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A heuristic algorithm for straight-line embedding of a hamiltonian cycle onto a given set of points inside simple polygons
Authors: Fadavian Maryam , Fadavian Heidar
Published: October 2022

This paper investigated the problem of embedding a simple Hamiltonian Cycle with n vertices on n points inside a simple polygon. This problem seeks to embed a straight-line cycle (without bends), which does not intersect either itself or the sides of the polygon, i.e., it is planar. This problem is a special case of an open problem to find a simple Hamiltonian (s, X, t)-path (a simple path that starts at s and ends at t, where s, t, and all other vertices within the path are a member of set X) inside a simple polygon, which does not intersect itself or the sides of the polygon. The complexity of the problem in this paper is not verified yet, and it is an open problem. However, similar problems are resolved that are NP-Complete. A heuristic algorithm with time complexity of O(r(n2m + n3)) and space complexity of O(n2 + m) is proposed to solve the problem.
Deep Asymmetric Extraction and Aggregation for Infrared Small Target Detection
Authors: Lin Zhongwu , Ming Ruixing , Zhou Qinghui , Huang Min , Yao Guohui , Lei Zhuo
Published: October 2022

Infrared small target detection is widely applied in military and civilian fields. Due to the small size of infrared targets, textural detail is missing. Common target detection methods extract semantic feature by narrowing down the feature map several times, which may lead to the small targets lost in deep layers and are not effective for infrared small target detection. To solve this problem, we propose a novel network called deep asymmetric extraction and aggregation. The network mainly consists of two processes - the vertical feature extraction and the horizontal feature aggregation, both of which are enhanced by an asymmetric attention mechanism. In the vertical process, The use of asymmetric attention mechanism combined with the reduction of down-sampling makes the small target better retained in the deep layers. Then through the horizontal process, shallow spatial feature and deep semantic feature are aggregated to further highlight the small targets while suppressing background noise. Experiments on the public datasets NUAA-SISRT and MDvsFA-cGan show that our proposed network outperforms the state-of-the-art methods in terms of both detection accuracy and parameter efficiency.
Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica strain which caused severe bovine mastitis
Authors: Stevanović Oliver , Milanov Dubravka , Prošić Isidora , Gajdov Vladimir , Nedić Drago , Sladojević Željko , Radalj Andrea
Published: October 2022

Available data on the clinical significance of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in veterinary medicine are scarce and usually concern individual reports of local or systemic pyogranulomatous lesions in domestic animals. In this study, we report a case of severe bovine mastitis caused by N. cyriacigeorgica, non-responsive to antimicrobial therapy, on a smallholder farm in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At physical examination, the udder was hard, with enlarged hind quarters and teats, and reduced milk production with no gross changes to the secretion were documented. After causative agent isolation and suspected actinobacteria, further identification was impossible using routine microbiological methods. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using the disk diffusion method according to published recommendations. The sample was further examined using MALDI-TOF MS with inconclusive results. Additionally, the 16S rRNA sequence analysis, verified by multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) using gyrB, 16S rRNA, secA1, and hsp65 sequences, confirmed the N. cyriacigeorgica species. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on N. cyriacigeorgica isolation from a clinical case of bovine mastitis in European dairy farms and the first MLSA methodology approach to discriminate a Nocardia spp. strain isolated from animals. Most lactating cows in Bosnia and Herzegovina are held in traditional farming conditions which may serve as a predisposing factor for nocardial mastitis. More studies are required to analyze the possible aspects leading to the occurrence of mastitis caused by Nocardia spp. and the overall importance of these bacteria in the pathogenesis of infections in domestic animals.
Water quality assessment and pollution source apportionment using multivariate statistical and PMF receptor modeling techniques in a sub- watershed of the upper Yangtze River, Southwest China
Authors: Ren Xingnian , Yang Cheng , Zhao Bin , Xiao Jie , Gao Dongdong , Zhang Han
Published: October 2022

The rapid industrial and agricultural development as well as urbanization significantly affect the water environment, especially in sub-watersheds where the contaminants/constituents present in the pollution sources are complex and the flow is unstable. Water quality assessment and quantitative identification of pollution sources are the primary prerequisites for the improvement of water management and quality. In this work, 168 water samples were collected from seven stations throughout 2018–2019 along the Laixi River, which is an important pollution control unit in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Multivariate statistics and positive matrix factorization (PMF) receptor modeling techniques were used to evaluate the characteristics of the river-water quality and reveal the pollution sources. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to screen the crucial parameters and establish an optimized water quality assessment procedure to reduce the analysis cost and improve the assessment efficiency. Cluster analysis (CA) further illustrates the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of river water quality. Results indicated that high-pollution areas are concentrated in the tributaries, and the high-pollution periods are the spring and winter, which verifies the reliability of the evaluation system. The PMF model identified five and six potential pollution sources in the cold and warm seasons, respectively. Among them, pollution from agricultural activities and domestic wastewater shows the highest contributions (33.2% and 30.3%, respectively) during the cold and warm seasons, respectively. The results of this study can provide corresponding theoretical support for pollutant control and water quality improvement, and avoid the ecological and health risks caused by the deterioration of water quality.
Prediction model for SiO2 activity in the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO quaternary slag system
Authors: Lin Yue , Yi Yuan-Rong , Fang Ming-Hang , Ma Wen-Qing , Liu Wei
Published: October 2022

Activity models based on the ion and molecule coexistence theory have been widely used in the refining of metallurgical slags, with the SiO2 content of slag playing a crucial role in improving the mechanical properties of refining slag-based cementitious materials. In order to improve the reactivity of SiO2 in slag, this study established a SiO2 activity prediction model for the CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-MgO quaternary slag system based on the ion and molecule coexistence theory, validating the prediction results using reference values from the literature. Following this, the effects of w(SiO2), w(CaO), w(CaO)/w(Al2O3) and R(w(CaO)/w(SiO2)) on SiO2 activity, were explored (where w and R represent content and alkalinity, respectively). The results show that the model could accurately predict the SiO2 activity of refining slag. When the SiO2 content was increased from 10–30%, with 60% w(CaO) and a w(MgO)/w(Al2O3) ratio of 0.25, the SiO2 activity exhibited a trend of initially increasing and then decreasing, with a maximum activity value of 0.1359 reached at 17.5% w(SiO2). When slag contained 15% w(SiO2) and a w(MgO)/w(Al2O3) ratio of 0.25, the SiO2 activity decreased with increasing CaO content, reaching a maximum activity value of 0.1268 when 55% w(CaO) was present. Therefore, by controlling the ratio of w(CaO)/w(Al2O3) and w(CaO)/w(SiO2) in the slag to maintain a ratio of 3, the activity of SiO2 can be effectively increased.
Evaluation of Pulmonary Arterial Stiffness in Mild COVID-19 Patients: A Pilot Prospective Study
Authors: Korkmaz Yetkin , Cinar Tufan , Saylik Faysal , Akbulut Tayyar , Selçuk Murat , Oguz Mustafa , Hayiroglu Mert Ilker , Tanboga Ibrahim Halil
Published: October 2022

Objectives
Our primary goal was to utilize pulmonary arterial stiffness (PAS) to demonstrate the early alterations in the pulmonary vascular area in individuals with prior Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness who had not undergone hospitalization.
Methods
In total, 201 patients with prior COVID-19 infection without hospitalization and 195 healthy, age- and sex-matched individuals without a history of COVID-19 disease were included in this prospective analysis. The PAS value for each patient was calculated by dividing the mean peak pulmonary flow velocity by the pulmonary flow acceleration time.
Results
The measured PAS was 10.2 (4.11) (Hz/msn) in post-COVID-19 participants and 8.56 (1.47) (Hz/msn) in healthy subjects (p<0.001). Moreover, pulmonary artery acceleration time was significantly lower in patients with a prior history of COVID-19. Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that PAS was significantly connected to a prior COVID-19 illness (OR: 1.267; 95%CI:1.142–1.434; p<0.001). The optimal cutoff point for detecting a prior COVID-19 disease for PAS was 10.1 (sensitivity = %70.2, specificity = %87.7).
Conclusion
This might be the first investigation to reveal that patients with a history of COVID-19 had higher PAS values compared to those without COVID-19. The results of the investigation may indicate the need of regular follow up of COVID-19 patients for the development of PAH, especially during the post-COVID-19 interval.
Development of Supramolecular Metallogel derived from Nickel(II)-salt and Adipic Acid: An Effective Material for Microelectronic Semiconducting Device Application
Authors: Dhibar Subhendu , Ojha Saurav K. , Karmakar Kripasindhu , Karmakar Priya , Bhattacharjee Subham , Chatterjee Priyajit , Thyda Lavanya , Ojha Animesh K. , Saha Bidyut
Published: October 2022

An approach for the ultrasonication based synthesis of nickel(II)-metallogel was devised by employing nickel(II)-acetate salt and adipic acid at room temperature in dimethylformamide (DMF) medium. The metallogel was shown to be mechanically stable and self-healing using rheological and thixotropic analyses. Ni(II)-metallogel was described by its stone-like morphological features using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) study. The main chemical components of the metallogel have been verified by the energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) elemental mapping measurement. Additionally, the electronic device based on the metal-semiconductor (MS) junction demonstrates the electrical conductivity because of supramolecular arrangement of the Ni(II)-metallogel. Extensive testing was done to determine the metallogel's electrical properties. There was an investigation on the synthesised Ni(II)-metallogel based device's semi-conductive properties, and a Schottky barrier diode was fabricated successfully.
The effect of biochar on the salinity reduction in mung bean plant
Authors: Norolahi Zahra , Farasati Masumeh , moghaddam Ali Nakhzari
Published: October 2022

Salinity stress is considered as a serious threat to the growth of plants and crop yield in many parts of the world. It reduces the plant growth and crop production. The aim of research was investigation of biochar effect on reducing of salinity in mung bean plant. The experiment was performed in a randomized complete block design with two replications and three treatments of saline, non-saline and saline + biochar. A silty soil was used for the plant substrate while calcium chloride and sodium chloride salts were employed in order to create the salinity levels in it. The results of analysis of variance associated with the studied traits showed that the simple effects of salinity and plant organs as well as the interaction of salinity×plant organs on the calcium, magnesium, chlorine, sodium, potassium, pH and electrical conductivity (EC) levels are significant at a level of 1%. Also, the results of comparing the mean interaction of salinity×organ indicated that the highest calcium content in most cases is associated with the shoots. The biochar consumption has been found to reduce the calcium absorption at high salinity in leaves and roots and increase it in the stem and pod. Increasing the calcium chloride and sodium chloride salinities in plant organs, the concentration of potassium decreased compared to calcium and with increasing salinity levels, the concentration of all mentioned elements increased in most treatments. The results further showed that biochar leads to an increased pH level in the plant organs. Moreover, the EC value was found to be improved by applying biochar. In general, biochar increased salinity, but in most cases this increase was less than the salinity alone. According to the results, effect of organ, salinity and organ× salinity on all characteristics was significant. From the above results, it can be inferred that although high salinity reduces the growth of mung bean plant, this plant is resistant to low salinity levels. It has been found that the salinity resistance mechanism of this plant is the salt tolerance through the accumulation of ions in its organs. Therefore, it can be used in the improvement of saline soils, for the optimal use of soil resources and saline waters. Also, in order to prepare biochar, the type of plant and the conversion temperature of the plant to biochar should be considered.
HACNet: End-to-end learning of table-to-image converter and convolutional neural network
Authors: Matsuda Takuya , Uchida Kento , Saito Shota , Shirakawa Shinichi
Published: October 2022

Motivated by the high prediction performance of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), several works have applied them to tabular datasets. As CNNs are built to accept images, several transformations of tabular data have been proposed to obtain images. However, existing methods transform the tabular data to images prior to CNN training, which fails to take the prediction error into account. Additionally, they employ all features from the tables, including unimportant ones, to produce the images. Moreover, the created images might not become human-interpretable because they do not consider the interpretability of images as a metric. To overcome these problems, we propose a hard attention-based converter combined with a convolutional neural network (HACNet), consisting of an attention-based table-to-image converter and a CNN-based predictor. HACNet trains its components simultaneously by minimizing CNN prediction loss and mean squared error (MSE) between created and template images. Minimizing this MSE allows us to visually distinguish the created images with different labels. The attention-based converter selects exactly one feature for each pixel in the image via its hard-attention mechanism with Gumbel-Softmax, enabling feature selection. We experimentally show that HACNet produces human-interpretable images, reduces used features, and achieves prediction performances comparative with existing methods on several benchmark datasets.
The Impact of Non-Citizen Population in Regional Differences in Non-Voting in the USA
Authors: Ray Achintya
Published: October 2022

Given that voting is the bedrock of any functional democracy, it is an intriguing puzzle as to why many eligible voters often choose not to vote. The rational choice theory posits that voters might decide to stay away from voting, especially if they believe that their votes are inconsequential and not enough to change the outcomes of an election, especially involving many unrelated voters. However, other socioeconomic factors may modify that belief as voters may respond to the environment they live in and vote accordingly just to make a statement. Also, affinity to other fellow citizens and the presence of social capital may lead the voters to vote in higher numbers to signal voter solidarity. Using the US Census Bureau’s voting participation and citizenship composition data at the state levels for the year 2020, this paper shows that citizens feel positively inclined to participate in voting if a larger percentage of citizens are registered to vote. Furthermore, controlling for voter registration and regional indicator variables, non-voting (by the registered voters) seems to decline (voting seems to increase) as the percentage of non-citizens increases in the population. The first result seems to point to the non-trivial role played by social capital and voter affinity in increasing turnout, while the second and the key result of this paper seems to indicate that larger immigration numbers may energize the citizens to vote in higher numbers, thereby reducing the percentage of citizens who do not vote. Further evidence regarding regional variations suggests that controlling for voter registration and percentage of non-citizens in the population, non-voting may be lower in the North-Eastern and Western regions of the USA compared to the Southern and Mid-Western regions. Asymmetries in regional immigrations, voter registration and voter engagement present a very interesting dynamism for future elections and public policy formulation in the USA.
The Impact of Skills, Personality and Psychology on Management and Decision Making: Empirical Study Among Managers and Employees
Authors: Tovmasyan Gayane
Published: October 2022

This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of the influence of skills, personality factors, and psychology on management and decision-making processes. The systematization of literature on the problem of managerial decision-making has shown the impact of a significant number of internal factors on the effectiveness of corporate governance. The main purpose of the research is to determine whether personality impacts management processes in organizations. The object of the study is 25 managers and 60 employees of companies working in different spheres. The analysis in the paper is carried out in the following logical sequence: at the first stage, the literary sources containing the results of previous studies on this topic were analyzed; based on the obtained results, a survey of managers and employees of companies was conducted, and appropriate conclusions were made. Methodological tools of the research include survey, interview, and statistical methods: cross tabulation with Pearson Chi-square testing. The paper presents the results of an empirical analysis, which shows that most employees and managers think that the efficient managers are the ones who are loved by employees. According to the managers and employees, these are the best skills that an efficient manager should have: communication skills, leadership skills, decision-making skills, professional knowledge and practice. Both employees and managers think that the best managers are extroverts, ambitious and leader-like. According to the managers and employees, the most efficient managers are analytical, active, social, wise and enthusiastic. According to managers, the most efficient managers are characterized as the thinker (melancholic) and socially useful, and according to employees, the most efficient manager is characterized as the doer (choleric) and socially useful. According to managers and employees, a good decision-maker is analytical and wise. The results may be useful for organizations, also for studies in management, HR, psychology, personal development, etc.
Can a Basic Income Grant Improve the Quality of Life for the Poor in South Africa: An Analytical Review
Authors: Makole Kaizer Raseane , Ntshangase Bhekabantu Alson , Maringa Mosebeng Samuel , Msosa Steven Kayambazinthu
Published: October 2022

The relevance of this scientific problem is that there are numerous calls and arguments from civil society organisations, labour unions, progressive economists, and policy experts to the South African government regarding the introduction of basic income grant. This will help protect the unemployed from poverty and stimulate economic growth. Systematization of the literary sources and approaches for solving the problem of improving the quality of life of the poor indicates that the government (led by the African National Congress) since 1994 implemented a social security policy (the child support grant for women). At the same time, the government’s position regarding the feasibility of introducing of basic income grant as a tool for economic stimulation has changed. The African National Congress disagrees with the need for basic income grant as a tool for poverty alleviation and economic growth. The main purpose of the research is the analysis of the prerequisites for the change in the position of the African National Congress regarding the feasibility of introducing basic income grant: basic income grant is a tool for stimulating economic growth and overcoming poverty for most of the disadvantaged population of South Africa, or a means for the government to preserve its positions, which are weakening among the South African electorate. The paper presents the results of an empirical analysis, which proved that basic income grant will contribute to the increase of the national tax base as those not earning an income can start buying and selling goods and be taxed. At the same time, at the initial stage, the introduction of basic income grant will lead to an increase in the level of income taxation of the employed population. Analytical methods of scientific literature analysis became the methodical tools of the conducted research. The research empirically confirms and theoretically proves that the introduction of basic income grant could stimulate the economy by ensuring that the unemployed become economic participants by having disposable cash to spend and start business activities.
Organizational Learning and Risk Management Maturity: Systematic and Meta-Analyses Approach
Authors: Nwaibe Chinelo Ifeyinwa , Ogbuefi Joseph Ugochukwu , Egbenta Idu Robert
Published: October 2022

This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of investigating the role of developers in the economic development of the country. The relevance of this scientific problem decision is that the risk management maturity on the part of developers is often underestimated when researching developing real estate markets. Systematization of the literary sources and approaches for solving the problem of risk management proved the presence of a significant number of studies that confirm the hypothesis that some of the developers have not reached the normalized risk management maturity scale. The main purpose of the paper is to explore the role of organizational learning in enhancing risk management maturity, as a means of setting research agenda for its empirical evaluation in emerging economies. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) approach, the article systematizes the scientific literature on the importance of organizational learning in managing real estate investment maturity risks in emerging economies like Nigeria. The object of the research was indexed studies on Web of Scholar, Google Scholar, Emerald and Pubmed databases. Qualitative analysis methods have become a methodical toolkit for determining the parameters of organizational learning that contribute to the achievement of risk management maturity. The paper confirms and theoretically proves that risk knowledge acquisition, integration and transformation had potentials of respectively leading to sustainable risk identification, assessment and mitigation in property development projects. The results of the study form the basis for the understanding by scholars, practitioners and policy makers of their contribution to scientific research on the issues of a risk management mature property development sector in emerging economies. The strengths of this study are that it aims to identify the importance of organizational learning in risk management mature property investment in emerging markets.
Subsidiarity in Management & Business Activity: The Two Sides of the Phenomenon
Authors: Swiatkiewicz Olgierd
Published: October 2022

This study is devoted to the analysis of the concept of subsidiarity, which allowed the formulation of the subsidiarity principle, acting in various spheres of collective human activity. Systematization of the literary sources and approaches to the management of business activities proved that the ethical principle of subsidiarity aims to develop the well-being of collective human life, but it also has its limitations. On the one hand, numerous positive examples of mutual support, cooperation, help, mentoring, and employee development are known in business activity, as well as in management theory and practice. On the other hand, there have always been conflicts, rivalry, and competition at certain times. Besides that, not all businessmen and managers have always behaved following generally accepted principles. The main purpose of this article is to analyze the features of the application of the principle of subsidiarity in management and business in general and in specific examples. The methodological tools of the research are methods of critical analysis of literature and praxeological analysis of human actions. The article presents the results of the analysis of the function and features of the application of the concept of subsidiarity, including functional attributes specific to the principle of subsidiarity and the attributes that contradict it. The examples for the use of the concept of subsidiarity in management and business offered in this paper are not exhaustive. The Motivator-Hygiene theory and job enrichment, workers participation in organization or participation in decision making, corporate social responsibility and microfinance, initiated by M. Yunus as microcredit, Grameen Bank and Grameen Movement, were used as tools for the illustration of attributes characteristic of the principle of subsidiarity. The analysis of functional attributes opposed to the principle of subsidiarity or simulating it was carried out on the example of the theory of bureaucracy dysfunctions, discrimination, corruption, mobbing/bullying, paternalism, Taylorism, or the Scientific Management. The article presents the results of the analysis, which proved that the application of the subsidiarity principle is a specific case of the Aristotelian principle of the golden mean, the pursuit of balance, harmony, equilibrium, i.e., individual, and collective human development and practice of virtues, distributive justice. In this case, however, there is no external criterion that could be used to establish this balance or equilibrium. The research empirically confirms and theoretically proves the existence of an intersubjective and historical evaluation (criterion) subject to manipulation. This situation creates a practical problem for the effectiveness of this principle because people with insufficient knowledge, weak in spirit (weak character), or bad intentions can use this principle for their purposes, explaining their behaviors by ignorance, good intentions, etc.
Entrepreneurial Intention Without a Supportive and Enabling Leadership Environment Exacerbates Global Poverty: A Perspective from Young People and Community Organisations
Authors: Nwafor Benneth C. , Eguruze Ebikinei Stanley
Published: October 2022

This paper summarizes the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of investigating the correlation between entrepreneurial intentions, supportive and enabling leadership and global poverty. Systematization of the literary sources and approaches for solving the problem of fighting global poverty indicates that the current approach is insufficient, inefficient, ineffective, and unsustainable. The purpose of this research is to investigate the linkages between entrepreneurial intentions, supportive and enabling leadership, and global poverty. It also examines how a lack of support, and the absence of an enabling environment can exacerbate global poverty. Methodological tools of the conducted analysis were the methods of longitudinal study that is based on analyses of previous empirical studies using a cross-case study analysis approach. The research is devoted to researching three key questions: What do young people and community organizations see as their main support needs in Nigeria to tackle poverty? 2) How can policy makers be influenced using social marketing techniques (SMT)? 3) The Leadership of Enterprise Education on Poverty Alleviation and Unemployment in Africa. The paper presents the results of an empirical analysis, which showed the impossibility of achieving constructive progress in Nigerian entrepreneurial development/intensions, particularly amongst young people and community organizations unless there is consistency in government support packages to enable a leadership environment. According to the results of the study, a conclusion about the absence and insufficient provision of the processes of forming a favorable environment for these processes was made. The inconsistency between the leadership promotions of entrepreneurship education/activities without the necessary/commensurate or adequate support package that appears to be needed by young people and community organizations for the purpose entrepreneurship advancement has been proven. The research empirically confirms and theoretically proves the insufficiency of entrepreneurial knowledge and education to achieve significant progress in entrepreneurship development. Based on the results of the analysis, it is concluded that the exchange rate has a positive impact, while the current uncertainty and unpredictability further exacerbate unemployment, poverty and economic development.
Senile Dementia and Family Caregiving: Florian Zeller’s The Father on Stage and Screen
Authors:   British And American Language And Literature Association Of Korea, Chung Suna , Pak Heebon
Published: October 2022

This paper examines Christopher Hampton’s 2014 translation of Florian Zeller's 2012 play, The Father, and its 2020 film adaption. Both portray the loss of patriarchal authority and reversion to childhood from the perspective of the title character. The play uses episodic short scenes in a minimalist setting, whereas the film, with its screenplay by Hampton and Zeller, focuses on the protagonist’s claustrophobic inner vulnerability and the frustrations of his care-givers. Rather than opening out the mise-en-scène, the film adaptation maximizes the internal landscape, with its fear of senility and loss of identity, as experienced by an elderly dementia patient. This paper argues that the ‘insider’ portrayal of dementia in the play and the film promotes awareness-raising, encouraging audiences to engage with the representation of urgent social issues, and with mental health in particular.
Analysis on the Perception of English Syntactic Structures of Korean Secondary School Students: Focused on Negative Polarity Items
Authors:   British And American Language And Literature Association Of Korea, Kim Bokyeong
Published: October 2022

This study investigated the response rate of negative polarity items(NPIs) in English simple sentences among Korean middle school students who use English as a second language. For this study, a total of 178 middle school students participated in the study. There are 61 first graders, 47 second graders, and 70 third graders, and the gender ratio is equal to 89 males and 89 females. The experimental results are as follows. First, in the results for NPIs, with respect to the position, all three groups showed higher NPI response rates in the object position than in the subject position. In terms of ranking, 1st year showed the highest in subject position, followed by 2nd and 3rd year, and the higher the grade, the lower NPI response rate. Second, according to the results for the correct answer, with respect to the position, the percentage of correct answers was higher in the object position than in the subject position. In terms of ranking, 3rd graders showed the highest in subject position, followed by 2nd graders and 1st graders. In conclusion, in relation to the position, the response rate suitable for this was higher in the object position than in the subject position in the NPIs and in the correct answer. These results can be said to be consistent with the previous study that the participants' perceptions of NPIs and that children acquire the object first. Also, by ranking, it can be said that the awareness of NPIs increases with age. To generalize the results of this study, more multifaceted studies are needed. However, since the results of this study have many points in common with previous studies, it is hoped that they will serve as a meaningful foundation for expanding existing theories.
Similarity-Based Rhyme correspondence in English and Korean Raps
Authors:   British And American Language And Literature Association Of Korea, Ha Yeoun-Hee
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine whether the feature similarity affects the rhymability of slant rhymes. This study is based on the P-map hypothesis (Steriade 2001, 2003). The data consist of 15,881 rhyming pairs in 80 American rap songs and 90 Korean rap songs. Except for perfect rhyming pairs, this study focuses on 4,662 slant rhyming pairs so as to find out the impact of psychoacoustic similarity on forming a rhyming pair. To calculate between the feature similarity and rhymability, this study employs Similarity values and Observed-Expected values. This paper compares English and Korean raps in three feature classes: place, manner, and major class. With a few exceptions, results from the analysis confirm the feature similarity affects rhymability. This is in good agreement with a previous study(Kawahara 2007).
Self-esteem and Suicidal Ideation in Undergraduate Students
Authors: Shagufta Sonia
Published: October 2022

The main purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between self-esteem and suicidal ideation in undergraduate students (N= 600). A Structural Equation Modeling approach was used to analyse the data. All fit indices were examined on measurement level.  Relationships between three latent variables: positive self-esteem, negative self-esteem, and suicidal ideation were assessed on structural level. Results revealed that students with negative self-esteem were more prone towards suicidal ideation. Moreover, those students who were having positive self-esteem were less likely indicating suicide ideation which suggested that positive self-esteem is a protective factor against suicidal ideation among students.
Función familiar, salud percibida y logro académico en escolares adolescentes
Authors: Espitia Correa Joseph Luciano , Caballero Dominguez Carmen Cecilia , Campo Arias Adalberto
Published: October 2022

El objetivo del presente estudio fue explorar la relación entre función familiar, salud percibida y logro académico en adolescentes escolarizados en Santa Marta, Colombia. Se diseñó un estudio transversal en el que se incluyeron estudiantes de décimo y undécimo grado. Participaron 1.462 adolescentes escolares entre 13 y 17 años (M = 15,98; SD = 0,83), 60,32% eran de género femenino, 76,06% informó baja función familiar, 24,69% mala/regular salud percibida y 30,78% bajo/regular logro académico. La baja función familiar se asoció a salud percibida mala/regular (OR = 2,35; IC95% 1,66-3,35) y bajo/regular logro académico (OR = 1,50; IC95% 1,12-2,01). Se concluye que la baja función familiar es un factor de riesgo para la salud percibida y el logro académico. Se necesita más investigación de estas asociaciones.

Palabras claves: Familia, Salud, Percepción, Adolescentes, Rendimiento académico.
Examining the effect of halal perceived value and perceived risk on purchase intention: A mediating role of halal trust
Authors: Agung Miftahuddin Muchammad , Rabiatul Adawiyah Wiwiek , Pradipta Refius , Wihuda Faizal
Published: October 2022

Marketers in the rising halal Muslim consumerism must understand their clients’ behavior patterns to compete successfully. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of halal perceived value, halal trust, and halal perceived risk on halal purchase intention among Muslim customers in Indonesia. Survey data analysis of 253 Muslim halal consumers was evaluated using structural equation modeling to scrutinize the empirical model fit. The results confirm that halal perceived value, perceived risk, and trust predict a significant amount of halal purchase intention. The study’s outcome also confirms that halal trust is a mediating variable through which halal perceived value and halal perceived risk affect halal purchase intention. This study contributes valuable insights into existing concepts of consumer halal trust influencing buying decisions and purchase intentions of halal products. This paper provides a practical foundation for managers to develop suitable halal marketing strategies that focus on creating value and reducing the risk perception to promote trust in consuming halal food products.
Analysis of foreign capital inflows and stock market performance in Nigeria
Authors: Tite Onome , M. Ogundipe Oluwatomisin , A. Ogundipe Adeyemi , Aremu Akinde Mukail
Published: October 2022

Most studies concentrate on the impact of only one constituent of the foreign capital influx on the stock market and economic performance, but only few studies simultaneously considered the unique impact of the duo of foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and foreign direct investment (FDI), and many of these studies were not undertaken in Nigeria.This study, therefore, assesses how foreign capital inflows (FPI and FDI) affect the stock market development in Nigeria. The foundations for the empirical study were built upon the dividend discount model, which formed the basis for the analytical framework. Going forward, the ARDL co-integration procedure was adopted to examine the long-run relationship between foreign capital and stock market performance. The results from the ARDL Bounds test suggest no evidence of a long-run equilibrium relationship between foreign capital inflows (FDI & FPI) and the stock market performance. Also, the short-run analysis indicates an insignificant relationship between FDI and stock market performance, whereas, a reversed relationship was obtained for FPI, as it exerts a positive and significant impact on stock market performance. The study recommends strengthening the institutional framework for the enlistment of multinational companies in the Nigerian stock market.
Transient three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flow of heat and mass transfer of a Casson nanofluid past a stretching sheet with non-uniform heat source/sink, thermal radiation and chemical reaction
Authors: Odesola A. S. , Abiala I. O. , Sobamowo M. G. , Fenuga O. J.
Published: October 2022

This study considered the effect of chemical reaction on transient magnetohydrodynamic flow of heat and mass transfer of a Casson nanofluid past a stretching sheet with non-uniform Heat Source/Sink. The highly nonlinear partial differential equations governing the fluid flow alongside its boundary conditions are formulated and suitable similarity variables are introduced to transform the nonlinear partial differential equations into a set of coupled ordinary differential equations. The results revealed that as the Casson fluid parameter increases, the yield stress reduces thereby reducing the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles. Magnetic parameter, chemical reaction parameter, stretching ratio parameter and unsteadiness parameter can be used to adjust the fluid velocity, temperature and concentration distributions. The effects of local skin friction coefficients, local Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are also shown and considered using tables. The results revealed that the unsteadiness parameter, Casson fluid parameter and magnetic parameter reduces the momentum boundary layer thickness along x and y direction. The work provides physical insight into the thermo-fluidic flow phenomena of Casson nanofluid under the impacts of magnetic field, internal heat generation and chemical reaction.
A COMPARISON OF MANUAL THERAPY AND SPLINT THERAPY IN PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH MYOFASCIAL TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION WITH SLEEP BRUXISM
Authors: DAMAR ÖRENLER Süreyya , TUNCER Ayşenur , NAJAFOV Eldar
Published: October 2022

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of manual therapy on temporomandibular pain, range of motion, functionality level of the jaw, sleep quality, and patient satisfaction, and to compare the efficacy with splint therapy among female patients with myofascial temporomandibular dysfunction (M-TMD) accompanied by sleep bruxism (SB).
Methods: A total of 29 female patients, aged 18-50 years, diagnosed with M-TMD were separated into two groups using a simple random sampling method as the manual therapy group (MT; n:15) and the splint therapy group (ST; n:14). All the patients were informed about bruxism and its effects and were given home exercises. The patients in the ST group were instructed to use a static splint for one month. The MT group patients received a total of 8 sessions, 45 minutes twice a week of treatment, including joint and soft tissue mobilizations to the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and cervical region. Pain severity, symptoms, TMJ range of motion, jaw functionality, sleep quality, and patient satisfaction were evaluated. The evaluations were repeated after 4 weeks and compared with baseline values.
Results: A statistically significant difference was determined in both groups in pain, TMJ range of motion, and sleep quality (p<0.05). In the comparison between the groups after treatment, the pain, TMJ range of motion values, and sleep quality were seen to be statistically significantly better in the MT group (p<0.05). The patient satisfaction measurements of mean general satisfaction, interpersonal attitude, mean healthcare services score, and general satisfaction total points were found to be statistically significant in the MT group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The applications of both MT and ST were seen to be effective in patients with M-TMD with bruxism. In the comparisons between the groups, the MT method was seen to be more effective than ST. It can be thought that the application of stabilization splint therapy together with manual therapy would significantly increase the treatment efficacy in patients with M-TMD.
WHAT DO PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION STUDENTS THINK ABOUT ONLINE LEARNING DURING THE PANDEMIC?
Authors: HÜZMELİ Esra Doğru , ÇAM Yağmur , CANBAY Özden , KAVVASOGLU Itır , FİLİZ Muhammet , PAZARBAŞI Batın , ÇİFT Fatma , BAYTAK Sevgi , LEKESİZ Eren , BEZGİN Sabiha
Published: October 2022

Purpose: Online learning is a comprehensive type of education in which the teacher and the student are physically separated. We wanted to know how online learning was evaluated through the view of physiotherapy and rehabilitation students.

Methods: We included 283 students from department of physiotherapy and rehabilitation in the study. A questionnaire that consisted of 45 multiple-choice questions and 2 open-ended questions was applied to the students. The questions involved whether the student has previously participated in any online learning program, has had access to online learning and technical problems experienced during access.

Results: Our study included 210 (74.20%) women and 73 (25.80%) men. We questioned status of having online learning before the pandemic and 49.82% of the students reported that they did not receive online learning before. We found that 21.55% of the students could not motivate themselves. 30.39% of the students thought having insufficient education in the practical courses due to online education. 10.25% of the students stated that they could not access the necessary equipment for online learning. In the question about they received high-quality education with online learning; 21.55% of the students stated that they did not agree at all.

Conclusion: We think that it is more beneficial to give some theoretical courses online and synchronized, and practical courses face to face. Therefore, we think that it will be beneficial to postpone the practical courses that cannot be done face to face due to the pandemic and to give those courses face to face after the pandemic process.
Reducing sexual violence through safe sanitation?
Authors: Ray Isha
Published: October 2022

Reliable access to safe sanitation is a cornerstone of human health and gender equality. Over the last 10 years, the risks of sexual violence and sexual harassment (SVSH) associated with inadequate access to household latrines have received considerable attention. This is especially true of studies on seeking sanitation under cover of darkness. Here I examine the evidentiary basis of claims that incidences of SVSH can be reduced with better access to latrines. I focus on SVSH towards women and girls, though all genders can face sexual violence. I argue that promoting household (or on premises) latrines as a protection against sexual violence cements entrenched biases about ‘good’ girls, ‘true’ rape, and the place of women in public spaces. Thus, arguments claiming that latrine construction is an important tool against SVSH, while gender-sensitive in intent, can be misogynistic in impact.
A longitudinal study of multiple water source use in Bekasi, Indonesia: implications for monitoring safely-managed services
Authors: Priadi Cindy R. , Putri Gita L. , Jannah Qanza N. , Maryati Sri , Afriana Anita , Pratama Mochamad Adhiraga , Foster Tim , Willetts Juliet
Published: October 2022

Limited piped water services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are likely to increase the use of multiple water sources, impacting access to safely managed water. The aim of this study was to analyze monthly variations of households' water source preferences in three subdistricts in Bekasi, adjacent to the capital city of Indonesia, through a monthly telephone survey of 87 households during 12 months. Households with 1, 2, and 3–4 drinking water sources formed 70, 27, and 3% of the 755 total responses, respectively. Of the 53 households that completed at least 11 of the 12 monthly surveys, around 32% of households resorted to other water sources as a complement for drinking water and other domestic purposes. Households switched from borehole water to bottled water for their primary drinking water in the wet season but still used borehole water as their complementary source. Unimproved source use as primary drinking water also increased during the wet season from 6 to 8%. Monitoring and risk assessment of water sources need to consider the use of multiple water sources while balancing out the limited resources to protect the population, especially the vulnerable, from unacceptable health risks.