bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Newcomers’ organizational socialization: the role of co-worker support, organizational support and proactive behaviour
Authors: James Robinson
Published: April 2021

The recent studies found that newcomers’ self-initiated activates are the significant predictor of newcomers' adjustment and organizational socialization. Also, organizational socialization scholars propose that newcomers' self-initiated activates may be more critical than the traditional approach to organizational socialization. Therefore, there is a need to identify whether the traditional approach (support practices) or newcomers' self-initiated activates (proactive behaviour) play a significant role in the socialization process. Therefore this study aims to identify the relative importance of support practices and newcomers' proactive behaviour during the socialization. This study also investigates the role of support practices in newcomers' engagement in proactive behaviour and the influence of proactive behaviour on the relationship between support practices and newcomers' socialization. The study was conducted with 104 newcomers from diverse business organizations. PLS-SEM was employed to assess the proposed model. The results indicated that the higher the level of organizational support and co-worker support higher the level of newcomers' engagement in proactive behaviour and the higher the level of proactive engagement and co-worker support the higher the level of newcomers' socialization. Further, this study found that newcomers' engagement in proactive behaviour mediates the relationship between newcomers' perceived support practices and socialization. The findings of this study deepen the understanding of the socialization process and help the management and the newcomers recognize their role in the successful socialization process.
On Local Findings of B.C.G.
Authors: Lee Seong-Gwan
Published: April 2021

No abstract available.
A Case of Yellow Abscess appeared in Medication with Nydrazid
Authors: Kim Kyung-Sik
Published: April 2021

No abstract available.
Clinical Investigation of Cavity of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Authors: Lee Hyo Keun
Published: April 2021

No abstract available.
Resection Therapy in Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Authors: Lee Chan Bum
Published: April 2021

No abstract available.
Combined Therapy of Chemotherapy and Pneumotherapy on Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Authors: Chu Young Chae
Published: April 2021

No abstract available.
A Study of Pathological and Bacteriological Examination for the Specimens of Pulmonary Tuberculous Lesions of Resected Lung
Authors: Kim J. S.
Published: April 2021

“Study of pathologic and bacteriological investigation for the specimens of pulmonary tuberculous lesions of the 100 cases of resected lung was performed at the thoracic surgery section in the 36th Army Hospital Masan, Korea, in order to reach some conclusions concerning the relationship of the histological change of tuberculous lesions and distribution of the T B bacilli in histological specimens to chemotherapy. The following conclusions were drawn.(1) By the chemotherapy the following resulted. a) cleansing in cavitary lesions. b) incleasing of collagenous encapsulation in caseous lesions. c) decreasing of caseation, tubercle formation and central necrosis of tubercles in exudative lesions. d) increasing of fibrosis d tubercles and catarrhal pneumonic changes in perifocal area. (2) By chemotherapy. 27% of cavity revealed the cleansing of cavity (disappearance of speciific reaction for TB), especially in one case a epithelization of èavity wall was observed.(3) best results were shown at 6 months chemotherapy for all tuberculous lesioions, with atrophy in epithelioid cells and disappearance in giant cells, however, the fad that specific tissue reaction appeared again after 13 months chemotherapy might be due to the close relation with the occurance of bacilli tolerance for anti-tuberculous drugs.(4) The synchysis of caseous lesions was soon in 55%, especially with a high percentage in those caseous lesions combined with cavitary lesions. A re-destruction of encapsulated caseous lesions was shown in many cases of tuberculoma and in this case, it seemηd that a opening of drnining bronchi to lesions and the infiltration of polymerphnucleaous leucocytes at the conjunction of draining bronchi would be played the important role.(5) ln the reaction ‘of chemotherapy. a ) poor-effectiveness for tuberculoma .b) good effectiveness for non- cavitary. caseous lesions at 3 months chemotherapy.
Early Tuberculosis with Neurotic Symptoms
Authors: Pak Yun Kyu
Published: April 2021

Among the out-patients who visit a TB sanatorium, we find some patients who complain of indefinite symptoms such as headache, insomnia, dizziness, palpitations, loss of appetite , and malaise.At the onset of tuberculosis, patients usually complain of fever , cough , sputum and chest pain , but on the other it was mentioned by Pottengcr, Pagcl, Alexander, Kurs-Schlapper and Sakamoto that tuberculosis often begins with neurotic symptoms such as insomnia, dizziness , Anxiety, disturbance of memory and disturbance of attenti on and concentration. After examining those out-patients who complain of neurotic symptoms, and finding no organic ch anges, we usually explain to them that there is nothing wrong with them. Sometimes we try to treat them for ne urosis. But we recognize that some of those out-patients un fortunately develop tuberculosis in the future . It is unwise to make a diagnosis of neurosis in such out-patients, and possibility of their symptoms being those of early tuberculosis must always be born in mind.
The Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Chest Clinics
Authors: Weddell J. M.
Published: April 2021

No abstract available.
Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary PARAGONIMIASIS in 311 cases Studies in Korea (Preliminary report)
Authors: Theresia Graumann , W Graumann Hans , Woo Shin Sung
Published: April 2021

No abstract available.
On Resistant Strains of Tuberculosis Bacilli among Ambulatory Tuberculosis Patients
Authors: Lee Sang Jun
Published: April 2021

Modern methods of chemotherapy in treating tuberculosis have achievd remarkable tremendous results in recent years, but the appearance of tubercle bacilli resistant to the various chemical agents has cast a dark shadow on the treatment of the disease. Many studies have already been reported on this subject and this requires serious attention and profound interest in the treatment of the tuberculosis patient. The author made a comprehensive study of the resistant tubercule bacilli by stain method in 702 cases during the period of October 1955 to August 1956 at the T. B.Center, Taegu Medical College Hospital. to evaluate the percentage of positive stain cases and positive culture cases as the appearence of resistant strains of tubercule bacilli to the chemical agents.Conclusion: 1) Among the 275 cases of positive culture patients. 161 cases (58.5%) were resistant to Streptomycin, 49 cases (17. 9%) to PAS, and 23 cases (8.4%) to INAH. 2) Among the patients who have not been treated with the anti-tuberculosis chemical agents. 5 cases (7%) were found to be resistant to Streptomycin. and only 1 case (5%) was found to be resistant to PAS. 3) The resistance of tuberculose bacilli to the anti-tuberculosis chemical agents was proportionately stronger as the dosage of the agents employed become greater.
Compound Research of Resistance in Chemotherapy (Part 3)
Authors: Choo Y. J. , Chung Hang Mo
Published: April 2021

Conclutions :1. It could be summarized as follows through the Ⅰ..Ⅱ. and Ⅲ. reports.The present resistance test (separate method ) and the compound method which was started by us, were observed critically on the basal and clinical aspecls. 2. It would be thought that the compound research of resistance in chemotherapy was not only compound collection of the results of the separate. but also had some usefulness which supplanted the shortcomings of the separate method in basal and clinical aspects.3. It would be more reasonable and practical to use both the separate and compound researches of the resistance in chemotherapy.4. lt is recommended temporarily to use the media which showed in the Table 1. of part Ⅲ. Report when the resist ance test is needed clinically.
Comparison of the Various Tuberculin to the B. C. G. Vaccinator and Non-Vaccinator
Authors: Kim Kyung Soo , Rhee Sung Kwan
Published: April 2021

It is obvious that Tuberculin reaction occupies important part to the diagnosis, But as to the Tuberculin titer, the standard held by each schola varies greatly; for example, O. T. 10,000x, 2.000x, 1000x, etc are used. And also, the method of finding the results is confusing one; some scholar claim that there should be differences in judgment between the countries and the city even in the interior of a country. Recently, Dr. Jose ph, Dr. Aronson and some others in the United States announced that the former Tuberculin titer was inadequate; for, according to them. with the decrease of the mortalities and mobilities of Tuberculosis, the Low Tuberculin sensitivities have been increased; as the B. C. G. vaccinator comes into fashion, the tuberculin allergy getting weaker than natural in infection, the Tuberculin of higher should be used íor the pot-vaccinated allergy. The author, through a few years, study on the Tuberculin test. has examined if the Japanese O. T. 2, 000x which is commonly being used in Korea could be the accurate indicator of t.he infection of Tuberculosis and felt an urgent necessity of deciding the Tuberculin t. it~ r which is to indicate with accuracy, the allergy that stems from B. C. G. vaccination.CONCLUSION 1) Reading the Tuberculin reaction to the non-vaccinator by the Japanese made O. T. 2, OOOX. many immunized individuals to the B. C. G. vaccination and many infected individuals are included to the negative cases. 2) Standardized by the tissue reaction among the B. C. G. vaccinator and nonvaccinator, Korean mad O. T. 1,000X is found to be the most suitable Tuberculin titer. 3) The differences of various Tuberculin reactions are to be more prominently seen in the B. C. G .. Vaccinator compared with the nonvaccinator.4) The suitable reading hour is found to be 48 hour.
93rd National Congress of the Italian Society of Experimental Biology | Palermo, Italy, 22-25 April 2021
Authors: The Editors
Published: April 2021

This abstract book contains the abstracts presented at the 93rd National Congress of the Italian Society of Experimental Biology; Palermo, Italy, 22-25 April 2021.
Voriconazole-induced periostitis
Authors: Fernández Ávila D.C. , Diehl M. , Degrave A.M. , Buttazzoni M. , Pereira T. , Aguirre M.A. , Basquiera A.L. , Scolnik M.
Published: April 2021

Voriconazole is a fluorinated drug from the triazole group that is widely used in the prophylaxis and treatment of fungal infections in immunosuppressed patients. Chronic use of this medication can generate, as an adverse effect, a multifocal, asymmetric, diffuse and nodular periosteal reaction, associated with severe and disabling skeletal pain and elevated alkaline phosphatase and serum fluoride. Radiography is the imaging technique of choice for periostitis diagnosis. In general, clinical manifestations and radiographic findings disappear, when the drug is discontinued. We report the clinical case of a 44 year-old woman diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, who developed an invasive fungal infection treated with voriconazole after a stem cell transplant. Nine months after starting antifungal treatment, she manifested symptoms and radiological signs compatible with periostitis. Due to clinical suspicion, we decided to suspend voriconazole, with consequent resolution of clinical manifestations and radiological findings.
Axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis triggered by sars-cov-2 infection: a report of two cases
Authors: El Hasbani G. , Jawad A. , Uthman I.
Published: April 2021

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can show musculoskeletal symptoms such as peripheral arthritis. In rare cases, peripheral arthritis can develop after the resolution of SARS-CoV-2. We present two cases of spondyloarthritis induced by SARS-CoV-2; one case with axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis and the other with peripheral spondyloarthritis. Both cases refer to Lebanese patients who were HLA-B27 positive. These two cases highlight the possible predisposition of HLA-B27 positive patients to the development of spondyloarthritis symptoms triggered by SARS-CoV-2.
Knowledge about cardio-vascular disease and its risk factors among college-going students in peri-urban Bengaluru, South India
Authors: Thomas Joseph , Johnson Avita Rose , Mathew Savan Sara , Tomy Chitra , Fathima Farah Naaz
Published: April 2021

Background:

Knowledge on cardiovascular disease (CVD), its risk factors and preventive measures including lifestyle and behavior changes among youth is an important primary prevention measure to control CVDs.

Objective:

To assess the knowledge about CVD and its risk factors among college-going youth near Bengaluru city, Karnataka

Methods:

A cross-sectional study was conducted among college-going youth pursuing various undergraduate degree courses in a peri-urban area near Bangalore, South India. A face-validated, pre-tested, and self-administered questionnaire which captured sociodemographic details along with fifty questions to assess knowledge of CVD and its risk factors was administered.

Results:

A total of 693 college students participated in the study, of whom 342 (49.4%) were male. The mean age of the participants was 19.06 ± 1.62 years. Overall mean knowledge score regarding CVD and its risk factors was 20.69 ± 6.75 (out of 50). Knowledge scores were significantly higher among those residing in a hostel (P= 0.043) and among those in the 2nd and 3rd year of the course (P< 0.001).

Conclusions:

College-going youth were found to have poor knowledge about CVD and its risk factors. We were able to identify erroneous beliefs and myths regarding CVD and its risk factors. It is necessary to create awareness among the youth by including CVD and its risk factors as a part of the regular college curriculum.
A study of serum magnesium level in type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with glycemic control and its complications
Authors: Moradiya Kalpesh , Muley Arti
Published: April 2021

Context:

Diabetes is a major public health problem with increasing morbidity due to complications. There have been reports regarding the association of serum magnesium (S. Mg) with diabetic complications but they are few and inconclusive.

Aims:

The aim was to find the status of S. Mg in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) and study association of S. Mg with glycemic control and diabetic complications.

Settings and Design:

This was a cross-sectional observational study carried out in a tertiary care hospital in rural area.

Subjects and Methods:

All patients of type 2 DM were included. Detailed history was taken and all were subjected to routine investigations and S. Mg level. Patients were also screened for complications of diabetes.

Statistical Analysis Used:

Data were analyzed for any association between S. Mg levels and diabetic control (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c]) and also for the correlation with diabetic retinopathy and nephropathy.

Results:

Mean S. Mg was significantly less in patients having uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c ≥7%) as compared to those with HbA1c <7% (78.8% vs. 21.2%;P= 0.001). There was a negative correlation between S. Mg and HbA1c (r = −0.499;P= 0.001). We also found a statistically significant association of hypomagnesemia with retinopathy (odds ratio [OR] = 4.871;P= 0.001) and nephropathy (OR = 5.4;P= 0.001).

Conclusions:

Hypomagnesemia is associated with uncontrolled HbA1c and diabetic complications. Routine monitoring and correction of S. Mg levels in type 2 diabetes patients may help in better control of HbA1c and delaying progression to retinopathy and nephropathy.
Noncommunicable disease risk profile of urban women in Indore city, India
Authors: Bachani Damodar , Stevens Amanda Pomeroy , Anand Krishnan , Amarchand Ritvik
Published: April 2021

Background:

Lifestyle changes are affecting the health risk profile of women in developing countries. This study assesses risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and access to NCD screening services among women in Indore city, India.

Materials and Methods:

A NCD risk factor survey was undertaken in Indore city through the United States Agency for International Development-funded Building Healthy Cities project. The survey used the World Health Organization STEPwise methodology and tools. A total of 1987 women and 1083 men aged 18–69 years were randomly selected from 90 settlements across 30 wards of the city. Weighted analysis based on sampling strategy and response rate was conducted.

Results:

A total of 22% of women (95% confidence interval [CI]: 21, 24) had raised blood pressure and 13% (95% CI: 11, 14) had raised fasting blood sugar or had already been diagnosed with hypertension or diabetes. While only 6% of women were current tobacco users and <1% consumed alcohol in the last 30 days, 60% of women were overweight or obese. Central obesity was observed in 70% of women; 89% of women were not consuming adequate fruits and vegetables, and 20% were physically inactive. Only 41% and 20% of women had their blood pressure and blood sugar measured, respectively, in the last 12 months; <1% were screened for oral and cervical cancers.

Conclusion:

Women living in Indore have higher levels of metabolic risk factors, and current NCD screening programs have poor uptake. Gender-sensitive solutions targeting awareness, access, and community environment need further exploration.
Ediacaran and Cambrian rocks on Scatarie Island and nearby Hay Island, Avalonian Mira terrane, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Authors: Barr Sandra M. , White Chris E. , Jensen Sören , Palacios Teodoro , Van Rooyen Deanne
Published: April 2021

Scatarie Island and adjacent Hay Island, located 2 km east of the eastern tip of the Avalonian Mira terrane of southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, contain a succession of epiclastic and other sedimentary rocks of inferred Ediacaran to Cambrian age. The age assignment was based previously on lithological comparison with the Main-à-Dieu Group and overlying Bengal Road and MacCodrum formations of the Mira River Group. Detrital zircon grains from two sandstone samples from the Bengal Road Formation yielded typical Avalonian detrital zircon spectra with middle to late Neoproterozoic, Meso- to Paleoproterozoic (1300–2200 Ma) and Neoarchean ages. They indicate maximum depositional ages of 532.4 ± 4.2 Ma and 525.4 ± 2.4 Ma from essentially the same stratigraphic level, consistent with the interpretation that the rocks are Cambrian. The Bengal Road Formation also yielded scarce organic-walled microfossils including an acanthomorphic acritarch identified as Polygonium sp., also consistent with Cambrian age. The fine-grained siliciclastic succession on Hay Island, tentatively attributed to the MacCodrum Formation, yielded trace fossils, including Teichichnus isp. and Gyrolithes scintillus, that confirm Cambrian age. The Hay Island Gyrolithes scintillus expands the geographical distribution of this ichnospecies, previously known mainly from the Chapel Island Formation of Newfoundland, and represents a younger occurrence.
Permian palynoevents in the circum-Arctic region
Authors: Mangerud Gunn , Paterson Niall W. , Bujak Jonathan
Published: April 2021

Permian palynofloras are recorded around the present-day Arctic and are typically dominated by taeniate and non-taeniate pollen, with intervals of spore domination. The assemblages show close similarities around the Arctic. Based on the published record, we present a compilation of 23 last occurrences (LOs), first occurrences (FOs), and some abundance events. These are anticipated to have regional correlation potential. In general, the Permian palynofloras of the Arctic have not been extensively studied, and the resolution is low due to a general lack of independent age control.
Mnenja o izobraževanju starejših oseb na kulturno-umetniškem področju
Authors: Gačnik Urška , Kovač Jernej
Published: April 2021

Predstavljamo raziskavo o mnenju stanovalcev domov za starejše o izobraževanju na kulturno-umetniškem področju. V raziskavi nas je uvodoma zanimalo, kakšno je mnenje o pomenu izobraževanja na kulturno-umetniškem področju, v nadaljevanju pa smo posebno pozornost namenili ugotavljanju obstoja razlik v mnenju o pomembnosti izobraževanja na kulturno-umetniškem področju glede na spol, najvišjo stopnjo pridobljene izobrazbe, izvorno okolje in starost. Raziskovalni vzorec je vključeval 77 udeležencev, ki bivajo v domovih za starejše v Mariboru. Izsledki raziskave kažejo, da se velika večina starejših oseb zaveda pomena izobraževanja na kulturno-umetniškem področju. Ob tem se je izkazalo, da moški in osebe z višjo stopnjo izobrazbe izobraževanju na kulturno-umetniškem področju pripisujejo večji pomen kot ženske in tisti z nižjo stopnjo izobrazbe, medtem ko pri kategorijah izvorno okolje in starost ni bilo zaznati večjih razlik. Pridobljene ugotovitve lahko služijo kot smernice za nadaljnje načrtovanje in raziskovanje izobraževanja na kulturno-umetniškem področju pri starejših osebah, ki bivajo v domovih.
Vzgoja in izobraževanje za trajnostni razvoj širita razumevanje javnega interesa v izobraževanju odraslih
Authors: Bogataj Nevenka
Published: April 2021

Javni interes je izhodišče za strateške usmeritve izobraževanja odraslih (IO) v Sloveniji, a trenutno v njem manjkajo okoljske teme. To vrzel v upoštevanju izobraževalnih potreb in skupin predstavljamo s ciljem dopolniti sistemske dokumente ter utemeljiti vzgojo in izobraževanje za trajnostni razvoj (VITR) kot strateško prioriteto. Z uporabo kvalitativne metodologije smo analizirali najnovejše dokumente in druge vire iz obdobja 2010–2020 s treh vidikov: sistema, raziskovanja in prakse. Ugotavljamo, da nepoznavanje, neupoštevanje in nezanimanje za VITR ovirajo njegov razvoj. Z VITR lahko izobraževanje odraslih postane vključujoč ter na potencialih in prednostih ciljnih skupin utemeljen proces. Trenutna usmeritev v povečanje temeljnih zmožnosti in okoljske zavesti z javnoveljavnimi programi in promocijo ne zadostuje za razvoj kritične andragoške prakse in sinergij med akterji, ampak velja začeti več (in drugačne) raziskave in preoblikovati sistem iz hierarhičnega v krožnega. Širše razumljen javni interes zato ne izključuje, ampak le dopolnjuje trenutno zastavljeno prihodnje desetletje slovenskega izobraževanja odraslih.
Demographics of Kenyan dentists under the predevolved system of government; a dental workforce study
Authors: Okumu B.A. , Catherine L.M. , Estie K , Marc T
Published: April 2021

Objective: The main aim of this study was to analyse the dental workforce in Kenya prior to the decentralization of health workforce management to county governments in 2013.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of Kenyan dentists who were practising as at 2013. Demographic data was obtained from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists' Board and the Ministry of Health annual retention registers. These data were integrated and analysed in Microsoft Excel 2016. All tests for significance were set at 95% confidence level (p ≤0.05).Results: Most of the dentists studied were male (55.6%) and more than half (54.5%) were below the age of 40 years (M=39.8, SD=11.9). A majority (79.3%) were general practitioners and approximately half (50.8%) were involved in private practice. Whereas, 76% had received local undergraduate training, many specialists (51.2%) held foreign degrees.Conclusion: There is urgent need for Kenya to develop strategies that will increase and retain the number of dentists and specialists. It remains to be seen whether the creation of a decentralised system of government will address existing shortages as well as the age, gender and speciality imbalances affecting the dental workforce.Keywords: Kenya, dentists, dental specialists, demographics, pre-devolution
Comparative Effects of Interval and Continuous Aerobic Training on Haematological Variables Post-stroke – A randomized clinical trial
Authors: Ekechukwu E.N.D , Omotosho I.O , Hamzat T.K.
Published: April 2021

Stroke induces changes in the haematological variables of post-stroke patients. Pathological changes in haematological variables can be reversed using aerobic exercise. This study assessed and compared the effects of Interval Training (IT), Continuous Training (CT) and a Combination of Interval and Continuous Training (CICT) modes of aerobic exercise on selected haematological variables of stroke survivors (SSv). Sixty-nine consecutively recruited SSv participated in this single blind randomized controlled trial. They were randomly assigned into one of the IT (n=25), CT (n=21) and CICT (n=23) groups. All the participants underwent aerobic training at 40 – 70% of heart rate reserve using a bicycle ergometer for eight consecutive weeks following the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association protocol. White blood cell count (WBC), red blood count (RBC), haemoglobin concentration (Hg), platelet count (PC) and mean platelet volume (MPV) were determined using PROCAN PE-6800. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, ANCOVA and paired t-test at "0.05. No significant difference was observed in all the baseline variables across the three groups (p>0.05). All the pre- and post-intervention haematological variables were significantly different in all the groups (p<0.05) except WBC in the CT group (t=-0.538, p=0.596). Post-intervention WBC (5.71±1.31*103/:L; 6.00±1.22*103/:L; 5.87±1.38*103/:L), RBC (4.64±0.42*106/:L; 4.64±0.38*106/:L; 4.76±0.42*106/:L), haemoglobin (12.69±1.53g/dL; 11.90±1.47g/dL; 12.30±1.57g/dL), PC (291.40±63.73*103/:L; 260.48±60.15*103/:L; 301.57±64.23*103/:L), and MPV (9.78±0.99fl; 10.47±1.02fl; 10.14±0.97fl) were significantly different across the IT, CT and CICT groups respectively. The IT was the most effective in decreasing WBC and MPV and also the most effective in increasing Hg and PC.The IT, CT and CICT modes are effective in significantly improving the haematological variables of stroke survivors after eight weeks of aerobic training, the IT mode is, however, the most effective.KEY WORDS: aerobic training, stroke survivors, haematological variables
Efficacy of Non-thermal Ultrasound in the Management of Breast Engorgement in Post-partum Women: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Habibu W. , Hanif S.
Published: April 2021

Breast engorgement is one of the main reasons why women throughout the world stop or reduce the duration of breast feeding. The objective of the study, was to determine the efficacy of non-thermal ultrasound in the management of breast engorgement. Fifty-two postpartum women with breast engorgement were included in the study and were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group of 26 participants each. Pain and breast engorgement were assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the six-point engorgement scale (SPES), pre- and post-intervention in both groups. The experimental group received non-thermal therapeutic ultrasound therapy along with conventional treatment interventions for two days while the control group only received conventional treatment for two days. The control group received massage, advice on proper latching technique and the use of bra. Results indicate a significant (P<0.05) difference in symptoms of breast engorgement between pre-intervention and post-intervention in both groups, with greater reduction in symptoms in the experimental group. Also, a maximum of two days was found to be effective in the management of breast engorgement in the experimental group. The use of therapeutic non-thermal ultrasound for 3 treatment sessions in two successive days was effective in the management of breast engorgement and is recommended for use in physiotherapy clinical settings.KEY WORDS: breast engorgement, non-thermal ultrasound, postpartum, pain
Clinical Profile of Patients with Hip Hemi-arthroplasty Managed at the Physiotherapy Department of a Nigerian Tertiary Health Institution between 2008 and 2013
Authors: Odusanya OF , Odole AC
Published: April 2021

This study was a review of individuals who had hip hemi-arthroplasty and were managed at the physiotherapy department of a Nigerian tertiary health institution. Information on age, sex, causes of fracture, types of referral, outcomes assessed, treatment provided and discharge pattern were obtained from physiotherapy patients’ register, case files and nursing registers. Data was summarized using descriptive statistics of range, mean, standard deviation, and percentages. A total of 57 cases (26 males; 31 females) aged 76.77±11.59 years (32-92 years) was reviewed. The majority (98.2%) had hip hemi-arthroplasty secondary to femoral neck fracture. Only one case was due to femoral head damage secondary to sickle cell disease. The cause of fracture was documented in 21 cases with 76% of the fractures resulting after falls. Forty-one patients (71%) were referred for ambulation only post-surgery while sixteen (29%) were referred for full physiotherapy. Pain and muscle strength were the only impairment variables assessed in those referred for physiotherapy. Fifty-five (91%) were discharged home with walking aids while three (6%) were deceased. Fourteen (25%) continued physiotherapy on out-patient basis and 12 completed physiotherapy. It was observed that more women had hemi-arthroplasty compared to men. The majority of the patients who had hemi-arthroplasty were aged seventy years and above and were not referred for full physiotherapy. There was poor documentation of the cause of fracture in the files of most of the cases reviewed, though a fall was the cause of fracture in the few that were documented. Outcome measures were underutilized with no record of reported patient-centred outcome measures for all the reviewed cases.KEY WORDS: hemi-arthroplasty, full physiotherapy, ambulation
Colour Studies: Clarification and Alpha-Numeric Adaptation of Notation Systems for Artists and Designers
Authors: Ebigbagha ZS
Published: April 2021

Colour studies have generated much confusion in art and design education, particularly among students of the discipline in Nigeria. This is due to the complexity of the subject matter itself, wide-range of available materials and a variety of concepts developed in its multi-disciplinarity that is not kept distinct. Therefore, this paper utilizes a qualitative approach that employs the critical, historical, and analytic examination to provide clarification on the constructive and expressive aspects of colour studies. The paper introduces the reader to the pivotal role of colour and its multi-disciplinary interest. Also, it adequately clarifies paradigms and theories in the physical, psychophysical and psychological domains with particular emphasis on areas of practical value to art and design. Moreover, it considers the numeric adaptation of the colour wheel to a set of numbers for harmonic relationship. And it ends with the need for artists and designers to comprehensively grasp the contextual behaviour of colour and develop colour originality through creative construction and effective use in order to successfully express themselves in colour.
National Integration: A Panacea to Insecurity in Nigeria
Authors: Adebile OP
Published: April 2021

Nigeria is currently confronted with myriads of challenges which is rapidly stagnating the development and progress of her core productive and sensitive sectors. One of the most piercing problems is that of insecurity; in fact, this problematic question has gone beyond disorganizing the domestic environment, it has succeeded in labelling Nigeria repulsively in the international community. However, till present, government efforts toward this challenge has not recorded substantial outcomes; it is within the premises of this condition that this paper considers a more propitiatory means of achieving sustainable national security in national integration. While the paper is conscious of the preceding efforts toward integration in the country, it still beholds untapped resources in it for sustainable security in Nigeria. Hence, the paper strongly advocates a New Crusade on National Integration (NCNI) which will immensely guarantee unity, peaceful co-existence and security in Nigeria.Key words: National Insecurity, National Integration, Peaceful co-existence, Nigeria
Communication through Performance: Hausa Performance Art
Authors: Lawal R
Published: April 2021

The human voice is a natural instrument with a natural capability. Thus, speech with the aid of performance and music has been combined since earliest times to communicate valuable insights into human nature and universal themes of life. Such themes include life, death, good and evil. This paper examined performance as a signalling system in communication and how it is deployed by a creative artist. Furthermore, the paper also examined Hausa performance arts. It was discovered that just like in any other nation or community, Hausa performances reflect the socio-geographical experiences of the Hausa people, their natural environment and how they express their world view and artistic aspirations.
Politics of Resistance and Emancipation in Obari Gomba’s The Ascent Stone
Authors: Akani JN
Published: April 2021

This paper examines Obari Gomba’s position, as expressed in his collection of poems, The Ascent Stone on the myriad of problem facing the people of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. To him, there is a consistent pattern of upheavals that will remain for a long time, and so he suggests, through his poems, that the people should reject and resist every form of social and economic oppression. He has shown through his poetry that to overcome the myriad of problems that the nation has encountered since it gained political independence, videlicet corruption, coups d’etat, the Nigeria-Biafra war, Oil theft, and Boko Haram, amongst others, rebellion against the “hunters” remains the only option. The hunter can be the hunted. Gomba’s masterly new voice has spoken well enough for one to understand that these problems that have remained from the time of the British maladministration of the nation, Nigeria can be solved by our current leaders. The leadership must sit up and work. The led too must do everything to urge the leadership on to doing the right thing. Our study reveals that time is of the essence here; the oppressors have started to “even spin God to the side/of oppression.” They must be resisted before the entire house becomes “A House of Thieves.”
Gender as a moderator between work-family conflict, job and family satisfaction
Authors: Mensah Abigail Opoku , Amissah Eunice Fay , Nsaful Adjoa Afedua
Published: April 2021

The study examined the effect of work-family conflict on job and family satisfaction among university junior staff in Ghana. It further tested the moderating role of gender on the relationship between work-family conflict dimensions and job and family satisfaction. A quantitative approach was adopted. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 339 respondents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The results revealed a negative effect of work-family conflict on both job satisfaction and family satisfaction. Further analysis showed that gender moderates the relationship between work-family conflict (FIW) and family satisfaction. Recommendations are made to the University authorities and employees on how to minimize the negative effects of work-family which can lead to better job and family satisfaction in this paper.Keywords: work-family conflict, job satisfaction, family satisfaction, gender, junior staff
English language teachers’ attitude and challenges to utilization of improvised teaching materials in Anambra State Secondary Schools
Authors: Umezinwa Rose Nwakaego , Udogu Christiana Obiageri
Published: April 2021

The study investigated English Language teachers’ attitude and challenges to utilization of improvised teaching materials in Anambra State secondary schools. The area of study was Anambra State. The study was guided by two research questions and two research hypotheses. The design of the study was descriptive survey. A sample of one hundred and twenty-six (126) teachers were drawn from the six education zones in the state comprising of seventy-nine (79) female and forty-seven (47) male. To select this number of teachers, the researcher adopted simple random sampling technique using hat and draw method. A structured questionnaire with four-point scale was used as the instrument for data collection. The validation of the instrument was carried out by three experts – two experts in measurement and evaluation and one expert in English Language. The reliability of the instrument was 0.76 using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Data analysis was done using mean and standard deviation for the research questions and the t-test statistic for the hypotheses. Results of the analysis indicated that there is no significant difference in the attitude of male and female English language teachers towards utilization of improvised teaching materials in secondary schools in Anambra State. There is significant difference in the challenges to utilization of improvised teaching materials by male and female English  language teachers in Anambra State Secondary schools. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made. Prominent among them is that Federal and State Government should arrange training and workshops for English language teachers on improvisation and utilization of improvised teaching materials.Keywords: Attitude, Challenges, Improvisation and Utilization
Denasalisation in the spoken French of Ijebu undergraduate French learners in selected universities in south West of Nigeria
Authors: Iyiola Amos Damilare
Published: April 2021

Denasalisation is a lexical phenomenon brought into play during the process of lexicalisation while nasalisation is a natural process which occurs when an oral sound is modified in the environment of an adjacent nasal sound. Little attention is paid to the former because phonologists admit that nasalisation is more natural during speech production. This paper, therefore, examined denasalisation in the spoken French of 50 Ijebu Undergraduate French Learners (IUFLs) in Selected Universities in South West of Nigeria with a view to establishing instances of denasalisation in their spoken French. Data collection for this study was through tape-recording of participants’ production of 30 sentences containing French vowel and consonant sounds. Goldsmith’s Autosegmental phonology blended with distinctive feature theory was used to analyse instances of denasalisation in the data collected. The study revealed instances of denasalisation of nasal sounds at initial and final positions in the spoken French of the IUFLs.Keywords: IUFLs, Denasalisation, Autosegmental Phonology, French as Foreign language
Democracy and development: is to democratize the same as to develop?
Authors: Nnamdi Basil Sunday , Agbanusi Arinze
Published: April 2021

In the 1970’s the popular western perception was that for the so-called Third World to develop, they must modernize in what came to be known as modernization theory. This, in effect, was seen by most developing or emergent states to mean that to develop nations had to Europeanize. From the 1990’s to date the democratic theory of development has seemed to have superseded the modernization theory by demanding that to develop nations have to democratize by which democracy has to meet European conception of it. The latter has led to various uprisings in some nations as there are demands for regime change and attempts at toppling governments perceived by the West to be undemocratic. This paper sought to establish that democracy is not intrinsically linked to development and that though democracy can prove a catalyst to development, the extent it does so depends on the development variables. Such variables include the human capital and capacity, natural resources or endowment and the level of socio-cultural attainment of the citizenry. The paper concluded that democracy guarantees freedom and participation which can make or mar development depending on the aforementioned variables and their proper interplay. Above all, it avows that development can be without democracy and there can be democracy without development much as there is no internal relationship between them.
Aspectos, Conceitos e Concepções da Formação Docente no Âmbito do PIBID de Matemática da Universidade Federal Fluminense: o Olhar dos Coordenadores de Área
Authors: Souza Fabiano dos Santos , De Queiroz e Silva Coutinho Cileda
Published: April 2021

O presente artigo é um recorte da pesquisa de doutorado que investigou o processo de formação docente no âmbito do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (PIBID) da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). Aplicou-se questionário junto aos coordenadores de área de Matemática do PIBID, com o objetivo de analisar as concepções de formação docente, identificar características, ações, impactos, opiniões, expectativas do processo de implementação do PIBID de Matemática da UFF. Como metodologia utilizou-se, no recorte analisado neste texto, análise documental e de discurso dos cinco coordenadores de área participantes da pesquisa. Como conclusão, é possível afirmar que o PIBID de Matemática promoveu a articulação e a aproximação entre a escola básica e a universidade; os licenciandos foram inseridos no contexto escolar, puderam, assim, valorizar o curso de licenciatura, promovendo a formação continuada de professores da universidade e da escola básica por meio da relação dialética entre teoria e prática.
A Necessidade de Representar e de Coordenar Registros de Representação Semiótica para a Aprendizagem da Matemática nos Anos Iniciais: o que nos diz a BNCC?
Authors: Hillesheim Selma Felisbino , Zanelato dos Anjos Daiana , Da Silva Thiesen Juares
Published: April 2021

O presente artigo objetiva investigar a Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) sob a ótica semiocognitiva no que concerne ao campo de conhecimento da matemática nos Anos Iniciais. Na teoria dos Registros de Representação Semiótica, encontra-se pressupostos importantes a serem considerados na elaboração de um documento com a pretensão de instalar um novo currículo nos sistemas de ensino brasileiros. Assim, formula-se o seguinte questionamento: como a BNCC aborda os aspectos semiocognitivos relacionados ao acesso dos objetos de conhecimento em matemática no processo de ensino e aprendizagem da matemática nos Anos Iniciais do Ensino Fundamental? Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa do tipo análise documental. Como conclusão, aponta-se a ausência da perspectiva semiocognitiva para a aprendizagem da matemática nos Anos Iniciais pela BNCC e a necessidade de se repensar e redesenhar a estrutura curricular vigente nesse nível de ensino, almejando um currículo mais interessado e comprometido com a real aprendizagem da matemática.
Pesquisas em Educação Matemática: a História, a Arte e a Etnomatemática em Análise
Authors: Marques Fernandes Alcione , Enrique González Fredy , Silva Martins Berlane
Published: April 2021

Este trabalho apresenta três tópicos de pesquisa em Educação Matemática: História, Etnomatemática e Arte. Inicialmente, cada autor apresenta seu assunto particular de interesse de pesquisa. Enquanto História, a pesquisa apresenta a perspectiva da História Social da Educação Matemática – HISOEM – para examinar como aconteceu o processo que propiciou a emergência da Educação Matemática como um campo disciplinar específico. Em seguida, são oferecidos argumentos relativos ao papel que a Etnomatemática poderia ter na elaboração do currículo matemático. Por fim, reflete-se sobre as relações entre Matemática e Arte. Assim os autores com fios da Arte, Etnomatemática e Educação criam uma teia costurada pela História. As pesquisas apresentadas podem ser consideradas como a realidade mutifacetada da Educação Matemática, tanto a História Social da Educação Matemática, quanto a relação entre a Matemática e a Arte e a Etnomatemática discutem em sua essência a Matemática como prática sociocultural impregnada de valores culturais e, por isso mesmo, humanos.
Análisis de las propiedades psicométricas de la versión reducida del Inventario Jesness – Revisado
Authors: Costa Rafaelle CS , Wenger Lorena S , Rezende Bazon Marina , Andrés-Pueyo Antonio
Published: April 2021

El objetivo de este estudio fue investigar la adecuación de la versión reducida del Inventario Jesness – Revisado (JI-R) desarrollada en Brasil, al contexto español. El JI-R es una importante herramienta de evaluación psicológica forense, para adolescentes ingresados en el sistema de justicia juvenil. Los objetivos específicos fueron analizar las evidencias de fiabilidad de las escalas reducidas del Inventario y de validez de criterio con las escalas del Big Five Personality Trait Short Questionnaire. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 179 varones, adolescentes y jóvenes. La fiabilidad de las escalas se investigó con la confiabilidad empírica y la correlación entre puntuaciones fueron calculadas con análisis de correlación de Rho de Spearman. Los resultados indican que 11 de las 12 escalas del JI-R poseen índices de fiabilidad adecuados y que los factores de amabilidad y estabilidad emocional poseen correlaciones significativas con muchas escalas del JI-R, seguidos por Extroversión.
PROSPECTS OF COACHING & MENTORING AS HRD INTERVENTION IN PAKISTAN: A CONCEPTUAL STUDY
Authors:   Institute of Business & Technology, Karachi., Cheema Farooq-E-Azam
Published: April 2021

Purpose-Purpose of this conceptual study was to explore prospects of coaching and mentoring as a HRD intervention in the private sector organizations and government departments in Pakistan. This study was prompted by coaching and mentoring being an effective and efficient mode of employee development compared to traditional off-the-job classroom training programs. Methodology/Sampling-The study was based on comprehensive literature reviewed critically and the diverse factors affecting these two activities as tools of employee development identified including their prerequisites and possible barriers in the way of their introduction and application. The guidelines emerging from the relevant literature were used to make analysis of the internal and external organizational environments and Pakistani culture as a whole. Opinion on the national and organizational culture and other determining factors for the coaching and mentoring as HRD tool was based on wider observation and experience of the authors themselves. Findings-The study did not promise rosy prospects altogether. It concluded that factors like organizational and national cultures, line managers' attitude towards coaching and mentoring and the top managements' overall approach towards the human resource development did not favor introduction and practice of coaching and mentoring as HRD intervention in Pakistan; both private sector local organizations as well as government sector departments. Practical implications-The study is informative for the HRD practitioners who are ambitious in availing the contemporary HRD interventions including coaching and mentoring in Pakistan like society.