bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Court Decision Analysis on the Stalking Perpetrator Characteristics based on their Violation of Interim Measures
Authors:   Korea Safety Culture Society, Kang Ji Eun , Seong Na Kyung , Lee Ji Hae , Hong Nu Ri , Sung Hyun Jun , Kang Jeong Mi
Published: June 2024

This study sought to identify the characteristics of stalking perpetrators who violated interim measures. For this purpose, 453 stalking court decision cases during the last two years (2022-2023) were collected. In detail, the study analyzed the group differences of interim measure compliant vs. violating perpetrator group regarding the demographics of perpetrators and victims, criminal demographics of perpetrators, stalking crime characteristics and perpetrator risk factors coded according to the Stalking Risk Assessment Scale (K-SAS). The main findings are as follows. Competing crimes, criminal histories on the same or similar crimes were significantly higher among the interim measure violating perpetrator group. Stalking offense characteristics regarding self/other harm threats, persistent and severity of stalking and also offender risk factors including anger and hostility, pathological obsession or suspicion, antisocial lifestyle, one-sided thinking, and interpersonal problems were higher among them. Finally, same crime recidivism and one-sided thinking were variables that significantly explained the violation of interim measures. Based on the findings, suggestions were made on additional protective measures in light of interim measure violation and ways to protect victims as well as preventing recidivism.
Steering Analysis and Simulation of LED Lighting Design to Prevent Disturbance of Natural Ecosystem due to Light Pollution: Analysis of Steering and Light Distribution of LED Lights
Authors:   Korea Safety Culture Society, Yoon Jong Hwa , Yoon Dal Hwan
Published: June 2024

Lighting lights such as streetlights and security lights are being illuminated outside the required area, disturbing the ecosystem of nature. In the case of LED lights that replace existing lighting lights, steering analysis and simulation of BUG (Back light, Up light, Glare) control technology that can prevent light pollution by securing left and right light, controlling light in the front and rear, and controlling upward light to prevent disturbance of the ecosystem of nature are performed. By doing so, we present an algorithm that can secure light from left to right, control light from the front to the back, and control light from the front and rear, and efficiently control upward light in the case of LED lighting. Through this, it is possible to effectively prevent light pollution through BUG control of nature-centered light environment and optical performance, such as reducing energy, and securing a uniformity of light pollution problems and the generation of lighting blind spots of conventional LED lights. As a result, it is possible to effectively prevent light pollution through BUG control of natural light environment and optical performance, such as securing a uniformity system for light pollution problems and the generation of lighting blind spots such as conventional LED lights. Various applications of lighting devices have recently been made possible based on powerful light sources through power LED devices. However, from the perspective of nature, industrialization and urbanization have destroyed the living grounds of many living things that coexist with humans, and in turn, they have come to realize that the harm can be brought back to humans. In particular, plants suffer from abnormal growth pains and fatigue syndrome because they cannot distinguish between night and day by using artificial lighting to excessively expand the lighting area to maintain bright conditions as day at night, and many scientific studies have shown that nocturnal animals are unable to hunt or mate properly as the food chain changes, resulting in disturbance of the ecosystem. For example, the use of LED lighting technology is applied according to the location and direction deemed essential, as migratory birds are lost, lost, or recovering from heartless poverty, reducing the population, or cicadas crying until late at night become pollution factors that destroy the natural ecosystem.
Analyzing the risk of musculoskeletal diseases among manufacturing workers using musculoskeletal disease analysis software
Authors:   Korea Safety Culture Society, Park Hyun Jung
Published: June 2024

Purpose: To provide basic data for developing a musculoskeletal disease prevention program by measuring the body alignment status of manufacturing workers performing musculoskeletal-related work and identifying differences in body alignment status according to the area of musculoskeletal subjective symptoms and general characteristics.
Method: The study was conducted from December 1, 2022 to January 26, 2023 among 162 workers at a parts manufacturer located in G City. As for the survey tool, body alignment was measured using posture measurement and analysis equipment (Exbody9100, Korea), and the survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 27.0, including frequency analysis, independent t-test, and ANOVA.
Results: The complaint rate of musculoskeletal symptoms was 98.8%, and the comprehensive musculoskeletal index indicating body alignment was 29.00±10.456, which could predict body misalignment. Pain severity (F=2.889, p<.024), duration of pain once pain occurs (F=3.245, p<.005), number of pain occurrences (F=3.093, p<.007), pain pattern depending on movement(F=2.542, p<.022) There was a significant difference with body alignment status.
Conclusion: This study confirmed the relationship between physical imbalance and musculoskeletal pain and predicted the risk of developing musculoskeletal diseases through analysis of workers' body alignment status. Therefore, when establishing preventive measures for musculoskeletal diseases, preventive measures that can maintain body balance should be established.
Rousseau’s Implicit Socratism: Utopianism in the Social Contract
Authors: Holm Andreas Beck
Published: June 2024

Whether or not Rousseau’s Social Contract is a utopian text is a matter of longstanding debate. This article suggests that the answer to this question is not a simple one. Rousseau’s text contains different levels of meaning, and while some of them are utopian, others are not. Specifically, the article focuses on three levels of meaning in the book and concludes that while there is a utopian level in the text, it is not where most interpreters find it, and it is not simply political. Instead, it is a multifaceted utopia pointing at the same time back to Socrates and forward to Kant.
Paradise on Fire: Dialectics of Utopia in Edward Bond’s The War Plays
Authors: Khalifezadeh Asiyeh , Rezaei Tahereh
Published: June 2024

Edward Bond’s The War Plays align with Theodor Adorno’s characterization of utopia as the recognition of reality’s dialectically gleaned potential for change. Formal and dramaturgical contradictions within The War Plays serve to stimulate social and political possibilities. Within this context, art functions as a form of “determinate negation,” acting as a tool of resistance against ideological manipulations. As such, this study unveils how Bond’s early confidence in the capacity of art to drive positive societal change evolves into a more nuanced position that recognizes both the enduring impact of cultural norms, and their tendency to recur throughout history. Any optimistic utopianism within Bond’s The War Plays is therefore accompanied by the inescapable shadow of past conflicts.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Relationship Between Physical Activity Levels and Mental Health in UK University Students
Authors: Price Alfie G. , James Ruth M. , Hennis Philip J. , Donaldson James , Savage Matthew J.
Published: June 2024

Aim: Physical activity (PA) is widely acknowledged as a cost-effective strategy to support mental health in students. However, the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruptive influence raises questions about how the relationship between PA and student mental health may have evolved. Therefore, the present study explored this relationship before, during and after the pandemic.
Methods: A repeated cross-sectional design was employed with survey data collected annually (2019–2022) in term one (October) at an English university. Mental well-being was evaluated using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale and weekly moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) measured in 6,250 students. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation tests were used to assess the correlation between mental well-being and MVPA for each year.
Results: There was a weak (r = 0.14–0.19, p < 0.001) positive correlation between mental well-being and MVPA for each year. This relationship was stronger for males compared to females in 2020 (Z = 1.02, p < 0.01) and 2022 (Z = 3.56, p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The consistent correlation between mental well-being and MVPA suggests that the pandemic did not alter the discernible link between the two variables, emphasising the importance of PA for student mental health even during unprecedented circumstances.
The origins of ‘civil rights and religious liberties’ in the Belfast-Good Friday Agreement
Authors: McCrudden Christopher
Published: June 2024

This article traces the origins of the declaration of rights in the human rights and equality section of the 1998 Belfast-Good Friday Agreement, which secured a fragile peace in Northern Ireland. It sets out in detail for the first time the drafting history of the declaration, set against the complex negotiating history of the Agreement as a whole, describing the multiple actors involved in the evolution of the declaration and their motivations, including republican and loyalist paramilitary groups, feminists and civil rights organisations, Irish and British civil servants and political advisors, as well as the political parties. It thus provides a detailed account of the evolution of human rights thinking at a critical stage of the Northern Ireland peace process. The article argues that it is now more important than ever to understand this history. Although originally conceived as merely declaratory, this declaration has, since the European Union–United Kingdom (EU–UK) Withdrawal Agreement following Brexit, taken on a new lease of life due to the Ireland–Northern Ireland Protocol to the EU–UK Withdrawal Agreement, which accorded the declaration of rights a legal status in domestic and international law that it did not have previously. The article concludes with a reflection on the implications of the history recounted in this article for the future interpretation and application of the Protocol (now, the Windsor Framework), and for the study of the historiography of human rights more broadly, emphasising in particular the extent to which the declaration exemplifies a syncretic rather than an eclectic human rights instrument.
Gegen die Napoleoniden
Authors: Böttiger Helmut , Botond Anneliese
Published: June 2024

Anneliese Botond, Briefe an Thomas Bernhard. Hrsg. von Raimund Fellinger. Korrektur Verlag, Mattighofen 2018. 212 Seiten, 29,90 Euro
Aufgeklärte Wehmut
Authors: Frenkel Ulrike , Hansen Dörte
Published: June 2024

Dörte Hansen, Mittagsstunde. Roman. Penguin Verlag, München 2018. 288 Seiten, 22 Euro
Alles Blau der Welt
Authors: Tröger Beate , Nelson Maggie
Published: June 2024

Maggie Nelson, Bluets. Aus dem Englischen von Jan Wilm. C. Hanser Verlag, Berlin 2018. 111 Seiten, 17 Euro
Alphabet und Ornament
Authors: Braun Michael , Burkhardt Sandra
Published: June 2024

Sandra Burkhardt, wer A sagt. Gutleut Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 2018 (Reihe staben Band 14). 80 Seiten, 22 Euro
Unter dem Vergrößerungsglas
Authors: Keuler Dorothea , Rublack Ulinka
Published: June 2024

Ulinka Rublack, Der Astronom und die Hexe. Johannes Kepler und seine Zeit. Aus dem Englischen von Hainer Kober. Klett-Cotta Verlag, Stuttgart 2018. 409 Seiten, 26 Euro
Schrecken und Dämonen
Authors: Ferchl Irene , Röhm Eberhard , Ossowski Christina
Published: June 2024

Eberhard Röhm / Christina Ossowski, Moshe Neufeld. Bilder eines Shoah Überlebenden. KZ-Gedenkstätteninitiative, Leonberg 2019. 64 Seiten, 15 Euro
Weltverbesserin
Authors: Ferchl Irene , Hasler Eveline
Published: June 2024

Eveline Hasler, Tochter des Geldes. Mentona Moser – die reichste Revolutionärin Europas. Roman eines Lebens. Nagel & Kimche, München 2019. 287 Seiten, 23 Euro
Rezension von: Lutz, Friedrich, Altwürttembergische Hohlmaße
Authors: Kraus Johann Adam , Lutz Friedrich , Lutz Walter
Published: June 2024

Friedrich Lutz: Altwürttembergische Hohlmaße (Getreide, Salz, Wein), bearb. und mit einem Anhang über Neuwürttemberg nebst Glossar vers. von Walter Lutz, Stuttgart : Kohlhammer, 1938 (Darstellungen aus der württembergischen Geschichte 31). X, 214 Seiten.
Rezension von: Franke, Adolf, Die Foraminiferen des deutschen Lias
Authors: Senn Ernst , Franke Adolf
Published: June 2024

Adolf Franke: Die Foraminiferen des deutschen Lias, Berlin : Preuß. Geologische Landesanst., 1936 (Abhandlungen der Preußischen Geologischen Landesanstalt N.F.169). 138 S., 12 Bl.
ACTIVISMO SEXOPOLÍTICO JUVENIL EN LICEOS DE SANTIAGO
Authors: RAVELO MEDINA MARCIA
Published: June 2024

El artículo se basa en la investigación “Dinámicas relacionales entre jóvenes de activismo sexopolítico y las personas adultas de la comunidad educativa en liceos públicos de Santiago” y esta se inserta en los estudios de juventudes. Sus líneas de trabajo son la acción política, las relaciones intergeneracionales y el género. Aborda las dinámicas relacionales entre jóvenes y personas adultas en el liceo público a propósito del activismo sexopolítico juvenil. Su objetivo es comprender las relaciones entre jóvenes de esos activismos colectivos y las personas adultas del liceo como expresión de las transformaciones respecto del género y sexualidades. Metodológicamente, me adentré en la complejidad de las interacciones intra e intergeneracionales, principalmente a través de la entrevista. Sus resultados colaboran en la comprensión de una transformación social amplia respecto a la construcción de género y de una fractura del modelo relacional adultocéntrico/patriarcal en el liceo.
Scaling up Archival Text Analysis with the Blockmodeling of N-gram Networks: A Case Study of Bulgaria’s Representation in the “Osservatore Romanoˮ (January – May 1877)
Authors: Telarico Fabio Ashtar
Published: June 2024

This paper seeks to bridge the gap between archival text analysis and network analysis by applying network clustering methods to analyze the coverage of Bulgaria in 123 issues of the newspaper Osservatore Romano published between January and May 1877. Utilizing optical character recognition and generalized homogeneity blockmodeling, the study constructs networks of relevant keywords. Those including the sets Bulgaria and Russia are rather isomorphic and they largely overlap with those for Germany, Britain, and War. In structural terms, the blockmodel of the two networks exhibits a clear core-semiperiphery-periphery structure that reflects relations between concepts in the newpaper’s coverage. The newspaper’s lexical choices effectively delegitimised the Bulgarian national revival, highlighting the influence of the Holy See on the newspaper’s editorial line.
Research Project “Bulgaria in the Italian and Vatican Archives”: First Results of the Analysis of “Osservatore Romanoˮ’s Issues 148 and 148
Authors: di Felice Tiziana
Published: June 2024

The main aim of the research project “Bulgaria in the Italian and Vatican Archives” is to find information about the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) and the Bulgarian people in the newspaper “L’Osservatore Romano”. This paper presents a possible method to analyse the issues of the newspaper, which is used for the analysis of issues 148 and 149.
Vasil Levski, the Committees and the Trial in Sofia in the Light of an Unknown Report of March 1873 of the Special Judicial Commission
Authors: Sabev Orlin
Published: June 2024

The article deals with a hitherto unknown report of the Special Judicial Commission, which in late 1872 and early 1873 conducted the trial in Sofia against Vasil Levski and his companions. The paper is preserved in the Ottoman Archives in Istanbul. The author analyses its contents with reference to three topics: 1) the creation of a revolutionary network in the Bulgarian lands and the activities of Vasil Levski, Dimitar Obshti and Angel Kanchev; 2) the organisation of the Arabakonak robbery, the search for its perpetrators, the disclosure of the revolutionary activists and the conduct of the trial; 3) an analysis of the situation in the Bulgarian lands and the internal and external political reasons that led to the creation of such a revolutionary structure. The report is a valuable document, revealing the view of the Ottoman authorities not only on the trial, but also on the social, political and structural reasons that led to the emergence and activity of a revolutionary organization aiming to achieve autonomy or complete independence for the Bulgarian people.
Gambaran Pediculosis Pada Anak-Anak Panti Asuhan di Kota Makassar
Authors: Arisanti Dewi , Widyanti Tuty , Hasnah Hasnah , Rustiah Wa Ode , Ernawati Ernawati
Published: June 2024

Pediculosis merupakan penyakit infeksi oleh kutu dengan gejala rasa gatal pada berbagai bagian kulit. Tinggal dilingkungan padat membuat anak asuh memiliki personal Higenis yang sama serta pemakaian sisir bersama. Fasilitas sanitasi panti asuhan kurang baik dan kamar tidur yang sempit juga menjadi hal yang mempengaruhi kebersihan setiap anak asuh yang tinggal dipanti asuhan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran pediculosis pada anak-anak panti asuhan di jalan Andi Mappaodang Kota Makassar. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu deskriptif dengan uji obeservasi laboratorik populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu semua anak panti asuhan. Sampel yang digunakan adalah anak-anak di beberapa panti asuhan sebanyak 20 responden. Teknik pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah pengambilan sampel secara purposive sampling dengan kriteria : Umur 3-11 tahun, panjang Rambut, jenis kelamin.. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan bahwa dari 20 sampel kutu dari responden yang diperiksa semua positif yakni terinfeksi pediculosis, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa anak-anak di beberapa panti asuhan 100% positif terinfeksi Pediculosis.
Efektivitas Token Economy Terhadap Perawatan Diri Pada Klien Skizofrenia
Authors: Wardini Helmi , Saswati Nofrida , Harkomah Isti
Published: June 2024

Skizofrenia dengan gejala defisit perawatan diri yang merupakan gejala nomor dua terbanyak di RSJ Provinsi Jambi. Defisit perawatan diri adalah gangguan kemampuan untuk melakukan aktifitas perawatan diri oleh sebab itu perlu diberikan program metode, salah satunya yaitu metode token ekonomi.Tujuan : untuk mengetahui efektifitas token economy terhadap perawatan diri pada klien skizofrenia. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Pre Experiment dengan rancangan One Grup pre test dan post test. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh klien Skizofrenia dengan masalah defisit perawatan diri yang dirawat di Ruang tenang Rumah Sakit Jiwa Daerah Provinsi Jambi periode Oktober 2022. Pada penelitian ini sampel diambil dengan menggunakan teknik total sampling sebanyak 21 orang. Instrument menggunakan lembar observasi dan analisa menggunakan univariat dan bivariat dengan uji T-Test. Ada efektifitas token economy terhadap perawatan diri pada klien skizofrenia di Rumah Sakit Jiwa Daerah Provinsi Jambi Tahun 2022 dengan nilai p-value 0,000. Token economy efektif terhadap perawatan diri pada klien skizofrenia
Efektivitas Larvasida Kombinasi Daun Suren (Toona sureni) dan Jeruk Nipis (Citrus aurantiifolia)
Authors: Bestari Rochmadina Suci , Hibatullah Afif Iqbal , Santoso Talitha Ulima , Rosyidah Devi Usdiana , Sintowati Retno , Kusumaningrum Tanjung Anitasari Indah
Published: June 2024

Pemakaian larvasida Abate sebagai vector control DBD telah dilakukan bertahun-tahun, sehingga mempengaruhi populasi nyamuk menjadi resisten dan bisa terjadi degradasi lingkungan. Oleh karena itu diperlukan pemakaian larvasida alternatif dari tanaman biologi. Daun suren  (Toona sureni) dan daun jeruk nipis (Citrus aurantiifolia) mengandung zat aktif flavonoid, saponin dan alkaloid yang bermanfaat untuk membunuh larva Aedes aegypti. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas ekstrak kombinasi daun suren dan daun jeruk nipis dalam membunuh larva Aedes aegypti. Metode penelitian ini adalah true experiment dengan post-test only control group design. Larva dibagi menjadi 6 kelompok yaitu kontrol positif, kontrol negatif, P1 (ekstrak daun suren+daun jeruk nipis 0,5%), P2 (ekstrak daun suren+daun jeruk nipis 1%), P3 (ekstrak daun suren+daun jeruk nipis 1,5%). Setiap gelas diisi 25 ekor larva Aedes aegypti. Dilakukan uji normalitas Kolmogorov Smirnov dengan hasil tidak normal, uji homogenitas dengan hasil tidak homogen, dan uji Mann-Whitney. Hasil didapatkan kematian larva 99% pada jam ke-6 oleh kelompok P3. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah kombinasi ekstrak daun suren dan jeruk nipis 0,5%, 1% dan 1,5% efektif dalam membunuh larva Aedes aegypti pada jam ke-6 paparan.
Kecelakaan Kerja pada Perawat di Rumah Sakit Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar
Authors: Zainuddin Novriani , Thamrin Yahya , Hardi Ikhram , Haeruddin Haeruddin , Baharuddin Alfina , Yuliati Yuliati
Published: June 2024

Kecelakaan kerja merupakan suatu kejadian yang merugikan terhadap manusia dan proses produksi, dan kecacatan permanen hingga kematian yang disebabkan oleh suatu proses pekerjaan. Penyebab kecelakaan tersebut terdiri atas dua faktor, yaitu faktor manusia dan faktor lingkungan. Rumah Sakit dituntut untuk melaksanakan Upaya Kesehatan dan Keselamatan Kerja Kerja yang dilaksanakan secara terintegrasi, menyeluruh. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan bertujuan untuk Mengetahui Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Kecelakaan Kerja pada Perawat di Rumah Sakit Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif, dengan metode observasional analitik dan rancangan cross sectional study. Populasi penelitian sebanyak 213 perawat Rumah Sakit Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar. sampel penelitian sebanyak 100 perawat yang bertugas di Rumah Sakit Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar diambil dengan menggunakan metode pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan Probability sampling dengan simple random sampling. Data penelitian dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji regresi logistik pada penggunaan APD 95% (a=0.05). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh siginifikan antara variabel pengetahuan K3 pelatihan K3 (a=0.040), sikap kerja (a=0,017), penggunaan APD (a=0,033), terhadap kecelakaan kerja sedangkan variabel jenis kelamin, masa kerja dan lingkungan kerja tidak terdapat pengaruh terhadap kecelakaan kerja. Selain itu, variabel yang paling berpengaruh adalah penggunaan APD dengan kecelakaan kerja dengan Standardized Coefficients Beta 3.252. Diharapkan untuk meningkatkan Kesehatan dan keselamatan kerja yang ada dirumah sakit sehingga angka kecelakaan kerja tdk terjadi pada perawat dan karyawan yang berada dilingkungan rumah sakit dan dapat meningkatkan kualitas rumah sakit sebagai mana yang diharapkan.
Noise Against Auditory and Non-Auditory Disorders in PT PLN Employees
Authors: Amalya Eka Rizka , Fachrin Suharni A , Gobel Fatmah Afrianty , Hardi Ikhram , Ahri Reza Aril , Baharuddin Alfina
Published: June 2024

Noise has several impacts on health.  Besides the impact on hearing loss, high noise intensity can also cause loss of concentration, loss of balance and disorientation, fatigue, and communication disorders. This research design is analytic survey with cross sectional study approach. The location of this research is at PT PLN Persero Persero West Halmahera, North Maluku Province. The population was 123 people. The sample was 94 people with purposive sampling technique. The results obtained P value = 0.000 (P <0.05) means there is an influence of noise. The results of statistical chi-square test obtained P value = 0.003 (P <0.05) means that there is an effect of noise on physiological disorders. P value = 0.006 (P <0.05) means that there is an effect of noise on psychological disorders P-value 0.000 means that there is an effect of noise on work productivity Conclusion there is an effect of noise on communication disorders psychological disorders, work productivity disorders and physiological disorders in employees
Activity Test of Combination Candlenut Oil and Olive Oil on the Hair Length
Authors: Mercya Yovita , Ramadani Deshinta
Published: June 2024

Candlenut oil and olive oil have been discovered to promote hair growth. This experimental study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a combination of candlenut oil and olive oil on the length of hair in male rabbits. The experiment involved two male rabbits, with four areas on their backs shaved to apply the test solution, each area measuring approximately 3 cm x 3 cm and spaced 2 cm apart. Hair samples were collected by shaving six strands of hair from each area on the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 15th, and 18th days. The treatment groups were divided into a negative control group that received no intervention and test groups that were treated with either candlenut oil alone, olive oil alone, or a combination of candlenut and olive oil.  The results of the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test revealed a p-value of 0.000 (p ? 0.05), indicating a significant difference among the groups. A post hoc test was conducted to determine the group with the best hair length statistically, and it was found that the group receiving candlenut oil had the highest mean rank value, followed by the olive oil group, and then the combination of candlenut and olive oil group.
War Against Corruption In Nigeria: The Problems with The Solution
Authors: Owolabi Dare , Olaleye Oluseyi I.
Published: June 2024

Corruption has become the most popular issue that is subjected to discussion by individuals, organisations and government officials in Nigeria. This is based on the position the cankerworm has occupied in the political system and its nefarious effects on the entire citizenry. The various administrations in Nigeria have put in place certain measures to curb corrupt practices among public officials having noticed the negative implications of the menace on the entire system. This work undertakes the conceptual clarification of corruption and proceeds to showcase the various anti corruption measures that have been put in place by succeeding regimes in Nigeria. These measures which represent the solutions by the government have yielded little or no positive impact on corrupt practices in the nation. This paper therefore discusses the problems with these anti corruption measures and finally submits that while administrative capacity is imperative in the fight against corruption, political will supersedes.
Values and Prostitution: A Critical Exploration
Authors: Balogun Noah Opeyemi
Published: June 2024

Considering the fact that values are themselves harbingers of confusion, because of the fleeting meaning they evince in different people, passing value judgment especially on an activity that bothers on how people define themselves and in fact, interpret their world, would be one of the most difficult tasks. Hence, this study examines values and value theories as they apply to the phenomenon and actual practice of prostitution. The debate between two schools of thought: the abolitionist which advocates an end to prostitution and, reformatory which aims at regulating prostitution is explored. Because value has to do with the study of human conduct, ethical questions bordering on prostitution are raised, and useful interjections are made with practical instances about the phenomenon and practices of prostitution. Using extant examples, the study argues that values are not immutable to socio-economic imperatives, and concludes that the question of values on prostitution is not yet fundamentally settled as the abolitionists and regulatory scholars would want.
Youth Participation in Governance and Structural Economic Transformation in Zimbabwe
Authors: Masarurwa Hillary Jephat
Published: June 2024

This paper, Youth Participation in Governance and Structural Economic Transformation in Zimbabwe, assesses the level of participation in economic, elections and governance processes by Zimbabwean youth. It also depicts the barriers to such participation and issues that youths view as important to them. Finally, it proposes solutions that can be applied to achieve youth-inclusive structural transformation and enhance their participation therein. The study was carried out using quantitative methodologies. A survey was carried out to collect data, which in turn was analysed using SPSS. The analysis finds evidence that youth participation is low across all sectors. The youths are economically side-lined, largely unemployed and living in poverty given the low income they earn. They lack skills in business management, vocational and technical areas, civic education, elections as well as skills on how to engage government. Their participation in elections and governance processes is low and it is hampered by restrictive political structures, lack of interest, lack of information and lack of funds amongst other things. It was observed that decision making processes are not improving in becoming more participatory and youth inclusive. Whilst some youths are ready to run for public office or start their own businesses, they need support for their participation to be meaningful. The youths need space to freely participate in politics and development without restrictions as well as getting support through leadership training. Policymakers need to design programmes that close the skills gap, give youths more access to means of production and support them to be employment creators.
Amos Tutuola’s Palm Wine Drinkard and the Challenges of Translating A Hybrid Literature
Authors: Ogbeide-Ihama Mojisola A.
Published: June 2024

Literary translation is the art of recreating a literary text in another language while using the source text as a medium. Translation in contemporary times has gone beyond mere linguistic transfer: it is now a veritable means of cultural transfer. Language being the vehicle of culture, translation therefore consists in conveying in a target language concepts and symbolisms of culture through a system of representation. Every literary work being a cultural product, often resists translation. Thus, translating works from English speaking African literature proves to be a difficult task as it poses some peculiar challenges. The aim of this work is to examine the diverse challenges encountered in the process of translating the sense and the style of The Palm-Wine Drinkard, a novel written by Amos Tutuola and translated as L’ivrogne dans la brousse by Raymond Queneau. In order to facilitate our discussion, we will be doing a comparative analysis of the original version and its translated version. The study concludes that at the base of translation is culture and language and that no matter the challenges posed in the process of translation, one must endeavour to safeguard the linguistic and cultural specificity of the text as well as ensure that the source and the target texts communicate the same message.
Violent Conflicts and Challenges of Adjustment in Plateau State: Case Study of Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State
Authors: Fagbite Bamidele Emmanuel , Faleti Stephen Ademola , Yusuf Olanrewaju
Published: June 2024

Nigeria is confronted with numerous violent conflicts that have inflicted monumental damages on the economy and peaceful co-existence amongst groups. These conflicts assume ethnic and religious forms leading to depletion of human resources/displacement, weakened state apparatus, and increased threats of secession. A fact is that states with multiple ethnicity and religions are prone to violent conflicts. This becomes more pronounced with underlying indigenship/ settlership debate. Conflicts in Plateau State are often deeply ethnic-based; religious factor has also remained a shadow trigger. The frequency of conflicts had led to trends of relocation, adjustment and even protracted conflicts in the deeply polarised state. This paper looks at structural adjustment as essential in the discussion of the pattern post conflict residency, settlement and human endeavour in Jos North LGA of Plateau State. It agrees with submissions of Richard Lazarus (1961) on theories of adjustment and personality; adopting a mixed design approach, while some KIIs were conducted as primary sources of data collection along secondary sources which were qualitatively analysed. Strengthening security and peace architecture including promotion of human security in prevention, rather than response to violence, will help in the healing process of the fragmented communities and people
“I Am a Lesbian”: Black Queer Subjectivities in The Watermelon Woman and Pariah
Authors: Allen Stephanie Andrea
Published: June 2024

In 2011, cultural critic Nelson George asserted, “Pariah is important, not simply as a promising directorial debut, but also as the most visible example of the mini-movement of young black filmmakers telling stories that complicate assumptions about what ‘black film’ can be by embracing thorny issues of identity, alienation and sexuality.” However, filmgoers, myself included, were offended at the New York Times comparison of Pariah to Lee Daniel's Precious (2008), another “Black” movie, but with such radically different content that one wonders if the reviewers actually watched Dee Rees's Black lesbian coming-out story. Much like Cheryl Dunye's The Watermelon Woman, another film written, directed, and produced by a Black lesbian, Pariah was marketed as a “Black” film, effectively ignoring its queerness. And while both movies received favorable reviews, neither film did very well at the box office, suggesting that Black moviegoers had little interest in Black lesbian film.

Hence, this essay will address the ways in which two Black lesbian filmmakers, Cheryl Dunye and Dee Rees, wrote, produced, and directed films that sought to counter common stereotypes regarding queer Black subjectivities, specifically those of Black lesbians, and how their struggles to produce, market, and distribute these films are indicative of the challenges that Black lesbians in the United States still face due to racism, sexism, and homophobia. To be sure, Black lesbian filmmakers are “contest[ing] the dominant gendered and sexual definitions of racial difference by working on black sexuality” (Hall 1993, 274), in this case, Black queer subjectivities in the form of Black lesbians. Stuart Hall also reminds us that the struggle over cultural hegemony “is never about pure victory or pure domination . . . it is always about shifting the balance of power in the relations of culture, it is always about changing the dispositions and the configurations of cultural power, not getting out of it” (107). Thus, late-twentieth- and early-twenty-first-century Black lesbian filmmakers were engaged in challenging contemporary discourses that ignore the particularities of race and gender when it comes to representing LGBT experiences in film, thus hoping to exert agency over their representations in popular culture.

I assert that both Pariah and The Watermelon Woman work to expand the archive of Black lesbian filmic representations by focusing on the ways in which Black lesbian identities are validated, embraced, and complicated by Black women in the United States. At the same time, these films reveal the unique challenges that Black lesbian filmmakers face from the film industry, as well as from their own communities.
State-of-the-art review on steel-concrete composite walls
Authors:   Institute of Advanced Engineering Structures, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Yu Chao-Qun , Tong Jing-Zhong ,   Exeter Technologies Group (ETG), Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK, Zhou Si-Ming ,   Institute of Advanced Engineering Structures, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Zhang Jia-Ming ,   Institute of Advanced Engineering Structures, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Shen Jia-Jia ,   Exeter Technologies Group (ETG), Department of Engineering, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK, Zhang Lei ,   Institute of Advanced Engineering Structures, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Tong Gen-Shu ,   Institute of Advanced Engineering Structures, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Li Qing-Hua ,   Institute of Advanced Engineering Structures, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China., Xu Shi-Lang ,   Institute of Advanced Engineering Structures, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Published: June 2024

Steel-concrete composite walls, valued for their capacity to combine the strengths of steel and concrete, have become a prevalent construction choice. During the past few decades, the performance of steel-concrete composite walls has been studied by means of structural tests, theoretical analysis, and numerical simulation. Different types of steel-concrete composite walls have been proposed by researchers to satisfy miscellaneous structural requirements. Meanwhile, new forms were continually being developed to further improve the mechanical performance. This review paper examines research conducted over the past few years on these versatile structural elements. The paper categorizes steel-concrete composite walls according to the arrangement of steel plates and concrete, along with the configurations of steel plates. It delves into the unique characteristics of each type and analyzes their performance under various loading conditions, including axial, cyclic, shear, fire, dynamic, impact, and joint loads. Additionally, existing design recommendations for these walls are summarized. To conclude, the paper offers insights into potential future developments in steel-concrete composite wall technology.
A logical retrofit strategy optimization framework for resiliency bridge infrastructure management considering life-cycle cost
Authors:   Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115–397, Tehran, Iran., Omidian Pedram , Khaji Naser ,   Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan., Aghakouchak Ali Akbar ,   Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115–397, Tehran, Iran.
Published: June 2024

Bridges play an important role in providing essential services to communities as one of the most critical components of transportation infrastructure. In this regard, selecting reliable, robust, and efficient indicators is necessary to prepare a disaster management strategy. This study presents a multi-objective optimization framework for decision-makers to find the most optimal retrofit strategies that satisfy a given threshold of functionality/Resilience (R) while minimizing a structure's Life-Cycle Cost (LCC). Accordingly, various retrofit strategies include different materials (steel, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP), and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP)), thicknesses, arrangements, and timing of retrofitting actions. In each scenario, the fragility curves are derived through nonlinear time-history Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) to evaluate the LCC and resilience. In the subsequent step, the LCC analysis is conducted, considering the proposed formulation of multiple occurrences of seismic events, which incorporates the effects of complete/incomplete repair actions of damage conditions induced by previous seismic events. This study employs an elitist Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) to identify the optimal set of solutions. The various aspects of the optimal retrofit strategies are thoroughly investigated and discussed for a bridge as a case study infrastructure. Results show that the considered objectives lead to reasonable and sense-making retrofit strategies.
Effects of aluminum alloy constitutive models on the behavior of concrete-filled aluminum tubular stub columns under axial compression
Authors:   School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China, Wang Jingxuan ,   Western Center of Disaster Mitigation in Civil Engineering of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, PR China., Zhao Jintao ,   School of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, 730050, PR China., Gao Shan ,   School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China., Derlatka Anna ,   Czestochowa University of Technology, Dabrowskiego 69, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland.
Published: June 2024

This study aims to examine the effects of various aluminum alloy constitutive models on the behavior of concrete-filled aluminum tubular stub columns under axial compression. The bi-linear model with hardening, the Baehre model, and the Ramberg-Osgood (R-O) model, which follow the European standard (EC9) were analyzed and compared in terms of their ability to describe the stress-strain behavior of aluminum alloy tensile coupons over the full range, and their respective application scenarios were discussed. A total of 74 sets of experimental data results were collected to examine the effects of these three models on the ultimate load of concrete-filled aluminum tubular stub columns. Furthermore, a full-scale model was constructed to analyze the effect of the hardening exponent n in the R-O model on the load-displacement curves. The results show that, apart from the bi-linear model with hardening, the other two aluminum alloy constitutive models are capable of accurately predicting the stress-strain behavior of aluminum alloys throughout the full range. The accuracy of the R-O model is significantly influenced by the calculation methods of n. The Baehre model is found to be more suitable for non-heat-treated aluminum alloys. The simulated ultimate load values obtained from the three constitutive models fall within a deviation range of ±10%, indicating their suitability for practical engineering applications. Among the three models, the R-O model exhibits the highest stability, as changes in the hardening exponent n do not affect the ultimate load but have a significant effect on the load-displacement curves beyond the ultimate load.
Violencia y otros aspectos en la construcción social - chihuahuense - de masculinidades
Authors: Grijalva Jordan Gabriela , Robles Villa Jesús
Published: June 2024

Se presenta un análisis en torno al proceso de la construcción de las masculinidades haciendo además referencia a algunos elementos observados en la ciudad de Chihuahua con datos del ámbito universitario. Se incluye una descripción del proceso histórico, psicología y la masculinidad, género, masculinidad hegemónica, sexualidad, familia y paternidad, violencia, y educación.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54167/tch.v9i2.593
Extremal functions for a fractional Morrey inequality: Symmetry properties and limit at infinity
Authors: Tavakoli Alireza
Published: June 2024

In a series of articles, Hynd and Seuffert have studied extremal functions for the Morrey inequality. Building upon their work, we study the extremals of a Morrey-type inequality for fractional Sobolev spaces. We verify a few of the results in the spirit of Hynd and Seuffert concerning the symmetry of extremals and their limit at infinity.
Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes and Graft Incorporation Rate Assessed by CT Scan After Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty With Glenoid Structural Bone Graft Reconstruction
Authors: Chamberlain Aaron M. , Aleem Alexander W. , Zmistowski Benjamin M. , Sefko Julianne A. , Hillen Travis , Keener Jay D.
Published: June 2024

Introduction:

Reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) with structural bone graft has been described as a technique in addressing glenoid bony defects. Studies have demonstrated acceptable outcomes with structural autograft or allograft. However, most of these studies are relatively small and rarely evaluate bone graft incorporation with CT scan. The aim of this study was to assess clinical and radiographic outcomes and report graft incorporation assessed on CT scan after RTSA where structural bone autograft or allograft was used to reconstruct the glenoid.

Methods:

From May 2011 through June 2016, 38 patients underwent RTSA with structural bone graft. Of these, 35 were available for a minimum 2-year follow-up and retrospectively enrolled. From July 2016 through February 2019, 32 patients undergoing RTSA with structural bone graft were prospectively enrolled. Preoperative and postoperative American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and visual analog scale (for pain) scores and radiographs were obtained. CT scan was obtained at least 1 year postoperatively.

Results:

Thirty-five patients were enrolled retrospectively (52.2%) and 32 prospectively (47.8%). Autograft was used in 46 cases (68.7%) and allograft in 21 cases. The mean American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score improved from 33.1 (SD 18.5) to 78.2 (SD 22.4), with P < 0.0001. On postoperative radiographs, 63 cases (94.0%) showed stable RTSA constructs while four cases (6.0%) developed glenoid baseplate subsidence. Postoperative CT scan demonstrated complete graft incorporation in 45 cases (90.0%) while partial incorporation was noted in 4 cases (8.0%), and in 1 case (2.0%), there was no graft incorporation. No correlation was observed between baseplate subsidence and graft type (autograft versus allograft) or primary versus revision surgery.

Discussion:

Reverse shoulder arthroplasty with structural bone autograft and allograft is reliable for glenoid augmentation in patients undergoing RTSA in both primary and revision settings. Bony incorporation of autograft and allograft as evaluated on CT scan is predictably high.
Laboratory Diagnosis of an Aspergillus fumigatus Outbreak with Concurrent Secondary Bacterial Infection in a Poultry Farm in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Bitrus Asinamai , Jambalang Alexandar , Oladele Oludotun , Gurumyen George , Ameji Negedu , Isa Yemisi
Published: June 2024

Aspergillus fumigatus is recognized as a significant respiratory pathogen in poultry, causing substantial economic losses and severely impacting farmers' livelihoods. This case report details the laboratory diagnosis of a clinical outbreak of Aspergillus fumigatus on a poultry farm in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The diagnosis was made using a combination of historical data, clinical signs, postmortem examination, histopathology, microbial culture, and identification. Notable findings included nodular lesions on the lungs and peritoneum, with fungal hyphae embedded within the lung tissue. Microbial culture revealed characteristic macroscopic features of Aspergillus fumigatus and the presence of Escherichia coli, indicating a potential secondary bacterial infection. Treatment involved administering 500,000 IU oral Nystatin at 320 tablets per day for 14 days (1 tablet per 10 kg body weight) and Florum® (20% florfenicol) at 1mL per 2L of drinking water for five days. The farmer was advised to implement measures to enhance biosecurity, sanitation, and hygiene on the farm. Two weeks after treatment, the farmer recorded zero mortality even though he could not keep track of the actual mortality, he however, puts it to at least a hundred. The farmer also acknowledge that the birds started laying at 17 weeks. A second farm visit when the birds were 19 weeks old also showed that they were thriving well and no mortality recorded. This case report underscores the importance of accurate diagnosis for the early detection and prevention of disease agents and ensuring the rational antimicrobial use for therapeutic purposes.