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Cooperation on food security with Africa as an instrument of Brazil’s Foreign Policy (2003-2010)/Cooperação em segurança alimentar com a África como um instrumento de política externa brasileira (2003-2010)
Authors: Leal Ribeiro de Albuquerque Felipe
Published: June 2020

In a context of growing interdependence, diversified possibilities for emerging powers to act and more commonly perceived transcendence of domestic subjects to the international arena, Brazil is a singular player: it is facing relevant internal transformations that allow the development of policies for mitigating historic inequalities, such as the ones to fight hunger and poverty; and aims at assuming greater responsibilities in an international arena characterized by growing multipolarity. Brazil’s diplomatic corps tries to show the country as a necessary interlocutor and negotiator for the establishment of a more just and democratic world order. In this sense, many public policies associated with the agendas comprised by the concept of food security are instrumentalized by the policymakers as a means to assemble legitimacy, political support and economic opportunities for the South American powerhouse. These dynamics are clearly observed in the relations between Brazil and its African partners, which will be the focus of this paper.Keywords: Brazilian foreign policy; International development cooperation; Brazil-Africa relations; Lula da Silva’s government; food security.   Resumo: Em contexto de crescente interdependência, diversificadas possibilidades da atuação para potências emergentes e transcendência mais perceptível de questões domésticas para a arena internacional, o Brasil é ator singular: passa por transformações internas relevantes que permitem o desenvolvimento de políticas como as de combate à fome e à pobreza, voltadas para a mitigação de desigualdades históricas; e busca assumir maiores responsabilidades em arena internacional caracterizada por crescente multipolaridade. O corpo diplomático brasileiro busca mostrar o país como um interlocutor e negociador necessário para o estabelecimento de ordem global mais justa e democrática. Nesse sentido, variadas políticas públicas associadas com as agendas envolvidas pelo conceito de segurança alimentar são instrumentalizadas pelos formuladores de política externa como um meio de assegurar legitimidade, apoios políticos e oportunidades econômicas para o país sul-americano. Tais dinâmicas são claramente observadas nas relações entre o Brasil e seus parceiros africanos, assunto que será o tema desse artigo.Palavras-chave: Política externa brasileira; Cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento; Relações Brasil-África; Governo Lula da Silva; Segurança alimentar.  DOI: 10.20424/2237-7743/bjir.v4n3p558-581
Investigação criminal e regime internacional de direitos humanos: em busca de um modelo internacional de investigação/Criminal investigation and international regime on human rights: seeking for an international model of criminal investigation
Authors: Marques Ana Maura Tomesani
Published: June 2020

Este trabalho se propõe a averiguar a existência de acordos internacionais que orientem ou criem padrões para o trabalho de investigação criminal. A hipótese é de que estes acordos não existam e, na ausência deles, não há produção de manuais e referências claras que poderiam orientar e iluminar este trabalho. Esta atividade, importante elo de ligação entre cidadãos e justiça, estaria descoberta pelos atuais regimes internacionais, não encontrando respaldo nos documentos existentes. Estudos comparativos sobre investigação criminal existem em reduzidíssimo número e aqueles existentes evidenciam justamente o fato de que os procedimentos de investigação utilizados mundo afora são tão distintos que compará-los não é praticável do ponto de vista metodológico. Atualmente, quando comparamos as taxas de esclarecimento de crimes entre países, sabemos que podemos estar comparando unidades de análise distintas, já que os procedimentos que levam à autoria de um crime ao final de uma investigação podem variar muito de um país para outro. A existência de protocolos internacionais nesta área permitiria maior comparabilidade dos dados, facilitando o estabelecimento de patamares internacionais para o tratamento de suspeitos, para a validação de métodos investigativos e para a fixação de uma taxa aceitável de esclarecimento de crimes. Além disso, acordos internacionais neste campo contribuiriam fortemente para a solução local e transnacional de crimes, possibilitando uma colaboração mais profícua entre polícias.Palavras-chave: investigação criminal, segurança pública, direitos humanos, regimes internacionais.Abstract: This study aims to investigate the existence of international agreements in the field of human rights to guide and create standards for the criminal investigation work. The hypothesis is that these agreements do not exist and, in their absence, there is no production of manuals and clear references that could guide and illuminate this work. The existence of international protocols in this area would allow greater comparability of data, fostering international standards for the treatment of suspects and facilitating the validation of investigative methods and the establishment of an international acceptable rate of solving crime. Moreover, international agreements in this field strongly contribute to local and transnational solving crimes, enabling more fruitful collaboration between police forces.Key words: criminal investigation, public safety, human rights, international regimes.   DOI: 10.20424/2237-7743/bjir.v4n3p628-644
Colaboradores
Authors: Geraldello Camilla Silva
Published: June 2020

Biografias e emails dos colaboradores desta edição:
Al Chukwuma Okoli
Eunice Rafaele da Silva Machado
Erbenia Lourenço
Fernanda Cristina Nanci Izidro Gonçalves
Guillermina Elias
Gustavo Fornari Dall'Agnol
Gustavo do Amaral Loureiro
Henrique Zeferino de Menezes
Ikenna Mike Alumona
Luiz Felipy dos Santos Costa Leomil
Marília Bernardes Closs
Renu Rana
Thiago Lima Valdir Silva Bezerra
Penerapan model Project Citizen untuk peningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap anti korupsi mahasiswa
Authors: Rube’i M. Anwar , . Rohani .
Published: June 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan mendeskripsikan penerapan model project citizen dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap anti korupsi mahasiswa mahasiswa program studi pada Pendidikan Pancasila dan Kewarganegaraan IKIP-PGRI Pontianak. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian tindakan kelas dengan tahapan perencanaan, pelaksanaan, pengamatan dan refleksi. subjek penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa semester IV program Studi PPKn IKIPPGRI Pontianak dengan jumlah 30 orang. Alat pengumpul data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pedoman observasi, pedoman wawancara, soal tes dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik analisis dengan pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model pembelajaran project citizen dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan sikap antikorupsi mahasiswa Prodi PPKn IKIP-PGRI Pontianak. Peningkatan pengetahuan dan sikap antikorupsi mahasiswa tampak pada kualitas proses pembelajaran yang ditunjukkan oleh keaktifan dan antusias mahasiswa ketika melakukan diskusi, kerja kelompok, menemukan masalah, mengumpulkan informasi, membuat t
IMPACT OF E-COMMERCE ON BRAND LOYALTY AND BRAND SWITCHING BEHAVIOUR OF CONSUMARS OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS: A STUDY
Authors: Y.V.Sujana  , Prof. G.L.Narayanappa
Published: June 2020

In recent times, tastes and preferences are consistently changing on purchase behaviour. In the year 2018, around 120 million people made their purchases over the internet and the number expected to reach 175 million by 2020. The demand potential of e-commerce made private equity firms to look for it. The government has an attractive policy for e-commerce. The government policy allows the 100 % FDI (Foreign direct investment) in B2B model of e-commerce and 100 per cent FDI also allowed in market place model through automatic route.
E-commerce gives benefits to society, customer and organisations. E-Commerce to Society: E-commerce is one of the largest employment generators in India. It reduces the regional imbalances and makes all levels of customers access the product at their fingertips. It eliminates the intentional bias of the sellers so that it saves the customer. E-Commerce to Consumers: Customer can access a wide range of products or services at their fingertips. E-commerce gives zero movement of truth and the first movement of truth for the customers. Customer reviews next to the product on e-commerce site offers mirror purchase experience for customers so that customers avoid the counterfeit products. It provides convenience and also saves time and money. E-Commerce to organisations: Technology makes the organisations independent. E-commerce reduces salespersons’ dependence. It abolishes the geographical boundaries of the business. It reduces the cost of sale. It can fetch the precise statistics over the sales, thereby strengthen the business strategies.
KEYWORDS: E-commerce, Customer reviews, Foreign direct investment, electronic products
Work4Progress: plataformas de innovación para la creación de empleo.
Authors: Bardolet Ariadna , Solsona Marta
Published: June 2020

Los paradigmas de la cooperación internacional están cambiando y Work4Progress es un ejemplo de ello. El origen y objetivo de este programa, lanzado en 2017 por la Fundación "la Caixa" tras más de 20 años de experiencia en cooperación internacional, permite poner las herramientas de innovación social más avanzadas a disposición de los programas de cooperación internacional mediante plataformas de innovación abierta. Todo ello con el objetivo de crear empleo para mujeres y los jóvenes en situación de vulnerabilidad en India, Mozambique y Perú.

La principal novedad de Work4Progress es la incorporación de nuevas herramientas y metodologías en: 1) escucha e identificación de necesidades comunitarias, 2) co-creación y prototipado de nuevas soluciones, 3) exploración de instrumentos de escalado, 4) gobernanza, 5) sistemas de evaluación evolutiva y 6) estrategias de financiación.

Estas herramientas aplicadas a entornos complejos como los que trabaja Work4Progress contribuyen a incrementar el impacto de los programas, evitando propuestas “top-down” y generando nuevos modelos de colaboración.
ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN ONLİNE OYUN OYNAMA DAVRANIŞLARININ AÇIKLANMASINA YÖNELİK BİR MODEL ÖNERİSİ
Authors: ARI Erkan , YILMAZ Veysel
Published: June 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Eskişehir’de öğrenim gören üniversite öğrencilerinin online oyun oynama davranışlarını etkileyen faktörler önerilen bir yapısal eşitlik modeliyle araştırmaktır. Önerilen yapısal modelde, görsel cazibe, gerçeklerden kaçış, akış deneyimi, başarı, zevk, öz yeterlilik ve oynama niyeti ve davranışı faktörleri ele alınmıştır. Modelde yer alan faktörler arasındaki ilişiklerin test edilmesinde Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM) kullanılmıştır. Modelin uygunluğu ise, YEM literatüründe kullanılan çeşitli uyum ölçütlerine göre değerlendirilmiştir. Model uyumu için hesaplanan ki-kare değeri 400,37 ve (χ2/sd) değeri ise 2,24 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Analizlerden bazıları; öz yeterlilik ile başarı ve zevk ile oynama niyeti arasındaki ilişki katsayıları sırasıyla 0,92 ve 0,74 olarak hesaplanmıştır.
VİKTOR F. YANUKOVİÇ DÖNEMİ UKRAYNA’NIN AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ İLE İLİŞKİLERİNİ BELİRLEYEN DİNAMİKLER
Authors: DİYARBAKIRLIOĞLU Kaan
Published: June 2020

The European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) is the main element of Ukrainian-EU relations. Although it was aimed to negotiate an Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU by November 2013, the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych announced that he would not sign this Association Agreement. In this article, Ukraine-EU relations in the period of Yanukovych were analyzed by case analysis method and the reasons why Yanukovych was not signed by Yanukovych and the factors that were effective in making this decision were analyzed.
Examination of Future Psychologists Empathy Level
Authors: Dmitrieva S. , Machushnyk O.
Published: June 2020

In current conditions, the priority of young people's preparation for life and work is especially important. Consequently, the requirements for the training of a future psychologist are also changing. One of the essential properties of a psychologist, necessary for the successful implementation of their activities, is empathy. The problem of empathy is one of the most difficult psychological sciences. The implacability of this phenomenon for researchers confirms the diversity in the definitions of its essence, mechanisms, functions, the role of empathy in the personality moral development, prosocial behaviour, altruism, and others like that.

The presence of the appropriate level of empathic properties of students-psychologists acts as a condition for the formation of their professional compliance. Subjective factors of empathy formation: value sphere of personality, type of interpersonal relations, level of self-centeredness, type of accentuation of character, types of attitudes to different spheres of life, level of subjective control. Therefore, in the article, empathy development is studied in students who get a psychologist's degree. It is determined that in general subjects have average empathy level. By dividing students into groups, according to their level of empathy, it has been established that different value orientations characterize boys with different levels of empathy. It is determined that the overwhelming majority of respondents have a mean self-centeredness level. It was found that the obtained data provide an opportunity for further development of empathy among students. As a result of our research, we are convinced that the objective factors for the formation of empathy are: the perception of other people, the maturity of the individual. Our research is not exhaustive; our further development will concern the deepening of the ideas about the empathy component of the personality of the future psychologist and the methods of its development.
Justification of Empirical Examination of Peculiar Human Selectivity
Authors: Kacharova V.
Published: June 2020

The article reveals the background to the study of the problem of actualization of specific analyzer sensitivity in the face of experiencing a psychological crisis. The empirical research on the manifestation of the features of the process of functioning of supersensitive perception is presented. A pilot study on the selected topic and the analysis of its results are described. The plan of the primary research of factors of actualization of specific perception is formulated. It is well known that there are five analyzer systems: sight, smell, touch, hearing and taste. At present, due to the successes of biology and our fuller understanding of the higher nervous activity, they have been sufficiently studied. However, there are some peculiarities of perception that do not fit into these sensations. The ability to perceive information from under-studied sources is defined as a supersensitive or specific analytic sensitivity. Usually, not all people have a supersensitive perception. However, we believe that the decisive factor in its appearance is not the identity of the carrier of the specific analyzer sensitivity, but the events after which it was actualized. It is well-known that way out of the crisis requires a person to use resources that are not used in everyday life. When experiencing a crisis, which is the impossibility of realizing life's plans, the realization of these concealed opportunities begins to be realized. At the same time, it is often the case that after the end of the stress factors, the manifestation of specific perception ceases, which only proves its narrow functional purpose. That is why our work hypothesizes that a specific perception, which is generally familiar to all people, is prone to show up as a result of the action on the human body of such crisis factors, which can be dealt with in the usual, commonly used ways. The detection of a person's manifestation of cases of supersensitive perception requires a unique level of attention to his inner world, which can be exacerbated during a crisis. The manifestation of a specific perception can have a warning, signalling or healing function.
Value Orientations of Entrepreneurs Management Activity
Authors: Seleznov D. , Kacharova V.
Published: June 2020

The article deals with the theoretical approaches and mechanisms of determination of entrepreneurial activity, the formation of individual value orientations of the individual and factors influencing the formation of value and sense of life orientations of entrepreneurs. The analysis of the activity of foreign entrepreneurs shows that among the various personal qualities can be distinguished five of the most important: independence, ambition, perseverance, hard work, stability. The author notes that the increased interest of scientists in the problem of values and valuable orientations is the need for a deeper understanding of the nature of human cognition, which in the process of transformation acquires new characteristics and helps the individual to adapt to qualitatively new socio-cultural living conditions. The work reveals the essence of value orientations of the personality, as those that perform the functions of regulating behaviour and defining its purpose, linking into a single whole personality and social environment. Therefore, at each stage of personality development, the choice of the dominant mechanism of value system formation is determined by a complex set of internal and external factors. Internal psychological factors and factors of the external social environment determine the peculiarities of the development of the system of value orientations, interacting with each other in the implementation of one or another activity. Thus, the article shows that the subject of entrepreneurial activity is characterized by its specific (material, social, spiritual) value orientations, which underlie its activity and determine its structure. Consequently, values that have been identified as specific to entrepreneurial activity are strictly related to the fundamental values of each individual, but have a specific identity to them and determine the direction of the vector-specific business.
ANALISA SCHOOL WELLBEING PADA MAHASISWA DISABILITAS TUNADAKSA, TULI DAN TUNANETRA DI PERGURUAN TINGGI INKLUSI
Authors: Rahma Ulifa , Faizah Faizah , Perwiradara Yuliezar , Ikawikanti Almirandari , Mayasari Baiq Marlina , Rinanda Tiara Disti
Published: June 2020

ABSTRAK

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui school wellbeing mahasiswa disabilitas Tunadaksa, Tuli dan Tunanetra di Perguruan Tinggi Inklusi. Penelitian menggunakan desain kualitatif pendekatan fenomenologi. Pengambilan data melalui wawancara, dan observasi. Teknik analisis data menggunakan model interaktif Miles & Huberman. Hasil penelitian subjek tunadaksa, tunanetra dan tunarungu memiliki school wellbeing, namun bervariasi tiap aspeknya. Setiap aspek school wellbeing beberapa subjek memiliki permasalahan namun mampu mengatasi permasalahan sehingga merasa nyaman dan puas terhadap kehidupannya dikampus. Beberapa subjek tertekan, stres, berniat pindah jurusan, pasrah menjalani perkuliahan, maupun berniat berhenti kuliah yang mengganggu school well-beingnya dan berpengaruh terhadap penyelesaian studinya karena tidak mampu mengatasi permasalahannya.

 

Kata Kunci: mahasiswa disabilitas; perguruan tinggi inklusi; school well-being

 

ABCSTRAC.

The purpose of this study was to determine the school wellbeing among visual impairments, deaf and  physical disability students  in college inclusion. the study used a qualitative design approach phenomenology. Retrieval data through interviews, and observation. Data analysis techniques using the interactive model of Miles & Huberman. The results subjects with physical disabilities, visual impairments and hearing impairment have school wellbeing, but varies in every aspect. Every aspect of school wellbeing, some subjects have problems but are able to overcome the problems so they feel comfortable and satisfied with their lives in campus. Some subjects are depressed, stressed, intend to move majors, resigned to undergoing lectures, or intend to quit college that disrupts their school well-being and affect the completion of their studies because they are unable to overcome the problem.
Renewable energy potential for sustainable development in Afghanistan
Authors: Slimankhil Ahmad Khalid , Anwarzai Mohammad Abed , Danish Mir Sayed , Ahmadi Mikaeel , Ahadi Mohammad Hamid
Published: June 2020

Afghanistan is one of the developing countries in South Asia with an enormous renewable and nonrenewable energy resources. Since 1893, utilization of secondary (modern) form of energy in Afghanistan has been pursued. The trends of sustainable energy provision have been reinforced after the post-conflicts in Afghanistan. The Sustainable Development Goal-7 (affordable and clean energy access) encourages nations to assess their resource development of renewable, affordable, and accessible energy. Unlike many developing countries that struggle to identify domestic sources of clean, sustainable energy, Afghanistan has hydro, solar, wind, and geothermal resources as assets. This literature review analyzes Afghanistan’s potential for renewable energy to identify obstacles and challenges like security, economics, and technology. Using surveys conducted by national and international organizations. This research evaluates Afghanistan’s progress in meeting SDG-7, identifies the main barriers for renewable energy development, and offers recommended solutions. This study reveals the facts of energy sector development in Afghanistan to enable students, researchers, and practitioners with an overview of the current situation and future direction of the energy sector. Also, this study offers a concise outlook for energy sector investors and donors at the national and international stages.
Role of micro-hydropower plants in socio-economic development of rural Afghanistan
Authors: Sadiq Mohammad Airaj Firdaws , Sabory Najib Rahman , Danish Mir Sayed Shah , Senjyu Tomonobu
Published: June 2020

Afghanistan hosts the Hindu Kush, an extension of the Himalaya mountains that act as water sources for five major rivers flowing through Afghanistan. Most of these rivers provide promise for the construction of water dams and installment of micro hydropower plants (MHP). Although civil war and political strife continue to threaten the country for more than four decades, the Afghan government introduced strategic plans for the development of the country. In 2016 Afghanistan introduced the Afghanistan National Peace and Development (ANPD) Framework at Brussels de-signed to support Afghanistan’s progress towards achieving the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). This study discussed the 7th Goal (ensuring access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for all) and 8th Goal (promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all) alignment in Afghanistan. The Afghan gov-ernment acknowledges its responsibility to provide electricity for all of its citizens, but this can only be achieved if the government can secure a reliable source of energy. Afghanistan’s mountainous terrain provides a challenge to build a central energy distribution system. Therefore this study looks for alternative solutions to the energy problems in Afghanistan and explores feasibility of micro-hydropower plant installations in remote areas. This study evaluated socio-economic im-pacts of micro-hydropower plants in the life of average residents. We focused on one example of a micro hydropower plant located in Parwan, conducted interviews with local residents, and gath-ered on-site data. The findings in this study can help policymakers to analyze the effects of devel-opment projects in the social and economic life of residents. It will encourage the government and hopefully the private sector to invest in decentralized energy options, while the country is facing an ever-growing energy demand.
Effects of low and high irradiation levels on growth and PSII efficiency in Lemna minor L.
Authors: Lepeduš Hrvoje , Vidaković-Cifrek Željka , Šebalj Iris , Antunović Dunić Jasenka , Cesar Vera
Published: June 2020

Plant growth and reproduction depend on light energy that drives photosynthesis. In the present study we compared growth characteristics, photosynthetic pigments content and photosystem II (PSII) performance in Lemna minor L. grown in two different irradiation regimes: low light (LL) – 50 μmolPHOTONS m-2 s-1 and high light (HL) – 500 μmolPHOTONS m-2 s-1. The main goal was to investigate the photosynthetic regulatory mechanisms that ensure adjustment to different light conditions and integrate these observations with the data on plant multiplication and biomass production. For this purpose, we measured chlorophyll (Chls) and carotenoid (Cars) contents and analyzed the energy fluxes through the PSII by saturation pulse method as well as by Chl a transient induction and JIP test. In a comparison of the effect of LL and HL on plant multiplication and fresh biomass, it was shown that the effect on growth was primarily attributed to the biomass reduction in LL while the effect on number of plants was much smaller. Total Chl and Cars contents were decreased in plants exposed to HL which indicated long-term acclimation response to the increased irradiance. Furthermore, the HL plants revealed better capability for the utilization of absorbed light in photosynthesis accompanied by photoprotective adjustment of certain number of PSII reaction centers from active to dissipative mode of functioning. In conclusion, our study showed that duckweed plants had great adjustment potential to different irradiation conditions, which might be of great importance not only under variable light availability but also when simultaneously challenged by some other environmental disturbance (e.g. different pollutants).
Työn intensifikaation profiilit suomalaisilla johtajilla: Yhteydet työhyvinvointiin ja työnkuvan vaihtoajatuksiin
Authors: Stenman Janette , Itkonen Hanna , Auvinen Elina , Huhtala Mari , Mauno Saija , Feldt Taru
Published: June 2020

Tutkimuksessa selvitettiin, millaisia työn intensifikaation eli työn kiihtymisen profiileja voidaan tunnistaa johtajilla ja miten eri profiilien johtajat eroavat toisistaan työhyvinvoinnin ja työnkuvan vaihtoajatusten suhteen. Kyselytutkimuksen otos poimittiin Professoriliiton, Tieteentekijöiden liiton, Suomen Ekonomien ja Tekniikan Akateemisten jäsenrekistereistä. Tutkituista johtajista (N=705) yli puolet (56 %) oli miehiä. Löysimme K-keskiarvojen klusterianalyysin avulla viisi profiilia: 1) Riskiprofiili (voimakas työn intensifikaatio, 31 %), 2) suotuisa profiili (työn- ja urasuunnittelun vaatimukset lisääntyneet kohtuullisesti, 19 %), 3) haitta- ja haastestressoriprofiili (työtahti ja tieto- ja taitovaatimukset lisääntyneet, 20 %), 4) alhainen profiili (vähäinen työn intensifikaatio, 22 %) ja 5) haasteeton profiili (ei työn intensifikaatiota, 8 %). Riskiprofiilin sekä haitta- ja haastestressoriprofiilin johtajat raportoivat eniten työuupumusta. Haitta- ja haastestressoriprofiilin johtajilla oli eniten toiveita päästä vähemmän vaativiin johtotehtäviin. Suotuisan profiilin johtajilla oli paljon työn imua ja vähän työnkuvan vaihtoajatuksia. Yhteenvetona voidaan todeta, että puolet johtajista kuului työn intensifikaation suhteen vaativiin ryhmiin (1 ja 3), joissa ilmeni muita ryhmiä enemmän työuupumusta sekä toiveita vähemmän vaativista johtotehtävistä.
Evaluación de la presencia incaica en el Centro Oeste Argentino: los sitios de la quebrada de Conconta (San Juan, Argentina)
Authors: García Alejandro
Published: June 2020

Uno de los principales hallazgos arqueológicos recientes de San Juan fue el de un conjunto articulado de sitios incaicos en una zona carente de evidencias de ese período. Se trata de una serie de estructuras y tramos de camino localizados en la parte alta de la Quebrada de Conconta, en el noroeste de la provincia. La importancia del hallazgo motivó su inmediata inclusión en el listado de sitios del Proyecto Internacional Qhapaq Ñan. Sin embargo, un análisis detallado de este registro permite brindar una interpretación completamente diferente. En este sentido, el presente artículo aborda la evaluación global de toda la información disponible sobre estos sitios, cuyos resultados muestran un origen y cronología distintos a los propuestos.
Gente non sancta de Madrid
Authors: Ramos González del Rivero Pablo
Published: June 2020

El artículo ofrece un retrato del mundo de la marginalidad y el hampa en el Madrid del siglo XIX a través de la literatura popular de la época. Se establece una comparativa entre el discurso que contiene este tipo de narrativa y la abundante literatura científica que se generó entonces con el fin de construir una ciencia criminológica, la cual se fundará sobre los presupuestos de las teorías degenerativas y evolucionistas. El análisis de buena parte de la narrativa popular dedicada a retratar los barrios pobres, sus lugares de ocio o las cárceles, muestran que en general se mantuvieron al margen de estos discursos y preferentemente vincularon el auge de la criminalidad con el aumento de la pobreza.
Taqwīmu al-Kitāb “Ta’līmu al-Lughah al-‘Arabiyyah” Lilṣaffi al-Awwali min al-Madrasah al-Mutawassiṭah min Wijḥati Naẓar Rushdī Ahmad Ṭu’aimah
Authors: Niswah Ulfatun
Published: June 2020

This study aims to determine: the extent of the book “تعليم اللغة العربية” grade 1 Middle School with the criteria and scientific basics of the Arabic learning book for non-Arabic perspectives Rusydi Ahmad Thuaimah, the strengths and weaknesses of the book “تعليم اللغة العربية” grade 1 Secondary school. The tool used in evaluating the book “تعليم اللغة العربية” grade 1 Middle School is based on the perspective of Rusydi Ahmad Thuaimah. Researchers used qualitative descriptive approaches. The results of this study indicate that the book “تعليم اللغة العربية” grade 1 Middle School still does not fit the criteria and scientific basis of the Arabic learning book for non-Arabic Rusydi Ahmad Thuaimah perspective, with a percentage of 76 % with a value of “Good”.

Keywords: Evaluation, Textbook, Rushdī Ahmad Ṭu’aimah
SUPPLIER SELECTION FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BY AN INTEGRATED METHOD WITH INTERVAL ROUGH BOUNDARIES
Authors: Zhang Zhiying , Liao Huchang , Al-Barakati Abdullah , Zavadskas Edmundas Kazimieras , Antuchevičienė Jurgita
Published: June 2020

Residential whole-decoration is an important initiative for housing industrialization in China. Selecting the most suitable component supplier for housing development is of great significance for both property developers and buyers in the implementation of such a strategy. To address such a problem, this study uses hesitant fuzzy linguistic term sets to express the inaccurate judgments of individuals and then introduces a novel probability aggregation approach based on interval rough boundaries to enable a realistic presentation of the collective evaluations of a group. Then, we propose a hybrid multi-expert multiple criteria decision-making model by integrating the Best Worst Method (BWM) and Combined Compromise Solution (CoCoSo) method based on the interval rough boundaries. A case study about the supplier selection for housing development is carried out, which demonstrates the feasibility and applicability of our proposed hybrid model. A comparison study is also performed to further validate the robustness of the model.
First Radio Evidence for Impulsive Heating Contribution to the Quiet Solar Corona
Authors: Mondal Surajit , Oberoi Divya , Mohan Atul
Published: June 2020

This Letter explores the relevance of nanoflare-based models for heating the quiet Sun corona. Using meterwave data from the Murchison Widefield Array, we present the first successful detection of impulsive emissions down to flux densities of ∼mSFU, about two orders of magnitude weaker than earlier attempts. These impulsive emissions have durations ≲1 s and are present throughout the quiet solar corona. The fractional time occupancy of these impulsive emissions at a given region is ≲10%. The histograms of these impulsive emissions follow a power-law distribution and show signs of clustering at small timescales. Our estimate of the energy that must be dumped in the corona to generate these impulsive emissions is consistent with the coronal heating requirements. Additionally, the statistical properties of these impulsive emissions are very similar to those recently determined for magnetic switchbacks by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP). We hope that this work will lead to a renewed interest in relating these weak impulsive emissions to the energy deposited in the corona, the quantity of physical interest from a coronal heating perspective, and explore their relationship with the magnetic switchbacks observed by the PSP.
Health Behavior Prediction Model Based on Health Literacy among Mothers with Obesity Children
Authors: Syamsiah Siti , Lipoeto Nur Indrawati , Nurdin Adnil Edwin , Bachtiar Adang
Published: June 2020

INTRODUCTION: Mothers have an important role in childhood obesity. The role of the mother is influenced by self-care, self-efficacy, child health status, and health information obtained by mothers who form health literacy in the prevention of obesity in children.
AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the health behavior prediction model based on health literacy among mothers with obesity children.
METHODS: This study used a cross-sectional study design. The study sample was all mothers who had school children aged 7â€“15 years in Jakarta Province, Indonesia, in 2018, with a sample of 301 people. The sampling technique used proportional random sampling. Data were collected by health literacy questionnaire, self-care, self-efficacy, health status, health information, and maternal health behavior in the prevention of childhood obesity that has been validated. Data were analyzed using the structural equation model using Stata version 14.2 (Stata Corporation) software.
RESULTS: The results of this study found that determinant variables associated with obese childrenâ€™s behavior prevention in mothers were health literacy, self-care, self-efficacy, health status, and health information (p < 0.05). The model of maternal health behavior to prevent childhood obesity based on health literacy, health information, and health status explained 40% of maternal health behavior variances. In addition, health information, self-care, self-efficacy, and health status associated with health literacy described 34%.
CONCLUSION: This study confirmed maternal health behavior based on health literacy to prevent childhood obesity. These results will help health professionals promoting effective childhood obesity prevention among mothers.
Disease Characteristics, Quality of Life, and Work Productivity by Enthesitis Site: Real-world Data From the US Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry
Authors: Mease Philip J. , Liu Mei , Rebello Sabrina , Hua Winnie , McLean Robert R. , Hur Peter , Ogdie Alexis
Published: June 2020

Objective.

To assess the effect of clinical enthesitis by body site in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Methods.

Adults with PsA enrolled in the Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry (March 2013–March 2018) were included. Enthesitis at enrollment was assessed by the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Enthesitis Index and classified by affected sites (upper, lower, or both). Disease activity (e.g., Clinical Disease Activity Index, Clinical Disease Activity Index for PsA), patient-reported outcomes (PRO; e.g., patient-reported pain and fatigue), and work productivity were compared between those with and without enthesitis usingt- or Wilcoxon rank-sum tests for continuous variables and chi-square or Fisher exact tests for categorical variables. The association of enthesitis with disease activity and PRO measures versus no enthesitis was modeled using multivariable-adjusted linear or logistic regression.

Results.

Of 2003 patients with PsA, 391 (19.5%) had enthesitis: 80 (20.5%) in upper sites only; 137 (35.0%) in lower sites only; and 174 (44.5%) in both. Regardless of location, disease activity and PRO were worse in patients with versus without enthesitis. In adjusted models, the presence of enthesitis at any site was significantly associated with worse disease activity versus no enthesitis. Enthesitis in lower or both upper and lower sites was associated with higher pain and fatigue scores and greater work impairment versus no enthesitis.

Conclusion.

Patients with clinical enthesitis had worse disease activity regardless of enthesitis location versus those without enthesitis, and patients with enthesitis in lower or both upper and lower sites had worse pain, fatigue, and work impairment.
Association Between Centromere- and Topoisomerase-specific Immune Responses and the Degree of Microangiopathy in Systemic Sclerosis
Authors: van Leeuwen Nina M. , Wortel Corrie M. , Fehres Cynthia M. , Bakker Jaap. A , Scherer Hans U. , Toes René E.M , Huizinga Tom W.J , de Vries-Bouwstra Jeska K.
Published: June 2020

Objective.

Autoreactive antibody responses, including the use of several isotypes of autoantibodies, have been shown to be associated with clinical outcome in several rheumatic autoimmune diseases. The goals of this study were to evaluate whether (1) anticentromere antibody (ACA)– and antitopoisomerase antibody (ATA)–specific isotype expression, and (2) organ involvement are associated with the degree of microangiopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc).

Methods.

ACA and ATA IgG, IgM, and IgA levels were measured in baseline serum samples of ACA IgG–positive (+) and ATA IgG+ patients with SSc. The degree of microangiopathy was determined based on nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) images collected at the same point in time. Logistic regression analyses with autoantibodies, clinical characteristics, isotype expression, and ACA and ATA IgG, IgM, and IgA levels as independent variables, and NVC pattern as the dependent variable were performed.

Results.

In 164 patients, isotype levels and degree of microangiopathy were evaluated. Logistic regression confirmed the association of the degree of microangiopathy with the presence of digital ulcers (OR 3.07, 95% CI 1.43–6.60), interstitial lung disease (OR 3.41, 95% CI 1.11–10.61), and pulmonary arterial hypertension (OR 5.58, 95% CI 2.05–17.81). ATA positivity was associated with more severe microangiopathy (OR 2.09, 95% CI 1.05–4.13). Patients who expressed solely ACA IgG showed a trend towards less severe microangiopathy compared to patients also expressing ACA IgM and/or IgA. Levels of ACA IgG and ATA IgM were found to be associated with microangiopathy severity.

Conclusion.

We observed an association between ACA and ATA responses and the degree of microangiopathy in SSc. These findings might indicate that the breadth of the autoimmune response, as reflected by autoantibody production and microvascular damage, interacts in the pathophysiology of SSc.
A biological mathematical model of vector-host disease with saturated treatment function and optimal control strategies
Authors: Khan Muhammad Altaf ,   Informetrics Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Iqbal Navid , Khan Yasir , Alzahrani Ebraheem ,   Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,   Department of Mathematics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan,   Department of Mathematics, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafr Al-Batin 31991, Saudi Arabia,   Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80203 Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Published: June 2020

The aims of this paper to explore the dynamics of the vector-host disease with saturated treatment function. Initially, we formulate the model by considering three different classes for human and two for the vector population. The use of the treatment function in the model and their brief analysis for the case of disease-free and endemic case are briefly shown. We show that the basic reproduction number () than unity, the disease-free and endemic cases are stable locally and globally. Further, we apply the optimal control technique by choosing four control variables in order to maximize the population of susceptible and recovered human and to minimize the population of infected humans and vector. We discuss the results in details of the optimal controls model and show their existence. Furthermore, we solve the optimality system numerically in connection with the system of no control and the optimal control characterization together with adjoint system, and consider a set of different controls to simulate the models. The considerable best possible strategy that can best minimize the infection in human infected individuals is the use of all controls simultaneously. Finally, we conclude that the work with effective control strategies.
Linked Open Data Framework for Ethnic Groups in Thailand Learning
Authors: Chansanam Wirapong , Tuamsuk Kulthida , Chaikhambung Juthatip
Published: June 2020

The key significant worldview of the Semantic Web is Linked Open Data, another period of the World Wide Web that capacities to carry suggestions to information. An enormous number of both public and private foundations have dis-tributed their information following the Linked Open Data philosophies, or have done as such with information from different associations. To this degree, since the generation and production of Linked Open Data are thorough designing procedures that require high consideration so as to achieve high caliber, and since experience has uncovered that current general guidance is not constantly adequate to be applied to each area, this paper presents a lot of guidance system for creating and distributing Linked Open Data with regards to ethnic groups in Thailand to outside (TEG-LOD Framework). This framework offers an exhaustive depiction of the undertakings to perform, including a rundown of steps, tools that help in accomplishing the errand, different alternatives for achievement of the assignment, and best practices and proposals. Also, this paper exhibits a pilot model on the generation and distribution of Linked Open Data about ethnic groups in Thai-land, adhering to the available guidance, where the ethnic groups in Thailand are the property of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Center (SAC) have been made and distributed as Linked Open Data.
Comparative Analysis for Boosting Classifiers in the Context of Higher Education
Authors: Abou Gamie Eslam , Abou El-Seoud Samir , A. Salama Mostafa
Published: June 2020

Machine learning techniques are applied on higher education data for analyzing the interac-tion between the students and electronic learning systems. This type of analysis serves in predicting students’ scores, in alerting students-at-risk, and in managing the degree of stu-dent engagement to educational system. The approaches in this work implements the divide and conquer algorithm on feature set of an educational data set to enhance the analysis and prediction accuracy. It divides the feature set into a number of logical subgroups based on the problem domain. Each subgroup is analyzed separately and the final result is the combi-nation of the results of the analysis of these subgroups. The classifier that shows the best prediction accuracy is dependent on the logical non-statistical nature of the features in each group. Both traditional and boosting classifiers are utilized on each dataset, from which a comparison is conducted to show the best classifiers along with the best dataset. This ap-proach provides the possibility to apply a brute force algorithm in the selection of the best feature subgroups with a low computational complexity. The experimental work shows a high prediction accuracy of the students-at-risk relative to the current research, and provides a list of new important features in the field of electronic learning systems.
Energy-Scape Web-Based Application is an Effective Tool to Overcome the Basic Knowledge of Architects Toward Renewable Energy Properties
Authors: Ruhdy Moussa Rania , Mohamed Dewidar Khaled
Published: June 2020

In last few years, research on renewables were shifted from integrating renewable energy (RE) with buildings into integrating renewable energy (RE) within urban environment due to the large occupies of urban areas in comparing to the building foot print. Urban areas such as urban landscape areas have a great potential in generating huge amount of energy that could satisfy the needs of urban neighbor-hoods. The presented research identify the properties of a new elements called Energy-scape elements (ESE) that integrates RE devices with urban landscape el-ements. This research focuses on analyzing the efficiency of web-based applica-tion called “Energy-scape software” (ESS) and compare its efficiency with Ener-gy-scape database (ESD) through a qualitative method. The research concludes that Energy-scape software (ESS) application is an effective tool for implement-ing Energy-scape elements (ESE) and it overcome the basic knowledge of archi-tects and landscape designers toward renewable properties. Moreover, it identi-fies the optimum type and location of Energy-scape elements (ESE) within a spe-cific project, and it calculates the impact of using Energy-scape elements (ESE) in term of energy-savings.
Speech Recognition of Oral English Teaching Based on Deep Belief Network
Authors: Wang Jianmei
Published: June 2020

The oral English teaching faces several common problems: the teaching method is very inefficient, and the learners are poor in oral English. The development of computer-aided language learning offers a possible solution to these problems. Based on techniques of speech recognition, cloud computing and deep learning, this paper applies the deep belief network (DBN) to recognize the speeches in oral English teaching, and establishes a multi-parameter evaluation model for the pronunciation quality of oral English among college students. The model combines the merits of subjective and objective evaluations, and assesses the pronunciation from four aspects: pitch, speech rate, rhythm and intonation. Finally, the proposed model was verified through speech recognition and pronunciation evaluation experiments on 26 non-English majors from a college. The results show that the proposed evaluation model output credible results, which are consistent with those of experts, as evidenced by consistency, neighbourhood consistency and Pearson correlation coefficient. The research provides a feasible way to evaluate the oral English proficiency of learners, laying the basis for improving the teaching and learning efficiency of oral English.
Application of Virtual Reality Technique in the Construction of Modular Teaching Resources
Authors: Wang Yang
Published: June 2020

This paper attempts to apply the virtual reality (VR) technique into modular teaching. The modularization of the course Materials of Civil Engineering was taken as an example. The virtual simulation resources were constructed for two teaching modules of the said course on Quest3D. The constructed resources are visual, interactive, scalable, updateable, and optimizable. Based on these resources, the two modules were combined into a virtual simulation system, and applied successfully in actual engineering. The research results open a novel path to modular teaching, and provide a good reference for course teaching in architectural studies.