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Balanced fertilization for increasing and sustaining fruit quality and productivity-A Review
Authors: Lather Rajesh , Vandana  , Tallapragada Sridevi , Singh Gurnam
Published: October 2021

Balance nutrient management is an approach to soil health management that combines organic and mineral methods of soil fertilization with physical and biological measures for soil and water conservation. The indiscriminate use of chemical pesticides along with improper nutrient management is deleterious to the plant and soil health, environment and human being who consume them. It also causes soil health deterioration and disturbs the soil microorganisms. Due to these practices, the plants also become susceptible to several biotic and abiotic stresses. The quality attributes of different fruits are badly affected due to indiscriminate application of inorganic agro-chemicals which results in quality deterioration with less consumer preference and low returns to the growers. Thus, adequate mineral nutrition is a pre-harvest factor affecting fruit quality. Therefore, it is a holistic approach based on usage of all possible sources of plant nutrients in an integrated manner is considered as alternative source to maintain soil fertility and plant nutrient supply for sustaining the desired crop productivity. Due to huge distinction in the nutrient use efficiency of perennial fruit crops, their nutrient management- based production system is characteristically intricate to understand. Integrated plant nutrient management aims to optimize the condition of the soil, with regard to its physical, chemical, biological and hydrological properties, for the purpose of enhancing farm productivity, whilst minimizing land degradation. There are studies that integrated nutrient management provide tangible benefits in terms of higher yields, but simultaneously and almost imperceptibly conserve the soil resource itself along with produce quality. The replenishment of soil nutrients lost by leaching and/or removed in harvested products through an integrated plant nutrition management approach that optimizes the benefits from all possible on- and off-farm sources of plant nutrients. The review on balanced fertilization on a variety of fruit crops revealed similar combinations. These observations provided a countrywide database that INM module which consists of nutrient sources having three-tier nutrient release pattern, has far reaching consequences on soil and plant health translating into real guard production sustainability, nearer to climate resilient fruit crops.
Trends and techniques for thiamethoxam residue estimation in different vegetables and fruits
Authors: Pooja  , Dhanker Preeti , Sushil
Published: October 2021

At this present day, the use of pesticides has become an important part of farming practices for our farmer as well as for public health. Pesticides are being used globally in such an inflated rate that many of them are on the way of becoming a serious threat to the biosphere. Besides providing a very good coverage over various pest infestations, they bring additional hazard to non-targeted organisms, application surfaces and harm to the applicator. All-round use of pesticides had resulted in tainting of all the basic necessities of life, i.e. air, water and food. The incessant use of pesticides has caused the deleterious effects to ecosystem as well. In response to this, numerous methods have been developed by several regulatory agencies and private laboratories which are being applied perpetually for the qualitative and quantitative quantification and monitoring of multi pesticide residues in different vegetables and crops. The main intent of the review is to document access and analyze the results of the former data on levels of different pesticides in various fruits and vegetables in India and abroad. The findings of the previous studies clearly indicated that approximately more than 50 % of the samples were contaminated with organophosphate, pyrethroids and organochlorine pesticides. Many studies reported that among fresh fruits and vegetables tomato, apple, melon, mango, grapes, and plum crossed the FAO/WHO permissible limits for these contaminants residual levels.
Prospects and challenges in ginger cultivation: Livelihood of the rural farmers in Dima Hasao district, Assam
Authors: Panme Phyllis Haizeutuale , Thangjom Lalzo S.
Published: October 2021

Ginger is an important cash crop which has gained a popular status among other major commercial crops for its profitability. Ginger cultivation provides additional income to households especially for the rural farmers in North Eastern India. The present study is an attempt to explore the prospects and challenges in ginger cultivation with special reference to Dima Hasao district of Assam. The major challenges that affects ginger production and marketing in the area under study is price fluctuation and inconsistent of ginger. Other factors like low innovation specific for ginger cultivation, lack of storage facilities, land tenure system affect the production as well as marketing of ginger. On the other hand the prospect of ginger cultivation is attributed to its profitability with very low investments. Since the cultivation of ginger in the area under study employs traditional method it requires no fertilizers and crop is easily maintained. The climatic condition in Dima Hasao district is ideal for growing ginger so, with the right approach and policy implementation, ginger has the potential to promote livelihood of the poor rural farmers on the district. Ginger cultivation can also be cultivated to provide supplementary additional income along with other crops. Promotion of livelihood in Dima Hasao district in order to secure the livelihood of the people within the traditional framework is a primary concern of the study.
Effect of plant growth regulators on crop production
Authors: Ram Masina Sai , Maitra Sagar , Shankar Tanmoy
Published: October 2021

Plant growth regulators are the naturally extracted or synthesised compounds which are used in smaller quantity to modify the hormonal activity in agricultural and horticultural crops. Though there effect was not totally revealed there was some significant works carried out to know the effect of growth regulators on agronomic crops they are now using in wide range of crops to alter different parameters such as plant height, canopy development, effective branching, flower imitation and improving yield. They also play a key role in dryland farming as some of the plant growth regulators are used in stress tolerance of the crops. Few research works are carried to know the effect of major plant growth regulators on cereals and pulses. The plant growth regulators like auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins and ethephon are the majorly used plant growth regulators in cereals and pulses to obtain optimum plant growth and to improve the yields.
ONREGMATIGHEIDSBEWUSSYN AS ELEMENT VAN ANIMUS INIURIANDI BY INIURIA
Authors: J Neethling
Published: October 2021

Daar kan met stelligheid verklaar word dat tot en met die beslissing van die Hoogste Hof van Appèl in Le Roux v Dey (2010 4 SA 210 (HHA)), die regspraak, ook die Appèlhof, algemeen as uitgangspunt aanvaar het dat animus iniuriandi as tradisionele vereiste vir iniuria in beginsel twee komponente het, te wete die rig van die wil om ’n persoonlikheidsgoed te krenk en die bewussyn dat die krenking onregmatig is (wilsgerigtheid en onregmatigheidsbewussyn). In Hofmeyr v Minister of Justice (1993 3 SA 131 (A) 154) stel Hoexter AR hierdie uitgangspunt onomwonde soos volg: “Injuria is the wrongful and intentional infringement of an interest of personality. In an action for damages based on injuria the plaintiff must prove intent (dolus, animus injuriandi) on the part of the defendant ... Dolusencompasses not only the intention to achieve a particular result, but also the consciousness that such a result would be wrongful”.Anders as wat Jansen AR in Ramsay v Minister van Polisie ten onregte te kenne gee, word onregmatigheidsbewussyn weensbeleidsoorwegings egter nie by alle iniuriae as noodsaaklike bestanddeel van animus iniuriandi geverg nie.
HATE SPEECH ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES: PERPETRATOR AND SERVICE PROVIDERS’ LIABILITY
Authors: Frans Marx
Published: October 2021

The article investigates the phenomenon of hate speech on social network sites and gives an overview of the national and international legal instruments which are available to combat hate speech. After an overview of the nature of hate speech andthe early international attempts to curb it, hate speech in South Africa is investigated. The question is posed whether statements of hatred made on the Internet, especially if published from sites such as Facebook which is external to South Africa, can leadto liability for perpetrators in South Africa. International responses to hate speech in cyberspace are then investigated with specific reference to the possible liability of Internet service providers for hate speech posted by third parties on their websites. Itis shown that, although service providers in the United States enjoy more protection than those in European Union, Canada and South Africa, hate speech on social network sites can be legally curbed. It is concluded that the myth that the Internet as a godless, lawless zone can and must be dismissed.
INTRODUCTORY PERSPECTIVES ON MARINE TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICAN LAW
Authors: PHG Vrancken
Published: October 2021

Marine tourism is a new subject of legal enquiry in South Africa. After defining “marine tourism”, this paper explores the range of legal aspects of marine tourism by relying on the BLT model. The paper also analyses the extent to which generic tourism legislation in the national and provincial spheres of government affects marine tourism. The paper then examines the application of instances of municipal legislation to marine-tourism activities before concluding that there is unquestionably room for a comparative survey leading to the drafting of model legislation doing justice to the importance of marine tourism in the South African economy as well asthe ecological sensitivity of the coastal zone.
ANCIENT RITUALS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE MODERN WORLD: CULTURE, MASCULINITY AND THE KILLING OF BULLS – PART ONE
Authors: Stephen Allister Peté  , Angela Diane Crocker
Published: October 2021

Each year in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, a ceremony is held by the Zulu people in honour of the “first fruits”. A certain part of what is known as the Ukweshwama ceremony involves the ritual killing of a bull by young Zulu warriors with their bare hands. The ritual is opposed by certain animal rights campaigners, who believe it is cruel to the animal which is sacrificed. A highly polarized debate has arisen between those opposed to any form of cruelty to animals on the one hand, and those seeking to defend ancient cultural practices on the other. The purpose of this article is to explore whether or not ancient rituals such as the ritual bull-killing at theUkweshwama ceremony have a place in the modern world, and to interrogate the implications of the dispute which has arisen for the development of South Africa’s constitutional democracy. The article is in two parts. Part One provides a brief synopsis of the importance of cattle within traditional Zulu culture and traces the public controversy surrounding the bull-killing ritual in KwaZulu-Natal. It also examines the legal arguments put before court on the issue, and discusses the origins in antiquity of certain of the main myths and rituals concerning bulls and bullkilling. Part Two compares and contrasts the respective controversies surroundingthe Ukweshwama bull-killing ritual on the one hand, and Spanish bullfighting on the other. It also examines the wide range of positions adopted by philosophers and legal scholars vis-a-vis difficult questions of animal rights and cruelty to animals. The twosides of the argument are weighed up and tentative conclusions reached.
NEEDLETIME: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
Authors: Tanya Wagenaar  , Frans Marx
Published: October 2021

The article chronicles the long and winding road of the development of rights to royalties for performers from the recognition of a sort of potential right in the Berne Convention, through the different international instruments such as the Rome Convention, the TRIPs Agreement and eventually, for purposes of this article, the most important World Intellectual Property Organisation Performances andPhonograms Treaty (WPPT). It then proceeds to deal with the development of the law relating to performers’ rights in South Africa. It shows that, despite vehement objections from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Performers’ Protection Act and the Copyright Act were amended in 2002 and through these amendments a legislative framework for the protection of performers in South Africa was established. It concludes that, in spite of these legislative measures, the implementation of needletime has been controversial because of the vastly different interpretations of the empowering legislation. This has resulted in a delay in thepayment of needletime rights which has led to several judicial challenges that once settled, should hopefully bring a measure of legal certainty to this area of law.
THE PAYMENT OF TRUST-ACCOUNT INTEREST: THE ETHICAL DUTIES OF ATTORNEYS TOWARDS THEIR CLIENTS, AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW LEGAL PRACTICE BILL
Authors: Robin Palmer  , Angela Crocker
Published: October 2021

It has been a long-standing practice in South Africa that interest earned on certain moneys deposited into attorneys’ trust accounts is paid over to the Attorneys Fidelity Fund. In fact, it is a legal requirement in terms of the Attorneys Act 53 of 1979, and the current version of the Legal Practice Bill. The December 2010 version of the Legal Practice Bill is the latest version of the Bill but not the final version, which is still awaited. This practice has both ethical and legal implications that have to be considered. This note will begin by looking at both the background and purpose of trust moneys received by attorneys. Then, using the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society Rules and schedules as a reference point (the KwaZulu-Natal Rules are generally representative, and in conformity with most of the rules of all the constituent law societies of the LSSA), the issue of whether the current practice of diverting the interest on trust moneys to the AFF is legally and ethically justifiable, particularly the duty to disclose information in respect of interest accruing on trust moneys, will be discussed. This will include a consideration of the proposed amendments in the new draft Legal Practice Bill.
ATTEMPTED CIRCUMVENTION OF ADDO NATIONAL PARK’S EXPANSION – BLATANT MANIPULATION BY OFFICIALS OF THE LAND-REFORM (REDISTRIBUTION) PROGRAMME AND WANTON DISREGARD OF SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS’ CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS: SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS V ADDO AFRIQ
Authors: NJJ Olivier  , C Williams  , NJJ Olivier
Published: October 2021

The focus of the Provision of Land and Assistance Act 126 of 1993 is on land reform. It aims to ensure the beneficial use, development and improvement of land as referred to in the Act, contribute to bring about poverty alleviation, promote economic growth, and empower historically disadvantaged persons. However, this Act has recently been manipulated in order to develop a luxury tourist facility. In South African National Parks v Addo Afrique Estate (Pty) Ltd (1201/2010) [2011] ZAECGHC 40, the Eastern Cape High Court had to decide on the applicability of the Act on a luxury tourist development, as well as on the requirements for an interim interdict and the rights acquired through a right of pre-emption.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL ENFORCEMENT APPROACHES TO COMBAT MARKET ABUSE (PART 1)
Authors: Howard Chitimira  , Vivienne A Lawack
Published: October 2021

This article analyses the role and use of selected general anti-market abuse approaches in order to increase awareness and enforcement on the part of the relevant stakeholders. To this end, the article provides an evaluation of selected general anti-market abuse-enforcement approaches as well as the significant advantages and disadvantages of such approaches. This is done in two parts: firstly, Part I discusses the anti-market abuse measures that primarily deal with enforcement and Part II discusses anti-market abuse measures that primarily deal with surveillance, detection and investigation which will be covered in the next article.
THE APPLICATION OF THE PLAIN AND UNDERSTANDABLE LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT IN TERMS OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT – CAN WE LEARN FROM PAST PRECEDENT?
Authors: Stephen Newman
Published: October 2021

In many instances consumers enter into contracts when buying goods or services. These contracts are extremely important as they contain the terms under which the contract is concluded. The terms may also be contained on the reverse side of a receipt or, on occasion, in a separate document which is given to them either when they conclude the contract or at a later stage. In addition to written contracts which contain terms and notices placed at business premises warning consumers of various hazards or consequences also bind consumers. However, consumers will seldom read the contractual documents that they sign and notices are also often ignored. A variety of reasons for this can be put forward; amongst others, consumers are commonly more interested in obtaining the goods rather than the consequences of the purchase. They may feel that they trust the business that they are dealing with to deal honestly, or they may simply believe that they will not be able to understand the terms and conditions, so they do not bother to read them. Van den Bergh (Readable Consumer Contracts (1985) 1) proposes that one of the reasons for the latter may be that the terms or notices are written in a manner which is unattractive and unintelligible to consumers. A possible solution to this is to try and ensure that all written material is in a format and style which is easy to read and in a language which is easy for the consumer to understand. This is the objective of plain and understandable language requirements in legislation.
CURRENT ISSUES OF CONSTITUTIONAL DAMAGES LITIGATION: A CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF RECENT COMMONWEALTH DECISIONS
Authors: Chuks Okpaluba
Published: October 2021

The Privy Council judgments in James v Attorney General [2010] UKPC 23 and Graham v Police Service Commission [2011] UKPC 46 have advanced the constitutional damages jurisprudence not only in Trinidad and Tobago but also the Commonwealth since Attorney General v Ramanoop [2005] 2 WLR 1324 (PC). In their recent decision in Seepersad v Attorney General [2012] UKPC 4, their Lordships answered two crucial questions hitherto not contested in South Africa or any other Commonwealth court relating to a right to a constitutional remedy and a constitutional right to damages. They held that constitutional damages were the appropriate relief as against those cases where constitutional relief were sought in non-constitutional circumstances. The Supreme Court of Canada has equally contributed to the subject by holding in Canada (Attorney General) v TeleZone Inc [2010] 3 SCR 585 (SCC) that a claimant for Charter damages does not have to obtain judicial review before seeking such relief. This article argues that, while TeleZone has restored the citizen’s right of access to the courts by removing unnecessary procedural obstacles to Charter damages claim, the Privy Council has, through Seepersad, once more laid down principles which South African and other Commonwealth courts may freely refer to if and when similar issues arise in constitutional damages litigation in their jurisdictions.
Another Perspective of The Effects of Migration as A Determinant of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence-Based on Panel Gravity Model from Turkey and OECD Countries
Authors: AKSÖZ YILMAZ Hande
Published: October 2021

This paper aims to investigate the impact of immigration on FDI between Turkey and OECD countries. The paper uses data spanning the period 2003-2019. There is employed PPML estimation method which presented efficient output in the presence of heteroskedasticity and non-large zero values of inward FDI in Panel Gravity Model. However, outward FDI is estimated using the ZINB model for outward FDI data has overdispersion and excess zero flows. The results show that immigrant flows to OECD from Turkey on the FDI flows are relatively more effective than the immigrant flows to Turkey from OECD.
Cari Açık - Bütçe Açığı ve Faiz Oranı İlişkisi Bağlamında İkiz Açık ve Üçüz Açık Hipotezinin Geçerliliği: 1990-2019 Dönemi Türkiye Örneği
Authors: İNANÇLI Selim , TORUSDAĞ Mustafa
Published: October 2021

Bu çalışmada 1990-2019 dönemi için Türkiye’de net tasarruf oranı ve faiz oranları kapsamında ‘ikiz açık’ ve ‘üçüz açık’ hipotezlerinin geçerliliği Bayer-Hanck (2012) eşbütünleşme testi ve Hacker-Hatemi J (2006) nedensellik testi ile analiz edilmektedir. Hacker ve Hatemi-J (2006) nedensellik analizi bulgularına göre, bütçe açığından cari açığa, bütçe açığından faiz oranına, faiz oranından cari açığa ve faiz oranından tasarruf oranına doğru tek yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Türkiye için incelenen dönem için, ‘İkiz Açık’ hipotezinin geçerliliği kabul edilmekte ancak üçüz açık hipotezinin geçerli olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Türkiye’de Tarım, Sanayi ve Hizmet Sektörleri Arasındaki Nedensellik İlişkisinin Analizi
Authors: MERT Nilcan , ABDİOĞLU Zehra
Published: October 2021

Bu çalışmada Türkiye için tarım, sanayi ve hizmet sektörleri arasındaki nedensellik ilişkisinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda 2004-2017 dönemi ile 81 ili kapsayan panel verileri kullanılarak Dumitrescu ve Hurlin (2012) tarafından geliştirilen panel nedensellik analizi hem Türkiye geneli hem de yedi coğrafik bölge için gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analizler çerçevesinde bölgelere göre ekonomik büyümeye yön veren kilit sektörler belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Panel nedensellik testinden edinilen bulgulara göre tarım sektörü sanayi ve hizmet sektörlerinden beslenmektedir ve genel ekonomik büyümeye yön veren öncü sektörler bölgelere göre farklılık arz etmektedir.
Finansal Kuznets Eğrisi Hipotezi: Yapısal Kırılmalı Eş-bütünleşme Testleri ile Türk Ekonomisine İlişkin Ampirik Bir Analiz
Authors: DUMRUL Cüneyt , İLKAY Salih Çağrı , DUMRUL Yasemin
Published: October 2021

Sürdürülebilir kalkınma için gelir eşitsizliğinin azaltılması önem arz etmektedir. Gelir eşitsizliği azaltılması için finansal gelişme önemli bir politika aracı olarak kullanılabilir. Bu çalışmada Türk ekonomisinde finansal gelişmenin gelir adaletsizliği üzerindeki etkileri Finansal Kuznets Eğrisi Hipotezi bağlamında araştırılmaktadır. Çalışmanın ampirik bölümünde IMF tarafından geliştirilen finansal gelişme ölçütlerine ilişkin seriler ve gelir adaletsizliği için Texas Üniversitesi Eşitsizlik Projesi (UTIP) Veri Seti ile hesaplanan seriler kullanılmıştır. Yapısal kırılmalar dikkate alınarak yapılan ekonometrik analizler sonucunda, uzun dönemli bir eş-bütünleşme ilişkisi tespit edilememiştir. Bu bulgular ele alınan dönemde Türkiye'de Finansal Kuznets Eğrisi hipotezinin geçerli olmadığını göstermektedir.
Makina Öğrenmesi Yöntemleri ile Türk Mevduat Bankalarının Müşteri Tahminine Yönelik Bir Uygulama
Authors: YETİZ Filiz , TERZİOĞLU Mustafa , KAYAKUŞ Mehmet
Published: October 2021

Bankalar, sektördeki pazar paylarını artırmak için pazarlama faaliyetlerini mevcut müşteriyi koruma ve yeni müşteri kazanma konusunda genişletmişlerdir. Çalışmanın amacı, müşteri sayısı tahmininin önemini vurgulamak ve müşteri sayısı tahmini belirlemede etkili olan etmenleri araştırmaktır. Çalışmada makine öğrenmesi yöntemlerinden yapay sinir ağları ve destek vektör makineleri kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada, Türk Bankacılık sektöründeki mevduat bankaların 2011-2020 dönemi aylık verileri kullanılarak şube sayısı, çalışan sayısı, toplam mevduat, toplam krediler gibi literatürde kullanılan değişkenler müşteri tahminini tespit etmede seçilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, Türkiye’deki mevduat bankalarının müşteri sayısı tahminleri başarılı bir şekilde elde edilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın bankaların hizmet sunmayı hedeflediği hedef müşterileri belirleme aşamasında bankalara yol göstereceği düşünülmektedir.
Kurumsal Kalite Faktörlerinin Finansal Gelişmişlik Üzerindeki Etkisi: İslam İşbirliği Teşkilatı Ülkeleri Örneği
Authors: KASIM Muhammed , ÖZKUL Gökhan , ÇETİN Dilek
Published: October 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı, kurumsal kalite faktörlerinin finansal gelişmişlik üzerindeki etkisini İslam İşbirliği Teşkilatı ülkelerinde incelemektir. Finansal gelişmişliğin göstergesi olarak yurtiçindeki finansal sektör tarafından özel sektöre kullandırılan kredilerin GSYH’ye oranı; finansal gelişmişliğin belirleyicisi olarak gelir düzeyi, para arzı, yabancı sermaye net girişi, ticaret açıklığı, tasarruf oranı, enflasyon, işsizlik, döviz kuru, devlet harcamaları ve dış borç; kurumsal kalite düzeyinin göstergesi olarak yolsuzluk endeksi ve ekonomik özgürlük endeksinin dört alt unsuru kullanılmıştır. 1995-2018 yıllarına ait panel veri kullanılarak elde edilen doğrusal dinamik panel veri tahmin sonuçlarına göre; yolsuzluğun azalmasının ve hukukun üstünlüğü, mevzuat etkinliği, piyasaların açıklığının finansal gelişmişliği pozitif, devlet büyüklüğünün ise negatif etkilediği bulunmuştur.
Yenilenebilir Enerji Yatırımları ve İstihdam İlişkisi: E-7 Ülkeleri Üzerine Bir Analiz
Authors: AFŞAR Muharrem , ÖZARSLAN DOĞAN Başak
Published: October 2021

Genel olarak bütün ekonomilerde, özellikle E-7 ülkelerinde temel ekonomik sorunlardan birisini düşük istihdam seviyeleri oluşturmaktadır. Bu anlamda söz konusu ülkelerde istihdam seviyesini arttıracak politikaların uygulanması büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu kapsamda çalışmada istihdam ve yenilenebilir enerji yatırımları arasındaki ilişki E-7 ülkeleri için 2000-2019 dönemi veri seti yardımıyla “Panel ARDL Yöntemi PMG Tahmincisi” kullanılarak analiz edilmektedir. Çalışmada yenilenebilir enerji yatırımlarının yanı sıra, sabit sermaye yatırımları, ekonomik büyüme, enflasyon ve toplam işgücü de analize dahil edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda; yenilenebilir enerji yatırımları, ekonomik büyüme ve sabit sermaye yatırımlarının istihdam üzerinde pozitif, toplam işgücü ve enflasyonun ise negatif bir etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
A Volatilidade da Arquitetura Comercial sob a influência do comercio online e da sinestesia
Authors: Silva Gabriele Cristina Santos , Carvalho Tatiana Ribeiro de
Published: October 2021

A presente pesquisa explora a arquitetura comercial e as mudanças ocorridas neste setor devido a pandemia do Covid 19 - que intensificou o comercio online - e a intensificação da arquitetura sinestésica aplicado a arquitetura comercial, como fatores que têm influenciado diretamente na qualidade e configuração dos espaços comerciais.  Para melhor conceituar a pesquisa será realizada uma investigação acerca das formas de comércio, desde os primórdios até a atualidade, explorando o advento das tradicionais lojas de rua, shoppings centers assim como conceitos recentes: visual merchandising, lojas conceito, pontos de venda, culminando no comércio online. O objetivo é realizar um percurso histórico- investigativo no sentido de entender, fomentar a discussão e analisar como o setor comercial tem estimulado o público-alvo e atraído novos consumidores diante das atuais mudanças no setor, assim como traçar possíveis cenários futuros/ tendências frente às mudanças pelas quais a sociedade está passando. A pesquisa se desenvolve a partir de pesquisas bibliográficas, bem como pesquisas em artigos, teses, material online para melhor compreensão de conceitos e entendimento temporal das práticas de comércio adotada ao longo do tempo.
Parque Jardim da Conquista
Authors: França José Ulisses Bezerra de , Marinho Francisca Jane Furtado , Régis Milena de Moura
Published: October 2021

O momento pandêmico proporcionou o fortalecimento de ações sociais voltadas à população de comunidades com alto índice de vulnerabilidade social. Aqui o destaque vai para um parque municipal na cidade de São Paulo, o Parque Municipal Jardim da Conquista (PMJC). A presente pesquisa teve como objetivo apresentar os serviços socioambientais prestados por este parque durante a pandemia do Covid – 19 no ano de 2020, fomentar políticas públicas contínuas e ações sociais que pudessem acontecer de forma efetiva nas áreas verdes urbanas. Optou-se por uma pesquisa descritiva e exploratória que observou, registrou, analisou e correlacionou eventos, fatos e fenômenos sem influência dos pesquisadores, além de usar procedimentos técnicos documentais para descrever de forma qualitativa as ações sociais realizadas no e pelo parque. O isolamento social, consequência da pandemia, deixou parques fechados, mesmo assim, o PMJC não interrompeu a prestação de serviços socioambientais aos cidadãos e passou a protagonizar, além desses serviços, as ações sociais que beneficiaram relativamente seis mil famílias em favelas na Zona Leste da cidade e na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP). Fato este que apontou para a possibilidade de os parques públicos urbanos também serem espaços de promoção de ações socioambientais que amenizem impactos relacionados à vulnerabilidade social de moradores dessas regiões. As parcerias com a Central Única das Favelas (CUFA), Organizações Não Governamentais (ONGs) locais e lideranças regionais, que atuaram enquanto colaboradores para a efetivação das ações, tornaram esse parque o pioneiro na condição de entreposto para o recebimento e distribuição de doações.
Lixo escolar
Authors: Pinto Alana Meireles , Oliveira Rita Denize de , Silva José Augusto Lopes da
Published: October 2021

A pesquisa foi desenvolvida na Escola Nossa Senhora da Soledade, Município de Moju-Pará, e propunha articular questões teóricas e ações sobre educação ambiental com lixo envolvendo a perspectiva dos (6rs) que são: reduzir, reutilizar, reciclar, repensar, recuperar, recusar. Procurou-se identificar que vertente teórica de educação ambiental se enquadra a Escola Nossa Senhora Da Soledade, e como professores e alunos têm desenvolvido suas ações na Escola pública da Zona rural de Moju. A metodologia constou de levantamento bibliográfico e documental sobre o tema Educação Ambiental e suas práticas; uso de geoprocessamento e sensoriamento remoto para elaboração de mapas de localização e contexto da Escola, além da aplicação de questionários para entrevista de funcionários e alunos para coletar dados sobre a viabilidade de aplicação de ações envolvendo os 6rs, e avaliar existe diálogo da Escola com os problemas ambientais estruturais na comunidade. O estudo é importante para que a visão do descarte do lixo seja feita de forma correta até o seu destino final. Conclui-se de maneira teórica que a educação ambiental desenvolvida na Escola é uma EA conservadora com crianças dentro do ambiente escolar, propondo ações individuais e comportamentais de forma a-histórica, a política, conteudista e normativa que não superariam o paradigma hegemônico. Apesar da proposição dos 6rs a Escola apresenta um contexto ambiental complexo com presença de lixão a céu aberto e contaminação dos recursos hídricos, sem estrutura alguma de eficiência do projeto uma vez que não existe nenhuma cooperativa de reciclagem e empresas interessadas no aproveitamento dos resíduos sólidos.
Apontamentos sobre o processo de metropolização e virtualização do espaço urbano e seus impactos durante e pós-pandemia
Authors: Araujo Eloisa Carvalho de , Soares Julia Morais , Olgador Mariana da Cunha Lima
Published: October 2021

A discussão que ora se coloca está apoiada no diálogo entre infraestrutura e cidade, a partir de reflexões sobre a “adesão por plataformas digitais na cidade de Niterói com repercussão na mobilidade urbana e na economia compartilhada”. Considera-se o processo de metropolização e virtualização urbana pelo qual a cidade de Niterói vivencia, e a preocupação com a gestão do território municipal durante e pós-pandemia.  Para além da compreensão da relação do espaço virtual e do espaço urbano, ressalta-se, a cidade de Niterói como ambiente urbano metropolitano. Tendo por base reflexiva uma abordagem conceitual-teórica e normativa, o artigo tem com objetivo, apresentar o entendimento sobre o processo de metropolização e virtualização do espaço da cidade e suas implicações, e reflexões, decorrentes de um processo complexo, de dinâmicas sociais e econômicas cujos efeitos sobre o espaço urbano são intensos e exigem uma observação atenta e inovadora. A análise, de caráter exploratório e descritivo, ressaltou associação com os diferentes sentidos do virtual no espaço urbano, metropolitano, e potenciais desafios da tecnologia na mobilidade urbana com impactos a serem observados e considerados no contexto de pandemia do covid-19 e futuro por vir. Os resultados revelaram ser interessante trazer maior empirismo ao estudo e buscar construir uma abordagem perceptiva na expectativa de conhecer modos de vida influenciados pela pandemia, praticados pelos cidadãos niteroienses.
Estudo da evolução urbana
Authors: Oliveira Viviane de Almeida Duarte de , Silva Yasmim Calixto Carvalho da , Drach Patrícia Regina Chaves
Published: October 2021

As vilas Dois Rios e do Abraão, localizadas na Ilha Grande, uma região costeira de Angra dos Reis, integram a Costa Verde do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Por suas características naturais importantes, como a presença da Mata Atlântica, do relevo definido pela Serra do Mar e dos consideráveis corpos hídricos (79 bacias), trata-se de uma área de preservação ambiental e sociocultural histórica. O conjunto paisagístico-urbano é um atrativo turístico que faz com que a região receba um grande contingente de visitantes durante o ano. A diversidade cultural e do ecossistema, presentes na Ilha Grande, torna a região um pólo de atração para pesquisadores e estudantes vinculados ou não à universidade e centros de pesquisa que estão presentes na região. O objetivo deste trabalho é entender a ocupação urbana na região e sua evolução a partir das grandes transformações que ocorreram no local. Dentre elas pode ser apontado o fechamento do Instituto Penal Cândido Mendes – IPCM, o posterior crescimento do interesse de visitantes e os novos moradores na região. Através do levantamento efetuado e dos mapas desenvolvidos para entender essa ocupação, foi possível observar que apesar de não ter ocorrido uma importante expansão do contorno do núcleo urbano, observa-se no interior do conjunto, majoritariamente na Vila do Abraão, uma ocupação desordenada para atender ao aumento da população.
Condições Ambientais e de Saúde Pública da População do Bairro dos Eucaliptos, Moçâmedes (Angola)
Authors: Francisco Aldino Miguel , Zambi Evelina Imaculada , Abílio Celestina Vandaco Jorge
Published: October 2021

A pesquisa aborda as condições de sanidade do meio ambiente e seus efeitos à saúde pública da população do Bairro dos Eucaliptos em Moçâmedes, Namibe (Angola). O problema foi estudado em função da constatação das péssimas condições de salubridade ambiental do bairro, e como objetivo apresentar as causas que ocasionaram a deficiente condições de saneamento básico do bairro dos Eucaliptos. A amostra constitui-se por elementos do centro de saúde dos Eucaliptos, escola Rui Duarte e população do bairro, que totalizaram 62 elementos. Aplicou-se inquéritos, pesquisa bibliográfica, registro fotográfico e observação cientifica, fez-se a sistematização e análise dos resultados do material qualitativo dos inquéritos com auxílio a estatística descritiva e porcentual. No que toca as deficiências de higiene e saneamento básico, os resultados apontaram na pouca cobertura da rede pública de água, o fornecimento não se faz em quantidade adequada, não atende a demanda, um número elevado de moradores faz o uso da água de cacimbas, irregular serviços de recolha de resíduos, formação de lixões, inexistência de esgoto sanitário, os moradores optam por fossas sépticas e defecção ao ar livre. As doenças causadas pela deficiência das condições de sanidade do meio registradas no Centro de Saúde Eucaliptos foram: a malária, febre tifoide, doenças diarreicas agudas, amebíase e infecções na pele. A malária registrou maior número de casos no período de 2012 à 2015. Com vista a melhorar a saúde pública do bairro, torna-se necessária a implementação do sistema de saneamento básico, programa de educação sanitária comunitária.
Diagnóstico do Gerenciamento dos Resíduos Sólidos do Bairro 5 de Abril, Moçâmedes (Angola)
Authors: Francisco Aldino Miguel , João Geremias Bernabé Faustino , Domingos Jandira Kuti de Oliveira
Published: October 2021

O trabalho teve como objetivo diagnosticar o sistema de gestão de resíduos sólidos e seus efeitos sobre a saúde da população no bairro 5 de abril. A pesquisa foi do tipo exploratório e descritiva que se situa dentro do tipo não experimental. O método de análise quantitativo e qualitativo. Durante a pesquisa fez-se a observação das condições existentes de gestão dos resíduos, entrevistas aos responsáveis do setor da saúde, da gestão dos resíduos do município e aplicação de um inquérito numa amostra não probabilística de 50 indivíduos numa das áreas consideradas críticas do bairro. A administração municipal é a responsável pela gestão dos resíduos, a maior parte do bairro, não se beneficia dos serviços de recolha de resíduos através da insuficiência de meios, máquinas e funcionários, os moradores acondicionam o lixo em baldes e sacos plásticos e depositam nas lixeiras por faltas de contentores, provocando grandes amontoados de lixo no interior do bairro, os resíduos são recolhidos uma vez por semana, quando não há recolha são queimados ao ar livre com efeitos negativos sobre a saúde da população. Urge a necessidade de se dotar o sistema de gestão de resíduos do bairro com a aposta e meios e máquinas e na formação ambiental.
Análise Temporo-Espacial do Uso e Cobertura da Terra na Bacia Hidrográfica do rio Sanabani no Município de Silves – AM nos anos de 1985 e 2019
Authors: Castro Leandro Félix de , Neto João Cândido André da Silva , Vidal Bruno Sarkis
Published: October 2021

Em busca de um desenvolvimento sustentável as bacias hidrográficas tornaram-se uma importante unidade de estudo do uso, ocupação e conservação de seus recursos naturais, por haver relações sociais e ecológicas com este ambiente. Neste sentido, a presente pesquisa teve por objetivo analisar a partir de uma perspectiva temporal, as principais mudanças no uso e cobertura da terra que ocorreram entre os anos de 1985 e 2019 na bacia hidrográfica do rio Sanabani, localizado no município de Silves-AM. A análise temporo-espacial do uso da terra e cobertura vegetal da bacia hidrográfica do rio Sanabani, possibilitou a identificação da redução de vegetação primária que em 1985 era de 92%, para atuais 87% em 2019. Os tipos de uso na bacia são representados principalmente por atividades econômicas do setor primário, onde se destacam a agricultura com o cultivo da mandioca e a pecuária com a criação do gado, onde o município de Silves se destaca com a 26ª colocação em Bovinos do Amazonas por Efetivo do rebanho em cabeças.
Eruptive xanthomas secondary to severe hypertriglyceridemia
Authors: Wade Hopper , Spiro Veria , Logan Glosser , Anu Garg , Mohammed T Awad , Justin Smith , Shahab Ud Din
Published: October 2021

Xanthomas are benign cutaneous manifestations of extracellular lipid accumulation. Eruptive xanthoma is characterized by the acute, widespread presentation of a papular rash and usually involves the back, buttocks, and extremities. Eruptive xanthoma is associated with hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, and an increased long-term risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. We present a case of eruptive xanthoma accompanied by severe hypertriglyceridemia (10,164 mg/dL) in which the course of the disease was reversed following implementation of lipid-lowering pharmacotherapy.
Productive Failures: From Class Requirement to Fostering a Support Group
Authors: Savic Milos , Gunter Devon , Curtis Emily , Paz Pirela Ariana
Published: October 2021

Mistakes occur frequently in mathematics. Reframing mistakes into positive moments can be psychologically important in a student’s educational journey. We investigated two tertiary math classes that explicitly valued mistakes through a pedagogical requirement called “productive failure”. For a percentage of their grade, students demonstrated how they made mistakes in their problem solving and, most importantly, how they overcame those mistakes. Through interviews, video-stimulated recalls, and evaluations of the course all from students, we initially looked for affectual responses to the pedagogical allowance and student-led demonstration. Many of the responses, both benefits and drawbacks of the productive failure, were interpreted by the research group to resemble the psychology literature on peer-led support groups. Descriptions of both productive failure and support groups, as well as quotes from the students, aim to shed light on psychological benefits of valuing mistakes. Finally, we believe that productive failures benefitted many students because it made the human aspect of mathematics more explicit.
Does Use of Books and Electronic Media Associate to Joint Attention Skills and Temperament during the First Year of Life?
Authors: Gago Galvagno Lucas Gustavo
Published: October 2021

Several researchers have found that media exposure through books or electronic media contribute to preschoolers’ development. However, research with behavioral measures and during the first years of life have not been carried out in Latin American contexts. The aim of the following research was to evaluate the relations between media exposure through electronic media and books with joint attention skills and temperament (i.e., effortful control, surgency and negative affect) during the first year of life. A free play session was carried out, where the number of mother-infant interaction behaviors were assessed. Findings state that only the amount and the frequency of the use of books at home between caregivers and infants were positively associated with the behaviors of joint attention and surgency. Conclusion denotes that books would probably be associated with more infant interactions and higher SES, mediating in the promotion of cognitive development from the first months of life.
The Importance of Personality and Self-efficacy for Stress Management in Higher Education
Authors: Galindo-Domínguez Héctor , Bezanilla María-José
Published: October 2021

The psychological implications of stress have become an issue of concern for university students around the world over the past decade. It is thought that the perception of stress varies depending on students' personality traits and their beliefs about being able to manage their academic life. To investigate this further, a study was conducted with a sample of 200 university students. The main findings of this study were: (1) All of the Big Five Model of personality traits significantly contribute to developing positive academic self-efficacy, with some of these being moderated by gender. Self-efficacy is characterised by agreeableness, conscientiousness, extraversion, emotionally stability and openness to experience. (2) People with high academic self-efficacy are able to take advantage of eustress and manage distress better than people with low academic self-efficacy. (3) There are some personality traits that contribute to distress and eustress. Specifically, people who are introverted and have low emotional stability and low openness to experience tend to suffer from distress more than people who do not have these traits. In contrast, conscientious people tend to experience eustress more than people without these characteristics. All these traits were mediated by self-efficacy, and in some cases were moderated by gender.
On the Dynamical Modelling of DC-DC Power Converters
Authors: ASADİ Farzin
Published: October 2021

Computers play an important role in analyzing and designing of modern DC-DC power converters. This tutorial paper shows how the widely used analysis techniques of averaging and linearisation can be applied to DC-DC converters with the aid of computers. Obtained dynamical equations may then be used for control design.
This paper composed of two parts. First part shows how ready to use software packages (such as PLECS®) and MATLAB® programming can be used to obtain the converter dynamics. Second part of the paper introduces a user friendly MATLAB toolbox to extract the DC-DC converter dynamics. Developed toolbox can be used for educational and/or industrial purposes.
This paper can be a good reference for researchers involved in DC-DC converters dynamics and control.
Qualitative and biochemical parameters of ejaculate in patients with chronic prostatitis
Authors: Teryoshin Anatolyi T. , Sosnovskij Igor B. , Ihaev Alimhan B.
Published: October 2021

According to a number of researchers [1,2,3], chronic prostatitis (CP) causes infertility in 28-37% of cases. Disorders of spermatogenesis in patients with CP can be the cause of male infertility and abnormalities in newborns [3, 4]. To predict the fertilizing ability of spermatozoa, an analysis of their morphological characteristics is carried out using the strict criteria of the norm proposed by T. Kruger et al. [5]. However, the morphological and biochemical characteristics of ejaculate in patients with CP have been insufficiently studied.

Purpose of the study. To study the morphological and biochemical parameters of ejaculate in patients with CP.

Materials and methods. 90 patients with CP were examined at the age from 22 to 45 years (on average 33.8 1.4 years) with CP duration from 1 to 11 years (on average 4.7 1.2 years), with duration of infertility from 2 to 5 years (average 3.8 0.7 years).

Results and discussion. It was found that none of the patients was exposed to hyperthermia, industrial poisons, ionizing radiation, did not take narcotic and hormonal drugs, did not abuse nicotine and alcohol.
Discrepancias sobre la versión cefálica externa en las guías de práctica clínica para el manejo de parto podálico
Authors: Fernandez-Guzman Daniel , Ruesta-Berdejo Ramón , Galvez-Olortegui Jose , Torrejon-Becerra Juan Carlos
Published: October 2021

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A study of maternal factors influencing birth weight in newborn in a tertiary care hospital
Authors: S. Anu M. , Senguttuvan Aravinth , K. Dheepane , Raghupathy N. S.
Published: October 2021

Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a major public health problem which needs to be addressed. The maternal factors play a major role in the child’s weight. The main aim is to identify the risk factors in the mother and appropriately manage so as to reduce the effects on children. Aim was to study the maternal risk factors influencing the weight of the baby in a tertiary care hospital at Pondicherry.Methods: A total of 225 babies were included in the study. Birth weight was recorded within 30 minutes after birth. Mother’s details were collected using a questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 21.Results: A total of 225 babies and their mothers were enrolled in the study where 124 were males and 101 were females. 204 were term and 21 were preterm. Mean age of the mothers was 22.52±3.33 years, mean weight noted was 62.94±10.09 kg and mean height was 160.1±7.15 cm. The study showed associations between birth weight and mother’s age, weight, height, hemoglobin (Hb) %, birth interval, income, bad obstetric history and complications.Conclusions: This study concluded that maternal factors are associated with birth weight owing to mother’s age, weight, height, anemia, birth interval, bad obstetric history with complications and family income. This calls for better management of mothers at the initial stages of pregnancy to reduce LBW and morbidity and mortality. Health education and large-scale awareness programs implementation can reduce and prevent this public health problem.