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Pengaruh Qawā’id Uṣūliyyah dan Fiqhiyyah terhadap Perbedaan Pendapat dalam Kasus Riba dan Bunga Bank
Authors: Nur'aeni Ulvah
Published: February 2022

Pedebatan riba dan bungan bank lahir saat bank konvensional berhadapan dengan bank Islam yang hadir menawarkan sistem keuangan agar terhindar dari unsur riba. Kajian ini fokus menganalisis pengaruh qawāid uṣūliyyah dan fiqhiyyah dalam perdebatan status hukum riba dan bunga bank. Penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif dan bertumpu pada kajian pustaka. Objek penelitian adalah persoalan riba dan bunga bank yang dianalisis dengan bingkai qawāid uṣūliyyah dan qawāid fiqhiyyah untuk mengetahui perdebatan yang menyebabkan pro kontra di antara para ulama maupun kelompok keagamaan. Teknik analisis menggunakan metode komparatif deskriptif dari berbagai pandangan. Berdasarkan kajian, adanya perbedaan fatwa hukum bunga bank terletak pada ‘illat pengharaman riba dalam tahap takhrīj al-manāṭ, tanqīḥ al-manāṭ, dan taḥqīq al-manāṭ. ‘Illat tersebut  diantaranya adalah pemerasan dan penganiayaan, tambahan tanpa resiko, dan adanya tambahan yang berlipat. Bagi kelompok tradisionalis, ‘illat pengharaman bunga adalah adanya tambahan baik itu berlipat maupun tidak, sehingga bagi kelompok ini bunga bank jelas keharamannya. Berbeda dengan kelompok modernis yang bertumpu pada ‘illat pemerasan dan penganiayaan. Oleh karena itu, jika bunga yang ditanggung oleh seseorang atau suatu lembaga mengandung eksploitasi, maka bunga adalah haram dan dilarang.
THE EXISTENCE AND ROLE OF LEGAL HIGHER EDUCATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN INDONESIA
Authors: Moch Thariq Shadiqin  , Ummi A'zizah Zahroh
Published: February 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has made learning in Higher Education carried out at home. This is a challenge in itself for the Higher Education Law, how it can still produce excellent and professional law enforcement human resources even though they are limited. This article aims to see Law Higher Education try to continue to show its existence and role. The type of research in this article is normative juridical law research. The data collection method used in writing scientific papers is carried out using library research, namely by searching for legal materials and social data relevant to the subject matter, which is the study in writing this scientific paper. Law Higher Education made a breakthrough in the form of learning through Microsoft Teams and Zoom applications. Not only that, this official institution tries to continue to hold activities outside of lectures, such as workshops, webinars using the Youtube channel. It's to continue to produce professional law graduates. However, it is undeniable that there are still several obstacles, including mastery of technology, the risk of casualties, and the opportunity to study practical work, which can only be done in student domiciles.
Menuju Good Governance: Inovasi Pelayanan Publik Berbasis Digital di Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II Non-TPI Kediri Jawa Timur
Authors: Polanunu Abdul Basir Donny , Rijal Najamuddin Khairur
Published: February 2022

This study examines how digital-based public service innovation is carried out by the Kediri Immigration Office. This digital-based public service innovation is an effort to realize good governance. The importance of good governance is inseparable from the problems of public services, which have been their own problems, especially those related to service efficiency. That is what underlies the Kediri Immigration Office to develop various digital-based innovations in an effort to provide excellent service. Through data collection from interviews and observations and supported by literature sources, the results of the study indicate that various public service innovations have been carried out by the Kediri Immigration Office. These innovations include an online passport queue application, Whastapp Gateway, drive-thru, eazy passports, and human rights-friendly stops. This is a realization of the slogan I’m Redi Dinanti towards the realization of good governance.
Visual-Syntactic Embedding for Video Captioning
Authors: Perez-Martin Jesus , Perez Jorge , Bustos Benjamin
Published: February 2022

Video captioning is the task of predicting a semantic and syntactically correct sequence of words given some context video. The most successful methods for video captioning have a strong dependency on the effectiveness of semantic representations learned from visual models, but often produce syntactically incorrect sentences which harms their performance on standard datasets. We address this limitation by considering syntactic representation learning as an essential component of video captioning. We construct a visual-syntactic embedding by mapping into a common vector space a visual representation, that depends only on the video, with a syntactic representation that depends only on Part-of-Speech (POS) tagging structures of the video description. We integrate this joint representation into an encoder-decoder architecture that we call Visual-Semantic-Syntactic Aligned Network (SemSynAN), which guides the decoder (text generation stage) by aligning temporal compositions of visual, semantic, and syntactic representations. We tested our proposed architecture obtaining state-of-the-art results on two widely used video captioning datasets. This is a short version of a paper recently published at a Computer Vision Conference. The complete reference has been redacted to fulfill the double-blind restriction.
Willmore function on curvatures of the curve-surface pair under mobius transformation
Authors: Ertem Kaya Filiz
Published: February 2022

We find a geometric invariant of the curve-surface pairs on Willmore functions with the mean and Gauss curvatures. Similar to the work in [5,19], in this work, we define Willmore functions on curve--surface pair and give new characterizations about Willmore functions with necessary and sufficient condition with strip theory in Euclidean 3-space for the first time. In this paper Willmore function on curvatures of the curve-surface pair under Möbiüs transformation is provided invariant.
A modified fixed point method for biochemical transport
Authors: Amattouch Mohamed Ridouan , Belhadj Hassan
Published: February 2022

This work is devoted to a modified fixed point method applied to the bio-chemical transport equation. To have a good accuracy for the solution we treat, we apply an implicit scheme to this equation and use a modified fixed point technique to linearize the problem of transport equation with a generalized nonlinear reaction and diffusion equation. Next, we apply this methods in particular to the the dynamical system of a bio-chemical process. Eventually, we accelerate these algorithms by the optimized domain decomposition methods.Several test-cases of analytical problems illustrate this approach and show the efficiency of the proposednew method.
The Old Testament Sacrificial Context of 2 Corinthians 8–9
Authors: Wilson Jim
Published: February 2022

The motivation behind Paul's collection for the personae miserae (e.g., widow, orphan, and stranger) of the Jerusalem church has been interpreted in a variety of ways. Sze-kar Wan's and David Downs's assessments of the collection as a cultic act are attractive but face competing interpretations. In this study, I employ a socio-anthropological method like those of Mary Douglas, Catherine Bell, and Gerald Klingbeil, which accommodate a careful observation of formal similarities and vast ideological differences between Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian models of exchange. Based on the comparison I will propose that out of the many models of exchange by which Paul might have been influenced and from which he might have drawn to frame his exhortation in 2 Cor 8–9, Paul chose the triennial tithe model that is peculiar to the book of Deuteronomy. This could lend further support to Wan and Downs in their assertions that Paul's collection for the personae miserae of the Jerusalem church should be read in light of OT sacrifice. The presentation of material will employ a combination of lexical, intertextual, and sociological methodologies over three sections.
Redefining the Urban Philanthropy: Charity and Home inOur Mutual Friend
Authors: Wilwerding Lauren
Published: February 2022

Scholarship has associated the London of Our Mutual Friend with filth and corruption, but these aspects of the novel coexist with a version of the city that emphasizes benevolence. Rereading the city for scenes of benevolence reveals that the solutions Dickens posits to urban corruption imagine a viable form of charity in the language of the city itself. By situating the domestically-based charitable practices of Our Mutual Friend alongside mid-nineteenth-century journalistic discourse on urban charity and examples of Dickens's support of philanthropic projects, this essay shows how the novel redefines “home” to arrive at a model of charity that is both specifically urban and personal.
Recent Dickens Studies: 2016
Authors: Lamouria Lanya
Published: February 2022

This essay surveys the 2016 scholarship on Dickens, summarizing over 150 monographs, collections, book chapters, and journal articles. The essay's twelve sections emphasize major areas of scholarly interest: General Studies; The Environment; The Transnational; Religion and Morality; Bodies and Things; Gender and Sexuality; Genre and Form; Linguistics; Periodical Culture, Popular Culture, and Authorship; Adaptation; Pedagogy; and Biography. As this list demonstrates, recent Dickens studies encompass a variety of contemporary thematic preoccupations and methodologies. In 2016, research informed by environmental and transnational approaches was especially vibrant.
Malaria Prevalence, Indoor Residual Spraying, and Insecticide Treated Net Usage in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Picone Gabriel , Kibler Robyn , Apouey Bénédicte H.
Published: February 2022

This paper examines the extent to which bed net usage is responsive to changes in malaria prevalence and whether indoor residual spraying crowds out bed net usage. We show that malaria prevalence increases the probability of sleeping under an insecticide treated net but the implied elasticities are below one. For children under five, a one percentage point increase in malaria prevalence increases the probability of sleeping under a bed net by 0.41 percentage point. We find that indoor residual spraying does not crowd out bed net usage. Instead, children under five who live in houses that were recently sprayed are 3.1 percentage points more likely to sleep under a bed net.
The Impacts of Improvements in the Delivery of Credit from Formal and Semi-Formal Financial Institutions: Evidence from Ghana
Authors: Amponsah Samuel
Published: February 2022

This study examines the impacts of improvements in delivery of credit from formal and semi-formal financial institutions to households in Ghana. The main interest of the study is to exploit plausibly variations in access to credit from these institutions, since before the passage of the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2008 (Act 773) and the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Act, 2008 (Act 774) in 2008, households in the country could hardly borrow from the formal financial institutions. Particular attention is paid to a number of socioeconomic outcomes, including agriculture, non-farm businesses, and expenditure. This paper documents evidence of a decline in the share of households who have some informal borrowing, reduction in agricultural activities, and increases in non-farm business activities as well as increases in the number of non-farm business employees. While the reforms altered the borrowing patterns of households, it did not necessarily induce demand for credit. This paper also finds improvements in consumption, profits (both farm and non-farm activities) and loan repayments.
The Last of the Lost Generations? Formal and Non-Formal Education in Ghana during Times of Economic Decline and Recovery
Authors: Blunch Niels-Hugo , Hammer Jeffrey S.
Published: February 2022

Using a cohort approach, this paper examines educational attainment in Ghana and its potential determinants considering both educational attainment in the formal education system and participation in non-formal education in the form of adult literacy programs. The results indicate an overall substitution between formal and non-formal education across the generations, with participation in adult literacy programs decreasing as the formal education system expanded its coverage across space and time in Ghana. Individuals who completed any formal education were also much less likely to participate in adult literacy programs, by about 10 percentage-points per year of formal education completed. Additionally, the generations subject to the declining education system during the 1970s were substantially disadvantaged, with the cohort that was roughly of primary school age at the time of the economic breakdown in 1983 and the first few years thereafter being the last of the disadvantaged cohorts—the “lost generations.” This is especially true for the particularly vulnerable group of individuals who never received any formal education, where the crisis cohort peaked in terms of adult literacy program participation relative to later (and earlier) cohorts, possibly in response to a decrease in the quality of the formal education system as well as increased competition from returning refugees. We perform a simple test for the declining quality of the formal education system in the 1970s and find evidence consistent with a decrease in the quality in the education system during the 1970s, followed by an increase in quality thereafter.
Firm Performance and their Perception of Political Instability in Egypt: Evidence from an Endogenous Treatment Regression Model
Authors: Hosny Amr
Published: February 2022

This paper employs a unique firm-level data covering for firms in the private sector in Egypt, to analyze whether firms' perception of political instability has an adverse effect on firm performance. The analysis covers 2,897 firms over the period 2009-2012. There are two main results: First, using OLS, we find a negative association between political instability and the growth of firms' sales and employment. Second, using an endogenous treatment linear regression models, to correct for potential endogeneity, we find that political instability can even have a negative causal effect on firms' performance. The results are robust to different specifications.
Jobless Growth in Nigeria: Determining Employment Intensive Sectors
Authors: Dada Eme A.
Published: February 2022

Growth rates in many African countries for over a decade, between 2002 and 2014 were relatively good and greatly applauded; however, high unemployment remains a persistent challenge of macroeconomic management. This situation now popularly called jobless growth, remains an important issue for policy makers, because it is linked with poverty and social unrests. The study therefore examines employment and sectoral output growth in Nigeria with a view to identifying sectors with high employment intensity. The Structural Vector Auto-Regressive (SVAR) framework was employed in the estimation strategy. Background analysis and stylized facts confirm the existence of jobless growth in Nigeria. Findings from the model estimation demonstrate that the agriculture sector has great potential for job creation. This underscores the need to focus on developing the sector and focussing on agriculture led economy that is able to diversify into other sectors that are by nature labour intensive, thus, making growth more inclusive.
Reading the Bible in the Fifteenth Century: The Case of Juan de Segovia
Authors: Mann Jesse D.
Published: February 2022

Scholars have long recognized the importance of the Bible in the work of the noted Spanish conciliarist Juan de Segovia (d. 1458). To date, scholarly interest in Segovia's use of the Bible has focused on his ecclesiological and Islamic writings. This article addresses Segovia's little-known devotional approach to Bible reading. It locates this approach, which also includes an intriguing mnemonic component, in its historical context and suggests that this approach provides further evidence of a link between Segovia and the Devotio Moderna.
Paul, the Law, and Indigenous People: A Response to Christine Hayes
Authors: Kaden David A.
Published: February 2022

This article adapts a response initially given to panelists at the Pauline Epistles section of the Society of Biblical Literature 2016 Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Specifically, it focuses on Christine Hayes’s written review essay. In my response, I provide an overview of the broader argument I make in my book on Matthew, Paul, and the law; outline some similarities and differences between my book and Matthew Thiessen’s; interact with some critical comments that have been directed toward my work; and provide some avenues of future research in studies of Paul and the law that draw from the field of legal anthropology and that deploy more theoretically sophisticated approaches to comparison and comparative law than have typically been the case in Matthean and Pauline scholarship on law.
The Nature of the Church in Theological Interpretation: Culture, Volk, and Mission
Authors: Congdon David W.
Published: February 2022

In a 2012 article on Bultmann and Augustine, R. W. L. Moberly argued that the church should be understood as a “plausibility structure” for faith and thus a presupposition for the interpretation of Scripture. My response to him in 2014 addressed misinterpretations of Bultmann but did not speak to the central issue of the church as a presupposition. This article rectifies that omission by interrogating the meaning of the church in the present discussion of “theological interpretation of Scripture,” which largely views the church as a distinct culture. The church-as-culture model bears an important resemblance to the church-as-Volk model that was dominant during the period of the church struggle in Germany in the 1930s. Bultmann developed his concept of the church as an eschatological community in direct contrast to the church-as-Volk idea. If the church is in some sense a presupposition for theological interpretation, then we first have to ask what we mean by “church,” and some answers to that question may be theologically problematic.
Daniel's Visionary Participation in the Divine Life: Dynamics of Participation in Daniel 8–12
Authors: Meadowcroft Tim
Published: February 2022

This article focuses on the experience of Daniel as participant in the visions that are told in Hebrew in the book of Daniel (chs 8–12). In doing so, it argues for a continuity of wise participation in the divine life that has characterized events told in Dan 1–6 and culminating in the throne room vision of ch. 7. Reading Dan 7 as the theological hinge of the book of Daniel, the article argues that the experience of Daniel as visionary in chs. 8–12 sheds further light on the nature of wise participation in the divine life. From the resulting conversation between chs. 8–12 and 1–6, mediated by the throne room vision, emerges a rich and variegated, and occasionally paradoxical picture of the nature of wise participation in the divine life as conveyed in the book of Daniel.
John Henderson’s Voice
Authors: Chilton Leslie A.
Published: February 2022

John Henderson (1747-1783), a well-known and critically admired actor on Bath and London stages, had his career and promise cut short by premature death. Though a subject of a contemporary and a posthumous biography, Henderson has been reduced to references in theatrical histories, and requires rescue from a degree of oblivion. His voice is also an issue that needs clarifying. This article, to perform these two tasks, reviews Henderson’s life and work to mount the stage; his relations with David Garrick; and proves to some extent that Garrick preventing him from acting at Drury Lane because his voice was “woolly” is unlikely. Overall, the article considers London’s theatrical world, England’s growing theatrical venues; Garrick’s ubiquitous presence in both; and above all, a nearly forgotten actor’s experience in preparing for and gaining the stage.
Mathematics in the foreground and teacher knowledge
Authors:   Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, El Coca EC220001, Ecuador, Castillo Rolando Torres
Published: February 2022

: Mathematics is an extremely necessary skill for everyone, as it is the main tool with which human beings have been able to understand the world around them. When we are students, it is common for us to ask ourselves, why should I study mathematics? We could start by saying that there are many activities of daily life that are related to this science, for example, managing money, preparing a recipe, calculating the distance we have to travel to get somewhere, among other things, but the answer goes further. It is difficult to find a completely comprehensive definition of the mathematical concept. Currently, it is classified as one of the formal sciences (along with logic), since, using logical reasoning as a tool, it focuses on the analysis of relationships and properties between numbers and geometric figures. Thus, the objective of this study was to analyze the trends and challenges in mathematics teacher education and to establish their challenges. The main results indicate that there is a bias to think that it is difficult to study mathematics.
To Determine the Frequency of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Confirmed Cases of Ischemic Heart Disease
Authors: Khan Asim , Baig Faisal Amin , Khan Tahir Ullah , Masood Atif , Nawaz Arsalan , Khan Nafid Ullah
Published: February 2022

Aim: To determine the frequency of Hepatitis C virus infection in confirmed cases of ischemic heart disease. Material and Methods: Study design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Study Place and Duration: The study was done at department of medicine, Services hospital Lahore over a period of 6 months after approval of Synopsis (December 7, 2017 till June 7, 2108).This descriptive cross sectional study was conducted from 15 June to December 2019 in the Radiology Department of Avicenna Medical College. A total of 90 ultrasounds undertaken at the Gynecological Ultrasound Unit. A total of 32 patients with functioning ovarian cysts were included. A total of 46 individuals with benign tumors and 9 patients with malignant cysts were included in the control group. The remaining patients were not followed up on and were treated at a different center. The majority of the patients had issues with their menstrual cycle and pain. Data Collection Procedure: All 291 patients meeting selection criteria were taken after approval of synopsis in this study. All data was taken from medical departments of SIMS after written informed consent along with their biodata like name, age, along with contact details. A sample of appropriate size of blood was drawn out with help of senior staff nurse in aseptic / sterilized container and was sent out to hospital laboratory for the analysis of HCV. The diagnosis of HCV was done as per operational definition. Results: The mean age of cases was 53.36 ± 15.21 with minimum and maximum age as 28 and 80 years. There were 200(68.7%) male and 91(31.3%) female cases with 2.20:1 male to female ratio. There were 100(34.4%) cases who belonged to lower, 116(39.9%) belonged to middle and 75(25.8%) cases belonged to upper class. According to operational definition, 80(27.5%) of the cases had Hepatitis C while in 211(72.5%) cases Hepatitis C was negative. Conclusion: It is concluded that the prevalence of Hepatitis C virus was positive in 27.5% that’s too high, so it must be ensure in all cases IHD to screen and diagnosis of HCV. If they remained undiagnosed then they may develop related complications such as severe coronary lesions that can further elevate the risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality. Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, ischemia heart diseases, risk factor, extra hepatic manifestations
Maternal and Fetal Outcome among Women having Pre Eclampsia with Hyperuricemia
Authors: Rahim Shamama , Awan Shazia Mahmood , Khanum Faiza , Pervaiz Erum , Saeed Saira , Zahir Neelum
Published: February 2022

Objective: To find out the frequency of some common maternal and fetal outcomes among women having pre eclampsia with hyperuricemia. Study design: Cross sectional study. Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from April 2019 to Oct 2019. Patients and methods: A total of 161 women with singleton pregnancy irrespective of gravity and party, in age group ranging from 20-35 years having pre eclampsia with hyperuricemia were included in consective manner. All patients signed informed written consent for study and its outcome. Detailed history taking and examination were performed and standard lab investigations were sent. All patients were followed up till 40th day of delivery for maternal (caesarean section, eclampsia and maternal death) and fetal outcome [intrauterine fetal death, (small for gestational age) SGA and APGAR score]. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: Maternal complications in patients of pre eclampsia with hyperuricemia were eclampsia 15.5%, caesarean section 18% and death 19.3%. Fetal complications included SGA 11.8%, intrauterine death 16.8% and APGAR score at 5 minutes 24.2%. The mean age and standard deviation of sample were 28.4 + 4.8 years, mean gravidity (2.7±1.1), mean parity (2.4±0.9) and mean BMI (24.37±2.4 kg/m2). Conclusion: Hyperuricemia in pre-eclampsia is a poor prognostic factor with increased maternal and fetal deaths, worsening of pre eclampsia to eclampsia and low APGAR scores of fetus. Key words: Pre eclampsia, hyperuricemia, maternal death, caesarean section, small for gestational age, APGAR score
Prevalence and pattern of Respiratory Health Problems among Power Loom Workers in Mohallah Hajiabad, Faisalabad
Authors: Zara Batool , Pervaiz Muddasar , Aamir Muhammad , Hamza Muhammad , Yasir Iram , Naz Fareeha
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Power loom workers are at constant exposure of different pollutants e.g. cotton dust and Particulate Matter emitted from textile industry. These substances have become main causes of respiratory problems among humans throughout the world including Pakistan. A survey-based research was conducted to study the prevalence and pattern of health problems among power loom workers in Mohallah Hajiabad, Faisalabad. Objectives: The objectives of the study are to figure out prevalence and pattern of respiratory Health problems among power loom workers. And also observe current safety measures used by Power Loom workers and to make recommendations on the basis of study results. Methodology: Data was collected from a sample of 150 power loom workers in Mohallah Hajiabad, Faisalabad. A self-structured questionnaire was used to gather information about factors affecting respiratory health of power loom workers. Data was analyzed with the help of statistical software GNU PSPP (Version 0.7). Frequencies were calculated in descriptive analysis and associations were calculated by applying chi-squared test of significance. Results: Out of the 150, 105 power loom workers (70%) were smokers and the rest were non-smokers. Among 150 workers 119 (79.33%) were suffering with respiratory problems and 31(20.67%) had no respiratory issues. There was a significant positive relation between working hours and respiratory problems among workers. The results also show a positive significant association between occurrence of respiratory problems and time span of job. Conclusion: Time span of job and working hours increase the span of exposure to Particulate Matter and significantly increase the risk of respiratory illness. Smoking also proved out to be one of the major causes of respiratory illness among power loom workers. Cleanliness and proper ventilation can decrease the risk of exposure to Particulate Matter, thus decreasing the chance of respiratory health problems. Keywords: Prevalence, pattern, respiratory health problems, power loom workers.
Comparison of Effectiveness of PowerPoint and Prezi on Students’ Learning Performance
Authors: Sarfraz Fahad , Daka Harrison , Zubair Ayesha , Sarfraz Farrukh , Mahboob Usman , Khan Rehan Ahmad
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Recent studies have showed that student learn more significantly by the blend of words with pictorial outlines related to the topic than the words alone. So this avowal can be known as the interactive multimedia postulate, and it shapes the foundation for using sight and sound learning. Microsoft made PowerPoint in 1990. It is a PC program used for showing specific progressed content to target academic/social occasions of individuals. In mid-2009 new freeware programming was determined and named "Prezi", which maybe supplant the piece of PowerPoint. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the two presentation software in regards to their effectiveness by measuring through the series of assessments after the teaching session in Knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention test. Material & Method Methodology: This was a Quantitative Experimental study which was conducted in the Fatima Memorial college of Medicine and Dentistry Lahore. The participants were 66 of final year BDS students who voluntarily participated in the research project. Results: A total of 66 students participated in the study and it was found a significant difference between the two intervention groups regarding the mean scores of Knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention test. The PowerPoint group showed lower grades in Knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention test in comparison with Prezi group. The learning performances was evaluated from immediate learning responses in Knowledge acquisition and in long term learning retention. Conclusion: In light of measurable results and significant p-values. A noteworthy contrast was observed in the knowledge acquisition test, and in knowledge retention assessments of the students allocated by PowerPoint and Prezi instructions. The consequences of the distinctive sorts of test showed that Prezi was a more viable instructional software for learning securing. Keywords: PowerPoint, Prezi, Multimedia presentation, learning performance
Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Trisomy 21 among Parents of School Going Down Syndromes in Islamabad and Rawalpindi: a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Fajar Ibtesam-e- , Yasir Iram , Sukaina Mahnoor , Ahmed Daniyal , Baig Sundus Asghar , Baig Iman , Khokhar Aamna
Published: February 2022

Background: Down syndrome or trisomy 21, is mostly associated with characteristic facial features, delayed physical growth and mild to moderate intellectual disability with co-morbidities. Not many people are well aware of facts related to down syndromes. Aim: To identify the level of awareness and knowledge among parents of school going down syndrome. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted at special children’s schools in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, from February 2021 to March 2021. Sample size was 44. We adopted convenience non-probability sampling technique. Parents that fulfill the inclusion criteria i.e. school going down syndromes, 5 to 32 years of age and residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, in an interactive counselling session, keeping the questionnaire anonymous. After data collection it was entered in SPSS v25 for statistical analysis. Results: Analysis of the questionnaire regarding the Knowledge of physical features of a child with Down syndrome showed that most 97% of the people were aware about facial profile and nose. 65.9% people responded positively regarding their knowledge about small head, ears and nose. 88.6% had knowledge about wide, short hands and short fingers. 65.9 knew about single deep crease across palm. 88.6 told that Down’s children had long tongue. 45.5% knew they have squint. 88.6% have knowledge about loss of muscle tone. Regarding memory 45.5% knew they have poor memory while 93.2% knew they are slow learners. Conclusion: Our selected candidates are mostly well aware of this condition but there is still the need for spreading further awareness to overcome the problems faced by the child and for their better management. Keywords: Awareness, Down Syndrome, Communication
Cardiac Diseases among Children and its Impact on Family: a Cross Sectional Survey
Authors: Butt Mehwish Waseem , Yasmeen Rabia , Khalique Ayesha , Khalid Shahzana , Anwar Kinza , Arshad Hafsah
Published: February 2022

Objective: To determine the impact of cardiac disease on family among children. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 405, raised through non-probability convenient sampling technique. The recruitment of subjects was undertaken within September 2019 to February 2020. Parents of children both male and female having age within 5-12 years with diagnosed cardiac diseases were included in our study. Tool for data collection used in our study was PedsQL™ Family impact Module version 2.0 (PARENT REPORT). Data analyzed through SPSS 21. Results: Most of the children diagnosed with congenital heart disease were 72.6% and others with acquired heart diseases were 27.4%). Physical functioning and emotional functioning domain showed moderate impact on family both in congenital and acquired diseases. All other domains demonstrated mild impact on family. Conclusion: According to results of current study it was concluded that children who are suffering from heart diseases also have impact of family with mild to moderate intensity. Keywords: Congenital Heart Defect, Cardiac Diseases, Quality of life
Estimation of Serum Magnesium Level in Patients of Type-II Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Nephropathy
Authors: Memon Ali Raza , Hussain Shirjeel , Laghari Sindhu , Shaikh Fozia , Sattar Abdul , , Fatima Syeda Nargis
Published: February 2022

Aims & Objective: This study was conducted to estimate the serum magnesium level in patients of type-II diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy. Methodology: This case control study was conducted at LUMHS Jamshoro Sindh Pakistan. Total 120 subjects were selected for this research divided in to three groups, control and two case study groups for the period of six months July 2020 to December 2020. FBS, HbA1%, serum creatinine, serum magnesium levels were estimated from all subjects. The statistical analysis was done by SPSS version 21 by applied ANOVA test to compare the parameters in different groups. Results: Serum Magnesium level was significantly (p<0.05) decline in group C patients of diabetic nephropathy with poor glycemic control as compared to control or diabetic patients without complications. Conclusion: Estimation of serum magnesium level in the diabetic patients can be use for the early predictor tool to know the expansion of diabetic complications. Keywords: Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Nephropathy, Serum Magnesium
Clinical Outcomes of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction Patients with Right Bundle Branch Block
Authors: Shaikh Naveed Ahmed , Shah Shahbaz Ali , Shah Ghulam Jaffar , Talpur Mir Fahad Hussain , Kumar Ashok , Kumar Rajesh , Ahmed Moiz , Hussain Syed Taimour , Samad Ayesha
Published: February 2022

Objective: The present study evaluated the outcome of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in individuals with anterior wall myocardial infarction and right bundle branch block. Methods: A prospective observational study was done at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi. Patients of this study were of age ≥ 40 years to 80 years, presenting with anterior wall myocardial infarction and right bundle branch block. Patients with a history of cardiac surgery were excluded from the study. All procedures were performed by the consultant with an experience of more than 5 years. Post procedure patients were observed for the occurrence of all cause in-hospital mortality (within 48 hours). Data analysis was performed on the statistical package for software sciences (SPSS version 26). Results: 171 patients were included in the study and a mean age of 61.1 ± 9.79 years was recorded. Diabetes Mellitus (DM) was found in 63 patients (36.8%), hypertension in 56 (32.7%), 38 (22.2%) were current smokers. Obesity was found in 41 (35%) patients and family history of ischemic heart disease (IHD) was present in 63 (36.8%) patients. Mortality in hospitalized patients occurred in 15 cases (8.8%). The in-hospital mortality was not associated with age, gender, DM, hypertension, smoking, obesity and family history of IHD. Conclusion: The study indicates that Primary PCI is linked with satisfactory patient results for the management of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) and Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB). Known risk factors such as increasing age, diabetes mellitus, and obesity did not significantly increase risk of in-hospital mortality. Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, right bundle branch block (RBBB)
Preventive Knowledge About HIV/AIDS Infection among Msm in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh
Authors: Mondal Nazrul Islam , Islam Rafiqul , Haque Nazrul , Rana Masud , Karim Reazul , Uzzaman Shahid , Karim Rejaul
Published: February 2022

Globally, HIV/AIDS is major killer disease and public health concern and men who have sex with men (MSM) have higher rates of HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) than women and heterosexual men. The assessment of vulnerability to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) has long been an interesting topic to population and health researchers. The aim of this study was an effort to assess the determinant factors of preventive knowledge about HIV/AIDS infection among MSM in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh. It was a cross-sectional study with a sample size of 103 MSM. The data and necessary information were collected through a semi structured questionnaire from a drop-in center in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh. The preventive knowledge on HIV/AIDS was measured by eight different questions. Both bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to analyze the data to find the associated risk factors on HIV/AIDS among MSM. The results revealed that around half of the MSM (44.66%) were not aware HIV/AIDS infection. Respondents’ education, employment status, marital status, a habit to sex with many women, using condoms, how many time MSM per week, information sources about HIV/AIDS, and having apersonal risk of HIV/AIDS infection were found significantly (p< 0.05) associated with preventive knowledge about HIV/AIDS infection. Finally, binary logistic regression model identified that education, using condoms, information sources about HIV/AIDS, and having personal risk of HIV/AIDS infection were the most prominent predictors. The MSM were not enough aware of HIV/AIDS infection. In this study strongly recommended advocacy, communication for social mobilization programs should be taken to increase the preventive knowledge about HIV/AIDS infection among MSM population. Keywords: HIV/AIDS; MSM; Sexually transmitted diseases, Binary logistic regression model
Pharmacological & Non-Pharmacologic Strategies Used by Working Ladies of Reproductive age for the Management of Pre Menstrual Syndrome
Authors: Afreen Hira , Qazi Tabinda , Bashir Hira , Rehman Sana , Rabia Syeda
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), a common cyclic disorder of young and middle-aged women, is characterized by emotional and physical symptoms that consistently occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, and remit after onset of menstruation .It’s bad impact will influence the professional activities specially in working ladies. Although PMS is undiagnosed disease but Different treatment strategies are being adopted by females to eliminate the symptoms of PMS. This study is design to find out which strategy is most commonly practiced especially in working ladies. Objectives: To determine the frequency of pharmacological & non-pharmacologic strategies used by working ladies of reproductive age for the management of pre menstrual syndrome. Setting: Dow University Hospital, Dow International Medical Centre (DIMC). Duration: 12 months from 15.6.2016 to 15.6.2017 Designee: Cross sectional study Subject and Methods: A total of 221 female having PMS problem reported in Gynae OPD were including in this study. All the working women were assessed the management strategies used during PMS to overcome its symptom all the assessment was done. All the information was entered in proforma. Results: The average age of the patients was 26.68±5.31 years. There were 19(8.6%) females used non-pharmacologic strategies, 82(37.1%) was used pharmacological strategies while 120(54.3%) female used both pharmacological & non-pharmacologic strategies to relive PMS. In pharmacological strategies, ponstan and paracetamol were commonly used to relive PMS while in non-pharmacologic strategies exercise and psychological therapy was 35.7% and 38.9% respectively. Conclusion: - In is concluded that complete social and personal counseling and awareness along with medical treatments will improve the life style of the working ladies facing this problems. As it adversely affects the educational, social and emotional well-being, means should be adopted to reduce the incidence of this disorder. Keywords: Premenstrual syndrome, pharmacological, non-pharmacologic strategies
Association of Somatic Symptoms with Depressive Disorder
Authors: Jat Muhammad Ilyas , Juseja Anoop Kumar , Lal Chooni , Nankani Ajay Kumar , Dars Jawed Akbar , Iqbal Nadeem
Published: February 2022

Objectives: To determine the association of somatic symptoms with Depressive disorder. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Study Setting and Duration: At department of medicine and allied OPD at Pir Syed Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical sciences, GAMBAT, Sindh, Pakistan, from 10th August 2019 to 31st January 2020. Methodology: The sample size of the study was 140. All the patients of both gender between ages of 18 to 60 years, having depressive disorder as per ICD-10 (International classification of diseases version-10) criteria as mild, moderate and severe were enrolled. Somatic symptoms were assessed through somatic symptoms scale-8. The collected data was analyzed by Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.0. Results: Among 140 clients 131 (93.60%) were females with age range of 22 to 44 years. Among all majority were married, illiterate and were household by occupation. Amongst all mostly were having severe depressive disorder 62.9% followed by 34.3% moderate depression and 2.9% mild depression. The somatic symptoms as per somatic symptoms scale-8 were assessed in relation to depressive disorder and it was found that all the somatic symptoms were strongly associated with depressive disorder having p value less than 0.05. Conclusion: From this study it is to be concluded that somatic symptoms are strongly associated with depression, consequently putting an adverse impact on over all outcome of disorder. Keywords: Association, Depression, Somatic
O colonialismo como marco interpretativo basilar do apartheid israelense: revisitando e ressignificando a questão
Authors: Caramuru Teles Bárbara , Sahd Fábio Bacila
Published: February 2022

A ocupação e colonização da Palestina têm sido hegemonicamente retratadas como um “conflito”, pressupondo paridades inexistentes. A assimetria na relação de forças é reflexo da disparidade de poder entre um povo e um Estado colonial, que mantem os palestinos sob um regime de apartheid. Neste trabalho revisitamos referencial das ciências humanas e do direito internacional para considerar a relevância do colonialismo como marco teórico basilar à compreensão da situação vigente na Palestina/Israel, superando a fragmentação imposta pelo poder hegemônico como estratégia de dominação. Paralelamente, na interpretação das políticas coloniais e segregacionistas, acionamos outras categorias, encaminhando a discussão para a necessária constituição de uma contra narrativa, capaz de ressignificar as análises.
Career Information Practices of Guidance Practitioners
Authors: Supeno Eddy , Dorceus Sabruna , Rivard Geneviève , Le Corff Yann , Bourdon Sylvain
Published: February 2022

Although career development theories underline the central role of information in career choice and studies show that guidance practitioners are among the main information sources of people making career choices, the actual information practices of these practitioners in their career interventions remain fragmented. Moreover, the studies on the theme of career choice associating information, information sources and information practices (whether it is among guidance practitioners or individuals in career choice) offer little conceptualization on these notions. In order to fill this gap, an online survey of 330 guidance practitioners in Quebec was conducted to document specifically their career information practices (information sources consulted and categories of career information sought). Statistical analysis show that the main career information sought relates to central elements of career choice (training programs and occupations) and the main information sources consulted are non-human and institutional. In addition, some contextual elements are associated with seeking and selecting certain categories of information and sources. The discussion highlights the importance of digital sources in the information practices of these practitioners, the association between the populations served and the choice of information sources and categories of career information and the role of co-workers as information support on career and beyond.
La heurística como metodología de aprendizaje en procesos del área ventas en empresas comerciales ecuatorianas.
Authors: Yagual Velastegui Alfredo Marcel , Coronel Pérez Iván Ariolfo , Ortiz Luzuriaga Daniel
Published: February 2022

El presente artículo pretende analizar la heurística como metodología de enseñanza en procesos del área de ventas en empresas comerciales. Es decir, como método de investigación y evaluación, con el fin de diseñar y ejecutar una metodología de aprendizaje. Para ello, Los instrumentos metodología fueron contrastados con criterios heurísticos como medio de resolución de conflictos de una empresa en el área de ventas. Después de un análisis documental se pudo concluir que son una serie de etapas cognitivas en la enseñanza aprendizaje que permiten a los colaboradores y gerentes poder interpretar los cambios de entornos que enfrentan las empresas en el día a día.
Efecto del valor percibido por el cliente en la decisión de recompra en las tiendas de ropa
Authors: Ashqui Cuvi Ginger , Bermúdez Gallegos Christian
Published: February 2022

El valor percibido es un concepto de creciente interés en académicos y profesionales del Marketing, puesto que genera ventaja competitiva sostenible por su directa relación con la satisfacción y lealtad del cliente, como también es considerada un predictor confiable de la disposición de recompra de los consumidores. La literatura demanda mayor atención de esta variable en países en vía de desarrollo, los autores resumen cinco componentes como la calidad, precio, hedonismo, ética, y salud. El propósito de este estudio es evaluar los componentes del valor percibido que influyen en la decisión de recompra del cliente en tiendas comerciales de ropa. Estos, fueron validados a través de un enfoque cuantitativo con diseño no experimental, de alcance descriptivo del valor percibido y correlacional con la decisión de recompra. Los resultados demuestran que los cinco componentes son estadísticamente significativos, y que a mayor valor percibido del cliente mayor decisión de recompra.