bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Relationship among Job Satisfaction, Attitude towards work And Organizational Commitment
Authors: Ahmed Aqeel , Farzeen Maria , Anwar Naveed
Published: August 2018

This study examines the relationship of job satisfaction (JS) and attitude towards work (ATW) with organization commitment (OC) of Islamic bank of Pakistan. The Impact of JS and ATW OC is measured. It is hypothesized that JS and ATW are equally and strongly related to OC. The finding shows that there is a relationship between JS and ATW with OC. It is concluded that ATW is higher correlation with OC than the JS. It is also concluded that overall model is significant. The finding of the descriptive statistics shows that employees are just satisfied with their job and attitude towards is also above the moderate level and OC is little bit lacking in large Islamic bank of Pakistan. The researchers can conclude that performance of the employee is very much related with JS and ATW.
The Relationship of Clothing with Personal Identity of Different Clothing Style Personalities among Working Women
Authors: Gillani Bakht Shahida , Haider Syeda Kaniz-i-Fatima , Jan Farzand Ali
Published: August 2018

This study examined how clothing choices are influenced by personal identity. The purpose of this study was to find out relationship of clothing with personal identity among different clothing style personalities. A convenience sample of 300 employed women from Govt., semi Govt., and private colleges, schools, offices and hospitals was selected for the study. In the first phase, women of six clothing style personalities were selected by a questionnaire based on six different choices of clothes and accessories. In the second phase, they were investigated for finding the relationship between their clothing choices and personal identity. A self constructed questionnaire was used for this purpose. Classic, Dramatic, and Natural Style Personalities scored higher on the scale than Romantic, IngÃ©nue, and Gamin Style Personalities. To test the hypothesis, t-test was used that showed significance between Classic Style, Dramatic Style, and Natural Style Personalities (group-I) and Romantic Style, IngÃ©nue Style and Gamin Style Personalities (group-II). It was found by this study that our clothing choices are directly related to personality traits. The study will help people to get information about clothing concept; how clothing will be related to personality impressions and judgments.
War against Terrorism and its Impact on Childrenâ€™s Academic Performance In District Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Authors: Naz Arab , Ali Muhammad Adnan , Mahsud Nasim Khan , Khan Waseem
Published: August 2018

Terrorism has immensely affected the lives and standard of living of common masses across the country. Such a menace gave birth to numerous apprehensions and affected lives of subject masses and adversely impacted the institutions. The current study tends to investigate the impacts of war against terrorism/militancy on childrenâ€™s education, specifically on their academic performance in District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Data has been collected from 200 children of class 9th and 10th in the target area using stratified random sampling technique through interview schedule. Besides, the analysis has been performed through SPSS, using Chi-Square test where findings of the study show that militancy and terrorism have multiple and diverse impacts upon studentsâ€™ academic achievements and learning performance in the form of grading, marksâ€™ attainment, enrollment and behavior.
Bahá’í History in the Formative Age The World Crusade, 1953–1963
Authors: Hassall Graham
Published: August 2018

The evolution of the Bahá’í community from its obscure and persecuted origins to world encirclement has been rapid. At the time of Bahá’u’lláh’s death in 1892, there were followers in fifteen countries. By late 1921 when Shoghi Effendi’s assumption of the Guardianship was decreed in the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Bahá’ís were resident in thirty-five countries. A period of consolidation followed, in which Shoghi Effendi sought the administrative and doctrinal maturation of Bahá’í communities emerging in diverse sociopolitical and religious contexts. This article considers the essential features of the last significant phase of Shoghi Effendi’s ministry, the decade of the World Crusade, 1953–1963. In doing so, it seeks to raise questions concerning the contemporary practice of historical Bahá’í scholarship.
The Psychology of Spirituality
Authors: Diessner Rhett
Published: August 2018

by Hossein B. Danesh. Paradigm Publishing, Victoria, and Nine Pines Publishing, Manotick, ON, 1994, 270 pages.
Role of the Feminine in the Bahá’í Faith
Authors: Woodman Ross
Published: August 2018

This article will propose a non-gendered understanding of the terms “Masculine” and “Feminine,” in which the terms refer to two completely interdependent forces or energies at work within the Manifestation as the Revealer of the Word, as well as throughout the creation including the human individual. It will then focus upon the unprecedented role of the Feminine in the Bahá’í Faith, particularly as it corrects the oppositional imbalance between the Masculine and the Feminine in the Adamic cycle. A close examination of Bahá’u’lláh’s address to Carmel as his consort or New Jerusalem bride and the role played by the Maid[s] of Heaven in his Revelation, will stress the importance of what Bahá’u’lláh in the Kitáb-i-Íqán calls “the brides of inner meaning” who issue unveiled from a new revelation of the Word. Understanding the importance of the Feminine in its nuptial union with, rather than subordination to, the Masculine may, one hopes, lead to a deeper understanding of what it now means to be created in the image and likeness of God.
Community Participation in The Provision and Maintenance of Self –Help Projects in Michika Local Government Area Adamawa State, Nigeria
Authors: Jerry Samuel Hyellamada , Mshelia Alfred D. , Guli Njamba John
Published: August 2018

This study investigated community participation in self-help projects in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria. The sample size of the study comprises 100 respondents from 5 selected district out of the 8 districts that make up the Local Government Area. The samples size were made up of 32 females and 68 males from the five districts drawn through stratified random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a structured set of questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using simple descriptive statistical techniques which was summarize with the use of SPSS software. The result of the study shows the presence of facilities built by community self-help projects in Michika Local Government Area as affirmed by 98% of the respondents. The level of community participation is high (43% of respondents) with regards to engaging in self – help project in the face of government neglect or dwindling resources. The result also showed that the major constraints facing community self-help projects in Michika Local Government Area according to respondent is (48%) lack of government support (14%) and awareness (17%). The study recommend the need to create more enlightenment amongst the community with regards to their participation in executing self-help projects and the need for government to support these initiatives with finance and materials.
Interdisciplinarity under consideration of the Theoretical System of Expanded Affectivity
Authors: PAULS MONIKA PENNER , Loos-Sant'Ana Helga , Sant'Ana-Loos René Simonato
Published: August 2018

This article is based on one of the authors dissertation, which general goal was to investigate the approximations between the learning of Mathematics and the formal language. The work is based on the bibliographic research on the development of Mathematics and language, both at phylogenetic as well as at ontogenetic level. It is argued that Mathematics and language are made possible to the human being by the same basic characteristic - the ability for abstract thinking. Thus, these two disciplines are searched for similarities, as well as for viable paths for a more fruitful work in the intricacies of Mathematics. The authors argument that the field of semiotic studies, which encompasses the two disciplines discussed here (Language and Mathematics), can play the role of a link between the two of them, as well as provide possibilities for an interdisciplinary work that brings fruitful results for the learning of these areas. The work’s main theoretical reference is the Theoretical System of Expanded Affectivity (TSEA), which aims to study the human being and its relation with the world in its integrality. Thus, one of the objectives is to seek the integration of knowledge, as opposed to the exacerbated fragmentation currently found in science and in school institutions. It is also intended that this work be a source of reflection on possibilities for an expanded view of the knowledge and the human being itself.
HEALTH ACTIVIST EDUCATION FOR BRAZIL
Authors: Lima Rita de Cássia Gabrielli Souza , Labrêa Camila Gonçalves , Ros Marco Aurélio da , Corrêa Adriana Grabner , Souza Paula Corrêa , Riveiro Liana , Feliciano Joelma , Kieling Marina Goelzer
Published: August 2018

The article socializes a few sectoral bonds as managed in an experience of the Extension Project Antonio Gramsci: fostering the activist conception of education, of the University of Vale do Itajaí. The experience took place in 2016 with elderly people from the Community Center for the Elderly from Itaipava section of Itajaí city, Brazil, in partnership with workers of a local Health Primary Care Unit and of the Local Health Council. The testimonies were analyzed dialectically by means of the category “We want to dance again, and we appreciate plants”, while the narratives expressed a symbolic pain in view of the cut of municipal resources to guarantee the trips and balls that used to take place monthly and the willingness to make a community garden. The involved sectors recognized the extension program as an effective class and the locus to develop the praxis.
Evaluation of the Operative Treatment in Chronic Haematogenous Pyogenic Osteomyelitis by Sequestrectomy and Saucerisation in Children
Authors: Rashid Md Mamun Or , Rahman Md Aminur , Choudhury AKM Anisuzzaman , Akhtar Khursheda , Akhtar Khodeza
Published: August 2018

Background: Complete resolution occurs in many other types of infections with the use of antibiotics but not always with chronic pyogenic osteomyelitis.Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of most conventional method of surgical treatment of chronic pyogenic osteomyelitis by sequestrectomy and saucerisation in Children.Methodology: This present study was a prospective study conducted at Bangabandhu Shekh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 2015 to December 2016 for a period of two (2) years. Patients aged up to 16 years were included in the study. Purposive sampling was done.  Only chronic osteomyelitis of haematogenous origin were included after proper selection of the patients. Sequestrectomy and saucerisation was done. Wound was kept open and allowed to heal from bottom and sides of the wound.Result: A total 36 patients aged up to 16 years were included in the study. Among the cases two third were male 26(72.23%) and rest were female 10(27.77%). The male female ratio was 2.6:1.Therefore the incident was significantly high in males (p<0.01). Most of the patients 28(77.77%) were in 6 to 16 age group, which was significantly high (p<0.01) and mean age was 9.83years. Average time taken for wound healing was 3.75 weeks. Regarding antibiotics, Cap Flucloxacillin was the maximum choice.  Patients were followed up to maximum 2 years and evaluated clinically and radiologically. Maximum patients 31(86.10%) had satisfactory (good and fair) outcome, but only 5(13.88%) patients had poor outcome. There was a significant association among sequestrectomy and saucerisation with final outcome (p<0.001).Conclusion: It was concluded that describing operative technique is still method of choice for surgical treatment of chronic haematogenous pyogenic osteomyelitis.Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases 2018;5(1):15-20
Knowledge of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among the Patients under Anti- Tubercular Therapy
Authors: Sagir Golam , Islam Rafiqul , Rashid Md Mamnur , Hossain Mohammad Akter , Haque Mohammad Ashraful
Published: August 2018

Background: Knowledge on tuberculosis is very important among the patients under anti-tubercular therapy for proper management.Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge about tuberculosis among patients attending the DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course) corner.Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted in the DOTs corner of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh and Sylhet Chest Disease Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh during the period from June 2011 to November 2011 for a period of six (6) months. All the patients who were diagnosed as case of pulmonary tuberculosis and were treated with anti-tubercular drugs at DOTs corner who attended in the both Hospitals, Sylhet were selected as study population.Result: The age of the patients ranged from 18 to 70 years with the mean age of 41.2 (SD+ 12.4) years. The age of the male patients were ranging from 18 to 70 years with the mean age of 42.1 (SD: 12.8) years. Among the 194 patients, 90(46.4%) patients had good knowledge and 104(53.6%) patients had poor knowledge about tuberculosis.Conclusion: In conclusion, greater efforts therefore need to be undertaken to improve TB control among TB patients through appropriate and sustainable health education.Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases 2018;5(1):27-31
Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Review Update
Authors: Akram Arifa
Published: August 2018

Occult HBV infection (OBI) is defined as HBV DNA detection in serum or in the liver by sensitive diagnostic tests in HbsAg negative individuals with or without serologic markers of previous viral exposure. Since OBI was first described in the late 1970s, there has been increasing concern in this topic. OBI can be both a source of virus contamination in blood and organ donations and the reservoir for full blown hepatitis after reactivation. HBV reactivation depends on viral and host factors but these associations have not been analyzed thoroughly. Although the exact mechanism of OBI yet not proved, intrahepatic persistence of viral covalently closed circular DNA under the host’s strong immune suppression of HBV replication and gene expression seems to be a cause. Current evidence suggests that OBI can favour the progression of fibrosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and post transfusion hepatitis (PTH). Epidemiological data regarding the global prevalence of OBI vary due to the use of detection methods of different sensitivity and specificity. Appropriate diagnostic techniques must be adopted. Sensitive HBV DNA amplification assay is the gold standard assay for detection of OBI.Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases 2018;5(1):32-38
Cellular Abnormalities and Emerging Biomarkers in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Authors: Singal Ashwani K. , Bailey Shannon M.
Published: August 2018

Alcohol-associated liver disease (AALD) is the third most common preventable cause for disease burden and mortality in the US. AALD, including alcoholic hepatitis (AH), contributes to half of admissions from decompensated liver disease and 20% of all liver transplants in the US. Peripheral blood cells contribute to systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and fibrosis in AALD and AH. Alcohol dysregulates function of lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, and tissue macrophages of the innate immune system. These alterations in turn can modulate adaptive immune responses. In this review, we describe these disruptive effects of alcohol on cells of the innate and adaptive immune system and focus on cellular-based emerging biomarkers on diagnosis and prognosis of patients with AALD and AH.
The Initial Mass Function in the Coma Berenices Dwarf Galaxy from Deep Near-infrared HST Observations
Authors: Gennaro Mario , Geha Marla , Tchernyshyov Kirill , Brown Thomas M. , Avila Roberto J. , Conroy Charlie , Muñoz Ricardo R. , Simon Joshua D. , Tumlinson Jason
Published: August 2018

We use deep Hubble Space Telescope (HST) WFC3/IR imaging to study the initial mass function (IMF) of the ultra-faint dwarf galaxy Coma Berenices (Com Ber). Our observations reach the lowest stellar mass ever probed in a resolved galaxy, with 50% completeness at ∼0.17 M
⊙. Unresolved background galaxies, however, limit our purity below ∼0.23 M
⊙. If modeled with a single power law, we find that the IMF slope is

(68% credible intervals), compared to a Milky Way value of −2.3. For a broken power law, we obtain a low-mass slope of

, a high-mass slope of

, and a break mass of

M
⊙, compared to −1.3, −2.3, and 0.5 M
⊙ for a Kroupa IMF, and for a log-normal IMF model, we obtain values of

M
⊙ for the location parameter and of

for σ (0.22 M
⊙ and 0.57 for the Chabrier system IMF). All three parameterizations produce similar agreement with the data. Our results agree with previous analyses of shallower optical HST data. However, an analysis of similar optical data of other dwarfs finds IMFs significantly more bottom-light than in the Milky Way. These results suggest two, non-mutually exclusive possibilities: that the discrepancy of the dwarf galaxies’ IMF with respect to the Milky Way is at least partly an artifact of using a single-power-law model, and that there is real variance in the IMF at low masses between the currently studied nearby dwarfs, with Com Ber being similar to the Milky Way, but other dwarfs differing significantly.
Validating Forward Modeling and Inversions of Helioseismic Holography Measurements
Authors: DeGrave K. , Braun D. C. , Birch A. C. , Crouch A. D. , Javornik B.
Published: August 2018

Here, we use synthetic data to explore the performance of forward models and inverse methods for helioseismic holography. Specifically, this work presents the first comprehensive test of inverse modeling for flows using lateral-vantage (deep-focus) holography. We derive sensitivity functions in the Born approximation. We then use these sensitivity functions in a series of forward models and inversions of flows from a publicly available magnetohydrodynamic quiet-Sun simulation. The forward travel times computed using the kernels generally compare favorably with measurements obtained by applying holography, in a lateral-vantage configuration, on a 15 hr time series of artificial Dopplergrams extracted from the simulation. Inversions for the horizontal flow components are able to reproduce the flows in the upper 3 Mm of the domain, but are compromised by noise at greater depths.
A Comprehensive Model of the Meteoroid Environment around Mercury
Authors: Pokorný Petr , Sarantos Menelaos , Janches Diego
Published: August 2018

To characterize the meteoroid environment around Mercury and its contribution to the planet’s exosphere, we combined four distinctive sources of meteoroids in the solar system: main-belt asteroids, Jupiter-family comets, Halley-type comets, and Oort Cloud comets. All meteoroid populations are described by currently available dynamical models. We used a recent calibration of the meteoroid influx onto Earth as a constraint for the combined population model on Mercury. We predict vastly different distributions of orbital elements, impact velocities, and directions of arrival for all four meteoroid populations at Mercury. We demonstrate that the most likely model of Mercury’s meteoroid environment—in the sense of agreement with Earth—provides good agreement with previously reported observations of Mercury’s exosphere by the MESSENGER spacecraft and is not highly sensitive to variations of uncertain parameters such as the ratio of these populations at Earth, the size–frequency distribution, and the collisional lifetime of meteoroids. Finally, we provide a fully calibrated model consisting of high-resolution maps of mass influx and surface vaporization rates for different values of Mercury’s true anomaly angle.
Magellan Adaptive Optics Imaging of PDS 70: Measuring the Mass Accretion Rate of a Young Giant Planet within a Gapped Disk
Authors: Wagner Kevin , Follette Katherine B. , Close Laird M. , Apai Dániel , Gibbs Aidan , Keppler Miriam , Müller André , Henning Thomas , Kasper Markus , Wu Ya-Lin , Long Joseph , Males Jared , Morzinski Katie , McClure Melissa
Published: August 2018

PDS 70b is a recently discovered and directly imaged exoplanet within the wide (≳40 au) cavity around PDS 70. Ongoing accretion onto the central star suggests that accretion onto PDS 70b may also be ongoing. We present the first high-contrast images at Hα (656 nm) and nearby continuum (643 nm) of PDS 70 utilizing the MagAO system. The combination of these filters allows for the accretion rate of the young planet to be inferred, as hot infalling hydrogen gas will emit strongly at Hα over the optical continuum. We detected a source in Hα at the position of PDS 70b on two sequential nights in 2018 May, for which we establish a false positive probability of <0.1%. We conclude that PDS 70b is a young, actively accreting planet. We utilize the Hα line luminosity to derive a mass accretion rate of

M

˙

=

10

−
8
±
1

M
Jup yr−1, where the large uncertainty is primarily due to the unknown amount of optical extinction from the circumstellar and circumplanetary disks. PDS 70b represents the second case of an accreting planet interior to a disk gap, and is among the early examples of a planet observed during its formation.
Association between VEGF-634G>C Gene Polymorphism with Gastric Premalignant Lesions and Serum VEGF Levels in Helicobacter pylori Gastritis Patients
Authors: Siregar Gontar Alamsyah , Parwati Ida , Achmad Tri Hanggono , Syukriani Yoni Fuadah
Published: August 2018

AIM: To evaluate the association between VEGF-634G>C gene polymorphism with premalignant gastric lesions as well as the level of VEGF.METHODS: This cross-sectional study included patients with H. pylori gastritis at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Permata Bunda General Hospital, and Universitas Sumatera Utara Hospital, Medan, Indonesia. Detection of H. pylori infection was made using positive results of 14C-UBT, rapid urease test, and/or immunohistochemistry. Gastric premalignant lesion diagnosis was made when one or more of the following were present: chronic atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, or dysplasia. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to examine VEGF-634G>C gene polymorphism. Additionally, serum samples of patients with H. pylori gastritis were obtained to determine the level of circulating VEGF. Data were analysed using SPSS version 22.RESULTS: A total number of 87 patients with H. pylori gastritis were included in this study. Of all participants, 26 patients (29.9%) showed gastric premalignancy. There was a significant association between GG+GC genotype of VEGF-634G>C and gastric premalignant lesions (P = 0.003; OR (CI 95%) = 6.07 (1.88-41.71)). VEGF-634 G>C polymorphism also showed an association with VEGF serum levels (P = 0.005). Patients with the GG+GC genotype would be at risk of 3.16 times to have high VEGF levels compared to CC genotypes.CONCLUSION: VEGF-634G>C polymorphism, in particular, GG+GC genotype was associated with an increased risk of gastric premalignant transformation as well as having high VEGF levels in patients with H.pylori gastritis.
A Rare Dermatologic Disease in Pregnancy: Rosacea Fulminans- Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Demir Omer , Tas Inci Sema , Gunay Berrin , Gungor Ugurlucan Funda
Published: August 2018

BACKGROUND: Rosacea is a common, chronic disorder that can present with a variety of cutaneous or ocular manifestations. Skin involvement primarily affects the central face, with findings such as persistent centrofacial redness, papules, pustules, flushing, telangiectasia, and phymatous skin changes. The pathways that lead to the development of rosacea are not well understood. The relationship of pyoderma faciale (also known as rosacea fulminans) to rosacea also is uncertain. We aimed to write this article with the aim of showing how a pregnant patient who has been aggravated by the degree of lesions on the face during the first trimester of pregnancy is treated and to show what is in the literature in this issue.CASE REPORT: A 22-year-old woman complained of painful erythema, papules and pustules on the face. She had fever and malaise during the sixth week of her first pregnancy and a history of the mild eruption and seborrhea before her pregnancy with flaring over the preceding 4 weeks. Dermatologic examination revealed red erythema of all involved facial areas; the lesions consisted of papules, pustules and nodules. The case was diagnosed as rosacea fulminans (pyoderma faciale) by these findings. In the literature, there are some effective therapeutic options such as retinoids, tetracyclines, antiandrogenic contraceptives, and dapsone and these were not used because they are contraindicated in pregnancy. Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1 gr/day, wet compresses, and a fusidic acid cream were started. After the activity of the disease had been suppressed for 10 days, antibiotic was stopped, and the other treatment options were applied topically for the next month. One month after cessation of treatment, the lesions had disappeared with only mild erythema remaining. There was minimally flushing on the face and no telangiectasia.CONCLUSION: In conclusion, there is no substantial evidence as to the mechanism by which pregnancy may trigger this conditioner whether the gender of the fetus influences the development of rosacea fulminans, but is generally accepted that hormonal changes in pregnancy play an important role. The pathogenesis of rosacea fulminans remains uncertain, but it is obvious that the further basic and clinical research is required to optimise the management of this rare facial dermatosis.
Obesity Related Metabolic Disorders and Risk of Renal Disease: Impact of Hypocaloric Diet and Avena Sativa Supplement
Authors: El Shebini Salwa M. , Moaty Maha I. A. , Fouad Suzanne , Ahmed Nihad H. , Tapozada Salwa T.
Published: August 2018

BACKGROUND: The recognition of the complications of obesity in various organs and systems should make clinicians and dietitians aware of the importance of early strategies to fight obesity in all age groups.AIM: The objective of this study was to evaluate the early effect of using Avena sativa (oat) flour supplement compared to a hypocaloric diet in the management of obesity-related metabolic disorders.MATERIAL AND METHODS: Snack was prepared from wholemeal wheat flour (100% extraction) and oat flour. Chemical analysis of the raw materials and the formulae was carried out. 106 obese women with their mean body mass index were 37.73 ± 0.56 kg/m² volunteered for 8 weeks period. They were divided into two groups; group (A), consumed hypocaloric diet supplemented by the prepared snack, while group (B) subjects followed the low caloric balanced diet. All patients were monitored clinically, anthropometrically, dietary 24 h recall and biochemically.RESULT: Data demonstrated significantly decreased in the mean levels of the anthropometric parameters. Group (A) showed a higher decrease in the waist circumference, WHR, body fat% and SBP; while in group (B) weight, BMI, chest circumference and DBP were the most affected parameters. The reduction in the biochemical parameters was higher in the group (A). At the baseline, high values of cystatin-C were found in both groups which may indicate early renal injury. At the end of the study, a significant reduction of the cystatin concentration was observed among both groups (-24.54 & -12.23%).CONCLUSION: The healthy effect of the dietary oat supplement on the reduction of central obesity, percentage body fat and different metabolic disorders criteria was confirmed than with hypocaloric diet.
Description of immature stages and biological notes of Cassidispa relicta Medvedev, 1957, a newly recorded species from China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Hispini)
Authors: Liao Chengqing , Zhang Zhilin , Xu Jiasheng , Staines Charles L. , Dai Xiaohua
Published: August 2018

The first instar and mature larva and pupa of Cassidispa relicta Medvedev, 1957, a newly recorded species from China, are described and figured. The chaetotaxy of the head, mouthparts, legs, and dorsal and ventral surfaces of the body is described. This is the first detailed description of immatures in the genus Cassidispa. Diagnostic characters of this species are compared with other described immatures of some Hispini genera. Biological notes on C. relicta, such as host plants, feeding patterns of adults, structure of larval mines and life history, are also presented.
Les shoppers de sites d’achats groupés sont-ils tous des « chasseurs de bonnes affaires » ? Proposition d’une typologie des profils d’achat
Authors: Gonzalez Christine , Korchia Michaël , de Pechpeyrou Pauline
Published: August 2018

Les sites d’achats groupés ont été accusés de ne présenter que peu d’intérêt sur le long terme pour les prestataires, puisque les acheteurs seraient avant tout des « chasseurs » de bonnes affaires. Les recherches existantes sur les motivations de magasinage apportent une réponse imparfaite à cette assertion car elles ne prennent pas en compte de nouvelles tendances comme le consommateur co-créateur de valeur ou socialement responsable. Plusieurs études terrain mettent en évidence l’existence de sept motivations distinctes, dont la négociation avec les prestataires, ainsi que de cinq profils d’acheteurs.
Diagnostic des pratiques managériales agiles des relations collectivités publiques-associations dans le cadre d’une recherche-intervention
Authors: Baudet Cédric , Heim Jérôme
Published: August 2018

Nous nous interrogeons sur la manière dont les collectivités publiques peuvent faciliter l’organisation et le fonctionnement des activités associatives. Par une recherche-intervention, nous présentons un diagnostic de la commune de Val-de Travers en Suisse et de ses méthodes d’encadrement des associations. Nous généralisons ce cas en proposant des pratiques agiles visant à améliorer les relations collectivités publiques-associations.
Preoperative Prediction of the Optimal Toric Intraocular Lens Alignment Meridian
Authors: Chamberlain Paul D. , Montes de Oca Ildamaris , Shah Ravi , Wang Li , Weikert Mitchell P. , Khandelwal Sumitra S. , Al-Mohtaseb Zaina
Published: August 2018

PURPOSE:

To determine whether any of three keratometry devices is superior to the others in predicting the ideal toric intraocular lens (IOL) alignment meridian.

METHODS:

A retrospective review was performed to identify patients who underwent cataract phacoemulsification with toric IOL implantation from November 2014 to November 2016 at a single academic institution. For each patient, corneal measurements were performed with an optical low-coherence reflectometer/autokeratometer (OLCR), a dual Scheimpflug/Placido analyzer, and a color light-emitting diode (LED) topographer. Postoperatively, the ideal toric IOL alignment meridian that would have resulted in the least amount of residual astigmatism was determined using the online Berdhal & Hardten Toric Results Analyzer (BHTRA). To determine the prediction error, this ideal alignment meridian was compared to the corneal meridian with the highest refractive power, as provided by the three devices.

RESULTS:

Fifty-six eyes of 56 patients were included in the study. The mean absolute errors in the toric IOL alignment meridians of the color LED topographer, dual Scheimpflug/Placido analyzer, and OLCR were 5.2° ± 5.2°, 7.6° ± 5.7°, and 5.4° ± 5.1°, respectively. There was no significant difference in the ability of each device to predict the ideal alignment meridian as determined by the BHTRA.

CONCLUSIONS:

The color LED topographer, dual Scheimpflug/Placido analyzer, and OLCR may all be used to preoperatively determine the best alignment meridian for toric IOL placement. Surgeons should use their best judgment in determining which device to use in preoperative planning for individual patients.

[
J Refract Surg.
2018;34(8):515–520.]
Early Epithelial Remodeling After Standard and Iontophoresis-Assisted Corneal Cross-linking as Evaluated by Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Authors: Atia Raphael , Jouve Lea , Sandali Otman , Laroche Laurent , Borderie Vincent , Bouheraoua Nacim
Published: August 2018

PURPOSE:

To evaluate and compare epithelial remodeling after standard corneal cross-linking (S-CXL) and iontophoresis-assisted CXL (I-CXL) in eyes with keratoconus by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT).

METHODS:

In this prospective, observational study, AS-OCT and corneal topography were performed before and 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery. Corneal pachymetry was performed and epithelial and stromal thicknesses (central and 16 points on the 6-mm central zone) and the maximum simulated keratometry value (Kmax) were measured.

RESULTS:

Two groups of 30 patients (60 eyes total) with progressive keratoconus underwent S-CXL or I-CXL. Before surgery, both groups of patients presented with an irregular epithelial thickness profile. At 6 months postoperatively, localized corneal epithelial thinning was observed in the superior (
P
= .026), inferior (
P
= .034), inferonasal (
P
= .024), and nasal (
P
= .035) areas at 3 mm and in the superior (
P
= .039), nasal (
P
= .043), and inferior (
P
= .01) areas at 6 mm in the SCXL group. Localized corneal epithelial thinning was observed at 3 (
P
= .04) and 6 (
P
= .01) mm in the inferior area in the I-CXL group. No significant stromal changes were observed for either group. Kmax was stable in both groups at 6 months.

CONCLUSIONS:

Significant epithelial remodeling occurs after S-CXL, resulting in a thinner, more regular thickness profile than after I-CXL. Epithelial thickness profile measurements after I-CXL could be used as an adjunctive follow-up tool for monitoring the efficacy of CXL in progressive keratoconus.

[
J Refract Surg.
2018;34(8):551–558.]
Analysis of the Robustness of Norway's Economy and Energy Supply/Demand Fluctuations
Authors: Hamledar Maryam , Saeidi Reza , Aslani Alireza
Published: August 2018

The high dependency on fossil fuels, fluctuations in prices and supply have macro/micro-economics effects for both energy exporters and importers. Therefore, understanding economic stability based on energy market changes is an important subject for policymakers and researchers. Norway, as a fossil fuel exporting country, is a good choice for the analysis of the relationships between economic robustness and fossil fuel economic fluctuations. While the country is one of the pioneers in the field of sustainable energy utilization, they have tried to provide a robust economic environment for oil export revenues. In this chapter, the impacts of energy changes on the economy are investigated in Norway. In this regard, first, the impact of oil prices on macro-economic parameters is discussed. Afterwards, the main issues related to energy economics including resilience of the energy sector, energy policies, economics analysis of the energy sector, and the electricity markets are discussed.
Legal Analysis of Contract Management for Effective Supply Chain Administration
Authors: Nandamuri Purna Prabhakar , Munaganti Annapurna Devi , Jain Rekh Raj
Published: August 2018

Modern businesses have rapidly been transforming to become more competitive by developing competitive advantage through focusing on the core business and outsourcing what is not vital to the principal objective to third party agencies. Thus, the relevance of third party supply chain systems has augmented spawning the necessity to establish an effective legal framework for efficient contract management at national and international levels. The present chapter critically analyzes the Indian perspective of contract management for effective supply chain administration by presenting the legal provisions and case laws pertaining to various aspects of supply chains such as contract formation, unenforceable contracts, UNCITRAL model law, law of agencies, contract indemnity, contractual liability of third party, performance of contracts, international commercial terms, CISG convention, legal bases for recognition of electronic records, and the dispute resolution system through various institutions.
Building a Sustainable Food Supply Chain and Managing Food Losses
Authors: Gunarathne A D Nuwan , Navaratne D. G. , Gunaratne M. L. S. , Pakianathan Amanda Erasha , Perera Yasasi Tharindra
Published: August 2018

With the unprecedented growth in the world's population, the supply of food has already become a major global challenge. The world food crisis highlights a large quantity of food going waste or lost due to many unsustainable practices in the food supply chain. This chapter provides a conceptual model to build a sustainable food supply chain while minimizing the food waste that occurs at different stages. By incorporating stakeholder management and other behavioral aspects while at the same time following a continuous improvement cycle, the model deviates from other techno-oriented or fragmented guidelines available on the subject. For the purpose of better understanding or providing practical applications, real-life case studies are also presented. Hence, the model provides useful guidelines for business organizations and other actors in the food supply chain to incorporate sustainability while minimizing environmental, social, and economic impacts of food losses/waste.
Turtles or Tourists?
Authors: Nulkar Gurudas V.
Published: August 2018

While ecotourism is a well-defined concept, operationalizing it to make it financially viable is a challenge. Ecotourism has a potential to conserve natural resources and biodiversity of the region, as suggested by many case studies across the world. In the last few years, Indian tourism has experienced an overuse of the term ecotourism. However, there are no standards nor guidelines to inspire confidence in tourists, nor policies to ensure its honest use. This chapter discusses the findings of the author's comparative study of conventional tourism in Murud and ecotourism in Velas. Murud and Velas are coastal villages in Maharashtra, with similar characteristics. The Olive Ridley turtles arrive every year to Velas to lay their eggs. However, with growing human disturbances, their numbers dwindled. Velas residents chose to protect this unique phenomenon and chose to fund their conservation program with an appropriate model of ecotourism. Today, ecotourism in Velas yields income for the residents, helps fund the turtle conservancy program, and generates employment for youth.
The Impact of Leadership on Learning Outcomes
Authors: Muthiani Malechwanzi J.
Published: August 2018

Colleges across the world share a common goal of wanting to improve academic performance of students. In this era of culpability, the pressure for principals to improve students' performance has increased. The purpose of this chapter is to identify the best leadership style adopted by principals of vocational colleges in Kenya. Lecturers in selected vocational colleges were issued with a modified Bass's multi-factor leadership questionnaire (MLQ) to aid the data collection process. Structural equation model (SEM) approach was used to test a model that measures principals' best leadership style on learning outcomes. The study established that principals practiced more transactional leadership. In addition, transactional leadership style significantly and positively influenced learning outcomes. The findings have a variety of implications to vocational training and future research direction.
A Unified Smart City Model (USCM) for Smart City Conceptualization and Benchmarking
Authors: Anthopoulos Leonidas , Janssen Marijn , Weerakkody Vishanth
Published: August 2018

Smart cities have attracted an extensive and emerging interest from both science and industry with an increasing number of international examples emerging from all over the world. However, despite the significant role that smart cities can play to deal with recent urban challenges, the concept has been being criticized for not being able to realize its potential and for being a vendor hype. This paper reviews different conceptualization, benchmarks and evaluations of the smart city concept. Eight different classes of smart city conceptualization models have been discovered, which structure the unified conceptualization model and concern smart city facilities (i.e., energy, water, IoT etc.), services (i.e., health, education etc.), governance, planning and management, architecture, data and people. Benchmarking though is still ambiguous and different perspectives are followed by the researchers that measure -and recently monitor- various factors, which somehow exceed typical technological or urban characteristics. This can be attributed to the broadness of the smart city concept. This paper sheds light to parameters that can be measured and controlled in an attempt to improve smart city potential and leaves space for corresponding future research. More specifically, smart city progress, local capacity, vulnerabilities for resilience and policy impact are only some of the variants that scholars pay attention to measure and control.
Critical Success Factors to Establish 5G Network in Smart Cities
Authors: Chatterjee Sheshadri , Kar Arpan Kumar , Gupta MP
Published: August 2018

In order to increase and develop overall performance of Modern Network Grids in Smart Cities of India with acceptable levels of security and privacy, the internal and external factors which substantially affect the performance of network grids in Smart Cities without jeopardizing privacy and security issues are needed to be identified. Besides, the interdependencies of these critical success factors are needed to be realized clearly. This paper seeks to identify these critical factors and also takes a sincere attempt to ascertain the main driving forces among these critical success factors and to ascertain inter-relationship among the CSFs. These factors here have been identified by the help of three reliable instruments which are questionnaire based survey, brainstorming and finally consolidation by Principal Component Analysis (PCA). A total of 16 critical success factors eventually have been detected by the help of PCA and finally a pragmatic structure of inter-relationship among the CSFs been developed by the application of Interpretive Structural Model (ISM).
Future of Smart Cities in the Knowledge-Based Urban Development and the Role of Award Competitions
Authors: Shaqrah Amin A.
Published: August 2018

This study investigates the role of King Abdullah II award for excellence in government performance and transparency in the making of a successful smart city. In order to achieve a better view to support smart city initiatives process and validate the research, the study conducted several interviews with all mangers of Amman municipality directorate to collect the primary data of this study. Further, a qualitative research was performed. Having reviewed the existing literature, Researcher determined the role of knowledge based urban development as a new paradigm in managing urban planning and development in order to ensure Amman city is competitive in the global market. The results concluded that greater Amman municipality applied sufficient knowledge, technology, infrastructure, skills and leadership to winning at King Abdullah II award for excellence. In the light of the literature and case findings, the paper provides recommendations for the Amman municipality and to Arab regions that are working hard to develop smart cities and seeking a global recognition.
Social Media Data Analysis in Urban E-Planning
Authors: Nummi Pilvi
Published: August 2018

Computational social media data analysis (SMDA) is opening up new possibilities for participatory urban planning. The aim of this study is to analyse what kind of computational methods can be used to analyse social media data to inform urban planning. A descriptive literature review of recent case study articles reveal that in this context SMDA has been applied mainly to location based social media data, such as geo-tagged Tweets, photographs and check-in data. There were only a few studies concerning the use of non-place-based data. Based on this review SMDA can provide planners with local knowledge about people's opinions, experiences, feelings, behaviour, and about the city structure. However, integration of this knowledge in planning and decision-making has not been completely successful in any of the cases. By way of a conclusion, a planning-led categorization of the SMDA method's tools and analysis results is suggested.
Applications of Crowdsourcing in Sustainable Urban Development Planning in Developing Countries
Authors: Abubakar Ismaila Rimi
Published: August 2018

To efficiently manage growth and changes arising from rapidly increasing population and urbanization trends, developing countries need to employ appropriate tools to analyze the key issues involved. Globally, crowdsourcing is increasingly being applied to facilitate sustainable urban development (SUD) planning process. Crowdsourcing has already proved capable of generating new models for urban planning and governance that source and mobilize diverse social actors working toward sustainable and innovation-oriented urban space. However, few studies have explored crowdsourcing applications in SUD planning in developing countries. Therefore, based on desktop study, this chapter examines applications of crowdsourcing in SUD planning in developing countries. The chapter reviews the conceptual and historical foundation of crowdsourcing, and highlights some exemplary applications of crowdsourcing in SUD planning worldwide. It then discusses the challenges and potentials of crowdsourcing as a tool in planning for SUD in developing countries and concludes with future research directions.
Detecting Sexual Harassment in Workplace Electronic Communications Networks
Authors: Bishop Jonathan
Published: August 2018

Sexual harassment has been a problem within organisations for some time. Its manifestation in electronic communication networks can be seen to amount to cyber-bullying or cyber-stalking. Through looking at records relating to an instance of sexual harassment at a higher education institution, including from that member of staff's workplace, and those created by referrals to the police, the court service, and their workplace, this chapter shows how a piece of assistive technology called the ‘Protective Technology for Ensuring Guardianship of Environmental Resources' (PROTEGER) can automatically detect sexual harassment narratives. In this context, ‘environmental resources' should refer to both humans and documents. Human resource managers would be better equipped to deal with disputes between staff if PROTEGER was running on their local area network as it might not be a matter of one member of staff's word against another's.
Gendered Violence and Victim-Blaming
Authors: Sweeny JoAnne
Published: August 2018

Cyber-harassment and Revenge pornography are international problems that can cause psychological, financial and physical harm to their victims. And yet, despite legal efforts in several countries, the law has yet to fully address these issues. Instead, enactment and enforcement of laws is undermined by the gendered nature of these acts, which leads to (typically male) police and prosecutors to treat victims with ambivalence and even scorn. This article shows that, despite the prevalence and dangers involved with cyber-harassment and revenge porn, victims are still often left without redress. This article also analyzes law enforcement's tendency to minimize victims' harm and blame victims for their own suffering. Finally, this article discusses how perceptions may begin to change, which could lead to a better understanding of the full range of behaviors and effects of cyber-harassment and revenge pornography and, consequently, better legal outcomes for victims.