bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Left Sided Appendicitis — A Surgical Dilemma: Case Report
Authors: Zohaib Mushtaq  , Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar  , Yaseen Rafi  , Syed Asghar Naqi
Published: March 2021

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Life-time tobacco consumption and oral cancer among citizens of Karachi: one of the world’s highest reported incidence areas for oral squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Muhammad Mohiuddin Alamgir  , Fouzia Shaikh
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Objective: To analyze dose-response relationship between the common risk factor of tobacco consumption and oral lesions like squamous cell carcinoma and pre-cancerous lesions.
Methods: The study comprises of 150 histologically confirmed OSCC cases, 100 cases of clinically diagnosed oral pre-cancerous lesions and 108 habit-matched controls. Life-time tobacco-exposures were calculated as tobacco indices, i.e., chewing index and smoking index, for comparison between cases and controls.
Results: The age of OSCC cases ranged from 20-78 years and pre-cancerous cases from 16-78 years, mean 47.1 ± 12.22 and 34.17 ± 13.78, respectively. Of all OSCC patients 125 (83.33%) and 96 (96%) of PCL patients gave a positive history of tobacco use. 68.8% of all 250 cases were exclusive tobacco chewers which turned out to be the most prevalent tobacco habit. Exclusive smoking was seen in 11 (4.4%) cases, 38 (15.2%) patients had a mixed tobacco habit of chewing plus smoking while 29 (11.6%) were tobacco free. Tobacco indices (median values) in exclusive chewer’s category were found to be lower in cancers (150) as compared to matched controls (210) but were nearer to pre-cancers (144). In pre-cancers we found lower median values of tobacco indices for all chewers, exclusive chewers and all-smokers categories in comparison to controls, i.e., 144/200, 144/210, 10/21 respectively. 
Conclusion: Life-time tobacco exposure indices were either comparable or lower in studied patients as compared to controls pointing towards the role of other etiological factors in addition to tobacco for malignant transformation of oral mucosa.
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Kontribusi Perilaku Kepemimpinan terhadap Loyalitas Kerja Guru SMA Swasta Se-Kecamatan Cibungbulang
Authors: Nurlaela Richa , Rahmawati Ima , Lestari Hana
Published: March 2021

Teacher work loyalty is a measure of loyalty which is described by the ability of employees to defend and maintain the company / organization both in the area and outside the work area. This study aims to determine the contribution of leadership behavior to teacher job loyalty. This research was conducted in private high schools throughout Cibungbulang District. The number of samples taken was 25 teachers, with a non-probability sampling method with a sampling technique, namely saturated samples. This research uses a quantitative approach with a survey method. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire or questionnaire. The data analysis technique used is simple linear regression. Based on the results of the analysis, it shows that there is a contribution between leadership behavior and teacher work loyalty. This shows that the stronger the influence of leadership behavior, the higher the job loyalty generated by the teacher. Therefore, to foster job loyalty to teachers, a leader is expected to further improve leadership behavior in order to increase teacher job loyalty..
The artistic social and environmental dimensions of 3D street pavement art
Authors: ALSAGGAR Mowafaq
Published: March 2021

The subject of the study is based on the three-dimensional art of drawing on the ground, also called the art of three-dimensional pavement art, as it attracts audiences for its strangeness and its implementation with techniques based on visual deception, achieving the third dimension, as well as the comical or political sense that dominates these works. The study also aimed to reveal the artistic, aesthetic, social and cultural dimensions of the three-dimensional street pavement art, deriving its importance from the problem arising from the need to identify the artistic and social dimensions in the art of three-dimensional street pavement art within the limits of contemporary arts. The most prominent results of the study were that some artists' works, such as the artist Julian Beever, were affected by political trends that aimed to achieve the principle of the right to live for all of humanity. Artist Kurt Wenner also brought out the issue of genetically modified animals. Some of the artists' works also contributed to complementing a place environmentally, as when the artist Manfred Stader created a scene that appeared at the end of the world, but the artwork preserved the place so that it became a complement to the street. Also, in the artist Edgar Müller work in the zoo, so that the three-dimensional work became complementary to the place. Some artists also relied on their imagination from a historical perspective, such as the artist Leon Keer in forming the ancient Chinese soldiers in a giant three-dimensional work in the form of Lego. The goal was to spark scenes and reshape the event in Florida, which may contribute to attracting a large number of people.
Decision Support System Determining Computer Virus Protection Applications Using Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) Method
Authors: Widarma Adi , Dedi Irawan M. , Nurhidayahti Fajri , Hsb Ranis
Published: March 2021

The use of information technology devices such as computers or laptops is currently increasing. The increased use is due to the fact that these devices are very supportive of our daily work activities. With the increasing use of these computers, data security on a computer or laptop device must be completely safe from virus attacks. To ward off viral attacks m aka requires the application of anti-virus to inhibit and prevent a variety of viruses that enter into the computer system so that the computer user's activity was not bothered by the many viruses are easily spread. Because there are too many antiviruses on the market, it is necessary to choose a good antivirus. One of the ways to choose antivirus is the existence of a decision support system . In this study, the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method was applied for the anti-virus application selection system. This data assessment analysis aims to produce the best anti - virus application options that computer users can use to secure their computer data. The criteria and weights used are K1 = application rating (5%) , K2 = completeness of features (30%) , K3 = price / official license (5%) , K4 = malware detection (45%) and K5 = blocking URL (15%). Of the 25 alternatives used, the results of the study, namely alternative A1 = Kaspersky anti-virus get the highest ranking result.
THE ESSENCE OF LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY
Authors: Боброва Н.А. , Хачатуров Р.Л.
Published: March 2021

Аннотация. Между «чистыми» теоретиками права и «приземлёнными» отраслевиками идёт своеобразное соревнование в вопросе о том, кто быстрее отвечает на вызовы времени и продуцирует востребованные практикой доктринальные конструкции юридической ответственности. Некоторые ученые высказывают сомнения в способности общей теории права дать определение юридической ответственности, объединяющее все её отраслевые виды. В статье исследуются причины появления некоторых ущербных теоретических доктрин и вытекающих из них определений юридической ответственности, не пригодных для отраслевых видов ответственности. Даётся определение юридической ответственности, пригодное для всех отраслей права.

There is a kind of competition between "pure" legal theorists and "down-to-earth" branch specialists in the question of who responds faster to the challenges of the time and produces the doctrinal constructions of legal responsibility demanded by practice. Some scholars express doubts about the ability of the general theory of law to give a definition of legal responsibility, uniting all of its branch types. The article examines the reasons for the emergence of some flawed theoretical doctrines and the definitions of legal responsibility arising from them, which are not suitable for industry types of responsibility. The definition of legal responsibility is given, suitable for all branches of law.
McLuhan y el método para el estudio de los medios: El enfoque estructural
Authors: Carrillo Canán Alberto J. L.
Published: March 2021

En este texto abordaremos el método de McLuhan principalmente a partir de algunas observaciones muy reveladoras en su obra Understanding Media. The Extensions of Man (1964). Proponemos como un concepto básico para entender el método de McLuhan, el de estructura o, bien, “aproximación estructural” (McLuhan 1964, p. 13) a los medios, un enfoque que McLuhan distingue de forma explícita de la “aproximación convencional” (p. 71), que sería el de los tratados sistemáticos que siguen un desarrollo lógico a partir de ciertos presupuestos. McLuhan (1964) mismo utiliza con frecuencia el término “estructura” para referirse a su objeto de estudio, es decir, los medios, al hablarnos incluso del “estudioso de las estruc- turas mediáticas” (p. 195) y, según veremos, en McLuhan existe una correlación o paralelismo entre los medios entendidos como “estructura” y el método o “aproximación estructural” para su estudio. El método correspondería, pues, a su objeto o tema.
Razón sin trascendencia: Kant frente a la acción comunicativa
Authors: Chanocua Esquivel Eric
Published: March 2021

Me propongo en este trabajo dar cuenta de un doble propósito: 1) exponer el uso destrascendentalizado de la razón, efectuado por Jürgen Habermas, a partir de la suposición de un mundo objetivo común y de la presuposición de racionalidad compartida que los actores deben efectuar cuando entablan una acción comunicativa. 2) Contrastar el uso práctico de la razón inscrito por Kant y la propuesta teórica de la acción comunicativa a partir de la lectura que Habermas hace de su antecesor. Mi intención es analizar dos modelos de racionalidad que si bien comparten un núcleo terminológico común (al menos en su carácter deontológico, cognitivo y universalista); se distinguen en el modo de su operación.
Filosofía y política después de la República de Weimar
Authors: Álvarez Solís Ángel Octavio
Published: March 2021

No se equivocan los profetas que anuncian similitudes entre la República de Weimar y las condiciones políticas del presente. La profecía política, bien sabían los filósofos árabes, requiere de algunas condiciones vincu- ladas con el conocimiento del mundo y la virtud moral. El problema radica en que no es fácil identificar a los “falsos profetas”, aquellos a quienes Max Weber denunciaba como militantes per cátedra, puesto que el ejercicio de la prognosis está relacionado directamente con la expe- riencia inmediata de la política. Por tal motivo, no erró Maimónides al afirmar en Carta a los judíos de Yemen que“cuando aparece alguien que no es renombrado por su ciencia y dice ser un profeta nosotros no debemos creerle”.
El sujeto de Kafka y Althusser o de cómo trascender la ideología dominante
Authors: Fragoso Lugo Lucero
Published: March 2021

Este texto describe la concepción althusseriana de sujeto y la vincula con los ras- gos y la actuación del protagonista de la novela El proceso, de Franz Kafka, cuya historia ofrece una metáfora del sujeto sometido a un entramado ideológico el cual, mediante el apego a ciertas prácticas dominantes, le confiere una identi- dad. La noción de sujeto de Althusser y el personaje de Kafka no consiguen re- lacionarse con prácticas de resistencia contrarias a representaciones imperantes y monolíticas. Al respecto, hay diversas posibilidades para detonar la agencia en el sujeto de Althusser: devolver al poder una imagen construida por el propio sujeto, distinta a la que le otorga la ideología; identificar ideologías alternativas a la dominante, a cuya apelación el sujeto pueda responder; o pensar en un sujeto-ciudadano transindividual, a la conquista de sus derechos.
Hegel: El derecho como Wirklichkeit y Sittlichkeit
Authors: González Díaz J. Rafael , McCadden M. Carlos J.
Published: March 2021

Hegel elaboró una rigurosa filosofía del derecho fundada en la superación del formalismo jurídico y el subjetivismo de las preferencias individuales. Su filo- sofía no es positivista, pero tampoco historicista o sociológica. Se afirma como actividad científica porque se sustenta en la lógica y se demuestra como realidad efectiva. La filosofía del derecho expone la libertad a lo largo de tres momentos: el derecho abstracto, la moralidad y la eticidad. En el derecho abstracto se afirma la libertad formal del individuo, su personalidad jurídica: declaro que soy libre y tengo “derecho”; sólo es efectivo cuando se expone y se prueba exteriormente. El derecho demanda el reconocimiento de la comunidad: un dejar hacer (laissez faire) y el otorgamiento de una prestación (prerrogativa) por parte del Estado. Para Hegel, la eticidad es el orden que permite la relación entre individuos libres en la esfera social, económica o jurídica. Por lo tanto, el derecho es realmente efectivo en la eticidad. En la constitución política y en las leyes, las personas exteriorizan la racionalidad práctica: la perfecta unión de las normas universales de la cultura y sus costumbres. Sólo así, el ciudadano se reconoce a sí mismo y a los demás en lo universal de las leyes.
Forzados a ser libres. Kant y la teoría republicana del derecho, Juan Ormeño Karzulovic y Miguel Vatter, (eds.)
Authors: Ruiz Rodríguez Virgilio
Published: March 2021

En la introducción de este libro se plantea la importancia que tiene hoy la Doctrina del derecho de Kant, como fundamento de la idea del Estado de derecho. Este juicio, aunque polémico, es prueba suficiente de la importancia de esta obra en la filosofía política contemporánea.
Microbiome Profile in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with and without Polyps of Makassar, Indonesia
Authors: Zakiah Azmi Mir\'ah , Perkasa Muhammad Fadjar , Utami Amelia Dian , Djamin Riskiana , Bahar Burhanuddin , Hamid Firdaus , Punagi Abdul Qadar
Published: March 2021

Background

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a prevalent health problem that results in a large costly burden in society is often associated with the role of the microbiome that seems to maintain a healthy state and stability of the sinonasal environment often viewed as a symbiotic system.

Aim and objective

This study aimed to identify a microbiome profile in chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps of Indonesian population.

Materials and methods

This study was conducted using the case-control technique on 20 patients divided into two groups. The first group is CRS without nasal polyps consisted of 10 patients and the second group is CRS with nasal polyps consisted of 10 patients. All of the samples were examined by next-generation sequencing techniques.

Results

Microbes were detected in all samples. Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Cyanobacteria, Firmicutes, Fusobacteria, and Proteobacteria were the dominant phylum in both groups with a variable number of percentages.

Conclusion

This study highlights alteration of the commensal microbe may lead to dysbiosis conditions of the sinonasal environment.

How to cite this article

Zakiah AM, Perkasa MF, Utami AD, et al. Microbiome Profile in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with and without Polyps of Makassar, Indonesia. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2019;11(3):55–63.
SOLIDARITAS SOSIAL DAN AGAMA PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19 DI MANADO
Authors: Weol Wolter , Nainggolan Alon Mandimpu , Heydemans Nency Aprilia
Published: March 2021

Artikel ini mendeskripsikan mengenai solidaritas sosial dan agama pada masa pandemi Covid-19 di Manado, dengan menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif. Melalui penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa solidaritas sosial agama, masyarakat Kristen dan Islam di manado telah terlaksana dengan baik sehingga menjadi solusi bagi mereka yang sedang terdampak Covid-19. Agama telah berperan sebagai agen perubahan, agen pemersatu dan agen pembangkit solidaritas sosial di tengah masyarakat. Solidaritas sosial di Manado terbentuk atas agama yang kuat, diwariskan secara berkelanjutan sepanjang sejarah hadirnya gereja dan mesjid di Manado sampai sekarang. Penelitian ini memanfaatkan pemikiran Emile Durkheim tentang solidaritas sosial, khususnya tipe mekanik dan organik dan gambaran agama di Manado yang memiliki solidaritas sosial yang sehat. Hasil penelitian dalam artikel ini adalah bahwa solidaritas sosial yang dikemukakan oleh Emile Durkheim bermanfaat untuk memahami solidaritas sosial pada masa pandemi covid-19,  agama berkaitan dengan sikap, motivasi dan tindakan masyarakat dalam mendemonstrasikan solidaritas sosial bagi sesamanya, solidaritas sosial adalah solusi bagi masyarakat dunia pada umumnya dan Indonesia pada khususnya ketika menghadapi bencana nonalam pandemi Covid-19.
Aplicación del subtitulado como herramienta logopédica para trabajar el lenguaje escrito con niños con discapacidad auditiva
Authors: Porteiro Minia
Published: March 2021

En la actual sociedad de la información en la que vivimos inmersos, el uso de medios audiovisuales con finalidad docente está muy extendido, en este sentido se puede destacar el uso de los subtítulos, que ofrecen un gran potencial didáctico reconocido. Este hecho, sumado a la cada vez mayor necesidad de encontrar recursos que permitan a los logopedas diseñar material adaptable a las exigencias y preferencias de sus pacientes es lo que ha favorecido que se haya planteado extender el uso de esta técnica al ámbito logopédico. El objetivo de este artículo, por lo tanto, es ofrecer una propuesta para trabajar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura con niños con discapacidad auditiva aplicando material audiovisual subtitulado y en un contexto logopédico.
El joc del ‘rescat’ en el procés constituent de l’esport contemporani a Catalunya (1900-1926)
Authors: Brasó i Rius Jordi , Torrebadella Flix Xavier
Published: March 2021

L’objecte d’aquest article és analitzar la presència del joc del rescat en la societat catalana i, concretament, en els moviments associatius de l’esport d’inicis del segle xx. Aquest estudi s’ha elaborat a partir d’una recerca documental de fonts primàries, principalment de la premsa esportiva, però ha comptat amb el suport d’altres investigacions recents. A principis del segle passat, amb la incorporació dels esports d’origen anglosaxó, a Catalunya el popular joc d’equip del rescat va presentar-se públicament amb la intenció d’assolir el nivell de reglamentació òptima per ser acollit en el procés de deportivització modern. Així, el rescat va ser practicat a Barcelona per alguns prohoms de la cultura física, agrupant-se inicialment en la “Colla Riscat”, i tractant de potenciar el caràcter saludable i educatiu d’aquest joc a l’aire lliure. Així mateix, la pràctica es va exhibir com a expressió genuïna de la catalanitat davant l’allau de les pràctiques esportives foranes que s’estaven duent a terme a Catalunya. Tot i la propaganda i la popularitat ancestral del rescat, aquest joc corporal va perdre l’atractiu predominant  en els costums recreatius de la població més jovenívola. Una de les causes de la pèrdua de protagonisme de la pràctica s’atribueix a la ràpida i significativa acceptació de l’esport de moda: el futbol.
Un programa de intervención auto-aplicado a través de Internet para el tratamiento de la depresión: “Sonreír es divertido”
Authors: Botella Cristina , Mira Adriana , Herrero Rocio , García-Palacios Azucena , Baños Rosa
Published: March 2021

La depresión es una de las grandes problemáticas para la salud mundial en la actualidad. Es necesario entonces disponer de intervenciones eficaces para su tratamiento. Si bien en la actualidad existen numerosos tratamientos psicológicos con apoyo empírico sobre su eficacia, la población que se beneficia de los mismos es muy reducida, debido a los altos costes de su implementación, al tiempo requerido y a la falta de profesionales bien entrenados. El uso de Internet aparece como una herramienta útil para administrar los tratamientos y superar los problemas que se presentan. En este sentido, el presente trabajo tiene por objetivo presentar la descripción de un programa de intervención autoaplicado a través de Internet para el tratamiento de la depresión, desarrollado por el Laboratorio de Psicología y Tecnología (LabPsiTec).
La innovació educativa a la Universitat i el nou rol docent
Authors: Riera Romaní Jordi
Published: March 2021

Al llarg d’aquest article es revisa el concepte d’innovació vinculat a qualsevol professió, les seves accepcions i implicacions de caràcter deontològic. Aquesta introducció ens permet entrar de ple en la innovació a l’àmbit educatiu i les coordenades de màxima actualització psicopedagògica basades en evidències, en el desplegament de la tasca docent a qualsevol etapa educativa i específicament en el nivell universitari. Així mateix es revisa l’estat de la formació inicial i permanent pel desplegament d’aquesta funció professional. Finalment, es recuperen diversos autors i els estudis més recents al voltant de la prospectiva de l’educació i de la tasca docent a curt, mitjà i llarg termini, fent l’anàlisi derivat d’aquestes previsions, i com tot això impacta de ple en l’exercici professional docent.
La innovación como competencia docente en la universidad: innovación orientada a la mejora de aprendizaje
Authors: Pagés Teresa , Hernández Escolano Carme , Márquez Dolors , Bueno García Concepción , Abadía Rosa , Ubieto Artur Mª Isabel , Sabaté Sarai , Jorba Helga
Published: March 2021

En este trabajo valoramos la competencia de innovación docente del profesorado universitario como medio para mejorar la calidad de la docencia y conseguir un mejor aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Esta competencia es una de las seis definidas como relevantes, y considerada como una competencia significativa por el Grupo Interuniversitario de Formación Docente (GIFD), y por el grupo de expertos externos. La validación de estas competencias se realizó a partir de los datos recogidos en encuestas dirigidas al profesorado y a los estudiantes de las universidades españolas. La doble visión proporcionada por los profesores y los estudiantes sirvió para redefinir mejor las dimensiones de cada competencia y los indicadores correspondientes a cada dimensión. Estos indicadores se organizaron por niveles, y se propusieron evidencias para poder valorar el nivel competencial del profesorado. Esta valoración puede ayudar a promover la mejora profesional del profesorado a través de programas de formación docente basado en competencias, redundando en una mejora de su actuación en el aula, y por tanto, del aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Puede servir, además, como sistema de soporte para evaluar la calidad de la docencia en los procesos de acreditación del profesorado de las agencias de calidad universitaria, autonómica y estatal.
Design and Validation of a Questionnaire In Order to Assess the Adaptation of Educational Practices to the Flipped Learning Model
Authors: Sánchez-Compaña María Teresa , Sánchez-Cruzado Cristina
Published: March 2021

This paper details the design and validation process of a questionnaire that allows teachers to assess themselves in how they apply the flipped learning model in their professional teaching practice. More specifically, the tool will assess the degree to which a given teacher’s practices are in keeping with general standards established for this teaching model. In the design phase, a previously existing questionnaire on the same topic was used, and a thorough review of its structure and items was conducted, taking as a reference the general standards established by international experts in the design and application of the model. The validation phase consisted of two procedures. First, 12 teachers and professors who use flipped learning lent their expert judgement, and their answers and suggestions were analysed and incorporated into the design of an initial pilot version of the questionnaire. The second phase consisted of validation and reliability testing through the analysis of the answers offered by the 76 teachers who responded to the questionnaire. After this process, the questionnaire can be regarded as scientifically valid and suitable for its purpose.
Comparativa del uso educativo de las redes sociales en los grados de Maestro: universidades presenciales y online
Authors: Gil-Fernández Raquel , Calderón-Garrido Diego , León-Gómez Alicia , Martin-Piñol Carolina
Published: March 2021

El uso de las redes sociales por parte de los maestros en su formación inicial es uno de los indicadores de su competencia digital. En este trabajo se analizan el uso diario y el uso educativo de las redes sociales genéricas entre los estudiantes de Grado de Maestro comparando los datos obtenidos en una universidad online con los de varias universidades presenciales. Para alcanzar los objetivos, se diseñó un cuestionario, obteniendo una muestra validada de 340 estudiantes. Los resultados revelaron que las redes sociales más usadas son WhatsApp, YouTube y Facebook. En cuanto a su uso educativo, se ha comprobado que se debería implementar. Los resultados mostraron diferencias en el uso educativo que se les da a las distintas redes entre las universidades que operan en un entorno presencial y aquellas que operan en uno virtual.
Fear of missing out (FoMO) and Instagram use: Analysis of the relationships between narcisim and self-esteem
Authors: Torres Serrano María
Published: March 2021

The emerging phenomenon of FoMO has received the attention of a number of researchers. Studies have sought to establish the relationship between this phenomenon and the rise of social networks, and they have examined FoMO’s effects on the users of these networks. This paper continues this research in the form of a cross-sectional study aimed at establishing the relationships between fear of missing out, the use of the social network Instagram, narcissism and self-esteem. The sample consisted of 364 individuals, out of whom 301 participants were selected. Their ages ranged from 18 to 30 years old. For the purposes of this study, an ad hoc questionnaire was used for the variables related to Instagram use.   Data were also gathered via the  FoMO-E scale, the HSNS (to measure narcissism) and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. The results show a positive correlation between the variables measuring Instagram use and FoMO, as well as between FoMO and narcissism. Meanwhile, there is a negative correlation between FoMO and self-esteem. Thus, the study’s initial hypotheses are confirmed. The study also has yielded new information on the studied constructs and their links to the use of social networks, specifically Instagram.
Twitter como herramienta para la autorregulación del aprendizaje: una experiencia en el grado de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte
Authors: Monguillot Hernando Meritxell , González Arévalo Carles
Published: March 2021

El presente artículo describe una experiencia universitaria que ha tenido como finalidad valorar el uso de Twitter como herramienta para la autorregulación del aprendizaje. La experiencia se ha implementado en la asignatura de Programación de la Enseñanza de la Actividad Física y el Deporte y han participado 150 estudiantes de segundo curso del grado de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y el Deporte. A lo largo de las sesiones prácticas, el alumnado ha utilizado distintas estrategias metacognitivas que ha compartido en Twitter a fin de reflexionar y autorregular su aprendizaje. Los resultados obtenidos en el análisis documental de los tuits, informes de seguimiento y cuestionario final muestran cómo Twitter puede servir de herramienta reguladora del proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje en el ámbito universitario abriendo las puertas a nuevos escenarios virtuales donde generar interacción, retroalimentación y aprendizaje.
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Authors: NJAP NSAP
Published: March 2021

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THE VALUE OF BOODMEAL AS A DIETARY SUBSTITUTE FOR FISHMEAL IN BROILER STARTER RATIONS
Authors: Dafwang I .I. , Offiong S .A. , OLOMU J. M.
Published: March 2021

Three experiments were conducted with Ross-type broiler chicks to determine the optimum level of in­clusion of fish meal and the value of bloodmeal as a substitute for fishmeal in practical broiler starter ra­tions. The optimum level of fish meal was found In be 7.5%. Higher levels tended to increase the cost of production and lower growth performances. The ad­dition of bloodmeal to all vegetable protein rations resulted in better performances than all vegetable protein ration. II was found that blood meal could be used at levels of up to 8% with no detrimental ef­fects. Although total substitution of bloodmeal for fishmeal lower performances, partial substitution up to 67% resulted in similar performance to the fishmeal ration. Value of bloodmeal in broiler starter rations.
A METHOD FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF POTASSIUM CYANIDE IN NORMAL RAT DIET
Authors: Okoh P. N.
Published: March 2021

potessium cyanide added to normal rat diet moistened with water was exensively lost partly by diffusion as HCN and partly by transformation to formate and other product. However, when . potassium cyanide was added to the diet mixed with 5% arachis oil instead of moistening with water, the loss of cyanide was not significant (P 0.3). Using this diet, it was possible to show that KCN given to groups of rats at a dose level of 77 umoles/rat/day in the diet did not diminish weight gain or feed in­take but resulted in elevated thiocyanate levels in plasma and urine. This method therefore represents a most effective way for the administration of known amounts of cyanide to rats or other ex­perimental animals in the diet.
SCREENING FOR BREEDING SOUNDNESS IN RAMS
Authors: Ezeokoli C. D. , Kumi-Diaka J. , Adesiyun A. A.
Published: March 2021

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THE IMPORTANCE OF DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMME IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
Authors: Abdulkadir A. I.
Published: March 2021

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Abstracts
Authors: NSAP NJAP
Published: March 2021

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COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE: A NEW BEGINNING
Authors: Igboeli G.
Published: March 2021

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RESPONSES OFF THE RAT'S LIVER AND SERUM GLUTAMATE AND ISOC1TRATE .DEHYDROGENASES AND ORNITHINE CARBOMYL- TRANSFERASE TO A HAEMAGGLUTININ FROM LIMA BEAN (Phaseolus lunatus Linn.)
Authors: Aletor V. A.
Published: March 2021

The responses of liver and serum gluta­mate dehydrogenase (CDII; EC 1.4.1.2.), isocitrate dehydrogenase (ICDH; EC 1.1. 1.42) and the urea cycle enzyme, ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OCT; EC 2. 1.3.3) to dietary lima bean haemagglutinin (lectin) were assessed using a total of S4 growing rats. The GDH and ICDH activities in the liver were highly significantly (P < 0.001) eleva­ted by dietary haemagglutinin. The activi­ties correlated significantly (P < 0.01) with the haemagglutinin levels in a positive quadratic fashion as judged by their res­pective R2, coefficient of multiple deter­mination of 0.91 and 0.95. Liver OCT activity was significantly (P < 0.05) depresse­ed but correlated poorly with haemagglu­tinin levels. Activities of the serum dehydrogenases were significantly (P < 0.05) altered by dietary haemagglutinin. Although serum OCT activity tended to increase, such increases were however not significant. Serum GDH and ICDH values correlated significantly (P < 01.05) with haemagglutinin levels with respective R2 values of 0.71 and 0.67. The veterinary implication is highlighted and some remedies suggested.
EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF TRIDAX PROCUMBENS FOR LIVESTOCK FEED
Authors: Kalu B. A. , Njike M.C. , Ikurior S. A.
Published: March 2021

Seasonal changes in chemical composition represented by crude protein (CP), In vitro true digestibility (IVTD), and fibre components measured by neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid-detergent fibre (ADF) and lignin were evaluated at specified cano­py ages and stages of maturity in Tridax procumb ens. Samples were selected from five harvest dates in April, June, August, October, and December. Chemical com­position was: highly responsive to dates of harvest. The stage of maturity of canopies reached significantly higher values in August than in the other months of the year. Asso­ciated with these were-lower CP and IVTD and high NDF, ADF and lignin. The poten­tial value of Tridax prOcumbens lies in a pro­perly structured management system that optimises its quality attributes.
FEEDLOT PERFORMANCE AND CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS OF ZEBU CATTLE IN THE MALI SAHEL ZONE II. EFFECT OF UTILIZATION OF SUGARCANE TOPS (Saccharum officinarum) AS BASAL DIET
Authors: Adebowale E. A. , Legel S. , Dobel K.
Published: March 2021

A feeding trial to evaluate the per­formance of finishing steers fed main­ly on sugarcane tops with or without cotton­seed and molasses was conducted in Niono, Mali during the dry season. 96 Zebu steers, weighing between 220 and 250kg were randomly alloted to four groups of twenty-four steers each The performance parameters compared were: feed intake, rate of gain, feed conver­sion and carcass characteristics. The diffe­rences observed for feed intake, rate of gain and feed conversion appear to be more related to roughage level rather than source. There were no nutritional disorders. Results from this initial feeding trial indicate that a sugarcane — derived feedstaffs can be used to constitute a major component of finish­ing steer rations particularly in the dry areas of the tropics where sugarcane tops are regarded as wastes.
THE REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF SANTA GERTRUDIS BEEF CATTLE IMPORTED INTO NIGERIA
Authors: Uza D. V.
Published: March 2021

An analysis of some reproductive perfor­mance traits was carried out for the period 1983 to 1985, in a herd of 168 Santa Gertrudis beef cattle imported from Okla­homa, U.S.A. in 1981 into lkyogen cattle ranch in Nigeria. Three calf crops were obtained during the period. Mean pregnancy rate and calving percentage were 63.24 and 55.72% respectively; with pregnancy rate increasing from 54.23 to 70,41% while calving percentage increased from 48.42 to 61.11% during the period. Mean calf mortality rate of 40.83% was high and increased from 36.34 to 45.15%. Mean adult mortality rate was 5.68% of which 16.99% was recorded in the first year of introduction but this declined sharply to 0O2% in the next two years. Mean weaning rate was 50.08% and this declined from 55.71 to 44.32% during the period under study. Mean birth weight, weaning weight and calving interval were 27.8 t 0.29 kg, 174 ± 4.6kg and 451 days respectively It was concluded that with the exception of weaning weight, the reproductive traits of the imported Santta Gertrudis cattle reported in this study were not superior to those of the predominant indigenous cattle breeds of Nigeria. The implications of these results in the beef cattle industry of Nigeria are discussed.
EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE ENERGY VALUES OF LIMA BEAN (Phaseolus lunatus)
Authors: Ologhobo A. D. , Fetuga B. L.
Published: March 2021

The energy values of iirtiatte-ans (Phaseolus lunatus) as affected by different processing treatments were determined. Average gains in body weight were 17.38g for raw limabeans 48.07g for cooked, 36.91g for autoclaved, 32.57g for soaked and 31.12g for germinated beans. Feed conversion efficiency was signicantly improved by processing and the poore­st efficiency was obtained in the raw lima-beans. Digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) were highly positively corre­lated with trypsin inhibitor, tannin and hydro­gen cyanide (HCN) and the variability in ME due to trypsin inhibitor was 0.29% (r = 0.13), while tannin accounted for 40.81% (r = 0.64) and 'HCN accounted for 1.51% (r = 0.58). ME as percentage of DE was the best indicator of the efficiency of energy utilization and in alI raw and processed diets, high percentages of digestible energy were metabolized_ It was con­cluded that the main problem with limabean is that relP.ting to its digestibility and that cook­ing and autoclaving are the only processes that can coun
EFFECTS OF STOCKING RATE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TWO HYBRIDS OF COMMERCIAL BROILERS IN THE HUMID TROPICS
Authors: Agunbiade J. A. , Benyi K.
Published: March 2021

The effects of four stocking rates (0.070, 0.093, 0.116 and 0.140m2/ bird) on the performance of two hybrids of commercial broilers were investigated. There were significant hybrid effects on initial and final body weights (P< 0.01) and on feed effici­ency (P <0.05) but not on average daily gain and feed consumption and mortality. Stocking effects which were not signi­ficant for initial body weight, feed efficiency and mortality were highly significant for final body weight, average daily gain and feed consumption, (P < 0.01). There were significant interactions bet­ween hybrid and stocking rate for average daily gain (P <0.01) and mortality (P < 0.05). It is suggested that in the humid tropics, the stocking rates of 0.116 and 0.140m2/ bird would be appropriate for rearing broilers. The results of the study also show­ed that different hybrids do vary on space requirements in respect • of certain produc­tion traits.
A STUDY OF LACTATION CURVES OF IMPORTED FRESIAN CATTLE IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Ibwawuchi J. A
Published: March 2021

In 586 .iortrial laciabons of 150 Friesian cattle maintained at the National Veterinary' Research institute, Vom, from 1968 to 1983. Maximum milk production ,was attained in the fifth week of lactation. The fourth and sixth lactation curves showed superiority over the first, second, third and fifth. The curves apparently indicate that culling of unproductive animals before the 6th lactation could be economically unreasonable.
CONCURRENT EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF E. COLI AND NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS IN TURKEYS.
Authors: UBOSI C. O.
Published: March 2021

One thousand six hundred day old poults were randomly divided into four pens of 400 poults each. Twenty-five percent of the birds in pens 3 and 4 were inoculated orally, with Eschericia coli (E. coli) 0111ab. Ten percent of the poults in pen 2 were inoculated, intratracheally with 10°EIDso of Newcastle disease virus (NDV), A1.315/12 and 10 percent of the poults in pen 3 (previously exposed to E. coli 0111ab) were also inoculated with NDV. A total of 19 E. coli 0111ab recoveries, was made out of 200 birds that were exposed to E. coli in pens 3 and 4. Sampling of the liver was superior to sampling of either the caecal junction or the yolk sac in E coli recoveries. Airsacculitis was first observed in birds dying at 3 weeks of age, but the severity of lesions was maximum at 7 to 10 weeks of age. High mortality and morbidity observed in the commercial farms in epizootics of concurrent infections of E. coli and NDV, were not observed in this study.
EFFECT OF WATER DEPRIVATION ON NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, NITROGEN RETENTION, AND WATER EXCRETION IN YANKASA SHEEP AND MARADI GOATS
Authors: AGANGA A. A. , ALABL O. , MOMOH M.
Published: March 2021

The effects of various lengths of water deprivation on nutrient digestibility were studied with Yankasa sheep and Maradi goats fed on a diet consisting grass hay (Andropogon gayanus) and 40% concentrate. The water-restricted animals consumed less dry matter than normally-watered animals. The digestibility coefficients of the different nutrients were apparently though not significantly higher in water-restricted animals. Mean faecal and urinal nitrogen excretion reduced with water deprivation. Faecal moisture content and urine output reduced with water deprivation. Maradi goats conserved water better than Yankasa sheep by producing drier faeces, and less- urine volume.
RESPONSE OF LAYING HENS TO GRADED LEVELS OF DIETARY NUTRAFOS 3 IN A HUMID TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: MONSI M. , AMAKIRI A. O.
Published: March 2021

Four groups of 48 laying hens (Gallus domesticus), midway in their laying cycle were fed diets containing graded levels (0.00%, 1.5%, 2.5% and 3.5%) of dietary Nutrafos 3 for 56 days. The completely randomized experimental arrangement was designed to evaluate the responses of the caged layers to the inclusive levels of the additive under humid tropical conditions. The dietary additive produced statistically significant (P< 0.01) improvements in the rate of egg production of the hens. Significant increases (P< 0.01) in feed consumption and improvements in feed efficiency (P < 0.01) were also observed. Haugh unit was significantly (P < 0.05) depressed by dietary Nutrafos 3, especially at the highest level of inclusion. There was no treatment effect on egg size as well as some major anatomical characteristics. The best overall performance was achieved at the 3.5% level of dietary inclusion in contrast to the proprietary recommendation of 2.5%.
ASSESSMENT OF MINERAL STATUS OF TWICE-YEARLY LAMBING YANKASA EWES
Authors: FAJEMISIN B. A.
Published: March 2021

Changes in the concentrations of sodium (Na) and potassium (K) in saliva were monitored in order to assess the status of these cations in twice-yearly lambing ewes. Five pregnant ewes in late gestation were sampled once per week for 8 weeks before lambing and 8 weeks post-partum. Values (meq/litre) obtained (187.4-190.5 and 8.7-9.3) for Na and K respectively in the saliva of both pregnant and lactating Yankasa ewes did not show any evidence of deficiency for the two cations.
TOXIC EFFECTS OF THE EXTRACTS OF EUGENIA UNIFLORA LINN IN RATS
Authors: Abatan M. O. , Arowolo R. O.
Published: March 2021

The toxic effects of the leaves of Eugenia uniflora Linn on rats was evaluated by observing abnormal changes in the haemogram including erythron and leukogram, serum biochemical parameters, histopathology, and hexobarbital sleeping time. The leaf extract produced significant increases in the packed cell volume (PCV) haemoglobin concentration and total red blood cell counts (P.05) but did not influence the blood coagulation time. Similarly the leaf extract of Eugenia uniflora produced significant increases (P.05) in the serum activities of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotrasferase. Although the extract did not produce histological lesions of the liver, the increases in liver enzyme activities could be due to incipient liver damage.
UTILIZATION OF CHAYA (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius(Mill.) Johaston) LEAF MEAL IN CHICK DIETS
Authors: Kese A. G. , Donkoh A. , Atuahene C. C. , Poku-Prempeh Y.
Published: March 2021

Diets containing 0, 45, 90 and 135g chaya leaf meal/kg feed were fed ad libitum to 384 day-old cockerels (Dekalb G-Link strain) which had been randomly alloted to the various dietary treatments and the experiment was terminated when birds were four weeks old. Birds had free access to water. The concentration of chaya leaf in the diet had no effect on food intake.Overall significant correlations were found between the concentrations of chaya leaf meal in the diet and weight gain (r = -0.97), food conversion ratio (r = 0.96), water consumption (r = -0.92), liver weight (r = 0.79), heart weight (r = 0.82) and gizzard weight (r = 0.93). The inclusion of chaya leaf meal in the diet led to a redcution in feed cost.
THE PREVALENCE OF POULTRY COCCIDIOSIS AND THE ANTICOCCIDIALS IN USE IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA
Authors: Abatan M. O. , Ndemili C. G. , Mogbojuri A. D.
Published: March 2021

Forty brooder houses were sampled from four States in the southern part of Nigeria, namely: Oyo, Lagos, Imo and Anambra States, to identify the species of coccidia. Five species of Eimeria were isolated including Eimeria  E. necatrix; E. maxima and E. mivati/E. mitis. Using the McMaster count, the number of oocyst occuring in each brooder house was calculted with the species of Eimeria oocyst, confirmed by experimentally infecting clean chicks and determining occyst size using the ocular micrometer. Frequent outbreaks of coccidiosis in these brooder houses were obviously prevented by the practise of administering anticoccidials daily until the birds were mature as can be observed with the use of common drugs as coccidiovit, amprolium, deccox, furazol, naccox and coxdin.
A STUDY OF GROWTH RATE OF WADARA CALVES IN THE SUB-SAHELIAN REGION OF BORNO STATE
Authors: Ibeawuchi J. A. , Mohammed I. D.
Published: March 2021

Data on birth weight and growth rate from birth to 12 months of age of 90 Wadara calves maintained at the University of Maiduguri Livestock Farm from 1980 - 1987 period were studied. Mean birth weight was 25.5±2.6kg; 26.7 ±2.04kg for 40 males and 24.3±3.19kg for 50 females. The linear regression function was fitted on monthly body weight in two parts: 0-6 months and 6-12 months. Maximum gain in body weight was attained during 6 to 12 months of age in the male (8.30±0.50kg) and 0 to 6 months in the female (0.54±1.07kg). The difference in the rate of gain between the periods to 6 and 6 to 12 months in each of the sexes was highly significant (P< 0.01). Body weights at birth and at various ages were higher (P < 0.05) for the male than the female calves. The relative growth rate was rapid in both sexes during the first 3 months and was appreciable to the 7th month of age before declining progressively. The value in the first quarter was 18.0± 1.86 and 20.2 ± 1.60 percent for the male and female calves respectively.
Yield And Composition Of Milk And Their Relationship With Preweaning Lamb Growth In The Yankasa Ewes And Their Crosses With The Sires Of Suffolk X Wenselydale Breed
Authors: Ehoche O. W , Adu I. , Olorunju S. A. S.
Published: March 2021

Milk production in Yankasa ewes and their crosses with the sires of Suffolk/Wenselydale breed was measured at weekly intervals following oxytocin administration. The influence of age and breed of dam on yield and composition were investigated and the relationships between milk yield, milk composition and lamb weight gain were determined. Daily milk intake production in Yankasa and crossbred ewes averaged 348.1 and 505.7g respectively. The mean fat and protein content over the entire lactation were 5.86 and 5.07% for Yankasa and 6.19 and 4.96% for crossbreds, respectively. Crossbred  ewes produced significantly higher (P<0.01) milk than Yankasa at all stages of lactation. Age of the ewe had significant effect (P<.05) on total milk yield but not on fat or protein content. The correlations between lamb weight and milk yield at various stages of lactation ranged from 0.51 to 0.66 and 0.62 to 0.71, respectively, for Yankasa and crossbred lambs. Sheep milking can make a significant contribution to rural daily production in Nigeria.
Response Of Laying Hens To Dietary Full-fat Soybeans Steamed For Different Time Periods
Authors: Atteh J. O , Adeyemi O. , Oke K.
Published: March 2021

Laying hens (56 weeks old) were fed for 8 weeks on diets containing 15.5% of full-fat soybeans steamed for 0, 5, 10 or 20 minutes. Average feed intake and egg production increased, with increase in length of steaming. Feed per dozen eggs decreased with the increase of time of steaming dietary full-fat soybeans (P<0.05). However, there was no significant effect of the dietary treatments on egg weight. Increasing the time of steaming dietary soybeans improved the retention of both protein and fat. It is concluded that steaming of soybeans did alleviate the problems associated with the feeding of raw soybeans.
STUDIES ON CHEMICAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES OF DEHYDRATED FORMED BEEF
Authors: KEMBI S. O. , OLORUNKOYA A. J.
Published: March 2021

Product yield, chemical properties, rehydratability and organoleptic characteristics were studied in dehydrated blends of raw beef muscle and connective tissue minces untreated or pre-treated with either 1.0% sodium chloride (NaCl), 0.3% sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) or a combination of 0.7% NaCl plus 0.3% STPP. Sodium Chloride and tripolyphosphate either individually or combined significantly (P<0.05) increased product yield, moisture and ash contents, improved flavour and acceptability but depressed tenderness and rehydratability of dehydrated formed beef steaks. The additives slightly reduced protein and fat contents but significant (P>0.05). The combination of NaCl and STPP was found in most cases to impart the greatest effect on parameters measured. Based on the result, it was concluded that the products would be suitable for local systems of meat usage without fear of possible disintegration.