bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
O Ato de Pensar X Pensamento no contexto de David Bohm: O Despertar da Criatividade em Oposição à Arbitrariedade e Fragmentação do Conhecimento Científico
Authors: André Juliana Genevieve Souza
Published: October 2022

A presente tese de doutorado trata da reflexão de David Bohm acerca do Ato de Pensar X Pensamento e seus impactos que incidiriam na liberdade para a criatividade ou, ao contrário, esbarrariam em arbitrariedade e fragmentação, em especial, no conhecimento científico. Para tanto, combinamos algumas de suas obras escritas no período de maturidade. Na tessitura de nosso texto, seguindo a linha de Bohm, recorremos ao uso de metáforas e analogias, no intuito de explorar não apenas o “despertar de sua criatividade”, por meio dos contextos aos quais encontrava-se envolto, mas também seu repertório, suas lentes para compreender o mundo implicado e explicado. No mais, analisamos como seus vínculos afetivos teriam contribuído em sua forma particular de fazer-se a si próprio: como físico e livre pensador. Apesar de ter sido um estudioso nascido no século passado, torna-se perceptível como outros pesquisadores, inclusive da atualidade, parecem comungar do mesmo ato de pensar, o que de maneira ainda que implicada continua a estender sua influência.
Entre poções e amuletos: o uso de pedras preciosas na Peste Bubônica do século XIV
Authors: Bombini Raíssa Rocha
Published: October 2022

Em 1347, chegou aos portos italianos uma doença de mortalidade sem precedentes: a Peste Bubônica. Em poucos anos espalhou-se pelo continente europeu matando milhões de pessoas e deixando um rastro de destruição. Em meio à urgência desse cenário, começaram a surgir, logo nos primeiros anos da epidemia, tratados sobre a pestilência escritos por médicos e professores ligados, primeiramente, aos principais centros de medicina do continente, como Paris e Bologna; e, em um segundo momento, a faculdades e centros menores, em partes cada vez mais longínquas, criando um mapa de conhecimentos. Os tratados tinham o objetivo de explicar a etiologia da doença, até então desconhecida, propor práticas profiláticas e um possível tratamento, com flebotomia e o emprego de medicamentos. Em parte dos medicamentos sugeridos, encontravam-se mencionadas recorrentemente pedras preciosas, como a esmeralda e a safira. Até hoje, uma pouca literatura abordou o uso das gemas na medicina medieval, mas, geralmente, de forma superficial ou atribuindo um caráter irracional ao seu emprego nos tratamentos. Foram revisitados esses argumentos e propusemos outros modos de compreensão sobre o uso das pedras preciosas contra a Peste Bubônica a partir dos conhecimentos e das crenças que as circundavam. Esta tese tem o objetivo, portanto, de identificar e expor a lógica por trás do uso das gemas contra a pestilência, mostrando que estas continham qualidades mágico-médicas e simbólico-religiosas, que lhes conferiam poderes de fortalecimento, proteção e cura, aspectos importantes no combate à doença. Para isso, recorremos a um amplo corpo documental composto, principalmente, de tratados médicos feitos entre 1348 e 1550, de lapidários e enciclopédias antigas e medievais e de literatura exegética.
Um estudo sobre comunicação remota a partir da ideia de precognição
Authors: Francisco do Nascimento Flávio
Published: October 2022

Em meados do séc. XX, precisamente durante a guerra fria, houve um grande desenvolvimento de tecnologias de comunicação remota de modo que os impérios, soviético e Estado Unidense, pudessem vigiar um ao outro à distância garantindo a eles expansão e segurança político-militares. Aquele desenvolvimento esteve inextricavelmente ligado às correntes teóricas, matemática e sistêmica, que concorreram para a consolidação científica das

ciências da informação. Sugerimos que essas mesmas correntes foram utilizadas como possibilidades de explicar o mecanismo parapsicológico da precognição, mecanismo esse que diz respeito ao conhecimento antecipado de informações e que foi objeto do debate dos artigos que analisamos. E sobre esse debate, apresentamos indícios de que a precognição toma sua forma concreta à medida que as ideias, bem como o implemento das tecnologias de informação se consolidam como instrumentos intencionais de poder e controle do comportamento social através da comunicação remota.
Arte e aparato para gravação e reprodução de sons e sinais do final do século XIX e início do XX: da gravação mecânica à gravação eletromagnética
Authors: Trevisan Braga Rodrigo
Published: October 2022

Este artigo evidencia a importância de se aprofundar no estudo e na análise de patentes para compreender, à luz da História da Ciência, o desenvolvimento técnico-científico que propiciou a criação de duas metodologias de gravação de sons e sinais – a mecânica e a eletromagnética – no final do século XIX e início do século XX. Tecnologias que foram, e ainda são, essenciais para preservar registros históricos e manifestações culturais.
capital financeiro e o combate às ações climáticas: a coexistência necessária
Authors: Camargo Bisneto Eduardo L. de
Published: October 2022

O mundo passa por constantes transformações e, consequentemente, evoluções melhorando o bem-estar social. Mas, para que essas evoluções continuem ocorrendo é necessário parar um pouco e entender o processo. Reflexões como: Recursos naturais são finitos, será que o consumo de hoje não influencia o consumo futuro? Será que não as ações de hoje não vou impactar as gerações futuras? A forma que consumimos hoje é sustentável a médio longo prazo? Essas são algumas perguntar as quais já temos a resposta. Não, se continuarmos consumindo e tratando o meio ambiente da forma que tratamos nós não vamos ter mais recursos e o impacto para as gerações futuras será severo. A discussão citada acima não é nova, dessa maneira, vê-se a discussão desde século 19 com Thomas Malthus e Marques de Condorcet que permanece até hoje nas pautas dos principais governantes, chefes de Estado e instituições  internacionais. O presente artigo apresenta uma contextualização da discussão sobre recursos naturais e as implicações para as gerações futuras assim como, apresenta o que tem se tem de mais recente nas discussões governamentais, trazendo de forma clara e objetiva a responsabilidade para os Governos de Estado, sem eximir o capital financeiro da responsabilidade de peça fundamental para o combate as ações climáticas.
70 años de responsabilidad social empresarial
Authors: Soriano Luis , Fong Carlos
Published: October 2022

El presente documento analiza la evolución de la producción científica relacionada con la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE). El trabajo se realizó mediante análisis bibliométrico, con la finalidad de observar cómo, a partir de los estudios fundacionales referentes al tema, se ha alcanzado la situación actual. Para la obtención de la información se utilizó la base de datos Scopus. El período analizado comprende de 1949 a 2019. Entre los principales resultados alcanzados, se identifica una tendencia positiva en la productividad de las investigaciones relacionadas con la RSE, una mayor especialización de las variables que explican el fenómeno de la RSE, nuevos enfoques metodológicos y una agenda de investigación que incorpora cuestiones globales, como el cambio climático.
Achieving sustainable job performance of employees through transformational leadership and employee participation
Authors: Nazari Reza , Fallahnejad Ali , Fard Mehdi Moradzadeh
Published: October 2022

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the use of transformational leadership style and sustainable job performance of Keshavarzi Bank of Iran employees with respect to the mediating role of employee participation. The present study was an applied goal and in terms of descriptive method was a correlation. The statistical population of the present study consisted of 483 senior and middle managers of the Agricultural Bank of Iran with at least 5 years of experience. A questionnaire was used to collect research data, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed by CVR and Cronbach's alpha. After collecting data to test the research hypotheses, the structural equation modeling method was used in Smart PLS software. The results of testing the research hypotheses showed that transformational leadership style has a positive and significant effect on sustainable job performance of Keshavarzi Bank of Iran employees and directly predicts 0.755 of changes related to sustainable job performance. The results also showed that transformational leadership style through employee participation has a positive and significant effect on sustainable job performance of Keshavarzi Bank of Iran employees. Accordingly, it can be said that employees who are guided by transformational leadership style, often strive to benefit the organization beyond the defined job tasks and achieve a stable level of job performance in the long run.
impact of Covid-19 on economic situation of Pakistan
Authors: Javaid Anam , Arshed Noman
Published: October 2022

COVID-19 was declared pandemic with no apparent treatment of this virus in late 2019. It was recommended to observe the social distance, quarantine the infected patient, and follow good hygiene practices. Further, some strategies were adopted to control the spread of COVID-19, including social distancing, use of face masks, forced lockdown, and closure of borders. Many developing countries like Pakistan are facing severe crises and economic recession. Most people affected by this pandemic are women, children, elderly, and people with immune deficiencies. Zoom has become the counter-piece of life during this pandemic because people use it for job, education and socializing. This pandemic resulted in high earnings in the IT sector. Pakistan's e-commerce market size has witnessed a new high. The growth of e-commerce and mobile phone banking market size increased rapidly. Further government can help transition the businesses towards online mode, which can help retain jobs and economic growth stability.
Sustainability reporting and firm value
Authors: Putri Negina Kencono , Masrurin Khoirul
Published: October 2022

Environment has become an important issue in the business world these days.  Companies are increasingly paying more attention to company management without neglecting environmental sustainability. This study aims to examine the effect of sustainability reports for on stock performance, with growth category companies as the moderating variable. The sample consist of 18 growth-category companies that were included in the evaluation during 2020 in Indonesian Stock Exchange. The sustainability report is an indicator for environmental performance taken from compliance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, while stock performance is measured using the share price at the reporting date.  Tests are carried out using Moderated Regression Analysis. The results showed that a growth category company that had a good environmental performance also had a good stock performance.  And when compared with the performance of companies that are included in the non-growing category, there is a difference, although not statistically significant. This implies the importance of companies and investors to pay attention to environmental performance reporting and processes in accordance with environmental performance reporting standards.
Saneamento básico dos municípios da região metropolitana de Campinas, Brasil
Authors: Guedes Walef Pena , Sugahara Cibele Roberta , Ferreira Denise Helena Lombardo , De Benedicto Samuel Carvalho
Published: October 2022

O Marco do Saneamento Básico de 2020 está no bojo das análises da universalização dos serviços de saneamento. Atualizado por meio da Lei nº 14.026/2020, preconiza o acesso à água potável e esgotamento sanitário equitativo a toda população brasileira até 2033. Além disso, a Agência Nacional de Água e Saneamento Básico passa a integrar o sistema de regularização do setor, bem como Fornecendo mais segurança jurídica aos concessionários. Nesse sentido, esta pesquisa objetiva indicadores de abastecimento de água e esgotamento sanitário da Região Metropolitana de Campinas, um fim de apontar a situação dos municípios no acesso a estes. Para tanto, o caracteriza-se como exploratório com método qualitativo, pois a escolha do objeto de pesquisa deve-se ao fato da Região Metropolitana de Campinas apresenta o dinamismo econômico específico, que torna a região altamente desenvolvida e de interesse econômico e social. A partir dos valores aceitos pela população, o que fortalece a criação total para que os valores apresentados pelos municípios seja possível, a partir dos indicadores de abastecimento da região do período de estudo, foi possível verificar os indicadores de abastecimento de água próximos ao indicador de saúde total para os municípios. boa parte da população residente na Região Metropolitana de Campinas. A escolha do objeto de pesquisa deve-se ao fato da Região Metropolitana de Campinas apresentar o dinamismo econômico específico, que torna a região altamente desenvolvida e de interesse econômico e social. A partir dos valores aceitos pela população, o que fortalece a criação total para que os valores apresentados pelos municípios seja possível, a partir dos indicadores de abastecimento da região do período de estudo, foi possível verificar os indicadores de abastecimento de água próximos ao indicador de saúde total para os municípios. boa parte da população residente na Região Metropolitana de Campinas. A escolha do objeto de pesquisa deve-se ao fato da Região Metropolitana de Campinas apresentar o dinamismo econômico específico, que torna a região altamente desenvolvida e de interesse econômico e social. A partir dos valores aceitos pela população, o que fortalece a criação total para que os valores apresentados pelos municípios seja possível, a partir dos indicadores de abastecimento da região do período de estudo, foi possível verificar os indicadores de abastecimento de água próximos ao indicador de saúde total para os municípios. boa parte da população residente na Região Metropolitana de Campinas.
Jacobsen syndrome: a case report and clinical features of a rare genetic syndrome
Authors: Öztarhan Kazım , Kaptaç Talya , Karkucak Mutlu , Öztarhan Ece , Gedikbaşı Ali
Published: October 2022

Objective: Jacobsen syndrome is an infrequent contiguous gene syndrome that involves the deletion of the long arm of chromosome 11. It is mostly accompanied by intellectual disability and other abnormalities. The majority of the patients are hospitalized or lost within the first two years of life. Case(s): We report a case of a fetus at 21 weeks of gestation with Jacobsen syndrome who presented with a conotruncal cardiac defect. Amniocentesis was performed, and karyotype analysis revealed that there was a de novo deletion of chromosome 11. The family decided to terminate the pregnancy. Conclusion: Prenatal diagnosis of Jacobsen syndrome is not always possible, since the characteristic ultrasound findings vary greatly between patients. Additionally, existing symptoms and signs may not always be found with imaging techniques. However, if present, certain ultrasonographic findings should lead clinicians to consider the syndrome. The study aims to present a rare case of Jacobsen syndrome, inform the clinicians, and guide on this syndrome and its possible outcomes.
ANOVA of Cerium Chloride on Morphology and Metamorphosis Development in Tadpoles of C. melanogaster
Authors: Mi Hanwen
Published: October 2022

In this experiment, the effects of 0.004 mg·L-1, 0.02 mg·L-1, 0.1 mg·L-1, and 0.5 mg·L-1 cerium chloride solutions on the growth and metamorphosis development of the tadpoles of the black spotted frog were investigated. The experimental results showed that cerium chloride solution at 0.5 mg·L-1significantly reduced the survival rate of tadpoles, which was 6.67% at 168h (7d) in the 0.5 mg·L-1 treatment compared with 93.3% in the blank control (lake water). The growth condition (body weight) at 168h (7d) (0.56 g) was different from that of the blank control (lake water) tadpoles (The growth (mass) of tadpoles at 0.5 mg·L-1 slowed down significantly in early development compared to the blank control (lake water) tadpoles (0.67g ± 0.05g); at the same time, we noticed that the tadpoles at 0.5 mg·L-1 concentration were in a dormant state of growth, and the mass was not significantly different compared to the beginning of the experiment. The metamorphosis time of tadpoles in the high concentration of cerium chloride salt solution (31 ± 5 days) was greater than that of the blank control tadpoles (26 ± 3 days). Tadpoles at concentrations of 0.02 mg·L-1, 0.1 mg·L-1, and 0.5 mg·L-1 were significantly heavier than the blank control tadpoles at metamorphosis. The results of this experiment indicated that moderate concentration levels of cerium chloride (0.004 mg·L-1, 0.02 mg·L-1) could significantly accelerate the growth and promote the metamorphosis development of the tadpoles of C. melanogaster.
Employee Acceptance of E-Health and Its Implication for Performance in Specialist Hospitals in Ondo State, Nigeria
Authors: Ajayi Modupe Olayinka , Abasilim Angela Nneka , Adejumo David D.
Published: October 2022

The study examined e-health (ICT) acceptance on employee performance in Ondo State specialist hospitals. The study investigated the challenges facing acceptance of e-health by employees of state specialist hospitals and also examined the effect of acceptance of e-health on the performance of employees in state specialist hospitals. The purpose was to access how ehealth can help improve service delivery in teaching hospitals in the study area. The work is anchored on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) which is an adoption model focusing on users’ acceptance of information systems or computer technologies. The aim of this theory is to describe factors that determine technology acceptance and information technology usage behavior. Primary data was used for the study. The questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The number of respondents for the study is 318. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The research findings using descriptive analysis showed that a lot of challenges exist and affect the degree of acceptance of e-health by the employees in the study area. The result also showed that e-health (ICT) acceptance has a positive significant effect on employee performance in the state specialist hospitals in the study area. The hypothesis stated was tested at a 0.05 level of significance to determine the effect of e-health acceptance on employees’ performance using regression analysis and it was rejected because the pvalue was less than 0.05 (Beta=0.208, t=7.149, Sig=0.000, p<0.05). The study, therefore, concludes that there are challenges that affect the acceptance of ehealth (ICT) and that there is a significant positive effect of e-health acceptance and performance of employees in the state specialist hospitals in Ondo State, Nigeria.
Online Recruitment Processes, Online Selection and Human Resources Development: A Significant Influence on Quality of Health Personnel
Authors: Sartika Widya , Hilmy Mohamad Reza , Mulyani Erry Yudhya
Published: October 2022

Background and Purpose Health workers are the main key to the success of achieving health development goals. As a very decisive first step for the availability of qualified health workers, the recruitment and selection process for health workers and the development of human resources is carried out. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the recruitment, selection, and development of human resources together or partially on the quality of work of health workers at Citra Sundari Hospital. Method; The research method used is a quantitative approach with an associative correlation type. The population of this study was all health workers at Citra Sundari Hospital. The sample of this study was 80 health workers. The proposed hypothesis has an influence on the recruitment process, a system of selection and development of human resources independently or jointly on the quality of work of health workers. Results; The process of recruitment, selection, and development of human resources together partially affect the quality of work of health workers at Citra Sundari Hospital. Implications; The results of this study provide direction and input related to the recruitment, selection, and development of human resources so that hospitals have quality health workers.
The Effect of Taxation on Dairy Processing Cooperatives in Morocco: A Qualitative Research
Authors: Ahrouch Saïd , Rhaddioui Khadija
Published: October 2022

Being at the heart of the social and solidarity economy, cooperatives contribute greatly to the socio-economic development of countries. Moreover, this entity is not opposed to the realization of a lucrative activity, as the profits made are mainly devoted to their social finality. In addition, in order to fully ensure its socioeconomic function, the cooperative requires an institutional, legal and fiscal framework that guides and supports its activity, and also ensures its protection against commercial companies. However, following the growth of their activity, certain governments introduced a set of reframing the tax legislation, under the argument to establish tax fairness and to restore fair competition between cooperatives and lucrative businesses. Therefore, this submission to taxation has aroused reticence on the part of the cooperatives proclaiming that the public authorities have not taken into account their social contribution. Hence, these tax measures raise the question of their legitimacy and their effect on the growth of the cooperative’s activity, especially at the commercial, financial, and social levels. Thereby, to provide an answer to this problem, qualitative research was conducted to approach the effect of taxation on the growth of dairy processing cooperatives in Morocco.
Selective Cytotoxicity of Novel Copper (II) Complex on Colon Cancer Cell Lines
Authors: Gerçek Zuhal , Yıldız Ufuk , Akar Remzi Okan , Ulukay Engin
Published: October 2022

The synthesis of a novel copper (II) complex, namely, [Cu(phen)(NO2-impi)]2+ (where phen is 1,10-phenanthroline; NO2-impi is 2-(2-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazol-4-yl) pyridine, ZU-3, was performed. UV titration and viscosity measurements were used to determine its interaction with ds-DNA. The binding constant of complex to ds-DNA was 1.3x105 M-1. The Stern-Volmer extinction constant (KSV) for ZU-3 was calculated as 1.2 x 105 M-1. The complex was screened against five human cell lines, namely A 549, PC-3, BEAS-2B, HCT-116 and MDZMB-231, and it was found that ZU-3 shows selective cytotoxicity on colon cancer cells. It has been found that ZU-3 reduced HCT-116 cell density and caused pyknotic morphology that are associated with cell death by apoptosis.
The One Pot Synthesis and Antioxidant Activity Determination of Novel Molecules
Authors: Gerçek Zuhal , Erçağ Erol , Yılmaz Handenur
Published: October 2022

Alzheimer's disease affects many people today. For this reason, the economic and social burdens of the disease on society are also increasing. Although the cause of the disease has not been fully clarified yet, many factors are suggested in this regard. One of the most striking among these is brain deformations as a result of oxidative stress. In this study, three new molecules, (E/Z) - (4-fluorophenylthio) -N-(4-methoxybenzylidene) (4-methoxyphenyl) methenamine (NS-1), (E/Z) - (4-fluorophenylthio) -N-(4-hydroxybenzylidene) (4-hydroxyphenyl) methenamine (NS-2), and (E/Z) - (4-fluorophenylthio) -N-(2-pyyrolidene) (2-pyrrole) methenamine (NS-3) were synthesized and their antioxidant properties were evaluated using CUPRAC method and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity coefficients were determined. The antioxidant capacity of NS-3, was found to be considerably higher than torolox, 1.5. The Cyclic voltammetry (CV) of compounds was achieved within the potential range -1.4V to 0.95 V with a 50 mVs-1 scan rate. 82.15 μA at 456 mV and -929 mV for 10-4 M NS-3 reduction peaks with current values of -104.9 μA were found. The molecule NS-3 can be a potential candidate for antioxidants that could be used to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
How Have Recent Pandemics Affected Oral Health: A Systematic Review using Narrative Synthesis of the Literature from 2011-2021
Authors: England Rachael , Muhamedagic Belma , Bissett Susan M. , Nnyanzi Lawrence , Zohoori Fatemeh
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Pandemics have affected and will continue to affect humankind. Historically the Human Immunodeficiency Virus changed the way dental clinics operate and the COVID-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented closure of dental clinics leading to short- and long-term impact on oral health. 

Aim: To assess the impact on oral health and related behaviours related to modern pandemics. 

Method: A literature search across eighteen electronic databases was conducted. Three reviewers screened 2029 articles against inclusion criteria and assessed quality. Included articles underwent thematic analysis, followed by narrative synthesis to describe the results. 

Results: Forty-eight articles were included that identified themes: (i) oral health related quality of life, (ii) stress and pandemics, (iii) oral health behaviours, (iv) social capital, (v) access to oral healthcare, (vi) fear as a barrier to accessing oral healthcare and (vii) teledentistry. 

Conclusion: Pandemics present multiple challenges to both individuals and oral health professionals that impact on oral health and these challenges disproportionately affect the most vulnerable communities. However, with the right support, these impacts can be mitigated through social capital and support to establish healthy routines. The use of digital technologies should be promoted to reach all communities before the next pandemic arrives.
The Effect of Urban Expansion on Peripheral Agricultural Lands in Makurdi City
Authors: Iortyom Enoch Terlumun , Semaka John Terwase , Kargbo Patrick
Published: October 2022

This study investigated the effects of urban sprawl on peripheral agricultural lands in Makurdi City over the period 1999-2012. The study conducted a land use and vegetation cover change (LULCC) analysis using remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) data to analyze two epochs of Land Sat imagery, 1999 and 2012, acquired to achieve the objective. It was found that between 1999 and 2012, urban sprawl had a negative impact on peripheral agricultural land in Makurdi town, as it significantly reduced peripheral agricultural land. The study also revealed that despite the adverse impact of urban sprawl on peripheral agricultural lands in Makurdi town, its socio-economic impact has led to the establishment of infrastructural facilities such as roads, electricity, markets, and parks. Therefore, the study recommended that the agricultural landscape plan be incorporated by the government into urban land use planning systems so that urbanization does not interfere with agricultural activities and thus maximize their collective benefits.
The Transversal Dynamics of Dialogue in Sustainable Pedagogical Procedure
Authors: Síveres Luiz
Published: October 2022

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, such trends were strengthened by the encapsulation of the human being, by the instrumentalization of information, and by the detachment of the millennium goals. Regarding this prognosis, how to develop an autonomous, dialogical and transversal dynamic for contributing to sustainable pedagogical processes? Considering that the current reality requires, in turn, emancipatory, dialogical, and sustainable perspectives, the objective of the work is to comprehend dialogue as a personal, relational and transversal dynamic, accepting the justification that the current world demands movements with more sense and meaning. In addition, the contribution of the Alpha Pedagogy has enabled the integral and integrative experience of the human being, an eco-pedagogical path that articulates the social and natural diversity, and cooperated with the creation, care and coexistence of the “common home”, those are favorable aspects to project teachers training in the post-pandemic period.
Challenges and Opportunities of Online Training for Work with Children with Special Needs
Authors: Kochoska Jasminka , Georgievska Irena , Ristevska Marija , Sivakova Neshkovski Danche
Published: October 2022

The trends and changes that have occurred in recent years, as a result of the COVID pandemic and the modernization of education, have led to an increase in the flexibility of the education system and the implementation of technological changes in the educational process itself. That is why the realization of online teaching in primary and secondary schools in the Republic of North Macedonia has started. The organization of online teaching monitoring imposed a change in the paradigm of the pedagogy itself, the organization of teaching, and the ways of working during the whole teaching process. Online teaching was and still is supported by a number of practicums, online training, and education for teachers in order to smoothly implement this type of teaching. This paper examines those perspectives that relate to the specifics of online teaching and its impact on the development of students with disabilities. For that purpose, the views of online teaching are explained, experiences and definitions, and methods for working in online teaching, as well as the characteristics of online teaching. The last point of the paper covers empirical research on teachers and their experiences with distance learning with students with disabilities.
Free Radical Scavenging Activity of DPPH and ABTS on Fish Paste Products with Black Garlic
Authors: Huh Man K.
Published: October 2022

specialized conditions of heat and humidity. Fillets of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis), and squid (Caribbean Reef Squid) were used as raw material for the preparation of fish pastes. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of DPPH and ABTS free radial scavenging activity on fish paste with black garlic. The DPPH results showed that there was a significant (p<0.01) increase in the degree of inhibition in different black garlic treatments. DPPH scavenging activity of the fish-pasta was evaluated 57.1% on 100% solution with 15g black garlic addition. Control extract of the six food materials was evaluated 25.1% on 100% and those of the 5g and 10g black garlic extracts were 33.9% and 39.2% at the same concentration, respectively. A significant inhibition effect was observed in ABTS in all samples according to increasing concentration. The values of IC50 for the DPPH and ABTS on 15mg/ml were 152.2 and 162.4 μg/ml, respectively. The value of lightness (L) was decreased to the increase of the content of black garlic. Excessive black color may not be good for fish cake sales.
Land Suitability for None-Rice Cultivation Areas in Ekiti State Using a GIS-Based Analytic Hierarchy Process Approach
Authors: Lamidi Adeyinka Jimoh , Ijaware Victor Ayodele
Published: October 2022

This research aimed at carrying out a land suitability analysis for non-rice cultivation areas in part of Ekiti state using a Geographic Information System based Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach with a view to ascertaining whether rice can grow in commercial quantities in other Local Government Areas that will lead to improving rice production in the State. To achieve the aim of the research, specific objectives were set, which were to (i) determine the land use/land cover within the study area, (ii) assess the climatic, soil, and topographic factors that pertain to rice cultivation, and (iii) carry out a land suitability analysis on rice cultivation. In this study, the Analytical Hierarchy Process method was used to combine land use/land cover, rainfall, temperature, slope, soil texture, and pH to produce a land suitability map for rice cultivation in non-rice growing areas of the study area. The research result shows that the spatial expanse of land unsuitable for rice cultivation in the non-rice cultivation area of Ekiti state was 1121.6 km2 which translated to 44% of the entire study area. Similarly, areas moderately suitable and suitable for the cultivation of rice were 529.1 km2 (21%) and 899 km2 (35%) of the study area respectively. Furthermore, the outcome of AHP validation showed that the consistency ratio was 0.07, which was less than the specified standard maximum value of 0.1, which signifies that there was a realistic degree of uniformity in the pairwise comparison. Based on the obtained results, it was discovered that: the built-up area in the study was only 5.2%, which signified that the remaining 94.8% of the study area was undeveloped and can serve agricultural purposes in the state. The land suitability map for non-rice cultivation produced for this study was detected to be a true representation of areas suitable for rice cultivation subject to overlay analysis and AHP validation. It was therefore recommended that this study can be used as vital background information for the improvement of rice production in Ekiti State Nigeria.
Assessment of Atmospheric Pollutants Concentrations by Using Multivariate Statistical Analysis: A Case Study of Commune 5 of Niamey City, Niger
Authors: Daou Ibrahim E. , Harouna Souley , Hassan Abdourazakou M. , Oumarou Roufai H. , Dan-Badjo Abdourahamane T. , Chékaraou Mahamane M. S.
Published: October 2022

The aim of this present study is to determine the physicochemical properties of atmospheric particles in commune 5 of the Niamey region. For this purpose, the determination of the atmospheric physical and chemical properties was carried out using a low-volume sampler, a Davis-type weather station, a balance high sensitivity, The Thermo XL2 and the black carbon reflectometer. The pollutants concerned by this study are mainly fine particulate matter (PM2.5), black carbon and heavy metals such as Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ti, V, Zn, Ba, Fe and Sr. According to the result of this study which is carried out over 30 days, the PM2.5 concentrations of air measured were between 0 and 286.54 μg/L with a mean value of 11.65 μg/L. The temperature values were between 24 and 27 °C with an average value of 25.3°C. The humidity value of measured air varies between 8 and 17 % with a mean value of 13.3 %. The measured wind speed values are between 3.24 and 6.48 Km/h with an average value of 4.14 Km/h. According to World Health Organization guidelines the PM2.5, Mn, Hg, Ba, Cr and black carbon concentrations measured during this study exceeded the permissible limit values. Correlation analysis results highlighted a strong correlation between Mn-Fe, Mn-Zn, Mn-Ti, Mn-V, Mn-Cr, Zn-Ti, Zn-V, Zn-Cr, Ti-V, and Ti-Cr indicating that these ions come from a common source. According to principal component analysis for heavy metals, three principal factors that explain 87.34% of the total variance have been formed. Component 1 includes V, Zn, Ti and Cr with a variance value of 56.067 %; the second factor includes Ba and black carbon with a variance value of 19.665 % and the third factor is only represented by Sr with a variance value of 11.612 %. The high value of variance observed in the first group of components indicated that V, Zn, Ti and Cr are the main pollutants that control the air pollution in the study area.
Monkeypox Virus: Transmission, Signs and Symptoms, Prevention, and Epidemiology
Authors: Naji Hassan
Published: October 2022

Monkeypox virus causes a zoonotic disease that is similar to smallpox-like illness. This review focuses on the overall epidemiology of monkeypox infection along with the transmission, signs and symptoms, treatment and prevention of the infection among humans. The early symptoms of the infection are flu-like and include fever, malaise, headache, papulopustular rash, sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes. Previously, it was reported in African countries only, with majority of the reported cases in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Later in 2003, the first case of monkeypox infection was reported outside Africa in the U.S. with additional cases in the UK, Israel and Singapore. The transmission of monkeypox virus occurs primarily from animal to human and secondarily from human to human by contact with respiratory secretions or lesions of infected persons. Moreover, monkeypox virus can also be transmitted sexually from male to male and results in rashes and lesions around the genital or anal area of the infected person. Currently, there is no specific treatment for monkeypox infection. However, anti-viral treatment for smallpox, cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients, and the vaccine vaccinia virus intravenous immunoglobulins are the choice of therapeutics for treating the infection. This review focuses on the overall epidemiology of monkeypox infection along with the transmission, signs and symptoms, treatment and prevention of the infection among humans.
Possible Perspective for Quantum Mechanics Interpretation: An Essay-Suggestion
Authors: Dumitru Spiridon
Published: October 2022

The idea of new-type articles, named “Perspectives”, announced recently by some leading journals, is suggested to be approached for the controversial question of quantum mechanics interpretation. Firstly, it is revealed briefly the unsatisfactory situation of the nowadays predominant doctrine about that question. Then some basic elements of the proposed approach are presented. Those elements refer to (i) uncertainty relations, (ii) distinction between own tasks of quantum mechanics and description of quantum measurements, (iii) defects of collapse scenarios for measurements, and (iv) depiction of quantum measurements as data transmission stochastic processes. The essay closes with some concluding remarks.
Patent Rights in the Sports Industry
Authors: Olowononi Emmanuel Oluwafemi
Published: October 2022

A trademark is a distinctive sign that identifies certain goods or services produced or provided by an individual or a company and distinguishes same from others. Trade mark is a symbol or sign which differentiates the goods and services of one business from another one although they may operate in horizontal business within or without the same community. Trademark is an indicative medium relied upon by consumers to create an imaginary link between a product on which such mark is used and its seller. Its major hallmark is its ability to differentiate the goods of one seller from those of others in the same line of business from one. Trademark in Nigeria is governed by the Trade Marks Act, Cap T 13, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (hereinafter referred to as Trademark Act) and the Trademark Regulations 1990. In contributing to existing literature, the paper examines the economic aspect of mark registration in the sports industry. It examines registrable marks and identifies the possibility of registration under existing treatises globally. The paper concludes with salient recommendations toward harnessing the economic aspect of trade mark registration in the Nigerian sports industry.
Influence of neuropsychological status on body schema in eating disorders
Authors: Zapesotskaya IV , Sokolyskaya MV , Razuvaeva TN , Borisova SL
Published: October 2022

The study of neuropsychological features that cause eating disorders may provide a starting point for planning complex studies that allow for integral assessment of the internal and external mechanisms and patterns of eating disorders. The work aims to evaluate the influence of the neuropsychological status on features of the body schema in eating disorders. We conducted an analysis of the subjective and objective indicators of the body image on 51 women aged 20–35 years using face-relative hand position reproduction tests, the "Silhouette" method, measurement of the right hand index finger diameter and of the foot length, and a self-image questionnaire. We carried out qualitative and quantitative assessment of the neuropsychological status using the Luriev test battery. For the analysis of control functions, we used the Wisconsin sorting card test, Cantidad-Numér interference task (Canum), and "Block Span". We found that women with atypical eating behaviors noted the following features associated with a subjective attitude towards their own body: prevalence of dissatisfaction in one's emotional evaluation due to the perception of one's own appearance, stemming from the beliefs and ideas about one's ideal appearance, despite the absence of the abnormalities associated with the objectified ideas of one's own body (weight, size, body proportions). We identified modal-nonspecific control function deficiencies characteristic of different types of eating disorders.
Combined effects of bacteriophage vB_SauM-515A1 and antibiotics on the Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates
Authors: Abdraimova NK , Kornienko MA , Bespiatykh DA , Kuptsov NS , Gorodnichev RB , Shitikov EA
Published: October 2022

Currently, the search for new therapy options for infectious diseases caused by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a priority. Combining antibiotics with virulent (lytic) bacteriophages may be considered a viable alternative to conventional antibiotic therapy. The study was aimed to assess the combined effects of the lytic bacteriophage vB_SauM-515A1 of Herelleviridae family and antibiotics of various classes on the Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains. Strains (n = 4) belong to the clinically significant sequence types ST1, ST8, ST121 and are characterized by multidrug resistance. Efficiency of the combination use of two antibacterial agents was assessed by comparison of optical densities of the test samples and controls after 24 hrs. of incubation. Mutually enhancing activities of bacteriophage used in combination with oxacillin, tetracycline and linezolid were revealed, in contrast to the separate use of each agent. Efficiency generally increased with the selected optimum multiplicity of infection values. No antagonism was revealed when combining the phage with antibiotics. Thus, virulent bacteriophage vB_SauM515A1 can be considered as a possible auxiliary therapeutic agent for antimicrobial-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus.
Lower extremity vein thrombosis and its consequences in stroke recovery period
Authors: Orlova EV , Berdalin AB , Lelyuk VG
Published: October 2022

Post-stroke lower extremity vein thrombosis can be the reason behind complications of embolic nature and death. This study aimed to investigate the influence of provoking factors, frequency and localization of acute thrombosis, post-thrombotic changes in the lower extremity veins during stroke recovery period. The study involved 1315 patients, 885 (67.3%) male and 430 (32.7%) female, ages 18–94 years, mean age 59.23 ± 13.7 years. All participants underwent lower extremity venous duplex scanning in the early and late stages of stroke recovery period. We found no evidence of interconnections between presence of signs of thrombosis and/or its consequences and the pathogenetic variant of stroke the patient had. Acute deep vein thrombosis was diagnosed significantly more often (p < 0.05) in the early stage of stroke recovery period. The frequency of acute lower extremity vein thrombosis was 7.8%, post-thrombotic changes — 5.6%. Isolated lesion of the lower leg veins was the most common complication associated with deep veins (49.6%). We have discovered a significant relationship between the side of lower extremity paresis (plegia) of and the side of deep vein thrombosis (p < 0.001). No relationship was found between lower extremity superficial and deep vein thrombosis and use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents (p > 0.05). Excess body weight was associated with damage to the lower extremity proximal veins (p < 0.05). Women had lower extremity vein thrombosis significantly more often (p < 0.05). Repeated lower extremity venous duplex scanning upon admission to the rehabilitation hospital allowed reducing the risk of venous thromboembolic complications that may develop during the stroke recovery period.
Tromboz ven nizhnih konechnostej i ego posledstviya v vosstanovitel'nom periode insul'ta
Authors: Орлова Е. В. , Бердалин А. Б. , Лелюк В. Г.
Published: October 2022

Tromboz ven nizhnih konechnostej, razvivayushchijsya posle perenesennogo insul'ta, mozhet byt' prichinoj embolicheskih oslozhnenij i letal'nogo iskhoda. Cel'yu issledovaniya bylo izuchit' vliyanie provociruyushchih faktorov, chastotu i lokalizaciyu ostrogo tromboza i posttromboticheskih izmenenij ven nizhnih konechnostej v vosstanovitel'nom periode insul'ta. U 1315 pacientov v rannem i pozdnem vosstanovitel'nom periode insul'ta provedeno dupleksnoe skanirovanie ven nizhnih konechnostej, ih kotoryh 885 (67,3%) muzhchin i 430 (32,7%) zhenshchin v vozraste 18–94 goda, srednij vozrast 59,23 ± 13,7 goda. Pokazano, chto vyyavlenie priznakov tromboza i/ili ego posledstvij ne vzaimosvyazano s patogeneticheskim variantom ishemicheskogo insul'ta. Dostoverno chashche (r < 0,05) ostryj tromboz glubokih ven otmechen v rannem vosstanovitel'nom periode insul'ta. CHastota ostryh trombozov ven nizhnih konechnostej sostavila 7,8%, posttromboticheskih izmenenij — 5,6%. Naibolee chasto (49,6%) sredi porazhenij glubokih ven nablyudali izolirovannoe porazhenie ven goleni. Obnaruzhena dostovernaya vzaimosvyaz' mezhdu storonoj pareza (plegii) nizhnej konechnosti i storonoj tromboza glubokih ven (p < 0,001). Vzaimosvyazi mezhdu trombozom poverhnostnyh i glubokih ven nizhnih konechnostej i priemom antikoagulyantov i dezagregantov vyyavleno ne bylo (p > 0,05). Izbytochnaya massa tela byla associirovana s porazheniem proksimal'nyh otdelov ven nizhnih konechnostej (p < 0,05). U zhenshchin tromboz ven nizhnih konechnostej nablyudali dostoverno chashche (r < 0,05). Rezul'taty povtornogo dupleksnogo skanirovaniya ven nizhnih konechnostej pri postuplenii v reabilitacionnyj stacionar pozvolili snizit' risk venoznyh tromboembolicheskih oslozhnenij u pacientov v vosstanovitel'nom periode insul'ta.
Special Connections Between Strangers: Viewing Chitra Divakaruni’s Fiction Through a Maternal Lens
Authors: Vagmita Veeksha
Published: October 2022

Indian American writer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has an enviable body of work. She has covered a range of themes, including the search for identity and heritage, immigration, mother-daughter dynamics, domestic abuse, palace intrigues, the impact of 9/11, mother-love, and the bonds between sisters. Through a nuanced exploration of the dynamics between strangers,she brings to the fore possibilities of love, cooperation, and emotionally sustaining interactions. The special connections have a soothing effect and, at times, a subversive edge. They can challenge hetero-normative conventions: two Indian immigrants discover the happiness promised by lesbian love. They can disregard the law: a young Indian woman develops an instant and irrepressible attachment for a lost child, whom she takes in without the knowledge of the authorities. They can counteract the forces of hate: a yoga practitioner stabilises an artist disturbed by 9/11 and its aftermath. The connections chosen for this analysis have a distinct maternal component, i.e., they involve holding, protection, nurturance, and what Sara Ruddick calls “attentive love”. Through an application of Ruddick’s concept of “maternal thinking”, I will examine and explicate the rationality of care that informs the interactions between strangers in Divakaruni’s fiction. After a broad engagement with Divakaruni’s oeuvre, this paper will take a deep dive into the short story “A Perfect Life” (1995) and the novel Queen of Dreams(2004). By forging unique connections between her characters, Divakaruni broadens the scope of what is possible. She also reveals the different ways in which the maternal can manifest itself.