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The Enemy, the Demon, Lucifer: Jesuits Coming to Terms with the Devil in Sixteenth-Century Japan
Authors: Winnerling Tobias
Published: September 2022

This article focuses on how Jesuit missionaries to Japan during the sixteenth century recurred on notions of the devil as their primary enemy. They took these notions from contemporary late medieval and early modern Catholic demonology and configured them according to local circumstances, reconfiguring the concept of the devil to make sense of their environments. Similar developments as in Japan took place in the contemporary Jesuit mission fields of South America, but yielded slightly different results. As different ways to conceptually reframe the devil were directly connected to the question of his presence in the everyday world – was he a transcendent or an imminent force of evil, and how did he manifest himself and make use of his respective attributes? – this research is guided by the analytical concepts of transcendence and immanence.
BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTOCURRENCY AND THE STATE OF FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN MOROCCO
Authors: Adil Moghar , Fadi Oukili Asraoui
Published: September 2022

The immense potential of Blockchain and crypto-currencies is no longer a matter of doubt. These technologies have the power to revolutionize and change the landscape of many sectors, primarily finance. The advent of blockchain technologies provides a potential solution to the first three challenges of financial inclusion. In a few years, blockchain and its applications have the potential to become the "beating heart" of the global financial system as predicted by the WEF (World Economic Forum) in its report "The Future of Financial Infrastructure". All over the world, these technologies are currently considered as the new great technological revolution that could change our lifestyles and impact our economy as the internet did in the 80s and 90s and ideally give birth to a direct economy without intermediation. In Morocco, crypto-currencies are erasing borders and gaining popularity. However, the general opinion on this new innovation is not clear.

 

JEL: F65; G21; O32

 

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Explanation of the Perceptions on Children’s Rights of Syrian Refugee Students Studying at Primary School with Experience
Authors: TUR Savaş , ALADAĞ Soner
Published: September 2022

Syrian citizens who took refuge in our country after years of civil war have social, cultural, and economic problems. The most problematic segments are children. Children also lack the use of their fundamental rights in addition to these compliance problems. The aim of the present study was to conduct research on the Syrian refugee students' perceptions of children's rights. In the study, explanatory sequential design was preferred among mixed method designs. The scale was applied to 178 students. In the qualitative part, eight of the students to whom the scale was applied were selected, and semi-structured interviews were conducted. With these interviews, it was aimed to determine the perceptions of the students about children's rights based on their experiences. As a data collection tool, the ''Asylum Seeker Students' Perception of Children's Rights Scale'' developed by the researcher and semi-structured interview questions were used. The SPSS package program was used in the analysis of quantitative data. As a result of the scale data, no significant difference could be found in the perceptions of the Syrian refugee students regarding children's rights according to gender, age, class level, and duration of living in Turkiye. There was a significant difference in the number of siblings variable. It was determined that this difference was different between the group that was marked '' I have no siblings'' and the other groups. As a result of the study, suggestions were made to work with different refugee children and to give more importance to the issue of children's rights in the Turkish education system.
Application of Business Process Re-engineering in Enhancing Budgeting Process of PT Insurance Indonesia
Authors:   School of Business and Management Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, Noviani Theresa
Published: September 2022

In the era of competition, understanding the position of the company is crucial in order to be able to set the strategy to strengthen and increase the position in the competitive market. It is important to have a strong budgeting and forecasting process to establish the target to be achieved which then set as the basis to plan the business strategy in more detail. Budgeting provides guidance, direction and target for the company to achieve within a period of time. However, it is no doubt that the budgeting process has been painful, taking much effort and time, that has led to the engagement team feeling the burden in doing the preparation. From the interview and analysis of internal workshop report, the research found the pain points of budgeting process. Among others, too many iterations while doing the work manually, lack of coordination and guidance, lack of supporting stabile technology in performing the process led to the challenges faced during budgeting process. The pain points focused on three main areas; process, people and technology. To solve the business issues, the business process should be improved. The research proposes how Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) would give solutions to overcome the issues. The building of proposed new budgeting process follows through the six stages of BPR, which are envisioning, initiating, diagnosing, transforming, implementing and evaluating. Automation, Beyond Budgeting approach and establishing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are the proposed tools to be used to cater the pain points identified. Beyond Budgeting is expected to bring new approach in setting the target in the form of financial ratios instead of fixed number, hence the company has flexibility in setting the target and reduce the granularity of submission to the group. Automation reduces the manual processes and create one center of data stored. SOP provides clear guidance on how the budgeting process should be performed.
Effectiveness of Handheld Calculator usage on Students' Performance in the learning of algebra, Speed and Accuracy Factors
Authors:   Senior Tutor, Department of Mathematics & Computer studies, OLA College of Education, Cape Coast, Ghana, Amoakoh Patrick Kwabena
Published: September 2022

The main purpose of the paper was to investigate the effectiveness of handheld calculators on students’ performance in the learning of algebra and to construct a correlation analysis on calculator usage and performance in the Edinaman SHS in Ghana. The descriptive and quantitative research designs were used to examine whether there are differences in the means of the post-test and the pre-test after conducting the two tests for the students without and with the used of the handheld calculators. The data was collected in the form of test scores obtained by students from the pre-test and post-test. The student population of Edinaman Senior High School is about 2400. The school is a mixed school with girls more than boys. The school runs five programs for all the three year levels. As a representative of the whole municipal schools, a random sampling technique under the probability method was used. This technique was used in order to conduct and record accurate study of the problem. Test and observation for collecting data for the paper. The researcher employed software called Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 17.0. The researcher analysed the data under pair sample t-test to compare the means between the two tests. Appropriate tables, charts, frequencies were generated for analysis and interpretation using the correlation model. From the analysis, the two means were different. The mean for the pre-test is 13.56 and the post-test mean is 25.23. Though, there are differences one cannot determine whether it is significant or not. But from table 4, the significant figure in column 4 is 0.000 and also table 6, column 9 is 0.000. These figures implied that the difference between the pre-test and the post-test is significant. Since the p-value 0.05 is greater than the significant value 0.000, Researcher, therefore reject the null hypotheses that there is no difference in the means between the pre-test and post-test. The researcher accept the alternative hypotheses that there is indeed difference between the pre-test and post-test. However, handheld calculators are the most effective technological instrument for better performance in the study of algebraic mathematics in the Edinaman Senior High School in the Central region of Ghana.
TANGGUNG JAWAB PENGANGKUT TERHADAP PENUMPANG KAPAL ANGKUTAN LAUT PELAYARAN RAKYAT YANG MENGALAMI KERUGIAN
Authors: Surajiman Surajiman , Surajiman Muhamad Pasca
Published: September 2022

Tulisan ini berjudul Tanggung Jawab Pengangkut Terhadap Penumpang Kapal

Angkutan Laut Pelayaran Rakyat Yang Mengalami Kerugian Akibat Operasional

Kapal. Masalah yang diteliti adalah ruang lingkup tanggung jawab pengangkut

kapal angkutan laut pelayaran rakyat, serta penyelesaiannya ketika penumpang

mengalami kerugian akibat operasional kapal. Mengacu pada Undang Undang

Nomor 17 Tahun 2008 tentang Pelayaran dan Kitab Undang Undang Hukum

Dagang bahwa pengangkut bertanggung jawab terhadap keselamatan dan

keamanan penumpang dan/atau barang yang diangkutnya. Metode penelitian yang

digunakan adalah yuridis normatif dengan analisis kualitatif. Sumber data yang

digunakan adalah data sekunder yang terdiri dari bahan hukum primer, sekunder,

dan tersier.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tanggung jawab pengangkut

terhadap penumpang yang mengalami kerugian pada angkutan laut pelayaran

rakyat akibat operasional kapal khususnya di Pelabuhan Angke meliputi santunan

karena kematian dan pengobatan bagi penumpang yang mengalami cedera. Barang-
barang pribadi milik penumpang yang hilang dan rusak selama dalam penguasaan

penumpang menjadi tanggung jawab penumpang.
فعالية المضاد الفطري للمستخلصات المخلفات النباتية المتخمرة في تثبيط نمو الفطر Fusarium oxysporum f.sp .lycopersici المسبب لمرض الذبول الوعائي في الطماطم
Authors: عبدالله هدى أحمد محسن , بايونس عبد الله أحمد
Published: September 2022

تقوم المخلفات النباتية المتخمرة بوظيفة مهمة في تثبيط نمو المسببات المرضية التي تستوطن التربة وذلك عن طريق تنشيط نمو ميكروبات التربة المنافسة لها. وبهدف تقييم فعالية المستخلصات المائية للمخلفات النباتية المتخمرة في تثبيط نمو الفطر Fusarium oxysporum f.sp .lycopersici مسبب مرض الذبول الفيوزاريومي في الطماطم، أجريت التجربة وذلك بتخمير نباتات النيم Azadirachta indica، والسول Prosopis juliflora، والعشر Calotropis procera، واللبينا Euphorbia hirta ، والراء Arva javanica خلال الفترة 2016 -2018م. أظهرت النتائج المتحصل عليها فعالية المستخلصات المائية للمخلفات النباتية المتخمرة للنباتات قيد الدراسة في تثبيط نمو الفطر F. oxysporum f.sp .lycopersici عندما أضيفت بالتراكيز 1% ،5% ،10% مقارنة بالشاهد (بدون إضافة)، وكان أعلى تأثير للمستخلص المائي المتخمر لنبات العشر عند التركيز يين 5% ،10% حيث ثبط نمو الفطر بنسبة 88.10% ،88.20 % على التوالي تلاه المستخلص المائي المتخمر لنبات النيم عند ذات التركيز يين حيث بلغت نسبة التثبيط 87.50% ، 88.10% على التوالي، بينما أظهر المستخلص المائي المتخمر لنبات اللبينا عند التركيز 1% أقل نسبة تثبيط بلغت 79.42 %. يستنتج من النتائج المتحصل عليها أن المستخلصات المائية للمخلفات النباتية المتخمرة لها القدرة على تثبيط نمو الفطر F. oxysporum f.sp .lycopersici مسبب مرض الذبول الوعائي في الطماطم.
Remote system performance analysis of the virtual applications and virtual desktops by using Parallels 2X RAS technique
Authors: Bahudaila Subhi Abdul-Rahim , Saeed Amal Abdul-Hafedh Abdu
Published: September 2022

The fast spread of computer networks and broadband Internet access and also the development of different operating systems make possible the use of different virtualization techniques. Virtualization techniques provide efficient IT solutions in corporate and educational sectors. We present an original structural framework for which the effect of virtualization technology are measured, based on a real campus wide deployment. The Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) provides academic members access to virtual applications on and off-campus for easy convenient access to academic resources in a server in data centre. In this paper, we present, at the beginning, a comparative performance analysis of Remote applications and Desktop Virtualization based on parallels 2X RAS versus Microsoft RDS. We introduce system architecture for the two tested scenario and test environment with Experiment Setup and implementations. Also, this paper provides analysis and implementation on the perceived and categorical perspectives on the usefulness, effectiveness and values of this technology in an academic environment. The main conclusions of the paper Indicated that students and academic staff have generally improved a remote accessibility to their course documents and academic materials virtually, using their own devices of different platforms which enabled them to perform course work more effectively resulting in improved system reliability, availability and scalability.
Anti-diabetics and glycemic control among type 2 Diabetic patients in out-patients clinics
Authors: Mahmood Samira Abdulla , Tareq Atyaf , Haithem Yaseen , Alsadi Ahmed , Hamood Ahmed , Thabet Mohammed , Saleh Mohammed , Qasem Mohammed , Saeed Ramzy , Bamuhill Salem
Published: September 2022

The present study evaluates the anti-diabetics and glycemic control of type 2 diabetic patients attending the out-patients clinics Aden. It is a cross-sectional study carried out in Aden Diabetic Center at Al-Gamhouria General Modern Hospital, Aden. Thirty two type-2-patients attended the center during the period from 15 January to 15 February 2018, using anti-diabetic drugs for more than one year, were included. Data were collected through direct interviews using a structured questionnaire, including patients characteristics as well as medical and medications characteristics. Blood samples were drawn to measure glycated hemoglobin HbA1c. Data were analyzed by using SPSS. (Version 22). Thirty seven and a half percent were females and 62.5% males. The mean age of the participants was 55 ±8.23 years. 56.2% of the patients showed good adherence to the exercise with the preponderance to the males, p=0.043. The mean BMI of the participants was 26.62± 3.89 Kg/m2, with half of them considered overweight (25-29.9 Kg/m2), while almost one fifth of the samples were obese. Half of the patients had hypertension and high cholesterol as comorbid conditions. The most frequent antidiabetic classes utilized by the patients were sulfonylureas, 62.5% and biguanides 62.5%. There was a limited use of DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and alogliptin (6.2%). 53.1% of the studied patients utilized monotherapy, followed by a combination of oral antidiabetics 37.55%, and a combination of oral antidiabetics and insulin (9.3%). The mean value of HbA1c of the samples studied was 9.65 ±2.33%. Only 12.5% of the patients had good glycemic control and 87.5% of the participants had HbA1c of ≥ 7 %. Almost forty percent of the patients with HbA1c ≥7% had cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and higher cholesterol (p=0.019). In conclusion, the most frequent antidiabetic classes utilized by type-2-patients who attended outpatients clinics were sulfonylureas and biguanides with a tendency to use combination regimens. The majority of patients had poor glycemic control associated with cardiovascular morbidity. Attention should be given on the treatment regimens and dosage.
A study on the effect of service fairness perceived by hotel customers on customer long-term orientation: Mediating effect of customer citizenship behavior
Authors:   The Foodservice Management Society Of Korea, Im byung-Ho , Jo Hyun-Jin
Published: September 2022

In this study, considering the characteristics of the hotel industry, the relationship between service fairness, customer civic behavior, and customer long-term orientation perceived by hotel customers was investigated. First, it was confirmed that it had a great influence on the service fairness and customer civic behavior of hotel customers. In other words, it was analyzed that customer service fairness had a statistically significant positive (+) effect on forming positive customer civic behavior. Second, it was found to increase customer long-term orientation through customer service fairness. This means that if you provide a service that can satisfy the needs of customers using the hotel, it plays an important role in increasing the customer's continuous use satisfaction. Finally, as a result of examining the mediating effect of customer civic behavior between the service fairness perceived by hotel customers and customer long-term orientation, which is the core of this thesis, it was found to have a partial mediating effect.
ANÁLISE POSTURAL EM ADOLESCENTES DE AMBOS OS SEXOS DE UMA ESCOLA DO MUNICÍPIO DE CARLOS CHAGAS
Authors: Brito Eduardo Maiane , Brandão Amorim Patricia
Published: September 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: a postura inadequada pode implicar em consequências na coluna vertebral, os desvios posturais como hipercifose torácica, hiperlordose lombar, escoliose e dores, são as principais alterações encontradas. OBJETIVO: O objetivo da pesquisa é analisar as principais alterações das curvaturas da coluna vertebral encontradas entre os sexos masculino e feminino. METODOLOGIA: Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva exploratória de cunho quantitativa realizada com meninos e meninas da 6ª e 7ª série do ensino fundamental de uma escola pública do município de Carlos Chagas-MG. RESULTADOS: observou-se que as alterações posturais estão presentes em sexos masculinos e femininos, porem o desvio postural mais observado foi o de escoliose, sendo observado com mais prevalência no sexo masculino. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS. Muitos fatores do dia-a-dia influenciam nas alterações posturais, o melhor meio de prevenir esses desvios é a educação postural no ambiente de convívio diariamente, principalmente no ambiente escolar.
INSTRUMENTOS PARA TRIAGEM DE CARACTERÍSTICAS DEFINIDORAS DO TRANSTORNO DO ESPECTRO AUTISTA (TEA) EM CRIANÇAS: PROTOCOLO DE REVISÃO DE ESCOPO
Authors: Costa Teixeira Braulio , Andrade Lourinho Lídia , Miranda Mattos Samuel
Published: September 2022

O Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) possui complexidade no que diz respeito às características, e por isso, o diagnóstico precoce é de suma importância para uma abordagem efetiva. Diante disso, identificar quais as tecnologias e/ou instrumentos existentes para avaliar características definidoras do autismo em crianças é de grande valia para auxiliar no processo de escolha da temática e posterior construção por enfermeiros, de instrumentos relevantes nessa seara. O estudo objetiva realizar um protocolo de revisão de escopo para mapear instrumentos para triagem de características definidoras do Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) em crianças. Trata-se de um protocolo de revisão de escopo que segue as recomendações do manual Joanna BriggsInstitute (JBI), com etapas demonstradas mediante o checklist do PreferedReporingItems for SystematicReviewand Meta-Analyses - Extension for ScopingReviews (PRISMA-ScR). Foram realizadas buscas da literatura científica e literatura cinzenta, mediante descritores da Ciência da Saúde (DeCS) e Medical SubjectHeadings (MeSH). A seleção dos estudos foi feita por dois pesquisadores de forma pareada e independente. A interpretação dos resultados se deu através da análise de conteúdo, e processada através do software IRaMuTeQ, apresentados mediante análise de similitude, nuvem de palavras e corpus textual.
DASHBOARDS PARA ACOMPANHAMENTO E PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE DA CRIANÇA: UM PROTOCOLO DE REVISÃO DE ESCOPO
Authors: Norões Italo Jorge Alves de , Silva Anamaria Cavalcante e
Published: September 2022

Objetivo: Mapear as ações de promoção da saúde da criança à luz da tecnologia em saúde (dashboard) e tomada de decisão. Método: Protocolo de revisão de escopo baseado nos procedimentos recomendados pelo Instituto Joanna Briggs. Foram consideradas as bases de dados SciELO, PubMed e LILACS, incluindo a literatura cinza (Google Scholar e Manuais do Ministério da Saúde). Foram incluídos trabalhos publicados no período de 2016 a 2021 e que respondem à pergunta da pesquisa. Os estudos foram selecionados por dois revisores independentes, utilizando o software Rayyan, estes foram sintetizados e extraídos através de um formulário elaborado pelos autores. Os resultados são apresentados através de um quadro com os principais achados para discussão e conclusão.
Relationship between Behavioural Empowerment and Employee Commitment in selected Star Rated Hotels in Kisumu City, Kenya
Authors: Jumah Lucy , Nthiga Rita
Published: September 2022

Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between behavioural empowerment and employee commitment in selected star-rated Hotels in Kisumu City, Kenya. This study was anchored on Social Cognitive Theory.

Methodology: The study adopted explanatory and descriptive research designs. The target population was 1372 non-managerial employees and 130 managerial employees from 34 star rated hotels. A sample size of 310 non-managerial employees and 13 management staff formed the sample for the study. The respondents were selected using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect data. The validity of the surveys was established using professional judgment. The dependability of the research tool was assessed using Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Mean, frequencies, and standard deviation were included in descriptive statistics, whereas linear regression was part of inferential statistics and data presented using tables.

Findings: According to the study's findings, employee commitment and behavioral empowerment were significantly positively correlated in a few star-rated hotels (1=0.751; p0.05).

Unique Contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study came to the conclusion that, in particular hotels, behavioural empowerment had a substantial impact on employees' engagement. Encourage hotel staff to have confidence in their sense of judgment, values, work roles, and actions related to their jobs.
A lei complementar 123/06 e suas implicações no desenvolvimento do município de Viçosa-MG
Authors: Araújo Juliana Maria de , Faria Evandro Rodrigues de , Ferreira Marco Aurelio Marques
Published: September 2022

Resumo
O objetivo deste estudo é investigar se a Lei Complementar 123/06 (LC 123/06) possibilitou uma maior participação e melhor desempenho dos micro e pequenos empresários do município de Viçosa-MG nas licitações públicas e se isso vem contribuindo para o desenvolvimento do município. A partir da análise de 98 questionários aplicados junto às micro e pequenas empresas (MPEs) do município, utilizou-se o Alfa de Cronbach para a validação dos constructos e a Análise de Cluster para agrupar as empresas em 2 grupos, conforme o impacto propiciado pela lei. Constatou-se que a LC 123/06 vem propiciando melhorias no que se refere à participação e desempenho das MPEs, mas que ainda há várias barreiras a serem superadas, ensejando a conscientização e capacitação dos empresários para que haja um efeito positivo no desenvolvimento municipal.

Palavras-chave: Licitações públicas. Lei Complementar 123/06. Desenvolvimento socioeconômico.
A contabilidade consultiva como fator de sucesso das micro e pequenas empresas
Authors: Tisott Sirlei Tonello , Lossavaro Caroline Araújo , Foltran Sabrina Lima , Ribeiro Sílvio Paula , Albuquerque Alexandre Farias
Published: September 2022

Resumo
O objetivo desta pesquisa é analisar os fatores restritivos e determinantes de sucesso à utilização da contabilidade consultiva nas MPEs, na percepção dos dirigentes de empresas estabelecidas em Três Lagoas/MS. O levantamento foi realizado no período de maio a julho de 2020, obtendo-se um retorno de 103 questionários. Os resultados apontam que a informação contábil é considerada essencial e relevante para a gestão organizacional pela maior parte dos respondentes. Foram avaliados 16 fatores, reunidos em 3 componentes: 1) benefícios estratégicos – informações fidedignas, agilidade e clareza nas informações contábeis, automatização no controle de obrigações fiscais/tributárias, predizer informações futuras, melhorias à gestão financeira, melhorias à gestão operacional e de custos, melhorias à gestão fiscal, melhorias à automação e escalabilidade; 2) redução de custos para o escritório de contabilidade; e, 3) fatores restritivos com a implementação de tecnologias, capacitação e treinamento de pessoal, a mudanças tecnológicas e organizacionais. Esses fatores explicam 71,34% das restrições e benefícios para o uso da contabilidade consultiva nas MPEs. Diante disso, a aproximação contador-dirigente eleva o nível de competência do empreendedor nas tomadas de decisões gerenciais e cria um ambiente qualificado para reduzir as adversidades que levam as MPEs a mortalidade precoce.
Palavras-chave: Contabilidade consultiva; Mortalidade; Consultoria; Informação; Micro e Pequenas Empresas.
Fatores de sucesso e desafios à sobrevivência de micro e pequenas empresas: um estudo na cidade de Ituiutaba-MG
Authors: Freitas Daniela Rodrigues Franco de , Borges Alex Fernando , Enoque Alessandro Gomes
Published: September 2022

Resumo

O objetivo deste trabalho consistiu, fundamentalmente, em identificar os principais fatores de sucesso e os desafios à sobrevivência de micro e pequenas empresas da cidade de Ituiutaba-MG. Os dados utilizados foram coletados por meio da aplicação de 110 questionários junto a empreendedores da cidade, que atuam nos setores de comércio e serviços. Os dados foram analisados com base nas técnicas de estatística descritiva e análise fatorial. Os resultados permitiram identificar os fatores que condicionam o sucesso dos empreendimentos estudados, englobando elementos como práticas de gestão, práticas de gestão de pessoas, planejamento e controle financeiro, inteligência de mercado, apoio institucional, dentre outros. Já elementos como a crise econômica, a carga tributária elevada, a falta de mão-de-obra qualificada, a inadimplência, a falta de capital de giro e as dificuldades com a concorrência, foram apontados como os principais desafios que se impõem à longevidade e sobrevivência dos pequenos negócios estudados no mercado local.

Palavras-chave: Empreendedorismo. Pequena Empresa. Microempresa. Sobrevivência.
Impact of Exchange Rate Fluctuations On Inflation: The Case of Turkey
Authors: ŞANLI Orhan
Published: September 2022

In this study, the effects of the nominal dollar exchange rate and the industrial production index on WPI were analyzed using the ARDL bounds test method. The analysis of the study covers the period the 2005:M1-2021:M11 with monthly data. According to the results of the study, a 1% increase in the dollar exchange rate leads to an increase of approximately 0.7% in the WPI. When the industrial production index increases by 1%, the WPI increases by 1.04%. In addition, the fact that the growth in industrial production increases producer inflation reveals important results in terms of foreign dependency of production. These results raise concerns about growth with high inflation. The implementation of a rapid growth model in an economy with high inflation and high exchange rates may lead to an income-reducing situation for final consumers. These results show that a stable inflation and growth process in Turkey is based on a balanced exchange rate and interest rate policy.
Gastric Explosion While Using Electric Cautery During Gastrojejunostomy: A Case Report
Authors: Al Awfi Mahmood Masud , Vuthaluru Seenu
Published: September 2022

Gastrointestinal gases become combustible when several gases reach a certain concentration. This occurs in situations where the gastrointestinal tract is obstructed for a certain amount of time. Hence, we present this case of a gastric explosion in a patient while performing a gastrojejunostomy. The reason underlying this combustion involved concomitant chronic pyloric stenosis. Operative procedures should include this information to enhance the safety of the patient and the surgical team.
Microcrystallographical Characterization of Initiation of Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking on Alloy 600 in Terms of Local Stress at Grain Boundary Induced by Slip Deformation
Authors: Jung Ki-Taek , Tsuchiya Hiroaki , Fujimoto Shinji
Published: September 2022

The initiation of intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IGSCC) on Alloy 600 in a simulated pressurized water reactor primary water environment was investigated by the characterization using an electron back scattering diffraction (EBSD) on flat tensile specimens subjected to a slow strain rate testing. The IGSCC initiation was evaluated for many grain boundaries in terms of the grain boundary characteristics and the local stress generated at each grain boundary; the latter is estimated by considering the specific slip deformation determined by the Schmid factor of two grains adjacent to a grain boundary. This simplified local stress evaluation for IGSCC susceptibility based on EBSD analysis is introduced for the first time in this study. IGSCC tends to occur as a result of induced tensile stress rather than shear stress at the grain boundary, whereas no IGSCC occurred when compressive stress was applied at the grain boundary. Similar results were observed for both 10% and 20% cold worked (CW) specimens in the stress analysis. It was noted that crack initiation depends not only on the stress at the grain boundary but also on the strain concentrated around the grain boundary for the 20% CW specimen.
Water Flourishing in the Anthropocene
Authors: Cattelino Jessica , Drew Georgina , Morgan Ruth
Published: September 2022

What does it entail to foreground water flourishing as a stance toward the Anthropocene? During an exercise at the Anthropocene Campus Melbourne, about twenty participants individually drew images of ‘water flourishing’ leading, with only one or two exceptions of Edenic representations, to a wall of images depicting no humans. That small experience reproduced a larger cultural and environmental management configuration: people-less water flourishing. If we face such constraints in imagining, representing, and enacting hydro-flourishing, we remain stuck in familiar loops either of: 1) elemental thinking that excludes the human; or 2) anthropocenic thinking that too often addresses the human primarily as destroyer. How do we imagine our being with water in different ways? How do we move away from pervasive narratives of water crisis without, at the same time, romancing water? Feminist, decolonial, and Indigenous approaches to water and its cultural politics ask us to consider the elemental not only in substance, but also in rights regimes and in the project of flourishing. In this paper, we present examples of water flourishing projects and impasses from three sites: Kathmandu, Nepal; Perth, Australia; and the Florida Everglades, United States. All show both the problems and the promise of co-centering the human and nonhuman in their interdependent relations when it comes to water flourishing.
Reseña de: M.ª Ángeles Garrido Berlanga, Edición y estudio de la “Lira de Melpómene” de Enrique Vaca de Alfaro, Córdoba, UCOPress, Editorial de la Universidad de Córdoba, Editorial Universidad de Sevilla, Presses Universitaires du Midi (PUM), 2018, 241 págs., ISBN: 978-84-472-1975-9
Authors: Ruiz Notario Sara
Published: September 2022

RESUMEN: Reseña de la Edición y estudio de la “Lira de Melpómene” de Enrique Vaca de Alfaro de M.ª Ángeles Garrido Berlanga.

ABSTRACT: Review of Edición y estudio de la “Lira de Melpómene” de Enrique Vaca de Alfaro by M.ª Ángeles Garrido Berlanga.
Characteristics of Aeolian sediments transported above a gobi surface
Authors: Zhang Zhengcai , Zhang Yan , Pan Kaijia
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Most previous studies of aeolian sediment transport have focused on shifting sand surfaces. As a result, sediment transport above gobi (gravel) surfaces is still poorly understood. In this field study, we quantified this transport to provide important support for parameterizing aeolian sediment transport models. We found that the relationship between the Sorensen horizontal sediment transport (Qs) and shear velocity (u*) could be expressed as Qs = ρau*3 ⁄ g(1−u*t2 ⁄ u*2)(α+γu*t ⁄ u*+βu*t2/u*2), where α = –127.4, β = 714.4, and γ = 737.0. The relationship between the vertical sediment transport (F) and shear velocity could be expressed as Fd = CKρa (u*2−u*2), where CK = 0.75. Although Q and F on gobi surfaces can be expressed similarly to previous results (i.e., similar equation forms), the coefficients were much larger than those for a shifting sand surface; that is, sediment transport was higher above the gobi. This difference resulted from the larger sand transport rate and saltation height above a gobi surface, and the larger transport and higher saltation height were related to gravel cover and soil crusts on the gobi surface.
Gravity waves generated by the high graupel/hail loading through buoyancy oscillations in an overshooting hailstorm
Authors: Guo Xin , Guo Xueliang , Fu Danhong
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The convectively generated gravity waves (GWs) have important contributions on the stratospheric and mesospheric momentum and energy budget, and chemical composition, however, large uncertainties still remain about wave source properties and the associated wave-generated mechanisms. The formation mechanism and significant impacts of downward propagating GWs generated by a continental overshooting hailstorm occurred on 19 June 2017 in Beijing in the mid-latitude are reported in this study based on radar observations and simulated results from a three-dimensional cloud model with hail-bin microphysics. It is found that the overshooting storm penetrates the tropopause and enters the lower stratosphere in the mature stage. After the mature stage, the continuous descending process of the upper-level high graupel/hail loading causes the breaking of equilibrium between the buoyancy force and hydrometeor loading established in the mature stage and induces a restoring force of buoyancy, as well as buoyancy oscillations that excite downward propagating GWs. The GWs have a duration of about 20 min and the estimated wavelength of about 3–4 km. The downward propagating GWs not only result in the storm updraft splitting quickly, and significantly change the storm morphology and evolution, but also form the upward propagating GWs through surface reflection process, and induce strong vertical fluctuations in temperature and vertical velocity, and significantly change the dynamic and thermodynamic structure in the lower stratosphere.
Assessment of the data assimilation framework for the Rapid Refresh Forecast System v0.1 and impacts on forecasts of a convective storm case study
Authors: Banos Ivette H. , Mayfield Will D. , Ge Guoqing , Sapucci Luiz F. , Carley Jacob R. , Nance Louisa
Published: September 2022

Abstract. The Rapid Refresh Forecast System (RRFS) is currently under development and aims to replace the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) operational suite of regional- and convective-scale modeling systems in the next upgrade. In order to achieve skillful forecasts comparable to the current operational suite, each component of the RRFS needs to be configured through exhaustive testing and evaluation. The current data assimilation component uses the hybrid three-dimensional ensemble–variational data assimilation (3DEnVar) algorithm in the Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation (GSI) system. In this study, various data assimilation algorithms and configurations in GSI are assessed for their impacts on RRFS analyses and forecasts of a squall line over Oklahoma on 4 May 2020. A domain of 3 km horizontal grid spacing is configured, and hourly update cycles are performed using initial and lateral boundary conditions from the 3 km grid High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR). Results show that a baseline RRFS run is able to represent the observed convection, although with stronger cells and large location errors. With data assimilation, these errors are reduced, especially in the 4 and 6 h forecasts using 75 % of the ensemble background error covariance (BEC) and 25 % of the static BEC with the supersaturation removal function activated in GSI. Decreasing the vertical ensemble localization radius from 3 layers to 1 layer in the first 10 layers of the hybrid analysis results in overall less skillful forecasts. Convection is greatly improved when using planetary boundary layer pseudo-observations, especially at 4 h forecast, and the bias of the 2 h forecast of temperature is reduced below 800 hPa. Lighter hourly accumulated precipitation is predicted better when using 100 % ensemble BEC in the first 4 h forecast, but heavier hourly accumulated precipitation is better predicted with 75 % ensemble BEC. Our results provide insight into the current capabilities of the RRFS data assimilation system and identify configurations that should be considered as candidates for the first version of RRFS.
“No me olvide con su real protección”. El marqués de Barinas y su epistolario con Mariana de Austria entre consilium, arbitrismo y promoción personal (1688-1695)
Authors: Bravo Lozano Cristina
Published: September 2022

La búsqueda de mediación en la corte de Madrid fue una de las estrategias más recurrentes de las élites indianas para alcanzar el favor real durante el reinado de Carlos II. Junto con agentes vinculados al consejo de Indias, figuras ilustres en la esfera del poder actuaban como conseguidores de honores, gracias y mercedes, pero también como interlocutores para la introducción de instancias de diversa naturaleza. Ejemplo de ello fueron las dinámicas epistolares que Gabriel Fernández de Villalobos, I marqués de Barinas, desplegaría tras su caída en desgracia en vista a revertirla. Uno de los personajes que trataría de convertir en su medianero fue la reina madre Mariana de Austria. A través de sus memoriales representaría sus inquietudes, le expondría los asuntos más inmediatos que afectaban a la Monarquía en Europa y América, propondría distintos arbitrios destinados a la conservación del cuerpo político y, por último, lograr su desagravio personal frente a ministros y cortesanos.
Structural and mechanical modeling of density and stiffness of hybrid composite reinforcement
Authors: Sazon S. A.
Published: September 2022

A structural-mechanical analysis of the influence of high-modulus fibers on the physical and mechanical properties of hybrid composite reinforcement has been performed. In the introduction, the need for a detailed physical and mechanical analysis of the properties of combined composite reinforcement is updated due to the insufficient study of many issues. Despite the progress made in the field of modeling structural composite reinforcement and the development of its production technology, many issues related to its strength are not well understood, which is the main constraint in the adoption of scientifically based standards for assigning mechanical characteristics, control and testing methods. The aim of the study is to develop methods and use them to carry out a structural-mechanical analysis of the influence of the type and content of high-modulus fibers on the density and elastic moduli of hybrid composite reinforcement. In the main part of the article, mathematical modeling of the possible mechanism of destruction of combined rods with different content     of high-modulus reinforcing fibers and base fibers was carried out. At the first stage, a structural-mechanical analysis of the factors contributing to the increase in the moduli of longitudinal elasticity described by the “rule of mixtures” was carried out. In this case, the influence of the mass and volume content of high-modulus fibers on the density of the hybrid composite, as well as its moduli of longitudinal and transverse elasticity, was modeled. The results obtained make it possible to modernize the method of predictive assessment of the density and elasticity moduli of composite building reinforcement and can be used by engineering and technical workers of manufacturers and consumers of such reinforcement, as well as in the educational process in the training of engineering personnel of the construction profile.
Spectral and emission characteristics of XeCl-excilamps of high-frequency induction discharge for ultraviolet disinfection
Authors: Znosko K. F.
Published: September 2022

The object of study is a XeCl-excilamp with excitation by a high-frequency inductive discharge. The relevance of the work is due to the need to improve the spectral-emission characteristics of excilamps and methods for their excitation for wide practical application. The aim of the study is to optimize the spectral and emission characteristics of wide-aperture XeCl-exisilamp with electrode-free induction high-frequency discharge excitation for ultraviolet disinfection of municipal and industrial premises. The introduction briefly notes    the positive effects of disinfection with ultraviolet radiation. Advantages and problems of excimer lamps and methods of their excitation as sources of ultraviolet radiation for disinfection are described. The main part presents the results of the development of a working model of an excilamp with induction high-frequency discharge excitation and the experimental study of its spectral-emission characteristics. The maximum output power    of ~11 W on a mixture of HCl : Xe : He = 1 : 20 : 20 at its pressure of ~1 Torr is obtained. The maximum efficiency of the XeCl-excilamp from the high-frequency field energy invested in the discharge was ~8%, which is close to the typical values of the efficiency of excilamps with excitation by capacitive discharge. The spectral composition of the radiation was studied. It was shown that more than 90 % of the excimer lamp energy is concentrated   in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum in the B-X band (maximum wavelength ~308 nm). A characteristic feature of the observed spectrum of the excimer lamp with induction high-frequency discharge excitation is the broadening of the radiation bands as compared to the spectra of the radiation of barrier or capacitive discharge excilamps. The obtained results make excitation of excilamps by high-frequency induction discharge attractive for further study and practical application. The main conclusions about the work done are formulated in the conclusion.
Utilization of polymer packaging materials as a basis of environmental safety: biodegradable and edible materials
Authors: Ukhartseva I. Yu. , Tsvetkova E. A. , Goldade V. A. , Shapovalov V. M.
Published: September 2022

The introduction presents an analysis of waste disposal methods used in different countries, which indicates certain difficulties in the disposal of polymer waste due to their greatest environmental danger, since synthetic polymers decompose for a long time in natural conditions. Today, high requirements for environmental protection dictate the emergence of new types of processing of polymer waste through their self-destruction. An actual direction in the packaging industry is the production of environmentally friendly self-destructible packaging: biodegradable and edible. The basis for the production of such packages is raw materials of animal and vegetable origin. The purpose of the work is to substantiate the advantages of self-destructible packaging as an environmentally friendly material that does not harm the environment. The main part of the article provides information about the advantages of biodegradable and edible packaging materials. The advantage  of biodegradable packaging is its ability to degrade into natural components that do not require separate collection, sorting, recycling or other disposal solutions. The disposal costs of such packaging are minimal, since the waste is decomposed under the influence of natural factors: water, various types of radiation or microorganisms. Edible packaging is the only type of biodegradable plastic packaging that does not require individual collection and special disposal conditions. Such packages have a high sorption capacity, which allows them to have a positive physiological effect on the human body, enriching food with minerals, vitamins, complexes of microelements, bioflavonoids, regulating the taste and aroma properties of  the  packaged food product and  simplifying the nutrition process. In the conclusion, it is noted that the solution to the problems of recycling packaging materials indicates a global trend in the field of creating self-destructible materials – biodegradable and edible, the prospects of which are aimed at preserving the environment.
The Impact of Globalization on Architectural Production in Algeria Regarding Post-colonial Identity
Authors: Fellahi Nadjla
Published: September 2022

Algeria imported Western culture through early globalization, which continued with the global integration of the French colonial period and proceeded its impact in the postcolonial era. This paper seeks to analyse the impact of globalization in Algeria in the postcolonial era starting from the remaining colonial impact, as well as how it functioned as an introduction to modern globalization aspects in the postcolonial Algerian identity in the decades before to present. The impact of thousands of colonial houses occupied by Algerians shortly after independence that created old/new dwellings, as well as the rise of individualism as a result of the change in housing notion. The reaction of nationalist Algerian architects as well as the consequences of academics and architects studying abroad in parallel with the availability of internet, architectural media, and commodities, and the rise of consumer culture, that led the change in Algerians' housing preferences. Foreign investments and globalization trends: Are all the aspects that have been discussed to understand the impact of globalization on the post-colonial Algerian identity regarding architectural production. The results show that the Algerian post-colonial architectural production has been remarkably affected by both earlier globalization and modern globalization. Local authorities of Algeria can focus on making young architects familiar with traditional culture in order to maintain the authenticity of their culture in architectural design in the upcoming future.
Ruminant Beslemede Enterik Metan Salınımını Azaltmaya Yönelik Stratejiler
Authors: Altan Nagehan Nur , Acar Muazzez Cömert
Published: September 2022

Küresel ısınma, atmosferdeki sera gazlarının konsantrasyonunun artması sonucunda yeryüzü sıcaklığının yükselmesi şeklinde tanımlanmaktadır. Küresel ısınmanın ve iklim değişikliğinin ana nedenleri olarak üç gaz gösterilmektedir. Bunlar metan (CH4), karbondioksit (CO2) ve diazot oksit (N2O)’tir. Hayvan türleri içerisinde en fazla metan üreticiler ruminantlardır. Metan, rumende metanojen bakteriler tarafından CO2 ve H2 kullanılması sonucu oluşmaktadır ve laktasyondaki bir süt ineği, aldığı brüt enerjinin %6,5’ini metanojenezis sonucu kaybeder. Bu nedenle enterik metan salınımının azaltılmasıyla günümüzde yem enerjisinden yararlanma etkinliğinin iyileştirilerek sürdürebilir bir ruminant besleme için önemli bir adım atılmış olacaktır. Bu nedenle yapılan çalışmalarda ruminant hayvanlar üzerine yoğunlaşılmaktadır. Metan salınımını azaltmak amacıyla sürü yönetimi (süt ve et verimi, hayvan sağlığı ve refahı) ve ruminant beslemeye yönelik stratejiler geliştirilmiştir. Rumen metabolizması üzerine yapılan çalışmalarda genellikle metan üretimini azaltmaya odaklanılmıştır. Rumende metan oluşumunu engelleyen ya da azaltan bazı uygulamalar rasyona müsin, yağ ve amino asit ilavesiyle metanojen bakterilerin çoğalmasını engelleyen şartların sağlanması şeklinde sıralanabilmektedir. Ayrıca, yemin enerjisinden daha iyi yararlanmanın sağlanması amacıyla alternatif bazı kaynakların (mayalar, organik asitler, bitki ekstrakları ve probiyotikler) metan salınımını azaltıcı etkileri üzerine de bildirişler mevcuttur. Bu bildiride, ruminant kaynaklı oluşan metan gazını azaltmaya yönelik çiftlik düzeyinde uygulanabilecek sürü yönetimi ve hayvan besleme stratejileri ile ilişkisi irdelenmiş ve çözüm önerileri verilmiştir.