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Teacher’s Attitudes Towards the Effects of Lesson Plan on Classroom Management: A Case Study of Sufi Sahab Zakur High School
Authors: Moradi Mehdi
Published: April 2020

The present study has been conducted to investigate the teacher’s attitudes towards the effects of lesson plan. Furthermore, the second goal of the study is to investigate the effects of lesson plan on classroom management. Similarly, the questionnaire had two parts the first part had 6 items and the second part had 6 items too and applied randomly. Besides, the data analyzing was performed in SPSS (version, 21) and bring out the mean and standard division. Finally, the findings reveled the importance and role of lesson planning on classroom management numbered as follow: (1) Planning is the most appropriate skill that the teacher needs to create a successful one. (2) The effective teacher is the one who plan effective lessons. (3) Preparation is the most important thing a teacher does. In addition, the following factors are related to the effects of lesson plan on classroom management. (1) Planning is a necessary skill to develop an organized learning environment. (2) Good planning minimizes class management problems. (3) A successful learning environment is the result of well lesson plan.
Ecolinguistics in a Multilingual Society: A Case Study of Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria
Authors: Ogunyemi Kehinde Olufemi , Bada Abiodun Emmanuel
Published: April 2020

Language, biology, and culture have been intimately related throughout human history. We cannot dispute the fact that we live in an ecolinguistic world, where human beings relate with at least one language. Language has pioneered many interracial relationships and historical milestones. Language is a necessity for basic communication and cultural diversity in human society. In dealing with linguistic aspect of acculturation in a multilingual society, it is pertinent to trace the ecology of language from an individual point of view. This study examined ecolinguistics in a multilingual society using Adekunle Ajasin University as a case study.The research design adopted was descriptive research of survey type. The sample consists of 180 students drawn randomly from the six faculties in the school. Data was collected through a self-constructed questionnaire(r=0.79) distributed to the students. Data collected was analysed using the descriptive statistics of frequency count and simple percentage for the demographic information of the respondents and analysis of research questions. Findings from the data collected unveil the rate at which Nigeria’s native languages are endangered and derogated by foreign languages. Specifically, it was revealed that language is used as the agent of cultural and bio-diversity. Findings of this study also disclosed that English language is predominantly infused into the linguistic culture of the students of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko as it is used as the students’ instrument and expression of thoughts. Conclusions are made by looking critically into the making of individuals’ bio-cultural diversity. It is then concluded that Nigerian’s native languages are considered informal and have a way of limiting ones thought thereby leading to the robustness of foreign language(s) and endangerment of these native languages. This study recommended and advocated for the enrichment and robustness of Nigerian native languages by making sure that our culture is promoted via these native languages.
Definition of Natural Languages Using Context-free Grammer: In Context of Dari Language
Authors: Asgharzada Mahmood
Published: April 2020

Formal definition of a natural language lets computers understand it; the languages have challenging complexity to come under representation of any formal language. Modeling assumptions, using formal languages, we can approximate the languages; and better approximation we do, more complexities of formal languages are resolved. Objective is to study current researches and possibilities to model Dari as a context-free language. Researchers have worked for more than 6 decades on definition of syntax of natural languages using context-free grammer. It is crucial that computer scientists to be able to thoroughly understand about which category of formal languages the natural language exist in in. In overall, our skill to decide the grammar type of natural languages performs a significant role in our capability to parse it. This review article concludes that discussed issue of the context-freeness of a certain language is regularly reliant on upon the level of complexity of the language. The common of languages investigated in this regard are languages of European family and Indo-Aryan languages liker Dari, Arabic and Pashto have not been adequately fortunate to be devoted thorough researches in this regard.
L1 Norm Solution of Overdetermined System of Linear Equations
Authors: Bidabad Bijan
Published: April 2020

In this paper, three algorithms for weighted median, simple linear, and multiple m parameters L1 norm regressions are introduced. The corresponding computer programs are also included.
Comparative Study of the L1 Norm Regression Algorithms
Authors: Bidabad Bijan
Published: April 2020

This paper tries to compare more accurate and efficient L1 norm regression algorithms. Other comparative studies are mentioned, and their conclusions are discussed. Many experiments have been performed to evaluate the comparative efficiency and accuracy of the selected algorithms.
Causal Factors of Flight Delay in Nigerian Airport: A Case Study of Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Authors: Oluwafisayo T. Ayo-Agunbiade , Mobolaji S. Stephens
Published: April 2020

Delay is a prominent event mostly experienced at the airport by both airline and passengers. Globally delay is permitted at 15mins later than the scheduled time. Assessing the level of delay in the airport is a major criterion for measuring airport performance. Aircraft not adhering to schedule flight results in increased airport congestion, cancellation flight and flight delay. This study made use of primary data through well-structured questionnaires to obtain information from selected NAMA Staff at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). Operational delay report for a month and Airlines flight were examined for two months under the MMA2 to know the deviation of scheduled flight time from actual flight time. Descriptive Analysis, Wilcoxon Rank test, Factor Analysis and Step Wise Regression were the statistical tools deployed for this research. Findings showed that on a monthly base, 63% of the domestic traffic flows are delayed. Some factors responsible for delay were considered: aircraft damage, bad weather, aircraft maintenance, VIP movement and fueling are the major factor responsible for delay of aircraft Movement.
Causes and Effects of Workplace Conflict in Midland Bank Ltd: A Case Study on Dhanmondi Branch
Authors: Islam Md. Kamrul , Karim Rezaul
Published: April 2020

Conflict is one of the major organizational phenomena. Where there is an employee involvement, conflict is obvious to occur. Workplace conflicts happen everywhere and ignoring them can be costly. The objectives of this research are to identify the causes and effects of workplace conflicts and also forecast the ways for the prevention of the occurrence of conflicts in future. A survey was carried out in this regard among the employees of Midland Bank Ltd., Dhanmondi Branch. According to the survey we found that it is the employees’ behavior that causes conflicts in organization. Majority of the participants in the survey agreed that the main causes of workplace conflict are the negative criticism & gossip, denying personal mistakes, jealousy, and moral corruption and using abusive language. The effects that workplace conflicts have in this organization are broken relationship (top most reason), instability and insecurity, loss of commitment to work, voluntary resignation etc. It is recommended that bank should introduce a formal system of information dissemination, manager should learn to practice delegation of authority and there should be adequate interaction and dialogue in conflict resolution.
The Relationships of Expectancy, Instrumentality and Valence for Motivation in Self-Employment: A Mediation of Entrepreneurial Motivation in Nigeria
Authors: Adamu Muhammad , Abdu Shakur Mahani Mohammad
Published: April 2020

The aim of this article is to investigate the motivation of potential entrepreneurs toward the realization of a new business creation. Universally, it is evident that the motivation of potential entrepreneur stem from both the individual factors and the environment matched together to trigger entrepreneurial motivation. The Vroom’s Expectancy Motivation Theory explains self-employment in terms of an individual’s motivation and ability to start a business. Businesses are created by those with the motivation and capability to realize it.  Based on the Vroom’s expectancy motivation theory (1964), the new business start-up specific expectancy, instrumentality and valence are key components of entrepreneurial motivation and this translates into the efforts, behavior sand performance that would in the end lead to a new business start-up among the potential entrepreneurs. The methodology used in this research was based on a positivist philosophy that entails a deductive approach with a quantitative technique through a cross-sectional survey. The data were collected with a questionnaire as an instrument for the survey. To attain the objectives of this research, the data of this study were analyzed using PLS-SEM Path Algorithms, Bootstrap path coefficients and Sobel test statistics.  The statistical significance of relevant path coefficients that are fundamental in measuring self-employment among potential entrepreneurs were assessed and evaluated. The results confirm the supposition that expectancy, instrumentality and valence enhance entrepreneurial motivation for a new business start-up. Furthermore, external factors such as vocational training, machinery/equipment and ICT’s were also significantly found to exert an impact on the potential entrepreneur’s new venture creation.
Assessing Attractiveness of Banking Industry of Bangladesh by Applying Porter’s 5 Forces Model
Authors: Mehjabeen Lamiya
Published: April 2020

Banking industry is considered as one of the most significant drivers in strengthening the soundness of an economy in terms of investment, job creation, income generation, facilitating flow of funds nationally and globally. It is assumed that the present state and attractiveness of the industry can be assessed by applying Porter’s Five Forces Model. Porter’s model incorporates five dimensions i.e. Competitive Rivalry, Bargaining Power of Suppliers, Bargaining Power of Buyers, Threat of Substitutes and Threat of New Entrants. It has been objectively assessed that Competitive Rivalry is negative as 57 banks operate with more than 9000+ branches where the market share is segregated. Bargaining Power of Buyers is high as the customers are very rate sensitive while Threat of New Entrants is also negative. Mobile Financial Services (MFS) are gaining huge momentum. The Bargaining Power of Suppliers is not high as there are idle fund of Tk 1140 billion and shareholders are risk averse. Threat of Substitutes is also negative considering the similar lending and deposit services by the NBFIs and MFS substituting the transfer of funds. Considering the negative dimensions (4) over positive (1), it can be inferred that currently the industry is not attractive along with other factors that have influence on the Five Forces.
Mesoeconomics of Migration and Trade
Authors: Bidabad Bijan , Sherafati Mahshid
Published: April 2020

In this paper, we analyze Mesoeconomics of migration and trade in interregional and international economy. Decision-makers are interested in analyzing how changing the prices or wages will lead to these movements and what policies can be devised to revert the markets into their initial equilibrium. We assume in our simple model, that the wages or prices change in one region, and we will measure the equilibrium of the markets of the two regions. After some time, by migration of workers and trading commodities, a new equilibrium will be achieved. If one of the governments of the two regions intends to revert the equilibrium to the state before changes were applied, how should that government act and how great will its financial burden be? In this paper, we try to formulate the answer to this question in the context of two simple, homogenous, and similar-shape economies. This paper is centered on the behavior of individuals of the two regions, which we try to generalize it so that we could evaluate the problem at meso level analytically. Therefore, we simplify the problem to the extent that its micro and macro dimensions coincide. We check different cases of Changing wage elasticity of price or production elasticity of employment and examine the financial burden of a policy of no labor and commodity movement. In this way, if the government of region 1 decides to counteract and revert the conditions into the previous state, it can pay specific subsidies to workers, legislate due taxes on selling commodities, and thereby establish the conditions of the equation as prior to changes.
A Financial Model for Economic Analysis of Cement Factory
Authors: Bidabad Bijan , Sherafati Mahshid , Mohammadi Rohollah
Published: April 2020

In this paper, a method is presented to combine financial data and financial statements for economic analysis, which consequently introduces a software application for determining the economic structure of a cement factory. This software converts nearly 300 items of raw data of a cement factory to almost 4 times more economic-analytic information. The software analyzes the quantity and quality of production activities in addition to the cost structure of the concerned cement factory. It provides more than 80 descriptive figures, which have been defined previously and are applied to illustrate the economic structure of the cement factory. The calculated tables and figures are able to guide decision makers of the cement factory with regard to inefficiencies, obstacles, and various problems in the factory. In the end, a set of policies for increasing production efficiency and reducing costs are expressed briefly, which can be considered as the primary plans to operationalize the analytical information of the software. It is worth to mention that the presented structure of the software has been designed for Abyek Cement Factory. However, it can be employed as a guiding project for other cement factories as well. In other words, the software can be rebuilt with consideration of their specific information by revising and adjusting the software structure to cover their specific features.
Can Islamic Microfinance Unleash the Coastal Community from the Loan Shark? : A Case Study of Indonesia
Authors: Musari Khairunnisa , Arodha Dianidza
Published: April 2020

Indonesia is an archipelago with two-thirds of its territory in the form of oceans and coastal areas which support about two million fishermen. Despite having an enormous potential of fisheries, but most of the fishermen are poor and have minimal access to basic social services, including the affordable of financial services. Likewise in Puger Sub-District, Jember Regency,  East  Java  Province,  Indonesia.Poverty in there is caused also by the injustice of market with the dominance of loan shark who has weakened the marketing network of fish,  the destruction of social institutions,  fish auction,  and impartiality of government policy for the fishing community. As a qualitative approach, this study can be categorized as field research to capture the problem of the coastal communities by interviewing, doing observation, and also studying the literature or previous research.This study aims to recognize and understand the phenomenon experienced through a purposive sampling as non-probability sampling that is selected based on characteristics of a population and the objective of the study.Thus,  this  study  is  intended  to: (1) Describe  the  socio-economic profile of community in Puget Coastal, Puger Sub-District, Jember Regency, East Java  Province,  Indonesia;  (2)  Capture  the  working  model  of  the  loan  shark  to  trap  the fishermen; (3) Find the opportunities of Islamic microfinance to help the coastal community to meet their needs in order to avoid them from the loan sharks.
Rastin Group Funding (RGF): A Financial Subsystem of Rastin Banking
Authors: Bidabad Bijan
Published: April 2020

Rastin Group Funding (RGF) makes mobilization of limited and determined depositor’s resources for a specific project possible and shares depositors in the outcome of the projects with the intent of benefit and via the bank according to Rastin Banking rules. In Rastin Group Funding, after evaluation of the project proposal, and by observing the rules of the PLS Base System or the applied Financial Subsystem defined in Rastin Banking and considering the Rastin Banking Executive Bylaw; bank mobilizes the pre-specified depositors’ resources for a specific project; and after receiving necessary collaterals and guarantees allocates them to entrepreneur and performs supervision over the project execution. Bank receives capital management fee by supplying capital management services to depositors.
Assets and Liabilities Management in Islamic Banking
Authors: Bidabad Bijan , Allahyarifard Mahmoud
Published: April 2020

Purpose: In this paper, we are going to consider assets and liabilities management (ALM) structure and instrument in Islamic banking. Since in Islamic banking depositors take partnership in benefits of the bank, so Islamic banking follows to maximizing benefits of beneficiaries and among them depositors. Therefore, there are dissimilarities between ALM approaches in Islamic banking and conventional banking. First, this dissimilarity comes from differences in the accounting system in Islamic banking in comparison to conventional banking. Secondly, usury illegalness and its related jurisprudence specifications indicate that time is not the solely the effective factor on increasing equity (deposited capital) return; but profit and loss sharing resulted from investment in the real economy sector is the essential base in monetary transactions. These two important factors are considerable factors in Islamic ALM.

Design/methodology/approach: we consider influence specifications of these factors in two banking approaches for creating Economic Value Added (EVA).

Findings: Comparison of financial indices for the two types of banking leads us that Islamic banking is more efficient than conventional banking.
Challenges Faced in Full Establishment of Islamic Banking System in Nigeria
Authors: Idris Zainab
Published: April 2020

Islamic banking in Nigeria is still at its infant stage and surrounded by a lot of challenges and set bank. It is important to note that despite the huge number of Muslims population in the country, little progress has been made in ensuring its full take off and operationalization. The paper there examines the challenges Islamic banking is faced with in Nigeria. Through review of past studies, the paper the paper identify factors like; Problem of Competition with dominant conventional banks, Problem of Competition with dominant conventional banks, Double taxation and others as the major challenges of Islamic banking in Nigeria. However the paper, the paper recommends that Islamic banking and finance in Nigeria offers a huge investment opportunity for both domestic and foreign investors what is most needed to achieve this, is for all stakeholders to collaborate in a way that a structured, functional and sustainable Islamic banking model will be formulated and communicated widely so as to gain general acceptability. Furthermore, the paper will serve as a guide to investors by pointing the problems the Islamic banking sector is facing in Nigeria.
Factors Affecting Internal Control of Zakat Organizations in Tawhidi String Relationship Perspective
Authors: Aryandra Achmad , Basri Yuswar Z. , Mariyanti Tatik
Published: April 2020

The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that affect the internal control of zakat organizations. The variables of this study are organizational culture, strategic planning, external audit, internal audit and internal control. The study data were collected through 326 questionnaires obtained from employees and leaders from five zakat organizations in Indonesia. The approach of this research is Tawhidi String Relation (TSR). Data analysis in this research using method Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS).The results of the study found that:(1). Organizational culture, strategic planning, external audit, and internal audit have positive and significant effect on internal controls; (2). Strategic planning, internal audit and internal control have positive and significant effect on organizational culture, while external audit has no significant effect on organizational culture; (3). Organizational culture, external audit, internal audit and internal control have positive and significant effect on strategic planning; (4). Organizational culture, strategic planning, internal audit and internal control have positive and significant effect on external audit; and (5). Organizational culture, strategic planning, external audit, and internal control have positive and significant effect on internal audit.
Characteristics of Palestinian Economy and It’s Competitive Advantage of Porter’s Theory and Diamond Model
Authors: Barghouthi Orobah Ali
Published: April 2020

The study focused on the advancing the competitive advantage of Palestine. The Palestine Investment Fund as government body in enhancing competitive advantage of Palestinian economy, the study sought to answer the research aim.
Customer Satisfaction on Banking Channels
Authors: Prasad Gokul , Arthanar Anuradha
Published: April 2020

Satisfaction with banking services is an area of growing interest to researchers and managers.This research  examined  the  survey  responses  of 120 bank  customers  who  provided  information regarding  their  satisfaction towards ﬁnancial distribution channels with respect to their banks. The study found that there were distinctive segments within the ﬁnancial market that had signiﬁcantly different levels of usage of ﬁnancial distribution channels. Financial customers’ satisfaction with Mobile banking, automated teller machines, credit cards, debit cards, internet banking was  investigated,  and  this  information  was  used  to determine if relationships exist between customer satisfaction and the usage of ﬁnancial distribution channels. Systematic methodology, including design and validation of questionnaire and factor analysis were used to enhance the reliability of the ﬁndings. Further results and implications of the study for ﬁnancial services are addressed.
Impact of Customer Relationship Management Practices on Customer Behavior in Restaurant Industries of Bangladesh
Authors: Sharmen Sayma
Published: April 2020

The purpose of this paper is to provide proof that consumer relationship management can help to influence customer behavior in restaurant industries (Gloria Jean’s, Olympia palace restaurant) and help them to maintain profitable loyal consumers. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire and both qualitative and quantitative research methodology was used. There were 60 respondents and the research questionnaire is based on 7 point Likert scale. A key finding was that CRM activities help to develop good relationship with consumers and increase their satisfaction level. Consumers who visited these restaurants often prefer these restaurants over other restaurants. This research was conducted within specific restaurants. The sample size could have been bigger. To further explore the application of CRM in restaurants and the connection of profitability and loyalty with CRM there should be more explicit research. The fact that consumer relationship management is a part of effective and efficient management system and can be essential to ensure retention of consumers. The paper is unique in that we provide evidence of the importance of consumer relationship management in restaurant business where most often no CRM activities is conducted.
An Evaluation of the Effects of Brand Equity on Consumer Willingness to Pay Price Premium
Authors: Aminu Suleiman Garba , Ahmad Norzieiriani
Published: April 2020

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcome of brand equity on consumer responses by specifically investigating the effects of the overall brand equity on consumer willingness to pay premium price. The paper also empirically investigated the causal relationship among brand awareness, brand association, perceived quality, and brand loyalty as antecedents of brand equity. Using the automobile product category in Malaysia as stimuli, cross-sectional survey data were collected and analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling technique. Result showed that brand equity plays a significant role in firms by creating and developing additional value to organizations and their products. A causal relationship among the antecedents of brand equity was also established. Among the antecedents of brand equity, brand loyalty was found to be the dominant driver of overall brand equity. Moreover, the effect of brand equity on consumers’ willingness to pay price premium was substantiated and found to be positive. The limitation of the paper is that the study used a single high involving product category. Future studies should use product categories with short consumption length and high purchase frequency. Findings of this study provide more insight to managers on how to manage brand equity. Outcomes of brand equity can be used to measure the performance of brand in the market. The study also provides additional clarification to the existing literature on the need for managers to develop a post-brand equity marketing strategy in order to achieve sustainable competitive advantage.
Brand Preference Towards Footwears
Authors: Priyan J. Vimal
Published: April 2020

The Indian Footwear sector is a promising one with tremendous opportunity for growth both in the international and domestic market. With low production cost, abundant supply of raw material, evolving retail system, buying patterns and huge consumption market, this sector is posed to grow to great heights. But this market is highly fragmented. The Unorganized sector dominates the industry posing a threat to the organized players. The Indian consumers have become more discerning these days. The double income stance, increased disposable income among the urban middle class, brand and fashion Consciousness due to globalization has all led to changing lifestyle of the Indian consumers. The objective of the present study is to ascertain the level of brand preference towards the footwear. It is found that there is no significant association between socio economic variables except age and their level of brand preference towards footwears.
Factors Inspiring the Emergence of Women Entrepreneurs in Sylhet City
Authors: Ahsan Mohammad Kamrul , Raju Obidulla
Published: April 2020

This is basically a descriptive research paper. This research paper investigates the motivational factors among the women entrepreneurs of Sylhet City in Bangladesh. The main objective of this paper is to find out the cause of why they are in the field of entrepreneurs. The results of this paper will help researchers who are working in the field of entrepreneurs and motivations. The data were collected from the 68 women entrepreneurs from the different parts of Sylhet City. For this purpose, the structured closed-end questionnaire and random sampling method are used to collect the data. The researchers have used simple descriptive statistics, regression analysis and percentage to present the results with the help of Microsoft Excel 2016. This study discovered that self-recognition and economic necessities are the major factors to become entrepreneurs for them.
Effect of Deposit Mobilization and Credit Financing of Commercial Banks on Capital Formation in Nigeria
Authors: Jacob Byyiyet Josiah , Ishaya Yusha’u , Innocent Idachaba Odekina
Published: April 2020

The low level of Capital formation in Nigeria has been blamed on the low level of savings occasioned by the low income level and high level of consumption which reduce the ability of banks to create money through intermediation. This study investigates the effect of deposit mobilization and credit financing of commercial banks on capital formation in Nigeria. Gross fixed capital formation was used as proxy for dependent variable, while credit to private sectors, lending rate and Total deposit liabilities were used as proxies of independent variables. The study employed time series quarterly data from Q1 1980 to Q4 2015, which constitutes 48 observations. Multiple regression techniques were used to analyze the data. The study found that (LRN and TDL) have positive impact on GFCF of Nigeria while credit to private sector has an inverse relationship with GDP. In view of this finding, the study recommended that Nigeria commercial banks should re-direct their intermediation activities effectively.

JEL Classification: C22, C87, G2, G21, G29
Light Chain Cast Nephropathy Presenting With Asymptomatic Proteinuria
Authors: BOZACI İlter , TATAR Erhan , TAŞLI Funda
Published: April 2020

Kidney disease is a common complication of monoclonal gammopathies including multiple myeloma. Patients with multiple myeloma and other monoclonal gammopathies can present with a variety of kidney manifestations that depend upon the pathologic monoclonal proteins involved and the compartments of the kidney that are targeted. The most common clinical findings include acute or subacute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease (CKD) , albuminuria or nephrotic syndrome and electrolyte abnormalities. The spectrum of kidney impairment ranges from mild to severe acute kidney injury (AKI)  requiring hemodialysis. Most patients presenting with AKI have light chain cast nephropathy. 58 year old female patient was referred to our clinic due to proteinuria. We aimed to represent a light chain cast nephropathy patient presenting with asymptomatic, non-nephrotic range proteinuria and whom were eventually treated with autologous stem cell transplantation. Light chain cast nephropathy should be kept in mind at the differantial diagnosis of patients presenting with asymptomatic non-nephrotic range proteinuria especially whom were treated with anti-proteinuric medications. Kidney biopsy should not be deferred during the diagnostic process.
The frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic: Healthcare workers
Authors: ERSOY Alparslan
Published: April 2020

The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) firstly appeared in China on December 1, 2019 and led to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly spread to many other countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The pandemic affected 2,719,897 people in the World and 187,515 people died until April 25, 2020. In the early period, many developed countries considered the COVID-19 outbreak as a simple flu epidemic. By implementing the herd immune strategy, they aimed to gain immunity by allowing a certain number of people to have mild illness and to easily control the outbreak within a few months. However, the virus spreads faster than its ancestors such as the SARS-CoV and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) with an estimated death rate of 2 to 3%
A hidden gem. Le Corbusier’s proposition for a museum and cultural centre at Raj Ghat, New Delhi
Authors: Woitschützke R. M.
Published: April 2020

Este ensayo analiza la implicación de Le Corbusier en la creación de un memorial dedicado a Gandhi en Raj Ghat, Nueva Delhi. Demostrando la relación existente entre las propuestas para Nueva Delhi y diversos proyectos de Le Corbusier para centros culturales, el autor presta especial atención al Museo del Conocimiento que se suponía iba a construirse en ese emplazamiento. La conclusión es que el Raj Ghat estaba destinado a convertirse en un museo con un planteamiento programático similar al del museo de Ahmedabad.
Le plan Voisin, entre ruines et onirisme
Authors: Dos Santos Agathe
Published: April 2020

El artista se pregunta cómo trasladar la utopía de un proyecto urbano soñado a una ruina muy real, la de los escombros de la ciudad de Dresde, al día siguiente de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. A través del tratamiento plástico, Dos Santos piensa en la representación del proyecto arquitectónico o urbano a través de recuerdos, reales o ficticios. Evoca, a través de su trabajo como artista, la diferencia entre el proyecto pensado, esbozado y su realización, pero también los vestigios del tiempo.
Aspectos da dimensão discursiva da memória nostálgica: uma análise de editoriais da revista Ferrovia
Authors: Destri Alana , Lima Anselmo
Published: April 2020

O presente artigo focou-se no estudo da manifestação da nostalgia no discurso e na delimitação de aspectos subjetivos desta enquanto fenômeno sígnico e ideológico. O estudo discursivo desse fenômeno, pelo viés teórico do Círculo de Bakhtin, firma-se no fato de que a nostalgia, universal e contundente, não pode ser compartilhada e tampouco vivida se não através de signos e, consequentemente, de enunciados. Para tanto, fez-se uso de um corpus de pesquisa notoriamente nostálgico que conta com 106 editoriais da Revista Ferrovia publicados entre 1935 e 2017. Dentre todos, três tiveram sua análise em detalhe a fim de ressaltar o vínculo do enunciado nostálgico com o tempo histórico em que se vive. A síntese disto gera um poderoso efeito catártico que se perpetua nas esferas da atividade humana como instrumento para suportar um presente de agruras.
La alfabetización digital en el “Escritorio Familia” del Programa Conectar Igualdad: entre el manual de la netbook y el gobierno de la familia
Authors: Martinez Romagosa Maite
Published: April 2020

Neste trabalho, estudamos como, através da articulação de diferentes gêneros e discursos, discursivamente se delineia a prática da "alfabetização digital" numa política pública argentina de "inclusão digital". Especificamente, trabalhamos em um corpus de textos produzidos no âmbito do Programa Conectar Igualdad (2010-2018).Inserimos nosso trabalho na perspectiva teórica e metodológica da Análise Crítica do Discurso (CHOULIARAKI; FAIRCLOUGH, 1999; FAIRCLOUGH, 1992a, 2003), e incorporamos as contribuições da Análise Crítica de Gêneros (MOTTA-ROTH, 2011; BONINI, 2010) para estudar as maneiras pelas quais diversas características genéricas são articuladas nesses textos e para problematizar a prática social que esses gêneros recontextualizam. Os resultados sugerem que, na articulação entre o gênero  o manual didático e o texto de governança (FAIRCLOUGH, 2003), se constrói uma relação hierárquica de poder/saber entre a instituição e os beneficiários da política pública, que está ancorado num maior controle sobre a esfera privada e na instrumentalização do discurso público.
Localized total electron content enhancements in the Southern Hemisphere
Authors: Edemskiy Ilya K.
Published: April 2020

Abstract. This paper is dedicated to the investigation of localized TEC (total electron content) enhancements (LTEs), which were detected in the Southern Hemisphere via the analysis of global ionospheric maps. Using data from different years (2014, 2015 and 2018), we show the presence of LTEs almost independently of solar activity. We also show that LTEs are a phenomenon that can be observed in serial: at the same universal time (UT), similar enhancement can manifest themselves over several days. The intensity of LTEs varies depending on the solar flux and does not directly depend on the interplanetary magnetic field orientation; these events occur under both geomagnetically disturbed and quiet conditions. The highest LTE occurrence rate was observed during the period of local winter (April–September) in all years analyzed. The longest observed LTE series was detected during 2014 and lasted 80 d – or 120 d if we exclude two daily gaps.
Laser concept of the mobile ATMONSYS-lidar and its application during CHEESEHEAD
Authors: Vogelmann Hannes , Speidel Johannes , Perfahl Matthias
Published: April 2020

Water vapor is the most important greenhouse gas and dominates weather patterns, the atmospheric energy budget and radiative balance. For analysing
dynamic processes of planetary boundary layer we developed the ATMONSYS lidar for measuring water vapor, aerosols and temperature. In summer 2019 the application of the ATMONSYS lidar was part of the CHEESEHEAD campaign in Northern Wisconsin (USA). Former investigations showed the very high spatio-temporal short term variability of tropospheric water vapor in a three dimensional study [1]. From a technical point of view this also depicted the general requirement of short integration times while recording water-vapor profiles with lidar. For this purpose,  the differential absorption lidar (DIAL) working in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral region is a suitable technique. For measuring the light absorption by single spectral lines in the 817nm band of water vapor, the laser emission is predominated for the use of Ti:Sapphire as laser medium. We present a new concept of transversely pumping a Ti:Sapphire crystal to generate high power NIR laser emission directly from a laser resonator without amplification stage. This setup allows for a high output power at repetitions rates up to 100Hz or even more due to the enhanced cooling situation for the laser rod. It is, because of its compactness, also suitable for mobile applications. We also show a concept, how this resonator can be locked to two seeding DIAL wavelengths at the same time.

[1] Vogelmann, H., Sussmann, R., Trickl, T., and Reichert, A.: Spatiotemporal variability of water vapor investigated using lidar and FTIR vertical soundings above the Zugspitze, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 3135-3148, 2015.
Pseudocercospora seropedicensis & P. solani-cernui spp. nov. on Solanum from Brazil
Authors: Andrade Kerly M. , Medeiros Peter S. , Rembinski Jéssica , Oliveira Jucimar M. , Inácio Carlos A.
Published: April 2020

Using stereo- and light microscopy, two leaf-spotting cercosporoid fungi, collected from areas of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest in the states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, were shown to represent two new species (Pseudocercospora seropedicensis on Solanum asperum
and P. solani-cernui on S. cernuum), which are herein described and illustrated.
Ochroconis terricola sp. nov. from China
Authors: Zhang Xin , Wang Kun-Ying , Ren Peng-Peng , Jiang Yu-Lan
Published: April 2020

A new species, Ochroconis terricola, was isolated from soil in Guizhou Province, China. Morphology and phylogenetic analyses of the combined sequence data of nuclear ribosomal DNA genes (ITS, LSU, SSU) revealed the strain as different from other Ochroconis species.
Caliciopsis sambaibae sp. nov. from the Brazilian Cerrado
Authors: Bezerra José Luiz , Melo Maruzanete Pereira , Beserra Jr José Evando Aguiar , Kitajima Elliot Watanabe , Sousa Samara Raquel , Santos Cristiane Duarte
Published: April 2020

A new species, Caliciopsis sambaibae, is described associated with Davilla elliptica plants. The collections were made in the Cerrado of Sete Cidades National Park, in the municipality of Piracuruca, Piauí State, Brazil.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Computer and Information Science, Vol. 13, No. 2
Authors: Lee Chris
Published: April 2020

Reviewer Acknowledgements for Computer and Information Science, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2020
Opodatkowanie umów i zmian umów spółki na gruncie ustawy o podatku od czynności cywilnoprawnych
Authors: Sobiech Agnieszka , Sobiech Maciej
Published: April 2020

W poprzedniej części artykułu autorzy wskazali, że przepisy o podatku od czynności cywilnoprawnych są dopełnieniem
przepisów o podatku od towarów i usług, tj. obejmują przede wszystkim niezawodowy obrót majątkiem.
Przedmiotem opodatkowania podatkiem od czynności cywilnoprawnych są czynności cywilnoprawne enumeratywnie
wyliczone w art. 1 ustawy z dnia 9 września 2000 r. o podatku od czynności cywilnoprawnych [1, dalej
„ustawa z dnia 9 września 2000 r.”]. Czynności cywilnoprawne nienazwane oraz czynności niewymienione w tym
przepisie nie podlegają opodatkowaniu tym podatkiem. Co więcej, podatkowi temu nie podlegają umowy, które
nie mają odpowiednika w art. 1 ust. 1 przywołanej ustawy, nawet jeżeli zawierają elementy umów objętych podatkiem.
Skoro ustawa z dnia 9 września 2000 r. zawiera zamkniętą listę czynności podlegających opodatkowaniu, a
przy określaniu tego katalogu posługuje się pojęciami prawa prywatnego bądź wprowadza własne pojęcia (np.
zmiana umowy spółki), to powstają uzasadnione wątpliwości. Wykorzystanie w ustawie podatkowej pojęcia prawa
prywatnego powoduje konieczność ustalenia, jaki zakres ma pojęcie, które: występuje w prawie podatkowym,
oznaczone jest terminem identycznym jak termin używany w prawie cywilnym, nie jest w prawie podatkowym
objaśnione, ale jest objaśnione (tj. znany jest jego zakres) w prawie cywilnym. Czynnościami podlegającymi podatkowi
od czynności cywilnoprawnych są m.in. umowa spółki i zmiana umowy spółki. W tej części artykułu autorzy
omówili zagadnienie udzielenia pożyczki przez wspólnika i dopłat w spółce oraz podstawę opodatkowania,
obowiązek podatkowy i stawkę przy umowie spółki i jej zmianie w raz ze zwolnieniami.
Crossing the divide: promoting confidence in contact in a diverse world
Authors: Turner Rhiannon N.
Published: April 2020

We are living in an increasingly diverse world, an exciting prospect given that
positive interactions between people from different social groups have numerous
benefits. Unfortunately, however, people often fail to engage in such interactions.
Moreover, there is evidence that prejudice, both at an individual and a societal level,
remains prevalent. To navigate the diverse world in which we live and, in turn, promote
positive intergroup relations, it is important to develop skills and beliefs that will
enable us to engage confidently in cross-group relationships. This article will
highlight research which demonstrates some of the many benefits of engaging in
intergroup contact, from more positive intergroup relations to broader changes in the
way we think. The importance of promoting confidence at engaging in contact and its
potential predictors and outcomes will be considered. Finally,
interventions—specifically extended contact, imagined contact and online contact or
e-contact—will be outlined that can help to make people more confident, and in turn more
likely to engage in successful interactions with people from different backgrounds to
themselves.
Clinical relevance of lipid panel and aminotransferases in the context of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis as measured by transient elastography (FibroScan®)
Authors: Chi-Cervera Luis , Montalvo Gordon , Icaza-Chávez María , Torres-Romero Julio , Arana-Argáez Víctor , Ramírez-Camacho Mario , Lara-Riegos Julio
Published: April 2020

Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease and is associated with various co-morbidities. Transient elastography (FibroScan®) is a non-invasive method to detect NAFLD using the controlled attenuation parameter (CAP). We aimed to evaluate the association of the lipid panel and aminotransferases concentrations with the presence or absence of steatosis and fibrosis. Methods: One hundred and five patients with NAFLD were included. Hepatic steatosis was quantified by CAP (dB/m) and liver stiffness by Kilopascals (kPa), these values were then analyzed against patient lipid panel and serum concentrations of the liver enzymes aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). A correlation and multiple regression were used. Mann-Whitney U test was used as non-parametric analysis. Results: We observed an association between hepatic steatosis and total cholesterol (B = 0.021, p = 0.038, Exp (B) = 1.021, I.C = 1.001-1.041) as well as serum triglycerides (B = 0.017, p = 0.006, Exp (B) = 1.018 and I.C = 1.005-1.030). Similarly, we found an association between significant hepatic fibrosis and lower concentrations of total cholesterol (B = -0.019, p = 0.005, Exp (B) = 0.982 I.C = 0.969-0.995) and elevated AST (B = 0.042, p = 3.25 × 10-4, Exp (B) = 1.043 I.C = 1.019-1.068) independent of age, gender and BMI. Conclusions: Our results suggest that, total cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations positively correlate with hepatic steatosis while significant hepatic fibrosis is associated with lower total cholesterol and higher AST concentrations.
Explorando nuevos formatos para vídeos educativos
Authors: Medina Molina Juan
Published: April 2020

En diciembre de 2005 iniciamos el proyecto de vídeos educativos lasmatematicas.es, cuyo objetivo inicial era crear material adicional que complementara nuestras clases presenciales, y contenidos de educación secundaria, para que nuestros estudiantes pudieran repasar contenidos previos, que deben ya dominar, pero en muchas ocasiones no es así. En aquel momento usábamos el formato “a mano alzada”, sin editar posteriormente el contenido, ya que queríamos emplear el menor tiempo posible. Dado que nuestros vídeos están en YouTube, tenemos que competir con contenido mucho más superficial, cuyo único objetivo es que el estudiante apruebe, sin importar nada si aprende. Por desgracia, la mayoría de los estudiantes prefiere este tipo de material. Por ello, en lugar de bajar el listón, desde hace algunos años estamos cuidando mucho más el formato, usando letra de imprenta, apareciendo en pantalla, y grabando también vídeos de tipo divulgativo. En nuestra charla hablaremos sobre esta evolución, y además presentaremos el canal Discovermaths, donde junto con el astrofísico británico David Darling, estamos publicando vídeos en inglés, algunos originales y otros versiones de nuestros últimos vídeos en español.
Educación emergente para la enseñanza de la bioestadística en enfermería
Authors: Sánchez Soto Juan Manuel , Martínez Reyes Magally , Soberanes Martín Anabelem
Published: April 2020

El proceso educativo mide parámetros de ingreso, permanecía y egreso de los estudiantes, pero existen altos nivel de deserción, en México 23% de la población en edad universitaria se encuentra estudiando y el alto nivel de deserción (72% de acuerdo con la OCDE) pone en controversia la perspectiva para este nivel educativo. Con la pedagógica emergente surgen alternativas diferentes a las tradicionales que buscan modificar el proceso de enseñanzaaprendizaje, la presente propuesta es para una de las asignaturas transversales en todo plan de estudios, sin importar el área disciplinar de formación, la estadística. El Comic BioMate para la enseñanza de la bioestadística en la licenciatura de Enfermería, presenta un proceso de aprendizaje basado en problemas, donde se inicia con situaciones que el alumno ya ha realizado de forma longitudinal en su vida escolar y después de una serie de ellos se introduce la parte de fórmulas, lo que permite entenderlas más fácilmente en el desarrollo matemático; así mismo proporciona un aprendizaje invertido (resuelve de forma sencilla los problemas en su casa y retroalimenta en clase), se ha realizado una prueba piloto con cuatro estudiantes, los cuales resolvieron los dos primeros tomos, obteniendo una calificación promedio mayor a 9.0.