bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
HIV-1 plasma RNA viral load and CD4 cell count in drug-naïve HIV-1 infected patients in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Authors: Tahir Mohammed Ibrahim , Aminu Maryam A. , Suleiman Ahmed Babangida , Opaluwa Ahmed Saraja , Ahmad Abdurrahman El-Fulaty , Anka Abubakar Umar
Published: April 2021

Background:

The recent guidelines for HIV treatment initiation in Nigeria do not depend on CD4 cell count or plasma viral load however, assessment of the baseline immunologic and virologic markers could indicate prognosis and transmission index. This study was aimed to estimate CD4 cells and plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load among antiretroviral treatment (ART)-naive populations in three HIV treatment centres in Nigeria.

Methods:

We conducted a cross-sectional hospital-based study of 50 adult ART-naive patients. Whole blood and plasma samples were estimated for CD4 cells and HIV RNA-1 plasma viral load respectively.

Results:

The median age of the study participants was 35 years and 64% were female. The median CD4 cell count was 176 cell/μl while the median HIV viral load was 158391 copies/mL. There was a significant moderately strong, negative Spearman correlation between HIV-1 plasma viral load and CD4 cell count (r = −0.5007, P = 0.0002). Female recorded relatively higher CD4 cell count and lower plasma viral load. Six percent (6%) of the ART-naïve patients had undetectable viral load.

Conclusion:

This study indicates the baseline plasma viral load and CD4 cell count which can affect prognosis, disease progression and transmission. The drug-naïve participants reported with undetectable plasma RNA could be ‘elite’ controllers.
Impact of Gene Xpert on the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis at a tertiary health care facility in Nigeria
Authors: Ilesanmi Olayinka S. , Adeniyi Bamidele O. , Bakare Ayobami Adebayo , Kareem Adesola O.
Published: April 2021

Background:

Gene Xpert mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)/Rifampicin (RIF) was introduced for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria in 2015. The study aimed to determine the effect of Gene Xpert MTB/RIF on diagnosis of PTB.

Methods:

We reviewed Gene Xpert register from January 2015 to January 2017. The agreement of Gene Xpert with acid-fast bacilli was determined using the sensitivity and positive predictive value of the Gene Xpert test. Association was assessed using chi-square test. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the predictors of positive Gene Xpert result.

Results:

A total of 1246 records were reviewed; the average age was 41 ± 19 years, and nearly half of the patients (48.6%) were female. While 264 (21.2%) were human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) positive. Smear microscopy was positive in 118 (16.9%); 90 (13.6%) had tuberculosis (TB) detected on Gene Xpert. Those positive for smear microscopy and Gene Xpert were 21 (10.0%). The Gene Xpert detected 90 (8.3%) of the 653 with presumptive TB. The turnaround time for Gene Xpert was 24 hours. When compared to smear microscopy, Gene Xpert showed sensitivity of 45.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 31.7–60.1) and specificity of 98.2% (95% CI: 95.1–99.5) in all the cases and sensitivity of 50% (95% CI: 29.8–70.2) and specificity of 100% among HIV positives.

Conclusion:

Gene Xpert should be preferred to smear microscopy in evaluating HIV positive patients for TB. Nevertheless, clinicians can still rely on results from smear microscopy for clinical decision when Gene Xpert is not available.
Auditing adenotonsillectomy
Authors: Adekwu Amali , Efu Michael E. , Ibiam Francis A. , Obasikene Godwin , Agbonifo Monday , Lawrence Vihishima , Unogwu Sunday , Ojo Babarinde A.
Published: April 2021

Background:

Adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, or both are a leading cause of surgical admission, especially in children, in otolaryngological practice in the world. This study aimed to audit the demography, symptoms/signs, indications, types of surgery, postoperative outcome, and histopathological evaluation of adenotonsillectomy in Makurdi, Nigeria.

Methods:

This was a 3-year retrospective study. Record of total surgical procedures was taken and data of patients who had adenoidectomy, tonsillectomy, or both were retrieved. The data extracted included study population demography, symptoms/signs, indication and surgery carried out, postoperative care, and histopathological reports of specimens. The primary outcomes were symptoms/signs, indication, and type of surgery, whereas postoperative management and histopathological examination findings were secondary consideration. Ethical clearance was obtained. The data were analyzed.

Results:

Two hundred and twenty different types of surgeries were done within the study period. Seventy-two patients (32.7%) underwent adenoid and tonsil surgeries, comprising 46 males and 26 females; age ranged from 1 to 38 years with mean age of 6.63 ±7.78 years. Majority (68.0%) of the patients were ≤5 years old. Snoring and noisy breathing were common presentations. Obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy at 63.9% was the most frequent indication for surgery and adenotonsillectomy constituted the most performed procedure. Postoperatively, all the patients had routine antibiotics, analgesics, and were commenced on graded oral feeds. Nine (12.5%) and six (8.3%) patients had postoperative vomiting and fever, respectively. There were no complications of hemorrhage or fatality. The patients were kept for 2 to 3 days. Histopathology results showed follicular hyperplasia (61.1%) and chronic inflammation (38.9%).

Conclusion:

Adenoid and tonsillar surgeries still constitute common procedures among children in Makurdi and obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy and its surgery is commonly encountered with satisfactory outcome. Routine histopathological examination of nonsuspicious adenoid and tonsil specimens should be discouraged.
Association and other forms of positive dependence for Feller evolution systems
Authors: Tu Eddie
Published: April 2021

Приведены условия, обеспечивающие положительную ассоциированность для широкого класса неоднородных марковских процессов, называемых феллеровскими процессами эволюции (ФПЭ) и скачкообразными феллеровскими процессами эволюции (СФПЭ).
Общие ФПЭ можно исследовать при помощи их (обобщенных) генераторов, зависящих от времени и пространства состояний. Мы будем использовать (обобщенные) генераторы, зависящие от времени и пространства состояний, и меры Леви, зависящие от времени и пространства состояний, для описания положительной ассоциированности общих ФПЭ и СФПЭ соответственно.
В завершение, мы покажем применения этих результатов к аддитивным процессам, которые являются неоднородными по времени процессами Леви и часто появляются в качестве полезных примеров в финансовых моделях.
Illicit Cross-border Migration in Ethiopia: Causes, Patterns and Policy Responses
Authors: Mulugeta Messay , Makonnen Teferee
Published: April 2021

The overriding objective of this research was to assess the status, major origins and contributing factors of cross-border migration and human trafficking in Ethiopia with the intention of identifying key policy lessons to address the problem. To meet the intended objectives, desk review and key informant interview data gathering techniques were employed. The results of the assessment disclosed that Ethiopia is one of the largest origins (transit and destination as well) of trafficked persons from Africa. The most common drivers are found to be an amalgam of socioeconomic, political and environmental factors. It was also found that the journey is often dangerous leading to physical assault, sexual abuse, abduction, robbery and even death. In most destination areas, illegal migrants face restricted mobility, exploitative working conditions and harassment of different kinds. The ultimate mechanism to address the problem was found to be adequate job creation and poverty reduction through intensified development efforts involving governmental and non-governmental organizations and the private sector. Furthermore, enhanced democratization of the government system, political tolerance, improved access to legal travel authorization (visa) for safe migration, awareness creation campaigns, improved monitoring of private employment agencies, bilateral agreements with major destination countries and increased co-operation among stakeholders were found to be vital solutions to minimize illicit cross-border migration and human trafficking from Ethiopia.

Keywords: Human trafficking, illegal migration, cross-border migration, informal activity, policy response, Ethiopia
Integrated Water Resources Management as a System Approach for Water Security: Evidence from the Awash River Basin of Ethiopia
Authors: Hailu Reta , Tolossa Degefa , Alemu Getnet
Published: April 2021

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) is one of the systems thinking approaches that emerged in the 1990s to achieve water security. Ever since, it has been applied in various countries and contexts. However, the implementation of the IWRM is contested. There is paucity of literature and guidelines as to how the concept can be operationalized. In Ethiopia, there is no evidence that IWRM is successfully instituted. The study generated data from household and expert surveys, in-depth interviews, focused group discussions, observations, workshops, and secondary sources. We found that pragmatic water resources management through system approach helps to resolve the problem of fragmentations among various actors, sectors, interest, and priorities. It also enables the operationalization of IWRM as a system approach to secure water resources through strengthening of the interactions of various systems, subsystems, and the elements within the entire basin system. In addition, it is important to facilitate institutional environments such as overcoming financial constraints, considering the scarcity value of water resources and equity issues, as well as ensuring progressiveness of water institutions to emerging circumstances. To this end, strengthening water resources information systems, recognizing and balancing water as economic and public goods, creating awareness among key stakeholders, encouraging the engagement of private sectors in water resources development and management should be considered as mediums of realizing IWRM.Keywords:  IWRM; system thinking; water security; Awash basin; Ethiopia
Does Federalism Reduce Ethnic Conflict? Evidence From the Ethiopian Experience
Authors: Berhane Zerihun , Tefera Samuel
Published: April 2021

This paper discusses the issue of federalism and conflicts in Ethiopia by posing the question: to what extent does the current system of ethnic Federalism help to reduce ethnic tensions and conflicts? Although federalism is taken by many as a typical strategy for avoiding ethnic conflict and promoting democracy in multi-ethnic societies, the Ethiopian experience largely suggest that the system is not reducing ethnic tensions and conflicts. Ethnicity being the major organizing principle of the federal system in the country, promotes conflicts stressing the primordial notions of ethnicity and mobilization. It has encouraged differences and competition over the control of power and resources at a local level. Thus, conflicts are increasing, becoming more decentralized and protracted. These suggest that in the Ethiopian context, there is a need to move away from using ethnicity as a sole criterion and to organize the federation using geographical and economic considerations. This would further help to reduce the current ethnic strife by encouraging civic nationality and trust among people.Keywords: Conflict, Ethnicity, Federalism, Ethiopia
"Recasting the Golden Rule: Claude Sumner's Philosophical Contribution Reconsidered."
Authors: Teklu Theodros Assefa
Published: April 2021

The analysis of the treatise of Zär'a Ya’Əqob and Wäldä HƏywåt is one example of Claude Sumner's contribution to Ethiopian philosophy that deserves more recognition than the little attention it has attracted in contemporary scholarly engagements. Of particular significance is his analysis of the treatise’s social philosophy as condensed in the universal ethical dictum: the Golden Rule, which is a “precept that one should do as one would be done by." The purpose of this article is to inquire what this particular analysis could contribute to the broader discourse of the Golden Rule to resolve interpretational difficulties, and to the social dimension of human life, focusing on the value of respect that binds people together. To this end, the article begins by clarifying how this moral precept is set in a religious perspective to establish it as a supreme moral principle. Subsequently, the discussion will focus on how such a moral rule fosters the conceptual passage from the teleological (ethical aim) to the deontological (moral norm) and from respect to just relations, serving as a ligament that links both subjective and objective norms. Here, I will argue that this supreme moral principle has a comparative advantage over the Kantian Categorical Imperative. Finally, the paper will conclude by accentuating the moral-philosophical implications of the discussion pertinent to diversity and social cohesion.
Towards the Mid-Late Holocene Environment of Mochena Borago Rock Shelter, Wolayta, South Ethiopia
Authors: Alemseged Beldados  , Medhanit Tamirat
Published: April 2021

With the objective of understanding the mid-late Holocene subsistence pattern and the local ecology, archaeobotanical investigation was conducted on soil samples collected from 29 contexts from the rock shelter site of Mochena Borago. The samples were collected by the French Archaeological Mission in 2000 and 2001 field seasons. Flotation was carried out using bucket and 2.0 mm mesh size sieve. Recovered botanical remains were classified based on size and grain morphology. Seed analysis was conducted at 5-20x magnification.  A total of 112 seeds and fruit stones were identified which include 55 Sapindaceae cf. Deinbollia type (dune soap-berry), 33 Myrtaceae cf. Syzigium guineense type (sometimes called waterberry), 9 Plectranthus edulis (Wolayta dinich/potato), 7 Euphorbiaceae Croton sp. (rushfoil), 2 Cordia cf. africana (wanza in Amharic), 1 Ebenaceae cf. Diospyros (commonly known as ebony trees), 1 Olea europea ssp. africana (Olive Oil). Plectranthus edulis is an indigenous crop for the study area and Cordia cf. africana and Olea europea ssp. africana are reported for the first time in archaeological context of the whole region of Ethiopia. The study provided data on the ancient economy and ecology of the site in a region where archaeobotanical research is limited.
Chińska medycyna sądowa – od starożytności do wieków średnich. Rys historyczno-prawny
Authors: Dębicka Malwina
Published: April 2021

Chinese forensic medicine – from antiquity to the Middle Ages. Historical and legal outline

The article shows the beginnings of forensic medical opinions in China in antiquity and the Middle Ages. The issues of the participation of experts – experts in matters related to the assessment of health and life were discussed. In addition, the length and tradition of Chinese forensic medicine that has developed since the dawn of time is highlighted. For hundreds of years, inspections and forensic examinations were carried out by government officials – not by doctors. Significant changes in this matter were introduced by Song Ci – a doctor and a judge who is considered to be the “father” of forensics around the world. His work, The Washing Away of Wrongs, changed the fate of forensic and medical opinion in the history of China.
Rynek wydawniczy literatury dziecięcej i młodzieżowej w nowych Chinach
Authors: Lan Wu
Published: April 2021

Children’s and youth literature in new China

The author describes the difficult beginnings of publishing in new China, a country devastated in large part by the Japanese occupation and civil war. Publishing houses of all types were then scattered over a huge territory and very few. This was particularly the case for publishing children’s and youth literature. Despite this difficult situation, as early as the end of 1950, the first specialized publishing house for children and youth audiences was established in Shanghai. The author shows the difficult further way of building a large publishing movement and institutions cooperating with it, which specialized in work for children and youth audiences. It indicates the role of the publishing movement in expanding the education of children and young people in China. It signals the collapse of an excellent business in the gloomy period of the cultural revolution, and then shows a gradual rebirth, and then, again, the dynamic development of the industry in the early 1980s in connection with the implementation of the “reform and opening up” policy. An important stage in this dynamic development was the formation of a new media group aimed at children and youth audiences in 2000 – the Chinese youth and children’s information and publishing cooperative. This has led to the creation of similar media groups throughout China. Over 70 years of operation, new China has made tremendous progress in the field of children’s and youth literature and publishing. Interestingly, this process, especially in the initial period, was carried out in cooperation with its counterpart in Poland. Many Polish books for young Chinese readers have appeared on the Chinese market and this phenomenon continues to be beneficial for both sides.
Selective Reading and Misconstrued Biblical Text: A Case for the Inclusion of Women in Church Governance Structures in Black South African Churches
Authors: Dweba Zandisile M , Mbali Nkosinati M. , Rashe Prof Reuben Z
Published: April 2021

This article is a sequel to our article on the marginalisation and exclusion of women from the church governance structures in the Black South African churches. While numerous stereotypes were discussed in our previous article, that justified the exclusion of women, the authors in this article argue for a theological and Biblical basis for their inclusion in both the ministry and governance positions in Black South African churches. The authors followed a literature review approach in this article. In the literature reviewed, texts were unearthed which support the inclusion of women and the need for the consciousness with which Scripture must be read, understood and applied, to help the reader identify the value added by the discussion of the role of women in church leadership positions and ministry with an open mind. The approach which the authors adopted was to, having cited the texts that support the argument for the inclusion of women, treat the texts justly, perusing the Bible widely instead of selecting verses that seemingly support a favoured argument. Among the compelling findings, which revolved around equality, was that God created both man and woman to share dominion over the earth. All through their baptism, constitute the body of Christ; the Great Commission which Jesus commanded his disciples was an instruction to men and women equally; men and women in the Bible have served God in different capacities; When the Holy Spirit bestowed the spiritual gifts, this was meant for all those who constitute the body of Christ; and while the Old Testament emphasises priesthood for males only, the New Testament presents the priesthood of all believers.
Chứng khoán hóa bất động sản: Lý luận và thực tiễn
Authors: Phước Nguyễn Kim
Published: April 2021

Bài viết tập trung vào phân tích hình thức tạo vốn khả thi cho các dự án bất động sản là chứng khoán hóa. Chứng khoán hóa bất động sản là một hướng tạo vốn khả thi, tuy nhiên trên thực tế nhiều năm qua ở Việt Nam, vốn huy động cho bất động sản thông qua hình thức này vẫn “ì ạch”. Thông qua tổng hợp các mô hình chứng khoán hóa bất động sản đã được áp dụng trên thế giới, các kinh nghiệm các quốc gia đã phát triển hình thức huy động động này, nhất là ở các quốc gia phát triển, và thực trạng của Việt Nam, bài viết đề xuất một số khuyến nghị nhằm góp phần thúc đẩy tính khả thi của hình thức huy động nguồn vốn đủ lớn cho lĩnh vực bất động sản ở Việt Nam trong thời gian tới.
Implementation of Sistem Administrasi Keuangan Sekolah for Junior High Schools, Senior High Schools and Vocational Schools in Bogor PESAT Schools (Si-AKSES)
Authors: Prasvita Desta Sandya
Published: April 2021

In educational institutions, one of the resources that need to be managed properly is school financial resources. However, there are still many schools that have not managed their financial resources optimally, one of which is in the student financial administration process which is still done manually, namely by recording with books or recording with spreadsheet software. This has the risk of data being damaged, data lost, difficult to evaluate and monitoring, and less effective in student financial administration services. The same is the case with PESAT Bogor school, where schools still use spreadsheet software in financial administration. So in this study, the implementation of an integrated financial administration system at SMP, SMA, and SMK PESAT is integrated (Si-AKSES) in order to create optimal school governance, especially in the financial administration process. The software development uses the waterfall method which is implemented with the MySQL database, the PHP programming language and the CodeIgniter framework. With the existence of Si-AKSES, it can facilitate PESAT schools in providing services to students who want to make school financial payments, recording student transactions from the start of entry to graduation, controlling student arrears, reporting processes, and so that school finances are more controllable and transparent.
The Impact of a Knowledge of Media and Information Literacy on the Personal and Ethical Decisions of a Selected Group of College Graduates in Jamaica
Authors: Deans Mark-Jeffery
Published: April 2021

Through the use of qualitative inquiry, this study seeks to discuss the findings of the impact of a knowledge of media and information literacy (MIL) on the personal and ethical decisions of a select group of college graduates in Jamaica. The study is undergirded by Alagaran’s Explore, Engage, and Empower Model of MIL and sought to investigate the media and information literacy knowledge level that exists among college graduates, to determine how knowledge of MIL affects their ethical decisions and the impact it has on their daily life choices. Findings indicate that participants were generally familiar with the composite term “media and information literacy”. Their responses reflect adherence to MIL principles geared towards making ethical choices in their use of information and indicate that a knowledge of media and information literacy is important in the personal decision making of college graduates in Jamaica.
Exploring Benefits of the East Street and Greater Portmore Junior Centre Visual and Performing Arts After School Programme: Parental Perceptions
Authors: Lloyd Denise D.
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this study was to explore how parents perceive the benefits of the East Street and Greater Portmore Junior Centre Visual and Performing Arts After School Program (JSVPASP). This research employs a qualitative research design which, according to Creswell (2014), is “a means for exploring and understanding the meaning individuals or groups ascribe to a social or human problem” (p. 246). This research is therefore aimed at exploring recent and relevant research articles relating to visual and performing arts and its benefits to children. The objective of this study was also achieved by using data collecting techniques such as telephone interviews, face to face interviews, and field notes with 18 parents of students who were attending the centre for over 1 year. The interview results indicated that parents have seen improvement in their children’s academic performances, social skills, behaviours, and self-confidence while attending the Centre. The results of this study will be used to encourage stakeholders to invest in the Junior Centre programmes, to highlight its benefits, and to increase parental participation in the activities and development of the Junior Centre.
Interpreting the Data: Reflections on ASL-English Cross Language Research
Authors: Johnson Serena
Published: April 2021

Cross language research typically ignores the role the translator and translation play in the research process. This paper adds to the literature by examining some of the challenges experienced during the translation and interpretation aspect of research. This autoethnography explores the positionality of a non-native user of American Sign Language who conducted research with native American Sign Language users. Findings indicate that translation and interpretation in research is not simply a matter of rote process and deserves more attention as an integral aspect of cross-language research.
From Gentrification to Regeneration: A Grounded Theory Study of Community Leadership in Southwest Atlanta
Authors: Isaac Carol , Bernstein Arla , Behar-Horenstein Linda
Published: April 2021

Urban neighborhoods have undergone property disinvestment, a decreasing population, and a general economic decline. Atlanta, the fourth-fastest gentrifying city in the United States exemplifies this trend. The purpose of this grounded theory study is to understand how discourse about gentrification helps a community address its goal of regeneration. We used Habermas’ critical hermeneutic lens to investigate the perceptions of 20 resident leaders and stakeholders in a community that was undergoing the process of gentrification. Our findings illustrate that this community is fraught with systematically distorted communication that used communicative action for emancipation. The four theoretical codes: gentrification (a collision between politics and economics), systematically distorted communication, regeneration, and strategies (communicative action as emancipatory), were used to represent how power and language intersected within economic and political discourse. Through an identification of elements of communicative action for neighborhoods that are undergoing gentrification, this study provides guidance for development of stakeholder community action plans.
“Surveilling the Maternal Body”: A Critical Examination through Foucault’s Panopticon
Authors: Symonds LeBlanc Sarah
Published: April 2021

This article analyzes my personal experience of having a maternal body through autoethnographic means. Being pregnant is a time of celebration, but moms experience private and public changes in their bodies. These public changes continue during the postpartum period. Ground in Foucault’s panopticon, this paper explores how the maternal body undergoes self-surveillance as well as surveillance by the proverbial others. I provide vignettes and personal experiences to highlight the panopticon: moms self-surveil but moms are also being surveilled when in the public eye. I make the argument of how the maternal body is a site of surveillance often used to judge the goodness of the mother or the usefulness of the maternal body. I conclude with a suggestion of how the panopticon can be used to examine parenting practices.
Young Men’s Perceptions of Teenage Pregnancy
Authors: Adewole Oluwatoyin , Otubanjo Oluwaseun
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the qualitative study was to understand the perceptions and experiences of young men who lived in a county of Texas regarding teenage pregnancy. Face-to-face audio-taped interviews were conducted with 20 young men between ages 18 and 21. Five major themes and one subtheme were uncovered from the interview: unplanned pregnancy/attitude to unprotected sex, being a father at an early age, wanting sex education in the school curriculum, advice for other young men, and desiring parent’s role in sex education. The sub-theme was early childhood education to start at home. The findings of this study demonstrate that young men, like young women, have concerns about teenage pregnancy, contraceptive use, sex education, parent roles, media, and peer influence on teenagers’ sexual decision making. Knowledge about men’s developmental stages could mean a better understanding of young men’s behavior, attitude, and perception about teenage pregnancy. Involving young men in pregnancy prevention programs could improve understanding of the social psychology of men’s development stages and perceive their sexual relationships.
An Interpretative Phenomenological Inquiry into Experience, Expression, and Effect of Gratitude among Males and Females
Authors: Iqbal Naved , Srivastava Supriya , Dar Imtiyaz
Published: April 2021

Gratitude is a universal phenomenon that is experienced and expressed differently by individuals. The differences in experience and expression of gratitude are based on a number of factors, important among them is gender. There are very few studies that have explored gender differences using quantitative methods in gratitude interventions. However, this phenomenon can best be understood by employing qualitative methods like Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), as it is concerned with trying to understand any phenomenon, from the participant’s point of view. There is a paucity of research in this area. Therefore, we tried to explore experience, expression, and effects of gratitude among males and females using IPA. For this purpose, a semi-structured interview was administered on 20 students (10 males and 10 females) and it was subjected to IPA. Three themes that emerged from the analysis were Experience of gratitude, Expression of gratitude and Effects of experiencing and expressing gratitude. These themes were further classified under several subthemes. Though there were similarities between males and females for many subthemes but there were some differences also. Feeling grateful towards strangers and sharing grateful experiences with others were subthemes that emerged only in female participants. Using grateful experiences as a coping strategy was a subtheme that emerged dominantly among male participants. The findings of the present study are explained with the help of available literature.
The Meaning of Javanese Adolescents' Involvement in Youth Gangs During the Discoveries of Youth Identity: A Phenomenological Study
Authors: Hasanah Enung , Supardi Supardi
Published: April 2021

Yogyakarta is a part of Javanese society. Javanese culture, which always enforces moral values, has a practical implication toward adolescents' views about their self-identity. Yogyakarta adolescents are well known to have positive self-identity, good behavior, and tend to become successful persons in their youth. In the past years, a phenomenon of youth gangs that often conduct irresponsible acts such as brawls, stabbing terror, and even murder has emerged. The question of the research is how adolescent members of a youth gang give meaning to their involvement in a youth gang. To answer the question, we used a phenomenological research method. We employed a modified Colaizzi method as defined by Moustakas (1994) to analyze the data. The participants of the research are adolescents with criteria as follows: coming from the Javanese family, living in Yogyakarta, a high school student, a member of a youth gang, had been involved in law violation. The research results show that Javanese adolescents, members of a youth gang, value their involvement in the gang as a means of showing their self-existence because the gang is the only place that provides wiggle room to express themselves, adolescents failed to construct values about self-existence, and also they lacked appreciation from their closest people and their environment.
A Near Miss: The Lived Experiences of Telecommunication Technicians’ Injurious Accidents and Near Misses
Authors: Hester Bridgette , Fusch Patricia
Published: April 2021

Due to a dearth in the literature, this study was conducted to explore the lived experiences of telecommunication field technicians who have experienced near miss and injurious accidents. Using protection motivation theory (PMT), we sought to explore if, after an accident, a technician would alter behaviors and insights regarding safety practices while executing their job duties. Participants for this qualitative phenomenological study included six telecommunication technicians with an average of 19 years’ experience and who had experienced an injurious or near miss accident at work. Findings suggested that after experiencing such an event, technicians demonstrated PMT characteristics including a heightened perception of the severity and probability of a threatening event. Technicians also hold themselves and crew members accountable for safety, believe the industry views worker safety as inconsequential, and that companies and oversight entities should be accountable for enforcement of workplace practices. While many factors influence workplace safety, adopting and enforcing a safety climate that encourages safety practices, quality training, and employee input into the safety climate of the organization, could result in lower injurious accident or near miss accident rate, larger profit margins, and also create a culture of safety that is supported and sustained by employees.
Assessment of Ecoturistic Opportunities of Shakhrisabz District
Authors:   Candidate agricultural sciences, Associate professor, Head of Department “Geodesy, cadastry and land management”, Karshi Engineering-Economic Institute, Uzbekistan, Aliqulov Gʻolib Nortoshevich
Published: April 2021

Ecotourism and its development depends not only on the socio-economic conditions of the study area, but also on the natural conditions of the area, the presence of ecotourism sites and their geographical location. Because the characteristics of natural conditions allow us to determine the ecotourism potential of the region and what species can be developed.
Description of Bread And Bakery in “Dīwān Lughāt Al-Turk”
Authors:   Junior Researcher, Center for Ethnology and Anthropology of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Kuldashev Sarvar Makhmudovich
Published: April 2021

This article discusses bread, which was a significant part of the diet of the Turkic peoples during the reign of Mahmud Kashgari. Bread has been widely used by the Turks since ancient times. This bread has long been loved and used not only by the Turkic peoples, but also by the peoples of the world. Nowadays, the types of bread and methods of preparation are various. There is also a comparative analysis of the types of bread mentioned in the work of Mahmud Kashgari, as well as historical information about their preparation and further development of bread. In this scientific work, we can see in what conditions and with what tools the Turkic people baked bread.
Successful Excision of Oral Irritational Fibroma Using 940 nm Diode Laser: Case Series
Authors:   Dental Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, P.O. BOX. 7897, Riyadh 11159, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al-Otaibi Lubna M , Al-Mohaya Maha A ,   Dental Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, P.O. BOX. 7897, Riyadh 11159, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Published: April 2021

Background: Irritational fibroma is a frequently observed benign exophytic and reactive oral lesion that develops as a result of trauma. The usual sites of irritational fibroma are buccal mucosa, tongue, and lower labial mucosa. These lesions are excised using conventional surgery, electrosurgery, or more recently by laser. Methods: A total of 36 patients underwent surgical excision of superficial proliferative lesions under local anesthesia using a 940 nm diode laser. Bleeding was stopped using laser dry bandage setting, and no suturing was needed. All specimens were sent for histopathological examination. Patients were examined for intra-operative and post-operative complications. Results: The procedure was simple to perform with minimum bleeding and excellent precision. It was well accepted by the patients, who also reported mild post-operative pain. Optimum healing was achieved with no residual ulceration or scarring. The excised specimens were adequate for histopathological examination and all diagnosed as oral fibromas. Conclusion: The 940 nm diode laser can be utilized in excisional biopsy of irritational fibromas with minimum bleeding, discomfort, scarring, and postoperative pain and should be considered as a practical alternative to the traditional surgical technique. PSMMC REC clinical study registration number: 1203, series of 2019
Profiles of Transforming Activations of Immune Cells as Infiltrative Dimensions in Definition of TCD4+ helper Cells in Neuroinflammation of Multiple Sclerosis Type
Authors:   Department of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Tal-Qroqq, University Of Malta Medical School, Msida, Malta, Europe, M Agius Lawrence
Published: April 2021

Processes of induced generation of auto-reactive lymphocytes are direct consequential formulas in defining profiles of activation and re-activation of immune cells both peripherally and in CNS parenchyma. Such profiles of ongoing transformation include in particular the dimensional reconstitution of both Th1 and Th17 CD4+ lymphocytes within the CNS parenchyma. The dynamics of infiltration and preceding extravasation of immunecompetent cells allows a permissive environment for the actions of cytokines and chemokines in terms specific for the dynamics of stimulated secretion by innate immune cells and of adaptive immune cells. Such integration is defining term of conditioning of permissive micro environmental cues in pathogen-recognition and molecular patterns of recognition of various agonists including bacteria and viruses.
Diseño Exploratorio Secuencial (DEXPLOS), procedimiento e instrumento para el análisis de narrativas históricas escolares desde la perspectiva de género
Authors: Ortega-Sánchez Delfín , Heras-Sevilla Davinia
Published: April 2021

Este estudio ofrece una descripción detallada del diseño y procedimiento metodológico aplicado en el análisis de las representaciones sociales sobre la Historia en las narrativas del alumnado de Educación Primaria. La investigación se posiciona en los enfoques mixtos de investigación, en particular, en los diseños exploratorios secuenciales (DEXPLOS) derivativos, en los que el proceso de investigación combina la recolección, codificación uniforme, categorización y análisis descriptivo e interpretativo de datos cualitativos (fase 1) con datos cuantitativos, obtenidos sobre la base de los primeros, a través de la construcción ad hoc de una escala categorial de medición de las unidades de análisis (fase 2). Los resultados obtenidos evidencian la validez y operatividad del diseño metodológico e instrumento propuesto para el análisis y reflexión sobre los enfoques curriculares dominantes en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de la Historia escolar en esta etapa educativa. De acuerdo con los resultados obtenidos en la primera aplicación de esta metodología e instrumento, la transmisión de discursos históricos estereotipados por el profesorado continúa legitimado la reproducción de narrativas y la selección predeterminada de ciertos actores protagónicos por parte del alumnado. Esta selección determina, igualmente, la conformación de identidades sociales e históricas que, en caso de proponer a las mujeres en estadios subsidiarios y dependientes, impulsan la exclusión de aquellos que “no hacen historia”.
Female character's Struggle Upon Patriarchy Portrayed in Mary E. Wilkins's The Revolt of Mother
Authors: Susilowati Rini
Published: April 2021

Abstract: Short story as one of literary works can be the reflection of human life and also historical background in which human live in certain time and period. The portrayal of the characters in the short story can describe vividly the life of people in the real life in certain period. This article tries to portray how women in America living under the pressure of patriarchy during 1920s and it is described though female character in Mary E Wilkins’s The Revolt of Mother. The struggle of female character in this short story to survive upon the oppression of patriarchy is so touching and inspiring. The author creates such a delicate but tough female character who finally can conquer her husband’s absolute privilege which made her to live with suffering for forty years. The female character’s suffering in this short story is hoped to be our inspiration to give more appreciation for women, and giving them protection from the violence comes from patriarchy.     

 

Key words: female character, short story, patriarchy
The Influence of Corporate Governance on Intellectual Capital Disclosure: Evidence from Bank on Indonesian Stock Exchange 2015-2019
Authors: Dra., Ak., MSA., CA Indrayati , Melani, SE., Ak., MSA., CA Erlin , Slamet Slamet
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Corporate Governance on Intellectual Capital Disclosure. The sample used in this study consisted of 22 banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2019. The data used is in the form of an annual report. The sampling technique in this study was to use purposive sampling. This study uses multiple regression analysis. The statistical analysis results show that partially the audit committee and external auditor variables have a significant positive effect on intellectual capital disclosure.
Meanwhile, the independent commissioner variable has no significant effect on intellectual capital disclosure. The ownership concentration variable harms intellectual capital disclosure. Simultaneously, the variables of the independent commissioner, ownership concentration, audit committee, and external auditor have a significant effect on intellectual capital disclosure.
КАТЕГОРИЯТА ВИД НА ГЛАГОЛА И МЕТОДИЧЕСКИ АСПЕКТИ НА ПРЕПОДАВАНЕТО Ѝ В БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ УЧИЛИЩА ЗАД ГРАНИЦА / THE CATEGORY OF VERB ASPECT. METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN TEACHING ASPECT IN BULGARIAN SCHOOLS ABROAD
Authors: Charalozova Katya
Published: April 2021

The article views aspect as a semantic category where members of the aspects pairs represent not word forms but distinct lexemes. Following the theoretical account, the author discusses methodological aspects of teaching the category of aspect to students in Bulgarian schools abroad with a view to the consistent representation of knowledge and the ways of introducing the perfective and imperfective verbs and their forms in the different tenses.
ПPОФ. Д.Ф.Н. ЙОРДАН ЗАИМОВ – ЕДИН ГОЛЯМ БЪЛГАРСКИ УЧЕН, МНОГОАСПЕКТНА ИНТЕЛЕКТУАЛНА ЛИЧНОСТ И НЕЗАБРАВИМ УЧИТЕЛ (1921–1987) /
PROF. YORDAN ZAIMOV, DSC – A GREAT BULGARIAN SCIENTIST,
A PERSON OF MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF INTELLIGENCE AND A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN MENTOR (1921–1987)
Authors: Choleva-Dimitrova Anna
Published: April 2021

Prof. Yordan Zaimov, DSc, is born on 23rd of April 1921 in Sofia. He graduated Slavic Philology at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” in 1944. He has the opportunity to be taught by some of the most prominent scholars. His brilliant linguistic knowledge (he spoke eight languages) will be the basis for his future notable success in some of the most difficult scientific fields such as etymology, onomastics, and diachronic linguistics. All his activities are connected completely with the Institute for Bulgarian Language at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Significant moments from his life, dedicated to knowledge, are going to be presented as well as from his multidisciplinary work.
ЧЛЕН-КОРЕСПОНДЕНТ ПРОФ. Д.Ф.Н. ЕМИЛИЯ ПЕРНИШКА НА 85 ГОДИНИ /

CORRESPONDING MEMBER PROF. EMILIA PERNISHKA, DSC, TURNS 85
Authors: Georgieva Tsvetelina
Published: April 2021

CORRESPONDING MEMBER PROF. EMILIA PERNISHKA, DSC, TURNS 85
Система электронной очереди и регистрации через интернет
Authors: Оспанова Назира Нургазыевна , Шарипов Ерканат Болатович
Published: April 2021

В статье рассказывается об основных вопросах и решениях системы электронной очереди и регистрации через интернет. Данный сервис подходит под основную концепцию государственной программы Республики Казахстан «Цифровой Казахстан 2020». В статье описаны принципы веб-дизайна интерфейса, выбранные языки программирования, конкретные требования и критерии к выбору данным языкам программирования. Описаны основные функции и возможности сервиса, расписаны содержащие блоки, визуализирован основной интерфейс при помощи снимков экрана во время пользования сервисом на рисунках 1–4. Описаны программные коды основных действий. Коды поясняются с помощью комментариев, которые так же присутствуют в самом программном коде. Представлен графический алгоритм занятия очереди в виде блок-схемы на рисунке 5. Так же содержатся вывод и список используемой литературы в окончании статьи.
Управление неустойчивыми процессами в классе катастроф «Ласточкин хвост» для объектов с одним входом и с одним выходом
Authors: Бeйсенби Мамырбек Аукебаевич , Ахметова Сауле Океновна , Адилбаев Андас Аманбаевич , Дүйсенғали Гулбакыт Бахтыгалиқызы
Published: April 2021

В статье излагается метод пастроения и исследования систем управления с повышенным потенциалом робастной устойчивости линейными динамическими объектами с неопределенными параметрами в классе катастроф ласточкин хвост. Показано, что система управления с одним входом и с одним выходом с повышенным потенциалом робастной устойчивости обеспечивает устойчивость при любых изменениях неопределенных параметров и соответственно гарантированно исключает режим неустойчивости в системе.
Проект технического решения по сокращению выбросов диоксида серы в уходящих газах энергетических котлов
Authors: Глазырин Сергей Александрович , Айдымбаева Жанар Абдешевна , Достияров Абай Мухамедиярович , Ержанов Калый Шаймерданович , Бимурзина Зарина Аскаровна
Published: April 2021

В статье представлены результаты научно-исследовательской работы по эффективности утилизации сточных вод тепловой электростанции с целью снижения объемов выбросов оксидов серы. Результатом исследований стала разработка рабочего проекта по десульфоризации дымовых газов под руководством кандидата технических наук Глазырина С. А. «Разработка технического решения по сокращению выбросов диоксида серы в уходящих газах одного из энергетических котлоагрегатов (БКЗ-420-140) ТЭЦ-2 с разработкой проекта» в составе рабочей проектной группы ТОО «Институт проектирования и инноваций ПРиИЗ». Заказчик – АО «Астана-Энергия». В рабочем проекте разработаны следующие разделы: технологическое решение по повышению степени улавливания оксидов серы путем утилизации сточных вод в существующей схеме очистки газов, строительная часть, автоматика, силовое электрооборудование, оценка воздействия на окружающую среду (ОВОС), климатические условия района проведения работа, воздействие на атмосферный воздух. В настоящее время проект находится на стадии экспертизы.
Информационные технологии для организации проведения обследования железнодорожной станции
Authors: Майлыбаев Ерсайын Курманбайулы , Умбетов Умирбек
Published: April 2021

В статье рассматривается анализ научных работ, посвященных проблеме методики проведения предпроектного обследования работы железнодорожных станций (ЖДС). Во многих случаях обследование ЖДС требует выездов в командировки и имеет существенное ограничение по продолжительности выполнения, выделяемым человеческим и материальным ресурсам. Поэтому эффективность предпроектного обследования существенным образом зависит от правильной организации выполнения работ и установления взаимодействия между представителями разработчика и специалистами заказчика. Таким образом, отсутствие единого подхода к обследованию ЖДС приводит к формальному описанию требований к автоматизированных систем АС в технических заданиях на их разработку. Следовательно, отсутствие единого подхода сказывается и дальнейших дополнительных затратах средств и времени на этапах разработки рабочих проектов и внедрения АС на ЖДС.
Е-2,5-0,9 ГМ БАРАБАНДА ДЕҢГЕЙДІ ӨЛШЕУ ЖҮЙЕСІН ҚОЛДАНУ ЖӘНЕ СОРҒЫЛАРДЫ АУЫСТЫРУ
Authors: Муханбетова Асемай Досымқызы , Бахтияр Балжан Төрепашқызы , Әкімбек Гүлмира Әбілқайрқызы , Искаков Ділшат Озатұлы
Published: April 2021

Мақалада отын мен қоректік суды үнемдеу мәселесін алға қоя отырып Е-2,5-0,9 ГМ барабанда деңгейді өлшеу жүйесін қолдану және қазіргі сорғы түрлерін тиімдірек маркалы сорғыларға ауыстырып,барабандағы су деңгейін арнайы қысым реттегішті орнату арқылы бақылау және оны автоматтандыру.