bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penilaian kualitas akustik masjid Raudhaturrahmah Padang Tiji dengan menggunakan simulasi Ecotect
Authors: Yani Yulida
Published: March 2021

Masjid merupakan tempat ibadah umat islam yang memiliki pengaruh penting bagi masyarakat, dalam melakukan ibadah perlu adanya ketenangan dan kejelasan bicara agar pesan yang disampaikan dapat tersalurkan dengan jelas dan baik. Dalam penelitian ini ruang yang digunakan untuk simulasi ialah ruang shalat masjid Raudhaturrahmah. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui kondisi, penyebabnya dan memperbaiki kualitas akustik dengan penambahan plafond serta material serap, agar sesuai dengan kebutuhan ruang percakapan masjid. Fokus utama penelitian adalah menghitung tingkat bising latar belakang (background noise), dan waktu dengung (reverberation time). Metode yang digunakan adalah simulasi dengan menggunakan software Ecotect yang mampu menganalisis kinerja akustik. Hasil dari simulasi memperlihatkan bahwa kalkulasi waktu dengung (RT) dan pengukuran background noise belum memenuhi kriteria yang telah ditetapkan. nilai yang dihasilkan untuk RT dengan occupancy 0%, 50%, 100% ialah 18,29 s, 7,80 s, dan 4, 71 s. sedangkan hasil dari background Noise ialah 60 dB. Dari penelitian ini menghasilkan solusi untuk memperbaiki waktu dengung dan background noise dengan menambah plafond dan material serap. Setelah penambahan Plafond dan material serap nilai akustik yang dihasilkan lebih optimal dibandingkan dengan kondisi exiting.
The Ways of Rendering Functional Sentence Perspective and Semantic Emphasis of a Stanza when Translating a Poetic Text (as Illustrated by Tatyana Lavrova’s Poem “A Girl Who Has Survived the War”)
Authors: Фатеева Н.А.
Published: March 2021

В статье рассматриваются особенности передачи функциональной перспективы русских предложений, строк и строф стихотворного текста при переводе на английский язык. Автор уделяет особое внимание передаче различных видов инверсии с учетом расстановки смысловых акцентов, а также переводу номинативных (безглагольных) предложений и предложений с эллипсисом подлежащего. Переводческое исследование проводится на материале собственного перевода на английский язык стихотворения Т. Лавровой «Девочка, прошедшая войну» и затрагивает как синтаксические, так и лексические аспекты перевода выбранного произведения.

This article examines peculiarities of rendering functional sentence perspective within a line, a sentence, and a verse when translating Russian poetry into English. Special attention is given to the ways of representing different types of inversion that are inextricably linked to semantic emphasis, as well as to the translation of nominal (or nonverbal) sentences and one-member sentences where the subject is omitted. The author illustrates her ideas with her own translation of the poem “A Girl Who has Survived the War” by Tatyana Lavrova into English and speaks about both syntactic and semantic aspects of translation of the poem under analysis.
Characterisation Study of Taylor-Couette Flow in Fluid Mixture of Used Cooking Oil and Water
Authors: Adhi Kusumastuti  , Nur Qudus  , Widi Astuti
Published: March 2021

A study was done to investigate effect of volume ratio of water and used cooking oil to the characteristic of Taylor-Couette flow in terms of shear stress and energy loss distribution within Taylor-Couette column. The characterisation study was carried out by applying water and waste cooking oil at volume ratio of 1:1, 1:3, 1:5, and 1:6. The inner cylinder was rotated at 300 rpm while the outer cylinder was kept static. It was found that optimal volume ratio for wastewater treatment was 1:1, shown by the phenomenon of Modulated Wavy Vortices flow regime. The highest Taylor number of 1.01x107 was also achieved in the volume ratio, while the shear stress was -1.99.
Landfill Site Selection Using Fuzzy Logic & AHP & WLC (Case study: Razan city - Iran)
Authors: Balist Jahanbakhsh , Nahavandchi Mehrdad , Bidar Ghafor Sadeghi
Published: March 2021

The landfill has the potential impacts of environmental pollution if not properly selected, which can be irreparable because the environment and health components are human and other creatures. The ultimate goal Locating the most appropriate place to achieve the fewest adverse effects to the environment and natural resources and economically the most cost and engineering perspective to have the best features. This study aims to locate a place for a landfill in the city of Razan. The ARC GIS 9.3 software and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) are used. The data layers such as elevation, slope, aspect, soil, climate, and vegetation were determined and collected. Then by using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), weight parameters were given. Then parameters were standard in the GIS environment. The layers obtained the value by multiplying the analytic hierarchy process and data layers together with (WLC) method, and this is the final layer that can be extracted. The final plan was presented to construct a landfill.
Friends or Enemies? : Sisterhood in Nineteenth-Century Hungarian Novels and Diaries
Authors: Kucserka Zsófia
Published: March 2021

The study examines two diaries, both written in Hungarian in the mid-nineteenth century by young female authors (Countess Anna Kornis and Antónia Kölcsey). The diaries are approached from the point of view of the interpretations of emotional bonds and relationship patterns offered by the two girls in their descriptions and portrayals of their relationships to their siblings. In the case of Anna Kornis’s diary, I focus on the narrative passages concerning her relationship with her sister. Antónia Kölcsey’s more conflict-ridden relationship with her brother is worth comparing with the relationship between the Kornis sisters. I examine the passages in the two diaries concerning sibling relationships against the backdrop of the paradigm shift familiar from the family history and emotional history secondary literature and the portrayals of sibling relationships in the novels of the period. What kinds of linguistic tools and rhetorical formulae were used to interpret and narrate the emotional content and dynamics of the sibling relationship?
The Stepfamily from Children’s Perspectives in Pest-Buda in the 1860s
Authors: Gyimesi Emese
Published: March 2021

This paper examines the distinctive aspects of children’s letter-writing practices, sibling relationships, and the use of urban spaces by one of the most educated, intellectual stepfamilies in mid-nineteenth century Pest-Buda. In this bourgeois family, children grew up in an exceptionally rich intellectual atmosphere, as their mother (Júlia Szendrey) was a poet, writer and translator, their father (Árpád Horvát) was a historian, and one of their uncles (Pál Gyulai) was the most significant literary critic of the time. Consequently, reading and writing was a fun game and a source of joy for even the youngest members of the family. As a result, many of the analyzed sources were produced by children, offering us the exceptional possibility to examine stepfamily relations, emotional practices, urban and everyday life, as well as material culture from the perspective of children. The study aims to identify the practices through which the family experience and the family identity and the sense of belonging in the Szendrey-Horvát family were constructed.
Globalization and Exclusion of Marginalized Sections of the Society:
Authors: Mahmood Faisal
Published: March 2021

While globalization has accelerated the flow and interconnectedness of capital, goods, information, people, and technology, it has also intensified disconnection, exclusion, and marginalization. Much research has been undertaken on this subject, aimed primarily at providing the bases for the policies for eradication of the exclusionary process of globalization. This paper, based on secondary data, seeks to add to this body of knowledge by addressing the following issues. First, it tries to explain the concept of globalization and how it has affected India. Also, it highlights how the exclusionary processes associated with globalization have provided ways for social exclusion. The data used in this paper are extracted from the carefully selected literature on the subject. It has examined the link between globalization and the exclusion of marginalized sections in India. The findings of this paper show how globalization touches upon issues of well-being and social justice. In the process of globalization-driven development, marginalized sections have paid their toll in the form of their land, livelihood, culture, knowledge, and other resources.  In the name of development, governments have put the lives of these groups at stake, especially tribals. This study recommends a few measures to minimize the widening gap between the weaker and the dominants that would be helpful for policymakers in minimizing the exclusionary practices led by globalization towards the marginalized sections.
Taxonomic revision of Ceropegia sect. Huernia (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae) in Saudi Arabia with three new combinations
Authors: Alharbi Samah A. , Al-Qthanin Rahmah N.
Published: March 2021

This study provides a taxonomic revision for Ceropegia sect. Huernia in the flora of Saudi Arabia. Forty-six quantitative and qualitative morphological characters were analysed using principal component analysis (PCA), principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) and the unweighted pairs group using mean average (UPGMA) to separate and help delimit taxa. We propose to reduce the number of species reported in Saudi Arabia from 11 to four: C. khalidbinsultaniicomb. nov., C. laevis, C. lodarensis and C. macrocarpa. This study also suggested reducing two names to varietal level under C. lodarensis (var. foetidacomb. nov. and var. rubrostictacomb. nov.). A key to the species, detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, ecology, etymology and preliminary conservation assessments are provided that follow IUCN criteria.
Mathematical modelling of cytosolic calcium concentration distribution using non-local fractional operator
Authors: Agarwal Ritu , Kritika  , Purohit Sunil Dutt , Kumar Devendra
Published: March 2021

The aim of this paper is to study the calcium profile governed by the advection diffusion equation. The mathematical and computational modeling has provided insights to understand the calcium signalling which depends upon cytosolic calcium concentration. Here the model includes the important physiological parameters like diffusion coefficient, flow velocity etc. The mathematical model is fractionalised using Hilfer derivative and appropriate boundary conditions have been framed. The use of fractional order derivative is more advantageous than the integer order because of the non-local property of the fractional order differentiation operator i.e. the next state of the system depends not only upon its current state but also upon all of its preceeding states. Analytic solution of the fractional advection diffusion equation arising in study of diffusion of cytosolic calcium in RBC is found using integral transform techniques. Since, the Hilfer derivative is generalisation of Riemann- Liouville and Caputo derivatives so, these two are also deduced as special cases. The numerical simulation has been done to observe the effects of the fractional order of the derivatives involved in the differential equation representing the model over the concentration of calcium which is function of time and distance. The concentration profile of calcium is significantly changed by the fractional order.
Cartographie de l’érosion hydrique des sols et priorisation des mesures de conservation dans le territoire d’Uvira (République démocratique du Congo)
Authors: Nacishali Nteranya Jean
Published: March 2021

L’érosion des sols est un risque naturel qui est exacerbé par les activités anthropiques en République démocratique du Congo. Cependant, il existe peu d’information sur la spatialisation de ce phénomène à l’échelle territoriale. Cette étude est basée sur l’utilisation du modèle USLE (Universal Soil Loss Equation) et des données en accès libre pour cartographier les zones à risque d’érosion et faire la priorisation des zones pour la conservation des sols dans le territoire d’Uvira. Au regard de résultats, 52,79 % du territoire est caractérisé par un risque d’érosion faible tandis que 47,21 % font face à un risque de perte de sol supérieure à la limite tolérable de 11 t/ha/an dans le contexte des paysages tropicaux et montagneux. Ce risque est accentué par la perte du couvert végétal au profit de l’extension des zones urbaines et agricoles. Le faible niveau de sensibilité à l’érosion se trouve au niveau de la plaine de la Ruzizi tandis que les zones situées dans les plateaux présentent une forte sensibilité en raison de leur relief accidenté et une pluviosité forte. L’analyse statistique des rapports de fréquence des glissements de terrain montre l’existence d’une relation entre leur occurrence et les zones d’intensité d’érosion. La modélisation de la perte de sol en fonction des différentes méthodes de protection de sol montre que l’approche de mise en place des bandes enherbées et l’aménagement des terrasses sont les plus appropriés pour réduire le risque d’érosion dans ce secteur. Ces méthodes peuvent être associées aux efforts d’afforestation pour une protection efficace des sols.
De la région ressource au territoire ressource ? Réflexion autour de l’hydroélectricité communautaire au Lac-Saint-Jean (Québec)
Authors: Durand Lucas
Published: March 2021

Les espaces ruraux canadiens sont souvent qualifiés de régions ressources. Celles-ci se caractérisent par un modèle de développement extractiviste, c’est-à-dire structuré autour des grandes industries exogènes d’extraction de ressources naturelles. Il s’agit ici d’examiner les conditions d’émergence d’un modèle alternatif de développement régional, que nous nommons territoire ressource, au sein duquel les acteurs territoriaux s’approprient la gestion des ressources naturelles. Nous illustrerons notre propos à travers le cas d’étude des mini-centrales hydroélectriques développées dans la région du Lac-Saint-Jean au Québec. Mises en service entre 2015 et 2018, les centrales de Val-Jalbert et de la Onzième Chute furent entièrement développées et gérées par un partenariat entre autorités publiques locales et la communauté ilnue de Mashteuiatsh, dans une finalité de développement territorial.
Editorial Vol.7
Authors: Samarawickrama Sumanthri
Published: March 2021

No abstract available.
Requirement Area Review: Flexibile Study Area for Traffic Impact Assessments
Authors: Pathiraja A.L.A.C. , De Silva P.C.P. , Jayasinghe Amila B.
Published: March 2021

New developments will contribute to increased traffic to the external environment. Therefore, the majority of nations, in planning and building regulations and guidelines have adopted steps to control them beforehand. Similarly, in Sri Lanka, new developments in the approval process should be undertaken, based on their legal specifications and through a Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA). Although the management of traffic from new developments is exceedingly positive, one of the problematic sectors noted in the TIA study is a fixed study area. Consequently, a 500 m buffer area from the proposed site edges is currently being taken as the study area in Sri Lanka. The geographical extent of the traffic impact area is not a fixed boundary. Particularly based on a set of parameters, the true catchment area could be changed. A fixed boundary may, therefore, misdirect developers, consultants and planning authorities in decision making in situations of transport planning. Owing to this very debatable selection, almost all studies have been incorrect. Consequently, this research focuses on investigating the requirement of flexible study areas for traffic impact assessments of distinctly unique developments.
A GIS-Based Simulation Application to Model Surface Runoff Level in Urban Blocks
Authors: Wijayawardana P.N.P. , Abenayake C.C. , Jayasinghe A.B. , Kalpana L.D.C.H.N. , Dias N. , Amaratunga D. , Haigh R.
Published: March 2021

Simulation of flood inundation in urban areas longer important, given the magnitude of potential loss and disruption associated with non-river based, urban flooding. The complexity of the urban environment and lack of high-resolution topographic and hydrologic data compromise the development and implementation of models. Low impact development (LID) is technical know-how on a collection of sustainable practices that mimic natural hydrological functions including infiltration, evapotranspiration or use of surface runoff. Several studies have been carried out to discuss the impact of urbanization scenarios in reducing the urban flood risk in watershed scale in Sri Lanka. Yet, there is a gap remains in simulating the effectiveness of LID-based planning practices to reduce flood risk with the complex built form scenarios. In such a situation, this study attempts to make a significant contribution to simulate the variations of flood regulation functions under different high-intensive urban development scenarios, particularly focusing on the urban metropolitan regions. The analyses were carried out utilizing SWMM (Storm Water Management Model) which is open-source flood inundation simulation approach with the help of GIS in a more qualitative manner. The simulation results indicate that expanding built form scenarios increase the flood venerability for city functions, increasing inundation duration and LID scenarios able to reduce the surface runoff to reduce flood vulnerability at a significant level. The simulation results had been verified with the real ground situation (mean percentage change < 15.5%) which able to capture the thresholds of built form variation, as well as dynamic land uses and infrastructure supply which can be used as a tool for future planning practices and decision-making.
XXVI IMI National Congress - 1st virtual edition | 7-9 November 2020
Authors: (IMI) Italian Melanoma Intergroup
Published: March 2021

Abstracts from the XXVI IMI National Congress (virtual edition).
The Effect of Tetrastarch Solution for Capillary Leak Syndrome Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Report of 2 Cases
Authors: Lin Yu-Ting , Wong Chun-Ying , Chang Tsung-Yen , Chiu Chia-Chi , Wen Yu-Chuan , Jaing Tang-Her
Published: March 2021

Capillary leak syndrome (CLS) is a severe complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) characterized by weight gain, generalized edema, hypotension, and hypoalbuminemia. The primary pathogenesis is injury of the capillary endothelium resulting in a loss of intravascular fluid into the interstitial space. Treatment is limited to vascular endothelial growth factor withdrawal and systemic corticosteroids. We report two cases with CLS where weight gain, ascites, and hypotension developed after neutrophil engraftment following allogeneic HSCT. We obtained serial electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, and albumin from these patients. Ultrasound with Doppler tracing performed on both patients showed no reversal of portal venous flow. Issues addressed were the restoration of regular hydration by hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions, together with systemic corticosteroids and forced diuresis. Tetrastarch was administered 10 and 20 days, respectively. Both patients recovered without sequelae. CLS is a frequent complication after allogeneic HSCT. The effects of HES on CLS merit further consideration and prospective study.
Repeated Courses of Escalating Doses of Nivolumab in Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma with Recurrent Relapses Post Allografting: A Safe and Effective Treatment Approach
Authors: Kaloyannidis Panayotis , Al Shaibani Eshrak , Moinnudin Asif , Al Anezi Khalid , Al Hashmi Hani
Published: March 2021

For patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) who experience relapse post allogeneic stem cell transplantation, limited treatment options exist, and the ultimate outcome is poor. Recently, the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) inhibitors have shown remarkable efficacy in patients with refractory/relapsed HL, also demonstrating an acceptable safety profile. However, due to effects on T-cell activity, the use of PD-1 inhibitors post allografting may potentially increase the risk of treatment-emergent graft versus host disease. We herein report the clinical course of a patient who experienced multiple relapses of HL post allogeneic stem cell transplantation. He failed several treatment modalities but he responded to escalating doses of the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab, given at two different treatment time points, also demonstrating minimal and easily manageable toxicity.
Attitude of Students Towards Participation in Agribusiness in Edo State, Nigeria
Authors: Ebunola Balogun Florence , Mohammed Abubakar , Otene Funmilayo Gladys , Valla Wuranti , Igbinosa Francis Osaze , Oguwche Peter
Published: March 2021

The study investigated attitude of students towards agribusiness and constraints that can impede latent entrepreneurs from starting and running agribusiness. Simple random sampling was used to select 83 students from the list of students of college of agriculture participating in entrepreneurship training in Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria and Presco farm. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Data obtained were described using percentage, mean and analysed using logit regression at p ≤ 0.05. Result revealed that majority of the students had favourable attitude ( 3.43) towards entrepreneurship and 97.6% were willing to be entrepreneur. Difficulty in finding customers ( 2.02) and fear of tough competition 2.02) were perceived as constraints to  entrepreneurship. The most important factors that influenced the students’ willingness to become entrepreneur after completion of schooling were marital status and number of family members self-employed. The study concludes that the youth had favourable attitude toward entrepreneurship and are willing to be entrepreneur as long as market and start-up capital are available.

Keywords: Youth, attitude, entrepreneurship,
Farmers Perception for Effective Extension Teaching Methods in Katcha and Bida LGAs of Niger State, Nigeria
Authors: Abdulshakur M.M. , Yusuf A.A. , Nnaji J.O. , Haruna A.
Published: March 2021

The study assessed farmers’ perception for effective extension teaching methods in Niger State. The specific objectives were to  describe the socioeconomic characteristics of farmers in the study area, identify the extension teaching methods used by extension agents in and examine the farmers’ perception of effectiveness of the extension teaching methods. Multi-stage sampling technique was used for this study. A total of 114 respondents were randomly selected from Badeggi, and Katcha in Katcha LGA, Dangana and Bida in Bida LGA. Data was collected with the aid of structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentages and Mean scores was used to analyze objectives. The majority of the farmers (39.5%) were between ages of 20-29. The mean age was 31 years. The findings also showed that the majority (60.5%) of the respondents were male. The majority (50%) of the farmers were married, most (42.1%) had farming experience of 1-10 with a mean of 12 years. Results also showed that the majority (50%) of  household size were between 1-5 in the study area. The mean was 9. Group discussion ( =4.33) was perceived by the respondents to be highly effective method in transmission of information to the farmers and ranked 1st while Use of radio ( =3.83) was agreed by the respondent to also be effective method and ranked 2nd. The results showed that the extension teaching methods that were preferred by the farmers were group discussion, demonstration and radio ranked 1st. 2nd and 3rd with mean scores 4.33, 3.67 and 3.50 respectively. It was concluded that the extension methods utilized by the extension agents proved to be effective. It is recommended that more extension agents should be employed to reduce the farmer to extension agent ratio, it is also recommended that government should budget more money to extension institutions that provide services to small farmers and rural communities in Nigeria, extension personnel should also make their contacts regular with farmers for rapid adoption and diffusion of improved agricultural technologies and extension workers activities should be supervised periodically on regular basis by a monitoring and evaluation supervisors.

Keywords: Assessment, Farmer’s perception, Effectiveness, Teaching methods
Influence of dietary inclusion of phytobiotics on growth performance, carcass and organ weight of broiler chickens
Authors: Olayemi W. A. , Williams G. A. , Olatidoye O.P. , Omofunmilola E.O.
Published: March 2021

This study investigated the dietary inclusion effect of three Phytobiotics: Syzygium aromaticum (Cloves), Piper nigrum (Black pepper) and Tetrapleura tetraptera (Prekese) on performance, carcass traits and organ weight of broile rchickens. Two hundred-day old unsexed broilers were used for the study. The birds were allotted on weight equalization basis to four dietary treatments (T1, T2, T3 and T4) in Completely Randomized Design. Each treatment was replicated five times with 10 birds per replicate. Four experimental diets were formulated for each of starter and finisher phase respectively. Control diet (T1) with no phytogenic inclusion while T2, T3 and T4 were formulated with inclusion of 1% Syzygium aromaticum (Cloves), Piper nigrum (Black pepper) and Tetrapleura tetraptera (Prekese) respectively; and the experiment lasted for 8 weeks (4weeks for each phase). Feed intake, Weight gained and Feed conversion ratio were measured at starter and finisher phases while carcass and organ weight measurements were carried out at the end of finisher phase. Dietary inclusion of phytogenics recorded similar (P>0.05) values of growth performance parameters at starter phase whereas a significant ((P<0.05) effect were observed on weight gain, FCR, Live weight and plucked weight at finisher phase. It was observed that inclusion of cloves had improvement on final weight (FW), weight gain (WG) and FCR with higher (P<0.05) plucked weight.
L2 French Writing Assessment: A Methodological Critique
Authors: Dion Sheri
Published: March 2021

This paper presents a methodological critique of three empirical studies in second language (L2) French writing assessment. To distinguish key themes in French L2 writing assessment, a literature review was conducted resulting in the identification of 27 studies that were categorized into three major themes. The three studies examined in this article each represent one theme respectively. Within this analysis, the underlying constructs being measured are identified, and the strengths and limitations are deliberated.  Findings from this detailed examination suggest that three examined studies in L2 French writing assessment have significant methodological flaws that raise questions about the claims being made. From this investigation, several studyspecific  recommendations are made, and four general recommendations for improving French L2 writing assessment are offered: (1) the social setting in which L2 assessments take place ought to be a consideration (2) the difficulty of tasks and time on task should be taken into account (3) greater consistency should be used when measuring and denoting a specific level of instruction (i.e. “advanced”) and (4) universal allusions to “fluency” should be avoided when generalizing one component of L2 competency (such as writing achievement) to other aspects of L2 development.

Key words: French writing, methodological critique, written assessment, language assessment, second language writing assessment
Student perception on a supplementary multimodal tool for Academic Literacy: A pilot study
Authors: Marais Susan , Nel Mariska , Fourie Jaco
Published: March 2021

In light of the various advantages the e-learning experience could have for students, a blended teaching approach, where instructors make use of e-learning, has become increasingly prominent in higher education institutions. This study, which was conducted at a South African institute of higher education with a diverse and multilingual student population, focusses on student perceptions of theefficacy and accessibility of a multimodal tool called WIReD to supplement the existing academic literacy module. The review of student perceptions was structured around the outcomes for the module unit with which WIReD is intended to blend. In order to determine student perception, a questionnaire using a Likert-scale to measure responses along with open-ended questions, were used. As such, this study firstly examined students’ impressions of the design (overall appearance) and accessibility of WIReD. Secondly, it  investigated the appropriateness of content, especially with regard to the envisaged blend between WIReD and the module contentas taught during lectures and in the workbook. Despite being a pilot study with results based exclusively on student perception, it seems that WIReD can be utilized as a supplementary multimodal tool and that the outcomes thereof blends effectively with the outcomes of the academic literacy module.

Keywords: academic literacy; blended learning; e-learning; multimodal teaching tool; student perception; WIReD
Investigating education students’ language learning beliefs and motivation for learning English
Authors: Mhlongo PraysGod , Du Plessis Colleen , Weideman Albert
Published: March 2021

Institutions responsible for the training of educators have a duty to ensure that students develop adequate mastery of subject content and pedagogy. This paper investigates the language learning beliefs (LLBs) of pre-service Foundation and Intermediate Phase  educators and their alignment with language learning principles from applied linguistics research on second language acquisition (SLA). The study also examines the students’ motives for learning English since motivation plays a part in sustaining language learning. Gardner’s socio-educational model and Dörnyei’s L2 motivational self system are used as theoretical frameworks in addition to the work of scholars such as Horwitz, Griffiths, and Weideman and Lepota on language learning strategies and beliefs. The results of a  cross-sectional survey using the Beliefs About Language Learning and Motivation Inventory Modified (BALLMI-M) are analysed. The findings show that students are highly motivated to master English but do not wish to integrate with the English speech community. Furthermore, they lack understanding about the nature of language skills and have conflicting LLBs that should be addressed in futureamendments to the language curriculum.

Keywords: language learning motivation, additional language teaching, literacy levels of Education students, language learning beliefs, language learning strategies
Is isiZulu a ‘problem or a ‘resource’? Engineering students’ perceptions of teaching and learning in a multilingual context
Authors: Ndebele Hloniphani
Published: March 2021

Research and praxis in the field teaching and learning in the South African higher education context has been characterised by calls to expand the languages of teaching and learning through the inclusive use of African languages in higher education. Such calls are based on the realisation of the critical role that students’ home language can play in cognitive and linguistic development, among other things, in education. The focus of this paper is to ascertain the perceptions of students about the inclusive use of isiZulu, an African language, as a language of teaching and learning. Data were gathered through a survey which employed a questionnaire  targeting 120 students from a Faculty of Engineering at a South African university of technology. The study found that students’ understanding of the use of isiZulu for teaching and learning conflated issues of language as ‘problem’ and ‘resource’. The study also discovered elements of language ambivalence. The paper argues that helping students to shift their perceptions from a ‘problem’ viewof language to a view of language as a ‘resource’ could enhance their learning.

Keywords: African languages; IsiZulu; Teaching and learning; Higher education; South Africa
An evaluation of the assessment of creative writing essays in the Further Education and Training band
Authors: Sibeko Johannes
Published: March 2021

The current process of assessing creative writing essays (using the correction code and the rubric to mark the pre-final and final drafts of essays in the Further Education and Training band) does not provide useful feedback that learners can use to improve their creative essay writing skills. This discursive paper highlights the basic flaws of the process. Amongst others, is the issue of the holistic nature of the rubric feedback presented to learners on their essays, the generic essence of the rubric in assessing different essay types as though they are similar and the divergent focus of the rubric feedback on the macro-scale issues from the focus of the correction code on micro-scale essay features. The argument here is that the different foci of the two assessment tools leave learners with uncertainty on what they need to improve in their writing, thus impairing the whole process of assessment. This study recommends, inter alia, an inclusion of rubric feedback in pre-final drafts and the expansion of rubric feedback presented to learners.

Keywords: Assessment; Further Education and Training; Holistic rubrics; Analytic rubrics; Correction Codes; CAPS; Creative writing essays
Theoretical grounding of writing centre practices: a foundation for tutor training
Authors: Carstens Adelia , Rambiritch Avasha
Published: March 2021

A variety of factors influence the strategies and practices of writing teachers and tutors, such as beliefs about writing and how writing can be learned; following mandates by educational authorities; uncritical adherence to the latest, most fashionable practice; and poor support of writing facilitators in the contexts in which they are employed. These factors increase the need for creating among facilitators of writing an awareness of the different theoretical approaches and traditions of writing and learning to write in applied linguistics and education, as well as the pedagogic practices in writing centres that are associated with them. This paper takes as its point of departure the three main educational theories underpinning writing centre work: The Current-traditional paradigm, Expressivism and Socio-constructionism. However, we argue that theories used to characterise and justify writing centre work need to be adapted to suit specific historical and local contexts. In particular, we propose that writing in South Africa should acknowledge the need to identify theoretical and analytical lenses that are appropriate to their specific institutional contexts. The discussion of the maintheories and pertinent sub-theories is followed by a tabulated summary of each theory, underlying beliefs, associated writing centre models, tutor roles that align with each approach, and the associated tutoring strategies. The article is concluded by outlining a broadframework to underpin tutor training, which draws on powerful theories that originated in the global North as well as theories that are particularly relevant to the global South and speak to its complexities.

Keywords: tutor roles, tutor training, writing centre models, writing centre theory, writing centre pedagogy, writing centre practices
Benchmarking a Setswana language learning course against international standards
Authors: Pretorius Rigardt , Louw Henk
Published: March 2021

This paper argues that it is necessary for the intellectualisation of African languages to establish a way of benchmarking language  learning courses against international theory and best practice. This benchmarking exercise also forms part of the reiterative interaction between course design and course evaluation. We discuss basic language learning within the BICS/CALP distinction and the Common European Framework of Reference for Language (CEFRL). We argue that both BICS/CALP and CEFRL are too broad for a Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) course, but that a basic learning course is necessary as the foundation for an LSP course in the target language. We illustrate that the CEFRL level descriptors and the BICS/CALP distinction can be used to benchmark a well-functioning, basic language learning course in Setswana against international standards, but that certain language specific differences between European and African languages need to be taken into account. For this, an adapted framework is presented, based on theCEFRL level descriptors. The article cannot yet indicate if such benchmarking can be extended to an LSP course in general or to an LSP course for African Languages still in need of LSP development.

Keywords: Setswana; language learning; benchmarking; Language for Specific Purposes; beginner language; Common European  Frame of Reference; BICS; CALP; Course design; course evaluation.
Nepalese Health System Response to Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Wasti Sharada Prasad , Simkhada Padam , Ale Sudip , Van Teijlingen Edwin
Published: March 2021

The novel coronavirus or COVID-19 is a new highly infectious virus affecting a large population across the globe. There is no specific therapeutic drug available against covid-19 hence the most effective public health measures need to strictly be adhered to without delay. Range of issues were reported to fight against COVID-19 in the current health system of Nepal which should be addressed and strengthened the full spectrum of the health system for its effective and sustainable response. It is crucial to understand the current health system at the local and provincial level and strictly adhere the federal government policies and plan as per the protocol for maintaining minimum infection prevention and control measures with having preventive and safety measures to both service providers and community people. To tackle those daily increasing number of COVID-19 cases, it provides an opportunity for the three tires of governments to reprioritize the health service in the national agenda for the effective prevention and response it. Although National health policy 2019 clearly articulated the need for equitable access and quality of health care services to all. Evidence shows that Nepal is in risk zone because of comparably weak health system that should be aware of all three tires of governments of Nepal and strengthen and control the present threat posed the daily increasing cases of pandemic.
Systematic Approach of Customer Relationship Management in Much Different Organization
Authors:   ILMA University, Memon Farooque Ahmed
Published: March 2021

The aggregate number of target clients does not expand by much rate every year. The entire thought of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is to oversee and protect the client base of any association. It requires far less exertion and assets to hold client contrasted with drawing in new ones. Offering basic administrations and motivations can prompt client dedication which itself will pull in new clients. Throughout the last few decades' associations have understood the significance of CRM and have attempted diverse approaches to actualize CRM. Those associations that were effective in actualizing CRM were the individuals who comprehended its essential outline. The goal of this venture is to set up rules and skeleton for effectively actualizing CRM in an association, this report will reveal insight in subtle element on different parts of CRM and how an association can hold their current client and also draw in new ones.
MANIFESTACIONES REUMÁTICAS Y DERMATOLÓGICAS EN PACIENTES PAUCISINTOMÁTICOS DE COVID-19
Authors: Solis Cartas Urbano , Valdés González Jorge Luis , Hernandez Perdomo Wilmar , Martinez Larrarte Jose Pedro
Published: March 2021

Introducción Los pacientes con COVID-19 presentan un variado cortejo sintomático que incluye manifestaciones respiratorias y extra respiratorias. Dentro de este último grupo destacan las manifestaciones generales, dermatológicas y reumáticas, sin que se tenga bien claro aún el porcentaje de presentación. Objetivo Identificar la frecuencia con que se presentan las manifestaciones reumáticas y dermatológicas en pacientes con COVID-19. Metodología Se realizó una investigación descriptiva, de cohorte transversal donde la muestra estuvo constituido por 387 pacientes con diagnóstico confirmado de COVID- 19 hospitalizados en centros de salud públicos y privados de la ciudad de Riobamba, provincia Chimborazo, Ecuador en el periodo comprendido entre los meses de junio, julio y agosto del 2020. Se utilizó la observación dirigida y la revisión documental como técnicas de investigación para identificar la presencia de manifestaciones dermatológicas y reumáticas. Resultados Promedio de edad de 56,23 años, predominio de pacientes masculinos (55,04%) y sin comorbilidades asociadas (36,44%). Las manifestaciones dermatológicas se presentaron en el 33,33% de los casos, y las maculopápulas fueron las de mayor frecuencia (53,49%). Las manifestaciones reumáticas estuvieron en el 46,77% de los casos, y las artralgias (51,93%) y las mialgias (50,28%) fueron las de mayor frecuencia. Conclusión Las manifestaciones dermatológicas y reumáticas se presentan con relativa frecuencia en pacientes con diagnóstico confirmado de COVID-19 como parte del cuadro clínico de la enfermedad.
Web-Based Management Information System for Services Development: A Literature Review
Authors:   Student of Education Administration, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, Setyawati Eny
Published: March 2021

The development of internet technology and applications provides a good condition for establishing the scientific research management information system. Research on the influence of web-based management information systems for services development has been carried out in various organizations and in various countries. Web-based management information system is the right solution at this time. By using search and review methods, the review process began with a search engine, Google scholar and IEEE, to search for articles with keywords: “web-based management system information for services development”. The conclusion of this literature review is that there is a positive and significant influence of web-based management information systems for services development and future research will help to help organizations evaluate the quality of their web-based services, design improvements and ultimately embed their websites into future services. This study includes many cases and the research findings apply only to the web-based management information system for services development. Web-based management information systems can be used to for various organizations and in various countries.
Development of stress-induced cardiomyopathy after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Authors: Saad Ahmed Naved  , Sadiq Shoukat Parpia  , Huma Shoukat Ali
Published: March 2021

Abstract:
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, a massive mucinous peritoneal collection due to a rare epithelial neoplasm, can be effectively treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC).
43-year-old female, previously treated for mucinous ovarian carcinoma with CRS-HIPEC, Total Abdominal Hysterectomy and Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy, presented with new-onset abdominal distension and early satiety. She was diagnosed with Pseudomyxoma Peritonei. After 48 hours of treatment with CRS-HIPEC, she presented hemodynamically unstable with acute chest pain. Electrocardiogram showed broad complex tachycardia with ST depression in leads V3-6. Severe systolic dysfunction with EF of 20% along with severe pulmonary hypertension was visualized on Echocardiography. A diagnosis of Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy was established using InterTAK Diagnostic Score.
Patients with CRS-HIPEC have presented with Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy. However, no relation between the two has been established, specifically. Thus, this case report discusses Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy as a complication of CRS-HIPEC.
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Ratio of height to thyromental distance: a comparison with Mallampati and Upper lip Bite test for predicting difficult intubation in Pakistani population
Authors: Saman Tauheed Ali  , Khalid Samad  , Syed Amir Raza  , Muhammad Qamarul Hoda
Published: March 2021

Objectives: We conducted this study to compare the accuracy of three diagnostic tests; ratio of height to thyromental distance (RHTMD), Modified Mallampati Test (MMT) and Upper Lip Bite Test (ULBT) in predicting difficult laryngoscopy using Cormack and Lehane grade as gold standard.Methods: This study was conducted in Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Based on calculated sample size, 383 patients who required endotracheal intubation for elective surgical procedures were enrolled with consecutive sampling techniques during August 2014 to August 2015 for this cross-sectional study. Primary investigator used RHTMD, ULBT, and MMT for assessing the airway and correlated with laryngoscopic view.Results: A total of 383 patients were incorporated in this research, out of which 59(15.4%) classified as difficult laryngoscopy based on Cormack and Lehane (CL) grading. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of RHTMD (84.7%, 90.1%, 60.9%, 97%, 89.3%) and ULBT (83.1%, 89.2%, 58.3%, 96.7%, 88.3%) values were highest as compared to MMT (30.5%, 84.3%, 26.1%, 86.9%, 79.9%). The area under a receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC of ROC curve) for ULBT and RHTMD was significantly more than for MMT (P<0.01). RHTMD and ULBT both are acceptable alternatives for prediction of difficult laryngoscopy as a simple, single bed-side test.
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BADAN USAHA MILIK DESA SEBAGAI PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI (SYARIAH) MELALUI ORGANISASI BERBASIS KEAGAMAAN (ISLAM)
Authors: Dauri  , Ricco Andreas
Published: March 2021

This study aims to examine and provide new concepts in the development of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) through religious organizations, especially Islam. BUMDes is one of the economic institutions operating in rural areas that must have differences with economic institutions in general. This is intended so that the existence and performance of BUMDes can contribute significantly to improving the welfare and economic prosperity of the community, the majority of the population of Indonesia are Muslims, so that BUMDes are in accordance with Islamic contracts. The problems that will be discussed in this study are 1. What is the development of Village-Owned Enterprises as Economic Empowerment (sharia) through the current Religious Based Organization (Islam). 2. What is the concept in the development of Village-Owned Business Entities Through Religious (Islamic) Based Organizations. This research method uses a normative juridical system by studying library materials and documents related to the development of BUMDes. This study shows that existing contracts in Islamic economics can be implemented on BUMDes in accordance with laws and regulations. In addition to having strengths and opportunities, this concept also has disadvantages and threats. To realize Islamic economy-based BUMDes this requires an active role and joint commitment from the village government, the community, Fatayat Nahdatul Ulama (NU), Muslimat, and other Islamic organizations that will develop Islamic economics, so that the needs of al-dharuriyah (primary), al-hajiyyah ( secondary), al-thsaniyyah (complementary) in the village.