bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Ulrich Lüke. Mensch - Natur - Gott
Authors: Mutschler Hans-Dieter
Published: March 2021

Das Buch von Ulrich Lüke mit dem gewichtigen Titel „Mensch - Natur - Gott" enthält Aufsätze dieses Verfassers, insbesondere zu Fragen des Verhältnisses von Naturwissenschaft zu Schöpfungstheologie. Lüke beklagt hier eine
große Sprachlosigkeit. Die Schöpfungstheologie habe die Evolutionstheorie noch gar nicht so recht wahrgenommen (17), es gehe erst einmal darum, das Terrain für einen künftigen Dialog zu bereiten. Dieser Dialog soll im Rahmen einer Einheitsrationalität stattfinden. Lüke vergleicht die verschiedenen Wissenschaften mit dem elektromagnetischen Spektrum, wo es zwar sehr verschiedene Phänomene, aber keine wirklichen Brüche gibt. (33) Von diesem Standpunkt aus erscheinen ihm Überlegungen, wie sie sich z.B. bei Karl Rahner oder Bela Weißmahr finden obsolet, denn diese grenzen ein metaphysisches Kausalitätsprinzip von empirischen Formen von Kausalität ab. Dies führe zu einer „Ursachenverdopplung" (14).
Poststructuralist Deconstruction of Meaning as a Challenge to the Discourse of Theism
Authors: Salamon Janusz
Published: March 2021

Although it became customary to warn against confusing postmodernism with deconstructionism (deconstructionism having narrower focus), it seems plausible to suggest that their central agendas are not dissimilar. Moreover, from the philosophical point of view, it is the idea of the 'deconstruction of meaning' that can be said to constitute the foundation of postmodernism understood here as an intellectual movement. It is true that grounded in the  poststructuralist language analysis, deconstructionism seeks primarily to challenge the attempts inherent in the Western philosophical tradition to establish ultimate meaning in a text. However, as one might have anticipated, the deconstruction of meaning of texts (especially philosophical texts) provided a basis for a large scale project leading to deconstruction of all 'truths', as conceived in the mainstream philosophical tradition. And it did it by questioning the coherence of the very concept of 'truth'. Eclectic as postmodernism is, it can be recognized by the fundamental assumption (with a clearly deconstructionist overtones) that there is no common denominator (like 'nature', 'truth' or 'God') that guarantees the one-ness of the world, or the possibility of objective or neutral thought. This assumption would suffice to make one expect that postmodernism will challenge the very foundations of any metaphysical or religious system of beliefs. And so it does. In this paper I would like to ellucidate just one way this challange may be construed, poiting to the example of Don Cupitt, the leading exponent of the 'antirealist' critique of the discourse of theism.
Editorial
Authors: Silva Sylvia Letícia Oliveira
Published: March 2021

Prezadxs leitorxs,A revista Acta Tecnológica, traz nesta edição, um conjunto de artigos em diversas áreas do conhecimento. Iniciando o volume 15, número 1, trazemos o artigo Impactos socioambientais decorrentes da implantação da UHE Estreito no Município de Carolina, Maranhão, onde os autores investigam os impactos ambientais e sociais causados pela construção da UHE Estreito na cidade de Carolina, Maranhão.O artigo 2, Estado nutricional da cana-de-açúcar em função da aplicação de nitrogênio e silício, os autores avaliam os teores de macro e micronutrientes da quarta soqueira da cana-de-açúcar, em função de doses de nitrogênio na ausência e na presença de silício.Abordando uma análise bibliográfica investigativa e descritiva dos vários aspectos referentes aos temas de biotecnologia inseridos nos livros de biologia, o artigo 3, Tópicos de biotecnologia uma perspectiva nos livros didáticos de biologia do ensino médio a partir do PNLD, analisou como o ensino de biotecnologia tem sido contemplado e estruturado nesses materiais.Já o artigo 4, A fauna de peixes do rio Tocantins, Bacia Araguaia-Tocantins: composição, conservação e diversidade, faz uma análise da composição e o estado de conservação das espécies de peixes.Seguindo para o artigo 5, Avaliação da qualidade nutricional da alface cultivada em solo sob aplicação de ácidos húmicos e fúlvicos associados à adubação mineral, este estudo mostrou os efeitos dos ácidos húmicos e fúlvicos associados à fertilização mineral na qualidade nutricional da alface (Lactuca sativa L.) em relação à área foliar, ao peso fresco e ao teor de minerais.O artigo 6, Algumas potencialidades e contribuições de pesquisas em história para o ensino de matemática sobre números complexos, identifica e descreve teses e dissertações defendidas de 1990 a 2018 e livros de minicursos publicados no Seminário Nacional de História da Matemática de 2001 a 2019 que pesquisaram em História para o ensino de Matemática e que trabalharam o conteúdo de números complexos a partir da mediação de informações históricas.Uma pesquisa teórico qualitativo com uma proposta de Sequência Didática, o artigo 7, Proposta de sequência didática para a discussão do tema homofobia no ensino de ciências, buscou problematizar e desconstruir a visão negativa dada à homossexualidade e de desnaturalizar estereótipos.Finalizando este número, o artigo 8, Impactos econômicos nas atividades características do turismo no município de Barreirinhas - MA causados pelo novo coronavírus, mostra os impactos causados pelo surgimento da Pandemia do COVID-19 em muitos setores financeiros no município de Barreirinhas, MA.Por fim a equipe editorial da Revista Acta Tecnológica espera que este número atenda às expectativas dos leitores, trazendo artigos de qualidade técnico-científica, cumprindo sua missão de divulgação e promoção de debates sobre temas de interesse estratégico para o desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico regional e nacional.Boa leitura!
ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DA CANA-DE-AÇÚCAR EM FUNÇÃO DA APLICAÇÃO DE NITROGÊNIO E SILÍCIO
Authors: Da Silva Gilmara Pereira , Prado Renato de Mello
Published: March 2021

A relação entre o nitrogênio e silício pode ser benéfica na avaliação do estado nutricional da cana-de-açúcar. Portanto, objetivou-se avaliar os teores de macro e micronutrientes da quarta soqueira da cana-de-açúcar, em função de doses de nitrogênio na ausência e na presença de silício. O experimento foi realizado em campo, na área experimental da UNESP - Câmpus de Jaboticabal-SP. O solo da área experimental foi classificado como Latossolo Vermelho Distrófico. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi em blocos casualizados, em esquema fatorial 5 x 2, sendo cinco doses de nitrogênio (0; 40; 80; 120 e 160 kg ha-1 de N) e dois materiais corretivos, a escória e o calcário, com quatro repetições. Para estabelecer as doses de nitrogênio, tomou-se como padrão a dose 120 kg ha-1 de N, indicada para a cana-soca, com meta de produtividade maior que 100 t ha-1 no estado de São Paulo. O trabalho foi realizado na quarta soqueira da cana-de-açúcar utilizando a variedade RB 855156. Durante a condução do experimento foram avaliados os teores de N, P, K, Ca, Mg, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn e Si. A interação entre doses de N e uso de escória e calcário promoveu melhorias no estado nutricional e aumentou o acúmulo de N e Si na cana-de-açúcar.
ALGUMAS POTENCIALIDADES E CONTRIBUIÇÕES DE PESQUISAS EM HISTÓRIA PARA O ENSINO DE MATEMÁTICA SOBRE NÚMEROS COMPLEXOS
Authors: Da Silva Neto Benjamim Cardoso
Published: March 2021

O presente artigo tem como objetivo identificar e descrever teses e dissertações defendidas de 1990 a 2018 e livros de minicursos publicados no Seminário Nacional de História da Matemática de 2001 a 2019 que pesquisaram em História para o ensino de Matemática e que trabalharam o conteúdo de números complexos a partir da mediação de informações históricas para o ensino de matemática. A busca pelas teses e dissertações ocorreu pelo Catálogo de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, na Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações, nos sites de Instituições de Ensino Superior. Os livros de minicursos foram buscados em CDs dos Anais do evento, arquivos pessoais de pesquisadores e pela internet. O material empírico constou em duas dissertações de mestrados profissionais defendidas em 2008 e em 2014 e um livro de minicurso publicado no ano de 2009. Os resultados apresentam a identificação dos três materiais e a descrição sobre o que é proposto didaticamente nestas produções que podem contribuir e potencializar o ensino de números complexos a partir de informações históricas da Matemática. As dissertações de mestrados profissionais elaboraram produtos educacionais e o livro de minicurso enfatizam e problematizam o teor histórico sobre os números complexos a partir da resolução de equações algébricas e de segundo e terceiro graus.
Impactos econômicos nas atividades características do turismo no município de Barreirinhas - MA, causados pelo novo coronavírus.
Authors: Serra Monique de Oliveira , Marques Adriana de Mendonça , Santos Leonardo dos , Melo Nicolas Oliveira , Lima Kaylla Leal Gomes , Santos Gabriella Salazar Bonfim de Souza
Published: March 2021

O turismo é fundamental para a economia nacional e mundial, pois promove o movimento da população de diversas formas e com propostas diferentes, seja por negócios ou lazer. No entanto, com o surgimento da Pandemia de COVID-19, diversos impactos foram causados em muitos setores financeiros, sendo o turismo um dos principais afetados. Deste modo, este trabalho possui como objetivo analisar os impactos causados pela pandemia nas atividades ligadas ao turismo no município de Barreirinhas-MA, tendo em vista que este município possui como uma das principais fontes de economia as atividades turísticas. A metodologia aplicada para a obtenção dos dados foi através de uma pesquisa realizada por meio de um questionário online com 22 questões, direcionada à profissionais do setor turístico local, buscando entender os impactos e as alternativas adotadas para lidar com a pandemia, os dados obtidos através do questionário foram analisados e tabulados. Totalizando 18 empresas que se disponibilizaram a participar da pesquisa, demonstrando-se que o impacto causado atingiu principalmente o rendimento anual e consequentemente provocou um aumento no número de demissões.
A non-invasive heart rate measurement system using laser Doppler blood flowmetry with husbandry training of the masked palm civet (Parguma larvata)
Authors: Nogami Hirofumi , Ohgata Satoru , Saito Aya , Ban Kazuyuki , Akiyama Terukazu , Hiejima Takumi , Takigawa Ryo , Hosoya Tadatsugu
Published: March 2021

Husbandry training (HT) is done to facilitate healthcare, treatment or animal research with zoo animals. At the Omuta City Zoo, HT of masked palm civets (Parguma larvata) is used to aid the taking of blood samples. With HT the burden on the animal can be remarkably reduced without the use of anesthesia. However, it is necessary to devise a blood sampling method using HT that reduces stress on the animals as much as possible. To devise such a stress-reducing method, quantitative assessments related to stress are needed. As heart rate increases with stress, we attempted to devise a non-invasive method for measuring heart rate. The attachment of sensors not only stresses the animal but also requires much effort from keepers. Therefore, a laser Doppler blood flowmeter (LDF) was embedded in the HT board, and an LDF and an algorithm to eliminate body motion artifacts were used in measurement attempts. As a result, a clear pulse wave was detected in some sections, and heart rate was calculated from the pulse wave.
Effects of low temperature buffer layer on all-sputtered epitaxial GaN/AlN film on Si (111) substrate
Authors: Nagata Takahiro , Suemoto Yuya , Ueoka Yoshihiro , Mesuda Masami , Sang Liwen , Chikyow Toyohiro
Published: March 2021

The effect of an Al buffer layer on the growth of AlN on a Si (111) substrate was investigated to develop an all-sputtered GaN film on a Si (111) template substrate. The X-ray diffraction method revealed an obvious improvement in the crystallinity of an AlN layer on the initial layer. At the interface structure, AlN film without the Al buffer layer exhibited surface nitridation of the Si surface, which degraded the AlN crystal growth. After investigating various growth conditions such as substrate temperature and layer thickness, we achieved the all-sputtered epitaxial growth of a GaN/AlN/Si substrate. The substrate temperature was below 650 °C, and the total thickness was less than 200 nm, which is beneficial as regards the cost efficiency of the template substrate for nitride semiconductors.
A study on the growth enhancement effects of chlorine on carbon nanotube forest in chloride-mediated chemical vapor deposition
Authors: Hayashi Tatsuhiro , Karita Motoyuki , Nakano Takayuki , Inoue Yoku
Published: March 2021

We investigated the growth enhancement effects of chlorine on carbon nanotube (CNT) grown by a chemical vapor deposition method in which FeCl2 is used as a catalyst precursor. Cross-sectional observation of the CNT forest revealed that the FeCl2-originated catalyst showed a liquid-like behavior, and it caused metallic catalyst incorporation into the CNT. When chlorine gas flow was artificially added to the CNT synthesis process, the catalyst was further softened, and it increased the amount of metal filling in CNTs. This softening effect enhanced carbon absorption and diffusion at the catalyst and thus enabled the millimeter-long and high-density forest at a high temperature of 820 °C by suppressing the deactivation of the catalyst.
Quasi-vertical GaN-on-Si reverse blocking power MOSFETs
Authors: Abdul Khadar Riyaz , Floriduz Alessandro , Liu Chao , Soleimanzadeh Reza , Matioli Elison
Published: March 2021

We demonstrate quasi-vertical reverse blocking (RB) MOSFETs on 6.7 μm thick GaN grown on a 6 inch Si substrate by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. The RB capability was achieved by replacing the ohmic drain with a quasi-vertical Schottky drain, resulting in a RB voltage of ∼300 V while preserving the ON-resistance (R
on,sp). Schottky contacts on etched i-GaN surface were realized through an optimized fabrication process based on tetramethylammonium hydroxide treatments. The fabricated RB-MOSFET had a low R
on,sp of 4.75 mΩ cm2, current density of ∼0.9 kA cm−2 and a forward blocking voltage of 570 V.
Bandora Fuzûlî li ser Pertew Begê Hekkarî: Mînaka Xezela “Her Nebit Ya Reb”
Authors: KARAK M. Zana
Published: March 2021

Di edebîyata klasîk a Îslamî de wergerên menzûm jî parçeyek ji kevneşopîya çanda edebîyatê ne. Gava em bala xwe didin edebîyata Kurdî ya klasîk em dibînin ku di vê edebîyatê de jî ev kevneşopî heye. Di vê xebatê de di çarçoveya edebîyata berawirdî de li ser mijarê hatiye rawestan û bi vî awayî analîz û nirxandin hatine kirin. Di vê xebatê de li ser xezela ku paşserwaya wê "Her Nebit Ya Reb" e û di dîwana Pertew Begê Hekkarî de cî girtiye, bi berfirehî hatiye sekinandin. Xezel ji heft malikan pêk tê û bi eslê xwe ne ji alîyê Pertew, lê ji alîyê Fuzûlî û bi Azerîkî hatiye nivîsîn. Ya ku Pertew li vir kiriye ne şerh e ne jî nezîre ye. Ji ber ku ev wergereke wê ya Kurdîya Kurmancî bû, me ew ji întîhalê nehesiband û di çarçoveya kevneşopîyê de me ew weke wergereke edebî nirxand. Pertew di wergera vê xezelê de heta ji dest hatiye ji metnê re sadiq maye û nebûye sedema tehrîfata xezelê. Ev xezel mîna ya resen (ya Azerî) wergerandiye Kurdîya Kurmancî û ji ber ku ji hêla serwa, paşserwa û kêşa erûzê mîna ya resen e, wergerek şareza û hunerane derketiye holê. Di edebîyatên klasîk de helbestkaran ji bo hunermendîya xwe nîşan bidin mînakên bi vî rengî dane. Pertew jî ji bo hunermendîya xwe bide xuyakirin; ev xezel bi awayekî xweş, bi uslûbeke hunerî ew kiriye malê Kurdîya Kurmancî jî. Di vê xebatê de ev xezel ji alîyê rûxsarî û naverokê ve hatiye berawirdkirin û xezel ji hêla întihal, şerh, nazîre û ji hêla werger, huner û uslûbê ve hatiye analîzkirin. Di encamê de jî bandora Fuzûlî ya li ser Pertew li ber çavan hatiye raxistin.
Choosing a Global Architecture for Mobile Applications
Authors: Nunkesser Robin
Published: March 2021

Complex mobile applications require an appropriate global architecture. If used correctly, the high-level design patterns promoted by Apple and Google such as MVC, MVVM, and MVI/MVU may make an important contribution to the architecture, but they often require supplementary architectural concepts. General architectures such as Clean Architecture may come to the rescue but leave room for interpretation as to how they work best on iOS and Android. This paper gives an overview of the current situation and choices and a vision of using a mix-and-match approach with the following goals: provide an extendable approach suitable for small and large projects, use minimal integration into the platform, and sidestep traps and erroneous implementations.
Revisiting Composite Right-/Left-Handed Transmission Lines and Symmetric Couplers
Authors: Honarbakhsh Babak
Published: March 2021

Detailed dispersion analysis of CRLH TLs is provided. A Pure analytical method for parameter extraction of CRLH TLs and symmetric couplers is presented,
أثر استراتيجية التفكير بالمقلوب في تحصيل مادة التاريخ والاحتفاظ بها لدى طلاب الصف الرابع الأدبي
Authors: عبدالله الدكتور مهند حسن
Published: March 2021

يهدف البحث الحالي إلى معرفة" أثر استراتيجية التفكير بالمقلوب في تحصيل مادة التاريخ والاحتفاظ بها لدى طلاب الصف الرابع الأدبي "ولتحقيق هدف البحث اعتمد الباحث إجراءات التصميم التجريبي ذي الضبط الجزئي لمجموعتي البحث المتمثل باختيار عينة البحث، إذ اشتملت على (69) بواقع (31) طالبًا في المجموعة التجريبية، و(33) طالبًا من المجموعة الضابطة، وكافأ الباحث بين المجموعة التجريبية والضابطة في عدة متغيرات (المعرفة السابقة، اختبار الذكاء، العمر الزمني للطلاب محسوباً بالشهور ودرجات العام السابق في مادة التاريخ) وأعدّ الباحث اختبارا تحصيليًّا تكون من (30فقرة) تم التحقق من صدقه  وثباته" وبعد ثلاث أسابيع من انتهاء التجربة؛ طبق الباحث اختبار الاحتفاظ على عينة البحث نفسها، وتوصل إلى وجود فرق ذي دلالة إحصائية لصالح المجموعة التجريبية واستنتج الباحث أنّ استراتيجية التفكير بالمقلوب لها أثر ايجابي يُعطي حرية للطلاب للتعبير عن رأيهم واستمرت التجربة الفصل الدراسي الاول إي فصلاً دراسياً كاملاً من العام الدراسي (2017/2018) ولمعالجة البيانات استعمل الباحث الحقيبة الإحصائية.
العلاقات العراقية – المصرية بعد عام 2003
Authors: عبيد الاستاذ المساعد منى حسين
Published: March 2021

حدث تحول مهم في طبيعة العلاقات العراقية –المصرية اذ سعت الحكومات العراقية التي تشكلت بعد عام 2003 الى اعادة العلاقات مع العديد من الدول العربية ومنها مصر، بعد ان كانت تلك العلاقات تمر بحالة من عدم التوازن، ولاسيما في حقبة الستينيات حينما اقدمت مصر على موافقتها على مشروع روجرز(( Rogers للسلام مع اسرائيل وحتى حقبة السبعينيات عندما وقعت مصر اتفاقية كامب ديفيد(Camp David ) في العام 1978 والذي اثر سلبا في علاقة البلدين وبالرغم من التحسن الذي طرأ على تلك العلاقات في الحرب العراقية الايرانية وموقف مصر الداعم للعراق. الاّ ان ذلك التحسن لم يستمر طويلا اذ سرعان ما وقفت مصر بالضد من العراق اثر اجتياحه الكويت في بداية التسعينيات مما ادى ذلك الى تدهور العلاقات بين البلدين، الاّ انه بعد عام 2003  شهدت العلاقات بين البلدين نقلة نوعية، ولاسيما، في الجانب السياسي، وشهدت العلاقات الاقتصادية أيضًا، تطورا ملموسا، اذ وصل حجم التبادل التجاري بين البلدين الى مليارات الدولارات. مما يدل ذلك على عمق العلاقات التي ربطت كلا البلدين
Investigating Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety among the Kurdish EFL Students: A Case Study at a Public University
Authors: Ibrahim Rawezh Mohammed , Hamad Latif Yahya
Published: March 2021

In the English as a Foreign Language EFL contexts from different settings, the issue of language learning anxiety has been extensively studies and investigated. However, in the Kurdish settings a few studies carried out about this issue, specially about speaking anxiety in English classes. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to investigate the level, major factor of foreign language speaking anxiety among the Kurdish EFL students and the students’ perspectives about foreign language speaking anxiety in the context of a university in Kurdistan. For achieving the study purpose, first year students (N=91) from English Department at a state university participated. The data regarding the level of EFL speaking anxiety gathered through administering a questionnaire (Foreign Language Anxiety Classroom Scale FLCAS) by (Horwitz et al. 1986), as well as through a semi-structured interview with the participants (N=18). The quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive statistics by using the SPSS software program (version 25), and the qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. The results of the quantitative data illustrated that the students experienced a moderate level of EFL speaking anxiety, and the qualitative data confirmed the results whilst the participants perceived speaking as the most anxiety provoking factor. It was also found that fear of making mistakes, fear of negative evaluation, fear of speaking in front of others and immediate questions were as the major causes of the students’ speaking anxiety. This research contributes to the literature as it is the first to target FL speaking anxiety among Kurdish freshmen EFL learners.
An Error Analysis: Iraqi EFL College Learners Problems in British Diphthongs and Triphthongs Pronunciation
Authors: Sadeq Shaymaa M , Rezqallah Asst. Prof. May Stephan
Published: March 2021

This study investigates the difficulties that Iraqi EFL learners face in uttering English British complex vowels; diphthongs and triphthongs in connected speech. It reports on the pronunciation test performed by the fourth level college learners whose Baghdadi Arabic is their mother tongue. Gender is of interest to this study to find out if females experience more hardship and perpetrate more mistakes than females or vice versa. Poor pronunciation leads to miscommunication, that is why this study is concerned with the phonology, and how words are pronounced within sentences, as being the main channel of communication is speech, especially with correct pronunciation and as that the Iraqi college learners’ most noticeable pronunciation mistakes are with English vowels chiefly diphthongs and triphthongs.
Direct Language Learning Strategies in EFL
Authors: Dawood Asst. Prof. Zeena Abid Ali
Published: March 2021

This present study was designed to investigate the impact of using direct language learning strategies on long term and short term (LT and ST for short) of vocabulary retention of non-specialist EFL learners in Iraq. A total of 60 Iraqi male non-specialist EFL learner’s college between the ages of 19 and 21participated in the study. The data were collected using a questionnaire (five-point rating) from Oxford’s (1990) the Strategy Inventory for the Language Learning (SILL for short / version7). To identify the strategies used, the information gathered was analyzed using descriptive statistics of means, frequency and standard deviation. In direct language learning strategies (DLLS for short) study, the (t-test) has been used to examine the learners ' performance of vocabulary retention in LT and ST. On the other hand, One-way between groups (ANOVA) with post-hoc comparison test was used to investigate the differences between LT and ST of the vocabulary retention by using the subcategories of direct language learning strategies. The outcomes showed that the learners’ strategy uses ST more out weights than LT of vocabulary retention. According to the outcomes, the most used (in both long term and short term) was (memory) strategies and followed by (compensation and cognitive) strategies. In the light of the results obtained, a number of pedagogical implications and suggestions were presented.
Philosophy of History in E. L. Doctorow’s Welcome to Hard Times and Its Affinities with the Biblical Book of Ecclesiastes
Authors: Torkamannejad Ph.D. candidate Hossein , Ramin Asst. Prof. Zohreh
Published: March 2021

Unlike the majority of E. L. Doctorow’s novels which present a revisionary account of specific periods in American history, his first novel, Welcome to Hard Times, deals with history in a more general and allegorical manner. The narrator of the novel is preoccupied with the nature of history and historical phenomena, and this preoccupation pervades the whole book, from which a philosophy of history can be derived: history is cyclic and it tends to repeat itself in a deterministic fashion. Since Doctorow was an American Jew who was influenced by the Jewish tradition, in this paper, Welcome to Hard Times is placed within a Jewish context and read from the perspective of this multilayered tradition. Hence, the novel’s philosophy of history is compared to the historical vision of the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, which also espouses a cyclic conception of history, thereby demonstrating that their visions are almost identical. In Doctorow’s novel, however, this cyclic view also serves to repudiate the American Dream and its associated ideas of progress and optimism. It is further shown that the two aforementioned books also share a fatalistic and nihilistic attitude toward life, and their response to the Problem of Evil and innocent human suffering is a pessimistic one, arguing that there is no justice and moral order in the world.
EFFECT OF TRADE OPENNESS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: DYNAMIC PANEL ANALYSIS
Authors: Wycliffe Mugun
Published: March 2021

Theoretically, proponents of traditional trade theories argue that trade openness can enhance economic growth by providing access to goods and services, achieving efficiency in allocation of resources through comparative advantage, creation of employment opportunities and generation of capital that leads to better living standards in terms of higher level of GDP per capita,trade openness may strengthen economic growth through different channels such as efficient allocation of resources. However, owing to the fact that there are limited studies on trade openness, various studies indicate divergent views on the effect of trade openness on economic growth. For this reason, it is not clear whether or not trade openness affect economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of trade openness on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Control variables used in the regression included oversees development assistance, population growth rate, domestic credit and foreign direct investment. Trade openness, inflation and capital stock were explanatory variables and economic growth the dependent variable. This study was modeled using the Neoclassical Growth theory. One- step difference Generalized Method of Moments results revealed that trade openness had a positive and significant effect on economic growth, capital stock positive and insignificant relationship, while inflation had positive and insignificant relationship with economic growth in SSA.The study thus recommends that there is a need for improving balance of trade by increasing exports diversification and balanced growth and the policy makers of SSA countries should have to give a priority for trade and investment policies which requires some reforms to adjust with changing economic environment. The study concluded that extra-regional trade spurs higher output than intra-regional trade. This may be due to lack of efficiency in the implementation of trade agreements among the intra-regional constituent countries such as Sub-Saharan African countries and lack of full commitment by the member states governments to trade more intensively.
KEYWORDS: Trade openness, economic growth, Sub-Saharan Africa
ACADEMIC STRESS AND STUDY HABIT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Authors: Ayisha Thanseera. MK  , Nasla. K  , Sannet Thomas
Published: March 2021

Academic stress according to Bisht (2005) academic stress reflects subject’s perception as Well as the way of coping with academic events; it reflects subjective feelings of distress or Interpersonal perceptual responses. The term Study habits defined as Study Habits implies a sort of more or less permanent mode or method of Studying. In the present study, Study Habits refers to comprehension, concentration, task Orientation, study sets, interaction, drilling, supports, recording, language etc. as the factors of Study Habits as mentioned by Mukhopadhyaya and Sansanwal (2011) in their Study Habit Inventory. Aim: The study was conducted to find out the relationship between academic stress and Study habits among college students. The sample of the present Study was 40 college students out of which 8 were boys and 32 were girls. Bisht Battery of Stress Scales (revised in 2005) by BishtStudy Habit Inventory (2011) by M.Mukhopadhyay and D.N SansanwalWere used as tools for data collection. Result: The results of the Study shows that there is no significant relationship between academic stress and study habits among college students.
KEYWORDS: Study Habits, Academic Stress
Nightflight to Venus
Authors: Gomulicki Maurycy
Published: March 2021

Prezentacja cyklu "Nightflight to Venus" Maurycego Gomulickiego.
Co się stało, to się nie odstanie
Authors: Kalicka Irena
Published: March 2021

Prezentacja cyklu Ireny Kalickiej "Co się stało, to się nie odstanie".
Sympozjum performatywne - sesja druga
Authors: Bownik Paweł , Szczawińska Weronika , Pijarski Krzysztof
Published: March 2021

Reżyserka, dramaturżka i teoretyczka Weronika Szczawińska pochyla się nad cyklem prac Koleżanki i koledzy Pawła Bownika w dialogu z artystą oraz Krzysztofem Pijarskim.
Sympozjum performatywne - sesja czwarta
Authors: Grospierre Nicolas , Mikurda Kuba , Pijarski Krzysztof
Published: March 2021

Reżyser, teoretyk kultury i filozof Kuba Mikurda wraz z Krzysztofem Pijarskim i w dialogu z Nicolasem Grospierre’em wprawiają w ruch obiekty fotograficzne artysty (nie tylko w sensie ruchu myśli).
Sympozjum performatywne - sesja piąta
Authors: Gorczyca Łukasz , Kaczyński Michał , Szypulski Paweł , Pijarski Krzysztof
Published: March 2021

Michał Kaczyński i Łukasz Gorczyca występują w roli twórców książki artystycznej, "d.o.m. polski", by poddać ją refleksji wespół z Pawłem Szypulskim, kolekcjonerem książek fotograficznych i kuratorem, oraz Krzysztofem Pijarskim.
The Conceptual Analysis of the Doctrine of Proportionality and, its Role in Democratic Constitutionalism; A Case Study of UK
Authors: Dr. Syed Raza Shah Gilani  , Hidayat Ur Rehman  , Dr. Ilyas Khan
Published: March 2021

For the last few decades, the doctrine of proportionality has demonstrated and corroborated that it is the most effective legal standard used around Europe for the adjudication of constitutional rights. From its German origins, proportionality has migrated across jurisdictions and areas of law and has become one of the most successful legal transplants. However, there is some confusion as to whether there is any justification for the intervention of this in the UK's legal system, as the UK's legal system is based on common law, and did not welcome this doctrine very much. Therefore, it is essential to analyze the basic principles of this doctrine and check its compatibility with the common law system, which is based on democratic norms. To test the similarity, this article would also reflect on the underlying characteristics of the theory of proportionality and equate it with the standards of a democratic society. To begin with, this article first endeavors to analyze the legal sources of the doctrine of proportionality and then examines its affinity with the democratic norms of the common law system to investigate the compatibility level with each other in protecting the constitutional rights of the people.
The role of thermal radiation on the boundary layer past a stationary flat plate with constant surface boundary condition
Authors: Samaila Gabriel
Published: March 2021

This study is devoted to investigating the importance of thermal radiation on the boundary layer over a horizontal surface considering classical constant surface boundary condition. The mathematical model consists of coupled two-dimensional partial differential equations which are transformed to the set of ordinary differential equations via the similarity transformation. The final set of dimensionless equations is solved numerically using Runge Kutta Fehlberg (RKF45) method in Maple software. The significant effect of the thermal radiation is examined using four fluids namely; water, Sulphur oxide, air and mercury whose respective Prandtl numbers are 7, 2, 0.72 and 0.044. The influence of other prominent parameters affecting the flow formation and temperature profile is demonstrated using tables and graphs. The results indicated that the thermal boundary layer thickness could be increase by reducing the Prandtl number. The results also showed that increasing the thermal radiation parameter has a positive impact on the boundary layer thickness. The heat transfer rate could be improved by increasing thermal radiation or decreased by increasing the values of the Prandtl number. Regarding the temperature gradient, an observable increasing is seen far from the flat plate with the growing of thermal radiation whereas the opposite trend is true near the plate surface.
ASESMEN TINGKAT KEPUASAN DAN PERSEPSI ASUHAN ANTENATAL PADA IBU – IBU TUNANETRA DI KOTA PADANG (STUDI KASUS)
Authors: Sunesni Sunesni , Furwasyih Dian
Published: March 2021

ASESMEN TINGKAT KEPUASAN DAN PERSEPSI ASUHAN ANTENATAL PADA IBU – IBU TUNANETRA DI KOTA PADANG (STUDI KASUS)

 

Sunesni1, Dian Furwasyih2

 

(1,2Program Studi Kebidanan Program Sarjana dan Program Studi Pendidikan Bidan Program Profesi, STIKes MERCUBAKTIJAYA PADANG)

 

 

Abstrak

International Agency for The Prevention of Blindness menyatakan dua pertiga dari penyandang tuna netra di dunia adalah perempuan. Kelompok ini sangat jarang melakukan kunjungan antenatal. Hal ini mengakibatkan buruknya kesejahteraan ibu dan bayi serta outcome kehamilan jika dibandingkan dengan populasi pada umumnya. Selain itu, seringkali tenaga kesehatan tidak kompeten dalam memberikan pelayanan pada kelompok ini sehingga menjadikan pelayanan antenatal yang diberikan tidak berkualitas. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji tingkat kepuasan dan persepsi ibu hamil tunanetra terhadap pelayanan antenatal di Kota Padang. Desain penelitian adalah deskriptif observasional dengan pendekatan potong lintang. Informan penelitian berjumlah 16 orang. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa 12,5% informan menyatakan tidak puas terhadap pelayanan antenatal dan 54% menyatakan persepsi negatif terhadap pelayanan antenatal. Perlakuan diskriminatif dan komunikasi petugas yang sulit dipahami, serta tidak tersedianya jalur khusus disabilitas pada konter pelayanan merupakan beberapa keluhan yang dikemukakan informan saat wawancara.

Dapat disimpulkan bahwa sebagian kecil informan merasa tidak puas terhadap pelayanan kehamilan yang didapatkan dan lebih dari separuh informan mempunyai persepsi negatif terhadap pelayanan kehamilan yang diperoleh. Disarankan pada pemerintah dan swasta untuk menempatkan isu pelayanan kesehatan pada kelompok berkebutuhan khusus sebagai salah satu program prioritas bidang kesehatan sehingga menjamin perlindungan sosial dan kesehatan pada kelompok ini.

 

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ibu hamil, tunanetra, penyandang disabilitas, persepsi, pelayanan antenatal
Concepts and Contents of Geographical Education in Future: International Trends and Their Reflection in the Czech Republic
Authors: Kühnlová Hana
Published: March 2021

The idea, concepts, aims and contents of geographical education need a substantial transformation. New approach towards geography training should include more stress on basic orientation in the world, understanding of spatial relations, ability to environmentally sensitive decision-making and knowledge of foreign cultures. The latter should help students to coexit with members of other nations. Expert-oriented and didactical training of future teachers must be modernized. Changes of advanced studies for practising teachers should become part of the general transformation.
"The Legend of Nakhoda Ragam" in the Malay World and Its Link to Penang's Early History
Authors:   Universiti Sains Malaysia, Harun Jelani
Published: March 2021

The Malay World has produced many legends about extraordinary people such as rulers, nobles, warriors and the like. Patih Gajah Mada and Hang Tuah are examples of such legendary figures who possess a variety of extraordinary abilities and who are proudly regarded as idols of the community that produced them. Nevertheless, there are many other legendary figures who are not yet well known within the community but who have played no less than an important part in the history of the nation. Legends do not tell the life stories of ordinary persons; they showcase very special events associated with particular figures, which are then told and retold many times again. This article will discuss "Legenda Nakhoda Ragam" [The Legend of Nakhoda Ragam], which is well known in Brunei Darussalam, and his extraordinary adventures as a traveller in the Malay World, including his link to the founding of Pulau Pinang (Penang). Based on notes by Vaughan (1857), Nakhoda Ragam was a trader who often sailed between Lingga and Kedah. There was only one island between these two places that was attractive for him to anchor at, which he named "Pulo Ka Satu" (later Pulau Pinang or Penang). Nakhoda Ragam was also said to have founded several other places here, among them "Pulo Kindi", "Bayan Lepas", "Gerattah Sangkol", "Pulo Bittong" and "Puchut Muka", which all still exist today. This article presents evidence regarding the presence of this figure and his connection to the early history of Penang.
ROAD SAFETY
Authors: ORŁOWSKI Łukasz , WSZEBOROWSKI Radosław
Published: March 2021

Wartość pracy przewozowej nieustannie wzrasta, co przyczynia się do zwiększonego ruchu pojazdów transportowych. W Polsce głównym rodzajem transportu jest transport drogowy, na co wskazują dane publikowane przez Główny Urząd Statystyczny. Głównymi czynnikami decydującymi o bezpieczeństwie w ruchu drogowym jest liczba wypadków, rannych oraz ofiar wypadków drogowych. Aby zminimalizować ryzyko wystąpienia zdarzenia drogowego lub jego skutki opracowywane są coraz nowsze rozwiązania infrastrukturalne w zakresie ruchu drogowego oraz systemy montowane w pojazdach. Mimo znacznego wzrostu natężenia ruchu drogowego wskaźniki dotyczące wypadkowości, rannych oraz ofiar wypadków drogowych są coraz mniejsze, co świadczy o poprawnym działaniu nowoczesnych rozwiązań.
PENERAPAN SANKSI TERHADAP PENGGUNA TELEPON GENGGAM SAAT BERKENDARA
Authors: Syahputra Dwi
Published: March 2021

The main focus of the research is the application of criminal sanctions against phone cell users while driving. The inhibiting factors in the application of criminal sanctions against cell phone users while driving. The approach method used in this research is normative and empirical with descriptive-analytical. The results showed that the application of sanctions against the use of mobile phones while driving by motorized vehicle drivers was directly given a proof of violation and after that it was continued with a trial process in court and then paid a fine according to the judge's decision. The inhibiting factor in the application of criminal sanctions against the use of cell phones while driving lies in community factors and cultural factors. Community factors are very influencing because the applied legal rules will not run well if human resources or the community itself are not aware of the importance of obeying traffic rules.
Enhancing Pupils' Understanding of the Human Skeleton Using a Designed Human Skeletal Model
Authors: F. Awuah  , A. Dominic
Published: March 2021

The research was necessitated due to the researcher's experience of the difficulty of pupils of Pepease Presbyterian Basic Six in the understanding of the human skeleton. The total number of thirty-three pupils in this class, Pepease Presbyterian Basic Six was the population of this study which employed an action research method. The study revealed that pupils performed better in a lesson on the human skeleton aided by the skeletal model designed by the researcher than when presented theoretically. The research instruments employed in this study were interview, test and questionnaire. The model of the human skeleton, designed teaching and learning material used served its purpose so well and this reflected in pupils' performance which had improved remarkably after the intervention. The present study, therefore, recommends intermittent in-service training for Science Teachers especially those in the remote areas on how to design improvised materials for the various topics in the Basic Schools Science Syllabus.
The distribution of constituent words in nominal compounds and its impact on semantic interpretation: an empirical study
Authors: Brunner Annelen , Engelberg Stefan , Hein Katrin
Published: March 2021

The paper explores factors that influence the distribution of constituent words of compounds over the head and modifier position. The empirical basis for the study is a large database of German compounds, annotated with respect to the morphological structure of the compound and the semantic category of the constituents. The study shows that the polysemy of the constituent word, its constituent family size, and its semantic category account for tendencies of the constituent word to occur in either modifier or head position. Furthermore, the paper explores the degree to which the semantic category combination of head and modifier word, e.g., x=substance and y=artifact, indicates the semantic relation between the constituents, e.g., y_consists_of_x.
 
Dieser Beitrag ist ursprünglich im Peter-Lang-Verlag erschienen (https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/plg/jwf/2021/00000005/00000001/art00001)
The Compliance Control of Negotiated Procedures without Prior Publication in Practice : The Background of Decreasing Statistical Data
Authors: Kovács László
Published: March 2021

The compliance control of the application of negotiated procedures without prior publication is an activity of the Public Procurement Authority, where the Authority has a key role in influencing legal practice, furthermore, its option to initiate a review procedure has a considerable impact on drawing the borderline of the application of this procedure type. The number and ratio of negotiated procedures without prior publication has been lowering for years among the procedures launched by contracting authorities, likewise the transparency of Hungarian public procurements has markedly improved, which beside the legislation is also attributable to the fact that the Public Procurement Authority focuses in particular on ensuring the publicity of procedure documents and the decisions made as a result of the control. As the possibility offered by negotiated procedures without prior publication is indispensable for the satisfaction of certain procurement needs, consequently, in addition to strict compliance control, the establishment of a consistent legal practice is also necessary to implement this procedure type in the spirit in which it was conceived. The overview of past years’ legislative and practical tendencies in terms of negotiated procedures without prior publication presented by this article endeavours to analyse the background of decreasing statistical data and also to describe how the Public Procurement Authority ensures transparency during compliance control and how it supports practitioners in applying this procedure type in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act.
Vilniaus universiteto literatų būrelis sovietmečio literatūros lauke
Authors: Vasiliauskas Saulius
Published: March 2021

The circle of literary enthusiasts operating at the Vilnius State V. Kapsukas University during the Soviet era was one of the most prominent gatherings of young writers. The circle was attended by many poets, prosaists, literary critics, and scholars, who took part in it during their study years and later left a distinctive mark in the history of Lithuanian literature. However, the history of the circle’s literary and cultural life has not been described yet, and the texts representing its activities are mostly fragments of memories. Thus, based on the collected and systematised material (memoirs, specially prepared interviews, archived documents, and Soviet press), this article attempts to reconstruct the circle’s life in chronological order and highlight its most important aspects. The article is divided into three parts according to the leadership periods of curators who led the circle the longest: Adolfas Sprindis, Elena Bukelienė, and Marcelijus Martinaitis. Using Pierre Bourdieu’s conception of the literary field, the article raises the following questions: What place did the circle occupy in the institutional network of young writers’ (self-) education during the Soviet era? Was the circle ideologically monitored, tracked, controlled? What functions did the circle’s leaders and chairpersons perform, and what influence did their attitudes have on the circle’s activities? Was the symbolic capital accumulated by attending the circle important to a writer’s career? What influence could the gender of a circle member have had on the evaluation of their work (and position in the circle hierarchy)? Did the experience of participating in the circle regulate its participants’ illusio – belief in the meaningfulness of the literary field itself?
Rīgas humānistu motīvs Roalda Dobrovenska romānā „Magnus, dāņu princis”
Authors: Cimdiņa Ausma
Published: March 2021

The novel “Magnus, the Danish Prince” by the Russian diaspora in Latvia writer Roald Dobrovensky is seen as a specific example of a biographical and historical genre, which embodies the historical experience of different eras and nations in the confrontation of globalisation and national self-determination. At the heart of the novel are the Livonian War and the historical role and human destiny of Magnus (1540–1683) – the Danish prince of the Oldenburg dynasty, the first and the only king of Livonia.
The motif of Riga’s humanists is seen both as one of the main ideological driving forces of the novel and as a marginal reflection in Magnus’s life story. Acknowledged historical sources have been used in the creation of the novel: Baltazar Rusov’s “Livonian Chronicle”; Nikolai Karamzin’s “History of the Russian State”; Alexander Janov’s “Russia: 1462–1584. The Beginning of the Tragedy. Notes of the Nature and Formation of Russian Statehood” etc. In connection with the concept of Riga humanists, another fictitious document created by the writer Dobrovensky himself is especially important, namely, the diary of Johann Birke – Magnus’s interpreter, a person with a double identity, “half-Latvian”, “half-German”. It is a message of an alternative to the well-known historical documents, which allows to turn the Livonian historical narrative in the direction of “letocentrism” and raises the issue of the ethnic identity of Riga’s humanists.
Along with the deconstruction of the historically documented image of Livonian King Magnus, the thematic structure of the novel is dominated by identity aspects related to the Livonian historical narrative. Dobrovensky, with his novel, raises an important question – what does the medieval Livonia, Europe’s common intellectual heritage, mean for contemporary Latvia and the human society at large? Dobrovensky’s work is also a significant challenge in strengthening emotional ties with Livonia (which were weakened in the early stages of national historiography due to conflicts over the founding of nation-states).