receive specific professional mediation designations, and that to facilitate the most successful implementation of the FDRA, the government should not only take the insights from my research into consideration but should also commit to further consultations with our province’s family mediators and other ADR professionals.
The Constitutionality of Excluding Duress as a Defence to Murder
Authors: Fehr Colton
Published: May 2024

The Supreme Court’s decision in R v Ruzic constitutionalized moral involuntariness as a principle of fundamental justice under s. 7 of the Charter. Although the Court used this principle to strike down the imminence and presence requirements in the statutory duress defence, it left open the possibility that the lengthy list of excluded offences might also violate the moral involuntariness principle. The author maintains that various doctrinal and philosophical reasons support interpreting the moral involuntariness principle in a manner that allows duress to be pleaded for the offence of murder. Although it is possible that exclusion of murder could be justified under s. 1 of the Charter, such a finding would inevitably result in a separate challenge to the mandatory minimum punishment provisions for violating the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment found in s. 12 of the Charter.
Constitutionalizing Gladue Rights: Critical Perspectives and Prospective Paths Forward
Authors: Rath-Wilson Hardie
Published: May 2024

While remedial sentencing practices for Indigenous accused in Canada have often been described in rights-based terms, Canadian jurisprudence has been reluctant to characterize s. 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code as an actual “right.” At the same time, front-line judges who are witnesses to — and complicit in — the systemic overincarceration of Indigenous people have created something more out of Gladue than a Criminal Code sentencing guideline. Indeed, they have followed our apex Court’s direction that “application of the Gladue principles is required in every case involving an Aboriginal offender.” Following a few recent expansions of Gladue into yet more spheres of the administration of colonial justice, this paper investigates whether there is utility in reconceiving Gladue as a Charter right. While the substantive and theoretical criticisms of the legal policy mechanism of Gladue are valid, binding judicial and administrative decision-makers with a Charter responsibility to consider the particular circumstances of Indigenous realities when liberty interests of an accused are at stake can serve to strengthen the check on colonial maladministration of justice.
Detained on Sight: The Socioeconomic Aspect of Social Context in R v Le
Authors: Waring Lewis
Published: May 2024

Reasonable-person psychological detention is an area of criminal law that has been subject to a number of jurisprudential innovations in the 21st century. This work responds to a current gap in the literature regarding the importance of socioeconomic factors to the crystallization of detention in accordance with s. 9 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The thesis of this paper is that socioeconomic factors are foundational to understanding the social context in which police interactions sometimes crystallize into detention. The socioeconomic aspect of social context reveals the way police interact with individuals in a certain space. Racial aspects of social context are postulated to be tied to socioeconomic aspects insofar as the racialization of individuals tends to occur in certain spaces – namely, high-crime, low-income neighbourhoods.
The methodology of this work includes an analysis of trends in detention case law beginning with the 2009 decision of R v Grant and ending with the 2020 decisions of R v Thompson and R c Dorfeuille. Secondly, this work investigates the Honourable Michael H. Tulloch’s Report of the Independent Street Checks Review. Thirdly, this work investigates a series of studies conducted by Yunliang Meng, a geography scholar who analyzed the Toronto Police Service’s racialization of individuals as a function of space. In conclusion, this paper recommends modifications to police practices that require officers to make explicit statements at the outset of interactions with individuals which determine whether or not the individual is detained.
11(e) Shattered: The Historic and Continued Breaching of Indigenous Persons Right to Reasonable and Timely Bail
Authors: Gallop Sean
Published: May 2024

. 11(e) of the Charter states that “any person charged with an offence has the right not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause.” Canada's bail provisions and bail system have historically created barriers to Indigenous peoples accessing reasonable bail in Canada. Recent changes in the bail provisions have attempted to address some of these issues. However, recent jurisprudence has demonstrated that the access to justice issue regarding reasonable bail in Manitoba for Indigenous persons is deep-rooted and multifaceted. This paper will look at the historical access to justice issues regarding reasonable bail for Indigenous peoples, the current attempts to address this issue, and the challenges that still need to be addressed.
Canadian Constitutional Reform in Comparative Perspective: Some Reflections Occasioned by Richard Albert’s Global Work on Constitutional Amendments
Authors: Newman Warren
Published: May 2024

Canadian Constitutional Reform in Comparative Perspective: Some Reflections Occasioned by Richard Albert’s Global Work on Constitutional Amendments
The Unconstitutionality of Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments
Authors: MacFarlane Emmet
Published: May 2024

The Unconstitutionality of Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendments
In Memoriam – Marcel André Desautels
Authors: MacPherson Darcy
Published: May 2024

The passing of Marcel A. Desautels, on January 31, 2023, at the age of 88, is a loss most acutely felt by his family, but it is a loss for others, too. Many of us at Robson Hall, the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, are among this large group. Dr. Desautels was an alumnus of the Faculty twice over, and a generous benefactor to his alma mater.
Desautels Review of Private Enterprise & Law: Introduction
Authors: Torrie Virginia , Jonsson Connor , Schmidt Ty
Published: May 2024

Desautels Review of Private Enterprise & Law: Introduction
Erasure and Erosion: Exploring Federal Government Efforts to Complicate Socio-Legal and Environmental Obligations Owed to Indigenous People
Authors: Singh Shawn , Gacek James
Published: May 2024

Erasure and Erosion: Exploring Federal Government Efforts to Complicate Socio-Legal and Environmental Obligations Owed to Indigenous People
The Application of Gladue Principles During NCRMD and Fitness Disposition Hearings
Authors: Michel Michael
Published: May 2024

The Application of Gladue Principles During NCRMD and Fitness Disposition Hearings
Part A Setting the Stage: Recognizing the Importance of the Open Court Principle and Access to Justice in Manitoba During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Singh Shawn , Trask Brandon
Published: May 2024

Part A Setting the Stage: Recognizing the Importance of the Open Court Principle and Access to Justice in Manitoba During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Harm Reduction in Federal Prisons in Canada
Authors: Protheroe Liam
Published: May 2024

Harm Reduction in Federal Prisons in Canada
Purchasing Privacy and R v Picard: Dwelling Places on Public Property
Authors: Lett Andrea
Published: May 2024

Purchasing Privacy and R v Picard: Dwelling Places on Public Property
Who Watches the Watchers: Oversight of State Surveillance
Authors: Packulak Mark
Published: May 2024

Who Watches the Watchers: Oversight of State Surveillance
Literasi Digital Umkm Sebagai Strategi Bertahan Dalam Industri Fashion Clothing Di Kota Bandung
Authors: Moch Rais Maulana  , Ade Yunita Mafruhat
Published: May 2024

Digital literacy is basically the practice of communication, building relationships, thinking, and other activities related to digital media. Digital literacy is not only the technical ability to operate computers as digital equipment, but also the ability to adapt to activities mediated by digital technology, including in the fashion clothing industry. Based on the identification of problems, this research aims to explain the influence of the internet on the development of MSMEs and determine the weaknesses and strengths in the defense of MSMEs against the internet in Bandung City. The research method that will be used in this research is to use a descriptive analysis method with a quantitative approach. In this study the authors used the SWOT analysis analysis method which is used to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of an organization and recognize potential opportunities and threats. Based on the identification of internal and external factors, the strategy that can be carried out in developing the fashion clothing industry in Bandung City is the W-O (weakness-Opportunity) strategy, which is a strategy that utilizes opportunities, namely increasing learning about the digital world and making new innovations to the products produced so that they become differentiators from one clothing to another.
Assessment of Redox Patterns at the Transcriptional and Systemic Levels in Newly Diagnosed Acute Leukemia
Authors: Ana Carolina Agüero Aguilera , María Eugenia Mónaco , Sandra Lazarte , Emilse Ledesma Achem , Natalia Sofía Álvarez Asensio , Magdalena María Terán , Blanca Alicia Issé , Marcela Medina , Cecilia Haro
Published: May 2024

Background: Acute leukemia is the result of clonal transformation and proliferation of a hematopoietic progenitor giving rise to poorly differentiated neoplastic cells. Reactive oxygen species play a role in maintaining the quiescence, self-renewal, and long-term survival of hematopoietic stem cells, but it is unclear how they would affect disease onset and progression. The aim is to evaluate, at the transcriptional and systemic level, the oxidative-inflammatory status in newly diagnosis acute leukemia patients. Methods: Seventy acute leukemia patients [26 acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), 13 Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL), and 31 Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)] and forty-one healthy controls were analyzed. Malondialdehyde and catalase activity were evaluated. Gene expression of NRF2, SOD, PRDX2, CAT, IL-6, and TNF-α was analyzed by real-time PCR. Results: Malondialdehyde concentration was similar in all groups studied. Catalase activity was significantly higher in AML and APL patients compared to controls, while ALL showed similar activity to the healthy group. NRF2, CAT, and PRDX2 expression levels were similar between groups, SOD expression was downregulated in all acute leukemia patients. TNF-α expression was lower in AML groups than in healthy individuals, and IL-6 mRNA expression was downregulated in ALL and APL. Conclusion: This is the first report that correlates transcriptional and systemic parameters associated with the oxidative inflammatory status in newly diagnosed acute leukemia. Some of the parameters evaluated could be used as biomarkers in the selection of an effective therapeutic strategy and will open new directions for the follow-up and evolution of this disease.
Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using green tea leaf extract and their structural and optical analysis
Authors: Senthamizh Selvi S  , V Ilangovan  , Roopakala Kottayi
Published: May 2024

In the present study, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were synthesized by biosynthesis method using Green tea leaf extract. Biosynthesis is an easy, economical, and environmentally friendly method to prepare NPs. The synthesized NPs were characterized by using an X-ray diffraction spectrum (XRD), UV-Vis spectra, Tauc plot and Dynamic light scattering spectrum analysis. The XRD results of biosynthesized Ag NPs show that the particles are crystalline and face-cantered cubical in shape, with an average size of 14 nm. UV-visible spectra studies and Tauc plot analysis confirm the excellent optical properties of the Ag NPs. Due to these outstanding qualities, we anticipated that the use of green-produced Ag NPs would result in an exponential increase in various applications. Ag NPs exhibit cytotoxicity and anticancer characteristics, antibacterial, antioxidant, and antifungal activity.
Peran Ayah dalam Mendidik Keluarga Perspektif Al-Qur'an Surat At-Tahrim Ayat: 6
Authors: Sudarto Sudarto , Muti Fatkhatun , Samsudin Samsudin
Published: May 2024

Penelitian ini berdasarkan fenomena bahwa masih banyak ayah yang belum mampu menjalankan tugas dan tanggung jawabnya dengan baik. Bahkan banyak keluarga yang mengalami kegagalan, sehingga mempengaruhi pendidikan keluarga. Sedangkan dari keluargalah anak pertama kali mendapatkan pendidikan. Oleh karena itu, Allah memerintahkan kepada orang yang beriman untuk menjaga diri dan keluarga dari hal-hal yang dapat memasukkan ke dalam api neraka. Penelitian ini dibahas menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan jenis Penelitian Kepustakaan (Library Research) sebagai prosedur yang menghasilkan data deskriptif yang berupa kata-kata tertulis. Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Al-Qur'an, Tafsir Al-Misbah, Tafsir Ibnu Katsir, Tafsir Al-Azhar, dan Tafsir Ath-Thabari, dan juga data sekunder yakni buku-buku yang berhubungan dengan pendidikan keluarga. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan metode tafsir al-tahlili yakni dengan memaparkan segala aspek yang terkandung didalam ayat yang ditafsirkan, serta menerangkan makna-makna yang tercakup didalamnya sesuai dengan keahlian dan kecenderungan mufasir yang menafsirkan ayat-ayat tersebut. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ayah berperan penting dalam menjaga serta mendidik keluarganya agar menjadi keluarga yang shalih sehingga terhindar dari panasnya siksa api neraka, seperti halnya perintah Allah yang terkandung dalam surah at-Tahrim ayat 6 yaitu untuk melindungi keluarga dari siksa api neraka.
Strategies of Islamic Schools in Preparing for Accreditation A (Case Study of Muhammadiyah 05 Elementary School in Semarang)
Authors: Alfiyaturohmaniyyah Shicha , Warsiyah Warsiyah , Muflihin Ahmad
Published: May 2024

Regulation of the Minister of National Education No. 63/2009 highlights the policy of improving the quality of education through the accreditation process in schools. BAN-S/M accreditation data in 2018 indicated that out of 51,979 Schools/Madrasahs accredited A as much as 20.51% and accredited B as much as 55.31%, showing the dominance of B accreditation and indicating that the achievement of education quality in Indonesia is still not optimal. This study aims to describe the strategies of Islamic Schools, particularly SD Muhammadiyah 05, in preparing for A Accreditation. Qualitative research using a case study approach involved observation, interviews, and documentation. Data triangulation with data analysis techniques, such as data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing, were used to ensure data validity. The research object involved the environment of SD Muhammadiyah 05 with respondents from various parties, including the principal, staff, teachers, and students. The results showed that the strategies implemented by the school have progressed, as evidenced by the achievement of a score of 91 or A Accreditation. The strategies such as conducting socialization to stakeholders, analyzing the requirements of A accreditation, forming an accreditation team, school self-evaluation (EDS), training and development of human resources, improving facilities and infrastructure and commitment to improvement are continuously pursued to ensure compliance with accreditation standards and improve the overall quality of education.
Aktualisasi Sufisme dan Masa Depan Pendidikan Islam Modern Era Society 5.0
Authors: Adibah Ida Zahara , Chasanah Uswatun
Published: May 2024

Education always develops following the dynamics of people's lives, Islamic education is faced with big challenges after the industrial revolution 4.0 era, then "is surprised by the emergence of the era of society 5.0 where at this time there appears a "learning society" and a society with knowledge (knowledge). society). This qualitative study aims to find out how to actualize Sufism and the future of modern Islamic education in the era of society 5.0. The world of education takes a large part of the teachings of Islamic Sufism because Sufism teaches respect for fellow creatures of God without discriminating against a background, leading people to be tolerant and upholding peace. With data collection methods, namely observation, and interviews. The results of the research information that Islamic education will form Insan Kamil, which has a close relationship with the essence of modern Sufism, namely with the creation of life, and simplicity (zuhud) from within a modern Sufism, which is based on the principle of monotheism, so that it can realize an attitude of piety, which later will maintain good relations with God, fellow humans, the universe or the surrounding environment. From the results of the research that has been submitted, it is hoped that in modern conditions and the era of society 5.0, the practice of Sufi is very necessary, but the meaning is not as narrow as what has been understood, meaning Sufi does not mean isolating oneself from communication in the mass media. People with different beliefs, different languages, cultures, and ethnicities, are still human beings who must be respected, appreciated, and accepted for their existence.
Monilajinen poronlaidun ja suurpetojen ravintohoukuttelu
Authors: Vinkka Birgitta , Valkonen Jarno , Jokinen Mikko , Hiedanpää Juha , Kojola Ilpo
Published: May 2024

Artikkelissa tarkastelemme suurpetojen ravintohoukutteluun perustuvan kaupallisen kuvaus- ja katselutoiminnan vaikutuksia poronhoitoon eteläisissä paliskunnissa. Poroelinkeino on korostanut kahden luontoperusteisen elinkeinon samanaikaisuuden ja -paikkaisuuden ongelmia ja haasteita. Tilanteen tarkastelua varten kehitämme yhteiskuntatieteellisen ja posthumanistisen ympäristötutkimuksen teoreettisiin keskusteluihin nojaten uutta monilajinen poronlaidun -käsitettä. Käsite toimii artikkelissamme työkaluna poronhoitoalueen luontokulttuurisen dynamiikan rakentumisen ja sen muutoksen tarkastelussa poronhoitoon kytkeytyvien käytäntöjen näkökulmasta.
Tutkimuksen keskeinen tulos on, että ravintohoukuttelun myötä petojen ja porojen muuttunut käyttäytyminen monilajisella poronlaitumella tuottaa monia haasteita poronhoidolle. Elinkeinon mahdollisuudet reagoida tilanteeseen rakentuvat osana itse alueeseen sekä sen luontoperustaisiin elinkeinoihin kohdistuvaa hallinnollista ja taloudellista sääntelyä, kulttuurisia ja sosiaalisia järjestyksiä sekä poronhoidon käytäntöjen kautta muodostuneita ympäristösuhteita. Kaupallisen karhukuvauksen hallintaan ja yhteiskunnallisiin velvoitteisiin kaivataan selkeyttä. Tutkimus perustuu Kuusamossa, Suomussalmella ja Taivalkoskella asuvien poronhoitajien kanssa kesällä ja syksyllä 2021 tehtyihin haastatteluihin.
SOSYAL MEDYA KULLANIMI VE DİJİTAL OKURYAZARLIK: 6 ŞUBAT DEPREMLERİ KONULU TWITTER PAYLAŞIMLARI ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: Koçyiğit Nezahat , Kocaoğlu Mustafa , Yıldız Esra
Published: May 2024

Dijital çağın getirdiği yenidünya düzeninde web sayfalarında yer alan içerikleri etkili bir şekilde bulma, bilginin doğrulunu araştırma, aldatmacalara maruz kalmama yeteneği dijital okuryazarlık olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Kendini gerçekleştirmenin bir yolu olarak tüm aktivitelerini sosyal medyaya yükleyen bireylerin yaşamlarında sosyal medyanın olumlu ve olumsuz etkileri vardır. Bu etkiler büyük ölçüde kullanıcıların bilişsel yeteneklerinden olan dijital okuryazarlığına bağlıdır. Çalışmada bireylerin sosyal medya kullanımında dijital okuryazarlık becerilerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. 6 Şubat 2023’te merkez üssü Kahramanmaraş olan, 10 ili birden etkileyen büyük deprem felaketinde sosyal medya kullanımı dijital okuryazarlık açısından incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini bir sosyal medya platformu olan Twitter'da kayıtlı hesaplardan çekilen veriler oluşturmaktadır. 08.02.2023-15.02.2023 tarih aralığında yazarların resmi hesapları üzerinden #deprem ve #afet etiketi ile erişilen 5000 tweet üzerinden aktarılan bilgiler Maxqda 2022 programında analiz edilerek değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgulara göre; dijital okuryazarlığın boyutları kapsamında bireylerin video makaraları (reels videoları) oluşturma, farklı sosyal medya hesapları (instagram, vb.) ile senkronize tweet atma ve sahte sitelere dikkat çekme gibi faaliyetleri alt kodlar olarak ele alınabilir.
How Peace was achieved in Byzantium and Medieval Europe
Authors: Drăghici-Vasilescu Elena Ene
Published: May 2024

War is no pastime; it is no mere joy in daring and winning, no place for irresponsible enthusiasts. It is a serious means to a serious end.” Aristophanes (446–386 BC), Thucydides (460–c. 400 BC), and Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466–1536) were concerned with the importance of maintaining peace among peoples and wrote about this concept. The latter author even speaks about the ‘Arts of Peace’ in his third book dedicated to the education of a prince. But recent literature, especially that within the field of Byzantine and European Medieval culture, does not contain substantial works dedicated to the notion of peace. My main research question is why this is the case since this notion connects many others and should be central to academic research. Within the paper I elaborate on several types of peace agreements: those confirming a ‘complete’ victory of one of the opponent parties involved in a war, those reached mainly by exchange of territories, those having the exchange of prisoners as central, and those referring to the payment of tribute for various purposes.
Origin, Settlement, and Beliefs of the Bisukha and Bidakho of the Luhya Community-Kenya
Authors: Lusambili Muchanga Kizito , Handa Sabatia Kizito , Kemei Nairutia Josephat
Published: May 2024

This study interrogated the origin, settlement and the beliefs of the Bisukha and Bidakho sub-ethnic groups in the larger Luhya ethnic group. The paper has unravelled the etymologies of the Luhya, Isukha and Idakho terms. Furthermore, it has established the origins, migrations and settlements of the Bisukha and Bidakho, the differences and simulations that exist between them. The paper has also delved into the social-cultural economic and political institutions with their related beliefs, taboos and practices. The reviewed literature established a number of lacunae which this study has endeavoured to fill. The historical and ethnographic research designs were employed by the study. Oral interviews were used to collect the data, which was analysed within the environmental deterministic theoretical approach. The major finding is that; the various social, economic, cultural and political practices were done with the wisdom of maintaining the ecological set up for sustainability. That is, the pre-colonial Bisukha and Bidakho kept their ecological balance of give and take strategies that did not constrain the ecosystem. Acronyms: AMAA - African Mutual Assistance Association, FGDs - Focused Group Discussions, NKCA - North Kavirondo Central Association, UNEP- United Nations Environmental Programme
Zur Bedingung der Möglichkeit von Erfahrung. Eine modallogische Analyse
Authors: Glüsing Leon
Published: May 2024

In Kantian philosophy, the term “condition of possibility” is central, but carries the following ambiguity. According to one reading, “condition of possibility” merely means “necessary condition”. However, it is demonstrated that a deeper interpretation of the term “possibility” proves to be more fruitful. This reading allows us to reconstruct an important background assumption of Kant: Every condition of the possibility of experience holds necessarily, provided that experience is possible. Or more generally: All conditions of the possibility hold necessarily as long as the conditioned is actually possible.

This conclusion is understood through the axiomatic system S5. Therefore I argue by referencing the schematism chapter that Kant’s notion of modal terms can be formalized through S5.