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Emigrer en contexte colonial : La vague de départ des fellahs du Constantinois en 1910
Authors: Hargal Salma
Published: October 2020

Au cours du printemps 1910, une correspondance du Consul général de France de Beyrouth alerte le Quai d’Orsay du débarquement de centaines de familles de paysans algériens au port de la ville. En même temps, en Algérie, les demandes de passeports pour la Syrie ne cessent d’affluer vers la Préfecture de Constantine et de nombreux départs clandestins sont signalés par les administrateurs coloniaux. Soucieux de limiter ces flux, le Gouvernement général d’Algérie charge les administrateurs des communes concernées de mener des enquêtes. L’étude des rapports établis dans ce cadre, des pétitions d’Algériens musulmans ainsi que d’une série de correspondances administratives ne montre pas seulement que les départs en Grande Syrie sont dus à une série de facteurs de fragilisation économique du fellah constantinois. Il en ressort également que les paysans se sont approprié la procédure de demande de passeport comme moyen de faire entendre leurs doléances au niveau de l’administration coloniale.
Analyzing spatial patterns of thermal alteration in the Stikine and Wrangell terranes of the Canadian Cordillera using the conodont color alteration index (CAI) to identify hot spots and cold spots
Authors: Lei J Z X , Golding M L , Husson J M
Published: October 2020

Spatial analysis has been conducted on CAI data from archival conodont collections across the Canadian Cordillera of British Columbia and Yukon, creating thermal alteration maps with Kriging interpolation surfaces and Getis-Ord Gi* statistical hot spots.
Major hot spots include the southeast corner of British Columbia, the central coast of British Columbia, southern Vancouver Island, and most of the British Columbia - Yukon border. Major cold spots include the northeast quadrant of British Columbia, the northern tip of Vancouver Island, and central
Haida Gwaii. Hot spots on Vancouver Island generally correlate with the prevalence of intrusive units nearby; however, the largest hot spot coincides with a southern region unique on the island for having significant outcroppings of Permian limestone, which is more heavily altered than the Triassic
limestones commonly sampled for conodonts further north on the island. Comparison of locations where paleoenvironmental studies have utilized delta-13C, both near the British Columbia - Yukon border, as well as at the far north of Vancouver Island, demonstrates that stratigraphic sections which
preserves a primary delta-13C signal tends to be situated closer to the center of a thermal alteration cold spot than sections that do not. Beyond the select examples discussed in this study, the broader analysis has potential applications in a wide variety of research, from Cordilleran tectonics to
preliminary hydrocarbon exploration.
The Troubled Image of Africa in Shilia Kaaya’s Poetry
Authors: Mwaifuge Eliah S.
Published: October 2020

This paper examines representations of Africa in Shilia Kaaya’s poetry. Kaaya’s The Bleeding Heart and other Poems (2009) features thirty-eight poems covering diverse themes. This paper focuses on ten poems which are devoted to colonialism, neo-colonialism and political problems besetting contemporary Africa. It argues that Kaaya’s poetry interrogates the dynamics of colonialism, neo-colonialism and the political problems in Africa and their effect on the development of Africa.  It demonstrates how Kaaya’s poems raise salient issues about how Africa’s development — economically and politically, is undermined by both the European coloniser and Africans themselves. The Archetypal approach, which describes images found in a variety of poems written by a single poet, is applied to enhance understanding of the core message (s) of the poems. L’image troublée de l’Afrique dans la poésie de Shilia Kaaya  Résumé Cet article examine les représentations de l’Afrique dans la poésie de Shilia Kaaya. Dans The Bleeding Heart and Other Poems (2009), Kaaya présente trente-huit poèmes couvrant divers thèmes. Cet article se focalise sur dix poèmes consacrés au colonialisme, au néo-colonialisme et aux problèmes politiques et développementaux qu’éprouve l’Afrique contemporaine. L’article démontre dans quelle mesure les poèmes de Kaaya soulèvent de questions importantes concernant comment le développement de l’Afrique – sur les plans économique et politique, est miné, d’une part, par le colonisateur européen et d’autre part, par les africains eux-mêmes. L’approche archétypale, une approche qui décrit les images identifiées dans divers poèmes écrits par un seul poète, est utilisée pour renforcer la compréhension du message central des poèmes.
Financial Literacy in an African society: An essential tool for retirement planning
Authors: Dovie D A
Published: October 2020

The paper explores the influence of financial literacy on retirement preparation among retirement planners. Purposive sampling was undertaken in selecting 131 respondents for the study. Data was subjected to univariate, correlation and thematic analysis. The results show a discrepancy regarding eligibility to contribute to and benefit from pension scheme and/or system. This has implications for savings in the long-term, establishing that such inadequate information dissemination and systemic challenges pertains. This is detrimental to the systematic process of resource mobilisation and allocation towards retirement, which encompasses pension contribution, savings, house acquisition, healthcare, relationship building. Public education programmes correlate with improved saving behaviour and financial decision-making. Pension system information and preparation towards life in old age are inseparable. These act to avoid old age poverty in an era of increased life expectancy. This is particularly important because financial literacy is a predictor of financial behaviour, whereas retirement preparation is a powerful predictor of wealth accumulation for life in old age.
Kwame Nkrumah, George Padmore and W.E.B. Du Bois
Authors: Afari-Gyan K
Published: October 2020

From 1945 Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972) developed close relations first with George Padmore (1902-1959), a Trinidadian, and then with Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois (1868- 1963), an African-American who became a Ghanaian citizen soon before he died. As men of thought and action, they exerted great influence on the affairs of their day; and, through their writings, they continue to exert considerable influence on contemporary thinking in the black world. They all lie buried in Ghana. This essay seeks to explore the basis of their relationship.* Originally published in Research Review, Vol 7, Nos. 1 & 2, 1991
Facebook empresarial y promoción emprendedora para nuevos segmentos de mercado
Authors: Chiriboga-Mendoza Fidel Ricardo , Cedeño-García Rossana Haidee , Aguaiza-Tenelema Jessenia Maritza
Published: October 2020

Con el paso de los años la necesidad de buscar más productos ha llevado a la creación de herramientas que facilitan dar a conocer un producto como es el caso de Facebook con fines empresariales, el buen uso de la red social muchas veces es el impulso necesario para pequeñas y medianas empresas, Latinoamérica ha sufrido cambios al momento de generar productos y los gobiernos de a poco se comienzan a interesar en brindar apoyo a la creación de empresas con ideas únicas y destacables, sin embargo, este cambio no se ha globalizado a nivel latinoamericano y siguen existiendo impedimentos que mitigan y erradican cientos de ideas potencialmente buenas.

Palabras claves: Facebook, empresas, herramientas tecnológicas.
YouTube e Instagram como medios de comunicación masiva en emprendimientos universitarios
Authors: Chiriboga-Mendoza Fidel Ricardo , Cedeño-García Rossana Haidee , Aguaiza-Tenelema Jessenia Maritza
Published: October 2020

Las redes sociales han cambiado indudablemente la manera en la que el marketing se desarrolla, es común observar publicidad en redes sociales y medios de comunicación masiva como YouTube, pero en Latinoamérica estas maneras en las que se hace el marketing aún no están totalmente desarrolladas, existiendo impedimentos como la manera en la que los propios emprendedores llegan a sus consumidores o inclusive la poca confianza que los compradores tienen en la venta de producto en línea, sin embargo con métodos correctos esas limitaciones se podrían borrar permitiendo a los emprendedores universitarios llevar sus ideas a cabo.

Palabras claves: redes sociales, marketing, emprendedores, medios de comunicación.
Marketing Social y Comunicación digital, una perspectiva desde el contexto latinoamericano
Authors: Chiriboga-Mendoza Fidel Ricardo , Cedeño-García Rossana Haidee , Zambrano-Pilay Enrique Cristóbal
Published: October 2020

Hoy por hoy, el marketing social es una tentativa derivada del marketing que ha ganado una gran importancia en las sociedades contemporáneas, esto debido principalmente a su naturaleza, la cual se encuentra enfocada en hallar soluciones sostenibles a determinadas problemáticas latentes en las sociedades actuales, como la creación de la conciencia ecológica y demás cuestiones que preocupan a los estratos sociales contemporáneos. Por otro lado, el desarrollo e invención de nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) y en definitiva la creciente comunicación digital posibilitan que el marketing social pueda expandirse en nuevos ámbitos. Consecuentemente, las pequeñas y medianas empresas pueden utilizar el marketing social de forma más eficiente a través de la comunicación digital, agilizando los procesos de venta de productos o servicios con características destinadas a solventar las cuestiones del colectivo social.

Palabras claves: marketing social, comunicación digital, TIC, empresa.
BUFO LEMUR, A RARE PORTO RICAN TOAD
Authors: Grant Chapman
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés
INSECT CONDITIONS IN PUERTO RICO DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, JULY 1, 1930 THRU JUNE 30, 1931
Authors: Leonard M. D.
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés
THE GENUS ALSOPHIS IN THE PUERTO RICO AREA
Authors: Grant Chapman
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés
THE GROWTH OF HERPETOLOGY IN THE PUERTO RICO AND VIRGIN ISLAND AREA
Authors: Grant Chapman
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés
HERPETOLOGICAL NOTES
Authors: Grant Chapman
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés
INTRODUCTION OF LEPTODACTYLUS FALLAX IN PUERTO RICO
Authors: McClelland T. B.
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés
A VARIETY OF TOBACCO RESISTANT TO ORDINARY TOBACCO MOSAIC
Authors: Nolla J. A. B. , Simon Guggenheim John , Roque Arturo
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés.
PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF VIRUS DISEASES OF PLANTS
Authors: Otero José I. , Cook Melville T.
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés
INDEX OF THE VECTORS OF VIRUS DISEASES OF PLANTS
Authors: Cook Melville T.
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés.
A NEW GROUND DOVE FROM THE WEST INDIES
Authors: Danforth Stuart T.
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés.
BUTYRIC ACID BY FERMENTATION
Authors: Arroyo Rafael
Published: October 2020

1. The ultimate aim of this research was to find an inexpensive biochemical method for the production of Normal Butyric Acid from Blackstrap. 2. A native organism was found and isolated in pure culture which proved admirably adapted to this purpose. 3. Difficulties experienced by previous investigators were obviated in the course of the above described work. 4. The process is simple, inexpensive, and merits further efforts towards its industrial application and commercial exploitation. 5. The main end product of fermentation (Normal Butyric Acid) is obtained in nearly theoretical yield, and of a splendid degree of purity: 99 percent or better. 6. It is the writer's intention to apply for patent rights protection for his discovery and process.
FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE INDEX OF VECTORS OF VIRUS DISEASES OF PLANTS
Authors: Cook Melville T.
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés.
SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO PARTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF VIRUS DISEASES OF PLANTS
Authors: Otero José I. , Cook Melville T.
Published: October 2020

Resumen en inglés.
Seaweed Growth Detection in Aquaculture Environment Using Simple Linear Iterative Clustering Method
Authors: Doğan Çağdaş
Published: October 2020

Estimating the total biomass of cultivates in aquaculture plantations (fisheries, mussel plants, seaweed farms and compound sites) remains to be an issue for the industry and the researchers alike. There has been a diverse array of approaches towards this issue, like using markers, manually stapling the leaflets, weighting the actual mass of the organism and calculating the total mass by extrapolation. Seaweed growth detection is a subset of this problem. Our goal is to introduce a solution by automatically detecting the ratio of the target object in images of seaweed taken from an underwater environment. Researchers/operators then can evaluate the total mass of seaweed. This study aimed to function as a decision support system. The system is built based on an image segmentation algorithm named Simple Linear Iterative Clustering (SLIC) which is a kind of superpixel segmentation. This paper conveys the results obtained from our approach towards the seaweed growth detection, elaborates on the usage and feasibility of our solution in seaweed sites and showcase the economic impact in the industry. Other dimensions of the growth detection methods in current practice for seaweed growth is also discussed, such as lack of automation in the current best-practices while focusing on the difficulties accompanying this status-quo.
THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA TREATMENT
Authors: Silla Lucia Mariano da Rocha
Published: October 2020

Acute myeloid leukemia
SARS-COV2 POSITIVE IN BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS: THE EXPERIENCE IN A SINGLE CENTER OF CEARA, BRAZIL
Authors: Barroso Karine Sampaio nunes , Gomes Larissa Maria Gurgel Passos , Leal Nicole Pereira , Gurgel Livia Andrade , Leitão João Paulo Vasconcelos , Souza Beatriz Stela Gomes de , Duarte Fernando Barroso
Published: October 2020

The bone marrow transplantation (BMT) recipient are susceptible to virus respiratory disease and their complications. The emergence of pandemic COVID-19, adapted their routine. We are a public school hospital bone marrow transplantation center, localized in Fortaleza/ Ceará, Northeast of Brazil. Objective: In the article we are described the asymptomatic SARS-CoV2 PCR positive in recipient pre and post bone marrow transplantation. Methods: The donors and recipients with high risk disease and selected to bone marrow transplantation in April to June are submitted a nasopharyngeal and throat swab to collected PCR multiplex SARS-CoV2. Results: We have 5 patients asymptomatic with positive results. Three allogeneic recipient and two autologous. The two inpatients follow the program because we have the result after the end of condition, we use GCSF in both and none had febrile neutropenia. Conclusion: The results show us the importance of PCR multiplex SARS-CoV2 before hospital admission to avoid bone marrow transplantation at the moment of viral load and to organized the prevention precautions. This cases are important because described patients with SARS-CoV 2 PCR positive in the early transplant with asymptomatic course.
CANCER, POVERTY AND LACK OF ACCESS TO THE BEST THERAPIES IN BRAZIL
Authors: Duarte Fernando Barroso , Gadellha Moura Anna Thawanny , Lemes Romélia Pinheiro Gonçalves
Published: October 2020

This year, I followed a young patient who is being investigated for a probable leukemia, He said he was a gardener. I tried to explain what his diagnostic hypothesis was, but I had a distinct feeling that he hadn't quite understood the situation. I always feel this feeling of anguish, a certain impotence, because the exact understanding involves a minimum amount of knowledge that this gentleman must have about health, citizenship or even general education, which a good part of the population that we treat in public hospitals does not have.

This patient who does not understand his illness very well and what effectively needs to be done for a correct diagnosis and treatment. Added to this is the difficulty of having access to new expensive drugs and, as if that were not enough, some essential drugs for the treatment of cancer, such as carmustine, used to conditioning regimen of Bone Marrow transplant, which simply disappeared from the Brazilian market and left with restrict options to treat these patients.

In any case, it is not the first time that we have dealt with this reality, and many will say that there is nothing new in my report or that it used to be much worse. I agree with these two statements, but this process remains very difficult, painful and very worrying. I participated in february of a congress in the United States; there I could see the main updates in the treatments of onco-hematology and bone marrow transplantation. I presented an article and, throughout the debate, I tried to show my professional colleagues the profound differences, not to say abysmal, between our realities in Latin America and first world countries. This distance becomes increasingly larger as treatment progresses based on targeted and cellular therapies, with drugs such as immunotherapy associated with chemotherapy or the use of "smart" cells that destroy cancer, which are difficult to access.

Thus, we come to the difficult trinomial that consists of cancer, poverty and lack of access. This leads us to a deep reflection on the real paths we are taking and where this modern, technological and fast society will take us all, if we do not pay attention to the need to place the individual as the priority center of all our actions.
TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ RESPONSE IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC CRISIS (COVID-19)
Authors: Kamarianos Ioannis , Adamopoulou Anthi , Lambropoulos Haris , Stamelos Georgios
Published: October 2020

In response to the need for more research evidence, as an empirical base for discussion on the experiences of young people, the current study aims to contribute to the discussion on their attitudes and behaviors in times of pandemic crisis. It is of great importance, that under the pressure of social limits on social distancing for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), young students have to adapt more efficiently with new technologies both every day and for educational practices, where their experiences involve multiple, complex and overlapping social and digital universes. According to the findings of this study, it is clear that as long as universities were closed, most of the/our young students did not have any difficulty in switching to online teaching. In addition, the participants' responses show that as Gen Z’s, they want to have the ability to learn new skills and make new experiences.

 

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Covid -19 forecasting using regression analysis
Authors: Lodangi Nagakrishna , Dr. Vijay Thawani  , Kunda Gharpure
Published: October 2020

Covid-19 is a viral infection started in china and became pandemic by spreading all over the world. The goal of the study is to forecast the number of confirmed, recoevered, active and deaths of  covid19 cases in India by December 2020 through regression analysis.  According to our study the confirmed cases may raise to 43,67,580, and the active cases may rise  to 14,32,583 and deaths may rise  to 86,530 by 31 December of 2020
La jubilación desde la percepción de los profesores activos laboralmente
Authors: Mejía Velasco Lidia Elizabeth
Published: October 2020

Desde que la sociedad se basó en la productividad material para valorar al ser humano, las personas que se jubilan están propensas a la desvalorización, el olvido y la exclusión, no solo por parte de la sociedad, sino incluso por parte de la propia familia.  El objetivo del artículo es dar a conocer la percepción que tienen los profesores activos de la FAHUSAC sobre la jubilación, acción considerada valiosa en tanto permite sistematizar las experiencias internas de quienes están cercanos al proceso de jubilación. A través de una entrevista y un microrrelato de vida dirigida a diez profesores activos laboralmente; se logró evidenciar que la aceptación de la jubilación por parte de los profesores es muy alta, reflejada en emociones y pensamientos positivos. Sin embargo, existen prejuicios e información en el ambiente social que no son favorables, estos prejuicios consideran que la jubilación es una etapa improductiva y la persona jubilada es considerada obsoleta, una carga familiar, carente de vida y de salud, en este sentido la etapa de la jubilación puede ser indeseada, lo que tiene vinculación directa o indirecta con algunas emociones de tristeza, temor, incertidumbre e indiferencia. Esto indica que la familia, las autoridades y la sociedad tienen la tarea pendiente de fortalecer valores y desarrollar acciones para mejorar la percepción que se tiene sobre la jubilación.
El aula invertida una estrategia educativa en el modelo híbrido
Authors: Rivas Natareno Victoria Regina
Published: October 2020

El modelo híbrido combinó el aprendizaje presencial y el aprendizaje virtual creó nuevas estrategias para el docente en donde se integraron modalidades en los aprovechamientos de espacios y tiempos. Durante siglos solo se aplicaron entornos tradicionales cara a cara dejando a un lado los ambientes virtuales, la tecnología solo fue utilizada como medio de comunicación no como aprovechamiento del aprendizaje colaborativo en el estudiante. El paradigma constructivista del aprendizaje que propuso la teoría de Jean Piaget estableció que hay factores externos que determinan en forma significativa en el proceso de aprendizaje hizo énfasis que cuando la persona asimila naturalmente un conocimiento nuevo se encuentra en equilibrio y que al enfrentarse a situaciones extrañas ese desequilibrio lo llevaron a utilizar esquemas cognitivos anteriormente adquiridos. La pandemia del COVID-19 causó muchos cambios en diferentes ámbitos y entre ellos el educativo, los profesores buscaron nuevas formas de enseñanza y aprendizaje en la distancia debido al confinamiento y el distanciamiento social como medidas sanitarias que implementaron las instituciones de salud en los territorios afectados por el coronavirus. Debido a ello la tecnología educativa exigió al educador que se capacitara en metodologías y pedagogías que fueron aplicadas dentro y fuera del aula. Cuando se implementó el internet mejoraron las habilidades intelectuales de los alumnos que construyeron sus conocimientos desarrollaron sus capacidades de análisis y fortalecieron sus relaciones interpersonales. Es por ello por lo que en el aula invertida el educador es un guía, retroalimenta los contenidos e interactúa con los educandos realizando un trabajo colaborativo.
METHOD OF ASYNCHRONOUS ENGINES EQUIVALENCY FOR CALCULATING SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT IN A SYSTEM OF BALANCE-OF-PLANT NEEDS
Authors: Majidov Abdullo Sh. , Gusev Yury P.
Published: October 2020

In short-circuiting in power plants of balance-of-power plant needs three-phase asynchronous motors with a short-closed rotor have a significant influence on the nature of the process and the magnitude of the short circuit current. In the system of balance-of-plant needs it is necessary to take into account the components of short circuit current from asynchronous motors when selecting and checking switches, as well as when selecting and checking current-carrying parts (cables, complete current wires, etc.) not only at the initial moment of the short circuit, but at the time of its shutdown as well. The methods for calculating short circuit current taking into account the influence of asynchronous motors continue to be improved; there is a search for new methods that simplify calculations as much as possible while maintaining the credibility of the results. In doing so, some issues require further study and research, such as the possibility of asynchronous motors equivalency. Power plants have to take into account the components of the short circuit current from a large number of asynchronous engines, which is not only time-consuming, but sometimes impossible due to the absence of full information on engines and mechanisms of balance-of-plant needs. To improve the efficiency and accuracy of calculations for power plant design tasks, it is advisable to replace asynchronous engine groups with equivalents. The relevance of improving the method of equivalency of asynchronous engines at power plants increases along with increasing requirements to enhance the reliability of electrical installations of balance-of-power plant needs and to reduce the costs of technical inventory due to calculation errors. The article considers the method for equivalencing the group of low-voltage asynchronous motors on the example of the balance-of-plant needs system at TPP № 1 located in the town of Dushanbe of the Republic of Tajikistan. Modeling the electromechanical processes caused by short circuits of different electrical remoteness was carried out using ETAP software complex (OTI, USA).
SIMULATION OF A STATIC SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR FOR A POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH A NON-LINEAR LOAD
Authors: Makarov Aleksei V. , Makarov Valeriy G. , Makarova Tatiana V. , Petrov Aleksei A.
Published: October 2020

The purpose of the work is developing a simulation model of factory’s the power system, with a nonlinear load model, which is a 12-pulses thyristor invertor and a model of a static synchronous compensator, which is multi-level voltage invertor, based on H-bridge invertor. Also defining preliminary parameters for the design of a static synchronous compensator in order to meet the requirements for power factors and limits of voltage harmonic and interharmonic distortion specified for the point of common connection to the mains supply. The analytical and numerical methods of mathematical programming and control of electromechanical systems were used. VisualStudio and PSIM software products for developing a control system for electromechanical systems and compiling a simulation model of an industrial power supply system were used. As a result of the research, a simulation model of the power supply system of an industrial enterprise, a model of a nonlinear load and a static synchronous compensator were developed. The rated power of the static synchronous compensator is determined to reduce the consumption of reactive power and the magnitude of the higher harmonics of the current, at the point of common connection, during operating a non-linear load.
STUDY OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN THE DIRECT CURRENT LINK OF THE LOADING-BACK SCHEME OF ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINES
Authors: Kharlamov Viktor V. , Popov Denis I. , Sergeev Roman V.
Published: October 2020

The article notes the tendency of introducing asynchronous engines, entailing the necessity to introduce the equipment which is intended to carry out maintenance, repair and acceptance check-outs. The general part of test circuits for asynchronous motors by the loading-back method with two controlled inverters is emphasized. The mathematical model of similar schemes’ functioning is shown. The article gives the results obtained by mathematic simulation of physical processes in the direct current link in the loading-back scheme for asynchronous machines Significant ripple voltage of constant voltage and DC in these circuits is noted. The issue of measuring power in the DC link passing through one inverter to the test engine and through another inverter from the load generator is considered. The authors carried out calculation of the capacities mentioned in the steady state modes for asynchronous machines with nominal power of 0.37 kW, 5.5 kW and 250 kW at different values of capacitor capacitance included in the DC link. Basing on the results of calculations, the authors found the dependence between the relative value of the procedural error in determining power in the DC link by the product of the current values of pulsed voltages and current. The current value from the product of instantaneous values of voltage and current at some time interval was taken as the true value of power. It is shown that at the capacitor capacity above some critical value this procedural error does not exceed 0.9% at the nominal power of the test engines 0.37 kW; 0.3% – at the power of 5.5 kW; 0.2% – at the power of 250 kW. This error increases dramatically when capacitor capacitance decreases. It is shown that the value of the capacitance corresponding to the inflection of the considered dependence approximately corresponds to the value necessary for limiting ripple voltage in the DC link of up to 600 V.
Tespih ve Zikirmatik: İbadet Pratiklerinde Nesneler
Authors: TONUK Damla
Published: October 2020

Bu çalışmada, dua sayma pratiklerinde tespih ve zikirmatik kullanımı incelenmektedir. Burada ibadet pratikleri ve dua rituellerine odaklanan bir etnografik çalışma ile pratik teorisi perspektifinden, bir ürün repertuarının nasıl bir araya getirildiği ve uyarlandığı detaylandırılmıştır. Bu pratiklerin icrasında, ibadetin uygun bir biçimde yerine getirilmesi için nesnelerin ne şekillerde görülüp, uyarlandıkları ve dönüştürüldükleri incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmada aynı zamanda, nesnelerin, dua pratiklerini diğer günlük pratiklerle iç içe geçirerek, birleştirdiği de gösterilmiştir. Böylece, bir yandan hem dua pratikleri hem gündelik pratikler değiştirilip, türetilirken diğer yandan da bu durumun daha güçlenmiş bir ibadet halini de sağladığı görülmüştür.
The Semantic Complex of Dominant Units in Emily Dickinson’s Parting in the Light of the Theory of Intertextuality
Authors:   Snezhinsk Physics and Technology Institute of the National Research Nuclear University ", Sergodeev Ilya ,   MEPhI", Olizko Natalya ,   Chelyabinsk State University
Published: October 2020

The article studies the dynamics of the semantic complex of poetic texts’ dominant units. A dominant unit is a lexical item or a group of lexical items, which have dictionary and non-dictionary meanings in a given context due to their intertextual links to units of texts referred or alluded to by the poet (address texts). Since a dominant unit is an intertextual unit, the article provides a typology of intertextual relations which includes types of autho- (self-quotations, self-allusions), in- (quotations, allusions), para- (structural and compositional units of a text such as a title, an epigraph, etc.) and arch-textual relations (imitation of genre; referring to well-known word pictures or cultural phenomena). The author goes on to define intercontextuality as a concept functionally opposite to the intertextual type of textual relations, and proposes a model for analysis and synthesis of contextual meanings of poetic texts’ dominant units. The process consists of five basic steps: splitting a given poetic text into fragments; conducting contextual analysis of each lexical item in the specified fragment; looking for and defining intertextual relations between the dominant unit under analysis and units of address texts; conducting contextual analysis of address texts; and, finally, synthesizing, bringing together all obtained contextual meanings. The practical part of the research includes analyzing the poem Parting by an American poet Emily Dickinson with the focus on the poetical image life closed twice before its close and nouns Immortality, Heaven, and Hell. Intertextual relations of Parting link it with other poems by E. Dickinson as well as texts of letters written by the poet.
The Image of Florence in Artistic and Mundane Perception of Russian People
Authors:   Ivanovo State University, Kartashkova Faina , Shilova Ekaterina ,   Ivanovo State University
Published: October 2020

The article treats the phenomenon of Florence as a cultural concept that affects the worldview of a person and a society. The authors try to find out whether the image of Florence in the minds of famous Russian writers and poets of the 19—20th centuries (A. Blok, A. Akhmatova, V. Bryusov, N. Gumilyov, J. Brodsky, etc.) differs from that in the minds of common people.
Cognitive Linguistics Approaches to Teaching Foreign Grammar
Authors:   N.А. Dobrolubov State Linguistics University of Nizhny Novgorod, Rakhmankulova Svetlana
Published: October 2020

At the present time, foreign language instruction boasts a plethora of different methods and practices, with the communicative approach dominating the scene. Alongside innovative methods based on modern technologies, traditional structural methods still remain popular. The cognitive linguistics approach discussed in the paper is based on the advantages of the existing methods and seems to overcome their shortcomings. The article offers a review of Russian and foreign papers of the recent decades on the problem of integrating cognitive linguistics into theory and methodology of foreign language instruction in general and teaching foreign language grammar in particular. A distinction is made between the cognitive (linguo-cognitive, conscious) approach and methods based on the modern theory of cognitive linguistics: cognitive grammar and semantics. The article further discusses the opportunities offered by R. Langacker’s cognitive grammar for presenting grammar while teaching a foreign language: for selecting and systematizing the grammar material, for explaining the grammar system of a language, and for interpreting the meaning and usage of certain grammatical units. The author identifies the following main principles of implementing the cognitive linguistics approach: the notion of grammar as a result of a native speaker’s conceptualizing the world, as a system of “schemes” for structuring reality; the idea of grammar units as units with a definite meaning and function; the need to organize and structure the course content functionally; using a simple metalanguage based on the learners’ first language in order to explain the meaning and function of grammar units; reliance on understanding the prototypic meaning of a unit and the cognitive mechanisms of enhancing that meaning (the conceptual metaphor mechanism); viewing grammar as a non-autonomous system and interpreting grammar forms as constituents of the utterance meaning, in combination with units of other language levels; explaining the choice of grammar units in an utterance by the way the speaker is interpreting the situation and by the corresponding communicative intention. The author concludes by describing and substantiating a high practical potential of this approach in foreign language teaching.
War in the Short Stories by Ambrose Bierce “What I Saw of Shiloh” and “Killed at Resaca”
Authors:   Nizhny Novgorod Linguistics University, Arkhangelskaya Irina
Published: October 2020

The article considers the martial theme in Ambrose Bierce’s Civil War novels. With the help of historical, systematic, and comparative methods of research as well as content analysis, the author attempts to determine how the writer depicts the war, what his attitude to the conflict between the North and the South is, and how his war experience relates to his creative work. She focuses on two Civil War stories “What I Saw of Shilohˮ (1881) and “Killed at Resacaˮ (1887), paying special attention to connections between those texts. Bierce wrote about the war events in which he participated. He was not looking for fame and had no intention to glorify the military actions or combatants. Bierce’s Civil War stories are based on literary paradox and the principle of contradiction. Routine situations, in which his characters find themselves, always turn into something extraordinary. “What I Saw of Shilohˮ has a special place among Bierce’s war stories, since here he incorporates literary devices into a factual narrative, employing topographic accuracy in battle description, hyperorality in reporting deaths, and a clearly ironic approach to senseless heroism. Horror, fear, and death feature as key motifs in the writer’s creative work. Bierce wants the reader to remember the war without waxing nostalgic about the glorious past: his officers in white uniforms on white horses die in ugly ways, and those whom they loved quickly forget them (“Killed at Resacaˮ). By employing the illogical and irrational in his stories, Bierce compels the reader to decry the illogicality and irrationality of war.
Video assisted thoracoscopic management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Authors: Farhan Ahmed Majeed  , Yasser Saeed Khan  , Ahmed Raza  , Tashfeen Imtiaz  , Usama Zafar  , Adeel Wyne
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the outcome of Video assisted Thoracoscopy (Vats) in Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax (PSP).

Methods: This case series was carried out from Jan 2010 to Jan 2017 in Dept of Thoracic Surgery CMH Rawalpindi and Lahore. A total of 98 patients underwent Video-assisted thoracoscopic for PSP.  Inclusion criteria were physiologically fit patients with PSP for recurrent attacks, occupational hazards and prolonged air leak. Exclusion criteria included secondary spontaneous pneumothorax, previous pleurodesis and physiologically unfit patient for general anesthesia. Vanderschueren's thoracoscopic classification was used for macroscopic staging. A 3-port technique was used for apical stapling with partial pleurectomy up to 6th rib. Parietal pleura and diaphragm was also abraded.

Results: Occupational hazard was the commonest indication for surgery, n= 39 (39.7%). This was followed by recurrent pneumothorax n=37 (37.7%), persistent air leak n= 19 (19.38%), and contra lateral pneumothorax n=4 (4.08). Mean age was 22.8 years ± 6.5. Majority of the cases were in stage 3 of Vanderschueren’s  classification, n=69 (70.4%). Stage 4 were n= 18 and stage 2 were n=7. Mean operative time was 51minutes ±14.4. Postoperative prolonged air leak occurred in 3 patients and post-operative neuralgia occurred in 8 patients. Mean follow-up was 22 months ± 5.5, range 5-24 months for all patients. One had generalized recurrence and 2 patients have subpulmonic trapping of air.

Conclusions: Video-assisted thoracoscopic stapling and pleurectomy is an effective definitive treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax when indicated with minimal recurrence.

Keywords: Video-assisted thoracoscopy, blebs, pneumothorax.

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IMPORT COMPETITION AND LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA
Authors: Aigheyisi Oziengbe Scott
Published: October 2020

The paper examines the effects of import competition and other factors such as capital intensity, foreign direct investment (being a channel through which foreign technologies are transmitted into an economy) and access to electricity, on labour productivity in Nigeria using annual time series data spanning the period from 1991 to 2018. In doing this, the FMOLS estimator is employed for estimation of a long run cointegrating model. The study finds that import competition adversely affects labour productivity in the long run. It also finds that the effect of capital intensity on labour productivity is positive, but not statistically significant. Further evidence from the study are that foreign direct investment and access to electricity positively and significantly affect labour productivity in the country. The study recommends, as measures to increase labour productivity in the country, efforts by the government to improve access to electricity, enhance the attractiveness of various sectors of the economy to FDI, and boost domestic production capacity to increase volume and quality of output so as to enhance its competitiveness and reduce dependence on imports, especially of consumption goods.
SHOPPERS’ PERCEPTION OF RETAIL CONVENIENCE IN ONLINE SHOPPING IN BENIN CITY, NIGERIA
Authors: Agbonifoh Christopher , Odia Edith
Published: October 2020

In view of the fact that shopping is part of everyday life and that it has significant implications for everybody’s livelihood and welfare, this study has investigated shoppers’ perception of retail convenience in online shopping as well as examine the influence of demographic attributes on shoppers’ perception of retail convenience in online shopping. A 20- item questionnaire was developed so as to measure the four different dimensions of retail convenience. It was administered on a sample of 500 respondents consisting of online shoppers in Benin City. On the whole, 423 copies of the questionnaire were returned and found usable, thus giving an 84.6% response rate. The data obtained was coded and analyzed using means, standard deviation, frequency distributions, and T-test. The results revealed that online shoppers have a favorable perception of all the dimensions measuring retail convenience. However, shoppers have a more favorable perception of search convenience. The study has also found that demographic attributes such as gender, age, education, occupation and income do not significantly influence shoppers’ perception of online retail convenience. It is therefore recommended that online retailers should emphasize retail convenience, including access convenience, search convenience, transaction convenience and possession convenience as these constructs are crucial for developing retail convenience and serve as a source for competitive advantages.
CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE ANALYSIS AND DIFFERENTIATION IN MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Kornowski Aleksy
Published: October 2020

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the economic development and the diversification of the individual regions of the Russian Federation (RF) on the basis of taxonomic indices and a convergence/divergence analysis of five macroeconomic variables, namely registered unemployment rate, investment per capita, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, wages, and the number of organizations conducting research and development (R&D) per million inhabitants, for the period between 2000 and 2012 (the period was chosen due to lack of data for years 2014, 2015 and 2016 for few regions). The study covers 79 regions, and the data used for the analyses comes from the Russian Statistical. The principal method of analysis is the taxonomic index based on Euclidean metrics. The spatial differentiation in the development of RF regions demonstrates the specific character of the individual regions of Russia. The analysis made leads to the conclusion that the most developed regions in terms of the analyzed variables are of industrial and mining character, while the least developed ones are agricultural in character. The structure of this paper is as follows: the spatial differentiation of macroeconomic variables in RF regions, registered unemployment rate, per capita investment, per capita GDP, wages, and number of organizations conducting R&D activities per million inhabitants is discussed in section 2; the definition of a taxonomic index based on Euclidean metrics is presented in section 3; the analysis of the diversified development of RF regions based on taxonomic indicators is given in section 4, a preliminary convergence/divergence analysis is presented in section 5, while section 6 provides a key conclusions.
FOREIGN DIVERSIFICATION AND PERFORMANCE OF QUOTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN SELECTED SUB-SAHARA AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Authors: Osifo Osagie , Evbayiro-Osagie Esther Ikavbho
Published: October 2020

Foreign diversification offers prospective market opportunities which afford firms prospects for greater growth and penetration of global markets. This study investigated the effect of foreign diversification on performance of quoted deposit money banks in selected Sub-Sahara African countries; Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia. The study employs secondary data collected and computed from sampled deposit money banks annual audited financial statements. Employing the use of descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, panel unit root analysis, co-integration test, multivariate panel data analysis and the system- GMM for a period of 2007 – 2017, the data were estimated with the aid of Eviews 9.0 econometric statistical package. Using dependent variables (Net interest margin and Tobin Q), explanatory variables of foreign diversification, bank’s size and bank’s age respectively. The findings revealed that foreign diversifications have negative and significant effect on all the performance indicators (NIM and TOBIN Q) used in the study. The explanatory variable (foreign diversification) was significant at 1% significance level. The findings from robustness check showed that the coefficients of foreign diversification are also largely negative for most of the banks. This study therefore recommends, amongst others, banks should consider diversification as a long run strategy for promoting growth and other forms of expansions. This can be achieved by promoting more regional banking integration within the sub-region. Given that formalities are already on the ground to facilitate entry and establishment within economies in the regional blocs, diversification in this direction will involve less institutional obstacles
DOES ETHNIC AFFILIATION AFFECT THE CHOICE TO BE SELF-EMPLOYED? CASE STUDY ON THE LABOR MARKET IN ISRAEL
Authors: Snunu Iyad , Sîrghi Nicoleta
Published: October 2020

The aim of the paper is to empirically examine the variables that influence the choice of economic status, with emphasis on the differences between Arabs and Jews in Israel regarding this economic choice. Self-employed workers - business owners or entrepreneurs - are the force that contributes to the progress of individuals, companies and countries and are, therefore, an important factor for economic policy makers. The sector of self-employed workers - despite the numbers above - is a tier of significant specific attention in the workforce. However, so far, the self-employed sector has not received the proper attention in the literatur. The results indicate differences in the economies in which Jews and Arabs work as self-employed workers, and it is evident that there are areas that are more typical of self-employed Jews or self-employed. The industries in which the self-employment rate is advantageous or equitable for the self-employed are vehicles (sales and repair), electricity and water supply, banking and insurance. The first two areas do not require higher education, and can be associated with neighborhood / home services that characterize the self-employed in this level of education. In contrast, in education, public administration and construction, Jews had a considerable advantage in the employment rate as self-employed.
TALENT MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors: Al- Dalahmeh Maha Lutfi
Published: October 2020

Talent Management (TM) has become one of the important strategic topics for managers in global organizations and businesses in general. Despite the importance of talent management, researches in the area are still few, mainly conceptual research. The purpose of this article is to enhance the readers understanding of the domain of talent management concept perspectives, importance and the main practices. At the same time giving a general idea about the connection with other HRM functions, based on secondary data and researches in the areas of talent management. To achieve the aim of this article, the existing body of studies was reviewed, which were chosen based on the relevance to the talent management issue. Also, the articles which were published recently in this field were adopted.