bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Önmegvalósítás, nosztalgia és család-munka egyensúly : A vállalkozásalapítás motivációinak vizsgálata a kreatív vidéki vállalkozónők körében
Authors: Csurgó Bernadett
Published: April 2021

A tanulmány a magyar vidéki társadalomban új csoportként megjelenő, ún. kreatív női vállalkozókat elemzi vidékszociológiai megközelítésben. A tanulmány egy kvalitatív szociológiai vizsgálatra épül, amelyben 48 félig strukturált interjú készült olyan kreatív vidéki vállalkozónőkkel, akik kreatív és újító termékeikkel, valamint szolgáltatásaikkal az elmúlt évtizedekben jelentek meg a világhálón, a vidéki fesztiválokon, illetve a helyi gazdaságban, új tevékenységi típust és új életformát teremtve a vidéki Magyarországon. Az elemzés középpontjában a vállalkozásalapítás motivációja áll. Az empirikusan megalapozott típusalkotás módszerével a tanulmány a kreatív vidéki vállalkozónők három típusát: az anyavállalkozókat, a karrierváltókat és a nosztalgiavállalkozókat azonosítja.
Evaluation of denitrification from three biogeochemical models using laboratory measurements of N2, N2O and CO2
Authors: Grosz Balázs , Well Reinhard , Dechow Rene , Köster Jan Reent , Khalil M. Ibrahim , Merl Simone , Rode Andreas , Ziehmer Bianca , Matson Amanda , He Hongxing
Published: April 2021

Abstract. Biogeochemical models are useful for the prediction of nitrogen (N) cycling processes, but accurate description of the denitrification and decomposition sub-modules is critical. Current models were developed before suitable soil N2 flux data were available; new measurement techniques have enabled the collection of improved N2 data. We use measured data from two laboratory incubations to test the denitrification sub-modules of existing biogeochemical models. Two arable soils – a silt-loam and a sand – were incubated for 34 and 58 days, respectively. Fluxes of N2, N2O and CO2 were quantified using gas chromatography and isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS). For the loamy soil, seven moisture and three NO3− contents were included, with temperature changing during the incubation. The sandy soil was incubated with and without incorporation of litter (ryegrass), with temperature, water content and NO3− content changing during the incubation. Three common biogeochemical models (Coup, DNDC and DeNi) were tested using the data. No systematic calibration of the model parameters was conducted since our intention was to evaluate the general model structure or “default” model runs. As compared with measured fluxes, the average N2+N2O fluxes of the default runs for loamy soil were approximately 3 times higher for Deni, 105 times smaller for DNDC and 22 times smaller for Coup. For the sandy soils, default runs were 3 times higher for DeNi, 7 times smaller for DNDC and 12 times smaller for Coup. While measured fluxes were overestimated by DeNi and underestimated by DNDC and Coup, the temporal patterns of the measured and the modeled emissions were similar for the different treatments. None of the models was able to determine litter-induced decomposition correctly. The reason for the differences between the measured and modeled values can be traced back to model structure uncertainty and/or parameter uncertainty. Given the aim of our work – to assess existing model processes for further development and/or to identify missing processes within the models – these results provide valuable insights into avenues for future research. We conclude that the predicting power of the models could be improved through future experiments that collect data on denitrification activity with a concurrent focus on control parameter determination.
Operational and experimental snow observation systems in the upper Rofental: data from 2017–2020
Authors: Warscher Michael , Marke Thomas , Strasser Ulrich
Published: April 2021

Abstract. According to the living data process in ESSD, this publication presents extensions of a comprehensive hydrometeorological and glaciological data set for several research sites in the Rofental (1891–3772 m a.s.l., Ötztal Alps, Austria). Whereas the original dataset has been published in a first original version in 2018 (https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-151-2018), the new time series presented here originate from meteorological and snow-hydrological recordings that have been collected from 2017 to 2020. Some data sets represent continuations of time series at existing locations, others come from new installations complementing the scientific monitoring infrastructure in the research catchment. Main extensions are a fully equipped automatic weather and snow monitoring station, as well as extensive additional installations to enable continuous observation of snow cover properties. Installed at three high Alpine locations in the catchment, these include automatic measurements of snow depth, snow water equivalent, volumetric solid and liquid water content, snow density, layered snow temperature profiles, and snow surface temperature. One station is extended by a particular arrangement of two snow depth and water equivalent recording devices to observe and quantify wind-driven snow redistribution. They are installed at nearby wind-exposed and sheltered locations and are complemented by an acoustic-based snow drift sensor. The data sets represent a unique time series of high-altitude mountain snow and meteorology observations. We present three years of data for temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed, and radiation fluxes from three meteorological stations. The continuous snow measurements are explored by combined analyses of meteorological and snow data to show typical seasonal snow cover characteristics. The potential of the snow drift observations are demonstrated with examples of measured wind speeds, snow drift rates and redistributed snow amounts in December 2019 when a tragic avalanche accident occurred in the vicinity of the station. All new data sets are provided to the scientific community according to the Creative Commons Attribution License by means of the PANGAEA repository (https://www.pangaea.de/?q=%40ref104365).
Monitoring and analysis of Woda landslide stability (China) combined with InSAR, GNSS and meteorological data
Authors: Li Bingquan , Jiang Wenliang , Li Yongsheng , Luo Yi , Qian Haitao , Wang Yanchao , Jiao Qisong , Zhang Qingyun , Zhou Zihan , Zhang Jingfa
Published: April 2021

Abstract. Detecting the slow motions of high and distant landslides in remote mountain areas has always been a problem. This paper takes the Woda landslide along the Jinsha River as an example to monitor landslide movement. Although some parts of the landslide body have been found to have moved in recent years, the timing and magnitude of motion have not been systematically monitored or interpreted. Here, we apply the SBAS time series strategy using 65-scene Sentinel-1A/B satellite InSAR images and study the spatial distribution and temporal behaviour of landslide movements between July 4, 2018, and August 29, 2020. Our research results show that the cumulative deformation on the left side of the landslide body with concentrated deformation was approximately 200 mm during the 2-year observation period. By calculating the relationship between the InSAR time series and the precipitation around the landslide, it is found that the landslide deformation is closely related to rainfall. GNSS technology is also deployed on the landslide mass and effectively complements InSAR technology. Simultaneously, based on the results of field surveys and hydrological data analysing the landslide's spatial deformation characteristics and deformation factors, the landslide deformation can also be inferred to be related to precipitation. The method used in this paper can be used for early recognition and early warning of high and remote landslides.
Serious Deficiencies in the Drafting of Article 71 of the CISG on Suspension Due to Prospective Impairment of Contract Expectations
Authors: Lawrence William
Published: April 2021

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F-1 Student Visas and the Student Debt Crisis
Authors: Ashoff Sean
Published: April 2021

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Front Matter
Authors: Zottola Alyssa
Published: April 2021

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Model Rantai Pasok Hasil Tangkapan di Kota Makassar (Studi Kasus TPI Paotere)
Authors: A. Ghaffar Mukhlisa , Erna Erna , Bachrum St. Muslimah
Published: April 2021

Rantai pasok hasil tangkapan berperan dalam menyampaikan produk dari titik asal hingga titik akhir tempat produk digunakan atau dikonsumsi, sedangkan komoditas ikan bersifat perishable food.  Semakin panjang rantai pasok hasil tangkapan, maka semakin menurun kualitas ikan yang diterima konsumen akhir.  Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis model supply chain hasil tangkapan di Tempat Pelelangan Ikan (TPI) Paotere dan pihak-pihak yang terlibat dalam model rantai pasok tersebut.  Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan data primer dari wawancara dan observasi lapangan.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pihak-pihak yang terlibat dalam model rantai pasok hasil tangkapan di TPI Paotere yaitu nelayan penangkap, koperasi/nelayan pemasaran, pengusaha perikanan (pengusaha besar dan pengecer), dan konsumen akhir.  Dalam penyaluran hasil tangkapan, nelayan penangkap tidak berhubungan langsung dengan konsumen akhir.  Seluruh hasil tangkapan dijual ke koperasi untuk selanjutnya didistribusikan ke pengusaha perikanan dan pengecer.  Nilai jual ditentukan oleh nelayan pemasaran.  Rantai pasok berakhir pada konsumen yang membeli ikan dari pengecer.    Dengan model demikian, nelayan tidak menanggung kerugian, namun tidak memiliki kemampuan untuk memilih pihak pembeli.  Di pihak konsumen, nilai jual yang diberikan akan lebih tinggi karena telah melalui beberapa tahapan distribusi dengan tingkat kualitas ikan yang relative telah menurun.
“¿Es la respuesta agustiniana al problema del mal una teodicea al estilo leibniciano?”.
Authors: Álvarez-Álvarez Juan J.
Published: April 2021

El problema del mal ha atormentado al ser humano desde tiempo inmemorial. De ahí que las reflexiones acerca de dicha cuestión y su compatibilidad o no con la existencia de un Dios todopoderoso, omnisciente y bueno no hayan dejado nunca de acompañarlo, especialmente en el mundo judeocristiano. San Agustín y Santo Tomás, entre otros, contribuyeron a forjar una respuesta filosófico-teológica a la cuestión, que se mantuvo durante mucho tiempo como una luz que, si bien no la esclarecía por entero, se creía al menos que la iluminaba suficientemente. Sin embargo, después de Kant, muchos han rechazado radicalmente la posibilidad de la teodicea, concebida como reflexión especulativa de base metafísica acerca del problema del mal y su relación con Dios. En ese rechazo, dirigido especialmente a la justificación leibniciana de la inocencia divina, a menudo se incluyen también otras respuestas como la del propio San Agustín. Este trabajo se propone analizar ambas posturas para concluir, a la luz de los rasgos que Ricoeur cree esenciales en toda teodicea, si aquello de lo que suele acusarse a Leibniz afecta también a la posición agustiniana.
Fantasmagoría y despertar. Una aproximación al Libro de los pasajes de Walter Benjamin
Authors: Martínez Matías Paloma
Published: April 2021

Este ensayo acomete un análisis del concepto de fantasmagoría en el marco de los materiales del proyecto inacabado del Libro de los pasajes de Walter Benjamin. Para ello, parte de la relación que en ellos se traza entre este término y el carácter fetichista que Marx atribuye a la mercancía, a fin de mostrar cómo dicho carácter, así como la noción de ideología que se segrega de él, constituyen el fundamento de la utilización por parte de Benjamin del concepto de fantasmagoría. Sobre esta base, se defiende que el sentido que Benjamin confiere a esta noción implica una ampliación del concepto marxiano de ideología que obedecería a un doble objetivo: incluir bajo su alcance aspectos de la autocomprensión de la sociedad moderna no tematizados por Marx y adaptarlo a los resultados de la evolución del capitalismo. Por último, se estudia la conexión que la noción de fantasmagoría guarda con lo que Benjamin llama el «despertar» en el contexto de su reflexión sobre la tarea del historiador materialista.
La Recepción del “caso Heidegger” en el campo filosófico español (1988-2008). Una aproximación sociofilosófica
Authors: Vázquez García Francisco
Published: April 2021

En este artículo se analiza la polémica sobre el “caso Heidegger”, suscitada en España a raíz de la traducción del libro de Víctor Farías, Heidegger y el nazismo. Para ello se recurre al método de la sociología de la filosofía. En primer lugar se examina lo que suposo la irrupción de este ensayo en el contexto de los lectores, predominantemente académicos, de Heidegger en España. En segundo lugar se estudia la presentación española del libro de Farías en 1989, como si se tratara de un ritual de interacción. Por último se exploran las reacciones provocadas por esta difusión en el mundo de los expertos españoles en la filosofía heideggeriana. Desde 1989, los eruditos no podían ya dejar de pronunciarse sobre los nexos entre la ideología y el pensamiento del autor alemán.
El germen de un ejército: Félix Calleja y la creación de la fuerza realista potosina en 1810
Authors: Benavides Martínez Juan José
Published: April 2021

Tras el estallido de la insurrección en Dolores el 16 de septiembre de 1810, el brigadier Félix María Calleja, comandante militar de San Luis Potosí, formó una fuerza expedicionaria compuesta por los tres cuerpos milicianos de la provincia y más de mil voluntarios, organizados en dos nuevas unidades. El proyecto de Calleja contó con el apoyo mayoritario de las autoridades y de los diferentes sectores de la sociedad potosina, y a pesar de las carencias del contingente, inherentes a una fuerza miliciana e improvisada, consiguió organizar el mejor ejército que podía formarse en San Luis. Después de un mes de instrucción, esta tropa, de casi 3.000 hombres, partió de San Luis y conformó, junto con los efectivos procedentes de México y Puebla al mando de Manuel de Flon, conde de la Cadena, el Ejército del Centro, la primera fuerza que se enfrentó y derrotó a los rebeldes dirigidos por Hidalgo y Allende. El estallido insurgente transformó por completo las milicias potosinas, unas unidades formadas por paisanos y con unos oficiales mayoritariamente peninsulares, que se convirtieron en militares profesionales a las órdenes de una oficialidad en la que los criollos eran mayoría.
Filozofia jako zbiór danych
Authors: Garbacz Paweł
Published: April 2021

W wydanej w 2004 r. monografii poświęconej humanistyce cyfrowej A Companion To Digital Humanities rozdział dotyczący zastosowania technologii informatycznych w filozofii nosi tytuł „Rewolucja? Jaka rewolucja?” Sukcesy i ograniczenia technologii komputerowych w filozofii i religii. Pomimo pewnej prowokacji tytuł sugeruje istnienie jakichś sukcesów, lecz bardziej uważna lektura prowadzi do konkluzji, iż (przynajmniej w owym czasie) digitalizacja filozofii w zasadzie się nie powiodła. Wymienione tam „sukcesy” sprowadzają się bowiem do wykorzystania możliwości zastosowania tzw. hypertekstu do zapisania pewnych zasobów filozoficznych w postaci elektronicznej oraz do udostępnienia tych zasobów przez internet. Nawet na początku XXI w. tego rodzaju osiągnięcia nie były w istocie niczym innym niż porażką. Celem rozważań, które wypełniają następujące rozdziały, jest sprawdzenie, w jakim stopniu owa diagnoza nadal odpowiada rzeczywistości, jeżeli uwzględnimy stan filozofii i informatyki kilkanaście lat później.
É PRECISO MAIS QUE BARRO PARA CONSTRUIR UM HOMEM: A IDENTIDADE DO PERSONAGEM MASCULINO NO CONTO “A MENSAGEM”, DE CLARICE LISPECTOR
Authors: SOARES L. L. , SILVA Maria Eliane Souza da , COSTA M. E.
Published: April 2021

Para poder escrever, a mulher teve de batalhar para conquistar o direito de escrita e representar a si mesma de seu próprio ponto de vista. Conquistado esse direito, a mulher escritora passou a retratar também homens como personagens de seus romances, novelas, contos, crônicas e poemas; entre estas que se aventuraram nesse desafio, destacamos Clarice Lispector. Com uma vasta bibliografia acerca de sua obra, principalmente sobre a personagem feminina, propomos um estudo voltado para uma vertente pouco discutida da literatura lispectoriana: o personagem masculino. Nesse ensejo, destacamos, como objetivo maior, analisar o personagem masculino do conto “A mensagem”, de A legião estrangeira (1999) para entender como sua identidade é construída transpassada por condutas exigidas ao homem na sua juventude. À luz dos estudiosos da masculinidade, como Nolasco (2001), Oliveira (2004), Bourdieu (2016), entre outros, e da identidade (BAUMAN, 2005; HALL, 2015), nossa leitura aponta para uma representação masculina inscrita numa realidade ambígua, que, por vezes, ressalta traços hegemônicos de sua masculinidade, e, em outras, afasta-se, trazendo a lume a fragilidade humana, que independe do gênero.
A PECADORA QUEIMADA E OS ANJOS HARMONIOSOS: UMA ANÁLISE DO SORRISO DA PECADORA COMO MÁQUINA DE GUERRA
Authors: ANDRUCHIW A. C. , SKEIKA J. A. , OLIVEIRA S.
Published: April 2021

Este artigo teve como objeto de estudo a única produção teatral de Clarice Lispector, a peça A Pecadora queimada e os Anjos harmoniosos (1964). O objetivo principal consistiu em analisar o sorriso da protagonista como única via de expressão em todo o ato, como uma manifestação de resistência contra o sistema social que organiza sua morte. A conclusão a que se chegou na análise do sorriso da pecadora é de que ele se manifesta como a pequena máquina de guerra clariceana, subvertendo e alterando a expectativa de punição e restauração da ordem previstas pelo ato condenatório. Considerou-se essa manifestação como uma guerrilha, silenciosa e criativa, que se mobiliza contra o sistema estatal. Nesta análise, valeu-se do pensamento de Gilles Deleuze e Felix Guattari em Mil Platôs, sobretudo no platô 12, 1227 – Tratado de Nomadologia: a máquina de guerra, assim como algumas noções conceituais do Teatro de Crueldade, de Antonin Artaud.
The Challenges of Identifying Dangers Online and Predictors of Victimization
Authors:   Appalachian State University, U.S.A., Marcum Catherine D.
Published: April 2021

This short paper will provide an overview of the impressive pieces included in this issue of the International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence and Cybercrime. This issue includes articles on the following pertinent topic, utilizing a range of approaches and methodologies: 1) online credibility; 2) cyberbullying; and 3) unauthorized access of information. An emphasis on the importance of policy development and better protection of potential victims is a common thread throughout the issue.
Cyberbullying: Its Social and Psychological Harms Among Schoolers
Authors:   University of Alabama at Birmingham, U.S.A., Lim Hyeyoung , Lee Hannarae ,   Bridgewater State University, U.S.A.
Published: April 2021

Criminal justice around the world has prioritized the prevention and protection of bullying and its victims due to the rapid increases in peer violence. Nevertheless, relatively few studies have examined what treatments or assistance are effective for peer victims to reduce and recover from their social and psychological suffering, especially in cyberbullying cases. Using data derived from the National Crime Victimization Survey-School Crime Supplement data in 2011 and 2013 (N=823), the current study examined the impact of two emotional support groups (i.e., adult and peer groups) on cyberbullying victims' social and psychological harm. The findings indicated that both adult and peer support reduced social and psychological harm inflicted by cyberbullying victimization. Based on these findings, the study recommends developing or modifying existing adult and peer support groups to minimize victims' social and psychological distress.
Considerations on the need to re-configure the teaching process from the key-competence perspective
Authors:   Institute of Educational Sciences, Hadirca Maria
Published: April 2021

The article outlines certain characteristics of pedagogy in the post-modern period; highlights the paradigm of the curriculum, which has established itself in the context of post-modern pedagogy as a model of raising the efficiency of the learning process; promotes a holistic, trans-disciplinary and functional-pragmatic approach towards learning; and argues in favor of reconfiguring the current learning process from the perspective of key competencies.
Methodological opportunities for modernization of teaching–learning history through interactivity
Authors:   Tiraspol State University, Mihăilă Monica Maria , Petrovschi Nina ,   Institute of Educational Sciences
Published: April 2021

The novelty of this article consists in the presentation of interactive methods of teaching-learning history. A great challenge was the application of passive methods in the online environment in the desire to interact with them, as well as the way of organizing the group of students into groups in the virtual classroom just to continue their collaboration and cooperation online. The methods used in teaching synchronous and asynchronous history do not differ much from the classical ones. We will adapt and experiment to see their effectiveness in the virtual environment.
Systemic learning of physical theories
Authors:   Colegiul Tehnologic din Chisinau, Donici Vladimir
Published: April 2021

The dynamics of science development and the accumulation of an enormous amount of information impose upon corrections in physics didactics, from the perspective of optimization of the teaching and learning process and the improvement of the content assimilation by the pupils. In this article is proposed the method of systemic learning of physics theories, which uses the idea of learning algorithmization, creation of mental models, which would allow for the realization of the theory acquisition with a minimal effort consumption by both pupils and teachers. In support of this position, it is presented a model of study and systematization of thermodynamics, with the use of certain criteria from the general plan of physics theory study, promoted by experts in this field.
The springs of didactogeny. the inadequate chacacter of the teacher
Authors:   Academy of Public Administration, Sleahtitchi Mihail
Published: April 2021

Didactogenies, as they appear daily – as states that exert unwanted effects on students (psychologically, medically and / or pedagogically) – are directly related to those fundamental moral qualities of the teacher that form its inadequacy. It has been found that teachers who have conservative beliefs, anti-democratic ideas and feelings, are rigid and resistant to change or have a tendency to avoid dialogue, are less concerned with understanding how students perceive the learning situation and solve in an appropriate manner various school problems. Such a teacher can only be disliked and rejected in his attempt to collaborate with students. We can say, therefore, that the educational process can be productive only if the teacher applies in practice character traits compatible with the basic requirements of this process. School success cannot be registered where the teacher shows egocentrism, cowardice, hypocrisy, indifference, unjustified pride, emotional instability, insufficient self-control, injustice in appreciation and / or hatred towards work. Such a teacher has chosen the wrong job and must leave it voluntarily or be determined to do so.
Educational and Economic Aspects of Mentoring
Authors: Imola Cseh Papp , Horváth-Csikós Gabriella
Published: April 2021

The OECD's skills strategy and policy highlights skills ahead of formal qualifications and draws attention to the importance of work-based learning (apprenticeships). In the economy, given the utilisation of the skill set of individuals at the workplace level, the conscious management of the knowledge and skills of the organisation now appears to be an efficiency-increasing factor. One way to do this is to involve and mentor economically inactive groups (students / new entrants, low-skilled social groups and pensioners) in the labour market. Mentoring should be treated as a discrete area, but one that is still a part of the organisation's strategically defined human resource management and knowledge management system, in which the goals, roles, processes, responsibilities and benefits, as well as the possibilities for development, are clarified. This study analyses the educational and economic context of mentoring, the nature of mentoring and the possibility of its application; its conclusions provide an appropriate framework for developing a mentoring programme.
School-university Partnerships in Teacher Education
Authors: Thant Sin Khin Khin
Published: April 2021

Myanmar, a country of developing status, is facing many challenges in reforming its education system. This article investigates the current practices of school-university partnerships from the perspective of student teachers and mentor teachers in Myanmar, where there is an ongoing process of teacher education reform. The aim of this article is to investigate the practices of school-university partnerships and the tension between partners in the training of pre-service teachers within the context of teacher education. A qualitative research method is applied in this study where six candidates were interviewed individually. Participants include three student teachers from educational universities and three mentor teachers from basic education high schools in Myanmar. The results showed that, except for student teachers’ practice teaching, there is no intensive collaboration between schools and universities. Trust is a major problem between student teachers and mentor teachers. Different opinions and perspectives towards teaching and learning are also causing tension between partners. Although there is tension between mentor teachers and student teachers, they handle this through alternative collaboration activities and negotiation between partners.
There's a Flip Side
Authors: Velencei Jolán , Baracskai Zoltán
Published: April 2021

Steven Pinker wrote in the introduction to one of his books that every idea in the book may turn out to be wrong, but that would be progress, because our old ideas were too vapid to be wrong. In this essay we are also trying to understand which the right question is. We are looking for a question for which we do not have to look for a single correct answer. We are looking for a question that makes those who prone thinking to be actually start thinking. Here is the question: what does a child learn? We remember that all of us, our children and our grandchildren played with things that were made available to them. Some of us played with dolls, balls, Barbie dolls, Lego blocks, or 5G smart gadgets. The child kicked the ball, comforted the doll the same way as nowadays he or she plays with 5G smart gadgets without any prior training. The tools have simply become more sophisticated. However, something did not change. Ancient Greek tales were read to all. Is it possible the other way round, namely to read or watch contemporary tales on ancient Greek gadgets? We tend to claim that this is impossible, as gadgets are becoming ever more modern day by day, and ancient Greek tales and their ethical norms do not change. In this essay we argue that the ‘Septem Artes Liberales’ are permanent, but the ‘Septem Artes Vulgares’ change. As we stated earlier, the emphasis is on asking the right question. Noam Chomsky suggests the terms ‘problem’ and ‘mystery’. Here and now, we are using the terms ‘puzzle’ and ‘mystery’ to depict unknown phenomena. This is how we view it: the unknown phenomena of the world are mistakenly classified as puzzles, to which someone either already knows the solution or else the solution will become known sometime in the future. Let us instead accept a world where the ‘Septem Artes Liberales’ have mysteries, while the ‘Septem Artes Vulgares’ have puzzles. This explains why the solutions for puzzles have become more sophisticated over time. The mysteries have endured, and it is good that they have done so.
EXTENUATING EFFECTS OF Terminalia catappa LEAVES AND Persea americana SEED EXTRACTS ON STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED LIPIDS PERTURBATION AND PANCREATIC DAMAGE IN DIABETIC RATS
Authors: Akinsanya O. B. , Ayodele P. F. , Onifade O. F. , Salimom M. O.
Published: April 2021

Diabetes mellitus develops either due to insufficient insulin secretion or lack of insulin resulting from damaged pancreas beta cells. Dyslipidaemia is an acute complication in diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to investigate the extenuating effects of T. cattapa leaves and P. americana seed aqueous extracts on streptozotocin-induced lipids profile perturbation and pancreatic damage in experimental rats. Thirty male albino rats were randomly divided into six groups (n = 5). Group 1: (negative control), group 2: 80 mg/kgbwt streptozotocin (positive control), group 3: (80 mg/kgbwt streptozotocin + 200 mg/kgbwt T. catappa leave extract), group 4: (80 mg/kgbwt streptozotocin + 200 mg/kgbwt Persea americana seed extract), group 5: (80 mg/kgbwt streptozotocin + 200 mg/kgbwt extracts-mixture), group 6: (80 mg/kgbwt streptozotocin + 5 mg/kgbwt glibenclamide (standard drug). A single dose of streptozotocin was administered to the rats intraperitoneally; the extracts and glibenclamide were administered orally for 21 days, after which their pancreas was excised for histology. Thereafter, extracts of T. catappa leaves and P. americana seed on serum lipid levels imbalance in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were investigated. Histological studies showed a degenerative effect of the pancreatic islet cells of strotozotocin-induced groups. Results showed improvement in the regulation of lipid metabolism as well as the regeneration of the beta cells of pancreas on treatment with T. catappa leaves and P. americana seed. The extracts both equally exert significant antidyslipidemic effects in diabetic rats, in view of the extenuating effects of the extracts on pancreatic islet cells.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE EVIDENCE OF ANTHROPOGENIC FINGERPRINT IN FLOODING IN TARABA STATE OF NIGERIA
Authors: Adelalu T. G. , Ibrahim A. , Benjamin E. B. , Yakubu G. C.
Published: April 2021

Anthropogenic nexus of environmental change is a vital issue in flood control and hazard management. While it is true that some will loom in flood and others in drought, it is no longer valid to argue the authenticity of climate change. Though climate change alters our physical veracities, the problem of yearly flooding is more a human than a natural one in Taraba State. This paper provides technical proof of anthropogenic impression in the incessant flooding in the area. Both spatial and hydro-climatic data were used for this study in addition to designed questionnaire. Hydro and climatic data were collected from Upper Benue River Basin Development Agency, Yola. Correlation matrix was used to show the extent of climatic variation and GIS depicts the land use change. Rainfall has not related well with excess channel flow. Coefficient of variation in rainfall and runoff is not pronounced. R- Factor in all the gauging stations is very low. Built up area occupied just 2.8% of the area accounting for 806.9 hectares. Cultivated area and the bare land was about 13146.2 hectares. This accounts for about 46.3% of the area. Vegetation cover occupied more than half of the study area. This accounts for 50.1% of the land mass of the catchment area under study. Owing to the occurrence of good vegetation cover, which is more than 50% of the basin area, generally one would have expected low occurrence of flooding in the study area. The farmers’ assessment agreed with the scientific analysis. The runoff volumes that traverse the state three decades ago without much disturbance now pose a serious ache. Though Inter catchment link and discharge thereof is a factor, the cogwheel pinpoints land use change and encroachment of floodplain. Parastatals involved in the land survey and planning of the state should wake up to the challenge.
Pakistan specific COVID-19 overview and recommendations
Authors: Afridi Ome Kalsoom , Ali Johar
Published: April 2021

Soon after its emergence in Wuhan, China in late December, the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly to the other parts of the world and acquired a pandemic status. Pakistan reported its first case of SARS-CoV-2 on February 26, 2020, in Karachi. Since then, a higher prevalence of COVID-19 was reported from almost all major cities of Pakistan. Owing to the high rate of COVID-19, Pakistan enforced a lockdown across the whole country on March 24, 2020. This lockdown controlled the SARS-CoV-2 successfully; however, severe economic losses were observed in the lockdown Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines. We, therefore, proposed an alternative plan termed as “regulated reverse lockdown” which will help decrease the burden of COVID-19 without having a negative effect on the economy. The present editorial will address the potential flaws in the already imposed lockdown and will propose an alternative plan to make the lockdown more effective in terms of COVID-19 prevalence and economic growth of Pakistan.
Risk factors for ventricular tachycardia in acute ST-elevated myocardial infarction patients of a tertiary care hospital of Peshawar
Authors: Ullah Inam , Bukhari Ashfaq Ahmad Shah , Durrani Mehwish , Khan Zulfania , Tauqir Saman , Farid Babar , Khan Muhammad Farooq
Published: April 2021

Introduction: Ventricular arrhythmias are the most common cause of death in various ST-Elevated Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients and can be prevented if diagnosed and managed in time.

Objectives: To document the occurrence of ventricular tachycardia in patients with acute ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) admitted to a tertiary care hospital of Peshawar and to identify associated risk factors.

Materials & Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study consisting of 252 MI patients of 51-60 years of age, were observed for the presence of ventricular tachycardia at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from September 2017 to January 2018.

Results: Hypertension was found to be the most common risk factor for ventricular tachycardia observed in 180 patients. Diabetes mellitus was the 2nd most common risk factor present in 104 patients while smoking was found in 56 patients. The most common location of ST-Elevation MI was anterior wall myocardial infarction (30.2%) occurring in 76 patients.

Conclusion: Ventricular tachycardia occurred in a quarter of the patients presenting with acute ST-elevated myocardial infarction, and was more common in anterior wall MI followed by extensive anterior wall MI.
Why context matters for start-ups' critical success factors
Authors: Broszat Fabian , Fekete Milan
Published: April 2021

Current research in the field of critical success factors of start-ups refers to general factors with which important information about the start-up is lost. Start-ups are too individual for a generalistic assessment, so a novel approach is presented in this paper that allows the context of start-ups to be included in the assessment of critical success factors. This results in the context-based critical success factor, which is defined for the first time in this paper.
An investigation into the factors causing international development project failure in developing countries: Focus on Afghanistan
Authors: Shafiei Nasir Ahmad , Puttanna K.
Published: April 2021

This study aims to identify and evaluate the perception of major stakeholders on factors causing International Development Project (IDP) failure in the context of Afghanistan. The study adopts a quantitative cross-sectional survey research design. Thirty significant IDP failure factors included in the questionnaire were identified and shortlisted through literature reviews and validated by experts and IDP management practitioners. The survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire to investigate the most significant IDP failure factors, and various statistical tools were employed to evaluate the perception of the survey respondents. RII was used to examine the relative importance index of each failure factor. The failure factors were then grouped into five categories: Financial constraints, Ineffective recruitment, External forces, Project leadership, and Project management practices using EFA. The findings of the study will help the international development community and their IDP implementing partners, INGs and project management practitioners manage IDPs proactively and mitigate the risks of project failure. It will also contribute to the IDP management body of knowledge. The research is the first of its kind to examine the possible factors causing IDP failure in Afghanistan.
WIN4ASD. Una piattaforma web per lo screening precoce del disturbo dello spettro autistico nelle cure primarie
Authors: Colombo Paola , Buo Noemi , Molteni Massimo
Published: April 2021

Il disturbo dello spettro autistico (ASD) è caratterizzato da difficoltà nella comunicazione e nell’interazione sociale e da comportamenti ripetitivi e ristretti. Sebbene le caratteristiche comportamentali dell’ASD sembrano emergere entro i primi 2 anni di vita, l’età media per ricevere una diagnosi clinica spesso supera i 4 anni. Questo studio presenta uno strumento web (WIN4ASD, Web Italian Network for Autism Spectrum Disorder) destinato ai pediatri di famiglia per lo screening dell’autismo durante i bilanci di salute dei 18 e 24 mesi e per l’interconnessione in fast-track tra cure primarie e servizio specialistico (NPIA). I risultati di questo studio hanno dimostrato che la piattaforma web-based implementata sembra essere un modo efficace, efficiente e sostenibile per integrare i servizi di screening nell’assistenza primaria, e oggi può rappresentare una concreta risposta innovativa anche in relazione all’emergenza sanitaria. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous condition characterized by deficits in social communication and repetitive pattern of behavior. Although core behavioral features of ASD appear to emerge within the first 2 years of life, a clinical diagnosis is received on average at 4 years old. The current study examined the implementation of the Web based CHAT screening tool (WIN4ASD, Web Italian Network for Autism Spectrum Disorder) for pediatricians in a systematic autism screening process for all toddlers at 18 and 24 month well-child pediatric visits, as a system to better connect primary care with specialist services (NPIA) in fast-track procedure. The findings of this study showed that the implemented web-based platform appears to be an efficient and feasible way to integrating screening services into primary care efficiently and at low cost, representing at the present time a practical and innovative response to the health emergency.
Le sfide alla salute psicofisica delle famiglie italiane nel periodo dell’emergenza Covid-19: uno studio pilota sull’impatto del burnout genitoriale in diverse categorie professionali
Authors: Di Fiore Teresa , Galanti Teresa , Guidetti Gloria , Marchetti Daniela , Roma Paola , Verrocchio Maria Cristina , Cortini Michele , Fantinelli Stefania
Published: April 2021

Objectives: to assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemicon parenting in families with pediatric age childrenand examine how parental burnout can be influenced by the presence of one or more children with certified diagnosis of full-blown physical or psychological-psychiatric pathology. Methods: the sample consisted of 970 parents with pediatric age children who were administered a questionnaire on parental burnout. Results: mothers have a higher level of burnout. A significant main effect emerged with respect to the parents’ work: manual workers have higher burnout levels during quarantine. The presence of children with a certified diagnosis is a predictor of parental burnout. Conclusions: the primary pediatrician should care of potentially risky situations that undermine children mental and physical health, especially by supervising the decline of parental care both in families with cases of manifest pathology and in those in good health conditions.
Dalla Kawasaki Disease alla MIS-C: l’esperienza di Bergamo
Authors: Verdoni Lucio , Martelli Laura , Pinotti Moira Alessandra , Pelliccia Ciretta , Quadri Vera , Mazza Angelo , Gervasoni Annalisa , Ruggeri Maurizio , D'Antiga Lorenzo
Published: April 2021

Kawasaki disease (KD), although rare (affects about 15 children out of 100,000/year) and self-limiting, it is the second most frequent cause of pediatric acquired heart disease in Western countries. The classic KD is diagnosed by fever and at least 4 clinical signs between conjunctivitis, mucositis, polymorphic rash, erythema and edema of hands and feet or lymphadenopathy; if clinical signs are less than 4 the incomplete KD can be diagnosed together with specific laboratory criteria. Since March 2020, at the time of the greatest spread of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in our province, we found over 20 children, admitted to the Pediatrics of our hospital, with clinical pictures very similar to Kawasaki disease. In addition to signs of mucocutaneous inflammation, some children had a significant systemic inflammation with severe heart involvement, up to shock in some cases. In the next months, similar cases were reported in areas of the world with a high spread of the virus, and the scientific community coined the name of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) for this form linked to SARS-CoV-2. KD conventional therapy based on intravenous immunoglobulin, acetylsalicylic acid and systemic steroids resolved the inflammation in all children. This article critically discusses the common characteristics of the two diseases and hypothesizes that they belong to the same pathological condition with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations; it proposes the diagnostic framework for this new inflammatory condition based on clinical and laboratory characteristics and, finally, outlines the principles of treatment.
Contatto e relazione: dai Touchpoint di Brazelton al massaggio infantile AIMI. Linee di pensiero tra T.B. Brazelton e Vimala McClure ai tempi del Covid-19
Authors: Ciracò Elisabetta , Grande Daniela
Published: April 2021

The two authors, both attentive to parenting support and child development, not only meet in the theoretical and operational lines of views, highlighted in the eight points in common, but show us how their ideas are today more current than ever. We live in a time where action often precedes thought and we are called to adapt and respond to the expectations of others on how we should be. We know how counterproductive this is in raising children. This paper offers reflections, attentions and views to those involved in supporting families and the relationship between professionals and children in the first 1000 days of life. The proposed reflection leads back to lines of an educating community with listening skills, time, empathy and social skills for the well-being of children and families. These lines are in sync with the current indications that have emerged in scientific research, in the field of epigenetics and neuroscience.
Affrontare l’emergenza tra paura, trauma, regressione
Authors: Speri Leonardo
Published: April 2021

The pandemic represents a stress test for a community and its health services. For NICU for example a there has been a widespread withdrawal towards parental closures, in contrast with the available guidelines and despite the consolidated evidence regarding the health outcomes of their role as caregivers. The different choices of the various working groups can be explained by the different abilities to deal with internal emotional disturbances, to the extent of the solidity of the process of construction and deep interiorization of inclusive care models. The main psychological dynamics revealed and emphasized by the pandemic are analyzed, in particular the defensive detachment from emotionally involving relationships, and how individual emotional responses find resonance in organizational structures, working groups, services and in various institutional levels. Understanding which elements the resilient and non-regressive responses to collective trauma in emergencies rest on, allows us to identify which paths must be activated to re-establish constructive bonds between professionals and with the “caregiver” parents, strengthening group cohesion towards the primary goal of care.
20 anni di NpL, come sono cambiate le pratiche di lettura in famiglia in Italia
Authors: Balbinot Valeria , Sila Alessandra , Tamburlini Giorgio
Published: April 2021

Available data regarding the implementation and main outcomes of the Nati per Leggere program in Italy over twenty years are described, based on the findings of both surveys conducted by the program and studies made by a variety of institutions. The extension of the program in all regions has strongly increased, although still with a more favourable trend in the North and Centre of the country with respect to the South, and has paralleled an increase in the proportion of children who are exposed to shared reading early in their families at least four times per week, and a dramatic decrease of those who are not exposed from 46 to 10.9%. The gap in exposure to shared reading in children from low educated mothers is also substantially smaller.
A realidade sociocultural da região cacaueira no romance Gabriela, cravo e canela: confluências entre a história e a literatura
Authors: Alves dos Santos Paulo Roberto , Da Silva Lima Edilene
Published: April 2021

O presente estudo se desenvolve a partir da análise de acontecimentos históricos ocorridos em Ilhéus e na região produtora de cacau do Sul da Bahia, nas primeiras décadas do século XX, que aparecem em Gabriela, cravo e canela. A abordagem evidencia a forma como Jorge Amado transformou fatos noticiados por jornais locais e registrados por historiadores, analisando o diálogo entre literatura e história. Objetiva-se, a partir da identificação de ocorrências documentadas pela imprensa e por pesquisadores que são aludidas pela obra, examinar as relações de eventos e figuras que se destacaram na realidade socioeconômica da cidade e cercanias com episódios e personagens criados pelo escritor.
As vozes nas marginálias de Fantoches: roupagens verbais e imagéticas de Erico Verissimo
Authors: Pott Airton , Da Silva Miguel Rettenmaier
Published: April 2021

Autor de uma gama de obras, sobretudo romances e demais narrativas, Erico Verissimo não se abstém da criatividade na hora da escrita. A edição de Fantoches (1972) que comemora o quadragésimo aniversário da publicação de estreia desse livro, que inclusive foi seu primeiro, é um propício exemplo disso. Sendo assim, esta obra, formada por uma série de pequenas narrativas, muitas delas peças teatrais, fornece o corpus para os estudos aqui propostos, já que se pretende analisar os registros manuscritos, tanto verbais quanto não-verbais, feitos pelo próprio autor e que confirmam a crítica dele mesmo com relação às suas próprias produções. Para tanto, as análises fundamentam-se nos estudos de crítica literária de Bordini (1995), bem como sobre teorias a respeito dos recursos verbais e não-verbais, de Ackerman (2014) e Aurouet (2014), e, também, usa-se o livro Solo de Clarineta: memórias, volume I (2005), do mesmo autor de Fantoches.
Ana Hatherly e um redimensionamento de postura lírica
Authors: Martins Claudia Mentz
Published: April 2021

Ana Hatherly é uma poeta portuguesa que estabelece uma (re)visão na poética lusa, enquanto artífice de um experimentalismo que ordena e reordena uma constante evolução de sua própria obra. Nossa proposta, neste texto, é a de olhar parte de sua poética presente em O cisne intacto sob a ótica do homem contemporâneo, o qual assume o papel de leitor em processo de descobrimento de sua produção. As sucessivas reflexões, implícitas no fazer artístico da autora, são também objetivo de nosso próprio pensar e que encontra embasamento sobretudo em Octavio Paz, em O Arco e a Lira, e Gillo Dorfles, em Elogio da Desarmonia.