bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Brèves réflexions autour de la Justice restaurative et de la récidive : pour éclaircir la confusion possible avec la place des CSR en France
Authors: Dieu Erwan
Published: June 2020

La loi du 15 août 2014 1 a introduit en France la Justice restaurative comme une mesure pénale disponible à tous les stades de la procédure judiciaire. Toutefois, placée comme une mesure criminologique au sein du système pénal, un glissement vers le but de la prévention de la récidive est possible. L'une des confusions pourrait être entretenue avec le Cercle de Soutien et de Responsabilité (CSR) présent comme une des modalités au sein des mesures restauratives. Dans cet article, nous reviendrons brièvement sur les modalités traditionnelles de la Justice restaurative et les CSR, les bénéfices, les limites, les liens et confusions possibles autour de la question de la réduction de la récidive. Il s'agira de conclure sur la distinction d'une part et les passerelles possibles d'autre part entre la réhabilitation et la restauration.
Droit pénal de l’information et de la communication
Authors: Dreyer Emmanuel
Published: June 2020

Dans notre « Panorama de droit de la presse » annuel paru au Recueil Dalloz 2020. 237, nous avons tenté de rendre compte des décisions rendues au cours de l'année 2019 par la Cour de cassation en matière de presse. Cependant, toutes les questions n'ont pu être abordées. Nous consacrons donc ici quelques rubriques supplémentaires à ce survol de l'actualité judiciaire sur le fondement de la loi du 29 juillet 1881.
Estructura financiera del tribunal de la Inquisición de Teruel: La receptoría de Juan Claver (ejercicio 1487)
Authors: Sánchez Moya Manuel , Motis Dolader Miguel Ángel
Published: June 2020

En el presente artículo analizamos el primer Libro de la Receptoría de Juan Claver, del tribunal de la Inquisición del distrito de Teruel, relativo al ejercicio fiscal del año 1487, cuyo balance refleja un equilibrio contable entre los ingresos y los gastos. Se estudian, en primer término, los bienes muebles e inmuebles subastados por el receptor, así como las rentas percibidas de los paterfamilias de dieciocho casas –de los que se realiza una breve semblanza biográfica–, incluyendo un epígrafe genérico sobre los condenados por herejía. Asimismo, se desglosan los gastos derivados de los salarios ordinarios, los servicios profesionales externos, las asignaciones asistenciales, los fondos destinados a la guerra de Granada, las mercedes regias y otros conceptos.
Convergencias y divergencias lingüísticas con el judeoespañol castizo de un traductor nativo de inglés. El caso del Ele Toledot Bené Yisrael (Constantinopla, 1854 y 1886) del Rev. Alexander Thomson
Authors: Martín González Daniel
Published: June 2020

A pesar de la existencia de una opinión negativa generalizada sobre el judeoespañol empleado por los misioneros protestantes, no existen actualmente estudios que expliquen de manera exhaustiva las diferentes características lingüísticas del idioma producido por estos cristianos, así como tampoco que hagan una investigación que analice la evolución de estas en el tiempo. En las próximas páginas mostraremos el caso particular del reve­rendo escocés Alexander Thomson (1820-1899), quien tradujo del inglés al judeoespañol diferentes obras en la década de 1850 en Constantinopla y posteriormente las retradujo entre mediados y finales de la década de 1880. De este modo, podremos atestiguar cómo evoluciona el uso de la lengua sefardí en un hablante no nativo a través de sus textos traducidos a lo largo de tres décadas.
A Model Driven Approach for Generating Angular 7 Applications
Authors: EL Omari Mouad , Erramdani Mohammed , Rhouati Abdelkader
Published: June 2020

The proliferation of language and framework updates and the appearance of new ones has made the need for code generation tools an inescapable one. For this reason, many companies have started to invest in this area with the aim of perpetuating the sssknow-how.MDA-Model Driven Architecture- has enabled semi-automatic generation of code via models. The MOFM2T standard is independent of the generated language, but to date, no generator of Angular code from a UML diagram has never seen the light of day, the objective of this article is to propose a platform allowing from a class diagram to generate an operational application in Angular 7.
Designing and Analysis of Lightweight InGaN/GaN PV Cell
Authors: Chowdhury Shadia , Islam Md. Moidul , Rahman Md. Mostafizur , Debnath Mission Kumar , Hossain Samera
Published: June 2020

This paper is an effort to analyze the performance and also increase the efficiency of InGaN/GaN solar cell. InGaN/GaN solar cell contains p and n-type layer of GaN and intrinsic layer of InGaN. The proposed structure of solar cell also contains front TCO, back TCO and back reflector. Performance of the designed solar cell was checked based on electric field, current density and electric potential generated in the designed cell. J-V curve is the most important factor to analyze the performance of the solar cell. Power conversion efficiency and fill factors have been calculated from this graph. According to the analysis of the simulation results efficiency of the designed solar cell was 12.91%. At the end, this thesis is about designing successfully with an efficient InGaN/GaN solar cell for further use in solar applications.
Il monitoraggio ambientale come “dispositivo” politico e “costrutto” socioculturale. Una proposta interpretativa e operativa a partire dalla città di Taranto
Authors: Alliegro Enzo V.
Published: June 2020

I territori interessati da anomalie ambientali hanno suscitato di recente l’interesse delle discipline antropologiche, protese a cogliere nelle popolazioni coinvolte pratiche espressive del malessere, azioni di advocacy, performance di resistenza e di contrasto, modalità di percezione e di elaborazione del rischio, ecc. Questo lavoro, incentrato sull’impiego di fonti archivistiche e giornalistiche, giudiziarie e legislative, unitamente ai primi esiti di una ricerca di campo in corso di svolgimento nella città di Taranto, delinea un percorso analitico di antropologia storica e di antropologia politica e delle istituzioni. Il risultato è costituito da una proposta interpretativa e operativa di antropologia applicata volta a superare il gap ormai aperto tra percezione locale del rischio e politiche pubbliche di controllo e di mitigazione.
Il corpo nelle esperienze di disastro e attivismo in siti contaminati dall’amianto
Authors: Mazzeo Agata
Published: June 2020

In questo articolo si propone una riflessione sulla centralità del corpo nelle esperienze di disastro e attivismo in due siti contaminati dall’amianto, in Italia e Brasile. I disastri amianto-correlati si manifestano e disvelano il proprio impatto innanzitutto attraverso il corpo degli esposti nel momento in cui, rendendosi manifesti i sintomi di malattie contratte a seguito dell’inalazione delle cancerogene fibre che costituiscono i minerali d’amianto, va in crisi il “naturale”, sociale e corporeo, essere-nel-mondo. Il corpo contaminato, tuttavia, non è soltanto il luogo in cui il disastro si manifesta con tutta la sua violenza, ma è anche il luogo della memoria, nella misura in cui esso custodisce le tracce di tali disastri, che spesso permangono invisibili. Attraverso il linguaggio e le pratiche dell’attivismo, il corpo viene ad agire in quanto strumento di conoscenza e lotta. A partire dalla sofferenza incorporata vengono elaborati saperi nuovi e messe in atto pratiche che danno concretezza, nella vita quotidiana degli esposti e dei sopravvissuti, a obiettivi di giustizia sociale.
Quel genre de convictions dans les Conventions ? Esquisses d’auto-ethnographie des droits humains des femmes en tant qu’économies morales : le cas des Modifications Génitales Féminines
Authors: Fusaschi Michela
Published: June 2020

À partir d’une enquête de terrain d’une vingtaine d’années, l’auteure a choisi dans cet article, deux exercices d’auto-ethnographie en Italie dans le domaine de la santé sur le cas des soi-disant Mutilations Génitales Féminines/MGF qu’elle appelle, en expliquant pourquoi, Modifications/MoGF et en associant une critique de documents internationaux notamment, de la Convention d’Istanbul contre la violence à l’égard des femmes. À travers l’analyse de notions telles que culture, tradition, genre, victime et patriarcat, présentes dans ces textes en clé antihistorique et essentialiste, l’auteure entend souligner l’impact d’un féminisme occidental, néolibéral et différentialiste, sur ces mêmes concepts qui dès lors se donnent à lire comme le résultat de “convictions”, et d’un langage global consensuel qui participe à nourrir la rhétorique des droits humains des femmes en tant qu’économies morales. Enfin, l’auteure veut montrer comment ces mêmes concepts peuvent être incorporés et performés stratégiquement par les acteurs sociaux afin de créer un sujet moral transnational à la place d’un sujet de justice.
L’intimité, la fiabilité et les paroles des femmes : quand les violences conjugales rencontrent les institutions
Authors: Gribaldo Alessandra
Published: June 2020

Je voudrais aborder dans cet article les paradoxes qui ressortent quand les mots des femmes maltraitées rencontrent les institutions et la loi. Dans un contexte de violence conjugale où les documents écrits sont rarement disponibles, les témoignages jouent un rôle essentiel. Porter plainte et s’exprimer contre la violence signifie prendre la parole en tant que sujet de droit afin de réclamer justice. Le recours au langage juridique revêt donc une valeur décisive, effective et symbolique dans la définition de la condition de victime. Néanmoins, la pression qui s’exerce sur la victime de violences conjugales pour qu’elle parle des faits, d’elle-même et de sa relation avec l’auteur, et pour qu’elle dénonce ce dernier à la justice, a des implications importantes. Ici, à partir d’une recherche menée en Italie je réfléchis à comment faire en sorte que la violence qui intervient dans les relations intimes devienne présente dans les institutions et comment le sujet maltraité se constitue-t-il devant elles. Le gouvernement de soi et la réflexivité rendent le témoignage intelligible et lui donnent une valeur juridique ; ils font des femmes des victimes fiables. Paradoxalement, cependant, les violences exercées dans une relation intime fournissent rarement une victime aussi parfaite : le sujet fiable qu’exigent les institutions ne correspond pas aux expériences, aux positions, aux décisions et aux hésitations des femmes.
Dénoncer la violence. Silences et prise de parole autour du harcèlement sexuel envers les travailleuses domestiques au Brésil
Authors: Ribeiro Corossacz Valeria
Published: June 2020

L’article présente une recherche qui a été conduite au Brésil parmi des travailleuses domestiques et des syndicalistes sur le harcèlement sexuel de la part des employeurs. Les données recueillies indiquent la difficulté, pour différentes raisons, à toucher ce sujet, à la fois dans la littérature scientifique, dans les relations entre syndicalistes et travailleuses, et pendant l’entretien. Le silence est une des façons de réagir aux multiples formes de violence qui sont présentes dans le harcèlement sexuel, une réponse stratégique qui s’enracine dans les conditions de vie des travailleuses. L’article montre, en fait, que les expériences de harcèlement sexuel ne peuvent être comprises que si on élargit l’analyse aux conditions structurelles de vie des travailleuses domestiques, marquées par le racisme, l’inégalité de classe, et le sexisme, et que celles-ci déterminent en même temps les réactions qui sont mises en place par ces femmes.
Tourism, Terrorism, Morality, and Marketing
Authors: Tarlow Peter E.
Published: June 2020

This chapter not only explores the dilemmas of tourism security and safety in these difficult days but reflects the author's own experience in the field. In 2015, when he first wrote this chapter, the number one issue in tourism security was how to handle terrorism's multiple forms. Terrorism had gone through several mutations since the 1960s. The terrorism of 2015 was very different from that of September 11th, 2001 and in reality even more different from the acts of terrorism against the tourism industry that had begun in the 1960s. Tourism continued to suffer from acts of terrorism that had occurred throughout the world. Although each act of terrorism hurt the industry, massive damage on the macroscale had not occurred in the nine years from 2001-2015, or in the years prior to 2001. In 2020, Covid-19 has destroyed thousands of lives, and in tsunami fashion, it has economically swept away everything that came before it. In Europe the virus wiped out tourism in such major tourism nations as France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Heritage Consumption in the Neo-Liberal Agenda
Authors: Korstanje Maximiliano Emanuel
Published: June 2020

Buenos Aires city in the days post convertibility crisis appealed to the adoption of tourism as a fresh economic alternative to struggle against poverty and the financial crises. The currency exchange, as well as the abandonment of the convertibility system, favoured Argentina in many ways. For example, Buenos Aires was selected by neighbouring countries as a main tourist destination. This chapter reviews the effects of tourism in the urban landscape, such as real estate speculation, gentrification process, only to name few. The authors stress the role played by urban heritage in the process of touristification—as some voices adhere—which is conducive to the transformation of old industrial neighbourhoods.
Statistical Analysis of Major Flood Events During 1980-2015 in Middle Ganga Plain, Ganga River Basin, India
Authors: Arora Aman , Siddiqui Masood Ahsan , Pandey Manish
Published: June 2020

To understand the vicious nature of extreme flood events for the most flood prone region of Ganga River Basin, this study uses 36 years (1980-2015) of flood records from Dartmouth Flood Observatory (DFO) and the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT). Further, the Water Level (WL) data collected from Central Water Commission (CWC) for same period are utilized to compare with the data of DFO and EM-DAT to identify the major flood events recorded in the Middle Ganga Plain (MGP). The final dataset comprises of 15 attributes (parameters) and is prepared of identified 99 flood instances for statistical analysis. The descriptive statistical analysis is performed for the following parameters: severity class, flood duration in days, affected flood area, flood magnitude, total number of deaths, and total count of displaced people. The graphical representation of all selected parameters provides an insight of common flood events, which lie between ±95% confidence level and exclude the major events as outliers.
Inland Saline Wetlandscapes
Authors: Sharma Laxmikant , Naik Rajashree , Raj Alok
Published: June 2020

Wetland ecosystems are one of the highly productive ecosystems in the world. These ecosystems have been deteriorating at a faster rate. Ramsar Convention is putting enormous effort to protect, maintain, and restore these ecosystems. Currently, the fourth phase of Strategic Plans of Ramsar Convention is going on, in which saline wetlandscapes can play vital role to attain 19 targets of this plan. In India there are 27 Ramsar sites in all the biogeographic zones; however, research work has been carried out in the past five years in only eight Ramsar sites. Currently, four years are available for the strategic plans to encourage more wetland researches. The chapter presents a case study of Sambhar Salt Lake, a Ramsar site of India that is on the verge of extinction. Normalized Difference Water Index has been calculated for three decades in 1992, 2009, and 2019, revealing the declining phases of the lake.
Early Predictors of Persistence and Performance in Online Language Courses
Authors: Gabbay Hagit , Cohen Anat , Festinger Eitan
Published: June 2020

This study examines the relationship between online learning behavior and learning outcomes with the aim of identifying early predictors of learners' persistence and success. Research focused on the first learning units of online language courses in a developing country in order to provide teachers and administrators with a simple model for identifying at-risk students. Using data from 716 students enrolled in 24 English courses at a Peruvian university, learning analytics approach was applied, framed by the self-determination theory (SDT). Results suggest that unit completion rates and time spent on learning, which are both related to sense of autonomy, strongly predict persistence at the course mid-point. Moreover, the same variables can predict student persistence as early as unit three, providing even earlier indications for dropping out. Quiz score and midterm grade, which are related to the SDT competence construct, moderately predict achievement, defined as the final exam grade. Relatedness factors (emails and Facebook activity) were not found to be early predictors.
From Adaptive Learning Support to Fading Out Support for Effective Self-Regulated Online Learning
Authors: Goda Yoshiko , Yamada Masanori , Matsuda Takeshi , Kato Hiroshi , Saito Yutaka , Miyagawa Hiroyuki
Published: June 2020

This chapter applies data mining and learning analytics, along with self-regulated learning (SRL) theories, to examine possible interventions aimed at supporting students' success with online learning. The chapter introduces two learning support systems and the results of related research. These two systems are used as sample cases to describe the relationships among SRL, learning support, learning processes, and learning effects. Case 1 is an early warning system that uses an SRL questionnaire completed before actual learning to determine which students are likely to drop out. Case 2 focuses on student planning and the implementation phases of the SRL cycle. This system supports students' own planning and learning, creating distributed learning and reducing procrastination without human intervention. A comparison of the two cases implies that a combination of an early warning system and system constraints that require planning before actual learning can reduce the need for human learning support and decrease academic procrastination, resulting in increased distributed learning.
Non-Cognitive Signals and Systems
Authors: Borden Jeff D.
Published: June 2020

Student success initiatives in practice, underlying technological infrastructure, and human processes, focus almost exclusively on cognitive signals for risk, persistence, and other alert factors. Yet decades of research suggest that these signals are quite limited because learners are not compartmentalized as cognitive beings vs affective beings vs conative beings. This chapter looks to inform the creation of both technological and human measurement as well as intervention techniques for a much more holistic approach to student success efforts as told through a case study of such a system. The chapter will help technologists, researchers, and service-practitioners alike in building workflows and technological systems to promote better inputs, better triggers, and better outputs, all for human consumption in the assistance of helping students thrive.
Capturing Student Affect
Authors: Bergin Jeff , McWilliams Kara
Published: June 2020

Early warning systems rely on behavioral and cognitive data drawn from student information systems, learning management systems, and courseware platforms; however, they often lack sufficient data on student attitudes, perceptions, and affective responses to effectively prevent student withdrawals, failures, and drop outs or to intervene early enough to improve institutional and student outcomes. To complement the behavioral and cognitive datastreams, researchers and designers are increasingly turning toward microsurveys—short questions or question sets that help researchers gather data at strategic points during a course—to enable earlier intervention and, therefore, improve outcomes. However, for microsurveys to be effective, researchers and designers may need to refactor their research, design, and evaluation processes to address considerations unique to microsurveys. This chapter considers how researchers may go about developing microsurveys by formulating a foundational research base, developing initial designs, and then refining those through formative evaluation.
Tinea incognito: Clinical perspectives of a new imitator
Authors: Dhaher Samer
Published: June 2020

Tinea incognito is a variant of dermatophyte infection of the skin modified by an erroneously applied topical or systemic steroid. Aim of the study: to describe the various clinic-epidemiological aspects of tinea incognito found among our patients. A prospective study was carried out in the Department of Dermatology, Basra Teaching Hospital, Basra, Iraq. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by mycological tests. Clinical data were described in more detail and the lesions were classified according to the site, shape, and extent. Ninety cases of tinea incognito were seen, median age was 34years. The initial inaccurate diagnoses were eczema in 60 patients (67%), intertrigo in 16 (18 %) and psoriasis in 14 (15%) patients. The type of topical drugs applied was topical corticosteroid (potent and fluorinated) in most cases (54.4%), fixed drug combination creams in 36.6% and a topical calcineurin inhibitor in 5.5%. Commonly presented as acute eczema-like, on hands and trunk, discoid lupus erythematosus-like lesions on the face and psoriasiform lesions on the scalp. Due to the wide range of clinical manifestations, tinea incognito imitates many skin diseases and should, therefore, be considered in any chronic, erythematous, scaly skin lesions not responding to topical treatment.
Efficacy of topical photodynamic therapy in the treatment of erythroplasia of Queyrat
Authors: Iafrate Massimo , Mancini Mariangela , Prayer Galetti Tommaso , Szekely Serena , Zattra Edoardo , Vaccari Daniele , Piaserico Stefano
Published: June 2020

Erythroplasia of Queyrat (EQ) is an intraepidermal carcinoma in situ presenting clinically as a sharply demarcated, slightly raised erythematosus plaque on the glans penis or the inner side of the foreskin. Various treatment modalities for EQ have been proposed, including electrocautery and curettage, topical 5-floururacil cream, imiquimod cream, isotretinoin, cryotherapy, laser therapy, radiotherapy, ingenol mebutate gel and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Most of these treatments are limited by low clearance rates and frequent relapses. Surgical treatment including local excision, Mohs micrographic surgery and partial or total penectomy, ensures adequate healing rates. However, discomfort consequent to surgical treatment might be unacceptable. Topical PDT using the methyl ester of 5-aminolaevulinic acid (MAL) is an established non-surgical treatment of cutaneous precancerous lesions and skin cancers. We present the case of a 60-year-old uncircumcised man affected by EQ of the penis successfully treated with MAL-PDT, performed five times, two weeks apart, with no recurrences after 6 years.
The Related Factors of Phlebitis Among Low Birth Weight Infants in Perinatology Ward
Authors: Yuningsih Risna , Rustina Yeni , Efendi Defi
Published: June 2020

Peripheral intravenous line placement might lead to some risks and complications in low birth weight (LBW) infants including phlebitis, which shows varying percentages. This study aimed to analyze the causative factors of phlebitis among LBW infants in a perinatology ward. A total of 106 LBW infants who selected using a consecutive sampling technique were analyzed with cross-sectional method. Data were collected when LBW infants started receiving infusions until the infusion was stopped under certain conditions, using the Infusion Nurses Society (INS) phlebitis scale and the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS) as the instrument. The variables related to phlebitis under bivariate analysis included the clinical experience of intravenous insertion, infusion pumps, site of insertion, neonatal birth weight, and the administration of total parenteral nutrition. The most significant risk factor of phlebitis was the nurses’ clinical experience of intravenous insertion (< 2 years). Therefore, the results of this study can be considered to improve the quality of nursing care in perinatology ward.
Кодировка траекторий и инвариантных мер
Authors: Osipenko Georgy Sergeevich
Published: June 2020

Рассматривается дискретная динамическая система, порожденная гомеоморфизмом $f$ на компактном многообразии $M$. Пусть $C=\{M(i)\}$ - конечное покрытие многообразия $M$ замкнутыми ячейками. Символический образ динамической системы есть ориентированный граф $G$ с вершинами, соответствующими ячейкам, а вершины $i$ и $j$ связаны дугой $i\to j$, если образ $f(M(i))$ пересекает $M(j)$. Показано, что множество путей символического образа сходится к множеству траекторий системы в тихоновской топологии, когда диаметр покрытия стремится к нулю. Пусть цикл на $G$ проходит через различные вершины, простой поток есть равномерное распределение на дугах этого цикла. Показано, что простые потоки сходятся к эргодическим мерам в слабой топологии, когда диаметр покрытия стремится к нулю.
Библиография: 28 названий.
Новая бесконечная серия компонент модулей полустабильных пучков ранга 2 на $\mathbb{P}^{3}$ с особенностями смешанной размерности
Authors: Ivanov Aleksei Nikolaevich
Published: June 2020

Описывается новая бесконечная серия неприводимых компонент схем модулей Гизекера-Маруямы $\mathscr{M}(k)$, $k \geqslant 3$, полустабильных пучков ранга $2$ на $\mathbb{P}^{3}$ с классами Черна $c_1=0$, $c_2=k$, $c_3=0$, общие точки которых соответствуют пучкам с особенностями смешанной размерности. Пучки этих компонент строятся с помощью элементарных преобразований стабильных и собственно $\mu$-полустабильных рефлексивных пучков вдоль дизъюнктных объединений наборов точек и гладких неприводимых рациональных кривых или полных пересечений в $\mathbb{P}^{3}$. Как частный случай этой серии описывается новая компонента схемы $\mathscr{M}(3)$.
Библиография: 12 названий.
Reducing Old Age Vulnerabilities in Developing Countries: The Role of Income-Support on Poor Older People’s Health
Authors: Awojobi Oladayo Nathaniel , Abe Jane Temidayo
Published: June 2020

This systematic review is on the impact of income-support on older people’s health in developing countries. A systematic search for non-randomised and mixed methods studies published between 2013 and 2017 was conducted in academic and grey literature databases, websites and references lists of relevant studies. Study methodological quality was assessed with a risk of bias tool. Inclusion criteria were met by 7 studies, 3 in Latin America, two each in Africa and Asia. Five of the studies used a quantitative non-randomised approach while the remaining two used mixed methods analysis. Income-support was discovered to have positive effects on older people’s nutritional status, cognitive functions, health and psychological wellbeing. Income-support offers older people access to healthcare services and protection against detrimental effects of lack of money in accessing healthcare services.

Key Words: Health, income-support, older people
Repositioning Conceptual Understanding of Adult Education for Social Transformation in Nigeria
Authors: Okafor Ikechukwu M. , Arikawei Apuega R.
Published: June 2020

The conceptual understanding of Adult Education and its mission has continued to suffer much neglect in various quarters in the education sector. The debate on the status of the discipline has been accorded low esteem and relegated to the background in government circles, in the intellectual community and public perception despite the huge potentials it offers in the developmental process. This paper is an attempt at repositioning the understanding of Adult Education to restore the image of poor perception from policy makers and implementers of adult education programmes in Nigeria. The paper examined the utilitarian value of adult education needed for the transformation of the plethora of problems in the economic, social and political landscape of society. It recommended that there is need to redesign adult education curriculum to sustain its nomenclature for lifelong learning to bring about the needed recognition as a career discipline in the education system for maximum benefit in Nigeria.

Key Words: Repositioning, Conceptual, Understanding, Social, Transformation, Adult Education
Factors affecting spatial distribution of Typha in Kano Hadejia Nguru wetlands
Authors: Lado A. , Dawaki M.U. , Shaibu A.S. , Adnan A.A. , Omar G. , Pantami S.A.
Published: June 2020

No Abstract.
Comparative quality assessment of commercial sun-dried catfish (Clasias garienpinus) from Kano and wudil metropolises, Nigeria
Authors: Ndife J. , Ahmad T.B. , Dandago M.A. , Gambo A.
Published: June 2020

No Abstract.
Comparative study nutritional contents of Ocimum vasilicum and  Ocimum gratissimum plant leaves and soil samples from Borno and Enugu States, Nigeria
Authors: Anjili E.M. , Nuhu A.A. , Uba S.
Published: June 2020

No Abstract.
Choreographic metaphors of political terrorism and counter-terrorism in Arodan Dance Theatre
Authors: Tume Tosin Kooshima
Published: June 2020

In Nigeria, the deliberate intimidation and exploitation of the common man by the ruling class, for political aims, has reached endemic proportions. These strategic intimidations come in diverse forms, and clearly qualify as acts of terrorism. In the Yoruba worldview, ‘Arodan’ is a cautionary concept which is employed by the elders to curb the excesses of troublesome children. However, it has evolved to be a two-edged sword which could either be used for both corrective andcurative aims, or manipulated for punitive and evil purposes. Arodan, a dance workshop performance by the students of the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, FUOYE, is built on the Yoruba conceptual frame of ‘Arodan’. The dance theatre is a metaphor which explores the ‘Arodan’ concept to identify Nigerian politicians as the ‘elders’, and the common man as the ‘troublesome child.’ Deploying the social identity theory (SIT), this article, examines the use of choreographic metaphors to enact the forms, features, and effects of political terrorism within the Nigerian space in the Arodan performance. It finds that thedesperate yearnings which stem from selfish political interests are cloaked under terrorist acts in Nigeria. In conclusion, the paper affirms that the resolutions simulated in Arodan – national reorientation, political awareness, vigilance, and collective will should be deployed as proactive measures to counter political terrorism in the country at developmental crossroads.

Keywords: Political terrorism, SIT, Arodan dance theatre, Choreographic images, Nigeria
Impact of war on women: Iyorwuese Hagher’s Lamp of Peace
Authors: Mbachaga Jonathan Desen
Published: June 2020

Africa as a continent has been ravaged by wars that have brought untold hardship and retardation to development. Militarization and war places various demands on both males and females. This study concentrates on how females have been used as sex slaves and have now become vulnerable to rape and outright fighting in the wars. Extenuating the effects of war with its irreparable losses and psychological trauma in recent times has been the focus of governments, nongovernmental organizations and philanthropists. The devastation caused by the conflicts, the destruction to communities and the suffering of women and girls cannot be over emphasized. Recent years have seen many regions of Africa involved in wars and internal or external conflicts. From Liberia to Sierra Leone; Angola, The Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda; Burundi, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire to Sudan, the story is a sad and saddening one. Therefore, this article discusses the effects of armed conflicts on women and girls, using Iyorwuese Hagher’s Lamp of Peace as a textual reference. It employs the literary method to consider the response of Iyorwuese Hagher as a playwright regarding the outcry against war atrocities against women. The paper argues that glaring gaps still exist regarding the protection of women and girls during armed conflicts. As such, women and girls deserve special attention that focuses on protection as they are both victims of abuse and actors in reconstruction.

Keywords: War, Atrocities on women, Protection and rehabilitation, Lamp of Peace, Africa
Balancing gender stereotypes in Nollywood: a consideration of Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart
Authors: Doghudje Roselyn Vona
Published: June 2020

The current increase in the protest for women’s right all over the world, amidst the resurgence of feminist critical thinking in mainstream culture, is giving film researchers a lot to reflect on. Based on previous researches, it can be deduced that very little progress has been made to correct the stereotypical portrayal of women in Nollywood films by both male and female producers. In order to examine the stereotypes and investigate the extent to these stereotypes reflect the social reality of both genders in real life, Lionheart, a movie produced by a veteran Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, with an average rating of 5.6/10 on IMDB (Internet Movie Database) and was nominated for an Oscar award was selected. Quantitative content analysis was applied and findings revealed that there was an effort by the producer to ‘demystify’ the power of men. The issues raised in the movie are topical and relevant to the feminist discourse on women’s representation in film and in the media generally. The movie also provides a way forward for gender-based discourse and serves as a point of reference for other female directors willing to interpret the role of women in a manner that is more accurate and truthfully reflective of their strengths and capacities. The study is anchored on stereotype content model (SCM).

Keywords: Gender stereotypes, Nollywood films, Lionheart, Feminist critical thinking, SCM
The utilization of literary techniques in Flora Nwapa’s Never Again and Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun
Authors: Ike Onyeka
Published: June 2020

This research investigates the utilization of literary techniques in two Nigerian historical fictions: Never Again by Flora Nwapa and Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie. Nwapa and Adichie are two creative writers belonging to two different generations of Nigerian writers. While the former is of the first, the latter is of the third generation. In their two different novels in focus, it is observed that they deployed diverse literary techniques in variegated fashions to achieve the same goal – creating fictional works that deal with the sensitive issues of the Nigerian Civil War. Using new historicism (NH) as its theoretical anchor, this study uses historical-analytic and literary methods to posit that no two creative writers apply literary techniques in an identical manner even when their subject matter is the same. Rather, the deployment of literary tools is usually a function of talent, training, idiosyncrasies, orientation and propensities of a particular author. It is, of course, the patterns of such deployments that create and confer identity and uniqueness to various writers across the globe, such that when a section of the work of a known author is read, his or her name comes to mind. Using New Historicism as a critical searchlight, this paper evaluates compares and contrasts the utilization of literary techniques in the two novels aforementioned. Both writers have utilized literary elements in various ways to foreground and portray the cancerous issues of corruption, ethnicity, nepotism and avarice – the issues that led to the unfortunate and devastating Civil War, and till today continues to limit the progress of Nigeria.

Keywords: Literary techniques, NH, Never Again, Nigerian Civil War, Half of a Yellow Sun
Magnetic Pollution of Soil Samples at Some Industrial Sites in Jos Metropolis, Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Akanbi E.S. , Nasamu E.J.
Published: June 2020

Magnetic susceptibility of polluted material can give a general view of the degree of heavy metal pollution, prior to a more expensive and time- consuming chemical analyses. In this study, magnetic susceptibility measurements of 40 soil samples collected from some industrial sites of Jos  Metropolis, were made using MS2G Sensor connected to Bartington MS 2 susceptibility meter. Volume magnetic susceptibility values ranged from  0.00026 x 10-5 SI to 0.0650 x 10-5 SI while low frequency mass specific susceptibility values ranged from 0.1181 x 10-6 m3kg-1 to 20.3 x 10- 6 m3kg-1. In both cases least and highest values are recorded at Zuma Steel and Dilimi respectively. Comparing low frequency mass specific susceptibility  values obtained from industrial sites to that obtained from non-industrial sites, it was observed that samples 11 and 12 from JIB and all samples collected from Dilimi recorded values higher than the  background soil samples thus indicating magnetic enhancement of soil at these locations by anthropogenic sources. The relationship between the volume magnetic susceptibility and mass specific susceptibility showed correlation of 0.983 implying that volume magnetic susceptibility results can be accepted in the absence of low frequency mass specific susceptibility measurement to assess magnetic pollution. The study also revealed that the magnetic behaviour of the dried soil samples collected from the industrial sites are controlled by concentration of ferrimagnetic minerals.

Keywords: Magnetic, Pollution, Ferrimagnetic, Susceptibility, Anthropogenic, Dilimi
Health Hazards Associated with Electric and Magnetic Field Intensities around Mobile Base Stations in Katsina State, Nigeria
Authors: Abdulsalam M. , Bello S. , Sumaila Y.A. , Abubakar H. , Muhammad I.B. , Muhammad B.G. , Sabiru A.Y.
Published: June 2020

This work was carried out to assess the health hazards associated with exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from mobile base stations (MBS) within Katsina, Nigeria. Seventy seven MBS were identified through reconnaissance survey. Received radiated power was measured at a distance of 0, 20, 40, 60 and 80m from the MBS using a handheld B and K precision spectrum analyser. Electric and magnetic field intensities (E and H) were calculated. E (mV/m) and H (μA/m) had average values of; 21.03 and 55.78 for MTN; 9.41 and 24.96 for GLO; 2.33 and 6.18, for Etisalat; 18.32 and 48.62 for Airtel. Our results indicated that the general public exposure from radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from all the considered mobile base stations is within the acceptable threshold of 61 V/m for Electric field intensity and 0.16A/m for Magnetic field intensity.

Keywords: Mobile base stations, Radiation, Katsina, Health hazard, Electric field, Magnetic field
Sequence Stratigraphic Interpretation of FX-1 and FX-2 wells, Onshore Western Niger Delta, Nigeria
Authors: Amiewalan F.O. , Lucas F.A.
Published: June 2020

The area of study is a portion of the Greater Ughelli Depobelt in Niger Delta Basin. The main aim of the paper is to interpret the sequence  stratigraphy of FX-1 and FX-2 wells by employing data sets from biostratigraphic data and well logs. Standard laboratory techniques were used for  data treatment while computer software such as Petrel and StrataBugs were used for data simulation, processing, integration and interpretation. Sedimentology, interpreted gamma ray and resistivity well logs integrated with biostratigraphic data were utilized to define the candidate maximum flooding surfaces and sequence boundaries. The wells have the following distributions of sequences: FX-1 well have five depositional sequences with eight candidate maximum flooding surfaces at depths 10011 ft., 9509 ft., 9437 ft., 6362 ft., 5752 ft., 5507 ft., 5161 ft. and 4816 ft. dated 34.0 Ma, 33.0 Ma, 31.3 Ma, 28.1 Ma, 26.2 Ma, 24.3 Ma, 23.2 Ma and 22.0 Ma and seven candidate sequence boundaries at 9616 ft., 6656 ft., 6116 ft., 5639 ft., 5424 ft., 4859 ft. and 4581 ft. dated 33.3 Ma, 29.3 Ma, 27.3 Ma, 24.9 Ma, 23.7 Ma, 22.2 Ma and 21.8 Ma, respectively. FX-2 well have four depositional sequences, five candidate MFSs were identified at 7764 ft., 7196 ft., 6721 ft., 5862 ft. and 5571 ft. dated 34.0 Ma, 33.0 Ma, 31.3 Ma, 28.1 Ma and 24.3  Ma and five candidate SBs at 6941 ft., 6029 ft., 5688 ft., 5653 ft. and 5542 ft. dated 32.4 Ma, 29.3 Ma, 27.3 Ma, 24.9 Ma and 23.7 Ma respectively. The correlation of the two wells and sequence stratigraphic interpretation is a supplementary understanding of the subsurface geology of the Onshore, western Niger Delta area of Nigeria.

Keywords: Bio-stratigraphic data, Well logs, Sequence stratigraphy, Well correlation.
Assessing Uptake Kinetics and Natural Depuration of Lead and Cadmium in African Catfish Juvenile
Authors: Babatunde B.B. , Dike C.S. , Ibekwe C.J.
Published: June 2020

This study was carried out to assess the uptake kinetics of two heavy metals lead and cadmium in African catfish juveniles and their ability to  depurate during subsequent exposure to clean water. Catfish juveniles with average weight and length of 5.3g and 5.8cm respectively were  randomly selected and acclimatized for two weeks. A 24-hour range finding test was carried out. In the definite test, the fish were stocked in 24 tanks containing 5litres of water with lead and cadmium treatment separately labeled according to predetermined concentrations 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 mg for lead and cadmium with 4 fish in each treatment. The water and fish were analyzed for the metals after 5 days to show percentage uptake of the metals from the water. The fish were transferred back into clean water to access the rate of depuration and water was changed continuously. After 4 days the fish were analyzed again to see if they were purged of the heavy metals. Based on these findings catfish have shown to be good accumulators of heavy metals but can be depurated if allowed to swim in clean water. Uptake percentage after the period of exposure to 5mg,  10mg, 15mg, 20mg, 25mg concentrations were 18.68, 10.17, 5.95, 1.41, 8.26 for cadmium and 20.47, 10.17, 8.76, 9.92, 10.08 for lead; Percentage of metals depurated after 4 days were 40.00, 80.70, 90.00, 77.78, 45 for cadmium and 73.045, 20.413, 41.425, 37.580, 61.141 for lead. Lead was readily taken but cadmium was readily depurated.

Keywords: Heavy metals, juvenile catfish, exposure, uptake and depuration
Household Energy Consumption in Nigeria: A Review on the Applicability of the Energy Ladder Model
Authors: Adamu M.B. , Adamu H. , Ade S.M. , Akeh G.I.
Published: June 2020

Household energy consumption dynamics in developing countries is often conceptualized through the Energy ladder model and assumes that with increasing income, householders will have a preference to cleaner energy. This paper reviewed various energy sources for household consumption and examines the implications of their dependence on traditional energy sources as well as the energy ladder model as a concept widely used by  scholars in describing the role of income in determining energy use and choices. It further explains the consumption behaviour of households in relation to the major assumptions of the model. The paper posits that the dependence on energy sources at the lowest rung of the energy ladder by most households in Nigeria is accentuated by rising poverty level consistent with the energy ladder hypothesis but disagrees with the notion of complete fuel substitution given that most households tend to have a mix of energy sources for their activities It recommends that government and other stakeholders should formulate policies that will foster the use of modern energy sources with a view to mitigating the environmental and health externalities of traditional energy use as well as improving the quality of human lives.

Keywords: Households, energy consumption, energy ladder model, income
Socioeconomic and Lifestyle Assessment of Selected Forest Based Communities in Omo Biosphere Reserve, Ogun State, Nigeria
Authors: Oladele T.A. , Sridhar M.K.C. , Raji A.O.
Published: June 2020

This study assessed socio-economic characteristics and lifestyle of selected forest based communities in Omo Biosphere Reserve, Ogun state in  southwest Nigeria. The study aim was to explore the influence of socioeconomic factors on their lifestyle, quality of life and implications for forest  environment. A sample of 180 respondents from three enclaves was selected using simple random sampling. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and presented as Tables and charts. The results showed that 86.11 per cent of them were adults between ages 31years and 70years who have families, responsibilities to cater for and have capacity to further expand their land into the forest. Only 2.2 per cent of the respondents  have no formal education indicating a great decline in illiteracy. About 75.56 per cent have incomes ranging between 500,000 to 1,000,000 yearly. 58 per cent respondents have a household size ranging between 6-10 persons. 7.22 per cent have farm size less than 3 Ha while the rest have more up to 10 Ha. 83 per cent of the respondents were involved in cocoa farming while the remaining 17 per cent shared kola, palm and plantain crops  farming. The type of constraints affecting the livelihood strategy often influences the mitigation measures undertaken by farmers in the study area. On health, malaria is the most prevalent disease experienced by 73.3 per cent respondents. However, the health care facilities are far from residents and also inadequate. As a result, about 95.6 per cent resorted to self-medication using herbs in case of illness. Younger and active age groups have their resultant socio-economic implications for forest environment but the obvious is its negativities in respect of exploiting more lands for farming hence, government should ensure increase awareness aimed at protecting the forest in order to prevent further forest encroachers.

Keywords: Socioeconomic, Lifestyle, Communities, Forest
Determination and Remediation of Selected Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Petroleum Contaminated Water
Authors: Ijaola O.O. , Sangodoyin A.Y.
Published: June 2020

Determination and remediation of pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have not being fully regulated in Nigeria; hence  contamination of surface water by such pollutant is a major concern. This study was designed to determine the level of selected PAHs in petroleum contaminated water using spectroscopic techniques and the efficacy of activated carbons made from Bambusa vulgaris and Oxytenanthera  vabyssinaca. Bambusa vulgaris and Oxytenanthera abyssinaca were carbonized at 350OC and activated with Phosphoric acid (CBV350OC H3PO4) and Potassium chloride (COA 350OC KCl) as dehydrating agent respectively. The adsorbents were then used to remediate PAHs in petroleum contaminated water. Liquid-Liquid extraction procedures were used for extracting selected PAHs from sampled solutions. The batch experiment was performed to study the adsorption capacity of adsorbents at 5hrs contact time. Analysis of PAHs concentration for each sampling day was determined by GC-MS. Total PAHs in simulated wastewater did not show a clear trend, contrary to the expectation that there should be a progressive increase with time due to photolysis or photodecomposition of compounds or PAHs. COA 350OC KCl showed a range of 6.2-19.3% removal efficiency of each selected PAH with a total percentage efficiency of 27.7-70.8 for all days. For CBV350OC H3PO4 removal efficiency ranged from 10.26-19.30% for each selected PAH and a total efficiency of 50.8-100% for all selected PAHs for the 4 days intervals. The experimental result showed that adsorbent made from Bambusa vulgaris and Oxytenanthera abyssinaca and activated with H3PO4 and KCl as dehydrating agentrespectively can efficiently adsorb the selected PAHs in contaminated water. The study also revealed that PAHs in contaminated water increases with time due to photodecomposition, thus necessitating their treatment on time.