bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kinetic Scale Slow Solar Wind Turbulence in the Inner Heliosphere: Coexistence of Kinetic Alfvén Waves and Alfvén Ion Cyclotron Waves
Authors: Huang S. Y. , Zhang J. , Sahraoui F. , He J. S. , Yuan Z. G. , Andrés N. , Hadid L. Z. , Deng X. H. , Jiang K. , Yu L. , Xiong Q. Y. , Wei Y. Y. , Xu S. B. , Bale S. D. , Kasper J. C.
Published: June 2020

The nature of the plasma wave modes around the ion kinetic scales in highly Alfvénic slow solar wind turbulence is investigated using data from the NASA’s Parker Solar Probe taken in the inner heliosphere, at 0.18 au from the Sun. The joint distribution of the normalized reduced magnetic helicity σ
m (θ
RB, τ) is obtained, where θ
RB is the angle between the local mean magnetic field and the radial direction and τ is the temporal scale. Two populations around ion scales are identified: the first population has σ
m (θ
RB, τ) < 0 for frequencies (in the spacecraft frame) ranging from 2.1 to 26 Hz for 60° < θ
RB < 130°, corresponding to kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs), and the second population has σ
m (θ
RB, τ) > 0 in the frequency range [1.4, 4.9] Hz for θ
RB > 150°, corresponding to Alfvén ion cyclotron waves (ACWs). This demonstrates for the first time the coexistence of KAWs and ACWs in the slow solar wind in the inner heliosphere, which contrasts with previous observations in the slow solar wind at 1 au. This discrepancy between 0.18 and 1 au could be explained either by (i) a dissipation of ACWs via cyclotron resonance during their outward journey, or by (ii) the high Alfvénicity of the slow solar wind at 0.18 au that may be favorable for the excitation of ACWs.
Correlations for calculating the transport and thermodynamic properties of lead-bismuth eutectic
Authors: Chusov Igor A. , Pronyaev Vladimir G. , Novikov Grigory Ye. , Obysov Nikolay A.
Published: June 2020

The paper presents recommended correlations for calculating the thermodynamic and transport properties of Pb-Bi eutectic (44.5% Pb + 55.5% Bi), namely: density, dynamic viscosity, specific heat, thermal conductivity, surface tension, specific electrical resistance, and local speed of sound as a function of temperature. These correlations are based on calculated data presented in 39 experimental studies performed in our country and abroad and published during the period from 1923 to 2015. The authors had information on 1103 experimental points; however, a direct assessment was performed on 1076 points. The main difficulty in processing the data was that the experiments considered in the work were performed at different times using a variety of measurement methods, non-unified methods of statistical processing, varying degrees of eutectic purity, etc. The basis of the data estimation technique was the modified least square method, which made it possible to take into account the errors of the experimental data involved. The paper gives the error values of the proposed correlations and the temperature ranges of their applicability. The paper was prepared based on the results of the work of the Thermodynamic Data Center (TDC INPE NRNU MEPhI) of Rosatom State Corporation.
Le public des vidéos « ASMR »
Authors: Lenay Alice
Published: June 2020

La recherche d’une mystérieuse sensation appelée « ASMR » donne lieu à une production de plus en plus imposante de vidéos, spécifiquement dédiées à un public qui y serait sensible. Dans ces vidéos, un guide – souvent une jeune femme – joue avec différentes matières qu’elle fait résonner, notamment en touchant directement l’appareillage technique pour faire mine de caresser le futur regardeur. L’ASMR comme phénomène socio-technique est-elle le produit d’un système économique qui désunit et fractionne les êtres en les couplant avec leurs ordinateurs plutôt qu’avec des humains, ou ouvre-t-elle la voie à une forme de résistance sur le réseau, où le corps sentant répond à la résonance concrète de la matière ?
Quel nouvel espace rituel pour le XXI e siècle ?
Authors: von Hantelmann Dorothea , Citton Yves , Deep L
Published: June 2020

Chaque époque se caractériserait par des dispositifs rituels de rassemblement des publics qui reflètent une certaine configuration socio-politique : du rassemblement collectif de la tradition théâtrale au modèle individualisé de l’exposition dans le contexte moderne. Comment rassembler des publics face aux défis de notre siècle ?
En quête d’une morale des sexes ?
Authors: Selim Monique
Published: June 2020

Le mot de « phallocratie » des années 1970 est remplacé par celui de « patriarcat » dans le mouvement des femmes des années 2010. Ce changement s’accompagne d’une dépolitisation du mouvement, aujourd’hui soucieux, avant tout, d’obtenir des actions gouvernementales efficaces, et ouvert à toutes les opinions politiques. Il s’ensuit une forte demande de moralisation des comportements comme en témoigne le travail de l’unité de « dépatriarcalisation » du ministère du tourisme en Bolivie.
La longue durée de l’exploitation domestique
Authors: Delphy Christine , Querrien Anne
Published: June 2020

Les femmes mariées restent gouvernées par les hommes qui en attendent un travail domestique ménager, culturel, social, et sexuel. La famille reste oppressive pour les femmes. Patriarcat et capitalisme sont deux systèmes d’oppression distincts. Partout, et pas seulement dans le capitalisme, le travail ménager est fait par les femmes gratuitement et obligatoirement, parfois par des domestiques qu’il faut tout de même contrôler. La hiérarchie entre les hommes et les femmes reste admise, car elle est héritée du passé. Les femmes continuent de s’autosacrifier quand il faut partager au sein de la famille.
La démocratie d’Aung San Suu Kyi
Authors: Lavialle-Prélois Julie
Published: June 2020

Dès 1947, la construction de la nation birmane par Aung San, militaire victorieux de l’occupation japonaise, s’est faite en excluant certaines minorités, notamment musulmanes. En 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi revient au pays et prend la tête de l’opposition au nom de son père, assassiné en 1947, avec son parti la Ligue nationale pour la démocratie. Elle affirme son allégeance au bouddhisme et son soutien à l’armée malgré les exactions de celle-ci contre les minorités. Et c’est en tant que cheffe de fait du gouvernement qu’elle comparait devant le tribunal de la Haye en 2019.
Focus sur une expérimentation : le logement social accompagné en santé mentale, une alternative à l’incarcération
Authors: Bosetti Thomas
Published: June 2020

Médecins du Monde développe un projet d’alternative à l’incarcération depuis 2009. Le projet AiLSI (Alternative à l’Incarcération par le Logement et le Suivi Intensif) devrait voir le jour fin 2019 début 2020. Il vise à comparer l’efficacité d’un accompagnement intensif dans la communauté de personnes vivant avec des troubles psychiatriques, sans domicile et déférées en comparution immédiate. L’accompagnement intensif vise à proposer un hébergement collectif transitoire et à permettre un accès rapide à un logement avec l’accompagnement d’une équipe dédiée.
Les maisons de santé pluriprofessionnelles : un modèle organisationnel au carrefour de multiples logiques
Authors: Ray Marine , Bourgueil Yann , Sicotte Claude
Published: June 2020

En France, le champ organisationnel des soins primaires connaît des transformations significatives depuis une vingtaine d’années, avec l’émergence de nouvelles formes de régulation et de nouveaux modèles organisationnels. Parmi ces derniers, les maisons de santé pluriprofessionnelles ont bénéficié du soutien des pouvoirs publics depuis le milieu des années 2000. À travers l’étude rétrospective de documents d’archive sur les politiques de développement des maisons de santé en France, nous proposons une analyse logique de ces politiques publiques et de ce modèle organisationnel. Nous caractérisons ensuite, en nous appuyant sur les théories néo-institutionnelles, les logiques qui sous-tendent la diffusion de ces nouvelles organisations formelles et discutons l’utilité de ce cadre d’analyse pour appréhender les transformations associées aux réformes de l’organisation des soins primaires.
L’exercice pluriprofessionnel en MSP : une division du travail sous contrôle médical
Authors: Moyal Anne
Published: June 2020

Cet article se propose d’étudier la forme que prend la coordination entre professionnels de santé qui exercent en maisons de santé pluriprofessionnelles (MSP). À travers une étude qualitative dans cinq MSP signataires de l’ACI, nous montrons que les nouvelles procédures de coordination qui formalisent la division du travail en MSP, ainsi que les pratiques informelles de coordination entre professionnels, reconfigurent les territoires professionnels. Les professionnels non médecins voient notamment leurs périmètres d’activité s’étendre, sous l’effet de délégations de tâches des médecins généralistes, qui peuvent être volontaires ou contraintes par le contexte organisationnel. Nous soutenons que ces délégations soient volontaires ou contraintes par le contexte organisationnel, elles demeurent sous le contrôle des médecins généralistes, qui s’affirment ce faisant comme les orchestrateurs des prises en charge pluriprofessionnelles en soins primaires.
Plaidoyer pour l’intégration des patients formateurs dans l’enseignement des futurs médecins généralistes à partir de l’expérience de l’université Sorbonne Paris Nord et de la littérature internationale
Authors: Chevallier Frédéric , Duhot Didier , Ruelle Yannick , Mercier Alain , Lombrail Pierre , Saynac Yohan
Published: June 2020

Dans un contexte de virage ambulatoire, d’augmentation des pathologies chroniques et de nécessité de rendre plus effectifs les parcours de soins encore trop souvent opaques pour les patients, il est urgent de repenser la place et le rôle des différents acteurs du système de soins primaires – en particulier, l’intégration du patient dans la formation spécialisée, mais aussi la formation initiale des médecins généralistes qui est susceptible d’améliorer leurs compétences humaines et cliniques et de changer en conséquence les représentations des étudiants sur leur exercice futur. Certains programmes intègrent des patients dans l’enseignement depuis plusieurs années. Leur impact dépasse la prise en compte de la perspective patient et touche toutes les compétences des futurs médecins. Leur implication peut et doit se faire à tous les niveaux, de l’animation des cours à la gouvernance des différentes instances. Cela doit ouvrir la voie à un partenariat plus harmonieux dans la gestion de soins primaires, voire au-delà. L’université peut avoir un rôle à jouer via la recherche académique tout en adossant cette mission à une nouvelle forme de responsabilité sociale, en permettant l’émergence d’un système non seulement basé sur les preuves, mais également sur des valeurs communes avec les usagers.
Travail infirmier à distance et articulation de la trajectoire des patient·e·s : dispositifs de suivi en oncologie et pertinence sociale des soins
Authors: Haschar-Noé Nadine , Basson Jean-Charles , Mayère Anne
Published: June 2020

À partir d’une recherche sur les interactions soignants-patients, nous interrogeons la notion de pertinence des soins hospitaliers en nous focalisant sur ses dimensions sociales. Dans un contexte de développement du virage ambulatoire, d’industrialisation des soins hospitaliers et d’injonctions à l’autonomie des patient·e·s, deux dispositifs de suivi téléphonique de personnes atteintes de cancer sont explorés. Les considérant non comme des objets techniques mais comme des artefacts interactionnels, nous analysons, selon une perspective interactionniste, le travail d’articulation de la trajectoire des patient·e·s mené par des infirmières spécialisées chargées de ce suivi à distance. Leur compétence à gouverner les situations d’interaction avec leurs patient·e·s s’appuie, d’une part, sur un cadrage clinique qui contraint et surveille pour assurer la sécurité et l’efficacité des soins et, d’autre part, sur un cadrage social et relationnel qui s’ajuste aux caractéristiques sociales des patient·e·s pour accompagner leur travail de santé. C’est dans l’articulation entre ces deux types de cadrages que se situe la pertinence tant médicale que sociale des soins.
Revisión y nuevas contribuciones al límite meridional y oriental de la segunda judería de Valencia y fijación de los límites de la tercera y última judería: 1390-1392-1492
Authors: López González Concepción , Máñez Testor Santiago
Published: June 2020

La puerta de la muralla árabe de Valencia denominada de en Esplugues es el prin­cipal referente utilizado para la delimitación de los dos últimos recintos judaicos que tuvo la ciudad. Esta puerta se ha localizado en un lugar diferente al tradicionalmente establecido demostrando que las juderías valencianas tuvieron menor superficie de la que hasta ahora se ha considerado. Asimismo se dispone sobre un plano parcelario actual el perímetro de la tercera judería, localizando los hitos que se mencionan para su deli­mitación en el privilegio de Juan I de 1393 atendiendo a datos extraídos de otros docu­mentos que apoyan su nueva ubicación.
En «clavemanía»: ¿Dónde están las llaves de… Sefarad?
Authors: Romeu Ferré Pilar
Published: June 2020

Este artículo pretende contribuir a esclarecer el auge de la aparición de tantas «llaves» de las casas que los antepasados de los sefardíes poseían en la Península Ibérica antes de la expulsión de 1492, reconstruyendo los datos extraídos de periódicos y escritos de diversa índole a través de los siglos.
Prioritizing the Enablers of Construction Supply Chain in the Industry 4.0 Environment
Authors: Agrawal Vivek , Yadav Seemant Kumar , Mohanty R. P. , Agrawal Anand M.
Published: June 2020

Industry 4.0, the fourth-generation industrial revolution, is not only changing the manufacturing industry but others also, like the construction industry and the related supply chain issues. The construction industry has its own challenges (e.g., temporary work and involvement of high coordination, among others). This study is an attempt to explore the enablers to overcome these issues and prioritize them. Decisions are more complex if they are intangible, non-expressible, qualitative, etc. To overcome this problem in the present study, AHP technique is used. With the help of AHP, 4 enablers and 14 sub-enablers of construction supply chain are prioritized. E-supply chain management is ranked first followed by digitization, tracking and localization, and cloud computing. In the case of sub-enablers, web service technology comes at first rank whereas management information system comes at 14th rank. This study will help the managers and professionals in construction organizations in building a good setup by focusing on these explored enablers.
Destination Attributes and Tourist Satisfaction in Jaipur as a Culture Tourism Destination
Authors: Singh Lakhvinder
Published: June 2020

The chapter is an attempt towards measurement of tourist satisfaction towards different selected destination attributes from responses of four hundred randomly collected sample data through a structured questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed with the help of suitable statistical tools. The result of the chapter identified different attributes of the destination and classified them into satisfying, neutral, and dissatisfying attributes. The chapter also provides an overview of overall satisfaction of the tourists as well as discovers the important factors of destination attributes. The findings conclude some recommendations and suggestions to develop strategies to increase tourist arrival to ensure repeat visit.
Problems of Monetary Rewards in Tourist Organizations
Authors: Korstanje Maximiliano Emanuel
Published: June 2020

Over years, management and marketing have been influential and useful to organize the working condition in modern corporations in tourism fields. The classical literature suggests that motivated workers enhance their commitment to the goal of the corporation. In this process, the assistance of managers is vital to achieve the success. In doing so, the program of incentive (monetary awards) gives to workers a reason to internalize management decisions. This not only is not truth, but also, we have found in this case-study opposite evidence. The capital somehow disorganizes the human relations and harmony in service organizations. Of course outcomes of this review should not be extrapolated to other unit of analysis; this is valid only for this organization.
A Futuristic Approach to Sustainable Tourism Development
Authors: Rezapouraghdam Hamed , Alipour Habib , Akhshik Arash
Published: June 2020

In spite of the enormous efforts and implementation of the masterplans for the development of rural areas in Iran, the majority face economic, social, and ecological challenges that jeopardize their future, particularly where tourism has been prescribed as a panacea. Among those, Kandovan, known as the only inhabited rocky village in the world that attracts half a million visitors, annually entails excessive consideration and as a case embraces imperative contributions to the sustainability-future research domain. This study aims to contribute to an enhanced understanding of the nexus between “sustainable development” and the “future” in tourist destinations. Through the analysis of the secondary data, this study takes a scenario-planning approach and discusses the current social, environmental, and economic themes: the foundation of four potential future scenarios. The underpinned framework in the context of Kandovan offers noteworthy implications both in theory and practice of tourism by proposing an area-based planning model according to the emerged alternative scenario.
Modeling Destination Competitiveness
Authors: Varghese Bindi , Aboobacker Shazin
Published: June 2020

Tourism is a tactical economic practice across the globe, but the urban and provincial transformations in the industry are strongly contemplated in the light of an unfamiliar shift in tourism business. This chapter discusses an integrated concept with a framework relating systematic approach of managing the destination and its competitiveness. An investigation on the impact on tourism and the recent narrative of national, regional, and local planning approach directs towards efficient destination management organizations (DMO) in practice for future development. This has proceeded by the formation of a competitive approach, emphasizing on the DMO roles and responsibilities helpful for a destination management during an unfamiliar business trend. Modeling destination competitiveness demands an absolute mechanism through destination rebranding, restructuring, and repositioning with DMOs for enabling competency.
Visitor Perception and Expectation of Heritage Tourism at Mahabalipuram Monuments
Authors: V. T. Nair Bindu , K. Sathiyabamavathy
Published: June 2020

This chapter explores visitor perception and expectation of heritage tourism at Mahabalipuram group of monuments. Visitor opinions were collected in the form of constructed questionnaire to study the perception and expectation of Mahabalipuram as the visitors can act as ambassadors for heritage tourism development. The research objectives of this study were therefore to assess tourists' motives for visiting Mahabalipuram, their expectation of the heritage destination, and their perception after visiting the monument. The competitiveness as a destination and the gap between tourists' perceptions and expectations were assessed in the current study. The present study discloses the gap of visitor expectations and their perceived feelings of the heritage destination. Visitor perception on the major 5A's were assessed in this study, which pave the way for better positioning and planning of the destination.
Crisp and Fuzzy AHP in GIS-MCDA for Wildlife Habitat Suitability Analysis
Authors: Sinha Suman
Published: June 2020

Geographic information system-based multi-criteria decision analysis (GIS-MCDA) is a process of decision making where geographical data and value judgments are integrated. Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is a useful technique in MCDA for determining weights. This study focuses on the evaluation of GIS-MCDA using different uncertainty levels in AHP. Best suitable sites for tiger habitats are located and analyzed in Sariska Wildlife Reserve, India using crisp and fuzzy AHP in GIS-MCDA, and thereafter, an optimal habitat suitability model is proposed. The percentage deviation over the uncertainty levels ranges slightly over 5%. The relative difference between CAHP and FAHP is nearly 2.7%. Chi-square test reveals relationship between the degree of uncertainty and the difference between the maps. For real-world situations with increased variability, fuzzification is preferred and shows the best results. The worldwide declining status of the tigers is a serious threat to the overall biodiversity, and the methods adopted in this study thus target their conservation and management.
GIS-based Multi-Criteria Analysis for Delineation of Groundwater Potential Zones
Authors: Raza Raghib , Chawla Gajendra Kumar , Dwivedi Chandra Shekhar
Published: June 2020

In the present study, delineation of ground water potential in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan is framed by using geospatial technique (i.e., remote sensing and GIS) and with multi-criteria leadership (MCDM) procedure. The analytical network process (ANP) is one of the suitable strategies that makes the research workable for delineation methodically, and corporate the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) as an uncommon case. For proper value to recognize the ground water potential zone in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, the AHP and ANP methods are utilized to decide the values of different parameters and their classes. The AHP values are then connected in a direct mix into raster calculator to get five distinctive groundwater potential zones in the investigation region, to be specific as ‘very poor' (2052.0 km2), ‘poor' (4225.9 km2), ‘moderate' (6355.1 km2), ‘good' (6451.2 km2), and ‘very good' (3301.7 km2). It has been presumed that about 9752.9 km2 area of Jodhpur district has very good to good groundwater potential, which is about 43.56% of the complete study area.
Geo-Spatial Technology for Land Resources Management in Nigeria
Authors: Nkwunonwo Ugonna Chimnonyerem
Published: June 2020

There is little discussion regarding natural resources management issues in Nigeria, unlike many other places around the world, where such issues have made significant contributions to research growth. This is a troubling situation that complicates Nigeria's present need to address her increasing sequence of aggravations related to land cover modifications. Sustainable use of land, water, solid minerals, and forest is difficult and overwhelms local efforts. Demographic pressures and the corresponding need for developments and societal livability have a proclivity to overuse land resources and impact negatively on their present quality and future regeneration. Traditional and indigenous approaches are still the bases of natural resources management. The cumulative challenges of these issues with other prevalent anomalies are increasingly compromising Nigeria's land resources base. However, geo-spatial technology with its potential for policy and decision-support is being set forth to address these challenges and to fill the current gaps in knowledge of natural resources management.
Status and Opportunities for Forest Resources Management Using Geospatial Technologies in Northeast India
Authors: Chakraborty Kasturi , Sivasankar Thota , Lone Junaid Mushtaq , Sarma K. K. , Raju P. L. N.
Published: June 2020

The forest resource of North East Region (NER) of India is a store house of several unique, endangered, endemic, medicinal plant, bamboo, etc. species in diverse forest type and high forest density. Several authors and organizations have contributed to the study of the richness and diversity distributed in different forest types and forest density. This chapter attempts to highlight the uniqueness of the forest of NER and the role of geospatial technology and presents various interesting studies pertaining to the region as an input to forest resource assessment. Remote sensing and GIS have an important role in NER forest resource assessment, management, and conservation. Various studies carried out with the help of remote sensing and GIS technology have highlighted the ongoing forest degradation and deforestation taking place in this region due to developmental activity and economic benefits. There is continuous improvement in the forest estimates from coarse resolution satellite data to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the recent times.
Implementation of a Personalized Online Learning System Towards Creating Hybrid Learning and Teaching in Chemistry Classes
Authors: Aviran Ehud , Easa Enas , Livne Shelly , Blonder Ron
Published: June 2020

Recent technological advances have allowed for the use of computerized and online systems to achieve personalized student-centered learning and teaching in the classroom. One such prominent example is the PeTeL system (Personalized Teaching and Learning), developed by the Science Teaching Department of the Weizmann Institute of Science. In the present article, we describe the initial stages of the system's first implementation in chemistry classes, and show how it facilitates the hybridization of learning by combining online materials and offline activities. The research focuses on different hybridization models applied by chemistry teachers in their teaching, which demonstrate the efficacy of the PeTeL system in hybrid learning. Four case studies of a teaching unit dealing with melting points are discussed, and the considerations of two chemistry teachers using the system who adjust their teaching sequence to the personalized needs of their students in four different classes are presented. The results underscore the importance of providing teachers with the capacity and tools to personalize their teaching paths in a way that better supports hybrid teaching matching their pedagogical considerations. A new approach to the construct of hybrid teaching is proposed, considering it as a set of axes instead of one continuum.
Cultivating Teaching Presence and Social Presence Through Multimedia Intervention
Authors: Huang Wanju
Published: June 2020

This chapter examines the influence of weekly check-in videos on students' learning and their perceptions of a learning community within an online graduate-level course. The weekly check-in videos provided in the examined course were created using a systematic approach – a series of items that aim to enhance learning and the idea of learning community. Student feedback was collected through a questionnaire that included seven open-ended questions and the Community of Inquiry survey. Video view counts and students' discussion board interactions were also utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of the videos. The positive feedback from the data reiterates that online students need to feel connected with their peers, instructor, and the institution and benefits from more personal learning experiences. The chapter also provides suggestions and strategies for how to use weekly check-in videos to build a learning community in an online course.
Online Strategies for Stimulating Learner Engagement
Authors: Orr Lynne , Weekley Linda , Little Sharon C. , Hogan Robert P.
Published: June 2020

Active student engagement in online classes is an important component of retention, pass rates, and student satisfaction. Although online class enrollment has grown steadily over the past several years, student retention is 8% less compared to on-campus courses. Synchronous instructional strategies can encourage online student engagement. In this chapter, the reader will gain an understanding of the benefits of online student engagement as described by three professors using synchronous strategies in their online courses. The increasing global demand for job training, professional development, and affordable education can only be met with online programs. However, asynchronous delivery fails to develop social skills and analytical thinking. The chapter describes innovative, cost effective synchronous approaches, and concludes with suggestions for further research to improve online student success.
Shooting for the Stars
Authors: Israel-Fishelson Rotem , Hershkovitz Arnon
Published: June 2020

Persistence is considered a crucial factor for success in online learning environments. However, in interactive game-based learning environments, persistence in progressing in the game may come at the expense of investing in each of the game's levels. That is, the motivation to complete the game may have a deleterious effect on learning at specific levels and hence on learning from the game in general. Therefore, it is imperative that research focuses on micro-persistence, i.e., persistence during each component of the learning process. Taking a learning analytics approach, this large-scale log-based study (N=25,812 elementary- and middle-school students) examines micro-persistence within the context of learning computational thinking, a key skill for the 21st-century. Data was collected and analyzed from an online, game-based learning environment (CodeMonkey™). Results suggest that the acquisition of computational thinking is a multi-dimensional process, and that persistence is a crucial factor for success in multi-level game-based learning environments. The authors also found that game-based learning environments may prove effective in narrowing the gap between high-and low-achieving students.
Oral warty dyskeratoma: An unusual presentation
Authors: Ghasemi Basir Hamid Reza , Alirezaei Pedram , Ebrahimi Baharereh , Khanali Sina
Published: June 2020

Warty dyskeratoma is an uncommon benign skin lesion, which is mostly limited to the head or neck and is rarely seen in other areas of the skin or mucous membranes. Although it is clinically similar to many skin lesions, its distinctive histopathologic features help distinguish it from other identical lesions. Herein, we report a case of warty dyskeratoma in a very unusual site (lateral border of the tongue) in a 56-year-old woman.
Reply: Geospatial tools and Chagas control: A critical comment on the paper published under Weinberg et al., Evaluation and planning of Chagas control activities using geospatial tools. Geospat Health 2019;14:229-238
Authors: Weinberg Diego
Published: June 2020

We present here a reply on the observations and comments of Dr. David Gorla regarding our article “Evaluation and planning of Chagas control activities using geospatial tools” published in Geospatial Health 2019;14:229-238. (doi: 10.4081/gh.2019.786).
Cardio-oncology: the new frontier of clinical and preventive cardiology
Authors: Paris Sara , Tarantini Luigi , Navazio Alessandro , Faggiano Pompilio
Published: June 2020

Even if cancer and cardiovascular diseases are considered two distinct diseases, an intricate interconnection between these conditions has been established. Increased risk of malignancy has been identified in patients with cardiovascular disease, as well as a greater propensity to the development of cardiovascular diseases has been observed in patients with cancer. The development of cardiotoxicity following exposure to certain anticancer drugs only partially explains this relationship. Shared risk factors and common pathogenic mechanisms suggest the existence of a common biology and a complex interplay between these two conditions. Due to improving longevity and therapeutic advances, the number of patients affected or potentially at risk of developing these two diseases is constantly increasing and currently, several drugs against cancer from anthracyclines to checkpoint inhibitors, can also cause a wide range of unexpected cardiovascular side effects. Management of these issues in clinical practice is an emerging challenge for cardiologists and oncologists, and led to the development of a new dedicated discipline called cardio-oncology. Surveillance and prevention strategies as well as interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk and prevent cardiotoxicities are the primary objectives of cardio-oncology. In this review, we explore the etiopathogenesis common to cardiovascular disease and cancer and the complex interplay between them. We also report the main characteristics of the drugs responsible for cardiotoxicity, highlighting the available strategies for optimal patient management based on a multidisciplinary approach in the cardio-oncology setting.
Parental Presence in the Implementation of Atraumatic Care during Children’s Hospitalization
Authors: Handayani Alvionita , Daulima Novy Helena Catharina
Published: June 2020

Hospitalization requires children to adapt to various difficult conditions, such as treatments, health personnel, and separation from their families, especially their parents. Separation from parents often causes significant emotional changes in children like anxiety, which could trigger the trauma of hospitalization in both the short and long terms. The study used a qualitative research method with a descriptive phenomenology study approach. It was conducted in the Child Care Room with 11 participants. Data analysis was performed using Creswell thematic analysis. The study produced three themes: i) nurses support the presence of parents during children’s hospitalization; ii) parental presence is the main source of coping for children during hospitalization; iii) Parents have a role in fulfilling the children’s psychological needs during hospitalization.
Maternal Feeding Practice and Its Relationship with Stunting in Children
Authors: Novitasari Prihatini Dini , Wanda Dessie
Published: June 2020

The incidence of stunting in children is a crucial problem that remains challenging to tackle and is caused by multiple factors. This study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal feeding practice and the incidence of stunting in children in Depok, Indonesia. The study design was a correlation analysis with a cross-sectional approach including applied height-for-age z-score tables from the World Health Organization (WHO) and a feeding practices and structure questionnaire (FPSQ- 28). The study involved 262 participants who were selected using a cluster random sampling technique in 11 district health centers in Depok. The results suggest that there was no significant relationship between maternal feeding practice and the incidence of stunting in children in Depok (P>0.05). In addition, feeding practice performed by mothers was rather non-responsive. The study results are expected to provide benefits for nurses and health professionals in order to improve health education and promotion programs related to stunting and responsive feeding practice.
Appreciation Family Support and The Abilities of Children with Special Needs to Maintain Personal Hygiene: An Indonesian Case Study
Authors: Pursitasari Ita , Allenidekania Allenidekania , Agustini Nur
Published: June 2020

Family support is needed to empower children with special needs to maintain personal hygiene, includes information, instrumental, emotional, and appreciation support. The study design was cross-sectional, involving 84 parents of children with special needs. The study was conducted via the respondents filling out a questionnaire consisting of three sub-questionnaires. The results showed no relationship between the characteristics of children with special needs and personal hygiene; there was also no relationship between parental characteristics and personal hygiene (P>0.05). There was, however, a relationship between information, instrumental, emotional, and appreciation support and personal hygiene (P<0.005), the most influential support being appreciation support. In conclusion, there was a significant relationship between information, instrumental, emotional, and appreciation support and the ability of children with special needs to maintain their personal hygiene. The recommendations for future studies are different research methods to explore more about the types of family support.
Factors Influencing Anxiety in Mothers of Low Birth Weight Infants
Authors: Tane Reisy , Masitoh Siti , Rustina Yeni
Published: June 2020

Low birth weight (LBW) infants pose a challenge for developing countries. Mothers of LBW are thus at risk of psychological stress and postpartum depression. This study was to identify the correlation between mothers’ characteristics and their anxiety about having hospitalized low birth weight infants. This study used a descriptive correlation design and involved 90 respondents who met the inclusion criteria. The result of this study indicated that most of the mothers were categorized in non-risk age, unemployed or housewife, and having secondary education. Overall, the respondents showed mild anxiety and no significant correlation between mothers’ characteristics and their anxiety (P>0.05). However, there was a significant correlation between her income and mother’s level of anxiety (P<0.05). The conclusion could be use as the basic data for developing the program related to health promotion in overcoming the anxiety in LBW infant’s mothers.
Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility by Oil Companies in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Myth or Reality
Authors: Mbalisi Onyeka Festus , Okorie Christiana Uzoaru
Published: June 2020

Niger Delta region of Nigeria is a home to many multinational oil companies with different packages of corporate social responsibility (CSR) because of its huge natural resource reserve especially of oil and gas. The CSR packages are designed to address social, economic and environmental concerns of the indigenes of the Niger Delta region, arising from the oil and gas operations of the multinational oil companies. The operational activities of the oil companies over the years have led to the degradation of the Niger Delta environment with consequent loss of livelihood sources, thereby triggering protests and other violent activities in the region. The paper identified and analysed the indices of the components of the CSR (social, economic and environmental components) packages using results-based management framework to determine the impacts of the CSR projects and programmes on the people. The analysis revealed that multinational oil companies release funds from a philanthropic perspective for the execution of some social development projects/programmes, but these projects/programmes do not address the welfare and livelihood needs of the people. This means that the multinational oil companies operating in the region create an illusion of compliance with social development and responsibility rules. The paper linked these unfortunate situations (environmental degradation, insecurity, poverty, unemployment, etc) found in the region today to failure of CSR implementation due to corruption, insincerity and philanthropic approach of the oil companies and regard it as injustice to the people of Niger Delta. It therefore concluded that CSR implementation in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria is a myth and as a result recommended that Multinational oil companies should therefore incorporate the people of the Niger Delta into the oil economy by enlisting household heads into the payroll system of the multinational oil companies as well as engage sincerely in projects that will lead to the development of the region, if protests and other violent activities in the region must stop.

Key Words: Implementation, Corporate social responsibility, Environmental Resources, Niger Delta, Multinational Oil Companies
A Critical Assessment of Road Infrastructural Development in Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria
Authors: Okafor Chukwuma Onwuagana
Published: June 2020

Road infrastructure is one of the major channels of economic development in Nigeria. This study critically examined some of the factors that affect road infrastructure development in Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. The study made use of primary data through the use of questionnaire shared to respondents in various professions in the state. The data was analyzed using the relative significance index (RSI). The result showed that over-dependence of road development on public financing was the major factor impacting road infrastructure in Akwa-Ibom state. Also, absence of specific ministry/agency saddled with role of road infrastructure development was the least ranked factor affecting road development in the state. The study thus recommended, among others, that there should be a holistic technical evaluation and cost assessment of road projects before its inclusion into annual budgets.

Key Words: Road, Infrastructure, economic, development, Nigeria
Status of Principals’ ICT Usage in Secondary School Administration in Rivers State
Authors: Abraham Lois Nkechi , Bariyaa John
Published: June 2020

This study examined the status of principals’ ICT usage in secondary school administration in Rivers State. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of the study was 276 Principals from the 276 Senior Secondary Schools in Rivers State. A sample size of 138 was drawn using simple random sampling techniques. This represented 50% of the total population. Five research questions and five hypotheses guided the study. A self-designed questionnaire tagged “Principals’ Information and Communication Technology Usage Questionnaire (PICTUQ)”, which was a modified 2 points rating scale of YES =2 points and NO= 1 point. The data were analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation. The criterion mean of 1.50 was used as benchmark for taking decision of each of the items of the research questions. Any score up to 1.50 and above was accepted; while score below 1.50 was rejected as not having desired impact. The z-test was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that both the rural and urban principals upheld the fact that there is no computer laboratory, computers, scanners, projector and power generating plants in public secondary schools in Rivers State. The study recommended that: ICT facilities should be installed in all secondary schools in Rivers State; adequate number of experts should be employed to train principals and students in ICT; adequate funds should be provided to manage the process for adequate educational quality service delivery in schools; government should set committee to install and monitor ICT facilities and its usage in public schools in Rivers State.

Key Words: ICT, Administration, ICT access, ICT application, ICT literacy, Principals’ performance.
The Dynamics of Underdevelopment in the African Novel: A Comparative Appraisal of Anglophone and Francophone Fiction
Authors: Wosu Kalu
Published: June 2020

The post-independence era in sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by progressive underdevelopment. From the 1960s till date no meaningful development has occurred, and all known development strategies that have so far been adopted have defied all logic. Accordingly, some social scientists and scholars of development theories have come to the sad conclusion that with respect to Africa, all development theories have hit the rocks (Chambua, 1994, p, 37). The implication is that in all spheres of human endeavour, Africa south of the Sahara has failed. The leadership problem is one of the plagues that have bedevilled the West African sub region. And from the failure of leadership stems a truckload of woes: infrastructural deficit, corruption, neo-colonialist propensity, unemployment, ethnicity, educational backwardness, declining living standards, etc. This situation has left Africans disillusioned and disappointed. And African writers from the Anglophone and Francophone worlds have not relented in their condemnation of the post-independence malaise. Their oeuvre is a clear reflection of the battered landscape. Thus, in the works of Chinua Achebe, Wale Okediran, AhmadouKourouma and J.R. Essomba, the reader is led into the very soul of a continent in turmoil. These authors are selected from both sides of the linguistic divide. Whereas, Achebe and Okediran are Anglophones from Nigeria, Kourouma and Essomba are Francophones from Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon respectively. This paper therefore attempted a diachronic investigation of the works of these authors in order to uncover the pervasive indices of underdevelopment. In other words, between Achebe and Okediran on the one hand, and between Kourouma and Essomba on the other hand, one discovers that the ills which the earlier novelists condemned in the first decade of independence have only gone from bad to worse some five decades later. The methodological approach adopted for this research work is textual analysis/ intertextuality, while privileging a socio-historical framework.

Key Words: underdevelopment, West Africa, dynamics, Achebe, Okediran, Kourouma, Essomba
Mechanochemical synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial screening of Metal (II) complexes derived from amoxicillin
Authors: Jibril S. , Sani S. , Kurawa M.A. , Shehu S.M.
Published: June 2020

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On the fuzzy nature of constructed algebraic structure
Authors: Garba A.I. , Zakari Y. , Hassan A.
Published: June 2020

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Fungicidal activity of crude extracts from some indigenous medicinal plants against Aspergillus niger and  Rhizopus stolonifer causing wet rot disease on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruits)
Authors: Tijjani A. , Usman G.U. , Gurama A.U. , Babura S.R. , Aliyu M. , Adamu A.D.
Published: June 2020

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Skin bleaching and women sexualisation: a discourse analysis of Fela Kuti’s Yellow Fever and Ayinla Omowura’s Oro Kan Je Mi Logun
Authors: Fadipe Israel A.
Published: June 2020

Male music artistes have been observed to sexualise women in their songs, especially when commenting on societal problems. Employing van Dijk’s Socio-Cognitive Approach of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this paper examined skin bleaching and women sexualisation in the lyrics of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (Fela Kuti) and Ayinla Omowura. Both songs: Yellow Fever by the latter and Oro kan je mi logun (a matter concerns me) by the former were purposively selected based on popularity and thematic preoccupation, and analysed using linguistic and argumentative strategies. Findings showed persistent sexualisation of women in the songs that were meant to teach morals in the society. Therefore, this exposes the artistes as incurably prejudiced in spite of their best intention.

Keywords: Skin bleaching, Women sexualisation, Popular music, Fela Kuti, Ayinla Omowura
A congenial communication climate: the catalyst and panacea for effective organizational communication
Authors: Adeseye Bifatife Olufemi , Ariremako Innocent Afolabi
Published: June 2020

The spirit of positive relationships should be the sine qua non to communication climate. Social scientists use the term communication climate to describe the quality of personal relationships in an organization. Do people feel respected? Do they trust one another? Do they believe that they are appreciated? The weather metaphor suggested by the term ‘climate’ is apt. Your own experience shows that the mood of a workplace can be described as sunny and calm, cold and stormy, or in similar terms, organizations create an overall climate, which can be healthy or polluted, but within that environment, individual relationships have their own micro climate. For instance, your interactions with one colleague might be described as icy, while you and another person enjoy a warm or cordial relationship. There is no question that communication climate is a key factor in job satisfaction and commitment to the organization. For this reason, communicators need to understand how to create positive climates. This article focuses on how to develop and improve the personal communication skills that are critical to the well being and successes of individuals and corporate organisations. The study adopts trait theory of leadership as its framework. It describes the necessary and proactive ingredients that foster a positive communication climate between people. It goes on to offer pertinent pieces of advice about how to communicate in a variety of person-to-person-situations; leadership styles, congenial climate and emotional intelligence.

Keywords: Communication climate, Informal networks, Emotional intelligence, Leadership styles, Organizational communication