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Business to Business Relationship in Micro Manufacturing Industry– A Case Study
Authors: Sheeri Sujatha N. , H. Sujaya
Published: August 2023

Purpose: Asia’s Micro manufacturing Industry confined to MSMEs are playing a vital role in self-employment and socio-economic development of country and is anticipated to grow more quickly. While presenting a broad overview of the B2B Relationship, this study analyses the possible growth opportunities for the micro manufacturing industry. Learn more about a few factors that will be important for the future development of the Indian micro manufacturing sector. To have a better understanding of the market, a SWOC study is conducted. In this analysis, we found that India's emerging micro manufacturing industry will experience rapid growth in the years to come. India's manufacturing industry has the potential to be worth US$ 1 trillion by 2025, and the country is anticipated to be one of the top three emerging economies.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The circumstance of the case adds to the SWOC analysis of the present Micro manufacturing Industry. The study is based on secondary data from books, case studies, and articles on literature.
Findings/Result: Micro manufacturing companies are working to improve their client satisfaction and service quality in order to increase B2B relationships. They are also using web marketing to offer a personalised shopping experience. The providers' increased efforts to build relationships with their clients will likely have a favourable impact on their trust, dedication, and contentment.
Originality/Value: The case's discoveries will provide deeper understanding of Long term B2B relationship and help Micro manufacturing business to sustain continuous B2B relationship.
Paper Type: Case Study
Response Surface Methodology for Optimization of Citrullus lanatus Rind Extraction Conditions, Phytochemical Screening and its Antioxidant Activities
Authors: Shamsul Kamal Nor Amiera Syafiah , Abdullah Asiah , Sheikh Mohd Ghazali Sheikh Ahmad Izaddin , Mohd Nor Nurazira , Dzulkifli Nur Nadia , Badrudin Suzaini
Published: August 2023

Response surface methodology (RSM) is one of the statistical approaches that can be used to determine the correlation between extraction parameters and the extraction yield of bioactive compounds. Citrullus lanatus rind contains various therapeutic values but has often been discarded as waste. This study aims to find the optimum extraction conditions for the yield of C. lanatus rind extract, perform phytochemical screening, and determine the antioxidant activities. Extraction was carried out by maceration technique using methanol as a solvent with a solids-to-solvent ratio of 1:30 w/v. The extraction conditions of C. lanatus rind were optimized using RSM and the optimum yield of 37.24 % was predicted at 41.7 °C after 6 h of extraction. The average actual yield obtained at the optimum conditions was 37.01 % ± 0.66, indicating good agreement with the predicted value. The phytochemical screening of methanolic rind extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, glycosides, phenols, and flavonoids. The total phenolic content of methanolic rind extract ranging from 56.975 to 88.245 mg GAE/g using gallic acid as a standard, and the DPPH radical scavenging activity with IC50 value of 443.10 µg/mL was obtained. This study demonstrated that this unutilized C. lanatus rind contains bioactive substituents and can act as a promising natural antioxidant.
HIGHLIGHTS

Response surface methodology (RSM) was utilized to optimize the extraction conditions to achieve the highest extraction yield of Citrullus lanatus rind
Both extraction parameters (time and temperature) had a significant effect on the extraction yield with time having a greater effect on extraction yield
The methanolic extract of Citrullus lanatus rind revealed the presence of several classes of phytochemicals including alkaloids, saponins, glycosides, phenols and flavonoids
Significant total phenolic content with the radical scavenging activity of more than 90 % at 1,000 ppm showed that the Citrullus lanatus rind may be a promising candidate for natural antioxidants

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
COLETIVA MULHERES DA SERRA
Authors: Eiterer Carmem Lucia , Silva Tatiana Neves da
Published: August 2023

As trajetórias das mulheres negras durante séculos têm sido marcadas por processos de exclusão, silenciamentos e muitas outras formas de opressões. A luta por centralidade nos processos históricos, sociais e políticos move as mulheres negras à proposição e efetivação de estratégias de enfrentamento e resistência aos sistemas eurocêntricos e hegemônicos. Apesar do colonialismo operar com todas as ferramentas de subalternização, principalmente aquelas interseccionadas por raça e gênero, os movimentos feministas negros vêm articulando formas de transgressão a partir da decolonialidade. Diante disso, este artigo busca refletir sobre a atuação de uma Coletiva de mulheres negras, sediada em Belo Horizonte, com vistas à construção de estratégias para uma educação antirracista. Objetiva-se discutir a urgência de visibilizar as narrativas, produzidas pelo feminismo negro. Reflete-se a respeito dessa experiência ativista, a partir da perspectiva afrodiaspórica e embasada nos estudos decoloniais. Apresenta-se um breve panorama do movimento de mulheres negras no Brasil, dialogando com intelectuais negras que trazem relevantes contribuições para esse trabalho. Lélia Gonzalez, Angela Figueiredo, nos auxiliam na empreitada de discutir as questões em torno de gênero e raça no Brasil. Nesse sentido, as intelectuais bell hooks, Patrícia Collins, Kimberlee Crenshaw subsidiam o entendimento do feminismo negro a nível global. Aponta-se para a potência do movimento de mulheres negras no Brasil e dos coletivos formados por essas mulheres.
CLARICE LISPECTOR E ELIZABETH BISHOP
Authors: Souza Carlos Henrique Alves de
Published: August 2023

A indignação pela execução com treze disparos do notório criminoso Mineirinho pela polícia carioca em 1961 motivou os editores da revista Senhor a encomendar à escritora Clarice Lispector o texto “Mineirinho”, no qual a autora reflete sobre a ética e a justiça, tendo como ponto de partida a violência policial e a negligência do estado e da sociedade para com os mais vulneráveis. Pouco mais de um ano depois, foi a vez da poetisa estadunidense Elizabeth Bishop se debruçar sobre o tema no poema “The burglar of Babylon”. Igualmente motivada pela morte violenta de outro criminoso famoso: Micuçu, Bishop se inspirou na poesia de João Cabral de Melo Neto na forma e no transfundo social. No entanto, há entre o texto de Clarice e o poema de Bishop uma relação intertextual derivada do topos coincidente e da busca de ambas as autoras pela origem da violência. Para tanto, Clarice empreende uma busca individual, enquanto Bishop utiliza parâmetros espaço–temporais para abordar a violência como um fenômeno sociopolítico. Em comum, ambas as autoras indagam sobre as implicações e os interesses da sociedade na criação e no extermínio de indivíduos como Mineirinho e Micuçu. Há, contudo, um dado relevante que a mídia negligenciou e que tampouco as autoras deram conta em suas obras: o fato de que ambos os indivíduos executados pela polícia eram negros. O estudo das obras em questão ganha uma dimensão diferente quando se tem em consideração as implicações de questões raciais nas mortes de Mineirinho e Micuçu, lançando luz sobre as relações raciais no presente. Este artigo tem por objetivo buscar no que os textos contam e no que silenciam as chaves para compreender o porquê de, apesar das evidências estatísticas, as discussões sobre a racialização da violência ainda hoje serem evitadas no Brasil.
NARRATIVAS DE ORI
Authors: Santana Janaina , Neckel Laís Cabral , Souza Izabela Fernandes de
Published: August 2023

Este artigo é fruto das vivências e trajetórias do projeto de difusão cultural: “Narrativas de Ori” (2020), contemplado por edital promovido através do Fundo Municipal de Cultura da Fundação Cultural e do Conselho de Políticas Culturais do município de Foz do Iguaçu que tem como finalidade elucidar contações de histórias com a temática afro-brasileira e africana, com trajetórias permeadas por ancestralidades e conhecimentos de Orí1. A proposta aqui apresentada, tem como principal objetivo abordar como as contações de histórias  podem ser uma ferramenta para a implementação da lei 10.639/03 que estabelece as diretrizes e bases da educação nacional para a inclusão e obrigatoriedade do ensino de História e Cultura Africana e Afro-Brasileira. Auferimos com esta reflexão que a contação de histórias em afro-perspectiva, pode atuar como um modo potente e sensível de ativar a imaginação e estabelecer pontes culturais, em que as práticas e histórias do povo negro apareçam como protagonistas e seus valores são positivados.
The effectiveness of forms of mineral fertilisers and productivity of winter wheat on grey-meadow soils of Kyrgyzstan
Authors: Akhmatbekov Musakun , Shergaziev Uranbek , Mambetov Kumushbek , Mamytkanov Sovetbek , Duishembiev Nurdin
Published: August 2023

Fertilisation of winter wheat is necessary to provide the crop with nutrients for optimal growth, development, and formation of the crop. However, the effectiveness of fertilisers may depend on their shape, soil conditions, and climate. The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of using various forms of mineral fertilisers on the formation of productivity of winter wheat on grey-meadow soils of Kyrgyzstan. In 2019-2021, field experiment was conducted in the Educational-experimental Farm of the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University, named after K.I. Skryabin to achieve this goal. As a result of the study, it was identified that the formation of high yields of winter wheat is closely related to the use of nitrogen-containing fertilisers in crop rotation, which contributes to the accumulation of nitrate nitrogen in the soil. The substantial effect of ammonium nitrate and granulated superphosphate on the nitrogen regime of the soil was also noted. The concentration of carbon-ammonium-soluble phosphates is determined by the actions of ammonium sulphate, ammonium nitrate, and all forms of phosphorus fertilisers, but no special changes in the phosphate regime of the soil under the influence of forms of phosphorus fertilisers were identified. However, when using complex fertilisers, a slight accumulation of mobile phosphorus in the soil was noted. The introduction of ammonium nitrate ensures the yield of winter wheat grain at the level of 56 centner/ha, ammonium sulphate – 53.1 centner/ha. granulated superphosphate provided the highest level of winter wheat yield – 55.5 centner/ha and the highest increase in yield against the background of nitrogen-potassium nutrition – 8.7 centner/ha. Therefore, for winter wheat, after rowed precursors, it is preferable to apply ammonium nitrate from nitrogen forms of fertilisers. As an alternative to it – ammonium sulphate or urea, from phosphorus forms of fertilisers – granular superphosphate. The practical importance of the results of the study allows for developing more effective methods of using fertilisers and increasing the productivity of grain crops on grey-meadow soils of Kyrgyzstan and in other regions with similar soil and climatic conditions
Features of forming the productivity of modern hemp varieties using organic cultivation technology
Authors: Pylypchenko Andriy , Marenych Mykola , Hanhur Volodymyr , Tymoshchuk Tetiana , Malynka Lesia
Published: August 2023

Seed hemp can be used to produce products and restore soil fertility. The adaptive potential of cannabis varieties can be implemented by optimising their cultivation technologies. The purpose of this study was to substantiate the features of forming the productivity of cannabis varieties adapted to organic cultivation technologies. Field studies were conducted during 2019-2021 on leached chernozems. Research methods: field, laboratory, statistical and comparative calculation. The regularities of yield formation of hemp straws, fibre, and seeds depending on the genetic potential of varieties and cultivation technology were investigated. The suitability of five hemp varieties for organic cultivation was evaluated. It was established that the introduction of organic cultivation technology has a positive effect on crop productivity. With organic cultivation of Hliana and Hloba varieties, the increase in the yield of straw (0.07-0.11 t/ha) was statistically insignificant compared to inorganic technology. Cultivation of Zolotoniski 15 and Sula varieties using organic technologies increased the yield of hemp straw by 0.14 t/ha. The Lara variety showed an insignificant decrease in the straw yield. This confirmed the theory that the introduction of organic cultivation of hemp will not lead to a decrease in yields. Organic technologies for growing hemp contributed to an increase in their yield compared to the traditional one, provided that varieties were selected correctly. The best suitability for organic cultivation in terms of fibre yield was recorded in the Lara variety. The obtained results will be used to improve and introduce organic technologies for growing adapted hemp varieties, depending on the purpose of fibre or seeds
Cultural Dimensions and Pragmatic Failure: The Case of Moroccan EFL University Students
Authors: Ezzaoua Omar
Published: August 2023

This study examines the impact of cultural values on the production of three speech acts (complaints, apologies, and refusals) by Moroccan Learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The study involves three groups of participants: Moroccan EFL learners (MLE), American speakers (AE), and Moroccan Arabic speakers (MA). The objective of this cross-cultural pragmatic study is to explore and identify the extent to which pragmatic failure can be attributed to the cultural value and dimensions of the learners rather than their linguistic incompetence. Participants were given Discourse Completion Task questionnaires to elicit their reactions to various situations. The results, based on Hofstede's cultural dimension framework (2010) and Hall's cultural specifications (1976), showed that culture has a significant effect on the performance of the speech acts under investigation. Findings suggested that cultural specificities do affect the pragmatic choices made by the interlocutors across the three groups of informants.
Arquivos, gestão de documentos e informação
Authors: Roncaglio Cynthia , Szvarça Décio Roberto , Bojanoski Silvana de Fátima
Published: August 2023

A gestão de documentos arquivísticos é um procedimento fundamental na vida de uma empresa pública ou privada. Para tomar decisões, recuperar a informação e preservar a memória institucional é preciso estabelecer um conjunto de práticas que garanta a organização e preservação dos arquivos. Este artigo aborda os principais aspectos, teóricos e práticos, que devem ser levados em consideração na implantação da gestão de documentos e os desafios que as instituições brasileiras, públicas ou privadas, ainda precisam enfrentar para gerenciar e preservar seus acervos documentais.
O jogo RPG e a socialização do conhecimento
Authors: Nunes Helena de Fátima
Published: August 2023

Aponta o jogo Role Playing Game - RPG como uma ferramenta para a socialização do conhecimento nas organizações. Analisa os diferentes significados e usos do conhecimento ao longo da história, evidenciando sua importância no mundo do trabalho, especialmente no final do Século XX e início do Século XXI. Descreve as características do jogo e as possibilidades de utilização no compartilhamento de conhecimentos, emoções, crenças e valores. Ao compartilhar aventuras e situações, os participantes trocam sentimentos daí resultantes, ou seja, as emoções perceptíveis, mas não expressas e todo o processo de trabalho conjunto pode ser beneficiado pelos insights mútuos dos membros da equipe. Indica os passos metodológicos para a adaptação do jogo RPG como uma ferramenta facilitadora na conversão do conhecimento tácito nas organizações.
Riba Dan Dampak Buruknya terhadap Pribadi, Sosial dan Perekonomian Negara
Authors: Fuadi Fuadi
Published: August 2023

Riba Dan Dampak Buruknya terhadap Pribadi, Sosial dan Perekonomian Negara
Introducing Character Education: A Proposed Strategy for Developing Anti-Corruption Culture in Liberia
Authors: Nebo Sr. Dr. Ambrues Monboe
Published: August 2023

Corruption continues to be one of the key challenges to the governance and development of many African countries. In Liberia, despite the existence of innumerable anti-corruption strategies, the menace of corruption remains ubiquitous or prevalent. This clearly suggests that the strategies introduced do not explain the fundamental cause(s) of corruption but are rather secondary explanations. Using the qualitative descriptive method with a main emphasis on conceptual normative approach, this paper grounded on a virtue ethics theoretical stance seeks to address the problem of widespread corruption in Liberia. Guided by Tabula rasa and the theory of change as the theoretical framework, the paper conceptually proposed the introduction of character education as the essential strategy for developing an anti-corruption culture. The finding reveals that the main reason for the persistence of corruption in Liberia is a lack of a comprehensive moral value system that can sustainably socialize the rising generation into integrity through character education. The paper concludes that though character education is a long-term solution to the fight against corruption. However, facts have proven its efficacy in other societies as mentioned in this paper. So, if introduce and practice in Liberia accordingly, it is likely to produce similar effects.
The utility and value of contract terms: a case study on interior contractors
Authors: Suriyanon Natee , Sutheerawatthana Pitch , Kaewmoracharoen Manop , Klansai Veera
Published: August 2023

This study applied the conjoint analysis technique to appraise the utility of interior contractors' contract terms and project price conditions, the sample group comprising 112 interior contractors working in 12 shopping centers of a public company in Thailand. The results showed that the advance payment term, the period of an interim payment term, the period to make a payment term, and the project price conditions had average utility ratios (ratio of its utility to the total utility) of 28.53%, 20.24%, 20.41%, and 25.87%, respectively. These results confirmed that each of these three contract terms are as important to interior contractors as the project price condition (no price reduction by 5% of the proposed price). This study also valued the three contract terms by comparing their utility with the utility of the project price condition. The values of the terms to the interior contractor were as follows: the value of the advance payment term varied between 0.00–11.67% of the proposed price; the value of the period of the interim payment term varied between 1.25–8.33% of the proposed price; and the value of the period to make a payment term varied between 2.00–11.67% of the proposed price. The value of all three contract terms varied between 12.00–20.00% of the proposed price. The insights into the utility and value of these three contract terms from this study could aid project owners or tenants of shopping centers in project price negotiations.
Estudo Comparativo das Características Organizacionais Adotadas na Construção Civil e na Indústria da Manufatura
Authors: Maciel Amanda Patrícia , Iarozinski Neto Alfredo
Published: August 2023

Objetivo: Analisar quais as diferenças e semelhanças encontradas entre as caracterís­ticas organizacionais e modos de gestão entre as empresas do setor da construção civil e do setor da indústria da manufatura.Método/abordagem: A pesquisa foi baseada em um Survey que levantou dados de 72 empresas. Os dados foram analisados com o uso da análise descritiva e análise infe­rencial não-paramétrica.Contribuições teóricas/práticas/sociais: Os resultados mostraram que ambos os seg­mentos se apresentaram conservadores quanto a sua estrutura organizacional. A prin­cipal diferença encontrada diz respeito ao nível de centralização dos setores, de modo que o ramo da construção civil se mostrou mais centralizador quando comparado ao ramo industrial.Originalidade/relevância: a comparação revela que os dois setores necessitam se mo­dificar para conseguirem atender aos novos modelos de gestão requeridos pela Indús­tria 4.0.
The immediate effect of chiropractic cervical spinal manipulative therapy on joint position sense and balance in elderly participants in the eThekwini Municipality
Authors:   , Bonsma Robyn Debra
Published: August 2023

Background The elderly population is growing due to medical advancements. Falls risk is one of the leading causes of death and injury in individuals over the age of 60 years, given that aging causes a degeneration of vestibular, visual and proprioceptive systems, aiding in balance. Chiropractic management has been identified as a strategy which may aid in the improvement of balance. There is a paucity in the literature when it comes to chiropractic treatment and its effect on joint position sense and balance, as well as paucity regarding the elderly population. Aim The aim of this study was to determine the immediate effect of cervical spine chiropractic manipulative therapy on joint position sense and sway index, as a part of balance in elderly participants in the eThekwini Municipality, in South Africa. Method This was a pre-post study in which 30 healthy participants with a mean age of 71 years of age participated. The elbow joint position sense was measured using a goniometer, and static balance was tested using the Biodex Biosway® portable balance system. The participants reproduced a predetermined angle of flexion of the elbow (blindfolded) pre- and post- intervention. The participants were tested for sway index on the Biodex Biosway® portable balance system with eyes open, pre- and post-intervention. The intervention of this study was a single cervical spine manipulation of the most restricted facet using the diversified technique. The location of the manipulation was not specific to a particular area of the cervical spine but the most restricted segment was adjustment. The joint position sense and balance of the pre- and post-intervention data were compared using statistical software IBM SPSS version 27. Results There was a significant improvement of joint position sense (p=0.032) after chiropractic spinal manipulation of the cervical spine; this was shown by the increase in accuracy of joint position sense. There was no significant improvement in static balance (p=0.683) after chiropractic spinal manipulation of the cervical spine. In this study, 76.7% of the participants were female and 23.3% were male and the ethnic distribution was as follows 90% white, 6.7% black and 3.3% Indian. Conclusion This study suggests that cervical spinal manipulation may alter sensorimotor functions associated with aspects of balance, such as joint position sense in the elderly, and thus decrease falls. This is due to the improvement in joint position sense post-chiropractic spinal manipulation however, it is unknown if this effect translates to the lower limb. Further studies need to be done to determine the effect of chiropractic manipulation on balance in the elderly as chiropractic spinal manipulation influences aspects of balance in the elderly but it is unclear as to the lasting length of its effects. It is also unclear as to the effect of longterm chiropractic treatment in both balance and falls prevention.
The epidemiology of work related neck pain in diagnostic radiographers working in the eThekwini Municipality
Authors:   , Devnarain Akshoy
Published: August 2023

Diagnostic radiography is a branch of radiography that is primarily involved with the diagnosis of disease through diagnostic imaging. Additionally, diagnostic radiographers are predisposed to work-related risk factors due to the work that they perform daily and, as result, they are at risk of developing work-related neck pain (WRNP). Investigating the prevalence and work-related risk factors associated among diagnostic radiographers will create awareness amongst diagnostic radiographers and healthcare providers. Furthermore, in a South African context, this will add updated knowledge to the current literature that exists. AIM The aim of the study was to determine the epidemiology of work-related neck pain in diagnostic radiographers working within the eThekwini municipality. METHODOLOGY The study used a quantitative approach and a descriptive cross sectional survey design. A total 130 participants were recruited for this study. The population sample included qualified diagnostic radiographers who were employed within the eThekwini municipality in the public and private sectors. The questionnaire was distributed and answered either via Hardcopies or QUESTIOPRO® link. All the data were then imported into SPSS version 26 for analysis RESULTS A total of 61 participants had reported WRNP and hence the prevalence rate was 65.6%. The study also reported that females are more likely to have WRNP. Furthermore, the selected risk factors showed that more than 50% of radiographers with WRNP had worked over-time shifts, 75.4% of radiographers experienced neck pain from wearing lead protective gear, 78.7% of radiographers from the study had neck pain from lifting and positioning heavy equipment and machinery, and 47.5% of the participants who had WRNP had a history of a previously diagnosed neck condition. Additionally, 59% of participants had taken leave from work because of WRNP. CONCLUSION This study revealed a high WRNP prevalence rate among diagnostic radiographers working within the eThekwini municipality. The results found in this study shared similar findings from various local and international studies. Due to the high prevalence of WRNP, it is highly recommended that management protocols at work should be investigated to aid diagnostic radiographers.
Cannabis sativa: Dioecious into Monoecious Plants influencing Sex Determination
Authors: Malabadi Ravindra B. , Kolkar Kiran P. , Chalannavar Raju K. , Munhoz Antonia Neidilê Ribeiro , Abdi Gholamreza , Baijnath Himansu
Published: August 2023

This review paper highlights about sex determination and conversion of dioecious into monoecious plants by applying exogenous growth regulators or chemicals. Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae) is a dioecious plant, producing male and female flowers on separate unisexual individuals. Although both male and female plants are capable of producing cannabinoids in equal concentrations, female plants produce greater floral biomass than male plants and thus are exclusively used in commercial Medical Cannabis sativa (drug or marijuana) production facilities. In commercial production, marijuana plants are all genetically unfertilized female plants and, male plants are destroyed as seed formation reduces flower quality. One male Cannabis plant can ruin the entire female plant crop due to uncontrolled pollination and crop is designated as contaminated. Moreover, after pollination, female plants alter their relative investment in phytochemicals by reducing the production of secondary metabolites like cannabinoids, flavonoids, and terpenoids. Therefore, early diagnosis of sex is very important to both breeders and farmers for Cannabis crop improvement or production purposes. Cannabis sex determination could be modified by applying exogenous growth regulators or chemicals, which can influence the ratio of endogenous hormones and hence the incidence of sex organs. Silver compounds such as silver nitrate (AgNO3) or silver thiosulfate (Ag2S2O3; STS) have been found to have masculine effects in many plant species including Cannabis. A gap in the literature highlighting Cannabis sex determination has been updated in this review paper.
Influence of Parents’ Death on Psychosocial Wellbeing of Adolescents: Selected Orphanages in Nairobi, Kenya
Authors: Tshamata Sébastien Kalengwe , Okpalaenwe Dr. Elizabeth Ngozi
Published: August 2023

Adolescence is a transitional period that everyone goes through after infancy. In adolescence, hormonal and physical changes take place which is evident in appearance of breasts in girls and beard in boys. Socially, the adolescents expand their social circle by spending more time outside family bounds, which disorients them. This is a critical stage of their life when parents are required to offer emotional support, guidance and mentorship. The demise of a parent at this delicate period may worsen the adolescents’ psychosocial wellbeing. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of parents’ death on the psychosocial wellbeing of adolescent orphans in selected orphanages in Nairobi, Kenya. The study was guided by these objectives: to explore the psychosocial wellbeing of orphaned adolescents after the demise of their parents and to explicate the effects of the death of parent (s) on the psychosocial wellbeing of the adolescent orphans living in the selected orphanages. The study used a qualitative research approach. The target population was 175 while the sample size was 10 comprising 6 adolescent orphans and 4 caregivers. The respondents were purposively selected while qualitative data was collected using semi-structured interviews and observation. The study found out that parental death disrupts adolescent orphans emotionally and socially. It also creates scarcity of the basic needs in the lives of the orphans forcing them to look for help from orphanages. The findings of this research may help parents to prepare in advance the future of their children. Further, the study established that the affected adolescent orphans need counselling especially grief therapy in order to restore their psychosocial wellbeing
Extraction, Chemical Modification and Characterization of Turmeric Dye (Curcuma longa) and its Application on Cotton Fabric
Authors: Awode A.U. , Dalyop G.M. , Olatidoye S. D. , Tijani S. , Kalu I. H. , Adeyanju O.
Published: August 2023

Curcuma longa is a tropical plant whose rhizomes has been used to dye cloth since at least 2500 BCE but being a natural dye, it has poor to moderate fastness. In this study, an attempt was made to extract turmeric dye from Curcuma longa rhizomes and carry out its chemical modification by the choline chloride method to improve its fastness property when applied to fabrics. Turmeric dye was extracted from the rhizome using acetone and further crystallized with hexane to form the curcumin, the concentrated yellow dye. The characterization of the extracted dye and modified dye was carried out using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Dyeing of cotton fabric was carried out using the extracted dye and the modified dye. Fastness properties was also determined on the dyed fabric. Fastness properties of natural Curcuma Longa dyed cotton fabric ranged from moderate [2] to good [4] and that of modified Curcuma Longa dyed cotton fabric ranged from good [4] to excellent [5]. This indicate that the modified fabric has better fastness properties. Dye manufacturing from local plants should be supported using chemical modification to achieve better fastness properties on dyed fabrics.
Growth Rate and Thigmotactic Behavior of Turkestan Cockroach (Blatta lateralis) Under Different Illumination Conditions
Authors: Agua Jenelyn R. , Crausos Kathlyn Shyne N. , Sasam Jemavelle Mie L.
Published: August 2023

Insects, including cricket, fly, locust, and cockroach species, exhibit growth and escape (thigmotactic) responses to aversive stimuli. This study aimed to investigate the growth rate and thigmotactic behavior of Turkestan cockroaches (Blatta lateralis) under different illumination conditions: natural (direct) sunlight, artificial white light, and dark control in Davao City, Philippines. In this study, gentle agitation of the container (i.e., wind puffs and food drops during feeding) stimuli stimulated B. lateralis, and the more they are exposed to natural (direct) sunlight and other bright displays, the lesser they survive, and their growths are. Thigmotaxis and body length were measured weekly starting on the 5th week of observation, utilizing the six experimentally nymphal organisms as subjects starting with 1.1 cm in size each organism to a 7″ x 55″ container with the 20 cm x 28 cm paper shelters folded within a 10° angle in a room with direct sunlight, a dark edge, and floor lit by a 60-W light bulb with 1 inch above the center of the container, and plain darkness. The results demonstrated that the organism’s selection from a finite set of preferred escape trajectories (ETs) could cause variation in ETs where overall thigmotactic stimuli response was higher and had the largest growth with a body length of 2.05 cm for nymphs placed under artificial white light. In conclusion, Turkestan cockroaches exhibited flight responses even to impending and particularly gentle agitation stimuli and had a more dark or natural light condition survival rate.
Noise Measurements in Residential Areas in North A’ Sharqiyah Region -Oman
Authors: Bahri Mohammed Al , Habsi Al Maha Al , Hashmi Khalid Al
Published: August 2023

Noise pollution has become a serious problem nowadays due to the industrial development and urbanization. Noise level, in particular, is exceeding being an environmental issue to being a health problem for people. This study investigated the noise levels in residential areas, schools and hotels in North A’ Sharqiyah region in Oman. The area covered by the study is around 20 km2 which includes more than 200 houses, 13 schools and nine hotels. Fourteen different zones have been selected within this area to measure the noise levels. Using a sound level meter (S/N:2019023967) with a 30 to 130 dB measuring range and 1.5 dB accuracy, noise levels were measured. Around 90% of the collected data in the housing area at the city center was higher than the Omani standards (60 dB) and with an exposure time of 10 hours per day. In contrast, the housing areas outside the city center, only 5% of the measured noise was higher than the standards. In schools, it was found that the noise inside the schools is higher than the standards of indoor buildings noise. Furthermore, it was observed that the schools were built in quiet locations where the noise outside the schools met the standards. 70 % of the noise that was measured during the morning assembly in schools was higher than the standards. In hotels, it was found that the noise levels depend on the location of the hotel. The hotels located outside the city center or commercial area were found to be quiet and the noise levels within standards. In contrast, the others which locate in the city center have high noise levels.
The Effect of Product Quality and Service Quality on Purchasing Decisions Through Corporate Image as Mediation Variable
Authors: Maia Frederico Correia , Saldanha Estanislau De Sousa , Graciana Belandia
Published: August 2023

This research has three main objectives: (1) to test the impact of product and service quality, and corporate image on purchase decision, (2) to examine the effect of product and service quality on corporate image, and (3) to test  the mediating role of corporate image on  the relationship between  product and service quality, and purchase decision. The study was conducted at Timor-Telecom company in Dili, Timor-Leste, with a total of 399 participants, and SMART-PLS 3.0 was used to test the hypotheses. The findings of this study reveal that product quality, service quality, and corporate image have a positive and significant influence on purchase decision. Product and service quality also positively influence corporate image. Moreover, corporate image has a significant media ting effect on the relationship between product and service quality, and customer purchasing decision .  The results of this research suggest that companies can enhance their business performance by focusing on improving product and service quality to build apositive corporate image, which, in turn, can increase customer purchasing decisions in the dynamic changes of the telecommuni cation industry environment in Timor-Leste.
Timor-Leste’s Coffee Diversification. A Case Study of Hospitality Industry in Dili, Timor-Leste
Authors: Brites da Silva Helio , Caetano Fernandes Quiteria Gisela , Flores Ana Francisca , Jehambur Adrianus , R. Bewuuko Maria
Published: August 2023

The study aims to identify the clients' perceptions regarding Timor coffees' diversification to enhance the value marketing in the hospitality industry (1). Also, the objective of this study is to create a prototype of Timor's coffee instant based on the client's perception (2). The population of this study is the coffee lover clients, and the undefined sample of the clients was used as simple random sampling, which is 384 participants, and the key informants are 12 informants. This study applies a mix-method study of qualitative and quantitative study. The data collection method conducted observation, in-depth interviews, and surveys using questionnaires, and the data analysis used narrative and descriptive analysis. The result of this study is that most of the informants mentioned that the good quality of coffee is arabica coffee. They mostly agreed with the coffee diversification to enhance the value of Timor-Leste coffee. Also, the good quality of coffee starts from harvesting, fermentation, roasting, and preparing the coffee. Furthermore, regarding the clients' perceptions, 86% of clients agree with the diversification of Timor-Leste's coffee to be competed in the marketing, 65% strongly agree with drinking original Timor-Leste coffee. Moreover, 57% is clients' perception regarding Timor-Leste coffee instant and herbal (ginger and cinnamon) and 87% strongly agree that this diversification could increase the coffees’ farmer income. Moreover, the results of the prototype coffee of this study are Herbal drip original coffee mix with ginger and cinnamon, Timor-Leste coffee 2in1 and 3in1, and Timor-Leste coffee capsule (ginger and cinnamon). The benefit of this study is for clients to consume Timor-Leste's coffee instant, and thus, the reduction of importing coffee instant to Timor-Leste. Also, it is beneficial for agriculture area, especially coffee farmers, to plant more coffee as it is essential for farmers, clients, and the nation's national income.
Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel (Carvykti)
Authors: CADTH
Published: August 2023

CADTH reimbursement reviews are comprehensive assessments of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, as well as patient and clinician perspectives, of a drug or drug class.

The assessments inform non-binding recommendations that help guide the reimbursement decisions of Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial governments, with the exception of Quebec.

This review assesses ciltacabtagene autoleucel (Carvykti), cell suspension in infusion bag, 0.5 × 106 to 1.0 × 106 CAR-positive viable T cells per kg body weight with a maximum of 1 × 108 CAR-positive viable T cells, for IV infusion.

Indication: For the treatment of adult patients with multiple myeloma, who have received at least 3 prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory drug, and an anti-CD38 antibody, and who are refractory to their last treatment.
Encuestas de clima laboral, recursos humanos y objetivos departamentales
Authors: Esquitino del Río Yolanda
Published: August 2023

Las encuestas de clima laboral de una organización permiten obtener, de forma fiable, resultados que nos permitan la toma de decisiones a la hora de establecer objetivos departamentales. Estos datos deben ser veraces y estratégicos a la hora de tomar medidas sobre qué objetivos establecer, y cómo lograrlos. Para ello, es imprescindible que sean presentados de forma inequívoca, fácilmente visualizable, y entendible. Los resultados obtenidos serán dados a conocer a quienes participan en la encuesta, a través de las personas competentes, las cuales pondrán en marcha planes de acción que corregirán aquellos aspectos menos satisfactorios para la fuerza de trabajo, con objeto de mejorar el grado de satisfacción en el empleo, la motivación y, por lo tanto, la consecución de fines. Conocer la situación del clima laboral, midiendo los resultados, según centro de trabajo y departamento, teniendo como meta la retención del talento es algo fundamental para los niveles de productividad y la consecución de metas. Poner especial énfasis en la comunicación interna, cuidando los medios empleados y su correcta adecuación al desarrollo tecnológico del sector en el que se englobe la organización, es muy importante. Los últimos modelos de encuestas de clima laboral miden satisfacción con el puesto, percepción emocional, liderazgo y satisfacción con la cultura organizacional (valores, normas y objetivos), y es básico seguir investigando sobre ello.
Damaging viscous-plastic sea ice
Authors: Savard Antoine , Tremblay Bruno
Published: August 2023

Abstract. We implement a damage parametrization in the standard viscous-plastic sea ice model to disentangle its effect from model physics (visco-elastic or elasto-brittle vs. visco-plastic) on its ability to reproduce observed scaling laws of deformation. To this end, we compare scaling properties and multifractality of simulated divergence and shear strain rate (as proposed in SIREx1), with those derived from the RADARSAT Geophysical Processor System (RGPS). Results show that including a damage parametrization in the standard viscous-plastic model increases the spatial, but decreases temporal localization of simulated Linear Kinematic Features, and brings all spatial deformation rate statistics in line with observations from RGPS without the need to increase the mechanical shear strength of sea ice as recently proposed for lower resolution viscous-plastic sea ice models. In fact, including damage an healing timescale of th = 30 days and an increased mechanical strength unveil multifractal behavior that does not fit the theory. Therefore, a damage parametrization is a powerful tuning knob affecting the deformation statistics.
Exploring patterns in precipitation intensity-duration-area-frequency relationships using weather radar data
Authors: Rosin Talia , Marra Francesco , Morin Efrat
Published: August 2023

Abstract. Accurate estimations of extreme precipitation return levels are critical for many hydrological applications. Extreme precipitation is highly variable in both space and time, therefore, to better understand and manage the related risks, knowledge of their probability at different spatial-temporal scales is crucial. We employ a novel non-asymptotic framework to estimate extreme return levels (up to 100 years) at multiple spatial-temporal scales from weather radar precipitation estimates. The approach reduces uncertainties and enables the use of relatively short archives typical of weather radar data (12 years in this case). We focus on the eastern Mediterranean, an area of high interest due to its sharp climatic gradient, containing Mediterranean, semi-arid and arid areas across a few tens of kilometres, and its susceptibility to flash-flood. At-site intensity-duration-area-frequency relations are derived from radar precipitation data at various scales (10 min–24 h, 0.25 km2–500 km2) across the study area, using ellipses of varying axes and orientations to account for the spatial component of storms. We evaluate our analysis using daily rain gauge data over areas for which sufficiently dense gauge networks are available. We show that extreme return levels derived from radar precipitation data for 24 h and 100 km2 are generally comparable to those derived from averaging daily rain gauge data over a similar areal scale. We then analyse differences in multi-scale extreme precipitation over coastal, mountainous, and desert regions. Our study reveals that the power-law scaling relationship between precipitation and duration (simple scaling) weakens for increasing area sizes. This has implications for temporal downscaling. Additionally, precipitation intensity varies significantly for different area sizes at short durations, but becomes more similar at long durations, suggesting that, in the region, areal reduction factors may not be necessary for computing return levels over long durations. Furthermore, the reverse orographic effect, which causes decreased precipitation for hourly and sub-hourly durations, diminishes for larger areas. Finally, we discuss the effects of orography and coastline proximity on extreme precipitation intensity over different spatial-temporal scales.
Equal Access to Parenthood and the Imperfect Duty to Benefit
Authors: Lee J.Y. , Di Nucci Ezio
Published: August 2023

Should involuntarily childless people have the same opportunities to access parenthood as those who are not involuntarily childless? In the context of assisted reproductive technologies, affirmative answers to this question are often cashed out in terms of positive rights, including rights to third-party reproduction. In this paper, we critically explore the scope and extent to which any such right would hold up morally. Ultimately, we argue for a departure away from positive parental rights. Instead, we argue that the state has an imperfect duty to benefit involuntarily childless people in relation to their parental aspirations.
Inclusion in school physical education: a look at diversity
Authors: Miranda José Vanderlin Nascimento , Silva Carlos Alberto Figueiredo da , Martins Roberto Poton
Published: August 2023

This study aims to map and analyze the research published in the last five years on inclusion in physical education in schools. The motivation for this study arises from the practical demands in the school setting regarding architectural accessibility, instrumental resources, teaching strategies, and interpersonal relationships, where the social world is constructed by different social actors in the school and students with disabilities. A systematic review methodology was employed, utilizing electronic databases and reference lists of identified articles. The inclusion criteria included studies that focused on adolescents with physical disabilities, utilized measures of inclusive physical activity, were related to elementary education, involved the training of physical education teachers, and were original research articles. The review process involved the evaluation of titles, abstracts, and full texts according to predefined criteria. The selected articles were analyzed for sample characteristics, assessment instruments, inclusive activities, and teaching methodologies in physical education, implementation of active methodologies with physically disabled students, teacher training and pedagogical methodologies, ethical considerations, and the journal in which the article was published. The studies analyzed encompass various perspectives and methodological proposals for physical education and the inclusion of students. Five categories emerged from the analysis: concepts and practices of inclusion, student participation, diverse socio-educational environment, use of technological resources, and teacher perception and practice. The findings emphasize the importance of promoting inclusive practices, listening to students' experiences, creating an inclusive school environment, incorporating technological resources with pedagogical mediation, and providing continuous teacher training. These conclusions underscore the need to consider the needs of students with disabilities, support teacher education, and foster an inclusive school environment in physical education.