bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ICT in the Application of Language Learning to TESOL in China
Authors: Zhang Hui
Published: August 2021

Science and technology has become more and more important in education, especially in language teaching and learning. Also, more and more teachers realize it is the popular issue nowadays. In China, the application of ICT in the language class to TESOL has already been a hot topic. This paper is divided into five parts: the first part is the introduction; the second part explains the definition and types of ICT and its advantages in the field of education; the third part describes the basic concepts of TESOL; the fourth part focuses on ICT in the application of language learning to TESOL in China through analyzing the existing problems and underlying causes and providing some suggestion to improve the current situation; the last part is the conclusion. All in all, this paper attempts to contribute to the growing understanding of the present application of ICT in language teaching and learning in China, which will be extremely beneficial for the improvement of the current ICT environment in TESOL, and hopefully offer some references for the future researches in this area.
Understanding the emergent attributes of 21st-century mathematics teachers in Bukidnon
Authors: Ucang Jenyliza T. , Limjap Auxencia A.
Published: August 2021

Numerous quantitative research studies from abroad and in the Philippines had been investigating the attributes of the mathematics teachers in the 21st - Century. A study using grounded theory was designed to find out the attributes of 21st -century mathematics teachers in Bukidnon. Thirteen participants were interviewed over a period of four months. Interviews were analyzed using Pandit’s grounded theory methodology and the constant comparison method. Three main categories and thirty-nine subcategories have been identified and explained that encompasses an emerging substantive theory of “Understanding the Emergent Attributes of 21st -Century Mathematics Teachers in Bukidnon” which are as follows: 1) Knowledge (community, curriculum, educational foundation and policies, environmental awareness, global awareness, pedagogy, students, subject content, self); 2) Skills (administrative and management skills, communication skills, facilitative skills, pedagogical skills, people management skills, reflective skills and thinking disposition, social and emotional intelligence and technological skills; and 3) Values (accurate, adaptive and resilient, aim for high standards, belief that all children can learn, collaborative learning and practice, commitment to nurturing the potential in each child, creative, empathy, enquiring nature, ethical, objective, passion, prayerful, perseverance, productive, professionalism, resourceful, social responsibility and engagement, stewardship, strive to improve, value parental involvement and valuing diversity). Further, the study revealed that the value of a person influences the teacher on what he will teach and directs the teacher on how he will teach the subject content.
How Successful is the College of Nursing, Kuwait, in Reducing Dependence on Expatriates?
Authors: Al-Ali Salah
Published: August 2021

Technical and vocational education is a dual system that is important for life-long learning and training and play a vital role in providing students with an opportunity for the world of work. It is completely different from formal learning and allow students to transfer what they have learned in class room into real work practice. However, technical and vocational education is experiencing a great challenge to cope with the rapid change in science and technology in industries and business. This was worsening by the social images that technical and vocational education is design for those students who come from the back gate of a university. It is highly significant to promote the role of technical and vocational education in increasing economic competitiveness and social and education inclusion. In developing countries (e.g., Kuwait, United Arab Emirates), governments have exerted efforts to enhance indigenous capabilities by forging technical and vocational education institutions. The aim is to enhance local capabilities in vital sectors (e.g., oil, electricity and water, health care), and reduce dependence on expatriates. The research paper focuses on identifying and examining the perception of students at the College of Nursing, CN, towards the quality of teaching and learning. In addition to, examining the perception of the CN graduate’s heads of nurses at the health sector towards the standard of the field training program, and the quality CN graduates.   The research is based on extensive field work that encompasses a review of the related literature, questionnaires, and interviews with a sample of heads of departments at the CN.  Interviews were also conducted with the heads of nurses in four major hospitals in four districts at the health sector. Finally, the research will argue that unless the CN recognize and appreciate the value of building a strong linkage with the health sector, its contribution in tackling the shortage of skilled and semi-skilled indigenous health care specialist will be below the government expectations, thus continuing relaying on expatriates for years ahead.
Netflix, Wasp Network and the Cuban exile settled in Miami
Authors: Martínez Rafael Ángel Salazar , Portal Moreno Rayza
Published: August 2021

Since its premiere, “Wasp Network” film has been object of intense activism against the Cuban exiles settled in Miami. In that sense, this paper aims to determine the incidence of this activism on the film’s trajectory on Netflix. Document review and content analysis are used as techniques. The main finding shows that, in face of pretense that film was not seen, there was an opposite impact, with particular emphasis on the Cuban community itself in United States and, to a lesser extent, in Spain and Latin American countries.
The Impact of Experience on the Intrinsic Motivation of EFL Teachers Who Teach Online
Authors: Er Beril , Karataş Necmiye
Published: August 2021

Remote teaching has become more popular than before in Turkey as in most parts of the world because of Covid-19 pandemic. Most of the teachers and students have had some difficulties in adapting to distance education. It has been observed that the motivation of both parties might be affected by this sudden shift to online education. Although many reasons affecting teacher motivation have been identified so far, it is believed that every single study will contribute to the purpose of bettering the present EFL teaching. The current study aims to investigate the role of experience on the intrinsic motivation of EFL teachers involved in online teaching andto find out whether years of experience have an effect on teachers' intrinsic motivation. In this study, the data was compiled from 46 EFL teachers working at Istanbul Aydin University English Preparatory School. An adapted Attitude/Motivation Test Battery (AMTB) questionnaire was used to gather the data. The obtained descriptive data were analyzed by using SPSS. The results of this study proved that experience does not have a significant impact on EFL teachers’ motivation teaching online.
Implementation of Functions Legislation Council of Representatives of the Regional Provincial North Sulawesi Year 2016-2018
Authors: Likuajang Rafli , Pangkey Itje , Tumbel Goinpeace
Published: August 2021

Based on field data in 2016-2018, 18 regional regulations have been successfully enacted. However, according to information from the legal bureau, all regional regulations from 2016-2018 have been sourced from regional executive regulations, and there are no DPRD-initiated regulations. Every year, draft regional regulations on DPRD initiatives are included in the priority scales of the regional regulations but have not been enacted. Quality of DPRD members. With the limited quality of board members in understanding legal drafting for the formation of regional regulations, the board members encourage establishing a technical guidance program related to legal drafting. However, in its implementation, it is the members of the council who do not take it seriously, so the substance of the materials for technical guidance is not implemented in forming regional regulations. This study aims to analyze how the implementation of the legislative function of the DPRD of North Sulawesi Province for the 2016-2018 period. In connection with one of the council's functions in terms of legislation, namely forming regional regulations. In it further analyzes the things that make the DPRD less than optimal in the field of legislation. So that it gets a result from the discussion that can be a reference for improving the system and scientific literacy material in the study of public administration management. The approach used in this research is qualitative—data collection using interviews, observations and documentaries. Data analysis uses data analysis techniques according to the Miles and Huberman model, namely Data Reduction, Data Display, and Verification. The results showed that implementing the legislative function of the DPRD of North Sulawesi Province has not run optimally. This refers to the achievements of local initiative regulations, all of which are sourced from regional executive regulations. The timeliness of DPRD in formulating regional regulations has not been optimal. The process of forming regional regulations is less than optimal, hampered by several factors, including the Absence of DPRD members at the special committee meeting for regional regulations, the quality of DPRD members, more lengthy procedures for DPRD initiatives.
Implementation of Law no. 2 of 2004 concerning the Settlement of Industrial Relations Disputes Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic in North Sulawesi Province
Authors: Ticoalu Maya Geil Theresia Berlian , Kairupan Sisca Beatrix , Mandagi Marthinus
Published: August 2021

The COVID-19 outbreak at the beginning of 2020 shocked the world had a significant impact on the world community. The deadly virus, first discovered in Wuhan, China, killed thousands of people in various countries. Regulations or policies that the government has set are very influential in every sector and aspect of human life. Disputes or cases are possible in every human relationship. They were even considering that legal subjects have long known legal entities, the more parties involved in them. With the increasingly complex pattern of people’s lives, the scope of the incident or dispute event covers a broader scope, which often gets the spotlight on industrial relations disputes. The purpose of this article is industrial solution disputes, especially disputes through mediation dismissed in the middle of a pandemic covid 19 North Sulawesi as mandated by Article 8 of law No. 2 of 2004. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach. Researchers will use the data collection techniques to study the literature, field studies, observations, interviews, and documentation. The results of the study concluded; 1. The implementation of Law Number 2 the Year 2004 has been very effective in resolving disputes through the mediation process carried out by the Manpower and Transmigration Office of North Sulawesi Province. 2. There are still obstacles in the dispute resolution process through mediation conducted by the Manpower and Transmigration Office Transmigration of North Sulawesi Province, based on Law Number 1 of 2004. 3. There are several inhibiting factors in optimizing the settlement of industrial relations disputes in North Sulawesi. Such as companies that do not want to pay compensation on time, disputes after layoffs occur in the process of mediation. Dispute resolution time is more than the time limit by Law no. 2 of 2004. The implementation of dispute resolution is not by the procedure because the disputing parties are not
The Influence of Service Marketing Mix and Umrah Service Quality on Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty towards Umrah Travel Agents in Malaysia
Authors: Othman Bestoon , Harun Amran Bin
Published: August 2021

In the Malaysian Umrah industry, there are so many new participants selling and offering similar products and services. As a result, Umrah providers must compete to survive in this industry, as there are currently so many competitors.  They need to focus on customers’ special needs and preferences to maintain and retain the long-term relationship. Thus, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between service marketing mix and Umrah service quality on customer loyalty towards Umrah travel agents, and the mediating effect of customer satisfaction in the relationship between service marketing mix/service quality and customer loyalty towards Umrah travel agents in Malaysia. This study explored and integrated two new dimensions    (not Ps) for service marketing mix namely after-sale service and marketing communication rather than traditional service marketing mix of 7 P’s. The study’s research framework was supported by the Stimulus-Organism-Response theory. Three of the four main constructs namely; service marketing mix, Umrah service quality and customer satisfaction were conceptualised as second order constructs and assessed via the reflective-formative approach. Customer loyalty which acted as the dependent variable was measured reflectively through seven multi items. All the items were assessed using the 5-point Likert scale. Data was derived from 384 Umrah customers who have used Umrah traveling services. All the constructs such as product, price, promotion, place, people, process, physical evidence, marketing communication, and after-sale service (marketing mix), Umrah service quality includes tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy had significant effects on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. However, second hypothesis Umrah service quality and customer loyalty which were found not significant. Two indirect effect hypotheses to examine the role of customer satisfaction as mediators were accepted as full mediation. The study findings were discussed thoroughly and concluded with a discussion on the implications, the limitation of the study and recommendations for future study.
LA JUSTICIA DE PAZ EN PORTUGAL: SU PROTAGONISMO EN LA APLICACIÓN DE MEDIOS ALTERNATIVOS DE RESOLUCIÓN DE CONFLICTOS
Authors: ETXEBERRIA GURIDI JOSÉ FRANCISCO
Published: August 2021

La Justicia de Paz española está en crisis. El modelo portugués de
Juzgados de Paz puede constituir una alternativa aceptable desde nuestra perspectiva.
Las diferencias entre ambos modelos son notables: el Juez de Paz portugués
es un Juez profesional y titulado en Derecho; su ámbito competencial es amplio,
pero sólo en materia civil; la determinación del territorio de su jurisdicción es
flexible; el procedimiento ante el Juzgado de Paz es informal y flexible, y tiene por
objeto favorecer el acuerdo entre las partes; por ello, los Juzgados de Paz protagonizan
la implantación de métodos alternativos como la mediación o la conciliación.
En cada Juzgado existe un servicio de mediación intraprocesal con el objetivo
de favorecer el acuerdo entre las partes.

Espainiako bake-justizia krisian dago. Bake Epaitegien eredu
portugaldarra oso alternatiba egokia izan daiteke gure ikuspegitik. Bi ereduen arteko
ezberdintasunak nabarmenak dira: Portugaleko bake-epailea epaile profesionala
da, zuzenbideko tituluduna; hainbat alorretako eskumenak ditu, baina alor
zibilekoak denak; bere jurisdikzioaren barruko eremua malgua da; Bake Epaitegian
prozedura informala eta malgua darama, bi aldeen arteko akordioa laguntzea baitu
helburu, horregatik, Bake Epaitegiek bestelako metodoak erabiltzen dituzte Portugalen,
esate baterako, bitartekaritza edo adiskidetzea. Epaitegi bakoitzean prozesu
bitarteko bitartekari-zerbitzua dago, aldeei ados jartzen laguntzeko.

Spanish Peace Courts are in crisis. The Portuguese model of Peace
courts might be an acceptable alternative from our perspective. The differences
between both models are remarkable: the Portuguese judge is a professional who
holds a degree in Law; with a flexible determination of its territorial jurisdiction;
the procedure before the Peace Court is informal and flexible and it aims to favour
the agreement between the parties; therefore, the Peace Courts have the leading
role of introducing alternative methods like mediation and conciliation. In every
peace court there is an intraprocedural mediation service with the purpose of
favouring the agreement between the parties.
LA COMISIÓN DE CAYETANO MANRIQUE EN DEFENSA DE LOS FUEROS VASCOS EN 1866 Y SU MEMORIA A LAS DIPUTACIONES VASCAS
Authors: VÁZQUEZ DE PRADA TIFFE MERCEDES
Published: August 2021

Se trata en este artículo de la comisión de investigación de Cayetano
Manrique en los archivos de la Chancillería de Valladolid y Simancas en defensa
de la foralidad vasca. En previsión de un nuevo ataque del senador Sánchez
Silva que tuvo lugar en junio de 1867 la investigación de Manrique sirvió de base
para la publicación de las tres rectificaciones forales al discurso del senador andaluz
y para la reimpresión anotada de la Historia y Fueros del País Vasco, de 1868.
Se incluye la transcripción de la memoria de Cayetano Manrique de septiembre
de 1866 a las diputaciones vascas sobre su gestión y el inventario documental con
su comentario crítico.

Euskal foruaren defentsan, Valladolidekoeta Simancaseko chancilleríako
artxibategian Cayetano Manrique jaunari agindutako ikerlanari buruzko
artikulua da hauxe. Sánchez Silva senatariak berriz ere eraso egingo zuela aurrez
ikusita, eta halaxe egin zuen 1867. urtean, Manriqueren ikerlana oinarri ezin hobea
izan zen Andaluziako senatariaren diskurtsoan foruarekin lotutako hiru zuzenketak
argitaratzeko, eta Historia y Fueros del País Vasco, 1868koa, berriz inprimatzeko,
ohar eta guzti. Cayetano Martínezek 1866. irailean euskal aldundien kudeaketari
buruz egindako memoriaren transkribapena ere badakar, eta agiri-inbentarioa ere,
ohar kritiko eta guzti.

This paper analyzes the investigatory commission of Cayetano
Manrique in the Royal Chancery of Valladolid and Simancas archives in defence
of the Basque foral liberties. In view of a new attack by Senator Sánchez Silva that
took place in June 1867, Manrique¿s investigation was the base for the publication
of his foral rectifications to the speech of the andalusian senator and the reprint
in 1868 of the History and jurisdiction of the Basque Country. It includes the
management report of Cayetano Manrique to the Basque provincial councils in
1866 and the inventory of documentary sources with his critical comment.
ADMINISTRAZIO PUBLIKOA ETA GARDENTASUNA. NAFARROAKO FORU ERKIDEGOAREN ETA EUSKAL AUTONOMIA ERKIDEGOAREN KASUEN INGURUKO AIPAMEN BEREZIA
Authors: GALLASTEGUI ORMAECHEA ITXASO
Published: August 2021

El tema de esta obra es la transparencia en la Administración en estos
últimos años, tanto desde un punto de vista general, como en relación a diferentes
sectores, reconociendo que goza de escaso protagonismo. A pesar de que lo fructífera
que ha sido la Unión Europea en los últimos tiempos se puede considerar de
excepcional, todavía debemos colocar al Estado Español entre los pocos países comunitarios
que no cuentan con una ley de transparencia. La puesta en marcha de una
firme política de transparencia puede suponer el primer paso en el inevitable cambio
de paradigma para hacer frente a la situación que viven actualmente el propio estado
y, en general, la mayoría de las comunidades autónomas que lo componen. Ese cambio
debería tener como eje principal el potenciar de manera importante las relaciones
entre la administración pública y los ciudadanos, con el objetivo de aclarar ciertas imprecisiones.
De esa forma, los resultados obtenidos por medio de ensayos prácticos
coincidirían con los avances en la legislación, sin ningún género de dudas.

Lan honek administrazio-gardentasuna du hizpide, azken urteotan,
bai ikuspuntu orokor batetik, bai sektore ezberdinei begira, duen protagonismo urria
aintzatetsita. Europar Batasunak hondarraldian aurkeztutako oparotasuna salbuespentzat
jo badaiteke ere, Espainiako Estatua gardentasun-legerik gabeko Komunitateko
herrialde apurren artean kokatu beharra dago oraindik. Gardentasun- politika
indartsu bat abian jartzeak, hain justu, Estatuak berak, eta oro har, berori osatzen
duten Autonomia Erkidego gehientsuenek, egun bizi duten egoerari aurre egiteko
halabeharrezko paradigma aldaketaren lehen urratsa suposa dezake. Administrazio
Publikoaren eta herritarren harremanen indartze nabarmena izan beharko luke aldatze
horrek ardatz, bestelako zenbait zehaztugabetasun argitzeko zereginean. Hala,
saiakera praktikoak direla bide erdietsitako emaitzek bat egingo lukete araugintza
alorreko aurrerapausoekin, inolako ezbairik gabe.

The topic of this work is transparency in the Administration during
last years, both from a general point of view and relative to different areas, acknowledging
its scant prominence. Despite the EU being so profitable in recent times can
be considered outstanding, we still have to place Spanish State among the few Community
countries which lack an Act about transparency. The start-up of a steady policy
about transparency can be the first step to the unavoidable change of paradigm
in order to face the situation that the same State and the Autonomous Communities
which are part of the former live. That change should have as core idea to strengthen
greatly the relationships between public administration and citizens with the scope
of clarifying some ambiguities. Thus, the results obtained by means of practical tests
would agree beyond doubt on the advances in the legislation.
RED NATURA 2000: MARGEN DE APRECIACIÓN ESTATAL, EVALUACIÓN DE LA IMPORTANCIA COMUNITARIA DE LOS LUGARES Y SITUACIÓN ACTUAL DE LA RED EN GIPUZKOA
Authors: PÉREZ PÉREZ JUAN JOSÉ
Published: August 2021

Natura 2000 es la red ecológica europea diseñada por la Directiva
Hábitats, norma que persigue un objetivo de conservación de hábitats naturales y
de especies. En su creación se distinguen varias etapas. La inicial consiste en una
selección por los Estados miembros de los lugares que pueden integrar la red,
evaluando su importancia nacional y proponiendo una lista a la Comisión, Institución
que seguidamente efectúa una nueva selección de lugares mediante una evaluación
de la importancia comunitaria de los mismos. En este trabajo se analiza el
margen de apreciación real para configurar las listas nacionales de lugares del que
disponen los Estados miembros en esa etapa inicial, y la posterior intervención de
la Comisión, condicionada por su falta de información. También se describe la situación
de la red en Gipuzkoa, cuando su creación llega a la etapa final con la reciente
designación de algunos lugares como Zona Especiales de Conservación.

Natura 2000 Europako sare ekologikoa da, habitat naturalak eta
espezieak babesteko helburua duen Habitat Zuzentarauak diseinatutakoa. Sorreran,
hainbat fase desberdintzen dira. Hasierakoan, estatu kideek sarearen barne
egon daitezkeen lekuak hautatzen dituzte, herrialdearentzat duten garrantzia balioetsita,
eta Batzordeari leku horien zerrenda aurkezten diote. Ondoren, Batzordeak
leku horiek sarean sartu edo ez erabakitzen du, daukaten garrantzi komunitarioaren
arabera. Lan honetan, estatu kideek hasierako fasean lekuen zerrendak
osatzeko daukaten hautemate errealeko marjina aztertzen da, bai eta Batzordearen
ondorengo esku hartzea ere, informazio-eskasiak erabat baldintzatzen duena. Era
berean, sarea Gipuzkoan zein egoeratan dagoen aztertzen da, duela gutxi leku batzuk
Babes Bereziko Eremu izendatu baitira.

Natura 2000 is the European ecologic network designed by the
Habitats Directive and it pursues the objective of conservation of natural habitats
and species. In its creation, several stages are to be distinguished. The initial one
lies in one selection of the sites that might be part of the network elaborated by
the Member States, assessing their national relevance and proposing a list to the
Commission, and this institution will subsequently do a new selection of sites after
an evaluation of those. In this work we analyze the real margin of appreciation
when elaborating the national lists of sites by the Member States in that initial
stage, and the following intervention of the Commission, which is constrained by
its lack of information. It is also described the situation of the network in Gipuzkoa,
when its creation is at the last stage with the recent designation of some sites as
Special Areas of Conservation.
VISÃO POLÍTICA PARA A REGULAÇÃO ECONÔMICA NO BRASIL, SUAS CONSEQUÊNCIAS NA SOCIEDADE E SUA EFICÁCIA
Authors: Pretti Gleibe
Published: August 2021

Abordaremos a regulação econômica no Brasil e os atos da política nas decisões econômicas, que visa exatamente o equilíbrio no mercado, porém, a existência de carteis, assim como uma regulação relativa , a qual, apenas tenta esconder interesses escusos, de determinados grupos, sob a égide de proteção, como por exemplo os direitos trabalhistas. Iremos analisar se o atual sistema tem eficácia na prática e o que podemos realizar para mudar esse quadro, como a democracia direta.
Çocuk Kitaplarının Kalıplaşmış Söz Varlığı Üzerine Bir İnceleme: Keloğlan Masalları
Authors: UYSAL Aslı
Published: August 2021

Bu araştırmanın amacı Tahir Alangu’nun yayına hazırladığı “Keloğlan Masalları” adlı kitabın kalıplaşmış söz varlığı unsurlarını tespit etmektir. Kitapta geçen kalıplaşmış söz varlığı unsurları ikilemeler, deyimler, tekerlemeler, kalıp sözler ve atasözleri olmak üzere beş başlıkta incelenmiştir. Yapılan bu araştırma nitel araştırma özelliği taşımaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman incelemesi yöntemi kullanılarak toplanmış ve verilerin analizinde betimsel analiz kullanılmıştır. Daha sonrasında elde edilen veriler tablolar halinde sunulmuş ve yorumlanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda kitapta 254’ü farklı olmak üzere 651 ikileme, 250’si farklı olmak üzere 447 deyim, 31’i farklı olmak üzere 48 tekerleme, 51’i farklı olmak üzere 91 kalıp söz ve 3’ü farklı olmak üzere 22 atasözü tespit edilmiştir. Ulaşılan bu sonuçlar neticesinde Tahir Alangu’nun “Keloğlan Masalları” adlı masal kitabının geneline bakıldığında dilimizin kalıplaşmış söz varlığını iyi bir şekilde yansıttığı ancak özeline bakıldığında farklı atasözlerinin yetersiz olduğu söylenebilir. Sonraki araştırmalar için “Keloğlan Masalları” adlı kitabın çocuk edebiyatının temel ögeleri açısından incelenip değerlendirilmesi önerilebilir.
Сакральные смыслы и образы человека в концептуальных инсталляциях алматинского куратора Елены Григорьян
Authors: Шкляева Светлана
Published: August 2021

Творчество куратора и художницы Елены Григорьян – редчайшее, если не единственное, обращение в contemporary art Алматы к современной художественной практике инсталляций, нередко отражающих дискурсивные темы христианской и социально-культурной антропологии.
Авторская визуализация христианских символов и видение в других артефактах высоких образов человека – личности – в жанре инсталляции не освещены в искусствоведческих работах, что позволяет назвать исследование в статье актуальным. Целью статьи стало изучение эволюции методов работы куратора с образами христианских духовных ценностей и контекстами символов «культурной памяти»; а задачами – выяснение композиционных инсталляционных приёмов, использованных куратором, в синтетическом звучании творческих идей, осуществлённых в материальном воплощении (авторской керамики, артефактов, архитектуры и др.). В написании статьи использованы методы «классического искусствоведения» – описательный, иконологический, стилистический; философии – семиотический, отсылающий к метафорам библейского нарратива и методу Барта. Особое внимание уделено подходам куратора к способам визуализации бытия инсталляции и процессу его взаимодействия со зрителем. В хронологической последовательности отмечены стилистические особенности арт-проектов: вначале это метод библейских овеществленных метафор, позже – некоторых подобий размещения образов в сакральном декоре храмового пространства, далее – способы понимания единства смысла содержания духовного и материального. Определены уровни выражения чувственно-эмоционального начала, где визуальный образ имеет свойство прочтения не только зримого, но и незримого. Выявлены авторские направления в создании инсталляций – интерпретация смысла христианских символов и «культурной памяти», обращенной к творящему человеку, – личности, согласно тезису христианской антропологии в изложении Бердяева: «именно в творчестве человек наиболее подобен Творцу».
 Показано, что главная стратегия куратора в построении концепта и композиционного решения интерпретационных образов инсталляций имеет свою актуализированную направленность, связанную с феноменом личной и социальной «благодарности» и обращённостью к зрителям.
SIR modelling of COVID-19 with cumulative cases, deaths, recovered and active cases in India
Authors:   Department of Statistics Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India., Das Sourav , Garg Vikas ,   Department of Statistics Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Published: August 2021

COVID-19 which has spread internationally very rapidly and has become a pandemic. In this research paper, we set forward a statistical model called SIR-Poisson helps us to determine the spread of infectious disease of COVID-19 in India. The proposed SIR-Poisson model is able to predict the range of the infected cases in a future period. It is also used to detect the transmission of the COVID-19. Using the SIR-Poisson model and based on daily reported we attempted to predict the future disease period over 104 days.
CONFLICT MONITORING AND SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT OF SEME BORDER OF NIGERIA AND REPUBLIC OF BENIN
Authors: OLAIFA T. A.
Published: August 2021

Conflict Monitoring is a crucial exercise in peace building. It is often designed to detect early warning signs of potential intra/interpersonal, intra/inter-organisational and other forms of conflict. Monitoring and Evaluation should be a major component of any development process. However, in many countries of the Sahel region this crucial component of development is neglected in their border regions. The issue is not a dearth of national policy/ies on Monitoring and Evaluation but that of the political will of governments to enforce the implementation of such policies. The extrapolation of evaluation   policies into constructive actions germane to development often suffers governmental neglect. This paper presents the report of the strategies deployed in conflict monitoring and risk evaluation of the Seme Border of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin, with a view to enhancing full understanding of the risks inherent in security operations at the border, designing a pro-active agenda in the areas of profiling, targeting and selecting as preventive diplomacy against further degeneration of activities in the area and resultant threat to the security of both countries.
CONSTRUCTION OF EROTIC NUANCES ON WHATSAPP AND BBM BY NIGERIAN STUDENTS
Authors: AKINOLA O. O. , OGUNSANYA A. A.
Published: August 2021

WhatsApp and BBM are popular instant messengers among Nigerian youths, particularly those of tertiary education age. Both applications are used by different shades of people across both genders as means to achieve different end. This study investigates how both apps are used in the construction of erotic conversations. The study is exploratory in nature and is intended to sketch initial understanding from different pictures painted by individual participants. Consequently, semi-structured interview of the qualitative method was used to extract responses from 20 participants, 10 each from both genders. All participants were drawn randomly from National Diploma (NDI) students of Mass Communication Department of Lagos State Polytechnic, Isolo Campus, Nigeria and year three and four students of Mass Communication Department of Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria. Findings revealed that for technical, operational and financial reasons, participants prefer WhatsApp to BBM. Majority of their erotic experiences occur on WhatsApp, involving, largely, chat buddies they have physical familiarity with. Also, most of the participants received more of nude, sexually explicit pictures of a chat buddy at some point in their erotic chat experiences in addition to pornographic films and sexually charged voice notes.
ANALYSIS OF PARENT – TEENAGER’S COMMUNICATION ON SEX EDUCATION AMONG SELECTED PARENTS IN ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE
Authors: ARIYO A. M. , ARIBISALA T. M.
Published: August 2021

The study examined the impact of parents – teenagers’ communication on sex education. Three research questions were generated for this study. The study utilized a purposive sampling technique to select 246 parents in Abeokuta Metropolis. Results indicated that 59.8% of parents disagreed to discussing sex education with their children until they are fully matured, 76.8% of the parents wait for the right mood of their teenagers before giving them sex education and 63.7% of the parents reported that their teenage child find them boring whenever they want to give them sex education. It was recommended that parents should endeavour to be a friend to their children even before their teen years so as to enable an effective parent – teenagers’ communication.
AN EVALUATION OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL INCLINATION AMONG CLOTHING AND TEXTILE UNDERGRADUATE IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA
Authors: Olowokeere P. O. , AMUBODE A. A. , OJO E. B. , SALAMI A. O.
Published: August 2021

Entrepreneurship has been described as an incubator and energiser of market innovation, product and technological growth as well as a means of revitalising the economy and reducing unemployment. This study focused on assessing the entrepreneurship inclination among Clothing and Textile undergraduates and their attitude towards government entrepreneurial programmes. The study was carried out in selected tertiary institutions (Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and Universities) in South-Western Nigeria. A Multistage sampling was used with a combination of stratified and proportionate sampling to select four hundred and fifty (450) final year students from the selected tertiary institutions in South-Western Nigeria. Data were collected with the aid of questionnaire and were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Results showed that most of the respondents were female (55.3%) while (44.7%) were male with a mean age of 22 years. More than half (54%) of the respondents were from Colleges of Education, 23.7% were from Universities and 22.2% were from Polytechnics. The findings further revealed that 30.4%, 24%, 19.6% and 14.2% were studying Home Economics, Creative arts, Fine arts and Clothing and Textiles respectively. The percentage of response on the students’ attitude towards entrepreneurship was 87.3%. The results of the chi-square showed that only the educational status of the respondents (χ2=14.65, p<0.05) indicated a significant relationship between the educational status of the students and their entrepreneurial inclination. The regression analysis showed that there was a significant correlation between government empowerment programme and the entrepreneurial inclination of the respondents (r = 0.43, P = 0.00). The β value of 0.43 explained the percentage of government empowerment programme to entrepreneurial inclination of the respondents. Also, there was no significant difference between entrepreneurial skills inclination of undergraduate students across the selected tertiary institutions at P < 0.05 level of significance. The study concluded that respondents in the study area have positive attitude towards government entrepreneurship programme. Consequently, the respondents are entrepreneurial inclined and government entrepreneurship programme is effective to reduce unemployment in the country and in promoting job creation.
PARTICIPATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: SOETAN A. A. , APANTAKU O. S. , ABDULSALAM-SAGHIR P. B. , AYINDE A.F. O.
Published: August 2021

People with disabilities (PLWDs) are generally believed to be incapacitated in all spheres of life endeavours. This study assessed their participation in agricultural activities as well the determinants     affecting their participation. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 268 respondents from persons who are: physically challenged (PC), with visually impairment (VI), speech impaired (SI) and lepers (L) from a list of registered members of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities list in Ogun State. Data collected through interview guide were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and Binary Logistic Regression. Few (30.6%) of the respondents participated in agricultural activities. The agricultural activities mostly participated by PC were egg production (41.4%), cassava production (31.0%) and free range chicken production(27.6%). Also, persons with PVI engaged in free range chicken (44.0%), cassava (32.0%) and maize (28.0%) productions while lepers were engaged in millet (78.6%), cassava (46.4%) and free range chicken (35.7%) production. Few PC (6.9%) and PVI (16.0%) were engaged in broiler production, while 48.0% percent (PC), 32.0% (VI) and 10.7% (lepers) of the PWDs who participated in agricultural activities had access to extension agents. The binary logistic regression results showed that the determinantswhichsignificantly(p<0.01) influenced PWDs’ likelihood of participation in agricultural activities were access to agricultural training (β = 4.14), access to agricultural inputs (β=3.46), access to agricultural credit or loan (β =2.59),access to assistive technologies (β =3.28)and access to land (β=2.11). The constraints encountered by PWDs participating in agriculture were lack of funds (x̅ = 4.02), inaccessibility to land (x̅ = 3.72), inadequate infrastructure (x̅ = 3.16), inadequate assistive technology (x̅ = 3.05) and negative attitude of people towards PWDs (x̅ = 2.81) as well as negative attitude of people to PWDs (x̅ = 2.81). The study recommended that provision of lands, agricultural trainings, inclusive agricultural extension service delivery, assistive technology and change of negative mindset towards PWDs, may enhance their participation in agricultural activities.
A FASHION COLOUR COMBINATION VISUALIZATION MODEL USING GENETIC ALGORITHM
Authors: SALAKO O S , OLORUNTOBA C O , SANUSI O V , MARUF-SOGEYINBO A A
Published: August 2021

Selecting appropriate colours poses great challenge for expert fashion designers and users. At times, different coloured fabrics and textiles have to be manually placed side by side to see how well they combine. In this paper, a model was developed for fashion colour combination visualization for ladies using concepts in genetic algorithm to achieve a display of colour variations. This research involved 26 users to suggest rules that guide choosing fashion colour combination for ladies in the initial stage. Analysis of the questionnaire was carried out in an online survey site. Two of the suggestions made by the users were considered. These are light colours on dark colours and stripped colours on plain colours. The system was implemented using C# programming language and XAML. It was found to be a useful tool to users and fashion designers for the visualization of fashion colour combination for ladies.
STOCHASTIC PREDICTION OF MONTHLY INFLATION RATES THROUGH KALMAN FILTERING
Authors: DAWODU G. A. , AKINTUNDE A. A. , ARIYO S. O.
Published: August 2021

Inflation measure is an important indicator of the state of an economy and the desire to determine it ahead of “time” cannot be overemphasised. This paper presents a step-by-step algorithm to predict the would-be monthly inflation rate of the Nigerian economy, using Kalman Filtering Predictor (KFP). The ordinary structural model for a time series (structTS) is highlighted to “fairly” compete against our proposed KFP. The structTS is a powerful “competitor”, it is in recommended R package “stats” and used for fitting basic structural models to “univariate” time series. It is quite reliable and fast, and is used as a benchmark in some comparisons of filtering techniques, it is indeed the “predictor” to “beat”, yet our proposed KFP has more to “offer”. The pertinent statistics and pictorial representation of the results obtained, through both techniques, is highlighted for any “incorruptible” judge’s perusal. All of these are contained in the couple of illustrative examples that exhibit the steps involved in the proposed algorithm, using a hypothetical monthly inflation rate and the monthly inflation rates data (January, 2011 to June, 2014) of the Nigerian economy.
A BINOMIAL MODEL APPROXIMATION FOR MULTIPLE TESTING
Authors: ADELEKE I. A. , ADEYEMI A. O. , AKARAWAK E. E.E.
Published: August 2021

Multiple testing is associated with simultaneous testing of many hypotheses, and frequently calls for adjusting level of significance in some way that the probability of observing at least one significant result due to chance remains below the desired significance levels. This study developed a Binomial Model Approximations (BMA) method as an alternative to addressing the multiplicity problem associated with testing more than one hypothesis at a time. The proposed method has demonstrated capacity for controlling Type I Error Rate as sample size increases when compared with the existing Bonferroni and False Discovery Rate (FDR).
USE OF DRILL CUTTINGS ASH AS STABILISING AGENT FOR SELECTED NIGER DELTA SOILS FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Authors: ALAYAKI F. M. , AL-TABBAA A. , AYOTAMUNO M. J.
Published: August 2021

his study investigated potential of the use of Drill Cuttings Ash (DCA) in the stabilisation of Niger Delta soils for road construction. Most of the in-situ soils encountered in the region are fine-grained and highly plastic that would require special treatment. Four soil samples were obtained and the following tests were carried out: classification, compaction, California Bearing Ratio (CBR), and Unconfined Compressive strength (UCS). Dry DCA quantities ranging 2 – 8 percentages by weight of the soil was added to the air-dried soils for the stabilisation process. They were classified as A-6 (clayey soil), A-2-6 (clayey sand), A-3 (silty fine sand), and A-4 (silty clay soil). Generically, the unstabilised soils were fine-grained having low to medium plasticity, with low shear strength. Other results showed that 6% DCA content caused improvement in the texture, plasticity, and dry density of the clayey soil, while its CBR and UCS parameters compared favourably well with the unstabilised soil values. Also, there was increase in CBR value of the clayey soil after soaking for 24 hours. DCA increased the plasticity of the clayey sand, silty fine sand, and silty clay soil, and there was no substantial improvement in their strength properties. These results showed that DCA would be useful in improving clayey soilswhich are known to be prone to excessive swelling and difficult to handle during construction especially after heavy rainfall.
GENDER-RELATED ALTERATIONS IN FREE FATTY ACIDS AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN HYPERTENSION CO-MORBIDLY OCCURRING WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Authors: AKAMO A. J. , UGBAJA R. N. , ADEMUYIWA O. , AKINLOYE D. I. , SOMADE O. T. , OJO D. A. , TALABI O. A. , BALOGUN E. A.
Published: August 2021

Increase in plasma free fatty acids (FFAs) concentrations may cause cellular damage via the induction of oxidative stress. The aim of this present study was to investigate FFAs and oxidative stress in hypertension co-morbidly occurring with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Age and sex matched control subjects (n=150) and patients (n=470) [hypertensive nondiabetics (HND, n=179), normotensive diabetics (ND, n=132), hypertensive diabetics (HD, n=159)] presenting at the Medical Out-Patient Clinic of the State Hospital, Abeokuta, Nigeria were recruited. Fasting plasma glucose, creatinine, urea, FFAs, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were determined spectrophotometrically. The presence of either or both diseases resulted in significant increase (p<0.05) in the plasma FFAs and oxidative stress marker-TBARS in different compartments (plasma, erythrocytes andlipoproteins) for both male and female patients when compared with their control counterparts. The increase in FFAs was more marked in comorbidity female when compared with other female patients. There was significant (p<0.05) difference in gender FFAs concentrations. In both controls and patients, FFAs in plasma are significantly (p<0.05) higher in male when compared with their female counterparts. This research revealed biochemical variations in hypertension co-morbidly occurring with T2DMcharacterised by gender-related elevation in FFAs and enhanced oxidative stress. Plasma FFAs might be a good biomarker predicting the occurrence and development of hypertension and/or T2DM.
COORDINATIVE INTERACTION OF CHITOSAN-AZO DYES TOWARDS SELECTED FIRST ROW TRANSITION METALS
Authors: EJEROMEDOGHENE O. , ADEOYE M. D. , ADEWUYI S. , ADEWUYI S.
Published: August 2021

Chitosan is an abundant bio-polymer obtained by alkaline deacetylation of chitin in the exoskeleton of crustaceans. Chitosan was found to be an attractive alternative to other bio materials due to its significant physicochemical behavior and ability to selectively bind to transition and post transition metals. In order to improve the performance of this bio-polymer, chemical modification of chitosan composite and its derivatives have gained much attention. In this study, a new biopolymeric ligand was synthesized by functionalizing chitosan with eriochrome black T (EBT) and sudan III (S3) dyes. The functionalized compounds were interacted with Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) metal ions at varied concentrations leading to complex formation. Both the new ligand and the complexes obtained at high yields were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and Uv-Vis Spectroscopy. The FT-IR spectra revealed a possible hydrogen bonding between chitosan and the azo dye. It also suggests an interaction between the N=N of the ligand with the metal ions. In addition, the Uv-Visible spectra studies showed that on reacting various concentrations of metal ions with ligand the absorbance increases with decreasing concentration of the metal ions and was able to interact with as low as 0.001 M of the studied metal salts.
ANTHROPOMETRIC EVALUATION OF A UNIVERSITY LECTURE HALL’S SEAT
Authors: ARIBISALA A. A. , KOMOLAFE O. D. , SANUSI O. M. , MARTINS O. O.
Published: August 2021

Ergonomics deals with the methods and processes of designing workplaces so that they fit the individuals that make use of them. This paper focuses on the anthropometric evaluation of the lecture hall’s seat of a University. Two anthropometric dimensions, the popliteal height (PH) and the buttock-popliteal length (BP) of 188 undergraduate students using the University lecture hall were taken. The lecture hall’s seat has height of 465mm and depth of 405mm. It was found that 61% of the student population used for the study was in the fit range of the seat height. Examining the seat depth and buttock to popliteal length, it was observed that 53.7% of the students may be comfortable using the present seat depth design of 405mm dimension, while over 46% of the students’ population used for the study might not be able to utilize the backrest of the seat. From this study, it was found that the seat depth of the University lecture hall’s seats were not adequate and a model should be developed to determine the most appropriate seat depth required for the University’s lecture hall’s seats.