bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Les déterminants des taux d’intérêt des institutions de microfinance selon l’ancienneté et la taille
Authors: Faye Djibril , Ratsimalahelo Zaka
Published: November 2020

Durant ces dernières décennies, le secteur de la microfinance est confronté à des pratiques peu acceptables qui se manifestent par une hausse des taux d’intérêt et dont l’objectif est d’assurer principalement la performance financière au détriment de considérations sociales. Ces taux d’intérêt dépendent de plusieurs facteurs internes et externes parmi lesquels on trouve l’ancienneté de l’Institution de Microfinance (IMF), sa taille, son statut juridique, la concurrence ainsi que la réglementation etc. L’objectif de cet article est d’étudier l’effet de l’ancienneté et de la taille sur les fluctuations des taux d’intérêt des IMF. Nous effectuons une étude empirique avec un échantillon de 897 IMF sur une période de 12 ans (2003-2015). La méthode d’estimation utilisée est celle des moments généralisés (GMM). Nos résultats ont montré que l’ancienneté, la taille, et d’autres facteurs tant internes qu’externes, ont un impact significatif sur les fluctuations des taux d’intérêt des IMF. Les IMF jeunes, nouvelles ou de faible taille, facturent des taux d’intérêt plus élevés en comparaison des IMF plus grandes ou plus anciennes. Codes JEL: C13, G15, G19, G21, I3.
Pour une sociologie des rapports publics. Effets symboliques et configurations d’écriture des outils d’aide à la décision
Authors: Caby Vincent , Chailleux Sébastien
Published: November 2020

Cet article fait le point sur les recherches dédiées aux « rapports publics » menées en analyse des politiques publiques et dans les champs voisins. Il propose une définition de cet objet et suggère deux portes d’entrée complémentaires dans son analyse. Contre une vision instrumentale des rapports, nous pointons d’abord leurs effets symboliques. Nous attirons l’attention sur leur diversité. A court terme, les rapports peuvent influencer la légitimité des acteurs prenant part à leur rédaction et modifier certaines caractéristiques du processus de décision (sa rapidité, son ouverture, etc.). Dans le temps long, ils peuvent contribuer à des processus d’apprentissage et de sédimentation des discours. L’article suggère ensuite des pistes permettant d’expliquer la production des effets symboliques. Nous soulignons le rôle des « configurations d’écriture » qui subsument les institutions multiniveaux contraignant le processus de rédaction des rapports publics (propriétés sociales des rédacteurs, culture et image publique de leur organisation, etc.). Sans aller jusqu’à expliciter les liens qui unissent un effet à une configuration, nous offrons ici une grille d’analyse des facteurs explicatifs potentiels.
Les effets des rapports publics sur les réformes pénitentiaires et de justice pénale au Canada et en France. Réception politique des savoirs sur le pénal
Authors: Venouil Alexia
Published: November 2020

A partir d’une recherche doctorale comparée France-Canada, nous étudions les effets différenciés des rapports publics consacrés à la prison et au pénal et la diversité des usages qui en sont faits par les élites politico-administratives. Les rapports ne rencontrent pas le même écho auprès des acteurs politiques et administratifs des deux pays. Nous mettons en évidence, premièrement, que la capacité des rapports à pénétrer la sphère politique est fonction des propriétés sociales de leurs rédacteurs. En France, où la sécurité publique est un enjeu politique conflictuel de premier plan, les rapports ont servi de cautions techniques à des projets gouvernementaux axés sur la répression et l’expansion du parc pénitentiaire, plutôt qu’à éclairer le débat. Au Canada, dans un contexte de relative stabilité du système politique et de moindre politisation de la sécurité publique, rapports administratifs et parlementaires se sont succédé pour asseoir une tradition de modération pénale. Cet article montre qu’un affrontement modéré entre les camps idéologiques en compétition pour le pouvoir constitue un terreau plus favorable à la stabilisation d’un référentiel d’action publique.
Multizonal Design Multifocal Intraocular Lens–Induced Astigmatism According to Orientation
Authors: Eom Youngsub , Yang Seul Ki , Yoon Eun Gyu , Choi Ji Nyeong , Ryu Dongok , Kim Dae Wook , Kim Jun-Heon , Song Jong Suk , Kim Sug-Whan , Kim Hyo Myung
Published: November 2020

PURPOSE:

To evaluate the differences in intraocular lens (IOL)–induced astigmatism according to differences in orientation of a multizonal multifocal IOL, the Precizon Presbyopic NVA IOL (Ophtec BV).

METHODS:

The clinical study reviewed 80 eyes from 40 patients with cataracts who underwent Precizon Presbyopic IOL implantation. Residual astigmatism, as measured by autorefraction and manifest refraction, was investigated using vector analysis of eyes implanted with vertical (90 ± 30 degrees) and horizontal (180 ± 30 degrees) orientations of the first near segment of the IOL. In the ray-tracing simulation study, pseudophakic eyes with the Precizon Presbyopic IOL were modeled. The modulation transfer function (MTF) of each case was compared with respect to the amount of corneal astigmatism of the model eyes and the orientation of the first near segment.

RESULTS:

The mean IOL-induced astigmatism measured by autorefraction was 0.68 ± 0.58 diopters (D) at 1 degree in the vertical orientation of the first near segment (n = 52) and 1.05 ± 0.81 D at 96 degrees in the horizontal orientation (n = 28). However, the mean IOL-induced astigmatism measured by manifest refraction was 0.14 ± 0.44 D at 171 degrees and 0.46 ± 0.40 D at 95 degrees. The MTF analysis showed that the highest MTF values were measured in eyes without corneal astigmatism in both the vertically and horizontally implanted IOLs.

CONCLUSIONS:

Autorefraction measurement indicates induction of with-the-rule astigmatism by the Precizon Presbyopic IOL when implanted vertically with respect to the first near segment, and against-the-rule astigmatism when implanted horizontally. However, this astigmatism is clinically insignificant according to manifest refraction and ray-tracing simulation.

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J Refract Surg
. 2020;36(11):740–748.]
Screening for Healthy Screen Time
Authors: Kornfeld Benjamin , Wild Bridget M.
Published: November 2020

Beyond leisurely entertainment, screen time is now an inevitable part of childhood, especially during a pandemic that has shifted learning and socializing into virtual environments. Families helping children develop safe and healthy relationships with screen-based media need information about how to reap the most benefits while understanding ways to mitigate risks to visual, metabolic, and socio-emotional health.

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Pediatr Ann
. 2020;49(11):e452–e454.]
Effect of Teaching Geometry by Slow-Motion Videos on the 8th Graders' Achievement
Authors: Al khateeb Mohammad Ahmad , Alduwairi Ahmed Mohammad
Published: November 2020

This study aims to investigate the effect of slow-motion videos use on the 8th graders' achievement in geometry, and identify the students' views about the slow-motion. The study was carried out in a quasi experimental environment on 74 eighth graders of two different classes. One of the classes was designated as the experimental group (n=38). The other class (n=36) were designated as the control group,. The results showed that the achievement level of the students who attended the geometry lessons using the slow-motion mode was higher than those who attended the traditional method lessons. Furthermore, the results showed that the experimental group students found that learning through slow-motion was: information, Easy understandable, Beneficial, instructive, Stimulating, enjoyable, Very creative .
Entre aide au choix et extension du plaisir littéraire : des usages rares et différenciés de la recommandation en ligne
Authors: Guittet Emmanuelle
Published: November 2020

Les lecteurs de romans sont confrontés à la fois à une offre pléthorique – qui rend nécessaire le recours à des dispositifs de jugement pour s’y frayer un chemin – et à une grande diversité de prescriptions et de recommandations portées sur ces dernières. Cet article propose de revenir sur la question de la recommandation en ligne en interrogeant les usages qui en sont faits par les lecteurs de romans dans le but d’explorer l’offre et de choisir leurs lectures.Malgré le grand rôle joué par les sociabilités dans les choix des lecteurs, l’article montre dans un premier temps que la recommandation en ligne est minoritaire dans les prescriptions mobilisées par les lecteurs. Il s’agit ensuite de relever, chez ceux qui mobilisent le Web collaboratif dans leur exploration de l’offre, les logiques propres à la consultation de critiques amateur en ligne, que ces dernières servent à réduire l’incertitude ou qu’elles soient mobilisées à d’autres fins, telles que la recherche de divertissement ou la confrontation des lectures à celles des autres.
Les pratiques culturelles en ligne des jeunes internautes
Authors: Berger Raphaël
Published: November 2020

Cet article présente un panorama des pratiques culturelles dématérialisées des jeunes internautes âgés de 8 à 24 ans, à partir de différentes études quantitatives et qualitatives réalisées par l’Hadopi. En comparant les pratiques des 8 à 14 ans et des 15 à 24 ans à celles de l’ensemble de la population ou des internautes de plus 25 ans, cet article dévoile les spécificités des usages de ces jeunes internautes et les effets de complément ou de substitution avec des pratiques non numériques. Enfin, en analysant les pratiques illicites de ces populations, il soulève la question de l’éducation au numérique et l’importance de la sensibilisation des jeunes internautes à des pratiques culturelles responsables.
Diagnostic accuracy of inferior vena cava evaluation in the diagnosis of acute heart failure among dyspneic patients
Authors: Sforza Alfonso , Carlino Maria Viviana , Guarino Mario , Fucile Ilaria , De Luca Nicola , Mancusi Costantino
Published: November 2020

Acute dyspnea is one of the main reasons for admission to the Emergency Department (ED). A rapid and accurate diagnosis can be lifesaving for these patients. Particularly, it is important to differentiate between dyspnea due to acute heart failure (AHF) and dyspnea of pulmonary origin. The aim of this study is to evaluate the real accuracy of the evaluation of diameter and collapsibility of IVC for the diagnosis of AHF among dyspneic patients. We analyzed 155 patients admitted for acute dyspnea to the ED of “Maurizio Bufalini” hospital in Cesena (Italy) and “Antonio Cardarelli” hospital in Naples (Italy) from November 2014 to April 2017. All patients underwent ultrasound of inferior vena cava (IVC) examination with a hand-held device in addition to the traditional pathway. Patients were classified into AHF group or non-AHF group according to the current guidelines. The final diagnosis was AHF in 64 patients and dyspnea of non-cardiac origin in 91 patients. Sensibility and specificity of IVC hypo-collapsibility was 75.81% (95% CI 63.26% to 85.78%) and 67.74% (95% CI 57.25% to 77.07%) for the diagnosis of AHF. Sensibility and specificity of IVC dilatation was 69.35% (95% CI 56.35% to 80.44%) and 74.19% (95%CI 64.08% to 82.71%) for the diagnosis of AHF. AUC was 0.718 (0.635-0.801) for IVC hypo-collapsibility, 0.718 (0.634-0.802) for IVC dilatation. Our study demonstrated that the sonographic assessment of IVC diameter and collapsibility is suboptimal to differentiate acute dyspnea due to AHF or other causes in the emergency setting.
Attaining 95-95-95 through Implementation Science: 15 Years of Insights and Best Practices from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research’s Implementation of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Authors: Lee Elizabeth H. , Ganesan Kavitha , Khamadi Samoel A. , Meribe Stanley C. , Njeru Dorothy , Adamu Yakubu , Magala Fred , Crowell Trevor A. , Akom Eniko , Agaba Patricia , Desai Priyanka , Hamm Tiffany , Teyhen Deydre , Ake Julie A. , Polyak Christina S. , Shaffer Douglas , Sawe Fredrick , Hickey Patrick W.
Published: November 2020

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) supports more than 350,000 people on lifesaving HIV treatment in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda through funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Here, we review and synthesize the range of impacts WRAIR’s implementation science portfolio has had on PEPFAR service delivery for military and civilian populations since 2003. We also explore how investments in implementation science create institutional synergies within the U.S. Department of Defense, contributing to broad global health engagements and improving health outcomes for populations served. Finally, we discuss WRAIR’s contributions to PEPFAR priorities through use of data to drive and improve programming in real time in the era of HIV epidemic control and public health messaging that includes prevention, the 95-95-95 goals, and comorbidities.
Analysis of 262 Children with Scrub Typhus Infection: A Single-Center Experience
Authors: Kispotta Rashmi , Kasinathan Ananthanarayanan , Kumar Kommu Peter Prasanth , Mani Manikandan
Published: November 2020

Scrub typhus, a vector-borne rickettsiosis, is the leading treatable cause of non-malarial febrile illness in Asia. The myriad of typical and atypical features poses a clinical conundrum. We aimed to study the clinical and laboratory profile of children with scrub typhus infection diagnosed by IgM ELISA. Data of children < 12 years presenting with undifferentiated fever to the pediatric services of a tertiary teaching institute between January 2012 and December 2018 were retrieved. Children with seropositive IgM ELISA (InBios International Kit, Seattle, WA) for scrub typhus were enrolled in the study. Clinical features, laboratory investigations, treatment received, and the outcome recorded were obtained. Objective evidence of organ dysfunction was taken as severe scrub typhus. In total, 262 children were diagnosed with scrub typhus. The mean age was 5 years, with male preponderance (65%). And, 13 children presented during infancy. Fever was universal, and generalized lymphadenopathy (93.5%) and hepatomegaly (70%) were the common clinical signs. Eschar was identified in 31%, with greater predilection for groin and axilla. Thrombocytopenia was striking in one-third of children. Also, 25 children (9.5%) had severe scrub typhus and 18 required intensive care stay. Elevated aspartate aminotransferase enzyme levels was a predictor of severity ([OR 3.9], P value 0.005) by multivariate analysis. Lymphadenopathy was found significantly associated with eschar (P < 0.005). No mortality was recorded. This 6-year study underscores the varied spectrum of pediatric scrub typhus infection. Zero mortality in our cohort signifies the excellent outcome with judicious first-line antibiotics.
Contemporary Social Work Practice: The struggles of transforming yesterday’s professional skill set
Authors:   , Neale Barbara
Published: November 2020

Social work is a practice-based profession that is underpinned by the principles of social justice and the promotion of empowerment. It has two key aims; to enhance the wellbeing of vulnerable people through the application of relationship-based practice and to carry out the government commissioned safeguarding duties of local authorities that are informed by law. In order to meet these dual aims, social workers need to apply a body of knowledge, skills and qualities to their work that will enable them to meet the diverse needs of vulnerable people living within the local authority urban and rural communities. Within this study, I argue that the knowledge, skills and qualities have become compromised and this has subsequently impacted on the social work profession. I consider the tensions that have arisen between the values and duties of the social work profession and successive government agendas since the 1970s, in respect to the standards and expectations of statutory social work practice. These tensions relate to both the substantial cuts to the funding of the services in which the social work profession is expected to carry out its duties and responsibilities and qualifying and practicing social workers being deemed as “ill-equipped” with the necessary knowledge, skills and qualities to carry out their statutory duties. I argue that the sequence of government interventions and the findings within more recent serious case reviews such as the tragic loss of life of Victoria Climbie (2000) have failed to consider the political regime in which social work is practiced. I consider, that as a consequence of this, relationship-based practice has been compromised in favour of a government-led administrative processes as a result of a growing culture of fear and blaming social workers for failings in practice. I argue that social workers are victims of "epistemic injustice", a concept of prejudicial injustice that rises against someone in their capacity as a knower. Through the application of qualitative methodology, I will draw on the voices of 12 social workers from a range of qualifying pathways in order to explore how social workers themselves understand these tensions and what knowledge, skills and qualities they consider are critical to carryout out contemporary statutory social work practice.
Doppler and B-mode ultrasonographic monitoring of accessory sex glands and testes in Barki rams during the breeding season
Authors: Elweza Ahmed Essam , Sharshar Ahmed Mohamed , Elbaz Hamed Talaat
Published: November 2020

The aim of this study was to perform ultrasonographic imaging of the testes and accessory sex glands in adult Barki rams during the breeding season. The impact of testosterone on the Doppler indices of accessory sex glands was also investigated. Scrotal contents, pelvic urethra and accessory sex glands of twelve mature Barki rams were scanned with multiple imaging of B-mode and colour Doppler ultrasonography. Serum concentrations of testosterone, FSH and LH were determined. The results revealed that the breeding season changed the echogenicity of testicular parenchyma, spermatic cord, epididymal tail, glans penis and echotexture of accessory sex glands. Serum testosterone was 7.27±0.37 ng/mL, FSH was 6.46±0.2 and LH was 5.6±0.28 m IU/mL. The pulsatility index (PI) for the supra-testicular artery (STA), marginal artery (MA) of the testes and epididymal tail was 1.01±0.07, 0.58±0.04 and 0.5±0.04. The resistive index (RI) for the same structures was 0.6±0.04, 0.33±0.04 and 0.3±0.03, respectively. Importantly, testosterone downregulated PI and RI of the ampulla, vesicular gland, prostate gland and bulbourethral gland. In conclusion, the breeding season changed the echogenicity of reproductive organs and accessory genital glands of rams, and testosterone regulated the hemodynamic parameters of the accessory sex glands.
Mineral elements in sheep cheese
Authors: Hrković-Porobija Amina , Kustura Aida , Velić Lejla , Softić Almira , Tahirović Dinaida , Batinić Vinko , Hadžimusić Nejra , Ohran Husein , Hodžić Aida
Published: November 2020

The indigenous Travnik (Vlasic) cheese is produced in central Bosnia in the area of Mt. Vlasic. This cheese belongs to the group of white soft cheeses, ripened in brine under anaerobic conditions, and made from raw, thermally untreated sheep’s milk. The production technology is very simple and is adapted to mountainous conditions. Cheese is an important source of essential nutrients, in particular proteins, fat, vitamins and minerals. The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of macroelements (Ca, Na, K, Mg, P) and microelements (Zn, Fe, Cu) in 15 samples of Travnik sheep cheese using the atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) and ultraviolet–visible spectrometry (UV-VIS) methods. A tendency of increasing Mg and K, Fe and Ca, Fe and Mg, and Fe and P was determined in the examined samples, but without statistical significance. The correlation coefficient values showed statistical validity at the level of high significance of differences (P<0.01).
Neurofiziologija boli u kirurških pacijenata
Authors: Smolec Ozren , Toholj Bojan , Lipar Marija , Manojlović Ana , Milošević Živko , Ilijevska Ksenija , Dobranić Marijan , Radišić Berislav , Pećin Marko , Uglešić Paula
Published: November 2020

Prema Svjetskoj zdravstvenoj organizaciji (SZO) definicija boli glasi: ,,Bol je neugodno osjetno i emocionalno iskustvo povezano uz stvarnu ili moguću ozljedu tkiva ili opisom u smislu te ozljede’’. Bolni podražaj može se podijeliti prema duljini trajanja na akutnu i kroničnu bol; prema mehanizmu nastanka na organsku i psihogenu, prema uzroku na nocicepcijsku i neuropatsku bol, prema mjestu nastanka na viscelarnu i parijetalnu te prema općem uzroku na benignu i malignu. Bolni put se na osnovi anatomije neurofiziologije sastoji od četiri procesa, a to su podražaj (transdukcija), kondukcija, prijenos (transmisija), percepcija osjeta boli. Neurotransmiteri u koje ubrajamo noradrenalin i acetilkolin na simpatičnim živčanim završetcima te dopamin u SŽS-u. Drugu, veću skupinu čine prilagođivači (modulatori) transmiterske djelatnosti i to su, primjerice, histamin, glutamat i aspartat, gama-aminomaslačna kiselina (GABA) u SŽS-u. Nociceptivni bihevioralni odgovori koji se promatraju u životinja mogu biti refleksni (povlačenje), dobrovoljni i kronično bolni. Dva glavna alata korištena za procjenu boli u životinja su sustavi bodovanja boli i algezimetri.
Uma reflexão sobre cidade, conflito e a “ocupação” como léxico da agência política do Recife contemporâneo a partir do Movimento Ocupe Estelita
Authors: Medeiros Izabella , Barreto Francisco Sá
Published: November 2020

Este trabalho é produto de uma pesquisa em desenvolvimento cujo objetivo central é investigar a interdependência entre os discursos da tradição/identidade e do progresso/desenvolvimento na produção de uma cultura política da cidade observados em três tempos específicos (1937, 1971 e 2014) na cidade do Recife-PE. O presente trabalho decorre do terceiro recorte temporal e tem como objetivo entender de que maneira a ocupação do Movimento Ocupe Estelita sintetiza as relações de conflito observadas na cultura política da cidade do Recife deste início de século. Para isso, realizamos pesquisa documental em jornais e na internet e também produzimos nossos próprios diários de pesquisa.
Living with Chronic Heart Disease: A Pilot Study
Authors: Winters Charlene
Published: November 2020

Few studies have addressed the experience of living with chronic heart disease. Understanding how persons appraise and respond to heart disease will foster nurses' ability to provide holistic client care. The purpose of this pilot study was to extend understanding of the experience of living with chronic heart disease and to identify questions for further study. Qualitative inquiry was the interpretive approach guiding this descriptive explorative study. Individuals eligible for participation were (a) 18 years or older, (b) able to read and speak English, and (c) at least 1 year post acute cardiac event and free of chronic illness unrelated to heart disease. A purposive sample of 4 women and 6 men with chronic heart disease participated in the study. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and the Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS-C) and analyzed for common themes. Four themes emerged: (a) Uncertainty, (b) change over time, (c) conflict, and (d) playing the game. Living with heart disease is a dynamic experience characterized by periods of certainty, uncertainty, and changes in behavior and feelings that evolve over time. Understanding this experience will assist nurses in providing holistic care to clients and their family.
Organizational and Developmental Dynamics of Project Review Teams in Technology Environment
Authors: Wilbon Anthony
Published: November 2020

This paper is the result of a week long participant observation of a technical project review team within a large organization. A detailed log was maintained during the study and the results were analyzed to understand the relationship of the observations to prior research in organizational dynamics. Some of the existing literature implies that the current research on organizational development may be applicable to entities of various sizes. In some cases the observations from this research fell within the framework of the existing theories. However, alterations must be made to the current theories to apply specifically to small work groups who have specific missions and limited working time frames. Understanding the dynamics of these "suborganization" may lead to more effective management and result in a higher quality work product.
Welfare Reform: The Positioning of Academic Work
Authors: Steele Carolyn , Wallat Cynthia
Published: November 2020

Current welfare reform legislation raises a number of questions about how the field of human services will broaden its analytical and educational functions in a context of uncertainty about what welfare will look like in the years to come. How can information and insights about the distribution of welfare dollars and the process of leaving welfare by a heterogeneous population of clients become the basis of contrastive analysis? We describe information sources which can provide a framework for positioning academic work to use longitudinal quantitative tracking sources to lay out qualitative inquiry suggestions for collecting process data that will emerge over time. We suggest that such data will be valuable to practitioners working with persons composing their own histories in the face of the admonishing welfare construct "get off welfare."
ZNAČAJ I MOGUĆNOSTI RAZVIJANjA TOLERANCIJE POSREDSTVOM KNjIŽEVNOG TEKSTA KOD DECE PREDŠKOLSKOG UZRASTA
Authors: Cutovic Mirjana , Puric Daliborka
Published: November 2020

Tolerancija kao jedan od preduslova za suživot u savreme­nom demokratskom društvu podrazumeva sposobnost i nameru pojedinca za prihvatanje drugog i drugačijeg. U tom smislu, razvijanje „kulture tole­rancije” nezaobilazno je područje u svim vrstama i na svim nivoima obra­zovanja, počev od predškolskog perioda, naročito značajnog za razvoj osnovnih socijalno-emocionalnih veština. Imajući u vidu važnost književne umetnosti za saznajni, emocio­nalni i socijalni razvoj, autori u radu ispituju mogućnosti razvijanja tolerancije kod dece predškolskog uzrasta posredstvom književnog teksta. U cilju podrške vaspitačima pri izboru sadržaja aktivnosti u funkciji kreiranja podsticajnog okruženja, analizirane su konkretne mogućnosti ostvarivanja zadataka vaspitnoobrazovnog rada u kontekstu podrške soci­jalnoj dobrobiti dece.
EVALUATION OF THE ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY OF THE ETHANOL LEAF EXTRACT OF UVARIA AFZELLI Sc. Elliot (ANNONAECAE) IN MICE
Authors: Murtala Abdullahi Akanji , Adesina A. Omoloye , Adeyinka Aderonke Aderinola , Olooto Eniola Wasiu
Published: November 2020

Epilepsy is the fouth most common brain disorder in the world and about 65 million of the global population are victims. Sadly, the currently available conventional drugs are riddled with numerous side effects, expensive and have not demonstrated adequate capacity in managing this disorder. Hence, the need for safer, cheaper and more effective therapy. This study is aimed at investigating the anticonvulsant activity of the ethanol leaf extract of Uvaria afzelii. Twenty-five (25) mice were randomly allotted to five different groups of five mice each. The animals were treated orally with 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg of the extract respectively and 10 ml/kg of distilled water. The standard group received diazepam (5 mg/kg, i.m). Both strychnine (4 mg/kg, i.p) and picrotoxin (5mg/kg, i.p.) were used to induce convulsion 30 minutes post administration of extract and distilled water, and 15 minutes for standard drug. The onset and duration of convulsion for each mouse were recorded. Mice that did not convulse within 30 min of strychnine and picrotoxin injection were considered protected. The extract (400 mg/kg) significantly (P<0.01) delayed the onset of convulsion with significant reduction (P<0.05) in the duration of seizures induced by picrotoxin with  20% mortality. In the strychnine-induced test, U. afzelii (200 & 400 mg/kg) significantly delayed (p<0.001, 0.0001) the onset of convulsion with mortality of about 40%. Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the presence of tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols and saponin. The findings in this study show that the ethanol leaf extract of Uvaria afzelii possesses anticonvulsant activity.
THE HORMONAL CHANGES AMONG NIGERIAN WOMEN WITH EPILEPSY
Authors: Osalusi Bamidele Sanya , Ogunjimi Lukman , Yaria Joseph , Ale Ayotunde , Ogunsemi Olawale , Akinyinka Alabi , Ogunniyi Adesola
Published: November 2020

This study aims to compare the sex hormones between women with epilepsy (WWE) and their agematched controls. We postulated that a difference in etiology, may be associated with an unexpected hormonal profile.  A case control study carried out at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, South western, Nigeria involving seventy-five WWE and age-matched controls. Blood samples for hormonal evaluation follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estrogen, progesterone and testosterone were taken twice from all the participants during their menstrual cycle. WWE had lower BMI (p: 0.004), cycle length (p: 0.014) and more menstrual pattern irregularities (p< 0.001.) In the pre-ovulatory phase, WWE had lower FSH levels when compared with controls, (p: 0.012). Further stratification shows a higher FSH levels among WWE on medication, (p: 0.003).In the mid-luteal phase, FSH level was lowest in WWE not on medication, WWE on medication had higher levels but lower when compared to the control group, p: 0.002. FWE had lower progesterone levels when compared with the control group, (p: 0.004) with no difference with use of AEDs. Testosterone levels were lower among those with symptomatic epilepsy, (p:0.012)WWE had lower progesterone, lower FSH and more menstrual abnormalities, compare to controls in our population.
RISK FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION AMONG ADULTS IN A SEMI URBAN COMMUNITY IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA
Authors: Osalusi Bamidele Sanya , Ogunjimi Lukman , Uantioje Ikhifa Ale Ayotunde , Ogunsemi Olawale Afe T.O , Adeleye Olufunke
Published: November 2020

Recent studies have shown an increasing trend in the prevalence of hypertension in rural communities. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of risks factors for hypertension among the residents of Likosi town, Sagamu local government area, Ogun state, Nigeria. A descriptive crosssectional design was used. 350 respondents aged from 20-80 years were recruited. Hypertension was defined as Systolic blood pressure (SBP) 140 and/or Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) 90. statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS package. The prevalence of hypertension was 23.3% (male 11.2% and female 12.1%). The mean age of the respondents was 37.5years. Mean systolic and diastolic BP were 124.25 ± 15.05mmHg and 83.45 ± 9.49mmHg, respectively. Higher odds of being hypertensive were found in 31-40 age group,   The prevalence of the various classes of body mass index of the respondents were 18.5%, 45.1%, 15.1% and 24.3% for underweight, normal, overweight and obese respectively. Alcohol and tobacco use were found in 34.5% and 15.4% respectively. Hypertension was significantly associated with age groups 30-49 years (OR 2.258, 95% CI: 1.311 - 3.884),. Tobacco and alcohol consumption, overweight and obesity were also associated with hypertension
THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS' OF THE LEAVE ESSENTIAL OIL OF ALTERNANTHERA PUNGENS (KUNTH)
Authors: Ogunmoye Abdulrazaq Omotunde , Atewolara-Odule Odunayo Christy , Olubomehin Oseyemi Omowunmi , Ogundare Segun Ajibola , Yussuf Sodiq Tolulope
Published: November 2020

Alternanthera pungens Kunth commonly called khaki weed is from the family Amaranthaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial plant that has stems prostrate, rarely rising and about 10-50 cm long. The work was carried out due to the scarcity of information on the volatile constituents from the plant leaves despite works on the flower and other parts. The extraction of the essential oils from the dried leaves was carried out by the hydro distillation method using an all-glass Clevenger apparatus. The extracted oils were then analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of twelve constituents' representing 93.39% of A. Pungens oil with a yield of 0.4% (v/w) was obtained. The analysis of the GC-MS results of the leaf oil showed that it was dominated by â-ionone (42.18%) and hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (15.53%), others in trace amounts include; methyl palmitate (6.13%), 1octadecyne (4.72%), undecane (3.73%), para-mentha-1, 3, 8-triene (3.65%), isophytol (3.21%), ?cadinene (3.06%), 1, 2-dimethyl cyclooctene (3.05%), para-cymene (2.96%), phytol (2.67%) and neophytadiene (2.50%). The  common classes of compounds present in the leaves oil are aceto monocyclic monoterpenoid (42.18%), sesquiterpenoids (18.59%), hydrocarbons (11.50%), diterpenoids (8.38%), monoterpenes (6.61%) and fatty acids (6.13%).The constituents and the compositional pattern of essential oil identified from the leaves of Alternanthera pungens grown in Nigeria differ quantitatively and qualitatively from previously reported member of the genus and the presence of sesquiterpenoid as one of the major components of the oils justify the traditional use of the plants in treating pains, headaches and inflammations.
Nutrient uptake of Archidium acanthophyllum and Cyanotis lanata from Savanna Microsites on Baasi Inselberg in Southwestern Nigeria
Authors: Oyesiku Olubukunola Oluwole
Published: November 2020

Nutrient concentrations and their mobility between soil and two dominant plants, moss (Archidium acanthophyllum Snider. (Archidiaceae) and succulent monocot (Cyanotis lanata Benth. Commelinaceae) growing on Baasi -Inselberg was investigated over a period of 36 months. The surface of the inselberg was divided into four microsites (Ms). Ms-1, bare soil; Ms-2, A. acanthophyllum only; Ms-3, C. lanata only; Ms-4, both Ms-2 and Ms-3. Samples of soil and plants were taken from one quadrat (0.5 m x 0.5 m) in each microsite for analysis of their ion contents. Plant debris, dust and rain water formed the primary sources of nutrients on the inselberg. Early rainfall (in April) triggered the growth of A. acanthophyllum which peaked in May and sharply decreased in June. Thereafter growth rate increased gradually from June to December (early dry season) and remained constant between January and March. In the early rainy season and early dry season, nutrient 2+ -1 + -1 2+ -1 + -1concentrations were higher (Ca , 1500 µgg ; K , 150 µg g ;Mg , 100 µg g ;Na , 30 µg g ) than other months of the seasons. In Ms-4 there was a higher resultant sequestration of ions in the plant tissues + -1 2+ -1 2+ -1 + -1 + (K , 800 µgg ;Ca , 600 µgg ; Mg , 160 µgg ;Na , 28 µgg ). The Ms-1 was the source of Na + 2+ 2+concentration in Ms-4, for K Ms-2 and Ms-3, for Mg Ms-2 only and for Ca Ms-1, 2 and 3.
Design and Development of Fuzzy Logic Application Tsukamoto Method in Predicting the Number of Covid-19 Positive Cases in West Java
Authors: Permana Alwi Dahlan , Nasution Vani Maharani , Prakarsa Graha
Published: November 2020

The increase in covid-19 positive patients in Indonesia, especially in West Java, is unpredictable, resulting in unpreparedness in dealing with covid-19 cases. People in monitoring and patients under supervision are the category that is breast-positive patients after passing the incubation period for 14 days. Fuzzy logic is one derivative of artificial intelligence that is able to predict a thing.The study used the fuzzy logic of the Tsukamoto method to predict the percentage increase in positive cases of covid-19 with measures performed are fuzzification, rule formation, inference, and defuzzification. The results showed a 4.5% error rate indicating that predicting covid-19 using the fuzzy logic of the Tsukamoto method was successful.
Optimization of Traffic Light Control Using Fuzzy Logic Sugeno Method
Authors: Kartikasari Ria Yuliani , Prakarsa Graha , Pradeka Deden
Published: November 2020

Congestion is one of the big problems around the world, especially for big cities. Intersections are the scene of congestion because the lane is the meeting point of two or more roads which has a major influence on the smooth flow of vehicles on the road network. This congestion occurs due to various factors, one of which is the statistical traffic light duration, which does not match traffic conditions. Based on this, there needs to be a development in the timing of a more adaptive green light. This study describes the design of a traffic light controller using the Sugeno method fuzzy logic. This study aims to design a green light duration calculation by applying fuzzy logic that results in adaptive traffic light duration at intersections, by entering the density of each intersection path, which is divided into 4 inputs, namely regulated lane density, opposing lane density I, and opposite lane density. II, the density of the opposite lane III, with the aim of the system being able to produce a duration that is in accordance with the current traffic situation with an output in the form of a green light duration on the regulated lane.
ЛИНГВОПОЭТИКА МАСАЛАЛАРИ ТАДҚИҚИДА “ДЕВОНУ ЛУҒОТИТ ТУРК”НИНГ ЎРНИ
РОЛЬ «ДЕВОНУ ЛУГОТИТ ТУРК» (“СЛОВАРЬ ТЮРКСКИХ НАРЕЧИЙ”) В ИЗУЧЕНИИ ЛИНГВОПОЭТИКИ
THE ROLE OF “DEVONU LUGHOTIT TURK” IN THE STUDY OF LINGUOPOETICS
Authors: Хусан Бердиев
Published: November 2020

Аннотация. Ушбу илмий мақолада филологик таҳлил тарихининг ўзига хос жиҳатлари лингвистик поэтика масалалари аспектида ёритиб берилган. “Девону луғотит турк” асарининг лингвопоэтика тарихини ўрганишдаги муҳим ўрни далиллар асосида кўрсатиб берилишига ҳаракат қилинган. Асар материалларининг тилшунослик ва адабиётшунослик учун аҳамиятли томонлари қайд этилган.

Аннотация. В данной научной статье раскрываются особенности истории филологического анализа с точки зрения вопросов лингвистической поэтики. Показываются аргументы о важной роли произведения «Девону луг’отит турк» в изучении истории лингвопоэтики. Отмечены важные аспекты материалов работы для языкознания и литературы.

Abstract. In this scientific article the peculiarities of the history of philological analysis are described in terms of issues of linguistic poetics. An important role in the study of the history of linguopoetics in the work “Devonu lughotit turk” was tried to show on the basis of evidence. Important aspects of the materials of the work for linguistics and literature are noted.
Institutionalization / deinstitutionalization of people with disabilities a contemporary social problem
Authors: Nina Stănescu
Published: November 2020

In contemporary society, although many adolescents with disabilities are making social integration efforts, many of them are unemployed. Unemployment officially and open refers to direct exclusion from the labor market, but there is also a phenomenon of exclusion inside the labor market. Some groups are involved in segments where jobs are uncertain, poorly paid and do not require special or specialized training. Labor market segmentation tends to be built around immediately identifiable groups (eg by age, ethnicity, gender), so that the exclusion of the "decency" is doubled, associated with other forms of social exclusion. It is necessary to improve social policies in the field of disabled people and the strengthening of strategies in the development process of institutionalization of disabled adults.
Redefining the Concept of Advertising in Romanian: Between Need and Reality
Authors: Șimon Simona
Published: November 2020

Advertising is an undisputed reality of the contemporary world, being a form of communication present both in and beyond mass media. With the evolution of the society, new means of expression have emerged and determined an expansion of the range of advertising products offered for information, persuasion and, why not, for enjoyment. However, as advertising expanded its scope, the meanings attributed to the concept began to change and broaden at the same time. In the Romanian cultural space, this evolution of the concept, as well as the increasing presence of English in all instances of communication have led to a dynamisation of the process of defining advertising, especially due to the new meanings revealed by the definition of the concept in English. In this context, the present article aims to highlight the existence of some discrepancies between the definition of the concept and the terminology already established in Romanian, on the one hand, and to offer solutions that smooth the way to a better equivalence of the meanings assigned to the concept in the process of translating it from Romanian into English, on the other hand. Considering the problem statement, our own observations and the data collected from the online survey carried out among the students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the Faculty of Communication Sciences, two definitions of the Romanian concepts of publicitate and reclamă are put forth in order to bridge the conceptual gap existing in the Romanian cultural space.
EFFECT OF MACROECONOMIC FACTORS ON TRADING VOLUMES OF MANUFACTURING AND ALLIED COMPANIES LISTED IN NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE
Authors: Chege Gabriel Njogu , Kirika Stanley
Published: November 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of inflation, lending rate, exchange rates and Treasury bill interest rate on trading volumes of manufacturing and allied companies listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange.

Materials and Methods: The research adopted a quantitative descriptive design that focuses on nine manufacturing and allied companies listed in NSE and make up in the list of 25-share index companies. The nine manufacturing and allied companies were selected through purposive sampling techniques, where samples were selected based specific factors. The data used in the research was collected from Central Bank of Kenya, Nairobi Security Exchange and Kenya Bureau of Statistics. This research employed a panel data analysis using STATA software.  Treasury bill rate was dropped from the model due to multicollinearity.

Results: The analysis found that there was a negative relationship between inflation on trading volume, exchange rate had a negative correlation with stock trading, lending rate had a negative correlation with stock trading volume of manufacturing and allied companies listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. 

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends the government should initiate policies that will lower the lending rate in Kenya as lower lending rate may translate to higher stock trading volumes. Further studies should research on other factors affecting stock trade volume which may include the value of the stocks and the information size in the market.
FACTORES QUE INFLUYEN EN EL AUSENTISMO DE VACUNACIÓN EN NIÑOS DE 2 A 5 AÑOS DEL CENTRO DE SALUD 22 DE NOVIEMBRE MILAGRO 2019
Authors: Sampedro Martínez Lissette , Guerrero Reyes Carlos Daniel , Zambrano Sibichay Cinthya Lissette , Pico Wong Eliana Maria
Published: November 2020

Introducción: Los factores que influyen en el ausentismo del esquema de vacunación en niños de 2 a 5 años del centro de salud “22 de noviembre de la ciudad Milagro”, se dan por diferentes causas, pero las más relevantes se centran en la falta de información por parte de los padres de familia, en cuanto a losbeneficios de la vacunación. Objetivo: Determinar los factores que influyen en el ausentismo del esquema de vacunación en niños de 2 a 5 años del Centro de Salud 22 de noviembre de Milagro 2019. Metodología: La investigación se inserta dentro del paradigma positivista bajo el enfoque cuantitativo. La modalidad de investigación fue de campo no experimental. La población de este estudio se constituyó por los `padres de los niños de 2 a 5 años del Centro de Salud 22 de noviembre de Milagro. La muestra de tipo probabilístico fue de 30 padres que asistieron en las últimas tres semanas al centro de salud. Su selección se hizo de forma aleatoria estratificada o muestreo aleatorio proporcional, a través de la técnica de muestreo probabilístico. Los datos se recogieron mediante una encuesta y como instrumento el cuestionario que abarcó un banco de preguntas. Conclusión: se pudo concluir que en su mayoría conocen la importancia de las vacunas, pero se recomienda que los centros de salud den seguimiento a los niños con esquema de vacunación incompleto para evitar rebrotes de patologías a futuro y, además, acompañarla de información oportuna.
NLP Applications as Cloud Based Services in Understanding Human Emotions
Authors: Priyadarshan Prasuryya
Published: November 2020

This paper aims to throw light on the purpose of natural language processing applications and their future scope as cloud based services. It highlights certain features of cloud, along with a unique model of cloud hosted natural language processing application concept, to make the most out of emotional expressions in a person’s text or speech, which will prove effective to tackle diminishing human emotional interaction.
An Empirical Study on Liquidity and Solvency Performance in ICICI Bank
Authors: Devi Poonam , Pant Arati
Published: November 2020

Liquidity and solvency is the life-belt of every business. In Banking business’ liquidity and solvency is prepare for conflict during the economic crisis. Banking Sector-liquidity and solvency is the epicenter in economic crisis. Globally, the liquidity and solvency played a vital role in managing liquidity and solvency issues of commercial banks. This research paper explores the concepts, analysis of liquidity and solvency in the ICICI Bank. Furthermore, this paper focuses on the liquidity aspects of ICICI Banks towards analyzing whether the ownership has any influence on the liquidity and solvency aspects of the banking structure. Besides, it looks into the unpredictability of RBI’s policies on liquidity like Cash Reserve Ratio, Statutory Liquidity Ratio etc.
Efecto post-quirúrgico en el incremento de peso en gatos orquiectomizados
Authors: Cruz-Flores Cristy Yaneli , Garcez-Mercado Nora , Alarcón-Zapata Marco Antonio , Olmedo-Pérez Gerardo , Tabarez-Rojas Abigail
Published: November 2020

Los gatos son una especie que genera problemas para la salud humana por su alta prolificidad, además de daños irreversibles para la fauna endémica ya que son cazadores natos. Para controlar la sobrepoblación felina se utilizan estrategias como albergues, esterilización quirúrgica y esterilización química. Sin embargo, la esterilización puede predisponer a los animales a la obesidad. El objetivo del estudio fue demostrar la relación existente entre la esterilización quirúrgica y el aumento de peso en gatos machos después del proceso quirúrgico. Se utilizaron 14 gatos machos mestizos, clínicamente sanos. Los animales fueron pesados individualmente antes de la cirugía y después del procedimiento quirúrgico fueron monitoreados durante tres meses, registrando su peso cada semana. Los resultados obtenidos mostraron un aumento de peso después de la cirugía, observando diferencias significativas (P<0.05) entre el peso promedio inicial (3.0 ± 1.1) y el peso promedio final de los gatos (4.6 ± 0.8). También se determinó que existe una correlación positiva (r2=0.236) entre el incremento de peso de los gatos y los días posteriores al proceso quirúrgico. Asimismo, se observó una relación lineal con pendiente positiva (r=0.486) entre el peso de los gatos y los días posteriores a la esterilización quirúrgica. Se concluye, que los gatos tienden a subir de peso después de la orquiectomía, ya que ingieren una mayor cantidad de energía que sobrepasa sus necesidades nutricionales, resultando en la formación de depósitos grasos que influyen en el aumento de la condición corporal.