bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The narrow-spectrum anthelmintic oxantel is a potent agonist of a novel acetylcholine receptor subtype in whipworms
Authors: Hansen Tina V. A. , Cirera Susanna , Neveu Cédric , Courtot Elise , Charvet Claude L. , Calloe Kirstine , Klaerke Dan A. , Martin Richard J.
Published: February 2021

In the absence of efficient alternative strategies, the control of parasitic nematodes, impacting human and animal health, mainly relies on the use of broad-spectrum anthelmintic compounds. Unfortunately, most of these drugs have a limited single-dose efficacy against infections caused by the whipworm, Trichuris. These infections are of both human and veterinary importance. However, in contrast to a wide range of parasitic nematode species, the narrow-spectrum anthelmintic oxantel has a high efficacy on Trichuris spp. Despite this knowledge, the molecular target(s) of oxantel within Trichuris is still unknown. In the distantly related pig roundworm, Ascaris suum, oxantel has a small, but significant effect on the recombinant homomeric Nicotine-sensitive ionotropic acetylcholine receptor (N-AChR) made up of five ACR-16 subunits. Therefore, we hypothesized that in whipworms, a putative homolog of an ACR-16 subunit, can form a functional oxantel-sensitive receptor. Using the pig whipworm T. suis as a model, we identified and cloned a novel ACR-16-like subunit and successfully expressed the corresponding homomeric channel in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Electrophysiological experiments revealed this receptor to have distinctive pharmacological properties with oxantel acting as a full agonist, hence we refer to the receptor as an O-AChR subtype. Pyrantel activated this novel O-AChR subtype moderately, whereas classic nicotinic agonists surprisingly resulted in only minor responses. We observed that the expression of the ACR-16-like subunit in the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans conferred an increased sensitivity to oxantel of recombinant worms. We demonstrated that the novel Tsu-ACR-16-like receptor is indeed a target for oxantel, although other receptors may be involved. These finding brings new insight into the understanding of the high sensitivity of whipworms to oxantel, and highlights the importance of the discovery of additional distinct receptor subunit types within Trichuris that can be used as screening tools to evaluate the effect of new synthetic or natural anthelmintic compounds.
El mundo se resquebraja. La percepción chilena de las revoluciones de Europa Oriental en 1989
Authors: Ramos Rodríguez Froilán , Arias Arias Constanza
Published: February 2021

Este trabajo analiza la percepción de las revoluciones de Europa Oriental de 1989 a través de la prensa chilena, en el contexto del proceso de cambio político que vivía Chile en aquel momento. La investigación se apoya en la revisión crítica de diversos medios contemporáneos: diarios, revistas, testimonios escritos, que permiten aproximarse al impacto producido en la esfera pública, los actores políticos y medios de comunicación. Las revoluciones de 1989 conllevaron a la caída de los gobiernos comunistas en diversos países europeos, que consiguientemente repercutieron en el fin de la Guerra Fría y de la Unión Soviética.
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell co-adjuvant therapy with albendazole for managing Toxocara vitulorum-rat model
Authors: Abo-Aziza Faten A. M. , Zaki Abdel Kader A. , Alajaji Ahmed I. , Al barrak Saleh M.
Published: February 2021

Background and Aim: Toxocara vitulorum is a bovine intestinal nematode. Immune pictures following infection are conflicting and stopping anthelmintic albendazole treatment recording reversed liver abnormalities. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the therapeutic potential of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) therapy, subsequent to albendazole administration in rats infected with T. vitulorum. Materials and Methods: The ultrasonographic and histopathological examinations as well as serum liver enzymes activity and the kinetics of recovery were investigated. The correlation of cell-mediated and humoral immune pictures was assessed by assaying immunoglobulins, splenocytes viability, phagocytic index, and Th1/Th2 cytokines. Results: The cultured BMMSCs counting were 4.21×104 cells/cm2 with 96.03% viability. Flow-cytometric analysis indicated positive CD90 (82%), CD105 (79%) and negative CD34 (0.37%), CD45 (0.42%), attesting to the suitability of the isolated BMMSCs for use in therapy. Transplantation of BMMSCs after albendazole administration significantly reduced the release of liver enzymes (p<0.05) indicating liver cellularity improvement. The ultrasonographic, macroscopic, and histopathological findings confirmed the biochemical results. Significant elevation in the levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon (INF)-γ with a decline in interleukin (IL)-4 was observed in the untreated model (p<0.05). However, albendazole treatment followed by BMMSCs therapy significantly lowered the release of TNF-α and INF-γ, associated with significant production of IL-4 and IL-10 (p<0.05). Conclusion: The final results indicated that the liver functions, histopathological findings, and immune parameters were aggravated after experimental T. vitulorum infection. Albendazole treatment followed by BMMSCs therapy was found to assist in regeneration of injured hepatic tissue. Besides, it appeared to modulate host defensive immune responses against T. vitulorum antigens. This work could define more clearly the events that manipulate the host immune, histopathological, and biochemical responses to minimize obstacles in using stem cell therapy in animal toxocariosis.
A szervezet kockázati attitűdjének jelentősége a szerződéses kapcsolatokban (Significance of the organizational risk attitude on the contractual relations)
Authors: Braunné Fülöp Katalin
Published: February 2021

A tanulmány azt vizsgálja, milyen befolyással van a szervezetek kockázati attitűdje az általuk kötött szerződésre, elsősorban a projektszintű kockázatok megosztására. Esettanulmányként egy PPP-projekt szerződését használja fel, amely jól szemlélteti, hogy az eltérő kockázati magatartású szervezetek egymás közötti kockázatallokációja eltér az optimálistól. A konkrét esetben a közösségi aktor kerül kockázati aspektusból hátrányos helyzetbe. A vizsgálat eredménye, hogy meghatároz néhány kulcsparamétert, melyek a felek kockázati szempontból nyertes vagy vesztes pozícióját döntő módon befolyásolják. ___________ This paper examines the influence of the risk attitude of organizations on the contracts made by them, especially on allocation of the project level risk. A PPP project contract is used as a case study, because it illustrates expressively that the risk allocation between the concerned organiza tions with different risk attitudes differs from the optimal version. In this very case the public actor's position becomes disadvantageous. Specification some of the key parameters able to determine the winner or loser position of the risk taken parties is defined as the outcome of this study.
Ornamental potential of species from the ferruginous Campo rupestre of the Carajás National Forest, Brazilian Amazon
Authors: Sousa Renata Paschoal da Silva , Costa Wendelo Silva , Matos Paula e Silva , Carvalho Andréa Siqueira , Martins Frederico Drumond , Torres Kátia Ribeiro
Published: February 2021

The flora of the ferruginous Campo rupestre that occur over the immense iron deposits of the Carajás National Forest is very unique, with several endemic and rare species. This vegetation is directly affected by mining activity, as a result of vegetation suppression and the profound disfigurement of habitats. The objective of this work was to identify the ornamental potential of the flora of the ferruginous Campo rupestre, as a strategy for ex situ conservation of ecosystem species. The species present in ten plots of 5 x 5 m were surveyed in different areas of the ferruginous Campo rupestre on the N1 plateau and the ornamental potential of each species was evaluated following a characterization key, considering morphology and habitat of occurrence. Subsequently, the species were compared with those already present on the market, as ornamental, based on the literature and on sites specialized in the sale of ornamental plants in Brazil. A total of 33 species with ornamental potential were found, distributed in 32 genera and 19 families. Most species showed high functionality for ornamentation and similarity with nationally consolidated ornamentals. Catasetum planiceps, Cyrtopodium andersonii, Epidendrum nocturnum, Mandevilla scabra, Norantea guianensis and Sobralia liliastrum have a consolidated ornamental market. The data collected support ex situ conservation strategies of the flora of the ferruginous Campo rupestre, such as its valorization, local commercialization and income generation for small extractivists in the region.
Rate, Maternal and Fetal Outcome of Cesarean Delivery Performed by IESO at Shenen Gibe General Hospital, Jimma South West Ethiopia: A Descriptive Retrospective Data
Authors: Gutema Worku Gebeyehu , Jire Teshome Kassa , Aboma Daniel
Published: February 2021

Background Pregnancy and parturition are events of considerable significance in the life cycle of women. Though it is supposed that the quality of care during labor, birth, and postpartum period plays a great role for adverse outcomes of birth, various reports claimed that cesarean delivery carries a higher maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality compared to vaginal delivery. Therefore, this study assessed the Rate, Maternal and Fetal Outcome of Cesarean delivery performed by IESO at Shenen Gibe General Hospital, Jimma south west Ethiopia. Integrated Emergency surgical officer is a health professional qualified and authorized to perform emergency obstetrical-gynecological and emergency general surgical procedures. The training has started in 2010 in 3 universities and 10 affiliated sites with intake of 43 students. The MSc program in integrated emergency surgery is intended to achieve one of the millennium development goals (MDG): reducing the overwhelming maternal mortality ratio and perinatal mortality rate at the local and national level. (1) Methods Hospital based two-year retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed and data collected from November to December 2019 in shenen Gibe General Hospital ,Jimma south west Ethiopia. A total of 185 mothers who delivered by cesarean delivery from December 2017 to December 2018 and complete data were included in the study. Data were extracted using structured data collection format and cleaned, and entered into Epi data software version 3.1 and exported into SPSS version 26 for further descriptive analysis. Result Among 2115 deliveries in the two years of retrospective data, a total of 186 mothers were delivered by cesarean section, giving cesarean delivery rate 8.8 %. The leading indication for cesarean delivery was fetal distress (24.2%). Among the total cesarean delivery, 22 neonates were died, giving the proportion of neonate mortality rate 16.8%. One mothers were died following cesarean delivery, giving maternal mortality rate following cesarean delivery 12 per 1000 live births. The leading cause for maternal mortality was hemorrhagic shock Conclusion However, cesarean delivery rate in this study was within the WHO recommended range, the health outcome of mothers and neonates’ following cesarean delivery was not acceptable. The neonatal and maternal mortality following cesarean delivery was 16.8% and12 per 1000 live births respectively. The main cause of neonatal death was birth asphyxia.
Experimental Analysis PVP Coated Silver Nanofluid Properties for Application in Photovoltaic/Thermal (PVT) Collectors
Authors: Naderi A. , H. Gazori , Bozegi M.
Published: February 2021

Nowadays, supplying energy for the global population has turned into a prominent issue for countries engendering the consumption of huge amounts of fossil fuels which leads to some serious environmental problems. Among the renewable energy technologies, solar collectors can play major role to improve the efficiency, in air conditioning utility systems by minimum pollution. In photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) solar collectors, which are currently considered as the most advanced type to produce electricity and heat simultaneously, working fluid absorbs Energy from photovoltaic (PV) module engendering to decrease temperature of PV module and increase the electricity efficiency and also provide permissible amount of heat for other residential applications. Meanwhile, utilizing nanofluid as the working fluid in collector, regarding that the nanofluid has enhanced thermal properties relative to the base fluid, leads to a higher collector efficiency. In this research, PVP coated silver nanofluid was prepared in three volume concentration being 250, 500 and 1000 ppm by two-step method. To assess the stability of nanofluid the zeta potential is calculated which is obtained -41.6 V. Also, the prominent thermal properties of the nanofluid were analyzed regarding PVT solar collector applications. According to the results, thermal conductivity of the PVP coated silver nanofluid, improves the properties of base fluid, to the extent that thermal conductivity coefficient grows up 50% in some temperatures and increased from 0.594 for base fluid to 1.098 W/mK by escalation of concentration to 1000 ppm. Thus, PVP coated silver nanofluid can be deemed as the vital working fluid to improve the performance of PVT solar collectors.
Creating Shared Value (CSV) based on the system in yoga related to corporate awareness in the practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Authors: Pratiwi Devica
Published: February 2021

Along with the changing time, CSR activities carried out by companies currently have been able not only to improve the welfare of the community but also to create shared value. In this concept, companies must be aware that creating shared value (CSV) is able to produce benefits to be shared and is more than just focusing on social responsibility. Companies should not only take corrective actions, but also reorganize the business strategies they use starting from the stages of planning and production to the stage of distribution to the end consumer, while still considering the factors of the company (economy), human and environment, or often referred to as the triple bottom line (profit, people, planet). This study aims to observe the development and disclosure of CSV in companies by using sustainability reports based on the system in yoga. Judging from the type of data, the approach used in this study is a qualitative descriptive approach. The research data used is the Sustainability Reports of Coca-Cola Company, Ltd., Nestle, and PT. Unilever Indonesia, Tbk for 2018. The results of this study show that the three companies have implemented CSV activities which are expressed in 5 Yamas Yoga: Ahimsa/non-violence; Satya / truthfulness / non-falsehoods; Asteya / honesty, non-stealing; Brahmacharya / Self-control; and Aparigraha / non-possessiveness, non-greediness. not expecting, asking, or accepting inappropriate gifts from any person.
The influence of apparatus competence, leadership style, tri hita karana culture and society participation on the effectiveness of village fund management
Authors: Rasmini Ni Ketut , Mimba Putu Sri Harta
Published: February 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of the apparatus competence, leadership style, Tri Hita Karana culture and society participation on the effectiveness of village fund management. The sample of this study were taken from 100 villages in Tabanan Regency with the number of respondents as many as 300 respondents.Â Â  The method for determining the sample were the proportionate stratified random sampling and data collection using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. This study shows that the apparatus competence, leadership style, and society participation have a positive effect on the effectiveness of village fund management. Meanwhile the Tri Hita Karana culture not significantly affect the effectiveness of village fund management. This indicate that the better the apparatus competence, leadership style, and society participation, the better the effectiveness of village fund management..
The effect of religiosity and moderation of morality on fraud prevention in the management of village funds
Authors: Hayati Nur , Amalia Ikklimatus
Published: February 2021

This study aims to determine the effect of village apparatus competence, internal control systems and religiosity on fraud prevention in the village fund management with morality as a moderating variable. This study uses a survey method with a questionnaire. The population consists of all village officials in Sidoarjo Regency. The sample was taken using a proportionate stratified random sampling, and finally 76 villages were obtained with the category of developed villages, developing villages, underdeveloped villages, and very underdeveloped villages. The data analysis technique used in this study is PLS-SEM using Smart-PLS 3.0 software. The results of this study prove that village apparatus competence has an effect on fraud prevention in village fund management, internal control system has no effect on fraud prevention in village fund management, and religiosity has an effect on fraud prevention in village fund management.Morality is not able to moderate the influence of village apparatus competence, internal control system and religiosity on fraud prevention.
QUALITY CULTURE TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND THE POSITIVE EFFECT ON ENGAGEMENT OF ACADEMIC STAFF
Authors: Herminingsih Anik , Rizki Mochammad
Published: February 2021

The Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education has a vision that contains the quality of higher education, by quality assurance implementation that aims to build a quality culture of higher education.  Quality culture is an organizational value system that produces a conducive environment for the formation and continuous improvement of quality. The effects of quality culture on employee behaviors had been gained researchers attention, and as important factors for fostering knowledge sharing behaviors. This study conducted at Universitas Mercu Buana with 144 lecturers as samples. Data analysis by structural equation model and processed with AMOS software. The result of this study showed that quality culture affected positively human resource management practices, knowledge sharing among lecturers, then affected lecturer' engagement
Face and Ethnical Group Recognition with Images of Different Resolutions
Authors: Lu Chong , Ren Yan , Han Liying
Published: February 2021

In this paper, a dataset for Xinjiang minority ethnical groups is introduced, and implementation of two dimensional Linear Discriminant Analysis (2DLDA) and two-dimensional Partial Least Squares (2DPLS) is investigated. Two important topics for face recognition and the ethnicity recognition are investigated for database with different image resolutions. Experiments show that 2DLDA performances better than 2DPLS on our face database.
Construction and Validation of an Arabic Questionnaire on the School Dropout Factors (QSD)
Authors: ELLOUMI Ali , CHERIF Aicha
Published: February 2021

This article presents the principles of construction and validation of a questionnaire on the phenomenon of school dropout by illustrating various aspects from a measurement tool prepared to study the different factors of this reality. The standardized theoretical models were adapted and completed for the needs of the study. Educational institutions and, in particular, middle school must establish a clear vision and mission regarding the training that every social professional will demand. School has always played the role of a pupil’s education, but the fact that a significant number of secondary students are abandoning their programs without having completed their course of studies, is a specific symptom of an educational crisis that is occurring within them. For this reason, the present study aimed to validate a key tool to establish the causes, whether endogenous or exogenous as to why pupils leave college without having completed their qualification. Different aspects of validation are discussed: The acceptability by studying data concerning the description of school dropout, the validity of constructing a score on the causes of school dropout, the reliability of the components of the questionnaire, the validity of the construct of the tool. The full questionnaire, with the origin of the questions, instructions for the interviewers and coding mode are presented in the methodology. The questionnaire design, consisting to determine the reasons of early dropout Tunisian pupils. The questionnaire took into account the theoretical proposals of several scientific researches. The instrument developed was validated with a sample of 750 pupils (including 675 respondents) in Tunisian colleges with a national dropout rate of 10%. The respondents (317 girls and 358 boys) have an average age of 14.11 years. The 68 items questionnaire was designed to identify, among the population of pupils quitting their school, 7 categories of factors that potentially lead to Tunisian children dropping out, Institutional, Sociological, Economic, Personal, Family, Cultural and Geographical- with their respective subcategories. Knowing the reasons why college pupils abandon a middle school in particular will allow educational actors to analyze administrative and/or academic requirements and take mitigation measures to minimize school dropout.
Challenges Facing the Directorate of Criminal Investigation On Management of Criminal Gang Activities in Nairobi County, Kenya
Authors: Egesa Natwoli Robert
Published: February 2021

Abstract

This paper uses data collected for an MA Thesis on the challenges facing the Directorate of Criminal Investigation Department on management of criminal gang activities, in Nairobi County, Kenya. This study has been necessitated by continued concern among policymakers, security pundits and citizens about the rising criminal gang activities in the country, more pertinently in Nairobi County. Although there are few studies that tried to scratch this area, there has never been a detailed and systematic inquiry and analysis of this problem. The study was guided by several specific objectives; the first objective examined the tactical challenges that the police face in policing gang related activities in Nairobi County, Kenya; assessed the effect of corruption in undermining the war against gang related activities in Nairobi County, Kenya; and finally explored other technological challenges that the police face in policing gang related activities in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive research design and purposive sampling technique to collect data. Interview schedules and key informants (K.I) guide were the main tools used to collect data using the interview method of data collection. 60 officers of the Special Crime Prevention Unit were the main respondents. Major challenges faced by the DCI officers when dealing with criminal gang activities especially within Nairobi County include; poor relationship between police and the general public as reported by 89.1% of the respondents, increased involvement of women in gang activities which is exacerbated by low ratio of female-male officers for undercover operations and 90.9%. of respondents indicated due to woman innocence will create a greater challenge. Others include; gang related activities with networks and markets especially for stolen vehicles across the borders as a result of corruption along the borders by both police, custom and military officers. Further, 85.5% indicated that cross border gang activities were worsened by lack of harmonized law for the regulation and prevention of these activities that led to enhanced proliferation of weapons as well as drugs to and from the neighboring countries. Major recommendations for policy considerations included; increased recruitment and deployment of female officers to beef up their ratio in undercover operations. Harmonized laws for the neighboring East African community countries and increased cooperation between the security organs of these countries in order to have a coordinated approach of tracking and apprehending criminals who escape to neighboring countries. The study also recommends mandatory training for DCI officers in computer/ technological skills to be able to intercept, interpret and or decode gang related communication and cybercrime related activities.
Redefining the Practice of the Old Profession with Technology: Sex Work and the Use of Whatsapp for Clientele Management
Authors: Sekyi Naa Adjeley Suta Alakija , Bervell Brandford , Arkorful Valentina
Published: February 2021

Technology has revolutionized the culture within contemporary society. Especially for communication and sharing of information, social media has taken the epicenter. The proliferation of social media technologies in our daily communication has infiltrated into all facets of life from education, commerce, family and friends, relations etc. However, an aspect of socio-cultural life which is sex trade has also been influenced by social media technological diffusion. A notable and popular social media platform today purported to be complementing the activities of sex workers is the WhatsApp technology. In view of this, the study focuses on unraveling the actual use of WhatsApp by sex workers in managing their clients. Accordingly, the study employed the qualitative approach with the phenomenological transcendental design to find out actual usage experiences of commercial sex workers in the Cape Coast metropolis of Ghana. A purposive sample based on snowballing technique was used to collect data from fifteen (15) sex workers based on a semi-structured interview guide. A thematic analysis centred on a deductive approach was used to analyze the qualitative data. The findings revealed that sex workers had favourable and positive impressions or attitude towards WhatsApp usage. They also found WhatsApp to be very useful and benefitted immensely from it in various ways. Irrespective of this, sex workers were beset with challenges such as stigma from future leakage of their nude information as well as internet network constraints in using WhatsApp. The study derived a model based on the findings for future validation through quantitative modelling analysis.
A Translation into English of AL-FUZAI’s1 “Breakdown Time”2
Authors: Dohal Gassim H.
Published: February 2021

Khalil I. Al-Fuzai (1940-     ) is a Saudi writer who published few collections of stories. In these stories he manages to introduce his Arabian society in a simple, frank way (see Dohal 2013). One of these stories is “Breakdown Time.” I chose to translate this story for it is a good representation of what Al-Fuzai has written (Dohal, 2018 & 2019). In addition, it is about the Arabian culture; it tells how a man can propose for a woman’s hand.
Mentorship/portfolio program in early medical years, is it the perfect twinning?
Authors: Abouzeid Enjy , Wasfy Nourhan , Alkhadragy Rania
Published: February 2021

Objectives: Compiling the portfolio in the early years of medical study is considered an important educational instrument for fostering change in the medical education curriculum in Egypt. This study assumed that adding the mentorship may boost the effectiveness of this program.  This study was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University in early years of medical study with the following objectives: assessing the effects of mentoring portfolios on students and staff, exploring how mentors and students perceived the mentorship/ portfolio program, and determining any suggestions to improve the program

Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study, sample included a total comprehensive sample of year 1 students (n=260 students) and Seventeen mentors. Two questionnaires were used: Students' perception questionnaire and Mentors' perception questionnaire.

 Results: Mentorship has helped in the implementation of the portfolio as all mentors agreed that mentorship improved the final product of the portfolio and facilitated the process of the portfolio. The twining has supported the students academically and professionally. Academically as students agreed that their mentors assist in portfolio understanding, 68.3%, provide constructive feedback 67.4%, and follow the fulfilment of all the portfolio inputs 65.6%. It helped them to develop personally and professionally through the development of their reflective skills, 59.6% and the concept map 64%.

Conclusion: The study concluded that the mentorship may help improvement of the final product of the portfolio in the early basic years. Moreover, it assists the academic support to the students and helps them to develop their reflective skills.
Social measures and disruptive innovations in entrepreneurship education to cope with COVID-19
Authors: Hamburg Ileana
Published: February 2021

Entrepreneurship education (EE) can increase students’ entrepreneurial skills and intention but research results and experience show that entrepreneurship education still pursues conservative models, rather than forward-looking ones. The COVID-19 pandemic influenced all types and levels of education and training including entrepreneurship one. The article suggests several measures to be taken, also social ones, as a result of COVID-19 and how entrepreneurship education can be improved in order to support innovations and to be available for all. Advantages of an interdisciplinary perspective in EE and of mentoring as well as contribution of disruptive innovations at EE improvement are presented. An example of a European project in this context with contribution of the author and conclusions are given.
Conceptualizing Narrative Health and Medicine to Develop Cultural Competence to Improve Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Willis Kent , Marzilli Colleen
Published: February 2021

Narrative health is a technique that healthcare professionals can use to connect with patients. The events of 2020, including the global severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), have identified that patient care is largely dependent upon relationships within the healthcare environment. Relationships in the healthcare environment are established through a trusting exchange between the patient and provider, and one technique to develop this relationship and trust is through narrative health. Narrative health provides the exchange of information between patient and provider in a discussion-like manner, or narrative health. This strategy promotes cultural competence amongst the healthcare professional team and improves communication between the patient and provider. Narrative health is an important concept for healthcare professionals to understand, and narrative health should be a part of any healthcare professional’s toolbox, especially in vulnerable times like the COVID pandemic. The inclusion of narrative health in practice has the potential to improve patient outcomes and empower healthcare professionals and patients.
A Study of The Quality of Cement Sand Mix in Sandcrete Block Moulding in Ondo State Nigeria
Authors: Ayodele Elijah , AKINMUSIRE Adeleye O. , WILLIAMS Samuel O. , OLOFINSAWE Moses O. , OLOGUNAGBA Modupe M. , OGUNBODE Benson A. , ALABI Michael O
Published: February 2021

This study determined the quality of the mix ratio of sand and cement in sandcrete block in Ondo State of Nigeria. This involved the determination of number of headpans of sand that are mixed with one headpan of cement and the ratio of cement sand mix in sandcrete blocks produced in Ondo State. This study was carried out through interview of labourers at the 90 spots of block moulding in Ondo State. Thirty spots were taken each of the three senatorial districts in Ondo State. The study showed the cement sand mix ratio to be 1:11. This implies that there is 83% increase of sand in the mix above the standard. Very weak sandcrete blocks have arisen from this mix ratio over the years and must have contributed to the incessant building collapses. The followings are the recommendations: Sandcrete blocks should be made on the site in an approved machine to be provided by the contractor or an approved supplier and should have a minimum crushing strength of 273.4 tonner per square of gross area at 28 days in case of hollow blockwork. The blocks should be composed of 1:6 cement and sand measured by volume unless otherwise specified or directed on the site, turned three times until an even colour and consistency occur throughout. Water should be added gently from a watering can through a rose, the quantity of water added being just sufficient to secure cohesion. After wetting, the mixture shall be turned over three times and well rammed into moulds and smoothed from the machine on pellets, the blocks should be made to mature under shade in different rows, one block high, with a space between each block and for at least 24 hours. Then they should not be stacked up or removed from shade for at least a further 7 days then stacked up not more than 5 blocks high in shade for a minimum of 14 days. No block should be built into any part of the building until they have been cured for at least 14 days. The faces of blocks except where otherwise described should be left rough for plastering. The concrete blocks generally shall be 450 mm long, 225mm or 150mm deep and of the required thickness.Keywords: Cement, Sand, Cement Sand Mix, Sandcrete Block, Ondo State Nigeria.
Expanding the Application of EFQM model for Institutional Accreditation of Educational Organizations
Authors: Yskak Nabi
Published: February 2021

Relevance of this article topic consists in the necessity to find some alternative to the existing practice of using of the 2015 Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA (ESG-15) for accreditation of educational organizations in Kazakhstan.

This study purpose is to develop the ways of expanding the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) use for institutional accreditation of universities. Methods: comparativ analysis, formalization method. Results: 1) the genesis, functions and levels of educational organizations’ accreditation in Kazakhstan are described; 2) existence of the link between EFQM and ESG-15 is proved, however, EFQM is more adapted to institutional accreditation of higher education institutions; and 3) it is shown if formalized data are used to prescribe the scores when filling in the RADAR matrix, then filling in the RADAR matrix will be easier, and subjectivity will decrease, and accuracy will increase.
A Critical Study on Entrepreneur's Perception on SME's Opportunities and Challenges: Case of Oman
Authors: Matriano Maria Teresa , Kiyumi Hiba Said Al
Published: February 2021

Entrepreneurship and small and medium business enterprises play a huge role in job creation and economic development. This has led both developing and developed countries to focus on supporting the SME sector in an effort to ensure that they play a significant role in spurring innovation, rapid job creation, increasing long-term productivity, along with gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Nonetheless, there has been limited literature that has focused on the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship specifically from the perspective of entrepreneurs. Hence, the purpose of this research is to critically evaluate the entrepreneur's perception on SME’s opportunities and challenges with a case of Sultanate of Oman. The research objectives are: i) To identify the opportunities and challenges that might occur in SMEs; ii) to investigate on the local entrepreneur business contributions to Oman economy; iii) to plan for a mitigation strategy to overcome challenges faced by SMEs; and iv) to identify key elements which we can improve and promote a diversified economy promoting non-oil sectors. This research utilized a descriptive, exploratory research approach in an effort to get quantifiable data. The data collection instruments were in-depth interviews and questionnaires. There were 70 respondents for questionnaires and five respondents for interviews. The findings of the study indicate that some of the challenges include lack of capital, mismanagement of cash flow, high risk, multiple tasks, and adherence to corporate laws. The mitigating strategies include entrepreneurial empowerment programs, government support, and favorable legal obligations.
The Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and the right to liberty and security of person
Authors: Qosaj Mustafa Ariana , Netkova Bistra
Published: February 2021

International human rights instruments specifically dealing with protection of women from violence, include the UN Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Council of Europe Convention on protection from violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), provide enhanced protection for women from all forms of mental and physical violence and maltreatment. These conventions pose international obligations to state parties to protect the rights of women that are victims of violence including the right to security of person. With respect to violence against women, the article analyses the scope of application of the right to liberty and security of person, by discussing also the possibility of the use of the right of security of persons to the action of other individuals with respect to violence against women, in particularly the state obligations related to domestic violence.
Neural Representations of Covert Attention across Saccades: Comparing Pattern Similarity to Shifting and Holding Attention during Fixation
Authors: Zhang Xiaoli , Golomb Julie D.
Published: February 2021

We can focus visuospatial attention by covertly attending to relevant locations, moving our eyes, or both simultaneously. How does shifting versus holding covert attention during fixation compare with maintaining covert attention across saccades? We acquired human fMRI data during a combined saccade and covert attention task. On Eyes-fixed trials, participants either held attention at the same initial location (“hold attention”) or shifted attention to another location midway through the trial (“shift attention”). On Eyes-move trials, participants made a saccade midway through the trial, while maintaining attention in one of two reference frames: the “retinotopic attention” condition involved holding attention at a fixation-relative location but shifting to a different screen-centered location, whereas the “spatiotopic attention” condition involved holding attention on the same screen-centered location but shifting relative to fixation. We localized the brain network sensitive to attention shifts (shift > hold attention), and used multivoxel pattern time course (MVPTC) analyses to investigate the patterns of brain activity for spatiotopic and retinotopic attention across saccades. In the attention shift network, we found transient information about both whether covert shifts were made and whether saccades were executed. Moreover, in this network, both retinotopic and spatiotopic conditions were represented more similarly to shifting than to holding covert attention. An exploratory searchlight analysis revealed additional regions where spatiotopic was relatively more similar to shifting and retinotopic more to holding. Thus, maintaining retinotopic and spatiotopic attention across saccades may involve different types of updating that vary in similarity to covert attention “hold” and “shift” signals across different regions.
Pojęcie frazy i grupy w formalnym opisie składniowym
Authors: Andrejewicz Urszula
Published: February 2021

This article discusses the concept of group and phrase as well as their function in a formalized syntax description. The assumptions adopted by Z. Saloni and M. Swidzinski in "The Syntax of Contemporary Polish Language" have made a starting point for the considerations . Moreover, the above mentioned authors' conceptual and terminological apparatus have been adopted as well. As a result of the co-ordinate clauses construction analysis' output the author of this article postulates such changes in the way phrases connotations and typology are described that would allow non typical syntax elements be covered by them.
Paralelizmy frazeologiczne w analizie komparatywnej
Authors: Szerszunowicz Joanna
Published: February 2021

The paper presents the phenomenon of the existence of parallel phraseological units in two or more languages, i.e. the units, which are realizations of one semantic model with possible lexical changes. Therefore, parallel units differ from the international ones, whose components are identical in numerous languages. The sources of such units are listed, among which the most important are the Bibie and Creek mythology as well as the ancient culture, common customs and practices, certain superstitions and common misconceptions, literary masterpieces, the world history. The reflection of national and local colour in particular realizations of a given semantic model is presented as relevant to the analyses of the phenomenon of parallel phraseology. The problem of false parallel phraseological units is briefly discussed in the paper. The loan phraseological units are presented as parallel units in a contrastive perspective. The studies on parallel phraseological units are of importance both for theoretical and practical reasons, since apart from contributing to the finding of typological linguistics, the results of such analyses can be exploited in foreign language teaching, phraseography and translation studies.
Polonizmy leksykalne w języku litewskiej prasy społeczno-kulturalnej końca XIX wieku
Authors: Nowowiejski Bogusław , Wojczulis Jolanta
Published: February 2021

On the basis of nearly 300 polonisms excerpted from the first annual of the literary political scientific monthly Varpas, meaning Bell, published in Lithuania in 1889-1906, the author reaches the conclusion that despite richness and variety, its lexis is stylistically and thematically uniform. It represents official style where formal terms from various fields - church, army and administration, prevail. In the traditional dominance of concrete vocabulary amongst dictionary borrowings, mainly referring to living conditions, the appearance of a large group of abstract notions attracts attention. A considerable participation of borrowings from other languages in the examined lexis makes us treat Polish language as an important medium, through which western culture expanded into Lithuanian land. Lack of dialectisms among the researched lexis proves its over-regional character. It is accompanied by formality, generality, abstractness, lack of emotionally featured polonisms. Such features prove that they belong to written style/register and the sphere of educated people’s language. Unsteadiness of Polish vocabulary, mostly adopted in past centuries, makes us believe that despite extensive influence of Polish language on Lithuanian language, this impact was superficial. It is possible, however, that the purist attitude of enlightened users of Lithuanian language who, in spite of a long passage of time, succeeded in their efforts to remove most polonisms from at least official variety of Lithuanian language, may have played some role in it as well.
O przytoczeniach w tekstach polemicznych Jana Śniadeckiego
Authors: Smoleń-Wawrzusiszyn Magdalena
Published: February 2021

Citation is a category whose linguistic status is ambiguous. This is why a research report on this issue needs to start with the author’s effort to define terminology, in order to avoid potential misinterpretation. In this paper, citation is defined as a textual category, and used in its broad meaning: the notion covers both direct and indirect speech constructions, since the syntactic discrepancy between the two types of structure does not affect the role these constructions play in the analysed texts. These texts are polemicals by Jan Śniadecki, a leading Polish thinker of the Enlightenment. The paper discusses the functions that citations realize (supporting persuasive argumentation, constructing polemical parts of the text), as well as the issue of irregularities in graphic marking and punctuation of citations. The main conclusions are as follows: citation and autocitation of judgements and opinions is a crucial method of organizing discourse in Śniadecki’s writings. The way he reproduces others’ statements influences directly the stylistic and the functional character of citations. Śniadecki uses citations to refer the reader to numerous authors and thinkers, which testifies to his great erudition. He quotes from culturally fundamental texts (the Bible, Cicero, St. Augustine), classics of Polish and world literature (Horace or Krasicki), as well as from scientific works of his contemporaries (Johnson, Voltaie, d’Alambert, Rousseau). These citations depict a panorama of the Enlightenment thought, expressed by the most famous figures of culture and science of that time. The citations also make it clear to us what areas of cultural tradition were appreciated the most by the classics of the Enlightenment.
Substytucje i redukcje komponentów toponomastycznych w translacji idiomów ( na przykładzie tłumaczenia idiomów włoskich na język polski)
Authors: Szerszunowicz Joanna
Published: February 2021

The focal issue of the paper is the translation of idioms containing toponyms, which is presented by analyzing how Italian fixed phraseological units can be translated into Polish. The emphasis is placed on the variety of relations between the toponymic component in the original unit and its equivalent in the translation. Apart from the international idioms, in the vast majority of cases the toponyms are either substituted or reduced, which results mostly from their cultural character. In the case of reductions the translation of an idiom may be non-phraseological or phraseological. Some of the reductions observed in the material analyzed also result from the presence of certain phraseological models requiring the toponymic component in Italian and their lack in the Polish l anguage. As to the substitutions the components tend to be replaced with the parallel component of the target culture. It should be stressed that both substitutions and reductions vary, since it is possible to distinguish such varieties as real, partial and apparent substitutions and reductions of toponyms in translation of idioms discussed. The phenomena of substituting and reducing the onymic components is of great importan ce for the analysis of the idiom equivalence, since it renders it possible to evaluate the translability of a given idiom.
Porównania prototypowe barw w języku polskim
Authors:   Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy, Czachorowska Magdalena
Published: February 2021

The article describes such comparative structures in the Polish language within which a colour is defined through direct reference to physical features of an object, which becomes a model for this colour. Similar to black and white, which were presented in the previous study, the linguistic material has been based on lexicographical sources that register both the earliest dictionary resources of the Polish language and those showing contemporary lexis. Apart from black and white, the Polish language defines other 10 colours through reference to physical features of an object. They include both primaries’ names, e.g. red, blue, or yellow, and their shades, e.g. pale blue, pink, or ginger.