bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN RUMAH LAYAK HUNI DENGAN PENDEKATAN HIBRIDA DI KABUPATEN SUPIORI PROVINSI PAPUA
Authors: Kawer Orthinus Ferdinando Samfar , Baiquni M. , Keban Yeremias T. , Subarsono Agustinus
Published: November 2018

Kebijakan pembangunan perumahan menjadi instrumen pemerintah untuk melakukan intervensi pembangunan di daerah. Namun pembangunan rumah layak huni (RLH) dapat dijadikan sebagai sarana pemberdayaan masyarakat. Implementasi kebijakan pembangunan RLH perlu mempertimbangkan pendekatan kombinasi, yaitu pendekatan atas-bawah (top-down) dan pendekatan bawah-atas (bottom-up), yang dikenal sebagai pendekatan hibrida. Paper ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis implementasi pembangunan RLH dengan pendekatan hibrida di Kabupaten Supiori dengan memperhatikan partisipasi masyarakat lokal dalam implementasi kebijakan tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan pendekatan studi kasus. Data diperoleh melalui observasi partisipan, wawancara mendalam dengan pemerintah daerah, pemangku kepentingan maupun masyarakat penerima dana bantuan sosial RLH, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pembangunan RLH di Kabupaten Supiori telah dimulai sejak tahun 2012 dengan orientasi utama pemberdayaan masyarakat berpendapatan rendah. Pembangunan RLH ini dibiayai dengan dana bantuan sosial atau dikenal sebagai Bantuan Langsung Masyarakat (BLM) dari dana Otonomi Khusus. Perpaduan antara peran Pemerintah Kabupaten Supiori serta Kepala Distrik dan Kepala Kampung, dan peran masyarakat benar-benar sudah terlihat, yang merefleksikan pendekatan hibrida dalam implementasi pembangunan RLH. Masyarakat berpartisipasi aktif melalui tiga bentuk partisipasi, yaitu keterlibatan dalam sosialisasi dan musyawarah kampung, penyediaan material dan tenaga kerja lokal, serta manajemen konflik sosial akibat adanya kesan diskriminasi dalam penentuan prioritas penerima dana bantuan sosial pembangunan RLH. Dengan prosedur operasi standar yang dibuat, maka sulit bagi pemerintah daerah untuk berlaku dominan dalam intervensi masyarakat. Sebaliknya, prosedur operasi standar yang ada memungkinkan masyarakat berpartisipasi maupun mendampingi otoritas pemerintah daerah dalam melaksanakan kegiatan pembangunan RLH di masing-masing kampung prioritas.Implentasi Kebijakan Pembangunan; Rumah Layak Huni; Pendekatan Hibrida.
DIVERSITY OF Odonata AND AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN LAKE AREA (WATER SKI AND OPI) JAKABARING PALEMBANG-SOUTH SUMATERA
Authors: Hecca Desven , Arinafril Arinafril , Novia Novia
Published: November 2018

Odonata are considered to be good indicators of enviromental health and water quality with it’s presence and diversity in the Jakabaring lake are (Water Ski and OPI). The research location (Water Ski and OPI) untilized by the community as water catchment areas (flood control), recreation and habitat. The Activity in the lake area can affect the benefit of the lake, affecting the quality of the lake waters as a living habitat for animals and plants.However, to describe the diversity of odonata as indicator of the waters in the area of Water Ski and Lake OPI lakes, there is no such thing, therefore the researchers to look at odonata diversity in the area of Water Ski Lake and Lake OPI Jakabaring Palembang-South Sumatera. The location of the study was determined using the purposive sampling method conducted in April 2018. The species found to identified at the FMIPA Animal Taxonomy Laboratory of Sriwijaya University. Sampling in the morning (07.00 – 10.00 AM) and afternoon (15.00 – 18.00 AM). The results of research in the lake area found 2 suborder, 2 families, 11 genere, and 18 species, the total number of all 984 individual species. Odonata species data obtained in the analysis using Past3 software. The diversity index in the Water Ski lake is 1.992 and the diversity index in the OPI lake is 1.758. Diversity index value (2.014), dominance index (0.7922) and evenness index (0.4165). Odonata and enviromental conditions of the lake (Water Ski and OPI) still have relationship, the condition of lake water quality is still below water quality criteria threshold. This is what makes the diversity on both lakes has a moderate value.
Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez visita Bogotá por invitación de Rafael Pombo para fundar la academia Vázquez: una teoría femenina de la producción artística como producto del diálogo interatlántico
Authors: Fino Gómez Carlos Orlando
Published: November 2018

El presente texto investiga la relación imagen-palabra como productora de argumentos estéticos entre el escritor colombiano Rafael Pombo y el pintor mexicano Felipe Santiago Gutiérrez, cuando este último visita Bogotá entre 1873 y 1875 con la misión de fundar la Academia Vásquez. La teoría femenina de la producción artística de Pombo se sustenta en dos hechos históricos: la fundación de una academia para mujeres por parte de Gutiérrez, primera de este carácter en Colombia; y la obra artística del mexicano, que de un lado se alimentó del naciente impresionismo europeo, pero de otro, por una conciencia latinoamericanista que coincidía con las posturas martianas visibles desde 1875, tal como se sintetiza en un par de ejemplos, el “Retrato de José María Espinosa” y “La Cazadora de Los Andes”, que aquí son estudiados. La investigación se dedica a reconstruir esta contrapunteada línea argumental. Se busca demostrar que dicha teoría emerge del diálogo imagen-texto, texto-acción artística (la fundación de la Academia para mujeres), y alimenta la discusión estética sobre la relación hombre-naturaleza que, en este caso particular, surge como propuesta incluida en la búsqueda de un orden homeopático de mundo en la conciencia de la fundación de las repúblicas americanas.
Prevalencia de hipertensión pulmonar y factores asociados en adultos con insuficiencia mitral de una Institución Prestadora de Servicios de Salud de tercer nivel de la ciudad de Tunja
Authors: Alvarez-Gonzalez Joan Rodrigo , Cuervo Jorge
Published: November 2018

Introducción: la hipertensión pulmonar es el aumento de la presión de las arterias pulmonares. Cuando la presión media en la arteria pulmonar sobre pasa los 25 mmHg se considera que cursa con hipertensión arterial pulmonar. Objetivo: determinar la prevalencia y factores asociados de hipertensión pulmonar en adultos con insuficiencia mitral. Métodos: estudio de corte transversal de 676 pacientes con insuficiencia mitral determinado por ecocardiografía realizada en el periodo de un año en una institución de tercer nivel de complejidad de la ciudad de Tunja, se contó con autorización para el acceso y revisión de historias clínicas y ecocardiogramas, se tomaron 676 pacientes determinados mediante muestreo no probabilístico tipo censo. Resultados: se encontró una prevalencia de hipertensión pulmonar en pacientes con insuficiencia mitral de 42,9%, los pacientes con hipertensión pulmonar presentaron un promedio de edad de 73,72 años, la proporción de sexo fue similar evidenciando 50,7% en el género femenino y 49,3% en el género masculino. Se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa en la variable enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica e hipertensión pulmonar con un OR ajustado 1,82, IC 95% [1,24; 2,66]; igualmente con falla cardiaca OR ajustado 3,01, IC 95% [1,70; 5,33]. Conclusiones: se encontró una alta prevalencia de hipertensión pulmonar en pacientes con insuficiencia mitral, situación que según elementos clínicos puede empeorar el pronóstico de los pacientes con este tipo de patología. Se halló una asociación estadísticamente significativa en la población a estudio entre hipertensión pulmonar con la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y falla cardiaca.
Los riesgos de las TIC en las relaciones entre iguales. Cyberbullying en Educación Primaria y Secundaria
Authors: Rodríguez-Álvarez Juan Manuel , Cabrera-Herrera María del Carmen , Yubero Jiménez Santiago
Published: November 2018

Introducción. La irrupción de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación en la sociedad han provocado un cambio estructural muy profundo que conlleva nuevas formas de relacionarse. Para poder educar en el uso adecuado y responsable de las tecnologías, desde las enseñanzas regladas establecidas en el sistema educativo, es necesario conocer previamente la implicación de los alumnos en los riesgos que conllevan las tecnologías. El objetivo de este estudio es conocer los comportamientos de victimización y agresión en las conductas de ciberacoso, realizando un análisis comparativo entre estudiantes de Educación Primaria y Educación Secundaria. Metodología. El estudio se ha realizado en 24 centros con la participación de 2197 alumnos de entre 10 y 18 años. Se ha aplicado una adaptación del Bullying Harassment, and Agression Receipt Measure (Hall, 2016) para su aplicación en España y en los dos roles de participación, víctimas y agresores. Resultados. Los comportamientos de victimización y agresión son más elevados en Educación Secundaria. Los resultados indican que los comportamientos de cyberbullying se están produciendo ya en los estudiantes de Educación Primaria. Discusión. Las buenas prácticas con TIC en los contextos escolares deberían tener en cuenta los riesgos potenciales en las relaciones sociales entre iguales. Debería insertarse las medidas preventivas del acoso entre las prioridades pedagógicas.
A system consists of lifted steel tank and four assembly supports with variable assembly conditions
Authors: Zamorowski Jan , Gremza Grzegorz
Published: November 2018

In the method of steel tank erection, consisting in assembling the roof and the next courses (segments) of the shell at the ground level, starting from the top one (the so-called hydraulic jacking-up method), the assembled part of the tank is lifted using assembly supports (towers, trestles), hydraulic jacks and ropes. Supports are located inside or outside the tank, and their bases are usually not anchored. During the assembly work, numerous contaminations can appear under the bases of the supports; therefore, boundary conditions of the system consisting of the elevated tank and assembly supports may change, influencing the field of displacements and stresses in the elements of this system. This article presents the results of numerical tests of an exemplary mounted tank – mounting support system – at various possible coefficients of friction between the bases of the supports and the ground. The influence of the support conditions on the effort of the essential elements of the system was assessed. Calculation difficulty was noted to determine the directions of horizontal responses of the supports. It was assumed that these directions did not change after exceeding the values of the friction forces. The analysed tank collapsed during its erection.
Comparison of efficiency of serratus anterior plane block and thoracic epidural block for thoracotomy analgesia
Authors: ÖKMEN Korgün
Published: November 2018

Aim: Currently,
regional anesthesia methods are frequently used for post-thoracotomy pain. In
this study, we aimed to compare the efficacy of serratus anterior plane block
and thoracic epidural block for pain after thoracotomy.Methods: This retrospective
study included 120 patients who underwent thoracotomy. Seventy patients who met
the inclusion criteria were evaluated in two groups as Group E (thoracic
epidural block) (n=37) and Group S (serratus
anterior plane block) (n=33). Postoperative 2nd,
6th, 12th and 24 hour visual analogue scale scores
and total analgesic consumption for 24 hours were evaluated.
Secondary outcomes were determined as side effects, additional analgesic drug
requirement and complications.Results: In the comparison between the groups,
there was no statistically significant difference between two groups in terms
of Postoperative
2nd (p=0.417), 6th (p=0.271), 12th (p=0.734) and 24 hour
(p=0.157) visual analogue scale scores ​​and the amount of total analgesic consumption for 24 hours (p=0.714). There was no statistically significant
difference between two groups with regard to the side effects nausea and vomiting
(p=0.714), pruritus (p=N/A), respiratory depression
(p=N/A) levels.

Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that use of serratus
anterior plane block and thoracic epidural block administration has similar outcomes
for post-thoracotomy analgesia.
MODEL MITRA GOVERNMENT DAN PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DALAM MENINGKATKAN SERVICE QUALITY PADA RUMAH SAKIT DI JAWA TIMUR
Authors: Prabowo Bahtiar
Published: November 2018

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis peran swasta dalam meningkatkan kualitas layanan rumah sakit. Disamping itu penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk membangun model kemitraan swasta dan pemerintah dalam meningkatkan kualitas layanan rumah sakit.  Keberhasilan pemerintah dalam meningkatkan kualitas layanan di Rumah sakit tergantung pada semua pihak,  termasuk dunia usaha, swasta dan masyarakat madani. Peran swasta dalam meningkatkan kualitas layanan  rumah sakit di Jawa Timur relative masih kurang, hal ini ditunjukkan oleh hasil wawancara dengan pimpinan rumah sakit yang menjadi sampel penelitian. Hasil penelitian yang lain menunjukkan bahwa model kemitraan yang menguntungkan bagi pemerintah dan swasta adalah model kemitraan dengan KSO. Disamping itu hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perlu ada kebijakan pemerintah berkaitan dengan peningkatkan kualitas layanan rumah sakit melalui kemitraan pemerintah dan swasta.Salah satu kebijakan pemerintah berkaitan dengan peningkatan kualitas layanan rumah sakit adalah dengan merubah model pengelolaan rumah sakit menjadi Badan Layanan Umum (BLU). Dengan model pengelolaan BLU diharapkan akan mampu meningkatkan kualitas layanan.
Indigenous Music Goes Digital: Reconciling Culture and the Law
Authors: Chisa Ken Dennis , Ngulube Patrick
Published: November 2018

This study examined the contesting legal and cultural sensitivity binary surrounding the digitisation of indigenous music in South Africa. The Delphi technique was used to determine if there is any pattern or consensus around these issues. Questionnaires emailed to indigenous music collectors, indigenous music donors and various researchers in this field collected information on the intersection of intellectual property rights (IPR) and customary law in local digitisation initiatives. A review of relevant literature was also conducted to trace related trends in similar projects. The findings of the study show that, from a legal and cultural perspective, developing an ethical professional practice during the course of collecting and aggregating indigenous materials on the internet should involve managing a range of risks associated with breaches of both indigenous customary law and Western IPR. This risk should be managed through various sets of disclaimers, warnings, and other mechanisms for withdrawal of indigenous materials which stakeholders may contest. The study recommends that certain aspects of indigenous knowledge never enter the public domain (as prescribed by customary law) and remain protected as such in perpetuity.
Exploring the Use of Instructional Technology: A Survey of Academics at Two Nigerian Universities
Authors: Alabi Adefunke Olanike , Mutula Stephen
Published: November 2018

The article reports empirical research findings on the use of instructional technology among Nigerian academics for effective instructional delivery. Using a quantitative approach, 267 questionnaires were distributed to academics from two purposively selected Nigerian universities in the South West geopolitical zone. A total of 215 questionnaires (80.5%) were returned and found useful for data analysis. The data were analysed with SPSS software to generate both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicated that various types of instructional technologies are used by academics for lecture preparation, presentation and communication. The findings also revealed that digital literacy skills and the use of instructional technology were positively related (R = 0.289). The variable digital literacy skills accounted for 7.9 per cent of the total variance in technology use (R2 = 0.079). The result indicates a positive relationship between digital literacy skills and technology. The article concludes that academic libraries, being the nerve centre of the institutions which they serve, should accept responsibility for fostering the extensive use of technology in teaching in the academia. Therefore, librarians should develop and implement initiatives that will help Nigerian academics imbibe such a culture at institutional level.
CELAC Regionalism in Crisis and Obama's Hemispheric Policy in Review
Authors: Kornegay Francis
Published: November 2018

Editorial
Assessment of Students in Higher Educationâ€”Information and Communication Technology Tools and Tips
Authors: Goosen Leila , Van Heerden Dalize
Published: November 2018

The aim of this research project relates to assessment approaches at the University of South Africa (UNISA). The Learning Management System is used to address studentsâ€™ first-year experience in an Information and Communication Technology Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) context. In this study a socio-critical model was suggested as a framework for improving student success in ODeL at UNISA, and constructivist instructional strategies to e-learningâ€¯were applied in a case study of a web development course. A mixed-method research approach was adopted, which involved the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. The main findings of the study provide insight into the uptake of and assessment results for self-assessments, multiple-choice, blog and project-based assessments. The implications of the results are that there is a clear need in higher education for the transformation of teaching that is in line with emerging technologies.
Student Teachersâ€™ Experiences in the Student Teacher Mentoring Programme (STMP) in Zimbabweâ€”A Case for Masvingo Province
Authors: Zikhali Edson , Makoni Richard , Zikhali Joyce
Published: November 2018

This multiple case study reports on an investigation into student teachersâ€™ teaching practice experiences in the 2.5.2 programme in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. A qualitative research design was adopted to investigate this phenomenon through focus group interviews and questionnaires with a purposeful sample of 20 student teachers who had just completed their teaching practice. The interviews were recorded using a digital recorder and transcribed verbatim by the researchers. The data were manually coded to find the themes; these are presented using direct quotations and were analysed using content analysis. The findings revealed that mentors play a critical role in the training of teachers in Zimbabwe and that some student teachers had problems with stating aims in their schemes of work and objectives in lesson plans. They also experienced difficulties with lesson planning and had challenges in lesson delivery. Class control was difficult for many student teachers and lesson evaluation proved tough for them. These insights suggest that host teachersâ€™ colleges should devote more time to professional studies where student teachers practice planning lessons and evaluating them, making schemes of work and engaging in microteaching. These could be followed with reflection and discussions that facilitate better performance in teaching. Considering the critical role that mentors play during teaching practice, it would be recommended that a token of appreciation be awarded to them.
The global coffee paradox and coffee marketing in Zimbabwe; 1980-2000
Authors: Taringana Takesure
Published: November 2018

This article examines coffee marketing in Zimbabwe amidst debates on the contribution of agricultural commodities to sustainable economic development in Africa. It uses the concept of linkages and declining terms-of-trade to reconnoitre these debates. The article argues that between 1980 and 2015, coffee production, and in particular marketing, faced a myriad of internal and external challenges, which limited its overall contribution to the economy. Among these constraints was the lack of a significant domestic market, which tied the sector to external markets. The externality of the coffee industry weakened the linkages between the sector and the rest of the local economy, thereby turning the sector into an enclave of external economies. This exposed the industry to risks on the international market— including price volatility. The setup perpetuated the unfair global division of labour, where Zimbabwe suffered declining terms-of-trade as an exporter of raw coffee and an importer of manufactured products. This article, therefore, contends that the externality of the coffee industry in Zimbabwe plunged the country into an exploitative dependency relationship with consuming countries. Failure to export processed coffee was mainly a function of the restrictive tariff policies in the consuming countries.
The ETCBC Database of the Hebrew Bible
Authors: Kingham Cody , Van Peursen Wido
Published: November 2018

We provide a brief introduction to the history, methodology, and tools of the Eep Talstra Centre for Bible and Computer (ETCBC). The ETCBC maintains a searchable database of morphology, syntax, and text-level features for the Hebrew Bible, Hebrew inscriptions, Dead Sea Scrolls, the Peshitta, and one of the Targumim. The ETCBC follows a form-to-function approach, in which surface-level features are registered first and functional labels second. Linguists and exegetes can use the databaseâ€™s freely accessible query tools for pattern searches and analysis of the textâ€™s structure to address their research questions
The Pentateuch and its reception in the Book of Ruth: constructing Israelite identity
Authors: De Villiers Gerda
Published: November 2018

This article deals with the Pentateuch and its reception in the book of Ruth. It is argued that the author/s of the book of Ruth knew most of the legislative and narrative texts in the Pentateuch and employed these in a most constructive manner to address identity issues in the Israelite community of the Second Temple Period. The main concern was the â€œtrue Israelâ€: should Israel be an exclusive community, consisting only of the descendants of the exile, or should foreigners â€” non-Israelites â€” be included in the â€œcommunity of Yahwehâ€ which is strictly forbidden by some legislative texts in the Pentateuch. By means of narrative, the book of Ruth proposes that descent is not determinative for Israelite identity, but that loyalty to the God of Israel, as stated by the first commandment of the Torah, is far more important. The conclusion is reached that although the book of Ruth is outside the Torah, the Torah is very much inside the book of Ruth.
â€œMy Thoughts Are (Not) Your Thoughts.â€ Transposed Second-Order Thinking in the Hebrew Bible
Authors: Gericke Jaco
Published: November 2018

Following 19th-century distinctions between Hellenism and Hebraism, many popular 20th-century histories of Western philosophy assigned the intellectual world of the Hebrew Bible to a twilight zone between late mythological and early philosophical ways of thinking. Partly in response to this, research in Semitic languages during that time began to include comparative-linguistic arguments hoping to demonstrate radical structural incommensurability between Hebrew and Greek ways of thinking. In the latest trend in the associated research, a multi-disciplinary dialogue has been initiated on the subject of â€œsecond-order thinkingâ€ within the ancient Near East â€œbeforeâ€ or â€œoutsideâ€ Greek philosophy. In this article, the author aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion by suggesting that Biblical Hebrew as religious language already presupposes an intricate variety of transposed second-order thinking.
West African Anansesem as Timeless Conversation Pieces: A Gricean Approach
Authors: Kaburise Phyllis , Ramachona Grace
Published: November 2018

The West African anansesem (short stories about the spider, Ananse) are considered ageless classics in many countries and continents; and their appeal has remained constant over generations. Although anansesem is a word taken from the Ashanti tribe in Ghana, the stories have impacted in the whole of West Africa and can also still be heard in Caribbean households. The appeal of anansesem is quite personalâ€”but analysts have isolated varying characteristics; and these include linguistic, structural, characterisation, themes, plot, and a certain ambience. One quality of anansesem, which has enabled them to still command extensive audience, is their ability to reflect â€˜â€˜a conversationâ€™â€™ in line with Griceâ€™s maxims. Grice is a theorist in pragmatics, who outlined the salient features or maxims of verbal interactions that should govern a conversation. These four maxims areâ€”quantity (make your conversation as informative as is required), quality (do not say what you believe to be untrue), relation (be relevant) and manner (avoid obscurity of expressions). The aim of this article is to analyse selected ananse stories as examples of conversation pieces in accordance with these Gricean maxims. The analyses was based on the assumption that these short stories exhibit features different from the attributes of traditional short stories, and that this difference is the essence of anansesemâ€™s timeless appeal. The results illustrated that despite the brevity of these stories, a certain ambience, created by their conversation-like writing style, ensures their ability to create sustaining humour, while being politically, socially, and economically relevant â€˜â€˜conversationsâ€™â€™ for today.Â
Folklorisation in the Current Emerging Global Space: Quo Vadis?
Authors: Masoga Mogomme A
Published: November 2018

The 2016 Southern African Folklore Society Conference was held from 24â€“28 October at the Bolivia Lodge in Polokwane. The conference was co-hosted by the School of Human and Social Sciences of the University of Venda, and the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Limpopo. The purpose of the conference was to attract scholars and researchers from various disciplines, and to bring together a cohort of established and emerging researchers in one assembly to deliberate on topics related to the theme and sub-themes of the conference. The theme of the conference was Folklorisation in the Current Emerging Global Space: Quo Vadis?Â
The Decarbonisation of Transport Logistics: A South African Case Study
Authors: Goedhals-Gerber Leila , Freiboth Heinrich , Havenga Jan
Published: November 2018

South Africa is currently one of the â€œdirtiestâ€ economies in the world in terms of carbon emissions. The South African economy is heavily dependent on energy-intensive industries, such as mining and primary minerals beneficiation, which in turn rely on fossil fuels as a source of energy. Sustainability is still a relatively new concept in South Africa, but awareness is growing, and there are several on-going initiatives aimed at reducing the countryâ€™s total energy consumption. The objective of this paper is to apply the TIMBER framework to assess current transport decarbonisation activities in South Africa. The article discusses a limited field survey of ten important logistics experts in South Africa to establish whether the findings of the researchers are similar to the perceptions within the logistics sector of major industries in South Africa. This paper concludes by providing possible solutions for reducing carbon emissions in South Africaâ€™s logistics industry.
The Colonial Boomerang: A Comparative Analysis of the Traumatic Effect of the Violence of War in Alexander Kanengoni’s Echoing Silences and Alexandra Fuller’s Scribbling the Cat
Authors: Chigwedere Yuleth , Choto Isaac
Published: November 2018

This literary analysis explores how the repercussions of violence had both metaphysical and traumatic consequences for those involved in the war that led to the liberation of Zimbabwe, regardless of which side they fought for. This scarring of the psyche is vividly explored in Alexandra Kanengoni’s Echoing Silences and Alexander Fuller’s Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier. The main character in the former text is a black Zanla freedom fighter, while the protagonist in Fuller’s text is an ex-Rhodesian white soldier. This allows for insightful comparative analysis. Despite their differing socio-political cultures and positions within the war—one seeking to perpetuate colonial hegemony, the other to destroy it—in the post-war era neither of them escapes the boomerang effect of the wartime violence. The premise of this analysis is therefore, encapsulated in the Shona proverb Hapana mhosva isangaripwe (“There is no crime which does not carry a fine or reparation”). A psychoanalytic theoretical framework informs the examination as we reveal the traumatic experiences the two protagonists encounter, and trace their journeys as they revisit and re-member their sites of violence during the war in a quest to purge themselves of their “demons” and achieve psychological redemption.
Romans 16: A Call to Embrace One Another in Love
Authors: Agnew Sarah
Published: November 2018

As a storyteller performs biblical compositions for live audiences, the way in which the body moves will not only communicate meaning to the audience in the live performance moment, but also to the storyteller through preparation, performance and reflection. This article considers how the body moves, speaks and feels as invitation to an audience to also move, hear and feelâ€”and thus enter the call to enact relationships of mutual embrace as followers of Christ themselves. As the body moves, the repeated gestures of embrace in Romans 16, extending the hands in â€œwelcomeâ€ or â€œembraceâ€ will challenge accepted interpretations, as well as translation (the Greek ajspÎ¬sasqe aspasasthe from á¼€ÏƒÏ€Î¬Î¶Î¿Î¼Î±Î¹ is most often rendered in English as â€œgreet greetâ€). In hearing the body speak, this performance employs an elevated tone of joy and reverence in celebration of Godâ€™s love for all. This tone carries the flow of this chapter (Romans) to respect its integrity as a whole, and is integral to the entire letter with its teaching on a body richer for its diverse gifts. The body feels emotions of joy and love throughout Romans 16, enhancing the performerâ€™s understanding of Paulâ€™s love for his fellow followers of Christ. As the performer feels and thus knows that Paul cares deeply for these people, their lives, and their witness to the Liberator Jesus as a community of love, she interprets the â€œadmonishmentsâ€ not as words from an angry preacher, but as concerns of a loving pastor. This article demonstrates through the discussion outlined hereâ€”together with a linked video recording of a performance of Romans 16â€”an embodied performance approach to biblical interpretation that honours the body, emotion and audience as lenses through which to make meaning of these compositions.
Ancient Curses in Bath: Oral Oaths, Lead Etchings, and the Impact on Biblical Interpretation
Authors: Johnson Lee A
Published: November 2018

In 1979 the discovery of a cache of curse tablets from the sacred springs of the temple of Sulis Minerva in Bath brought to light some processes by which inscriptions were produced and employed by people outside of the upper class of Greco-Roman society. The tablets reveal that professional scribes were hired by supplicants to assist with the composition of their requests and the inscription onto lead tablets before being cast into the sacred spring. Such attention to the written form of the curses is intriguing in light of the fact that the majority of the supplicants could not read these inscriptions. In addition to the tablets that appear to be etched by professional scribes at Bath, there are also tablets that contain pseudo-inscriptions, mere markings that appear to be an attempt at replicating letters. These pseudo-inscriptions, while they did not contain the official lettering of a spoken curse, conveyed the added import that an etched tablet made to the supplication. The Bath tablets present a new view of the function of writing in a non-literate society, which has implications for the way that Biblical texts were viewed in their ancient contexts, vis-Ã -vis the oral transmission of the sacred message.
125 Years of Catholicism in Zambia: The History and Mission of the Church in the Provision of University Education
Authors: Mwale Nelly , Simuchimba Melvin
Published: November 2018

This article is based on an inquiry of the 125 years of Catholicism in Zambia, with reference to the history and mission of the Roman Catholic Church in providing university education. The observable expansion of the churchâ€™s involvement in university education has not received attention in academia and therefore needed analysis; as religion and scholarship have been devoid of the Christian university movement discourse in the country. Informed by interpretivism, the study followed an interpretative case study approach. Data were collected through document reviews and recorded interviews and were inductively analysed. The findings of the study revealed that the church has expanded its presence in the provision of university education, through the establishment of the Zambia Catholic University. The article contends that contrary to how the Catholic Churchâ€™s involvement in education was portrayed, which was seen to be only centred on the churchâ€™s involvement in primary and secondary education, the contemporary history of the church has transformed through the expansion of its mission to provide university education. The church has used religion as a resource to not only respond to societal needs but is now also using the university as a vehicle to promote the church and for integral development.
An Exploration of Aftercare Services for Female Drug Users
Authors: Mhangwa Talent , Kasiram Madhu , Zibane Sibonsile
Published: November 2018

The number of female drug users has been on the rise in South Africa, with statistics reflecting a rise in the number of women who attend treatment centres annually. This article presents empirical data from a broader qualitative study which aimed to explore perceptions concerning the effectiveness of aftercare programmes for female recovering drug users. The main data source was transcripts of in-depth interviews and focus groups with both service users and service providers from a designated rehabilitation centre in Gauteng, South Africa. Framed within a biopsychosocial-spiritual model, this article explores the perceptions and meanings which the female recovering drug users and the service providers attach to aftercare programmes. The findings of the research outlined the range of factors promoting recovery, alongside noteworthy suggestions for improvement in aftercare services. While acknowledging multiple influences on behaviour, this article highlights the significance of these findings in planning and implementing holistic aftercare programmes.
Experiences of Hearing Parents Following the Diagnosis of Their Child's Hearing Loss
Authors: Davids Ronel Sanet , De Jager Mariana
Published: November 2018

An estimated 90Â per cent of children with a hearing loss are born to hearing parents. Most parents are unprepared for the diagnosis, leaving them shocked, confused, sad and bewildered. This article reports on a study aimed at exploring and describing the experiences of hearing parents regarding their childâ€™s hearing loss. The study was conducted in Cape Town, South Africa. The study applied a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological design. Purposive sampling was implemented and data were collected by means of unstructured in-depth interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Ethical considerations were adhered to. The main findings of the study indicated that hearing parents experience a myriad of emotions when their child is diagnosed with a hearing loss. This study advocates for various stakeholders in the helping profession to collaborate in the best interest of hearing parents and a child with hearing loss. Furthermore, these findings serve as guidelines for professionals working with these families.
School Social Workersâ€™ Perceptions of Their Role within the Framework of Inclusive Education
Authors: Van Sittert Hester , Wilson Lizane
Published: November 2018

School social work has played an important role within schools from early on. Within the South African context, school social workers render services within the framework of inclusive education. The study explored school social workersâ€™ perceptions of their role within this framework. Purposive sampling was used to select 10 participants based on specific inclusion criteria. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted and data were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings revealed that school social workers do contribute in schools within the framework of inclusive education by being part of a multidisciplinary team and by using various theoretical models and skills.
Applying the Process of Appreciative Inquiry in Community Development
Authors: Demeshane Judith , Nel Hanna
Published: November 2018

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an unconventional method in bringing about change to organisations and communities, and needs to be understood in terms of its principles, perspective and implementation. AI has been implemented in various contexts such as organisational development, education and health. However, more evidence on its application and outcomes in community development is needed. AI, which complies with most of the principles of participatory action research, was used as a research design in this study conducted in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa. The researchers in collaboration with community members used the 4-D cycle and various tools and activities of AI in a community project. The study yielded positive results about the application and relevance of the AI in community development. There were valuable lessons learnt about the 4-D model in community development. The study adds value regarding the application of AI as a community development model in the South African context.
Waithood, Developmental Pathways, Coping and Resilience among South African Youths who Head Families
Authors: Soji Zoleka
Published: November 2018

This article draws from the narratives of the lives of three South African youths who head families. It is based on a longitudinal study conducted from 2012 to 2016 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It explores the developmental pathways of youths heading their families following the deaths of their parents and how these youths cope with challenges associated with the transition to adulthood. The article engages with the concept of waithood as a period of suspension between childhood and adulthood and expands into existing western-dominant theories of human development from a social constructionist perspective. Data obtained from the narratives of these participants from the global South challenge the dominant westernised understanding of individualised youth transition to adulthood, from various human development theories. The article argues that young people who head their families (after the death of their parents) forge alternative pathways to adulthood, which expands into the conventional Eriksonian-staged approach to youth development. The alternative pathways these youths forge tend to be relational rather than individualised and are embedded in social relations with siblings, the extended family and networks of supporters and mentors. The findings also reveal that young people who head their families use their agency and creativity to fashion new ways of coping and resilience as they navigate their own unique pathways to adulthood.
Land Matters and Rural Development: 2017 (1)
Authors: Pienaar Juanita M , Johnson Ebrezia , Du Plessis Willemien
Published: November 2018

This note discusses the most important legislation, policies and cases pertaining to land from November 2016 to March 2017.
Justice Ngcoboâ€™s Rich Legacy at the Intersection of Federalism and Democracy
Authors: Bronstein Victoria
Published: November 2018

Â This article aims to make a connection between the Tongoane judgment, which deals with â€˜taggingâ€™ legislation, and Justice Ngcoboâ€™s innovative thinking in the Matatiele Municipality cases, which are about the demarcation of provincial boundaries. These cases are bound together by Justice Ngcoboâ€™s powerful commitment to democracy at the sub-national level. The judgments build accountability at grassroots level and constrain authoritarian impulses. This article examines the political issues behind provincial demarcation disputes, including ethnic impulses. It argues that current democratic concepts in South African Constitutional law can never meet the popular sovereignty, self-determinative type of claim of communities who wish to determine their own futures in boundary disputes. These disputes raise specific democratic problems that need to be named, seen for what they are and theorised on their own terms.Â
Reflection on Bhe v Magistrate Khayelitsha: In Honour of Emeritus Justice Ngcobo of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Authors: Himonga Chuma
Published: November 2018

This article highlights the major areas of convergence between Justice Ngcoboâ€™s judgment and living customary law as revealed in the findings of recent empirical research. Its purpose is to enhance the confidence of the courts and inform their interpretation of the Reform of the Customary Law of Succession and Regulation of Related Matters Act 11 of 2009 by drawing on the minority opinion. Put differently, the article seeks to vindicate the minority opinion in Bhe & Others v Khayelitsha Magistrate & Others with regard to its reflection of the grounded realities of succession under living customary law, using the findings of recent empirical research. In this way, the article highlights the contribution that Justice Ngcoboâ€™s constitutional jurisprudence can make to the interpretation of legislation dealing with the reform of the customary law of successionâ€”subject, of course, to the fact that any precedent has inherently limited value for understanding a dynamic and ever-evolving system of law such as living customary law. Needless to say, the courts must continually be alert to this caveat when interpreting and applying any legislation that deals with customary law.
The importance of ligand-induced backdonation in the stabilization of square planar d10 nickel π-complexes
Authors: Desnoyer Addison , He Weiying , Behyan Shirin , Chiu Weiling , Love Jennifer , Kennepohl Pierre
Published: November 2018

A series of Ni π-complexes are explored using a combination of spectroscopic and computational methods to reveal an intriguing contribution to backbonding: metal-mediated ligand-to-ligand backdonation. Such ligand-induced backdonation is the dominant contribution for weakly π-acidic ligands such alkenes and allows for strong bonding even though the metal centre retains a formal d10 electronic configuration.
Machine Learning for Organic Cage Property Prediction
Authors: Turcani Lukas , Greenaway Rebecca L. , Jelfs Kim
Published: November 2018

We use machine learning to predict shape persistence and cavity size in porous organic cages. The majority of hypothetical organic cages suffer from a lack of shape persistence and as a result lack intrinsic porosity, rendering them unsuitable for many applications. We have created the largest computational database of these molecules to date, numbering 63,472 cages, formed through a range of reaction chemistries and in multiple topologies. We study our database and identify features which lead to the formation of shape persistent cages. We find that the imine condensation of trialdehydes and diamines in a [4+6] reaction is the most likely to result in shape persistent cages, whereas thiol reactions are most likely to give collapsed cages. Using this database, we develop machine learning models capable of predicting shape persistence with an accuracy of up to 93%, reducing the time taken to predict this property to milliseconds, and removing the need for specialist software. In addition, we develop machine learning models for two other key properties of these molecules, cavity size and symmetry. We provide open-source implementations of our models, together with the accompanying data sets, and an online tool giving users access to our models to easily obtain predictions for a hypothetical cage prior to a synthesis attempt.
Carbon Dioxide-Mediated C(sp2)–H Arylation of Primary and Secondary Benzylamines
Authors: Kapoor Mohit , Chand-Thakuri Pratibha , Young Michael
Published: November 2018

Carbon-carbon bond formation by transition metal-catalyzed C–H activation has become an important strategy to fabricate new bonds in a rapid fashion. Despite the pharmacological importance of ortho-arylbenzylamines, however, effective ortho-C–C bond formation from C–H bond activation of free primary and secondary benzylamines using PdII remains an outstanding challenge. Presented herein is a new strategy for constructing ortho-arylated primary and secondary benzylamines mediated by carbon dioxide (CO2). The use of CO2 is critical to allowing this transformation to proceed under milder conditions than previously reported, and that are necessary to furnish free amine products that can be directly used or elaborated without the need for deprotection. In cases where diarylation is possible, a chelate effect is demonstrated to facilitate selective monoarylation.
Synthesis and Structures of Stable Pt(II) and (IV) Alkylidenes: Evidence for π-Bonding and Relativistic Stabilization
Authors: LaPierre Etienne A. , Piers Warren , Li Jian-Bin , Gendy Chris
Published: November 2018

Isolable cationic Pt(II) and Pt(IV) alkylidenes, proposed intermediates in catalytic organic transformations, are reported. The bonding in these species was probed by experimental, structural, spectroscopic, electrochemical and computational methods, providing direct evidence for π-bonding, the oft-theorized relativistic stabilisation of these species, and the influence of oxidation state.
(Foto)performance no Sítio Arqueológico de Pompeia, Itália
Authors: Opa Matheus Kayssan
Published: November 2018

O presente artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre uma tarde performática no Sítio Arqueológico de Pompeia, Itália, cidade destruída por uma erupção do vulcão Vesúvio cujas ruínas permanecem sendo alvo de turistas. Assim, tendo tal lugar como catalisador poético, como o artista se entende em um espaço turístico? Como ele pode se portar? Para responder tais questionamentos, trago as teorias da Deriva de Guy Debord (1931 – 1984) e sobre o flâneur de Walter Benjamin (1892 – 1940). Artista-turista é esse que flana pelas ruas procurando (ou não) algo que não sabe o que é, derivando, sentindo o sabor do urbanismo pelo seu tato. O texto explora como foi a viagem-obra às ruínas, como a performance se fez e os desdobramentos poéticos do registro além de uma reflexão sobre o que é ser turista e artista ao mesmo tempo.
¿POR QUÉ “INFORMÁTICA JURÍDICA” HOY (2018)?
Authors: Galindo Fernando , Lasala Pilar
Published: November 2018

El trabajo plantea que no cabe pensar en 2018 que la expresión “informática jurídica”  existe porque hay una disciplina académica que tiene el mismo nombre, sino que se utiliza porque es el modo de expresar la satisfacción de necesidades sociales relacionadas con el uso de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación por medio del ejercicio conjunto, interdisciplinar, ante problemas concretos, de competencias profesionales propias de juristas y de ingenieros informáticos.
LAS CONSECUENCIAS DE LAS DECISIONES DEL CONSTITUYENTE EN LAS FINANZAS PÚBLICAS: EL CASO DE LAS JURISDICCIONES PARALELAS
Authors: Gallegos Herrera Daniel Eduardo
Published: November 2018

El artículo critica la falta de cuidado del constituyente al diseñar la institucionalidad desde la perspectiva de la eficiencia y eficacia del gasto público. Identifica el fenómeno de expansión de las garantías jurisdiccionales de los derechos constitucionales en el Ecuador como un proceso de fragmentación del discurso jurídico de la relación ciudadano-Estado –objeto de control de la jurisdicción contencioso-administrativa–. Por último, explora las consecuencias negativas de este fenómeno de redundancia respecto del dinero disponible para el Estado y los ciudadanos.