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The Judicial Control Enforced over the Formation of the Arbitration Body in Pursuant to the Jordanian Arbitration Law
Authors: Aljaber Maher J. , Al-Shnaikat Murad M. , Al-Raqqad Asma M.
Published: May 2020

Nowadays, arbitration has been receiving much attention. Such attention can be manifested through enacting national legislations and international agreements to regulate it. Such legislations and agreements address the way of choosing arbitrators and the conditions of obtaining membership in the arbitration body. The judicial control is enforced on the arbitration process, because the judiciary is considered the one that has jurisdiction over the settlement of disputes. Such control is enforced to ensure that the arbitral awards are unbiased and impartial. It’s enforced to reach a sound arbitral award that is free from faults. It’s enforced to ensure that nothing shall affect the formation of the arbitration body and its arbitral award.

The present study aimed to explore the extent of control enforced by judiciary on the appointment and dismissal of arbitrators and the consideration of the assignment of arbitrators as void. It aimed to identify the extent and limits of this control. Thus, it aimed to identify the way in which the Jordanian legislator regulated these matters. The researchers of the present study adopted an analytical approach to analyze the legislative texts listed in the Jordanian arbitration act and the comparative acts. They also analyzed the relevant judgments issued by the Jordanian court of cassation.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Journal of Politics and Law, Vol. 13, No. 2
Authors: Tai William
Published: May 2020

Reviewer acknowledgements for Journal of Politics and Law, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2020.
Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Case of Corinth Pipeworks S. A.
Authors: Nikolaos Kartalis , Eugenia Tsimpri
Published: May 2020

Investors around the world show steadily increasing support for environmental and social issues. Therefore, the majority of the companies are in favor of adopting sustainable and socially responsible actions. On one hand, Corporate Social Responsibility, according to which companies operate considering the common good of society and environment, assist in reducing environmental and social problems, but always focusing in respect of people, society and economy. On the other hand, there is the Sustainable Development, which follows the same parameters as CSR (Economy, Environment and People), with the difference that -in the light of economic growth- corporations look forward and plan their changes in order to secure their future (i.e. reducing waste, assuring supply chains, developing new markets, health and safety, etc.). In the first part of the article, both of the concepts above -namely SD and CSR- will be investigated with the aid of literature review, targeting in to not only comprehend their importance but also to recognize the changes that have occurred throughout the decades. Moreover, the article will be focused in current global standards such as GRI and ISO 26000. In the second part, through the presentation of Corinth Pipeworks S.A. case study, it will be compared how the above concepts (as well as GRI and ISO 26000) operate in a company’s real time and will be examined, how those practices have evolved in a three years’ time-period.
Recent Advances in Stock Market Prediction Using Text Mining: A Survey
Authors: Subhi Alzazah Faten , Cheng Xiaochun
Published: June 2020

Market prediction offers great profit avenues and is a fundamental stimulus for most researchers in this area. To predict the market, most researchers use either technical or fundamental analysis. Technical analysis focuses on analyzing the direction of prices to predict future prices, while fundamental analysis depends on analyzing unstructured textual information like financial news and earning reports. More and more valuable market information has now become publicly available online. This draws a picture of the significance of text mining strategies to extract significant information to analyze market behavior. While many papers reviewed the prediction techniques based on technical analysis methods, the papers that concentrate on the use of text mining methods were scarce. In contrast to the other current review articles that concentrate on discussing many methods used for forecasting the stock market, this study aims to compare many machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) methods used for sentiment analysis to find which method could be more effective in prediction and for which types and amount of data. The study also clarifies the recent research findings and its potential future directions by giving a detailed analysis of the textual data processing and future research opportunity for each reviewed study.
The Political Economy of Crisis Recovery
Authors: Ferdosi Mohammad
Published: June 2020

The aftermath of the global financial crisis marked another stress test for welfare states and varieties of capitalism. More than ever before, governments were forced to consider substantial reforms to welfare provision and enact flexibility-enhancing measures in order to improve financial solvency and economic performance. The crash, however, was not only a regionally uneven process in its origins but also led to makeshift or uneven policy responses. As a result, the socio-economic effects of the downturn and political reactions to it varied considerably among countries. Nevertheless, there have been some common trends in outcome measures. These have served to blur the dividing lines between different welfare states and production systems, so vividly captured in the mainstream political economy literature.
Uso do ácido mandélico no tratamento de hipercromias pós-inflamatória: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Nolasco Izis Moara Morais Leão , Resende Juliana Resende
Published: May 2020

O cuidado com a pele é algo cada vez mais frequente nos dias atuais, estando a hiperpigmentação entre as primeiras queixas dos pacientes em procedimentos estéticos. O ácido mandélico é um alfa-hidroxi-ácido amplamente utilizado no tratamento de hipercromias por sua eficaz ação clareadora que pode ser utilizada em todos os fototipos de forma segura. Por conter uma molécula de alto peso, o ativo permeia de forma lenta na pele agindo na síntese de melanina. O presente estudo visa explicar resumidamente a estrutura da epiderme e do melanócito, a síntese da melanina como responsável pela pigmentação cutânea e a ação do peeling mandélico como ativo despigmentante A metodologia utilizada foi o estudo bibliográfico que consiste na coleta de informações baseando-se em estudos pré-existentes disponíveis em livros, artigos e sites inerentes à área da saúde. Após a seleção do material de estudo, foi realizado a leitura, análise minuciosa e interpretação das informações, dando subsídio para o fichamento de dados e consequente fundamentação teórica.  A partir da análise das informações pode-se concluir que as hipercromias são resultantes de diversos fatores e que o ácido mandélico é uma opção menos agressiva para o tratamento dessa disfunção, apresentando resultados satisfatórios. Por se tratar de uma molécula com alto peso, sua permeação é mais lenta e uniforme, agindo como um estimulador de colágeno, no entanto, seu uso indiscriminado pode acarretar queimaduras, equimoses e outros efeitos adversos, tornando aconselhável sua administração por pessoal capacitado.
Perfil epidemiológico dos portadores de helicobacter pylori de acordo com sistema do grupo sanguíneo ABO
Authors: Santana Neto Durval José de , Moreira Larissa Gonçalves , Castro Vinícius Leite de , Guimarães Adriana de Oliveira , Barreto Ãkaro Daniel de Carvalho , Trindade Leda Maria Delmondes Freitas
Published: May 2020

A infecção pelo Helicobacter pylori (HP) depende de fatores genéticos, socioambientais e associa-se patologias gástricas e grupos do sistema ABO. Correlacionar o perfil epidemiológico de portadores de HP com o sistema ABO. Estudo prospectivo, realizado em um serviço de endoscopia digestiva, de abril/2018 a maio/2019. Realizou-se biopsia e histopatologia de mucosa gástrica, teste rápido da uréase e tipagem sanguínea. Aplicado questionário sociodemográfico e clínico. Amostra composta de 44 portadores de HP. Dados analisados pelo RCore team 2019 e submetidos a análises descritivas e inferenciais. Nível de significância 5%. Todos assinaram o TCLE. Como resultado, 22 (50%) eram mulheres e 22(50%) homens; média de 55,2 anos (DP=16,7), não havendo significância estatística quando comparado entre os fenótipos do sistema ABO. O fenótipo O foi prevalente tanto em relação à moradia, profissão e os diversos graus de instrução. Maior freqüência do fenótipo O entre os portadores de cor parda e naqueles com infecção pelo HP, sendo 6 (23,1%) grau de intensidade leve, 10(38,5%) grau moderado e 10(38,5%) grau intenso. Diversos fatores contribuem para a transmissão e patogenicidade do HP. Fatores ligados aos genes do indivíduo parecem demonstrar correlação do sistema ABO com doenças gástricas, tendo o fenótipo A maior expressão do LEB, antígeno expresso na mucosa gástrica. Considerando que nem todas as cepas são igualmente específicas para O e Leb, é possivel que diferenças no perfil sociodemográfico e fatores de risco para a contaminação com cepas mais virulentas, possam favorecer a maior suscetibilidade a doenças gástricas.
Levantamento epidemiológico dos casos notificados de acidentes por animais peçonhentos no município de Porto Nacional/TO no período de 2013-2018
Authors: Dias Ewerton Charles Barros , Dourado Vinicius Silveira
Published: May 2020

Os acidentes por animais peçonhentos se destacam por ser um dos agravos mais notificados no Brasil, assim como, na cidade de Porto Nacional/TO, tornando-se uma emergência clínica comum. Na cidade de Porto Nacional foi registrado no período de 2013 a 2018 um total de 1417 acidentes por animais peçonhentos, resultando em uma média de 236,16 casos por ano. Durante o ano de 2013, foram registrados 166 casos de envenenamentos por animais peçonhentos. Já, em 2018, percebeu-se um crescente aumento nos casos notificados, totalizando 323 casos até o mês de outubro do mesmo ano, destes, a maioria, causados por escorpiões seguidos por serpentes, abelhas, lagarta e aranha. O tratamento é baseado com o auxílio do diagnóstico clínico e identificação do animal causador e os sintomas apresentados pela vítima, como local, extensão, edema, sangramento, manifestação neurotóxica e sistêmica. Visando assim um importante reconhecimento de casos notificados para a saúde pública.
Evolução dos acidentes de trabalho na agropecuária, antes e após a criação da NR 31
Authors: Guimarães Amanda Azarias , Pereira Tamires Galvão Tavares , Marzoque Hércules José , Batista Marcelo Linon , Faria Douglas Lamounier
Published: May 2020

Os trabalhadores que desempenham atividades na agropecuária estão constantemente expostos a uma diversidade de riscos e doença ocupacionais. A NR 31 é a norma regulamentadora que rege as regras para a saúde e segurança do trabalhador no meio rural, a qual passou a vigorar no país a partir de março de 2005. Desse modo, o objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar a evolução histórica dos acidentes de trabalho na agropecuária, antes e após a criação dessa norma regulamentadora. Para isso, foram avaliados os dados disponíveis no Anuário Estatístico de Acidentes de Trabalho (AEAT), no período de 1999 a 2017, para atividade econômica 'Agricultura, Pecuária e serviços relacionados'. Foram avaliados os acidentes de trabalho típico com CAT (Comunicação de Acidente do Trabalho) no Brasil e nos estados da região Sudeste. Além disso, foram analisados a evolução histórica da gravidade desses acidentes no mesmo período e locais citados acima, por meio dos dados relacionados à consequência dos acidentes. Pode-se observar com a análise realizada que após a criação da NR31 houve uma queda no número de acidentes de trabalho no meio rural do Brasil. Foi verificada essa mesma tendência nos estados da região sudeste, nos quais houve uma redução de 84% (Rio de Janeiro), 73% (Espírito Santo), 69% (São Paulo) e 61% (Minas Gerais). Em relação ao estado de São Paulo é notável que, além da redução no número de acidentes, houve redução na gravidade dos mesmos. Nesse contexto, os resultados encontrados evidenciam uma redução geral de acidentes após a criação da NR31, no entanto, os números ainda são alarmantes, considerando que a maioria dos acidentes no campo não são registrados em órgãos oficiais, sendo subnotificados. Estudos como esse são relevantes para ressaltar a importância de se investir em ações preventivas relacionadas à saúde e integridade física dos trabalhadores.
Smartphone como alicerce de metodologias ativas no ensino e aprendizagem da geografia
Authors: Correa Edinelson Saldanha , Shinaigger Thiago Rocha
Published: May 2020

As novas tecnologias decompuseram definitivamente as formas, hábitos e costumes do como vivemos, o que de certo é um caminho sem volta. Embora pareça simples, em um primeiro olhar, trilhar esse caminho requer reflexão de todos, porquanto nos exige novas questões éticas e morais, das quais não estávamos acostumados, especialmente no âmbito educacional. Desta forma, este tem como objetivo o levantamento de aplicativos livres disponíveis em lojas virtuais (Aplle Store e Play Store) e sites, bem como, a avaliação como são capazes de auxiliar e quais entraves podem oferecer no processo de ensino e aprendizagem da Geografia. Os alunos podem se beneficiar desses recursos disponibilizados, no que tange a sua produção acadêmica e realizando atividades colaborativas com colegas e professores, estes alunos se beneficiam das tecnologias que são oferecidas em uma série de recursos, que se integrados aos processos pedagógicos, auxiliam e aproximam as escolas da realidade tecnológica, em que a sociedade atual está inserida. Desta forma, observamos que a internet é um dos fatos limitantes na utilização destas novas tecnologias, bem como, o tamanho dos aplicativos disponibilizados, o excesso de propagandas nos aplicativos, além das limitações próprias das suas funções em versões livre.
O ensino do atletismo nas aulas de educação física
Authors: Bezerra Marcos Antonio Araujo , Horas Elton Carlos Bezerra , Bezerra Gabriela Gomes de Oliveira , Morais Cícero Idelvan de , Silva Cícero Rodrigo da , Pereira Cícero Cleber Brito
Published: May 2020

A atletismo é considerado o esporte base para todas as modalidades esportivas, pois advém da execução dos movimentos naturais do homem nas suas mais diversas provas. Sabendo que a escola, especificamente nas aulas de educação física, a criança pode oportunizar através da pratica do atletismo o desenvolvimento dos aspectos físicos, motores, cognitivos e afetivos. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo identificar a incidência das principais modalidades do atletismo trabalhadas das aulas de Educação Física da rede pública de ensino de Bodocó/PE. Esse estudo trata de uma pesquisa de caráter quantitativa-descritiva, de campo, com corte transversal. A amostra foi composta por 14 professores da rede pública de ensino da cidade de Bodocó/Pernambuco. Foi utilizado um questionário semiestruturado proposto pelo pesquisador, visando identificar natureza do local da prática, horários de desenvolvimentos da prática do atletismo, predominância de sexo na prática do atletismo na escola e a incidência das provas de corridas, saltos, arremessos/lançamentos desenvolvidas nas práticas educativas. A análise de dados foi mensurada através de estatística descritiva por distribuição de frequência que usou as variáveis estatísticas, através do software SPSS na sua versão 23. Os resultados apontam uma predominância do sexo masculino nas práticas do atletismo, o campo como local predominante de pratica, o atletismo demostrou se praticado em ambos os turnos escolares. As corridas rasas (92,9%), os saltos em distância (42,9) e em altura (57,1%), arremesso do peso (35,7%), lançamento do disco (35,7%), lançamento do dardo (28,6%), tiveram maior incidência. Conclui-se que a prática do atletismo escolar da rede pública da cidade de Bodocó/PE é evidenciada em sua maior proporção dentro das provas de campo.
Atividade física, condições de saúde e classificação econômica das mulheres atendidas por treinamento personalizado
Authors: Simões Neto José de Caldas , Silva Graciane Gomes da , Bezerra Marcos Antonio Araujo , Bottcher Lara Belmudes
Published: May 2020

A cada dia a sociedade busca uma qualidade de vida, em especial as mulheres que pensando em obter um futuro saudável e ter uma velhice mais adequada, tendo em vista que mesmo com a globalização e a tecnologia cada vez mais avançada que acaba levando a comodidade, a praticidade e o tempo ficam mais corridos com: as atividades diárias, trabalho, estudos, família, ou seja, as mesmas vivem buscando se sentir bem e estar bem. O objetivo do presente estudo é identificar a classe econômica, o nível de atividade física e condições de saúde de mulheres atendidas por treinamento personalizado. A população do presente estudo trata de mulheres praticantes de musculação de uma academia personalizada na cidade de Juazeiro do Norte/CE. A amostra foi composta por 33 mulheres, com faixa etária entre 18 a 60 anos. Para a coleta dos dados foi utilizado o Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ), o Pentáculo do Bem-Estar (PBE). Para definir a posição financeira na sociedade, foi usado o critério classificação econômica. Os dados foram analisados por meio de estatística descritiva através do software JASP. Como resultados podemos destacar que as mulheres de classe social mais alta tendem a ter índices mais elevados de qualidade de vida geral em relação as classes mais baixas, as mulheres da classe social A1 obtiveram média de 2,3±0,22 classificada como positivo já as mulheres da classe C1 com média 1,8±0,37 classificadas como regulares, para as área de qualidade de vida analisadas separadas, destaca-se os resultados para o controle de estresse que não houve associação entre as classes, porém, encontra-se com índice regulares. Na relação entre classe social e nível de atividade física as mulheres das classes mais baixas são fisicamente mais ativas que as mulheres de classe mais alta, em C1 temos 3 mulheres (75%) classificadas como muito ativa e na classe A1 encontramos apenas 1 mulher (16,7%) na mesma classificação. Tendo como considerações que a relação entre a classe social pode interferir para escolha e pratica de atividade física, porém, pode-se também fazer com que tenha um declínio da mesma por conta das atividades de status social, afetando ainda na área de controle de estresse como foi apresentado nos dados dessa pesquisa.
Inkluderende Idrætsundervisning
Authors: Rostbøll Solveig Fogh , Hinrichsen Louise , Mouritzen Pouline
Published: June 2020

Artiklen tager sit afsæt i et toårigt projekt på Professionshøjskolen Metropol med titlen: 'Inkluderende idrætsundervisning'. Målet med projektet har været at undersøge mulighederne for at skabe en idrætsundervisning, der tilgodeser alle eleverne. Der er tale om et interventionsstudie, hvor den inkluderende idrætsundervisning er afprøvet på elever i udskolingsklasser i København og omegn med henblik på at undersøge særlige motivationsskabende faktorer.

Empirien omhandler observationer, interviews og en større spørgeskemaundersøgelse. I artiklen vil fundene blive præsenteret, og der vises modeller for principper bag den motiverende og inkluderende idrætsundervisning. Afslutningsvis angives praksiseksempler på baggrund af projektets resultater.
Anmeldelse af Brill’s Encyclopedia of Buddhism og The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism
Authors: Borup Jørn
Published: May 2020

Anmeldelse af Brill’s Encyclopedia of Buddhism og The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism
Anmeldelse af Karel van der Toorn, Becoming Diaspora Jews
Authors: Poulsen Frederik
Published: May 2020

Anmeldelse af Karel van der Toorn, Becoming Diaspora Jews
Anmeldelse af Stig T. Rasmussen, Klassisk arabisk litteratur i oversættelse til dansk
Authors: Toft Lasse Løvlund
Published: May 2020

Anmeldelse af Stig T. Rasmussen, Klassisk arabisk litteratur i oversættelse til dansk
Anmeldelse af Sofie Danneskiold-Samsøe, Yvonne Mørck og Bo Wagner Sørensen, Æresrelateret social kontrol
Authors: Kühle Lene
Published: May 2020

Anmeldelse af Sofie Danneskiold-Samsøe, Yvonne Mørck og Bo Wagner Sørensen, Æresrelateret social kontrol
СЕДАМ ПРИЗНАНИЦА СТЈЕПАНА ВУКЧИЋА КОСАЧЕ ДУБРОВЧАНИМА О ПРИМИТКУ НОВЦА ОД КАМАТА И КОНАВОСКОГ ДОХОТКА
Authors: Драгичевић Павле
Published: June 2020

У раду се анализира седам потврда Стјепана Вукчића Косачео пријему новца (експедиторија), које је он у периоду од 1445. до 1466. издаваовластима Дубровачке комуне и на такав начин им изјављивао да је посредствомсвојих посланика примио новац од камата на основу раније уложеног депозита,који му је у виду насљедства опоручио његов стриц велики војвода СандаљХранић Косача. Рад садржи текст наведених докумената на старосрпском ипревод на савремени српски језик, као и одговарајућа поглавља у којима седетаљније анализирају дипломатичка својства докумената, њихов физичкиопис, просопографски подаци особа које су у њима поменуте као и осталитермини наведени у поменутим документима.
Assessment of efficiency of corporate accounting policy from the perspective of optimization of income tax
Authors: Malakhova Yuliya Vladimirovna , Malakhov Aleksei Evgenevich , Sazonova Irina Vladimirovna
Published: May 2020

Accounting policy is one of the key instruments for optimizing taxation of a business. At the same time, many companies do not use this strategy to reduce their tax costs due to absence of tax planning, and thus, likelihood of receiving economic benefits from the changes in accounting policy. The subject of this research is the changes in corporate accounting policy, aimed at optimizing income tax. The author suggests methods of forecasting economic impact from implementation of accelerated depreciation. The work employs general scientific methods and approaches. Method of scientific abstraction allowed formulating abstract concepts, while methods of analysis and synthesis allowed studying separate elements of socioeconomic phenomena with subsequent combination of these elements into one whole. The scientific novelty of this study consists in the proposed methodology for optimizing tax base by income tax through changes in accounting policy within the framework of creating reserves, redistribution of costs, classification of expenses, etc. The conclusions carry practical importance and allow high level of precision in substantiation of management decisions pertaining to tax planning and optimization of taxation.
Tax monitoring as a method of digitalization of tax administration in the Russian Federation
Authors: Berezina Elena Vladimirovna , Balandina Anna Sergeevna , Belomyttseva Ol'ga Svyatoslavovna
Published: May 2020

This article presents a historical overview of the emergence of tax monitoring in the Russian Federation, as well as the analysis of its peculiarities within the context of trends of global taxation practice. Modern nations apply new approaches to tax administration, but commonly emerging and practically established ideas do not receive due scientific research. The object of this research is the process of digitalization of tax administration based on Russian and foreign experience. The subject of this research is the theoretical aspects of tax monitoring, as well as historical analysis of the emergence of a new format of interaction between tax administration and taxpayers in Russia and global practice. The goal of this work is to determine the role and importance of tax monitoring within taxation system of the Russian Federation, as well definition of tax monitoring as the means of digitalization of tax administration. The scientific novelty of this work consists in the comprehensive research of implementation of tax monitoring from the moment of its emergence in the global practice of taxation and determination of its essential features, which allowed concluding on incorrectness of legislator’s definition of tax monitoring as a form of tax control, and call for legislative definition of the concept of “tax administration”, as well as amending the Taxation Code of the Russian Federation for clarification of the status of taxpayers, who transitioned to the digital model of tax administration. The results of this research can be used in development of amendments to the legislation and criteria for assessing efficiency of tax monitoring.
Remembering William Faulkner’s Address Upon Receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature
Authors: Maszewski Zbigniew
Published: May 2020

William Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for the year 1949. He officially received the Prize and delivered his acceptance speech on December 10, 1950. This article re-examines critical responses to the writer’s Nobel Prize address, their interest in the address’s intertextual references to Faulkner’s earlier works and the works of other writers. The language of the address documents significant aspects of Faulkner-the writer’s/Faulkner-the reader’s aesthetic vision from the perspective of his didactic concern with the duties of the writer facing the challenges of his/ her time and as a means of constructing publicly Faulkner’s own literary self-portrait of universal dimensions.
Lynching, Memory and Memorials
Authors: Sobieraj Jerzy
Published: May 2020

This article touches upon three important topics: lynching, memory, and memorialization-looked at from the perspective of the twenty-first century. As far as lynching is concerned, it focuses on a significant growth of interest in this painful historical, social, and political issue. In the context of lynching it discusses memory and the process of memorialization, sometimes seen as a relatively new trend, and the creation of memorial sites, such as the American lynching memorials in Duluth, Minnesota and Montgomery, Alabama.
Privilege, Access, Shunning: Familial Homophobia and Its Representations in the Works of Sarah Schulman
Authors: Milewski Jarosław
Published: May 2020

In her book Ties That Bind: Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences (2009) Sarah Schulman explores the way in which heterosexual privilege interacts with the institution of family, and criticizes its destructive impact on familial relationships. According to her theory, the basis of homophobia is a pleasure principle inscribed in the image of family which encourages every privileged family member to enact their dominance on the excluded. Although Schulman has expressed this idea in clear theoretical terms much later, I argue that it has been a visible element of her writing since the 1980s. This paper demonstrates how the author expressed this idea in the past using diverse sociocultural contexts, and how numerous plots from her oeuvre serve as examples to mechanisms of familial homophobia discussed in Ties That Bind.
The Rhetorical Construction of the American Intervention in Libya: A Pentadic Analysis of President Barack Obama’s Address to the Nation on March 28, 2011
Authors: Rzepecka Marta
Published: May 2020

The article focuses on the rhetoric of President Barack Obama regarding the US intervention in Libya in 2011. It challenges the view that Obama was changing the course of US foreign relations and shows that his words worked to represent actions that made it impossible to shift the direction of US foreign policy. Analysis reveals that the president spoke of alternatives to military action but his language served to justify the use of force in the region. He called for action through an integrated international framework but his message was designed to diminish the US profile in public opinion and not deem the US as a controlling power. Consequently, the article suggests that mysticism provides the structural basis for Obama’s perception of reality and presents options for reactions to an international crisis.
(Non)Places of Bangalore: Where the East Meets the West in Bharati Mukherjee’s Miss New India
Authors: Kimak Izabella
Published: May 2020

This essay constitutes an attempt at reading Bharati Mukherjee’s 2011 novel, Miss New India, through the prism of spatial locations depicted in it. Unlike many of the texts in the late South Asian American author’s oeuvre, which depict migration from the East to the West, Miss New India is located exclusively within South Asia. This notwithstanding, the novel focuses on the impact the West used to and continues to exert on the East. I would like to argue that through her depictions of places and non-places of Bangalore-the novel’s primary location-Mukherjee points to the spatial interconnectedness of the East and the West as well as to the temporal interconnectedness of the colonial past and postcolonial, late-capitalist present.
Technical Efficiency of Irish Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Production in Molo Sub County, Kenya
Authors: Kamau Pauline Nyokabi , Gathungu Geoffrey Kingori , Mwirigi Rael Nkatha
Published: June 2020

This study focused on measuring farm level technical efficiency among smallholder Irish potato farmers in Molo Sub County and its determinants. Descriptive research design was applied. Cross-sectional data was collected through multistage sampling from smallholder Irish potato farmers located in Molo Sub County from April to June 2019. A Stochastic frontier approach assuming a Cobb-Douglas production function was adopted to analyze the level of technical efficiency and explain variations in this technical efficiency across farmers and estimation was done by applying the maximum likelihood method. Mean technical efficiency was 70.7%. The statistically significant variables with respect to the farm inputs were land (0.262), seed (0.629), fertilizer (-0.299) and fungicide (0.131) variables respectively. However, fertilizer variable had negative effects on Irish potato production. Education (-0.061), gender (-0.262), access to extension services (-0.078) and farmer group (-0.217) variables were significant and influenced technical inefficiency negatively.Increase in smallholder farmers’ literacy level, accessibility to extension services and farmer groups may improve Irish potato production technical efficiency. However, gender contribution towards Irish potato production technical efficiency needs a deeper understanding.
The Application of Monkey Cola Pericarp (Cola lepidota) in the Removal of Toluene from Aqueous Medium
Authors: Obi C. , Ngobiri N. C. , Agbaka L. C. , Ibezim-Ezeani M. U.
Published: May 2020

The study focused on the investigation of the effectiveness of the pericarp of monkey kola (Cola lepidota) biomass (CLPB) in the removal of toluene from aqueous system. X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and phytochemical screening methods were used for characterizing the biosorbent. The effects of contact time, pH, and concentration on biosorption process were studied.

The phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, carbohydrate, saponins and steroids. Carboxylic, alkene and alcohol groups were found to be the principal functional groups. The highest percentage removal was 99.63% at toluene initial concentration of 40 mg/L and 98.30% at pH 8. The contact time 30 minutes gave better removal efficiency of 99.89%. Among the biosorption isotherm models tested (Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin Radushkevich and Temkin, respectively), the Langmuir model equation gave a better fit of the equilibrium data with a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.99. The equilibrium data was tested with pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order models and pseudo-second order model (R² = 0.99) fitted more than the pseudo-first order model (R² = 0.85). This study has revealed that Cola lepidota is a potential biosorbent for the removal of toluene from aqueous medium under the operating conditions of contact time of 30 minutes, pH of 8 and initial concentration of 40 mg/g.
Characteristics of Dairy Value Chain in Jordan
Authors: Alhammd Zainab
Published: May 2020

The objective of this report is to analyze the milk value chain in Jordan depending on information gathering by own experience and The Jordan’s ministry of agriculture report 2015.

Total amount of milk production by dairy subsector is (266599) tons which represent 44% of total milk consumption, Sheep and Goat milk production is (78436) tons and the amount of imported    milk converted as fresh milk is (262845) tons, which is represent more than 43% of total consumption.

The agriculture sector in Jordan consists of two main sub-sectors: Crop production and livestock industry. Livestock is estimated to contribute to about one-half of the total agricultural GDP. The production of food producing animals is valued to around JD820 million; JD435 million generated from the poultry industry and JD385 million from dairy cattle and small ruminants (sheep and goats) enterprises Ministry of Agriculture.

The livestock industry consists of facilities of food producing animals (dairy cattle, poultry, sheep, and goats) and several supporting services (factories of veterinary medicines, feed factories, milk processing plants, slaughter houses, and marketing services).
Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance (En-Amr) in Surface Water of Thiruvananthapuram City, Kerala
Authors: Sreelakshmi C. R. , Moses Sheela A. , Vincent Salom Gnana Thanga
Published: May 2020

Aim: The study was done to understand the microbial contamination and antibiotic resistance pattern in surface water environment.

Study Area and Sampling: Water samples collected from selected water bodies in the main urban area of Thiruvananthapuram were analysed for the presence of coliforms and the pattern of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial cultures isolated from the water samples.

Methodology: The total coliform count and faecal coliform count was determined using the multiple tube fermentation technique and the total heterotrophic bacterial count was performed using nutrient agar media. The bacterial cultures were identified using biochemical characterization and Antibiotic susceptibility patterns for the various bacterial isolates were determined using commercial antibiotic disks (Hi Media, Mumbai) in accordance with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. The antibiotics used were Ampicillin, Chloramphenicol, Ciprofloxacin, Gentamicin, Tetracycline and Meropenem. Multiple Antibiotic resistances (MAR) index was determined for those isolates which showed resistance to more than three antibiotics.

Results: The total heterotrophic bacteria, total coliforms and fecal coliforms were significantly high in all the sites, indicating that the water bodies are sewage contaminated. The biochemical identification of bacterial strains isolated from water sample showed the presence of E. coli, Bacillus sp, Staphylococcus sp, Klebsiella sp, Clostridium sp, Neisseria sp, Enterobacter sp, Enterococcus sp and Streptococcus sp in varying frequencies in different sites. Among these 58 isolates, 26 strains were found to be resistant against 3 or more antibiotics and hence, designated as multi drug resistant. The isolates were highly resistant to Ampicillin (98%), Chloramphenicol (53%) and Gentamycin (44%); and highly susceptible to Meropenem (86%), Ciprofloxacin (69%) and Tetracyclin (58%). E. coli showed maximum resistance to all the antibiotics. One- way ANOVA of the obtained data revealed that there is no significance difference in spatial distribution of antibiotic resistance.
From Inorganic to Organic: Initiatives from the Local Government of Malvar, Philippines
Authors: Mojares Juvy G. , Geneta Philip D.
Published: May 2020

Aim: This paper aimed to discuss the development efforts of the Municipality of Malvar towards the achievement of its vision to be Organic Capital of Batangas.

Methodology: It made use of secondary data from Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office and Municipal Agriculture Office and qualitative methods of observation and interview from different stakeholders such as farmers, municipal agriculture officer, municipal environment and natural resources officer, partner-nongovernment organization, and community residents. Then, an analysis based on organic agriculture sustainability metrics was provided.

Results: As a result, the intensified waste management program had made segregation and collection of biodegradable wastes easier, thus shredding of wastes was made easier also. These shredded biodegradable wastes would be used to feed the African Night Crawler that produced vermicast which would be available as organic fertilizer and later on foliar and insecticide once fermented. The biogas facility, on the other hand, was expected to produce methane gas to promote and adopt organic farming technologies and transfer of technology on renewable energy. Last was the adoption of agro-silvo-pasture technology through planting long term cash crops and raising livestock. Indeed, there was a successful transition from inorganic to organic.

Conclusion: The making of the Organic Capital of Batangas could be realized because of the following factors: First is the strong political will of the LGU to implement the vision; second is the appropriateness of the projects that geared towards the attainment of the vision; third is the participation of the different stakeholders in the implementation of the projects. Thus, the intensified solid waste management of MENRO has resulted to successful vermin-composting producing organic fertilizer subsidy to farmers; biogas technology facility that also produces organic fertilizer for the agro-silvo-pasture technology.
The Risk Factors for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Incidence in Ghana: A Small Matched Case-control Study
Authors: Boah Michael , Amporfro Daniel Adjei , Adampah Timothy , Bordotsiah Stephen , Jin Baiming , Coffie Ernestine Sefakor , Ayamga Emmanuel A. , Akanpabadae Emmanuel
Published: May 2020

Aims: Knowing the risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) opens up avenues for identifying target groups for intensified case finding. We aimed to identify the risk factors for pulmonary TB (PTB) incidence in a rural district in northern Ghana.

Study Design: A matched case-control study.

Place and Duration of Study: The Kassena Nankana West District of the Upper East Region of Ghana, between February 2019 and March 2019.

Methodology: This study was conducted in 4 public health facilities. Cases were newly confirmed PTB patients aged 15 years or over, controls were age and sex matched outpatients. A pre-tested questionnaire collected information on a range of possible risk factors from participants. Conditional logistic regression identified independent risk factors for PTB incidence in a multivariable model at 95% confidence level.

Results: The analysis included 174 cases and controls. Multivariable analysis showed that the risk of PTB was increased with low household monthly income (AOR=3.45; 95% CI: 1.08-10.97; P=.03), smoking (AOR=2.69; 95% CI: 1.13-6.43; P=.02) as well as household exposure to a known TB case (AOR=2.57; 95% CI: 1.08-6.10; P=.03).

Conclusion: Low household monthly income, smoking, and household exposure to a known TB case were independent risk factors for PTB incidence. These factors can be used to actively screen for PTB in the population.
The Effect of Si Fertilizer and Si Fertilizer with Straw Return on Soil K Availability and Grain Yield on Spring Maize (Zea mays L) in Northeast China
Authors: Stephano Mabagala Frank , Geng Yuhui , Zhang Meiling
Published: May 2020

Aims: To investigate the effect of silicon (Si) fertilizer and Si fertilizer with straw return in potassium (K) and maize grain yield.

Methods: In 2018 and 2019, two field experiments were established in Nong’an county, Jilin province. Four treatments were arranged in a randomized block design: JS3 (straw return + Si), WS3 (no straw return + Si), JS0 (straw return + no Si) and WS0 (no straw return + no Si).

Results: In comparison with WS3, the average soil available K for WS0 was 22.1% lower. Similarly, compared with JS3, the average soil available K for WS3 was even decreased by 3.1%. The plots amended with Si fertilizer (15.9% WS3) significantly increased K uptake than that of WS0, and the total uptake of K under JS3 increased by 7.5% compared with that under WS3. The total dry matter and grain yield were significantly higher under WS3, which increased by 6.5% and 4.8% respectively, and JS3 significantly outperformed WS3 by 2.9% and 1.3% for total dry matter and grain yield.

Conclusions: Our results indicate that the application of Si fertilizer improves K availability, uptake and crop yield, and the use of Si fertilizer with straw return sustainably improves K release to meet crop requirements while increasing crop productivity.
Analysis of a Multiscale Model of Ebola Virus Disease
Authors: Oganga Duncan O. , Lawi George O. , Okaka Colleta A.
Published: May 2020

Multiscale models are ones that link the epidemiological processes dealing with the transmission between hosts and the immunological processes dealing with the dynamics within one host. In this study, a multiscale model of Ebola Virus Disease linking epidemiological and immunological processes has been developed and analysed. The model has considered two infectious classes ; the exposed and the infected individuals. Local and global stability analyses of the Disease Free Equilibrium and the Endemic Equilibrium points of the model show that the disease dies out if the basic reproduction number Rc0 < 1 and persists in the population when Rc0 > 1 respectively. Sensitivity analysis shows that the rate of vaccination, v , is the most sensitive parameter. This indicates that effort should be directed towards implementing an effective vaccination strategy to control the spread of the disease. It has also been established that when treatment efficacy is scaled up, the viral load goes down and consequently, the transmission between hosts is also reduced. The impact of treatment on the disease spread has also been established through the coupling function (L∗) . The study indicates that a higher percentage of the exposed and the infected individuals should be treated to control the spread of the disease within the population.
Bio-management Options for Ecosystem Services, Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change Adaptation in Saline Environment
Authors: Kumar Mukesh , Gupta S. R. , Kataria Neetu , Patle G. T.
Published: May 2020

Nearly one billion hectares of arid and semiarid areas of the world are salt affected and remain barren due to salinity or water scarcity. These lands can be utilized by adopting appropriate planting techniques and integrating trees with tolerant crops, forage grasses, oil yielding crops, aromatic and medicinal plants. Biosaline agroforestry provides various ecosystem services such as the improved soil fertility, carbon sequestration, and biomass production. Provisioning services relating to biomass production have been well studied in different biosaline agroforestry. Tree plantations and agroforestry enrich the soil in organic matter and exert a considerable ameliorative effect on soil properties. The soil microbial biomass serves as a useful indicator of soil improvement under salt stress. By integrating trees with the naturally occurring grassland systems on highly sodic soils, the soil organic carbon content increased from 5.3 Mg ha−1 (in sole grass) to 13.6, 10.9, and 14.2 Mg ha−1, when Dalbergia sissoo, Acacia nilotica, and Prosopis juliflora trees were introduced with grass. The strip-plantations of clonal Eucalyptus tereticornis sequestered 15.5 t ha–1 carbons during the first rotation of 5 years and 4 months. The soils of biosaline agroforestry could store 25.9–99.3 Mg C ha−1 in surface 0.3 m soil. Maintaining the stores and sink of carbon in agroforestry could play a key role in climate change mitigation as well as help in adaption changing environmental conditions.
Effect of Udaipur Rock Phosphate, Single Super Phosphate and Their Combinations on Yield and Total Nutrient Uptake by a Groundnut-Maize Cropping System on the Acid Alfisols of Odisha State, India
Authors: Sarangi Debasis , Jena Dinabandhu , Santra Gour Hari
Published: May 2020

To find out the effect of low grade Udaipur rock phosphate on yield and nutrient dynamic in groundnut- maize cropping system, a field experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with three replications and eight treatments consisting of Udaipur rock phosphate (URP), single super phosphate (SSP) alone or in combinations with different ratios including phosphorus control from 2013-14 to 2015. The soil has a loam texture, a pH of 5.18, low available nitrogen and medium phosphorus and potassium. The highest maize equivalent yield of 6293 kg ha-1 and relative agronomic efficiency (RAE) of 159% was recorded in SSP+ lime (0.2LR) treatment followed by URP+SSP (1:1). Combined application of SSP+ lime recorded higher P, Ca, Mg and S uptake by groundnut-maize cropping system. When the crops received URP+SSP mixture in 1:1 ratio, the RAE values were increased above the standard SSP treatment (T3) being 102% for groundnut, 105% for maize and 103% for groundnut-maize cropping system. The yield in URP+SSP mixture (1:1) was higher than for the SSP treatment, but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Thus, combined application of URP+SSP mixture (1:1) can safely be recommended in acid soils for short duration crops like maize and groundnut as against the more costly water soluble SSP fertilizer.
Variations in Soil Properties and Okra Yield as Influenced by Different Types and Forms of Organic Amendments
Authors: Adebo B. O. , Aweto A. O. , Ogedengbe K.
Published: May 2020

The overexploitation of agricultural lands have necessitated the use of fertilizers to enhance food production. However, due to the cost and environmental impacts of mineral fertilizers, the utilization of readily available organic wastes as soil amendments have become necessary. The effect of the sole or combined application of yam, cassava and plantain peels on soil properties was evaluated in an on-farm study conducted at Akufo farm settlement, Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with fifteen treatments which consisted of seven amendments (peels of yam (Y), plantain (P), cassava (C), Y+P, Y+C, C+P, Y+C+P) applied in two forms (ground and unground) at a uniform rate of 4 t ha-1 and a control (without amendment). After 3 months of application, the soils were analyzed to determine the effect of the applied treatments on soil properties, after which they were sown to okra. All the amended soils had relatively higher organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and exchangeable bases than the control, but ground treatments performed relatively better than unground ones. Also, irrespective of treatment and form of application, okra yield was considerably improved by the utilized amendments, with ground Y+C recording the highest (14.33 t ha-1). This study showed that the sole or combined use of yam, plantain and cassava peels, either ground as powder or used as mulch, has the potential to improve soil fertility and crop yield and may provide an effective and simple means to utilize organic wastes as soil amendments, especially among poor farmers who cannot afford composting technology.